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AN OCrOUKNAIHAN'S KN1).
DKAVII UK IKM hAVrHIAII ASH
KKKTVH r III tlAHMRH.
An (Mil and I'liiiulueiit I'lllian el the Nuilli
em Kiul ut Ilia I'minlr-lll. l.rKlimlin
Kierlati(a r Illy lama Arii Have
I'tUillc 1'itik In Mantii-ltu.
Ahinhitm kiiullmnil, iinoel Iho eldest nild
most imminent cUIeut r llie iierlhuui
end of lliu county, 'died mi I'rltlMV hI his
home near Mnuhelm'lii hlselghly-ellhlli yenr
ftem llie deblllty and decay (lint oeino with
old nge.
Mr. Knilllmnti isrupied tliu old hninesteud
whoieln he illwl dining his vvhnle lllotline.
Ile win tlin lirst president of llm Mnnhelm
National dank anil mm of tlin leading hi r Hh
Hi Hn erKitiilz-tllim. Ile liai alwavs been
Idenlllled largely Willi nil llm mibllr enter
prises of llm vlelnltv In width im lived, mill
wns legnnled an mi eminently sagacious
business man.
Ilw was un uumntrled man uud liy liH
dentil liH IniliKxtlHt'i r.tmlly becomes extinct,
lllsshlcr, Mrs. A. K.l'hler.nr .Manholin,dle.l
t we years ntfn, leav Ingne ohlldien. lln wnsn
prominent inetnlx'i of llm Old Mnnnoiiite
chinch (K'liilliiitn'ii) en llm old Mnuhclin
nnd t.sucniter tin uplktv. lln mil l hurled
en Tutwday from tlin old rliuii'li el which
de was mi lout; it member.
NIK 1. i.iii. mi; i Mil i. u
Mr. katillinan's election In ttiu llnuse or
KepteHonlnllves In Is.;., ricnlls lilt stand
ngalnst tlie llrit upprupilstleii made
Inwards commencing tlie t tutt nburu Mil
reiul, lie bulliK nleug among his cel
Ungual In opposition nnd ceuIIiiiiIiil.
nn opponent te llm m-lieum during IhoHecnd
session he was in tlin Heuso. 'I'lin project
wasnltorwurdH.iliniitleni'd alter the statu had
oxpeuded nearly tl.UHl.neil thereon. A Her
flltiK Dm Intt llmu UKUiiiNt It, Mr. Kuulliunu
pill lilt masons for mi doing in llm J-armi
of April li, Isu.
Alter three iu.-xi.mHe leglslalivn twins,
Mr. Ksullmnn was ngsln elected te the Irmls Irmls
latnie under tlie new constitution of lit 1 hiiiI
son tsl during the rosideii nt Ml In Kitl hn
was elected n dim ler of tlie iHsir for Lane is.
ter county , lie in elix till In ISvi hiiiI win
piesldrnl of tlin IkmiiI for hve veals. Iknm
president of tlin MhiiIiuIiii National hank
horn lltnrgamitluii, reu 11, li.1, ler four four
Icen jchii llminattur. In Js?l 70 he trn"led
eivr tlin Milurti portion of tlie I'nittil
' tle Hi fnr iii (.'nllfernl,!, mid IIidnhiiie jenr
nmde h doiiiitleti te llm IxiteiiKti "I .Mitillielin
of tliipn acriH el uivnlliuid i-entiilnliiK ii
xprliiKef HHtur, nivir ttintenii, te Ihi iikikI hh
b piilill(?Kren. 'Dili tlie tow II ceilucll lidtiiud
utter the donor.
Mr. KHUIIiiirtii'i f.inuly lme Imhui n long leng
Inrxl mm. Illn fHtlier, iMMd Ksilllnmii,
dltMl Jaii. 1 1, ki., In till ,t.tli car, hiiiI In
metliur died Maicli 11, 1 ", In her nltjlity.
t'luhlli yi'Hr.
lie m a KcntleiiMii of llm old kcIiiniI, ii
null of pollihed Miniiiiur mid line Unto hiiiI
Kterllng Inti-Krlty. lln wh llm lt or n
unmoor of olliem or llkn rliarn-tr nnd t" In
tills county, nmui'K Hliem wiiie CeiiihIIiih
lellini, Aljirtlinm l'uterit nnd Jehn .Slieluu.
Kll Of T1IK IJVAICirit flit110.V5.
lllllelcl S. lUjri lieu ml uh n SIIrIiI I'unl.N
meiil en Hie ctiargf nl KaIip rrnion.e
Court met nt tun o'clock thin iimrnlii for
the liearini; el (kvntllun i-iei and the trHiw
" I Ien el (lirinnt lmnn. Tim d(rrlkii
c(ii en the lint worn lenlinticd fercrtinm.
Miry I Uuuk, wlle el Al.im I'. ltnurk,
el Driimem tewiiHhlp, win RrHiited the Ixmie
llli el the ix'l el HHwmlily unliiK te nmrruxl
women llm IkmhiHheI tlmlronrnteiMnilni;'.
An Imiie wan KrHiiln.1 te dolnriulne the
nwneridilpelcutlHin prerlv lnlml iiihih liy
the nlieillf In whl.-h JkliiI VkiIcI w,i nude
(ilalalltl mid A. II. .MiiMtler ilelcii.Uiil.
eiltfiil(4 liii,if,1
ClmiliM A. Ilmve wi cllrci ted te piy tlin
i oils in IhefttllU breimht nj;iint linn by two
Hotten llrini ler (Inp'Hlti el hln goedt w llli
intent te defraud hln i icditeix.
Jehn Demi Nun, Jr., mn i id of unlaw fill
llint-er ciltlliiR en tin' Inndi el Aliram ('!
IIiin, m,rm HcnteiiLi'd te pay ii aim off I mid
cthIh or pronneiitlon,
William I ranciK, n Welsh MniiiiUlu i.imii,
who ploailed sillily te tour rhnrijnoef laut-iiv
nnd felonleii" entry, whi Heutnni oil te ini ini
demeHii Imprlteuiiieul in lliu i;,m(iiiii puin
lenliarv fieenti'en mouth'.
Wlntleld H. II ii, alia I . I". I milt, who
whiceihi.'UmI en two itiari;en el falan pre pre
leiiae, waa neiiteuiivl te iiudeiKO nil Iinpria
uiiimut lii the itiuiity jail for tell nnd a half
month. Ile ban been in j id one yeir await
UiR llie dlilKMltleu of the ca.x iijj'iiUHt him.
i i iuu.n r in iM.n
William l,enmin,0Hi., was appointed an Ii
ter te paH upon ex-options ami dlitribute
the lialaure In the hand el the atslue el
Samuel Kby, who failed ni a banker at l'bi
Ix'thtewn. ThoaielHof the ailKii(nt inlate
feet up f.ili.000.
The county tow nrd of (J) ler tlin dolei lien
of home thhnt'M wnn awaidtHl le Willi. en
Wlttlck nnd rrpilvrirk llellmiui for tbe h.
IKeheimleii el l'rank Iteyil, who w.ii con cen con
lcted lint week of hIpiiIIuk Ini hoihea.
'J'lin surely of the peace caie hkiiIiihI Jiweph
J. Deach, k'ewIiik out ei the attempted iisiai.
nlnatleu el JiiiIke I,U Illusion, wa dHliu.-wl
with county for centn.
The following i no weie imf ;,hm I
('oiiimeiiwrnllli in, 1k.i, Helsilner, jr,
ns'aillt and batlery , Aiuailali Heir, lalte
preleinin, .s.-imunl fuitli, lalxe proleune .
I.niH'ioler cily, iiohIecI of duty; Miller
Hhlisler, Uliopietoii.it', mid Auiutll. llintot llintet
ler, forgery.
hale of itral ltale.
Ilenry Hhubvrt, auctioneer, bold at public
nnle Krlday e oiling, nt the l,anravnlei County
home the property boleiiKliiK te Mm, U.
'riiumniH, Hituated en aeiitheiiNt corner of
Inn and Keckliind ntreelx, te A, lllrsh for
i? 1,1 10.
Joel lu HaiiieH, nuclleneer, Held for A. .1.
Kberly nnd Henry Hartley, executers of
Jefllali Davlsh, decenswl, at the Krmiklln
house, the fellow lug properties en Krldav
evenlng :
Ne. 1. A two-atery brick liiachlne Hhep, en
North Concord Htreet, having n rrontage of
38 feet and n depth of '.',, feet, with an addi
tional building let adjoining, te A. (J. ltroiey
for Tl,3oe.
Ne. 3, the two-Htery dw oiling lioiixe Ne.
15S1 North Mul bury Mlruet, te lieorge W.
SheeU for (l,tijO.
NeH, I nnd ., the two-htery liamedwelllugi
Nwi. i7 and Zi'J North Mulberry Mtieet, te
Careline Uiinleii ferjl,0)
Na ii. The two-atery brick heun, Ne. -JO
Neith Arch alley, le Wm. K. .Shirk for iH.
Na 7. Thotivu-Hlery brick dwelling hoiihe,
Na 232 North Arch alley, te the winie pur
chaaer for t7lHl,
Ne. I). The two-Htery brick dwelling Iioiihe
Na 210 North Mulberry hliuet, te M area tot
(lerzferfl.NH
Na 0. The two-atery brick dwelling limine,
adjoining te tlie nbove, te filename purchaser
for f I, lib. The Hiiietmt realised by the -ale
was 8,fM).
Severely Hurt by Fulling.
Friday innrnlng about 11 o'clock, nn Will
lam Dlirenderfer, euglueer or the local 'train
running between Lancaster nnd Harrliburg,
waa In the act of breaking tlie Ice from the
feel-board of IiIh engine, which nt the tlnm
win en n Hiding near the l'enn Iren werkx,
he made a mlinlep mid full heavily le the
ground, a distance el H0eral feet, hurting
lilinielf ery bndly. Noeuo haw the acx'i.
dent, and Mr. Dlllendorler lay holpleii for
heveral minutes, llli lelt nuklenud feet
wero Hpralned nnd hweIIpu te twice their
natural Hire. He was taken tu Ida home in
Middlelnwn en lili own engine nt .1:10 in the
nllernoen, mid Ollver Keelur txwk Ida engine
through le HarrHhurg. Mr. Ditlendurler
will bedlHabled for se oral weekH.
Holiday TlikeU
The rennnylvnnla railroad will Mill holi
day exciirHinii tlcketi at their elliceiu this
cltyen Hecoinber 23, 21, 25, .10, ,11 and Janu
ary 1. Tney will be geed te reliirn tuitll
January -I. The lteadlng rend will also sell
Hlmllar tlcketn.
Wedding Hans.
-Jna H.Metrler, the well-known real eutate
ilid iiiHiiranoe Hgent erthU city, was married
iJBAnnle U Miller, also of Laucaster, en
'Lnirsday. '
III.KAHOh'H HOHIi:ih-lll. II OKA.
'Ilia riiilmmir Kliinkn tlin llntl Tinlle llul ul
Heur Mern ll(itr-rlir Anlnmln mile-
pltelrraliiiFiil 1 liln r.fiiniK.
The l,nnrnstnr rink hoeiiih te I in iinn el llie
ineHt popular placeH In town In the miming",
nnd crewdn nlletul nlnhlly te wIIiii-m llm
welideiful wink el I'ml. Illoaxeu, llml.uueus
home liamller, The lopnl.itleii of llm pio pie pio
fiwser Ims extended In llm ceuulry nnd i m Ii
owning tlmiu Ian large npr Inkling el himhih
Iieiii oiilxldnef town. Mriny el llm hoi mi
men of this i Ity hatn nllelulcd inery pct pct
leiui.incenud thnli InUuiwl uini rxlai-ka N'e
one will wonder nl Ihl", tlm (uleiUliiment
In llriil-clnxallitoi'glieiiu
Krlday n cuing the ntleudaiirn wax ngaln
pilln large, uetwltlixlallillng tlin bad wriilher
mid the allliiclleii at the opera Immiie. I u the
audience worn ipiHe a number el Indies. 'I lie
entertainment epi'iiml with tlm usual Hheil
talk by tlin pinltwer and Hm llixt niilmnl
brought out te Ihi liaiidled was n rather
large bay beixn, which had been In the habit
efNlilugaud bilktm: The Kurnka bridle
was Mr hi put tisiti him anil iillerwmds lie
was thrown down, nllheugli he (ought
hnnely te lemalu en his lixit. I peu llm
Itoer hn was licated te the tinual neieuadn,
which Im did net room te rellxh nt Ural,
but gradually l'nin no'iistemed te
It. 'Ilmnalety flinpx weie put iixni him
mid Im was iltlM'ii light under Hags ami up
te the baud, w Idle a hideous neixu was being
madn by llm Heteuiidnia Tin paux, Ac , weiu
alxe tied le his (all, but Im paid Utile attention
te them. Alterwardx he was drheu te the
wagon and werkixl well. Tlm next was a
llue.-i car-old bay isitl, which was n klckpr.
'I he Mainly flinpx wnte placed en Ii I til and
with the usual auueancm en his trial Im was
matched alxiul, nnd right Inte the
Men el a brass band whlili m parad
ing around llm rink, lln was middiied
In a cry nhert time. Niimlxir thren was
a" llul-lixiklng )euug black helm-, be
longing te II, J. Matllii. lln was n balkcr,
but the prolnxxer tixik that nut of him In a
Mhert handling, mid hn wns made te let low
him aieimd llm rink llkn n deg, and step and
hImI at tlm ""ids el command- lln was alxe
driven In a buggy with ease afterwards. The
hotxe did net take le Ida trnilmelit, mid eni n
In his (Hurts te c.nl away, nlmext get out
Inte the audletii'e, but the ptete.ir held te
him II rilll his talk was ms'uuipllxlmd. A
large bay horte, whkh had piuWoexly
reliiF(l te bold n isrriagn while
going down bill, did net make much
fuss when Kelllex, etc., who tied te his
tall mid n man kept lining lilmwlth a large
nth k en the heels. When hitched te n cat
rlige thrixj men kept puslilug II en his hoels
but be Mixitntsl te work all ruthU
llm Im Imrxnel llllsin I'lsx, which wns
he hard le liaudlu en the llrst night, was ex
hlblled and iiiudu te de a number el tricks nt
Iho command u 1'ief. OIesniiu. He hiickoxs hiickexs
fully lucempllshixl tlm feat of nee-xawlng en
a plank, which aroused loud applnuxn. Dr.
Hhftlib'H llllle sorrel, whlrli hail Ixxin guru nun
lessen, was iiIsohIiewii and he followed I'ref.
(ilenseii e or whom,
ThisnllerniHiii a iii.i1Iih-e was gieu when
lne horxe-s wero handled, 'llm hiiiiie iiihii
ber will li put through this owning. 'I'he
list lacludes animals hard te groom, Hirers,
klckerx, Inlkerx, ba'kers, An, The prolensor
nnueimc4id thai at the request urn niiinler el
citueiix nt the town he had agr"d te rnmalii
In this city eer Monday, Tuembiy at). I
Weilnesday, when nvhlbltlens will Ixighcn,
Un Tuexday ei oiling the prolexser's wile
will Mhew ladles hew le train and rldenaddln
herxu and en Wednesday owning xhe will
dnu two Melons kn king herxes together.
kiii.i. .im .(.
lime IIiIuk Ctixei;t, lint nunci te the C'etitt
IbiiiiiA Clnt k.
'loiimtrew It will be ex liy two weeks
Hlnce llm tile chx'k en the dome of llm court
house Hteps.s and xnltlely refused te go.
Klnce that Hum n great inauy (huseiis re
xidlng In the enlrai jwrt or Iho city, who
depend largely upon lids Us k, hae been
ut le great IniTinenlence. It Is trim
lhat many (xxiple cairy w ablins, but
even thexe enull Iho town clock at tliucw,
wlille thiMU who am net lertiiu He enough te
bam pis ket limn plives haxelxjeii going It
blind. It would Is) wry ilillicult le tell el
all the trouble thai this drx k has caused in n
fortnight. The folks residing In the linino linine linino
di.ile nelgblxiihiMsl have done uieru awear
Ing than eier In-lern In llm same time. Ihw
jnrs who Iihmi never been known te uxe n
bad word lx-leie have lisirmxi te swear III tlie
nioHt.ippieisl slyliv, It tins thing leiitluues
mill Ii li'tiuer it will bnmvnssirv ioputnmis ieputnmis ioputnmis
xienarv tu work en lUrbary Coast. The
housekeepers in Iho nelglilxiihiMxl havoalxe
Ixsin treublixl by llm i-Im-k, b.s-ause they
deix-nd iism it te het their home time time
ptises, many el which havn Ixs-n xbindlng
lilln Him it tlm big tilv (uulike the labor
(Kxipln) n fused In strike.
'I Imieunlry HMiplu who come le town te
attend market and oilier business, complain
ureatly el tlin lying elm k mid they think tli.it
Laucaslur county might at least furnish them
with lime. One old fellow, who looked at
tlmi iik-k this ineriilng, thought that it might
Ihi lint us well te give the ligiiroer juslim as
well as the ilix-k n iittln overhauling.
Aneihur man who was walking along
North ijiieen Htnx-i wns nxked what
tune it win. lln replied that hlx
walch Hhevvixl It te Iki lu.JH and he had
right time with the town deck. The ethei
man told him thai there was iiehiic-Ii a thing
as town time new, ns the clock had net licen
going ler two wtxiKx. The man of llie walch
s-iid that be lu-aiil Iho elm l Hlnke ten Huh
lueiiiiug, and he then xel his wnlih. His
tune was alxiul right, but he had heard Iho
Ixill ringing ler i eutt instead el tlie striking
el the clock. When eleven o'clock came
mound Im lHik n lixik ut the court house
elix-k, which did net stiike, but Mini Isilnted
loll JO.
This morning n rexnter el tlm Inti:i.ii-
KM7KU haw JiMiipli Keexur, who has the
clock in chmge, mid learned the cause of the
slop. Tlm hands en the hues nru t posed en
the eutsldu nnd when the ns-ent hiiew lull
the hands Ixs-amn isiiglti. The lubiiig Ireui
theclix'k le tlm huiitls was brektn oil. The
clock nlxe i no. is nn overhauling, as It hns net
loon repalied slnce 178. Keriuerly gas was
kept burning nt nil times In the dome where
the clixjk ix, and the alt was kept nt a preiMjr
temHTiilurn. LaUly the olectrlo light was
put In mid tlm -place in new very cold, and
the working of the clock was allected. Tlie
deme of tlie court Iioiihe has Ision he cold
of late that It has been dlnicult te work
there, but Mr. KeesersayH he will put tlie
clock in repair early next week, as the
county coinmlssienerH hnve ordered. Mr,
Keexer receives but f.'iO par j ear te ntlend the
chx-k nnd hn thinks thai It is nut millicient,
Tlin pi uu does xeeiii hiiiiiU, bill It is likely
thai thecliH k will hihiii be in operation iigaiii,
when it Is hoped that It will be correct mere
than once n day,
MitMi.s in MieiiT mi:u;i-..
Among the cases fur disposal by tlie beard
of pardons en Tiiewliiy next is that of ' Hr."
Jenhua I 'elts.
The Welsh mountain mission chapel will
be dedicated oil (Sunday allurnoen, Decem
ber Jr..
Hev. Tobias Wminer, una el tlie eldest
MMinonite inlnlsleifl living, ix very Herliiiisly
111 ut his home at lllue Hall, w llh uu hopes el
recovering. He Is upwards of eighty yents
old mid has been lu leoble healtli for many
yeaiH.
Ilailly Caught In WallHIrret.
Yeung Mnurlce WerniHer, Hen of Klmen
Ni'eriuser, oho of the biggest brekem en
Willi htreet, in New Yerk, was bndly caught
in tlie recent full el Htecks, The young iiiun'n
big held was Heading Bleck, nnd many
broknrHncceptiHl his pointers mid lest. 'I he
Woruiher less is snlil te Imve tiim tJOD.OOO,
nnd llm 21 year old youth has been order ul
out el Wnll utieet by his nngry lather.
An liiterrlgltile liny,
Thofalheref Harey II. Kieyblll, el ML
Jey, has tiled allldavlt that his Hen is iucoi iucei iucoi
riglable and bojetid ids control. The I my Is
new in jail Hwalllng trial for Inrceny, mid hi
lather thinks tlm Ixj.st disiKwItlen le make el
liliu is 'OHeudlilm te the lloiiseof Kefugn.
The court fixed Wednesday next nt lied
o'clock ler the heariiii;.
Te-nlKlit Will he Uib jt.
The (Jray it Stephens combination had
auother large nudlonce Friday evening te
wltness "Saved I'rem the .Storm." This
.itteiiioeu they played the name plcce at a
iiialinoe ler Indies and children, mid Hum
oveulng they de.su tlielr cugngomeuU
I10I1N AI.0NU Till: 1III1NK.
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xir.uiiix n'tirfiKits ii ii( fuusmtKi)
rv i ii k i.init or i ut: rtiKK,
tun limy cntiptM nl Atiiiiliatn Mint lletiueii
lllialt, anil Hie Slxhnfr In Mlilill lliry
MliirvnlPtl In Hliltillng t'p Olin nt
Hie l.rc-M nl Ulty TimiIph,
'Iho Iliihh lltolhers may justly claim
phu.'eH In tlm hunt inuk of l.sncasler buxi
nens men. Ily xtrlil business habits, lutein.
gonletiMor latine el le'iuuerclal and morenn merenn morenn
llie mailers, n wnn lereslghl in discoverlug
the wants or llie psiple, a ready catering te
these wants, nnd a spnll el lair dealing Willi
their imlreus they line built up a trade
hoceuiI te mine In this itv, and a'Viilred lot let
luiiui that place tlmm mimiig the heAVlexl
tax pixels In l.sticaster.
'limy nre tlm nrclulecls of tlielr own for
tunes, they eirned what they own nnd new In
llmprtmeul life. Hiirreimded by happy fami
lies, aie In llm lull eniymeut (if nil the geed
tilings lhat wealth xllerils.
hike many ether Huiseasrul bmlness men
In Ihlscllv the Hlish llrothersare net nntlves
of the city nor even el the L'nlled Htalec
Their l.itth plant wai away up the river
lllilne, In llessit IlAimstadl, llurmany, In the
wllagoel ll's hthelin. only a low miles from
the famous city of Worms. Their patents,
Mejer mid Dera lllrsh, frugal mid Indus
trious Mllagnis nnd wine giuwerH, reared
their Ikivx until they had attained manhood.
when ul their own dwire they went xpnl
forth te the New World, with but xtuall cai
itni, te carve out their own fortunes.
The lirst el Iho brothers le cress llm ocean
was ,eeHiId wheHrrlved In New Yerk in
is !. Alter reeonneitnrliig for nn opening he
purchased a hiiihII Htn'k el notions nud made
ills way te lteadlng, l'a., where he iKxldled
them and iiiaden Utile money. In the spring
el lx2 he was joined by Ills elder brother,
Herman, mid In the autumn of the name year
by the eldest brother, Abraham.
llll.V eim.n M i km. sieni.-,.
The brothers milled their Htnnll xsMng",
worked hand-In hand together, ns peddle! x
of ran.'y geeds and notions, nud w Ithln a year
had get together enough cash and ctedil te
os.'U a store. Thoyihexo D.mvllle, l'a., as a
premising place el business, and Ihillier they
went in W The Catawlsn railroad was
Ixjiug built nt tjie tiiuit, and the Menteur
Iren works were in lull blast 'llm young
merchants muted a xlurn nnd vigorously
pushed ihe emeli and notion husliiess.
They madn meuevra idly and Haved It. He
loin llie year was out limy rented nuether
rixim en llmepiNwitu Hide of llie town mid
Idled it up us a clothing store, and ler a
aeasen did n thriving businesH. Meautime
Mirahimi went hi i-uinhury, rented a store
room and began tlm watch "nnd Jewelry trade
having an esjrt (,urman watchmaker ai mi
assistant. He did a lair business, but ns
limes were gelling dull In Danville (llie
Catavvlsxa read Ixilng liulxhed, the Iren
works out of blast, llm populntten decreas
ing mid very little money lu circulation) tlm
brothers determined le leave the town and
leek ler u iii'.in favorable lucalleii. The
jewelry xleie in Siinbiiry was sold te the
(erniau assixluut, nud Iho Dam llie stores
wein also sold out in lk I. Abraham went
te I'hiladnlphta. and Herman rime en te
I.ainaster lehsik I il a business stand. The
latter he. med a small xtureioem en
Neitli ijmxjii Htitel near Centre .Sipiate,
belonging te the lain Jacob Uriel.
It was n portion Mist oue-leurth) of
what is new llm lirst Meer nt A. HiihIi'h ex
tensive millinery nud notion store. II ex
tended but h.ill way through te inirket place,
and one hall et llm trout was occupied by
another dealer, lu Ihls contracted space the
lllrsh Ilres Is'gin the notion business in
l.aiic.ister, lu l''ebruary ls.-. hoen uftor ufter
wards they eIiIhIiiihI the adjoining stnre risiiii
in Mr. tirlel's property and ntled II upasu
clothing Hiere, and did a large trade. Ill K7
they purchastHl tlm Uriel preperty, and ill
IniI they purchased from Jehn r'arnum
tlm prepertj en the noilhwest corner
et Centie s.piare and North Quisjn stiixjl,
evleudliig through le Maiket place. In Ne
veuiber el llinHaum vear they Beld te Jacob
Hewers tlm rear portion el this piepeity ler
Ss.lHiO, nud two yens Hgo bought it liack
again for 20,(JI' It seeiued llkn n pielty
Hleep jiriie, but the increasing business et
lllrsh llri-s. demanded moie room, uud 11
could 1st had nowhere els j.
I Ih.NSlV I. IMt'llUM.MI.N is or I 111. m I'lll).
ri.ui .
Durtily loadets nre nwnre of the oxten exten
Hive ImpiiivemeiitH mnde in lids lunldltig.
It was cntliely remiHleled from the loituda leituda loituda
lien te llie feiirlh nlery. All the partitions
weie taken out ami esch lloer was threw u
Inteii xiiigln riMjin. New Ireula were put ill.
The principal xalnxroeni, extejiillng Ireui
North ljueen te Market lace, contains no
less than eleven very large plate glass win
dow h, nud tint rooms uIkive, each extending
tlm entire lenglh et llm building ure also ad
mirably lighted uud ventilated and Ireui the
ground up ure xteckisl with mi Iiiiuioiihe
mneuut et clothing, uncut cloths, nud gent's
luruiHbiug gcsHla,
Ilelore these extensive additions and
alterations were mnde te llie corner building,
improvements en a very large ncaln had been
made en the old (.rlel property. It tee had
Inte 1 1 extendisl through te Market place, the
partitions which had divided it were tern
out, and the eutire ground lloer was thrown
into ene large salesroom ler inillluery,
Jewelry mid hmcy goods, while the upslairH
rooms nre stored with nn oxlenslvo assort
ment el inlxcelhiueeiiH luercliancllse.
Il may be well enough te explain here that
the original firm el Hush llres. (consisting
el Abinham, Herman nud Leepold Hindi)
was dissolved in isi I, llm Henier partner,
Abraham, taking the millinery store, tint)
i mining It under llm iiame of " A. Hindi,"
while Herman ami Leepold leek the cloth
ing Htern nud ceutliuied the firm uame of
'HirsliA lira"
n Kit has tu nun
WvWS WW-Vc
Mr. llermnn lllrsh, whose portrait also we
print te-day, Is a ten years younger than his
brother Abraham. Hln wlfe was Miss
Augusta Hgnilinlm, Tg family consul el
four mum nnd one daughter, The eldest neil,
Abraham, Is miccesslul young practitioner
of medicine In riillndelphhi. The second
xen, .Simen II., Is a partner tu llm drill r
HIihIi llres., In this city, nud isan Intelligent
director id llieir great clothing house; two
youiigernoiismoat lietim allundliig hcIioeI.
The only daiighlei lsmsrile.1 nud lives lu
Philadelphia.
Mr. Leepold lllts'i, tit third of the
biolheix, married Mlxs llelllu llernlielm, n
pisterelliis biether llnriusn s wile, se that
they me doubly misled. Of Leuxild'H four
heiix, the eldest, Uhsrlex, H u pirtner In tlie
lliiner lllrsh .t llres. i Iho mceiiiI, Hnny
Isnclvil iiilglllisir, ceuuis'tMil with Coeixjr ,t
Mniiby'Hlreu werks.l'hlln lelphla; the llilrd,
Moileii, 1 n inaiiurnutuierel cldtdrpu's kneo knee
pautMlu riilladulphhi, and tlieluiitlh, Kilpli,
Is nt mcIioeI.
A teuitli brother, (lahrlel, has u wholepalo
clothing heuse lu riillailclphia nnd n re
tail clothing stere In this cily, Hiljulultig llie
Clly hotel, North (luneii siieet. el width
Mr. Jacob Hellg, hunluiid el Mr. Hindi's His
tcr, Is superintendent.
Ill addition te their se.irs, tlie lllrsh
llielhers are the ew nets of mud) ether val
uable real ostnle 111 this city, and Hflieral
farms In the county, mid Mr. Abraham
lllrsh owns a line vineyard in ins natlte Ml
lagoon the Rhine.
The brothets and tlielr neus take au aellve
interest in nil enlerptlHes that leek towards
luillierlng the wellnroer the city. They are
members of the Heard et Trade, shareholders
lu theijunrryvllle, Mlllnrsulleniid city pis pis
senger ml I raids, and kindred pnlnrprlhps.
They nre IHstral-mlnded men mid finlribiite
llljerally toalldeseriliiBcharitios.ofallHccts,
crowds mid conditions.
We have thus nketchcsl at some Innglh the
career mid grent business mn ess of a family
of young men who catne here Ireui a nlrnugu
country, Hettltsl among strangeis, and with
out nny ndvonlllleus surroundings pushed
themselves te the front rank of merchants.
Tlielr success lay lu correct habitH, sound
btislnem methods, untiring ennrgy nnd ntrict
Integrity. Their example, if lollewed by
oilier young business meu, will result lu
eipinl geed lertunn.
SOMK ACtOl'NT el IIII. vMII.V.
Abinliam lllrali, tbe eldest brother, wIiohe
portrait is ut llm head of this sketch, tx about
inyearseld. Ills llrxt wde was Miss Knuny
UreeimwHld, el l'lilladelpliia. Their children
nre four sous and threo diiiglders. The eld
est Ben, l.nesilil, Is a Hiieri-i-tful voting mer
chant In McKPesert ; the hmsjihI win, David,
Is in tlie tobacco trudi) in New Yolk ; the
third, llHrry, is ill the tobacco trade in Lan
caster, mid llie yeungeit, IleuHinlri, is m the
nlore n'Histlng bis falbei. 'I he eldest daugh
ter, Cella, is tlie wifoel Merris Ilcrkheluier,
nn extensive dealer ill wool In Whoellng, W.
a., two ether daughters ate mugle, nt home.
Mr. llirxh's HOv-end wile is the widow el
Abraham Sussmai', e' Ilolleiente, 1'ic,
VylWIt 7IIK II A 31. 1lf.lt
h liei 111 Teiiitlniiti 1 1 olds a IUrMiIpeI rrui.eitii a
hi Ilia Cnuit lleiisw.
Sheritl Toiilliuseii disused el llm fellow
lug prexillesnt the court home at 1 e'chsk
this nllorneou :
A let or ground -I by loelcel in the hoi hei
ntigh el Columbia, en which Is uieetiKl u: u:
Htery Iiame dwelling house'as the preisirty
01 Jehn Hnt.lnger te J. Hay lirewu ler I liKi.
A tinctef land in Drinnoie tewustilp, con-
laiiiiug 27 ncies, en which arenrected a two twe two
Htery Iranie dwelling house, hank barn, etc ,
hs the preperlv el it. iraui l'uillli, te D. it.
lCshluinaii ler f -',700
A let of ground en I'.att Iredeilik Htreel,
clly, J) by Mj'leet, en winch iseiecled n IV
Hlery brick dwelling house, Ne. JJ, ns the
pre(xrty el Jeseph rtitick, le Jacob 1'ou 1'eu
berg for I'M, subject te a Ien) metlgage.
A let el ground en 1n ut street, in the
Isituugh et Celiimba, Is by I 'J leet, en which
is elected a J slery brlik dwelling house (Na
.il), llie preix-rlv el Je.iwiisjiUire, to'lhes.
IMwards ler (I M.
Tlm following priiS"i'ies el Christian
K. Ilershey :
Na J. A Inte) ground in Penn lewnship,
.12 by 2nd leet en when i wn tiil n 2 Hlery
frnme ilwelllug 2iouse te J . (,. llershev,
for tu i.
Na I. A lincteflnnd In l'uii tevvinhip,
containing 122 ncies, en which are ereded a
2 story leg weatheilxiauled dwelling huuse,
large liaui nud nbed., le Samuel I'lautc. ler
H.aOe.
A let of ground 20 1 In' feel, sdua'ed en
Wixnlwaru siieet, m the city of Umeatter, en
which in erected a 2 story brick dwelling
heuse (Na .t.;h), the pmisiriy el Christian
Nnuman, le Jehn AI. lUlilli ler ri, Hiihiecl
te nn f'l) mortgage.
A tract et laud lu I at iletnptield town
ship, cuntaiuitig .11 ai lex, en w hlcli is elected
a 2 slery frame dwelling hmip, the property
el Jehn D, Ilershey, te Jehn Mus-er for 70
A tract of Inud In Maimr township, con
taming ,acie, en whii h is elected a 2 story
Iiame dwelling house, the prefsirty of Aimw
K. Manning, le Ur. Heurj -. Mullmgcr ler
,a0
A tiact of laud in Maieu lewnship,' u
taining 1 acre, en which is elected aeuu xteri
Iraiiiedvvulling house, the irex.rly or I'red
erlck D. Frey, te Kredein k I'eleis ler f ii)
A let el ground 0.1 by jm loot, in l.phiula
township, en which is ousted a two story
Iranie dwelling Iioiihe, the piexirty el An
tlrew Tlerik, te W. . Sener for mhi.
A tract el land In Kail township, contain
ing 8 acres, en which n etei led a two story
atone dwelling heuse, dm pieierly el Mxrllu
Hlgle, teS. W. t,iabill ler -I,j00.
JCeauintnwil utfs
'llie Ke.iuisteu ii Hvangelicil chuuli will
be dedicated en .Sunday J urn try '.
Hev. II. (I. Welder, el llemnstewii, who
pieachesul Heatnsitewii1rMinUI. Cieek, llerg-Htra-naud
Centre Lutheran diurches, will be
installed at Centie church en Hunday foio feio foie
noon, December pi, by Kev. L. tirnli, et
ltoyertewn. Hev. l.reh will preach in lliu
afternoon si llergslruss and in theevunliig al
Keamstewii. Hev. Welder will preach Ids
introductory sermon en hiimUy muruliig,
Dts'ember2i.
The Lutheran Sundav t ImhiI will held im
nnniveriary ouCliristnuseve. ltev. hwoiler
will preneu ou ChriHlinas luroneon.
Wan l ilia Teliai Ce Tax laken UU.
llupresuntatlvei from houlhern tobacco
growing states te the uuiubei el iwunty-lhe
or thirty held a conference in the room of the
Houhe commUtce ou Judiciary 1'rldayaud
res lived that while limy would vote te con
sider ihe Morrison tanil bill, amendments
should be ollered at tlm proper ttuiu lu llie
event el the prevaieucd el the motion tocon tecon tocen
sidor the bill providing for the abolition el
the internal tax en tobacco and lruit brandy
nnd ler the reduction of the whisky lax lieui
ninety te ilfty cents per gallon. A coin cein coin
lulttee, consisting of Messrs. Wise, of Ylr
f;inia; Jehnsen and Ituuuett, el North C.iro C.ire
ma; Chandler, of doergla, and Tillman, or
.Seuth Carolina, wai appointed le lormulite
iuti nuicmiiueiii.
Sale of Alitikrt hl.lll..
Jacob (iundaker, niictlencer, this iiiuimug
Held ler the market committee of councils the
market stalls ;ln the Central markel. The
pikes realised were about the same as last
year, except ns te ene mall in the (armor's
depailmeul. Fer this Hlalltheie wnsa rivalry,
uud the price realled xx us f- 1. The uvurage
prices for ether amlls In the sime depnrl.
merit was f'2r. The stands along the curbt
will be sold next Wednesday.
The "curbstone stands" In Coutie Kiis.ie,
en Kast and West King siieet, Nerlli Duke
mid North ljuecn streets will le sold en
Wednesday nieiuing nexi.
lie Wns Maiiitua'i liny.'
A little white Ixny, Ihree je-irs old, who
was en beard Iho ill-fated hteainbeiit J. M.
White, was saved by n c derrd woman, w he
was I'ortuna'e enough le get he'd of a lloat lleat
ing leg, and landed ubeutii nille I je low the
wreck. Although ihe woman nmdu every
endeavor te ascertain who he was, her elleits
were iiiiHiiccushrul, lln wm iindoubtedly a
disjk paaseugnr, and the remainder of Ids
laiuily were lest. The child is tee young le
glvnhis iiniiie. When asked "Whose boy
are you " he replltd ".Mntiuim's,"
Had Weather nud Had IValkhiK
This morning the stroets ami Hldevvalks
were covered with (new and loot, making
llie walking very slippery. As the rain foil
all forenoon ami the temperature rose, the
snow and Bleet wero turned te slush, making
the walking oveu worce. This may certainly
be called ene of the dark days belore Christ,
uias.
TIIK HOIiIDAY VACATION.
uei.vinniA.i nviioeLH v i.e hk en rm.
mr TU UK1VMK Oft JANVAHt :t.
The liilatrsllni; UteicUes Held In Ilia lllf;1i
hthnnl , Cnnprr Cut 8prely liy Ilia
Ktilln Mliilng rtinn n Hlave Aril
dent tit a Hiakeinaii-Tiiw n Uriel
Ki'Kiilar CurinipouilriKnel lliu Ihtkli iiikihih
Cei.fMnix, Dec- 18 The public Hchoels
closed ou Kriday nfleruoeil for theUhrlstniaa
holidays of two woeks ; the selnsils remain
ing closed until January 3d, I8S7. At the
illlleient schools tbenlteinoen wasdevnted
le Intere'itiiig exercises, consisting of sing
ing, recitations, ole The high school had
prepmed a piegrnmmu for the closing w hith
Is ns follews: Chorus by Hoheol, exnugurnl
nddress, Maggie llougeniloblnr ; lnslriinien
tal duet, Annle Det, and IJdlth Hourheer j
rending, " Hecollectiens of my Christmas
Troe ," Lucy Mny ; organ sole, Itorlte Lock Leck
ard ; ris'ltntiuti, l.'dlth 1'atten ; chorus
by lieys ; relerrcd 'piestleu ' Why de
Iho people of New Knglaud have their
principal holiday at Thanksgiving llme
tnlher than Chrisinas 7 Answeretl liy Helle
McCulleiigli ; xiellliig malcli between the
A. and II. classe", nchoel master, Alfred
Myers j sentiment roll by twolve pupils;
Hiirprlxe, under the auspices of Lillian
Yeung nud Ites-le Kmillman, whlcli con
sisted of a fan-drill; ecal sole, Hdward
Hhemlcr . recitation, Lir.zle Iilnkle ; rjuiz. in
Ciilted Slates history, txindlicled by Jehn
Miller; chorus liy girls ; essays en Christ
nms customs, Milium .earner ; Christmas
million or " Thr Hrll," piibllsheil by the
pchoel, editor, lMgar Hellar; cherm by
school.
Mr. K. II. Ilelluian nud Miss Mnzie Welsh,
teacheisel the high whoel, wero each pto pte pto
senled with the cemplete works of Washing
ten Irving by the pupils under their charge.
Tlin jiupils el the grammar schools pro pre
sentisl Misses Anna Itrowne and Kinnia
Schreeder with hnndsome geld-hoaded
umbrellas and Miss l'lera I'feutz with a
hnndsome clock.
The teachers, of the schools prosentod
Siixirltiteuiput Atues with a ery line
satchel.
A Ciinier Unix OfT Ills riiiReis.
'hallos Lent., a cooper ompleyod at
Yeung's brewery, en Keulh Fourth street,
had the lingers of his left lisnd irjjurcd yes
lertUy nftrriioeu, while trimming a stave.
He was using a large knife, which Bllpped
Ireui the weed, cutting oil the lop el the
middle linger and injuring the third and
fourth lingers. The attending puyslcinu
amputated putt of the middle linger but
hopes te save the ethers.
Hurt un the Itallrnsit.
iteorge Dech, n brakeuiau ou Hie Colum
bia local Ireight train, engine Ne. heO, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, was somewhat In
jured about his breast nbeut six o'clock this
morning In tlie catt yards. He wns engaged
lu making up tlie train, and was standing
between twecars, when admit id cars struck
llie rear portion of the train. The cars com
lug togelhnr caught Desch utieut tlie breast,
but net injuring him severely. He was at
tended te by a imlread physician.
Cruelly te Animal.
Benjamin Jacksen and a companion, both
colored, living in Mount Jey, came te Col
umbia nbeut neon yesterday and fastened
their leams in front of Hoctiew's warehouse,
en I Illh street. The horses were left stand
mg without nllnntieu In the cold until eleven
o'clock last night, when complaint was
entered ag'iinst the moil by Charles Kochew,
The teams were sent te Kedscvker's livery
slable and the men arrested en Tew Hill by
Otllcers Wltltck and Hardnele. The men
were drunk mid disorderly and lines wero
imposed Uhhi them by Kcjulre Kvaus. The
moil are nt present in Ihelxiruugh lockup,
nnd unless they pay their costs, amounting
le? Pleach, they will be sent te (ail.
Illuely lllecuvery nt a Fire,
Maud lleistand, aged threoyears, daughter
of Jacob Heistand, living nt the tell-gale, ou
the Lancaster pike, near tevvu, upset a coal
oil lamp at her home last evening. The oil
was scattered ou the lloer and was seen
ablate, but serious consequences were pro pre
vented by a yeuug m.iu running Inte the
room nnd putting out the liie.
Tumi Uriels.
hi .Sunday evening K9V. Win. I. Kvaus,
pastor of the Second street Lutheran chinch,
will deliver the third lecture en " Success In
Lite." The subject will be " What has roll,
gieu nud thechurch te de with if"
On Sunday morning Kev. C. 1). Klshel,
iwler id the Chinch of CiihI, will preach,
taking ler his subject "At t'i-linlilrelh." In
tlie oveiiiug the subjoet w ill be " Profanity."
A public sale of valuable real estate will be
held this ovehlug al the Franklin lieute.
V lair sUed aiidleuce was lu the eisjra
heuse last night, when "Skipped by the
Light el the Moen" was presented by Fewler
A Wiiriniiigloiice.npaiii. The play was en en
jejed. Several bejs were seen skating ou the
liver jexteidHy.
The CliilstuiAS entertaluuieut of the SI.
.leli ii'h Lutheran chuicli will lie held uu
Christmas eve.
The rink will be opened every night dur
ing next week, but skating will net lie al
lowed. The place has been rented by n
party from Lancaster, who will present dlf
lentil t attractions. I'ref. (ileaseu, the cele
brated liuise tiuiucr, will appear lui thieu
nights.
Where Heady" .fmelis Was lletu.
(.hint blew n Cen of Iuriiilicr.
" lleddy" Jacobs, thoslayerof Klninr Klls Klls
werth ttulgley,ls a unlive of tills place. He was
born en a Inrm eist of town. If isuew owned
by Daniel Kurtz. Jacobs' lather then pos pes pos
hessed that and the adjoining farm nnd Imd
plenty of money. He was considered one of
the wealthiest men in this vicinity. He squan
dered his money nnd tlie family was forgot forget forgot
ten until new, when out) ut them turns up as
u red handed murderer.
le Set Aalde Tlldeu'a IX Ul.
The alteuipt te set uside certain clauses in
tlie will of the lateSamuel J. Tilden has new
taken sliape In a complaint Berved yesterday
en Iho tru-toes' lawxers. Mr. (Jeerge II.
Tilden, a nephew el the decedent, is the con
testanl, and he claims that the prevision re
lating le the establishment of public libraries
are tee iuduliuite and uucertaiu te be valid.
Mr. Illetautl's ridue Athatetf.
t loin the l'hlludulphla lllncj.
Mr. Hiestund under a rugged exteriur car
ries a genial disposition. He gees into society
en ull ceremonial occasions and pasHes most
of Ids hours et leisure with his congressional
neighbor, Mr. Bound, of the Dauphin ills
It ict. The two are together se much that
they nre called the 1 Union and 1'ythla.s of
Iho Huuse,
Twenty-Five Lives l.uit.
At 2.;0o'cleck Friday morning the whaling
bark Atlantic was driven Hshoreu mlleand
a halt below the ClttV house, California, and
went te pieces in a few uilntites, net a spar
reiiuilnlng standing. The w reck was strewn
along the IkmeIi for thrne or four miles. About
IweLty live men are ImiIIevihI le be lest- The
captain and mate, with elgtit or ten men,
were saved.
liver SJ,.V)0 Hubitrllied.
Attorney (ioiieral Cassldy mude a ringing
address, Friday evenlng, nt a public meeting
te pretest against tlie eviction el tenants in
Ireland, lu Horticultural Hall, under the
auspliesel the Philadelphia councilor Iho
Irish National League. Over J.hliOO was sub
scribed te llie Irish cause.
Where Tramps Nevfr Strike
Minn the llatrldburgmni.
Oiiu hundred tramps in the Liueaster
work heuse have struck ler hotter feed. This
Is the only kind of striking n tramp will de.
He has never been known te strlke In a
blacksmith shop.
Nocturnal liidiutry,
t rem the San t'ranclsce Kxamtiur,
Night-keys, as a rule, have tlielr hardest
work te de lu the luemlug,
TU AfKHY A VOI.LIHIOS.
The Knilttper nttd Firemen Almtttluii M Latto Latte Latto
nietlxe After Turning en Full Hleain.
Da v ion, O., Dec IS, A most iintisiial
allalr eccutred here yeslerday aflomeon,
The engineer and flretuati of a ClnclunalL
Hamilton it Daj ten online, which was push
ing n caboeso round a curve just north of Iho
city, abaiidiuietl llieir loceinollvo nfler rovers revors revers
Ing the levor and turning ou u full head of
steam In the Iiehj of avoiding ncolliiien with
a heavy freight trnin. The collision took place
but nt the same tiiue the desotted otlgllie
Is'gau moving, forward ntul a few minutes
laler went Ihnnderlng through the cily at llie
raloeftiltyorslxly miles an hour. It Just
missed some culllnlens Hint would have been
terrlhle nnd ran out in the country. An In
coming train was lolegraphed te slde Itack nt
the lirst station south of here and managed
te carry out the order Just In tinie te nvcrt a
collision. The wild engine dually exhausted
IieiHuIl and stepped et her own accord.
Twit lllanMren XVreckn,
Fni.bfeui, HI., Dec. IS. -One el the werrd
wrecks ever known In this part of the coun
try took place en the Illinois Central railway
near llalleyvllle yesterday. A freight train
that left Cresten collided with nn extrn
freight that lelt this city with a dniible header.
Three engines nnd '21 cars were demolished.
The cars wero leaded with coal and grain,
nnd the Hcone proseuleil was n fearful ene.
Kngineer S. (' Gutty, or Auibey, had a leg
broken In jumping, and a llremau named
Mnlloiiey,nlseorAiiiboy,wnssllghtly Injured.
It Is ostimnted that the damage Is ever MO,
(100. Wrecking crews nnd elllclals reached
the place as seen as isisslble but It wns sew
ernl hours befbrn the track wns cleared,
(liu.v, Ills., Dec. H Last night, as rreiglil
train Ne. 00 was switching In tlin Ohie A. Mis
sissippi yards at this place shn was run Inlo
by the Malum accommodation going east.
The freight train was unexpectedly delayed
by switching and had the customary icd
lights en the rear end of lliu ialxoe and lu
addition te this had sent a llagmau back te
warn the Incoming passeuger of lis presence
at the west end of the yards. The engincer,
hov7ever,failod le nollue.these signals and ran
Inlo the rear end of the Irelght at lull speed,
compleloly demolishing the caboose and the
cars next te IL The engineer and lireuiau
made a hair-breadth escape by jumping lu
tlme tu oscape death. The track Is obstructed
and the debris will probably net be cleatcd
away ler twolve hours.
I'r.li I I. A HUB II TA KEH.
Ilia Arrangements Made Fur the (Jreateat
lltirxe Kace llxeutul AtnPili-a.
LeiiRMLi.B, Dec IIS Arrangements
have been made for the running of tliegieat
est race ever known In Amerlca. 'I he condi
tions will be practically these of the great
Hngllsli stakes. Tlie Loulsville Jockey club
eiler a stake el &0,000 ler a race of n mile
and n quarter te be run lu the spring of ISS'.',
the Kentucky stakes (te be run in spring
el I1"!) or TeO.OOO for yearlings two and three
year olds en January 1, 1RS7 ; 110,000 te the
winner, $1,000 te the KPcend and J2,e00 te
the third. The nominator of the winner
te recelve c2,O0O ; nominator of the second le
receive 1,000, and nominator of the third
herse te rrcoive eOO by subscription el Je0,
Iho only ferteit if declared by Jan. 1, IsSS ;
X .0 if declared by July 1, lrviS , fjOO II de
clared by January, 1!'J, and J000 for horses
lelt In alter lhat date. All doclaialieus void
unless accompanied with the money. Three
hundred entries te till or the race be declared
void at the option of Iho club. Weight for
age, ene nille and a qtiarter.
Hew Tnenty-nliieMeli Were liJilieit,
KokeMo, lud. Dec IS The Kokomo
Natural Oiasaud UU company struck an im
mense voluuie el gas yesterday morning
which had been escaping all dny. About
3.J0p. m, wliile the workmen were with,
drawing the drill the escaping gaswaslguited
in some ;way, setting lire te the derrick
and buildings. The inclesure was tilled
with about thlrty-uxe men, twenty-nlue of
whom w ere knocked duw u and burned mete
or less. The following are probably hurl,
although It Is believed net fatally: Marien
Price, an operator, Mr. Loep, represen (alive
elect; Mile Maudlin, Adelf Picket, Jehn
Dally, Uoergo Slewart, Jehn Brown, lilake
Kemn. The money less by the fire is about
fv.H). The town is excited. The well was
blazing high mid furiously la:it night.
Ilurrllile bteua lu a Detrult Huuse.
Di.ir.eti, Mich., Dec IS. Yesterday a
neighbor burst open n deer In the heue of
Themas (Jreers, at IMi Woadbridgestiee1., nud
found lying xv lth the children upon the IkkI
tlie father ciazy drunk. The cold, naked and
bloody body of a child lay ou the lloer. A
Ixiy eight years old was strangling te death
el Bcarlel levor and the ether children were
se ill with scarlet fever that they could net
move. Iho mother died a week age during
chilli birlh. The brutal lather seemed soaked
lu llipier. The body of the girl en the lloer
was swollen aud discolored as if by beating.
The children nre net expected tu live,
(jieers was arresled.
A Murderer al Large Thirteen Year.
I'm.kviimh, Tex , Dec IS- Thirteen j eaix
age Leuis While, colored, whlle serving ou
the xilice ferce at .Marshall, Texas, killed a
while man aud made his escape from the
olhcersof the law. Twe days age, William
llrazille, of this city, recognized the oxcaped
murderer as the violinist of n small tent
show then stepping in this place. Marshal
lingers commenced iuveitigatlng Iho allalr
and obtaining the preper papers lollewed llie
show te Crockett and made the arrest night
bolere last. Wlilte cenfessed that he is llie
party who did the killing.
A llauk Teller autl Thousand! nl S M iMlng
A.x.N Allium, Mich., Dec lb Society Is
disturbed here ever tbe sudden dlsapiwar.
aucoel Leuis I). Tayler, teller of the First
National bank, Wodnesday, aud lindiiig a
shortage lu his accounts by the directors ou
Investigation. The elllclals de net uame the
amount, but rumor puts it from fl,000 te
0,000. Friends say he has gene te Chicago
aud will be back te explain lu a few days. II
Is knew u that he has beeu dabbling lu stocks.
He was very popular here, and many doubt
the truth, but the bank etlicials uiaUe the
charge.
They Wanted a Native Uuveiuur,
Hit ik, Ment., Dec IS. Thete Is much
dissatisfaction againtt Presldeut Cleveland
throughout the territory in regard te the
appointment of Judge Leslle as governor of
Mentana. The people w ere in favor of the
appolntee being selected fieui within the
territory. It is claimed that Gov. Uauser
acted treacherously te ex-Dolegnte Muglnnls,
w he was te recelv e the appelutmeut. 1 limner
desires te become a souater when Mentana Is
adinltted te statehood,
French luveuturs Killed.
Paims, Dec 18. -'Iho Inventors Cirveu and
lluissonwere conducting experiments lu a
small steamer en the Seine le day with a po pe po
treletiui engine when an explosion occurred,
the steamer being blown te fiagmeuls. lluis-
seu was horribly mutilated and expired Im Im
medlalnly. Cirveu was terribly scalded in
the faceand will die. The stlker hits net
been found aud Is supposed te imve bean
drew nod.
Wants 100,000 Uaiincn,
Leuuvn.r.K, Dec 18 Geerge Ulee, et
Marietta, Ohie, llled suit yeslerday against
the Standard OU company for (100,000 dam
ages, charging a conspiracy botween that
company aud the Louhvllle & Nashville
read te dlicrimluate against him In the mat
ter of irelghts.
KMUSKD TO CONSIDER,
mn JiuRjiiautf i-jmruatrjuff .
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A liefasl birTheM rithiine, thaCaea elTulfT
nediHtlen-Tha Ceramltlaa en Narkl
Analra-Oiher Ne tat Frem Ik
Federal Capiitl.
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Wasiiinciien, Dec. IP. The Heuse hM
Just decllned te consider the Morrlaea Utlfl'
bill, The vele resulted as follews: Yialt);
nays 151.
The Heuso committee en naval aflalta te
day nuthorlzed the ch airman te report te tha
Heuso with n favorable recommendation a
resolution which will comply with Ilia t t
quest of Secretary Whitney thai tha appro
priation fur tlie construction of cruiser Na 1
be made large enough te Jmeet Iho best bid
nubmltleil.
Comptroller of thaCurroncyiTrenhelin was
tsjfore the Heuso commltteo en banking and
currency this morning and talked about hit
repcrt as commissioner of the Kreednmn'a
savings and trust company. Mr. Trenholm
believes that the government should relm
bursts the depoxllers In till" Institution. The
commltlee reiuested Mr. Trenholm te draft a
bill otiiliedying his views en tlie subject and
rejMitl nt the tlrst meeting or the committee
In January.
I'nemt.xMMK ion ni:vv vkaii's dy.
The efilclat prngramme for the president's
reception en New Year's Day has Jtiit
been Issued. The usual procedure
will be followed and the reception will
torinlimte at 2 p. in. The president
will lx) assisted by Mrs. Cleveland and
the ladies of the cabinet. The pro pre
gramme announces that Airs. Cleveland's
weekly SaturdHy afternoon receptions from
:t tee o'clock will begin ou Saturday, Jan. 8,
and cohtlnue through the season ; and (bat
she will Isj nt home te her irleuds en Tues
days nnd Thursdny, from 12 te I o'clock
after Jan. I, 1SS7.
A Drunken Acter,
Vh-.nn v, Dec 18. At Iho Carl theatre last
night a popular actor appeared en the stage
In an Intoxicated condition and at once began
Joking the audience and bantering Ibe
orchestra. Fer a few minutes this excited
merriment aud the drunken player mlstak
lug the laughter of the audience for approval
dollberatoly embraced nnd kissed (he
actresses who wero en ihe Blage with blm.
The women screamed and (he stage manager
vainly attempted le Induce the actor te leave
the stage, but was compelled te ring down
the curtain. The actor was dismissed.
A llallresd Htallen ltetibed and Fired.
Littu: Heck, Ark., Dec 18. The rail
road depot al Newark en the Balesvllle
branch of the Iren Mountain railroad waa
robbed by burglars last night. After, empty
Ing the cash drawer the thieves set Ure te
the building. Fortunately it was discovered
in lime te prevent a total less, if (he perpe
trators can be arrested their trial will be very
br,ef-
Served Willi Anether Summon!.
Dihimn, Dec 18. Mr. O'lUlen, editor of
United Ireland, wan te-day served with
another summons similar te that served upon
him at Loughrea, charging him with conspi
racy for assisting In the plan of campaign
against rack-rents.
Summons will also seen be Issued agalnat
Messrs. Dillen, Kedmend, Crllly, Harrla and
Sheehy, charging them with a similar of
fense. Out In Hleerage Kates.
Ni;vv Yenu, Dec 1?. The Cunard Steam
ship company which has hitherto maintained
lln steerage rates announced te-day that It
has reduced its rales te 15, te take oiled next
week. This action was a surprise le the
ether competing British line, ax it was gen
erally supposed the Cunard company would
net lower Its rates. There will be a still
gteater cut lu the rates next wceV.
Insurnuce Half the etf.
TEiinin.L, Tex., Dee. IS. A deittuctlve
Ute started yeiterday In Portwood Cowles'
warehouse containing in round numbers
1,250 bales of cotton, all of which, together
with two adjoining frame dwellings, were
destroyed. The total less is estimated at
K0,000 ; Insurance f30,00A The origin el the
tire is a mystery.
Nobody Will Mall Them.
Niivv Yeiik, Dec. 18. Vickerman it Nis
liett, the two Nassau street tailors who were
arrested yesterday In a suit for (25,000 each for
slander against Jeseph Resenberg, late a juror
In the McQuade trial, are still In Jail. They
are uuable te obtain ball.
Tha (Irani Fund New m,7-'9.31.
Nuw Yerk, Dec 18. AU sources of con
tributions te the General Grant fund seem
new te have exhausted themselves. Less
than (5 has beeu received during the last two
weeks, aud the whole amount is new 1123,-
720."1.
Very Heavily Involved.
KANbAS Uitv, Dec 18. The dry goods
heuse of Hell, Thayer, Williams A, Ca waa
closed Thursday evening en attachment
suits aggregating (00,000. Other suits are
expected seen le be tiled which will amount
te about (100,000. One hundred emp'eyea
are thrown out of employment.
Killed Herself XVIth Shotgun.
Oi.nkv, His., Dec 18. This morning at 5:30
Miss Klin Itenten, aged 22, who lived en a
farm with her brother and widowed mother
threo miles southwest of this city, shot and
kllled herself with a shotgun. She was an
ardent chureh worker. Ill-health Is the sup
posed cause.
Henvj Sun Storms In S)ln.
M.v mn n, Dee, IS. Heavy snow storms,
accompanied by Btreng winds, are prevailing
in the north of Spain. Many steamers and
fishing smacks have been wrecked, and at
Marin the gala unroefod a church, the flying
timbers from which killed five persons.
Huipended Itelatleus.
Sofia, Dec IS. The Bulgarian govern
ment has suspended Its relations with
Gadban Kllendl, the Turkish envoy, whose
mission here was for the purpose of eflectleK
a reconciliation between Bulgaria and
Kussla.
Visiting Captain O'Shea.
Londen, Dec IS. Mr. Farnell la -iaiU-g
Cart. O'Shea, Nationalist member et Parli.
ment for the Western division of Galway,
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WMATHBH ilWlU-1-UJra.
Washington, D. O., Dec, 18. Fer
Uastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware: Haln or snow, southerly
w luds shifting te westerly, slightly colder.
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Death el Ur. Nathaniel WaUen.
Dr. Nathaniel Watsen, died rather aud
denly at the rosideuce of bis son-in-law EC K,
Wiley, at Locust U rove lull morning innw
S7th year. Deceassd was a pbyalelaa for
many years In Dunegat township, and bad a
very large and extensive practice. Ha waa
well known throughout the county. Ilia
father was a physician before blm In Ui esaaaa
township. Mrs. J. W. Jehnsen of t-ktetty la
a daughter of the deceased. The funeral will
take place from Mr. Wiley's home ea TtH
dav nest and the Interment will ba -
Denegal church. . , .
It U a curious fact that father and aes, tap
named Jehn, practiced all their
they were raised. The ether clUlAraw et '
deceased are Jefin P. ,wattUja m
Kllzabothtewn, Mr- HlramHaT, aar Mari
etta, and Miss Harriet Watsen.
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