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-
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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?" .- .
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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
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