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VOLUME XXI---NO.
RELIGIOUS UATllKIUiNGS.
iMtyjuv schools that wr.iti: iinir
1.IAST i.v tiet.iii.irATTim:.
Interesting r.iitprlnlniiieiil i(l M. .Mpplipii'a
tjitlipniu, SI. I.uKi-'x llereiiiieil, M. dniiics'
i:plriipul, ami I'lml firl'erini'il (miIiIiiHIi
f IkkiU V VituiiB I'Hr-nt'n lirl Jlii.
lery tout 111 St. fttPlicn' htitheinn cliuiili
vs (Nvuplfil lnt rvetilnK te wlltii-nt Itie
cweml ciiterlntiiiiiciiliifltii) Miimlny wlnxtl.
Tlie lutvrliir ufllm clitirrli xut?0ntel a Imiiil
wmm npiKnimiice, It IiiivIiik liwn HpivLilIy
tlri'eniUtl for llitfuentMim. . larfjennli mus
itccIciI uvcr tlie pulpit, lit tholepiif lildi
vaMininr III piijclx, unit nn rncli Hlile of tlie
nltur ero Olirlslinnituen, liniitlsemcly ilcco ilcce
mtcil. Tlie iucivNei 0n'inil wltli nu iiiilliein
liytlioclielr, with Jiillus rink preilillHK nt
tlie erpin. Tlie rdtiyiopitleiml nlimliiB,
iuteiiiviiiI((I hy liiMiinu'iilnl iiuixtf, win, ii
IViiture of llie i i-nliiir. Thufin-liPKlm win
hl'tpil uf tlie fellnliut itheiis: dcnrK"
Martin, jr.. Punt Utlclilc, Helniul Derumt,
Hurry l.riliniiii, 'tmt lea Deiinrlly, lliirrv
ltlk'lilr, Hurry lleln mill I'lilllii llaiiii. TliV
proniliiininMisiiuiiletipiilViiKiU. nvltiitlinK,
ihtKlng mill mi mldri'Mi uy ltev. U'ltir, tlie
piiiter. llurliiK tliu cM'iilujt t-sieli cla-n tlo tle tlo
jxwlteit ii iMimer Iwarln u lllKle lotter Jn
lrunt of tlienltiir, mul lien nil worn ileimltiil
tlie motto "1:1111) l'roclklie Wi'llnmclitni," "
.Marry Clirlilmat" nppvarwl. Aiiieiik tlie
M'lcctleiii nt tlie iitvliotin'px,l;illyiietUx,iililii
Meien "Iteipilcm" ami ".Aniji'H of Imeii."
Tlie oceriixes(lo'cU wllli tut nntliciil liy IIje
clielr nml iK-ni'illi'tleii by the punim.
In tlm llr-t Itrrcirnu-.l.
Tlie Christinas sorvleoniH!.Suinl;iyoliiMl
nf tliel'lrst KcfermiHl clitircli win liulil en
Siuuliiy OVCIllllR, wIilmi tliu felluwliig pte
Krniiinie win enn tlireiigli Hit :
" CuhiO llltlier Ve ralthful," by the cenBretf'V
tlen
llisiionlve wrvln-, reiiilnrtiit hy .Jehn Jl."
Itulh, upei1iili'iiiliiil MHHlny vilieul.
InviH-.illeii Hr. IiiiIiIm.
Cirel ( iirel riiiNUtin'hy Ihc srlncil.
A M it-me. i " lnltli "hy l!. lir. Iiuhln.
Sole" I.llUOCIilMlvn, Cttil Yeti'l'iill.'MjyJIIjs
.Mnrj' Kl'l-eii, wntl IMpOIIM hy lllfltlltSclllHll.
KieiMnttre Itp.lilltie "'llie ISmiml or !t.
Jnhnr'MlwrtC k
Hymn, In which tin- lii(iliia of tin vent's -.is
nlliTii.itt.Ml hy the hnvKiutit zirla.
l!l'ikHll'IVI lliinlliiir
"MiiiU' ihe Jlcralil Anmts "liig,'- hj Ihr
Seluml.
Iictwnlv Itialiny.
"-Aiigclifnnu Ihu lEwiluu of lileiy, ' ly Itui
Aililtvmby Ir iUhriiiHovtiJIkoCliriit iUhriiiHevtiJIkoCliriit iUhriiiHovtiJIkeCliriit
I1I.IS IIaiiiiv
"llelyS'lghl. IV.ieefiil Muhl." liy thSh'?el.
Itvo'iitleiiiif nireiliign (Ar mtiel'Mi work, itur.
InitwhlPh thtf eheir, iiliilrr the h'.vlirhli of
lllrtm alumni, i.nijj IliKtlvy J'.utl.'n "Ulutiala
txtTUU."
AiittiPin "The Lowly I rlh In lW'tliklisiu'i
Rlnll.-'
Ceili'rtiinrt ffstlrnl prajcrhy lir. whr
IauiI 1'iayi'f.
Woxeluxy ami Hfiuillctlmi
St. .I.uiip.- rplaioea) Ikm-iUiliiiiii'iit.
A l;tl'gc iiiiilionre iis-eiiihl(Hl at SI. Jumps'
lpitcepnl cliiirch, en Sunday aflorueoii, tlie
(M-caMeu Ijeliiq tlie utinmil CIirHtmiM enter
t.iinmpiitoflheclilliltPii of tlie wrl-.li. The
following wastlia pregmmnw :
1'riKt.ilen.il llyimi e Ceiuu All 1 e I ullh
riil." l'niycr,
I.OSOII.
Carel" st Iho Cliillnm M.ir I. Un elllnt; en
tlie Kustcrti Meiiiitulu lirlclit."
Carel "Jtprrj Chrlsliaus lull uiu lllnglni'.
Ctic.l mid VcisUiw.
(.'(llll'CtS.
.iirul-"Vlut I hlhl U tliU, nil" l.il'l i Kixl,
(in Mnrj" I.al -"Iwliln."
Aihlrttsliv Iho l!iuttir.'
nrel C nrist l IJern "'
l'ni)cr.
Tin' lllivsliis,
Sirel tUrli 111.W Oiine Asriln."
I'mcuMlenal II j inn hy I'helr, Clilltlrcil .mil
lniiv.ileii.
IllstiUmtleii of U III..
1'ei.lhiiliil M. LnK'f Iti'reriitPil lU.len.
Ia1 evriiiiic St. I.ut.0'4 elmreli, M.irietta
uremic, I.-lil lt.s Christmas festival --in hi) for
IlieSiuulny M-hoel. Xcarly all tlie mcmlicr
of tlie vclioel wxre prescut, ami extr.i seuts
liailhccn brought in toniveiiiiiiiMlatPtliP Inrue
nmllciiiv of iiieinlxTsaml IrU'iiiNuf tlie 1111s 1111s
nleii. Tim lerlptiire Hclpcliens. tlie cimls
ami liyiiuis, mul tliiMiili!u--, nil em nj nj
preprlatn tolliewm'xiii, anil oxpie'-lvoof Iho
hOiitlmi'iitortliei'linriixiifom) el tlie liountl lieuntl
fill earvls, -Jii I.wIhI iileri.1." Tlie a.l a.l
ilrpssei wcre liy Iho pastor, ltev. Win. 1'.
I.Ichlltpr, Mi. Warren . I. Jehnsen, ami ltev.
Ii. 1 llatisin.iti. lillt.s Kt're liiuila lei-.icli
incmher of the Siimluy wlioet ; nml tlie
jtohelani presciiteil thelr nilto-clinet otleiingM ;
anil the (-lasses .111 oirerlni; for tlie lletlnmy
Urplun Heme, at Woniclmlerf, I'.u The
uvster in n.fe fitliiii; words rctnnieil IIi;iiiI;h
, for the kind roiiienilinim-n el liini liy his
'nicmlicrM In thin M-asen eriR-gh ln. Partic
ularly notk-ealilo lit thN JoyetiH festival of St.
I.uke'i was tlicnilerniiicnt of tin- i-halK'l for
te Chrlstiiiaslldp. TliO di-voratlens were
rupMensU emul finer than In any lre ions
w.ycrir, and relleeted mm-Ii credit 011 these w he
dm the work.
CnliMiM JIImIihi rimrrh.
Tli Sunday sjlieul att.ielied te Uetwnlil
mission ehnreli en Wet James street, will
' lield tlielraiinu.il entertainment this evenlne;,
when 11 Christinas eautatu will be tendered.
It IH vinr M ISS.
A Yuimi; Catholic I'rlest .Mitkrs rurinul Klitr
- - Inte lhe.1Iliil.lrj.
rather I-'rederii-k 1'rlekcr, eolebratcJ his
frst inassat.su Antheny's C'.ilhelK- eliuruli
ensnnday, in tlie pio-semvefii laif,'e eon--gn'atlen.
He was assisted by father Mycre
ft as le-usii, and Mr. lirickel, 11 theological stu
dent, as siiImUmceh, w Itli I-'.ither Kaiil as
master of cerrinenlcs. 1'rier te the celebra
tion of the mass thore was a pio.wsslen of
the Sunday hcIioeI uliildren, ami during tliu
mass thrre was a llttle girl drcHsed lit w lilte
heated in the sanctuary te represent the
espousal of Tatlier l'neker te the church.
The sermon was preached by 1'allier Kaul,
and trqated of the i?retit reprcsenlatives of
tlie priesthood. The eheif sang .Mezart'n
mass.
Alter the Horviees were ever a handsome
banquet, or wedding diuiier, was given, the
new pilestat tlm residence of his iclatlve, It.
Ilenlle, corner of .Maner and Ann streets.
. Itevs. Kniil, HrleKel mid Myers, together
,;"wltli from "5 te loe gnosis were in alloiul alleiul alloiul
yf,auee. Thetu wcie present nt Iho jratherint
Jnlse relnlU en from Wllliaiiispert and I'hll.i
Uelphla. t'ather I'rlcker's only relative. In this
country nre In this city, ami that is w liy he
celebrated his first inisshore. His Is un in
teresting history. He was born in Wurtein
Ixjrg, Uenuany, nml wlilln he worked daily
as u matter of necessity, Ills evenings were
Hientiii study, hoping te piep.ue lilmself for
admission te college te vducate himself for
the priostlieoil. About four yearn hk u mis mis
Hlenary priest hapiicned in his nelglilMiilusHl
" nml te bllll the VOUIIlf Ktlldent l-illnteil Ills bi-
l( tentleiis. Tlie priest hail him sent te this
ceuntrv and educated at Ku Vincent h col cel
leae, Westmoreland, Ce. He was ordained n
priest u linv days nge liy ItlshepO'lIam, mid
Jins liccu asilgiieil us all assistant te Father
Christ, of Scranteii. He will leave for his
new Held of labor te-morrow.
A Voting .MlnNtir Onlaliiiiil.
At7 o'clock Stinilsy evculug tlie nrcsby-
toryef Westminster met in tlie Chestnut
I.evcl church te ordain 11 young camlldate
for ministerial honors, Mr. Hebcit I', lleyd.
Knv, ur. loUeug.il. or Yerk, pioachetl in
the morning nt 11 o'clock, mid In connection
with the ordination kcrvlee in tlioeon(ng ;
llcv. U 0. Hutter, oftlieprosbytoiy of Ches
ter, offcred the ordaining prayer, nml ltev,
0. W. StQwcrt, 1). I)., ollured thochaige te
the minister,
Mr, Heyd Is a graduate of the lastelass
from Prlneoten seminary, mid will wien go
undern commission from the Imanl of home
missions te luber In 1'arls, lilnlie.
Did JltirtIi4iril De It 011 'iirieu7
A Bpccial rmui l'eillaud, Me., uayK : "A
well-known ItepublH-an politician and htttnip
Hpcakcr, who has been In New Yerk blnee
the elecUen, lias coine home in tlie full belief
that Huieliard did H''en puiie. HemIiI
he had home tliuu tigu dtiggested lids le Mr.
Ulnlue, who lauglied at him ; but In a I cent
conversation Mr. lllalue teldhliu that huhud
about con 10 te the conclusion tltt llmcliard
really uttered librHpoeeh wllh his wits about
lilin. Mr. lllalue nildwl that It was his fault
tlivt tlie thing lind been allowed te luppeu ;
that be ought never te luive let the Interview
occur without knowing JQst what was te be
bald."
101.
'. iih.yhv ir.utit iivvvmui.
Up lti-IVr In Ills Kprinnn li tlm DlwilTertliiti
Aiiltnitc Ills .'nii;rf'Kiitliii.
Hev. Henry Ward lleis-her, ntler he linil
ceiielutled his hciiiieii In Plymouth church,
.Sunday, touched upon the disatlectlnu which
exMed luiieng Heme of his congregation,
caiiHcd by hlsiti-tleii In the Inte niiniilyn. Hu
alluded te his forty yerrs paslemgc, mitlNild
that he inner mixed pelltli-x with his theology
hi the pulpit, lie wild he did net knew bow
far tlm Iren bin had spread, but only learned
It from the new spatters. If thore were any
peu holders eireniled he did net knew thein.
lleMid hlsisingregatlnu sltetild hnvuhd-ru
1111 Imts'ttleus speech, making n spis-lal
plea, ami illstett Us application. As far as
Ids iNilltlcal Jiiilgmcut mid inititiei-s were
eenrerneil, he IikiKisI upon them with un
feigned admiration. There were mistakes
nnd ctrei-s) he wasKerry for theiiinml iiol(t iiel(t
gled. I In did nut want any dlsstllslled per.
son tiiHiicaliiiHiiv. 1.1'thhn cmiotellis-cher'N
f.ice nml tell him he Is dlssatifttlcd, and
lleecher would bless him, In relation le the
ikjw renin he did net euro Iflhey were dimin
ished. He had lived en 11 salary effl,Mn)
when he Mrs! bivame jmslnr, nnil, If iiisi-m-nai.v,
eetiltl 1 1 v ilium It new. If then) was a
majority lu thcrhiirch, or 11 strong mluerltv.
wlte no longer wiiutt'il I1I111, lu would go. If
the gtc.it uialerity wished him te xinV. Iio
would din with tl inud nothing cotllildrhe
him away. If he stayed the congregation
would h.ive te ret-elM) him. net en 11 pitch
fork, but in the palms or their hands.
rami nensuit' 10 .srirtm:.
A Ui-illlliy .Mit.-iirlin.rlU rlllrpii Cuts III.
'I I111MI .nt-r 1,1-uiiiif; Cluutli.
When Mrs. Samson Merse, oftheChnrlcs.
town district, Uosteii, iTturneil home Sim
tlay iiftcriioeuiifiprrnlllug um sonie nclgli
Ixirs, she mis-cil her husband from the
house. Ter neveral days he bad lieen acting
Ntraiigply, When hhe missed him she pre
pared te go out te nearcli for him. Then It
struck her she would leek lu the Ijath-roem
first. When Mm did se 11 terrible Mght met
hOrgne. On his knees bcslde the tub, was
Mr. Merse, mid his head had Is-cn pluur-t
eempletel v severed from Ihp ueek by a sharp
ra-er, which his right hand Mill clutched.
The bend hung down Inte the tuK being held
by a small plei-e or llesh w hlcli he had net
lived long enough te ciitthreugh. He hud
taken the pnsiiuileu le plai-ehisliend In such
a itlen tUit the bleed would nil run into
tlte tub.
Merso was rs j ears old and for iniinv venrs
bad lieen.ii nisitrcti-d resident of the Itiiukcr
llllldl-triit. I le was in ihe military business
mid li.idnis'Uiiiulated coiislilerable."proi'erly.
He werslilpiml In the lliptNt eluircli this
meriiliit; mid aptienred tb-ii te be In his
natural state or mind.
Tin I'ltMlrrhk linnr Sl.itnr.
The llrni of lliircuti llrelhers, I'lilladelphla, I
-- til tesiay make 11 bronreisnt of the statue
of ririli'rirk I.mer, the Jtradlug biewcr.
The clay model nppreed by tholliewers'
nssoviitleu Inst week tvprescuts the maker
of IsH-r as he upH.ired Uifore the llrewcrs'
Congress lu Detroit, ill May, lsiT. The llgure
llitns heavily iiKn a stall le iolleo the
weight or the body upon Iho right loot, while
in his right hand he llruily grasps n sendl.
It will take lluee mouths te complcle this
weik of ait, after which It will h.) mounted
upon a murble shall hi Uiucr's irk at Head
ing. 'Iho slat no will be mteibsl end the
meiiiimeut dedicated in May nel, with up up up
piopriate cereiiiimies. Tli"" nieintnicnt will
is) presented le the eily hy .lm?)b Cenrad,
sccielary of the I'liilailelpli'ia llrewers' asso asse asso
tiatien, ami will lc rceched by Iho mayor.
The oration will In; delhercd by Henry
Clntisscn, of New Yerk, another eminent
beer biewer. The cost of this work of nit
w ill amount te iiIhiiii r.y.()ea
Ill inking U'liltllrr Tern Si.nlr.
Miss. Amelia 15. Kdwanls in wiitluv fruiit
I.omten te Mi. Jehn G. Whltticr, te thank
him for the gift of a spade ler the explorations
at X0.111, H.tyN : "I am proud, indeed, that
our work in Kuypt new tiumls'rs among Its
euiistrters Whittter. Lewell, and Helmes,
and I am mere glad te liiiM' these three
names than I should be lohae the signatures
of any three crew netl heads In Kuieihn Mr.
Lewell I knew Krsenallv whereat I rojeico
htirtllv. I would I miglit Iieh seme day,
cither tu my country or yours le shake hanils
with ieursclf nml Dr. Helmes Pcrhaiw
een yet though I rear nt a distant ditto 1
may iiml my wtt te the States, where I have
many friends, nml where new I lime mere
than oser. If I come, and when 1 ceme I
shall reckon Jehn (iiwulcnf Whistler among
tlial iiumber. I'er your sde and veur
syiuiMtliy iuiiI your iiaiiic I once mere tfiank
3 "II.1'
Mll.lnil llHlnlpr
A livcair en a Ielln will sometimes set a
whole (lock of geese wild with delight. On
oue oi-cnsien, at a country wedding, llieie was
a curious is'rform.uice. A Her dinner a laitj.
entertained tlie guests assembled en the
lawn w ith music from an accordion. A Ilecl;
of geesowere feeding lu the read just below
the house, ami witii outstretched necks an
swered Utck with loud notes of satisfaction.
Soen a whlle gander began dancing nllvelj'
jig, keeping geed time te the music Fer
several minutes he kept up Iho pei foruiaiice
te the great delight of the company.
The cviierlinent was tried veverul times for
11 week or mere, and the tones of the accor
dion never failed te set tlie old gander Inte a
llvclj- dance. A Isibellnk, plucvd in u cage
with sotne cmailes exhibited great delight
ut their songs. He did net slug himself, out
with 11 isvuliar cluck could alwirys set the
nmarles singing. Altera whlle he began le
learn their songs note by note, mul lu the
ceurse efa few weeks mastered the entire
song.
Ilntv I'piiptu May f!pt Itlili in Marietta.
Frem tlie -Marietta Time.
If there Is anything for which our town
may claim distinction, it is the number of
pcople uicii princlpallj' who, although net
noted for any signal success of their own,dull
wilted, and closely crginn en the class de-
itemimiicii auuie-naieu. are sccnut2iv ue-
M)tlng their entire t line mid encrgles(?)Uiklng
cni-e (if ether people's business.
Attend te jour own business, gentlemen,
you will llnd It fur 111010 prelltable, ami lu
the (s)Uise of time, with caieful mental and
moral training, oil may itesslhpy (?) proe
that 3'mi have the llrst eleuicnt of a etitic,
vl.i IVbllltj-.
We may h.we oiv.vslen te speak tuore
plainly 011 lids matter in the future.
lkul lfnr IaiiUpnit Uallints.
Two3-eungbliM)dsof l.ockpelt, N. Y bo be bo
leugingto juiimlneiit f.iiullius, miuaged te
becoiueaeiiulntcd, n fuw ihrysagn, wllh two
of the chorus gills of the Wllburopeni troupe
whlcli ierferniei there. Wldlothe iKnfonu iKnfenu iKnfonu
aute was lu priyiTslho3-euiiginen Intruded
en the ktnge and were erileicd oil' liy the
lumager. Waiting until Iho peiforuiauce
clesrsl they took the girls for n sleigh ride.
Secrul meuthers of tlie chorus, wite were
either jealous or ill-gtislc.il with the pro
ceedings, waylaid tlie slelgli en the return
trip and administered .1 bound thrashing te
tliueiiternrishu; youths, dciiiellshlui: their
tall hats and badly dlstlguiing their visages.
lititkln mid I tin Sewing Madilnr.
Uab llurdutte.
Mr. llusklu despises 11 sewing machine,
mid wants all the girls te inake their diesses
by hand. Still, It must be born lu mind that
this violent leforiuer has all his clothes made
by a tniler nnd of all thlpgs under the sun,
an lluglish tailor at that. .Mr. ltuskln, girls,
dees net inake his elethus by hand himself.
This, also Is llkeu inanj Just exactly Hke n
man.
ltrll.ililc. llllli'lPiit nml Uiu. lalil.-.
1'rein Iho Altoenu Tlini's.
Tlutt nlw.iys reliable, nlwirys efficient and
nlw'113'b readablal)einocratledail3',the Latum.
terlNTia.i.ier..NCr:it, new in the twenty-first
year et'iw e.lslcnee, nppe.ired en Wednesday
uvimlng (iiiishlenibly eulargisl and greatly
Improved lu appciraiiee, having just tlenueil
11 new mid neat suit of tvnu. heuilaud nil. It
does well te gird up its loins nuew for tlie
great work and glorious victories still In store
for the grand old Democratic party.
Tim Very liirly lllnl. ,
Cards aie out nuiKHttichig the eiigageiiicut
Of MU-StOr Willle Keell. ii.mil 4 vmira. nf
I ((ordensville, Va., nml Miss Joiiiile i'errv.
( aged 0 year, of Charleston, W. Vu.
LANCASTER,
"BUIKR TIIAX OLK GRANT.-
m 1 1.1.1 tiy.t 1 it 1: rAxinutnti.r A.xn
Nirmts te ir.i.vr ms siHi:r.
111:
lir In tVlllliiR le Threw 11IT OO.INNI or (Irnnl's
(iiiIpIiIpiIiipm In lilin Tli KfT'irls llm
llrnprnl'i Frlrnit lire .MiiklnR In
llrllri p lllm nt KuilmrmMiupiil.
Ocncral William T. Hhernimi, Ueorge W.
Chltils mid A. J. Ilrnxet held 11 ismfcrenifl 011
Hiiiiilay nlleiuoeu nt llm resldenee or Ucii
end Sherman's seu-lii-law', l.leuteniiut
Tliiwkem, Nu. 'X Trlnlly l'lae, rhlhidel
phla, which M'ktiltisl in ntieiigngcmpntferitll
three te liiueh (ogcther te-daynt Mr, Drexel's
banking house, Ter the purose of discussing
wnyw ami means te assist (5e,nenil Oratit out
or pressing ilunucial dlnicullles. ilcilernl
.Sherman eame iner from New Yerk en
Saturday. Whlle in that city be lennied that
mi Inventory had liecn taken of nil ncncral
(1 runt's h)hscssIeiis, tinder the Judgment
eulensl against him in favor of WiUlcui II.
Vnudnrbill for 5l.'iii,Ued nml IntcreM, loaneit
te 11 lit when he was trying te nue the ilriu
of Oratit A 'mil rrem failure.
Tlm executions tsiver nearly all of (leneral
flraul's iirejierly, JH-Tsenal and real ; his HU
IHllsaud Chicago fiiriiiSMiluedutCe5,0Ui); his
houses in 1'hilndelpliliiund Wnslilngteu, and
even the general's presents of swords, bric-a-brac
nml rare articles made te hint nt dlller
cut limes by friends at home nnd iotentate
nbre.ul: the swords and medals awarded him
by Congress, his pictures and lioeks, his rel
ics of the war, mid oxen the eiigraved cards
ordered struck te express the thanks
of Congress. Although during his visit
le New Yerk fioueiiil Sherman several
times visited mul talked with General
Grant, the latterdid net sicak of his troubles,
mid it was only liynrclilcnt that the extent or
the calamity likely te liuEill the cx-presldent
Issvime known te his old comradein arms
iienrral Sherman refused te Isi Intorvlewtsl
yesterihiv, but through his son-in-law, I.lon I.len
letiMut '1'li.ickera, eipresed sntisf.icllentit the
roure taken by Mr. Vnnderbllt. Tlie tvxe tvxe
eutleiis wero made with nil idea cf
protecting Iho ex-president's ell'ccts, nnd
Mr. Vuitdeibllt has contributed ?fiO,0ne
te 11 fimil te hu raised te My oil"
the debt. As seen as (leucral bhennan
learned of Ibis fclnte of nll'aiis he heartily
Joined In the iiinvemeiil, which was uteniv
set en feel loielleothoox-prr-sidrnt. As be
was 011 his way te Philadelphia he was
(.barged wllh Iho duty of conferring with Mr.
Childs and Mr. Drexcl, who will probably
inake soma arrangements for completing the
fund te-dav.
Cyrus ricld Mid te a reporter : " The
sum lorrewcil from Vaiidcrbi!t,wlth interest,
ttmetmts le alsint ?irAU0iL Mr. YnnderbllL
wlds If ftcneral Grant's frlencls can ralse f
among them flOO,Ot I will threw 0IVU10
'Kt,ixl mid cancel Iho debt. New, I think
that was n lllsral otler, mid the hundred
tlieus.mil ought te Ira raised."
General Grant Is new ft! joarseld. Ills
health Is failing, llotslnme mid his threat
Is gl lug him much trouble.
.1 IHtVVM MI'S ltVATII.
Ili
Iiml .Vlaili Hip Itnienl Trip nml llntiv lluinn
lur inristniut.
I'lein the Detroit Kipe Pre.
'I have taken ni.v la-t elder. 1 am going
lieuie," liOKiid as theclis'k struck the mid
night hour.
'I'he nurse hik(sl at the do-ler with a sjg.
nilli-aut glance mid vvhlsjierisl.
"His inliid wanders."
Presently he lifted ids levcrish bend from
Us pillow. "An-letters from the liouseT"
be iniulicil. Thcru ought te be letteis
here."
Then he slept, and in his sleep he was a
Ihiv ng.tlu kibbled of llsliing sticams when)
the trout iilajed of school hours mid remiw
with hln mates. At Vi he suddenly awak
ened. "All rigid, " he called lu a sliuiig voice,
"I'm rcaily!"
He thought the jsirtcr had culled hint for
nil eail.v train. The dik-ler laid 11 seething
baud 011 hliunud he slept. In his sleep he
murmured :
"Shew 3 en samples el our goods. I'm
going oil the 11 siil new. This oidercloses
me out. The hoiise has called. Going te
have luv-llrst vacation, but I shall leso tluie
tline time!"
He diewscd 011 ami tlie doctor counted his
pulse. Suildenl.v the sick man staited up.
"Givoiuea letter from home. Lllcn nl
wirys writes te me here. She never ills
apiHiinted tne yet and the children. They
will fei-get 1110' if m.V trlis me tee long. I
have only a few mero towns te sell I
promi-cd'te Is) home.Clirislinas I premised
le Ik) home premised "
ile slept again and aualn awakened with a
start.
"Ne wenl from the house yet?"
He was going fast new. The doctor lient
ever liini ami iv.'alcd 111 a comforting voice
the precious words of premise :
"In in- 1'ather's liotise aru man- man
sions. If it were net se I would have told
you."
"Yes yes," said the dying traveler faint
ly. " It Is a clear statement. It Is a geed
house te travel for. It deals fair mid square
Willi it's men."
Tlie chill December morning dawned the
end wasvciy ijcar. The sick man was ap
proaching Iho iindlcevered laud from whose
beurne no daveler returns
"I've changed niyieute," he muiiniircd
faintly. "The house Is culling me lu wrile
te Kllcn mul the ehildien that I'm 011 my
way home It's my sample case without
money and without price a geed hoiise -lills
all Its orders us ngreed. Call me for the llrst
train I tun going te make the round trip and
get home for Christmas."
They laid Ids head back oil tlie pillow. He
had made the leund Hip. Hu had goue
home for Chiistmas
A I'eljKHinUt, lint Net flullij.
I'lein the Ifllnlell SlaiiOanl.
A fuw days age nu elllccr of Iho lltisiau
at my en retmite, named .stehubrevsky, was
tried at Odessa 011 a eharge of pelygaui. He
had married thieu weiiieu in less tluu Ihroe
3'ears. The second wife was called us a wit
ness, but refused te testify against hint, said
there was net Hitch another man In the world
and declared that she loved him still. The
piNener found an eloquent defender in
l'rlnce Mestchersk-, who. In a brilliant
sikhvIi, invoked tin) OMiiupIn of Ivan, the
Terrible, and ether distinguished historic
chnractcis te prove that n mini 111.13' lightly
have soventl wives ut the saine time. Hut
his master stioke was mi appeal te the letter
of the llusslati law, w hieh, though it declates
blgmuy le Im) a penal etliise, is' silent as te
pel-gainv ; and the jury, taking Iho same
view of tlie (iiiostleii, returned a verdict el
net guilt'. Stchobrevsk3'therouiou iiultted
the court timid tlie niiphmse or tlie audience,
with the second Mine. SteIiebrevsk3' lunging
en his arm.
.i.v i:xi'i.uiu:irs snvun:.
Drllrleiis frein AMinui I'tmr. Iltnry ". Austin
Ttike Ilia I. If.
The dead Isjily of ll. N. Austin, tlie
Oiiciital traveler mul explorer, was fetiud
Saturday In the town et Wutiwutesa, Wis.,
He shot himself through the heart en Filday
night whlle delirious from African fever
contracted In hln travels wit,h Ileury M.
Stanle3'. I le wns only IM years old, nnd was
born lu Milwaukee. He lived there until
Id yours of nge, w'heu he went KuM,
mul entered the employ of a liosten linn.
After n Tew 'earn hu eiessed the ocean,
mul ler eight 'cnrs hu traveled through
Turkey, Palestine, Arabia, India, Ferula, Af
ghanistan, F.gypt mid pushed Inte the Into Inte Into
iler of Africa. Hu made ene tiipwlth Stanley
Iutothehe.nl of AtiiiM, the hitler taking u
great liking te lilin, and tliey corresponded
regularly. Fer seme tlnie he held tlie posi
tion of I'nlted States consul nt Aden, Aralsa,
but resigned owing te pour health, which
also caused his return te America.
Alsjut three mouths nge he married
the beautiful dauithter of n let I red
wealthy merchant. It was bis Intention te
leave for Husten, vv here he wh te Mm t a mer
cantile business en Thursday, but a fevvdnj-8
previous he hail tin attack of the fevrr. Ilo Ile
coming delirious he wandered Inte the w oeUa
PA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 188J.
nenr Iho ol(ller'n heliir. where he was found
by frlpnils nml retiiriipd te his home. Tlm
last lime he M'iw iipeu nllv 0 was w hen he IcIV
home en l'rldny night.
munix A ft en. iron jr.
TIip Tprrllilw Uirririipe f Twe ,Vpn In Tin)
MntintnliK i( t'nlnmiln.
The HrKtlPs)rter liuuger, isihl nnd death
In the mountain, comes from liigle county,
Colorada N. It. finillh, of Dolsere, started it
w cek nge Inst Tuesda3', in company with 11 11
brldge rersil nnd two tenuis from that
place, for Coffee I'et springs, for lumlicr,
untl Hint night the Menti began. On last
Sunilii' the mall enrrler reached Det
sote from Cnrlsinnta with Iho ttifonmilleii
that these men had net 1ms. u seen slnre
Wednesday, nml nsthoMenn had rngisl with
unabated fury It vviis known that something
Iiml geno wrong with tlie missing men. A
relief irt3' of live men wero started at ence,
nml after n slruggle through the drifting
miew nnd 11 furious gale of wind tliey leund
Forsyth, half-dead from hunger nnd cold,
nml se weak that he was unable te move.
When they asked for Smith the famished
mini pointed te 11 lunik of snow' rouie ills ills
tnnceawav'nnd gasissl : " He died yosterilny
morning," and " Ifevs, yuu are tee late ler
citliererus" The while mound was exam
liini and Smlth'ubfKl' was found half cov
ered with snow nnd frozen hard. In For Fer
sythe's clenched hand was n scrap of iper,
en willed he had written Willi Ids benumbed
fingers n brief wenl te bis wife, ns fellows :
Dii.vit Annin: We cannot Iho another
night. I want von te have evrrvthfng.
Uoveu Feksvtii.
He was carried le Willow' Springs and
cared for. Ilitfcctftre foully frown titirt lie will
be crippled for life, Nathaniel ltochester
Smith, ihe dead man, eame from Kechester,
N. Y. He wns 0110 or the pioneers In the
newly setllpil region nnd did faitli In Its fu fu
ture. His brother, Heur' . Smith, lives
nt Sal Ida. Forsyth tells the following story :
Soen lifter their Ptnrt en Tuesday tliey
killed a tleer. When the storm struck them
the' thought it would 1k of brief duration,
but en Wedncsda' the- found themselves
hemmed lu en nil sides by deep drifts and
wero unable te get fuel te replenish their fire.
The were then left In the cold, w itli enby
niw deer meat te cat. That day tliey saw the
mall-carrier In the distance, en his w.ryte
Dotscre, moving along freely en snow shoes.
They tried te .signal him, but failed and saw
him disappear. With this failure their last
liope died. Thursday morning the storm
abated and Forsyth made an cll'ert te procure
weed. He was weak and could hardly meve
ami Smith ciipd te him: "Fer Geal's sake
don't leave 1110 te dle alone," mid Forsyth
dropped down wherohewas found b-the
roller irt Fer three days they lived en
snow and niw venlsem Forsyth thinks
Smith died wme tlnie during Thursdaj'
nlyht, but he cannot tell exactly.
.sr.vsrr vex ex .r.it ti.sex.
He i:teH Ol.t lllrknr). Hut is Nut iiulle Certain
About tlie Cotten H.lc-
Cengrpssmau Cox has w riltcn the follow
ing letter te the managers of the. proposed
Democratic banquet in Columbus Ohie, en
the Sth of Januar' :
W.vsiiiMireN, li. C, Dec. 10, I6S).
Mr. 1'rtaltlcntaml A'ecrrfurj ntht Jackten Club,
11 Columbia, Ohie.-
Your letter orinvitatleit Isceiichetl hi such
earnest toue that I cannot refuse te answer
yeti with nmple niuttiallty. I de net knew
wh3' it is that my duties alwa3-s shut me oil'
from in" ncqualiitaiiees. It seems te have
been 1113' luck, or cliance In life. It would be
Isy-end exincssien delightful le meet liiynlil
Franklin reiuit and Ohie friends, ujieu that
da" dedicated te the gre:it judge, senator,
Matesm.uiandsoldler, Andrew Jacksen.1 111113'
early HIV he was te 1110 the c-nesur( of
Duinocratle eyes and thoughts. Without
him uven Jcllerseii'H philo-siphle mid Intel
lectual llgure imled. He gave practlil nc nc
tien te Democratic theory. He luailoJetlcr luaileJetlcr luailoJetlcr
sen's inaugural, whlcli Is 01113- next te the
Declaration et Independence, iKyend all
latiuuage beautiful and truUiftilaud practical
realit3-in'eur iKilitical life. Men who called
Jnckseu a speilsman knew that he was 01113'
n fKillsiii.iii en 0110 occasion hu similcd the
Knglish at New Orleans, and TliaM seme
cotton lags also. Witii the w sh that 3-011
liiavhavean old-liiiie denionstratieii atCo atCe
luiubusmid with thobepo that our new order
UM)U which we are entering limy preve n
lM-ncdlctlen te all our jwople of overywvtleu
lu the bends of unit' and peace, 1 am, as
ever, j'enrnld eengressniitu, S, S, Cox.
Jilt. AllltAUAM llV.ZAKlt.
.Vnellii'r Vtliil.tcr said In llaM' ll.ul 1111 liilpr
view With Itlm.
Salunlav- livening ltev. J. C, Kr.uue, of
ltcnrtevv 11, closed the religious meetings 011
tliu Welsh .Mountains, which had been held
for the Isjnetit of Alie lltiz.ird and his gang.
During tlie four weeks the meetings were in
progress the minister frequently expressed
the desire of seeing the "here of tlie moun
tain," as many or the pcople thore cull him.
On Thursday night bis wish was gratlllcd,
when, ictiiriiing from the chinch le the losl lesl losl
denceof Sainucl Farmer, he met lluzard,
who was accompanied ! Iilpplucett, three
half-grown boys and Abe s gun. The
preacher bad 11 long talk with him, and
liad the privilege of handling the
famous gun of which se much lias
been said. Ade took out the cartridges and
handed It ever te him. Theuuulsii simple
llemlngteii breech-leader, et 3.1-callbre, and
is net a reeatcr. Mr. Krause thinks thore
would be no trouble lu arresting him, for by
his interview be was com diced that he is net
a desjienite character, but mostly a blusterer.
Lipplncett refused te talk, mid seems much
ntoie efa shrewd criminal than Abe. The
Isivsef iiuiii' rosicet.ible families almost
wdr-hlp hliih uud the tulluence he has ever
tbeni will result in n harvest of criminals for
tlie future, who will de mero mischief than
lliizzard mid his gang ever did.
m
TIIKOfOHOUT TIIU COMMONWr.AI.TlI.
Laftcyette college has 290 students, a slight
gain ever last 'ear.
William Jenes, of riymeutli, agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company, was
arrested Satuiday, charged Willi cuibciulo cuibciule
meul. MuryJ. lticharilsen, or Philadelphia, loll
te lllciiartl Arthur Carden, jr., a legacy of
5.,ueO en condition that he should he de
sirous and capable of enteriug into business
JiulgeAslimau refused tolethlm hnve It, be
cause he does net measure up te the require
ments of the legacy.
Mrs William White, of Shaiubuig, Craw
ford county, was thrown from her sleigh n
few nights iSge lu n blinding snow storm.
The next morning she was found asleep in a
snow bank with the robes and blankets of the
sleigh aieillid her.
A finnit Thau In Keiliuu Taxation.
1'ieiu tliu PltilailcliiliIaTliuus.
There is an apprehension in some quai ters
that the Jenkins icvenue bill, whlcli, if it
lK'centesii law will divert tin) lk-unsu taxes
from the state te the county treasuries, would
etnbarniss the sUite In the puyment of Its
debt. The fact that tlie surplus Is large
enough, net only te meet nil maturing obli
gations but te requiru the investment efa
isirtlen In Iho Matu'sevvn bends pi nimbly
bought in the open market uta high premium
Is a HiiHU-lent answer te such mi objection.
When tlie government has te I1113' up its debt
nt n high premium forwantefsoiiiclhlngolso
te de wfeh Us money 11 gieat many people
w 111 think is lsn geed tlnie te reduce taxation.
The .Irr')iiuiii."
On Saturday evening the Ceunsly eiititlutl
"The Jcrs03'mau" was presented in the opera
hoiise b llarne MeAule3 nnd company,
The plece has been scen here Ix-fen) mid It Is
geed. It will never become ns popular ns
"Pnele Dani." The vemiuny supierthig
Mr. MeAuley was about the nveragu.
lltuhieta TruiibU-.
This tueiiiing theshciliriiegiiu selling out
the goods of Jehn 1". Vcaver's grocery ut
l'rlnce and West King streets, anil the sale Is
lnrpel3 nt tended.
Heur 1 Kyer nnd vviri1, of Ceney town
sill!, Hindu 1111 assignment this morning for
the lenellt of creditors te David M. 1'yer, of
Fust Denegal township.
, CIhicIuiiiV tlrrut IV11,
Governer Cloveland once received a feo of
7,000 for answering oue ciueatteii en a point
of law in 11 Syracuse court. It was the j'ear
prier te his election ns mayor of Buffalo,
WHIPPED TO DEATH.
A HCIIOOr.3TIHTltt:ss CltAIUlVH ntTltA
sr.uteus ewr.xxft
Slip Sirnl .Net tin- Itml nml the Utile llnj'n
Drntli U mr IjiIiI nt lpr Doer I'res-
Imlpil Willi flilf mi.l.Coullneil
le llrr Ilrsl.
Wn.KcstiAnjtf:, Fa., Deft -".. A warrant
was Issued this morning for the nrrest or
Nlss Urader,n school teacher at Nanllceke. It
Is alleged liy Patrick Shea that Ills Hen died
from Injuries received ut her hands during
school hours recently, nnd he charges her
with njrgrnvnled assault nnd batle. The
teacher has lieen centlncd te her lied ever
since tlie boy died. Her phj-slcinn forbids
the nerving of the warrant until M10 Is better.
The coroner' Jury villi reconvene at Nnntl Nnntl Nnntl
coke this nftcnioen when the rojiert of Dr.
Hutchinson, w he made the pest-mortem ex.
amtnntlen, will be submitted.
nr nvx'xnr ini.v.w.
Wltn Would Net Allew TIipiuspIips le lip. flar flar
relpil In ClilniKn.
CilifiAoe Dec. 'JO. Aliettt two o'clock yes
terday morning, Jcnnia Fioreo nnd
Jesisle Fex, were walking In the street when
n man named Allen sprang out from the
darkness and matching Jessls Fex's noal neal
akln dolman, ran away with It. The two
women pursued and overtook him. The'
commenced a iwvage attack upon him, nnd
his cntl for mere brought the police, who
arrested the trio. Allen was found te be
dangcreusl' wounded ; his head having
lxcn badly slashed with n stiletto. Held
women were roleascd en bail.
hcithatleti In 11 Terente Clinrrli.
TeriON'TO, Out., Dec. 20.A sensation v'vas
crpatcd In the Metropolitan church last even
ing. While Rew Hugh Johnsten was preach
ing a sermon waler get Inte the gas pipes and
the gas went out. l'rcscntl' the air was half
filled with gas and sev oral ladles Cilntctl be
fore the3' could reach the open air. The cer
vices w ero brought te a sudden clese and the
gas was turned off as seen as the congrega
tion could racate the premises.
An Ohie Desierntle.
Oitevv., Ohie, Dec. 29. Jehn ITshback
killed his wife with nn nxe en Christmas ove
nt Jacksen, this county. He then chased
his three sons out of the house and barricaded
it. He is armed with axes, rovelvcrs, deuble
barrelled shotguns and ethor weapens mul
(Idles the authorities te take him.
I'Unlue te llpnrgnul'n tlm Centpnii.
I'HiLAnni.riiiA, Dec. 20. U a meeting of
the bondholders' coinmiltee of the Heading
railroad te-da-, n sub-cominitteo of five, with
A. J. Autele, ehalrmsli, was appointed te
collect information en wdicd te base n plan
for the rcorganlratieu of the ceinpati3' and
revrt next week.
Twe Cellierlpi HusM'iul Oiiernlienft.
Mt. (Jai;mi:l, P.u, Dec 2?. The Locust
Gap nnd Locust Spring colllerlos, ojieratod
by the Philadelphia & Heading railroad com
pany, have suspended ludelitiltcly. Tlmy
supiKirted two thousand men.
A HrllUli Itinil Cuunet Ceiup. te Xrtv Orleans.
Londen, Dec. '.U The band of the Grena
dier Guards is unuble te accept an engage
ment at New Orleans In Januar3 because of
previous engagement
I'p lu a llullenu.
MlNMiAl-ei.is, Minn., Dec. 20. Smith A
Itiibiuii, wholesale cigar dealers, made an
assignment Saturday night. Liabilities forty
thousand, assets thlrtj'-llve thousand.
A Vulture. In Lamilmi.
LoNiief, Dec. 20. Messiu Triiinlnger ,V
Ce., banker and merchants, ut II Thread Thread Thread
ncodle street, IZ. C, have suspendtI owing
te severe losses
A tioetl elil Age.
Ct.l'.vi.i.AXl), 0., Dec 20. Jehn Haldwin
founder of Haldwin Universit3' at llerea,
died ycsterihy aged tCi 3'ears.
11 jiATiimt jxinc.1 n exs.
W.vsiiiMireN', I). C, Dee. 20. Fer the
Middle Atlantic states juirtly cloudy w outlier,
and local rains vnriable winds becoming
southerly nearly stationary tenipcrature.
iiiie is mj;. ztEiivDtTirt
A Teinpciiiiu-e Lecturer who Forgets te Ltsive
HU Trout Name.
This forenoon a bteutly built, healthy and
well-fed looking person, of middle age,
smoothly shaven, wearing n high hat ami uu
overcoat with a red lined cape tu it, called nt
the l.Nri:LL,iui:.scEK office, and inquired
us one who was a Mranger te the city might
seek for information as te tlie tiuuiber of
daily newspapers In Lancaster, the hours at
which tliey went te picss, and the latest tlme
at which the would recoive announcements
for publication.
This nflernoen, about 2 o'clock, he called
agtibi nnd left this cird for publication :
Tempi-muic.
Thure will be n teuitinranui) meeting lu tlie
Ilulltel church this (Menilnv) iiventns at 7
o'clock. Aildres b' ltev. Mr. Alereilllli, el' New
Jir.ey, AllarvceisJliilly Invited te uttenil.
Mcaiitline the following couimiinicatien
had been left at tlie Intiilliukvcur olllceby
ene 01 me uesi Known :isieit 01 1110 euy :
lmpotltleii or Coincidence?
l.ast winter n person calling himself the
Kev. J. 11. Meredith went ulxmt delivering
teniperanca discourses lu various churches of
PhiladelplUa. In the Second Moravian
church be wns detected and convicted of
preaching almost verbatim u senium of Dr.
J. O. Feck, published In the irmmlelie
.Ifeiifiit, of December, Iesl, It was also dls dls
cevered that he had beeu uvpclled Inmi the
Methodist conference in Haltuueie, whciohe
h id been n local iircacher.
As u pel son giving tlie same name Is at litis
tlnie endeavoring 'te pet tlie usoef our city
pulpits for the delivery of his "Gosiiel teni
perancQ sermons," "and the collection," we
would warn the pastor.) and the public llrst
te Inquire carefully into this "coincidence '"
before giving their coulldeuco te the appli
cant. J, Max 11a uk.
As4soen ns ltev. Mr, Meredith, of New
Jcrsey, left the oillee a reporter started niter
liini te overtake and Interview- him, se that
110 Injustice might be done him by. n (xissl
bly wrong identification of hint with the
Mr. Meredith or odorous Philadelphia r.inie.
Hut he was lest track or en Fast King Stieet.
Hrether James Hlack, says he knows two
ltev's Meredith oneoftliein hothlnksisnew
lu Texas Ile saw the Individual who left the
nbove announcement nt the 1nti:i,i.kiknci:u
ollli-e ; hels noueof the Jtuverends Meredith
of ltrether Hlnck's ncqtiflumce ; he left 11
IKieKiige iiisiue 1110 uoer or iiioiuer l.iacu's
ofllce before he called uxn the newspapers,
and afterwards eame mid took It away, hut did
net Introduce himself nor present tiny cie
dentlals te the great Tompurunee advikate ;
nor does he knew lilt 11 ; he has heurd of tut
" Ovvru Meredlth," lu the Temperance lec
ture fluid, but cannot commend him.
There should be a full heuse at the Ilcthil
te-night, se that the amllence may fahlv do de do
teruiine whether ltev. Mr. McrcdlUi, of
New J cisc', isgeuuiuoer bogus
m m
I'loiieuticed "All ltlglit."
1 10111 tlie Liuperliim Iudupciuleiit.
Tlie Lauenstcr iNri'.LLtuu.N'cuii, oue of the
ublest Democratic Journals In the state, has
enlarged itself, or ruther been, enlarged, nnd
has made its npearuuce iu n splc nnd simu
new drcs, and with an nttractlve cliauga lu
Its make-up. This is all right, raid we con
gratulate its enterprising editors.
ix A3rvni:an:.r cincr.t:s.
tlpucrnl
tltitlnPM of IttislnPM and ClirHpcr
Slum Drmnntlrst.
The present season lu amusciuetit circles Is
one of notahle dullness throughout the coun
try, owing In part te Imnl limes, nnd In some
degree le tlm popularity of skating rinks
and oilier cheap nml novel amusements
There, h a compulsion foil 113-innnngers te
previde geed entertainments nt lower prices
than have hcroterbro prevnlled. In a rovlew
erthls subject the Fhllndelphia ri'mc nays :
"It Is in the small towns 'ene nlahl
stands' ai the nianagers term them, that the
companies havn sulTeredmest. The business
in Heading, Pottsvllle, Allentevvn, Fasten,
Ilethlchcui, llkeslurre, Scrmiten nnd ether
tow ns has been he bad that Jehn Mlshler, who
controls the theatres lu thntclrcult, lastweek
ndvised innnngers who nre booked witlihlin
te cancel their dates, as It would net pa3"
them te play through this state. Managers
of circuits In Western states have followed
Mr. MIshlur's example nnd netllled the man
agers 1 looked with them Hint the theatrical
matters were nt n stand still, irthe manngers
lioekod In Mishlcr'.s circuit take his" advlee
tliey will be cetniclled te sock ether Holds,
and thcre Is net much choice.
"Mr. Mlshler attributes Iho lack of Interest
In theatricals 111 the interier towns te the
presidential campaign, the general stagna
tion or buHlness tltodline museums anil the
skating rinks. There nre sixty-tliree skating
rinks in the state. Dhne inusciims, how
ever, nre almost, unknown In the Interior
towns. Scranteii had one, but it wus closed
out by the sheriff n few weeks age. l'itts
burghas two and Philadelphia the same
number, and although the theatrical iitana
gnrs will net udnilt it, It Is undoubtedly the
fact that the ten cent shows have In lured tlie
business ofthe high-priced places of mnuse mnuse
tnent. Fercpaugh's ami Hagar it Camp
bell's museums in Philadelphia nre patnm patnm
Iredevery d.i3by mero than leu thousand
poeplo"
Next week the citizens of Lancaster will
be enabled te see openi la3'ed nt prices te
suit their pockotbeoks. Arrnngeincnts have
been made with ISonnet.t Moulteiitoremiln
hore for clsht twrfoninuees beginning en
Monday. They will give nil ofthe Intest
otieras with n cempati3' of twenty pcople, nt
10, 20 and 3D cent prices
ALL KI.V11S Ot WlinCICS.
A column would net held a complete list
of the wrecked theatrical companies of the
'ear. Tli03'range lrem Cullender's minstrels
and Walker Whiteside, thobev tragedian, te
Frederick Warde and the Milan opera eom eem
pan3. The disasters were net confined te
any particular clas.s of entertainments
Traged3', C011101I3, farce and openi sull'ered
alike, and Idle pIa3'era are mero numoreits
than they have been at this season for many
j cars.
A well-known agent says : "Of the twcnt3
or thlrt3 companies I met in tlie west there
was net ene doing a pa3'ing business Manv
or them have rodueed salaries rrem ten te
ivvent'-iive per cent, nnd nearly all ewo
weeks or pa3 te thelr actors The printers ?
Well, I should say se. I don't beliove there
are twent3 combinations en the read that
have paid up their printing bills. The 11101103
that is owed te Straw-bridge .fc Ce., the Cin
cinnati lithographers, would make three or
Tour men rich. Ne, the prlnters have te grin
and bear It. Some or the bills will be paid,
but it is net probable that the settlement will
Ix) made out or the profits or the present sea
son. Some managers think business will be
better in the lnlteriart of Iho season, but I
dontbelicvo it. Its mi ell'3'ear mid il has
been se from the shut."
Tlie II00111 In Heller .skiillni;.
Frem the New Yerk Sun.
"Heltor skating Is being somewhat over ever over
deno," said the manager of a rink uptown.
Within the past two yeara nearly 30,000 rol
ler skating :rinks have liceu established In
the United SUUes. It Is 01113-recently that
the crare struck this viciititj, and, it thev
keep 011 building in tlie next six months ns
tliey have in the past half vear, thereil be
money lpst In the busiii ess llut then, I sup
pose, we can't complain until It gets as Kid as
Hosten, where there are 500 clubs and a rink
011 every block. Four new Tlnksnrinievv"
building in this city and Brooklyn."
A Skntlnf- Itlnk riner of I'apcr.
The iloerorn large skating rink in Indian
apolis Ind., is composed of paper. It is
made by pasting and pressing straw beards
together under n powerful hydraulic pivss
in the same way as the discs of paper car
w heels are made. When the blocks me prop
erly seasoned and di ied the nre sawrsl Inte
flooring Isxirds anil laid with the odge of
paper forming Iho surface of the lloer. This
surface is sand-papcred until It is smooth as
one vast shoetef iee, and thoadheslveriuality
of the paper presents nnv slipping of the
roller uikjii the tloer. The lloer is without
Joints, perfect!' smooth.
ai.isoxie emciuts.
Iiiitnlbitleus unit Appointment by tlie (immt
nn4 subenliiiiKe Ileittm.
Saturday being St. Jehn tlie Evnngelht's
day, the soveral Masonic Grand bodies held
Iheir annual communicatieiis or convocations
in l'liiladelphia for the purpose of installing
tlie grand officers elected earlier in the
month. Grind High Priest Gee. W. Ken
drlck jr., nppoinled Dr. H. K. Muhlenberg,
of this city. Grand MasterSd Vail ; W. A.
Morten a member of the commlttce en by.
laws and A. J. Knull'man District Deputy
Grand High Priest.
In tlie grand ledge W. A. Moiten has been
reappointed DNtrlct Deput3 Grand Master.
M.ixuulc enicers Instr.'.icil.
District Deputy Grand Master William A.
Morten installed the fellow lug etllcers of
Washington loilge Ne. 130, A. Y. M. of Dru Dru
mere, en Saturday :
W. M. David .L ISofreiimyer.
S. W. Telin W.Cemnd.
J. W. Hirvey F. Haverstlek.
Tre;ts Samuel J. Aukrim,
Sec I'dward Ambler.
Trustees Hichard O. Kdvvanls, Samuel
llarncr, William l'ennell.
Hep. te G. Ij. Ames O. fanahan.
The worshipful master made the following
appointments :
S. D. Fllswerth Gregg.
.J I). Fdward G. Fatten.
Pursuivant Calvin P. Gregg.
Sen. M. of C. Ansen H. Ambler.
Jim. M. ere. W. F. McSparriui.
1. 1st of CiiLlalmed Lvtlt-n.
Following is the list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the postefllco of Lancaster, Pa.,
for the week ending Monday, December 29,
1SSI:
Lathes' Lixt.ilm. r. Allcnbach, Miss
Lizzie H. Haer, Miss Sidney Urler,
Miss Tlllle Fritz, Mrs Liz7ie 11,
Hiiniish, Mrs. Marie j. Hess, -Mrs
Mary Hill, Mrs. Jeniiie Helmastcr, I.aura
Keller, Miss Kelbe, Miss Lizzie H. Kreider,
Missl-Ulie LintK, Miss Annie Levan, Miss
LIzleLher, Miss Fuiily Matti-s JfUs Ctirrle
Miller, Mrs. Sarah Kobiusen, Maria Harbant
llesslnger, (for.) Mary A Hohrer, Mrs. Lizzie
Shiller, Miss F.tU Slglei', Miss Mar C.
Ullleman, Mrs. Jacob Virieh.
ffdiifa' LUt. Jehn Alsbaiigh, Elvvoeil K.
H.iker, B011J. C. Barns, J, M. Bartholemew,
8, Blukle, Nicholas Ditzinger (for.), James
L. Hamilton, C. B. Herr, Michael Kaullinau,
Jeseph Keller, Willie Knox, Prof. Luubatigh,
Daniel Lluderman ( 2 ), David Lliidermun,
Mike Ludiger, U Messeiimver, J. H. Miller,
S. I. Moere, Harry OVordeiif, Win, II. Hus
sell, Win. II. Sewers, Vulontlue Staiim, D.
S. Slevens, Samuel Weulicr, Lev 1 Weaver,
William II. Wehner (for.)
Hepublliiiu Ward I'iulit.
The Hepublicaus ofthe Sixth ward intend
having n fight for the oillee of nhlcrmaii,
which was mndu vacant by the death of
Jeseph Satuaeu. Wheever the govenier
apieints can only held the ofilce until next
Maynud n siux'csser will be elected in
February. The ltepubllcan candidates nre
Miller W. Fralm, Dave Dean, Jehn Saiiisen,
mid Joe Delict, Fralm has alread flooded
the ward with circulars announcing I1I3 can
didacy, but ns he is young and a comparative
straugcr in the city he nmy net sppll for n
tow years. The cry against Dean is that he
nnd his family ure cbruule oillee seekers.
The fight is between these tvve however, and
It premises te be lively.
In the same ward Coastal de IaruheU1. will
have opixxsltleu from Martin Derwart. The
latter was a constable nnd police efllcer under
Mayer BiauiTcr and new dcea wert; m ait
extra.
PBIOBsQ CENTff.
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KARfilQIJAKE HOSE
Till: ItKCKXT TJEMMtMUt XXTJUUBHttm
Ol' HI'AtX AX0 AVBTMIA. ' "&
llimrlrisls of llrr. ItTli ScvvrHf. ;,
ijiHIniiuikn In Nikn ana Knwrii K
1 irrnirr Hint ai t im Kpertel-.. .v)V
Heicre Sheck In CerlntkHI. fe ,
Madiiid, Dec, 2a According te tk
elllclal news 520 persons wero killed by tks
1
w
enrthqunke lu Grcnnim and 100 In MhImm.
At Albania ever 3.V) IhkIIcs have beea 're
covered. At Ferlann, a village In Andafwh',
great dnniage wan done, and many Uvea
were lest. Sixty bodies have becn'receverad.
Many persons died of fright. Convict at
the stale prison In Soville took advanUga of
the excitcincnt te create a mutiny and escape.
The were, howevor, iinsuceessful.
.
Till: ILtltTIIQVAKE IX aPATX.
Frightful I.em of I.I Te In MaUgit ana Cirnaa
I'revlnret.
M ernlug reports show thnt2C0 iicrsens were
killed In the provinces or Malaga, and
Granada, Spain b the rccqnt earthquake.
The population of Granada nre still encamped
In the squares, and the richer classes are
lodging lu carriages along the promenade.
The racade of the cathedral was seriously
damaged by the shock. Many house
were destroyed lu Jlmena, and n whole
family were killed In the village of Caljar
Iry the falling of a chlmney. Over half
the Inhababltants of Albumuelil wera
killed. Alhama is mostly In rulna.
The provlnce of Malaga suffered equally
ns much dnniage ns did Granada,
conimen'e Is paralyzed. Twe hundred
houses at AlfornetcJe wero damaged. The
panic ix subsiding. The shock was net felt
in the northern and northwest province.
The government has granted $1,000 from tha
national calamity fund for the rollef of the
sufferers in the provlnce of Granada.
1-iter advices show that 300 lives wero lest
at Alhama; 7,50 houses and a church were
ilestre3'cd and thirty persens wero killed at
Perianal the town hall and many house
worn damaged at Torrox, and tlie Inhabitant
lied rrem the town panlc-strickeu. It is new
estimated that 000 persens were killed In tha
province or Malaga, including theso killed
at Albania.
An Amtrf.ui Ten 11 .-Oaken Cp.
Vienna, Dec 20. A sovere earth qtiAks
shock was felt in Cerinllih, te-day. Consid
erable damage wns dene te many buildings.
Wales VHItcil by an lUrthqunke.
Londen, Dec. 20. An earthquake oc
curred in Wales te-da-. Many houses were
Injured.
m
mtitiitT.j; toss or life.
A Ijiml slip l)ptrey Iloews and Bnrltt
Many i'enens.
Madiiip, Dec. 20. A land slip occurred In
the mountains near Perlnna, destroying
mauy houses and burying 18 persons, IBM
vvhem were rescued nlive.
It is reported nine hundred persens wera' ,
buried beneath the ruins of the buildings of
Albumulus. j
Three churches at Antiquera were left in
n tottering condition. The inhabitants ara
encamped In the fields. "
IIi-GUn l'nymeiint or Sll Muntbi Inteml.
PitiLAnLVHiA, Dec. 2a The PUlladel
plil.i t Reading railroad te-day began pay
ment of the six months interest from Jun
20th te December 20th 011 the receivers certi
ficates issued Ter materials and supplies.
A meeting of the general commlttce of the -
nntlinicite coal Interests lias been called te
meet in New Yerk Wednesday next at which
it is understood a com mitt 00 of three, ap
pointed at a conference held here recently,
will rciert upon the statemenU submitted )
them. Tho'decllne te state 11 there will lie
mere than oue report.
New Trial HrfiiMst R Murderer.
Hai.timeiie, Md., Dec. 29. In the case of
Jehn A. Scott, colored, convicted. of murder
In the first degree for killing his wlfe by
poison, nn application for a new trial was
refused by the supreme bench Of Baltimore
te-day. Only the intcrposien of the governor
will new save his life.
(.plrbratlng Gladttene'a Blrtlidajr.
Londen, Dec. 29. Te-day is Gladstone's
seventy-tifth birthday and Is being celebrated
with great festivities at Hawarden. Greetings
reach the great leader from all parts of the
empire.
Derelict KtiMlaii endala.
St. PuTBRsnune, Dec. 29. Important dis
coveries of fraud hare been mads in tha
treasury, and seme of the officials have com
mitted suicide te escape disgroce and punish
ment. Twe Hundred Moe Out or Werk.
Canten, O., Dee. 29, Elbel, Gilliam A"
Ce's, saddlery hardware works, wero de..
streyed by tire at midnight last night Less
5200,000 ; two hundred men are thrown out
of employment.
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Tliu Man Who Au l'ertenatbig a ralth
Ilealrr.
Frem the Yerk Dally.
Levi Glassmyer, who has been traveling
through Yerk and Adams county, repre
senting himself as Edmund B. Myers,
whose cure, by magnetism, of Sheriff Pool Peel
ing and ethers has attracted a great deal
of attontlen, was arrested near Ilanever
Junction by Dotectlvo Patterson, en Sat
urday and was brought te Yerk and ledge
In jail. Glassmyer has plled a profitible
business He adopted several methods in
practicing his calling and did net hesitate te
te prclenu te euro nny case, however compli
cated. He indulged in considerable hoens heens hoens
)ecus, and generally began operations by
reading a assage from the Blble and
making a Dutch prayer, Iio required pay
ment te be made through a third person.
If payment wns refused altogether
110 weuiu prcienn te went aiiuunu-niwu, ,i,-i
which be alleged, would prevent the patient E m$fi
lrem being cureu, jsiauuew ji. juuijiaw, ,
who Is charged with conspiring with Glass.,
ball for hearing. The additional eharge of
stealing nn overcoat has lioen brought agnlust
uiassmyer.
In TLvaceck Toweihlp,
Mr. William Murr, the champion howe hewe howe
sheor of Weavertewn, Leaeeck township,
teed, shariiencd, carefully Ut and PUvea
shoes en Monday, December 22 t 68 en Tues
day 23 1 43en Wednesday 21th 42 enJFrktajf
2(itii, nnd id en Saturday 27th ; making a
total or 22(1 shoes
On Wednesday, Docember 24tli, the pupils
of Weavcrlewn surprised their teacher, II. ,
U Edmunds, and presented ldm with
handsouie rosewood writing case. '
Urlchtened I'p Wonderfully.
Frem the I'hlUulplphla Newt.
The Imctvstcr I.NTBLM0KNC8t Ism
brigbleuisl up wonderfully durtatf.iMtaat-
few da. Ulut-nievrtvpefWdii yytJgf'
that both Ucus.d and Steinmaa r J
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