J t vt ' t i.- ', fttf "tetfj'-s. tv IDwi'afttf tateletifief ;jV' ah . S. , Ifc w ,'A iv A" 'V' f i IT, J t . VO.Lt J Ml? XXI NO. f)L irj-if- ffrsTKirs tut ham Win, in unit , 11 nr.x axh iiv mieti it was nrii.r. r l.itli iiMeinc nf Hie l.ural Histories stiiillril I'miiii Hie " tiitt-lllgriirrr" I'll '"' t'rtini Ui'i,lli-ttlii,,l Umi elilcl liilctliltiint.. ieti, Iiv whom, umi for "lint iirpen ie building known ns "City Hall" en luithwcsl cirtier el Centre Sipiarn nml U King street erected?" was nskcil nfiin " rri.i.nn 1 1 nit toperler tlm ether day. 1 -"Censuli tin' ikv lllustrnled history of l nlic.istcr fur thr luloriiiatlen you waul," ri piled llm rcpoiler. A 1 "u-icid I he hiuiIchiiisv ultimo through, ill i Hiding the iimarlug 'Iinijliltai1 sketches or III' living mil the dead, without Uniting n word about "City Hall." "Ti. Mniuheils' aiilhoutle history" sug gested the rrNtrlei. "Thorp's nothing In I' " icplicd tlie In purer "fJeKirk t Hupp, thru." I have U110 tllOlO; ltll, MIH KOlllltlfT iheut H " Tlinii i'it, i is'iit Heme tlmu In looking ever the iOkive named histories nml wns ns ns tern died te find tint in none nf them wns thcie anything said iilvviit the llte history of fin- mi, nut building. The tides: hili.ihil.iiit was next consulted, hut he . nl v knew Hint lln building had bci 'i time is long ,is hi' h.el been here The count- . .,mini.s.sioiiers wen- next consulted, mil ihev ict'crred the ropeitcrto tlie county re(Oi,lri. Tlie tnnsly volumes In llm re corder' nfiu-e woieeonsultcil, lml no record ioiiMI'e found lh.it tht City hull had cver been lis ,1p,1 l,y nnyliedy tonnyliedt. u.n i in: niACK or 1 1. Knewing tli.it tlie building lixt been iut op either hy tlie etneers of tlie city or county iiinpuce of ground Hint h.id been grunted 1-vAndirw Unuitlteii tohe used exclusively f,,r markit purposes fei cver, tlie rcierter vviis 01 tin .it of plunging into tlie moth-onion in-hncs of the citv which me piled nway nthrr promiscuously 111 the second story of he i'v lookup, win ii Im learned from -. l-iding niPtnlH'i- el llin bar Mm lln niattPr e llm H te ihe l i'v li ill ,recily hud lieen investigated main- yi'ie ,ie l,y .Vines slnyinaUcr, csi., Itethcmily solicitor. Mr. bl.iyni.iker wns eiiRh' end' hriPtly lntorvlewcd. Ile Muted that in l5is, nscity solicitor, he hud tnvestl. catc I the matter iiiid icpertixl tln result of liisinrsii(:alinit te wty council", in a written i'ini,,ii nn, I that Ins opinion would I"1 found I rin1 ,1 in the I.nm i.i.i.inrNct:tt nt that year. nisfiin in tin: iiuii.iune. rfirc n.'e te llm llloel ihe lNit:i,i.trn.N i rn di-,.lesi ,1 Solicitor Slay makerV opinion. I' i ii . uilh a dcvnlptleii of tlie let of reuinl, LO feet square, fjnilited hy Andreu lIaniiU"ii .ind his wife, en the l.'ith of Mny, 17 ,, ! the lorpeiuilon of Laiiiiisicr for ina'r !u ni. ,sc . and tlien adds: e,i tlii liist el'.Iaiiii.iry, A. t'. 171. Hun. in" 1 l' the 'etllccrs el t'hocer)Onitlon,itli tin ii,,r,)iitieii el the judges et tlie court of i in i il ituaitci Mslnu, thatlhocetuity may err, t a I'liihlniK ler tlie public elllees en the iTt-,.ut .!( of the market heue, te evtend Jict ,ni ti'i't liem eulh te neith, ami l.i feet fr m c.iM te West.' "In ,i , nid.iuisi with that iiKrO'iiicnt a l,hnifer county elHccs was erected and i-, oiiunueil in iise for thee purw( up " , -mi' time I'fis. ' ' il l il, , I l.i,l in,, ,tir-tjii' in. In. u- l' tlie oilier of ,n hi I7lCi, te the count v lelmild -pace, Wml the puhlfc? mid it ,U let Will occupancy for iiuv lenjrtli , i tunc piM) the county u right te lliu gumml v, rr, hy the elliees as aKaln't the public ? Tin ';i.iiit el (he let i dclared te Ikj ler -pi'iii' purpose "I 'erectiiif;, keeping ,' i 1, I linira niaikcL' The. intention of Iho ,,aiu i isln'ie distiuetlv exprcv-cd, and nil 'tilt ilauued or peweis eseici'-ed timlr the , mil must lie in strict "iibordluatien tells I r,isien Itut turthev: The conveyance is -' u ,1 le te fn the liinelit net only of the ", . i,ii .il-e nt 'etliers who may have hccii- . i, i,. ir-ert tollieniarkct' tluiKiledicatinj; lie -'Until matter of the tjrnut te the ue et . i, .i.iic in general. The coreratloii lias i In if .in nl'oetiib' lniUieeieU a iialitieil ,,.1. l ., i -cvific puipei'. N.'lii ei It actH, ihcrcleic. w Uli lei'i'rcnce ! i ,ii,peii would be alnl unles they ir.' , loin in pur-iinii,'' ,'t the purposes of JiC ;rm' einerw iv, ceiiui ix' einnini; Mil,' , -r,, r.,,.' riM' -the public. .uiv ..ut el the let could be appreprl- "rtn.niv etlur ue tliim lliat spectllcil in 1,1 nit, i.v.i p.irilv of re.i-eniuvr, miiNe Tit tin w lielc, and t any ether use ivlint i, an I ilius the inteiitieii of the (iranter be tr.i' I .ind the Isiii'iit ( the public pii 1 I- ' " liciiei l.i maker leitil'ies hi omiiien by in- main nulheiltii'saiiil adds; "Hy , , , - tic 1 iw seems te lie settled be- n I the pes-ibility el doubt that no pre- ii,:i I, mi ti uii lapse ei time w ill prevail te I . destruction ei u puuue l'lciil. Ill the t.i-e iiiulir loiisiduratieii the iiKht uiiurieu'ly all'ctted rtalns net merely te -he mhabitanta of tlie town, but te nil ethcrH ivhe miv Inve occasion te resort te tlm iimkrt. It u therefore a light of the ineit extensively public character and under ihe de i-ieii'a above (juetcd no preuiuptleu will I ,ir its establishment. "I'pen the title e the county as it appeals m tliocmpeiation book, ttcieml all Its rights m vfcieicp te the property in iuestien. If he tili'ti' "f the corporation had authority e di-x . ei the market sijuare ler nny ether pni-js . than that mentioned in the original (.rant, then the county has a alid right te lie spa,." occupied by its elllees. "Il, however, thoie etllccrs had no Mich mthnriiy, then the county buildings nre h public luviancc, and all pnrtics occupying hem n-f liable te indictment." M.vitKcr ri.Acn lcOvLvns aoe. rim it appears that the corjierrttion of Lan . niter, m Mm, twelve years bol'ero the borough charter was icceivud, accepted from Andrew Hamilton u pioce of ground for the "electing, keeping nml holding a market;" that in 17UJ the ellkers of the coiperation gave the county commissioners the right te erect en tlie silo of the thou market liouse n building for county purposes ; that tlie county commissioners theicupen erected what we new knew as as City hull, and occupied it for county elliees fieiu the time of its erection until the'new court house was completed In itje f , when they vacated it and icinoved te their present n'unrtcrs in tlie court house. Stsin afterwards the county commissioners rceenveyeil te the city all their rights and iitlcs te the City hall, il they had any, for the sum of ?aOO. Tlie city authorities remodeled (he buililingantl adilcd u third story te it, and the old court heuse in Centre Suuure hav ing been tern down, the city councils, which feimei'ly held their meetings in the econil ecenil econil 'teryol the building removed te the second secend second htery of City hall and their meetings and the meetings el the school beard have ever since icon held there. i um:i ion l'linvn: funresi:. In isjti, the Wheatland club, a Domeoriitic taniiciign organization, rcntetl thethlrd story , of ilic building and hbldthcir meetings i licit in until after the election of President llucluiian, when they disbanded. When llenry M. Itcigart bccaiue post pest inustcr in ibe-'l he leiuevcu the postellico into the lirst tloer room of City hall, fronting en Centre Square. The postelllco remained theic during the incumbency ofl'estma-sterK H. 11. Sw.ui (lb.Y7 ill). Jehn J. Cochran tlel-'.i), II. W. linger ( 1N'.!I-7JJ, Mrs II. V. Uagci (1S72-0), and .lames II. Marshall i ls7e-s.1. At the date last named Postmaster Marshall removed the olllce te Its present iuartcrs in A. ('. Kepler's new building en Neilh ijni-cn stitft, tiii: m weii's ui'i'iii:. Tlie mayerV olllce (lining the administra tion el Mayer. Albright, .iiumcrmau, llm 1,'iH'S Sanderson, Allec ami l'yl'er, lS".V7;i, was in a room en the lir-t Heur of the City hall U' big en Vtil Kinghtrect. The jsistid ,'ervi, e if,Uiiing mere room, the mayor's ellicc vas icinoved J'rem the City hall te h new loom built for the mirpose in the old market lieuw, adjoining tlie room previously built there for the necounnedntioii of the city treasurer. Ily this arrangement thu jxst. elllec etxupled the entire lower story of the cjly hall. 'KMensivu alterations were made, 1 irt the centre deer at the east of the build ... . i'e'.I . id tin bu windows en i itl.e. i-iue et ibis tloer were transfetintd ,i,te itns. loiter the line biead stairway en ihevutU side of the building was; taken down, ami a narrow box stairway was; built lcaUinc te tUe ceuucU rooms ab0ve. Hut even the eul.iigeiiieiit thuseHisti'd did net glve enough nim te ais'oiumeilali) the grew lug biisiiicssel ihe wsiolllce, nml II was removed, as nhove staled, te moie ceiiimi'- I dlniis euailcis In Keplei'snew building, anil Iho "old Histelllcc," as it I new called, has , remained tenautless, eceit when It Is ootu eotu oetu sioiially occupied bv nil itinerant show. i Till. Mill N.r.tM'slH'ITI'VTIIlN. ' 111 August KiS (he ,aiic,ilci Atlieiileillii I occupied the llili, I lloer el Iho City hall. ' They had n giMid llbiaiv and very credit ' able iniisciim of mineral, oriillhelogleiil, en- I tomelogleal and plscateilal s,-mi'iis Tlie breaking out of the wnrciushcd the lheii leiliu, mid idler dragging nteng a prisiirleus exlstenee II llnally in ls"s tiiinl'cricd Its library mid inuseiim le the looms of ihe Yeung Men's Chrisllaii association en .smith (iiecu street. ! I'reiu that time en I In- Irenl nim of the t tlilnl tloer of City ball wnsriulcd le bmss , bauds nml ether o'rgaiilAitieu and the back , room te Iho l.itiniMcr Ceimty Vgilcullur.il ' society. Twe years age the linn! room was , iciiled lollie Iplcphntie coin pin v, and Ihev still occupy II us Iho iciilr.d olllce of Ih'e i telcplunie eM'hangc. i in; i 1 1 i.ei K-t i'. The old letk-lli, al the coiner el Cluisli.m I and MllUIn street, or "lookup alley" as It was called, had long been n wiuue of eeuiplulut I and a Mencli lb tlm uetiilii tliclnlinliitaiit. t Teieiiiedy thetvil, citv ceiini lis. ilsmt the year IH',7 des'ided le lit uimi new linkup In the basement el Citv hall. This was ui.-i.Mim-pllshisl at "inall expense, nnd the Migrant, iliuukitid. dlseideilics nud ether ilTsicpil lable i-hiinietiM-M, vveii' iucaiei'mtcd theiein fei some lime j but the place bccauieti gicaler miisalii-c tliim tlm Dllh.v dell in Mitllm slice), w hlle the v ulgaril v. ob's, tinltv and bhtspheiiiy of tin liiscr soil ofiiuuates Us-ame se nii ImmiiiI'Ii that -eiincils wcu comiellcil In build thijinosent leek-up. en ui.mt siioei, le ulntr tlic milanic :' I II)' IIAOIll II I.IIHIM. I'er m.inv years Mrs. Stains' cake, npple and small beer stand In lient of Iho nit nit ellicc w, is, i lauilm.uk of ('p.ntioSiii.ire; and her overshadowing uiubiella inetcctcd her illke liem thu sunlic.mis of July ami the iiiiiislormsel Scpti-nibci. Her son Johnny has ler veils had a liuit st.n.den the West Klugsliict siilc whl.'h, by haul work and jilin-k hi li i built for himself a ti.lde that Im lias gcsel n.'.iseii te fell pioudef. His stand Isoeinewhatlaigii.but he koepsit pnmtetl well se a t" pi-cMMit a cheeiltll aiipciranev. Jehmiy o-i-upies the cellar, ,irinerly the old lock-up, Wliere he stores Id li int. The little cellar, under the extreme w estern end of the building, in which 'Jehn Doehlcr nourished for years, has lieen I in proved eonslderablo and .1. Tshudy new does a thriving trade in oysters, truck, Ac. Hilly Madlgan has u new stand in fient of the south eastern tlent deer nml doe a geed biilnes in jiier, book. A-c. 1111 III. VIll.NU 111 t.l. llOAIIIls. Ity the side of each limit deer there is a thre'e "heet bill Isvird, which en account el tlieir splnndcd ligatien, aie cenidei-ed the bet In town for advertising purpose. Many an actor has smiled with priilu as he Jnisseil the building nud found his full length cut in a prominent elnce. Owing te a dullness et the show business this season, Charles Il.iv i lis ( Jriii ."i'iii I had a chill," le Is- ex hibited for a considerable length of time. Til" Ixnirils seldom contain dead mper, however, whether It be winter or summer. v nit kvviii: v r t wy r,wi,iii. Since tin- icmeMit of the yvtollee the lower story of l.'itv hall has Ik'i'ii empty most of the time. Showmen have rented fl ter.i few tlavsat intervals, and l.il whiter fei Meni( weeks n muiialiiic cod bit-aker was en cvhlbltieu theie. Til" last sliew seen ill the building was given by two laklrs, who prclendtsl te iwhlblt an alligator girl. The 1 s n.l.l.lei;Nci:ii cxjiesisl tin- traud and the fellow mletl I rem town. The city authiities hav e always lieen sh.irp enough te get their rent in advance, however, and it mattered little te tliin what kind of a show was given. The loom has Just been rented te the agent ofaelf-miingbuokvv hc.it tlottrceniiony,aud cukes are being Inked rind distributed te the public te advertise the Heur. Mr. Steve Owens ha n nled the room and will take lmsscssien of it January 1st. He intends having it overhauled, repainted -1 ami tcpapercl ami will iih-u es3-i u a-a piano and music stun-. sevij; i,i:(i,w, si-i:rri..v lleNs. It is an ejK'ii itlestieii with lawyers whether the City hall Isa public huihlliigewned by tlie citv nt lit used ter legitimate piuisisc, or a pulilie nuisance eits toil and maintained ill violation et the praut tin li dedicated tlie gi eund mi whl.'h it st.nids tui m.iiket pur jsiscs Inrever." Solicitor Slaymakcr's epinitm iiieted above secnis te slievv tliat it is until Mine, tmt as it ha.1 sUxl unmolested for nenrly a bundled year, tlrst a county proji preji proji ei tv, anil then as city noiert.v. and a it has scenied te serve. i usetul purjiese during all tliese xixirt, as the mniKct Mpiare ha be-n slieru of ils fair proportions lli-st by the ens' ens' tien of the City hall, then by the erection of the oily treasurer' office, then by the mayor's ellicc, and liually by the new Ma sonic stairvvav, by parity of reasoning" as thn solicitor s;iy, the entile seu.ire may In devoted le " auv oilier use whatever, and thu the intention el th" granter be frustra ted." Well, why net ? t'entre Square wa granted fur the situ of the com t heuc. New it, is the site of a monument. The let en Wet King from Prince te Water, w.ih granted for the sitoefnn opeiahouo and a tow of private buildings. Ity parity of masening seme.things can be done as well as ethers ; and inaybe wune day the old City hall and the old market heuse will be tern down and give place te nn archi tectural pile mere in consonance with mod ern taste. nn: n tr.TiMeitr UATitri:iti, The riitt-iiiii.il CnnTi-rcnce of lie MrllH.UUt t:pisciiial Church. In tlie M. H. conference in Ualtimore en Tuesday W. K. Can oil, of New Yerk, N. P. Harrison, of Nashville, and J. H. Uaylis, of Cincinnati, were selected ns the cominittce te e lit the centennial volume, te be published under Hie auspices of the conference. Hev.Dr. J. K. Kv.ms, of Illinois, read a paper en the Four Points of Methodism Heart Conversion, Atsui-auce, Christian Kx Kx perience and S.mctillcatlen. Uev. James D. King, D. D., followed with apaKr en "The Inlluenccs of Methodism en ethor Denouiinntiens." Hew Dr. J. II. Vincent, of the coinuiittee en Oxford league, made a report at the close of the reading, in which was reeounneiided te the .Sunday school department of tin. sevend branches of Methodism repre sented in the centennial conference the or er or gaiii7;itien of Oxford leagues. Rev. It. St. James Try, I). 1)., re id a (iiiM-r en the value of tlie press te Methodism. "The value of the periodical piess te Methodism" was the tonic, of a isiin'r lead by Hew O. 1 . I'itygerald, 1). D. In the evening large meetings were held in eleven churches in various parts of the citv. The topic considered in each was the mfssien of Methodism te the extremes of so se ciety. Sn-eclies w ero made by seme et the most distinguished delegates le the confer ence. li'J.OOO ICeliliiry In ClimterCuiuil). A heavy robbery oceurred In Upper Oxford township', Chester county, last Saturday night. Jacksen and Abraham Smith, two old bachelor brothers who live together en their farm about a inile west of Hiisselville, are somewhat eccentric and keep about their premises large sums of money, fearing te trust it te Iho safety of banks. They hud ?i,UiHI hid in their wagon heuse nud the kiiowledge of tlie w hereabouts of the treasure having become known the place wivs entered en Satnrdav night and the money taken, The robbery was net discovered until Sun day forenoon bv the Messrs. Smith, when they found the,'' leek of tlm deer broken and the money gene. It wns In notes of the denomination et 8100, $.M1 nud smaller notes ami geld. Ne elue leading te the discovery of tlie rebln-M hns yetliecn found and but little ell'erts have lieeii made te find them. The Smith biothcrsiire men of means who have been living miict, simple and unobtru sive lives, and Iiave been industrious and saving for many years. trj:ATin:it ixhjca tjuxs. Wasiunotek, I). C, Dee. 18. l-'or Iho Middle Atlantic stntes partly cloudy wcather, nml local rains or snows, westerly wind, lower temperature. Made un Atleimieiil Admn Overly, or Kail township, te-day inadeaii assignment for tue benefit of Ins creditor te A. W. Suader, of New Helland. LANCASTEK, (JIIKAT IS DYNAMITE tiii; rr.itintit ei- I'lUtlHtS AMI , HUHI.lt ItVX.iSTIV.S. i:.n- 1 lit! .Mt-ilrrtviilil i:tittttitti-' ( l'tiiiRilnttiir 1'tni- f ,. I he llii,i,t en i:niT'ir Willi nn' l.lfc.tlriiimli Atialt liltln, i;m;tUli AbI- Oitm unit Viiiefli-ini I', ieiIit Mill'. In l.ilp.lg ycstenl.iv bci;ati lltotrialseftliii lonsplraters whealteiuptetl te cause nn o e o ileon al the unveiling of the Nlcdervveld te eini.uiy. Itosiiles Iteinsilerf nml Itadi inaun then an- en trial Itlieiubneh ami Teelinei. Tin- likd, II I lliengbt, will last a week, reue counsel ate empleved I'er Ihe defense. Itlli,'li has conic-,', I that I'tclusdeif or doled It I ii i te Hie Ilic mine. This consisted of a large stone jar nud a glass bottle tilled w Itlidv ua n i lie mid fui iiMh-iI w llh percussion caps, I'e these a fuse was attached, and Ilic w hole vva plai oil hi th" dr.i)u which erees Ihe read about ten minute walk fieiu Niedurwelil. lie was erdeied In lire Iho liilitl when Cmpeiei- William's carriage was flfl.v fiji'l dlslant fieni the ilialn by applying a lighted cigar le the end et Iho fuse plail at Ihoi-iileef Ih" leadway. llllpsch asserts that lie was unwilling te oiled the explosion and only applied an uullghted cigar. Knicli lcn upbrnlded l(iiisch for his failiiic, ami Ihe latter gave n explanation for his f.illine that Iho (use was wet nml failed te light. ICnechlrn then told ltupsclt te place new Under te the fuse nml o"pledti the mine when the rmpnrer was letlirniug. Uuscli returned le the drain and l.cloned fresh tinder te the fuse, but cut the fuse in twoabeut two meters from ihe charge When the i-iMpcriir re lunied and wasat tlie projier spot ltiipch ap plied a burning cigar te the fuse and walked away, Kucclilen was very ungry at the second failure, and when tlie read was clear of oiIe removed tlmdynnmitote the(r.md I'.ivillien nt Itmlesheimi where a concert was In progress. Kncchlen thereupon sneaked away, and Itupvli exploded tlm dynamite leu 'Rices fiem the iavillien and ran away. He iltvliired tli.it he only wished te see the unveiling of thu monument without e.Xiensc, ami that he intended from the first te frustrate the murderous plan. The prosecution re gard tin- last statement nml also the state ment Unit npiilieil .in imlighted cigar te tlie fuse and cut the fuse as inventions. He- l.iillitiiii llrhlj; i:iiien. II apl'Ciir that til no mm (net two) en gaged a lieat at 'Jiiceiihithe, at dusk lat Saturday, which ceniivuc with the stale, incut el the wharfer who iiifermed the jsilicc en Saturday night that he saw a lxwt with thne men in it under the arch en the Surrey side of the bridge, a few minutes before the cxplosleii. A man carrying a iarcel set in tlie stern of the bait and "leered while the ethers lowed. The boal-keeor took slight notice of the men' faces and he is tumble te desctibe tliein, but oneef them has engaged the lieat en several occasions previously. It it net unusual for customers te keep lieals ever Saturday te Sunday, but the bout-keeper boe.mie suspicious t,n Monday evening at the nenreturn of the lent, and he inlermcd the jielice of the , iivuiustaiioes en Tuesday. The fusil's name is " riel. " Twe abandoned beats am iTirted te have Ik-ph found en Sunday, but it is unknown whether cither of them is Ihe "Arid." i'iai-ki:i i.ik i. run: i.i. vs. I.OMION, Ilec. 17. One stoue in the end inch of Louden Inidge, just above the tower water line, has thirteen cnieks resembling pi wisely I hose ill n pl.ile glass v below pane Iriieture'd bv a mlslc rin: n'MiMiiv i r si.t.irti . Si,,iit,itii'iHis CmiiImisIImm ItUint-tl Willi Touch ing (llVlcn leu t,r I'iMvilt-r. The explosion of the powder works al Se caucii. N. .1., has net yetliecn nceeiintcd for lievend tlie supHisitieii of sintjineeus com- iulien. The works were owned by Messrs. Ven I.cugerke and Dcltlield, of West Ilolm Ilelm ken. nml were situated en the west bank of tlie I'eun Hern creek, upon the estate of liel .!. Smith. The linn manufactured n high grade explosive from weed Heur or pulp and nitroglycerine It is estimated thatfullv ten leir of powder in i-ans were stored in tlie detached frame building wliere the explosion occurred. The works were in eharge' Of Herman lliuglcr, a night watch man, who left his pet about 1(1 o'clock te go te Haven's hotel te get a drink. While he was standing at the liar of the hotel he saw a bright Hash from the direction of the factory, whn.li was followed almost instantly liya double explosion, shaking the country I'er mile around, ltingler hastened back te tlie work, but found nothing remaining of the stoic room beyond a few blasting frag ments. section el the reef was found en the meadows ueailv I.ikm yards from the se of the building. Ne mtse'h was Injured and no damage was done te ether property be yond the breaking of a few panes of glass. A similar explosion oiviiried at Iho works about eighteen months age, resulting in the death of a workman, who was blown te frag ment. Thern was no insurance, npen the te.'k or building. iiiei.t Tin: .it.treir.s umcj:. The l)l-trlt,litleli or Cnnl Amelic tin-Nefilj A scanty Soup I'iiiiiI. Tlie mayor diesed of four cises tills meiutng. "They were vagrant and werodis weredis iharged. The iielice reported 11 ve gasoline lights as net burning en Tuesday evening. James Quiun and .Jehn Hutchisen were arrested this morning for disorderly conduct mid maliciously damaging the cushions in the pews of St. Paul's Hefermed church. Complaint was made against them by the sexton of the ehuivli beiere Alderman Barr, and in default of ball they were committed te prison ter a hearing. Ceat for the I'oer.J Tlie lluchauan-McHvoy-Reynolds iclief cemmittee met en Tuesday eveulng, finished tlie revision of the applications for coal and issued caiilslotheso found worthy. All the cards will be distributed iiv to-meirow and thn coal will be delivered at an early day. I rccSeiip. The eup heuse in the rear of the city leek-up will he io-eieiied en Satuiday morn ing nl 10 o'clock, at which time deserving peer of Hie ejly can have their kettles tilled w ith geed, het, wholesome soup, made after iiioniiprevoii leriiiuia ei rrei. win. ftiiay, who lias had cliarge of the culinary depart ment for sevcral years list. The soup tuud at this time contains only sii",, which will net sulllce te furnish soup for any grent length of time. Contributions te the fund in money or previsions may be left at tlm niayerV olllce. Diiv.v Citii-ki-tt's Aultiitraiili Mr. A. I). K van, widow of o.-Seiiator 1 Ivans, of Maine, has an autograph album filled with the names of her distinguished contemporaries. Among them is that of Davy Crocket, then a representative in Con gress, w he wrote, verbatim et literatim, ns fellow;,: "Mrs. Kvausef main reuuists the hunter from the west te write his naine in her Album. Her cuiesity shall be grattitied by a Sentiment wishing her health and hap piness and a Safoarlvel at her residence with her family and friends." Clerk Appointed. Sidney ' Kvans, a clerk in the otlk-e of the Heading oxpress company, West King and Water street., this city, has been ap pointed tea clerkship in tlie Umcaster County National bank, and Harry Cehe has been ap pointed te the iHJhltlen in the Heading ex press olllce i undo vacant by Mr. Kvans' re signation. Itllllartl Mutch. l.at evfiiing Jehn and William Cline played a match game of billiards in their rooms before n large audience The game was 150 points wltli tliree balls. Jehn wen, William making 31 points. The highest run of tlie winner was ai. On l-'riday evening the two will piny peel, best out of 11 games. xitl-.tctititl Death of a Citiuiiliaii llliliep. Hamilton, Out., Dec. 17 Rev. T. It. Puller, bishen of Xlacam. died this morning. Some while age he ran a tlie In Ills hand accidentally and, although the wound did nut trouble lilm much at llrst, bleed ikjIsoii ikjIseii lug set in, resulting in his death. Merry .Making I'ellrrinvii Ullnt'l Ret r,l Iho l'ilst vVtilll, lltt, itjund ids brother police tilllcersut his resldince en North Jlulberry street, en Tuesday evening, the occasion being his birthday. Mr. Hccj was pnMcntcd wltli a handsome canter. 1A., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 188 1, Till: VIIAMVIOX l.tAlt. lit- I still Winking tlm Aim lliitfurtl lUtltrl I'm-All It Is VV i, till. The New Yerk llnrulil nml ether long range paicm Imve their Indefatigable corres pondents nl work In the weather signal ala tien en the Welsh uieiiutalns, Their latest uiiceveted sensation Is the prnjcr ineetlngs new holding for the conversion te gnicn of the mountain outlaw s. A eerijlng te the ac counts Itev. ,1. iS. l,aiue, pastor of the Honey Heney Honey bieok McthiMlht Miiscei church, mid I 'ilce 'A. Supplee, n preuilnent iiui,erymaii, uudciiisik the pioneer missionary labor by dWi lb tiling tracts among the denbciis of HiiciteHii, l.ousclewii, "Ihe Sassafras" nud "the lnndliaid." These lm-;ililles are oc ec oc eiiplod by siualei. Tun mci lings were ilulv iMiueuiiceil for eh'u public sort ice nud the las) one was held in the colored meeting house near "Ihe tliunll)e.iril,"ii weinl,nrid sii en tin- topet'llic Welsh nmuntaiu, near Iho main mad crossing tlm mountain, The meeting house is a leg building with a high sleep in front. Tlm building prtliier Mists en legsdilvcn into the gieiiml. 'I lie room is llllecn Iiv eight, in led and llglilcd up with cheap 'nl lamps and candle hi tin heldei. Inte this room assembled it motley gathering, the white and black denieiis of "thoSassa "theSassa Iras" nud ether localities nlmve uniiied, At first .Mesr. Umienud Supplee were looked 0iu ns tlclielive by these rough nud stur tly inetmlaiucers, 1-ts.ause all slnuigenv are loekts;l iihiii as elllicrs of the law. When they weie assitnil thai all was straight they nttemted witheiu ten. I ill. til 1 1, vws nn, si. s i. It i said thai A lie l',n.ir,l wa lie ic, (o (e gcther with rr.illkferd, the ihspciae Jail lireakcr, and that both men took iait iulhe serv U': Abe ItuzAiiil has a reputation for geed singing nml i-ntliuslxstlc iu-nying, lie cause It Is a notorious fact that he took mil in prayer ml'Ctiugs en the l-'phratu hills wlicii his band was carrying en the mett desperate roblierles ever committed in this section of Ihe Mliilc. Heth tlu?.7.ird and I-'nmkferd kepi in the back-ground nt the meeting, and only a fevr knew of their actual presence, "We don't vvatil II rcierti'd te thoefucor thai Aim and I-Vnnk ford. i rent tending thce ineetlngs," salil a leugh looking baikwoedsiuan. "If it's found out the detectives might Ir.v te scoop 'em in in epenmcettug. If they de that I,erd help the lnniK'eiit jieeple. I knew tlieiii will lie shootings because AIhj and rruukferd carry tourrevolvem npiis-e in their lielts ami tlmy wnvigtit te death." t 1 I igloo ud outlaw mki-i imi vvi i ii nil: ciiii.i . Mr. I). 1). Kutx, who returned liem tlie mountain, slated that a searching lurlv mo, me, 1 ied nt a frai no "linutv en the brew of the hill. A tall, well lermetl man held their horse. They leuiid nothing. When fifty vaids nvvav the man coely told them he was Abe Htizzaril, but limy inpi'dly drove away. "Auctioneer Jacob W.iliel and Ditiver Ja cob Keller were eie-Hug the mountain and were stepicd by the outlaw, armed from head te loot When'he learned tliatthey were net delKiiws they were allowed te pa. Itu. zaid's couiniuieiH wi-er In uilibtisli net far avvav. vm.'s rnevnsK. 'I'heie will be a Wednesday evening prayer meeting in tlie leg cabin near the race course, en the mountain owned by Mr., Talbot, of West Chester, at which Abe wilt-be present. He is understood te havesaid that lie will lead in the singing if a half dozen detect I yes me present, nud that if Ihev want te disturb the meeting liu's willing, but he'd Prefer they'd de it when tlie ict el the folks had gene. The outlaw's father was a brave soldier in the war, and n gre.it prayer meeting man, who steed no nonsense. Alie ays he takesatter Hie old mall." no?, or cernr. .IllilKC l'nltcrim's of Vflllli Itcrtiicrv --Asking Change In i Will Cai-t-. Cuiirt met at 10 o'clock this morning, and Judge Patterson vva en tlm bench for the lirst time in several week", having recovered I win his Illness. Several caes en the common pleas were argued. In the suit of Win. 15. Tevvnseiid A i'e. v. Themas Tillbroek, the rule te show cause why judgment should netbe opened, and defendant let into a defense was argued mid held under advisement. II appealed from Ihe depositions taken thai the defend ant signed a waiving judgment, anil after ex ecution w.n isucd he alleged that he could net read or write, nml did net knew that he was signiuga waiving judgment. In tlie suit of Jehn "Hellinger, ndnuiustia ndnuiustia ler, d. b. li. of Maria Heir, deceased, vs. niir-abeth Hostetter, executrix of Henry He. Icttfr, the rule te sliew cause why the rule taken en iilaiutill' le disdare in ten days should net lie stricken ell was discharged. Aigumeiit was heard in the suit of Ilr. William t'oinpten, executer of (ion. A. U. Hit mart vs. Harriet ltoilc.ena ruloleshow cause why tlm contested w ill ease .should net be removed te Iho circuit court of the Culled Slate, fei the eastern district of Pennsyl vania. Mr. Hepalyc alleges ui her petition that by reason of prolmlfi-e a fair trial cannot be had in the i eurt et lomnien pleas of Lancas ter count v. i itm:x i nisi.xi.ss. The commission appointed by the teurt te impure into tlm sauiiy of Hilten Ruivjrt, con. vicled last week of 'sodomy, this morning tiled their niui tiuding li'ini le lie of un sound iniiid. The court will make mi order tianslerriug him lulhe county insatiPasviuni. David i.'harles, Maner, was apiwinted guardian of the miner children of Kilns Hanseliuan, ileccaetl, late of Maner town ship. On application of counsel ler Kuinuiiel S. Feltz, tlie court this morning revoked tin order made yesterday allowing Mr. Pell, 52 ir week alimony pending tlie suit for divorce Allet' this afternoon was taken up in the argument of the exceptions te tlie auditors repeit in the suit of Henry S. Heir vs. James S. Kectner. The masters roiiert in tlie suit of Christian Musser vs Levi Sensenig convicted in accord ance w ith tlie opinion of the court delivered en Monday was piesented te the court .ind absolutely centl lined. llenry M. Mayer and Calvin Cooper have lueii appointed.! committee te take ohm goof the estate of David M. Mayer, in accordance with the proceedings had in the court of common pica. Tin: toiiacve ixtiuivm: O-car lliitiiiiit'l-stclii Still llaiiiint'rbig .tl the Spanish Treaty. Wamiii vimiN, Dee. 17. Oscar llaumior llaumier stciii, of New A'erk, editor of the I'm'eil S'nies Winer.) .fuitrnai, hud a long Interview vestertlay witli Minister Pester and Senater Stiller, of California, the chairman of the for eign relations committee, in regard te tlie iiciitliiiLr Siunish treaty. Mr. ' IlanmiPrslein set forth that there are very stVeng objections te tlie tob.ieeo clauses et the treaty as new worded, but suggested that these objections might be removed if it were provided that the duty en tobacco Mlers grown in Cuba shall be wholly abolished and the present duty en cigars retluccd one-half. In reply he was assured that If the tobacco and cigar trade will agree upon this or any ether preposition te "harmonize conflicting interests, there is every reason te believe that u duly authorized expression of the wishes of the trade would Iiave great weight when the treaty reaches tlie point of consideration for possible amendments by the Senate, lusciiAitavii rmut vvsTem: A l.eculSpuricr Arrested mi ii MMiikeu Charge A Wenuilll'y Acquittal. I'll i la liui. I'll iv, Dec. 17. J.is. Mitchell, vviie was an ested yesterday en suspicion of having killed a man in a prie tight, was dis charged from custody this morning, his lic lic eneor failing te appear nt the hearing. Mitchell had wen arrested ou a charge of murder preferred by W. It. Force, assistant district attorney of 'Mucks county. Thonlll Thenlll davjt'eharged him with i-nuslng tlie death of a man named Muldoon as the result of a light near Yardlcyvillc, Mucks county. Mitchell says he never fought any man named Muldoon, and that he docs net knew wheie Mucks county is. It Is thought that the Mucks county elllcial meant te arrest SparrerOehlen, who had u light with l'at, Sculliii, of Trenten, near Yardlcyvllle in the spring. Sculliii died recently in Trenten. At'iiiillti-tl of Mimli r. sv. a rr, N. Y. lice. 17. -In llii 1'hii-tiir-Suitcr lsuirdcr in.d m-day, tl,oi.u.e was given te the jury ntnoen. In half nn hour the Jury returned p. vei diet for Mrs. P.nuslcr of "net tjullty." "inese mountain ineyimgs win ue con inned. There is no hurgJUJyBolngen new nit the people in both xnlbuiHsde notrrlaA'e iiucli oenniloii'-e in ieicleiT'iini6iig,thv'iI!iu- CIIAXDLKK ANSWKIIS. 111 lit: s.'.xr v.ii. i.xuixi int.s TO M( i it AVU A. Cnllrtt le AtttMlilt U Hit! St'ii.tlf, the ht-ttt'ttir.v AnrUllir Power iirilie llvt cutlin lie. paitiiit'iit In Aasieiit Sntli Itt-tpiiiMl- liilllj ns Was .lliine. W Vsiil.M.re.i, D. C.. Dei. 17. - lii Ihe Senate te day the chair laid before the Si-nale the communication from the sin clary of the navv In response te n icsotiitlen of Vest, inquiring if any smveving mity had lieen sent te Nicaragua te urvev Ilic route of u preiKsi canal, and If se, under whalnti; Iherily. The sisictary seys the eiigiiu-cr have Ihs-ii ordered te Nii-arngua te make stub survey mid Hint the elder was issued in Hie exon-lse of the general Kiwcr of hi ilciai Uncut under the president te iue tmcli orders On Vest's motion the isiuimmiii-ntieii wns laid en the table ; he said he would call il up at an early day with n low of discussing tlm (imposition regarding .the lights vested in any depailment or the go eminent In order such an expedition without notion bv Con gress. ix r.xr.t n i vi. si:ssie.x. At :::!., en motion et Mr. Merrill, and against Ihnehjcctiimnf Mi. Hale, wheilcsiied Immediate consideration of the naval appro priation hill, tlm Senate went Inte executive session. Mr. Merrill said the executive busi ness was presenting net iiliiatirni"mii I would lie dispo-etl of in time te pim-ecd with the naval bill this nltcrnoeii. The doers iK-ing closed, the nomination el Hugh Mct'tilleeh te he secretary of the tii-.isuiv was t.ik u up, and Senater Ulddlijlicrger continued IiIs-ih Ii in op)s,itien te hiacoullriiMtieu. Illll-r-tltle Cellllliel ee. Wasiiinoiex, I). C, Hec. 17. illO Heuse icsuinc.il considrnitieii of im ii!iert,ite com inerce bill. l,el WiIkIiI's ll.nl l-'il et lli'imtii-. W VSIIINIIlU.X, l'i-. IT. The Scelal loin tuittee, with Springer as i liaiiinan. te mvesti mvesti gtite the charges iiguiusi I . s. M-irsli.il Wiigbt. in ciinnei-lieii with Ihe Ohie elis-llen, lield Us llrt public lueelilig le-tlav. Testi Testi ineny wasollcred te show the lml character of deputy inaislialsanil Hint they kept many persons ireni the polls. , ;. V llls .shlll II.umi In Olile. mi.i iii.nvilm:, !., Dec. n. Netice lias Ih-ou given I'dlei-s. muck rollers and heliei of the Jell'ersbn iron works, dial llicir de I.iilnicnts wilt closedown in xt Satnrdav. The remainder of the weiks will shut down in thiee or fnui weeks. The inanutacluie of steel nails and tlm larp- stivk en hand aie tlie loaseti given. A stllkr or .loe llrn. Cn.v rr vN'iieu v, Tenn , Di.'. 17.AII the, laborers at the Seddy cixd mines liavc ipm weik en account of a'len crccnt. iisluctieii in wages. Three huudii'd nien.iie thus idle. IEatil;c et I'lre. t.i wisniN, HI.. I)is-. IV". i Im Lcwistewn woolen mill, owned .bv Hewes, Kiun A Ce., was di'stieied by lire last niithl Tin- less is. 7ii.(ai. I usu ranee r.l.oeti. I', vi.ri vieui., Mil., Dec. 17. 1 nc broke out this morning ml Hie f.iiiisb steamship Harrow-eore, leading , it l.is-ust I'eiiil. Sim was quickly llefsled with water. The damage will amount tii.ilmiil f tO.iMKV i.Aiieifi t .-ot'i.et's Mii'tnm. Mine Itu. lid VII trkeil .-mil shnls i:, ltan;;-il shiii I), inn anil asuiUe. (ei. i Mill, il. Mis-. 17. Iu(irm-ili"ii has I n received here of an attack made en Iho guaids of ,luniler Mrnlliers' mines near Ni lsouville, laic last night. Alxiut l.",e shots were exchanged none of Ihe gu irds were in jurrd, and ,, far as leaiucd tlie attacking lirty escii-'d lui'iainicd. luiet i icjiorleil ,-dav. -ii ir 1 1 s .i.v tit'i ti I or it V nun A VI. Ill l',l-l'slll I't'r-cvcr.iin c. In, In-Ill .mil I'ieiii ilit- lLilluiieic Sun There is always an eKiung anv w In it l--r a voting man of ireditable c.xp-rieucc in miv business. Il i" a stern fact, however, that theie aie new about sj bundled lawyer m Ikillimeic, net two-thirds of whom are mak ing. i living by their law business ;i!ut there is always an ptriiinrr. W,- ene knew a vuimu lavvver wlie ii.ni ir.imeii a listening exiMu-ionee as a teiinli.i si.irveling , at the bar in an udjins-ni state, ami w he one i day ceniiiided te g i le the iipit.il city I of tin- state, wln-h lilei.dly swarmed witli law vcis, and ti.v his luilmie then- He stuck up in i is nn of Ids elllec a sign alNiul lour lime as large a thai of any ether lawyer in tlm city, and went le court eveiy day le jostle among the big w igs. , I lie did nothing for ii'mul -lx nienths, tlienf I he leek in Ids big sign and stuck out a small one, put a luicf advortlseuiot In a newspaper, stating his professional business mid Hie i number of ins elllce, and then pasted a pi a, ii id ou his deer mmeiiiieiug that he ! would be absent ou important business Im- j two week. On Ins "leiurn" he found a number el letters in his l.e which brought him several casts, and in hi lirst speech liofere the jury, in behalf of some peer client, his contempt ter all the rule of elo.-u-tien, the eccentric vigoi-el his sivie and hi grntcsfiue tonus nt gesture, wlin II llllglll have rocuihled these of a dancing deish I convulsed the bar witli laughter, and put llicjudge inn geed liuiimr, but mere seriously impressed ihejurv, ami lie gained the v erdiit. He became after that a sort of "peer iiiau's friend," and, allheugh the lawyers invariably lauglicd at his ss;ciie, be geuei-allv hntl Iho opportunity te say te his brethr-ii of the ha w lien the jury ea'iue in. ' Yeu may de thu laughing, gentlemen ; I'll tnke the verdicts." Occasionally he had a rich patron, and bofeio he get through Willi his speivh, it has been said, he had convinced the jury lli.U his client was as peer a Jeb's tiitkcy, and that his wile was a widow with clcvu iliildrcn. Finally the county starveling becauie the wealthiest man at ilic lur, ind Ills br. ihicu laughed nt him no mere, I'llllcO t.-.lsl-s. Philip lleuce, chaiged with surety of llm iicaccen complaint of lieorge I.inu, had a licaring lit tore Alderman McCnueiny, and in default of bail was committed for trial al quarter sessions. Alic Farley, complained against before Aldcnnan l'ertlney, bv.lim l.imlitirst, ler larceny, haseuteieil liail for a healing.' Ilarfv Sindei-si has entered suit lie fore Alderman A. F. Dennelly, for assault nud battery against Peter Rete. When Rote learned that a warrant had been issued for his arrest he sklpiietl and the elllecrs have net vet raptured him. V Veiiliit Against n It.iilreatl. CmiAi.e, Dec. 17. A verdict fur .-oe has just been aw anled by the circuit court jury te the heirs of I- ran! t'rban, w he was killed in l&s:t, while driving ever the track of the Xeilli Chicago railway. The facts were that a wheel of his wagon ran into a hele alongside of tlm track upsetting the vehicle, Crban being thrown out nud killed. The suit was based uiien the failure or the rail way company te keep the street in repair. suit jr.ili!l a I'll Insurance Company. Jehn Sigle and William Merriu, partners, trading as SiglcV Merriu, through their at torneys J. 1,. Steinuiet. mid II. M. Heitser, this afternoon i ntcit-d suit in the court of common pleas against the Londen mid Provincial Fire Insurance ceinimny, limited, te recover f J.tKKl. This eeuiiany wits one of ten in which the plmutilfN wnrehouse was in sured at the linn- of ii destruction lv tire The remaining illim companies; paid the amounts of their polleles promptly but the one abeve named di-dined te de se after proof of less were submitted anil this suit is the result. licit of lliiinl (iron. nlcs. A very successful experiment was made with the Hayvvard hand grenndes in Centre Sijuare, this afternoon. A large box covered witli pitch and tar, together with a let of 1'ludllii,", rn '"t enllrf ami vvlientliellanii-a v.cie ut lln ii lie host, -e..,i i.-natie . ere thrown in, completely extinjjiil thing the fire A -cry lnrue crowd wUneed the experiment. ' ; i J '7.iOTS,-X,f ,:rwJtt I Tiife weniiirs Kxi'osfrieN. llt'lMilillinii I'lil-eli,, ml tiisiiirt-il ilic Itipul-- III an tlciliiit-d I'.illlile In llm spirit or I ll i, loin- Ills t.llitllrint-tiiilli-ti;t-il te Priiilute I'mef. ttoveinei-SI. Jeliii, Iho presldciitinl mudi- date or the Teiiiiiernuce paitv, In the rei-cnl campaign, has addressed the following letter tett Pittsburg Journal, denouncing as'"nbsn lutcly l'nle"aiid as "eouimeii scanilalmeii- goring" allegations which It had piintcillh.it he had bargains or iiudci-stamliugs with the ttiituiigei-s of any ether pnrlv : ei.vllli:, Ivan.. Iks-. II, IsSI. Te the IMiler efthe 7'iwr. Pittslimv. Pa.: t In Iho 7Vi,i, of the nth lust. Is pub lished under tin caption '(iuotatietis ou SI, Jehn furnished hv m'ei, who waiiiiuil tlie mmket dining the camijlgii,"vvliat ptlrlieliM in a IMS-tin tllsiMleli from Wnsliimileii. I Us-. said hi which, miieiig ether llilm;, il Is "I Inch day the gculleinen who have in I heir possession evidence of the Prohibition 'th te tlie Dcinis'ratsaie beeeuilug mere willing te give tlm inihlic an Itistqlil Inte the fact. There Is still a great disinclination le make staleiucnts ever their own names, but it I probable this will disappear in a day or two ami llm whole truth lie made known'." In answer te which I have only le say Hint I have no porseunl ncipiainlntice Willi 'either Mr. Cleveland or Mr. Ili-mliick, or miv member of the national Democratic com mittee. Ner did 1 ever have any transaction, commuuicalieii or understanding, either di rectly or indirectly, with either el said gen tlemen, or any member of suit lommlttee, or any person claiming te act for or in any way In represent the Democratic party, eilhe'r stale or national, in relation te Iho campaign just closed, or miv oilier subject whatever. Ner did tin- Dcuie-raiic iniilv.s,, f.u- ns 1 knew, ever attempt tocemniimlc.il, w ith me. It is feri her slated that- "The i-oiumitlce (l'epublic.ui) decided te keep him (niyscll) in Hie lace, and agiecl le give him UV.noe if, in Ids canvas, he would iiels.ivanythiiigtli.it would lie ilctriincnlal te llin'Hcp'uhiiisui canilidatc ler the picidcii c.v. M. Jehn ngrct.sl le lids, lie went te Ohie just niter the Octelicr election and made two speisht-s. i I let ere having the platleim he told his audience that another scaker weithl addiess them Iho following eveiiiuji. i hal speaker, St. Jehn s.ud, wusa Hepublicaii mid a Pioliibilleuist. tint he llieiighl Mr. I'.lainc ought te he elected. He isan lieipienl smker, he further Kild, nml may be able le prove te veu Hint it is better te "iipiieit tlm Republican nominee." i'liat 1 ever made any siieli proHistien te the ceuiiuttlce or that "the eouiniitteo ever iiindc an.v such pnMwltieu le me, is wholly false, and 1 I'd 1 sine that every citizen, w ilh ilh etit regard te parly, who heard nij-addiess al eberliu (vvlin-li was dclivcrcsl bclere the Ohie election) villi de me the justice te say that the w hole sterv alsmf whnl 1 am alleged te have said tlicic is w illieul an.v tuumlalleii in l.i, t. 1 new r im t Mr. Hlaiiic, (Jcncial l.egan or any mcmlH-r of the national Republican committee since Mr. lltaiiie's nomination, ami I never saw Mr. Ktkins of the conimit cenimit tie, in my life, ami never Iiave I. either ill icitly or' imlireclly, scut or conveyed anv couiiuiiiiiealien or piosisitieu te cither of said gentlemen or wid committee, or any member thereof, in nialieii ! tin lite iam mig'ii'; nertlld I i-ver,pieise. ler a considcr censidcr considcr ,a'tieu or elherw ise, te w ilhdraw fiem Iho can vas. or by act, word or deed, tin, or emit te ile, anything for the pursise el lessening the Prohibition vote or imici-iiiL' the vote of either of tlie old parties. Nerilid liver ie ie ceive a single penny, pledge or pienii-a-. or any kind, in connection with the campaign, except my expenses, pant by the national Piohibitien committee. I gave my time ami lalmr during the cam paign freely, "w Itheut nmnev and without juice" And 1 new deiiounce evi-iy st.tie in, 'lit or insinuation iuiiiisilcni wilh the foregeinit :i abselutiiy laNe, anil 1 , hallenge all poisons wlie have publi"lusl or cireiilalcd ients te tlie contrary le prtsliice cein'(ciit evidence lecstalilisli the truth el their asser tion, or stand branded bcfeie the isijic as common scandal-nionge's. I have cndcaveicd duiiiig and since llm campaign te treat cvcrjhed.v coilileeusly. I havcat all times icfraiued fieiu indulging hi personal abuse or v indention of ielllli-al op ponents, I have tried le appeal te tlie heart :ie,l conscience, unit net le Iho tn-ciudice of I tie lu.nele I telle nt nil limp ree'e'Olie, 1 llin right of ever veil ieii le enjoy tlm blessings of a fice ballet hy working and voting for wh.it seever pally he might cheese. If tin- infamous falsehoods .1 1 ,. .ill inc. of v hi.ii a 1,01 tien of the Republn-an pros, is se pielllit: Just new, all'ceied niyscll only, 1 would remain silent, trusting te time ler my vintlieatien. Hut theieare at least one bun dled ami titty thousand Prohibition voters besiile asinaii.v mint fipinllv vvmthv iiersens who, tmihreui law, cannot vole at all, who aie interested ; and, above all, I have a wife and children w he are net unmindful of tho-e things, but me deeply pained Iiv reason of such cliarufOs, , enihig as they de 1 1 ml a parly te which 1 loyally gave luentv -eight ycais' service, during all et wln-li tituc it luiiiid " no evil in inc." ami net e tu tin- Dciueciiils i barged me w ith ilishone-tv. Hut new we ft in 1 this same party, limn as it was ela spirit of freedom, Im ruin-.' and hang ing its political epMiuents m illigy, as tlfc pre-slavery men hanged and limited tlioAbo tlieAbo tlioAbe htioiuMs lliirly .veal .igo,wliile its partisan piess exhibits u hitler of spirit iulelcrauiethat puts te shame the same spirit ter which it se vehemently during tin- cnmimiirn ileneuuectl Ihe Democrats of Ihe Seul h. is tips the inriy of liariisen, liiillip. Milli ner and Lincoln ? The Haines of Iho burning elligies of Ihcse limes will deeH.'ii coiiviclieit ami intensify conscience all ever the land, and Ihetrue friend of a "free ballet" ami freedom of po litical action will press forward this struggle airainst the lintier tratlle and all parties t tint tad Ioeikiso il, always apiKxiliug le reason and ever looking loiied, mid net telliciili ticiatis, for guiilanec. ud in due time lie te whouiweare all eventually te answer will give ii the victory. Very tespect full v. Jehn I'. Sr. Juiix. l. inil.Mi JS 'Al II L'lt'ft $ ll) ,000 TlieSiiiIitcn and Mnnige Kvans as an lli-l Apiit'.ir.nit-e of .leliii T. -, at Alcvaii, lii. i. Alexnudiia, Ya., was ceiisiderably slirrcd mi Friday by the aiioai-.uue of n sea-f.iring man, who said that he was Jehn T. l'vaus, who had lioen missing fmni that citv since ls,',7. He had reappeared te claim his -Imie eriiis father's estate, valued tit ever SlOy.ei.H). Many of the eldest inhabitants) were called upon le identify the stranger, mid there was a div isieu of sentiment, some saying Hint It was Jack Kvans, while ethers were equally posi tive that the stranger wns mi imposter. Tim man's story was that niter miarreUng with his father Im lind left Irenic tailed al saloon-keeping In Philadelphia, and in la.,9 he had goue te sea. Changing w iud and varying fei tunes llnallv lauded him in Yukahalua, mid he had llicie established himself as a shipping mas. ter. Meantime he had spent some years In the United suites navy. Recently his thoughts had turned homeward and lie had followed them. The stranger regisleicd al the Hr.uldisk house, Alexandria, where a number of old aeuiiaintancesef the only original Jack livans called upon him, but he tailed te rccogiiie them. Ills memory, tee, was bad, ami he wouldn't tell in what street he had lived. When tlie hotel clerk demanded cash ad vance for Ins mom, us Is customary where guests have no baggage, the alleged Jack UViius excused himself forainemeiH, and it is said he took the midnight train out of town. A .Mhiittn- Wlie 1'iivurs I'liiiialiuii. Atainecling Monday night of the New Yerk Cremation society, thu Rev, Dr. How Hew ard Hendersen, of the Slinpsini Methodist Fplseepal church, of Jersey 'City, read a paper ou " Cremation." He sihl lie had made u study of the best means of disusing of the dead, and hadeoiimte the couclusieii that the dav was net far distant when tlie re tort will takothe place of the grave, llospeko of the large uiiiemit of ntenuy expended in monuments llewer nml funerals nudiiiar iictcriretl it us'a mockery. The costliest build ing in tlie world, he said, is the Taj Mahal, in India. This is a tomb erected by a princu te de honor te his dead queen. The sieakcr favored cremation ler a great many reasons. Unsaid incineration performed in ji) min utes tlie sanm work that the grave lcjpiireil as ninny ycais te complete One Mute Applicant. Mary Ann Hnmish, by her next friend lliury H.- ''nyilPi-, mi initernoeu filed h'V nprdieatleu ler divorce I'mm hci'imtwnd, Jehn H.unish, ou the ground el cruet treatment. t il i: Hi c 'i 'in-lit l.lt.i In Hi, llil.i) Altlie mill ntlril Willi sintiiigrr- l'irlili-iil Ailliiir flint's Hie rtcttilc Circuit unit I tie (licit Miii-liliicr.v I Mnrli-il. Tlmliuuiei! Iho Inil! Tlie lid Imiuicrs' The i-.iliiti,,et lumi)cnit The chlincs' riio'iiunleef slai-sl ThtiMient iiiuiulci H ,i-,ice In old pasttintl llini's' tiiociiiiiunjeniatlonsl King tiiln;;lnr Itlcli gifts te l!i-iiilillcI The live iif i,u-Hll-c. mid liliil singing by tlie side, of Hoseii,-, sum neast Jeifjutit Mttttr. The day of the Inauguration ceremonies nt the World's !'xms1lliiti eis'iinl bright and cheeil'iil en Tuesday, ami thousands of peo ple made preparation e.uly in the morning te wlnes llm teug-t'x pet led event. I'vcry pnlilliiand piivnle building along Iho prhi oipalslrecl.s was decorated. Along the sliccl ear routes visitors from imilhein climates wcieastniiisiiiHl te ilml bundled of uraugw tree bending benca'lh ihelr rijie rrult and in see Hie bloom of re-es and the rich verdtin' of kitchen and llewer garilcus. The many slcainers bore lollie e(Miltleii grounds full complements nf passenger. Mil e'cliM'k Umeriier Melluerv, of l,ellil ana. and Malm- iienctal lllviin, ceniniamllnu the sUite nilllli.i. and tin- uiemhcr of their stall in lull unifeim; the maver of New Or leans, members el the si,"te Legislature, foreign consuls ami -.eicr.il hundreil gnosis assembled nf (he st. tiinih-K hotel, wlienit they were te pree.-cd le the exposition greiimls. A piii-ssiiin was formed. cenulM ingef theliatialieu of Washington aitltlcrv, under Colenet Hh hinleii : Hie I'eiitmeul'.ii iiiariK a line luslv of men, all of the lull IlOlgllt nf six feel, in e pi, ( ecullll'1 age. nud led bv Captain lirewn. and the Cicscent Rules, under I':, plain I'.iirrev. iie.0 ;e'ie, us ,ui es..erl te the ilistiuglllslictl I'crsejis who were te lake part ill the open uig Ceremonies, umug these in Ihe ear riageweic 'inventor llaiuilleu and s(uir, of lllinei: t.nvcrimr Knell, of Iv'eutuckv ; Mr. iJoldivetthy, of Hiilih lleuiiurn; Rev. Dr. i'.ilmnge, of I'.ioeklvn; ami l'. loininer'" Moiiteit and oerhio-, el Louisiana, i'litrc was. til-,, a long column en l'iHt, in regular ertlcr of precession mid headed bv the cclc hrai,;d Mexican liniul. si VIHIMI I p ; IIIVKII. The precession passed through tlmerended sbc'lstetlic liver, al the head efCaii.il street, whoreihcsieamer l-'icd A. MLuiks was in Hailing, te convey the elllcial guestsand tlmlr escort te the grounds. At I Jilt) n. m. the steamer started upfheiiver. On Iho way tlie guests were entertained by the Mexican baud. The various complexions of the members of the band, ranging from nn" almost colerles-j white te the dusky Indian color, nud tlm equally varied chaniotcreflhclroddlv shaped instruments, attracted inueh ntlcntle'n, while their unique musical selections elicited re lented applause The French man-ervvar Houvetlo. lying in niid-slrcaiu. saluted the steamer oil her approach, and then, heisting her anchor, steamed up tlie river in her coin, panv. s (he beats apprnachcd the wharf, which had been built at ihe exposition grounds ihe Washington artillery lipgan tir ing a salute of otie hundred guns.' The guests landed mid, forming in Hue, proceeded te tlie spacious building, where tlm inauguration ceremonies were eiuriisl out in accordance witli Iho pregriunuie. The Rev. Dr.Talmage, at 1 o'clock, advanced te the lient of the stage and inade the open, lug jiraycr. Following this a military band rendered the Omml Imposition m.ircli. and then Director Orneral Miirke mad e an nil dreis, in which he expressed profound grati fication at tlm sint-ess which has attended the ctl'Hts of Mm piojectersof the cutcrpilsejad, tltocenlial geed-will and co-epcrntloif they have metal every stage of their labors. He thep feimally tkiiveicd into tlmhaiulsef tlie pioMdeut et the exposition dm buildings and Ihe ginmiils. President Richardson made the rosjieiiso, ami follewiugtliisanu-s. sage fitiiu I'li-sitlciit Attliut-was read, con giatulating the citizens of tlm Southwest en llieir advancing prosjieiity, as indicated in tlm exhibition, ami in the uanioef the people of llm republic dcclariiij; tlie exposition epcuv Tin: win;i;t.H iii:ciik te jievi;. Wlien the sentence declaring the AVerld'a H.xposilieu new open was read, the president dosed the electric chcuit and llm imehlncrv was put in motion Ai the mne. moment 'a large purti-alt of the president was put into position in the centre of the platform nml greeted with great applause. Mayer (iiiiflolle spoke brielly, welcoming tlie stranger in Iho name of the city, tioverner McFiiery tlellvcied nil whirrs, in which lie reviewed Iho history of the or ganization of the exposition nml set forth the great advantages le accrue te tlie stalennd tlie IKjeple of Die whole country from the grand enterprise. A jsiein in honor of the exiiesl. Hen by Mrs. Tewiiscml, known ns "Xarlll'n," was it-ad by Page M. Maker. Among the representatives of foreign gov ernments present en the platform were vis vis vis conile De Alizac, consul of France; J. F. De .aiuacemi, consul of Mexico; A. De Orenier tie Feublanque, (treat Hritalii ; .1. Krull Krull .selimitt, normally j Haren ten Mejscnbiirg, Austre-IItmgnry ; Arluro Maldasnue y Tu pelo, Spain; Pedre Soils Portugal; Alain I'usli, Hrazil; 1. A. Schricber, Nether lands; Count Mareslbsclii, Italy; A. J. l-uulauer, llelgiiim ; Schreislcr, Russia; II. 1-. Kimtipp, Denmark-; C IIecikt, Switz erland; Reuleaux, consul general, Mctgitmi; li Martinez, Venezuela, Columbia, Salvader and (Juatamcla; I.. C. (iuliilcre, Cesta Rica. Among ether personages ou the platform woie the officers of tlm French war vessel lleuvcl, Mrs-. Julia Ward Howe, of Moslem, ami her stall of ladles or tlie women's do de paitment of the exposition ; Secretary II. M. Teller, Postmaster lieneral Hatteu, Oeneral Raten, commissioner of education ; Chief Justice .Manning, of Louisiana, ami several assistant justices mid judge, federal oHieials, senators, lcpreseutative, cilv-elllcials ete Tuesday ulglit Hie citv was brilliantly illu minated. 'the New IZlrctrlc Light Cunii.iu.v. eslcrday we noticed that !' charter had been grunted le the ' Merchants nud Mmiu-faiiurei-sj Flectric Light iMiuiaiiy," of tlii tily. This company wa ergmiUed home nioiilhsage, and tlm etlleers ait) as fellows : President AVilll.un IC. Mend. Secretary Clayten l". Myers Treasurer 0'. S. Itnsk. Directors Win. K. Heard, R. M. Moleuliis It. A. Dlllcr, tiavteii F. Mvers and U. H. Iln-k. Il is the intention of the company te pro ceed at ence le solicit subscribers and if it Millleicnt number can be secured a plant will be put in at once They propose te light stores mid ether business places, and nel the stieets. They had some dillleully in securing: char ter, ler which application was inade some mouths age. It nppearN that there is another oemtMiiy in this city, which was organized for the purpese of ''furuisliliig light ether than gas" They tiled u reufonsirancengainsl the new company en the gemnd thatUiey had net properly udvcrtlsctl their ititoutieii of apiilymg for a charter. The new company readvertlsed, and idler a hearing the au thorities granted them a charter. nv.vrz.'it ceitixa. A Celd Wave In tlie Went. Tlie Mercury iiet-s liawu. Oiiicaoe, Dec. 17. In this; city ut nix o'clock this; morning, tlie thermometer was llv e below zero, St Paul ten liclevv, Dulmqua tliree below, Farge llttecu below, Keokuk era vviunti) Tin: cximi w.vvt: in HTenii-br.VYKii. MA'vs'iLi.n. Ont..'Dec. 17. Kichteen Inches of snow has fallen within the ;past 43 hours. The thorinemcter vrastcn belew zorethin morning. - A New I !a 1 1 read Chartered. llAUUlsni'itd, Pa., Dec. 17. A charier was, granted trwl.iy te the Slate Him rjiUrtKul company which proposes tQCi)l)Stnieluli nnceii miles in length iiassing ihreHuh Dyceniiug, Feltci and Clinten counties TTl capital sleck is ?lljO,O0d. The prcsldsnt i JaniM H. Weetl, (il'Illughamteii, X, Y, i A Dlphllirrin i:ildcmlr. (..iiiM.i.vnt.' rfet .i.vis ii ii efi:xt a i'.vi.'wcix vs. iivviii.iii.x-.Oiit. Dec. 17. DlphtherK itt j'J lintiai te prevati te an maiming cxicm weft s 'nilj-oeflliavl)uixporua in lc-tlii ,- u meiith, a gwa iiiany at wbirh prove! , l laiai. y fltl i I i '4 ! S4 38l -.1 '! i VI (I --31 Sft I XI n si -1 ':; IT-1 1 il m I. -vi m U ,V-1 ' , Jt s'
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