,.c - rT Hfe JfnteUigewfie e fDEutfaitti? v nm a, -J' 9b I1 i 'I A VOLUME XXI NO. 98. CHRISTMAS CIIKKB. AX AnVXUAXOK Ol' JIXU VOVLTllY OX M.tllKf.T Jll'.ntt TU-HAY Display mi the MtulU Hi" Curlliiiir mid (Stores A rrc.1i Hnew Makes Merry t'lnistiiuis-Tlte lii.liir lis press Olllces Chrlstums Celebration. Tlie Unilny r BiipplUi- nuile en iiinrhel te-day In tlie mitral pirt of the oily, this morning, mill nt the Eastern market this r r r torueon, was lis profuse niut nttraellve ns ever Hoen In tlili city mi n Hke occasion. Tlie mint satisfactory feature of It wns Hint supply innl ilMnnnil were nllke strong, buyers and sellers numerous, nnd whlle thorn wns itliiuiilmu'O of everything there was no such glut ns te depreciate prices. Such n ipinntlty or dressed luikeys woie prnUibly never hcfure ollerod ler unto licie. Tliey brought from 10 te IS cents Jier pound innl, "as they were," Held nt from t l.2fl te M.60 r.ploeo. Thcru wero n great ninny goeso en sale, itlse, souie ducks, chicken, 'rabbits, partridges, mnl pigeons. Celery, nuts, apples nuil ellinr Christmas supplies holped te glve tlie market a cheerful leek. A great crowd of country people linve Iwcn In town till ilny, nml tlie stores nre crowded. Tlie merchant dealing In Chi Islmns goods state tlmt lnislness has been very geed for tlie past few days. At Urn l,xirrt tlftlces. Alieul tlie busiest moil In town me tlie em em peoyes of tlie Adiitns jind Rending express companies. I ZacO t li.ie 11 iiuiiiImh; of extra men nt work nml Ter Isith companies tlie tenuis nre kept en tlie move nil tlie I line, mid tlie elllces nru crew ded continually. Tlie lioxes nnd packages Mug Hlilppcd nre mostly small, pud nearly nit mntalii Christ mas goods. A lnrge number of turkeys, letli nllve nml dressed, nre Ising sent uwny by express. Tlie superintendents of lieth coin panics Htnte that thelr rush illil net begin until Monday, hut since that tlme tliey linve lieen kept en llie run. Tliey think thelr business will lx Millien lint larger this than Inst year. At the uosteuico the Christmas rants lme liegun toeeuio In, nml thelr transmission has oemo te be ii traffle quite uipril te the former Valentine mail. cnniMM.Vi jx Tin: ncitear.s. Klu I'.iitiTtnllimi'Ht. Iir llm l'uill llixiiin Tlmt Wi'ru llululMMilrl l)pciirutr,1. The public Kchoetsof the city were closed te-day te give teachers mid pupils mi opior epior opier tunltyof enjoying the Christmas helldiys. They will net Ikj n-oi)eneil until January 0, 1SS.V The rules provide Ter their ro-epo.iliifr en Krlday January 2d, bittthosiiperlutending committee, after consulting with tlie majority or the beard, directed that nothing could be gained hv opening the schools for that ene day Friitii. nnd tacliers and pupils will Imvn ene additional liellday. IiiHevomler the schools entertainments wero held nnd progrnmnies preiwired for tlin ntsnslen were gene through with. At Uin Vnrlnu. Kolieul. At MIsh Ixiln .tig's school en 1'ast Lonieu street, n tlne eiitertalnment was given yester day afternoon. The pregramme consisted of recitation, songs, mid iittoLitteus from standard authors. Miss Zug presided nt the organ, and she was accompanied en tlie violin bv Master Itcngicr. Addresses wero made by ltev. J. Max Hark and William McCoinsey, chalrin.iii of the superintending oeinmiuee. Jiciore me hciioei w ns iiihmisM.ii ench jiupil was prosented ly Miss Zng with it Ikix of llnoeantly. Thcre wero entertainments this morning at ii number of schools. One feature particu larly notlecable this year is thatall the school rooms linve been tastefully decorated with evergreens, and they present a haiiiNeine ni ni peanincc. 4 At Miss H.iker's school in New utreet, thore . were recitations by hctcral ofthe pupils, mid Sjibcfore dlsinlssal ciicli or the whelnn received u present rrem thelr teacher. At Miss Kalek's ami Miss Dougherty's schools riadlngs and rocitntiens apireprinte te the season were assigned te the pupils. At Mlsilltilicr'sand Miss IlttnitelVsHchoels, nt the corner or l'rincu nnd Chestnut streets, elaborate pregramme! were prepared, nnd nil the pupils imrticlpatlug nciiiltted them selves with credit.. llUHllU.MME AT MISS IICOIU's 8C110OL. :iient ' llelv MRht," by tee school. ltPCllnllen "Tlllle'n (iirMtiiAs," Ucrtrtnle lliiircr, Hurt "Troika, tlie Ku-slan Dinner bong," Lnttni Dcllinen Hint Minnie Clement. Itppltatlmi "Tlif Settler's C'lirlHtinns l.e." I.. lliKlelmiMimil M 7.le(;ler Hlaleciie " llclui ler vemm Aniieaniiice," Annln aluink, .Mym Allec, Kiiuim W lley, Miittle Wllllutns. Cherm ' Nancy l.oe,'' behent. Itpcltatlen " Annl(C and Wlllle'a l'niyer," Kntle WINen llccitntlen ' Simla Clau.," l'limbe JlollliiRer. sole" O. Ve Tours," (Sertrmlc SwenW. Ilocllatlen MScnny," Hei'i liner, Kecltnllen " Cln1liiiu," I.lzrle X cli. M llin-t " Silent Mglit," Alice W'oliller nna Mln- gr nie weif. W Kocltntten "Ntght llroret;iirMiiins," llelcn Ilncbiirr. Ilocllatlen Ceinplliiieiits of tlie o.tieii," llrmle Ceplmul. sole nml scinl Chonn " Juiinltn," Annle Cnmptiell. Itcoltatlen " llnncliliuck Jee," Annie Tlionip Tlienip Tlionip pen. Itccltatlen " Tlin (loert I.ltlle sliIeM," lioltle Hwenk unit (iortle Heck. Cherai " lleckeij In the Cradle of the Deep," Scheel. Kccltatlen " Jnck Kret." Mainle Unseniyer. Kocltntlen " The Finding or thc.I.yre," shIIIh Humphrey ville. Sole-"Jolly Old St. MchelaV' Harry Do De Itavrn. .... ' Sentiments from tniid.iraniithors,"l.yiiieiii tniid.iraniithers,"l.yiiieiii hers of the school. Chorus " Come, Cheerful Companions." Cloning Itciuurks Kntle Cehe, rneaRAHiii: at miss its dkll's school. tircun Sole" Cenlldencc," :. Adams. Scripture Iswn Ucv. Hr. llnlilis, 81. t.uke 3l., 8-15. eng " ua nappy Are e," nciii. Iteellutliin "Tlie Ollpell'n Cilft." I.. Kl Kieady. Mglit' I,. ltocllutlen " The Watch en Xniai Mght Irving. Sole and Chorus ' Out of Werk Without n Penny." T. Juirrles. Itccltutlen " In Winter Wild," I.. Get. Uecltntlen " Hew Happy I'll He," F, llltner. hone" Johnny hiuiiln," Scheel. Kecllatien " IJeli's Wonderful Hlcycle," V. ltecllatlen " The lloiuetess Child's Christinas Tree." A. Splmllcr. .... Sole" Gathering Shells by the Sen Shere," U. llccitntlen " l!aib.im Frltchle," M. Acliesen. llocltntleii "Yeu l'nt.Ve Flowers en Pupa's Grave," SI. Hnrttnun. Heng " Nuncy I.ee," Scheel. ItrcUatlen "The Twe AiikcU," 6. Shank. Ilecltatleu " Santa Chun," L. llnhley. Sole and Chorus "Tnke JI Hack le Heme, Slother," U. Sheely. Itecltntlen" Utility or KYit Guilty," I.. Hnor Hner stick. Hecltatlen "The I'mcet I'eail." M. Krlamnn. Itecltutlen "The Frest Bpltlt " II. bnydur. hele " Tuko nacK iny iieuri," ,i, sueen. ltecllatlen "Santa t'faus nnd the .Meuhe," M. lluebner. Hecltatlen "The Death of Tiberius," M. IlubbUv .. . Seng Slumber Seng, Scheel. At the conclusion of the pregramme of exorclses nt Misses Hulier mid 1IiiihIu.H'h Hchoel, rcmarku wero made by l'rer. Iluohrle, Mr. MeComseynnd Hev. Dr. Dubbs. The organ useil nt Miss Hulier'a school was kindly leaucil Ter the occasion by l'uull it Hamilton. The musical part or tlie pro pre pro gramme was directed hyVrer. J. It. Kovln Kevln Kovln ekL At tlie Girl's High Scheel. The following was the progriiiume or exer cises at the girls' high school this morning : Chorus "Saw Yc Xevcr In the Twilight," v Scheel. l'lnne Sole "The Peet nnd Feasant," Aileln Mntz. Hecltatlen by Annie Klugh. Flane sole by l.ulu Stamiii. Heading by Jlame i:ichell. I'lane sole by Mtirla Wutiien. Vecal sole by tinice Wylle. Hecltatlen " Annle nnd Willie's Prayer," Ger tie IlrealiiH, I'lane Sole " llehemhui Girl," l.dlth Metzger. Itpcltatlen by Carrie .McGruun. Chorus ' ueck the Hull with Heughd or Helly." Scheel. Hecltatlen by Mym Ifnvcnitlck. Hecltatlen by liiilny King. Heading by Joule Itllheirer Heading by Minnie llreiieman, I'lane Sole by l'rer. Mntz. C'hli.tmas carols by the school. At Other Rclienli. The bev'a hlch school U handsomely deco doce dece rated. T'he iilllars have lieen twined with evergreens, tlie pictures framed with holly und fostoens or evergreens ndeni the sides of the room. Over the teacher's desk In green letters Is the motto, "Merry Chrlsmns mid Happy New Year." ThlsHllernoen Mr. Me Cnskey read Dickens' Christina enrel, and the iMiye sang n tiiimber or carols, nncr whleh tliey wero dismissed tei-the holidays. The musical progniniine of thu high school enter talument was under the direction of Prof. Mat. W. II. Eovergeod's beIkxiI room Is llkn wUa verv haiidsoniely dis-emted. Mr. U was nsreenhly surprised yesterday nltor nlter ikhiii upon receiving n present of 11 largp turkey, nlioltie of wlne, silk liiuiilkerrliiur, eniidles, fruits, Ac., from Ills Ikivh. l he elos eles Init oierelsoH tinlny oenslstod of the rendliiK or selections by thu wholnrs.nppreprlnlo Ve"'" The closing exercises at HL Mary's ncnile my took plnce yosterday nnd wero cntlrely el 11 intisleint s-hametcr. Itcrore dismissal oiclieftho pupils loeelveil n Imnilsome Clirlstniasciird. unirtTAtir xeti:.s. Intended te t'a.CIirllum In Lnnen.lcrllenth. of Old C'lllrpiiK. Frem the Llinnibenburg Itniejiiiy. Werd was nvelved In Uhambcrsbiirg Fri day that Miss llossle Ditlllcld, yeungest ilaughlorertholato Dr. Dtlflleld, or MeCon MeCen nellsburg, has died early Monday morning. Miss Dunield has been Mill'erlng with eon een eon suniptleii for soiiie tlinu but her death was n sudden ene. She attended the teacher's Institute In Mct'onuellsbnrg en Tuesday. A few days age she wrete le n friend in this plnce that she would pass through Chambers burg en Wednesday next en her way te Ijancasler, whero she Intended upending her Christmas. Truly liinu proesos but led dispestis. Miss Dufflcld nttcndeil Wilsen cillege only n few years nge nnd Is well known ten number of our citizens. Death has dealt severely In this household. Within the jMist seven years, father, mother and four chllilieu have been called away. Tlie lunerai efMisi Dulllehl will lake place en Monday. Death r GeerKf Wrltzcl. Oeorge Weltrel, nil old resident or this city, died nt his home en Seuth Queen, Tuesday forenoon hi the 81st year of hh age. Deceased was n son of the late Jacob Weltrel nnd was lieni In this city. I'er norne years his father was trraxurar of Ijuicnster. Twe of his uncles wero soldiers In the Itovolu Itevolu Itovelu tliiry war, ene Ising a captain. Oeorge learned the trade of it cepiKsrsmlth with Majer Jehn Oetis and nnerwnrds went te llttshurgh nnd New Yerk In which cities he worked for .some time. Upen Ids return te Ijincastcr he started In business for himself In his father's building which sloed en the iet of Haer's Sens' Ikkik store. He afterwerds worked for Christian KielTer, Deaner A ijcliaiitn end Jelin I. Schattm. He was in thoentploy or the last named gentle man until last spring, w hen he was ohliged te step w erk en account of old nge nml declin ing health. He leaves ene son and two daughters, but his brother and two sisters nre dead. Deceased was nil urdctit Demo crat. Death of Geerge Moter. Geerge Mesor, n seu of the late Win. Mesor, or MS Ve King street, died yesterday In the 17th year or Ills age. Deceased was mi apprentlce or the Intulmiienciih oftlce Jeb room until the time or the Illness which caused his dentil. The funeral tikes place en I'rldny afternoon. Ilentlief Jehn (lejer. Jehn Oeyer, nu nged citizen of I'lerln, near Mount Jey, died nt his home en Tuesday, aged 7.1 years, lle leaves surviving him thrce children, Mrs. Harvey Raymond. (,'corge, w he lives nt home, nnd Jehn, of Treciiert, Illinois, The funeral will tnke place from his late residence en Saturday morning nt 1) e clock. SVICIIIV, XOT 31. tun 1.111 1:. A Defrauding Clerk Take. I'mwIcAild en Hi" i:e r IIU Wedding. Kiulelph Sehlcke, n young mnniS years old, employed at the notion house of J. W. Md'addcn en I'earl street, Cincinnati, com mitted suicide Tuesday in u sensational man ner. I'er four years he had been n trusted clerk nml br.,k-kecper in Mel'adden's store. His employers recently noticed his dissolute and extravagant habits nnd ulsiut two weeks age discharged hlin. They thou set nn ox ex jsjrt en Ids books nnd found n deficit in his Recounts of rrem J500 te;3,CiO(.l. This morning they sent for him. Hocatue te the i-euntlug-iHxim nnd was there con fronted with ills criine nnd arrested by a constable who was In waiting. He asked te be permitted te go Inte the closet n moment before being taken te jail. His request was granted. In two minutes he returned, but, en reaching tlie desk, fell at the feet or his Lite employer uud died in a few minutes. Ne !ost-merte"m has yet been made, but the sur geons think It was a mse or prussie acid poisoning. Ne signs or the fatal drug were Hitspected that his deficit had lecii discovered nnd came ireiarcl for suicide. He was te have liccn married te-morrow te Miss Gertrude Kdwards, an estimable young woman of Dayton, Ky. Everything was readv for the nuptials, nnd he was te have taken the wedding unit from his tailor at nisin. His parents are highly resjieclaMe. Tin: Hixtrs eii.v. A Cnurusef Ilia Itepuldluiii I.eUUIurs I'rnni This County. Frem the Columbia Herald. On Thursday last the memlicrs-electer the Legislature from this county met In I-aneas-ter, pursuant te u call issued by Mcniber Davis, of Lancaster. The object of tlie gathering was te lis things. Davis Inclines te run the inacliine for tlie county, but he found a lusty kicker in Mcinlicr Courtney. Davis wants the spoils for a Kighth warder, wlielt Issald wasa Domecratlc lllalne man, and toseenro his man Davis wanted llreiius en the slate committee, but Courtney in formed the assembled wisdom that Hlates were inade in Harrisburg, and that it would be n cold day If Courtney did net get en the slate com mittee. Davis wanted It understood that he must show-his constituent! that he amounts te something, and Courtney didn't care n snap for Davis' constituents. Aioselutlou te iiiml tlin iinvs for senator elicited from Court ney the reinark "that he would deliver his own goods." The mombers from the Northem district nre In favor or Mr. Druckcnmlller, of Vesta Furnace, ler n position, nnd you eanwilte it down that Courtney will be en the slnte eom eem eom mlttee and get Ids man and Member Davis will be compelled te Icave hlsKighth warder out in tlie cold. roxri:uTixe A in: 1WZZA11U, A Chetcr County IJimker Who 1'ulUa lit 1 1 nme. Found III. Heading Sensationalist's Dispatch. 1'iice Z. Snpplee, a Quaker, of Honey Henoy Honoy breok, who accompanied Hey. Jeseph Lame, raster of the Honeyhrook M. V.. church, en n religious tour among the Inhabitants of the Welsh mountains, writes or their trip: "We found n great amount of misery and degicdatien. We found ramilieslivlng In huts witli nothing but a damp earth lloerj found some living in mud Bhanties. We saw fam ilies or half-clad children, whero the father was n block man nnd the mother n white woman." Hetuys that Alie lluzzard's mother Is a piefessing Christian. Mr. Supplce wrote u letter tiritluir Huzzard te lead n better llfe and receiveu a repiy irem mm. rue leiinwiug is nn extract : " I premised tlie Leid many days nge, If I could but ence be u froe man I would, by His help, lead n new llfe uud show le the world wiinu things tliey new think impossible." Mr. Supplce adds that A brain Huzzard de mIiih te hud a Isittur llfe. lle tried te work several times, but had te step en account or eilieers continually neuuiiuig mm. nocor necor nocer talnly possesses a bright mind. lien rest je, little children! but nothing yen ulfrlght, Fer.IcausChrUt, your Saviour, was born this huppy night ; Along the hill of Galilee, the white Hecks sleep ing lay, When Christ, the Child orNnzareth, was lmru ou Christians day, -I), il. Muleek. iLANOASTEtt, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1884. CHRISTMAS IN JAIL. Wit AT 5.V timiMAXH Fttvxn IX i.AXit of i.inmiTY. Tin: llumelPM Wanderers nml laborers, l'leked tip K Trniiips Sent te .Full for Thirty tin). Tried, Cnnileled nml NpiiIpiippiI te the I'eiillrntlnrjf for Tbrrn Yrnn. " Yes," nnlil Koeer llurkheldnr of the Ijiiicastertsmnty prison, nshnturneit the key or cell Ne. -18, last evening, "ir overylxsly was In Jail who ought te he and everybody here who ought te Isi out wns rree thore would lie a gsl many changes. I fear this Jail even If largely emptied of Its present Inmates could net Ixi big enough te held all the new comers." And the Jail keeper went en te tell or Instances or men convicted by Just such necl necl denlsas theso by which ethers escaped j nnd te point out sotne mistakes or Juries and In In In eiiinlltloser scnlcnce; but by this tlme the deer was ok)ii, and It wouhUiet be geed for prison dlsclpline te inuuige in much rcucc rcucc tlens, hew ever Just, In tliojpresoncoof con cen vlct. "Hern's the man you want te bee," said Mr. llurkholder te the representative or the I.v Ti:i.MUKNCi:n; and "here," turning te the prisoner, said the warden, "is a young mini whowantstet.dk with you." Tlie old man get down en his knees se that his head reached Just te the top or the llttle wicket In the grating or his Insula Jail deer, and In German he told his story : William Hmeych was his name. He wasanatlve of Wurtembiirg nnd came te America four years age. He was a book bidder by trade but fall ing te get work in llie cities no ioek te me country; get Inte this county and worked nliove ML Jey and nt ether places In harvest. After the wheat was up he started en the read. One day In passing along near Lltltz he met Jos.Kircliiier then n stranger le hlm,uew in prison who asked him where he was going and en lielng told that he was trumping, Kirch Kirch nerwbe wasen his way te the slore for a farmer le bring him wme molasses, told him te wait In the w owls for his return. He did. In hair mi hour he wasslezcd by constables, brought te this city, put en bread and water for 20 days, brought Inte court, tried for be Ing n tramp, convicted nnd sent te Jail ut hard lalsir for three years. He says he never was n drinking man; and when asked ir he had ever stelen anything, with no slight degrce of prlde and emotion he answercd that no ene had ever made such an accusation against hlin. His wife Isdead j lie has two children in New Yerk state, but does net knew whero te write te thorn. Je nsii Kit's HTOHV. Jeseph Tisher, a younger and less Intelli gent foreign born German, In a cell near by, was ene orthesamo party. He says he has only been In this country three years, nnd bait net been In the weeds at Lititz mere than hnirnu hour when arrested and deposed or llkoSiiieyi.ii. john err, TitAJtp, .veTTiunr. Jehn Ott, Is n bright fAiced young German, with n geed head. He says he was born in .Munich mulls aiyears old. Hehas worked for several years In this county, in harvest, and sis'iit tliree siiccessive w Inters in H.iltlmore. Ilefore his nrrest he had been working for ten davs around Lltltz, andaftcr he iilttoek le thu "read. He had get te the weeds In which he was arrested two hours before the pollce came ; he and the ethers had a llre them ; they had stolen nothing, nnd though trlml mi n clinrce or stealliii' chickens, no wnsncqulttcd. He had been in jail nearly a month when tried nnd get a tliree year sen tence for belng a tramp. rneM NiMtEMnr.ne. Geerge Frank, the fourth ofthe party, is a German of 27 years or ngc. two or which he had sient In America. He has no trade, trmniHid the country in search or work ; was net ilritllK nor inserticriv ; oeur buiiu iin. tliing, nevcr befere was in jail ; understood he w as te serve tliree years at hard labor for traveling the reads. hi: wknt ren melassks. Jes. Klrchuer, the man who was going for molasses when he met Siueych, and who get back In tlme te go te jail Is a Bavarian ; is a tall, muscular fellow, .ti! years old, whoenme te America in 1H73, nnd who has lieen work ing ut farm nnd general labor nreuiid Lltltz ler eight years. He says he uever stelo ; get en a llttle spree new and tlien, but never liun anylxMly olse than himseir. His oll'ense and punishment wero the same in the l'oro l'ero l'ore golng. a eaiiini:t-maki:u uv tiiapu Fred. Miller was born in llrunswick, -ll years age ; ten years since lie came te America nnd for two years and n half he worked out In the country nt r.irni work in summer. He Is n cabinet maker by trade, nnd until nfter w beat harvest this year worked In the field near Mount Hene. He says he has also worked around Kllzabothtewii.and for Jacob Nlssley, Levi Ferney nnd ethers. He has two years ami eight months mere te serve ut hard" labor, and like Kirchncr is turning out te lie n fair carpet weaver. Wlinl'ii te be Dene About It. These men agree in their story that they wero tramps in the sense of having no homes, steady work nor domestic attach ments. Thcv were found together in a weeds w heron fhe had been built, mid the ownerer which made no complaint ngalnst them. They slole nothing j were net drunk or disorderly ; threatened nobody, nnd com mitted no breach ofthe peace. Thovwere brought te this city by town eflleers, committed te jnil for drunken and disorderly conduct, put en bread and witter for twenty-six days mill thou brought Inte court for trial. Tliey liail no money, friends nor witnesses; were promptly convicted of being tramps anil Jiuige l'.iiiorseu Henicueeu them each te undergo imprisonment at hard labor in the county Jail roll TimiiK yhaiis. At the sumo court n fellow who had shot te kill a conductor en tlie H. A C. railroad was sent te Jail for ten days. Since then various ether persons linve been sentenced, tliree for nttempt te commit rape, ene for murderously assaulting nnd trying te kill his wife, and another for trying te mur der a young girl en the street. Their sen tences were substantially thu saine ns theso or the "tramps." t'nder the rules laid down by the beard or pardons that body would net near the cases of these unfortunate men, nor listen te any plea for a commutation of thelr sovere son sen son tence j but it is net considered at all prebable that tliey would refuse te suspend thelr rules In such an extraordinary ease, and seme gen tlemen In this city propeso te take up the cases and make an effort te have the sovere punishment iullicted nu the men In seme de gree commuted. " Ne trumpet-lilnst preluned The hour In which the 1'ilnce of 1'o.ice was bem i Ne bloody streamlet htnlned Knrth's silver i lvcrs en that snered morn t Hut o'er the peaceful plain Thu wnr-horse drew the peasant's leaded wnln." lnificim Vvllen Jlrumit- Sheeting Mutch, Yesterday n goed-siml crowd attended a sheeting match at KiiulVmnu's hotel, ou the Harrisburg pike, und the majority were from this city. Each man shot nt seven birds with the following results: McCaskcy I 1 Hush I 1 llienuer 1 Mlller I e Fniurlsriu ' 1 Demiuel 0 U llniilner I u l.'nrer II II null 1-3 0 l II i el 1 1 ii u 11 10 11 el IIOO 11 1 1 U 1 U .'I 1 I II CI 11 I 0 0 O 1 - The llrst prize wns wen by McCaskcy and llve ethers divided the second money, Doni Deni ini'l getting third. Ileerie Substiintliil Support. Frem the Ucttyhuig Compiler. Tlie Lancaster IXTHLLlQKNOKlt comes te us In nu enlarged form and new type, nil of which means steady growth In circulation nnd general prosperity en tlie pnrt or this favorite old Journal. The firm el Stelnman it II easel deserves sulistantlnl supjiert nt tlie i hands or the Democracy. STAlllllXOA TinUtTKi: 3t.tXAOr.il. Mr. MBjhow'nItpveiigofortho Iin of hi. Sent nt n I'rrfenimnca. Wlille Clarn Merris was playing hi Augusta, On., Monday night, In the third net of "Artl "Artl "Artl ele .17," a tragedy occurred w hlch was net en the hills. Whlle the first net was en the Isxirils, nn usher ocerted Mr. C. If. Mnyhew te n sc.it only te find It occupied already, du plicate tlekets having liecil Issued by mistake for the seat. Mr. Mnyhew was given nseat In thu rear, but was evidently very nngry und disturbed the niidlence. Mr. Cehen, the manager of tlie theatre, went te hlin, when Mnyhew called lilin n cowardly cur. In stantly Cehen slapied Mnyhew 's fiiea When the men wero separutcd, Mnyhew left the building, saying he would be heard rrem later. Wlille the third net wns In progress, Mny Mny eow, considerably changed In appearance, rushed tip te Colien, who was In the vesti bule, mid called eut: "Yeu are a cowardly tlilevlngcur." Immediately Cehen slapped hlin In the racengnln, when Mayhew closed In en hlin, nnd cut him vigorously with n long keen knlfe. Cohen fell te the Meer ex claiming: "Arrest that man ; he has killed me ; I urn bleeding te death." The wounded man was carried te the Glelw Hetel, where helles with n wound Iwtwpcn the eleventh mid twelfth rilis and piercing the liver. His condition Is exceedingly critical. Tlie as sassin Is In Jail. AtCIiiMiiuis I iiomerude.lroarosc, Tlmn wl.hu snow In Mny's new-fungled ihew. hhakttptare. A New Cotten I'Util. Attention Is new attracted In the Seuth te a new cotton plant, which bids fair te preve Immensely valuable. Fer many yearn A. A. Sulieni, of Macen, Ga., has been carefully experimenting te hybrldlse the cotton plant that grows wild In Flerida with the common ekm. The new plant retains the okra stalk nnd the follage ofthe cotton. Its llewcr nnd fruit, however, ute strikingly imllke eitlier cotton or eknu The plant has an uvoraue height of two feet, and each plant has only ene bloom. This is a magnificent llewcr, verv much like the great magnolia In fragrance, and equally as large. Like the cotton bloom, the llewcr Is white for several days after it opens after which it is llrst ale pink, and gradually as as Hiimes darker shades of this color until it be comes red, when It drops, disclosing a won derful liell. Fer about ten davs this bell re sembles the cotton bell, and then its growth suddenly Increases, as if by magic, until it reaches the size of n big coceaniit. Net until It reaches this size docs the lint appear. Then Its snowy threads liegln te burst from tlie IkiII, but nre securely held In place by the okm-like thorns or points that line the bell. One Inexperienced picker can easily gather 800 pounds a day, nnd Test hands much mere, Were the only saving that of lalsir In gathering the lint, the result of Mr. Hulicr's experiment would entitle him te the everlastinir crntltiule or the Southern farmer. Hut this Is net all thcre nre no seeds In the lint. Each bell produces about two pounds of very long stapled cotton, su perior te the Sea Island, and nt the bottom or the bell thcre nre from four te six seeds, re re re Kciiiblmgjporslninien seed. This new cotton, therefore, needs no ginning. Such a plnnt would revolittlenlro the cotton Industry of the Seuth. MintUY CIinisTMAS. lie merry nil, lw ineiry all . .. With holly dress the festlve hill, 1'repare the song, the feast, the ball Te welcome merry Christmas nil. Spenrer. Tiiecrnphlus Ilxtrnenllimrj' A Londen conteiniwrary supplies seme In teresting particulars ns te the number or words transmitted by telegraph te all parts of the kingdom en the occasion of the prlme minister's recent isit te Edinburgh. On the evenlng of Mr. Gl.idstone'sarrivnl press mes sages containing ever 7,000 words were handed in nt tlie telegraph department or the pOHtelllce, but the actual number of words transmitted was ever 07,000. Owing te the fact or the s.wie report being sent te inore than ene newspaper. Mr. Gladstone's visit te the Fert Hrldge works led te the transmis sion or 12,000 words, and his movements en tlie following day te 10,000. On the occasion or his first speech ou Saturday evening (August SO) in tlie Cern exchange, 02,471 words were handed In and 133,44: transmit ted. Tlie number would have been greater had net Sunday intervened, allowing the transmission or inanv messages by train. On Monday evening (September 1) the press messages reached the enormous number or 117,000, causing tlie transmission of about 427,000 words the largest number ever trans mitted in any ene night from Edinburgh. A Iter the Wavcrly market speech en Tuesday night, (September 2,) 172,:i words were transmitted. On Monday evening, when the strain was heaviest, 13u oiwr.iters were kept at work, and in spite or the constant stream or mes sages the department kept abreast or the re re iiertcrs As many as four towns in the saine telegraphic circuit were enabled te read almost tlie saine messages nt tlie same time. Tlie message having Ik-cii " punched " en long Mips of prepared paper, the plan was adopted, instead of running it entirely through ene machine, or taking the slip out or the llrst machine nncr It was three yards clear and running it Inte a second and a third. The Iiiauguralleii lull In VViuhlngtun. Mr. William M. Gnlt, General C. M. Mc Mc Kceer, und Mr. James 1'. Willett, of the special suli-eomnilttee en tlie Inauguiatien services which has charge of the matter or providing n hall for the Inauguration ball, had interviews en Monday with Mr. Jeslyn. acting secretary or tlie interior, and General M. C. Meigs who haschargoer the work en thu new pension building, and i evolved from lsith gentlemen assur ances that tliey would de all 111 thelr power te glve the committee the use of the pension building for the ball. Mr. Jeslyn gave the consent or the Interior department te HlO use Ol llie euiiiiing, previiivu uiu im cssary authority or Congress is obtained. It is new said that the court or tlie building can be roefod ever early in January, and tlie lloer can then be laid and ether necessary Interior work done in tlme for the IkiII. Ten Tluiu.aiid Dollars fur a Widow . Judge Dixen, or the supreme court or New Jersey, has 'list decided the Interesting Hiunpson-Hinehllll'e breach or premise case. Jehn llinchlllle Is ene of Paterson's most prominent citizens. He is a millionaire and a widower. Four years nge lie became Inti mate with Julia Hainpsen, n widow, who kept a wavside inn near Pnterseii. He told her all his business affairs and asked her te sliaie hlsiiaudsome home. She consented. lliuchlilte's daughters and sons objected and made things se unpleasant that llinchlllle concluded te glve the widow up. He tried te break off the engagement by telling her he had heard bad stories of her early llie. She began suit for breach or proiuise In 1882. The jury gave her ?8,000 damages. Judge Dixen set "the verdict nslde as being oxcesslve and a new trial was nan. une secenu jury gave tlie widow 810,000 damages. A new trial was uguin asked, nnd this Judge Dixen has Just refused. He declares the vcnllct excessive, but savs the justification Is net sufficient for a third trial. A Very Seusltl Veun; Man. Tiblialls Clark, aged 21 years, visited an anatomical museum In llridgeiert, Conn., en Saturday evenlng. At the sight of ene of tlie wax figures exhibited in a case lie fainted and fell against tlie rase, breaking the glass, by which he was soverolyoiit about the threat and face. It Is thought Ills injuries will result In his death. The tJuU'luHtTilp Ai-iu Hi" Atlantic Tin) steamer Oregon, from New Yerk, Decemlier 17 for Queenstewn and Liverpool, arrived oil" Fnstnet at 7 p. in. Tuesday. The cel reeled tlme or passage U fix days, six hours, fifty-two minutcswhich heats her own roeorii und Is the quickest jiussage yet made. We ring the bells and we ruUa the strutn, We hmiff up gm lands everywhere, And bid the taper twinkle fair, And feait and frolle and then we go U-iek te the same old lives ugalu, auxin Cuelltlie, CHRISTMAS IN COLUMBIA. Tin: way Tin: cnvncitr.H Titetti: irrx VVt.lAMlATV. IT. l'eople Who Unto Come Heme In Spend Hie Holiday. Tlie I'reMiitntlnmi Trainp. Gath ered Inte Hie I,eck-Up A flood Va riety Nlinw lloreugti Uriel. ltfgulnr Correspondence of ISTiLUetJCKn. Cei.u.miiia, Dec 21. Christmas In Colum bia will be quietly colebratcd, as nre all holidays. Ne especial attractions nroeiforcd, oxceptlng Sunday school entertainments. St Paul's M, E. church will be the only te held religious services, and tliey will be at 8:30 nnd 10:30 n- m. Hanks, stores, etc., will be closed, nnd this alone, excepting the exchange or presents, will tell ourcltlzeus that Christmas Is ut hand. We extend a merry Christmas te nil our readers. The Sunday school entertainments will be held as follews: E. E. Lutheran, atC-.30p.rn.; St- Jehn's Lutheran, at 7 p. "1m Hethel Church orGed, at 2 p. in.; St. Paul's P. E. en Friday at CSJ0 p. m. j Trinity Kcfermed, nt7:15 p. in.; Methodist Episcopal, ntO p. in.; Presbyterian, at 030 p. m. The entertain ments will consist of vocal music, recita tions, addresses, distribution of presents te the children, etc. All the churches will be mere or less decorated, theso In the Trinity Hcfbrmed being probably the finest. Tlie "illustrated sermon" entertainment, given in the Bethel church last evening, by Templln A Sens was a grand nilalr. The audience, however, might have lieen larger. The scenes as thrown en canvas, were startling In their reality, iind a short explana tion followed each; It was quite an Interesting nfl'alr. It will le repeated this evening. A turkey which escaped from a rurmer this a. in. nt Third and Locust streets, and which flew en Gable's house, had te be shot, as It could Iw dislodged from Its perch In no ether way. One hundred and fifty leaves of bread will be distributed te the peer of Columbia, en New Year's day, by William Curltch, baker, at Nes. 125 and 127 Seuth Fifth street. A silver wedding celebration will be held by the Lebar family, residing lack or Wrlghtsvllle, nnd the merry occasion w ill he participated in by soveral Columbians A pure w hite turkey Is n rare novelty in Columbia. Mr. H. E. Williams has been pre sented with one, nnd it is nearly as white as snow. The M. E. church choir during practice last cvenhig presented their conductor, C. W. Stevenson, with n handsome silk um brella. Mr. Geerge Delluff yesterday presented n turkey te each or his empleyes for their Christmas dinner. I'eInU of Personal Interest. The Columbia National bank directors reselve that tliey are reluctantly " compelled toncceptthe resignation or J. II. Zeamer, Individ unl bookkeeper In the Institution or w hlch we nre directors. We have known him many years, as a man or staid integrity, nn able ami efficient bookkeeper, enjoying the confidence ofthe community and com manding the esteem of all who knew him." A fonuer Columbian, Michael Kelien, has geno insane through sickness, and his case was se lud he had te be placed in an asylum. He has been living in Harrisburg for the past several vcara. Miss Silas Krum.lcft for her home in Uing hamnten. N. Y this morning. Her many friends regretted her departure. Hen). Mlnnich. who is attending n voteri veteri nary college, in New "Yerk city, is home te spend the holidays High Constable C. Strawbridge has net yet decided te again run for that eillce. He does net favor the reduction made by council in Ids salarv. Mr. Herman Heller, who is studying for the ministry ntthe Sellnsgrove theological seminary, Is the guest or his brother, Hev. J. II. Heller, pastor or Salem Lutheran churcli. Andrew Greir, or Philadelphia, intends remaining In Columbia ever winter. He for merly resided here. Ilnllrend New.. If the P. H. Ce.. would attach another pas senger coach te tlie train which leaves Co lumbia for Lancaster, at 12si"i p. in., it would be a great accommodation. Tlie two new in use are net enough te comfortably seat the large number w he travel In tliem they are nlwnys crowded. Tlie lieavvBiupmeuis new- ueiugiuaiiu uver tlie different railroads, makes freight trafllc brisk. Tlie cause of delayd in railways just new Is the slippery conditions of tlie track. Borough llrltfs. A better variety performance could net be wished for than that giveu in the Columbia opera heuse last evening, by the Kclley it Cenner's troupe. It was oxcellent. The at tendance was lioer, but, It Is hoped, It will be much larger tilts evening. Several young men, yesterday, crossed the river en the ice. Hut few air holes were dis covered, tlie ice being thick and sound. Anether fall of snow occurred last night. Excellent sleighing can be enjoyed. Jehn Hainer fell en Locust street, yester day, and severely injureu ms ikick. Orien Ledge, Ne. 670, 1. O. O. F. ineets nt 8 o'clock p. m. The Criminal Calendar. 'Squire Yeung committed Julia Flynn, or Yerk, who was nrrested by Oillcer Gilbert, yesterday for drunken and disorderly con cen iluet In Columbia, te jail for 30 days. Twe attempts have been made te rob W. A. Glosscren Walnut street, ene en Monday night at his ehicken coop, and last night Ills residence, The thieves were discovered in both attempts and scared uway. The lock-up contained thirty-oue tramps last night Conferring With Cheter Ce.' Cemin Ishleners. Tuesday morning the county commission ers or Lancaster count-, Samuel M. Myers, Abraham Summy nnd Martin Hildebrant, accompanied by clerk te the commissioners, Frank Grlcst, visited West Chester and spent several hours with the commissioners of Chester county in reaching settlement or their portion ofthe expense of rebuilding the several Inter-county bridges crossing the Oc toraro which were dostreyod by the floods or last June. Loe's and lJIackburn's bridges wero settled for. A bill was presented for ox ex tm compensation for tlie hrldge ut Kirk's, which extrn bill was net approved. The line Grove bridge was net accepted. The Bneir and the Etl'erta of It. The snow of te-day has improved the hlelghing, which Is new very geed and the prespects for a real merry Christinas excel lent. On oceeunt of tlie heavy fall of snow the Lancaster street railway company have stepped running their cars between Centre Square and the Park house. Large sleighs have been put en and the regular trips are being made. The MlUcrsvUle com puny show a great deal of pluck and de net intend te step running until tliey must. Tliey have succeeilcu m Keeping tne iracit ciear se lar, and their cars nre running en time. ' Hiur en niore weed I the wind Is chill ; Hut let It whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still." Scott. Dead Frem n I'eeutlar Disease. Richard Cevie, a fresco painter, died at his residence In ilridgopert. Conn., en Tuesday, aged 43 years. He has been sick two years with a peculiar discese. His bones had ap parently turned te chalk during the past year nnd he was barely able te move in lied for fear of breaking them. One of his arms lias been broken several times recently by merely raising it from the bed. He leaves u large iamily in destitute circumstances. Seventy Lights Out Owing te a breakage of n part of ene of the engines at the electric light works, ene ofthe circuits was net lit last night The number of lights reported as net burning was C4, six gasollne lights failed te de duty. ix Tin: T.OWKH Exn. Item Cendened from the Oiferil New.) IV Pres." A Yeung Itltn's Ordination, Jehn I. Carter has sold his farm of 13d acres In Upper Oxford township, Chaster county, te a Mr, Hrewn of Lancaster county. Thore wero 33,001 pounds of preduce shipped te the Philadelphia markets en Mon day and Tuesday from Oxford. Edward Maleny was nreuscd from his lied by the barking of his deg a few nights nge of last woek nnd went out In tlme te soe n man leaving his slable mid disappear In the dark ness He found ene of his homes nnhaltered. After Inslde repairs the Octoraro United Presbyterian churcli will held ejxm Hcrvlces en Friday, December 'JO, nt 2 p. in., wiien the Hevs. T. W. Andersen, of Hnltlmore, nnd A. II. Crosble, of Oxford, and ethers are oxpectod te participate. An Kntcrprlalng I'nrmer. Jes. II. Ureslus is making about 1,000 pounds of butter a week nt his creamery en the Octornre, which Is sent te the Philadel phia market and sold at ever 40 ccntsa pound, lle paid ajsj cents a quart for milk last month. Mr. Hreslus recently built n large and very completo leg heuse In which he new has 150 hogs heused. Te theso pigs he Is feeding 30 bushels of corn n day besldes nil the milk tliey require When ready for market In February thev will preduce ever 40,000 pounds or jwrk. Ordination Sen Ice. On Sunday evening, December 28, at 7 o'clock, the presbytery of Westminster will meet In Chestnut Level church and ordain, If the way be clear, by prayer and the laying en of hands or the presbytery, Mr. Hebcrt P. Hoyit Mr. Heyd Is a graduate of the last class from Princeten seminary, nnd will seen go under n commission from the lxard of home missions te labor In Paris, Idaho. Hev. Dr. McDougal. of Yerk, will preach In the menilugat ll o'clock, ami In connection with the ordination scrvlce In tlie evening ; Hev. L. C. Hutter, of the presbytery of Choster, will olfer the ordaining prayer, and Hev. C. W. Stewart, I). D., will offer the charge te the minister. VV ANI HOWN Tlin STATE. Corener Powers, or Philadelphia, held an inquest ou the Ixxly or Mrs. Emma Kitzmil ler, aged 33 years, or Ne. 1,313 Davis street, who died en Saturday without the attcudance or a physician. The lady and her husband wero members or the "lleavcutly Kecrults," an ofTsheot or the Salvation Army, nnd Im plicitly te believed In tlie fjith euro, depend ing entirely en prayer In case of sickness. It Is the belief of medical men that a dese of caster oil administered in tlme would have saveil the woman's llfe. Rev. Dr. Cornelius II. Edgar died nt his resldcnce In Eosten, Tuesday evenlng nfter an Illness of four days. He was born In Itah wav, N. J., April 11, 1811, graduated In the Princeten class or '31, was principal or New New Yerk University grammar school for eight years, naster of Urulcohaninten, L, I Pres byterian church eight years, pastor of tlie American Reformed church In Easten for twenty-nine years, The special election for a rcproscntutlve in Congress from the Nineteenth districtYerk, Adams and Cumberland counties te fill out the unexplrcd term of the late William A. Duncan, was ene ofthe quietest evor known. The candidates were Joint A. Swope, Demo crat, and Charles IL Dressier, Republican. Swei3 is elected by a geed majority. Last Friday evening a well-dressed, re re spectable looking man with gray hair, mous meus mous tache and beard, and apparently alwut (10 years of age, appeared at the Gfranl hotel, Xllcgheny City, in company with a dark haired, ilark-oyed miss of about 15, whom he said was his daughter. He registered as S. M. Inman and daughter, and the ceuple wero assigned te room 23. Saturday morning In man pain tne uiu ler ms lodging ami wem away, stating he would be back shortly. He has net been seen blnce. It has since been found that he cnticed the girl, Amelia Lam bert, from her home. AT XEW OltLBAXS. Excursion Visitors Waiting for the Oreat Festi val efManllOrus. On the grounds or the New Orleans expo sition the work or improvement is being pushed as rapidly as an army of men can prosecute their labors. Within the buildings exhibitors are covering space with great rapidity. Everything has settled down in a systematic groove, and as a result net a moment Is lest Whlle the attendance Is geed very llttle business has been dene In the wav of sale, direct or by sample. The exhibitors, hew evor, are cheerful, claiming that the Investing community have yet te conic, Tlie near approach of the Christmas holidays has also had It effect financially. Te-day is a field day as the llrst lntlux el organizes! excursionists win arrive. The visitors are from Nebraska, Minnesota, and Indiana, and number about 6,000 in all. Among the number n large pcrcentnge nre school teachers. The excursionists are booked te return within fifteen davs, the limit of their tickets. Though rather far te leek In the future, pre parations for tlie Mardl Gras reception of visitors have already been Inaugurated, and It Is confidently asserted by the accomoda accemoda accomeda tion bureau that the regular tribute of 100,000 visitors will hardly Incenvenience them. A Yeung Lnwjer Held for Court. Frem the Heading Herald. Daniel Guldhi, a young lawyer formerly of this city, was brought te Reading, Monday, by Censtable Sassainan, of Uoyertewn, en a warrant Issued by 'Squire Schoenly, of Ga bclsville, charged with surety or the pface, en oath or Levi Uinlegreve. Updogrevo is driver or the stage between Reading and Hoyertewu, and had the accused as n passen ger en Saturday. It Is nlleged that nt the Oley Line hotel Guldiu struck Updegrove en the head with n violin, the property or the hotel proprietor, Mr. Snyder, cutting his cap nnd draw inir bleed. It is ulse alleged that at Fleasantville Guldhi asked for a pistol te sheet Updegreve. The accused was held in f 500 bail ler appearance nt court. Mr. Guldhi is well known in this city, hav ing attention iranKim anil .Marsnnu couege several years age. Continually en the Meie. Frem the Columbia Herald. Our Lancaster contemporaries, the Examiner nnd lNTt:r,i.iaKSt'Kn, have be be bo cemo proud and will colebrate Christmas in u bran-span-new cut orjeurnallstlagarmonts. Thore Is no dtide busiuess about the pattern either. Heth in their new getup haven digni fied appearance nbeut them that commands respeet and invites faverable comment from all who have noted the change. It is net only nn inprovenicnt in the matter or con venience te tlie roader but is an admirable departure, from an artistic standpoint. If we would koep pace with the tlme we must adept modern styles, and In this respect alene tlie doparture of the papers noted is te be commended. The Lancaster papers, like the town they represent, nre continually en the move. Opposed te Circuit Courts. The eommltteo appointed by the Yerk county liar te report en the advisability of recommending te the Legislature the passage of an act establishing circuit courts declare, with oue incmber dissenting and ene declin ing te express nn opinion, against tlie measure suggesteu ey tne riuiaueipnia circular, i A Miter's Mlscrnble Death. St. Leuis, Me., Dec. 24 Eliza Ress, aged 103, was found dead In bed yesterday In a mUerable hovel. She was tee miserly te buy sufficient feed and died from hunger, cold and old age. A Great Louden Failure. Londen, Dec. 21. Ingall, Phillips it Ce., warflngers, have failed j liabilities 200,000. It Issald they can meet all claims. St Jehn's Organ In IIMrets. LnAVK.vwenTH, Kan., Dec 21. Yesterday tlie material of the Kantas Prohibitionist (St Jehn's Kansas organ) was sold by the sheriff. Scheel llemls Beld. The flnaiice comtnUteo or the school beard this afternoon dlspoed of $4,W0 or school bends at premiums ranging from 3-10 te 1J; per cent " A BAD MASTER. tx ) a amirs Aiwxr jx ILT.1X01S. a remt A ThntiglitltM Mether Act Knd. In the ttMHs of Her Infant-Twe nixutreus CeaM Krntlen. Ileperted Irem DMfcr. Section, el the Country. MoeAQiu, Ills., Dec 54. A thrilling necl- - dent occurred yosterday nt the rosldenoa of ' James M. Workman, threo miles Meuth of C this town. A oiie-ycnr-olil child was horri bly burned by having trailing water poured evor its body by Its mether. The latter ap pi led coal oil te the wounds and then thought lessly set the oil can In n Rancor en the iteve, The oil caught- flre, and It wars with great effort that n disastrous blaze was avoided. Mrs. Workman sent her llttle four-year-old girl for Mr. Werkmnn who was en en gaged two miles distant. The brave child reached n school heuse almostevorcomo with cold. A physician was procured hut tee late. The Inr.int died In great agony. A 100,000 Flre In Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohie, Dec 2L A flre in the Masonic tomple hore this morning caused a less of ever 8100,000. Twe firemen were se verely Injured by falling walls. Twe IlnltdlnssJIIiirned. ELizAncTir,N. J.,Doc.S4-Akeresoiieuuup exploded last night In Mrs. Heblns' fancy goods slore nt Cranfertl, totally destroying the stock worth feOO nnd the building. Tlie llre communicated te nn adjacent dwelling, which was also burned. Deth buildings wero owned by .Teslah Crnne ; the less Is J8,'000. cexujti:ss Anjevnxs. The Country te He (liven a Needed lleit Until Innnary Fifth. Wasiiinotes, Dec 2fu After the morn ing business was disposed of the Senate nt 12:10 p. in. went Intoexocutlvososslon. When the doers were reopened, tlie chair announced his signature te the concurrent resolution providing for a holiday recess from roc. 24th te Jan. Cth. The Senate then adjourned until January 5. Thore were about fifty members present te-day when Carllsle called the Heuso te or der. Ne Important business was transacted. Randall moved concurrence In the Senate nmendincnt providing that the recess begin te-day, and last until January Cth, which was agreed te. A Fraud That Didn't Werk Dks Moines, Iowa, Dec 24. Last July Dr. Ell Qulgley, or Reading, Ringgold county, who bad $20,000 Insurance en his lire, exhumed a cerpse from tlie village grave yard, placed It in his ofllce, and then fired the building. The llre was discovered 'and put out and the decomposed cerpse found revealed the reason for the doctor's absence. Dr. Qulgley had wandered te Canada anil back, and he was nrrested in Davis county en Friday, where he was detalncd en suspi cien till his Identification yesterday. He iwsscd through here In custody last night. IIe has made a formal confession, and im plicates a physician and a merchant of Ring' geld county as co-conspirators. He was net ' aware till his return te his family that the plot had failed, and says he would net have been arrested if he had a weapon. -veins i-nex AXOTIIElt WOULD. The Splilt of a Sltulng Fanner Appear and ueperw Jinn juuraereu. Salamanca. N. Y., Dec 23. Thcre la a large circle of believers in spiritualism in this village. Regular seances are held weekly. A week or se age Martin Ayers, a farmer of the townefOtto, disappeared from home, and no trace or him has been found by his family. SpirltualUtii who were present at a seonce In this village, ou Saturday nlghtlast, declare that the spirit of tlie missing farmer appeared among them during the evening, and sold through the medium that lie had been met bv n man en the read near his home en the nk-lit he disanneared. The man demanded ,hls money. Tlie farmer vefused te glve it up. xne man men muruereu nun wiui aciuu, robbed him of $23, and threw his body In the Allegheny river, whero It new lies In the Ice four miles below Salamanca. The spirit described the murderer as a large man, wearing a muffler, a shaggy over coat, and a slouched hat A search lias been made for the body, but as yet It has net been found. An Interview With a Dynainltar. Londen, Dec 24. The St James Qatclte' prints an interview had in Paris witli a dy namiter. The dynamiter sold the headquar ters ofthe conspirators were in Paris,but that tlie funds came froiiVAmerlca. The explosion at Londen bridge was arranged at Paris three months age by a man who is new in Amer ica. Twe men were sent te- Londen te exe PRICE TWO OkNTS, cute tlie plot in September, but a delay ec- $ currcd. They returned te Paris after tha w explosion and nre new thcre. A Ulc Chicago Failure. Chicago, Dcc,24. S. R. Rothschild &Ce., dealers In drygoeils and notions, conducting business under the name of the " Bankrupt store" wero attached last night en a judg- mnnl fni- fi.1", fm vetwlnrAri III fllVOr Of KfiW.' Yerk parties. The firm confessed judg- j inentinf30,000 this morning, the propne- r,sjj,fi Inni Intlmntn Hint nrrnnirementS Will DO '", effected witli the creditors. A Welcome Itcductleu. New Yehk, Dec 24. The direct U, 8. 6a- ble company and the French cable company, made a reduction orcable tariff this morning te Great Uritaln, Ireland nnd France, te 40 cents per word, meeting the cut made bythe Mncknv.ltannettcable cemnanv. V.Wj - - :m I'cnusshanln Day In New Orleani. ,1" IlAimisnime, Pa., Dec. 2L Governer, PaUIsen te-day Hent notice te the director. t general of the New Orleans Kxpositieu,aewg- . eii -vrnl, intimn-rt. n Pnmisvl vanla dav. S,1 that being the date In 1083 when the flwtsrtS nrevlnclal council presided evor by WUHwu R .sa Pcnn met in Philadelphia. j$), j Great Damage by an Earthqnak. , V Panama, Dec. 24. The earthquake ta'f' CaueaonNev. 5 appears te have dejw.'fary mere damage than reported at flrat All A1? churches, public edifices and many prlvaw. rcsiuencea ion unn ii. ,ww ( , , stendlng are badly damaged, The lesd te' mM, mated nt from f 230,000 te 400,000, " t , I,, . - It- A Merchant Killed. -&.. Nvack, N. Y., Dec 2t Abrnm dunwe, 1 grocer nt Parkridge, N. J., was shot killed in his store, last night by a negre, named Sanferd Since, Officers are in ptfnttft of tlie murderer. Sever Weather fa Hfbn MXDIIID, DOC 24.-sSiH ' yesterday and last night with MVMtn nnd snow storms. Many ships mMlU&'w & reported from the coast ml amok 6m0? iione te teiegrapn num. wkathxx vrmvATietm. Wasuinotek, D. C. DsMt Mlddle Athuitie rtfttOS CJOOdjf nnew and rain, east te seu wl te westerly, !iiuw, ioiiewsw pereture. (j 4 m ,s m HI i rV fe3 't'. ' tu
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