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VOLUJNIE XXINO.
HARRY WILKES THE WINNER.
I'll A 1.1. AS FALLS AN EASY VICTIM AT
T1IK RELMONT I'AJSIC TROT.
The Little fielding Takes Tlirce or the Knur
llents Without Much Trouble Slew
Time Mmle Something or llm
Cntrer of llie Vlrter.
HotwceufyOOOnnd 0,000 peeple went te Bol Bel Bol
lnetit park, Philadelphia, en Thursday, te
witness tlie contest botween the two fiist
trotting herses for tlie supremacy. Upwards
of r00 vehicles wero within the park, bimI
many ethers wero tethercil lit the nolghbor nelghbor nolghber
Ing hotels nnil nleng the read. The Penn
sylvania railroad, was severely taxed te
accommodate the passengers, and the trains
during the early hours of the afternoon wero
run In sections te Kim station.
Tlie scenes around Klin station wero
animated. Vehicles of nil descriptions, from
the great heavy fnur-horse omnibus, and
smaller country stiires and oily hacks down
te me 0110 nnrse image do.vrneru wagon,
wero congregated there soliciting the patron patren patron
nge of tlie constantly-arriving passeiigcrs for
con voynneo te the park. Tlie.y w ere jammed
in around thostatleu, anil exleiiding up the
read en both sides for a square, and nearly
all of thorn had their " runners" out who
would lioslego the passongers en the station
platform and convey them tlireugh the Holds
the fences having been removed in places
ler convenience te tlieir rospecfi ve voliicle.
The train leads having been disposed of llie
race te the park began, and what with tlie
heat, the heavy leads, the fist driving and
steep lulls, the peer horses had a sorry tlnie
of it, but as fiiraswaslearned, thore wero no
bad resul Is except an occasional collision or
smash-up.
At the park the crowds tilled the grand
stand te overllowlng, crowded the orlleecs
of the club heuse and surged out uhii the
track and across Inte the Infield. Theio wero
a number of ladies en tlie grand stand and
the upper portico of the club house The
shed capable ofeevoring 200 or iWO vehicles
wero all occupledand overy avallable "hitch
ing" point in tlie iiark was In use In addi
tion te the drinking accommodations under
the grand stand and nt the club house, beer
booths wero orected at ninny ether points en
the ground, but nene eT the latter appeared
te be liberally patronized.
Tim kaci:- iiikutn.
Shortly after 3 o'clock the herse Harry
Wilkes niade his nppoaiance en the track,
and se unconspleueus was the ltttle herse
and Harry Van Xess, his driver, that the
spectators wero hardly aware of his prosence
until he had niade oue or two turns en the
home stretch. Phallas, with Kd. lUlllmrs
behind hitn, clothed in jacket and cap of
purple, tin no out shortly after, and wits re
cognized at ouce, and greeted with applause
The horses, having roeeivoil thelr "ivurm-lug-up"
oxeroiso early in tlie afternoon, at
ence took their places, Wilkes having the
pole. At tlie llrst tnree scorings, wiiKas
breke liofero reaching the wire, but upon
tlie fourth effort they get oil'. Wilkes having
somewhatthn advaiitiige. He had n halt
length leail of Phallas which dlstance by the
tlme the half was roached was Increased te n
length. The horses tretted very steadily
and turned Inte the home stretch with
Wilkes still ahead. About 800 yards from
the wire Phallus broke, but quickly re
covered, Wilkes coming In the wlnner of
the heat by two lengths, in 2.10. The llrst
quarter was roached In lit seconds, the half
In 1.07';., the third quarter in 1. I2ja'.
Wheii the second heat was called Wilkes
was tlie favorlte .'I te 1. He again breke when
scoring, but en the second effort he held
steady until niter tlie horses had received
the word, when he niade a very bad break,
and did net sottle down until after passing
the llrst turn, and then Phallus breke for a
second, but did net leso any of his dlstance.
which wns six lengths ahead, which he held
te the half. On tliehill Wilkes closed the
gap and passed te the front. The two horses
came thundering down the home stretch
and a dese finish was looked ler. but 20
lengths from the wire Phallas eased up and
gae the heat te Wilkes In 2:20. In this heat
tlie quarter was passed In HI, the half In
1:09, and the third quarter in 1:11. The,
result was received with eulliiislastle cheers
mid vigorous haud-clnpphigs.
l'IIAT.T.H WINS HIS O.N'I.V IIIMT.
Fer llie third he.it the horses get away at
the second scoring, but another bad break
by Wilkes befere the turn was roached
threw him adeen lengths behind, and Phal
las had widened the breach te twenty
lengths by the tlme tlie half luile iest was
reached. Alter this Wilkes pushed up some
what, but could net get neuter than a dezen
lengths. Phallus took the heat In the slew
tlmoel'SiatS.nmid much excltement among
the spectateis. Tlie tlme In this heat was ns
follews: Quarter, 3.".: lialfl:0i); thiid 1:41.
The interest In the race was new greatly
increased, Wilkes having two heats und
Phallas one, and wheii the feuith was called
the odds wero nbeut two te ene in favor of
Wilkes. The ilrwtscei lug for the fourth heat
Reut tlie homes oil' In geed order, I'hallas be
ing a neck aliu.ul. At the blacksinlth'sshep
Wilkes went oil his feet, but. recoverlng
quicker than HMial, Phallas had get but a
liair-a-doen lengths ahead, but as seen as the
gelding settled down he began te gain en the
stallion, and at the half had cellared him nud
then p.c-sed him, and came home en u jog In
2:18i, i'hallas pulling upat the distance pest,
giving Wilkes the race. In this heat the llrst
nuartcr was reached lnS'Jlj, the half in 1:07,
und the third In 1:12;$.
In ceiiiinentiug en the race old horsemen
remarked that it wns altogether out el the
usual order of things In trotting racoslera
herse te inake his fastest tlme In the llrst and
fourth Jieats Fsuallv the second heat Is
cem-idcrn.1 f he best. Mr. P.dO, ox-lesseo of
ileliunut park, declared that both horses
worn " oil'" yesterday, and net in a condition
te de their Isist, while another trackman
declared that the track was net In the best
order. Others romnrked that the weather
was favorable and the track In geed order for
quick tlme, and that thoheises appeared te
)e in splendid condition, the llrst nud last
lieata Hhewiug it.
TIIK CAHKIlIt "l" Till: WINNllll.
Harry Wilkes Is n bright bay, nlne years
of age. Hestinds 1.1 hands high, and Is ns
gentle as u kitten, lie was foaled In Ken
tucky nud his llrst public performances weie
Seuth, in ISM, whero he get n record or
"On the 12th of October, 1SS2, he tretted nt
Lsxingteu, Ky and wen in straight heats in
2.2S, 2.23i4, 2.201.,. On tlie Ith of July, 1881,
atMaysville, ICy., he tretted and wen In
(straight heats In 2.28, 2.27VJ, 2.2.1JJ. On July
17, 1881, at Pittsburg, he tretted In a race
nn d wen til straight heats tu 2.18U, 2.10,
2.18,'. At llull'ale, August 8, 1881, he had
for competitors Cnlchljy, ('iiptnln Hunneiig
and Holle Kche He wen ihor.ice in straight
beats In 2.18,2.10.;, 2.17.
OnSe)leniLer-l, 1SS1, he tinttcdat Rprlug
jleld, Mass., in the 2.17 class, against Phyllis
and Majolica. The llrst heat Majolica wen
in 2.114 and the second went te Phyllis in
1fVilkesln2.1'i,2.1812.17.
This year he ojiened ihe season atHcet atHcet atHcet
woed park at the spring meeting, having as
foinpetittrs Hilly llulten, Keullwnrth und
Felix. Although he was net lu proner con cen con
ilitlen he wen the race easily in straight heats
In 2.21 'i, 2.10, ilSf. Khice then he has been
through the Knste'rii circuit and at Pittsburg
nud Cleveland. He has wen nil Ills rnces. the
ene nt Pittsburg driving park being the lwst,
where he wen lu 2.10'i, 2.1.1'; nud 2.111, after
prepping the llrst her.t In Trinket.
jx2 Innocent Spectator Killed,
Hetwcen six "d seven o'clock Thursday
ovenlng, Mrs. Mu'iuiel Karlln, living nt Ne.
820 Seuth Second BircH, St. Ieuls, had a
wordy altercation with I'jiarlcs Herber, n
labeier, nnd n bricklayer nained Jlyermann,
reiranlln the roineval or bome brick and
ether building material In her yard. Her
son, Jeseph, a lad of eighteen, took her parti
und is said te be slapped nnd knocked down
by Hebcr,
Mrs. Knrlln then told her ley te go Inte
the house and get n rovelvor. Jleclld se,;and
returning llred it, presumably nt Herbor, but
missed him and shot Jehn llraeudel, an in in
nnecnt siectater, through the heart, killing
hhu Instantly. Mrs. Knrlln nnd her son
wero arrested, nnd the body or Uracil del was
taken te the innrgue. Mrs. Knrliu is a mar.
iied woman with eight children.
280.
BAHVXC ltKRMAS'a DECEASE.
A Ileime Carpenter In Willow Hired, Who xmn
Much Iteipected, Faue Awsy.
H.MiTiivtM,r, Pa., Aug. 13. :Anethor of
our.nged has left this world of cares. Mr.
Samuel Herman, of Willow stroet, ene of
lier eldost residents was burled en the 12lh
Inst, nt the German Kofermod church el that
place He was In his "Clh year, and had for 00
years fotlewod the vocation of home carpen.
ter. He leaves behlnd te mourn him n large
family of children, grand-children And great-
grand-chlklren, among the fornier the Rev.
ircnry M. Herman, I). D. of Mlamlsburg,
O., n Uerman Rofertnod minister for many
years. The funeral was largely attend ed, ns
the deceased wns well known and had nlarge
uost-ei relations. Among nil no wns nnivor nniver
sally respected and osteeined.
Tlie funeral servlces wero openod bv Ilov.
J Hinoker, el Kefton, with the 230th hymn,
followed by the reading el the 14th chanter
or Jeb, An interesting dlscourse was then
dollverod by the llev. Huenkld, pastor of the
church, from the 10th verse of the 14th chap
ter of Jeb. The servlces nt the greve wero
conducted by Hev. Shenkle,
tiie pan iicarers wero Messrs. Kisie liarr,
Adam Heriimn, K. K. Stekes, Kugone
nciieiiiug, uavni liarnisn nnu iienjauun
Knull'iiiau, grandseusand husbands of grand
daughters of the deceased. Kight years age
the doccased burled Ills wife, she belng the
first Intorred in the church-yard of the
ltofermod church nt Willow Ktreet Her
lass proved heavlly upon him nnd he
mourned constantly until he Joined her.
They had been faithful follewors of Christ,
nud their Christian oxample lias been nnd
will le missed by ninny.
Oilier Lecal Nete.
Mr. .Shnub, of Willow Street, received n
torrlble fnll whlle painting. He wns en an
oxtenslon ladder when the rei breke, pre
cipitating him te the ground nbeut 30 feet,
from which he received serious injuries.
Hev. Henry M. Heriunn. 1). IX, or Mlamls
burg, Ohie, Is hore attending the funeral of
his father, Sainuel Herman.
The A'cif Era correspondents oem nil te
have caught the Abe Iluzzurd correspondent
oxaggeranen craze, ler scarcely can ene item
of local news be rolled upon. In reporting
Mr. Henry's fall from the Hnfe Harber rail
road bridge, the correspondent mannged te
get the dlstance CO feet when It Is net evor 20
loot nt best.
Poisoned at n Illrttutay Annltenuiry.
A (Itstrosslugwlmlesalepolsouingoccurred
at the heuse el Ferdinand Goetz, of the
leather firm or WInter & Ooetz, Heading,
Wodnesday night Many guests had assem
bled, Including mctnbers of the Harmonle
Miennorcher. Itofreshincnts wero served nt a
Inte hour, nnd whlle the guests wero en thelr
way home many or them wero attacked with
vlolent pains, and were unconscious befere
reaching thelr dwellings.
The sutlerers wero seized with violent
retching nud purging. Kind Meyor, a lead
ing local tener, was overcome, and fears are
entertained for his reenvery. Anten Miller
Is seriously ill. Mr. nnd Mrs. Lewls Hor Her
man nre serieusly nOllcted nnd centlued te
bed. Mrs. Ferdinand Winters suders so se so
verely, and is confined te bed. Miss Hose
Kuccliler has vlolent retching. Nicholas
Schmidt and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Streng,
Jacob Otte nnd many ethors have been at
tended by physicians nil dny.
Theso Hflllcted are among the leading citi
zens. As yet it Is net known what caused
the trouble. Some think that the propared
plekles may have contained olsen, The
remnants of the feed jiartaken of are belng
nnalyzed.
Tho-eccaslon was Mrs. Goetz's birth-day
anniversary, nnd the jmisoneus feed was
partaken of nfter several hours or singing
mid merry-making.
Dentil of FmncU .Ionian.
The announcement of the death en Wed
nesday, at Ocean Grove, or Francis Jerdan,
senior momber or the Arm or Francis Jerdan
it Sens for many years doing business ns
wholesale grocers at 207 North Third street,
Philadelphia, was rccelved with sorrow by
his many friends In that city. The heuse or
which the deceased was tholiead waslounded
evor ene hundred years age by Godlrey Haga,
from Wurtembiirg, who retired with n
lortune In 1793, lenvlng the buslness In
the hinds el his two principal dorks,
Jehn Jerdan, the father el Francis Jerdan,
and Frederick Heller. In 1SS5 Francis Jor Jer
dan hcc.ime a member el the firm. Twe sons
survlve him, Itetli of whom nre partners In
the heuse or which he was the head. The
funeral arrangements are net yet annouueed,
but the interment will be in Woodlands, the
present Interment place or the lamily. Mr.
Jerdan was a patron el American art and n
director or the aendemy et line nrts. During
the period or ever half a century the flrni
acted as the business and disbursing agents
of the -Moravian settlements and mission sta
tions In the West Indies, Itussia, Greenland,
Kurope and among the Indian tribes of this
country, and also as agents for the seminaries
at Nazareth, Ilothlehein and I.ltltz.
The llrothurlieoil el the t'llleli Adjourn.
The Grand Circle or the Hrotherhood of
the Union in session at Easten censidered n
number of iiiuendments, installed the new
otllcers, heard reports of committeoa nnd
soleeted Hrlsbin ns tlie place for holding the
next meeting. The following were nomin
ated for olllce. te lie elected next year :
grand chlet Washington, H. Yohn, 'Phlla
(lalphia; grand chief Jellersen, Thoodero
A. Koredad, Heading ; grand chief
Franklin, Jehn Hussell, Alteena ; Allen
Sellors, Lansdalej grand herald, W. A.
llennert, Alonzet'arl and C. I Drucktniller,
all Plilladelnlilans j grand scroll-keeper, W.
A. Corsen, Philadelphia; treasurer, Charles
Whluua, Philadelphia trustees, W. H.
Herso, 11. II. Mackuelt and It. Cenrad, nil or
Philadelphia: Grand Warden or Day, F. D.
Weed, Philadelphia; A.. P. Rogers, Columbia
William Mcllrlde, Philadelphia, grand war
den el night, A. H. Sackerlj', Philadelphia ;
O. II. Sliertzer, Lancaster ; 11. Hetberg,
Alteena ; S. P. Penningtnn, Chester ; repre
sentatives te tlie suprome circle, Geerge H.
Priee, H. Cenrad, W. W. Corsen, O. Mehrer,
or Philadelphia ; Jeseph Henry, Lebanon.
The body adjourned finally at o'clock.
Hetter te Hate Let Her Ge,
Mary Gale, aged thlrty-e'ght, was brought
te Hlnghainteii, N. Y., en Thursday from
the town of Fnlen nnd put In Jail. Miss Gale
has for the past llflceu years been n domestlo
in the family or Stephen Carey, a rarmorer
Union. On Tuesday last, as he alleges, she
set tire te ene of his hay bams, which, with
its contents, sixty tens or hay, a line herse
nnd carriage, and ether personal property,
was destroyed. Mr. Carey bnd refused
Mary the lean or the herse and carriage with
which she desired te coine te the city and see
llarnnin's show. This Is said te have
aroused her nnger nnd te have led te the
commission or the alleged crime.
Slight Fire.
A blight llre eccured at the corner or
I.emnn street and NpV Helland nvonue nt 2
o'clock this morning In the heuse .occupied
by Hlrata llarman, telegraph operator. A
coal oil lamp Is kept burning constantly, nnd
this morning at 2 o'clock the lamp exploded
und the burning oil set llre te the bureau, ran
te the iloernnd also set fire te the carpet.
Mrs. llannau. heard the uolse of the oxple
slen, she awakened her husband and the tire
was oxtlnguished with great dilllculty, The
less Is fully covered by Insurance.
Colored l'lcnle at I'eiiryu.
The African M. K. church, Strnwlierry
street, this city, had n very pleasant excur
sion nud plenlentPenryn Thursday. Thore
were two hundred mombers el the church
and Sunday school in nttondance exclusive
of the Geed Will band, also colored, that fur fur
ulshed niusle for the occasion. The day was
spent in plays and ether innecent anuiso anuise anuiso
meots, and the oxcnrsleiilsts returned well
pleased after thelr day's sport. The plcnle
was under the nianagoiuent of Hev. Grimes,
pastor el the church.
Kiccotleii luued.
Kxociitleu was issued this morning by S.
P. Kbv, atterney for Jehn It. Krb, against
Jehn Dutt, for f 11,000.
Held Fer l'etuke.
A letter addressed te Jacob H. Yeung, box
23, Litltz, Pa, is held at the Lancaster post pest post
etllce for postage.
LANCASTER,
SHOT DOWN HIS PRISONER.
TIIK HUKlttFP OVXUHK COUNTY FIHK8
A VATAt. SHOT.
fllglinraymaii Frnncl. Flees Frem Rheriff
WerkltiRer nt JMIdilloleun, nnd U Hatted
by n lliillnt The Kherlrr Forced te
Hurry Anny Fmm an Angry Crowd.
The Harrlsburg Vatrwt contains an ac
count of a tragic sheeting affair that eccurred
at Middletewn, between 8 nnd 0 o'clock
Thursday night nt which tlme the shcrlfl of
Yerk county, James WorUinger, shot, and
it is thought fatally wounded a man named
Francis. Francis, it is said, Is n bnd charac
ter nnd committed depredations In dlflerent
parts et the state, his last oirense being high
wny rebbery In Yerk county, in 1832. Yes
terday Slmrlll Worklnger ropalred te Mid Mid Mid
deoeown te nrrest Francis, lie captured his
man, nnd then attempted te handcuff him.
Francis breke from his captor nnd fled. Tlie
sheriff pursued the oscaped prisoner and Boo Boe
ing that he could net overtako him drown
rovelvor from his pocket nnd fired. The
shot went true te its aim and Francis foil
bleeding te thogreund with a bullet In Ills
back.
The report el the rovelvor seen drew n
large crowd, nnd wheu the true statoef af
fairs wes known, people Hocked from overy
direction and steed as clese ns they could
lesslbly get te the prestrate form.
Seeing what he had dene the sheriff ho he ho
cainenlarmod, and It did notlake lilm long
te discover that the excited men who wero
gathering wero arranging te take the law in
their own hands. Ills thoughts wero veri
fied when a dezen of the bohlestlu the crowd
started ler him, followed by the ethors. The
sheriff again drew his rovelvor, nnd for a
tlme, held tlie crowd nt bay.
A lynching no doubt would have followed
had net nn east bound freight train appeared
In sight, nnd niade desporate by fear, Work Werk Work
lneor bearded the train nnd was carried be
yond reach of the Infuriated crowd. Knets
of oxclted peeple discussed the affair during
the greater part or the night, nnd the death
or Francis would net create surprise
After the sheeting, Francis, who Is also
known by the nliases of Frnntz nnd Michael,
was Liken te his mother's home. Repert
says that the better class or citizens appreve
the olllcer's action, nnd assisted lu protecting
hlin from the mob, which was led by n
brother or FrancN.
hue r.vrEn the jiuvrun.
A M nlilrn Who Toek 1'olneii te Hate Her
SIc.llial III) lull)' Nigh.
William Knglish, a farmer, et Pine town
ship, Allegheny county, en Thursday re
turned te the enroeftho Hutnane Society
Mlnnle Graham, placed In his charge last
February, with the announcement that the
girl seeined bout en suicide. Mlnnle Is 15
years or nge. Whlle nt Mr. P.ugllsh's home
she became 111, nnd was treated by his
nophew, Dr. Knglish. The ulrl Lecarno Infatu
ated with the physician, nnd after her recov
ery vlslled his olllce Iroquently. He objected
te this, and finally Mr. Knglish ordered the
girl net te leave the house alone. Three
weeks nge Mlnnle told Mrs. Knglish that she
must nud would sce the physician. Mrs.
Knglish did net sce the necessity for the doc
tor being sent for, and had a serious talk with
tlie girl, in which she sought te show her the
felly ether In fat nation. Mlnnle insisted that
she must sce the doctor, nnd, going te her
bedroom, took it dese of laudanum. This
schcine worked very successfully, the doctor
belng sent for In great haste. Alter the jiol jiel jiol
sen was pumped out of her, nnd she was re
stored te consciousness, she threw several
languishing glances at her divinity.
In two or three days Mlnnle began te plne
for the doctor again, and en Saturday of the
snme week she maife a will in which she left
her clothes und ether leleiiglngs te Mr.
Kngllsh's eldest daugliter, went te iter room
and took enough laudanum te kill three
persons. This tlme another doctor wasscnt
ler nud Minnie wns pumped out again, put
en ice, kneaded, walked up nnd down, nud
after a hard day's work was pronounced out
et danger ence mere.
Slnce then she has been moody, and, as she
has several times tried te kill herself with n
knife, Mr. Knglish refuscd te be lenger re
sponsible for her care. She will be sent te
the Pennsylvania reform school.
One Child Siihttltiiled for Anether.
Mr. Frank, a leading lawyer of Nebraska,
Is oxpectod In Mentreal in a few days te ox ex ox
amine witnesses In a case Involving the right
te nn estate In Iowa and Nebraska valued at
hnir a million dollars. Several years age
Stephen Desnoyes, of Montreal, emigrated te
the Wostern states with his wife nnd n boy
about flve years old. Alter some tlme he 10 10
tlred rreni buslness, having beceme owner or
a large landed property, lu the meantime
his son, new a young man, became dissatis
fied with a farmer's lire, and sought new
fields of occupation. After he had left
his home his f.ilher received letters from
lilm from New Mexico. Dcsneyes died,
leaving no will, and his son npplled for
and received letters of administration. He
was, however, net allowed te remain in tm tm
dlsturbed possession or the estate, as another
relative, who, In ovent of young Desneyes's
death or the Illegitimacy el' his birth, would
be entitled te all the property, began suit,
setting forth that the young man known as
Dosneyeswas net the lawful seu of the do de
ceased; that whlle n baby in the cradle here
another child was substituted for Desneyes
by a woman wiin was a near neighbor, and
who had adopted the rightful son, and that
nfter seme years the liey who was stelen
died and was burled in the Kast, while the
child who was put in the place of the true
son grew up without the Desnoyes family
evor noticing tlie dllleruuce between the cup
dren, as their eyes and complexions wero
the same. It Is said that witnesses here
have ceme forward and confessed the crime.
They will be examined en the part of the
plaintiff by Mr. Frank.
i
Feminine Cr-Jillniern.
Frem Iho Heading Kagle.
The first section of the Kphraht Sunday
school passed through Heading, Wednesda3'
evening, en thelr way home. The train
steppod at the depot about flve minutes te
change engines. During the step qulte a
number of the excnrslnnNls get off the train
nud went into a res.taiir.iiit. Aiming thorn
were a dezen or mere ladles. Alter the on en on
gine had been changed tlie train started
and thore wes n rush for the cars. Tlie
young men nil get en in geed tlme, but two
of the yeunc ladles were net qulte se Heet-
foetod, nnd befere they reached the train, It
was moving pretty rapidly. Nobody thought
they would attempt te beard the train, lint
they did, nnd tlie oxpertuosa with which they
did It wns eneugh te inake even a railroader
blush. They deliberately gnisped the slde
rail nud swung themselves en as grncelully
as experts. Ladles, ns a rule, de net inake
successful ear-Jumpers, but it must be con
ceded that Lancnter county possesses a few
who knew hew te de It. It wns learned that
they reslde near Kphratn and both nre
daughters of n woll-to-de fariner thore.
Convicted of Sitludllncu Fanner.
Joel High, a street breker, engaged lu note
shaving for the past thirty years in Reading,
was convicted lu the criminal court en Thurs
day and remanded te Jail for sontence en
Saturday.
An old fariner named Hney was the proso preso prose
eutor. He testllled that his $7,000 Jarni was
for sale, and II Mi. dressed as a noer man
and representing himself te be Vnuderbllt's
son, introduced himself ns n farm buyer.
Fer his services the old man was charged
5200, nnd for negotiating a lean nt 17 per cent
$200 mero.
Thejury pgreed ill fourleennilnutos. High
is nbeut Ge years el nge, and lins placed mero
than 500,000 In leans in this county.
Sadly In Need of geuiethluc Iletter.
Frem the Harrlsburg Telegraph,
The Philadelphia Times calls Brethor
Cooper's campaign slip "sad rubbish." The
editorial fraternity throughout the state will
rise up and say "amen I"
Our Happy Coreuer.
Corener Henaman is the happiest man in
Court Heuse row te-day, and If anyone asks
him the reason "no replies, a young daughter,
PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1885.
.juunn. sn votes attempted a vi emu.
Particular of the Tragic Act or nn Alteena
Painter Who Has iMcaatcr Ilelatlvea.
The attempted sulclde of Jehn N'. Shuck,
or Alteena, who lias two married sisters re
siding lp fills city, was brleily alluded te yes yes
terday. The following additional particulars
are obtained from the Alteena Tribune. i
Fer several days past the follew-worknieu
of Mr. Shuck, who was ompleyod as a painter
In the varnish room of the lower shops of the
Pennsylvania railroad had notlced at times
that he was very low-spirited?, borderlng, in
fact, upon melanchely, but no particular at
tention was paid te the matter, llotweon 11
and 12 o'clock Wodnesday morning, Shuck
went te I. C. MIshler's cigar stere, and, afler
asking him what the amount of his bill at
tne stere was, Inquired or Mr. Mlahler, lu nn
eir-luuided manner, if he had a rovelvor. On
belng nnswored afllrmatlvely lie asked If he
could have the lene of It, remarking that he
had nn old deg around the heuse that he do de
sired te get rid of. The rovelvor, a 32-cnlIbre
Smith ct Wessen, was given lilm with a
warning that he had better take the deg out eut out
slde the city limits te sheet him, as it was
against the law te llre shots inslde the city
limits. He re piled that lie would dese, and
would take the detr out after the shot) bell
rang nt D o'clock. As he left the stere lie re
marked that he would return the rovelvor
last ovenlng. At that tlme Mr. Mlshler could
detect nothing that would Indicate that lie was
laboring under an unsound mind, but en the
ether hand, having known hlin for n long
tlme. and knowing that he was a man of sober
habits, a thought that he Intondedtodo bodily
harm te hitnsell nover crossed his mind and
therefore had no compunctions in leaning
lilm the pistol.
A 1IUM.BT TllllOUOIt HIS reIIIUII.'AI).
Mr. Shuck went te work lu Iho nftomecn
nnd up te the hour of sheeting did net show
any sign that would lead ene te think lie
iutciided te end his life, and the llrst Intima
tien that was had was the report or a pistol.
Ills fallow workmen, en looking from whero
the sound cmanated, saw Shuck lying en
his back en the fleer with the rovelvor nt
his side and the bleed oozing from the wound
In the upper central part of the forehead. He
was Immediately plcked up and the com
pany's physician summoned, who arrived
shertly.and after examlulng the wound order
ed the injured man removed te his home at
Ne, 010 Fifth avenne, where all that could
be was dene for hlin. A reporter called at
the heuse and found that lie was resting
mero easy then, although there was but llttle
hopes that he would recover. He had up te
that tlme failed te recognize anyone, and lind
net spoken a word even te his wife's earnest
solicitations. If he understood her he turned
a (leaf ear, and would net show any sign
whatever that he was in possession of his
souses.
Thore is no eause whatever enn be as.
signed for the deed, as he was always con
sidered of sound mind and lu geed circum
stances. He lea n nete for Mr. Scott Hub.
cock, n fellow-workman. At last accounts
Mr. Shuck was resting easy and may, it is te
be hoped, fully recover. Ills family consists
of a wife nnd child, n llttle liey, nnd as a
matter of ceurse his wife Is almost distracted
by the sad ovent. The nllalr has cast a gloom
overall who onjeyod his ncqualuLince nnd
ene nnd all hope that it may net terminate
fatally. 1 Ie is aged about 42 years.
Since the almve was written the nete left
by Mr. Shuck has been handed fe us. It was
addressed te Mr. Z. Wherry nnd Is as fol fel
lows : Yeu will find my dinner bucket In
my cupboard. Alse nn album which I want
Scott llabceck te paint a pate blue and Jehn
Walls te gild It. Glve It te my dear wire.
Goed-byo, sliopmates."
Three Sleu Cni.hcd I'mli'r lCeiln.
On tlie approach or the heavy thunder
storm Thursday nftorneon a party or six rail
road hands, whowero werklngntMcKlunny's
Ktntieu, six miles from Ithaca, N. Y., took
re In go In a shed at tlie ltase el n perpendicu
lar ledge or boulders which forms the pall?
ado along the Kast slde of Cayuga lake. The
rain loosened several of thogreatstenas over ever
hanging the cabin te which the men had lied
Ter shelter. Thcse Tell with terrific rorce ami
completely demolished the wooden structure,
Instantly crushing te death three men.
They wero Michael Mack, foreman of n sec
tion gam: en the Cayuga Lake railroad ; Pat
rick Mc.Mahen nnd Michael Fohee. Twe or
the remaining tlirce escaped with a row
scratches, but the third, named Jehn Sulli
van, had his hip crushed and is otherwise In
jured Internally, se thai he will in all proba
bility die. Fohee and Mc.Mahen are both
married and leave families.
Lecture en Canul lnl Ism.
Prof. A. V- Soledcr, a christianized nud
educated cannlli.il, lectured in Straw berry
street A. M. K. church, Wednesday evening.
Hogave n history of cannibalism, hew can
nibals sacriflce thelr children by having thelr
heads cut off and bleed drank tontenofor
sin. Others are thrown te the crocodiles et
the Ganges, or Hely Water, who eat human
lleslu The prolesser wero the cestumn
of his people. He has traveled through
Furene, Asia, Africa and America, lias vislted
the pyramids of Kgypt, Hcthloliem, where
Christ was born and where Solemon's temple
steed. HIs.Temarks were appreciated and the
lecture was a success. Theso wishing te hear
the nrofessor can de se by attending the
weeds meeting held Sunday, August 10, in
J. II. Mylln's greve, read leading from Wil
low street te Strasburg ; ha will address the
peeple at 1 o'clock p. in., nlse nt Roberts'
ball, Princestrect, Saturday ovenlng, August
15.
One of the Fine ArU.
Vreiu the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The skill of the head liner Is ene or the
most valuable or the many components that
outer into the make-up or the successful mod med
or n newspaper. He must be as adept in the
use or telling phrases and as familiar with all
the shapes and changes of expressive lan lan
guage as is the proresser or chemistry with
the slims, f'ermubvs, and combinations that
pertain te the multiform mysteries or his
science. He must have an accompanying
koennossof porceptlou nnd readiness el wit
te enable him quickly te select nnd apply te
the subject in hand Just tlie word or phrase
that with the greatest brevity expresses the
point te be niade promlneut. The hnste or
his work admits of no delay for careful study.
What his keen penell has te de must be dene
quickly, for oftentimes the matter comes Inte
most Important news usually dees and
the waiting presses allow no tlme for tarry
ing. The Allegheny Democrat..
The Allegheny county jury commission
ers' convention, which was ndjourned Wed Wed Wod
eosday morning, in unbounded concision,
reassembled Thursday and In a cool and de
liberate way proceeded te business. An at
tempt te dlserganl70 and disrupt the con
volition by the minority faction of the
luirty justnftcr the meeting organized was
speedily squelched. Twe ballets were nec
essary te nominate Jehn F. Knnisjury com
missioner. 'Squire Hordel was nominated
Ter prothenotary, Jehn W. Ceele was named
for corenor and Jehn Powers Ter director or
the peer. W. J. lirennan was then unani
mously ro-elocted chairman of the commlttce
and after adopting a series of resolutions in
dorsing the state and national administra
tions the convention adjourned.
IlaUlniore Jee.
Jeseph Haley, botter known as HalUmore
Jee, was rotured te his old quarters in the
Lancaster county prison last evenlng by
Ollfcer Shay, en a commitment issued by
Alderman ltarr. Joe was released from
prison seme days nge nnd went te Potts
town. He was committed twlce while thorp
and concluded te leave that county, ns he
did net like the accommodations thore. His
reqnest Is that he shall be indlcted for belng
a professional tramp se that he ran get geed
quartern in the county (all this coming
winter Alderman Harr will dispese or the
case.
He Wat Toe Old.
Samuel C. Lentz, deslres ns te slate that
his removal from the pest of lottcr-carrier
was due te the lact that he was mero than
forty years of age, tlie limit prescribed in the
postal regulations.
Appointed Tax Collector
Cyrus S. Miller wasappeinted tax collector
of Adams te wn, by the county commissioners
yesterday afternoon.
A ;i00,000 PURCHASE.
clement n. envnn jtvra tiiemuvnt
nui'i! I'lijiNAcr. rnevxitTr.
Tnenly.renr Hundred and Forty Acre r
fjiiid With the Illght te Take All the
Ore Needed Frem the Cerntrnll
Hanks Term of the Sale.
The Mount Hepo furnace preperly, con
sisting of 2,410 acres of land, charcoal fur
naeo nnd ethor buildings ; the right te take a
full supply or ero ler said furnace from the
Cornwall ero bank?, the preperly of the estate
or the Inte A. Hntes Grnbb, has been
sold te Cloment 11. Grnbb, ler f300,000,
by the Pennsylvania Company for Instirance
en Lives and Granting Aunuitles, the oxecu execu oxecu
ters of the estate or A. Hates Grubb, and the
guardian el his miner children. The pur pur
chaser paid $205,000 in cash and gave a mort mert mort
gage for tic,000, the terms or the mertgage
being that $10,000 shall be paid each year for
flve years. Tlie deed and mertgage wero re
ceived at the recorder's ofllce this afternoon.
The deed is a bulky decument nnd numbers
43 pages. The mertgage covers IS pages of
manuscript
A HEAVY JCA1X STORM.
The Lightning; Slakes It Lively Ter Some o,uar e,uar
ryinen and Other..
Thursday aflorneou Lancaster and vicinity
had a heavy storm of rain, accompanied by
vivid lightning and loud thunder. Thore
was very llttle wind and we hear or no dam-
age dene oxeept the washing or seme fields
of corn and tobacco, The lightning struck
into the barn en the Whitby rarm In the
northeastern part or town, (leased by Jehn
W. Mentzer), and tore off part oftheroorand
ene slde of the barn, Firtcen or twenty of
Mr. Meutzers quarrymen, who had ran te the
iKim when the storm came nn, were In It
when It was struck. They were a geed deal
stunned but escaped Injury.
One man who was sitting en a keg or
powder, lu n shed seme dlstance from the
barn, was badly stunned, and thrown te the
ground, and for a time he thought the pow
er had exploded under him. He seen re
covered from the shock. Neither the barn
nor the shed were set en llre by the belt.
Jehn K. Lamparter's glue manufactory In
the Seventh ward was also struckby light
ning. The fluid entered the drying heuse,and
knocked offapartel the roer, and appeared
te run along the Iren reds by which the
smoke stack Is stayed, and entered the
ongme iiouse a snort dlstance away. It
passed off without doing any damage Mr.
Lamiiarter wns in the cnglne heuse at the
time. The electricity made his hnir sand en
an end, but did net knock him down, lie
niade a liasty exit from the building. There
was seme smoke seen in the third story or
the drying heuse arter the stroke, but the
building was net 11 red.
lUrii Struck by Llghlulng.
The large barn of Abncr llrewn, near
Wakefield, In tholeworend of the county,
was struck by lightning last ovenlng. The
barn, with all lis conteiitx, consisting of this
year's crop, was destroyed. The live stock
was sarely remeved. The less, which Is
heavy, has net yet been ascertained, but is
partly covered by Insurance.
llOLlt CASE Ol' KIDNAVi'lSO.
A I.ltlle r.lrl-. Itellgleu Hearing the Cnue or
the Act.
The lioldestcase or kidnapplngever known
In that section was porpetratod Thursday
afternoon In a thickly-settled portion or Ro
chester, N. Y., whMHiascre.iteittinrgi'eatest
excitement both nt pollce headquarters and
among citizens. At, three o'clock Llzzle
Kane, a pretty llttle girl nearly 1 1 years or
nge, started from the home or her stepmother
te go about a block te a grocery stere. Just
as she was passing a cerner she was seized by
two men nud hastily thrown into n hack,
which seemed te be in waiting and which
was driven rapidly towards the outskirts et
the city. The xflce wero quickly notified,
and at a late hour Thursday night found her
In a heuse en the outskirts of the city, where
her clothes had been changed, preparatory te
taking her away en n night train.
Seme tlme age tlie girl's paternal grand
father died, leaving her n considerable
amount of property, consisting mostly of
real ostite. Her mother died when she was
two years old and her father seen after mar
ried, this tlme n Catholic, the child's mother
having Is'en n Protestant The child's father
died two years age, seen nfter which Dr.
Charles Sumner was appointed guardian.
The child's maternal grandfather ft W. H.
Hrundagp, of Philadelphia, who is a Protest
ant He has been thore two months, during
which, as he reported te Dr. Sumner, lie at
tempted several times te see the child and
was refused. He heard the stepmother was
about te have the girl confirmed te the
Catholic faith and applied te Dr. Sumner for
an erder te take the child en a visit te Phila
delphia Such order was granted, but the
stepmother kept the child away from lilm.
Her reason for se doing she said was that she
was afraid if the girl was taken te Philadel
phia she would nover return.
At the pollce station the stopmethor, alter
telling her story, swooned and altdrwards
became delirious and attempted te Jump
from Iho window.
Jtnnamiy Hey Caught.
Kdward M. Fentlman, a boy whose parents
II ve in Johnstown, ran away from home seven
weeks age. Ills father has been searching
for him all theso weeks, nnd receiving infor
mation Hint he was In tins city, he came here
and leundhim last ovenlng. He was taken
te the station house and kept thore until this
morning when his father called for hlin.
father nnd son left for Johnstown en this
morning's early train.
Ilirrtmilerfcr .V F.by1 Sale.
The sherlll Is still engaged in selling the
preperty el Dlll'onderfor A Kby, at thelr
stere, cerner or Orange and North Queen
streets. Thoaale was largely attended last
ovenlng, and this morning, and the goods
principally disposed of were cloths nnd cas.
si mores. The bidding was lively and thopur thepur thopur
chasers wero principally local merchants and
a few storekeepers from the cenntry. It will
take soveral days te dispese of the goedsyot
en hand.
Celebrated Ills "4th Anniversary.
Frank Hyerly, et Ne. 050 West Chestnut
street, was visited by a large mtmber of
friends last eveulng, the occasion being tlie
coleuration of his 21th birthday. The visit
was a great surprise A pleasant eveulng
was spent, games of all sorts nnd vocal and
Instrumental musle making up the pro pre
gramme A fine supper was partaken of by
the party.
Dr. Stener Troubles.
Dr. Sainuel S. Stener, the Ironvllle doctor,
who created a sonsatlen by oleplng with Mrs.
Helfrlch, was heard by Aldermau Harr this
aftomeon, en charges of assaulting his wife
en January tj, anuiaiungiopreviuoiorner
slnce. A clear case was made out against the
accused, and in,defanlt or f500 ball lie was
committed for trial at next week's court
The jHivniiercIier ltlnK.
Miifnnorcher hall was well lllled last ovon evon oven
lng, the occasion belng the llrst evenlng or
reller skating ler the season. Many who
were regular attendants last season wero en
the fleer last evening and onjeyod thosknt thesknt
iff. At the Station Heme.
Twe ledgers wero the inmates of the sta
tion heuse last night. They wero discharged
this morning.
Seventeen electric, two gits and llve gaso
line lights wpre ropertod as net burning last
night
Oplnleu Duy.
To-uierroy court will be in session for tlie
first time In several weeks. Opinions will
be delivered creases argued at the June
term or court and a large amount or current
business will ba transacted.
Hit J! PLEACHED 11 Ell 1'AVE.
The Device Adopted by a While Weman Who
Married a Itlgnmen. Negro,
Jeur.T, Ills,, Aug. 11. Mary Danlels, of
Torre Haute, white, and Chas. A. Stewart, a
nogre, hailing from the same city, wero re re ro
leasod from Jellet prLsen yosterday after
serving a year each ier bigamy. Mary eleped
from Torre Haute, leaving a whlte husband,
and Steward leff n colored wKe. Tlie two
Went te Mnrsollles. III., mill wero mnrrlml.
but wero followed up rrem Indiana by Stow Stew
arl's dusky botter half, who had them con cen con
victed. A peculiarity alieiit the Danlels
woman Is that when she reached the prison,
her face and hands had been colored by seme
mu in siam mat gave nor the nppoarance or
n bright-colored mulatto woman. A year's
sojourn behind the bars has bleached out her
skin te Its natural color, se that when she
wns called up for discharge this morning the
prison officials wero nitonished te see that In In In
stoadefbolngn mulatto, Mary Daniels had
blue eyes ana a fair skin and brown bangs.
The ceuple Joined each ethor again after leav
ing prison, but Mary afterwnrd left alene for
St Leuis.
MA.rirEt.va alleged confession.
A Statement That It Was Manufactured-The
1'rljoiier Knattrard Hound.
St. Leuis, Aug. 14 The Qlebc-Dcmn-crat'a
story nbeut Maxwell hnving confessed
that Proller is alive was manufactured. One
or the detectives with him was telegraphed
te at Mngave, Cat, and replied that thore
was nothing In It
San FitANfisce, Aug. II. The alloged
Maxwell intcrvlew was wrltten by an extra
man en n morning paper hore, and Is net no
ticed by the ether papers. It is liollevod te
be bogus. The chler or wllce se regards It,
and also Captain Lees, or the dotectlve force
Newspaper men gonerally scout the story.
ii was puuiisneu loe late ler denlal.
Ar.ntiQUlMiQUK, N. M.. Aug. It Maxwell
passed through hore last night, en tholltfe
train, bound ler St Leuis. He was in irons
and closely guarded by two detectives. He
was very rctlcent, and was averse te being
questioned, though he said he would preve
himself clear or the crime.
Ne Faiorle the Knllread.
Citv or Mkxice, Aug. It The cabinet,
aflcra protracted discussion, has decided en
the nature el the reply te be made te the
representatives or the railway companies en
the question or whether the railways wero te
be exempted from the operation of the decree
of June 22. The decision is that nooxcop neoxcop noexcop
tlon shall lie made In favor or the railroads
and that the law or June 22, shall be en
forced te the letter. Susbsldles will net be
paid nnd net ene cent of the customs rovenue
will be appreprtitcd te the railroads. The
gevernment maintains that it ewos the rail
roads nothing oxeept the small nineunt or
subsidy which would have accrued te them
slnce the public action or the docree and this
amount and that rallingduein ruture months
will be Included in the government's floating
debt
PlarlngThelrl.nuiU en the r.ngllidi Market.
Gai.vi:ste.v, Tex., Aug. II It is evident
that the Chicago syndicate who have the con
tract for building the new Texas cupltel, are
making arrangements te place thelr large
landed possessions In Texas which they re
ceive for the construction u ihe capltel en
the Finglhh markets, -This stalefnent ,is
borne out by the receipt here yesterday of
the JVii(iirtI iVctc, a paper jmbllshed in
Londen whlclt-states that the capital nyndi
cate lands will be placed en the Knglish
market In its issue next day It lias ever a
column long dpsaiptlen of the building
land and contracts. The land is valued at
fcI7G"an aero, making the whole tract worth
? 11,250,000.
Otinrdlng Against Tellow Feier.
Austin, Texas, Aug. 11. Governer Ire
land yesterday issueu a proclamation, saying
Hint it has corae te his knowledge that per
sons rr6m Vera Crnz, and jiesalbly ether
places in Mexico Infected with yellow favor,
are onteriug this state by way or Kl Pase,
Laredo and ether points by railroad and pri
vate conveyance, in violation or his quaran
tine proclamation. He declared that quaran
tine shall be enforced en the Rie Grande
against infected plnees In Mexico. Quaran
tine stations will nt ence be established at
Laredo, Kl Pase, and inspection made or all
Incoming trains.
Alashn'H New (iotcrner.
Peim.ANP, Ore, Aug. It Yosterday A.
P, Swineford, the newly appointed govorner
et Alaska territory, arrived here rrem the
Kast He is accompanied by his stall" eom eem
iwsed or Captain H. K. Cewles, Jehn Mc
KcnnaandJ. O. Fuller. Governer Swluol'erd
and party will net sail for Alaska for nearly
a month. Meantlme the party will visit all
points of interest en this portion of the coast
Gov. Klnkead, Swineford's predecessor, Is
new at Seattle, Washington territory, under
going surgical treatment for a wounded nrm.
He will at ence turn the olllce evor te Gov.
Swineferd.
Heward Will Net ha Dogged.
Ni:v Havhn, Conn., August It Whlle
Lt A. L. Heward, efgatllng guufame, was
fighting Hiel's halfbrceds, an Indignation
meeting was held at which Terrence Mc
Donald wasuleadingsplrlt Slnce Heward's
return he has been dogged by McDonald's
ndhoreuts. Yesterday Heward notified tlie
chief of pollce that he was being lollewod evi
dently with the Intent te de lilm injury. He
declined pollce protectlon, but stated that
if he wasassaulted the assailant must take
the consequence.
Cotten Crep Damaged by Drought.
GAl.vr.STON, Texas, Aug. It Cotten crop
reports from nearly evcry section of this
stite roceivod by the Xcws Indicate consider
able damage irem drought within the past
ten days. In a number or places the plant Is
ropertod as shedding rreely and belng otlior etlior otlier
wiso injured. Notwithstanding this there is
no report from any section which does net
estimate a better yield than last year.
Tim SIcCarthy, the Wemnn-Aasaiilter.
New Yenif, Aug. H. Tim McCarthy, the
notorious Oak stroet dlve-keoper, rcleased en
$2,000 ball yosterday pending trial for assault
ing the woman Kate llurrews, and who was
again arrosted last night for assaulting LIzzIe
Rosobreok, was befere the Judge in the
Tombs pollce court this morning. He asked
for en examination and ball was llxed at (500.
Unnble te secure It he was remanded Ie the
Tombs.
WJSATllEli J'JtOIIAIIIf.ITIKS.
The Condltleu of the Haremeter and Ther.
inemeteraml Indications for the Merrow.
Washington, D. ft, Aug. It Fer tlie
Middle Atlantic states, coelor, gonerally lair
wcalher ; north westerly winds, higher Uiro Uire Uiro
metor. Lecal rains have falleu tu the lake regions,
the Atlantic coast states and the Ohie valley
and lu Tennessee. la all ethor districts the
weather hwi been gonerally fair. The tem
perature has fallen In the Lake regions, the
Upper Mississippi, Missouri and Ohie valley
and Tennosseo, nud lias remained nearly
stationary in nil ethor districts.
The winds have been gonerally southerly
in the Atlantic coast states, northerly in the
Upper Lake region, the Upper Mississippi
and Missouri valleys ; westerly In the Low Lew
er Lake region, generally variable in all
ether districts.
Feil Hatuiidav. Slightly cooler, gener genor goner
ally fair weatlier is indicated for New Kng
lar.dnnd the Middle Atlantla states; light
frosts may occur te-night in northern Michi
gan and W Iscensln.
PRICE TWO CEOTS.3
. .. . MMiMMBnmakaBeaaM ,: , "
i'AKLlAMENT PROROGUED.
THE OVEEN'S Sl'EECll JtEAD ilffFOK"'
THE ADJOURNMENT.
Her Kerrntr nt the Failure of the Khartoum
Kvpedltlonandtlie Fate of Clorden-IIer
Cheerful Atncntahen te ItilUFurpen.
lug te Amend the Criminal Law,
Londen, Aug. ll. There was a very
small atlendance In oither Heuso, whoa
at 2 o'clock this afternoon ParlUmeni was
prorogued. The queen's speech was read by
Lord Halsbury, lord high chancolter, and its
delivery was unusually impressive. In
reviewlng the events of the past year, her
majesty oxprenscd deep sorrow for tlie fail
ure et the Rrltlsh expedition te rollevo
Khartoum nnd roscue Gen. Gorden and his
army of heroes, and points with special prlde
te the bravery and endurance of the troepi
and the skill or thelr cemmanders. The as
sistance rendored by India, Canada Tmd
Australia in the Soudan campaign", Sd
ib CTi'eciaiiy auuueu te by ier majesty
in terms or warnt congratulation. As
the negotiations with Russia continue, 'thore
Is ronewod hepe that a peaceful sottletnonf
of the differences with that pewer will seen
be achleved. The queen has taken much
pleasure In giving assent te bills amending
the criminal law, increasing the number of
freeholders in Ireland and improving tlie
dwellings of the peer, and trust that the en
largement or the electorates will greatly iu iu
crcase the efficiency or Parliament and add te
the contentment or the people In conclu
sion her majesty prays Ged that the new
mombers or Parliament will use thelr power
with that dogreo orsebrlotyand dlscornment
which has se long been characteristic of the
llrltlsh legislature and has added se much
te the honor and prosperity of the nation.
Kag Importation Frehlhlted.
Londen, Aug. 14. The importation or
rags from France has been prohlblled by the
llrltlsh government
Jehn Itutklii Much Worse.
Londen, Aug. 14 The condition or Jehn
Ruskln is much werse than yesterday. He
passed a very bad night
The Cholera Itccerd.
Madiitd, Aug. 14 Thore wero 3,895 new
cases and 1,411 deathsln the cholera Infected
districts during thepast2l hours.
Death of Lord Yen Tcinpent.
Londen, Aug, 14 Lord Van Tempest is
dead. He served with seme distinction in
tlie federal army during the American war
of the relation.
The Crar Ilet lenlng His Troepi.
St. Pirrunsnune, August It The czar
will held a grand roview or tlie troops to te
day at Krasnoo Sole, w hore they are camped
for the annual mawpuvrcs.
Kmperer WIllLlm's Touching Keccptlen.
Hmti.iN, August lt The Kmporer Wil
liam's roceptlon at Potsdam yesterday was
touching. Hands orilttle children sang pa
triotic hymns as he appoared. The tewu
was prettily decorated with fiags and the
paths wero strewn with ilewers. Thore was
much enthusiasm.
THE STORM IN NETT YORK.
Llttle Damage en the West Shere Kead Mak
ing Repairs at Norwood.
Nj;vy Yeitrc, Aug. lt Passenger and
freight trains evor the New Yerk, West
Shere fc Buffalo railway are runniugwlth runniugwlth
eut interruption en account of the roeent
storms In the Mohawk Valley. It Isascoj: Isascej: Isascoj:
talned at tlie offices of the West Shcreread -that
the reports that their bridges were swpt f
away are nil true. The West Shere escaped
serious damage because thelr tracks, are''
hlgher than these of the Central. l
bridge of the West Sherparw'tSe hi!
and meat substantial evi constructed
this country.
The Ilreak nt Amsterdam, N. V.
AMSTKItDAM, N. Y., Aug, 14,The situ,
atien at the break remains unchanged, and
passenger trains and malls are all consider
ably delayed. There have been no moils re.
ceiyed here In two days.- -The postal servlce
owpected te have ene trackxrigged up for the
mall servlce at .'I a in. this lefcrning, buthave
net succeeded up te the prescht writing (10
am.) Malls are belng scut from ihe West
for New ierk via the Dolaware, J-ncKiwanim
W!
it Wostern railroad front Syracuse
The Flyers at Saratoga.
Sahatoea, N. Y., Aug. It It is raining
te-day, and the track is very heavy. The at
tendance is fair.
First race, Ji mlle ; Gleaner wen, Tartar
second, Mena third. Time, 1:1SVJ. Mutuals
paid $11.80.
Second race, the Kentucky stakes, u
sweopstakes for 2-year-olds, Jf mlle ; Quite
wen, Reck and Rye second, llattle Carlyle
third. Time, 1:19. Mutuals paid $11.14.
Third race, grand prize of Saratoga, 1
miles'.; Heb Miles wen, Huclld second, Van
guard third. Tlme 331. Mutuals paid
f27.C0.
FreeUnd and Reunion wero drawn.
Fourth race, selling race, I mlle ; Carrle
Stewart wen, Mlnnle Moteer second, Lorey
third. Tlme 1:18.
Alleging a Prohibition Hargalu.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 14. G. W. Caldei Caldoi Caldoi
woed, or Chicago, is coming te Ohie with
facts te preve that the Prohibition- cam--palgn
committee sold out fe the Demo
cratic campaign committee. He will inake
12 speeches in Ohie, and in each speech name
all the men connected with the affair and
challenge thelr denial In face of the docu
ments he will bring.
Instantly Killed In Philadelphia.
Pnii.ADi:r.rniA, August lt Geergo Kin
soy, aged 20 years, a brnkeman en tlie Phila
delphia X Reading railroad, was struck and
knocked down whlle coupling cars at Bread
and Callawhlll streets, this morning. The
forward whoels of a car passed evor his body,
nnd he was instantly killed. The unfortu
nate man resided at Bridgeport, this state
Albert lt. Derrick's Funeral.
New Yenic, Aug. 14. The funeral In
Brooklyn of Albert R. Uerrlck, who was
murdered en Monday lest by his stepson,
Thes. Armstrong, was largely nttonded this
p. m. The servlces nt the grave wero Ma
sonic, perfermed by the Ploneor ledgo, of
which the doceasod was a member.
Supreme Council Temple or Hener.
Banoeii, Me, Aug.lt The closing soasleu
or the suprome council Temple of Hener was
held yesterday afternoon. In the evenlng
a public meeting was held, at which eloquent
Bpoeches wero made by the Rev, C. S. Wood
ruff, or Nyack, N. Y., and the Rev. A, H.
Sembar, or Pennsylvania
Committed Suicide nt 81.
Nr.w Yeuic, Aug. 14. Carrie Lenscliman,
a aerman woman, 81 years or age, commit
ted sulclde early this morning, by hanging
horseU at her rosldenco Ne. 310 Kast 72d
street.
A Slurderer Hanged.
CATI.UTTS11UUO, Ky., Aug. 14. Henry
Frezo, colerod, wlie murdered Chester
Honnker, In a low dlve hore May 2d, was
hanged at 12:27 o'clock this afternoon. His
neck was broken.
He Is New Hest of n Tauuviua Hetel.
.Teseph P. Knight, who was proprietor of
the City hotel, this city, and later eftha
Mansion house Reading, has taken the well
known Beard hotel in Tamaqtin. Mlcbael
Heard, the retiring keeper, wal (n thQ
business for 45 years.
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