-. ' jm yf -3V "K 'ST?' MM ' i. VOLUME XXI NO. 172. LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1885. PRICE TWO CENTS. f y rj- fM Tttairt Wa mm M&iw EXClTIflG COCKIVG MAIN. 'B l THE llElt MUSE (IE LANCASTER UUE.1 WO WW ItEIOJIE VOHK. Ail Iiitcr-Ceiint)-r'lght In Which tlie Yerk Hints Wen Tliren Hut tit I'fve Kittle. The. Meney That Clumped Hands The Struggles In Uctnll. Ver mouths past tlie KM)ttlng men of this city and Yerk Ime been en tlie tip-tee of excitement liter tlie inter-county cocking Main which took place in Yerk county, a Miuit distance fiem the Susqiiehaiiiiu river, last night. Tlie men owning the chickens in each tow n hail llie greatest care taken of them, and they were given thu best of ti Hill ing. Pat Carrell, n netcil chicken and ileg fighter, of Philadelphia, has been in Yerk Ibr raver nl weeks attending tlie chickens, which rriircscnted that town in tlie main. Tlie last light between Lancaster and Yerk Mas at Wild Oil, two yens age, when Lau-caste- wen even-thing, niiich te tlie disgust of tlie Verkuta llnaucially mill e Cry ether way. .Sine that tlniu the Yeik cock fan cieis have leeti anxious te get even with their neighbors I'mi 1 1 this Hide of the liver. Uist night they get back atlhe Lancastrians when tliqy wen the majority et lights in the main. In neaily ceiyliaiu which left this cily eteiduy liiiiubcis el well-known sjiurting men went te the siciie el the light, although a great m.m dc jutted by vehicle. The Lan caster vblvkens weie hauled te thu place In a wagon, and theieloie suit ercd greatly fiem the cold. Thu light took place in a large room in the seeoiid-steiy of a big building. A splendid pit had been iiiaileand laid with a thick coat el tan balk. Heats were crecteil around it. The attendance was very large, at least 250, persons being present, many or them being well-known chicken fanciers from Philadelphia. Net all el these who hud conic witnessed the light, however, owing te the limited capacity id the pl.ue where it oc ec elli red. Iii.ieiir. 1 M i; riuiit. Although theioweie about Ml Lancaster gentlemen piesent. the majority of the as semblage were lieni Yeik. The poeplo of that town have- a reputation el being ugly wheuthe attend anycvellt of this kind, which they think niiglil injiire thu reputa tion el that bMi, mid their conduct last night when they w lumped and hallooed whenever their chicken made a geed bout )iel only disgusted the handlers, but an no veil the ether people In the audience. A greatdeal of money was bet en the lights, and Ft is net at all unteasonable te state that between $2,000 ami S.1,000 changed hands. The Lancaster people felt very geed after the llrst battle when their chicken made a geed rdiewiug. but held their money very clese in llrothri-elollovvtiigcoiitostswhcii the Yorkers w en. Meney was kent in motion nil ever the biilldingal all tiiuea w hen the lights w ere in piogiess. One gentleman, who is a well known lever of bpert, lest no less than f 80 en ene fight. Although the lurge room was packed with people, all el whom Had money, nothing was stolen bv thioves. At times the pit w.i3 Idled with "men who were almost crazv with incitement mid willing te risk their existence en their chickens, but all went inciiv it a marriage ball. Though thu Lancaster people have been tiaiuinga large number elcliickens.they were gieatlysurpihed Friday altei noun te find that of the lilleen sent te the light, but live "fell in. ' It was thfielnu) agieedte light a mam et lie battles. Thu Yeik poeplo kept their lighters In a cesy waiin leuin, while, these et the Laiicastei men were compelled te lioke their heads liein Heur barrels in a loom w hich full as though it had been te the Nelth Pole. Although the Lancaster pceplu were defeated they stntelh.it much or the success of tlie Yorkers was ew ing te the oxeellent hand ling of Carrell. It is also claimed, and upon pretty geed authority, that the Y'orkers fought a iiumliei el chickens which weie iiieitght liein Philadelphia ler them. Gen tlemen who knew wheieolthey Hieak, statu pesltivelv that the cliitkens were all irem Philadelphia and thoie Is ceitalnly a great deal in it, 01 the Philadelpbiatis, who weie present last night would net hae lieen se anxious te put their money en the se-called Yerk low Is. 1111. MAIN lll.lll N. The live battles el llie main, el which the Lancaster wen but one,aie given below in do de tall. Put Carrell handled tlie Yerk chickens and the lighting began about 10:30, lasting until 7 o'clock this morning. yir.t Ihitllc Reth Yerk and Lancaster pieduced lllack red cocks, each et which weighed -i eimds, U ounces. Alter some lively lighting, Lancaster bioke his op ponent's neck, ending the battle- in lout teen minutes. & ... .Second Untile. ThrVlline erk showed a ted pile weighing hi- and Lancaster a black led el 1:00. The Lancaster thicken should hae wen this light, as he had the ether cut almost te a stand-still. The latter lecevered, under Carrell's skillful nursing, and wen, bicaking the Lancaster cook's neck. Third Jliilllr -uiW anil Lancaster ihiiii Lancaster pitted black ltil cocks weighing ft ami 5:01 .Mii.'iivi.lv. This whs thu enlv battle il ii:ui which Lancaster had the advantage In weight. The Yerk blul w,w very strong and ferced the lighting liein the start. The Lan caster cock was hiaiued in I minutes, mak ing thu shoite-t light el thu evening. Fourth liiittlr -dSelh counties vvoie leiuo leiue seiited this time by black led chickens. The ikcr weighed 1:10 and Lancaster l:0!i. tter a slubbei nly contested light el S min utes, the Lmcaster loeiler was killed, by iK'ing nraiueii. Fifth llnttlc. -This was the last umteslel thoicgiilarlvaiiaiiged main, and it was ene of the most Wiling or the night. The i erk DeiiKxratic liiul was a led pile, weighing fi:0, vvliile the Lanc.ister spangled emkeune inat.'):07. It was give and take ter live rounds when the Uuicaster bird get the best of the light, and hid his opponent in the tan I mi k, in lining him se that he could net ceme back. Although thu l.aiiiMstcrnien lostconsldera lestconsldera lostcensldera blo iiuuiey in thu niiddle id the main they lei'overed a considerable portion of it in tlie last light, dining which all was excitement, and silver jingled in uvery hand. imiini iNiKiinsi'iNii i'esii:sis. ller the principal main was-ever and it was still alieut tluee hours until ilayllgiit, Lancaster had u number of chickens in her coops, n wasiigreed belwcfii the-owners te have tluee lights Is'lvvet'ii chickens weighing closest te each ether. The large crowd re tinned (e (hu loom and hundreds of dollars weie again posted. The lights resulted us fellows : Firat Untile Yerk nut In a black red pile, weighing full, unit Uuicaster a similar chicken nl the weight or fi:i. The superior weight of the Iluckwhe.it bird showed itseir at (he start and Lancaster's pnde was worsted l'"er!mit" JUttle This was tlie "dandy" light of the evening and cockers who have been standing aieiuul pits ler vears, pioiieunci'd it tlie lluest coldest they had ever witnessed. Itelh chickens weie black led, the Lancaster weighing 6:01. undtho"ieik &sri Tlie cocks were bcoreil (0 times, ami cadi lime ine imcasiur mni wascaiight lie wa-sliMiking for Ids oppencnl. The iimnils lastisl ene hour, when Ixith cocks iKvaiue se weak that they had te be hictsl(td. Ti'cy were put le au-li ether 'M tliiil, ami id last It had In be counted out In f.iver of thu LhiichsU r bird, he being the la .t te show llgbu Owing te the approach of suurise the thud much did net take place, mid the very biiccessful meeting cauie le ux end. the EMMttrnhVnn ritte. t, Jmpph'a Aeiileirty Damaged te thr- Miteht at 30,0OO, Whirl- I, rally Covered by liiMirnnce The Villi DeUlls. At neon en Friday llre was discovered in the kitchen of the buitdlug oceupleil by the Sisters of Charily at St. Jeseph's ncadeniy, Kinmtltsburg, Aid., mid in a ery short lliliu the cnllre building Was in llaltttK 'I'he greatest ctmsterttallett prevailed, but us the building Where thW children or the academy word hcjil Was sotne distance oil', and the wind set the flames In an opiesllo direction, all the chlldien and young Indies were re moved te a place of surety. All the undo inhabitants or Enitnlttabitrg, Itti'ltitliliR (he seminarians and professors of Mount St. Mary's college went te aid the Sisters el Charity, hut the means Air extinguishing the tire were se limited that llllle could hu done. The llre started in what Is known as the Northeastern wing and is supposed te hne originated rrem a dorccllve llue In that por tion of the wing used asa kitchen. The reef In llames was observed by persons In Km inltlsburg, a ipiarter or a mlle disUtit,tmd the llrst knowledge of the llre the inmates or the academy had was given by residents of the town. The llre was raging llerccsl about (hree o'clock. At that time the kitchen aiid dliiiilg rooms, forming ene bulldlllg, the dormitory, another building Diluted lute! vndjeiiilng, ami the stables were all ablaze. Asa number uT frame houses occupied by laborers were sllit alcd next te the slables, the ntleutlen of the llreincii was llrst called te liiat quarter, mid the llames were seen extluguislicd. When the men returned te the ether two buildings it Mas round that a third wasonflrc,thohillrm wasenflrc,thohillrm wasonflrc,thehillrm ary having caught Irem llames from llie kitchen. Thirty invalids tt lib were In this de de partlllelll Wcte lemeved In safely te a remote building and the Art) ill the Inllriilary was seen extinguished. The men then began w erk from llie corridors and lerced the llames outward, te prevent lliem from communica ting te ether buildings. The Sisters ami pupils in the academy Imre the excitement well and did net break down until all danger was passed. Whilu (he Hi n Was rilglliga large number el jieojile, whose children Were inmates nt thb Institution, arrived at the scene. All were assured that tlie girls were safe and seemed satlslled. When the 7:1U from Baltimore arrived another crowd or anxious parents were assuied that their children were net only safe but net in the least alarmed. Telegrams from all ever llie country were received by the Mether Hu Hu perier anxiously Inquiring abutit the pupils. The hiiihling'kiiewii as the kitchen and dining loom was built in IS.V). ft is live stories high and cevcis a let OH by U) feet This building Is burned te the ground. Tlie building adjoining is the sister's dormitory, built in 1K7.1 It 7s M bv KM, and llke the kitchen, is llve stories high. This building Is also consumed, the bare walls nlone left standing. The tool et the corridor lead ing te the infirmary was burned and thu lur lur nlture in tlie building was damaged by water. The sisters in charge- orthe policies state (hat they amount te te about J.V),000, ene or w hich Is In the Prutectivoceuiau!es, or Londen. The exact origin of the lire is uiiknew n, but it is supposed te have licen imiiseiI by a defectivu Hue. There worn seventy pupils and twenty sisters in the building whero the II I U eiigiuatcd. Kome of the lermcr were taken home by their parents. At ene o'clock the llie was out and half an hour later the Frederick llie department, u hich had arrived In time te render elleclive seivlcein protect ing tlie buildings net reached by the lire, to te turned home en a sjieclal train. THE DVDE MUST OU. Timely TliuuglrtK llrcarillnK the I'repir Suclul Course ler the New .Villnlnltratlen. riem thu -Missouri Hsjiiililtcun Mr. Cleveland, in his Inaugural address, stiuck the key-iiote te tlie desire and demand el the people from their public functlonarles, when he said ; " Theso wheaiuselecled fera limited time, and may de much le encourage consistently with the dignity of their ellicial, functions, that plain way oflile which among their lellew-cltlzens aids Integrity and pro motes thrift uml prosperity:' Kverywerd and idea in tlilssonlence is the exact truth and that it expresses the want and wish et the people in no demagogic spirit does net admit of question. The eople expect that a dillerence will go out from Washington and uud that another seciul political atmosphere will be breathed at the national capital. Dudcisui must go. The ihttlenal administra tion must set the exainple el manly thrill, sturdy industry, and economy, suth as tlie best business brain et the country can ap prove. Out great middle classes are thrifty, industrious, economical, but intensely feo fee cial. Hence should thu administration, should the president-elect seek te banish the social icaiures mai iiiaae iieinicai inu imi ac tive, the administration anil President Clovo Clevo Clove land would net represent the better ele ments of American llte and society. Hut while we demand that the rascal must go, we must net forget that the stern mandate must apply te the dude also. Neither w Ine nor woman should be the controlling factor at the national capital. Feminine iiillueuces ure powerful and can be exerted te a certain extent very preurly. Neither the age nor the nation has ever ex isted that did net have its controlling female spirits. In every city ami in every consider able town in this country there are women who aie exerting a most iiisplriugaud grato grate lul Influence iiien the political lile as well as the literary anil social culture ei me country. Ne ene would reprcssthcsogentleand dlviue Inlluences. These have no connection with the political diidelsin vvoarecondenining, nor shenjil they be mistaken for that uncultured il net corrupting and demoralizing iiilliicnce that has in many directions scattered its bale ful ellectH throughout the country. Presi dent Cleveland can de much in stepping bac chanalian rovelry in high places, and especi ally in high ellicial places. Jie can prevent men from Ircing first te get his ear who are urged by women of somewhat doubtful repu tatleus. He can avoid chiiilllsin ami baiiisu a kitchen cabinet during Ids administration. Who can measure- the iullueiice of an ad ministration that shall bring te tlie discharge el" daily executive duty the old fashioned lucas qi nam worn, nenesiy, cceiiiuii.v, un guilty, aiiilelllcleney? Neenes desires the guy capital of the nation, that is new se Hplciiilid in the beaiiiy of Its maguillccnt parks, its uruntl Isiuluvaids. Its siucieiis streets, its many museums, art collections and ether at tractions for men and women of taste and culture, should be less attractive. Washing ton is a beautiful city. It has a right te be gay and happy. Hut Washington life should net demoralize and corrupt, nor should its thought and tendency be in that diiectien. When tlie Duinocratle party, just coming into iKiwer idler twenty-lour years or ostra cism, shall restere the social lib) el tlie nation te its early purity and prudence, its economy and ellectivcness, thu fruits of. the great reve lutien of 1!SI will liecome apparent, ami ine leal rolenns the country has se loudly de. inanded will ceme le stay, and notprevo ephemeral and evanescent. Killed liryWhLky llruuk en a WaRer. Jehn Clark, of Itcnove, Thursday night witha niimlierer ethers was drinking In a saloon there and Isx-ame quite drunk. While in Ihlscondltlenouool his companions nlleied te IkH that he could net drink halfa pint of whisky. He drank the whiskyand wen the het, but became as limp as a rag and his com panions wero ferced te carry him te the llovero house, vvhere he was employed. They placed him hi the offlce ofthe hotel and he was found there dead about 1 o'clock en Friday morning. Held te A inner at Court, licorge Carr, ltcujamlii Neliner, James Hart and Frank King, participants in the dis turbance at Cenrad Harber's Centennial sa loon, had a hearing Ixifore Aldcrinaii Kpur ner last eveniug. Carr, Nclmer and Hart were held lit feOO ball, each te answer at court for felnnelus assault en Ceurad Garber, assault and battery en Ills wire, Catherine Curlier, mid for iiiidicieus iiilsvliief. Frank King, charged with the saine ollensus Isdng liuabte te get Udl, was committed Ter trial. The complaints or assault and battery and surety of poace niude by lienjamiii Neliuer niralnst Ceurad Garber, proprietor of the Centennial restaurant, were heard by Alder man McConemy this afternoon, mill were re turnud te court, the accused entering bail for Ids upjearaucc OSMAN DtGNA BEATEN. the iiitni.sii itnvr mm Arrr.ii I'iri: mums' riuiiTixu, 1'inir Tlmmailil Itl-hrU llrllnnil In HiitiillrMi Ulllril In'the l:iiKilf4'llirtll Near llnslicrii. Tim llrlll.li Uiis Trilling llie Mslnll's Vlcn llrfiliii 1 1 1 mi. The Hritlsh feices set out again liein Suakiii Filday uieriiiug at daylight in tlie saine direction its the day before. They carried with them two days lalletis and some '21,000 gallons of water. They had Mix (laid her guns. Iten. Otraham telegiaphs te Londen Item llashccu as follews: We moved out Irem camp at 0:15 o'clock Friday morning, leavlnglhowhrepshlio regi ment te gtuml if. Uu iiMililtig the llrst hill, alH::l0a. nl,, we found that tlie enemy had re tired ntid eVctiplcd another hill a mlle and a quarter distant. Alter a short ball the lleik lleik slille rtild ulaHncs Weie ordered te clear the hill, the ludlnii contingent and Ihu guards supporting. This was noun veiy eiieciuaiiy, The enemy being driven streaming neiith toward Tnui.il, were charged Oil 11IU I lidgeiiiid i.irgei! I bush. liVsiiuadrousef Indian laiiceis in llie Tlie cavalry then retired lewald the guards. Many of the ciieiiiy p.is.'d the guards at the loot of the hill and made for the hill west of lla-shcen. In llie valley these were shelled by I he lleyitl llorse artillery, whilu ether patties moving round our rlglit were engaged hi the bush by the Filth Lancers. Meanwhile a zaieba, witli lour Intrenched ihisLs en a hid commanding it? is being formed. The advanced troops ii.iv call relum ed tu (disposition utld will return tneiircaiup, leaving llie Fast Huney regbnenl with two Krupp gntis and four (lanlner guns and water (auks ami signal iipl'l lances at the in trenched H)siliun. Our killed are two olll elll cers ami two men of the lliilish anil live sekivs. Tlie wounded aiu Ivve elllcem and "twenty-six men or thu lliilish and ene ellicer and (en men el the Indian c'llitlngeiil. Thelltlallliy Ix'haved uilligie.it steadiness, 'i'he nuiiibei of the rebels Is cli mated at 1,000. The rebel less Is net known, but it is hv.iv V. The engagement lasted llvu hours. Tlie Aialiscaiilcd oil all their dead and wounded. Natives reeit that nuinhcis er03iuci Dlgnn's nieii nre deserting, having becoinedlshearlcucd. The day's lighting was of a noticeably dill'eient chai.uter frutii th.it or any preceding engagement. Thu Arabs maintained a steady rillu lire, retiring slowly fiemcach ikisIUeii held by them and avoid Ing clese ipiarters. Dispatches fiem Keitl statu tliat the Mudii of llongela is at a eliit twelve miles iilsive Meravvi with NHI KgyptiaiitriHiiis, thtee held held plecOH and one IJatlliig gun. lie is alie sup IKirted by thu Kablublsh and Shaylkeh tribes lle Is about te atbuk (hu lelsds at llass.imyel, and IT suicesslul in overiHiwer everiHiwer lug lliciii It is bis intention te move against Ilerber, with (he hee of wresting that Im portant icutre irem the Muhdi's forces. Theroare reHiits that the followers of the Malnli are diverting in laigu numliers. in; jui:i 1,1 m: a mm. Tlie Terrible hiiirrrliic nl a Sinn Who Ha. I Hern lllllrii In llii' ll.mil. Samuel Lazare, a French peddler, living at llil Wesl ike street, Chicago, died Thurs day evening, aner sultcring the agonies nl hydrophobia of tlie uiel prenminicd tp'. Fight weeks age lie was bitten by a large Newfoundland deg, but thu wound at tne time seemed se slight that Iatz.ue gave it no attention. Within tlie past week, however, his led hand and arm began In swell and en Tuesday he complained el a severe pain In his shoulder. Tlie neit day, while attempt ing te drink a glass of water, hu w.u sud denly seized with a terrible spasm, lading many minutes. Then, thoroughly alarmed, J-azarehad Dr. Prepeck called hi and It was decided te keep thu patient under tlie inllti inllti inllti encoer anodynes. All attempts toadmiuis teadmiuis ter medicines in liquid term proved lutiltyvs at the first glam e at them Lizaie was seised with a spasm. It became nivussary, (hero (here fore te give them le him lit the shape of pills. Wednesday night tlie sick man was taken w ith a terrible con v iilslen. I lu snapped and snarled at every enu within icat h and the family were compelled te call intheaidel four strong men te held him down in bed. Any relcieiice te the deg threw the man into convulsions. The arm Iim une very irrui h swollen uud the malks el the deg's teeth could be plainly m-cii. At tunes I "inlay nveniiif he would lenversn ratienallv ami I nppenrte sillier little pain, hut at shett in tervals liismimi vveurir wanner nun nu i i rave like ii madman. He allowed no one te wait upon him but a MM Wolf, whose father and Laz.ue weie old Iriends. Friday evening, sheitly befere Luz.ne died, Miss Well was trying te give him some medicine, A spasm seized him and without a moments warning he threw his arms around her and attempted te bury his tettli in her cheek. Fortunately he did net succeed m bieakiug tlie skin, but thu marl; could plainly hu wen. In Ids dying spasm hu suapcd and snarled liken deg. re.vti.K.vi.M; it it a ri. a e. ; Hie Hi' t SleiniirlaN In lie lire) letl bj Hie l.lt- Inc anil Annie tln IM.nl. Fiiiui tie1 Jluuivlati. We cm net refrain from quoting the very ti no ami sensible wents el thu Lancaster In lKliMiiKM'i:u, siMiii afti'i the dedica dedica tien or the Mary Dixen Memerial chajiel at Lltits. : because It exprevies.i sciitinieiit we alwavs have held, and one we sincerely hnie is gradually becoming iiieiu genendly jnev alent: " Ii'ull inankind," It siys, " had the sense le lecognie the leveling hand efdeath us it is typified in thu iimteimity ami simpli city of a Moravian grave .vanl,aud the money spenteu gravo-steiiC4weiee.peiideil en such works as tlie Dixen chapel, our cemeteries would, asa rule, be iiiore bcaulilulandevciy town uiivht have itseilucatiiig iiillueuces in noble architectural piles." Itulwu.vs did seem incompieliciislble te us hew fH'ople could iniaguie that the.v weie honeriiiLr the di'ail bv sinkiiu: a loilime m the election el a meuiimcul, usually iinpics. slve and alwa.vs uupieilui live, ever their graves; oral least hew an one could fail te see hew much moie weith ameiuoiialceiild for the K,ime iiienuy be pieciiicd in thu lerui ofsemo useliil biiililiiig, institution or cnter (ernrise. that, would most ti nly honor the dead bv continually c.tiiyliiK out their gen gen end w'lll and intention, thieugh whicli, though dead, they jet might weik mi for fer for evor, a living foice en eaith, a constant biiuu litimd blessing te men. It docs seem very strange that in (his ar tistic and pi-act leaf age se many thousands el" dollars should i'v cry year be Invested in ut terly imUuuliliil uud iM'Ichs slenes ever grav cs.ltccrt.iinl vis aciistem tlie win Id ought le have eie this outgrew u. It s.itisllcs no ra tional sentiment, serves no sensible puipexe, and when we consider in hew many ways it might ile both, it can net be legarded as any ihing else but a dead less id' se much money te the world, a wilhdiawaland deslriielien of he much winking ferce fiem Its legitimate splieie iiiiieug tlie beiielict'iit energies el llie and society. 1'innk M.Cllrcll, Itui .Viliu-, Iiik.hu-. Frank M. Cettrell, all ncter of some note, Is lu Jail at Kllouhero, W. Va., insane. Cot troll has a varied career and is well-known in nearly all the large cities In the Union. InlS77hewas married in Philadelphia te Adelnlde Gonzales, at that time well-knew n III lighter reles. The eouple separated after a row weeks or married life. Cettrell applied ler a divorce, which was granted him In Nevcmlicr, ISSi The wlle aflcrward ai peared en Iho K-ene ami applied fera reopen ing orthe case. Hliedid net press her suit anil her present w hereabouts me ituwunw u. in Muich. 1SSJ. at the home ofthe uiniiuiicr ot'Weivds' opera liouse, Minneapolis, Minn., Cottrell was man led te Miss Hessie Chul:, of the Madisen Hqiiare lluzel Kirke jKiily. The ensuing Hummer they visited Kllcnliore, W. Va.,aiid she became very jHipulur. In the fall they loll for the Fust le accept ciiguueineuis. laist August Cettiull leliiiued te Clleulsne alone, eiiiug, and his ceutiiuicd HI ever since, lllswlfolssuidlebo with (lie "Wanted A Partner" company. The asylum being full, Cottrell w ill leiiiaiu in the jail at this place until his friends prev lde for him, THE MKTltUlilHT CONh'EUESCE. I'Mtiiralile Hcpttrtft l'reacnteil by the I'renldlng Klilem Hevcrnl Tliniinanit Cniiicrnlnni le the Clinrrli iteinrtril by Vsrlens Mlnlnlern. Tlie second day's session of the Phlladel Phlladel Phlladel plihoeufercnco in Chester, was opeued with devotional exercises, conducted by Kev. William .1, PaxHen, i). I)., of Plillailelphla. Thocliaracleisefidl tlie presiding elders and ministers lu the wntferciice were without blemish ulnl were passed, ltev. .1. 8. .1. Mc Mc Ceiinell, piesidlug elder, read Ids roimrlef llie work done In the Houth Philadelphia district. II Is report showed Hint Kioto were IjO iis(eial charges, nl churches, IS) parson ages and . dwellings In (he district. The value of Ihu prejierly was estimated at ei,VMI,7(X), with uu Indebtedness or fl"0,lCl Slxty-sevcn chinches and (en parsonages are Tree from debt. Conversions lu twenty chinches in Philadelphia, l,V.00; eighteen chinches Delaware county, WW; eight chinches In Chester county, -01 ; ten churches in Lancaster county, :tlO, and twechiiivhes in Dauphin county, 76; total In tlie district 3,IMt. The lepeil of Jacob Dlckersen. presiding elder el the West Philadelphia district, showed a revival spiiit had sjuend ever the district, notably at Ashbury, Holiiient, Cen tenary, Central Lmantieli Spring Harden stieetand West Philadelphia chiirches. At Coalesvllle there were ev or 1!00 conversions, IWJef whom connected themselves with the chinch. At Cornwall the levlval is spoken el as thu most remarkable ever occurred theie. Other chinches lu the district bad gracious revivals Number of conversions hi thu dislilct was'.VfTIt: number of persons received en piobalien, 1,707, ami amount paid for Improvements and en luvniinl of debt w as K0,0."8. Ilov. Jeseiih Welsh, presiding elder or tlie Northwest Philadelphia district, ruixirted harmeiiy and geed will in the churches I mill among (he preachers ami people. Iirge additions have lieen made te the roll or pro bationer. Much has been done in llie way el iinpievingchuich piepcrty and the les les seningel Inilebteilness that will Iki of con cen shmt lieiielit hi the futuie. lllrilslsrni.Chel (eiihani, (iinirdville, Jeuklnlevvn, Mlneis ville, (.'hetiiul I llll, Philadelphia, (irae and North Peiiu aie chiiiclies whose debt have been paid or materially reduced and pieiiertles Improved. ltev. J. M. Iliuiuin, presiding elder of llie Nerlh Philadi'lpliLt districts, presented a iciMirt showing Li'.Wcoiivcrsiens, 00 Kunday K-fioels and M0,M) was raised for linpievlng irepeilv and iaying debts. ltev. ."I. Mljneid, el thu Neithwest district was permitted te withilraw fiem tlie confer ence. Itev.T. C. Pearson, i, ihe Northwestern clhtricl, new statieiieil at Chelleiihalii, asked, through tlKipiesiiliiig elder, te be located. Thlsgave rise te a long discussion, the mem bers speaking in tint highest terms el Mr. Pearson, and expressing regret at the course he had decided cn.The matter was laid ever until today. ltev. James Nelll presented the reporter the (rush es of the hospital te le esUbllsheil in Philadelphia, In porsiiance of a buquest el the late Dr. .Velt Hluwart. A charter has Is en prnciiif-d. Tlie ropeit was rorerrtsl te a special committee, which will riaine new tiustees. ltev. J. C. Ilartzell, I). I)., s' retary nl the I'reeduidii'n Aid society, gave a very interesting, account et tlie weik ibine auieitg'sUnii colored ikmiise in the Seuth. Mrs. Willlaine, sceroUryef tlie bureau el oigairlzidien or the Women's Heme Mis.deu.uy society, sjsike in liehalfef this department of chiirth work. The Women's Heme Missionary society held its ninilvers.iry in Madisen stieel church in the allernoeu. Ilov. Dr. W 11. Klllett pro pre sidisl. The Church Lxtensieii society held a meet ing in Trinity chinch Friday oveniiigtThere was a large attendance. Addresses were made bv ltev. i. W. Miller, Hev (i. K. Mor Mer ris aiid'Hev. A. .1 Kynett. The Frcedman's Aid society held its anni versary in Madisen street chiirth. The edi fice wis lllled te its utmost caputiti . ltev. J. C. Hartzell. D. D.,nnd Huv. T. It. Nt-eley, D. D., made .uldresnes. iif.i.it run ntiAi, at cuvitr. Snnii) nrtlie Ttallniuuy That Klllltcit Ht thu (iraii-Aiunuke lUaiinK Tlie iittlce of Alderman Deiiii was ciewded en Friday ulreruoen, tlie occasion being thu heatings" el Jehn W. Gr.ni and Livinia Ainwake en tlie charge or adultery. The deteiidauts were represented by Thus. J. Davis, and tlie inteiestsofthecoiiiinoiiwealtli were looked alter by It F. Davis. Jehn It Miller, aclerk in tlie prothenotrry's olllce, was the hrst witrress called, and he testllied that thoie were en trio in tlie pre- thonetary's olllce the applications el Jehn . Gran and Livmia Ainwake for dlveive, but that neither of the parties had yet been diveiceil. Ollltei Fdward Itirnheld testified that he was a member of the city olice lerce, and that he went Willi Olllcers llivisalid Itusheiig In the house of Mrs. Ainwake te execute the war rants en last Monday night; lie caught Gran as lie came out the back deer ; it was a quarter el ten when Gran cauie out; have seen Grail go into Mrc Am wake's house at 7 o'tleck in thu evening and ceme out at 2 and .'! in thu morning, and have seen Gran with Mrs. Amwake en tliestreets at night ; Gran's v est was open the night he was arrested, w hen he left Mrs. Amvvake's house by the kick deer. Ollicer Iliisheiig lestilied that he had a warrant for (lie arrest of Mrs. Ainwake, and en Monday night lie went te her liouse te execiitu tlie warrant : be knocked at the deer, Mrs. Ainwake raised Iho window eir the sec end fleer uud asked him what lie wanted ; hntehl her he had soine business with her ami she asked him if lie did net want te serve a subini'iiu en her, uud told liiui it se, thai hu could ceme in tlie morning ; ufler seme further conversation lie told her if she did net come down stairs and eis'ii the deer he would bicak it open ;she dually cunoilewn, opened ihe deer and said that there were no ihuseiis in tlie liouse but lierseil' and the childieii ; witness saw Gran walk acioMSthe kitchen Heur Inwards (he back kitchen ibsir. When Mrs. Ainwake came down stairs te open the deer she had a light shawl ever her shoulder and her dress was partly open. Ollicer Iteas corroborated the testimony of Ollicer Itusheiig as le what took place at Mrs. Amwakn'rt house the night ofthe anest and testitled in addition that last December he had seen Gran talking te Mrs. Amwake, at her lient doer.at tltt'cleck in tlie morning ; at that time Mis. Ainwake's husliaud was in I iil. Ollicer Oil testllied tliat Gran was at Mrs. Ainwake's liouse when lie served a subpa'im en her te attend the hearing at Alderman Spunier's; Mrs. Ainwake's bister was also there; en the night Mrs. Amwake inatle complaint against her husband limn came te witness and told him te go le Alderman Spunier's olllce for ihe warrant (or Ain Ain waeo's uu est. This closed (lie testimony en tlie pait of commonwealth, and counsel for defendants asked ler their; discharge, en tlie giputid that thu cniiimeiiwcallli nail laiicu le iiiuku iiiii. a The alderman said a prima liiciu case had been made out, iind he would require each orthe defendents te enter ball in the sum of $000 for trial at the April term or the quaiter sessions court. """ T AmilvriMiry Sumu-r. Fulton Heme, Ne. 20, llrcjtherheml or the Cnleii. en Friday eveniug eolebrutod Its tenth imniversary by a supper In the lower room of Odd Fellows' hall. There were about ene hundred and twcnty-flve ladies uud gcntloiiien present, The supper was a sumptuous ene, prepared lUidcr direction or ladies of tlie order. Thore wero no set smtflies, but there was a constant flew et wit and humor from ene end of tlie tables te the ether. Tlie evening was very pleasantly passed by all present. The Mi'ilran Treaty. The Cnited State Senate en Friday rutllled the additional nitlcle ofthe Mexican treaty extending until May 20, Isstt, the time for the uppieval ofthe laws necessary te carry into opuralleii thuiiimiiieivi.il convention lietvvcen ii,.. lu,, ..,, wirmnimt.s concluded at Washing- ..... ..... .-"-. --.-.- -...., , .i.i..i...... ti nl January .i, iss-, ruin rumevuu iiii"jm"" ouersis'rocy tlioieriem. The Senate also tlei ruimmil llinliiluiictien efFOcreev from the treaty relating le the boundary line bill be tween the United States and Moxlce along .Iho Gila river, which was rallllwl en Thurs-day. A BUILDING RUMOK. Mlt. ItVCIIVIt ASHHM'.HS HUME UUEItlEli AIIUVT A fiWVUHKtt MAHKET. The l'riiji'it Aliniulnucil On lug In the I jii k et AmI.Uuiie liy I'inprrly Helders Twe Fiiueriiln I(elli;liiu I ntelllKent r. Hrirnt Ten ii llniprnlti;ii. rtl'Ctllur COIUHIMHIllcme of ISTKLLIIlEMHt. Cei.umiha, March -I. Heme time age, a rumor prevailed lu Columbia, (e (he cflcct that Frederick ilucher intended building a market liouse at Sixth uud Walnut streets. Your correspondent asked Mr. Ilucher this morning II Iho scheme bad been abandoned. " Yes, and no," answeied tlie councilman. " 1 did propose te eject a market house en my vacant let, nl Sixth uml Walnut streets, b it net receiving the assistance I requlred from propeily holders in that iiciglilxirhoed, 1 gave up the scheme. However, should the procrty-lielilers leceusidcr the matter, and ngree te assist me hi the undertaking, lam ready and willing te cicctthoiuarkutlieuso." Should this be done, a henm would certainly be started In tne vicinity id Sixth and Wal nut streets. fireman (iliilsTi fiitirral. P. It. 11. Fireman Henry Gluts, will he iu Intcrrcd in Ml. Helhel cemetery, te-morrow afternoon. Thu luueral will leave Ids Inte residence en Maner street, at - o'clock, and go te llie I'lnled Piiethtcn chinch, where Itinera! sei vices will be delivnied. Dei-eased was a mciiilHiref the Vigilant llie company, Ne. !!, and Chiqtiesalunga tribe, Ne. 3d, I. b. It. M., both el which will attend their late brother's funeral. 'I'he tribe will meet in their wigwam, at 12i.su p. in. An inritati' n is cordially eteiided le Osceola tiilie, Ne. II, I. O. It. M., telsi present. The lemnlns of Levi Shiiiiiau will be in terred in the Meutilvillu I'i'iiretery, te-morrow at II a. in. An invitation lias lieen iu cciveil by Orien ledge, Ne. S7l, I. O. It. M., id Columbia, te paiticlpatc, and il will pn pably Isiaci-epUsl. Mcmliers win. ih"dru te attend should reHirt le F. P. D. Miller, this eveniug. Hellj;1mM In1ellli nie. Mt. .ion A. M. II. church has had Its main auditorium thoroughly leuevated, repainting thu scats, paering tlie walls, decorating the (Oiling and carpeting the llisrr. Their ener getic pastor, Kev. J. IX Rawlins has ro re ro eaganfzed llre congregation and consolidated them into one enthusiastic corps of working members. On Sunday thu church is te Ira reojienoil with appropriate services. The hours of serv ice am 10'SO a. in., :ial mid 7:.10 p. in. The jiisler will be assisted by Ilov. Sylvester ItrimelW. formerly of Columbia ; Iter. WilkBhclm, or Yerk, and ltev. it R Tanner, I). IX, or Philadelphia, Mr. Kaw lins is an educatfsl gentleman or suiierier force and ability, and is well liked by tlie meinbers or his cJiarge. A revival meeting will m held in the Ilcthcl church te-morrow evening, after llie regular services. Should the Interest mani fested Ijo deemed sulncjenl, and Rey. Mclxell believes It advisable, the meetliigs will be continued next week. Rev. W. P. Kvaus fwsloref the Nectnnl street Lutheran cliun-b, will discuss, at to morrow evening's serv ice: "Some kxiiIe w he are large hi the premiso and small in the iHirferiiianec," Services will net Ira held in the M. K. church fo-lnenovv, owing te the jtaster's, Kev, R. W. Ilumphriss' abseuce liem town. Sunday school will, however, be held a usual. Iltirftt Arutiuil Tumi. This evening a large amount el ste k and several dwelling houses will be ellcrcd at public s,ile, at the Franklin house. Solemon Zcameryesteiday purchased the daily and all interest in it fiem Llevd Mlf- llin. Twe two and a ball stiiiy buck houses were ellcrcd at public sale last eveniug at the Franklin house by (lie St Pctei's build ing association. Ne. I was llrst ellcrcd and withdrawn at 1 1,30, when Ireth houses situated en Union street, between Second and Third were ellerrsl together. Thev were w ithdruvv n at i J.&00.' On Thursday night lobbers entered the chicken coop el Gee. Walter and It Geerge, residents along Chiques creek, and stele thercfieiii 12 te la chickens. Wai rants were issued, and en suspicion, the "Old llrick Tavern" scan Urd, but resulted in lailure te find any el the fowls. A farmer in coming horn Washington lior lier lior eugh toCeliiiiilna this inerriiug, had suveral dozens of eggs frozen, se cold was the weather. JHutter brought 2.'i centi per pound, and eggs IH cents pel deen, at this morning's market. Mrs. K. 11. Wills, agisl 2h years, dieil.it her home en Maner stieet, yesterday. She leaves a husband and two small children te mourn her death. The engine room In the ejiera house is known as the "Senate." Hered.uly congro cengro congre gato men who have lets of time te themselves and disciissanytliiiigaiid everything brought before their notice. They aie preparing te change quarters as, Isung Democrats, the Republican council will preliably change everything they can. Alieut lour years uge Themas Mullen, who nt ene timu resided in Columbia, wassoverely burned in a mill nt Chester, lle never fully recovered Irem his injury, and is new lying in a critical condition at the home of Ids rather, David Mullen, at Ith and Cherry streets. Hiiiif I'arl tally lliirnetl. A tiaine house situated en Neitli Prinie street, and ew ned by the rake factory, had the root partially hiirneil tliisaiioriieon, by a spurklieiu !i locomotive. noun of the vuvitr. Opinions Dellvcri il hi n Number nl Cat", I'lciity nf Current IIiiiIiii-kx. Judge Livingston delivered opinions tills morning in the following cases: Lstatuef Themas C. Cellins, deceased, ex ceptions overruled ami repot t confirmed. Kstate of Isaac ll.iir,deceased, exceptions le sale or ie.il estate, exceptions sustained and mIe set aside. The rule te show cause why Allsirt Remis should net be allowed llie benelil of the in uilvrnt laws was niade abvilute. Jiidge Patterson inade the rule abselute le show cause why se much ofthe verdict of the jury us inqKiscd costs en William Rosten in a suft lie brought against lOlleu Stewait, for keeping a disorderly house. The rcjiert of the auditor in the assigned estate of Jehn Strehni was recommitted fur coricclieli. I'l'ltllKNI' lll'MNIlss. Gwirge S. Treui, Levi S. Gress, Geerge A. Urban, Jehn S. Hostctter and Phares P. Svvarr were appointed viewers le assess damages caused by tlie Muiiliclm ami eni Line titiupiku ceuipuiy taking laud ler their read. Christian asik, of Herks county, was ap pointed guardian ofthe miner childien of Jehn Stelzfuss, deceased, lalu or Union county. Ileuj. F. Fry, an insolvent debtor, was dis charged. , , Fianna Metger, or Mt. Jey, was granted the Is'iiellts of the act of assembly el April St, 1872, giving te married women tlie benellt of their sopamte earnings. A rule te show cause why a mandamus should net issue against the Pennsylvania mllrnad ceniiuuv. was wanted en the licti- tlen ofthe supervisors et Salisbury township. Tlie potltlen sets forth that the railroad com pany have se constructed their railroad across tlie -Newport lead us te prevent the passage et fcaiifs. AN INTIIltr.sTINII l.lt'n.Nhi: AIHIUMISM'. The application of F. W. Hickman, of Oak Hill, Little lliiUiu township, Ter a lav cm license, was argued. There was a renien- strauce filed ugainbt the giaiiliug of the llcense oil the ground that strangers wero turned away and Hickman relused te furnish meals and liMlging te traveler. Thu lemon lemen lemon Hlnitice was gotten iqi liy lurtiusln the neigh borhood iinihir llie fellow lug ciiciiinsiances: Jmlge Pattei-sen and Win. A-. Wilsen, csii., were enjoying their last summer vacation In tlie mouth or July, and while luthoseutlieiii end of tlie county arrived at Hickman's botel between 8 aud 0 o'clock In the eveniug. They asked for Mipper unil weie told they could net have any, aa It was after sujijHir hours. Hlckinnn did net knew who his guests were until next morning, when he was prohise In his apologies for net giving them supper. The story spread throughout the neigh borheod,lho temperance Mxnloget held el il and inade that the basis for their opposi tion te the renewal of the license. The court held the matter under advisement a JiuiiNE-riitEfa mrictiiE. Hlmellng Illiu.eir In .fall Itnthrr Than Meet Trial nriil I'nnlsliinent. A flne liorse was stolen Thursday night from tlie barn of ex-County Commissioner Runyeaii, of Mutual, Ohie, and Friday morning, when (he discovery was made, Runyeaii and seme br his friends started in pursuit or the thief. They cauie upon him at (Huney, Shelby county, alieut twenty miles northwest of I'rbann, whero the herse was being shed. The thler was immediately arrested by the marshal of Quiney and In ought le Urbaua. He was ledged hi the cily prison and im mediately afterward shot himself In the back ofthe head with a pistol which he had se skillfully concealed en his iicrsen that It es caped detection when he was searched. Medical aid was summoned and at a late hour in thu night Iho man was still alive. He gave his iiame as Rebert McCure, ami said Hint he lived near Trey, Ohie. Communi cation with the authorities of that place elicited tlie Information that McCure cotues from an excellent family. It is therefore supposed that he preferred te kill himself rather than undergo the disgrace attending Irinl snd punishment. It is also learned that McCure hits been engaged ter several months past with a gang et horse-thiovos, who have carried en their operations system atically. McCure's part has been todlspesoor horses stolen Irem tanners. On the way te the cily lie pleaded te be re leased and ellcrcd his custodians a geld watch and 100, the moiiey te be procured by accompanying him te Trov,whcie;ho claimc'd te have influential Iriends who would pay well te have the matter hushed up. Hogave the names of several elllcials or .Miami county as being among his Iriends. It Is be lieved that his arrest will lead te the break ing up of the gang in whicli he worked. The Penally ler IIUIurbliiK u Sale. About two weeks uge Mr. Henry Kieller, of near Falmouth, held a public sale nt his place. During the progress of the sale, six ill-bred men acted in a very dlseulerly man ner, which disturbed the sale te semu extent. They were Immediately arrested, but were released en the premise of geed behavior during the day. After the sale wasever they liegau teact werse than ever; they wanted te light dlflereut iiersens. The proprietor ordered them away but te no avail, as they cursed werse than ever. Complaint wasmade by J no. II. Fppler, of Londonderry twp., be be be eoeo J. R. Decker, Justice of pence, Elizabeth town, and warrants were issued by him ami nerved by Constable Lerigenccker and Dep--uty E. K HCilllan, who arrested four et the six men. Thev were Jehn and Dyce' Orn Orn derf, Henry Fishel and Gottlieb Pefily. They werp brought before'n justice recently and given a hearing. F.ight witnesses n n peared against them. G. Petlly, of Middle town, in defatiltef non-payment or flue, was given thirty days in the county jail. Dyce rnderf, or Falmouth, was let nfi by paying his line and costs. Jehn Ornderf paid his line aud costs. Nothing could be proved against IL Fishel, se he was let efT by payl ng the cost of prosecution. A IJI.LA1XOV8 ACT. A Condi l'efe Unwed t'nrtly Through, Oimlit le, le Cmiue an Atcldenl. Friday eveniug alieut (1:15 o'clock as Frank Scott, ene of Frederick Urimmur's drivers in charge of ene of the line of Initiator coachey, was in the act of turning his ceacli en Chest nut street, oppeslto the Pennsylvania railroad dejiet, the coach jole breke suddenly oil near the middle. Fortunately the horses w ere at ence stepped, and an examination et thu pole showed that seme unknown teundrul had sawed it nearly half through with the purpose, undoubtedly, of causing an accident. The ceacli Is often used at funerals and en the imblie thoroughfares for the con veyance of asscngers, and had the nole broken nt sueli a time a fearful accident might have icsulted as the driver would neccessarily have lest control of his team, the broken stump of the pole would have struck the horses and frightened them, and left passengers at their mercy. The miscreant who would Is) guilty el se dastardly an act should be and will be, ifhe iscaughl,seveiely punished. As will be seen elsewhere, a revvard of f.M) has been offered for the discovery and con victien of the perctrater ofthe dastardly act Will There He a ire.it Stoppage el Cotten Mill, from the Lancaster Iri'iufici A cotton mill owner, w he does net care te have his name published, is ofthe opinion that many mills throughout New Lnglaud and elsew here will eline in the next sixty days. In reply te the qncry whether this would extend te Lancaster he said: "1 can't speak for ethers but se far as 1 am concerned it would be very foolish te keep en discrim inating against myself and eating Inte capital, as has been the case in tlie just tvvclve months" This gentleman leeks te see the stoppage among cot ton mills fids spring grciter than was ever known before, except, of course, duringthe war. He says that very many mills are only running new in order te give their hands employment until vvarm weather comes. Resides the general depression, and the. season's late trade which has always proved disastrous in the best of times the cotton crop Is short, being about 5,800,000 bales; and the pi ice ofthe raw material is new higher than last year, whilu manufactured goods are cheaper. Anether Driilnt Aichleet. Last eveniug Frank Scliorweod and Jehn Carrel were diiviug down Seuth Queen stieetand when near the Fountain Inn llie spindle breke, leaving llie buggy-bed dew u ami iltmmhiL' the ecciiiunts out. The liorse The liorse e and Vine wrus caiiL'ht at the comer of Prince and Vine stieets, alter he had top of llie buggy. broken thu shafts and Tlie Comic Opera. Last eveniug tlie llairis opera company made their sixth apcarance at tlie opera liouse, and as usual, had a large house. They gave the epera of " Ulliee Tayler " In a satis factory manner, and tlie cast included the favorites who have been doing be well all week. ThW evening they again give " Lu Mascette." "Chimes of Normandy " drew a big liouse this afternoon. Senater Oarfand's Huiceer drown. Ill Iho Arkansas legislature en Filday, befoie balloting, a letter was read rrem Poin Pein Poin dextcr Dunn withdraw ing rroiutliesenatorial contest. The (lfth joint billet w as then taken, nnd resulted In the election of James H. itnm-In succeed Mr. Garland in the United States Senate. The vete was : Iterry, 72; Newton, 17 ; Fishback, 111 ; Heuso, !i ; Horner, 2 ; Crittenden, . Necessary te a choice, fi2. At the Station Heuse. The roll call this morning at the station liouse show ed 2ft vags and four drunks. The vags wero discharged, ene drunk paid costs imdthroe weie discharged. One electric, (hree gas and iwonly-llve gaseline lights were reported as net burning en Friday night. The Heaviest Snow In Twenty tears. A telegram from Yarmouth, N. S., slates that the snewrall In that locality, which has continued for two days past, Is the heaviest in twenty years ; that tlie reads and rallwuys are Impassable, and tlie snow is still falling last Muilu an Aiiitlgumeiit. lsuuinW. Zwallbvaud vvife. of West Fall township, made an assignment, for thu benellt of creditors, this morning te bauiucl Nlssly, of Clay township. A lllluard 111 New llauiiwldie. Mount Wasuinoten, N. II., March 21 TjisI night the storm bere wastorrllle beyond description. A northwest wind prevailed which had a velocity or from 100 te 110 miles an hour. The spirit thermometer foil te If3 below zero ttys mewing, THE TRADE DOLLAR. SESATtlH MIIVHEt.hASKS HUME QUES TIONS AllUUT IT. A.khic feri heir (jauntily Trier le the I-crM Tender Act senator Van Wytk'n l- murk, mi .fiiiikcllni; Tours Cannes Itatlicr a Spliy llelmtc. W.vsillNHTe.v, March 21. Senate. . Mitchell olletcd a resolution providing for the appointment of a sKxlal senatorial com mittee te inquire as te the number or trade dollars circulated In the United Slates bcloie the repeal or the legal tender act, their quality, and hew much profit has airrtied te the government by tlie coinage ofthe trade dollar, lieck and Harris objected and il was laid ev or together w ith an ironical substitute ellcrcd by Ceckrcll, simi lar te the ene he ellcrcd yesterday. Havvley, asn question of. privilcge called attention te the emission from the Ilccerd ofsemo remarks made by Van Wyck yester day derogatory le the members of the Seuth American commission. Van Wyck explained tiat he stiuck out seme parts of his lcmarks as a matter of kindly feeling, ami net because he thought he was wrong in liisasscitlens. A lively tlo tle tlo bate ensued, and finally Van "Wyck intro intre ilticid a formal resolution directing the olli elli cial rcfMirter te icpiibllsh the proceedings of yesterday. Teller then inade a v Igoieus defence of his administration, saying the secretary of tlie Interior was required te execute the law and net te listen te demagogues. Finally Van Wyck's resolution was adopted and tlie Sen ate at 2:15 went liitoexocutivo session. ltEVASTATEIt ii r fi he. Hellefellle Vllled hy the Tlery Klciiicut feie III Other Places. IlKM.KreNTi:, Pa., March 21. This town was visited by the inet disastrous flre last night which it has experienced for many j ears. It breke out in tlie eveniug in the lliockcrhefl heuse stables and seen communicated te half a dozen small adjoining buildings, which were totally de stroyed. About ten o'clock it was thought te be extinguished and most of the people went home, but shortly afterwards tiie aga.'n breke out in the grocery stere or N. Reuer A Sen, and befere It could be; stepped the following build ings ami biiBlncss places were des troyed : McClure's saddler shop ; Reynolds' frame building, hi which Cedar's eakery and Bauer's grecery store were located ; Spangler's block, containing Iirewn's gro cery store, a ioel room and the opera, heuse and a roslaiiraut,Reynolds opera heuse build ing in which vv as Spangler's furnishing stere aud the Ree Hlve dry goods establishment. The second storlesel all llioie buildlnga were occupied as tenements, mast ofthe occupants of whicli saved their goods and furnlturp. The Rrockerhell' estate last a pair efJkiO horses and live carriages, in addition te the building fit which the lire originated. Help wasnsked from abroad and tlie Tyreno llre company promptly responded. The total less will feet up between 150.009 and f75,OU0, which is mostly covercd by Insurance New Jenej's Capitel Iluililliif; lliirned, Tiikn ten, N. J., Slarth 21.- A large por tion of the capitol building here was burned early this morning. It is impoible te estimate the less as yet, but it will be enormous. The chancery olllte, containing all the records of the courts, state deeds, etc., was destroyed. A later dispatch sajs: Twe explo sions, supposed te have been gas, took place in the quartet master general's olllce in the state heuse about 3 o'clock this morning. The flames then burst out, and all the apartments near by were ruined. Many 'valuable relics weie destroyed in tlie geological museum, but fortunately most of the valuables had liccn suit te New Orleans. Thu llre was finally checked at7 o'clock. The part et the building destroyed is the tactile ofthe orig inal state house. The lass vv ill net fall be- low f 100,000. Sugar Store lleuu Columned. Ilosie.v, March 21 The Ceiitmciit.il sugar refinery stere heuse in Seuth Rosten was destroyed by lire early this morning, in cluding 10,000 barrels of sugar. Less, Jlee, Jleo, Jloe, noo. A I.aige Hetel IleMleed. Ret'iiUMTKii, N. Y., March 21 Last oven even iug tire was discovered lu the Ameiican hotel at Guisee, and in spite of the efforts of the firemen, the building, a lurge structure, was completely destroyed. The building was jointly owned by Terieivce Yawmaii and the Woedsworth estate, and was valued at 512,000, en which there is n partial insur ance. targe II re lu Vt'alllngfenl, Conn. Nuvv lUvr.N, Conn., Marcii 2L The upper floors or the Niles Illoek, in Walling ford, occupied by Allen it Ce., grecers ; McCermnck.fcCashears, plumbers, aud Mrs. Merciliue Cevvles, bearding liouse keeper, was destroyed by lire this morning. A Muihine Company's Heavy L. RosreN, March 21. The les3 by the burn ing el the Rosten M.icldne company's vv eiks in Seuth Rosten, last night, is about $250,0)0 insurance, (120,000. Description of uu IJMied I'upil. Piiii.aiii:i.I'HI, Match, 21 Disappeated en Saturday the 7th iiibt.. riem the Pennsyl vania institution for tlie dear and dumb, at tlie northwest corner of llread and Pine streets, Sennet Fell liugc, a pupil about 17 years of age, ft' j feet in height uud weighing about 133 pounds, eyes daik blue, hair red, and f.ic bomevvhat freckled ; the end of his lorellngeroii his right hand has been injured, lle wero a dark suit, or cadet gray, lle was last seen near the zoological gulden. Any information concerning him will be thank fully leeeivcd at tlie institution. Iren Works te Shut Down u Short Time. Potimtew.v, Fa., Marcii 21. The rail fac tory, nail plate mill and hoop mill of the Pottstew n Iren ceniany will shut down to day, and remain closed for a short time. They employ about 000 men. Laekofeidors and vv ant or storage room are the cause. The Philadelphia bridge works, at Pottstown, usually employing 300 te 1(H) men, have also lieen short of work lately, and thogiea'or part of the ferce has been laid oil'. .. Nollre le Autograph Collettnrii. Nuvv Yeitic Marcii 31. Grant went le sleep at 10:30 last night and slept until after midnight, when he getupand walked about his room. He receives about twenty re quests for autographs every day and as the extra labors thus imposed upon him has new beceme a physical Impossibility, the public is Informed tliat the demand ler autographs cannot be met. Nans by Messenger 1'rem Khartoum. Kenri, Marcii 21. The iiiessonger from Omdiiriium says that Gen. Gorden killed tluce rebels befere he himself was speared, and that the Mahdl appropriated te his own use what little treasure was found in Khar Khar teum. IVEATIIEH INIUVATIUNH. Wasiunoien Murch21. Fer the Middle Atlaulln states, fair weathur, followed hi thu southern jwrtieu during Sunday by local rains or snows, northwesterly winds In the northern portion, with falling, fel lowed by rising temperature, winds shifting te nertheasterly In southern portion, w lilt warmer wualher, 'I l
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