TO ;;i4' , ii K, .JJJ 't. efnftefftf fnMligmM rJ V ', 'ir?i elh WfflftRTvJT5Wj!i M VOLUBLE XXI NO. 134. illffi. LUCILI.K YSGULT DUDLEY. Ti ; rer mi inni.f.v mie shot iwnx O'JH0t AX ItUS.H.U .Niiiiti-tlilitc About n New Nutftl ftililikl 1 tin llriiMin Ulty Shu shot llin l,eilil lrl.lt Kllalnr l n ItilU.li Spy-Hewa New Ibtpldlj Improving. Lucltei Yetilt Dudley Is cultured mill tiv lined, nml rwiMwu considerable tstrsenul nltrectiniit. Iter complexion Is very l.ilr nml clear ; her li.nr light lireun, ami her teeth white mid regular Mr. Dudley Is t.ill nml leug-waitied, nml neitlv tli-essed In black. Nhe converses elegantly In l'ngllsh, audit mistress of llin '-brogue" spoken by thn countrymen el her victim, also, it Is said, of Irish. Tlii"ii latter iiccemplishmcntt fiii te have lcil tlmsa te Mippnse that he was 'stnblshlng a tatrlitlr Intimacy with nn Irish woman lie evidently ill I net suspect that Mi wns Imgllsh, anil indeed It nppeart "IhatftliPts se enlv liy (lie accident of her lilrth m Fnglaiid. neither Iter father nor mother lelng it natlMi of Hut country. A ioM)rter niIiI le Mrs. Dudley thu atsail unt of O'Dennvan llenta Wesliiesduy morn mern ing: "I wish tensk If Mm riqieit published in thn mnrimig iivtm tli.it jeii went ence confined in an Luglith rl"ti fur .1 lernt of almnt .1 veir ter .111 attftupt te commit till 0I1I0 It rerrei'f" Deforce un t eriii the quetiien Mrs. Dudlc- put en her spovLielos niut cire rnll read "tln dlsuteh ami said : 'Let mn iiml(rtaiiil thu question," ami, after rt-is'iliug it herself, she tattl : -I wish te say tl0 report it mil true; I nevcr'sAW the Inside t,( an F.ngllth mil us a prisoner." "Wen von ever arrest's! or Imprisoned for an nlt('iiittei.iiniii!t tnii hie?" "I ile net what right you linn huisk that question. These stories have Is-en pul llslied l Frglish iiaH'rt, ami at toen ies they sis their mistake thev will corns t the stntoinenit. Thov have the eNirtuiiity of elolngse mil tin' laeilitiesal.. All thai the MHirHen tint hMu luve any right te inut inut tien 1110 aMiiit it tlioshnetln;"or ltiw.t.1, ami en that I haxe tahl all I e.in tet.ij." "De mui Ih-Iimi that lletia h.wt any haiul in thpte (I vii uulti' ili'inonttratient ?" "He h.tt in.ule mull cl.ilint. My cm 11 eiIniin of him it that he it a "nioiin "nieiin 111 iniai1, iiuiln (Mi hy the nulteriiifft hn umlur umlur wenl in I'nuliili prltent. I'rltonert thoie am net trcili'il at you treat prttenprt in thltceiiuin. I ile net think hnwetiltt lute the ner n te umlorlake te oxplixle any il vti.i vti.i mite hiui'H-ll, ami It he cliil, anil taw inniH'nut euieiinml children Injured, he would net ntteiupt it again. De 011 think if I Ix-Ucmtl lie at a nitriet heuettlv at work I would hate nliet lif 111 ?" "Then whv did vim thoet him Did ou lichove he "u-ed 'the money ler lilt own mils?" w n Mil 1: tiini 11 1: It m n. Mr. Dudley replied with a lauli and a hriifjef tlie Hheuldert : "They nay thore it a method In all 111 idnett. I bellme llwsi a claiiRoieiit in. 111 for the peaee of KnKlnuil and Ireland. KeilM)dy hat Ixtin xijiiiK ter c-artand wurt if Hihvi wat out of the way tliete tieublet could lie adjutted, but no 0110 had the none te attempt it. It it charged that I aeted in a eewarilly way when I shot him in the Intl.. Should I hau pmci up te him and Mid : 'Mr. UetM I am nelni; te Miontjeu?' TUeehaivot.ne he would li.i run an is. t It it, I Ii.imi uien I1I111 11 lctteti w In ii 1 think u ill l.itl him all hit lile. At leatt he will hae a reminder el it In hit luck, and I am mm h mittakun if he deet net heed it." Mrt. Dudlev then t.iid , " It hat lieen rharned that f 1111 the wlfoef O'Diniewin," and then addid ec ileclly : " Let 1110 fay ri;ht heie that I think Carey deterved the fate lie met ttilh. Ml informers and tniitem hlieutil be dealt with in the miiie way. It hatnlBO been said tint I am faptaln l'helan't clnuchter, and Mr. .1. ltole (TIteilly clalmt that I am an I'iikIiIi np. Whv does he net oine hern and identify me? I hae written le Jojce, lte.ta't aid, atUliiK him te proxe, if .he ran, that I an nui;lttli siy, anil preiuitiii); te answer all quottient he may atk me." Dr. Allan 1 iteh, oneof thoTembt phvtl ciant, held a conversation, lattini; nUmt iialf an hour, with Mrt. Dudley tlilt morning. When atked by 11 rejxirter el the ct If he beliexed her te be in her rli;lit mind, he K.ild : "I e.iinmt aittw or tli.it iiiiostien at tliit time. I saw her for the lirtt tune this innniiiiK and talked with her about half an hour. Sim evaded nil iiuettient at te her former lile III Cngland, and n fued tns.iv wliether or net f-he wat eur eeiuiiu'd in an insane asylum It is certaililv u ery tHviillar ia.tc She is uxidentlv a M'ry iiitolliirent woman. The only tiling that would lead one te boliexo that nIie it insaue is t lie remarkable control she has ever herself. She it cool and eellcx-ted and apparently clwlnterettrd. Thore urn no inldciKiM of ins.inity In her oyes, altlieuuh that is but a mer test. 1 Hheulil net eonslilei her an epileptic, for I could discover no traces or cxidenees of any sin Ii malady. Ill were te K en the witnett bUuiI tcMlav I would luiSe te Hav that I was unable at tliit tlmw te i;he an iipuiien at le her iviiiity." Miis. tn in 1 v wiin r.s 1.1:111:11. While Mrs. Yseult DuiUuy was reading the new njupers in the Tombs Woclnesday ineniliiK her eje caught 1'at Jeyce'n Hhito Hhite inent that If he had .set 11 lierliu-tead of Heh.i llicre would net haxe been any NhiMiting, bo be bo nuite his blarney weuhi hae been tee bimHIi iii(r. She looked up quickly and asked the matron for a plece or pnissr anil an cnvoleiio. Then she w rete) this uote te Jeyce in lead pencil Inn peculiar, angular hand : 8111: SceIiik in the newspapers and hoar hear . iuir fiem various seuives that you are 1111 xieus teliavviau interview with me in order te e.s tablltii my identity as a Mritlsh einlss.iry u spy, nil iiiienner anil thowifuanddauirliter of wuveral tllllerent people, I lieu te ussure you tlmt I will willliiKly Krant you 0110 luUir luUir vlew us leiij; ns you desire, lteluir 1111 1111 ileubteilly unarnuMl, I cannot de you any personal injiiiy. II you apply In your ralMCltv as 11 novvsjuper editor you will liave no ililllculty hi olitaiuiiiKadmittauee. The " blarney " j en tuy you w milil hav e " uscsl " Is new leuileretl un necessary, liutiis 11 nonil nenil Irish woman allow 1110 toliifeiiu you that I always meet theso wholuive klsseil thu blar ney mono en llielr own lrrnuud. I irmaiii, ulr, yeuis truly, YxKUbr Di'ui.ur. A iiiCKteuKcrcniueKick with 1'at Juji-e'it repl te Mis. Duilley'.t note. Ile wrete that he never Kdd he wanted te Interview hei, butlie might sce her later if he thought wolf of It. "bhe'siicraiilc," Jojce uhl after lie sunt the nete ; I don't want te sue her new, I would havelikuil te have been boron Satur day, though." Citizen Ocorge TrancU Train sent two of his patent poems te Ilessa. One contained tills advice : Slick te join cot , don't le ive your bud, licit W-c tlie giuu above yeui head. The dynumltcn thought it was ilrt-t-elass jieetry. r- UOSb.V Ol'T op ucu. o'Denovau Jteasa wait en VellllcSllay tueralng allow id te K'ave lilt boa In tli he.- ' pltal mid preiui nide the ward and corridors. (Jultea ii'iinlier of his filenils nilled en hhn In Iho cntly inernliig Iieiuk Itesta's olllce 111 Centre Mrci t vi us n.cn awl watlllli'd Willi lilt tilth friends, who worn entertained by IIimsii'm fivrcl.iiy and l.n tuliini, I'atrlck Jovi . 'l'lie hoilte Miirgcen ii'ierts fmiu the hos pital thai lless.1 p.itHcd an eity iiluht I that there wits no lull ciiiin.it let 1 or swelling nhnut the wound, and that in 11 leu iliys he will Ihi able te Um e the hospital. Almut as.1l c in. Hett.1, at the mijJKettlen nf lilt wife, wat removed te Mb Vincent's het. pltal, which Is under llie eh uge of the HIsIein of Mercy. Tliere he was given 11 irhate room and made at comlerlablo at pnttihlc. 1 111: vv.dh'ai. riterrfiitiy. tentltlj MrithiL; of ttm Ijiars.tfl'r fiiiuity Misllml hm III J. 'I he I.uicislereeuntv uieilical neelely met In (Iriiml A liny hall, this city, Wednesday afternoon. 'Iho foIlevvlliK members weie prcKent : Drc Mlirlglit, III it K. Ill 11 Uvvoed, f'arpcnler, ( ralg, lieniir, II I". Ilerr, Kiudlg, llertr, llershev, Kehlei, l.lucnvvciivcr, l.lv Ingsttm, l.lghluei, .1 It. Lehman.. I. II. Muster, I'. M. Mutter, II. I'., Muter. J. I.. Muni), Miller, MarMe, Mcul. r, Nuwphei, N'etteher, tl. It. Hehrer, llts'liuclc, Itelaml, Itlugwall, Shirk, Shevvaller, Slew art, .1. 1'. .icglcr. The presiilcnt being aliseiil he t'resltlent lilm'k leek took the chair. Hcjiert from all xitts ofthe county show eil that there were lioepitleuiict, though there Is n geed ileal of typhoid fever at lllue Hall ami ether placet. The HAiiltarv committee for ss."i uaian imitited, at fellows : Drs. ,1. 1. Zlcgler, I'. M. Muttiiraud lllugwall. Dr. Miller auueiiiiceil the ilcatli of Dr. Isaac C. Weltllei'el Mis'lianlenburg, formerly a member el the society. A ceminlllen isiiitltllng el Hit. Miller, Herst ami Dillm in, wat iippelnteil te drall resolutions oprettlvo of the seutiief llioso llieso lliose ciety 011 the sad event. Their rcjert It puli lithisl elsowheio. Alter the usual imitlne butiiiiitt the si ciety adjoiiriietl. IHUIIV VltO.1l IHI! TKAVh. tliui.tiT lii u l'ii.4ini;ttr Train en tlir ('iiloraile C't'iitncl It.illiinitl. During a severe wind steriu Wcilnetilay afternoon a train for Denver, en the Colerado Central railroad, was blown from the track alsjilt a mile below rjeorgetewn, Cel. The entire train is new lying iikii its side in tlie ditch. Of the twenty p.isvnger en beird eighteen worn mere or less injured. Tlie following is a list of thote most seriously Injures! : . S. Turey, Denver, back Injured ; S. A. Lhlied, Denver, nete split anil internal luiilrles ; .1. U lireun, Denver, scaln wound and sevcrelv bruited ; Mrs. M. Doelov, DeiiM-r, Internal injuries, prelubly fatal , Mrs. l'atrli k Ilelldiul. lted L'lephaiit, internal injuries ; Mitt Mauile Helland, Hed l.liph.iut, mtIeiis wound en forehead : II. A. vpru.ince, utatn auditor, Denver, internal Injuries, two ribs broken ; Mis Sprit tin n (his daughter), K'verelv bruised alsmt the head ; Al. Crelghton, Denver, hrakeman, leg broke and othervvise injured, II, .lohnseii, mail ngi'iil, back hurt ; 1'r.iuk Crenkrite, news news bev, Ikiillv hurt, ribs broken mid internal In juries. 'Iho injured were taken te (ieorgo (ieergo (ieorge town as seen at possible, w here they are re ceiving every attention. 'I he storm ilid much damage 111 the town. A large number of chimneys weie blown ilevvn .mil pinto glass Ireiits w ete w rocked. 'i.iiTi.i: iiAiirrmtT." M iKKle Mill In II I'liHMtit liucaKti 1 Allillrnre III 11 Neiv I'til). Ill spite el the general iiicliincney of the weather, which manifested itsclt in tain and slippery paveineiils M igie Mitchell h id a fair amlleiiee at tlie iisr.i house last evening. Her play " l.lttle lUreloet" had never Iksmi preteiited here belore and there was 110 little cuiieslty in III tuy of the audience te observe whether she had develeH'il a new vein el acting. Thete must have been (lis.ixillteil in their expectations for tlie same Mitchell, whotiecnto juvenile ways in ".lane llyre," "The Little Savage" aiul " Tain lien" have delighted audiences for jcmps apK'ared en tlie IkkiuIs of I'tiltuii et'nt house last evening. The play is of the most simple cliar.ii ter. There "ire im dramatic ttir-pri-et, net a villain lit Iheeati, but the whole plav moves along in eatv old lathiened stvle, much like that el a t'oitettegi wagon before the davs of railroads. Miss Mitchell shows her grrit versatiluv and rcinark.tble j'outh j'euth fulness hi this piece, though her voice at times gives ovlilenee of advancing age. Her supHiit was eaible eneuch. The audience showed its pleasure in lite drama bv re peated npplaiitc, calling Miss Mitchell liefore the 1 urt.iiti tw ice during the ev enuig. sIiimiIIiik lultli ill Mc(,ramr Park. The M.ipln liiove Sheeting club held a large match at Mcdraiin'spark en Wodnesday nftenioeti. 'Ihere were alsiiil 'Jiiilef the loci! sporting fraternity prosent. t'h irles I'rancls. ens wen tlie llrst'prij', nsllvei cup, II. Kaull iiuii a big of sltel, and Messrs. hnyder and Hush were tied ler a can el ewder. Ilelew Is the lull fore : .1 sny,ir. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u 0 1 1 1 I 11 r. Krunel-cUH I 1 I I I I I I 1 1 1 I 1-1 1 II. Aiiilersen I 0 1 0 I 1 11 11 11 u I I 11 it II. Kaurriiiiui 11111110 1111 1-12 M. stixiicr 11 I 1 1 0 1 11 0 1 1 1 1 11 N II Klt'lil I 1 11 I 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 e 8 Ilie.h 11 1 I 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 11 .1 Kline 1 1 I 1 0 0 I 1 1 0 1 1 l--.il II Mlllci 1 1 (i 0 0 1 1 I 1 0 1 0 1- H Cntliil AitilKi.rn In Sttmi. The county auditors were in session all el Wodnesday. A greater ptrt of the day was occupied hi the examination of the returns of heveral of the county elllcerH of loes earned during the month of 'January. Mr. Jehnsen, thosellcitoi of Corener 1 Ion Ien Ion eitiiiu, was belore the auditors and aigued that tlie coroner was entitled le fl.uue per ve.ir, legarillest of the number of inquests lield. Tlie auditors did net come te auj' con clusion en the mailer. The auditors would like te have 11 solicitor, but they are net cle,u as te where that efllcur is going te get his juy. Tite Itepublican members are also divided as te who the solicitor should be. Tite auditors will inisit again 011 February in, when tlie conimivsieiiei-H will Jein them and decide vvhethei 01 net tlie coil county treasurer is entitled te 11 cleik. A Minister' Cdlet .Villus! Kinks. Hev. Jehn Parker, of the Methodist church at Jamaica, I- I has issued nil edict against roller-skating, and has threitcuetl te e't)l fr m his church any member visiting a link. The younger members of his church eli eli eli uoiiuce Mr. Parker's conduct anil threaten te leave Iho church if he persists in his oppesi tien. A .letiriiicll.tlc View of the .lull. I10111 the S 01 ristevv n 'limes, The grand Jury el Lancaster county last week rcqiorted adversely le Iho eiet lien of a new jail. This is gissl news te the news paper men who always delight 111 lecerding a llrst clasn e.tse of jail hriMKing. Lancastei has long been a preline .source of supply for tills sort of nevvs timber. Matrlutiiiit il. Cm tls nre out for the man iage, at Licking Hanks farm, .Maryland, Wednesday, Feb. 11th, lit ISM) 11. 111., of Mist Mnggle I. daughter of Mr. and..IiH. Heraco II. Dii.vcklnek, am! Mr. Jno. J. Penucll, or Little lltlt.tiu town chip, this county. 1. in: ami semi, It lilu wciecuught by a eluiieticl, And 11 vvlltt lietirt tbinhblinr in Ihc lent, M1011UI thrill Its Jey, anil Hill its Het, And utter its heart in eveiy elcetl. I lien would this hicttlilngclaileiicl 'lspiiwhat Iliu poet lulu would be. tin noun e' the ftlnKiMsoveeet llus wholly lived his inlii8tn.Uv Ol chaily niiiig hit true, true thought. Or utti llv bullied forth lib. life, Or out of liluund mg bus wteuglit Tlie perfect one of man and wile. Or lived it ml sung, that Life 11 ml Seny MlL'ht each express thu ether's all, CuicTim It Itfuel ult were long, Since both wciu euu te.tuud or fall ; sethut the wonder struck the crowd U he vheutcd It about the land, Jilt tuny uvi only Uiiikj tilent, mu9 HvrKt ci firtt Hinun ni tuiiti. Hitlnty lAtimr LANCASTER, MiMOCItATIC NOMINATIONS. 1111! SAM IIS (' TIIUHtS II II ., M'.AIl llli: VAKTY KTAXIIAUI). I.I.I .l iMiilliHlli.li fur llin IVhnmry CeltlenU llin New Mrliiinl Heard Itnlr.-Tltn Itr. imlillenii right Wild I'nsl In hint A. ti. Thflr Cliilreiiin. Wednesday evening the Iicme-Tils of the city held their nominating meetings in Iho several wauls with thy following tcsiilt: fins 1 WAiin. Common Council .lm eh I 'rev, Martlh Dellcher, S.iltiuel Slough, tl(si. W, llrevvii, Sauiuel Senei, lleniy Weljer, Chat. Zech, Chiittlali Sehacller. Contlable A. (1. I'vle. Assessor I. Siwhrltt. Iinlge-.leliii II. Midline, lntMcler--Win. Seheureiibr.mil City Coiuuiitlee-.lolin Sclmuni. ni:i iimi WAiin. ( '(minimi Count II (Jeergu N.iutn 111, .billies Slewurt, leorge I'. Kalhreu, !l. II. Mayiitakei, .lames M. Ilnrkc, TIicsk Weinlll, 1'hilip Her. Intnl. A. J. Slehiin in, .1. II. II. Wagner, Coe. W..Styer, Jehn A. Snyder. Constable llaiikseu II. Smith. Assessor Harry II. Holten. .Illdge Win. A. Levvars. InsiKeler Itels'it Clark. City Coininltlee Jus. 11. Dennelly. Til inn waiiii. Common Council Jehn M. llberly, Cli.it. Sehultr, sr., Cnter I.eehler. Conttable Hee. Ilonce. Assessor I"rcd. Numleif. Jiidge It. f. Davis. Iusiccter Adam Oblender. City Coumilttee II. T. Iamii.ui. ret urn waiiii. Council Soergo Stelnm.m, Jeseph Weill, Jehn .Shciil, Jehn Ochs, It . A. Smith. Assessor William steigerwalt, Jehn Shields. Alilerman M. II. McCoiiihe.v, William II. Miller, Harry U (.'.trseii. Conttable Jaines Ceyle. Intiiccter mv. rence Talk. Judge fiee. II. Sh iclfer. City Comiulttee 1'nmk llrlnkinan. r'lt-rn w vim, ehrt Council Ik II. Mnleinv, Common Council 1'hlllp Wall, Jelm J. Jeffries, Jeseph Katltz, James C. (iable, Din ifl Trew Hz. Assessor Constable) II. K. I'urlew, Alouze Welt h. Judge Andrew Met7g ir. IntK!Cter W. A. Shoenbergei, Lewis M 111011. City Committee SIX! II W Aim. Common Council S. J. Owens, II. I". Myers, V. Hisifel. Alileriiiau .1. I. I'lucker, J. II. Schneider. Constable Martin Daily, Alien Mercer, I. l'evvers. Assessor llenrv Iteiuer, Jacob llerzeg. Juilge Ilyren J. Brown. IiiNKt-tnr Jno. 11. Sener. Citv Couiinittee Harvey Knight, J, 11. Scner. si:vi:mii waiiii. Seles t Council (le-erge M. llerger. Common Council Frank Ilvart-s, 11. l'rank Adams, I'hilip Diukelberg, Jehn D. 1'rver, Jaesib droll. CemiLilihi Jehn Merrlnger. Assesser James (iartin, Augustus Mem vvanildl. Judge Will. Mclaughlin. I nsMcter William Derwart. Citv Cennnlttee Jehn T. Knapp Coinmitteeoii Vm-ancies Win. Mcl.ttlgh liu, ee. Kiililiu.ili and Augustus Steinwan del. nllllllll WAIID. 1 ouimen Council a. 11 llegencr, Crane is J. Maitin, Cjriis Winters, Jehn Snyder, (J. Heet, Jeseph A. 1 1 roc I let, Ch irles Lippeltl. Consjilile lice. Shay, Henry WamUiugli. Assessor Christ 1'ralii'V. Judge Saniuel Hoever, Peter DIehl. Iiisptvier Heury Kill, ls.uu Hest, U ). Keller. City Coininittee (.corgellarel. NINTH W .Villi. Select Council Win. Wetzel. Coiumeu Council Miles I'lte, Lewis II. I'isher, l'retlerick Milusen, Henry lluudle, hwisliei. Alderman Shei. Suiitli. Assessor Cltas. Houghten. ConsUble M. M. Diggs, CJee. Klttenheuse, Jes. I'eisel, Clirist Plitk, Jelm l.uudaker, JoreSliiudle. J mice tlcsi. Umwii. InsssMei Clias. llrevvu. City Coinniilteo Jee Arneld. SCHOOL lllltMrrell. J. M. Johnsten. II. II. Slav-maker. Win. Mc.-(siiuisey. Win. J. renlui'V. Philip Itermnl." s. W. K.111U C. Keunensiiv-iler. M. W. ll.mli. Jacob l'enlx. Jehn McKillips. (ieorge Daruistotter. f!ee. P. Springer. IIIKNKVV HI'Mi, t tlie DeiiuH-i-atie priinarles 011 Saturday evening will lm submitted a new luleiu the billowing form : "l'reni anil alter 1N5 eaeh ward shall be entitled totweoftho Deinoer.itie inemliert of tlie beartl, and us a vacancy ivcurs in any want the DeintsT.itic veteis shall vote for ami select the candidate for the school btuitl whom they desire te lnvu placed 011 the ticket." The rule w ill be printed en all the tn kets ami immediately under it the winds "Ter the Itule" "Against the Kulu." The etei e-iiu erase ene 01 tlie ether el these lines, accordingly as he desires te sup sup peit or op)tetho piesjscsl rule. tiii: itr.i'Viu.iVAx ni.vn.vr. A t.ili.ssat lite 1 .tri.' Nuniet In 1 hit I'vAilnut C.intCkL. The Hepublie.m primary elections will lsi held this evening between the bouts of live ami eight o'clock, and In the I'euith, Sixth ami Ninth wards u large vote will be silted. In tlie l'irst ward, Treasuier Myers' candi dates for council li.iv. e no opiesitioii. In the Second vviinl nil the present mem bers of council nre candidates for re-election. The new candidates are p-Coreuor Shifter, A. A. Mvers, I'nml; A. DUlenditifer, anil 1). S. ltettevv. Il.ireand Huist will piekibly go through, with Shillorer ltetlew as the third man. In tlie Thiiel vvaiel, the nominees for coun cil will Ihj J. P. Shirk, Charles ltuckiusantl Jehn W. Menter. The latter wanU te go te council, us ii trieml el Jacob licit el tlie Ninth wat il, who is ufter the street coininis ceininis coininis sieuershii. The light in this waul thisuveu ing will been tlie two lowest elllces en tlie ticket, imlge and inspector. Fer judge, the Mc.Mcllen faction nre running Jehn Woinier and the nnti-McMelleii iactieu, Martin Kt cider. Fer inspector McMelleu is run- ling Lew Lyens and the ether tactien II. F. Metger. McMelleu captured the or er gtnl7.itliiii en Monday night by 11 vete of 12 lull. The imlge and inspector w ill lie con venient ter MeMolleu te luve nt the coming primaries and Unit is why he is making tlie light new. In the Fourth wartl tlie great light Is for Alderman. Spuuier hasbeen mukiugii ier nwiltll ittllVifs, lilt iiiim.lt itiu t)llllll Il.tl.lt tliey me tlie best workers in the wartl ami Spurrier will have mere Mites than I'rban, l'erelney nml Fr.uley combiued. Spurrier also has the election Imnd. Tliere Is also a strong light against the old council ticket, ami pait nt it w ill be defeated. In the Fifth want an client Is being m.tde tedelcat Hairy Diller for select council but It will Imrdly succeed. Clarcnce V. Liehtya c.tndUl.tte for lo-electlon te coiumeu council Is being pressed by Leuis Nell unit it leeks ns it'tlieie will be n clese contest between theso two. Keiibcn llershey, it Is conceded, will be 0110 of the nominees for isniiicll. Jehn Faguii who became a Itepublican becuuse Mayer MacUouigle would net up point liim en tlie police torce Is trying te beat cJcoit'e Wlimwer, who turned Hepubllcaii ufew yctirs age, ler constable. Fuguii will be left by a large majority us will Jehn 1'A., THURSDAY, PRI3RUARY 5, 1885. W, Wbltelieid who bat itiiilvrtnken In beat Harry Hartley. In the Sixth Witrtl Iho withdrawal of Jehn W, Haiiiten hat Improved l'rnlm' chancct) for Iho aldermanship. Theie will Ihi ever ll) velet polled nml tlie contest between Deen mid I'mlm premises te be clote, The friends of both nre eeullilent but Deen will probably villi. Ills backers are tlie )lltlclaiis of tlie warel j they havci lieen hard nl work in his Interest for weeks, nml tbev will put plenty of "putty" Inte Iho light if it It necot necet s.irv. 'I'liere Is nlsen fight for council in this ward but it leeks as if McLaughlin and Mayer, old incmlmr, would be reneminated, with Iho chancpt between Jehn If. Iluiingirdiier unit Joel S. I'.aby Ter thn third place. In thoSeveiitn ami Illghlh warels thore are liiicenlesls. In thn Ninth wartl thn light It fernltlnrmnn, w lib live candidates In the Held. It leeks as if Piiikerten vveiihl win, with Hnelnn secentl, Sthreier third nnel SeurlMsT fourth. A NI11II1 lVurd slntMiniin't (Iriutar. Tlie following circular has been istueil In Iho lulei est of Harry A. Se broker, canelldate for alderman in Iho Ninth ward Asushx'1 men of lugcncnus iielltlc.d lileniture it is notable. It It iMitllled, " Why Tbev Want te Defeat Harry A. Schroyer for Alderman of the Ninth Waul," and Is nt follews: "At the last Republican state convention llnriy A. Sehroier was tlie senatorial tlolo tlelo tlole g.ito Irem the Southern district of Lincvster county. As the Iteiubllcnii nentlmeiit was iiiimittnknbly for lllalno.Mr.Schreier voted for lllahie elolegalet-at-lnrge te the national convention, and In tlie contested ense from Pittsburg, involving tlie choice of two lllahie or two nntl-Ulalne elclegatcs, he voted for the llliilne 111011. "While tliit'cdiMt'iitleti wns In session Mr. Schroyer wits requosted te go ami see Quay anil Miigee nml he could get anything he wanted.' As lie owned himself, no did net 'go anil see Quay and Magee, hut voted as he thought was right and his constituents would h ive him de. Therefore, ordert lime gene) forth that he must lm 'snewesl untlnr.' "Mr. Schroyer hnsnlvvnyslieen a Kcpublicaii and a voter in the Ninth warel hiiice he bo be bo ciine of nge." niTinx yirrr milks or i-iscastkii There is ,1 great demand for houses te rout In Oxford. Itcv. J. It. Settli', of Celcrain, will prone h intheAtglcn lliptlst church nett Sunday iiie'rningaml at P.irkesburg in the ernning. Wett Clicster It agitating the Introduction oftheelectrlc light ; ami while It is at it the is'ople think they might as well liave nn in candescent system for Interior lighting. William Hegg, Jr., of Celerain, recently slaughtered a Durham bull lust thin three venrselel which weighed when dressed 020 I mn mis. II. (!. Hergelreth has begun the erectien of II tkating rink, 011 Denegal street, ML Jey, the dimensions of which nre 10) by 30 feet. It It pi-opesod at Harrltburg te amend and simplify the gaine laws of the stita te at te allow the killing of all kinds of g.ime Irem Octelier 1 or October la until January I. The beard of pinions hn refusetl te recom mend Dr. Ileach, the Illalr county wife mur derer, te execute 0 clemency, uml he w ill Ik) liingetl en February 12. The! beard eon een niclurccl him s.ine. One of tlie most einiiientniiisiM in Itlock Itleck ley hospital, Philadelphia, is Mitt Josephlno Irwin, wlie hat eh.irge of the iiwmi'h surgienl tloittrtment. SI10 It the sister el O'Donev.in Itet.s.i-s present w ife. The right of .skating-rink proprietors toox teox toex eluiloiiny jiersens vvlieiu tliej mav choeso net te admit is undergoing a legal test in Seuth llethlehein, vv here two young women h.iveHiied a rink manager for slander in re turning them their meney and requesting them te leave. The Philadelphia aendomyeftho linn arts li.njust Ixh.mi pretcntcsl by Mr. flcorge W. C-hllilt ultb n eoltectlen eriifin.iUv Itolentbii? te ilenj iiilin Wist, soine of which nre by his own baud. They are crayon and jhmi sketches. Twenty nf tlie drawings; bear in ternal evidence) of the work of West. The remaining twenty-te veil are tllllerent in com position anil belong te the Fiench school. While) 11 loam liolenging te J. J. Franey, of .Sbcn.1mL0.1l1, was climbing the mountain be tween Lest Creek ami Haven Kim witli .1 carriige containing lle ladies, the horses lest their foothold anil the c-.irriage, with its ec-etiiuiits, was tb I own ever the embank ment and deiuellshetl. Mrs. Higgint, Mrs. llradigannndn chllil uciuscilemsly nnel Mrs. Fnmey and Mrs. llremian probably latally inluieil. t iiivcrner Pattlsen, sifter giv lug the matter serious censltler.lt ion, has ititliuiteil that oil the first civet t act of the nlloged Socialist's ill Pittsburg the ceu.ily niitherities will Ik) se promptly and igoreusly suppeited by tlie sbite niitherities as te leave no doubt in tlie minds of tlie poeplo regirding tlie determinations of the governor ami Ids nd v iteis te cnftirce tlie law and presorve order. Tlioceiigrogation 01 1110 ueiiir.u rrotnyio rretnyio rrotnyie ri.ui cliureh, Chambcrtbiirg, woie astonished List Sunday when their pastor informed tliein that l'er the next threo weeks they wetiltl liave te worship exclusively in the lertute room, w liile a j-l,2e0 pljioergan was lieing put in the church luck et the pulpit. Tlie eigan is a present from some 0110 known only te tlie organ builders. Last week tvvoef Media's inech inics were working em the Walker mill, In lower Lan caster county, uleut soven miles west of Oxford, nud lerty miles Irem home. When they completed their work ene el thein ehiretl the ether te walk home. Net te be outdone he was Immediately " Liken up," ami the leuiney was skirted. They left at 1 e'clex-k Thursday alternoen ami at 5 o'clock Friday morning woie making down the lllack Herse bill in nuticipitieu et a het breakfast awaiting them at home. In Uerks county In January the slicrill, vv hose Hilary is f 1,000 .1 year tn f.T'1 a month, cellet ted only $3(H).73 worth et lees, out of w hicli he lias' le pay ti deputy ler ene mouth, se thatheprebablj bills bomesiMv or seventy Hollars snort 01 getting eneugn iecs 10 tuy himself. The recorder get jutt $'il.s.ri out of u ikiskUiIe (J5U, titltr pajing clerk I1I111 nnel his state tax. The prothenotarv nlse fell short of pa ing himself after pa ing bis clerk. The register of wills, the clerk of tiuartcr sessions uml Iho district nttorney Ciime out whole and turned in a surplus of fees uImive their salaries. Kxiihinithiiiii In Alu.k.i The secretary of the navy has authorized Lieutenant (.eorgeM.Stoney te inaktiliirthcr explorations of Alaskan waters, particularly w ith reforence te the large river previously discovered by him nml named Putnam liver. Lieutenant Stenoy will build a suitable Nteaiu launch ut San Francisce, and will liave witli htm llnslgn l'urccll, Passed Assittaut Assittaut llugineer Zaiie, Pastcel Assistant Surgeon Nash, nnel ubeut ten men. It is expeclisl that the expedition will continue let ut least it car. Alilcrnitin Hurr'i. Court. Wash Craig was lieatel by Aldeiiiiau 11 an te-day en a eh irge ;if drunkenness and tlis tlis tlis ordeily conduct. He was committed te the cruiity prison for leu days. Jehn' Slieilevv, heard en thosamei liarge,vv.is discharged by the miiie nldeimin em the payment of costs. Narrow lcnpH rriini tlie VV lilei'liiK l"ul. Wn.MiNciTe.v, Del, Feb. ft. In the cate et I-'ltp itrick .t McClurgan, uhsceuding con tractors el tlie Baltimore A- Philadelphia rail road, the jury this morning rentlered a or er or elictef guiltyef larceuy with a rccomiiienda- tieu te iiieicy. Tliey were enteiu.ed te iay u line of $100 each and te be iinprisoncdjfer klx meiillis. Tlie loceiiiiiicndattou te mercy scoured tliem exemption fiem the whipping pest. Tlie dolend.iuts belong te Noriistevvn, Pit They ulifendt'd from section 22 vv ith $J,000 without paying oil their men, which action w.tsinstnimontaliubringlngena riot. Uikmi their nirest nil but $200 oftlie nioneywnH iccoveied. iv:atuj:k ixihvaiiexx. Waskinoten, D. (1, Fek 0. Fer the Middle Atlantic states, fair vvoather, tol tel tol lewed by light ruin or buevv, lurluble vvindj, genernlly slillling te northerly, decidedly colder In northern portion, ullfhUy celdci In Mjitllivni poitiens. MECTING OF CITY COUNCILS. .tOMK IMI'tlltTAXT lWMXi:.SS TJtAXK. ArTf.lt III IIOTII lilt AXVII i:.1. Tllfl Old Mill lift IIiiike l.i He I.cii.rd In Hi., lllclirtt Ilblilrr UrfitlMlliiK IIOCMNHI or llin City Debt The Minting Itlnli 1.1. rrit.f. Oritliinnre t'nMril. A meeting or city councils wnt lii'ld in their retpectlve chambers Wotlneselny even ing. Mtl.lICT 'Ot'NCII- Prescnt Messrs. llerger, Diller, Deerr, Itlddle, Urlsm, Wise, Zether uml IIviuis presldenL 'Iho inenthly report of thn market com mutes was presented by Mr. Decrr. The ceuimlltei) recommend tli.it the old market house, which has been of Inte yeirs yielding vurv little revenue, lsj rented ler ene vear te K l Ma.v or A Pre., at n rental of rim), they vvanljiig it forthe ptirjse eif holding 11 daily innrkeL Mr. Itidelle thought tlie matter had Is tier be deferred until alter action shall Is) taken en the ordinance new lending te nliol nliel Hi the curbstene markets. If this orillnauce shall insf the city will want nil the market room they own. Mr. Wlsoexplainod that the couiinittee hail net leased the old market house nnel would net loase il If the proposes! ordinaiice shall pats. Mr. llvnns Haiti If the market linue was te be lented It ought te go te the highest bid der. He thought the market Iioilse was worth $.100 or $400 ier year. Mr. Itldtlle moved te amend the recom mendation of the committed by previellng tli.it the market be rented te the highest bidder. The amendment was adopted. President Ilvans ellerctl u resolution re quiring the chief of tlie fire department te have the sewers el the city washed out with the city water whenever In the opinion of the mayor it shall be ndvisable te de se. Tlie lotelutlon was adopted. Mr. Itidelle ellercd a resolution calling tijieu the street committee te nscerbiin the exist te the city of opening New Clay street from Prlnee te Lime, and also the cost of eisiiilng New Clay street east te the city limits. Mr. llerger culled Attention te the fact that Truck A, new housed iu the old engine heuse w ill seen be removetl te its new eiuarters en Hast King street Ile hail learned that the owner of tlie Umpire building wanted a rent of $1S0 jier annum for the im et tlie alarm It'll in the tower of said building. The city had hcretofero paid only $300 for the entire) building. Mr. Burger saitl he did net pre pese nny action in the matter ut present, but only nn oxpression of opinion. Tlie coui ceui coui initteo were 111 favor of purchasing two steel Isills ene te be plaeeel m the northern and the ether in the southern part of the city. Mr. Ilvans hiiggested that the committee ascertain the pmbable cost of such liells. Mr. llerger replied that the chlet of the do de isirtmcut li.ul w rittcu te bell uianufac tutors, te usi-ertain tlie cost, and expected an nnsvver inn few dajt. COMMON COOCIL. Coinmen council wns called te erderat" ecleck with the following members present: Adams Ii. l'rank, Atlxer, Heard, lliickius, Cermeny, Diukelberg, nticrman, llvarts, Ooedell, Horshev, Huber, Hurst, Kentlig, Lichty, Leng David 11, Leng Jehn H., Mtt or, McLaughlin, Schum, Shirk, Spaeth anil Dr. Ilelcnltis presldenL Tlie inlnules of tlie lastsLitetl meeting were read nml nppieved. ntnsnNTATieN or ruTixiess. liy Mr. lliickius, fera light te Imj placed cm the pest in front of Oeld Fellows' hall. liy Mr. Auxer, lnr.ni electric light at tlie corner of Or.mge nntl Marshall streets. Ileth petitions were retcrred te the lamp committee. ni.reUTR OF COMMITTEES. The rciwrtsef the lire, finauce and water committees for the month of January were read. All the Items of Importance contained therein liave been published in the Inti:l- I.Ifin.NCRR. Tlie reert of City Treasurer Myers for tlie last mouth wns presented bv Mr.IIurst. The receipts last month were$l,IVi.tXl ; payments, ?10,0ii.31. The Inlance in tlie tie.isury en February 1, was $21, 122. GO. REPrXDINU rilK SIX I'lntOLNT. Ml IN. Mr. llurttintreilucecl an ordinaiice te re fund $100,000 of tlie city debt, new bearing six it-r cenL inlerest, into 11 four percent, lean. The ordinaiice provides that the mayor shall isstie il.OOO of said le 111 in certificates of $.'.00 and SJO.OOO in certificates of ?100 ; the said lam shall Is) redeemed nny tlnie after ten years ami within twenty 0ars; the mayor is nutberircd te soil the eertllli-atesat jan The cleelng scsjtien provides that an annual tax of one-ball mill Ik) levieel te pay the principal and interest of nbove lean. Tlie ordinnnce was roferred te the finance committee, and by them reported affirma tively. Final action will be taken at the March meeting. Mr. Lichty stated that he) had a draft of tlie western section of the city, which shows that Wett Minion street is new opened te within 130 feet of the Mnrletta pike. He ellercd n resolution tli.it the street lie opened the alsiv e uanied ellstancosenstogivo residents an out let en the Marietta turnpike. The resolution was referred te the street couiinittee : hUATINO KINK LICENSE. Common council ordinaiice Ne. J, fixing the amount of city license te be paiel by pro prietors of skating rinks wns read n second nml third time, nnel adopted by n unanimous vole. Select council concurred. The fellow ing is tlie tot of the ordinaiice : Section 1. Ile it ordained by the select and common councils of the city of Lnneas tcr, in councils assembled, that the mayor Ih) autherircd te grant n genernl license te the iironnetei-s of skatiuc rinks for exhibitions. entertainments, shows, hikvLicIes, Ac, at and for the annual Mini of ene bundled ami fifty dollars per annum, pavable quarterly. The said sum te be in lieu 'of the special license provltled by existing ordinances. Common council ordinance) Nee I, abolish ing the curb stone markets was indefinitely postponed by u vete of 10 te I. Adjourned. sriviin: at i:Lir.Aiii:rmm. . rniiiiliient runner slitiett llliiisflf llirmiKti ttiu Ileiirtiinil DI.'k limt mtly V special ilitpatch te the In u'.i.i.iiie.n ei.ii Irem lIliz.tl)Cthtevv u, received at 3iW this utterutHin, says that n preuiliicnt fanner of that iieigliboilieod, shot hluiself through the heart te-day and died instantly. A Liter dispatch says that tlie ii.iiuoel the unfortunate man Is Peter N. Hutt, a large fanner nud wed thy man, who lives a mile east of IUizabothtevvii. The tragie nfi'air took place at half-past soven o'clock this morning. lie had been complaining lately of pains in his bead, ami iised te get up in the night nud walk the lloer. He get up at thu usual tlme this morning, complained efgie.it inilns in the head and left the house te feed his stock. I Ih returned for breakfast, but could net eat. After the Lmitly hail eaten he went into a sitte room, uml seen returning said he wns going out. He did net leturu, uml when u bukeref Ullzabcthtevvn called te bce him the family Miirtcd te hunt him. Ile was found in u reclining position in tlie feeding entry of the bam, stene dead. Ile leav e a w ife and three children. t leiil.tliiV. .Many Culli'ir. Ni.vv Yeuk, Feb. 5. The halluajs and lobbies of the Victeiia hotel were allve with visitors te-duy. Among the callers en Cleve land were General Hnneeck nnel many ethor leading Doiiiecrntfc Tlie prosident-clict will return te Albany en Satunlay. Hulling .Mill Workmen hliike. Pi muit'itu, Pa., ri-U ft Flvw hundred w erkmcii employed In Moerchoad, Lenr V Ce.'s rolling mill, struck yesterday against n reduction of ten per cent. The mill lias clod down. am run: ix .vi.-ir veiik. I'lin Hundred Thousand Dnllitn. ti.t lii Hie lliirnliig of u l.ltli"Kn.ili lMal.u.lim,,,,!. New Yeuk, FeU S. Iiofero nevcn o'clock last evening n lira brnke nut In the oxlentlvo lllliegraihliig cslabllslimeiit of the Majer A Knapp Ceuiumy, Net. M and IW Park Place. Dotplte tlie I'-eerlleut of the firemen the Haines extended throughout tlie entire bhs-k le Net. 61 mid Kl Itiirelny street. Tlie lottes nre ns fellows; Majer .fc Knnpp Cemptiiiy, en Bleck and macliluery, $130,. 000 Jehn Wygind, importer of glass, ware, 38 Park Place $".0,(H)0 ; IMwurtl Mlller, ImiKirter of clocks breii7t,.V) Park Pliice,$20 000 j William J. Sneldcr, glnssvvare, 31 liar clay street, $20,000 j Fritsche lires., Iins)rters orellSjAc, Ne. 61 llarclay, $20,000. Tlie bullil ings wcreelnmagetl $30,000. The losses nre partly ceveretl by finturaiice In Ine.il com cem imnies. One hundred men are threw ii out or employment. the cai'di: or i in: run:. 'Iho ilre is sahl te liave been caused by a boy named Meiiah.ui, in the employ of the Majer tV Knapp company, cnelessly throw ing a lighted pner into n cm or Is'tiine. The boy was very badly burned anil was taken te the ChamliersBtiect hospital. the miss half a million. A critical rovievv of tlie flre In Woetler street feiels up a total of half a million dollars of which the underwriters will hnve te jmy three quarters. Tliere is nothing left of tlie large building nnel every dollar's worth of prejicity, except whnt may Ihj found In the safes in the ruin", Is destroyed. At neon te-day the flre was still burning, feel by cod liver oil and whisky, which lt.ul lloeelod the cellnis. Seino sixty families liave been driven Irem their homes njiiiosite the Hemes nud en belli sides of the street. Tlie nearest climate made of the lestes of tenants t I te N'ett A Iteurue, chemists, tli0,0uu , su inbuilt lires., liquor de.ders, $30,0l)i) ; Kushewcr A Ce., fringes and tassels, $13,000; Geed ear India rubber gloveMfgCa, $23,000 ; licriiard Ullman, fringes nnel novel ties $11,000 ; S. Dutten, Lice goods, $100,000 ; A. Pashaucr, straw goods, $7,000 1 Kcstfeii ncr, Smith A Ce., matiuf.icturers el geld and silver headed canes $15,000. The building was owned by Peter Ilrticncr and Henry S. Moere, the furniture manufacturer, who built It 13 years age nt a cost of $250,000. It Is worte than a total lest, as it will cost much labor te clear the dangerous ruins away. The building Ne. lid, occupied hyGlllis A Geoghegan, steam heat apparatus, was knock ed entirely te pieces and Ne. 118, C. A. Stocks hardware store, partly; the less en these is $10,000, and the steam heating firm's less en stock $10,000; C. A. Stock's hardu.ire Is damaged $3,000 ; the elamage te the business houses in Gicene street and the surrounding tenements may 1)0 put at $15,000 ; total lews $595,000. A citircn passing along llarclay street at half-past six o'clock, saw a Hash of llaine be hind the large windows en the third lloer. He notified iiiKiliccni m, whe.it ence seunded an alarm. When the firemcu arrived they found that the tlames had already a strong held en tlie third lloer and were rapidly working their way upward. At twenty-two minutes te;-ei en a second alat m was sounded, and within a few minutes later a third was turned in. liefore the engines rcsimmling te tlie third iitaim could arive en tlie giniiiid tlie Ilre had burst through the fourth and fifth stories and had penetrated te the roer. It poured up ward with a triumphant reir, ami, leaping high in the air, Irradiated the sky with a scarlet glow. Tw enty engines, fellr trucksnnd two water towers were en the ground threo minutes later, but were uuable te restrain the pregress of the tlames. The Ilre steadily anil persistently ate Its way toward the Patk Place side of tlie building. Finally it breke eutjiist below the reef en the College place side. Threo Hums was it driven inward, yet in spite of the most ouergotio oll'erts en the part of the liieinen it hrokeotitu fourth tinte. M itters for a time looked serious. On tlie third lloer were several heavy presses, soine of thorn weighing ever two tens. In the cellar of the building vv.n stered aquiutity of oil belonging te Messrs. Fritzsche A Ce. Il'the floors give way and the presses went crashing in the bisumetit tliis oil would inevitably burst into tlames. Fer a time it looked as if this must almost suielycome about The tire was eating its way through the third lloer, nml the llickers of the 11 lines could already be seen behind the windows et the second lloer. At this Jtiiu Hire, however, the work or tlie firemeu lM'gin te tell. The II tines en the College place side wen) dtlven bi'k irem the reef and the tire en the third tloer en the llarclay stieet side were seen te slacken in intensity. Tlie llromen stuck clese te their work and fought dotper.itoly te retrain their control ever the tlames. At this point ti distressing accident occurred. HOW A FIItKMA N MET HEATH. Thore was a sonsatieii for tlie cluster of ou eu ou leokors at the ceriiON Seino sal 1 ene, soma sold tlirej firouieii were killed, llore it was the reef h id h id fallen In, and thore a ladder slippe I down. And while rumor Hew wild and vaguely tour Iiolinetod and dripping men carried n melancholy llgure through the smeke with bloetl streaming evor It. It was Fireman James Smith, of engine Ne. 17. As tlie smeke rolled out from the upper steries en the Paik Place side of the building the order te raise ladders and run up a line cune from tlie chief. In a minute tlie long, slender frauie was rising through the darkness th it sullused the place, .mil presently an oxton exton oxten slon ladder reached up te the topmost lloers. Then thore w-.n n swarming up of dark, glistening forms, the dilateel hese stretch ed elewnward like a great serpent, glass shattered up in the air and the rush of tlie water was heard beating iu tlie windows. Volumes of smeke were pour ing out of three rows of openings, nntl ovory evory overy thlng was iu darkness oxeept up ubove tlie building whero the glare et the uprising llanint Irem Ilirclay street sat overylhing uglevv. The oyesof the specLiters coulilenly indistinctly uiike nut iu the illinuess the figures of the moil pore-hed upon the rungs and sustaining tlie line of liose. All of a sud den, nway up at thu fourth story, ene of these liguies was seen te svvorve. .Thore was a confused llutter of arms and llinbc. The rungs wero missed, the line swung away and down like a shot cune a dark body that pounded en the pavctneutand then lay still. A cry of horror breke fiem theso near by. A lull' dozen firemen sprang te the ladder's feet. A comrade lay unconscious, his bend crushed ami bleeding, his side forced iu. Tlie lifted him up and carried him Inte a saloon no ir tlie corner of Colloge place ami an anibuLiuce trout tlie Clumber street hospital was protently ut tlie deer but net bofero a clergyman, hastily summoned, was en hind ntlmiiilsteiiiig the List rites. The surgeon was out iu a twinkling, thoie vv.es a hurried examination, a selection of Instru ments and then :t hopeless shake of the head, l'lreinan Smith was already ile.nl. Peihaps in shifting his position he let go thu line ; perhaps he had tiled te escape some sullooa sulleoa sulloea tlng blast and lent his bil.iuce ; perhaps his feet had slipped en the wet rungs. Ne one could tell. It was ene of the Incidents of a a 111 email's lile and it had been fatal. Thu iiian was twenty-five years old nml for three years had served in the donartuieiit, most of the time en Ne. 7 engine. He was unmarried but had an ngeel mother whom he helped te support, uml when thu body had been can kid oil te the station house and a permit of io ie io ineval was granted by the coroner, the inel inel iineliely tidingsef Smith's death was bent te his home in Madisen street. heuti Itutleim. Thore were -170 rations of seun dlstiibntcd te-duy. P1UCE TWO CENTS. THE FALL OF KHARTOUM. r.L MAitvt CAfTvitra tin: ctrAtwt. nr TJir.ACiir.itr. HnvriiTliniitnitil nf llertliiii' Fertr In tltrClicr. ilm I'litlci-il Awnjr fnim Illm Mkr libit nn jy Mrlltn-llnglniul In lvir llrnt Otnrtlin Mum. Londen, Fe-li. 10 n. in Inlolllgciiee has Just lieen rcvolveel horn that Khartoum has lieen captnrcHl by the Arabian reliels. Tim wheuubeuts of (leu. Gorden Is unknown, but lie Is probably a prlsoner.ln the hands of Iho victors. Len den Feb. 5. NiMin There' Is yet no official confirmation of tlie fall or Khartoum, but the morning jKipars continue Issuing bullltlnste that eIlecL It ii said that tlie leliels secured tlie city by truachery. A teh'gram from Grn. Wolseley says Khartoum fell en January 2ii, but he has no Information us te tlie full of Gorden. The oxcltemcnt throughout llngland Is rising te fev or beat. Thore is still n hope that though the Maheli may be In Khartoum, Gorden may Htlll lm holding nut lu the mtndcl. Thore ure elcep forebodings, liovv lievv liovv ever. A cabinet council has been Hummoneit te meet nt ence. Gladstone it Tearfully disturbed by the new h and some poeplo bollevo he will resign. OOUDON'h ClAIiniSON DKI'ENDEHS DESRUT. Tlie Mnliill eccupicH both town and citadel el Khartoum. Nethlngcan he learned ofthe fate or Gorden. A native leperts tlmt the Mahdl hail 00,000 men nrnunil Khnrleiitn. He sent emlssaries Inte tlieclty, who by bribes and threats Indueesl 7,000 of the garrison, te desert, leaving Gorden only 2,500 fallhlul soldiers. With this small forcejio uttcnipteel te held the city against tlie Mali ill's great army, but nflcr sovere fighting in which a large number ofthe lebels wero killed, he wasconiellctl te Hiirrenilcr. TllK LIMISLATUUE. Thn 100,000 Apiiropriiitleii te MeriiMl Srhenls rverabIy Itepurtwl A lull te Incor porate Cromaterlo 1'ret.f-ntcsl. Special Dispatch te the Istki-Lhiknckii. IlAitmsnime, P.t, Feb. 5. In the house te-day bills were favorably roiierled n n prepriating $100,1)00 te thn state normal sclioels ; te prevent the adulteration of dairy products anil drugs ; for the establish ment of a tetate agricultural station iu Contre county. Bills vv ero introduced as fellows : Fer the Incorporation of companies te construct ami maintain cremateries: making policy-holders or mutual Insurance companies li.-vble Ter the payment ofthe debts of delinquent corpora tions ; Ter the punishment nf persons fraud ulently secreting or removing property from a crodlter j te establish witness fees Imleru aldermen utidjustlcosel the poace nt 75 cent a day and allowing n mlloage of three cents ; empowering the gorernor te appoint siecial olllcers for corierntioiis ; pro hibiting tlie mutilation of books, J paint ings, etc, In public libraries, and imesinir a icnalty ; prohibiting the employment of female labor iu eralwut inities, itilonded te strike at tlie Hungarians"; appropriating $3,000 ler the adjustment of state boundaries. The consideration of the governor's vete message of the Philadelphia magistrates' court bill occupied tlie rest of the term of the session. TUB MAHISTIIATKS' VETO SUSTAINED IN THE HOUSE. The session of the Heuso vv.es contiuued until two o'clock wlien the veto ofthe magis trates' liill was reached. liefore the calling of the veto, Hillings who supjiertctl the bill en coustutieiial grounds said he had received a telegram te which was signed the iiame of a friend in Philadelphia Tisking liiui te support the bill. A subsequent telegram showed the first te liave been a forgery. Hillings said he hail made this e.x)Ose te show- the measures) the gang wero using te socure the passage of the hill. Tim vete for passing the bill ever the governor's veto were 122 and these against it wero 72. The bill lacked 12 v otes of thu iieces.snry two thirds. In the Senate much discussion was had en the bills of third reading. Among theso pissed was ene providing punishment for injury te oil, gas or water wclK COXOlllSSIOXA T. I'ltOVVr.VIXUS. Tilt) lllvr tint! Iliirber Committee Kcni-nt Im putations en Their Iiitt'Krlt. Washington, Feb. C. Senate. Van Wyck Introduced a resolution calling cm the secretary of the interior te Inform the Senate of the amount due the governmeut under the late decision or the court or claims in tlie Union Pacific case, and, also, asking if the amount due Feb. 1st, under the Thurm.iti act, has been paid. Heuso Randall, (Pa.), from Uie com cem com iultteo en rulet, reported nmendments te the special "ten objections " rule he as te provide tint objections shall net be called for until ten minutes delute has proceeded. A lengthy tlebate followed. Finally the amendment te the rule was adopteiL Breckonridge, (Arkansas) rising te a question of privllege sent te the dork's desk nntl liael read extrncts from sioeclios undo yetterday by Uoed, (Maine) and His cock, (New Yerk) rollectlng upon the com cem com iultteo en rivers ami harbors. At a nill meeting of the cominittee this morn ing he said it had Ision umnlmeusly ngioed that thes) rennrks should be de de de nounced en the lloer of the Heuso as a slander upon the committee, The commltteo unanimously denounced imputations upon It a utterly Inte and groundless. Tlie committee had no dcslre te" liave theso Insolent remarks taken from the record. It wat willing te let them stand as ev idence of tlie kind or criticism that was directed against the action of the cominittee. Asa member or Congress and as a gontteuiau be retonteel tlie Insults which gentlemen sought te heap iqien their associates. Heed said he felt tsoinew hut pained te think that Iho coinniilteo en livers and h.irlsirs should net foci that It h ul a siilllclent atl'alr en its hands already, but nuld under take te indict fellow mombers for wereU IK)ken Iu debate. He had felt that it was enough that the gontlemen of the commltteo sat with clesed deem, that they absorbed the gouend discussion with out giving tbomselvos a supervisory power evor the utterance or gentlemen who had been obliged te condense Important nub jecls into llve minutes. He expressed hlspcr hlspcr seu.il sorrow that tlie gentleman from Ar kansas (llrcckctirldge), oxeiiipllllod In his attack the objectleiiublo tiling which he thought he found, iu what he (Heed) said. He held it te be low and grovelllng for a member te stand up and Insinuate dishonor able motives as hiving charactorlzed the action of any ethor member. The dobnte is still In preg ret. m All Original llemu'iwltliUt Dead, Allentevvn, Vix., l'eb. P. Dr. Jehn lUmilg, wbe iu l&cl CbUibllslied the North American academy et lieintt-paCiy In UiU city, tlied here this morning, aged 81 years. It w as the llmueiiKcpatby school in America. An Allentewii Miner KuiUnrnnwed. Alle.ntevv.v, l'a., Feb. 8. James Keck, an oxteusivo inlner, or this city, htii failed. Ills lluliilltlei arc? $W,0i)0, anil liU aaU $llVlH i i m I Ught biuret Iliirncsl. Aueusta, Ga., FeK C A dostnicthe li' CKX'urred nt Lauren. Seuth Carolina, today. -Uight stores with their stock ormereUandlM wera coimuued. .-! 1 J 2 K4 XA VI u tOfi ?$ I ry il 3V J . -&-: j&.
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