The Soirierset Herald. IVnnM-ln-ai. one Inmdrcd iind fi.iy arc Irfd l,r women. Among these ftrc Eoiao of tbe large offices, as Heading. Lancaster, Columbia Mauch Chunk, and otLcr important cities and towns. ' C. Sweet, daughter of Mips A pa tbe latcGeuerol.Sweet.Pcputr -.isPioncr of Internal Kcvcnnc, Corn- Las luissioncr oi , been nominated b u.o j i.v iiiccnaic i Wnt at Chicago, a position I worth jfi.POO or7,0"0 year. I ate advices from Ilarrislmrg say that the liquor question has taken a new turn, and that all hope of pro curing tbe repeal of the local option law has been abandoned by its oppo nent The new license law report ed to the House Las been recommit ted to the committee on Vice and Im morality. A r.JU- establishing a uniform sys tem of school books for tbe State Las boon introduced into the legislature. We trust it. will lie enacted into a law, and the frequent changes made for the benefit of rival publishers and speculating bojk agents, thus be bro ken up. lvTEM. of Hon. H. H. MrCor-Vition i. nl-pr t.f tbe House, being mi a, ...... - - - . .;uA f.'.r V. S. Attorney to fill the vacancv occasioned by the death J with an insidious attempt to defeat of H Pucher Swoope, Esq., the genera! Hartranft by a most outra iWidcnt on Friday last nominated ;geous and bare faced charge of cor- v;,l r.crd Fso.. of Pittsburgh, for the position. Tbe opposition iu . Cormick was so strong that it is al leged Lc voluntarily withdrew from t he struggle We regret to notice the total de struction by fire, a few days since, of the Heaver lladical printing establish ment. The building, a very fine one, was owned bv Col. M. S. tjuay, Sec- ... t retary of the Commonwealth, and in : the printing establishment Senator Ru;-in was a prominent partner. i,;tt..p fvnerience of a sum-! lur calamity Las taught us how to j ... r. -ttli nnr I svmpatiiise pruiouuuM j friends in the heavy loss and inconve-, niei.ee which they must suffer. ..(v.miI pMiims of the vote in ; v..','i !.;. nrartieallv com-! . e iiuiii'u. i" - j i.Vtc The town of Lllworth, not vet heard from, Las a'jout forty -five votes, in 1 1- 'on rths of w liicti are f stands, The vote now Weston, G:.,5;3; McCutt hins, 34,131 i-i,.i ,f ' oft.".; seatterinr. 40. Af- t i.-iio.. tl, Uin Wcs- tcr tne vote . i" : ton will lack about Cf.O of a majority. I The House stands, Hemocrats, Republicans, lf.7; which, of course, : vttnnV election in June. , Ti..fii( State is in tbe Lands of! tbe Hemoerats. P.A1I.EV. of tbeHanbury Xvu-, put in his word on the new temperance (j(.nliai t.anvns came neither the as niovement thus: "There can be no ga;jants uor tht-ir charges proved of harm in praying for or wiih saloon unr accoU!lt. The net result was that k.cpcrs if it is done in tLc right yt 'frumbull lost his seat in the Sen-! at them ri""" . - , .i.'' J c..Trit. lint to inrrwcn io r"' i:i public if they do not aimmiou iw. ;M,n.t.s anj iA i'rom all present t!.itric is to crossly jervert a sacred app,.aranf.ts two more Senators are t i tlinauce into an instrument for rid;-1 jjjy l0 iosc ti1(.;r j.Pats as the result cule. Why threaten them at all w ith lof presont agitation. The Re j.rnyer? If they need prayer if '. pUi,ii(.an party sloughed off some cf prayer is to break them up. then pray j j.g troublesoinc dements in 12. It rnd do it at once. Rut it is not nor- 'r.m Sparc niore of them in 1W, and arv to go to their saloons." there arc apparently quite a number One of the surest proofs that the; business interests of the country Lave j hot yet recover1 t'.e late crisis, d from the cfiVcts of .agitation is tuat it pre, cuts u,e wi is to be found in the cess of any administrative policy, for- t -.ctthat the Pennsylvania Railroad Cjmpauy Las lately withdrawn four-j t en enpincs from work on the in .- id eastern divisions of its road, and that within the last two weeks over il.ree Lundred men Lave been sus pended from work in tbe shops at Al- toona. Another striking evidence ot i .'cnioralized business interests is tbe ( l.irtLer fact that the Cambria Iron! Works at Joimsiown nave aga.u peiided work, it being publicly an nounced that the books of the com pany do not contain a single unfilled order for any of their products. The Pittsburgh Ommcrcicl ui - . . r r i., rects attention to one feature of the 1 recent New HanipsLirceleclion wLicli is worthy of special consideration of Temperance people in other States nir own among the number. It is hat while the Republicans boldly adopted a probibitory plank in their platform, the so-called prohibitory party voted for their own men and prevented the choice of representa tives ia tLc Republican towns of RocLester, Newport, Rristol and oth T places. Had tLey acted with the Republicans in those towns, the Leg islature would have lieen Republican and the prohibitory law saved. Rut as it is, thev aided in securing Democratic triumph, and the repeal of the law and a year of free rum will be the reward of their lanattcsl foil v. The adoption of the "local option law," by many of the counties in this State, considerably lessened the receipts of the Internal Revenue Ru rean, and uow the Cincinnatti Gateltc publishes a statement showing that, owiDg to the late temjcrance cru ade, the income in eleven of the largest liquor district in Ohio and Indiana, for the niontliR of January and February, has fallen off $343, "i20 14. . This will be gratifying news to the "temperance people," but as accord ing to the estimates of the revenue officials, eighty per cent of the taxes skates, every species of portable collected are obtained from spiritous property under heaven, side by side, and malt liquors, all the falling off of Jut in l,ie ,Jigsafe in the back room, receipts from this Fourec, w ill Lave you yould. if you could get a peep . , , ... . . therein, pec otLcr kinds of property to be made good by taxation in some i You would we diamonds, costiy jewl ottier quarter. Congress will soon elry and silver plate. For the poor Lave to restore some of the abolished are not Sbylo. k's only customers, taxes, m a certain yearly amouut of stadame, on Fifth Avenue, Las spent revenue must be obtained to defray morc for dress tLan Ler pressed hus ., , - a- bnlHl can afford, and she docs not the excuse, of government andy a,k Lim fop U10ner TLe ob Ious toe interest on the national debt. dress maker shows her that her dia- l ,..,tn-. m. : The trans-Allesi.cn ,, tion. Iicld Id in IMtsnurgn iasi " tended by respectable dele-j wliilo at o-nti.ins from jliis an.l adjacent tics in IVnnsvlvania and .Maryhiitl, attracted tut little attention in the Fmokv Citv. Tuo loa.MUiiuy oi uc nropo: sou caiia. us uiHiu'-ii a report from the eminent engineer mating the survey, but its necessarily large cost gives the matter nn iniprac ticaWe east at present. Government aid is not immediately to le hoped for, nor the undertaking of the work , l.tit Koinctuinjr is i.v tllreet in-public-at- iv o ! gratified to note tbat measures were taken ftr the reasscruMing of the friends of the project at Washington at an early day, with the intent of memorializing Congress on the sub ject. Si-EAKINU of the political outlook, the Gcrmantown Trlegroj'h well says: Last year was what is usually called an "off year"' in national poli tics, no Congressmen being elected aud no great State elections being contested, llut the present year is half way toward the Presidential campaign of lStfi, and is also import ant on account of the elections tor the next Congress. Accordingly we be- I gin it with unmistakable evidences of j ' a general effort to organize an oppo- sufficiently powerful to defeat the menus ot tne iirani uuuuuisuu- i Hon. As in lb. thc ball opened ruption; so now in lb. 4 ll.ccan.pan opened with a furious assault upon the great Republics n citadel, Phila delphia, and on the same spurious pretext, corruption. I5y this time the game is pretty well understood. lut it continues with the samcrcckless audacity. All manner of charges of mal-admiuistra-tion have been trumped up, mountains are made out of mole hills, and even in a cafiC wj)ere viC regular en- rorcomcnt 0f the civil service co le, a DL,W coi;t,(.lor 0f customs was appoin-i ., .,,,..,iiw unp.mr ljag ,jeea ray about it. It is truly . .. .. . t ... .1.. lainentaoic tuat at a time wneu tne couutry g0rcly needs repose in order the mischief wrought by ,u0 panic of last fall, we should be Glided with another political agita- llOIl Ulill iJlts iiULiiing tin taiui ivi 110 object but President making. And ttie prospect of tLrcc more years of this agitation is anythingbut pleas- ;jnt. Illr(' Lowever, one reflection that is a consolation This agitation, at the rate it is going on, must wear itself out before the time comes for the Presidential election. This was the case with the assault on the ail- ministration prematurely besrun in ; the Senate by Sumner, lruinbull and ' ' 1 ScLurz. It burnt its own force out 1 ,y ;ts violence, anil when ibe Pi esi- , irr-.,n :,,.int- lof. bis !.,. nmi imrncp liree ev lost anxious to try the l.Lxra Uocge .gn. I e worst effect of all this Liberal r domestic Jut wliatuo tlicse desperate political gamesters care for tjjlc'the policy of the Republic? Fur a :inn.im.wl,Wn ..lAvino-tliP game of jirincijlf, but now they Lave changed it to the game of iiiUrcxt. OI It MW VOKK LETTER. New York, March 18, 174. the oi.li raiLi'ixtis. There is no citv in the world that , , l,il,lin ibnn New York. The buildings of recent date are commodious, airy, and sup plied with ventillatioa and tbe o'her itcs lor Lealin and Iiic. Lut ; those dating back thirty years in the jtimc past of the city are fearful. ! These houses are hives, swarming . ' I with iicnnlc anil nosscssinfr nhselutp. I, ,.nvci.i..nppa.' Ima-inp ly no conveniences. Imagine the condition of a bouse twenty feet wide, sixty feet deep, and six stories high, in the centre of a block, w ith openings only in the front and rear, in which are packed ten laige fami lies iu the upjHT five stories, and im agine the condition of the people who live in them! Iu one such house twenty cases of typhoid fever occurred in three months. Philan thropists Lave in tLisa wide field for effort. The crying necessity of New York is for houses that can be rented cheaply, and that furnish light, air and water, and in which cleanliness is a possibility. And writing of poverty and tene- a i nipnt bonses. what Rnrincs so nnHir. ally to the point of one's pen as PAWXHROKERS who are a queer setaud drive a queer business. The pawnbroker is a man vho lends money on short time on eollatteral security. Are rou a wid ow and is your boy sick? You take! a shawl to Moses, and he advances ' you about one-fourth its value at a ! tremendous rate of iterest,25 per cent per annum This supply gone, your best dress, your extra fair of piloes, your wedding ring, your Riblc, and finally your bed. He takes them all, I for Utey are all salable. You get a ticket for each article, and if you come within a year and,redeem them, all right ; if not at the end of the year they are sold. Inside one of these shops you w ill 6ee a satin dress hanging ticketed lesid a calico fckirt, shoes, Riblc; revolvers, musical in struments. tllol plnnl-a l-,.tt!na reii'i&veu ironi i . f -,. s,,lin,rs. !lU(1 ,l0!rUi5 bloncs, tbat an .xp,.rt r0M hardly tell from the . j,Ilt in ilt ;l trilling cost. Then -Moses nr Pinion wiil l-e glut! lo advance what money she needs on the genuine r-tuiifs. This she does, paying a ruinous iutcrcst, and trying to save money enough out of Ler al lowance to redeem thciu. And then ruined men find these shops a conven ient place to get temporary aid on jewels with which they do not wish to part, r or this class oi customers there is a private side entrance. Speaking of removing genuine dia monds and supplying theirplace with paste, reminds cie oi' a little incieent that excited the risiblcs of the fashionables only two weeks ago. A lady in Fifth Avenue Lad got into trouble. She Lad purchased thousand dollar dresses, and thous and dollar furs, aud thousand dollar things generally, till her bill footed up to a sum total that was frightful. Her Lusband had lost Lcavily in stocks. She dared not ask liiiu for the monev. aud w hat was she to do She had diamonds to the value of 15,000. She took these rings and bracelets and things, and Lied to a jeweler's w ho reset them with imita tion stones that looked just as well as the genuine, and off the genuin stones she raised the money to relieve her wants. In the meantime the husband Lad lo&t money at gambling, and Lad "debts of honor w hicu must be paid." How was he to get it? His wife's ! iii:uv.i,n(l-t ' faiiital idea! One moru;n c slipped them in Lis pock et and went to a jeweler's. "Can you take stones out of jew els and replace them "villi imita tion v "Certainly.'' "What would these be worth or rather what would you advance up on them?'' said he, pulling out the sparklers. The jeweler looked at them and looked up. "About $ir0!" "i:.0! Whv thev cost $15,000." Vl'he oriiriuals doubtless did. u e Wc ajfo. have the originals in our safe, took them out two weeks and put in these paste ones."' The gentleman gave a prolonged whistle, and put them in Lis pocket and walked out. There was douhtlc.-s a scene at bis house. Pouhtlcss he demanded why Madam, his wife, Lad pawned Ler !je lVt.Si ,nii doubtless she wanted to know how he came to know it. How it was settled never wi.l be known The pawnbrokers are all shrewd men. They not only know the exact value of every kind of personal prop erty, but they know exactly what it will bring at auction. THE THIEVES use the pawnbrokers. If the thief has stolen a watch or table linen, or handkerchief, he d'-cs not keep it. So the pawnbroker gets tlietn at one fourth their value, knowing that they will never be claimed. The marks are taken out of the articles of cloth the cases of watches are melted, if the material is good enough, and oth ers are substituted in short no mat ter what the article is, it is disguised so that the owner wouldn't know it. It is a curious profession and full of curious incidents. viie ki; in n.i lxtis. rrl . :.!:... . f X",.. ". ..1- --.I , 1 , r . . some w ho were not capitalists, got, nm .. m!n; rlP i.:,r i,,,;!.!. ings, and an immense numtier were rreetetl. Rut none of them paid. The Jrral-1 building ;n Nassau street one of the busiest localities in tbe city was built at a cost of millions. Rut it don't rent. The cost of the building is so enormous that no one can afford to pay a rent that w ill be remunerative. For instance, small offices on the third floor arc held at 2,.00 per year, which rent requires an excellent business to pay. Men go to less expensive buildings where they can get lighter rents, and the big" splendid buildings arc empty. The Domestic Sewing Machine Co's building, corner Rroadway and Fourteenth, has never payed one per cent on it's cost. I could men tion twenty such buildings, the his tory of the one answering for the rest. The Domestic Company pavs a ground rent of $o0,00 per year ! anl the cost of the building was simply enormous. These buildings are spientiiu advertisements ounnc proprietors would have done better had they used the newspapers. TEMPEltAXCE. The temperance movement iu the West lias had its effect on New York, though the plan adopted can never be successful here. The liquor in terest is too immense, and the law lessness of tho element affected by it is too dangerous to be tackled iu that way. Rut the good people are at work nevertheless, in the way I in dicated in previous letters, and the are strengthening their hands by meetings of personal solicitation, and every other way. One good effect of the agitation has been the awak ening of ti.e churches to the evil. Trinity Church is the richest religous corporation in the country, and her wealth is almost entirely in real estate. The singular fact has been developed that this church rents one hundred and twenty buildings to wholesale and retail liquor dealers! The press has called the attention of the Managing Do aid to this fact and has driven them into steps to reme dy it. The temperance people say there is but little use of their i aiding upon the liquor interest so long as the greatest church in America is re ally a partner ia it, and they are about right. But whether anything will lie accomplished cr not, is doubtful. Trinity is too rich to do much good. It was not the rich Pharisees but the humble fisherman who did the great work eighteen hun dred years ago. A church that owns one thousand building lots worth an average of $25,000 each or 25.000- 000, cannot do much in the way of reform. You see it takes all its time to take care of its property ! a new rowntiu I hasten to "lay before your lady readers an important fact. For years the lashion in powder has been w hite, w ith a reddish tint This is all changed. The correct thing now is tho unblanchcd face powder, a clear olive tint, which is considered much more stylish than tho old time iK'arl white and flesh tints. This converts the lady using it into a bru nette. Of course there must be red on the cheeks, but the foundation the first coat if I may use the ex pression must be ulive. Remem ber this, fair ladies! You must be come Indians, or an approximation thereto. And another thing. Take the long high Leels off your shoes, and have good square heels put on, set back where the heel ought to be. Fashion has, for once, done a good thing. Rut how long will it last ! "I'AttLOK ART1LLERT." About these days look out for ped dlers, with a new tov for children, called "Parlor Artillery." This checr- mniHiS can rm article in a cannon iohucu wun r . . , 1 .1 .1 '.I. nitro-glycerine, which discharges an india rubber ball, aud warranted to be "harmless." lint nerertbeless a box of the cartridges did explode in a Louse on Fourth avenue, and did blow tbe fmnt of it- out as completely as though a powder magazine Lad exploded therein. Imagine Charles Augustus, aged five, loading and tir ing Lis little cannon, warranted harm less, lie drops one back into the box and nn explosion ensues. Chas. Augustus is not to be found, nor is Mary Anne, his little sister, wLo was regarding the proceedings with inter est. The cherubs are gone, but you will find pieces of them in the back yard. Small fragments of C. 'A's boots, and possibly one of Mary Ann's gaiters will be enough to hold a funeral over. This is what you may expet if j-ou f arcuate for your little dears anything possessing so great disturbing power as nitro-glyc-erine cartridges. Give tho parlor artillery a wide berth. I never liked cannon in any shape. So deep seated was my aversion to cannon that at the breaking out of the late war I refused to enlist in an artillery company or any other company. 1'JETKo. IIAItKI.HRlRO. KEN ATE. Harrisbirg, March 17. Mr. Humphreys introduced an act regu lating tho manner of advertising for the Stnte. Mr. Rutan, To enable banks to consolidate. The General Rank law was debated nearly the whole session. noiKr. The House met at ten o'clock. A joint resolution was introduced to pay $r.,)00 election expenses for I )immick's successor. The appropriation to the Western Penitentiary lor an extension of new buildiuirs was postponed on motion of Messrs. Ocrwig and Ncwmyer. The appropriation of $?5,000 to complete the buildings of the Shel- termc: Arms, of Allegheny, was call ed up by Mr. Ncwmyer and passed without a d'.ssentmg voice; also granting $2,000 to the Home for Deaf Mutes at Pittsburg. The Judicial Apportionment bill passed finally. 1 he !enatc disagreed ana appoin ted Messrs. Rutan, Humphreys and Wallace as a conference coinmittec.J The appropriation for the Northern Home of Friendless Children of $10,- 000 passed; also, for the Board of Public Charities' of ?G,000- A num ber of bills passed to second reading at the afternoon session. NEKATE. HARRisntno, March IS A num ber of bills were called up and passed second reading. Mr. Graham, presented the reports majority and minority from the Commission appointed to consider the expediency of a removal of the Western Penitentiary. Senate Bill No,66 was called up. This bill is the one that is designed to prevent corruption and improper attempts to influence legislation. It passed finally. The Senate adjourned early to al low the Finance Committee to meet a Committee from Pittsburg. IIOI ME. Mr. Ncwmyer called up the act fixing a time for commenciug tbe Ju dicial terms of the new judges of the courts uuder the new Constitution. It passed first reading. Also the act relative to the resig nation of a member. The act makes necessary to Lave a two-third affir mative vote before the resignation can be accepted. Passed first read ing. Mr. oung, nn act to authorize the Auditor General to settle the account of State Printer Singerly. Passed first reading. Also an act to compel the attend ance of children at the public schools. Passed first reading. Mr. Gerwig, an act requiring the teaching of vocal music in the public schools. Not agreed to. The Centennial Appropriation bill giving $1,000,000 to the cause, passed the first reading by a vote of 52 to 34. Mr. Kcsslcr called up his bill iu reference to the social evil, and made a two hours' speech upon it. Five thousand extra copies erc ordered to be printed for the use of tho House. The bill, at the author's request was referred back to tho Committee. .Mr. Harp introduced an act fixing and defining the individual liability of stockholders in banks. Also as Chairman of the Commit tee on Library, an act providing for the publication of the War and Na vy Boards of Pennsylvania. Mr. Christy called up his bill to appoint police Magistrates in cities. A vote was called for and the bill was voted dowu with a singularly unanimous yell. Mr. Christy called for a division of the house, but the call was not sus tained. He then moved a reconsideration but this was not agreed to. As a last effort to get the members on tbe record he called for the yeas aud nays, but temporary chairman, Sam. Joseph's of Philadelphia, said he was too late. The new Liquor bill was called up, and a motion made to refer it back to the committee, which was carried. It is generally thought that this indi cates a settled conclusion that noth ing can be done for tbe repeal of Local option, KE.fATE. IlAituisBiKa March 19. Mr. Rutan introduced a bill appointing a com mittee to report to the legislature a uniform system of school books. Mr. McKenley offered a resolution fixing the date of Gnal adjournment at April lsj. HO IKE. The resolution requesting the President to grant Fiti John Porter a new trial was supported by Messrs. Lrockway, Christy and Allen, and passed, (!1 to II.. The bill to prevent tbe destruction of forests and farm fences bv fires from locomotives passed. The bill authorizing cities to pur chase-gas and water companies pass ed I ! . . j Mr. Stranahan preseuted the re monstrance of 300 citizens of Sharon against tbe repeal of the Local Op tion. ; , - The Houso dispensed with the af ternoon session to allow the Cassville Committee to hear the argument Ex-Speaker Anderson called tbe com mittee to order at three o'clock, the argument lasting three hours. The committee will report in a few days .' SENATE. i ' IIaurisbi-eg, March 20. The Senate was in session but a short time and adjourned until Tuesday, noi'sc. ' The House spent tbe entire morning in debating tne propriety of a final adjournment on the 23d of April ana laiieu to agree on any time. This indicatesathatihc session will la.-t well on to the midle of May. At the afternoon session a large number of petitions were presented principally for and against Local Op tion. Bills were read in place as fol lows. . Mr. Ramcy Relative to the. sup port of the sick and poor. Mr. Toner of Westmoreland, Aa act to repeal the Local Option law for that county. ; Mr. Cross, making an appropria tion for pensioners. Mr. Mylin, an appropriation to the State hospital at Warren. ' : . i Mr. Little, Extending mechanics tens. Mr. McKee A new liquor law. Mr Gerwig, presented the report of the commissioners appointed . to inquire into the removal of tho Wes tern Penitentiary and movod a com mittee of three "to carry the views of the commissioners. The Chair appointed Mr. Gerwig of , Allegheny, Mr. Tbouipsou, -of Fayette, and Mr. louer, ol West moreland. The following bills were negativ ed: For a Geological survey; for appropriation to the Allegheny Pris on Society; to prevent banks from paying interest on deposits. Fir In Indl!npoli. Ixpiaxapoi.is, March 22. The most destructive fire that has ever occured in this city, broke out about 7 o'clock this evening, in the new four-story block of buildings known as the Mercantile row, on Pennsylvania street between Market and Ohio. The Mercantile row, consisting of six store-rooms almost completed, was entirely destroyed. From the Mercantile row the fire ex tended across the street to the Sheets block, on tho corner of Ohio and Pennsylvania streets. This was also a new block of ten large store-rooms and hotel above, almost seady for occupation. The next building in tbe course of the fire was tbe Mar tindale block, on the corner of Penn sylvania and market streets, of nine stores and a number of offices which was entirely destroyed. From thence the fire contiuued to Chaffee's livery stable on Wabash street, and several similar buildings in the rear of Martindale's block were destroyed. A t half-past eight the fire is apparently under control, and probably wiil not extend further. The correct amount of loss cannot be ascertained at present but it is estimated at between three and four Lundred thousand dollars. Murder f n Boston MIIonnrjr by 4'atbolirn. City of Mexico, March 10. A fearful outrage was perpetrated by a mob at Ahualulco, in the State of Jalisco, last Sunday. In the morn ing a priest delivered an incendiary sermon, in the course of which Lc ad vocated tbe extermination of the Protestants. This so excited his hearers that an armed mob of two hundred persons gathered iu the evening aud proceeded to tho resi dence of Rev. John Stevens, a Con gregatidhal minister sent out by the Boston Board of Foreign Missions. With cries of "long live the Priests,'' they broke into the bouse aud, seiz ing the clergyman, smashed bis head to a jellcy and chopped his body to pieces. They afterwards sacked the house and carried off everything of value. After much de lay the riot was suppressed by tbe local authorities. The government has sent a detachment ot troops to j the place. A rigid investigation has oeen set on iooi, uhu oruers nine been issued for the arrest of all the priest in Ahualulco and the neighboring town of ITcshitau. A mob in Saguayo, acting under simi lar religious frenzy, attacked the small garrison of the town, burned the public archives ami pillaged tbe houses of the authorities. A Kperimen or the Way Jnatlre ti Admlntatered In Hlniipl. Memphis, March 1C. Detective Watson left for Nachvillc to-day with Robert Bates, arrested at Lartlctt yesterday for killing voting Briarly near Nashville, J this anuary, at a dan cing party. A lew days ago two colored jus tices in Desota couuty Mississippi near Commerce, gave judgments against parties residing in rival beats or districts, led to a clash of authori ty, one charging the other with hav ing changed his docket after hearing of his rival's decision, aud forthwith issued a warraut for his arrest. When the constable, with a .colored posse, arrived at the residence of tbe justice, be found an armed party awaiting their arrival, who fired up on tho posse, badly wounding two of them, and captur ng tbe constable, who was taken to Austin by the war like justice, to be turned over to the sheriff, w ho arrested tbe entire party. I he case was being tried at last ac counts, and caused intense excite ment among the colored popula tion. Another 1'iro In Ronton. Boston, March 21. The works of the Tucker Manufacturing Company, at the State prison, Charlcstown, were entirely consumed by fire to day, with their contents, consisting, oi a large srock of ga fixtures and other bronzed goods, besides much raw stock. Loss $200,000, partially insured. Tho -convicts were fortun ately at dinner at the time, and were, therefore, locked in the large hall of the east wing, thus preventing their escape, which otherwise would have occurred. Later. The loss to the State by the burning of the building at the Cbarlestown penitentiary to-day was $50,000. The Tucker Manufactur ing Company lose $150,000,-with small insurance, and Averill & Hunt ing, brush manufacturers, $2,000. Tbe fire is tbonebt to have had an accidental origin. llnrrleaneln Illmoi. . Cairo, HI., March 18. A terrific hurricane, accompauied by thupder lightning and rain, passed over this city at three o clock this morning, causing considerable destruction . to property. The centre of the storm seems to have passed south of Cairo as tne wires work as usual nortb, and no damages are reported from that direction. Cairo, March 18. Telegrams f.oiu points adjacent report no damage from tbe storm this morning indica ting that its area was quite narrow Light bouses were unroofed or seri ously damaged in this city. Colliery Accident. Potts vi lle, March 21. While a car containing ten men was descend ing the slope of Lloyd, Glover & co's colliery at Phoenix I'arkthis morning tbe rope broke and the car . fell. John McAbe, John Davis, and Arch ie McMichael were instantly killed, several others received injuries, which are not thought to be serious. Xorlh Carolina Volcn. . Saeimiiiiv, N. C, March 17. The vicinity of Bald Mountain, in the county of M'Dowell, near Marion the county s. at, has for several daya past been greatly agitated .over mys terious noises and rumblings in tho bowels of that' mountain One re port from, a scientific source states that these internal noises resemble those heard in Mount Etna pre paratory to a volcano eruption. The people in that section have be come so much alarmed that families residing immediately around the base of the rumbling mountain have taken ' tip their necessary domestic rtieli and -Had precipitately from the t threatened, impending erup tion. Throughout the cutirc country and for a distance of sixteen miles from the mountain, extending into adjoin ing counties, these sounds aro bot only heard but the trembling and revtr berations of the earth is per ceptible felt. In numerous instances, for several miles from the mountains, the glasses have rattled in the windows and the dishes have been shaken from the shelves to such an extent as to create the most widespread consternation among the rural inhabitants. This has again caused a still greater stam pede of the citizens, many of whom superstitiously regard the terrible symptoms as an indication of "Judg ment . Day.'' A passenger on the western train states that it is pitiful to see the poor, unsophisticated rus tics flying in such great terror, while at the same time he believes that the cause of the stampede is not without its due foundation. The latest accounts from tbe dis turbed mouutain state that so far there has been no volcanic erutption ot lava or fire, though the terrific noise and internal rumblings, heard at a distance, were so great yester day moring as to induce the belief that a veritable and genuine volcanic outbreak Lad taken place. The excitement throughout the entire western section of the state is intense, and many people are repair ing to the scene iu tlie nope oi wit nessing for the first time a grnad .vol canic t ruption. N. Y lvrahi. l'4u Hag-ration at Beaver. Rochester, Pa., March 19 A disastrous fire occurred at Beaver this morning, at about three o'clock resulting in the total destruction of the lladivttl building. The following are the losses. Orr k Cooper, hard ware store, from $S,000 to $9,000 ; no insurance. J. H. McCreary & Co., loss not ascertained; insured for $5,000 in a " Pittsbnrg Company. Beaver County Printing Company, Artjus and Ilndlml, were insured for $5,000 in the following companies: Rochester, of Rochester, Pennsylva nia, $1,000; Lycoming $2,000 and the .Etna $3,000." J. R. Horrah, attor ney, whose office was in the second story, loses from $1,000 to $1,200; no insurance. J. S. Rutan and D. L. Inibrie, who also had offices. on the second floor, lose respectively, $500 and $f 00; no insurance. The third floor was arranged for two halls, one occupied by the Odd Fel ows, w ho lose $1,500 ; insured in Rochester for $800. The other was occupied by the Masons, whose loss will reach $2,000 ; insured in the Ly coming for $1,000. The building was owned by Colonel M. S. Quay, whose loss w ill be from $13,000 to $15,000; insured in the following companies; Rochester, $3,000; Ly coming, $2,000, and the .Etna for $a,l)00. 1 he origin of tne lire is a mystery, as there was no fire left burning on the previous evening. A Reign ofTerror In RnllneConntjIIII- not. Evansville, lsi., March 10. Spe cial dispatches to the Journal indi cate that Saline couutv, Illinois, is troubled by an organized gang of rob bers who are committinir outrages in Harrisburg and the neighborhood. Several murders have recently been committed by a masked gang of men and ajnumber of robberies arc repor ted. Night before last the Circuit Clerk's office was entered by means of false keys and a large sum of mon ey belonging to the county stolen. This was the third time that theplac. had been entered. Liift uight the County Clerk's office was entered aud seventy indictments principally agaiust saloon-keepers t-tolen. This made the fourth burglary of the house within a short time. During the last few days one murder and two robberies are reported. . Tho modec City Fir. Mopoc, Citv.Pa., March 10, Tbe fire kindled by lightning yesterday noon is still burning. The oil iu the iron tauk which burst at nine last night belonged to the Union Pipe Company and not Joseph Bushncll as reported. A second tank burst at midnight, antl the fire extended to the Adams well, which it destroy ed. Seep's engine house was burned. Several dwellings and stores have been destroyed, and it is difficult to say when or where the damage will stop. The total loss to date will exceed thirty thousand dollars, No lives were lost. A Broken Bail. San Francisco, March. 14. A passenger train going west on the Central Pacific, between leano and Wells, was thrown from tbe track by a broken rail, and went down an em bankment thirty feet high. Partic ulars soon. ; i i San . Francisco, March 14. A dispatch from. Elko to-night gives tho particulars of. the railroad acci dent this morning, ten miles west of Teano. The western bound train was an hour, behind time, but running at tbe usual speed, when a rail broke, precipitating the : rear coach aud emigrant car dowu the embankment thirty feet The coach filled with passengers, was turned completely over. The following is a list of the wounded: Joseph Dick, Colorado Springs, slightly wouuded ; Benjamin Camso, Providence, R. 1. cut iu tho forehead, not dangerously: Mrs. W. M. Roe, Dnndas, Canada, seriously case doubtful. Several others sustained alight injuries. The wounded with the exception of Mrs. Iioej will be ublo to proceed, to their destination. ' Death ol Judge Dent. Washington, D. C, March 22. Judge Dent, brother to Mrs. Grant died this morning at six o'clock, at hin residence in this city, of tumor in the stomach. - The funeral will take place on Wednesday. ' . Death of Governor Hart, of Florida. Jacksonville, Fla, March 18- Hon. O. B. Hart, governor of Florida after a lingering illness, died at his residence in' this city at seven o.clock this evening. Belleville, III., March 21. Yesterday evening the citizens of Ccntervillo, this county, learned that a horrible murder had been commit ted four miles s uth of that town, on a family named Stiizenreidcr. Tho fact was discovered by a neigh bor, who went to their house to pro cure vegetables. A report having been made to tbe authorities in Cen terville, an investigation was made. The family, consisting Stiltzcnreider, Sr., seventy-five years old ; Stiltzen rcider.Jr., twenty-five years old, his wife and two children, respectively three years and eight month old, were found dead. Tbe murder was evidently committed Thursday uight. The body of the young man was found two stps from the sleeping room, with his throat cut, his skull split with an axe and his hands cut with a knife, showing that he had made a desperate straggle. The wife was killed in bed while asleep with tho infant in her arms. Her skull was mashed and her throat cut. The children's skulls were crushed. Tbe old gentleman, who slept in an adjoining room, appears to have been arroused by tbe conflict, aud to have been putting on a jacket when tbe murderer killed him. He was one of the oldest German settlers. and rcsnected bv the whole community. ' j m - Tbe County Court offers a reward of j lor lUC UJSl'tJ ci j , UllCSb BUU conviction ot the murderer. The motive now seems to be a family feud, aud a brother-in-law of Mr. Stiltzcnreider, Jr., is strongly bus pected, as he owed the family money and hard feelings existed between them. The coroner's jury had not brought in a verdict up to a late hour this evening. St. Louis, March 21. A gentle man from Belleville. Illinois, reports , , that Sheriff Hughes, ot St. Clair Co., bad returned trom tne scene oi tne murder of the Stiltzenreider family near Centerville He obtained no clue to tbe assassins, but the murder was evidently committed for plunder. -- y a aa ibe hou.-e was thoroughly ransack ed, and the contents of bureaus clos ets, Ac, strewn all around. Ibe el der Stiltzenreider bad considerable mouev in the house, which the mur derer is supposed to have got. The house is situated some distance irom any other dwelling in the vicinity. The settlement is called Saxtown. The neighbors are in a state of great excitement, but suspicion is attached to no one. It is believed the mur der was committed Thursday night, as the bodies ot .Mrs. Miizenreiaer and the children were in bed when found; that of her husband was on the floor beside a lounge on which he slept, and that of the old man in a passage way leading from his own to bis son's room. The heads of the men were nearly severed from the bodies, w bile those of tbe mother and children were crushed with some bluut instrument. The County Court of St Clair county has offered $1,000 reward for the murderers. CLEVELAND. Toe Cruaadera Innnlted by a Hob and Monte of them Nerereljr Injured. Cleveland, O., March 19. This afternoon sixty ladies left the First Baptist Church, the headquarters of the Temperance League, and march ed to Ontario Street where thev lound an immense crowd awaiting their ar rivaL The ladies visited the saloon of D. Price, who received them with courtesy, but would not allow them to enter tbe saloon on account of the crowd. Services were held on the sidewalk in front of the saloon. From there the ladies went to Trink er's Winter Garden, a large lager beer saloon, where tbey were invited into the saloon, and prayed and sang for some time. On leaving this place the ladies encountered an immense mob, aud were so rudely treated that they abandoned their original pro gramme, which embraced visits to eight or ten saloons, and marched to the rooms of the YoungMen's Chris tian Association. In front of this building services were held before an audience of about two thousand per sons. On the West Side three bands of about fifteen ladies each started out Two of the bands made a num ber of calls, and were respectfully re ceived by all. The third band, which moved up Pearl street, was followed by a large and disorderly crowd. The ladies were assailed with yells and insulting remarks, when they at tempted to pray or sing, and tbe crowd which became large and more excited as they moved along, finally became entirely unmanageable. The ladies were threatened with violence, and at one place two of them were severely injured. A number of gen tlemen who interfered in behalf of the ladies were badly beaten. A po liceman was struck on tbe head with a brick while attempting to keep the mob back, and is yery seriously in jured. TLe ladies finally reached their homes in safety. The result of the day's work is very discouraging, and it is believed that the plan of praying at saloons will be abandoned. Much indignation is expressed by cit izens at the action of the mob, and it tbe ladies continue their work tbey w ill not lack physical support. A Hirer of t ire. Modoc Citt, Pa., March 18. At noon to-day tbe lightning struck the derrick of the Markham well, owned by C Y. Boughton and completely shattered two corners of it. Passing around tbe tank, which was full f oil, It came to the Union Pipe Line, wnicn it tollowcd to Phillips Bros' well, some eighty rods off. settinir it on fire. It soon followed the pipe to Jos. Bushnell's iron tank, containing sixteen tnousana Parrels or oil, which took fire. It passed on about fourty rods further to the well owned by Rynaman and Lccky. Mr. Rnsh nell's tank will be a total los. Strauge to say Mr. Boughton's well did not take fire. The other twn were on fire, but the flames werp nut out before any damage was doue. .James Adams' well, near the iron tank, will, no doubt burn, as the heat is intense. ' Nine p. m. The tank has just ourst ana tne on is running down tbe run. Deaperate Conflict Between Deteet tlvea and Bobber. St. Lot-is, March 13. The Dem ocrat has a special from Sedalia. Missouri, which says reports have reached there that tho uotorious Ycunger brothers, who are supposed to have been engaged in tbe Iowa railroad train robbery some months ago, were attacked yesterday at Monagaw Springs, St Clair county, this State, by a party of detectives, and a desperate conflict ensued, in which one of the Yeuoger brothers and two detectives were killed. By one stroke of lightning in a re cent storm in Spencer conntr, Ky.t three fine cows, a young stallion, a blooded mare, and a young jackass, nnder one tree, were instantly killed. An Altoona Engine on the Kaiupaire. Ai.TtMjxA, Pa., March II. An engine, standing in tin; Pennsylvania Railroad Oompanie's yard, got. start ed to-day in some way uud ran through thff round Loiinp) hcms ibe open space and into a large io:ii hii;e shop, in which over five hundred men were at work. One mun was killed and another wounded. The engine, smashed everything in its course. tTRBEXT SOTI . New Hampsbiro boasts that its State Prison never contained a cler gyman, lawyer physician, editor, deacon, steward, church warden, class leader, or son of clergyman. At Slatiugton, Pa., recently, a man was locked up in tbe station house by his friends, while his son was prepared for burial, so that the father might keep sober for the fu neral. Johnny attends school, which will explain the following short dialogue between him and his father: "John ny, I didn't know you got whipted the other day," said he. "You didn't? Well, if you'd been in my breeches you'd have known it." Local Option was defeated in the Maryland House of Delegates last week. TLe comptroller reported that last year the State received D!),7H for licenses, and tbe opponents of lo cal option seemed to be very ir.ueh troubled as to how this amount of money was to be raised if liqu u-stl!-ing was to be prohibited. John Paul says when tbey want to find out in tbe country if a girl is courting or not, an old lady steps in and remarks: "I say, there ain't no one sick in this here house or nothin', is there ? I seen a light burnin' nigh on to twelve o'clock last night, but I don't smell ro camphor nor nothin' 'round. AV ic A d rert iff in fitt.i ADAMS' Pound Butter Case Supplied hy f. & (i. H !lrrlanm. KnaMe. Pat ton fc t'o.. A. J. I'iMlm '., S.,ntfr-t Pa. I. M. HuMt-rljaam hT county. O. A. M1LLLR. DIFPY ('(., Philaiit-lpliki. GET THE BEST ! ! IIOWEVN KTASDARD X C A L E S, of rvor Fizc & IVwription. Tin: Row e Coal Hay ana Cattle Scales are raperior to all others. The Uirucf t awx-rt raent of SCALES tut Cirorrrs. DrnxgUt and Btttrhrr. Sprint tialanre, Tru.-ki an-l Bamw: Patent 1'aj.h Drawer anJ itrwerV Fixture. Saf re paired. W. .4. JITLl Kli, Oeu ral Arent, 3 Wood St., PITTSIH Kt'.lI. Alo, A (tent Kr Mairii'i CeleHratal Aim ail Dn Plaster FIRE AND Bl'RGLAK PRtKF . S .A. 3 15 S . fM P 3? E 33, S We manufacture and fell l'ap. r. For the Iry (;mmIs Tratlc, " Hardware " " (Jrocerv " " Glass " " Irurp;ist " " Butcher " Iiuililiiijr " For Canvassing I J am-. " Liuing Houses, ' IIoi.fiDjr Houses, " Koasted Coffee, tfAPER BAGS, PRINTING AND TEA PAPERS, B Roofing Cement, SiturtiUd FeH. i Frazier Metzp & Co,, S 52 Wood St PITTS BUEft II. PA. folS.li NEW ENGLAND Mutual -life Insurance Co,, i bartered IH35. Statement, Jan. 1st, 1874, Premiums received In 1ST3 t2,:W.:S07 i t Intel-list received in 1((73 "4;.;a 4s Total receipt n.2i.iw 54 Total Amis. Jan. 1. 1874 TliTU.ll SI Reserve, or He-Insurance Fund a required by law 10..TO9.4 Ml All other liabilities -JIT. ISO lo Total liabilities tlO.SSA.C7i 74 Surplus a regards policy holders 4133.447 07 Thia w.mt.t , V. . - i r i. course were ileairatile u divide duriiiK thieycar l'.ighty-four per rent. Ratio of I xpenses to Receipts. 10 per cent For every lot) of liabilities the t'nmpam- has tl-1 of assets. IptsfantCa for His Viciij. Marston & Mel General Agents,. 133 South 4th St.. Phil. marll Seeds and Plants. Cf True far roj Cranberrr, N-st "rt for I blaml. Lowbukl. r r tlen, l.jr mail, prvpai.l. $ tat per luo. , . per I.UW. A price.1 'atalue of this and ail r rults. th-nanu-nt.il Trees, fcrer tTI.nvu!'a?'."A2,l,.K,r', lM"n"- """I the choicest collection in the country, with all n..v eltle, will he cent r rat is toauv plain a.l.lress. ort of either Flower, Oanlen, Tree. Fruit fcverifreen. or Herb Seed,. f, jj b, "tl- h''l,'lllfUo tothetr.le. tf. M. WATSOX, (M.1 folony Nnrscrlc atxl Seed W are house, Plymouth, Mass. Kstalilished mar $350 AOJITM. .cnt wanted. Seven .1 "I'm? articles In the world. Sam ple free. Audresa J. BHOMSON, Ifotroit, Mlchl- end S& cent tor the new elf adjustiuir eiirarette and cigar bolder. 3 fur to rts. M. K. Kooert si Co, 170 Broadway, N. Y. Jnl4 S1KERS X'-w Ad-rri;r'it Tli"",M. .-U..1 ,,.,t r..j..,, .., .,. mini.. a M it-;, utile ''. writ ti marll r. .V,Ns- ' '""I't'Orjh. p, Pittsburgh Female Cole P. AND rsiHJKGli Conservatory of Music Kcr. I. V. rerddiijr, I). D., rre. LirM I.fmr1mpn:. W rll pwt '.,ur nl Si,,,), Tlx.roorh TMt,lni. ' Twnljf-five I -, .,r, lr..ln.rl. In 1. 1 mI .):"u:U''' of 'M bJ ,W"T 4iX A itrun I Drjran worth li thoain4 dn. th l'niti-1 stw. manufactured i.i n, w''!'? ' iniff. nf I!.i.d, will ha ial, fr iw In of the Spring T.-rm. Murrh M'h r, "!';pr- Pershing. D. !., PlttukuRrh, 1'... H,r . T,-1 $300 A MOTII-Oirer 111 r p.... fitfully. y. A T.lnal.l. nn.pl. -nt 7' to .:.y jM.tae. Aiiin- I't'lis uvn winnn mne. n-M., , l- centn ' W. HN'FA T. . i , suths,::v1. tlc-S MONEY-- WACES. To all havlntr rt time M to tU a 'ir thinsnTW: pl.-aant: h'.nontiile: ,7,-", rti-k-: binneorahxiiul: 'lay or eveaini !i ' , : makinir iu..n-v. Particular an-t , ".'I"4" :' w --h 4i maile.1 fr. p. A'dip-w 'uvv'f IiuKthSirt, New York. " " JACK, PAINTER C5. Dealer In ilELOBEOIS. Decker Bros, and Mason & Hamlin Taylor 4 Farley, anj lmh lmi Grand Op, Esty & Smith's A moricaii Organ. Instrument! sold on moderate MontS jr Insta ) PA. devi; afx ll'.:,,.. I r I.- '. .yspooss. scisaoHsA A AXS, SHOVELS. LOCIIS.VSCV Hinges, Nails, Hies, etc Vyj lQ lCarpenters, Blacksmith's, indl S I iniinvuillliuili WLO, 10' riTTIlUHSB, rL. AJ Lor. lhertr A P.r-.ii J Btrwtr, V, xrt J W. PATTON. C. O. HURST. lW FIRM. N EW G OODS. THE NEW FIRM CF HI No. 4, Uaer's Mock. arc now iu rvt-ipt of a st.ck of a '...y.f' the present wauls of the people. Pun-lias--' in the l.t-r ten dav an I since theiii-ciia'in:'' prices ol Staplesa'n l Domestics, they are i-n ' "-i to otter sjiccial inducements t" all in "an! ol if" ofeveryiit-scriptii.ii in sneh variety a -.-inn"! f'Und anvwheru else in t"wn. eomprlsinis :"t,n enil asi'rlnK-nt. They call sjwci.il attmiien l their lari;e atst.rtmcnt "of CALICOES, IJIt'atlioJ ami I'tiblraciu-il Mtisl.n-. g int. ii a ms, siihitinc. tickim;. BOYS AND MENS' HEAVY PAXT STCFFS, in Cottonade, Double ami Irish Jeans, Satinets. Cassi meres, &e., DRKSS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French Merrinoes. &c, STAl'LK & FANCY NOTIONS, HATS Sc CAPS, BOOTS Sc SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, HARDAVABK The best assortment of CaqK'tiiifrs and Oil Cltii ver l.rt unlit to town. A lnre st . of ll j ware. Iictrrinincd tot up to tne tin..-- - .. , 4 . ....... ce:ltlllV 'It''' e. Iielcrinincl t. up to the linn". ' ' t it. styles and price, we refer: Wl11 froui Ihos in w:int of if!'. call from I T A I: (J A I X S ! IAR(JAlN-' the undersigned offer their st-re their entire stork of pwds for "'""""jj,',,, na'i til mrmj inimiwiii hwii.i" i" -ilwt1l.iir hniliu. i in the Same Int. Fersous wisliinu further Internist!" od Irrss us, at Irantsvllle, larrrtt t ; mart Wr-LILr MCH NTAIN PEW SOAP.-r"T good as t actile: eosts but a half U .it.,, .nn.httr cost as fastile: eosts out a o .isw . Iinrredients everywhere, ti uat nothing Euirely new dHwwery. aw per M.und. hin. Euirely new discovery, f .(iHf years can make enough in an n'"' TBff u fr six months. HinK of W o .nfw'rM households. All parties pa"1 ",'r, .rl used M In If dissatisfied. Kceommeeded ano worliq thousands in preference to aay soap . ;lwt a Washes without rubbing, cnrrewS particle of lye or grease. Rend .cVlars'i and postage .tamp, and relv fl' Prrtn r,-tum mail. W.lllard A. Browa, l"""! Walnut streets, rhlla.lelphla. I- Brad bony P PATTON & HOBS!
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