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'VCouNELivs Vaxderihlt died In
New York on Thursday last. His
-death had been long expected, -and 'had
hut little elite ton the Stock .market.
1 he UrantfTd-unk Kail road inCanada
has been hawing great trouble with a
strike by the engineers. The strike be
gan on 'Friday might, Dec, 29th, when
trains were left and the passengers were
.compelled to seek a continuance of their
journeys in such .manner as they could.
Even the mails wre not permitted to be
carried. The military had to he placed
on duty to prevent -destruction of prop
erty. The strike was ended on the 3rd
inst., by the men taking what had been
offered.
The State 'Legislature is now in
eession. Both Houses organized on
Tuesday last, and are strongly republi
can, having a republican majority of 87
in the house and 12 in the senate 49 on
Joint ballot. Hon. John C. Newroyer ,
of Allegheny, was elected president pro
tent, of the senate, receiving the full re-
pumtean vote, n lie democrats voting for
Harnaan Yerkes, of Bucks. Thomas B.
Cochran, of Lancaster, was elected chief
clerk, Lucius -Rodgers, journal clerk and
house Hon. E. Iteed Myer of Bradford,
was elected speaker, Dr. W. C. Shurloek
of Beaver, chief clerk, John A. Smull of
Dauphin, resident clerk and W. H.
Bradley ot Montour, reading clerk.
The Railroai Disaster near Ash
tabula, O., turns out to be one of the
most horrible railroad wrecks on rec
ord. It is not known positively how
many passengers were on the train, but
from all accounts there were probably
. one hundred and sixty at least. Of these
only seven escaped injury, while the
list of those known to be killed reaches
the appalling number of over one hun
dred. Many, too, are burned up entire
ly, so that the total loss will never be
known. t
1 Many incidents occurred, which are
recorded to show the terrible ordeal
through which the unfortunate passen
gers went. One is that of a young lady
who was fastened in the wrecked timbers
up to her waist. Half a dozen stalwart
men had responded to her appeal for
help, but their Joint efforts for some
moments promised to be unavailing;
the fire, that was rapidly advancing
towards her,rendered her almost frantic,
and she screamed to the men to persist
in their efforts to rescue her. She was
finally dragged forth, her clothing from
her waist down, and her shoes and
stockings being torn from her, and in
this way she waded, knee deep la
snow, for nearly a half mile to a place
of safety. Another incident, was that
of a man who had escaped from the
wreck with hi clothes all ablaze and
ran as if mad. The crowd on the bank
yelled to him to throw himself Into the
enow, but he took no heed, and then
some one shouted to those near him to
knock him down. He was shoved
down, but rising Instantly, turned his
face toward the burning wreck, plunged
Into it and was lost. It was a case of
utter frenxy.
Daniel McQuiro, engineer of the lead
ing locomotive, the Socrates, which
broke loose from the train and escaped
the fate of the other engine and cars, is
the only unhurt man who saw the whole
of the affair and under the most favora
ble circumstances. McQuire states he
felt the bridge give way when tyo car
lengths from the bridge end ; he felt it
settle down. He had his hand on the
throttle and pulled it wide open. The
links connecting the engines were snap
ped by the sudden Jerk ; the trucks of
his water-tank did not clear and settled
down, but the opening wide of the
throttle saved the englne,and the trucks
were pulled on. He ran up the track
100 yards and gave the alarm by repeat
ed whistles and ringing of the bell. He
saw the engine Columbia sink with the
bridge and tutu bottom upward. The
express, baggage and pnssenger cars fol
lowed in aheap, the paBsengercars land
ing on the express cars. -
The engineer of the Columbia, says
his engine turned bottom upward. He
was thrown violently through the win
dow of the cab; and was badly cut.
McGuire helped to pick him up, bruised
and bleeding. His first words were, " An
other Angola horror, Dan." Tassenger
train No. 8, with two englneB, had
passed safely over It about seven o'clock.
His train struck the bridge at 7:32. He
thinks frost and weather and the heavy
trains snapped the bridge. At the time
of the accident the storm was at its
height. He could not see two car
lengths ahead of his engine, and this
rendered it next to Impossible to give im
mediate assistance. Mr. McQuire thinks
none would have escaped from the
doomed train had not his engine been
saved, thus enabling him to give the
alarm. Had the Soorates gone over in
the blinding, furious snow, no one would
have known of the disaster, and the
next train due at Ashtabula would have
perhaps share the same fate and been
thrown into the river. He has been In
the service of the company since 1859,
and never saw Buch a strom before.
Masked Burglars Captured.
On Thursday Superintendent Mc
Kenna of the Troy police, received In
formation of an intended burglary on
the premises of Mr. Boyle In East
Schodack that same night. The Su
perintendent made prepratlons for the
capture of the thieves. At 1:30 o'clock
Friday morning a sleigh containing two
persons was discerned approaching the
house, and the officers disposed them
selves so as to completely surprise the
thieves. The two men came to the front
door, which was locked, and, forcing it
open , entered. The door swinging back
covered the form of Superintendent Mc
Kenna and the burglars filed past in
easy reach without perceiving him.
James Snyder led the way with an axe
unlifted, and George Smith followed.
By the time Smith had fairly entered
the room, so as to render escape impossi
ble, the five Trojans sprang from their
places of concealment and 'demanded
their surrender. McKenna's pistol lev
elled at the head . of Smith convinced
him that resistance was impracticable,
and he accordingly sucoumbed without
remonstrance. Synder was not dispos
ed to yield, and submitted only after a
struggle. The ruffians captured, their
.sleigh was investigated, wherein were
found all the appurtenances of the pro
fession, masks, gaga, robes, and various
other' burglarious implements. The
prisoners were conveyed to Troy and
locked up.
Steamer Victoria Encounters Balls of Fire.
Steamer Victoria, at New York from
Glassgow, reports violent gales until
reaching Halifax; Dec. 18, during the
height of the gale there appeared on the
trunks, yards and stays large balls of
fire or phosphorus, strung on the stays
and yards at intervals of a foot or two,
giving the ship the appearance of being
decorated with Chinese lanterns, only
more brilliant ; they settled on the vessel
like a shower of meteors, and disappear
ed almost as suddenly as they appeared,
an occasional one dropping from the
yards, bursting with a loud report.
Capt. Hedderwlck states that he has
known no such weather for 11 years.
Sad Fate of a Newly Married Pair
Cincinnati, Ohio, January 1. The
Enquirer's Springfield, Ohio, special
says: Professor Henry G. Rodgers,
principal of the high school of that city
and wife, are believed to be among the
lost at Ashtabula. Frof, Rodgers was
married last Tuesday, went to Niagara,
and expected to return to Springfield
on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Not returning their friends made in
quiry and learned that the newly mar
ried pair left Buflblo on the ill-fated Pa
cific express.
The Nlght-gowne they wear In Springfield.
The Springfield Itcpubllcan says : One
of the luxuries of a bridal trousseau,
made at one of our furnishing establish
ments, is a night robe, made In the
form, and with all the elaborateness of a
morning gown. The material is the
sheerest linen lawn, cut in the prlncesse
form and bordered with a straightway
flounce, edged on both sides with Ger
man lace. The sleeves are coat-shaped,
and on the upper sides are made open
by diagonal Insertions ' of , lace and
wrought muslin. Upon the body, from
the shoulder to the waist-line, is a simi
lar arrangement of insertions and lace,
simulating lapels. About the neck Is a
standing collarette formed of a full ruflle
of lace,a broad insertion and a lace edge.
In Ruch diaphanous attire one might
well be taken for Venus veiled by the
morning mist.
A Novel Burglar Trap.
Two burglars were captured In a New
York store on Sunday mornlng,lnaneat
manner, which suggests a very complete
burglar alarm system. They had packed
up $30,000 worth of pearl buttons, and
were astonished to find themselves, con
fronted by policemen before they could
remove their plunder. It seems that the
pearl buttons were contained in boxes
placed upon the counters on the first
floor of the store, and by a mechanical
arrangement a single ounce in weight of
good b added to or withdrawn from the
counters operated an alarm through
wires connected with the under side of
the tables, running through the legs and
concealed by the flooring. The thieves
were unconscious that their operations
had been discovered until they heard
the breaking of doors and glass below.
Grasshoppers Sown Broadcast by a Gale.
The Hamilton, Iowa, Freeman says:
Going across a plowed field, just after the
gale of Friday, our attention was at
tracted to something that had much the
appearance of bran from corn-meal scat
tered over the ground. On examining
a little more closely the substance prov
ed to be grasshopper eggs and the mate
rial within which the are Inclosed. The
wind had unearthed them by the thou
sands and bad scattered them far and
wide. There are " millions" of them in
every plowed field, but such treatment
as they are getting will no doubt destroy
their vitality.
A Good Winter Wife.
The Raleigh Sentinel says! A negro
man has just applied to a Milton magis
trate to know how to get his wife back.
Milton is only separated from the Vir
ginia, line by a small creek, and It seems
the woman's brother had run her off
from her husband and taken her across
the creek. " How can I get her, boss,
un what's de law in VirglnnyV asked
the negro. 14 The cheapest way," said
the magistrate, " is to have no law about
it; just go across the creek and over
power her and bring her home." "I'll
sho do it, boss," said thenegro; "a hard
winter sett'n in, no wood and no nuffin;
but dat gal weighs 200, and she gibs out
heat like a stove, d'only time a wife's a
comfort." He waded the creek with a
steer whip in one hand and a long rope in
the other.
5" A very singular and distressing
accident occurred at Falmyra on the
20th, which resulted in the death of a
little child of Mr. Hickman. It had
been left on a bed by itself, and In try
ing to get off slid between the rail and
footboard, the chin catching on the foot
board while the body hung down.
When found it was entirely dead, hav
ing been strangled by Its unatural posi
tion. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wabhinuton, D. C, Jan. 4th, 1877.
' New Year's day was a disappointment to
many of our citizens. The morning dawn,
ed, gray and dismal ; snow soon began to
fall and before evening Washington saw
the fiercest snow-storm that has visited this
region for many years. From twelve to
fifteen inches of snow full before the noxt
morning. Receptions and other festivities
occurred as usual ; but, excepting those in
the very highest clauses of society, were
thinly attended ; callers were few and the
fair ladies were obliged to make the most
of their prettily piepared entertainment
by themselves. But the way Washing
toniaus appreciate the snow 1 Sleighs,
without horse or harness let for ten or
fifteen dollars and hour, and such sleighs I
Pedost.rians, if they chance to be Northern
ers, enjoy the sleigh-riding at much as the
participants themselves. The most nu
merous, among the various styles of ve
hicles to be seen, are those of willow,look
ing precisely like great clothes-baskets on
runners. The bottoms of these grotecque af
fairs are filled with straw and to are those on
the avenue. Old Crockery crates are plaoed
upon rude sleds and this converted into a
carriage for two, and even a hogshead, we
saw the other day, hoisted upon runners
and occupied by a commodity sweeter
than treacle if we may judge by her rosy
cheeks and smiling face.
The usual New Year's reception took
place at the White House, and was, of
course, fully attended. Foreign Ministers,
Army and Navy officers and other notables
Bbone in gold lace ud bright buttons ; but
brighter and fairer ' than, all these, and
eclipsing every lady present, thone Miss
Julia Grant, Fred Grant's Infant daughter,
tlx month! old, who assisted at tbt recep
tion In a robe of white French lawn wlth
laoe Insertlngs over blue silk, blue ribbon
bows down the back, gold necklace and
bracelets with turquoise pendents, solitaire
diamond ring, turquoise guard .ring, &e,-
This little lady monopolized the attention
of the guests and fairly threw her mama,
aunt Nellie, and even grandmama Grant
herself completely in the shade. ' ; '
Extensive preparation! are already being
made for the Inauguration ball,. It is pro
nosed to oonstruct a hall In the Northern
Liberty Market building, for the pnrpose,
byplaoing an iron floor just above the
stalls, twenty-Ave feet from the ground
floor, and if this project is carried out, it
will give a hail three times as large as any
Other room In the city. Much perplexity
and no little trouble has been experienced,
In timet past, oonoering the plaoe of hold
ing these balls. At the time of Grant'!
first inauguration, the then unfinished
north wing of the Treasury building was
used and the jam waa intolerable. Four
years ago an immense frame building was
created for the purpose - and subsequently
removed. These every fourth year balls
are getting to be considered by many at
nuisances, there being in the gigantio jol
lity, no visible good either politically or
socially. -1 ,.'.. i, i.
Both Houses of Congress were in session
yesterday, and serious business attended
to for the first time for nearly a fortnight.
Little was done in the Senate besides the
presentation and , referring of numerous
bills, petitions, &., of small interest to the
general public ' '
; The House was Without a quorum but
before this fact wat developed, Mr, Barnes,
the telegraph operator at New Orleans wat
brought to the bar, but at the request of
hit counsel, was granted until Filday at 2
o'clock to make his answer. 11
' There have been several meetings of the
House committee on the electoral count and
also of the Senate committee but no joint
meeting as yet. It is understood that this
committee are determined upon devising
tome plan for counting the electoral vote
that will be to perfect and satisfactory aa
to need little if any consideration or revis
ion by Congress. It is to be hoped that
tboir efforts will be successful.
Tbe case of the contested electoral vote
of Oregon was considered yesterday by
the Senate committee on Privileges and
Elections. E. A. Cronin, the elector who
received tbe highest number of votes On
the Demooratio ticket and to whom Gov.
Qrover issued a certificate of Election, wat
called and examined and, afterwards, W.
C. Turner, manager of the Western Tele
graph at Jacksonville, Oregon, was placed
on the stand and closely questioned about
bis knowledge of certain dispatches being
received at his office from New York rela
tive to the counting of tbe electoral vote
and of the election in that State, but, firmly
declining to answer, the committee went
into private session to consider his contu
macy ,, M. M. W.
Miscellaneous News Items.
The Sheriff of Tunica county. Ark..
is accused not only of stealing public
money, but of murder. J
tWA. sixty-year-old woman in Lees
burg, Ohio, dressed herself in a man's
clothes, and committed a daring burglary.
CnATTAHNOOQA, ' Tenn., January 1.
The heaviest snow storm ever known here
is now prevailing. The snow is eighteen
inches deep, and the railroads are blocked.
IW Two men were killed by a snow tilde
In Little Cottonwood cannon, Utah, on
Friday a week. Several hundred feet of
the snow sheds on the Pacific railroad were
demolished by tbe tame avalanch. - ;
tW A Cincinnati woman saw a boy slide
into a sewer opening.' She did not faint,
or scream ; but she hastily took off her
shawl, lowered it to that the lad could
catch hold of one end, and in that way
kept him afloat until assistance came. ' '
tW A building In West street, New York,
occupied as a hotel by J. D. Gat-tray, ' was
partially burned Tuesday morning and the
occupants, who fortunately were few in
number, narrowly escaped, most of them
in their night clothing.
tW A Philadelphia policeman, convicted
of murder, is to have a new trial because
at the time of tbe deed, in the language of
the Judge, "his reason bad been torn up
by the roots and judgement jostled from
her throne."
tW It is understood at New Orleans
that tbe military authorities have orders to
transfer three million pounds of ordnance
and ordnance stores from Baton Ronge to
New York, including four hundred barrels
of powder, guns, shot, shell, &o.
tW Thomas Drisooll, one of a party of
workmen who were clearing snow from the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Jersey City Wednesday, 7M run over by
an engine and bis bead severed complete
ly from his body so that they lay on op
posite sides of tracks.
Bennington, Yt., January 1. A terri
ble wind storm here on Saturday caused
damage amounting to 125,000. The spire
of the Baptist church was blown over and
the greater portion of tbe knitting mill of
A. U. Valentine was demolished by the
falling of a large chimney.
tST" Oscar Hudson (colored), of Jersey
City, on Wednesday, in a fit of jealousy,
seized Martha Shuttle (colored), threw her
.across a stove and poured a kettle of boil
ing water over her body. He then beat
her dreadfully, and again placed heron the
stove. Her injuries, of course, are fatal.
Hudson was arrested.
tm A milkman at Easton, while scoop
iug water from the Delaware into his cans,
just before daylight tbe other morning,
tumbled in and would have been drowned
but for a policeman. It leaked out tbe
story and bis customers now understand
why the lacteal fluid furnished them was
so very tbin.
t3f" A Spiritualist in Athens, Ga., has
had the body of his little girl dug op to be
examined for poison, on account of pre
tended messages from the spirit lard.
Just before death she ate some red berries,
which are supposed to be strong mineral
poison.' Several doctors have determined
to make a thorough test, though the body
is much decomposed.
tV Mr. Moody has issued - an appeal
"to tbe Sunday schools of America," sug
gesting that a penny collection be taken on
Sunday, January 14, for the benefit of the
children of Mr. Bliss, author of "Hold tbe
Fort," and wife, wbo were among the
Ashtabula victims, 'i
HIT The election for Congressman in the
Seventh New York distriot, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Smith
Ely, Jr., on hit accession to tbe Mayoralty,
was held Monday, David Dndly Flold,
the Tammany candidate, was elected over
Goetz, the Republican candidate, by 8449
majority.
' tW Isaao Ji Wooden has been held in
18,000 bail, at Pittsfleld, Mas., to answor
the charge of shipping giant powder over
tlie Boston and Albany Railway. This it
the first case under the State law passed in
1871, prohibiting the shipment of nltro-
glycerine or similar explosives by rail. The
efence claim that giant powder it not such
an explosive. . ,t t m i .
' tW A Salt Lake dispatch states that a
snowslide ocoured noar Alta on December
28, which destroyed tbe Wellington Mine
Boarding-house, and burled tbe inmates.
Their loss was not discovered until Monday
evening. Two men have been taken from
the wreck in an exhausted condition.
Fonr more persons were buried and ie
supposed to be dead. ' -
tF A short time ago Fred Huntziuger
entered a cave near Elk Mound, Wis., and
killed three lynx. The animals were snugly
esoonsed for tbe winter. Farmers in that
vicinity had several times tried to smoke
them ont of tbe den, but all efforts in that
direction slgnalhr failed. Mr. Uuntzinger
boldly entered the plaoe, revolver in hand,
and by a series of well-directed shots, put
an end to their career. He obtained $21
bounty" for the three scalps, and sold the
hides for several dollars more. i . -: , .
-. tW On Friday night a weekf- while the
blinding storm was at its height,' John
Ehoe of Elizabeth heard cries of distress
near the sewing machine factory in Eliza
beth port. He distinctly beard some one
cry "Save me 1 I'm lost 1" but he could
not tell from what direction the words came.
He searobed until be was benumbed by
cold and bewildered by the snow and wind,
and then went home, . On Sunday the
frozen body of Michael O'Neill was found
near tbe factory, and almost within sight
of bis home. -
J) F. QUIGLEY & CO., ;
Would respectfully Inform the publlo that the;
bave opened a new -1 ..,
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Saddlery Shop ' '
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In Bloomfleld. on Carlisle Street, two doors North
ot the Foundry, where they will manufacture
HARNESS OF ALL KINDS,
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and ever; thing usually kept In a tint-classes,
tabllshment. Give us a call before going else
where. .
M- FINE HARNESS a speciality.
REPAIRING done on short notice ' and at rea
sonable prices.
- HIDES taken In exchange tor work. ...
' D. F. QUIGLEY & CO.
Bloomfleld, January 8, 1877. .
u THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY."
No. 69 of "The Lakeside Library" conla.ns
the above splendid story by E. E.llale "They
Saw a Great Light," by same author ; " Fa
miliar Quotations Humorously Illustrated. " by
F. H. Seymour) 'A Dream-Love," by H. S.
Clarke i " The Sackful of Sovereigns ;" " The
Parson's Pupil," by 8. J. McKenna " The
Two Squires," etc., etc. ' This excellent num
ber is profusely Illustrated with over fifty en
gravings. Price, only 10 cents; by mail, 12
cents. Bold by all Newsdealers or tent post
paid by Donnkixit, Lorn A Co., Publishers,
Chicago. u . - . -
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