':, v -t4. "a ,rf . - IV, . .V-jftl 4J i m tj ! M i- S3 je foitfe$te v, Av VOLUME XXI-NO. 151. a LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1885. PRICE TWO CENTS. l i , ?m eh iP gtxMigenM f TI1K KING HOLOCAUST. ITS HTOlir T01.lt ill Tit a Htntr irons' JI1I.1. K1SO AX1 MAHV JlVltX.1. Alt Inipunl I'lmla Tlmt Urn I'lir V I Mm le Snilui In llm WelRlit llex ir llm lliiiuti Walter, lint Couture Nobody. Vrrillrt f ttie Jury. 'I'lie Inquest In the rases eHIm ileadm lit the burning of (tin King residence In Phllariil Phllariil phl.ten Hnlurriiiy last, was held en Tuesday. Chief Knglncer Cmitlln mill Secretary .iitu Hpokeor the lusulllclency or lliellrii depart ment uinl ether witnesses corroborated theso vmleus testimonies. Deputy Corener Ash Ash hririge Hint read llie statement of Mmy Hums, llie surviving deme-rile, ln N new lying in Ilia Pennsylvania hospital. In thN she H.lVH i "I was employed by Mrs. King ler lliri'e years us waitress. On 1'ililny night I retired te IhmI about ti'ii o'clock. 1 hud tin) fourth story hack riMini, Nurse flroelmlho foiirth feiirth foiirth Htery hunt, Mhi lliiinltleii tliu third-story fienl, Mr, ami Mr. King tint sissiuil steiy imnt. 'I'lie thllrirmi nlejt with their num. Mr. King was generally nut late. I tlilnl; lie was out Unit night. About four n. in. en Nat unlay Mm. (Jrwhe ran into uiv room, saving lliat her room was lull r suiol.e. We went ilewn with Catharine Herry, (he cook, totlie llrsl lloer. Tlie nurse called Mr, King, who cume ilewn at oiice in his dressing gown ami sHprs. Iln went out Inte the street ami cuinu buck mill went te the basement with us. Thrie barrels of p.qier ami w.isle wero standing nc.ir the heater nml were humeri up. The It-.iilen pl has hurst ami the water was running out. Tlieie was a het lire In the heater. There were no ashes In the Ivtrrels. The.v were put in the ash-pit. Mr. King again went out and returned in it few minutes with an ellleer. The ellh-er 111 low water en the binning cinders and seen put llieui out. lie then ev.uuiiiisl the ceiling and slopped the lleu or water Irein tin) pl'. " ftcr this we all went te Issl, iw the smoke had all left the house. I was again awakened hy Mrs. King screaming. Mho was standing en the lauding or the llrst story. I ran out te the lirt Ihsir. The ll.imes were then en the third Doer ami weie also bursting from the lihrary ami tli" illnln room, I went te the last step en the stairs and I'euhl h.tve tcaclicri the front deer easily. Thcte was no lira there then ; Itwnsinore luck towards the Milling room. I ran up Mail's te the fourth lloer ami yaw Mr. ami Mrs. King with their heads out the back loom window. I iuctNiire (irimlm en the stairs, going ilewn. I opened the ethor window in the fourth Hterv hack riMini ami Jume. out into the yard. They violent the lour h stiry hack window when I uuissl. Th" Miliary was eer the healer. 'I he cook attended toil. It was almut thrts.) feet fieui the lie ir. The heater steed near the centre et the rr lit cellar, mar the wall r Mr. Ind ium's hotie." 'I'lie reading eftlils was followed hy that of aKtateiucnt maile 'iy Mrs. KltiKi wins with her daughter, whose life nhe s.ied hythrow hythrew Imr her from the fourth-story window en te a mattress held !y strong mum lielew, Is M.i Iiik for llie pn-'iil with Mrs. Mercer at I.SI9 Ie lincey plain. In her sLiteinent .she s,iys : ' I was aroused alMiut I nVInck hy sonie one calliu my IiusIkiuiI. Directly I wits told them) w.ls lire in the houe I rese ami divsed the children. My husliaiid went ilew n stairs nml 1 could heir him lihtln the lire. Then hecamu up and told me he had put the 11 re euL I then took the I'hil dren te my sister'M room, Ktepjs'il there llse inluutesaiid then alsiut ten mitiutes in my husband's room. I then went te my own room, which was Just alioe the lihrary, lielew which was the heater. I then went "te IhsI, hut the room was se full of sinoke I iN?nril the windows and drew a fur cloak oer the Is'd, as it was cold, I had netlssjii in IhsI len lofen I heard a cracking noise, hut I thought iiolh iielh iiolh ingefit, as I had efieii heard the furnituru in. ike a rtjiuilar nulv. 'rim cra'kliug,how cra'kliug,hew cra'kliug,how eer, licniiuii mere lreiUeut ami I get up and iiiieiitsl thedisir. Then I heard I he rear nfllaliies. I think I screamed and I i-au te my liusham1. Then I told my sister and my husUtml te lit the ladder leading te the reef and get out en the reef. Somehow no one did se tl the ladder, which I knew was in a handy place and In geed order, for a reefer had used it only a few days before. "I win busy gutting tlie children together en the fourth lloer. I remember Mary Ilurns running upamlilewu stairs. If the girl had told me the situation all might liae gotten out the frontdeor. The girls and my slsler ran tojhe back of the house ; my hus band and i with our baby girl ran te the front. I opened (lie window and i-allcd out for a matlieiis. When it csiuie I salon the sill and ilrepiH'i! my little one, MyhusUiud had tholey,hiit theuurse must hawilakcu 1L I then ashed my husband tojiuup;he would net, and I did. lWfore I let go I lisiked uieuml iiixIkiw iii. husband en his knees as if praying. Th.it w.n the last I saw of him or the ethers: 'I'lie cook had only been w llli us a feu days. She must have pill tlie ashes into the barrels Instead of into the pit." llie jury leureii, ami weie iiosent aisiui half an hour when they retumeil with the xerdlit. In it they found "lliat Jehn A. King, agisl ,'triiu.s; fharles II. King, aged 7 ye-ars ; .iconic M. Hamilton, aged 'Jii ymrs ; (.'athwiue lleny, aged 'J) years, and I'ieauore (iriM-lie, aged :in years, died en I'ebruary Ul, Hs.', from injuries received at the tire at the residence of Jehn A. King, 1,530 I'ine slrtvt, en the niornlngeltho miiie; and that the lire piehahly e-currcd fiem sji.trlis lodgiiigsomo ledgiiigsomo lodgiiigsemo whero In the weight-box of the dumb-waiter in the cellar, which osaped the observatioii of Mr. King and the ellleer when they made the examinational the I line of the llrsl alarm; and, while we bolleui that the second break ing out or the lire was he sudden and iinex iiected that even If the llre demitiiieut could li.ive rendered piempter and licllur assist ance these lives would preliably have lioen lest, still we think that the nocesslties of the city demand inciT.used I'acllllles for the pro tection of life and prejierty in isoef lire." The fulfill. in of the jury, Henry .1. Curies, added as n crli.il additien: "ou see, we have censured nobody." shot ir ; xtr.vi:. A eiing leltf FoelUli ria Willi u I'Ulel ItcsulU hi a Tnif;il. County rhyslciun Converse has ilecidcd that no iiuuest was necessary In the case of Mrs. Jlarti Harris, who va-s ucclileut.il ly shot by her mece. Miss Annie Domarest, at I'ain-i-.ik, N. J., Monday night. Mrs. Harris was sixty years of age and lived iu Hackensack. Monday he visited lier sister, Mrs. Dema rest, who is a widow, having two children, Annie, L'Oyeani of age, nml Juntos, who Is'i'i years old. James Ihii ceinmerclal traveler, unit w hen his aunt urrlv oil w us preparing for u tour through the West. He wa.sagre.it favorite of Mi's. Harris and at her rocpiest decided te ihistpoue Ills ileparture until Wednesday. Ills allse, In which he had placed all the articles he intended te tuke with lilin, lay en a table hi the parlor. During the evening Annie oienod the viillse and took from It a lovelvor, with which she begnu toying. Her mother and mint wcre talking together In another part of the room, whlle James was arranging his toilet In the kltchen. "Isn't this u ulcu rovelvorT" Annie said, pointing it toward lier mother and hunt. The next moment the weapon exploded and Mrs. Harris foil te the lloer. The bullet had penetrated lier brain and she died almost Instantly. Anule became frantle when she realized what she had dene and raved like u maniac. It Is feared that she will net recover from the shock. A ctly lllble. Londen Cerr. New Yerk Tiluime. A Scotch clergyman, I hear, ha-slsiught the Ma.irlu lllble for which Mr. Quaritcli bid JC3.H00 nt the HysUm I'ark Bale The prlce nt which thase iiiutilated volumes wero quoted In the ileaters catalogue was 1,095, or 5 ier cent ndvnnce en the unction price. wnui i he Scotch clergyman! actually mid, I de net knew. "Mr. Quaritcli lnlghl well huve been glad te get rid of his l-argulu for a 11 ve pound note," said tlie friend who told inc. It does net much matter. What matters is that the story of the purchase Qf this Ixxik for A tuerlni turns out tuttrue; for which let tin nil be duly grateful. Ameriea, I lx?ir loave te ropeat, wants till the line books alie can get; nil the raritles, till the splendors, nil the monuments of the printer's art. Hut flie wants only the ImjsL A porfect copy of n Miwiarin lllble vnulil t'duc-itea generation In knowledge of books. A peer oue would but lower the bUiudard, .;.h ri.th'M venn nor, Who lliiiiiiuil .liiliiiJMiirrl.HcjOinc, Aiihiteil rujnmalcr of llm Krlr, Kuan llm New YeiU sun, I'eldr Honolulu has been lilade nsslstaiit paymaster of the New Yeik, like Krln.V Western railroad company In place el Krtsl Wright, reslgncsl. When Cel. risk wax nt the head of the Trie, IVIorwaMhlsmiRseiigor ami ilisir I my. One day I'eter had lustrue lustrue lustrue tloiiMlreui 1'ThIs te let no ene In te mhi him. During the day it big, determined-looking inrui called and asUcil, In it peculiar falsetto voice, te hisi Cel. I'lslc. I'eler told the lunu that the colonel could net be scen. The lslter Kild it was highly liiiiitant mid neiessaty that he should have risk's ear font few minutes. IVIui sbxsl tin n tohlsdei'lara tehlsdei'lara tohlsdei'lara Hen that mi ene could sen the boss of llrle, The mail persisted, mid, siring that llm yeuthliit guardian of I'rinee 1'rle'n ilisir wus 'net In Im changed In his iletormiuatieu, put the I my Imiiiiticittly usldii mid said : "Here, I my 1 lit Jehn MortKsey, ami liiustsi'e Cel. I'Tsk." He then pushed by ami pissed tewanl tlie ihsir. Hut I'eler Dotiehuo wasn't there te be usisl that way. " I don't c.ire If you are Jehn Morrissey I" huexi hiiined us thebnrad back of the fauieus e.x-prle-tlghling ceugiessiuau liKinied In front of him; "you can't go In there 1" With C'ose words rotor Jumped forward, ami, with it spring llku it cat, lit seuan en Moirlssev's Uick. HeilluibM up It like a sipiirrel, threw both anus aieund the con cen gressinan'M nis'k, and hung en for dear llle, shutting oil' Merrlsvy's wind and fcMiisI him up with a turn. Meiiissuy slusik the Imi.V oil w illi itllllf ulty, mid at llrsl seemed Incllmsl te puleriui him, but he looked deu n at the pugnacious llltle lellew, stand lug hi a deteruiiued iillltllde between him mid Cel. risk's ihsir, the humor of the situa tion struck him, and he hurst out laughing. "All light, Ii.imi it yourewii way. I'll call again te-morrow," s.iid he, mid he walked out of the oflhe. He had been gene but it few minutes when )''isk called I'eter, mid told him te let Jehn Morrissey iu If he culled. "He's las'll here," said I'eler. "Where is heT" usktsl I'lsk. "Well, he was bound te siiiiu ill ag-ilnsl orders, mid I put him out," said I'eter. Meirlssey told l'isk the story of his on en counter with the deer lsy next day, mid set oral botllt-set wine were ordered en the strength of it. -i I'.iwtr.tt .ivvvnr.it ei' Mi'i;ii:it. Nrarh :.IHIO Unrtli of slK, S-lllli. mi Ollii'l IIimhU riMOHl In III (larrel. The iiiiiiderer of William llussell, the wealthy ntnirct'lier, lit Ileisterlewu, Mil., who was shot and kilhsl two yearn age by it biiiglar, whom he detected In the act of ielv hiug the store, h.ts, it is Iwlleved, Ik-eh iIIh mvered in the (Ktseii of I'hlllp llliz.trd, it f.irmer lesidiiig alsmt live miles front the scene of the tragedy. The discovery was m tile through inform itlen given the author ities by the aged mother el the sus pected person, she called en it jus tiisi of the iMuce mid asked that she Im prutivled front the violence of her seu, who had threatened te kill her if she rovi-aleil a crime he was ceuncchsl with. A warrant was issued for UHzanl's arrest, lit serving the warrant the olllcers found In the garret of the house alKiut ?U,0m) worth of silks, satins ami ether valuable goods, some were identilleilus (Ikhe stolen from stoics iu the ucighlsirhisNl. . Am tlie marks en all the gisi.ls had lseu removed, it was dillleult te traee the jiniiierty. A lar,e itiautitv Ishollevod tohave Iiecn stolen Ireut Husstilps store. The prisoner icfuses te explain hew he eaine Inte tmssossieu of tliu gissls. His mother savs no would go away ami remain ever nigh!, and en tetuiiiiug he would bring tlie goods with him. The large ipiantityef stolen prepirty alarmed the old lady, mid fearing tietihlt she iulenned her seu of her Intention te reveil the sivret. lle thcreuimn thre.itenisl te kill her, and she caused his in rest. IlliAzartl Is 15 years of age. tine Njinielli.it WeiiM lie WVImiiM. I'naii Hie l'lill.idclplil I Tillies. There is one name name high up hi tlie list of Democratic statesmen tli.it would be wolceuio te the Deniecraey and te the coun try in the new cabinet. That iiame is Mleu (J. Thurman. Such an apimiutmcnt would need no apol ogy or explanation. It would net tax the ingenuity of either honest citizens or of the dullest jobbers te understand what it meant, it would niuait honest government ami thor oughly ((.itrtelic Democratic rule. It is said that theie are Ohie elements that prefer te h.tve tlie old llem.tu oflhe Senate, passed by; but these elements are net re re sHiusible for the crettieu of Democratic (xnver, or for its diioctieli, or for itn success or defeat iu tlie future; and while the few would murmur the whole country would ro re ro jeiceaud Democratic power would have ene anchor of safely. Theio is mere hi the name or Thurman for enduring success hi tin involution of peliti cal power than theie is lit any dozen ethers, mid it is no sudden or s'rishable Hash of Kipular capi'ice. It is.i name linked with honest, heroic acts of the broadest sLilosui.tu sLilesui.tu ship during long public s"ivlee that is tm dimnied by a single bleinhh, ami it will eu eu dure when many el tlie bright stars of te-day shall have faded. It Is a iiauie that would be welcome. Ml Hitler Werk IkTiihii'iI Out. Mr. Lewell has Ifeen explaining te the Soei Seei Soei etyof Artswhv it Is that better work is turned out iu Aiiieiicathau iu I'uglaud. One reason is tint the American workmen of ptticly American descent mixta mere hraiiiswith his lingers than the Kuglisli workman does. Mr. ridgcen, the local engineer who wiote a clever and symuithetic hook en America, thought labor hail degeneialed. Ne, savs Mr. Lewell, net degenerated bill tin nod In ether illrectleus. TheciK'k-surest of Huglish even ing papers (evening or morning either), io ie marks that the most iiiteiestiug tilings aisiut the American julnister's sjieivh are Its ad missions; and savs: "Mr. Lewell, admits, ler instance, ui.u tue A met lean tariit lias nail its sh.iie In the ruin of American shiii-huilil- lug, ami he agrees Willi these w he think that the adoption of lieu trade by America would give huglaud a most terniida Hlve I'-uglaud a most torniidable cnmtx'titec. in the markets of the world." This isiiroclse- lywh.it Mr, Lewell did net say. He took pains te makeitclc.tr that he was cpietlng the opinion of Kuglisli free tradeis. Hut what is the use of taking jialns te iniike things clear te mi evening or.tcle which has mi intuitive foieUnevv ledge of everything mid will net cendescunil te master litere facts t llmi te l!at mi tlnnigc, " I beg of you te Implore your fi lends never again te Insult Hiich tiohle Irnlt by cat -ng It with iiHjtiHiii !" s.iys a lotter wrlter, " lid tliem adlicie sliietly te the following dlicctiens us te hetv te eat an oritnge : 1'laee the orange en a nice clean white plate, then quarter it with a silver knife. Take oue of the (planers m your lingers and loosen tlie peel from each end at the same time, until thote is but it quar ter of mi Inch of the peel adhering te the centre of the section. Then selze the two points of peel with your left thumb and forefinger unit held It us you would u tube rose; with the right hand draw the blade through the centre of the fruit as far as the peel; If till the Heeds de net drop out, why then Just pick tlient out with the kiilfe. Then nilse the fruit gently te your mouth, nlpoll'eno of the llttle juicy lumps, unit you never will say spoons ngulif I" .Murilciliiff a I'rlr-iU At Uoines.1, Mexico, the veuoi-ahle Father Till hi, who has Ik-eii a priest thore for twenty yours, waslettnd iiiurdorediio.tr the outskirts oflhe town. His skull was crushed iu by seme blunt Instrument, mid the is sly was lobbed efwliat llttle money lie may liave car ried. Theio Is no clue te the porictnriers of tliu crime. Iti.liep Worthlnuteii ConiiecnitiMl. The llev. (Joergo Worthington, of Dotieit, en Tuesdny morning wns i-oiisecmtctl bishop of NVbrasku hi St. Jehn's church. Ilislieji Co.xe, of New Yerk, acted as piesldent bishop, llev. Wilsen, deacon of HL Jehn's, acted us itioster ol'ccreiiienlcs. I'HILIP 0. KANNINGEK'S WILL tnt.titir.tin.il ni:evi:Tii that i'ai i, try mm tiii: t.Atr. n i i.i. -n- A Tolaler Who I'retlilrs fur the Dlnlrllmlliiii or from IWI(l,mO le ll'.-O.IHMI-Wlint llie l'oer Will lai A l!siient le Ilia AIm iurr!ier Kerlety. The will r the Inte I'hlllp (!. Itaunlnger was admitted te prebate this meinlng. The following is n ropy of the sauie t "I, I'hlllp Christian Itaunlnger, of llie city of Lancaster mid statu of Pennsylvania, tin inakumiil publish this my lust w ill mid testa ment, hereby breaking mid making void nil former wills by me at any tlme heretofore ltiarie. 1st I elder mid direel that till my Just debts and luneral t).xH'iiscs Is) paid. Item, I glve mid Isipicith te Sephia Scuber, iti'lfe efnty deccaseil wife mid nt present employed us my housekeeper, the sum of .'toil. Hem, I glve nml Is'ipunth le my win Charles riiilip Itaunlnger, f'tna Item, I glve mid bequeath te my grand daughter Minerva Itaunlnger $Ruu, te lj tiaid when she becomes of ugt lleni, I glve nnd Is-quealli le Sephia Scalier iilercsald, sueh fiirultuie as she ill. t' selis-t nut of my household gissls, net te cxcismI iam. Hem, I tinier nml dins't If mv sh'Iiis, of which a iiuiiiIht have nlri'.idy ni peartsl lit Ucrni.iu newsi.ipvrs, shill net li.ive Imtii biiblislied iu Issik form bv uiyself, jet my friend Chatles A. Lecher sfi.ill have an edition of llirce liundii'd vol umes printed en geed paper, with geed clean tyx and h.tve tlient neatly bound In muslin tsivers, vvllh gilt title en the b.fk and llie nutsiiln Uistefully liluiik-cmbossetl, alter which he shall hand the whole edition totlie haneaster Micnnercher (singing association) who shall be untitled le sell them at a lixeil priisj mid tise the iiiemxls for the ImjiiiiIH of thosecletv. At the same time I direct my friend, Cias. A. Lix'her, te correct carefully all etrers or mistakes caused hy printing the work or otherwise, the charge of his lalmr and oxeuso se Incurred te be paid by my hereinafter named executer. Item, I order and direct that the directors of the Wisslwaril Hill cemetery shall receive the sum of SJ170, which shall In) put en Inter est mid thev are te use tliu proceeds te keep mv burial fetnlwnys iu uimmi mmllllnii, item, All the rust, residue nml remainder of my estate, real, is'rsenaluml mixed, what what Mwver nnd wheresoever, I order and direct te Isi converted Inte money as shii as the same can conveniently be douenllor my disease, mid for lliat purpose I de hereby uittherizn my s.tld executer hereiuafler named le sell nnd dispose of all my said real estate hy public or prlvnte sale or Mies for the best price or prices that can lw gotten for the same and by pretKT deed or deeds, conveyances or assurances iu tlie law te Iw duly o.x e.x o.x eciitisl, acknowledged nml ;erfected, te grunt convey nnd assure the same te the purchasers thereof iu fee simple ; mid when the whole of my residuary ostate shall lie converteil into nionev, as aforesaid, then I will nml di rect that tlie S.UU0 shall Isjillvldtslasrollews : One lull equal hair jmrt or share thereof I glve nml dovlseand iKMpteath unto my said e.vs-uter, ltereluafler mimed, iu trust that he de nnd shall put mid place the Ktme out nt Interest, en gissl real estate security, and pay ever tlie interest thereer annually unto the said Sephia Scalier during the term of her natural life, nnd front nnd Immediately nfter tlie death of llie haJiI Sephia Scalier, I give, tlovlseanri lieqtuMth thojirlncipalef the said one-half part of my residuary ostate te the mayor el the city of Uincaster anil his survivors, mid the said prliicliKil sum te Im plaisst at interest and the said interest arising therefrem te Isi used for the hiipimrt of the peer mid needful In tlie s.iid city et I .'incitster forever. And the renialnlng ene full equal half lurt or share of the pnx'eeds of mv Mid residuary estate, I glve dovtse anil ts-qiieath unto my said executer herein ufler named Iu trust that lie de mid shall put nnd place the same out nt interest en geed rent ivstate security nnd iy ev er the Interest thereof annually unto my said son, Charles I'liilip Itauniiiger, during llrt term of his natural life mid from mid humeiliatcly after the death of my said son, I give nnd bequeath the principal et the said sum oue equal half shsre nnd jurl of my residuary estjte te tlie mayor of the city el Umcaster ami Ids successors and the said principal sum te Iw placed at Interest and the said in terest arising therefrem le Im used for llie support oflhe peer and needful iu the said city of Lancaster foiever. tiik fii.vitiTvin.i; iti;itr.sTS kviu Henry M. Shrenier is named nslhe execu execu eor, mill the w ill was made en Kelmniry It), Christian Utlleiuan and Jacob Loehl-ciug the sttb-sTlbiug witnesses. I'nfertiinately ler the sir of the city the U-queslas te them falls, the will having ls-eit intuit) luss than thirty days before death. The following is the law en the subject : "Ne estate, ical or persenal, shall het caller Im Isiiiucuthisi, dev Isisl or conveyed te utiy body politic, or te utiy person, iu trust for religious or chaVitable'tises, except the s,tiue im done by deed or will, nltested by two credible, and ut the time disinterested wit nesses at least oue calender month before the decease of the tiutaler or aliener; mid nil dispositions of properly contrary hereto, shall be void, and go te the lesidtiaiy legatee or ilevisee, ne.xl In Ktu, or Heirs, ai-cenilng le law ; pievidcd, that any disposition of pro'i pre'i eity within said eried, hnini jhlf tnade for a fair valuable i-onsidcratien, shall net be here by avoided." The only tel.tlivoef testator new living is his grandchild Minerva, and she will event ually inherit the estate, which is estimated te Im wi-rth fiiini $hl,WH) te f-JO.tnn). nr.svi.r of tiii: vei.n. "lteiiK'a lliilnl'rii;lit ricfzcn III-, I'i ct vr) II ull AiiiMitallen t'ietttil SciisHar. II. II. Hambrighl, better known as "llisigy" the huckster, seems te beaveiy iiilfeitiiuatu iu. in. Winter before last he was one of the llrsl peisetts te catch the smallimx, lrem which he lullv leceveretl. Heis again In thu county hospital and niav 1m a cripple for life. On Friday of last week Ilmuhrighl inula man named llrevvu wunttelhu Unicorn, Driiuiore township, about yt miles south of tins ci . They en the iiuil Je this city, te attend a sale and soil oysters, Ae. reiurneii te tins city en .-.aiiirit.iy ami leir wav home llambiiglit had his Icet Jeg Imillv frozen. They ranidlv grew 'Morenjul he was taken le the hospital. Het It legsTnre swollen fiem the kuivs te the led mid the physicians think that both fuel may have te Im amputated. hi. Item nil's Siirlct) Dlllier. At thonieetingef.SU Heruard's Heuellcial stK'tuty, held last uv cuing, tliu following olll elll cers wetu eltvtcd for llie ensuing year ; I'tesldent (i. l'dw. llegcner. Vice rresldent W. II. Alllck. Sectetary Dr. II. 15. Westhacller. Coriesimuiling SccreUry Heury Alllck, Treasurer M, Haberhiish, l'inanee Coinmitteo II, It. McCouemy, 1. A. Altick, I'liilip IXmrsem. Standing Committee Win. A. Koyser, Titos. I'. AluMuitus, ,Ioseih Itredel, Loe Heuser, Alten Ivalb, Henry Dareukamp, Joint MeDuvitt, I'runk Yerger. Messenger J oseph ICee'li. OliMtriutliijr tlie Slilenalks. Complaint is niade that tlie city ordiunuce providing for kceplnp; the sidewalks clear of casks, bands, boxes, wares, goods, merchan dise, elc, Is openly disregarded by merchants iu many parts of tlie city. The ienalty for violating tlie ordinance is f 10 for each nnd overy ollense one-hull of which gees te the Informer who sues for it mid the ether half for the tise of the city. The ilillleulty in enforcing the ordiunuce url-.es from the fact that no oue seems ready te sue the olleudors. Of coitrse the mayor can pay no attention te anonymous complaints. l'nVU cf llie l'euttry Setldy bold. Tlie ell'ects of the Lancaster Poultry society were sold this morning en the premises, thu third lloer of the Kepler building, for arrears el rent. Tlie amount realized vvnsfel. Ceiistlng Artlilcut, Jjist evening whlle ce.tstIng en Clmrlotte street, William Andersen, a I nil of 8 years, seu of Themas Andersen, engineer, had tils left leg badly sprained. a rr.iutintv uvruAtiu. A Yeung Wemnn ItrutnlljrAamultrd liiCelrrnlit. Tlfsl Hint Oiitrusist lir i l)iicnite Villain. AlMiutene mlle westef Klrkvveisl, en tin) farm of Cromwell lllnckburti, lives Uriah Meiidcuhull nnd his family. One of his daughters, Ieulsa, Is nlmut It) years old nnd of very prujiessesslng nppeariiuee, Imsldes being u young lady of ineiu than ordinary aeceniplislnnents. On Monday nfloriieon she led the house le go te the bam te limit eggs. She did net re turn for sumo tlme; her father went te leek for her ; when he entered tlie entry of the limit he wns startled by hearing means from the row stable nnd llmu calling, I,eulann. swored : "I'npa, romp undo me, lam dying." The frightened father imt totlie place and vvaa herrlllcd te find hlsd.iughterlKumd ne-urcly hand mid fmit, nml standing (led Iu a cow stall, with her clothing almost all tern from her person. He tightly tied was she that the cords had te Is) cut. Upen her rcloaie she was con-cleus for n short time, iu which she told the following horrible story : When she entered the barn yard she walked under the ferebay, when n short stout man, with Ids face concealed by it mask, rushed at her, knocked her down, nnd Willi mi eith exclaimed, "1 will keep I'M. WHIhiiisaway from her." (Mr. Williams has Ihcu lier Imail for Heme tlme). 'llie fiend then tied her and carried her into the cow stable, w hi it he succeeded in nci-euiplishlug it brutal assault upon her, after which he tied her sivinely te the stn'l. This happi ned about half tst one o'clock. She was found by her lather nlmut mi hour later. After having told her stmv she Is-canto uiiceiil'liiiK. Drs. Titos. Weii'tz, and I'altor I'alter I'altor sen were hastily summoned mid spent nil night In attendance tqmii her. She is iu a very piis-arieus condition ami It Is feared she will net recover. 'Squire Magee, of Whlle Heck was wnt for te tuke her deposition, hut she has net yet been able te mnke IU There Is suspicion nttni lied te two parties and Ollleer lt.idders has the matter Iu charge. A colored woman who lives near the place sayssheMw a short heavy man coine lrem thotlitcctieri of the bam almut two o'clock in n great hurry, nnd he is supposed te have liccu thu villain. The alfalr has produced a great excitement In Celcraht, where the r.iinily are much ro re nns'UsI, nnd If the nssallant is caught there may be svedy punishment. MIm .Xlenilriiliulrs Comtitieii liupr.iif-,1. S'M-Clal DlfplVtcll te till. ISIELLIIIKSCEU. (U'Aititvvu.bi:, Feb. -. Miss Meudcit hall, the victim of thu terrlble outntge in Colerain tetvnshlp en Monday, is iu a less serious condition te-day than when llrsl dis covered. Assiduous medical attention, care ful nursing hy her devoted family mid tlie sympathy of the outraged community, have mitigated the peril in which her life was placed by the Henri ish deed. As yet there Is no sum clue te the offender. Suspicion points strongly in ene direction or another, mid public opinion Is very sensitive te any circumstance that Indicates the perpe trator of llie crime. Were his identity ilxcri nml the vllliau apprehended It would go hard with him. Tlie atlalr recalls mi attempted rnpe Iu the sumo neighborhood sonie years age; for which a very respectable young lunu wiui tried, nitil the jury rendered the.reiuarknbly Inconsistent verdict of "net guilty, and defen dant te pay the costs." The general Judg ment of the lioighlmrheori vindicated the licensed ; mid as tlie poriictmter of that ollense concealed his features w lilt a hand hand kUR'hief tied overpnrtef his face, many per sons Incline te the belief Hint the real culprit then escuticri mid has lieen emboldened te n tnore successful attempt nt it like crime. I!letliig lSTore llrr W.slttliig 1.i. Monday night Jcttule Scott, daughter of Hemer Scott, awealthyceal otieruterat Cedar (rove, W. Vs., eloped with Harry Arneld, cierK in me stere run iy inoeeai company. Miss Scott was le have been man led en Wednesday te a young gentleman front Jersey City named Herace White. The cards wcre out and presents had been received. Arneld Is it handsome young fellow, brilliant but mmu Miss Scott met Arneld ut a neighbor's house. He had everything ur ningcil. When she left lier friends for home Miss Scott entered u buggy nnd with Arneld dreve te -Maiden, w lien they crossed the river nnd took a Chesapeake it Ohie train for Huntington, where they wero married. Scott says he will disinherit his daughter. Arneld is well educated, popular anil his wife's equal iu overy respect but wealth. Aullieruf an Atrocious Crime Arrc-tril. O-s-ar F. Hcckwilh, charged with the mur der of Simen A. Vnnricrcoek, at Aitslerlilz, foluiuhi.tcetinty, N. Y., January 10, lsse, was arrested in the I'.trry Sound district, east of Georgian Hay, l'revince et Terente, Cppcr Canada, en Sunday, by e.x-Sherilf Henry M. Hauar, of Hudsen, 'llie prisoner was hi the wilderness, ItH) miles from civilization. He was couveved te Terente and ledged iu prison, awaiting extradition. Hcckwith burned llie ImmIv- of his victim, some portions of which he pickled for feed, and escaped. I'-isIlM Mlttln-11 In IIIkIi Secl.lj. Charley Mitchell, llie pugilist, nt the to te qtiest of the lieutenant governor of Canada, railed ai me government Heuse, in toreuto, en Tuesday nnd sis-nt a pleas.iut hour. Several prominent citizens wcre present. Harry (lilmorehasceveieiKicoigoFiilljaiue.s' forfeit font match for the liglit-weighl cham pionship of Canada. Mitchell mid Scheles will probably give exhibitions iu Montreal, Ottawa nnd Londen before the teruiertetui us te New Yerk. THU Stiff Ft' Sit. The M.iet- Make ArHiiimlrtlgini'iit anil fllic. an Aiieiliil or IIU Slcn.iriKlii. M.tier ltescuiniller acknowledges llie lol lel lol lewliigadditiotial contiibiitiens te the soup fund : The gloss receipts of the Mienueichet's comic opera weie flaO.50; the expenses fi), leaving a balance of fl'J.'i.fiO. I'teiu the Im c.tster Lletlerkratiz. pJO vvas urelved ; tietlicb (erstly, $,r ; Newton Lightuer, ?." ; which sunt together with tickets purchased for Cel. Ames' lecture, amounting te $.", mill fi heretofore huIisciiIhhI makes his do nation te thu fund i ; Dr. S. T. Davis tr ; I'liilip Letrzelter, f.: Martin Hwise, ixni bill, fiil: llnrrv C. llarner, errier for ciul, ?r; Mrs. II. P. Carsen, fl. Mr. V. Liller ftituislieri at his own expense nil the costumes worn by the performers iu the comle eimra. As the mayor thinks this will be his lust acknowledgment of contributions te the fund, he lakes occasion te thank the donors for their liberality iu sustaining IU He has money enough te keep the soup hoiise eien dining llie lemnlmler of tlie winter, ami have something loll with which te commence the charily next winter. Thu total receipts feet up fTill. I.". The mayor will have his ac counts mtillteil by u committee mid published for the bvuclitef eoutributersuud the public. The Sentences or hnalin unit .11 or row. Tlie finding and sentence of the roint reint inaitial in the casu of (leiterul Swnlin have been approved by the president. They ure : "Te be Buspeiufed fiem rani; and duty for twelve years and te forfeit one-half his monthly pay overy mouth for the same jmrled." The Konteneo of the eeuit-martial In the cuse of Colenol Merrow, convicted of tripli cating his jury accounts, was also approved by the preslilent. He is sentenced te forfeit till right of advancement In his grade for the period of two years. Why Striking Wcucr. Were Jiililliiut. l'lili.AliULi'tii.v, FeU 25. Only llvoefthc twenty-lhe weavers, brought fiem Lewell and ether places In New Kngland yesterday, te tuke the places of the strikers here, re ported for work this morning. There wero large crowds gathered nlmut the mills mid a police ferce te preserve erder, hut tlie greater jiart of the Kasteni weavers did net appear. The strikers are Jubilant. A Werthy Chart!). AtSL Joseplt's hospital, en College avenue, there ure new UO charity patients, nnd only six who pay. The sUtcrs In chargonre greatly hi need of iitouey and previsions, mid theso who ure disposed te contribute liitve here a worthy churity they mn itld. All denominations ure received mid cared ler whether or net they have the means te iy. MARY DIXOH'S ft wjuaiw t-j-v DIXON MKMOIIIAL CHAM,. tiii: Minitrnsvx iiiat ii i:iu: nr.i.ir f.iir.ii ix tiii: j'.rr.xisa. WenU of Congratulation I'liilti I'rc.li lit-r, Ti'rti her nml lliter The Cle.litg IUpc l ls. of it Mctnerilhl' IMy ut l.lnilcn Hull .Vnihiary, In I.llllz. The concluding exercises of llie dedication of the Mary Dixen Memerial chapel, en the grounds of Linden Hall Tomate seminary, Lllllz, were held en Tuesday evening. The lmmiltful auditorium was tilled te Its heating c.taclty, the choir occupying the gnllcry. The lighting aptmratiM was fully tested and gave rntlie satisfaction ; the elegant lamp II xt u res mid their beautiful urrangnicut elic ited gencral admiration. The audience comprised the visiting cler gy, the scholars nnd faculty of the institu tion, almut a score of visiting alumna) and citizens of tlie village and country. The ex ercises of the evening consisted of three ad dresses, xvith music, prayer, reading of scrip tures and benediction. Tite principal musical features wore: Speltr's "As I'ants the Hart," sole by Miss Pear son, of Linden Hall; " Quis est Heme ?" duet from Kessinl's "Stabat Mater," by M isses 1'etts nnd Myers ; "Lively A tmar;" chorusfremfiunodi's "Jledemptien," sole by Miss Hlaekmere, of Pittsburg ; "I waited for the Lord, " from Mendelssohn's "Songefrraise," soles by JUss l'etts mid Miss Myers. TIIK llKAUTIKUI. IN AIH.'mTKOTt'ni- W. U, Hcnscl being Intredticeil by Princi pal Hrlckcnsteln, sjioke hi praise of the archi tectural beauty of the cdillee nnd of the reunlug cllect upon a community of architec tural taste and grace The chapel was a magnificent monument, net only te the subject which it is especially Intended te incmemlizc, but te Its donor who bitilded wiser tlian he knew In Its erection. Tlie school was surely te be congratulated en its acquisition, and the architect en his triumph, but the whnlocemmttuity upon the building here of such a noLibleand enduring work of nrL In the education Hint was characteristic of Linden Hall, and of which it hud lieett such ashiiiiiigoxeinpl.tr for neatly a century, as in tills temple of religion anil education, beauty wns marie the hritle of tise j anil the proper training for tlie daughters, the wives nnd the fiiture mothers of tlie country is Unit which combines theutilituil.tu anil tlie ornamental. Tin: ciiAri:i an addition te tiii: TACIT I.TV. Hev. J. Max Hark tnade n veiy eloquent nnd appropriate address. He thought the iiiemlmiH of the Institution could net be con gratulated tee often upon their great gain. " Heaiity foruvermeto doth underlie seme form of use, " anil he drew instructive mera! lessens from the Itcauties of art nml nature. He traced the building of the chatielnml con trasted It w ith the educational process mid thu development of character. The feunda tiens must be laid bread and deep nnd strong, but tint until long alter thu ciqi-stone is lam will every Imauty Im added, nor until tlme mill storm mid tcuitesl had smoothed down rough edges, touched it part here ami there, painted ene stene with mess nml pelc-hcil an other with the wintrv bhist. Iu It-siesthctic intltteuce Mr. Hark welcomed the new chaiml as un addition te the faculty, a living, sneaking instructor. Mr. Mark's temarks were highly appropriate and expressed with great felicity. wevtAN'si:ni'r.vTiiN and vveiuc. Prof. II. F. Shaub, principal or Milleisville st.rie neriual schiml, was the last speaker. He Indulged in pleas-tut reminiscences of Lititz, its big spring, Prof. Jehn Heck and many historical features. Though accutie of ether .educational iuteiesls, its common schools were always gissl ; and as the principal of another institution lie was glad te count Linden Hall us a member of the common estate of learning. Some of the schools which are rilling this work admit Imth sexes, seme only ene ; sotne nre de nominational, ethers nre net ; some are classi cal, seme practical ; thore may lm generous rivalry between them, there should net lm jeuleusy. Prof. Shaub praised the old Moravian educators, Cemcuius mid .iitzeit .iitzeit ilerf, for aiming te ed ilea te woman and help ing nor te her true position. A Her years of repression the geed vvetU begun ut Bethlehem, it hundred years nge, has lmrne fruit nnd new thore me ever three hundred colleges nnd schools for the higher education of women in litis country. The speaker did net believe intellectual attain ments prevented women from having domes tic tastes, grace, Imailty nnd nttntetlveness, as witness Mrs. Senterville, Mrs. Drowning nml ethors. Women's Held Is constantly increas ing law ; medicine, teaching and nearly nil the vocations of man ure ejieu te lier ; she has a right te be educated for them and co ce co equnlly with titan. Prof. S. rirew n very sug gestive picture of women's possibilities If they nre only given n fair chance. The audience was dismissed w Hit the bono bone diction by Bishop de SchweluiU; but ninny lingered te Inspect the Imnutyef tlie building unit te express ineir ueiigni wun it. Our Soldier lle). at the Inuii;iinitliii. Captain Bewers, of the lloynelds llillcs, denies that the organization has been weak ened by the resignation of Lioutenant Frank lin mid the nbseuce of Lieutenant McCtte iu Connecticut. They have net been ntteiidlng drills for seme time. He says that us his ceiniMiiy Is very young, he dees net ex poet l vmiy uu uuy Illinois lib inu IllltllglintllOU, 111 next Tlie company will start for Washington, en nxi Tuesday. Tltey win taKe at least llfly men, Including two musicians. Injured by Ceu.tem. Jen vs Fex w as .truck by a small lmy's sled en West Vine street, yosterduy nt neon and knocked down, but he fortunately escaped with it few brtiUes. Mr. Fex lives In Hint street nnd wits en the read home when thu accident happened. Jehn MuMutius, residing en Seuth Queen street, was also struck by it boy's sleigh at the eornerorSoutli Queen and German streets yesterday. He wns net seriously Injured, although he will lm disabled ter seme Unit), having dislocated his elbow. JJA MEMORIAL. i j pf i' I r ,t -i ner.it hotel nennr.HY. Tin- .lllhliltrlitilin That Hrli-I (lrer);n W. Illllilrlllilli Mini Wife Mil I Id VMIIuk. Columbia Ijitnvt Ndwm. licgularCorrcs'iemlrtira or Istki.li.hip.nckh. Cei.iimiii.v, Feb. IB. On Monday evening, our townsman, Gee. W, Halricmau, was un fortunate. He mid his wife wcre stepping at the Continental hotel, Philadelphia, mid at lip. in., nller locking their riKint deer hut leaving their trunk unlocked, went te din ner. Just nlmut borilime Mr. Iluhlcmnii dis covered, that while he nml his wlfe hail been te dinner a rohberer reblmrs had entered his room, mid stolen front his trunk Ids wife's Jevvrls, his tmekct book, their d rafts for fiKI cash en the Hanover National bank, of New Yerk, and several ether articles. The robbers were certainly "cheeky" fellows, for last evening they sent by mail Mr. Ilaldeniau's jmckctlmek and draft te his stere iu Columbia. Shet Throng!! tlie llmiil. Yesterday William Brown requested Jacob C. Ix-'isey, his ucighlmr, both resident or North Seventh street, between Walnut nnd Locust, te sheet his sick hog. Lolsey uceo ucee detl te the request, and oue shot from a self cocking revolver ended the animal's misery. Lolsey then returned home nnd In putting tlie revolver away, accidentally discharged it- The ball went clean through the centre of his left hand and out of a window. Luck ily, howevor, it missed the Imne iu the hand, and, although the wound is net dangereus, It is extremely painful. Dr. Itoruthelsel dressed the Injured juctubcr. Ne llrothrrlieori eT Itatlnmil 'Intkeiticii. The proposed Brotherhood of railroad brakeuien, which was te linve been formed In Columbia, but which failed te de se, has been again brought te public notlee by the arrival iu town of Mr. O. W. Newiuan, who' was sent by the grand ledca front Chicago, te organize the Columbia ledge. Hcfore coming te Celumhi.i, mid nfter a chnrter had been granted the hslge, Mr. Newman telegraphed for a date. He received no answer, and yes terday he arrived in town. He Is here yet, Imt there is no work te de as Columbia rail road bnikemcti are net willing te form such nit organization. They inlgltl have suited their Intentions te him, however, and saved him a travel of two thousand miles. Town Jottings. Miss Annie Ktiukle, erilnrrlsburg, Is visit ing her mint, Mrs. Jacob Bietz. Miss Clara Meyers, or Norwood, was mar ried at neon te-day, te Mr. Tlieinas McCul McCul lettgli, of Hurrishurg. llev. (iee. W. Illy per formed the marriage ceremony. The Meutitv ille band serenaded several of eurcitizens last evcnlug. It is it line musical organization. The United Brethren church cleared about SIS.", nt thelr festival held hi Armery hall last evening. Six Inches or snow fell iu Columbia, last night. It was prelitbly the deepest snow el the winter. As William Strleklcrnnd another lad were coasting en the Institute 1 11 ycsterd.ty, a third patty, nlsea boy, attempted te jump en the sled. Iu doing se the "Jumper" wits run against ii tree, resulting iu Slrlckler's right unit Is'lng broken. Mrs. Kli.i Bell, in passing evor thu cross ing at Si.xth and Locust street, had Iter right arm broken by a Tall upon thu slippery stones. She was removed le her home en North Thiid street, mid the injured member set Several hundred persons witnessed II ve ene mlle raw's, yesterday en the river 1m tween Dr. S. A. Beckltts nml Dr. Knnnctt Welch. The former wen four out of the live heals, making the first in 'li'.'X As a creud of drunken Mariettiaus passed through the tell g-.Ue ofthe Columbia mid Marietta turnpike oue of them struck thu kri'iHir a violent blew evor the head with a whip. Mr. Fry retaliated, however by throw ing the gate lock ut nnd hitting ene of them, tee. Their manes me unknown. Tlie let or ground en the east slrie or North f inn street, nciwceu Locust nun walnut. ew ned by Mi Mary C. Maid, has been luir chasWt by Messrs. Jacob Sueath, W. A. King and Krivvarri Ciine, for the United Brethren church. It is proposed te build a new church for this congtegatien, but no tinie has yet Im'cii decided upon. The fair of the Vigilant Flre company is te be held iu Armery ball almut the middle of this week. This and ue.xt w ceks our citizens w ill be walled nixm by committees fiem the company for donations. llev. F. J. Clay-Meruii will deliver in St. Paul's P. IX church, ut II p. m. te-day, a stm cial sermon te men only. The Josse Darling mid Will. H. Drewn combination appeared In the rink last even lnp lnilore a large audience. Helle Moere, as a " Mountain Pink," sui lmrleri byher u.xcolleut ceiuutnv. will be ut the opera house this evening. Her retum was by the request or n number of citlzeus who wero delighted with her at lier first visit. Let them new show their approela appreela by giving lier u large audience. Toe Slucli Codenw Water. The Yerk Dttpatch says: "A party of Columbia youths eaine te Yerk in sleighs en Monday. Whlle hore they Imbibed tee much of our Coderus witter or something else, and became quite demonstrative mid Imlligercut-f In the evening they went out vv ith the Idea, probably, that they wero at home and could de as they pleased without meeting an ellleer or being molested Iu their fun. Howevor, they unfortunately ran against ene of our ollleers, w he took the most demonstrative ene el the crowd and gave hint a few hours rest In the lock-up. They left for home almut midnight soberer and wiser young men. Tlie Contents et the bate Uclng Kimmncil. Wahiiinoten, Feb. 25. The two sares which were In the car burned at the sccne or thu recent collision near tills city, wero opened te day. The charred meney, which they contained, is being examined. It has lieen show ti that evor f 110,000 was In the safes. Most of it has been identified and will lm re deemed. He Wan Innocent uml Kelctueil. Londen, Feb. 'ii, The alleged dynamiter arie.sted last night whlle attempting te scale the wnll of the artillery armory in Fins bury, Louden, was taken le a unigLstrate to day, and after a hearing was discharged. H was proved he was Innocent of any attempt te commit an unlawful act. An Iren I'euinlry Shut Down. Feut Wayne. IiuL. Feb. 25. Olds A I Ce's. Iren foundry hay shut down, owing le dull tnulfi DKAI) ON THE 1CR BRIDGE. tiik sTJUxns arer a tivictnn vhehk te JEsa itm ttrx. A Visitor, Niiiihi IJnlniairtt, nt Niagara rail. Sheet. Illin.rir Throiifilitlie Urart Whlln HurvVjInff tin Clorijreii. Winter tkenerjr e( the riacix, NtAdVIll KAf.lJ. K. V- MMi nl.xr., suicides .have been commuted nt Ningri f.. lulls, Out The. most romarknble onewwt Wi tlmt of a xcry reseclal)le loeklitR young mint who shot lilniself thretiKli the heart almut n o'clock Tucsilny nftoriteoii en the Iee brldge near the Amerlcun Mile, Alnrgocrewtl of .curious eliservers surrounded the body, which appeared te 1x (lint ern mnnnlmtilM years, efngp, slim or bttljtl, Rlmitt flva feet ten Inches In height nud .dressed In n dark brown overrent,-light rhrrked pants, Con Cen gross gallcrs and low cut overshoes. He arrived that morning en the nlne o'eleck train by the New Yerk Central read, ongnged a herse and Meigli nud was driven le llie Iee bridge nml nil jmhilser Interest. Heniilsued hlsilrlvenUmt Ihtee e'elmk. After lakltip; relrosluuentsiitthe H.tpids hotel lie started en feet for PresKS't imrk. nepaiu his late te descend llie Incllned railway te the Icobrldge, nud was asked hy the man Iu charge ir he deslted a return liekcL He replied hi the negntlve nnd went down en, the lce bridge. He wns noticed slandlng a while, ad miring the grand vv Inter scenery nud lingo iee mountains. Kuildenl'y he turned his kick en tlie sccne ami went almut three hundred feet north from the path which Is used by the tourists le a mound, where he took a pistol from his pocket, and, placing tlie muzzle te his heart, shot himself dead. The corenor has been notified nnd nn Inquest will lm held, when further particu lars will no doubt be brought le light The lssly was still Dying en the iee bridge, frozen still', hair an hettrnftcr the sheeting. The coroner took charge of the Ixxty. Forty-nlne dollars In meney, a wnlch nnd three handkerchiefs wcre found lit the imckels of his clothing, but net a Scrap of paper or any kind. The monegmtn "C. AV." was. worked en u band iu his hat and en the hand kerchiefs. TUB LKOlSLATVltK. A tjirsn Niniilirr or Hill ItopertKl The Oer- crner Approves tlie ('.rant Itellreiurnt KcMiliilleii. Otlirr JIualnrM. IIakiusiiuiki, Fck "A In the Sonnte to day Hughes liitrixiueed a bill te admit women te llie pmctlee ofthe law, nnd Ttruner te require county auditors te meet monthly te pass en county flnnnces. The Sonate te-day passed tlnnlly the bill cniimwering tlie burgess iu Imretiglts te son sen son tence oll'eudora yeas 38, nnys 1. Alse tlie Heuse bill te pormltcemtnon picas Judges te sit in courts ethor tltnn thelr own in the same county yeas 3t, nays 0. Alse the bill te ro re ro pe.il the ICth section of the act of June 7, 1879, te rovenue provlde taxation yeas 63. nays a In tlie Hottse a large number orileuao bills wero reported, among them the following favorably : Almllslilng fees as applied te the attorney general, secretary of state mid all ether statej etllcinls ; m quiring tlie supreme court te write out opinions at length when ronuestod by parties at intercst ; requiring articles In newspapers' ndversely criticising citizens te be signed by the ntttlter ; te prevent dyna dyna inlte plots ; providing heavy pennltles for dealing In the ejcplosive Illegally ; te soctire Ialmrers the bouelH or the exemption laws fixing tlie salary or members at l,C00 a year w ltheitt regard te length of the session. Sen Sen Son aeo bills wero favorably ropertcd te prohibit willful Injury le oil, gas or water wells, and providing for stay of oxecutiou and ptevidlitg ler stay of execution iu judgments befere aldermen, justices or tlie peace and magistrates. Among the bills introduced wero the following : Te punish the circulation of obscetto literature ; for es tablishment et n hospital for persons injured nt bituminous mines, the cost net te exceed fc0,000 ; te prohibit a change et text books mera than ouce in six years. A communlce- tien vvas received from the govorner that he had approved the resolution for the placing of (ieneral Grant en the retired list. There was n long discussion en the bill te change the method of making contracts for the pur chaeo nud sale of oil, etc, without action. The Senate will held a session this afternoon te properly commciuerato the death of Senater l'atten. CoucretMleiiiil rreceiHlhigg. AV ahh i.nuten, Feb. 25. Iu tjie Senata te- ", day a retmrt en the army appropriation bill J caused a long discussion en the courts-mar- r tlal the action of the Svvaim court-martial mid subsequent proceedings In the same case vveroseverely crltlslzed, Ingalls calling the preceerilngs a ilisgraee toclvillzatieu. Iu the Hottse the general doflclency ap propriation bill passed uttrier suspension of rules. This leaves the sundry civil fertl-,, llcatietis nud river and harbor bills te be disposed of. The latter will be voted en to day, after which tlie sundry civil, with the silver umendmeut, will lm tnken up. A TurlluiueAtadia Werk Humeri. PiULADKLritiA, Feb. 25. At -oue o'clock a lire among tar barrels In llie yard of the Philadelphia gas works, en the cast bank of . llie Schuylkill river, is causing alarm, en ac count of the terrllle explosion which must fellow if the Humes reach reach the large gasometers. The wind is, howevor, blowing , Jug iu the oppeslto direction, and all due pre caution Is being taken. The Ure at the gas works was ceulined te the west end or the tar house. The less is): 15,000. The dense cloud of smoke tnade by the burning tar and the circulation of the report that the gas works had exploded created great excitement and anxiety all ever the city. Serious Accident te a Sleighing l'urty. Hkadine, Pa., Feb. 25. While u Blehtlrinfc- party composed or Iteadlng people were re- tfKS turning home from Oley Line, this county, a bciere daylight this morning, the Horses ran v; away, pitching the entire lead of people t-; down a mgn cinuaiiKiiieut, cutting ana.," i. -..i.t.... n i.. n.n .. I..I...I...- rf.. .AC uiumiug llll Ill iiiu iuij, iiijuiiii inu Yg, Llllle Hennlug and Mrs. Heman, Veryw.'W soveroly, and many ethers had lluttV.,! sprained. Miraculous escapes were rxtade.M 'I'hnrrt i-eril IwAntv tmrannu In Ilia tvirl v i''ji ' Wareliotue ami Cotten DeHreyed. .-;r'i?-i noutreiiK, im, rtiu. aa, xiruiuis lueniiug v destroyed the waiehouse occupied by Qwetft-3 iney it Ce., nndVaughn, IlaruesitCa ThewvSl wero also destroyed 2,G00 bales of cotton. The total less en building Is $22,000, and en cot-' ten (125,000 ; alt covered by insurance rutal CoUlMen of I'tusenger Tralei. CilEnAUBE, I1L, Fek 25. X coUJsJen be-ftJ tween two passenger trains en the Illlnek' () Central railroad, occurred near here, early this morning. One man was killed andi . ' eight or ten weunded, seme serkuly, but; ' none, It is thought, fatally, ; ' j ; - "' Tne Gang or CwU Miner Strike. ,. , -- Ckntiiai.ia, III., FekSS, ThoinlnersjH',,. shall 2 and 3 nre all out en a strike en ae-. i. count of the order that cool must be out iu block and net blasted. '4:' IMATlIXtt lXlilUTIOVM. 'i"M Wasiiinuten, Fck 25. Fer llie MMtHft Atlantle states, local snows fallowed ty clearing weather, wluiU bocemliig variably slight rlse In teinporature except la . treiue northera portion, nearly ntfttleiiary toniperature. .. ', ,44 u 3 fi 'W fij i-rt ' i.- -Ci
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