The Weekly Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

moM AU.4UAHTIMOP THB OLOBB Duriac OM from and and VMdCHMd IBM Tuw The United Statos Senate refuted to pass the bill Increasing salaries chaplains. The llonsc dlscnin- to appropriation bill-' The New York extension of the' Baltimore and telegraph la in working rubber manufacturers, in session in New York, de-Mod to shut down, unlacs rubber declines in prico. Such action will throw 30,000 or 40,000 people out of employment The Philadelphia book trade association -protest the reduction of the duty on books and proposed by the tariff commission -Tae minera of Backer colliery near Sheaaniioah, refuse to -vork until the ia enforced Hanlon agreed to row John A. Kennedy, of Maine, three miles and one turn Race to coma olT next spring. Senile briefly die- caswftbe French war claims bill an I then consumed the entire day in debating the civil aervicu reform bill.

In the House, after along discussion, James H. allowed to bo sworn in as a the. 2nd Missouri dis- '-The was further ied Dr. Hamilton says that Dr. Bliss guvo.

President Gurlleld morphine, of the ir.frtrnctlo;ii9 of the tilting Two young i and two young ladles run over and at Altooi -Theresa Stnrla found gnlUy of manslaughter for shopt- ingher. sentenced ta penitentiary for ono year Quincy, Ohio, reports another easeof ftiith cure at llulonlonn Oathertd IB by mr Special Reporter. Institute next week. The holiday trade of our merchants is said to bo immense. Considerable building is still being done in this place.

Daniel Kaine, who has for a time bean Indisposed, lias entirely recovered. K. liecson has sotu purtioh of the old National house on Mcrgantown street. Porter Craig haa purchased tins interest of Thomas M. Iladden in the planing mill at this place.

Homo Mission Band held a festival in the lecture room of the Presby to- rian church last night. Jimmy Itush, baggage, mastei on the Southwest road, is lying ill with symptoms of typhoid fuvor. William Hannan, father of Oliver Darby, of this place, was killed on the railroad near Linden station a few days ago. The musical convention, which bus boon ir. scHBiou during tlio 1 past week, will terminate in a gram! concert tonight.

Our young legal friend, Daniel Sturgeon, read law with lion. Daniel Kaine, and not Alfred Howell, ax reported last week. About eight feet of the eastern gabel of Frank Brooks' house, on Gallatin avenue, was blown tu during the storm on Wednesday evening. i preparations are being made by our'hotel men and boarding IIOUHO keepers for the accommodation of the teachers to assemble hero next week. Henry'Clay Dean, who lectures in Concert Hull on Tuesday, January 9th, Six hangtagsyeileraay-Thc oil market TO1 id teo ot W' tm Plowing one failed taroiot.

cose in Chicago. His speech occupied hv.t an effort to rencli a vote wan (lefcnt- eil. Ill tbj House the pnstofllro npprn- bill won furthor conslrtorcd. All niiU'iKlnieiilx for special mail facilities wero vdtoil down, wall iis the uineml- dftys in its delivery, hoVvevor. i -John Djuigherty, Ihn nilsgiiided young man who made on attompt to shoot to throe years and six in iitliH ia tho penitoaliury, by Jurtgo WUUoii.

on Friday Lawrence rapist, got four yours and six months. Tuesday und wore clanger- ts to defeat the cheap portage clause ous aays or uni crtain tet ho bill Tho Balto. and Oliio tele-i of the bill Tho Balto. ni graph line- has been completed hntwoon Baltimore anil Now York A Baltimore niiin.lsill" his wl'fo and thon com- liealli of Congrtmttmn Orth, of Indiana, was in both fongress yesterday. Jn the Senate hill was reported from tlio linnnre committee to oxUmd for two 'ke period wjtliin which pt-isons having wnjhkoy in bond miwt pay tho ami light wolirhts.

'1'Ue winds blow, the rail) fell and tto-te upon the Kroniid, making solid of ius. Though walking was suspended, the fl were out. Daniel Hnro wns strifk on tJto wUh'ti timber ami reiutared inscnslblp, tho iniasllo ho- Jny hnrlBtl from a hitlliliujj by tlio wind. Considerable to uroporty is reported. Dr.

-J, K. Groonu-, of llrou-iiHvillfi, sual tho board of 'lirociory to rorovor roncltii'od in sittond- taxcn thereon. fo: bankruptcy Mil, with amendments, a i panp er. "The doeJdotl roportertfiomthc jndielary committee. inasmu(jh ria tho doetor's services hill was din- W() rondero(l ease of great einor- geiicy he hud tbo right tlio board.

TlioHupronic court revensodthodocision, deciding that tholward of poor directors cannot bo sued in such eases. Tho poiot of tho decision in thut thu physician must notify the poor directors thut ho is attending a putknt; otherwise physicians eouldrunup biUsagsiinst tho county. The supreme court virtually decided cariti of much importance to whiskey man. George W. Joiies, tho Brownsville distiller, wits proaouutcd for carrying on a wholesale liquor store away from his distillery.

JudgoWlllson decided distiller cannot soil liquor ofhis own distillation away from tho district at which it is distilled--in other words, he cannot distill liquor in Urowmvillo and sell in Uniontown. Jones appealed and the attorneys asked privilege to pro- sent tho case in full for consideration of the supremo conrt. The latter body de- this, iiii i tly affirm Ing the ducreo ieal college for i-omflleity in thogravo the lowor court, robberies. Thosnpronio court on ynturduy oonsnlar appropria- i rmu tfco decision of Judge Wiilson tion bill occupied theSenato. The nom-1 the shtnder SLiii of Anrou Xeighbors, inntions of Davis, Chvyton Mo- in ht of his wifti Kllen, against llobtirt Michael and otharHWoreeontimjwI.

IcwUL'bo rmnvrubored ihht The Home, by a vote of KB resolution for a Holiday fecesB. a second thought itself a holiday racena. In tbo iSeiutfo a'petition was presented loin deneral Pope and men serving under him In the late war praying the reinstatement of John Porter. The Indian approprivjon bili taken up and passed'with a few slight amond- inenta. The bill utending the bonding period otwhlsK.

occupied the remainder of tho day. The House discussed the postoffice bill, 1 rraolatlon to adjourn over from 212nd to January 2nd Lnngtry ta in Philadelphia A serious scarcity of water is -eporteti from all parts of mirthwcstem Ohio loKlslatlve brlli ea" 0 ---ThePhlladclphis grand jf'y eijjiit biiin of indictment forties, of the JolVerson med- NEAR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NOTES Ufntf and ComnuiiU of Local Interenl Culled From Onr Exchanges and In Wash' pitrobo is now lit with gas. tv crank has been captured lng on tho lesser. Tun House pasned tlio apptoprir.tlon bill Including the xcctl'm whiet the rste of postage Jo two cents City Bunk of deBeienay oil of the Western Pennsylvania uien In meeting, agreed to not rwluce wages; the tariff commlssson was iirgod to make speedy report. Orcr fourt, near London, damaged by Hro Gladstone has resigned ihe of the exchequer, and secretary of- war, Hugh C.

C'bildors, has been appointed to succeed meii arrested in Dublin sun! peeled of having hud a part in tho Pnenix park murders Publio works will ba in southern Spain for relief of the poor there. Joyce. Miles and I'utick Casey, thu three men Cl wivictcd of partU ipation in tho murdor ''oyce family at Mamstraana, Irc- wero uan falway vcsterJay. protested thetr innocenco on the c. 1 Seditious proclamations have te in Constantinoplestct'OtH.

Speiu-er has tbr aw) offering ra- wajrdft Sttc 011 to the niru-do- re. Weatgato.ihe aaswin, has arrived in Dub. nn be now members of the British of office Saturday Urd Dafforiii lift" nubmittetl the government to re- Wrin Uw native of Tho TTnited (UplQinatitr agent pro- imited the Klwdive. y--Mr. opposes any atttampt to land penniless in in Xaia Speucer Kill nrobabjly of Fsr- 3f Irish Sa- at Cork j- Chill Inve pliiadwtd kjisaiattsubjjau.

sn tho tiuit Uu J-'ronclk TH i TiielSciltan Jivsa In con- steni. S.ar ofhis life Tlw (CMnoso am Cari.sny. tho parties: got into troublo over Hue fence; und thut it xvnn churgt'd that Fat- wrson sltmdered Klleii Neighbors. Upon triai the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $2,350, and this large amount Hubsequontly rodnced to by tho court. Tuebama of tho appeal wus tho refusal of tho court to instruct tho jury, an requested by i Patterson, thut the words said to have boon used by blm in tho declaration of suit would not support the innuendo of his slanderous ivorcln.

SEQUEL TO A SENSATION. The Father of June Drum. Supported tu lya lleittlt to Clulin tier. In 1604 SiHHuel. Drum, of Fayotto City, bade furowell to bis wife and struuk out ior the West.

On April of thatyeaca child WJW bom to Mrs. Drum, and the foilowing Juno tho mother died. Tlio i'y of WlUiuin Kemlull took of tU 1 child. Drum was always and on November 15th she ilioJ. Then tiio momorablu battle for panst-asion of the deiul bmly.

At tho instance of Natliaii uncle oi'Llio (rirl anil tcsttimoutary guardian, L. K. Frashpr wus appointed administrator of a oatate. Judgu Wiltson decided the guardian and administrator were entitled tbc body, but of all the good poople of I'ltyotto City none could bo found vvUl- to rt-move tho body from the Keii- dall rouldcuco to the ho awe of the guar- Tho peoplo thomselvoM buried the curias in the KomhtU fumily lot, us the girl had requested before her death. While this novel battle wus in progiess, Samual Dram, father of the uhiUl, was belle veil to bo dead.

Ou Thursday of last weok ha appeared in Uniontown uccom- panned by Kendall and Attorney Ho well and nt their instiuico served a notice on Administrator Fresher that ho must Btep UovvJiand out, Begister way re- ti) recall the papers, but tlecliu- ed.and application witl IxMmido to court for J. rule on ttuicagister to show why tho futbei 1 shou not be uppoiuted ad- niinUtnitor of tho estate. Samuel county twenty years ago. Ho drinking man. Ho wont to nliigtoii, Illinois, nnd soon aftti- pf wifo's death reached Then he drunk moro than bet sitnii.

to become for sixteen years ho has noi touched liquor. He is now an China may to 'tare war wlUi employe of Ins BA 1 Is rumor Company, with headquarters at Denver. (lie ho lins oniiugh wealth for all his tondoB wantslinl tbst will pay the Kendalls vonpinies are negotla- )9r their UHFP ofhis dead cbftd. with the Itenson, Truwj. is tho A i 1W jCttiitorboiy The ir jiucrvossful at JH worth alwut Diphtheria proruila to a limited exteni in And about Elizkboth.

Meyorsclale uud Salisbury now connected by tolenhone. Tho fucing foundry roenntly destroyed by Are at Mt. Pleusar.t la to ho rebuilt. Two new. locomotives have been pur- for the Ligooier Valley rallroud.

The now roiling mill at Cauouaburg, is expected to start up about Monday' uoxt. It requlro four million of briekn to arch the new tunnel on tho West Penn 'Fho Monongaueln Kocord mourns tho absenco of a Chinese latindrv in that village. J. T. Moss, thn Port Hoyal has thousand barrels of whisky in bond.

Four hundred und eight teachers uro present at tho institute in Greensbuig 1 this week. Editor Hough, of the West New ton Press, still continues to relate his wonderful hog Moriey. roof of Overholw barn ut West Ovcrton, was blown over by tho storm on Wednesday night. John Conrad, agod about years, wus killed-by thu cars noar Braddocks, on Tuesday last. The case of Silas lroy, tho Westmoreland county murderer, wns before the board of pardons this wook.

Waynesbiirg complains of irregular mails. The Democrat blames it all upon tho Pittaburg Southern railroad. The Waynes burgers deny that their poor house in quite as bud condition aa represented by the newspapers. 'ash hint on and JolTorson college last week cromuterl '-Old Khet- orie" with upproprlato A number of Wimhington town citi- xnriH have tv club for tho pur- pojie of Tlio an ugetl woman was found by tho road side in Washington uounty, ruefciUly. who hud been frozen to death.

A now eluas RhiftOt- has been introduced the Fort Wuyue road. It in jnoro powerfn'. than uny engine yet in use. Is bellowing for a park association. not fence in the entire village and make public pasture fleld.

Tho Monongubeta City school board will decline to let their now school building for nny purpose outside of local latent. Jobes, tho Greene county murderer died few weeks ago, ia suspected of huvlug'had hand in moro murders than one. Simon P. Sweitzer is ubout to establish diatillory at Sand Putoh. on tho lino or tho Bnltimoro and Ohio road in Soiuaraot county.

Tho valuable horsostolensomemontha ngo from Moaos Hick man, of Washington county, wus recovered last week by a Pittabnrg detective. James Case, a brukeman on the Bultl- moro und Ohio roud, was dangerously hurt while muking coupling nt linden Htation one duy lust week. Etiiwibeth boasts of an assured glass to furnish tho location for machino.uhopH and round for the Monongiihola division. Washington and Jetl'srson college has graduated mon, most of whom. gone forth to occupy places of influence nnd prominence in tho state.

The Journal thinks there have boiin several spots on the son, judgfug from ihe howls emanating from a Mt. Pleasant boy fow days ago. Tho morals of Way urg wore somewhat improved one day recently by the auddon departure of the proprietor of tho ono and only gambling aaloon in the village. Tho citizen's cornet-band, of Greensburg, will during tbo holidays, render for tho edification of tho citizens of that village, a burlesque on Uncle Tom's Cabin. Tho school directors of Small Washington Imvo determined to erect anew, larger und more commodious school building in that phice dnring the oiir.y Npring.

ft wasn't whiaky but an ungovornu- bio lompor that ii.dueed a sightless demon of McKeosport to attompt tho uiri- putation of his wife's leg with a butcher knife. It ia rumored that a new democratic penny afternoon paper will bo starred in Pittsbnrg. Tho projector of tho Ht'hemt' is described tis a Hucuansful newspaper man at Altooua, A Johnstown man numod Lylo made fun of Editor Woodruff, of tho orat. Tho latter retm.uted in kind, wheraupon Lylo gets angry and sues the editor for libel. A stabbing alTray in reported from a spelling boo in the classic shades of Washington ecmnty.

Theyseomto need a little cold justice over there far worse than spoiling beoet. The store of W. A. Byors, of Stoncr- vlllo, wua burglarized on Sunday night lust. dollars in money, a uvolvor, some jewelry and other valuables wore stolen.

Tho school directors of Dtinkard township, Oreene county, have succeodotl in plunging into a miro of diffl- c.ilty in regard to tho management of Hjhoojlrj over there. Thpmaa Cunupbcll. another ruilrobd laborer who had worahlppod too long und at tho shrine of Uucchiui, was killed on tho railroad near McKeonport on Sunday morning. John Fennoll, an inmate of tho insane department of tho Westmoreland county Home, tiacapod from that Tuesday morning last, by jumping from second window. On Saturday last the sheriff orAlle- ghony county was directed by the court to 3oil all tho personal property of O.

M. OiUloco, latp contractor on the Pltteljurg jato A had a ratior sad in tuU ptwg recently. After seeing friends and (ii'i ill skin well ftllod with Water ntreet Scottislf vreeked three fcifhly flavorwl taiiifle-foot he Hearted but lost und-drove into Russia a jauii'' of, Berlin budget Uosderfd- "'Uo- of In -af tia, r3 he cut whlcli liatl been tilled old logs. When he this predicament bin horses and mtnagcd to gunk thcro NMIS tlie morning found hHhorsw all failed to now lint tin of nh duya WM mccr- 1 ir.ouii. The uutumed mulp acotr e4 Another yiL-tiiu in Groeiio cqunty Hii Church, a njnH airrier, was kickoJ In by long- jjart'd friend, and kitlod.

Jobtt Ponrd. au old and rpapiacted citizou of over and killed by aftl Ohio Irafn lust An wait and a verdict of.ucciiiontal death roudered. Tbe grout unwashed of Mt, Vluatant uro happy over the acquisUioti of asteam laundry, Wlih aoft drLnks, clean linen nnd two good newspapers, the Ploas- unt ought to at peai-e with themmlvM and world. -3 Some of the more strong-minded of the Wayhesbnrg girlshave banded them-; selves together and detdared fbr perfect independence, and espeulrlly do they claim to be independent of the boys. tuilarjn a steam saw mill near Ur- slna, Somerset county, blew up with ler- rlhc force, oomplotely wrecking tbe mill.

An employe named jSmith was danger- ousl a id It Is feared fatally hurt. Last i reek two colored men who i near Oi ifton, West Virginia, quar: One male an attack with an axu, the other employed a shot gun eside eled. 4lle with which lie inflicted a fatal wound on his antagonist, A number pf the members of the state legislature visited It Reform school in Washington county, on Tuesday last, to consider the proprie of making an ap- proprk-tion for that institution at their next ntigetiuK. Leland Fairbanks, cbem- iiitat the McKeesport tube works, died laatweuk fVuuian overdose of landanum. HewaH but twenty-three yeurd of age and was the son of a prominent New York lawver.

The courts have requested Cumberland school board to res'lgn. Tbc members of the board decline and the newspapers uphold them and intimate that tho action uf thu judges is Inapired by spite. After 'mature deliberation the Review evolves the-rather discreditable confession that Mt. Pleasant can furnish more smoke, more sensations and jnors scandals to the square inch than any other section of the globe. A sanguine farmer named Mftplewll) begin boring for oil on his premises in Dunkard township, Greene county, as soon as the weather will He expects to strike a bonanza, and will go a considerable depth before abandoning the work.

The Indian claimants to the Mowry estate wore defeated in the United States district court last week, the jury -rendering verdict in favor of the defendants. It is understood that tbe copper-colored claimants v.U appeal to the Federal supremo court. Daniel Iftthplman, a farmer resi-liiiK about three miles east of ML Pleanunt, was shot through the head on Wednesday morning while butchering. The bullet entered tlie right eye. Ho is still living, though but slight hopes are entertained of bis recovery.

A Morgfiiitown raan named James Allen, challenges Toin Allen, tiio pugilist, through the columns of the Post, to K-rhthlm the championship of the Lack of railroad communication with the outer world may account for this belligerency. The borough of McKeesport is just now in financial distress. Three attachments were oil Monday issued on the finances of the borough InI the banks of that place, in execution of judgments obtained against the rough In 1873 for interest on the borough railrowl bonds. The Johnstown Tribune has discovered iu that locality a crippled horse which manages to get along, in this world with ease and comfort wit 3 the aid of a wooden leg. The man wiio vouches for this tale said to of iiniinpsachabltt veracity, of no bur habits and good eyesight.

Our West Virginia friends just across the line In Moncugalia county are importing blooded stock from Fayetts county. The Morgiratown Post nays that Ciipel Holland returnee: recently with a heifer and a couple of pigs of fancy breed which ho purchased in our county. The iron and steel broken span in tlie bridffti pf the Holriereet and Cambria Railroad will be shipped to the Ml. Clare shops, whore it will be worked over and reconstructed, it will then he returned und placed in its old pi.silion, now temporarily occupied by a wooden.Htructure. Yssterday Isaac G.

Tinney, John Brown and others, of Youngstown, Ohio brought suit against the Dunbar Furnace Company, the Ugonier Valley Railroad, J. M. Huhoonmukor, Armstrong, Evorson, Macrum and Company and others, for Infringement of the Traoey railway switch. Application will be made next March for a charter for tbe Washington Light Heat and Fuel Company. Tlio object is to furnish light, heat and fuel to the citizens of that place, by moans of gas, manufactured or natural.

The parties composing the proposed incorporation are supposed to bo of KlttanniiiK. The charitable people of Waynesburg have organized a philanthropic society for the purpose of distributing alms among the deserving poor of that immediate vicinity. Such commendable movements are the product of true religion, and will go a long way towards paving the to eternal and everlasting bliSN. The pipss from the MurraysvUle, Westmoreland county, gas well are almost completed into PitUbnrg, and in a few days connoaion will be made atjthe uit End gas works. The oil gas in its original shape Is a vwy poor Illuminator, but Supeiintendent Denniston of the gas works propones to purify It, so that when mixed with the coal gas it will produce Justus gooda light as tbe latter when used alonii.

Next month tha Edgar Thomson steel works will commence to make steel in tbe same manner as it is made at the North Chicago works and at several of the steel works in Europe, namely, by running: the moltenipig iron directly from the blast Into the converters, thus Obviating the melting of the pig iron in cupolas. Arrangements are already completed whereby the molten pig will be conveyed from the furnace and poured into the converters in ladle- shaped cars. The West Newton Press understands that certain Ohio capitalists have aigni- fled their intention of starting a branch marble andgranltemoniilnenlond tombstone establishment there, providing the town will do the handsome thing with them in the way of some ground or its equivalent. As the proposed new industry would actually employ eight or ten men, the capitalists of West Newton ought to leave no stone aniurned to secure their settlement (here and the consequent big boom in business. Washington county tonne great men.

Home arp ftniqus their talents, others for liberality, but recent Indfcstp that they oat) claim tbp honor of having a oitiien, who jf nfl' great jp, anything else, has earned tiis unenviable reputation of being the stlingiwt moo "in Western Penp- aylyanta, Individual question rejoices Jn uncommoBnimBof Snilth. Wbjle pataiqg through the village of HiUsboro a few days loot bis pocket book, containing a thousand It ww round by the old lady who acts as toll gatherer on the his loss (hortly afterward, Smith returned, claimed and received the purse, and passed onward without living the woman a 01 Keportarla IBWS AND GOSSIP natlni Alloat Town and Kar bj Ine the 4iiliur1m. merry Christmas all. JTheftoaaou for killing deer ozpired. Yesterday was tho slmrtont day in tlio year.

Ice eight thick is lioiiiff har- VMted. I' J. M. Snydor baa moved 1 'Into hln now house. I By way of a change ihe day aro grow- luiE longer.

Hops are plentiful when the dancing season The Deoembei" moon will got full Ghrlatraaaevo. Jacob Newmyor, of Dawacm, was in town yowtorday. John B. Lorkln, of PittHburg, wai ia townagaih on Tuesday. Jonathan Bank in, of Perryopolia, us town on Wednesday, The borough are making their annual tour of tho town.

J. K-. Cf.arko, of OreonHburg, honored UB with ii Skating on the'mill ratitti neur is being enjoyed by tho small The year 1862 is looking wiin and pale; pulse uino respiration decidedly uncertain A runaway team -enlivened tho solitude of New Huvon on Sunday afternoon last. Capt, Morrow hiw pjate of ness olftborutoly trliumod with spruce. A white Chrifltmai is promised by the gentlemen who are in charge of the weather.

Mri. Wilhelm, of Plttsburg, visited her Conuellsrvillo friends and relatives thin weuk. Marian El more will be the only attraction offered at the opera house during the holidays. Jfimea Purdy, wife and daughter, of Philadelphia, aro visiting friends and relatives in town, Tiokcts for the opera house aro now on sale at the drug utoro of K. P.

Sutor, on PUUburg fltrsoi. Special express uro being run through from Baltimore to PittRbnrg, carrying oysters only, If kid arc laid upon dump towel for two or three they will go on without louring. Lawyer Kllngensmlth, of Greonaburg, itoppotl'otr for couple of on Monday, on legal business. A general excurnlon for tho CbristKiiw holidays is ordered over the Pennsyl- Tiuiia railroad and branchou. A clothing store ban been eatablished in tho room on Main Htrutt formerly occupied by Hargrave'B drugstore.

We acknowledge tho receipt from J. C. Kurtz und Company, tlie insurance men, of ncvernl calendars ol urtistlc do- tilgn. Itev, A. Kan kin, form pastor of tho United Presbyterian congrogjttiou of thU plut-e, attended the prowbytery on Tuesday.

The Mothodiftt Protoniani ilebrate its golden, or fifti next Thunttiar ureni ber28th. Charley Mara ball hitB purchased tho barber fhop under the Wllkoy building on Main atrevt and IK npw in for hLinaelf, Our young people Imvu concluded to obfjorve the holidays with fasting and, prayer instead of reveling in amusement and juicing. Willidrn ITnnnan, railroader of I hiw place, was kilted by the earn on the Baltimore) and Ohio road, unitr Pittfthurg, one day last week. Quito number of the clerkw in the office of tho BaUJmoro and Ohio road will leave for their respective homes to spend tho hollduyn. It Is getting around Inward borough election limeand the local politiciansure beginning to lay plans for caucuses, conventions and candidates.

We are glad to bo able to announce that Frank McGratli, who has been ouily ill with typhoid fovuv for 'tho past two weeks, is convalescing, Harry Groom, a railroader, wollknown in this place, was severely aqiieczod while making a coupling in the Pittsburg yards ono day last week. Joseph 8. Bryner, has resigned, md 3. S. Maiwtellorihas been appointed; chief clerk to M.

Snyder, c.hluf acuo-intant of dftpnrtmonta, Balto. and Ohio road. EliuM Bmiirr, of Iowa, is visiting his brother, K. Sraurr. Elhus worked in the McBeth tunuory bo for tho war and has not been in Pennsylvania for ten years, Lacrcnco HickH, tho rupiat, was non tonced to the penitentiary for four years and six months, His fate warning such locbdrous seoun- drtiln.

The Jiinco pie season is. at hand and recalls tho fact that the moitt export glazier cannot Insert panes as neiii and rapidly as can one little demure looking mince We hod a pleasant call from John Burton, one of the solid farmers of Franklin wnshijp.y ester day. Ho contemplates a trip to Dakota and California gome time in February or March. There is a sweet and seraphic smile on the countenance of tho ice man. tho indications point to a rich harvest, all of which will have a tendency to depreciate the price of-ice cream next summer.

The employes of the upper Baltimore and Ohio carpenter shops yesterday prt- Superintendent 7 Townsend and Foreman Schenck with Christmas tur- koys. Charles M. Fee mado.tho presentation Bpoooh. Tho United Statos mail now hauled' from the station to tho goal power. The team consists of the cloven-footed animals.

They are harnessed up in style und travel like trained. roadsters. Harry Sadler, who has charge of the undertaking department of Conn and Company, a complete register of every death and burial at which the ices of the firm tiro engaged. Such a recqrd shquld lipkept by all undertakers, TbjG gradui.tjcg claa.H qf our common schools be on Suturday r.ext by PrQfessqra T. Wakefleld aqd R.

V. aqd Or- McClonuthun, grammar and Ubtory, The public uro cardjally be John ahumur, of Dunbar township, was arrested on Saturday at tbe of hia wife, and taken helVne 'Squire Page, charged with desert'on. By pay- Ing his wife twenty dollars in money, she agreeing to leave hira aeverbly alone In tbe future, tbe bonds which bound, tbem aa man nnd wife dissolved to the extent of tbe jurisdiction of a jus TheWosl United Pies! ing in thts plupo on Tuesday IOH for the purpose of orjjalntng ond installing tliolr new ptmtor, but diligent oanvain ol the town failed to develop cohoiont rcpoU of Bov. E. who Imi quite a prouchei In Pittsburg, pastor I tho Cnunollsvillo Prosby- torlan i fiom IH62 to 180:1.

It was hia first eh go and, tvs he himself admits, he not ut that time tin cmlnont succoa-s iin A pi-euchor. Contractor Balsljy hBt now under course of doublo bounn for the Pittsburg mid CoiiTuiIlHville OUH Coal und Ooko Companv; a large double house in New Haven; a store room on tbe Pinnacle, for John Campbell, imdn la ige stable for James Ectmrd. Now Is the thno thut thoughtful mnld- ens ulze up the feet of promising baohe- IOM, A nlco pair of sllpporSj iiinc'e by loving bunds, uro certainly a most acceptable present. Wo uro of modowt and retiring dlspoHition, but, girlH, if yon wo wour numbni- tons. A colored.burbor, employed in Fox's barbershop, on Water street, struck and initiated serious wound on.

the bend of a man named Young, ou uf- toriiooti. Tho coiorod gentloinmi; was ai rested by Ottlisor Mayor S.illwiigon lined him live doltirs und contK for fighting on the streets. Tbo Pittsburg papers of Tuesday contained an item about a young gi v- his name Cocbrun losing uornc m'onev in a disreputable house in Pitts- 'burg. Yesterday Mio aiune papers ffinedo sworn statement from 13 row C. Walters, of 'Djiwaon, confons.rg bim- himttelf to hava boon the party to.

A ploy entitled Chispa" will bo brought out In Newmyor's operu house onnoxt Wednesday uigtit, Misa Marian Elmore, vivacious young ludy, who can (aIk brightly, sing magnificently, and dunce grnceflly, will uppoirtiH tha horolno. Thu sueties in tho four of the plsy ore luitf in the lumber cirnpH of California, William Hoekenborry, well known in, railroad circles horoubouta, ivus fatully urod on tlio Bnlto; and Ohio roud it onr AlpHville, on Thursday night While making a coupling his foesieunght in frog und tho ears looking down on him crushed hU log frightfully, ilia remains were lirougbtto this place Tor burial on Friday last. Capt. Henry Blackstone, uuciitor 'of raibroud accounts In tliu Interior dopnrt- tjiunt ttl. Wiiflhlngton, arrived town lopuy short vinit to his brother, Jiunos liliiekstotio, KMIJ.

Capt. BlackKtono has muny frhmcls in Connollsvillc, having resided hoiro over a score of yearm.ago, bqing then B-aporiu- twndent of (ho old Connolbiviire ThomuH Mulllgim nnd J. Donovun, wore attacked and brutally beuten in Sew Huven, on fonduy night, last by three men altagod to be naniot'l White nnci Martin. A Hinali riot wnui canned, und considerable blood mpUled. Mnllignn was pretty seriously btrt, and confined lo hlu bed from injuties received.

No informations or nrrenta have been The remains of Mary Lowry, of John Lowry, of Evorson, und grnnd- motlmr of Kditor Byrnw, of Ihe Scott- dule Independent, were brought hither C'UURT CAIJKNDAIl. ONt WEEK OF DECEMBER TERM. entenona ImptiNau anil Jiulfpmitmta Hen- if tint Dlvorni, Mill-- nutlVtf ff Irolnnrl, imt- or. rtHiini JninesUlli nralizccl. SoHmitli 11 til ofsale Fine impo i TluUnrmoi'n, mUl Bridge over Duulap'crook; Jasper M.

Thomas, ThomaH HtHsloi ami I i i i Shipley iijipomtrd hewers M. niislmne VH, Klink oUi! mone In court ordorod to lie paid to (ho purtics entitled under the auditor's repent. Ut s. K.nuy Franks, puld into court ordorod to be dtfttr.hu tod. HK por auditor 1 report.

For soiling liquor without Harrison found guilty hut rocotnniendetVto the mercy of tlie Hecsacapetl with nominal flno.lnutho oostH umoimted to pvor A i the pltiln- tlfffor932. T)aniel Tiirnoy vs. i Leoiinrd ment for philntiff for $11, Koefavoiv ot til vs. Blnoki'ord (t al, vurditit for Iho dofomliiui. Honry D.

vs. Job Donulrlsnu; vordlot for tho dofonddnt. John Loonnrd vs. James Cnlhoiiti; yordiotfor the plaintiff for $27.31. Axtonand PrittfTlo andoth-' ers for tho plaintiilV for 5il Daniel Runkin vs, Falrcbanua Fiunuco Company; vnrcilci the a i Oicenfj).

P. 8. Xowmyor vs. Win. Welsh and Company; judgment for plalniiU' Cor f374.fiG.

M. Dushano vs. John Bigiinii verdict tor, the plaintiff Cor flfW.aS; motion. for a now trial. A.

"BvaiUey ivnd Company vs. I'snjus l-SmUliotal; judgnifmt for tho plftintiff for Oppcnheimur untl Sons VH. J)unhur Furiiuco Company tiSMoa vuvdicta for tho plaint iffs for nn 1 rospeGtivcily; THE JJLVOIiCK i Mary-E. Swrmk VH. Jolm Swinik aliai liubpocnaawardod.

Mnry WiliinmH W. T. Williums; A IUIKM. John Coylo, assault on wifGinontom-ed to county jail for a period. oC leu days, Lifntoiiu Washington, larceny; sentenced to thcconniy.

jail fora period of four months. Lawrence Hicks, rApe; sentenced to iventcrn penitentiary fur period of four yours and six months. James Hogiin, larceny; ttctncnced to an imprisonment In the county i for period of six James I)ugan, Jamos. lUcSwcgii William Wyatt. discharged from jail under the insolvent law.

John Dougherty, murderous sentenced to the western penitentiary tor a term of tlireeyeurs nnd six months. To Kell Long, fur a lot of ground iu Dilnbar township, sold us tbo proporty uf George W. Cramer. To Grimvillo Ebberl, for lot of ground in Dnnlmr township; property of B. W.

Strlckler. To Joshua Strickler, for lot of Oompatiy, a the Valley Prick and works Otir esteemed friend and fellow Captain haa resigned his position in Hoover and tho dust of wickfid Union town from his shoos. lie returned ou Monday to the bouom of hia friends, not ax might have been expected, aniid the noisy blare of. trumpets, tho din of drums tho shouts of tho iiiultitiulo and the pomp of prido in which vaiii noula rovel but alone, unannounced," unut- tendod umLunwelcomod, with that grun 1 simplicity of which the great JoflerBoa WUB an exemplar. A violent windstorm of twenty-four hour's duration vluited this sod ion on Wednesday and Wednesday night reports of its disuatrous ing in from nil pnrta of (foota com- tho county.

In this place little or no dumiigo wan do no, of tbp county Two lu-usea near Unfontown aro to have but in the soul-hern put Un ravages wero verj been from their fun iciatlons. barns unroofod and trees uprooted. Con- siderablo destruction is also from tho neighborhood of Moyer, Ever- aon and Broao Ford. Tho double of the Buitimore an ft Ohio road continues to gather victims with unceaHing logularit On Monday evening A railroad luboier uiw struck tho Broad Ford tion, just below this place. He at the time of the iiccident sitting as: though sleeping on the end of a cross-tie.

He had been in town during the day, and had imbibed rather freelyof intoj icanls. He was brought tho science of the railroad physicians failed to esusci- tate him. He wuti about forty yeiira of age and without means. Ho was bnnod at tho expense of th 1 oonnty, It has for many yeatp boon the nistotti of Pennsylvania railroad to inakc roduoetl nttea for round-trip tlctetB attending oer tbo holjduyn, and cbflttho practice -will be olworv this year on not only che Pomialvaiiin roud but on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore, WeK Jorsey Northern Central, Baltimore and Potomac, 'indthe Philadolrbia and Erie Reduced rate round-trip tickets will be sold on December Sirf, 2-1IU 25tli, good to return until 11 id of Jununry, and ou tbe 30th and 31st 'of Decent ser nud of in partition nt IN'O. zH March Term, 1.SS2.

To H. O. Frlck, K. M. FurgiiHonuna Waller Furguson, for 102' acres of land in Tyrone township, sold the prop- arty of George Ttist.

To Catharine SI. of ground in tho Westward of Unkmtown sold by order of court In HI partition lit No. Miirch" Term, Jfiaii. To John K. Brown, in trust for Knights of Pytbius, No.

i'10, Tor one half lot of ground in C'oughcnoiir addition to thv'j town of sold the property of John C. Francis. train on Sunday for inter-j In sold under proceedings ment in the Catholic cemetery. Diceued Imd the advanced age of ninety- six years. Strange its It may senm, she anticipated her death for ascoreoi? years, having in 1301 made her own burial iihroud'ami preserved it ever since.

The river has thi's been open this on Wednesday it was closed from Itroud Ford down, though notfrox- en hard enough the a pedestrian, much horses am! vehicles. As a conseqiienco tlie rfdlload laborers ou the were practically isolated foi' the time being, and tho furmras on the opposite side of the riror had to come to Connellsvillo to get Irlven the mail from Vanderbllt had to Ije curried nround by tho West Yough bridge. Notwitlvstanding the fact nhat we aro in the midst of winter, the building loom is unabated. Contractor Calhoun has at present under course of on ction a dwelling house at White Rock John dwelling houaa in Soutli Cou- lioilsvlllo, for J. T.

McDowell, dwelling housi) in' Dunbar township for Burney Logan, a dwelling horme on Pittsburg street extension for J. M. Town, and an engine boiler hcaiso for A Bl.OQPy BATTLE. CltriHMming it Htutirarlan ar The riirlstcniiiK of au iiuuit son of Andy stuck, it Hungarian rtpr at the iloyci ttoiliB.ii lew rnilod north of town, on night lust, nlade up iu vio- loneo uliat it lacked in nolouiuity. Blot ami confusion took the plucc of Ibo usual soi'iul caroiiKui.

When tho birth of the child was 'announced, Ditvld Farani' uud wife were called in to administer to the wants the mother. After the mother ami bar new-bom wnre proporl.y cured for the liquor which, unl buon pro- vii uslj provided won Intr and qiiim a number of thn Immediate neigh- HOIK united in i'paco unit goodwill rolgncd for a time, but a storm gathered nhicli was 1'ollunod by violent outburst. David Furuar and William D. Uongheiiour, brolhcrs-ln-law, were among the rerotam, and after indulging rather freely in the various their Mood began rule their better guides, unit en old feud which had yours been suiouldorlug burst forth again in all its natal jfury. Friends interfered, but to no avail.

At lust the lie wus.piJ.ssod.und Goughca- oni' seized a coke fork which was sitting ir the corner of the room and with murder iu hm ihadi 1 an assault upon nirniti, graspefl a large iron i i i Ills antagonist a un the left arm, breaking it near tbe elbow. Goughonour then caught up conl pick with which be proceeded to make things decidedly lively for bin annulhmI. But ho was tinnliy compelled to 11.90 to bis own house. lie was followed by Furnsr, substituting a coul pick for bis poker, broke open the door tind vented his rage on the Coughouom- hous-i and fnrnituro. The beds were splintered into kindling wood, tho chilis broken, tho clock shattered, tbe pictures on the walls reduced to fragments, and largo (latches of plastering torn from the vvnlU.

Before ho reached -Goughenobr bo was captured and taken to his own home, whore lie in now under tho core of a physician, being disabled by an ugly pick wound in the foot. Though not confined lo the house bit assailant exhibits moro marks of the bloody MtlViiy tlun does Farnur. In add i i his broken arnij Goughonour has severe pick "wourds in the hip, shoulder and head. Mrs. cd a sovore blow on the arm in the melee, nnd-Mrs.

Goughenoitr nutfers from a blow on tlie left side. Justice Henry and Cunstublo Mcljwen paid an olHcitd visit to the scene on the following dny. Cross-in- formatlons were nmclo and both Ihe belligerents nrresliid, but the cases were subsequently compromised, tho parties agreeing to make amends for their riotous conduct. Uboked to Dtiath on aml A railroad laborer named Patrick Kci- itinlv Ic 5" Avas dead i chair in the office of tho Trans-Allegheny hotel in this plnco on Sutnrdiiy eviminglast. He bud been drinking rather extravagantly.

several duya, and it Js thorukoro not definitely known whether he choked to death or win a victim of heart disease. He liud nlono in tho room but a sV.r; lime, and when left by his companions was voraciously devouring ft huge piece nf clioese. A jury of inquest was onipuneiocl by Justice Campbdll, who found thai, deceased had choked to denih on chcosn. He WUH a comparative stranger hereabouts, been hero but a few mniitlm. Ho was about thirty years of ago, and was without relatives or Intimate friends.

SPEECH OF PRESIDENT GARRKTT Uuuil bin Etoctlail-Keiiart nf tlun Cnimattkee. News of tbc ro-oloL-tion of Oftrrett to tljc the and Ohio road for the consecutive time renchod HB Into last week tbui. we had but time and spaco to announce the fact with tho utmost brevity. The election was after ijimlify- Qiirrett snid: Tlie crgnnlrjitloii or the Dultliuoro und phto oompnny IH very uxccptlonal. It is not only peculiar from nny In this country, but fllflerent from uny, pcrhfips, in the From its origin the capital was furnished' mill ttiti uirnership contlimodonthe part of tlie-state of of Ihe city of Baltimore ami 6f individual Btiare- boldew.

The liiiilory of tbc compniiy liccn from 182ft to tlus ucrlad for tbo Integrity of Us service, the faithfulness of Its otncL'm, and the results, under what nt ne ajv prbliended mlKiit piave a dangerous hyHtwii of Eopresentatton political elements, hiivcbeencohspicuoiisly'aadsfactory people of thcstAte, the holders. Thete represenlatlveaof tlieiiulilii: Interests in tho Itoard lii-ve, during neurly tiiu entire period, ciHlponued to-make, the llHltlinorc and Ohio company a grant nud successful busf- nesspowar. It Is full of slKjnglh nnd 11m proij. cr and valuable resources and coulro! which fttl. tow from financial SUCCCES.

has aided to build up the city nf Baltimore to a position of honor and strength tLrbUKhout, the land, and it has rn- llcvo'd the taxpayers of Uie state and city of timoreto 'very iionds, inirl nindo Important ttxtcnt by Its these tiiso Rtitisfactory to UN shareholders. With I btive huppy to co-operalo In planning IP Mcomplisli thcic miultP.and to-tiny, wfaon for thu hvcuty- fifth consecutive year you lionor ine will) election, and, us yotir ucmimlUcc inform as often heretofore, rby a unwiinions volt 1 rt'jirweiit- Inj; as you do tlie 1 o)' Hiuylaml, the city of Baltimoru ana ttai iittHvliiutil sliunjIjoIJcra, I would fiUl toexprfjssHirong feeling If I (lid not say to ypu thut I uftprcciatc- this jfretit hiinor pro- foiuuilf. To been Tiiiclurvyour inu pices, to retain your after year the cordial youd fufiliar and co find the entiiCFt Inborn of our beat citizen si, in e.nd out of the botml, to oehlevo mnkc our aplcuousfot its vifjpr anil Jiiusi Ix; subject of great Nfi.litifavtiou, I therefore, whilst accepting the preiiitttHry, in tho midst of ixntlrir iu'il 'progrt'Ba niirt with ivcigHfy opposition, ttepcciiilly in working out pri b- loms in connectian vlth independent orgnuiiia- tone, and the fibolitiou of, middle iimn raihvity service, do so heaiiwe I feel that (it pruecnt no object of iunbltioit.of a citizen of Maryland or citizen of Biiltirrorc, no object of patriotism i connection with Ihc advancement of tbe of the large portion ol, the United syfitem, prove more rtttraetivu. 'to tne thnn to continue with yoa to "carry forwartV the works and, (he iniorofitfi that urn cu- trustud The president thon prcsontett tho, awards iiiRpeciiop-coiuraitlGp GUI fellow towivsmiiu, Supervisor Adams, is awaulcd the bonout fo beat while John foreman, iu awarded tiiepcomjiu tor the bent section on the Vitnnellt illo road. Both are thoroughly The In their duties, kuid ill their honois worthdy.

Tho for tbo transpoctaiicn detKHftmmii, are not jUeornplelB. ThejMviil be nt the nextineeting of the boavd. The government of this gigantic cor- ia foinpletod ly the election Karrott, Samuel Huencor Jnd ailu uu me autu UIUKMBI vt ifqruuu 01 i-quevi wwnun, ouuillcl CpetUer tbe 1st of January, good until I Orlando Smith; in tbe order named, tkeindof Jannary. 1 Cupllnl In Olipull, William Blackmore, a settler of colonial, timos, have just concluded arrangements to bring an ejectment suit thp-Unired States claiming tbis ground upon which the Capitol bniKing, the White IlDuse, the Treasury IluildUg, the Navy building and other govcrnuient buildings art) located, comprising -tSl acres in Wnsblng'ton City and Oeoif 'town, 100 acres near Bladensbisrg, and in VVasliington county, this state. Ex- Siieriir Patterson and Dr.

Samuel Belts- lioovor, of Pittsburg, arc among Iho claimants. amount involved.can hardly bo estimated, reaching hundreds of millions of dollars. Approach of The enterprise and good taste of oar manifested in the decoration 'of their shop sny nolhiiiq of their advertisements in tho COURIER warn people of the neiir approach of the Christinastlde. Tho array of beautiful and naval goods which vidorn their establishments is 'enough to tempt the liairt open tho pocketbaoks of any one who gianceB. around him as he poss- ea along our thprouglifares.and the elaborate preparations which have been made in every brunch of Imslnoas to mcec the roquircmeiiLs of the gift-giving athason ik the anticipation? of a busy trade that from all appearances are llkelv to be fully realized.

KUloil by tha Can. Mack, a section band on the Uulto. and Ohio road, wus struck and al- moKt instantly killed by a train ont.be Southwest roud, near Whooler station, about a milcHouth of this placejut an early hoilroiiSuturduy morning. His remains were lii'onjrht heron id taken in charge by Undertaker Conn. 'iSi(Uire Pflgo held an ini-jnest r.rid returned a acci- dentnl (loath.

He was a stranger hcrc- about, thirty-nve- years of age, md wtis unimirrioU. He.biid his person at tUC time of tbv accident about $120 iu money, a silver wntoh and chati, nnd other valuables, i'alurally is thing as being too smart. A prominoul Ligonier farmer recoil tly took-a lot of his fat cattle lo the Philadelphia market for disposal. He refused to -ajlow tbe 'Jjiivo anything to do with.tbem, -prefer-- ing Jo dispose of them himself, which ho did by aetuHiiiir to unknown par- tics ho iKi'd him iu promissory miles. lion lui loturned tiio notes a few days for collection he discovered to hisi that tho parties could not bo tuimd, nnd Ills noteii were worthlmv.

We.iro gradually nearing tho uiill.ir- iuiii. A PitMurg invented a muchine whir'; muunf.ielures solicHlled laiskey in a few The product can.be caiTlod ahotit, in the pocket like jplngtoluMo. It loaves no taint on tbe bLcn'h, a lew plugs of ii will makeu nun in short Toung ladies hevaraof the vonng-man ulio glow ftiiinj lloiu ihewiug and bo carpf ill to bux vour ji jm fi om an horicBt dealer Tliti coming vf ill be a me: one. The people saeni to be happier b.nem»n money tlian anj, Ch for many yMi-5. A body seeing more inclined fci eelfbnte I his along PAtSTB ABOUT OUR STAPtl IHDUBTIMr MlnlliC MaiUm In and Abost the awl Wsrks low III.

owl VMiritr. Anewposbifflcobm bew ostablliihed at Hcr-la works, md Is Pontb- wesl. Tho Meycrmdali) mines rumilint brisk, with ptaity of orders and plmtly nf cars. The Millwood Latrobe.lu.Te made a new controet, and am running full time. The Canonsburg rolling mill in sl- mont completed.

It la expected to nl.irt up next Monday. Tbo Port Royal Coal and Coke Company have commenced (hipping etial from their mine. There are in Pllnburg and Its suburbs any-one steel works and rolling two more In rourso of 'ereotion. Two in-li wore seriously Injured Vy a is explosion In tlie mines of the Unllwi Coal and Coke works, near Mt. PlW- ant, on Friday hiM.

f). W. fitrlckler. superintendent of tba Fountain works.bos handed In bis resignation and will accept the position of general manager of the Hccla works. George Chambers and Miss Hlggins.ol' Port Royal.bsveobtolnod patents or land from the state for the cool under two hundred acres of river bod At this place.

In the readjustment'of wages by the Cumbria Iron Company, skilled labor suffers most, and many of tbe bept mm In tho employ of tho company tbtat: of leaving. the Morrell branch wss opened bulinen hut week. The Cambria Iron Company receive iwenty-nve car of coke per day from the Morrell works over this branch, The Standard works Is In receipt nf a new charging locomotive, nne olitbt- ton Porter engine. The old one, wtiicli Is much lighter, will be made to do duty on the short block. Two bundrod.employcs of.

the Oautler steel mill, at Johnstown, stopped work on Monday. They refuse to accept tbe reduction of. one dollar per day In their Although cars are scarce at the Trotter works, tbe supply not being one-fourth of tbo demand, tbe works am runnlmt nearly full, losing a day when a complete failure of cam renders it necessary. The Port Royal miners, struck tonic days since for an lulvance, then went in, and came out second time, and their demand not being granted most cf them left for other parts. The company bos one of the best constructed tipples and engine bouses along the Bnlto.

ami Ohio road. A curious accident occurred at Iho 'ty Standard mlucs recently. One of tha cages containing tw'o men and a lot of pit posts stuck fast while being lowered on account of Ice freeslng In tbe guides. The men climbed out, but tbe cage was not gotten Into working order for eight honri afterward. .1.

has purchased the Rltauour uuid, nocr Scottdaln for and Company. Tbe price tenot authoritively' ataled ano rumor puts It as high an one thousand dollars per ncrc. Though the coal is valuable, these lig- ires r.r« qnite too extravagant; They are pcrhans douhln the sum actually paid. North Chi. ago rolling mill will not cease to bo a coko customer of the Connellsvillo reglun, as reported.

Their superinl enclent ssys their abut down was made to accommodate the worklngmen who wanted It their in tbu holidays; thut the uncertainty of tbe tariff tmil no influence upon tbebr action. This company consumes about Rfty cars of our coke per day. The Auditing committee of the Pittsburg miners' association estimate that during tbe strike of last summer relief to the amount distributed. This does not Include various sums of money whlch'did not paaa through office, being merely sent from pit to another and additional supplies which wcro sent in the same way. The moods- lion is still in debt a little over eighty thousand dollars, Our renders will remember tbo coin of John P.

Springer and others, Westmoreland county farmers, against John D. Clark, William Thaw Benjamin F. Hull'. Clark obtained a number of oil leases from Springer and others and sub- sold Ibtim to Thaw and Run'. The latter entered upou the land for the purpose of ube-oupon the plaintiff asked the court lo set, aside tbe lonsc.

The uiattor was decided a few days ago in a vory peculiar maunur. The defendants won the casej Immmucii as the loose was not set r-'-lc, bill tho court decreed that Clark, whose ioniiiw is described au "dishonest end mtsleji! ing," should pay the costs. There is still scarcity of eoku and the middle mun have taken advantage of It to rei nee ihe of coke somewhat: Some operators hr. ve ik.1.1 es low as 91.1.1 per ton, middle tunn have offered to fuiTiish cars arrl thus vi- lleve openilora or the vuxullon if lull anting tmvrailrood managers. Tho bito, tho middle men have much trouble nnd as fall in getting tbo tho operators, but in tbe nn-jii- tlmo they have 1-011 the priee of cokv.

aserlouH drawback lo the Con- nollsvilio coke trnilc b) thn almoat utter impoMibllity of foeurlftg carafor shipment to Ihe sltvi smelters of the far west. The silver men ore moroUwn Mt- isficd Ihe coke even at tiut extra vu- gans rates of but tbe railroad wmpimit say they cannot iwre the cars inr sucti long JOUrnlra. The trouble bet ween the Vbkagrt mid Colt Company and wiah A. Strickler culm mated last Saturday by Boberl Montgomery, one of the owners, taking poeseMlon of the works bnlf of the company. Strlcktor ion- tracted last April to run the workfl.

iuflj make coke for delivery lo tho'JtjKMk Steel Company 'iojr nlucly-elght ccntii tun, the contract to lost for one Bur wilh the privilege of renewal by Sirtck- ler for a longer term. For somufiine jUHt the parties have not gotteuaioug to- gctbor very amlcnbly, tbe owners ing that ruining wlr mine in bto encleavon to mine coal; tfcat quality of that be was dUln- quern. In nanny minor matterN. Stttek- lerdenlw all kiuw c-t euntmel. Tr eoMirts of wd the diuiy ft, batautuktor SPAPESJ.