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VOLUME XXU-NO, 22 1
LANCASTER PA., TUUKSDAY, MAY 27, 188G.
PKIOB TWO CENTS.
MAxwfeilii xteisjiis STORY.
new vhfi.i.kh MKT mit iikatii in tiik
IIUVKI, AT nV. IMVtH.
fflliiiilely llriu rllilng Him 4'liltit ifiirtit Wan
l'il F.imlely HU lailnlluiia mi Find
ing That 1'rvtlrr Wim Irjlni; sinning
Hie Htnly In Ihn 1 rtuiK.
Maxwell was placed mi tint stand In
the criminal court loom, HI. Leuis, en
We humility, In hW trial ler tlm liiunlurnl
I'rellnr, Hint u Kroat crowd was present. He
showed little oildeuooofreollng,thnugh there
u as some degnsinl nervousness, Ixith In hi
fuce mid hands. There was n riiMIti through
the court loom unit Judge hii agener, Inn
brief siss'th, demanded absolute quictiii tint
nudlouie. Tlie witness thou, In reply te
quesilunabyMr. J-'nuiitlurey, nlnte I In mile
Htmu'ii as fellow!
My full iinmels Hugh M. Brooks, I nui2.i
years old , wits (Mini In Hyde, Cheshire, Ltig
liind ; 1 commenced In study law with Mr.
Brown, nt Steckisirt, near llyile, In 1K7S, nml
remained there retw years : 1 nut a lawyer by
prnlosslen ; I also studied tiiedlelun nml sur
gery nt tlie Collegiate hcIiikiI, Mituchosler,
but 1 am net a licensed phvslelan ; I llrst met
('.Arthur I'rt Herat tlie Northwestern hotel,
at Llverissil, but tl 11 net gut acquainted
ullli lit ii until I unit lilui nil liearil tlm
steamer Cephaluiita ; also met Mr. War
ren en the steamer i Mr. I'reller and I weru
Initli I 'nl Hlitnt'ii, coming ten ntrunge land,
ami our iu'iuiiluUuru ripened Inte a Mann
friendship. e told much about our plant
mid purposed ler tlie, future, and our aciiiialu
tain n and trlendshlp continued alter our ar
rival In this country. We reached Bosten
I eliruury ,ld, iitiil niter threo or four days
I'reller started oil h business trip. I had
i-etmirutlunt ami oerriwK)iiileiieo with
I'reller nlsnit guhlg te New calami. n
ngitssl te meet In Nt. Leuis and go there to te to
gctlier. I told lilui about my tluaiielal inn inn
illtlen, telling lilui In a letter that I bud Men,
all told. I treated Preller bovoraltlmeimodl bevoraltlmeimodl boveraltlmeimodl
eally In Bosten and by letter, and he ac
knowledged having received decided iHiuellt
from the treatment ; he knew Hint I had
never practiced medicine regularly , I never
used any deception with til 1 1 1 In this regird.
The witness then described various events
about I'reller leaving Bosten for ( anada .
alxmt his own and Preber's prrlvnl In st.
Leuis and stepping at the Southern hotel ;
tli.it he had f in te fMI when hearriusl here,
bow be tried te paw it some or his things ho he ho
ferii I'reller eame, his Malts te Fernnw's
drug store and his conversations with I er er
ueu , bis purchasing various articles el linn,
among them eblorerorui and curlieliu add,
which, In combination, he used himself lu
tientlng u I tad tejth that treublixl blm ; that
l'teller arrived tin the 1'rlduy prier te I .titer
Sunday . bow they went towel her te try te
bell his magic lantern and slides, und MtrleiiH
ether occurrence which leek place between
Friday and Sunday, nil or which are latnilf tr
te nearly everybody.
Alter recess the examination nl the de
Icndant continued :
" Wis Mr. I'reller and I," hu said, " made
two trips between tbu southern hotel and tlie
1 tilen dKt, where we attempted te d Isomer
the cause of the detention el my trunk, which
contained the magic Inutnrii, and were told
by the 1mi;.ike man there that it was preh
ably detained In Pert Huren, Canada, by the
en .uums ollWers. We visited Alia', the epll
clan, In tlie endeavor te nsceitalii If hu would
imrch tse tlie lantern a.ul slides when they
ntieuhl Arrive, l'rum the time tliat Mr.
I roller arrlvetl In St, l.uuls dei. te Kaster
Sunday we saw a-ie-tt deal or ouch ether , we
were, na a feriuer witness has htaled, almost
insetirable. 1 visited bis room hevernl
times, but when we worn net looking
around the city or plajltiK peel we
itiMjnt most of the time In iu rtsuii.
Weplajisl hh)1 tt (jreat tle.it and wleiever
lest Hie pime paid for It. We playvtl alsiut
even, no the expense was equally divided.
We drank some, hut net much. He paid for
most or the drinks. Mr. I'reller was aivus aivus
tumed te call at my risim early in the morn mern
liiU pinl we would e tltiu n te lircakla.it to te to
Rether, return T my room, cenvep.ii mid
smoke ter awhile and then k down te the
rotunda. On laislur Sunday, hefore 1 went
te the tlrujc Htere, liuuuil 1 had a ceuvcr.i
lien alKiut the sirfertnancn of an operation
heretofore nlluded te and alue a day or
two bolore. On Sunday Mr. I'reller de
ktIIkkI te me his symptoms and 1 took my
authorities en modicliie and read te Mr.
I'reller the directions as te the proper
method of administerlni; chloroform nml
refreshed my own mind axte tlm precautions
te Ik) used. I'lieru are nmrnlurtl nebs or the
paes treatlm; en the simplest and safest
method of tislui; the drug, but I made these
neiiiu twelve mentliM Ixilore 1 loll hiiKlaud,
Alter this conversation with Mr. I'reller I
went te the drug Mere and purchased lour
ounces of chloroform aiid a ipinuitlty et ab ab
serlHint lotten. On this aaine day I'reller
and 1 bad pnne te another drUK store, oue
under the Southern hotel, and made some
pircbaseH, which he said we must have and
could probably net get en our journey te
Auckland, bolore woarrlve at San I'rau I'rau
Cisce, It had been understood bvtweeii us
all the time that I was te sell my magic lan
tern ami Heme ether UiIiikh, in order te raise
11101103- 'or "10 trip te Kail Francisce, and that
he was te pay let my passage te Auckland,
w Ith the understanding that I should refund
te him tbu cost or that imasttKO. While In the
drug sLere 1 ordered and drank n mixture or
bromide of ixitivsslum and valerianate et am
monia te quiet my nenes. 1 drank this in
the presencoet Mr. I'reller, and he paid ler
it as he did for the ethor things purchased
there.
Tin: rvTvi. oriniATieN.
We then returned te the hotel, and en our
way up te our room atopjietl in the cigar
stand and purchased a Ikjx et clears, for uhlch
my companion paid. We thou went up stairs
and, after smoking for a while and discussing
the proposed operation, Mr. 1'roller went te
bis own room, returning Hhertly alter, re
moved bin waistcoat and replaced his coal
with a dressing gown. Immediately thoro thero thore
nlter we btgnn te inake preparations ler the
operation. Mr. I'roller lay down upon the
bed. I placed nfour.'eunco bottle of chloro
form en the ivashstand ami poured out a fluid
gnuuiitoeftlio liquid en a ploce efllnt, which
I feldcsl three times, thou walked te tlie bed
ami held the lint about six incues from my
patlent'H fnee, se that the vapor from the chlo
roform might boceino mixed with tlie air ami
produceuota tee violent olleot. It all evap
orated In a low minutes, and 1 turned around
te gut mere, and I011111I that the bottle
which I had placed 011 tlie washstaud, had
fallen Inte the bisln nnd .1 large portion of
tlie contents had lluived out nnd net enough
was left te produce aniosthesL I then went
te I'uriiew'B ilrujj store te get mere, telling
Mr. 1'urnew 1 had apillud what I had lir-t
iMiught. I wanted four ounces, hut he only
had two, and i took that"
"Were you excited liiyotirmanner." asked
Mr. I'auntlorey.
"Net at all."
" Did you feel any excitement 1"
" Ne, nene whatever, but I was certainly
In 11 hurry te get away and told Mr. t'nrnew
be. I think 1 reuiarked tehlm, tiMi, that it
lias unnecessary te place u label en the bot
tle, for 1 intended te place Its contents in the
empty bettle in my room. I then returned
te my room where 1 had left Mr. I'reller in
an undressed condition, lying en my bed. I
placed about n gramme of the fluid 011 the
lint a second time, and again held it nlsiutslx
Inches from bis lace. I continued thin some
tlme, until 1 thought unconsciousness, or,
rather, Insensibility te pain, bad been
reached."
Witness then sild hew he proceodod Willi
the oiwrnlleii, nnd added : " Mr. I'roller
made a peculiar noise, wincing as ifhelult
(tain. 1 can 10 te tin) conclusion that I had
nut administered a sulllcleut amount of chlo
roform." The willies hore oxplaiued that lu per
forming any operation el the kind it was
necessary that the patient should be render
ed wholly unconscious el tlie resulting pain.
"It was evident te uie that Mr. I'reller was
still conscious of pain, and 1 peured 11 gramme
or a grumme and n half of the chloroform
UfKin the lint, which I again placed bolero
bis lace. Almest before I Knew It Mr. I'rul.
ler's breathing bocame very labored ami 1 at
ence suspended tlie administration of chloro chlero chlore
torin, for I knew that his condition was
sorleus. 1 sol zed n pair of my surgeons scis
sors and nt ence cut his shirt and undershirt
from his body, nnd tried all means of rosUBcl resUBcl rosUBcl
tatlen with vhlch I was familiar. I slapped
him with wet tovvela en the chest and neck.
daBhed cold water en his cheat mid attempted
te restore respiration by iiiqvllif; Ida arms up
mid down."
I'l 1 1 IM(I 1 iik 110111 im 1 in: rut. MI.
The witness preceisled with 11 voice Im Im
presslvely husky : I rentluutsl thewi
rllortHte revlve my Irleud for eyer half 1111
hour, but It was useless-entirely useless.
Shortly idler my friend ceised tolueatlieatid
his heart stepped lsatlng. Thern was no
breath en a mirror when I held It te his lips.
liven tutor I was satlslied he was tlead 1 con
tinned my oflerts with him.- I did net leave
and call asslstaace. All my tillerls vvurn te
restore him, Imsmiimi, when t'lilmcifnriii lakes
bold of a mall and he ulnks, lu it few seconds
the man Is dead. The time, I thought,
had IxitUir tx tssiiipleil In ellerlM te ri ri
sterehbu. I was cenvlntisl tin whs tlead,
but I continued te dali tsild water 011 his
cheat. I llnitlly tlecldisl he was dead hiiiI
past nil besi. Then I hardly knew what
te tin. My llrst Impulse was te notify
the authorities. Imagine my leel-.igs. did
net knew what te div I 'win In a strange
bind, a stranger. I did I let knew 11 map
could inake a statement in his uw 11 belialf. I
llieunht the same rule prevailed here as lu
Ciigbiud, ami that 1 would nut la allowed te
make my sbvtmnent nnd thought I would go
away. I had that bit go trunk, the only one 1
had 1111 te that tint". I emptied It out. It
would laj Impossible, gentlemen, te tlescrllst
te you my luellngs, my horror, when I knew
my friend was dead. Tlie prisoner paused
and brushed away the tears from hlsees
ami nroceedod. I 1 tlrew tlie empty trunk
up te the side et the boil, and, after drawing
my tlraweis, tbe llrst that catiie te my hand,
ti hiii the lasly for common decency's sake,
put Mr. I'reller III It. There was some
dllllculty In forcing tlm body hit
the trunk, but I succeeded, and,
alter covering It up, went down te the
air. I whs In a dreadful state of mind and
wanttsl te drown thought by drinking. I
wandered itlsitit the street et the clly until
about nine or ten o'clock ; I vlsltisl seniu
KhtMitlng galleries nnd came ba k te tlie
hotel. I went Inte the dltiing-rnetn. I c.ui't
very well glveiiu account et what tisik place
In the dining room. I then went up te
the room my rtHiiu and sUtvtsi there all
night. I can't tsi supj of nuy thing that
hapisuied after the ad oecurrence of Mr.
I'relltir's death, f stnyed In my room. Te
say that 1 slept it would I si untrue. I waited
for the morning. I then though! the eiilv
tiling te he done was te get away. I Uik
Mr. 1'iellei's pants nnd looked through
them. I leuml a quantity of money In hills
I c.ui't say hew tuuclk 'I Here was pro
bably ..oil or MUO. I took 11 and went
te the ticket ollice) nml Imuglit a ticket ier
San I'ranclsce. (In thesnliie ineriilug I iiindu
several ether purchases, n Hutu nml a dia
mond ring at a pawnbroker's , 11 pilref held
glasses and spectacles at AliKia', theepticlaus ;
two trunks and 11 Millsc. Tlie trunks I
ordered carried te my rcsim, and I placed in
one et them the clothing and loose things
lying around the room which had Is-ou re re
mevisl from the trunk In which 1 bad placed
my friend's dead Issly "
" What de you knew about the picie el
iiaper 'Se punsh all traltent te the great
cause"" "
"I wrote it. My idea was that the authori
ties would find It, and that It would puzs.le
them until an autopsy should Is) held."
"Was It your Idea te delay them while en
were getting away?" "Yes."
"Did you de any thing else with tbe same
object lu vIewT" "Yes, I shaved oil the
moustache."
"t'au veu tell hew that rut came upon his
bieast''' "Yes, I did it with a scalpel, but
en 11 assign no reason ler 1U"
"Yeu did this nil en Monday morning'.'
os, 1111 Monday morning."
" What else did you deT In the course el
tlie morning I went te the Union iles)t with
the canvas covered trunk, which 1 checked
te Sin I'rancisce. I remember going te the
dining rtsiiii Sunday morning, but I don't
remeiiiber ordering tlie wine. I don't re
member asking alsiut killing a man, nor
exhibltlnga revolver. What I did en the
Sunday ev eiilug and Moud ty morning are se
cenlilsisl that I would net like te say when
anything txvurred."
"Had you, when you administered that
clilornteriu, any Intention of killing Mr.
Preller'" " I bad net, sir."
The witness speke loudly and empli id
eally. "Had you any intention of injuring him'"
" I had net, sir."
"Ordeinghliiinny Issllly harm1'" " Ne."
The rest et ins testimony was taken up
Willi his trip te Sau 1'ram lce, aemu of the
events which occurred there nnd his explan
ation et soine et the big stories which he
told alsjut hlmseir en his trip te that city.
.Many Ijtdlea Vreirnt.
Sr. l.m is, May ITT. I'lie court room was
deusely packed this morning with the usual
pro)rt!eii ofladies who seem the most In
terested of nny. It is a curious tact that the
blonde type Is almost totally unrepresented.
Maxwell continued ids testimony and donled
Detective McX'ulleughV entire story. He
said he bad pesitivu knewledge that I'roller
was Hellering Irem a private disease, but un
der the treatment of witness he wns rapid ly
recovering. This concluded the direct exam
illation. Mr. C'loverwlll cress examine rer
tlie state.
I'.I.KVTIMI TIIKIU UFFIVKIt.
llm Knight Tuitilar at hcritiituu unit
the
(tiililrii Kacle KnlKliUat I' IiIIhUH'IiU
Tbe annual conclave or tlie Knights Tem
plar et 1'eimsylvaulu, in session nt Scranlen,
closed Wednesday with the election and
Installation of the fellow lug olllcers: It. K.
li. ('., (ieorge S. Oraham, el Philadelphia:
V. i;. department (i. ', I.ee S. Smith, et
Pittsburg, K. U. genornllssiine, William W.
Allen, I'hiladelpliia; 12. IS. V. (1., Torcctice
Chippie, Leck Haven, Pa, ; grnnd prelate,
Hev. William 11. I'lalt, et Carbendale ;
grand senior warden, Jehn J. Wads worth,
ofKrle; grand junior warden, Jeseph S.
Wright, Philadelphia; grand treasurer,
Mark UK hards Mnckle. or Philadelphia;
grand recorder, t'hurles K. Meyer, of Phila
delphia ; grand standard bearer, IM. It.
Ssmcer, el Philadelphia , grand sword
bearur, Samuel Harper, el Pittsburg ; grand
warden, Irving P. W.mger ; grand c.ipUiln
el guard, .lauinH II. Codding, Tewanda:
grand marsh tl, Kdiiiund Massen, of Phila
delphia ; lierald, Jeseph Fester, of Philadel
phia. KnlgliN nt llm Oelileii Kii;l.
The sosslens of tlie annual convocation of
the Huprome Castle, K. (I. II., were coutiii ceutiii
tied Wednesday lu Odd Fellows' ball, Phila.
delphia. The llnuiice committee's rojiert
Bhewed receipts tlie past year erf(i,2S'J.01 ;
xsnditiires, f(l,rli.7t(. Appropriations or
&v$7 were made. The estimated receipts
ier ine year nre fS,&Ta.bl. Tlie receipts
el Mtbardluate castles vvore fSJ.HOS, et
which $17,730 went ex pended fur ro
ller. Supreme olllcers were elected,
as follews: Huprome chief, Hurry C. Stout,
of Pennsylvania ; supreme ice chief, Themas
llirchail, of Oolaware ; supreme high priest,
It. Kniury Knuis, el Maryland ; supreme
master et records, William Culbortsen, of
Peiiusylvnuia ; supreme keeper ei ex
chequer, Timethy McCarthy, of Pennsylva
nia ; Biipreme sir herald, .1. 1). Barnes, et
Pennsylvania ; supreme llrst guardsman,
Jeseph J. Chester, et New Jersey ; supreme
second guardsman, Prescett Hobiusen, of
Massachusetts. Brooklyn was selected as
the place for the next annual meeting. In
tbu evening there was an exhibition drill and
banquet nt Iiolment mansion.
Three lieu Killed In an Kilolen.
A torrllle explosion of 100 kegs of powder
nt Hedtly coal mines, near Chattanooga, oc
curred en Tuesday. One of the locomotives
of the company was going from the railroad
station. te the mines with the powder, in
charge of William Lloyd and David Harper.
The loceiuotlvo wns running at n rapid rate
wiien it itug 01 puwuer was overturned
ami the contents scattered lit the car.
The next inoment a spark from the
ouglue Ignited the powder and the
explosion followed. lhree seconds alter
tbe spark fell every keg of powder had ex
ploded, and three mangled liuuian bodles lay
tilty feet away, down the ombankmeiit. The
ellect et tbe explosion was frightful. The
locomotive and two Hat cars were tern te
ateiiu,aiul some portions of them were burled
hundreds of yards. When the ex plosien 00.
eurred a miner named lke lUtnsey w as stand
Ing near the track waiting for the train te
pass. He, together with Lloyd and Harper,
were thrown down the embankment, and
when found all were In a dying condition.
They presented a most sickening spectacle,
their bodies being blackoned, ami the Ilesh,
covered with dirt and bleed, haiiglug lu
shreds. All threo died at midnight.
OKEAT DKOUGH'MN TEXAS.
tiik vite in vuuniKK 10 iik ai.muht
AH KNTIIIK FAII.VUK.
l.nhlirit liruuitlil Known In Hie lllntnrjr nl Ilia
Mini- Tlm I'liilns Ceverrd With Unriser
t llcsit CslllK-llelter C lUli.n nf
TIllliK Itcimrlnl r.lelmrti.
i'dnr WetiTit, Texas, May 'SI. The un
precedeiitcd drought throughout North and
West Tuxas continue". Itsirts recolveil
Irem forty-eight counties lu the dry sis-tlens
show the crops te 1st almost entirely 11 failure,
lu many counties there will hardly l corn
enough raised te replai e the seed, while in
ethors the wheal and eat crops are entire fall-
un i. Tlie eldest settlers s ty this Is tbe long,
est tlieught for tills season known in tlie his
tory or Texas. In most counties thorn is no
grns at nil and stuck water Is gelling very
scart. e. The range is net as geed new as It
was lu January and February last. In re
gard te the mortality of cittloeu the trails
nnd the great rain lies or the West, little that
Is authentic can be obtained. Hemrts agree,
however, that the plains 1110 covered with
(had cue isses mid that hundreds et head are
dying dally or starvation and thirst. Many
herds am tee weak lu be driven te water.
Sume f itnl dlsca-e bus apjKMrud among the
cattle lu Johnstown county, Tlie symptoms
are these of hydrophobia, and te all apiar apiar
aiKes the malady is contagious.
Crep NHilum lamkeit ltettr
III. 1.01 1, Wis., May 7. The emps have
seldom looked as well at this hoiseii of the
year as they de new. ltju Is heavy and
bending. 'I he grass Is splendid and what
winter wheat there Is leeks line. Much of
tlie corn Is planted, and some et it is up. It
lsoxeted that there will lui considerable
amount of broom corn put lu about here this
season. The acreage of tobtice will Ijo about
the same us last season.
'llm situation at VIIiiii(,imiIIk,
Minni. vi'iu.is, Minn., May '.17. The 10
celptstil wlieat were 'is ctrs 111 Mlimc,ivitls
for the lat -I hours, and in Diiluth HI cars.
Tliore were 310 cars en the side tracks here
yesterday te be dlsposetl el. Country re
ceipts are moderate yet with farmers holding
back until the danger Irem accidents te tlie
new ciup Is ever. 'I he output el Heur ler the
wi-ek pmmises te be fully as heavy in last
week. Tbe Heur market was Mat yesterday,
se tar as new business went. I ereign orders
have fallen during the last twoilitystea very
low point and no situs; weiti ruiMirled loryes leryes
terdny. Minneapolis millers tre new mostly sold
alie id for two weeks te two months produc
tion. These sales were otleclcd during the
ris-Ont .u tlvlty in exiHirts. Few el the mil
lers are new piessiug tin ir slinks en the
market.
A lllg Wilful Cnn rriliileil
Cvu.e, Ills,, May .7. Ml. James Mulcihy,
el Commercial Point, thisteunty, will begin
cutting wheat 011 Monday next, and the gen
eral litrvest will been by June In. The crop
never premised a lstter yield.
AimuiAi. itKXxet.DS ru.sr in.;.
Thru- It initial 111 Vmi ijuartrr, .Mii'trr, In
ifH tldil Hliil spri'tlir.
Admiral Key nelds Pest lt)ri removed yes
terday te their new quarters in Kepler's
building, North ijuecn street. Their room
are much mere commodious and much mere
handsomely luriiished than were tho-e occu
pied by theui lu tbu same building tKilore It
was ilmest totally destroyed by tire a few
months Hgu Tlm meeting riKini is ,7 leel I
im bes in length and -I feet I inches in
width, inside measure. Tlie lltxir lias belli
elcginlly cirisited, tlie w ills nnd celling
handsomely papered and tlie windows Uiste
lully curtalmsl by J. Ik Martin A Ce. Pretty
chandeliers and nickel cusp tilores have lsien
liirnlshbd by riltin A Ilrenemaii , Win.
U ehiscn furnished tlie isjilesials, tables,
closets, etc. ; 1- M. Haclilei did tlie plumb
ing, Peter Witiewer the painting and Pred
lbsflel tliei5trMjiiter work.
lu cennecti in with the in tin room are two
nutc-roeiiis, a reading iiniiii 1 by i! feet con
tabling a tine li'iriry. Tbu room Is nicely
carpeted and luriiished with tables, chairs
mid ether necessaries. All these rmuns con cen
hitn lavatories, wash-stands and closets, nnd
the meeting room contains a line piano, and
tlie vv alls nre bung w ith pictures.
Tlie Pest iuelat7.S(). Tlie attendance was
very large, there being present a large dele
gation from Pest si, besides several com
rades from Pest lis, of Columbia, and II. 1.
W. Campbell, el Pest .d, Philadelphia.
Comrades Leenard, smith, Hut. Craw
ford and 1). M. Moero were npoiuted a com
mittee te meet a committee et Th.ul. Stovens
Pest il5, et New Yerk, who are expected te
arrive in Lancaster en Sunday morning for
tbu purKise of placing a tribute of ressx;t en
tbu gravoet tlie late lien. ThaddousStevons.
.V committee censiting or Comrades Ditler,
( law lord, Holllnger, Chandler, Delict, James
Moere, Luckenbach, Ketqsirts and I'rlun
was ituunuuced as having volunteered te
decorate tbe graves of these soldiers whose
graves will nut be lern bed en route by the
parade en Saturday.
Twe new recruits were mustered as mein mein
beis or the jKist, and alter some ether busi
ness tbu (Hist was mustered and inspected by
Assistant lusiH?cter J. W. teciiiu, el (.en.
Welsh Pest, Ne. US, who was accompanied
by Past Commanders Henry Mullen audi:.
A. Decker, nnd Quartermaster J. I.. Pinker Pinkor
ten, or the same pest.
'I he Inspecting etllcer pronounced the Pest
in admirable condition in evury respect, both
as te the excellence et their qu irters and tlie
mends et the olllcers and men.
Comrade J, P. Wickursliaui made 1111 en
tertaining speech, Comrade It. I'. W. I rbaii
presented the Pest with a full set of Dates'
History of Pennsylvania oluuteers. Com
rades Smith and Wlckersliam also donated
boine valuable ixKik.
Ilvvas.1n110uucod11lsetl1.it the ladles had
secured enough money net only te purchase
Honors te decorate the soldiers' graves, but
that they had bought lur presentation te the
Pest a line silk Hag, which would be pre
sented just bolore tbe parade starts, lu Centre
Square, at 1..H) o'clock, Saturday altorueon.
The ll ig may be seen in tlie show window
of SUiiiim ltres., North Queen street.
riVTlil Of A UVttAAY.
Mrs. William II. Dccii lues Irem Injuries
llei elted im Htindny.
Mis. Diiiuui Deen, wifuel ex-Letler Carrier
Win. M. Keen, who was se badly hurt In a
runaway, near'l'iicqunu station, en Sunday,
tiled el her lujurles at home Ne. JO Iiecust
street, Wednesday afternoon at half
past lour o'clock. The injuries te Mrs.
Deen was mere serious thim was llrst
siipiKiacd. ltesides having her hip broken
she was badly injured internally and
her spine was hurt. Yesterday morning
she began te sink and her deatli took place
at the aliove mentioned time. Mrs. Doen
was 17 years et age. She was a daughter of
tlie lain Christian Burns, of this city. She
lias live sisters and oue brother living.
They are Mrs. Jehn it. Smith, Mrs.
111. Denacliy, Mrs. Jehn Tomliiisen, Mrs.
Prank Demaii and .Mrs. llurns, et this city,
and Mrs. Jacob Welsh, residing near Stras.
burg. Itesldcsa husband, Mrs. Dean leaves
tliree sous, James, Themas and Walter, and
two daughters, who are tbe wives of Adam
Smith and Albert Drachb.tr. She was a kind
and alloctienato mother and bur husband
and family have tlie sympathy el thu commu
nity lu tbu hour of their bereavement.
.11 la I'.innia I). Krlitn's rmivml,
The funeral of Miss l.iiima !'. Krben,
daughter of Jehn A. Krben, took place from
Sn, 1.11 North Shlppeu street en Wednesday
at J p. in. The services at tlie house and
grave were conducted by Hev s. J. It. Shu
maker and C. Elvlu UeupL The Interment
vv as made at Lancaster cemetery.
Iteik I'Uhlllc Ciueil.
Large numbers of rock Ilsh are being
hauled In by trellers In the lower Susque
hanna. A party irem Yerk caught 1,000 speckled
trout In a stream In Weit Virginia, en Titos-day.
TIIK mlTTKMNK MTATKHStHM.
Murling Morten (lltei tlm Hlmm Tmlns Hill
Ueii(reMlinal Aiilltllnti
J, Sterling Morten, the Democratic national
uomiiillteuiati from Nebraska, who has been
In Washington rer several weeks, Is nil oppe.
nonteftlioolooinaigarlno bill, netw Itlisbuid
lug he Is the owner of Jersey cattle, llesays
ir tlie government Is going te Uxolooinargar Uxelooinargar Uxoleoinargar
Ino, It had belter tax the Imitation eggs that
11 Jerseyiuaii is making. They have been
aiialywd and declared harmless, but they
should be taxed, nevertheless, In the Interest
or the hens. " Pasir," said Mr. Morten to
day, "was 01 made el clean rags, cotton
nml linen. New It is imposed en the public
made or weed pulp, ami the honorable chair
man or the Soiinte committee makes the said
wrssl pulp nnd Imposes It uhiii the paisjr
cniisuiuers, wlille he argues lu the intorest of
dairymaids nnd farmers against any substi
tute ler butter made of cream nnd mtik.
Why net protect by taxation the old-lash-lened
pa)r-mnkers as against the weed-pulp
producers?
"Sugar, tee, issongleiiioratodwllh glticose
that one needs protection Ier gonulne mi mi mi
adultorated cane sugar-sugar made Irem the
milk of the cane, as butter is from the milk
el tbe cow. Why net put a tax of 10 cents en
glucose sugar, liave It all marked 'glucose'
and enact a high license for selling the same?
And If pretenses nre nil te be taxed, and If
all commodities are te be stain twd and named
and dellued by law, why net begin en these
Journeymen statesmen 7
"And If Iguorance can be taxed the gov
ernment may tlorlve a great Income Irem a
levy 011 congressmen. Weigh them up and
tax eai h member of Congress who knows
nothing of economic laws, who never studied
political economy, tlie same as bulteriue, 10
cents a Hund avoirdupois. This system of
Internal revenue will tiring te tlie national
truiaury X'M a head 011 all 2) pound con
gressmen, who knew little or nothing about
the exact laws of commerce.
" There would be found among tbe lEti
iiiombers el the lower Heuse and thu
mev enty-slx ponderous Inmates of tlie Sonale
between twenty nnd thirty tens of the most
solid, dense ami perfected economical
agnosticism which the world has evor seen.
Wedeman a 10-ceiit tax en every pound of
lardine statesmanship in Congress. Ciontlo Cientlo Ciontle
111011 el the elden school el jmbllcists, like
Welister, lieu ten, Clay and Calhoun, vvore
te the law-iinkers el the present day what
pure Jersey butter Is te lard and tallow te
wagon grease."
llaMi Hall Uriels,
'lliu ItrtKiklyii had nine hits oil Merris yes
terday and each el the nine players had one.
Powell pitched for Italtiinereand Kly for
Louisville yesterday. Kach was hit eleven
times.
Thu American Association his changed
umpires many times tills season nnd still
they de net have a geed corps, flood men
are subjected te se much abuse from rough
players Hint they w ill net consent te take tlie
position. Tem erk was the last man te
withdraw. He get enough in 0110 game.
The Wllksharrodeluated Aitoeua by 0 le 1
yesterday.
TI10.SL Leuis League club was doluated in
Newark yesterday by 11 te .
The Icague club opens in the Kast te-day,
as follews: National League, Kansas City, nt
Philadelphia ; St. Leuis, at New Yerk j Chi Chi
cuge, at Washington; Detroit, at Bosten.
Secretary W.P.ClarKe, et the State League
has approved the fellow lug contracts : With
Wllkcsbarre, J. D. rit.slmniens ; with l.au
cister, Frank O'Kourke; with Lowistewu,
J. II. Miller and William Ik Wilsen. The
approval of the contract et W T. McCaltrey
with Wllkesbarre, having been made under
mistake Is withdrawn.
Tlie W ilkesbarre club is playing geed ball
just new.
In the la.it Ciiiciimat-St. Leuis game Leng
lehn Iteilly came te the bat with a 111,111 011
llrst and one 011 second. Latham yelled,
"play for a double, play for a double." Then
Jehn smashed the ball into the .-cats in right
Held ler three bags. As iie squatted down
alongside Latham en third te rest, Jehn
panted : "1 play ml for a double, Artie, but
by gosh I get a triple."
Ilerore Detroit lett ler tlie Kast they signed
Goergu stovens, the young pitcher, who has
Ix'eu speken of ill this pasjr bolore. MTke
Scaulair, of Washington made 11 dosrate
otlert te secure the young fellow by otlering
him;i25per mouth. The Detroit manager
heard of this and obtained Stovens' slgnatiire
ler that amount. Sciulan says he would
hav e giv ou him i'2M i3r month.
The Lanc.ister club vv ill play Denny Mack's
Wllkeslnirru team two games en Saturday.
Tlie Pittsburg club is very bitter against
the Hroeklyn and tries very bard le beat
them every game. It is stld that the
Smoky City ropre-onlntivos blame President
Ityrne ler niterlering In the llarkley deal bv
which they were obliged te piy a big sum ei
money.
Parsons, who is . member el the Bo-den
team, bus been at the Hub since the club
went West. It Is new thought that it would
have been proper te have had him along en
the trip Instead of llulUiiiteu.
Paul Heckor, the Leuisv ille pilUier, says
Stovey is the best batter in the American
Association.
Manager Schmeltz, of tlie St. Leuis League
club, thinks Detroit will win tlie League
championship.
S01110 people thought the Allegheny elub
was no geed this year, but with Merris in the
box they are as hard te down as any of them.
Lust evening Dnsoell signed a contract te
pitch for the Lancaster club. Several man
agers vvore after him, but be pieferred te re
main in this city.
Tliore seems te lien lack el g tines iu the
State League. Yesterday but two clubs
played and the Lancaster have threo days
oil this weel;.
A 11 rest Jtnlireitil laenl.
On Tuesday next, June 1, the change of
gtuige en the entire tivo-feot system et .South
ern railroads will be changed te lour loot
niue inches, se 11s te made the tracks uniform
throughout tlie United Slates. It is pro
posed te change the gauge et lii,0U0 mlles of
track, of which 11,000 will be done in 0110
day. Practically 011 June 'J a passenger or
treiglit car may leave Portland, Maine, San
Francisce or Chicago and traverse without
cliangoef trucks or bulk every nille of read
in the country te New Orleans, Texas or
Flerida. This is in niativ respects the most
Important railroad event, stupendous in its
phi sicial features, that has transpired in this
country. Tlie agreement wns made betvveen
the Southern companies Ier the simultaneous
change et n convention held in Atlanta en
February ft. Tlie several companies have
since that tlme been preparing ler the new
departure, which entails a large amount of
work. The change of gnuge, costing t7 1 te
100 11 mile, is net the largest Item.
In lact, this will be Insignlllcant as com
pared with the oxisjiise and revolution in
requiring every engine, passenger, mall, ex
press, baggage and Ireight ear te be changed
111 gauge. Tills wilt be greater or less lu
projsirtlen as leads Invve mere or les con
templated tbe change.
A Haiti) I'm I'd street.
Ninth Christian street, betweenOratigunud
Chestuut, Is sadly outel repair. Tliore la no
sidewalk 011 the west side of It, and the ene
en the east slde Is se narrow that when two
persons pass lu Dpimsite (I I lectiens ene of
thorn must step out into the gutter. The
sldewnlk itself Is sunk lar below the grade of
the rugged line el curbstones, se that in bad
weather tbe mud and water Iio upon the
walk toadepth that makes it almost nupns nupns
sable. This street Is traversed by great
numbers of men, women and children going
te and returning from work and by many
ethor people, bo-ldes the families who reside
upon it and who suder much inconvenienco
Irem its bad condition. Thostreetconimittoo
mid street commissioner should repair It at
once.
lilt l.enla' Ijirfcmt Aiullcnie.
Tlie audience at thu opera house last uv oil
ing was the largest that has yet greeted the
Ida Lew is company this week, l.very part
of the heuse was tilled, nnd theso present
were very much pleased with the jierforni jierferni
atices. The snleudld drama et "The Twe
Orphans," wasadmlrnbly played. Miss Lewis
assumed the character of llcnrxctte, oue et
the orphans lu 11 highly satWiaclery manner,
and she was well supported by the company
with Miss Annle Slilndle as I.euxse, W. U.
Cooper as (.hcvalicr lie Vtmilry, Sheridan
Tupimr as Jacques, the outlaw, O. Whitman
as l'icrrc, thocrlpple, Ae.
This ovenlug the company appears: for the
fourth tlme, vvhen they will play "Kathleen
Marvourneen,"
THE K. OV I, AT CLEVELAND.
UKIIATIHU TIIK 1'itOI'OMTlUlt TO JCN
LAltOK TIIK XXKOUTIt'lt IIUAItl).
All Aft-rea That It U I'riiuer That It Sltutild lle
Dena, Hut DlrTer as te llm Mannar.
Maw Umnmlttacs 'Hint Have lleeu
Appointed, One te Inrlta Farmers.
('MiMii.AN, O., May '-7. When the
L Knights of Lnlxjr convention assombled this
morning tlie committee ou laws appointed at
Wednesday's session laid a numlsir of pro pre
positions jwrUlning te tlm government or the
order bofero the body. The llrst proKsitleu
was thoenlargomontortbooxocutlvo beard by
the appointment of six additional luombers.in
creaslng the iKMrd from llve te eloven. An
incroaseln the number of the Ismrd is ron ren ron
derod necessary by the rapid growth el the
order, which is new at least twenty times as
large as when the oxecutlvo beard of iHe
members wero appointed. Tlie preposition
elicited a long discussion, which continued
throughout the morning and into the alter alter
neon. Tliore was a unanimity of scntl scntl
inent lu favor of a nuinerlcal Incroase of
the beard, the discussion being of the
number which should be added and tbe
manner of their selection. The maximum
number propesod was ene inemlxir from
each state. The matter was finally recom
mitted le the cemmittee. The tlme con
sumed by the discussion being se great,
nene of the ether proixisltiens proseutod by
the committee wero taken up. The nature
or the ethor proKwltien is withheld until
such lime as they properly ceme before the
convention.
New committees wero thou appointed.
One Is the Iraternal coiuuiltteo which was In
structed te prepare an address le Imi pre.
son ted te the Nntienal Orange nt lUt noxtsos nextsos noxtses
sion. It is understood that the object or this
address will be te induce the farmers et tlie
country te enroll themselves In the Knights
or Laber. Tlie ethor cemmittee is the com.
mlttce oil legislation. Its duty is te take
charge of of all measures In which labor is
Interested new pending lu, or may come be be bo
eoro Congress. It was liJO p. in. when the
convention, after having been iu continuous
session from S o'clock this morning took a
recess until h a. m. te-morrow In order te
give the committee an opportunity todevoto
the altorueon te the duties within their juris
diction. Ilerr Mnst'sTrlnl.
Ni.vv Yenif, May 17. The trial of Ilerr
Most, the Anarchist, was resumed this morn
ing Assistant District Attorney Fellows
otenod for the prosecution by saying the
indictment was in two counts the same
oireni-e en both counts only in dillereuts
forms, ene in taking urt in unlawlul
assembly; the ether In taking steps which
shall Ikj an injury te the public peace. He
went en te describe the meeting of the Anar
chists addressed by Most and bis two com.
paniens at tbe bar, Schenck and llrauusch
vvelg, for which they vvore arrested, and said
that proof would be given that the utterances
of the prisoners at that meeting were preju
dicial te public peace. He leferred in scath
ing terms te the Chicago Anarchists and their
use of bombs. The taking of testimony was
then begun.
A Strike Lender Ari"teil for L.srceny.
Nnvv Yenif, May 17. "Ciptain" Themas
Cullem, ex-chairman of the Luiplre Protec
tive nssociatieu, aud a leader lu the strike of
the Third av 011110 car driv ors and conductors,
wasarrested this morning. The news quickly
spread that he had been anested 111 connec
tion with the strike. It was learned, hovv hevv hovv
evor, that he was taken into custedv en
account of grand larceny, committed four
years age vv liile he vv as janitor of a Hat at Ne,
" West Fourteenth street. He is accused of
having stolen furniture valued at ?J,700 from
F. romleim, a cotton broker, while a resident
of the Hats. Cullem was arraigned at tbe
orkville pollce court this morning and re
uiauded until the afternoon.
one DiMtiiiwii i:nvtt tee
I'm sin no, Pa., May 'Sl. Tlie Pennsyl
vania tube works ou Second Avenue, this
city, are idle iu all doiiartmeuts this morning
in consequence of a strike ei their 100 em em
peoyes. On last Monday all of the workmen
except the machinists joined iu the demand
ter an increase of 10 per cenL iu their wages.
The Hrtii premised an answer iu a week.
Yesterday, as the men state, Jehn Heilly, a
prominent member of the Knights el Laber,
was peremptorily discharged without rea
sons being stated. This is tlie grievance.
TIIK FJHUKHV lSTXHEHTH
lleieiue the Sttlijet t tif a Warm Debate In tlie
lleime of Heiireseutatlvefl.
Washimiien, D. C, May 'J7. Heuse.
Mr. Dingley, from tbe coulerence com
mittee, submitted the repeit ou the shipping
bill.
Mr. Bruckenridge (Ky.) thought con
sideration should be postpenod until the
mombersot the Heuso had examined the bill
carefully. Tlie question involved In the
Frye amendment was broader than it looked.
It net only conferred a privilege, but im
posed a duly tien the president te with
draw from ierelgn vosselscorUuu commercial
privileges, when theso privileges had been
denied te American vessels lu tlie country te
which such foreign voasela belonged. The
supposed need for the prevision rese out et
the rocent troubles with Canada, but tliore
was nothing iu tbe bill about Hshliig v essels.
Tborewasno hurry for the passagoet the
bill. Thore was no danger el war nnd the
executive had the matter of seltleineut of the
tishery trouble uniler consideration.
Mr. Dunn said the prevision did net apply
te the ilshing question.
Mr. llreckunridge thought thou thore was
less uecesslty for haste bocause tliore was no
ethor pending question of commercial privi
leges botweeu the United States and nny
ethor country. The object of that prevision
was te euable the president te place an
embargo upon Canadian vessels. Iio would
go as far as any ene te protect
the fishing interests, but wanted te be clear
11s te what lie was doing. He did net believe
In revengeiul or retaliation legislation. He
had no doubt that tbe Canadian dllllculty
would be satisfactorily settled. Twe great
nations like the United suites and Fnglanil
would net fall out about matters which could
be sottled by negotiation.
The Heuse has adopted the conlerouco re
port en the shipping bill.
Forfeiture of l'ubllc Lntulf.
Y.vsiiiNiiTON, I). C, May 17 Senate.
On motion of Mr. Delph, the Sonate took up
the bill "forfeiting te the United States cer
tain of the lands grauted te the Northern Pa Pa
citle railroad company."
Mr. Van Wyck oxplaiued Unit the blllpro blllpre blllpro
pesod the forfeiture et a jiortieu of the origi
nal grant evor which tlie Northern Paclile
did net new coutemptato building a
line botvveou Wallula ami Portland.
Mr. Van W'ycb thought there were
ether lands seme along the completod por
tion of the read which should be included
in the bill, and he moved 1111 amendment
providing for the forfeiture of oil the North
ern I'aeillc railroad graut except lands for
which tlie lines were completed bolore July
4, 1870, and oxcept the rlghtef way.
Mr. Call protestod against the bill, arguing
that It was renllya preposition tocenUrm and
net te lorfelt a grant of seme forty-eight
million acres of land te the Northern Paclile
railroad company.
A nAHTAMII.r ASSAULT.
Attack 1111 a llurllnKten, N. .1., I .ml 7 Near Her
Heme liy a Flentthili Negro.
Burlington, N. J., Is moreoxeltod than it
lias been for years, and It leeks as If n certain
Individual will la lynched If captured.
Kvorybedy Is talking about the dastardly as.
sault upon Mrs. ltella Sllpp, a young brlde
of but a few months age. It occurred nt
an early hour en Tuesday evening. The
young woman is the wlfe of Paul Sllpp, who
Is new 011 route te Arabia, en busiuess for a
Philadelphia llrm with which he Is con cen con
necled. Shorecolvosalottor rrem htm Tort Tert
lilgbtty. As she had net heard from him Ter
some time, and as she was anxious, alie
walked te the isistollice from her home
en High street, near the outskirts, en Tues
day ovenlug. iTpen returning, and when
within a low hundred yards of her home,
she was com Hill ed te pass a small ploce of
woodland, from which the villain made his
appearance. After calling te her, and using
ImpreiHir hingujge in the coarsest manner,
the rascal struck her en the back of the
head with a stene, liillicting n severe
wound. The blew wns dealt with such
force ns te knock her down and render
her unconscious for n Tew moments. Ujieu
recovering, she screamed loudly for help,
and her assailant, becoming Irightoned,
hastily departed through the weeds. It was
shortly after eight o'clock when the assault
occurred, but within nn hour a search
ing jrarty, cemtsised erMrs. Sllpp'n physl
clan, the mayor, and olllcer and several
frleuds started te track the ruillaii. The
outrage was Jperpctrated by n negre. The
party spent the entire night en tlie hunt,
but without nvall. As tlie tracks or tbe fol fel
low led te the house of a negre near tlie City
park, It is bolievod bis arrest will be ordered.
Mayer Silpath has several clues which will
be industriously worked up. The cltbens
nre thoroughly aroused, and every effort will
be made te socure tlie villain. Mrs. Sllpp
has been seriously HI since Tuesdav night.
She says she cm identify her assailant.
AV.JUUHXIHI IJVAUTKIt HKSfUUNS.
A Small List, lititheieritl Important Cases Dunn
fur Trial.
All adjourned quarter sessions court wilt
1st bold, beginning en Monday next, with
Judge Livingston presiding. Following Is
the complete list et cases marked down for
trial :
Menii.vY, May 31. Dr. 1. N. Llghtner,
r.ipe j Henry Cooper, etal., larceny ; T. 1 Id
ward Wilsen, assault and battery ; Win.
Messner. larcenv : Lewis 11. Watsen, et id..
malicious mischief; Chas. W. Frlcker, out eut out
berzli'inent ; Wlnlleld S. Hayes, herse steal
Ing ; Wlnlleld S. Hayes, fnlse pretense.
Tl i:sdav, June I. Jehn .McLaughlin,
Daniel McLaughlin, et nl., assault and bat
tery j Jehn Steckor, selling liquor without
license; Kebort J. Kvans, ouibez.lement ;
Uelsjrt .). IIvaiiH, false preteuse ; Henry Sol Sel
verllng, Jehn (J. Aliment, Henry North Nerth North
derlt, embezzlement ; Ii. Simen, false jiro jire jiro
teiiHe ; Henry llsncr, perjury ; Uenj. G.
Liutner, fornication und bastardy.
Weii.ni:sdav, June J. A. P. Levett, eL aL,
noglect et duty ; James A. Meck, Klias
Camplsjll, iiilse preteuse ; J. Slater Krb, 0111 0111 0111
bez7lomeiit ; Charles Carrell, rape ; Tayler
M. itair, perjury ; Jacob Hlldehrand, open
ing ballet Ikjx.
Tm usdav, June 3. .laceb Kby etal., for fer for
clble entry ; Charles A. Koece, false pretonse;
J. 1.. Huey, perjury; Francis ICUburu, om em om
bewlemont; A. It. Hostetter, forgery.
Satiiuivv, June n. Abraham .ollers,
Jellerseit .oil, dosertion; Tidial Morgan,
Win. Iloes, surety of peace.
VEI.r. FJCUM a. tuki:.
llie serious MMitirt te Muunt .ley Huy W he
Was I'littlut: L'p a Swing.
Melnt Jey, May 17. Charles Shrite, a
11-yo.ir-eld seu of our townsman, Jacob
Slirlte, llviug en North Market Btroet, met
with a serious accident vv hlle trying te erect
a sw ing en last Saturday, lie was standing
ou the limb of a tree, and while trying te
adjust tlie repe, the limb broke, precipitat
ing him te the ground, breaking soveral
ribs ami otherwise injured him.
Harry Brandt, while helping ills father-in-law,
Henry II. Oreenawalt, In thecoeisjr
shop opposite the stable et A. Bube, recelved
a sovero cut iu his left hand with an ad 7.
The uiombers of David U. Nissley Pest
178, (i. A. K, nre making extensive prepara
tions ler the observanco el Alomerial Day en
Saturday next. A number or our secret so
cieties are expected te take part In the same.
Hev. i:. J. .Miller and wife and Mlsse An
nie Kerner and Anule Martin are attending
tlie ministerial and Sunday school convention
of the Evangelical church iu session at Ann
ville, Pa.
Kev. (i. W. dot, and wlle and MRses An
nie Kheadsand Mary 1 1, ltuckwalter are at
tending the Sunday school convention of the
ciiurcnei neu, wmciiis meeting m uarrts
burg. If AMI DOWN llli; bTATll
The Pennsylvania railroad statement of
business for April shows a gain ou both tbe
Kastern and Wostern Hues.
Father Keul, of HeekMchersville, Is missing,
and It is alleged that he Hed with a young
woman, Margaret McDevitt by name.
A Chester county farmer says "te provent
crew sand blackbirds from taklnc up corn,
sew a handful or se about the sldes et the
Held. It Is the cheapest in the long run."
The Prohibitionists or Yerk county will
held a convention next Tuesday, nominate a
county ticket and thoroughly organize the
county this year and show their strengtlu
Manager Abraham L. Lrlauger was con
victed el assault and battery with Intent te
kill Acter (ieorge Herbert Leenard bofero
Judge Allisen, iu Philadelphia, Weduesday
afternoon.
Illrtliilay Surprise.
I.asl evening, a party of ladies aud gentle gentlo gontle
men te tlie number of forty, met nt the resi resi resi
donce or Miss. Fanny Sheridan, 350 ltoaver
street, and aceumiunled by Stauiler'H orches
tra, proceedod te tbe residence of the Misses
Klla and Mary Andersen, Ne. 5'J1 SU Jeseph
street, te surprise them, the occasion being
the celebration of tlie birthday, of the young
ladies, which ceme clese togethor. Dancing
continued until 11 late hour, lollewod by re-
irusniiients, cvc.
All united In pronouncing It a grand suc
cess and a complete surprise. About ", a. in.
the company doparted ler home, wishing the
young ladies many happy returns of the day.
Nearly SI 00,00(1 Lust nt a Fire.
Fiianki.v.v, Mass., Alay 17. About 1
o'clock this morning tire was discovered In
the old Daniel's building, oil Scheel street,
used for a store heuse, tonemeiit and billiard
hall. The ilames speedily spread te and con
sumed Brown A Procter's skating riuk, Dan Dan
lel's livery stable, Daniel's hall, the Central
house, and a touetuout heuse owned by Davis
Tiiayer. The llre crossing Main street de
stroyed the Unlversallst church. A small
part of the iurniture of the church aud of the
Central heuse was saved. The lira vyas under
control at 1 o'clock. Kudelph Sonimers, a
tlremau, was seriously injured by falling
irem the church. Nearly 100,000 was lest,
Vlitnrln i:ii-lletite te UnlmeraL
KniNiiiiiu, May 17. The queen arrived
at Perth this morning, en-reute te Balmoral.
After a brief stay at that place for breakfast,
she proceedod te Balmoral. Her majesty
traveled nil tilght after leavlng Windser cas cas
tle. Notwithstanding the early hour of her
arrival nt Perth, a large crowd had assembled
iu nnd around the railway station and enthu
siastically cliocred her majesty.
Ti:i.i:(;it.i'ine tafs.
W. S. Dickey sued the Galveston, Harris,
burg A San Antonie railroad for fJ5,000
damages for tlofamatieu and get nothing.
The British stoamer Avleiia from Mediter
ranean erLs for Montreal went ashere yos yes yos
terdav en ltecky Beach and tilled with water.
The Heck Island railroad company hat
olleetod tbe arrest of Jehn Conners alias
" Yellow Hammer " aud " Butch " McCoy,
well-known in Peoria, for the murder of
Kellogg Nichols aud the ex press robbery near
Merris, 111., en the 13th of March.
Heet! Trout Pithing.
Yosterday, Adam II. Frltchey, esq,., went
te the country te fish for trout and he re
turned with twenty-seven specimens of the
beautiful ilsli,
THE LIBERAL MEETING.
UI.AIHiTUXh'JI VUNVMSSIUN TI4T rTltli
S A IK TUB IHIMK MVI.B It ILL.
He Will Modify the VUiua Ktcluilleg the IrUh
Meinltera Irtint iVesliiilnstar UerUlnt
That the Hill will New I'M Hecewl
ItemtlnK Inereaeed Hiqipert.
TjO.mhi.v, May 17. The lneettng of the
Liberal wrty called by Mr. Gladstone's clr
cular was held le-ilny at the foreign ollice anil
was very lnrgely nttended. Nene el Uib
dtsBenllents et tlie party put lu an appear appear
aiice. Mr. (lladstotie was xoeltorousty cheered
when he arese te address the inoetlug and it
was seme minutes bofero itulet was restored,
lle said that he had doctded te luodllytbe
clause In the home nile bill excluding tlie
Irish memliers from Wcstmlnster, and lrthn
lilll was read a seixntd tlme he would meve
In the Heuse of Coiumeus te relerlt te a
select isjiiimlttee and net call It up again
until the autumn session of Parliament, when
he would Intreduce and atneiid a bill for
governing Ireland.
The meeting was chnractorled by the ut
most geed feeling nnd unanimity. The
statement ninde by Mr. (Iladntone was cer.
dlally approved, and his foltewors expressed
themselves as sanguine that the concession
made by the premier would certalnly cause
n break In the ranks of tbe dissentient mom mem mom
bera of the rarty who have Jolned the opjio epjio opjie
sltion. Mr. J. Flotcher Moulten, Lllmral M.
P. for Clapham division, and Mr. Saniuel
Whltbread, Lilieral AL P. for Uodferd, and
ethor disontlenls, havoslnce oxpreosod them them them
Holvesas llioreiighiy s-itlslled with the con
cessions by the premier, and say they will
nowjvetofor the second reading or the bill.
It Is new conslderod cer tain that the bill will
pass te a second reading.
AKUTllF.lt AT.IIKJIMA.M VAUKII.
One Who May l'maltily lleceiite Companion
or Convict Jaehi'e.
Nkvv Yekk, May 17. Kx-Alderuian Mi
chael DufTy Is the mysterious person at pollce
hoadquarters. He was arrested en a charge
that he had brlbed Aldertnan Walte te vete
for ths franchlse ter the 34th street railway.
Kx-Alderuian Dully was reloased en (15,000
bail en the new charge el bribery.
The warraut uiien which ex-Alderman
DuUy was arrested was granted by Hocerder
Hmythe yosterdny ailorneou and was liased
en an iiflldavlt of District Attorney Marline;
the sjiecilied charge therein set forth allcges
that in the mouth of Docembor 1SSI,
Dully then an alderniau ntlompted le brlbe
Charles II. Walte, also nn alderman, with a
sum of money, being soveral thousand dol
lars, for voting for the lranchisoer the 31th
street cress town read. This line was nerer
built, but the resolution for the construction
was submitted bolore the nldermen by Duffy
himself en nocembor'Jl', 1881.
District Attorney Martin said that he had
little Information te giv e about the casa ethor
than thatsuited in thealUdavit. He declined
te give the exact amount et meney which
Dully oflbred te Walte. He said that Walte
had nut told half that he knew and intlmates
that arrests et ether aldennan nre probable
before long.
He said that de indictment had as yet been
found against DuUy en this charge, but the
grand jury would make a presentment prob
ably te-morrow. After tlie matter of the
bends had been llxed the accused
was taken bofero ltecortler Smyth, In
the goneral sosslens vvhore the suroties
were approved. He declined te siieak about
the case te reporters. At prosent ex-Alder-nuin
Dully is under 10,000 bail te answer te
two Bjieeifle-ebarges-el'-briberyi The othet ethet othet
aldermou are aald te be frightoued.
The Tun o-llrccce Sltuatloe.
I.eNDO.v,'May 17. Certain rumors which
nre current here te-day, tend te the belief
that thore may yet be 11 little war botweeu
Turkey and (Jreece. The situation en the
frontier is precisely the saiue as whim the
last battle occurred. The action of the
comnianders en both sldes have been dis
avowed, but iu very mild tonus, aud their
orders remain unchanged. These orders are
net te light unless attacked, but any military
olllcer knows hew te proveko ait attack with
apparent iiinocence en his pari.
Spurgeun Opposes Ulariftteiie.
Loxne.v, May 17. The Rev. Charles II.
Spurgoen,tbe colebratod Baptist minister, iu
a letter ou Mr. (iladstoue'shouiortiloschoiue
says:
" What has Ulster doue te be cast oil". The
vvhole scbome is as full et daugoreus absurdi
ties as If it wero concelvod by a mad
man. Yet I am sure that Mr. Gladstone be be
eoves that he is only doing justice and acting
for the geed el all. I consider him as making
0110 of theso mistakes made by great and
well-meaniug men."
hliet lleacl by Saleen. Keeper.
Si I'lUJEs, Mich., May 27. At 0 o'clock last
night Geerge Allen wan shot by Hoiace
Uiukley, a saioeu-kooper. Allen aud Ulnk
ley had quarreled about a year age, and the
former is said te have made threats agalust
the latter. Allen had been drinking, and
made a motion aa It te draw a weapon when
Hlnkley ilrod,sheotlng four times.; Allou fell
dead aud Hlnkley at once surrendered tcotbe
authorities.
Found Willi UK Threat Cut.
K.SOXVII.I.K, Tenn., May 17. Jehn
Blevius, aged 101 years, who left his home at
Shoedy, Jehnsen county, yesterday was
fouudluadeep ravlue near his home with
his threat cut from ear te ear. There Is no
clue te the accident.
Sir. Arthur HaU a Hearty Ureahfatt.
Nkvv Yehic, May 27 Ex-Prosldent Arthur
continues te lmprove,liisfrlonds say; he arese
early this morning and ate a hearty break
fast. The damp woatuer Is annoying te him,
as he cannot go driving. Dr. Peters was his
only visitor te-day.
Ne Heward Frem the War Ilepartiueut.
Hvn Francisce, Cal., May 17. A special
from Tucson, A. T., naysGen. Allies has net
ollered any reward ler the heads ei Indians
ou account of the war department Tbe re
ward has been ellered by money raised by
citizens who requoBted It le be paid through
Gen. Mlles.
HauiUeuie Church llurued.
ELMinA, N. Y'., May 27. The first Metho
dist Kpiscepal church en Baldwin street was
totally destroyed by lire at o'clock this morn
ing. The church was ereected In 1870 and
was one of the finest structures In Klmira.
The less ranges from f70,000.te 575,000.
Itenuiulualed for Ceucrew.
Atoiiisen, Kan., May 27. The Ilepubll Ilepubll
cansel this, the First congressional district,
last night reneminated K.N.Merrlll far Con
gress by itcclamatlen.
m
He llled Kiuy.
CitAvrenusvir.i.K, lad., May W.-JeUn
O. Henning was swung oil at neon in Ihejaii
corridor. He died easy.
W MA TUBH rueBABJiatum.
litstem New Yerk, ? J.
sylva..lKewJeey,DM
land aud Virginia, Jgh JXOvZZ
by lair weather, slightly wwhhw seuibw.
KokFrnDAr-ted rains nd Betrly sto ste sto
UenarVtemperatur. are Indicted ter ew
jKri Tandgenerally warmerwwrth-r.wtth
rlystaUoniryteini'erttlurefortlyjMWdU a
AtlanUe states.
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