OF LATE EVENTS.
INTERESTING ITEMS GATR
ERED AT RAN
DOM.
From Ocean to Ocean Told
in a Brief Way.
rd.Conn., died, aged 90 years. His
amounting to nearly $1,000,000,
fo the American Missionary Associa-
for the education of the colored racein
hn W. Daniel was' unanimously re
cted United States Senator by the Vir
a legislature for the term beginning
4, 1893.
es Lomayv, colored, fired upon officer
on at Washington, D. C,, and was shot
by the officer.
man is to be legally hanged at Charleston
» O., for stealing'a syringe. Hes a colored
med Alfred Downs and was convict-
‘simple burglary.
ifluenza, diphtheria and pneumonia are
doing their fatal work at Wilmington,
‘ any aged persons are dying.
| and single women,
Philadelphia, have died with-
e past few days, from complaints aggra-
iz by the grip, and Miss
ry McGaw, also one of the inmates, who
d been suffering from the grip, committed
le by cutting her throat.
he insolyent Bank of Columbia an d Co-
a Banking company, of Columbia,
., Will pay 60 to 70 cents on the dollar
their creditors.
XE. Ford, a painter of Columbia, 8. CG.
a kerosene lamp. His wife and
were burned to death, and he and
8son may die from their injuries.
The Queen & Crescent system has been
auinited to the Kast Tennessee, Virginia &
orgia railroad. Headquarters will be at
neinnali. :
The tug Three Brothers capsized in New
ork bay and Captain Hummel and a deck
d drowned.
The Texas supreme court has decided the
land law, prohibiting the ownership
and in the State by aliens unconstitu-
A burning lamp exploded in the house of
manuel Ford, a painter, at Columbia, 8.
. His wife and infant child was burned to
h and he is in a critical condition from
s received while trying to save them.
ie national committee of the Prohibition
ty held asessionat Chicago and decided
hold the National Prohibition convention
1892 at St. Louis, June 28.
e body of John Bucken, a watchman in
edewend & Lee's type foundry, Chicago,
as found in the building horribly mutila-
.. The murder is unknown.
‘John Greenleaf Whittier, the Quaker poet,
was 84 years old Thursday.
Postmaster General Wenamaker has
ffered a reward of $500 for the capture, or
formation leading to the capture, of each
the men who took part in the robbery of
mail wagon in Chicago on Wednesday
be ; :
aniel E. Soper, Michigan's Secretary of
‘State, has been compelled to resign, owing
arges ot appropriating public money to
wn use.
uring the past 11 months rapid transit
Pittsburg and Allegheny, Pa., 20 lives.
1889, which was practically the first year
pid transit, five lives were lost. Last
the number swelled to. 17. Although
there is an even score of lives lost so far, it
lically a decrease, as there are almost
X as many miles of rapid transit roads
is year as last, ;
Thirty masked men took two negroes
ged with murder from the jail at Live
. Fla., hanged them to a tree, and
ddled their bodies with bullets.
rs. Josephine Hyman, wife of a sponge
merchant, of New York, was sentenced 60
ays to the city prison and fined $200, for
weceiving goods stolen by a servant.
Jack Smith and his three sons, of Glen-
wilte, La., went to Wright Poland's house
Thursday night, called Poland and his wife
‘to the door and shot them dead. There was
‘guarrel between the families. Mrs.
'oland was about to become a mother.
Three men were instantly killed and
‘several injured by the explosion of dyna-
‘mite at Leadville, Colo. The men were
drilling out an explored hole, and the drill
struck dynamite in it.
Dr. Ira Richmond, of Brocton, Mass,, was
ed $100 and sentenced to two years hard
labor in prison for making counterfeit $20
old pieces and $1 silver pieces.
‘The Grand Jury found another indictment
st B. M. Field at New York. It is for
y in connection with his transactions
hich his partner, Weichers, and others
over $300,000.
0 men were killed and several injured
an explosion in the blast furnace of the
is Steel company, at Bay View, Wis.
ph and Alphonse Tavois, aged 17 and
‘of age respectively, brothers, were
waned while skating at Danielsonville,
The postoffice at Sinclairville, N. Y., was
ken into and robbed of $400 in cash and
ips; No clew. :
0. Kuehule, of N. Y. City. committed
‘during his wife's absence on a
stmas shopping tour by asphyxiating
8. Nancy Britt Kennedy, the ofdest wo
in Augusta, Me., died on Monday. At
early hour she began praying that she
and continned her prayers for
0,000/ worth of diamonds, in|
). Saturday, but were so closely
aul, the Chickasaw leader,
gon im a restaurant al
~ CAPITAL AND LABOR DOINGS.
A Few Items of Interest to'the Wage-
Earnor and Others. St
The telegraphers of the Atlanticand Pa
cific railroad have secured the concession
they demanded, and have returned to work.
At the Manville colliery, near Scranton,
Edward Muldowney and Hugh Rteilly were
killed by a fall of rock.
The American Federation ot
Labor in session at Birmingham, Ala.,
have appropriated $3000 to
aid the striking printers of Pittsburg, in
carrying their suit to the supreme court.
The strike of the coal minersin Indiana, is
practically ended. The men have been starv-
ed out. Friday a committee called on the
Brazil Block Goal company and asked for
work at the old prices. They were given it.
The two mines, numbers 8 and 10 opened
Friday.
Brazil, Ind , miners are said to be living
one meal a day now and are becoming des-
perate.
The beet sugar factoriesin California have
closed down for the season, and statements
of the amount of sugar made have been
sent tothe Internal Revenue office. ‘The
total production from three factories was
8,070,138 pounds, The total bounty to be
paid is $161,400.
The first carload of block tin production
in Amerca arrived in Pittsburg last week
from the Pittsburg and Mexican Mining
company.
At ameeting of the Amalgamated men
of Moorhead’s mill at Sharpsburg, Pa, it
was decided by a vote of 44 to 16 to declare
off the strike, which had been on since last
June. The condition upon which the men
return was fix ed by the firm, The old men
will not all be taken back at once, but asa
vacancy occurs, the men will be’ reinstated.
The i working for four of the
morning papers of Philadelphia, the Times,
Record, Inquirer and North American,
made demand that their wages be increased
from 40 to 45 per1,000ems. All ofthe com=~
positors are members of the International
Typographicrl Union. The Times granted
the increase, as did also the North American
although _ the latter paper did so under
protest, Proprietor William Singerly of
the Record started to secure a non-union
force, and some thirty four men were busy.
Mr. Singerly expresses confidence in his
ability to get along without union men, and
says his paper will be issued as usual. At
a conference between the Proprietors and a
committee representing the strikers the men
agreed to continue work at the old rate
pending a settlement of the difference.
Two hundred and fifteen employes at the
shops of the Richmond & Danville railroad,
in Manchester, were discharged.
The Grand Detour Plow company ana
the Henderson Shoe company of Dixon,
I11., informed thesr employes that under no
circumstances would Knights of Labor be
employed in either establishment.
Southern Pacific telegraphers are on a
strike against orders for handling trains,
E. P. Pugh will sue the Augusta Typo-
graphical Union for damages, as he claims
that they prevent him from earning a living.
Mr. Pugh was foreman of the Chronicle job
office last year when the printers struck, but
Mr. Pugh would not quit work with the
printers. Subsequently Mr. Pugh went to
work at Richards & Shaver’s, but the printers
would not work with him, as they looked
upon him as having ‘ratted,”” when he
would not leave the Chronicle office. It is
understood thatthe printers have refused to
allow Pugh to join the union here. He
claims that he has been prevented from
earning a living by theaction of the printers»
and will sue the union for damages,
Sub-district No. 6, United Mine Workers’
of Ohio, comprising Belmont, Jefferson and
Guernsey counties, met at Bridgeport,
Among other important business transacted.
it was resolved to petition the Legislature, to
require weighing of coal before screening,
and ask that the convention go before the
Legislature en masse ank demand it. The
convention represents 1,600 miners and 23
unions.
FIRE ADD3 HORROR TO A WRECK.
Twenty-Six Passengers Injured, Three of
Them Probably Fatally.
Cherryvalle, Kas,, Dec. 19.—The passenger
rain on the Southern Kansas, due here at
4:10 o'clock from Kansas City, was wrecked
two miles north of this city by the displace-
ment of a rail, owing to decayed ties. The
train was suddenly hurled down a high
embankment with about 40 passengers
besides the trainmen aboard. The coacaes
had no sooner struck the ditch than fire
broke out in each car, causing a general
panic. Twenty-six persons were injured,
several of whom will probably die.
The passengers who were able went bravely
to work to save the seriously injured ones,
and all were rescued before the fire consumed.
the coaches, although quite a number of the
unfortunates received severe burns.
Those who are probably : fatally injured
are: Conductor Parsons, Mrs, Lizzie Mc-
Guire, of Sharon, Kas., and Clarence Bailey,
a colored boy.
COLLISION IN A TUNNEL.
AMisunderstanding of Ordsrs Leads to
the Death of Four Railroaders.
Shamokin, Pa., Dec. 19—By the collision
of two freight trains in the tunnel of the
Catawissa branch of the Reading Railroad,
near here, Engineer Fisher and Fireman
Smith were killed, Conductor Rinker and
Brakeman Steltz fatally injured, and Brake-
mdn Jones and Comton seriously injured
A misunderstanding of orders caused
the disaster. !
TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and two Fatally Injured
! in a Mine
Wilkesbarre, Pa, December 19—A terriffic
explosion of gas occurred in the Port Bowk-
ley mine: whereby Bryan Cafferto was kill-
ed and John Monahan and Hugh Fergason
fatally injured.
Bolts and Bars Cannot Hold Him,
Plattsburg, N. Y., Dec. 15.—Convict Hen-
ry Hardy, sentenced from New York, who
escaped from Clinton prison in October and
who was recaptured atter being severely
wounded, again made his escape from that
institution this morning. The warden of
the prison offers $500 for his capture.
SE ——
‘SENATOR PLUM IS DEAD,
APOPLEXY THE DIRECT CAUSE.
“Oh, My God, My Head, My Head,” His
Last Words,
Washington, Dec. 21—United States Sen.
ator Preston B. Plumb, of Kansas, died
suddenly of apoplexy shortly before noon
Sunday. His death occurred in the unpre-
tentious three story brick boarding house,
610 Fourteenth street, in this city, within a
stone’s throw of the Ebbitt House, Riggs
House, and Willard’s Hotel, in jvhich
convenient location he has for the last five
or six seasons taken up his quarters during
the sessions of Congress. In a very short
space of time the news spread over the city.
and the expressions of regret were universal.
After the adjournment of the Senate
Thursday last, Senator Piumb went to Phil-
adelphia, where his eldest son is under
treatment for defective eyesight, to take
advice in his own case. The eminent medi-
cal men he consulted told him frankly that
unless he gave himself an immediate rest,
and exercise that greatest care, softening.of
the brain mightresult. Reaturning to Wash-
ington on Saturday he dined at Chamber-
lain's restaurant, and from there he went
home to bed. Early Sunday morning he
aroused his landlord, Mr. Jennings, saying
he felt really ill, and asked him to send for
a doctor. r. Philip 8. Wales, ex-Surgeon
General of the Navy, was summond and
remained in charge of the case until the
end. Hypodermic injections were adminis-
tered and ahout 7 o'clock in the morning
the Senator became untonscious _and con-
tinued in a state of coma with scarcely any
intermission until his death. Just before he
dozed off, he raised his hand to the back of
his head, where he had all along complained
of feeling intense pain, and exclaimed: ‘‘Oh
od, my head, my head.” When Dr.
Wales arrlved the Senator's face had turned
Jurtls, and it was apparent that apoblexy
ad supervened. The surgeon called for
stimulants and Mr. Jenkins ran across to a
neighboring grug store and seized some
spirits, with which he immediately return-
“Tt is too late,”’ said Surgeon Wales, and
almost immediately afterward the Senator
expired.
ere were round his bedside at the time
of his death, besides his physician, B. F.
Flenniken, who for many vears has been
clerk of the Committee on Public Lands, of
which Senator Plunib was chairman, and
has acted as his private secretary; his
landlord and other attendants.
The Senator's remained were embalmed,
and placed in the Senate chamber, where a
funeral service was held, and Monday
afternoon, under escort of the Committee of
the House and Senate, started on the sad
journey to the bereaved home in Kansas.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Born in Ohio, like so many other distin-
guished men, in 1837, Senator Plumb was 54
years of age. Before he became a lawyer
and a banker he worked at thecase as a
ractical printer. He moved to Kansasin
856, and participated in much of the early
exciting history of that State. Unlike most
Senators of long service, he did not undergo
a previous apprenticeship in-the lower House
of Congress, but came straight to the Senate
in 1877, He had previously, however,
gerved in many important positions in the
Kansas Legislature, ¢losing his local "career
there as Speaker. During the war he fought
his way up fiom second lieutenacy to the
Lieutenant-Colonelship of the Eleventh
Kansas Infantry. }
The Senator leaves two inmarried daugh-
ters, who are living with their widowed
mother, at his late home in Emporia, Kas;
a son, 22 years of age, now under treatment
for his eyesigyt in Philadelphia, and a boy
nf12 and a girl of 14 at school in Pennsyl-
vania.
Senator Plumb had served 14 years in the
Senate, and two years ago was elected for a
term which would have expired in 1895. He
was one of the best-known men in Congress.
MRS. PLUMB SADLY STRICKEN.
Emporia, Kas., Dec. 21—At noon Sunday,
just as church services were about closing,
news of the death of Senator Plumb reached
this city. Mrs. Plumb, the wife of the
Senator,who has been an invalid for several
years, was attending service at ths Fi
Congregational church, at which she is a
regular attendant when her health permits.
The news was not-broken to her till she had
arrived at her home. At first she seemed
like one stricken to the death, and for a time
her life was dispaired of, owing to her feeble
state of health. She, however, rallied and is
now bearing up under her crushing grief
with a fortitude wonderful to behold. = But
one of her children was at home, her daugh-
ter Mary, and she sick in bed. Miss Ruth
was in Topeka visiting and was immediately
summoned. «
A MAIL WAGON HELD UP.
A Bold Robbery Perpatrated in the
Streets of Chicago.
Chicago, Nec. 17.—Jesse James’ exploits
were outdone in Chicago. On one of the'lead-
ing thorcughfares five daring bighwaymen
suddenly surrounded one of Uncle Sam’s
biggest mail wagons, and at the point of
revolvers forced the postal employes to
throw out several sacks of mail. The bulky
government vehicle then was sent flying on
its journey, the occupants being threatened
withinstaut death if the made outcry or
stopped. So complete was the surprise
effected by the band that the mail drivers
failed to utilize the services of a large bull-
dog which was beside them on their seat.
Near midnight the stolen mail sacks, slit
open and rifled of their contents, were
found on Superior street in the north divis-
ion of the city, fully three miles from the
scene of the robbery. As nearly as can be
estimated the robbers secured in the neigh-
borhood of $6,000 in currency. Ta
HARVEY’S DESPERATE DEED.
An Insane Man Murders One Person,
Injures Two and Kills Himself.
Brooklyn, Dec. 19—Michael Harvey, a
boilermaker, shot and killed John Conner-
tonin a boarding house, = badly wounded
Samuel Dickerson, shot Mrs. Mary Dicker-
son in the hand and then blew his own
brains out. Mrs. Duffy, Harvey's sister,
during the shooting jumped from a second
story window, broke her leg and was other
wise seriously injured. There were a dozen
families in the house and there
excitement. Harvey was sitting at the din-
nér table with the two men when he arose,
took a revolver from the mantel and began
shooting. = He was insane evidently, though
be had not been acting queerly.
RESULTS OF A GREAT STORM.
The British Ship Enterkin Wrecked.
Thirty Lives Lost.
London. Dec. 15—The most serious of all
the disastersof the present great storm it
the wreck of the British ship Enterkin,
Captain Sinclair, which was bound from
Hull to Brisbane. She was caught in the
storm while bound down the Channel,” and
despite every effort made to save her she was
driven upon the Galloper sands, off the port
of Ramsgate, county of Kent. Thirty lives
werelost in the disaster, every person except
an apprentice boy being drowned, The boy
wag rescued by fishermen, i:
was great’
The bank of Pool & Son at Irwin, Pa,
after ten days’ resumption, closed its doors
again and appointed J. D. Brown as assig
nee.
As Florence, Ala., seven brick business
houses were destroyed by fire. The fire was
caused by a stove in a restaurant, which
was too close to the wooden partition, The
total loss is $250,000. 3
An entire block of huildings was destroy
ed by fire at Jacksonville, Fla. Loss,$30,000,
jnsurarice, $5,000.
Techner & Frank, manufacturers of jersey
goods, Philadelphia, and Coburn. H. John:
ston, importers and jobbers in dress trim.
mings and findings, at New York City have
assigned.
Red Key was nearly destroyed by fire. A
number of residences and stores were de-
stroyed. The loss is probably about $50,000.
At Mason City, Ia., Moelchert & Dunbar’s
hardware store, Richards & Tucker's meat
market, The Farmer's Instilute newspaper
office and C. P. Shipley’s job printing office
were burded. Loss, about $20,000. .
A fire at Moose Jaw. Man., consumed the
Lorne House, 20 other buildings and a
church, The proprietor of the hotel, his
little girl and a young woman were burned
to death and two other persons fatally injur
ed while trying to escape.
At Maynard, Mass., the large farm barns
of Calvin Whitney were burned with 106
cows, five horses, hay and tools. Loss, $8,
i
000; partially insured.
The Business portion of Oakes, N. D., was
wiped out by fire Tuesday. Dr. Schmidt
Nelson was burned to death. Loss, $30,000,
Partly covered by insurance,
The Chicago Wire and Spring company’s
works at Lockport, [l1., were destroyed by
fire. Loss, $50,000.
The Levison & Blythe Stationery company
of St. Louis, assigned. Liabilities, $40,000.
SHE TOOK His LIFE.
Josephine Mallison Shoots John Hobbs
and Attempts to Kill Herself
Philadelphia, Dec.. 24—Josephine Malli-
son, the handsome daughter of James Malli-
son, a wealthy mill owner, shot and killed
John Hobbs, a young commission merchant
on the steps of the Powelton avenue depot of
the Pennsylvania railroad. She turned the
smoking pistol with which she had done
the deed to her own temple. Only the prompt
action of by-standers prevented the suicide.
The girl resisted violently, and it was only
with the assistance of a half a dozen depot
officials that she was finally overpowered
and carried a prisoner to the ladies’ waiting
room.
Hobbs was carried into the depot, but he
soon died. Miss Mallison was taken in’'a
patrol wagon to the station house and
arraigned before a magistrate and com-
mitted.
A few years ago Miss Mallison, who is not
yet 24 years old, ran away and marrieda
worthless fellow, a spiritulist: medium and
fortune teller; named Smith, alias James,
but she lived with him only a few weeks.
Thece does not seem to be any definite
cause for the crime. The generally accepted
theory is that jealously led to it.
THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS,
Encouraging Reports From the Commer-
cial Centers.
R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade
says: The quantity of products marketed
during the past few months has been large
beyond all precedent, while the money
markets are well supplied in nearly all
parts of the country. Boston reports a
fair trade in merchandise for the season. At
Philadelphia reports are less encouraging,
dry goods are inactive though the prospect is
good, the wool trade is limited,trade in lamber
and tobacco quiet, in bardwure
dull, in boots and shoes only
fair, with rather slow collections.
At Baltimore manufacturers are active. At
Pittsburg iron seems a little stiffer, and an
advance in window glass is expected. At
Cleveland retail trade is good and the iron
business shows indications of improvement.
At Cincinnati general trade is very fair,
especially in ries, and retail trade is
brisk, and at Detroit trade is ual to last
year's. At Chicago general tradeis a trifle
narrower for the week, but with good
prospects, and receipts of wheat andd rye
and of dressed beef are three times, and of
corn double last year’s. In cured meats
the increase is 33 per cent., and in cattle 10
r cent., while a slight decrease appears in
arley, a decrease of 20 per cent. in lard,
chzese ‘and butter and 50 per cent, in
wool. Collections are unusually large
and money is in good demand
Wool is steady, fleece and territorial being
more active. Trade in cotton goods is im-
proving and print cloths are firm. The busi-
ness failures occurring throughout the coun-
tryfduring the last seven days numbered for
the United States 307, and for Canada 28, or
a total of 335, as compared with 320 {ast
week and 330 the week previous to the last,
For the corresponding week of last year the
figures were 404, representing 363 failuresin
the United States and 41 in Canada.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR,
Stephen B. Flkins Appointed By the
President. :
The President on Thursday sent to the Sen-
ate the nomination of Stephen B. Elkins, of
West Virginia, to be Secretary of War, vice
Redfield Proctor, resigned.
Stephen B. Elkins was born in Missouri
-about 50 years ago, and is a gradnate of the
university named after that Commonwealth.
For a time he served in the Union army
with the rank eof Captain, In 1 he re-
moved to New \exico, and served for a
while as a driver on a ranch. Being a bright,
genial ‘young man, and acquainted . with
Spanish, he gained influence und popularity,
and before long was on the roll of attorneys,
He was elected to the Legislature of New
Mexico and subsequently to the Forty-third
and Forty-fourth Gongresses. \Vhile at
Washington he becamean intitaate friend of
James (3. Blaine and of Senator Davis, of
West Virginia, and married a daughter of
the rich Senator. He made a great deal of
money by investments of silver: mining in
Colorado, Later he bought an interestin the
coal fields of West Virginia. and has ‘his
country seat at’ Piedmont, that State. His
wealth comprises propery in New Mexico,
Colorado and West Virginia. He spends a
great part of his time in New York City,
whence he directs his vast business interests.
In the campaign of 188% Mr. Elkins superin,
tended operations for Mr. Blaine. :
Speaker Crisp and :Rapresentative Mills
Both Ill.
‘Washington, D. C.,Dec. 17.—Speaker Crisp
4s suffering from an attack ofthe grip ina
mild form; Representative Mills of Texas has
been confined to hisrooms at Willard’s
hotel for almost a week with a heavy
cold and prostration following the speaker-
ship canvass, ! .
~.
TuwspAY — Senator Quay today took a
hand at introducing bitls in the senate, and
his contribution ‘of nearly eighty brought |
the total number to more than 1.000, which:
tis away; above high water mark for that
body in its openiug days. Among the bills
introduced. by the senator were those of last
session relating to increase of pensions for
loss of eyes or limbs; to establish
a medal of honor roll; to uip
League is'and nayy yard for construction
and repair purpose; to mark the lines of bat-
tle and position of the army of Northern
Virginia at Gettytburg; to incorporate the
Gettysburg Memorial association; to amend
the interstate commerce law, and the border
raids claims bills. Among the other bills
were the following. To enable the secretary
of war to have a survey made for a ship canal
between Lake Erie and the O iio river and
appropriating $10,000 therefor; to construct a
4% ic building st.Allentown $100,000 and
at Bradford ,000; for the sale of the ola
custom-house at Erie; and a num.
Tr of individual relief bills,
Mr. Quay also offered a resolution, which
was referred to the committee on foreign
resolutions, instructing that committee to
inquire whether the acquisition of those
portions of the Mexican states of Sonora,
Chihuahua and Coahuilo that lie north of
the twenty-fourth garaliel is practicable and
for the interest of the United States. Among
the bills introduced by other senators and
referred were the following: For the pur-
chase of a site for a building for the supreme
court of the United States;
ington and the removal of the naval
monument to a new site. To reorganize
the infantry of the army and increase its
efficiency. ~ After referring the bills to
appropriate committees the Senate
adjourned The house was not in session
todav.
WEDNESDAY.—In the Senate today a
number of bills and resolutions were intro-
duced. The Presidentsent in the nomina-
tions of six judges for the new circuit court.
After (he transaction of some routine
business the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow. :
In the House Speaker Crisp announced
the appointment of the Committee on Rules,
as follows: The speaker (chairman), Messrs.
McMillan, Crtchings, Reed and Burrows.
After the committee on Rules had been an-
nounced Mr. Oats of Alabama, offered a reso-
lution providing for the appointment of a
standing comuittee on Order of Business. to
consist of 15 members, of which the Speaker
shall be ex-officio ‘chairman, Refferred to
the committee on Rules.
Mr. Taylor, of Tennessee then said that it
was his mournful duty to announce the
death of his friend and colleague, the Hon.
Leonidas C. Houk, who died suddenly from
accidental poisoning at his home in Knox-
ville, in May last. Mr. Taylor said that Mr.
Houk, after serving gallantly -in the war,
and after having held various State offices,
had been elected to the Forty-sixth Congress
and to each successive Gongress since. He
had a hold on his people far beyond that of
any other man and combination of men.
Had he lived, he could have been returned
to Congress as long ashe might have desired
to remain in public service. He died poor
in this world’s goods, but rich in the friend-
ship and love of bis counfrymen. The
House then, as a mark of respect to the
memory of, the deceased, adjourned till
Saturday.
+ Taurspay—The Senate proceedings today
were made interesting from the start by the
completion of the committees and the re-
sentation of Senator Hill's credentials. All
the Republican chairmanships were as an-
ticipated. The Democrats get the usual
minority representation. Senator Peffer, of
Kansas, is well provided for. After speeches
by Mr. Turpie in favor of choosing presi-
dential electors by the popular vote and by
Mr. Stewart on the silver question, the Sen-
ate went into executive session on the nom-
ination of Mr. Elkins asSecretary of War.
The nomination it is understood, was refer-
red without action. The Senate adjourned
suntil Monday" ‘The House was not in ses-
‘sion to-day. = It islikely both Houses wil
adjourn from Monday over the holidays.
WHITTIER'S BIRTHDAY,
‘The Aged Poet Spends It Quietly With
Friend at Newburyport, Mass,
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER,
John Greenleaf Whittier, the poet,
celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday in
Newburyport, Mass., at the home of Harriet
Livermore, the schoolmistress of ‘Snow
Bound.” It is mow occupied by Mr. ‘and
Mrs. Joseph Cartland, with whom he has
spent nearly three-fourths of the past year,
in Newburyport and at ths mouatains.
Mr. Whittier isan early riser, and that
morning he came down to breakfast at the
regular time, declaring he felt better than
usual, although he was a little afraid thathe
might not ba able to stand the fatigue of the
occasion. With him for the day were
his two nieces from Portland, Me,, Mrs.
Bérry and Mrs, T. Pickard, who was
accompanied by her husband, the editor ot
the Portland Zranscript, 7
Asthe venerable poet dreads anything in
the nature of ceremony earnest efforts were
made to prevent any public receptiuns, but
a number of relatives and intimate friends
called, and those he seemed very glad
to see, He also received the ave
‘Whittier Club,. as he could
it in his heart to refuse,
for everything relating to the home of his
boyhood touches him deeply, and the fathers
and mothers of some of this club were his
old school fellows and playmates.
There wasone unusually interesting feat-
ure ip the morning's reception, and that
was the reunion of old schookmates. With
the party which left Haverhill in a special
car at 8:15 A. M.. came three gray-
headed persons who had been to school
with Whittier in ' the pictur-
esque old school-house at Hast ‘Haverhill,
These were James H, Carleton, of Haver-
hill; Mrs. Warren Ordways, nee Caroline
Foote, of Bradsord, and omas B. Gar-
land, of Dover, N, The club brought an /
2xtremely pretty floral gift.
A unique souvenir was that sent by the
teachers and pupils of the public schools in
‘West, Point, Calaveras Couaty, Cal.
From thé ladies of Winchester, Va,, came
‘a paper cutter made of wood from Fort Lou--
don, which was built in'that place by George |
‘Washington in 1755.
Floral gifts were everywhere. All day
long messages of congratulation were re-
ceiv :
The eighty-fourth birthday of the poet
was very generally observed at Amesbury,
Mass. KExercises were held in the public
schools, and in the evening the Whittier
Chantauqua Circle and the Methodist Church
held entertainments in ‘honor of the day.
Mr, Whittier bas resided in Amesbury most
-" of the time since 1836. =
for a bronge |
statute of Christopher Columbus in Wash--
court are confined
ASERIESOF &. R.
Disastrous Collisions on the P., Ft. W,
& C. and the C, & O. Railroads. ro
° Lima, O., Dec. 17.—A frightful wreck oes
curred on the P., Ft. W. & C. road, two
miles east of this city, yesterday morning.
The wrecked train was the Columbian
was due here at9:22 o'clock, and about 9:50
the engine pulled in without the train, the
trainman bringing word the train had been
wrecked and a number of people killed and
injured. All the medical and surgical aid
in the city was summoned and a frain
made up to take assistance and relief to the
sufferers in all possible haste. 5
The scene was awful and cannot be de=
scribed to graphically or imagined. The
sleeeping car Arden lay oa its side in %a
ditch, The Delphois sleeper was upright,
but badly wrecked, and the Parisian dining
car was in a similar shape. :
The killed are; H.J, Manuel, cook, of
Chicago; J. H. Augustus, cook, of Chicaga}
Fireman Wolf. e injured are: C. W.
George, of Cincinnati; "H. L. Turner, of
Philadelphia; W. G. Hamilton, of New York;
Frank A. Lappen, of Grand Rapids, Mich,;
Mrs. Josephine H. Plenty, of Jersey City; J.
8. Runnells. of Chicago; Mrs. A. Smith and
son Edward, of New: York; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank E. Dunn, of Mifflintown, Pa,
George W. Foote. of Chicago. :
"Fhe cause of the wreck was a broken rail
at the switch in which the freight was stand-
ing ready to pull out after the vestibule had
Cincinnati, 0. Dec. 17—A collision occur-
red yesterday morning onthe Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad, near Alderson, W. Va., be-
tween a passenger train which left this city
at 6 o'clock last night and a freight train. =
Fireman Lyons and postal clerk Burnett
of Richmond were killed and cond Tr
Reaum, tal clerk B. H. Sims, express
messenger Carpenter, brakeman W. J.
Warde, C. L. Lyle, H. L. Maysand J.P.
Lear injared. ‘ ;
Dudley, Ia. Dec. 17-A wreck occcurréd
here on the Chicago Burlington'and Quincy
Railroad. Seventeen cars were demolished,
and engineer Welsh and Fireman McGovern
were instantly killed.
/THE YEAR 1892,
Eclipses in 1892.
In the year 1892 there will be four Eclipses:
—two of the Sun and two of the Moon.
1. A Total Eclipse of the Sun, April 26th,.
4:18 in the evening, invisible in North.
America, visible in the South Pacific Ocean.
and western part of South America.
2. A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, May:
11th, partly visible, the Moon rising pL
The beginning visible generally in the west
erly portions of Asia, in Europe, Africa, the
Atlan itic Ocean, and the easterly portions of:
South America The ending iste gener-
ally in Arabia, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic
Ocean, South America, and the extremes
easterly portion of North America, -
The Four Seasons,
Winter begins 1891, December 21, 10:48 p. u..
Spring ** 1892, March 19, 10:24 P. M.-
Summer “ ‘June 20, 6:26 P.M.
Autuma _* * September?22, 9:01 a.
Winter * ¢ December 21, 3:21 A.M.
Morning Stars.
Venus, after July 9.
Yopiter, nti Mamet d ber
upiter, un cl after October 12;
_Baturn,after March 16 until September 25:
a reury, antl March 6, Siter pril 19 un
une after August 2 i
after December 11, mail Dawber hy
Evening Stars,
Venus, until July 9.
aa a
J upi un ch 4, after October 12.
Saturn, after March 16 until September 25:
Er OUrY, glier Fath St April 19,
une 20 un ugus 3
7 until December 11. 2 + atter Dstober
Planets Brightest.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Richard G. Dove, the oldest employe im
the government service here, died Friday.
He was a clerk in the treasury department.
Jackson's administration. »
The Treasury Department so far this
month has paid out $7,000,000 on account of
pensions. 3
Justice Brown and Lamar of the supreme
! to their homes with
attacks of the grip, which has also effected:
other members of the court in a milder
form.
Secretary Foster continues to improve.
Heavy Snow Storm. |
Panton,N, M., Dec, 19—The heaviest snow
torm ever known in this section accom
panied by a fierce gale, has raged since last:
Monday morning. Over three feet of BOW"
has fallen, which a strong wind piled. infos
large d.ifts, completly blockading the road:
and suspending railroad traffic for 2+-hours..
No trains have passed this point since Mons:
day. ;
OLD IRON WORKS TO SHUT DOWN.
rt. 2 8,
It Has Been Run Continuously for Nearly:
Half a Century. He a
New Milford, Conn., December 17,—~The-
Kent iron works, at Kent, Conn., will éloss.
next week indefinitely. The furnace has
been ‘run continuously for nearly half a
century. ‘A large force of employes will be
thrown out of work by the shut down.
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