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VOLUME XXINO. 141.
LANCASTER, 1A., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1885.
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A NIGHT OF IlQKKOIt.
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T1IW
KIrIiIfeii I'mtmiiis Henri Inn Klrrnl Itii lllnehley
Anjlniit, l,lillnilelplilHllixirlrenilliiff Purlieu
llinl NVm Wllmmeit In llm I'niirU
li lle(ll) the. Inmate.
eighteen rating iniuliics moie burned te
death lit the liisnne ilcurtmcut nt Itloekloy
almshouse, l'lillinU'l)liii, Thursday night In
nconltagialleu which needed untiling te Iniiku
II tlie most lioiilble dlsister of llm kind ijiit
known In tlie history ul' tlie ilt.
'I'lin lltii originated ulxiut H o'clock In the
wing of tin-elit Iiiilldlugnfthe Insane dcpait-
iit-t 1 1 , which fronts toward llm M linylkill
liter, mid Indirectly south of llie main build
ing of the almshouse. This wing Is 115 feet
Inmt anil (ii) fist dicp, cnnuix'tixl with the
in.iln building ofthneld stiucluioser tlm in
Nine department, which runs west KM) feet tun
similar wlugtnthu etiii In which llm disaster
ixvilneil. In IIiIh wing, wheielhellriibruki)
out, there woie sixty separate cells for the
t Intent Mtlcut- twenty en iwli tlcMir. In
aililltlini te tills tlii'in was a large riMini en
each uf tlie time IliMir-i, In which ents for
twelve men wero plmisl, nil of which vvoie
ixvupicd 1 it'll tlie llm broke out. (In tlm
sis-end fhxir wni a drv-roetii, heated by
steam. 'I his room, w Mill was alxiut tun fort
squire, was directly alongside tlie mlilillii
stairway te tlie Hours n! iind Ixdnw, Here
tlie llamex originated, lint from wli.it oatixe
N net no known.
At tlie time there worn Insane pdleuts In
each of the twenty cells en tlm three, (loom,
ten In tlie large riHim en tlie tlmt Ihxir, anil
twelve In each or tlie large rooms en tlie iiv
mill anil tlilril Ihxirs.
run i iht of in: vn.
Tlie following me tlm nanus nml ages of
tlm (xvnpants hx'ked In tlie nineteen ceIIm In
Want M., neiir where tlie llre first started, nil
of w lieni are supx)-d te hav e Ikx-ii xulltx-atcd
or burned te death, uitli the exception of
three, win) wcre rescued liv tlie firemen :
Cell Ne. 2 rrnnk H. ncoh.ieun, ngixl Xi
years.
Cell Nu .1 .tunics McCoy, aged te yearn.
(VII Ne. I Jehn l,vl'Uii;dl SO i'arn.
Cell Nu .V Klu.'0'NiiIII, nged .ViiMrH.
Cell Ne ( diaries Scott, oeloroil ai(il ,12
yiiirn.
Cell Ne. 7 .telin llMMir, .ikeiI 10 .e.ip(.
Cell Ne s James llurk, nel "fi7 ye.ir-.
1 1lls man killed tlirue lnin.ituM of tlie Insti
tution ilurlliK tlie t" out -two jiari lid linil
liconeoilrtiiojltlioro. Ker twenty usurt his
Ii mils worecliallioil te his UmIv,
Cell Ne. ti Tliem w Itnsk, hkeiI .VI jcirt.
Cell Ne. 10 MU'liael Wretli, apisl "iityunrx.
Cull Ne. II. Ilelmrt "llllllllinu-i, :ij;(il I,
jears.
Cell Ne. U-Cliail(x No'enliorKor. aj;til ft
je-.iri.
Cell Ne. I't. Thulium Jiincx, ngeil .tl yen.
Cell Ne. II .lelm HerrlKOK, uistxl tsSi-nrH.
TIki until of tills lctlm will Imi easily ro re
r.illiMl te l'lilldilelplilnlis, us he was llio''r llie''r
wiu whouateoiilliiisl indinluiliy hlHlirother
In tlie old hlnnty at thu nerthuist iiirner of
reiirth and IjOinlianl streets. u wn-t ill1 ill1 ill1
coNered alxnit IsTn, after Iun jioeu there
ter twenty rnrx.
Cell Ne l.i . lelm K'liler, nuisl en je.irs.
Cell Ne. 17 Thenus Smith, aiied .Ii jour.
Cell Ne. In ndw.ird Murphy, nt;el IS
xenr.
Cell Ne. I') -Charles O'llrleii, uisl .!(!
venn.
Oil Ne. 4riulii XcwhitrniT, sgeil u)
yt'.irn.
Cell Ne. 1 was uueivupicd, and m .Nu, 111
Jan ih tilavmian was I'eiitliHil. He was res
cued hy Watchman William ll.iun.i.
ThoUlies of Crank Dochncen, Michael
Wroth, Theiu is Jenes, James llurk,. lehn
Koehler, Jehn Hurries, Charles sstt, Jeliu
l.jileu, l'hillp Nowberner and Cliarlus
Noli'iilivrKuruerndiscdwrisllii the ruins .mil
ruinevud te thndoitil-heuso by luidrilftht.
There were lour of the iniuati s of tlie cells
who wero rescued In tlie k1Ice, hut one of
tlie men was se Unify hurued nlmut tlm feet
thatheilktl hoeii nller Ih'Imi; hrnught out.
The names of tlie thnsi Liken out h tlie
tlreiiipn could net In learned, ewIiik te tlm
contusion pruMiiliiiK iimeiij: tlie attcudaiits.
Ward M, in which thu uutorttiu.ite follewH
mi t their death, was In chari;e of Mr. Strain,
iijeuiir man, who hid his lace Minged hefore
lie could m.ike his eViisi.
Till! FIllsT A I. VKM.
l'rfiin all th cotitlletliiK accounts te Ihi oh eh
tallied It apiHMrn pretty (ertaln that the first
alarm wusgten li an iusaue patient en the
tlrst fleer of tlie in till building, ndjoiulugthe
wlniy already descriU'd. 'J Ills mm, Josph
Nadine, nvupled a mom Willi alHjut twenty
ether (iiict imtleuts. AImiiu ten iiiluutcs te
H o'clock, liu tun fiuuke IssuIiik from alxive
tlie deer which nix-unl into the wing In
w hit h tlie celli were situated. He ran te tlie
lilg ireu-gnited deer floating en tlie in till
lorrider et the building and cried out ' the."
This fearlul xeuud niiclied thu ears et Jeseph
Nhroeiler, the attendant of thu ground-Meer,
who was In his room, dirts tly opjieslto the
ene from which Nadine had given the
alarm.
Mrs. I'mste.id, who has general churge at
nlglit, K.iys that when the aliirni reached her
slie was In her oilier, atieut 11) loot finui the
dry riMim, and at onto hurried te the mcue.
Mm Ml 1 that an atteiuit was inadii te put out
llm Hatucs w ith Imekets of water, ami at tlrst
it was supposed that the tlamcs were only
burning Irem the ureuiHt fleer near the stair
way ; but in almost un Instant it was found
that thu real jsiiut trem which the danger
came was the second Doer, at the top of and
aliOMi the dry room. She then histeued te
Ret all the patients from the main building
extending liack from the wing.
hOMU OK TI1K llOltUOUH OK IllKNIOIIT.
Attendant Sliroedor takes up the thread of
the Ntnry at this point, and thus relates seme
of tlm horrors of tlm dreadful night: "I de net
knew who sounded thu alarm. As hoeii as I
heard Nodlliu'sery I rushed te the feet of the
stairway, and after a short attempt te check
the llre at eneu set te work te get out tlm
patients. Cirst I unlecked the deer of the
mini In which Nadine and hiscouiiaiiiens
were. They ran out at once, Hy this time
tlie flames were gathering in rury and dense
oliuue-s of smeke wero ascending into the
upper stories. I succeeded In unlocking tlm
doers of all the iclls en the first fleer, and
had dilllculty in hoiue cases in getting all the
inmates out. 1 had no tluititoleok after them
liirtlmr than te rim them into the yard,
for the flames worn getting he fierce
that it was almost !niossih!e te breathe
in the new nipidly burning building. The
Hiuekii In the upper stories was he thick
that breathing was impossible, Whlle I was
getting the men out below, Attendant Wil
liam Strain was doing thu same for the lo
in ites en tlie second lloer. I met Mr. Ilannii,
the night watchman, who was also helping,
and we went up te the third story, hut wero
drlM'n back by the flames, which had forced
tlieir way through the stairway nml wero
creeping along te the cells of the deemed in
mutes. We ran around te the ether stairway,
near the new buildings en the west; and by
this time seme firemen had arrived. All the
inmates had liccn gotten out of the second
story, he tluil tuore reimimeu niieui twenty
(light en the third fleer, twenty In the cells
mid eight in the large common room.
The peer fellows In the cells wero being
smothered te death by the smoke, and jHir
haps blistered and burned by the flames.
Thelr cries wero heartrending, tjome of
thein curaed and swore, ethors laughed hid
eously, nml still ethers yelled w ith pain mid
gave out hiicIi awful cries as would hae ap
palled the hardest heart. A fireman of en en
gine Ne. 1, attendants Ktraln, Hayes and
Ilauiiu, a Kitlent numed ltnffurty niul myself
crawled en our hands and knees te1 hucIi of
the men en the third fleer as we could reach,
nnd we dragged out fourteen, eight of thorn
nlIe, four Htillecated and two he horribly
burned that they died Ix'fore we could get
them out of the building. We could net seu
any of the men In the cells, et course, but
con in near uorriiuecriusauovuiuu rearing et
tlie Haines as they iH'camu sensible that a
terrible fate was in store for tliem."
While Khroedcr was going through this
terrible experience the llaiues wero extending
te the main building of the department. The
w lug in w lik h the victims wero being burned
alhe was wrnpied in flames, which wcre
sheeting many feet into the air and Illuminat
ing the ( ity for iniiiiy squares.
WILLIAM BrilAIN'H IKItllllll.i: NlOltV.
'Tlie rules or the place roimlre the Inmates
n rtlre at B o'clock every ulijlit. I had jiut
siiccis'ded III getting thu elnhty-uen mini
under my care te hed mid had sat down te
liiaku out my usual tepert when somebody
rushed Inte m viipiiluient and sheiiled 'I'lrel'
lu an Instant thu utmostisiufimleii prevailed.
ThoHiuekocaliio lolling up the stairway In
volumes, nnd Is'l'oie we ciiuld hardly reallre
our )sleu the llnuies burst in en us. Thu
slxly-etm iH-ciiiianls of the hed-rixims all
l mm aged te make their i'scaHi down the
stair way, 1 IkiIIove. Their nsiins weru net
lecktsl, mid there was nothing te prevent
them from escaping down the stairways. The
flumes spread with terrible rapidity. I tried
te reach llm cells, w here thurii were nineteen
of the most violent pitleiitHceiillned. I knew
they would be roasted te death if the doers
wcre net unlocked te let them out. My only
thought was the liberation et lh(ne (mer let
lows. Thu siuekii and Humes poured Inte
the ward, and befoie I had advanced lar
I was drlviil link by llm Haines. It was
Impossible ler me te go another step
forward, and se I had te Hy ler my own
lite. I birely get out id he, ler the right
sldoefmy face and mustache worn singed by
thu llannvi. I could hear the Kir fellows lu
the (oils howling like ilcniuns, for the llre
was iihiii them. The thought of them Isilng
slevrly roasted alive, coupled with thelr
curses and llieir piercing cries for belli, was
terrible. Oh, llislt I never lived through
such riiglitful leiturc of mind as that 1 ex
Hrlcinvd during the lew moments I was
trying te gresi my way out of the burning
building. I could also hear I hem pulllugand
kicking at thelriltiers in their vnlu etlerts te
save themselves. Hut they might as well
have tikd te go through a Mone wall, ler the
ci lis had been lunstruUcd with :is)xs'ial view
el eeullniiig dess.irite men llierein."
nu: i'iiii.mi st e.s Tin: sci:mi:.
At M, o'clock an alarm had Ihsmi struck,
and in hdf all hour a general altrm sounded.
When the lireiueii arrived tlie llre was en v el
oping alsiul one-third of the main building
and liurulug llenely. The tvve plugs lu the
yard gave but an Indllforent supjil.v of water.
Truck I' arrived mi the soenesooii after the
II rst alarm, and its ladder was quickly run
up te the third lloer te tlm windows of thu
cells in which the maniacs wero fastened.
With ax and hook tlie llreineu attacked the
iron gratings el the cells and succeeding in
biking out seven men, four of them kuITo kuITe
catcd and three still alive.
Many of the Inmates upon being icle.wd
esciijsst in the confusion mid wanderisl Inte
the city. A large iiumls'r were seen en
Chestnut and Seuth streets, and several wero
taken Inte custody.
Huse Ceunelly'and (teorge Neall wero ar
rested by the district pellis'ineii and h ked
up In the m)1Ici) sUtieu. fltsirge Ni-ill was
found wandering in the Nineteenth distrli t
win u arrested.
I'lreiuaii Cphallue, of Kngiiie Ne. ., was
Itidlv cut alsjul thu head at thu alinshouse
fire.
ItciiJ iinin llrewu was found bv a Ninth
district Hillceiuaii wandering near the pirk.
III'VTI I'.IUIIT I IV1IUS.
That Is the Niimlier Nun Itchi'tnl te lltlkr
lloell lt In (lie bullion llnluiailiit.
I'll I i.a ! i.i'iuv, l'eb. ft. The lire of last
night at the atiiishoiise entirel.v destreved
that Hrtieu of the Institution set apart fur the
Insane. Of tlmuM lunatics cetilliied tin. re,
iiiiii.v are missing, but It is thought most of
them have wandered awa. t iiluoe'ctock
lids morning two morn charted Isidieswere
round in wild jui They had been roasted
Is'vund all ris'oguitieu. Several human
forms ciiii li seen in the burning wreck in
the i cll.tr.
It is new thought that twcntv-elglit of the
Inmates perished. Tint iiiiiiiIkt of violent
pitlents vicre lm ked in tlm cells en the third
lloer and could net In) I cached ; eight of them
h iv e h"cn taken out dead and the ethers have
net Ixs'ii .icisainted for. 'I hi re seems te Ixj
no doubt that they are lest and that their
leiiiaius am among llm ruins. During
the night inmv Insane persons were lunnd
wandering in dillerent jcirLs of the city , seme
of them nearly n ikeil. Tlm ("sir creature
gctierallv sceiiud iiuable te understand thu
situation and lu seme eases Ix'ged their
captors pitixiiislv net te threw them into the
river. Others seemed te take it as a grand
joke, and laughed glecliilh when the subject
of the lire was mentioned. Anether cime
flying down Seuth street earlv this ineruiiig
with a m made attached te his wrist and a
lew links el a thaiii dangling from It. He
ehriekisl and laughed as he struck right and
left among the frightened xsiple. It was
found nississirv te use violence and he was
kuix'ked down Ix'fore he enuhl lx secunsl.
Anether m.idiuiiuc.uissla piuic in a street
carliv rushing in half-clad and with his face
s-'urched and hl.u'kcuixl. lie s,mk cowering
in a corner, ami it was sihmi letiudlhithu
was mole Irightcued than these who hid ran
awav. Tlie lepert til it tlm streets were full
of escaped maniacs caused much alarm in
V, est Philadelphia, and stiaugeis hxikcd
uiin null ether with distrust
I lltl.MKN SI II. I, VT WOUK.
The firemen aie still at work en thu mills.
Tlii'i are w e.try and halt fieen, e.u h man's
helmet and eat appealing as haul asarinei,
but tlieii Miarcli tin the bodies is continued
steadily. There appealed te have Ixx-n a great
deal et unnct essary iroulilei-ausod by letten
hese and a siircity lu thu water
supply. Te leniedy tlm latlei fall
ing a deen brawny lireiueii chupinid
a bete in the thick ice en the Schuylkill
liver, but when tlm hose was introduced the
mud and grinding bits of ite split tlie hitter
and the attempt was a falluie. The confu
sion ulxiut tlm ruins, the craftiness el tlm iu iu
saeo peeple In secreting themselves, the
promiscuous manner lu which they are I wing
taied for and thu utter woariness of all these
who have had them in charge, prevent an
accurate estiiii itu being in ule of the less of
life and jirnjierty.
'llm less en the buildings will amount te
IllMMll ti.'.u.oue.
Sni'll lull by Culnrril r.ilk..
Kiein the Iteiullng Kagte.
ColeretVrMK'loty of this city is in a flutter of
expectation ever the select reception te be
given by tlie Heading Sixial club. This Is
mi org-inlzatieu of seme .15 well-known
colored citircux, and its object is te furnish
pleasure for the members mid their friends.
Their tlrst grand ball comes oil noxtTuos nextTuos noxtTues
day ev ening in the banrpicttmg room of
Micuiiorcher hall. It is te be a full dress
atlalr. The ladies who have received Invita
tions te thu salmi aru vicing with ethers te
ceuiu out hi the most Ixiiutltul costume, and
nre showing considerable rivalry. (luests
have been invited 1 1 out 1'axten, flarrisburg,
llethlcheui, l.mcister and Allentewu and
ether places, and some. 11) me expected te Ihi
present from tliose iil.u en alone. Calw have
ikicii hired te take tlie guesU te and from the
hall and everything premises telxi conducted
in the most recherciie style. There me no
tickets for sale, mid consequently white folks
will net be admitted.
.Mi. Mulone'n Central t In 1'lillailrlpllU.
The tlnuiice committce of the riillndelplila
councils en Thursday decided te reert fa
vorably an ordinance transferring the sur
plus of tiShiiOU et June 21, lbNi ler the con-
striictieu et the Market street bridge, te the
highway and water dopaituieutx. An ordi
nance te appreve the sureties of Bernard
Mnloue en tlie contracts ler building sec
tions set en mid eiglit of the intercepting sew or
was read, Mr. Malenn bad Intimated that he
would net accept thu contract for Ne. t), as a
mistake had I icon made in his calculation
which would cuihU him considerable less.
Chief Kmrliioer Hinodley said that If the con
tract for Ne. 7 and Ne. 8 be given te Mr. Mn Mn Mn
loeo a saving of nearly $1.1,000 te the city
would be ellocted. On motion of Mr, Clny
the matter was refurred te tlie chairman of
the llnmice committce mid the i Ity solicitor,
with Instructions net te upiuove the leutratt
unless M alone w HI take all thrce sections.
Th" llyii.iiullii l('Miliitliiii lliirlisl.
The Heuse eoniuiitce en foreign ntlairu,
te w lilcli was rcfei n d the various resolutions
relative te thu lecent dyuauiite explosions u
Londen, has decided te report that it was
unbecoming tlm dignity of the Heuse of ito ite
presentatlves te presiune that American citi
zens had In any way been connected with a
crime weru no chnrge-i had been maile and
that the committce was unwilling te request
any olllcer of the gevenucnt te search ler
pioet of full t where thviu was uechaigu.
T11K WATCH KAGTOKY.
jvrt( m: nnmiymt mom tiiih city
te ILLISOIN.
Houin ticcrful Neivi AImmiI n (frrnt Lnrnl In-
ilmtrj' Orilrrn frnm New tnrk and I'lill-
s.lrlpliln-fte.lHMl (li, Alirend A
MHloinent of thn rrtiH'li.
Our people will be glad te hear that the
wiiteh factory Is unt likely te Ixireiuev ed te II-
llneis. Tim agreement has been forwarded
te Mr. Illtner, signed by the pirtleseiit there,
but he hns (included net te lake the laclery
away, slnce the prespci t for its operation hiiiv
(cssfully hern has Ixsiuuu very bright. He
has just returned from New Yerk and Phila
delphia, and obtained orders for watches
wherever he applied forJhem. lie took mi
order for fi0,()U movements te go ubiead. He
hasneheap wnlch te eiler thu trade at about
lour dollars, which he can inake at u geed
prellt.
He hivs tint this factory has lx(ter ma
chluery than any ether factory lu tlm coun
try, and better ami clieasT l.tvir ; nnd hu Is
confident that he din make watches heatxr
by ten percent, than they can be maile else
where. With .100 hands he can turn out "(HI
movements x-r day, whlle Walthnui can
liriknbiitene for every tvve hands.
The factory Is new running with n small
force and bv April llrst Mr. Itltnei ekvLs te
have the f. to.eoi I of Indebtedness pud oil
whkh iKs'cssilated his assignment. It Is al
ready mere than half liquidated, ami he has
still ever a hundred thousand dollars of
imllnlshcd stock en hand. He considers
thef.K lery te be worth all of four hundred
thousand dollars mid te be in prime condi
tion new for sueu'ssful operation, the linn
machinery uiti, whkh it has lx.cu tilted
enabling It te comiicte with advantage hi
thelr cheap prices w Ith ether f.wterlcH.
Thu olllclenoy mid delicacy et the ma
chinery is really wonderful, and thore can lx
no doubt that with the fattery in this condi
tion for commercial manuficture it can be
profitably run In thu ilullest times, with
courageous capital Is'lilnd It.
.i ;() Mittiin:i. .sifeir,
DeikslAiler 3L Ari!ifttriliKn (tiniKiny .Viqiear
te a rry Ijirjr llnu.
Ii.st evening Armstrong V iKx-kstader's
mlnstri'lsnppciircd In the x'ra house nnd
any ene who was present would certainly be
led te lxdieve that cheap shows wero able te
"down" nny ether kind of entertainments.
Leng Ix'fore K e'elwk tlm building was
packed mid sUindiuu rixiui was being
sold. Hy thu time thu curtain arose
it was difllciilt for any ene te
obtain a place from whii h the stage could be
seen. Tlie show was far Ix'tter thin many
for which high prices are charged mid it fx
certain that tlm treiix pleased tlie audleiKi;il
the loud shouts of laughter were any iuilini iuilini
tleu. The first ait showed seventeen -pie,
including seven musicians with Harry
Armstieng and I'hil Oiblxius en the ends.
Tlie jokes were new and the songs
well ronderi d. Part second was opened
byltenwlc and tes, a gixxl lullsli-al team,
who iiiade room for Armstrong and
I)i ksUdcr, who scored a great hit with their
songs, leiilalulng local hits Ac. Carrell and
I billy are fair song and dance men, and the
I lay ileu quartet King darkey songs belter
thin they did hi the first pirt. The show
ended with a very tunny sketch, entitled,
"All Crary," which was written by Mr.
Armstrong. 'Ibis evening the show gees te
Columbia and they perform here te-morrow
alterniKiii and evening.
A lining the features of te-morrow evening's
IxTformauce will lx) a xyl.iphoue sole by
Jeseph lleyer, of this city, who is a member
of the orchestra and baud.
Hiitcrtuliilnt; 111 I'crruriiu r.
After the porlermnnco of the minstrels I it
evening a lirty was given them by their
friends. It was held in tlm opera house nnd
wax attended by a line class et young people,
including at least twenty-llve voting latbvs.
Ii.iucing was kept up until a t.ite lieui, and
all had a delightful lime.
i rvett.ir iv Titerm.i:
I'm!. AIT Mill. an. I U Is VV lie Trv In llln. knuill
I'lsiiile, llul Hit I It.
A man who gives his name as Allnsl Mills,
and a weuiaii w hnui he calls his wile, have
been in trouble in Allentewu. Itaps'.irs
Hut Mrs. Mills was in tlm Inhitel tietting
around the street n great deal and smiled
sweetly tiM in nearly ail the young men th it
she met. She made i iiiiinbei of " pickups"
en the street mid would take them toiler
lieuie.wheu her husband would rush in iixii
her appiiently very augiy. It thou required
money "te hush tlm matter up" and in this way
anumlx.'ref " Jays " allowed themselves te
lx fleeced. At last a member of llie xilke
force of tlm town took the matter in ch irge.
He disguised himself Willi a filse bcird and
met thu woman sevur.il times en the street,
Sim Invited him te her house and he accem
panled her ; when they worn hi. Mills put in
an nplxiiraneu nnd raised a big low. He de
manded HI cents of the olllcer, but refused te
take It when It was eilcreil te him. ThoellUer
stilled the nutter by taking both people te
the lockup. They wcre afterwards dis
charged, as tlm ch irge of blackmail iiiude
against them bv the olllcer could net be sus
tained. Mills and wife thou premised te
leave town.
The Hem gives this account of Mills:
"He isa pugilistic inclined individual, who
has gre.it (oiilldeuie in his ability te handle
liiiuself, and lias terrified moie uieii bv his
apparent fearlessness inle handingevei Imsli
money th m may come te light."
I'reiu the description of the man it is evi
dent that he is " 1'ief." All Mills, the pugilist,
who is well known in this city, vvheiu he has
icsided at times. He Is a pugilist el seme
reputation, but has done uiore lighting in
newspapers than hi the ring. He taught box
ing in this city mid ixsldled stationery
tlueugh the county, but had no wife with
him then.
rlillnilelililutis ItaiiiitictlliK In ttiinla.
A jiarty of ene hundred distinguished Phil
itdclphlans arrived in Atlanta, (i.L, Thuisday
morning mid left at midnight for New
Orleans. The party Is ioiuK)sed el some
of Philadelphia's most prominent business
and protesslon.il men, and numbered among
its members ten millieiiairis. They sent an
hgent bolore them te preuire nn elaborate
banquet for Atlanta, engaging carriages and
positively refusing te let Atlanta hikmhI n dol del dol
ttirtewanltheirrocoption.Thoydhl this in ic
turn for Allnnki'scempllmeutary reception te
Mayer .Smith mid party or Pluladeljihianx,
while in the city a fuw weeks age. A niagniU
is'iit banquet w.ts Hiiread for the jurty, witli
their guests, at the Kimball house that ev oil
ing. A reception was tendered theni by (Sever (Sover (Sever
ner and .Mis. McD.tuiel at tlm executive
mansion, which was attended by tlie elite of
the city, '1 his is the llrst time thu tables liav e
been turned en Atlanta.
A ('reiuattirliuu lu limn.
A creinatlen seciety has Iks'H organized at
Davonvert, Iowa, with a capital shx'k of
$25,000. Tlm ceinpiny, vv hleh isceiuxised of
some of the pioniiiieiit Heriu.m citiens et
Davenport, preKises te euvt a building, with
nrniugemcuts sulLible te the purKses of cie cie
matieii, nnd be ready for operation next
spring. It will be the only crematorium
westet Washington, Pa.
A Mine Nevel Tmgi'tl).
Twe twolve-y ear-old Ixiys mimed Davidsen
and Parker, of (liosveuer, Loiiaweo county,
Miehlpm, nu Wednesday, after reading a
dime novel, prepared a sham Indian light.
Davidsen hail a h.itihct and Parker a revol
ver, which was accidentally discharged,
striking Davidsen in tlm feieliead, killing
liliil l11M.1nj.ly. b
A 1.1 ttlc'TliraU Aaln.t Cleveland.
Williui.1 Ray, an e(iix'd luuatle fiem
ricnecn 1'alK N, Y., lins been arrested In KU
Leuis for threatening te rcmnre President
elect Cleveland. A long sheath knife was
found iix)ii him, Hu entered the health
department, and lu a conversation with Dr.
ltassctt suited that he had been selected by
Divine power ter thu task.
ve.yn UKin AfvaiiTiesMusr.
mill
Agreed ttimn by the Hriuilft am! Ileiue
Commute'.
'I he Heiiale committed en congressional ap
portionment Mulshed Its lnlxire Thursday
allernoen, mid the result Is a most grotesque
grouping of counties that make nineteen He
publican and nine Democratic districts. The
bill Is llm McCnicken bill of thu last regular
session, with a fuw slight amendments, and
will bu iexrted this morning. The follow
ing are thu district) as arranged by the bill:
rirsl Philadelphia, ".d, 7th, VJHh and SOth
wards.
Second-Philadelphia, hill, till, 10th, l.'lth,
llth imd'JOlli wards.
'Ililrd-I'lilladelplila.nili, lib, f,lh, l.th, llth,
l"th and It) wards.
reuilh Philadelphia, lath, ".Ith, '.7th mid
tfJtli wards.
I'irth-Phlladelnhl.i, 17th, Istli, pilh, mid
.'list wards, and tint xiitleii of ustli ward
south of I.ehlgh avenue.
Slxth-PlilUlellihla,iilst,vy.l,d,nudr,th
wards mid that iirtlen of llm liilh, ward
north of I.ehlgh avenue, -
Seventh lliickH and Montgomery.
Hightli Chester and Delaware.
Ninth Idineuxter.
Tenth Northampton, Carben, Moniee,
Plkenud Wavne,
Kluvetith ItcrkHiiud I.ehlgh.
Twelfth Schuylkill and Celuinhi i.
Thirteenth I.urerne.
fourteenth Dauphin, I.ehineunud North Nerth
iimlx'rlaud. Kifthtoenth Uickawanii.t, Wyoming and
.Siisqiiehann.'u
Sixteenth Tleg-i, llradlerd, l.y coming,
Menteur and .Sullivan.
Seventeenth Yerk, Ail mis and Cumber
land. Hlgliteenth Huntington, Mlflliii, Junl.it i,
1'nieii, Snyder, Perry, I'ulleii nnd I'ranklln
Nineteenth C.uiilirl i, lllair, Somerset and
I led ford.
Twentieth Clarien, Cerest, 1.1!,, Clearfield
Clinten nnd Centre.
Twenty-first Washington, Oreene and
TiiM'tte.
Twenty-second and Twenty -third Alle
gheny. Twenty-leurth Butler, Armstrong and a
portion of Allegheny.
Twenty-fifth JellorKen, Indianamiil West
moreland. Twenty-sixth Venango, Warren, McKean
Petter and Cameren.
Twenty-seventh Hrie nnd Craw ford.
Twenty -eighth Mercer, I-iwroneo and
Heaver.
The Twentieth district, running from
Clarien en the west te Clinten and Centre
en the east, is made up entirely of Iloniecrntlo
isiuntles, with the exception of I'erest, which
gives a very small Republican in ijerity.
I.ehlgh is taken away from Northampton and
talked en te llerks, while Northampton is
placed in a district running two-thirds tlie
entireeastern boundary of the state. Washing
ton, a Republican county hi which there aie a
gixxl many Mugwumps,! attached te (irccne
and r.iyette, and will lx snowed under a
big Demecratic: majority trem tlice counties.
'I he ixld-shax'd district or 'Venango
Warren, McKean, Petter nnd Cameren is se
formed in order, as it Is said, te place the oil
counties together. Allegheny Is made into
two districts divided by the river, and the
northern xirtieii of the county alxive the
Junction et the rivers is fastened te Uutler
and Armstrong, mid a sure ICepublic-au dis
trict is secured. Westmoreland is out in the
cold for securing a Democratic congressman,
Ix'iug connected with Indian-t and Jetlersen.
Se the bill all the way through is filled with
incongruities and is liable te be amended te
death.
The Heuse congressional npixirtienmcut
(einmittce, after u long session, have agreed
te reixirta bill that is prai'ticdly tlie one up up
eold by the Itepilblicans at Urn extra session
of tss-'t as their ultimatum. Itgivesthe Re
publicans eighteen and tlie Democrats ten
districts.
''() 1 IIO.V
vi.r.As cevin:
V.nlhl In llie
Vt'l Cas6--lsi.ie Itllii'liirt
Neli sailtt-.
in nun: jtimi: mvivusten.
The jury in the suit of SiiiihcI M. Wetel
vs the county of Kuieaster, .utioule itcever
(lain.ige by re.csen of the prexwcd eixuiing
of Chester street, through plaiiitilfx land,
leturued a veulitt in favor of Wetzel this
morning for f AUS-fl.
In thu suit of Auselm Henlly v-clliign Mc Mc
Cert delcnd.int nnd (ieorge K. Reed and
Rev. Vutheuy 1'. ICtiul, gnrnisliees, judg
luent by 00110111 was entureil against tlm
deleudiiit ter JJOU, with plaintill te pay the
cosUet suit,
in (old, Jt imi: I'Ali KltMi.s.
After all the tcstlinenv had U'cn elleied by
plaintill in the suit el ls.iac Riiieliiut vs. tlui
dty el Imtiister, lu rts'over a reward of fa hi
for the arrest of mi ineendi iry, City solicitor
Fulton moved for a lien soil en the ground
that plaintills bad tailed te show th it there
was a tire nt tlm I'euntain Inn hotel stable.
The motion was resisted by It. V. Divis,
counsel ler Riuehirt, who nigued that D1111
giu had been isiuvittixl el nth iiipllug te lire
this stalile, and was new serving his term el
imprisonment lu thu llisteru .nitentl try.
.Judge Patterson granted the non-suit, stat
ing that there wcie two claim ints lui the re
ward mid llm mitter should line been re
ferred ten master te ascertain whether Rlno Rlne
hart or David Uracil weie entitled te thu
same.
A rule was granted te show cause why tlie
non-suit should net be stricken oil.
DIVOllCIM).
Catharine 111 uh.iker, of Druinnie tow uship,
was divorced from her htisbtud, Ucujaiuui
lliubakei, 011 tlie gieuiid of 1 n u 1 tieatluunt.
AMOUItWII QUAKTEIl s.ss().
Tlm 1. 1st of llie Cases That Are llmui ferTilil.
The following easos have been pl.ued en
the trill list for the adjeurnal qu.ir'er ses
sions cemineucing Monday, Marth J, with
Judge Patterson piesidlng :
MONIIAV, MAUOIt '1, Isn'i.
David A. ltniekblll, Jonas II. Ilerr, A. I..
Leng, Frank U Miimlch, ass.iult and bat
tery ; Jehn Ij. Crawford, et- aL, negligence
of duty ; Andrew J. Jenes, ass.uill ; Jonas
I Miuuich, Jehn 11, Stauller. false preteuse;
Jacob M. lJachinan, forgery ; C. C. Aniwake,
malicious mischief; (1. J. Hildeliraiit, sell
ing liquor te miners.
Tin:si),vv, ma lieu !.
l'lnanuel Uerktielser, iniiidci , Jehn (ill),
fornication and bsst.udy ; Jeshua Potts, nlxir nlxir
tien ; Jehn I Smith, embezUiiuent ; Anna
M. Oess, its'eiving stolen goods j Jehn I'is
ley, r.qie ; Tillie J. Cirberrv, biwdy house.
vvnn.M'.snvv, siAiii 11 I
Ames It. llostettor, fergeiv; llenj. Rixit
et. id., conspiracy ; Jeseph llireg, forgery,
seven indictments ; Jacob M. Unit, forgery,
four liidittuieuts.
TIlUIISll.VY, MVIUII .'1.
Jehn ti. (iix)d, embe7luui(iit ;
Denuiseii, et. ul., censiilrucy : Jehn
lehn i:.
Ii, Den-
nisen, false preteuse ; Jehn M. Peeples, em
IICZSll'UIClll, vc.
SA1UIIDAV, M VIU'll 7.
Hester Piesbiiry, Hiirety of pe.ue j Jehn
Presbury, desertion ; C, C. Aiuwake, surety
et peace.
Drought Heme Distil.
Frem tin) l.ttitz Itccerd.
A year mid a half age Jacob Reist, seu el
Augustus Itelst living west of I, lilt, went te
Ohie te seek his fortune. II found employ
ment in Osboiiie and lelt jwifoetly h ippyand
content. On Thursday evening of last week
in company with seme of his young Irlends
he attended church, mid was jelly and well.
He retired nt the usual hour and was found
dead lu Ixjil next morning. coroner's In
quest was held, the verdict being death from
heart disease. The remains were brought
home 011 Sunday morning mid the funeral
was held en Tuesday nt I'rh's meeting house.
Ills age was about 21 years. The young in m
was Ireiiucntlv troubled with piln at the
hc.iit nml predicted a sudden death.
lu and Aruiiinl i:iluiila.
Kioto tlie ftovlew
I, II. "iV.ui7.er, of Wisteiisiu, thocieamery
man, has succeeded in making thu necessary
arrangements for eistiiblishing a gathored
cream creamery at lllue Hall.
It Likes a Sweigart te raise 11 mammoth
hog. We thought that Rhcsa, of Wast Kiirl,
tixik the cake but yesterday morning, Adam
Hvveipirt shipped te Reading Irem tills sta
tion a Chester Whlte porker weighing be
tween I, (MX) and 1,100. He wan tvve yarx old
and well pioperUonod.
"1KV." Mil. JIKUEMTIt
.
ih:i:ami'M rjiiin jtr.AiuMi i.r.Avisti
AS VSI'tll) HOAItn lltLU
A Clcrlnil rnnnl, hu mi KxtHmrd liy (tie
"liilelllgriiier' Wlirn lu Tlilx l'lly,.1lmi-
(r snlmlln ItcitlilinU nrilrrkt
County Hent Tlm DelalU.
It will Ixj nmemlxired by the'jreaders of
the I.nii:i.mh:m'i:u that 011 DoceiiiImji- '-".i,
IsHI, there aps'aied In tlm advertising col
umns tlm following caul :
Ti'iniirmmc.
1 here will be a ImiuiemiM e uicettng lu the
llrlluil lm rt-li Dili (VIiumIii) ) evening al 7
n'ele k. AililrexH bv llnv. Vlr, .Vfr rcilllli, of .Vuw
Imiiey Ml arntenliilly liivllut teatleinl
At the H.UUU time there was a call upon
" Rev." Mr. Meredith toglve his front 11.11110,
owiugtethufactlh.it a Rev. Meredith had
get himself into bad odor last winter while
delivering tcnioraiiee discourses lu Phila
delphia, mid had been convicted of preni hlug
almost verbatim a sermon of Dr. J, O. Peck,
published In the IfmmlctU) MunlMl,tf De
cember lsil. Thosune party had been ex
ix'ltcsl from thu Methodist oenfoicnco in
ltallhnore w here he hid been a local preacher.
The anxiety of tlie IvTi'.t.i.KiKNci.it for
" Rev." Meredith's fient nninu was gratified
en January 'J, by a isird from Rev. (!. W.
Sell hauler, pastor of thu church of Ged, of
thin city, who stated that " his parents wero
pleased te christen him .lames Heward Mere
dith." Contained in the card was a brief
sketch of Mcresllth's ordination nnd a
reference te his alleged ministerial lnlxir.
Shortly nlterwards .Meredith ilisapiKiircd
leav lug no tnice of his vv hereabouts,
nxresf.ii as v rit.vt'ii.
Rev. J. Max Hark, of thiscltv, though
whom Unoriginal Investigation was begun,
receiv ed 11 letter en Jan. 11, from D. C. Ilaln
cwk, district secretary of the national tem tem
ixjmnce Mx'iety, Ne. 4H North nievutith
street, l'hitaduiphiii. iiifermiug him that six
or seven years age Rev. J. II. Meredith was
expelled 'from the llaltlmore conference for
impure conduct. Dr. (.ran, et the New
lerscy (ttncttr and the Pnlidrin Aitvncalr
.is well as ethers exx)sel him as a sham
since that lime. He was, described as " a
stout, clean-shaven fellow of about M years
of atre ; get up te leek liku a minister; his
fai e is heavy ; inclined le lie ll.diby ; and his
ey es hav 0 .rrestless leek." This itecrrtilieii
ex.11 tly lilted the man who hid inserteil the
isird announcing the tcinperance hx-ture at
I'nlen Rethel.
TfllNS fl IV IlKAlllMI.
The prompt oxtxisure of this iinK)Ster by
the I vri:i.i.fii:.M'i.u forced Meredith tolisive
Lancaster in very short order. It new trans
plies that he went te Reading, vvhere he
sinfoedeil in throwing dust into the eyes of
seme of the pious xsple efthat city. Thu
Reading 7'imMef tills morning says: "Rev. '
James Milten Meredith lelt Rculing very
suddenly yesterday morning for icasens net
only Ixjst known te himself, but te a ntinilx'r
of persons with whom he hid ceme hi con
tact during his brief lesldeuce ill tills
city. He get himself disliked. Moreover, a
warrant et arrest l-sucd by Alderman Hippie
awaits his return. It is net prolinble, how
ever, in view ofthevailous schemes in which
tlie pseude leverend gentleman engaged,
that Mr. Meiedith will lx likely te accommo
date the constable by coining back nnd drop
ping into his hands.
" Rev." Meredith caine te Reading about a
mouth age and engaged quarters at the lirst
class Ixxirdlng houseof Mrs. J. II. Solvent,
fill! Penn stieeL Wednesday whilst Mrs.
Scivcrd was away en business he had his
luggnge removed fiem the house nnd then
followed his luggige yesterday, leav leg an
unpaid lxi.iid bill bi'hlnd as a legacy el his
visit. Mr. Seivcnl said that tlie "Reverend"
was a man of unlimited jaw mid scrap, who
continually exhorted tliose in the house) te
repent and alter they had done that te sul
scribe for a teiiipor.ince uiper el which he
was the agent. Kverylxxly get tired of the
fraud and watched the meal hours te avoid
the usual lecture, Ifmssible. The nxiiu of
the "Reverend" was generally littered with
tracts, mid it Is slated that certain mysterious
Ixiltles wero part of the "luugage" the ex
press wagon took away se suddenly.
The toiuperanio paixfr subscribing business
was the Ixist paying racket that the " Rev
erend " v.cs xVisessed of. Nelxxly knows
liew many ixxiplu were diix'd, but enough
inquiries altera temiierauie jeitru d puii
lislitsl at Newark, N. J., niul called the .Scii
tinel rreulfiw, have been made te lead
te the estimate that Meredith gathered in
ulxiut rJiH) by tint scbeuie. lie w,is .1 gcxnl
(iinvasser, knew hew te talk ; in fai t some of
Ins v it thus say tint llie dollars telt uneasy
In their pix'kets, because he told them teni
x'rance must net be permitted te siilliu ler
tlm need et . 1 dollar "lightly applied." The
.VnfiiiLf 0 I'lifilem never reached Reading
and is as much et.i my th .is t lie title Met edilh
gives himself.
vvuiie m iteming no was rciuseii inepuinii
of the .ion's ddlcd lliethreu church, the
pastor, Rev. S. I'tter, declining thu privilege
unless shown a ccitillcatu winch Mcicdith
could net produce. List week, he kissed in
I.ebineii, but something was w long with the
climate and he retuilied.
Tlioexixistirouf this piece of 1110u11111ent.il
clerical Impudeiice will have awholeseniu
eiieci liKic.irmg me iumiioiaiiceaiiiies.puoio.
The warrant issued ler his arrtst will 11
lirelki-
blv inake him a very scarce citicu
m this
part el thu country.
di:ai i.v a tii:iu:i:.
1 ii"
Men Aiili xl.iteil V lille Alteinptlu seiiih
sewer Itexilrx In Cliltilgn.
Five men w 01 e asphyxiated in asovver late
Thursday afteinixm. Several days age the
main sewer in Kinie street, live feet in dl
auu ter, became clogged, mid a ping el olev en
111011 w eru sent te clean it. Nine went into
tlie sewer with a scnqxir lilting the conform
ation of the sewer, dragging it lieui manhole
te manhole, whlle the ether two remained
abeve gieuuil te draw up the mud and dirt
through the manholes. Jictween Halsted
and I'uieii streets an unusually long time
was consumed.
Finally the lercin.m, bending down nt the
mouth et tlie manhole, heard a cry for aid,
mid, going dew n, leund thu uieii near the ox.'ii ex.'ii
iug, some et them pasping ter lue.itli and
etliers I sing dead. There was 11 verystuuig
smell of gas. A lepe was kissed down te
him, ns thu siirviveis were unable te climb
upthe ladder. After tvve had lxeu assisted
up llie tereniaii leund liimsell falling from
tlie elleits of the pas, and was obliged loge
te tlm surt.ue.
Anether man went down and loseueil
tin ee, mid a third assisted the lemaiuing live.
Four were dead when brought up and an
other died seen after. The names of the
dead nre: Mkhael Laski, Jeseph (Jill,
Jmnes (Ji-ady, Daniel Cunls and Matthew
Masen. All 1110 married extent CJill. The
survivors My their first iiitiuiuatlniilhat any
thing was vv rung was vvlieu (illt Utopian
dead. It 1 net known whether the gas in
thosewerwas an accumulation et ordinary
sewer gas or illuminating gas from a
leaking pipe, or vvhatj Is known as llre
damp.
A Minister's Suit hu- Illtiirie.
Prix-cedings iii divorce wire instituted In
Pettsv llie, 011 Thursday, by Rev, Jehn Jenes
against his w ife, vv he loll him a fuw days
age, charging him with beating her. Rev.
Jenes charges her with making his life in
tolerable by her cruel and barbarous treat
ment and destroying his useluliiessasa min
ister of the gesxl by slanderous nqxirUs. hlie
is new at her parents' home, in Pittston, mid
the papers weru sent there te be served.
llie Muliilt AiiiitiuutcA (terilun'ri Diatli.
Ill the A rah camp near Dulka Island, which
was (lesciteit alter Thursday's light, there
was leund .t copy of an nllici.il document ad
dressed te "The Faithful," by 1U Mahdi.
The document is hi the form of an encyclical
letter, and states thai the piepliet took Khar
toum bv storm mi January 2il ; that he hud
killed thu traitor, Gorden, mid had captured
his steamers.
lllii'iiuerdier Itall lu Heading.
The Hnrinoiile-Mionnerchor of Heading
held a large masquerade ball last evening, at
Mieiinorcher hall, that city. Among the vis
itors wero poe iile from Wilmington, l'hll.i
dwlphU, New Yerk, Iucuter nnd Lubanen.
.1 A-y;ir en viivn eittiAX.
Ilesrrliillen r tlm Instrument I'laciil In llm
lflrt Uernnncil Clmrrli.
Mr. Charles I. Durner, of Qtinkrrtevv 11,
P.i., Ii.ih finished nnd set up the grand plpe
organ made by him te tlm order of the l'lrnt
Reformed ehua-h or this city; nnd en Thurs
day evening the Instrument was tested by
several or tlie lxwt ncrforiners of Ijineaster,
In presence of about four hundred ixjrseiix,
ninny of whom were musical oeimolsseurs.
Tlie ixirferincrs wero Prof. Carl Malz, or
ganist of NU James llplsnipd church ; Prof.
Krelis, organist efthu Presbyterian church ;
Prer. (Jeergu lleukert, organist of Ien
Lutheran chilli h s I'ref. A. Frank Scheedlcr,
organist ersu Mary's Catholle church.
There was but ene opinion expressed by
the iHTlermers and the auditors, and that was
that thu lustriimcnt Is a very sux'rler one.
Following Is a description of it: Frent 111
feet wide; 11 feet deep mid is leet high. Twe
Manuals compass from I'C te A, AS notes.
Cen 1 piss of X)ilalH from C C te D, 'S! netus.
(real organ cenLaius: Nik 1, bourdon, 10
fist, vvixxl, B8 pipes; Ne. '2, e'n diapason, S
root, inctnl, fts plx;s; Ne. :t, dull Inu.v, S rixt,
metal, OS plies: Ne. I, melixba, Hfeetvveixl,
M plix's; Na 5, octave, I loot metal, lis pipes;
Nik ii, llutnd'Ameiir, I feet vvixxl and metal,
5S pipes ; Ne. 7, twelfth, 3 feet metal, .IS iiipcs;
.se. p, inieciiiii, - lex-'t metal, j pixjs; .k u.
till
llX'S
mixiiire, a raiiKs, metal, 171
trumix't, 9 feet, reed, 08 pipes.
Swell organ contains. Nik 11. open dia
pasen, S feet inctal, 68 plK!s ; Ne. 12, step
diapason, s'foet vvixxl, 6S plixjs; N(k 13,tv iela,
HleetineUil, KJ ixs ; Ne. II, n'eliue, 8 feet
metal, Ii, pix's; Ne. in, llute harmonic, I
fwt metal, 5s plx-,s ; Ne. Hi, Vielma, I feet
mi tal, &S pines ; Ne. 17, Flantlne, 2 reel inctal,
hi pipes : Ne. 1H, Olxn nnd lkcssexin, 8 feet,
iced, fm pipes.
Peilale. Ne. ll, double eimn diapason, 10
feet wrxxl, 27 pipes ; Ne. 20, Beurden, Hi feet
wixxl, -J7 lX'S.
Mis ban leal Registers. Ne. 21, swell te
great coupler; Ne. 22, swell te rxxlal esnipler;
.ik i., great 10 ik'uiu coupler; -se. i,
iri'iHMi, Ne ii, blew or signal.
( emhin.iii 11 Pedals. Nik 1, forle gic.it
organ ; Nfk 2, piano great 01 gan ; Ne. 3, ferte
swell erpin; Ne. I, piano swell organ; Ne.
ft, reverslble pedal te oKir.ite Nik 2-t. Hal
niiecsl swell xmI.i1. Total number of steps,
-. mil 1,217 pipes.
The organ is blew n by Ceates' Little Riant
w.rer meter, which vverks automatically,
keeping the lwllews constantly supplied
with a sullleieucy of air, without lalxir en
the part of the organist or an assistant.
Thoeraseof the erg in which hasa front of
nineteen feet and extends trem thu lloer of
tlm choir gallery te the ceiling, a height of
eighteen feet, has been pain toil a light drab
color, te liarmonbe with the fresco of the
church. The pipes are painted a maroon
exiler, lipped with geld. The exist el the
organ wn.xf.J,roennd of the water meter and
its sew or comics thins, $.1(10 extra.
Tlie organ will Ixj publicly dedicated en
.Sunday next, at Mlfle a. m. Rev. J. A.
Peters, former pastor of the church, but new
efDiuville, Menteur county, will conduct
tlie consecration services, which will consist
of prayer, the recitation of the creed, the for
mal consecration of the erpin te tlie worship
eftiixl, vixid and instrumental music, by the
organ, choir mid congregation, reading of tlie
Scripturu lessen, dedicatory sermon by Rev.
Peters, ollertery Ta ileum, congregational
singing, doxology and benediction.
Rey. Peters will be assisted. In tlie dedica
tory serv ices by Dr. Shimiaker, of SU Paul's
church, Prof. SLihr and ether clergymen.
The new erpin was fermnlly accepted to te
liy by the committce having It In charge
Messrs. Hiram stamm, Jehn Ii. Reth anil A.
II. Fritchey.
Rev. Dr. Jehn AL Titrel, or Alteena, who
has Ixjen elected te and neveptcd the p.istei-at5
el the First Itolermcd church, will net enter
iiixiu Ills duties until alxiut the six eud week
in Apiil next. Me.uitliue thu pulpit will be
supplied by t lasxis.
-I.V VXVAlIt JlOAltlt IIIIA
A IHilliully Willi 'Minstrels Thai Mas l'liiall
Ailjilst.il.
Messrs, Armstrong and Dix.kst.uler, the
minstrels, have lxeu very unfortunate in
getting Inte trouble. Yosterd ty they came
te this city fiem Reading vv ith the company,
in the morning, leaving behind them a man
named Flyuii, who had been managing tlie
troupe nnd h id get them into several dilllcul
ties. Tlie treiix) stepx'il witli J. I. Knight
A Sen, formerly of this city, new proprieteiH
of the (irand Central hotel, while in Read
ing. l'xjn leaving, thu lxkird bill of the
party w.ts net Kilil, as It was understood that
Fly 1111, who had the money of the company,
was te uy It. Instead of doing se,
he loll the "town as seen as tlie treiiH)
had gene. Mr Joe Knight came te this city
last night and hid Messrs. Armstieng and
Doekstader arrested. These gentlemen
piemptly paid the bill, which amounted te
alxiut fMl. They were reluctant about doing
it, however, thinking it very hard, as accord
ing te their story, Fly mi should have paid
the bill. Messrs. Armstrong and Dixkst.uler
are pushing men, who deserve te suuecd.
They work haul and leave nothing
undone te make their show a suc
1 ess, w hit h it cei Utility is. They
have IxX'ii iiuleitunatu in securing mana
gers vv he desired te Uiko the show vv ith tliem
upon leaving it, but it is new IiexmI th.it thelr
tumbles aie ever mid that they will go
through unmolested. Hdpir M. Lev. 111, esq.,
"of Reading, was counsel for the minstrels
heie and aided them in settling their dlllicul
tles. a; u.i.s nvitir.it alii r.
Ilorrilile rate uf 11 leung Weft Virginia Ijuly
VV he Weke Up In Her Cnllln.
A terrible atlalr lias just ceme te light en
the levels near Okonoko, W. V.l Mary Cox,
a well known and popular young lady, re
siding near the moth et Little Capen river,
was taken violently ill. Tlie physician
diagnosed the caseivs ene of neuralgia of the
stomach, and prescribed merphia. A dese
was administered at ouce and another left
with Instructions te give it In twenty-four
hours.
Fer seme unexplained reason the second
dese was given in a very short time. In an
hour or two utter the death et Miss Cox was
announced and neighbors prewired the Ixxly
for huii.il, und two days later the deceased
was interred.
At thu funeral 0110 lady insisted tliat Miss
Cox was net dead and begged that a phy si
C1.u1 Ik sent for. That night the dogseta
man living near tlie graveyard stationed
themselves near the tomb and kept up a
IXJrslstent howling. The neighbors talked,
and that day the grave was iqicned, when, te
the horror of all, it wax found that tlm girl
had been buried alive.
The coffin presented a terrible sighU Tlie
lining was tern from tlie sides of the casket.
Tlie pillow was In shreds. The peer girl had
literally strjpHd the clothing I10111 her body.
Her fluids and arms were tern and blood bleed
ing. The lips were bitten through mid hand
fills of hair lay alxuiU The girl bad ceme te
life, mid evidently a tearful stuggle te oscape
had followed.
isitMiCAS i:nniiTiey,
llie 1
Ir.t of Its Ktuil 1:1 er
Id lleyuiul tlie
iitlniial Limit.
Mayer Rosenmlllor, or this city, lias ro re
ceived from Cien. U. Ii. Norten, socieUiryef
the American exhibition te be opened In
Louden, I'ligl.iud, en the 1st of May, lSsO,
soveral pamphlets mid ether documents giv
ing full imrtlculars of the sceixj and character
efthu exhibition, which will be of interest
te any of our ix?ople who may Intend te bo be bo
ceiuo exhibitors. The exhibition will be
entirely devoted te a specitle and com
prehensive display of the wealth of the
United States, and will be the first or
the kind that has ever been held beyond the
limits of the national territery. The United
Stales government, the governors of the most
Important states, the I'uited States consuls
in F.ureiK). the fix il and commercial cenxira-
liens, and many hundreds of manufacturers,
iiiercii.mis, iiiecnauics, artists ami producer,
have given it their countenance, mid will
set id their vverks ami wares te the gi eat show.
Tliose desiilug lurlher kirlhulars can find
theni at the mayor's olllce.
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V lilewa nf Thirty Yearn.
A dashing young Philadelphia widow, it
is said, will seen give a ball, tit which 110110
but widows 30 years of age will lxj present
Orass widow swill be sternly barred nut As
the local widows of the right kind will net be
numerous enough, iuvitatiei.s are te Ixt sent
te widow sin New Yerk, Ilosteu, Iktltlmore
ami ethor cltkn.
TKNNSY'S LKGISLATOHS
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lllYtSO TO KARS Til Kill HAtUHT
AT Till: HTATll-UAl'lTOr
A nig llal ! or lllll rrramtfit-llath llnimf
AclJ.iurn Until Artrr llie Kltxrtlen Ttia
lliitlli nr ItciirritrntAtlvn Nurthep An
iniiinir,! nml tlie Artlen Taken.
C-tlivt Dispatch te the IdTKiiiniisc'XR.
Haiiiiisiiuiki, Pa., Feh. Ilk In the Heiim
tisday bills nppniprlalliiB fl50,(e0 for llie
completion of the Huntingdon reformatory
mid 1 1111,000 te the 'Wnrrcn hespihtl, thn
amounts asked for, wero favorably reported (
simitar action was taken 011 the bill making
the separate estute of mauled women llable
for debts contracted by her or her agcnL
The bill requiring rnllreitd companies te
fence their lines te protect the llve stock of
fanners and otherH was negatively reported.
The state ph.irm.iey nnd leglslntivu appor
tionment bills wero recommitted.
LVklPs Introduced a bill cenixjlllug habit
ual drunkards te make known the names of
persons selling them Intoxicating drinks.
The resolution requesting the l'onnsyl l'ennsyl
xnnl.t congressmen te vete for the bill te
place ficuernl (Iranten the retired list wan
adopted.
Colbern, ofSemorsct, wanted te knew hew
much the common pleas judges received in
extra pay for courts held outside their dis
tricts mid ollered a resolution requesting the
auditor general te furnish a statement of the
amounts they received from 1877 te 1SS3. The
resolution wnslnid ever under the rules.
The invitation of tlie Aincrlcus club te the
Heuse, toattend iUs ball en Monday ev ening,
was accepted. Soveral bills 'wero read the
first time, when Tarber, of Lackawanna, an
nounced the sudden death of his colleague,
Nicholas Norlhep. He offercd a resolution
for the appointment of a committce of flve te
draft npproprinte resolution!, mid that the
desk of the deceased Ikj draped In mourning
for thirty days, mid tlmt a committce of nine
memlicrs be apixiintcd te attend tlie funeral.
Tlie resolution was adepted and the II oil se
adjourned in respect te the memory of the
deceased. The chair appointed Faber, WII
HiMix, Gllrey, True, RcRserpiie, Swecney,
Uuiiklu, Hughe" and Lee as the committce
te attend the funeral.
In the Senate the congressional apportion
ment bill, dilfcrlng x cry little from tlie Mo Me Mo
Crachen bill of the regular session, was
fav erably retried.
Macf.irlane's bills prohibiting opium jelnU
was passed finally by a unanimous vote ,
Wulllng intnxluced n 1)111 making the in
surance commissioner subject te writs of
mandamus te which ether state officers tire
new liable.
Mylin's bill requiring monthly HUitcmculK
of the sUte Institutions te Ixi filed with the
auditor general, passed second reading.
Nineteen senators wero nbsenU
Reth Houses haveadjourneduntU Wednes
day ev enlng next en account of the elections.
Mil. 3TU11AXS O.V TUB STASV.
Tivstirjliij te Mlarepreneiibttlena Slaile by tlia
Director.
tqiccl.it Dispatch te tlie ISTEtLIUEXCKR.
l'lTisiiuuu, Fell. 13. Mr. MeOranii testi
fied te-day te the circumsUinccs of the con
tract in the construction et the read, changes,
extras and ether features of the claim. He
narrated the niisiopresontatious made by the
directors totheellect that tlie engineers had
net allowed his extras, when the contrary
w as the case. Counsel proposed te ask him
an essential question, "What induced him te
sign thu receipt t" Tlie defendant objected
and the court (Disallowed the question. This
is the ixilulen which thocase will go te the
supreme court.
Ills Vtlfe livid fur Mix Murder.
Pilii.vni:L,l'iiiA,Feb.U. At the Inquest to
day en the body of Jehn Nvveeuy, vvhodled
y esterday from Injuries alleged te have Ixaen
inllictuil byliis wife, it was sliewn that death
resulted from a fnicture of the skull, and
Mrs. Sweeny was committed te prison te
await the action of the district attorney.
Congrcxsleiml Proceedings.
W.vsiiiMirex, Feb. 13. Heuso. The
Heuse met at leu o'clock in continuation of
Thursday's session. A long deb.ite took
place in repird te limiting the debate en the
river and harbor bill, but without a detlnlte
resulU At neon the Heuso adjourned and
w.ts immediately called te order In Friday's
session.
.seiileiiieil te l.ife Imirleinneiit.
Ni:w YeitK, Feb. 13. Leuis Deluca was
te-day sentenced te Imprisonment ler life,
having been convicted of murder In the
second degree. In October lait the prisoner
shot and killed a fellow countryman, named
Lorcnte, In a qtiarrcl ever a gan 10 of peel.
The Master's Iteurt Overruled.
Pun. viim.t'iiiA, Feb. 1A Tlie report of the
master uixm the matter of the distribution of
Reading railroad earnings was overruled by
the United SUites circuit eeurU
Hut anil Fur Bture Iliiriifxl.
heitKNUCTKDV, N. Y., Felk 13. Levl T.
Clute's lur and li.it stere was destreyed by
lire, causing a less or f 10,000, 011 which there
is ?3,000 insurance.
H'EATlIKll 1N1HCA.TIOSH.
Wamhnoten, Felk 13. Fer the Mlddle
Atlantic states, jiartly cloudy weather and
light snows, northerly winds, becoming
variable, slightly colder.
The Leglnliiter Frem Ms J town.
Frem Notes by tlie Wayslilu In Columbia Herald.
Representative Heek, of tills district, Is
i.ilher dull of comprehension at times. In
I'.u t, he is out of ids latitude as a legislator.
As a business man he sustains a llrst-class
reputation, mid liku the shoemaker, J10 should
slick te bis last On Thursday last,
when tlie xote was tnken en the governor's
veto or the magistrates' bill, Mr. Heek voted
"no" when he Intended te xote "aye." He
was immediately informed of tlie mess he had
made, and, rising, said : "Mr. Speaker, i do de do
slre te change niy v ete," and the spoaker or er
dered the clerk te commence nnew, and fol
lowed the order with the information "that
all who doslred te pass the bill, notwith
standing the veto, should xote 'aye and all
opposed 'no.' " This gev e lioeK tils bearings,
and the next time he xoted "aye." It is
rough te hav e le Ixj told hew te vote, but he
vv ill seen learn te obey his orders.
Dillerent KlterU of llellsien.
Frem tlm Philadelphia North American.
Wife What a number or ladles thore was
at church this morning wearing sealskin
sacques ! I counted no less than 27.
Husband ( who won'tsee the point ) De
you think that Is the preper way te occupy
one's mind whlle atcfiurch T I didn't notlce
a single one,
Wife Ne ; 0110 can scarcely lx oxpccteu te
notice such tilings when one's asleep.
JA Man Kvery Time.
Fiem the New Yerk llerabl.
" Would you mthpr be a man or a
woman?" asked Justice Dully of n young
man wlie had been parading in his siller's
clothes.
"A iii.ui," was the answer, bashfully
b1...:.' . ......... .1 11 ..IOl II, a Inn.
'I en iieuars 11110 niuii, i"1 "-
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'' I'm net man enough te my It,"
wa
Duxipiii's answer, as he went
uijaiu
At the fetatien fetttn.
Thrce drunks and nlne vti(rsiveroooe vti(rsivereooe vti(rsiveroeoe
eupantsortho station heuse last night Tb ,
x-ugs xv ero discharged and the drunk eoa eea
initted bv the mayor for ten dayu och.
Four fiuudred and clghty-nlne ratlena of
soup wero distributed t the soup heuM to
day. 0
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