The Somerset Herald.
'W EU.NESUAV,
June 2. IS"-
KEPl'HLICAX
STATE TICKET.
rOB cit'VEKN'OR,
JOIIX F. IIAKTIlANFr,
of Montgomery County.
1VR STATE TEEASl REE,
HENRY KAAVLE,
of Eric.
ni:pi KMtA
(OIXTV TICKET.
I'Rul H'N'TARV.
FRANCIS J. KOOSER.
for snEmrr,
(i FORGE W. PILE.
TOE REGISTER AND RECORl'EH,
AARON F. DICKEY.
P'R TREASURER,
JOSIA1I KEIXER.
I'uK COiMI-slONERS,
DANIEL rillLUTI,
WILLIAM III
U IVOR HOUSE Dl LECTOR,
ISAAC YODER
ra AUMTOHS,
SAMUEL SMITH,
SAMUEL S. MILLER.
An unprecedented thing occurred
at Lancaster on Wednesday lust, in
the re-noraination of John F. Hart-
muri without a finglc directing voice
in tie Convention, and without tie
name of any other Republican in this
great Cominonwealtb Laving been
previously mentioned as a candidate
c pa in st Lim.
Eulogy is dumb after such au en
dtrsenicnt. Words cannot add to
tbc encomium. The simple fact that
titer three years of trial, the great
party that cave Lim c Mice, rises up
ns one luaa, ami with hearty acclaim
again confers upon Lim a renoniina
tioa, pro vcb to tLe Slate and nation
the w orth of the man, and the esti
mation in which Le is held by those
who Lave fully tried and tested Lim.
Henry Rawle, tbc associate on the
tii ket with Governor Ilartranft, is a
ne w man in State politics, though a
well- known, able, and influential lo
cal politician in the northern part of
the State, of unspotted character and
admitted ability. The decisive vote
bv which Le was nominated on sec
ond ballot attests Lis strength with
the representative of the people as
sembled in Convention.
The platform is a terse, clear enun
ciation of Republican principles, sup
plemented with a declaration of un-
comuroniisinc bostilitv to extrava-
gance and corruption, and a vigorous
arraignment of the Democratic party
for its utter failure to redeem the
promises and pledges so freely made
wLen struggling for poTcr, and so
utterly disregarded wherever suc
cess Las followed their efforts.
With such candidates on such
platform, success will unquestionably
follow an effort deserving of it
In our judgment the State Con
vention performed a work of super
erogation, in reducing to writing the
"unwritten law of the Republic."
It was a Luaiilitatin jr sacrifice of
party dignity to the clamor of hos
t.le clacquera. Erstwhile, the Repub
licans of Pennsylvania were too self
poised to be turned aside by tLe
frothy declamations of the adversa
ry. Here was a display of weakness
instead of nerve.
H"X. 1Ie.net Rawle, tLe candi
date for State Treasurer, is Mayor of
Trie. lie was bom at Freedom
Iron Works, Mifflin County, Penn
sylvania, August 21, 1833. He is a
descendant of the old family of his
Ei sue in
Philadelphia, and from
which Lave sprung several eminent
jurists. His grandfather, William
Rawle, was United States Attorney
for tbe district of Pennsylvania, un
der tl t administration of President
Washington. His uncle William
Rawle, Jr., was also a lawyer or
eminent attainments, and the author
of L'avlr'g Lep'rt. His father,
Francis W. Rawle, was in early life
one of the associate judges for Clear
field County. His mother was
Louisa Hall, daughter of Charles
Hall, of Northumberland County, an
attorney at law, and a grand-daughter
of Robert Coleman, of Lancaster,
lie finished bis education at Prof.
ISalmar'a school ia West Chester,
and at the age of seventeen joined
the engineer corps in tbe construc
tion of the Peuusvlvania Central
Railroad. Afterwards be became!
principal assisted engineer oa the
Western Division of the PLiladel-'
pbia and Eric Railway, and after
Lis completion from Erie te Warren,
La 1 859, embarked ia the production
Of pig-iron, at Sharon, in Mercer
County, from Lake Superior ore. In
1860 be married Harriet G., daugh
ter of General Charles M. Reed, of
Erie, and ia 1C2 took op Lis resi
dence in that city, where Le engaged
Jargelj in the 'Lipping of coal, etill
rJ-.---lHliJ-M
continum? the iron business la
Mer-
o
cer County.
In iSf.9 the firm of Rawle. N
JUiC
Jfc Co., started the Kric blast furnace;
! and in 1872 procured the association
of capital in starting the Erie Robing
Mill Comvanr. of which its senior
J member is President In municipal
'affairs he has been somewhat promi
'ceat. He was elected mayor 1874,
I and re-elected this year, although
i Trie City is Democratic.
j What i ll r tbe Nomination.
j I'r..m the BaUievre .American.
j TLe Pennsylvania Republican State
' Convention "met at Lancaster yestcr-
dav,
and as far as can be judged
from tic
j excellent
telegraphic report, did an
dav's work. Gov. llart
reuoiukiuted bv acclania-
! raufl vi as
lion, lienrv i,ii,bm-":
or of tli city of Erie, was nominat
ed for State Treasurer. He is a gen-tlonia.-i
of large and unblemished rep
utation. The Hon. Edward McPber-
son, Cierk of the House of Repre
sentatives since 1SC0, wa3 Chairman
of the Committee on Platform, and
the resolutions reported are admira
ble in tone and spirit, and will be in
dorsed by the Republicans of the
whole Vuion. The "third term''
question was dealt with boldly ana
squarely, and if the President ever
cherished any such aspiration (which
we do not believe), this emphatic
protest from Pennsylvania will con
vince him of i's utter hopelessness.
( FrjP.i tlic Cincinnati Times. 1
If the old adage, 'as Pennsylvania
roes so roes tie I mon. is to re
main in force, the action of the Con
! vention of the Keystone State, on
i yesterday, and the situation in which
jit has left political affairs, gives the
most cheering promise for the suc
cess of the party in the great nation
al contest cf I SIC. The course of
i the political managers in that State
I has been one of the ablest and wisest
that the history of the party has
j shown. They had to assist them the
; admirable record of an able man.
From the day that Ilartranft was
Erst nominated for the Governorship,
he has grown steadily stronger in the
regard of the people, and of the
ablest leaders of the party. His en
lightened views, his honest and efii
cient administration, his determined
yet careful management of the great
est labor eonfiicr that our country
has seen, have all contributed to in
crease his popularity, and to eradi
cate tLe opposition which bis name at
Grst invoked.
The platform Las been nicely
drawn, the recognition of the bnl
liant administration of President
Grant is wise and forcible, and the
purpose of reform ee. forth has the
true ring. The recent election for
Treasurer greatly stregthens the tick
et. 1 he leading candidates, Strang,
of Tioga, and Rawle, of Erie, were
both men of the first class, and the
choice of the latter cannot bat be
acceptable to all. Ticket and plat
form go before the country without
a single drawback, sure of the unit
ed support of the party, and the sym
pathy of the people.
The spectacle is ono that cannot
be held up too closely to the view of
Ohio. If our course is as wise here
as there if we have no millstone
about the neck of the Republican
party, our promise of 6uccess is ful
ly as bright. L nfortunately lor us
there is an elemeut bere struggling
with all its power, and by all ques
tionable means, to fasten a millstone
securely on.
From tlie Xiw York Time?.
Wc Lave no doubt that the declar
ation of the Convention will entirely
satisfy the party, not only in Penn
svlvania, but throughout the coun
try. It is unquestionably a response
to the unequivocal sentiment of the
great bodv of tbe Republican party
It has been very hard for the mass
of the party to believe that the Pres
ident entertains anv desire for anoth
er term. A great manv do not yr t
think that he does, and regard the
whole di.-cussion of the matter as an
invention of the enemy. Rut while
the party is divided on the point of
the President's aspiration. It is in
no wise divided as to whether such
aspirations, if they arc entertained,
ought to be gratified. Perhaps the
President has himself to thank if be
is unjustly accused of harboring an
ambition which the country con
demns. It is certain that the accu
sation has been made often enough
aud received enough public consider
ation to ectitle it t) some attention at
his hands, both for the sake of his
own reputation and of the welfare of
the party. It is inconceivable that
some appropriate occasion might not
have been found for stating tbe truth
on this point. Rut the President has
deemed it the wistest course, on the
whole, to decline to declare his in
tentions, and the Republican party
conventions End it necessary to de
clare theirs. This is what the Re
publican Convention of Pennsylva
nia has done. It Las made it im
possible for any voter who, on ether
grounds, is prepared to support the
Republican ticket, to refuse to do so
on the ground that such support
would promote the chances of intro
ducing the bad precedent of a Presi
dent's presenting himself for a third
election. The Convention could not
have done less, and could not hare
done what it has done more respect
fully but explicitly.
Xtirdrr In Montjroraery.
Moreistowx, Mav 20. There is
bruta, d ,- .
Whitby, at the residence of James
R. Weikle, Ler sister's Lusband, near
Trappe. on Tuesday last. Mr. and
Mrs. Weikle started from home for
this pla'-e in the morning, Weikle
Laving been called on a jurv. They
left at Lome Miss Wbithy and hir
ed boy, named Thomas Francis Cur-
lev, aged about IS. The latter has
been arrested on suspicion of being
concerned in the murder. Yester
day John Herpst was also arrested.
He answers the description given bv
tbe boy Curley of a tramp whom he
alleged Le Lad seen leaving the
bouse during the afternoon, and on
whom Le endeavored to throw sus
picion. Herpst had been complain
ed cf by a woman for following her,
and was captured while trying to
clamber into a yard in town. His
account of himself was that be came
from Reading and was peddling
brushes. It is honed that the Coro
ner's investigation will throw some
light on the mystery.
Tn Yobbk Ladies Drew mtd.
Rosto.v, May HI, 1S75. A dis
patch from Arlington, Masg., states 1
that the yatcu Edith was capsized on
the Uke yesterday, by a gus; of wind.
I na S. P. Prentiss nd five young la
dies, Darned Maria Hill T .nr. R.n.
.Mary Racon, and Alice and Minnie
"nngton thrown into tbe
Alice and
water.
.Minnie Wellington were bv substituting for the name of Har
i rentm kept thc other la-; ry White for President that of Hon.
drowned,
dies aPoat
until
rescued.
EEPDBLICAHCOMEfflOK
Full Report cf Proceedings.
The delegates to tbe Republican
Convention of this State assembled
at Lancaster Wednesday at 1 2 o'clock,
and were called to order by lien.
Russell Krrett, Chairman of the State
Centrrl Committee. The roll of de
legat . was called, and every district
was i.i course represented, and Hunt
ing'! with its usual two sets II.
C. Weaver and H. W. Woods as rep
resentatives of what is known as the
j Guss or Ami Scott faction, and Hon.
Samuel T. Rrown and L. S. Geissin
ger as Representatives of what claims
to be tbc regular orjrani.ation and j
much the larger part of the Republi
cans of the county, both sets of which
were subsequently admitted, on res
olution of the Committee on Creden
tials, giving each one the privilege of
casting butbalf a vote ; the resultof
which wa3 that Huntingdon's influ-
'ence in the Convention was entirely
neutralized they voting directly op
posite to each other upon all ques
tions that came before the body.
The first thing in order, after meet
ing, was tlie election oi lemparary
Chairman of tha Convention. Gen.
II. 11. Ringbam, of Phila. nominated
Hon. John Cessna, of Redford, which
nomination wa3 ratiOed by the Con
vention unanimously.
Nominations for temporary Secre
tary were then made, and the follow
ing persons elected:
W. C. Arnold, II. C. Selby, Phila.;
Harrv Hunter. Phil.tC. W. Miller, G.
II. Harner, A. Knorr, II. C. Dunlap.
It was moved that a committee of
seven to settle the contested scats be
appointed by the chair, an amend
ment to make the committee consist
of one member from each senatorial
district, each member to be chosen by
the delegates from such district, was
lost, and the original motion carried.
Frank Mantor, of Crawford, offer
ed a resolution that a committee cf
one from each Senatorial district be
chosen by the delegates of each Sena
torial District, to report permanent
organization.
Mr Henay Souther, of Erie, offer
ed an amendment that the committee
consist ot seven.
W. H. Koontz, of Somerset, want
ed to know how the committee was
to be appointed. When answered
that the appointment would devolve
upon the temporary chairman, ha op
posed it because it was opposed tc the
time-honored usages of the party, and
proceeded to make a very earnest and
emphatic speech against tho proposed
innovation which be pronounced a
schema to take out of the Convention
and put in the hands of the tempora
ry chairman the whole control of its
organization. He declared that he
was opposed to giving to the tempo
rary chairman the power to organize
the" Convention psrmanently, and he
hoped the Convention would stand
by its usages.
His speech was greeted with loud
applaus, and at its conclusion Mr.
Souther arose and said that he was
not among the set-ups, and did not
want to be so considered and there
fore withdrew bis amendment
Wm. R. Mann then supported the
original motion, on the ground that
the work of organization should
properly be submitted to a large com
mittee "who could do the work satis
factorily and prevent any dissension
from being manifested on tbe floor
of tbe Convention. Mr. Cessna de
clared that the resolution to give
him the appointment of the commit
tee bad been introduced without his
knowledge and against his private
wishc3.
Hon. Edw. McPherson, of Adams,
then moved the appointment of a
committee of thirteen on resolutions,
the number being that usually selec
ted by conventions.
Mr. J. P. Teagarden, of Green,
moved to amend by making the num
ber to consist of one from each Sen
atorial district, but the amendment
was lost and the original motion
carried.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization was then selec:cd.
A committee of seven oa contested
seats was appointed, with C. L. Ma
gee, of Pittsburgh, as Chairman.
A committe of thirteen was ap
pointed on resolutions with Hon. Ed.
McPherson, of Adams, as Chairman.
On the suggestion of the Chair a
resolution was offered that all reso
lutions on platform and resolutions
be referred to the Committe on Reso
lutions, without debate.
The following resolution was offer
ed an4 referred to the Committee on
Resolutions without debate. It was
received with loud ana long continu
ed manifestations of applause. It
was offered by Harry Huhn, of Phil
adelphia: c.oh:rd. That the Republican
party of Pennsylvania, hereby affirm
its adherence to the well-defined poli
cy and tradition of the fathers of the
republic, which has limited the dura
tion of the terra of any incumbent of
the Presidential office to a period not
exceeding that of Washington and
the earlier Presidents, and any de
parture from these well-settled prece
dents would be unwise, impolitic, and
contrary to the spirit and genius of a
Republican form of Government
Gen. J. M. Campbell, of Cambria,
offered the following resolution :
jResolccJ. That we heartily en
dorse and approve the general policy
of President Grant's administration
or the Government, believiog the
same to have been wise, and dicta
ted Dy a spirit of lofty patriotism and
devotion to the principles of the Re
publican party. That the unjust as
persion attempted to be cast upon
the character of the President by his
enemies through their persistent and
oft-repeated assertion of a desire,
upon bis part, to secure a nomination
for a Third Term, is without founda
tion, in fact, an unjust reflection upon
tbe patriotic character of the Presi
dent, and an insult to the people who
have honored Lim with theirconfidence
and suffrages ; and we utterly deny
and repudiate any intention cr desire
upon the part of the Republican par
ty to set aside that time honored
precedent established by the Father
of Lis Country, which Las become as
sacred to the American people as the
constitution itself.
AFTEBNOON SESSION.
At 2 o'clock the sessions of the
Convention were resumed. The
Committee on credentials reported
favorably upon the admission of all
tbe contestants from Huntingdon,
giving to each one-half a vote. The
report was adopted. The Committee
on permanent organization reported
the following :
Permanent Chairman Gen. Harry
White, of Indiana.
Secretary Charles D. Elliott, of
bcbuylkill.
One delegate for each county was
appointed Vice President, Senator
Vutzy representing this county.
Mr. Mitchell, of Tioira. moved to
,niam Ir Koontz, of Somerset
He said Mr. Koontz was well known
in the councils of the nation, and
would reflect honor on the Conven
tion ; and while be could say noth
ing against the gentleman named by
the Committee, he thought he had
been already highly honored by Lis
party on many occasions.
Mr. Souther, of Eric, said that pri
or to the meeting of the Convention
of tbe party, it has always been usual
to bald a caucus to settle upon whom
the bonor. and offices should be con
ferred. Upon comtng bere tbe dele
gates were informed thai this was
not to be the mode adopted on this
occasion, but that tbe whole thins
was to go into the Convention and be
settled there. So there was no cau
cus neid. it may nave been rigut,
but I believe it was the duty of who
ever was in charge of those matters,
who, I believe, is tbe Chairman of
the State Central Committee, t. have
called this caucus. Great dissatis
faction has been caused by Lis failure
to do so, and while I, like tho gentle
man from Tioga, have no disposition
to detract from the merit of Mr.
White, I thiuk the party is putting
too much on him. Although I will
say nothing against him, I have to
say that in 1S72 be was a candidate
for Congress, for member of tbe Con
stitutional Convention, and member
of the State Senate. I think it nec
essary for tbe harmony of the party
that its honors should be distributed,
and I therefore second the motion to
substitute Mr. Koontz's name for Mr.
White's.
The result of the vote being unde
cided, tbe yeas and nays were called
for, which resulted: yeas, 101, nays;
14G. Refore the decision of tbe vote
Mr. A. K Weidncr changed his vote
from thecfiirma'ive to the negative,
and Edward McPherson, of Adam,
changed from the negative to the af
firmative. The chair decided that the effect of
thi amendment offered wa3 to divide
the vote. Tho Teas and navs were
taken on the re-election of White with
a few dissenting voices. A second
vote was taken on the permanent sec
retary, which was agreed to, and
finally the vote was taken on the bal
ance of the selections, which were
adopted.
Gen. Koontz, of Somerset, aud Hon.
J. I. Mitchell, of Tioga, were then
appointed a Committee to conduct
Gen. White to tbc Chair.
On the announcement that the Con
vention was ready for business, Ed
ward McPherson, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, said that
the report of the Committee was
ready. He was, on motion, invited
to read the report from the platform,
whither he proceeded to do it as fol
lows :
THE PLATFORM.
Tlie liopnblicani of PcnnsylraBi.a, aflirminif
their cnutiuuetl adhesion to the p.irty whusc per
ietuatin is remlera! nectsitiry by the raus;
which callel it into existence, mukeiicrlaratinn of
the lumlainenlal principles uf their political faith,
tf IuIImw? :
1. The equality of nil men ttfure the law.
Equal )u3t!re to all anl fpecial favors tn none.
2. 'llio hanntny of tho National ami State
pnvemment.". Both are parts or one system,
alike necessary lor the common profiwrity, peace,
anil security.
:t. The unity of the natian. We a re one pple-
Tiie .institution oi tno i nitej ?uitej lonua a
government, not a league.
4. A Ciitlilul execution of the laws, an econom
icnl nilmiiiistration of the government, integrity
Inoltlce, bonemy in all branches of thecivil ser
vice, and a rigid accountability of public otlicers.
6. Protection to home Industry, and a home
market km- homo products.
o. The riuht of the laliorcr to protection and
encouraiem.nt. and the promotion of harmony
between labor and capital.
7. ( bean transportation and the advancement
of closer intercourse between all parts of tbe coun
try. .
8. tree ninKing, a sale ami nnilorm National
currency, adjusted to tho trruwina: wants of the
basiness interests of tbe country, aud a steady re
duetion of the national debt.
. T v-dum.lt- hoing Ui herttaa-c or the
people, should be reined fur actual sealers ex
clusively. 10. The e--ualiiation of the bounties of toldicrs
and a siicedy sutlleaient of all Jiui claims arising
out of tbe bite war.
11. Houest.mea in office men with brains
e-Kiuirh to know dishonesty when they see it and
ouorane enough to light it wherever they find it.
1. kriolrtd. That we declare a Arm and un
qualified adherence to the unwritten law of the
Uepubiic, which wisely and under the sanction of
the most venerable of examples limits the Presi
dential sen" ice of any ciiiun to two terms; and
we. tho Republicans of Pennsylvania, in reco-riil-tionofthis
law. are unalterably opposed to the
cl ion louie i-rtsmency oi any person lora third
term.
2. Rriolced, That the Republican partvofthis
Commonwealth recall with pride their effective
agency tn the creation of the administration of
President Vlysgci S. Orant, and point with con
fidence to Its general policy and tho l-eneUcnl
froits thereof, lor their vindication and his: that
having received the Government from his prede
cessor demoralized In every branch; corruption
and recklessness inoBtee the rule; the fruits ot the
war ungathcred: the lately rebellious States sul
len: tho late slave unprotected and yet denied
that great means 01 self protection, 'the ballot:
forei-m States nnehastised lor their wrongs to ns,
and borne States defiantly inefficient to the expi
ation which their rcliellious action required. The
administration of President tlrant has In six
short years steadily and unpretendingly reformed
every known abuse, and is to-day relentlessly um
the track of wrong dorrs; has largely reduced the
nation's debt: has larucly reduced the people's
taxes: has Inflexibly punished all violabirs of law:
has secured by constitutional provision the ballot
to all freemen, and by law thrown sorely needed
safeguards around the ballot-lmx ; has wrung
from unfriendly frireign States confession of their
faults and reparation for Injuries done us, and has
Influenced reluctant bne 8tt t at least the
appearance of just dealings with all their citizens
all which events mark the present Administra
tion as among tbe most brillUut in achievement in
our annals,
3. He$olrrt, That In presenting the name of
Governor John F. llanraua lor re-electiun to the
exalted position which he now fills, we meet the
unanimous wisn oi our constituent, who desire in
this manner to Indicate their apvroval of the care
ful, conscientious, and able manner In wbich be
nas met and msenargea every duty incumlient
upon him making thereby a record which will
secure his reputation as one of the best upon the
roil ih our cniei magistrates Drave in the neld
modest in the cabinet, tried often and always toum
faithful, self-poised, just and honest, we present
him for the sultraitcs of the people, o nhdcnl that
tneir judgment wm approve aud ratily curnoiul
natijn.
4. Hrtolrtd, That In view of the evils common
In the government of most of the lesser niunicf
pa lilies of tbe country, and of the constant in
crease of municipal taxation In this and other
Suites of the Union. It hrhuore our Legislature
to devise ade-juate means to protect the people as
well from existing mal administration as to pre
vent its recurrence, ana to mis ena we suggest,
as a preliminary step, a thorough investigation bv
an aide and exierieneed commission, to be formed
under proper authority of tbe wbole subject.
.. Kiialrtd, 1 hat wc arraign the Democratic
party of Pennsylvania for the utter failure to re
deem the promise upon which It partially attained
to power in this State. It pledged Itself to Ke-
Kirni, to legislative purity, to greater ecoaomv,
and to a higher aim in legislation, while it has re
formed nothing, has economised In nothing, ami
has dishonored tbe State bv an, unseeoilv and &r-
bltrarv exercise ol Legislative powers.
. Hetolrtd. That ttie etlorti now being made
oy tne national auminisirauon to lerrct out and
bring to punishment those who have been dc
frauding the government of its lawful revenues.
should enlist the sympathy an 1 hearty support ol
honest men of ail parlies.
On the reading cf tbe "two-term"
resolution a spontaneous and over
whelming burst of applause broke
forth from all parts of the house, to!
lowed by vociferous demands of many
aeicgates lor us second reading
which was acceded to, and was fol
lowed by applause no less demonsta
tive.
The report was then nnanimouslv
adopted.
Mr. Cessna, of Bedford, moved
that the Convention now proceed to
tne nomination of Governor, wlucb
motion nnanimouslv prevailed. Wm
B. Mann, of Philadelphia, beinjf rec
ognized by the chair, then spoke as
follows:
w. una
.mr. chairman: Jte.e cever was
a time in the history of political par
ties in Pennsylvania, that so great i
necessity existed as does now, to
nominate the best, the truest . and
most trusted one 33 a candidate for
Governor. Emboldened with a re
cent success, and flushed with antici
pated victory, onr political opponents
are rejoicing already over tbe hoped-
ior anu long prayed for dereat of the
Republican party ia our State, and
in order to prevent such a disaster,
we must forego all dissets'ons, dis
card all diuerences, and unite as one
man upon the worthiest candidate
that can be selected.
Happily for us there is no diversi
ty of sentiment as to who is the
truest and most worthy. This Con
vention animated by the f.eling that
extends all over the State, is prenar-
ed, without a dissenting voice, to
name the candidate that meets every
requirement.
Whether as thegallait soldier, bat-
tlingto maintain a nation's existence j
and exhibiting upon the crimsoned j
Celd & heroism unsurpassed, or quiet-j
ly and unostentatiously serving bis
country in civil station, he has acquit
ted hin-self so nobly and so honora
bly as to deserve- and receive the
gratefal encomiums of his coury
mcn. I here nominate, and I am ture
this will be received with acclama
tion, General John F. Ilartranft as
the Republican candidate for Gover
nor of Pennsylvania.
Mr. R. F. Eshleman said when
Hartrauft was nominated three years
ago Lancaster County was slow to
wheel into line. To redeem and
atone fur this mistake be asked tne
privilege of seconding this nomina
tion. That this nomination, be made
is eminently necessary for sucocs, for
the partv needs a pure man, ami in
Gen. Hartrauft wc find the man un
der whose leadership we will march
to success. His military record is no
less brilliant thau bis purity, honesty
of purpose, and independence of ac
tion. His triumph will exceed any
previous one within the recollection
ol. anv man, and the speaker promis
ed that Lancaster Coutty would this
vcar show no defection or falling o!T
from her usual majority. Applause.
Mr Ilavnes. of PcrrV, moved to
nominate John F. Ilartranft
bj ac-
clamatiou. The resolution
was
adopted amidst cheers.
On motion the Convention proceed
ed to the election of a candidate
for State Treasurer. Hon. Linn
Bartholomew of Schuylkill said:
It is with great pleasure but with
diffidence that I place ia nomination
Butler B. Strang, of Tioga, an origi
nal Republican who has long stood
in the front line for universal liberty
and national honor and glory. lie
has a full and complete record for
years of public service, and can point
to it without a blush; he statdj with
out a stain. In all great public ques
tions he is outspoken and fearless.
Different sections of the State may
object to some of his public acts, but
such will ever be the caso in the
Conduct of conscientious men. None
can please ail, everyone must offend
some. So with Mr. Strang. He,
however, stands before the people of
Pennsylvania, the recognized organ
and spokesman of the Republican
party, who, when he utters his senti
ments speaks to them in no uncertain
sound, but fairly, freely, and fearless
ly, lie is a man for such cases as
these, wben especially men should
think before they act.' I point to the
situation, the fires of your workshops
are out, the hum of the spindle is
hushed; the very industry of the peo
ple is at an end; men ask for a change;
unless you can give the people con
fidence in what you do, and inspire
them with trust in those you nomin
ate, it is a serious question whether
they will support you. I, therefore
urge cautiou; give us what will
strengthen our ticket. Let Hartrauft
not bo borue down with a heavy
weight, but rather lift him up. (Ap
plause.) Let hi in have this. Eve
ry act o! Butler B. Strang will be
bisown. No man rviil share his pro
fit or disgrace, lie will administer
bis office relying on himself alone,
and upon his truth in God. Let
such a man be put on the ticket, and
with Ilartranft and Straug a trium
phant cry will go up from lake to
river, from border to border, and Re
publicnaism will assume to be a thin?
of principle and not of personal am
bition.
Mr. SoulLxiv, of ibcio, r8e to Domic-
ate Hon. Henry Rawle, of Erie. In
his support he said:
He is no politician, and has greater
strength than any other maa who
could be nominated. He is ono of
whose private character nothing can
be said in disparagement. I piace in
nomination a man who never swerv
ed from honesty of purpose or purity
of principle. In 18C0 he was a
Douglass Democrat, but ever since
that time he has voted the Republi
can ticket, and uo man has been so
unswerving in his faith in its princi
ples and ia support and defence of
its lile and prosperity.
Dr. J. S. Van Voorhees, of Fayette,
nominated Col. Andrew Stewart.
Mr. Ramey, of Indiana, nominated
E. H. Wilson, of Indiana.
II. B. Payne, of Luzern County,
nominated Lazarus Shomaker.
C. W. Curmany, of Lebanon, nom
inated G. Dawson Coleman.
N. C. Elsbrcc, of Bradford, nomi
nated B. Reed Mycr, of Rradford.
Charles Ridgway, of Philadelphia,
nominated in a short speech, Peter
A. R. Weidener.
Mr. Harrison, of Lawrjucc, nom
inated Mr. Wallace, of his county.
F. B. Speakman nominated Chas.
P. McKnisht
Ewd. McPherson Lominated Ed
ward Fahnestock, of Adams. .
W. II. M. Oram, cf Northumber-
land.nominatcd Chas. E- Wolfe, of
Uuion County.
Col. Moor withdrew the name of
Daniel Wallace, of Lawrcuce.
The delegate from Lebanon, Mr.
Carmany, being asked wether he had
authority of Mr. Coleman to nomi
nate him, said he had made tbe nom
ination, and he would staud by it. He
declined to wihdraw it.
Tbc Convention then proceeded to
vote for the several candidates, and
tho following was the result cf
.Tilt F,r.8T BALLOT.
iirang
Kawle
fctewart
Wilson
Shoemaker
Coleman
K. Heed Myer
Veidere-
McKniifht
Vanuesl. n-W
L'bas E. Wolfe
, :
. 41
111
. U
12
. li
. 8
. 44
. It
10
. 10
After the result of the first ballet
was announced the names of Messrs.
Weidener, McKuigbt, and Coleman,
were withdrawn by their respective
friends. After a motion wa3 made
to call the roll by counties and lost,
the Convention prodeeded to take
nt sk; csd c allot.
Strut;
Kawle
Stewart.
Wilson
Fannt'Stnvk.
m
14
10
a
The announcement of the choice of
Mr. Rawle was greeted with pro
longed applause.
Dr. Van Voorhees, s?ondcd
Col. Wm. Mann, moved that
election be made unanimous.
A. G. OhnstcaJ, in support of
by
the
the
motion, said that as a fieind of But
ler B. Strang, he was etiin iwered to
say that the action of ihe Convection
so far as he was concerned, wuld
most certaitilv cause uo dissensiou in
the party, and he is now prepared to
render to Mr. Rawl his earnest and
hearty support and co-operation.
Mr. Dutton, of Philadelphia, mov
ed that the roll be called and dele
gates name those selected as mem
bers of the State Central Coiamittee
from their district. Adopted.
Mr. Rawle bein called for. C- O.
Bowman, of Erie, said in behalf of
Rawl, who was a man of few words,
we return you our sincere thauk.--.
Their is no truer man in the State
than he. We will triumph with this
ticket Wc will send you an oldfash
ioned majority of ten years ago."
Tbc following resolution was intro
duced by the Chairman of the Com
mittee on resolutions, was passed
unanimously.
Hesolccd, That the candidate this
day nominated for State Treasurer,
Henry Rswle, Esq , of Erio, is ia
every way worthy of the thorough
and "hearty support of the Republi
cans of Pennsylvania, and wc com
mend him as possessing in an exalted
degree the requisites of honesty,
capacity, integrity, and fidelity.
Governor John e Ilartranft, who
has beeu renominated, has been be
fore the people of this State so promi
nently during the past fevf years that
no extended notica of bis life is neces
s ii y at this time.
f iendish I'bilri MHr.ler.
Boston", May 23. Another mur
der, even more horrible in its details
than thaf of Mrs. Bingham a few
weeks since, was perpetrated in this
city this afternoon. A bright litt'e
girl, five years of age, was murdered
ia a church nud her bruised and mu
tilated body carried up into the
tower and thrown upon the floor of
the loft. The victim of this cruel
trage ly was Mabel H. Young, who,
with her widowed mother, resided
with her grandfather at 50 East
Chester Park. The litter, Mr.
James Ilobbs, is a well-knewn and
highly respected merchant, senior of
the firm of Ilobbs, Pope it Co. This
afternoon little Mabel, in company
with, an aunt, attended the Sunday
school anniversary exercises of the
Warren Avenue Baptist church. On
coming out of the church, at half-past
three o'clock, her aunt remained in
the vestibule about ten minutes con
versing with some friends, and on
starting home missed the child, who
a few minutes before was at her side.
At first it was supposed that she bad
gone back into tbe church, but wben
she was not found inside and per
sons outsido declared she bad net
come out, the aunt became alarmed
and a searc'a was commenced in
every direction. About four o'clock
some ladies at an open windew
across the street heard faint cries of
a child, appareutly from tho church
tower, aad noticed au unusual com
motion among the doves that swarm
ed ia and out the window. Some
young men who had joined the searqh
started at once to ascend the tower.
They found the door leading up
from the organ loft locked, aad on
forcing it open were startled to see
fresh blood upon the floor and steps
leading up to tho next landing
They also found a strip of board
covered with blood atone end, and
heard low moanings from above.
Ascending along tbe 6teep flight of
stairs and raising the scuttle, which
resisted the strength ot a strong man,
they found the mangled body of the
child lying near the edge of the scut
tle as though it had been carried up
the steps and hastily thrown down
there. Carefully they carried her
dowu iuto the church, where a large
number cf persons had congregated,
into tho presence of her agonized
friends. From top of her bead,
which was broken in, blood and
brains were slowly oozing, while
the nose was crushed ia and the face
terribly mangled. She was carried
to her grandfathers residence and
surgeons were at once summoned,
who pronounced tho caso hopeless,
and her death is a question of but a
few hours at the furthest. Thomas
Piper who has been sexton of tbe
church for about a yea', wa soon af
ter arrested, and is now confined at
Chief's office. He was engaged at
work about the church, but his sus
picious manner and bis denial that
bo had tbe keys, wben the two keys
fitting the doors to the tower was
taken from bis person, point strongly
to him as a guilty party. Ho is a
dark heavy-set mam, about twenty
six years old, and has once before
bee a under suspicion of murder, but
was dischariied. for waat of sufficient
evidence. Mauy of the police still
believe him the murderer of a young
irirl in the Dorchester district about
GfteeDjniontbs since. This last affair
has caused a profound sensation in
the community, and intense excite
ment prevails. The very boldness
of the affair lends additional horror
to it. Scarcely three quarters of an
hour elapsed from the time the child
came out of tho vestibule of the
church until she was fouud in a dy
ing condition. How she was en
ticed away, and for what motive has
not transpired.
APPALLING DISASTER
CHUSCH AT ' SOUTH
BOLYOKE,
IiLISSACHTJSETTS, TAZSS
FIE2 DUEETS SESVIC3.
SIXTY-S1X PERSONS BURNED
AND TRAMPLED TO
DEATH.
MANY OTHERS FATALLY 1NJ111ED
Si'itiNiiriELp, Masr., May 27.
One of the most terrible disasters in
the history of Massachusetts occurred
to-nigbt, in the burning of tbe French
Catholic church at. South Holyoke,
during the eveningservice, involving
the death of sixty-six men, women
and children. The exercises had
nearly closed, and a vesper service
was beiug sung, when the draperies
on the alter caught tire from a can
die and, tbe wall being low and the
flames steaming up the building was
set on fire. The audience numbered
about seven hundred people. Those
in the body of the church escaped,
but oa tho stairway leading from the
gallery, human beings were packed
in a cene msss, struggling to reach
tbe fljor. As the flames rushed
toward them, many leaped to the
floor beneath and were trampled to
death. Tho gallery skirted both
sides of the building, with -only one
f .it rr i
entrance irom tne iroau me scene
w.s fearful while it lasted, fur tbe
whole was over ia twenty minutes.
Resides sixty-six dead, there are
enough fatally wounded to carry the
total loss of life up to seventy-five.
Tbc exercises had nearly closed
when tho flame from a candle caught
the drapery around the statue of the
Virgin Mary, streamed up and
caught the building. Immediately a
panic ensued, and the people rushed
for the dors. There is but one en
trance to the gallery and that from
the front. Oa the stairway leading
from tho gallery the people were
packed ia a solid mass, struggline to
I clear themselves as the flames rushed
ia that direction, and this soon be
came blocked rendering exit impossi
ble. Many jumped over the sides of
the. galleries on to the crowd beneath,
and were trampled on and killed.
The priest's residence joins the church
on the rear, and many escaped
through an entrance leading to the
house back of the alter. The priest 'a
exertions to keep order were fruit-
i. . n n i ii n r f Un IT T .)
I-- . ovicaui9Vi lull ItVllJg SUU
the mcan3 of the dying made a deaf
ening tumult above tho orders of the
pastor, who worked most heroically
and was pcrsonc'Iy
instrumental in
saving many lives.
One family of four were in the
church and all killed. Many were
pulled out by the arms aad feet so
badly burned that they lived but a
few hours, the flesh peeling off on be
ing touched. Some were taken out
with scarcely any flesh remaining on
their boues. TLe Sisters of Mercy
from tho convent were soon oahand,
caring for the wounded aud holding
services over the dyinT. Father
Dufre&ac alsj held services. His i and few were able to walk. By this
ruulber was ruuoug those terribly I time tbe entire Cro department LaJ
burned. Father Du.'resnc lost almost ! arrived, and worked wtth such ener
cren thing ia Lis residence, so rapid-' crv and will that wbea the fire was
ly was Ue bucldij; consumed.
The large wooden tenement block
of Joseph Fr.'w, near the burned
church, was thrown open for tho re
ception of the dead and wounded,
and several deaths occurred -ia tho
buildiug during the nlnht. Several
were also taken to the New York
Mills' boarding house, and physicians
gave tho wounded the best of medi
cal care. Tbssc who were too bad
ly burned to recover were put under
tho effects of morphine and pas.ed
away without a struggle. While
the exercises were being held over
the dying, the most intense quiet
prevailed and '.Le rough laborers
knelt upon the floor with uncovered
heads, but about the morgue aad ia
the streets the w.iiling of the multi
tude was pitiful to hear.
Among the persons in a dying coa
ditioo, are Mary Lachance, Mrs.
Bridge (the mother of seven children,
one of whom is missing and proba
bly among the dead); Bazanth Briggs,
Sophia Hibbert, Annie Lapoiate and
Sacosta Elidor. Charles Commc is
burned badly, but will recover, as
will probably tho brother of father Du
fresue. aad it is estimated that twen
ty or thirty were taken to other
houses, some of whom must die.
LATER.
The following were also seriously
burned: Mary Goding, Mary and
Lucy Hicks, Louisa Brown (a young
chapel girl), Yictora Brison, Louisa
Torricr, Dizzie Mercies aad Lena
Blair. A large majority of these
must die. Odo girl was terribly
burned, aad was moved to the
IIouso of Providence. One girl es
caped from tbe gallery by jumping to
the back of a maa, who carried her
out, while her sister, who was with
her was burned. Several nieaibers
of one of the hose companies were
playiag ball near the church when
the fire broke out, aad the Relief
steamer was out for practice, so that
the fire department was promptly oa
the spot.
The scenes at tLe doors are de
scribed as terrible. They were block
ed with struggiiog people, seeking
exit. Outside people cleared the
way several times, but as oi'tea it
would become blocked up again.
Windows were broken open and sev
eral escaped in that way. The last
to get out of the church was said to
be a man and his wife and a little
girl. The father took up his daugh
ter and rushed with her to a place of
safety. Louis Langlars, of the
Riverside Mill, went in to reader as
sistance, when a girl came tumbling
down before the door, under the feet
of the throng. Though he burned
bis hands sadly in doing it, he was
able to pull her out but little injured.
A youag woman beat out one of the
window panes and jumped to tbe
ground safely. An old wousaa of
sixty went to the sane opening and,
hesitating to jump, she was pulled
inside by the hair by a brutal fellow.
Ilejumped clear and she fell and
was seriously injured. Of a family
of five, four got out alive, one little
girl of twelve years being burned.
Sho was tearfully sought bv her lit
tle brother, and at last discovered
dead. John Lynch, a mason, find
ing the people pressed in at tbe bot
torn of tbe church door, pulled manv
down who were on top, thus savieg
a dozen lives.
Ex-Constable Casey describes the
scene as he saw it with a glass from
the top of the Hutching3 House
blocfe. lue wnolo atiair was over
in fifteen minutes. Ho could plain
ly Eee, through tho blazing rafters
and frame, the poor people running
about. Largo black spots could be
seen in tbe rlarae3, and half a minute
later these spots went out in a bril
liaat light, which was succeeded by
a dark flame.
Lewis Roberts, who, with his fam
ily of four children, was ia the galle
ry, saved hi3 three daughters by
forcing them out of the door, but his
boy, a bright lad of eleven, perUhed
in the fknies. Many people were
bidly iojured by jumping. from the
gallery windows. Anaic Hibbert
and a child six years of age escaped
from the building after their clothing
had became ignited, and many per
sons had their limbs broken in at
tempting to escape.
SrniNciFiELP, May Intense
excitement prevailed last night in
Holyoke, centering opposite the
church at wbich tbe disastrous fire
occurred, aud at various points to
which the sufferers were carried.
Wild efforts were made by the peo
ple to rush pell-mell iato the
buraiug buildiug to rescue friends,
aad it was with difficulty they were
kept back. Thi3 was particularly
the case with pareats, who had, oa
the Grst impulse, rushed from the
church to save their own lives, but
remembering that they had left their
children behiod to perish, returned
impetuously. Actual personal vio
lence had to be used ia several cases
to keep the men back. All about the
streets men, women and children
were wailing pitcously and inquiring
if their friends had been saved.
One woman was positive her hus
band had perished, and could only
be quieted by the assurance from "a
friead that he had been walking with
him. One of the most touching
cases was that of two little girls
about twelve years of age rushing for
the entraace of the building while
the fire was at its height, thinking
to Cad their father aad mother who
were within. Thev could only be
restrained by aa officer who took
them ia bis arms.
It is a disputed question whether
both the lront doors were available
for escape. There are those who
state positively that oae of them was
closed, and that it wa3 impossible
to open it on account of the crush.
One man went to the closed door
and, flourishing a club, threatened
violence to any one who came near.
in order to get the crowd awav; but
without success. Others state as
positively that both doors were open.
All th occupants of tho galleries
rushed to the east door and. falling
upon one another, choked up the
door way with their bodies, piled
ia all ways seven or eight deep.
Here most of the lives were lost from
this mass. Chief Mullin rescued
one young woman after having taken
off two dead bodies from abovs her.
The Chief and others had their
clothes almost burned from them
and wero badly burned about the
hands. In the rear of tho church
t K -i : f J WdH 1 i . a-. t OA M- h I .1 K . -
pulled down a'ter tue ure was nearly
put out
One woman
jumped from the
highest window down upon the frost
steps, breaking her arm. A man
with two children ia his arms, jump
ed from a window and escaped. One
poor woman, enveloped in flames,
shrieked out "For God sake save
nie,?' and she was dragged out.
Some of the poor creatures fell
fainting on the long flight of wooden
stairs leading down to the street,
extinguished, the charred wooden
walls of the stracturc were
aad were pulled down by
staading,
the hook
as iiucam n.inc, nunu s
also destroyed. The walls were
and ladtler men in order that search ; explosion.
for the bodies might be made. Only j The second fWr of D ow's building
fi very few moments comparatively j was occapicd by S. D. Frazier, iner
elapsed after water struck tre build-J chant tailor, who, with a workman,
iag before the fire was out, but the
destruction to life during that brief
pe.iod was terrible.
nuadreds ot men weat to tae
wreck as soon as opportuaity offered
to search for the bodies, and a force
of police was organized to keep bac k
the large crowd which bad gathered.
A grea number of the bodies were
found burned ia tbe fatal entry way,
some of them to a crisp. The body
of one woman was found in the seat
she had occupied. Her clothiog was
catirely burned off. A woman,
weighing ISO pounds, was dragged
screaming from tbe mass. She was
carried a short distance from the
church and placed on the grass
while the fle?h actual! r pceied
her back, and in a moment she fell
over dead. The scenes last night
and to-day in the school house base
meat, where the bodies wero carried,
were heartrending ia tbe extreme.
Ia some instances the features were
distorted as though extreme agony
had been suffered before death, but
mauy looked calm as though smoth
ered; all were blackened with smoke
aad sonic were buroed Leyond possi
bility of ideatification, nothing re
maining but the trunk. Tlie coro
ner's jury was summoned to-day, but
the excitement continues so iuteuse
that it was judged best not to at
tt'iiiiit the takiua- uf evidence, aad
1 . 0 .
the inquest was adjourned
Monday.
The hero of the disaster was
Lynch, a brave fireman, who
first to respond to the alarm.
until
John
was
He
describes the scene whea ho reached
the buraing church as appaling.
They were wedged tight aad alruoat
iaimovable in the doorways, aad it
was a dease mass of humaaity from
six to eiirht leet ia teistit. none oi
them being able to staad upright!
from the terrible pressure of the
crowd behind. Without a moment's
pause to consider their danger.
Lvnch and Chief Engineer M illin
rushed iato tbe flames, spurred on by
pitcou cries of "For God's sake, eotue
and help us!" aad began pulling out
bodies. A moment later and a well
directed hydrant stream from the
Mt. Holyoke hose struck the brave
rescuers aad uadoubtediy saved
their lives, while upon aad over them
a sheet of fire rolled like a wave,
streaming far out into the opea air.
Rodies of fifty persons burned to
death at Holyoke, last night, have
been iden.iQed, in additioo to those
of fifteen or twenty who were at once
removed to their homes by their
fricads. Nearly seventy have died,
and some forty more are more or less !
burned, or otherwise injured. The
latest dispatch to the Ht'intblu-an
from Ilclyoke, says: "It is not quite
certain that all the dead bodies have
been takea from the ruins. In the
haste to get as many as possible
from the building before it foil, sever
al were taken but a short distance,
and it is possible a fow more may
be taken from the debris."
The church society was establish
ed about seven years ago, and Father
Dufre3nc had been the only pastor.
The parish included all th Freueh
Catholics of the city, whose number
is estimated at from two thousand to
twenty-five hundred persons. The
church was erected in 1870, entirely
of pine, nud was about ono hundred
feet by sixty, two stories, with gal
leries cu tbe sides and north end,
about twenty-five feet wide. There
were two doors ia the north end and
vestibule. At the rear ead was
aaother door by which a few persons
escaped immediate death, upon the
breaking out of the Uame3.
Louis Desgerdin, aged fifty-four
ycar3, wliose wile and daughter were
both burned to death, became insane
to-day from grief, and cried contin
ually in an agonizing tone, "O mv
Julie! my Julie!'' Some people were
taken out alive, who werj under the
others who were deid, and owed to
this fact their own salvation.
Oae of the most protracted cases
of suffering was that of Marv
Desjardia who, burned past as! recog
nition and blind, somehow found her
wav to the hill north of tho church
and waudered arouad there about
twenty nrnutes before she was found
and taken to her homo, where she
died about eleven o'clock this morn
ing, having lingered fifteen hours ia
fearful agony. The fate of Aminanie
Mioier and her lover was a touching
event of the fire. She was the or
ganist for tbe evening in the absence
of the regular one, and was cut off
from escape when the cbareh A-as
burned. Her lover escaped, but
finding that she was atill within,
turned to rescue her, was overcome
with the flames, and perished :viib
her.
The latest revised figures coacera
iag the losses by the Holyoke disas
ter are as follows: Dead 71, fatally
burned 22, other wise burned and
wounded 27; of tho 71 dead, 55 were
females aad 1C males.
BOMTOX.
Ttnernv fnir Oft At 1-10 itu
j -v. ... luo;
eveninar a terrific explosion occurred I
in J. D. Dow's drug store, southwest
corner of Washington and Lagrange
streets, No. 525 Washington street.
At a late hour nothing definite was
known of the canse of the explosion,
but tbe wildest rumors are in circu
lation. At the time of the explosion
there were known to be about twenty-two
persons ia the buildicgproper,
nearly all of wnom were or less se
riously injured. The first intimation .
of the disaster was a deep rumbling j
sound similar to the report of au j
earthquake, and almost simultaneous
ly the walls of the building burst out- j
ward in every direction, and, falling
ia one confused mass, presented aj
scene of wreck seldom before wit
nessed, being more complete tbaa
that of of the buildings blown down
k ., I ,)..: tl. . r,ro !
ui guujjunuci uuiiu iucjivii i .
The force of the explosion wa3
most beyoud description, aad floor-!
ing and other inflammable materials j
at once took fire. The firemen went;
heroically to work to subduo tho j
flames and rescue the imperilled !
uve3 ia tne ruins. At tins writing
two dead bodiea hare been takea out,
and threo other3 extricated who will
f
- 1 1 . 1 i- a
, uauuuineiiij tne. A dozen or more
! have been sent to the city bospit.il
, more or 2-s scriouiiv injured. TLe
uui.u!ii in wuicn tne explosion oc
curred is a fourtorv buiitliair, with
a front of thirty feet on Washington
street, and a dVptb of seventr feet on
Lagrange street. The cra-An, !! ir
I. hi!. IT.. i i , ,
was occupied by J. L. Dow, apotheca
ry and manufacturer cf so:a water,
la rem oving tho mass of brick, the
firemen first came upoa the bodr of
a horse attached to a btiriv buried
! near the Lagrange street
front, un-
! der the debris. The wible
excite-
uient prevailed among the immense
crowds of people present as the dead
and wo'iri-lr-d were taken from the
ruios. A larire force of police kept
! taek the
Kipuiact:
TL
adjoiaia.
I buildings are more or le
shakeu
j and damaged from tho effects of tho
were taken out slightly injured. Tho
next room back was occupied by
Mrs. Lizzie Frazier aad her little
daughter. The latter died soon af
ter being taken oau Mrs. Frazier
was severely, but not dangerously in
jured. The" third floor was occupied
by Dr. Richardson, and he is not ac
counted f.-r. Another room by Mad
arue Li!li. ft i-birvoyaat aud her
husband, wlw wero both saved; but
a brother of the buiaa 1, wh ) lived
with them, is not accounted for. The
fourth floor was occupied by Annie
Crompton, a widow who baJ a num
ber of sh ip girls bearding with her.
The widow was taken out dead, but
none of the irirls have bt';-n accounted
offjfor. Ia addition to the above the
following have l;er:i takea from the
ruins; Mr. Lard, f'.l East Chester
Park, ia a dyir.j condition: Mr.
Daniel S. Frazer, not seriously in
jured; Mrs. Liilie Horsey, not seri
ously injured; Mrs. Loring Gardiner
a id "her little son, not seriously in
jjred; .Mrs. W. A. Co ilia, not serious
ly injured; John J. Mahoney, proba
bly fatally injured, and Morris Aaker
maaa, in a dying condition; Farley
.-kail f.actured aad otherwise injured;
Joha A. Stetson, slightly injured;
Ja?ob Valois, badly cat. Manba
London occupied aa applo-staad oa
the cwrner. Sh? was blown in'.o tha
street and had au arm and leg bro
ken. Thomas Coaney was badly
cut. Samuel Farwell, manager of
how's store was blown into tho
street aad ta ll injured. Miss Liz
zie Get.iev wn rescued with great
diilicu!tv,'but wiih slight injuries.
I be a!ove eniijra
ns far a caa be ascertained at t.i'S
Ute hour. It is diSkuk to estimate
losses. That to the building prop.T
is about $i0.0t,". Ia view of tha
terriil'.c exp! i.-i-n and general shak
ing cf the adjoining building-, it is
thought tho losses will aggregate
4100,000.
Various tLeorb-s aJvancvd as to
the nature aad cause of tL2exp;os;o;i,
but nothing as yet is dc-tiniuly
kmwn. TLe most plausible idea,
and that most generally accepted, is
that it was a gas generator ia the cel
lar that exploded. It is asserted,
however, that thero was aitro-glycer-iae
ia the house, aad that no other
... 1 L
subs.aa:e could cave causcu sucu au
instantaneous and utter demolition
of the building. The dead body of
James M. Frawley, bock agent, has
been takea from the ruins. Other
bodies are thought to be there.
There is a large force still at work.
The ruins are lighted by po Aerf.il
calcium lights.
A Kirh Uift to ttif t rlioil.
The ladies at Mount St. Vincent,
New York, extended a reception to
his Eminence Cardinal McCIo.-kev on
Thursday. At S A M. the Cardinal
celebrated High Mass ia the chapel
attached to the institute, at which
eisbt vouni
ladies received tbeir first
communion. His Eminence next be
stowed the Sacrament of Confirmation
upon twenty-nine young ladies, after
which he delivered a short address,
exhorting them to remember the sol
emn vows thry bad taken, and subse
quently retired. AtO P. M. he return
ed, ia response to aa invitation ex
tended to him ia the morning. The
large drawiui-rooni was decorated
with floral emblems and scarlet dra
pery, and upon a temporary stage aa
allegorical drama was enacted by thirty-one
little girls. At the conclusion
of the performance his Eminence
was approched by three young ladies,
who, respectively, delivered address
es in the English, French and Latia
languages. The first was delivered
by Miss McCail, the second by Miss
Rn'.inatid, and the third by Miss
McGuire. Oae of the trio next pre
sented the Cardinal a costly ba.-ket
of flowers, cn behalf cf t':e upils. Ia
the center of tbc ba.-ket was a mag
nificent diamond cross valued at
$'20,000, a gift of the pupils. A copy
of tbe Latia address previously de
livered, engrossed cu satia and enclos
ed ia a handsome morocco case, was
confided to the care of the Ablegate,
Mgr. Roncctti, to be delivered to tha
Pope. Cardinal McCioskey next ad .
dresstd the ladies. He sa'id that
since his elevation to the Cardiiialatc
he hail beea accorded numcrcus re
ceptions, but nooa cf them afforded
him more l.tarlfolt gratfication than,
the affectionate tribute which bail
jbeen just paid him. As long as ha
ived he would retain pleasant mem
ories of the loving words of the ladir-a
of Mount St. Vincent. Tho Ab!egatet
Mgr. Roacctti, then delivered aa art .
dress in the French laatriiaa, ir,
which he said the Holy Father would;
derive consolation from tho ajoction-.
ate words of the addro.vi from hii
daughters of the Convert of Mt. St,
Vincent, and he pcruoaally tLaaketJ
them for the kia 1 welcome received
at their haads. After partaking of a
bountiful collation, the Cardinal and
his distinguished friends took their.
leave. Xtbrti.
'JM-VUA, May
. The Omaha
convicts in the State prison again at
tempted to effect an escape yester
day. The mutineers assaulted the
iprisoa guards wit a stones and club..
threatening to kill tbeni. The guani
opened fire upon the convicts, killing
M'Watcrs, th ringleader. This had
tbe effect of instantly termlaating
th? mutiny.
A Bold Leap for Llbrrtj-.
Tur. i.N-T.i, May 27. Sam. John
son, colored, while being brought
from Cayuga to London yesterdar,
handcuffed, in charge of a detective,
leaped from a window of the trainj
which wa3 going twenty miles aa
hour, and escaped into the woods.
Jlaath t'httalr.
,
M.ucu Chink, Mav 25. Lenta-,
Bcuraaa k Cos collieries, at Mahancv
City, resumed operations yesterdav
at twenty per ceat. reduciion oa the
basis of 1371 for oae month, after
which a uermanent nrrann-empnt
with tho men will probably be made.
Aa early resumption ia the entire
anthracite regions 13 expected.