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19.50 2203 40.00 60.00
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90.00 00.35 110 00 350.00
Professional Cards 31.00 per line per year.
Administrator's and Auditor's Notice., 22.1:0
City Notices, 28 cents per line let Insertion 15 cents per
me smell sulMequont Insertion.
Tontines agate constitute a square.
ROBERT IREDELL, JR., PunLisuan,
One . BOnara
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Quarter Column
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ALLENTOWN, PA
Coat aub Lumber
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A VILBSILT. B. OTTO. U. W. OTTO. O. W. MILLET
FILBERT, OTTO MILLER,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER,
W LLIAMSPORT, PA
MILL ON CAN FFI AL CE AT WEST
THE MIL OF MAYN L ARD STREET
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W F CRANE Aussa.
JAB. M. RITTER, CHAS. W. AIII3OTT, OWEN RITTER
JORDAN STEAM
PLANING MILT ,
SASH, DOOR,
AND
BLLND MANUFACTORY,
Union Street, near Jordan Bridge, Allentown,
RITTER, ABBOTT & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Rash, Door.. Outside Blind*, Inside Blinds, Ifouid
Ingo, Bracket, Balusters, Pickets. Stair Rail
ing,, Window Frames, Door Frames. Oland
Window,. Bina Irtarauf Mouldings, ,tc.
SCROLL SAWING,
TURNING,
PLANING
DI
FLOORING And
RIPPING
DE...VA' AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
ALSO. STAIR BUILDING done and HAND RAILING
made to order.
Having now had almost Caen years' possousinn of the
Mill, refurulabed it almost wholly with new and improv
ed machluory, and haring noon bat experienced work
men, we aro preporod to defy competition (ruin at home
and abroad, both in prico and workmanship.
Doyou contemplate building ? Call at our Factory and
satisfy yourself with a personal examination.
Drawings (or buildings, brackets, patterns for orna
mental work, scrolls for porchns, can be seen at all times
by calling cheerfully ke. freely, formaion to the builder
furnished and , by calllogat the Manu
factory, on Union street, at the Jordan Bridge, Allen
town, Pa.. or by lottor through the post office.
sus 9.ly] RITTER. ABBOTT A CO
REVIVAL II
The ettbeerlbershavlnie leased the "Old !lope Coal
Yard." would reepeetfully announce to the calsone of
Allentown and the public in general, that they have net
gat
• superior assortment of
COAL
Conel.tlng of Stove, gm Cheetuut and Nut from the
BUCK MOUNTAIN MINES.
Order. loft with A. A. Huber, Sieger di Hottenatelu, at
the Eagle Holol, Hope Bolling Mill, or the Yard will be
attended to to a
BUSINESS
like manner.
Orders for Coal by the ear filled at eh or; notice
the lowest prices.
Always on hand alma stock of
BALED HAY,
whleh will bo sold at the lowest market prices
L. W. KOONS & CO.,
at the" Old Hope Coal Yard,"
Hamilton Street, corner el Lehigh Valle). Railroad
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oet 4
A NEW FIRM
AND
NEW UMBER YARD
TO BUIDLERS!
TREXLIAt & WEATER
Would hereby announce to the public that they heel,
jurt opened a now Lumber I and no the matelot. and Con
venient grounds no long accepted by TREK LER BRO.'S
on Hamilton street, near Tenth, north aide, whore they
are now prepared with a full netortment of everything
pertaining to the bit.doonn, comprialrig in part
YELLOW PINE, WHITE PINE, SPRUCE and IIE3I.
LOCK FLOORING, WHITE PINE BOARDS,
HCANTLING nod PLANK of all niree
and well oeasoned.
FRAMING TIMBER Sutwri r HEMLOCK JIIIST and
SCANTLING axe...Hod Mirtt .
CEDAR, CYPRESS AND WHITE PIA SHINGLES of
extra quality
HEMLOCK nod SPRUCE PLAST . ERING and SUING.
. LING LATHS, and large onsortment of
WBAill HItIIOANDIId 0, also WHITS BAH PLANK and
BOARDS of all 011eknossas,
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WHITE PINE Sad EI'ItUCE PALIN6ESud PICKETS,
WHITE 14:43. 1 .".', 1 :5 .
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All desirous of purchasing Lumber to as good advantage
an to utrerod at any other Yard In the county. are requeot•
ed to call and examine our stock before tau:chasing else
where.
Satisfaction Guaranteed in Quality and Price.
The Senior niemberof the firm would hereby express nit
thanks for pant favors while. member of the tire. of 'frox
ler Brun., and respectfully solicits a continuance of the
Immo, promisin, to apply his best endeavors to render
•atisfactlon to all patron , of the Navy Yard,
Itemportfully
ED. W. TREXLER.
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Silber Viatrb Mare
SAMUEL K. SMYTH,
724 Ci ESTNUT STREET,
(RECORD FLOOR).
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PRACTICAL MANUFACTURER OF FINE A .
SILVER PLATED WARE ,
Would respectfully nunouuco to bin patrons that ho ban
a full stock of the latest styles of
DOUBLE AND TREBLE
ELECTRO- PLATED WARE
ALL OF NIS OWN PLATING
Plated on Nickel and . White Metal., nultahlo for family
or city trade.
As the quality of plating can only be known to the plat
er, the pnrehaeer must rely on tho manufacturer's state
ment t there being no much worthleee ware in the market,
all ropseeented as treble plate, at prices impossible to be
mantractured.
All kin goods are marked "B. K. SMYTH."
Call and examine the geode before purchasing else
where.
OLD WARE REPLATED._ff3
muy 1141
arprt3 nub Oil elotb.
RICII AND ELEGANT
CARPETS, OIL .CLOTI-IS, &C..
•
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(First. Carpet Store below Market, East side,)
Inviter attentron to his splendid assortment of Imported
•
ad American CARPETS, NI . Well will bo sold eta very
mall advance. Goods warranted as represented so that
• can buy with confidence and satisfaction.
nov M.tf
gor the ifdrnter.
For Pure Water,
this celebrated Po
flatiron taeteless
durable and fella•
ble: equal to the
good old-feshione
wooden Puma, si
cost less than hal
money. Emily sr
in os to be non•
and In construct
that eni one Cal
c keep It In repair.
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.
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nd Trapa,
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folll• IT
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For Diseases of tho Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
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ITMEM
Among the greet
, .
discoveries of modern
st • science, few are of
1 .. more real value to
lVi./
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NUR the afflicting disorders of the Throat and
Lungs beyond any other medicine. The most
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m iv rely for full protection.!Sy curing Coughs,
the tom-mine' s of more serious disease, It saves
u mum:feted live', 1111,1 on amount of suffering
not to be computed. It challenges trial, find con
yff,, e . th e Mo.l .ceptical. Every family should
keep It on Last as a protection against the early
ni, I nom reel, ed attack of Pulmonary Affections,
s !tit• Ii are 0 i-dy met at Ihst, but which become
iffeioablf t•.,1 tc , , alien fatal, if neglected. Ten
d,. r h u m' , o e fi ihi. defence; and is—is unwise to
be i. o'houf i.. A , a salegutud to children, timid
t , f dt-tlO .1 m ili•e I.es which beset the 'throat
:001 C st ot alltlhoo I, etirmwr PrcronAL
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- Ile , : 10 tile lose and affection centred on them.
It art. .1, ,, , , file and surely against ordinary colds,
rr of fez so MI soil health-restoring sleep. No
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er tr m i le-one Influenza and pain
ful Otonchitis, unties they know how easily
the N , 111 t 0 ea r ed.
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111 thing every bottle in the utmost
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exhiited, mid capable of producing cures ns
memorable rts the greatest It has over effected.
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Practical and Analytical Chemists.
SOLD 13Y ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
Hair Vigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.
A dressing
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once agreeable,
healthy, an 11
effect tial for
preserving the
hair. It soon
restores fathnl
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and baldness often, though not. always.
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de
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decayed; but such as remain can he
saved by this application, and
lated into activity, so that s Ilt'w
growth of hair is produced. 111.!iial
of f.ttlittp-,thc hair with a hasty sedi
ment, it will keep it elean !S.
Its occasional use will lament lim
from turning, gray or ;
consequently prevent
restoration of vitality it
scalp arrests and prm tints !he •
. . . .
R. R. DOICAUGREY.
tiuu Of flandruff, oft .•. so •
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deleterious substance: which .'•
prep:tint ions dangorutts :tld i.titi
ritcet to the hair, the Vigor can ...lily
bonelit but not harm it. ff wit
merely for it lIA llt DRESSiN('..
nothing else eau he found nn desir.i ttlt .
Containing neither oil nor dye, it
not soil white cambric. awl it la •
ltiog on the h a ir. giving it a rich. o'
lti,tre, and n grateful perfume.
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co,,
Practical and Annlytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
THOS. WEAVER
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EMIMO=ii
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lES too not d by nor bongo In tAo city, ellhur lu
, y oloty, quality or cboapna-a•
PIQUE'' dad., Now mot nao.ldeslrablo FRENCH
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NEW 11.1 M unto EDGINGS Si INSEIII'INGS altenst
daily. lee can ul tanya ulna In 140.1 d 114110111.“1 here, cud
at loin '1 rat. s ut which they can Le sold.
All WHITE TRIMMINGS.
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pßoPosuip
AMENDMENT TO TUE CONSTI
TUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Propoxing an amendment to the Constitution of
l'ennsylvanta. •
Be It Resolved by the Senate and Rowe of Represen
tatives of the Vont mon wealth of Penney/canto Gs Gen•
era/ Assembly not, That the following amendment of
the Constitution of this Commonwealth be proposed to
the pooplo for their adoption or rejection, pursuant to
tho provisions of the tenth article thereof, to-wit :
AMENDMENT.
Strike out the Sixth Section of the Sixth Article of the
Constitution. and limit In lieu thereof the following :
• "A State Troasuter shall he chosen by the qualified
electors of tilt] State, at catch times and for such term of
service as shall be prescribed by law." •
Spunker of the lioneo of Repreeentatlves.
WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved tho Ilftunth day of due°. AnnolDoutlut one
thooeaud eight hundred nud slovenly-one.
JOHN W. GEARY.
I Prepared an I cot titled for pubileatlon puranant to the
Tenth Arttele"of the Couldttution.
Office Secretary of tbs Commonwealth,
• Ilarrlaburc July Sth, 1611. f rjylo.3m
THE NEW HAVEN
IMPROVED LOW-PRESSURE
•
STEAM - HEATING APPARATUS
ban been in succensfol operation during the peat SIX
TEENyours hod experience he. proven •that the method
adopted in this upperatus for heating stores, dwellings,
. public buildluviotni offices is the
. . . .
MOST EFFICACIOUS,
•
AND ECONOMICAL.
. •
Those who have need it are nnaelmons in their testi•
loony that it require. le.s nitration. produces no dont,
saves more coal end best. more thoroughly than any
other heating apparetce. and such Improvement. have
been tondo in their radiators that they are great addition.
to cite ornamentation of floe dwellings, and are beautiful
eubstlintre fur tountele.
'
.
We tyfer to a few of the many'who now have tile appa.
rates in Ilse i—J.hr, Wood. Lewis A. Lulea., Dr. J. F.
Reid, Comhollecken ; • Nathan Schofield, Cherles Noble,
l'hilo.l..inbil, i George Steinmetz, Mon. Charles tr. HlM
eon. Win. titahler, George Wright, Dr. P. 11.1'We, Nor
detour',
i •
A. T. COLT,
, .
. 19-1 BitO:I,DWLT, NEW YORE.
JAMES SPENCli l rinpet, Norristown, Pa., or addres.
Mr. bronco ri - n d ro at Ea gle Motel. Allentown.
ang23•W
fltsc eltancotto.
Ayer's
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Ayer's
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JAMES B. WEBB,
F. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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TILE TICK-KNOB DEBATE.
Jotham Jones and Ditlymus Dos were rival
candidates for Congress in the Pennroyal die-
trict. The district was close, and the contest
hot and personal. Alter a.rattling fire at long
range for more than a month without result,it
was resolved to try the effect of bringing the
combatants to close quarters ; In other words,
it was arranged that they should meet and dis
cuss " the issues of the hour" at Tick ICnob,a
central and accessible point, on the day before
the election.
Both partice,in donning their armor,boasted
as only he should boast who taketh it off. Pox
and his friends were sure Jones would skulk,
and Jones and his were quite as certain Box
would never come to the scratch. But if
neither backed out, not a "grease spot" of
either would be left, if the other was to be be
lieved.
An Ambuscade of secret aflidavits tO'the ef
fect that Dox's wife's sister-in-law's brother-
in•law, who kept a grocery at dorgliumdale,
sold sand In the augur, constituted a principal
feature in the Jones tactics. Dox, on the oth-
er hand, was supplied with an equally con
vincing array of proofs that Jones' step
father's uncle's aunt's cousin by marriage,had
a Itlf.sister no better than she should be.
Thesvasked batteries, Lehi carefully In re
serve on either side, when opened at the last
moment, was confidently expected, by those
in the s, crit, would put a final settler on "the
issu , s of the hour."
For the time being, Tick.Kuob became the
centre of interest. Everybody was making
ready to en. In the remotest corners of the
district, the din of preparation sounded. Heads
of households arranged to take their families,
and swains their sweethearts. Carryalls, bug
gies, wagons, sulkies, horses, mules, saddles,
side suldlcs and pillions were all in demand.
To see a couple of politicians " worry and
devour each other" was a treat too rare to be
foregone.
The dawn of the eventful clay was as bright
as the hopes it heralded. As Jones walked
the platform, " scenting the morning air," and
waiting for the train that was to carry him to
Tick-Knob and victory, his reveries were dis
turbed by a touch on the shoulder.
Turning about, he saw an elderly gentleman
—no, we can hardly say he saw the elderly
gentleman, for on the latter's arm hung a
creature of more surpassing beauty than it
had ever before the heart of Jones to con-
MEI
" Going on the train, sil l ?" the elderly gen
tient= asked.
Jones bowed without removing his eyes
from the object that riveted them.
"Might I ask you to take charge of a lady
as far as the next station ?" ' the gentleman
continued
Night lie ? the question transported Jones to
the heaven of the houries. Ile stammered
something about being only too happy, and
was saved from making a complete ass of him
self by the arrival of the train.
Recovering himself, he handed the lady on
board when another piece of good fortune
waited him ; the crowded state of the car
compelled him to sit by his charge's side, and
the road was a narrow gauge. When it was
building Jones had gone with the broad gauge
party he saw his error now.
For the next half hour, Dox and the issues
of the hour slipt from Jones' memory. He
never struggled for popular applause as he now
laid himself out to win favor in the sight of a
pair of lustrous dark eyes, far " lovelier in
their strength" than any Byron ever wot of.
Nor, he flattered himself, were his efforts
wholly unavailing. Ills flushes of wit and
gushes of sentiment were rewarded with more
than one intoxicating smile and tender look
that made hint feel as though his entire cuticle
was rising into "goose flesh."
At the end of thirty minutes the conductor
sang cut " Sorgliumdale 1" Jones would have
sworn the minutes had been seconds. Anxious
to prolong the delicious moments, he escorted
his charmer to the platform, which they had
barely reached when a sudden faintness
• seemed to overcome the lady. E'er step fal
l:red, her limbs totteicd, and she must inevi
tably hive fallen had not Jones caught her.
Ills first impulse was to shout "Fire 1"
his second, . 11 Water !" Before he could do
either, the bell rang, the whistle shrieked, the
loc•iniotive snorted, and the train began to
move ! What was to be done ? If he failed to
r ! ick limb in scaton, It fter all his vaun t
Mg, In iN mild be set down as no arrant pol
tro..n, and his political cake henceforward
would be dough. Ile had no alternatlve"but
to drop his herthen and run, or stand at his .
poet till help came, leasing "the issues of the
hour" to take their own chances.
Jones Is 1, too Mtlell of n man to hesitate. It
lvas still early, and there might be anotho
train ; it was possible to drive to Tick• Knob
in a couple of hours, 13ut come what would,
lie would never desert such an angel in dis
tress
When the train was fairly off, the lady—till
hen in a dead faint—opened her eyes, and
oohing up confidingly :
"'Where am I?" she murmured:
"Safe in these arms!" was the assuring a❑
ME
A modest blush mantled her cheek as she
made an effort to disengage herself. •
Don't I—pray don't exert yourself I"
Jones pleaded. " Permit me to carry you ;
if you only knew the pleasure I feel in—in-,-"
" You have my sincere thanks, sir," she
answered sweetly ; "but I am really quite
over it. A mere attack of nervousness—
nothing more. If you will only lend me
your arm a little way to a relative's, I shall
not trespass farther on your kindness."
• Jones was sure she was not equal to the
effort. With his permission she should prove
it. Jones shook his head. he pointed the
way, and took his arm. Ho begged her to
lean upon it, and they walked on,
At the relative's, after being warmly
thanked by the family, and most charmingly
by the lady herself, who was hurried off to lie
down, Jones explained his predicament. Ile
was Mr. Jones, candidate for. Congress against
that archdemagogue Dox, with whom he was
under an engagement to discuss "the issues
of the hour," at Tick-. Knob that day, at ten
o'clock. Would there be another train in
time ?
There was no other till three o'clock.
Could a private conveyance be bad ?
The relative would see, if Mr. Jones would
ake a scat. Most of the conveniences In that
line were in use, as nearly everybody had
gone to the "speaking." But he thought of
a friend of his who might be able to accom
modate him.
Nearly an hour elapsed before the friend re
turned with a rickety old sulky drawn by a
lanky horse, whose sire might have been Bosh
nante, and his ho hardly looked to
im worth one. It was the best that could be
done, however, and no time was to be lost.
Jones mounted the seat and "took the lines."
For a quarter of a mile the horse did wonders.
lle was an earnest-looking quadruped—evi
dently an animal of tenacious purpose—but
Jones hadn't expected arrything like such speed
If It was backed by corresponding bottom, he
would reach Tick-Knob in ample time .to de
molish Do v, and brand his wife's sister-in-law's
sivindling brother-in-law with the everlasting
infamy he deserved.
At, the end of the quarter hour the roads
forked. Joins' way lea to the right; the
horse saw the path of duty on the left. Jono
tugged one way, the horse set hits face the
other. Jones coaxed, the horse was inflexible.
Jones swore ; it was sinning to no purposes.
It was nearly noon, and there were yet twenty
miles to go.
"W !eh way'r ycr agoin'?" inquired a shock
headed urchin in ventilation trowsers.
" Tick-Knob—blast you l" The latter chime
to his horse.
" Yer don't understand Jinglebones," said
the boy. " Ile wants ter go home au' wen ho
loos there's only one way ter mannidge 'em.
Lemme show yer."
"The boy took off his hat, and holding it
brim up went to the right, calling :
"Cope I Cope I"
Attracted by iinmaginary oats Jinglebonee
turned in that direction when the boy adroitly
clapped a thistle he had in readiness under the
crupper. It acted like a charm. Jingle:bones
set off at full gallop. Jones' heart bounded
with delight. lle might yet be in time. If the
stimulating thistle only kept its place—every
thing depended on that.
But the fates were against Jones. At a sud
den turn the hub of the sulky struck a tele
graph pole, and the whole concern—spokes,
felloes, axle and body—flew to pieces like the
shell of a touch-me-not. Jones was hurled
head first into a brier patch and before he could
extricate himself,Jinglebones,whom the shock
bad relieved of his thistle, turned about and
cantered placidly homeward.
Jones gave it up. It was too late to think of
going forward. lie would walk back and tell
the fair creature he had left all he had suffered
for her sake, trusting to her generosity to re
ward his devotion. On second thought, he
would wait till evening. The lady would
probably keep her room till then, and it would
be against etiquette to disturb her.
Turning into the fields• be sought a quiet
spot for meditation. Ile tried to imagine
what DO.l was saying at that moment. Could
he have known that just then the reputation
of the unfortunathalf-sister of his step-farther's
uncle's aunt's cousin by marriage, was being
ruthlessly assailed, and his own absence at
tributed to a sneaking fear of meeting that and
other "issues of the hour," he would have
probably felt even less comfortable than he
did.
On his way back lie skirted through the
lanes and by-paths, carefully avoiding the
p lie road, now thronged with people re
turning front the meeting. As he listened to
their cheers for Dox and groans for Jones,
his heart sank. It raived a little as he
thought of consol4lon ahead.
Ills destination reached he rang the door
bell.
Could he see the lady he had, left there in
the morning
He could
Would he please to step In?
There she was as lovely as ever. The same
matchless eyes, the same heavenly smile.
But stay, who's that she's about to introduce?
Deal by all that's diabolical!
"My husband, Mr. Jones," said the sweet
voice that bad so charmed hi tu n the morning,
and so diabolically deluded him.
Jones rushed from the house with a fervent
curse on Jingeleboues for not having ended
his woes by breaking his neck. Of course
Box carried the district by acclamation; anAe
Jones left to avoid being, lhughed out of it.
He went into shoe•pegs, made a fortune, and
now thanks his stars tit having escaped a poi
itician's fate.
The obliging relative, we forgot to explain,
was no other than the wretch that sold sand
in his sugar.
dim Wolf and the Thomas Cats
=
I knew by the sympathetic glow on Lis bald
head—l knew by the thoughtful look upon his
face-1 knew by the emotional flush upon the
strawberry on the end of the old free liver's
nose, that Simon Wheeler's memory was busy
with the olden times. And so I prepared to
leave, because all these were symptoms of a
reminiscence—signs that he was going to be
delivered of another of his personal experi-
ences—but I was too slow ; he got the start
on me. As nearly as I can recollect, the in.
fliction was couched in the following lan-
gunge
" We were all boys then; and didn't care
for nothing, and didn't worry about nothing,
only to shirk' school and keep up in a revivin'
state of devilment all the time. This yer Jim
Wolf I was talking about, was 'prentiee, and
Le was the best hearted fellow, he was, and
the most.forgivlu' and onselfish I ever saw ;
well, there couldn't have been a brinier boy
than he was, take him how you would, and
s ury, sorry, enough I was when I saw him
for the last time. Me and harry wa; always
pesterin' him, and plastering hoes bills on his
buck, and putting bumble bees in his bed, and
to ou ; and sometimes we'd crowd in and bunk
with him, notwithstanding his growling, and
we'd let on to get mad, and fight across him,
so as to keep him stirring up like. He was
nineteen ; Le was long; and lank, and bash
ful ; and we was fourteen and sixteen, tole
rably worthless and lazy. 80-that night,.you
know, that my sister Mary gave a candy pul
lin', they started us off to bed early, so as the
company could have full swing, and we run
into Jim to have some fun.
"Our roof looked out Unto the roof of the
ell, and about ten o'clock a couple of old tom
cats got to rurin' and chorgin' about it, and
carrying on like sin. There was four inches
of snow on the roof, and it was frozen so that
there was a right smart crust of ice on It, and
the moon was shining bright, and we could
see them cats like daylight. First they'd stand
off and e-yow pow-wow, just the same as if
they were a cussin' one another, you know,
and how up their backs and push up their
tails, and swell round, and spit, and then, all
of a sudden, the gray cat he'd snatch n
hand
ful of fur out of the yeller cat's ham, and spin
him round like the button on n barn door ;
but yallar cat was gathe, and he'd come and
clinch, and the way they'd gouge, and bite,
and howl, and the way they'd make the fur fly,
was powerful. .
" Well, Jim he was disgusted with this row
and 'lowed he'd climb out there and shake
'cm off'n the roof. He hadn't reely no notion
of doin' it, but we evcrlasttngly dogged . him,
and bullyragged him, and 'lowed he'd always
bragged how he wouldn't take a dare; and so
on, till blmeby he bitted up the winder, and
10, behold you, he went,—went exactly as he
was ; rotting on but a shirt, and It was short.
But you ought to a seen hint ere-e-ping over
that ice, and digging his toenails in to keep
froth slippin'.
"Them company' folks was down there,
under the eaves, the whole squad of 'cm, tin
der that ornery shed of old Washington
bower- vines—all settin"round about two
dozen sassers of hot candy, which they'd sot
in the snow to cooj ; and they all was talldn''
and laughin' lively ; hut, bless you, they
didn't know nothln, about the panorama that
was goin' on over their Leads. Well, Jim
he went sneakin' up, unbeknown to them
tom-cats—they were swishin',thelr yow
yowire, and tbreatenin' to clinch, you know,
and' not payln' any attention—he went
sneakin' right to the comb of the root, till he
was within rfoot and a half of 'cm, and then,
all of a sudden, he made a grab for the yeller.
cat I But, by gosh Ihe missed fire and slipped;
Lis heels flew up, and he flopped on his back,
and Le went off'n that roof like a dart ; went
a slashin' and a Bumble' and a crashin' down
through them rusty old vines, and landed In
the center of them company of people I sot
down like a yarthquake in them two dozon
sassers of red-hot candy, and let off a howl,
which was hark from the tomb I Them gals—
well, they looked, you know—all done in a
econd. It was just one little warwhoop, and
a swish of their dresses, and blame the gal of
'cm was in sight anywhere.
"Jim, he was a • sight. Ile was gormed
with that hullo' hot molasses candy clean
down to his heels, and had more busted sus•
sera hangin' to him than if he was an Nun
princess—and he come a prancin' up stairs
just a hoppin' and cumin', and every jump lie
made he'd shed some china, and every ermine
he fetched he'd drop some candy !
"And blistered! Why, bless your soul,
that poor creature couldn't really set down
for as much as four weeks."
Among the Dry Goods Dealers---A
Panic Apprehended.
From the r. Tribune i/ Turvtay
Business was practically suspended yester
day among the dry goods houses, Inasmuch
as their own interests were seriously affected
by the losses of their mercantile brethren in
Chicago. The telegraph offices were besieged
by importers throughout the day, and the ex
citement and anxiety increased, as additional
details of the conflagration arrived. Private
telegrams were received in the silt moon by
the leading dry goods houses fully corrobora
ting what every smaller dealer feared, the de
struction of the great dry goods stores of Chi
cago. The leading houses in the bade are
Field, Leiter & Co., Field, Benedict & Co.,
Bowen, Hunt & Winslow, Hamlin, Hale &
Co., and J. V. Farwell C Co., all of which
occupied buildings in Lake . and State streets,
and Wabash avenue, in the direct line of the
conflagration. The general impression among
dealers in this city seemed to be that all of
these firms would be unable to meet their en
gagements, In case the insurance companies
fail .to compensate them for their immense
losses.
Although the failure of these firms would
Inevitably result in heavy losses on the part
of importers and dealers In this city, only one
sentiment found expression—that of sympathy
for their Western brethren under their over
whelming misfortunes. The shipments of
dry goods to Chicago during the Summer arc
represented to have been unusually heavy
in some instances, and as cool weather set in
early and the Fall trade has been reported
exceedingly brisk thus far, a large amount of
stock was undoubtedly " turned," and heavy
payments were made to the importers.
The tendency among Western dealers of late
years has been to buy for cash as far as possi
ble, and, as the largest consignments were
made early in the Summer, returns under the
80 days' rule have already been made to houses
in this city. In spite, however, of these fa
vorable circumstances, the losses a•c enough
to appal the merchants of this city, and fears
are entertained that several large failures will
be the result. Dealers in Chicago, in their
anxiety to strengthen themselves, will crowd
their customers in the smaller towns of the
West, and will thus. tend to induce a general
panic throughout the West, which will se
riously involve dealers in this city. A prom
inent importer remarked, last night, that he
would sell his claimson the strongest house in
Chicago at 25 cents on a dollar, and that he
had no expectation that a single firm in that
city would withstand the storm. " We'll not
be hard on Buena, if they fail," he added.
" They represent the push and go-ahead of,
America, and we are too proud of them, as
members of the trade, not to give them every
chance to start again. I predict that the most
liberal compromise will be made by our houses
to enable our creditors to resume business."
Many sagacious merchants apprehend a se
rious panic to-day, when the utter prostration
of Chicago dealers is fully known. Then will
follow an anxious examination of accounts
outstanding in that city, and the announce
ment that the insurance companies will be
powerless to meet their engagements may pos
sibly lead to several failures.
It is stated on good authority that the losses
growing out of the conflagration will not be
confined to dealos iu Chicago and this city,
but will also be shared by large manufacturing
houses in Europe. The quantity of foreign
goods imported directly to Chicago from for
eign ports via Moctrcal and the great lakes,
has increased very largely dining the past year.
It is stated that tour prominent houses to Chi•
cago have exclusive agents in Europe to buy
German cloths, English carpets, French silks,
and Bash hosiery ; and the importations dur-
September at Chicago are known to have been
exceedingly heavy. Foreign manufacturers
ia addition to "Middlemen" in New York
and Boston, will thus be involved in heavy
losses, in the event of the failure of the Ellice-
go dealers
TILE BURNED BUILDINGS
The Court-House, occupying the central
square iu the city, was an imposing editice
built in 1855 of Lockport limestone. Its
tower commanded a fine view• of thi,city and
lake.
The Chamber of Commerce was sitimted at
the' corner of Washington and Ltt Salle•sts.
When completed, in August, 1805, it had cost
$400,000. It was built of Athens marble, In
the Italian style of architecture. lie outside
dimensions were 181 feet in length by 03 feet
in width, and4he hall of the Board of Trade
143 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
The building of the Young Men's Christian
AsFmciatlon on Madison-st., near La Salle,
included Farwell Hall, and contained several
stores, a hotel, counting-rooms, and the offi
ces of a charitable association, to which it be
longed.
The Michigan Southern Rtilroad Depot was
(the Vanderbilt Depot excepted) the finest
building on this continent devoted to railway
purposes, It was' built of Athens marble.
The 'Union Depot was fatuous on account
of its immense size. It was the terminus of
several railroads.
The Custom House and Post•ollee building,
at Monroe and Dearborn streets, was a large
and handsome building of Athens marble,
built on the plan of ihe buildings devoted to
the same purpose at Cleveland, Detroit and
Toledo•
The First and Second Presbyterian Church
es, on Wabash avenue, were among the finest
buildings in the country devoted to religious
worship. The First, near Van Buren street,
was built in 1803 at a cost of $lOO,OOO.
Unity Church, Id the corner of Whitney and
North Dearborn streets, was famous as the
scene of the labors of the liev.Robert!yen
The Dearborn Theitter,on Dearborn street
between Madison and Washington street,
,was a very handsome structure used as a 'min
strel hall. Lately Is has been occupied by
'Manning's Minstrel Troupe.
Farwell Hall; on Madison, between Clark
and LaSalle•sts.,was one of the largest halls in
the United States, and Is said to have accom•
tnodated 4,000 people.
Aiken's Museum, on Randolph, between
Clerk and Dearborn-sts., combined with Its
halls filled with collections of rarities, a pret
ty little theater celebrated as the birthplace of
many of the sensational pieces of the day.
McVicker's Theater, on Madison-st., be
tween State and Dearborn-sts., was the prin
cipal theater of the city, and was visited
yearly by the prominent stars of the dramatic
profession. It will probably be rebuilt on the
model of Booth's Theater of this City.
Thd Sherman Douse, one of the handsomest
and largest Lotels in the West, was built In
1880, of Athens marble, nt n cost of $400,000.•
It had a frontage of 940 feet on Ramlolpe•st.,
and 840 feet on Clark st. The Briggs House
was like‘ri.e n 111111(19' 1 MP building, as also was
the trglp Ho:. I.
The Cm4by Opera House, the beauty and
value of which was bruited about when its be
came the cl,ief i rize In a lottery, stood on
Washington 5 t e n Stale and Dearborn
sts. It had a front of 146 nil Washington
st , and ran belt 189 fl et. The building was
omipleted in 1861 at n cost of $460,000.
LEGISIATUPE.
The ! chute.
The election yesterday was for eleven Sena
tore. "-Those probably elected are as follows
Second District—Elislin W. Davis, Republi
can.
Fourth District—George Connell, Republi
can.
Thirteenth District—C. L. Parrish, Republi
can.
lilAirteenth District—L. F. Fitch, Republi
can. (Sinccdied.)
Sixteenth District—B. B. Strang, Republi
can.
.Nineteenth District—.J. M. \Veakley, Repub
lican.
• Twentieth District—Wm. McSherry, Demo
crat.
Twenty-third I Istria—domes L. Graham
and M. L. Humphries, Republicans.
Twenty-fourth District—ilarry White, Re.
publican.
The next Senate in all probability will
stand eighteen Republicans to fifteen Demo
crats.
House oftteprenentallvem
Philadelphia.—First District, G. 11. Smith,
R.; Second, George McGowan, D.; Third,
Samuel Josephg, D.; Fourth, Wm. Elliott,
R.; Fifth, C. H. Dougherty, D.; Sixth, Chas.
A. Porter, R.; Seventh, Howard J. Potts, R.;
Eighth, Samuel Daniels, R.; Ninth, Win. H.
Vodges, R.; Tenth, Samuel D. Dailey, D.;
Eleventh, J. B. Hancock, R.; Twelfth, George
W. Fox, R.; Thirteenth, S. D. Strock, R.;
Fourteenth, John Lemon, R.; Fifteenth,
Adam Albright, R.; Sixteenth, A. D. Lever
ing, R.;' Seventeenth, G. H. Griffith, R.;
Eighteenth, James N. Marks, R.
Adams.—lsaac Hereter, D.
Franklin.—Thaddeus M. Mahon, R.
Armstrong.—P. K. Bowman, R.
Beaver, Butler and Washington.—B. M.
Leatherman and G. W. Fleeger, It.; Dr. Jos.
Lusk and Wm. 13. Dunlap, D.
Bedford and Fulton.—S. P. Wlshard, It.
Berks.—John A. Conrad, A. Conrad, A.
T. C. Keifer and E. H. Schwartz, D.
Blair.—B. L. Hewitt, R.
Bradford.—B. S. Dartt and P. 11. Buck, It.
Bucks.—Samuel Darrell and Josiah Reiter,
D. Republicans beliere they have elected the
Assemblymen in this county.
Cambria.—W. Horace Rose, D.
Patter and ,pelican.—Lucius Rogers, R.
Carbon and Monroe.—nchara S. Staples,
Alleghany.—James Taylor, M. Edwards,
John Gilfillan, 1). N. White, 11. K. Sample,
J. W. Ballanline and Alexander Miller, R,
Chester.—Joseph C. Beech and Levi Prizer
R.
Centre.-I'. Gray Meek, D.
Clearfield.—John Lawshe, D.
Clarion and Forest.—J. B. Lawson, D.
Clinton, Lyconting and Sallivan.—A. C.
Noyes and Samucl Wilson, D
adi”nbia.—charlea B. Brockway, B.
Cranford.—J. 11. Gray and William B.
Gleason, H.
Cumberland.—Muhlenburg Williams, D.
Dauphin and ferry.—Andrew• K. Black,
J. S. Schininkey and Joseph Shuler, R.
Delaware.—Thos. V. Cooper, It.
Erie.—George W. Starr and C. P. Rogers,
It.
Ello,Cameron and,feffers9n.—
lish, D.
Payette.—Stanuel H. Smith I).
Iluntingdon.—F. 11. Lune, H. '
/min/mt.—T. McMullin, D.
Juniata and Mifflin.---Noah Hertzler, It
Laneaster.--D. K. Burkhol ler, J. C. Gat
chell, and C. L. Ilunsicker, R.; Win. Spun
cer, Dem.
Zawrence.-4. P. Moore. 11
Lebanon.—Anthony S. Ely, 11.
Lehigh.--Adum Woolever and Herman M.
Fetter, 1).
Luzerne.—Hichard Williams, W. B. Hire
and 11. W. Evans, 'H.; F. I'. Keener, D.
Montfiumery.L—John J. Harvey and Oliver
0. Morris, D.
Nem'. —Nathan Morlord, It.
Nort/oonpton.—Samuel G. Labia and G.
E.Teisert, D.
IVorfliamberland and ..Ifontsur.—.l.. J. Gal
lagher and Thomas Chalfant, I).
Pike and Wayne.—J: Howard Beach, D.
Sehuyikill.—Wallace Guss, It.; Charles F.
King and W. C. Uhler, D.
Snyder and Ur/lam—Wm. G. Herrold, It.
Susquehanna and Iryoming.—Martin Brim
gess and E. W. Beardsley, R.
Tioga.—J. G. Mitchell, R.
Venango.—J. 1). Manakin, R.
•
Warren.—W. ❑. Short, R.
Weil/north; nd.--Jahn Latta and A. Grunt).-
walt, D.
York. —Lem'l Ross and Frank J. Magee, D.
Greene.-11. A. McConnell, D.
Somreset.—W . 11. Banner, R.
The next House in all probability will stand
61 ltepublieans to 3D Democrats.
IIs:TIMES'I 1 SO TEST OF STEEL. It —On the
London and Northwestern, the largest and
most important railway corporation in Eng
land, there is, near London, a narrow throat
in the line, from which 'converges the whole
system of rails employed in the London termi•
ni of this great railway.. Here all passengers,
goods and coal truffle have to pass; here, too,
the making up of trains and Shifting of carria
ges is continually going bn. Mr. Henry Iles,
seiner say=: At this particular spot two steel
rails were fixed on May 2d, 1202, on one side
of this line, 1110 two new iron rails wee on
the same day placed precisely opposite to them
so that no engine or carriage could pass over
the iron rails without passing over the steel
mica also. When the iron rails became too
touch worn to be any longer safe for the pas
sage of trains they were turned the other
way upwards, and when the second
side of the iron rails was worn as far
as the safety of the traille would allow the
worts out rail was replaced by anew iron one„!
I the souse process being repeated as often as
was found necessory. Thus we find, at the
date of the'laSt report March 1, 1805, that
seven rails had been entirely worn out up to
July. The endurance, under this severe test,
of steel rails, over iron was as one to sixteen.
The testimony is conclusive and irrefutable:
This crucial experiment is cited by various
writers, and is well known. Whets finally
! the steel rails were removed, they were found
to be worn down to a thin blade, but preserv
ed their form and tenacity uncrushed to- the
last I
A revolution is in progreaa among Creek
Indiana.
A stagecoach has been rubbed by highway
men In Colorado.
Over $300,000, has been contributed in New
York and Brooklyn for the relief of the suffer
ers by the Chicago fire.
Additional suits are to be instituted against
the Ring tradesmen:
THE FIRE IN CHICAGO.
CIIICAI3O, Oct. o.—The portion of the city
where the fire originated was built up almost
entirely of wooden buildings, closely packed
together, tenanted by carpenters, cabinet mak
ers, coopers, varnish manufacturers, inter
spersed with lumber yards and stores of other
equally Inflammable materials. The wind was
blowing a terrible gale and the devouring ele
ment spread so rapidly that all attempts to
stay its ravages proved fruitless.
The fire soon reach Clark street,upon which
the greater portion of the fine business blocks
were situated, all of which are destroyed.' The
Court House, which was 20 years in building,
was swept away inIIO minutes. The Sherman
House, opposite the Court House, the new Pa
cific Hotel, which was soon to be opened, and
said to be the largest in the world ; and, in
deed, every hotel in the city is swallowed up
in the sea of fire. When the fire reached State
street, toward the Lake, an attempt was made
to.stay its progress by blowing up the build
hies in the vicinity of Field, Leiters & Co.'s
magnificent dry goods establishment, but this
only seemed to add to the fury of the flames.
From State street the fire advanced with una
bated fury to the North Division, and scarcely
a vestige of the 8,000 buildings on that side of
the river is left. Tliking a south-easterly di
rection,thc fire swept through Madison avenue
and Monroe street, extending a distance of
about one mile and a quarter., West of the
Court House, embracing Lasalle, Wells, and
South Water streets, upon which a very large
portion of the business was concentrated,every
thing is swept clean. The space burnt over
covers an area of more than five square miles,
while the ,value of the property destroyed is
simply to be conjectured, some placing it at
$1.00,000,000. and others even more than this.
It was about 1 o'clock this morning when
the fire crossed the river at Adnm street bridge
and soon destroyed the gas works, and then
spread itself in every direction. Moro than
one-halt the population are now pushing
through the streets In vehicles, which arc ob
tained at enormous prices, on foot,and in every
other way, with the:choicest household treas
ures in their arms and on their backs In utter
confusion, not knowing whither to go. Full
100,000 people are at this moment homeleSs
and houseless.
At this hour (5 p. m.) the awful work of
destruction stilt goes on with relentless fury.
From llarrison•St. in the south to Division•at.
in the.north, and from the river to the lake,
an area of four miles long by one mile wide
the flames have swept everything before
MEI
The streets in the districts still unburned
are lined for miles with such household goods
as have been saved from destruction. Build
ings are now being blown up on the line of
the fire to attempt to arrest its progress.
The North-Western Railroad Company are
running trains on both its branches, which
are crowded with fleeing citizens. A. trust
worthy geutleman,just arrived front the North
Division, brings the joyful intelligence that
the waterworks are uninjured. God gritnt
that it may prove true I
Every bank in the city except two small
savings Institutions, is destroyed. All whole
sale stores, all retail establishments, the Post-
Office, the Court House, the Chamber of Com
mere, every hotel In South Division except
Michigan-aye. Hotel, which, standing on the
extreme southern limit, escaped, thotigh it is
badly scorched, every newspaper office (The
Tribune building which was supposed to be
tire-proof having finally succumbed), every
theatre, the six largest elevators, the immense
depots of the Michigan Southern and of the
Illinois Central Railroads (both the passenger
and freight depots of the latter), more than a
score of churches, and much of the shipping
in the river—all arc destroyed.
Men who were millionaires yesterday morn
big, are nearly penniless to-day; but more ter
rible then all Is the awful certainty that many
human beings have perished in the flames—
how many, no nue can tell. Perhaps no one
will ever he able to tell ; but It is known that
-Edmund Eng
some have perished, and there is only a heart
sickening fear that the victims of the fiery
monster may be csunted by scores!!
NEW YORK, Oct. 9-11:30 p. m,—The ti le
graph office improvised in the Southern part
of Chicago, as it was supposed beyond the
reach of the flames, has been abandoned, and
communication with the city is again suspend
ed. It is expected that another office will be
opened during the night at a point two miles
south of the last place of refuge.
The operators, before leaving their instru
ments, reported that the wind had yce•ed
around to the north and was driving the flames
back and southward. The fire had already
reached the neighborhood'of the office, and
the men were compelled to flee. Their last
words were, "There now appears nn hope of
saving the southern portion of the city."
Measures for Relief
The Secretary of War has ordered tents,
blankets and rations to be sent to Chicago for
the relief of the sufferers. Cincinnati has
raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
sent car loads of provisions. From all direc
tions relief is being sent forward. St. Louis
sends $75,000 ; Buffalo, $lOO,OOO ; Elizabeth,
N. Oswego, Memphis and other cities are
doing their share and the heart of the whole
American people is opened towards the um
fortunate people of Chicago.
The latest advices say that heavy rains full
last night and the lire is subdued.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10-2.29 A. M.—Poe-forth
of Chicago is In ruins, and the tire Is still burn
lug. In the west division Taylor and Hals
tead streets arc swept to the northeast and
south', burning the entire area of five square
miles from Halstead north to the river, and
from the river east to Lake Michigan. Tho
fire then crossed the river, to the north side,
and swept uninterruptedly to Lincoln Park,
takingin its way churches, schools, and dwel
lings.
No business houses are left in the south, di
vision. All the railroad depots, theatres,
newspaper offices, Including the Trlbune,Post,
Times, Journal,litlall, Zeitung, Union,and Ad
vance; the water-works and gasworks went
THE DESTRUCTION
-- ROBERT LItEDELL, Jit
'Fain an .ffanci lob - Ipttiittr;'
No. 603 HAMILTON STREET,
LLEI , 7 TOWN, PA
ELEGAN Na
NEW DEMONS
LATBbT STILES
6tamped Checks, Cards, Circulars, Paper B_oslsyy lll .,. , Clo i s
lotions and Bp-Lawe, Schoolloyu_es,.
Envelopes, Letter Heeds Bills of Lading, Way
Bills, Tags and nipping Cards, Poetess 0 , 1 any
Ise, eta., eta., Prlntei at Short No cell .
early in the night. Steam-engines arrived
from Milwaukee, bUt were useless.
HOMAN VICTIMS
A. fearful lose of life was occasioned by the
falling of walls. A. vain attempt was' made to
tear down blocks to check the flames.
BIVOUACKING IN THE STREETS
the present loss Is estimated at from:sl.oo,-
000,000 to $200,000,000. Fire•proof buildings
burned like timber, especially the banks, not
one of which remains. Few business houses
saved even their papers. The whole popula
tion were busy all night. The streets are now
like a bivouac with sleeping men. The loss
of life it is impossible to estimate. The ship
ping was ordered into the north branch of the
river, and than sent adrift into Lake Michigan.
Many of the vessels were burned. Tremend
ous efforts were made to save the Tribune and
Post, as well as the City Nall and government
buildings; but nothing remains but blackened
stones and and cracking cinders. No papers
can be published until typo comes from else
where, as the type foundries were also burn
ed.
A FATAL KEROSENE LAMP
The origin of the fire was in a stable, where
a boy took a kerosene lamp at milking time.
CnicAao, Oct, 11.—The fire is completely sub
dued, and has not spread since noon yester
day. In the burned district, about nine
square milee, everything in a mass of ruins,
though tho bank vaults aro believed to be in
good order.
The city is practically under martial law,
for the streets were patrolled all night by
squads of soldiers and citizens. All the mem
bers of the Fire and Health Departments act
as special police. Many thieves, burglars,
and incendiaries were arrested last night, and
they were generally disposed of in a summary
manner. It is rumored that 41 ruffians were
shot during the night. The station-houses
'arc also filled with prisoners. The Mayor has
issued a proclamation warning all persons
against the commission of any act tending to
endanger property, and says that., with the
help of God and Gen. Sheridan, he will pre
serve order at all hazards.
The destruction of the water works was com
plete, and yesterday water had to be hauled
by teams from Lake Michigan, a distance from
three to five miles. • To-day, however, water
was let into the pipes in the South Division,
and now all the populated portions of the city
are supplied with it.
A great deal of suffering has occurred among
the people who were obliged to camp out cn
the prairie since Monday night. Quite a CIUn
ber of deaths have resulted from exposure.
Gen. Sheridan issued 800 tents last
, evening,
and 10,000 more will be issued to-morrow.
The Relief Committee has impressed all kinds
of vehicles to - carry water and provisions to
the starving people, and are, bringing them
into the churches and schoolhouses on the
West and South sides. Immense quantities
of provisions have arrived, many car-loads
being cooked and ready for distribution. The
Committee have telegraphed to several places
to stop sending more at present Twenty car
loads of provisions and 10,000 blankets came
from Cincinnati, and 10 cars from St Louis.
Large quantities of provisions have arrived
front other cities. Now-York has made ten
tiers of large amounts of money, many of her
citizens giving $lO,OOO each. The Common
Council has passed an ordinance fixing the
price of bread at eight cents for a loaf of 12
ounces, and fixing a pnialty of $lO for a vio
lation of this ordinance. All the railroads
leading out of Chicago are carrying, free of
chafge, suclrof the homeless as have friends
in other places.
A GUM SlOftY.—The following wonder•
ful story is told by the Wilmington Every
Evening, and as the scene of occurrence Is on
the borders of Chester county, we glve it for
the edification of our readers:
In the valley of the Red Clay Creek, near
Woods' Rolling Mill, about five miles from
this city, stands a house which for a long time
has been unoccupied, and which mane people
in the neighborhood believed to be daunted.
The Wilmington & Western Railroad, now
being built through that valley, has natur
ally drawn a large number of laborers to the
place, and thereto some difficulty in findiug
boarding places for them. To meet this want,
a man engaged In snow capacity on the line
of the road concluded to open a boarding
house, and finding this deserted house suited
to the purpose he rented It.
Last. Thursday with his fancily and twelve
or thirteen boarders he moved in, and all
were much pleased with their pleasant and
comfortable quarters. At an early hour after
supper the whole household retired to bed,and
the host and family weary with the labor of
the morning, and the boarders :equally tired
from their labor in the road were coon wrap.
ped in profound slumber.
After several hours' slip the • man of the
house was awakened by screams from hit
youngest child, a babe sleeping In the same
room, and'springing from his bed he beheld a
shadowy figure grasping the child's throat.
The parental Instinct to preserve his offspring
was more powerful than his fear of the super
natural, and he rushed upon the shadow, but
with a single deft movement of its immaterial
arm it hurled hini,almost breathlessly into
corner of the room. Rendered desperate from
the continued cries of hie child, he rushed
again upon the aparition, and was again vio
ently hurled back against the wall. Ills
'wife, awakened by his first movements, saw
the affair, and overcome with fright and hor
ror, swooned away. The man's cries for help
however brought the boarders into the room,
but the vindictive shadow remained, its pulse
less fingers still grasping the neck of the strug
gling infant. All was terror and confusion
Tor a time, and some or the men crowded
around the host, while others shrunk away,
At last one bolder than the rest, commenced a
parley with the ghost, and proposed that if it
would leave fur that night they would resign
the house to it in the morning. At this the
ghost relaxed Its hold upon the child, and
taking the form of a dog slunk away, and the
inmates of the house breathed freely again.
The fainting woman was resusciated, and the
nearly strangled child examined. The men
allege that finger marks were distinctly visible
on its throat. There was little if any more
sleeping in that house that night, and the next
morning the whole party vacated the premises.
Several of the workingmen were so fright
ened and unnerved by the scene that they
fainted outright, and were so sick from Its
effects as to be unable to work next day.
We have printed this story precisely as our
informant gave It to us, without, of course,
vouching for the truth of its . rernarkableatatel
meats. This much, however, Is true beyond
doubt,—that the parties in the house that
night believe that there things did occurr just
as we have related them, arid we aro told every
man of them stands ready to swear to the
truth of the story. For them, then, It is just
the same as if it were true, and there is no
wonder that there is Intense excitement over
it in the neighborhood.