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Bolleved that New York Will Maka a Strenuous Effort for tha Prizs. The Arrlvnl or the Tammany -Men Makes the Situation Assume a New Aspect Chicago, Cincinnati anil ImtlHiinpolls Also In th Fight to Stny-llrlce, Oorraan anil Hill Mow Said to Furor the Windy City. Wasmnuton, Jan. 20. The il'st of tho delegations to press the claims bf Six cltleS for the locatlou of the Democratic National Convention upon the members of tho National Committee reached hero Japt night. It consists of about 50 Tammany braves headed by Richard CroVer, the head of that organization. , , Tho aspirants for the honor of enter taining the convention aro New York, Cincinnati, MInncapplls. and St. Paul, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Milwaukee. There are about 20 members of the committee In Vashipgton this morning, ant they are In great demjind by the members of the several delegations. Kvery boomer thinks his city Is sure to be chosen, but no one can tell what tht result will be, or make a decent approx imation of the vote on tho first ballot. It Is reported that Senator and Chair man lirice is working fot Cincinnati, and under the supposition that New York did not really want the Convention. There was a feeling that the contest lay be tween Cinciunatl and Indianapolis, but the appearanco of Croker and his Tnm niany braves put a new phase on the situation, and It Is the impression this morning that New York will make a strenuous fight for the Convention. The National Committee will meet nt noon to-morrow. The advocates of the several cities, it Is expected, will be heard in public, and the Committee will go Into executive session to vote. Mil waukee will be represented by Mayor Somers, Judge Donnelly and Senator Vilas, Indianapolis by Senator Turpie, Kansas City by Gov. Francis J. Pratner and Senator Vest. The rumor is now current that al though Chicago Is not an op'eu 'competitor for the Convention, forces 'are at wprk which will succeed In Inducing a ma jority of tho Committee to vote for hold ing the Convention there. These forces are said to include Messrs. Brlce, Gor man and mil. The Pllgriinaeo or Their I.Ives. Washington, Jan. 20. General John Palmer, Commander- ln-Chlef of tho G. A. R., is In Washington. He says the old soldiers will make the coming en campment in Washington the pilgrimage of their lives. Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, and all the big Statos will, ho says, turn out as they never did before. The Michigan people, General Palmer says, have told him that their posts will turn out more men than they did to tho Detroit encamp ment, right at home. General Palmer Ihlnks Illinois will send 20,000 men. Heir to Two Millions, Philadelphia, Jan. 20. Information lias just been received by Joseph Ilealey of Swedesboro, N. J., that by the death of an uncle In England, of whom he was a namesake, he has fallen heir to a for tune of nearly $2,000,009. Mr, Ilealey is quite wealthy, and was formerly en gaged In wool Importation and manu facturing in Manchester, England, and was tjie owper of several vessels. He is said to "be a' jec'orid cousin of the Duke of Marlborough. Merchants Iluriied Out In Seranton. Sciunton-, Pa., Jan. 20. Fire in the lnornlno lll-tbft Wllllnma hlrwk Tn.lr.J walina avenue, nartiallv ..destrn'veil tbn ' building ahd totally destroyed the stock ; of the following merchants. J. D. Knltrht. 1 commission house, 'W.' A. Gallagher, iruit warehouse, and, Uelbert's bakery, rue total loss aggregates siu.i acJifrceates J12.000. insnr. nnce $9,000, Frank Shull, of Crystal House Co.. was bvcrcohie by smoke, and his condition is critical. Strike of Gniulto Cullers. Scbanton, Pa., Jan. 20. One hundred granite cutters employed on tha Govern ment Post Office building here, struck during JJiafjernijpii, because one of their number, had been discharged for a faulty'jijeco of work1. 'ThdVtVikers claim that'the blafne' rests pp3u 'the foreman wllowif furnished by ' the "supervising architect of the Treasury. ' They will not return to work unless their fellow work man is leinstated. Annual MeetlllB Lelilch Vulley Company. Piiiladepiiia, Jan. 20. At the annual meeting of the Lehigh Valley railroad company hero President Elisha P. Wilber and the old Board of Directors were re elected. The apuual report presented to the meeting showed the gross earnings for the year to have been $1H,910,2GO; operating expenses, including rental of leased lines, $18,075,003, leaving a net revenue of 5,9a 1,1151. Cuthollc Church llurned. BniDOEr-oitT, Conn., Jan. .20. St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church In Fair Held, together with the parochial school and convent attached, were burned last evening. H is supposed that the Are was Incendiary. No -one was Injured,' but several nuns narrowly escaped with their lives. The buildings were, only recently erected. Loss $100,000. The Arnnas Strike Knded. Tayloii, Tex., Jan. 20. The Aransas Pass strike is ended, the strikors having lost. They ascribe their defeat to the half-hearted support of the Brotherhood. They will ho ru-engagod only as vacancies occur, and "Scabs" will be discharged only in case 0f incompetency. The freight which was ,em ut Aransas Pass has been removed.1 Honoring Lu slllrthduy. Atlanta, Oa., Jau, 20. Georgia was the first Stato to make the birthday of Robert E. Lee a legal holiday; fYWer day his anniversary was TppropHately observed all over the Stato. In . AtlaT?t there was a great meeting last night!TOt.,'J au aiiurcss y wongressmau U'Ferrall. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report 4AI RLFUTINQ THE CHARGES. Iter. Mr. Slioher Stands a Good if ltelnstatement. Barhytown, N. Y., Jan. 20. Rav Francis E. Shober, who left this place a week ago under a cloud, havinir been de- nosed from tho mlnl.t., l,, ni.i,nn Potter for aliened drunkenness, has ro- turned nd was received with onun nrm by the people of the church to which he lormerly ministered. His friends have been busy during his absence collecting evidence to refute ths charges ma'de against Mr. Shober. The Bev. Dr. Henry L. Zelgenfuss, Archdeacon of the Poughkeepsle diocese, is among those who are working in be half of the deposed rector. Dr. Parker, of Poughkeepsle, ono of the physicians who attended Mr Shober, is said to have admitted that the state ments made to him of Mr. Shober's drinking habits had much to do with his assent to the diagnosis of delirium tremens. It is also said to be generally believed in Poughkeepsle that Mrs. Shober will begin a suit for divorce, which will bo bitterly contested by her husband. Dr. Ziegenfuss is reported as saying that Bishop Potter acted hastily in the matter. He has secured a eprHflratn frnm hU family physician in Salisbury, N. C, to the effect that since a boy any slight jticunesa nas always been accompanied by delirium. It was thought that the delirium tremens were brought on by excessive uruiK, um. as ne can prove to the con trary and as Archdeacon Harry L, Ziegenfuss has espoused his cause, It is supposed that Bishop Potter will un- uonDteuiy reinstate him. EIGHT WERE KILLED. A Sled Load of Younir People and a Train In Collision. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 20. A Missouri Pacific railroad train ran Into a sleighing party of 21 persons at Foerstelville, six miles west bf this city last night, and killed eight. At that place there is steep hill which has been used by persons in the neighborhood during the prevail ing cold snap as a sort of tobaggan slide The road down the hill leads across tho railroad tracks. A disaster or a serious accident has been predicted at this spot, butthe young rpiKS only laugued at the prophets and kept up their dangerous sport. Last evening there was a party of 21 on a sled who had been indulging In the sport for some time, nut nnaiiy their merry making came to an abrupt and sad end. As their sled, a pair of bobs connected by a long pianK strucK tne railroad tracks. a Wabash train dashed into it, killing eight of its occupants nnd maiming many oiners, not one or tne party, It is said, escapeu uninjured. Medical Students Steal a Corpse, iNWANAroLis, Ind., Jan. 20. Miss wnma Uossell, who had been III for 10 years with a disease that baflled medi cal skiu, died Dec. V). She was not buried until Sunday last, however, the lamuy leanng a burking expedition. Last night at midnight Sexton Speer louno: that t(ie grave had been disturbed, aim mm relatives ot tlie dead woman followed wagon tracks to the Central uollege of Physicians and Surgeons. Tho rnllr wprn fhair ultv of the colleen nenntttirl an (nitl called in, and the ta& Bation, which disclosed the body stripped and ready for dissection. The discovery has caused a sensation, and several war- rants nave been issued. Strong Ivvliloiw e Against Merclor. Quebec, Jan. 20. Before tho Royal oouunlsslou named to investigate mal feasance in ofllce against ex-Premier Mer clcr and, his late colleagues, It was in evidence that Mercler made a contract last year with a stationer named Taug lals to provide' all the stationery required by the public departments. So far Taug lalu has been paid $85,000 and has sup plied $11,000 worth of stationery. Cash ier Webb of' the Union Bank swore that $25,000 of the proceeds of Tauglals check from the government was placed to Mcr cier's credit, and $21,000 to the credit of Ernett PacaudJ Mercier's friend and party organizer. Tallest Man in tho World Uoail. , Baltimore, Jan. 20. "Cpl." Pickett Nelson, who claimed to be the tallest man on earth, Is dead here. Huhad been 111 for.three weeks with typhoid fever. HU body measures eight feet five Inches in length. In life he claimed to be eight feet one inch tall and to weigh 887 pounds. It was alleged at his late home that after death his frame relaxed ami became four Inches longer than it had been. A part of the front of tho hoube yill have to be torn out to remove the body-for burial as thp doors and windows are toojsniaH to perniit ot the removal of the coffin. Kai'le will Succeed Judge linger. Ar-BAHY, N. Y., Jun. 20. Gov. Flower has'senli in the name of Judge Robert Earle, of the Court of Appeals, to be Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals lu place of Judge linger, deceased. Governor Flower sent tho nomination of Isaac Maynard, Deputy Attorney Gen eral, to All Judge Kudo's place on the bench to the Senate. Both Judge Earle and Maynard were confirmed by tho Sen ate. Virginia lllll to Abolish netting. Richmond, Va., Jan. 20. A bill is now beforo the Senate Committee on Geuewl Laws to prevent and punish bet ting, gambling, book-making and other forms oi bettlut,'. The bill is especially aimed at tho Virginia Monte Carlo Just across the Pctomao river from Washing ton,' D. g. There Is 'prospects of co'lislderable uuuauib' 1 11 'bo town nest spring. taking n rowaer PURE Land Transformed by Ants. A traveler In Central Australia has Chancs) discovered that the surface of tho coun try has been greatly changed by what maS api?ar at first thought- a ridiculous affcncy tho white .ants. On plain and '? thickets their nests aro so numerous that It Is dlfllcult to drive amonir them. The olay with which tho nests aro built whet? cemented with resinous when matter, as hard as brick, and when tho nests fall to pieces they forn c)ay flats, almost Impervious to water nnd not easily cut up by traffic. Tho work of these creatures can ho studied In all stages; Brat in the thickets, where they are commencing work; then in tho more open country, where they have crowded out tho timber; next on tho plans, where half the hills will he found de serted; and lastly on tho clay flats, where they have almost entirely dis appeared and tho scrub has begun to grow again. The nests are further ro markablo for tho large proportion of Iron thoy contain. Il.mlllsk'H. The basilisk was the most famous of tho many fabulous monsters of medie val folklore. According to tho popular notion it was hatched by a toad from an egtf laid by a cock y the common barnyard fowl in tho nncient picture books it was usually represented as an eiht-limbcd serpent or dragon, some times with and sometimes without wings. Tiny Beal head adorn the fashloua- iiiu nat. "Have you an Injunction?" is a bye word now. Mothers, bo Patient. Tho little ones suffer drond fully when 'Vind Cillc sflllcts thom. They get well quickly vhen Dr. Hsnd's Oolio Cure is given to them. Free samplps at C. J. Mc Carthy's or J. M. Hillan's drug storo 1 The latest In gentlemen's walking gloves is a shade of cream gold. Miles" Nervo hna Liver Pills Let on a now principle regulating the liver, stomach and bowels Ihrouah the nervei. V new discovery. Br. Miles' Fills speedily raie biliousness, bad taste, torpid liver, piles, oonstlpatlou. Unequaled lor men, women, children. Smallest, lulMest, surest J aldoses. 25cts. Samples Kree, at v. 11. UacoubutlTs lnis store. Glycerine nnd tannin applied night and morning relieves tender feet. A National Event. The holdlnc of the World's dVlr in n ..in. scaroiy U ty ye .n old will be a remarkable event, but. whether It will really benetlttbis nation us much us the discovery oi the Restorative Nervine by Dr Franklin Miles la uuuuuui. iuis is jusi wnac mo American people need to cure their excessive nervous ness. dvsDonsla. headache. dlxzinRH sioan. lessness, uturaUla, nervous debility, dullness, conlulou of mind, etc It acts like a charm. Trial bottles aud line book on "Nervous and Heart DUeases," with unequaled testliuoululi, free at O. II. Ilagenbircb's drugstore. It is vmrranted to contain no opium, morphine or This is leap year and a girl Is ex pected to jump at th first oiler. Shiloh'a Consumption Ouro. . . v! wton. question tne most suo- uwniui uuugu meuicine we nave ever sold, lew doses invariably cure tbo worst cases of Oooijh, Croup, and Bronchitis, while Its won lerlu! succeis In the cure of Consumption is without a parallel In the history of medicine. Since It's first discovery it lias been sold on a raarantee, a test which no other medicine ;an stand. Ii you have a 3oueh we earnestly .'."S0?,0 ,ry 1rlce 10 cent" 50 oent't and H.00. If your ljungs aro sore, Chest, or . Back lame, use Hhllob's Porous Pinstar uni.i v... p. H. Uagenbuch, N. IS. corner Main and uiuyu Nireeis, Not one nersbn in 2f).nnn heel down evenly all around. Remarkable Faots. Heart disease Is umallv unnnmpii in h in. curable, but when properly treated a larea proportion oi cases ran bi cured. Thus Mrs. Imlra Hatch, of Elkhart. Ind., and Mrs. MaryL. linker, ol Ovlrl. Minh ra.. alter uflcrlng 20 yea's. 8. (3. Llnbur er, druKKlstatBan Jose. III., says that Dr. Miles' New llniirt. I'n.n ...I. I n i. , . i. .. . . 'worked wonders for itlaurlra" t . ' of Buclnnan, Mich., who had heart dlseasa or aj years, says two bottles made him "feel like a new man nr Mitou' v..... Is wild and guaranteed by O. H Hagenbuch the druggist. Book of wonderful testimonials tree. It Is. better to let Mm h shnesgo unhlacked than to miss a iruiu, Oh, What a Cough. Will you heed the wanlngr Ths signal per aos of the sura annrn.i.h nf fl,ai mn rlble disease. Consumption. Ask yourselves lr you can anord for the sake of saving 60 ents, to run the Tlsk and do nothing forlL we snow iron experience thaL Hhlloh'a Curs vrlll Cure yonr Coucrh. it n,vr rniia ihi. eiplalus i why more than a Million Bottles weresoldthe uahl vaai. ri. naiu... niLn and Whopping Cough at once. Mothers do not be without It. For Lame Baok, Hide or Chest, usflHhlloh'g Porous Plaster. Bold by U ,H. llatenbuci, N. E. oormtr Malu and uiujiu Bireeis. The fashionable clrl must Ii nvn n. great variety of fancy wear. lUrfw on tbaSottnd, Wtstchester Co,, N. V. To Alva's Brazilian Hneeliin iv rfuntio. men ! Lavt spring I was troubled with what the dooion to d me was muscular rheuma tism. I was tinabla to walk for nearly six weeks. All tbla time 1 ws mini? ihn m.ii- cinap escrllied by the attendlug doctor, and I torn which I got na relief. menu sent me a large bottle of Cactus Wood Cure. Willi h I tried, and hnrara twn tblrdsol the Cure was used I was able to walk without pain. It Is now two mouths since tho pains lelt ine, aud have not as yet eiur. cu, iiuui 1101 mureiy ireo irom inem, I delived writlmr to vou. as I wnu aiiYiima to know whether 1 was temporarily or per' maneutly oared. , it is nun pleasure mat I now stije that from rav present feelinus. 1 would Indian that. I um cured. It 1. n vrdly necessary lor me to recommend this m.d Id no. as 1 um nodltlvn tint a. trini of It Is all that Is ueosary, aud I am luily convinced it wpl reconlmeuilitself. uni'ciuiiy juurs, .11. it'll, An, for sale, at Ktrlln's Drug fltOre, Ferguson Home Block, menamloih, l'a, THE CHILIAN AFFAIR Its Phases l)isciissqd at tho Cnbinot Mooting. MR. BLAINE HAD TO WITHDRAW. Rumor That lie Did Not Loave Account of Illness as Reported Has the Secretary of State. Had a railing Out Willi th l'resldent-Tlie Special Mrssagn Cannot Now IS. Transmitted Until Next Week - Admiral Walker Ordered to Valparaiso Oherardl Will Hiito Full Charge of the United States Vessels. Wabiiinoton, Jan. 20. Every member of the Cabinet except Secretary Foster was present at the beginning of the meeting yesterday. Secretary Blaine came In a trifle late. Ho had with him a memorandum of dis patches which he has received In the last two days, and he read them over to his associates. They related to the withdrawal of the offensive circular of Minister Matta. The Secretary stated that the proposals made by the Chilian Government were alto gether Inadequate. Tho United States Insists upon the withdrawal of tho offensive dispatch, and has demanded that its withdrawal bo made as general In Its character as the original dispatch. The Chilian Government is willing to do nothing further than cancel it with out explanation. The Secretary had hardly finished his reading before lie was taken ill and had to leave tho meeting. After his withdrawal the President went over with the others the rough notes of his message to Congress, which he had jotted down in his usual way be fore embodying it in permanent form. lile members improved, but as the Sec retary of State was absent action was deferred. Tho illness of Secretary Blaine will result in delaying the transmission of the Chlliau correspondence to Congress, piobably until next week. When he left the White House the Cabinet was discussing the message of the President to accompany the correspondence, as the President desires, of course, that what he has to say, his recommendations. etc., hh&itb.ivo the concurrence and ap proval or i.i rtirmoers oi tne cabinet. But no ii .. ,un had been reached when Sir. L, ue was compelled to leave. and as he vii-, the official most interested in the mailer, the further discussion was without result. The next Cabinet meeting will not occur until Friday, and as tho conclusion of the members, what ever It Is, will have to be put in shape after the adjournment, tho message will not bo ready for transmission before faaturday, and as Congress, in all, prob ability, will not be in session that day, the week will have passed before an op portunity to get It beforo Congress will have presented itsulf. 'lhe rumors that the delav in beiidlncr in the message and correspondence was due to the expected offer of arbitration by a friendly power, or the receipt of ad vices that a more friendly spirit prevails in Chlliau official circles, are untrue. Neither of these occurred. The order Issued by the Secretary of the Navy to Admiral Gherardi to proceed 10 tlie south Atlantic station, stopping at Bahia in Brazil for further instruc tions confirms the earlier debpatches. Admiral Walker will sull at once for Valparaiso, and, la accordance with the dispatches &ent him yesterday, will doubtless go by way of Cape Horn in stead of attempting tho passage of the Straits of Magellan with the Chilian fleet blocking tho way. By the time the Chlchgo, Atlanta, aud Bennington reach Chilian waters they will have the Boston, Charleston aud Yorktown to keep them company, with tlie Baltimore near at hand. Admiral Uherardi, with the Philadelphia, Kear suge and Concord, will reach Valparaiso in three weeks, and we shall have ten of the llnest vessels in the navy at the seat of action. Admiral Gherardi, as senior in com mand, will have charge of operations and Admiral Walker will be second lu command. With this licet In Chilian waters the United States will bo m a position to keep the Chilian fleet fully engaged until our land forces can bo brought Into action. WAS BLAINE ANGRY? Humor thut He Hid Not Iti tlie mi Account of Illness. AVashixotos, Jan. 20. The report is persistently circulated this morning that Mr. Blaine'B sudden departure from the Cabinet meeting yesterday aud his failure to attend the State dinner last night is tho result of a direct conflict between the President and tho Secretary of Stato growing out of the Chilian situ ation. lhe fact Is noted that Mr. Blaine did not send his regrets to tho AVhite House until the hour set for tho dinner had ar rived, in face of the fact thut ho assured his friends that he was not ill. A United Struts Senator expresses the opinion that from his knowledge of the very delicato arid critical, situation of af fairs aud frotrt tlie fact Ijiat Mr. Blaine has all along been in favor of a peace policy he is Inclined to believe that there is a berioti8.itsuudel&tahd(nij Jietwe President' and' the SeCfet'ary 'of Stat een tho tato. Helm to a Illg Kstate, ieun to a mg instate. Jan, 20. It is;sa-id that rAofHlils cltv haYbedfi notl e, with two brothers ofd two Bostox: S. D. Rogcri fled thai ho. sisters, are tho direct heirs to th?3,000, 000 estate of the late John Rogers, their uuole of GlAsgow, Scotland Tlie sisters are in Mairif, one brother' in California and anothor lu' Texas. ' " 5,000 Casry tf tjrli lu HrooUUin, Mass. Brockton, Mass., Jan'. 19. Grip in a very severe form prevails in this city. A well known physlclau says there are 6,0QQ cases tho town. 't'hree cases ot diphtheria were reported yesterday, aud several houses aro qnaruntiusd for other contagious diseases. (ior. Holes lu the ltaoe. Des Moines, la., Jan. 20. It is an nounced that from this time forth Got. Boles will openly takja tho , field as a. Presidential candid tAJa' OPEN YOUR EYES When you ask for a bottle of VVqlff's Acme Blacking sec that you get the genuine. The real ai tide made by us cannot be bought for ess than 20C a bottle. It is good material and wotth its price. There are imitations offered claiming to be "Just as good" for less money. Don't buy them. If the " Just as good " has any merit it ought to sell without invoking the aid of comparison with our Acme Blacking. WOLFF &, II ANDOLPH, Fhiladelphir. is the name of n imhit ul,;l, ,i- , 1 "- " nuiiv that no other mint rmi do ,...;..i.i with it looks like colore glass. A 10c bottle Of PlK-lto.N will decorate a market basket full of glassware. AU retailers scjl it. SC& C IJ i7 FOR . o anwb CENTCEWIEH THE BEST SHOE IH THE WORLD FOR THE MONET? t. ? aearnl"" she, with no tacks or war threat i?ur.'.th,"',et,! miuie ot ' "no calf, styllsS gradailianoni, oihtr manufacturer. It equals hand L"i shoes posting f rom t im to S5.W. nuau,"0"u 5 f OO Hcniilnn llanil-scwrd, the finest caie .t! 00 ever otrered for till); equals UreacU Imported I shoes which cost from 3.WI to S12.00. Sal ?, ,,!n,m,-sfWfd , Welt, Shop, line calf. IhnT ?Zli3K pom'riblo and durable The best shoe crer offered nt this price t samo (trade as cus-rn-marte shoes costing from 6.uj to tjoi). S3.a?nVt".? fJ11".0' farmers. KalU-oad Men Ir.!TiI..a.,U1 iLte.rCarrlc.rstt" wearthem: Unecslf, seamless, smooth Inside, heary three soles, exten- "51 uue pair win wearayear. R2 aO nuo cnlfi no better shoe ever offered at ? " this price; ono trial will convince tho.io whowaptasfioeforcomfortandserTlce. S2.a5nS'U?-uw Worklngmnn's shoes S? i.ore.iTery "ro? K and durable. Those who bare glren them a trial will wesr no other make. Rnvc) Stti.OO nnd 81.73 school shoes am ".y worn by t he boys everywhere; they sell on their merits, ns tho Increasing sales shSw. LnniPn S?u". Hnnd-xrwcd shoe, best . ajr T noasola. verystyllsh; eqaalslTencbi Imported shoeseostlnnfrom tl.W to SOJX). l.ndles'VS.OO, 8.00 nnd 81.75 shoo for Hisses are the best fine Uongola. stylish and durable. Cnmion.-See that W. L. IJoula namo ana rrlce are stamped on the bottom of each shoo, tff TAKE NO SUnRTITUTE.rj Insist on local 1 adjertlwd dealers sitpplylag you. W. It. IOU(.LiAb, HrocUtop.Mass. Sold by JOSEPH BALL, Nortli Mnln St., SIiciMtiitlpdli CACTUS BLOOD CURE. superiqr to amm Purifies the blood by ex pelling the iinpuiities through the proper channels and never causes eruptions on the skin. Regulates the bowels. Cures dyspepsia, liver and kidney troubles, tones up tho system and gives you an appetite. Never fails o cure any con dition produced by iinpure or impoverished blood, or a dis ordered state of stomach, liver or kidneys. Sold at Ktrlln's Drug Store, Ferguson' t Hotel Block, Shenandoah, Pa A FINE SHOW II you want to se a floe display ot Hoots aca W. S, SNYDER'S Boot and Shoe Store, (Masteller's old stand,) turner Coal and Jardlu His. Custom Work aud ncpairlug: Done In the best Myle. JOHN COSLET'S Green Truck Stand ! Cor. Main and Oak Streets. Fresli Oysters Received Daily. A fine line ot Choice OIIOCEUIES Nuts and Candles. Poultry of all Kinds. ..... Yi3uei. receives his green truck aany rom tlie cltv markets, which Is a guarantee -....umuiuBn urn mey win receivu irusa Hoods whsn bitylug from him. JOHN H. EVANS' SALOON, 1 JE. OENTRB BT SHENANDOAH FRESH BEER. PORTER, ALE. FlnCdt bran da nf nltmrti nluruva tn Yiantt vvtis the' W, L. DOUCLAS Tbabtjtmp5uvaoarinka.