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VOLUME XXII NO. 212.
A NIC5HT WITH "OUR S1INISTKK"
BKf !' ' " ''IXUKNT UlfKH 111 K
I OVMI Til IMIAIIIIAMi HUM It rtllMlN.
A l.ilirinl ChiMluii l'rll.mhli Willi Hlalrr lie
liiilllhiittliili.- lanlllielillllig the H'lllihttll
t'nlnl nl it Medel rlerc)tnen-filler
lltltltliK IILleitlae le HrlitlllilllflliB.
Hev. lit .1. II, Ylnceiil, the l.tuinut MiiIIki
dlsl Sunday Hchoel talker mid chancellor nit liti
Chauliiu.pia literary mill religious Institute,
Wat invited til preach tlm ntilillHl sermon bn bn bn
fore Hid Society ill Itollglent Inquiry, of the
Kelurinetl theological seminary, of this city,
In the college rhapel en odtiesday evening.
Thltftutu tool the week's exercises Is par tef the
regular temuifticemeut pregramme, which
Isitmiploted this evening with tlle essavs or
tlui graduating I'lsit. 'I''1" preachers tire
iiiiwlly drawn fieui the cleigy el ether
dcmiiiiluiilieu, iitnl it learned itml pruteuiiil
tlltcoiirse It expected, generally n scholarly
treatise upon snmophaseof theological Html.
Hum. Urn. McCush, iioim,Peilni and 1 1 ?l.'t,
hid among these who have rclnl tlilt ser
mon. Dr. ItK'niit Hern Ilium practical turn,
itml tluiiiKli lilt iidditi'M whs tint strictly a
sermon, itml ilul net nut f.tll te entertain anil
eltcn amuse, In Irresistible laughter mill
scarcely repressed applause, the bejn in the
galll'lV, It It net le be lUCttit)UCll tliat It
proved initially entertaining te tlm deminies
mill lull impractical Instruction te the young
men ntsmt entering tint ministry.
Or lucent, who lias Ik.'1'H away lieni
home ler lliti'e vveekt, arrived liem Pitts
burg at 1. 1. 1 p, in., ami lull lei New Yerk
today at -IOa. in. 1 In Hi thu guest of Hev.
Dr. derlmrt, president of IhuHemliiary , lilt
audience crowded tlm chapel ami wnt mi
em optionally Due one, including many of
tlm city clergy un I visitors attending tlm
seminary i omuienceinent,
I lie Aililrem.
Knv. Dr. Ilsehtiftch, president or the Imntil
of visters, conducted the lollgieut servlies
mnl introduced Dr. luceiit, who began an
addiesi tlmt laded .ilmilt mi Imiir anil it
quarter, with ,t referent e te lilt In heiitctl ami
i horlsheil Inte el tlm "Hely Catholic
t linn h " and belief In tlie "iiiiiiiininien el
-Hints," wlilih lusplieil linn te t'liitiurattu
mnl ukUeuiuhII iliMiutiilnatlmit viigaKt'tl In
I lirlttlau work. I In Imllet oil Hint InHTiml
illtKfiitlent tiflmi iftulteil from uxtnrnal
unity ami tliuillit tlm tuUltv Nlims ul tlm
ilitircli illMui'ly Hii)lutcil iiKt'Ui'lt'it el
uroater i;ixh1. lle Iwtpeka l.tri; liiwrti'ilnef,
i.tiiipntliy, ilmrity itml Intnrrli.tUKU of tlnn
tt'tutmn tlm iluueiuliiatlnut , lm ril.itiil lilt
own tiiptirliiiitu at imlt'lin, HI., In lll. uhuu
lie feuml lilmsult diuriKliliiK Hi-uivt jfnleiiHy
el Cnn(;ret;titleii.il ruMtal, prayeil te onr enr
iiiinu It, I'lK-euraKiil tlm etbur eliun li ami
lenml liimtt'lt limply rvunnlptl lu hit own.
IMHOI'tilMi " nl II MIMill.ll '
lle thMn Intrtnliii'xil hit Hitbjwt, wlm li liu
Maul tin eiilil tinat in a nkuti liy tort nl way
l a heriet el i luint . ami tin wnnleiitn
mi i-aty, j?r.u I'lul, Itimnl, nltcn graphic mnl
ulniiuut, nemuliniHt luillcrnut ami mri-aiUe
st In te Jmw tin) liln.ll mllllttiir. lit) rnjeli nil
tlmt en tlm lirnt ulKlit or hit arrival in tlm
mm p.trlth Ills cunt;ii'KalHiii It'll liitu ami hit
IaiiiiIv iilone. at heinu. lln nlt'tiirtil him at
a man nl retiutt hctlth, who knew ami kept
tlm Uwnef buiilth, s.tuaml ilr.ink in neceril
thcrnnith ami kept a Neuiiil intuit ami clear
liii.nl ill it Neuiiil iKtily. "UikI h.ive us,"
loreiiUy ti tculitli'il tlieBkBr, "Irem ilyo ilye
it ptie prmtchunt ;" ami tlm cotiKru.mlleti
manifutteil ,i ilitpe.slt'011 te Hay amt'ii.
mi; iti.s or rAi i.
Our minister wnt ilnscrlleil iih it man of
tact, who knew hew te nay thu rit;ht IIiiiik at
tlm rihl tiuiu: ami te ilii the rlj;lit thliiK at
thu rlKht pl.uti. lle liml purity of leuu. toil
ilnwlty of coiiMi.-Hatien. liu wnt it untlo untle
innii, Imkimw tlm niiidllltlivi el (Hilltn am'iuty
ami kept tlm courtesies of liln. Ilnuasa
sluilciil of tlm lift of K''it mull . paul iIemi
ittloiitleu te bingraphy ami luarm-il from iLt
e.auiiles ; hi. rem I of l.lltlier, McIhih thin,
t'.ilMn, Kiiwanl liien, Jonathan lalwanls
unit J. It. Tayler liuittiiilicil tlm expuriuiicii
or practical men iike a hum itw rcnc ami
ItenJ.iiiiiii 1 raiiklin . he Imlamcil trmut el
tharaitnr mnl tricil te uuituthe Hpirltif.il lur
Mir of I 'a sen with the lnanlliiess mnl in
tensity or t'harli't KliiKtUiy. Abote all he
stmlieil moil, hoilwelt In the present ami
itt cnticerut, ami ttliilieil the past limn iih
ll'SUltM.
no te rill, i.iw 1. 1., l mil nil vi lit u
lu this Imllrcct tlyloel h ketclilngtlm nleal
minister Hi. Imeiitpalil ulilili coinplluient
te the leal lirulnrvtien. lle tlupicletl theait
et the law-yer In reachiiiKittul moving mvn,
In rtwirtiiit; In otery artllice In wliihitiai-e,
nml he niHltcil tlm Jiuing men te usll tlm
leurt huuse, leNtmly trials, te as.tocl.He with
lawycrt anil te Icirn their Necretit et Kieal
Kiwor in Intuiisn ami peculiar action te
achieM) resullj). lloweulil obturetho pro pre pro
prletlot of public ilisciinrHO but lm iiilinireil
meu who cetilil torKet thom.wlie ceulil
trauiple the ,1'stlietict tmiler Unit ami Inaretl
the craat, anil retert l many oililltlet it
ntvcH.t,iry te Ht'ctire mnl uireclit.
The minister Hheiilil Htmly biain phyni
elngy ami ueiMius cases, lle ought te kneu
Hcci.tl litwanml be inlnrmcil itleiut the rcla
tleiiH or Inber ami capital, he at te preach le
ru li employer mill the umploye el Hlemler
carnlngt, te robuke whero iideiIihI, tocensoln
whero wetiny ana le recoiiuue wnore reouii reeuii reouii
clllatieu wat tlie preper enii.
Tlie Ideal lillnlttqr wutilil Mtit nil cltttut el
ptsipleaml lioceulil Unci powerful illustra
tions te appeal te tlietn. lle mIieuIi) mail all
tlie itally uoHiapeiHol hit nun town nl
least, ami catch tlie Initie winds el pepiil.n
thought. He ought le Htmly tlm theatrn.mil,
though nolntleniliiig li, lamlliaiie hiiiiseli
with evur.vilraiiia playeil. The 8) Bleui el tlie
secular schools la a lit mibjcct ler lilt atten
tion. Whilu children Hhuulil han Ills Intur
est and oire, he must preach te men ami In
spire beyH with mi admiration for iiiaulinett.
lln must mingle ami Hympatliie with tlm
plain pcople ; he must net go down te thorn,
but gradually olevnto them ; be a gulde in
Hiionce ami litorature. lle mutt net boa
elude) nor ctli'iuluate; tlie circuses admit
"w onion, children ami preachen" nt half
price, ami the French liave tliroe hexch,
"men, women ami proachers" ; canto Ter
Hinh lopre.u'hi'H mutt boavekloil,
new 10 h.mi i i:rs.
He drew mi amusing and oxleiulod pluture
of the callow young itlergyiiMii lie wett out
te write rose-oiilored Hormonsen pink-tintcil
paper ; anil lm tlly oiiceuntorH tlm Iheiightlul
old blacksmith and ardentyuung man w rust
ling with thu prebleuiM that boset tlie Htu Htu
ileut ; hew llfu and tlie ministry ami preach
ing trtkoen new and Hurioutatpectt, mid I lie
cleruyinin devotes. hlnisell te lilgher tasks.
The throue of the preachur must be hit
pulpit. 1'er that olllce he can gatlier subjoeta
only in mingling with human lile.leariiing lta
w.mU itml wayn, answerlng Us dumauds,
KiiiHelIng Its HorrewH, touching the ikjiihIIIeh
ami itoiircet 01 hui auu tue hoiiice 01 1110 geH
pel. He bade the young men preach with
vigor, Mirietyimd vivacity, with consistency,
ciiuerfiiliiesH and sincerity.
Ciiniinelireineilt Tu-Nll)t.
Allet the address announcement wnt uiude
that the oxercisoa of the graduating class
wetiltl take place in the chapel this oveulnir,
wlieu etaayn would be read by the iiiouiberH
el thegrailimtlng class. Following it the
pregramme of the lltenfry, roligleua nnd
inuhlcil fcaturn-t ofthe owning :
Jiivoratten- irciit-llleilii Pniyer
Alusic Clieiut "Hew l.evelj nrulhc. Medsen
neis " rSltlllllclriHOilll I
t.Hsay " Olil Testament baetllltc," illlten II,
Mill, DlllliiL-crnvlllu, ra.
rnsny "i lie Pielilumuf Kv It us It Alipcait in
Hid UiMjkef Jeb," Jteburl K. Uhuu, Seuth Iteiul,
Pa.
Music -Trie" llepu (ltiwciid )
Kmrny "i;iiaiatler of the fealnis." Jamui .
Mejer, Mldiiliiwny, W. Vu.
KsHiiy " 'I liu Umwth of Jesua," Jehn K
Mackluy, M. i latiivunter, Pit
Music bnle unit Ulienia" oil, fur tlie UIiiks
of a Dove " (MeinlIieriii.)
jHUy " IJ1U JIIOlClUS Ul iOUlllHMI, 'Ulilili Al,
KfMlcr.Alluntewii.l'u
KBtuy " Causes el tlie Kurly t'ersCLiitlens,"
JlmiilteW Mauch, llcllertewu. Pit.
KBay "Teute Wlku," Uustave A. Bchniilen,
Ciiiiilicrlainl.Mil.
Miiio-lile-"0,8aliitnrljllottlii.
Knuy " li nu.m 1'lutUin : Snem-iir and lilt
Scheel," WIUeu V Meie, ISutiiloheiii. l'a.
K8tay-"'rhe Norenlty or t'altn Unlrertnl,"
J . Nevln Jlaiunan, .wlnijll, Iowa.
Mulc (liilntet "As Pants the thu t" (bpnhr )
Ksuty ''TIih I.eiit'9 huiiwr a Mlncss in
Cliarity," Davlil A. Bouilenj, IlAtdliig, I'tt.
Kusny " Chtlntlau Ueatli," llufua rt lldur Mil
tin, Kimteii, Pa.
Mimlii.
I ostliueiiUlt Ity pti'tlilunt of tlie heatil el
Vlvllntt,
l)nelni!y lliineillclleii,
llin lluitril et 1rnnlr,
The iMinrd of trtlHleet el the theological
Neinlnary of llie Itelermed thiiiih lu the
1 'lilted Htates met In the Mttnr'H Mtuly el the
rirHlUoreriiioilcliiircli.lliitclly.thmimirnliig,
TliolellowlngnamedinenibeiM wem ptesenli
UliurltM Saulee, I'hlladelphlai lloergn .
IIoiiheI, (Juarryvlllei Aaren l. Iteiiiilnger,
Allotitewn s CliurlcM A. Hlinltr, Yerk , . It.
Ilaruharl, Oreeuthiirg! Jehn It. Ileth, l,an l,an
cntter, Ihitae Kleller, t'hambeiHbiirg.
Ill tlm iibHonce el tint preshlenl, l n I'letl
ilnnt u. W. Hensel pitHldeil, nnd ( hallea
Smilce nelttl at Hverutnt y pie tmn
The beard oleitod tlm fellow lug elhuira
lur Iho entiling iart I'ri-Hliltinl, l)r, Daniel
V. (Iretn, llnrrlxbuigl vie" pieHlilenl. Ilea
V. Ilensel, Qunrry villi), hpuiiiIiii y, lleorge
- Kuiikle, llnrrltburg, Juhii II Until, tie.it tie.it
urer. A resolution el tlmnkt iv.t ten .lei ed lu I..
J. Zaliin, who had acted at Hit'tnlaiy for hI
leuu yeara mid had been a member or the
betril twenty yearn.
Tlm matter of tlm will and b-ipintt el
Hleiiheii Dethlcr wat Inleriually dlt-uweil,
ami en motion or Mr. Hutli vva mlnrreil te
Ihoevwutlviicoininlttfo with pewei tun I.
.!. 11) (.. IIKfKArtl I.J.SVAIlhlt.
Itriull ul Hit) I lrl Cinlft Hli Hi" I ititi
I'liiln lli Meunlnlli i;ilr.
Oiinnivountef tlm gatiie play ml lu Altoetm
Ixituccu the home club and tlmone fiem this
city.Hiya that lllteen liumlieil wero pi"seul,
wlilln another hetx tlm llguret at six lilindied.
The gatne watjlltt Htlch it mill at te please a
home niidli'iicn. Ileth te.tnm llelded well,
but llyniluian wnt hit hard by the lienie
liittiil. Tlm AlliMina pllcher was hit huvcii
Iiiiieh by tlm l.nticittur and struck hoveii of
them out. The neore of tlm gaiue It given
herein lull :
VLtlKISA II II I' A I. LAMAH1KH K H I A K.
I.I III, ill . I J V I I .CCllll, 8 II I .1 I U
HeiiiiKliue. 1 ; I 0 u I Unniliimn,! " KM I) 1
Mmiluie, . J e i e liatiiiiy. i u I I .' II
UllllatiH, 2 I I) S 'i, li httliiKr.l " " u
I riwi, i .1 2 ' 3 (i Milne.: 0 I t '.' U
I.miU, I I I In I) li sluy. I I I J ii u
l as .lily, l I I 1) ll il ll minimi, . 2 1 " i. )
Huts i, .1 ell il i) Dutlni, I I ii n n I
Unwell, l II I .'II i V IIdiiii. Ill I I II II I
I old
M 11.75
'I nlnt
J 7 il II I
INNIN'lt
Ml, MUM 5 II .' II I I II I V-I'l
baiiciutcr . u ii I 1 ii 0 0 e I i
KarneiJ i il li i Altoelin, 1 'I no b isn hits
I man, :, HiKiicj, 1 I'lUMtd bnllt Ciihh, 1
IbiHiiey, I. Wild pltctiu4 llynitiiitii, I I Irst
hare en hall-i lly. i.iemcII, I by II) Hitman, i
Mil by plUticil ball Jlniileve. Hint lmn en
eirer itltimnii, 2. Lnn uter. i HtiuLk out
ll I iehi'II, in by llvielman : Umilie lnik
aeti. linif iHobeiirt-
Tlm LniiLattur club hat he far failed te vv lu
a gaum, and limy have yet te meet the two
Ktiengestcliibt in the Statu League, vu.: thu
Wllkesbarre anil Kcranten. It Henina that
tlm team it weak with tlm stick. This It a
falling Hi it Hheuld Im remedied at ence. t
leatt thleii geed heavy hitlers are wanleil,
anil tlm iiiHiiagemcul should net slop until
IIICV .III nviUllii. iiu-.u nil. "
bill plaventln I'hllailelphli at pr
untiling, and tliey wnbl bn glai
Ibev .tre ms. uitnl. Iliere are nceret in nun
resent, ileint
ad te btke tlm
iilacetef Heme men new in tlm team who
cminet lilt an thing. Yesterday's work
showed that they cm bold, but that it no
benelil If they cm net hit. The club deserves
encouragement and tlm managei should lie
allowed te strengthen weak points.
'I he League gamut yesterday worn at inl
lows. t Dolreit : Detroit '.', New Yerk i,
I'hiiage: (four Innings) llotteii I, t'hi t'hi
cage ! , ht. Keult: St, Keuit , Washington
7. '1 liu Association gaums vvete: At Itrook Itreok Itroek
Hn. Athletic ', llrisiklyn J; l'llUburg .
I'lttsburir 'i, t'liiclnnall 7 , Haltlinoie. Haiti Haiti Haiti
luore I, Mett'i
The Wllkesbaire and N'T itilein lubs played
no eleven Inning g inie at Wllkesbarre iet
terday and O'l.eary's men (.Scranton) wun
by n te h.
''I'ho.Iersey I'lty and Newark tennis played
their Hist oTiainpieusli' vetterday and tlm
lormer bioke llie hearts of the Newaru
ptsipleaml wen by I te .(.
Tlie I'liiladulphia club hat Ishui ill bad
link lu the West, Owing te the heavy lalns
ami i enseiiuent bad grounds, they have
been cnuipeilisl le sstpone two Kansas I ity
games,
The Detrell V'ri'.mir, mi e. llent news
itiKr ami a gre.it frleml or llie liemu Iimiii,
gives lengthy uml very geed reports or tl.e
games !n;uhlch their club partlcliiutes. That
pis.rls Just as well pleased with the geed
work el their team as tlm New erk IIWM
is ilisgusinil at tlm '"kiij" weik of the
"i.i.tuls "
New erk people de net eare te uml base
ball news at piesent.
Scranton has at last seemed a priilCdsiMiial
ball cluli, and tlm roperbt el the games given
in the paiH'inorthe plai e would c.tuse ahorse
te sin lie.
In S( raiiten seven hundred people stw tlm
brslgtme. (it this number three bundled
mid lifly gut in ever tlm loin e.
The fltoeklyn had but three hilt oil t
kliiseu, el tlie Athletics, ynsterila.v , mid lu
llalliiiiiire the Melt seemed but three oil
Kiliey.
While, Delrnit's third baeinin, had two
three iMggeraand a slnglu oil Kifin v i irr
dav. In tlm sixth inning orthe Hist Detroit Nmv
Nerk gaum the hoine team lilt Ivti.ie ler six
runs. It is Ham in.ik run stisiti in annue
inent nnd looked like a sbittie. lle reptiated
tholH.rieimauco ieslerdav when the " Hlg
I 'our " mnl companions alinesl knocked the
ball into the lake.
Tlie High Scheel and follege nines plnved
a gaum el ball yusleulny, which luntilled
as tottews :
HlKh school iiis.i:jsij
Uellcgu mi I il 0 i) e n 1 J
lilts, lllgli !- IiihiI, 1, I'ellcgu J. htiuck out,
lllKll Hllusll Vt.LellcKe, 15.
On Sdtmtl.iy tlm High Scheel nnd Merrill
clubs will plaa gaum or ball en the college
grounds.
Hiilleid is having luck in winning Urn
championship gaum, in will, li he pilches,
for I'illhburg.
Hecker is leading the l-ouisvllle club iu
lulling.
Jt is said lb it tlm spectaterx, instead of
the players de HieisMChiiig el the l'llltburg
team.
llinkiiiH, el Itioeklyu, has become a hitler
of late.
The Detielt club weitr a suit which is
whlte tliiougheut, caps, nhlrts, paulu, block bleck
ings and belts.
Cant, who leruierly caught for eiiainborH eiiainberH
luirg, Is playing en Temmy I'uiuinings'
Leng Island team.
The V IliHjii.i club lint been ilriwiug geed
crew dt.
A.IIOflll niB VHlAHMAhEUlt.
, D.iniii.l lur Higher Wane lliruns I'lnin
tillll le HOD IVmniiH (lilt of Wnrk In Itvaillng.
The cigaiiuakerH el Heading piesented te
llie lnauuUctuturs u schoilule of wages
adopted by thorn which tailed for an ad ad
vance ranging from 10 te 10 sir cent. The
proprieterH tlucided that they con Id net af af
lenl te pay the advance, and Yecuiii
llrotheiH, (Hazier it I'rame nnd a hall iIeaiii
ether large iiiaiiufitctiirurrt cliwed down In-
iieiiniteiy, uirevvmg irem nuu iu w.sj puioens
out or employment, The propesoU schedule
weiiiu nave aiivanceii raies fi.eu te t-uvi I'w
Iheusaiid cigars, The nianufacturera had
Humorous orders ahead, but at prices which
would have resulted in n less It inuiM'lled te
pay the advance asked ler by the employ es.
At Womolsderf the otie hundred cigar
nirtkeis oiiipleyed by A. H. Valentine A Sen,
who had been ldle owing te a misunderstand
ing, has iiwumed operntleiiH, the llriu ami
men Having muicni)iy niijustrii uieir tuner,
ences.
The flg.irniakerH of Myerstevvn mnl of
Hwope.V Van ilu Sandt, of l.ubaiien, l'a., are
out en a strike.
William Mcllviiln A Seus, Heading holler
plate uiakerti, last week announced an itd itd
vauce el ten per cent, lu the wages of their
l.it) oinpleyes. Ovv lug le the low prli cs pre
vailing the firm lint since concluded that
business would net warrant the full Inciease
und they eilercd Iho inen llve jier cent ad
vance, which was accepted anil llie mill Is
working with a full lerce.
A Chicken VVllhmit t'.t.
.lauies Cotgrevo, who retidet en North
Plum stroet, near the stock yards, has n very
curious chicken, which If four days old to
day. Itltngumoel the counterlelt variety,
mnl lus no oyes nor any signs or them. Ces.
greve will try te ralse the fowl which hat
been tutm by a great uiauy people.
LANCASTER,
DKATIl hN THK CYCLONK.
ANUrHKK ltllfAHTUVIln HTUIUI AM itiCJ'fl
Tlm hmith Vldlatliin That l'iirllen lit lhli,
IlllimU mnl .MI..IIII1I lliHrtl llutirl)ii.
riiiifril, or lirninlliiliril Hint SUny l.lvr.
Ilrllevril In llivt llin '1.
Ti'M'ei.v, III., May 1.1, One el Iho most
loiiiHrkablei'lcclrlcnl storms thatev or visited
this Heelleii, passed ever here nlniut thrce
e'clm-k yesterday. 'Iho llghlnliig kept the
heavens Illuminated continuously. At At
wixhI.ii bell struck tlm Mellusllst tliurch,
slmtlei lug tmn end el the structure. Hail of
reinarkablt)Ml7)Hlsi) fell, stripping the trees
of (i nit.
line l.lle l,itt.
liVN.vuiv, HI., May It Tlime wnt n heavy
tain, luul and wind storm heie last evening
nt H e'clivk, which did great ilamnge te
prepetly and caused tho'leas of at least ene
lint. The storm c.iine fieui the north ami the
wind blew Willi grn.it furcn. I''eiices, sheds
ami barns wem blown down. Six inlles
south el this place the storm seoiiied In be of
tcyclone's i hatacter let tlm H).tcoel four nsls
lu v tilth. Ilarnt, funces, treet and wind
mills weie levelled te the ground. Win.
Hlvin. n ImUlmr, el thin place, ilrove iliider
a slusl te escaHi the rury el the storm. The
shed wat blew u dew n mid olio of tlm inunda
tion stones struck him en llie head, Iracluiliig
his skull. Ilu illml iit)iit - hours later.
Kllll-.l lijr a MliiHn el I.IkIiIiiIiik
Hfxiiiv, III., May It During the ap
proach el the sleitii yetlerday evening, Mr.
Alexander Mclntyrii, a well known farmer,
living thrce miles south of hole, while 111
the held covering corn was struck by light
ning mid instantly killed. Ills daughter,
standing within a low feet el him, watitn
hutt, while the lightning wat terrilir hi this
vtclultv. Noetlmi catualty ami no damage
te pieperty Inn been reK..rleil.
A lllirrltaiii. Unit lllil Dani'tiit-
( ill si i ii, 111., May I J. -Tuetday allernoetl
tint i Ity wat vlslled by n hurricane which
continued Hilly nil hour and caused great
ilmuage te priiurty. but by ajuiest a miracle
no injury wnsdone te miy person Havonlevv
scmti het. The gale was nisnnipauleil by
hall, rain mid vivid lightning. Houses were
unroofed and lu seme cases completely do de do
liiellshed, fences, trees and shrubs wero
turn .tivav ami llie alt waslulleldebris. The
gev eriiineiil tleet, lying up here, was blown
liem the moorings and pari nt It carried dew n
the river. Small water eralis worn tern from
Uieir micheragn and carried nvvay. The
lleuna Ista wlioel heusn mid resiliences
nud stiires iu all parts el the city were bully
dainiged. Uoyend the blowing ilenii uf por
tions nt the fence, tlm prison escaped without
damage. It was tlm most disastrous storm
that has visited this place ler years.
i ii k. i r
i.miii.v ni in: IiU.i.kik
I'lllIlT
I'nittcillirn (lite Hit .X..smn; llritlll
I Ul In (he Cji linin'rt Irsrk
( im inn xil, Ohie, May I.J. Werd wasro wasre wasro
teivcd hereihit morning that "a waler spout"
strut k Nenia l.itt night, completely demol
ishing the town. An unknown uutiiuci et
people nre reported killed, house-', tleet and
telegraph wires are down, cutting till all com cem com
muuliatieus. The r.ulietd track It tern up
for wiv oral mllet e.uh suln of Sema, and it
lslini"issible In leach there. As el nothing
deUHlliii'au b learned.
Later Information hhjs tlm steim struck
eiia belvveeii and 10 o'clock l.tst ulgbt,
I iiiiiiensebl.tck clouds galhored lu the hetv
ens and In a nieineiit tlie rain isiurLsl tlewn
in terients. Shaw iice and Wolf creeks, run
ning thieugli Seuls, re-n rapidly, ami bofero
the situation was realm's! the cieoksever
Mewed their banks mid the w In.le lnniiu.it
tloedod. Over Iikj houses were washed away.
There are twenty jwiseiis known te tie
killed, and the iiuiubei ..I lnjuied It s,tld te
Is) sevenlj-Uvi. During Dm rain the wind
blew fcarlullv. burning down telegraph
(Hilet, wlies, lues, and eveiy thing thatcaiue
miltwav. I'oiiimiiiiitMtieii or any kind is
net te Is) had will! the town, tiiie leet el tlm
Liltle Miami Irack just east el Xenla being
cartled away. The train el Urn I.lttle Miami
read, leaving at sex en eMivk every uierii-
lug, led ler Iho east at u o'clock this morning
and went via tlm Muskingum Valley.
The regular Columbus train, due lioie at
7 a. in., has nut yet It'll Celuinbus. All
eastern, western and southern telegraphic
communication is cut oil rreui Xenia.
Li n v nun, Ohm, May I I. ccloueHtruck
this town at 10 in m. last night. 11 came
Irem the northwest nnd was accompanied by
nun ami hall. The l.eb men houte was un
reefed, also the Mulhedlst Lplscep.tl chuicti
and 1 nlen school house. ashliigten hall
was uiiioelcd, ilesliejingall the K-enery of
i.. A. U , alett el about Ji'iK). Ne serious
c isuallies are reported. Hvery shade tiee iu
tow u It damaged, and net less than 10 pi ivale
ichidoiices show cllecls el the blew.
Hall Minus lln Mphv) Imihiicp.
Dvv ion, Ohie, Mjj 11. xlearlul thunder
Htm in visited tins city last evening, tern-
iiiencing at sj!0 nnd ceiiliniiing several
hours. 'Urn electrical display wat dtfidedly
brilliant, and the lam leil verj heavy, Hoist Heist
ing many cellar iu various parts of llie city,
(larticularly mining the business houses en
Main Htree'. between 3d and Ith stieets. The
less will reach many thousand dellais. The
storm was accompanied by a heavy hill of
hail, vvlil.h Insled about 10 minutes. The
hall stones vveieveiy largeaud solid and did
gie.it damage te vv inilewH, shrubbery, llewcrs
and Iruil.
Tlm lovee binkn at linduighl washing
awav the raii-llaudle railroad brlilgeaud
tlie large wooden carnage bildge. Telegraph
ami rniliead coinutunicilieii is cut oil Irem
the West. Water Heeded the busiuess
(huIieu el the city and tlaiiiaged
il ever feO.000. Tialns are all being
held. The Men Line midnight oxpress
for the I'.att It held tour mllet south el Day
ton, by a 200 feet washout. The Dayton nud
Michigan tralnsam held at Tippec.itiie. The
D.iytun A Westeru and r.iii-lliinillii trains
are lield ittTieltwiHjil. l-'uiii luiuses in the
submerged illntrlct Meated nvvuy with their
occupants, but were ruhcued by hvv limning
horses te thorn. One tatiilly It missing.
Horses, ctltle, wagons, etc, weie swept
away. The steel tubular brldge ever the
Miami was broken by lluiliug ilelni.t. His
Itnpostible te estimate tlie less, as all Jt
tuiuulU
Tree lllntklni; Iho llmnli.
LeuANsi'Olir, Intl., May la. A terrlllc
cyclenu struck this city last night. Hundreds
el heusts were unroofed, fences, trees and
houses blown down. The high school nnd
American Nermal cellege lest their reefs.
Thousands et trees block the country reads.
The lightning struck several houses mid their
Inmates were badly shocked but there was
no less el lire". Damage about f&O.OtJO.
A llrlilge hi Itiilm.
'jriurterir.i.u, e., May 13. -The bterm last
night did Irightlul ilmuage lu ami itlvuut
Springfield. i:ast HlgUHlioelliriiige, iccenuy
completed at n cost el $0,000, wat undermined
mid is new a mass of ruins. Hiiudiotlsef fami
lies have been driven from their homes lu the
cat tot n ami heiitheni party or the city. Many
bately awakened in tluie toescape with their
lives. Thoscene m that (jiLirter Is a Iright
lul devastation. Dwellings are washed ftill
or soil and debris. The railroads nre locked
up. The Yerk street sewer liroke and tossed
the boiler onglne nnd heavy machinery or
the Common Sense Kuglue cetuiiaiiy uutl the
immonse Ohie Southern railroad sliejis HUe
feathers, nml a four hundred feet brldge ever
PA.. TIlUltRDAY, MAY
thu Cast I'erk or thu Llllle Miami river
near Horiuen, wat swe(it away and surKlng
down streuin lore down Iho Iren brldge two
miles liolew. Deens of lumplkn brltlges in
the country nre reimrtitl swept avvny.
I'AHTIVVl-AHlt llh' THK CALAMITY.
An Annuel nt Hie PIimmI nt NrnU lilretl front
the H rue nt II,
Xhnia, Ohie, May 1:1. -A terrible storm
raged here rreui i until 1 o'cle;k last night.
11 Is HUi(steil te hnve been n wntors(ieul,
II struck the Hetillmasterii iart of the town
ami followed tlm ceinsn el tint Shawiioe
rlver, which whs swollen In n few mements
no as te liiunilnle nil the banks ami neighbor
ing Htroets, svviHiplng nwny or totally ruining
mere than 100 houses. Many were swept
down the current with lamllies lu them.
One el theso, that of Aaren Fergusen, con
tained nlne iterseiii of his nun family and
throejor Jehn Iturch'H, who had Hed there
rerHitlety. A man named Harber risked his
llie by throwing liiinsi.lt Inte the current nnd
ileatlng against the house and xvltli a repe iu
his hands suct-ended In saving the Inmates of
the heuse by means of a beat.
Twenty dead bodies hnve been taken out
el the stream and nre new lying in the limy
or's olllce and many inore are HiipiKwetl le be
lest,
The Pan Handle lallread, including IU em
bankments, Is it total wreck In tlilsoiitlre
vicinity. The greatest excitement prevails.
The building xvhlch contains these who
purlshed Is surrounded by crowds anxious te
view the remains of the dead. Many har
rowing Hleries nre narrated.
A family naiiied Merris was Meated away
iu their heuse and drowned, Willi tlie excep
tion et a child about hev en years old w hew .is
found this morning clinging le a tree.
TVVI.NTY-THIllilS ni:vi IIOIIII.S.
1 JO r. m. I p te this hour tw onty-lhree
dead liodles have been recovered from the
ruins of the ence haipy homes which hi e new
naught but it tangled mast or timbers and
sllme. llnliul parties arn hard at work. The
doctors am alloverworkod, and nearly every
uninjured house is a hospital. Thu condi
tion orthe tewu Is sickening, (irnans of the
wounded fill the nlr, mid whole families
hnve been killed. Over a mlloef thu Little
Miami i ail read Is completely gene, and no
train cm Ih run. Thu neatest approach in
Dresden Junction.
Iltutllfurt HJriM lines Df'fttrnVtMl.
Indi VN.xi'ei.is, lnd , May IX Koperts
ceme irem Attlc.i, in l'minUiln county, that a
cyclone struck that (ilace nlsjut in the ceulre
or the town and destroy wl several or thu
business structures, including a new mill,
the Koverollousoand the Chicago A (treat
Southern railway olhces. Thowngen brldge
ever the Wnbash rlver wat blown down;
several (wrseiis wero en the bridge at the
time il went down ami all are supiiescd le
hnve been killed. A report Irem Williauis
(sirt, Intl., nays :
A cyclenu struck this place last evening de
stroying everything lu its track. Several
bennes and barns in the north end or the
town were carried away. The cyclone
seemed le have formed about two miles
northwest el the low n and te take a south
westerly direction traveling about .10 unlet
an hour' striking the extreme north end of
this place.
It.iul Hulled l'p I.Ike n "Trell
Sr. fJi.vi.xii.i'i:, Me., May 1.1. A tre
mendous storm et wind ami rain swept ever
this (own yesterday nltfirnoeii. It lasted for
one hour but fortunately no lives were lest.
The sheet iron rooting el the bone mill was
rolled up Iike a scroll nnd blown into the
street. The rtxir of Charles ISurgert's smithy
wat also tern oil. Fruit titet vvoreHtrippod,
fences demolished anil the creeks in the vi
cinity nre overflowed. The tempest was the
most Hovere lur yeats. The Mississippi it
rising rapidly.
Ilavageit lu C'Hiilini.tli.
CiniINN.xti, Obi", May l.i. -About 10
o'clock lest ovenlng a lerrihe hail and rain
sleriii xisited tills city. Numerous window s
and skylights wero demolished, and many
chimneys blown tlewn. Telegraphic com
iiiuiiiiMtieii vv ns entirely cut oil from the city
for several hours.
Tlie less, ceiisideimg the xiuleme of the
storm, was very small, thu heaviest losei be.
ing A. H. Ilurkharl, who estimates his less,
Irem broken plate glass and skylights, nl
about &', Oee.
'I rains Held hy VVaHlinuU.
MlvMisin mi, O., May 1 S. TrnuiH are all
held by washouts. Miller Okev and 1 reo ree
inan's circus train struck the vv atheul at Celd
Springs, ditching the engine nml curs. Ne
Hveh nre reported lesL I 'our bridges aie re re
(sirted down between Davten and dreen dreen
vllle. Mnii) Kllleil at Mmlilil
Mxnnii), May III. -A most terrihc hum
cant) has justsvvept across llie central portion
of Spain doing great damage te property and
resulting in mi enormous lets el life, lu
this city nloue Heveuty persons aie io(iertod
te hnve been instantly killed nud ever M
xvoie meruur less sorieu sly iiiiiucd.
il.tJU.-l.tA.-J l. UIHUUAIE.
A lutllic llllulitrUll Willi tint
Iho
lliuiiite I'tiiin the r (I. II.
Hairy L. Villee, el Manell.i, late a jl.JXI
clerk, lu tlm ht.unp division el the (sistotllce
tleiMrtiiient, Washington, has been dismissed
Irem the rolls alter an investigation ordeiod
by the postmaster genei.il. 11 seems that
illee was married nt Marietta, July (5, ISs'J,
te Miss lleath,aii otllmable lady et that place,
and two children wero born le Ilium. In lsl
Villee went te Washington and secured hit ap ap ap
poitilmeut in the (KistotlUe department. Ills
ttife nud children joined him shortly altor alter
wnrds, but he billed te provide Ter them.
They returned home mid he failed te send
them any money nud drepeil all cerres
petitienee.
Tlm iroetl ihmjjiIe of Maiietta becuiue In
dignant and hearing el hit doings there,
reixirted the cite te llie postmaster general,
who ordered an investigation. It was
learnetl Hint geed-looking Mr. illee had
been living at 11W Second stieet, Hast, with
Mrs, Iladden, formerly Mr, Fend and be be bo
lero that Mist (i race Dunn, the daughter et a
well-knew n business man Washington. She
wnt dlveiced rrein her lirst husUiud but
Is net mairiuil te Mr. illee. The two nre
nevviiway from the city. Villee, vv lien his
wlfe went home, enlered Httlt for ilivorce.
The subject of tint K'andal is well known
in Lancaster. Ilu it et very respectable
lainlly, vvhonre lunch tmtinged by his con
duct. He wat n school teacher in thisceunty
nud had geed repute; he jiassed the civil
service examination and toil &ccure in tue
place he had gamed by that sy stem. Hut he
Huccumbed te the temptations el f.ist llie in
Washington, mid hit abandonment und neg
lect of his wire and family were shameful.
When te their tlittrest wat added the annoy
ance of v ilu anonymous lotlers, of whose pur pur
Hucutlen there was Uttlu doubt, patience
ceased te be n v Irtue. Scores of leading citi
zens or Marietta united iu representing the
facts te Festuiaster (ieneral lias ami the re
suit wnt hit prompt action.
Agrees That II liMeim lliiliie.
fieui llrcslhi's l.vljiiiien Ailverlincr,
Tlie Lancjitter In n:i.i.iui.M'i;it pie(Hjrly
denounces as thu meanest business of all, thu
attempts of seme disnpieiutcd Democrats te
covertly lutliiciicu Republican Henaters te oji eji oji
(ieso the ceiitirumtiuus el their Democratic
competitors vvhnhaiuohtalueit appointments,
thus keeping Republican iucuiubeiits in
olllce ami barring moil el their own luithuut.
It it a very mean business.
loitrMltlleitft More.
The P. It. H. tllrocters have agreed te issue
1,000,001) mero or stock, giving te share
holders tlie right of subscribing te four per
cent, of their present holdings, from June 15
te 30th, at they stand registered ou May 111
This iiicronsea the company capital te about
fQJ,OQ0,000.
13, 1886.
IHSMAIICK'S LITHK FAKCK.
nr nut i mi vv nut iikaii kmiikkh e
nut ruASvuar.itsiAN hah.
llie I'nu.llilllly nt Anether Ciiiilllit lllnleil at
In tinier lu AanUl Hie Military llielurt
ThriniRh the Diet The Ileal Nilimllnn
Kiilaliieil In All lln llelallit.
ItniiMN, May I.t. Theiu it a great ileal of
exclteuienl lu Berlin and tliiougheut Prus
sia ever the alleged immense, military prost
rations or France and the Intimation that
these are luade with it vjevv te a war or
rovengo ngaltitl (lermauy. The jiresent
scare wat begun by the publication in France
of the sonsallenal Isxik "A vaut La Ilatlallle,"
which alms te show that Frame was amply
(irepnred for another nml suci essful wnr
against (eriiimiy. This book was (iriuted
IkiHi in French a der man and it
obtained n large circulation iu both countries.
Iu France, hew ever, il had no iui(Hrtaiit or
lasting oirect, The Chauvinists threw up
their hatH a II tlle higher than usual and talk
ed glibly or the recapture or Alsace-Lerraine.
Hut Chauvinism does net rule just
new in France, mid thu hook received but
liltle attention Irem thu gev eminent, thu leg
islature or thej people. The cool reception of
the work lu France should have show ii the
(iurmaim that the Ixxik by no means echoed
the reeling of the French (teople. Hut there is
a party of Clinuv luisls also in (iermany w lilch
Immediately proceeded te make all posslble
capital out of the Incendiary work. They
printed long extracts from the book in thu
newspapers of the truly, accompanying llieiu
wltii warlike couimeutt. They said IL wat
new evidunt that France wat agaiu ready te
inerch upon (lermauy, and they taxed Iho
Herman war olllce with Huplnenuss Iu net
Immediately augmenting the Herman lercet
en the frontier lu conse'iuotiio or this warn
ing. The people, liew ever, took llttle stock
lu the prophecies el these piolesslenal alarm
ists. Hut w Ithlu the last row days the efllcial
(M(Hsrs, including I'riuce Bismarck's organ,
the X'irth daman (hizrltc, have taken up
the cry and art) dally printing an
assortment of small v viiiomeus extracts front
"Avaul La Hattallle." These have aroused
the whole people te a belief that another
France-German wnr Is imminent, The mili
tary ollkerSjW he accept almost any excuse te
hope ler a war, am lu high spirits, ami the
preparations for the usual spring rev lows are
mistaken by many people for tlie beginning or
the hostilities. All these fact-s have deceived
many papers outside et (ierinany Inte vv ril
ing Herieusly about the allair, and gravely
weighing the chances as between France
and iieriiiany. The r.tct it that this war
Hcaru is simply a liltle larce placed
annually by Prince Hismarck, but fur fur
g,elttm vv lieu the next year comes around.
Ha object is always te assist the military
budget through the Diet. This year the
government is net only asking ler an un
usual amount for military purposes, but the
pension bill xvlll also bu a large ndditieii.il
burden upeu the war olllce. Ihotearu per
haps the reasons why the government has
geno te an unusual length iu stirring up the
wnr passions or the poeplo and why the
columns or llie chancellor's own (mper have
been lent for this purpose.
.i ok ar.tiusKvii'H uusrirAi..
The total anil llintrililieiital Cernell (liven at
r'ulleti Opera lleune.
Despite the gloomy weather el last evening
thore was a large ituilimice at the epera
heuse le hear the vocal and instrumen
tal concert given bv Iho choir of the
Haltimore cathedral for the benelil el St,
Jeseph's hospital, this city. it w.it
under the conduct el Hev. Jeseph Ural,
who se ably conducted a similar concert
here for the tame purpese ene yearage. The
overturo, "Zamia" by Hei old, was a piano
duet by Messrs. drat and A. .Scbenuitt, per
formed in masterly style. Mihs 12. I'loasan I'leasan I'loasan
teu sang a soprano sole " ' en," and Miss SI.
D. Feley rendered an alto sole " Daddy."
Theso wero followed by a most excellent io ie io
citntien by Miss Ada Mether, et Mrs. Brown
ing's "Mether and I'oeL" She proved herself
a hue readerand her talent wascrevviied with
large applause by the audience. Mrs. S.
Fletcher sang Operti's "Svveet the Augelus
Is Kinging" in easy tripping Htyle tliat was
deligbltul te the ear. Mr. L. Ilolttelter was
down ler a tenor sole "Thu Krl King," bv
scliuljurt, but his Minn wat inore baritone
than anything else. He Hiug xvith much
leeliug. Part lirst closed with -Mendelssohn's
"May Hells" by a sextette consisting el :
Sopranos : Misses Ij. Heirlich, M. Coeke, II.
I'leasatiluu , alies; Misses 1.. Willson, L.
Stock, M. Feley.
The second part wat openod by Messrs.
drar.tud Scheiiuitl with a piano duet "In
v ltntien a la Valse" by Weber, in which the
harmony wntiiulte inspiring. A verv svveet
soprano sole was next given, "llearest
Theu," by Miss il. Clarke. Miss Nlcelai
followed lu a charming alto Hole "Schwaben "Schwaben
madle" by Prech. Miss Mether roappeaied
iu a roeitatlen " Over the Hills," by Will
Carleton which se delighted the audience tliat
she was recalled ami gavu iu spirited fashion
a dialogue between the ireokleil.-f.ice girl and
the missionary lady. Misses U Herrlich
and K.Willsen s.tng a duet, "I'he Laniei and
the Hese," alter which Miss M. Ceeko
rendered a Hopiane sole "Why thu Cows
Caine Latu." Mr. A. scheiiuilt oveketl a
storm el applause by his rendition of Stra Stra
kesch's "itriationseii Yankee Deedle," ami
he was compelled toplay.ihei'eiidtitunberoro
the itudiutice would bu iii(ieased. A most
delightliil lemalu chorus, in which the full
strength el the visitors was shown, wits
O'Metra's "Summer Fancies" which was a
lilting close le it most delightful musical
outertainiueut.
The lrieuds et St, JoaepP's hes(iltal and
their iiauie is legion in this city will be
delighted te bear tlmt nlwut .?000 wat
realized ler thu institution at n result ul thu
concert.
Mint lu the feet liy Ihe Mierlll.
Samuel Miller, who lives iu Kast Lampe
ter township with Benjamin It. Statiller,
caine limping into the city this morning, and
en behig asked what was the matter with
him," Haiti he had been shot by
Sherill Touiliuseu lust Sunday ovenlng
en his way home, lle was walking along
the banks of thu Coneatega, oppetito TouiIIn TeuiIIn TouiIIn
sen's farm, nbove tlie big l all raid bildge,
when thu shot struck him iu the loot, badly
wounding him, ami another shot (lassed
thieugli lilt lint. He says he and Touiliuseu
nre geed friends, and he ileus nut bolievo that
he intended te sheet him, but merely te hear e
lilm. Touiliuseu wnt secreted behind a bush
and Miller says he told him since thu
occurrence that he did net aim at him but
shot Inte the water, thu shut probably having
rebounded.
Alt liiue.tMO tit Male Ituvemie.
Thu statu' tlnanclal olllcera ay that thu
rovenueof thu utate xvlll be Increased te 1,500
000 under the new tax: net just tleclarrxl con.
stltutleiinl by the supreiun court, The rov rev rov
eiiue new is about f 500,000, nud it would
probably amount te $2,r0o,eo wereit net for
the fact that Homuet the larger counties will
be allowed credits for overpaid taxes of lor ler lor
eor years.
A Consummation lloveully te Ilu l'eareit.
Fieui thu PltUbmg l.e.ulei.
Up te this time we have held that Jellerseu
Davis' utterances weie the harmless iiitiltoi iiitiltei
lugs of a ditappoluteil, cantankerous soul.
Hut heaven have mercy ou Jell ami tlie coun
try, If his recent ltlp Vun Wlukle perform
ance is te iiillicteu us thu rcuominatleii aud
election el lllalne, the rejected one.
VUll Ine the l'lillailelililn hi lieul.
The Huporlntendlug committee of the
school beard, City Superintendent Buelirle
and several inombers et the beard went te
Philadelphia this inernlng te visit several or
the public- schools of that city, particularly
theso whero sewing lias been added te the
curriculum.
A. VIKVVH IN THKUAIH,
The Itrtlu'ainl .Inhll Dltilen'A Hhinv (IrtliiTimii
(III llin Maine liny,
Jehn O'Hrloimeomsto hnve very bad luck
hi ltiifa.ster. A Hherl time nge he was
knocked out iu court, when a verdict was
given against him in it replevin suit about
seme client cars, and te-day llie vventlier
seems le have tlm better of lilm. It hasboen
IiHikliig Iike rain for seme time, but the
weather held up until this morning about
nix o'clock, when the rain began te fall.
The circus arrived hi this city at an
early hour this morning from llarrisbiirg
whero lltlida tremendous business for two
days. The tenia wero at ence pitched in the
northwest corner or Mcdrann's park. The
canvas is very large and will acoemotlnto a
great numlier el people. Alter the rain Het
in It continued, without any interruption, all
forenoon. The exhibition grounds prosenlod
a very glisiiny iippc-tranci1, as they are very
wet anil muddy. Thoctuvasiiieii and ether
empleyes proceeded toilethclr work thOHame
at though the tiny was clear, nnd Heme or
theni loekod like drowned rnK Kverythlng
wnt welnreitinl the grounds, mid everybody
looked disapimlnted. Notwithstanding the
mitorable weather quile a number or roeilo
went out rreui town te visit the grounds dur
ing tlm forenoon. Some of thorn wero coun
try folks, who had ceme te town te Hoetho
show, vvliile ethers were curious (Hioplevvho
think a circus it a mitorable failure without
their presem.0.
About ten o'clock the circus ineu ilodded
le give a street parade, which they ttld, in a
hard rain. The caget ami nearly all llie
wagent vv eru kept en the let and all that vv as
put Inte the parade wat two bauds of music,
ene whlte and the ether colored; tliroe camels
nnd ten line looking elephants. Thu paradu
passed through seme of thu principal streets
and when it returned le the grounds the
men ami animals looked at though they wero
thoroughly soaked ,y water.
Circus men never despair el holding a ier
fbrmancu and they gave 11 out le overyeuo
that they would exhibit tills allernoetl and
evening. It is lu bu hoped Hint Iho woather
wilt clear up Hiilllcieiitly ler them te show,
as the circus is a geed ene and it would have
tlone very well In this city. An elIertw.it
made te have O'Brien; remain in here ever
uvinorrew, xvith hees that the weather
would improve, but this was iuiot!lbIeat
the show Is hilled iu West CheMer for to
morrow mid Chetteren Saturday, alter which
it w 111 run lulu Philadelphia for a week.
Se far there hat been ueamiisemeul booked
ler "Whit Monday in Jancaster, when a great
crown el (leopte count no oreuglil le town.
It wnt thought that O'Brien might return te
Lancaster en thai day, but he lint bis dates
I lied through New Jersey at that time and
cannot ceme.
THIS .WTI.ItNOONS' I'l.ltl'OKMANl II.
Struugu te say thore was a large crowd at
thu performance this altcruoen ami with the
exception el the roservod seata, the big tent
was well filled. Thu street cars were kept
right busy and plenty el poeplo walked out
The crowd Included men, women and child
ren, who were ceiiiK)l!ed net only te walk
iu mtiti 10 reacu me lout, uui le nun ll en all
sides el them when lienealh the canvas. The
grounds are almost kueodeep. The ring is
full el mud, but hay, sawdust, etc., have
been sprinkled ever IL The ring horses
llnd It Homewbat tlilltcult te tret around nud
and clew n'sjokes sound xery damp, lilt duet
nut rain this evening there Is no doubt that
the cieud will be much greater than this af
ternoon. A'A UUUTK HIR TUC HJMT.
Many itmlilriiU el Ml. Jey unit Vltbiily Pull
V btakeit Ter ?ieiv lleinet,
Met'si Jwv, May IX Maria Stautfer, til
New Providence, suveral weeks age came le
Mt, Jey te visit Mrs. (iabriel Hear. She had
for some time been Millerlng from dropsy,
and bec-aiue veiy sick and died en Inst Satur
day evening, aged 7fi yearn. On Tuesday
morning her remains were taken te New
Provlileiiceand interred by the side of her
lather.
Ou Tuesday of this week the following
named persons leit for tllllerent iarit of the
Westen Fast Line, which was stepped by
MIMjcial reipiett: Jehn Bewman, Abilene,
Ivan. : David II. Kngle jr., Abilene, Kan. j
Mrs. Jert, Knobs ami son, for St, IiOiiKMe. ;
Mrs. Christian Stohler and daughter, Mrs. Jl.
Cunningham ler Oikaloes.t, Iowa; rrem
Mattersonxille, Ileury Loraw, for Abilene,
Kan. j Aaren anil Moses Harber, of Kaphe
township for Abilene, Kan. ; Mrs. Kntherlue
lluulbergcr, el Kllzahethtevvii, Ter Abilene,
Kau. ; Samuel L. MUler, el West Denegal
township, ler Kansas City, Me. ; Jehn Long Leng
enetkei, te Wisconsin ; David It. Hrandt,
Flerin, le Abilene, Kan. ; lnaac lietliuau, of
Anchertuvvn, Henry W. Hrandt, el Mastor Master Mastor
Heuville, Daniel Krb, Christian Iletlinan and
Henj tig, ler Kansas City.
Ou .Monday evening the following named
lierbonswero elected trustees or thu Henry
liberie cemeleiy, located Heutli el' town;
J no. M. Hiestaml, J no. ll. .eiler, J no. M.
Brandt, Win. Kuhu, J no. (!. Klsjrle, J no. B.
Shelly, ll. II. Strickler, H. F. Kborle, II. II.
Isissley ; (iiesiueiii, jiie. vi, itiesiami ; secre
tary, H. F. Kberlu; tro.tsurer, Win. Kuhii ;
Hiiperintendeiit, (lis). Derr ; assistant su(ior su(ier
iutendent, II. II. M.tsley.
On Monday seme thierer thiel os burst
the deer oil el thesalb in Scheck A Hosteller's
coal olllce, e.ister the P. It. K. pastonger
station, and took a largu let et plunder lu thu
shape or one trade dollar nud about hev enty
II u cents ler ther trouble.
Monday next is the day set ler the exami
nation el the withers' orphans in thoHcheol
building en N. IUtb.ua street.
Dr. Illgbee i;.tmliies the Mercer Scheel.
Thu annual examination of thu soldiers' or
phan school at Mercer wat held Wednesday.
It was conducted by State Superintendent
Iliubee and County .Superintendent S. ll.
McCloeryaud was attended by a large mini
lair or members of tlie i J rami Army or llie
llepublic, minisleis 'and ether citluus. Thu
schelai acipiitled theinselv et v ery creditably,
Suportentlent McCloery suiting that they
ceuiiaretl Taverably with the pupils orthe host
school orthecountry. .Superlutoiideud Ulg-
bee luade a thorough examination or the
building and the clothing and reed of the
children, and publicly stated that be had
leuiid everything iu such a condition at te
leave no reasonable grounds ler complaint.
Net ene or the Sl scholars was sick and all
were clean nnd well clad. At the clese orthe
examination Mr. HIgbee called upon the ret.
ldent elergyiiien present for an expression el
their epiuiun us te the moral and religious
toneot tlie institution. All el thorn had as
sisted iu a borles of roliitleus ineetingt held
lu tlie school dining tho'winter, nud all said
that in theso respects tlie Institution steed
high. Su(ieriHtt)ndeut HIgbee addressed the
audience, ami condemned lu vigorous lan
guage the leceut charges which had been
made against the soldiers' orphans schools.
A t'lilil of new era mnl I'ulUige,
This imuniiig about 8 o'clock as Mr.
Kehl or, the llerist, wat sending in te Harry
Demutli a large Mat vvngett leaded with
lloweriug plants, paints nud ether rure
exotica, the borse attached te the wugen took
Irlght near the K.istern market, ami ran
down Kast King street at full speed. On
striking the railroad nt the corner of
Duke, the tire et ene or the wheels
Iluvv oil, thu cress-bar and shafts wero
broken nnd thu wagon was oiuerwisu
pre Ity badly shnken up. The young niau
who was driving bravefy kept hit seat nnd
by tlexloretis (lulling guided hit wageu
among soveral ethers thai were en the street,
and bringing the runaway te a step berore
leachlng Christian stroet, Thete xvhe saw
the runaway say it looked at much Iike a
moving Mower garden at Maeduirs army
looked te Maclieth Iike Hlrnlmt weeds mov
ing le Dunsln.iue. Noneoftho plnuts were
iujiired, nnd nil wero seen tlelivcreil, nt Mr.
Deniuth'H, and new adorn the beautiful
grounds iu learef liitstore.
D.uisereiM Trilling,
i lout thu West Chester lluniiblttaii.
A curious cite of ubteut-mlndnesi comet
front Oxfords A cllUeu of lleisj well recent
ly tltud and signed a check iu the First Na
tional bank el Oxford, for 1 137. Alt ink blot
or something about the paper did net ploase
him and he lliled another ler the same
amount forgettlng te destroy the objec
tionable one which he left en the desk. Soen
ttnorwardTheodoroKlstliigorjOrWestbrook,
Laneaster county, waslu thu baukaiidhe
found the coiiilemuod check wl WM r0,
Htored te Its owner.
PBIOE TWO CENTS.
Mil. KICK TAKKS THK FLOOR
AMI HfiUfl Afl'l.AVHK HT KirHMAIftH
A .tUMintliiiaelu lteiretentAllv Wmita te
Knenr About the llstlil J, AiUnll ttetinre,
anil tie InlrixbiieiK lllilerlral C'empwl-
min that lltlng. IKinu the IIeiim,
Wahiuniiien, l). e., May l;l,-IIeuse.
Mr. HIce, or Massachusetts, from the com cem com
mltlee en Torelgu allalra, ropertotl favorably
ami the Heuso adopted the resolution In
quiring or the iircsident what alepii
have been taken te have Investigated the
nulztire of the "David J. Adams" ami roquont requont roquent
Ing him te I'omiuunlcate te the Heuso at the
earliest day possible what were the circum
stances under which tlie solrttre wat made
In the inernlng hour the commute,
el the whole rosuiued consideration of the
joint resolution, appropriating ft 17,000 te In
demnify Chinese subject for lasses sustained
Iu the Heck Springs massacre.
Mr. Klct), el' Massachusetts, strongly sup
IHirted the roNelutlon. lle paid that the ebll.
gallon of the Ciiltisl States government te
pay thote damages rettod net en geed will,
or a spirit of licnovnlenco, but upon
International lnvv. lle utted many
precedenls In mippett of his position,
nud during the course of hit remarks said
that when Kugland, through tier careless
ness, had tot loose the crulsers which had
driven our commerce irem the sort, the
United Slates had ex acted indemnity, and
he trusted that thore would bn new an arm
at long and a veice as strong le exact Indem
nity Irem Kugland for the lujurles her sub
jects wctu new (lerpetratlug and Hacking te
perpotrate upon Amorlcaullsliermou. (Loud
applause.)
Metlieillat lIUtteis In IlillUhi.
HtiFAi.0, N. Y., May IX The Methodist
bishops began their seml-atinual private
meeting here this morning le arrange a plan
of Kplsceiial visitation, ami dispose of ether
elllclal business. Tlie bishops iu atlendancc
are Bewman, of St. Leuis; Harris, of New
l erk ; Fester, el Bosten ; Merriel, or Chi
cago; Andrews, e! Washington j Warren,
of Denver ; Hurst, or HuHale ; Niudorer, or
Topeka; Wnldeu, of Chattanooga, and Mai Mai
Iahan,erNevv Orleans. A public recoptlen
under the autpices et the Methodist Union
of Bullalewlll be given Iheni thltoveulng.
They xvlll preach lu thu Methodist churches,
or the city next Sunday.
Marvelleus Distances ou lllcjle.
Minnkai'ei.is, Minn., May 13. The great
six days bicycle race botvveen I'riuce and
Scheck continues te attract much attoutien
from tlie fact that both riders are far ahead
of the beBt previous records. Scheck never
leaves his wheel. I'riuce yosterday lest a
liltle ever a minute. Nolther contestant
shows any sign of wearing out, The total
Hcore for threo tlnyn Is: l'rlnce, 515 miles and
I 'laps ; Scheck, 03 miles and 3 laps.
A Ills Wreck.
Cincinnati, May 13. Hya big wreck en
the It. A O. read near hore, soveral men were
killed and many injured.
llve rernenii Killed.
iNniANAfebis, May 13. A railroad acct
tlent occurred te-day ou the Indianapolis,
Illoetuingtou & Wottern railroad lu which
live poeplo were killed.
WHAT UK It I'lCUIIAIIlLlTirH.
Wahiunciten, D. C, May 13. Fer
Kasteru New Yerk, Eastern Penn
sylvania, TvTew .lorsey, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia, rains nearly station
temperature, varlable winds gonerally south
erly conditions are faverable ler" sovere local
.storms.
Feil FniUAv Lecal rains and stationary
lempcraturearu iiullcaled for the New Kn
gland and MIiKlle states.
Ti:i.i:iiK.i'iiiu nkws of tiii: day.
Kev. Charles Iladden Spurgeeii, the well
known Louden preacher, is 111 with gout,
Schumacher it Schult, large Londen deal,
era iu rice, have failed with liabilities
amounting 10X183,000, owing te the decline
el prices.
At the silver iiiiuei near Vllladaina,
Mexico, yosterday Hupt Antonie Vale,
with a body of workmen excavating a tuu
nul linuiodlately alter a heavy blast, was
crushed te death by the fall of tuunel roel.
liev. Ogeltbylast night erdered the witb
diavval Irem KattSU Fioulser the remaluiug
two cem(ianles of militia. This leaves that
point ontlrely unprotected se far as the
militia is concerned.
James Dacey, the uiurderer of Alderman
Uaynes, has been examined by a number of
experts iu insanity and pronounced insane.
Ills execution was te have taken place te-day
at Woodstock, 111., hut Iho govorner will
likely stay IU
llenr They Traveled te Kentucky,
Washington I lis patch te the .Vew Yerk Times.
Iioulsville is richer te-night by the pres
ence of a party of Washington statesmen and
gentlemen. At 10 o'clock Inst nlgut the
Baltimore ,t Ohie train had attached te it
Presldent (lanett's private ctr and a Bleeper
carrying Sountera Heck and Hearst, Hep Hep Hep
roHCntatlie Mitchell, or Connecticut Com Cem Com
mlssleuer of Patents Montgomery, Leenard
W. aud Larry It. Joreuio, of Hew lern;
Henry Kills, or Philadelphia j the Hen.
Simen Cameren, and James Dully, of Lan
caster county, Pa. i Norris Feters, nnd Jehn
F. Chauiberlln, of Washington. The party
will bee the rnces, and will also visit the cele.
bratctl stock farm ei Mr. Alexander, near
Lexiugteu, aud attend the spring sale et his
blooded racing stock. They ex(ect te reach
Washington en Ithelr return next Monday.
The CVific says that the supply et edihlea,
tlriuknbles, aud ether lnxurles stored In the
dining car resembled the euttlt of a con cen con
gressleual burying party.
A Coaching l'arty Un tlte War.
Colenol 15. K. Jamisen and eparty of friend
consisting of David W. Sellers, Colonel JU
V. Dochert, Colonel James If. SceUeld,
Majer JaiuesF. Ilreull, or 1'hlladelphia 5 J.
Huren Cresinaiiand W. Preston 1IU, of New
Yerk, and O. I- l'rudeu, of the executive
mansion, Washington, leit Fhllade phla
Wednesday alternueii, lu Jamisen's Jeur-ln.
hand drag ler a tour through the atate. They
will be geno a week and will visit V'est
Chester, C'eatesville, I-tncaster, CelurnbU,
Marietta. Mlddletewn, up the Juniata te
Wll Uncross country te lJellorenlo, te Leck
ilaven, and down the Susquehanna borne.
They ex H)ct te reach Laucaster this evening
aud go lience through the llempflelda aud
Denegals te the famous farms of Jatnes
Yeung, at Mlddletewn.
V dispatch Irem Coateavlllo aya tlie
party are detained there by Ue rain, aud will
net reach Lancaster until to-uierrow,
m
Martlu lteb rient Out.
Martin Hesh, noted yosterday as having
been arrested for annoying the community
by begging ruoney and spending all lie re re re
eolved ler whisky, was committed te the
county prison for 15 days this wernlng by
the mayor. The prison u'" th,
havu the man declared lusane and et te we
county tityluui, at lie Is a lit su'Jwt ler Ut
institution.
A Welcome lu UulTy nnd lftMv.
rium the beuUville Courler-Jeurual-
There are unpleasauwr P-"Tel !
Ig InOld Kaln uck atthta JJ?',
year, when the ""-aldterH,.!!:
t" d tte .trawberrie. Julelwt, uf,
Zi!2S ihn mint and lu en UMHA, .
Biullw lieamlng invitation te all WJT WlM..
uees from peuiiisu vm iv j
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