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VOLUME XXV-NO: 96.
LANCASTER, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1888.
JPRIGE TWO CENTS.
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THE PBESBERRY CASES.
JOBN AMD KBBBOOA DXHT THAT TBBI
KNBW TBE ABUOLM WIU gfOLBir. '
A Virginia colored Afaa UqiMM at a rl-
aleu Attempt sad the Oast Pat ea the
rroaacetrlx-Joha a.saJnneiiarg'
With Stating BU Wife.
Monday Afternoon. Upen the re-asaem-blleg
of oemt verdict of net guilty wm
entered In the mm of commonwealth t
Jehn Myers, assault and battery. Tblipm
ecutlen grew ent of a row near Qearry villa,
and aeveral eaaea reinllleg therefrem, In
which My era waa the prosecutor, were tried
at the last term of the court. The jury made
an equal distribution of the oeataln these
etaca and that brought about a aetlleaaant
of this suit Tbe partial paid the wltneae
feea and the dtitrlet attorney took a verdict
of net gully with county for office oeata,
Jamee Bmllb, a colored man who arrived
lnthlaelty en November!!, from Virginia,
waa put en trial for fel j&leusly assaulting
Floreuee Jaokaen, aged 11 years, grand
daughter of Amanda Hall. The only tea.
llnieny produced by the commonwealth
was iurnlihed by Mrs. Hall, her husband
and the child, and was la effect that Btrlth
bad attempted;tbe effense eharged en two
different oeoaalonc.
The defense was a denial by the aoeused
tbst he was guilty of the offense chareed.
In addition It waa abewn that the girl had
told contradictory stories about the aeaault,
that the girl's reputation for veraelty waa se
bad that nobody in the neighborhood would
believe her and her moral charaetatwaa
sueh that none of tbe children in the neigh
borhood were allowed te aMoelate with her.
The Jury rendered averdlotef net guUty
and Imposed the oeata en Mrs. Hall, the
presecutrix,
Rebert Preaberry and Rebecca Presberry,
his wife, of Ne. 828 North Market street,
were charged en three indletmenta with
reeelvlng stolen goods and against Rebert
there was an additional charge of larceny.
The testimony of the commonwealth aa te
the larceny waa that Mra. Shulmyer had
three oblekena stolen from her premises en
September 10. After Preaberry 'a arrest
three chickens were found in his yard
whieh Mrs. Bbulmyer Identified as her
property. As te tbe reeelvlng the stolen
goods it was proved that a large, number of
articles taken by Annie Walls from the
premises of Edward Ebc-rman were found
In the heuse or the Presberrya and tbe
allegation of the commonwealth la that se
many stolen articles could net have been
brought into the house without the knowl
edge el the defendanta.
Tbe defense aa te the larceny case waa
that Mra Bbulmyer waa mistaken as te tbe
identity of the chickens she claimed aa her
own. Preaberry testified that one of the
oblekena claimed as stolen he had ralaed,
and the ether two chickens he bought from
his mother-in-law, living near Rawllns
vllle. Aa te the reeelvlng of stolen geed,
It waa claimed that the Presberrya had no
knowledge of the goods being stolen by
Annie Walls, its her atery when she
brought the articles stolen was that tbey
had been given te her by the parlies for
whom sbe worked.
Annie Walla, who atole all tbe artlelea
but the oblekena, testified that Rebert
Preaberry was net at home when ahe took
the articles te his house, and that ahe ao ae ao
eonnted for tbe possession of the goods te
Mra, Preaberry by saying that tbey had
been given te her. Bhe did net think
either of tbe parties knew that she had
atelen tbe articles. On trial.
Tuesday Herning The trial of the Pres
berrya for reeelvlng atelen goods and lar
ceny was resumed at 0 o'elock. A large
number of witnesses who had known Rob Reb
ert Preaberry for years, testified that bis
reputation for honesty prier te tbla ctarge
wsa of the very best. A few witnesses also
gave Mrs. Preaberry a geed reputation.
Jury cut.
Jehn O. Sahm, of Neiltvllle, was tried
for committing an assault andbstteryen
his wife. The testimony of tbe common
wealth waa that for two years Hahm time
and again abused and beat his wife. On
the 7tb of November ahe went te G rube's
hotel after him and for doing se be threat
ened te kill her. Oa the next day he went
home jinder tbe Influence of liquor,
choked, beat and kleked his wife and
dragged her around tbe room by the hair.
Fer this eruelty she waa obliged te leave
her husband, went te her parent home
and then brought this ault
The defense was that Sahm remonstrated
with tils wife en November 8'.b, for going
te G rube's hotel against bla wishes and abe
attempted te stick him with a fork. He
took this weapon from her, and ahe then
tbrew a fire shovel at him and followed up
the attack by throwing a kettle of water en
him. He then took bold or her te prevent
her assaulting him, but he denied having
struck, kicked or choked her. The de
fense also showed by a number of wit
nesses that Babm's reputation for peace
and quiet was gecd. Oa trial.
The Jury en tbe Harry Fenten attempted
robbery case, who retired te deliberate en
Monday morning, Lai net agreed upon a
verdict up te neon te-day.
A Paaaecger Prevent a Fatal Accident.
An accident occurred en tbe Dudley
braneh of the Huntingdon &, Bread Tep
railroad Monday morning, where mete
than a dc am persons were seriously inj ured .
The passenger ear makes tbe trips down
the mountains by the braneh and steps at
numereua stations along tbe rout. Tbe car
was well filled and started en time from
Dudley te tbe main line at Baxton.
Bbertly alter It had stepped at Oealllgbt,
an engine and two leaded coal cars came
down the track and crashed Inte the rear
end of tbe passenger car, throwing tbe
occupants against the windows and the
fleer. Before the collision, Jehn Bbentlee,
passenger, foreseeing tbe danger, looa leoa loea
ened the brake of tbe passenger ear, and
the little start It obtained lessened some
what tbe foree of the collision. Bnt for
the prompt action of Mr. Bbentlee, all or
the pasaengera would deubtleas have teen
killed. The mere aerleusly injured are:
Mra. Allen Black, Jubn Dougherty, Jehn
Bellinger, K. F. Gould, Miss 1.11 tie Latter
and Mary Lasler, of Dudley, all of whom
received Internal Injur Us and painful cuta
tern broken glass.
Twe Women aud a Poker.
Bridget Uagen and a woman named Fer,
became engaged In a quarrel Monday aftei aftei aftei
noen In tbe beuae of tbe latter en Marlen
atreet near Mulberry. Tbe result was that
Mra, Hagen picked up a poker and struck
tbe ether woman ever the bead, knnokleg
her Insensible. She Isy In that oendltlon
for at least fifteen minuter. later In the
day Mrs. Hagen, who bad been drinking
considerably, waa taken te tbe station
heuse. Mrs. Fax made noeompIalntsgalDst
her and tbe miyer discharged her.
A Little Itenatray.
The herse of Bimeel Clarke, grocer, ran
ent of the Pennsylvania freight yard thla
morning and daabed down Neah Queen
atreet at a high rate of speed. He was
caught at the Pennsylvania railroad station
by Aislstant Baggage Master Jehn Hlegle,
who ran tbe rt.k el being hurt himself.
There was te damage te the wagon.
StO.OOO Btel.n Frem it paalttt Bask.
It waa discovered ea Monday thai 1210.-
000 baa Meet stolen freest Ua everaaaaal'a
i mh w jbmhu. . xaa
TRADE IN TOBACCO.
LMal Packers Belli; Yry Little LSaf-Baj-teg
el the Haw te Bgla Altar Jaaaaty 1.
The past has been one' of the dullest
weeks of the year in the local tobacco mar
ket. The only aalea reported ware these of
Skllea & Fy, who aeld 00 eaaea of seed and
Havana.
Sema few buyers have been riding
through the county looking at the crcra,
but.neae of tbe '88 crop haa been bought
during the week. The views of buy era and
aellera arc tee wide apart aa yet. Heliera
held their tobacco at a much higher figure
than paekeia are willing te give.
Buy era admit that there is some geed
tobacco In the crop of 'S3, but claim that a
great portion of the ciep peer and for that
reason the prices cannot be paid that are
atked. In the Judgment of one of tbe
largest dealers, buyers will net come Inte
Laneaster county te buy in earnest until
after January lit.
The New Ter Market.
lrem the U. . Tobacco Journal.
Yhe meat prominent fealureef tbe market
the Dset week wan the continual! actlvlt
In Sumatra. Jebbera and manufacturers
have come te the conclusion tbat, aa there
is no ether leaf te replace tbe Sumatra, they
must have it whether bad, geed, or indif
ferent. And slnce they must have II they
prefer te buy It wben there are still theus.
anda of bales te soleet from than when tbe
etoek Is reduced in size and broken up.
Basldea, the stock In tbe banda of Jebbera
and manufacturers Is aetutlly at tbe leweat
tide. Last year, with a low stock, our
manufacturers could go Inte the market
very day and buy from five te ten bales
at a time te suit just their immediate de.
mande. Fer there waa plenty of Sumatra
In tbe market and plenty of geed Sumatra
at that, and our Importers were anxleua te
unload. Then tbe Importer waa at the
mercy of tbe manufacturer. But the con
dition te day Is Just the reverss. Thelm
Krter la net tee anxious te unload, for he
a but a limited stock. And aa net all
tbe e'eck la of the best, he la net In a hurry
te Bell out his most dealrabla lntain num.
titles of five or ten bales. And the menu,
faeturer, en tbe ether hand, knowing the
dlflerenee In tbe quality of tbe stock In tbe
market, Is supplying himself te bla full ex
tent in order nit te be oempelled te touch
later In tbe aeasen tbe poorer stoek at
5 rices at whieh he ean have new his choice,
bus another thousand bales have cleared
tbe market this week at prlets ranging
from SI 60 te 1.80.
Aa the most available part of tbe seed
leaf haa already bseu disposed of, transac
tions In seed are taking a much lower tone.
But Onandaga la beginning te move at
geed rates, aetre&OO cases having been sold
tbe past week at from 11 te 10 cants. Of
Wlaoensln ever 800 eases were disposed of
and alto several hundred eiBes of Penn
sylvania. The antes of seed amount te
about 1,800 eases.
In Havana tear business was very aetlve.
There seems te be no end or Inquiry for it.
And tbe active demand keeps up also a
atlfT price. Sales for tbe week about 1,200
baler.
J.S. Cans' Ben's ll.pert.
Following are tbe sales of leaf tobteoo
reported by J. B. Cans' Ben, tobaceo broker,
Ne. 131 Water atrcet, New Yerk, for the
weekending December 11, 1888:
160 cases 1887,' Pennsylvania Havana
140303; 140 cases 1880, Pennsylvania
Havana, IB Us; 300 eases 1F87, Penaaylva
nlaaeed 0$l3e; 250 eases 1880, Pennayl
BAAd, 8l3is ; 400 eiaea 1887, state Havana,
ll21e; 130 eases 1837, New England
Havana, 1333i. 100 cases 1887, New
England eeea, 14Q22 ; 160 cases 1887, Wis
consin Havana, 12e : 160 esea sun
dries &30. Total, 1,770 cases.
Frem the Tobacco Leaf.
The market for domeitlo elgar leaf has
shown mere activity than tee previous
weak, although no large transactions have
been madr. Goods sold of all kinds, but
Onondaga and Pennsylvania bread leaf
took tbe lead. We hardly leek ler a large
business tbli mentb.
The Pnlladelpbla M.tket.
Seed Leaf It canuet ba called dull, nor
yet a brilliant week's business. Large
holders are at thla tlme disposed te held ou
te their stoek with a firm grip, believing
tbat all kinds of sound stock must of
necessity advanee considerably ero long;
ae tbat wblie a few houses are new and
then making sales from 100 te 250 caaer,
the bulk el the tiade are aatlsQed with tbe
ordinary dally retail sales, preferring te
await future developments. PIcts sre
held aa a general thing firmly.
Sumatra moves cU freely and at agreeable
figures.
Havana keeps up a lively pce, notwith
standing tbe advanced figures, which new
leek as if they will go higher.
Receipts ter the week 87 ctses Connecti
cut, 3G7 eases Pennsylvania, C2 cases Ohie,
134 eases lilttle Duteb, 4G2 eases Wisconsin.
158 cases Yerk state, 178 bales Knmatra, 200
balea Havana, and 103 hhds Virginia and
Western leal tobacco.
Halts feet up 01 cases Connecticut, 330
eases Pennsylvania, 30 .cases Onlo, 73 caaes
1 tittle Duleb, 3Gi caties Wlnoensln, 00 eaaea
Yerk state, 111 bales Sum at, 259 balea
Havana, and 17 hhds of Western leaf In
transit direct te manufacturers,
Exported of leaf tobacce: Te Liverpool,
per atr Lord Olive, 20,300 Iba; te Antwerp,
pr air Wealeriand, 14,765 lbs. Total, 44 -145
lba,
Tba Crep In Wliceutlu,
Tiem tbe Edgtnen llepeiler.
The qnletnesaef this market Is unlimited,
nothing having been dene since our last
report. There are no buyers in tbe field,
snd dullness seems te pervade every mar.
ket In tbe state. The weather ban been
exceedingly dry and warm for tbe time of
year, and tbe handling of tbe new crop has
been simply impossible. Just what tbe '83
crop will amount te Is hard te tell at pres
ent, but all are la hopes that it will meet
the meat aangulne expectations,
A Fhlladelprtian Murdered InTtxis.
Saturday nleht Mr. Geerge Beldler, of
Middlrtetvn, Pa., rccelved a message from
Texarkane, Ark., that bla brother Harry
bad been killed tbat afternoon by a brutal
Irishman, who shot him down in cold
bleed. Tbe vletlm was formerly of Phila
delphia, bnt for several years had been
located at tbe scene of the tragedy, where
he had large Investments and had become
one of its prominent clllzsns. Hlsilemestla
life, however, had of recent years been
troubled because of tbe alleged infidelity of
his wife, his slayer being tbe deatrojeref
bis domestic happiness, and he proeured a
divorce some time age and removed tem
porarily te Battle Creek, Mleb. Net long
alnee bla wife died, and under clrcum
ataneeatbst awakened fears tbat abe had
been foully dealt with by her partner in
guilt Tbe unfortunate husband was about
Instituting an Investigation into the causes
of her deatb, when the enraged destroyer
of bla domestle happiness terminated his
career in tbe tragic manner mentlenel
above. Tbe murderer Is in prison, and tbe
remains of tbe deceased nave been em
b ilmed and will be brought te Middietewn
for burial.
Martltr Prompted j Feait.
Near New Albany, Ind., ou Bunday
afternoon Jacob Mettweller was found
murdeied near his farm house, and his
wile lying unoensolous, nut allve, In tbe
stable yard. With tbe Mettwellcra lived
William Bensen, a laborer en tbe farm, and
Bailie Beyder, a aervant girl, who were at
once put under arrest By separating them
and telling him tbe girl had confessed tbat
Bensen and abe bad killed Mettwellera
Bensen was Induced te cenfess. He said
he was engsged te marry MIsiHeyder. She
was found te be In a delicate oenultlnn, at.d
this gave rise te a quarrel betwean himself
and tbe Meltwellera several days age, ever
wbleb bitter feeling continued. As here
turned from hunting yesterday be met
Mettweller and shot blm. Coming en te
the house be found Mrs. Mettweller milk
ing, and be bit her a blew ever tbe bead
with an ax. He then went te tbe beuse
and told the girl what he had done.
rlelere of ihe Ktadlec Arcld.nt.
la tbe window et Henry Schmidt, en
North Queen atreet, la a large picture,
which waa painted by H. K. Dltfenderfer,
of Reading. It represents the Polish Oath
olio obnreo of that idly Immediately after
aha tMfMia aaatdamt aw Onte bar 14th. la
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OATMEAL dust explodes. .
A HILI.AMDBKTKRAl.ADJOIMtIIO BCILD
1NOS BLOWN TO BFLIHTSB9.
Tbraa Men Lese Th.tr Lives sad Family
atlraealenaly BTaeapta-Wtadew aiats la
Beasts Wlthla aQaattaref a Mils
Is Broken Tfee Lets Heavy.
Chioaeo, Dee. 11. A terrlfle explosion
shattered the building occupied by David
Oliver as an oatmeal mill, at the corner of
Halstead and Fulton atresia, a few minutes
before 2 o'elook this morning. The build
ing Immediately took fire and with the
saloon of Uharlea Murphy adjoining was a
mass of flames,
Tbe cause of the explosion la net known.
In the oatmeal mill at the time were four
men. One of these escaped and tbe ether
three were probably burled la the ruins.
They were Krnest Cooper Jehn Schmidt
and Ohatlea Miller.
The only mill hand known te have es
caped loterment In the ruins Is Jehn
Helmes, who waa blown ent of a window.
He la seriously injured, and was removed
te tbe county hospital.
The wagon factory ai'J lining the saloon
waa also destroyed by the first shook.
Tbe explosion waa a terrlfle one and
ahattered windows for two blocks en either
alde. It waa beard all ever tbe West Side
and In the business dlstrlets of tbe Beuth
division.
Tbe bulldlnm destreved are Neb. 05 te 70
'Halstead street, located at the oerner of
Fulton.
On the northwest corner of Fulton and
Halstead streets steed a two atery base
ment end frame building occupied by
Charles Murphy as a saloon and residence.
Next, north en ITalstesd street steed the
two alery frame wagon shop and ware
house of Jaoeb Press. The next five leta
were occupied by tbe Oliver mill, a three
atery and high basement and brick
building faelDg the atreet, and
raised te four aterlea In the rear. On
Fulton street, next te Murpby'a saloon,
steed another large building, owned by
Press, tbe wagon manufacturer. All these
buildings were totally demollsbed and tbe
people In the corner saloon building, the
only building, with the exception of the
mill, oecuplod by human being, had an
exceedingly narrow escape from death. It
waa at first supposed that they perlabed,but
later It waa learned they escaped.
Hew the Murpby people escaped wlthcut
barm Is remarkable. They were in tLO
oerner building asleep, Oharles Murpby,
the proprietor of the saloon, his father,
Geerge, hla brother James, bis mother Jand
three children, Lizzie, Jee and Geerge, IP,
8 and 0 yeata old respectively. They had
hardly been awakened by tbe report of the
explosion when there came a crash that
almost turned the building ever en ita
side.
The family who oecupled the upper
place were tbrewn violently against tbe
wall, as brick and timber came crashing
through tbe reef, crushing it in and
throwing the building ever se that It
alauted at en angle of ferty-five de
grees. The entire reef Immediately
took 11 re and tuen commenced a fearfnl
struggle en the part of the family te escape
Iroei the wrcek. Pinned down by great
beams and hemmed In en every aide by
debris of every sort this was found dlllleult.
Cbarlcs Murpby seized his little boy who
was sleeping beside him just as bis
aged mother came crawling into tbe re?m,
half blinded by tbe smoke, te see It be was
sate. As sbe saw ber son and grandchild
sbe fainted and Mr. Murpby bad te etrry
both his mother and son down stairs and
after considerable difficulty make his way
te tbeatreet. The rest of tbe family escaped
with a few bruises In a similar manner.
Jobu Helmes, tbe man who was blown
out of tbe window, was found about CO feet
away from tbe mill. He was lying en a
plleel brlcks,wlth tils face fearfullymangled
and his body a alokenleg mass of burns
and braises. He waa taken te tbe county
bespttsl.
Adjoining the mill at tbe west was a
two-story frame building occupied by N.
P. Lawsen. Tbe ground fleer waa used as
a restaurant while en tbe fleer above lived
tbe restaurant keeper, hla wife and baby,
tbe cook and waiter. Tbe explosion tbrew
all the people out of bed, stunning them
for several seconds. Wben tbey recovered
suillelently te make an effort te escape, he
ran te tbe back stair but it bad been blown
down and tbey were obliged te atay In tbe
second atery of tbe building until the fire
men took them out en ladder. The res
taurant was wrecked. A large hole waa
blown In the reef. Every window In tbe
building was ahattered, tbe eblmneywaa
toppled evor, doers forced from thulr
hinges and the plastering shaken te dust.
Tbe streets for a block In every direction
were strewn vtlth debris of every sort.
Tbore was net a whele pane el glass In
any building within a quarter of a mlle of
tbe mill. Lake street for a block east and
west of Halstead atreet was sprinkled wltb
the glass of demolished windows. Here
and tbere tbe panels el a deer were blown
out. And this waa one of the curious
features of the accident Tbe glass and
woodwork were pushed out Instead of
smashed In, as one would naturally expect
them te be.
Bsveral people who clalmed te have been
familiar with the Interior et the mill
thought It waa a belter exploalen, but Mar
ahal Murpby was positive tbat It was an
explosion of oalraeal dust, and tbat no
boiler could cause an (i plosien be terrlfle
as te cover the neighboring streets several
feet wltb debrle.
Geerge Batber, tbe day engineer, said
that when he left tbe building at evening
tbe engines and boilers were In proper
oendltlon, and be did net think that tbe
wreck was caused by a boller explosion,
An Immense crowd gathered en tbe
Bconeef the d liaster te watch the work of
clearing up the debris. By Dlne o'elock
the fire department bad succeeded In ex
tinguishing thefireand the work of exca
vating In tbe ruins was begun. Up te 10
o'elock no bodies bad been recovered,
In prosecuting tl'O excavatleu tbe
bollera were found te ba Intact. This dees
away wltb the theory that tbe explosion
was tbe resnlt of tbe buratlng boilers.
About 1030 o'clock the body of a man,
Buppesed te be tbe engtneer Miller, was
found In the north drive way et tbe milt
It was covered with about three feet
of debris. Tbe lewer part et tbe body waa
covered with brulaes aud burns, and tbe
face waa se msngted tbat It oetild cot be
recegnlzsd. The unfortunate man had
evidently been blown from the englne
room clear te the drive way,
"Eight bor.es were burned te death.
The losses will aggregate 150,000.
Iter renlenM.ll.nl. DUcharccd.
Rev. Feuten M. Harris was beard by
Aldermau Hal bach lait evening for laiceny
at bailee of an ice cream fretzsr. Tbe tea tea
tlmeny eflered failed te make out a case
against blm and tbe alderman discharged
blm from enstedy,
Tha Salt Again. t J, A. Ilech Wltbrt awn,
Tee prosecution In Berka county against
Jaoeb A. Buch, the Lltltr- merchant, charged
by tbe Cltlxana' bank et Reading with
fraud, has beta withdrawn. It la under.
Bleed ttet Beah ta aaakteff arrtefawMta t
HONORARY MRBKHa.
They AekaewKdge tba GewpUaxnta or the
Veaag ana's Dameetatle Beelaiy.
At the last mealing of tha YeunglMen's
Dsaaoeratte aoelaty et this city, whieh waa
very largely at tended , a number of distin
guished Democrats of tha oeuntry were
elected honorary members. Secretary A. J.
Dnnlap at once notified them of the action
of the society and tha following are some
of tha replies received :
Crrrcaer ittaaO TncaMiv, )
Xe. S16M south. High Btrwt.
Cet.UMnufi, O., December 0, 1883.
A. J Vuntap, Ktq Lancatter, li,
Dkar Sir Judge Thurman Instructs
me te acknowledge yours et the 6th Inst.,
and te tbank yen for the honor you have
conferred upon htm in electing hlrn a mem
ber of your club. Vary respectfully.
M. P. Nth.
ttitrriD Ftatss Szhitb,
Wasbikotex, lies, eih, ifUS,
A. J. Dunlap, ttq , Seer t tar y Yeung licn'i
Vtm, dub, JMnciuler, J. :
Mr Dkar Sir 1 have tbe plaaauure of
acknowledging the receipt of your favor of
6th Inst, informing me et my election as sn
honorary member et tha Yeung Men's
Dfmoeratlo elnb of Laneaster, Pa.
De me tbe favor te convey te the mem
bera of your elnb my high appreciation of
the honor they have conferred upon me,
and expreaa te tbam my warmest thanks
for their action. While the Democratic
party haa met with temporary reverse it
will be but temporary It tbe follewera of
Jeffersen will organize and prepare new
for tbe contest in 180) and '02
Yeura truly, A. P. GenMAN.
Hec a or HarnassKTJLTivis, tr. n. (
WABatseTOK, V. O., llec. 0,1838. (
.Mr. A. J Dunlap, Nea'ttary of th Yeung
Men'i Vtmocralie Club, laneatttr, J,
My Dkar Sir Your letter notifying me
ei my unanimous aoiectien aa an nonerary
member et tbe club received. 1 consider
ita high compliment and honor, and will
be glad te promote In any way 1 ean tbe
polttieal objects whieh tha club haa In view.
Yours truly,
Bam'i. J. Randall.
IlKOUTIV MAR10ir, )
ALiiinr, Dec. 0, lxt8. J
A. J. Dunlap, Siq Secretary, Ce, Laneaittr,
Dear Bin t i have received with pleasure
yenr letter of December 5th, conveying te
me, en eenair or tne xeung juen-a .Demo
cratic club,of Lancater,P.,the Information
that I have been elected an honorary mem
ber thereof, and It gives me gratlhoatlen te
accept the courtesy you have conferred
upon me.
Expressing my best wishes for thosuo thesuo thosue
oess of your club In Its efforts ter tba
promotion of Dsmoeratlo principles, 1
remain, Very trulv your.
David B. Hilt..
ffrHAKsn's Itoev,
IIefsb or Refmbkntativka.
J
WAaniNQTOK. 1). U., Ueu. 0, ltE8.
A. J. Dunlap, Siq., Secretary, Lancatter, l'a.
Your favor advising me that I had betn
elected an honorary member of tbe Yeung
Men's Democratic cinb, of Laneaster, Is
reeelved.
Please tender te the members of the
club my alneere tbanka, for thla compll cempll compll
ment, and aay tbat If it la ever In my
power te de se, 1 will be glad te meet them
and make their peraenal acquaintance.
Yours truly, J. G. Oabliblk,
Sympathy Fer tha Teong Man.
Frem tha l'blladelpttla Itocerd.
Tbe plaintiff In a wile beating case In tbe
Camden courts yesterday waa Bephta
Beatty, who admitted tbat sbe was 00 years
old. Her husband, a youngster et 7,
testified that Rbe waa 70 yeara old, and aba
looked it. The couple live en ii farm near
Jordanlewn, Stockton township. Mra.
Beatty raid ber husband knocked ber
down and beat ber, and In addition he had
turnt-d hla efleetlonsnpen younger women.
'Who saw the assault?" asked Prose
cutor Jenkins.
The pigs, sir," replied Mrs. Beatty with
out moving a muscle of ber faer.
Tbe husband tearfully denied that be
had beaten bla wife. He declared i tbat abe
had nursed blm through a severe illness
about four years sun, and wben be get
well she marched him te a Justice et tne
peace and made blm marry her. The
juror a' sympathies were with tbe young
man, and they tc quitted blm.
Chanted Wltb limine "' Mether.
Btepben Conrey, age 20 years, was en
Monday arraigned in the criminal court or
Baltimore, en the eharge of killing hla
motber, Mrs. Margaret Oonrey, and Inflict.
lng fatal in J urlr a upon Patrick O'Donnell,
en the night of Daeember 31, 18S7. The
yenng man lived wltb his mother at Ne. 310
Dunean alley, and according te the puo pue
lisbed reports returned te his home late at
night and found hts mother lying drunk
upon tbe tlner. Beside her lay a drunken
neighbor, Patrlek O'Donnell. Tbe sight
enraged the son, who kicked them both
terribly about the bead and breast O'Don
nell dragged himself te the pavement out
side, where he was found about 1 o'elook
In tbe morning, bleeding and unoenscloua,
Tbe pillee discovered tbe dead body St
Mrs. Cenney lying en tbe fleer et tbe
front room and Stephen Oonrey In bed in
the back roc m.
CnrtOQ.ActlenTak.il by Chicago Clergymen.
At tbelr regular weekly meeting last
Mendsy the Baptist ministers of Onloage
passed a revolution requesting tbe pap.rs
net te publish the usuat announcements of
cbUich servlctts en Sunday and a request
for similar action was sent te tbe ether
ministerial associations, Thla request came
up for action at tbe meetings of the Congre
gational and Methodist Episcopal mini. ters'
meetings yesterday and it was unanimously
approved by both bodies. Tbe Methodist
meeting went f urtber and resolved tbat Its
membets would reiuse te furnish tbe man man
userlpta or notes of tbelr sermons, or their
announcements in all cases, If tbey knew
tbey were te bB printed en tbe Lord's day.
-, In Dcttltnta Clicamiunets.
Tbe police report Mrs. Alice IJuzzird as
being In destitute circumstances. Sbe has
two sick children, and no fuel or feed In
the house. The neighbors only heard of
her destitution late yesterday, and tbe pro pre
visions taken by them were tbe first tbey
bad te eat yesterday, In addition, Mr.
Buzzird baa been served with a notice te
vacate the house occupied by her for non nen nen
payment of rent. She Uvea en Freiberg
street, between Church and Middle, and
contributions et money or donations of
previsions will be thankfully received.
Struck Willi a llatenat.
N. W. Fry and Henry Bncknerhad an
alteration en Monday evening and tbe
result was tbat Buekner was struck with a
hatchet by Fry. The men had been te a
aale of horses in the afternoon and both get
under the lnflaenee nf liquor. In tbe
evening tbey went te Fry's restaurant, at
tbe Southern market, and alter a game of
growl, Buekner was struck by Fry In the
manner above stated. Buckner'a injuries
are net serious and the plr are together
again te day.
A New I.llread for Yerk
A charter lias been granted at the state
department te the Harrlsbnrg it Baltimere
Railroad cempanv, eastern extension ;
capital, f 140.000. The linn will run I mm
Perter's Station, en the llarrlshurgtt Bal Bal Bal
tieoeo railway, te tbe city ei Yerk, about
fourteen mlien.
rjrtd HUllulldlug..
Ira Smith, of Trev, N, Y., en Sunday net
fire te three of bis prepertlct a livery
stable and two dwelling, lie and bla wife
ware arrested ter arson. Smith oenfenod
hi i guilt He la a prominent citizen,
City Properties Withdrawn,
The dwelling homes Ne. &oe and 511
Ent Chestnut street, eflered at public isle
en .Monday evening by Auctioneer Rti-
neenl, were withdrawn ler suiUcleut bids
A Milling Deg.
Officer Jehn Flennard, et the police force,
mourns the less of a pretty pug deg, which
WMtUkWMWtt M Maafe MTgjr lttt
DIED ON THE GALLOWS.
FRAHOll HAWKINS FAVB TUB rRMALTT
FOR BU UNNATURAL ORIBE.
Mardsrsd Ills Meth Btravsa Bti OhJ.et.d
te Blm Marritsg Be Walks te IkaBoatreld
aad Beams laeiirmnt te HI Fat.
A Villi rem Hla awssUtcait.
RivunnEAD, L, 1-, Dee. 11. Francis
Hawkins, the yeuthlul matricide, was
hanged In the Jail yard hare te-day. The
drop fell at 8.25 and within half an hour
after the body waa ent down and turned
ever te relatives and frlenda.
Th condemned took bis fata coolly and
walked te the aoafleld with a feitltuda ap
parently born et Indifference.
Net mere than two dozen people wit
nessed the hanging. There was very little
delsy en the scaffold. The noose waa
qutekly adjusted and within a few mlnutea
after leaving tbe cell Hawkins' body was
awlnglng In the air. Hla death waa appar
ently an easy one. Yesterday Hawklna
played earda and checkers and reeelved
visitors, among them hta sweetheart, Haiti
Sebleck, and some relatives who took their
ilnal leave. Hawklna exhibited no feeling.
He retired ahertiy before midnight At 0
o'clock he was awakened. A halt hour
later his spiritual advlaer heatd hla confes
sion and administered tba final rites.
Hawklna refnsed te order breakfast
Hawklna crime waa committed en tha
night of Ootebor 1, 1887. He waa exaspera
ted at hla mether'a objections te bla marry
ing Battle Sohlcek. Ha called at hla
mether'a house with a wagon aud asked
her te ride with him aa be wished te talk
te her. Tbe talk, according te the murder,
era confession, was about hla aweetbeart,
and his mother applying a vile epithet te
hla intended he became enraged and shot
her.
On hla trial, a year age, tbe defense set up
a plea of Insanity, but he was convleted and
sentenced te be hanged. Hawkins was
aged 22,
aUVPOSKD TO BB BFOLICN.
Jehn Ftledlry Hire a Team at FJtiab.th FJtiab.th
tewn en Friday and Disappears.
A. G. Bhesffer, Uviryman et Kllzibelh Kllzibelh
tewn, Is out team and the supposition Is
thatlt hna been atelen. Jehn Fried ley, a
former empleye et Philip Lebzslter, waa in
the habit of hiring team from Bheafler te
buy limber In tbat section of the county
and en Friday when be called en Mr,
Bheaffer te hire a team It waa given te him
without hesitation, because he believed
Frledley was still in that gentleman'a em
ploy. Frledley aald he would net want tbe
team mere than a day or two, and Mr.
Bheaffer did net feel uneasy until Monday,
and the team net being returned he began
making inquiries for It He learned that
Frledley had driven from Klliabethtewn
te Oentrevllle, thence te Manbelm, tbenee
te Pennvllle where all trace et him waa
lest. At Manbelm be learned that Frled Frled
eoy took dinner at the Bummy heuaa and
Induced tbe proprietor et tbat hotel te cash
a 110 check for him. Upen the presenta
tion of tbat check, be learned tbat tbere
were no funds te meet It
Mr. Bheafler cams te town en Monday
and reported the matter te Chief Smeltz,
and tbat tiUelal sent a description of tbe
missing team te the c Ulcere of the neigh
boring cities, and requeated tbete tirielsl
te be en tbe lookout for It. The team la
described as fellows : Serrel horse, 0 yeara
old, 15 handa high, left hind feet white,
short mane and tall J tbe veblele Is a White
Obapel top buggy, with aide and end
springs; the lap blanket la black en one
aide and green en the ether t tbe harness Is
nlekel-plated,
Frledley 'a family lived until a abort time
age In thla city. Mra Frledley, by reason
of ber husband's habits, went te her falbei'i
home recently. Frledley haa been drink
ing te excess for some months, and by
reason of his habits lest hi position at Mr
Lebzelter'a. Hla friends de net think that
he wlliully atele Mr, Bheaffer' team, but
believe be la nn a spree and will turn up In
a day or two with It
Latter (Irantad by the Ragtatsr.
The following letter were granted by
tbe register et wills for the week ending
Tuesday, December 11th :
Tkstamkntahy. Eliza A. Mnsaelman,
deceased, late et Laneaster city ; Franklin
B. Musselman, Btrasburg borough, and
Christian Muaselman, Eaat Lampeter,
executers.
David Branner, dcerated, late of Lllltz;
Israel G, Krb, Ltutz, executer.
David Shirk, deoeaatd, late of West Earl
township l David O. Shirk and Letntn
Shirk, ManhHm township; Jebn B. Kurtz,
Abraham B. Kurtz, JehnB. Kurtz, Epbrats,
executers.
Samuel Fabneatoek, deeeased, late of
Epbrata township; Jehn B. Fabneatoek
and Nathan B Fabne.teck, Epbrata; Jacob
FahneHteck, Penn, and Samuel B. Fahne Fahne
ateck, Kaphe, executer.
Annie K. Truaoett, deceased, late of Lin
caster oily; O. U. Fen Deramltb, elty,
executer.
H. H. Hubley, dreeased, late of Maner
township; Jaoeb Hubley and Henry
Hubley, Maner, executers.
Frederick P. Wagner, deceased, late of
Columbia borough ; Jeseph H. .earner and
Mary O. Wagner, Columbia, executers.
ArfttiNisTBATieN. Geerge H. Oenrter,
deceased, late of Straiburg borough ; Hue
F. Gender. Btraaburg, administratrix.
Geerge Smltb, deceased, late et Laneaster
elty ; James Oebs, city, administrator.
Jeremiah Clements, deesased, la'e of
E.st Lampeter township; Margaret dem
on t, KaBt Lampeter tewnsblp, administra
trix. G. W. Travi, deceased, late of Lanoaater
oily; J. T. Travis, elty, administrator.
Isabella uill, aeeeasea, jbiu ui xaraui.u
township; Jatnea R, QUI, Paradise, admin
istrator. Th Ciiimlcal Company.
The Lancaster Chemical company,
llmlted, held a meeting yeaterdsy afternoon
at tbe ofilee of Oharlea I. Land!, esq. The
following beard of managers for the ensuing
year were elected: Charles F. Miller, H, G,
Kuan, Jebn U. Land Is, Martin B. Weldler,
Martin B. Herr, Isaac B, Ueaa and Oharlea
I. Land Is.
Charles I. Landi waa elected aeeretary
and treasurer with U. G. Rush, W. U.
Rellly and Jacob L. Hess auditors. The
beard of managers will meet te organize en
the second Monday of January next
The work of making tbe repairs made
necessary by the recent terrible explosion
at the works et this company la progressing
rarldly. The repairs te tbe building have
been made and new bellera are new being
put In. It is thought tbat tbe werka will ba
In operation in tbe course of two week.
Claimed S330 ikiunly.
Henry Beelman, a colored man who
claimed New Jersey as bis horns, waa ar
rested leal night by Officer L)br for drunk drunk
enncta and Indecent exposure Boettnan'a
atery was tbat be enlisted from tbla city
and never came back here until last night
and bis errand here was te get 1250 bounty,
wbleb be was told be was entitled te re
ceive. Boen alter arriving here he met
some army friends, took a few drlnka and
after tbat be did net knew what happened.
He waa discharged with a reprimand.
Beard of Trad BUetleg,
The Daesaaber meeting of the Beard of
Trad vM.iti'MM
THR BOnRMIAN QlltL"
A Big Aodl.ne te Htar tha Prpnt.r Optra
,Olrn ly in Amtrlesn Company,
One of the largest and by far the most
fashionable audience tbat ha been In Fill,
ten opera henas this aeasen gstbered there
lait evening. The oeoatlon wan the first ap
pearance here of the American Opera com
pany in Balfe'a popular opera "The
Bohemian Girl." It waa the event or the
aeasen In the amusement line, Although
tbe price were aemewbat high It did net
deter the people from attending the ontcr entcr
talnment By the tlme the doers were
opened nearly every aat had been sold
down atalra and all were cccuplel before
the curtain rolled up. Tcegalliry via well
filled and theaudlenoe wa composed of the
best people of the oily.
The company, whieh Is under the sole
management et Guitav Henrlchs, Is the
same that for a long lime waa at the Grand
opera house, Philadelphia. It la quite
large and between fitly and sixty people
weie brought te Lancaster.'' Tbe epera haa
often been beard In this elty berore and
Ita beautiful airs are familiar te all levers of
music. The production last evening wis
the beat given here In a long time The
company is very strong and It includes
aeme of the leading alngera of the country.
Miss Olara Peele had tbe part of Queen of
the Oypstev, ahe ha a atreng contralto volce
et great flexibility, whieh waa beard te
advantage especially In tbe second aet,
wben ahe sang a sole whieh brought ttiuu
dera of applause. Miss Adelaide Randall
la a lady of charming manners, with a rleh
and melodious soprano voice. Her rend I
tlen of "I Dreamt That I Dwelt In Marble
Halla" waa one et, the beat features of the
epera and ahe received aeveral encores
from the enthusisslle audlence. Wil
liam Castle, tbe renewned tenor, wbe
by the way Is no stranger te tbe
people et Lancaster, having appeal el
here with Emma Abbett and ethers, was
aeen and beard In tbe obaraeter of Thaildeua,
Mr. Oastle haa an excellent voice, and he
alnga with tbe greatest eentlment, He Is
also a finished actor, and It la deubttul
whstber ha hta an equal In tbe eharacter et
tha prescribed Pole, whieh ha has made
distinctly his own. In tbe third aet his
singing et "Then You'll Remember Me"
captivated the large audience. Frank
Vetta, a baritone, waa exoellont as Count
Arnheim, and hla "Heart Bewed Down"
waa very pleasing. 13. N. Knight, as
Dcvilshevf, aang and acted well, and the
remaining members of the cast were satis
factory. Tbe cherusea were full and very
eileotlve.
The Urge orchestra, whleti consisted of
no less than twenty pieces, under the dl dl
rectership of Mr. Uelnrlebe, added greatly
te tbe performauee. Everything was In
sueh perfect harmony tbat It was a great
pleasure te the audience te llsten. In the
first and aeoend acta a ballet of eight girls
waa aeen in pretty danee. Tbe cestumea
or the oempany were rleh and elegant. Oae
thing that waa lacking waa appropriate
aoenery.
Illi'ery ct a Clr.at Laber Organlsitlen.
The third annual national convention et
the American Federation of Laber will be
opened te-day In Bt Leuis. Tne beadquar
lera et the federation are in New Yerk, and
it haa ramifications In every stale of the
union. President Samuel Gompers was
formerly a leader among the clgarmakera
In New Yerk.
Tbla new organlsitlen of trade union,
which conducts Its operations quietly, but
without secrecy, baa wltbln two years risen
te proportions of vast magnitude in tbe
United Slates. It la numerically the strong
cat labor organization In tbe world. Ac
cording te a report recently irsued from
headquarters tbere are ever 3,000 local
unleu In affiliation with It and Its total inmn
berahlp, In round numberr, Is 035,000. It la
organized en tbe prlno'ple of thn tudepend.
once of the trade and the la r uuleti
belonging te It Each of th. m retains
tbe right of managing its own allaira with
out Interference, and tbe federation merely
deals with tbeaa general questions In which
all of tbem are Interested, and upon wblch
united aotlen is considered desirable Iti
assessments are very light; It has but few
officer. Their powers ai every reatriated,
and It has net yet suffered from oceslens,
bickering or the amblileu of Its leaders.
Tbe dues of Its members are but a quarter
of a cent per mentb, or three eents pvr veer,
and tha wages et lu president but $100 per
month.
A a matter of faet the American Federa.
tlen la at thlatlmemorutbantwlcaasstreng
In number aa tba order of tbe Knights of
Laber, tbe paying memberablp or which,
aa ahewn at tbe late convention tu
Indlanapell, la cow far under 300,000.
Tens of theussnds of tbe aec'ed era from the
order within the past two yeara ha rejoined
the new federation.
The constitution et the American Feder
ation la abort and plain. It set forth tbe
objects et affJa body, which are mainly te
secure the advantages of combination, te
act unitedly upon certain questlena of com
mon concern and te secure legislation in
behalf or the interest! of tb working
masses. Though tbe American Federation
baa grown with surprising rapidity te Us
present enormous magnitude. It baa bread
foundatiena and la neiidly built, and the
Bt. Leuis convention 1, perhaps, the uiett
fairly representative Industrial body that
uss ever existed in tue uuncu aiaier.
run LAW AND OHUKK, ISOCIKtV.
A Thousand Dollars te ll Halted u Kimble
It te De II Werk.
The exeoutlve committee et the Law and
Order Boeloty of Lancaster county met thla
morning at 10 a. m. In the rooms of the
Beard et Trade. Ezra Relet, of Manbelm,
was la the chair and the meeting was
opened with prayer by Rev. J. L. Felwcll.
A number of new members irem various
parts et the county were then added te ihe
oemmlttoe.
The committee passed a resolution fe
raise Immediately f 1,000 for the prosecution
of tbe work et tbe society.
Mr, J. B. Helsey, of Laneaster, was ap
pointed the solicitor et tbe society, wltb
authority te call upon tbe citizens of tbe
oeunty te solicit contributions te tbe funds
and membership li tbe society. A commit
tee of complaints, of five members, was
appointed, who will examine into all com
plaints te them of violation of tbe liquor
and Sunday laws. Tbe eecretary of tbe
committee will glve peraenal attontlen te
every case of violation of these Iswe, re
ported te him. Lather B. Ksuffman, etq.,
waa elected tbe attorney of the society.
Tbe executive committee resolved te
meet regularly at 10 JO a. m. en tbe tblrd
Tuesday of each mouth In tbe Beard of
Trade room.
The meeting was welt attended and much
Interest was manifested In tbe work pro
posed by the society te secure tbe enforce,
ment of existing laarH.
troops Onardtug the Jail.
HntiiiNciHAM, Ala,, Dec it The sun
Is shining brightly this morning anil tbe
gleam et bayonets and brightly polished
galling guna glvea a warlike appearance te
the city. Troops In front et au enemy
in time of war were never under inure
rigid discipline than are the state
troops here guarding tbe county Jail.
Ne one la allowed te pats through
the llnea without a passport from Colonel
Jenes, and aalt la a very difficult matter te
see blm, tbere are few peiseus idmitted te
the jail. Governer Seay la still here uud
stated this morning that he hsd arrived at
no decision as te the length et tliuu the
troops wruld be kept hern All exeltement
seems te have passed away. Tbe coroner
Inquest en the body et one et the men
killed Saturday night haa Dean adjourned
BR4tttBaRWvaW. iHtlWHUSUHl.
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TO SAIL FOR HAYTM
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T0R GALENA TO GO TRRRSS
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Resr Admiral Leca te Pell Oat,,
Brooklyn Wavy Yard ea Wtdncsfla
Xanlla Will Probably Qt A loea i
Uliptay tier auiilre Oea.'-
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Washington, Dee. 11. Tha,
Htates steamer Galena has reeelved I
pl'ea from Bosten and will sail for H
morrow with Rear Admiral Luce en I
The United States st( nerYin'Je Witt I
be ready te sail te-morrow.
dere Walker tnvs she mav accemn
Galena. Officials at the navy depatti
are net inclined te discus the
troubte tp-day, but none et them appMaff
anticipate aerieuaaiiucDItv. i;-.'
The cabinet held a lone session te
and presumably discussed the Bayl
question. .-"s i
,.iini.-jeui.ijf nuiu7 remraia
the elty this morn Ins. Orders hava
limed bv thn kstw ilnartnanl Ih'ia
YantI and Galena proceed te HayH
oempany. Permission ha been aivetal
owner et the Hay lien Republic te salt I
the Galena. .$
xneru as a cemcrsnea ci upmest
aenaters last evenlng te d Incuts that
question. The meeting was net of ,(
naturoef a formal caucus and no vels In
taken en any distinct preposition. ,1
met te see, a Democratic senator Bald :
morning, whether anyone had anytbutir
suggest There was a unanimous atM)i
seu or opinion against any fa
opposition te the consideration et the, I
and It was Informally agreed that Iti
be allowed te take Its regular oeuraa. -i'f
In Hen.. and Senate. A?
in the Heuso after the rcadtna; erf1
journal, the dlreet tax bill waa taketll
and Hepkins, et Illinois, spoke In favttr'i
me Din ana against tha proposed an
meni retunaing tha cotton tax.
In tha Senate te-dav a resolution nf
Ooekrell'e waa agreed te calling eal
secretary or war ler an account of the I
expended by Gen. Hancock In enterti
Iho French officers at the Yorklewn
brallen, and whether or net It had!
jeiuuumi e niM eeiaie. , a a
At 12:40 tbe tariff bill w.a taken nn. W:
A Parden ter Itepklns. jfi
UOI.UMI1UH, j , 1JOC. llxttA
Judge Sage, of the United Stat6S
algned tbe petition te President Oleva
for the pardon of Benlamlu F. Hep
ex-assistant cashier of the defunet FMs
bank, en tbe bread and humane gr
tbat Hepkins waa a phyaleal wreck
tbe ends of Justice could be no longer I
served by his incarceration in tba
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fUHIIVUIIUl HilUVU VIUIU lUUtj
nt.miM.p .anil Ufa. .1. a.Mwa... '
algnatutea le tba same document.'
It was forwarded te the prnaldaatV
is expected that the pardon et He
will fellow within n week or ten dsys,i
the presldent has expressed te lien 1
worth his Intontlen te allow the prlacaerf
die with his family If the algnalureaet.l
Judge presiding at his trial and tbe wa
et the prison could be secured eerttfylaa.
niiiiiourae.o conumen. bwi
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flrtaa !la)f.iAfli,t tiwlliai ftv.fai- Df.M.
.IAU..V.U..U, sv. ... .-;. .p1
aive battle leught en tbe Ubesupeake ,Pt
last night between the oyster pirate aaa
the Maryland navy. Tbe latter wait;
victorious. Oae schooner and
pungy of tbe plrallcil iUet were sualt
and ene pungy taken as a prize by Iks) :
tuvy. Between 0 and 10 o'clock last night.
tbe ((earner, Governer Me Lane, of th j
state navy, sighted a large ileet of dredging 1
VHstei l'a ixmi I'dini, near ewan route.
The MoLane steamed down en
and tbe pirates steel their ground. Baaatt ,
arrnt were freely used and bullete tore laav"
tbe BldeJ of the McLane, Tne pirate
were finally put te fl'gbr. The names of '
tbe sunken vessels are unknown. -.Tha
eap'.ured pungy is the Mazgle Gjrblta,
Captain Wright J one. The prlzs waa take.
te Queenstewn, en the Chester river. AsV'i
far as ean be learned the crews of tba sankaa
yetsels were toseaed by tbe MeLaaeV
Mate Frailer, of tbe state ateaaaer,
wounded by a ballet lrrtbe arm.
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TKLKOKAPUIO TAPS.
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Dr. Y. D. Flower, of Fulton, Ilia,, ceae'
milted suicide yesterday afternoon by out-,
ting his threat with a pocket knife. Mm
was w Id sly known aa a traveling doo:er,,
Hen. Jamea Scott, the author of tbe Boetf !
law, Is lying dangerously HI at his home a.',:-
Lebanon, Ohie, no medicines are beusar,-
BULUluieicrnu, ujn iiujriuai.i uvniuilla) l 1
useless, tin acn is a Tear. ,.'-f-
Dr. Themas J. W. Pray, of Dever, N.
II. , is dead, aged cv. .f
Bartholemew Leng, aged CO years. '-':
switch tender ea tbe New Yerk Central's
read at Reme, N, Y., was struck by w'fi
freight train this morning ana lEBieutiyA'fJ
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Vice Presidentelect Levi P. Morte,uy
accompanied by bis wife, left New Yetlt&j
this forenoon. Their destination in Indiana-
polls, where Mr. Morten Is te confer wltk'pMJ
net state wben be would return.
Tbe executive commlttee of the Weitern
Union TeloaranhceniDAnvat their riieetlnervH
fn.flv ritrtnmTTittnilfid thn dlrectnra te da.'tsi
clareadlvldend of i per oent te-morrow-
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for the currant quarter.
Themas & Bena' tack works at Ncxrts.
liwn. l'j. worn destroyed bv lira last ntirhr."
Lest 153,000. lmurance about 120.000. I?
waa at lira, ineugut mat we tr ana wjiujb 41
mills bad burned down, and It was ae tela M
grapbed, but tbey are net injured. ,jj
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m .. "" mm" PkvnMi r..i ..vu.vaje iy
in mw xera: ujy. au curoeuiaai in
betweeu the heirs was .produced. Istu
stated mat ion parutis uioreie .Bear-
nn(.,ul Inln a emrmftt tn Tirntnt thW"
mutual Interests. Tbeetleatef theagrae-"
muai is mat uu uue tu utj tun tuanr tu oaae j u!A
wi will ahnn'rl hA hrnbAn. 3
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A Paris dispatch eaya that an Ameruaa
wbe registered under tbe name of Vandyke -v"
haa swindled a Jeweler out of 13,000 tranea'
Werm ei diamonds. J'ril
a. terrine Dener explosion teos pisca at ?,
Hamilton, u. x., yesterasy Biiernoea. a
Henry Notttes and Walter Lute waiaw
killed Instantly. The boiler was rait1
from its bed and carried aueui two uubu..j.(
feet through tbe lengtn or ice euuumg, m
..,lnl.n.nlilntrTUld 11110 With It i't
V.HJIH. "."M'-.-rf
Tft Badger ladtetsd. v!
Nnw Yenir, Dee. 11 The grand Jary-
of the court et generat aeasiena ie-uayt
fmmri indictments against Henry Bk
wanfrKdward Meredith, Ella UammeaeV
i A.I..fA ftJtfint.-Mi. thn At kalian! of PhtL' t
n.iv. the irambler. The Icdietmeeia M
oharge them with attnaipled robbery $
in tin first detcree and asasuit ta
the first detttee. Daly was sick and aQ'l
at.ia m mwir hefere tbe crand Jury wfce r-a
received a certificate te thai Het -CT
wnT!tKie iNti.tiA.nem,
i WASKiNatew, D, U. Dec Hi w
I I iiuiam pnimvlvinti mil Nats Jar-
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