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Miinrtetair I SO. 57. HABBISBPBG, MONDAY EVBKIB6, MARCH 7, 1898. BBTABMSllKD 1881 I I LAST EDITM, WHO MARCHED FIRST. A VETERAN TELLS ANOTHER STORY Some History from the Files of Telegraph." the "After all," said the veteran, "the fact remains that so far as precedence is concerned, the Pennsylvania companies, now called the First Defenders, were not the first troops to march through Baltimore to the defense of Washington at the beginning of the war." "How do you make that out," asked Gossip, "when history says they were?" "That's all right," continued the veteran, "I'm a First Defender myself, but history lost sight of a very important fact.

There was another company there, not a Pennsylvania company, which seems to have been lost sight of; got lost in the shuffle, as it were. It was Co. of the Fourth United States artillery, and it led the way through Balti more, tne rennsyivama cuiupaura iunw ing. TUese regular soiaiers weiciran of th enmmand naroled bv reoei wenerai Twigg, in the South, and they were on their way to Washington. It is true they were not volunteer soldiers, and, if you take their parole into it is also true that they were not soldiers in any being prevented by the parole from being combatants, but they were there all the same.

They came through Harrisburg on the morning of April 18th, 1861, and our companies were placed on the same train with them. At they took the lead, being in uniform, and we lined up and followed, the Ringgold Artillery being next to the regulars. I forget how the other companies followed." The regulars all had their side arms." now," asked Gossip, I want you to settle another question. ere the Pennsylvania First Defenders armed when they matched through Baltimore?" "Well," said the veterSh with a smile, they were and they were not. Not a man of us had a gnn, but every fellow had a revolver.

A revplver was a revolver in those days, and we all felt thoroughly armed, even though there wasn't a gun in the line." This is history just coming to light, So much has been said concerning which volunteer military company was first to arrive in Harrisburg at the beginning of the war, and the dispute has waxed so warm at times that Gossip thought, he would go to that fountain heail of war news in Harrisburg, the Daily Telegraph, to see what it had to say on the subject. It may be remarked here that anything a reporter said in those days was not biased in the least, for the reason that there was no incentive, and the Telegraph man could not possibly have an idea that there would ever be a dispute over the question of first arrival. Gossip finds in the Telegraph of April 17th, 1861, an item which says that the Ringgold Artillery, of Reading, arrived here last night (April 16th) about 8 o'clock," and in another item in the same paper is the statement that the Logan Guards, of Lewistown, arrived here this morning. This, gentlemen, is the statement of a truthful chronicler. Gossip may again revert to the subject, for it is an interesting one, "'But this one thing I kn.w, that He WU1 look in charity on me, Who guides r.ue stars And see the scars Which show that I have tried to trace A path that weeds could not efface." Tarltt Pictures.

The twelve months enfling January 31st, ltil, showed, an export trade of $864,920,901. Of course the McKinley law must have cut the exports down for the year ending January 31st, 1892. The free traders said it would. But then it didn't. The exports tor the year in question were $988,018,063.

New For Press. JTHEY POKED ALONG THE WAT. A Couple Street Railway Employes Caught Saturday Might. Of late Superintendent Musser has been receiving reports about the dilly dallying tactics resorted to by motormen and conductors on the various lines of the East Harrisburg Passenger railway company in order to kill time and get in earlier at nieht. He determined to keep both eyes open and endeavor to locate the men guilty Of this violation of the rules.

Saturday night he stationed one of his men at the Maclav street terminus of the Fourth and Sixth street line and kept watch himself at Fourth and Market streets. Their vigil was not in vain. Along about 11:30 p. m. the two men in charge of one of the cars were relieved from dutv at the lower ter minus bv the who had caught them "napping." Mr.

Mnsser is determined to break up this practice among a certain set of the employes, and Saturdav's event was but a warning to the othei s. Vase Ball Talk. Jerry Denny will cover third for Pittsburg. George Wagner has been elected president of the Washington club. Now what has become of that proposed State League Can any one tell i Dannv Richardson Will come down from his high horse before the swish of the bat against the ball is heard in the land.

New lodge Officers. The following officers were elected by Harrisbunr encampment. No. 301, 1. O.U.

Saturday evening; Chief Patriarch, Peter Baker; high priest, Henry Schudde maere: S. Isaac Hellers: J. Jir. trustee, Mr. Bricker.

The Caveat Was Withdrawn. The will of the late William Merkle, who died at his residence, No. 1722 North Sixth street, recently, has been admitted to probate, the caveat that va3 filed by one or the lieira having been withdrawn, QUAKER. CITY NOTES. Jhe Record.

The crook handled cane must be nearly all crooK to De correct. A lasnionaoie mourning outnt is now a very expensive luxury. Cheap kid gloves are the source of much painfully torcetui language. A South street druggist has had his stock of camphor eaten by moths. The man in evening dress whose Bhirt bosom is too narrow is a wretched being.

The speak easies spoke as easily as usual yesterday. Most of them whispered "beer." Some fashionable women have their prayer books rebound to match every pro nouncea walking suit thev get. A Camden divine preached on "The nurcn Asleep last evening and the con gregation took the hint and st.averl awake. "I'd like to get about $10,000 insurance, vau you arrange it asked he consump sive. "JXot on your life," replied the agent, in the patois of to da'.

i nat makes me square, remarked the banana peel as it hurled a citizen to the pavement. "Another man threw me down ana i was oounu to get square. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Movements of Your Friends and "Rev. J.

Fishburn. of EUzabetntown, visited his son, Rev. W. H. Fishburn, in this city to day.

Miss Margaret McMarlain is seriously ill at the residence of Mr. M. F. Albert, No. 634 Harris street.

Her friends will regret to hear of her illness. Miss Harriet Stenger, of Philadelphia, has just announced her engagement to a Mr. Cooper, of Tennessee. She is the daughter of ex Secretary W. S.

Stenger. The engagement of Miss Grace Stone, the eldest daughter of Congressman O. W. Stone, of Warren, and William Harrison Allen, a young lawyer of Warren, is announced. Miss Stone is a highly cultivated and very handsome young lady.

She has large, fine expressive brown eyes, rosy cheeks and full red lips. She is always affable, and it is a pleasure to meet her. Representative Stone has four interesting daughters. The second, Miss Anna, is also a favorite in Washington society. She is very pleasant, a good conversationalist, and possesses many attractions.

She has brown hair and eyes and a slender graceful figure of medium height. She is a good dancer and is fond of horseback riding. Both young ladies have visited in Harrisburg. RAILROADS AND RAILROADERS. A ten engine round house wiil be erected at Dillerville by the P.

R. Five cars were broken by a wreck at Lilly's, on the P. R. yesterday afternoon. C.

V. R. Brakeman Spahr is now fully conscious at the Hospital and growing better. The engagement is announced of Barton A. Armpriester, a checkman at the Union depot, and Miss Anna W.

Gitt, of 1804 North Third street. Gateman Andrew Derr, at the Union depot, left this morning with his wife fr a brief stay at his cottage near Perdix. He is convalescing slowly. Nearly 100 hogs were cremated by a run in on the P. at Twenty fourth street, Altoona, Saturday evening.

Engine No. 1,444 was wrecked. No person was injured. D. H.

Widder, of near Mooredale, Cumberland county, who has been teaching school at Maytown, ancaster county, has received the appointment of mail agent between this city and New York. On and after April 1st, the Pennsylvania and Reading railroads will compel their customers to unload or load their cars within forty eight hours after arrival, under a penalty of 1 per car each day for the detention. At yesterday afternoon's meeting of about 400 P. R. freight men in Kelker Street Hall, the committee appointed at a previous meeting to draw up a list of grievances submitted a lengthy report, which was adopted in part.

In speaking about the P. freight men's grievances to a Telegraph reporter this afternoon, one of the men said: "The company does us an injustice in not allowing us pay from the time we are called for a trip. Now for example, I was called the other night for 1 o'clock, and didn't get out of the yards until 4:15. Of course I don't get paid for those three hours. I expect the company to do the right thing by us, however." Last Saturday evening while leaning out over the car to' get a better look at a hot box.

Brakeman II. E. Stahler, residing at No. 125 New Fifth street, this city, fell to the ground near Emigsville, on the line of the N. C.

and cut a painful gash in his forehead about the left eye, besides spraining his arm. He was taken to York, where his injuries were dressed prior to his removal to his home, where Dr. Dunott, the P. Co. 's physician, made an examination.

He was resting easily to day. A joint committee of twenty employes of the Philadelphia and Middle divisions were appointed to present the report of Superintendent Thomas Gucker as soon as it will be convenient for that official to confer with them. The Columbia men have had all their difficulties satisfactorily adjusted. It is said that one concession granted to the men by the company was the allowing of pay from one half an hour after the men are called for a trip until they return. The men wanted pay.

from the time they were called, but agreed to the company's proposition as above. When one of the trains from the JSast pulled under the big shed at the Union depot this morning an excited individual alighted and rushing up the steps leading to the exit made a bee line through the ladies' waiting room for the outer door. On his way through he accidently dropped a loaded revolver from his hip pocket and in striking the tiling the weapon was discharged, the bullet nearly striking Mrs. Andrew Derr, wife of the P. R.

It. gate man, who was sitting near. The excited individual continued on his mad rush and "never came back" to claim his "barker," which is now in Mr. Derr's possession. The name of the man is not known, but his revolver came near causing injury and possibly death.

MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S ANNIVERSARY. Last evening the Sunday School Mis sionary Society of Grace Methodist church celebrated its anniversary. The auditorium was crowded and the exercises were very interesting. Tne usual reports were sub mitted, showing the society to be in a flourishing condition. The statistics presented showed the membership to be 91, Dues sent to the branch treasurer, 1 branch contingent fund, $2 conference contingent fund, $1: total, $101.

It is the hope of the officials that the member ship be doubled during the ensuing year. Mrs. u. said the woman Home Missionary Society had 120 members, and that over $500 had been raised for the work in this country. Miss A.

W. uiar.K is president or this particular so ciety. Ihe loung Ladies Lucknow Mission ary bociety, ot which Miss Annie L. loung is president, contributed $63 to the Philadelphia' branch of the foreign mis sionary society of the Methodist Episcopal jnurcn. An interesting letter from Miss Pardoe, a missionary at lokio, Japan, was read by Miss Uarne btoey.

Miss Brown reported lor the Hearts and Hands mis sion baud, saying that the membership numbered twenty one, and that 92 had been raised. Rev. Dr. Leak stated that the congre gation had contributed $350 to missionary work, which was presented to the parent society. The Sunday school gave $820 to the same society for the same purpose.

The total amount contributed by these several societies, congregation and Sunday school 10 me ui ui uiissious amoumeu to $1,926, without last evening's collec tion. A. Colored Commander. Sparrows Point Times. An event took place at the Point last week which we think is very unusual, but ueciueuiy noiewonny.

iqib was me ax? rival of one of the large steamships which come to this port, commanded by a black man, while his subordinates on the vessel are all white men. This fact. which is certainly out of the usual line of things, speaks well lor the man com mand, and for those who serve under him, He Will Kemove. raui a. ivunkei.

will remove from No. 33 North Second street to No. 216 Market street, he having purchased the omce, lurniture, ot (Jharles Mc Conkey, Esq. Ke Has Krysipeiaai. Daniel McCarrell.

a middleraged shoe maker of Eleventh and Market taken to the hospital in the patrol wagon Saturday evening sulrering trom erysipelas. CAPITOL HILL. Attorney General Hensel has issued invitations to the members of the Lancaster bar and the counties contiguous to Lancaster for a reception at his residence, Lancaster, Wednesday evening, to Judge Lattimer, of York, who will then hold court at Lancaster, and Hon. David Mc Mullen, who has been appointed to the office of associate judge in Lancaster. Governor Pattisen this morning received a letter from the Independent oil men asking him to investigate the contract alleged to exist between the National Transient company and the Pennsylvania railroad company.

The Governor referred the matter to the Attorney General. Attorney General Hensel is in Lancaster and will not be here before to morrow. Nothing was done in the Reading combine case to day. Henry M. Boies, of Scranton, was today reappointed a member of the State Board of Charities.

CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATES. Those "Who Were Named by the Republicans Saturday Evening. Naming meetings were held by the Republicans of the city Saturday evening, when candidates for delegates to the cityl convention were named. 1 ne roiiowing ing is a partial list of the candidates: First ward.First precinct John E. Smith Second precinct, George Seymore: Third precinct, Vernon Minnis.

Second ward, First precinct John Bal thaser; Second precinct, Third ward Guy Weistling. Fourth ward, First preeinct Frank Snod grass; Second precinct, Ross Blosser. Fifth ward, First precinct O.K. Bright bill; Second precinct, M. G.

Baker; Third precinct, Otto M. Baker; Fourth precinct, Joseph Thompson. Sixth ward, First precinct John A. Stonesifer; Second precinct, James Reed; Third precinct, Fourth precinct, George Sellers. Seventh ward, Second precinct George W.

Dougherty. Eighth Ward. First precinct Samuel Thompson; Second precinct, J. G. Gruber; Third precinct, Charles Simmington.

Ninth ward, Second precinct ueorge Bomgardner. Third precinct Jacob Wolf. Delegates to the county convention can be nominated any time betore next oatur day evening. A few were selected Satur day nieht. H.

E. Radabaueh will prob ably be one of the delegates to the State Convention. John E. Fox, has no opposition for delegate to the National Convention. GRIM REAPER'S HARVEST.

Yesterday morning at ten minutes be fore 12 o'clock Mrs. Catharine, wife of Felix Huber, was called home. She had been ill about five months. A husband and two children, William H. and Mary, survive.

JJeceaseu was oorn at mariena in 1830 and was married to Mr. Huber in 1854. She was a member of Salem Reformed church and a consistent, devoted Christian. Many friends mourn her. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, South street and Spring avenue.

Mrs. Jane Springer, widow ot the late Daniel Springer, died at her home, Thirteenth and Vernon streets, "at 6 o'clock this morning. She had been in failing health for some time. The surviving children are Mrs. Ross Meredith, Philadelphia; Mrs.

George Bennett, Harris burg: Charles bpnnger, fhiladeiphia; Emma, at home, and Edward East End grocer. Deceased was in the 75th year of her age and a faithful member of Zion Lutheran church, the pastor of which, Rev. D. M. Gilbert, D.

will conduct funeral services at her late residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Saturday evening Henry C. Stewart, aged 47 years, died at the Stewart residence, 1012 North Third street. He was a sufferer from pulmonary trouble. Interment will take place at Lewistown tomorrow.

Mathlas Howell. After being confined to bed with illness for over a year Mathias Howell, one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the United States, died at the residence of his nephew. William H. Wharton, 554 Woodbine street, Saturday afternoon last, in the 79th year of bis age. Deceased, who did not long survive his wife, came to Harrisburg about ten years ago.

He was a blacksmith in his earlier days and a great collector of relics, having quite a number in his possession at the time of his death. Mr. Howell was a member of the Odd Fellows for about fifty six years, being connected with a Philadelphia lodge. He was also a member of a Philadelphia lodge of K. of P.

and of Westminister JrTesby terian church. The funeral will taks place to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. OLD SOLDIERS BURLED, Funerals of Two Veterans this Afternoon. Funeral services were held in Fifth Street M. E.

church at 2 o'clock this after noon over the remains of Elias Huff, late sexton of that church and an old war veteran, who died Thursday last at his residencs. No. 1814 New Fifth street. Rev. George W.

Stevens officiated at the church and grave in the Harrisburg ceme tery. our comrades from Post 116, G. A. of which deceased was a member, and two members of the church acted as pall bearers. It! chard Davis.

The remains of this old veteran, whose death leaves but two survivors out of 102 men who enlisted in company seventh Pennsylvania cavalry, at the outbreak of the late war Charles U. Davis and Ed ward Corcoran, both of this city were interred in the Harrisburg cemetery this afternoon after funeral services had been held at his late residence. No. 30 South Thirteenth street, at 2 p. M.

The pall bearers were Comrades Bernard Camp bell, Charles C. Davis, J. W. Horner, Ed ward Corcoran, Wesley Miller and J. J.

Reese. Peter W. Fortenbaush's Funeral. At 10 o'clock this forenoon funeral ser vices were held at deceased late residence, No. 265 North street, over the re mains ot the late Peter W.

Fortenbaugb, conducted by Hev. 1. J. Leak, D. pas tor or jrace M.

Hi. church. The remains were interred in the Harrisburg cemetery. Messrs. John L.

Owens, R. J. Peters. Geo. M.

Groff and John B. Church, were pall bearers. Taken to Wrightsville. The remains of the late Clarence E. Greaves, the young man who fell off the roof of his father's house, on Vernon street Thursday evening while watching a nre and died trom the ettects ot the tall soon afterwards, were taken to Wrights ville at 7:45 this morning for interment.

As to a Highway Commissioner. Dr. enas J. Gray, the acting Highway Commissioner, is a candidate for ap pointment to the vacancy caused by the death of Highway Commissioner Seller. There are several candidates for the place, but Mayor Fritchey will not be in a hurry to make the appointment, Points.

Samuel Carter is held for the then ol a wheelbarrow from Annie H. Mell. Francis McCairrev was arrested on a charge of drunk and disorderly conduct, but subsequently discharged. "Wills Probated. The wills of James S.

Mehargue, late of Halifax township: plara A. Seiler, late of this city, and Benjamin Brubaker, late of naur.ax township, have been probated. DR. PAXTOU'S ANNIVERSARY. TEN YEARS A SEW YORK PASTOR He Received $31,000 for a New Chapel Jay Gould Contributes.

Rev. Dr. John R. Paxton, the former pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian church, is doing a great work in New York city. Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of his pastorate at the West Presbyterian church, on Forty second street.

The pastor announced to his congregation at the morning service that on this, his tenth anniversary, he was in receipt of the $31,000 necessary to the completion of the new mission church at Sixty sixth street and Tenth avenue, which will cost, when built, $90,000, and which was begun after the completion of Faith chapel, in 1885, at a cost of $20,000. One of the largest contributors to the fund of $31,000 just placed in Dr. Paxton's hands was Jay Gould, who is a member of the congregation. A few days before he started on his Southern tour he sent his pastor a check for $4,000. "It is not prospering," Dr.

Paxton said in the course of his sermon, "that makes a man happy. When a man has millions of dollars, it is not prosperity he cares for, but it is the next thousand dollars. It is not prosperity that pleases me. I am never content; no sermon pleases me. God forbid that I should ever preach a sermon that I think is' my best.

So it is with all make millions, get power, get fame, and everything tires on you and wearies you as long as you keep on hoping for another dollar for another stone on your edifice of fame. You shall be happy when you lose nope. a. man ctnnot oe happy in this world. We have one foot in the finite, another in the infinite, and we are torn asunder.

That is the reason of man's infinite discontent. On our tenth anniversary there is no debt on the church. Since my ministry began, on March 5th, 1882, we have built Faith Chapel at an expense of $20,000. And you and I were the first church and minister in New York to make a chapel independent and self supporting. We have just subscribed $30,000 for the building of a beautiful church in Sixty sixth street and Tenth avenue a free and independent church for all.

THE RULER OF MEN. A very large audience heard Rew W. H. Fishnum's sermon on the above sub ject in the Tabernacle last evening. The speaker took for his text Matt, xx Whosoever will be cbler anion? you, let him be your servant." A graphic picture was drawn of Ceesar, the throned king, surrounded by a blaze of earthly splendor, as contrasted with Christ, the Wayside King, who had not where to iay His head.

Cfesar and Christ were contending for the rulership. He only could be a Ruler of Men who served men. Titles made no man great; crowns did not make kings kings were made by what was in them, not by what was on them. Christianity was not a dead theory, but an intensely practical thins. Christ had been a servant; he had helped others, and now He was exalted, some day the as sembled universe would acknowledge Him as the only Ruler of Men.

The sermon contained many beautiful thoughts that were eloquently expressed. He is a Candidate. Friends of Morris H. Layton, the popu lar resident of the Eighth ward, have placed him before the voters of this city as candidate for delegate to the coming Republican State Conveutien. His Funeral To morrow.

To morrow at 10 a. will take place the funeral of the late G. W. Baker, a life long resident of Linglestown and a charter member of the I. O.

O. F. of that place, who died Friday last. The lodge wm turn out. LISBURK LIMES.

Roads are very muddy. W. A. Kilmore had sale last week. Eggs sell here for 11 cents per dozen.

A little daughter of Georee Wentz is seriously ill. M. if. omyser is recovering irom an at tack of the grip. Undertaker W.

A. JiUmore will remove to Shiremanstown. Miss Smvser will sro to Millers ville Nor mal school this spring. Spring sales haye begun. Horses are selling low.

Cows from $25 to $35. S. O. Drawbaugh is on a visit to sons in Steelton and Robesonia, Berks county. Taylor Fortney, or JVlount wa3 buried the other day at Filey church.

Rev. O. E. Huston commenced a pro tracted meeting at Fairview Bethel church Saturday evening. Daniel liienneman, or jrairview.

town ship, York county, wedded Miss Grove, of Lewisberry, at this place, Trustees or the union church have been elected as follows John A. Gehr, Georee Gehr, George Lefever, Jacob A. Kunkle, J. ii. Heck and Jacob ivann.

The church will be repaired this coming sum mer. One of the largest funerals ever held in Mt. church was that of the late Fred erick Hoover, brother of Elijah Hoover, who went West twenty years ago and died in St. Louis, after a five days' illness with grip. He was 58 years of age.

ACTOR WELCH SHOT DEAD. Boston, March 6. About 2 o'clock this morning ayette vveich, an actor, was shot and killed by William F. Flannery, a variety performer, professionally known as William J. Uouiu.

rue snooting occurred at a theatrical boarding house, No. 10 Dix place, where Welch occupied a front room on the second floor. Flannery and his wife occupied rooms nearly opposite on the same floor. It is said that soon after Flannery and his wife returned home from the theater last ni'ht they and Welch had a discussion over some personal matters, during which Welch called Mrs. Flannery some hard names.

Flannery went to Welch's apartment. and, failing to get a retraction from that individual, fired th.e fatal bullet just as eicn was approaching mm in a tnreat emug manner, with uands uputted. PENNSYLVANIA NOTES. The 6tudy of music has been introduced into Heading schools. A robber hiding in a Pittsburg cellar betrayed himself by sneezing.

Heading real estate speculators have bought up 115 building lots in that city. A young girl read a paper on tannine to gnzzieu grangers ui iouenuuia recently. 1 A 1 Wickersliam Day will be observed in the public schools of the State on March 25th. Receiver Collins, of the embarrassed bank at Muncy, says the depositors will be paid in lull. T.he expense of running the Berks county prison was $17,000 more than the income last year.

Michael Kail, who conducted a Hun garian bank at ureensburg, is missing, with about 10,000 of his depositors' money. i ne year oid daughter or Blue bell, of Freuchville, was burned to death yesterday. clothing had ignited from a stove. Drugged whisky was administered by the servant, it is charged, to the little son of Mrs. Mary Coyle, of Pittsburg, and the doctors say that the child reason has been permanently injured.

Boy burglars broke into a Chester store and were canght and nneu. 0 MILLERSBURG MENTION. Miixersburg, March 7. John A. Shire is a new clerk in C.

F. Mover's store. Miss Maud Campbell is SDendintr a few days in Williamstown. Prof. D.

L. Pickes snent Sunday at his home near Mechanicsburg. jura. itanson has returned from a visit to friends in Harrisburg. Oscar Taylor was circulating amoncr his many friends in town yesterday.

Mrs. George Gleim, of Duquoin, 111., is the guest of Mr. Charles S. Gilbert. Miss Jennie bleever, who is teaching at spent Saturday here at home.

John F. Sheesley. who Durchased D.W. Lenker's bakery, has moved to town and taken possession. IL H.

Leffler and C. Freck are in Philadelphia arrangins'for the mirchase of machinery for the electric light com pany. '1 he laminar faces of Surjervisor Stoue ton and Sheriff Keller, smiled on their railroad friends around the station on Saturday. Peter IN. Miller has resigned his clerk ship at Williamstown to take charge of F.

H. vingard's broom factory. Mr. Miller will move his family here as soon as he can arrange to do so. Bishop Kj.

a. Haman preached to lanre audiences in the Evangelical church yesterday. At the M. E. church Rev.

Brod head delivered his last sermon before conference in the morning, and in the evening Rev. J. A. Feger occupied the same pulpit. An alarm of fire sounded bv the mill whistles on Saturday afternoon gave the fire laddies a pleasant run through the slush and mad with the hose cart.

A defective flaeiiL the house occupied bv George Billman. was the cause of the trouble, but owing to the snow on the roof the fire made little progress until it was subdued by the bucket brigade. Ai tne meeting ot town council Friday evening the new elected members, burzess and assistant 'burgess took their seats. W. M.

Hartman was re elected clerk. Mr. Jackson, Day sent in his resignation as a member and letter Feidt was selected to succeed him. The regular meetings will hereafter be held the second Friday of each The committee who had charge of the bhilding of the music stand have handed their report to the clerk. The stand cost $164 52.

There was a deficiency of $9 09, which was paid by the members of the committee. OUR NEWPORT LETTER. March 7. The body of Willie Armstrong will arrive here on the noon train to day from Steelton, and be taken to the E. church, where funeral services will' be conducted by Rev.

W. K. H. Deatrich thence be taken to the ceme tery for interment. The boy died on Saturday of pneumonia and was ill only a short time He was aged about 13 years.

Rev. Mr.v Cochran, of Harrisbure. oc cupied the pulpit 4of the Presbyterian church yesterday morning and evening, lie is an able preacher. i A song service was held in the Lutheran church yesterday evening, by the musical society of the church. A full orchestra accompanied the pipe organ and singers.

The service was much enjoyed. work on the new building to be used by W. Bassctt as a tin and stove Ptore, is being rushed alone quite rapidly, notwith standing the weather. He expects to occupy it in about two weeks. DAUPHIN NEWS, Mr.

and Mrs. George Simmons and child are here. The supper in the basement of the M. E. church, under the direction of the Mite Society, on Saturday evening, was a grand success.

The ladies of the society feel grateful for the co operation of our citizens and friends, and all who so generously contributed to its success. funeral sarvices over the remains or George Maus took place last evening at 8:30 o'clock at the house of the deceased. Rev. Richard Kaincs. of the M.

E. church officiated. The body was taken to Dan ville on the 8:30 train this morning. uev. Hicham lvalues will leave on Tuesday for Philadelphia, where the annual conference will be held, which opens on Wednesday, March 9th.

CUMBERLAND VALLEY. A steer ran amuck in Carlisle Saturday. uavia JJerrich, ot near lloiling springs. will remove to Philadelphia. Mrs.

31ary C. ltaymer, or Chambers burg, was buried yesterday. iieorge W. palmer and Miss Alberta Keefer will wed March 16th. On Saturday 8 months old Edward C.

Darley, of Chambersburg, died. An infant daughter of J. Beam Wia gerd, Sloufferstown. died Saturday. Miss Emma Franklin, or near Middle sex Station, will remove to Carlisle.

A Y. P. S. C. E.

has been organized in the Lutheran church at New Kingston. "Samuel Zug has purchased the Daniel Steese property in Mt. Holly for $1,100. i nomas a. juciieuuuu lias removeu from Letterkenny township to Chambers buFS A.a infant daughter ot Mr.

ana Mrs. Chas. E. Mentzuer, of Chambersburg. died Saturday.

John B. Feidman and Miss Jes3ie O. Witherspoon, of Chambersburg, were married February 16tb, w. A. Mountz and wire, assistant stew ard and matron of the Cumberland County Hospital, have resigned.

Little Frank, a trotter with a record of 2:22, has beec purchased by Fred. E. Miller, of Chambersourg. Hext Sunday the remodeled Letort Spring church, in 3Iiddlesex township, will be reopened tor worship. Ihe l'iracre iarm or tue late ueorge Steever, at Marion, has been purchased by A.

Render, of that place, for $720. A. Fierce Battle With Catamounts. ScirtTTLKiLL Haves, March 6. John Brendle, a farmer living near Port Clinton, while at the foot of the Blue Mountains last evening, had a nerce en counter with two wild cats or catameunts.

His hunting dog suffered injuries from which it will probably die, and Brendle had his clothing badly torn. One of the catamounts escaped but the other was killed. i The War Over in Indianapolis. Indianapolis. March The strike situation has changed greatly since yes terday, when everybody was fearful there would lie another tie up.

a conference meeting will take place next Tuesday morninff. oending which the new em moves are not to assist in running cars, Both sides are confident there will be no more trouble, Eatser For a County, Tyrone. March C. The old agitation to have a new county formed, with this town for the county seat, has again been started. The Legislature will be asked td chop off corners of Blair, Huntingdon and Centre counties to make the new one.

The counties marked for mutilation will kick vigorously. Trade linions to Amalgamate Pittsburgh March ft To morrow an important meeting of delegates from various trades unions will be held in this city for the purpose of forming a National Federation to oe compnseu oi pattern makers, moulders, blacksmiths, brass workers, boiler makers and steam fitters. Meserole Is Now a Church Member. New York, March 6. Previous to the sermon at Flyinoutu ciiurcn, to day, Darwin J.

Meserole, who killed Theodore Larbig, was admitted a proba tory member. AHEAD OF HENSEL. GOING FOR THE BEADING COMBINE In Elmira Man in the Williamsport Courts. WnxiAMSPORT. Snrc 1 William Arnot.

a banker of Elmira. and a large holder of Reading and Lehigh Valley stock, to dav filed a bill in enuitv against the companies that were parties to the Reading deal, seeking to enjoin them from carrying out the agreement entered into by them on the ground that he wouid De nnanciauy injured thereby. SHOT AT THE PREACHER But the Bullet Dropped on the Deacon's jieaa. Reading. March 7.

While Rev. Samuel A. Leinbach. of this city, was Dreachine in Trinity church, Leesport, yesterday, a 32 caliber bullet crashed through the window and passed close by his head and fell on the head of one of the deacons. The neighborhood was searched, but the party who fired the shot was not apprehended, opinion is divided as to whether the shot was intended for the pastor.

THE DEED OF A VILLAIN. He Tried to Burn Seventeen Feople. Trot, March 7. A fire which was dis covered yesterday at 308 Second street turned out to have been the work of one Nicholas Connell, whose desire was to burn seventeen persons living in the building. His reason was that he was not allowed to see his wife, who was in the building, and who left him en account of his drinking and abuse.

A Xevr Comet. Rochester, N. March 7. Prof. Swift, of the Warner Observatory, Rochester, N.

discovered this morn ing, just at daybreak, a bright telescopic comet. It is moving in an easterly direction. It can be seen with an opera glass, but no tail was visible through the great telescope. Mr. Blaine Better.

Washington. March 7. Secretary Blaine is still confined to bed It was said at the house this afternoon that he was better and would probably be all right 1 1 i i iu a. uoye. i ue xiesiaeni paiu ill in a visit Saturday evening soon after bis re turn td the city, and has since been frequently advised of his condition.

Sad Story. Wilkes Bakre. March 7. William Murrack, a miner, was instantly killed bv a fall of coal in the Empire shaft this morning. His wife died about three weeks ago, and seven children are left destitute circumstances.

in Injured In a Colliery. Ashland. March 7. News has just been received here of an explosion in the Merrian colliery by which several men were badly burned. Tim 'Want His Claims.

Salem. March 7. The formal waiver of the claims of Timothy Hopkins against the Sear les estate was filed in court today. An Easton Newspaper Burnsd Out. Eastos, March.

7. A fire here yes terday destroyed $20,000 worth of uroDertv on Market Space. The Easton Democrat was in one of the buildings burned. Pnddlers Wages Reduced. Reading, March 7.

The Brooke Iron company, at Birdsboro, has reduced the puddlers' wages trom $3 35 to $3 per ton and all other employes in proportion. A Station Burned. Lavoabticb Pa. Mar. li 7.

1 lin Penn sylvania railroad station at Malvern was burned this morning. Loss, $3,000. XORXOHS BEG AKHESTT. Washington. March 6.

The leading Mormons of Utah have transmitted to the President, through Delegate Cane, a formal request that he will issue a proclamation of general amnesty to all convicted or indicted polygamists. Many Mormons, including some of the leaders, are still in prison or in exile or excluded from civil rights under the anti polygamy laws, and they now desire restoration to home and citizenship. In their memorial to the President they allege that polygamy is dead, and that there is therefore no good reason why the polygamists should be further punished. A question having been raised as to the President's power to issue such a proclamation without being authorized by Con fress to do so, it is understood that the lormons have cited the President to the example of Washington "after the Whisky Insurrection, Jefferson, Madi son and Andrew Johnson, the latter amnesty proclamation having been sustained twice by the Supreme Court, The President's action is awaited with much interest. Senator II I a Deooy Duck.

New YoRif, March 6. The State Com mittee for a May Convention are actively prosecuting the campaign against Senator Hill. Its enrollment blanks which had been sent out are being returned numer ously signed. In Erie county 2,000 Democrat have already signed the call, the list being headed by the Democratic Mayor of Buffalo. The committee also say that they are receiving encouragement irom jjcmocraiic organizations in me south and west, some of which declare that Hill is not regarded as more signi ficant than a decoy duck.

A Xegro 'Exodus. Little Rock. March 6. The re cent lynching of negroes in southern Ar kansas, and especially the burning of Ld. Ooy, at Texarkana, has caused a large exodus of blacks from that part of the State.

it is estimated that 2,000 will leave within a month for the Cherokee Strip, which will be thrown open soon for settlement. have already organized in Jef ferson, Desha, Chicot and Lincoln coun ties, and are selling their lands. Two hundred left Pine Bluff last night. Farmers are realizing the seriousness of the movement, as it will interfere with the planting of their spring crops. THE COUNTRY OVER.

Station Agent Mutant, Guilford, was "held up" in the ticket office and re lieved of $75. Miss May Middleton, one of Baltimore's choicest young blondes, fled to New York to escape justice, and is in the tombs. Julia Marlowe, the actress, is still criti cally ill in Syracuse, N. and her en gagements for two weeks have been can celed. The brother of Pellham, Shipman, who shot himself in Baltimore, says the youth was the victim of ambition and over Study.

While fishing with dynamite at Newport, their boat upset and Charles Kngle and Nathan Cleary drowned, locked in each other's arms. The Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads have petitioned the Maryland Legislature to extend the time for the abolition of the car stove. United States Minister to Mexico Ryan says that the Garza trouble has" dried up trade between this country and the republic beyond the Rio Grande. James Powes, formerly of Philadelphia and lately of Chicago, wrote a note to his wife savin? he meant to innn into th lake last Thursday, and it is. lielieved he did so.

STEELTON NEWS. Steelton, March 7. On Saturday a shooting contest was held on Cameron's Heights between Motter and Burlock. It was a local championship for the silver cup which has been held by Motter through seven matches. Motter was not in it, as he only killed four birds, while his competitor got away with eight consecutive birds.

The ninth and tenth birds not being shot at. The score: Burlock. liilliii Motter 0 0 11 All the borough officers will assume their duties this evening when council will approve their bonds. The following are those who will enter urjon their duties: Rlitvkk John H. Rothrock: assistant bnnresa.

Samuel J. Books; high constable, Jacob E. Eshleman; auditor, John Shupp; tax collector, Samuel Kauff man. Four council men will be sworn in this evening also Messrs. Bawers and Fairlamb, re elected, of the Third and Fifth wards respectively, and Messrs.

Grim and Rheam, of the First and Fourth, are the new members. That a more serious accident did not occur at the merchant mill on Saturday afternoon is miraculous. The rapidly revolving saw used to saw cold steel burst and the pieces flew in all directions. Every person in the mill.escaned iniurr except Joseph Keim, who was struck on the hip by a spent piece of ths saw, inflicting a painful wound. Several of the pieces flew with such force as to cut through the building a considerable distance away.

A new order went into effect on the motor line on Saturday morning to the effect that all cars must be stopped when near a railroad crossing at grade after approaching close enough that the motoneer will have cleur view of the track. This is a wise order und may prevent accidents iuigut uiuerwise occur. This will be a sort of red letter nieht at the literary institute. The programme that will be paescnted will be of more than usual interest, and there is no doubt than Fulton Hall will be crowded. The following is the programme: Music A Vocal Duett "Her Bright Smile" Misses Lizzie and Tressle Nauss.

An Address Meade D. DetweUer. Em. CANTATA BONNY BKIX. Ry tlis Grammar schools ot Messrs.

Johnson and Hamilton. Characters. Bonny BeU Blanche Attlck Stepsisters Alice, Grace Jlershey Clara, Mlnne Hess. stepmother Maria Young Prince Raj Stewart kwa BusseU Rupp Fairies airy Queen, Annie Mar ley sunbeam. vlhuk; mui, tuen I'rosser Meua, Alice Myers Flora, Annie LoiKrnaker; Myrtle, Annie Bannan; Pansy, lUttle Stees; Crystal, May Palmer; Violet, Lizzie Sherk: Brownie.

Emma nar.lerode. Oscar Beckley Attendant Samuel Curran Accompanist Mrs. 11. F. Jlershey MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.

Vixcexxss, March Rev. Jonah Abel, pastor of the Decker Circuit of the Metliodist Episcopal church, is the only man who has openly defied the White Caps and invited them to do their worst. lie has even gone further and accomplished the arrest of the ringleaders of the order, who have sent him threatening let ters in which they declared they would make the minister an object of their wrath'if he did not refrain from reproving them for their lawless acts. He did not heed ihe threats, however, having previously announced that if certain depredations were repeated in Decker township he would bring the matter before the grand jury. He mad good his promise, and hiis preferred charges against Michael Meyers, John Courtwright and Herman Williams, who have been placed under bonds to answer court.

Rev. Mr. Abel is a muscular man with unlimited nerve, and declares that he is able and willing to stay with the White Cans whenever it comer to bodily violence. Tlay Her. BKTiiLBnEM, March 7.

John Crock, of Stemton, near here, disappeared Friday night while drank. His body was feund in the Lehigh river last night. Wounds on his head indicate foul play, and the coroner is making an investigation. When Crock disappeared he had $130 in his possession, but only $36 was found on the body. Sam Jonef lilts Senator Colquitt.

Atlanta, March 6. Senator Colquitt is about to be read out of the Methodist church by Rev. Sam Jones, because the Senator is alleged to have said in a recent speech that virtue and purity were unsatisfactory quantities in the wake of a political funeral. riXAlfCIAL AHD C0XXEKCXAL. Quotations furntthel ty Miller 4 Oo Stock Brokers, Kootn 11, CMU ge BlocK.

New Tork Quotations. New Tork, March 7 Cloa.i cios. is Am. C. S.

OU Atchison C.C. C. 41 Canada C. B. Q.

C. U. Trust. Colorado Coal DeL, Lack. DeL Erie V.

W. Jt Hocking Jersey cent ral Kansas Texas. Lake shore Lead Trust. Louis. Nash Missouri New England Michigan Central.

N. V. cen. II. K.

X. Pacific pret. uo. romiuos. IX Omaha do.

pref North Pacllic MaU Phlla. Phlla.Co.(Nat.Oa Pullman Richmond Term1. Rock Island. SUver 62 10G 13S is is 89 84 ai(? lSTXlsc Paul su iaui Sugar Teias Paclnc I. I'nlon Western Wabash W.

L. Erie do. ii" 61 SO liii. Nort. West North Phlliulelplila.

Quotations. Philadelphia, March 7. The foUswlng are the closing prices ot stocks Clos. Lehigh Valley 7 LetuVh Navigation 63 Northern Pacillc. S1V o.

preferred. Clos. Pennsylvania m'. Reading b' d. ueal Mort live Stock Prices.

Philadelphia, Satukdat Evening, March 5. The reoelpts were: West Philadelphia yard, beeves, head sheep, 7,000 head hogs, head North Pennsylvania yard, beeves, 1,168 head; sheep, 1,000 head; hogs, 500 head Glass' yards hogs, 700 head. Total for the week: 4,055 head 8hep, head hogs, 7,300 head previous week, beeves, 4,064 head sheep, 10,000 head hogs, 8, MO head. Cattle The reoelpts Included 494 head for shipment to London per the steamer Maine 89 2 head per the steamer Hlilar, and 492 head per me Bu juiirr rouar, aim auu iiiai were tasen oy a local dressed beef shipper for shipment to Liverpool per an American line steamer, leaving 8,500 head for the local market, against neaa last week. The demand was fairly active, and rood Mock advanced So per pi mud.

Quotations: Extra, 3i.vlc: good. medium, 4 common, 3 4c; culls. Si svc; rat cows, 2Xa. shkep were lair rHiuit anil firm. Ouota tlons: Extra, good, S.vws.Vc; medium, 5t54c; ooutmou, 4 V4c; culls, 3t4c; lambs, lions were in iwior ifnv.nd.

lint Hrm. Chlcasro. 7.V5'tC; oUmt Western, 7i7.c; State, 6W 6 c. at cows were inactive at xk3('a. This cows were hard to sell even at 7 J0.

Milch cows were la poor demand at AH 4J. Mnx calves were Inactive at SOTVc DitEski EKKvia were Inactive at S7e. Philadelphia Produce Market. Philadelphia, March 7. novr The market Is luU aud weak Pennsylvania supers.

S3 103 40; do. extra, $1 aas so; do. SoT family, 94 04 da roller, 94 S54 SO; do. patent, 4 65i5 1 orain Wheafe The market Is quiet and steady No. red, 02 oa, No.

Pennsylvania red, none here; No. Pennsylvania red. SI 93 mi 04. Corn The market Is quiet and tady; o. misc lor expun, anu aie lor local trade.

Oats The market Is steady No. 8 white. a737wc: No. mixed, ate. JiraitTlxe market Isateadv WlBUrlsaiS 75 spring, it umis oo.

JfeifcU Ifav Baled hay Is firm and In fair de mand; timothy, $14 OAs 15 60; mixed, txtfOti irra to. Baled rye straw, lis OfVaia 25. troclxioTui Butter The market arm for fine gooos rennsyivania creamery extra, soc ao. print extra, who'tauile. tic: lobblnir.

Kggs TUs uiarket la dull and weak Pennsylvania nrsta, I4c. Cheese The market is ateadr: aL lm .1 OH I III UU jgj iftnMeum Is steady refined la barrels. wuofw Are steady but quiet at tBaU0c per THE SILVER BILL. THE SPEAKER'S QUEER RULING The House Sustained Him, Just the Same. WA8HisTosr, March 7.

Notwithstand In the efforts made to secure a large attendance of Democrats to vote upon the setting apart three days for the consideration ot the silver bill, when the Speaker called the House to order to day there was a large array of empty seats. Before the reading of the Journal 3Ir. Catchings, of called up the upon its dennll the previous question. Mr. Tracey, of New York, called attention to the fact that the Journal had not been read.

Mr. Dingle of Maine, inquired if the Speaker ruled that the resolution could be considered the Journal was read. The Speaker replied that he did, and also in answer to another question of Mr. Dingley's said that the same provisions of the rules did not apply to conference reports. Mr.

Tracey and his colleague, Mr. Fitch, vigorously protested against the Speaker's ruling, which was defended by Mr. Bland, and a very warm colloquy ensued between the Speaker and IT' JTracey 113 to the right of the latter to the floor. A warm controversy took place at the conclusion of Jlr. Bland's remarks, during which Mr.

Cochran, of New York, made a fiery denial to the charge that the anti silver men had promised not to filibuster if the consideration of the resolution was postponed until to day. Finally, by a vote of 191 to 73, the decision of the Chair was sustained. STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY. A Kentucky Congressman in a Critical Condition. Wabhixgtox, March 7.

Representative of was suddenly stricken with apoplexy this morning, and now lies in a very critical condition at his residence near the capitol. His son expresses grave doubts as to his recovery. This was Mr. Kendall's first term in Congress. He is a native of Kentucky and 65 years old.

The Benring sea Matter. Washixgtox, March 7. There are no new developments to iy, so far as can now be learned, in the Behring Sea controversy. The situation will be fully considered at the cabinet meeting to morrow for the purpose of determining the policy of this Government in the event of Lord Salisbury's continued refusal to renew the mod ut rirendi for the coming season. Mr.

Sprlng er Is Hotter. Washington, March 7. Mr. Springer is reported somewhat belter this morning. Although very weak, there are again hopes of his recovery.

The erysipelas is abating, his mind is clearing und the periods of coma are less frequent FOUR HEGR0ES KILLED. Den rate Fiielit Itet ween Wlilles and Blackit In Kentucky. Louisville, March Meager details of a fierce battle between negroes and white men in Metcalfe county have been received here. The fight look place yesterday at Clark's Crossing, five miles oast of Edmonton, tbe county scat. A number of white men who haul lumber were on their way home when they met a negro.

ana as they passed one of the party, who was probably drunk, struck the colored man with his whip. The negro threatened to 'get even." The whites stopped at a distillery near by, and the negro returning a short time after with eleven others a pitched battle ensued, during which four negroes were killed and several others wounded, two of whom will probably die. The sheriff and a posse have gone to the scene of the trouble. DIOHTS QTJEES TALE. Charge.

With Insanity, lie Thump Ills Acouklt. Sax Antonio, March 7. Fremont R. Knight, the wealthy Indianapolis iron manufacturer, who was arrested here on the charge of insanity preferred by Ovid B. Wallace, a nephew of General Lew Wallace, claims he is the victim of a conspiracy on the part of Wallace.

Knight is an invalid, and as Wallace was a personal friend of his, he asked him to come here with him as a companion. According to Knight, Wallace led a life that he disapproved of, and when remonstrating with him they quarreled. Wallace threatened to have Knieht locked upon a charge of insanity, and the latter thereupon knocked the former down. Kuight claims to be able to prove his story by witnesses. A Grecian Fake.

Athens, March 7. A story is pub lished that three hundred of the supporters of AL Delyannis, ex Prime Miuister. had been placed under arreat, and that all the members of Delyannis' cabiuiet were being closely watched is emphatically denied by those in authority hCrc As for the stories that the. people throughout the country were arming for a rel llion, and that altogether the situation was very nlarjiing, they are laughed at bv those best qualified to iudire'of the talc of af fairs. No revolution is inincndimr.

and quiet prevails throughout the kingdom. Chance or Venue Tor Mrs. Montague. London. March 7.

A disnatch from Coloraine states that the counsel for Mrs. Montague, who was held for trial on the charge of manslaughter growing out of the death of her 3 year old daughter, has se curea a cnangc ot venue on the ground that the public feeling iu the proviuce of Ulster is so against the accused that it would be impossible for her to secure a lair trial there. 'Ihe lUvles have ordered that the case be transferred from Londonderry to Dublin, and that a special jury be nau to try tne accused. The Disturbance at Lelpsic. Berlin.

March 7. The first renorts re ceived here of the disturbances in Leipsic yesterday were somewhat cxaggeratesLand more importance was attached to the mat ter than the occasion warranted. The latest reports state that altogether the crowds of demonstrative men did not amount to more than a few hundred, and that the police found no difficulty whatever in dispersing them. TJsbon Visited by a Hurricane. Lisbon, March 7.

The hurricane which p.issed over the I'ortugiK'sy :if.t yesterday did much damage to property and to the harbor works here. ix persons who were passing along the streets wen killed by the flying debris, and a uumlirr of others were more or less seriously injured. Foster and Gom Iiou Confer. London, March 7. Secretary Foster and Chancellor of the Exchequer Goschen have had two interviews, but nothing has been settled concerning the holding of a currency conference.

The matter depend entirely upon the coming negotiations. A Growing Country. Sydnet, March 7. The ensus returns show that the population of New South Wales is 1,132,231. The population of Sydney is The Female TliIcX.

London, March 7. The grind jury today found a true bill against Mrs. Florence Ethel Osborne The Berks county open on the 11th inst. license ccuit VT.ll.