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rTSSPl. Th IlHd Wlta'a Klsfr.
rLJ.
ThiEtl of Dalheasie, presenting his
its te the American press, de-
its journals te publish his letter of
te the governors of American
r with regard te the influence upon
Z9i&te morals and social life of the teler-
i ey ww in turn country ei me iiuu
i of a man with his deceased
iwifey , sifter. He is moved te this
yitetn of interrogation, because the
4eftkm in point has been in controversy
'Ja England for a long time and " the op-
i of the legalization of marriage
a deceased wife's sister in tbe
iuitted kingdom are fend of referring te
p4.rica as illustrating in a marked de-
Vil ' . 1 J, . 1- I. 1L .11.1
B,tne eaueim eviis wuicu it is iut:geu
; fellow if these marriages are receg
L as legal." As an example of tbis,
-Jw.ite8 a letter from an American cler-v-jjyaase,
published abroad, in which it is
' Jtazrated that the fraternal relations of
kwbands te their wives' sisters here
-' cn-eatlv changed since these " in-
fV-,HPSw w w - s
5?aratiens '' were introduced.
St?? It was, of cenjapa-natural error in a
apply te the governors of
states for information of a social and
religious character, upon which many
specialists and observers in ether tban
rt" political spheres would be better able te
"JLjiv aim reliable and intelligent answer.
E.i.y'But from almost any quarter, we con.
-5'"''iiinlfrtrTn Twnlv nnnn n. nnesfcinn that has
r?fe. ViMillp tinuer rligtnrhpfl crtmsiTl or rpliirimis
circles in this country. In England the
iff!' "increasing agitation of tne subject lias
steadily developed mere friends for the
repeal of the present restriction, until in
the last effort te pass the bill te legalize
marriage with a deceased wife's sister
the measure received 12S votes te only
rvgfe132 against it; and when persons
a - ...- -.., l.t r TT1
ei tue becum staiua ul ilui-
man Hunt and Rebert Buchanan
& brave the law and illustrate the principle
asked te be established, popular senti-
'&, -vnant. ia orlvanneil f.n f.lia cnnnnrt: nf it
. UtWUV k (ntuuw vvr vu uufv... v. .
It is certainly net a fair observation tbat
,ny social evil has resulted in this country
from the legal toleration of such mar
riages nor that by reason of it children
have learned te leek with apprehension
en their mother's sisters, and the wives
become jealous of their influence with
their husbands. Fer each of such ex
amples cited, or that of a dying wife
agonizing ever the prospect of her hus
band marrying her attractive sister, a
score might be produced of tbe tender
and blameless care of sister and aunt
for' the family of motherless children,
and of the solace and comfort of dying
mothers in the assurance that sisterly
affection would minister without fear
of reproach te desolated households.
It was the observation of Mr. Thack
eray and his delight that social life in
-America was as pure as in England ;
and it will net be polluted in the elder
country by legalizing marriage with the
deceased wife's sister, if the effect there
te be judged from the results here.
Mk. Montgomery scarcely needed
te make reply te the attempt in the
Examiner te mislead tbe public upon tbe
issue between himself and the county
commissioners. Whether they shall
have accumulated one or two hundred
thousand dollars of surplus by April 1,
1884,for tbe payment of debt net yet due,
does net alter the fact that the levy of a
three mill tax last year was unnecessary,
and a renewal of it this year was the
unwise imposition of a needless burden
upon tbe taxpayers. But Mr. Montgem
ery plainly exposes the fallacy of the
attempt te contradict his figures by
.showing the falsity of the statement tbat
when tbe beard of which he was a member
went out of office there was only enough
money in the treasury and outstanding
taxes te run the county until tbe new
tax came in. The county treasurer in
his annual statement charges himself
with $17,301.70 cash en hand and ever
$90,000 outstanding taxes when he came
in, a total of ever $115,000, which the
commissioners will hardly pretend is net
in far excess of the demands of the
5s -county from January 1 te Mav 1.
fi 'Moreover, Mr. Montgomery in this con
treversy has even underestimated tbe
i"- AmUW9 VTA. HUD bUUJIUiaelUUCiO) OIULC) 111
addition te the collection of county
:! tax, there gees into the county treas-
! ' nry some eight or ten thousand of state
E& tax. makimr a irrand total raised for
$?- ceuntv Duroeses. at a three mill rate, of
$275,000, and, (allowing $215,000 as the
outside figure for expenses, commissions
and exonerations), this leaves a surplus
-of $60,000 which is an unnecessary
burden upon the taxpayers, and which,
accumulated for two years and ad&A iu
""TBB'surjvlus en hand when they went in,
should give the present beard a surplus
en hand by the first of April, 1884, very
far in excess of any public necessity.
A question seems te have arisen ever
the construction of that prevision of the
new tariff bill, supposed te refer te the
- Sumatra tobacco, or which se much has
gp.i lately neen Heard, it will be remem
Ipr; bered that it was enacted that leaf te-
Sg JDacce, of which eighty five per cent, is
PjOttbe requisite size and of necessary
BHOUCW3 UL ICAbUlO LU UD SUlb&UiU U)l
r- . WMfimiO) euu mi. nuwu uiuie LUUU UUU
C.MMMnAM1 A M 3 SP etI'IaVs tHAMA Una AU A
fir. hundred leaves are reauired tewpirrh a
&ti-r lVMinil if nnh ntaTnmcxl in tavail
fer' 75 cents Der neund. if stemmed SI
irper pound. Though net se specified
ev -!. z .. a .. . -.....
sy-iiavi was aiuieu ad euuiaira, or wnicn
.?d t-jvtm diehfir finn nA enn- ia Hi- t- ..
liS wWBBi VHSUKJ UIO ifCJ. WUV 13 11 U 1WJL WXip-
1?tKrl. anrl ahnnt nnR hnnrlrAfl and f.wrenf v
l--fframiy ,bio awjuuwi a.& a fuuuui xuc
i4eubt which has arisen in the minds of
:tbe custom officers is as te whether
rtfie eighty-five per cent is te be com cem
"'aated neon the whole enantitv of te.
acce embraced in the invoice or upon
r. iPM cencents et eacn separate package.
srr.uw;,"iei me solution or mis eewnatit
It is' still possible for the Dutch
.porters of Sumatra te evade its pre-
fjsfans by, bundling their tobacco se that
Jt iaclndes sixteen per cent, of fillers.
! 8l f mlt m in 4-li0 9natit tin rri'1I Artlvr Vuk
VS5 WL8yMIB "f nmuvmj
tiglrtji-teur percent available for wrap-
IP ana ueretere weuia come unaer ine
'llPBJftW'Mfc4iJEi -CeDgressman
Smith should explaia te his constituents
hew it comes that this loophole was left
in the law.
The constitutional right of citizens of
any part of- Pennsylvania " in a peace
able manner te assemble together for
their common geed," and te. discuss
matters affecting rtheir common interest
is net te be gainsaid, and the people of
Payette county who de net sympathize
with the conclusions reached by the
Dukes jury have as geed right
te express their dissatisfaction cel
lectively as individually. As we
have observed tbe verdict of a town
meeting in an excited state of popular
feeling is as apt te be wrong as
the verdict of a jury, and very
often it is the pressure of public opinion
that misleads juries into verdicts against
the law and the evidence. The Union
town people who met last evening de
dare that the jury was tampered with,
which, if true, should result in mere
effective investigation and better vindi
cation of Payette county justice than
can be reached by an excited popular
gathering.
m
Yestekday seems te have been a Gay
Fawkes day for England.
Keifeb and Robeson have fallen out
and te get even for Robeson's declaration
that Keifer's speeches for him defeated hiB
rs-electioe, the ex speaker' has removed
one of the ruddy mariner's friends whom
he had made stenographer.
If all ether considerations connected
with the Methodist conference are as aus
picieus as the weather, harmony and sun
shine should prevail in their daily coun
cils, with brisk but net harmful occasional
breezes.
The most idiotic whim in fashionable
circles new is te be Lauded a pen and
pencil wherewith you are requested te
draw a cat. This new craze is certainly
nonsensical in the first degree, -with but
one redeeming feature : it shows hew
many people can't draw a cat.
The government has started out te
repair the paintings in the capitol rotunda
which were injured by the occupation of
the Garfield fair and will doubtless spend
mere money en them than the fair made.
It would have been cheaper te have made
an appropriation direct te the purposes of
the fair.
Tue United States frigate Constitution
is te be again put te use and is being fitted
up as a receiving ship. They still find
work for the geed old vessel, while the
glory around her tattered ensign, of which
Helmes has se pathetically sung, indissolu indisselu
bly associated with her name by the heroic
deeds of the intrepid men who fought
se gallantly upon her decks, is in no way
dimmed as the waves of time float her
farther distant from tbe days of her busy
action.
Up in Sunbury the police committee of
councils suspended the police force from
further duty because they ran short of
funds and couldn't make an apprepria
tien for this month. Evidently in this
state of things the citizens of that town
along the Susquehanna have great cause te
tremble for the public safety, since the raft
ing season will seen open and it might bn
possible that the stalwart Yankees from
upper New Yerk will take it into their
heads te carry the town along back with
them.
The heisting of the unskillful engineer
with his own petard is at least of as cer
tain historical actuality as the fulmination
of a papal bull against the comet. But in
New Jersey there has really occurred the
catching of a fisherman in his own net.
Capt. Smock, of the- Bethlehem fishing
association, was missing for several days,
when his companions upon drawing their
seines found his body entangled in its
meshes. Four years age his son was
missed for four weeks, when, upon pulling
up a pound net belonging te his father,
the boy's body was found in it.
PERSONAL.
Rev. J. P. Moere and wife, of Millers
ville, are te be sent by the Reformed
church as missionaries te Japan.
Henry Geerge has been nominated by
a Jeflersenian club in .Newark, N. J.,
which hangs its campaign banner te the
breeze in geed time.
Hen. R. P. Flower, congressman from
New Yerk, has returned te jthe treasury
$450.50 overpaid him for" salary and
mileage. His actual salary he give te
benevolence.
C. W. Kidder, a well known circus man,
who for years has been ahead of Van
Amburgb, is managing Mr. Me Wade. He
was with the show, and met a number of
young men who have worked for him.
J. S. Geist, who for thejpap.Vyear Had
been managing,tQerai Simen Cameren's
farms at Denegal, Lancaster county, re
turned te his former home at Green Hill,
Springgarden township, the ether night
and was met by his neighbors with a brass
band.
Lawrence Barret will be entertained
by the journalists' elub in Philadelphia at
11 p. m. te morrow. He was the guest of
the Clever club monthly dinner last even
ing, at which a spoon was presented te
Colonel B. F. Eshleman, the Baby," in
recognition of his having recently become
a father.
A. U. Wtjian has been appointed U.
S. treasurer te succeed Gilfillan ; he has
long been in the department. Mr. Corn
ing, the new chief of engraving, is a Stal
wart Republican, 41 years of age, and a
native of Palmyra, Wayne county, New
Yerk, where he was engaged as a school
teacher for three years prier te the break;
ing out of the war.
Oscau Wilde " ran ever " te Paris a
fort night age. and made an after-dinner
speech about his experience in America.
The brightest and the best of the many
stories no related was one te the effect
that at a ball in Lsadville be saw a notice
ever the piano which read : " Please
don't sheet the pianist. He is doing his
best." This enterprising resurrection of
an antediluvian almanac tradition Bet the
company rearing.
THtl SICK. SKCfUSTAtCY.
Mr.
.Felger Steadily Improving His Friends
veaireua tnc ue (mould journey.
Washington, March 16. Secretary
Felger was sufficiently improved this
morning te leave his bed and eat a geed
meal. It will be sometime before he will
be able te resume his duties. His friends
are urging him te take a trip te Bermuda,
but as yet have failed te persuade him te
go. it u believed, newever, that he will
yield and go away MBOep'asrwtfstrx I
bewb hwk uw nenss w wavs,
:L..23.-S
JLTB8TMJEE&
EMBKK AMD meJUIGBT'S KOUT.
OUCeutry Seaaten KxefcaBge the IM aad
Spar ia tbe Semite Chamber.
In the state Senate at Harrisburg, yes
terday afternoon, Emery wanted bis free
pipe bill, which was reported en Tuesday
(and is very far down en the calendar),
made a special order for two days next
week and read at onee for the first time.
Cooper opposed tbe motion, saying that
the Delaware farmers didn't want their
springs pointed and their lands destroyed
by a pipe line. " Every interest," he
said, " railroads and all, nave abandoned
opposition te pipe lines, except farmers,
who don't want their land -taken from
them when compensation is te be fixed by a
tribunal ever which they have no control.
A pipe line built up no cities and
villages along its route, and con
tributed in no way te civilization."
Emery replied tbat every thirty miles
there was a station employing from six te
fourteen men. Lee said he was grieved te
see the philanthropic senator from Dela
ware opposing a bill which favored the
great industry of the state. Emery said
that the Standard oil company, by. trans
porting its oil through New Yerk, had
taken 30,000 laborers from Pennsylvania
te that state. New the same monopoly
proposed te carry oil te Baltimore for re
fining. "I have full knowledge of hew
this bill was defeated two years age," he
cred, " and I may say right here that I
get my information from Pinkerton's de
tective aeencv. I knew who paid the
hotel bills, and all the rest of it. The
farmers' minds have been poisoned against
this bill by tbe Standard oil company."
" I don't want the senator te intimate that
any opposition of mine te this bill arises
from any attachment te the Standard oil
company," said Farmer-Leving Cooper,
sharply.
Senater Stehman read a letter intended
te illustrate the opposition of the Lancas
ter farmers te the bill. It was signed
'Jehn Keller." Senater Lee developed
the fact that Jehn was a railroad man and
net a farmer. "Hence the burst of indig
nation," said Lee.
"Didn't we just agree net te allow no
bill te be called up out of place ?" quietly
remarked Senater Stehman. This expo
sition of party policy and caucus agree
ment met with a hearty laugh irem tne
Democratic senators. Stehman retired in
confusion. He meant his side remark
for Republicans only. But Democratic
ears took it all in.
After some further talk the motion was
withdrawn se far as second and third
readings were cencerned, and the bill was
read the firet time. A few minutes later
Lee moved that the rules be suspended
and the bill made a special order for Tues
day morning. This caused another debate
of no special interest, and the motion
was lest, failing te receive the support
of the requisite two thirds, The vote,
which is the first taken en the free pipe
question in the Senate this session, fol fel fol
eows: Yeas Messrs. Adams, Agnew, Biddis,
Coxe, Emery, Gorden, Greer, Hall, Hart,
Henninger, Herr, Hess, Humes, Kennedy,
King, Lee, Longeneeker, MaeFarlane,
Nelsen, Sill, Smith, Vandegrift, Wagner.
Total, 23.
Nays Messrs. Arnboldt,Baggs,Ceoper,
Keefer, Laird, Lantz, McKnight, McNeill,
Mylin, Reybnrn, Ress, Shearer, Stehman,
Upperman, Watres. Total, 15.
A HOW TUB KKSUI.T.
Ktuery aud BIcKnleht Come te mews.
Immediately upon the 5 o'clock adjourn
ment Lee sent a page te Mr. McKnight
asking him te come te his desk before he
left the chamber. The stalwart McKnight
walked ever at once te his Independent
associate's desk, carrying several news
papers crumpled in his hand. The slant
ing rays of the afternoon sun glinted en
his polished pate, illumined his paper
cellar, and met half way a gleam of fire ia
Lee's eye. Lee's seat is next te tbe main
aisle and Emery sits just behind him.
'What did you vote against Emery's mo
tion for ?" asked Lee warmly as McKnight
walked up the aisle. " Yeu've been work
ing against us for years and you misrepre
sent -your constituents. I meant te tell
you here and new that I'm going into
your district when you come up for re
election and help scalp you." ." I'll vote
as I please," replied Mr. McKnight.
"What de you knew about my district ?
It's my own business hew I vote."
"Yes," answered Lee, "and your constit
uents are ashamed of you." "Yeu mis
represent your constituents a d sight
mere than I de," rejoined McKnight,
and, turning te Emery, he added : "What
de you want te bring me ever here and
talk te me this way for ? Yeu both mis
represent your constituents." Emery
started up at this and said : "Yeu dodged
votes en this free pipe bill. Yea ". "I
don't dodge at all. I" "Yes you
have," put in Lee. "Yeu knew you
have ; you didn't vote en this bill two
years age ; you misrepresent your constitu
ents ; they want this free pipe bill, and
you dodged it." "I was out of the city.
I stay here and attend te my business
mere than either of you," retorted Mc
Knight, the flush en whose face had by
this time reached in a crimson wave tj
the nape of his neck.
Emery bad just risen and walked te a
seat across the aisle, remarking that he
didn't want a contreversy.but McKnight' t
last words led him te call out, " Yeu de
misrepresent your constituents." Mc
Knight turned about and said he didn't ;
his district was given te lumbar and min-J
ing. "They are boring eiJUT.tfiY'in it
new," said kgytlj, Imflfg, his voice grew
ing Higher in key. "Its net se,"
answered McKnight. " 1 say you mis
represent your constituents, and I can
prove it by letters," cried Emery. A
crowd rapidly gathered as these het words
rang through the chamber. McKnight
had turned te Emery, who steed facing
him and both men were trembling with
passion.
Striking Frem tbe Shoulder.
"I say again that you misrepresent your
constituents. Yeu knew better when you
say there's net an oil well in your district;
you misrepresent your people," shouted
Emery, shaking his bony finger under
McKnight's nose. "I Bay I'm net,', said
McKnight, shaking his papers in Emery's
face. "But I say you are." "I'm net,
it's false." "Yeu de misrepresent them,
and you've dodged tbis question right
along." "You're a liar," yelled Mc
Knight, changing his papers from his right
te his left hand. Ne sooner was the ugly
word uttered than there was a glimpse of
Emery's hand rushing through the air,
the back of it striking McKnight square
en the mouth. Like the flash of an arrow
McKnight's fist shot out from the should
er, and, denecteu a little Dy emery's in
effectual parry, rang hard and sharp
against the oil champion's eye.
The force of the blew made him stag
ger, but he was caught and whirled about
by a doorkeeper and Senater McFarlane.
At the same moment, Gorden caught Mc
Knight by the arm juBt as he was rushing
te clinch Emery, and the crewed rushed
in between. Emery was led away te one
side and McKnight te the ether. Emery
laughed in a half hearted way and Mc
Knight brandished his fist and waved his
newspapers in the air. declaring that he
was Scotch and they eeuldn't misuse him.
" Pd have licked him like h " said tbe
Jeffersen county doctor, shaking his head
fiercely.
Maktag it Up.
Half a dozen ladies in the gallery, who
had been loeking.on with frightened faces
nardJy.darmg te move, new fluttered away
through
:yWj9flJ"'SW
walked erer te Esisty; J?l dea't Ipar ssj
-s .. -Ct
malice," he aakL wyiag bis mm en.us
shoulder. '-Shake hw-uri be frieads."
Emery .extended bis haad, saying, "Yeu
ought te acknowledge tbat jea.did wrong
te call me a liar." " But you said I
misrepresented my constituents, and I
don't," replied McKnight. Several sena
tors standing about the group diverted this
talk, which seemed te be growing danger
ous again, and, after a rather sheepish
clasp of E the hand?, the , pugilistic,
statesmen were Jed away by their friendc.
Members of the Legislature are unanieus
in deploring tbe disgrace, thus brought up
en it. and probably none are sorrier than
the nrufbinals themselves. A number of
Senators think that the honorable gentle
men should have been allowed te pound
each ether te their satisfaction, as the
first blows had brought all' the disgrace
possible en themselves and en the Senate.
The whole affair ended in a comedy. Greer
the giant of the Senate, and Biddis, one of
the slightest of the fifty, were spertively
rchearsine'the encounter in pantomime,
when Greer struck his band against a deskJ
and dislocated one of his ringers, lney
say it cost him $3 te get it set, but no one
has ventured te ask him.
DINAMI1B AT WKSTJttlNbTKK.
An Attempt te Blew Up tbe Lecal Govern -inenrefflces
In tbe BeUdlng.
A terrific gas explosien.occurred ia the
local government beard offices in West
minster, Eng., at 9 o'clock last night,
destroying much property. The report
was heard in the Heuse of Commens,
and caused great alarm. The concus cencus
sibn was se great that it shook
the side galleries and tbe reporters' gal
lery. It being the dinner hour, few mem
bers of the Heuse were present in the hall.
The duke of Edinburgh was in the peers'
gallery and seemed alarmed. Fortunately
no one was injured. . The wildest rumors
are afloat. The report resembled the dis
charge of an 80 ten gun. It is believed
that the explosion was caused by dynamite,
and tbat a deliberate attempt was made
te blew up the government offices.
The explosion being the subject of con
sideratien in the Heuse of Commens, Sir
William Harcourt, home secretary, said
he did net think it would be right te Bay
anything about the matter until an official
inquiry had been made. He bad heard
that an attempt had been made te blew
up the Times office, but that no injury had
been done.
Yesterday evening a canister containing
explosive material was found behind the
Times office, with, it is rumored, a lighted
fuse attached. The police are making an
investigation.
Tbe Extent el tbe Damage.
The explosion was undoubtedly the
work of Fenians. The adjacent streets
are filled with myriads of fragments of
glass, and heavy plate glass is lying in
heaps en the ground. A stone weighing
200 pounds projected against King street
police station, making a'.heie the size of a
man's head. Nothing will be allowed te
be touched until inquiry is made te-day.
The full extent of the damages cannot be
estimated until daylight. Five hundred
policemen are guarding the scene. The
building has tbe appearance of having
been bombarded. There is a deep trench
ten feet by three in dimensions, in one
room, the fleer of which has been literally
ploughed. Twe children who were sleeping
in a house at the corner of King street,
were thrown from their beds by the force
of the explosion, and their faces were
badly cut. They were rescued and taken
te the police station. Every pane of glass
in the vicinity were shattered.
A man was arrested at midnight en
suspicion of having been concerned in the
explosion?
KIP VAN WIDKLE '
Tlie Old Sleeper In tne opera Heuse Last
ve.nlng.
Irving's quaint and charming story of
Rip Van Winkle has an able interpreter in
Rebert McWade, and the big audience
who assembled last evening in Fulton
opera house te witness his presentation of
the play gave ample attestation by frequent
applause and breathless interest that they
readily acquiesced in this conclusion. The
tale, as Irving gave it, never palls ; these
who bave seen Mr. MeWade's rendition
of the jelly, careless and sometimes
melancholy Hip never tire of it. The one
great feature of his success is the truth
fulness of his portrayal of the chatacter
without marring the original plot, but his
main charm is' in the wonderful reality
with which he presents Rip te the audi
ence just as one could imagine him drink
ing ale at tbe village inn, or somewhere
surrounded with noisy delighted children,
reaming carelessly ever the rocks of the
Cattskills with his geed deg "Schneider,"
or cowering before the scolding tongue of
his wife. But Mr. McWade gees much
further ; he gives net, only the eye
pretty scenes, but he touches the
feelings with the most exquisitely ex
pressed humor, which blends with a deli
cate and natural pathos as one sees Rip in
the varied situations of his homely life in
Falling Waters. . His parting from his
family, when driven from his home by his
inconsiderate wife, was a consummately
expressed picture of pitiful misery and
despair, upon which last night's audience
looked in profound silence. His
awakening after the long Bleep in
the Catskills was a no less ab
sorbing piece of acting, and it re
quired but a little stretch of the imagina
tien te see him as Irving meant him te be,
completely metamorphosed lrem
the
blithesome B&te tbA - Tt - ta'rtetffirgi tbA - Tt - ta'rtetffirgi
OAL-V3ae7With childish voice and pathetic
bewilderment. Mr. Me Wade has, all m all,
a noble comprehension of the titular
role, and is moreover aided by a
most competent support, among which
A. R. Brooks, as Knickerbocker
the schoolmaster, and later en the
jelly genial alderman, was particularly
satisfactory. Miss Fannie B rough, as
Petie Sluyveiant, and Annie Breugb, as
Little Slcenie, gave charming renditions of
their parts, and Miss Louise Halbee per
sonated Stecnie grown up with delightful
grace and naturalness.
Anether Turnpike.
It has been decided te build a turnpike
from the intersection of West High and
Charlette streets, Manheim, te a point en
the Manheim & Mount Jey read, at or
near Christian Erisman's tenant house,
western'end of the village of Sporting
Hill, a distance oft about 2i miles. The
estimated cost is $16,000, of which between
$11,000 and $12,000 ia new subscribed by
stockholders organized as fellows : H.
Biemesderfer, president ; J. K. Rohrer,
Jacob Metzler, Ames Bfeneman, Jacob B.
Kready, David Feltz and Emanuel Cassel.
T. H. Hershey was elected secretary and
M. M. Pfautz treasurer.
Band Jralr.
The fajr of the Goodwill (colored) band
opened in Excelsior hall, East King street,
and the attendance was large. The room
has been handsomely djsjarated, and the
tables are filled with Ihey and useful
articles, which are for .sale and te be
chanced off. A number of articles are en
exhibition in the different store windows
of the town, and they will be voted for.
Charged "With Fornication.
B.' F. Craig, a Christiana darkey, has
been arrested en the ebarge of fornication
with the wife of Levi Smith, of Mifflin
street, tbis city. Alderman Barr held him
for a hearing.
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DENOUNCING VERDICT.
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TbeCltueas Fronewee la Bluer Iaveetiva
Agalaat X. u Pah Text of the
Keaolatlena aad Speeches.
Uniontown Dispatch te the Patriot.
Owing te tbe cold and blustering
weather, grave doubts were entertained
of the success of the meeting called for
last evening te express the indignation of
the community touching the verdict of
the jury acquitting Dukes of the murder
of Captain Nutt. The assemblage was te
have convened en the posteffice corner,
out tue masts were tee wintry, se it was
decided te have it in the public school
ball. In ten minutes after the ringing of
the school house bell there was net stand
ing room in the ball. People of
all classes, conditions and creed, and
of every party flecked there. Many
were unable te gain admission. Captain
Jehn Bierer was called te preside.
He spoke for about ten minutes. He
reviewed the character of Captain Nutt in
his relations te society and his family. He
dwelt upon tbe deep damnation of his
taking off, and when he came te speak, of
the jurors who acquitted bis assassin, no
words were tee strong in which te frame
his powerful condemnation of their acts.
When he affirmed his abiding belief in the
absolute purity of the .young girl whom
Dukes had traduced his audience burst
into a storm of applause, which clearly
indicated hew fully his sentiments were
received. A special train from Connells
villa had brought large delegations from
that place, Dunbar and intermediate
points en the Southwest railway. While
Mr. Bierer was speaking and the enthusi
asm of the meeting was rising te a high
pitch, C: H. Beall capped the climax by
rising te bis feet and declaring, "I was
born in Maryland and am glad of it. I
don't belong te Fayette county."
Messages of sympathy.
O. J, Sturgess read a number of tele
grams that had been sent te the meeting.
Ex-Attorney General Palmer telegraphed
as fellows from Wilkesbarre : " The uni
versal sentiment here is that Dukes' ac-
quittal irretrievably disgraces Fayette
county and humiliates every Pennsylva
nian." The following sentiment ca.me
from Confluence : " Hang tbe murderer
and penitentiary the jurors." Bellvemen
shook hands with Hen. W. H. Playford in
these words : " Can't be present, but
indignation great. Yeu did nobly." The
mountain town Ursina sent greeting in this
style : " Feeling against Dukes universal.
Ne sympathy for him here." These
telegrams were applauded again and again,
particularly the one from Confluence. It
struck a responsive chord in the breast
of everyone present. C. H. Living
sten, a merchant, followed in a five
minute speech. He said that his
opinion and the opinion of every
ether honest man was that notwithstand
ing the -verdict Dukes richly merited a
baiter about his neck, and that when he J
failed te get it he failed of justice. The
verdict was a mockery of justice, a scan
dalous shame and a withering disgrace te
Fayette county. Nathan Ewing, a mem
ber of the bar, said he had often felt in
private his inability te adequately express
his feelings, and en this public occasion
he doubly lamented bis weakness in this
regard te de justice te them. He bad
never felt before as he did new ; bad never
felt hew inadequate the courts are te the
administration of justice, as since tbe
infamous verdict that had set free a red
banded murderer among an honest and
law-loving people, notwithstanding the
verdict of twelve base men. Thetima
has come when the courts cannot be relied
upon te see that justice is done. Then we
must resort te ether measures and take
the law in our own hands. Applause.
Tbe Resolutions.
The resolutions then unanimously
adopted declared that "A great public
calamity has befallen us.. An esteemed
citizen has fallen by the hand of the base
traducer of the honor of his family, and
with shame and humiliation be it said a
jury has been found in Fayette county se
grossly disqualified for the proper dis
charge of their high trust te make exemp
tien lrem punishment a premium upon
crime.
"That the acquittal of N. L. Dukes, the
murderer of Captain Nutt, by a Fayette
county jury, is a reproach te the intelli
gence and decency of our people and
destroys public confidence in the intelli
gence and purity of the decisions of the
jury box.
"That in the light of the recent verdict
acquitting N. L. Dukes a Fayette county
jury has proclaimed license and protection
te the libertine and assassin, and has
brought dismay te the hearthstone of
every household.
"That the methods adopted by N. L.
Dukes and some of his friends te thwart
public justice by packing and trammeling
the jury before which be was tried are
worthy of the betrayer of youthful inno
cence and the apologists of seduction and
murder.
"That we calmly but imperatively de
mand N. L. Dnkes te seek a future home
where great crimes have no refuge in the
jury box from speady and condign punish
ment. "That we demand exemption from the
partisan efforts of public officers te tam
per with the behest of justice and offer as
the only alternative the bloody arena at
the shrine of Judge Lynch." I. -
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-a hanjtfcte WAtRftntZn'd commonwealth's
were also' expressed. Rev. Kerr closed
the meeting with a fiery speech.
A dispatch from Uniontown says : Dis
patches from Youngstown, O., Millers
town, Scottdale, Greensburg, Connells
ville, West Newton, Bellevernen, Browns Brewns
viHe, and in fact almost every town in
Western Pennsylvania have been received
here strongly condemning the verdict,
and pronouncing it a disgrace te the state.
DUKES' ACCOUNT OF TBIS HOMIC1UK.
Be Belated It te a Times " Beperter.
" I was sitting by "my fire that morn
ing, "'he said, " when there came a knock
at my deer. I called out 'come in,'
thinking it was the porter of the hotel.
The deer did net open immediately and I
arose and went te it. I had my hand upon
it when it opened and I saw Clark Breok Breek
enridge and the porter, Williams. I said
geed morning ' and ' come in' te Breck
enridge. He replied tbat Captain Nutt
wanted te see me, and the captain who
was standing behind them, pushed past
them into the room, holding his cane
upraised in his hand. He slammed
the deer behind him and hissing through
his teeth : ' I have come te see you,'
struck at me with the cane. I threw up
my arm te save my bead and the blew fell
upon the arm, making the bruise found
upon it testified te by the sheriff and the
doctor. I grappled with him and wrestled
the cane from his hand. He came at me
again and seized the cane, and in the scuffle
it was raised above our heads. With both
bands upon it I jerked it suddenly down
and broke it lrem his grasp. I suppose it
was then the bruise was made upon his
head. This was at the feet of the bed.
When he lest his held en the cane a second
time and I drew back between the bed and
the window, he stepped two steps back
ward toward the mantel, thrusting his
hand into his overcoat pocket at the same
time. I saw the butt of his revolver glisten
as he drew it from his pocket, and then i
drew my own pistol and fired."
Where was .Feather and Breckenridge
at this time ?"
"Outside the deer.
There wasoeta
man in that room, but
Captain Nutt aad
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M1SS MCTT'S IMUUAU.
bhe Contradict Tbe. Dnkes Letter.
Press Dispatches.
" Miss Lizzie' is very pretty. Her hair is
light brown, with just a suspicion of red
ness about it ; her eyes are large, hazel,
and liquid ; her mouth is small and deli
cately shaped, her figure slender and
graceful- During the interview she tried
hard te be calm, but tears gushed te her
eyes frequently, and once burst out crying.
" There is net a word of truth," she said,
"in Mr. Duke's letters. What induced
him te write them I cannot imagine, un
less, inded, his object was te manufacture
an excuse for breaking our engagement.
He thought, I suppose, that father would
say nothing about tbe letters. When
father showed them te me I was almost
stunned. I told him they were untrue,
and asked him te request Mr. Dukes te
call at the beuse and confront me with his
statements. Mr. Dukes pretended tbat
his personal safety would net warrant him
iu coming, but in reality he knew he had
told falsehoods about me and was ashamed
te leek me in the face. Oh, that I should 1
ever have loved such a man ; but he
is net a man. I cannot understand
new hew he wen my affection. Every
body has been deceived by him, and I
most of all. We had been engaged several
months. He was a constant visitor here,
and was cordially received by the whele
family. I did net suspect that he wanted
the engagement broken. Why didn't he
tell me ? Instead of doing this he took
my ring for the purpose he said, of getting
another that would better please him, but
his intention was te get the ring Out of
my hands. Was that the act of a gentle
man ? Then he wrote these vile letters te
father. All the world knows the rest. I
would rather have died than that this
misery and disgrace should have fallen
upon my mother and her family, but in
deed, sir, I am innocent of each and every
charge brought against me. Oh! that
Ged would only let me die, for I shall
never have any peace this side of the
grave." Mrs. Nutt corroborated her
daughter's statements as far as her knowl
edge went.
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UOJL.E1UB1. MJSWS.
Frem Our Begaiar Correspondent.
Osceola tribe, Ne. 11, 1. O. R. M., met
last night. A. M. E. church literary and
musical entertainment well attended last
night. streets littered with the branches
scattered by careless tree trimmers, Fil
bert's ice wagon going the rounds. Mil
ler's grocery, Filbert's coal office and
Black's hotel connected with the tele
phone. A. G. Guiles has laid the founda
tions for six new brick dwellings en Seuth
Second street. Shawnee rolling mill will
net be restarted. Shawnee furnace's iron
wharf is being enlarged. Rev. Powell, of
Yerk, preached a highly interesting ser
mon in St. Paul's last evening. Miss Lot Let
tie Seurbeer is visiting friends in Western
Pennsylvania. Miss Sue Yeung was given
a pleasant surprise party at her father's
en Sixth street last evening.
Mr. Jehn Phillips and Miss Callie Sher
rick were married by Rev. Sam'lYinglieg,
at the residence of Mr. B. F. Clepper last
evening. At the bride's parents' residence,
Miss Eya, daughter of Mr. Henry Nelte
and ilr. Wm. Armstrong were married by
Rev. Keller, of Salem Lutheran church ;
the guests were handsemely entertained,
and the Citizens' band, serenaded both
couples and received welcome donations.
The Frederick accommodation train,
which is due here at 12:20 p. m. was
delayed ever an hour yesterday at Bruce
ville by the fire box of tbe engine having
been damaged by a freight car running
into it. The latter had been switched en
te a siding which has a very steep grade,
and as the train was passing it emerged
from the siding, having pulled loose from
its brake fastenings and struck the engine.
The extreme cold and high wind prevent
ed a large attendance at theChuich of Ged
supper,- last evening. It continues to
night and te-morrow night. The hall has
been prettily trimmed, and no trouble has
been spared that could add te the comfort
of pleasure of patrons. The refreshment
tables all present a very attractive appear
ance and their contents are of the best.
Tbe Sens of Veterans.
Camp Ne. 19, Division of Eastern
Pennsylvania, Sens of Veterans, cele
brated the first anniversary of its organi
zation in Temperance hall en Thursday
evening. A large assemblage of friendB
were present and the, following was the
pregramme :
Opening ode, by the camp ; address of
welcome, Lieut. J. F. Ziegler ; cornet
sole, Miss Minnie Cogley ; selection, Chas.
Garvin ; address, "Our Order," CaptW.
W. Franklin ; ode, by the Camp ; Stump
speech, (in costume) P. A. Hambright ;
recitation, Courting in the Country ; Chas
Tucker, song, quartet ; cornet sole, Miss
Minnie Cogley ; address, by Comrade D.
Hull, of Reading ; closing ode, by camp
19.
The participants acquitted themselves
with much credit. Camp Ne. 1 has new
80 members and has nearly $500 in the
treasury. In the address of W. W. Frank
lin, esq., a short history of the order, de
tailing its origin, its organization, object
and the rapid growth was given. The
division of Eastern Pennsylvania has alone
new forty-five camps andjiBjjrJw-ueijr
members, aJthaarVasexistcd but two
ur tifree' years.
BAILRUAD WKEQK.
Cars Damaged and Brakemaa Injured.
This morning about 4 o'clock a rather
disastrous wreck occurred at Eaby's
curve, en tbe Pennsylvania railroad, just
east of Kinzer's station. It was caused by
the breaking of an axle en a car leaded
with stoves and attached te engine Ne.
60S. This car was badly wrecked and
several ethers were thrown from the
track. Beth tracks were blocked, and
the newspaper train, which is due here at
6:27, did net arrive until almost 8 o'clock.
Three sections of fast line east and ether
trains were delayed for three hours.
Brakeman J. F. Grass, of Harrisburg, was
standing en the car whieh was wrecked
when the accident occurred. He was
thrown te the track and a let of stoves fell
upon him. He had the muscles of h's
spine injured and was also internally
injured. He was taken te his home en
the news express.
Held for Court.
Benjamin Butt had a hearing before
Alderman McConemy en the charge of
stealing rags belonging te Jehn A. Shober.
It appears tbat the rags were taken from
Shober's stable, where they are packed,
and sold te ether rag dealers. He was
held for trial at court.
Shoulder Dislocated.
Rev. J. C. Hickey, of Carlisle, formerly
pa8toref St. Mary's Catholic church, this
city, while en bis way te the depot in
Harrisburg, several days age, te take tbe
cars for his home, accidentally slipped and
fell, dislocating his shoulder.
FeUce Vi
The mayor sent two drunks te jail
for
e days and discharged three bums.
Alderman Samson sent Catharine Wilsen
te jail for 22 days for being drunk and
disorderly. She says that she has been
going te jail regularly for fifteen years.
Head Cat.
Jehn Finger, residing at Lemen, and
Mulberry streets, who is employed in
Best's shops, had his headbadly cut yes
terday by being struck with a pieee of
irea. while at' wexkv Dr. rUT. Devi
owsssewewooao.'
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THE CONFERENCE. :
ITS MUfBXXSlXTtt AKxiUAl
W..
Anniversary' of ibe Wean'i
stenary Society The Werk st Ba
Accomplished Other PrjesssMaaa, -'
The anniversary of the WemeVs Ter-
cign Missionary society of the M. X.s,J
conference was held in the Daks strait
church yesterday afternoon
meneingat3 o'clock.' The church
well filled and the exercises were import; -ant
and instructive. Rev. Dr. OtisH.
Tiffany, of Arch street, Philadelphia, pre
sided After a hymn had been sung, Rev.
J B. Miller, of Philadelphia led ia
prayer.
Dr. Tiffany made the opening address,
dwelling at some length en the import
ance of foreign missionary work, tbedira
eulties encountered and overcome ey the
missionaries who went forth into lands
with which they were little acquainted,
were thrown among the people with whose
names' and customs and language they,
were unacquainted and had te learn, after
which they had te translate the Scriptarea
into these languages and have them prist
ed. And even then in the Eastern coun
tries they were denied admission te tbe
families of the people, and were entirely
unable te reach the ears of the women aad
children. These and ether difficulties en
countered by male missionaries led finally te
the organization of the Women's Foreign
missionary society which had been doing
geed work, was destined te de much
mere, and was deserving of the confidence
and support of all Christian churches and
Christian men and women. Dr. Tiffany
closed by introducing te the audience
Mrs. 3. L. Keen, who had spent much
time in the East as a missionary.
Mrs. Keen explained the origin, organi
zation and working of the parent mission
ary society and its various branches. It
was deemed advisable te have as many
branch societies as possible, each occupy
ing a comparatively small extent of terri
tory, and each having a president,secretary
and ether officers and committees, se that
each could thoroughly canvass the district
assigned it and held easy communication
with the parent society. Many of these
societies have been formed and are doing
work, but iu many localities they are as
yet unknown. Many churches scarcely
knew of the existence of these societies
and cannot appreciate their importance.
The work te be done is especially woman's
work. The disciples were told te go forth
into all the world and pre?c'i the gos
pel te men, that they may be
saved. It is woman's mission te
go forth and save women. Wj) have but
one word te'say that Jesus opens heaven ;
Jesus saves souls. Jesus is the desire of
all nations, though many of them knew it
net. He is the light of the world, but
the world receives Him net. The religion
of Christ is adapted te every intelligence,
and te every lack of intelligence. Mrs.
Keen related several interesting inci
dents of her work in the East, one of
them being about a Hindoe woman, who
after listening te the story of the advent
aud ministry and atonement of Uhnst,
and his premised second advent, asked
" Why does net Jesus come ?" Alas, is
it net because we have failed te de the
work assigned us ; because we have net
carried the gospel te all nations. Has net
the indifference of the church delayed tbe
advent of the Saviour, and closed the deer
against him?
The hymn " Watchman Tell us of the
Night " was sung, after which Chaplain
McCabe was introduced and made a brief
speech, in whieh he said, we are at least
raising some money for the cause. Last
year $106,000,000 was raised for - the
spread of the gospel As every half mil
lion dollars in geld weighs a ten: we have
thus laid at the feet of Jesus 212 tens et
geld. The women have shown ns hew te
raise money. They have taught us the
value of organization, and are outstrip
ping us in missionary work. Mr. McCabe
said he believed that the unconverted of
the world would be converted, and he was
in favor of adding te the creed the words,
" I bolieve in the conversion of the
world." He declined te say mere, but
give the balance of the time assigned him
te Sister Chandler, who has been all
around the world and knows all about
missionary work.
Mrs. Belle Chandler was introduced and
made an eloquent address, giving interest
ing reminiscences of her sojourn in India,
her labors among the gentle Hindoe
women who' were the vietims of the false
religion prevailing in that unhappy coun
try ; and she was convinced that there was
only one way open te them te escape from
their thraldem and that was, through the
avenue opened by Christian women.
While hundreds of millions of dollars are
expended en expeditions te the north pole
and in searching for channels connecting
Europe with the East the mere important
matter of christianizing India is compara
tively neglected. She contrasted the
exalted position of women in tbis country...
nitu tueu niavery iu uiu XtiUK, aua
claimed that the difference was tbe result
of the religion of Jesus
The audience was dismissed with a
benediction.
Tbe Tract society. '
The thirtieth anniversary of the Phila
delphia conference tract society was held
in the Lancaster court house last evening,
the room being entirely filled by an appre
ciative audience i
C'olsen HieskelT, esq., the president of
the society, was -in the chair and called
the meeting te order.
The choir of the Duke street church
rendered a voluntary, .after which hymn
54 wasBung, and prayer offered by Rev.
Jeseph Masen.
Rev. J. B. McCuIlnngh, the correspond
ing secretary read the annual report a
long and interesting document. Frem it we
learn that the Philadelphia tract society,
like most ether benevolent and religious
associations, has risen from small and un
promising beginnings ; and through the
blessing of Ged upon the earnest labors of.
its officers, the benevolent offerings, of its
friends, and the liberal support of its
patrons, has become one of tbe meat
prominent and useful agencies for geed
new found within the bounds of the Phil
adelphia conference. It has established a
fine book store en Arch street, Philadel
phia, and a comfortable church home or
rendezvous for preachers, local agents aad
general benevolences. Twelve hundred
and thirty-seven thousand pages of tracts
have been distributed, exclusive of eae
hundred and fifty-eight thousand sent eat
by the present society. Its sale of books
during tbe year amounted te mere than
$51,000. Tbe assets of the company are
valued at ever $95,000 and its liabilities
$00,000.
What the Beys Head.
Rev. W. Swindells, delivered an ek.
quent address. He set out by asking :
Should the children of Methodists ee
Methodists ; and should tbey be instructed
and indoctrinated in that form of church
polity known as Methodism? Will the
children of Methodists be Methodists ; and
are they new being or are tbey likely te
be instructed in these fundamental ideas
tbat are at tbe very base of our religions
life? Character is te a great ex
tent formed by the books read by
our children when ibey are yeuBg.
The desire te read is universal, aad
it is an important question te determia
what books enr children should read:
Darwin says a belief constantly iaeuleated
in early life when the brain is fTnprissiblr
ultimately amounts te aa iaatfast- This.
shows the necessity of early eaUarewaea:
the mind is pliable aad resssjtttla liter
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