HELD FOR ARSON. rOIIK MEN AHBKSTKD KOR CAUSING THE FIUK AT NO. O BRIDOK. They Made Threat* to Hum Out the l'lw —They Are Apprehended by Olfloer* and Are Now in the Johhiduwii Liick-Vn- The Story of Their Conduct. On Saturday four men were arrested on a charge of arson, it beiug alleged that they set lire to the boarding house at bridge No. 0, on Thursday night. The three men first arrested were Patrick Manton. John McDonnell and J. Cronin. Constable Porter K. Miller, assisted by Constable John Martin, arrested the men OB a warrant issued by 'Squire Hart, in formation having been made before that officer by Brown Bros. The suspicion tell upon these men be cause of their conduct prior and subse quent to the fire. Tlicy all worked for Browu Bros, at the bridge, and very much disliked a colored cook employed there. They even demanded the discharge of the cook, which being refused, they behaved badly. They were then dis charged. On the evening before the fire these men accompanied by several others went to East Conemnugh and indulged in driuking. It was late when tbey return ed. The two men who were burned were with thein. They are known to have made threats to kill the " nigger," asthev called him, and burn the building. Man ton as especially violent iu his threats. It is said that the threat was made by some of the men not more than ten min utes before the fire was discovered. That the Arc was of incendiary origin there was no doubt in the minds of those present. It originated at a part of lite building remote from any stove and right at the foot of the stairway used by the col ored cook and most of the meu. Liter on Saturday \V. Hawkins was nr rested on information of Brown Bros. He, it is said will be a valuable witness tf not an accomplice in the crime. There is much excitement among the men over tbealTair.aud it is thought there ts very direct evidence against Manton, who it is charged applied the match. They were all placed in the Johnstown ,J cfe-up and will be given a hearing be ore 'Sqirc Hart this afternoon at 2 o'clock. THE DKMOCRAI'IC NOMINATION KOIt (iOVEKNOIt. ( liHUiircy F ltluck uu til© Scott Inciter# The Gazette, of York, will print the fol lowing to-day : A Gazette representative called the attention of ex-Lieutenant Gov ernor Black to the statements and specu lations current in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh newspapers for several weeks past relative to an alleged letter addressed to him by Hon. William L. Scott, request ing him to withdraw from the Guberna torial campaign in favor ot ox-Governor Pattison. •' If Mr. Scott has written mo such a letter," said Mr. Black. "it has, upto this date, unaccountably failed to come to hand. I have no [knowledge of Mr. Scott's choice for Governor, and have bad no communication with him for mail)' months. I have not changed my attitude toward the nomination, since my inter view in the Philadelphia Times in Septem ber last, in which I tried to make it plain, that personally I was neither in nor out, and, of course, no one would undertake to advise me to retire from a position, which I never occupied. The Democjat nomination under exist ing circumstances is, in my judgment, one neither to be sought nor declined. There ought especially to be no considera tion at such a time for pushing aspirants, who are candidates only when they see " a chance of success" for themselves, but who are conveniently " out of poli tics," and let the party and its nominees stagger along without their valuable help, when they happen to have no individual stake in the result." "It is said, that Col. Itickctts, your colleague on the ticket of 'BC, may be a candidate for Governor this year." " I don't believe Col. Bickctts is a can didate for anything. But he never de clines the call of duty ; and he would make a splendid candidate and a sound and honest Governor. lie don't speak, it is true ; hut the Gettysburg speech he made some years ago from the mouths of his cann in would probably answer for all present purposes. A Cllll'l'l-lill HOKSKTHIKF. HI- ami Horse are Brought to This City at an Early Hour This Morning. Late last Thursday night Mr. J. C. Pender in company with a young man and an officer arrived in this city, from the vicinity of Davidsville, witli a horse thief and the stolen horse. Nome days ago the authcrities here were notified of the stealing of a horse in West Virginia near the Pennsylvania line. It was thought that the horse had been taken iu this direction. A cripple had disappeared from the place at the same time the horse was stolen, and of course he was suspected. A son of the man whose horse had been stolen came hern and, as lias been stated, succeeded in liav ing the thief apprehended and recovered the horse. It is now in Pender's Livery stable, anil the thief is in the Johnstown lock-up. Owing to the lateness of the hour when the information was received it was not possible to obtain any further details. _+ + ♦ frost rat'<l by Para lysis. Word has been received here of the se rious illness of Hon. Daniel McLaughlin, at his residence, in Pittsburgh. A few days ago he was stricken with paralysis in his limbs and his physicians arc not very hopeful of his speedy recovery. TWO MEN HOASTKI) TO DEATH, The Fire at Bridge No. 0 Scores Two Victim*. The fire at bridge No. 0, on Thursday night, a short Hccount of which appeared in yesterday morning's DEMOCRAT, was more disastrous and fatal thun at first re ported. Owing to the late hour—11:80 o'clock —at which it occurred, it was im possible to learu the details, but yester day the real exteut of the disaster was learned from witnesses of the fire. The building burned was about eighty feet long and perhaps twenty wide. It was two stories higli and was built of wood. Iu the lower story were the cook ing, eating and commissary departments; in the second story, leading to which were four stairways, were the sleeping apartments. About fifty men. mostly Irish and English and all employes of Brown Bros, were asleep at the time the fire broke out. Some one shrieked, " Fire " ! In a moment the men were on the tloor. to find themselves engulfed in fire and smoke A panic ensued. A wild rush was made for the windows, through which the men sprang without waiting to remove the sash. There was no time to look after clothing, and most of the men landed on the ground in their night clothes while others were entirely naked. It was a very chilly night for such an ex perience. In a short time it was discovered that two men were missing, and among the smouldering embers ot the consumed building were found the charred trunks of two men, the limbs having been almost consumed. The burned men were found to be Kelly and Morrisey, two laborers. A dispatch to the Coroner brought that officer to the scene on the morning train yesterday. lie summoned a jury which, after viewing the situation and taking some testimony, rendered tl.c following verdict: We, the Coroner and jury, having been duly sworn, and alterm.iMngdiligent Inquiry us to the cause of Ihe death of Kelly and Morrlssy, do find that the said Kelly and Mor rlsy came to their death by being burned In the boarding bouse of T. B. Brown & Bros., at No. It bridge, on the night of Match 13, tstxt, and that from the evidence we believe that building was set on lire maliciously, by some person to us un known, and that there was such reasonable cause tor suspicion as to Justify an Inquest. Witness our hands and seals the 14th day of March, A. 1). iHtK). P. MCGOUGII, coroner. F. F. 11 AI.I.AM, Foreman. TnOMAS A. BIOt.IN, JAMES STKWAKT, ' HIM EON BURII, PAT UALI.AOUEA. Jso. w. HKNUSRSHOT. Representatives of the contractors came to this city yesterday and procured clothing for the men and lumber far re building the house. It was expected to have shelter provided for the men by yes terday evening. The weather yesterday morning and the latter part of the night before was very rough on the men, as their means of shelter was very inade quate to protect them against the snow and rain. The loss to Brown Bros, is considera ble, probably over SI,OOO, including the building and its contents in clothing and provisions. The losses of .the nr.cn were not very much, but to them it meant a good deal, being all they had. THAT NEW CAMBRIA KKIDUE. CONSIDERABLE Contention AH to It* Loca tion. Some time ago the Finance Committee decided to build a bridge between Cam bria borough and Millville. When the pres ent temporary structure was built it was located at Broad street, Cambria, instead of at Railroad street, where the uld bridge stood. As soon as it bad beeu decided that there should be a better structure in the place of the present rickety one, some concern was felt a9 to its location. A number of the citizens of the upper part of Cambria, especially that part near where the old bridge crossed were soon found to be interesting themselves in having the bridge built at the old site. This stirred the citizens in the vicinity of Broad street and the lower part of the borough, who were anxious to have the new bridge on the site of the present one. To carry their purpose they have circu lated petitions quite extensively, which have been signed by several hundred peo ple who are interested in the choice of lower site. Altoona Strt'tflH to be Paved. The streets of Altoona —at least most of them—are proverbial for their mud in bad weather. Yesterday's Pittsburgh Dtopatch contains this item from the Mountain City : Street paving iu Altoona has had but a brief life, and so far is meet ing with success. The city fathers are also interested in the improvements and have legislated considerably on the sub ject. A number of ordinances are now pending in Council to pave Sixth, Seventh and Fourteenth avenues, and also Thir teenth street. In nearty eycry instance where paving is asked for, the average poor man places his name on a petition to have the work speedily executed in order that the people of this community may get out of the mud. The greatest object ors to the movements are some of the wealthiest men in the town. But their efforts with the present Council iu pre senting counter petitions have had little weight. The work of paving Altoona will be pushed with success this summer, notwithstanding the opposition of men who arc unable to estimate their wealth. - ♦- HiMliiced IlntcM to Wentern Point#. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now selling tickets to points in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and the Far West nt rates much below former prices. If you think of going West it will pay you to communicate witli the Ticket Agents of the B. & O. before purchasing your ticket. COURT rROCKKDINdI. ■tegular March Tenu Second Week— Wmlnexdny Allernnon Session. EIIKNSHIRO, March 12, —Court met at 2 o'clock. At the close of the case of E. Deemcr & Co., against C. Guyer, Trustee, the case of John M. Young against the Johnson Steel Street Railway Company was taken up. The plaintiff was placed on the stand and testified that about the middle of June, 1887, he was employed by the de fendant as a machinist, and was put to work on a lathe in the defendant's shop in Woodvale ; sometime during the night turn of June 2lst, the night forraan called 1 Mr. Young from his lathe to do some re pairing on a steam hammer ; the hammer was up and the steam was on ; Mr. Young placed his hand on the base of the ham mer and the ram of the hammer came down, smashing his hand so bad by that it had to be amputated, for the loss of which he had brought this suit to recover dam ages that before putting his hand in the hammer he had asked the night foreman if it was safe, and received the answer that it was. Several other witnesses were called who seemed to know little about the accident, but on cross-examination stated that the machinery used by the company was good, and in good running order ; that a machinist of ordinary care would himself have seen that the ham mer was locked up before he would have risked placing his hand under ft. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case the council for the defendant moved for a compulsory non-suit on the ground that the plaintiff had no; made out such a case ol negligence on the part of the defend ant as to warrant submitting the case to the jury ; that the plaintiff contributed to the negligence, if there was any negli gence, which caused his own injury, by not exercising such care as is required of men of his trade; that, even should there have been negligeuce on the night fore man, he was a co-employe with Mr. Young, and an employer is not held re sponsible to his employes for injuries re ceieved by any of them on account of the negligence of another, if the employer has used judicious cure In selecting his men. The non suit was granted. Court then adjourned until 7:80 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. The case of D. McLaughlin against John Rourko was the next taken up. This suit was brought to recover sllO, being a balance of fees for services rendered sev eral years ago. The jury found for the defendant. Court then adjourned until half past eight o'clock Thursday morning. THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. The case of surch Makin against Sam uel Shank and others, was the only case tried this morning. This was for dam ages claimed for a road which was run through the defendants land near the Viaduct, it being claimed tual the road was not inade on the exact line of the survey. The jury found for the plaintiff iu the sum of SB. Court adjourned about 3 o'clock to meet next Monday at 10 o'clock, to con sider applications for license. FOB A PUBLIC BUILDING. Johnstown's claims to recognition from Congress in the shape of an appropriation for a public building to be used as a post office and for such other public purposes as might he designated in the act, are as good as those 01 any other place in the country for which Congressmen are striv ing to obtain the like. More than that, they are better, or at least equally deserv ing with the most worthy claimant. The town of Iloullon, Aroostook county, Me., was granted $50,000 the other day for a like purpose. In 1880 Houlton had a population ,of 1,030. It is an inland town with a small brunch raiiroad leading to it. Aroostook county, which includes most of the wilds of northern Maine, had in 1880 a popula tion of 41,700. Houlton is in the one corner of it near the New Brunswick line, and is the county seat. Surciy if places of that kind can get such an. appropria tion Johnstown, witli a population of over 35.000 people and a commercial im portance second to no city of its size in the country, is entitled to recognition on the part of Congress. The Board of Trade of this city meets this evening, and it is to be hoped that O.iey will at least discuss the matter, tak nig such action as they see proper. It would certainly add much to our city if a good, substantial public building were erected here. No. lung can be lost by presenting our claims and much might be gained. Let them be presented. Getting Ready for llio City. On Saturday evening the Committee on Ordinances, of which Mayor elect Hose is Chairman, met. at hjs oilice. corner of Franklin and Stonycreek streets. They framed a number of ordinances, which will he presented to the Councils at their organization. The matters pertaining to the public peace, the organization and regulation of Councils in joint session, were put in shape. Some other topies were also framed ready for presentation. The Police Committee met at the resi dence of the Chairman, Mr. 11. Y. Haws. Viuc street, and considered the uumber pay and organization of the police force of the new city. Death of John M. Wiliamn. Mr. John M. Williams, the old man who was overcome by gas at his store on Iron street on Wednesday night, died at the house of Mr. Emanuel James to which be had been taken. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The deceased was a member of the Welsh Congregational Church. WEATHER AND fcROrS The Bulletin of the Signal Office lor (he Taut Week. WASHINGTON, March 18.—The Signal office furnishes the following bulletin for the week ending March 15, 1800. TEMPERATURE. The week ending March 15th has been colder than usual in the central valleys, the Gulf States, in Oregon, Northern Cal fornia, and over the Southern and cen tral plateau regions, the deficiency in temperature in these sections ranging from two degrees to three degrees below the normal daily temperature for the wtek. In the Middle, Atlantic and New England Slates and lower lake region the week has been warmer than usual, the daily excess ranging from three degrees to six degrees. Generally alone the east ern slope of the liocky Mountains the temperuture was slightly in excess of the normal, while in Montana the excess was more marked, the daily temperature in this region ranging from six degrees to cigiit degrees above the normal. The season from January Ist to March 15th has been unusually warm generally over that portion of the country east of the Mississippi, and from Missouri, Kan sas, and Colorado southward to the Gulf coast and the Rio Grande Valley. The average daily temperature over the greater portion of this region lias been from five degrees to nine degrees higher than the mean for the same period, as determined from observations of previ ous years, aud the season is from ten to fifteen days in advance in the Middle At lantic States, Soutnern New England, aud the Upper Ohio Valley, while it is about one week in advance throughout the Southern States and central valleys. The season lias been colder thau usual from Minnesota and lowa westward to the Pacific coast; the greatest departures from the normal temperature occurring in the Northern Rocky Mountain region, wnere the winter has been very severe. In this section the average daily tempera ture has ranged from five degrees to ten degrees below the normal. PRECIPITATION. During the week there has been more rain than usual in the central valleys, the region of excessive rains extending from Eastern Texas northward to Eastern lowa, and northeastward over Mississippi, East Tennessee, and the Slates of the Ohio Valley. Over the greater portion of this region the rainfall for the week exceeded two inches, while in Eastern Texas, Northern Louisiana, and a portiou of Arkansas the rainfall exceeded three incites. Less than the usual amount of • rain occurred in all other sections of the country, but in New England, the Middle Atlantic States, aud the lake region the rainfall for th •• week generally exceeded five-tenths ot an Inch, w! ile in the South Atlantic Slates and from Texas north ward to Dakota and Minnesota only light showers oecnm-d. t In- precipitation amounting to less tlmu one-fourth of an inch. The sea on open* with an ii"U.xUil amount of no i-tun ii longltoiii tin- Stales of the cehllal vnlle\-. the lake ie_ho,, I and on Die I'.-o itic < on- 1. while tin re lias been very little rain Innn \ iiginiu souili ward to Florida. Generally throughout the winter-wheat belt ilu-re has been about one-half nioie rain than usual. The same condition prevail- generally on the Pacific coast. In the spring-wheat region of Minnesota and Dakota the sea son lias been dryer than usual, the rail fall in this section being generally less than 75 per cent, of the normal. It lias aho been dry in the Sout h Atlantic States, where less than one-half of th'- UMl| amount of rain has fallen. OGNRRAI. REMARKS. Freezing weather continues in the Northwest, where the season is backward and the ground frozen ; and although the rainfall has been less than usual in this section, ample moisture is reported. The recent cold weather has proved injurious to wl eat and fruit in Michigan, lllionis, Missouri, lowa, and Indiana, and farm work is delayed by the late spring. The freezing weather in the early part of the month extended as far southward as the Gulf States and Georgia and North Caro lina, with injurious effect upon all fruit anil vegetables aud in many localities fruit trees are reported as seriously in jured. Excessive rains in the lower Mis sissippi and Ohio Valleys greatly delayed farm work and injured crops. Wheat is reported in good condition in Texas, but the planting of corn and cot ton has been delayed by wet weather and rain, and in some sections replanting will be necessary. In Louisiana cane is re ported in good condition, but planting is delayed. Low ground is under water in Louisiana and Mississippi. The week was favorable in South Carolina for all crops, and planting of corn, cotton and rice is in progress. In the Middle At lantic States winter grain, grass and clover is in exceilent condition, but the recent freeze probably injured the early peach crop in New Jersey and New York. No farm work is yet;reported in New Eng land, the northern portion of this region being covered with snow. A New Trausfer Station. The Pennsylvania Railroad has made an importrnt change, Hereafter Blairs ville is to be a transfer station for all cast bound freight that comes in over the West Penn road. This change will be a great saving in time, not less than two or th.ee days, to parties who recievc freight. Heretofore a great deal of the freight has been brought into the Pitts burgh transfer station in that city, and after being handled there has been sent back to Allagheny to go east via the Wast Pann road. THE XEff ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. The I'lans and Specification* all Description of the New Edifice. Complete plans for the new Catholic Chureb to be erected at the corner of Clinton and Locust streets, are in the bands of Rev. Jas. P. Tahaney, rector. Yesterday afternoon the frout and side elevations ware placed on exhibition in Ramp & florae's store. The building will be of pressed brick trimmed with a fine quality of cut stone. The basement will be of stone with a rock finish. The lengtli of the building will be 182 feet along Locust street and the width on Clinton street will be about sixty-six feet, covering the whole of the lot belonging to the church on the corner of the streets named. The exterior as shown by the plans is very beautiful. The height to the cor nice at the eaves is thirty-six feet, and to the comb of the roof the height is seven two feet. There will be one spire at the front corner next to the two streets; it will be about 170 feet in height. At the other front comer there will bu a low tower about ninety feet in height. On the main tower the brickwork will extend to| an elevation of ninety feet. On Locust street there will be seven large windows, exclusive of those in the base of the tower. There will be three large front entrances on Cliutou street, but none from Locust street. Above the middle entrance will be an elegantly designed rosette window the finest in the city. The church will be connected with the pastoral residence liy two small rooms. The interior will be vnrv beautiful. Next to Clinton street tbere will be a large gallery, and iu the other cnil tbere will be a sacristy on either side of the sanctuary. On each side under the second window from the sacristy a confessional will be located. For this purpose there will be a recess in the main wall, thus avoiding the use of any of the auditori ums for that purpose. On the right, un derncutb the second window the baptistry will be located in a similar manner. The auditorium will have what is known as an open ceiling, the sup ports and timbers nil being vis ible. The ceiling will he paneled, the main rafters and. purlincs fur nishing the framework for the panel ing. All will lie finished in the natural colors of the wood. Heavy girders and strong iron braces will also he visible, and will be ornamented to correspond with the rest of the interior. The walls will be plastered. There will be it vestibule in tiie front, all the exterior doors being made to open outward, and the inner doors being on swinging binges.. The architect is Mr. T D. Evans of Pittsburgh, who lias already planned two large < lunches built bv Father Tu'lmncy. The new church, ii is computed will cost about $30,000, which includes all the furnishings. The cost, however, may vary -omewliat from thai conti undated. An Kxlens f I'mellise en n ullum a News. Ex-Sheriff .Ins. A. Gr.iy. .if this place. and Mi. I.awre >• A vim I. S.i-<| lianii.'t u> ri -lup. Semi in Ihe 11: m llllll)t'<'i IV Irtlt . iICMIiV pUT chased the coal ami limber right "f ihe Somerville estate of Silsijuehaii in 1 ••wn slup. paving therfore the sum <' - ' "ill The tract embraces 200 acres a i 1 e a tains a large amount of the h si pine, oak, poplar and oilier timber ii f' stand ingon the head of the waters ot tne Sus. quelnuui'i river, beside being well m.,h r. laid with coal. On Ibe north we-i side the tract extends lo the river al O irnu- - town, and on the east it is traversed by Emigh's Hun, which empties i lo the river at a point two miles above Cherry tree, and which lias been cleane I out and used for floating lumber to the rm r. The purchase ia considerud a valuable one and evidences the shrewd business ability of tied popular linn. AN Interesting Case. The most interesting case before the Pardon Board is that of Charles Larrabce, of Venango county, who was sentenced to he hanged for the murder of l.ew Williams in 1874. Two years later his sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life, and his case has been un the list several times since. Williams went hunting with Larabee near Oil Citv.and was aftarwards found dead with a gunshot wound in the back of his head. Ho was a colored man. inid worked about hotels. His wife, it is said, was a shrew, ami made iiis exis tence almost intolerable. On the day he was found dead he bad threatened to commit suicide. Williams invited Larrabce to go hunting with him, and as Larrabee had been drinking, it is argued that it was a case of suicide in point of fact, Williams having induced Larrabee to shoot him. as he was afraid to kill himself. He ltelongetl to Summerhlll. The man who was killed on Friday evening bv an engine a short dis tance below bridge No. 0 on the P. R. R-. a brief account of which was given in Saturday's DEMOCRAT, was Michael Wadsworth, of Summerhlll. He was employed by Mr. John Brown as a sawyer, He had been in Johhstown and took the 4:11 train for home, but got off at the place above named and started westward, but soon met a train. He steped out of its way and light in front of a " pusher " which killed him. His body was brought to Conemaugh and later it was cofllneil and sent to Summer hill, where the deceased has a wife anil ten children in needy circumstances. WINGWAV is the name of the ex-State Treasurer of Mississippi, and a very ap propriate tide it is for a man who got away with $335,000 of the money en trusted to his care. GLEANINGS FROM EVERYWHERE Pithy rnritgrnph* of Late News In Con densed Form. Gladstone was invited last month to be present at a festival given in behalf of a charitable enterprise. He sent his declina tion upon a postal card. At the festival the postal card was put up at auction sale and brought the goodly sum of £l6, about #BO. " Show me a professional athlete forty years old," says an eminent physician in the Detroit Free Pre*, "and I will show you a man old beyond his time, with bones out of shape, muscles injured and joints stiffened, and no one would promise him live years more of life." Catherine Elizabeth Hurst, wife of Bishop John P. Hurst, of Washington, D. C., died suddenly on Friday of apoplexy. She was the daughter of the late Hon. William Lauraonte, of New York Stale, and was distinguished for her skill in land-scape painting and languages. She was also the authoress of a series of bio graphical works. What are we coming to? The Pitts burgh Sabbath Association has decided against brass bauds at Sunday funerals. The wise words of goo 1 and great old Mat tin Luther should be remembered— lie could not sec why the devil should have the best times, and so the great re former played his flute right merrily on Sunday. \\ hen eolleec students begin to kidnap their professors and hold them in bonds, the time lias come lo devise means other than moral suasion. Some people believe that the time has come to abolish the roil in the public schools and perhaps it has. bus judging from recent actions of college students, there is reason for a demand to / introduce the club in such institutions, to discipline their students. B. It. Jamison, Esq., the popular i banker and Democrat, of Philadelphia, is mentioned among our exchanges as a likely candidate for Governor who has elements of strength within and without the organization and who can not only harmonize his own political party but draw support from the scattering forces in Penesylvania politics. .Mr. Jamison's career, front the struggles of friendless boyhood to his present prominent and influential position in business circles, is one that comprises a bright page in the annals of the commonwealth. Governor McKinney, of Virginia, has approved a bill passed at the recent ses sion of t lie Legislature prohibiting the sale of tobacco, cigars or cigarettes to boys under sixteen years of age. This will be apt to be a case where prphibition will fail to prohibit, at least in the to bacco producing sections of the State, in those sections the small hoy may be deprived of the cigarette, but by hook or crook lie will secure his accustomed •'chaw" from the tobacco barn, the warehouse and Ihe factory, though it may not lie quite as tempting in the raw stale as it is utter the sweetening ptocess it undergoes in its manufacture. When a boy wants tolmcco lie wants it very badly, and lie is apt to net it if it is with in reach, license or no license. Attention is called by an exchange to the fact that forty years ago ter. thousand dollars was considered an extravagant sum for n horse, and very few animals wen- iiUI at that price, however famous. T ■' v that figure is considered it mere u Twenty, thirty, foity and . . it oiisitids of dollars are now paid f " tine animals. There are some ani in i - in die contitrv which are not for -ih a! any price. A sale of tine stock • - 0.-ld in Xe>v York one day last week. I'lie leading animal win knocked down ii fid HOP. while a two year old col brought ¥24. liltl. Forty-three animals were s< Id, many of them colts, and the aggregate sum realized for them was ¥140,00, or ¥8,202 on an average for every upimid. These things seem almost in credthle and show what a hold the love of tine horse liesii has taken on our people. England lias just imported from Egypt a cargo of dead cats for use as fertilizers. Tiny nre the first consignment of a large lot recently discovered in Egypt by an ex plorer. They have been preserved by the mummifying process, and there was ' an immense deposit of them in feline cat acombs. It is estimated that they had a'! deported this life at least 4,oooyears ago. They were tiie pets of the ladies of the "400" of the days of the Ptolomies, and they meowed and arched their backs on the back fences of now forgotten cities, long before Moses was found in the bulrushes and before Joseph got up his , big grain corner anil squeezed his breth ren who were caught short when the rise came. It is indicative of the commercial and tnon y-making spirit of the age that these ancient and perhaps sacred cats, dug up ou tiie banks of the Nile, are now to be used to force the growth of vegeta bles lor British tables and to mingle their clay, that once purred on the laps of Ori ental princesses, with the early peas and asparagus that garnish the Englishman's roast beef anil mutton. The Somerset I*l' isoners to go to Indiana. Kbensburg l'rcoman. The Johnstown Tribune goes into ex- v stacies over the prospect of Cambria couuty having to take charge of Somerset county's prisorens while that county is building a new jail. Tne Tribune with Stewart Springer in mind,rushes in with a guarantee that the prisoners will he " turned over " when wanted. The Trib une'* guarantee is, however, useless to the people of Somerset county as their Commissioners, with no faith in the guar | antee, have made arrangements to keep j their prisoners in the Indiana county jail.
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