-i sir n I mfa. zuM. m VOLUME XXI NO. 102. LANCASTER, PA.. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1884. PRICE TWO CENTS, fv i ( 'wfSsehti-5 x r ? :l RANDALL IX THIS SOUTH. jus nuiviTAm.t: itr.cr.i'Ties is n.ir. 'Tr.itsews eir.v rrr. Warmly Welcomed liy All Hi" LcniUns ('111 cn Hvcept llrnrli tlin Chevalier III Illltlllllid nnd Business I. Ik n Hpeerh Oii lilt Wny t Other Cities. llun. H. J. ltntiilnll, 1 lit wlfe mill Congross Cengross Congress iiiiiii McAdoo reached Louisville en Sunday Highland were taken In tint residence ( Hen. OscnrTurner, whnsoguests tliey cm Un Monday Mr. llaudall wns breakfasted ut the residence or Jehn 13. Green, pies Ident of tlie lKunl of trade, w here lie met many lend Ing citizens At neon tlie beard nftnulu hall was crowded as It inner has Ikhjii before by merchants nud professional men of nil (lasses and Parties Sueh was (he throng Hint Mr. llaudall was admitted tothe platform Hern tlie supcrlntendctit' olllee through n sldu window, lie was greeted with Mitrm nv nv plnuse niul was Intretliieeil tn tint niiillenee In ucempllmcniary speech by President Jehn 11, Green, who refernil te Mr, ltemtnl! ns "oneol tlie few stntesiunil w lie have li.nl tlie nlarged iulclllgcuce te carry with tliem a preVr niipreel.it Ien or our commercial wants. Ife has eonie unions tin te study llie wants nnd necessities of this locality, that lie may tlie better niul morn Intelligently eo ee eo nperntewilli us te Improve our condition, Itlsri neble mission, worthy tliu ninn uml tlie hour." Sir. lUmtnir Speech. Mr, llnndall rescinded ns follews: Mr. President mid (icntlemen of tlie Ite.inl fcfTrnile eT Leuisville: Itemed ns I have lieen In n mcreantlle llfe llke most of these around me, you ean understand why 1 nppreelatu mere than might be under till", lerent relations tlie honor which Dili body of men lender, mid 1 wv that It Is proper In the eiitstart that you, being it Ixxly of men composed of iiersens of every ielUlcnl party, should Iw given te understand Unit 1 am here present t(Mlay without any iicrseual Jielitlenl mo tive. I ceme among you te w itness for my self, te study the details that prevail In thu great south In the business relations tli.it It bears te the country. We nre is.sng threiiuh a icrlodef (rent depres sion, uml I think that I eau show that this depression Is phenomenal hi its character, mid unlike all ethers that li.ive preceded it lu the I'nitcd States. In what is known is the ivinlc or 1S.T7, Which I knew of only jHVrhaps from rending and hearing, there was antecedent te that (verlml for seven vears n balance eT trule ngalnst the United Elates eaureguting "I'AOUo.ueO in value. Again lu 157, Clie panic f that year was preceded by eight year of nderNU tnide iialnst the United Slates in fereli'ii rountriesn,'gicgat liu; f3in,0wi,lioe, and the innre reient panlu of 1K7J eatne upon us after tilne vears, atler ten J ears of balancuef traile aiwfnst the United Statasrtf'RrejiallilL$100,Oeil,000 In v.ilim ; and yet te-il.iy we are in the midst of adopressien when the last nine yc:irs of trade in the United Staler has Is-en lu l'.uoi-ef tlie United Ktates te the extent or S!0o,U00,(leU And therefore wc cannot measure our jiroentdo jireentdo jiroentde prosston lu buslneM bv these rules of trade wliieli I hap Indicated as rontrelllng, lu inv JudKiiieut, thtlnie?ief iiriorye-irs. It Is due te your Inlellinice that I idieuld indicate the cailes which 1 think h.ie eou eeu trihutcd te brim; us te our present trade con dition. 1 consider It is owing te an exhaus exhaus tle t.mitien, and te some degree te trade restrictions widely euqhl te lw swept aside, (t'heers.) Tlie gexerniuciit Iieii1ii be ad ministered economically, and tliei-e ought net te be collected a dollar of revenue from the people of the United States in ex cess of that chilli Is ncce-R.iry te econ ecen ninleally administer the geernmcut or lids people- Cheers.) It is a trlte caving ami snme or us hae icalled thu truth of It that n nun who xeuds moie money than he makes will become embar rassed, and r siy, accordlngte my Judgment, a country which imports mere than It o.xjierls must liccome cmliarr.vssed, and the gntat ol el Jevt of geveimnent te a frte jieriple llke ours is te tune such law seiiai. ted and honestly ami intelligently administered as will promote the trade and commerce or tlie cnuutrv (eheert): and I lliorefure reel tint when "l am here 1 imi among the reprcseutatheset' the energy and enterprise or the gatew nv or the .Seuth in her industi1.il relations I inn here, as I said before, . ltheut prseu.il elijivt. and jet I Imi emnium nce the great reawakening et tlieiuduslri.il energies or the Seuth. Yeu are without limit in icseurcrs Yeu are te-day lu many products under the neil competing faxerably with the North, and I hae neeartlily objection, 1 am froe te uv, te see the Seiith.Tti states and many of thciii come into successful i-omiictltleu "with the by such relations as will niake both sections the ietiiii of foreign low lalxir and foreign low Interests (cheers) ; and I de net Kjak this le you in any urtismi hciisei I Hneak it in a bnxuler ouseof st.itesmaushlp, II 1 m.iv be allowed te apply the term, for we me all advised thai statesmanship consists in know ing the resources of the country, and it is lu my Judgment the duty of mi intelligent people te study out the details of bur condi tion ns they lelate te her exchange of pie ducts Willi foreign countries M that no harm may ceme te litM-slcd capital, mid no lower ing of the wages of American mu'lianics j mid 1 say te you duhlienttely that this can be dene and done only ujien n business basis, alieut which you perfectly well understand. Whim you attempt, lu mj Judgment, te itiu u country upon theeiy, then I think you liellttle the Miibject that you must htudy out for yourselves each iudivldii.il ami each commercial and trade iutuiest, because cou ceu cou dillens are never alike in two dlllereut eoun eeun tricH;:md J n.iy in conclusion tli.it that should be the great object utet our inters ut Wash ington, ami the fnlllliueut of the duties io ie (lulrcd of Hiich eillclals is net wisely con ducted, unless they glve tliatimpulseas Tarns the laws will pei mil tothe business Interests of the country for we all iiuderHtauil that the business Interests or a country when prosperous Indicate tlie success, comfort and happiness of the entire people; and lullke manner therefore, w hen the business inter ests of a country are neglected, or from en e eausoer another are net uptlv looked after, then it Is that depression, iflsfomrert and unhappiuess comes te thoentlro body of our citizens It Is the duty of an administration. therefore, te leek utter the business ami trade relations of our country, and, if 1 understand might, the incoming administration means te Ijhe usii lmsincysgncrnufemt. (Applause.) A 1'uiiular IterfJiiii. Congressman McAdoo xjjtfke en similar topics in the H.UU0 htniin, and then Mr. Han dall hhoek hands with the people ulxiut him. Atfoure'clock he was entcrhilucd at dinner by the Pendcnuls club. The all'alr was purely social ami tlicre w ero no speeches. On Tuesday evculng, I.lederknmz hall, the largest In the city, was ciowded le ovorllow evorllow overllow ing.to hear Mr, Randall speak, lliindiids xvcre uiiable te gain adinlsslen. The nudl nudl ence was cemjKiscd of substantial business men and mechanics of the city, Mr. llaudall was Introduced by ox-0ecrnor Illackburii, Ah he nrose te urenk he was applauded for several minutes, nnd Charles Jacob, mayor of the city, ndvinclng en the platform, led the crowd in Maying handkerchiefs mid theeilng. Mr. Itandnll sild he was e em helmed by his reception. He proposed brlellv te statu his position en tlie subject of taxation. He held that the constitution conveys no light te levy mero taxes Hum necessary for the eu eu nemlcal uses or the government. The Ite publlean jiarty had violated this principle. There was new two hundred millions or sur plus In the treasury. He favored the iee.d eflnwtt which proiluce audi a sur)lus; nil rovenue ilieuUl be raised by tmlU'eii Imports. Internal roveuue taxes, that remnant of wur times, bliouldbe iibelUhcil. The speaker sold he did net belluve the i (institution conferred en Congress j the right te levy pretw. tlve taritf for protection's sake. Duties should be se levled as te preserve thejust wagei of American lalier ns against foreign labor. (Leng upplause. Mr. llau dall said liu nt'itlicr favored high jirotectle t-irlll. which festers monopoly, norfree trade, which euceurngcM direct taxation, but was for tariff with Incidental protection. This was tsurincm MaiL", inn i Vint imseiiuciy un willing te ee both sectlem luterferrcil with in their pieicssand I'.iri te the destiny te which (7eil lu IlisiulluilSwIsdnui lias'en lias'en dewed iiixai ibis ureatostTeuntrv en eartii. the doulrlne of JclVcmui mid Jacksen, or Mfldlsen nml Wright. Ills position, he Hnlil, had efleu been inlsreirtsenled. Tlie Chicago platform expressed his views exactly, liu wanted tlie plntfenu en which (fievcr Uloo Uleo Uloe lallil was elected liresldeut. Applnuse. lie was net i much hi loe with Imglamlns te favor a iwllcy which gave her inniiuracliirerH nu ml vantage ever our own. .Mr. ltnnilall lesed with mi eloquent plcture or the new fjenlli. He sild the rocuperntleu of thin vast Roctlen Irem the doxnstatlen of ai'wan the most w underfill thlnglu the history ofnatlens lie e.xhertcd tho.Seiithoin people le mfike the most of their resources. The Meuth w as des. tlncd te exert an Immense Inttucnce en the progress or the world's clilllrjitleu. Mr, It.milalt Kpelcn lerty inhiiites and was Tallewed bv Uengressiuim McAdoo, who nation very faorable Impression. He sKike of tlie wiirm mill brnily ns-optleti they had received lu KentueUy, mid mild they wero almost killed with kindness. At midnight Mr. Handall left Ter Nashvllle lu eharKO of n comnilltee headed by Cel, CeU ynr, editor of the .1 Merleni. Mr, llaudall and Ids friends were mero than pleased with the events of the day. DlHtlngulshed Demo crats from all parts of Kentucky were pres ent in welcome him, mid Ids xfsltwns with out nslngle unpleasant Incident. "e promi nent Democrat, execpt Wnttersen, failed te attend the reception. rim. Hi'.ttrim: nr.ruiui. (tuterner t'lnirlanil sills that lln Will llufnti Hie I.UH, The following letter was addressed lotiei. erner Cleveland en December IMJth, by the elllceis of the National ihll crlce reform league, (leorpe William Curtis, president : "Sir: We liiixn the honor tn address yen en Is'lialfef the National chll service reform league, mi association coniiesed of rlllrcns of all tunics, whose sole purjiose Is Indicated by Its name, and which takes no )art what ever lu lurty controversy. "The great Increase In the number el per sons uugagtsl lu the civil service, and the grave mischiefs eud danuers arising from the general prescription In the service, which Ter nairn century has followed a change of party control eT the national administration, have produced se profound an Impassion Uen the public mind Hint the llrst elUs-tlvesteiis towards reform were taken Willi thoee-o'r-ntlon of both turtles lu the jiassige of the reform act of January 10, Ibsl. "The abuses which that net seeks le cor ns t, however, nre se strongly entrenched lu the traditions and usages of "Wli pirtlcs that there Is natiinillv wldcsjiread nuxiety Inst the jmrly clia:ige in the national executive, cllected by the late election, should show them te be insuperable ; but bclievliig.as we de, that the reformed system cannot be held te be securely established until It has safely -iscd the ordeal of such n party change, and recalling with satisractien and coulidcnce yourpublle exiircsslens faverablu te reform nnd your elllclal nets nstheihief oxecutive of the Mate of New Yerk, ve centldeutly com cem iiiciul thiseauwj te your patriotic care ln the exercise of the great new or with which the Am-rlc.m peeple have intrusted you." i i.i.uxaxii'h .vnhwkil Te this the presldcnt-clei-t replied as Tol Tel Tol leus : "Dear Sir. Your commtmiaitien dated Dec 31, addressed te me en bchalTer the Na tional Civil Scrviie ItcTeriu league, has been received. "That a practical roTerm lit the civil aervice is ahuudaiitly established by the Tact that a statute referred te in your communication te secure such a result has lieen passed in Con Cen grins vv It It the assent or both isillticnl parties and by the further fact that a sentiment Is gen erally prevalent among jutrietie p ople Kill ing ler the fair and honest enforcement of the law which has thus liecn enacted. I regard mj self pledged te this Isssmse my couccji ceuccji couccji tien of true DeiuermtiV tilth and public duly Tenuircs that this and all oilier statutes should lie in geed faith nnd without evasion enforced, mid bocaiise in many utterances made prier te my election as picsiduit, ajv ajv preved bv the paitv le which 1 belong, and which 1 have no i"llsxllieu te disclaim, 1 have in clfcct premised tlie people that this should Imj done. " I am net unmindful of the fact te whiih you refer, that many of our citizens fiartli.it the recent arty changes lu the national cx cx eeutive, may demjahtrate Unit the abuses which have grnwifflrp in the civ il service are meni'lirible. I knew that they ure deeply usited, ami that the sH)ils Hvsteiu has liccii siipixncd le tie intimately leLited te success in tlie lii.illitcn nice of Isiityorg.tiilAitleii, and lain net sure that all theso vvhopreless te lie the friends of this reform will stand llriuly anion!,' its advocates when Ihe.v llnd it ol el strm ting their way te patiouage ami place. " Jlut fully appreciating the trust commit ted te my charge, no such consideration shall cans.) a lelaxatleu en my part of an earnest cllert toenferxo the law." " There Is a class of government jMnitiens which are net within tlie letter of thecivll M-rvire statute, but which are he discon nected with the elicy of an administration Unit the removal (herefrem of present In cuinlicuts, in my opinion, should net be made duiiiiu the tciiu fei ulikh they were apixilued solely en partisan grounds ml for the purpexr of putting in their places these who me lu political accord Willi thonpioint thenpioint thonpieint mg iMiwer. " 1 tut many new holding suih isltiens have forfeited all Just claim te retention be cause they hive u-ed their pl.usis for party purKnis" hi disri'giird of their duty te the eeple, and bis-au-e, instead of being dis-cnt public servants, they have proved themselves ellcnslve partisinsamt unscrupulous mani pulators et local nirty managciucut. "The lessens of the imst should Imi iiii learned, and such efiiciars, as well as their successeis, should be taught that efficiency ami fitness and devotion te public duty are the conditions of theii continuance in public place, mid that the quiet and unobtrusive ex ercise of individual political lights Is llie reasonable measure of their party service. "If I were addressing none but jeity fiiciuK 1 should deem it entirely preer te remind tlicm that, though tliocomlugmlinlu tliecomlugmlinlu tliocemlugmlinlu istration is te be Democratic, a due regard for the people's Interest does net permit lalthful jsirty work te be always rewarded by np np pelntmcnt te elllcc, aud'te siy te tlicin"thiit, while Democrats may expect all pi oper con sideration, selectlonsYer olllee net embraced within the civil sorvice rules will be bused upon suillclent liifiilryus te illness instltutisl by these charged w 1th that duty, rather than persistent Importunity or sclt-sellciled rec ommendations en belinll of candidates for appointment." ierir.if rii.ivr.i. Kl.ilnir.iUi Clirlstm.is llcumitlniu unit a lllf;tily Siii'tc.fal llullilay I'rstlial. (ietwald chapel, en West James street, was olalieratcly decerated en Monday evenlng for the annual cutcitainment of the Sunday school. Theru was a large crowd in attend ance. The fellow lug was the pregramme : Anthem "Tim star of tins bast." I'rajerby Ituv. Whetstone. hinging " Agdu tlniCliilstin.isTlinels lieu-. bote anil Cbuius " Let livry llcait a Tribute JliliiB" Hurl ami Chorus " Te-il ly a Uraiul Sweet Anlliuiu." llecltatteu- " be t Te the World a Uillil i Hern." llccitatieii "O! Wasn't ft Jelly." 'Hell ltiiiiiiuir song . Itcclmtlen ' Tlie I'leinptcr." Uecltntlen uml 'fubleaux ' 1'he Old anil Xuw Year." Sil and Chorus "Glory le Ged In tlie llljjlit." 'Ivuileaux " Cixinsnuii Cimimi." llecltatteu M Tim Wliluw tJniy." HhiijIiiB "This CluUtiius Slulit e tiatlicr npre." Illstllbiitlea of Gilts teClilhlreii. Gruud finale" lIurihlngbeiiK." The special features of tlie evening's enter, hduincut were the bell song mid " Again llie Christmas tlme Is bore. "J In the latter llfteen girls appealed en the stage, each ene bearing a banner, having en It n letter. Together It read "A happy greeting." At n given sequel the banners wero reversed mid "Merry Christinas appealed. At the conclusion of the exoiclses Jehn A. Kline, jutpeilntunilent ortlie Sunday school, was presented with u geld-headed caue by Milten Kvans en behalf of the Uiblu Class of which Mr. Kllue Is teacher. Although taken completely by surprise, Mr, Kllne made nu nppiopriiuereply.th.iuklinjtlioin for the gift. Hi-alli or nu OM CitUrn. Frem tlie Heading Herald, Jehn Kindt, residing in Hast Ceenllcti township, I.incnstpr county, died en Sunday night or old age, after an Illiifissef 1 ae.ii; He waslxiru in laldenereek tewushfp en the Kith or September, lTUi He was engaged In farming all his life, mid removed le I.jucuj I.jucuj ter county In IS37. Ten ihlldreu survive, S. 8. Kindt, proprietor of the St. Cloud hotel, Heading being one of the sons. LEAF TOBACCO. .i iwi.h nt.tiii: nuitiMi run nm.ttt.ir hi:i:u, as vsvai Tim lliinillril (,'ini'S of l.mv (Iriuln 'Ml llh- pencil Of-CleiMl VVriillicr fur Mrlpiilnc- lliii' fur nn I'jirly (Iprnliii; uf tlin .Vliirkrt-Tlin SpinUh Treaty. lu the local tobacco market v Irlually nelli. lug has been dene during llie week. About 'JHI cases of low grade 1 181 have Is.'eii dis posed of. l'lllers sold at S$G'l cents and ether grades at N3U cents Ne sales of 1831 tolwcce have rejverted during the wyk. The weathcr forthe last few days has been what llie fanners were looking for the last few mouths nml a large part of the crop of this year will lie get ready for market, If thu moist weather continues n week longer. Tim n- Yerk .Xliitkcl. The Vubitree Lee makes tlie following brief summary of the market In that city for the past week : "As usual, the holiday season this year Is ene of dullness. Hut llttle business has been dene the past wtek In any branch of trade, the branches pertaining le gifts ex cepted. "I'er Western le.iT the demand, ns rciierted has been limited te sinill lines for current requirements The receipts for the week were7trthhds( for llie mouth I.OJO lithK In Virginia leaf we nole Inquiry for smokers, but have heard of no large sales of Ihem or of otherserts Until after January 1 patience and IieHfuIncss will li com mendable. I'rlecs rauge for lugs from 7 le 5i nml for letT Trem7 te HJJc. In the seed leaf market extreme dullness prevails The total silcs were 030 cases, di vided as follews: Te manufacturers, 2."i0 cases ; te city trade, 2.M cases i te out of tow n, Till cases ; le expert, 100. Havana fillers are lu very moderate de mand. Hales 800 lulu, at 70e te 51.15. We cannot iViast of any large business tlie pxst week, although there has been a mndcrate demand. Ne ene expects te de much se near the end the year. We ho he ho lieveitfair te expect a letter Hade the com ing spring; ns jet there Is little or no change In prices. The experts wero Ni.lOl pounds Smoking tobacco Is lu fair demand, with Increased Inquiry for popular brands In the cigar trade, no change. What llniunicrnttlii Sa. I". S. Tolracce Journal. The market remained unchanged : the dif ficulty of dlsjiosingerlow and middle grades of tobacco at any ether but low llgurcs con tinues mid even for the llttle line goods en hand there hardly exlstcd any demand. Uf course, the holiday week willkecp the mar ket quiet under all circumstauces and there fore, holders of line goods need net feel any uneasiness, as there Is but a slight amount of such lu the market the uneasiness will net 1k perceptible te uny extent. The spectre of the various proposed treaties Is almost en tirely wiped out of sight mid mind ; the trade wants a chiiuge, needs a change but in the lenu presented II declined it. These who rashl' threw awnythe chance will reient their action ; tlie future will show them that had they taken the Siianish-Ainerlcan treaty Inte a mero thorough consideration, tonus might have been obtained by which the country would have found an outlet for the enormous mass of tobae-olhat new seeks buyers in vain. Guns VlVeUlj Hcpert. Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported ler the Inili.uiii;mt.u by .1. S. Cans' Sen .v. Ce., toUicce brokers Nftlll Water street, New New Yerk, Ter the week ending Dec &, lSat : :;0i cases, 1HS.1, Pennsylvania &j ta,i"e.; 150 cases 1S, de., iliisi fJc; ISi) cise, ISSt, de., fc(S lie; let) cases tS-l, Wisoeusm Havana, p. t.; IMI cacs IVsJ, New Uuulaud, 13 Jee; 1.VI cases, sundries 5 -sc T'etal, 1010 ises HlilUiIrlpliia starkrt. Thu deuuiud for hard manufactured and line cut tobacco for tlie list w eek has been light, bow grade smoking tobacco has the call, though there was a fair demaiid for line goods during the holidays. S'nulT has fallen oil', mid some of the larger cigar facteries shut down during the holidays te close up the year's accounts Quietness in every branch et cigar leaf Is noticeable. Occasionally a llpple occurs by semu house making a s ile or 50 cases of old IoIkicce en piivate terms Olherwise sales am ceutlucd te such stock as ceusuiuers need for immediate use. 1'igures are net the trouble new. Te please the customer, if any mils is iiniie difficult. Never mind, Janu ary must de lotter. Sumatra, while net sold in liu go quantities, llnds liicio.ised trade with smaller manufac turers Havana w ill sell. A vega of line 'M found admirers this week. Keceipts for the week 50 cases Comics ti eut, lT.tuiscs Pennsylvania, 17 cases Ohie, 51 cae- Yerk state, llil cases Wisconsin, Wi liales Suiuatia, JLMI bales Havana mid 1U7 lihds Virginia nnd Western leaf toUicce. Sales have Ixs'ii 712 cases Connecticut, lilt cases Pennsylvania, III cases Ohie, 07 cases Yerk state, 40 cases Wisconsin, 35 bales Su matra, VI bales Havana and f lihds Western leaf in transit direct te ninuulacturers Kxperts 317,320 pounds. The cigar niauui.icturer.s of Philadelphia are aliueM. uuaninieusly episced tu tlie SanMi treaty. Riltllneic Msilu-I. KeccIiiU of Maryland teluccu continue medernic, as usual at the latter part of the j-car, uml with actlve inquiry I'er the lietter grades I'er (jcrmaiiy and Helland. Helders me vciy linn for all desirable sample. Of Ohie no inspection reported the past week, nml but 10 lihds received. The market was without transactions during the week, but the small stock in facteis' hands is held very firm. TluiYftiilw limine, X. v., I.tnr Miitlii-i. The extremely cold weather and the holi heli days had tlie ellcct et greatly lessening the number ei purcuuscs or toiucce. nut very few Mies have been made. The prices paid nave ncen me same a prev leusiy quoted, n te 11 cents The following purchases were made by Mr. V.. W.Tucker, at. Seuth Uranliy, (Jeerge ISlakciuau, -Ja, lie and cases ; Hay Lew is, lU.i, llcand cases ; Perry lllakemim, 15c; Jehn Dickinsen, 15c; Ed, Wires, 15c. Tli Cellliclllcut 'HI Crep. Nerthfleld Couslderable tobacco has been down mid several growers are new through stripping. Tobacco has been stripjH'd in the bundles and several grewms have their crops in a merchantable isinditlen, and are icmly for the htij'cr. The crop generally, eutsidu of the hail-cut, turns out fiillj' as vncII as ex pected, and soveral line lets are te be seen en the street, Although buyers have net put iu nn iippcirance the growers feel confident of geed prices and say tliej'wlll net sell geed leLs for less than 18 or d)e thieugh. Woodbury. Quite u number of lets are net yet wild, but the ciep Is generally stripped mid ready for maiket. Prices range III 13 10 1IC. Slmsbury, Tobacie is mostly Liken from the peles, mid farmers ure stripping and nut ting Inte bundle?, The clop is very flue. Only two Mies repotted se tar. C, it. Kne sold for liiu through, part 1 lav una and pait seed leaf. 11. J. Nobles 15c in bundles for Havana. l'nst Harlfeid.- Henry Wolcott has sold his tobacco te P. Dcimcilciu, of Water street, New Yerk, for 'Xm thieugh In the bundle. This particular let Is always sought after and commands huU prices Canaan.- Tlie laveiable weather has been improved bv the tobacco growers, semu of -whom have their eieps all stripped. Twe ear leads the llrst shipment, went te Seulo of NevvMllfeid recently. Seuth Windser. I HeHielA lira, of New Y'erk, bought nu aggregate efiS ncics j price, V.0e through and upwards A few acres were bought by ethor parties at sime rules. The prices show no downward tendency. Tlie extreme fineness nml remarkable quality of this crejv must have soine ollect ngalnst Sumatra Hi the maiket. All buyers sij they shall buy mere than lliej- Intended. The goods nre se veiy dislrable tliev cannot fall te be popular. Wnreheuse Point Mcwt of the rarmemore busy sorting tobacco mid will be ut that wml; for soine time. The common pmctlce Is te sort through the day nnd He up In llie ovo evo ove ulug, thus making 12 te 1 1 hours a day. Danburv The tnlmcce trade Is unusually lively fer'llili locality. Among the Inrger Niles Is Hint of 200 mses le New Yerk (Kirtleft bv Sidney li llavvley, or llroektleld. Cenivvall The crepw htch Is a very line one Is nearly nil sold. Theodere Keliegg nnd Prank Gainer linve sold their crops te (, ether Uasteii, of ICenl, for 15c. In lliebumlln ; IVm, Htraliimn feru llttle ever Kc., Cuwctit llcers ler lli'ic lu the bimdle ', Itoliert llalilwlu nt 1.VL lu tlie bundle, nil te Katenj (. ( Harrl son and Hlley llaldwln te V. 1'. Hours of Cornwall llrfdge, at 15c,, In the bundle Chillies Harrison and Jnmes Cechrane sold te Win. (Ircen, of New Milferd, nnd J. M. Kellogg te Isaac Drlstel, or New Milferd, 11m SpieiMl Trent y. The dlscuHsIoiiertlioSi!UiIllitro.itygiK; en ns lively as evor. Its merits mid demerits nre shown up In llvelycolersbj'itsndvocalcs ami epiKineiits Meetings or cigar manufac turers b.ivu been held In many of the larger cllles le pretest nRidnst lis ratification. Thn growers of New Yerk, Ceniiurtlciilnml Wis consin nlwi pretest against It. nml the I'eiin sj'lvmil.i growers, though tiocencerted action has ns -ct been taken, will doubtless send lit an early pretest ngalnst It. And jet, soine cigar manufacturers earnestly favor lb One nfllipin, writing Irem Jacksonville, I'ln., te the If, & Tobacco Journal, as; Is It possible that our cigar manufacturers nre se blind as net te sen that tlie adoption eT theSjuiilsh tienty will practically kill the Importation of Havana cigars, mid be n oeu (e the cigar manufacturing Industry of this country? What has mulnbilned the riame mid reputation of the Imported article from time Immemorial but the old reval decree prohibiting the Importation or h-aYlu Cuba7 This treaty admits ellr leaf there atauemliial duty j the Cuba manufacturers will grasp the chaiice of getting such wrappers as our Wisconsin mid New Yerk state Havana seed, and from the mementa case of our leaf Is im ported In Cuba the importation or Havana cigars can be considered at an end. Opposition te All the Triilli-. A Washington cerreiKindrnt or the 7Vi6(icce Journal writes: "Senators nnd representatives talk very positively about the probable failure of all tliecemuiercial treaties new before the Scuate for ratification, nnd very confidently predict the defeat of the bill tecarry out the provi previ sions of the Mexican treaty already ratified. The Impression Is strong that the treaty making power has been exercised tee freely of late, and that tee little iKmclltls assured in any of thocenventlonsto the Culled States te make it w Ie te close up the arrangement preixised. "It has been ascertained that the president, through the secretary of state, besides the .San Dominge, has completed thu negotia tions of commercial treaties with Guatemala, Salvader and the United Suites of Columbia, nud has also negotiated the exten sion of the Iliuall.iu treaty for 'seven years, and the negotiations el treaties with ether Spanish Aincrleaii countries nre pend ing and in progress. Tlie facts thus an nounced nre of very great importance. They revcal tlie purpese and endeavor of the ad ministration te "ccure if pessible reciprocity treaties with all Amerknu countries. The president has already made rapid pregrcsss m the development of this Kilicy. It is understood that the essential previsions of the treaties w Hit (inatcmnln, Salvader and the United States nf Columbia de net difler ma terially from these omliedicd in the Spanish treaty." "They all admit leaf tobaci-e free into this country, and mero or less tobecco can be grown in all these countries if n market is obtained for it. Nene, however, can go into effect without the approval of the Heuso of Itepreseutatives Tlie Spanish treat- has ex cited maiked opposition lu tlie i-.u.ks of both panics and of Isitli revenue reformers and protectionists The pmsjicct is that this op ep op IKisltlen will lie brought te bear en nil these treaties, liegiuuiug with that with Mexico, which lias been approved by the Senate. The explanations made by Mlnister Fester nre carefully read and considered by the oppen ents in iiiu rsitiuisu ireni, uiu uiu.v uu nub dev cleu anv slrenir btitiiwrt of the measure. which has acquired greater uiiepuLirity in one short week than any measure which has recently tome liefore (nrres.s The bill new eii the calendar eT thu Heuse providing ler the carrying or the Mexi-.m into cllcct will probably lie made a test of strength be tween the opponents of tin' tntire series et premised treaties nnd blends of the entire scries There are nme members who are net unfriendly te the Mexican treaty, but who will net "ote for the b'll in carry it Inte execution, beccuse they Im hove its passage would pave the way for the Spanish treaty, te vvhiili they are opposed, The strength et the onjKvsitien te thee treaties m the Heuso may be judged by mention nf the fact that thus counted are 'Speaker Cat lisle, Chairman Morrison, Mills, llerbert, llleunt and Kelleg of the Ways nnd Means mmmittce. Mr. llaudall and ether lullueutLil Hepublicaus and Democrats revenue nlernicrsns well as protectionist. A dispatch from Madrid, says : "Tlie Spanish government will empower Soner idem, the minister nt W asliingteu, te assent ti niodilieatiens of the pending Spanish Ameiicau treaty, if such shall lie necessary te sivnrc its ratilicatien by the American Sen ate." This ceullrms the statement made te the editor of the U. s". Te'inrm Juiirmtl when he was in Washington last week. Soimxieus is spam te liaveJheS panish-Amciican treaty ratihed that they will censmt te almost any medillcnUuii. it is net am'Uig thu Impossi bilities that they would even penult the duty en Havana cigars tn stand ns it is, while the dutj'en IltiMiiMleaf tebacisi is taken off al together. .i wr.t.T. a'.vmii'a itr.Ai.r.it. A Oiniplliiii'uliiry bketttiiif liule Ha) Trllci, or l'lill.iilclplila. Undei a very goedwood cut portraitefMr. David Teller, the spilghtly Pliil.ulclphla Seirs prints the following sketch et a mem ber of the well known ilrui or Teller Ities, erthiscity and Philadelphia: "David Teller is new 01 .vears old. nigh tecu yen's of his llfe weie spent in ll.ivari.i, the remainder in the Umti d states. He was very jKier wlien he cam.' te this country, but hu did net let Hut daunt him. liu began his American career ns u retail dry-goods mer chant lu Wilmington, N. C. He continued there until lbCW, when, having accumulated soine capital, he cast his fm tunes in tlie city of Philadelphia as ft w heli site tobacconist. He has lieen here eversiiice, and net only has for tune ceme te him, but the respect ulike of Christian and Jew. Whin thuv ist necessity for cither substantial aid and encouragement oractlve work, David Tillei isulvvujs te the front. Around him has grown up u large, wealthy and Inlliicntlal family, nml the "Teller elan" Is even stronger than were the "MacLeeds or Dare." 1'irst of till, Mr. Teller Is the executive elhcei of the lSio.ul lSie.ul stieet Synagogue, which is by lar the wealth iest congregation of l'lul ideliiiiln. The building Itself, according te snme one, iu any oilier lauguage but Hebrew vvntild be called u magnificent cathedral. Dr. Marcus Jns t row, tlie pastor, is one of thu three ablest Jewish divines iu the United States Then Mr. Teller is the president of the Mt. Hln.d Counter' association, and ct again Is he president of the Mutual Hi'iuiit association. Tliese tlnee great institutions are but alew of the organizations te whu h he lends couu ceuu couu tenanee and asulstance. lie is connected with the rester home, United llobrevv cliaritles, and everythlng that has any boir beir ing upon the public condition of the Jevv. I.i llirs Cnuili'il l tliu ilrcltler. The lollewlng letters were gmuteil by the icgister of wills for the w eek ending 'I'liev uay, iiecemier3u: Tust'AMHNT.vitv A IllLiui K, Uresey, de ceased, late of llaphe township j Ciituaiiue Hrosey, llaphe, exwutrix. Mury Oensemer, deceased, Inte of Wnrw iek township; Christian Y. Ue-ker, Warwick, executer. AiivtiNisritATtes l.ydia A. Davis, do de do cOased, latoef I.ancastereit.v ; SainuelHruck hart, West llcinptlcld, iiduimistiiiter. Anna M'. Duiry, deceased, late of U.11I township; J., M, Kaby, Paradise, iidmiuls iidmiuls trater. Slaile uu AmIkiiiik-'IiI. A. 11. Snyder and wife, of Clay township, made nu assignment this morning for tlie bcni'tlt of creditors, te flcoige Y. Shrelner, of Warwick, nml Philip Duster, of Hphratu township. Ira !', I'ickes nml Jehn O. Mutjtgcr, trading under the linn luune of I'lckes it Mcuaer, gi-eccrs, nt ML Jey, made an nssignment ibis morning for the benclltef creditor, te Jehn II. .eilers, of ML Jej. Till. POLITICAL POT. Tin: r.uieTs itxnr.n it ui.titx te vuavki.i:, Asn suits- it irtt.i, nmr.. U'hnt Hi" Itcpiilillrnn I'elltblnnt nre Think- Iiii; nml Talking Alinut. Tlie it rninpnlRii Prenil.f- te Open Willi Hip Neit Year-On tlin ry Although most of the com t heuse elllrcrs were filled at tlie last elections, there Is te be ii primary this year nnd tlie elltIcInns are nlread' trimming their sails for IL The offices of recorder nml county solicitor nre tlie chief plnces te be filled, but there nre ether smaller ixisltiens lobe given out, and they already ongage the attention of the liesscs of high nud low dogrce. The nuborrilnate IHjsltlens Iu the court house, under the new dispensation, nre also bones te be wraugled evor though most or them have been disposed of as heretofore announced in the lNTKLi.ieitxcr.n. Tlie Vacancy In llie I'oer Heard. Ter the vacancy Iu the lieard of peer direc tors, caused by the death of Cenrad Oast, there nre several candidates ; amongst whom nre Cot. S. C Slaymaker, Adam It. Ilarr, Ames Cast, Martin Kreidcr, and Allan A. Hcrr. The iast named was en the set-up with ltnnck, ns opposed te the ro-electlon of Jehn Urecls for steward. Itanclt went through and Hcrr was left. The two nuti-Ilreck men remaining In the beard will vete with lt.mck for Hcrr and he will be rhescii. llreck will net be a candidate for re-election under the circumstances, and the contest for the stewardship, will be between u man named Worst, of Salisbury, who re ceived three volesn year age, and Gcerge Ulmcr, of Hast Lampeter township, who has been a standing candlilate for clerk of the orphans' court for several terms The i bailees are lu favor of Worst. I'er solicitor of the beard Win. T. llrewn may have opposition, but no one has yet an nounced his candidacy. There will be seme opposition te the ro-eloctlon of Tayler Schuyler as englnoer, but be will pull through. Daniel Herr will be elected presi dent of the beard, from present Indications II. M. Heusor is ncnndldate for solicitor te the prison beard against Clem Kennedy, but Heu&cr will probably fail. l'rcparlui; lerllin Frinuirj. The contest at tlie prlmaries Hi May for dolegates te the state convention nud for the county offices te be filled premises te be In teresting. There will be a number of candi dates, including Hen Lengnncckcr, Dan'l M. Moero, Majer C. II. I'lisnacht, Hd. U. Ueinheld, of Marietla, and possibly II. C. Lehman. I.ongenockor has been a candidate for a number of the county offlces In the past tw out years, but nevcr succecded In socur secur Inga nomination. Some j-ears age the LU amincr was for him, but Jehn P. Geed was the successful nominee Three years later the Examiner dropped Leiigeueckcr nnd the JYcie r.ra took held of him. The .'jrnmiucr'a candidate, being Harry Myers, was success ful. The Scnsuuig faction are disposed te support IiOiigcnecker this lime, and il Moero and I'asnacht stay in the field, his chance will be the bebt, Unless Iteinlield's candi dacy, backed by "a solid Xeitli," disturbs till present calculations .1 Geml Man Ter nn IniHrtniit Olllcc. I'er county solicitor tlie name of William Le.iniau has been mentioned, and the possi bilities eT such an upright nnd quail lied lawyer for this pest of increasing iniorbince is very gratifying te the liar nnd public ; but sicus multiply that be will net get the olllee without a contesL Tlie fi lends of Jnke Ainvvuke nre pushing him ter the position, mid use the argument that Jake has been a hard werker and Is entitled te recognition. Al. Shenck uml Harry Carpentor may also be candidates There appeals te be n dispo sition te cheese a solicitor this tlme who can represent the commissioners iu tlie trial of causes, without the ussist.ince of paid coun sel. During the tilne of the present incum bent the county was in every case ol-impert-nneo represented by counsel In addition te the solicitor. WhNpiTliigsJIii the Court limine Corridor. J. a Blown has lieen chosen as the local advlsei of Register Stencr and Sheriff Tom Tem Tom linsen ; 1". K. Martin will occupy that position ler Treasurer Oreider. There are indications that the Xcw I7ra has burned its tlngers pulling chestnuts out of the tire for somebody else, in the support it gave Toinllnseii for i-herill'. Inn recent issue it bewailed the fact that Its " old friend " had fallen iutOHtruuue blinds and would be sub ject te foreign influences It Isn't the llrst time the .Veip Era caught nTarhir. The os tensible cause of tlie 7.V'. tirade was the refusal of the shcrill te inform the reporter et that paper who bis bondsmen weie. If the scribe had waited it few hours longer the ImiihI would have been en rcceul and accessi ble te any person. The A'ew Iu is also w erricd because it Is alleged that the county auditors-elect de net intend te go behind the "returns" The new new beard rcccive mi annual salary, with no mile mile nge and they de net propose putting in lOSer 110 days, with milcage each day far ?'J50. Hut It "is hardly credible that they will ro re ro fuseto bcrutinire the neceunts they are ex pected te audit. Ceitainly the Democratic membur will countenance no such neglect of duty. The court having nsked feran itemized bill for the county auditets. Mesn-. Gifider, Clarkseu and Lightucr, will incet to-menow ami try te make it out. It is understood tlu.t the chargoef ?100 by Auditor Claiksen for "stating the acceunt'' Is especially objection ebjection objectien able.as he was expected te l ender that sorvke gratuitously w hen appointed. riTY rer.iTtc.s. A spirlli'd Scramble for Alilciiiicn In tue Wards. In addition te the contest ter the Republi can nomination for nldermnii iu the Sixth ward noted jostei day, there are contests for nomination m tlie 1'eui tli and Ninth waids In the l'eurth wnrd u number of mimes have been mentioned In connection with the olllee. Aldei man Spurrier will be a candi date for re-election, but bis claims will be contested by 1'tte Iordney. The fact that Spurrier was net vindicated by the verdict of the jury, when tiled for extortion will be ngalnst him. rordney Is weikiug hard for tiie nomination, ami IT the contest warms dew u te him nnd Spunlcr, he niiiv get nwny with it. Dr. B. 1 W. Urban, ex-cleik ortlie court quarter sessions, Is also a candidate for the office, and if he remains in the Held, It will improve Spurrier's chances Witmer Hess, merchant, also has aspirations for thu iildermanie ofllie. In the Ninth ward the aspirants for alder man nre William ;lteelini, propuetor of thu North Pelu hotel, llegister Jeseph Umble, and Hanv A. Schreyer. Thore has nevcr lieen an alderman's olllee otxmed In the w.ud and whoever is chosen w ill have te build up a practice. This will be u go-as-yeu-plcaso lace, vv ith the chances In favor of Ituehui. r.liclleii of Olllccrs. Lancaster Ledge, Ne. 08, K. of 1'., elected the fellow lug elllccrs last evening for thu ensuing tenu of six mouths : C. C II. M. Hatlb. V. C. Jus. Ik Hearden. P. Dana II. Graham. M-.U-.V Jehn A. Brimmer. K. of 11. nml S. M. W. Haub. M.efF. Clius II. Brown. M. of 13 Gee. Knutz. I. G J no. A. Kllllau. O. G, Jehn II. Loucks. Tiuslee Clie. I. Landls. The ceremony of Installation will take 1 lU- ilaee iu the new cnstle hall of the lejge, pilier building, next Monday evening. liirlj Clelii;. The movement for early closing of places of business Is net confined te Lancaster. Fourteen of the leading houses iu Itcadjng hav e agreed te elose thelr business places ut Oii. in. during the mouths of January, Feb ruary mid March, July, August and Septem ber, excepting en Sattuday nights HiiIiic Tieublcs. Thu shciilf disposed of the stock of beets and shoes of Jeseph Strauss this meining. Thu sale at the grocery stere of Jehn 13. Weaver U still lu pregics, and xvill lat e cral days. citnisT.v.in nntvr.a. 1 1 hit linpntlrnl nml IinprtuntK Veune Wnmrn Hurry Up tlin iiillnls. The imoxpected mnrrlnga of Miss Georgia Laramoreof Savannah, te Jlr. Wnrd Helt, conductor en the Seuthwcslern reed, has made qtille n stir. Mr. Helt being tuvnre that Miss Lnramore was te marrj' n promi nent Macpu merchant In a, day or two, steppod evor te the hotel veranda vvhore she was standing nnd congratulated her. Hold Held ing up a letter, she said : "De you see this? It Is a request far ti poMtienemcnb, which I have granted." "Why," replied, the conductor, whose train wns new ready te lonve. "I would net have agreed te that. De net iwstponen. weddlng. IT be Is net ready Inm, imdyeit knew I leve you. Will you marry me ?'' She dropped her bend, droetiod her eyes, nnd the nextmoment ralsod.lliem le his, anil iiltheugli filled with tears the answer was plain. The conductor dcltiyed his train Ter flve minutes, procured his license, from an ordl erdl nary who was within call, and lu less tlme than It takes te tell it the two were made one. The conductor then nulled out with his train, having first telegraplied te Macen for a conductor te meet him midway. The relief nrrived nt the place designated, and Mr. Helt returned te his bride. The bride's letter or jiostpenemcnt te her Jilted lover.bytho kind ness oTthe K,stmaster, was withdrawn rrem the mails Sliimdn t ii TarRct for n Ilrlile. Jehlal Clancy Is superintendent of the Clarien company's lumber mills, near Coal Ceal Coal ten, Pa. Slnce July William Nichelson nnd William IlranL two young lumbermen from the Malno lumber regions, have liecn work ing at the mills. Clancy hasanlnetcen-yoar-eld daughter, with whom the two young men foil in love. I'ach ene wanted te marry the girl, but their friendly relations were net disturbed by that fact. Miss Clancy has been home from school In New Yerk state a few weeks enlj. Shoscetnod pleased with the attentions of the two friends On Thursday of wcek bofero last there was n sheeting match near the Clarien Mills Yeung Ilrnntand Nichelson nttonded. Du ring tlie day IJrnnt proposed te Nichelson that they sheet a match at 300 yards, liest threej in five, the loser te rotire from further attempts te win Miss Clancy's hand In favor of the winner. The men shot tvventj' times each, the sheeting resulting in a Ue each tlme. On the twenty-first round Nichelson missed nnd Ilrant wen the match. The two friends then went te Clancy's and told the yeuug lady what they had done andfthe rcsulL Brant proposed marrlage te her. She replied that she felt pleased with his efTcr, butasshe vvasongaged te be married te n young man In Wuverly, N. Y.. she could net accept IL Brant was se chagrined at this information that he left the neighborhood at once, saying tliat he Intended te return te Maine. Nichelson remained at work In the mill. The dajT bofero Christmas Miss Clancy went away, ostensibly te spend the day with a young lady friend In a neighboring vll vll lage. On Christmas day Nichelson also went nwny. Ne ene connected his absence with that of the girl, but en Saturday they re turned home together. They had been mar ried en Christmas Nichelson had continued te press his suit after Brant went eway, in spite of the girl's de claration that she was already engaged te be married. She finally censented te marry him, but her'fathcr Insisted that she keep her engagement with the Waverley young man, mid siie then agreed te elepe with Nichelson. .sr. MAitm cituncn, renn. Iltslicutluii or the New Hells Manila' lnny Xlhillni; Cli'nrjiueii I'rcscnt. Fieui the Yerk Dally. At 11:30 Monday nienilng the ceremony of blessing the new bells of SL Mary's church was appropriately performed. Bishop Shanal.an, In his remarks, warmly congratulated the congregation en the possession et se line a church. The ser vices, which were of a very Interesting character, were conducted by Bishop J. I'. Slinn.ili.in, of Harrisburg, and Hev. l'athcr Guorge Paiie, pastor of St. Mary'syissisted by Hev. Clement Koppernagel, chancelloreftho dioceso of Harrisburg ; titev. Lewis (Jroto (Jreto (Jrote myer, of SL Jeseph'schureh U'mc.'ister ; Ilev. Antheny Kaul. of St. Antheny's church, Lancaster, and Hev. Jas. Auber, of New Free dom. The Kits were placed, iu position in tlie ulteruoen by the workmen of Jlr. N. M. Wclcle under the management of Mr. Mich ael Little. Tite w 111 be rung en New Y'e-ar's ove by Messrs. Sebastian Lehman, Geerge Mimunnd Antheny 1 loll man. The large cress will be put In position en Saturday morning at nine o'clock. "iu:r. jit:, mejuwitii." Hie r-iitlMiuiii from New Jersey Inquires vv nern inn .sieuey lines. In uceordauee witli the announcement tu Monday's Intklmeenchii, " Hev. Mr. Meredith, of New Jersey," delivered a tem perance lecture te nu audience of about 75 persons at tlie Union Bethel ehureh en Mon day evening, He occupied n seat in the rear of the lecture room until the tlme announced Ter the beginning of the lecture, when he stcpiied tothe fi out and announced that he w euld open the exercises by the singing a( the hymn, " Hoscue the Perishing. " Alter tlie hymn was sung he delivered a lengthy prayer, after which the hymn, " Yield Net te Temptation," was stinir. Dining the hinging Hev. Scllhaiucr nriived ami at the conclusion or it he Intieduced the lecturer ns "Kev. Meredith, who occupied llie pulpit of the Union Bethel at the Sunday morning sorvice and the pulpit of the Seuth Queen street church en Sunday evenlng." Itev. Meredith auuounced as his subject ; "Where the Meney Gees." Frem his 10 marks it appeared tliere was tee much money spent for rum and tee little for tlie ncccssa ncccssa ncccssa rloseflife. Itevlhlng nn Abt't,imfiit. The estate of Jacob Usbenshade, of the Sixth ward, was returned by the assessor as having 530,000 judgments and mortgages, liable te state taxation. When the book was returned te the commisslencis olllee, the assessor was directed te infeini himself of the actual amount of the estate et Ksbeifshade Invested In judgments and mortgages, ns could be seen by the inventory en tile in tlie lcgistei's elllcc. The ussosserdld as request ed and new the estate of Jacob Lsbcusliade Is taxed witli $160,000, invested in judgments nnd mortgages Christmas at tlie Intercourse Scheel. Miss Sallie 13. btchiuuu, teacher of the Intercourse school, presented each of her sixty-two pupils with a gift en Christmas ove. In return she was the retlpleiit of dressing case, napkin ring, box of paper, splint basket ami ornamental horsoshee. At thu school of 13. W. Weaver, 13ast Inter course, a large Christmas trce was erected, and from It each pupil received u rcnicin rcnicin rcnicin brancoef the day. Mr. Weaver was nlse made happy by the lecoiptef a number of prcsenis. I'oelhif; With n Cartridge. Geerge PeuU, living en North street, tried te leme i'e the powder from a enrtrldge, this morning, but was unsuccessful. The cart ridge exploded, hew ever, and Pontzlest the Index linger of the left hand at the second joint, part or the thumb of his left band, and in addition his right hand mid face were in jured. Dr. Gcerge P. King dressed hU wounds The Sixth Want Aldcriiituitliip. The civil docket of the late Alderman Sam Sam sem lias been left ut the olllee eT Aldermau Ferdney ; no successor having yet been ap pointed. The irovcruer is considering, the applications of James P. Pluckcr and 5j 11. Schneider for apjilntmcnt te the vacanffiir. Chillieed III? ilu.e. II. B. Schech, esq., formerly oflhe Istki.. LKir.Ncint, late of the Harrisburg Jitriet, has resigned his ositlen as news editor of that Journal Jehn Yeungmau succeeding him and will become associated Willi seme Philadelphia uevrupapcr. Thirteen Hoj. Thirtei'n boys, who spent Monday night et the station heue, were discharged this mem-inp. FIRE RAGING IN THE WEST, a Dakota re ir.v i.v-t nrrTinsa MASS or rrAMK. Tlin LiiMAIrmily Amounting tnSI00,0(raMf'n, Wnmrn anil Children Kmlrat erllig te Stk I'niprrty Tlie tiirniiillnry Again Weiklng an ImtlnnnTerrn. Ciiil'aoe, Dec. 30. A dispatch rrem Plerre, Dakota, says Hint that place Is otte seething mass orilame; the wind Is blowing nllorce gale j the mercury Is 25 degrees below rore) all pumps nre frer en solid nnd no water ob tntnablc. Men, women and children nre working despcrately te save the property. The less already amounts te $100,000. Thoflre was brought under control nfler It destroyed llie Slebbens heuse. The less Is new estimated nt $75,000. llinvy I.encs In an Indiana Town. I.oe.vNsi'oiiT, Ind., Dec. CO. Fer the second time In two years Kentland, New ten county, this state, was visited byndlsastreus flre yesterday. Nearly every shop and stere room has been swept away. Less 810,000 te 550,000. The flre was caused by an incendiary. ' m - ASTICS or AS lSH.lSV. 3IAS. A Vrlerlnnry Siirjicen or Cliimii Hutrrs n Ilnnk nt.VIIilidi;lit uml lK'inniiils lilt Meney. Chicacie, Dec 30. Dr. IMward Prcullce, n prosperous veterinary surgeon, ontercd the First Xattenal bank nlieiit midnight and de mauded meney due him. He boeame Vielent and assaulted the janitor and policeman. The Janitor Hied nt him, but the bullet struck his watch and fell te tholleor without hurting him. Uijii llie arrival of mero pollce the doctor was secured nml taken In llie patrol wagon te the station, On the way he wrenched his hands loose, and ,scl7lng a po pe po lleo sargcant by the threat choked him until he was helpless The pollce rained blows en him, and it required four men te make him relinquish his grasp. Prcntlce had $300 en his person. He Is ovidently Insane. m m Mvnntnt asj smuiiu:. Tlie lieielallen Itciclved liyaXVyeinlnirrArmer undSplrlliinll-t. PeRTLAxn, Oregeu, Dec 30. Near Chehalis, Wyoming territory, en the Northern Pacific railway, night bofero last William Pearson, a well-to-de farmer and Spiritualist, t ecei veil a revelation te kill Ills child. This he did with a hammer. W'hen he had finished he showed what he had dreamed te his vvife.whe Is also a Spiritualist. He then said that If she would outlier threat he would de the same. Beth wero found yesterday half fre7.cn with their threats cut, but net yet dead. Beth vv 111 probably die. . A Stcnnier Collides With n Mint Scow. Xohkelk, Va, Dec. 30. The steamer Jehn Remcr, running in connection with the Chesapeake Jc Ohie railroad, whlle leaving here this morning en her 7:30 north-bound f rip te Newport News, came in collision xvith annul scow just below the city and v badly damaged that she barely had tlme te be backed en the Atlantic City Hats, whero she new lies in fifteen feet of water. She had , en beard nbeut forty passengers, all of whom with their baggage escaped Injury. A deuse fog prevailed at tlie tlme of the collision. r.leiatcil Trains Collide Owlns tothel'og. Xr.vv Y'enic, Dec. 3a Twe slight collt cellt collt slens,duo te the early morning fog, occurred te-day; ono-en. the. Second avonue and the' ether en the Third avenue oleratcd railroads. They eccurretl whlle the trains were unload ing luisscngers at the stations, when they w ere run into by trains that followed thorn. In the first accident, Jacksen Bell, nn engin eer, and Jeseph Mulvnny, a passenger, were slightly Injured, nnd in the secend affair, Lyvla Harris, a lady passenger, received slight Injuries further Horrors nt tlin ltnceut i; irtllfinitlB. Madhid, Dec. 13. Hvery fresh de tall re ceived from the district whero the earth quake w as sevcrcst, adds new: horrors tothe great calamity. At"e!Ja,a town of 5,000 Inhabitants, In Malaga, the earthqnake was followed by a lmriicane, which finished the destruction. destruction. The inhabitants lied iu terror and camped eutside the tow n. Much suflbriiig has been caused by sc.ucity of prevision. A Texas Shrrlir Shet. Gai.vksten, Dec. 30. A special from Helena, Karnes county, says : Shcrill' Terry was shot and killed by Emmitt Butler, Sun day last. Butler, whlle attempting te escape, was killed by an unknown person In the crowd. Terry was a prominent stockman. m Workmen Notified of a Reduction or Wages- PiTTsiiuite, Fa., Dec. SO. Tba empleyes of the Spang steel and iron works nt Sharps burg, Pa., have been notified of a ten per ccnL loductieuof thelr wages, te take ellect Januaiy 1. The reduction eflects all the em em peoyes, except theso governed by yearly con cen tincts St. I'aul l'apcm Cenudldate. S r. Paul, Minn., Dec. 30. The newspaper, the Eiening Day, closed this morning, being consolidated with the Evening DOipalcli. CapLiin Castle is editor-in-chief. The name of the paper will still continue te be the D(i patch. The Oldest lll.hep in America Djlng. Mextiieal, Dec.30. Archbishop Bourget, tlKJifciest blshen iu America, is dying, hud tlil?s.rltoseniio churcli have been admlnls- V, tcred te him Ce.il MIiiIiik nml MilpphiB lirm fa III. llu.NTixaneN, Pa., Dec 3a The extensive, bituminous coal mining and shipping firm of Mears Bre's, have fulled. The liabilities are roughly estimated at 520,000. Cleth Mrrclinnts Attic". Xi:w Yenir, Dec 30. H. W. Spehj & Ce.( Jeblxsrs hi cloth, assigned tc-day, giving preferences amounting te 552,000. WVATUVlt JSDICATIOSM. Washisotex, D. C, Dec. 30. Fer the Jllddle Atlantic sLites partly cloudy vventher, and local rains, southerly xvinds, nearly stationary tempcraturc. r Over Niagara 1'ulU. . ninn. vvnuu urtsii uiu -luiim i 'v-, , a row beat from CUlppavvu 10 feri vay, -i ' - ... . w . e. '.irf-1 uta mlle alwve tlie talis, lest conirei ei --.s his bait uml was drawn Inte the rapids, .jT where he was seen te upset and co ever the -X i fails Hu Is snpiioseil te be Janien V Greenwood, of ChlPiavva, who Is nilM- , Ingfiomhisliemoaiid who lunuwumuw't, habit of rowing across the rlver. A lHF?ft. qnantllyer lleatlng lea was runliinffdewttj' the river, uud It is supposed ho-get caught lit - till ICO HOC, CttUSIllg VI1U uanw i.vivic,.,. r,A ,-H. , & ,3 A Flne Onculns.; . iU" Thorelsagoldmlno in VenwiuelA WW, under Amerlcm manngoinent, hMywJHt . nearly twc;mllllen dollars during im 111 wf mentlis ' i" ,i i " ll,a Vain of a llanatvay Wue -'- An Onoenhi fartiier. who delte4 .l LI iinmn ivnri In AHutnir UtO ls after his runavvay -w lfs He W glve ?20 te find her. ft ItT( I Mf: t ,k, ?",! w '- 'Al J Mi If "J 'S ' "l"J 41 -Yi i .Cf. "sft jy -VI J 1 "?y w j A3 ; $'i .A v., - i ,&i K"J iil v. 8J ii rTd r- m F A3 :tn 3 -d f ai .. 3 Wrl J$ , J ' t1-4 rn; -; tf, I sva 4.' "ti.. " 3.
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