Lebanon Daily News from Lebanon, Pennsylvania • Page 1

VOL. BY TELEGRAPH. Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON, October cabinet scHsiou to-day was devoted mainly to the consideration und ilual determination of the estltnatioo of the estimates to be transmitted to congress with Mr. Hayes' message next week.

Thirty-five Miners Out of Forty Perlih. LONDON, Oct. explosion took place, yesterday in a colliery at, Pemberton. near Wingan, Lancashire, Of oyer forty miners who were in the pit, ouly five, BO far, have been rescued. Three of the rescuers were suffocated.

Only two bodies have yet been recovered. LEBANON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1877 Attachments Against Hartranft. PlTTSnuRG.Oct. 2 p. afternoon the grand jury asked for attachments for Governor Hartranft, General Ikintou, General Latta and Major A.

Wilson Norris, who hare failed to respond to tho subpoenas issued. The court fixed Monday for hearing the argument on the applications. Fever. JACKSONVILLE, Oct. were two deaths at Fernandiria to-day and live new cases.

Col. Liberty Billings Is one of tho dead. Drs. Hendon, of Savannah, Simons, of Charleston, and VanTuyl, of Jacksonville, are among the sick at Fernandiua. Dr.

Whitehurst, of Key West, arrived to-day. Fatal Fire Damp Explosion. POTTSYILLE, October explosion of flru damp occured this raqfnlng at the Eagle Hill mines, by which James Coyle, a miner, was horribly burned und died shortly after. Coyle's assistant was also badly burned and blown some distance against ft mass of coal, from the effects of which he will probably die. Fine Specimen of a Judge.

WASHINGTON, October Judge Wright, of Indiana, Ike Hon. Columbus Delano this morning with a stick. difficulty occurred on Fifteenth street, just opposite the treasury department, the ex-secretary being in company with Air. W. H.

Smith, formerly solicitor of the interior department. Judge Wright slopped the ex- secretary with the remark, You old falaifler, you wouldn't he believed under oath everybody knows it, and you know it. You cheated mo out of $20,000. He then aimed a blew with a walking stick at Mr. Delano, which took effect upon his shoulder and it second one struck him on the head.

Persons passing by then interfered and prevented further troubles. Mr. Delano was takoil to a drug store where his wound was dressed. He was not seriously hurt but was very nervous. Judge Wright proceeded on liis way down street.

Near Willurd's hotel he met Senator M'Donald, to whom ho said: I found the rascal and beat him, and would be beating him now if they hadn't stopped me." The trouble between Judgu Wright and Mr. Delano grew out of an old feud between them, which begar, when Delano was secretary of the interior and Judge Wright agent of the Cherokee Indians. The judge has always blamed Delano for his (Wright's) indictment, on a charge of fraud, in the courts of St. Louis some two years ago in connection with his action as Indian agent, when the judge was acquitted. They were quietly married, and are now in England, when; he proposes to remain for a term of years.

During his long only surviving relatives, a brether arid uncle, had died, and he had no ties to keep him here, save tho lovu of country, which will eventually bring him and his faithful wife back to our AMdletown Press. of VAKIETIKN. -Mr. Gladstone is writing a Homer. primer A Detained Congressman.

WASHINGTON, October AbrurnS. of New York, will not be present at the organization of the house' He been detained in Paris by the the severe illness of his wife, but he -expects to sail to-morrow and will ba 'here about the 23d inst He is paired on the vote for speaker In the democratic caucus with Hon. Van H. Mississippi. Mr.Hewitt would have voted for Mr.

Kaiidall and Mr. MaunigforMr. Goode. Three Children Burned to Death. MEMPHIS, Oct.

Tuesday night the house of Hal Anderson, colored, at Brader's station, Hay wood county, was burned. Three children perished and the fourth was so badly burned that it will doubtless die. The children were aioue iu the house. The Missouri River Bridge Repaired. ATOIIISON, October temporary approach to the iron bridg that spans the Missouri river at this point, the abutment to which caved in last evening, and at midnight 200 loaded cars passed over it.

A Square Suspended Bank. QUINCY, October com. mittee which examined the affair of the suspended German-American bauk declare it will pay every dollar, being perfectly solvent. lea assets are $230,000, and liabilities $118,000. The Ohio Election a Great Diiaiter.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. -Conkllng and Blame have telegraphed to their friends here that they will arrive to. night. A gentleman who conversed with them last night in New York was of the opinion thai neither of them would attempt to administration in a factious spirit.

They regard the Ohio election as a great disaster tq party, and that it will require the united efforts of every brunch of the republican 'party to hold their own in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Report of Murder Denied. NASHVILLE, Washington dispatch-of yesterday, on the authority of Deputy Collector JHuges, of Columbia, Tennessee, to the effect that Thomas T. Williams, hia guide on tliw recent raid against illicit distilleries in Lawrence county, had been taken from bis house and murdered by ditifcuised men on the 23d of Sep. tember, is denied by tho Lawrenceburg Free Press, which says The Thomas T.

William referred to was alive two days ago. and no attempt has been made to kill him." Exasperated Military Moving. October An attempt on the part of the Lackawanua iron and coal company to work the Blue Brook colliery has exasperated the strikers' About twenty men worked in the mine to-day and were escorted to and from vhett homes by a stoag military guard. vi quitting work they were assailed by ineulioutB of the mpb who assembled in wee. aear th.e coal breaker but were Kept back by the soldiers, The colliery is strongly day and night.

The to-night, stating that they were teu of being murdered in, then- homes-, before morning, Detach? ts have been sent to protect, them strong force of military is under ready to march at ft notice. Troops have been "legraphed for down the Bailey before Morning. Tbe Story flllmslnjr Nuldler. A quiet wedding occurred in this village within two mouths, at which there were no guests, a mother to tho bride being the only witness to the ceremony beside the officiating clergymen, who came from another village. lu 1802 a young gentleman, and resident of this county, who was betrothed to the lady, enlisted iu the Union army, ilis sweetheart made no effort to dissuade him, and, with a breaking heart, bade him adieu und quietly buried herself iu her homo with her widowed mother, the only living member of the family besides herself.

For a while all went well, and loving letters cheered the gallant soldier. After the but- tle of Chancelloruvillo his letters suddenly ceased. Letter after letter was written to him and his comrades, but all that could be learned was that after that terrible battle he was missing. Hi 8 stricken sweetheart never entirely abandoned hope, and lived on, hoping against hopa for his leturn. After many weary years her patient troth has been rewarded, and she is now a happy bride.

Some timu during the flgbt be was taken prisoner, and Boon after was sent to a Southern prison, where be was kept about a almost untold Heflrijiily escaped and reached the where he conceived idea personating an English sajlor and get-? ting to England ou a blockade runner! After much delay and many points during which his con failed him, he succeeded. Hfi yf ed sailing through the ron. After that all was learned afterwaid that he had ken ill and soon after insane. On his arrival at England he was taken to an insane asylum by tbe captain of the blockade runner, where he remained until a year ago when he was discharg- He succeeded through the aid of friends in the asylum, in obtaining a situation in, a mercantile house, where he won the esteem of the principals, to whom he told hia story, A leave ut absence waa granted him, he cauie to Middletown and found his old sweetheart, now a lady of still faithful to his memory, St. Gothard Tunnel will probably beUnished within three years.

employes in some of the Al- shops are working twelve hours day. were seventy.five deaths from diphtheria in i'ittsburg alone last week. Dartmouth College navy has been disbanded and boating wholly given up because of the heavy expense. is rumored in Paris that Germany will occupy 'Russian Poland, in order that the Russian troops there may be used against the Turks. carpet manufacturers at Kid.

derminster, England, have resolved to advance the price of carpets, hi conse. quence of the increased cost of raw material! Wuldemar of Denmark, youngest brother of tho Princess ol Wales, has brilliant examination, and has been appointed a sub- Lieutenant in the Danish navy. Cullen Bryant, Longfellow, and Bayord Taylor have recently been elected members of the Literary Academy of Athens, which lu under the special patronage of the of Greece. an abundance of wheat and -barley remaining in Bulgaria. Every hamlet is crowded with immense stacks of grain, while a very large crop of Indian corn Is awaiting the husbandman.

Forney has disposed of the Philadelphia Press to the Nevin bro- thero for the sum of $180,000, and will hereafter be its European correspondent. His valedictory was published in Wednesday's edition of tUe Press, the title of Kindly Pore- thought," London Times announces the rumer current in Paris, that Victor Hugo has in his portfolio a poem of 2,000 lines, entitled Le Page." which will appear after the decease of Pius IX. students crowded around the stage door of the Boston Theatre during the engagement of the Lydia Thompson troupe, to see the girls come The stage manager put up a placard, No loafers wanted here," and the nuisance has abated. persons high lu social life at Salt Lake, Utah, were married, the other day, without any ceremony whatever, the parties merely agreeing to live as husband and reserving the right to withdraw from the contract at any time. Stone has returned from.Col- orudo, where she found a grievance of her sex in the fact that, while Intelligent women could not vote, the Mexican men living there had the right of These voters, she says, Jive like hogs iu mud huts, cannot read or write, and are in every way brutish.

A. New HamBhire man recently cut from his leg with a penknife a baJL which was put were afc bor in 1864, and wloh TEN CENTS A WEEK. LOCAL NEWS. Tree In BIoMom. Mr.

Strayer, butcher, residing on East Cumberland street, has an old apple tree standing in his yard which is now in bloisom, being the second time this year. There iaalso an apple tree In Bethel township that la in full blossom. In Quod. This morning Constable James Gates arrested Frank Seidlerand brought him before Squire Houck, where the wife of David Shott had entered complaint against him for supplying her husband with liquor after repeated warning had given. Seidler was remanded to jail and this afternoon will be given a hearing.

Coon Hunting. gentlemen from town last evening left lu the Pinegrove train for the Blue Mountains on a coon hunting expedition. They anticipated having a good time of It during the night and had made ample provision to have dojjs and the proper accoutrements on hand at tho place they Intended to get off the cars. Ninety-Third Association. A meeMng of the Ninety-Third As.

sociation, of members residing In this vicinity, was held last evening at the Lebanon Valley House, E. M. Boltz, proprietor, when the following committees were appointed 8 E. Umberger and M. Ebur.

On Perseverance B.Em- bich, Joseph Houck and John Shindel. On G. Mark, M. Boltz, E. M.

Woonoer und E. C. Euston. Personal. Mr.

John Garret, formerly telegraph operator of the Western Union Telegraph Office at this placfl, stationed at Williainsport, in in town on a viHit to hla ftlends. John looks well and the mountain air seems to agioo with him. ol Contracted t'urreiicy. The ti amps have become unendurable in Eastern Pennsylvania, in a po- tition addressed to the grand juries the Citizens Executive committee of Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties" declare that five hundred tramps are now roaming over the terri toty included in UIH counties named, and that the IOPSPS to people I through their Idleness amounts to full $75,000 yearly. Workhouses are proposed as the remedy.

Fellow Prisoner. This morning as Sheriff Dninmger opened the cell in wblob ho had plnml a desperate follow mimed John Norris, he sprang out tint) entered the cell ef Oliver S. Adams, who wan still in bed, whom he choked and beat und would have hurt not young Adams lolled himself tightly in his blanket. The Sheriff promptly called for help and' secured the desper- ate'man and convoyed him to quarters, whore he walked up and down his cell like a wild beaut. No cuuse Is given for the fierce assault he made upon who is quite a small man uud not halt able to cope with his vigorous foe.

Office. Register Desh, this morning granted lettent of administration on tlioentiito of Felix Gingrich, late of Smith Annvlllo township, to Henry Gingrich and George Rigler, of the Mine township. The Fire to in mittee. The Fire Committee'of Council met liwt evening in the Court House for the purpose of investigating changes that Imvfl been made regarding the notion of certain companies in the disposition of hose, that properly belonged lo the borough. No action was taken and after a short consultation tho commit- Iw adjourned.

What the action of the committee will be, or what the line of investigation is to be, is hard to tell, as thH work they are engaged at is kept from the public and will only be laid before It after Council has celvpd tho report. re- Domestic Market. Market this morning was well patronized, but from now forward It will be held on Friday noon until further notice. It is believed it will haye the effect of increasing the attendance both as regards the 1'armern and tho purchasers. The following were tits ruling prices: Butter, 26 cents per pound; eggs, 20 cents per dozen; potatoes, 40 cunts per bushel; egg to 8 cents apiece; lard, 9 cents per pound; chestnuts, 10 cents per quart; beans, 10 cents per quart; celery, 5 to 8 cents a stalk.

Meats sold at the same figure as last week with no signs of comiiigdown- Eels brought 20 cents per pound. Wild Wild turkeys this season are plenty lu the Blue Mountains, und to those who are thoroughly acquainted with their habits and know where they feed, no trouble la experienced in bringing them down. The Pinegrove train ua it passed through the Gap yesterday morning disturbed three which (lew up in front of the engine, and a good fowl- Ing piece iu the hands of a marksman would have put an em) to their tence. Lott Knapp luat wimk sent a flue turkey to Dr. Goo.

W. Linen- weaver. A gentleman from tho mountains this morning stated that this and last week over 176 pheasants have.been shot, which gives one. an idea of the game abounding In the mountains. Counterfeits are flying about town as plenty as flies around a tail cow in summer time.

We notice an article going the rounds of the'papers at present-that a fifty dollar counterfeit note ou the National bank 1 of the Central bank of New York has just been detected In Baltimore. Geo. D. Rise, cashier of the Dimes Savings Bank informed ua this morning that eight weeks ago he came across one at the bank, and that soon after another was detected at tho Valley bank. Tills goes to prove that the counterfeit of the above denomination has been put on the market long before this and that the discovery is anything but new.

then it as it f3 vjas late ha.ll the irotibMiMIM numerous not to purpose, not nor to buy sell them any- exhorbitant prices, reached a bad con- are not prodtout of.Chl- Isers and tenants. Gen, Todlebeu went to stay With Lord Houghton, the latter asked a'friend to come up and fumigate the General'd room with a good cigar; for," said ho, the General is utterly miserable unless be smokes, yet his sense of politeness Is such that he wouldn't for the world indulge in a cigar If he thought it was not customary," Tliis ruse succeeded perfectly. lor To-Day. or partly cloudy weather, cold, northwest shifting to warmer wutheatf winds, fieing followed by falliny fcarom- I.ard Falling In Price. Liird this morning on market fall to nine cents per pound, and the man who, during too summer saved his steuer of lard for frying mush this winter and purchased it at the stoiesforlS and 14 cents, is again out jf packet and no longer has a disposition to save in that direction; It Is 'the belief of many that before four, more weeks have passed by the article can be purchased for Hoven cents per pound, Lard is a thing that we cannot do without in the household and ia a staple article, consequeutly everybody who is compelled to purchase it cannot fall to rejoice over its decline.

Installation of Officers. John Krurn, District Deputy Grand Master, last evening Installed the following officers of Lebanon Lodge Np- 121,1. O. 0. Daniel M.

Sharp; V. John B. Shaak; Secretary, D. W. Miller; Ass't Secretary, J.

B.Karch; Treasurer, J. T. Nltrauer I. Levi Fauber; J. F.

Ebur; Conductor, Benjamin Smith Warden, A. McConneJl; R. S. to'N, F. Stauter; L.S.

toN.G,,H, B. Greiner; K.S. to V. Andrew Sharp; L. S.

to V. John Carpenter. On Thursday evening be ftlao installed the following officers of Lebanon Valley Lodge 686,1. O. O.

N. S. S. Ramaay; Peter Bauer; Secretary. W.

J. Burnahje W. G. E.F, JBawiey, Francis Stephenson, who day before yesterday was arrested at the instigation of his parents who appeared fore Houck and made Information that they had lost all control over him, and desired to have him placed In the House of Refuge, this morning was given a hearing, but through the inter- oefl'qion of friends his parents with, drew the charges, und upon the boy promising to do better in the future took him home. The Squire addressed him and plainly told him that if ho did not leave off going into bad company and break away from his evil practices he would soon find himself before hiH presence again, and ftben no mercy would be shown him and the consequence would be that he would Ond himself spending his youthful days in tho House of Rafuge, from which he had such a narrow t-scape.

The boy accompauled his parents homts.but just au he left the door of the Squire wo noticed a sly wink of his eye and face illumined us he smacked the air of freedom again. Treasurer, Tue Heading Jtlol Trials. In Reading, yeatenlay morning, the trial of the Sunday's night's rioters, Lev! Bechtel waa recalled and testified that be had been treated to beer by Jack detective, who requested him to hunt up Disslnger and they would go ou a drunk. The defense of Henry Rimer, Geo. Bretteman arjd Henry J.

Harwick was taken up and closed, with the exception of the latter. The defendants themselves testified that they were drawn to the scene of the didturbunce out of curiosity, but that said or did nothing wrong, Other witnesses testified fto their being in company with each of them, and corroborated the defendant's statements. At the afternoon session of Court the defense of Henry J. Harwick WHS concluded and that, of Hezakjah taken up. This Is the person who wrote to the commonwealth's attorney thiit he would plead guilty and tell in court all he knew about the, riots.

He stated yesterday that his letter referred to Monday's riot, and that on the Sunday in question he was there merely a spectator. Other witnesses testified, but none of them showed that Wootted had done anything wrong. JilltlllgH, Cool mornings. Nevvs aio extiotnely aoarce. Divine services will be held iu the Gorman Reformed church to-morrow afternoon at o'clock, In the Gorman and In thu evening in the English language In the Lutheran church, by Rey.

F. J. F. Suantz. MCHSI-S.

Jacob G. Heilmari', forgo T. Capp ami J. W. Magulre sent home iJ7 pheasants, shot In two days hunting this week ou the mountains.

The Hight of so many in a bunch created quite an excitement. Mr. Titus II. Rank Is repairing hia Hotel, which, when finished, will present, a neut appearance, Zehrlng Wllhelm have been agents for Bowens'JPer- feet Grain and Grass Seed Separator and Cleaner, Call and see it. Tbe Lutheran tieueral Conference, ttlNOUNhlug Tho convention of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran ohurob iu North America continued its aea- slous on Thursday morning, with Rev.

Dr. Krauth in the chair. After' the standing committees had been an. iiounced, tho convention proceeded to dlscusBlou of the theses ou the burg declaration on pulpit and altar" fellowship, Thtj Lutheran church owes her being to the conviction that her confessions depart In no respect from the faith taught in God'3 word that she tuaohes the Gospel in iti com- pit-to purity that all bor doctrines are dlyine that she io the most homogeneous portion of that, church visible, of which the catholic church la tiiu soul; that in a uupreme and unique degree she has tho uiurks of the true church, to wit, the pure word of God and the rigid sacraments, Any- communion which does much for itself is, on its own adwis- Hiou, in Home measure aect. The tire morning desslon wus consumed in this theological debate.

There are 106.. thesos to be discussed, and.the from the time consumed ou above, is making slow progress. The afternoon session was devoted also to the consideration of those theses. At the evening services Rev. F.

ShunU delivered the sermon, the con- Mtegation being dismiuaed with bene- diction by the Luncutter flew Km. FuNhlou Notes. Skirts are worn short in front. Dress trains grow longer and longer, Putty color Is the newest shade for kid gloves. Pleated und gathered kre com tug in vogue.

The necks of all new drosses open en chule or pompadour. A great many ribbon bows are seen on all the new costumes. Lace bonnet strings and luce scarfs are uo longer fashionable. Jewels take the place or spaugljes in thecostly imported fans, The combination of black aHk and velvet will be popular 1 Figured and embossed velvet will be used; the plala is not so stylish. are becoming longer, and' originally designed for ladies, are "worn by young mat- rous oyer trimmied akirts, thus omitting the overakirt, The new coat sleeve has last a little' fullness at the elbow, which allows the 4 arm to bend witboutdisconifort, though.

it fits almost perfectly tight from the shoulder to the wrist. Black silk costumes are made elegant with the new ruche trimming; some of them are ed with thipk silfc cord sometimes it is a. combination of bright colors, then again all of color. o) i'.