THE MIDDLEBURQH POST. T. B. HARTER, iDrrea aud PaVa. MUj)t.i:iirniit. pa.. Jan. .', According to the statistic of the In crstatv ComtDerco Commsion a railway paucogvr stand one chance ia 153 to be killed while trtvcliii?. Miss Klla Knowlc will not he Attor-icy-Oencral of Montana, after all, an. ounces the St. Louis Star-Sayings, but the horrid man who opposed her will not e able to boast of much of a plurality. "Electric railway will safely convey p!cnRcrs at the rate of ISO mile an bout it au enrly day," mid Professor William O. Marks, Superintendent of the EdUoo Electric Liejht Company, anl it now iccm, to the Ilj'ton Traaieript, thai ais prediction it about to materialize, Soth in this country and nbrorl. Says the Chieairo Herald: "Amon;""; tho provisions of Jay Gould' will ii one lirectin the payment of $., 000,000 to nis eldest son, Ocorjjc J. Gould, for ser vices of the latter in connection with iho management of tho legator's bmi- es, cxten lin tlirou'.i a periol of : twelve years, during livo year of which limo the sou was in entire charge o ' b:s father's vast an 1 dilliivi'.t interei's. I rue tesUtor refers with pridj to t!ie fact that, in his opinion, his "beloved sou" Lins developed a remark iV.o bminuii ability,"' and proccc I to "flx tho va'uo of his services at 5,000,00)." This tmount for twelve yens' soivloj is epnl to a salary of $4U',OC'5 per vo ir. Evidently the Lmlou Statist appro ciate us. "Tho American people," it ys, "nri! descended from economically the most cllectivo race lu tho wrld. They settled in the States, taking witb t.em a highly developed civilization and habits of law and order eontlr.ned through many generation. They have half a continent at their ommand, thert Is even yet a v.it a noun C of unoocupiej soil, there is a diversified climate, then re resources almost Untitle, and then is absolutely no euctny tiicy have cai t- fear. Except to maintain interna' or ler they arc freo at this moment to U ibaud their army and their navy, cer ta.o. that no foreign foe will attack: thorn. Tho world has never seen iuch a peopU o happily circumstance J, with suet marvellous opportunities for progresi j and improvement." J Liverpool merchant lately gave, tho ui .crsity in that city a clock title 1 witb ii the modern improvement, locluiio a chime t:u: strikes tho quarter. Tin Kooero4.tr of the gift is scor. to bo lesi worthy ct aimiratioa whea it is known that the workhouse hospital, wherotheri re geacr'.!y a thousand patients, is im mediately beneath the clock. An Aider mia has found it sujh a nuisance on bu oaa account (he says nothing aboa the) pxr wretches ia the work house; that be has male a formal com plaint to the vestry of the persecution which the gift b brought upon him. lie would go to be J at tea o'clock, tad he would hear the mtchiao in the tower toll out eleven, twelve, ond, ' tmn t'irrte. f.-iur. &n i 1.1 an.t Knii.1, 1 that every quarter of aa hoar would cose the d-rig-dou of c'.urnoi. TBI A'.Jcroua, to say nothing of tho work bras vic'.ia, stern tj have a one, aaJ tho Huston Traatcript hopes that hs wiL wla. L . .. . Goor.e Ooul J, at twoaty-eight, is tb. youaceat American who hat inherited aa estate that jives omploymcat to 100, MOJ j men, declare tho No.v York Pre, The three successive Ator hare ccb been over forty before they in'.erite J th-ur fa'.her s f irtjacs. Wi.liam II. Vesierwii wm nearly fifty, aai his son ! ertre farty-two aad thirt-ix when he : i.e4. Tiie Ro'.at:;ul ii arc all a lonj- j Ilve-l r:, aa i no one of the a h, ever I reached tie fa-nily ciatrol at sa youth- I fiil aa a,-e. Tae nscoaJ Il)tui:htlJ wm ! taxty-a.oe w'aca he bin hel of t'a j aoi. Taoi,'a Mayer HthichiM, tin , fou&iorof the Ea,l:a biatin, hiuie, tvv oap at thirty-three, tt vj ;c J I by LU soa at the at f twea'.y eiht, the oaly oae of thi faavily who Las tvi yreat rcip'jalbilitii b:or U rthl thirty. Caler thi i;it9 c' a.l:l brtacati, haverer, be gsa by tie f vaier of the hoxte, th ftoK-i.l policy ha alwsys bia ualer &4 ectol of men cear Cfty, and tbii Lm ba the rj. ia the two or thre Cs'iia dacai f nurw which Urn ?5),. O'i,'). Tea yrt oa ler Jsy Quit ui Ut coctfvl of kVri,f) i),'jY) are, b.ywrr, ta-oaa l av'tr aey ma ao J auii Lis '.i btfor hi tixe, aa J no a Issjlm vi Gtorge (i-nll at y uthf'il. IL Lau-a.ts a;e coutrvative. He will prSMZS.j Uive tr Jay 0i, Jr., tvoio tBs t-.i yrlxt fvrt jn tLa Lt tsa Lktr.' tu Jar ttvikU il 3tc ( THERE COMBS A DAT. There eomes day whea I shall mt&f tmt A-wsndartng tbroujB aarttft h 7 wove aO alone, Oh, bow tbeea qmrrinf Upe wQ loos to kiae thee. My own I By own Oft, night of darknesa, where do bird is sing Ins;, Shall I, like Ragar, tit where blentnjr fall' Hark ! far anil the shadows, hope apspring ing, Xiike Dtxhtlnjaie, Warblwe of atare, which o'er a brightly gleaming; Ehlne on the pat a ot loveJ on earth have metf Long creation's spheres ar softly beam- Injr, We'll not forgot! Perhaps 'tis I who s'lall be quiet sleeping, or welie at tender touch or worj of tlima Almotthy tears would set my sjjI weep ing. On, love of mtnei Ibe world's well lost, I cry, may I but greet tli-e, Ii?nv.n's ll jht, iUelf, ware dimmed were I nlone; Somewhere, somehow, I know that 1 shall meet thee, My own! My own! Vincent Lilkley's Pride, . i:t r.vr.i.TS Tnonp. AKBAIiA DILKEY Lt wmked with her brother to the pate of their neat little garden. There teemed to be fomethiu on her mind. As bo was a'jout to lay his hand on the latch, she detained dim with a touch 0:1 ..... 1 1 Mi! R hJ eyes to his. f.WJ.: If I Vincent Dilklej's fnco. All t" c DilMcy had been hand lome. Mis Uailura herself, ia her youth, ha 1 been well niiit a beauty. And cveu now she had a fair, noblv womanly preumce, upon which yetrs of physical sutleritijr had set a peculiar stamp of reti'iuciution, cveu of spiritual exaltation. "Vincent," she Slid, and with the delicacy of 11 reticent worn in and one who respects the retirenro of others, a lensitive color mounted to her pale cheeks, "is i anything thu matter I" Vincent Ditkley started from abstrac tion, lie changed color n!o, though very slowly, under tho loving scrutiny of thi clear blue eyes. "No, Uarbara, nothing," ho laid, a little hastily, but .!;ere was a wealth of affection in tho gluuce that rested on her for a moment. , Then be wagono and Mis Diltley stood there au instaut, looking alter him, fy? WtJ'IZlW? jpt the itron?; etall of her always a'linjl. .,e.,' He had denied that ouht was amiss with him. Well, that whs his rii;ht. Iiut Mit Darbaia's heurt was heavy as she walked back to the little cottage. "Of course, Le knows the Wilton ar: co mi tin out in a few days," she mu'-cJ. 'They arc getting the homo in order." The cott iqe was smothered iu clam bering roes at thi time of year. It was a pretty place "for a wretch of a poor man," Viucent hal sometime laid, with bitter laui,'h. "Why were you not vouchsafe! a man for a brother, Dab, who could make his mark in the world and give you all you should Lave? instead of a good for nothing dreamer, a poor drawing muster, au impotent inauufacturer of unsalable picture, who w ill be a pauper and keep you one to his dying da '" Then noticing the psia on Barbara'. tweet face ho would stop abruptly au 1 laugh. "Never mind me, Bib. You see I'm a good-for-nothing s 1 say." But it was unlike Vincent to be bitter it was only recently oaly jeceutly that he had changed. And meantime V.ncent Dilklcy was plodding through the variou lUgea of his day's dru iery in the heat and dust of the city. The schools were about to clone and the drain upon his attention and time, patience and nerve, was hev. icr now than ever. It wss toward the middle of the after noon when he ascended the step of a large house on the upper part of Madi son avenue. It bad temporarily a par tially dumantled appeir ince, as though in anticipation of an tirly vacancy. Lowered awnings tempered tha light. There was a cool fragraace of flowers in (he rooms which Ddklcy entered, some what dazzled by the glare outside. A girl had been staadin near one of the windows. She wore a soft, pal-; blue dress drawn in by a a:iu ribbon that bound her round youn wui-t. Her golden hair made a nimbus about her at ad. "You are late," she aaid, half appeal-fn;-!y. no Lad put out a slim, high bred little hand, but Vincent Pilkley bad not seemed to see it. "I was detained," be sai 1 briefly. lie began setting her drawing board and fcocil. "Are you qu'te ready to bein, M' Wilton," be asked ceremoniously. 1 tad glanced about the room. "Ah, Miss Ilersy is not chaperonin sue to-day," laid the young girl pctu laotly. ribe aat down and too up ber pencils witb the wakefulness af a child. The drawing lesson began in silence. To the invisible third looking on it would bave made ia itself a pretty pic ture. Tha girl with her delicate dress and Ler sti.l mote delicate fairness; the dara n.an standing over ber with that refiaed look on bis face; the beautiful room with its rare pictures, iu great bowls of roses, it soft, rick darkened Chinese. The sounds from the street cau-e ia vi;ut!j through theojieawla- iJV flows robMd of tbeTr barsnnesa. Tnev did not seem to wreck tha stillness which wrapped tha man and filrl la a magic mental. Vincent Dllkley felt the perilous sweetness ot this oearnoss falling over him like a spell. lie moved angrily. Bo cold and rough to ber, Indeed Heavens I How else was ha to keep bis own control? Suddenly, as he bont forward to make a correction, he saw the little band hold ing the pencil stop unsteadily. The next instant Mint Wilton had turned her head away(and be was aware that she wss crying. "Mis Wilton 1" he exclaimed, startod out of bis own reserve. The girl bad started to her feet and stood facing him with flashing eyes, in a burst of childish pa-sion. "How dare you treat me sol" she cried, in a trembling voice. "What are you afraid oft You act as though you were afraid ot something I Haven't I always been nice to yout Haven't papa and mamma always been friendlyf We've all liked you so much you and your sister. And you take it upon ynursolf to treat mo as though as though What have I done to yout" she broke off, all her girlish young beauty shaken by this storm of word. "I sent Miss Hersy away to-day particularly that I mi-iht ask you. Aud now I suppose you think I don't kno.v what you thinkl becauso yau are good-looking and girls have fillcrt in lovo with you, perhaps you think the samo thin;? of me I" 8I10 was insulting him ruthlessly in her passion, that confessed so infinitely more than she herself was conscious of. "But you need have no s'.ich fear," she cried contempt uoiily. Then, at the door, turning once, more, she aided, with too sudden 1'ittfuluist of a scolded child, "I liked you so much, ami I thought we would be such good friend I" lucent Dilkley had not spoken a word. Ho had controlled himself thu far. And now, somehow, ho got out tito the street, liiatcremn:; when he reached home, ttiero was such a look upon hi face that Barbara, with irrc- preHible ucrvouucss, said : "Vincent, Mro you sure you aro well?" "Yes," he replied. And for the first time in his life lio spoko to his sister sharply. A few days later at tho breakfast ta'ilo Barbara said : "Tuc Wiltons got to their place last night, it seems. That will make it more convenient for you, Vincent, giving Mina her lcon. You won't have to go into town. I suppoKO she wilt go 011 taking the lessons just tho same this sumuierJ" Vincent Dllkley pushed his chair back and rose. "I dou't think I cn quite manage the '.iuie for thorn lessons, Bab. I I've made other arrangements. I wrolo to Mrs. Wilton yesterday." He came slowly round to his sister's sido aud laid his hand gently on hir, shoulder. I'm afraid, too, Bab, as that source of income will have to stop that unless I can Hud something to take its place, you will have to give up that littlo trip of. juv.r litis. au'.utnur. I am nv; sorry he added. He said it a simply as a boy. But when Barbara looked into hi face it was worn and gray and almost old. "Ob, Vincent'." It was a mother's yearning crying. "Don't thiuk of me!" Nottuiukof her? He had thought of her always. It was to obtiin for her the comforts of an income which, how. ever uieagie and poor, wa yat, at least comparatively secure, that be gave those lesous which Lis soul loathed, snendirg his talent aud his vitality in a hated drudgery of every day. If it had not been for her, ho wouli have lived thu artist's freo life and painted picture and won fanio perhaps, and bevu ut liberty to woo the girl ho loved. For no need to try and conceal tho secret longer, Barbara know it and wnon her brother hal gone, burst into tears. She was still silting ia tho littlo hom.-ly parlor, her buy hands for once idle, when a light step upon tho porch reached her car. It was M;n Wilton. The young girl came straight in, took ofl her broad shade hat and toised it upon a chair. "Miss Barbara," she said, "your brother won't give me any more drawing lessons. Why wou't he?" Miss Dilklcy wai hot astonished at the visit or the question or the manner of either. Mma was Mina. Petted, idol ized, as utterly ignorant of the world as a flower nisei in a hothouse, a lawless a sue was beautiful, the only daughter of otherwise childless parents, Mma, at eighteen, was no older than the little girl she had been at eight. "I am sure I don't know, dair," stam mered poor Miss Barbara. "That is not possible- you mmt know,"inistel tho girl mercilessly. "It is very unkind," her delicate lip quivered. "I liked him so much." In her childUh, reckle unconscious ness she was sho.vlng her love to Vin cent's sister as undisuisodly a she hal confesed it to himself. "Mamma asked me this morning if I didn't want to go to Europe, ' M.ua went on. "If Mr. D.lkley wou't give me any more lessons and I am to be borei to death here all summer, I shall say 'yes.' And we shall sail in a week." Barbara looked at ber. How lovely she was, how pure, aai sweet, and good in ber impulsive innocence I Must Vin cent, who loved her so, who was so noble and so manly, so fit to make any woman happy, give her up becauso she was rich with untold wealth and he ab jectly poor? Wa there a necessity or this sacrifice? Oh, the bitterness of fatel Something In Mine Birbsra's face struck Mina with a new meaning. . "Why is lt that your trotuer won't cornel" she reiterated, but with less as surance thaa before. Then, a there wa no answer, she rose and went to Miss Barbara's side. Is Is It" and ber mice grew fain aai charged witi a cuueiouauesa 1 wntch lt had never vfb rated before, "fa lt because he la poor and I am rich! I think so, dear yea." The color mounted in a deep war over Mine's deUcate neck id cheeks. "Tell him," said the poor child, still lower thaa before, "tell him that I don't mind." And, seizing her hat, If ina fled from the room. Aa hour later a little note came: "Would Bliss Barbara," it said, "tell Mr. Dilklcy that Minn's mother, Mrs. Wilton, would be glad to see him at dinner the following evening?'' Poor little Minat Well did Barbara Dllkley understand the meaning of this rash yet pitiful lit tle missive. If Vincent woutd go and if he would speak then all might be well with them. If not, there was that voy age Mina had spoken of. Barbara in stinctively felt that this was the turning point in Vincent Ditkley 's life. "Vincent," she said that night, after a long silence, during which he had stood staring mottonloss out Into the serene beauty of the summer moonlight, "she love you, you love her. Oh, I know you do I Why can't you be happy? What is wealth or poverty that it should stand between you so? It is your pride." He turned from the window almos fiercely. "Barbara, Btrbara, don't tempt me so! Don't make it any harder I It's bad enough. Pride? I think I noed alt the pri'lo I have. What right have I to take that young girl's love? What havo I to offer her? Can I drag her down to my level I Can I live on her money? ' "You will be faraou some aay, per haps," said Miss Barbara. Her brother laughed. There was no mirth in the sound. "You may say so, Bab, to keep me from sinking too low ia my own eyes. But you know, and I know, that a me diocrity- I am and will remain to tho end. Such follows as I have no right to think of such creatures as Mina Wilton. Sho is young, she is beautiful, she has all that life can bestow. I was not made for such sho, bless her I" And hi voice had dropped very low. "No, ) shall not go there to morrow." Nor was fate to give him the oppor tunity of changing his docisloo. The next morning a dread report reached tho village and like wild lire spread in an hour through all the coun try round. Mr. Abel Wilton, million, aire, owner of town house and country house aud yacht and blooded homes, had been found dead la his libiary doad and with a small viul ia Lis tight clcuchod hnnd. The reason for the deed? People askod each other with horror stricken faces. It was unheard of, incomprehen sible. Not so unheard of, not so iocorapro. hensible as the day wore ou. The first vague rumor of business troubles had grown and now the truth eould no longer be concealed. Search bad bee a made, papers found. Mr. Abel Wiltou, millionaire by no rightful title, had been such now theso many months. The town house and country house, the yacht and tho blooded homes frauds, hollow mockeries. Flowers twined over the tm of a. precipice, hiding tho. yawning depths beneath, even perhaps from the man himself, who still wildly hoped foi tome impossible chance to avert the blow of fate. m It was a rainy, dreary afternoon, and Vincent Dilkley had gone up tJ the beautiful country house, now inexptossi bly dismal and soon to bo the Wiltons uo longer. It was tho first time ho had seen Mina since her father's doath. She came toward him across the long room ia silence, coldly and with downcast lid. Her black dress made her seocu very frail and young, but her eyes had become a woman's. She gave hiui her hand dis tantly. Then, under his strong pressure, she at last looked up, and all her no re serve, her fresh born shame- and con sciousness of the love she hail shown him, melted away of a sudden, with a little cry, and she was fast locked in his arm. "Oh, Vincent," she sobbed like a tired child, "I thought you did not care formel" "Mina Minal Had I tho tight to care or to show it then?'' "It was your pride. I I was not so proud;" she blushed and hung her head, "I am not so proud now." "Minal" Tho pressure grew tighter still. "Poor papal" lower, with her face buried on his shoulder. "Is it very wrong, Vincent? I can't grieve as I should, because' a little squeeze "I have you now." New York Mercury. Steamships of the World. The new list of tho merchant marine, compiled by the Bureau Veritas, gives t!io following statistics concerning tho rcat ocean steamship companies of the world. The British India of Glasgow and the British India Steam Navigation Com pany and tho British India Associated Steamers all one concern head the list with 102 steamships. Their aggre gate measurement is 231), 635 tons. Next comes the Peniusular and Orlen. tal Steamship Company ("P. and O.") with thirty-six steamships, representing 216,887 tons. The Compagnle desMes sngeiius Maritime ha sixty-one vessels, whose aggregate tonnage is 202,622. The fourth on tho list is the Norddeut scher Lloyd of Bremen. This company has sixty-six steamers, measuring la aU 197,169 tons. Other important lines are the Navlgv aione Uenerale Italina, 106 steamers, 170,755 tons; the Compagnle Generate Transutlantique, 66 steamers, 187,487 tons; the Hamburg-American Packet Company, 56 steamers, 165,412 tons; tho Wilson Line. 86 steamers, 158,089 tons; the Austrian Lloyd, 73 steamers, 128,359 tons; the Allan Line, 39 steam era, 123,038 tons; the Spanish Com pania Transalantica, 34 steamers, 94,163 tons; the White Star, 20 steamers, 95, 370 tons; aud the (Juuard, 20 ateaawj. 85,913 wn. j Pennsylvania Legislature. Forms Dat In the house this aftrrnoon Qiisv rerrlreri 132 votes for .senator, Ross 68 la!ell 1 (rsst bv Mvr of t'hcsW, ) and Secretory Ilarrity I. Lennon of l.ehlgh rot In for the latter. In die tnsie Quay r rfirH 3.1 votr. Itoos 14 and Congrewmn Mutrhler I, aivfii by Kepaher ol Csrbou. IJoyer. I.ytle, Marshall. Wherry and Hkln tier liaviiiar uen animtnted the rommlilrf J on rules in the bouse, To-morrow the housei nivfn in 101111 semon 10 vertry a no; ratit) the vote ms rat to-day and to certify tlit election of rVnator luay. In 1 he senate to-day bills were Introduced as follows: Mr. Nerh, Allegheny Providing for po lice penion bourds In cities and boroiiKha authorising; the payments of the prrx-eetls 01 the sale or unclaimed goods to dinah'ed po lireiiien; requirins; murderer to b hanged In nenuentiarie; rc-niring: cliihnn-s tc be Intro-lm vl in achools of the cities of lh first and sreond cla; enij-owering county commissioners to erect mors-nes; prohibit ing members of boards of control in cltle of the vrond class from holding any oftlc of emolument under them. Mr. Mc(arrrll. I'suphin Providing fol the apo iilmrnt of female not tries public, authorizing the formation of wholesale grocery and other merchandise companies and prohibiting the capital stook exceeding loo.OoO; amending the act of lt-ST so as tc pcially empower honw car companies lo enter into contracts and laes with traction and motor power companies; providing for the payment of Jurors out of the State T ren.iiry. Mr. I.andis, Lancaster Authorising the election of road superviaor for three yearn. Mr. Maker, 1'elaware To extend power? of notaries public beyond their prewnt Jur is'tsriion. Mr. Lloyd, Cumberland For payment ol checks or demand draft on ileiiooitoriei when the drawer shall have died before thr presentation: providing for the election ol liurgev anil Assistant lliirvess for three years in towns not enjoying the right by sjieclal statute, and making the officers In eligible to Council; repealing an act provid ing for nppoiiitment of viewers to aske damages where streets and alleys art changed in grade or location in borouuhs: providing for asses ment of damages when streets or alleys are changed in grade cr lo cation. The corrected Journal showing that Higby had been returned n elected, was read 111 the House to-day, but no other atej were taken in the Crawford county content. The Senatorial election eonuniel the balance ot the day. Kirni lUv. Among the measures intro (lured iu the Semite o duy win a bill repeal ing the married persons' property act, en tereii by liuneral Gcihin. It confers tin aame riK'ht uhiu wives to which unmarried women are entitled, only that they miiy not mortgage or sell real esta'e, except u now Iirovidod by luw. They ure not allowed to lecome indorsi'rs or sureties for others. A married woman may sue or be sued, but may not hiiu her liimbund except fur divorce or lo protect and recover her sepaiato prop erty in case of dcerlion. 1 11 such proceed ing each shall he a competent w:tues, but neither shall testify as to confidential com munication. I'lilo-s by mutual agreement property may be disposed of by will, the same as if unmarried. Senator Fruit introduced a bill for a ivtO iNiO Home for Feeble Minded Children in Western Pennsylvania, the tioveruor to appoint a commiMxion to select the site. Senator Xech introduced a bill making the election days in November and Februory legal halt holidays. In the House u concurrent revolution was adopted directing the flag on tho Cnpitol to be placed ut half mast until after the funer al of ex-l'resideut Haves. Appropriations Marshall. Chairman, Toole, I.ytle, l-uion, James, Hershev, Hur dick. Stewart (V. F.). Cochrane, .Mil'ler (K. I.). Patterson, Straver. Wheeler, Jeffrey, Burritt, Hrauson, MeCltntoc, Smith (W.) Wherry. Fow. Hess, yuiggley, Seoley, Zeig ler ami Hurkel. Judiciary (icneral Walton, Chairman; McDonald, Hover. Cessna, Hewitt, Niles, -Bttrdick. B'tttcrtleld. Cottoe., I,yte, ltiter, Htewnrt (S.E.). Talbot. Scott. Mattox. Mapes, Ktinkel, IVniicwill, Fow. Hitter, Skinner, Wherry, Woolring, Frits, Katp. Ways and Means lloyer.Chairinan; Poltx, Cesxna, Hewitt. Lawrence, Niles. Hurdick, Andrew. James, Kevser. Cochrane, Stew art (W, V.), Kiter. Wheeler. Kby, Murphy, McDonald, lteed. Skinner. Wherry, ititter, Lohr, Crista, Kearns, Woodritig. Flections Talbot, Chairman; Mapes, J.v tle, Stewurt (S. E.). Uutterlield, Mattox Merrick. Patterson, Reese, Struyer, Tool lleyerlein. lluckwalter, Coylo, .Mast, Millei (W. H.), McDonald, Haven, Skinner, ymg ley. (ieringer, Crawford, Wooaring, Metzer, L'-ll. Municipal Coporntions I.aflerty, Chair mini; Coyle, Miiehlhro:iner,Kidd, Richmond, Stewart (rt. F), Wis, CrUte, North. Haven, Rcinhoehl, Hiebel, Taxis, Vnre, Weaver. Wertheiuier. Hurvev, Mattox, Keurns, Hern hart.Fretx, Seigler.Moyles, Cruwford, Uood hart. Tho two Houses met In joint convention at noon. Lieutenant (ioveruor Wat res pro aiding. The Journals of the preceding day wore read and Mr. Wutres declare I M. M. tjuay duly elected Senator, signed the certi ticates of election, and the joiut convention adjourned. Sixth Day. In the senate to-dar a reso lution was uttered by Mr. linker of Dela ware asking for the appointment of a com mittee to investigate thu noitdiiig"comhinn" in accordance with the suggestions of the f;overnor in his recent mete-ae to the legis uiure. A communication wus received from the governor railing attention to a letter re ceived from State Printer Myers, criticising the statements made by him in his annu l message relative to tho' delay in the public printing. The governor oaks for an invest igation of his charges, and a resolution was passed providing for the appointment of a committee to act with a similar commitit e of the boune to muke an Investigation. Senator Neeb's bill abolishing capital pun ishment was also favorably reported. Among the bills introduced in the senate were. Neeb Declaring election days bulf holidays, and McDonald's bill abolishing capital punishment, liunnon The Judicial apportionment bill, vetoed by Governor 1'attison two years ago. Adjourned until Monduy night. Hons Nearly the entire session of the house to day was tuken up in reading the titles of bills, which numbered 17. Many of them were duplicates of those which failed to become laws at the loxt session and neurly half involved appropriations ?to in stitutions that regularly appear to seen le the State s bounty. Three anti-l'inkerton bills were among the number. The rural mem bers were fortillud with a number of Mils to com 11 railruuds to fence their tracks, itotli tliene subjects will excite much discuwion in the legislature. Another bill provides for an appropriation of .(oo.0o0 annually for two years for the maintenance of the national guard. The board of health asks for t lUU.UOO for sanitary inspections, coutrol of epidemics and laboratory, (ieorge V. Lawrence of Washington introduced a bill providing for a division of counties having over !). 000 inhabitants. The purpose of the bill is to form a new county out of Alle gheny, Fayette, Washington and probably Westmoreland. Monongabela City.bis home to be the county seat. Mr. Kearns of Alle gheny, who read one of the anti-l'inkerton bills also read two others. Conllning judges in their instructions to the jury strictly to tho law; repealing the olemugarlne law Other important bills Introduced were as follows: l ow To change the law of 1791 so as to allow the sale and delivery of newspa pers on Sunday and sale of Ice cream, milk and cigars, and permitting shaving, bathing and the running of street cars on Sunday. Tewksbury, Columbia Itohibiting the em ployment of children under IU years old, un less they have received six mouths' school ing in tne year, and requiring employers to supply women working for ttient witu seats when they are not at work. - Kunkle, Duu phln Making: the maximum imprisonment I tor aaittder In the sveoud degree 20 years iu stead of 12 as now. Martin tTont'iiting ttr sale of Intoxicating liquors on Decorati, d-y. Zeigler, Adams Authorising tj placlngot Smull's Hand Book In each sen In the State by tha Superintendent ot 1, struction. Mackrell For the ap)ointnH Of female notaries public, The approprJ tion demanded In the propod WeHanJ filed to-day apgregate between M.OOO.OOO a j at.ouo.uoo. The House adjourned otiJ Monday night IRON AND STEEL IN THE BOUTB A Bulletin from the Census BuresJ Bhowa Inoreaae in Output, Capital In vested and Wages. The Iron and steel Industries of theSontk ern States are covered bv a bulletin iseiij oy me t ensus umce. There are 12 StatJ now engaged in developing their miner, resource by the establishment of rolliri; mins aim steel works Alabama, Deiawar Georgia. Kentucky. Maryland, North Carry litis. Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. 'Hie capital invested in blatt furnace it the-M States increased from about 117.0! 0,o in into. 10 over I.'W.UOO.OUO in 1WI0; In rolling mills and steel works, from over tll.300.Mi'. InlNWIo tl7.CO0.0o0 In 1J0. and the prrv ducts or these works increased from 2X),i tons to A15.000 tons, the Increase beine et elusive! v in steel. There lias been a ttirlr.r decrease In th forge and bloom branch o( the iron iixiuxtry. remitting from the Im proved process in rolling millsand extension 01 iraniorrntioii inn hues. Hence the tnana facture of bar iron Iroiu the ore, by the d. reel process, has become practically an et tinct industry in the South. The total nnm ber of establishments has diminished, e th. result or concentration, but there lies bex an increase in the output. The total number of hands employed h.v diminished from in 1HH0 to 1M,I8, bu: the aggregate winrc have Increased frca su.aii.uou to f z.ti'a.uoo. Death came iu awful form to two person- on the Southside, Fittsburg, Sunday mom lug. Roth were cremated alive. One wi a 0-year-old boy, who was wakened f ron his slumber by the consuming (lames, th ed In endeavoring to save him, The boy if grandpureiits and another H.int went also seriously burned iu the:: I elTorts to affect his rescu His mother, nearly dying with typhoid for or, lay in another house '2i feet distant, an I it was with great difficulty that it and li-i lile were saved. She is not likely to with land the shock. Four dwellings and then household cnit'ents were completely devour ed by the liery elcmeut. MAKKLTS. riTTHBURU. THE WIIOLKSALK I'l'.ICKS A IIS OIVKX I urih, F1.0PR am) rxrn. wirEr.rrNorr nedr: u ."NO. a ltnil 7 ) CORN No. 2 Yellow car. .. 52 High Mixed ear 47 Mixed ear 47 Shelled Mixed -lo OAT'S No. 1 White .T. No. 2 White 3 No. a White H7 Mixed ffii BVK No. 1 Po Ohio.... tii No. 2 Western, Now &J FLOt'R Fancy winter pat' 4 0 Fancy Spring patents 4 SO Fancy Straight winter.... 4 0) XXX linkers 3 . Hve Flour 8 ) HAY Kuled No. 1 Titn'y.. 13 75 . P.uled No. 2 Timothy 12 00 Mixed Clover i:i t Timothy from couutry... 10 00 STRAW Wheat 0 00 ObM , 0 AO VKF.D No. 1 Wh Md V T 18 00 Itrown Middlings 15 00 Kran 14 50 Choi 14 N) PA1KV PROPIiCl. BUTTKIt Klgin Creamery 31 P3 Fancy Creamery 31 Fancy country roll S3 IS Choice country roll 12 14 Ixjw griido k cooking.... H 12 CIIKKSK O Newer' m mild U 12 New York (iohen 11 l'i Wisconsin Swiss bricks.. 11 15 Wisconsin Sweitzer l'l 14 Limburger 10 11 FKI'IT AMI) VK'IKTABLKS. APPLES-Funey, V bbl... a 50 3 75 Fair to choice, V hbl.... 2 L'i 3 00 liF.ANS Select, V bu 1 !).i 2 DO I'a k O Means, ) bbl 1 50 1 75 Lima lleans 4 ONIONS Yellow dan vers V bu.... 100 Yellow onion, V-bbl 151 1.5 Sprniwh, V crate 1 20 1 25 CAKKAtiK New V bbl 2 i5 2 50 I'tJTATOFS Fancy White per bu 70 73 Choice Red cr bu (1) 70 roci.TKV KTC. DP.ESSKI) CHk'KF.Nfi V Hi Hretised ducks Vtl , Dressed turkeys tti.... 10 li 15 GO tfl (X) 10 .i M 4H 25 hl K t 11 It KI-.N l.iveSpring chickens Jj) pr i.ive I'ucKs i pr Live ' ieese V pr I.ive Turkeys Vth EtitiS I'a A Ohio fresh.... FKATHKKS Extra live ( ieese V Tt No 1 Extra live geeKe to Mixed J.1JH t.Ll.lMOL'1), TA LLOW Country , V lb . . . City .SEEDS West Med'iu clo'er Mammoth Clover Timothy prime Timothy choice Klue gross. Orrhurd grass Millet Huck wheat R.V-S Country mixed ... HON EY White clover .... liuckwheat 4 5 8 t0 8 70 2 25 2 35 1 50 1 75 1 00 1 40 1 10 12 CINCINNATI. Front WHEAT No. 2 Hed KYE No. 2 CO H.V Mixed OATS Eii;s HL'TTEH 1'lill.AUl.l l-IIU. Fi.orn WHEAT No. 2. Ked . COHN No. 2, Mixed OATS No. 2, White Ill'TTEK Creamery Extra. EOOS I'a., Firsts f 2 50(3 t3 55 70 70 51 43 44 1 31 S3; 23 20 33 j 13 4tV3 tl GO 78 7 44 60 40 41 24 31 21 ShW VOMK. FI)UR Patents.. i 60 7!) bH 40 M 20 22 WHEAT No, 2 Hed... Western CO UN' Ungraded Mixed...,. OATS Mixei Western KIITTER Creamery EiiS State and Penn LlVK-ertK K HKrOKT. bast imrarv, riTrwHt'Kfi stock yakdh. CAtTLS. Prime Steers ..I 4 50 to 8 73 to 8 00 to 1 60 to 6 60 to Fair to Oood Coinnion Hulls und dry cows... Veal Calves Ileuvv rouuh calves.. 2 60 to l-'resh cows, per head... . 30 00 to 45 00 aiixcr. rrime05to 100-Ik sheep... Common 70 to 75 Si sheep,, latmbe 4 75 to 5 23 2 00 to 3 60 6 00 to 6 10 11 uo. Philadelphia bogs I 6 40 to 6 04 Corn Yorkers 6 00 to 6 sti i toughs 5 00 1 5 50 75 50 4a 4.1 41 4.1 3:1 : b7 6d 00 4 75 4 75 4 2.1 3 77 3 7 4 14 0 H Oi) l3 5.) 11 U0 6 50 7 I) 10 OU 17 Oi) 15 00 17 00. 12 15 10 M 5 I 2.1 11 25 60 50 S5 1 79 I 50 17 13 i 00 ( mJ 61 3a 31 27 3 00 4 60 3 85 3 U) 6 73 4 00
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