SOLDIERS' COLUMN OENERAL McPHFRSO f 8 DEATH. The Trne Story Told by the Oflleir Who Qav the Command to Fire. .f. 11. 1'tlmcr, publishes in tlm "National Tri ll u nc," letter re unlypcl ly him Ircmi t'npt. Mell aril Heard, con t ii i n i 11 ii n au thentic account of thf killiui? iifO.-H. James II. Mcl'llcr- ..... I,. I.- 'I I IHI'.I. i: nnd which nc- iL,tf?i-"i Mr. ri- ''rfj';"ii-iii..- vouches lor ''"-"nx tlm only trim record of tlmt event. Tlm letter reads on follows: ''For n ilny or two previous to tlm battle- (.Inly 82, lmil.) I hud been in .commnti't of a liri)iiilo linn of skir mishers, nnd early on tlm twiriilnif of tho 22il of July was ordered to join my regiment nml division, which with niovinn out from Atlanta on tho De catur road, In order to ntriko tlm left flank of Hhcrmun'n army, under coin fliniid of lien. McPherson, which tretched across tlm Augusta Itrtil xoiul. "While halting- upon tlm ro;nl wn wero furniKlii'il with till additional rounds of iinimunit Ion, nml were told tlmt thero whs a hind day's work lie fire us. "Wo wcro placed In linn of Imttln nliout 12 or 1 o'clock in tlm ilny, nml the Inst orders iven l' (Icncrnl I'nt Cleburne to us wcro to move forward, turning- neither to the rliht nor to tlm left, until wo were within tho enemy's "breastworks. Hhortly nflerwnrd n lieavy nnd rapid cnniiniMilintr com menced, from what we supposed to lio t)en. Hate's Division, which announc ed clearly that tho ball was about to -open in Koc.il enrnest. "Under tho excitement aroused by it, wo commenced n double-quick through a forest covered by n denso underbrush. Hero wo ran through A line of skirmishers, nnd took them without tho llrinj of a iMiii.nnd sudden ly camo to tho edge of a littlo aviiltoti rond running parallel wth our line ol march, and down which den. Mcl'her- son chine thuniferinn at tho hend of his staff. Ho had evidently Just left the last conferenco ho ever had witli Oen. Sherman, near tho Howard house, ond was on his way to sco what tho rapid and sudden tiring on his left meant. Ho camo upon us suddenly, and was surprised to 11 nil himself face to fuco with tho rebel line. My own company, and possibly others of tlm regiment, had reached tho vtrjio of tho Toad, when ho discovered, for tho first time, that ho was within a few feet ol where wo stood. I was so near him ns to seo every fuaturo of his face. I was satisfied ho was a (lenernl Olliror, nml nothing less than a Corps Commander. I threw up my sword ns a signal to him to surrender. Ho checked his liorso slightly, raised his hat ns polito ly us though saluting a lady, wheeled his horse's head directly to tlm rijjht, ond dashed oil' to tho renr in a full gallop. "Young Corp'l Coleman, who was standing near me, was ordered to flro upon him. Ho did so, nnd it was his ball that brought Oen. Mcl'hcrson down. He was shot passing under tho ibick branches of a tree, and as ho was bending over his horse's neck, cither to avoid coming in contnet with tho limbs or probably to cscapo tho death dealing bullets of tho enemy that ho know were sure to follow him, ho was shot in tho back, nnd, ns Den. Hhcrman says in his Memoirs, "tho ball ranged upward across tho body, and passed near tho heart.". "A number of Bhots wcro nlso fired into his retreating staff, I ran up im mediately to wbero tho dead General lay, just us ho had fallen, upon his knees nnd face. I was nmong tho first if not the first, who reached him, "A number of Federal writers have said that ho was not killed instantly. But at the timo I saw him thero was not a quiver of his body to bo seen riot a sign of life perceptible The fatal bullet had done its work well, nnd to every appearance he was dead. Even as he lay there, dressed in his Major-General's uniform, with his face iu the dust, he was us magnificent a 'looking specimen of manhood ns I ever saw, Itight by his shlo lay a man who, if at nil hurt, was but slightly wound- ed; whose horse had been shot from under him,. I noticed a spot of blood npon his chock. From his appearance I took him to be tho Adjutant or Inspector-General of tho staff, but be afterward turned out to bo a Signal officer. "Pointing to the dead man, I asked: Who is this lying hero?' Ho answered, with tears in his eyes: 'Sir, it is Gen, McPherson. You have killed the best man in our army.' "This was the first intimation wo Jiad as to who the officer was-and ta Ills rank. Gen. Sherman alleges in his book that Gen. McPherson's pocket ook and papers were found in tho "haversack of a prisoner afterward. "That may be so, but that prisonor -did not belong to our party, Cupt. W. A. Brown, of Mississippi, who was my messmate, and slept witu me 11 month af terward on Johnson s Island, pickod up his hat, which bad caught in the branches of the troes under -which ho had fallen, and that wa the 'only piece of Mc-Phersont property that was disturbed by any of us. "Krom tbia point wo pushed on, under the command of Maj. Richard Plerson, to tho enemy's Una nf defen ses away to our front. l neso we reached and took possession of, but only to find ourselves In a trap. Few In numbers, detached from tho rest of the division, with tlm enemy In heavy force In froii, his skirmishers slowly feeling their way toward us from tho right, nnd spreading his coils nwny nroitnd to our rear, so as to retake tho body of Oen. McPherson, wn wait ed cnlmly for the Inevitable. From over tlm line of defenses nnd from every loophole we kept up n fini on everything Hint was blue In sight. Ho few wcro wn that we nil knew what. tho consequence would bo if a deter mined iIksIi should be inndu on us by tho enemy. "In the meantime n young sergennt- Major of tho Mlh Mich., who by some mentis had found out how small our numbers were, ran across from the enemy's line of works in our front nnd climlieil up on top our breastworks, nnd, waving his pistol over his hend. shouted to lis: "Hoys if you want to surrender now Is your only chanee," In the excitement of the moment a, dozen guns were leveled on him, but tho authority of cooler heads prevail ed, nud we aeeepli'il, if not cheerfully, the rluinired situation. "I have olten thought that this was the bravest net I saw during the war. As I got over the works I found the gun of a six-foot Mlohignnder nt my hend, against which I protested. I handed my sword to n Major ofa regi ment near by, nnd told him that ns n prisoner of war I demanded his pro tection. He replied: "Yes, sir; you shnll hnvn it. Wo liko to capture, such men." "After onr enpturo we had several conversations with Federal ollleers in regard to tho killing of McPherson, nnd I had myself one with nn officer of his stall', who told me tlm first Intima tion Im had of hia death was seeing his riderless horse come back. "Tlm next day we started on nur way to Northern prisons; the officers to Johnson's Island, iieur Sandusky, (). "A short distance this side we passed through tlm little city of Clyde, tho birthplace and homo of (Sen. McPher son. Wo noticed that tho tl ig was nt hnll' innst, and asked one of the crowd standing round tlm depot what it meant, ami were told tlmt they had Just buried (Sen, McPherson, whom tlm rebels had murdered, nnd tho flag was nt half -must for him. "Tim tragedy that I have Just de scribed was tlm last one that I over took part in during tlm war, nnd It Is ns vividly pictured upon my mind ns If It had nil occurred yesterday. "The circumstances under which Oen. McPherson met his death wero perfectly justifiable. "Ho had every opportunity on earth to surrender, and refused to do so, but preferred tho chances of flight. Al though ho wns considered ns a host in himself ngninst us, hli untimely end wns mourned even by thn Confederate army, for ho was unlvursully esteemed as a soldier and a g"ntleman." BLEW OPEN TUB CAR. Train Roblnrs Use Dynamite and Rob theExpreai Snfia of About $10,000. A southbound passenger train was held up by rubbers six miles east of Collis, Oil., Friday night. The robbers numbered three. They mounted tho tcnileraml Informed tho engineer that they would run the tram fur a lew minutes, ami covering him nml tho flremnu with a revolver, compelled ihcm to stop. They started In a very deliberate maimer to securo the booty. Tho engineer jumped from bis cab anil ran Into the dark ness, but 119 attention was paid to him. Placing a .stick of dynamite on tho piston rod of tho locomotive, anil taking the lire man, who was nothing more than a boy, In front of them, they began marching back toward tho express cur, tiring shots along side tho train ti intimidate the passengers. When tho express car was reached n stick of giant powder was plnesd on thn sill of each door, mid the explosions which follow ed wrecked tho car generally, breaking three doors, blowing a hole, in tho roof and acattiiring tlie contents in every direction, Messenger (inorun Huberts wns'hadly stun ned nnd bis right shoulder dislocated. As soon as Huberts could recover his faculties ho stuck his bund through Ihu open door to announce that ho was ready lo give up. The robbers wont into the, ear and compeil ed biln to open the safe ami took out three sacks nt' coin. Kach carried one sack. and tho tlremau was made to walk back with them towards Collis for a quarter of u luilii. It is thought that the sum taken will range from 10,000 to l.-,UOO. One safe in the express car was not touched. Thereinto tho haul was not us large as it might have been. '1 he. robbers wero not engaged iu their work for more than 1,5 minutes. Only three were seen, although more may huve beun engag ed in the word. i i - Forty one Murdered. Tom Graham was shot and killed at rtiienix, Ariz , by Kd. Tewskbury. Tho shooting was tho lejult of a feud of live years' standing, during which twenty-seven men have been killed on Uraham'a side and fourteen on Tevvksbury'a. Graham was the last of four brothers, all killed, and Towks bury the lust of six. A posse of officers and citizens is In pursuit of Tewksbr.ry, who will bo lynched if caught. The Homestead Strike Did It. Ashland, Wis., Aug. 8. All the mince under the control of tho Wisconsin C'entnU Kallroad Company on the (inbehlc range, save the Ashland mine, were thrown out of employment. The cuusoof tho shut-down is indirectly attributed to the Homestead strike. No ore from any mine under the control of tho Wisconsin Central Company will be shipped except from tho Ashland mine mull the Homestead matter Is settled, Elguteen Indiana Drowned. Victoria, B. C, Aug. 8. The ateamor Phantom brings Information that 18 Indians, three being women, all belonging to Wail nuck cannery on the Hi vera Inlet, were drowiiod June 2d, their canoes being wrecked while out otter hunting, Michigan's New Apport lor meat. Lansikh, Mich., Aug. 8. The legislature passed two hills, dividing the State into rep resentative and avnutorial districts. The apportionment is euncedeil by ail parties to he us fair as could possibly bo made. The special aesalon adjourned on Monday , THEY DECIDE' TO HOLD OUT, HOMESTEAD MEN STAND FIRM. A Few Mors of the Old Hands Go Back and Btipt. Potter Claims 1,B00 Mn at Work. Two meetings were held Wednesday In Homestead, l'n., eslensibly for the purpose of explaining the pxset conditions of nll'alrs to the men and getting their views ns to the continuance of the strike, hut rosily for the purpose of lilacl..g up the weak-kneed ones who were grumbling at tho Idleness and talkl.ig of going back to work. Thero wtre not many of these, It Is true, In 1 1 just nt this time the men want to prevent even a single desertion, If they can, for every man who goes back to work weakens their ranks mors than the bringing In of n dozen men with no previous experience In tho steel works, A mass meeting of nil (lie lucked out men was held in the llpeia House, before the opcnliu; nil reporters, deled Ives nud Deputy Hherills wero ordered to leave the hall, which order w" greeted with wild mil continued dueling. T. W. IImwii, one of the men formerly employed in the meijlinnleal department, was chosen chairman, He said the meeting was called lo givo the men nil idea of tho exact condition of ali'aiM Iu the mill and of the strike, nnd to permit them to make any Suggestions they might have. H eecbes were then made by four expert slcel workers, wltosiild Ihey had been nil through the mill and had seen thn men at work. I liey repnrieu unit very little pro- f less was being made in the operation of im plant. I he so-called skilled workers, said to be wilbln the lenre.tliey assured tho WrMi, were carpeuterii, stone masons, brick layers, bakers and oilier tradesmen and la nirers w ho had never been inside a steel mill beloie they came to tlomeslend. They were not over a half dozen men nt work there, thev said, w ho hail ever worked Iu such a mill before. They had seen tliein rolling two or three plates, and they w in certain they could nut satisfactorily perform the duties reoiiired of them, President William Weihe. (secretary J. ''. Kllgiillon, Vice President William A. Car ney and W.T. Itoberls, Trustee .lohn I'lereo noil .lere I lohcrty also made addresses. They nitre: led the men lo stand linn, and assur ed them tlmt Ihey bad the sympathy of the laboring men of America mid I'.urope. hel lers ol' sympathy were letd from all parts of the I ni'leil Stales mid (lie llritish Isles, Hpeeclies were also made in the Slnvi-li tongue, ami then the men were requested lo stale Iheir views and offer any suggest ion or resolutions they wished. No one bad anything In oiler, and the sentiment of thc'mccliiig was declared to ho lo continue the Ibdit to victory, if it lasted a year or more. This was cheered loudly, and (lie meeting adjourned. Thero were probably from 1,1100 to l,200of the :1,simi locked out men prcenl, nud if there was a man among them who wanted to go hack to work lie did not speak, TIIK HITI' VNON IN TIIK Mil. I,. Huperlntendent Potter says 21 morn of the old men went back to work Wednesday, making Id in all who have returned in two (lavs, lie nlso said bo had rejected applica tions from ohjcctional men. Nearly Hn) new men, he said, bad come ill during the day, making about I. '.HO now at work. Tho H.'l-inch mill was started last night, leaving only four departments Idle, lion hie turn is being worked in some of the shops. A deputy sheritr on duty at the mill says a government inspector told him that he had Inspected live armor plates made by new men all of which wero passed. mo itK roi.I)Iki:.s(hi)i:iii:i) home. The Hberldan troopers nt Homestead have received orders to break camp, and go home. The troupers are glad that ihe long-w ish-ed-l'or order has come at last. Most of them are farmers, and when the order came to go they left their grain standing uncut, with lio one to look after it. Many say that Ihey will lose halt their harv.st because, they could get no one to nltend to it. The 1'iflli, l'ifteenth nnd Hixteenth regi ments anil one platoon of llattery II, ill nil l.-oo men, will remain until the trouble is entirely Settled nud the mill is running full. One platoon of Itallery 11 has nlso been ordered home. A platoon of ono gutling gun and a 12 isinnder will remain in camp at Homestead iiidut'.nitcly. Tho order to go homo made tho men very happy. There Is no inssaiisi action mining inu mini woo have to stny. though of course, they cannot help but wish that thev tin had been order ed home. Kvery week they stay hero they loso many dollars. Many have alreudy lost giKid positions and nioro will share a liko fate. ' Hut all are lovul to their state, und will do their duty regardless of persona sucrdlce. THE GREAT BANOIER DISASTER More Details Broun ht In By an In dian Steamer. Tho steamer Kmpress of India, arrived nt Victoria, II. ('., bringing additional details of tho disastrous volcanic eruption of l.reat Mangier Island, Without any warn ing signal, without any sign whatever of iniending disturbance, thn Ounong Aroo volcano blazed fortli on June 7, and within twenty-four hours the wholo of tho pros prruus surrounding country was devastated. The loss of life is something frightful, hut no accurate estimate of it can be mailo. tiomo pluce It as high as lo.ooo, t The captain of tho Jhlp which took assistance to the sutler ers says that 10,000 is not ti so high a flguro as an estimate of the number of dead. A thousand bodies huvo been picked up on the shore und many were found floating in the sou. To add to tho horror of the situation earthquakes began June 0. Village nfler Village, was engulfed, hundreds of people dropping into tho great cracks in the earth The whole country is under a luyer of mud, ashes and stones. All vegetation is either burned up by the awful heat of tho volcano fires, or has been destroyed by the dense ashes and dust. Tho suffering among those who escaped with their lives has been most acute. All the food on the Island has been destroyed and hut for the prompt assistance of the neighboring blends many would have starv ed. The whole of the island is a mass of smouldering ruins. The people who lived and prospered thero have lost all they ever bad, and now tho only thing for the survi vors to do la to leave for another nnd nioro favored spot, or stay there and die. THE DAY COLUMBUS SAILED The Four Hundredth Anniversary Prop erly Observed In Paloa. On Wednesday 400 years ago Columbus sailed from Pulos, Spain, discovering Amer ica. The anniversary was observed In Puloa by hoisting the American flag in front of the convent Larsblda, w hich was greeted with salutes of cannon by the ships In the harbor, The Alculdo of Pulos tolegruphed the fact to Secretary of State Foster, who tent au appropriate reply, ." THE REALM OF FASHION WHAT TO WEAR AND HOW THEY MARK IT, An Ornate Oown, a Costume More Elab orate Than the Usual Sum mer Drees. I'M M Kit PORTS nml seaido correspond ents huvo great dif ficulty this season 111 describing the dress es worn by the ultra fashionables nn ac count of the delicate colors IndclinKo In tone nnd linpossiblo III classification. One must be nn expert to give names to what Is called a "faded pinkish llesh tint," a "fadi d crushed rust,. flA b berry," or to (lis- ver, iiickim or piau iium drabs. (In cits Mt" nnd reds, too. lcf o :s vrR ooivsi, definition, nud ono Isonly mystified to be told that a gown Is an "Indefinite moss green." You will llnd pictured In the Initial cut one of those rath er heavy ornate gowns which make the soft, nml flull'y habiliments of thn summer girl look somnwliat cheap nnd tawdry. Tho skirt Is elaborately embroidered with jet; III fuel, I notice n freipient use of Jet trimming on summer gowns, both on light nud heavy tissues. I'.ven sucli thin material s grena dine is often trimmed with jet and ribbon, the jet ornaments being butterflies. A TniVHI.INO MlFSI. As many Inakeuseof tho summer months for traveling purposes, a word is In season about a very pretty traveling dress for a young person. You will Ibid it shown iu the picture. It consists of skirt, open Jack et und blouse, the materials being lawn ten nis woolen, cream foundation striped with red and yellow, nnd Scotch plaid silk In which red predominates. The blouse is belted In with a band of gold galloon, nnd the collar is also covered with the galloon. The jacket hangs open nnd the skirt grazes tho ground. CreHins are extremely modish for out-of-door costumes, races, rowing and sports of all day. At a recent raco mnetlntr wns seen a charming costume In I'uwn-colored crepon. yoke nnd cuds of pink satin overlaid with guipure, with a black chip hat trimmed with black uml pink. Ill no sergo is also seen (it the races and out door fetes, set off with bright colored shirts. The bit of headgear shown In tho Illustra tion is in tho lino of capotes, only this is florid in character, being made up of a diadem of shaded gilliflowors. Tho strings and aigrettes must mutch ono of these dom inant shudes. Quito a novelty in tho hat line is tho tourist's hat, mnde up in strnw open work or lace work, similar in shaie to the popular tourist's hat in felt or cloth. Tho crown Is medium tall und bus the creased effect of tho original, and tho brim, while slightly A ri.ORAT, CAPOTH. wojecting in front, is curled up at the sidea md very narrow at the back. Some are in black straw, meshed, the brim being bound with a strip of plain braid and the crown trimmed with a band of straw moss galloon, wound twice around and ending under a moss rosette, set off bv three quill feathers of the golden pleasant. These hats are quite dressy enough fur the promenade and go very well with any quiet costume. I need hardly add that our old friend, the tailor hat, is more a favorite than ever. A charmiug seaside gown Is shown in the picture. It is iu two colors of serge white, and any tone to suit the coloring of the wearer. The jacket and bias band encir cling tho skirt are of while sergo, the skirt IIb! IB Mm iV -" 5?l' being of the color. The garniture Is a brnhl- tu eilect. me Jacket has don bio fronts.the under renchlmr onlv to the wnlsl. end book. lug In the middle; thn upper fronts hnve no fiaris. in this eiMtuiiie wlilto nnd mauve would go charmingly together. Mativo is rery modish this season, or rather what they call in a uve, which, however, is not Iways the pale shade of violet that rightly fitpn by that name. Kllk blouses closing In front with gilt buttons nnd Hindu with turn-down rollnrn rxaelly like tho negllgn shirts of the men, ire worn by young girls who take pleasure in doing in their brothers do. With this bluiisoyou wear a four-lii-hnnd tlo. In A srtsiiiK now. some cases this garment is mado with nn elastic so that thv lionlfaiit falls over the belt. If you wish to carry out the masculine conceit, you must, wear over this blouse a long jacket decidedly mail fashion. The Jacket has no darts in front, nnd falls rpiite straight. Muttons, piskets and make-up lire Iu strict conformity to masculine, fash ions. Sudi n costume looks very well in Course green serge. It is ipiite noteworthy to what nn extent f cut hers are worn this season, true, In no wise to thn exclusion of flowers, hut tho decree sis'ins to exact that none but rea sonable flowers shall be worn. Veils con tinue to be the subject of much thought. It is no longer permissible to wrap your face up in a bit of gauze. The mode of the mo ment calls for n very light and transparent veil und of the same color ns the hat. The pins, too, used to hold veils in pinco must not bo thn cheap product of the variety store, but the work of your Jeweler. A woman's toilet has been called a union of a thousand trifles. This may lie so, hut many of those trifles cost money nowadays, and the woman of fashion finds that her pin money goes literally for just what Its name siguilies. rSOMINENT PEOPLE. I'lirsiriKNT lUnniMos: has a gold mounted gun. I v nc W. KiEl.ts life was Insured for I iuncr DisMAHCK has an Innome of tUM, OW) a year, Jlsticr Siiiiiak is the only member of the Supreme Court who wears whiskers. KkI'Hfkkntativk Cablr, of Illinois, is declared to bo the best camp cook in Con gress. ('iiAiJNrs.Y ti. Hmith, of Hartford. Conn., has leen fllty y nrs a deacon of the Kir.it baptist Church in that city. HuenniNTRSiiKNT Hyiixk.h. the head of tlo New York Pollen Department, bos just cab ebratcd his fiftieth birth liiy. Quf.kh VioTontA Is surrounded by a cor don of d"teoiives as many as those aboutthe per-ori or his ( irshlp of itussia. T hk present Lord Fslrfnx, who lives In Virginia, is a docior an I practices his pro fession. Jn Kuluri'l bis title is fully ac knowledged. CiiACNcr.Y M. Dkpkw snvs that while on shifilionrd Im sleeps upward ot eihten hours out of the iwaiity-four In every day of the voyuge. KsniiKTAKV J. W. Fostkii Is tho only diplomat who has hld three first-class mis sions. Grant sent liirn to Mezico, flayes to Hussia and Arthur to Spain. fuiNcrsa Mahv or EoiNBL'Rorr, who by her marrivrn to rVmoe Kerdin in l will be come a future Quiien of Kouiuama, is not quite seventeen years of a je. Oovitnson I'kck, of Wisnnnsin was one a printer living on a back street, fie now lives handsomely in the house in wbicu OIo Lull, the famous violinist, ouce lived. Captain Fnwi I. Dkax, of Wuhinscton, D. (J. , though not an old man in years, is said to bu the oldest G, A. it. veteran liv ing, tie is one of its original four organ izen. Henry M. Htanlxt has become so angered by the allusions in the American newspapers to his late canvass for farlla meut that he declares be will ndver set foot in the United Htatei again. RnmiRT H. For.OKR, of Massillioii, Ohio, isclaunnd to be the oidest practicing attor ney In tho United States. He was horn In Chester County, Penn., 1113, and began the practice of law thirty years tliareal tur, Edwahd Oliver Wolcott, of Massa chusetts, who serve 1 as a private in an Ohio regiment in 1HM and now represents Colo rado in the United State! Senate, has taKen Oukview, ex-i'rnsident Clevelaud'sold home. Richard Choker, who rose from a ma chinist's bench to im the head of Tammany Hall, was engineer of the first steam Are en gine ufed in New York City. He afterward became foreman o( Engine Company 28, a position of influence and importance In pol ities, and his election as Ailerman a fair years later, Inls67, gave him astartontbe career be has since followed. Joseph Senior, whose death occurred recently, was famous in England (or the verses he wrote while toiling at his forge aa a cutler in Sheffield. He published hia poetry under the title of "Smithy Khymen and Stithy Chimes," and the book had s large sale. At the age of sixty-rive Mr. (Senior was stricken with blindness and he thenceforth devoted kiuuelf entirely to verie-makinj. Large Family, Tatsy Dooley wa a very pool urlthmetiuiun, and was puzzled by i (rrcat many questions of Duiuben which did not enter other peoplo'i beads. One day a new acquaintance re marked In hl presence: "I have eight brothers." Ye have eiht brothers?" said Tatsy. "Then I suppose every wan o them has eight brothers, too?" "Certainly." "Arrah, thin," said Patsy, "how many mothers had the sixty-fooi a" ye?" .- . win 1 PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS. 80MB IMPORTANT HAPPZNINO.f Of Interest to Ewlleraln the Keystone State. Mi:i at "mm: auk ok 101. ariM.iAM iikksk, oe uoi.iv.iii, Asm ins wow iiciori, i.kask or Mrs. William Iteese, aged lot year, died at MoK var, We-tniorehind county. Ho was the) patriarch ofa family noted for Its longevity, and a man beloved In the little town where he had made his homo since his retirement about IMyears ago, at (lie ago of 81, from nctivc work. He sprang from a line of long livers. His grandfather, Williatn Iteese, lived to the age of PM; his father, William Iteese, died at 101, while a sister, saw 109 years. Mrs. Iteese died in 1873 at the ago of 77 years. The couple were tho parents of I'l children Isaac, .laeoh, Joseph, Abra ham, lleiijiimln. Itaehel, I.eah, lichecca, Mary and Klizahcth. liachel and llenia inln are at the llolivcr home. Joseph, I.eah, lichecca and Mary are desd. Several of the sons served In tlienrmy during the rebclr lion. The other sons are know in ITtte burg as enterprising business men. A TI1I0 OF KATAI.rriK.fi. A svke niTK, A house's kick Ann A rAi.t of KI.ATE CAI'SKS TllfM. John Clark, of Perry township, Fayette rouiitv. was bitten on thn foot bv a Conner-! lii.ftil Ktnilff, It, Mm ,ill,. iif 1.1m lai.tisi ini will tint. .1. I). West, n school leacfier o j - "j -- John Klavosky, a miner, was killed by was about 'J J years of an and nn married. I EX. SVOWIIKX'S STITEMEXT. 'leu, Snowden is an old Fnnklin boy and the following is an exact copy of a letter sent by him to J. W. Kerr, of that city : Mr. J. W. Kerr. Dim: .''in ami Comimiu: You are nt entire liberty to say lo mv Franklin friends as hue been Miid iu Philadelphia, tlmt I knew noth ing of lams' swiinr uo nut I afier it was done, and I have a decided opinion In reganl toil. Alien the matter was reported to mo I ordered him discnarg-d in ilisi-r.icp. I drummed him out of compand sent him home, and lam pi-epandto stand on my record in the ca-e. I (hank vou and all my old comrades lor tiie kindly loie!e-t, anil am very sorry 11 it caused any of you an noyance. I nave had many in ters from ohl comrades of the One Himilroi and Forty S"co:id. and have felt that thn kindly eyes of nil Ihe survivors and the shades of tho-e who have gone beloro were upon me. With kind regards I am sincerely nnd fraternally 7'lUrS, tKOIIIIE HXOWIlKVa thev m.yi;ii yi;oi rs ox hi nhay. Last .Sunday a number of prominent Johnstown citizens, accompanied by ladies, drove to Sulphur Springs, where they spent the day, and while tbre indulged in a game of ipioits. To-day Constable Livingstone came to this place with warrants for tho ar rest of a dozen of tho party on the charge ol Sunday desecration, among the number being a prominent lawyer. Tho Constable said the wi -rants would bo issued in a few days for CO more of tho party. I.AXCASTEB'S HEAVY STORt. A storm In tho northwestern part of the county wns tho heaviest in many years. The streams were turned Into torrents and fields submerged. Lightning atrnek the barns of Henry Mvcrs and Christian Charlee near Mt. Joy, and they wcro completely destroyed, with tho season's crops ant several animals. Hams wers also destroyed n Mountvillo and Centerville. The de struction In the icinity of Mt. Joy is partic ularly heavy. GNU KILLED AM) SEVERAL IX.II'KEO. James McKenna. a slioe ilnlshcr of Phila delphia, was killed in a wreck at Shamrock, and James Mcfico of 1'ottHtown John Mon roe of Kisheter, N. Y.; John Mover, engi neer, a id Andrew Monasraith, conductor, wore severely bruised. HEAVY HAM IOCS BY MOItTXIXO. A terrillc thunder storm passed over Itrookville during which Machinery Hall and the residences of S. S. Clover and Mrs. Wesley were struck by lightning. The large barn of Isniah Jones, In Knox town ship, and that on tho Itose township Poor Farm, wcro destroyed with all their con tents. MED EROM A RI STY KAIL. The son of John Sutton, Wreckmaster 'of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, died at Erie, of lockjaw. Some timo ago tho boy stepped on a rusty nail, and nothing was thought of it until thai dreadful disease showed itself, when it woe too late. A I.MIIT HAY CROP. The hay crop near Uniont wn this season Is very light. Last fall the bare meadows were covered with grasshoppers that ate tho. stubbles down to the mi's, killing much of the grass. Hay is soiling a'. (10 a ton in tba meadow. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED HIMSELF. George Harris, of Avoco, while at the Fairview excursion resort.carn'essly pointed a revolver towards himself while examin ing it, accidentally pulled the trlggerand was shot dead. HOLD! EPS PAID OK TIIE FIELD: The Fifth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth rogi moms and Battery C, at Homestead, wore paid on the Held Saturday, At Johnstown Shoenwalder Co.'e hakery und purt of a ten metit row about Home Co. s planing mi.i were burned. Loss about 13,u-X; no insurance!. Axtiioxy Kelly and Thomaa Welch stubbed Arthur Long, a teamster, at Hn llrook, killing him almost instantly. Lonn had bte i ti h in with Keiley'i bro h r us which the Utter was badly used uu. ' The grasshopper plauue in causing great havoc in dinVrent parts of Westmoreland county. In many liulities the oat crop haa been totally destroyed. One fanner report that hi. ID-acre iialii of oats would not yield 50 bushels. A U-YEtR-oLD son of Charles Tearson, ot Coolspring township. Mercer count v, waa bitten by a rattlesnake in tho harvest Held. The wurmenlraisof a chicken were bound over the wound until medical aid could be had, and the buy will recover. Tus Senatorial conference which had been, in Mission t lirookville for three days, after lot fruitless ballots waa unceremoni ously dissolved by the Tudiana confervas Kicking -p their grip sack ar.d departiu (Of feooifc 4 ,
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