d 2- -i Bl V?'-N W if ,' tV rJVMili'V f"K mz mxM mM t fr VOLUME XXI NO. 1:10. LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY, JANUARY HI, 1885. P1UOR TWO GENTS. WsfflB wtx -mm, sntzUxtx v fr"1 :lwITi1lif'"l 1 """' ' v IJ "5l v " 'ifTi' ''? t'Vf '" VW.- u r r MKKI)ASAIl()SKViSSir ritv.sinia.iu count is rut: .i.stw.wi. i.'.w'i .ir sui.i.r.mrii.i 11 M'tieuim Inriilj.KlKtilli Xniilvci-tary nnil l.llt mrj l.n. .Itilalnini nt tilOiiiietllit';i",'l"ciil tlie l'iil ir I nlli'KK Mll.lr, llnltiir.t, AMI, llillnur ilinl seiillinclll. l'sm bundled of coil IiimIs mill at us tunny lair lliriutM went displayed tit Millers v llin Mate normal 1 ist evening tin nil rib bon nf tint Niiiin.il Literary society. It was tlie occasion or lie twenty-eighth iitiul iitiul xereaiy of tldsnrgttilr..itleu mill a gala night with Its old ami active iiiciuhcts. In Inrge numbers, with their neighbors tlm P.igeitcs mid Invited guests the.v crowded tlie ehiil room id mi early heut. The street cars liul tun from the city heavily frclghtl anil the miNiulighl and geixl sleighing tciii pli-tl m.iiiy te take prlv.dc conveyance. Tim pianos mill ellii'i stage rni iiiture wcie handsomely set nil Willi InMiitlfnl Meral devices, mill tln chair of tlm society wero viipltsl hy Wllll.un Wllhcliu, csii., a grain iteer the tlass of '7 1, ami new a plinth lug iittnrii(y at Pettsvllle, president, anil Miss H.irali' II. lillhcil, a graduate l tln school mill a mciii Ikt of tlm facullv,whe acted as ecnkiry. Tujlnr'n en hc-dm, or this oily, furnished tint Instrumental iiiiihIe ; anil tlm execution of it as in all rcsts'ts satisfactory and worthy the occasion, following was the pregramme of the ev cuing' entertainment : Overture " Diamond Arrew," ller lnniiii s president's address William Wilhcliu, use., Pettsvllle; medley mi pl.iuta II011 whik", llruhmc; essay "Cray Patch work," Miss .Mary Smith, Marietta; cornet sole" Ihws and Lille," llolllnsen ; normal oration- Oiu Wculus and Our Werk," Mr. P. I' CIhtiiiiiii, Mnshiirg; vocal nole "I'.irla" Ardltl, Mhi Itoehteld ; reidings "King Velinar and CNIe," J. (.. Whlttlcr : "Tlm Thrisi liners" Will Cnrlctnu, Miss dcllue R Vvcrv, Philadelphia; gavntte- ' Itese of P.rln," Moses; heunnirv address Seme 1'iH'ts' Wives" W. I', lli'iiscl, esi., tjitimstpi ; raiiilela waltcs, Ancrluch ; scntl iiiciitH, lv tin- iiiriiilxTt; lillrz.irtl Ka'"l'i Itolllnsen. Adjourn incut. Tin I'rt'lilfiil' AililrrM. the president of thi iimmiIiik In wclieinfnt; the aiidieiiie, rclerred Imprt-sslwly te the inlliience of the society III tlm work el tlm shoel. It teiidisl te leclep fren thought mid te in ike indeN'ndent men. I In feared Urn press and iniieli of rontcinperaiy history liiiil a in liming hilliieniu Ixs-aiiwicemluelisl mil written from a narrow Wcw. AVn iiiiihI lnuk the sharkles of prejndlte and lircstst the Umdsef Ur.miiiril custom. Kery iimii who Is net In.isiil liasati opertiimty toxehn this problem. The Nermal v-hoelsand their literan sm-ielle- fiiniislusl a training te help him de this. One of their ln,t results was te aid in woman's i in.iiK-ip.itlen nm intel lc--tu.il lc leimn'iiL Tmi long only her emo tional qualities had Ik'cii develeil and strengthened. CoKsliKiitien Is tlm watch word of the hour. It tucnusce-iMunllt. Till" li.. Mls Snillh'H eiay was a graceful wml wml wml huinoretis account of the nl.ir imstimeef making crax" piti hwerk. She deeerilnsl in admiiahle stle the dexelepment et tlm "cniy fUllt" threm;li all its tages and the heM-sand fears mid dreams and delusions which were Mitclusl ill with the thie-.tdset Its i mlireliIer I rum all this was drawn the moral eflile, lnwi das am like (citehes ill thecrarv (mitt, (hauceaud illllttiug, and vet capahle of lieini; se eemhimsl as te lerni a Isiautiliil and hiriuonieiis whole, with hrlll lant ellc. !m of isiler .mil emhreldery. 'I he fair ess.ij lit, w hee reading was clttir and distant, m-ide tit tn telling iKilntx which were rjulcklv c.iught and appns-lated by her hearers. the irma1 Unitlen. Mr. I'rauk 1. r.berm ill, of tlm Mnisliurg frr' VVim, had a well w rittcn oratieu en "Our Wrtipeus 'ind our Werk," uhleli was deliM'ied with no nliuht degree of oratorical liuixli and ImpnxsiMiness. He lejelced in a review of the wx-letv and its geed work, ulili h wi re a part of tlie general piegretvslve ineMiiiciit of the time-i w lie in and of a ri illMtlini which had Its Inception ill the 'ilterpriM of the I'llgrim I'atliers. I Iu traced the histeiv and iuarulleUs deM'lepmnnt of our inititntieus from the arrivil of the MaMlewer te the present, and asenlxsl our national ileilepmcnt te the epulnr acipiies is-nce in the dextrine of majority rule. This Itsl him te avow tli it, I'leveiaud" having Imu'II fleeted, he slieuld have tlm resHs't of all the s))i. At this tlme there vas an isimest ilomeiiAtraliou of applane. A lew hii,es were attcinptcd but they were seen chwked. Mr. K. continued te discuss the work lfefere the veung generation, and agreed tliat edu edu eatlen, nierallly, er)veraiice ami pluck w ere the w cape'us v itli w hlch te de it. A t'ei'iilnr KlnttitlenUt. Mls Adeline It. Avery, of the Shoemaker s. hoel of eliKMllen, riiiladelphia, vv.w it stranger te the holieol, lint her readings maile herverv jpular and roile'ted great credit en her training ami her natural jsiwurs. She tlrst read the drum i(V and touching story of the Iianish king and the HMsant Irein Whlttlcr; and, Nllghtly rhauglng the pio pie pio gramuie aller the honorary address, re- itcd Will Cirleten's homely nml most humorous sketch, "TlmThreo'l,evers." Her iidmlnihle rendering of it called out peals of laughter ami she was ceniis5Ued te respond te an encore, .She raid "the l'reckle-Faced tSIrl," In tlrst-elass comedy style. Miss I tech told, whoe iuveuiplWhmeuts as a vocalist are well known In this cltv, was In Hup voiceand her e.iuislte sole called out an encore, te which she answered with u liretty leve ballad, '-she was Hesting liv the Wicket." 'I lift llulmrary Ailitrr.. Honorary Addres " 801110 1'eeLs' Wlv os," W. I'. Ilensel. Tlm address, which 00 1 upied three-quarters of an hour in delivery, opened with a eulegy of the flro flre flro slde v irtucs, and especially of conjugal lev 0. I bt purpose seonied te be te gains.iy, by his torical examples, the Kpular idea that men of literary genius worn uulilted for married life and that these el a iettIu teuierameiit had almost uniformly been unhappy in wed lock. Ne argiiuient was te Imj made from the relations of the classic isiets or tlm wan dering minstrels mid strolling sing ers et the Middle Ages, liecailse of the degraded condition of the marriage relation ami woman's inferior lmsitieii gener ally in that period, but since the dawnliigs of Cuglish poetry, beginning with Chaucer and Siienspr, the Het had, as often as any ether class ill literature, Ikx'ii tnie and happy In their married statu mid In thelr home lives. s;iiakcicare'sdouiestlccenditinnsaro In home doubt, ami Milten's (irst marrkige was for a time clouded, but he lived happily after wards with threoHiieetmsive hcliMiupet. Sam .lohuseii married a widow- with a dower, age ami iiaiiitcd chis'ks, but he loved nml mourned her devotedly. Hcett was net uu uu fertuiute In his selection of n vvife nor un happy in Ids home life. iieper iliwl a b.uii b.uii eler, but was true te his tlrst love, tlm " Delia " of his song. Dryden and Addison wero lieuiKs-ked ; Ornv', I'eim, I'elllus Thomsen and (ieldsinlth -a ere Uichelers, Shellevn bigamist and Seutlmy a leval liusUiml, 'the private liven of Ilufns diid Itvreu w ere ismtr.vstcd te show that the truer litisttaud was the groater jieet j and scliUlcr'snndn jcthe'n; Moere and Hoedworo inerrj iitliome vvith geed wivi-s; Tennyson, lalvv in Arneld, Kuicrsen, I,ongfcllew,l.inler, llrjaut and oilier nirslerii isMtHWOreKau lied upon, the Ktery efthclr lives; referred te mid quotations from thelr writings given te huk irt the view 11 Ivnuced thai even with jieetN marriage rightly iindcrstoeil Lives te the teauer auiLthe uoed V rair.u!lH oelevv. A roll call of a dozen or niore meinls'rs elicited a uumlieref happy sentiments ireui iiiPml)crs of the society and several of the laciilty, I 'ret ishaub's apt answer calling out hearty applauscv The entlre piegrammu lasted until atltr half-past ten, but kept the attention of the audience te the cloe ; Miss Itechteld's and Miss Avery'it eoutribiitleiiH te the entertainment leliig e'f ks'U1 merit uud dtervisi iiepularity. enlil.it Iuutrtnl for llrlbtr;. Thegranit Jury of Menreo eeuntv, N. ., has presented Indictments against the follow ing turned pcrwni of l(t.hvtr. City Clerk l'elerHlierldim, nx-Amhliutl I'llv Hitrvover William ('. tlray, Aldeiman ,t. Miller Kellv, piesldcnl el the common council! Alderman Veter ti. Hieuiir mid Alderman Charles A. .lellerd. All gave ball. The charge In each case Iselllciall hrlberv, nv.hiemvs .isc:.;,.i.vi . A Itiiilt; 1 el liiirrclhiir IIiiha reiirrrtilnft; Villlnii) t'lllin lie.. Tlm Duiikiirds 1i.ip 11 nmall Mttleinenl, alsilil 10 inciulKirs, niur KeilkiV Tin. Itev. Dr. I'iltp, dlslri.'l mtn'tary of the American Mlssleuiry Hisoclalleii, illeil in llattferd 011 'I'liursila.v, aged 51. TI10I1 iiidseum memorial cress elected ever the grave of .leremi) Cellins, the nieleorelo gist of the .lenneatle eslillen, vvas blown down by the hteim tit Ceik en I'rlilav. It Is ieHitlei that the names of tlm three c.iiiilldates lei the Calhelle hlshoprie of tlm preHs(il new See of Heading have lieen sent ie Heme, and It Is milled that the Vcrv ltev. A. Van de Vyer, vlnii' general of the dio cese of lllchmeud, V11., "heads the list." .Several ltem-in Catholie prlis.lH In the archil Iimoe of llosleii, 111 lively Interesled In tciupcrami) work, are prenring a etltieu, te be presented during tlie present session of the legislature, asking for the passage of 11 law prohibiting the sale el liipier within Imi yards of iiihurch. A new and Important charily has been In align rated in llaltiinere liv the heuoveU-nt Jewish ladloserthalelly. called the "I'lilted Hebrew Si hoel mid Kitclieucarileu." Its el). ehjis t Is te rescue the little I'ellsh and Hus sliu Jewish children Ireui ei II habits, from lllthy Hiirreiimlings, and lit th for tlm practical work and duties of life in America. Tlm Seuth Couuregatleiial church, of Con cord, N. II., having experienced lltig-ilien mid considerable Krsen d divigreemeiit In assessing the pews under a law of the stale, for meeting the exciises of the oeeictv, have iiKiudeiied that reiirsii, mid will hercillcr ralse money b voluntary subscriptions. great teuismuce meeting was held l'ri dav evening til tlm new church of the I'aulht I'atliers in New Yerk. llisheH K11110, of ltichineuil, Spildliu-, r I'eetia, and Ireland, of St. I'aiil, made addresses. I'lve thousand Is-rsens were present. A grit religious levtval Is going en at Auburn. New Yerk. On Thursday night Itev. Dr. Pentecost addressed an audience of I, nun in the skating rink. Alsnit J,000 mere were uuahtoteget inside. "What is ren'iiUime?"iueriedtheSunilay school teacher. "Te lie serrv ler doing wrong," siid the geed Isi.v. "Wero.veu ever sorry for aiivthing veii did?" ""Yes'ni," s.ild the bid I toy. "Vhat made ,v oil serrv?" "(Ireat Jehes.uilnt ! Wasn't' ou ever sp inked?" eu ninn J,nlt psmU'iit. The students of .1 Western tlnsilegical ttemluarv are reHirted te have dinciiiscd the iiiestien wbctliiT, In the case of a prayer having Itccu read fiem a printed slip 011 a formal uwnmii, mid theie having lieen a tyiMiKniphle.il error entiiely leversiug the meaning of a passage, the s'tilieti vvas re ceivid by I'revidcuis' as iitteiisl or as oriiri eriiri ll'dlv written. The debateis spent a whole evening eei the teinl, ami then had .1 tie vote. Tlie lleiiatti. Will 4 itlttrftrttt. N I m t'lllliiitelplila I.kIkh llishep las.', of Delaware, is out 111 tlm I "hnrchmitn with another open letter te the assistant bishop ( Petter) of this diocese, to te to liienstratlug against his recent elllt id rcsvtg. nillen of "111011 isllc ves ami orders" In the case el "ceremonies of the kind prac ticed at the prolesslen nf the l!ev. Mr. Ilunt Ilunt ingteu." He si.vs, "ihtt ihurch has made no pre. Wen ter a cereinoiiveftli.it kind, which is alien fiem her spirits midways." galn, "in tlie ismimeiits of the piiblin pressthe assertion Is net tiufrcqucutlv maile that, in .111 agv like ours, luisv. money get ting, self-indulgent, then- is llllle d inger of an larue accessions te tin ! brotherhetMls, llllt," S.IVS llishep l,!Sl, "It Is net sifett make such pretliclieiis. At the present tlav we see str mge and unexss lisl thlnirs Ami tlnsojimleii is net bnrueeut bv es-iieuee. Periods ueKsl for liiMiry and indulgence have net Ixs'ii iiulavenible' for the urewtli of muiiasticmstitiitieiis. Sonmefthei uthuslaits who have Is-eii the most ardent founders ami members of mi.'Ii mdars were, al an eirlv tl iv. ineu el plcusiirc. rxtremes imeL Vstetii ism 'ami liientiousiies are the out out geow ths of the Mine unsound social conditions mid Isith lleiinsh ill the dci;t-cc that selr, istiislstent, prai tli.il iemIIiiicss declines. " Ne doubt llishep Petter w ill have a leply te this with his tisii d promptitude, but Hie literature of theceiitl'tvt rsy, it Is iputn tissilie, m.iv run into such action 111 the next diocesan and general istniiMitieiib ns will wnuuslv agitate thechiirt h at large. ;;.u.s:i) s n imi.s. The VI irtfthtiis sin ct-st t,t a I'ttnr Ittit rtltil I'rent li VV ttiii.tn. On the plateau tli it crowns the briiitilul but nairew valley el l'avillv, I'rauce, Hes the 1 eiuetcry w here rusts by the side of her hushiiiil.t pisir woman known but te fen while living, but dead, her 1111110 is known and honored throughout Prance. As the fester mother of Pavillv, Poleelte Mule Duval has taken care of lis babies. She began when only 17 ears old, and from that time till her IIIiiihs and death, a ix'rled of fill jears, she has never hid lower than three under her 1 are, and vvas se successful with them thai only live died. This success is the mere lcmarkablc, for il is stated in the papers that lOO.tieO children dle every year in I'rauce, ami that out of every hundred children 117 dm in their tlrst ynr. It wis deemed a titling tribute te her nmineiy th it a suitable Inscription 1st placed ev'er her crave. The picfeet of the lower Seine, M. Waddiugteii, deputy of Iteueu, with many ether distinguished people, took active part in the ceremonies, speaking with much feel ing of the nohle work ('one by this simple woman. The first child she cared for, new a middle aged man, was present, as well as the last one, a Ixiby a few months old. All brought w reaths and crew us te decorate her grave. The monument Is a haudsome stone lteautifully carved, bearing the name, date of birth ami death, and a suitable iuscrintien. a wcll-cmieil honor for her life of sacritlee and dovotien for the iKMielit of ethers. Dur ing the first 'republic theie was a law hi 1'rance that fathers of seven children might claim te have one brought up by the state. It lias never lieen abrogated. A school master of Tarou, in the Pyrenees lecently petitioned theihauilxir of deputies showing that he vvas in the situation qualifying him te claim tlm lieucllt of the law., and 'the com mittee has decided tint he has an incontest able right te domain! that the statu take one of Ids children. The teiumlltcc, in cou ceu hclience, referrtsl the application te the minister of public iustriit lien, recommen ding that 11 free scholarship be granted te thonehoolnnster's seu. I fancy if tlm law was generally knew 11 thore would Ik) 111.1113' applications ter it, and why net ? DflltilllillliJ lilt) lallillllult Hill. At a meeting held 011 l'riday 111 Washing ton of representatives of the Clait-ua-ti.iel, Ancient Order efllilieniiaus, the Wolf Tone club, and the Ltud League, Irish organiza tion of the city, resolutions vv ere adopted de nunciatory of the Kdmumls bill te prohibit the iiiiuufacture of explosives in this coun try for criminal use. The resolutions nre ad dressed : "Te the trlcuds eflrish nationality and American lllierty in the I'nlted .States.'' They dcnouiiee the hill as "an Insult te Aute, ric.uis In that, by implication, it convicts American eitUeus of complicity in the recent dynamite explosions in Ioiideu.iuid tlieycall upon theso te whom they are aililresstsf "te held indignation meetings and te phslge themselves never te vote te elect any 111 111 toelUcovvho sanctions this or uuy kindled measure." llin liii.tiiriul Outleuk. A ismforcnce vvas held at the treasury duiartuiciil Washington, Priilay 011 tlie gen eral question of the business prospects of the country a atlectci1 by the alleged deprecia tion of silver. There xvere jirescnt S'retarv Mi t'ullecli, of New Yerk ; Messrs. Willluili Dowd, (jeorges volt', .mil Veruiilyea, bankers of New " erk. The ws retary silil, in refernng te the ceiitereiice, tlut the v lews of nil xvere in harmony 011 the general ques tion that the state of' the national tln.mces doe net call for any change in the nresent i policy of theadniliustnitiuii. Thcre was no caue, he said, t apprehend any interrup tion in the general business prosperity of the I country, nor aiivthing te justify a depreeh I tlen of the xalu of silver ccrtlricatux. I'LKA FOll DKSKItYING WIVKS. iiiir ritr.r smnrt.n m: uiri:x a MiWTi11.rAht.1nr.1svv, 1 110 llttitirtlift I'Mrtni rshlp HIieitM Have at n lYnturn Ptoine Nhirhtt- tf llin Vluidetl llcttlitt-A Thtifly Hint fer 11 V. tiling Wlte In Take. Frem the benWvllIc Ceinler Jhuriiu When (letnrslli; nnhapplni'ss ttst in a family II generally i.ij';e.iisjlint the ense may Imi (raced te money matters anil Ie the" Un equal dev Hen of the common fund, l'roln l'reln hly eight women out of ten whearu married and have 110 ether vl-dble means oftiupjert than 11 husband aie dependent iih)ii that husband's generosity for ev cry liv ecentM they hnve te Hcnil. The Idea of a husband being generous te his wife Is qiilteas ulisurd as It would Is) ler any ether business partner In be geueieils Ie his assts'Iale. A widower with a house full of clilldieti has te pay a gtxxl round sum (oseino heusckees'r for attending te the sauie duties his Wife perfeimed for her beard, lodging and clothes. He does net grumble w lieu tlm housekeeper comes for her salary, nor asks her what she did with all that money he gave her last mouth, nor In quire in mi aggrieved tone of voice II ?.1U won't de instead of $10. Ne, lm has earned Imr money, he respis-ts her right te It, and he tKiys her like a man. When Ids wile was linusekrcer he paid her liken husband. It Is Is tine Im g-ive her IIK'ttil credits at dry goods slums, milliners mid dress makeis. These priv lieges constituted his ideas et tcm tcm Inlne bliss. What need had sheet money 7 Such 11 thing as giving her or rather of shar ing with her a portion of the product of his labeis as one of the domestic II rni never oc curred te him. lie was iiiiIIp willing te trust her te keep the honor of tils home ami name, te raise his children ; but a doubt as te her business incainclty nevcr crossed his mind. That she would foolishly waste inoney If he could i;et held of it was his foregone conclu sion, although for years she had managed hfs home, aiu with' unexampled is'oiieiuy he Is new able te appreciate sliu e she is dead. it Is net an uncommon thing fera v 0111.111 te have te werrv her husband ler ten cents for car-fare Intake her teehurch. When you we a woman carry her "iieckt t money," a dime or se, tucked in the ledui of her glove, you may conclude she h is a husband of lids description. I'er n proud-spirited, naturally Independent woman te hive te lieg, bargain and haggle for a few dollars Ireui her hus band Isoue of the most degrading misrertuim that (Mil liclall her. Ills true some winner tin net mind Is-ggiiig ler money or the hav ing te explain luclalterate detail the why ami wherefore of the demand , and ether women leek at the Kirtncrshli business in still broader view, ami de net hesitate te apply for that which is se manifestly their due, but eh istsetl te these there Is a large majority of w ives te whom il is an eternal mortification te risk, day after day, .veiraflcr J ear, for money fiem their en 11 husbands. A fiieiul of miiiu who has Ik'iiii married forty v ears has te hurry every morning alter her husband as he leaves the dining room te try ami get fiem him money for the dinner's inirketiug. This has Iss-n "going en during all these years, ami if liv any ih.im.0 she should fail te rim nut r hiiii,im would quietly 111.1n.l1 oil down town and net le-iveaient. It ellcn takes the greatest tact, ceuraiie, patience and gentleness te ismx from him suflicieut money te buy for herseirer her 1 hildren the clothes demanded bv the cus toms el drsi ncy ami c ivili.itleii. It is net H,sshle that a woman, however forgiving, tan feel altogether uiircstiitlul toward such a man. Down in her leuelv heart of hearts she feels the mitiguitv put upon her. It is all very well te argue that il a woman has credit at the stores and can buv clothes, shoes, luis, wraps she has no nteil ler money. These who argue this should lust try a'dose of such tieitment themselves. Why need a liedy live if once in a while tlipy miv net have the iiinntcnt pleasure of indulging in a book or tuiu-arine, a bit of chin iwarc, a useless odd or end that will wear its wt Iconic out mav lie, but that is se tempting te buy. A nun may 1st a miser, but he doesn't "feel tlm need !l it be. iiuisti he lias 111 his peektt money which he can Just take out mid spend ler cigars, an er.uiL'e, lunch, soda water or the papers. He is net like tlie woman who, if she vt ants te ss'ild lllly eentsen herself, has te run te her husUimlami ask linn asa gieat favor and pitss of genore-itv te give her tlie pitiful sum. Theveimg wife who his the coinage te demand, at thu Itcginuiui: et her married life, avveeklver monthly allow auto of money which shall I te proirtieuato te her husband's income, may l saving herself from a life time misery. Anv vvmiiiii who submits te the iharity svsiem tlie lxard, lodging and clothing plan -is as much te Is) blamed as she is te Im pitied I'ntlrj, bill Nut IIMnrj. VI 1. host In fjiiuutler tnqulier In llarle's Chestnut street gallery one alicruenu this week I found a crowd of Philadelphia connoisseurs critically inspect ing the last painting from Themas Heveu- tlcu s brush. I lie picture is knew 11 us "J0I111 llrewn's Ijist Alemi nts." It is based 011 the old ami expledisl story which Herace t J reelev put Inte history and tlie Peet Whit tier wi ought Inte rhyme, that Old Ossavvateiuie, en the Decoinlier morning of his execution, steeped and kissisl a ntgre methei's ciiild. The pit turn itstlf is line and is worth the .S,Oee paid the nitist fei it by Mr. Hehhius llattelt.ef Ceumvtlcut; but the Incident itself is entirely fictitious. However pnikible such a story may seem It is without any foundation In tact. 'Tlmjailer who had Jehn Drewn in charge, and who never fei a moment left Ins hide 011 the day of exis-utien, dcniis it ami old negriKM who witnessed the entire proceeding say it is net true. It's a plausible enough story and a liretty piece et sentiment, and it's a great pity the facts tin net sustain its verity, but two visits te Charlestewn satisfy me that his tory is eiiie luore rejs'jillng Itself hi is-r-petuating as fact that whiih is nothing but tlctien. y AUitrrit.LK si:n. Ilrlnklnj Kit ttUttii fur V ult r surii..(iil Skallns Kink. spiclal Liiiri-sisiiideiiie et I Mi.LLluEM tr. iJCAUiu V 11.1.I., Jan. at laluaiil l'enl, who lives 111-ar Ml. llopeclmn h, III Druinure township, yesterday, came within an inch el his death. A tin cup et nit Keu had leen mixed ami put 011 11 window edge He mis took it for a thiel water, tixik a geed square drink, enough te kill five men ; tee ninth for one. Dr. Hehrer, of (Ju irr.v ville, gave liim an antidote ami at this time he is doing well. Quarry ville has a skating rink In lull blast mid has Is-eu ruiiuiugull this week with full houses. It Is under tlie mann-.-einent of the strnsburg rink, having the same proprietor, w he is a manager ami has succt-cdcd in mak ing great hits at both places. The (Juarrj (Juarrj villeriukls in Mis-hauics hall, the Meer of which has lieen lilted up anew, ami it is ,1 gixxl large room. lU-t'rt titlt'iit fmiit til MisuCulfai. A lotter vvas rts-eivisl 011 Priday from ex- President (irunt by Mrs. Colfax, ut Seuth Iletid, I111I. After mentioning his health as improving from a disabling attack of sere threat, he says : " Mr. Celtax and 1 were is-rsenal friends from the day of our association 011 the tame ticket for the two highest offices in the gilt of the nation, up te Ids untimely and uuex peeled death. I was always his defender against what I Is-'lievcsl te lie most unjust charges." The letter idKiuiids w ith expression of the heartfelt syiuuithy of Mrs. Oraut ami himself with Mrs. Colfax and her son hi their sudden and great less, mid closes with additional words of eulogy of the character el Mr. Cel fax. Het WtHllicr Out VVt.i. Fluni lliu New x,t,rk "sun. "Jehn," Kiid a DaUitki men haul te his clerk, " liew ' the theriiieiuelcr tills inoni ineni IligT" " rorty-twe lielew zero." " Ami the weather probabilities 1" " Pair, slightly wanner," " Well, threw open the windows and gtl down the hlrr U of linen lutlrn. ne.iln. I thought wt were packmjf awuj these geed 1 tee vjeu," "im: vut.Tir.tTiey or rrnrvn." An Able l.rrturn te tlm IIIrIi Hrliiinl Piipltt by Itrv. Ir. T. . Aiip. On I'rlday nfloruefin Iho piiplltofthe high ch(,eli vvere tieiiled ten lecture by I lev. Dr. Themas 0. Apple, of Prnnldlii anil Man hall college, his mibjcct In'lng "the cultivation of virtue." Dr. Apple started out by defining virtue as "Ihnstmigthorthe will, te de the right, and the geed." Tlm t.alin word rrrdM, 1 irtuli; used by Cleser Ie denefe alrciifith, has (his Hlgnlllcallen In Htigll-h j also, since It requires great strength mid courage te resist evil, nt nil time, and the yielding te temptation Is cowardly. He. also defined virtue as "tlm Internal meraf state," Viitttu Is iliisV.Jj'-saJicdjIeiluty. They are related, us tlm Inward flint"! In! outward, as thu Internal and the external, as the; sold ill ill the body. They are Inseparable as cause and t llect, Although thcre are many virtues of (piupcnitiiis the vlitue of humility, the virtuoef teiuiHirniicf, the virtue el henpsty, etc., yet virtue Isslngloeveiiasntreocovertd with branches Is yet 0110 tree. All virtues xprlng from euu soilrce the moral strength of the vvjlL, If wi wish te lie virtuous at all we must hsess all the virtues. Virtues, like tlm Intellect, thu imagination, eel., must Ixi cultivated, in order te be dp dp veles'd. Hut unlike the Inlelhst and thu imagination, it cannot Is) cultivated by read ing, mid meditation, but nelely by praeficn. In order te cultivate virtue we must first cultivate the liedy; for In inuiycisesn weak Ixsly contains a weak xv 111, nml consequently weak morality. Dietetic and gv mnastit's me two excellent means of cultiv'.itiug the strength of the body. These should be used te enable us the mere easily tecultlvate that diamond of tlm soul virtue. Secendly: we nheuld cultivate vlttuelu the will. "'Ihellrst Ktage In this prixs-sH is the uiiKclflng of the will. 'Ibis is nirom nirem plishcd In chlldhe'sl by the discipline In the family and in the nchoel. Thus) In Iho first stage of iiuselllng the will, tlm authority Is ever ns. The wsend stage is when the authority Is in use; that Is when we govern ourselves by hearkening te the voice of con science, anil els-ying It precepts. ' his Is nilhsl self-government, which means that self governs and self Is governed. ThisKelf-geverninent may be attained bv etieying the commandments of the Lord anil rtsdstlngevll. There Is a negative and lswdive side of governing the will. The former Is by re sisting evil; the latter by doing tlm right. Hy the former alone we are safe. The niga live side comes first ; aid we must resist evil befeie we can degiKMl. By doing both we build up n moral character, which is mi ai-cnptable tnltcruacle unto the I.erd. Prem the time of Plate Iho virtues have bet n classliied as ; Pint, wisdom, the virtue of rcivm ; see eud, valor, tlie v it tue of spirit ; tlilnl, temp erance, the x Irttin ever the body ; fourth, jus tice, the virtuoever all the faculties. In conclusion, Dr. Apple admonished his veung hearers that, as they w ere growing in knowledge, they should glow also in virtue; that as they cultivated tlm mind, they should likewise cultivate the soul : for knewledge Is power ; but vlrtue is happiness. .s.mii-.i.x.x r.ir. i:A3tis.iiiiw. Sttt f r.tnil ('lute ttf the I'lrst Tertu nf Hie fu ml Heart Icndcm). 1 he is-mi-aiitiual examinatieu of the Sacred Heart academy liegati en Monday, the Uith iust. Parents and friends w ere invited, ami Itev. A. P. Kaul, rts'tei of St, ntheny's church, pieshhsl. All the classes were exam ined hy then resjnt.llve teachers. Theexam Theexam iuatien waseeutslat l o'dei U and the pupils were examined in the following studies ; I'errv'ri Iustrui tieu, I'atechtsni, llible, I'liilisl Slates, Misleru and Natural History, Spelling, Heading, Mental and Practical Arilhniitie, Algebra, Geometry, Tiigonom Tiigenom Tiigonem eliy einl Astronomy, Physical mid Po litical Uiegraiihy, tjraminar, Hheteric and 1'nglisli Literature, l'hilosephy, Le,jle, Clieiuistrj ami deolegy. On Wednesday aftenioen the I'lench and Herman classes received their geed share of attention, (these languages are taught bv a shter vilie fsaks them lluentlv.) after wlui II the copy roiniM reiniM roiniM sitien, btxik" keening and geiictat drawing Uwil.su cie examined. Thursday was devoted te music and the iiisuetieit oftlmwerkin Hie studio, opening with the music 1 lass in thpery, fellow ed by the vis al and instrumen tal, each receiving a thorough drill in tlieit lespeitive paits. Alter the iiisHtien of the net tile work, tlm studio was thrown emii where a view was piesented of tlm drawings in miveu and pastel and painting in oil and water colors, many ami well executed. 1110 line nieci 111011" of reieussl work (hammered brass, lustra, t.qiestry, whltevclvetand Keiisiiigten emhieidery) painting deserve sMDcial men tion. The examination clest d m the evening w ith a sohce at 7 Sttt, w hich censislisl of x-ecal and Instrumental liiuslc and recitations, xv lilcli was indeed a wertliv close of the first half of the scholastic year, as the examination proved that tlm same had I icon well spent by the iilpils, and the geed sisteis In chaige haveevery reiLsen te be well pleased. The sister, state that the institution is by far I teller lutruninsl from abroad ll.au from home. Toe work of the pupils in the studio may be examined every afternoon from lour te live e -clot-k uurmi; next ween. Clmrsrtl ltd Jlallrleut Vll.rlilt f. (teoigeSchiium, Walter Kant mid Piank Kav were 111 rested tills morning en warrant issuetl by Alderman McOliun cliarging them with malicious mischief, i'reti. r;euis'i ling is the, prosecutor and he alleges that the Im.vs breke a deer of his heiist). They claimed te be tenants, s iipvmg a room in the housens a club room and when ficnipor ficniper Img locked the dixir iiguuisl them, timy admit thai they broke it ecn. llfiir) Itiirurr'. Ireiililt . Henry Herner vvaarretetl jesttnlav aftei 111x111 en ayl-(( ami rii-tn by Deputy Sherlil Strino uud taken te the county irisen. Hm'rncr servtsl a term fortheiutoniity of an illcgitimate child and wa dischargetl after serving ninety days. Seme weeks alterwards he was rearrested for falling te ay SI ier week as ordered by the t eurt, and served another ninety days in jail. He was ills, charged a second time under the insolvent law and vvas at lllwrty for several weeks, and was again arrested mid cuiiuiitteil, as alsive stated. l.-i; llrekt 11 Jehn Peltier, seu of M irtui 11. Peilter, of s.iluiiga, met with a xerj serious accident en l'riday evening, ile was 111 a sleiyli with his sister, and was 011 tlm read te the Nerilud an niversary atMlllenville. When hear llreucr's mill the tiorse fell, rolled down the embank meiit, and Mr. Peltier ami sisterwere thrown out. Tlm young man's it g was broken at the ankle. He vvas taken te his home where the Injuries worn attended teby Doctors Herr and Orell. Miss Pciller escaped with a few slight bruises. 'inimpt I'euuiillttsl. Ltlwanl Lcn, Jesciph hiiciiivr, Jehn Crow ley, James Dernu mid Themas Moeio, the trauis arrested in the xit inity of Wengtr'n Hum kilns en Thursday, by Ceustibles Dern and Wiggins vvere heard bv Alderman llarr this morning, nml cemmiitetl te thu county prison for short terms for ilrunkeiinesu anil disorderly conduct. Prank Hart, a isrdend man arrentisl for Ix-gging, by the suiie teiistables, was is)iu mitted for twsuty-feur hour-. I'tilj-Caiiilttt I lita f'ir Trial. Aggle McMurvin was en l'riday In halt Ijikeclty held in JIamj Isindsler ierjiirv. She kwore tliat she was married te Hoyal ft. Yeung, who is held iiifAiiuoheiid for polyg amy in lbil. Her oath ler registration as.rs in Septeiuls-T, Ibs'J, shows whete sliu swore she had no, inarrnsl hi imlvgauiy. Yeung lias two ether vines, lie is a step-son e Urebilin etiiig. Siilililenf,, VVtikllld lit I. If. On returning henie, Thurwlay evening, in Jacksen county, Ce., Mr. Hasll White found Ills brlde-uifu dead, hanging from a Joist In the stable. Her maiden naiue was Klizabtth Hetitiy, nml she had is-t-n marrietl I ut a week, htr husband Iaiiij, a widower v.dh 0110 child. Her new ritutieu proving uk Qm, he teught rellvf in tuicid. A GREAT WKATHEIl PltOPHKT. riivfineirxit mm trim nv.ii.s tiivkhi. .v.i, svitrici: At.t, ikh.i.eii: S'Mtie nt tlie ( haratterltflts of tlm t uerrfiiK Xlaruint 11111I tiT Iho family Ie xMiltli lie tlrltiiigt -Ills llln;rnihjr (lllfn In Illume. Neah Webster, ill Ills unabridged diction ary gives the fellow lug definitions; "ff round-hog, from ground mid hog,(',) Tlm American marmot, (Arctmnnn Hieimr,) usually called In New Liigland wetslchuck." "Wetslchiick, see flint.) (zoet.) A rixlcut inaniuml, n xcclc of marmot, the glolHltliheij. It Is of a heavy fenn, bilrreWM In the gremiil, "rtHi,,4N;y,r"lll,,,',,"lll" rurineiH, by dovetiring gTar!!,-'''. H Is com men In tlm I'nlted States and CuiMhVh r " Very llttle did Neah known about it. Sausage was the only ground-hog he was familiar with. Hy consulting the American eneyclessIli we find under the head of wishIcIiik k tlm follewing: tiii; iiiieuNi) nun's 11 vims. " WiHslchuck, the couiineu 11.11110 of an American rodent (nrrfeni inmntr, Gmrl. ) ItlslfterlS inches long, the color varying from blackish te grizzled above mid chestnut red Ixdew ; the feet nre alwa.vs dark, the tail blackish, sometimes witli grayish rings. Tlie form Is thick and chunky, neck hardly ap 1'ircnt, head biead and Hat, legs sliert and thick, ami tail short ami bushy ; the nese Is wide, lips full and Jlcliy, eyes small, and i-arsslmrt ; feet large aud'nnketl below ; hair rallier soft and whlskeis long and Mout ; thcre nre rudimentary cheek pouches ; stomach simple ami nis-iiiu huge ; there are glands lust within the rectum whiih he. i-te aHlightiy eflenslve subslnni . li is luiunl from Hudsen' liny te Seuth Carolina, and west te the neighborhood of the Heeky meuulains. Prem its veracity and burrowing habits It Is often called the ground-hog. Il digs deep boles In the fields, en sides of hills, or uniler rocks In the vvixxls, in n slant ing direction, nt first upward te keep out the water, with several compartments and usually with mere than 0110 entrance; it passes the winter In theburiew in a lethargic state j the digging is ellected by the tievvi-r-ful fore feet, assisted by the teeth, the dirt being thrown backward under thu helix and then klcketl out by the wiile-spicadlug'himl leet. The fissl consists of xarietis plants, iiuits and vegetables; they are esHf.illv fend of nsl clever, often doing great mischief te this crop ; they frequently make their in cursiensat midday, lKisllngsentlnels lewarn them of danger bv-a shrill whistle; they are very vigilant ami their sense of hearliig Is remarkably acute ; they are cleanly In habit They nie easily timed mid docile, citing bread, milk and vegetables, and refusing an imal fixsl , they have liv e and six veungnta birth ; they flglit lx)lilly, and are meto than a match for n deg et equal nlm ; the llesli is rank, but I Hemetluies eaten." an lNi'Ai.i.tnt.i: wi.vTiimt ritei-m-.r And that Isall the 1 ucyclep.edlst knows about the woodchuck. Net a word alsilit his prophetic vision, his wonderful ami unerring Knowledge el astrology ami meteorology, by which he foretells tlm state of the we'ilher from C.mtllcm is te St. Patrick' day ! The ciicyclep.edltl dwells Umpii miiTer iiiatlersniid 0111 Its all allusion te the weightier characteristics of. tlie nohle animal. What would he thought of a biographer of (iclicral Ilanc'sli who should descrils) him as "a re nins tabic gentleman weighing INI isiuinls," and emit alt allusion te his great military and civil iccenl? Or If it should be merely Mid of the late lamented Alexander McWIlfe that "be woie a check shirt and .1 uunils.'r nine shoe, ami he had a pink wart en Ids nose." 'Ihese tnlles may Is) true enough, but they miy well be kept In tlm Kick Kick Kick grountl,"se that proper prominence may lx givtiitothe distinguishing deed nuil traits of character which mark the subject of the biography. Tin nlii from these lessilirisl aiitheis, we sciirch for mere reliable. uitherity concerning the in trmet tlie woodchuck the ground hog anil, happily, find it hi Ilaer's igricul tural almanac ier the veal lss.'). AHlhustery Is told in rliv 1110 and is te our purpose, we reproduce it. Whether the ihiciii was writ ten by Jehn llaer or Jehn llacr's sous, tlie aim. iliac falls te state. Pessiblv it was the Joint work el the whole familv. If se, they need net Ix) ashamed of It. llcre it is; i.K(.i:M) or tiii; ohecm) hoi. V reiiinl hnrf tlinibtd up te the iiitiiitli of ids llule .lust tetitkcaslv men at Hie enlliei- Anil ilKlit t iirefiil wits he ntit te veutnte Iik Im, K01 lie said "I've seiiid Iih-i, aiut t knutv wlie llieyale' ' but lie thought he would like te ktmu whi Hit r llitileuu clieerltss v Intel mis cerlalnly e t r, Ol wtiellier't weiildlliiKci for si. i wccki or uiore He pts'pist tlj out 'twusa dull, t limit dnv, Vint tlm prospect nastllxiind ami gltHjiiij , Hut It tutted film well, fei lititieltcit rtKhteiit, And the vwty (but hu liellckut unit gimibeleit abniil siecil a liking for places ineie rixjniy 1 rum Hi" clo-eniel cimtnii teil, tlieiigh snug lit tin hole III "liltll hu'd lii en sleeping as blind us n mole. What a mitsT leek he hail t t eu'tl hav e theiiuht se, I'm sun, HhiI vim cuuglit hut li glliup-e of the fellow ; out of four llllli) pa jeud have noted lull tints) That wenililnck, fertlie fourth was n wlilteas could lf, VVhlleIils lur viii of ndxed gniy Hiel ji-lluvv , Aielll.'lit Isnky "us lie ullti 11 fiiinlslilng iiuiw, K01 lie ceubtn I cat dill anil lie wiiidUu't tut Uruw. He Kite "Villi All Hppetlle, tleilbt less t ill II I 111 Ilk, 'I vtuit exactly his own way of thin king . fe lie iiiuilu uii Ills niiutl that hu'd stxin liavc ids till Ten Kin ilcn haul by huttalteil oft with a it III, And thu slipM that he saw set him htinMiiK , Fer h splentltd reliant te fits 1u1n thtrtt he feiiutl In thu vt Inter fruit scatltrt d all evt r tbe tfreunJ lis had only Just takt 11 a nitible or f ue VV hen lit) undent 11 chill nlml it ble-vluu . Audie, autl beheld he itiiihl sctiue ttusl his c en, leru rlciti aiuir streak shuutil itstlf In tlm skies, 111l seen the bright sun, loe, ii ahenlug, HlsHhnduw htvsuH.uiul with piteous tli, le He cried, "Out tee seen ' 1 must buck te uiv hole I" And for lx wis-ks then alter 'ltiissiieHli ' Itetelvct! Sltltfat litrj lalltai;et. Iho Yeung Men's Christian nsstxiatieii of Pranklinaml Marshall college, who ris-eiiiiy brought suit against the Western I'nien Telegraph cemiuny ler ilaiuagi resulting Ireui theiiDiMlellvery of 'a telegram, where by the association ilisapiieiiitcil a large audience assembled hi Pulton opera beuse te hcara lecture by llev. T. De Witt Tabnage, have, through their counsel, Jehn W. and Win. N. Aiqile, recovered satisfiu terv dam ages from tnueeiniMtiy. SKalllli; Itllilts Detlreil ll Nllisjiitt ti. Prem Dmiptilu County (tiiind Jury Itepeit. Ill the matter ofthe skating rinks in this city, we would rcsjss'llully jirescnt that w ith the information laid liefore us and the ie ie seiiUitieus made te us, wolxdievoHiicliiil.u-es of amusement te Is) detrimental te thu health of our young ptsjplu and in .1 great measure tlestructlvoef the morals of the vouthswhe frequent them. And hi the opinion of this grand jury in this rusjiect they nre auult auce. Apptmlt lltstrtl. Tlie county couuiilssleucr IimIjv heard iqipeals from the assessments undo fei Ihu fellow lug districts : Adamstevvii, Hart, Ceuey, West Denegal,) Men, Lli.ilxth town ship, lmc-Lster tow ushl), Llttle Hritalu, Pe queaand Washington Ixireugh. A neehunu'u could be made In the atneiiuts assessed ler real estate, eicept where Improvements are made, theie xvere very few- appeals I'rtieu lt Heath In lilt lietl. During a learfitl bliird en the buv, Thursday night, an old man named Hiiiiih Jenes was caught in his lsi.it while eystering near Pelly ( leek, In Nerthaiiiiti)ii county, V:t, and freni tetliratli. His lusly was found In his Israt I 'rid ty morning. He was sitting upright, with Iho oyster tengsclult luil in Ins bauds Heht It, Alitner, Cenrad Schacller, w I10 is thaigeti 011 oath of Michael llelutzen witli assault ami batten.- and surety et the jcai c, npjs-ared lefore Alderman Spurrier, l'riday evenlng, xvaivtd ' a lienruij nd gax w bait te annwer at court. limit: Mtssttwu. An lllrletlnC Mrrlliin at (, IMill'11 Itl-rnrilicit C liiinli Ijtl riMilng, A very Interesting missionary ineclltig vva held In SI. Paul' lleferiucil 1 I1ur-.hl.1st even ing. Mr. C. II. Nchneiler, president or tlm V. M.I'. A. oflhe college, was ihairmiui. The meeting was epeiiPil by Hinging. Mr. Win. K. Hey read a scrlpluru U'ssen. Mr. Wilsen P. Mere, also el the M'inlnary, olTercd n pnncr. Mter the singing of another hymn. Mr. Paul l untile, or the college, dellveied 11 very Interesting address en Individual 111I. slnn work in church and .Sunday Kchoel. This was followed bvn very Instructive ad dress by llev. A. Carl Witmer, of Mllllliit burg. Pollewlugisnbrlefahslnict: In his tutintluclieii theHx'aker siiileilnut stnun of the 111010 eiiceiiiiiglng featilre tiianlfested at present In regard te home missions, such us tlm dillereiit missionary orgaiilr-itlens j tlm iucie.vse of mlsslenary lltcraliiru ;the Increase (if eoiitrihutlens anil converts Cnder this head the speaker com pared llm tiast with the prost nt. show lug the tiu'ricd Interest ptsiple Like loissleunry work veari'tlliT year. The s'ci ures knew ofneillstlnctlim'fSi.""''! he ml foreign mis-Iens. Tim oxIelrt-'flL ( nissleti field nml U10 necessity of bringing is 'ssuilynrt T iniiuiu me ttesjM'i 10 ine ii'iiiiuus 01 itxr, gneiaut jn'oplelii our own lauds, was tlm "is-end point the ppe.iker treated, laying special stress 011 the colored eeph) el the .Seuth ; the West Idling up very rapidly w lib Hsiple from all places ami of all religious, thegieat Importance nt iiiiltiugthcm with the common IhhiiI of Chrisll uiity. De missions pay? They de in helping te civ ilin ler Ihu state. 'I hey piy tlm chiircli In dollars mid cents, prying back te Mid church leiifeld j they juiy Ihu ergln.il con tributor In breadcni'iig his Clnisiiui view ami help te bring m in hi ilose Christian fellow slil-il In conclusion thu Hs'iiker made it strong nppe.il te tlm students, especially el tlm sc111111.il v, iinJutrnu them the inie"rt,uicn of iHinuiiig preichlng In a mission ; Iho In valuable j cr.i tRederlved from II, the sacri fice it tmches, vv hich Is 0110 of the best prepa rations for the Christian ministry. Tlm speaker thiougheiit his whole tils, course, by the earnest and able manner In which he treated It, showed that he was thor oughly acquainted with Id subject. This inse was manifested by the vvai m congratula tions the Hpeaker received from the profes sors and students who had the piivllegoef listening te the discourse. The institution Pxpts't te continue these meeting throughout tlm ycai. I lit: 1'inri.s iir ;i,.i.v,.s. spbj Cintimmj Willi tlie Count C'ltiiiinU sit, tiers. II. it. Swan and 1 K. Martin, wlioan wliean ii'iuuccil thcinselvj-sas the committee of the Lancaster bar en the enforcement of thoH.il theH.il ary bill, appeared Ixitore tlm county commis sioners this nmrtiliig. They stated thelr eiranil te be in lefer'ciue te the price fixed by the county coinmissleiicm ter the blanks incident te the hotel mid restaurant license. The commissioners, Mr. M.ittln mild, at thelr meeting en Thursday, fixed Ml cents at tlm pi ice te lie paid by each applicant. This sum, Mr. Martin argued, vvas out of all lea son, as the cost of the blank is net 11101 e than four or tlvett nts per set, mid he did net thiuk'that the county wanted te go Inte (he business of selling blanks for a piellU 'I hedisouMieii In Iween Martin mid Cemiuls. sloner Mver was spiev at times. Mr. Mevers said Ihu iiHerimvs of the l.ineasler bar fur jtars have winked at illegal fees being charged. Mr. Marliu said theie was net 11 utility officer for years kick that he teuld net convict el extortion, without catling a single witness Ml tlm testimony needed was their own Ixxiks. Mjeru lefened te tlm $n,0ijij which he hail been Htm barged, mid nil Iho time he vvas endeavoring te tle Ids ditty. He Incidentally mentioned that the advice of the county solicitor could net be relietl upon as geed law. Martin suggested that the commissioners hid the authority te employ ceuiisi 1 011 whose advice the.v could rely. After home further talk tliucoiumls tliuceiumls tliucoiumls Hieui'is Mid they would asceitainwli.it pilce llm blanks cost and iufeiui Ihecoiniuitleeel' their eolKllMlen. I htt Sl.tii, oil Cuiiipiii at Hie Opera Huilte, The Si.uloitl-Petter combiiiatleu upiiuirrsl at the iqieni house last evening te a very lueagie audience. They piesenletl "The Men hint of Venice" in geed style, albeit Mi. stalferd'H interpretation el the Jew was marred by i 111 hi feet articulat ion, his strength of voice in the passionate scenes being sully lacking. Hesliewcil, however, a vciy intel ligent com option of the t haraclcr, and his work 011 tlie vviielu was geed. 1 10 Has a mere tli.in fair company witli him, Miss Kvalyn Pester as iWriu and Miss A1111I0 Sldndlu as ,wiicfi Ix-hig iarlieiilarly noteworthy. The male parts were capably taktii. Thoallei Theallei Thoallei pitse, "A Happy Pair,"was mi amiising toin tein tsly in width Miss Shimlle, suppllisf Miss Pester's plat e, the latter, necerdiug te an nouncement, being tee unwell lei the pari. Iie.ttlt el Mrt. Ami Hlller. I'ieiii the Sew Helland Clarien. Mr. Ann Dlller, of this place, diisl Pnd.iy alleriioeu at 1 e'clcs k. The deceased had lieen sick feralwtit two weeks first having 11 slight attack of Intermittent lever, which ter minated In a complete shattering or thu ner vous hv stem. She was thu widow or Luther Killer, w he dhd ulieut thirty venr a;re, nml 11 daughter of the late Hi 111 v Shirk. She was a qtih t unassuming lady, highly esteemed by all w he knew her, ami hail from early life Ik'cii a dovetetl member of the Lutheran church. Three children survive her -J. Vegan Dilier. or this place, William, or Phil adelphia, ami Maggie, wire of (ieorge lEciin, of this plaie. lilt, barged I'mm Ciiiiipin (.' The fellow lug named enlisted men el com pany C, bill lufaiitrv, with tlm approval or the regimental commander, have been dis charged : Sergeant (ioergo II. Click, L'orfio L'erfio L'orfie nils tieorge K. K. Lrlsnian, I'niucis Cullen, .101111 vv. Ltiglev; I'rivmes i.eiiiiiiiiuh .m wake, LImer llerslnx-k, Charles 1. ICutltT, David Miller, Cisi. II. Martin, Crank K. I'cnnyp.K ker. Jehn J. Sullivan, Jonas II. Heeth ami liuls Seilx'iU 'I hcyare exss'lisl te turn ever the com piny preM-rty nt tlm uiictlng 011 Monday evening. I bit, Ite. Jehn llartin.in.w he has the exclusive right te cut ice I10111 llm 1 tty reservoirs, is new en gaged in housing 11 irep or very Hiipcrier quality, from eight te ten bu lies hi thii kiiess. He has all tlie i' e from one reservoir ami is new at the ether. Ills ico-heilso holds alsilil Jem tens, ami he Iiehis te luve it weli-filltsl U'leru many days. Olht r Ue ilualeraconliniie te cut front tliu Coiicstega and the fneighlsiring (winds .e fiem foul te tight im lies thick. Itt leatetl oil Hall. Michael (form. in, who was committed jes tertlay morning in ilefaullef hSJjiJii yesterday te await the rcult of ffeorge M. Iluls-r'n In luries. was itk-.isetl fiem nrisen last iiiuhU HiiIxt, it was certified by hi phvsician, is net in any iiiiumdiale d-uigi r nml the alder 111 in dlscliargisl (ieruiau Ireui cimteily upon his entering bail In tlm sum of fl,U) for u hearing. Taken te Yerk, .lennle Harding, a reldcnt of Middlii slrcel, wasnrrestetl this morning by Officer Miu. LctuiiHS en Information received from Con stable ltuliv, of Yerk, Hut she was vvuntc-d llieiofer larceny. Constable Iluby nrrlvetl hi this city at 110011 and tnjk J 0111110 te erk 011 this atltruoeii'n train. Three charges nt larceny are pending against Jennie. Arretted 1111 Tut, I liaise. Levi Nlxderf vvas arresled at uildnlglil of l'rlduy byOillcer IIcNheii a warrant Uniittl by Alderman llarr, charging 11I111 vvilh felonious iihsault and battery uud surtty of tK-iu-e. Mrs. Jehn Wuguer Is thu iiresis'ulrlx mid she nllegcs tliat .Nlxderr, w hlle drunk, threw a butcher kiiifunt hcraml llireateneil te kill her. In default of btll Iheacciistsl was committed ler a heuring. Iit el lireuiiil Sjtltl. Ilaiisniaii.v. iliirus, red onhile agent, te day held for Win. Peutr, a let or ground US7-10x.'lJ fiet, nltuatt en North Duku s'ret, In-tvvti'ti I'rcdcrlck and Sew ttls te Henry A'hmusand V. II. Cilnniilntf, ler I t'J.vMv. TWO TKimmiXlMiOSIONS.' I'iMi.if rv.irr te ttttnrr pj.k.ie.vh txjirnvn is vtmnvKit. .NhIiiihI (lt I'.vpliMlet Inn slenii Willi IVsrfld lltiett A s.Hind Htptii-iun liltiimntlrt n sireil Car IIIIimI VV lib Puttciiiicrt, llllrrii Ibuitet VVlerltdd, Pifisiitiiiii, Pa., Jan. lll.-Twe vs vs vs plosien or natural gn-i ts-curnsl this morn ing near Twentyleiitth Httxcl en IVnn nveiiim. Hlx iss.ploiire reK)ihsl killed nml tvvenly Injured, and from six te eight house wrecked. Meagre icjieils by lulepheiui H.(y Umt sherlly litifore twelve o'clock an explosion eeeurird in August HiiIi'm Haluen, tl.n.'il lemt avenue, ami that nml Iho adjoining buildings vveiu vvnvkcil. Thu concussion civalcd tim wildest nxcllctncnl, (lre.it crowds ' gatiiertsi itiieui the ruin which took Itrw W-ix" uud it was rcH)tted Dial 11 number of per WrKK a(CUlU4hodebils. Jusfn n ntrtet car lllleil with pissirrtrrrs..yi,,'si, niiollier oxpleiton necnrrcil which llirmt' I'1" tar rreiu Iho Ir.wk. The eensfcrnall ptssengcr was morn than Scarcely 0110 et tlm vvhole 1111111I without morn or less Injury. ' V.'ILS Nf) ll.ldtl- llllt t lb it Iwi ,.111 .1 ,Tr..i. uiutiiiK- Pinlc vjsvl iver tlll missile inaile hiveti anieiig llum rt j Hembleil, mid Iho Inlest nis.-eunls glvolhe numlier wounded between twenty nml thirty. Ten or fifteen houses vvere wrecked. About ViOtt n signal that Iho firu had been extinguished vvas sent In, bill al most Immediately the alarm was rung again. In the excitement tlm only n.unraef Iho Injured te Im obtained vvere (llbsen, llm car driver, Augustus Hern, nit Iren weiker, and Helnger.n baker. nv.sTuvv.Tiri: F..I.W;?. Hltirrs Durum Ill n Mlchlirmi Tumi llret n t Other ruliilt. St. liM.vrr, Mich., Jan. .11 The xlore or Perry, Pearson A Ce. and llargrave llres, nt beney, Schtxilcmrt county, wero burned Thursday night. The less is estimated n f.10,000. There Is a munll insurance, Tlitrn l.ltrt l.ittt In n t'lre. Ai.toena, Px, Jan. 3i The rosldcnce et (lee. Leve, colored, wns destroyed by tire this morning, mid his vvife nml two children were burned ledcalh. Twe Children I'erltli. Ciiai I A.NOOii.v, Teun., Jan. 31. A mieclal I10111 Morristown, 'J'enn., Hkitps that the dwelling of Thern is San ford vvas burned te Iho ground yesterday. Twe of hi children perished in the Itamnt Man mid VVIIs X Irllmt nf (,'eit ()4t. IUcim:, Wis., Jan. al Ole Hansen and wile, who were found dead In thelr house, last evening, bad been sullecated by coal gn that escaped fiem tliu stove. Killett Wltlln lleliirnini; Irimi a Hall. Tomuie, Ohie, Jan. III. A sleigh contain, ing a imrly of nlne iktieii vvhlle cresnlng tlie track of the LakeShore railroad between Oak Harber and Pert Clinten, Ohie, early till morning, was struck by an expics train and twoefthouuiiilier, Ntephiii ti. J fall, of Oak Harber, and Mis Jcniile Whipple, of Wan Wan scen, OI1I0, wero killed. Mrs A. D. Thecr wetter, Mrs Jehn Vegel and Mrs Charle Yegcl, or Oak Harber, were probably ralally wounded. Jehn Vegln vvas seriously In. juretl, but will pnibahly recover. The parly had been te Pert Clinten te attend a ball. VHitfiiiitl fur Sluiditg 11 I'rttt nttlini. PiiTsfim.D. Mass., Jen. .11 William Cavaiiaiigb, who Hi ours I n pioeesslen of Irish-Ill. ilne men last October and who was Honteneei! Ie thirty day Imprisonment thcro thcre thcro ler, apH'.iltd hu ciise mid te-day wiih Hen leiiced fe the Heuse el Correction i'er n year by llm higher court. Hej5c1l II) Handler A rrcitnl, Lti.Miev, Jan. .11. -Philip JS'owheld was aneslisl teslay 011 suspicion, of being it dvuaiuiltr. Letbu- feiiiul 011 tibu destiribcH a olet for the destruction by dvli.fliilteiif llin Town ball- at Derby ami a bank In ml ndif,5 leiiittiL' (01111IV. ,-r M7.M I'll 1:11 IMIIL'A VIIWH. Wakiiiniiiev, D. C, Jan. 31. Ker tliti' Mlddle Allanlleslales, slightly colder, partly' cloudy weather, local mlns northerly winds Per Siimhiy, local ruins or snows. The It r at I'tut lleptttll. Tin) Intctis.) cold of thu last few day has gnxitly incrcasetl the qtianlity of Ice In Iho Susquehanna The many gaps that had been made by the thaw have been closed, and the rlver present mi id me it unbroken Hitrfuce of ice from Pert DeihisH te Columbia. At the various gorged sunt the -ice ha thickened mid strengthened lean nlarmlng extent. Op. N)site Pert Deposit and between tli.it jsiint, mid (iarntt Island the Ininunse lus'iimula lus'iimula Hen is iiiostlermld.-ible, mid many think the situation when the break occurs will Im morn precarious th.'.u hi loriner years The rlver at this time Is xery low, the K"rged ice at many peiuti resting 011 the Ixittem nnd pro jecting it nigged peak many feet Inte the air. A few venturesome Hplrils crossed It rough Hiirface Priday, IxHweeu 1'ert De posit and Lipldum, carr lug beard or pole tenld their Jeurney or HavotheiiiHelvc from slipping Inte a fissure between the hillock or Ice. Thore Is new a mas of gorged Ice ns tending north Ter II e mile from Carewcll'Mn lnlleaud n-half wide. There Isiinetliernildlil- cieaslng gorge st McCall's ferry ami much ut, ether isihits When a heavy and gouerjd rnhl is'curs and a pietniclisl thaw set In uiul the guvil water-shed of the Susquehanna let loose their vast acouiiiuiiilatlen of Ice nnd snow there must be a freshet, and It I feared that It will Ihj the most destructive ever knew 11 te Pert Deposit. Tiioie will be 110 re lief from anxiety until the river I entirely Ins) from ice again. At the Mat loll llnutr. Pive bundled uud fifty-feiir railotisefsoup vvere distributed this morning nt the wup house. Twenty-two hxlger wcre accommodated at the station house last night. Tw e gas uud three gasoline light failcsl te burn en Friday nlghU VValtml h Hearing, i.i.orgell. Kcudlg, vvhe wa complained ntralnst befere Alderman McOIInn for een. " s"i: VWB MrffJV-l tM lnvcy in aiding hi non, Win. K Kcndl, ft t -if prisoner, loeeaje from the cusKiy or 1.011 1 suiDlOBIiaui), 011 luesuay, waiveti u nciiiiig and entered ball for trial nt court. rruililliiB fur Ilia Children' Hume. Tire 1 eurt this morning made an order appropriating J 10, MX) for thu use of the Heme for Prlendles Children, during IWv. II. IL Pulton and A. II, Peacock wcre niMWdti'isl trustees and Mrs. Haruli A. Ce and Airs" A II. Pc.-ksx.Ic, managers l.'lmrgfld Willi iJirreiir, On complaint of Jacob l'enlz, Christian i. iluilllM.'liliaii n tttiwniutt ivi ttt ivt"tj w j tin anvil, bar Iren, and oilier property l 'n ' lenghnf le l'ent itllrother, brUliinakrr,,J the charge being that Iho property wa ttulen ireui iiicir uncKyaru in wie ixiiini waru, 5; J, Jiiilgn I'atUrMiii' t'oerl. Tim trial ofthe Mutt of IVank Dlller aa(nt ' the Pcmi Iren cemimiiy, limited, An Mill tm trial InjUire JtUlgO l-am-meii. lira iieitinwi m that thcre wtroue violations of the cewttaei oulheierlortho 1'enn Iren company. 4 Hut Dilier nevcr i-emphiluel t- tlie el8ewl orthecouinuiyoruiiyluckof nUaw, or Httt he luil Iscii deprlvoder aceetH Ie thf ! cm shop. ,XtLieill)itl VVIIIiTIauk. ,, A 1 nniphlet with the full tett eC Ocvmb I'nttlMii' mewuige h Veen riveil at 'U iNTLfcHilCXtBU oftleo Ihroejtll ht oetMbmy ofthe clly aMeuiWywsD, Dr. T. Divht - . . fc u Y , 'TI I: '"?A 1" Cl !3 i J S, -s si '13 ' ffl StSt-lLi