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VOLUME XXI-NO. 167.
DIVIDING THE RAIMENT.
THOSE wne mtEir Tilt: VH1ZE& AX
rut; ltr.i'viii.ivAif c.tvvvs.
The Milt lilim Slute Cler Threii;li Wlllimit n
Si rati h lit M.ir flu Surf, Allleli en
I lir l-lrn llri:irlmtnl Chief Pint.
ImiiipiI fur Twe Wrrku Lenger.
Twi'iity-sev en or (he twenty-eight llfrpub
Ilwin iiicmburM of city councils, win will
nssuine the inities fifliilive en llie lint Men.
Jay r April, met In caucus en Satunlay
night, In common council chamber, anil
nominated city nlUcen mr the ensuing year.
Aiue3 I'rban, select leuneilumii fr-eni tlie
Vemlli waul, who was a suppeitcr of the
IndciKmleiitll(kvtatltlip'lntu lloetlon, was
tlie ahnoiitec The following; all' r whom
woieou the siatoel' the city ling, whohave
been running the nllaliser thoeliyfor tlie
last low yu.it s, wcre the micccsslul eandl
dates: City Treasurer (.iavieti F. Mveis.
Superintendent or "Water Works-Jacob
IIiiIImcIi.
Stieet Commissioner Jacob Hertz.
Oly Solicitor .!. W. Jehnsen.
City Regulator Allan A. Ilcrr.
Assistant Rcgulalors-Isaie lluhley ami
Hebcit Albright.
Messenger Jehn Loucks.
iu:reiu: this cavcus.
The caucus was called ler 8 o'clock, hut ler
an hour before thattline (he candidates for
tliobevcr.il elllces wcre en hand and were
deployed in skirmish line lietn IHi.sIi'h
coiner, around the nfjil.il e te "West King
htieet, and along that stieet te Hull's drug
Mere, It was amusing te watch the seu-mi
members el council li.Ving te tfoMgoJlhocnii tfeMgoJlhocnii tfoMgeJlhocnii
tliUatcs, all or whom hail, it ).fcu appeal te
make, le convince the jrio'mher' that they
were the piepcr poisons te select ler the
elllces for which they weie candidates.
The mostceulldcul candidate was S.uu
Cen, el theThiid waid. In hisewn mind he
was the coming street comiiiissieuer and
whenever he could get a listener he would
detail le him (he names of all thoceiiucllmeii
who li.ul premised te ele Ter him. The
number he counted en was sixteen, lle did
iet h.ie tnoie than tour votes en any imu
Fallet and Sam by this Hum has concluded
that there weie twelve liais. Se h um was
Kim el' his election that he was telling Jehn
Ik Smith, also a cuididate ler the game olllce,
hew he would lav crossings, objecting te the
manner in which Commissioner Deeit did
his work. Smith said Cox's ideas weie net
"tactical and intimated that if Sam could
build 11 geed hew dirt ter the city, which was
doubtful, he did dot, knew! anything about
Mreetweik. Smith next g.ie Cot Ins ideas
hew street crossings ought le be laid, andr
'lisintctosted party who listened te the talk'
if the two statesmen, walked away In dis
gust, miitteiiug something that founded
likoneitherol theiii knowing .uiytlilligalieut
city work and that it wasiiVproliajile that
either would he Vailed upon l leek alter the
city's sheets this year, but niiivhosnlueolhoi
year.
vw'viiimi i in: iti;iru:H.
Hy 8 o'clock all the members were en h.iuil
except I'lh.tu. Theciewd of ollice-seokeis,
their backers, the buhl wet ken of the wards,
:iud Mime or tlie little bosses of tlie several
w.uds adjourned te Cuba Myers' restaurant
while the members weiein caucus. Menlzer,
ene el the big beiscs, hapicus te be a mem
ber el council this year, ami he had the ad
vantage of llesses JSenscnig and McMellcn.
Neither Sensenig nor McMcllcn pill in nil
apnoaiaiiee, tlie friends they wanted nomina
ted having been beaten at the iiiim.iiy elec
tions unit eier the otheiH theyiiad no nillu
fiice. A tlnlving business was done at the bar
whilothe llttle bosses and ward werkciH
discussed the chames et the seveial appli
c.mts. Thepaity divided up in gieups el
lour and live, and theie was nlwayH ene in
each gieup who called Ibr tlie ill inks as often
as the boys get dry. I'cle Fonlney e idently
buiied the hatrhet with Squlie M punier, le"r
thesotwewcic Inseparable during the evening
l'cte probably convinced thealduimau that he
wasn't a suppeitcr of the inille ticket in the
Fourth ward at the last election. Among the
ether notables present dining tlie evening
wcre Lew ll.iitiii.iu, Buck Leibley, Ileugy
I.eenaiil, Obey llobinsen, I.ittle Hebby Wei.
del, Jake Price', d Mushy, Johnny Potts and
ICpli. Shaiib. '
l.lTTLli rM'.i:.hAX rSKKS
Heggy Leenard isaw.irniHiipoiterel Heb
McDonnell, a caudidate for chief engineer of
the t'nedcaitiuciit, and Uncle Lcibley favors
Ilany Shaiib. When these two llttle be.us
lluck and 1 leggy met (in front ofthe liarj
lleggy asset (oil that the Third ward mem
bers were ler his- man ; that they could net
lot'use him, because he had made them
ceunciliiicn. This bold statement In ought
lerth a disclaiiucr lieui lluck, who then and
then) in the pic.-cuce and within the hearing
of all, proclaimed th.it lleggy vvas a "sucker,"
that he neer was able le de linj llilng politi
cal In the ward, and never would de any
IMilitical weik unless he was paid. lleggy
retorted by charging tli.it lluck had leceived
f.s'i I ren i lless kei te ucceiiipllMh n certain
thing In the Third ward, and that he foully
betrayed Levi and wasn't man enough te
hand back te kevl the money he had rccuiwid.
Alter Heggy hail made this nK'eeh lluck was
going te make another, but his friemls ad
vised him net te tin he, as il might raise a
distill bance. lleggy wasn't satisfied, mid he
Nerved notice en lluck that he was going te
beat him at the nel piimary election, lluck
Mid he couldn't, and after some further chin
niusic, in order te duterniiue who is le Imiss
the Third ward in the Inline, a mutual
liiend proposed a plan which both accented.
The plan is this : Scjiarate ballets will be
nrepaicd and each Republican as he lexsits
(lis vote will be asked tu, determine who is te
boss the Third waid by voting a ballet, of
which the following is a copy :
r.eh.s u( tlir 'I'lilul Waul
One te lie MiUil lnr,
llci'j: JiK.iBLm,
ll(S.iir I.Misjaiii.
The lesiilt is te be accepted as liiuil, and
the deleated -audidate is le move out of llie
waul te save all trouble hi the Inline.
The above is about the only unpleasantness
that eccuried at the restaurant ilurlng tlie
evening. '
IN I'AUCt'S I'fllt Till! I'lTY llPl'll'IW.
When theeaiicus was called loonier HeIniiI
A. ICvaus was elected chairman and Hervey
lluist was clivled as clerk. Nuiulii.ilIeiiH
were declared le Iki hi elder and for city
tieasuier, V. K. Mvers was nominated and
settled bv acchiniaCien. .Jacob JUiUmcIi was
also neniliiiitPd Ter the olllce 'orhtinorliilen 'erhtinorliilen 'orhtinerliilen
dcnl ofthewalcr works liyacclainatlen. The
next olllieou the list wasst reel coniinisHienor.
mid for it tlie following parties weie placed
in nomination ; , ( ' ' I
Jacob liertz, Nlulh wank- '
Jacob (ireenaw alt, Tirst ward.
Aliller Kvkiuan, l-'eurth wank
Sam'l 11. Cox, Third ward.
Harry llaitley, Filth ward.
Menue Wenger, Keceiid ward.
p'raiik Haines, fourth waul.
Joint Doisley, Suventh ward.
Jehn it. Sinllli, Koveutli ward.
Jehn V. Stauirer, Second ward.
It tool; seven ImUeIh te doulde this olllce.
All el the iiIkive candidates roieived votes in.
llie lii-st few ballets oxeept Doisley, Sjnltli1
and Haines. Tlie light narrowed down en
the last ballet te Jacob Uerlz, Jacob llreona llreena
walt and Harry Hartley, and the vete en that
ballet wns us lollevv s: -
Hertz.. .. , ., ( ,tx. ':.
(Irecnawalt. ' r
Hartley
The next ellleer vettsl for was city collciter
for which thure wero tlirisjcandldales: Ik 11.
Fulton, the present ineiiinlient, J. W. Jehn,
son, whowiiseuchnHl out of the olllce last
vn.ir lnr Fulton, mill Jehn W. Dcnllncer, us.
sisUuitle District AUorney Klicrly. Three
ballets were leipiired te decide this contest
mid Johuseii wen by u vete or IT te 10 cast for
Dunliuger.
Fur regulator Win. 11. (lerliart wasacandi
date against Allan A. llerr, butllerrwen
by a vete or 2J te fi.
Fer assistant icguliilers the candidate
were iMiie Ilubley, Hobeit Albright, Jeseph
llrienlimll, (leorge Ashbyund Jacob Walt.
Albright and llubley were the successful
caudid.iles.
Fer ineiiciiger, JeUu t1, OmUftjn wiu.a
caniitddte iigalust Jehn Loucks, but Ijeucks
wen by a vete 25 te 2.
'resirdfMNn tuk Kini) h'ki'autmkmt quus-
1 THIN.
This completed the list Ot city officers with
llie exception of chief, engineer or the lira de
partment. Jt was net deemed prudent le do de do
clde the question ns le who should Ikj llie
'chler hy (Mucus and llie incmlHjrs
present resolved theinsolves Inte nconror ncenror nconrer
euco Roiinulttee and dlscusMed the
fiiestlen as te whether a Ue'publlam, should
net be placed iu nomination for the olllce
iigalust llarry.N. Unwell. Mr. Heard favered
the nomiuatleti el'a llepublicait at ence and
Mr. lttddle epimxea it. , Tlie killer Mid It
wasMlll sevehll weeks until council would
meet te nomiiiate and elect a chier engineer
mid tlierew.ii nothing le be gained by unilun
haste. II was dually decided by a vete of 15
te Vi te place candidates in nomination and
then leave the matter for Dual disposlteti
until Saturday night, Marches until which
tlme candidates may be nominated. The fol
lowing wete then placed iu nomination ;
II. H. VenderKiiiilli, fiocetnl ward. ,
Jehn S. Urciieniitu, Third ward. '
Harry Shaiib, Fourth wank'
Hubert C. McDonnell, Seventh ward.
, t COMMON WUlWIIf OUCUH.
The incmboraef eniiiiiieh council met im
mediately after the adjournment or thojeiut
caucus and selected Heney N. II lirstns presit
dent and Jacob M. Chilkts as1 clerk ter the
ensuing year, by a unanimous vete.
m;i,i;it ciii'Ni'i i cauci'h.
Helierl A. Kvalis was elected picsideuter
select council by a iiiiaulmeus vote for the
ensuing year, hut when it came te nomtuate
aclerk there wastieuhUv, Fer the olllce of
clerk there wcre Unco candidates:
Alderman J. K. Hair, Third waid.
Jehn W. Dcnlinger, Sixth waid.
I'M ward S. Smelt, Sixth waul.
On the lirst three ballets each of llie candi
dates received two vetei. On the leuith bal bal
eot the vete steed, Itarr 1, Denliugnr.'l and
Hmelt7.lL The name el' Alderman Itarr was
withdrawn atlcr this ballet, and llie next
ballet steed, Dcnlinger It, Smell. . 'I. A low
ether. ballets were takcu witlitlmsame result,
ami) Ihejselcct council, nicinbern adjourned
nml'will endeavor lb ugtc6 en h I'lerk at Iheir
next lueeting.
nii: m.n tv.wr.a iti:.snitt:i.
A 'Netfrvinllijf Vli lery; Wiiii liy tln AVcutfni
' ' lUllriiml sirlhrls.
l'"or the lirst time iu the history of i.illread
strikes iu llie West the Mrikem have sceied
a uotevvorlhy victory, and this alter a long
stiike in which neither violence nor iiitinii iiitinii
datien was used. On Satiitday the tracks el
the Wabash and brauchef, the Misseuii Fa
clllcaiid Its siiire el' ceuuccliug lines were
covered with freight trains which have been
lying Idle for weeks.
Sunday alleruoeu, when the lailiead com
panies sent out wen! of their capitulation,
llie t strikers tolled up their slcevei.and went
lle Weik Willi, a will. Tlie moctlugef the
r.iilvray enicfilHiuid'thu sLile reprufeutatives
el Texas and Kuns.u breuglit about this
result, liuveruer Mariu mid the Kt.ite iKiard
orceuunissiouersot Kaus.isc.une all the way
irem TuHka te belli bring nlmut a suttlo suttle
ment, but they didn't come until they werei
given positive assurance that tJeneral Mana
ger Heme, ofthe tieuld liuei, was willing le
discuss the ipiestieu in all its details and
licentiate terms.
Hesldes the Kansas delegates the Ixuril of
lailiead ceuiuussinnciH et Misteini weie iu
attfml.iui.eal the meeting and they were ac
iiiliipanlixb hy Adjutant lieuei.d Jamisen,
Ijilxir Commissioner Kelcliklsky and Attor
ney lieueral Henne. lioveiner Marmadiike
was at home and sultriing with iiciuerr
liage or ,tlie nose and did net attend the
iiipctiilg. Hesides Memri. lluxle'and Hayes
the niilread CiMnpauie.-t were represented by
tlie attorney of tlie Missouri Fat-Hie and by
Solen Humphreys and Themas H. i'utt, 10-teivei-sef
tlie WalKish company.
Asa lesult et thoienfeiencoit wasieselved
te restore the late of wages which prevailed
up te September, and le give Hie lueu ene
ami a h.ilf tune ler all extra work. This was
mete than they asked ter, their request being
that the railroad companies restore rate
which pievailed prier te thn January cut.
This proesition was Hist matin by the slate
Ollicials and that it was kindly received
by the lailread companies was proven
lnlei, when Mr. Hayes drew up a circu
lar iu which he embodied net only the above
terms, but iuseitcd another clause te the
effect that hcncolerth the railroad companies
would notify empleyes i fa cut thirty days iu
advance, se as te give them time te enter their
objections and se as te de away with another
clash like the picscut one. This latter clause
Mr. Hayes inserted, net only toceuciliatoall
artics,'hut iu defeieucote tfie Texas law re
quiring railroad companies In give thirty
days notice of a cut iu wages. The lesolutieu
was iu the fbi in of a prositien which came
Irem the btate ellicials, ami which was ac
cepted by llie state authorities.
jin.K.s or mi-: cinu sr.urtvi:.
;iitiniilHi.leiMr liltni C'titilUlriit Tlial tint Lairit
Will lit' rallhrnlly IHiM-rtcil.
Dermaii II. Katun, president of tlie civil
service coiiiniis-ien, Iu reiiMinie te an in
quiry as te the ciifeiccmcutnl llie civil ser
v ice I ulcs by the new administration, said le
an Associated Press icpertcr:
"Viicjiucies are being legularlylilled under
the rules. Theio is net the least sign et tlie
examinations IK-Ing arrested or of the rules
being disregarded. When Congress, at llie
session Just closed, uiade an increased appro
priation ler carrying en Hie work of llie com
mission It dim July I, ISs'ite July I, IhMi, It
knew llie hiI icy el the incoming nnwident and
must have axpivti'd the 'Werk ni tliecoinniis tlieceinniis tliecoinniis
'sien le go en. 'Unit work' does go en regu
larly and 1 feel sure that it w ill go en. Very
many of Ihoelllco-sookers who lingered here
soine time after the lib et March seem te have
icached Ujo saine conclusion unit have
i ('turned home. Since that date examina
tions have been held at Cincinnati, Nashville,
Memphis, Hroeklyn, New Yerk and Wash
ington. Applicants have been notified of ex
aminations seen te he held iu the
Southern and Wosletn states, hxaiul hxaiul
natiens and appointments go en as
heretofore iu the oustems nervicu and
for clerical positions in posleflices. Kxcessive
Humbert) aru applying le be examined, es
pecially lorsemenal Washington, under the
belief that aibitiary ami partisan luminals
being made or aiestsiu lobe uiade. 1 liavu
heard of iioclse of such lemevals and de net
'liolievo that any michi reni(ialsj will le
made, Tliere vv ill ilelitlilcm be honie rcuiev-
als ler geed cause, but net enough te give
places le half of these seeking te lie exam
ined. The old time partisan prescription is
net in my opinion te bu renewed. Our imlltics
aie new iuo.re chilicd and a sound public
opinion is ineiu foiiuiilable. Within tlie last
ten tlavs the comniissleii has uiade ccrtitlca-
liens for lliling eluven vacancies iu tlie de
partments at Washington, which isalNiutthe
usual rate, and live piouielions ami four
permanent apimiutiuoiitsnfler piohatien have
been made liem among these selected under
the rules. Sovend of these eases weie iu the
treasury ilejuirtiuciik"
OiieliniUtl tlie IVmrtli Aiiiiitenutry.
On Kuturday tlie fourth anniversary of the
dedication ofthe auditorium of HL Stephon's
I.utherau church was celebrated witli special
servims. Iu honor or the occasion the altar
was decorated with Hew era and the busts of
Iattlier and Molaucllieii, preseulgd te the
church by Frankyrpn.weie pi'ilii position
tin Uic altar. Thepprumii ,wairiclu'.l by
IteV. Meister fnuu 'lwlah' 68 :'7 " Miue
house shall be uallevl an heuse el prayer."
Thoatteuduiice was very larB0-
1'iinerul of Daniel 11. llrl.mun.
The funeral or tlie late Dauiel H. lCrismmi,
who died iu Nebraska, took place from his
mother's re-ildciusj en Sunday afternmiii and
was largelyattoiuled. Uopresontatlvos of our
two iiniiiii Arinv i'esis ami ei uie suvenu
lislges of Odd Fellows, or this city, woie
present. The interment was in.ule at lian lian
caster isjiiietery.;
sirliKcn WJlh I'aral).!.
Tlie many friends of l'hlllu Copeliind, herse
dealer, will rogret te loam that he was
stricken with paralysis en Friday, nml that
hi physician ijives but little hepe or hla ro re ro
ceverv, considering him te be iu a very
critical condition. Mr. Cepcland removed te
Flilladelphla, from this city, a low mouths
uge.
BIG BLAZE IN COLUMBIA.
HIE 1-IHE TUAT AHUU&KD Till: HUH.
OUOIl EAtlLX bVffUAY MllllStMI.
the WirchniiHr, I'lunliiK Mill niitl flllii-r I'nip.
rrljrfifF.H. Illrtr. In llAiiirn- Uwi llntiKliij;
from WI2,fJOO In WIA.IMMI-A Nuiiilicr
of Arrldciit.
ItcgularOoiiutipeiidciico of Intku.Ucikmkii.
Cel.UMiiiA, Maich It). The dull lolling or
bells and the shrill whistling or F. It. 11. en
gines awoke the echoes In Columbia about
Ills Sunday morning, ami neon the heavens
wero III up wllli a lurid glow ever the south,
ern portion or the borough, " Hlel.'s saw
mill Is en lire," was the wenl sent te the
scores of citizens in llie northern portion of
our iMireiigh, as half dressed they ran about
in an excited manner. Tlie lepert was verb
lled'by llie entire lira department scudding
toward Frent street, lioleiv Mill, where the
building was ill llames.
About llie tlme named above, IMvvard
Cnsqwell, employed In the Susquehanna loll
ing mill, noticed a tire burning in tlie old
Irame win chouse owned by F. S. Jllet., and
tslluated direclly opposite that gentleman's
planing mill, which has, up te Saturday
night, licen occupied by Jacob Sncatli, he
having leased it from Mr. lllcU some tlme
age. With two oilier empleyes el the mill
he hastened te the binning building, and
iiN)ii arriving at the Krene, found that it had
been fired near Us centra en the first Heur.
They quickly meused Fredeiick ami Samuel
Sarbaugh, who leslde In a heuse of Mr.
Hlcl.'saml which adjoins the mill. Together
the men attempted te extinguish tlie llames,
but their progress wasse rapid, (hat hi less
lime ,tliai 'it takes le write this, thn vvaio vvaie vvaio
heuso was ene mass el' burning liiiilers ami
loefargono te be gotten under eoiiliel.
Frem this building the ll.iines spread te
thoSirlieiigh residence, and llie large brick
planing mill.
The general alarm vv hlch had been sounded
was seen ansvveied by llie appearance of the
Columbia llie department. The Vigil lirst
te arrlve stationed themselves at Frent ami
Mill streets but they could de but llttle mere
than te play a plug stream iien the burning
buildings, as the l'ue plug furnished but
llttle water. The Shavvnce Iniys arrived with
a rush mid shout, and dragged their section
pljKj into ,Sh.ivv:;ee creek, but mud instead
el water was taken, and it tilled the
engines. The lire had te Is) drawn Irem it,
ami the engine was taken Ien plug te the rear
et the milL The Columbia l-eys altachcd te
the plug at Second and Mill streets, but thev
ditl net have hose enough, In play (he full
force el their stit-aiu upon the fire. Their
(Iravvb.ifkK, aided by the lierce wind which
blew, pronounced llie deem of the mill,
ivarchoiiseaiid privateilwelllugs. They were
seen past saving. This was quickly in.ule
evident, and instead or wasting water en
them, tlie no..les weie diiected towards
buildings Inclese proximity. They were
thus saved.
a ne.i.N iioi'si.se.N rim:.
At about U p. III. it npcared le the I11111 I11111 I11111
drcdsorsectaters present, that the southern
jKirlleu et Columbia would be devastated by
the tlie lieud, or at least a de.cn houses, en
I'ciry, Mill, Second and Thiid streets, weie
alire. Tlie saving of tliese buildings K due
te the neble clbirUs ofthe Vigilant company
and the bucket brigade. Thnferiucr had two
plugstieams en Sirend ami I'eny streets,
and quickly extinguished llie het cinders as
they landed en tlie shiugle roots. The latter
also weiktd faithfully, and fully a halldeen
houses were sav ed through Iheir action and
successful work. Among the houses oil tint
by living embers weie tliew of Mrs. Autwer
ter,.f. Heisdnger.WidevvMekaughlin, Hugh
McClarin, Jehn Smith, ami William Oreeu,
en Ferry ; Mrs. Mackinaw, Themas Kejes,
Mrs. llorshey, IMw.ird Slnw, en Sevend
street, Wm. Charles, butcher. 011 Third
street between 1'nleii and I'crrv, and the
coal olllce of S. l-'llberl V Sen, 011 Second and
Mill streets.
All danger was net ever until upaiks liem
the burning mill, dwelling and warehouse,
had ceased flying, and this net before a!0a.
111. At that hour, nothing was lelt of the
above, except smoking ruins ami diaricd
Umbers.
llrtnerii WI2.04MI nil. I il.,000 liuis,
The less cannot be preK-ily stated just
new, but it is Iwlievcd te be between Sl'.yMM
and f ir,0(XJ with no iiisiinuice. Nothing iu
tlie mill was saved except the boiler and
and engine, and these the llames could net
touch, being iu a stone ami luick building.
Mr. t-neath mauagetl te saie his Mrienter
tools, but Ids lumber and ether weed weik
for his new houses, teuether with a planer,
unm all ileslrevfsl. Hislmsis belvveiMi fsoe
and jl.OOO, with Moe insurance. Three
small luiubcr piles bosiile the warehouse
were also bullied. In the latter building,
was a let of odds and ends t'sOOQ feet of while
iiinelliHiriiigaud acarload.efcyiiress shingles
The dwelling heuse and ollice coiikiiecd all
the worldly goods of the Saibaugh's, and
all was lest. Samuel had been pre
paring te go le housekeeping, ami had his
goods all jiald for except ene or two pieces.
New he has nothing. It is a terrible blew
te this family, as 1)103' are w itheul shelter and
clothing; nothing wassavodexecptouostove,
tlnee chairs, two dressers and a half de.eu
ieccs erixxlding. Hut they will net want,
oralreadyald has been ettered. W.A. Ileilig,
manager of the Columbia branch sleru el
Kline A KpiHirheiiuer, of Heading, started the
geed weik by an eiler el'dry goods, etc.
The heal cast Irem llie llamiiiK hiiildhiKH
was intense, and greatly Interfered witli the
firemen's works. Se great was it that iu
passing iu front or his ruined home, Fiodor Fiedor Fioder
ick Sarliaugh had Ills hands and neck badly
scorched.
IH Iiirrmllary lhl;lii.
There is 110 doubt of the lire being of in
cendiary eiiglu, and it is thought tku iu
cendiary covered the fleer el .the warehouse
with oil, as a strong odor of oil pievailed
when the lire was llrsl discovered.
Mr. Hlel. ket Ids valuable books iu iieu
sales in the olllce, hut as they have net yet
been eHMicd, it is net known if they me
damaged. These books and paci kept iu
the desks in the ollice were destrojed.
Te show hew strong the w hid was we state
that this meiuiug cimleis were found at
Nlxlli anil walnut sueeis, a 111110 away liem
tliocenll.igratinn.
Christian Creeger had 0110 of his arms
severely cut by broken glavs, as he was at
tempting te loscueMiH. I.euis, mother el
David kevvis, ami who resides Iu a Irame
building adjoining llie Sarbaughs, but
whicli, slrange te say, escaped witli only a
scorching. Mrs. Lewis Is an invalid, anil se
great was the heat, that It wasiuipessible le
rescue her by the fient el the house. A win.
duw svish at llie side was biokea, ami the
lady taken out by this exit. II010 it was Mr.
Creegervvas injured.
Hy the hi caking of a ladder Jehn 1 1 Hilar
was thrown te the pavement iu front of his
residence en Second stieek vvhoreho was at
work wetting his lioiise,
shaken up.
jie was severely
Hundreds of Hjeclaters visited tlie sceno
yesterday, and coinmeiits were fieely ox ex
cliaiiged as In who tired the warehouse. The
manner in which It was set, disjiels the Idea
that il was a tramp. The llie deartmeut,
especially the Vigilant, 111 e te be compliment
ed for their splendid work, while the water
company t te be censured for iieglevting tlie
llre plugs. '
l'ervenai.
William Mcixell, of Washington borough,
Ihls morning left for Ephrata, wliere he will
fill a clerkship In the Kphrata national bank,
of which establishment his brother is cashier.
Mr. Melxell has 1111 morons friends iu Cel-,
iimbla, and tiiey will be pleased le learn of
Ids new position.
Mr. and Mis. Hrisbiu and daughter, MM
Sue, orOseeolo, Clearfield county, who went
Seuth with the liiuicaster county jurty, are
new visiting Mr. ami Mrs. J no. Fendrk-h.
Janitor Hpotten, or the Columbia M. F.
church, was iiresentecl with faai'J, raised Ter
him hy a Uisket collection yesterday.
Jacob Hruinmer, express driver, of tlie II.
A O. Ik II., has tendered his resignation or
that position, te go into jetreet April 1st, 18S5.
It has been accepted ami Jehn Klinefelter
has been appointed te the place. Mr. Hruin Hruin
eor has served the company's Interests most
faithfully and olllcieiitly. lle has been iu lis
employ eleven years, uud did net leso tx tin.
LANCASTER, PA., MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1885.
gle day by Illness During Unit tlme he was
oil' duty only ene week.
ltrllgleua Nete.
The closing sermons or his pastorate iu
Columbia were dollverou yesterday morn,
big mid evening by llie llev. 11. W.
HutnphrlsH iu the Methodist Kpiscepal
church. Large cengi ('gallons weie present
and the sermons weie most beautilitl, elo ele
(iieulaud Interesting.
The Helhel church was packed last night,
attracted no doubt by the iiuuoimceiuoiit of
the K:ull,ii- sermon "The llallnlujah Hall,
rnail,'! I)y Mr. Jenes l''" I'Jvangellst. II was
virtually a sermon for railroad men, and
proved lliiit Mr. Jenes was as line a speaker
as he Is a vocal Isk
llermiKli IIiiiIk'M.
Manager Silas Krem has madu anangc
lueuts ler the appcaiancoeflho justly faineus
lleuaid.V lingers combination, el live stars,
for Iho M('lieK)lltau rink for Monday ami
Tuesday or next week.
II Ce. ('., as an ergauir.it Inn, dens nothing
In behalf of their member, Private Jehn
(Irauley, this eveiiiug, the members will
semi petitions te the Northern Central rail
road company, the authorities at Hallimore,
and te the conductor who was whipped hy
(Irauley, asking that a light sentence he im
posed iihiii their erring cum 1 ado.
Hugh and ('hallos McCall, brothers in
dulgcd Iu disgracelul light en Saturday
afternoon, at or near the live Feiiils. Their
quarrel originated atlholrheiiio, wliere lleice
words were used towards each oilier. Meet
ing at Iho above place, their dispute was
leiievved, and ended iu Hugh having Ills face
horribly gashed ny stones thrown at him by
Chailes.
The elegant lesldence of Mr. Hachcu
heiuier situated 011 Chestnut street, is se r.ir
completed, that en Wednesday it will be
occupied by Mr. II and family.
Twe old and six young rabbits, assuredly
a happy l.uuily, 0.111 lie seen In W. II.Hcittle s
stele window, oil North Third street.
Yesterday alteriioeu, Mrs. HlizahUh Ilite
slme, Hiiskilued injuiies te her neck, legs and
arms hy a fall down a Might el stairs, at her
home en Sixth stieet, between Walnut ami
Locust.
A rallllug match was held at James Kl
caddcu's hotel, en Comineice stieet, oil Sal
unlay night, by Jul lies Haughey, for a large
meerschaum pipe. James Melllide threw- iS,
which being the highest; the thrower was
awarded thepii.c.
nit: . 'T j:vi,ii:i:.
hniii-IIIiiIh In Mm) WlieWlnh Iti llltfitss IIih
Hi .ivcnly l-lii iiuinf num.
I'limi Uic Nt link Him.
The epimrluuities elleicd te the Inh.ibi Inh.ibi
tantsefaiiy iarlicular sH,t en thoe.uthte
witness an is li.soel thesiiu aioseraieth.il
eveiylswly will hepe ler a tair day le-day, se
tint the moon may be clcaily seen when il
slides like a bl.ick scneu aciess llie sun's
lace. Asseeu Itein New Yerk and its neigh
borhood alieut hall lliesuu will be hidden
iK'hiiid the misiii. It is what Iskuevvu as an
annular ecliiise, and se Iho sun will net Is;
enllielv hidilcu as seen liem any iarter llie
earth, fail along a 11. mew line running Irem
Callleiiiia te Hudsen's Hay the moon will
cover the ceulie el the sun, only a bright lim
iciu. lining visible all mound the moon's
(due. TheapiKircnt siziel the sun, as seen
Irem the earth, is se neaily equal te that or
Iho iniMiii that Iho slight cli.iuge vv hiiii 01 cur
iu their distances Irem the earth, owing le
the is'ceutricily i( the orbits of the carlh and
moon, cause new one and new the ether te
appear the l.uger. If the moon ecliises llie
sun when the termer is in tlie ue.iier part el
(hoot bit, it covers the whole el theselarihsk,
and theie isa total (siip-e ; if It eclipses the
sun when when il Is iu the luither put of its
orbit, then an edge of the sun shows all
mound the moon, as en this occasion.
Aslionemers ray ceiiiniratively little at
tention te annular eclipses, because it is only
iluriuglet.il irliises that the splendid and
myMei ions kinners of tlie sun are displayed
sifrreumtfiig Iho hidden king of il.iy. These
streameisel light, knew 11 under the general
11,11110 of the corona, still icmaiii, te a large
degree, unexplained phenomena, but a con
clusive ptixiftli.it thi'y are net deceptive ap
iearaui;s, nssome liave suggeslctl, has Is-en
liiruished in tlie i,it vcir or two by llie sun
cess el alti'inpts te obtain photographs el
them in bie.ul d.ivlight, ami vv lieu Iheyceuhl
net even bedctr.-clcd by the wnse et light.
The special le however, will be well worth
witnessing, ler the visible ojieratieii el the
laws by which worlds are hung iu the heav
ens and uiade te rovelvo svvlltly iu fixed
01 hits, with far mere than the pieeisiun el
the finest chronometer movements, must al
waysapeal H)vverfully te the scuse ofthe
Hiifilime in the human mind.
The black cin le of Iho moon will In-seen
deeping upon the sun's edgealKMit thirteen
minutes alter neon, ami the etiip;e will end
a little livloie.'l tM.iei;.
Unit II Wilt Vlnllile In Til). llilllll.
III sti ictaccoiilaiice with the nil ueuiii'cineut
uiade hy the astronomers thentwasan crlipse
of the sun this altciuoeii. ISaer's almanac
gives the particulars as fellows :
An annul. ir(s'lliseiif the sun, en the leth
of Maich, at IJo'clei'k .(0 niin. iu the altci
iifMiu ; visible here as a initial wHivie as lol lel lol
eovv s; Comincnceineut at I-o'clock 1M niin.
iu the altei neon ; middlual I o'clock I- mill,
iu Die afternoon ; lermiuatieu at '- o'clock .V,
mill, iu llie alteriioeu. Duration of Iho eclipse
- benis and '- iiiiiiutes. Six inches of llie
northern portion of tlie sun will Inj ebscnred.
q'he(siiiM)iipiOiirsas an annular eclisu in
Oregon, Wasliluglen territory and Hudsen
I ay.
Although the cold weather ll.ig was Hying
fieni tlie iKtslelllcu building, the grouudheg
atlcr a si.-wcc1;h' n.ti, caine outel his hole
long enough te hsik at the oeliise, which
didn't amount (e miiiii,oveulhieugli smoked
glass.
MVllltV.lt AMI I.YXVIIISU.
A ViiiniR Nt'Kie AmmikkIii In VV(1 l ik 11 in
Oulikly Aimwcnt for Ilia t'lliin'.
News lias t cached Wheeling, W. Va., of
aliellier uupioveked and cold-blooded mur
der, swiftly followed this tlme by a summary
and ten bile punishment at tlie hands of
Judge Lynch, in Princeton, Mercer ceuuly,
West Virginia, iu the oxtieiue .Southern
paitef the state. Tlie murdcierwasa young
coleied man named Arthur Jacksen, aged
alxmt IS years, and his victim Jehn Ferry, a
vvcll-kuevvii and rcsicctetl cltl.cn.
I'erry was proceeding along a read near
Princeton when Jat'ksen, who had concealed
himself iu a clump or laurel bushes iu a
lonely sjiet, llrcd en him with a lille, the lull
stiikiug Ferry hi the bicastand killing him
instantly. Jacksen then robbed tlie Ixxly et
several dollars in money and a part of the
clothing ami walked oil.
That night he attended chinch, wearing tlie
dead man's coal, and was at ence ancstcd.
Tuesday morning he had a preliminary ex
amination, at which liu ceutessed his guilt.
The minder and the cool and nonchalant
demeanor el' the prisoner cieatcd intense ex
citement, ami Jacksen was with dilliculty
lemeved te jail. The excitement continued
te increase during the day and evening, and
about 11 o'clock a mob made a lush Ter llie
jail, forced an entrance, leek Jacksen outside
and hanged him ten Dee,
filial ltalbfuy Att Itlrnt In Texnti.
Sunday iiiernliig'H lust-lxnmd passenger
train en the Texas iV Facilie was wiecked
twenty miles west of Dallas, 'fox., by tlie
giving away el a bridge that had been re
duced te a skeleton by a heavy storm, 'iiie
engine and the baggage and mail cars fell
nearly twenty Teet, lint the passenger cars
w ere net derailed. The list el casualties is as
billews: (k J. Ilolheck, llreiii.iu, or Pitts
burg, Fa., killed ; ij. Heech, nativity un
known. Hiimiosed te be fatally maimlcd ;
Stewart, mall agent, of Texas, injured iilxmt
tlie spiue and shoulders; Woedrull', lug
gage master, of Texas, leg broken.
The striking trackmen get out an engine
and proceeded Willi tools and material (oetl'ect
lepalrs.
I.Ut or Uiiclalmeil lJtt,cm.
Tite follewliiB is the list of uiiclaiiued lot
ion remaining hi tlie postelllco I'er tlie week
ending March Irt, 1BS5 ;
Ladies List: Mrs. Faiiuiu CeiikhI, MHj
Kale Fellz, Miss Mai y C Fex, Miss Faiinie
lless, Miss Maggie l'lolleiv, Miss Maggie
Jehnsen, Miss Florence Lance, Miss Klien
Milter, Miss M. Montgomery, Mrs. Seles
Mrs. Sarah Wanner.
(icuts.' List: Oust Utilize, .Tames Coyal,
Themas Doneghuo, Jehn II. llewer, BenJ.
Hatslleld, J. II. Keller, Walter Klesser,
James Myers, Oce. Y. Scanise, W. V. Shirk,
Messrs. Khali, David S. Slmpf, llenj. H.
Slaull'er, Daniel Walbern.
MAIIGH ARGUMENT COUKl
tiii:
VSVAT. AMOUNT Ol' llVilxr.SS
ten tu k.i vim eh.
AkeiiiiU of .tt111l11IM1.1l11rn, lilt-., t'elillriiK il.
l.liriirTiaiilirrcil-(limiillaiet.liiiilntcil.
Mint tllaiiciMi lliinhims A ISiliiilicr eT tin.
Inii,y IVtiiiln Whit Want IHtincm.
The March term or the argument court was
opened at II) o'clock this morning, with
Judges Livingston and Patterson en tlie
IkuicIi. T here 111 e en llie list Ter argument
27 cases in the common pleas coil it, 12 iu Iho
orphans' celli! and 111 iu the quarter ses.
sieus.
The accounts or bl administrators execu.
culeisaud guai dl.ins and willows' appraise
ments In 2!l estates weie pieseuled, lead and
ceullrmed nisi.
Tlie following casei weie disi,ed of Willi,
out argument :
II. N. Knox vs. (ieorge Happ, rule toshow teshow toshew
ciuso why defendant should net Inciease Ills
IhiikI leSir.O. Itule made alMelutc.
William Hauey vs. Abraham II. Slanll'er,
rule te shew-c.iustj why appeal should net be
quashed. Itule made absolute.
The exceptions te ihe auditor's reieit iu
Ihuostateof Jehn Slrehm, sr., weioulth weieulth
dravvii and Iho ieKiit absolutely continued.
Tlie following current business was trans
ited :
i.ici;nsi;s i iiAsi'i;ui(i:i.
'I'he leslaur.uit license if Charles as:h,
Flint waid, city, was trauslcriisl le Charles
Knapp.
The tavern Hi enseul Heniy Myers, Thiid
ward, city, was tiauHleiictt te (ieorge Al.
Smith.
The tavern license el Jacob Lilt, Hart, was
trauseried te J. Miller Hupp.
i'he tniveru license el Charles Miller, M.tu
heiin township, was Iranslerred le N. W.
Fiev anil the tavern llrensoef N. W. I'-tev.
Ids! liemplield, was tiansferretl le Heoige
1.. ivrause.
(irAltlll.VNS VI-I'OINTI.I).
Simen i'lberly, Clay, was .iipein(cd guai
(liau of the miner children el VMa Lberly,
deceased, late of Clay.
Dr. Jacob II. Sealing, of Lli.ds'lh touu teuu
sbiii, waSHjiiHiiiilcil guardian et the miner
cliililreu el Jehn Wliitiuyer.
II. S. LlH'rly, Clay, wasappoinleil guaidiau
el the miner children of Jehn llehiily, who
are legatees or the estate el Jehn Farnsler,
deceased, Inte of Lebanon county.
(korge W. Walten, or Ceuey township,
was aiiiteiuteil guardian el' the miner seu
of Kcujamiii Mimiich, late of Ceney.
Henry .. Mai tin, lOasl L.ui, was appointed
uuardiair of the miner giamlchihiieii of
Nancy Skiuller, deceased, late el the s.11110
township.
Aaren Kline, el Clay township, wui a
siiiileil guaidiau ofthe miner gnmilchlhlreu
of Henry Hecker, late of Wniwick township.
Samuel Ki-ath, el Mliabcth township, was
a'iiiitcd guariliau el the iiiiuer grantichil
dren of Jehn .irliu.m, (ItsiMscil, late el
I 'A iaheth township.
Mist i;i,i.m;e!'s iu-sIni.ss.
The court reluvsl le allow the guardian ac
count iu tlie estate of Susan F. Slander le be
lllisl, because the glial di.ui charged $7."coni $7."ceni $7."coni
inKsien in an iwt.ite el tU2sti2.
Kuc Means, Harry '. Hall and V.. M.
Weidel, who served lerms ler misdemeanors
weie discharged this meiiupg by taking llie
bemiit of the insolvent ad.
A rule granted en Linn Keiler te show
catise why cei tain fnmils in the late lieclien
iu lul township should net be investigated.
The ictiirus elcUed Keilci asoneof thesupcr thesupcr
visers of thai township, but Iho potilien of
twenty-live vetei-s alleges Iraud.
Issues vv ereiiianled teav crtalu the amount
efdam.iges sustained by Philip Iviihlmau,
Ami Catharine Skimm, Catheihie D. and
Agnes Kelly and Philip Diet, by leasen of
the opening of Delphin street, Irem Straw -lierry
te Hrnad ; Carolinn and William Sny
der, by u-asen el the opening of Filbert
stieet.
IIIVOHCI.S VVAMI.II.
The billowing applications lordiven e weie
filed Hits merning:
AcquillaSchatiugcr vs. Nathaniel Sell. lun
ger, desertion.
Anna W. Hal, vs. Chaikn Hat, doser deser doser
tlen. A1111.1M. Hair vs. Cyrus C. li.iii, dccitlen
and cruel treatiuciit.
Mary C. Miller vs. ChiisLui Miller, baibar baibar
eils tieitmeiit.
(iiristi.inua A. Heal vs. Christian Hear,
ilisoitien.
Fanny LiseiihIciii vs. Hirnli.iril Fiscusteiu,
cruel licatiueiil.
ui:i'iritt.ivA. cei'M-r ff.11.un 11:1:.
AttiT. Vim h dim usi.lt, 11 tlit I'rini. tiles llMil lnr
.linn fltli.h,t'Ni.ti; fJ.imllilali-14.
The Ilepiililittiu county coiuiuittee met at
II o'clock this morning 111 the Central Ho He
piiljlieau loom telix thotiniefer the Republi
can piimary election.
The following substitutes weie elected te
(ill vacancies in the coininitb'e :
NeivvimmI J. It. Ilshlciuau.
Mouiilville S. .M. Fridy.
Nerthweslern Henry S. Copienhollor.
A motion vv.is madu le llx Saluiday, Iho
2.ld of May as llie lime for holding the
primary. J.'W. Jehnsen metcd asau amend
ment tlie UOtli of May, ami Al. Stolier Iho
second Saturday Iu June. The last named
date was defeated by a large majority. The
aeih of May was defeated by a vote of 21 te
27. On the ipiestieu of adopting the 'J: Id of
May the chairman. was unable te divide
whether tlie veasornavswereln the majority.
whcrcuHin ox-Slierill Slrine proposed Satur
day, the 0th of June, which was carried by a
vete of 20 te l'J.
Dr. Kechuck ellcied a lesolutieu whicli
was adopted te the clfecl tli.it if tlie slate
convention he held before tlie delegates leit
can Ik) elected, under Iho piesent call the
chairman of the county committee shall call
llie committee together te select delegates.
W. S. Smith, of Ceney, offered a resolu
tion kixiug all candidates for nomination al
Iho primary f I each, except candidates for
iccoider, who shall Iki taxed fit), and for so
licitor?,"), and striking from the tickets the
names of candidates vv he have net iaid.
Tlie resolution was adopted after lieing
amended se as te fix llie assessments as fol fel fol
eows: Hecerder, Sit); solicitor, fT ; Jury
commissioner, ioer director and piiseu in
spector, ?.'t well.
Tlie Miktrt'HMsi ir llie lleiibclinltl.
lieui lliu Census Hcpeits.
'flu! number of domestic servants is I,t7i5,
(XK), nu increase of only ten icr cent, hi- tlie
(I (ratio, alllieiigu tlie population g.iuien uuriy
IKircent. iniwuiliore was ene servaui 10
overy 7.70 lamilles; hi IbSO ene servant te 0.2 1
families. Tlie old region of household slaves
abounds still with tlie largest pioiiertions of
servants, Virginia, Maryland anil Dolaware
leading all tlie states. Noxtcemo the states
north of them, although doiuestlosoivico has
decreased thore since IS7U. Comparing our
in-deer servants witli England's we liuil that
l,2H7,Ooe are in-deer servants there, exix-eding
the imriculturists by llfty ier conk that Is
ene jiersen iu overy 22 is an in-deer servant
tliere, while here the proportion is 0110 in 17.
Anllt'H Taken from (he Crematorium.
Tlie ashes or Mr. NowberrylU. Hills, of
'Chicago, who was cremated In this city oil
Saturday, were net removed from the rolert
until Sunday. Tlie Incineration was com
plete within an hour alter they wero placed
in the retort, but it was found te 1 10 necessary
te contiuiie tlie heat for sonie tlme longer te
volatle llie zlne case In which llie umiy was
enclosed. Messrs. Ik W. Hills and C. W.
Waile, In whose care the lxnly was breuglit
te Lancaster, remained here until Sunday
afternoon at 6:18, when they left, taking with
thorn the ashes of their relative, which
weighed four and a half ixiiinds.
An Amlralile St'ltli'ini'iil.
Michael Heas npjtoiredat the olllce of At
deriuan Hair, at 1 o'clock 011 Saturday alter alter
neon, te answer llie charges of assault and
battery and malicious mischief, preferred by
Adam lllldebrand. These suits grew out efa
collision or teams en the Lititz turnpike a
few days age, and the facts were published
attlietfine. Hofero the hour designated for
the hearing the parties interested compro
mised their ditlerencca ami the alderiiiau
was saved the tumble of disposing of the
case. V
A llVUKH IIOU) ACT.
Kiitfiliit; Hie Mount of n Ijtily In a ll.illlniure
Hetel atMlilnliilit.
An audacious attempt te dishonor a wcll
kimvvn and highly rcspectable lady was made
at Iho Hetel Albien, isirner or Cathedral and
Illchineiiil streets, llaltlinore, at an eaily
lieurHiinday morning. On Saturday a young
man iiained (iraham Foarre, seu el the late
Juilge Foarre, or llie Maryland court or ap
lieals wrote a nole te Mrs Klrkl.ind, who is
also a guest at the Albien, roquestlng her te
meet him Iu the prlvate parlor al H o'clock hi
llioevenlng. Mrs. Klrklaml declined te de se,
and became indignant al the Insult. About
1 o'clock Sunday mornlngshe was awakened
by a hand passlngever her race. Hhoateuco
made an outcry, ami iikiii lisiklug up dis
covered young Foarre lleelngf'iem her loom.
ThoeccUiaiilM of the heuse worn aroused
anil ene or the guests went te I'earre's room,
but round llie deer locked 011 llie inside. Tlie
deer was lereed open and the room round
vacant. An Investigation was then made,
anil It was ascertained that Foarre had get
out of his window, crawled along the heavy
cernice and ellected an eutraiicu te Mis,
Kirklaud's room by her whitlow-. loiter a
letter was given Mrs. Klrklaml by a colored
waller, which was written hy 'i'earre, in
which he asked Mrs Klrklaml fe leave her
livilrijeiii deer eien, se he could ceme
in after he letiirued from ihe ojiera.
This last nole was net deliveied te (he lady
until Inte Sunday, and alter Iho assault was
attempted. Yeung Foarre, en liiuliiig he
was recognized, llisl front tlie hotel and went
te Ids home Iu Cumberland, i'he all'alr has
created Intense excitement. Mrs Klrklaml is
alMiutXi years old and the daughter efa well
known merchant. Who has been separated
liem her husband for about a year, and lias
applied I'er a divoice. She Is-ars an unblem
ished character. Peane Is itlKiul22yenrHnf
ace and a "dude" In appearance, lle was in
lull evening (licsHwhi'ii heenteietl theladv's
mini. He sent for his overcoat and trunk
ami has net been scru since. Hisariest will
piebably be ellected en Monday.
.sales ExntA en ins a it r.
'lllf llln I'llii-K llriillKtit rnrClllli.lWHlii III Went
Ijllliptltr Tuillmlilp.
Seme lemaikahle sales of old ehluaware
and imliiile household articles were made by
Auctioneer II. F. Howe en Fi 11 lay and Satur
day for the estate of Miss Barbara 1 looser, al
herehl home 1 11 West Laiiiifter township.
Many of the things sold wcre Irem 120 le 130
years old, am", had lieen long kept iu llie
llouser family, Miss lleiisj-r being H years
old at the time of her death, 'fhere weie
nearly 1,000 sales made during the two days,
which would be at about the nde of two a
minute. Someol'thc 111010 notable ofthese
are given :
Five and oiie-h.ilfdocu el China ciqis and
SMiicers at f2U le J2I 'rdejn ; cie.im iorco ierco iorce
lahi pile hers bronchi from f2 te (2..V) ; I de,
wlile glasses, $10.20 ; an elglit-day clock, f(il ;
tumbiers, Ml le 7." eenls each ; Vr vanls of
homespun linen, al M) cents a yaid ; orco erco orce
l.tin platters, Irem i'l te f.1 ; common walk
ing slick, fl.M) ; iHinxiaiu teapots Irem $I.S5
te PS eat h ; shaving mug, fl.7.". Net less
than no cents was paid ter the Uiuniswl plale.
Many Lanc-.istii.msalleiidrsl tliHtwie.
.Inliii W. .lat k mii' SfrliniA MUhap.
On Saturday evening, between and 0
o'clock, Jehn W. Jacksen m.deja misstep
en the stairway leading te his lotlgingTreoin
ever II. M. .Shreiner's jewelry "ftore, Ne. SO
Neilli tjui-en slns't, ami falling te (he lst lst
tem, bieku Ids rigid Hugh bone alxmt mid
way Itjtvvcen Iho knee anil his hip joint
Mi. Jacksen ImmiiIs at the (ir.qK) hetel, but
has for many ye.us hail dislodging re)iii and
library in llie building adjoining, in which
ler many years in paitnership with Iho kilo
Mich.1erZal1tuhec.il 1 led en Iho jewelry bosi besi
nc.s. Alter supper, Satifrday, h0J1.ul geno
te his room, ami alter spending some tune
there, starlfd te collie down Khun, carr.ving
awash-howl with him. Having a lew years
age sutlcred a iaiti.i! jiaialysis ofthe right
leg he has siuie been somewhat laiiiu ami
was coining down slabs very cautiously,
holding by the ralliui; with ene band and
en tying the basin with the ether. Thinking
he vvas al Iho bottom el the slain when he
was a step or two liem the bottom, he slopped
oil ami fell heavily te the Meer, with llie 10
sult above stated. Dr. F. C. Albright set the
broken limb, and Mi.lack.sen is te day com
paratively celiifin table.
A Dill It, Iti'iliitetlit) 1 loll.
Ill' Ktlsll'lll d Heek Oil CullllllfllLI'.
II10.1kf.tst. One l.uge cup el lil.it k lea
alxmt half a pint without sugar; two 011111 es
of white or blew 11 lucid, toasted, with plenty
of butter.
Dinner. Soup, eltcii with mallow; Irem
four le six and oiie-h.df ounces of roast e
I toiled meat, vegetables iu moderation, legu
minous preferably, and cabbages. Turnips
weronlmestauil potatoes .illogethcroxiludcd.
Afler (liuuera llttle IreshfiiiiU Fer second
course, a salad or slewed Iruit without sugar.
Immediately idler dimiera largecup of bl.ick
tea, without milk or sugar.
Supper. A large cup or bl.ick lea as befme.
Anegg,aIittle fat roast meat, or lieth, orsemu
ham witli its fat, Ixilegua s.iusage, smoked or
fried llsh, about 0110 ounce el white bread,
well buttered, occasionally a small quantity
of cheese, ami some fresh Iruit.
On tills diet the valient lest twenty iMiunds
iu six mouths.
A lintel KrrMT Hulillftl.
The hotel or O. F. Hrukiker, at New Hol Hel
land, was cntcicd by Ihieves last night and
ever ene hundred dollars worth el liquors
wero stolen. An cntrance was atl'eeteil hy
boring holes in an euler cellar deer near the
bell, which was then forced open. The
thieves lint went te work en a barrel of
common whisky and net liking that liquor
they turned the spiggel and lelt the whisky
run 011 tlie lloer. They carried away w itli
llieni a twolve gallon keg of old whisky and
a ten gallon keg of gin. 'fhe empty twelve
gallon keg was found this morning in a let
alieiit two hundred yards south or tlie hotel.
Mr. Hruhakcr lias suspicion or certain parties
and it is pmliablu that arrests will be made
during tliu day.
A I'urtuiie Alter Many Yearn.
A. A. Willet, el Aiueiieus, (J.l, whose
great-giaudfallier, a prosi)eroiis meichaut iu
llaltiiueiu during tliu war 1S12, had two
valuable merchant vessels valued at ever
f200,(W impressed by tlie federal govern gevern
incut ami for whicli he nev or received any
remuneration, owing te tlie less of the nocos necos noces
sary paiien, lias (list rocelved a letter from
It. T. Merrick, of WasliingUn, telling liini
that the long missing papen have been found
IU tllU 1I1CM Ol 111U ll.IVy 11UHII V111U111. .1111,
that iidt only Is he secure iu his claim for
me t-uu,eixi, mil una no cm ceuuci buvuiuj buvuiuj
twe yean' intcri'st hi addition.
Curlier I.uimgcrs.
A gang or twonty-eno boys, who wero nr
icsled Ter loalingatthecoriicr or Seulh Queen
and Conostega streets, w 010 given a hearing
by Alderman Sjmrrier en Saturday evening
and wero discharged wllh a reprimand, the
alderman assuring theiu that if they weie
again breuglit before him en a similar com.
plaint he would sentence them te the full
IKJiialty provided by law.
'fhe noisy crowd that has its hoadquarten
at the corner of Conostega and Frince streets
might profitably heed llie s.11110 warning.
Cult Iu' iJirije Sale.
Cyrus Celvlu is le-day selling out the en
tire stock of his livery stable at tlie City hotel.
Thore is a very large crowd In attendance at
the sale, people being present from tlie prin
cipal places in tlie southeastern jvtrt et the
state. As Mr. Celvlu has line stock, geed
prices are being received.
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Tlie Success or a Printer.
Alliert Stitlle, who learned his trade at tlie
iNTULMUKNCKll Olllec, llllt WllO llllii beOII 11
resident ofthe far West for a number efyean,
wassiiecessrul at the last election, having
been chosen le serve the dear people as slieritl
el' Assetan county, Wushiiigteit territory.
His many friends iu lliis city will be pleased
'(e hear (if ids geed luck.
The Klue or Iho Air Breaks IIU Neck.
I.ceul, known as ' King of the Air," a
tight-repe walker, while giving a jierfor jierfer jierfor
inance iu Stockton, Cab, Saturday evcnlng
en a cable titretched across the Htreet full and
death jui hour later.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
TUB BACKBONE KKSOLUTION,
OfEEItEll 111' VAX Wrcit, AUA1X HE.
FOllE TllU SEXATE.
Senater i:u1Ul'hiunrtcrlrrtlin (Irani hi lllrcnl
mill 1'rnniliilriit Tlie I'rciililciifii Nomliie-
llini or Jtucqili H. Mlllrr for Cent-
liduleiipr ul Mflvriuiv.
Wash iniith.v, March 1(1 Senate. Hlalr
ellercd a resolution continuing the Investiga
tion of llie illHcrences lietvveeu capital and
laimr, lint it was under objection laid ever
until to-merrou-. Van Wyek's backbene
resolution was Ihen laid licfore llie Senate
and Kuslls (Alabama) made a Rccch iiieii
it lle ilenied that the tltle te the lands wai
a legal ene and that the grant vvas Illegal and
fraudulent.
NoiiiliialeilCmiinilatlein-r of lluteiiue.
WAMtlNfiTeN March 10. The jinisidcnt
le-day nominated Jeseph D. Mlller, el West
Virginlt, tobecoiiunissloiicr of levenue.
The rrrelilriil' VMIurs.
W.vsui.vine.v, Mar. 1(1 Among tlie pren
idenl's callers le-day, wero Heury Ward
Hcccher, Vlce President Hendricks, Seoro Seero Seore
lary Uayanl, Senater Voerhoes ox-Senaten
McDonald and Wallace ; (ion. Weaver, Hen.
H. F. Meycn, el Harrisbiirg, Fa, and a large
number or ether distinguished sjrseus.
Tlie lliiiiiiicrfi It, Itrttirn le Ihrlr llltl Oiiitrlcm.
Wasuimiki.n, Marcli la Ocnenil Sheri
dan received a telegram from Oencral Hatch
(Ills morning, staling that uen tlie lcceipt
el the president's proclamatieii, concerning
theOklaliauia lands, most of these prewir
ing te iiivade the Indian territory decided te
ifiiiin home.
Ne Truth III a Itinmir.
WAsui.Nine.v, March 1. It is authorita
tively learned that tliere is no truth in llie
rexrl cabled fieni a Palis new spaxir, that
the Chinese government has asked mediation
of tlie Fulled SLites w ith France.
raiiililliliit UN I'mt til lluly.
W vsniNd-ie.v, March hi. Faircliihl le day
iclievisl French of llie duties as assistant
stvictaryet the treasury, lle iwelved llie
heads of tlie bureaus and chiels of llie divl
siuiisaheul neon.
CAI'lTAEAXlt EAHOlt.
A M.iiiii)iuik Mill llcmimcH Weik anil
.tin-
Jiirlly.ur llie Strikers lit (urn.
Pim,Aiii:i.i'iii.v, March 10. i'he Kconeuiy
mills of Sevill, Schollehl, Sen A. Ce.,
at Maiiayunk, which have lieeu
closed for some lime past, owing te
a stiike among Iho operators against
reduction of wages, skirted up again te-day,
and the majority of tlie hands returned te
weik. Sevwal days age a committee or the
ktrikencenfcircd Willi Iho senior member
ul the firm, and, tlie uiall"r iu dLs dLs
pute wan freely discussed. Mr. Ht.-ho-Held
submitted a plan Ui tlie committee by
which he agreed le pay the .weaven
the sumo ralb-ef WHijc.s which prevailed bo be bo
feroUio last projiesodrfdudiori VhTch ledT
te tlie Inauguration ofthe strike. Tills, was
acwplfslbylhoslrlken and -they returned
10 workie-ilay, , .,
'I'riiptiix'il llf.liullim lii rnriiat ..1lcii- W.irm.
DiiNvim, Cel., Mar. lil-Arter running
several months en short time the coal iiiaua
gen ofthe Colerado Ceat and Iren cenquny's
works at Hev-!iuer, aimouiice a reduction in
wages of blast liirnace-meu from 5 te 15 per
cent., le take ctlect en April lsU This Iu
etlcct will iiiake wages about equal te the
Pittsburg scale, but a tlilleieni'e hi tlie cost
of living. The men have net yet siguilied
their intention or accepting the reduction.
OHJECTIXil TO llAJtlllOY lnxilEE.
Km Slltilder Will Stoutly lttlst llui Silirme
With Hit Meltllrrs.
Liur.iU'Mi, Kan Salvader, Match !!.
The decree issued by Harriet en l'ebiu-
aiy 2:-, proclaiming the coiifetleratieu of the
Central American slates, was kept a secret
and vvas only brought te the knowledge of
the ether four republics Maich 0, when it
floated the greatest Indignation. On Maich
11 the Congress of San Salvader authorized
the government le employ all possible means
ler tlie defense of the country, which it pie
claimed iu a state of siege, en account of tlie
attitutoef Sau Salvader, which has S,000 moil
en the frontier ami plenty el aitillery, and
also because of tlie action of M ex ice in ad
vaiiciug her forces toward Cliatemaku The
excitement here is subsiding. Tlie enthusi
asm iu San Salvader, both ofthe inhabitants
and the government, is Increasing, mid they
are leselvetl le die ratiier than accept tlie du du
crce of H.irries.
Dt'itriiUlle I'ire In HuIkKuglaiitl.
Londen, Maich Ilk Fire iu Hull, Fng
l.iud, Ibis morning destroyed Stead's seed
crushing mill. Helten's corn warehouse and
a portion of tlie Hull corn exchange Were
spn-adbya large quantity let escaping oil,
while binning oil (lowed through llie streets
in some places tvv e feet deeis The total less
will reach f 100,000. Twe men wcre borieusly
burned.
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.llntiit Uuable te S!v'i.
Fi:vv Yeiur, Jlarch 10. Last night (Srant
had w hat the doctors call a bad night, and is
net quite se well te-day. He was restless
ami constantly wakeful, although he fell
asleep after daybreak and slept until late
His sleeplessness is said te be llie result of
constant pain and activity of mind witli
many subjects.
A ll.tru and IU Content Cimmiineil
llUADlMd, Pa, Mar. 10. A l.uge barn,
belonging te Uicliard Leap, at Doughisville
vvas totally destroyed by lire last night. Six,
horses and US head of cattle wcre burned
besides all the crops, the machinery ami ad
joining building. Less f 10,1X10. Itlsbclioved
that tramps set the barn en lire.
A Collision llvtnecit ltiuaktim anil Afghan
Calcutta, March 10. It is rumored here
that tliere lias been an actual collision 1a
tween the Russians and tlie Afghans. The
government is' very reticent
A Journalist Dies of Heart DUcanf.
Mr. Caiimui,, Fa., Marcli 10, Fref. J. I
Hichardsen, editer or the Hloemsburg
Journal, dropped dead here this morning of
heart disease.
A New Yerk l'lrin l'nlla.
Nkvv Yiiuk, Marcli 10. Tlie ftilure or
Williain VossikCe. wasaiinouiiceil here to
day. M'EATllElt lXlilVATlOXH.
Washington March 10. Fer Iho Middle
Atlantic) states, fair weather, except iu llie
oxtrcme southernjportiou, local snow, slight
change iu toiupcralure in southern portion,
colder woather in northern jiortleii, variahle
winds, shifting te northwesterly.
A Verdict fur liillter Villen.
I.onuen, March 10. In the case of Gcerge
Grant against Edmund Yates for ?3,000
damages for Ube I, the jury returned a ver
dict in favor of Yates
Waived a Hearing.
H.ittnday ovening at 7 o'clock was llie tlme
fixed by Alderiiiau Hsrrfef the bailing of C.
C. Amwiike en the complaint m.uie that
he has killed te maintain iilseliililien. When
tlie case was called the defendant waived a
hearing ami entered lull for trial at the April
term of tlie court.
Tlie Mormeu rrealtleiit 1'ugltlt e.
Jehn Tayler, president of tlie Mermen
church, was subpieiiaed recently te testify iu
sonie polygamy cases He did net ajqwar.
and his heuse iu Salt UlUe City was searched
en Saturday by deputy marshals, but he had
fled.
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