I. Tim ClnmPKot Honld ' There are rocks looming up 'surrendering bis .power ;," and -his j -i-ded Go gii.-. lue oOIHLibLl JJ.Lia.lU. . ,. f Droaramme is anything but tbe pro- wt Chester village BecorJ, gramme of a dead man. PA LACK OS FlltC EDWARD 8CULL, Editor and Proprietor. WEDRESDAT. .December X, 1882. Mr. John V. Garrett was last week elected President of the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, for the twenty-filth time. Jcdge Mekccr will become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of this State on January 1st, at which time Judge Sharswood retires from the bench. At the cWe of the fi-cal year, on the thirtieth day of Noveml-r last, our State deht was ?20,22o,0S3,2S. During the last year the debt was reduced f 015,104 ,77. The ! hme Express London, rexrta that 22J,(.MW,CKtU bushels of wheat will be needed in Great Brit ain and Europe during the coming year, litre is a chance for American farmer?. Does an body hear of any Inde pendent being taken notice of by the new Governor whom they elected? They were eiaiply used as a cat's paw to draw the Democratic chest nuts from the fire. The Independent journals that as tisted to elect Puttison, are exceed ingly unhappy over the prospect of the Republicans organizing theState Senate without dividing and giving the Democrats control of it Ir is probable that all Internal Revenue taxes, except those on liquor and tobacco, will be repealed, and these may be reduced. The to bacco trade is petitioning to have the question speedily settled, as the present uncertainty is demoralizing the but-iness. There appears to be little doubt that this Congress will pass a bill reducing letter postage from three to two cents. There seems to be no opposition to it. While Congress has its hand in, it might as well take the postage off of newspapers mailed at the office of publication. Hon. Edward McPhekson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, says the next Congress will contain 191 Democrats; 121 Republicans; C Re adjusters; 3 Independent Demo crats ; and 3 Independent Republi cans. There are two vacancies caus ed by death. Democratic majority over all, 5S. Both Houses of Congress are wrestling with bills for the reform of the civil service, but it is doubtful if much is accomplished in this direc tion. Both parties are struggling for the point of vantage, and the Demo crats will hardly agree to any bill that will exclude them from full possession of the offices, after their anticipated victory in 1SSL Ben. Butler says that he is going to le a Republican Governor of Massachusetts, that he was not elect ed by the Democrats, but by Re publicans who were disgusted with their party leaders, and that the Democrats did not gain a victory in his election. The Democrats will, after all, come to the conclusion that "Ben" did 6teal those spoons. Senator Brown, of Georgia, says that civil service reform is not nec essary until about 100,000 Republi cans have been removed from office to make room for the patriots who hope to elect the next President. Before this session of Congress is ended it will be found that a majori ty of Democrats agree with the Sen ator. Reform with them means, to put their fellows in, and the other fellows out The new version of the story of the Prodigal son runs thus : The scape grace on his return hailed his father with, "Here, old man, hurry up and kill that calf! I'm hungry for veal, and want another divide." Thi3 is the spirit precisely in which the Independents are demanding that they shall be treated as "stand ing on an equal footing" and receive an equal division of appointments in the State, as the price of peace. According to the modest Philadel phia Press, this will "put the party on the highest plane." The Philadelphia Press organized a number of its rejorters into a de tective corps, and they succeeded in capturing a band of grave robbers who had leen rifling a city cemetery of its dead, for the purpose of sup plying the medical college with subjects for dissection. Over thu feat that journal has been cackling with sixty hen-power for the past week. We congratulate its able ed itor on having at last discovered hu proper vocation. As a political leader he was a miserable failure, as a detective he may yet rival VTdoc. ahead of the Democratic ship of State. The prospect of a coalition with the Independents for control of the Senate ha? apparently failed, the jealousy of the leaders is begin ning to crop out, and the victors are already aligning themselves' as sup porters of Wallace o? of Cassidy, both of whom are aspirants for the United States Senate. Cassidy, it is understood, will be the new Attor ney General, and Wallace will un questionably lead the party forces in the Senate. In laying their plans for the coveted position these Dem ocratic leaders have apparently overlooked the fact that after all the trouble they are taking there may be a Republican successor to Mr. Cameron. At all events it is plainly apparent that the new administra tion goes into power with a party divided by intrigues and jealousy engendered by this glittering prize. There was a great deal of talk expended, and some mighty pretty writ'ng done during the late cam paign about u civil service reform" and the necessity for ' better and purer political methods." Now that the campaign is ended and the pub lic is breathlessly awaiting the frui tion of these charming reforms, it is discovered that the reduction of theory to practice is a tak not easy of accomplishment, as each and ev ery individual reformer is persuaded that he alone is master of the sci ence. The Democratic reformers particularly, are in a quandary. Bred in the faith that, "to the vic tors lielong the spoils," they can ap preciate no civil service reform, com prehend no purer political methods, that do not begin with turning all their opjKtneuts out of office. They are tor reform next year, or at some subsequent time, not under Repub lican rule, but at some indefinite fu ture, when their party possesses all the offices. When Senator Brown, in hi. speech against the civil ser vice reform bills row pending in the Senate, last week, asked if any body believed the Democratic lead ers in the several States would come up to the support of a Democratic candidate for President with the same energy and zeal with civil ser vice reform accomplished, ns they would without that reform accom plished, he put a question which was not ojenly answered, but to which each hearer mentally re plied, "we do not" It is not a flat tering view to take of human na ture, but we do not believe that any party leader would work with the same zeal and energy in a campaign in the absence of a prospect of re wards for themselves and their friends. Victory, in a political con flict means this, and for more than fifty years our citizens have been ed ucated to this. As Senator Brown also said, the passage of a civil ser vice bill now would handicap the Democrats in 188-1, and understand ing and believing this, a3 all Demo crats do. we have no faith in their professions, or in their ostensible ad vocacy of a reform in this branch of the service. As to the clamor of the IndeKnd ents, whose sole ostensible object was for "purer political method," their present demand for a fair aj jortionmeiit of the offices in this SUte by the National Government, and a recognition of the right of Senator Mitchell to distribute a por tion of its patronage as the price of peace in the party, shows precisely the moving and coutroling influence by which they are governed. The truth is, no party was ever known that was too young or too old and dignified, to join in the scramble for patronage, and among the loudest shouters for reform of the civil ser vice are to be found the most invet erate office seekers and placemen in the country. For these, as well as other reasons, we do not have much faith in any great measure of civil service reform, being enacted during the present session of Congress. It is impossible to legislate on this sub ject without reference to 1SS1. If Democrats win then, they will take the offices regardless of any bill to the contrary that may be passed this winter, and if the Republicans re tain power ihey will wish also to retain the patrouage of the Govern ment with it We do not believe either that the service can be abso lutely severed from politics and all labor to that end will eventually prove abortive. But that the service can be reformed, unnecessary offices be abolif bed, incompetents weeded out, drones dismissed, salaries be better adjusted, primary examina tions le made, promotion follow merit acd sundry other measures be taken to advance and improve it, admits of no doubt. These are prac tical means for its improvement to which Congress may well address itself, leaving fiue spun theories and learned dissertations to those who delight in speculative and Utopian dreams of a perfect Government without flaw or blemish. It thus appears that the Inde pendents, in supposing that the de feat of Beaver was to accomplish all they desired, misunderstood the real nature of the contract they had taken. Notwithstanding the mortal wound given to Cameron in the late election, he is declared by the Timet to le the liveliest jwlitical corpse of modern times ; and the only hope of the Independents now lies in kill ing him over again, year after year. If the fight is continued on this line, it is quite possible that the political funeral of Cameron will be indefi nitely postponed for want of a suffi ciently quitt corpse, and that the only obsequies celebrated in 1S81 will le thoee of the Republican par ty. Honedale Citizen. "Doomsday! The grand old party shivered from end to end!" Vin cinriiiti Enquirer. The Enquirer would do well to re member tne boy's description of a mule : It has ''a business end." We would advise the Enquirer and its compatriots to beware of the "busi ness end ot tiie iiepuulican party. "The grand old party shivered ;"' but it will do a good deal of voting yet in the same direction it shot, mark that Some of our esteemed con temporaries think the recent chas tisement of the Republican party, though severe, will be the making j of it They already see the old ban ner which has so often and so long been borne in front of the marching millions floating out grandly before the advancingcolumiis in 1SS4. The men who have done the fastest run-, niug and the swiftest dodging, and been most active in the betrayal of their trust will doubtless come well to the front as trainers of the patri otic Republican column. They le mind the Inter Ocean of Sut liveli hood's method of training his pup. Sut was the sole proprietor of a blooded bull pup that he was anx ious "to train for btar." lie impart ed this desire to his fond old father, and ersuaded the old gentleman to robe hiniseif in a bearskin ami play bear to practice the pup. When the arrangement was complete, and the supMsed bear had unfortunately got his nose firmly inserted between the teeth of the dog, there came a wail, "Take him oil, Sut, take him off." But the philosophical son re sponded, "Grin and bear it, dad; it may be a little hard on you, but it will be the making of the pup." Inter Ocean. Thp Phn.ade1r.hia Regard names I Hipo Court, tii mme i mo -- Tndont anu siuri( m uw. Senator Everhart as one of the nvCj Republican Senators who can be; - " , . . counted on not to go into the Re- Losdos, December 14. h.rly this publican Senatorial caucus to nomi- j morning flames were discovered issu nate officers. The five are Everhart. Ug from the frout wurnowa ot Emerv. Lee. Sill and Stewart. It i Hampton oouri, me noyai raiace thinks if one more can be got a com bination can be made with the Democrats to elect one of their own Lum!tr President pro tempore, who in return for the Democratic 6up port will give the Democrats better representation on the committees In answer to this question Senator Everhart save he is making no bar gains with Democrats. Can't Understand tbe Mixture, Srruntoa Republican. The general disgust prevailing among members of the Democratic party at Pattison's election of a Re publican Methodist preacher for his private secretary, is cropping out from e ry point of the compass m the State, Why They Iingh. Lane after Intelligencer. There is a Stalwart grin at the neat wav in which the President has met Halfbreed allegation concerning the sweeping removal ot uarneid men from office. Chopping His Own lg Off. DEBT AXl TAXATION. Iti reducing tixation it should ev er be borne in mind that our debt is still large, and by unwise legislation the demand upon the Treasury is likelv to increase in the matter ensious. The sinking fund iniiot he provided for, the interest charge is upward of sixty millions, and the pension list is est. mated by cool ueaded men as not unlikely to reacii $100,000,000. To enter upon tax reduction without reference to these facts and probabilities would be fol ly run mad. And to enter upon tax reduction as a competitive struggle between the parties with the intent of over-bidding for tllect would be equally unwise. No reduction that Can embarrass the normal operations of the Treasury ought to be consid- ; ered. We ought, so to speak, to put up a liberal margin to meet an ex traordinary demand for pension pay ments, because it is the deliberate opinion of well-informed persons that that demand is almost certain to outrun the most sanguine esti mates yet made. It is not likely that the Arrears of Pensions law will be modified at this session. It seems probable that the taxes on checks, matches, proprieta ry medicines, bank capital and hank 'Jt-posits will lie abolished barely possible that the tax on to bacco will be abolished, or at least greatly Tedueed which ouht not to be done. The tax on distilled and fermented liquors ought to stand. It is said that tiie tax interferes with the spread of the business, and ought therefore to be taken off. But no government can afford to encour age such business. Even the Queen of England, in her address to Par liament the other day, referring to the diminution of the revenue from this source, congratulated the House upon it a an evidence of moral progress. We can afford to ieaye the business to take care of itself' which it is abundantly able to do and use it to replenish the Treasury exactly as we are doing. No man can siiow that the tax decreases the out turn in the least It is a tax that oporebses nobody. It is a tix on a luxury which those who use may well pay. Beyoiid )l)js, any sweeping reduction of Urilf duties will most certainly embarrass trade and endanger the stable foundations of our prosperity. . Westerly, December 12. Before daylight yesterday morning Cyrus Barber, between twenty-live and thirty years of age, jumped out of a window in ins night dress, and run ning to the woodpile, seized an ax, and chormed his own leg nearly on. He has shown signs of insanity for some time and lias been closely watched. He managed, however, to escape the visilatice of his parents last night His father entered the room just as he jumped from the window, and started for the back door so as to intercept him. As he reached the door he beard a sound of chopping at the woodpile and naturally assumed that his son was chopping wood. Coming nearer he heard the young man say, "It's most off." repeating the words several times, as if pleased that he had near ly accomplished his undertaking. Then he heard him fall. Bending over the prostrate body, he found that the young man had fainted, but in th darkness could not see how he had injured himself. Taking him into the house, it was found that he had cut one of his legs near ly off about six inches above the ankle, the two parts being held to gether only by a fragment of flesh. Barker has been driven insane by 0f allowing his mind to aweu too much upon religious subjects. In his delirium to-day he is constantly ouoting Scripture. A short time since he tried to commit suicide by holding his breath, claiming that it was wicked to breathe. A Brother's Reenge. Stanford, December 12. Win. Casey, a Madison county man, was twice a widower, his last wife having died in May. He was apparently in search of wife number three, and he had for some time laid 6iege to the hand of Miss Pauline East a pretty young girl of fifteen, daughter of a well-to-do and respectable farmer of Teatorsville. Her family was great ly opposed to Casey, and had more than once ordered him away. He seemed to have letter luck with the girl, however, for one day last week lie induced her under promise of marriage to run off with him. They were gone several days, returning on Saturday with his promise unfulfill ed. On Sunday morning, when It is j Owen East, brother of the girl, saw Casey, he accused him of ruining his sister, and, after a few words, knock ed him down with a club, breaking his skull, and causing death during last night. East has not been ar rented yet, though he has made no effort to escape. It is stated that within the last' three years ninety three thousand acres of trees have leen planted in Kansas. The Northern Pacific Rail way is actively encouraging tree planting along its line in Dakota. Farmers are furnished with seed Jim' free of eharsre bv the comnanr. - r j i , . . and tbe latter baa a large force of;s""' One by one the predictions of the "Independent" bosses and organs are going to protest. The most im portant of these the one, in fact, which furnished the chief motive for the Independent canvass was that "the defeat of tieaver was the-defeat of Cameron, and the death of Cam eronism." But the Philadelphia iimeM me leading organ ot the In dependents which discovered, soon after the election, that the Govern or's patronage was a brggarly busi nessnow finds that t'ameronism has not ben killed by the defeat of Beaver. It declares, on the contrary, j that Cameron "is 1u8t the liveliest politic d corpse." ruj that ' onlv "the though tless are shouting THK STATU SKXATK. The Lebanon Courier, in comment ing on the desire ol the Philadelphia Times to see John Stewart elected Speaker of the State Senate, by a union of the Democrats and Inde pendents, says: "The Democratic organ of Clear field county, Senator Wallace's home, offers a manly objection to a dicker of this character, which culls out a bitter article Irom the That, in which Democrats who are favorable to a manly adherence to their organ ization are called the Crab Democra cy. It begins to look as if there may have been a bargain between a cer tain element in the Democratic par ty and some of the Independents, in which compensation would be ren dered for the aid given to the elec tion of Pattison. If such a bargain and sale were contracted, its first de velopeinent will be seen in the or ganization of the Seriate. There is not a Republican Senator who was not elected by the regular Republican party, and no one can desert the party and unite with the Democrats without being guilty of misrepre sentation and treason, and no one in his senses is likely to 6o dishonor himself without a substantial mo tive. If any Senator elected by the Republican party shall unite with the Democrats in the organization of the Senate, the act will write corrup tion and treason upon his brow, in letters so glaring that no one can fail in the reading of the dishonor. Blabbed by Their Teacher. Newcomerstown, December 12. Intelligence has just reached here of a distressing stabbing affray between a school teacher named Frazer and his two pupils, in Cumberland, a lit tle town of Guernsey county. Jt seems that John Hayes and another pupil had a dispute with their teach er, and. becoming enraged, attacked him. Frazer drew a knife to defend himself, as he claims, and stabled loth boys. Yeung Hayes died al most instantly from the effects of his injuries, but the other boy was only slightly injured. The teacher imme diately gaye hiipself no custody and was committed to jail at Cam bridge, the county seat The tragic and sudden death of young Hayes has created the most intense excite mentamongthe cjtizens of the neigh borhood, and some denounce Fra zer's conduct in the rnost bitter terms. He greatly deplores the kill ing of Ids pupil and it seems to be the general opinion that he ojiened his knife only when compelled to in self defence. A fair and rigid inves tigation of the whole matter will le made at once. Frazer Js a very prominent teacner in the county. at Hampton, fitteen miles from Lou don. It was at first tiiought that some of the historical painting had leen destroyed. The fire broke out in a suite vi private apartments hi the cloister. Tiie local fire brigade worked for three hours, and sucd ed in preventing the flames from extending. The first account o.f tlitj damage appears to have been exag gerated. A woniati was sufTocsited by the smoke. About twelve rooms, situated in the east quadrangle of Hampton Court, were scorched by the fire, two were actually burued. These rooms were immediately above the picture gallery, the curiosities and tapestry in which were considerably dam aged by water. The tapestry which suffered the most is part of that which represents Alexau'er the Great entering Babylon : ui the battle of the Granicus. Ir. Queen Anne's bed-room the celebrated painted ceiling was damaged Pict ures by Rembrandt Rubens'' and Kneller.aud Lely's celebrated 'Beau ties,' had a narrow escape. The rooms known as the Queen's gallery the King's and Queen's private chambers and private drawing room, were partially flooded by water. The loss is roughly estimated at 30,000. llamjiton Court Palace is near the village of Hampton, twelve miles southwest of the centre of London, and beiiig open free to visitors, it is a great resort of Londoners and strangers. It was originally built bv Cardinal Wolsey in 1515, who, through policy, presented it to Hen ry VIII. It is 'one of the finest spec imens of the Tudor style of architec ture, and the new owner was so charmed with its splendor that it be came his favorite residence. It was the birthplace of Edward VI., and where his mother died. The masks and tournaments held by Philip and .Marv and by Queen Elizabeth took place there, and also the marriage of Lord Fa Icon burg and Cromwell's daughter. Ot the five original quad rangles only two now remain, but a third was erected by;Sir Christopher ren for llham 111. 1 his portion Mill Horror. Annie Lydon's Fearful Iap. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. The En. terprise cotton mills at Manayunk, owied by Samuel S. Keeley and oc eupie4 by Joseph Adims, cotton yarns ; Kelle tt Withers, cotton spinntrs ; Lard A Conner, cartet yarns, ai d John Wild A Bro., cotton yams, were totally destroyed by fire this a'ternoon, causing a los of $15, 01 NJ or, the building and f 00,000 on the st'K.k and machinery. A iiuniler of employes at work on the fifyh floor were obliged to escaje by an outside hoisting rope which reached only totheseeond floor. All coming this way had to jump the balance ef the distance to the ground. Others jumped from windows. In all sev enteen persons were injured, but only one, Mary O'Conner, aged four teen, is beiieved to be fatally injur ed. Her spine is said to be broken. L I lie others are Robert Marsh, arm badly lacerated ; Wm. Demsey, Wal ter Trout, James Walej', Maggie Quinri, Mary E. Hoffman, Susan Hoffman Wm. Everman, Win. E erman, jr.. Wm. Keene, James Con ner, Thomas Parnell, John Kelley, John Downing, the engineer, aud a girl nomi d Hoops. Pittsburgh, Dec. 5. To-night, about 8 o'clock, an Irish girl, 1U years of age, named Annie Lydon, threw herself from a fourth story window of the hme No. 18 Diamond street When picked up both limbs were bent backwards until ter heels touched ber head. She was fright- ftillv irtltirixl sirii! t&iP tit tvitliin twenty-lour hours. She came loj this city from Sera-iton. Pa., about; six months .igoand has been living as a domestic at various hotels and j residences ii the city. At her last! place she was accused of having! stolen soni goods from the store of; her employer. She confess! to' having commiited the theft, but gave rich and she wa poor. Dreading my entire stock of Holiday Goods last season, 1 have in, ' arrest she hurriedly packed heroff.-r. Entire new designs in "' Christmas Gifts WHERE TO BUY THE o I offer to my friends and patrons a line of FANCY AND TOILET G00r "A Tue clothing iato a small bundle tonight i and leaped from the window to the ' cobble-stones, forty feet below. She has an aunt and sister in this city. Other relatives reside in Scranton. Ladie's Dressing Cas Terrible Death. A Fight Between Trampa. Gkkk.nsbikg, Pa., Dec. 13. A gang of tramps, about thirty in num ber, bound together by an iron-clad oath for the purpose of committing all sorts of It predations, have beeu encampi da few miles east of this place for some time. Last night one of their number named Quick, hecomins; dis.-aii.-fied, made Up his mind to leave the vagrants ami so expreFM-d bin. self. A fijiht resulted bet we n uim and anotin r named Fer ris. Tbe latter drew a revolver and fired several shots, two of them tak ing e fleet in Quick's bai k and side. The gang was arrested and brought to this place to-day where they were lodged in jail to await the result of Quick's injurit s. Physicians consider Quick in a critical condition. He was tiken to the County Home. Mahanoy Cmr. December 14. At three o'clock this afternoon Mrs. CutGlass Bottles, jjIO, OOO in I'rrciou;, KtonoH Gone. Cleveland, Dec. 14. Between 12 and 1 o'clock to-day a man walked into the store of P. L Miles, a inanu- lacturmirjeweler, and asked the pro prietor to put a new spring into a cheap watch. While Mr. Miles was Wm. Wynne,a highly respected lady oi mis place, who was on ner way to the Lehigh Valley depot, had just ascended a steep embankment and stepiel on the track when she was struck by a coal train. The engine and forty cars passed over her body, which was cut to pieces and was gathered up.piece by piece and plac ed in a sheet. The train was pass ing round a curve and the engineer was powerless to prevent the acci dent Mrs. Wynne was the wife of Wm. Wynne, outside foreman of Primrose Colliery. She was the mother of 14 children. PhilaUelfihia and Iteutl;ns. I and new novelties in Odor Cases; they are truly haniM,r worth n visit to see these alone. My store is absolutely f.j' Toilet Seta, Flower Vases, BULK PERr (Alfred Wright Pen-line a includes the southern and eastern j repainnj; the watch the stranger nuirits. j quietly (licked up a bag containing . auoui siu,iA worm oi unset uia- Over S00,000 Worth of Kailroad I momls. rubles, emeralds, santthires. Property Humeri. opals, catseyes and pearls. With tl.M plunder the thief walked off New Yohk,' Dee. 14,-Thc exten j u.n..iice.l, and it was imt until Mr. sive.leoot ..! wharf to-lh,T wi,i, ' 'o want one oi me sixtv cars aiul ten locomotives, ol the Manhattan Reach Railroad Co. :gems to yet that he discovered ! he h id been robbed. that at 15:1 V Kio-'e, were thstroveu bv fire iit 2 o'clock this morning. Ju.-t how the tire originated is not learn ed, but a strong breeze from the bay fanned the flames so vigorously that it was only a short time alter the fire was first discovered before the entire dejot was in flames. A larjje pile of lumber belonging to the Seabeach Kailroad Co. adjoining the Manhat tan depot, a canal loat at the decK wharf, and all in it, were burned. The Maiihatten lieach Co. had sixty passenger cars and ten locomotives laid up for the winter. At the time the fire broke out there was no one about but the watchman, who. find ing it impossible to check the flames, gave the alarm, and obtained help, but there were no means of checking the dames. The police telegraphed to the tire departmen for help, but the chief engineer responded by pay ing he did not know whether it would do any gaod sending assistance, as there was no water, and he wanted information from some other source than the police. The fire, he said. was outside of the lirooklvn citv ine. The Co. estimated their loss at over $otK),00u j covered by insur ance, The loss on the final boat and lumber has not been learned. Lnter, The fire is more extensive than at first reported. Among the sixty cars burned were fifteen drawing-room coaches of the Woodruff pattern, worth probably $3,000 each: I Ii,,,s- also, the private carol Austin Corbm, winch took the hr?t prize at the Cen tennial Exhibition. The fire originated in the oil room Iead at tiie .k- of 101. Mokristown, X. J., Dec. 14. Mrs. Maria Ah v died here yesterday, aard 104 years seven months nnd three days. She was born in New York city, where the interment will take place to-morrow in the family vault, St. Mark's church. Mrs. Ap plev has hen nctive uitil within the past two wee' s, retaining fill of her (acuities up to the tune of her death. She was one of the thirteen yountr gi'ls who represented the thirteen original states in General Washington's mock funeral proces sion in New York citv. PiiiLADLLnilA, Pa., Dec. 11. The directors of the Philadelphia and Ueading Railroad have approved the traffic agreement with the Coal and Iron Company, Pittsburg, MeKees port and Youghioheny, Pitt-burg and Erie, Iike Shore and Michigan Southern, and South Pennsylvania railroad companies. A mortgage of 820,000,000 it to be created to build the South Pennsylvania, each com pany named agreeing to set apart twenty per cent, of the gross earn ings accruing from new binine-s to meet the interest on the inornate. Bud Vases, Hand Glasses, Watch Cases, PnfTa and Boxes, Sachet Powders, Cigar Cases, ' Smokers Sets, Large & Pocket c . Whisks & Holders, Cloth Brushes, Ha:r Nail Brushes, Tooth Brushes. Shaving Brushes, Infant Brushes, Infant Toilet Baskets, Pocket Books Side Books, Crd Books, Card Cases Visiting Cards, Musie Folios, Etc., itc. PHOTOGRAPH ALHU.M I have a very fine assortment; and all should gH, prices le;'..- . ing elsewhere. AI, Autograph Albums, Tucket Bibles, Gospel Hymns, Family Ilibles, Testaments Burglar in a I'l Oflice. L.KvisBiTRfi, December 1.. Bur glars broke into the )0!-t olliee here lact nijjht and blew open the lare safe of the Postmaster, Alfred S. Sheller. They secured about nine hundred dollars in money and all tiie registered letters in the office. Republican Congressmen Elected. WRITING DESKS, lioxeri Pa pen, Scrap Kok,&I'ced KirdM,iid Hi eWi "A NAGRA31S," Whieh is so jutly -pul.ir now. CM and secure a b..x h. r '.: sopply is exhausted. Skaters Irovnel at Philadelphia.. PiiiLADKi.i HiA, Dec. 14. While a number of persons were skating on Abbutts dim, falls of Schuylkill, about '"ix o'clock this eyeuing the ice suddenly gave way and a num ber of children were precipitated in to tli renter. A nnie Casey, aged ten years; John Snowden, aged ten years ; Thomas Kindle, aged ten years, and Violet Barker, aged four teen years, were drowned and it is feared that others met the same fate. The four bodies were recovered and taken to their late homes. The a flair created great excitement at the COLUMBUS. C. I Jet-ember VI I e ! State Canvassing IJo.ird to-diy an nounced the following decisions in Congressional contests: Eighteenth district, M Xinley, Republiean, el-ct- edbyt ulit majority. Sevn.th dis- j tnct. .More", Kejuibhean and 'iHh district, Hart. lit p. JOTICE. Ta ndi-raiiraeil will applT to the nxt Leirlf. lature lr fpeottl net for liiiiwlf an-l other lor lurnli-hlnii pruviti-n. !!.. to fennsjivnU finer KencT Toiuhleer mmu.leci hy ?! J. Buwieg n.l Wm. M. SVhrock in tbe Ytr If): Berlin, lhw. -4t. 0. kklsSIXOER. & -i O of the round-house, about 1:1" a. m Sixty Persons Killed. New York, Der- 14. The steamer a. in. i City of Par i, frotri Asjiin wall, reports 'd to that tbe explosion of the powder ri i . .1 i i ue nigui waicnman en.ieuyoreu i , th ,,inn ,,f thA -A.r r,..v.t h ;u, i . ' . ' .. t "n" "c t-" "uiis o' m iirazuie m Uiiayaq-nl appears not water, but was unaide to a'op them, to have been the result, nf nn nr. owing to the bursting of several bar-1 ,lr.t. C-rf ridges were beinsr prepar rels ot nil. ! p.! f, Die flames swept with great M-lcontotientlv t.C.k mMnrM t'hlr jidity through two frame buildings ! nn tl' m:..-.mn. Mnr thn u;io which extended to the water's edge, i j,,,,,, are aid to have been killetl. i instance in six nunnreu leeei, aim in three hours' time the buildings and contents were totally destroyed. A canal boat loaden with coal, tyhich joy next to the burning deck, A Hotel Man' lack. Mr. J. C. Tyler, chief clerk at the 1 1 v ill I JIT II. liu tlj.lt 1111, till Italian, is reported to have beenit,i,rH i f'0' burred to death. The canal bout J ,,,,,w 'l Kingston i Ashes. New York, December 12. The following dispatch ha been received here, from Kingston, Jamaica, to day. "The business portion of Kingston was burned yesterday. The loss is 0,OOO,OX). Hundreds are homeless. Wharves, usrehouses, stores, banks and supplies are gone. Food sup plies are needed. Charitable relief should be sent to W. K Azbill, Sec retary Kingston Charity Organiza tion." Kingston, the chief maritime city and Capital of the Island of Ja maica, ha a population of about I 4',000. It is situated on a slope of caulit tire, ami the bystanders cmon i):'wi iiotel. Uglier., haa hastened to amuse the Captain, who rheumati-m in tiie nuisdes of the wasasleepin the cabin. They broke ' chest and left shoulder Ily applying open the cabin door, liut were com-! the Great German Remedy three pelled to retreat on account of thejdavs ho realized complete restora extreme beat. The Caut iin, an i "on, and ho U of the opinion that is nounn equil to tbe M. for pun, lue Great was sunk. j German l;erneIy is also a prific There was no regular fire organi-j f,,r burns tnd sprains. Sift hike, zation at Bay Ridge, ami the lirook- (l't'h) Tribune. 1 vn Fire Department refused to re-1 . spond to the call, as it wis out of the city lir.iita. The Sea lieach" Depot had a very narrow e.-cape. The rail road employes, with great difficulty raannuud to run the cars out of the building. A fortnnate change in the wind saved it from destruction. Tiie total lo-s in $VJJ OK) at the least estimate, TVrriblo Pestilence In Mexico. I P 2- o -i O dxakii:. FOR issai Then you should see the endless variety of Christmas Cards, Birthday Car Eeward Cards, FANCY INK-STANDS, EASELS, AND PICTURE FEAK Japanese Brackets, WorkiBoxes, Palletts, Etc.. Etc., E I- also, carry a full line of miscellaneous To o' first o' Un tisg. aooouii in thir great orb" Febru this b promy Fre A t die' e fr i Silk cents, lion, i Coa prici CR cbitis Tb just r TBI Tlx cMl inuu Til a.iu ud I Cli . w live guar A nd lad it derb 10 clicu lieai thai M at at l Tl ken C. brm . frio - Tl beat bail FOI you tie i cun V !, Oat; i elm B rail T7 CO Crimea in Variuun Section. Ualkigh, N. C, December 1 i. A shocking double murder has been committed near Lilesville, in this State. This morning an old woman and her sou were f. mini dead at their home. They had been slain, and ! me uouy ot the son thrown into the fire and partially consumed. They were people of excellent el, ir.icter. The cause of the murder U not known. Great excitement over the New Yokk, D-cernbur 14. let ters from Chiapar, Mexico, dated Octolx r Z), state that the cholera has raed with such violence in that department that in some places owners of and laborers on planta tions have all died, and that as it has not been possible to bury them their bodies have been burned. Six ty deaths a day have occurred in Tonala. and a terrible panic has ensued. A Suicide's Notion. Who Will be Hurt. Alioooa Trlboaa. a spur of the Blue Mountains and1? ,r l,revai" through theneurhbor etanda on the north nhore of a ma-! i tl,e m,vstery surrounding nificieat bay. It is built in the form I the tra,edy " investigated. men telling oui jouvgxnm aiong that Cameron n r-ditieullv doA tbe railroad track. These frf es will j The people have only 'conlenined'' in a few years protect the track irom i him. The view that he U Mdead storms and snowdrifts, and fully re- and damned," as the result of Bea- Day the whole cast of planting. In : " .,jr: ",,u". ue course of time railroads may raise their own ties in forest artificially planted. If the wages of worklngmen are to be pulled down, the price of the nec essaries of life. food, c'othinsr. rents. etc.. must be reduced also. Laboring i Rn important commercial nort men have not been making fortunes exports are ofiee, eu?ar, to- of an amphitheatre, with wide and regular streets. The houses are mostly two story, substantially built fif brick and wood. It has several Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches and two synagogues. It is surrounded with fine sugar planta tions. The situation of Kingston between Europe and the centre of the American continent has made it Its llaffling for the Biggest Hojc. 11kam.no, December 14. Alfred G. Machmer, aged twenty-one years, soii of a farmer, Jonas Machmer, residing near Moselein spring, four teen miles from thin city, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart witti a gun in the wood j shed. He left a letter behind, occupy ing eight pages, in which he bids goodbye to his parents, sisters and friends, and says that he was driven to the deed by a false report about himself and a young lady of the neighborhood. He says that tbe reiiort gave him so much trouble that fright an-rels took pity on him CO fif late. They cannot stand a re duction pf wages unless their expen ses are Jightn4P has undergone ixditical damnation. he is not only as far as ever from Tha In4rpendrDta Troubled. Lascuur Examiner. The President's message is so sen- bacco. dvewood and rum, Hin-sinn was founded in 1693 after Port Itoy al had l?een destroyed by an earth quake. Twice before the city has been the victim of terrjble fires. In ebruary. 1782. the town was ent.ir- Readixq, Dec. 12. A raffle betran at Womelsdorf to-day for probably the biggest hog in the United States, It weighs over fourteen hundred pounds and is named "Jumbo." So j and when he retired at night they great is the interest manifested u the result that sportinz men ' are gathered in Womelsdort from all over the county. The bog is a Jer sey red and is a veritable monument of lard. Twentv-eiiiht hundred tickets have been 'sold, eaek tigliet And Handsome Editions of the POETS, ail saita'-'e FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS The following are among the many on our shelves. i;yron burns, texnysox, merest DANTE, POP; HAWTHORNE. BROr Also, Robinson Crusoe, Scottish Chiefs, Swiss Family 11. Don Quixote, Life of Napoleon, Last Days of I' and many other?, and at prices never before offered. I have, also, a very finer;.' "Library cf- Universal Eaowkdys" 15 Volumes, Large Type, Half Russian, Gilt Top. This will li very ..w. Call and see it. Any book not in stock will be or.h"'1. GOLD PENS ! I have just received a case of GOLD PENS direct from the m . turer. LeRoy V. Fairchild, New York. Tfiis is by far the finest -of Gold Pens ever offered in Somerset county. You cannot buy : suitable present for Father, Mother, Brother, Sister. Cousin. A- Do not fail to see these goods whether you buy or not. trir cei I of I tisi ter 1 I " S Cn coi 1 go r to re h 1 it t) ai t ei n h tx j a c b e Lov .'er. with eeyen old copper cents takes ly aestrovfiii. ana in March. iXfi a the har vi.n r -.m,..., ;! ,...t i... ; - - ' - : j i ' j w iuiijioa n in i rrj jore occurred in whjch some Jives! completed before Thursday. The were Inat ur.,1 II OVlfVlft L. r , . n 1 , tat ou his lrd and t.aid, '"Come up to heavtn." lie directed that his I horse and cariege should be given to liis-isters.and his falhershuuid have another young man to take his place. He mentioned the names f the VUllll! men who hIiiiIiIiI lior hla urau entitling the holder to three tl.rows. I and tiie voumr l.-.iies wi,. kIiouM The highest number ofheads thrown sing at the house, "riuf in' the arms k... J..J l.. i- ":i.i .1... :. : : i.l.t i . . JV'""" """"F't T kVtC, i.v lost and 1,250,IXK) worth of towa is all agog and has tho appear to the Times. TJlke n thmio-ht nt I In to I nrlpiwrwlpnt. mnrnuld I j . j m- . o 11 , r j ifiuhjt w uesiroyeu. -iiffiee.j j ance ot a general holiday, of Jesus" and other hymns that he named, as he wanted a "nice funer al." Ho eioed by writing. Now I will go and ehoot myself right away. "Our Father who nrt in heaven." e- " CO o A visit to my store will amply repay you, and you will be politely whether yon wish to buy or not, no trouble to show Have everything needed for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! And will not be undersold. Mak9 selections now while stock is fu" they can be delivered at any time. Respectfully, C. IN. BOYD Mammoth Block, - Somerset, P.
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