THE MIDDLEBURGH POST.
T. H. HAUTER, Edits ajid Pae'a.
middi.kiiit.ijII. pa., kkh. i. k.
TLe new Governor of Colorado wants
the accentanco of a railroad pae by a
Stale cflicial to be made a penal offense.
Modern charity, accrdin; to the New
York Independent, is Jsvctopinir alow
two line tlio line of personal contac;
tad tbo line of scientiiic method.
It is rlaimel that over i.ooo.GO)
lm been iuveste 1 in the phosphate busi
ties of the South, nnd that tlio business
Uus been ovcrdoue, at lent, temporarily.
Faj the San Francisco C'bronicV
"It is the custom of tlio Kistcrii play
wriht when he wis'ies to d?pir!t the
newly enriched millionaire to soiect hi)
type from California. Tuis may soun 1
better on the luli mi l it may free him
from intelligent criticism, for tho aver
age Kistern min's i.lei of California
and t'alifornians i like the Ilriton'a
conception of the North Aui"rivi In
dian. Hut the dramatist e nil I I'm 1 in ire
perfct typ" of the itiorut un I con
ceited plutocrat in No v Yort C.ty thin
in any other phice in the country. Tiu
me'.ropoli it ;i reit magnet which at
tracts millionaires Iro n a I p utt of t'u
country, and the number of those w.io
have ns'.iii from th" gutter is far renter
tiian of those wh have iulieritc 1 wvaltii
fur tlirce .tciu'ra'.iotn."
Says Otic? A Wet!;: " The So.iih ni
longer sends a ay it entire output if
r;i material it u w turns tlio.nu Is of
tons if cotto'i in ' ill o.vu mill, t bj
male iut. rttli;it raises milliivu of
bushels of cru au 1 h'.it, instei 1 of
buying them up N'jrtii aud piyin frji ;iit
on them; Ir iu it-t o.vu mines, f uriiu
aad til l Mm it j;ct. mu i of ir :i, in all
form, for ho art coin amotion, un 1
Southern forest are b.'in- turns 1 into
furniture, wa'ons, a.jr.c.iitur.1 itn;ilo
meat, etc., in horn? factories. All tins
lenJj to decres.se the voluui; of riiKviv
trstiie, but it cntaiuly increases thy
prosperity au I self-reliaue of tiu Sou'.h.
Kul .vjys in some of the nower Xort'uer.i
Stales have suderel fri n similar c.i js.m,
hut ti.e c Jiiui i'iitiei for.e.l uheitiill
the i t ue. It do.'i ni liirmoucjiu i
wnno tnat r.iilwiyi were m i le fo.- tiu
people not the pajplu for railaayt."
Acv'(rJi:ii; t the tioUle i Kulc t'.K
'hrutio. Kade-iy. r Susierie ri t'ji
l oite.l Statei are di'.rtbutc 1 at foilo.v
Ne York is still i.L: Viu, with
a eietitM. I'jnnsrivmia un l'.t:;
l:iinci, 1C1S; O.iio.llSr; Io.va. lt'. j
M-K 'iiusett.s H.fJi ; In li in i, ' M ; K i i
a, M. uri, 703; Nj.v .ler.ey,
H.'i; Counerticut, i'7: M'titu t.it.i, t'T-!
M;ch:i;i, I : Vi . j.:ii. 3 1 , M.i'.ie,
r,.'."i; Cuiiforiin, '; Ne'rit,i, 1?',:
Yir.iuut, .'U'.l; Ne.v .linn if, ."J
MiyKnJ.S-'.'iCjIoMdj. -.'i'.t, Te-jue?ic.',
:'l.'; Oreoj, To n, 1 . ; Yi.i.
id,". ia. 171; Sijlli I) i; it i, M."; K ;u
lu ;y, If. It j 1 Iti:t i I. l:j ! , Ai
k:lUHi, 1 1' ; P.o-i 1 1, I'); (J : r,', i, 1 C,
Wett Y.rim i , V.r.uii, T." ; A V
liui. 71, I).i;riet o.' ''I'uni.i, ('..
3, N irt i l)i'-ctH, 31; S rl:i
Cirol.aa, 5'; Liuitl-nt, -17; l.!rvi;e,
i3 , Jlontana, ."3; iiiiiit, .'J J; S ;it i
Cir.)iiu.i, 2.1. 2S; Ial.iu le'.-.-
t'.ry, , M i-is : ,;', l'; Vy :u n.', 1 i;
'v JKxic i, t, Ar.. jji, 0, NeVii.1,
1 Alijlv 4. J.
The witte pro'!e n c i.j.'r.i;i:i'i ; an c'
fivt.ve kc.eu'.iiie nvth i it ;rt;uiri i.-p-t
la u'.rei by A'frcl IJ .o i Mini
in his art. e;e, '-T.nu to l, ccjtri
uttJ to areccit iu' of tLie C.i iriti.-i !!;
tiev. ll.-!erria tj Ni'.v ,:.; C.ty,
V.T M v?'a -iy : "T..e c i ir.tio o: ..r i
pt rial city re iiu;ifr.ai t i . T.:l ' j ;i
muuitv i i 1 t ;jeu 1 tv i yeir iu j it
lie and privt'e ciiur.ty ui'. !e th.ir.
el ),'J)J,') K Thoe M ire.teil a terriblv
truth. Ati invet'.meut of flOjj ia t
pr.iui.'.;ve i:iJutry i up;.oe 1 to bt
tin ktealy e rti'. jycu.'iit of one tutu.
The uuitof i'l luitr.al pj;i j't'.io i in the ;
fanjily of tive fi'.her, u.'V.'jer an t tlirej j
t-hi'dre i. If then, tae il' ),)) )
hich wi'l into charity iu 1 "'.(.' wen
invevteJ iu proluctive iuiu-triei, it
( juid s,ve ptrruineii'. e jiploytii'.-at t i
,'yi) nieo aad cou'd thu u;i;uit 1 J,.
V')J fmui!ie or koult. If tiii
could be rtpeatel year by jev, uaii! the
biitli of the Taentieth Csolury, ltt'Jl
would lee SW.OJ'i people peruiauea'.lf
upp'jrtel iu aelf-ruepectioi t jil by the
uuoueya wbicU New York will apea 1 io
thitdecaJe ia her eleraal, weary and
t plead i J atrule a.; u. the frcei
which make foe uarihlejuiaftn. Will
our cbaritiei ia thi decade ctxiut for at
ituctil Will tliey make pcoplt
much leu SO'J.WO, kU kupj.'tio aai
ktll-re ipectiul''
liCiAVK 1 fuev tu pbytldao
li riKbt who aald cbolers U a crime.
Gwweil Tbat arcounu for the effort
belli,: uiad to nrreat It. I'ltUburj
f UmioU'.Uk
A MODERN VAI.BMTINB.
I've written it, love, with a till steal pan;
For the geese, I understand.
Art ao learned, now, tbat their quills, I
trow.
Mutt supply their own demand,
I've curel it, love, by the aid of (lae.
Instead of a strand of hair.
Which f cannot obtain, for 1 see, with pain,
I have really r.ona to apart.
I Mnd It to you by the pout m in, lore;
For Cupi l, I grieve to hear,
I afraid of the cold, and baa grown to old
That he doesn't go out tliU year.
But the mew ice I ever the mum, my love.
While the star their courts fulfil.
Though t me and to you it msy seem quit
new,
Tl the old. old story still.
- f. W. Latimer. In Harper's Matratlno.
THE PIECE0F GOLD.
r.v .rMKa vai oiix.
llEItK are times
in every circle
of atory teller,
when a apirit of
leverie teem to
come upon every
one. Thus it
wns when the
learned judge of
the court, fit
ting with hi
friend, bad re
lated an Instance
o I one who
through trying
to defraud u Bis
ter cf her khare
in tbo father's
property, o u t
witted Limself
aad cuuie to a
iniserabie end.
For several minutes nc one spoke. At
hist, the lawyer aid :
(!old is worse than nn enchanter; it
is a demon. A you said, judge, men
will tell their very souls for it pouei
kiwi. If nny one of ns could bu iivun
the power of seeing a'l the pustiont nod
motive of men laid bare, it would drive
him cruz in a diiy. If what men con
ceal could be opened to the light, bow
una would iccoil from their own doings!
It is only by concealment that the petty,
the menu, the dishonest can be satistlcd
w itli themselves."
"Very true," said the judge, still in
clined to be sileut.
Another spell of musing, which was
broken by the lawyer. "I onea had a
pierr experience iu my own practice, iu
luct as mid a cane aa 1 ever knew. One
of my lirat clients ih New York was a
wealthy, retired merchant, named ller
tini'.d. Ho lived very simply, alone ex
cept for his housekeeper, in a retired,
but very respectable part of the city. He
had a nephew, Frank Bertrand, a broth
er's son, whom ho regarded as a scape
itracc, and with whom he was not at all
on good terms.
Frauk seemed to me to be a modest,
rnsiolc sort of a fellow, tn 1 I wondered
nt the old ipaln'-f.vjcj't' tgifd Ms, J
when he was tue uuiy relative he had in
the world. My curiosity aroused, I pon
deled the matter somewhat, and catuoto
the rorciutlou that the fault was the old
in a n 'i". not Frank's. He was rather high
spirited und wilful nbout making his
own way iu the world and doin us be
I ! ,itd with him'clf, instead of allowing
his r.ch mu le to dictate what he siiouM j
do. This seemed to be the exten; of '
his i;Teece, s. fur as I could learn, 'flu I
Id r.iuu was testy ami choline, ur.d !
ihtldish about baling his own way (i!
lamily trait, I guei), anil not only "for- '
bide the nephew the house, hut required
me to ii uke L; will, cutting Frank oil''
with only a very insignificant sum. All I
the test of his lurge piiiperty he gave to
Lis l.otie!;eeprr, because, as ho said, siie
had 1'ieu kiu 1 to bini, mid would take ,
raic of him : long us he liv.d. I talked j
with Frank about this disposition ol the I
propel ty and advised him not to thraw
art ay such a c'.iaucc but to attempt a
lecoiiciliatiou uh hi uncle, so he might
change ins will. The yung fellow was i
obdurate and would piouiiie nothing, j
He is an niti.-t ami bis whole soul was
in his work. Thts bis uncle detected
mure thin ail as a species of vaju
boudr.i l.e couh' tev.r tolerate. No j
rccoci ili.ition was possible while thi re
i:'aitie 1, an i I could rot help a Imiriag '
tl.e buy's energy and spirit when he ilu- ,
eland he would not give up his profej- J
sio:i for nil the lortuues in New York. '
He said be had no n will r.gainst hi 1
u:.c!c, his property w:i bis own to do
with ;:s be pleased; be spoke pleasnutly j
of bis uucic's peculiar notions, his teni
per a a 1 bis weitkuiksei, and uieutione.l
the housekeerer kindly as otc who liad '
treated him well. As he left my ollice I I
tail tc iu; self, 'Well, Frsnk liertraud, I
jou cieierve a fortune it you don't get I
one. A man Las retson to be proud of j
tueh a Dejihew as you.' i
"ot a month after that interview
word w ai brought me that Mr. H.-rtraud
had beeu found murdered in bis library.
I tummoncd the best detective I kuew
of au.l hastened to the spot. An en
trance bail been made through the of
diuary pa'HL'" of the bouse, as there
mus uo breaking. The victim hi. J been
s'iuci; from behind us be sal iu hit chair.
The instrument used was a heavy one;
the skull ha 1 btcu crushed and death
wan luttintaaeou". At tirst we thought not
a Iblug in the r om bad been touched,
but the bouickecpcr called my attention
to the fact that a uugget of gold which j
remained attached to a piece of Its quarix !
matrix, the single geological specimen j
aud curio which adorned the library,
was toiksing, as well as the little velvet
liued box in which it bad rested. Every
thing else was in its usual place a if
nothing had baprDed there. This was 1
our only clue, and to my astonishment I
and iisiuay it speedily ltd to tbe arrest 1
of Frank liertraud aa the murderer. j
'I bad foimed so good an opinion of ,
tbe boy, and his manliness Kerned to cer
tsio, that I found it bard to believe tbat
be wi vea accused of murdering bis
uncle. Tbat be was cuilty was to my
tided Lejoud tie bounds of trobabilitv. I
I resoluoly put that down for a fact. It
being learned tbat be wa seen la tbe
vicinity of the house at the time of the
murder, the detective went to bla room
to interview him a to his knowledge of
tbe affair, and found him ataoding in the
middle of the apartment lo a atate of ex
citement, and holding in hie hand that
same tell tale nugget of gold. So ab
sorbed was he in It that he did not notice
the quiet approach of tbe officer until he
was close upon him. Then he made a
movement as if to bide the nugget. It
was a perfect case of circumstantial evi
dence against him. lleing arrested ha
impetuously defied bis accusers, and
would have resorted to violence against
them, had I not appeared on the scone
and bade him desist. Seeiug mo he burst
into a flood of tears.
"I demanded a further investigation
of the tasc, but tho detective informed
me that it would be useless to look further
for the murderer.
Of courso, my first move was to
recure a calm, rational interview with
Frank. This was in bis cell. 1 will not
repeat bis Indignant declarations of in
nocence, nor his pitiful appeal to me not
to believe it of him. How camo be by
that pieco of gold, and why was be at
his uuclc'i bouse? Thoso w cro the ques
tions to be answered.
'I can answer tho last easy enough,'
ho replied, 'but about the nugget I
know no moro than you.'
"'You wero taken with it iu your
bands,' I said.
'I know it; I lir.d just taksn it from
my pocket."
' MIow came it In your pocket?
'I Jon't kuDw.'
"'Well, that' singular, to say tho
least,' said I. 'No, bow canu you
there?'
" 'Mrs. Wand callod and (aid my
uncle wautcd to see tue. I weut, of
course.'
'Mrs. Bland was the bouickecper. I
thought I had struck a fact that would
help u, and whistle 1 softly. 'Did you
see her when you got there?' I asked.
'I saw no one there,' Frank replied.
My ring was not answered. I triol
the door nnd it was fast. I did not
want to disappoint htm after he bad
kiudly aeut for me, so I attempted to go
in the back way as I bad used to do,
but I found thai fast also. Then, as I
could rou so uo one, I turned and came
away. When I bad got back in my
room somewhat nonplussed at not belu
admitted utter my uucle hvl sent for
mo, I happened to put my hand in my
pocket, aud found there the nugget. I
knew it was my uncle's for I had often
seen it there, aud bow it camo to bo in
my pocket was a mystery that cxcitcJ
me somewhat. It seemed like witch
craft.' " DcvibcrafC more likely,1 said I who
was now more mystified than ever. 1
did uot doubt tho truta of Frank's
story in the least. 'Some one put it in
your pocket to throw smpicioo on you;
hut bow, nnd when, and wberef Did
Mrs. Bland coino clo-o to you when she
came to say your uucle wished to bee
jout'
'No. alio did not co.ua in. Sue left
worint'.tbp door. Cut run mr tWcdjir
( saw her go by.
I'm sure it wa her, j
but she could uot
iu my pocket.'
"I may ns well
have put tuo nugc
av here that tan
housekeeper bad been investigated nid
was conclusively prove i to be elsewhuru
when tnc murder occurred. ' A'as aho
an accomplice;' 'vas the question I was
ponileriutr. A thought oecurre 1 t-.i tr.i:
I);d you ilod in your poc!e: tuu little '
vcivei-liuud box, thai ticld the nugget?'
I asked. j
" 'No, there was nothing but the
pace of gol i, that I saw.' Frank replie.l. '
I went straight to Fiiu'i lodgings
and made a careiul searcu. I scire io I !
tins H'j.-tian 1 inausiou for the luisiiog j
bj, but louti I Il'itil'Ug.
".Ir-. IJland seemcJ vary much dn- '
tressed over want ha 1 h ripened and was j
much concerned for FruuK.
de-
elarcd she didn't believe u word of tlia
slory that bo wa4 gudty. SiiJ said bis
uncle called to her from his rjoni, as bu
often did, aud directed her to call
Frank. As she was going to a neigh
bor's she stopped on the way for her er
rand. Mho locked the house behind her
on leaviug, as washer custom, and found
it locked ou her return. Shu ilid not
see Mr. Iiertrao l when be spoke to her;
only hearl bis voice.
"I then went to my o'Rce nnl shut
myself into my private room to quietly
anal) 7.3 the situatiou. Wuo, besides Ins
housekeeper had a motive for murdering
Mr. Ilcrtrund? I pondered the question
over and overagain. That there was an
unswer to it, I was sure. But who had
tiiat inctive. That once settled fairly iu
toy own mind, I would look furtber for
the little box. I could easily see bow
Frank Bertrand bad u strjnir existing
motive to keep bis uaclo alive until be i
should make u ilillerent will. In bis j
death be lost all hope. Only sudden I
anther under strong provocation could
have moved him to the deed. But be
was already out of my suspicion. '
'I am a great believer in motive as
tho lever that moves human icings iu
the commission of nil deliberate cnmci. j
Tn at was not mere robbery, in this
cuse,Avas evident since oaly tho nugget !
of gold was taken, and that I attributed
to u momentary fancy rather than to any
previous inteutiou. It could not be j
hatred, for tbo old man bad not nn '
enemy in the world that we 1
could discover. It iiiu.t then be '
greed of some sort, some advantage to 1
be gained though Mr. Bertrand' death. I
Here was another dilemma, ilia hou.e- i
keeper was to have all the property, and 1
she could uot have co omitted the
mupder. It must then bj somebody ;
reaching further, somebody hoping for j
gain through her. But the old woman
bad not a lelutive iu the world Chat I
had evtr heard of. Bho bad lived very
many year in tbe family, and I thought
her relatives would bavo been heuM
from, If there were any greedy enough
to commit murder ia order to give her
property which they might oot get after
all. Had she a lover?
"Tbe thought struck ms with suei a
sense of its allurdiog a solution of the
mystery, that It was. like an electrto
shock. She would not marry while Mr.
Bertrand lived; his death would make
her free, sod besides would triake bei
wealthy, two great points to be galued,
which might have ft strong influeoce on
a weak mloded man. I was sure also
from the taking of tbe nugget, that
whoever he was he would be found to
have been ft miner or ft collector of ores
or minerals. Full of my new idea, 1
started out to investigate.
'I had groat faith in Mrs. Bland's
honesty in the matter, but I did not
think it prudent to go to her now fot
information, for I had not proved hot
integrity as I bad Frank's, and she
might, if an accomplice, give a warniog
that would defeat my purpose. I went
to tho fotv persons the was intimate with
nnd made cautious inquiries about hei
gentlemen friends. It is almost needles
to say I found one.
"He was a tall caunt fellow, and
swarthy, liko those who have been much
exposed to thj sunlight. He had boon
a mibcr in Auitralia. Mrs. Bland had
confided to a female friend that the man
proposed, but sho refused him, 'because
sho could not leave Mr. B.-rtrsnd. I
now decided to go straight to Mrs.
Bland nnd nk if this man knew of the
contents of the will. Tears came into
her eyes as she admitted that he did.
She bad inclined to favor his proposal,
aud had agreed to imtry him biter Mr.
Bertrnnd's death.
"I found wbero tho man had his lodg
ing, and taking an officer made all haste
there. His rcom was shabby enough,
but ah, tbero wcro the minerals, as I had
surmised. We arrested him as the mur
derer of Henry Bertrand, and after some
search among Ilia rather mixed belong
ings found there the box with tho velvet
liuing.
When that was brought forth, his
defiant manner fell away from him and
he bogged for mercy like a child. He
confessed all, even to brushing against
Frank Bertrand on his way home, to slip
tbe nugget intc his pocket. At the time
of the murder he caught sight of the
gold lump, and was suddenly possessed
of a fancy for it. Realizing later how
dangerous was its possessiou, he dis
posed of it to throw suspicion upon
Frauk. All my thoories were tuus
curiously vcriBoJ."
Tho lawyer paused, apparently nt the
end of his story. There was one present
who bad tho general appearance of a de
tective, who had been carefully follow,
ing bis narrative. Ho naked:
"Pardon two questions, sir. How
camo tbe murderer in the bouse without
Uio housekeeper's knowledge, and who
was it scut for the nophow?"
"I was going to tell you that present
ly," said the narrator. "The fellow
explained that he had been determined
for some time to get Mr. Bertrand out of
the way, as tbat meant for him both a
wife and a fortune. Ho had been wait
ing for an opportunity. Gcing to the
bouse that day, be found the door
unfastened aud slipped ia and concealed
himself. He heard the old man give
directions to have Frank callod, and
beard Mrs. Bland ssy she was goiag to
stop au hi.V'S'ifh a friend. Fortune wai
favoring bis plans. Not only that but
tho fear camo that Bertrand was relenting
towards his nephew and might spoil all
his hopes unless speedily dcipatched.
Frank Bertrand would be brought to
the housj just in time to be accused of
the deed. It was the propitious time.
"Tho olow fell, the old man passed to
his reward, and be fled. To bia annoy
ance tho door locked with a sprinir
behiud him, aud Frank, whom bo was
watching us be came, could not get iu.
Tueu came the thought to fasten tho
crime ou him more severely by putting
the nugget in bis pocket.
"It has been truly said tbat men com
mitting great crimes always do sumo act
or leave somo net undone, despito all
their preciutioos, that tells thu tale of
tl-.eir wrong doiug. So this man, who
seemingly bad all bis plans perfect, in
his eagerness nnd excitement, forgot to
put ou Frauk' person the box as well as
its couteuts, aud now it rose up ft cm
elusive witness against him."
Now I've go: a quostiou," venture !
auother listener. "What did tho old
lady do with tho property? Did she
iiuut ii another husband, or, at soma of
them do, give it to an asylum?"
"Neither. Sho was a really god
woman, aud was struck with horror at
th'.a villainy of tho man who wanted to
marry her tor her prospective mouey. I
thiuk that every day, for sho is uow
living, she tnaaks the Lir I that sirj es
caped the fate of mirryin him. Sho
turned the whole property over to Frauk,
saying she bad uo doubt his uucle would
have relente i toward bira if bo bal
lived. Sho livci with him, miking a
home for him like a mother, aud tuey
think a great deal of eie i other. The
pieco of gold aud the velvet box whic'.i
played so important a pirtin thu tragedy
of tueir lives, still rest in their old plac
iu the library." Yankee Blade.
Tho Giant of All Tlnipp'.e:?s.
The greatest hcrological wonder ia
world toilsy is the gigantic clock in the
tower of the immense "Public Buildiut,"
at Puiladalphia. Whea everything is
iu running order this marvel of the clock
maker' art will be stationed a distance
of 1131 feet from the pavement. Its bell
weighs between 2'0,0OJ and 23,000
pound, and is thu second largest bell of
any kind in America, tho gra.it belt at
Montreal being the largest, weighing
Ji,i)M pounds. The dial or this Phila
delphia titau is tweoty-Qve feet in di
ameter, and the striking hammer is ai
lurgu as a piio driver weight. The
minute baud is ' wolve and tbe hour hand
uiuo feet iu length. The machinery is
arrar.ged so that the cloc't will strike
every tifteen minutes, tbo quarter, half,
three-quarters and hours. The Itomau
numerals on tho face are two feet eight
inches in length, the "dark part of the
figure beiug 3 j inches iu width. As it
is entirely out of the question to talk of
winding such a monster by hand, a three
horse power engine has been placed at
tbe square of the tower for tbat especial
purpuae.
rOUR NEOBOES iTTNCHEO.
They Had Murdered Two White Mer
chants on the Highway.
Details of a quadruple lynching at Taze
well Court House. Vs., are received. Two
white men, A. RatcllfT and ISen Rhortrldgc,
were wtylald Monday night and murdered.
They were cemmon merchants who bad
came to tho tow n for Roods, and were sun
f ftpd to have mono;.
Suspicion pointed to four negroes as bo
big the murderers. Fearching artirs were
sent out. The first arrrsted w as Jerry Itrown
and after satisfactory evidence to bis ituilt
bad been obtained a rope svss placed about
bis neck and lie was ston dandling Iro.n a
tree. Later the other three, Spencer Itranch,
John Johnston and Sam F.llerson. were ar
rested by the county cttbials and started for
the court home.
News of the murder bad reached finch sn
ail county, where the iiiurdfrpil men resid
ed, and a mob wa immediately organized,
and started toward Itiehlunds. This pnny
forcibly took charge of the three negroes
and swung them up in short order.
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.
The striking bakers In Marseille attneked
die bread cart in I bakeries, throwing the
breml into the streets. A settlement of the
strike followed.
There wus riot yesterday among the starv
ing pour on tbe Thame embankment, Ixin
don, became the police prevented them
from marching to the parliament buildings
to display their poverty.
By an explosion of fire-damp in a mine at
Rcckllitthiiuen, Westphalia, IS minors
were killed and 17 Injured.
Hie Voto For Canada's Annesatlon.
A big political meeting wa held at Kssvx
near Windsor, Out., the othrr night to dis
cuss the future oK'utiudi,. At (ha close of
several speeches a vote was taken and re
sulted as follows; To remain in stutu quo, 21;
independence 1.'; iiupcriiil federation 3;
political union with the United State 413.
Tur American ship Itabcrt I.. Belknap
from lliofta bound for New York, sank
near the Na'una Island, hut all bands
reached shore in open boats.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
rwm.rrit Dsv. In the Senate among the
bills introduced were: M r. Markley To II
ne ml k producer und venders und ap
point milk and dinry in ectnr in cities of
first and second elnsaea. Mr. lions living
the superintendent or the bunking depart
ment additional Hwer. authorizing bun lo
move promptly auatiit ilolittiirnt bank,
ami asK fur the appointment of a receiver.
ml ..mlilliliinif anv loreiun corporation to
I receive any ib-posit or transact any banking
businns until It snail nave men in ine oim
of tne superintendent of banking a certified
ropy of tne statement required to be Hied iu
the (ftlce of the eecreiary ol the common
wealth. Mr. Wood lo prevent deception
or fraud bv owners or agents having con
trol of any stallion kept lor service by pr
claiming or publishing or fraudulent tili
greea, etc. Fifty bills paed tirst reading.
Tbe boure was not in session.
TiiiKTitKSTii May. in the Menate a reso
lution offered by 1'enrote for the appoint
ment of three senators and six meinour of
the. hotiae to consider majority and minori
ty report of the quarantine com minion np
pointed toaeh-ct a sitw for the cstablixhmeut
of a quarantine station ou tha Delaware
I'rr.' av adcw.'flj. - lib a .UmwAWt submit
ted a communication in connection ih
threw reort in which he urged sjieeily ac
tion to prevent the cholera from obla nin
a foothold in this slate. Loach's concurrent
iiemlon resolution passed by tbe liou-e Fri
day last was adopted. I'ortcr introduced
senatorial and representative bills similar to
thone of two year ugo.
Hills were passed linally : Noon's bill re
quiring the execution of murderers in tue
penitentiaries. To enable eleeniiwyiiHrv
i-orporutious IO secure their properly truiu
liability to he waxted or encumbered by
luaiiueer or benelieiuries of the oxlate. To
vnlidule partitions of real estate in caes of
testacy made in orphans' courts prior to set
of MaV, 1"S!I. Further lielluing evidence of
stock ownership.
Among tho bills favorably reported were
the following: To provide for the forma
tion of cooperative banking onociutions.
Mernlitli. of Armstrong, to rouble borouehs
not divided into ward to e-tablish high
seiiooS. Itrown. of Wtstmoreluud, to ex
tend the time of killing squirrels, wood
cocks, pheasants and grouse.
Hill were introduced a fo'lows: Run
non, McKhiui. to repeal the act of 1MU
changing tho time and manner of making
the registry of voters and the duties of reg
istry iissofor. Becker, I'hiladelphifllelin
ing the word.vwutitonly ur cruelly ill-treat"
as applied to animals, to include cutting,
burning, maiming or otherwise intliclin
tnnii for the pnrpo-e of demonstrating I acts
already known and ascertained, it, by way
of illustration, chis demonstration or otliei
wio. Woods. Mi 111 in to n imburse coun
ties for niony expended for the reconstruc
tion of bridges destroyed bv the flood of
1SS!. liaekenburg. of Northumberland,
to provide lor the election of burees every
throe years and to abolish the otSico of as
sistant burg".
In tlie Hiiuse, T.ytle. Mates, Fuller. Skin
ner and Thornton wero unnouticed a the
committee by Seuker Thomson to inves
tigate the charges against btute Printer
Meyers.
Hills wero introduced: Roy fort, Ineaster,
amending the marriage license act so a to
give nota ies public tho same right as Jus
tices of the pence relative to tl.e tukiug of
oaths. Hover. Philadelphia, inereusing the
comiH-nsaiion of ejectors to ' a dav and pro
viding for mileage. Quitman. Iickawauna,
prohibiting colorations irorii employing
peace otllcers or to assume the duties ol
btttte, county or municipal Uheets.
KorKTkK.vrii lv. In the Semite to-day
bills were reported as follows: Making
Lawrence and Jeflerson counties separate
jud cial di-tricls; appropriating tlti.'l.tsnj for
the re-equipment of the National (iuurd and
Mno.OUO each for the next two years for us
maiiiteiianee; providing for the erection of a
Mate building for Western Pennsylvania for
feeble-minded children; to reimburse cou li
lies for money e.xper.deii for tho reconstruc
tion of bridges destroyed in the flood of 1M);
lo provide for a State naval militiu.
'1 his bill tiii iiitrdiicd. Mr. Penrose,
Philadelph in 1'roviding for appointment of
(ame coiumisioner, und authorising these
Hirers to appoint game wardens.
Hills providing for tho abolition of the
publication of mercantile appraisers' liM
Slid the abolition of the otheu of meicaiitile
appraiser, reported uttlrmutively, were re
committed. A communication was received from the
(iovernor.iimioiincmg that he find sigmsjtlie
Ohio liiver-ijike Kne siiip canal resolution.
The lloune devoted most of the session to
t ha discussion of an ameiidinui.t to the bill
providing for the licensing of lving iii-hospitals.
The amendment provided that not
only the name of mother and chihj bo reg
istered in such hospitals, but alro that of
the father. The amendment was defeated.
These bibs were introduced: Mr. Kunkel,
Ilaiiphin Giving the husband the same
right iu tho wife estate, a the wife ha in
the husband' estate, in rase of contested
wills. Mr. Cotiou. Allegheny To glv
women lbs right of suffrage. Mr. Talbot.
Chester Prohibiting the furnishing of
cigireta to minor. Mr. Fow, Philadelphia
To permit the sale of liquor in pnblio
parks: to prohibit th exposition of physi
cal deformities in public
FifTKitfnrn fr. in the-'na to-day th
following ll 1 Is were reported favorably
I'rovidlne for printing 2 &V) copies of th
revise,!, corrected proceedings of the U'
extra sossfnn of the Senate to member
legislature, to author! Issuing of certlt).
cates of authority 'Olnuram e associations,
known a Lloyd: apnroprialins: VVOi f,
the Improvement and repair of the banks
and channel oftHI Crevk, damaged by tbe
flood of lrj: providing for a State Hoard of
Undertakers.
The followln bill were Introduced: Rak
sr. I tela ware Preparing a lanre number of
amendment to the Hallot Reform Uw, to
better effect the ptirose of the act; provid.
Ing further regulation for safety of roiii
employed in mercantile and manufacturing
establishments. Herring. Columbia Pro
viding for the elixhiu of all imlls at all ele,-.
lions In Pennsylvania at 4 p. in. Hill were
passe. I finally as follows: Kxertipting county
commissioners I roni tbe oiierution of the
law rein atlng payment of traveling ex
penscs of director! and ronntv commission
ers, conferring on purchasers of proiierty of
manufacturing corporation the rights and
franchise of the latter: providing that
liquor llcen-e fees may be paid Into the
proper local treasuries; empowering hor
oughs and cltle to establish a police pension
fund. Two of Senator Noebs bill pas.o.,
the Senate on second rending. The first
prohibit member of the Hoard
of Control In riries of tbo second class from
holding nny otlii-e cf i inoltpnent or bein4
employ I by said boaM. The other pro
side lor Pbvsicsl cultil'P Iu the publiu
schojls of the cities of the fir), and second
class. Mr. NeeO's bill estahlishit" a o!tee
pension I und pawd titmlly. The hill author
Iziog roroners to !apoint deputy coroners
passed Dually. Tuesday evening wa fixe I
for delivery of eulogies iiti James (. Illume.
The Senate then ndjotirncj until 0 p. in.
Mondav.
A bill wa intnxliirpil In tne Houe twlay
by Representative Marshal', of Allegheny,
providing for the health, safety an i com.
fort ol the miner In the bituminous renom
of the xtute. The bill provide that theopor
ator or superinteiideni of every bitum iioim
coal mine shall make, or cause to be ma le.
an accurate m ip or plan of surh coul mine,
or a scroll of not less than loo f.etto an
inch. Thn bid i similar ia other reN-cts
to the tMirman bill, except lli.it it rejiire
the minimum amount of air to loo feet. elim
inate the liability clause and limits th
titiiiihor of lui'ii in a shaft ton hundred
Tho tiorniuti bill bus been reixirted favor
ably from committee. A resolution wai
adopted, o-i motion of Mr. I.nwreni-e, that a
siiecial meeting of the llnii'e beheld O'l
Tuesday evening next, to receive tho report
of the committee appointed to prepare reso
lutioii with re'ution lo the death of James
. Illaino. and to take such other action a
may (s-m proper. A hill was offered by Mr.
litis cxeiising member of tho National
liuard and ex-soldiers from Jury service.
The hill lo prevent the sale and manufac
ture of cigarette containing tobacco was
called upon second reading. Tlio llousa
devoted considerable time to the discussion
of the measure, which finally passed. The
Mouse then adjourned.
SiXTr.KXTti !. Sennfe not in ea1nn.
Among the bills favorably reported in the
House to dy were the following-. Author
izing I cense to be isstud to unnaturalized
foreigner on condition that they pay an
annual tax ol t3; prjviding for . oiiipulsory
education iu the sciiools ol tbeSta'e; insk.
ing election day a b'ual holiday; io lucres
the salary of the superintendent of public
Institution I rom it.'.. MM tof t.nOj.
These hilia were Intro ined: Mr. Ilurke.
of Lnekawannu, providing for the examina
tion and registration of miners In the an
thracite and biiuiiiinotiii teal regions and it
prevent the employment ol incompeten:
persons in the mine. Mr. I.audensliiger,
of Dauphin, to abolish the office of mercan
tile appraiser, require his duties to he per
formed by tho District A-smir, und l,r
viding for the payments of tho mercantile
revenues into the county treasuries,
Mr. King, of Clearfield, ort'-red a resolu
tiou. which was adopted, asking for tl.
appointment of a joint legislative committee
to inquire insn the leasthiuy ,f -having- a
lurge section of l'eiinsylvauls forest secur
ed for tlie purpose of establishing a datura'.
State patk. A preamble lo the resolution
recite tho destruction of the fori sts of the
Mato to such au extent ihut grave fears
e.tist that the animals will soon become
extinct on account of it and sugges's their
protection by means of a forest park. After
tho Vending of a number of hills tho lirat
time be Hous atfjourued 'u.iil Holiday at
V p. ui.v
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Tun cholera is s.ireaJin still in Car
many. The anthracite coisl tonnazs of 1S3J wm
il.4iiri.tWi tons.
Th Hudson RvarL'ocrop is estimate)
at 4,000,OJO tons.
Thk b-an crop In California ia HJJ was
0,5JI,VX) pounds.
The cold weather did not damsss ths
orange crop In Florda.
RiBBiTsars bc-ioriinj a serious nuiisucj
In some parts of Kansas.
Thehb were forty dusla in Frana list
yaar and but two dtath raiuitad.
At opportunity will b given Australians
to furnish meat ror the Ui-itiu army.
Thb postal apirmrinUoti for tin fls'
yeareniiur June 3Jth, U'Jl, is nearly it,.
The Hawaiian Qi3en was abiut to fl nl
her country with snail cjin wusu Uj ivui
daposed.
Fbke coal bureaus were, opons.l durini
tbaeold weather in tit. Loui, CUieigo aul
other Western cities.
The Fennsylvmia P.vlroa 1 Is sill ts hsv
arraugamenia about cjiu ilete4 for u routs
to the facitio Coast.
The Dominion of Canada eitimatss for
the ensuins yaar contain appropriations oi
H.JjJ.tiCO for canals.
A COLONV of Bohemian from Northsra
Missouri have bought IT.U'JO ucrej of lull
near Victoria, Texas.
Over 10.XW peopla In Washin?tn City
had to apply to ths charitaula tor Uolu dur
ing ths late old snap.
Kcsatax troop are bstn; sent Into Rjv
sian roiaiid in great uu mom's, auj
quir-
lereu along tns front. er.
Cholera iifearal more in Europe than
war. The, disease is expeetttl to do len-ioU
work the coining iimimr.
It cojU about f 1 3.0JJ to gat th v tei of
tb electoral college brought to Wadiintja
from tbe forty-four Utate. i
Uintiuent in Adrainlstrstion circles In
Washington is aaid to ha decide fly in favor
of th annexation of Hawaii, bu: without
Undue baste.
Ocean freights betwssn North and Sjuth
America are at the lowest point ever knowu;
many oceau tramp steamers ar unable U
obtain cargoes.
The record of accidents in an 1 around
Boton, Mass.,esuseU hyelwitriu street oir,
in lSirj shows tnat tuu persons wjra killed
and tAVi injurad.
The naval vassel now in process of con
struutlon at vat iou ship yard iu ths United
HUite ars estimated to cost tott.OJO.OOJ. ami
merchant vetael building are valued at 14.
WI.OUU.
Kataboin I the asms Secretary Tracy
bestowed oa the new txttle ram built as
Bath. M., on plans suijesUt by Rear Ad
ruiral Amman. Tbe vessel take it name
Iroin Mount Katahdia, Maine1 atreatesti,
mouotain.
Old Ladt (reading report of pub
Ho dinner) "Some of these were;
drunk standing." Think of that,
KUzer Jane; so drunk they couldn't
alt down! They must be what them
papers call people "who stand well io
society." Princeton Tiger.