'.r4'he Somerset.
Tr.K bill partially restoring the
IV.iiiV inpr privilege to members of
('oncres.' was ' defeated on Friday
lat Lv tie close vote of 131 to 120.
Ti:r.
Tmnon of Massachuctt arc
bnppv. Tie Fiiprcmc Court of that
Stato las just decided that they hare
a riirbtM net mcmlKTS of School
board-'.
I a ul ions psrts of this rotate wo
men were elected School Directors at
the Iau1 election. For years women '
have Li id this oIIjcc iu Rhode Islaud
and ere rloried to have discharged
their duties well and acceptably;
11i:m;v Smith. President of the
Police Uoard in New York City, died
a few day? since r.nd was bnrricd
with great pomp and ceremony.' 'Tis
siii.l bv the halters thut his death was
occasioned hv criiau.tion from a pro-
meted sitting's ' a game ef "draw
oker
It tools now ns if we were going
to Lave nu inereased volume of cur
rency. A' majority o) the lower
llonsevf fongrcss has favored it for
some time. ihiJ a vote in the Senate
on I'rjdny last proved that there is a
majority ef inflationists ia that bod-.
The only diGicully appears to be in
oiTi inr on a prartieal measure.
Tnt women's war on the liquor sa
lm;:is continues with increased Tigor.
lletiirns from twenty-five different
1'iwnsui Ohio show that over 1,0(10
saloons have been closed, and the
iiiMnber is fast increasing. The war
has ln'cti ckrried extensively into oth-
w '
ertates, ana numerous towns in in-
.iiana. Illinois and Iowa are prepar-
in-l..r. or lav ainadv culerel upon '
thc emtcs:.
- j
Yin: Presidents of the diGerent contributions through the Ilarrisourg
C.,lleg ? of the Stale have had a ,,.1Il1iS uud directed their corresiond
ineetingat Harrisburg. attempting to I)tj, l0 first at tain whether the
.lev i-e met; us to exempt their institu- n)on,.r tbo. aesessed Was to be jrop-ti.M,-
from taxation. There is uo, k 'U!ej andif so, to' pav the
h .ji. ef ilieir l;eii:ar able l- aceora
tin's, as the provisions of the
tittiti'oi ::re explicit on the sub
je t. AH will grant that this tax uj
o:i i niiculiou is uimcDtable, and this
ver; iiHiotity was pointed cut by
tlie nu;i(-.n -lit of the new Constitn-
th i!. Out .!(' Jieojiie Witll tllll KIIOW1-e.i-e
VeU'd for it, iilii tlOW thlTC CaU
:i.i:ir done but. submit
of 1 ielT-
'i'it!: ortimiieiitnl jtosition
lit (ii.vernor.iTi'Ctf'd by the New
'".-limtio:), is attrsing the longing
eve-- of geiit'emeii' of leisure in all
puts of the State. .Nearly every
iMiitity has one m more Turveydrop,
v.-1,
is riotuey-d of theneeess
:irv lc
: .oi at t grm-e the oITice. Here is
. -.iueeiire, juobably worth live
s: a-nd dollars a venr, retpiiring
v dignified and gracious deport -'
as ft rcntiisite; ready to fall into
iii'iiiih el sumo self sacrificing ihi-
th-
; lie
tri.
'Vs-
Mil
.. li ! if we only had a sufficient
may of -such lucious plumbs, to
;.ly
the lonsrinir ones, ltut the
i. Nere is a score or two of
wa ering lnoutlis. an J but one plumb, j
W'.o shall be the bajtpy recipient, is
ll. ltuvc jiieslion now agitating the
;mi'iiis stoiiinr-h f the many aspi
rants, l'nrbnrons Convention! to
1 1 r 1 1 i'k- but one such tidbit, for so
!arre a nujulier f stomachs. ;'
n-t whis-'nny
i :n: female crusade agm
!e v is ajiparciitly extending all over
tie- country. liaiids of praying wo
ni' :i are being organized in Iitts-
1.. -!i and Phi!aiMphiB,--nd oon
ll . Miri!l elamor'of the : srnfe, will be
l,.-.:fd throughout the old Keystone
te.
.o far, reporters of the press
vc bc-ra excluded fro in the asswn-ges-
of these saints, and the litpior
:i !-rs t
f the threatencvl cities are
.- el to be trembling in their shoes, j Thereupon the committwrmmediate
! -cause of the seeresy and mystery j1? app1'0'1 10 tllC Supreme Court for a
s nuiindlngthe movement, not "know-j wT't lf mandamti to "compel the
):.' at which or their many v libera- i Treasurer to deliver up bis .books and
1 points they id.iv expect the as. records for inspection. The writ was
-a :!t. Tis eaid" that' the appearance j Fluted, but it was made returnable
..ii tie streetsof a levy .f the jj,, a day or two t the election. This
.lames of the Smoky City, at once ! defeated the whole scheme, and the
strikes' terror to' tie 'souls of their 'committee suddenly lost interest in
fi-eic'litC'l
uJvirurif?,
nud that
whiskey is now- the wort nistUi
i .toiiiodi:r in that market.
"l'.i t. little more than sixty day's
me, wLvn tie New Constitution
-.as being urged ui.n tho jteople for ( people see his hooks, test his gigantic
. o..pti'u. -wf were proinis.'il halcyon stealings might bo discovered. : The
inys in the future, and a pure politic-1 actite man of that committee, wTio
i atmosphere about the State Cnpi-i conducted the correspondence, and
i Indeed, Irom the frcijueut as-ev-'did tnostf the tioJsy blowing was
at' .us of inter writers &t the wui,tbe alivo-nnied J. Monroe Kreitor.
t' ir"-, eminent since the ass mlling- . .'''
f lie 1 .rv-islattire. we were led t V P.r.x.' 15 1 tlv.r rarely .takes th? floor
lievo thut the iiefarious lobby of nl-j in Congress, but he 'gives the itv
r b'. I'mliiig its o( euMiliitn gone, j press a fling, much to the gratiGca-;
l.ad stolen av. ii v, un 1 that corruption j tion of the conductor "of ihrise jourh
.:nl brie ry wen- traditions of the nls, who are constaatly striving for
. ! tiled by memory with the evils' fame, through every and any thaa-
i t !. oof constitutional government j
.. e have ju-t discarded, with such
!Ti.i!;i:ni; v. Hut ala
man: is nsi
r tie to evil ns tlie sparks fire to fly (gentry mortal ffeaec, : bj oBipli
i:pward, mid from our brief dream of; mentary: allusion to the -"juidt and
jenity, t.f triuuibaut rofonn,' and ifjeonwble man,"1 the coiihtryff tfitor,
the enduring fame nv were caryiugj who represents real pu'olic gentinient.
" the- cwp. Phoaf'of the temple ofjTbe fierce scorn of the conductors of i
honesty,' at whose Imist admiring the city journals, who flatter; lhm--tates
would gaze In wonder and en-' selves that they arc tbe ; lineal suc
w, we iavebad' a rude awakening. , cessors of .lore, is as impressive as it
orrupuon iu Jitirri-imrg J as jigainiin
screamed fh -our vara, and our idol
lies shiwrcd imle dust. - Duf to the
..'. r truetalo, a.i wv.jrU-aii it, from V
eontoiuiKirnrjv, .. I ,
One of the gentlemen who advoca-
ted the adoption of the New Consti-;
tution on account of its-pnrifyingtcn-'
. ib, tr i-ir. -ih- .. u. .d X ',t
niiekof Homshdidc. ..Ho wasnoton-bis longing AspiraUons.. What, pre-would hpartuat there is not sum
ly a ehampien of tbenevT MistruiiK-Ji;, UKsterou8f.jllv( what wretched ego- ficnt B' 100 wy of panic toustain
but a reiil orthodox ' Democrat, welil tism. to imagine that he was aught Presnt objections on this score. That
l no'vii in YWicf', bo tbe last -else' than the creation, and th ere h"f? h bn very jadicions
foiirteo'Kacs1 Us' bewarhdjiadical 'tureof the .Metropolitan rea.n mlliLJ i!1.90"? vn,!d
c.travu-gu..kjid -profligacy in tie
tu Ooremn.c nt f PcBiwylvaiiia
In ord-r i'm'J llneKftmplof spotless
j.'.liiical 'and ptrspnaV integrity nt
Jlarri-bnrg. mid to ill;i.-.rae, fbf rx-
ailing influences of the new Constitu
tion, Mr. linimick permitted himself
to he elected to the poiSSi
the Legislature from tfcfl counties -ff
Wavncand Tike. And tw comes hW
history as a Reformer.
There is a hill pendi I f bclfe th
f.efl-Islnture lookincr to SElio rcMhl
thpCusurv laws. 'cJw'Wl'fBife
eylvnnia take much interest in the
matter, and are anxious that the lull
should pass. This specimen reform
er, unmindful of the provjsjons irfjhe
new Constitution.' thought that lie
sow an:"op0tf)nitv to make some
uioiiov. Mr. IVmimick, assisted bv
Harnsburg real estate agent named,
.1. Monroe Kreitef," flrv'up' '5 "effeu-
lar recommundiu3.thc :acUeHt of
the proposed lav, and caUioir Aipon
all the banks of Pinhsylvkniato give
their "prompt support. '. Ice circa
lar was signed by James .AVWier,
Wiliiaro Colder, nod other well kcown
haul officers of llarrisburg (tlio nig1.
i natures all being forgeries); Enclosed
with each circular was a letter, prj fil
ed on. a half sbeet-of foolscap PPT
slowing the Importance of the bill
and the difficulty of having it passed;
that lawyers bad to be employed to
explain its provisions, and other nec
essary expenses : had , to , be paid,
and suggesting tLc necessity and pro
priety f the several banks contribu
ting a small fee-of ode quarter of one
per cent, -of their capital Htock to de
fray "these legitimate expenses'
The money was to be sent to II. H.
Giblxjns or E. L. Samidrrs, (fictitious
names supposed to represent Win.' 11.
Dinmiick and J. Monroe Krciter).
Mr. llinimiek and his eoniederate
having prepared this printed letter, a
copy was addressed to all the banks
nnJ'liniil-lnrF ln'Hlitc Tn tnlinCft r a n I'll
"""-'"a "J
Several banks responded and sent
Lecki. as requested, to Messrs. Gib-
I buns and Saunders; but other shrewd
cashiers thoucrht it best to make their
amount so demanded... , A -.committee
of the Iiegislature has fully investi
gated the ease, but (he testimony has
not been made irablfe, and it is not
"
known liow much money the swin
dlers obtiined from the banks. The
clerks t the
Harrislairg postoffiee
? first discovered the
t seem t- hare
, , , , . , .
fraud (at hst the information upon
which a warrant for the arrest of tbej from tliU c;tv aonc r(-j tons
"'slwr vras issued was made by
Mr. tieorgo Jergaer,' 1'ostmasreT",
Peirecfitfitive Dimmick, of Wayne'
county, and real estate ; agent tvreiter
j were taken into custody by the Unit
ed States .Marshal ior tnv -bastrm
Distri.t of Pennsylvania, -hi the
charge of sending" rirculaf? through
the mails, -vith intent to cheat and
defraud, and after a liearing, were
ooutKl over for trial. , r. .
:
! - WLen Dinimick- found that-" lb
n"inift WIG Oil ' Til tVCl,Vtrt(l lilJ ;;it
in the House, without waiting for the
rejKtrt of the investigating, commit
tee, which, prolmbly, will recommend
' bis expulsion. A question was raised
as
to whether . be had a right to rc-
sign whilean investigation was pend-
iug, but the Speaker decided that the
House was bound to accept lho prof
fered resignation, and tte forthwith
issued" a writ for a new election to
fill tie vacancy existing in J'be Wayne
district. Such of pur readers as take
interest in polities, will remem
ber that, just before the State elec
tion last October, a self-constituted
committee of Democratic politicians
appeared at the office of the State
Treasurer, ami afked that the books
and accounts 'he submitted to tbem
for, inspection. The Treasurer was
absent, a nd the clerks refused to bhow
the loks until permission 'was ob
tained from their superior officer.-
ttn0I)r,M'crmf far as the Supreme
Court; was concerned.- With- the-as-
isistaure ot the New York Svh and
' Trihnni-, however, tbey denounced
the State Treasurer, as a dishonest
officer, who was afraid -Q lei the
nel. Therefore, they rather enjoy
Putlcr'is fierce os'saits'. ' littt Oen.
Garfield, a few days since, gave these
fearful. Each one of them, iiid-
ing from the tTcvatTon'ofliTs probo
sis, scents carrion on the breeze, and
Garfield miserable man! is.doonied
to perpetual .obscurity, unkaowarsave
to country editors. We xtindoJr
sympathies to Garficld.'thatis aifwe
can do for him. He may as well pass'" U . J pBy r rr,ditalle
-j'.i.; , .Uig
; utter lack of statesmanship, made so
Conspicuous by ascribing sense,1 -and
the reflection of "public scntime'nt, jo
the local jonrnals of lis district, las
forever destroyed hiort Hereafter let.
all ambitious politicians beware the
rock on which he split. Remember
r branch WTyc nun who climb to office through
devious ways, that the "rural pres"
represents no real public sentiment,
bulffehiTte l" Violent, th'iniVer, t
r)
tue
'irteat Uauies.' r.i Ui
f. V ..." ... i .
mit w in
HIIIXtQ I.1TTH-
1 ' 'i a
Washington, 1). C, March 1.
The beautiful snow that fell yes
terday almost stopped travel on the
streets of Washington. Slop, inevit
able slop. alV-ays follows a fall t.ffonjir i,0pod not very far distant,
snow in tlie capital, it is now noo.i-
ing the gutters and running a strong
lcowpctiuoa with the water carts. of
the Ihstrict upon the hard road bed
of the streets. The change from suf
focating beat, which troubled us for
a, few days prior to the suow storm,
was so great that colds are quite fash
ionable in consequence.
lAinong yesterday's capital gossip
arc the.facta that Gov. Ilartranft, of
1 ennsylvaina, was on the floor of the
X f henate, ud it is not improi-j
blc that be desires , to see how the
thing works with a view to following
the common, practice, of graduating
Lata the jcr.Mf from the Gubernato
rial chair; Ilea. Admiral 1!. F. Sands
has been retired, although there was
aa effort to continue him in office and
rank until after the transit of Venns;
Secretary, Delano and Indian Com
missioner .Smith were before the Ap
propriation Committee and opposed
any sweeping reduction from the es
timates submitted. It appears that
certain sections of the Adjutant Gen
eral's, office wiil soon have to stop
work if a special appropriation is not
very soon made. The White House
was visited yesterday despite the
storm the Mayor of Philadelphia
and other Philadelphians waited on
the President. Mr. F. H. Smith and
Judge Jones of Ohio have been ap
pointed to fill the vacancies in the In-
jdiaa Peace Commission. Secretary
Fish was before the House Commu
te on Foreign Affairs yesterday and
spoke on the rearrangement of the
consular service system, salaries, Sic.
The District Court has decided tore
strain the issue of Land Patents and
Certificates .o Caleb Cushing, until
an accountcan be stated between him
and Mrs. Mira Clark Gains, who is
admitted in the answer of that gentle
man to her bill to have an interest in
the land.
.Having heard Gcu. Putter's speech
yesterday in tho House on the subject
of the franking privilege it is not an
easy thing to witbold the meed ot
praise due to great intellect and the
hard practical good sense with which
he treated the subject. He showed
the absurdity of an attack recently.
made by Mr. Dawes on the carrying
of '?h n tliC ma- ,W!L a
itauieoi stausiicsprepareu ai ine ,ew
y . ffi . ' . , . .
of mad goes daily to all parts of the
country; that only 400 pouuds of this
was: of the character named by Mr.
Dawes, viz: packages not containing
reading matter; that 8 J tons of it are
letters that pay over twenty million
dollars a year, while 47 tons of New
York newspapers pay little over one
million dollars; that where these pa
pers contain two columns of carefully
prepared reading matter, they also
contain. four whole pages of ndvertis-
ing not all of which is wholesome
reading; that a misrepresentation of j
wbat is said or done by memlicrs of
the metropolitan press goes practical
ly free from end to end of the coun
try, and it will cost a memler hun
dreds of dollars to send a reply to bis
constituents; that postal ears are gov
ernment offices on wheels and that
whether tho mail cars jro rompara-tivc-ly
empty the cost is the same;
that from the days of Franklin all
our pure forefathers sustained the
franking of publie business through
the mails though for a long time they
were carried by men on horseback.
He scouted the idea of pretonding
that the franking of public documents
and speeches of members is a burden
upon the metropolitan press and de
nounced the kind of education which
that press carried through tho land.
He defended tbe eonntry press from
the aggressions of their less scrupu
lous city cotemporariesand sent home
telling hits at the sensational newspa
pers of the times. Ho showed that
the unequal taxation consisted in the
present discrimination against Con
gressmen who could not transact the
public business without paying post
age on it, nor defend themselves from
attacks in tho newspapers lecause. as
he well knew, they would not pnblish
retractions when convinced of their
error. A modified privilego will no
doubt bo adopted, though there is
strong opposition to it. A test vote
will be taken in tbe House to-day.
Another contested election case
will soon come before Congress where
in John M. Kurns. of the 10th Ken
tucky district contests the seat of
John D.Young. .'..Mr Young secured
the Seat on a formal certificate of elec
tiori by Democratic officers. Misal
leged majority is only 188, whib a
much larger number of votes polled
for him and rejected from the count
of Mr. Burns by the election officers
appears in tho published testimony.
From the rousrb treatment received
by Mr, P.urns at the bands of his op
ponent, it appears to be no easy or
pleasant thing for a Republican to
run a campaign for Congress in Ken
tucky against the dominant party of
the State. In the first place it is
sbown that intimidation was used by
the' friends of Young, and threats
were freely made that the Ku-Klux
A ouhl kill the Radicals found voting
airainst bim. Then the Democrntie
officers, who acted irrernlar and fail
ed to properly sign the tolly lists ac
oTdin? to the renuiremeiits of the
jlaw of Kentucky, threw ott numer
ous votes in favor of tho contestant,
while they contend illegal votes for
tie sitting niember to a large extent
over and above the majority claimed
for bim. It is to be hm,! that ;f
justice is denied to Republicans in
Iventocky, it will not be denied by
tlie'' proper Committee of Congress,
and that the whole matter will he
carefully presented f. tlie action of
tongress at an eany dayj .
The i President's message to Con
gress urgmg action on tbe matter of
the ( entemal h.poitioi; at Philadel
phia, lias -caused noroe adverse com
ineDt bore. Much opposition to the
place of balding- i; is felt by rival
cities, and objection i made t.i the
appropriation of money for such a
purpose at this time. : The country is
reason, wbv it should not be taken in
band by Congress and pushed for
ward in a iuanoer creditable to the
most enterprising nation in tbe world.
. m The rontest . between Senators
Sckuis and Morton on tbo subject of
refvrmin finances, and the immediate
return to specie payments, was short
and sharp, if not decisive. Senator
cBflrz is awtyff aggressive and giv-
iJ to thisHWuntr-. He eannotfpp-
reciaic iiiejcaeci 01 some oi oujm
Orroti3-rn ijncncHii iiisimilioni
eiiator M'tttpn can and does, lid
A least saatly the friends of Sell 1 z
fcgaraing i8tsiue coiioipjy oi tae
Avrt Senator' the better" forlr.
Schurz.
The proposition of Schurz and hi
ilk to return at once to specie pay
ments is to say the least ef it absurd.
j There will come a time, and that it is
h tl)e occumuiatiOB I0f the brcsi
eious metals in this country and the
...
eontinncd " deter nwrntwrn of -"-th-a
world's trade jn favor of tbo business
of this country , will render ft practi
cable to pay specie... Vhcther.,,!
small addition" to the currency is al
lowed by . Congress or not will affect
this possibility very little. To jnfer
Mr. Schurz "did in the Senate that
t r-nnan rtkT lf in fa PAP rvf o
jtem ary xpansion of Uie currency
jr1okb1io an aniount.of egoiism.and
self-eoneeit that is: very bard to be
homo by those to whom be imputes
ignorance and., a want of common
sense.' .; . , . ,i ... -.t
A dozen families , were, thrown put
of their homes a day or twp since by
a fire which burned the. roof and
otherwise., damaged row .of. four
teen dwellings in the Northern scc-
tirtn of this city.
The increase of the hours of labor
in the Departments appears to be
abnnkned by the movers in, the mat
ter, but the decrease in the number of
the clerical force is. still ,the current
topic of the day. Some of the 15ur
reans are working tboir clerks uatil
late at night to get. through the nec-,
essnry routine business, but cutting
them down seems to be considered
inevitable under the arbitary action
of members of committees. ;
.... .LIFE. .
OI R 5EV YORK LETTER.
New York March 2, 1874
APULTERATIOXS.
Tliere is trouble in the minds of
people, for adulteration in its worst
form has been discovered. , The fath
er of tlie family, as he poured the
rich syrup over his buckwheats at
breakfast, and gave of tlie same to
the wife of his bosom and the child
of bis heart, little dreamed that he
was giving them poison and a mostj
disgustiug poison at that, t or he
bold you, it has been discovered that
the elegant, beautiful, delicious-looking
svrup, known as the "Golden
Drip," is made of what? Why, rags,
and muriatic ac'd l The rags of com
merce, the common rags from the pa
per niills.are taken by the skillful chem
ist and treated witu muriatic acia,anu
from thi? result this golden drip syr
up is made. Imagine the horror which
attended this discovery: nags irom
Turkey, from the backs of the lepro
sy-stricken people of the Uosphorous
rags from the backs of tho filthy
lazzarom of Ualy, ., and rags even
from the mummies of ' Egypt, swel
tered through a chemical process, and
coming on our tables as Golden Drip!
Half the stomachs, in .New lork
turned as they saw the .syrup cup
on their tables, and in the restaurant's
the orders, buckwheats and syrup
were lessened a half.
The fact is adulterations and frauds
enters more of less into everything
tht is used in the great rities, par
ticularly iu this. Our butter is lard
ed, our genuine Havana cigars are
made of tbe vilest Connecticut tobac
co, our bread is alumcd, our coffee is
chicoried, our milk is watered, and
chalked, and when we , die the;.. plate
oa our coffin is plated. . .Tbis . wor.ld
is given to shams let us hope ,tbe
next world will be genuine .. Ijt js
that thought that sustains me, , i .
THE WUUKK BUSINKK8. . . .
Vith the revival of the religious
interest in the city, comes naturally,
a revival of the feeling in favor of
temperance. Tho - drinking saloons
continue to" multiply,1 and they are
now reported by the Kxcise Commis
sioners at 1,322, being nearly-one
for 13ft of the population. There1 is
no street, no square, without them.
In the upper part of the city
they are fitted up in the most
costly style, to attract the attention
of the wealthy guzzlers, whose ;pat
ronngfl they desire, while in tbe low
er part of the city the saloons are
stripped of everything except" what
is absolutely necessary to handle tbe
liquid damnation.1 Down in Water
street, and in fact all the streets on
tbe lower end of the Island,' there
will be a dozen bocketshops in every
square: Ducket-shops are stores
where the bulk of the trade is by the
pint, quart, or half gallon. You will
sec in any one of them long proces
sions of little loys and girls, balf
clad, barefooted, and with wareely
clothing enough on them to bide their
nakedness, and half starved, goinjr
up to the counters with buckets for
liquor, for their drunken fathers and
mothers. The temperance move
ment now being inaugurated propo
ses to deal with tbe poor.
The temperance organization' will
appoint Committees, who will labor
with poor men who arc; addicted to
the use Of liquor. They intend to
take these men by the hand, to fur
nish warm and well lighted rooms
to which they may resort, and where
they will be fnrnisbed coffee, tea, and
plenty of good reading matter.' It is
expected that each man once we&ned
from the use of liquors will ! see such
a difference in the way of living1, that
he will become an" apostle of temper
ance atnchg bis fellows. They ex'
peet in this way to organize a' work
ing temperance- army, taken from
the liquor shops, and compel the4' clo
sing of the Imrs by withdraw'wlg their
trade. The movement has ' been In
augurated, and success1 has attended
it. The w.frkcrs bare discovered that
the laboring man, 1 livlngbi a close,'
cheerless, cold room, goes to tbe : bar'1
room lecause it is light tind tvnmi;'
and of course once there be drinks.
The reformers give bim a 1 lighter; '
better, warmer cosier place of resort,
and he is glad to avail himself of it.
And he brings bis wife' and thildren,
and they have a? good time.' Music
is furnished, pipes, tobacco",'' coffee
and tea, free to all; with a sandwich
or snch a matter to eat' "The mcve
mentis telling; and has made a: posi
tive impression. ' Let it go on. ' ""--
- -I . i . t ..' . .-- :
THE OR AIM
TRAI.E
continues to excite atteatiofii
The
fact is the facilities for handling irrain
at this point, are ludicrously "defi
cient, and the cost is absurdly grcatj
which cost is borne of course by the
producer in tbe Interior. ' But'gddv
tional terminal facilities, will riot Te
lievo the overburdened farmer.'' The
country wants cheaper freigbts'and
cheaper feeighte can only be bad IjV
increasing the efficiency' of the Canal
system. ' Let: me impre'ss1 ifirpon
every farmer who reads these' lines
that to bhu the canal is bis onlypro-
tection against' the rapacity of the
rauroaa. bo long as canals are op
erated the Tailroads cannot ! combihe
I - .. .... .
to extort. Uuttomakti them effect- ', The following billd were read in
ive, they must every one of them be'idarc.
cioaijjeu. i ue rne canoi ount to
Imj enlarged so as to pass a lake ves
sel, and all tolls should be taken off.
Ihe-tfreat WnWL Ciuial .sbould ,1m
au.KxteiilOtrtlTt. Wilis.
tire- svstll rtived!
tJT-ra. iUb, yl lu-ftngers:
oltnis ufitter. lloubave
powerio do TVtidMiot ouff for r
own sake but for the sake of the
feeding millions of the east who want
NEW YORK AS A LITER ART EMPORIUM.
Several years since the prediction
was made that Ney ,lark,waideHjui
adeentually t oecooit XLIb I litcm
emporium of America, instead of
TToftTou, a s ' Edtnliurg ui stea oToT "Lon"
dou is that of Great .liritaou Aod al-i
ready the partial fulfillment f itbis-
prtdictton i claunedr a large amount
of the, literary capital of liosua hnvt.i
rsg been shifted to cw.i iork, and
more being expected. kpeedu v . to ful
low its-CouriB. according to .the gossip
of literary circles..! The alsorition f
Our wy Ji'ois by .a etv: .X ork
magaeipe,. and; the recent, transfer lof
the Atlantic, give, evidence to, these
beliefs and predictions, the truth
of the matter u,. New York .lias ab
ways shown greater liberality to lit
erary tailcjut than Boston, and. hence
it ' iinturally.- seeks a market , there.
New York, mairaziues . eiunloyo.tho
pens of almost till the leading. authors
of, the, preseut .era... Her , .dailies,
woeklies, and monthlies have
the I largest .circulation ,r of . any
iu Amtsrioa, an i probably., .in- tho
world, . Writers i ; with , establislieiL
reputations send their contributions
thither, knowing that they will there
bring, the highest price, , and they
who have. reputations to establish fol
low their example to the gratifying
belief that a too rigid criticism will
not annihilate their crude efforts, but
view them with cheering rncourage
menu Literary capital, , too, will
eventually gaviatc towards that cen
tre, where its advantages arc greatest
for . investment . and . increase and
hence ali , meditations point toward
tbe future New York us the leading
cosmopolitan emporium of literature
of the enlightened world.
ANEW YItLAJ.YY. ......
Is there any limit to human credu
lity ? Tbo mock auctions iu this city
have been so -effectually exposed that
tbe rogues were compelled to resort
to now dodges. The dodge - was
forthcoming as soon as it was needed.
Here is the way they work it : ' -.
Sceue A small room in Nussau or
Ann street. ' Auctioneer, with case
of jewelry crowd of er8ons, consist
ing of honest innocents and confeder
ates, ho ter, old man, in a dirty suit
of clothes, with a woeful face, that
looks as though no food had entered
it for a week. -
'Whatdo-you want?7 qneries the
auctioneer of ol a poverty. '
; Slowly the wretched old man pulls
from bis pocket a watch and says he
wants it sold. . ....;
"How did you get this watch ?" d"
mands the auctioneer. ; " -
'lam from Wisconsin," answers
the old man humbly. "I am here in
New York prosecuting a suit for the
recovery of some property; and am
out of funds- and want to raise enough
to get boiiM. I have ween better
days.-- -' !- "
Auctioneer Are yoo aware of the
fact that this a first-class, double-cased,
Knglish lever, chroaoineter-liiil-ance,
jeweled in. top and bottom, gold
watch, worth at least $150 7
Old man. .1 paid. $175. for' it ia
Montreal, four . years . ago,, when . I
eonld afford such a watch. :
Auctioneer. -Don't let mo sell
yonr Batch old man. . Don't doit.
Take it Home pawn-broker, and pawn
it 7 any. .of tbein .will advance you
$200 upon it, and you can send for it
when you get borne... It will be sac
rificed hero .it will indeed. .:.
'Old ma nrr-It don't i matter. All I
want is to get bomo and die. -It
doirsn't matter tu me. whether 1 get
what St is worth or not. ....... i
' "Very good, I will sell it, but it is
a shame. , How much do 1 1 hear for
this watch?!' ; ... ...
' A capper starts it at$ 2o, and up it
goes to $30, $40, $50 or $C0, when it
is struck off. .The., money is paid to
tbe auetioueo", who gives it,--less- bis
commission, 10 per cent., Uo tbo old
man, who thanks him tearfully, and
goes slowly and sadly out. -Then tbe
auctioneer dosses the sale i for tbo
day, that he may get rid of the peo
ple, s as to pen in an hour wiib a
ntAv lot of victims in whose presence
the aged Wiscousin . inau and the
auctineer. go , through the old farce
again. . It is needless to sny that tlie
purchaser of the gold Knglish lever
jeweled, watch finds bimsi'lf . stuck
with an or:ode bogus ticker that
would be dear at three: dollars a
bushel, iln one , den ia Ann street
the thing is plaid twenty times a
day.' ' ,. , ".. ... . , ;
' There are other things in the. way
of cute villainy which i will show up
in my next. . ',..: , ... , , : ... ...
... ... . I : : PlETBIK
H.tBRIHBiRU, .
Harkisuiko, Feb.21 " '",
ilr.; Brockway submitted the fol
lowing resolution, which was Agreed
' ; ' . '. '. : , ' .
RenvleeJ, That the special com
mitee appointed, on Thursday last
to investigate the alleged attempt to
swindle the banks1 of this State be
instructed to inquire, so far as practi
cable i the names and locatitions of
the banks which contributed, to the
mud asked for in a circular sigued
by GibTjons and f?aunder, and , the
amounts contributed, and to , report
the same to this House,
-. Mr.; Webb ofTered a resolution that
until otherwise ordered, the House
will hold sessious on Tuesday,
Wedneseay, (Thursday and Friday vf
each week, to commence at 3 o'clock
lM. and adjourn at G o'clock 1V.M.
i . Oil motion of ,Mr.' Newniyer, the
resolution was amended by striking
out Friday and (! P. M. and then pass
ed. I !
' Mr.; Vogdes 1 frOm the "committee
on ppf bpriatibii', Teportcd a'ii appro
priation for the Western State Peni
tentiary; "" ". ','" '. "
Mr. GeT'wig, from the ' saniev com
mittee Ah appropriation " for the
House "of Reform, ' of ' Philadelphia.
; Mr.; Milch tl,' from the "same c mi
mittee ' Ah''a'ppropriatiou for the
Pennsylvania Reform School '
Mr. Waihwrlght from the ssme
committee :An appropriation for the
Eastcrb State' Penitentiary'. ' ''
Mr. Bates froiri' the "saiiie eoinmittcc
Aa appropriation for the Society
for the Alleviation ortbe Miseries of
Public Pi isous. ' "" ' "'"' ' '
'" Mr. Egair, from tire same' cohvmit-tee-An
appropriation for the expens
es of the State Board of Publh:' Char
ities: - ' ;" '..'
fMr. Myliu from the same coin-'
mittee An appropriation for the
Orthoopoedic Hospital Philadelphia.'
" -Mr, Oliver, from; tbe comumtcO on
education, reported 'an act to provide
for tbe due traiuing of teachers in the'
common schools ot " the common
wealth. . ..i ...... ..
cfarL'cm
and strJ t
rake IkjU
a m
Mr. Reynolds To define the liabil
ity of sureties upon writcn instru
ments for the payment of money,
Mr. , wmer lor the
. wi:
film 0JSper5i nfif property
m I jmagi
I
by
! a if Lintnl
it of
poxiors. & .
r3
Mrt alien
Dail iiin 'fepuntvt-To
proviOTr forfitlic itailication of the
ninth volume of the transactions of
the Pennsylvania Agricultural Socio-
MiAuison To regulate the sale
of goods, wares and merchandise in
the several counties of this Common-
waltfi. ''A MM)-.
Mr. Dates A supplement to the
milrtTW act -of April'-1 9fti:""
.. Mr. Gerwig Making, the. office of
Mayor a salaried office
Mr. Carev To make yarid the ti
tle to real estate when the deeds have
not, been ,prpperly!., ,ac;linowledgod;
also, to make valia . the titla to real
estate iu cases where executors, ad-
administrators or others' acting in a
fiduciary capacity have 6hyeyi:d the
same. , '. .. :ii
,(-Mr. Brock way For the better
regulation of appeals from assessment
of damage by..vicwur of. property
taken for publie use... a . , ....
;Mr Jones of Philadelphia -requiring
a census of the -population' and
industries of the State to- be taken
Vn the 1st of June, 1875 ; also to re
peal an act to allow the voters' of the
Twenty-second ;; ward Pbilladelphia
to vote on the question of granting
license to sell intoxicating liquors.
' Mr. Talley To prorido for an
equitable mode of assessing and tax
ing machinery in use by manufactur
ers. ! " ' "'
Mr. Cross For "an appropriation
to tbe State Normal School also to
provide for tbe expenses required by
an act entitled an act to provide for
the continuenee of the education and
maintenance of the destitute orphans
of deceased soldiers and Sailors.,. etc.
Mr. Baired-To prevent the destruc
tion Of forests, farm fences and build
ings by locomotives on railroads.
.Mr. Cressfer To provide for the
decrease of the social evil, and to
provide for the better government of
houses of ill fame. '
Mr. McCullougli security of the
weekly payment of the watres of la-
"borers, emvloycrs and others!
House bill No. 19, entitled an act
to provide for better security in ca
ses when bail is entered for stay of
execution was considered and nega
tived in committee, when the House
adjourned until Monday next at two
o'clock " '
' ' ' ' REX ATE. ' '
Harrisbvri, Feb. 2:1 i
Mr. White read in place an act for the
incorporation and regulation of banks
of discount ftnd deposit.
Mr. Graham An act to permit
cemetery companies organized for
the purpose of corporate profit to hold ;
grants of tands, sc., for the purpose
of embemsnnTent ot gronnils ; also
making the office of Mavor a salaried
one. " "
Mr. Wallace An act
dividing
cities into three classes,
regulating
the passage 1 of ordinances therein
aud providing for the incorporation
and regulation of the third class.
The Judicial Apportionment bill
passed the Senate finally yeas 20,
navs 4.
Vdjourned. .
IIOtSE.'
Immediately upon reading the
Journal, twenty members sprang to
their, feet and loudly called for the
floor.; ,
Tbe clerk read the resignation of
Mr. Ilimmick, as follows:
.To the Hon. Henry H. McCvrmicL;
Fpc(ifcii of the House oJ Jleirexenla
tice:: . .. ,
Sir I hereby resign my office , as
Representative for the district com
posed of Pike and Wayne counties.
I have been induced to take this step
by, the fact ,t hat I have been madede
feudant in the United States District
Court on a charge of violation of the
Postol laws, of the United States,
Fully: comprehending that usefulness
to my constituency has been greatly
impaired by the mere fact that this
charge has ( been preferred, 1 have
decided to vacate my seat . iu the
Housf. Conscious of tbo rectitude
of my intention, and denying abso
lutely the truth of the charge , which
1 am here to answer in the . courts , of
lho United States, I shall patiently
vait for u judicial investigation- 1
have chose ii ) make no defense be
fore the committee of the House ap
pointed to inquire into this ease , not
because I am wanting iu respect for
the committee, but simply for the rea
son that it would be unjust to be trieU
twice and by different tribuuals for
the same aljeged offense.. 1 rely flp
ou a just and impartial trial, uuder
the laws of my country, for a com
plete ! vindication from the charge
preferred against me, aad until such
trial shall have been bad 1 ask a
suspension of opiuion on tbe part of
the public and oi those with whom 1
have been officially associated in this
body.: , . ;.
. . Respectfully, W. 11. Dimmjck.
..Speaker McCormick announced
that be would issue bis writ . for the
election of a new member.
... .Mr. Newmycr objected to the re
ception of the resignation until the
committee bad reported. He. said
the, committee were now ready to re
port ou Ibmmick's case, and that it
was due to the public and the .mem
bers that , the .tacts should be first
known, and then let justice take its
course, whatever tbo result might be
.even if it should bo expulsion. He
therefore moved to postpone tbe con
sidnratiou of the. resigeation. .... t
Mr. Webb said that it was. not in
the power of the House to refusei
. . Mr. . McCormick read a precedent
in. the i.casQ of Senator Harry. White
when ii, Richmond prison and others.
iThis yievv was substantiated by Mr.
Little tf .Wyoming, Mr. .Meyer of
Bradford, .,Mjr. Brockway and ...Mr.
Orvis. ;,, ...... ,i
. The Speaker ruled that the motion
could not.ba eaurtained, as tbe Leg
islature, bad not power over the resig
nation of a member.. ...... -.
. , The Uouse.Ahen. immediately . ad
journed, to, allow tbe committee to
take further, testimony. .......
,i ... ... (E3IATE. .. j i .... i. .
.. . Harbjsbiku, ,'February. i!4, Mr.
McClure offered a supplement to tbe
Election law.
. .. Mr. , Graham sked, aud ob(ainrd
the use of tho chamber, to-morrow
evening for the commjttee appoiutetl
by tbe colleges of ;he State to address
the Assembly in reference to relieving
them from taxation. ,
, i Tbe bill, fixing the compe&satiou
of members was discussed the. rest of
ihe morning hour.
HOl.SE.
'. 'M"r. Newniyer presented a lengthy
petition in favor of appointing Coal
Commissioners in Western Pennsyl
vania, and then called up and passed
the' act.'
Mr. McCormick' called up the law
of entails, and bad the first section
stricken out, and tbe bill passed
a a.
dal salary bill. ' - i. ' t ' '.
Mr. McCormick gave notice that
he would, oppose the new Judicial
- fl Apportionment' bill, which Rives
which irives
- jWudiana, Washington and other conn
9 ties separate . i uuges, as long a.i iu
numi her from those countms- wppos- j iiom tbe commission jjf his murder-d-rdecent
salary for thecity Jndg- "is dei'd by Lawleifwho threw him-
os the bill Went over on tWrd reaflmg.
Mr. Ha.yy moved to postpone). Jlie
bill taxing private corporations
Ageerlto.
Mr. Gerwig presented the petition
of 4,000 citizens for the repeal of Lo
cal Option.
Mr. Laidley presented a similar
one.
Mr. Williams of Clarion, a similar
one.
Mr. Mitchel called up the Constitu
tional Advertising bill, and offered a
lengthy amendment. .
Mr. Webb omended by allowing
$200 for weekly and $100 for all daily
papers. Not agreed to and t the
bill was laid over. -'
Mr. Brockway offered a joint re
olution requesting President Grant
to give anew trial to Fitz John Porter
. SEJtATE.
. HAiutisiiLRfi. February 25, Bill3
iu place were read as follows:
, Mr. Albright, An act providing
that when a legal holliday falls on
Suuday that notes may be protested
on tho Saturday preeecding or the
Monday following. " J
, Mr. Alexander, Relating to cohabi
tation anil repute.
.Mr. Humphries, Preventing of stay
of execution on judgments for wages
when under one ' hundred and titty
dollars. ' , '
The act limiting the tune within
which inquisitions of lunacy or habit
ual drunkenness may be traversed,
passed finally ; also the act dividing
the 1-jlghtb normal school district.
I he bill regulating the compensa
tion of members came Up and was un
der discussion when tho order of tho
day was called and the Senate ad
journed. not ke.
Mr... Ncwmver called ui the bill
providing for" contracting for sup
plies. Mr. Hays, For the collection of
taxes.
Mr. Christy, For the election of
Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Gerwig, For election expenses.
Mr. Christy's bill providing the
manner of increasing incorporated in
debtedness, passed first reading.
Mr. Myer, offered a resolution to
hear the college presidents on the tax
question.
'A number of appropriation bills
already reported passed first reading.
Mr. Newmyejrwben tbei rosolu-j
tion requesting our Congressional
delegation to vote for the military
bill came up, thought they knew
enouirh over in Washington to take
care of themselves. The resolution
was voted down.
Mr. Allison called up the bill reg
ulating railroad crossings.
Mr. Wolfe giving a bounty on fox
scalps.
; jex ate.
i ' . ... ,
llARKlsni'Kii, reoruary Jf. llM
following bills were read in place:
By Mr. Kutan, lor creating new
counties.
By Mr. McClure, for regulating
the enactment of ordinances in cities.
By Mr. Heilmau, for the establish
ment of a State Hoineapathie Insane
Asvlum. Also an appropriation for
the same.
The act to provide for the manner
of increasing the capital stock and
indebtedness of corporations . pssed.
The Senate net dispensing with
jury trial after amendment, by unani
mous consent was lost.
Tbe compensation bill came up
and occupied tho rest of tho hour: .
hoi sr.
The usury law was indefinately
postponed.
Tbe bill for change of venue in
civil and criminal cases passed to
third, reading.
The Constitutional advertising bill
was made the special order for this
day week.
Mr. Newmver's Coal Comuiisson-
er bill was passed finaHy.
IlARRisiu'Rfs, February iT.lTf
' ' NEXATE.
" The only bill read in place was
one bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint Aldermen to fill vacancies.
The Compensation bill came up
and passed to third reading
The bill dividing the Eighth Nor
mal School district was recalled from
the House and reconsidered.
The bill authorizing City Superin
tendents to hold teachers' institutes
was postponeu.
The afternoon was spent on the
vvi.vitiuuii uin, mi .i ioiii oi it.
was got through with. " ''.
Adjourned till Monday at7J p. m
IIOl'SE.
The House occupied all the morn
ing on thc'atft providing for tbe cot'
lection of "Uxi&i ; ."'.. ..'. -:.; . '.. .,
The act' reqoirtiig! .IudJsi,'x f
Supremo Court to file- writtoii' oiiuk
Jail Delivery nt Sew I'uwtle.
WlLLMIXClTU.V, Pel.
Feb. 25.
This morning between one and two
o'clock, be four bank- burglars who
were convicted at the last term of our
county court
ions was nniCMeo to onlr to- Cw-.4 ............. . . von is a I free men dar a;n t no s ca
. . . , C . S - , .. ".- '"ss.ii;r uiM;iru.i. Ill doing,- , , ' ,
mon I leas Judge, tjtvmg ;tbe atr-Tiii-iliev kept close to the wall as whatever, y.oi s all on ynr -
six months' m which to do V t "lose their eoi.rse. After thisi'5Iws,,iW,it.v !"
Jr- .t,mom-lt' 'Hon) . Arrt ofan
" iii inn via a. hi. rr i
day.' '
;, of an attempted r0l-'j vcrt'ic cn:tie to HM-ireU with their' -National
Bank of Pela- j breakfasts. As' yet no tilings'"'.!" Kd.VL NOTICE,
i city, whipped, and un-1 tli fUuriti vcs have .been beard. BoUipV,rnry Woifi.,, ,Wlpl WM
berv of the
ware, in this
dergoing confinement iu tho countv
jail, escaped by the aid "of confeder-
erates,ryho scftltid the prison walls.
These confederates, about a doten in
numlxT, were masked, and in their
plan of rescue followed closely the
scheme by which the attempt was
mado upon the bank.
. The first knowledge of the pres
ence of the confederates of the bank
burglars in town was their entry
within the prison door by stealth.
Whence or howi they . caiuv U not
known, but it is supposed they hail
ed from Philadelphia, aud. effected a
landing" at'New Castle from the river,
as two tugs came into port about
.midnight and one left about 3 o'clock.
They picked up a couple pf Jadders
alout towniiuwJ fissioning "teiiiVt,(t
gether, scaled tbe walls-of the prison
and descended inutbo backyard on
the west side, not the one '.iu, ; which
the . confederates were whipped.
After access had 'been "gained- Into
the yard, the allies; of the burglars
first released Lawlcr and Hurlburt
from their cell by forcing out the iron
grating from the window by means
of jimmies. These two on being re
leased, probably became the leaders
ortbe resc.uiajr party,j ,n f,,;,. f
AH this bad been dou'e so quickly
that the noise had not attracted the;
attention of the Night Warden Is-1
rael Ridings, who was on duty with-
in tue prison at tbe time, but a
slight drstiirbance'-was afterwards ;'worJs arose betwiu Nourezo audi
heard in the yard and the wardon re-.j wile! about u trifling matter The!
paired to tho door, bis only meaus of wmaan got ,iy from tb table end'
ascertainmg from whence the
noise proceeded, to learn its emw..
a r "
ibolt and lifted tho biisp than be was
immediately seized by several men,
Ii ri.iM fT.wl on.l rnrrrrf.l lino t.f t.a
: makcirunirfiwriisGil atYkirn with
- j iijdifteBknifi;t.xclaijng, 'iXoifv bim!
iune iuiii : t iut lie' was prevented
thtlr between the ifosnilant and his
; yictini0omruandiuf bjini to desist, as
there ivits no nce.rw Mood work
Tile" ui)o"r" was then closed liehind
them, and the whole prison was thus
within their control!, to do whatso
ever they might wi.-h. Mr. Ridings
was picked up by Hurlburt, who con
veyed him to the cellar below in his
arms, und here his feet .wc.ro , hound
with chains, his body 'seourtrfy -td
around a chair, with his head thrown
hur t linlil the position was one of the
most excruciating torture, and in this
condition he was left until some one
should discover him in the morning.
Tho wn!fprtynextrjrVtirriif4 to
the corhfdor of the prison, Into which
they let out Big. Frank and Hope,
and a conviaej'j ntnilefV Cuamed
Fraaier, who was undergoing a life
senttiuee-for th kininirof iw-Mr. k'Ha-J
son, at Middlcton, about tea years
ago.
The. work .wWch-N-mgbt'lihhorl
the rescuing party beiug established,
it only remained for ihu entire party
to 4ear the' piM.orr, which they -bd
in very bhort time,, rttiring in th
sane manner by which they had en
tered bv the bidders uvur.iLe wall.
In their "flight the party left behind
them two very powerful jimmies, oiks
of which was entirely now, while the
other-, showed some signs of unu..
Tbov started away with tho prison,,
i ... .1 - - . : .r .. t 'i
KeVS, Dill Itirew mem nuo no; tmu, i
scattering . them in all direcUoifc. j
vara,
i;,.,.
The were fimndthrsmorrfingwherr
they had been thrown; but Co difli-
euliv had been experienced in open-
. -, . , .i .....
mgthe prison doors, as another w ar-
tlen held a set of duplicate keys.
None of the other prisoners within
the jaU were molested, and there was
no interfearanee with the prison in
as-- of its doparments. The bank
burtflnrs took all their property with
thein. Frazier had sent away the,
most il ins fl'Vin seeim i.i s j.i j
viouslv. as if in antieipatioti of the I
. i- i .1. , .....
eseajie.
The flight of the
hnnk burglars
was not discovered until between 6
and 7 o'clock this morning, although
the prison is usually opened before
that hour. Mr. Ridings' cu.-tom is
to call one of the prisoners, who does
the cookni''. but as he had mt been
o
awakened, .In; slept l"nga.tT Lis
usual rising lour, and silence reigned
within the orison until the baker
1-M....1-A.1 tl.u .n in ti il,.lirpr tin.
liread tor the morning meal, iius
brought the day waruen, Jir uriiiin,
from his room, who discovered at
. t ... . t i i . I. I., -
once mat me ourgiars on too mnu
i floor had escaped and Mr.
Ikidings
was missing. He at once hegan
search for tin .missing warden, and
linally loiuM InBi in tt.e ceiur, wnere.
he had berjv ; left' .some fiw .r fix
hours previ.'ifisly, and in the same
p.x-ition, l.e .being unable. even to
move, let alone extricate hiin.-e!f.
Unable to speak and almost dead
was the condition of Mr. Ridings.
Evervjiuib and muscle of the body
was stiff ad swoleii, and when re-
leased he could uot stand. The gag. . .'M'Nutt then cut a -rash in V:nn-'
which had been applied was about j arms with a pair of s.-i ,r- a ,;
two inches iti diameter, and when it ; opening in a veinSarier's arm t okf
was removed Mr, Ridings jaw refus- j a quart of blood and sprinkled it .nfr
id to close, having been distended ; Winner to make it appear ti. a; he Lai
for so long a time and to such an cx-jl.Jed a k eKj deil. M'Nutt then !. '
tent i thst the muscles
strained condition. But
influence
lence of a . free application of
phor and by rubbiit with the
eami
bandl tbu obstiuule tendon yielded,
and (n about an" hour the jaws be-! which was hurncd.VmT r.-p-.-u-.I i'
cawei movable, so that the full par-j he had been rubbed and M'Nutt kifi
ticuljrs could be told bv the '.only ! Vl and bnrned.
witness to what had gne or. during j
the light. tl Krffnrry Rnrnnl
j A HHMirktle t:cpe.
j Baltimore, Fib. 25. TLL Ktra-
PiliLAPEi.piiiA, February 24. - lnS lbe ir the coal oil r.-liu. -ry
Last night Thomas Mira and Jona- liobort Reed, corner of Eden sir--:
than Riishon, two convicts, confined j ani' Canton Avenue, exploded w::h
in tile Montgomery i-ounty jail at terrific force, the still being carri. -l
Norrjstown, effected their Cseae i:i a several feet into the street. In a for
remarkable manner. The cell in minutes the entire building was u
wbich they were confined is situated v'ebped in flames, and by niue t.Ylc. k
in the left corridor of the prison. In with the three stills, valuable uu
one place the floor boards did not chiary, etc., were totally de.-tnvti
r'acli all tho way across the apart- The burning oil ran down the putter
incntj but were spliced out with short- in the vicinity, and several narr,.
cr pieces as is often, the case. The escaiie of pedestrians were iiialf
boards, however, were securu'lv imil- Fred. Loutebach, cooper of the re li
ed, and secured as strong at this j UTV, was fatally burned. The cff-
place as anv other. The short pieces
were taken up in such a manner that
they could be repltieed again, and
thus they i-oiild be able to work
cverv niirht without eausin.' anv
suspicion or their pM boin-.
I cd. ' . IV hole , through the
IIS. . ' v - I 1
; i
board.-
was not, more than ten ;,!,..
e . . I. I 11 .
, -. i .. - - V "J
own icon. cutting .through a
stono 'arch the fugitives reached" a
blind cellar immediately under their
aparemmt. From here" they dug a
tunnel under the main foundation
Wall i of the -building. Being still
afw.tt fourteen feet from the surface;
iKttif earth, thev wen- rouiU'lled to
roiii)ieie(i- inev cnineri tne prison
yard- and the. wall had to be scaled, j Philadelphia, Fcbruln v
This was done by placing a Imxx and j The detectives have arrested Fra: cis
large plank in pne of the right angles II. Carter, alias "Big Frank." pr.-nii-ofthe
enclosure, an Tby this" humus jnent among the bank burglars wl
tlrjl reached thu t0p. TLey then icscaped fr.-m the New Castle ja:l.
jumped off on the other side. The j -
prisoners were not missed until the
prisoners. WirO i w rving out senten
ces for larceny. Riishon though a
VOllpL- Ulan. IS an old offender mt.i
wen i known to the enminu court
i . .. ...
MiraJ was serving out a sentence of
siyfvf; ijii-tj ; . r-. ? ;
! Me'sienu'llnrbnrillea.
. Cirv of Mkxh.o, February J5
terrible affair reported in the state of
Vca Cniz. A ipiarrel between 'tbei
WiWlisnicn of Otlilllixllan and Iluasen-I
i . i- i . , i i
lecail rcsnlted. Ml ft hght ? Ill Which
seventeeh 7 ocrsons' :cm killed - It
is rcnorted that the infuriated Unas
calecans ufterwards. wont to Quiui'
ixtlin uud begun an indiscriminate
massbere, killing children and cutting
off the breasts of women. Tbe neiirh-
'.Sorirsg town of Chalchicomulo lias
sent n detachment to the scene to put
a step to the atrocities.
The police have arrested foi-fw-seven
bandits, who were inilicated
iu the kidnapping of Senor Salvatier
ra. ' 'A large ransom, demaiiden for
the prisonor, was not, f.rthcoiuiiig
and Uo-unfi.rt rtitate- niair was iittirdeT
ed.
Wife-Murder nt Itajtoo.
i i; , Payton, )., February 24, HT4. 1
I Christian Mourezo blew his wife's
brainsouttLis noon, at their resideucu.
The ' family cosisting of the man
wife; ad two small, children Were
seatil'TT iir f1o ii;,,,,,,,' - t...
i went into an outhouse Sh,. wt.w..v i wiifrH.ii i'rt
'f..n. ....,! 1.- i.. t i i .l . i
W4v
, "lV Ol lit" I 1 1 M 4 1 III Fl I Unil wlllll
her dead, lie wa3 arrcstoil shortly I"" to jay p.dtaKe. AjlJ!sXr-.Apn-afterward
and is now in jail atu 4isi.vihs't.."i'iVthurnh-'J-
...... . rn.nnl f
mm Oh I farmer fc
A cas of xui-me cruelly atl, ,
Til.
honing. Ohio, county Court of (
mon Pleas. The indietment rhar'"";
Jeffersoii I). Bowman with an a '
with intent to maim or kill, unon
person of a boy . named Frank pi,-'''
ips, about fourteen or Gft.ii vfeari .
age, taken from the cr)iintr irifirrri(.
by Bowman to raise; but was tv
lflfirrriu
but Was L."
V. in i)..cmi,f,.
last. Ou 1ns return the ,,,y w.
found to be- covered with p(;ari
bruises from the punishment 1,. j,.',!
re'eiye.L but the most appauling f,.'
ture in the case was tha', lJ.)Wr,
attempted to put a bull ring in l'"
nose, and failing in that. putViri
mouth in some way, and then 1.;1 tj ''I
boy around with a rot; atti,.i,,",'
tllis month was found to Iu. v.....
H-.-erated. H. P. StahNmith s.Jr;
that he saw Bowman la.i;i,., tj
boy with the rope, and evfirv' oj,,"
and a while gave it a jerk. Bowm
also used a blacksnake whip to p.
tne boy. Dr. Calvin U-stifo-d that h!
called to see the boy about fvj.
her loth, and found "him J''!
be complained of sorem-ss in , " ''
els and stoiuacti ; Tound his turn"'-'
lao rate.l ; it must have l)(
with a whip; bis limbs were i',''
and groins w.re bruised ihV,-,,;! ?
cd: found a wound ..r .,i
rtitie oi me lower jaw; i-aid
mtpht have been
i drslocated hj ,flf
h force b.-tn ''V
bull rin had muc
c
iiiuu unuueu sentence l;.nvinH .
Vim; hundred davs inipri-.oi,mi,lf ' '
i -1 , , : , t ,c
i.!-irf, ami the prisoner to -t-.r, i
ifianiirHO n ir in., tt... ... . .
""-' ; '' u ri..e Vu
war 3l'vp'J ? the rr,;,.d
,; court r ,.
iuhii rieiov oe-i-rves an ti
n ti...
i'
CoiirfMion oflhe lorrtcrfr,
Kansas City, Mo, Februarv
McNutt, who with Winner, our.i
aod burned a painter named
ll" I '. v- '.-"-
1
at Wichita,
Kan-
in Ii... i
M
last bos confessed his er;-,,
says Winner persuaded Lim l.',:j.,a
in Kansas City, to enter n-vn
I of crime ami i.Iarm..,! l . '
I ' i "v ' " WIlOl.
fair!
ar
M'Nutt was to have L:.,Iifri,Mrti
f..r five thousand dollars a-nl ti ,.
Kin unu uuru some victim am
off tbe body b.r his, so that tl,..
ey could be collected. At fir
il ii.; j
; intended to coinmitt tite vrm '
: Kansas City. Lut finally cr.n. Y ' i
to g. to Wichita tlii,k:n""tl.. v . '
1 tviiiifil .... ... . i '
ers, trie man sfart.U Lost,.-.!
.a;;,t-
; soon imilt up a tin- trade.
Thev were delaved. h.r.vcv.-r fr .
: .... i ' , . lr "l
jeiiirui oui meir Jl
laus jur u-ii',. i.. i
t victim, but Winner a
at la.-t came
a Kansas City and
to work fgr th
.... ...... !,!;, f . . -,r n
mey met luni at the d.-
arrival at U icbita. and t .. k faim t
the shop, no on- knowin.' Rnvi, r !
about it. They ma.le l,lu Orulk
aim men :rive i,ini ether until
Clous. 1 liey tlifi put f
o-i- ov.-r
the lire an t ijurncd it un
UO It (.!, I
not oe recognized, and hii h
j bed saturated with eofl nil
im r.n j
a his vest and empty p x k.-t h..vk Lt. L
e ! of the housv. where it w.,nM
that robbers had- draped it sad U k
a tniin vju Atchison' .for Missenri
j Winner then set fire u die l,.';:. ,
! eringestablishmeatol Kiiulitt!l,cua!
ier a. i.o., unjoining, on t antoa avt
nue, was also burned. Tlie cnu;
loss is estimated at from ?20.rt'!0 i-'
r.. ... .
; 2..im.mi
inostlv covered l.v iiis!ira:i.-i'.
A fine distin.-tiiiii wu th;
l.vii "u,,,lt lB t.icninonu r irst o.k-
1. . e . r i . i I-:- .
tut fh.ir,.i.
made: "Mv bruilder-."
said he, "when yu was all ,-inv--.
dar might ha" been smne s. a-c fo:
CUfti'l a slice off o" de mar's bat' mi nr
hookin a handful o' cornmeal or rob
bin' de hen roost, f.r voii a'! wor
den, my bnnlders, an' y.ti enra i'
mv brudders and sisters! Hut in1
j AVie .-f.ivrti iieif.--.
b.'tli. iuleriuiriic.1 Willi Ju..U HitimJ
M:ira:irvt. lnu.T!ii:irri.'.l witli 1 ti..nu Mrwar..
Win. Wvllb..ue. llcnrv Mavl.iuh. Ko.il
is: ,,U9,- inorm.irri.-J wiili SyU.-rr 1..TI-"
S-ilOLTM-t n.initv. un.l Ji.llll .i;it'Uh.
i.l.-nv 1m unknown.
You art- h. rvl.y notifli-.l tht in i.aru.iiK-' " -1
writ of mrtilk.n l.ittrtt uut ol ihi. itri-ti-.n' 'tUrt
t Sli'n.t conntr. I'a . I will h.il.i iu.U.
Mh.' ral t.-ti.lt-of ll. i.rv ll v.,l!h,.n.
in th h..r.m-h of Nvw li:illion. al Ui
i .i.-n.-e. in Alli-jlu-nj- Tp...m t'ri.lay, April oJ,
. whiTf .uu conatl. n. il uu 1 0 Ink urojr.
V! lil.IVEK kSnl'l.-KK.
K PORT erf THE PRKSIPENH.
IV SMr Treouirr of thr S nwf
I I'ouutv Au-ri.-ultur.il SocI.-it.
1 Kn-.-lveaUr Trea..fn.iali-6l !ic'o:
1 " " tampi'"''"11.
- ! :,: w
1Hl.ar.o.l a H-rori rs. H-amtivri
, niii!we
un.l Pp-iuluin l'..iiiiniiler.
K..r work fc imktMUial'.fsri'aiMi.s;'.' II
- wau-liui. aaiw KMttwp. r. . . . -11
" ji.uruoi prnjiam......'.4( h
" filvrr rcm. It rtT. but. ) 1
china ware .roiniuMi M )
" lh ski 00 101
" irintinic. Iloflaun w v
" " stcull. ....V. liu
" Hnn.l
' iHK.kn. utalion.Ty li pM.t:isr.
W. IVnfor.1 M to- II S.-I...II fc! 10 3V..J t
Ivini in thr han.l'or tti TreaJttror...
(.'nil Frruiluuiiuiu-ulliHl i..r
5j v).
H on
H:illncr
lb-Mil ih h.v KiMtmnl 1 -w.-rk a
mlriiilwa rw Urouutl." Umt ... fi
uh. 0114 ( I miller uy U..lrri Hwaa'f -
I'pon wliu-b. ka "'! wr naile Ik'
llxcv-utivp I'o ..niltr ..I K-rticI that "'l
not paM thnoili Ihe hau4a nt III I
nrr, i lwiiw; , rf ,i
I'ai.l br . t'omii. un lrr ilt of A rai: r-
lt-.rmt. of t'.-uiity iVminii'.i,ni:r.
'- (ru. ti Mareliran
l.w '
I.-sTina thr .I.-Mk ..r Ihe S.-lrtyIi fj':" 4 ,
Tn K..ITts an.l Hunncr .al:ino" urn I.JI
" J.Hiiah Sharer ax per bill approve.!.. . . .
" Countr '., go
( I'. Mui9.'liaan - kq
: '-oru'e i-..t.auah
ct.IAf.x ft"
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