HT"yx." ,i - - ",,- :- f -i47T T ' ' ' " 1V ' t X 'l r j - ! V fe1 S3F373 ,i4 '7U &niittf htteletei . it &... m VOLIBfE XXI-NO. 00. L.ASTCASTE1., PA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1881. PRICE TWO OBOTRi . Hi Ah y HE TRIED TO FLY. -.mi or i Tr.nntnr.v fallix the vaix attempt, eplmnlali liirlpi, or Ateti, Conn., Deletes III Whole Ufa In Iho tiiivitllminf n 1'ljttij; 1 MnliiiitMlslrirst Kiperhuunt Willi II ?ti'Hyl'.iiilii IllsOnrer. ephahlah Phelp Is ti in in 76 ye.irs of nge, and 1 regarded by llie Ien' or hit neighbors vvhaknewhluinsn crank. Phelps lives In nn old lull In iiie weeds nesr Aven, Conn., nml hiii for years doietod tilt liU uttctillen (e mechanical invention. He has two ct liolt lielt liolt bles, crpetual motion anil nn icrl.il naviga ting craft. Incidentally hu has devincd sev eral machines which in no case have liccn patented. Many years age he applied rr n t !ntcnt but f.illed te obtain It, and, disgusted P with the whele system, lie made no fitrther ' uuuiuin. iu iKimu icgm priiici lien mr 1119 in vtmuetis 'iiie models were inrewn nsme nnd in many eases Imrneit hy their eceeiitrlu ' Inventor. Phelps Isndlstant relative of Cen- gressnian Phelis of New Jersey, 'i'lie whole rejjleu in which he lives is thronged with people of his nuiiir, but Zephanlah liolehgs te a branch new almost extlnel. He married carlv in lift', hut ter years h.11 been .1 widow. cr, "One daiiKhter wiii the result of Idi mat rimonial venture. She Is married and lives nomewhcre In the lulnlty of West Trev, "ew Yerk, AVadHwerth tewer hatull wckhIcii htruutnre evor ene luindrcd font In helghU II Is hullt en the Ktunmlt of Tutcett nieiint.ilns and fives ene orthe Illicit vlews In the country. tisiUlrvn mlle from llurtferd und Is In mimnier a favorlte rr-sert for iilfastiro-ekers. In winter It Is utterly deMirlcd, the koepor, 11 man turned IJ.irtlctt, (caving Us hreczy and frecdtiK altHnde for wanner, If mere lowly, iinartprs. On Friday morning '.ephanlah l'hel made his May te the top of thu tower. He nind sevcrnl trips, eaeh tiniararryliurun plccei of ninohlnery. Ne ene Intcrlered with 11I111, and about 10 o'clock he had Ills latent madilne in order and ready for nse. It con Dinted ofastrenir hut light yr.vt generator, a vomblimtlen of cot; itheelsaud ptdley.sand two light pilch turblne wheels heth tirrani;ctl atanlljhtaiiulote the .eiticnl. TI10 wliole ventrivance, iucludiiif; two triangular wings, weighed about sixty peuiuR The gas generator w as e-.Hly worked and wllliln afqw iiiliiutea both turbines were in t'ondltleu te start Thu old man opened the udvea and Beating himself In a loop of repe suspended under the freneraler imshutl his lnaclilne from the lower. The turbines lowered rapidly and the lying ma chine and Its rlder moved Mew ly away. Fer a moment the machine rese 11 low feet and thou began te drop. I'liclps found his couo ceuo coue mtor UnltiK power with overy ccena mid uttempted te discover the cause, ltv home mlstake he opened the dlselurRe valve and lijijtantly was falling rapidly, with hli tur ba) motionless and useless. The only clwk en his descent weie the two trl aiMilar wings. These spread out and rliei'ked Mb what the dascent. Still he fell with con cen mHnlylncrensliijc velocity, nml after ndcacent of amoral hundred feet hoxtruckthe trees en the .Simsbury pUmls Iwlew. His fall was broken but nevertheless he let his held en the ropo-leop and w lille the machlne caught In tlmerancUCM, he foil with terrible force te the ground below, breaking his hip and soveral ribs. The old man fainted from llie pain and lay unconscious for nearly h.df an hour. Cuming te his souses bis groans finally attracted the attention of a chance passer-by, who came te his rescue. Tlie old man was nearly dead from pain and cold and fuii.lcd en Iwing re re mevctl. He was taken te a neighboring liouse, about a mlle dktaiit, and Is new lyiuu in m critical condttleti. i-uLici: i'CA'.vf;.. Thu Arret of .Su.ptcleu. llnariler I'lulliln; C'Miiitrymrii Srnl In .lull. Geerge Sltleyn, n Iwardcr 0 Zieglcr's hotel, was arrested en Saturday night hy Ollicer Mofsseukep, en u warrant lssucd by Alder man IJ.irr. One f llie ether boarders tinmetl Oeorge Water, saw a let of burned paper under the 'd "f blrle.i-s and Informed Matthias Klcglcr, n son of the proprietor. When iuc3tieiicd as te why he had set llre t6 the v.iper iiintcr the Ijrd he bccnuie ery Mbuhlvcthrowaknifeat Witier, and he w4 prosecutcd for felonious asMiilt. He was" imable te fl'rniiih ImII and was committed te the county prison. The mayor diHMCil of twouty-feur cvses en Sunday morning and : nlne this morning. All wen Iwlgcrs and, wrie ills ills clinrged from custody. Themas White, rordrunkenunddUerderly mnilnct, wasancsted at the Pennsylvania rairWud passenger deiet,'- riaturtlay night, and leckwl up. This luerning Alderman McConemy discharged I1I1U. 'Satunhiy alteriHKn was the tlme desig nated by Alderman A. V, Dennelly for llie hearing of Jehn Hoever, en u i large of mallclensly trciu-slnir en the iein.?sef Andiowhhuliaeh, of ltcfleu, but boferu the hrturdeslgnateil ler the hearing, the parties Hcttled their dlirerenccs And thopiesocutir withdraw the iiiit. ltiiml" llloeil." II.nliigaGeuil Thiif. On Saturday evening between 5 and 0 o'clock there was a disturbance at the Serrel Herso hotel, participated In by a number of young ,mcn fleni the country, and elllcers w ero scut for. Policemen Cramer and Hclse leiiponded, and when they arrived nt the hotel thev tixjk into custody Frank II. Uum Uum uiell, lJ.It. nummell, Otte .Smith, Klmer Fisher and Jeseph liechteld, of Maner town tewn Miip. They weie locked up at the Htatleii house, and after a short incarceration, were released en ball. Trunk II. Kummell went lack te the hotel, raised a second dlsturljancv, aifd. was again arrested by Olllcer Itelse, Ituinmell was very abusive, htruck the olllcer and Jehn W. Trantz, the proprietor of the hotel, nml-resisted the elUucrall the way te the station house. Hefore being locked un he was seaiched, and a pair of hen knuckles were found in his pockets. Charges of drunk kenncss and disorderly conduct and carrying deadly weapons were prcfurred agiihibt him lofeieildcrmaii Uarr, and in dolaultef ball he was committed te prison font hearing. The town was full of young countrymen en Saturday. In the evening a large number were drunk and raised a great deal of milse in dhTorent parti of the city. They neeuitd te think they owned the town, and their well known yells were heard until a late hour. A great many mero de-erved arrest than weie caught. TUIEVXS A T JVJ.'ir l'Kii VIDESCV. An Organized Ilaiul Ceiiiiiillllni; h Nnnilier of hnlu. Dtpiciliitlen.. New 1'jievmi.Mcn, Dec 2i During the last two weeks a series of robbcrles have taken plnce in this vicinity which Indicate the operations of a band of organized local thloves. The first of the raids was made 011 theiallread depot and considerable plunder was taken away. The next oieratlon was the breaking Inte of Winter Hill school liom-e. Beth of these occurred miue ten duys nge. During last week the houwe of Frank Qeucheuaucr was entered and a line geld Watch and ?15 In inoney stelen. On the uaine eight Jacob Heir ("Tobacco Jake") was lobbed of 10 in money, n revolver nud seme 6tlicr articles j his shop was entered by thu thlev as getting into the upper story, nud U is Hupposed it was dene cirly hi thoevening, as Jake lanie home and was there after the lirrlvul of the first train. r Indications nre clear that all these robberies are dene by parties whoare perfectly familiar with the premises and it geed detective might And it protltable te work tlie eaues up. What (J e in S.i)ii. "The utmost I evor thought of doing whs te ask the general mertgage holders te take one-half cash nnd wait a little wbile for the ethor half, the deferred payment being well secured and all being iaid in full befere any later security blieuld get anything. If mat mat ters in the coal trade can be amicably ar ranged with the ether companies the Interest en flie general moitgage bend should be paid in cash hi full. Am it Is I think ono eno one linif should be paid In cash en January ). I ileu't think there will Ik any foreclosure Kile unless it f an utntcable ene te cairy out u plan for the prouxlleii of all InterciU und for thobcnctttefall." etiut.vnt tnuii nti: roer-i.tuiiTN. A l'el.l'inirrl of tn 1110 of I lie Ijilr.t Tlnvalrlnil TM.IIIU-lliiiTfHmie nCueiM" Haw it Shew. Theatrical business has liecn cty bad all evor tlie country. Iu the ixunll town it has been ruined by nkatlng rinks nud iu the huge cities the illme iiiusclimH have cut li te pieces. A large uiimber of companies nre chnlng their traveltug Boaseu. The 0110 heiiKO III Philadelphia that has made piles of money this Masen is the New Central, which has few If any suporleru In the country as n variety. Clllniore, who has lest and nude lets of money lit his line, has the Central himself new, Uallagher having ret I icd. Temmy Mack Is playing en nn outside end with Henry minstrel. The fomiile base ball club Is beating the pcopleof Aluliatiu, Sluce the skating rluk wmm hastakuu held of the jMSipIe a large number of " I'rolesserft" have developed, Hid 0. France, tlie wmsillenal actor, Is try try leHvcitra a dhoa-e from his wlfe who de sorted him, leaving their child In his cus cus cuMedr. The lienui show of New Year's night will bring out lets of local talent, and If the npar ring match comes efl'lt wilt be the feature. it is new asserted that I.tzzle Annandale, the contralle of the Abbett company, will seen IK) married ten member of the Spanish legation at Washington, Most of the traveling i'omuuicshauplaced Columbia oil the black list, and Lancaster filiOiild have a plncu with It lfhitslnus docs net Increase. The tittering girl and the man w he gl es the Jokes away bofero the minstrel has 11 chance, are nuisances that should ba abated If the ellcndnrs have te be hung. Old Hani .Sanferd, who nmuxnd llie Revo lutionary soldiers In "nigger" acts Is ntlll plodding through the country. Atklu Uiwrouce had his trunks attached recently In Columbus Ohie, for an alleged uniMld tailor's bill due te a Chicago linn. He paid. t'emners A Kelly, he have n Mreng varl ety company, will lw the Christmas attrac tion here. "Tliev will piny nt low prices giving matinees Thursday and Friday for 10 and 20 cents At Fall Itlver, Ms, en Monday nlghtf Dan Thompson will prodtice his flew play e, "Hichund INyir," In which he will !inierson !iniersen !inierson ate Charlie Nelan, ene of Heading's wealthy citl.ens Win. Helland, late of the Lancaster Ixwe ball club, is llner managar of a skating rink nt Fredorick, Mil., and n paiwr of that town refers te him as the "fastest hknter hi l'enn l'enn tiylveiiln." This w ill bu news te -sotne of his friends' Kate Clatlen, C. A, fjlovciihen, Netta liiileu, A Siilviui, Hella; Jack, 011 and J. C. I Vuigett w ill Im in llie special company which Sheek A Cellier will play for soven weeks iu New Orleans during tlie exposition there. Thev will de " Htormbeatou," "Twe Or. pliant," "SeserJce," French Flat", eta Iffiw imi "Ceuim" S.nr n Mim. Tidking of ihiimius who beat their way Inte theatres a well known actor related a funny incident in tjils city a few days age. He saiJ he was 11 member of n company which was producing a spectacular play last whiter, through the Seuth. They used n fountain of real water and uixm ene occasion they lxitcd a small town w here there wero no vater works. The next best thing ter them te de was te employ nllre company te furnish them with water. JThis company was eouip-ed entirely of darkies who had an old hand ungluennd they agreed te pump the water upon condition that twenty luembcrs would I let Inte the gallery te see the show. The understanding was that theso who were te bu admitted wero te wear their uniforms no that the deer keepcr would knew them. When night came the darkeys came 1111 te the deer in brilliant suits. Finally the deer man, who had lcen paying little attention te the coon, thought they were coining rather thick. He went up te thogallery te leek around, but found cry few negrees In uni form. He lmnMlgatcd the matter and found that the majority of theso who rame In liad tnken ell'thcif llrcmen's shirts and caps which they threw out of the windows Friends en ihe cuitside put the uniforms 011 and thus gained admittance. Tlit Wd.llmry I'amlli'M KiilcrtalntiitMit. Friday nml Saturday ecnlngs the Mc Uilx'iiy "family of musicians appeared In the opera "house, but llie audicuies were small, owing no doubt te the cold weather. Tlie Cuully gradually Increase in mze, and, Includ ing the wlfe of Frank, It new consists of llftccu people, fourteen of whom appear en thostuge. Yeung MrsMiCillmey is also a line musician,. iil.iyiugiisiii the pi.uieand cornet. Se much IiasTbecii written isincenilng this wonderful fiimity that It seems unnis-css.iry te repeat it. However it must be said that the family have been constantly improving, and It would be v cry difficult te llnd a morn talented. They phi v en almost every kind of Instruments, anil besides nearly all are line hiugcrs A feature of the entertainment is the family band which is couiiesed of twelve young folks ranging in age from th'rce te tw cnty cnty cnty twoyears. Tlie show Is excellent and they should have had a large house. 11 i r it ir-is fvnvii.ij:aj:ii. An Allltl.nlt That Explain. 1111 Ait 11 1 Die A111II ttirh. Among tlie iluiiH surcharged by the audi tors In the bill of Alderiuiiu Spurrier, w ere his costs in the cases of Commonwealth vs. llln klc, hor-e stealing and larceny, and the con cen con M.ible's cestsiu the sinie suits were also sur charged Iu Censtable Kicheltz's bill. The alderman's bills wero 55.20, nud tlie consta ble's S7.2U. The reason why they were sur charged Is explained by the following alUdii vit, tiled with the auditors en Saturday : I, Kngle Cochran, Jr., Iielng duly alllrmed according te l.iwdodcpeso and siy that en or about December 1st, ItrfU I had a herse and wagon stolen fiem 1110 in Chester, Pa.; that In February lb&l I found the thief hi Idincastcr county, I'.u, I swere out a warrant befere A. K. Spurrier and paid him te pro ceed te a pl.iee bome eight or nlne miles from Lancaster city, cdled I think Kech's tavern, Spurrier engaged Deputy U. H. Marshal J. A. llnlliugcrte make the arrest with him. Twe days alter the arrest was made I had thethlel Hlnkle bieught te Spurrier's office 113 I wanted un interview with him hi order te relieve myself from paying a rewaid of SlUOtoeno Dr. Herg, of Jlanbelm, who was In collusion with Hlnkle, and from whom I obtained information which led te Hlukle's arrest. After the interview I gave A. K. Spur- ricr, I think, Seu, f net less than f laj with in formation te iv Dr. Berg for ids tlme and trouble.; in coming te Umcaster, and also te remunerate ene Jacob Deem, u friend of the doctor, and who was wit li him, and te pay ids ew n bill out of ihe balance. Dr. llerg has Nlnce Informed me that nolther he nor bis friend had received 11 cent of the inoney, and further deponent naltli net. I. Ksei.ij Cecmi.vN, Jit Aniriucd and subscribed befere 1110 this 17th day of November, A. D. lfel. W. It. Hannum, Notary Public. A hiicciful IMckuse I'arly. The jMckage jiurty for the benefit of Admiral Iteynelds pest, Ne. We, (J. A. 11, at their pest room, en Satuulay evening was largely attended, and a handhome Mini was realized. Prier te the auction of the packages there was a musical entertainment, In ehurge iiflT. If. T nckenliacli. nsslstcd hv Mr. ITarrv Mellhigcr, Iuim Shirk, llossie Hidrk, Daisy Hambrlght, Stella Tret and C.irrie Hull man. Cemmdu 1'eter Scnscndeifer, of pout bl ncted ns auctioneer iu the wale of packnges and they were readily dispened of at prices ranging from ten te lerty cents each. A few jicrsens secuied bargains 'and the balance wero badly sold, but as the pest get the bencllt of tlie tule they did net regret their investments. The following wero the w In ncii of prizes i Ticket -13, 0110 hundicd iioundsef Heur, held by Geerce Sturiris : rllckct 'Jtffi box of cigars, held by Lewis Spaeth i ticket 3G0, wax dell, belli liy DaUy 1 lambright; ticket asi, butterdish, held by Mai-gie Wllev ; ticket 170, twonty-llve ixmnus of Heur held by Charles Wlthcrew ; ticket Ne. 3.'iiJ drawing n pair of roller skates and ticket Ne. 18.'), drawing a large 'dell had net been presented np te neon. limit I'isiiii thu Seulli. The parly that went en a trip through Virginia, en Keller iSrllush'a new lead last wee!:, returned home en Saturday. They HjH'ik In the highest terms of the geed time they liad. CHRISTMAS CHIMES. 3IVSIO IS mi: ciivnciiEs asd tw. hay nciteuus. Tlifl ClirlMllms Crlflirutl'm ''X tin) I'rrtlirlciinn. anil MrllieitltlnMuilc lliit will t'elicr In llie flrrnt llellilny Fcktlrnl Tlie I.utli- eiuii unit Catholic I'reerniiiinp, The wretclicd weather of Sunday contin uing in the evcnhig prevented the assemb ling of such an audlcnee iu tlie Presbyterian church as would olhcrwlse have been there te hear the xjicclal Christmas service of the choir und Sunday schools ; and there is n probability that It will Ik) repented nt an early data Despite this drawback the pupils and tcachurM mustered In geed lorce, and theso who had charge of the exercises carried out the pregramme te tlie end. The berviccs licgan nl7:15 p. 111. There w ero no decorations 'iiie opening oxcrclse was the singing by the choir, under direction of Mr. Krelis, of the processional hymn, " On ward, Christian Soldiers," te the music of which the (schools marched In. After brief scriptural readings nud prnyer by the pastor and superintendent, Key. Dr. J. Y. Mitchell, the " Dcautlful Mernhfg Star " wns sung by the Sunday whoels, the etfect being greatly enhanced by the choir, stationed tack of the organ, singing the cheruH as nn echo. There wero further scriptural readings by the pastor i nnd then the primary school, In the gallery, led by their superintendent, Mrs. M. O. Kline, sang a Christina enrel in Alie style. There worn rospeusivo readings of scrip tural selections nnd the school Hang "Hark The Herald Angels Sing 1" after which the collection wnsllfted, Mr. Krebs playing the otlcrtery. The iasier read a sorles e"f advent passages Ireni the New Testninent, and the trio " WoThrce Kings of Orient" wasVung by Drs. Uiulerwecxl and Ilyns nnd P. I.. hlnymaker. The rcsiionslve readings were continued ; after which the choir nnd school Sing alternate lines of the chant, "O, CSIve Thanks" Mr. James Ilroueinnn sang a tenor sole, and thore wero further rctponsive read ings, i'lie crowning and dual musical oxcr excr oxcr cisevias the rendition In a most olTectivo manner of "Mezart's(TwclfthMass) Gleria," by tlie choir. The services concluded with Iho doxology and honedictiou. The entire prograinme was well arrantred and executed In admirable manner. The school children pcrformed their part very acceptably, and the choir shows marked advances under tlie cap.ible direction of Mr. Krelis, who was kindly assisted en this occasion by a number of voices from the cellege and by members of the Trinity Luth eran choir. Ciirl.linas Celebrations. At the Duke street M. I church yosterdny afternoon the Sunday school rehearsed the exercises of an claborate musical programme which wiliborendered en Thursday evcnlng. In Trinity ljiithcrnn church, en Christmas morning nt 10 o'clock, nlne of the Messianic psalms will Ikj chanted by two antiphemd choirs of llfty Ixiys' voices each, and seven orchestral compositions of the very best of the old masters will be executed by a most talented Inxlyef musicians The decorations will be of tinubiial beauty. THU MORAVIANS Thore w ill xs a children's leve feitst at Oik) Wednesday evening, when Christmas curels will be sung, and the children will receive their wax mists and ether Christmas emblems. On Thursday morning tlie Christ mas liturgy will Ixi given with line muiic by tlie choir, and n short sermon will be preached by Hev. J. Max Hark, the pastor. The deco rations will be pretty but net elaborate. i nn catholic ciiuncucs Si Antheny's church is very prettily deco rated v ilh overgreens and (lowers Over the principal altar in gilt letters are the words "Gleria in Hxcelsis." There will be high iii.isi at 5 o'clock a- in., when Dachauer's French mass will be sung by the choir. There w 111 Is) low mass at 7 o'clecka. in., and nt 10 high mass when ene or Mozart's masses will be sung. Vespers at 3 p. in. After vespers Christmas gifts villi be dis tributed te the children. On Friday, theday after Christinas at 8il 111., high mass will be said for the liencfacter of the parish church. On Sunday nexlnt 10 .u in., Itcv. Flicker, w he will bo'erdalncd en Tuesday at Seran Seran ten, for iluty Iu the Scranton dloccsewill nay his llrt mass nt St. Antheny's. This afternoon nt 3 o'clock the academy and parish school of St. Antheny closed for the Christmas holidays The pupils innde addresses te Father Kaul and presented him w itli Hint" tokens of remembrance. Father Kaul responded In a pleusuit vein, con gratulating the pupils en their progress dur ing the session. At St, Mary's there will Is) high mass at 5 o'clock en Christmas morning when a full choir assisted by Therbahn's orchestra will lender Uencrallfs mass in U. Iunbilotte's Christmas hymn, the Adcsle FIdeles and oilier line ifiuic will be given. Win. II. Altick will leal the choir. At 8 o'clock there will be low mass, and at Klanethcrhlgh mas serv cd by Rev. Dr. McCullngh. ULKB STIlBET hl-JWAY SCHOOL The Duke street M. Ii Sunday school will held their Christmas entertainment en Wed nesday, Christinas evc.at the early hour of 0 o'clock. Fxorcises will be of a very inter esting character, consisting of songs by pri mary deimitmeiit, und the rendering of the beautiful Christniascaiitiita "Tiine Pictures," liy the main school. The decorations will bu cellec, sugar, butter, eggs cabbage, etc., which the school bring as a Cluistnus girt te the ioer. A ClIlLUIlKN'slilsTIVAL. There will boa children's festival at the hall of the Lancaster JMieuuercher oil Friday evening. Like all entertainments of this imriular society, it will, uodeubt, boanenjoy beanenjoy boanenjey abla alhiir. Jrl7IIMU bUIIOOI. r.MllUTAI.VMIINrS. There will be entertainments given liy the pupils of Miss llundeU's and Miss Hubcr's schools corner of Prince and Chestnut stiects en Wednesday luerning, commenc ing nt 0.30 blltl'H'il Death.. Oscar Fugle, u married man aged about 21 years, ilied very suddenly ut Lititz about 0 o'clock Saturday evening. As he was sitting down te supper he suddenly gasped, fell back Inte a cbntr, and almost instantly died. He had tern long time been siill'eriiig from consumption, and his death was net unex pected though its suddenness was startling. Deceased was a son of Unv. .Samuel Hngle, of Lititz. He leaves a wlfe but no children. Ills funeral will Uke pluce Tuesday after noon at half past- o'clock. Henry li Stauilcr, of Ilaphe tewnshln, near Mt. Jey, while relating te Dr. J. L. Zoiglcr.efJit. Jey, that he felt bad en Sat urday morning, tell evor dead In the doctor's efficii. Congestion of the brain was said te be the cause. The deceased was aged about 41 years and left a vvifeand two children. Deputy Corener Patterson this morning tiled In the commissioners' olllce the Inquisi tien en the body. The verdict of the jury was apoplexy. rff iirnzeu intii:i:n:s. The Pillion Xulleii.il ILink Will I-ou Nelliliij; liy Ills (Ipvnttleut. The statement published en Saturday that the Fulton National bank held netes of Herzeg, the face values of which nre 57,000 reii ulics un explanation. This bank never discounted n nete for Herzeg Individually, and he never did any business at the bank. While the bank holds a number of Horzeg's notes, In vnme Instances they wero discounted, but only after tlie customers tillering thcni had endorsed thctn j und in ether Instances the notes are held for collection. All the neil's dK'euuted will be paid by the cum. temers w he had them discounted aud If the remaining notes left only for collection, nre net paid, of couite the bank will lese noth ing. The officers state that they will net leso n dollar en ihe note of Herzeg hi (but institution, Mmle an Alignment, Gcerge Darmstctter, butcher, and w ite made nn asalgiimciit this morning for the bencllt or their creditors te Mai tin Selbcl, of the First ward. sne bats mu: nnrvuvit tuvamvi:. Ami Milt the Ml'tnltilit Intruder Dead I'rein Utr Window, Jack MrCatt toy, of W'flrreii, (Jn., was shot and killed by Miss Vlney lvey, 10 er20 years old, also of Wnrren. nt the hotiie of Jehn tvey, hi GInsck, en Tuesday morn ing. MeCauley had recently tin nel his pro perty Inte money and deserted hts wlfe and children te olnpe with Mins I toy. Persons wiie went te the sceno of Dm murder say the liedy of MeCauley was lying near the house, the ground for n yard or two around being covered with bleed. On ene side of his face was a large wound made by fifteen huskshet, ev hlcntly tired nt short range, for ene slde of the inniisiac he was burned away, Near him vi ere a pair of ladles' shoes, boef clothing and money niuenming te f l,fW. Vlnnv Ivcy. cm being questioned, Mid that alie killed SicCauley, nmi wasn't sorry for It either souifieuohad been prowling about the house for two weeks, and siie get tired of it, nud determined te 1:111 wheever it was; en the night of the murder the dogs barked se that she could net sleep, and at about 1 o'clock she heard a tap en the window t going te It, McCauley told her te ceme with him and he would glve her?l,500! she told him she would net go, nnd he said If she did net go he would blew her brains out. Theu, te feel him, she handed out her nhecs and n box as he stoeicd down she get llie gun, and when he nrose she tlred. Ne ene took It upon himself te arrest the woman, and after the Inquest Mie went away, nnd it Is net known where she went. The general opinion Is that Miss lvey Islnnoceiit, and that her brother Tem committed the crlme, she taking It upon herself te shield her brother, cxpecllng that she could get clear. In Argument Ceuit. The following cases wero continued until the next term of the argument court en Saturday afternoon. Directors of the poernnd house of einploj einplej tnent of Lancaster county vs. LUzahcth Oil man, rule granted te show caiise why she should net maintain licr daughter 'Saran Outinan. Ceney township schnel dlro'lers citation te show cause why their scats should net be dcclared vacant, ler failure te provide school accommodations Argument in the case of cminouwealth vs. Imcastcr KUznbethtewn & Middlctewn turnpike company, indicted for maintaining a public nuisance, demttrrer te indictment occupied u greater part of the afternoon. cennnxT nusiNnss Fanny Ttoynelds, city, was divorced from her husband, Gcerge W. Kcynelds en the ground ofdpserllon. Leah Kreiter was divorced from her hus band. Charlrw W. Kreltcr, en the ground of adultery and dosertlon. Adjourned te Tuebday morning at 10 o'clock. dispute as in ewsr.nmip. On Saturday nftcrnoen the court granted an issue te try the right te certain property levied upon by tlie sheriff lis the property of Jeseph IIcr70g but which is claimed by Samuel li Italley. The property hi diapute Is a sorrel herse and bay mare. . Cptrrii Victeria's Ceuitcs). QuocnVlcteria can occasionally w rite a beau tiful and womanly letter. A few days age the Countess of Dartmouth vvrote te n relative In Philadelphia, describing the wedding of her son, Captain Henry Charles Legge, of the Coldstream Guards te the Hen. Amy Lam bart. ene of her majesty's malils-of-hennr. On the marriage inernlnq a special messenger arrived at the bride's house in Louden from the queen's house at IJalmerat. the bearer of a lieun.net arranged and tlril with satin ribbon by her majesty's hands, and el nil autograph letter addressed te "her dearest Amy." tol tel ling hew the wuscenslantly thinking of her j that she had her likeness standing beside her, and that she felt as if she were " robbed." Continuing, the queen wrote t "I send you n posy of wild llewers, be be bo cause there nre no flewera nt Ilulmeral geed enough for a bridal Ixiuquct. I have arranged them myself. They nre net worth taking te chinch, lmt I beg you will carry them away with you idler the marriage and think of inc. "VlfTOlUA It." KciT.tri!ln il Yeung Hern. Charles A. Illllcr, of Newark, N. J., who has wen distinction in .saving several persons from drowning, and especially in rescuing at Ceney Island, hut summer, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named Ilcnedlct, bad his twenty-lint birthday, en Saturday, and re ceived from Mr. lleuedici a check ler 81,000, from Mrs P.cncdictan overcoat and --ealskln hat, from Mr. Benedict, jr., n purbO of ?J3, from the young lady he rescued a pair of suspenders worked by herself, and from her undo a diamond stud. He reluscd any rec rec enipcnse at the time hwsaved the girl's life, but w ill piebably accept the birthday gifts. 1 1 The blerui. The snow storm which began Saturday was net a very sevcre one. A few inches of snow tell which being stauiiied down by thousands of feet, made the walking bad. Nearly nil day Sunday the tomperatuio hav ing mederated, thore was a fall of snow and rain und sleet, making it very unpleasant te be out. The telegraph and toiephouo wires were thickly ceated with ice, ami In several places in the city they biofce beneath the weight. Trains were u geed deal delaycd en the railroads but no serious accidents are re torted. This morning the city wa en en en volejicd in a donse fog, followed during the forenoon by a drizzling rain. All the Western traliu are late owing te tlie obstruction of the rain-soaked btiew. Fust line west wit? ene hour and forty minutes late this afternoon. The I'ca Syslem Miht Gu. Fiem the 1'hlludeIpbU Times. If any thing further is needed te illustrate tlie corrupting lulluouce ei the fce system, the report of the Lancaster county auditors will answer that purpose. Kxccssive fees appear toli.ivebccn expected by officials of every kind who wero authorized te collect fees at nil. Human nature mav benble te w ithstand the fce system in the millennium, if thcie is any fee system left then, but In itsprcseutcon itsprcseutcen itsprcseutcon dlt"ien of frailty everything that leads u public, servant into oxtraerdumry tomptutieus should le abolished. Tlie German Auatclii&U sentenced. Lmrsie, Dec. Si Sentence was pronoun ced licic te-day in the case of the Anaichlsts w he wero tried here last week for an attempt te assassinate Emporev William, at Noidcr Neidcr wald. llelnsderf, Kunv.ii ami Kuechler were sen tenced te death; Halzhaur nud Ilachman wcrocendemned te ten years pemil servitude; Sachgcn, Uhelubach aud Toellucr woieac weieac qullted. rocket licked. Mrs Fmnia Ferdncy, residing at Ne. 'M Fast Frederick street, liad her liecket picked wliile iu Woelwortli's five cent stoic, en Satuulay evening. Her purse contained S5.t0 and she did netiuis.su until she was about Ruing for nnaillele purchased. The btorewas crowded nt the time. Twe young men were seen In the btoie ncting suspici ously, but they left the stoie bcfoie Mrs Ferdney missed her money. Kiililiril ami llralin l,y W.iikul IliiiKlare. Sunday morning at 3 o'clock six masked men ntered the lnnise of Henry Workenour, Wheeling, V. "Vn.. by burbling eikmi the deer with u heavy plece of timber. The in mates were iKiuud and hcaten. The thieves then took inoney from a chest amounting te something ever S 1,000 and made geed their pscai?. Workcneur hail only leecntly with drawn his money from the bank. About lh hlicrlir Otitic. The amount realizccl by tlie idierill's s de of thopenenalprcTpcity or Geerge B. S-hauni was between 810,000 and 520,000. Te-day the sheriff Is bSlllng ihe personal prnncity of Jacob B. Huber, herse and eattln dealer. Holiday Markets. Ab Chriatmasand New Year fall en Thurs day this veir, the Kustein niaiket for theso days vvlllljcheld en Wednesday ntthc uwud hour. A STARTLING PISTOL SHOT. IT xiiATTEJts Tirv rwr. H3WK1XU. A MAX lit The Cm tout Case of Henry Wolf nml lilt Wen ilerfnl Accuracy With lire-Ann Tlie Dread rid Wcitlicr A Workman' TcrrlMe Accident. Celumiua, Ph., Dec. 'ii On Saturday evening last, nt 7 o'clock, Oeorge Turner, a resectable colored man, was walking leis urely along the cast side of Fifth street, at little iHiiilh of Cherry street smoking a plpe, nnd when oppeslto the deer of Henry Wolf, the carpet weaver, tlie latter ejiencd (he deer hastily and fired a pistol at Turner's head. The ball struck thobewiof Turner'a plpe and broke the Mem clese te his mouth. The parlies wero se clese together) that Iho marks of powder Is plainly scciiuieii Tur ner's face. Justice F.vaus Issued a waraaut, aud an nirert will be made te arrest Wolf, who is a very dangerous man, and is net lit te be at large. Fer scverai years he has been subject te spelts of great excitement which was supposed te have been caused by the excessive nse of spirituous liquors He has .been committed te jail repcatedly for disorderly conduct? and very often when convicted for this ollense be cause of his wlfe and friends and his ap parent contrition, the Justices nllewcd lihn te go free. Sometfme during last sum incr his wlfe, very strangely for the first tlme, was led te belleve from his con duct that be w as subject te spells or insmlty, She was always kind te him and when she became convinced of his unsoundness of mind she v as grieved that harsh measures liad ever used te tame him. Several weeks nge his conduct liccame se peculiar that she bolievod her life was hi danger and she has tily left her home and went te Phlladelphix In n few- days Wolf also left Columbia has tily und no ene knew what became of him. In a wcek, however, after he had geno Jus tice Kvans recolvcdalclegramfrem the Chief of pollce at Harrisburg that Wolf, an insaue man, was there under arrest. He was kept in custody for several days and then released. He ictunied te Columbia again and went te work, apparently all right. Within a year he has concealed or de stroyed, or given away, mero that 1,200 in meney, and iu his lucid .moments can glve account of the matter wiiate vcr. Mr. Gee. Gelin was sent te the Lancaster Insane asylum this morning, he being con sidered insane Hohasbcenactlngstraiigely for the past month, and the symptoms el In sanity becoming werse evcry day, it was deemed ndv lsable te put him in a place of safety. The Dreadful Wratlici. Skating was line en the canal outlets and basin en Saturday, the ice being ever thrce inches thick. But Saturday night's fall of snow has put a step te skating for the presen t. The ice covering the river, net taking into consideration its surface of snow, is between two and three inches thick. Rain and hail fell yesterday, and freezing eurstrccts'Walks und'p.ircmciit, have lxicu put iu a terribly slippery nnd dangerous condition. Most pedestrians, and none arc out, except theso who must be, cither walk in the middle of Iho streets or clese te buildings. The weather was even werse te-day, and Ilia nllcmlance at divine services was sliinly attended, lltirncil liy Mullen Iren. On Friday night, William Terbert, a helper at the Henry Clay finnacc, was attending the stock irate, wbile n eastimr was beina made. Tlie Iren breke out ever a "runner" behind him, and coming lu contact witli soine water and vict Kind, exploded. The melten iron was dashed into his face, head and body, se seveiclv burning him, that his life may my the lorfeit of the accident. Upen being taken home, In Sludtewn, Dr. I. ilruucr was sent for, aud did all In his power te aloviate the pain of the injured man. He cannot open his eves or mouth se badly mweIIcu is his face. Should he recover, there is danger that his eyesight may hav e lcfthiui. Win. Halter's I'liuenil. The funeral of William Haker, en Saturday afternoon, was a very large ene. Hisrsmalns were brought te Columbia en the 'JiO p. in. train, and burled from the Mt. Itcthel cuiuo cuiue tary. The coffin was net opened iu Columbia. Deceased was a member of Columbia ledge, Ne, iN3, F. and A. M., and the ledge attended theliiucnil Inn body. Notes Alient Town. Chailes Martin's herse fell en alley I, en Sntuidav, and was severely injured. The Columbia night school closed its ses sion last Friday evcnlng und will net be reencil until Monday evening, Jan. .Mb, lssS. Mr. II. V, Lichtv left for his new home in Philadelphia, en Saturday. S. 11. l.bcrllug Is home from Masenvillc Dr. Ihinuctt Welsh, of litrebc, an old Columbia bev, is in tow n. He will go te PhilndelphUreu Wednesday, and for the next six mouths will be resident physician at Weils' eve hospital. Practicing for their Christmas entertain ments occupied most of yesterday's session of Columbia Sunday schools The members of Ce. C drill this evcnlng, fiem 7 te 8 Instead efS te 'J. Michael Sechrist, of Siver Springs, en Sat urday, sold 21 cases of his 1&1 crop of tobacco, te lt.'D. Zcck, agent of Columbia. Shawnee Ne. 3 shifting engine, of the Chestnut Hill Iren Ore company, is hav ing a "heistei" put en. Sue Ne. 2 shifting eugiue of the same company, has just ceme from the shop i. The library of the Second street Lutheran Sunday school, is being reorganized. Cars. Derail wanted mere than Ids share of w ives. Squire Hvans objected and cnt Cars te jail this morning. On Saturday De Hutrs coal team ran oil", but was caught betore any injury had been done. Miss Hmina Lehman has returned te her home iu Columbia. The license iiitostieii has net ceme te an end ns many Columbians believe. If prenl can be obtained ofbaleon kccjicrs having violated any of the liquor laws the gcntleineu inter inter ested In the movement will make a bitter tight against the licenses being renewed. It Is no wonder that he" many robberies aie committed Iu Columbia" OurcitUensaroteo careless hi closing up their residences at night. Almest any night, u walk en Walnut sti cet especially, w ill show gates, cellar doers, v iudew shutters, and even doers themselves, wide open. Huvil.uu llre's. Dime Museum company, play In Marietta thlsand te-morrow evenings Twe fair sized audiences gicctcd them en Saturday. The "vVeild'Msin the opera heuse this evening. 11 la a grand piece, lluely picsent cd und acted. A Werm Welcome lu Mr. Itauil.ill. The county Democratic eoimnlttce of Nash vllle, Tonii., has adopted unanimously a resolution that the Democracy of Tennessee, looking fiem the home of Jacksen and Polk, behelil iu the visit of Samuel J. U.uidall, as in the election of Cleveland, n happy return toeur place in tlie nation ns deslgucil by the fathers, wherein is no North, no Seuth, but oue united tieeple, and that our distinguished fellow-citizen comes among us, net ns a fctr.inger or a foreigner, but as a brother nnd foliew -countryman. A committee of recep tion was appointed te welcemuMr. Kaudall te Tennessee, Niii-iuw 1 jinpu Frem liuUiut Death. This morning a young womau,wheso name was net learned, made a narrow escape from n horrible death, whlle attempting te cress the Pennsylyania ndlre-ul at the depot. Mr. Lundy, the watchman, vvas en the North sldoef the track te caution teams te step, ns the shifting englne vvas about cress the street. Net noticing the cnglue.ilie woman, who wns en (he south side of the tmck, stepped dlicctly iu front of it and would have been crushed beneath it, had net the fireman sprung te her icscue and pushed her from tlie track. Se clese was he te the cnglue that ihe pilot struck his arm us he was gcttinij out ofthe way. Heavy I'oikec. Jehn Beuasch a few davs age slatightered n hog for William G. IIav(;reiunp which wc!licd when dicssed -177 pounds. A1DTXU TllJE HOVJP 1'VJtJh The Contribution In. Supplies ami Cash for This Werthy Charity. ' The following contributions in supplies have been received by tlie soup fund: A. W. Mussel, 1 quarter of bcei; A Little, flour, po tatoes nnd crackers; Menlzer it llelllngcr, peas and lima beans; F, Hoynelds, D leaves of bread! D. Huvcrsiick, I pound pepper; Jes Osthclm, 1 bushel peas and 1 bushel toens; Win. Fuhrman, 5 or niea'j M. 1 Stclgor Stclger walt, ?3er coal) A. Huber, fi&Oef meat) 31. Ilaberbush, 2 of meat; Philip Lcbzolter, 3 cords or weed; D. If. Hcltslni, 0 pounds ground black pepjicr! Henry 11. Parry, spices, pepper, etc Following are the money contributions t Cel. Charles J. Arms' Lecture, (net,) 8123.78; Ladles' Hebrew Bonevolotit Association, ?25j Hen. II. G. Leng, 1515; Hen. Jehn A. Hies tnnd, S10; Mrs nosenmlllor, 810; Mr. Gcerge Oell, .1, Mr. Charles A. Kecce, faj Sir. Chas Ik Grubb, ?5; Jlessrs Williamson it Fester, 85; Mr. 11. J. Mc.Orann, 85; Messrs Watt, Shand it Ce., Sel Miss Carsen, 83; Mr. Win. Fiss 83; Mr. Jehn D. Skllcs 83; cash, 83; Mr. J. P. Stermfcltz. 82.50; 3Ir. Dan'l. lthoedos 82.&0; Jlcssrs Myers it Itathven, 82; Mr. II. I Stehman, 82; Mr. Harry A. Dlller, 82; Jehn Itcst, 82; Lewls Grotemeyor, 82; Fdw. Copland, 2; Geergo W. Ilrewn, H; Bewers ,t Hurst, 81; Samuel Hctz,?l; Frank Shlnille, 81 11. Miller, 81; cash, 81; cash, 81; J. II. Dubbs 81! Mrs Iluchmlllcr, $1; Mrs Sener, 81; Mr. J. W. Hull, 81: cash, 81; cash, 8lf cash, 81; Mr. Christ Schaeficr, 81; Mr. J. S. Miller, 81; Mr. Jnc, P. Swarr, f 1; 3Ir. 11. liechteld, 81; Mr. Jonas F.abv, 81; Httber Bres, 51; cash, 81; cash, 81: casfi, 81; cash, 81; Mr. A. P. Shiik, 81; Mr. Jehn II. Fry, 81; Messrs Shaub it Bums 81; Mr. Chas. a. Fen Dersmith, 81: cash, ?1; cash, 81; J. P. B., SI; M. L. Herr, jr. D., 81: D. G. Baker, esq., 51; cash, 81; Mr. 8. A. Kicker, 81; Zcchcr it Kcndlg, 51; Sirs. Diehl, 51; Adam Snyder, 81; Miss Mary Rltchey, 81; James II. Decn, 81; James Devit, 51; Gustavus Mj'en, $1; Anield Haas, 81: J. W Byrne, 81; Stener, Shrelner it Ca, 81; Aunie Stene, ?l; Jennie Nixderf, 51; Dana Graham, 81; Jeseph Umble, 81: cash, $1; Henry Lively, 51: total, 8300.75. Total of subscriptions less than 81: Officer Weaver's book, 23 cents; Officer Kccse's book, 81.75; Officer Bushong's book' 23 cents; Offi cer Musketnuss's book, 52.23; Officer Olt's lioek, 81.50; Officer "Wiuewer's leek, 53.25; Officer HeLss's book, 81; Officer Keadinan's ttoek, $1.50; Officer Messonkep's ljoek, 82.70; Officer Merringer's book, 81.25; OfficerShav's txwk, 83.50; Officer Rltchey's book, 81.75; Officer Spcece's lxxk, 83.50; Sjiccial Officer Bcnner's book, 82; total, 52M5. Future donations will be promptly ac knowledged, nnd nre respectfully solicited. Subscription books are in the hands of the members of the pelice force, who will thank fully recolve contributions On Wednesday morning bread aud fresh meat will be served out, and the soup heuse will be closed en Christmas Soup te-morrow morning. TO-DAY'S RATIONS There worn 231 rations distributed at the soup house this morning. evvusvn TO VlltCUlT CUVKTS. , llicVmk County Ifcir UiimUtakalily Pronounce Agiilnt the w .Scheme. The members of the Yerk bar met en Saturday, te take action iu regard te n con templated act of Assembly for the astablish iiicnt of circuit courts lu this state, for the li'Iicf or the business of the supreme court. The full text of the proposed act as well as the opinions of soveral mcmlxjrs of the Lan caster bar was published in tlie Intulli Intulli aiiNCimer Satunlay. W. C. Chapman, chairman of the meeting, appointed a committee of six members le take Inte consideration the proposed legis lation aud report at a subsequent meeting el the bar. H Tlie proposed act of Assembly wasthen dis cussed by nearly all the members of the liar present, nnd u most emphatic, opposition te It was manifested. It was ad mittccl tli.it the su preme court was overcrew ded with business, that the judges thei-eofviere oververked,aud as a conscqueiice insufficient tlme is allotted for the argument of causes and that many of the cases de net nnd cannot riv celv e the full consideration te w hlch they aie entitled : but it was held that the proposed remedial legislation will net euro the evil, and will operate w orse than the present sys tem. It was argued that all the time of the rural common pleas judges Is required for a speedy transaction of the business new i:n iKfjed upon them, and hence they could net be spared en the circuit ; that it would boa eiinuierseine, exiionsive and impracticable ceutt ; tbat its establishment would be it-violation of sections 3 and 15 of Art. V. of the constitution of this slate ;and that .the exclu sion or tlie city of Philadelphia from any of the circuits lovealsthe purjie-adf the net as nn ingenious scheme of the Philadelphia bat bat te moueixilizo the time of the supreme court at the oxpenso of the rest of the state. The meeting adjourned te the 23d Inst., when the special committee will ifiiert their conclusions rAlhVlt TO COME. I'rctlerlek VV.triIe'sThentrlil Cempaii) stniuiletl l'hll.lileliihl.l. Frederick War de was billed te play Klchard ;lll this evcnlng, but up te a late hour this afternoon the company had net arrived. It appears that Mr. Warde played at the Chestnut Street theatre, Phila delphia, last week te ioer business When settling up time came it vvas discovered tlut the company was lu serious financial ciulwrrassmcnt, and that llie icccipts of the week failed by a cousldcrable sum te cover the expenditures There was net even money enough iu the treasury te pay t he supernumeraries and yesterday Mr. Warde gcnoreusly paid the sum due them out of his own funds Mr. Weed, orCehoes is the backer of the company, and since Saturday they have bceu nnxieusly awaiting meney from him te allow them le coiitiuue their tour. He docs net seem te have ceme te time and another excellent company will uodeubt be compelled te disband. Working llie Tramps. The city council of Alteena discussed the tramp question at their last meeting, and an oulinancewas introduced providing that all able bodied men who beg throughout the city and ledgo at the station heuse at night slutl! be compelled te work, for their keeping; tne onuuatice is net te apply te nny icmaie nor te a miner under the nge of 10 years ur te any blind, deal' or dumb person, or le persons who uie unable te poiferm manual lalter. The records at our station heuse show that 118 vagrants w ero accommodated thore dur ing the mouth of November, and 217 thus far in the mouth of December, or a total of 233 since tlie cold weather set in. Tills large nruiy of men, set te work en our bticets for even oue day, would at least put home of them into passable condition. Hems from Driuiiere. DnuMenn, Dec 22. Hymen marches en. Last Thursday Mr. Irwin Cutler and Mlxs Aunie Clark, both of this township, fell victims They have the best wishes of the community Zlen church, Fairfield, will have a Christ mas entertainment, Chilstuus eve, for the children of the church. Chestnut Levcl will have one, Christmas evening; also. The ivecum at Llberlv Square, short-lived as uulnipeitaut, could net stand the cold day that eama te the KcpubUams up there, anil tiled, nl.is! Jas. G, McSparran Jc Ce. last week shlp IKsl thrce car-leads of canned corn te ene linn in Chicago. We nre getting icady for Christmas econo mically, We nevcr knew the times se hard, Itiillrenil lcimleu l(ate. To-nievrow the Heading railroad will begin selling holiday tickets at u ledtictlen of one third from the regular rata Tills company have for hale round tiiii tickets te Montreal, when thqice carnival will be held In the latter p.ut of January. Tite tickets are about a half yard hi length ; price giy.75.. WhySlieSut, A young lady whose very best young man lived ever the way with hts parents took a beat by the window ene cloudy morning, "Why de you sit by tha window jiuch a, chilly morning. Laura T" usked her mother. " I'm waiting for the son te ceme out, m,V' rtie replied. THE - RECENT LONDON FIRE. . cexsmatEii nv r aOJfK AH tJB ITMXr' rxxiAxa. .. & or ri;.VM.v '"' The Hallway Manager! Declare That It M K'i- 4mi-iuu imi(4 aus mw 4Mintt W.V. Was Nellilng Mere Thea Innocent 'vV Herte Meillclne. f V T.nvnnv. Tim. "n TI, i...l ..u it--.'? S Windser railway station, in which the fctffi.,' occurred last Saturday, adjoined the eevw4;i M vny ever wmen me qucen passea Wedne5'?5 day when she started for Osberne, The Itrn?! first appeared among a row parcels lying etV, f, tlie tloer. Frem thore thev llre sprced with 'fjl surprising rapidity. It is unknown hew lena;,'3 the dangerous ruircel had bcen in the room, va ItisnrisslblntlininreriiM inflchhinw-nsilrnnned' ?' there befere the queen's departure. The search j i Inthodcbrlswascentliuiedto-dayandrosulted "??., r In the discoverv of soveral iron cans similar ,.fr te theso used in making cartridges Besides thesoabex was found filled with Sawdust which was saturated wlthn strongly smelling nqiuu ami in me sawuusi were leuna tne ' Z": fragments efa bottle madoef wiilteglassjust M Uke the ene found Satunlay. The managers ,.i ... mu uiw, iiwi,vilt iaiinnj ussvi b ilulb' lulf, AT $ nre was rmrciy accmenuu miu net aue ie( Fenian agency. They declare that no Infer nal machlne lias been round and that the Hi smelling white liquid which bus been re garded with suspicion, vvas nothing mero than Innocent herse medicine. iriXTEJl WEATHER, TheSeconil.CeM Wave lias Started en Its Way Hast Ulg Snows. CincAad, 111., Dea 22. The wcallier throughout the West nnd Nerthwest which had been steadily growing mild slnce Friday is again becoming much colder. Omaha, scheduled 17 below zero this morning; Kansis City zero ; St. Paul 30 below Dubuque &e below ; Farge 32 below and Winnipeg 17 below. The tern pcrature here Is HO above, but Is steadily falling, witli prospects of much colder weather. Heavy snows are reported In Colerado aud lu Northern Mentana and Dakota. SEXATB ritOCEEDIXGS. Cameren Wants the Liquor Trafflc le be In- WASiriN-QTO?, Dec 22. Ill the Senate te- .AM day the bill providing for a commission te; ijM examine into the liquor traffic was tuken up, .y5S3 and passed, yeas 2 1, najn 16. Cameren, (Pa.), voted in the 'afllrmative, and Bayard, (Del.) in tlie negative APOINTMn.VTS COXPIRMED. ThoSenate te-day confirmed B. Piatt Car penter, governor of Mentana, and II. A. llnmilteii and Nathan D. Cartrlght, Jr., post masters rcspectiv cly atKinberteu und Slalich Chunk, P.i. DEADLY COAT. C.1S. Tlie Father nml Daughter SnlVerateil Ifarrew l.Hcaim or tlie Others. Ai.daxv, N. Y., Dec. 22. Kglwrt Karl, chief salesman In tlie muslin department of the firm or Win. M. Whitney & Ce., and an In fant daughter wero suffocated by coal gas , last night, His boy, with whom he was sleeping, and the mother with whom the balie was sleeping are nllve, but in critical condition. They slept iu dark ljed rooms opening lu a hitting room, whoretho steve was. -Y singular laci is mat a inr isige Iu the .sitting room was net killed. Et'JKTS IX THE FIELD. lie Announces Ills Willingness anil Desire lu lie Senater. Albany. N. Y Dec. 22.-Ayilllain Mf Kvarts has written letters te Senater Arkell, auueunctng his readiness and dcslre te 'be considered among the candidates for United, States senator from this state. He heartily nieepts every principle of Iho "llepubllcnu iwrty mid announces hlsintciitlen te de his utmost te rqstore the government lu every branch te Kcpublicau rule. -1 KIDXAIH'ED XEV 1'OJiKEJl. Cov. l'ultlei) Defers tu Gov. Cleveland' De mand for llliii. H.vnnibnune, Pa., Dec. 22. Goveinor Pnttlsim wrete u letter te-day te Judge Kiebcs, of Clearfield county, ordering the rciease of Michael Norten, who was kidnap iicd from New Yerk state and brought te Pennsylvania without a requisition, A letter was also sent te Gov. Cleveland, an nouncing the decision arrived at by Gov. Pattison. An Old rtrm Suspends. ViiiJfjiA, Dec 22. The very old firm of LmaiiHOl Beach it Ca, has suspended. It was obliged te take this step because of its deaU . lugs with Helnrich Huffier, a broker, Impli- ij3r catcd in Jauncr's operations .kl The assets ofthe firm are amply sufficient '.,! te cover Its liabilities, but It is difficult te convert them into cash. t& A Ten n lu 1 ilillu backed. Londen, Dec. 22. Advices from Burmah repeit rumors current there te the letreet that Dhame, a town en the Irawadily, 40 miles west or tlie Chinese frontler, hud been Kicked aud pillaged by flre kakhycus Cohl Weather l'rcdlctlelis. Puiuvunci uia, Dec 22. Thu cold wave' Hag is again heisted, und within tliojiext48 hours the temperature will fall ten te thirty degrees Woolen Mills Destroyed. Uitca, N. Y., Dec. 22. The Ne. 2 Upper Kmplre vvoelon mill, nt Clnyville, near here, was totally destroyed by Hroycslerday iHoiti iHeiti iugj less, 8100,000. Death etn Jul nil Officer. 11.... ......nt,.. Tl(nf.mlw!. 1 ChteC A lllbAUiiU. 1U.S ....... United suites navy, ciicu at tne liirarct neusa liouse early ibis nienilng, or congestion of the liver. Dye Works llurncd. MtLVVAUKEC, JWls, Dots 22. The Iiigle dye works here were destroyed by llre early Ihlsninrulnrf! less. 850.000 I insurance. 820.-J-B. Knglnccr Kiclwnl Milne Bartleman, ef,the?j& oeo. -Sfc g. ll'EATUEll IXDICA.TIOXS. -f WAbni.vtiTON, D. C., Dec 22. Fer tlie ' Mlddte Atlantic states partly cloudy woollier Sp, and local rains, followed by clearing weatlier, &, north te west w iuds'aud lower tcmperatttr0..5t; A line Memerial Helt, a few ilnvs mm a very flno-teuod vrniffhiniaboutn.eOQ neunds. was placed in U 1 & n tlie tower of the Luthenui church at MlddUt-f ? T town, as n memorial te "Mrs EUwUcth. Ijw 'if .3 man. 'llie neil wiws uiuaeui uw uruei mwi. her son, Win. Lewman, of Philadelphia. H ',, was cast by JlcShane it Ce., of BidtllnewI'-fe.' ' 111... Illllll. IIV illlllll 1.11UI. .' -.. . .5rs A Thousand I'ouiulseMViieat from One flrnlu Frem u Mngle grain of California wlti- 'j ldautcd hi Ibil grew twCnty.twe stalks M& ,', J bearing n mil lieau. tiidhci yieiueaawwy. grains 700 or vvhicii wero puuueu ma 'bwj year, producing euq-llfth of abushelef -; Sr Ultl wneau Mills was pianicu, ia pri yielding aoventcen bushels lneklnjf. 1. yieiumg kevuiiiccii uusu.is iuwvif. iW'.' , a pounds or wheat from one gntln Ui th i years ' ' ,- fe v A t. r. m. ' xJVC Toeuiliuoatlior umce. ., V A', , Is-iae Itanck, jroer cllrccter-eleet, iebkUie- 4 oath or emce nt me preciicmewry jsw -rf this ineniing. ,fi 2' '1 ' r -f TA1 IM AUirueSiriiUelr. .'CL S.H A Frcnchiiinn wrllin frovyNeWYet t I'nrls leiirnal siva t " StendllHt M.JWlf Island, I drunk in tha win of bay." Whst ir?mendeiw wnllw M M have hart! . rases. Z-& . .; " Kut Much Van. s' ,; ? A divereewiw griHitdt HeleW U ,1... I.. Il.n Mk. r. 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