IjANCASTEK DAILY INTEJL1.1GJBNCBK TIirUSOAY. DECEMBER 27. Is;. It w i If,! ' Eattcaatct fntellfgencet. TgORSDA BVENINO, DKO, 37, 1808. ' ' ' lferk for Them. It Is reported that Messrs. Cox nnd 8prlnR2r purpese declining their appoint ments totlie chalrmanshlps,respectlvcly, of Uie naval commlttce nnd expenditures In tbe department of JiJ3tIce ; Mr. Cox because no bcllevc3 that his twenty-two years scrvlce in Congress entitled him te the chairmanship of foreign rclatiensdind Mr. Springer because- he nnd his constlt censtlt usnts have been wronged by tlie fallure t3 put him en an important committee, he tee, being nn old nnd prominent mem ber. Messrs. Cox nnd Springer have our sympathy, for we lncllne te think they have some cause for cemplnlnt; but they need net be moved te resign by reason of the le,ck of important work they mny find te de in the committees te whose charge they have been assigned. It is true that Congress is net likely te glve the navy department much money te spend whlleMr.Chandler Is secretary, as there Is no confldence felt by the Democratic majority, and very little by the Republican minority even, that it will be honestly expended. Mr. Chandler i3net In very geed reputeat home,as was shown when he undertook lately te be a candidate for senator. He has managed te achieve fame as a dexterous pelit. leal manager, wholly unscrupulous as te his devices. The money that u voted te his department will be carefully expended for his own profit and inci dentally for that of his party. That he will get none te se spend from this Cen gress may be assumed, but the chairman of the naval committee need net want a better subject te operate upon for the beneflt of his own fame and for the geed of the country. The naval admin istration may be very profitably looked into. The many millions expended upon it, and the nbsence of n navy te show for it, furnish something te be explained for the country's edification. Everyone will admit that the United States should have a strong naval force. The money has been provided that should have secured this result. Why has it net been obtained und hew may it be? Let Mr. Cox answer tbesa ques tions ; and he will have plenty of work as chairman of the navnl committee and plenty of glory If he dce3 it well. Perhaps and quite probably lie has net the particular talents needed for the exposition ; in which event it will be well for him te resign nnd let his cel league, ex-Senater Eaten, be put in his I place -. he will let in the light en the darkness of the uaval misappropriations. And Mr. Springer, though he has net a thief te leek after In the attorney gen eral, has a very extravagant and wild expender of the public moneys te held up te condemnation. The nmeunt of money spent by the great nnd shirt frilled Brewster Is beyond nil precedent nnd defeuce. Mr. Brewster's particular talent is in spending ether people's money ; he has been employing a multi tude of men te de a very ineffective business. His administration has been remarkable for great trials, witli long arrays of special government counsel at great salaries, who have accomplished nothing, The attorney general himself has been tee busy te de any of his Mrt, Carlisle took the Btlngoutef the charge of sectionalism in the forma tion of his committees. While it is true thnt the lnrgcr number of Democratic members from the Seuth gave thnt sec tlenn considerable share of the chair manships, It is te be noted that in the mero important committees there is nothing te warrant the insinuation of bias agalst the North. Of the 13 mem bers of the ways and means committee, thai raises the money te be expended for the support of the government, 5 are from Southern states. The committee en appropriations, which directs hew money raised by taxation shall be ex pended is made up of 11 "Western nnd Northern men and 4 Southern men. Li:s9 than a baker's dozen of the Methodist preachers of Philadelphia have solemnly resolved that the morning newspapers which print an edition en Saturday night must go. About the time that the next confereuce meets some of the same ministers will be ask ing the help of these newspapers In their own efforts te stay. i Maidens of uncertain age are eagerly awaiting the ndvent of leap year. Coxceitn, .Mil., is sueh a quarrelsome place that ita name has te be changed te Discord. Tu vt the labor trouble uew darkly oeeiiog up may dle with the old year is the fervent wish of all friends of human ity. l' iwkxt pestage ha been demon strated te be a success. New let the we jjht of postage carried at that figure be increased from a half ouuce te an ounce, acd the American oagle will scream in delirious joy. Tu f army and navy efllcera who compeso tbc commission appointed te select a site for a national foundry for making ord erd uince have proposals from a half score of places in Pennsylvania each confldent that it ii the identical spjt U. S. is looking for Six thousand six hundred miles of new rillrcals have been built in the United States during the past year at au apprex iraate coat of JICj.000,000. Pennsylvania emes fifth in the list of these & ;es and territories that lead in railway oenstruc tien, 330 miles of read having been placed within its bordera during the year tha'. is about closing. Insanity in New Yerk, according te statistics just published, is steadily in creasing. The number of patients en Ward's Island has augmented from 20 te '25 per cant during the year jast closing, and the ether asylums also show a marked increase ever the year previeus. The main cause of this growing mental instability is said te be the rapidity of living of the average New Yerker. Life is tee short te live it hurriedly, especially when the result of this conduct is mental infirmity. It is new apparent why Frauk Hatten declares civil service reform "a humbug.'' Such a declaration from a first assistant cabinet officer invites this hind of adver tising for bis paper : ri - v will in: paid a iiKSi'e.vsiuLt Ol.JU party ler a place as tntJicnger or watchman In ene of the departments. Ad- ire??, wltheoafldence, M. E. It., llepnbllcau Office PKH80NAL.. Anciinisiier PuuniK of New Orleans, Is critically ill. Mu. flL.vnsTO.vn Is said te have nn ostrich-Illte digestion. Cox nnd Sprluger threaten te decline their chairmanships. Mn. Hkxuv Invi.No'stwe weeks' engage ment In Bosten yielded 35,700. Till itxiAN's red bandana will be a battle Hag iu the Ohie senatorial contest. Cuius M vui:n thinks It will be Tilden, aud cither Legan, Edmunds or Arthur. Stesewai.l Jacksen was studiously careful of the religious training of his negre slaves. Gknkiui. Sur.uvi vx's wife and daughter Richel narrowly escaped death In a ruu away in St. Loulseu Wednesday attcruoeti. Noltlier were injured. Jr.rn-.inex Dvvis's bust has been com pleted. It was made solely by the aid of engravings and photographs which wero furnished by Mr. Davis himself. Mvttiif.w AiiMM.n considers that tbe principal danger Ameilca has te fear from the majority is "falie philosophy, false smartness and f.ilse audacity. Aiivnnisiier Uisae.vs officiated in Wedneday's services at the church of Satit v Maria Maggiore, in Heme, instead of a Cardinal, as is muni. This is consider ed a high compliment te the American church. Floed, Fair aud Mackay are brawny, full blooded men, with geed color, height ened by geed living and driuking. They dress carelessly and have all the California characteristics Crce nnd easy in address, hail fellow well met with all their friends. Sharen, e:i the contrary, could sit for a picture of a giwl Connecticut daacen. Hkv. J. II. H.viuiij, of Jersey City, well known in Li-iL-.ister, under appoiutuient of the bishop and missionary beard of the M. E. church, sails te-day for Heme, te at tend the Italian confereuce ou Jan. S, and then te cuter upon the duties of assistaut superintended of tht twenty Methodist etatleus in that cttv. lie gees by the White Star steamer Baltic. Bitlei bajs : " It has been said I could start my presidential boom hotter from Washington than from Loweli. I respectfully submit that I could net. In the first piece, 1 have no presidential boom te stait, and if I had I think Lewell would be a belter place te start ene than Wash ington, bcause there are te many started there that there might be a collision. Het ter start ene in the backwoeods." Mn Hr.Niiv Vill vnt, notwithstanding his dash and energy, retains a very peculiar superstition. When he leaves his heuse in the morning he iscarefnl te avoid, for the first five minutes, all cress eyed per sons. If he meets a man with an obliquity of vision within that time, he gees back te the beuse, under pretense of having for gotten something. Tbe greatest disaster of his life be IV! him en the day that he found a cock-eyed man standing en the steps of his bearding ke.tse when he start ed te business. A OUKAT ST It IKK rtlUllAtil.!.'. UTTlOW, U trice address LOYALTY. an In- UepubUcan 1 A ItAUK CHANCE-TO TUB UENTLK 1 MAN a4Hl4tln? mft tn nrnciirn a nlflPM In business, se far as the public can see. I th capttei as tneHni;er or laborer, i wui tr-,.- i..i ii. .. . .. .u Klvet!WcxshprabonnseMl.WQ. ter iiu luva iiau iviauuun nuui oil uci mc country In nil parts of it, and the evi dence has yet te be furnished that they have convicted anybodyer reformed any thing. The lavish expenditure of Brew ster seems te have no ether incentive than the satisfaction of his legal friends nnd the legal friends of his friends. He has never been appealed te in vain ; nnd it is only because of the failure of the lawyeroef the country te ask, or te find friends te nsk, that they be made assist nnt United States attorney general or special United States ntterney, that they were net all thus adorned nnd compen sated. Mr. Springer lias an elegaut aubject in Mr. Brewster. AcceitDixa te the New Yerk Tuna' own speclnl report of it the murder of white men by negrees down in Yazoo, Mis3., the ether day, was "one of the most cold blooded, premeditated assas assas lnntiens that ever occurred in nny com munity " ; " three men in the prime nnd vigor of youth were shot down like dogs, and two etheis, ulse In the prime of life, were seriously, nnd one of them probably mertnlly, wounded by ne ne geoes." Of courae'thu tragedy has no political significance whatever." But what significance it would have been invested with had the negrees been killed ; especially if the whites had bo be haved iu the manner reported by the Times : " The negrees were seen iu the evening in cliques and orewds, talking In a mys terieus manner, and predicting a difiloul difileul ty. As has been developed sluce the tragedy, the whlte men were taken by uurprife, and nothing of ihe kind nai thought of or expected by them," Am Bczz'RD is a man of rare parts. Within a very brief period he has baen weunded aud dying lu a lone cave en the Welsh mountains ; then he has been ac tually buried at the feet of the Hahnstown hills ; and almost immediately resurrected te terrify a schoolmaster near Epbrata. After the latter cscapadu the writer soar sear ing en the wiugs of a vivid imagination narrates that " the bold robber tied into the darkness." Out of that darkness he has new emerged long enough te let a newspaper '.correspondent locate him iu Missouri. There Abraham's talent will be properly appreciated. At least if he receives no worse treatment than Jessn James, he need have no cause for com plaint. It is te be hoped that Abe wdl net he made te answer for all the lies told about him, or his eternal perdition is ertalu. "WfiLt. constituted us the new appre priatiens commlttee of the Heuse is for economical work, it cannot be expected that It will accomplish mnterlal reduc tions of public expenditures below these of the last session of Congress. When the lest Heuso of Representatives came in, the "Republican majority, (lushed with success and proud in their power, appre printed $251,000,000 at its first session Then camothe elections and Democratic success. In order te prevent a succeed lng Democratic Heuso from making n geed comparison the Republicans cut down the appropriation at, the next aesslen te $183,000,000, uud they hope that deficiencies which they Incurred will muke it impossible for Mr. Randall's committee te get below lliesa figures. The Republican intention is, however, te be gauged by the amount of apprepri atlena" when the de'il waa well." m am m M it. S. S. Cox is it man of varied at tainments, versatile talents and a wldu range of knowledge. lie 1ms ene weakness that is a common failing of humanity, He measures his merits by Ills own cstl mate of them, und is petulant when any body falls te accept the satna standard. But Mr. Cox has a geed deal of useful ness In him, aud does net Htay sour tem pered leu? enough te fcpell. Should there ever ceme a time when the United States feel the necessity of haviug a poet laureate, the claims of ene F. K. Denten te that exalted office must shutout all competition The rock en which this dovetoo of Hippocrene founds his fame is a sweet idyl intended as an iu vocation te the sun. Its beauty consists iu the vigor and spirit with which the poet dashes into his subject with the open lug line, " O suu, hell wandering up the firmament." Well is It for Tennyson that this grand production did net appear when he was struggling for bread nnd fame, elsa would he have sought sorae green weld and died in despair. That the poem is well sustained throughout is seen by a glance at the concluding line referrlng te the great illuminator. " Ceruscant lu the eurism 01 my utams. it would be ex. ccedingly appropriate te make Mr. Den ten baron of semethlni?. even though already the envious may icgard him as " barren of ideas." Fer the honeilt of theso who may net p,et au opportunity of reading this romarkable poetle omanatlen, it is reproduced in lull : " O Sun. hell wumleiiiiK up tlie tlrimitmmt ' UeUMiiUeit I tlieu wert ! llieu art u ltiugli el 11IIU i Klltrca or Twetity Tluunnei! .Vlluert lle.uljr ter n ur:itnt Lptl.lD. There is a lively prospect of oxtensivo treuble in the bituoiiueus coal districts of Clearfield, Centre, Westmoreland, Blair, Huntingdon and Bedford counties. Ever since the advent of December agitators re presenting the Amalgamated association of miners aud the Knights of Laber have been sewing th seeds of discord and dta dta sensieu among the dissatisfied aud grumbling cell'er3 employed in the coal fields of these districts, and se success fully have the emissaries carried en their work that the working men in many re giens have expresscd a willingness te assist in the general strike that is laid down for the first of January. It is esti mated that between 15,000 and 20,000 colliery operatives havj enrolled them selves under the standard of the miners' labor organization. It is stated that the treasury of the uniea U well supplied with funds and a strike, occe inaugurated, can be maintained fernix rcinths, if such a procedure is necess-r7 m "-in a victory in the struggle. The pred-ujre aie extremely reticent a te their f.t, but it is gescr ally known ih- . :.iae:icn iu all '.ue departmsn'j jf ,.cu. v, 1 ' . e-;;.-u after December !1. The detectives have discovered unmis takable evidence of preparations for a cen coal revolt at no distant day. Seme eight thousand colliers empleyed lu contra 1, northwestern nnd western Pennsylvania are members of a secret eatli bound organ ization ibat has been founded for the express purpo",e of striking against any movement ei the producers looking te a reduction of wages. In the outlying and mountain regions much lawless nets prevails. Hideously illustrated " coffin " notices have been bent te in in necent and inolTensive persecs who have in some way incurred the eumity of the MUlie Maguire element, ;iml there air grave apprehensions that the preent outcrop ping of enme is but the beginning of mero organized aud extended outlawry. The geneial situation is unsettled, uncer tain, even precarious, and the least iudia iudia creat movement upan the part of any of the c jntlieting elements might precipitate a serious aud sanguinary revolution. Further developments are awaited with deep iuterest by the part1)1) concerned in eal predue ion. AN A.iltJ.'.IMlKl) IIKIDAI. r.vjuv. T I STBEETHG11TS. IILUIIUV HUAWIkS IM Till". l'All SlJUNI. A CIirlltinairiKlit-Tnn Mm lulled Al" lcuilnlr, S. O-A Ve.lfHii :i' " Ilanth-l.nuiHllip l tolersilo. On Christmas day a riot and street fight took place In Allendale S C. I we por tions wero killed outright ami live ethers were mero or less seriously wounded. The olreumstatuvs of the riot were as fellows : Jehn Uu llett. one of the mar shals of the tewii.hu sons, .lehn and loin, ami his ifraiiiUein I'.van and Joyce Strange, had nn eltciciti.m and lUht with Ftank Woaver ami Aley Muldleten. dur ing whieh the t france boys were wounded. , , , Returning from thu light, whiehlud beoucartled ou uutil Weaver and Mtddle ten get nearly out of town, the lludlett party met L. B. nnd Frank O'Uryait and Ou. Allen returning Ireni a dinner patty, when ene of the Stiauge bays insulted thorn. Frank O'Bry.u- tcs'uted the insult, aud u geucral tiht ensued, in which sticks, knives and put. ! were freely used. Kvau Strauge ami Tem lludlett were killed outright, ami the two Jehn llud letts were severely wounded. The two O'Brvans were also wounded slightlv. L. 11. OHrj.m's lde -'vul by bis 'shirt cellar, which wai split abt it llve inches in front across his threat, the skin being slightly cut. Lynching lu Tem". At McDade, Tevis. en Meuday night, threo thieves were lyuchcd by fifty armed men. On Tuesday si of the friends of the lynched men visited llclUue, and a tight ensued in which two of then and otie cit cit izen were killed. One uf the wounded men is uet expected wwi.jer. The com panies of militia arrived in McD.ule but finding everythiug iju.et uwirncd te then homes. Family I'euil aui! ini.er aiMtern 'At Red Hill, S. l' Jehn Agnell was stabbedtedeathby.ian.es Hamilton and Agnell's father had a theek bone fiac fiac ture.l aud au arm broken. The trouble resulted from a family feud between Ham ilton and the Agaells. In an ailray at Vancleusc, S. C , a mvi mmed Scott was shot and killed. UlSASTllOls rlllt.f lluvages ei me i- uuir In en vtU The large carpet store of Hardcuburg A Ce., in New Yerk city, was burtied Wednesday afternoon. A part of the building was used as a sd rige waroheuso aud ceutaiued a large quantity of furni ture, none of which could be saved. The less will be about $1 20,000. of which $60,000 is ou the btuliiiug. Hardenburg & Ce. 'a less is estimated at 10,000 aud the less ou the furniture at $20,000. The tire is supposed t have been caused by rats gnawing sulphur matches iu the cel lar and igniting them. A tire occurred at t.iiibt in a tive story tenement house at .' Suffolk street, New Yerk, occupied by ten families, causing a panic among the luaiau-s. A number of them fled te the reM, a". 1 were imprisoned there by the tire, which wa blazing through the scuttle, until they were res cued by the pelice and lirctnen. ihe building at l.a Irent strcet, row Yerk, occupied by Weed .fc Ce., dcaleis in tallow, grease and oils, was burned, causing a less of 432,000 Twe firemen wer injured by faSlins timbers. One of C. M. L?e'a shoe factories at Athel, Mass., was burned. Less, $00,000; insurance, -MO.OO0. Twe hundied and fifty hands are thrown out of work. Green Brethers & Ce.'a agricultural im. plement feundiy at Waterferd, Ontario, burned, Less, $30,000. Thompson's woellen mills at M'.hey, Mifflin county. Pa., were destreid by fire yoHterday. Lesa, $15,000 ; lar Jiauce, j,000. his iittempt te kill her. Subsoqiiently be assaulted her with n lieavy steve lltter and she is uew lying inn precarious condition. Slie says Mnokey declared the attack was made en nor ler alleged ill-treatment el her husband, who has been dead for nov nev eral months. The would-beniurderor hns escaped. A ltmiUr Allet lijr n Den. On Christmas morning, Ooergo Case, a young man living lu l'etoiie. Ills., went hunting. When he reached thu weeds he halted and rested the butt of his cooked guu ou the ground, the uiuzzle pointing towards his head. Case then called te his deg, which was running about a Rhert dlstauce oil'. The animal ran te his mas ter and jumped upon his breaH. In doing se he pressed the trigger with ene of his hutd feet and the gun waa discharged, in- tummy Kiiuug uase. A liittriiluir Acelilmt lu Huntingdon, Majer William V Jehn, seu, while carrying a lighted coal oil lamp up stairs suddenly foil baekwards causing the lamp te explode and burning him in a horrlble niauuer. The left side et Ills body is n charred mass of flesh, his arm being se badly burned ns te necessitate ampu tation. His finger nails have dropped oil' nud particles et tlcsh have fall en Irem his wounds. Orave doubts are entortaliied of his recovery, as it is feared his injuries will result In pyemia. Oraiicmum AtUcUeu A formidable riot occurred at Harber Grace, N. F. The Orangomeu turued out iu precession with their regalia nud Hags when they were attaoked by the opposite faction, aud three men were instantly killed nud soveral mortally or sovcrely wounded. The riot at a late hour had net been quelled. Detachments of Infantry aud cavalry aud pelice have boeu des patched by train and steamer te the sceno of the disturbance. A Knllteuil Held Hcpeultici. The inquest ou the the bedies of eight men who was killed iu a wreck ou the Susquehanna and Clcarfield read was com pleted at Dubois, Pa en Wednesday and the company waa held as belng responsible. mis was tlie lirst wreck ei any conse quence ou the read and the company claim that it was uet their fault. DeMh te Doctern. Dr. Bcatty, coroner of Lambteu, near Terente, died suddenly while holding an inmicst ou u murdered woman. Drs. Loreuzo Trailer and Themas G. Simons, reputable physicians of Provi dence, Rhede Island, nre arraigned for criminal malpractice. A Weman IJIcn In Ctiurcn. Mrs. Martha Starei, sister of cx-Sheriff Bullis, of Kssex ceuuty, N. Y died sud denly en Sunday morning without a strui; strui; gle in her church pew in Meriah while the congregation was singing. MAHT m:v. CUHISTMAS CUUKK. 1IIII.IIIAY CKI.KHItATIONS UUUMTKY. TI1K aerliil CiiUttstnmeulii in (tin l lly 1'rliatn llirnlrlcsH mm 1-itlille rrrdirnmticrii A Huiiilny Mriititii Crlf hrntlen In Junrrjrvlli The Chrlftliuas festivities at St. l'aul'H German Reformed chureh lu Quiryvllle were the finest ever held at that place nud the ehurch was crowded with people Of the Sunday soheol almost every fcolielar was present. Thoehiiioh was handsomely irimmcii wiiu greens in loateous, cresses aud wreaths with smllax, lilies mid carna tlens. The decoration was the weik of the choir, assisted by Lery Sitter, who kindly leaned many et his het houne plants fur the occasion. The music was uleetcd with much eare and consisted of carols, eVi, well tender ed by the ohelr assisted by the scholars. Addresses wero made by the pastor, Hcv. J. M. Sottder, and Superintendent G. W. lleusel. After the regular pregramme, in a very earnest tqtoeeh, Rev. Sunder pre sented en behalf el her many friends in the church, te Mazie Sutei, the organist, a beautiful scarlet caslitneie diess pattern ; and in turn Mr. Seudcr was picseuted, in a short address, by G W. lleniul, with a haudsome purse containing a Miu.jmim of money. The whele oee.islon was iiiueli appre ciated and was really a joyful ene te all present. .Herry C'tirlKtiiiim In l.ciuiiiU. Old Iieacecic has but two female tiaehns aud both have been very kindly remem bered by their pupils and patrons. .Miss Sallle K. Stehmati, teacher et interoeiirso school, received n haiitheinn silver call bell, and Sallle J. Trainer, of Hickory Greve, a beautiful and durable tchoel glebo. The kind thoughtfulnessef pupils and pitrens is fully appreciated. TIM. 11 Alt 111' IlKl lll.l.llf.M SWEPT OVKIt Till. u.:t. Ziimen.-ii tbe I, but un one or all tlie billion (jlietls 'i imi wiiu und storm ureund worm this wlilrlleK In the delirium et consciousness. Hew can 1 liope my wliiKleaiiiiviiabtus Will uver leaclitlm enrel tliee t 'Iliee wliobeliulu Hie world travMled 1 beliuld It, ecean robed, renmln u purplu bill. LenntcMil In tlie clirUm or Hiv tiimnis V' Mem r.Ji,Jeitten't"J(irlu Poetical Works " A Mnrmlea lleLtsptluu Klefd Trujbleil CIvrKjiunu. It was given out a few days age that en Wednesday evening, December 20, at the residence of the bride, en Garner street, Celi'rts, N Y. would occur the marriage of Frauk Cele te Miss N. F. Ncary. The ceuple had many friends, and there was a large awcmbly present atthe time anneua cuu. uue iue Kucsia were in ene room a bat.quBt was being prepared and tables were laden in another room. The min ister from Albany was en hand, but his cjunteuauce showed that something troubled him. When the time eame te annouuee the ceuple mati and wife, the minister stepped forward and, opening a marrlage cottiilcate, said he had mar ried the ouple four years age Christmas ulKht, and that they were alreadv mn and wife. The minister also produced four lettt rs from the couple, sent at different times, wishing and requesting him te keep the matter a secret. Of oeurso there. was a sensation In the Iiouke for a while. The wedding spread did uet spoil, however.ror the guests made the hast of it. Plenty of presents were also received and aoceptcd by the old married ceuple After the wedding" the happy ceuple itnrted for Syraouse ouanextended wedding trip. b.NMW.SI. 11)1.1, l he Weeteru Union's Dividend. A1 a meeting of tha exoeutlvo commit. te ei thu Western Union company in New ierk, YvcaneBday, it was decided toepon tlie transfer books en January -, instead of January 10, ns was previously orderod This notion is simply takeu toaeoommo date investors, and will net alter or alleet the payment of dividends en and after Jauuary 13 toeteckholderH of record nt the oleso of the books ou the 20th instant. A UtirUtmna Uentlt Curul, Mrs. William Willlame, uged sixty four, n (armor's wlfe, of Berks county, was merrlly singing a number or Christmas carols with the neighbor' children, -nhcu the suddenly dropped eyer dead, The Cause of d:ath was apeplexy, AiiuilicrTcrrlOie lllaimtrr tu colurade. A dlsiiateh fiem Telluride.vl.i Montieso, Dec. at, hjya : At neon te day a snow slide came down Marshall basin, carnying en the shaft huiihe of theMcndnta mine, In which were 11 men, 8 of whom wero killed outright and S injured j four of the men dugtbortuclveseut. Ne further particulars mu b pri-ruut uuiainnuie A larce bedv ler ni r lav Lern Bilverlewn tu Ames md i)nr.,v .i wan due 1'Cre last, Fuday.h.ta nutyet bjcn heaid from It is i opposed that helms been lout in creasing the r.iuge." - m -a-ai . hlriiull lijr uTi.itii, J eh ., S. Austutz aud hla two daughter, while nttemptlni.' te cnisi the New Yerk, Llttle Krie and Western il.ulie.td near Buflingten, Ohie, in a sleib, wcie etruck by n train nnd all were killed i " iii-'uiiv uuiiiiuauie a. large b of meti will leave here lu the morning thoaeoiio of the disaster. Tne mallear Twe Uxcltlug Accident ou nria i;ivrr. Twe exciting aoeidonts oscarre-' t Pittsburg, en the Monegahola riv.sr an Leck Ne. 1, yesterday. Shorter L-: n neon the steamer B. D. Weed wa c zc down with a tow of cal bar"cr, -.ii . sve T-f. i.-a'iv t.' iu 'eri.ur.Lt - .rv r..:d t f.r .Le ua.s. 'ih' .e..ac. ; ed lit tiie e-rti W6. -e sua. Iu tlie evening the stcar-si "flel'-i. r, owned L, Man ia & Sed, is '. .ngiua " tow lu .?.:. .2(1 v.-uan neir tL - , .- uf t'.s first ucciutut she b;c .ui- . ? -ble and started toward u; i.. u. . . ze' 'u velocity. The river iL .; .? v,f leek was crowded wuL .ev a v. tit;" j their turn te lock through :.jd ncariy every one was mero or le.is damaged by the Reindeer. The Bsn ",r cod bad her wheel tern, the Little Dick'i: r nurds were broken and the ethers were nilgktly dam aged. When the dam was reached the Reindeer breke iu two and caught fk while her tow was swept ever the d.'j and sunk. The crew had a narrow e -, but were nil rescued. The Reinder : total less. The damage will oxeceo ?."" 000. Tresedien et n Uy. The maugled remains of a man were found en the Pennsylvania railroad track, near Grapeville Station. He was evidently passing from ene car te another, when by seme accident he fell between the cars aud was killed. Frem papers en his per son his name was discovered te be Alfred N. Marple. He had n through ticket from a town in Texas te Philadelphia. He was 22 years old and a son of II. Is. Marple, who resides in Olney, near Philadelphia. His remains await news from his friends. While Mrs. William Dicksen, of Amwell township, Washington county, Pa., was helping her husband te unload hay, their four year old daughter, who had been left In the honse te take care of au infant, was burned te death, her clothing having caught fire at an open grate. " Old Aunt " Richel Stryker, a greatly rcBpected colored resident of Princeton, ban died from injuries received by breaking through the platform of a well a few days age, and falling a dlstance of nearly 40 leet. She was soventy-ieur yearn old. Chalubbell, a Choctaw Indian, who had violated the intercourse law, was killed while resisting arrest at Deublo Springs, Indian torrltery, by Ellas Yarby, n mora mera mora ber of the Choctaw Light Hotse Lddle Behner, aged eight yeaia. while sta-jdlng outheHtopsof his father's resi dence, iu New Orleans, wai shot in the head with a toy pistol and mortally wounded. The pomeu who fired the shU Is unknown. Filghtencd by the contact of the car car pole with their hind legs two strcet ear horses, icaders in a team of four, iu Scran teu, breke loeso, ran upon the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad, foil threuch a trestle bridge and wero killed. Jeremo Urabie, or i allewllcld township, Washington ceuuty, dropped dead while featliig himself at the breakfast table. His death was preduced by heart disoase. Ll Millien and Frank Leng, oil mini of Bradford, Pa., wero drowned in Duek creek while trying te reauh Manutta, Ohie, lu a skiff The bodies have net bcen recovered. Trjlui; te Kill 111 Mller-!n.,4v. A desporate nttempt at munW wai made in Harrlsburg m ('In i.tmas night. Daniel Mnckey futcii.l the heuse of his filster-iu law, Mrs. tiliiu Mackey, aud asked if he could net be aoceinmodated with a sleeping room. He was permitted te oejupy n leuuge, bu. he waa uet ou it long balore he npproaebed his slstcrln law nud mid he lult bke vomiting. She haiuled him an caithuu spittoon, when he Ktartlcd her with tlie ii.formatlen that the oijectefhla viuit was her murder. He Item Frem Around (lrorKtewij. The tobacco growers are waiting iu various stages of impatience for the geed " damp spoil " that will enable thciu te get down their tobacco for a Una) strip ping. The work has commenced and some have quite a geed sample iu readiness for inspection ; but few prices are yet ofl'erod. Jehn Kunkle has sold his entire raising about 5 acres, handled by Jeseph Kvaus, for soniethmg like 22 cents for wrappers. Fer seme time past there could be heard in the store of Aitken & Palmer, a noise semewhat resembling the twitter of a sparrow. At first theso who heard it were unable te acceuut for it, but after Investi gation all coneluded it te be a meuse. On Thursday night it was caught in a live trap. Mr. R. B. A. new has it, and when all gets quiet areuud the store it begins te chirp and sing, at times varying the notes, almost equal te a canary. The musie is made through the mouse's nese and is in no way unpleasant. Quite a uutnber of parsons who have been te soe the " singing mouse" proneuueo it a curiosity. Mr. Peter Neidleh butchered a hog ou Wednesday, the 19th iust., that wanted ene week of being nine months old and weighed 3-11 pounds. Benj. Fritz killed a beef the ether day, B'ippescd te boa heifer, but teuud iieu killing te be a honnapherdito beast. e. iiuv:tv. vn C'ir ; - z . : '-.iTii.y Gi.'d ;.t .' 3 I.-..?, l."' . JU'' waj Estur..- Jc ,"i' of Martin C . . n verv ailvuj- .. ar-e. She was of the Whltestick fam.'iy, rj at ene time ewneu an tne lanu .a t.L. a the stene quarries at Quarr- . and all the adjoining ero banks new a -They lived en the farm new owneu Dr. II. E. Raub. Her father, Henry Whitcstia: Lad 3ve children, ene boy aud four glrkt ; vhe boy was a weaver and the girls did the fanning ns well as the haul ing. Esther was the teamsUtr, aud she oeuld draw the lines ou six horses as well as any man in the county. Her first husband was a Hcrr, and she had qulte a number of children, ameug thorn Beni. Herr, of this city. Her second husband was Martin Suavely, with whom alie bad no childrcu. She loavea consider able et au citate in the hands of a trustee, who waa appointed for her a few years tmrri-.tlnc i lirlntiutu r.iitertiilninriit t OlirUt Cliurcli. Last evening a Christinas entertainment was given in Chtist Hvangclical Luther an ehurch by the Sunday soheol connected therewith. It was cattcJ the "Star of Bethlehem," aud ceuslstcd f a rerviee of hymnn and responsive readings relating te the birth of Christ, the recital of the creed, anthems by the choral reeiuty aud by the oheir, an address by the pastor, distribution of gifts te the nohelnrs, pre sentations te the superintendent of the school nud te the pastor, the repetl tlen of the Lord's prayer u.d bcucdietieu. The church was vety prettily liimmed with a large Christinas tree aud evergrccus aud flowers, and during the progress of the cutertaiumcut a lare nud brilliant star, emblem of the "star of Betlilehcm,' was raised abeve the tree. The respon sive readings, conducted by Superintendent Buchrle, cuutained apt quotations from the Old Tdstamcut of tbe premise of the Messiah, the dawn of the light, its in creasing brightness and its mero brilliaut light tu the fulfilment of Christ's mission. The singing by thn soheol was very geed, the anthems by the choral nociety aud the choir were well executed, the addresa was able aud te the point, the collection cot'creus aud the distribution of cenfec tiens among the scholars liberal and highly appreciated. Just after the distribution of gifts te the scholars, the pastor, Rev. E. L. Reed, in behalf of the nehoel, pre- scnted Superintendent Buehtle with a lloe statuette of Luther.aud immediately after wards Mr. A. B. Burkhart, president of the choral society, in the name of the congregation, presented the pastor with a haudsome revolving chair and a purse of money, which were received by him iu a short and appropriate speech. The occa sion was from first te last a very pleasant ect. sr.jiiti.i", iMj.iv si-iioei.. gallant captain and our neldicr fteiu Dll lerville. Iu " Toe Greedy by Half," a llttle play added te the regular pregramme, Mnsters Alfred and Jehn Nnuiiiau, with Mnsler II. Hepkins, brought down the house, nud rears of laughter gieeted the econe In the deutlst'fi efllflp, while the nelf possession of the young ucteis, nud their clear otiutiela lien, did great credit te their toaehets nt the " Yeatcs," of which Institute two of thorn nre pupils. "Who's te Win Him '.'" whlte Icescetnl cal than the ether plays, ptesented a dainty picture of fashionable life. Like vyrtl IJjshitoetl, in which Sir. Arthur Knight se well played hla part, ene mIieiiM Boarcely have known which te cheese, HwrotA'eso, graceful Minuttta, lively filr.a, languishing Mtauleni or nrtful Ara'htl'it, " We shall never foiet you ' ' Ner the " gallant grey" curvetting proudly nore-u the Hcene. Mr. Allec, as the father, w.i excellent. Mr. Ed. Atlee ns I'rimresf wan unrivalled ; In fact, all were geed, and theso who were fertunate enough te mm the porfermauco enjoyed a treat, which it is trusted the plajeni may be prevail d upon te repeat. A I'm ty ut ttiu (itiipD liimii. Mrs. Harry llahter of Michael's hotel gave a paity last evening te about forty UticBts fiem New Yeik, l'hlladelphia nud Lancaster. The larue parlors of the Imtel rang with mirth nnd iiiusle aud marly all present took part in the dancing, l .iken, fruits and prline egg-neg were ln hide I in the set out. i.irn.i: t.miAi.s. llrre mill i tirre unit l'vr)wlic. The ntitiunt meeting of the Liui. v n. society, te ulcct elllccrs and hiur topei, will be held at 2 p. m. next Satutdny. Capt. Jenks, the fraudulent pensi ui agent, was pictured in last week's V r Uattltc ; this week the l)Uce 2'ces 1. m ! i portrait. Frank Heuccal's funeral in Maytnwe, en Christmas, was largely attended Among theso present was Henry He m i'. assistant custeltnn of the Harrisb irgpi ' otllce. Au Itldigtiatit " piopeily ewnc. ' wnle te tlie mayor that sitiee the uaseium lamt were cut off in thou.iiteud thoelcctrio light nt Chestnut and Franklin street tefns- te work, nud no attempt is made te cure It aud the street is dark for two tquare He want te knew If the city tax will l abated for the sulletcrs and warns the ri-, authorities te leek out for ttouble ab ut tax paying time if the light is uet Hiipp'.e.i ,' - i'-.a Wemitu. i :a. lrct of a large r-. ,r( j v' t-er sen-lu-, '1. -.;-:-. She , - -C". i . lde :?; - . !'--. tt nce r. f v Twr.rj age. en Th4 Citntatit at i:tnitnuel finely Itciuirrcd A very large audience assombled at Si. Jehn's Lutheran church last oveuing te witness a Christmas entertainment niven by the members of the Sunday soheol, and they were well repaid for thoirattetidance, for the musie was oxcellently rendered nnd the church prettily decorated. Dr. H. I). Kuight was chairman of the com cem com mltteo of arrangements. Prof. Carl Matz had charge of fhe organ, and I'ref. Zim merman, as musical director, swuug the baton. Thore wero boveral cxcellent sole voices among the singers, ami the choruses were rendered with strength and spirit. Between the first and second parts of the cantata, the piwter, Rev. Sylvanus Stall, made a pertinent addicsi, and at the clese of the entertainment, the schel ars were presented with seme line confoo cenfoo confeo tions. Much credit is due Mr. S. II. Lo Le van, superintocdent of the school and the committeo of arrangcinentc, for the taste displayed iu getting the mitorUituneut up hi such geed taste. TONY DUNIKIl'd THOll'M. StltllMl II Y A UtAlN. An Ltil.iiuwn Sinn I lilnlly li Jlin it Nrn 111 let III . Te day abjul una o'clock as the l'n' I etick nccoiiimedalii'ii train was ruiiiutu' .. short distance vtct et' Dilleiville it sttn i and fatally injured an unkuenii te.v The train was inrtantly stepped .u.d t! injured man was bn u,lit te thu nty m . taken te the oeunly liepltal. His i-l.i ' is fractured, his fac ten ibly cut ami b -body otherwise. Injured. He appeal t be IW or -10 years old, was comfort. ib dressed and had overalls ever his paid i loons, a ohcek shltt, gum beets anl bhm. b iiat. It is supposed lie is a iiicchauie v,l." was en his way te hisweik utter hav.e. eaten hit ninuer, bit t this h only em v . lure. A 1 II IVY. SuetT H.liU'a nun linl )- Miffl, Theto was a kouulne Londen f ; hanging the .i't this foteuoo-i, t! softeU'-d the smd hk snow with win 'i thestiuut-s L.ave kn bl'ed f.r hc. i il il i patt, and rcudered them athn ..a ' Tlie fog was 1 ' owed about ene o'clock t a brisk shewei which loeaor.ed th. snow from the roeft. ml eaused dozens of sne slides, uoue of which we ballove cause i serious injury though m.1117 iorseu mad. very narrow escape , and seme were almost buried beneath the mew. I'odc I'edc trlana should kcep a sharp lookout aud property ewners might Bav" trouble by cleaning off their reefs. Ill A l. .STAltt MAI 1 the about ft mile west of Ouarrvville. is the old family burying ground of the Whlto Whlte Whlto stiek family, ene of the eldest in the county, and well worthy a visit by auy ene who takes an interest in such things. It is almost fifty years since thore wan anyone buried in it. 'l lie Acclden I at Mlddletewn. By tlie collision of the News Express and Columbia Accommodation at Middle town in the fog of yosterday morning, a number of passengerH en the Newb Express were bruised, hurt internally or badly cut about the head and faoe, the glass in the car wiudewn shattered, ueatn tern from their fastenings, nnd the lamps all breken and extinguished. Ne ent was badly injured en the Columbia Accomedation. The pilots of oetli engincs wero huiuhjicu. The tcuder of the locomotive of the Col umbia Accommodation wih thrown en its end and the air brakes nnd bumpers m both trains mero or less damaged. It eoema Providential that lu two nueh dis dis asters as theso lately happeidug en the I'. IL R., no ene waa killed. Kleetlun and Iiistmlinllen. At a regular stated meeting of It. A. O. Ne. -13, held at Masonie hall en Wednes day ovenim;, the following ofllcers wero oleotcd nnd installed by D. I). Q. II- P. A. J. Kauffman: M. E. II. P. Wm. O. Marshall. King JoelS. Eaby. Beribc J. Gust Zeek. Treasurer Ouarles A. Helnltsh. Secretary Hugh S. Gara, Trustees Henry Baumgardner, Win. A. Morten, Christian Widmyer. RopreEontatlvo Dr. Goe. R. Wolehauf, Hie Allegeil I'mUm rerulnc y crk llnlly. Mr. Lewis P. Kraber says that the "ferg. lug" for which he has been arrested by the tr f,.,n.ri-iilr nunBlited in dating liia quartet ly vouehor ene day earller than it was actually made. It seems thore Is n United States law whieh makes this a crim itml effence. The date was made in this way bcoauee Mr. K. wanted te leave town en tlie lird, whereas the -lth was the j.roper time for making the vouehor, se he dated it the -ltli without knowing that he was violating uny law by se doing. Dlierilt's Xav, .. . ,. . . . i.i i.MIn frtw Mm enlit t..." i...i i..m. .. .i.t V'". '" Tim hherlll liaH liuaiuu uiiib iu& . "LTt,. V" "" , Vi ".:"' i"1 "cr "et i" nfn te. of seventeen dillorent persons en Jauuary 12th. Old Utiinuly " at (He llper lleure. Lbt oveniug Teny Denier's pantouiitne company made their llrst nppoarauce iu tills eity this season. The audiouce was very large. The performance was the same as that glven by all pautoraime com iianles. aud the audience was highly de- farm of Nancy Newswanger, lighted. Thore is no doubt that the com . r ' 111 !...,. 1 ' I, and breke the spittoon Inte fragments iu ' pany Is strong. C. W. Kavel aud O. D. Mclville appeared as the olewus and they were quite geed ; Miss Leena Fontaiu Fentaiu Fontaiu bleaii was Columbine and Heme Leeuhardt Harlequin. The part of Pantaleon was taken by Jeseph Slean who, for the first time in eight years, denned the wig and beard. Mr. Slean is a rcsident of Phila delphia and wan fortnerly Pantaleon te Teuv Denlcr. He is considered ene of the finest In the country, and came en from Philadelphia last night for the eole purpese of trying his hand iu his old part. He showed that he had forgotten nothing nnd was hotter by far than many of the younger men who attempt the part. The pautomime ran very smoothly, hut it must be said that seme of the nrickn wero very old, and the company is In need of a new assortment. The specialty part of the pregramme was geed and it ineludcd the following features : Sketch by the Wcbsters, skip, big repe dauce of Leena Feuutainbleau, acrobatic and bar porfermanoo of Leon Leen hardt and Lorbey Brethers, musical act of Pettingill & Frazer and oetnical juggliug of Uwrge Mclville, Tlie last named aet iras th best ou the bill. IMUVATK TIIKaJ-JIIUALS. MmIh.iI l'repitrty Aruiintl Vjunrrtlliu The trusteea of David Witmei's e-t.i'--have sold " the hemu" prepetty m yuai ryville, containing ene acre, with a frame heure and stable, te Jehn M. Witiner f . Jl.720. Samuel Witmer has bought ftetn .! M Witmc, thrcn buil'liiig lets eppie-ite tl.e Washington hotel, in Quarry ville, 'or $l' ' each. D. II Echiaau has removed iruin!piiii. Orove hotel, te Quarryville, aud Abnej Itineer has taken the hetel. Ab is a K'"'d fellow and will make a popular laudle.d lie has the best wishes of a heht of fnend Au excellent Drumntle I'trloruiaiic.e. The spacious prlers of Mr.George Nau man's rviflldonce en East King strcet, were orewdod last oveuing with a solect com pany, invitee' by card, te wltuesa a pcr pcr pcr formance of private theatricals which, in the judgment of the favored spectators, was qulte equal te that glven by orofes erofes orefes Blonnl actors of the llrst claBs. We mib join the programnie : aciiamsis ev ijai:. (.'apt. Weed Mr. N. Xvnliilit. Tuibnx Mr. VV. urliiien. Miss Kuvaway Mls Ciililnl, Mtss l'rlm Mlia Knilil. Intonnlislen. WHO'S TO WIN HIM. OyrllDashwend Mi. A. KnlL'lit. .Mr. 1'. rrlimi)e Mr. K. Alice. aulre llrimlilelgli Mr. W. Allen. Kote .Mlas Wlelci'islutii. Hylvlu Miss Knight. Mlnuett.1 Miss M.KnlKUt, Mustdera , MMs Naunmti, Anibelin , MWiCuldur. Whero nil were he very geed, eun cau soarcely glve Imi niuch praise. "A Chauge of Base " took the spectators back te the firRtdnjaol'the war, nud .Wm Flera ami Mia Prim could net have boeu excelled. Mian KuIght'H coinle pewers and Mise Caldcr'n gtace were well supported by the HlelRttlni; Acclitrmtn. A herse and nleigh belonging t.i M. Williamson, of Williamson & Fentei, v;e away fiem the driver yosterday ntton.eo.i about 2 o'clock, and getting upon th Readtug railroad thu herse ran along tlu track as far ai Dillervillc, where It came iu ceutact with a Main of cars uud was stepped. The sleigh was a geed deal damaged. This morning about 0 o'clock, se.i et Jehn Decrr, butcher, was in charg" of a herse and sleih en North Water s'uet The horse took fright from being btru. k with a snow ball, rati down the Kcadin , railroad as far as MiUer's soap factory, where it breke loeso from the sleigh which was badly damaged, and aftct riini.niK eenin dlstance futther was caught. Alie lliuird (lone VVtl It Is said in police circles lu Heivin-.;; that Abe Buzzard, the uotei ions outlaw chief, occasionally called " Fra D ivilii," ate hm Chriatttias diuuer in Heading aud then left for Southwestern Misreiiu, whero nn old friend of his resides. Th" report that Bnzziid was in Heading reaohed police cars tee hue te apprehend him. The much -wanted outlaw Las grown a beaid aud under a bread bummed hat his nearest frienda rocegnb d Inte only wiih difficulty. Irall nt llnrn llmil, , The barn of the Dennis Carr property, botweon Quarryville nud tlie Buek, has fallen down from an exjjsdvu weight of snow en tiioteof It was rather old ai.d dilapidated ; fortunately the stock i id bten turned out te go te water just ashe.t time before tlie fall. We hear of qulte a number of reef-, in the ceuuty bcitig injured ; the amount of snow is heavy and it shows very llttle iu. ollnatlen te get off. Ttie - I.iuicuMcr niiizaurlui.'' This is the t i t In of a piece of intule, dedicated te Mr. H. L. Eekcrt, id" Gordon Gerdon Gorden vlllo, tills county, composed by his nlcce, Miss Hat tie Powell, of Yerk, daughter of the late Rlv. Waiter i'enell, deccn-cd, formeily or the Presbyteiiaii eliurch, Lan caster. It is n g nice ful composition, re flecting much credit en the oempos'-r. llir ter ii WHrinerCIIiue. Jehn A.HIchtaud, esq., etWwKtamintr, loll Lancaster this uierniug te join a party te he composed of Hen Simen Caniereu, lJumea Duffy, Jacob vanderbilt, and n friend, who will.louiney m a prlvate ear te Mexico nud ether points iu the Seuth, vl HetSpiiugt', Ark. The geed wishes of many fi kinds go with thorn. Slny (it's uuiiit. The mayor hnd tevcii customers th'a inertiiug, hut let them nil rdide ou prom prem ising te go tliclr way nud net ocmebaok again. l ii m m idem out. Nlue elcctue llghti were ropeftcd out latt night, nud mauy mere of tlcm gave a very uiiBatJsfaotery light.