Vt-, , -"""""B v $m THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY. DECEMBER '6. 1891. GROVERJJT OF IT, Mrs. Cleveland's Health Sncli That He May tfot Accept Benomination. IT WOULD XOT HELP HILL. The Man Who Is Laying Low for the Presidency is Whitney. HE HAS KEPT CLEAR OF FACTIONS. Blaine Is More Popular To-Diy Than Clay Was in His Best Days. EEXAtOWAL SEAT AT POUGHKEEPSIB ITCIAI. TELr.ORAKTOTirED-KrATCt.1 NetvTokk, Dee.5. A gentleman who saw Mr. Cleveland yesterday represents the ex President as being more concerned over the health of his wife than politic;. Ever since the birth of little Ruth, Mrs. Cleveland has been far from well. Even with the besi of cursing and the most scientific medical care, the has failed to regain her wonted health, and those who are nearest U her are appre hensive that she will be an invalid for a long time to come. "I'ou may put it down as certain," said this informant, "that unless Mrs. Cleve land's health mends the" ex-President will refuse to enter the political arena next sum mer, even if the nomination should come to him without a struggle. He has become exceedingly devoted to his wife and the baby, and has declined innumerable invita tions, that he might spend his evenings with them." Ex-Secretary Whitney HJs Ictee. To the few who are aware of the ex-President's feelings, the question of his residu ary political legatee is always a matter of discusti6n. Cleveland will never raise his hand to aid Governor Hill, and Cleveland's friends would do even less. With Cleve land out of the race, and such a possibility is by no means remote, the coming man from New York State is believed to be "William Collins "Whitney, the so-callei Jathcr of the new navy. To-day Mr. Whit ney is the most influential Democrat in New York State outside, of cours, of the ex-President. Whitney is powerful in Tammany Hall, for the reason that he is re garded as "the King's confidential adviser," in other words, he is known as Richard Croker's factotum. He is about the only man in the metropolis that Croker deigns to call upon. He has political aspirations. He is not friendly to Governor Hill inthc broad sense of the word, and his relations with Mr. Cleveland are not so cordial or so intimate as formerly. With Governor-elect Flower, however, he enjoys a friendship that has existed for nearly 20 years unbroken and uu marred by a single misunderstanding. Following the Example of Garfield. Mr. Whitnev is playing the Brer Rabbit game nowaday?, and is laying very low. He has managed w ith rare success to keep aloot from all party and factional differ ence, and behaves as Garfield did at the National Convention of 1$"9, as the general conciliator o! all. He has done better still. He has pulled many of the largest, strong est and most important wires of the Demo- i.- . v- i--i j : .l . crane party ui ev, Lurj. uuriug; uic ijast rear without revealing his identity. There is not a Democratic leader of prominence in the State ho is not an are of Mr. Whit ney's subterranean tactio, and who does not suiecl that when the contest in the National Convention between Hill on one ride and Cleveland on the other begins, that Whitney may not be sprung upon the convention as a compromise. One who knows Whitney well said the other day: "Unless there is a marked change for the better in Mrs. Cleveland's condition, I don't believe the ex-President will permit hi": name to go before the National Conven tion. In that case, Cleveland friends wil" be allowed to act independently, as they pleae, for Grovcr is the last man in the world to dictate to his followers what they ought to dn The original Cleveland men will never touch Hill. I believe if Hill were nominated for the Presi dencv thousands of good Democrats wonld treat him as thousands of good Re publicans treated Fassett this fall by refus ing to go to the polls. KefUBcd tlie Senatorial Toga. "Whitney would not labor under anv of the disadvantages of either Cleveland, Hill or Flower. He has been allied with no faction, he has made Jio entangling alli ance, but sails on his own keel. He re fnsed the I'cited States Senatorship. He could have had it without the asking. It is true Governor Hill suggested that an in demnity of Sl'00,000 to tho Democratic State Committee ought to accompany the nomi nation, but that amount is a mere bagatelle to a man of Mr. Whitnev's wealth and financ'al resources. Nor wiil Whitney ever aeain rcccpt a Cabinet position, lie is playing politics now with only one end in view the Presidency." "Would he not accept the second place if it were offered to him'."' "Under no circumstances. Whitney is FPzacious enough to perceive that with three candidates from New York, Cleve land, Hill and Flower, teariug the partv in fractions to secure candidates to the Na tional Convention, a strong unknown man, one whose name has not been bandied about or who has 'lint created enmities by leaning towarl or affiliating with any one of the prominent contestants, will stand a better chance before the convention than any of thoe who ha e gone deliberately to work to capture delegates. tVould Ktm on Grover'a Platform. "This is Whitney's game, and it is good politics, lie could make the fight on the tame lines a Cleveland and would appeal to th patriotism of the country for the services he rendered in building up the new navv." The Republicans of the Empire State continue their policy of impassiveness. That the delegates to the national conven tion will go instructed for Mr. Blaine is universally acknowledged, provided the Secretary of State says the word. His friends are in control of the party machin ery and the enthusiasm to-day lor him is greater in the State than has been seen kince the stirring davs of Hen'y Clay. Indeed, men with recollections assert that Blaine's popularity far exceeds that be stowed upon the "5lill Boy of theSlashes." Whatever hostility to Blaine existed in New Yorfc, and at one time, it must be ad mitted, the feeling was intensely rancorous, was buried in the grave with Roscoe Conk ling. To-day it is all Blaine. FLOWER'S PLURALITY 47,938. "EW IOKK DKMOCKATS CETTWEXTT EJGI1T SENATORS. Governor Hill Itcseries Ills Decision In tho Hnflman Case Judge Barnard Issues a Peremptory Mandamus in the Dntchosj Connty flatter. Aliiakt, Dec. 5. Special Certificates of election were mailed from the Secretary of State's office this afternoon to each mem ber of the Democratic State ticket, to ten Sunreme Judges, and to 23 Senators. This was the work done by the State Board of Ccnvsscrs, that met again at 11:30 A. M. and adjourned subject to the call of the Cha'.r s little before 1 o'clock in the After noon. The canvass showed .the election of Governor Roswell P. Flower by a plurality or 47.9S8. Governor Hill to-day heard the charges against County Clerk Hoffman, preferred by the Democratic Board of Canvassers, anil reserved his decision. The mandamus case in which the Dutchess County Board of Canvassers were required to show cause why a peremptory manda rins should'not issue directing tha board to recount the voles cast on State Senator, was called, before Judge Barnard, at Pongh kcepsie, to-day.' After hearing arguments pro and con, be filed the following decision: A Board of County Canvassers lias no Fower to refuse to correct marked ballots, t is true that the ballot reform law declares ballots marked for certain purposes to be void, but tho duty of tbe canvasers is to ascertain the votes given forthe candidates, only, and tho law requires the marked bal lots to be counted and the accurate result of the vote declared, as if the ballot was not marked. There is a proceedins under which any candidate may test the legality of the miuked ballot, but the County Canvassers cinnot And the evil intent which destroys tho ballot and then refuse to count it. If Mr. Deano was alive, presumably he would apply for a writ of mandamus to correct tho mistake. I think his death did not deprive the people of all remedy. The motion is therefore grante J. Judge Barnard also granted the formal order directing tho issue of a temporary writ of mandamus requiring the correction of the canvass in the various particulars specified,and directing the clerk of Dutchess county not to forward the defective certifi cate of canvass signed by Howatt, Chair man of the Board of County CanvasserB. The Board of Canvassers will be directed by the mandamus to act immediately.and report their compliance with the direc tions by 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. A GAS COMPANY GAINS A VICTOEY. Its Employes Cut Off the Pipes "While Offi cers on tVatcli TTere Sleeping. Wheeling, Dec. 5. Sjvrial The merry war between the city and the Natural Gas Company of West Virginia took a sen sational turn to-day. It will be remem bered the gas company had turned the gas from the garbage furnace, water and gas works, though they had contracted to fur nish the city with gas in return for th ex clusive street franchises. By advice of the City Solicitor the gas was turned on again, and" officers left on guard. The sentinel must have slept on guard, as about 3:.10 this morning employes of the gas company dug down to the pipes and closed the valves, completely shutting off the gas from the city institutions. The employes of the company were arrested, but as there was no law to punish them they were dis charged. A Good TjOBZ German Word. St. Xlcholas.3 Here is a long word for beginners, which the dear little schoolma'am has found in a recent issue of a German newspaper: "Nea-politanersdudelsackpfeifergesellschaftsunte-rstutzungsvercin." It is supposed to mean "Benefit Association of Neapolitan Bagpipe Players." Fork Can Now Di Sent to France. PARIS, Dec. 5. The Journal Ojflciel to-day publishes a decree authorizing the importa tion of American pork into Franc?, The ports of entry, however, are limited, and importations can be made only at Dunkirk, Havre, Bordeaux and Marseilles. SCH00LS00K GOSSIP. 1 Miss E. L. TonncKCE, of the Grant school, a lady of high reputation ai a teac""r. will be married shortly to Mr. Herbert A. Johns, of the Tradesman "National Btnk. The questions issued by the commltteo of principals to be tried as a test in all the schools were diasnosed pretty thoroughly Curing the week. " Comment is favorable. "IIow to Teach Patriotism" was the sub ject which the Principals' Club of Allegheny discussed yesterday moraine at the Alle gheny Hljjh School, and valuable sngges-1 lions were presenteu. Prop. S. A. Akdiiews, of the Howard schools, was a representative of his Masonls lodge in tho East this week. While In Phil adelphia lie visited the Drexel Industrial In stitute, whicu-tsjust opened. TnrnsDiT evening the High School wore a fete-like air for it was the fourth annual re ception of the Normal alutnnos, and 85 couples were in attendance. Altogether it was a dellehtfnl affair planned entirely by female ininds. "Yon should SeO tho number cf handsome men," quoth a brighs revelo. and then there are at least S3 teachers who nave a leaning towaid matrimony. Miss Ansa Bamford, the nsistant princi pal of Howard School No. 1, will cease her connection with school work December 24, having resigned. Miss Bamford has for a number ot j cars "Icon classed as one of tho best teachers in tho city The position -will be filled by Miss Otilla M. Beck, also or the Howard schools. Miss Bamford. it is under stood, will accept another position in one of the city offices. Thornton ltros. Judging from the crowd in our cloak room all week you wouldn't think a further cut in price necessary. Too many coats bought and coming every day compels us to sacri fice. Our competitors say we are ruining the cloak business; that means almost giv ing them away. Come quick, and if you want a coat the price will suit vox Coats from 1 up. Astrakhan trimmed reefer jackets, ?4 OS np: plush jackets, ?C 90 up. The Cash Stoke, Allegheny. FOPCIAR PRICEll TAILORING. Wildlierg, Stern & Co., 427 Wood Strfet. Attention is called to the advt in ail other column of Wildberg, Stern & Co., who have located in Pittsburg wilh the purpose of doing a popular priced tailoring business. Their location is central, their goods very handsome in appearance and tastelully displayed. By reading their ad vertisement it will be seen that the prices are the most attractive features of all. While the firm is a new one here, they have been for some years well known in Buffalo, St. Lonis and Chicago, and thev mean to establish themselves in the good will of Pittsbnrgers if fine work, low prices and at tention to business can do it. Ladies' military capes. Smiley & Co., 28 Fifth avenue. MCSICAt CHRISTMAS GIFTS At H. Kleber Bro's. Washburn's mandolins and guitarr. Conservatory, Keystone and Arion gui tars. Klebers' specialty banjos and mando lins. Mermod Freres elegant music boxes. Higham's, Besson andCourtois cornets. Slater-Distin's and Empire cornets. Fine old violins from fiiO to 5600. New violins from 51 to 5100. Vocal and instrumental folios. Kleber Bros, are the exclusive agents for the above well-known and reliable makes, and these can be had only at their store, No. 506 Wood street They are war rente perfect in scale, tone and work manship. Call early and make a selection. -. TTSSu Novelties in fur capes. Smiley & Co., 28 Fifth avenue. Toilet, manicure and shaving sets; only good reliable makes. Hasnach's, 30 Sixth street -, The eighth wonder, "Chemical Dia monds." Exquisite gems. Don't fail to call and see our grand dis play of holiday neckwear from 50c to 52. Hannach'6, 30 Sixth st Crayons Free.Dntll January 1, 1893. A life-size crayon free with n dozen cabi nets at Aufrecht's Studio. 77 Fifth avenue. Come early. Bath robes at Hannach's, 30 Sixth street "Chemical Diamonds.' them? Whet arc thev? Who has THE GREENBACK IDEA. It. Was Originated During the War by Col. Edmond D. Taylor. HE WAS A FRIEND OF IINCuLN. In His Law Office Young Abe Bnilt Fires and Swept the Floor. A LITTEfi THAT TOLD THB WHOLE TALE CnicAGO, Dec. 5. Active preparations were in progress 'here to-day for the inter ment to-morrow of one'nf America's most notable characters, Colonel Edmond Dick Taylor, the man to whom President Lin coln gave the credit of originating the greenback currency idea. Colonel Taylor's death has brought to light many important facts heretofore unpublished or little known. He it was who induced Lincoln to leave the conntry store at Salem and go to Spring field and study law. Colonel Taylor was born at Fairfield Court House, Vs.., October 18, 1802. He was a cousin of President Zachary Taylor, and his father was a Captain in the Eevolu tionary War. At an early age he left his home and went to Springfield, 111., where he opened a general store and Indian trading post. While engaged in this business he became acquainted with Lincoln, who was then a clerk at Salem, 111., and with Stephen A. Douglas, who was teaching a country school. He was impressed with their ability and told them they could stndy law. Lincoln replied that he had no money with which to buy books. Gave Lincoln His First Cash. "Come to Springfield, and Twill see that yonare supplied," was the Colonel's reply. Lincoln came and for a long time made his home with Colonel and Mrs. Taylor. Through Colonel Taylor's influence, Lincoln was taken into Jndge Logan's office, where he made himself useful, keeping up fires, sweeping out the office" and doing clerical work for the privilege of using the Judge's law library. Aboiit this time Lincoln bought several yards of jeans for a pair of trousers. He hadn't enough money to get them made, and Mrs. Taylor volunteered to make them for him. In after years, when he became President, he told Mrs. Taylor that he never had a pair of trousers that gave him as much satisfaction and as good wear as the' pair she made him. During the Civil War, when the Treasury was empty, Lincoln sent for Colonel Tay lor. When the scheme evolved by them be came a success, Lincoln wrote Colonel Tay lor the following letter: The Greenback Was Taylor's Creation. My Dear Colonel Dick: I have long determined to make public the origin of tbe greenback, and tell the world tbns it Is one of Dick Taylor's crea tions. You had always been friendly to me, and when troublous times fell on us, and my shoulders, though broad nnd willing, were weak, and myself surrounded by such cir cumstances and sncli people that I knew not whom to trust, then said I In my ex tremity: I will send for Colonel Taylor; he will know what to da I think it was in January, 1S62, on or about the 16th, that I did so. You enme, and I said to you: What can we doT Said you: Why, issue Treasury notes bearing no interest, printed on the best banking paper. Issue enough to pay off the army expenses nnd declaro It legal tender. Chase thought ' a hazardous thing, but we finally accomplished it, and gave to the people of this Bcpublic the greatest blessinir they ever had their own paper to pay their own debts. It is due to you, the father of the-nresent greenback, that the people should know it, and I take great pleasure in making it known. IIow mmiv times .je I inuirnerl nt von fcollinir me plain ly thtl 1 1 was too lazy to be anything but a lawyer. . A. Lincoln. Taylor was a warm friend of General Grant as well as Lincoln, and carried many dispatches between the'two. Bntton Makers Cannot Be Imported. Chicago, Dec 5. Pearl button making is not a new industry in the United States according to Judge Blodgeti, in the United States District Court, and he so instructed a jury to-day, and a veidict of guilty was ac cordingly returned against A. Zalay Zeiser for importing under contract eight Austrian Eea.'l button makers to work in his factory ere. Struck b - a Railroad Train. New Casvle, Dec 5. Special. Ben jamin Moncrief, aged 61 years, was killed this morning while crossing the tracks of the Pennsylvania Company in a light wagon. Tlie horse backed and the engine struck the wagon. Mr. Moncrief was hurl ed a distance of 60 feet and fell on his head. He was an employe of Captaiu Marquir, the lime stone operator. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Kentucky's Govornor has pardoned Josio Roach, who eloped with her lover on stolen horses. The whalcback barge Wetmoro has ar rived at San Francisco from Philadelphia, 10G days out. A Chicago teacher has raised a storm of indignation by sending home children who have eaten onions. t Tho Mayor of San Antonio, Tex., has been nrrestca on a charge of misappropri ating pifblic fundi. Advices received at Zanzibar from the Interior arc to the effect that Bmin Pasha has arrived at Wndelai. A crusade against saloonkeepers for breaking the Snnday law has commenced with vigor at Texnrkana, Ark. Assignee Gould states that S. V. White will resutno business shortly and that his affairs are In a very satisfactory condition. The British steamer Amaryllis, from Savannah.Ga..toLonaon.caUKht fire, and Mm cotton In her cargo is supposed to be a com plete loss. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Mills were burned to death nt Liberty Center, In Iown, Friday. Thoy were asleep -at the time the house caught Are. A Wells-Fargo Express messenger has disappeared with $10,000 near the City of Mexico. It 1 thought that he was waylaid and murdered. A combination has been made between the Radicals nnd General Mitre's supportors nt Buenos Ayres. It now looks as If General Mitre win uociectea. Tne bark Assyrian, British, from Yoko homa November S, via Illogo and New York, was on fire at II logo and was scuttled. Her cargo was valued at 22,000. Influenza Is epidemic at Cornwall, the county forming the southwest extremity of England, and hundreds of the inhabitants are prostrated with the disease. Blount county, Alabama, has had three murders dnrlnir the week, the last one occurring Kriday night, when a saloon keeper shot and killed a farmer. Judge Collins, of Chicago, has beaten the record in divorce cnes. He beard and took under advisement 26 case In two hours nnd 20 minutes, or an average ot one every flvo minutes. Two Tough-looking men have been ar rested at St. XjOuU on suspicion of being the train robbers of last Monday night. A part of the bonds nnd checks that were stolen have been found In a ravine near the scene of tho robbery. Two fatal cases of yellow fevernt Buenos Ayres have alarmed the whole city. The residence and bodies of tbe victims have been burned by the authorities, and other members of the family in which the cases occurred have been isolated. An insane man at Los Angeles, Cab, com mitted suicide by gashing himself wBh an ax, stabbing himself In the boweU and breast, swallowing laudanum and shooting himself through his body. Even then It took four hours for death to occur. The Mikado of Japan hasmade a proposi tion to the management of tho World's Fair to erect a permanent building on the grounds, surround It with a typicalJapanese garden, and then make the city of Chicago a present of the building and gardens. Toilet, manicure and shaving sets; only good reliable makes. Hannach's, 30 Sixth street. Bath robes at Hann-ch'e, "Si Sixth street. NO SPEAKER NAMED. Continued From Irst Page. terest of protection to American industries nnd labor. It increased the currency by the full volume of our silver without the coinage or the depreciated dollar. It gave full meas ure to the survivors of the "War for tho Union of the. country. It prosecuted tbe work of rehabilitating the navy and strengthened the coast defences. It entered upon the work ofbuilding up the merchant marine. It passed a measure which, had it been enacted Into law, would have given to every voter of the Republic the opportunity of casting his ballot and having that ballot honostly counted. 1 hazard nothing in saying that the lcgis- latlon of tho Fiftyflrst Congress has been excelled bv no Congress since the close of the war. There was no Instrument 'more po tent in accomplishing these great results than the Speaker of the llonse. Brushing away senseless precedents of a hnndred years by which a factious minority re sisted and sometimes controlled tne legisla tion ot Congress with niatchlessability and courage, he paved the way for tho Repub lican party to achieve the greatest tri umphs in its history. In recognition of his great personal services, and of his fidelity to the Republican party, I place in nomination the name of Thomas B. Reed for the Speak ership of the Fifty-second Congress. The nomination was agreed to by accla mation, and Mr. Heed made a brief speech in recognition of the honor. The Repub lican party, he said, was suffering from a temporary "setback only, ard could soon re sume its place in the affections of the peo ple. The minor officers who served during the last Congress were nominated without opposition, and the caucus adjourned. CASES FOR THE COURT. Jail Calendar for the December Term Not So Large as Usual Three Murderers and Five Embezzlers Larceny Leads the List In Numbers. Warden McAleese last night compleVd the jail calendar for the December term of the Criminal Court. The lit is smaller than usual. There are 113 cases on the cal endar. The list of murderers is unusually small, there being but three, and one of these, James Ward, is an old case. Four persons are charged with manslaughter. The embezzlers number five, of whom the most noted is Theodore Doerfliuger. The calendar is as follows: Murder Jamas H. Ward, Thomas Conroy, James X. Taylor. Manslaughter Henrv nuser. Barney Iluser, William J. Gra'r, Anton Ilorducki. Felonious assault and battery William Agnew, Frank Subotka. Felonious cutting Frank Nichols. Felonious shooting John Glockcn. Aegravated assault and battery Charles Havers, John Cain, Joseph Klein, Martin Lynch, Martin Dngan, John Cohan, Fred Stevenson, Jonn Davis. Assault and battery Thomas Breece, Fnink Kodzers. Frank Barowllz, James O'Brien, Silas Dale, John Wins, Georgie Tavlor. John Fostcrfleld, Mnry Kavitski, Robert Montague, Jr., George Rowand.Dave Lynch, George Jenninss, Frank Bradley. Assault Wesley Barber, Louis Reichon bach, E. Frobelich, William Stivers, John Jnrvis. , Immoral conduct William Argo, John McCoy, William Cunningham, Wolfgang Stern," S. Gosser. k Pointing firearms Edward Savage. Carrying concealed weapons James Man lev. larceny Patrick Conway, Harrv Cham bers, James Mitchell, Simon Kaufman, Thomas Wnlton, John Karciiky, James Levi, Thomas McCarty, James Porter, James Mulhattan, John Haffnra, Harry Jones, Miko Mikins. Michael Madura. John Brennnn, Charles Kinney, James Woods, James Hnber, Charles Rose, Jennie Stnuffer, Ed SteeJ, Amelia Carberger, Joseph Porter, Albert "Watkins, Arthur Olcott, Thomas Coslett. Larceny from the person Isaac Roson blatt, Mark Davish, Henry Keiser. James E. Tyrrell. Larceny by bailee Thomas Wnrd. Burglary James Manley, John Lewis, David Lewis, David Williams. James Green, William Noonan, Nicholai Suhaffer. John Brendel, Albert Walkins, Joseph Tl'orter, Amelia Carberger. Attempted burglary Benjamin Strauss, Charles tord. . Entering a bnlldlnc with intent to commit a felony lame-- Cassidy, Benjamin Strauss, onnries fora. Robbery Charles Reed, David Haley. Receiving stolen goods William Cook, n. LfcrhaBiige. Horse stealing Albert Jones, Ed Mo Guirc. Embezzlement Nicholas E.' Leech Theo dore Doerflinsrer, Isaac Brown, Edward Nordwind. William Patterson. False pretense James Ford, August Schn mnn. Peijury John J. Boylan. Selling liquor without license Rube Gaff, H. W. Say, H. Lighasuge. Keepinirn disorderly house Mary Lindsay, Thomas Francis. Malicious mischief Harry Kennedy. Contributions to the Foundling Asylum. Donations were received last week at the Boselia Foundling Asylum and Maternity Hospital from the following persons: Mrs. P. S. Wolcott, Charles Orleans, New Orleans, La.; William Clark's Son & Co., a P Campbell, W. H. Barker, Kev. Ii. A. Benton, John Hutchinson, E. C. Schwartz, Joseph G. Pollock, George H. Christy. Ohio Horses Strangely Affected. Beaver Falls, Dec 5. Special Teamsters and others owning horses are much alarmed over a strange disease which has broken out among the animals and which is said to be raging with remarkable sever ity in Eastern Ohio. THE FI2E BEC0BD. TnEdrygoods and fancy store of Messrs. A. Gann & Co., of Richmond. Va., Is burned. Loss about $40,000: insmed. A stioiiT Are on the roof of a frame house, occupied by John AUso, on Overhlll street, caused nn alarm from box 57 at 12 o'clock yesterday.. Damage slight. Fip.e early yesterday morning destroyed the large sawmill of tho Saginaw Mill Com pany nt Conor d'AIene, together with 400,000 fret of lumber. The total loss .is about -40,000. Ox Thursday night the sidewheel steamer Jennie, owned by John Craig & Sons, caught Are at their (Shipyard at Toledo, O.. nnd burned to tho water's edge. She was valued at $25,000, nnd insured for $10,000. As alarnj from box 252 about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon was" caused by a flie on the roof of a house owned by W. R. Bnird, on Renfrew street, Twenty-first -wai d. The fire was caused by a defective fine, and damaged the roof to the extent of $2CO. The factory of tho Gnrton Toy Company nt Sheboygan, Wis., was totally destroyed by Are yesterday morning, together with 5M 0C0 feet of lumber. The loss Is MP.CC0 and tlio insurance $20,000. Sparks fired nnd de stroyed $3,000 worth, of timber in the ship yard of Rieboldt, Wolters & Co. PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO. Nikola Tos'a, the inventor of the street rail way motor controlled by the Westinghouso Company, is nt the Duquesne. It was re potted some time ago that he was dead. Tesla remarked that the rumor was piob ably circulated by his enemies. He hasn't been sick. He w as given n dinner by friends atthe hotel yesterday. Henrv Evans, George W. Hovt, Jr. and George 'W. Bapt, "Jr., three New York presi dents of life insurance companies, are at the Duquesne. They came here, so they tnid, to consurr-with their local agents nbout the business. Tho frequent fires in Pittsburg render this city a source of profit. Joseph P. Andrews, Superintendent of Highways, left for Piqua last ovening to hunt for quail. The conntry aronnd the Ohio town Is said to he full of choice game. C. E. Beno, Secretary of the Pittsburg Salt Company, went to Florida last evening to sell the Richardson orange grove. He Is the assignee for Mr. Richardson. J. J. Spearman, the Sharon furnace man, was in Pittsburg yesterday. He says tho piospectsforthepfg iron business are not any too bright. Daniel Jones, a Seattle real estate man, nnd J. D. Lefflngwell, the advance man for Mpdjeska, are stopping at the Anderson. Dr. W. H. Meyer, a prominent citizen of Myersdale, is stopping at the St. Charles. C. W Miller, the Franklin horseman, was in the city yesterday. Charles McKee went to Philadelphia last evening. Judge Beed returned from Scranton last night. TIRED OF 'HER LIFE. A Yonn-- Girl Asks a Policeman the Way to 'the River, Where SHE COULD END HER TROUBLES. Peculiar Story Told Ij Her to Police Au thorities Yesterday. ROMANCE OP A EICH MAN'S EXISTENCE rSFECIAI. TELEGEAV TO THE DtSPATCH.1 New Yoke, Dec 5. A tall, well-dressed young girl walked up to Policeman Dizon last night and asked, timidly: "Can you tell me the way to the river?" "Bight ahead of you. What do you want to go to the river for?" The girl burst into tears. "I'm going to drown myself," she sobbed. ""I don't want to live any longer. It's all finished for me." Dixon led the girl to the station, -where the sergeant questioned her about herself. All she would say was that Bhe had run away from a boarding school and had come to this city. Her hands, which were small and well gloved, moved nervously up and down the handle of the silk umbrella that she carried. She looked like a girl of 19 years, but said she was only 17. She was locked np for the night, and this morn ing wasbrought before Justice Meade, at the Harlem Court. Here she gave her name as Belle Knowles, and ssid she lived with Mrs. Milton Day, at Marlboro, Mass. Jus tice Meade remanded her to the station, and told Officer Dixon to telegraph to Mrs. Day. Story of the Tonns Strav-Away. This afternoon Police Captain Westervelt took her to his home where she hesitatingly told her story. "I am 17 years old," she said, "and my name is Uelie Itnow.'es. My father, John A. Knowles, is a wealthy ranch owner at Belle Plain, Sumner connty, Kan. We used to live in Massachusetts, near Marlboro, until ten years ago. when we moved to Kansas. When I was old enough to go to school I ijas sent to a board ing school "at Marlboro. That was a year and a half ago, and I have a year and a half more to stay. I did not board at the school, but with Mrs. Milton Day, a former" friend of my mother." Here the girl hesitated as if there was something she did not want to tell. Finally she continued: "I ran away and came here yesterday afternoon. I wandered around until a policeman whom I questioned ar rested me. You know the rest." "No," said Captain Westervelt, "not all of it. Why was it you ran away and wanted to drown yourself?" The girl did not answer. "Did any man have anything to do with it?" asked"Mrs. Westervelt, gently. A Alan In the Curious Cane. The girl's head dropped. "Yes," was the almost inaudible reply. "Was there anything wrong in your re lations toward each other?" The girl raised her head instantly and re plied indignantly: "No, there was not. But it was on his account that I ran away. Oh, don't ask me anything more. I can't say any more about it." "What do you want to do to go back to Marlboro?" asked the Captain. "No," was the reply. "I have hot seen my parents for a year and a half. I want to go home to my papa. Oh, send for him to take me home!" The girl broke down completely, and was unable to say any more. A telegram was at once sent to Mr. Knowles, telling him to come or send for his daughter. In the meantime she will stay at Captain Wester velt's house. A telegram frqm Marlboro to-night says that Miss Knowles, before leaving home, wrote' a note to a young man there, "an ad mirer of hers, telling him that, as she had discovered he was not a gentleman, she was tired of life. A Lawton Institute. A branch Lawton Institute for the cure cf the alcoholic, morphine, opium and cocaine habits and diseases has been estab lished in Carlisle under the charge and management of Dr. Samuel L. Diven, the well-known physician, on North Hanover, Bireei. Carlisle was selected as one of the most suitable localities on account of its railroad facilities to and from the larger cities East, Philadelphia, Heading, Lancaster and others; and at the same time have good traveling accommodations West. T. DeWitt Talmage says: "I think we have come at last to treat inebriation as it ought to be treated, namely: As an nwlul disease, self-inflicted, to be sure, but never theless a disease." These institutions say that their failure to cure does not exceed C per cent, and that is owing to the brain having been diseased from stimulants and narcotics to such an extent that it cannot recuperate under any treatment. The Lawton treatment usually requires three weeks, and in 95 cases out of 100 the patients leave the treatment in that time without the least desire to taste the enemy which had sent them there. The first dose a man usually gets when he goes to the institute and as often as he de sires it, is whisky; but in from one to three days he could not take a drink of liquor, wine or beer, even if he tried to, because the medicines are taking the place of tbe whisky and are satisfying the former desire. In other words the medicines used in the Lawton treatment and alcohol cannot live together in the same body, and the war be tween them is carried on so auietly that the patient hardly is conscious of it himself. The patients are not deprived of their liberty, but board andpass their time as they "see fit; but are required to report promptly at given hours four times a day for treatment. When cases arrive who are not in conainon to care ior tnemscives a competent nurse is pnt over them, but this usually requires not more than three days in theworst cases. In some cities in the West a fund is raised as charity to send worthy ones who have not means of their own to" the insti tute. Some persons would naturally be inclined to think that an institute of this kind wouhl bring a low, rough, noisy element That is not the history of any institution of this kind, but instead yon will find gentlemen who have been bright lights in all pursuits and professions of life, who in a few weeks are returned to their homes and families with hearts overflowing with joy, and ever ready to talce a fallen brother by the hand and whisper with good cheer, "Go, and do likewise." Don't Bun Any Bisks On new and untried pianos. Take nothing but a "Kranich & Bach" or an "Emerson;" 23 and 50 years before the people. LECIINEB & SCHOEJTBEKGEK, 69 Fifth avenue. Sold on easy payments. wsu No one can excel B. L. H. Dabbs, the well-known photographer, in the life and expressions, he gets in his.pictures. Fisk, Clarkand Flagg silk braces in all colors. Hannach's, 30 Sixth street. Allegheny's Grand Jewelry Store, (Read the article about it in this paper), is full to the very doors with elegant goods for Xmas gifts at popular prices. "Chemical Diamonds." them? Lovely gems. Who has FlSK, Clark and Flagg silk braces in all colors. Hannach's, 30 Sixth street- Latjies' military capes. Smiley & Co., 28 Fifth avenue. The latest invention, monds." What are they? "Chemical Dia- THE WEATHER. For Wettern Fenntylvar nta: Fair, Westerly Winds, Stationary Temperature. For Wtti Virginia: Fair, Slight Changes in Tempera ture, Southerly Winds. For Ohio: Fair, West erly Winds,Becoming Vari able, Slight Changes m Temperature. Comparative Temperature. PiTTSBtmo, Dec. 5. The United States Weather Bureau officer in this city furnishes the following AAAAAAAAAAAA A A A Dec. S, 1831. A A A Dec !. 1530. 4 d AAA a A- A A 8 AX A 19 AM -All AX A A 12 M A - A 2 m A - A 5tjc A A 8rM A A A 30 A A 8 AM A - A 10 AX A - All AX A 41 A A A 30 A A 30 A A K M SO A 30 A A2PX 04 A, A SO A ASPX S3 A A A 34 A A 8px 50 A A A A A A A M A A u A A A AAAA4AAAA AAAAAAAIA TEMPERATURE A15D HAINTALL. Maximum tern SAIRinge , Minimum tcm 39 Precipitation. ., Mean tern -17.51 RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. Business at Louisville and Other Folnts Along the Banks Below. rsrrriAi. th.eop.aws to toe dispatch.! I.OCISVILI.E Pnslncss good. 'Veathcr clear and pleasant. Itlvcr stationary, with 8 feet 3 Incites In the canal. 6 fett t Inch on the falls and 16 feet 2 Inches at the foot of the locks. Departures For Cincinnati. Fleetwood; Carrollton, Big Kanawha: Evansvllle, James Guthrie. The News From Below. TVHEEMMO River t fee 5 Inches and rising. Departed Courier, l'lttehnrjr: Bedford. Pittsburg: Scotia. Cincinnati. Weather clear and warm. Cairo N'o arrivals or departures. Rirer H.9 and falllntr. Clondv and cool. ilEMl'His Departed Cherokee, for Cairo, 5 r. M. Kiver 10.7, rising. Clear and cold. tVliat Upper Gauges Shaw. Alleohest Jnucnox-Klver 13 feet Inches and rising. Cloudy and cold. Goslp of the Wharves. The Congo left at 4 A. M. yesterday for Cincin nati. The Courier arrived from I'arkersburg yesterday with a fair trip. She left tor that port at 7 P. M. The .1. B. Williams was busy last night prepar Inz licr tow and will get away sometime to-day. Owino to the mnjorttr of the boats having re turned from the last trip the shipment of coal this rise will not exceed 3,101,000 bushels. ALL the boats now In are busy dropping coal down from the upper pools In order to nave tows ready so the boats can get Hway as soon as possi ble. The following boats are expected in to-day with empties: Clifton, Jos. Nixon, Robert Jenkins. I.Ittlc Fred. John Moren and laciflc. The George frhlras arrived yesterday. The expected rise arrived yesterday with more water than,was looked for. The marks show 13 feet fi Inches and rising: it is expected there will be between 15 and 16 feet by this morning, as reports from np river points indicate that much more Is coming. The Favorite Bnute to Washington. The quickest train service ever established between Pittsburg and Washington is that now in effect on the Baltimore and Ohio Kailroad. The Day Express, leaving Pittsburg at 8:00 A. ar., carries Pullman buffet car through without change, and arrives Wash ington 4:45 r. ai. and Baltimore 5:45 p. M. The Night Express leaves Pittsburg at 9:20 p. St., carries Pullman buffet sleeping cars through without change and arrives Washington 7:40 a. m. and Baltimore 8:45 A. M. Both trains make direct connections at Washington with the famous Boyal Blue Line trains for Philadelphia and New York. The liberal patronage bestowed upon the B. & O. has required the addition of a sec ond sleeping car to the Night Express. All sleeping cars that are run on B. & O. trains from Pittsburg start from here, so that pas sengers can always rely upon securing ac commodations in a fresh", clean car, and are not dependent for choice of berths upon such space as may be left unsold at other points. Thornton Bros., Allegheny. On sale Monday morning another lot of art drapery silks, 32 inches wide, figured at 49c; plain indias, 25c All the silk flosses. threads, knitting silks under any prices made elsewhere, at the Cash Store. Big Removal Sole. Wishing to'dispose of all our stock before removing to our new building, 311 Market street, we will sell everything in our line at less than cost price. This sale will last only a few days longer, as w'e expect to be in our nev store before the holidays. 1 sack choice Amber flour (1 25 25 tbs white sugar 1 00 Sngarcnred hams, per "b 9 5 tbs broken Java coffee. 1 00 40 lbs Butler county buckwheat 1 00 18 lbs English currants 1 00 16 lbs large Valencia raisins 1 00 12 lbs choice evaporated apricots 1 00 12 lbs large German prunes 1 00 10 lbs white clover honey 1 00 8 cans condensed milk.. 1 00 7 cans corn beef (2-lbcans) 1 00 10 tbs dessicatcd cocoanut a... 1 00 10 cans fine French peas 1 00 G cans apricots (3-tb cans) 1 00 6 cans white cherries (3-lb cans) 1 00 20 cans good sugar corn.... i. 1 00 12 cans early June peas 1 00 5 lbs best chewing tobacco 1 00 4j lbs best pipp tobacco 1 0C 100 best mold tobies 75 25 Bs Pearl barlev 1 00 25 lbs whole cod "fish 1 00 35 tbs rolled oats 1 00 50 boxes 5-cent bag bluing ... 1 00 18 bottles good catsup 1 00 CO lbs washing soda 1 00 20 tbs best washing powder, in pkgs. . . 1 00 1 As an inducement for yon to try our teas we will give you 5 pounds white sugar with every dollar's worth of 30c, 40c, 50c nnd 60c tea, or 1 pound of cut loaf suar with every pound of tea. Goods delivered free to all parts of both cities. To those living out of the city we will prepay freight on all orders of 810 and upward to anv station or landing within 100 miles of Pittsburg. Send for price list, M. R. Thompson, 301 Market street, opposite Gusky's. The Great Catting Act Begins Monday. The practice of most merchants in this city is to hold out for the highest price dur ing the season, then let go. But it is not wise, we think, and right now in the height of the season, when you most want goods. We aim to unload before others begin. We never carry over goods from season to season; haven't the room and prefer cash to old style merchandise. It doesn't make trade nor money. Thornton Bros., Allegheny, Cash dry goods store. Watches for Holiday Gifts. We have an infinite assortment in gold and silver, ot Watches for men, Watches for women, Watches for young folks. E. P. Eoberts & Soss. Don't fail to call and see our grand dis play of holiday neckwear, from 60c to 52. Hannach's, 30 Sixth st. B. L. H. DABBS, the trell-known photog rapher, is very busy with holiday orders, and vis making some splendid pictures for Christmas presents. OlTS I3 .V) a.ni tH nmhrallM r not trashy, and we'll warrant the silk for one year solid wear. Hanitach's, 80 Sixth street it- IT LOOKS SERIOUS. Collector Warmcastle's Friends Are Feeling Apprehensive. NO LIGHT AS TO THE CHARGES. Commissioner Mason Will Give a Hearing in the Case Id-Morrow. A CONFERENCE WITH SBNATOE QUAY rrnOM A RTAIT COBRESrONPETT.J WashinotoIt, Dec 5. Collector Warm- .castle in the early part of the day had a conference with Senator Quay. Both gentlemen were seen by The Dispatch correspondent, but they conld throw no light on the complications of the internal rc.enne office. Mr. Warmcastle said that he had not had access to the report of the special agents and knew nothing more of the charges against the manage ment of the office than had been published. Commissioner Mason is out of the city and will not Teturn till Monday. On that day the Collector will have a hearing, and probably the contents of the agents' report will be made known. As to the charges against Postmaster Gilleland absolutely nothing can be found out at the department. Those who ought to know assert entire ignorance in regard to the matter. Representative Dalzell, who has been accused of making an under handed fight against Warmcastle, denies any sach action on his part, but blnntly re fuses to go any further or to discuss the subject at all. Collector Warmcastle's friends in Piffs burg were unable to get any information from Washington yesterday, and they be came restless and apprehensive. They now fear that the charges against the Col lector are more serious than at first supposed, and rumors were afloat to the effect that the Collector would be lucky if he ccapes by removal. It was learned yesterday that his office has been under the careful watch of a Government agent for about a year. His friends say the Collector has avoided them for a week and they are certain that he was familiar with all the charges against him before he left for Washington. Popular prices prevail at "Allegheny's Grand Jewelry Store," 145 Federal street, where there is everything to delight the hearts of men, women and children. Otnt ?5 smoking jackets is a positivefact the best value in the city. Hannach's, 30 Sixth street. Silver Brashes, Combs, Allrrors, And an immense assortment of toilet arti cles, at E. P. Roberts & Sons'. Beantirnl Bowknot Jewelry. This most tasteful of all designs has created a great furore in the East. We have over one hundredpatterns in gold, enameled, turquoise, diamond and pearl. Bowknot Brooches, Bowkqot Pendants, BowKnot Necklaces, Bowknot Stick Pins, Bowknot Hair Pins, Bowknot Lockets, Bowknot Chatelaines. Also some snperb designs in Fleur de lis, Sunburst, Moonbeamand Shakespeareian harps. Our holiday s'tock of jewelry sur- E asses any we have ever shown. May we ave a call? We can please vou. E. P. Roberts & Sons, Fifth avenue and Market street. S- Sf P Sir v,v MmmM t3Em WmmM HwmIII C B HF m n-Htw! MmmM mMSm, EmSLm m fmlmi wmfmi HB a W&M iff TO On Monflay, On Tnesflay, Oi Mnesflay, We will have a special sale of Seal Jackets, Seal Wraps, Seal . Sacques, Persian and Astrakhan Jackets, Mink Wraps and Fur Capes, including some excellent Seal Capes. We have made a special price on Fur Capes for these days that will astonish you. A few $ioo Capes will be sold at just $50. J.G.BENNETT&CO. Leading Hatters and Furriers, Corner Wood St. and Fifth Ave, Have Our Salesmen Show You That Portion OP KENSENTGr-TOlSr Situated on the upper side of the, railroad when you visit the new city. It is naturally adapted for homes, the ground being slightly elevated, which gives a delightful view of KENSINGTON And vicinity. It is property that will increase in value very rapidly. Free Tickets given there and re turn. For further information apply at office of The Burrell Improvement Co., EQOMS 30, 32 AND 34, No. 96 FOURTH AVE, PITTSBUBG, PA. INTOLERABLE ECZEMA "Two Boy Seriously Aflrcted, Doctorg and all Remedies Fall. Cured byCuticura. Two of my boys were seriously affeeted with eczema, so thst it was intolerable to bear. I bad tried all remedies by physician, who failed to re lleren. bat In one month from the time I began using CtmcOBA Kjcjiedifs. we were all well, une of my boys had It anont Ave months. I would recommend them to all persons so afflicted. CALEB ABEB, Vienna, Warren Co., 2i. 1. Annoying Eczema A gentleman In the boue (Jlr.TIios. Carter) had what we called tetter or salt rheum on his hand, and It begin spreading and annoying lilm very much. I pnrsuaded him to trv your CcncCBA, Remedies, and they entirely cured him. so he ha never had anything like It since. He wished me to say, when I wrote, that he thinks it the best care for skin disease. Mus. VAX " ICBXE. S3Z Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N. T. Aggravating Eczema Having had an aggravated ease of eczema oa ankle and knee of two years standing. Iwaa in riuced to try your Ccticcba Remedies, whlca have entirely cored m.e now. I would with confi dence recommend them to others similarly afflicted. J. CARTER. 4C4 E. 13d Street, J.ew -Vorlc Why SnfTcr One Moment From torturing and disfiguring skin dlseaes.whn a single application of the CtrrirCRA Remedies, will. In the great majority of casf s, afford instant relief In the most agonizing of Itching, burning, scaly, crusted, pimply, and blotchy skin. scalp.and biood dlejses with loss or hair, and polut to a speedy, permanent, and economical cure. KoId everywhere. Price. ruTiccnA. .W.: Ccn CCBA bOAP. 25c: CUTICCHA RESOLVEST. SI. 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