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VOLUME XX1--NO. 171.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Jitsiiui' rus.s veess rm: assuai.
sessies is et.it viiesteii.
Iln Aniiniimes Smiii) Transient Width full Out
llie Itrpntar llcetidlcmMtir I'mlt-U An-
nlcritary of llm Kilmatli.ii Six lit.
I'.loctlen or lin OMItt-nt.
Tlie I'ldladeljihla :iiinil.l eonleionco ir the
Mctliuilist J:psititii1 church ojicnedltsiilnely ejicnedltsiilnely
Iglltli session yesterday morning lit tlie
ladiseiifitriet church. Chester. Thoeonlng
oxcnik'sweroibiiiluoted 'by 'Rlshup ityriis
D. Poss, I). 1)., ami Rev. Jtilm Thum)en.
lte. J. K. T. Gniy was elected secretary.
Tlie fellow ing assistants w 01 e then nominated
and elected: Assistant Secretaries H. (.
Grovennd H. W. GehretW1,, Statistical Seem
larlcs W. L. McDowell mul Maris Graves;
Piiuiiirl.il Secretaries T. Kirk jldiiek and W.
M. Ridgw.iy; Journal Sec-ictary N. 11.
Durell; Recerdlug Sceietary .1. W. Sayers.
Thu bMieji atuieuur-cil tlie Lruunfci' oiatev.
Dr. W. J. Stevenson from tlie Centml 'Poiui 'Peiui
sylvunla ((inference, mul Rev. .1. 11. Hiuria
tiein tl-e Italy conference.
mi: hTV-siiive reMMii ii:i,h.
Standing COIllUliltCCS W01O allUOUIICCll JIM
ioiiews: i j itir
On Public WursiiipJ.1. S. .l.-McCenncll, T.
Slevens, T. Kelluy, 1. M. Gable.
On Indication Ministers H. A. Ili-llncr,
1''. 11 Miit'.li..- 11 11 1 'P tj ...!. ..II tt- r
Paxson, J. O. Witsun, T. 11. Nccly, J).' 1).', i
... .jiiiin, .. iiiuciiiieiisc, i. it. lavymeil
Charles Hill, C. II. Ihirdhq,', S. Gieeiii-, J. A.
right.
On Hlble Cuine II. While, J. H. Railev,
O. S. Hreadbent, W. M. Gllbeit, S. II. i
.Smith.
On Sunday SchoelsC. Reads, J. T. Swin
dells,.AV, Downey, L'. S. Merrill, W. Pewivk.
OnTrtctCause-T.fW. Mai-lii v,)li. ill. Jl.;
Iloiniieii,'.M. Mills, P.?i;iitmr; A.i:
Amtheii ' 4 ' r P ' M
On TctiiiKM.im.c-11. T. Stiing, W. II. Fne,
II. Wheeler, S.e. Gun Isun, W. W. Wisog.u Wiseg.u Wisog.u
ber. Church Pxtensieu The conference bend
of chinch extension.
Freedmciii'H AtdCuuse S. P.inceaM, G. 1).
(.'arrow, I), D. ; J. ). Debbins, I). Il.j (,'
Heayeck, I'. V. (.'arson.
Missions- Tlie presiding ebleis.
Wemuijs Foreign Missions A. L. Wilsen,
R. W. JIumpliiis'A i:. Stubbs, S. M.,VejtiQii,
UV. fi.. C. I Yeike. i I ','J'
Wettiau's Heinii Missions 1,. 11. Hrewn,
W. H. Pupil, A. I". Iluttuier, .1. I). Maitin,
U. A. Weltc.
Necessitous Ctes Tlie t tinted nl tlie
preaelicrs' aid society.
Oeueial HtatlHtlcs (I. A. tlilbi'il. I). M.
Oorilen, A. X. (Mliuby, R. Smith, Ay. r.
Klicpiisml, II. Ucsh, 15. A. Mi-llv.nu, S. V.
Kinith.
Piniime .1. W. .Saeis,.. V. lti.tdiev, ,1.
W. Rudelph, II. T. liitigir. J. 1). Pox.
Missionary .Statistics V. II. I'ickep, (. II
damseii, (. A. Mcniue, K. McKay.
Te J'ubltsli the Nanus Tlie wcii-taiy and
his assistant.
I'l lllilr.VllUN I'llllKIIS.
Re. Dr. Hnifnid Hunt, oi'the.Now Yeik
Heek Ceiicein, addiessing Iho leuluiein'e,
Ktutcilth.it Mies tethO aiiieluit of 5I,(kK1,(Vh)
had In-eii ninile (lining llie p.ir, A-ielding u
pielit nl ?07,Oik). i
A Ml It.
A loseliitiuu was olleied hy Ren. W. M.
Ridgway, irote-.tlng against .my -mil nil
liaiislum et iiilnhtcis te thy i-uiifutuiKc
without a eotirspeudlng ininsfi-r Irein the
ImhIj'. The resolution .was referred, and w ill
be considered at tills morning's scRsien.
III! I. HIT VI ION hOl-II.I .
Tlie niiulvui-s.iiy6r tlie, IMncitleu miciL-l.v
or tlie (.onfeKiicew.us celebrated in tlie even
lug at Trinity cbiiitii, Rev. Tlieui.ts I'. Mui
pliy presidinj,'; Rev. In. I'.OiWin.reacJ Ibe
annual rcHirt ( the baud nl din lei Tbe
lepert el tbe treasurei, Hev. Hi. SH-n(ii,
hIiewuiI receipt te tlie aiiieuul el $7,(S1I.2I.
Or this 51,iVA7.ri weie eik nded and ?il,isis.iii
uncsletl, A lul.mieul i'lUIt! icmains in the
tieasury.
Olllceisler the ensuing year weic elected
as lollews: I'u-siduiil, Rev. T. ('. Muijibv,
I). I).; vice pieaideutK, Rev. t'olsen lleisketl,
Rev. A. l.eng.ii'ie, I). I)., (i. 1). Duiiinoie, M.
M., and Rev. T. IS. Neelv, I). I).; secietarv,
Rev. V. .1. I'.inseii, ll. 1). ; tn-asuiei, V. (i.
Spem.ci ; in.mageis, Uevs. h. W. Themas,
i . rjvMiiuens, ii, ,-. itioaneeni, .lames .Mor .Mer
row, W. J. Mills, C. W. Hickley. S. 11.
Hoever, L'neeh StublH, ('. W. Ilurvj'! Iiunias
Orcciihanl., Charles Scott, J. T. Rinl, M. I) ,
vv. nwiuueiis, ii. . lueanneni, .lames .Mer-
A. M. Butten, I'cter Lamb, J. A. Haddock.
Owen Osltr, M. V.. W. M. WlilLikur, Janle
(lilliuder, James S Wallens ami I'liiiipA.
Rudelpli.
Rev. Themas Kelley ami Rev. Jehn
Miley, I. I'., addiessed the society. Rishep
C. I). 1'eS.i, 1) ,T) spoke en (bq imbjutel
education. ' - ' 1
(l Ml vv M IIOOI. I MIIS,
Tlie Siiiel.iv t-ch(K)l I'uien hueietj held a
meeting in tlie eveniiigat the Madbeii btuet
church, Rev. iW. K, iIelJiell piuxided.
'The story I ftiif ujIiiiMiy" was Uoateflby
Dr. J. JL VInceijt, ceriesMjidiiigb-ietary
of tbo'uiiieii. f ' ' i
ThosUndiiigcemuiitteo en public worship
made appointments ler the Chester pulpit
ler Sunday's bcrv ices. Tlie ether committees
erganised for busiucas and will continue
their deliberations till the end et tlie session,
when reports will bu hiihiuitted ler tlie ap
proval el tbe cenlerence.
Tbe I'leedmen'sAid society meets te night
in tlie Madisen street chinch, tlie Heme
Missions meets at !! o'clock and tlie Chinch
Intension society meets in tlie evening in
Trinity church.
Cl.W TU 777." 1UVUMOSU MYSTKUY.
A MighiUi Ijmjcr .liiB(il for tliu JMui-lir ut
3IImi I'.iiiuy Lllllim .-MiiiIImih.
Tlie luteiest in Riclimeml,Va.,in tlie tiagic
death of Miss Paiiny ialli.in Madisen, Iho
pietty uuveincss, (eutinues. .Sevetal
developments in the eae have eouie te light
whicli will materially aid in solving tliu
mystery. Tlie lalher of the girl mined in
that city late Wednesday night, ami viewed
the body licit morning. Ker seme tlme
liefore Miss Madisen led King William
county te accept upl.ueas governess in a
t.imily at .Millboie, in Rath county, she
lived with an uiicle ami her giaudlather,
who resided,Jn thoeuuer county.
The iutuiestiug linlvriii tlie clialn of eireum eireum
slanves sii) nutiHllug tbe dcatlief Lillian Mad.
isen is tbq atfoctlen said te li.ive cxIsUhIJ be
tween the dead girl and T.J. Clin crius, tlie
voting lawyer of King William county, who
was anested at his iiouse en thocharge of
iiiiirdeiiug her. llvthe autopsy m.ide alter
the lecevery of her body liein the Richmond
lescrvuir, it was discovered that slie had Ik-cii
lieliayed. Mr. Cluvcrius, wlie is very well
connected, has long been Intimate at tlie
Iiouse of tbe MudisuiiH. He regislcied at
one of tlie hotels there en Thursday last,
the day et tbe night that Miss Madisen
arrived thcie lrem Millboie. He ro re
iiuined tlieie nil Uiy Friday, and left e,uly
en Saturday inerning, the day thu UkIv Svas
lelind In tlie i-liv reservoir, inese cucum
slauees alene leil the auhuritles te issile the;
wiirriuitlerliisariesl. lle as breuglit te
Richmond Thui-sday idtoriieon, but denies
any knowlcdge of tlioeiiineorofMiss Mad Mad
ieon's errand te Richmond. He admits that
he was luthoeltyenthosainqdtiy, but clenics
Hint slie cauiB fieni lier home te meet liim or
that he sent the note making nil appoint
ment with het- at tlie lesci veir, tlie scene of
her death.
Ills prebable that tbe vv liole case, se far as
connecting tlie uspected parties with tlie
death of Lillian Madisen is concerned, will,
in n ineasuie, dcjiciid upon tliu idcntiiU-a'iuu
of the geld watchkey. Tills was leuud en
the Uiuk of the ie-orveir, near tlie sjsit
wlieie the Insly of the gill was disceveied.
One party w he has seen this key lssuie that
be has seen It en thu chain et u eimg man
et Ids lu-tpiaiutaiuc. It is bclievcd lli.il
Ibeie will duvelep such ovldence us will
solve the whole insleiy, and leave nodeubt
us hew tlie glil c.ime te her cruel ibutli. Thu
body has Usui placed in a hiindsemn case,
and will he buried heiii in Oakvvoed reino reine
terv as seen a the coroner will permit her
liuiiilv te take ch.irge of it Miss Madisen Is
dcKcilbed hv tliose wh()W'(-ieaciuaIntl with
her ns well eilucitrsl and very vivacious.
She i.as educated at a bemiuary in King
William county.
VASTS Ell IIASHAY IS NEIUtASKA.
The lln'ii.r'tll.. fliiUlinX.TriiMly Living
Iff ifiurny in inr hi 3Yt.
rionilHeUVfsiOlicstci LmdliNjivi.
The following exlract from a private letter
lrem Jeseph 11. I'aiuler, dated Lincoln, Ne
braska, Thlul month llth, lSKi, will Ira read
vUth lutenist, by all who remember the
Chiisllatia tragedy and Iho paitCastuer Hail'
way leek Iheieln :
The county seat or Saline count v is Iho
II luiisldng town of AVilber, net vet twclve
J ears old, lull well laid out, "containing
among ether Improvements u large and well
censlrui-bjil Iwo-slery luick eeuit house,
situated upon a hill evei looking the town.
North or IhW, upon n still higher lut, isn
veiy h.uidsome residence, of modern style,
sui rounded with evergreen trees, shubbeiy
and v hies ofcheleo mlcLtiuii. This residenie
is occupied by Oastnet Hanway, ageiitle
Hum welbkiiewu totheusauils el people In
the Last and whose iiame conspicuously ai
I'cars hi tlie history enacted at Christiana In
Ihedaik davs efslaverv. l'cw In the West
knew his hlsteiy, but It Is rresh in my
liiiud and doubtless tlieiisaiuls of warin
Irimuls In llasterti Pennsvlviinl.u I wish I
could speak te them all, and invite them
Inte the cesy home enjoyed by Castnerand
bis ostlui.ilile w He alone, and recount the
past.soenesef Ids life and contrast them
with tin) tirijseiit political condition of our
leiuitry.' Ideustisay I feliclit a very happy
alk-riioeii with them.
We seem to.be rajddly hunting ever the
1'i.iiiu ui Mruoi,iie)iioijiijiiip Vl"'liup4'u-
etiabie. Many ottheso who were de6)1y In
teiested in the trafcedy alluded te havepiid
the debt el' nature. Hllj.ih Lewis, companion
in chains If net In aims vvltli Hanwav, has
just iixeutly "tusscd ever tbe divide.'1
Cnstner Is tall and straight as ever, with a
Jeng whlte beard extending down te his
breast from a benign, cheerful face, which
eejiis te brighten- up whlle reviewing past
ov'entw, inld calling te mind his numerous
Iricnds and relations wlie steed se nobly bv
liim during his trouble, lle lias preserved
all the " i-apeis" in bisc.ise, even tlie little
slip which dripped at his liel an the jury
passed liim te enter their Ixix in (he
court room. Though small and inslg
nillcant in aipearance, Iho words written
thereon cheered a drooping heait and bade
liim be el geed cheer golden words that be
iojeicestoiepe.it. Ills memory is exi client.
He has nothing te rogret for the part he leek
in the cause et humanity. He haH retired
Item business, and although having been
'robbed of thousands el his earnings by the
hen hand et despotism lie new usts undei
Ills own vine ami lip tice, where tliere is
none te uiulestei iiial.e him idrald in abappy
home m the valley of the blue, highly n-s-pe-ted
and Intleved by all who knew him.
May he long live and eniev his pleasant sur
roundings. AM.Ui; 1IMEI.V UEMISIHVI.AVI.S.
Ileir LtihltlUlill Illigllli-L'jrt Jljttt Im)-ii IleUt
( 5 Willi llii-jr OMii I'rlnrtl.
O'el Mt'lliiruln rliltlitlti llLies
II has many limes hapis'iied, alike in olden
ami modern (lines, that llxiug upcougicH upceugicH
sh ii i! dislncts ler individuals railed in their
special pm pose. (Joveiner I'eiler ence
vetoed the Deinis-nilie ougresslenal apor aper apor
tieuuieiil bill because it did net give districts
te hislwe special friends, A. I'eiler Wilseil,
of lluiitingileti, ami Jehn Snyder, el I'uien.
The licit legishitute gave I'erlerhisdlstilcts,
and Isith Wilsen aiul Snyder wcre beaten
twice in lliein ami novel get liener Congress
than second best In the r.we. J. Kills llou lleu
ham, of Carlisle, one of the ablest young
Democratic leaders el lib day, eihiiusted his
power in Iho J I pi ihe te inake tbe ireu-clad
Democratic congressional dhtnet of Verk,
Cumberland and I'crry for lilnrcll. lle get
the nominalieii, struck the Kuow-Netliiug
whirl with Leuuiel Tin Id as an independent
fonipetiler,1reUTdMnit2,'JlO short of an elec
tion, and died before be leuld g.itlmi liim
sell up te letiieve the disvsler.
In 1S7.I the great battb ever the (ongics (engics (ongics
sien.il apH)itieumeut wasle lii up a district
that would secure Senater llaiiy White a
seat in tyirg(rjw. mid it w. is lin.illy accom accem accom
plisbed t his satislai tlen. He went home,
get the iiiiiiiui ilieu, was bealeii .iIiuehI out of
sight, and was beaten thrte times out el' hve
i.iccs in the district. In Ise'J, the s.une sort
of a battle vwis made te send Senators
Kclchum el Lueriieaud I'liller of l'ayette
te Congress, and both uet wallelH-d in Iho
dutiWts they tashieucd ler themselves.
Ketchuni hnally uceveted hiuisell and
slipped in once, butitcevt iniu-li moie than
iti.iiiiote and the game wasn't worth the
(andle.
ll.iltl iii.uaai.su.
l-nlke lnt.-rfuie With tlie NeirYmK Alhli ll
Cltanitletii,hip Centf-il
It was a howling mob which ciewded into
Tammany lull, N. Y., Tliiusday night, te
witness tlie boxing and wiestling bouts ler
the championship of the state of Juw Yerk.
Seme of the contests werevery tierce and bad1
te bu sloped long betore the stipulated three
minutes had expited. The police get en fte
stage several times and erdeied the contest
ants te separate. Some et the bouts weie
ended as seen as a knock-down blew was
stiuck. This was llm case between Kenny
and Claw ford ami William tlelleuback and
Willi mi Haas.
Jehn Steel, el the New erk Pciue ilub,
tlnuw A. l'leishm.ui, of the Amarjenn. in
live uilnutev l(llefi seconds. TJie Jeatlier
weight boxing match between Charles P.l P.l
liiigswerth and Abe IVriuudez was wen by
tlie lurmcr, wliile Prank Kme wen the
wrestling match. Tlie exhibition was ter
minated by Inspector Munay wjiun t lie
ciewd began teyell and hoot at the releree
let Ids decision giving William Kl lings lings
weith. el the l'.istime Athletic club, tlie vic
tery in his liglit-welght boxing bout with
Michael Doisey, el tlie American club.
Duisevhad the best el the contest all tlie
way through. .
A Ktriiuipjier'H llulil Ait.
AySlnguW story of attempted Icidiiappiug
li.isbcciiicjNirtf.il te llie Caindsn ijlice by
Samuel Parks, or Ne. .Ill Atlantic avCuue,
that city, who states that about u week
age his little 7-year-old son rushed into the
Iiouse atler dusk ciying lrem liight and say
ing that a man had tried te cany linn oil.
Mr. Parks went te the deer ami saw a man
huiiyiug away in tlie darkness, lle inithcr
alleges that at"- o'clock en Wednesday morn mern
itig he was awakened by the sluieks of Ids
little sun, and, hastening te tlie stairway,
heard seme olio lapidlv descending them anil
(.arrvilig oil the lad. Mr. P.trkH shouted te
tlie tut i uder, w hich caused him te drop the
liey. I Ie then escaped. An oiamhiatieu el
tlie Iiouse showed that an entrance had been
etl'ecled bv forcing the kitchen deer. The
jascal hait.innde his way te the loom occu eccu
jiuslby the Ijeyaiid nlucked him iijifieui
the lied its he lay asleep by the side el bis
.veunger in inner, .mi. i-arss is uii.iine ie
iliviuea motive ler the outrage. It cannot
be for a iHiifielu, as heis but a joer laboring
man. 1'iem a rapid glimjise liueaught of thu
fellow heis Inclined te believe him te be a
bl.K;k num.
Il.ild Vicniiic Hie C'lniis friiiu the I'iikp.
Ki-Souater David Davis, speaking of tbe
souateil.il ciiilctat Sjiringheld, s.i!d that
MoniseiLiind J.egau steed nolictter 'show of
lietng elected Ui.iil tucy did tvcekii age. It
was foolishness te assert that they had net
evolved ullpf tliu stiength which tliey could
possibly command, be Mid. He thought if a
coiiinremisoc.uididato was net seen breuglit
out, the logislature would adjourn and go
home without making an electinn. Judge
l)avlsHwlie dofeatcd Legan six years age, is
anxious te sce tlie hitter succeed hluiscll, hut
evidently thinks the g.inie Is up se far as the
picsent legislatuie Is concerned.
the Central Tnuisper latleii C(iniiaii..
Thoellioers oflhe Ceutr.il Transjioitatlen
(siiupany doclaie (hat the sujipleiuculaiy
liieetilig at isvji-i.tinii hall oil Wednesday
was illegal. The stockholders interested held
a teutrary view, but In tliu event of aseor aseer
tabling that tliey are wrong will call another
meeting piiorte thuaiiuual iiicetlugnn April
II '-!. , . ........Ill.u. ..Tilt.. Ii iu mil i-f.l lin.iii
r,l. IIU V.fllllllll.. . . .. , . ..... ....-JW- 'b..
iiiKlliteil.
I Ciret rr t'lci I'lailit Arlict .
Queen N. Arlecy, ene of tlie African pig
L inlps, in Chicago, gave birth te a prince en
I Tlmmlay, wlie has lieen named Grever
j Cleveland. Her inlnl.iture majesty and Ids
1 iullultessluul highness ure doing well.
ui
THK DEATH ROLL
M03IE Oh' Till! JIIUIIE ItEVEST HtlllK
or Tin; it em e useless heaeeii.
Hie llrn-ii.e of l,rtl II. Miiilimii,ir .Miilinlllllc.
TIkiiuiih lliilslnili'iilllntlivr 1'niiM-N Annj,
Death el Him. ii-fin;n AVrllrr,
of 31 1 III I il faiiml).
Levi D. Shumau, of Meuutvillc, wlie was
sliiekeit with p.mlysis suveial months age
at theUnp hotel, and who has been In pi (ra
tions health ever hIik-c, died Thursday at the
resldeiKoeriils falliei-lulaw, llenj.unin K.
Lcachy, In Meiintvllle. Mr. Shuiiiau was a
commercial tiavcler, and was in the cmjiley
el'Knilth, AVIillOtV Ce., wholesale dealei in
cjitlciy, Plilladcliliii, at thu tlme lie was
stricken with juralysls. lle leaves a wire and
chlldien. He was n Masen, buinga nieinber of
Columbia Itluu ledge and chapter 11 umlcum
lnandcry 1,1, or thlstlty. and alvi a member
or Orien ledge or Odd Pellews, or Columbia.
His funeral will take place en Sunday at 1
o'clock. Interment at the United liicthrcn
burying ground, Moilutville.
A sad incident connected with Mr. Shu
uiau's sickness and deatli is that his father,
who lives In Washington boieugh, paid a
visit te lii in a low days age, and while tliere
was stricken with jiaralysls or aHiplevv, ami
id new lying at tbe point or death.
Mri. TliimiriA llelalian.
Mis. Themas Helali.ui, inethei el T. II.
Ilelahan, csij., elthis city, died lrem pirali
sis, at her home In Leck Haven, en Wed
nesday, In tlie soventy-llfth year el her age.
Her luneral will take jilace te-lay. The
Leck Haven Democrat has an extended obftu ebftu
ary of the deceased from w lib h the lollew
lug latts ulu Ukcti :
Mrs. Ilelahan was a meiubei of the Autes
family who weie amongst thu very llrfcl and
tlieveiv best seltlem In thisstct'leu of the
state. Tliey weie of Herman etlgin. I'liillii
Autes wasa miller by tradt, who, in a spirit
of adventure, penetrated the leiest liem Car Car
llsleiis far as tlie Raid Paglo valley at a tlme
when it was a hazardous undertaking. He
located at the present fclte or Curtin's luinace
In Ccntioceuntv, and took up a large tract of
land. Hebulltthulir.stgristiuillIuItahli:.igh
Valley and built lliellrst Methodist chinch,
having donated tlie ground ujieii which the
tburcli at Curtin new stands. He aller
wards sold out ids imjuevemeiits te tlie
Rider Reland Curtin father or (iovcruer
Curtin who established the picscnt Iren
works. Alter founding the settlement in
Iho Raid Paglo Vidley he removed te clear
Held county, cms ted another mill mid built
another Methodist church, icinalulng in that
locality until be died, llolure the cliunhes
could Imi completed services weie held In (he
mill. In this wuv he established a large
family el Methodists amongst Ids dearest
lineal ilcsvendaiitH, of which Hen. Jehn rat
ion is among Iho men distinguished. A largu
jNirtien el tlie leading citlens or Clearlleld
county are dhocldtncendauts et Mr. Autes.
I'hiliji Anus, hH eldest seu, ruimdiicil en a
firm near Curtin station and raised a large
ami useful family en the Antes homestead at
thai jl.we. He was the lather or Mi. Dr.
Cautinhl, orieek llaveu; Mrs. Themas Ilola Ilela
han, Mrs. Jehn Heller, of Curtin, ami several
sous. Anether branch el Iho family settled
at Jersey Shere, from which settlement we
have the ujijK-llatieus el Antes I'ert, Antes
Creek, etc., which mark the laccs whey
located when it was hazardous te brave the
Indiana.
The mother el Mrs. Ilelahan was a mem
ber of Iho cilcnsive and iiillueulial Helt
family which boiean ciii.il jvirliti the work
el iiiegiCHS, and aie te-day amongst the most
hifulllgent and useful ofl'lie ciliwus of this
Ms-lien. Mrs. Ilelahan hisliviug but one
brother, I'hllip Antes, et Susquehanna, and
ene sister, Mis, Jehn Helier, of Cuilin.
Tlie geed lady leaves a hush mil, Prof Prof
Themas -HehdiHii, new advanced luteals;
two Sijnsi Tlies. R. Ilelahan, esip, or luicas
ter, l'.i., and W. t Ilelahan, esq., of iienove.
Dr. Jehn P. Ilelahan died en New Ye.-n's
hist at his lesidence in Yerk. Slie was thu
mother of Mis. S. M. McCermii k mid Miss
Cem Ilelahan, wlie has laitlifully learned te
aid and coiuleit her parents hi old age.
Hun. -eri; Miller.
Tlie following is an extract liem a me
morial printed by the LowUlewn (l'.i. ;
Ucmiirritt itit't Srnliiicl, in relerence te the
decease or a feimer Lini astriau :
On the inerning el I'cb. Is, Iks.,, Hen
fierge Weilerdied at his lesulcuceiu Meime
township, Millliu county. I'er some years
previous te his death he had been sulleriug
lrem u painful iiuil incurable discise, which,
w Illicit did net confine linn te his bed, In
capaciated him ler active Hie.
Judge Wcilcr was born in LaUL.istcrLeiiutv,
Piu, Angyst 3d, luiS. In 1H11" his lather ie ie
meM'd te this valley, vvlnre the subject et
this sketch has evei since resided. In eaily
life he learned a trade, in which he becamu
.-Tsklllcd weikiiiau, and hi the juesei ulieii el
)bich lie aciiilicd some jirejiertv. l'iftj
liv e years et ids lite weie sjieul in tliis trade.
Ile.vhitcd tlie West in ISTm, and pun based a
ijuaiter section el land near the city of Mal-con.-Jewa.
. Mr. Wcilcr w.n houeied by ids lellow lellew
citirciiH with numerous miner elln.es in Ids
township, in all or which he aimed te dis
charge) his duties te tlie best et his constitu
ents in view. In 1S71 lie was chosen one or
the associate judges or Milllin county, and
Idled this olliie ret ene term. Dm ing Ids In
cumbency et this cifhce he took a stand ler
the light which secured him the apjireval
and esteem or our best titiens. lle was
known in his jirivateaud imbliu life as a tem
perance man, aiding by his iullueiicu and ex
ample tenieraiice principles and leleiiiisiu
ids community ami county.
VAVailT IS QrAlllll V11.LE
The
Het ( fiilvh 'leniiKC-ml, Who Itnhhcil
T.hiiil's .VIimmj DiimiT,
In Tuesday's In I i:i.i,iui.nci:u an item w.is
publislicd about tlie money drawer et Jeseph
W. Tsliudy having been lobbed el' between
$13 and f II, by CalibTewiiseiul, a boy who
had been euijilejed by Ml. Tsliudy. The
item bad been read by a siihsciiber el the
iNrui.i.KiiiNci'.ii at in.n lyi ille, and liem
thedusciijitien given el theUiy he was satis
fied that be had seen him in that village.
This Hiihsciihcr leinniiuiicated witli the
jiuhlisheis el the paper ami asau-siilta
wari.int was pieciucd timu Ollkeis Wiuewur
and Weaver, who had charge or the c,w.
The warrant was sent le (JuairVille en
Thursday evening and this inclining, en the
early train, the culpilt was ledged in thu
station Iiouse by Censt.ible Miller.
A lepicsenUdive or thu Ivt uiil.uil.M i:it
s.iw- tlie boy this morning at the station
house, lle exjues-sed legiut ler his eflcnse,
and said if he get out of thisscrapu he would
be a geed boy in the liituie. lle does net
knew what possessed him te commit thu
thelt, as Mr. Tsliudy tre.ited him kindly ami
gave liim a home when he had no place loge.
When arresleil no nan none el tne stelen
money, hav lug spent it hi this city and in the
village el Quiiuyvilte. The jiOLketbnek of
Tsliudy and his hunch of keys wcre round
in Tew nsend's jiosscssien. Tliu boy says his
father ami mother aie dead, ami although
only II years old, he has been looking out
forliimself for thu jiast reuryafrs.
Alderman McConemy heard thu case this
alteriioen, and in delimit of bail, Tewiisend
was committed ter trial at the next term of
tlie com U
A niu-t-r llllnil liny.
Inn pretty cettage half-way between Abing-
ten Pour Coiners and Peiufict, Conn., llve
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pike and thelr son
Waricn, U years old, who was bem deaf and
blind. Heis efjKiwcrrnl frauie and moves
with the quick, graceful motions or a pan
tlier. The eulv feed he uvcr swallows is
milk, which be'drinks from leu te llfty times
a nay, HO springs ouiei a seumi mcciii
thu night and ihuts out of doeis. Heloie
iultling the Iiouse he never fails te go te the
window and leiicli Ids tuiigue te a certain
sjsit in a pane, by which means he isuhlu U
tell what the weather is. During the day he
I it-son the lloer, ulvv.i sin oue jilace, which
has Ucti worn In a hollow of the sliajKi or
his body. He i-an tell instantly wlienuv or
his patents quit thu house and which oue it
is.
llCClkleil llPbL-IVI-ll,
Ciperge Smith, colored, commander or a
night wagon, w he was eliarged with nuisance
in dumping flltli luside (lie city limits, bad
a hearing last evening beloie Alderman
fcjnuirlcr, who nfterved bis decision.
LANCASTER, PA., F1UDAY, MARCH 20, 1885.
HE KIHSElt TIIEt ALU
r.t.duvrriiur llmtrrnoeit, of Krntmkjr,
He.
Minn n SlienplMK llcinllil.ceilre.
Rxdioverner Jehn C. Undorvveod, el Ken
tuck, en bis way home from Washington the
ether night, told a Rlltsburg Dlmlrh ro re ro
jierfor thu following story of it uimjialgn ox ex ox
I'crlcnce j
"We have the handsomest women in Iho
weiiil; we luake the best rrhisky, have the
most ferlilu lands, i, dse Iho best burses and
have the jiurusl air. ,What mero could be
asked. In addition te that our jieejilu juill
legether, but they don't llke snobbLsli snebbLsli snobbLsli
ness. I rcmcmlier one lltne I was slumping
oue el the mountain counties. I bought tZ't
wertli el'nlckles mid ilittlicm In inyRaddlo inyRaddle
bags. I'.v cry leg cabin 1 would come le I would
rldeiii mid ask for nilrluk of water. Well,
out would conie a litlle boy or girl with a
geuid dipper eT warm water. 1 would Like
a swallow, then dieii anlckel in thu dlpcr.
The little one would run in and 1 would go
en. The child's mother would eome and
li.n e the r.it gentleman jwlntcd out. The con cen con
seqncnco was that I get the vete out or that
Iiouse. Well, ene morning 1 rede up te a
house, mid a llttle girl brought me out a dljs
cr or water, t felt in my jiecket and dis
covered that 1 hadn't a cepjier. Llttle girl,'
said I, 'I generally have a nickel soniewlioro
aoeui me, nui l liavirtlo-day,sel'llgivoyoii
what's the next best tiling feragir), and that's
a kiss." He I get down oil' my burse and
kissed her ler jny own lMtle hltio-eved girl at
home. ' -
"Anether llttle bluck e,vil gbl here
showed up and I had te kiss Jicr loriinlece
et nilne whom slie looked like, Ily this
time .-mother llttle girl showed up halfaliead
taller than the lest, and net te be Imjiartial I
kissed her, when I leuud that four or Hve
ether girls had gathercd mid I saw 1 was In
for It. Se commencing with the smallest
I kissed each ene. The change in suture
was se gradual that 1 didn't notice that tliu
last oue was a lull grown woman and right
handsome at thai, until I had kisned her.
Leeking iiii 1 saw Unit tliciowcretweorthreo
old ladies laughing at inr, and thinking I'd
made a bad break, I (illcd my hat te the
young lady and begged dier pardon and ex
plained hew it was. Slie didn't seem te
mind il much, but the old ladies kept laugh
ing, ami tried te explaln'it when ene of them
Mid, Wy, dm ii It, Jedbt-, she's Rill's wile."
Well, 1 thought, I'm Infer it. That knocks
out my votes In the neighborhood. Well, I
iuiiiircil In the next house who Rill wifluwl
w.ls told that it was Uiick Helmes, the
baldest citizen hi Cuter county. Next day I
had te sjieak at the court house, and when I
c.iinenpl noticed a gauj; of alwtit twenty
live rough-looking rcllews oil at ene side and
a big slx-lenl lellew was talking te them and
gesticulating Willi lieth hands. 'Who's
that?' I inquired. 'That's llu k Helmes mid
Ids gang.' was the rejiiy. The sld chills
comiuciued running up my hack and I
skilled my rnvolvrraieutid up where 1 eiihl
reach It without treiible.siind then lounged
ujitehearwh.it he wassayiug and get the
lavortheland. 'Well, I'm blanket' blanked,'
1 beard him say. 'If ther Jedge don't ketch
my vote. Ne siieb tliar, gentlemen. Jest as
s(xjii kiss a Hir m.in's wife as a rich one's,
hy .' That settled IL I get l.M mere
votes in that county Ih.ui any ether man en
the ticket."
A EEATVUl. IS I.UVAL ITSEItAIS
Ihal In Iho Opinion if an Otsit-iimit Mruiif;'!
falls lmilly Ter Ki-rerin.
" I am strm k by a rather reinarkahle lea lea
tuieat your funerals," Mid an observant
geiillciuan, sojeiirniug fera tlme in Imcas
ter, te a rorleror the I ni i:i,i,kii;nii;k,
" and it is this. 1 have never seen any w here
suthajijialliug shahblncss hi the drivers or
funeral carriages as may be witnessed
at any funeral in jour subsLiiiti.il
old city. Indeed, the very llrst of
these mournful pr(MSs.sieus that cuiie
winding slowly through IheMlicctHsugKCHtcd
the theory thai a party efaiw Isi.ys had been
suddenly taken from their ua'tive haunts
and jiressed into sorvlee :vs drivers. Sucli an
aggregation of dingy injKOiiul h its, overcoats,
nresum.iblvonce -l)l.u k, f.iihd into a dusty
blown, and jaws working in uuleii in chew
ing the teeth-discoloring' vvetd, was never
seen heroic.
"Hut, seriously," Iho sjx-aker eontiiiued,
"there is loom Inr ir.-term in this
direction. It should net be bard for
liveiymeii le insist that one decent suit
must be reserved for thexi occasions. A
shabbily dressed di iver en a luneral carriage
Kadly in irs the eternal lltness el' things. And
it' this feature of Ianeaster funerals is nut
ameliorated, I would net be surprivil le
learn that ueuiatien, in (which runeral cor
teges are d isjicusctl with, was making rajiid
strides with your citiAOns."
And as thu ruietter meandered .iwuy, he
hethuughl huusell that thcre werosemosolid
i hunks or sense in thu stranger's icasening.
MASVOTTE" UIYES:
Tli 0t-ni
C'niimiiy 'ftlaka mi
Kxilatiatien
lh.tl U hallllirj .
Anether v cry large 'audience gathensi at
the eieia Iiouse last evening te hear thu
Harris oier.iceuiuiry. Tjiey were hilled te
sing "(iiietlu (Jirella," andlif theso in atten
dance came te hear that, thdy were sadly dis-
upjKiiutcd. llcloielliociirtainw.es i.uscd it
was announced that owing Jxj tbe sickness of
a lady member et the company, the hill would
lie changed te "La MaDeette." A physlci.m's
certificate was also read te show that the lady
was ceullncd te bur hotel. The aiidience
took the exjilanatien-vcry geed natumlly, as
all who have seen tbe company ure well
aware tliwt the aliseucoel ene of the maidens
soiieusly iuterlcres with Ujo jiresentatiens.
They ha'v e se fe w thet tbey are u liable le sji.u e
unv.
Thu company met w lib the same success in
presenting " Ia Mascette " ais tliey did with
the ether epeiai, and tlie people wcre well
satislicd. The ceniiuny appealed te be all
well uji in theirjurts, and Prank Deshen and
Charles A. Rigelevv wcre very line in the
characters of Lorenze and llocce. Their
jokes and jiuns were new and acting very
geed. Tliu ether inemhcrH or the ceinjiany
did well.
The management el tliis.em).my deserve
the highest praise ler thu iilanner in which
thevdicss their players. The codumesare
all handsome and the gentlemen and l.ulies
leek w ell. The termer are net ceiiiicllL-d te
threw dice te see who takes the coat asscine
ether companies de. This evening "Rlllee
T.i let" will bj sung' and bsmerurw aller
iiimiii "Clihues el' Normandy."
In our last evciiIiil-'h icisirt el' "l'atieui e."
this jiajier stated that " Mlsn" .Deshen and
Miss Cuter made a hit in their duets. It
was Mr. Resheu who sang witli Miss Car
ter. Ili-riiuril 3lHh)iii-A sctrrr lllils.
In the meeting or thu finance (oniuilttce
el l'hitailtlphl.i councils en Thursday, con
sideratien was given le Iho quostlen el
awaidmg the contracts i'er two sections of
the inlercejitlng sewer te Heriiatd Maleiie,
who ilecllucd te accept the contract fera
third section, en which lie was also the
low est bidder.
Mr. Clay said that the city; solicitor's v iew
or the matter was that council could award
the contracts for tlie two sections te Malone
and held hjm rcsjioiislhle for the less which
may fall en the city hy bis default en tbe
ether part of the work. Air. Clay was m
Taver of this course, us it would etlect a sav
ing or about f 15,000 te the city.
Mr. Patten objected, as a matter of iiilncl
plc, te a preposition which would auevv a
man wlie defaulted en' one contract te de
work for the city uiiuer another. Agamsi,
tills it vv as argued that Malone was really net
a dor.iulter, miless he rcruspd te inake geed
the dlllerence lietwecn bis price and tliatef
Iho next lowest bidder. T
The coinmlttee tigieed le award the eeu-ii-.irt
rm- llm two sections te Malone. mid te
udvertlse for piopesals for (.enstructing the
third.
Variety Aitit-uc I'lglilliiK.
May Heward and Aunle Detrlck, ineniiieis
et' the Ida Hidden tieupe, get Inte u dis
gracerul tight in llie lecejitleu loom or tlie
New Pnglanil hotel, Clovelnnd. The quarrel
originated In May Heward changing
her placu at the Uible and lefuslug te sit
boslile Annle Detrlck. Wben they met
Annie Detiick struck May Hevvaid in llie
eye, knocking her down, and began te kick
her w lille In that holplesseendltinn. Several
persons Interfered, and Miss Detrick was
arrested and will be tried te inoirew In tbe
isjllce court,
FULIiKK I'AUTICULAllS
or rm: vaeli AcciitEsrer tiiviih.
PAY MOIlSI.SU.
A llf-tnllril AMiMinturthe Way hi tVlikli 11
Odiirreil TlirlllliiK AirhtriiM Hiiit
Henry lllul Lest llln l.lfn mul UN
Ciiiii!itilnii l(iil.
The Philadelphia I'rc.vi gives the lollou lellou lolleu
Ing detailed account of the r.illlead nccldenl
near I'aell en Tliiirsdny iiiernlng : A freight
train drawn by engine H'J't had slejijicd en
the middle tra k, about tlirce-quaitcrs of a
mlloabevo I'aell te wait for Ne. 10 ex pi ess
lrem the city, and, as seen as It went by,
began te back iijmjii Iho (ireeu Tree siding,
which Is at this point. The ninth car lrem
the engine, a gondola leadud with lumber,
Jumped the frog, II is supposed (,u account el
tlie tall of the brake-bar, and jirejccted ujten
tlie north track.
The engine in backing pushed ilaleng vv lib
tbe icst of Iho train and no ene knew that It
was eir the track. Just at this tlme Ne. 18
freight engine for the West caiue down the
Neilh track at asjieed of alHiut lillccii miles
an lieui. The point when) the gondola pre
jected hi Us way was en iliehcud or jicurve
wiuni.usMayv
and the engineer of b? did net ste It unnnetn
I..n n I.I nl.l....l H-l... I.... , I
IIIIU iU II V Ulll illl II- CJCllMll. IIIICII lilll it IVn
car lengths distant, I'sehiilt. s.ivv by the gl.ue
el thu headlight flashing upon the lumber
that the track was obstructed and pulled the
threttle te check his train. It was, however,
tee lute, and a moment after tbe engine
dashed into llie gondola with a terrific crash.
All the front weik of Ne. is was can led
away by the blew and the end el the gondola
was shivered te jiieces. Tlie engine nod ten
dei were thrown ever uikhi tbe right bank
ami ujiset by the fene of Iho collision.
liieniaii Cilut;-. was putting ieal in the lui lui
naeo when the accident iKiurnd, and wn
thrown back into the lender, which fell evei
Uuii him and crushed him against oueol the
Iren steps of the gondola. Conductor Ktss-li
was sitting in the cab at the time and he and
Lnginccr Si bull, weie caught under it when
the etigliie tt)set, as If In a tiap. Het coals
weie Mattered in every diicctien ami the es
caping steam began te ur in upon them.
Klis-Ii h.ivv mi opening between the cab and
lender and (raw led towards it. He felt the
body of Schull7, who was stunned by the
shock, and drugged It with him through
lhoeeuiug. Reth eM'-ajK-d with a few slight
cuts and burns.
Tlie bauds et tlie lastheund tiain had, by
tills time, gathered te lender assistant c.
(!lut.'s legs and the lower art of his IhsIv
eeuhl Is-seen, hut he was jiiiined m se light
by the tender and thuceal which had fallen
iijkiu him that il wasiiuns.siblu te gel him out
until an air-j.u k w.is procuieduud thuieruei
of the tender lilte I. The IkhI- was laid out
iiM)ii the bank. His death must have been
Install tineeiis, as his entile chest was rushisl
in.
i hi. ( ,vi:s iis i mi..
While the weik el test llltlg tlie' lilCU VV.eS
going en the wruked ens liajrcaiight-llre
rreiu the het ce,dssi-attrred Tretrt the uttgUiu
and were new burning hcreely. Tin nei-i
or Iho collision ami the red glare rd" the
llames, which could be seen for a long dls
tame, had aroused many 'ople living in the
vicinity as well as n number of tbocernpany'S
eni'lees living near I'aell, and. tliey 110.W
hurried te the senu te rtuih r assistanoe.
Water was iblllciilt te jirocure and ft was,
theiofere, iniKssiblit le save thu cirs
which were burning, though one het
ir and a gondola weie gotten out after
bill big Is en considerably burned. One hoi
car and a large qit uitity el valuable mcic-lt ut
ilise was totally deslreed, aswasalse one
coal c.u. jwt of the 'merchandise in the
second box car wass.mil. The engine Was
almost a complete wreck. All tbe front
works and tbe cab were tern oil ami binned,
leavim; nothing hut the running gear and
the holler, mid these were considerably in
jured by the lire. The tender was also en
tirely dcwtreCl. A WKi'klug train wasseiit
out lrem the West Philadelphia station, and
by SitOa. in. tlie track was cleared and re
paired sons te jH-rmitet thu ass,ige of liaitis,
hut it was livoe'clock in the altei neon bclere
the wreck was completely cleared away.
Throngs el jiee)le visited the scene during
the day and watched the men at work re re
inev ing the tw isted and reddened iron w erk
orthe wrecked earn and putlv burned bales
and Ixjxes or merchandise. The less result
ing liem the accident w ill amount le hclwcun
Slt,000and ?10,O"O.
niesi; who sum. ni. t in mi. iiis.vsn.it.
CeLL'Minv, Maixh CO. The leinalns el
Henry Glulz, the I'. R. R. liieinau killed in
thelicight wieck at Paoli yesterday, were
brought te Columbia last evening te Ins
home en .Maner street. He Is but llttle dis
figured about the face, scleral jdaccswhere
skin had been scratch from his face, ene or
two slight bruises lielng the only noticeable
injury. The back el his head is said te have
lceii ciushid in. This f.ut or the heavy
weight thrown ujsm his chest and stomach
was the c.iuse of his death.
Conductor Jehn Keech csi.ied (hieiigh
the engine car window by following tlie
courseofa draft he lelt iiimiii his face. A
sprained thumb, ami a cut back of one ear,
w eru bis only injuries.
Pngincur Jacob ShulU was lesuied fietu
his jxjst by Conduiter Keech, who aller free
ing himself, saved his brother railroader
from the binning wreck. Mr. Shullz es
caped with a slight cut hi his head.
ItlSELEY'S ItltlllUE.
Hit) Ileirc-v of thu fiiuil IsmiiiI Ceiiiiimiiilini:
Hi Kt-liuihlhic.
Tlie com t this inerning en motion of II.
Prank Pshleiuau made the following deuee
le the rebuilding of Rlnkley's hildge.
"And new March 20, 1SS5, the court order
and decice that a peremptory mandamus
issue against S. M. Myers, Jehn Gingrich, mil
Henry P. lliutnian, cominlssieners el Lan
caster county commanding llicm in their
capacity of commissioners of 1-incastei
county toeiect agissl audsiillicient bridge et
weed, lien or stone acievi the Cunosteg.i
creek hi the county et Lancaster iijsjii thu
silo el what was known as llluklev's bridge,
where the New Helland tuinpike'ceinpauy
eiesses said ci eek let tlie convenience and use
of the public, ttav oiling en feet, or en
horseback, or with c.uiiages, watroiisei ether
vohlclesilt-.iwn ny horses or eiuei ueasisei
burthen and that the county of Luticastcr
ji,iy tlie costs, or this jirecccding."
Messrs. Riesius, Nauuiaii and County So
licitor Pry lejircsented the county in the
argument orthe hill in equity. It is stated
that the commissioners will take tlie ease te
the supreme com t, still holding that thu
county is net liable fur the building of llie
bridge.
T1IKEE STATE HITS
In number of deaths Reading has had a
total of 17 siuie the beginning of the year,
as against 177 te the same date last ear, an
incroase of 70.
The supreme court has afUrmcd a decision
of tlie Rerks county ceuit, that there is noth
ing illegal in the settlement of a criminal
prosecution for false ptctense and that a netu
founded iijkiii such a consideration is valid.
Jehn Cole was thrown out of Predciick
Herman's grocery store in Williaiusjiert by
tlie latter last August receiving sevuiul in
juries thereby, llu has just been awarded
f.",000 damages by the Lycoming county
court.
At the Station Helme,
The station Iiouse will have te he nuhiigcd
If the rush et guests le that building keeps
up much longer. Last night was another
bonanza for Keojier Sheitck, and when the
roll was Killed this meinlng it was found
that II vagrants and two diuiiks nusweicd
their names, all of whom wciefedat the
county's oxiiense. The mayor committed
oueol tlie vagrants le the wet hhoiise ler .'10
days, dlscliarged the iciiialulng Ulandallou Ulandalleu
ed thu two diuiiks te departeil iiayinunt of
costs.
One elect lie, oue gas mid twenty-seven
gasoline lights weie lujKiited as net burning
en 'lliursuay incut.
8.1,000 for Iho Heme.
The Uouse committee of appiepriatinns lit
llarrlsburg has reselved te recemmeiid f.r,0(i
for tlie Lancaster Heme for Pricndless Chll-dicu,
i
A Ferinrr tinctrUii'a MnrrlnRn.
fieni the llariiliiiigTuItKia)ili.
Theie was a brilliant wedding Wednesday
evening at the Ruohler residence en Chest
nut street- The hride was Miss Li7le
Rtiehler, and thogieoni Mr. Prank Kuydani.
The forinei- was a teacher at Harris Park
school mid the latter Is a clerk at the
slate Insane asylum. The guests In
cluded many et the best known young
pcojile hi the clly ami a number from a dls dls
lauce. Rev. A. lb Studrbakcr pronounced the
beautiful eereineny or the Liilhur.iu church.
'I'be wedding march was jilaved by Mr. Ilait Ilait
Tlie bride's dress was handsome and very
becoming. It was white cashmere, appro
priately trimmed. There wcre noiitlendauts
except Messrs. Haiiy Vauilern and W. A.
Kelker, who aefcsl as ushers. The dresses
orthe bulles wcre rich and generally admired.
After Iho marriage the guests discussed an
excellent supper. The piescutH weie numer
ous and showed Iho esteem hi which the
veutig cotijilels held. At 11:10 o'clock the
lianjiy eoujile IcU en a brief lour east. They
will icside iijhiu Uldge avenue ujieii their
('turn.
SOT "EUltEIUS 1'AVl'Ell" LA HUE.
(Ire
Mlm-r Alie IJirneil Only
"Kiity
ijiuiant ler a VVhel irar.
The iron business in Lehigh county has
been very dull for a long time, amlthoeni amltheeni amlthoeni
pleycs In a low mines new in epei alien have
a Hard tlme te keep body and soul legether.
residing hi Salisbury, who is a
stead v. leliahle .,. k..vh ii.i i,iu ........
. ".' ' ".- ..' v.i.ii
ings in Issl amounted le fsn. and that
siisponslens ami stormy weather prevent
ed him from eaining ineie. Out of the
fse he had le support himself and wlie.
Ilrcad they alvva shad, but could net atlenl
te butter it with anything better than lard,
and this only e caslenally. Meat he declares
le Ix) an article of fixnl or which they have
almost lorgeth u the taste, lliead, cheap
inula .i -, potateis ami vegetables constitute
tin lr almost unchangeable hill or file, and
having m Ieiik subsisted en olio kind offend
they new (at it by Ien e rather than with
anything like a relish for il, simply that life
m ly be sustained. The jury or med el the
miners in th.it county is Ml cents a day.
A Nut fur llm I'rlt en-lu ciicr In fiiitk.
Llis. I n l i:i.i. lei. ni i,u : Having in your
Issue el jesteiday read the account of the
deatli or I'ledeiiek Mxdeif, which took
jilace hi the Lam ister county jirisen, and
was the result of scll-inMiitfil wounds, the
her-ilving paiiiciil.irs et whkli will, no
doubt, be long remembered, it occurred le
iucth.it a jivciill.ir cli( uiiistaiice or two, in
connection vvltli the Mine needed explan.r explan.r
tieu. I ter ene would feel mero satislicd If I
knew ler w li.it purjose qu.it t bottles el koru keru koru
stne wc le kejit in jinsenei's cells, and also,
hew a jierseii in charge of, or emjdnyed in a
prison, who discovered a prisoner attemjit
lug suicide byeutting his threat with asjioen
could have allowed him le retain a mere
dangerous weapon, and ene that he knew
was m all the iclls.
Ily llnding space In v-nur (eliiiuus ler this,
you will give an npjtertunilv te our iriseu
ellicials le show tliaL the. dsiveis net incoui inceui incoui
IHdlble with our present notion of juiscm
tliw Ijiline, ItAi.rn titnim.
Ijineaster, Morihae, ls5. "
, InArcemrnlC'cirt. ,
Ntvarly all the eases onlhe aigumuul ilsi
have isicn argued. Thy jiiw casee remain
ing for argupleiit will l-edlsjscsl of hmer-
Thorule le show cnise vvby the read hi
lisl Rati township should net he continued
of the width or III feet, was discharged.
A. II. l-'nlchey, city, was ajijxunlcil
guaidiaiier thu niiuei child or Aniiiu Wil Wil
eon. Aaieu Hartmau, Dart, was aimeiiitcst guar
dian ef'the luiuerchlldreu of Maiy I'ariner,
late et Hart township.
Simh Catherine lilass hied hci j-clilten for
dneicu from her hiisbaml, Augustus Olas",
en the ground of desertion.
1'iiiliirf- ttf a Johnntettii Hank.
31. W. Klein A Ce., pi hale banker.!, in
Johnstown, doing husiua-vi undei the u.uue
or the Cambria County hank, closed their
doers Thursday inerning ami jiestcd a no
tice that it v as because el their inability te
make collections or lealie en securities. The
Ruukards.tte the ihlit depositors. 'Lheir
(le-K)slts are said te be about $IO,nOO. Ir.
Klein was thu cashier el the ( out ern and is
net known te jiessi-ss any assets. The "com
pany" is believed te have been a uith.
llu- I'ili.illlit-.lt the Kink.
The Jletrojielitan I'ole club, el Columbia,
cuiie te this city last evening te play a match
game with the l-ancaster club at the King
street rink, ('atne was called jiruuiptly.it ll
o'clock. The Uiiic.Lster club wen llie three
goals and the man Ii. The time of the goals
weru la, 7 and 2 minutes. 'Iho llrst game
was very exciting. The ball in each case was
scut home by dcorge Chidsey, of the Laneas
tei cluli.
Iliu3luiilt-it-r el At tui roller Ivllkil.
A detachment of the Tenth lnfintry, or
dered teSjiringer, N. M., by President Cleve
land, arrived WednuRday afternoon, and
escorted te Las Vegas for safe keeping the
besieged elllcers, J.ee Kiniberly ami Ilixcn
lutigli, the slav ers of the tliice desjieradees,
Recigcrs, Currieand Red River Tem, during
the attack en the elllcers, in jail en Monday
last. Oilirle wastheimiu whoshet and killed
the actor Petter seme ears age at .Marshall,
Texas, while the latter was trying te save
seme ladies lrem insult.
The KqiilneitLiI Sjturiu.
Yestei day's tall of snow was fellow ed by a
rapid fall et tliu meicuiy, and this nieiuing
at 0 o'clock the thcriiieueler marke-d 0 above
cie. A gale has been blowing all day, ami
every ene who ventures out Is having dust
thrown into Ins eyes, 'l lieugli the almauae
announces the advent of Sjiring, old Wlnter
has net et lest his grip. As M.iiih came in
llke a lien it is juelty lieu tlme ler him te
get ready te go out a llke a lamb.
A .Irm-li-r Mnkt-ii an Aisi;liuiiiit.
Win. Thomsen, jowellor, Ne. lllti Past
King street, made m assignment tins morn
ing ler llie heliclit et cicditeis le Willis R.
Mussel.
rhll.Kb lilila .V Untiling SI tki it lit i(it-,l.
Piiii.viii:r.viii.v, Miuvh 20. In the Cubed
States district court, this morning, counsel en
behalf of tlie Philadelphia.1.- Reading r.dliead
ceiujvuiy, presented a petition asking the
com t te take action lestiaiuiug the Reading
.V. roltsville railroad ceinjiany liem occiijiy ecciijiy
ing cei lain lauds belonging te thu l'hiladel
jilii.uv: Reading r.iilie.id cenijuny. The jio jie jio
titieu sets let th that the Reading &
Puttsville iailre.ul in lix-ating its line,
feiclbly took jxissessleu or lands liclenging te
the 1'hlladclphla ,fc Reading railie.id com.
jMiiy in Schuylkill county Just oulshle of
I'ottsville landsjiiiien which the Philadelphia
A- Reading railreid cemjMiiy wero ut tlie
tlme engaged in laying siding tracks. Conn
sol for the I'ottsville t Readiug i.dlinad
company asked for two benis tiine in whicli
le piojure mi answer te the jiulllleii ami the
ceuit gninted the request.
The 1'ret.lilent'it AiiiiIiiIiiii-mU.
Wasiiiniite.v, March 20. The jiresldciit
te-day iidiulnatetl Jehn I). C. Atkins, ofTen efTen
nessce, te be commissioner of Indian ullahu
Alse James I). Perter, of Tcnncssce, te be
assistant secietary of state.
He Has 11 Geed Appi-tltt) New,
Ni:v Yeitit, March 20. Gcneral Orant
jiassed a geed night and blsajijxitUew.ts geed
this morning.
Cel. Pied. (Ir.uit lejmitcil later le-day that
Ids lather had sjciil a quiet night aud had
tittloeriiojuiu. His condition le-diryw.is
caslur and irctty much the same as yoster-
i-y. ,
WKATIIEH tSinVAI'lUKH.
Washington March 20. Per ihe Mlddle
Aliunde states, lair wealjier, in the seiltlieni
jtortlen, jurtly cloudy woatlier and local
snows lu the 1101 thorn jxntieu, followed by
fair weather, nortlivvestoily winds during
Saturday, rising baremeter, sllglit e-hailges
in tcinjieratuie, followed durliigSaturday by
vuinnerweallW!
X'JRIOE TWO CENTS.
1JUHNKD TO DEATir.
SEIT.IIAI. LIVES I.OHT IS THE 1'I.AMI.S
IS OHEUOSAS1) t'USSEVTlcrr.
Fatal Hetel I'lre hi Sciiltlr, llrreeil IlimnlliiB
.IIUIreM mid llennli-r Ilunipd le llralh In
llrhlerperl, Conn. A fntliellrAi ari
dity I'rehahly Convened.
Si.- v i ri,i:,Oiegen, Match 20. The Oriental
hotel was burned yesterday inerning. The
Iiouse was bill or ledgers, many or whom es
cajied liyjiimjiingrieni theujUHjr windows.
I brick Jehnsen was burned te death, Mike
Tebhl was killed hy jumping from the third
story, IM. Downey was fatally burned and
Olef Atteson and J. 11. Moe sevciely se.
Twclve etheis were mero or lcs. binned.
Ilimrillni; Heute HiiIdcjuhI.
Rlimiii:i-eiir, Conn., March 20.- Kire this
metnliig destroyed .Mrs. Jehn Mallin's
bearding house. Mis. Mallln was burned
te death. Jcroiue Reimer, a lieardcr, met a
similar iale, Pireinan (Jeerge Ruthcrlerd
was henlhly burned whlle cndc.ivering te
tcscue Mrs. Mallln.
A IIIk Itl.tje lii Atiguttn, ('.a.
Afdl-STV, Oa., March, 20. lTre bioke out
about midnight ever the tobacco stere el
Rufcss, Carter .V. Ce., and In a short tlme the
whele block between Pills and Orecne
streets was in flames. The Ure was finally
get under control, alter causing a less or
SeO.OOO.
A EAUOUS I.SSTITUTIOS ItVltSEIt.
SI
Iiim pll'ii Aiaileiny, Near Klninltlnlj uis, 3Inr)-
lantl, f eiiKUuicd liy the Flaint-..
R.vi.Tiviem:, March 20. A dispatch from
Liumltlshlirg, Mil., s.iys that St. Jeseph's
acult-iny, at that place, is en tlie.' The flre
originated in the kitchen and has reached the
reef. The building is a large sttuuture, and
thelacilitics for extinguishing a fire are very
limited.
A latci tlisjuli h stabs that the hiu was bo be bo
jeud control and theie was every jiroha jireha
bdity of the entire destruction or tlie btiild
Ing. St. .lesejib's is tlie Mether house of the
Slsteisel Charity, and it is ene of the ('most
hiiihlingsel its kind hi the United States. It
covers a very large area, and Us destruction
w ill he a serious less le the sisters.
(Thuahnie named Institution is very well
known in this city, which has sent many el
Its daughters thcie te be educated
dining the last felly cars. 11 was
founded in 1S0S by Mether Seteu, the
jiIeik cr sister ercharity in the Pulled Stales,
ami liem It have sprung niiiiieiuiis huge oil oil
sheets. The buildings weie architecturally
beautiful, covering a wide area. Storeil
in thu building weie many religious
aichlves that can never be rejilaccd.
II the less Is as complete as foreshadowed,
several hundred thousand dollars worth el
property lias been destroyed. Lns. Imi i
(.ItlKM'ttiUj - ,v
, J,K4UShATirj EllQVEEDlSaS.
A. Mr itre Iiilrttdiice't le RitrI IhcT V. ullaUiml
liihcrilants) Tax Tlie Hill Ie'FIil l.lcen.e
JTex lU-r)rt't rsvernbl., " V
11 AnnisnuW(i,Pt, March 20.7-Noariyevory
senator presented one er1 hiore jiotitleus to
day fer.a home1 for dcstituleLweldlers and
sailors, (irady iutiediiccd a bill le repeal tbe
collateral Inhcrituue lax, which would take
en the avcrage half a million dollars a )t 11
fieni the tiea-sury. A similar bill v.n intte
iluced in the Heuse.
Sutten ellcrcd a resolution ter thu appoint
incut of .1 commission te inquire into the
lead laws with allow te their improvement.
The it-solution wasrefened te the judici.uy
committee.
In thu I louse a lull was fav 01 ably lejieited
apjirepriating ii,000 te maintain tbe Pennsyl
vania cxhlhlLs.it the New Orleans Kxjiosltleii,
also the following, relating (e the sale el
inteiiisiting liquors, llxing the liccnse fees 111
eltieH el tlie lirst and second class ut ?.'00,
third class $100, fourth class 5 10, tilth cl.iss
and in boroughs containing mero than 10,000
Inhabitants J200, in Isireughs containing less
than 10,000 ami mere than 5,000 inhabitants
J1SU, mere than 2,000 ami less than n,U00
fleo, mero than l.neO and less than
2,000 f.-0. and in all ether boieughs
2. ; te 1 1.1 the number of ceuncjlmcn 111
cities et llie tliiul class te ene selectman in
each ward and two common reiiiicilinen .
requiring all real estate and 1 isible jcrseu.d
prejierty te Iji assessed at its ,u tii.il i.tsh
value.
'liills weie introduced .es fellows : Te jnn
tect Oi.ind Army members rrem imjiosUieiis
by bogus veterans ; allow Ing teachers .1 dol
lar a day for attending county institutes , 1 1
establish a sLite beaid of medical examiners
and lecturers.
Dav is, L-mcaster, prohibiting city jusscn
ger railway coniunles fiem laying or relay
ing "T" rails in cities aud boieughs. A
resolutions was udejitcd te held afternoon
sessions en Tuesday, Wedtiesday and Thuis
day from the31st. Inst.
HE LEADS A 31A1DES AS111AY.
The l'collie Ciiptitln of it Saltatien Aiiuj Ar Ar
rebletl In New Yerk.
Nkvv Yeitic, Maich 20. An ollicer of tlie
Society for Pioventien of Cruelty te Children
at midnight found Maggie Currigan, of Paler
son, N. .)., in a jilace of ill-repute. Slie tuld
the ellicer that slie was a soldier hi llie Salva
tion Army and had eome te this city with
tbe captain of tlie cerjs, l-'rcdcrick Hamilton.
She had visited n number of saloons ami
drank lemenade with linn. Hamilton said
that he was only ireseeuting Iho Lord's
weik in the saloons. The girl, he sdd, caiue
with liim with her jurcnLs' consent and w.u
hisalliauced. He was held for trial.
Miililit-tl ler t'oneiilltliis; 11 Hiatal Clinic.
Aun.sl.v, Miss, M.uch20 Jake Dess, col
ored, becaiue tired el his wife and sought a
sejiiiatieii which the woman declined te agree
te. Jake lined his wife te an unfrequented
sjet, and then clubbed her te death, and
threw her body into the creek. Forty-eight
hem isafleivv aids he married another woman.
He was arrested aud ledged In jail at Colum
bus. Tliu same night a body of 200 or 300
negrees took him liem jail and quietly hung
him.
An Illinois Statu Senater Hie.
Si'itiNm'lt'.i.i), 111., March 20. Senater
Rridges, Domeci.itie member of tlie sLite
Senate, who sullered from a slioke of par
alysis ene month age and whose condition
ever since lias been very ciitical, died at his
home near Carrollton, this morning. The
death of Mr. Rridges lollew big that et Repre
sentative Legan threo weeks age, leaves the
Illinois legislatuie ence mere tie en Joint
ballet. The Iiouse and Senate both adjourned
this meinlng when tlie announcement of
Senater Riidges' deuth was made.
Murtle-ren (let ll Commutation or Death sen
tence. Sr. Ler is, Mar. 20. Themas Rrewnfleld
and Frank Hejiklrk, who wero le have been
hangedat Clinten, Me., te-day fortheiiuirder
or Jehn P. Wells, ufarmer or Henry county,
011 Peb. 27, 1SS-1, have had their sentences
commuted te luinrisoument for life by Gov.
Marmadiike.
A llelictillitil'n Slllc Klc.
llAi.iiMum:, Mil., Maich 20. W aibel
.ervey, a Rehcmiau, aged II, committed
suleide by sheeting. He sat In front el a
looking-glass w lieu he tired the fatal shot.
His wife was se shecked that slie foil into
cenv ulslens, and Is net exjiccted te llv e.
A llatlln llrllnvrd lit lln liiuiihirnt.
S.vi'KJN, March 20. The Rrltisb forces
again set out this inerning In the same direc
tion as yestcrday, A b.Utle is bclievcd te be
Imminent,