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a a a a Lebanon Daily News. 4 VoL. 30. LEBANON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1877. BY TELEGRAPH.

Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON, October cab. inet seasion to.day was devoted mainly to the consideration and final determination of the estimation of the estimates to be transmitted to congress with Mr. Hayes' message next week, Thirty-five Miners Out of Forty Perish. LONDON, Oct.

explosion took place yesterday in a colliery at Pernberton. near Wingan, Lancashire, Of oger forty miners who were in the pit, ouly five, so far, have been rescued. Three of the rescuers were suffocated. Only two bodies have yet been recovered. Attachments Against Hartranft.

PITTSBURG, Oct. P. afternoon the grand jury asked for attachnenty for Governor Hartranft, General Brinton, General Latta and Major A. Wilson Norris, who have fall. ed to respond to the issued.

The court fixed Mouday for hearing the argument ou the applications. Yellow Fever. JACKSONVILLE, Oct. were two deaths at Fernandina -day and Ave new cases. Col.

Liberty Billings is one of the dead. Dra. Hendon, of Savannah, Simons. of Charleston, and VanTuyl, of Jacksonville, are amoug the sick at Fernandina. Dr.

Whiteburst, of Key West, arrived to-day. Fatal Fire Damp Explosion. POTTSVILLE, October explosion of Are damp occured this morning aL the Eagle Hill mines, by which James Coyle, a miner, was horribly burned and died shortly after. Cole's assistant was also badly burned and blown sone distance against a mass of coal, from the effects of which he will probably die. A Detained Congressman.

WASHINGTON, October Abram S. Hewitt, of New York, will not be present at the organization of the He has been detained in Paris by the the severe illness of his wife, but he expects to sall toand will be there about the 23d inst He is paired on' 'the vote for speaker In the democratic caucus with Hon. Van A. Manning, of Mississippi. Mr.

Hewitt would have voted for. Mr. Randall and Mr. Mannig for Mr. Goode.

The Ohio Eleotion a Great Disaster. WASHINGTON, Oct. and Blaine have telegraphed to their friends here that they will arrive to. night. A gentleman who conversed with them last uight in New York was of the opinion that neither of them would attempt to antagonize the administration in a factions spirit, They both regard the Oblo election as a great disaster to the party, and that it will require the united efforts of every branch of the republican party to hold their own in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.

Report of Murder Denied. NASHVILLE, 12. -The Washington dispatch of yesterday, on the authority of Deputy Collector Huges, of Columbia, Tennessee, to the effect that Thorns T. Williams, his guide on thy recent raid against Illicit distilleries in Lawrence county, had been taken from bis house and murdered by disguised men on the 23d of Sep. tember, is denied by the Lawrenceburg Free Press, which says: The Thomas T.

William referred to was alive two daya ago. and noattempt has been made to kill him." Exasperated Strikers---Military Moving. SORANTON, October attempt ou the part of the Lackawanva 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 On their homes by a stong military guard. quitting work they were assailed by the shouts of the mob who assembled in force bear the coal breaker but were kept back by the soldiers.

The is strongly guarded colliery day and night. The for meu who worked there to-day appealed after 11 protection to the authorities shortly o'clock to-night, stating that they were in fear of being murdered their homes before morning. Detach- in ments have been sent to protect, them nad a strong force of military is under arms in the city ready to woment's notice. Troops marob at a bave been for down the valley and telegraphed arrive before morning. 1877.

TEN Personal. Mr. Jobo Garret, formerly telegraph operator of Cher Wratern Union Telegraph Office at this place, but now stacloned at Willianaport, la in town on 8 visit. to his frienda. John looks well and the mountain air seems to ague with bim.

Effects of a Contracted Currency. The tramps have become unendura" ble in Pennsylvania. In a peEastern tition addressed to the grand juries the Citizens Executive committee of Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties" declare that five bundred tramps are now roaming over the terri tory inoluded in the counties named, and that the loeses to the people through their Idleness amounte to full $75,000 yearly. Workhouses are proposed AR the remedy. Attacks a Fellow Prisoner, This morning as Sheriff Daininger opened the cell in which ho had pinced a desperate fellow named John Nor.

ria, he sprang out and entered the cell ef Oliver S. Adams, who wan still lying in bed, whom he choked and bent and would have hurt not young Adawa rolled himself tightly in his blanket. The Sheriff promptly called for help and secured the desporate 'man and conveyed him to safer quarters, whore he walked up and down his coll like a wild beast. No cuuse is given for the derco assault. he made upon Adams, is quite A stall man aud not half able to cope with bis vigorous foe.

Wild Turkeys. Wild turkeys this season are plenty In the Blue Mountains, and to those who, are thoroughly acquainted with their habits and know where they feed, no trouble la experienced in bringing them down. The Pinegrove It passed through the. Gap yesterduy morning disturbed three which flew up in front of the engine, and a good fowling piece in the bands of marksman would have put an end to their oxigtence. Lott Knapp last week sent a Que turkey to Dr.

Geo. Lineaweaver. A gentleman from the mountaina this morning sinted that this and last week over 175 pheasants have beon shot, which gives one an iden of the game abounding in the mountains, Released. Francis Stephenson, who day before yesterday was arrested at the maligntion of his parents who appeared bafore Squire Houck and mude information that they had lost all coutrol over him, and desired to have him placed in the House of Refuge, this morning was given a heariug, but through the Intercession of friends big parents with. drew the charges, and upon the boy promising to do better.

in the future took him home. The Squire addressed him and plainly told him that if he did not leave off going into bad company and break away from bia evil practices be would apon And himself before him presence agala, and fthen no mercy would be shown him and the consequence would be that be would And himself spending his youtbful days in the House of Refuge, from -which he had just, made such a narrow escape. Tho boy accompanied his parents home, but just as he left the door of the Squire we noticed a sly wink of his eye and his face illumined as he smacked the. air of freedom again. The Reading Riot Trials.

In Reading, yesterday morning, the trial of the Sunday's night's rioters, Levi Bachtel was recalled and testified that he bad been treated to beer by Jack detective, who requested him to hunt up Dissinger and they would go on a drunk. The defense of Henry Rimer, Geo. Bretteman and Heury. J. Harwick was taken up and closed, with the excoption of the latter.

The defeudanta themselves, testified that they were drawn to the scene of the disturbance out of curlosity, but that they suid or did nothing wrong. Othor wituesses testified fto their being in company with each of them, and corroborated the defendant's statements. At the afterwoou session of Court the defense of Heury J. Harwick was coucluded and that of Hezokiah taken up. This is the person who wrote to the commonwealth's attorney that he would plead guilty and tell iu 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 88 a spectator. Otter witnesses testified, but noue of them showed that Wootted bad done anything wrong. CENTS A WEEK. Fine Specimen of a Judge.

WASHINGTON, October -Judge Wright, of Indiana, assaulted the Hon. Columbus Delano this morning with a stick. The difficulty occurred on Fitteenth streot. just opposite the treagury department, the ex-secretary being in company with Mr. W.

H. Smith, formerly solicitor of the interior department. Judge Wright stopped the exsecretary with the remark, You d-d old falsifier, you wouldn't be believed under oath; everybody kaows it, and you know it. You cheated me out of $20,000. He thea aimed a blew with 3 walking stick al Mr.

Delano, which took effect upon his shoulder and 46 second one struck bit on the head. Persons passing by then interfered and prevented further troubles. Mr. Delano was takon to a drug store where b18 wound was dreased. He was not seriously hurt but was vory nervous, Judge Wright proceeded on his way down street.

Near Willard's hotel he met Senator M'Donald, to whom he said: "I found the d-drascal and beat him, and would be beating him now if they hadn't stopped me." The trouble between Judge Wright and Mr. Delano grew out of an old feud between them, which begat, when Delano was secretary of the interior and Judge Wright agent of the Cherokee Indians. The judge has always blamed Delano for bis (Wright's) indictment, on 8 charge of fraud, in the courts of St. Louis some two years ago in convection with his action as ludian agent, when the judge was acquitted. Three Children Burned to Death.

MEMPHIS, Oct. Tuesday night the house of Hal Anderson, colored, at Brader's station, Haywood county, was burned. Three children perished and the fourth was so badly burned that it will doubtless die. The children were alone in the bouse. The Missouri River Bridge Repaired.

ATCHIISON, 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 committee which examined the affair of the suspended Germau-American bank declare it will pay overy dollar, being perfectly solvent. Ita assets are 000, and liabilities $118,000.

The Story of a Missing Soldier. A quiet wedding occurred in this viljage within two mouths, at which there were no guests, a mother to the bride being the only witness to the ceremony beside the odiciating clergymen, who came from another village. In 1862 8 young gentleman, and resident of this county, who was betrothed to the lady, enlisted iu the Union army. His sweetheart made no effort to dissuade him, and, with 8 breaking beart, bade him adieu and quietly buriod herself in her home with her widow. ed mother, the only living member of the family besides herself.

For awhile all wept well, and loving letters cheered the gallant soldier. After the battle of Chancellorsville his letters auddenly ceased. Letter after letter was written to him and his comrades, but all that could be learned was that after that terrible battle be was missing. Ij8 stricken sweetheart never entirely abandoned hope; and lived on, hoping against hope for his return. After many weary years her patient troth has been rewarded, and she is now a happy bride.

Some time during the fight he was taken prisoner, and soon after was sent to a Southern prison, where he WAS kept about 8 year, suffering almost untold Ho Anally escaped and reached the seaboard, where he conceived the idea of personating au English sallor aud got ting to England on a blockade runners After much delay and many disad points during which his courage almost failed him, he succeeded: remain ed sailing through the blockade squadroD. After that all was blank: He learned afterward that he had been ken ill and soon 'after insane. On his arrival at England he way taken to an insane asylum by the captain of the blockade runner, where he remained until a year ago when he was but pennyless, 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 be told his story. A leave of absence was granted him, he caule to Middletown laud found bis old sweetheart, now 8. lady of 32, still faithful memory.

I They were quietly married, and are now in England, where he proposes to remain for a term of years. During his long absence- -his only surviving relatives, a brother and uncle, had died, and he had no ties to keep him here, save the love of country, which will eventually bring him and his faithful wife back to our Press. VARIETIES. -Mr. Gladstone is writtug a primer of Homer.

-The St. Gothard Tunnel will pro. bably be linished within three years. -The employes in some of the Altoons shops are working twelve houra a day. -There were seventy.

Ave deaths, front diphtheria in Pittsburg alone last, week. -The Dartmouth College navy has been disbanded and boating wholly given up because of the heavy expense. -It is rumored in Paris that Ger. many will occupy Russian Poland, in order that the Russian troops there mny be used against the Turks. -The carpet manufacturers at Kid.

dermineter, England, have resolved to advance the price of carpets, in C0086. quence of the increased cost of raw material! -Prince Waldemar of Denmark. youngest brother of the Princess o1 Wales, has passed en brilliant examination, and has been appointed a sub. Lieutenant in the Danish navy. -William Cullen Bryant, Longfellow, and Bayord Taylor have recently been elected members of the Literary Academy of Athens, which 18 under the special patronage of the Queen of Greece.

-There i6 an abundance of wheat and remaining in Buigaria. Every hamlet is crowded with immense stacks of gralu, while a very large crop of Indian corn 18 awaiting the husbandman. -Col. Forney has disposed of the as Philadelphia Press to the Nevin brothere for the sum of $180,000, aud will hereafter be its European correspondent. His valedictory was published in Wednesday's edition of the Press.

-Under the title of Kindly Porethought," London Times announces the rumer current in Paris, that Victor Hugo has in his portfolio poem of 2,000 lines, entitled 66 Le which will appear after the decease of Plus IX. -Harvard 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 hero," and the nuisance bas abated. -Two persons high in social life at Salt Lake, Utab, were married, the other day, without any ceremony whatever, the parties merely agreeing to live as husband and wife, each reserving the right to withdraw from the contract at any time. -Lucy Stone has returned from, Colorado, where she found a grievance of her sex in the fact that, while intelligent women could not vote, the Mexicall men living there had the right of franchise. These voters, she says, live like bogs fu mud huts, cannot read or write, and are in every way brutish.

-A New Hamshire man recently cut from his leg with a penknife a nunnie which was put there at Cold Har. bor du 1864, and winch the surgeons then deemed it inad able remove, 88 it was embeded the of late the ball had de below the ankle, and troubled Him seriously. The white. reeldenta numerous towns in California have agreed not to employ Optuamen for any purpose, not to lease them houses, nor to buy anyfrom them, nor to sell them anything except At: exhorbitant prices. Things must nave reached a bad condition when the Californians are not ruling even to make prodt out of purchasors and tenants.

When Gen. Todleben went to stay with Lord Houghton, the latter asked a friend to come up and fumigate the General's room with 8 good cigar; for," said he, the General is utterly miserable unless be amokea, yet his sense of politeness is such he wouldn't for the world indulge in cigar if he thought it was not customary," This ruse succeeded perfectly. Probabilities for Clear or partly cloudy weather, cold northwest shifting to warmer southeast winds, rising followed by falling barometer, LOCAL NEWS. Apple Tree In Blossom. Jeremiah Strayer, butcher, residing on East Cumberland street, has an old apple tree standing in his vard which is now in blossom, being the second time this year.

There isalso An apple tree in Bethel township that is In full blossom. In Quod. This morning Constable James Gates arrested Frank Seidler and brought him before Squire Houck, where the wife of David Shott had entered complaint with against him for supplying her husband liquor after repeated warning had been given. Seidler was remanded to jail and this afternoon will be given a hearing. Coon Ranting.

Several gentlemen from town last evening left in the Pinegrove train for the Blue Mountains on a coon hunting expedition. They anticipated having a good time of it durlug the night and had made ample provision to have dogs and the proper accoutrements on hand at the place they intended to get off the cars, Third Association. A meeting of the Ninety-Third AB. 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: On Flagg--Dr. E. R. Umberger and E. M.

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

M. Boltz, E. M. Woomer und E. 0.

Euston. Domestic Market. Market this morning was well patronized, but from now forward It will be held on Friday poon until further notice. It is believed it will haye the effect of increasing the attendance both as regards the farmers and the purchasers. The following were the rullng prices: Butter, 25.

cents per pound; eggs, 20 cents per dozen; potatoes, 40 conte per bushel; egg plants, 6 to 8 cents apiece; lard, 9 cents per pound; chestnuts, 10 cents perquart; benne, 10 cents per quart; celery, 5 to 8 cents a stalk. Meats sold at the same figure as last weeks with no signs of Eels brought 20 cents per pound. Counterfeits. Counterfelts are dying about town an plenty as dies around a stumped tall cow in summer We notice an article going the rounds of the' papers at present that a Alty dollar counterfeit note ou the National bank of the Central bank of New York: bas just been detected in Geo. D.

Rise, cashier of the Dimes Savinga Bank informed 08 this morning that eight weeks ago he came across one at the bank, and that soon after another was detected at the Valley bank. This goes to prove that the counterfeit of the above denomination has been put OD the market long before this and that the discovery Is aoytbing but new. Lard la Price. Lard this morning on market fell to nine cents per pound, and the man who, during the summer saved his stener of lard for frying mush this winter and purchased it at the stores for 18 and 14 cents, is again out of pocket 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 woven cents per pound. Lard is a thing that we cannot do without in the household and is 8 staple artiole; consequeutly everybody who Is compelled to purebase it cannot fail to rejoice over its decline.

Installation or Omicers. John Krum, District Deputy Grand Master, last evening justalled the following officers of Lebanon Lodge 121, I. 0. 0. N.

Daniel M. Sharp; V. John B. Shaak; Secretary, D. W.

Miller; Ass't Secretary, J. B.Karch; Treasurer, J. T. Nitrauer; I. Levi Fauber; O.

J. F. Ebur; Conduotor, Benjamin Smith Warden, J. A. McConnell; R.

to'N, F. Stauter; L. S. to N. H.

B. Greiner R. S. to V. Andrew Sharp; L.

8. to V. Jobu Carpenter. On Thursday eventug be also installed the following officers of Lebanon Valley Lodge No. 686, 1.

0. 0. N. S. S.

Ramsay: V. Peter Hauer; Secretary. W. J. Burnside; Assistant Secretary.

W. G. Lebman; Treasurer, E. F. Ramsey.

1.2: Register's Office. Deputy Register Desh, this morning granted letters of administration on the estate of Felix Gingrich, late of South Annville township, to Henry Gingrich and George Riglet, of the same townsblp. The Fire Committee. The Fire Committee of Council met last evening in the Court House for the purpose of investigating changes that have been made regarding the action of certain companlea in the disposition of hose, that properly belonged to the borough. No action was taken and after a short consultation the commit.

toe adjourned. What the action of the committee will be, or what the line of fu vestigation is to be, 19 hard to tell, as the work they are engaged at 18 kept from the public and will only he Did before it after Council has recelved the report. Jouestown Jottings, Cool mornings. News are extremely source. Divine survices will be held in the German Reformed church to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, in the German language, and in the evening in the English language in the Lutheran church, by Rey.

F. J. F. Sunntz. Mexars.

Jacob G. Hellman, George T. Capp and J. W. Maguire sent home 47 pheasants, shot in two days hunting Lula weel: ou the mountains.

The sight of so IDany in bunch created quite an exoitement. Mr. Titus H. Rank is repairing bis ILotel, which, when duished, will pregent a peat appearance. Meaara.

Zebring Wilhelm have been apppinted agents for Bowens' Per-, fect Grain and Grass Seed Separator: and Cleaner. Cull and see It. 'The Lutheran General Discussing Theology. 'The convention of the General Coup. cil of the Evangelical Lutberan churob in North America continued its megsious on Thursday morning, with the' Rev.

Dr. Krauth in the chair. After' the standing committees bad been nounced, the convention proceeded to A discussion of the theses on the Gules. burg declaration on pulpit and altar fellowship, The Lutheran church. owes her being to the conviction that her confessions depart In no respect from the falth taught in God's word that she teaches the Gospel in Its plete purity that all bor doctrines are diyine; that alto is the most perfectly homogeneous portion.

of that church visible, of which the catbolic church is tho soul; that in' a supreme and unique degree she bas the murky of the true church, to wit, the pure word of. God and the rigid sacraments. Any communion which does claim. 80 much for itself is, on ite own admission, in some measure a sect. The en-.

tire morning session Wis consumed in this theological debate. There are 105.6 theses to be disoussed, and the conven. tion, from the time consumed on the above, is making slow progress. The: ufternoon session was -devoted also to the consideration of those At the evening services Rev. F.

J.E, Shuntz delivered the sermon, the congregation being dismissed with benediction by the New. Era. Fantalon Notes: Fantalon Notes: Skirts are worn abort in front. trains grow 'longer and longer, Putty color is the newest shade "for kid gloves. Pleated and gathered corsages are coming in vogue.

The necks of all new drosses open ent chale or pompadour. A great many ribbon bows are seou on all the new costumes. Lace bonnet strings and lace scarfs are no longer fashionable, Jewels take the place of spangles in the costly imported faus. The combinution of black silk and velvet will be popular. Figured and embossed velvet will'be used; the plain ia not so stylish.

Sacques are becoming longer, and bnaques also, originully designed for elderly ladies, are worn by young matrous oyer trimmed akirts, thus omitting the overekirt. The new coat sleeve bas fast a little' fullness at the elbow, which allows the arm to bend without discomfort; though it fits almost perfectly tight from the' boulder to the wrist. Black alik costumes are made with the new ruche trimming some of them are trimmed with a thick silk cord; sometimes it is a combination of bright colors, then again all of oue color. 79 108 da.