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LANCASTKI., IA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1887.
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Sf. JACKSON'S DAY.
tiik inTri.mert,Kir eui.KANaruuaiiT
an rj;.vri -i.ru ikahh auu.
Hn.lt he. ul lh. eni Heng. Thai Wem Snug In
llm Karly Celebration, ul llm ll.y
If.i ailing llfinMI Um r-Mit
III AlllFlllitll IlKltle,
Today Is the sih el Jatiuiry tlm , mill ui
sary el the btttln of New Orleins I line was
when It was a k1 i tiny. Tlitire worn grand
street parades , v union thundered Irem the
neighboring hill tepi i lUg. lloated liutu pub
He nml private building: hinqil'it wars
held nt which toast were drunk and oration
dollverod In honor of Old Hickory, the hure
of New Orleans.
The II I i of the If rKl.t.Hii.Ni 1,11 show Hint
almost nmnially, from HID te Isli, when
Jacksen died, thu Democracy nt Liuc'ister
lolehritted the Mil of January with as much
enthusiasm a they bestowed upon thu llli or
July. Many worn llie song and ballads
sung na Ihose lettlvu ocui.leu, new out of
print and nlnuni forgotten, iicie el tlieiu
commenced thiM .
Held I'ltckHittimii cauin iTitlitlli.nimiil Jlulmnue
Anil thousand, el warrior, tlm heriHM of Mpsln
New Orli-Aiit tuoeuiiiui tlcey thought would he
play
" Cem. en," mid lliuli elilsf, "unci 111 Iim.1 i0u
the way
" Hebeid yonder illy Hint 1'V.I,m .n niie
Hint nlmitl. my buite bur., but a Itaguu fiem
nirliim.
Muim the.n work, unit im city ah ill he veur
reward
ter ii'innmbur tint 'bnttttv nml booty i' tbe
went '
liiSKmni te thy country. Unci monitor mcunl
letnilkinii toy Mle .uhllnr with avarliu nml
lint'
lint honor vul reurignnttlml In ouch tiini.t,
The walibnuid .u relish" I tiy iheau ti.i ml
druj.ul.
I lien followed n de.Bii mere slanrts of
doggerel w heruln llm bud told the story of
the battle and hew Paekentism was kllled,
hli army reuted, the mslds nml iii,itnins et
New OrWmi savad Irein mill iu, hiuI a great
deal inore of the same airt, outline with the
following eriit .
' hlloelil Stllii Ippl tn tbned-iiniiliill fleiv,
llt Inuriili. ul Jnck.en thiill lleurl.banil k'ew
liilurn iwv wlih Irdliipert nbull iiiiblUb hl
frtinii.
And iiiIiikIe lit. pr.nl ii un Ha-hlngtena
Anether I or !! 1)111; en thiwe fmthnoe
raileti. wn. entltUM the " llmilui of on en
tucky." Hem li h put of II.
('cnntlinmi nnj lmtli-i Inlr
IN be arm 0 Itill Imuim. illy,
Jut ll.icn II you ve llnie te iiip,
M hlln t rvbinuii illlly.
Ana ler the opportunity
Lennilvn )iiur'liitiiullnluiky,
or 'II 1101 elliin Ibnl you e
A hunter Irem KrnliiLky
Oli Kuutukky ob' hmmick;
I .iippivi- tnnif bemil of Vew Orien-,
H bun IIHII.ih fnrii'i lamlnd,
nr I ackrnlmui lmd 11111.I0 hi. lung..
If tu In light wjuluiky.
Hit it bae our gnls unit Lutt?n bitg.,
In upltii nt enl hi mucky
Hut Jncken, hu ui tinnnki
Ami win 11 t tCAldl nt trlllm
I fit Hrll he knnw Hfint nun wu tike
ttuheui nvuiuck) rlilvn.
tin k I u. ilnwn te Cypre. nmiuip,
I hi. jilm n wii. low nml muck n ,
1 bnrnitiMHl lehu llu'l In miirtui pomp,
llul bviu .ieik1 eM Keutucky
Hut all Hi we tiling. Iime enilu I, the lultle
el New OrleatiM wm IeiihIiI Mimity twuitwrn
KO. The great warrior who wen the niuinor niuiner niuinor
heIo lutery,and wnebylt wen aiibviiently
the prrilUeucy of the Liiltcd Stalen neil he.
c lien the foreuiou man In the Doiuecratli
liuty, hax been dead inore than forty iitir.
It ladeiihtlul If niloien KOldlera who leuht
at New Ork-Jiii en the Sill of January, 1ij,
nre new ltiii) prl)H they h neall pa.teit
away, for the youth el lilteim Hiiuiiiira who
Nheuldurcd I1I1 Hint lock iiiuiknt nml ru.hed
forth te the Imttloen thai mumorahle day
new, irlUInc, S7 Jeiri old.
Ne wender, thou, that tbe pirndei and
l4uiiietxand ethor ui;vaiila hae piieil Inte
Innuv 110111 dliiiibtiuUi. Se finny oilier Mu
llen hae huuii fought miiu'e thou, in which
the I ma of llfe wa. se mm U groiter that the
battloef New Orleaua Inn pa4.ed aliue.t out
of the public mind.
Tin: 1 vmei nvTii.i.
I 10 11 Mct'aity's "History of the Ameilcau
War," prluted 111 1M, we coudeute the lel
low Iiik account of the batlloef New (JrletiiM.
lien. Jncktui), who win In command of the
I'nlted Nlnh'M Inriei in the aolithweat having
loarued of the arrival nl the llrllhli nitiHlren
Pelen New erltMiiv, and an army of 10,000
llrill-h holillerd, dULlatetl martial law In thu
tity and called out themllHiarn wa-ii Dur
ing the Hit woek in Poccm'jer 1-11 and the
llrat week of Janinry IMI aevcial miner
oiiRagemoiita teuk pi irobetti.'n thoeppotlug
fnrce-i, and the nimmaudieg geunraN madu
all the nttLe-Mry arrangement! fur the tin pend
ing cetillb'L haja Mcl'arty .
'riieu.untry butwoen New Orleans and the
mil I eiiu lUtoniUe Hwamp, exi opting the
luunodiate banks el the Mtnilsiippl, Thein
bauki are gonerally about a quarter of a mlle
wlde, and lailng hlghur than the country
belilud, are de, tixcttpllng In tlmoet Inunda
tlen, win 11 the whele country would form
0110 ait llueil scroll nut ler the urtlli:ul
bauks or Iemh whii h lme been erocted ler
the protectlnn of thu Unui oil till, lortlle but
narrow atrip of land. '1 he city of New Orlu.tna
llnelfN protetlod Irem the rher 111 the miiiie
manuvr. At uiteruiN theru are lagoenior
eutleta which ploree thiwe banka, the watur
which lluw. through tueul, lioweuir, uoer
retuina te the bed of the rlver, but uuda Hi
way te the dull of Mexico by ethor chauneU
through theMwauip-t.
A rb( 1: i,tll ni.i i..si)i:i).
Frem thla dtwcrlptleu et the country It
will boaten Hint New Orleaua la oxtruuiely
HiiHcoptlhle of ilolenso", nml that e or n cer
tain proportion, numbera are nearly unavail
ing Tbe position taken up by (len. Jacksen
ou-upied both lMiikHef the rher.
On the lett it wni aluiply a atraight line el
a front et about 1,000 yards with a parapet,
the right resting en thu rlver and the left en
a weed which communicated with the
flwnmp. and tbe pwage of which had been
ronderod Impaialble ler troes. This line
was Htrongthened by II ink work, mid had a
ditch with about four four feet of water. On
the right bank was a heay battery el 1 guns
which eiillladed the whole trout of thu posi
tion 011 the left II ink.
tiik kniau's riti:rvni ion.
On the night et Jauury 7th, the British
with Intiulte labor aucceoded in gutting thulr
beats Inte the Mississippi, by wideulng and
doeponlng I he chnunel of the bayou, Irem
which about two woeks bofero they had
etlocted their dlaombarkatlen. Though tlicse
operations were net unporceled, It was net
in Jackaen'H jxiwer te impode theui by a
general attack. Although his forces us te
number had been lucreased by the arrival et
the Kentucky illusion Ills strength hid re
celved ery lltlle addltleu, a aiuall portion
only of that detachment belng provided with
arms. ('omiHilled thus te a wall the attack n
the oiiemy, Jackaen took overy inoisure In
ieiel It when made.
l.'urly en the morning et His 8U1 of January
the enemy alter throwing a heavy shower of
bombs and congreo rockets advanced their
columns en the right and left te ateriu the
entrenchiuentH oil the lett bank of the Miss
isslppi -throwing ever at the name time a
considerable lenv in his binta te the right
bsnk of the rler. The ontrenchnieuta 011
the right bank wcre occupied by (Jen. Mor
gan by tin Naw Orleans contingent, the
Louisiana militia and a strong detachment of
Kentucky troops, uoneral juckseii, wiiu
the Toiiuesseo and the romalnder of the Ken
tucky ml itii occupied the works en the left
tank.
AMERICAN llVtir.Ull!. Ol'HN llllll
The columns of the enemy mhanced in
geed order towards Jacksen's eiitreni'liiiinnt,
the men nhoulderlng their iiiuskets and all
carrying faclucs, and fotue witli laddi is
The batteries new opened an lucessant tire
en the Uritlali columns, which continued te
advance In pretty geed erder until in a few
mlnuteH the musketry or Jaet.nu'H militia.
Jeinliig their tire with tbe arPllery. began te
make an Improslen en them, and neon threw
theut into contusion. At this lime the noiae
or the uonllnued rolling tire rosemblod tl 0
conuuaaieu or Iremondeua peala et thunder.
Ker some time tbe Udtlili olUcem aucceoded
III animating thu outage of their (loops,
alllieiigh OMiry illHelinrgn I10111 the baltnrle.
opeiukl gnm In thelr isililiini", mew lug down
whele ranks which worn almost lu.tautly re
placed by new troops coming up alter the
llnd, bill Ihose also shared the aame lain,
until nt last artnr twenty lite iiilniitni oou eou oeu
tlniious llrlng Ihreunh which a fuw ptatoena
of llrltl.lt Moldlera advanced te Hi" txlge el
the ditch, Ihoveliimu broke and retieatml In
coufuslen.
A aoi'eud atlw'k was receUml In III" aaillfl
tuauuer. 'Iho Itrlllsh worn feri nil te rellral
with Immouse leas, and vain was the attempt
el the olllcera te bring Ihniii up 11 third lime.
a huiiat m mm.
Near Iho beginning el the lull 1 11 linn.
I'aikenham was killed r.t Iho head of hi.
troops mid Keatiuaud Uibh., net In com.
maud, werocarrleil oil the Held dsiiKoreusly
weiiihIimI. A L'leat many oilier llrillsh elll.
cera fell, ami the plain Ixilnecn the Hrlll.li
and Amurlc.ui Hues, adlstauiu of Ine yards,
was literally iMieriHl with the enemy's dead
and wnuudisl, (leu la'keu's le.s at this
tlinn was only wnnn killed ami nix wounded.
ery low billies in the world's history
show mil li adi'iisliH Mi lery eer a urimtly
ailporler lote,i with mimimII 11 lesi te the
victor.
The entire destined m el Iho lltill.h army
hud new been luoilUble had net a Kmlc
unsui'd among thu Kentucky uillill 011 Iho
onpesllo alile of the tiler. They Hud In
glorleii.ly and drew aller them by thelr Iwl
example, many hunilreds of thlroemradeH,
thus irmlltliig the llrillsh troepi oil
that bink of Iho river te i'epy a MMltlen
Irem which limy could gicatly nuney Jack Jack
eon and endanger the tlty. Jackaen
pruinitly le-ik measure te dislodge the
enemy, niidlii a llttle limn he UMalued Iho
lest K.lleil.
'Iho total lesi el the Amcilcins 011 Willi
sides et the rher wis It killed, J'.l weiiiiiIimI
and 10 inWsliig The llrillsh less was J.!
killed, 1,U7 wounded and ls uil-Miliig
OIIJII'A JJVMKIN UI.VII.
Hull. Allru ll.Tliiitlimu ll.llirra Npcrcli 1111
lining Hul. nt llinlr ll.tlill.l.
'Iho fourth annual baumintnnd celebration
of the h of January, under the nusplces of
the jRckNen club, was held at the City build
lugs, ( nliimbus, 1 rlday night. The hall was
decorated and theslsge bete large slre plcturea
of the here of New Orleans, Thurmsu, Tlldeu
and President Cleveland, Keur tables ex
tended lengthw he et the room, and colors
were turned for IM).
It was alter niue o'clock belore the meui
tier and thelr guests were seated at the table
reidy te Inaugurate the autistantlal features
el tlie bin I lev, II in 1' l I'e Mill, of Dela
ware, was tiMitmaster.
ImUe Mien ! Iiiuriuin, who was the
IIMng here of the evening, was received with
much demonstration, and HKke te " Tim
Union, the common heritage of the people."
11 We havu assembled te-night net te make
11 platform for the Democratic parly of the
I'ulted Mates net te nut at work any party
machinery for the political advancement of
any isirsen whouiseover, net te sltlujudg
muut Uen or te ctdraclre true men of our
pirty lasaui-e, In some particular, they may
ditler Irem us In ngard te men or measure,
but we are here assembled te de what we
can le remvlgorate the fundamental
principles or our parly and te gather
Inspiration from the example and teachings
et the great men whme valor and whose vir
tues welhlsutghUelehrate. And what better
homage can we pa te lilm than te declare, as
we de In the toast just re id, that the Unleu la
the common hcrllnu et patriots. It Is an,
and Iteiixhl te be a . Men may havu been
misguided and genu wreug In the past, but,
whatever may be a man' history II he Is to
day and means te lie lu the lulure a true de
v 3ted Iriiiud or the I uleu, that union la a
pirt of his heritage.
It cannot lie noce.iry te apeak te an audi
ence like this of tbe advantages, nay, the
ii(H'.silty, et the I uleu, but It may be prejier
te any Hemethmi: el the means by which Itcan
be preserved. Ter although the I'ulen may
he, and I think it is, ntronger today than it
evor was beleie, jet It would be a mistake te
an p kim) that it will never lu the Icing course
of time encounter dangers that will require
the inmost wlsde'ii and patriotism te meet
and te counteract.
home persons niipone thit the I'ulen cm
be preserved only by the consolidation and
all Niibstanllal (Minera In the bands of the
federal government, this, In eIlect,practlcally
(loaireving the long cherished home rule of
our statu gev eminent, which has been pro
ductive of he many beuelll and of he much
content. I r myself, I am of thuoplnleii on en
tert.iine 1 by the father of the Dumecracy,
that Mi"ti consolidation, Instnxd of being pre
servative, would be certainly destructive or
the I nlen Idle I rullyagieewlth theso who
assert that the general government ahnuld
bocheorfully Hiislulned In the cxerclsu of all
the lKivvorMientorrod upon it by the consti
tution, 1, at the me time, think, that no
feature In our complex system et govern
ment is inore deserving of preservation,
mere neces.ary for the security of liberty
and Iho promotion of the best Interest
and hippiuess of thn pneptu, thin the
home rule of enr stale governments.
And Ihs'iuse this home rule Is tlm
cherished doctrlue et the Deme iniic
pirty 1 think the preservation of the pirlj Is
almost a ejnunvin In the preservation el
liberty and the I nlen. I think that the
Democratic party is thu natural pirty of free
luiitltutlens, ami that It will be Indestructible
e leugus freedom exlat in America. AH
that 1 can de In c including my brlef remark
Is 10 conjure you te cherish 11 deep and unfal
tering loveel vimr tree institutions, te Incul
cate this love 011 the minds of veur children,
and never, under any circumstance, how hew how
evei upp tiling, 10 despalr of thu republic.
Tliuiman Fall. Innblupur.
Cem Mills, Ohie, Jan. 8. While the
festtv ltie el the Jacksen club banquet were
in piegreaa last night, a sens.-Ulen was
ctealed when ox-Henator Alleu O. Tliiirinan
Hiidileuly reelml and foil In a stupor from his
chair at the table. Instantly all was excite
ment and for a minute he toeinod lifeless.
Hu was curled te a carriage and taken te
hi residence w here he revived somewhat.
It 1 net known what the result will lie. Mr
Thurmaii has U'en Hiillerlug for a week or
mere Irem pneumonia.
A CnlU'd Pre reporter called at Judge
Thurman'H realdence till morning and found
him slightly impreved.
Ileal ami Mnjjae C'aii.eil It.
ClM is.n v 1 1, Olile, ;Jan. 8. lisle Culuiii
bus dlspatche' say ox-Senater Allen O. Ttiur
iiiau la rapidly improving from hi Biidden
attack el alckuea at the Jacksen club bun bun
ipiet last night, mid at neon te day was rest.
Inrf very comfortably. The boated cendi
tlnu of thu hall and dense ameku from cigar
overcemu him in his feeble condition fur a
time, but te day 1 feeling much better.
HIT I' U IV A VULVUKl) MAM.
lluiv a f ul ul fuull.li W.alrrn Wile llimtrr.
VVere Takru In.
Alexander Koarles, a colored man nbeiit
furty-tlve i ear old, with n intniber of aliases,
wa arrested at the Joraey City iostellli-o
Thursday for violating the postal lawa. He
1 11 geed peuman and an Ingenious
swindler. In New Yerk hotels he
aearched tbe tllei of Weatern papet
mm iiuicij nu me iiiiveriiaouieuia no leunu
or men advertising for wive. He then wrete
the man seeking a wlle a letter Imitating a
woman' hand. The lotter would contain u
picture of a beaullrnl girl, purporting te be
the author of the missive. He invariably
told thn man wanting a wire that he had
saved ?i', und It thu balance necessary te
tsku him te his destination waa remitted he
would start at once.
It I net known hew many men tSearles
has duped by thl methed, but the police
liave two casus et podtive ovldeuco against
him, One 1 a man in Oregon who forwarded
(lis, and the ethor n man living In Nevuda,
who ler warded tin. henries was arraigned
bolcire United State Uouiiuisslener Mulr Mulr
beld, and committed for examination. He
declined te jy any thing.
Itriiiuiiatratliig Agelu.ta Llceutn.
Thus. C. Whitson, represeutliiK tlie
Wniiiuu'a Christian Tomperance Union, to
day lelt at the olllce e! the clerk of thu
(piarter sessleia is romeustrance?, nuinoi nuinei nuinoi
eisiy signed, against the granting et n
II -ensa tothe resuiurautat the fairgrounds.
I'iie lemenstiaucea will be llled wheii the
rulea of the olllce ate complled with.
TIIK KII.MNGKII IWKKTY.
AH MM It Mf H I, tilt UK TMAH IT
HAH HOLll FUU.
Th I'arllr. Nutlllnl In Umn. Inlu Court en
Haluritay Nl Thm. Claimant. 11 1
I'rniirriy In nlrh.r'. Hlr ll.fu.rit
l..nes I tin ll.ml.r.An K.lat0.
Court met this morning for the tiaiifacllen
of curtent buslurss.
At the last ipMiler session con it costs
wero Imposed en Mis. Slerrett lu a surety of
Iho (khice case. It na shown te the court
that alie Is lu destitute elreumslam e", und the
court reconsider id the erder and put the
costs en Ihoeounly.
The sale (ifllm ICIllleger properly en Hast
King street was brought hi the nlloutlen el
the court, wllh llie exception lllej te the con
Urination of llm siuie. (letlelb Uorstley
ngrewl te give e mere than It wa sold for
fll,0i), and Cel. Prauklln. ropresentlng the
administrator of David Kllilnger, said lie had
an ellur of f I2,0uu for the property.
lie desired an eirly day llxd for a hearing
ae that thn prerty (011I1I be sold and deed
madoeii April I. Tlie court directed all the
parties interested r be in court en Haturday
next
'Iherlalms of the William Camplietl ueui
iany, Warren, I'uller A I. in go and 'Iho
Kejstone Wall l'.ier cemptny for goods In
the store of Alfred riieber werec-illeil up for
dlsionltleu. 'J lie sllldavll tiled nbened
thai the psrlles dalmed llm geed en thn
ground tint nt tlm tune they were purclmed
that Hlfilxir was Insolvent. The court do de
nled tlie Isicle siel tlm slierlll will new dls dls
swe of the gels claimed by the abeve
parties.
The court irrautnd an Issue 011 the otltlen
of Kobeit H. Ilebba A Ce., el Brooklyn, who
also claimed semn of the goods lu Hlober's
store. Theslllilavit llleil msdoeul a priM.i
ricicca.e and Iho suu wnsnllewed In which
UebtnAlTn. vveremide pUlutllls and J. C.
Martin and A. D. Iviillan, execution crediters,
defendant.
Christian Mylln presented n pelltlnn for a
ro-cenv eying of his property. Heme tline
agu he put hi preTty in the hands of
Benjamin Deulliiger a trustee for his own
proteitlou. His family joined with him In
the petition and the court made a docrce re ro re
cenvening his propeity.
David Dearer, et Drumore, township, wa
npKilnted guardian et the miner son of Hugh
Hltchey, deceased, lale of Drumere township.
William A. Wilsen was appointed master
te takn tOKtlmeny In reforence le disputed
oec)unt between Iho former and present
trustees of the I imp Hill Cometory asso
ciation. Martha IL Iefever, or Sidsbury township,
wlfoer Hsmiiel Defever, presenttsl a petition
prnjlng that her separate earnings shall lie
ler her own use, and net subject te any legal
cUlm of her husband, who ha deserted her
and lis net prev iclecl ler her ler years.
The exception tiled te J. I Htelnmetr, act
ing 111 auditor In the Hendersen estate, was
again up for argument this morning. The
deKslllen taken by Mr. Melnmetz, showing
that he was net interested lu any claim
against the Hendersen estate when he wa
appointed auditor was read. During the
argument ler a lime ll looked as If the Inter
ested parties would liavea lively time, but
thu argument pss-ed ell with but little frlc
lluil. ii j". vuvrruit ahhavltbu.
An Aegrj livvr'a llrutbpr Attack. Illm Abuut
h (llrl.
Cburtbtewn Cerr et I.uncasterliiiulicr.
Our village Is in a state or excitement ever
the brutal assault en one or our cltirens, the
well known lawyer and preacher, W. !
Compten. .Several jear age a ramlly by the
name el dimming c.ime from New Yerk
and (svupleil Iho old Wlnsder resldonce in
the village. It consists et Mr. and Mr.
Ciiuiinlngs, ami their pretty daughter,
Bes-sle, with whom Mr. Compten loll In leve
and was engaged te marry. In the mean mean
tlme he went away tn cull ego and another,
Douglas Jacobs, of Philadelphia, spent a
geed deal et lime with Miss llessle.
t ompteu remeiistrnteil and a lever's quarrel
resulted lu a breaking et the engagement.
Jacobs meanwhile pressed his suit and he
and Bessie Ihhmuiu engaged. Mr. Compten
came home I ir las' summer' vacation while
JacelM had te lie tu Philadelphia, se the latter
sent hlsbielher as a sort et detective te the
Ciiinmlngs' residence te watch atlalrs. This
resulted ill bid bleed b tweeu Compten und
the would be watcher, who threatened mere
than encu te scalp the former en sight
On Tuesday last Compten lett ler college
en tlie II. .'ill train. He accidentally met
Jacobs en thu baggage careaat of Houeybreok
and was terncieusly assaulted by the Phila
delphia!!. Had it net been for the timely
apsaranceel the baggage master the law
j er-preacher would have been seriously In
jured. A It Is he was ludly used up and
had te lay ever at Waynesuurg Junction for
repilr. The allalr Is the present village
gossip and condemned by all as a mean
mid cewaidly iis.aiilt uu an luulluuslve
citircu.
1 he ijurrr Cumill(atlun. lu luillaua
lu the .Senate of Indiana, I'rlday, a resolu
tion adopted en Thursday le meet the Heuse
te hear thi g iverner' meisigd reid was re
ceuldrtsl. A resolution was passed declar-"
lug there was no vaciucy In the elllca of
lleiiteimut governor, declining te go Inte
joint sessleu for Iho purpose of canvassing
nod declaring the result or the vete at the
November election, and adjourning until
Tuesday. The day appointed for canvassing
and announcing the vete ter lieutenant gov
ernor Is Monday.
In the Heuse Iho Republican majority,
'Mu retaliation for the extraordinary rules
adopted by thu Senate, adopted a set of regu
lations fully as arbitrary as theso of the
upper iwdy. The ellect lu olther llouse will
be that the majority can summarily mid
quickly unseat any inomber or the minority,
rightfully or wreuglully." The Heuse ad
journed until Monday. It Is understood
that thu speaker of the llouse will, en Mon
day, deliver and publish the result of the
election for lieutenant governor, and when
the fSonate assemble, will appear and as
sert his right as presiding ellicer of that
Iwidy.
Ilaulel O, tingle llrak III. Lag
riem the Ml. .le) IlcrulJ.
Mr. Dan, ( Kngle, the wen known pre.
prleter of the Kugletroe stock farms, at
Marietta, met with an accident that will con cen cen
line him te the house for some lime. He has
never had the use of ene of hi leg and has
alwav walked with crutches. On Monday
evening, whlle down town, he slipped and
loll en his laiiie leg and broke It nt the knie
Joint He was nloue at the time and unas
sisted he walked Iwo block te hi home
sullerlng untold agony. He 1 getting along
oeuilortahly new and we hope hi con II no
Hum te thu heuse may net be prolonged.
fle Away Frem Hume Fur New..
Mem tbu Pittsburg Dlspitch.
A Lancaster county woman went te her
dentist the ethor day with a chunk ul geld as
big as a hickory nut, which she said had
droppeJ out or her teeth whlle she was eatlug
breakfast The dentist assured her that alie
had no nillug of that bIze in any teeth, and a
careful examination showed that she had lest
no tilling wliatover. The question new agi
tating that lady i, "WhoreUld that nugget
iiouie IreinT''
Arre.tert ler Il.arrtlun,
Jame H. Khenk, of Middletown, until
lately a resident or Marietta, wai arrested
iinil placed in the Dauphin county Jail en
1 riday fur deserting his wlfe and an iurant
five mouths old, which is totally blind, ile
is held for court
KaIs nl H.ai H.late.
Uiy Myers, of the Park heuse, ha sold
at private sale, the bakery aud stable 011
Washington street, fermerly owned by
Harry Klchler, te Jehn Kichler, for f 1,600.
Klll.il by an KMrtlniuake rtbeck.
The vlllugoelDJemol, Tunis, was severely
shakeu by an oarthquake Friday. A num.
tairet linusti felt down, and seven portions
wire Liliud uud a number hurt
VKlMai LVJUIIA'a Nt V BCNATUH.
aA imtMr
Matth.iT hlanlvr iur. Who New Hun. lb.
Itrinlillu Mmhlii..
Malthew Hlauley t.uay, who wa neml
tinted for state treasurer at the Kepubllcan
stale convention or Pennsylvania, was born
at Ditlsburg, Yerk county, Septemlr 3d,
IS33, hi father, a I'rcb)terln clergyman,
removed te Boaver county whilst Matthew
we still young. After graduating at Jetlor Jetler Jetlor
sen college. Cauensburg, the latter bocame a
law student in J'lttsbui-g. Befere he had
tlnlshed hlsBludles, however, he started out
te see the world, traveling through the
state of Mississippi, Iiulslana, and
Texas, living by lecturing and teaching
school. He roturned te Beaver county In
1I, whero horesmnod his law studies, and
during the aame year was admitted te the
bar. In 18.Vhe wa elected prothenotary of
the county, and re-elected, but resigned In
1W11 te enter the Pennsylvania Kescrvcs,
then organizing. Ile w as shortly alter sum
moned te llarrlsburg and made assistant
commissioner general el ihestata. In 1Se2 he
for 0 mouth commanded the I lih Pennsyl
vania volunteers, and reslgned te fulfill his
appointment el state agent at Washington.
In the latter part or 1811, the legislature hav hav
ing'created the olllce el military secretary te
Iho governor, he we called te ilarriaburg te
till the poallten. In lfcbj he was elected te
the lower branch el the legislature and In
1S7J7 wa the unsucces-slul caudldate for
sieaker. Having beceme a iewer lu state
M)litlca, he started the Beaver Rniiiral,
which bocame ene of the leading organs of
thosta'e. In S!'Z he was apeinted socre
lary of the commonwealth, but resigned
In lb"S te occept the position of recorder of
Philadelphia, but when Oeneral Heyt be be bo
caeo governor In 1871 resigned and re
turned te llarrlsburg as secretary or the
commonwealth, In turn resigning this jiosi jiesi jiosi
tlen en Ihoeveof thogubernaterlal election or
WZ. He wa chairman el Ihestatocemmltteo
In 1878, and hai werked alwav assiduously
for the Cameren cause. Cel. (Jiuy Is a man
or varied and thorough learning and Informa
tion. Cel. Quay was nominated en Wednesday
last by the Republican cau -us lu llarrlsburg,
te succeed Senater Mltchult Only 'i votes
wero cast against him.
II Alt MOM ,S 1(M),W)0 ro.sieofwu
Twe Aged Ceu.lni Fuunil hruen tu llralli lu
Their 311s. rabl. Abede.
Jeseph Perry, aged about H7 vears, aud his
cousin Kichard I'rlce, age.1 about iiO years,
both unmarried, were found frozen te dentil.
Friday afternoon, in tlie houief the former,
at Ne. l,trri Locust street, Philadelphia.
Ncltlier of the men had been seeu around
the premise siuce Monday last 'Iho sus
picion or neighbors was areussd, aud they
called the attention of Policeman 'Ihemas
Y. Mlller tothe fact About 1 o'clock lu
the afternoon the patrolman broke ejen the
rear deer and found both meti lying dead en
the kitchen lloer. Under them were a few
old bag. I'.ach man were only a shirt and a
pair et trousers. There were no marks of
violence en the bodies, and every indica
tion that the two men had Ifen frozen te
death. In the kitchen were two isirter bet
tie, ene tilled w 1th whisky, vv bile the ether
was only half lull of the tame li pier. 'Iho
bodies were remnved te an undertaker's
rooms nml the coroner was notified.
Mr. Perry and hi cousin had lieeu the sole
occupants of the heuse fur upwards of forty
year. In early llfohe was employed In what
was then Kamuel Cemli 's ain'tlen house, en
.Seuth l1 routstreet htib.e lueully he became
asseclattsl w lib Mr. Comly as; a iwrlner, and
alter wards succeeded htm 111 the business
Mr. Perry retired ten years age, and the auc
tion heuse Is new the properl of W 1111 tin 1'
Comly A. Ce. Mr. Purrj vvaset nu ecoueuil
cal dlsiHisitlen, and accumulated, 11 is said, a
fortune estimated at frout(lie,oiHitua quarter
of a million dollars.
The heuse en Locust street is an eld-fash,
ieued brick structure, two ami one hall
stories lu height It was lu a hltb) condition
yesterday, und every room was tilled with
trash aud rubbish. There was 110 caret en
any or the floors, lu the lellar was nearly a
ten et coal.
Price wa a carpenter bj trade, and occa
sionally did cald Jobs lu tlie neighborhood.
He snd his cousin were, it Is staled, reticent
in their dispositions, and led the lives of re
closes.
Tluee Team, lu Ilim Aidileut.
This morning a rag peddler lame down
Hast Chestnut street Itadluga home which
was hitched te wagon leaded with rag. In
front of the Union hotel the hore frightened
aud get loesu from the in 01. A slelgh leaded
with mineral water,Ac, was standing In trout
et Theodere WendlU'a hotel at tl.e time, aud
into this the rag niau'H heise dashed. The
sleigh was upset and tee content were
spilled all eer the slrett Mauy of the
bottles lull beueatli the heels of a pair of
horse hitched te ene el springer's beer
wagon, nml the animals kuktd them te
pitces, The rag vvugen was slightly d imaged
and thoheiso somewhat binisul.
lAlllur Hurler', l.llx-l sun.
l'he Mount Jey Jteinlitvl le-daydlsclalm
miv ninth. Inns, Itilunl I.. II... .iil.ll. alien nt llm
""' -.-.... ....vu ... mv r...."...- --
Hhelly.Stener cleisjment, and sajs it only
gave currency te what purported te be the
truth. The Jcr(if(ifurthers.ivs "ltlseuly
just te Mr. Heller, the proprietor or the
Jfcr(ill,le state that ew ing te Ids v ery Berlou
lllnes he has been kept In entire Igueriuiie
of the matter by ad vke ul his physician, Dr.
J, L. .legler. He knows nothing, either of
the publication el the article, nor of Iho suit
that lel lowed.
Kriiifinbertil Tlulr l.iepteje"
On Thursday evening Messi. J. B, Martin
A Ce., with characteristic liberality, gavu a
supper tu 00 et their male employs ler their
work In the holiday teasen. Ss?ches were
made, toast drank and a general geed time
had. The firm entertained the leiuule em em
peoyes Berne tlme previous.
Ida Lent, at ibe ilpfra lleu.e.
Anether goixl-slzed audience we In the
opera heuse lat evcnlng, when thu Ida
Lewis company apponred In " Cynthia, or
the Clypsy's Oath." The play gnvoentlro
satlsractien, Miss Lewis' part absorbing most
Interest
ThU afternoon "The Tive Orphans " wa
presented, and the pregramme ler this, the
last night hore for the ceuipmy, 1 that geed
old pioce, Ten Nights lu a Bar-Heom."
.lent iii.iuai l.ueugii tu 11 1,
t'lein tbe Atlanta Constl'utteii.
We were speaking or preachui having tlnu
voices, ami ene miulster said: "l'licv tell a
grand story en Brether S , whom you all
knew. He was detailed tode 11 little mission.
ary work among the negrees. When the
tlme was up he was reappointed. One et the
class-leader or thu darky church came te
him and said : 'Brether S , wb'b glail ! iley
done sent you back te preach le us.' 'Why
seT ' queried the minister. 'Knse de culluit
folks all lock you. Dey Bay you get de
me'ufulles' voice."
TOO MUCH WHISKY.
.'Ufi.Y iiinnn. (if bviiuata, VHiniib
THO I'INTa AUD IHMI.
The H.il Lulling ul a Marriage Celebration.
Drinking VVhl.ky by ,e 1 1n. tup Full,
The lleceaseil a Hat rl.burg.r, am! it
rrn.leiirr ( Ibe IjiIb War.
I'rilfli, Jan. 8 At the liiarrlsge of
Martin Ben man, 'J'hursday evening, a party
of voting men contemplated soine fun by
serenading Iho nely married ceuple.
Whisky was Irrely furiii.lied and par
taken el. A tin cup was furnished,
from which the whisky we diank.
A clgarmakur named Jehn (Umbe, having
had tree access te the whisky, Is said
te have drank two pints el the boverago,
from the ellccls of which he loll te the ground
unconscious. He wa removed te the hotel
of Ames Klilller, of (Jreenvllle, by his associ
ates and remained there dormant until death
which resulted some time during Fridiy
night
Doceasod 1 a native or llarrlsburg and a
pensioner of the late war. He leaves a wlle
and daughter te mourn his death. De
ceased was about 13 years el age. Deputy
Corener (ieinperllng wa called this mom.
Ing le held an Inquest The following -verdict
wa given by the Jury. " Deceased came
te hi death by an ever dose or alcoholic
drink administered by htmselr." The Jury
consisted of the following irrens. Thce.
(Ilass, HamT .Stele, Win. Htrehl, Haivey
Schletl, Heury Meckley and Jacob Stcfner.
Tlioeoronor telegraphed te his friends in llar
rlsburg for Information as tothe disposition
of the tKMly; If no new Is received te-day
the body will be taketi In charge of by Uetit
Ioche, of Pest 521, (J. A. K., and will be
burled with military honors en Sunday altcr altcr altcr
noeu at two o'clock.
rr v is avuvuL. rvnit lands.
1'iueiln bettl.r. Taking What Ilelung. le Iho
rariner.' ipeallug te Iho LegUlature.
I'eitT WeitTH, Texas, Jan. 8. Fresh facts
have come te light In regard te the manage
ment or Iho Texas school lands, causing qulle
a stir among the poeplo who want te see the
farmers and net the caltlomen occupy this
torrltery. The state allows an Individual te
held seven sections el grazing land, and ene
section of farming land. The state ha per
mltleJ men te survey seven section of tine
agricultural land and enter it a grazing
land, and the holders demand a benu from
farmer who want te buy. Miles along the
streams are taken up, aud the wlre iouce
koepseut the settler. The law referred te
also makes actual settlement a condition nec
essary te the acquirement or school land.
Hundreds or soctlen In the Pan Handle are
"held down" by tenants ompleyod by New
Yerk, Cjicage, Ht. Leuis, Jjonden and New
Orleans capitalists many of whom havonevor
seen Texas. Such settler de net develop
the country, aud the actual setllera who are
coming in have te go le ethor counties te buy
the laud lliey want belonging te the school
fund, Hardeman county farmers yesterday
took action te have the legislature come te
their aid and change this state of alfalrs.
IteautUul riienumeua In Culoraite.
UhhM.iii Cel., Jan 8. Colerado skle
were never mere brilliant than yesterday
aftomeon and hut night. The cold wave Is
striking the Hecky Mountain region, and the
sun and moon have inade thu heavens
radiant with hales, sun-dogs, and bright
ring of light. Beth during the day and
night hundreds of jKiople would collect here
aud there in tlie frosty air, and, with heads
thrown back, view the splendor with which
tlie skies wero se brilliant Yesterday alter alter
neon at i30, when the sun wa west et the
zenith, it was discovered te he surrounded
by a brightrleg or considerable size. Anether
very large ring or white light, parallel with
the horUeu, passed through the sun, and at
the intersection with the similar one about
the sun weie two bright dogs wllh rainbow
colors, which were intensely brilliant. There
were two bright spots In the large, white
ring at the ether two quarters et the circle
opposite the sun-dogs. The most beautiful
leaturoei the phenomena we a very bright
and large crescent just abeve the sun, which
was composed of bright prisiuitic colors,
there were similar phenomena round the
iniKm last night They were two rings et
light in the heavens, one parallel und the
ethor porendicnlar te the horizon. The
moon was the centre el the latter and it was
lu the circumference of the ether. Heme who
have been in the far North say that the
phenomena wai like that often seen lu the
Arctic regions.
Anellier Hult Ag.ln.t Hell .Telephone.
Bes 1 en, Jan. 6 A Washington special te
the Jlct nltl says : District Attorney Steams,
et Mass., had interviews j esterday with the
president and Solicitor Jenks with regard
te the suit te be tiled early next week at Bos Bes Bos
teti by the government against the Bell Tele
phone company. District Attorney Stearns
was Instructed te pros the suit te an Issue
the desire of the government being te get the
case te the supreme court as seen as possible.
Mr. Stearns w II 1 be assisted in the prosecution
by MesjrH Whltmau, Hunter and Chandler,
cf this city.
Fire Came. HI 0,000 Damage'.
Plilsiit mi, Jan. 8 Alau early hour this
morning lire broke out in the building ecct.
pled by A. M. Kogers A Ce., Jeb printerp,
cerner el Sixth street and Duquesne way.
The printing olllce was damaged te the ex
tent of f 8,000. The adjoining property, occu
pied by the btevetiB Kecllnlug Chair com cem
jiauy, was damaged 8,000. The buildings
en which there Is a small Insurance, wero the
pieperty of the Hhlelds estate.
reuuileil tllaa. ler I.uuih.
Si.iivi.iA, Me., Jan. 8. The wlle of Jesse
Cenrad, colored, trled te poison him Thurs
day by giving him pounded glass In hi
lunch. He went te see a doctor aud when he
roturned home his wlfe was missing. Search
was instituted, and yesterday she was found
in the brush dead, with a bullet hele In her
forehead and a revolver by her slde. She
vv as jealous of her husband.
A Texas Town lit.trejed.
Ciuuaoe, Jan. & A Times Bpeclal from
Dallas, Texas says: "The town et Duck
Creek, containing 300 Inhabitants and sit sit
uated ten miles north el thl city was de
stroyed yesterday by tire which originated lu
defective chimney. The less en btiildlug
and merchandise 1 f 100,000; uninsured."
A Weman'. Terrible Death.
Cincinnati, Jan. 8. Margaret Kellly, a
widow 37 years or age, residing at 3S Fillmore
street, swallowed a bone ene and one-half
lachealnlength. Itlodged In the losephf
gus, and by Irritation produced an abscess,
preventing the swallowing or reed or
nourishment Thursday she died of exhaus
tion. tilled by a Hunting Hlene.
revvi.nnviLi.!:, Mich., Jan. b. A stone lu
thu leed mill of Alten Perkins, or till place,
burst yesterday altorneon. Leuis Perkins,
aged 1- years, was killed Instantly, and Lee
Mann aud Charles Hepkins were severely
injured.
Mnmillghter. Attack a Court Clerk
Duiii.in, Jttu. 8. A body or moonlighters
last ovenlug attacked and severely mal-
troated Sessions Court Clerk Duerls, in the
county or Cerk. His Injuries are serleuB.
I Ne arrests have been made.
re tiik uuaud vf tradk.
An (lp.il letter That Contain. Many Niiige. Niiige.
tlen. ul Timely Filter.
Hips. In ri:t,!,i!i;NCi:K. A special meet
ing of the olllcer and cemmittees: of the
Heard of Trade was called ler Friday even
ing, at Hshleman's hall, te promote the In In In
toresl and push the object or the associa
tion, it will net de for the beard te be slew
or sluggish In practical dealing with the
quostlens or public concern that It ha been
ex peeled te consider and vontllate, ir net te
rormulate seme policy upon. In lis mem mem
bershlp are te be leund a very large propor
tion or the leading business men, and the
ropresontativ e capitalists and property
owners or tlie city, ir untitling I te boac beac boac
cempllshed In the awakening here or new
public spirit, greater commercial and manu
facturing activity, business nntorprlse and
municipal referm. It must be te such n liedy
a the Beard or Tiade that Iho poeplo will
leek.
'1 he scepe of Us coinmltteos embraces tlie
distliataubject of manufactures, conimerce,
real estate, railroads mid lratiaiortntleii,
municipal allalrs, statistics, publication, arbl
tratien and llnanca Thucomtnltteeon statis
tics lias been at work for seme time gathering
Information tn find out the present roseurcos
and Industries of the city : and te many or
the manufacturers especially these who have
been tardy In answering their Interrogations
n new appeal Is made for the quick forward
ing of the necessary data le complete the
aggregate which will show our progress
slnce the federal census. If any reliable
compilation or cllectlve publication Is te be
maue their replies should be forthcoming at
eure.
The opening paper or address of n serie
le lie given by the beard te the public, out
lined a wild ileld;fer discussion el relevant
subjects , and If II olllcera and committees
wilt arrange ler retwrts, pajvers, addresses,
discussion and determination or seme of the
question which are of moral and material
Interest te thl community, there will be a
" shaking up" or topics like Ihcse 111 the
early meetings or the beard :
Municipal reform ; 11011 p-irtlsan city coun
cils j stroet sowerago and water Improve
ments. Mere uniform and liberal frelght charges
te aud from Lancaster.
The cash and short credit system of doing
business.
What can be dene te Induce manufactures
le locatehero?
Correction or existing incqualitioief prep
erty valuation for taxation.
The Insurance rate prevailing In Liucasle
city.
Turnpike reads and tollgates'ln and near
the city.
Thobestadvertlsemeutsof the advantages
et Lancaster a a place of residence, business
or manufacture.
New line of local railroad, and new con
nections with the great trunk systems.
These and many klndred questions, are
the topic or the hour, and ltls ler the Beard
of Trade te couslder and propose some public
policy touching thorn. Oiiseiiv bit.
Nu Lunch for the Heard ul Timle.
A meeting of the Beard or Trade was held
In their rooms in Kshlenmn's law building
Friday evening at which about thirty mem
bers w ere present The only matter discussed
was the advisability of having a lunch at the
next stated meeting or the beard. Dr.
Wickersham, In a brief address, spoke of the
advantages of a full stomach in the discus
sion et matters of eitlier trade or statesman
ship. Henry Bauuigardner and B. Frank
Breneman asserted their ability te get up the
feast if the lieard wanted te Indulge. Messrs.
Housten, bteinman and ltoynelds discussed
the question a te whether the lunch should
be served at the oxpeuse of the beard or of
Individual mombers. M, (loisenborger and
Marriett llresiu said there were moroim meroim moreim
Iortant inatters than lunching te engage the
attention of tlie beard ami suggested that
the lunch be lndeliuilety postponed. Alter
seme further discussion tiie beard by a
unanimous vete abandoned the preposition
te have a lunch, aud without Irutisacllug any
ethor business adjourned.
Cemmitter, of Iho Marietta Heard el Trade.
The executive comnilttee of the Beard el
Trade, of Marietta, met en Tuesday evening
and elected the lollevv ing members of com
mittees. The llrst named el each comnilttee
is the chairman :
Statistics Cel. D. B. Case, A. N. Cassel,
Barr Spaugler, Ames Bewman and Dr. U.
A. Mew ery.
Manufacturer aud Improvements Dr.
II. M. Alexander, H. L. lteluheld, Dr. U.
W. Helcb, Arthur Bennett aud (ieorge S.
Kttla.
Municipal Allalrs A. D. Wike, II. B. Cas.
sol, Jeseph Ik Brandt, Jame W. Kelly aud
Uee. P. Besch.
ltaiiredds and Transportation tieorge F,
Stibgen, H. 1 Haldemati, A. .Sum my, C. A.
Schalluer aud Jehn .. Liudemuth.
Flnauce Jeseph Miller, B. Prank Hlewt
and, Jehn Spangler, W. M. Tint-ley and S.
iZ. W'lsner.
The next regular meeting of the Beard will
be en Thursday evening next, the 11th lust,
when adraltut by-laws will be submitted ler
adoption.
Carry Htg lu.urauce,
The largest life insurance written for any
American is that of W. K. Andersen, the "oil
prince," orTltusvllle, Pa., who is Insured for
1110,000. The late James Park, Jr., of Pitts
burg, had (350,000; Hauillen Dissteu, el
Philadelphia, ha f J00,000, and J. B. Stetson,
of Philadelphia, :MOO,000. Kocently British
companies paid f7,5O0,00O en five lives.
Ilenr the Darling. Uu It.
fiem tbe lloiten Trn.t19c.1lpt.
What shall it pretlt reform If, when they
dell inns, ladle are going le pile up bougliteu
hair and feather aud volvet bows en lop?
There's femlniuu self-denial and sacrlllce for
you I
HI.". 1'ui. en. Hurued lu Death.
Ills elllclally stated that 103 persen woie
burned te death lu the Incendiary tire which
destroyed the reserved luctesure lu thu
People's park, Madras, last week.
The Proposed National l.'iblbltleu.
W AMUNcireN, Jau. 8 The first meeting
of Iho Sonate couimlttee appointed lastre.
sieu te consider the advisability of holding
lu Washington a centennial anniversary if
the adoption of the constitution of the I'nlttd
State aud the dhecevury of Amerlca was
held this morning. Mr. A. I). Audorsen aud
Docter Loring, or Iho beard of the constitu
tional cele bra tlen in 186'J and "permauent
exposition of the three Americas," gave
general explanation of the plan et the com
mittee. Letters were presented from soveral
Spar HU American ministers expresslrg
their approval or the proiesed expositions
Andersen showed the political aud commer
cial advautagOs or the propesod celebration.
Trie Motion Denied.
Nuvv Yeiik, Jan. 8. Kecerder Smyth
handed down his decision in the motion or
James A. Hlchmend uud ethor for Iho pro
duction or the minutes of the grand
Jury that Indicted them for bribing the
"boodle" aldermen. Hlchmend is indicted
with Sharp, Kerr, Foshay, cx-Aidermea
DeLacy, Keenan aud Illlly Meleney. The
motion Is denied and allects the whole
J udge Barrett's decision in the motion of
Jacob Sharp, for a change et venue, is ex
pected this afternoon. It Is said te be averse
te the "boedlors."
Machine aud Car Hhep Hurued,
b'ritiNetiin.i), O., Jau. 8. The iimchine
andcarshei) of thu Ohie Southern railroad
were destroyed by lire this morning. Six le.
couietlvoa were also destroyed. Iiess,
fl 10,000; fully iubured.
A Family In Need.
Tlie family or Jacob Deverter, of Na 741
Marletta Avonue, is in a destitute oeudltlou.
Deverter recently aullered from a streke aud
hi wile and two children are greatly In ueed
et help.
TUB COKONKR INQUIRING.
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Bern, of the Ill.s.t.r, T.ll. t , w etk
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Itellc That W.r. ltl.en.rt,
Tiki'IN, Ohie, Jan. 8 The
tnntinai ImLV
the causes el tlie Baltimore A Ohie wreck 4"..
uepuiillc, Ohie, we begun liore at twttv
o'clock yesterday aflernoen. Tlieinan K. A
Heskott, of Wheellng, V. Ve., conductor efl?
the express en the night of the collision, teaVft
iin.i. 11 111. n. .. .. ...1 . :!- 4
iinuu . uu ujbiuuni Tttvt uireu iiuauiin law
at Hepubllfl. 1 had alajiit sixty passenger '
fourteen or llfteen in the smoker. Of lnt
by lielug threw 11 out of tlie top of tlie .0
uninjured and three soinewhat Injured. I J'5
....nn. mom nuie mu mere man ten Killed. 1 tt
llftIA lit int. nnuBAatn.. h.b.Iu .1. a .1..1
. ... ...j 'v.-,i7niiviiii;iun luiunu iruniiaejf't
smoker beating Iho name etH.H. Parks, et2
tl'..l.lnlm. 1. ri ...' ':
....,.,, ..h..Mi, ,7. jt .uuru was writing OBI j$;
ihn i-nr.1 tfl,l..l. l.li.- ... .i. .1 a ... .'.-'
.,... .....viia uiuvuur ui iuu utimi man
iisjuguizeu. ut uionumber kllled the names ar,
orseven are known, P. J. Hsle, 0f Kewan,
lnd , wa tlie rear brakeman en the freight,
and when the collision occurred he took a
lantern and went lu the rear about a mile te
Hag any olher tralu tint might be coming.
The Inquest was resumed Bus morning
and Josse At. Hpoettor, of Hspubllc, O , WM
sworn and testllled as relluw: Live lea
thau hair mile from wreck. Arrived there
2:15 a. m., by my watch. Cars wrapped In
llames. Pased the huriiig cars en south side.
Saw man listened by legs between engine
and water tank. 1 raised his head up. He
was tlremau or passonger. He nsked me te
ralse his body. Twonty.llve or thirty poraene
standing near. Nobody doing anything. I
worked there till the man dled, '1 hetiru later.
Saw afterward the freight engineer who said
he had trled te oxtrlcate a man wedged be
tween baggage car and ladles' coach. Thought
no gave ui name as J. c, or A. J. llradlev. -tl
but we net sure of the name, and claimed te ijiSj
uu prominent iwugui 01 Laber from Wash
ington, This man could have thrown the
cardcase te where it was found.
Heard engineer say te a brakeiatn i if,
"I btippose he (a B. A O. elllclal) think ,"
l am te blame for this wreck, but 1 an' - .," I
did all in my pewer le getiTtuarBWJt
make mv one-inn work. Siw .uiiimkur
carry the body out en the bank eu'iTvuuVel.
Did net leek llke a human body. 1 pulled
oil a large plece of sheet Iren and uncorered
threo bodles, ene large and two small. They
wero taken out te the bank. Near Ihla
Mr. uerrlug picked up a card case, near the
body of another man. Mr. (1. opened the
casein proseuco of ether. Twonty-llve or
thirty cards wlthname M. H. Parks and ad ad
dress and business printed : 10 or 11 with name
written en. Identifies cards shown. Cite
was dry and fresh card unsolled. Gave
them te Couditcter Jiaskett Toek Ave
charred bodies out en tlint slde. Heard that
ene man had left a mossage for his mother.
Mr. Alfred Tompkins plckel up an open-
faeml HllvAr wutpli tinar u linilt. thai. wn.nAm.
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bletelv burued uti te ashes and the hedv ha. v
never been picked up at all. When I went Jf
te north side three boJies had been taken out J
nil Unit side. Dart nf a IkhIv viai laknn nut "
allerward. Picked up two Utile stone -.3
pipes, watch charm and soma melted geld Hpi
supposed te boa watch, tiloce or shawl nln.'.fex
part or llraud Army badgo,evldontly boIeng-iA
luc te Jeseph Posthlewaite. Heard one man Vx9
say that thescreums of sullerers wera dread. ;WvS
ful. Did net soe anv ene who had escaped "H-
from the smoker. There wero nine bodies
l.llr..a.l and I llilnL- llmm . a.. In..
Theso rellcs have baeu round : Medal, clr- '
cular, ene slde head date 1637, ether aide
Dayton Union Steam washing, near Fifth ,-;
avenue, 'Washington hotel, for private fam--
llles, New Yerk ; watch, either sliver or S
filled, stepped 2JJ0 a. m , badly melted; ene
open-faccsi silver watch, Light Watch com
pany, step(ed at 1 o'clock ; geld watch, M.D.
Ojdeii movement, steppod at-:30; jien knlle;
one Unger-ritig, with 1". P. en top; sleeve
button, metal, leafy scroll work around
edge; ene four barrel revolt or; one half of a
pair of eye-glasses ; ene metal mass contain
ing metal, glass, piece of bone, a button.
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Slet x I'm, Iowa, Jan. 8. Sherifl Fuller,
of Plymouth county, came here yesterday
and arrested D. W. Weed, en a charge of
grund larceny. The charge we preferred by
Henry J. Marten, of LeMars, who accuse)
Weed or retaining t'J7 rent collected for Chap- ?i
man A Ce., of LeMars. The sherlll" took Xh
vvoeu iu i.u.iiar wuuru uu was arraigueu. -
He waived examltiutlen and was held te tne .Vi
l'ebruary grand Jury en a bend et 500. w
Weed says the prosecution I a blackmailing Vw
scheme aud that thu arrest was Instigated by i j,y
Ian..n UT rrn niinnl llm allnrnanu frtl" lllA ?&&!
Itn.l.lnrtl. .tmp.lari.rl Wnjl llilttla lllA Aim.-. 3!JC
barment committee had something te dO;Q
with the arrest, as that committee accused i-fi
him in thelr petition of retalning money 'fti
collected for Chapman A Ce. Weed eaya tne "C
firm Is ltidebted te him for legal services. -
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I'iml nml llll Kunuil. .''
I'ai.ksiim-. Tex., Jan. 8. Fer some time fe
specimen of surface coal have been found J9j
en the property et James Legan, seven muse
east of Palesliue, which wero heavily Impreg- M':
usted with oil, and Beveral springs wero cue-! ,3
covered. Prof, Schmidt, of Housten, te .
whom speclmens were rererred, says tbeye'
are full of petroleum or a superior graue. xxe -f,;j
gives Has his opinion that large uopesiui or T
oil will Ik found underlying the BtreU. freaa . ;'
which Iho incrusled cakes wero takea.'
Ilmnanillnnitarn nnw blllniv lllnilfl te sink Mi
shaft and Indications are geed for the dlap
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coveryer an Important oil-Held.
Havurla'. Crown I'rlnce at Opera.
Hi. in. in, Jan. 8. The closing perform
ances or the "Mikade" in Berlin were
given at the opera heuse last night The
Crown Priuce et Bavaria and his family were
present The audience wa very enthusiastic
uud cheered the priuce as he entered and
again when he departed.
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Df.uejiHl by Fire.
KOC'K iSI.ANl, ill., J an. R-iuu Biiiiiej
heisting npparatus and machinery of the ji
I?.! VuiinvMlnliiir company, at Cable, wee 'x
..... I .. .... I . ... I ... ...mlmr iw H r A Th.
UeSirOJUU jcc-oiehioj nu. ...... -j -.-. j,. i
tire is eatlug it way inie tue auuiiiug, nuu it
is leared that the mine will be ignited. The
less 1b estluiated at fl5,000. The origin el the
lire Is unknown.
I'elleved tu ll. Walthaui Watchmakr. i
fi I'll I Nti fin 1. 1, Mass., Jan. 8 Fears are
entertained that the man who wai burned In
tlm MltiliiHcun accident is Fred. Hamilton, tj
a yeuug Waltham watchmaker who left home
two weeks age te visit at Plttsten, N. Y., and
was en uis way ubck. yg
Itu.tlau Feauut. lte.ult,
OuiibSA, January & llusslan peasante at at
Siiielensk have rebelled and overpowered Uw'
garrison. Troops have been sent from Charkov
te suppress me roveii. t ,i
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..ssiarA U....U. Ulllllll. In rnBluiil. .
Londen, Jan. 8. A terrible anew ateim
prevalla throughout the Midland counties.
Severe su'tering auu some iota 01 uie
reported. AU railroads are blocked.
WmATUMH iMViVATtU.lt,
a. Jan. fl I
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Kasteru Pennsylvania, New Jeray
Dele ware :
Celder, northerly wietwtfj
fair weather.
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