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, WJIBOAY KVBMNO, DKO, 10. 1868.
, A (juratien In Art.
l A New Yerk Jury litis Just been con
ridftrlng whether a vender of Vlclures,
who sold photographs of pictures mid
statues ttutt were ndmltlctl te have been
exhibited In tlie Purls anion, was guilty
of a violation of the liiw prohibiting In
decent publications. Tlie peer Jury did
net have much assistance from the judge
or the testimony. They had the bare
" fact befere them iliat bare photographs
of tlie human form divine were sold and
that Frenchmen exhibited thelr origin
ala In thelr highest tetnple of art. The
judge calmly Informed them that " the
only question is whether these pictures
ure decent or Indecent, and that question
reeta entitely with you ; it does net
fellow that bccausothpynrephotoRraplis
of picture b exhibited in the Paris or any
ether Bftlen that may net be Indecent.
In this connection we enter what may
be called the charming realm of art,
every form of which Is IiIrIi and enno
bling;. Every Incident of life may be
depicted by the artist and he may
present it in any form he like?, but his
methods nre te be such 113 commend
themselves te the morality of the com-
munlty. We must all rcceglzu the fact
that the representation of nude figures
is net necessarily an indecent exhibition
it may be pure or it may be indecent
that depends entirely upon the character
of the exhibition or Us effect."
With bueh instructions the jury must
have been fully satisfied that they had
the whole question submitted te them
without bias from the learned judge
Xudlty Is net necessarily Indecency, he
tells them ; there Is a line somewhere,
if they can fiud it, which divides decent
from lndecent nakedness. As the clothes
bad nothing te de with It and the
French savants' authority was of no ac
cennf, and no testimony of learned ex
perts in art was permitted, the jury
Bat en the pictures, and after an hour's
enjeyment of their contemplation, con
cluded that they were Indecent, but they
were net sureef it, and se recommended
the vender te mercy.
Evidently the vending of nude photo
graphs is an embarrassing business.
Clethes and fig leaves net being the
criterion of decency, and the mark of
It being se indefinable that the judge has
te refer it te the inner consciousness of
the jury te determine.
The vender of tlie nude photographs
will be all the time in peril of the jail
until he can get n law passed defining
the boundaries of decent nakedness and
stamping his pictures as a safe delivery.
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A Charge le he Met.
The Philadelphia 7Ym charges
Speaker Furice with luvlng abused his
power as speaker in order te prevent the
repeal e'tliy pin iai'r railway act, In
the Interest of the city corporations.
The speaker gav his vote for the repeal,
but used v.-i etlki.il power against it,
ace u 1U14 e the Tines, it makes a
very speciihi sla'euieut of tlie manner in
which Mr. ILissett, in charge of the bill,
was refusal recognition by tlie speaker,
with intent te d-vive 'urn of t'ie opper
tuulty te Te.ii liia bill, if the speaker did
as he is charged, intentionally and with
niance lU'iiutiieugur, ii' certainly was
guilty of ureut unfairness and hypocrisy.
The char,!' is ene that calls for a ro re ro
Bpeiuo from him. It is a most ignoble
and cowardly thing for a presiding officer
te take advautage of the power of his
office, whose dutiw he has sworn te
faithfully discharge, te deprive these
ever whom he presides of their proper
privileges and rights. Tlieie is, of course,
a great tenp'utien always presant te
the occupant of such a pest te
iibuce his aulh'iritv ami te put down the
men aud thlius he wants put down. It
takesu very honest anil Hiuare man te
run a straight course In a speaker's
chair. Mr. Faunce probably had tee
long an experience as a legislator of the
habitual abuse of power in the speaker's
office, te tie in a proper fiame of mind te
refuse te take a Wantage of tlie nppor npper
tunlly te ceufuse his fees when the
gavel fell Inte his own hands ; but Monre
sure that, if we were in lib place, some
body would Ret hurt, if such charges as
thoseof the 7Ynifs were Hung mound se
freely.
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This Xew Yerk Times affected te be
scaudalied that the Democrats in ie
organizing tlie Ueusu of Representatives
failed te elect the same elllcera as the
former Republican IIouse had. There
was n reason for this net only in parti
san considerations, but in the fact that
the present Is an entirely new IIouse.
The Senate, en tlie ethor hand, is n con
tlnulng body. Its officers' terms de net
explre until their successors are re
elected ; until that occurs their tenure
la fixed. Yet the country saw the spec
taole yesterday of the Itepubllcau ma
jerlty of the Senate coolly proceeding te
oust every Democrat m elllce from clerk
te chaplain. There wai no exception te
the way in which any ene of these men
had discharged his duties. Each and all
had te go, simply b-'cause they were
Democrat!), Is this the Republican Idea
of civil service- reform 'I The Timet
should enlighten Its readers.
Sluce animadversion has been mitde
upon the action of the Democracy in se
lecting a clerk aud doorkeeper of the
Heuse who had been a Confederate, sol
dler, the Republican Senute had a
chauce te point a contrast. There was
n candidate for serguant at arms befere
Its caucus who had been a Union sol
dier, Cel Gee. W. Hoeker. They de
feated him and took Cannaday, late of
the Confederate army. Hew Is this te
be explained ?
State Benatek Ecklet 11. Coxe evi
dently does net euro te oeiitributo te tbe
" Imue " next fall, and he consequently
takes tlili onpertuno memeut te announeo
that be will net be a oaudldate for ro re ro
leetlon. Next I Philadelphia Ectning
Telegraph.
What "Issue" does the Tehyraph
mean te Insinuate, that Senater Coxe Is
unwilling te contdb.ite te ? If it har
bers the delusion that anything except
the posltlve refusal of Mr. Coxeterun
would prevent his renomlnatlen and re
election its iguorauce Is se dense as te be
beic!ess. The party In his county was
never se united (fad harmonious as
under his lend, and the party In the state
never had mero c6nfldcnce nnd respect
for him than nt present. Tho-anneutico
ment that he will net continue te serve
it by looser adorning the olllce which he
new holds causes unfeigned regret every,
where.
Jehn SitisitMAN is n thrifty man II"
lias never failed te make the most of an
opportunity te have the government pay
his private debts. The explanation of
his extraordinary zeal te have Canaday
olected sergeantat arms of the Senate Is
readily found In the fact that Canaday
spent a geed deal of meney making the
North Carolina delegation solid for
Sherman In 1SS0, and never until new
get a dividend en that Investment.
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Wit.t, the ii'xumincr please explalu
hew Its party In the Senate came te de
feat a union soldier In caucus for ser
Remit at-arms and te elect In his stead a
late rebel soldier ?
Tin: gallows troe has rcceutly become a
mero popular Institution thau tbe grceu
Christmas tree.
Snivel service reform received an iilus
tiatlen In the llghtnlug-llke rapidity wi h
whleh the Democratic Incumbents of tlie
Sonate oflieos wero ousted.
Tiik undertaker, who was looking for
ward te a groen Christmas with all that
tbe term implies, must derlve a great deal
of comfort from gazing nt the wludlng
sheet in whleh the earth Is buried te-day.
Mi9M.ne Miss Cootey will probably turn
out te be as much of a bonanza te tbe
newpapc correspondents as the recently
escaped Lancaster jdlblrds A report
comes from Wilkesbane that the young
girl was f ecu at a late hour en Monday
night in a lene section of the oeunty, hur
rying mysteriously towards the mountains.
All tint Is new necessary te give the story
Ita proper spice is te place a gang of gere
Imbibing desperadoes en tha track of tbe
mieslng girl.
Experiments raade hi Newaik last
ovening tendril te show that a stream of
water fa I liiii: en charged elcotile wires
docs net eundint the electric fluid. At.
mospherfo conditions and a weak electrical
ourreut may have conduced te bring nbeut
this result. At any rate, llremen will be a
little ehary about working In the vielulty
of a network of oleetrlo witcs. Ne ex
petiments, however, have thus far shown
that the underground wire system is net
safer and better in every respect than
that which requires the placing of au un
sightly pole at every stroet oeruer.
New JEnsF.r proposes te abolish the
system of letting out convict labor by con
tract The proposed substitute pievidcs
that only se mauy prisoners shall be
employed as nre necessary for producing
artloles used in th-? state institutions ; that
eight hours shall constitute a day's work
aud that two hours shall be employed each
day for the moral aud iuttilleatu.il instruc
tion of the iDinattK , that n p irtien of the
eaniiugs of the inmates shall be
placed te their credit, the bal bal
auee of which after payment of
the expenses of their trial, etc., Is te be
Clveu te their familie or laid aslde for the
prisouer until his term expires , nnd lastly
no mere than twenty shall be employed at
ene branch of business. These previsions
fe: the protection of honest labor are well
worthy of imitation in our own state, as
under thorn equal justice is doue the toiler
within and without the prison walls,
SiiiitUTAiiT Foleeii iu his report stated
that nn avoraze of 59,0J0,000 aunually
for national sinking fund purpose would
be required until 1S91. Senater Reck
arises te remark thatbiucelSCS, $700,000,
000 mero thau the utmost requirements of
the sinking fund have been appropriated,
and calls for au investigation te step this
luuless drain en the poeplu's re.sotirces.
The last publie debt utatemeut shows that
ou AugiuUll, 1305, the national debt wa
$2,750,131,071 : en Djcomber 1, lbSJ, it
was, less cash In the treasury, $1,509,73j,.
000, being a reduotieuofei.a 10,0 10,510 In a
little mero thau 18 years. The senator
argues that this enormous reduction was
measurably due te the unnecessary swott swett
ing of the sinking fund, and that therefore
no mere meney ought te be appropriated
te that tund, it beiug well provided for
for Hfteen or tweuty years te come. The
doughty Senater from the Rlue Grass ro re ro
jiien will have the sympathy of the peeple
in his clTerta te lighten the burdens of
taxation.
FKATUHE3 OP TUB STATE PHKSS,
The Franklin Iltpositery will be Issued
iih a dally beinniug January 1.
The Reading Timet obierves that the
present Is a very preper time te pay mull
bills.
The Columbia Herald asserts that that
borough has ene saloon for about overy GO
voters, and ene for every S00 of the entlre
population.
The Wllkcsbarre Union Leadtr points
te the fate of slave holders as a warning
te tariff protectionists net te push their
doctrines tee far.
The state lusurance commissioners, no ne no
cerdiug te the Reading Herald, can learn
a needful lessen from thonewspapors that
are uew showing up iusurance frauds,
Natleual taxes nre lovled for national
purposes, says the Pittsburg Dispatch,
and when there Is ue lenger any omploy employ ompley
mont for theso taxes, the way te get rid of
thorn Is te ropeal thorn.
VKBaUNAU.
Jehn F. Steinman it ulnityfeur years
old te day.
Bknateii Lai-ham wants te change the
name of Utah te Altamont.
Ration RuruivrsreiiD, the riehest man
In Australia, Is worth $200,000,000.
Dr. Wm. H. IIoer-Eii. of Philadelphia,
recent Deraoeratio candidate for coroner
died yesterday.
Cot,. A K. McCluiie, of Philadelphia,
will deliver a loeturo eutltled "Personal
Roeolleotlons or Abraham Lincoln," in
Oxford, en Friday ovening.
Pjiesidknt Aivriiun will attend the an
nual dlunerofthe New England society
of Pennsylvania at the Continental hotel,
Philadelphia, en Saturday evening.
James Blaine, a son of ox.Seorotnry
Rlalne, was oxjwlled en Monday from
Georgetown, D. O. cellege. This Is the
third episode of tbe klud in the youth's
unci um uxemug career.
Gkn. tea.nu.IT Is quoted as saying
that there in no Rapubllein party In the
south, and lh.it tlie only chance of thore
ever being such a party Is te c.ury Vir
ginia, CeNOiir.sM ih Cot I' net a rich man mid
ha no Income beyond his Hilary at con
Krcssuinii and the royalties en sever.il
boekD he has written, ile owns his h uie
in Twelfth street, hut lives an plain as an
old fashleucd fanner.
WwrriKn is color blind. A lire li.tvlup
damaged the wall paper in his residence,
lie undertook te match It with a new
piece., whleh was neatly pascd en, te his
ure it admiration and the amusement of
tbe family. He had used a gieeu vine
with one of crimson,
William W.vniinN, the noter, was to te
proached by a lady at a recent reception
for going into society se little. "Yen
ought te let us lionize you a little," she
said. 'I never heard of but otie niau,"re
piled tlie veteran aoter, "wlie was net
spoiled by being lionized." "And who
was he ?" " Datiiel !"
I'lie llecinru ul smlar Kniiiicn,
rtitlivlt'lphla Times
The llnrrlsburg litrtt mjs that the
71mm liasdoeolnjiistioo te Speaker Faunce
In charging him with haviug exhausted
the power of the chair te prevent the
repeal of the bats railway act Apparently
the memory of the Patriot is defective.
Even II Spc iker Faunce had tint formed
a passenger railway committee that staved
oil tlual consideration of the bill until the
latter half of May.his actions when the bill
reached that staije would have warranted
the criticism which the Bitnet asserts te
be uudeseircd,
Ou the day when it nas intended t.i para
the bill en tbird reading Mr. Hassett, wbe
hadchaigoef it,repeatedly tried te get the
spenker's at eutieu iu order te move that
it be taken up iu advance of the seveu or
eight bills that preceded it ou the ealeudar
bur Mr. Fauuce's eyes did net happen te
tit, i. iu the direction of Mr. llissett
Fnia.ly, when uobedy but .Mr. Hassett
was ealliug fet the lloer, Mr. Fauuce,
breakinR his ewu rule and disregarding
pieccdeuts, began, iu tbe middle
of the scti.sieu, te clear his table of
Senate bills. This work consumed mero
than au hour. Just before it ceded Mr.
Faunce, ealliug the sergeant at arms te
his desk, requested him, in a le.v voice, te
tell Geerge W. Hall that tlie reading of
one mere bill would conclude the table
clearing. .Mr. Hall was thereby enabled
te get the tl jer ahead of Mr. Hassett, and
tfie opponents of the repeal availed them
.elves of the opportunity te cause further
delay by idle discussion.
When Mr. Hisett's prispeets again
brightened the speaker thwarted him by
announcing the next bill ou the cileudir.
This disposed of, Mr. Fauuce allowed Mr.
Colbern te call up out of its order a bid te
settle the claim of a Somerset county man.
Mr. Hassett was still tryiug te gain recog
nition aud Mr. Abbett was en his feet te
move for an extension of the session, but
the upeakjr did net seem te notice either
of them and Mr. Z-egler called up ene of
the revenue bills, which occupied the le
maindcr of the session, n call for adjourn
ment from Mr. Crawfeid and Mr, Doua Deua Deua
hue being recognized by the eh.ur, al
though Mr. Abbett was again up te secure
au oxtcusien of time.
That day's tactics delajtd the bid for
another week, aud befere it came up in
regular order the ageut3 of the six cent
bosses made its defeat certain by ;t trade
with the members opposed te the taxing
of oil. It is true, as the Putrte' says,
that Speaker Fauuce voted for thi repeal,
but the everwhvlmin boa combiuatieu
did net uted his further assistance.
1 1I i: lOllACCU l'.lX KKIIA1I
MuliulRiturel , lie .Hurt VH
ACttnu ut CiH,rt'?4.
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I'hlludc'ittilik Ituceid.
The tobacco aud cigar manufacturers of
this city, as well as these In ether sections
of the country, are looking toward Wash
ington with especial interest just new.
When the uew internal revenue l.w went
into etteet, some lour months ae, and the
tax en minufaemrcd goods was consider
ably reduced, the government agreed
that, altheu&h the cigars and tobacco
which had been manufactured up te the
date when the law took, etl'uct should
go out taxed a the old rate, the mauufae
turers should be given a robate equal te
the amount el the reduction iu tbe tax.
This legal prevision was geed enough e
far as it went, but in order te meet its pre
visions au appropriation by Cougreas was
necessary. Tlie entire ameun. of the to te
bate te b'j patd back te the manufacturers
in the United States is $0,000,000. This
large anieuut of inouey must first be ap
propriated by the Heuse of Heprcbenta
tlves and the Senate at Washington hefoie
the manufaetuiers cau get a dune et that
te which the government has decided they
aie justly entitled.
It is a difficult matter te accurately
state the amount due te manufacturers tn
Philadelphia, which constitutes only n
portion of a roveuuo district, but it is b j
tween $23,000 and W0.0O0. The compara cempara compara
tive smalluess of this amount U due te tlie
fact that the manufacturers, in auticipa
tien of thepassae of tha bill, kept very
close iu their unstamped manufactured
goods, and had ue considerable amount ou
baud.
One of the regular appropriation bills te
be jKisscd by Congress will, without doubt
iucluile the amount for the payment of
tbin robate, bur until this is doue, and the
bill is signed by the presidaut, the manu
facturers will be compelled te possess their
souls in patience.
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UAMJ.II.L, UAL.1.3 O.N UAKL.ISI.K.
The Kx.'jpjaker AMtires lllisucce.nriil ill
CernUl hiippurl.
At Washington Sp.'aker Carlisle Tucsi'ay
morning thought he would have the list
of the committee prepared by Wedncslay
but Mr. Morrison said he did net think
they would be ready befere Saturday.
The speaker has been greatly weirled by
the Importunities of friends and he has
boeu obliged te make certaln changes In
the programme that was mapped out. The
chairmanship of naval atralrs, whleh was
assigned te Mr. Merso Tuesday is under
stood new te be In doubt,theothor persons
talked of being Governer Curtin. el Penn
sylvania, and Mr. Hewitt, of New Yerk.
Mr. Rolmeut's friends have net vet aban
doned hepe of gettlug him the eliairmau
ship of foreign affairs. Mr. Morrison Is
oue of his warmest champions aud several
members efthn New Yerk delegation who
voted for Mr. Cox for speaker have urged
Mr. Carlisle te bestow the foreign atlalrs
upon Mr. Rolment. Kx Speaker Randall
called upon Speaker Carlisle Tuesday at
tbe capital, nnd assured him that any
reperts te the effect that he was dlsgruntl
ed by the result of tbe speakership eentest
were untrue. Mr- Raudall assured the
speaker of his cordial support. Mr. Oar
lisle thanked Mr. Randall for his klud
assurance and said that he had nevcr ex
poeted anything but the geed will nud co.
oporatien of the gentleman from Pennsyl
vania in the work of the Iloupe.
ArohUUhep Weed' I'eiilbla Sueceiur
Dr. F. E. Cbatard, of Raltimere, father
of Rlshep Cbatard, of Vlncennes, Iod.,
Tuesday ovening, said he had recolved no
Information from his seu regarding the
rumor thnt he would be made archbishop
of Philadelphia. The doctor said that he
had heard it stated, en clerical authority,
that no Information could be rocelved
until the nppolutment was netually made,
The impression Iu Cathulie clreles tbore is
that Illation Cbatard will be mad mi
arcnuisiiej
Within the next six mnnthu.
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,eUUtj uu.iKuu ,-, nun iu lujiue, wuure no
represented the arohdieccbo of Ciiiein
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LATE NEWS.
rilW IMOUKKIMNOS IN :UNtlU.!t.
Whxt Vis Hene Vetierititr In tl'" leimte
Meeting el me ilnmc Cimiittttif
Udicr MmicrMl Miws
In tbe I' ulted States Senate yestetday
bills were repot ted nnd placed ou the cal
endar te provide n civd giveruiueut ler
Alaska ; nud te llx a day for the meeting
of the ptestdcntinlolecterc pievide for the
counting of the electoral utis, and tbe
cousideiatien of questions ausmg thereon.
ir uear gave notice tint ii' weuui eau
up the bill ou tbe llrst day en which the
the Senate should be ready for legislative
business. A icsolutieu effetrd by Mr.
Van Wyek was adopted, calling en the
secretary of the iuteriei te furnish e.ipie
el mortgages given by tlie Texas l'ae lle
railway en laud granted by net of
March 0, 1S71 ; also te inform the Senate
el the names of railroad corporations new
claiming lauds that were u t earned dur
ing the lifotiunef the grant, together with
the number of ncras el.unied by each of
said reads. Mr, Sherman eilled up his
resolution for the elcctiouef ofltae.-s of the
Senate, and it was acreeJ te yeas III,
nays 30 Mahoue aud Riddleberger vetiug
with the R. publicans. Amen (.1 Mjlek
was thereupon eluotel seen'taiy of the
Senate Ohatles W. Jo1itieu, chn-f clerk ;
James R. Yeung, eiecative clerk , Rev
Elias Dewltt llurtley, chaplain, a. id Will
lam P. Cmaday, sergea.it at arms ill of
them the Republican neuuut'cs All the
newly elected officers wcie snem Iu The
Senate went tute uxccu'ive m'siieii, aud
when the doers were reopaiied resumed
e nsideratleu of the cow rul: iu commit
tee of the whole. Pending aoteon the
anii'udt'd rule in regard t the appoint
ment of a substitute fei the piesident
pre tempore, a m itie'i '. aljunn wis
ngred te.
At the meetiug of the Heuse e minvttee
en rules yesterday uierniii', it wasdeeided
te recommend that two committees be
made out of the old e.luoi'ieu aud labor
committee te consider tbe two subjejts
separately, ene te be oilled the committee
en education nud the ether the committee
en labor. It was ids decided te recem
mend the creation of a e .muiutee en rivbrs
and bat bers.
Representative Cox, of Ne.v Yerk, has
prepircil a bill for introdue'iou in the
IIouse, which provides that letter carriers
after oue year's servu" b gtauted an an
nual !50 days' leive of a'x'iui with piy.
l.AIHIIt .SOILS.
nrl iim .11 itter', Ueiifrrnin; fie l,b'irlnK
.llrti.
Tue steimer Neraesnsaile-1 from Nor
folk, Virginia, for Liverpoe', yesterday,
with 7,000 bales of cotteti.
The Reaver lumber cempiuy, of Yama
cbiche, Quebec, hasfuspuded, withhabil
ities aud assets reported at about 103,000
each.
The deadlock en the Canadian Pacitle
rulway at Wiuuepcg, caused by the treu
bio wr.h tbe eugiiieers in liremcu, is
practically ut au end. New engiueers have
arrive I aud tbe vierk "hops are te be opened
te-day.
The conference beiwtcu tlie class work
ers aud glass inauufnctiireis nt Pittsburg,
adjourned yesterday without having ac
complished anything, and the strike is
therefore, Indefinitely prolonged.
The members of the tiade tribunal in
Pittsburg yesterday presanted te Cmpire
I. D W. eks argumeuts ler and u;tatiit
tbe reduction in the price el mining iu the
fourth peel.
me werumtu iu i.ratl, uennctt .v Ve. a
Clinten mid, in Pittseurg, last night ac
cepted a tiu per cent, reduction ia wages,
Fill, cu hundred men are affected.
Tlie reduction of wages In the print
oleMi works of Rhe le Island aud portions
of MaHMchuK 'ttti bis caused much discus discus
sieu in Fall River. Seme prominent
inanufaetuiurs sy tint a roddctien of
wagi's must take pluce then-, although,
no doubt, it would be resisted by tbe ope
ratives. Other manufacturers think that
a reduction of wages would be followed
by a decline in the price of manufactured
cloth, "and that a reduction therefore
would net alferd any telief." It was sug
gested that shutting down tha mills for
ene woek from Saturday next would
probably be received with m re favor by
the operatives than a re 'nation of wages.
Tlie stock of print el )Mis u.i bull is evor
150,000 pieces.
a uuwsriKAuv KxriMKn
A Mm, muiI lVMiimn Arrvileil ,r 'rjlau te
Uititi mil Muulcr.
At Douver, Cel., last Satin day Mary
Hullerd called ou Dr. Hene, a prominent
dentist of Leadville,aud made iheNtartliug
reipiest that he lurnish her with poison
whicli could net be detected by au autopsy.
She elfered J00 eompeusatien, reluctantly
admitting that she wished te get rid of
her hush iml, Hans Holl'erd, se that her
hutbaud's brother, of whom she was en
amured, and herself might together enjoy
au insurance, of jJ.'vjOO which her husbaud
carried. After making au appointment te
meet both at his olllce last evening tbe
doctor arrauged with the police aud several
interested lusurance men te be present but
concealed. At the intorvlew the whole
diabolical plan was made known. The
man aud woman were immediately arrested
and placed iu jail. All the persons con
corned are Danish. The younger brother
is sixty years of age and the woman is
thirty live.
.ttlavelUiieeua Mutten,
William J. Pearson, recently remeved
from the pestmastersbip of Uatosville,
Arkansas, committed suicide m St. Ljtils
en Monday night.
Twe freight trains en the C mada South Seuth South
ei u railroad, collided near Redney, Oiita
rie, en Meuday night, and both engines
and soveuteon cars were wrecked
The mill of Clark Rrethers at Phillips,
Maine, was burned yesterday morning.
Less, 421,000.
Twe squares of the business portion of
Fortville, Indiana, were yestetday destroy
ed by tire.
Eruest II. Pipsr, of tha firm of Pipar &
Ce., of St. Leuis, jebbers iu notions nud
fauey goods, is reported te have abscond
ed, leaving debts te nu unknown
amount.
Twe sailors nrrlved at Thonnsten,
Maine, en Sunday and reported that they
belonged te the crew of the schooner
William Penn, of St. Geerge ; that thelr
vessel was run down by a steamer en Nev.
17, and they wero picked up aud taken te
New Yerk. The late of the captain and
the rest of the orew is unknown.
It is announced that the Canadian cus
tom department will investigate an alle
gation that the colleator of customs at a
Neva Scotia pert " smuggled In Amorlea
rollned petroleum whleh would net stand
test nud which was consigned te him by a
Philadelphia firm."
The iuquest iu the oase of Rese E. Kel
ser, who shot horself iu the room of Mr.
and Mrs. Dunn, In the Windser hotel,
New Yerk, resulted yeaterday In n vcidieS
of suicide.
A special dispatch fiem Paris, Illinois,
says that In nn effort te frihUn some boys
by discharging a gun in tbe air, 8anferd
Nerrla yeaterday fatally shot his brother
"Ted" and seriously Injured his brother
Orlande, Winsten Griffen aud Henjattiln
McLaugblln, Griffen is net expected te
live.
Tlie l'eos'en Acencjr.
It is understood that the presutcnt has
decided te reappoint General Siekel pan
sieu agent at Philadelphia aud the nomi
nation will be probably sent te the Senate
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IIIIH WOOIC. 1118 1 rllHKH Of V,lll,l,vr,,1l,,
eipoeieii imi ue would rcxnive the suppeit
of the Iudepcrdents, but Senater Milan-
I .l I .... I i
'.rations' 7y cndersiSg tl lnfaBS!
(nisldnr.ihln b:ul foci I n has bann ureal ed I
between Pennsylvania congressmen utid
Mr. tj'iay, owing te the nttempt of the
latter te control the fmleral patronage of
tilts Nfa'e, by which he has placed the
president in a siaiewlnt iuitiarraslug
position A a n.iv out of Iim pridiea
ment it is uudoisteoJ that ibe ctecu'lve
has decided t. allow General Siekel te
retain bis position. Senater Mitchell and
the ether Republican representatives of
Pennsylvania are united In their ell'ei Is and
tin nut desire any iliseerdant elements nt
Wnsblogteu.
lie III. I mil () IMr try.
U Frank Smlili. the tea broker, el 1,10
Wall stirot.N'ew Yerk, who dinappeanideu
Fiidiy, leuirmd t) his hiiiue at 1 IS West
lit si'venth street late last ulght. At 'J
oMiek jcMtmdiy afternoon Mrs. Smith
neeived n telegram fruii 1'lilladclphla
signed her husband. It read :
" I am iu Philadelphia, stepping at the
West Rail hotel. Don't knew hew I came
here, or why. All my money Is gene.
Remit some nt euc and I will retttrn iu
the morning."
Mr A. I). Tayler, Mi. Smith's son In-
la.v, telegraphed tint money would be
sent, lie and his wife immediately took
the train for Philidelpbla and telegraphed
later in the afteruetn tint they bad found
Mr Smith and would accompany him te
New Yetk. They arrived by t0")0 tram
Mr. Tayler sild he ha I found Mr. Smith
in geivl health and spirits Mr. Smith told
Mr I'avler that he remembered t iking the
IWO tram for Plila lolphiien Frldiy after
neon. The clerks at the West Dad hotel
f.ii I that Mr Smith had an Wed at the
hotel late In the afternoon el Friday, that
he did n t aat stiajgely. and enjoyed his
meals and regu'ar w.ilte. He had ue no
quaiutaueis te Pnll,viel hn His daugh
ter had been at th it hotel recently en her
wedding j iiiruey.
I ltd lireira I'rlnce O nu 'U the rope.
The Crown Prineo Fredorick Wilhehn
breakfasted Tuesday morning with Count
Nen 1viihiii, the Germ in nmoassader te
Ifa'y, at Reme. Ile met the pepe at l
o'clock Tuesday alternoeu. He w is receiv
ed wife the honors accorded te a ruliug
soverelgn. The pepn received tbe crown
prtucti with great c irdtabty and alTabillty.
The prince was visibly nlfeoted and ex
ptessM, in the name of the emperer, his
gratitl:atien at beiug able te mamflest his
res pect for hia holy uess The private con
ference of the pepe nnd tbe prinee lasted
an hour. The prinee upon leaving the
Vatican, appeared te be deeply moved.
The German crown prince received the
grand dignitaries of Italy, the presldeut of
Senate nud chamber of deputies and the
diplomitie body. Ha frrqueutly expressed
himself ns being dee-ply impressed by tbe
cetdiahty of his welcome. A state banquet
van gireu in tbe priuce's honor Tuesday
evt-iung, whleh thore wero present t'Jl per
sous including the members of the royal
family
.sil-.ini; .111m UjOIpj Seen In the Sleantalni-
At Wilkesb.irre, a man named Kehlor
fuinisbcd the police with information, at a
lite hour last night, that he bad seen Miss
Coelev, who left hr lumti Sunday night
a week, m the vicinity of Hemlock'-1
creek, aud that she was making in the
directi jn of the mountains. He reported
her as laboring under great mental excite excito oxcite
men. She refused te cenverse with him
and hurried aleug. As seen as the man's
story became known a rush was made for
livery stables by the pelice, constables and
special detective for teams te fellow up
the eliie. Se great was rivalry between
them te secure $1,000 reward that eacb
cue started out en his own responsibility.
A father' Atcempt te Stenl Ills Ulillil
At New Yerk thore was quite a scene in
the uew county court heuse Tuesday by a
father's attempt te steal his child Irem its
mother. Jehn Heek, a pelice, is sued by
hlj wife In tbe supreme court for a divorce
en the i' round of oruel treatment, The
plvn ill also seeks the custody of her
jc'iildi.u, The methei was In the corridor
I of th; court heuse with one of her ebil-
dien when tbe husbind suatched it
fieui her and a'.te npted te carry it away.
The s.-reaius of the woman attracted at
teutien and the attempted abduction was
foiled. The parties were taken Inte court
wlmre thn judge orderod that the child
be returned te the osre of his mother,
tlptirgl't Kuklux Seat te l'rlsun.
A' Atlanta, G i., Tuesday, Judge McCoy
rendei d a docisieti in the motion for a
new trial in the Bulks county Kuklux
eases. Five of tlie prisoners Jasper Yar-bre-agh.
James Yarbreugb, U ild Emery,
State Ljinens and Liviek sweetman
stated in opeu court that they wero guilty,
but tb tt E. II. Grccu and Dilrctts Yar Yar
beougb were innojeut, Tlie ovldeuco as
te t iie last two will bj heard ou Friday en
au amended motion. The ethors were
sentenced te two years each in the Albany
( N. Y ) peuitentlary 'and a flne of ?500
oie1). Neal Yarbreugb, wlu is sick in bed
has net boenscntencod.
riiuklng faces llelilml tlie Scene.
At Scrauteu Flera and Ella Moero, of
the "Bunch of Ivsys" combination, were
arrested en Tuesday morning nt the in
stance of Mrs. Slary Wills, a former mom mem
ber of the company, for insulting her at
the neademy of music last evening, nnd ns
she nlloges, making laces at her uehinu
the scenes. A compremiso was ofleoted
in time for the company te take the train
for Eaateu. Mrs. Wills is still playing
with the company, taking the character of
Jonas Grimes. Jealousy ou the part of
Airs. Wills, is asiigucd as tbe cause of the
trouble.
In tlie ueart.
In Atlanta, yesterday, Judge McCoy
rendercd n decision In the Ranks county
Ku Klux easos, Five of the prisoners prisoners
Jeseph Yarbreugb, James Yarbreuj;li,
Beld Emery, State Lomeus aud Leviek
Sweetman said in court that they were
guilty, but that E. II. Grceu aud Dllmus
Yarbreugb were Innocent. The ovidenco
at te the last two will be heard Friday ou
an amonded motion. The ethors were
seuteneed te two years eacb in the Albauv,
New Yerk, penitentiary, and a fluoef S3C0
eaeh. Neal Yarbreugb, who is sick in jail,
has net been Bontenccd.
I'eital Uliuntei In tnebtHte,
Postal changed In Pennsylvania wero
announced Tuesday at Washington as
follews: Pest Ofllees established at Dlgel,
MeKean county, and Rathmel, JofTersou
oeunty, The nnme of the Pest Offlce at
Upper Dehlin, Montgemory county, is
changed te Ambler. Postmasters oemmls
siencd Jehn G. Curtis, Ludlow; Evnnt
J. Ambler, Ambler; Sarauel M. Lewis,
Muff; Charles R. Burdiek, Dlgel; Luther
A. Hayes, Rathmel, and James Dunkcl
berger, Pittmau.
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New Vnrletiei.
Ocr i nutewn Telegraph
The time of the year has arrived te have
prcs'iuted te us the coming season's new
varieties of grapes, strawberries, ratpbor ratpber ratpbor
berncs, &e. They are usually accompanied
with a "out," showing' be far as a out can
show, the slz) and form of the fruit. Se
far we have net seen agrape that looked ns
if equal te, oertalnly net above, the sorts
we already have,and nesuredly net te com cem com
nare te a number of the newer ones which
have originated within the past thrce or
four years. Thore Is one strawberry, of
New Yerk origin called the 'Priuce of
Ronles," whleh, llke all ether new berries.
Is claimed as something superier te all
ethors j but, while the engraved buneh has
a really line appoaraneo, the ndjoetlve.i
used In deserlblug it must be taken for
granted, and meney te any considerable
extent will be Invested by no oue, when a
small sum will be equally offeeUvo lu
discovering its merit. It should be se iu
nil new things which are brought forth
with a hue nnd cry for the purpese of fore fere
ing it upon purchasers at whatover out eut
laudish prlce may be demanded for it.
OLUMIUA NEWS.
Ot'll KCIIl L.AII
UlllllKHI'ti'lli rUK.
r.v-eit Along Hie MiimiUfiliKiitiH Item
el
inl.fpl In mill Afilllllil tin, itiiriMigh
I'lnhKil ii ty llie liitnlii.
Krneer Iteiierler.
'1 n idglit a meeting of Orien lodue, Ne,
S7l). t. O. of O V will be herd.
Atiumlieref turkejsaud uhlcktun ieie
the priK s nt a sheeting match whleh wan
held yentetday near lllnl.'s saw mill by
Geerge Grers,
A eeiisidcrnble deiith of snow covets
the ground hete, and It is still snowing
fast. Leveis of sleighing will seen be
able te giatify tbli pissleu
Excursion tiekiils wlU'be sold ever tbe
Philadelphia & Reading railroad and its
branches en Deounber 83, ail. 'J I, W, 20,
ill) and IU, and January 1, geed until Jan
uary 2, inclusive.
A number of building leta boleuging te
the "Columbia Werkitigiunn's llulldlng
and Lean association" will seen be sold nt
publie sale.
The Second ntieet Luther in Sunday
school will net tender the cantata
nutieuueed te have been pioseuted ou the
evening of December 28, ou account of the
inability te participate of some who had
the matter Iu charge
A littli attention should ha given by tbe
temperance people te thesj unlicensed
lestaurauts whero the silo of Intoxicating
liquors is carried ou, I here are soveral
of such nlaces lu town.
A pistol shot and the sound as of people
lunniug were heard last night by a gen
tlemau tesldmg en Seuth Second street.
'e were unable te learn of any disturb
auce which may have, oceiu red duiiug the
night.
1'eMinml.
High Ceustable Christian Straw bndge
was 70 years of aie yesterday.
Miss Alie o'Oeuuoll has gene te visit
friends lu New Yerk City and Philadel
phia. Mrs. Rebert Ham het), at her residouee
en Lieust street, is entertaining Mrs. F.
Muler and Mr. Hank, of Philadelphia.
Twe AccliirniK.
James On ley, n P. R R, freight con
ductor, had a linger crushed while coup
ling cars in the east yards this tinruiiig.
Jehn (. aley s horse ran away yestetday,
near the Shawiue lolling mill. TheshnltN
were badly broken befere the animal
could he brought Inte subjection.
N.uni'U ter h lllslinprle.
The Columbi . JlemUl names Rev. R,
W. Itiimphrts!), el tins place, for a vacant
bishop's uhair in this conference of the M.
E church. The choice ceul 1 net full upon
one mere worthy te till such ,u exalted
poiitieu, mid the brilliant minister should
be warmly pushed for the bisboprie by his
0 mgtogatieu.
ttiv I'ltrinrn' 1'iirHilc.
The Yerk borough council will ncceiu
pany the tire oempaules of that place te
Uelvmbla ou New Year's day, aud will
form part of the parade then te be held.
Large contributions of money nud feed
have ahcady been reeelved by our firemen,
with which te ntlerd suitable previsions
for the wauts of their guests en the day
of the parade.
Sign ul jlir)imu9.
Christmas trees have made their aiqiear
auce in town. Industriously inclined boys
bring tbise trees te town for sale, aud
earu tu this manner money for Christmas
otijeynictit.
LuuMially large numbers of the coleicd
population will turn out en Christmas
morning for the purpose of patailiug the
town and Bulging their Christmas enrels.
This early morning parade Js ene of the
features of Christmas iu this plae3.
About Hie Opera Heme.
Mr. James Harsh has routed the leslau
raut located in the basement of the opera
house.
The "Aiiiinh Girl" will be played here
ou Christmas night, and the "Galley
Slave" ou New Year's night.
Tne comedy of "Wrinkles," by Harry
Watsen's company, was played last night
iu the opera house. It was the most laugh
able nlfair of the season, aud kept tbe
audience iu a continual rear. Manager
Miller should return with it eoeu again if
be wants a big house. It would be a sure
draw.
lias CDiiipxuy i:ifetlen.
The following managers of tbe Columbia
gas company were elected at a receut
meeting : Samuel Sheeb, II, M North,
Samuel Triisoett, Cenrad Swaitx, II. F,
Burner, Cuas. II llinkle and C. E. Grey
bill. Lewer lilld Melt-.
Ox'erU Press
Mordeeai Talor, of West Grove, dies
ter cjuuty, hassihi bis farm of 50 ae.rut,
iu Point township, te ,i Lancaster ceuulian
for w.aoe
Father McCallan, of Baltimore, will de
liver a free lecture en the " Curoraenics of
the Mass," iu Oxford Catholic church, en
Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
'Squire Ferrce, of Georgetown, this
ceuutv, haa en exhibition nt his stere the
cob of an ear of corn resembling a human
hand, having four well shaped lingers,
thumb, palm aud wrist.
The crearaery built by N. B. Fergusen
ou his farm iu Coletniu township, this
county, is new lu operation aud is turn
j ing out first class butter. He has put in n
Iranian y csieii supnriuer, vua nuiuu me
cteam Istakeu from the milk iu ajiiry, 120
gallons per hour belng its capacity. It is
drlveu by a Best engine. Mr. Fergusen's
establishment makes a market for his
neighbors' milk supplies.
ImmnuuH, '
This flne Christmas cantata written by
W. Heward Deano. the well known oem-
poser, will he presonted at St. Jehn's
Lutheran ohureh en Wednesday evening
of uext woek by the Sunday noheol nnd
choir of the ohureh. The inusie which
consists of flne soles, duets, choruses.
echoes, etc., will be under the direction of
Mr. Jehn Ziramermau with Prof. Haas at
the organ, supported by a full orchestra.
The audiouce room will be flnelv decorated
by the commlttce of whleh Dr. 11. D.
Knight Is chairman. Ne charge will be
made for admission.
Lewer Knit Ure Mine.
Last ovenlnc tlie work was suspended
In the Brooks ero mine in Provldenco
township, en account of dull times.
Twenty tive raen are thrown out of em
ployment. At the Cabeen mines, near Camargo,
extouslve preparations nre belng made for
work, whleh will be commenced In the
spring. New machinery will be put lu
and the branch from the Y will be repaired
by the railroad company se as it cau be
used.
The Itete Autenmtlu llrake,
Gee. S. Gatehell, goneral superintendent,
of the Buffalo, New Yerk nnd PhlladeL
phla railroad ; A. Vail, superintendent of
motive power and machinery en same
read ; Frank A, Seabert, assistant super
intendent of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Wostern railway, nnd James Nelan,
draughtsman of said read, nil of whom
have carefully examined the workings of
Hie Rote automatic car hrake, give It their
hearty ondersomunt and predict that it
will f pecdlly oerno into goneral use
OuiiiineuiirtUle Uuritributleuf,
The superintendent of the Lancaster
oeunty hospital desircs te have the halls
nud rooms appear ns homeliko as possible,
ami would therofero solicit from the clti
zeus, lithographs, chroines or ethor plu
turcs large enough for suspeuding en the
walls. Any person willing te contribute
will ploase send a postal card te tbe super
intendent and he will call for them.
run, i: K.itAitrM i.r.eTinir:.
A Ifij t:iitertnttiliiit itiseiiumn t.iet I'truilnu
Only a small audlonue gathoied In the
court house last ovening tu listen te the
very Interesting tectum by Mr ElwlulC.
Hart, of the Phiiad.lp'iii ICetninj Ttlt
graph, en the Biibjpet, "Around thu World
in Nuiety Minutes.' Prier te the huituie
them was some Hue music rendeted by a
qiimtet, ceuslntlng el the Mia ach Ilinr
and .Messrs. Smallug u-id Slaugh,
which wurf well exoeutcd and npprccU
livi ly teoelved. At tha oe-iehislou of llie
sinning theleetilter svis tn'redmed by Mr
E. K. Martin, uq.
The Iretuier bald he would talk about
jeiirtinjism, n Mibjeet of abseiblng lutn
est The newsnaivir el te dav Is essnu
ti.illy a history of the world, ltwisihi
hewi vrr, se n little while age The exten
si iu of the uleotrle wires no I thn ether
facilities for gatheiiug news had increased
the publie desire for It until new the news
paper ia necessary te the comfort and oon eon oen
vonlonco of overy family. The speaker
then otiterod into a desultory explanation
of the various departments of newspaper
work. In regard te the nssseciated press,
be said that it originally began by soverul
of the New Yeik papeis banding together
te secure the uewnud gnidii illy giew into
a vast concern, gathering tbe news ftem
all parts of our country and thu whele
world, Ile gave some iuloriuatleu regard
ing the system of securing news for
the paper, and told hew the iiuagi
native wilter elaborates en a few weids
leeuivcd by tolegiaph and makes a long
account out of a few words, The oceanic
wilts next received his nltentfett, and
while speaking of it mentioned among
ethor things that thore wero lle oeoanlo
cables aud 55,000 miles of cable wires. He
then entered into nn extended account of
the modus operandi of nawspipcr business,
nnd gave a dotailed description of the
villous duties performed by the various
emp'eyes oenucetod with the editorial
loom. At tbe close of bin leoture he speke
of the newsboys, nnd feelingly roferred te
thelr miserable condition and uttered elo
quent words in thelr behalf. He closed
with a line peroration ou the lile, utter
ances nud nehievements of Herace Greeley,
which was well received. The lecture was
very Interesting nnd Instructive, nud
f henld have been better attended.
II A1K.lt At. I. lllllKfa.
The I.Mttnt (leuip el the Diamond.
Receius, of last year's Hanisburg team,
is iu Louisville, without an engagement for
next season,
The Quickstep elub, of Wilmiugteu,
want te get back Harry I'yle, of Reading,
their old pitcher.
Mconan.ef Reading,is said te be a risiug
catcher. He Is also described te being a
splendid thrower and a heavy batter.
A grand stand, with a seating capacity
of l,nU0, will be orcetcd en the Alleutewu
baseball ground uext o.imeu.
The Reading lltrali expresses the epin
ion that the Lancaster club "will doubt
less preve ene of the strongest clubs in
the intei-state."
Tbe Eclipse club, Louisville, is tiege
tiating with Chue, n flue general playei of
last year's Harrisburg club, Cline asked
$171 of the Harrisburg management aud
was refused,
Harry Wright says . Au educated base
ball man has brighcr and quicker porcep
tiens than au unlettered oue, will see a
point or play quicker and will be quicker
te execute it. His correct habits of lite
will make him as superior physically as he
is mentally. The Held Is open for a hotter
class of players, and It will spetddy be
tilled."
The first regtiler meeting of the Union
base ball association was held at the Bing
bam lieime, Philadelphia yetiterday. Flie
elubs were represented nt tbe opening of
the convention, which included the cities
ol'Cuicage, St. Leuis, Philidelpbla, Balti
more aud Washington. Immediately after
the new organization tbe new Cincinnati
club was admitted te tbe association.
The pi incipal features of the rules adept;
ed were tbe abolishment of the foul b nnd
rule, aud the strict eufeteemi.nt of the into
iu rofeieneo te pitehiug, requiring tbe
pitcher te keep his hand below the line of
the shoulder. Each club will play sixteen
games with eaeh ether, of which eight
will be played en each of the home
grounds, The graduated system of the
division of the receipts wai adopted, uaeh
home club supporting itelf aud giving
each visiting club $7'). Pbe follewiug
officers were elected for the ensuing jear .
President, llenrv Lucas, el St. Leuis ,
vice president, Themas J. Pratt, of Phil
adclpbia ; seeretary aud treasurer, Wil
liam Warreu White, of Washington ;
diiucters, Justus Thorner, of Cincinnati;
II. R, Hemic. t, of Washington, aifcl A, 11.
Hendersen, of Chicago.
Arthur Williams, pitcher aud thiid
baseman, and Frank Madden, catcher nnd
shortstop, late of the Westfluld, Mass.,
club, have signed with the Ironsides for
uext season. The contracts with their
signatures arrived te day. Beth men have
geed records, having played against the
best clubs iu the country.
TIIK HM1W,
lleiv Ilyil lnUciere Spoil llys Itiime?
e wentricrni nuiyite ye lii mge, we siy,
be v, i lle U ye pluunu ;
W lien ye iieniiu alieim he iniyite riys A,
Wlien wettu he took liys K'e.
The abeve is net remarkably applicable
te this feative season of the year, hut the
sturdy, welceme and hilarious fall of the
buew te-day invited a poetically inclined
reporter te rummage amid thu musty
cerners of his corebrum te discover
some lure supposed te be timely te
the presouce of the " beautiful
scow," the woleomo old aud tbe general
inclination of male humanity te tbe exhil
eratlug iullnonces of tbe generous bover
ages dispeutcd ever the marble capped
counters en a iresty morn. According te
the above ucudescript stanzi this Is the
weather at which te take " e'cs " The
snow that begau te fall at nu early hour
this morning has given premise of a satis
factory ceutlnuance, as it possesses the
nppoarance ami tendency of a snow that
has " ceme te stay." The coal merchants
aud the livery gentlemen nre consequently
In a state of uncertain, olevnted nud in
substantial hllarleiisness, pleturlug te
their mind's eje the glittering coin which
must he the eoucemiiant of the snowfall
or olse a creation of the heat eppr:sicd
brain, that like " the bast less fabiin of a
vision leaves net a rack behind "but
mud. With the meny bells, ns they have
been heard en the street, some prerna
turely vouttiresemo folks disregaidlug the
rough Belgian blocks nnd uncertain cross
ings, Centre Square looking likeamina.
ture plue forest, of which the rabbits deu't
knew nuythiug, the windows resplendent
with Christmas toys, and all natUre level
ling in anticipation of thu appronehing
holidays, uulted with tbe presence of the
snow, all sorve te dispose of the Idea of a
fat graveyard and suggest a jelly, wholo whelo whole
lome and preper observance el Chrlst
mtiBtide. Divores vrnnteil,
Tboresa Miller, by her next friend Gee.
Kline, has llled a subpoena in divorce
from her husband, Ellswerth Miller, the
petitioner alleging gross lndiguitles, gross
violencoaud various ntsaults and batteries
inflicted en her person by her hutband as
te render her life burdonsemo and Intol
erable. Church lienlcutlen.
The Ml. Pleasant U. B, ehurch will be
dodieaWd te religious worship en Sunday,
the 2el lust. The services will begiu at
10 o'clock. Bishop Dlok'nsen, of Cham Cham
bersbunr, and Revs, E. Light, of Lebanon,
nud L. Poters, of Lauoaster, w,ll be pres
ent. The r ublie are invited te attend,