The Democrat.)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1889.
- Of It QUESTION DRAWER.
Our inquisitive friends arc asking many
questions, some of which are pretty hard
o answer. Below will be found a few of
kern :
Thn übiquitous " Inquirer " asks :
Why do such men as the lamented
lion. 8. 8. Cox, of New York, die, and
such as pugilistic bruisers live? An
swer : We give it up.
The inveterate " Constant Reader "
wants to know why we refuse to pitch into
what tie calls our utterly incompetent
local officers? We answer by asking,
why don't he do it over his own proper
signature ?
That ever on the wing " Rara Avis,"
asks : Why do reporters run every new
word and phrase, such as " concensus "
and "hi the near future," into the ground
by painful reiterations ? Answer : Pre
sumably for the same reason that he uses
" rara avis " instead of rare bird. Seo ?
The correspondent who always writes
over a " star " asks : Please give the
name of tlie author of " Step Down and
Out ? " Answer : As it was not Shake
speare, as lie guesses, it was Henry Ward
Beeclier.
"A Democrat" is anxious to know
why Gov. Hill, in one of bis late speeches,
said : " I didn't bring my encyclopedia
with me ? " Was it," be asks, " intend
ed as a mere joke, or as a slur
on ex-President Cleveland ?" Answer:
If intended as a joke, it is one of those
ugly kind called joking on facts ; but if
used as a slur, it is generally thought It
was "a hit, a very palpable bit."
Our tried and trusty friend (so well
known to all editors) "Consistency," asks:
Is there any justice to donors and suffer
ers in spending a large per cent of inouey
contributed for our flood sufferers
in distributing it ? Answer: As the per
centage of the amount that will be appro
priated thus will not be known until the
accounts are audited, an answer cannot
bo given.
The irrepressible "Citizen" who is
always on the alert, comes at us with
the query: Who called the meeting and
how many of our citizens were present
when the so-called local Finance Commit
tec was appointed, and to which Governor
Beaver frequently refers? Answer: Not
knowing we cannot tell.
"A Republican" asks: Why is it when
our party puts a full county ticket befoio
the people that all efforts to elect center
only upon one of the nominees? Answer:
As the Republicans are in a hopeless
minority in the county, their only hope is
to elect one of their candidates, which
can only be done by barter and sale—in
other word.- by the use of money and
trading voles.
The not-often-lieard-of "Paul Pry,"
wants an opinion as to the most success
ful way of pryiug into the doings of the
secret meetings held by Governor Beav
er's State Relief Committee. Answer:
Interview a Washington, correspondent
who gets at all the secrets of the Presi
dent's Cabinet.
"A young lady," pretty as she is mod
•st, asks: Is it proper for a young lady
to permit a young man to kiss her prior
to a marriage engagement? Answer:
That depends—well, say, on circum
stances, as circumstances govern cases,
if the act involves publicity, we should
say, no; but i f it is done "decently and
in order," that is, not boisterously, and
on the sly, our answer is, yes.
"A no,'ice" pops the following interro
gation : Do the rules of table etiquette
ever justify the act of eating peas with
anything but a fork ? Answer: Oh, yes;
ooth nature and propriety largely teach
that the better way, indeed, the proper
way, is to eat them with your teeth ; as
leeth are for that purpose, while a fork
would be a stupendous failure.
"A young man" asks: In walking
with a lady in a public place, such as in
a fair ground, on which side of her should
he walk? Answer: On the outside, of
course.
The time honored "Subscriber"
writes: Please settle a dis
puted point as to the author of
the saying that "The child is father to
the man." Was it Shakespeare or Bacon?
Answer: It was neither of them. It was
one of the fumous aphorisms of Words
wort b.
"One of the Curious" asks: Where can
[ find the origin of the expression "That
it is a wise child that knows its own
father?" Answer: It would be impossi
ble to tell who first used it—probably
sonie careless reader of Shakespeare, who
got.the cart before the horse. What the
great poet jvrote is, "It is a wise father
that knows his own child." "Merchant of
Venice," Act 2, Scene 2.
One who signs himself "A Learner,"
writes thus: Do you know which one of
our modern humorists originated the
slang phrase, "Too thin?" Answer: It
Is not of modern origin; neither is it
slau . in . hakespearc's "King Henry
VIII, Act fi, Scene 1, King Henry replies
to the Li . op of Winchester by saving
that hi:, reasons "aro too thin and base to
hide o'.Le.s. And Addison, in the
cla ical 'Spectator," in criticising acer- '
tain Thanksgiving sermon by a distin
gtr :cd Bis!. of the established church, ,
hi is too thin to produce i
or • < THE I'ItKSS,
tlip j'jut icq . ■ ledger,
die a :m k vote- was 'expected in'
'hi t lclpliia, who looked for such a fall !
It the I>e) -,'••• tic vote? La-' No- I
em r more 1,,;.n 98,000 Democrat: voted I s
•i Cleveland ; this November something ' 1
over 48,000 voted for Bigler; 50,000
Democrats are missing, fur more than
half the total Democaatic vote. What
a severe indictment is this of the present
D niucratic Leadership and recent tactics
i/l Uie organization 1
It will be said thut Republicans also are
very short. That is true ; but they poll
nearly 83,000 out of 110,000 cast for Har
rison last year. The Republicans lose
35,000 out of 110,000, while the Demo
crats lost 50,000 out of 93,000.
The reported Governor-elect of Ohio is
a Randall Democrat, and naturally there
are those who will make note of the fact
that it is worth while at tunes to have, in
a closely contested State, a Randall Dem
ocratic candidate on the ticket to give it
strength and safety. And there will be
other observing voters also who will con
trast the wise policy of the Ohio Demo
cratic organization with the unwisdom
of that new regime in Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania, supported aud encouraged
and nominated by those who tolerate the
" hissing " of Randall's name.
Another marked surprise is the miscal
culation made by the astute Jersey Re
publican leaders who expected to run
Abbett to the girth, and possibly unhorse
him by the fierce onset made by the bat
talions of Cavalryman Grubb. It is not
often that those leaders are the victims
of surprise, and it may be worth their
while to go deeply into an inquiry to as
certain "what's the matter," for the
chances were wide open for Democratic
defeat, because of the bad behavior of the
Democratic Legislature—if for no other
reason.
Mahone's mortifying collapse is another
astonishing phenomenon in Virginia poli
tics. Beyond all question the streneth of
parties is very evenly balanced in the Old
Dominion when divided sharply and ex
clusively on party lines—yet here is the
Republican organisation, under the mar
shalship of its shrewdest, ablest, most
adroit organizer, and most daring and
resolute leader, routed horse and foo'—-
overwhelmed by numbers that
no one dared to hazard in
an estimate before the election.
The one only issue was Mabone and anli-
Mabone, for politics are purely personal
matters with him. The decision is Vir
ginia's protest against any more Mahone
politics, and all men may rejoice in the
verdict—for Mahone politics are bad poli
tics all the time. It was anticipated by
all but himself and those inoculated with
his virus, that he would be defeated, but
it \va3 not expected that his horsemen
and chariots would bo so totally sub
merged in another Egyptian sea.
And lowa claimed as having gone
Democratic! Can that be ? Every ene
who knows well the politics of the Noith
west will naturally suggest a suspension
of public opinion on that. But the bare
thought that there is even room for such a
claim is calculated to take the hi cath of a
loyal Republican who remembers lowa's
forty-thousand majorities of r few years
ugo.
THE REASON NOT PLAIN AS A PIKESTAFF.
From Quay's Philadelphia Inquirer.
Fuller returns of Tuesday's elections
show curious results In some of the
States. Ohio and lowa have elected
Democratic Governors, while Massachu
setts has had a narrow escape. In New
York the Democratic majority is larger
than for some years, and there has been
an increase in both New Jersey and Vir
ginia. and enormous one in the latter
State.
These facts serve only to give emphasis
to the great victory achieved by the Re
publicans of Pennsylvania. This is nl
most the one State voting on Tuesday
where the Republicans did not lose at
least in some degree. There was not
only no loss of party prestige in this
State, but there a decisive gain in the Re
publican majority, which gives us more
than was ever before returned in a year
when no candidate more important than
State Treasurer was to be elected.
Some of the reverses in the other States
will be charged to local causes, and in
some instances they have had their influ
ence, but local causes do not lead to such
general disasters when the party is full of
vitality and enthusiasm. lowa and Ohio
do not go Democratic when the Repub
licans have any encouragement to see
that they go Republican. There is some
thing more than local causes in the result
in these States.
What Pennsylvania did was due to
good leadership, a popular candidate, and
to the ability of the Republicans of this
State to create their own enthusiasm and
see that Pennsylvania is kept at the head
of the column of Republican States.
There will he many cllorts to explain
the difference between the result in
Pennsylvania and the other States, but
few will give the real reason. Penn
sylvania Republicans follow their own
leaders and they lead to victory.
WHIN we begin operations as a city, it
would be well to look after the widening
of some of our thoroughfares. This mat
ter should receive attention before build
ings uro erected. Locust street should lie
opened from Market to Park Place. Iron
street, from the Pennsylvania railroad to
the stone bridge, is too narrow. This
mutter should not be delayed till too late.
There is also other stieets, the widening
of which would be n great benefit. The
great inconvenience of narrow streets is
very troublesome in many large cities.
Tie -r. Nt '• i I 'poi tunity to remedy |
the b :■<" ft
1! i.timoke A .. limit ■. "(i ivei'iibr David
B. liill smile- coni' lecyntlv to-dav and (
tries to look over ex-Pre-idee' Cleveland's
shoulder to the far-away prospects of
1892.
NEW YORK Sun : The party of the Em
pire State is victorious and solid in its
own strength. It is democratic from the
foundation way up to David B. Hill at the
top.
SOME years ago Virginia repudiated
her debt. Her repudiation of Mabone on
Tuesday was much more to her credit,
however.
AI.I.KCIUKNY county elected a Demo
cratic District Attorney, and Huntingdon
county a Democratic Sheriff.
TIIK Prohibitionisls, it is evident from
Tuesday's vote will have to take a fresh
Btart.
MCKINNKY'S majority over Malione in
Virginia, has already readied over 41,000.
BOTH LEGS TAKEN OFF.
Mr. Antiioay OloHier Meets With a Ter
rible Accident.
Mr. "Andy" Qlosser lias long been well
known to mauy people of Johnstown.
His home is near the village of St. Bonl
facius not far from Hastings. He was
employed for some time by the firm of
Geis, Joslertfc Quinn, and later by Mr.
John I. Hornick as bartender. Since lad
spring he was employed by L. M. Woo'f
& Son as a salesman.
1 On Wednesday evening Mr. Glotser
' left his employer's store-room about 10
o'clock. About midnight he wai seen by
some parties.
Saturday morning, between the hours
of 1 and 2 o'clock, as Engineer William
Sweeney, with the engine " Indiana, "
WHS returning from having taken a train
out the Baltimore & Ohio to the yard, be
saw a man lying on the track at the upper
end of the Clinton street crossing. It
was impossible to get stopped before
the engine had passed where the
man was lying. It was then found
that both legs had been ground off the
man. Joseph Beiter, who keeps a saloon
near l y, was aroused and the injured man
was taken to his place. It was there
learned that the man was Andy Qlosser.
He was laid on a board and taken on the
engine to the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
tion, and from there carried to the Cam
bria Hospital. Drs. W. B. Lawman and
J. C. Sheridan were summoned. They
aaw at once that both legs
would have to be amputated.
Glosser moaned some all the
while, but was unconscious. Father
Alto was summoned, and fearing that he
would not survive the severe operation
of two amputations, auuointed him. The
doctors then proceeded and amputated
both legs below the knee Glosser still
remained unconscious and apparently in
sensible of what was taking place till
about 8 o'clock yesterday moruiug. lie
was visited by Mr. L. M. Woolf early in
the forenoon, and talked to him. lie
seemed very much distressed at his
condition, and burst into tears
when Mr. Woolf came to where he was.
His relatives have been notilied and arc
expected to-day. The chances are that
lie will recover, being a man of strong
physical vigor, but the idea of having to
passthroifh the world without feet dis
courages him very much. Last night at
a late hour he was reported as doing well.
How lie came to he lying on the track
seems to be clouded in mystery, being
unable to account for it himself. How
ever, there are opinions in regard to it.
CONK3IAUGH VALLKY SCHOOLS.
Funds Knitted by Westmoreland Pupils For
the Flooded District.
Grecnsburg Democrat.
At trie recent Westmoreland County
Teachers' Institute, held at Grecnsburg,
it was agreed to raise funds in encli school
| for relic f of the schools of the Hooded
j Conemaugh Valley. The subscriptions
are now coming in, and County Superin
tendent George H. Hugus presents the
following report, to-wit :
Gleuivood school, south Huntingdon tp..
A. 1). Hoenshell, teacher $ a 00
Ahvlne's school, liciupileld tp.. W. J.
Stump, teacher 3 00
No. an, berry tp., C. A. sblrey, teacher a 75
l'lerce's school. South Huntingdon tp., J.
J. llouser, teacher 8 50
Larimer s school, North Huntingdon tp.,
Lottie Dullield, teacher 4 48
Smlthloii school, soutli Huntingdon tp..
IJenry Ithodes, teacher a 50
Franklin school, Franklin tp., G. Ilo
bttugli, teacher 5 00
West overton school, Fast Huntingdon
tp., J.M. Luckey. teacher.. to oo
Lynch'B school, Allegheny tp.. .Maitlc
Newell, teacher 3 00
Plummet 's school. South Huntingdon tp.,
A. It. Hough, teacher 8 75
Diddle Primary, N Huntingdon tp„ 81. T.
Painter, leat her 3 00
Diddle Advanced, N. Huntingdon tp., hl
onza comes, teacher. a as
Ilocy's, Franklin tp, W. O. NVileys,
toucher 4 70
West Newton public schools, W. D. Cun
ningham, Principal..'. 37 88
Kankin's school, E. Huntingdon tp., w.
H. Wharton, teacher 5 oo
Concord school, c. 11. Delghly, teacher.... 180
I.obtngerschool. Ml. Pleasant tp., Ira D.
PolUiis, teacher 1 00
No. 3 school. Perry tp., I.lda Munsou,
teacher a oo
Drinker's school, Unity tp., Emma Kck
ert, teacher 3 80
Shatter's school, Sulphur Springs, 3. p.
Aiglre, teacher. 5 uo
California school, s. Huntingdon tp., W.
o, itet latutt, teacher t so
Total to dale, November Ith $lO3 53
Are Girls Conscientious,
A well-known writer says : " Would
a well-bred girl, possessed of the slight
est sensibility or sense, divulge the fact
that she had been proposed to by a man,
and that she had refused him ? I have
asked this question of several girls, and
also of several married women, and while
j their answers were varying, I am conll
! dent from what I know of their charac
! ters, that the well-bred girl of honor and
I sensibility would never, upon the weight
iest pretext, disclose what had passed
between licrsel r i"' l man tipnr, o -Mi
cato tt subject. i iti. ttrec i ui
is u ■ uijti: >vpo logvo • •--i;. lilt) -wit'
pat In. and u-m; iv tiiete is none t no
deserving of tt tP ■■ he."
A temporary wagon bridge lie been
built aero.-s the Conemaugh river at Min
eral Point.
CAMBRIA COUNTY OFFICIAL, 1889.
State Treasuier. Hroiitonotary i.cg. and Kt-c hist. Atty. ( P.H. tnreetoi j coroner. |l sur'y.'j Auditor
5 ?| 3 ss ' c v. - K '•' r k | te ' 1 ~a ~o ~
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Adams twp • 67 j£ ■ ' W| (to l 871 |j| (181 fltl (8 ffji *8 MJSK
£!hfm, y w P is ? ; ' 4 ? f !'• 88. IST 87 141 88 ISO- 139' :
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Barrtwp.. .. ... ION M 1 liu ri ms 4ft' if.-,; 50 ior 56 lofij 55' KM lot; 1 55
Hluckllck twp (,y < -5 JMJ w-p, PI 70 ou P-., ->. uo
Cambria txir., mt ward lot i, lis.. .. 1,7 1 .;• lis I lis n!
Cambria bor., ad ward 811 H en; r, 215 1, ..j 8 4 21s s "ml |: ~14 lfl it
Cambria twp lm 7 1 :s m 39 ~'J , g 1 *£! )9 S 37 3 37. 37: m
Carrolltown bor |.u i 3 1..1 15 n ,i n( , 1;! , r ,„ i (i ii, ir!| 110 : lin. is
Carroll twp j H* 3* 1 1 INJ IJJ IYI ITS or. INI 41 IKO MAI iii is*' to
Cheat springs bor 33 11 31 t. si u | '&! % 'g IS ft 'J? 'So!
twp ! 51 is Ml J 54 IB 58, a 451 80
Clearfleldtwp tr. , ir,i m w S7 ■ ls J3i! „ , 5 , ,J )4M i4U
Conemangb uvp .. Mj 50 1, ,4 tx 13 88 12; r,s is So 14 771! 18! 14 g
Conemaugh bor., Ist. ward... 2M 72 1 stn sr. 2:0 102 27H sy as 27.1 asr v.i -T
Conemaugh bor, 2d ward 170 ; 37 itiii at 134 1 1 ins 3.1' 100' 64 1 167 sJ 170 M 170
Coopersdule 53 h| 4 o. ,3). 8 M 61 2 til 5311 7 a m
Croytetwp lii tio ■ 114 es no ns hi 1.4 ~5 92 114 m- 117 no. i ,
liean twp -t l* siti it. at is ao ik 22 20 •' ill 2 2H
East conemaugh bor 4; lis s 1 ;a-- 47 117 42 112 123 30 12:1! 311 3d 122
East Taylor twp 25 slt a 1 25 MI 2 3 nr.! -7 rZ if- 7.! '."p! if! -,| 'S
Ebensburg, E. a l f.O go! i 55 21, 5Si Is 'n 15 TO , Is| Ih is ?!
Ebensburg, W. W 80 67 ,2 so 70 7s ? 1 7u 7 72 85 w 79! HI io! fS
Elder twp 137 51 .. j.is 5a jls 4:1 j ; s .4 j.j. 54 ,37' .411 ,57 43H' 5s
OsimlVnhnv * Wttl -J-' 1 H' ?' W 6 * :l '' 69 38 ®4 . 38 (jtijl '3B 39 tuj
Gam ,n bor 211. ,>r> j io., r>s 20s 51 21,7 55 i-s sr. 203 sill j nr. 201 59
Gallllzin twp 37 38 as 2 20 ;,o, gfi 45 27 as 1 asi, 27 *w
orub. town tor *! 54,.1 34 "n 37 45' Sr ifi 1 57 5* 22
rS£nJ W R"." •••_.• ti'i '!!'? 16 ?' la '' 36 122 3.1 122 3! 119 34 li>3 :)!' S4( 124
Johnstown, Ist ward.. W, .81 stt jis. jr-, ,. sot _,, i iwu 5a lui) r,7 58 iks
Johnstown, Edward "H. hi l 8(; h7 ' gs 1 8 :-{8 ; s-4 91 1 31 31 ! 81 (•
Johnstown, 8d ward 67. 39 h Ho 4i. 50 go , t;l| 51
Johnstown, 41 b wanl 101 1 00 *O2 76 HO 02 uu i;o 102 v .-j) tin
Johnstown, stli ward 78 115 7 i 1.32 j|| 142 oi ' "ri lS iff, ijr 69'
Johnstown, fltli ward 1 * ~ 245 15 liti 203 nr. 25h iti4 ...y. ~. 2.21 nit ...i .<>4 0,2.
Johnstown 7th ward. I2H hh , 112 91; f - 5 ?,< lis 11! lu'
<': f, *■' J* m m ta 'i
Loretto bor 4J 5 > til jo I .10 o ou > * 41, Kl jh, 41 o
twp lii< iJOUi :j:{ ]2T ojih 104 2-131 122 1 °-ir, 11 s 219' lis ov! 115 11T' 049
>ll vllie hor' irt l \Srt d ini 2 1m U - ,i 5 I,tt 100 m \ lsio '! H ' 4 119 ' * 7 6<i 19
v rd ii l 5? 107 77 11 til Krt in 711 114 - 0 lid lHi fJJ
PoSJSftSn i! 3 1 i'l H ,;,i 211 74 15 "' ,: " 1 1H 7H lf ' T8 111 1R
rOltflgP tWp, 8-J, 69 Hi 7 I 11 v un -o oil, 7i 1(' fjl S4 65 tiK
Prospect bor 80 s; go!| 7., 071 2 |j y 2 l 05 Lt, 1 82 1 H2 05
Sfplutnrt V Pn iq 'ill '•! 'i\ * w | T4 159 52 181 52; 181:1 52 181' 52 62; lsi
1\1(-bland twp 43 91; 6 41 Oii' At ,• IJI n-. 40 07 43 47 4X 43 ur
South Pork bor 89 141 38; J44 .ig jt7: 3ij 144 38 133 37 ]44 1 3s 3S 14#
SS'a -f! m 1 ?! IT' 98 172 m !?,? I Z 9 rn • m
* 'i? in t" im mil i?o m m, i& ijj i
S? ;i j'j % J. V 4 v % £ % „s h ,l' Sri §?' *
Upper Washsngton twp 09 17 ! ox ! ]■ ! ™ ?; w I7 S| J? % {-, 5 aH J? '
U ,1 .J;': : % ™ >•; 4 % IS ii! t w
1 7 'i s sl- Na s s
Taylor twp 6 ] ( 7.! 17 . viijj l7j 7ftj Ks 75.j 17\ 76.J 18; W| 76
Total 4,5U4 3.97a| IHfl 4,51b! 4.1H5 I 4,539' 4,1H.")1 4,19i 4,(Kliy 4.426 4,280i| 4.53!ij 4,193.' 4.513 1 ! 4,5511 4,l'*
lIOYLK S MAJORITY.
Official Return* From all the Counties
Give Boyer 00,804.
The following table is made from the
official returns from every county in the
State:
BIULKK.
Adams 508
Berks 5 1 ta
Ducks 518
Cambria ms
Carbon 41H
Centre usi
clarion no
Cleuilield 1,589
Clinton 37n
Columbia 1,930
Cumberland . 552
Elk 89.-,
Fayette 4117
Fultou 142
Greene 1,150
Lehigh 1,0X4
Luzerne .... 422
Lycoming 1,891
Monroe 1,031
Montour raw
Northampton 3,19s
Northumberland 13#
I'lke ... 485
Schuylkill : 928 '
Sullivan 4u9
Wayne 4H,-
Westmorcland 799
York 3,557
Total 37,rttw
nOYEIt.
Allegheny 4,704
Armstrong st'.tf
Beaver 1,47s
Bedford 283
Blutr 1,250
Bradford 3,389
Butler 931
Cameron 139
Chester 3,mi
Crawford 1,931
Dauphin 1,904
Delaware 8,95s
Erie 1,845
Forest, 83S
Franklin r.as
Huntingdon 835
Indiana 1,950
Jefferson 41S
Juniata lor
Lackawanna 8"4
Lancaster 5,784
Lawrcii> e 1,593
Lebanon 1,393
McKean 1,003
Mercer 994
•Ml ttltn is
Montgomery 77
Perry H7
Philadelphia 41,178
Potter 585
Snyder 530
Somerset 1,418
Susquehanna 1,091
Tioga 2,757
Union 678
Venango 552
Warren 1,192
Washington 1,383
Wyoming 93
Total 88,303
Blgier's majority 87,699
Boyer's majority 60,804
* *
Duties of Jurymen.
In a case recently tried in tho Allegheny
County Court the jury, after being out six
hours, sent down word to Judge White
that they were unable to agree 011 a ver
dict, the jury standing eleven to one, and
the one would not give in. Judge White
had the jury brought into court, aud in
kind but firm words informed them that
he was surprised that they could not
agree. The case was a trilling one, and
involved hardly anything more titan the
question of costs, as lie had intimated in
his charge. His Honor stated that the
probability was that the one juror was
wrong, as there were eleven chances that
way. The juror should feel that the
eleven were as honest and intelligent as
he was. It was not a question of con
science witli jurors; that is a mistaken
itlen ; it is simply a question of judgment,
and a minority could agree without in
jury to the conscience. His Honor stated
that lie could not think of discharging the
jury, and hoped they would reach a ver
dict in a few minutes. Tito obstinate juror
was evidently impressed with the Judge's
remarks, as he immediately gave in to tho
other eleven, and without leaving tiic box
a verdict of not guilty was handed down.,
Denth of Mr*. George King.
Mr*. T i" :n lr r Tvlne, wife of
BOD. CKTF ■vt' <*f this
I.l*ll*l'. •(!>■ n". i.o isiow.., 11. i■ ■ .-. • ''.o
--!. . .u, ugcd seventy-seven years. She
was the mother of Mrs. Col. John I'
Linton, of this city.
As irreverent youth remarks that
" Campbell made Foraker hump him
self.
T.tKKN I ROW THK •• UNKNOWN."
Jewelry and Other Articles Left With the
Committee oil Vul'.iahlc*.
As the bodies on Prospect were lifted,
whatever was oti litem by means of which
identification might be made, was kept,
carefully described and left with the
Con mittcc on Valuables. There are also
many samples of clothing at lite morgue
to further assist those who may he look
ing for then-dead. The numbers gtveu
first are the old, and those given second
arc the new numbers of the bodies.
286-Kil, new trench I), grave 8, light
gold ring set with two garnets and small
pearls, one oval chased breast-pin.
43-130, fret oh C, grave 23, two light
plain gold rings, small gold ear ring or
drops.
231-104, trench I), grave 0, one ear
drop with Rhine- ton selling.
147-190, trench D, grave 81, one large
gold set ring, set missing.
240 100, trench I), grave 9, one plain
gold ring, blue calico dress,white dot and
circulars
110 173, trench D, grave 11, plain light
gold ring.
128-130, trench I), grave 2, one scarf
pin. hriiliaul set.
210-142, trench C, grave 34,-one pair
gold ear-drops, cameo setting.
-52-1(13, trench 1), grave 4, one large
gold ring, one gold ring black set.
193-192, trench I), grave 33, one ear
ring, brilliant set.
91, trench 2, gold ear-drops, Rhine
stone setting.
345-182, trench D, grave 23, one barred
breast-pin.
221. trench E, grave 17, thin baud gold
ling with square brilliant set.
225, round gold ear-drop with garnet
set.
213, trench E, grave 3, flower gold ear
drops with brilliant set.
270, (old number), pear shaped parts of
gold ea-'-tlrops.
254-209, trench F, grave 8, lady's chas
ed gold pin.
253-270, trench F, grave 9, oiydized
silver hair-pin of odd design.
240 200, trench E, grave 50, oue large
silver ear-ring.
157-248, trench E, grave 38, Five-block
ear-ring. gold.
170 304. trench F, grave 48, scarf-pin
with letter " 15 " on it.
18 406 trench 11, grave 48, ring with
three garnet sets.
143-814, trench G, grave 2, plain gold
ring.
208-317. trench G, grave 5, ring with
large garnet set.
87, Mrs. Fagan, two plain gold rings.
286, trench P, grave 45, ear-drops with
brilliant set.
14-805, trench 11, grave 32, plain gold
ring.
62-417, trench I, grave 3, Annie Faloon
one pair ear-drol>s with brilliant set, one
plain gold ring, one ring with glass set.
31, Annie Prosser, silver ring.
400, trench 11, grave 46, one ring with
" I. Y. II." one ring with cameo set, one
ear ring with garnet set.
812-340, trench G, grave 28, collar
button.
Emma Roland, one ear-ball.
384, ribbon with medal attached.
173 or 803-300, trench F, grave 42, one
ear-ring with square set, one ear-drop
with live-point star and red set.
113-404, trench 11, grave 41, Mollie
Hons, one pair car-drops, with brilliant
set.
48-424, trench I. grave 10, Mrs. Fagtn,
one ring marked M. F. F., one plain ring '
one carved ring.
MAKItIAOE LICENSES.
The Following Have Ileon Granted Since
Our Lust Keiiort.
I Dallas iterr l nger Port ago
(Harriet Gallagher..*. (airman's Mills
t.roliu s. Wharton Ashvllle
(Anna Gauntner Dysart
i (John Eckcnroth ncllefonte
; tl.avlnle Banker Gulllt/Jn
i i Win. c. Wulker Hastings
(Martha Bressler Hastings
(Sylvester Itratlle}' Carroll twp
(Catharine Tilnkiey Carroll twp
j.iolin llxrtjottlft GuUltzln
(Kate Sherwood Gall 11 zl n
C • 1 Adams Ashvlllo
(Jinia rexter Moore's Mills
Ex-Mayor Ilenry J. Pointer, of New
ark, N. J., and Alias Annie E. Force, once
a teacher in tho Wnsldngton street public
school in Newark, were quietly married
in New York a day or two ago, 110 is
90 years of age, she 26.
HIGH WATER.
Srer:tl Sections of tlie Ciunlisln City lftridge
Gone-Other Dunuitfect.
Tho heavy raios rhiit fell or. Friday and
Friday night wore the cause of a consid
erable rise in our rivers. The Cone
maugh raged and dashed its muddy
waters like a torreut. The Stonyereek
was more quiet, but a great volume of
water moved down its channel on Satur
day. Much concern was felt about the
temporary bridges. Early on Saturday
some stones were placed ou the Lincoln
street bridge, and the supports wete
anchored by means of strong ropes.
More stones were placed on it, till there
was just about room left for the wagons
to.pass. The bridge was then left to fate. 1
All had been dene that could be done to
save it. Luckily it stood the muddy as
sault made by tue water.
- How is Woodvale ? was the prevailing
: question again on Saturday, as it has
| been at every high water since the great
flood. The bridge between that borough
and Conemaugh borough stood firm, but
the turbulent stream made a rood through
the town as it lias done ever since the
flood everytime there has been high
water. The embankment made at the
upper end sufficed to keep out the water
for as far as it extended, but further
down the water poured all over the upper
part of the former town site. Part of it
soon foutid its way into the muin stream
again, but the rest gathered into one
quite formidable stream on Maple avenue
above the woolen milts, and flowed across
to the Pennsylvania railroad just above
the over-head bridge. There tho stream
again divided into two forks, each taking
its own course toward the main stream,
the one flowing directly through under
an occupied Hughes house that stood on
props and across to the river some dis
tance above the Woodvale and Cone
maugh bridge, the other keeping along
tho railroad till it reached the river about
the former sile of the Barb Mill. The
water did not enter any of the houses,
but it came within eighteen inshes of
flooding tho lower floors of some of them.
At bridge No. 8, the engines were al!
flooded, and tee work was stopped in
conseqnetiee. At many places on its way
down the mountain the Conemaugh
whirled nad roared with a turbulence
that reminded one of the death dealing
torrent that swept down its valley a little
over five months ago.
The temporary foot-bridge between
East Conemaugh and Franklin was dam
aged to the extent of having about one
third of it taken away on the Frunklin
side. The low tomporary railroad bridge
a short distance above was weighted with
cars laden with stones and coal.
Tlie temporary Cambria City bridge
was early scan to be in danger. Floating
objects lodged against the supports, but
they were speedily dislodgsd. Shortly
before 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon
Policeman Peter Culliton. with a force
of men, was at work removing some drift
that had lodged, against the bridge. Sud
! demy, as if the water luid undermined its
I supports, several sections gave way, mak
i ing a gap of about forty or fifty feet,
j This. of course, cut oil Cambria City and
| Morrellv'lle by wagon communication.
| At the stone bridge the water tilled the
| channel of the river almost to overflow
ing. At 2 o'clock on Saturday afteinoon
the gauge there indicated a rise of nine
feet of water. If there had been two
inches more of water it would have over
flowed Eron street at that point.
Just above the Lincoln bridge the wa
ter was within a few incites of the top of
the stone wall. The gas pipe to the Cam
bria Iron Company's office, which was
suspended across the river by a wire
rope, was torn down by the water. Some
damage was also done to the bridge
back of the Company store.