The Democrat.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1 0 90.
CTOVBBNOK BKAVKK has issued his proc
lamation. fixing upon Tuesday, May 20tli,
as the time for holding the election for a
successor to the late Hon. Samuel J. Ran
dall in the Third Congressional district.
BISM AiioK has been out of office now for
several weeks and yet the universe rolls
on tho same as ever. This proves that
belief which some men have that if
they should happen to die or resign
things would stop right away, isn't true.
CLOVKLLV in Devonshire comprises the
"Quaint Corner of England" which
Julian Ralph has described, and Charles
Graham and Bert Wilder have illustrated,
for the number of Harpers's Weekly to be
published May 7. The article will be
contained in a four-page supplement,
A SUIT against the Pittsburgh Glass
Company, engaged in the manufacture °f
plate glass, lias brought to light the fact
that the concern paid 34.75 per cent, divi
dends last year. With even a plum of
that kind in its mouth the glass industry
has not yet dropped its cry for more.
. HBICK is a piece of sense from the In
diana Messenger, a staunch Republican
paper in a Republican county: "To op
pose the nomination of Delamater is not a
'kick' against the party. The present
one is a contest within the party lines and
is the proper place to enter protests
against the nomination of candidates, who,
if nominated, will put the party on the
defensive during the entire campaign.
That is a kick in the interest of the party
and against the machine methods of Mr.
Uelamater and his friends."
HENRY WATTERSON'S VIEWS.
Speaking of Democratic hopes for the
next electton, at Charleston, S. C., the
other day,'.Hon, Henry Watterson said :
" I believe that the disintegration of the
purely war party of the Northwest will
continue; but as to the hopes of a Demo
cratic victory at the next election, I have
not changed my views that the Demo
cratic party will still have to look to and
rely most certainly on States like New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, and Con
necticut. It will require them, with the
united South, to carry the election, tak
ing the new States into the Republican
account."
He regards the outlook in 1892 as en
couraging. It New York comes to the
Convention united for Cleveland, there is
no doubt that he will be nominated, but
if such be not the case, the party must
look elsewhere for a nominee. " It would
be suicidal to take the nominee from New
York State if it were divided, and there
were an evident determination of any con
siderable body to knife the party. Out
side of Cleveland there is no one whom I
think of now as the nominee, but no one
knows what may happen. I believe if
Cleveland should go back to the White
House he would go as a Democrat, and
not as Mugwump, though I have nothing
to say against the Mugwumps, and mean
no disrespect to them in this reference, I
simply mean that I take no stock in the
ideas of civil service reform as they were
advanced by the great Mugwump leaders
and newspapers and accepted by Mr.
Cleveland, believing as 1 do that this is a
representative Government based upon
parly responsibility, and not a Govern
ment of mere individuals holding their
places by a kind of divine right of their
own assumption and assertion."
DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE COURT.
Neal Dow, the great temperance leader
of Maine, is very much exercised over the
dicision of the Supreme Court of the
United States with regard to the importa
tion of liquors in original packages which
we published in our telegraphic columns
the other day. He says : " I was much
surprised at the decision for it was not in
harmony with the previous utterances of
the Justices of the Supreme Court. It
ignores entirely the police power of the
several States, and the Justices of the Su
preme Court have always recognized that
as having full authority and power in all
matters relating to the health, life and
morals of the people. Some of the Jus
tices have referred to the fact that navi
gation and commerce are interfered with
and at times absolutely stopped by the
Quarantine regulations even of cities by
the local police power. Not only arc
ships stopped, but their crews and pas
sengers arc held for days, and even
for weeks. The owii'-rs of the strips
are put to a large expense, ,not only by
the detention of their vessels, but for
fumigation. The local police power may
seize the entire infected cat go of a ship
and destroy it. The ocol authorities
prevent cattle, if sick with an infectious
disease, from being brougot into the State
- or if such cattle arc brought in, they may
be killed. The local authorities may
arrest passengers, whether by land or sea,
if sick of a contagious disease, and put
them in hospitals or isolate them in a
pest house. In short, the police authori
-ies may do whatever the local power
deems necessary for the protection of the
health, life and morals of the people, and
to secure the good order of society, an
this tight has always been recognized by
the Supreme Court of the United Slates.
But this decision of .the majority of the
members of the Supreme Court ignores j
entirety that great controlling principle, j
This will lead to one very good result, j
will now feel itself compelled to j
jconccde all the powers needed to the
atcs. "
A PRIEST IS THE VICTIM.
He is Out One Thousand Dollar* and Has
a Hbyon Hit Hands,
The Kev. Father Arlens, pastor of the
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Bridgeport,
Conn., is out SIOOO and at the same time
has a prettyfone-year old baby boy on his
hands, the parents of which he does not
know. It is seldom that bunco men visit
that city, but in this case they did and
chose as their victim the pastor of one of
the principal Catholic churches.
A few evenings ago Father Aliens was
called upon by two well-dressed, middle
aged men, apperantly Frenchmen. One
of the men said that he and his wife had
decided to separate. The mother wanted
to keep the child, but she being a Protest
ant and he a Catholic, he would not agree
to such arrangement, fearing the child
would be reared as a Protestant. For this
reason he had come to Father Aliens for
advice.
The man offered to give the priest sl,-
000 if he would lake the child and care
for it until it should be called for, which
would be in a short time. The frankness
and apparent honesty of the man disarmed
the priest. He thought the matter over
and decided to accept the offer, intend
ing to send the child to the sisters at St.
Joseph's convent iu Hartford, and also
pay them the SI,OOO.
The men left the house apparently de
delighted with the scheme. Next morn
ing a cab drove up to the pastor's resi
dence, and a pretty woman dressed in
black appeared at the pastor's door with
a baby in her arms. The housekeeper re
ceived the child iu accordance with the
orders of Father Ariens, and no questions
were asked. The woman entered the cab
and drove away.
Late in the afternoon the two strangers
arrived at the parochial residence, bring
ing with them a trunk filled with chil
di en's clothing. On the top of the cloth
ing was a tin box, and the lid being lifted,
revealed a stack of greenbacks. The
arrangements made were again talked
over. The anxious father insisted that
the clergyman himself, and his friend
should go to Hartford, and that the first
should pay SI,OOO to the sisters in their
presence. The money the men had
brought should remain in the safe at the
priest's house in this city, until they re
turned.
The priest counted out SI,OOO, S4OO of
of which he had borrowed from one of
his parishioners the previous day in order
to have the amount on hand. The man
picked it up and after counting carelessly
threw it in the trunk on top of the
clothes, alongside of the other
SI,OOO. The next moment he asked
the priest to step into an adjoin
ing room, as he wished to talk with him
privately. After a moment the man asked
to be excused, as he wished to consult his
friend about a certain point.
Father Ariens waited five—ten —fifteen
minutes, but the man did not return. He
went into the parlor, and the men. trunk,
and money were gone. No one had seen
them leave the house. The child was in
the hands of the priest and he was in a
pretty predicament. He decided to say
nothing about the matter, and thus it has
neyer been reported to the police. But
few in the city know the facts.
The party operating the game were un
doubtedly professionals, but as Father
Ariens cannot or will not give a descrip.
tion they are, of course, safe. The child,
which was probably taken from an
orphan asylum, is still at the priest's
home.
Harried Over a Coffin.
At the residence of Thomas A. Moore,
in St. Louis, an unusual event occurred
Sunday last in the marriage of his daugh
ter Lavine and John Fenton, which took
place over the funeral bier of the young
lady's mother. Hardly had the marriage
rite been performed when the solemn
funeral service was read, and at 2 o'clock
the funeral cortege with the bride arrayed
in all her nuptial finery, moved from the
house towards Bellefoutaine Cemetery, a
sad bridal tour for the young couple. The
explanation of the uuusual occurieuoe
was furnished by the groom himself.
Twelve weeks ago, however, the young
lady's mother became dangerously ill, and
during her delirium seemed anxious that
her daughter and Mr, Fenton should be
married immediately. NVhei. her mother
died the young lady overcome by remorse,
proposed that the marriage be performed
immediately. Accordingly the wedding
was arranged and took place as described.
The lady is nineteen and her husband
twenty-seven years old.
A Good hlng all 'Hound.
Philadelphia Record.
The decision of the Supreme Court as
to the traffic in liquor between States will
have two important results :
First—lt will afford the people who
desire to drink beer or whiskey in prohi
bition States the opportunity to get bet
ter liquor.
Second—lt will make the prohibitory
liquor agitation a national instead of a
State or local question.
t he moral and political effect of the de
cision is likely to be of immediate benefit
to the country. To improve the qual ty
of the tipple in Maine, Kansas, lowa and
oilier States similarly situated, is no light
thing. I'o thrust a new bone of conten
tion into the inner councils of the grand
old party, which will hereafter be obliged
to carry protection on one shoulder and
prohibition on the otbei, augurs well for
future peace and prosperity.
—.
WHEX the United States Courts get bold
of it, there is a danger that electrical ex
ecution will be the slowest death on
rgcord.
SENATOR BECK IS DEAD.
He Expires Suddenly In a Washington Rail
road Station.
WASHINGTON, May 4.— James B. Beck,
United States Senator from Kentucky,
dropped dead in the Baltimore and Poto
mac Station in Washington Saturday.
He had just arrived on the Limited Ex
press from New York, and was accom
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Qoodioe,
wife of Major Qoodioe, of the United
States Marine Corps. He got off the
train with the rest of the passengers and
walked with his daughter the entire
length of the platform and through the
gate leading to the station pioper. He
seemed to walk with an effort and to
breathe with labor, but these symptoms
were the usual accompaniments of exer
tion with him for some months past.
After passing into the station the Sen
ator and his daughter stopped, and were
j°'ned by his private secretary, who had
brought a carriage to take them home, A
few words were exchanged with regard
to the care of baggage, when the Senator
suddenly turned pale, and with the re
mark " I feel dizzy," fell into the arms
of his companions. They could not sup
port his weight, and he dropped to the
floor, where he swooned away.
His daughter was naturally alarmed
and screamed for help. Willing hands
were numerous, as the station was crowd
ed at the time, and the limp and helpless
body was borne into the office of the sta
tion master, about twenty feet away.
Great excitement ensued and, although it
was apparent that the Senator was dead,
half a dozen messengers were immediately
dispatched for physicians and all the
remedies at hand were applied, but all to
no effec'. Dr. Chamberlain was the first
physician to arrive, and he was soon fol
lowed by Dr. Wells and others, but there
was nothing for them to do except to ex
amine the body to determine the cause of
death.
A superficial examination only was pos
sible at the time, but this was sufficient to
satisfy the physicians that death resulted
from paralysis of the heart, and immedi
ately followed the attack. The news was
telegraphed to the Capitol, and subsequen
tly spread like wildfire to all sections
of the city. Representatives Brackin
ridge, Caruth, Stone, and others of the
Kentucky Congressional delegation re
paired to the station at once and arranged
for the removal of the body to a more
suitable place.
The body was removed from the station
to the house of Representative Breckiu
ridge of Kentucky on Capitol Hill. Later
it was taken in charge by an undertaker
and embalmed. No arrangements have as
yet been made for the funeral. Major and
Mrs. Qoodioe have expressed a willing
ness to leave this matter in the hands of
the Kentucky delegation in Congress,
which will hold a meeting to-morrow.
Whatever arrangements may be made as
to the time of the funeral, the body will
be removed to Lexington, Ky., Senator
Beck's home, and will be interred there,
where his wife and a daughter lie buried.
Mr. Beck left i son named George, who
at present is somewhere in Wyoming, but
the telegraph has been put to use and he
will be informed of his father's death.
The only other child left by Mr. Beck is
bis daughter, Mrs. Qoodioe.
When the news of his death was re
ceived in the Senate Chamber it produced
a great shock. It was at 4:30 o'clock that
Senator Harris sent to the desk of the
presiding officer and had read a bulletin
reading : " Senator Beck dropped dead
in the Baltimore and Potomac Depot."
" In view of the sad news contained in
that announcement," said Mr. Harris, " I
move that the Senate do now adjourn."
The motion was agreed to, and the Sena
tors gathered in knots to discuss the
startling event. Orders were also given
that the flag should be placed at half
mast.
Senator Beck bad not been regular in
his attendance upon the sessions of the
Senate for two years, and was in bis seat
but few times this Congiess. The last
egislation of general importance with
which he was conected was the Under
valuations Bill, which passed the Senate
in March, 1888. "He worked ou that
racusure with constant devotion says Sen
ator Allison, who was associated with
him until it was disposed of. " One
morning shortly afterward he came into
the room of the Appropriations Commit
tee, saying he had been sick the night be
fore and was not then feeling well. That
was the first time he had ever been known
to be sick, and from that time forward he
was never a well man again. He was no
able to be present at the opening of the*
special session of. the Senate, in March,
1889, and was sworn in by President Pro
Tern Ingalls some days afterward. He
visited tbe Capitol occasionally since the
opening if Ihe Fifty-first Congress, but
took no part, except to vote, iu the pro
ceedings. His last appearance in the
Senate Chamber was on the day ihe case
of the new Montana Senators—Sanders I
and Power—was scltled."
Jaraes Burnie Beck was bom in Dum
friesshire, Scottland, Februray 13, 1833
and received an academic education. Ho
came to America in 1838, and for a time
worked as laborer on a plantation in Ken
tucky. But lie was both mentally and
physically vigoious, and spent time in
study, so that be was able in 1846 to bo
graduated as a lawyer at Transylvania
University. He began the practice of
law in Lexington, Ky., and held no oliice
until 1806, when lie was elected to the
Lower House of Congress. He Mas three
times re-elected and then was elected to
the United States Senate, taking his seat
.March 5, 1877. He has twice been re
elected to that body, and Ins present term
would have continued until March 3,1895.
THOUSANDS OUT.
Several Big Sti Ikes Inaugurated iu
Chlcasro—Wood Workers, Holders and
Other Trades Involved.
CHICAGO, May 2.—Ten thousand em
ployes in the sash, door and blind fac
tories, planing mill and other such lines
of business, went on a strike this morning
for the eight-hour work day.
There are about 25,000 of them all told
in the city, and it is understobd that the
remaining 15.000 will strike before night
unless their demands are complied with.
All the hands at C. J. & L. Meyers &
Co.'s manufacturers of sashes, doors and
blinds, went out on strike this morning.
The employes number 400. The yards of
the firm are at the North pier. The men
demanded eight hours' work with nine
hours' pay as a substitute for the ten
hour system, The firm declined to accede
and offered eight hours, and informed
the men that they would take the matter
of pay under advisement. The men re
fused this offer. The 400 strikers are
composed of machinists, cabinet makers
and carpenters. There will be a meeting
between the employers and a committee
of the strikers this afternoon.
It was reported this morning that all
the employes at the sash, door and blind
factory of Palmer & Fuller had struck.
Palmer & Fuller employ 500 men. Their
demands are similar to those of the em
ployes of the Meyers Company. It was
also said that 300 men at Hinsey it Weiss'
factory, at Twenty-secona and Brown
streets, had gone ou strike.
The Strike ol this morning covers the
southwest division of the city and the
mills on the north pier. The demand is
for eight hours' work and nine hours' pay
The move was decided upon last night,
and around all the plainng mills this
morning were idle knots of men. In most
instances the men quit work without noti
fying heir employers. Among all the
planing mills there was but one where
the men were at work this morning and
that was at A. Bennett's.
At W. S. Beahel's some non-union men
were at work this morning. Five hun
dred strikers started for the place to
" clean out the establishment," as they
said. Mr. Beahel, becoming frightened,
sent for the police, and tbe patrol wagon
was sent to the scene of the prospective
trouble.
Trouble is feared at many of the estab.
lishments. Before night,the strikers claim
every planing mill employe in the city
will strike. The planing mill men num
ber all the way from 22,000 to 30,000 men.
HUNDREDS OF MOLDERS STRIKE.
The signal was given this morning and
the iron moldcrs in most of the large
manufacturing establishments of Chicago
went out on a strike at 7 o'clock, or rather
they declined to go to work at the old
rates.
The fire undet the furnaces of the Mal
leable Iron Works were banked this morn
ing, the seventy-rive noldets there hav
ing declined to resume work. They
asked for the eight-hour daj and a uni
form rate of wages. This was refused.
There are are 1,000 men employed at tbe
Malleable Iron Works, and if the moldeis
strike continues long the entire plant will
be compelled to shut down. The men
simply declined to return to their places
this morning, and pickets were posted
about the works to see thai no non-union
men went to work.
At the McCormick Harvesting Machine
Works 150 molders declined to go to
work. All tbe molders' helpess arc also
out, and the strike thicatens to implicate
tbe balance of the employes, to the num
ber of 1,500 men. These molders also
posted pickets at this place and any at
tempt to put non-union men at work will
be met by a desperate resistance.
The strike spread to Bomcn & Ricl'a'd
sou's establishment, and 150 molders re
fused to go to work. All the molders at
Griffin's iron foundry also struck. Eighty
men were employed there. Tbe Illinois
Steel Company granted 200 of their mold
ers the eight-hour day and a strike was
avcited. The molders employed at the
Deering Reaper Works ami a number of
machinists struck this morning.
The Fairbank Canning Company lias
refused the demands of the 500 employes
for the eight-hour day, and a strike will
be inaugurated Monday. Eighty coopers
struck this morning.
PHILADELPHIA CARPENTERS.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2. —The second day
of the carpenters' strike opened this
morning with nearly 3,000 men refusing
to work unless their demand for an ad
vance of live cents an hour was acceded
to.
There are almost 7,000 carpenters in the
city, and nearly all of them are identified
with the three organizations. These are
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers of America, the Amalgamated Asso
ciation of Carpenters, and the Carpenters'
Protective Association,
One of the biggest victories which tbe
strikers iiave so far gained was won this
morning, when tlie journeymen brick
layers eame into line and issued orders
that none of its members should set the
door or window frames on any job of
which tbe boss had refused to pay tbe
advance rate.
From time to time reports were re
ceived from the various committees, show
ing that the bosses were gradually coming
to terms.
The Hospital Located.
The Hospital Committee of tbe State
Flood Commission Ims decided to locate
the Memorial Hospital in the Eighth
Ward. This site had been formerly
selected by tlie Conimaugli Valley Hospi
tal Association. The money paid for the
site was about $4,500.
BONES OF THREE BODIES
Uncovered Testerday by the Dynainlter
Near Sang Hollow,
The following particulars were ob
tained from an interview with Mr. Sam
uel Carney, the gentleman who has charge
of the dynamiting operations in the river
about and below Coopersdale :
Yesterday the crew, consisting of Mr.
Carney and four assistants, while operating
in tbe old canal near Sang Hollow, below
Coopersdale, found some of the bones of
three different bodies. They were brought
up and pronounced by Dr. Matthews to
be the bones of human beings. There is
no doubt that the remains of many bodies
still lie buried in the debris along the
river which in most places is from two to
three feet deep.
The debris consists of all kinds of rub
bish. All manner of household articles
broken chairs, tables, bedsteads, mat
tresses, clothing, etc.—are to be found.
An odor that is scarcely endurable to
those doing the work arises from the
wrer kage. Some who have seen the ac
cumulation are afraid that if the debris is
not dislodged it will become the source
of diseese.
DIED IN BALTIMORE.
Mrs. Lydia Long, Wife of the Late
Samuel Long Comes to Her Death in
That City.
Two weeks from to-day Mrs. Lydia
Long, of this ciiy, went to Baltimore to
hove a surgical operation performed.
She died there yesterday morning. The
immediate cause of her death is not
known to her friends here.
Mrs. Long's husband, Mr. Samuel
Long, was well known throughtout the
city. He was employed by the Cambaia
Iron Company as a butcher, and was
drowned in the flood.
Mrs. Long is survived by several
children, Of tbe sons Elmer, is a com
pany butcher, Walter is in the painting
business with John A. Benton, and
Samuel is in the city. Of tbe daughters,
Kate is married to Robert Lay ton, of
Pittsburgh, and Ida M. is the wife of
Robert M. Bell, of this city.
The body of Mrs. Long will arrive here
this morning at 5:23 o'clock. The time
for tlie funeral is yet unknown.
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Members ot the Committee Looking for a
Site to Butlil a Memorial Hospital.
Messrs. Jas. B. Scott and Reuben
Miller, members of the Hood Hospital
Association, aceompaned by their archi
tect Mr. Geo. S. Orth, arrived iu tbe city
last night and tbey Were met at tbe P.
R. R. station by Mr. James M. Millan,
Dr. W. B. Lowmau, Dr. J. C. Sheridan
and Postmaster Baumer and were driven
about the city. The object of their visit
is to select a site for the new hospital.
After the party had looked over the
ground Mr. Scott said that they hail not
yet decided which of several places to
take. He said they were waiting on
some reports and as soou as received, the
committee would select a site.
The three gentlemen after calling on
Dr. Bcalc at his residence, took the late
train for Pittsburgh last nigh'.
UOBIN OPPOSED TO DEL 1 MATER.
The Pittsboi. i Times (Republican)
prints a dispu'eh from one of its staff
shewing a decided revolt against Senator
Delaiuaier among Hie Republicans of
Lebanon county. J. P. S. Gobin, (be
State Senatoi from that district, said it
was hard to tell, with the feeling prevail
ing at present, v. bethel' Delamater cmld
get a major it\ at ill in Lebanon county,
despite the lact tl at Harrison had 2,500
and Lebanon win one of the two counties
in Ihe State not affected by the revolt of
1882.
" There is a general impression," con
tinued the Senator, "that what strength
be lias be got as the personal candidate of
Senator Quay ami by the determined
work of tlie State G'onimittoe, aided by
distribution and the promise of distribu
tion of federal patronage. There is a
feeling of tesentment against methods
which are as obnoxious to Lebanon
county Republicans when used for oue
man as when they are used for another,
and which arc no less resented when used
in Cambria, Schuylkill, Wayne, Berks or
Allegheny than if they were exercised
against ourselves."
VViiat is the Motive
Ihi UK Hdttor of tlie Johnetown Democrat.
In view of the coming coutest for the
county superintendency there is one mat
ter that excites some question iu the
minds of those who know of it. The
present County Superintendent, through
whose hnnds has passed considerable
money for those school districts that
suffered loss by the flood, claims on that
account that he is deserving of their sup
port for re-election. Recently he visited
some of the directors in those districts
and stated that he had more money for
I hem. To some lie said he had S7OO.
i'ime of them have been borrowing
money to keep open their schools. Now
why is he keeping that money, if bo has
it ? Does lie think that those men will j
feel obliged to vote for him in order to get .
it ? Wouldn't it have looked better it the i
money had been handed over before the j
election, for County Superintendem ? j
People will draw their own conclusions.
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Want Sunday Trunin
The people of Somerset and those living
along the line of the Somerset and Cam- |
bria branch o' the Baltimore and Ohio, :
are very anxious to have a Sunday train.
A petition has been sent to Superintend- j
ent Patton, and lie is considering the ad
visability of putting on such trains. Som- j
erset is an important point for summer |
tourists. A number of local people are in '
the habit of s-> Jing Sunday there.
WHY SHOULD OUR BUSINESS MEN ,
CONCENTRATE.
Stores Might be Successfully Conducted in
Other Localities Besides on a Certain
Square or Two.
There exists, for some reason or other,
an inclination on the part of our business
men to huddle together, as it were, about
a square or two in the vicinity of Maih
street, between Franklin and Clinton,
and on Clinton. Just why other parts of **
the city could not be used as well for
business purposes, is a query not clearly
understo id.
Of late business places have been
springing up to a limited extent on Rail
road, Franklin, and Bedford streets, but
as yet the old centre of the town is
sought as the most desirable place for a
business stand. This tendency on the
part of merchants to concentrate, has the
effect of raising rents to a very high
figure in the central districts, which if*
the business houses were extended to
other places, say down Main further or '
on other streets not now used for such
purposes, less rent could be charged for
what are now considered central loca
tions. Good stores in other parts of the
city would command a share of trade
just as readily as in the so called centre
of trade. This might not be truo at the
outset, but the customers would soon get
disabused of the,notion that a store is not
a first class one because it is not located
in some particular district.
HURRAH FOR JOHNSTOWN!
Our Stock Carries the Day at the Hollitlays
burg KIICCH Yesterday.
Yesterday tiiere was a runiiiug race at
Hollidaysburg, for SI,OOO a side, between
McGinty horse, owned by John Pender,
of this city, and McCoy horse, of Holli
daysburg. The Johnstown animal came
out ahead, and great was the joy among i
the Johnstown sports of whom a large
number was present, as they pocketed *
the boodle.
The parties returned on the train yes
terday evening in a very happy state of
mind, and are now on the outlook for
more fun.
Important Surgical Operation,
Carrolltown News.
On Wednesday afternoon Dr. M. J.
Buck, of Baltimore, assisted by Drs. J
V. and A. J, Maucher and Dr. G. H.
Sloan, of this place, performed an im
portant and difticult surgical operation at
the Gray Hotel. The subject was John
Gray, eldest son of ex-Sheriff J. A. Gray,
aged fifteen years. About nine years ago,
as the result of a severe attack of scarlet
fever, sores of a scrofulous nature ap
peared on different parts of his body, and
finally settled in his left side uear the
breast, and also in his left leg above the ,
ankle. The bealiDg in his left side or
breast, after discharging matter for •
years, and from which several pieces of
bone were removed, healed up about two
years ago, but the diseased limb continued
to discharge pus and to cause him much
inconveniencs.
At 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
the patient was chloroformed and placed
on the operating table. At precisely 4
o'clock Dr. Buck inserted the scalpel and
making an incision six or seven inches in
length from the ankle joint upward, ex
posed the lower third of the t'bia and
proceeded to remove the diseased portion
of the bone. The disease embraced a
portion of the bone two and a-half or
three inches in length, approaching the
ankle joint, and almost the entire circum
ference, all of which was successfully re
moved nud the wound dressed in the short
space of half an hour. Beside the sur
geon* named there were present during
the operation, Mr. Jas. Scanlan. Mr. J.
W. Sliarbaugh and the writer.
On Thursday morning Johnie was
resting well, without pain, and it is con
fidently hoped that from the present will
date his relief from what must have re
mained a lifetime aliliction.
The *' Mail and Fxprea* " Fund.
The Committee on the Mail and Express
fuud have now considered over the two
thousand cases. They have been com
pelled to set aside nearly half of this num
ber as being those who were not contem
plated by tlie onors of the fund. It is
believed that checks will be sent out to
'the more needy ones, among whom the
money will be distributed, within the
next week or ten days.
It is likely that the committee have
been imposed upon by s. me persons and
the number being so large, will necessi
tate giving to each one sparingly.
They are so anxious to get the work
closed up, that they are devoting as much
time as is coi sidered consistent to their
duties.
For Johnstown's Hospital. <
Pittsburgh chronicle Telegraph.
James B. Scott left the city this morn
ing bound for Altoona. He was joined
by Reuben Miller, at Liberty, who will
accompany Mr. Scott, to the Mountain
City. There they will examine the Al
toona Hospital, and will later visit Johns
town with other members of the Hospital
Commission, for the purpose of selecting
a site for a hospital to be located there.
It will be remembered that the Commis
sion, some weeks ago, decided upon a site,
but tire exorbitant price demanded by the
owner compels the Commission to look
further.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Tlio Following Have Been Granted Since
Our Last Report.
I Frederick John Deerbeck Ilrownstown
(Margaret Shroru Johnstown
(Charles Coventry Stonycreek twp
(Julia von Luenen Johnstown
(Thomas D. White lohnstown
(Sarah E. orubb Johnstown
(Samuel B,Goughnour Johnstown
\ Laura M. t'royie lohnstown e
(John Glatt Johnstown
(Mary Hartles lohnstown