SIIKJKHT A. FOUNT KR, Ktlltor*.
VOL. I.
' Ilic (Crntrr jOrmocr.it.
Terms 51. 50 per Annum,in Advance.
S. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORBTER, Ed.lon.
Thursday Morning, July 10, 1879.
State Democratic Convention.
ThV 8UI tVinnrrsHc o..nviitl<>n will nwt l H .r
rt.i.urir.on WEDNESDAY, lli lfith .Ujr ••# Jul*.
Nt n.ntu, lor lIIH pin["',■ of nominstliiii - r*u.li.llo
for StAtc Tm.nir.ir, Bl.il Irnnwiilnß .|rh ollmr buftl
ll to* tin- •( Ihp parir nmy r<-|ulr.\
Bv onlnr of ll.n M*t- I'■ 1...h.it1'-n.
K. M SFKKII, Chairman.
It. L. Dirrrsvsv.il.)
I' .1 I'lrs.-r, S-.n-tAtt— .
IV C. llvMMrs, )
THE majestic ami imperious Mr.
Conkling says, " No !" ami that is an
end of it. He will not go to Ohio to
help Charley Foster and the Sherman
boom.
JAY GOULD has sailed for Kuropc,
but the New York TViTnotcwill never
theless continue to do his bidding.
From Horace Greely to Jay Gould !
" What a fall was there, my country
men !"
IT is full time for some of the stal
wnrts to put a muzzle upon Bishop
Gilbert Haven. Iq a fourth of July
address at Woodstock, Ct., lie charac
terized Grant as a greater man than
Washington or Napoleon. This kind
of thing will soon become absurd.
THE report so widely circulated by
the Republican press that Zaeli*
Chandler, in oue of his spasms of ex
cessive patriotism, had offered his per
sonal batik account for the pay of the
deputy marshals lacks confirmation.
It is greatly to IK- feared that tin- old
Michigauder is far more extravagant
in the use of his tongue than his pri
vate funds.
THE New Orleans Picayune epito
mizes the results of the extra session
of Congress as follows : "An uncon
tamiuated jury !><>x and an unmolested
ballot box. The session has cost
something. Has not the money been
well and worthily spent? Consider
cither of these conclusions reversed
and tell us what you would lie ready
to pay for another answer."
PITTSBURU promises to semi a
unrulier of distinguished Democrats
to assist iu the Ohio campaign this
fall, among them Hon. James H.
Hopkins and R. M. Gibson, Esq. It
is also announced that David Kirk,
National candidate for Congress
against Russell Krrett in one of the
Allegheny districts last fall, will also
take the stump for Kwing.
THOSE were very appropriate terms
which tbe Democrats of Maine, in
their recent nominating convention,
used in reference to a certain creation
of the Republican party. " The re
fuse of every city under the name of
deputy marshals," is what they were
termed, and perhaps no words can
more fittingly describe the corrupt
men and menus upon which the Re
publicans rely to maintain tbe position
of |Hiwcr, now fast slipping from their
grasp.
IT was officially announced from
Washington yesterday, that Jno. Sher
man is a candidate for the Republi
can nomination for president, and tlint
he will make several set speeches in
Maine and Ohio during the present
Campaign upon the finances and the
Houthern question, explaining inciden
tally the position of the Administra
tion, ami defending Mr. Hayes for
his actions during the extra s<**ion of
Congress. If he does all this his
sjioechcß will necessarily lie "set"
s|ieeches, for no living man could
stand up and go through such a pro
gramme. .John Kherrnan is unques
tionably a man of great ability, but
he will find his resources taxed to
their utmost as he defends one so
called president aud makes himself a
candidate at the same time. He ia
used to political gymnastic*, but he
will have to turn a double-back-ac
tion-eylinder-cscapement sommersault
if he expects to light on his feet after
tho attempt. No ordinary exhibition
will be safe.
"Kgl-AI. AND K* ACT JUBTtCE TO AM. MM, or WHATEVER STATE <i|i I'KKHT) AHIOW, RKMOIOVE OK I'OL.ll MAI.."-J.
Veto of tho Labor Bill.
The veto of tho bill pawed during
the lute eemioo of our State legislature
to secure to operatives and laborers in
mines and manufactories of iron and
steel the payment of their wages in
lawful money of the United States
has already been announced, and* hit"
provoked considerable discussion bv
those interestetl on both sides of the
question. It is not our purpose at this
time to take part in any discussion
either to defend or doubt the correct
ness of the reasons given by the
Governor of the State for disapprov
ing the bill and preventing it by
tho use of the veto power from be
coming a law; but we simply desire
to show that the strongest .objections
urged by the Governor might have
been obviated if those who set them
selves up as the especial champions of
the rights of labor had been su
ly wise to accept the reasonable
amendments proposed by Senator C.
T. Alexander when the lull was under
consideration in the Senate. Gov.
Hoyt, in the veto message, states his
principal objections, as follows:
" The act i* special and within con
stitutional prohibition. Even if gen
eral it would be open to valid objection
being contrary to the genius of our
tree government and us based UJHOI a
theory subversive of the true principles
of our constitution in that it denies the
laborer the right to sell his labor to
whom ho pleases ami for such prices
and on such terms as seem good to him
without molestation, hindrance or re
striction."
In his able argument on the merits
of the bill, Senator Alexander referred
to its " sjH'cial " character, in that it
only applied to labor employed " in
mines and manufactories of iron and
steel," and showed conclusively that
unless made " general " by amendment,
so as to apply alike to all branches of
industry, it came within the constitu
tional prohibition and could not-i>c
come a valid law. Upon the question
of the policy of the law as promised
by its friends he was equally conclu
sive, as an extract from his speech, that
covers both of the objections ad vanccd
by the Governor, will show. He said :
".Section seven, article three, of the
Constitution, provides that the General
Assembly shall not pass any local or
special law • • • * changing the
rules of evidence in any judicial pro
ceeding. or inquiry l>efore court, alder
man. justices ol the |>eaee, * * * *
or regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing." This proposed law
may not be Jocal in its character as it
applies to three branches of industry
in ail of the counties of the Stale, in
which they are conducted, and is there
fore general as to the business to which
it refers, but is it not special as it ap
plies to three particular branches of in
dustry ? What did the franiers of the
tTonstitution mean by the use of the
words local or special in the connection
in which they are here used T We
must gather their meaning by the same
rules we would apply in the interpreta
tion of a statute.
But whether it be unconstitutional or
not, is not the policy of such a law had ?
All men are espial before the Isw, and
each man should he left free to make
his own contracts in his own way, so
long as he does not interfere with the
rights of others. All laws in restraint
of legitimate trade are obnoxious; all
laws that seek to intor)>o*o n barrier
to tbe making of legitimate contracts
arc in restraint ol trade, and an unwar
ranted interference with the rights of
citizenship."
This seems wise, reasonable and
statesmanlike. Now for tbe remedy
urged by Mr. Alexander. His amend
ment reads as follows:
"That every corporation, co-partner
ship, tirni or individual doing any busi
ness within this Com moa wealth in
which laborers are employed shall pay
their laborers or employes at stated j>e
riods in money or merchandise or other
commodity, as msy le agreed upon be
tween the parties at the time of the
contract of hiring and in accordance
with the terms thereof, and it shall
be unlawful for any corjKiralion. co
partnership, firm or individual, doing
business as aforesaid, to knowingly
and willfully charge their employes
more or a greater price for any art
icle of merchandise furnished than
that at which the anrne article and
quality of merchandise is sold at for cash
in the same town or neighborhood by
other merchants or others trading in
such articles. That it shall he unlawful
for any retail merchant doing business
in this Commonwealth to receive any
order.that may be drawn upon him for
the payment of labor at less than its
face value, or to discount the same, or
to furnish store goods or merchandise
therefor, charging a greater or higher
price for the same than he would sell
tbe same quality of goods at for oatb, or
BKLLKFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1879.
than the same quality of goods or mer
chandise can be purchased at (or cash
in the same town or neighborhood.
That any person violating any of the
provisions of this not shall he guilty of
11 misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall pay a fine of not less than
ten dollars or more than fifty dollars
for each offence, and shall refund to the
party to whom such goods or merchan
dise shull have been sold the difference
between the price chaiged and tho cash
price thereof."
The reader will not fail to observe
that while making tho measure gen
eral in its effect upon all kinds of
labor, and thus obviating the fatal
constitutional objection, this proposi
tion wits.also comprehensive enough
to meet the objection of public policy,
-o forcibly presented in the veto mes
sage. Under its provi-i >ns tln rc could
be 110 interference with the rights of
(•ontract. Upon this point Mr. Alex
ander said : "The amendment I have
projtowd docs not interfere with the
right of capital and labor to contract
with each other, and it makes the
1 order that may be issued in payment
of labor, buy as much as would that
much money." And again : "It re
cognizes the principle that underlies
our institutions,to wit: the freedom ol
all our people to make MICII contracts
as they please, so long a they do not
interfere with any jHsitivc law or the
rights of others. But no law should
be passed, unless based upon the
soundest policy, restricting their right
to so contract."
It will thus be stn that a fair and
reasonable law for the protection of
lubor might now be upon the statute
books, bad the pretended friends of
the measure la-fore tbe legislature last
winter been "wise in their day," and
and accepted such modification* of
their bill as would have brought it
within the hounds of the fundamental
law of the commonwealth and of a
sound public policy. With the safety
guard of the Alexander amendment
the act would not linvc fallen under
a veto.
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Pennsylvania's 2nd Centennial
The people of this country have
been having so many Centennial cele
brations wilhiu the last four or five
years, that some danger exisLs that
one of the most important events
which should be thus celebrated may
be forgotten or overlooked. In less
than two years we will have the two
hundredth anniversary of the grant
ing of the ('barter of Pennsylvania
by ('baric* 11. to William l'enn. Tbe
granting of that charter laid the foun
dations for civil and religious liberty
in Pennsylvania. Tbe upwards of
4,000,000 of people who will l>e en
joying these blessiugs in this gnat
commonwealth, tin the 4th of March,
llOt 1, ought on that day to properly
celebrate this event. The fact that
this anniversary coincs on the same
day as the inauguration of the next
president should not cause it to lw
overlooked. Political!* am) office
seekers may he more interested in
the proceedings at Washington on
that day than in 'celebrating the
founding of n great commonwealth,
hut the mas* of liltcrty-loving citizens
of this State have nmre reaaou* to lie
interested in properly eelchrutiug nn
event which resulted in establishing
free government over this vast terri
tory, than in seeing any man, lie he
good or had, inducted into a high
office. The legislature of this State
will protmhJy be in session then, let
its members, at the Slate capital,
properly celebrate the second centen
nial of Pennsylvania, iustend of go
ing on n jamboree to Washington.
* >
ON the third page of the DEMO
CHAT, of this week, will IHJ found the
exceptionally able and brilliant speech
of. Hon. Frank H. Hurd, of Ohio, de
livered in the House of Representa
tive*, on the 27th of June, on the bill
making appropriation* to pay the
fee* of United State* marshal* and
their deputies. Mr. Hurd completely
wreck* the absurd proposition of Oar
field that the Union pit-coded the
States, aud just as completely demol-
; islics tlie centralizing, "strong govern- \
inent" theories advanced by the same
| gentleman and other leaders of the !
Republican party. He al*o reviews
|in a clear and concise manner the
|*)sitiou assumed by Mr. lluye* in
the veto iii<->.."ii£eN, and thoroughly ex
j |loses their fallacy. In conclusion,
Mr. Hurd presents a Mrong statement
of the issue now inude up between
the two parties, and eloquently tip
|*al* to tbe country in behalf of tli<-
fundamental principle* of civil lilx-r
-ty, the pure udmini-trntiou of justice
and free and fair elections. We trust
tlii* effort will receive the careful con
| sidcrnlion of the reader.
Important to Pensioners.
Gen. 11. (J. Sickcl, the efficient and
I obliging Pom-ion Agent at Philadel
phia, publishes the follow ing notice iu
the licw*pß|er of that city, by which 1
it will be seen that under u recent net
of ( oiigri -* the biennial examination
of invalid |* nioner* hx- I* < u discon
tinued.
I'.S. I'KSSIOV AOR.S'I V, 720 Sansorn AT , I
I'liti.ADßLriilA, July 7, 1h7;. , ;
I lOOIOM you a copy of Dotio* of THE re
peal of N-ctioin I 771, 4.772 and 1,77.1 of
■'( the lift! vised SUluUii - lolloWft :
" UKI'AKTMKVT OF TIIK INTERIOR, i
PENSION OFFK K, WASHINGTON, I
July I, IH7'.t. —By virtue of an art of t'on
r<—- approved June 21, the biennial
•-lamination of invalid periion-r i abol- ;
otn-d from that date. The follow ing )•
the provision, to-wit :
" ' Tliat SrcliiHii forty-seven hundred
and seventy -one, forty -seven hundnsi and
seventy- two and fortjr-seven bund rial and
•"Vi-nty-lhrce, of th- lb-vised Statute* of
tho Tinted Slates, providing for biennial ;
examination* of (h üb toners, are hereby re
pealed.'
(.Signed) 'J. A. BENTI *r,
' Commissioner. ' "
Tin- • Ib-ct of the above i In di*|s-nM*
with the in<v|u-al examination* of |>eiii>iii
ers that w.-r- heretofore r*|uired at the
September | ayment of each odd v-ar, aB ,
15.7, 1H79, last, etc.
Heretofore, the biennial examination ha.
t-. n the csiift.- of much delay in tbe )*y
no nt <-f jA-n-i'-ner- al nn b liin<-ft. more *•-
|*"-laily those in tlietily, a- they w.-r<- re
|uir.-l to app-ar b..for>- the Ib-ard <<f Bur
ge..ns here.
This lieing a matter of imjortance Ui
many, I think it should le given (.übliclty
through tlx- lim | columns of your | aj- r.
Very ri-ft|ctfully,
11. ft. HICK EL,
Tnildi Stat'-s Pension Agent.
THE recent amusing blunder of
(Vuigrc—man Hubbell, t>f Michigan,
who mistook Mr. Turner, a Demo
cratic representative from Kentucky
for Gen. Robinson, the chairman cd
the Ohio R< publican State- committee,
and divulged the plan of Republican
Congressional committee to sulwidi/c
iu tbe interest* of the Republi
can campaign of Ohio, the XuiionaJ
View, a Greenback organ published at
Washington, i* again heard from.
This time from the headquarters of
the Congressional committee comes a
wail of woe over Mr. HUIIIM-II aud hi*
voluntary information in regard to
Republican tactic* in Ohio. To coun
teract the effi-el of HnhltcH's indiscreet
disclosure it was proposed hv lite com
mittee to iAue a circular letter, for di*.
trilmtion in Maine nnd Ohio, alleging
that Hubbell acted without authority
and solely oil his own responsibility
in soliciting money for the lieucfit ol
the National View. To this proce
dure Huhhcll ha* entered n solemn
protest, and threatens if any thing of
the kind is done to denouce the com
mittee openly and state publicly what
the memltcrs of the committee knew
to 1M; a fact, namely that they had
considered the matter in committee
more than once and that in his effort*
to raise money for the Greenback pa
per he wa acting, not ouly with their
knowledge, but under their advice.
This Washington newspaper has stren
uously opposed any greenback nffilia-
J ion with the Democrats of Ohio, and
thus hojM-s to keep enongh Greenback
votes from Gen. Kwing to insure the
electtou of Foster, the Republican
candidate for governor. It is about
time for honest Greenbackcrs to ascer
tain who among their lender* nnd which
of their organ* annually receive jay
from the Republican* for the purpose
of helping that pßrty to succen* at
the poll*. The Ohio game, however,
is about played out. To be fore-warned
U to be fore-armed.
OathorinK RaHpberrioß.
Written f'r the* Ct*TftK I'lNutlAT.
In On- ronl of tiioriiirtK rising,
I>l'Mal||g Siaat.l) .
iN'tiriing all our ••lilrsat gnriu'riU,
Uutflilng merrily.
Kaliug of a | rl> Bi.-wkfxst,
Whl# Ii we ml) igrre
Wm ih l*#*M |MMtkfri
Hf liurnaiiit).
Km• Ii one taking a 4e4-p
o*t>U ami la#li< fair,
W- g## forth Into the morning
|u (he off.
Kmj.t> th our tmakeU now
K' r the 'lay | >l#na
We that l'|Mft ith I<io# iisut 10-rrtaa
Tbejr mill overruft,
F #r we're going after tx-rrt**
ToariJ tho dewy w.*ud,
W here thry gr-m along the hlg' *,
l')tiui|# arid iwtrl arid g#*J ,
f# mlant in rith, glowing (iotirm.
Of w hi Ii i •< h one may
I'lu'k and )oa|i within hia tmmk> t
Sol eut j,#y.
Far and near though'nt the nonntry,
Mr> t<hing round a* l*ruad,
Oh/r theae l ately |^ r ry I u.|,#w,
Planted there ly (Um l.
A* w gather them •- drink in
Nature'* gift of hwalth
Which, tii i Ut*n th- t**rriw rvig,
!■ a adore of wa)th.,
otlwr gift t.f gix.-n
Half • wwt nan l<r
A. when *rt*l with * r#*m an! tugar,
I* this ra|<M-t ry.
If iU ran IWSlhm* l e !s<tte-l
In jarw r.W and tight,
Tlien thr ugh-jtlt lh drewry winter
It will gite delight.
What if aa we l*errw gather
Juicsw from them fl •,
l*f*r*a*hng o'er ur fair, whllr fing'-r*
A rich (timwon gl w *
Thta alight *ta n will only oakr
"n tl#e outward akin.
And w# need not w #rry if our
llewrta are |rt within.
Tlen, ye dlirte, (air ldy
And ye j Italic-1 l*-*q
Coma, an#l In thka lotely *athef.
To the country go
Place- ictEm, y<*ur It)** a Isurry
ho ita jure* will I.Mtt,
With it* luni'HH tradiM -ut ewmlncua,
UHitlj down y>ut thruat.
Tho Cow Ordinance.
Ms. EDITOR Will vcti permit met"
■'all lh<- stu-nlion <>f the citizen* of our
borough U> an ordinsnre relative to the
itnpHinJinir of csttli- running at lsrc#- ujon
tb<- Btr.-. t iK-tws-n the hour* of 7r. v
arid GA. M. Firt, SB to the object of the
ordinan'-'- I vrs told thai it ws to pre
vent a rertsin els** of cow* from breaking
into garden*, yard*, Ac. It cannot l-de
nirvl that there sre COWB that break into
lh*e place*, snd ••■metime*d" greet dam
*ge But how will the ordinance compen-
Bate those who meet with loMe* in thi*
way. The ordinance d<*w not bsn-ui u>
th<e who h>*e by tre.pe*ing cattle.
It Boetn* only to benefit the one who hunt*
them up and collect* the two dollar*. Thi*
ordinance i* a dead letD-r as to couqcnsal
ing the past, present #ir future losses of in
dividualt by these trsßpasßing ettle.
Ih>cs not the law afford a retrody
against the**- kind of losses 7 Yea, but one
say*, in most rase* the parties arc too poor
to pay damages, and consequently they
can do nothing with them. But, under
this ordinance, they will cither keep their
cows in al night, or pay their two dollar*
to get them out of the pound, if caucht and
put there. Suppose thi* to lie true, i* it
right that you should be c.>m|<ellnl to pay
for the damago that another's cow don* to
vnur neighbor ? To illustrate ; Suppose
there are ten bad or trespassing cow* in
thi* borough, and two hundred and fifty
good or non-tre*p***ing one* ; and out of
thi* last number sixty belong to those who
, receive their greatel comfort*, and largest
family supplies, from thi* source, and can
ill afford to pay tx o dollar* for tbe taking
up of their cows, that have never done
any harm or damage, save that they are
five or more minute* too late in getting
home—are the*e the one* that must pay
far bad or trespassing cow* ? Or i* it right
that any one, rich or poor, should pay any
sum to get hi* cow out of pound when she
ha* committed no wrong to any one 7 It
i* a well known fact, that if every one
were able and disposed to get pasture for
hi* cow, that he could not do ao, simply
because it ia not to be had. Hence his
cow must run at large, and in a favorable
•eason there I* abundance of pasturage;
but this season it is a failure, consequently
cattle are often late in coming home—and
I repeat, Is it right or just to take
cow and collect two dollars, when no
harm is done to any one ? When a cow
does damage to another'* property, the
owner of tho cow should pay tha loss,
but I cannot see how this ordinance pro
vide* a remedy. Surely two hundred and
fifty person* should not be subject to a pen
alty for the mischief and wrong that ten
other* commit. Tha ordinance would not
lack tense if it said ait eattU found at large
and eammittinfj datnagt at any time would
k* imfxmtulcl mud held untii Ihe dot stage, d*.,
war* nalutfird. Then It would be a pro
taction to the citizen* of tbis borough, oth
erwise it U an imposition.
Vox Port' Li. 1
TKHMS: |mt Annum, in Advance,
GENERAL NEWS.
I'p to Wednesday nearly 100,000.000
' feet of lumber had been rafted out of
the boom at William "port.
Kx-Judfte Abraham H. Olin, formerly
Associate Justice of the United State*
Iit rict ''ourt for the District of Colum
bia, died Monday morning at Washing
ton.
Bishop o,Hara, of Scmaton, visited
| Duahore, Sullivan county, on Sunday
j last and confirmed a clan of over one
I hundred at the Catholic church in that
i place.
I ''• of incendiarism and other out
rages by tramps have become ao frequent
I of late at Oil ity that a meeting of cit
izens lias been held anil the council
.irked to pa** an ordinance for the pun-
ishment ol tramps.
i An enjoyable feature of tbe Fourth
of July in Philadelphia wa* wlo-n Mr.
' ieorge \S . Child*, of the iSiLUc
fed i* hundred and sixty-two newsboy*
at hi* own expense m the Permanent
j Kx h i hit ion building.
j While General Tom Thumb wa* sail
, ing in hi* yaclit on .\-**wamj*ett pood,
; at Middleborotigh. Ma>.,on the Fourth
|of July, it wa* capsi/ed. The General
and party were picked up by a passing
; boat.
When Judge* differ who shall decide?
Judge I'errhiug, of Schuylkill, decide*
that druggists are liable to pay a license
a* venders of patent medicine*, and
! Judge Myers, of Northampton, decide*
that they have liu right to pay such
| license.
The Democratic committee of York
county met m York on Monday. C'hauri
! eey f. Black was unanimously elected
Senatorial delegate, ar<d Heasr*. X. B.
Wanner, W. 1. i.a>iwari. James B.
S btuith and Kruanuel Smith, jfeprcsen
tative delegate*.
Dr. Alexander Clark, of Pittsburg, edi.
'or of the Mfth'niui Jttcordtr, died at the
hxectUive Mansion, at Atlanta, Geor
j gia, iri Sunday. Dr. Clark was of
j Scotch descent. an<l wa* lorn in -leflVr
-'•n county. Ohio, on the ]ftth d*y of
March. 1*.'54. Me wa* the author of
many religious paper* and book*, and
j was an ince-sant worker.
A new railroad, eight miles in length,
is to lie built from New BkiotnfieJd, the
oourity seat of Perry county, to a point
on the line of tbe Pennsylvania railroad.
The object to be accomplished by build
i uig this branch line is to furnisb an out-
I let for rich fwds of iron ore. It (s ex
peoted that the road will be completed
by tbe Ist of' tctober.
By the careening of a pleasure tioat
jon I.ake Worcester,
Mas., on the afternoon of the Fourth
1 of July, seven person* were drowned
and many other* injured. It was caused
by one party endeavoring to get on and
! another party to get off the boat before
• the gang plank had been run out.
j Thus bringing the large numtier of per
) sons to one side caused it to uj>sei with
i the alove result.
The great shipbuilder, William
j Cramp, the head of tbe extensive ami
well known Cramp shipbuilding and on
, gine works in Keng*ington, near Phila
delphia. died on Sunday at Atlantic
\ City. He bad been failing in health
for the past two years, active life and
i old age beginrflng to tell severely upon
' him. Three week* ago be became ill,
and Sunday morning, at eleven o'clock,
died of ossification of the blood vessel*
of the brain. Since commencing busi
ness he has built two hundred and
twenty five vessels.
Another destructive cyclone and
tornado prevailed <-n Wed'n*day eve
ning throughout Minnesota. Wisconsin
and lowa. At 1 amsri, Plymouth county.
Intra, it was furious, destroying 1100,
u*V worth of property. At St. Paul,
Minnesota, fire inches of rain fell in
fifteen hour*, deluging cellars. It
raged most violently at Yasa, Goodhue
county, Minn., where hailstones fell as
large as hen'* eggs. The orphanage at
Yasa was destroyed and three of its in
mate* killed. Near that place many
other houses were demolished and thair
inmates killed or injured.
As Miss Jessie Dunbar, music teacher,
20 year* of age. wa* walking Saturday
afternoon in Toohey'a grove, at Matte
wan. X. J.. three t>oy* threw down some
fire crackers which exploded under her
| clothing, which became ignited, and her
screams attracted the attention of somo
men near by. who quickly came to her
assistance. She wa* horribly scarred all
over her body, the flesh l>eing burned
even up to her head, which is charred
and blackened. The Coroner, Dr. J. P.
Sehenck, attended her and took her
ante mortem statement. Every possi
| ble effort was made to alleviate her suf
ferings, which were of the most terriflo
nature. At 8 o'clock Saturday evening
death came to her relief.
itns of the mo*t distressing accident*
ever known near Wilmington, X. C.,
occurred in Beaufort hartior on tho
Fourth. At 2 o'clock on that day Cap
; tain Appleton Oaksmilh, with four
daughter* and one son. embarked from
Fort Macon for Beaufort in a small bout.
The wind was blowing pretty fresh at
the time and the storm signal at Fort
Macon wa* displayed, but not healing
this they embarked. When alut half
way across the sound the boat filled and
sunk, and they were all at the mercy of
the water. The oldest daughter sunk
and wa* seen no more, but Captain Dak
smith, hi* son and tbe other three
daughter* were rescued by boatmen,
the gill* more dead than alive. The
Captain and hi* son were in no danger,
but the three girla, after unceasing care
and attention, died, the same night
about 9 o'clock. Their remains were
taken on Saturday to their home at
Carolina City for in term eat,
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