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VOL.XXVIII.
DKLASIATKB
And Ills Owners—The Stiiinlaitl Oil Com
pany—ills Treachery in Ihe Senate-
Why He Bolted the Anti-Discrimina
tion Bill, anil Mow He Was Itronalu to
'1 erius.
Potts ville, Pa*, Aniil 22. —The Potts
ville Republican, a staunch Republican
paper, to-day prints the following:
George W. Delamatcr has been a self
ish traitor to his party, anil he has given
proof of his fealty to the Standard Oil
Coihpany.
The storyof his course on the Anti-
Discrimination Bill of 1887 is almost ns
bad as his conduct on the Billingsley bill.
The Republican State Convention of
1886, pledged the party to the passage of
an Anti-Discrimination Bill.
Several bills were submitted to the Re.
publican members and among them one
by Senator Watres, and one by Senator
Penrose. The latter bill was drawn fairly
and fully on the lines laid down in the
Inter-State Commerce Bill.
There was some friction over the differ
ent bills, but the Penrose measure was
finally agreed upon in the Republican
caucus. '
It was prisented in the Senate by Sen
ator Rutan, and was referred to the Ju
diciary Committee, of which Delamater
was a member.
On first and second readings the bill
was supported by Mr. Delamater. lie
never offered objections to it as a meas
ure or hinted at dissatisfact.on until the
night before the bill came up for third
reading and final passage.
On the night of March 10, 1887, Sena
tors Delamater, Wat res and McFarlaud
were noticed in close consultation about
11 o'clock with Senators Wolvertou,
Ross, Hemminger and other Democratic
lcadci s
Later in the night he was accused of
contemplating treachery to his party, and
he confessed it. lie suid that on the fol
lowing day eight Republican Senators
under the lead of himself and Watres hud
agreed to vote with the Democrats and
defeat the Anti-Discrimination Bill.
When asked for the reason for his ac
tion he replied that he had. been ignored
by such men as Reyburi), George Handy
Smith, Penrose, Rutan, Cooper, New
myer, Scott Alexander and other Repub
lican leaders. He said that he was not
called into the councils of the party and
consulted as to its course. He declared
he intended to make himself a leader even
if he had to break up the party in the
Senate on an important State measure.
The Republican Senators denounced
Delamater for his treachery and petty sel
fishness, and declared that he was a po
litical pirate. He remained unmoved,
and no entreaties or arguments could
move him from his declared policy.
After investigation it was found that
twenty-five Republican Senators would
stand by the bill. This was one short of
the required majority.
A member of the Senate who was fa
miliar with Delnmater's connections sug
gested that perhaps there was some way
to reach him through the Standard Oil
Company.
The recognized and known lobby repre
sentative of the Standard Oil Company
was visited and told the situation. He
said that Delamater was acting foolishly
and that lie would see him and fix the
thing up.
This representative of the Standard—
who in connection with Delamater was in
charge of the Standard's fight against the
Billingsley Hill —saw Delamater very
early in the morning of March 17th at his
room at the Locliiel House.
A of Republican Senators had
been called to meet at 8 A. M. that day.
The caucus was in session when it was
announced that Delamater was outside
and wanted to sec three of the leaders.
These gentlemen went into the half and
were told by Delamater that he would
vote for the Anti-Discrimination bill
provided they would make two promises.
The first thing he demanded was that
henceforth he should be regarded as one
of the Republican leaders in the Senate
and should be consulted on all measures
and (juestions of policy.
This was agreed to.
The second demand was that the men to
whom he had talked should agree to op
pose the Hillingslcy bill and help him de
feat it.
This was agreed to also.
Mr. Delamater, radiant at the success
of his piratical scheme, then came into
the caucus, pledged himself to vote for
the Anti-Discrimination bill and did vote
for it later on the same day, deserting
Watres and the men to whom he had
pledged himself the night before.
The agent of the Standard Oil Com
pany called on the Republican Senators,
said he had seen Delamater and it was all
right if they would be against the
Billingsley bill.
He was told of what had happened and
approved Delamater's action.
This is the story in brief. The Stand
ard Oil Company had influence enough to
bring Delamater to terms when all other
efforts failed.
We challenge the denial of any of these
statements. The facts can be had of any
man who was a member of the Senate in
1887.
JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1890.
ANOTHKK HODV FOUND.
It Was Discovered 111 the Stonycreek Tnes
lay Afternoon.
Tuesday afteruoon about 8 n'c'ock,
the finding of > boil* 'ii Hie Stooyereek
was reported at Hen Person's Morgue. A
wagon was sent for it and brought it to
the morgue. The body is described as
follows : No. 541—Male; height about
5 feet, 8 inches; hair black, very short
and curly; white merino underwear, chev
iot shirt, " " and wniie stripe, with collar;
two black frock coats, one d agonal and
the other worsted with little check; black
cork-screw vest, gray cassimere pants
with stripes; abou No. 9 gum boots with
leather soles and nails in sides.
What Is Wrong With the Committees 7
To the KaUor or the Johnstown Democrat.
For some time e mmunicai ions linve
appeared in the Tribune signed "Citi
zen." If they are all written by the same
person that particular citizen' is in a bad
way and should not concentrate his
great intellect now on only one matter
after having scattered around so much. It
is true there should bo something done
with our rivers. But will " Citizen " tell
us who is doing anything m that direc
tion ? Has there been anything done ?
lias Congress been asked to do anything ?
If so, when, how, and what has been the
result ?
Dredging our rivers and a public build
ing are two different matters, and the
success of either would not be detri
mental to the other. But because nothing
is being do-a to have our rivers cleaned
out and .deued is no reason why
we should sit idle and try to do nothing.
Shall the people stop budding and
cease to make improvements because those
who have had charge of making an ,effort
to secure aid or action .in having the
rivers improved, have done nothing, or
who have at least not let the public know
anything about their efforts.
By the way, Mr. Editor, what has be
come of our local Finance Committee, and
the large amount of funds sent to it? Did
you ever hear of : the Committee of Fif
teen? Tell me, if you can, what is wrong
with these committees and what are they
doing. Wouldn't it be a good thing to
appoint a new committee to investigate
these matters and let the public know
what is going on. ANOTHER CITIZEN.
That Gambling House Case.
Hotel keeper Troxell, of the Ninth
ward, had a hearing before Justice Hart
•Tuesday on a charge of keeping a gam
bling house. He entered bail in the sum
of S4OO for Court. The case as near as
wo could learn was as follows : Frazer,
the prosecutor, who is a traveling photo
grapher, called in at Troxell's hotel the
other day and wanted to tuke a photo
graph of the building, and while com
mending his own proficiency in view
making and his knowledge of things in
general, Enoch Gleichauf came in, and
entering into the conversation asked
Frazer if he knew the definition of the
word "Transpire." Frazer thought he
did, and made a $lO bet that it didn't
mean* " to sweat" being very certain he
was right Frazer raised the bet to S2O.
At that point Troxell objected to the bet
ting, but was finally induced by Frazer to
hold the stakes. The " betters " went to
town to hunt a Webster, and in an hour
or so returned. Frazer acknowledging
that he was beaten, but insisting that
Troxell give Gleichauf but $5. Troxell
wanted each to take their money and
drop the matter, but they wanted no coun
sel in the matter. Chal. L Dick. Esq.,
was for the prosecutor and M. 11.
Stephens, Esq., for the defense.
Into tliu ltiver.
A laughable but serious affair occurred
on Tuesday afternoon while three citizens
of Morrellville were fording the river in a
buggy at the Cambria bridge. The driver
got the rig into a hole in the river bed,
and oueof the occupants was shifted from
his seat into the river. Before anything
could be done he came near drowning. A
friend who came to his assistance proba
bly was the means of saving his life.
Otherwise he would certainly have gone
to a watery grave. It was laughable
nevertheless for those who witnessed it.
One of the party lost his hat, and when
one of the other two went to borrow one
for him, he came in contact with the fore
man of the bridge who refused him per
mission to cross. For a while it looked
as if there would be a small riot, but the
individual got across nevertheless and got
a hat. The three then left for town in
good shape.
Child Kim Over,
Somerset Democrat.
Adout 7 o'clock Monday morning,
James, one of the twin sons of Mr. 8. D.
Shoemaker, of East Main street, was run
over by a two-horse wagon and quite
seriously hurt. He with his little brother
and other children were at play in an
alley near his father's residence, when
John Spangler, a teamster, drove through
the alley. One of the wheels of the large
wagon struck the lad, or he fell in front
of it, the wheel passing over the lower
portion of his back, and throwing him on
his face, injured the face on a stone in
the roadway, The boy is only about
six years of age, and though very severely
hurt his recovery is lookeri for. The
mishap is believed to have been purely
accidental.
OUR Kit KIIS.
Fnglneor Chtl Sclmnl* Make* IIIh Kenort
to tlie Finance Committee.
S- m moutiih fgo the Fiouu Finance
Committee employe 1 Knirieer Carl
Shank, of Cincinnati to make certain
surveys and reports on the condition of
our rivers, rccommenditig 9uch measures
as he saw proper for insuring freedom
from floods to the lower parts of our city.
He with the necessary assistance set to
work, and lias lately pluced in the hands
ot the committee a report, making several
recommendations, chief among which is
the changing of the bed of the Stony
creek so as to make its path straight
along the base of tho Kernville hill from
the vicinity of the Poplar street bridge.
Another recommendation is to cut
straight through what was formerly
Cambria City from the stone bridge to a
point about opposite the Morrellvillc
crossing.
Levees arc are also recommended for
the low buDks in places where there is
danger from overflows. Speaking of the
rivers here,the report says: "The nversat
Johnstown, in their present condition,
are certainly inadequate to the required
discharge. This is especially true of the
Stonycreek, which is too narrow and
crooked."
Another n. cans proposed for stiaight
ening the Stouycreek is to make a direct
course from the Franklin street bridge
to the point of its junction with the Cou
emaugh.
The estimated amount of eaitli to be re
moved in excavating a new channel, and
that for leveeing, according to the res
pective project, is as follows:
Cut through elbow below Franklin
street: excavation of new channel, 393,657
cubic yards; for widening river, 142,044 j
leveeing from foot of Market, street to
Saudvale graveyard, 60,403; total, 495,-
104 cubic yards.
Hill project (turning Stonycreek
through lvernville) ; excavatiou for river
bed and road, 613,192 cubic yards ; levee
ing along Little Conemaugh and Stony
creek to Kernvtlle, 18,311; total. 631,503
cubic yards.
Cut through Cambria City ; excavation
of a new clianuel through that place,
317,600 cubic yards.
The subject of the needed levee at
Wood vale is spoken of, and the dam
which keeps back the water and helps to
increase the danger from overflow is
spoken ot and a remedy suggested.
The treatment of the subject is from a
scientiflc point of view, which takes no
account of the meaus necessary to carry
out the projects set forth. It would
certainly improve the city very much if
we could have the rivers flow where
we wish.
A Humble Hero's Death.
Owensborougli (Ky.) .Messenger.
Engineer Burns, who was killed in the
wreck at Hobard Station, in Henderson
county, a few days ago, was the author
of a heroic act ten years ago that made
him for a time famous. He was the en
gineer of a fast passenger train on the
main stem of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. One day-he detected, only a
short distance ahead, a little child sitting
in the middle of the track playing with
ils rattle, lie couldn't stop the train, the
distance was so short, but he ran out and
climbed down on the cow catcher, and
fastening one foot between the bars to
balance himself, reached out and snatched
the child up. Burns was presented with
a gold medal and greatly lionized by the
press and the people for this heroic deed.
Stories of this kind have been read in the
Sunday school papers, but this was an
actual occurrence. Burns afterward be
came dissipated and lost his place, but
recently was re-employed and given an
important train, only to meet this tragic
fate.
ALRFI Will C. Luther Meets W>tl u Rather
heriouft Minimi)*.
While standing on a chair at her home
on Monday, Mrs. Will C. Louther slipped
and fell to the floor in a violent manner.
She was rendered almost unconscious for
a time and it was feared she had suffered
more serious injury, but nn examination
showed that two of her ribs were broken
from the effects of which she is rapidly
recovering.
Still Mlaaing.
Julius Sabbath, who disapueared from
his home in the Sixteenth ward on Sun
day evening, is still missing. His height
was about five feet three inches, and bis
weight 135 pounds. He wore a sack
coat, light striped pantaloons,;and a plush
cap. A wife and family of several chil
dren will be very glad to learn of his
whereabouts.
The Philadelphia Press (Rep) has dis
covered a lesson in the late elections.
It says: "There is one thing that these
spring elections do teach very evidently,
and that is that patronage does not
strengthen the Republican parly. There
is not a visible Bign nny where that a vote
lias been added to the party's poll by the
offices it has received during the past
year." True, very true. The Republi
can party would have been just as wll
off if Harrison had not repudiated his
own and his party's civil service reform
pledges.
BOARD OF TRADE.
I PROCEEDINGS OF THE KKOUI.AK
MOSTHLV MEETING MONDAY
EVENINo.
K |xnls of the committee on Municipal
A flair.*, Committee on Keal Estate, and
'treasurer'!* Keport—Tlio City Council
Ui'Ced to Establish a Hoard of Health—
The Project of Public Untitling Dis
cussed.
Hoard of Trade was called lo order by
First Vice President Moses.
The roll was called and the following
members were present: G. W. Moses,
W. C. Lewis, John 11. Waters, James M.
Walters, George A. Hager, P. L. CarpeD
tor, P. S. Fisher, E. Zang, Dr. G. C. Con
rad, Dr. A. N. Wakefield, Chas. Griffith,
Dr. G. W. Wagoner, S. D. Canan, L. D.
Woodruff Jacob Focklcr, P. A. Cobaugh.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Report of Standing Committci s called
for.
Committee on Munufacturicß had no re
port.
Dr. G. E. Conrad, as Secretary of Com
mittee on Real Estate, reported as fol
lows :
JOHNSTOWN, PA., April 31, 1 st*),
committee on Real Estate met at Board of
Trade rooms April t, 1890, at 3 o'clock. Membeia
present: president Geo. W. Moses, Herman
tuumer, J. H. Waters, and G. E. Conrad. E. T.
Felt being absent, on motion of Herman
Bannier, it was resolved that U. E. Conrad act
as Secretary during term.
There being no applications for locations
from any manufacturers, It wus resolved to be
In readiness to assist corporations, asking as.
.istanee.
Subjects discussed: Draining of our streams,
nee library, over head bridges, Pennsylvania
Railroad, at Morrellvllle and brlige to Prospect
and Hospital, also asking council to pass ordi
nance prohibiting trains from running faster
than live or six miles an hour In city limits until
over bead bridges are built .
Meeting adjourned to meet at call of l'resl
lent. U. E. CONBAD, secretary.
Mr. Waters moved the report be re
ceived and tiled.
Dr. Wagoner moved that the Committee
be directed to prepare resolutions em
bodying their views on the difflcrent sub
jects mentioned in their resport.
Committee on Finance had no report.
Mr. Fisher, Chairman of Municipal
Committee, reported that his Committee
met and organized by selectiug 11. W.
Storey, Secretary, He also reported the
committee's action on the different turn
pike routes to Munday's, as follows :
JHHNSTOWN. PA., April 21,1890.
7b Hie Board of Trade :
Your committee on Municipal Affaire to
whom was referred the proposed turnpike route
to Munday's, beg leave to report as follows:
The committee on Municipal Affairs met pur
suant to notice, at a p. M.. March 27th, to meet
all persons interested in any projected road to
Johnstown, and especially those Interested In
the Hlnckston's Hun and Conemaugh routes to
Munday's, connecting at that place with the old
State road.
P. S. Fisher, chairman, Geo K. Shryock, Scott
Dlbert, and L.D. Woodruff, ot this committee,
were present.
The meeting was called to order by the
Chair, and the objects stated. Mr. p. F, Custer,
ot Vlnco, Jackson township, made some remarks
In reference to the conemaugh route, but was
not able to state how much the road would ccsl
per mile. Mr. B. HensholT, one ot those In tavor
of;illuekston's Hun route, stated that Mr
IVm. S.lck had been employed In making a sur
vey of that route. Mr. Slick produced a survey
he had made. lie said Monday's could be reached
by a distance of nine miles and 133 perches, that
he grade In no place would be over two degrees,
that only three bridges would bo required, and
that the cost per iulle to build the road would
not exceed over $3,800. There are on this route
two straight lines of about halt a mile each, and
that the prosed road would be a line one Its
whole length.
Your committee, after careful deliberation,
think that the lllnckston's Hun route would be
a good one, perhaps the best one leading to Mun
day's, and from the tacts we have so far learned
as to the proposed routes, your committee feel
safe In recommending the Illnckgton Hun route.
Mr. Canan moved that the report be re
ceived and tiled. Seconded and agreed to.
Dr. Wagoner moved that this Board
concur with the committee in their judg
ment as to the practicability ot the Hicks
ton's Run route. Agreed to.
Mr. Canan. Chairman of the Committee
on Statistics, reported the committee had
organized by the selection of John M.
Rose as Secretary. He also stated that
the matter ot subscribing for papers had
been referred to those in conjunction with
the Secretary.
Dr. Wagoner, from the Special Com
mittee, reported that they had subscribed
for fourteen journals through Ramp &
Horan, at a cost of S6O per year, and that
the papers were being delivered promptly.
Mr. Walters moved that the report be
received, filed, and the action of the
Special Committee approved. Agreed to.
Mr. Walters, from the Committee on
Publication, had no report to offer.
Committee on Arbitration no report.
The Treasurer's report was read as
follows:
Dr. To amount on had at our
last mce'lng $1,301.97
Dr. To amount, received
from the Secretary 42.
Total $1,846,97
Cr. By amount paid C. T.
Frazer $30.00
Cr. By amount paid W. J.
Rose & 50i1... 6.95
Cr. By amount p' : \. lllaln 98
Cr. By amount pa id Geo. T.
Swank 11.37
Cr. By amount paid Herald
Printing Company 7.00 76,28
Balance on hand $i .370.73
UKO. A. HAGEB, Treasurer,
Tho report was received and filed.
A report was called for from the Com-
I mittee of Fifteen. No member present
! was authorized to report,
j The following bills were read and ap.
I proved: Electric Light Co., $8.18; C. T .
Frazer, rent for Aprils2s.
The Secretary read the contract from
the Electric Light Co., providing for 2-20
candle and 8-10 candle power lights at
a cost of $4.05 per 'month. Mr. Focklcr
moved that the contract be signed on this
basis. • •'
Mr. Woodruff ' was called upon to
express |his views on the subject of a
public building. He stated he was not
prepared i tot- time to say anything
except that he was heartily in favor of
the project.
It was moved that Mr. Woodruff be re
quested lo present his views on this sub
ject at the next regular meeting. Sec
onded.
Mr. Fisher suggested that as this was
an important subject,' ho did not like to
see it postponed for another month.
Mr. Woodruff coincided with this view
and suggested that the motion be with
drawn and the Mpijce't discussed at this
meeting. Tie motion was withdrawn.
Mr. Woodruff then stated that the situ
ation of Johnstown would probably cause
its claims to be considered favorably, es
pecially when it is remembered that no
city of its size has paid more into the
State and National Treasuries in the shape
of taxes, than Johnstown. That the mem
ory of our great disaster was still fresh
in the minds of the public, and would no
doubt cause favorable action in our
case.
Mr, Woodruff moved that a committee
of three he appointed to draft resolutions
expressing the sentiments of this Board
c u the subject of public building and to
communicate with our representatives in
Congress on the subject and find out what
action the citizens should take to accom
plish the object. After discussion the
resolution was adopted.
The President appointed the following
committee: L. Woodruff, Dr. A.N.
Wakefield and Dr. G. W. Wagoner.
Mr. Fisher moved that L. D. Woodruff
address the Board at the next meeting on
the subject of a public building. Sec
onded and carried unanimously.
Dr. Wagoner asked to be excused from
service ou the committee having charge
of the public building. On motion o' P.
S. Fisher Dr. Wagoner was excused.
Hon. John M. Rose was appointed to
serve on the committee in place of Dr.
Wagoner, resigned.
Dr. Wagoner called attention to the
fact that our city is without sanitary
protection. That there is still masses of
filth and debris scattered over the city ;
that infectious diseases are springing up
in different quarters, and that there is
danger of these diseases becoming epi
demic, and spreading death throughout
the city. lie therefore ofered the follow
ing :
Jlesolml, That l he city Councils are hereby re •
spectfully urged to prepare an ordinance creat
ing a Boardof Health at the earliest practicable
moment.
Dr. Wakefield, W. Lewis, J. M.
Walters, and the President spoke in sup
port of the resolution, which was adopted
unanimously.
On motion, the Board udjourud at 0:20.
L'liruly at the P. K. It. Station.
A dissolute looking individual was
making himself entirely too numerous at
the Pennsylvania Railroad Station Mon
day afternoon about four o'clock. In the
first place he was entirely too talkative.
His gait was unsteady, the upper story
seemingly being too heavy. At times his
tongile got as badly tangled f s his feet,
He wandered over the tracks and got in
front of an approaching empty engine and
seemed determined not to get out of the
way, The iron monster slowed up, and
the fireman sprang out and hauled the
drunk man from the track. This insulted
that individual, who was bent on having
things his own way. He was in for
" doing" the fireman on the spot, but was
induced to not. The engine moved off,
leaving him alone, hut it was not long till
his capers became too much, and Office,-
Billy Walter took him in charge and ran
him off the station grounds, much to the
amusement of the crowd, which by this
time was considerably excited over the
performance. The man then made his
way across the Lincoln bridge toward the
heart of the city. Officer Walter says the
man hails from Nineveh, and has fre
quently given exhibitions of his capers at
the station, but he had not been around
for quite awhile before yesterday. His
name is unknown to the authorities.
Charged With Abduction.
Mrs. Biddy Woods, of the Twelfth
ward (Prospect) who has away of getting
into print quite frequently, charges Mrs.
George Smith with the abduction of an
cight-year-old girl, which the former
claims to have raised and of which she
claims to be the guardian. Justic Hart
before whom the case came, issued a
warrant.
Old Age Coming; On.
Judge James Pott 9 writes from Oil City
to a friend in this city that he and his
family arc well, but he feels that old age is
slowly getting the better of him.
NO 1.
FINISHED AGAIN',
The County lirl<li;e at ttummerlilll Open to
the I'ublic Olire More. ,
About three or four years ago the
County Commissioners built a substantial
iron bridge across the Conemaugh river,
at Summcrhill. On may 31st it was
taken awuv by the flood, and stranded on
an island a quarter of a mile below in a
much broke up condition. The water did
not reuch the bridge, but the limbers from
Mr. D. A. Sipe's mtll dam, which came
down the stream struck it causing it to be
carried away. Last week, the bridge,
partly new and partly the former one, was
replaced on the abutments which had
been raised about three feet. The flood of
the 9th inst, took away the scaffolding and
a few of the pieces of the present structure,
it being then In course of erection, but
the iron was all recovered. The comple
tion of the bridge was earnestly wished
for by the people of that section of the
county, who when it was necessary to
ford the stream were often intercepted by
the high waters in the river.
ANOTHER FLOOD VICTIM.
Tli<> Hotly of u Man Found In the Stniiyt*reek
Stiifriwy.
Sunday about 11:30 o'clock as a num
ber of boys were boatiug on the north
side of the Stonycrcek opposite the foot
of Vine stree', one of them, Master
Samuel Bailey, an employe of the DEMO
CRAT office, discovered partly covered in
Hie sand What he thought was a man's
eoat. ile suggested to his comrades that
they get it. With a stick he raised one of
the sleeves, finding it very heavy, and
was surprised to find an arm in U. He at
onre reported the matter to the morgue
authorities, who in the afternoon sent for
the body. No description could be ob
tained yesterday, except that the body
was that of a man, the clothing obtained
being m'ostly in shreds and the body very
badly decomposed.
BLAIR FDR HASTINGS.
The " Man of Victory " Comes Out Heltiuri
In Our SiMtrr County.
Dispatches from Altooua Sunday,
state that at the primaries held In Blair
county on Saturday, enougli Hastings
men have been selected as delegates to
the Republican County Convention,
which is to assemble at Hollidays
burg to-day, to carry the da}'. Dolamater's
friends are despondent at this loss to their
leader, although they still say that their
man cannot fail to bo nominated.
Spring Notes.
The winter hat and the storm overcoat
have been laid to rest after the adminis
tration of a dose of camphor tb embalm
them for future usefulness —it is well to
consider the needs of the future, you
know.
All kinds of outdoor exercises is the
order of the day, especially walking, and
when you sec a person walking briskly
along the country road, be sure he has
the map of a certain wooded spot in his
minds eye, and that in the mossy deptli s
on that map he has pictured many fra
grant pink islands of arbutus.
Mail agents and letter carriers say that
just now an unusual number of small
packages, seemingly boxes, are passing
through the mail. Many of these ai'e
often quiet wet, and a rare fragrance
be detected about them. This circum
stantial evidence is sufficient to tell that
there are beauties reposing on the'
cotton within the box. .
Industrious citizens ore getting olut
their spring flowers, and making thipir
lawns tidy, as well as their houses by.a
system of cleaning. Those shrubs atul
flowers which brave the winter's hardships
on their own plantations, and are not
mere renters or transient boarders, are
putting o 1 budding appearance, and
some of them haye assumed their spring
garb of bloom.
to Bullfl.
The Congregational Church, the mem
bers of which* are Welsh people, wa|
swept away by the flood. It was a neat
one-story brick and stood on Walnut
street, between Liucolu and Vine. Since
then the congregation, which suffered
heavily in numbers, has been meeting
wherever they could And a suitable place.
Lately as has been published before, Rev.
J, M. Thomas, of Alliance, Ohio, has been
interesting himself in behalf of the
washed-out people. Work has been be
gun at getting ready the foundation.
It is expected that the be
pushed i rapidly to completion. Rev.
Thomas preached to the congregation on
Sunday last in the Red Cross building on
Walnut street, and will remain until next
Sunday, when communion will be held in
the morning.
Description of tlie Body Four
Monday night the morgue ant cities
made out a description of the body found
on Sunday. It was necessarily very
meagre because of the bad state of preser
vation in which the body was. The entry
made on the morgue books is as .follows :
No. 540, male, height about five feet,
dark brown bair, brown overcoat, kuown
as Vickroy cassimer, boy's knee panta
loons.