VOL.XXVII.
THE CHICAGO RELIEF.
The Noble llexiiutiNe Matte by the Lake City
to the Call for Aid— How the ."Money
Wan Distributed.
The report of the Chicago Relief Com
mittee is a small, neatly published
pamphlet. The statements in the intro
duction to the report give the best expla
nation of the way the matter of raising
money was conducted, The introduction
is given herewith:
The news of the appalling disaster at
Johnstown was telegraphed to the Mayor
of Chicago by Wm. McCreery, Esq..
Chairman Johnstown Relief Committee.
Sunday, June 2, in tiie following terms :
PITTSBURGH, PA , June 2, 1889.
D. C. Cregier, Manor of Chicago, III.:
Tho most terrible calamity on record lias
nearly swept the City ot Johnstown and neigh
boring towns out of existence. I,oss of Hie Is
appalling, suffering Is great Indeed. Will you
aid us with money, clothing, shoes, blankets
and food? Have written. Light packa.es by
express. Direct to jobnstown Relief commit
tee. WM. MCCRERRV, chairman.
This message was received by Mayor
Cregier, Sunday evening, and he at once
Sent out a call for a public meeting to the
dally papers, which was published Mon
day morning as follows :
June 3, 1889.
The citizens are requested to assemble In mass
meettng In the council chamber at the City Hall
Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to take such ac
tion as may be dee - ed necessary relative to the
unprecedented calamity at Johnstown, l'a*
DB WITT ' CHBOigR, Mayor.
A meeting was abCoriliugly convened
in the Council Chamber the same ufter
noon, whicli was attended by a large
number of representative citizens.
His Honor Mayor Creiger stilted the
purpose for which the meeting had been
called, and urged prompt action in aid of
the sufferers.
Short speeches were made by several
gentlemen evincing the warmest sympa
thy and promising hearty co-operation in
the work.
An organizotion to carry out the pur
poses of the meeting was promptly effect
ed by the election of Mayor Cregier at
Chairman of a Citizens' Committee and
Deputy Clerk J. R. B. Van Cleave as Sec
fetary.
Immediate steps were taken to raise
money for the sufferers, and within one
hour from lire time of adjournment,
$5, n JO had uccu placed by telegraph to
the credit of the Johnstown Belief Com
mittee, Pittsburgh.
This Was swiftly supplemented by
other generous sums, as shown in tho
report.
T'lie total amount received by the l hl
cago Citizens' Committee was $128,-
834.00.
11l addition td tins sum large donations
Were sent from Chicago through various
channels and agcueies. The Chicago
Board of Trade raised $16,904.11 ; O. W.
Potter sent $5,000.
The aid from other Chicago sources
sent through private channels was un
doubtedly veiy considerable, so that the
aggregate total, it is believed, must have
reached nearly $200,000 in money and
supplies.
The first money received by the Pitts
burgh Committee from any outside source
was Chicago's $5,000 from the Citizens'
Committee, sent by telegraph through the
Chicago National Bank, and this before a
dollar had actually been paid into the
fund.
The Chicago daily journals at the time
published in full detail the efforts made
and the subscriptions given iu behalf of
the " Johnstown Fund ; " hence it is not
necessary to more than briefly refer to
subject here.
Money flowed into the Mayor from
every quarter—the widow's mite and
the millionaire's check, collec
tions made in the churchs and
the proceeds of benefits given in the
theatres. In fact, the Comptroller and
his clerks were kept busy for weeks
handling the rcccip s and providing for
their prompt transmission to the Johns
town Committee at Pittsburgh, which
organization was found to be most
active and efficient in aiding tin:
sufferers and in organizing tlie relief
work at Johnstown and through the COll
- Valley.
The report of the Committees appointed
to visit the scene of the disaster are print
ed herewith.
The accounts, as kept by Mr. W. M.
Stanton, b rokkccper in the Comptroller's
office, have been examined by and their
accuracy duly certified to by Mr. F. M.
Blount, Assistant Cashier Chicago Na
tional bank, and W. S. Tillotson, Assist
ant Cashier The Atlas National Bank.
In behalf of the Commitiec,
IV. J. ON A HAS, Treasurer.
CHICAGO, January, 1800.
Besides the funds mentioned below
there were many contributions from Chi
cago that did not go through the hands of
the regular committee. Through various
other private channels the aggregate re
lief from Chicago,was not likely much un
der £200,000. Johnstown will not fail to
remember this charitable action.
The regular Chicago Belief Committee,
as will bo seen by reference to the accom
panying report of the distribution of the
funds, acted through the Pittsburgh Belief
JOHNSTOWN. CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 21,1890.
Committer, which did such effective
! work here.
STATEMENT OF JOHNSTOWN REUSE FUND.
Total amount received $128,843 90
i Isburscd as follows—
I Remitted Win. McCreery,
! i hairman, t Ittsburgb, Fa.,
as per receipts $110,2.8 85
i Remitted cambrla Iron
works, request Chicago
Tire and spring to 590 75
Remitted Clara Barton,f'rest
lied cross society, by re
quest Apollo Mu.-doal Club 1,018 50
Hem I lied to i rout nun, Pa.,
by request of .1. B. Carson,
of coituuoia Theatre. 1,401 00
Paid Mrs. Francis n. Wil
liams, lecomineudatlon of
Win. Mc reery, chairman.. ion to
Transierred to Bralrtwood
sufferers, by request of
subscribers 1,500 00
Paid T. W. riarvey Lumber
Co., for ready made houses 13,891 00
Paid expenses of committee
to ilciisburgh . 134 00
The amount remitted by request to the
Cambria Iron Works, was contributed by
the Chicago Fire & Spring Co. employes.
The money remitted to Clara Burton
by request of the Apollo Musical Club,
was cootiibulcd by that organization.
The Columbia Theater contributed the
money remitted by request of its maii
agc-r to Trout Hun, Pa.
As wi'l lie seen, the bet amount, after
the withdrawal for the special purposes,
was transferred to the Pittsburgh Relief
Committee, of which Win. McCreery, of
that citv, was Chairman.
Among Other tilings tile report contains
it full list of the contributors, some of
which it is interesting to note :
Boots, shoes, etc., wholesale by Messrs.
MCKarlanrt & i-helps .. $2,820
Armour i to., employes, stock Yards 1,8.5
papers-
Chicago Tribune so
Chicago Herald '250
hlcago Journal ... 200
Chicago Inler-ocean 200
t hlcago i lmes . 200
Chicago Dally News 200
c ty nail officers, employes, etc ... 1,0 4
C. & ,N. W. It, K. io., office.s and em
ployes 1.800
Cigar and tobacco trade 1,188
curbingirades 2,909
crerer,.lohn 500
Crane, Hro. 's manufacturing company .V.O
County Treasurer's office son
collected by Chicago lutcr-Ocean 1,888
coal merchants 2.082
Chicago Tribune fnnd 1,421
Chicago T.umbezlek 2,239
i hlcago It. I & Paclflc It. R. Co. employes 863
Dry goods trade .3,808
Drapers and tailors 550
Entertainment at Battery D si
Eire Depart incut 7.30
Furniture dealers 1.003
Frie Presse and fund lot
Orocers,.! <.7i
Green, O. H„ from Marine Interests 5.25
nooley's theater matinee 1.201
Insurance uien 1,350
Illinois Central H. It 932
I, e dealers 208
Iron foundry Interests ... 1.949
Illinois Status Zeltung, and fund 1.050
Keltli, K. <l.. 'treasurer 8,299
Lenin, Matthew .300
Luraotr trade i,W3
L- Iter, L V. ....... 500
Lehman, E. J 500
.Mccormick, c. li„ estate 1,000
Music trade 600
McVlcker, J. 11.. and Mrs. Langtry.. 830
Fettet, F. C., solicited by 1.208
Pabst, Herman 345
Palmer House 500
printers, stationers and booksellers 2,171
faints, oils and drugs 415
Plymouth Cong, church 418
1 ollce Depart tnent 1100
porter.n.ll ,500
Picture manufacturers, etc ,335
Pagb, \V. H„ from Chicago Itar. 1 075
üblle school teachers and employes 1 70S
Quarry owners' Association l'oon
Housing, It 500
Kyersoh, M. A 510
lieal estate dealers 2'6SB
Type foundries and kindred t ade-t 599
Union l eague club 8,541
Postonice employes 657
e-tern Electric Light Co. and employes.. 310
Young Men's Hebrew Charity Association. 500
1 ulld.Ts and 1 raders' xchange 1.200
st-ck Exchange 250
(las t rust co 250
crockery busln ss too
Universalis! church 285
The list given above is composed of
some of the largest contributors. Aside
from them tiie different brewing com
panies of Chicago nnd their employes
contribnled $2,552. The I. O. O. F., sev
eral different lodges contributed $165
The Iloyal Arcanum $l5O, the Welsh
Presbyterian Church $lO5. There are in
dividual contributions from $1 to S7OO,
the latter sum being the largest. One
"Old Lady" iu Old Ladies' Home sl.
The pupils in the Industrial Sciiool for
Girls, Evansville, Illinois., gave $lO.
The enumeration might be continued to
include the whole report, and every item
would be interesting. The contributors
include people of every class, rich and
poor—judging frotn the amount of con
tributions—as well as a great numbet of
churches, societies, and clubs.
On tiie while the report shows how
generously we were treated at the bands
of these generous people, and how sym
pathetic the human heart is when there
is real causu for charity.
New Cliurcll at Watcrfiinl.
Anew house of worship has been com
plete.! at Wat. rford, Westmoreland coun
ty. and will be dedicated on Sunday,
March 30th. The elders of the German
Baptist Brethern will conduct the ser
vices. Elder W. J. Swigart, of the Breth
ern Normal School, Huntingdon, and
many other ministers will be present. The
public as well as all brethern are asked to
come over to help the congregation,
which contains many poor people. The
committee is composed of George liana
wait, David Horner and Samuel Knupp.
A Church liurnccl HI ISelaatio.
On Sunday afternoon the frame Metho
dist cliurcll building at Belsano, this
county, was burned to the ground. The
funeral of the late Samuel Bced had left
the cliurcll but a short lime before it was
discovered to be on lire. The fire had too
much headway to he checked and tiie
building was consumed. It is thought
that the fire originated from the stove
pipe, as it is known to have been some
what defective. It has not been learned
whether the building was insured or not.
JOHNSTOWN HOARD OF TRADE.
l'ro(<eeilii>K of tho Koirular Mooting Hohl
Last Evening.
I Tiie Johnstown Board of Trade met
Tuesday night in regular monthly session
in its room 3 in Frazer's building, corner
| of Main and Franklin streets.
! Members present were, President, B.
j L. Yeag'ey, Secretary, Geo. W. Wagoner,
I Chas. Griffith, Scott Dibcrt. James Quinn,
| O. B. Cover, S. L>. Canan, Lewis Wehn,
| P. L. Carpenter, Ceo, W, Moses, John
Geo. A. Hager.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
None of the standing committees had j
any report 10 make.
The present of the County Atlas by P.
L. Carpenter was noticed upon the table.
The report of the Treasurer was read as
follows ;
DR.
To amount on hand last meeting $1,210 97
To amount received since from the
Secretary 131 00
$1,311 97
UR
By amount paid Herald printing C 0..525
By amount paid C. D. & P. Telegraph
Company 12 37 00
$1,304 97
Tiie report was received and filed. The
special committee on procuring journals
asked for definite instructions.
Mr. Mose9 moved that the committee
be empowered to use their judgment in
the selection of papers. The motion was
agreed to.
The following bills W'tife presented :
A. Beam $ 93
Geo. 3. swank, printing . 11 37
W. J. Hose & sons, repiurs to room 6 7a
c. T. Frazer, rent f->r two months 50 00
Herald printing Co., postal cards 7 03
$76 05
The matter of contracting with Elec
tric Light Company gave rise to consid
erable discusion. A motion was made to
contract lor light every night in the
month except Sunday night. Several
different amendments were proposed but
were losl. The Secretary was instructed
to make the contract.
A motion to instruct the Chairmen of
the different standing committees to call
together their re-pective committees and
organize and make monthly reports
was agreed to.
The matter of asking for a public build
iug was discussed somewhat,but uo act iou
was taken because it was thought better
to defer the matter for the preseut and
devote the whole efforts of the Board to
the matter of getting the rivers dredged.
IT. PATRICK'S DAY AT LILLY
A Grand Parade There In Which Many
Jolinhtowners Participated.
Two companies of the Ancient Ordet
of Hibernians from tins city went to Lilly
Tuesday to patticipate in a parade i 1
honor of St. Patrick'. About one hundred
who participated in the parade went up,
accompanied by not less than fifty others.
There were three hands present, St. Co
lumtia's, of Cambria; one from Loretlo
and one fiom Gallitziu. Organizations
were present from those p.aces also. Il
was about the biggest time Lilly has ever
bad.
The Johnstown people present returned
on the evening trains yesterday well
pleased with tne reception given them by
the mountaineers.
A Sorely Afflicted Family.
On Saturday morning Mr. Henry Freid
lioil died at his home, in Minister town
ship, about half a mile south of the vil
lage of Munster. Ilis ailment was con
sumption, from which he was along and
patient sufferer. Mr. Freidhoff was a
farmer by occupation and was held in
high esteem by all who knew him, com
ing as he did fiotn oue of the
oldest anil most highly respected
families in the community in which
he lived. Ths funeral will lake place
this fc renoon, when a high mass of re.
quicm will be said in St. Michael's
Church and interment will be made in the
Catholic Cemetery at Lorelto.
Mr. Freidhoff's death would have been
sad at any time, but owing to other cir
cumstances it is a severe blow to his
friends and relatives. He was a brother
of Mrs. Oswald, of this city, who 10.-t
her husband and several members of t lie
family in the Hood and had a miraculous
escape herself. On Christmas day nu
mber sister, Mrs. Michael Thorn is, of Al
legheny township, died, and on March
9th the wife of his brother Nicholas, for
merly Miss Alice Kavlor, departed this
life. Bo much grief to one circle of rela
tives is seldom crowded into such a short
space of time.
The Embankment Completed.
Soon aftci the Cambria Iron Company
got tilings in good running order after the
flood they began constructing an embnnk
i ment of cinder along the south bank of
j the Conomnugh, commencing at the gas
! works and proceeding up the river. Borne
! time after they began about opposite
the lower end of Woodvulc bor
ough and proceeded downward along
the stream. The two have met
and uow form a solid cinder dyke, as it
would be called in Holland, over half a
mile long. It is about fifteen feet in
height mid wide enough to accommodate
two tracks on the top. It would seem
to be strong enough to resist any high
water unless another reservoir should be
built above it with a soft clay bank to
hold it hack.
OUT OF THE WHEEL. •
List lit .furors for .June Term of Court.
I The following persons have been drawn
: as Grand and Traverse Jurors to serve at
j June term of Court :
GRAND JURORS,
llcrkoplle, Lewis, butcher, stonycreek.
, Krawley. Thomas, farmer. Portage township.
I Brown, cyrus. draughtsman, Conemaugh bor.
, Delozler, 'I hnddt us, driller, Carrolltown.
Evans, John 11., laborer. East conemaugh.
Gardner, John p., laborer, Grubbtown.
Hess, Henry A„ laborer, Cambria,
lllbner, Adam, moulder, Johnstown.
Hornlck, John J . saloon-keeper, Johnstown.
Hughes. WU lam, K., farmer, Carroll.
Klbler, Joseph, blacksmith, Elder.
Kinney, Thomas, farmer, wumore.
Lewis, William, clerk, Mlllville.
Mabson. P. .1., Jeweler, o illltzln.
Myers, Thomas IL, farmer. GalUtzln township.
Meyer, l'hlllp, clerk, Johnstown.
McLaughlin, .latnes, farm' r, Munster.
Nelsner, Ferdinand, laborer, Woodvalo.
Oaks, Frederick, miner, south Fork.
Huney, Joseph, merchant, Lilly.
Sanders, Philip, farmer, Munster.
Shuman, Adam, farmer, Jackson.
Stewart, John, undertaker, Washington.
Zane, Jacob, foreman. East conemaugh.
TRAVERSE JURORS-FIRST WEEK.
Adams, J. D., farmer, Jackson.
Berry, Lawrence, laborer, Johnstown.
BllckendetP r, John, farmer, Blacklick.
Carter, J. TV , clerk, Johnstown.
Cover, Alexander, farmer, conemaugh twp.
cralg. Isaac J„ farms , Jackson.
Darby, Patrick, labore , conemaugh borough.
Decker, John, grocer, Johnstown.
Dempsey, Patrick, laborer, Conemaugh bor,
Dlmond, James, mlUh md, Prospect.
Driggs, Frank, miller, w'llmore.
Euglebaugh, George, clerk, Johnstown.
Kllenbaugh, Joseph H.. laborer, Stonycreek.
Evans. Edward W., farmer, Barr.
Farabnugh, Matthew, farmer, Munster twp.
Fisher, Edgar 0.. notary, Johnstown.
Frick, John A., laborer, conemaugh borough.
Gates, John C., clerk, White.
Glflln, Jacob, farmer. East Taylor.
Glllan, Robert W., farmer, Bast conemaugh.
Hannan, John, founder, Johnstown.
Jordan, George C., merchant, Johnstown.
Judy, Theodore, laborer, Johnstown.
Klsslcr, J. c„ laborer. White.
Malian, EUsha, engineer, Ebensburg.
Mlshler, John, laborer, Johnstown.
McCabe, Thomas, Jr., clerk, East conemaugh.
McDermott, T. 1-', laborer, Johnstown.
McGee, Mlcltal, laborer, Prospect.
MeKenzle, peter J , farmer, Allegheny.
McLaughlin, Patrick, inn-keeper Cambria bor.
Nipps, John, farmer, Blacklick
Noel, John, miner, Portage township,
orris, Lewis, farmer, < roylo
Ott, David, carpenter, Johnstown.
Patterson, S. D„ farmer, Barr.
Powers, Tl.omas D., farmer, Portage twp.
PrttsOh, l'hlllp, farmer, W ashlngton.
Sancher, B. A., laborer, G illluln borough,
selgli, Theodore F„ contractor, Johnstown.
Shechan, Michael, fatmer, White,
stalil, George, laborer, Wllmore.
Stackbouse, David .M., Asst. Supt,, Johnstown.
Stormed .r* ty. conductor, East Couemaugh.
Thomas, Henry .carpenter,conemaugh borough
Tlbbott, Sherman, laborer, Kbenhburg.
Troxell, Lemuel A., farmer, Kcade.
varner, Daniel, farmer, Adams.
TRAVERSE JURORS—SECOND WEEK,
Anderson, Benjamin s., farmer, Allegheny.
Adams, Wm. J., laborer, MH.vlllc.
Albright, Jacob, brewer, Low or Yoder.
Buchanan, Frank M., clerk, Johnstown.
Bearer, Lewis J., farmer, Susquehanna.
Barkeft. Joseph M., tailor, Cambria borough.
Plough, 1 lirist. carpente-', Stonycreek.
Bolslnger, Frank M., clerk, Johnstown,
cowers, Charles, farmer, West Taylor,
carswell, E. T.,clerk, Johnstown,
t'ohn, Lewis, merchant. Johnstown.
Campbell. James, carpenter, Lower Yoder.
Crlste. Joseph, rat iner, Washington.
Detrlck, George, mill hand, conemaugh bor.
Fresh, George T., carpenter, Barr.
Freldhoff, John, carpenter, conemaugh bor.
Klt/.harrls. Michael, Inn-keeper, Gallitzln bor.
Frank, John, saloon-keeper, Johnstown.
George, E. P., brakeman, south Fork.
Gartnan. Daniel A., farmer, Susquehanna.
Gates, Andrew, miner. South Fork.
Hochsteln. Chns., Inn-keeper, Upper Yoder.
Hay, rank It, clerk, Johnstown.
Itell, John, farmer. Portage township.
Johnson, James 11., blacksmith, Lower Yoder.
Jackson, Wm., miner. Lower Yoder.
Kinney, Wm., mill-hand, Johnstown.
I.ytle, A. IL, foreman. South Fork.
Mccall, John, farmer, Jackson.
Muhlhauser, George, tinner, Johnstown.
Mctiough, William, farmer, croyle.
Menser, McClelland, clerk, Johnstown.
Neary, Austin, laborer. Ml lvllle.
Oatman, Geo. 8.. carpenter. Eust Conemaugh,
Plott. John. Inn-keeper, Elder.
I'owell, David W., laborer, Cambria township.
Paul, Joseph s.. laborer, south Fork.
Klbblott, Hiram, farmer. East Taylor.
Hornbaugh, John, farmer, croyle.
Ream, Samuel, laborer, Upper Yoder.
Stutzman, William, laborer, Mlllville.
Shank, Samuel, farmer, Adams.
Sweeney, Michael, teacher, Cambria borough.
Telrny, Jnbn .1., farmer, Cambria townsaip.
Thomas, Michael, farmer, Munster township.
Weaver, Henry, engineer. Johnstown.
Wherry. James .\., laborer, Kbenshurg.
Wisen. Davlil W., car-hand, Mlllvltle.
Pitliliiii'thera liny Timber I.ami.
The following telegram appeared in the
Pittsburgh papers yesierdny from this
city : A syndicate yf Pittsburgh capital
ists lias purchased the timber of 5,000
acres near this place, the price
paid being $050,000. It is the in
tention of- the purchasers to erect
logging railroads through the property,
to construct saw-mills and put the lumber
on the market this summer. It is esti
mated that 40,000,000 feet of lumber will
lie produced. There was never known in
this locality such a scarcity of pine lum
ber. Prices are higher than at any lime
since the war, and Canada and Michigan
are shipping nil kinds of lumber into this
territory. The trcs will be felled bv
electricity.
Three little girls, of Boonton, N. J.,
have scut $5.25, the proceeds of a fair
held by them, to the Johnstown sufferers,
Burgess Horrcil turned the moLey over
to the Children's Aid Society.
WORKING FOR CONSOLIDATION.
1 New York Wtalilug to Take in nil Surround
ing Cities.
j Of late there has been r. decided move
I on the part of New York City to swallow
up, or rather consolidate with, all the
surrounding cities and towns.
A prominent New York man was in
| terviewed in Pittsburgh the other day on
[ the subject. He said :
" New York, by this consolidation, will
simply be following in lite footsteps of
Chicago, Paris anil Boston, by taking in
licr suburbs. The thing bus been agita
ted time and again, and the idea origiim
ted with Mr. Andrew il. Green about
twenty years ago. Brooklyn, Long Is
land City and Staten Island are practi
cally the homes it a million and a half of
New Yorkers.
" The population is a homogeucous one,
and the interests of all tbu people are
identical. The advantage is to be gained
from the consolidation is not by any
means greatness of population, but the
furtherance of the best interests of the
city. The mode of government of the
cities named is exactly ilie same. The
police, tire and health departments and
regulations are identical with New Yrrk,
and it is one great government, witli sev
eral administrations and different sets of
officers.
"Of course, one thing to be eon
tended against in the scheme of consoli
dation will be the opposition that will be
met from the office holders. Now, the
Mayor's office iu Btooklyn puys a salary
of SO,OOO, and then there are other offices
iu his gift which pay large salaries. The
men holding these places will, of
course, tight hard to keep the administra
tions separate and keep the offices to
themselves, but if consolidation be
comes an assured fact, it
will only he the heads of the departments
who will have to go, the same number of
assistants will have to be maintained.
Until twenty years ago the police depart
ments of New York and Brooklyn were
one body and under one head ; now,
however, they are separate. I think that
the consolidation will take place in a few
years."
DEATH lI.NDEK THE WHEELS.
A lsoy' tirouiid to Death Wednesday After
noon on the Cambria Tracks a Short
Distance A hove the Uax Works.
Wednesday afternoon at about twenty
minutes of four o'clock a boy named
John Lavely, whose home is in Mincrs
villc. was crushed to death under the,
wheels of the tool car and three " jtm
mys" or dumpers. After the accident
the boy, who was employed as tool hoy
to Pal Connell's force of trackmen, lived
about fifteen minutes, most of the time
gasping for breath.
The boy was at work with his crew of
men, and, having a few spare minutes, lit
jumped upon the engine " Wildcat,'
which was moving the four ears men
tioned above. After riding some distance
he attemDteJ t > get off and in doing so
he slipped and fell under the wheels ol
the ears, which passed over liis body,
cutting him in two about the middle.
Some say his clothing caught and he was
dragged under. A few movements of
his arms and some gasping for breath
were all the signs of life after the acci
dent. Death followed in a few minutes.
Shortly after the hoy expired his re
mains were taken to the Gas Company's
tool house, where they lay till word was
sent to his folks, in Minersvilie. About
5 o'clock they were taken home.
The boy made his home with his
mother and his step-father, Isaac Ber
ringer, of Minersvilie. His age was about
fourteen years.
OUtt REPHESfcNXATION AT lit VKKSIDE.
The Former Number IncreitMt'd bv Three
New liecruitH.
Wednesday morning three prisoners ftr
the Western Penitentiary were taken
through this place by Deputy Sheriff
Davis. They were Andrew Uibanitz, for
five years for murder in the second de
gree ; Charles Barnhart, for larceny, one
year and three months; and Henry
Brown, oue year and three months, for
burglary and larceny. Conrad Weigcl
will be taken there after lie lias served
three mouths in jail for illegal liquor-sell
iug.
.V 15ad Cut In the Head.
Wednesday afternoon us Mr. John P.
Lloyd, sou of Contractor William Lloyd,
was at wotk on Pike's building, Frankltr
street, one of the force of workmen of
which he was foreman, left a hatchet fall
from the upper part of the building. It
struck Mr, Lloyd, who was on the ground
lioor, on the head, indicting a painful, if
not dangerous, wound on the right side
of the crown of the head, 11c at once
started for Dr. W. 11. Lowmun's ollieo,
soon becoming weak from the loss of
blood. After the wound was dressed lie
was taken home, and late yesterday even
ing lie felt much better though not by any
means well.
Dangerously 111 at Mercy Hospital. I'ltts
burgli.
We are asked to inform the friends of
John P. Lyons that he is very ill of con
sumption at the Mercy Hospital, Pitts
burgh.
. NI'MK-K ISIKj AM) I'ICOIII 111 1 IUX.
•In.lis* I'uint Itlim.K Truipermicn I'rnple
lor Illegal Drinking.
HUNTING DUN. March 19.—For the tirst
; time ill three years petitions were pre
! sonled to the Huntingdon court for li
cense to <e!l liipior. Under three years
jof nominal prohibition. '• spcnk-ensies"
| mid private drinking clubs lutvc sprung
I up all over that town and county, with a
I membership numbering into the hun
| dreds.
Tliis coming to the attention of Judge
1 Purst became the text for a very pointed
and vigorous stricture on the prohibi
tion advocates, who lie accused of being
responsible for its existence. "It seems,"
said he, " that prohibition in this county
encourages the creation and maintenance
of ' spenk-easics and private drinking
establishments and the increase in the
drinking of liquor."
Judge Purst is in favor of tlie grant
ing of license to responsible persons, but
as the same Associate Judges who over
ruled him three years ago are still on the
bench, a favorable decision on the pres
ent applications is hardly to be expected.
RLEANI.NtiS IKU.II KKatV tVUKKK.
Pithy I'aritgu'itplia of Ut News In t.
den sod Form.
A woman d icsa'l meau half the wicke.i
tilings she sr.ys, an 1 a man doesn't say
half the wicked things he means.
Austria pensions ballet girls of the
Vienna opera. Before they can secure a
pension, however, they must be pro.
nounccd by examiners as neither young
enough, beautiful enough nor graceful
enough to take even the most insignifi
cant part. It is further stated that, as a
consequence, the pension list remaius un
crowded.
General John F. Farns worth is a lean
and lank-looking veteran of picturesque
appearance, with a bushy, gray beard,
and lias served his country in war and
peace, lie hails from Illinois, and sat in
Congress for so.tie years utter the war.
but was defeated in 1833. and after mak
ing several uusucccssfu 1 attempts to re
gain his seat, settled down into a railroad
lawyer. He is a typical western lobbyist.
Further Improvement* at the I*. It. It. I'av
Henger Station.
In addition to the improvements at the
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station,
noted in these columns a few days ago,
work was commenced yesterday on an
extension of the platform. It will be made
o extend straight across from-the of
toe Adams Express otllce to the baggage
room. This wilt be quite an improve
ment, giving much more room and avoid
ing the small corner in" c n the Express
otllce and the station bulling. It is stated
Mint a new and linger baggage room will
also lie another improvement before long.
Aid lor the JohiMiowu Congregational
Church.
Recently, Rev. J. M. Thomas, of Alli
ance, Ohio, who lias been interest
ing himself in behalf of the Congrega
tional Church in this city, visited Pitts
burgh for the purpose of soliciting aid for
his brethren here. lie had remarkable
success, securing about #BOO. The mem
bers here feel very grateful to their Pitts
burgh friends, and certainly 110 more
worth)' purpose has ever presented itself.
The church lost heavily in property, be
sides its minister and many members.
The "Mull anil Kxpreuft *' Fund.
The Coramitec in charge of the distribu
tion of the Mail awl Eaprtt* fund have re
ceived 2,000 applications up to this time
for a share of the #IB,OOO. To-day will
be the last day applications will be re
ceived. Letters of the applicants cannot
be answered. The gentlemen of the
committee have been doing all the cler
ical work, and it will take sometime to
classify the applicants, nud determine the
amount eaeli shall receive. It will be a
couple of weeks before the money will be
distributed. The people will be advised
when through the daily papers.
liortit'ftf Carls and Tool* to bo Sold.
Constable sale notices are posted up at
Bast Coueinaugh and oilier places adver
tising a lot'of horses, carts and imple
ments used in widening the road lied of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, this aide of
bridge .No. (i. The suit is brought by F,
Leekey, a boarding house keeper of MOl
- with whom Kcough, the con
tractor, and several of his foremen
boarded sometime ago.
The Republican Caesar,
Kansas City Times.
Scrgeaat-at-Arms Can iday, of the Sen
ale, is about to be dimisssedand a Quay
man elected in his place. Quay lias been
proved to be an embezzler, a blackmailer
and a man utterly without moral charac
ter, but Quay in the Republican party is
as omnipotent ns Ciesar, When Quay
says do this, 'lis done,
WtiES Macbeth ironically asked,
1 "Canst thou minister toa mind deceased?"
i he little knew that mankind would one
I day be blessed with Ayer'a Sarsaparilla.
In purifying the blood this powerful al
terative gives tone and strength to every
function and faculty of the sysiem.
SESD in your orders for job work to the
DEMOCUAT office; V e guarantee to give
• you satisfaction, both ns regards style
and price.
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