Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 March 1890 — Page 1

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THE MEREST

CIRCULATION!

I* THE CITY.

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FIRST YEAR.

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A. C. BRYCE

4k CO.,

WOJ Uke the lead In the

Trade of the City!

p?We have just put in an elegant hat case which will enable us to show you all the styles in the least possible time. This case will be kept full o( all the leading shapes in soft and stiff hats. We guarantee to save you at least 20 per cent, on any hat you may select. Specials for tomorrow,spring hats, odd pants, spring overcoats and spring suits.

A. C. BRYCE & CO..

604 Main St., Third Door East of 6tH.

CJIAMHKK SUITES.

FINE

FRENCH

PLATE

CHAMBER SUITE,

$29.55,

in A. Z. Foster's show window. Best stock of Carpets and Furniture in this part of the state. Do not fail to remember this when you are out after anything in these lines.

An enormous stock to start the season. Early purchasers will find the stock more complete than after a lew weeks of busy Spring trade.

FOSTER'S

Carpetand Furniture House

422,424,426 Wabasll Ave.

NEWS FROM ROYALTY.

The duwu In ««Nwl MplfHfr-A l'nlace Car~RofleeHon»on l'arUlan Snr#ery. NBW YOIIK, March IL—Edanmd Yates' London cable to the Tribue:§|Jrhe Queen looked very well at the drawing room and was in high good humor. She was covered with orders and there seemed a little more white than ustlal in her funeral attire.

The Queen's servants, horses, carnages and four vans of furniture plate and china are to be dispatched Thursday to Dover from Windsor castle and Bucking* liam palace. They wili be conveyed by special steamer to Calais and go thence direct to Aix Lea Baines on a special train.

The Prince of Wales went to and returned from Scotland last week in a new saloon carnage built by the Great Northera expreesty lor royal travel©** and which is a marvel ol comfort and con vcnience. The carria&e includes a sitrooiw, two bed rooms, smoking compartnicniv lavatories* kitchen, cooking apparatus and eowttjodatioffii for senranta and is heated throughout by hot water and lighted by electricity. The decora* ttons are very pretty and the furniture is

Tlv melancholy death of Abraham Line n, son the American minister, teflvcto gre.xt di» Jit on Parisian surfierr fot is directiy di*" to an imprudent and *my mature operat -i which made neet-:ory the rejvt of frequent aimiiar oiHmf" ns iiw only moans of affording reiki by freenioa tin* heart and lungs unUi tfie oatunt #.mk under the exhaustion thereby produce!.

I hear General TWanger does no* intend to remain mn.h K:io» in «*"«10 Jersev ami making aitaftgemente to take another visit to London, during the

*6*!eneva ?s tu attract visitors i» CtlSt bv kali'' »«!«Bl#tioJill ®ttU«*l fertiv wlii.--1. tbouaaad ifti itaUous sin-.t i^ have been issue*!.

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DENOUNCES ADMINISTRATION.

CapUiB P«nrtr. of This City. Hakci KlMMh at Indianapolis. I.SDIASAPOL1S, March il.-r-General Alger, accompanied by Gil R. Osmun, of Detroit, arrived at 11 o'elock yesterday, over the L. E. & W. Railroad. His great wealth enables him to travel with more ostentations than bis predecessors. He rides in a special car of bis own, something of a palace on wheels. The general was met at the depot by a large number of G. A. R. admirers. The special committee appointed to receive him was composed of Horace McKay, General James B. Caraahan, James H. Lowes and George C. Webster. The general was escorted to the New-Denison house, where he met many more veterans waiting to receive him. He is fleshier and stouter in appearance than when he visited Indianapolis during the last presidential campaign. The Grand Army, he says, was never so prosperous as now. He is making it a point to visit just as many state encampments as possible, and consequently is away from home nearly all the time.

The public reception to General Alger occurred at the state house last evening. It will be preceded by a dinner at the New Dennison hotel, tendered by the Indiana department officers. At the clow of the dinner the general was escorted to the state house by the uniform rank of George H. Thomas post Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the parade arranged for last evening was abandoned by Major Roes.

The state encampment began its session this morning at 9 o'clock in Tomlinson hall. Commander-in-Chief Alger was present during the daj, and will also attend the camp fire at night. Between 200 and 300 delegates to the encampment have already arrived. Among some of the prominent members of the organization who came in this morning are: Gil R. Stormont, Princeton A. D. Vanodsdol, Madison George W. Grubbs, Martinsville J. B. Homan, Danville James 0. W. Hardy. Lebanon, and others. State Commander Travis and other department officers came last night, and are busy to-day getting their reports ready for presentation to the meeting tomorrow.

The fifth annual meeting of the Stato Service Pension association began in Tomltnson hall at 2 o'clock yesterday noon. About 100 veterans were present. The hall, decorated for the encampment to-morrow, never presented a more attractive appearance. The stage is beautifully festooned with flags and bunting on either end is placed an army tent, and standing before the entrance to each tent is a "stack" of arms. Over the stage hangs an artistic banner bearing the words, "Welcome—1890." That the presiding offiecr may be nearer the audience, a platform, twenty feet long and six feet wide, has been erected in front of the stage, and artistically decorated in ml, white and blue.

Gil R. Stormont, of Princeton, presided over the meeting. He said the association had grown from a very small boginning untH now nearly every man who was a soldier is with it. The prospect for getting through Congress a bill giving a pension to every soldier who was honorably discharged he thought was good.

Wherever the G. A. R. gathers together, there also are to be met the sisters who compose the Women's Relief Corps, In consequence of the universality of this rale, the number of badges bearing the letters W. R. C. and fluttering in the chill March breezes in Indianapolis today is large and increasing.

Mis. Anna Wittenmeyer, national president of the order, arrived yesterday and all of the ofticers of the department of Indiana are here. Last evening a reception was given Mrs. Wittenmeyer at the New Denison by the department officers, and the regular annual business meeting was called to order at 0:30 o'clock this morning. Reports of officers show the order in a most prosperous condition. During the past year the net gain in membership Indiana was 097, and 28 new corps were established, and are now flonrishfng like the green bay tree,

The seductions of wire pnlling axe as attractive to the fair as the brave, and the occasion of the annual election of officers is one on which the W. R, C. Is deeply stirred. The present officers will have charge of the convention until Wednesday, the date of adjournment when the new officere will be elected and Will be publically installed with impressive ceramomes.

The Sons of Veterans not being troubled with old wounds or rheumatic joints, are taking an active part in the programme. They will have no encampmentor meeting of their own distinct from thoee of the O. A. R, as they recognise that this is not their duty. S. of posts will assist in the, reception to-^ Ulght.

The I^oval Legion will fotii in the wunions. winch are the order of the week and will hold a meeting at the Grand hotel this evening at 7:30o'clock. Major James B, Black will read a paper on General Sheridan. At 0 o'clock the legion will banquet at the Grand.

Captain F»w*r'n

C. A. Powers, of Terre Haute, secretary of the State Service Pension Association, madtf a denunciation of the administration for failing to keep campaign promfees at the session to-day. He also attacked members of the G. A. R» for mment8 him at the State Encamp-, ment of th G. A. B. General Alger uatle a 8tn sp»v for civil pensions. Routine business only was transacted.

A MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.

Apparently an fe*t Slea WiiliMtCivliiir MtftXacn*. WASBIJPOTON, Mar* ft.—A mysterious suicide is reported from Alexandria, Va.» of a well dressed man, apparently an Englishman with heavy mustache and fail sivh whiskers of sandy who was f«u nd sufl r-Rg from a wound in his it, fiv mtimsted he had shot himv, and absolutely refused to give his, it should never be known

MiD|Ja9^ Rofiajtimki and aer- became miatOAted.

Tt*« Shnriff iiat-seti- not f«wset that tm H«w» S»xas l^»iax)l now anioaaiato

KLNCAID'S .VICTIM IS DEAD.

EX^OX^KEMHAH TACLHEE DIES £ABLY THII XOBXIXG.

The UOIIM Passes Several Bill* Pro* vldinc for the Erection of Public »n!«lti9g»~-Otber Telefrapb.

WASHINGTON, March 11.—Ex-Congress-man Tanlbee, who was shot by Correspondent Kincaid, died this morning at 4 05 o'clock. He had been unconscious several. hours before death and did not regain consciousness, passing quietly away. As soon as his death was announced to the police headquarters an officer was sent to Kincaid room and he was rearrested.

Kincaid is so much affected by Taulbee's death that his condition is considered quite serious. A post mortem will be held on Taulbee's remains to-day and they will be sent to-morrow to Mt. Sterl ing for burial. His wife is expected arrive this afternoon.

THE BASE BALL BUSINESS.

The Players I.ensruc In Session at Cleveland To-day. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 11,—The morning session Players League was called to order at 10 o'clock and adjourned at 12:40 for lunch until 3 o'clock. Vice-President Addison was in the chair. President M. C. Alpine did not arrive till 12 o'clock. Clubs are represented as follows: Brooklyn-Boston, Julian Hart and Dan Brouthers Buffalo, G. Fitzgerald and M. Shire Cleveland, Al. Johnson and John Stricken Chicago, J. Addison New York, Colonel McAlpinev B. Tallcott and Buck Ewing Philadelphia. J. Wagner and F. Elliot Reports of all committees were heard. Umpires were chosen and accepted. The Playing Rule committee fixed prides as follow® First, $(3)350 second, 54,800 third, $3,500 fourth, $%500 fifth, $1,750 sixth. $800 seventh, $400. Meeting adjourned till 3 p.m.

BAD SHOWING FOR ANEW STATE. Hie Dakota I«flriitlatnre Bids Fair End In a Oeneral Row.

BISMARCK, N, D., March 11.—The bad blood in the legislature took another tarn yesterday when Representative Stevens took the floor, and holding & ^py of a fetter said to have been written by Representative Roaey, gave Roney" the moat severe roasting ever heard in a legislative hall. The letter wa» to Roney's home paper, and was an arraignment of members of the legislature. Stevens said that if Roney did not publicly deny writing the letter he woald movr that he be impeached. Roney asked tin to-day to reply. The affair has caused great excitement The Attorney General tSoodmau matter seems to grow in bitterness and the legjslatnre bids fair to lje amid a jeeneiai tow. Daring the exdtemettt the lottery scheme seems to be forgotten and is nadonbtetlly dead.

England Will Attend.

Losnox, March H,—I^rd Salisbury in his answer to the Invitation to the Berlin labor conference transmitted hf Prince

n.vr ^n-5 8««ua wsvw oe *n«wn accepts* but says the British count prevent it A prsto! ami government cannot enter into any engage

it bottle of laudanum were found in vket. He djM refusing to any sa* as ut ht» wtenw^r* I 1 twiseB^ploy^rmad ««|4Q^«dL

ment to restrict the liberty of worsen to febor as lo«« as they pieaaed, white

A stew Ywk JUjFWMwy. 1 K»ir YOIIK, Match 1L—TT» brown coat and other articles loand wrapped] smnnd the body ol a woman discovered

willing to facilitate free engagement b«-

llnleKte m* a ttfl»tol»r,

Ptms, D., March 11.—%mnel Ik HeK^ a number of the legislature look a

nttelly tnardc^ed In a eeliar tasl night, k» of nuHphioe wi& auiddal intent al um tjMMn •. v^ttiSea tenltty belongiiw! an early hoar this morning and Ilea in a iI*t*c Jacob, fo«n«r janitor otthe! critical «ndi5ion. Hess has of late been Gilding, who^oihifnielt last F^roaryia^nenterof snotorioisden where)*

TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11

In (lie House.

WASHINGTON, March 11.—The House this morning passed the following bills: For the purchase of additional land and increased appropriation for a public building at Newark, N. J. a Stenate bill for a public building at Cedar Rapids, Iowa a House bill to amend a bill for the purchase .of a site for a post office and other government building at Scranton, Pa. a "Seuate bill for a public building at Chester, Pa, a House bill for the same and increased appropriation for Troy, N. Y. a House bill to erect a postoffice building at Columbus, Ga. a House bill to construct an addition to a public building at Dallas, Tex. a Senate Bill to erect a pubbuilding for a post office and government offices at Atchison, Kan.

E. L. Winslow appointee! a storekeeper for the sixth Indiana district In tl»e SonnU'.

WASHINGTON, I). C., March 11.—The Senate, after t^e morning hour, took up the resolution with reference to Call's remarks inserted in the Record. The discussion drifted from the abuse of the Record to general debate upon the political condition of the south in which Hoar spoke in support of Chandler and his course with reference to the subject.

TERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION.

One Hundred Miners Entombed bat Many Resetted. LONDON, March 11.—A terrific explosion occurred to-day in the Morea colliery in Glamorganshire, Walea, which, it is feared, will be attended with much loss of life. One hundred minors are entombed and communication with them is impossible for the, present is feared thatlill of them have perished.

Later advices from the Morea coluery are*that 300 miners are entombed, but that many have been rescued from the workings near the main shaft Most of these taken out are unhurt, though several received fatal injuries. Heavy falls of rock prevent the explorers from reaching the more remote workings. The latest estimate is that 150 lives have been lost

The search for the victims of the Morsa colliery disaster is being actively pressed to-day. So far eight bodies have been recovered. They were horribly mutilated. The possibility of the rescue of some of tne entombed men is offered in the fact that voices have been heard by the rescuers though the latter cannot make great headway on account of gas and flames.

Four miners made their way in safety to the surface to-day through a crevice between the ruins and the mine roof. They report passing many dead bodies lying in heajas, but believe some of those now in the pit are alive*

THE BIGGEST LIAR ON EARTH. He Tails Soma Whoppers tat Fnr alakaa Proof for •«.

Large numbers of farmers stop at the Henderson house almost every day in the week. They arrive in the city during the forenoon ai\d having stabled their teams set about to transact what business they may have to attend to. After dinner they congregate in the hotel office and enjoy a good long rest, whiling the time away In conversation upon agricultural and other topics.

It was a group of this kind that a NKWS reporter ran into this morning as he was making his rounds. The men were talking abont an old character down in the southern part of the county somewhere. They seemed highly amused over the matter and all engaged in hearty laughter when the person's name was mentioned. "We've called him the bumble-bee pincher for about ten years," said a tall, red-faced, good-humored agriculturist, in response to the reporter's inquiry. "I'll tell you why. He was considered bjr everybody who knew him to be the king of liars. He was always ready upon any occasion to spring some romantic tale or other. People got so on to him after a time that whenever he began to tell a story they would wink at each other and smile, and mothers if the suspected their children of untruthful nesa, would call them the bumble-bee pincher. He became the laughing stock of the community and the subject for everybody's uncomplimentary remarks. It's true that it was his own fault, but I caft't coincide with the rest in calling him the king of liars, for he's an old man, baS seen all parts of the world, read hundreds upon hundreds of books and knows a great deaj more than I do or ever shall, "To illustrate what remarkable stories he could tell I'll relate two or three of them to you in brief. He said one day that he was at a farm house on the prairies of Illinois that one of the female portion of the household stepped, out into the yard and had hardly done so when she gave a wild scream that he rushed out and saw that a monster rattle snake had charmed the woman, rendered her helpless, and was gradually approaching her that he seized a small Stick, stepped between the, woman and the reptile and kneeling down began to tap the venomous gentleman on the head and that in this manner he completely subdued the serpent aud in a few moments was fondling it ss carelessly as one would a Maltese kitten. "This was not his crowning effort by any means, however. His funeral story was probably the most marvelous. He said that one day he was under a long, high railroad bndee, and that just after a train went over the funeral procession came along that just as the hearse arrived at a point directly under the bridge aloud splitting noise startled him and he was horrified to see the coffin rise through the top of the hearse and rapidly ascend to the bridge, where it stuck. "Of course this was so palpably a lie of the flimsiest and most atrocious kind that it met with common derision, but he stuck to it that it was the truth. "The story that gave him the name of bumble-bee pincher,. though, was this. He told around that he was a great success as a bumble-bee fighter that he could pinch them to death, no matter in how great numbers thev were discovered, if they were not all stirred out at once. Of course everybody supposed that this wasanother bumble-boe pincher lie. Nobody imagined for a minute that it was so. I had fought bumble-bees many and many a time, and knew what a devilish unpleasant thing they were to deal with.'*' and fairly itched for an opportunitypat the old man to the test. I hunted up a nest with about ten thousand bees in it* more or less, and one dav I called on the old fellow to come and exhibit his skill. He agreed to do so with great readiness and accompanied me to the bees' nest I began to feel pretty good on the way to the scene, thinking that the old man would get gloriously done up. I anticipated either a great sight—that of the fellow fighting the bees—or supposed that he would go back on his word. But it was me that got left The bumble-bee pincher quietly seated himself on the ground ana tapped the nest lightly. A big bee came crawling out to see what was up and the old man nipped him by the head, gave him a pinch and threw him away. Again he tapped the nest and another came out, meeting the same fate as its predecessor. How and then one came Bailing in from the outside. As soon as it touched the nest the bee pincher's thumb md finger closed upon it and ended its life. So the old man went on until every bee that that the nest contained dead at one side. When it was all

lay over and he had turned the nest wrong side out to show me that there were no more bees in it he rose from the wound as unconcernedly as yon please ana asked me if I had any more nests that I would like to have him annihilate. No, told him, I was satisfied. And since that time have had some hesitancy in calling this character a liar when he relates a story."

THE DEADLY WIRE AGAIN.

A Lineman Slip and XSnrna off Three riBffi*. BOSTON, March 11.—A. E. Hicton, a lineman on the N. E. Telephone Company, while repairing a wire this morning slipped some way and to save himseif clutched tiro wires over hia head. He was seen dangling from the wire and afterwards fell on the roof below where he was found insensible. Three fingers of the left hand were burned to the bone. He was unconacions along time but will recover. S

Better Then PfwUdsf Medicine. MOXTICBIXO, 111., March 11.—Bra. E. A. and B. C. Graves, of this city, have fallen heir to an immense estate valued at fifty-oae miSUona, from a near relative in Germany. Lawyers have left lo secure the claim.

v,i Roelipwter** Pwwlftamer pyingRocaxsTBs, March 11.—Henry & Hetard, jost appointed postmaster, lying at the point of death, of pneumonia. Be la not expected to live till eight. He was 63 years old yesftextiay.

VfejNNMl

Mardi it.—Sir Fteter Goatee,

of the well known firm of J. and P. thread wMfciww, is dead.

-:'3 SK siisRiea of THX HKWS to id is I ^tilatii!& 8ie rings and aelttoaesof jm»» litiea! peuttm, and keep# yoe fx»led few

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THE ORDER

THE COI.W1L BSSC1XM THE ORDER FOB THE TRFCK.

Hyfearger Makes Sptwh fiiWhieh He Explains His Voto-"The Prosa Says I*ve Bribed."

The dismal rain last night did not deter the oouncilmen from repairing to the city building betimes to take action on the resolution adopted at the last regular meeting authorizing the fire committee to negotiate for the purchase of one of those expensive pieces of apparatus known as aerial trucks. Quite a large number of citizens strolled into the council chamber awhile before 8 o'clock, attracted thither perhaps by a curiosity to be witnesses to what might happen. It was the general feeling that something would occur of an unusual nature, though persons most familiar with the record of the common council of Terre Haute were firm in the conviction that nothing of any consequence would be done. A

The mayor rapped the meeting to order at a few minutes past 8 o'clock, and stated that the object of it was to consider the matter of the proposed purchase of the aerial truck. Thereupon Mr. Donham rose and announced that a 'Mr. Mitchell, representing the Babcock Manufacturing Company, was present and moved that he be allowed to make a statement of the case from his standpoint for the edification of the gentlemen of the council. This proposition met with unanimous consent, and accordingly Mr. Mitchell, a tall, full bearded gentleman of prepossessing countenance, advanced from the audience and taking up a position where he could direct his remarks with particular facility to the press representatives, began his rather lengthy statement lie said that he was not disposed to do any mud throwing and hoped that it would not be necessary that he did not believe such procedure would add anything to his reputation that he apprehended that there was room for ail the manufacturing establishments that his company would certainty continue to exist whether they did business with Terre Haute or not and that the same could be said of the city whether it did business with bis company or not However, he said that it was his fate to strike this city during a kind of cyclone, as it were, just before election that HJ had come here in 1877 and drawn up a contract to furnish the city with a truck, to cost from $1,400 to $1,500 that the committee objected to the expense, saying that they wished a truck that should cost not more than $l,000--all the money they were at liberty to spend for the purpose that he finally sold them a truck for $1,000 and their old truck, for which he allowed them $200 that after the trade was made he offered the old truck back to them for $100, but that they did not accept it and that he afterwards sold the old truck to Marion for $100 and was afterward complained to by the citizens of that place who deemed the apparatus dear at even the figure named.

The speaker said that his next experience with Terre Haute was about four years ago when ho contracted, just before an election, with the fire committee to furnish them a $3,000 truck that the election came off, the board changed and the newly-elected gentleman objected to the action and countermanded the order for an aerial truck by proposing to take a chemical engine in the place of it that the proposition was accepted by his company and that a little later they sold to an eastern city the truck which they had offered to this city for $3,000, for $3,200.

Mr. Mitchell then reverted to the recent order received by his company to furnish Terre Haute with an aerial truck and explained in great detail the particulars of the transaction. He told how he came to Terre Haute and saw the fire committee and the chief how they talked matters over and reflected on the particular kind of a truck suited to the city how the committee afterward visited Chicago and viewed the Babcock apparatus, etc., etc. He said that the committee when in Chicago did not show any great anxiety to buy of his firm that they were very exacting in their demand, and that in fact they struck him as being about the most disagreeable men to sell' to that he had ever seen. Ho said that after looking over the city, however, the committee returned to the Babcock Manufacturing Company's depot and left certain instructions to be carried out in case the truck should be ordered after the gentlemen reached home. The speaker said that a few days later he received a telegram instituting him to ship the truck to this city that he replied that he would ship that day, but that owing to certain lettering and other work that had to be aone on the apparatus it was impossible to forward it according to his answer, and that it stood in the factory to-day. He said that he did not wish to take any advantage of the city, that he had done $100 worth of business with St. Louis to where he had done $1 worth with this city and that he was willing to stand on the record he had/nade in other transactions. He said hat New York paid them $3,800, Boston $3,800, Springfield, Mass., $3,500, and Albany, N. Y. $3,200 for the same track that he had been accused of having sold to the Terre Haute fire committee for $2,600, and Minneapolis and Denver paid them $3,000 for 65foot trades of the same kind. 'Die speaker concluded by saying that his company had no contract with Terre Haute and should not attempt to enforce any, but that they would like to sell the

city a track. Mr. Mitchell marks, the mayor pleasure of iatrodn

havii

nng concluded his reasked to know the

the council. Mr. Donham

ntrodoosd a resolution to the effect that the resolution passed at a previoss meeting authorizing the fire committee to negotiate for the purchase of an aerial truck be rescinded and that bids to famish the required apparatus be advertised for in the Gaxeite and Express. lonbam'« re** olution received a second, and a motion was quickly forthcoming from Walsh that the same be iakl on the table, bat latter was lost

Before Hybarger gave hts vole he said: *1 fee! it my doty before voting on this motion to remark that since I have been accused by the of Terra Hante ol been bribed in buying this track— don't know thai I hare be$n so aecoted by the public—I aboatld say that I am willing that Aboard be appointed to investigate my oondaet la the premisea* tter, investissle it or where. Therefore to ehow ^Fiblicthet amiwt tixtid

have the transaction investigated I shall vote aye on this resolution." The mayor announced that a motion to adjourn was in order and that motion was made with an alacrity that a councilman exhibits in doing nothing else—except draw his salary.

THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. delegates Chose* to Attend tlie Townsbip Convention Saturday HifhL

The Republican primaries were held last night in the several wards of the city to elect delegates of the township convention to be held Saturday evening. There was a fair sized crowd in attendance at the primaries in spite of the inclemency of the weather.

In the First ward Martin N. Diall was elected to the chair and Samuel Haynes secretary. The selection of delegates resulted as follows: O. F. Miller, M. N. Diall, George Watson, P. N. Staff and Samuel Haynes. Peter Kormnaa was elected township committeeman.

In the Second ward Frank Benjamin was elected to the chair and George C. Foulkes secretary. The following delegates were chosen: J. E. Voris, W. W. Rum6ev, W. B. Steele, Max Wood and M. C. Rout rah n. John Watson was elected township committeeman.

In the Third ward J. W. Mand was elected to the chair and Alvin M. Higgins secretary. The following delegates were chosen: Frank Gosnell, John Trogdon, Abram Small wood, George Justice and D. J. Stunkard. E. S. Erney was elected township committeeman. A resolution instructing the delegates to vote for and advocate the renomination of A. B. Fclsenthal for justice of the peace. The resolution was withdrawn when it was learned that all of the delegates favored it without instructions.

In the Fourth ward Isaac Ball was elected to the chair and L. L. Williamson chosen as secretary. The delegates chosen were as follows: E. A. Hess, W. O. Willison, L. L. Williamson, Harry Gilman and Ben Williams. Thomas Bishop was elected township committeeman.

In the Firth ward there was an enthusiastic meeting. Br. Larkins was elected to fill the chair, and Charles F. Noble was chosen secretary. The following delegates were chosen: W. H. Reeves, J. V. Mattox, L. R, Gordon, C. O. Lincoln and W. C. Holmes.

In the Sixth ward W. H. Barrv was chosen chairman and W. W. llauck secretary. The following delegates were chosen: Adam Tressel, James Miller, W. P. Bennett, Nelson Record, Elijah Brewer. W. H. Schmidt was elected township committee.

I: NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Beginning with this week we have adopted the system now in vogue with the metropolitan dailies that has given such universal satisfaction. Our routes are now in the hands of the carriers, who will collect for them every Saturday morning. If you do not wish to pay weekly you can make arrangements with your carrier for paying differently. Most subscribers wished to make payments weekly, but heretofore it has been impossible for our collectors to get around, owing to our large circulation, hence this change. All amounts due for subscriptions prior to March 10th will bo collected by our regular collector. ~l

Christian Church Entertainment. A musical and literary entertainment will be given at the Christian Church on Friday evening. The affair will no doubt draw a large crowd, as the programme which is as follows is a good one:

Piano Duet—Caprlee .Melnottc Miss Katbarlnc Wiley and H. Lclblng

2. Acute Solo—Selected... .....O. P. Mazzard 3. Soprano Solo—Chunt dn Mai Meyerbeer Mi«s Hattio 1'iiijfe, 4. Recitation Mrs. John I.. Brandha 6. Piano Concerto .Mozart (Orchestral parts on second piano.)

.....

having rack—I

H. Xelblriff. ...Mr#. H. Mator Stobbc

Miss Katharine Wiley and 6. Soprano Solo—Selected.... 7. Violin Solo—Var

J. P. Breinif.

S. Recitation .John L, Brandt 9. Soprano Sole,—Bird of the Mountain (with violin obligato) ............Hubbard

Mm. Bertha lloberK.

10. Quartette—When Hands Meet ..PintmU Mr*. II. Mater, Mis# Anna Thomas,

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S an Is a William Cowan, living at the corner of Seventeenth street and Fifth avenue, deserted his wife three months ago and left her to the care of neighbors and the Ladies Aid Society. They cared for her through the winter months and on the first day of Spring he came back and was taken back to his wife's heart and home. He may be able to support her through the Summer months.

Severely Injured,

Charles E. Baird, a miller at the distillery, living at No. 418 South Third street, received severe and painful injuries while at his work on Friday afternoon. He was severely cut about the head and face and bruised about the body, besides receiving a fracture of the ankle. He was earned home and medical aid summoned. He is getting along as well as coald be expected.

A Cane Front t!*or*e'» Cherry Tree. PABIS, March 11.—Oscar F. Williams, United States consul at Harve, was presented to President Carnot yesterday by Mr. Whi tela Re id, United States minister. An interesting incident of the visit was the presentation to M. Carnot by Mr. Williams of a cane cut from a tree shading the tomb of George Washington.

threat 41aetronomi« Feat. The firemen at the Four's reel house are responsible for the statement that Walter Bell, of the headquarters, claims to have eaten, upon returning from a hnnt, seven rabbits, one-half peck of potatoes, five caps of coffee, two loaves of rye bread asd two apple pies—all at one meal.

Sew Eleetrte Railway.

LAKCASTKB, Pa., March 11,—An electric railway eight miles long to connect this city and Letiz will probably be built the coming summer. It will cost about #80,000, including equipment, and will come Into active rivalry with the Reading & Columbia Railway.

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Wall street, in the vicinity of Justice Thomas' court, was enlivened this morning by the presence of a large crowd of those specimens of the human race who come from West Main street and belong to the half-fledged sporting element They were there in their shabby clothes and wearing the haggard look that drinking and loss of eleep produce, to testify in an assault and battery case, the principal parties to which "were John and Bob W oodall and a coal hauler named Durham.

THE NKWS of last evening contained a brief account of the fight between the above named persons, which occurred in Woodall's saloon yesterday afternoon. This morning the cases came up before His Honor in police court and all the parties were fined, Durham being charged with drunkenness.

John Woodall, the alleged parachutist and balloocatic, was granted a change of venue and took his cause before Justieo Thomas. One of the witnesses gave a reporter his version of the fight and what he said was in substance as follows:

Durham waa in Woodall's saloon playing poker and having won a number oi chips he presented them for cash that Woodall refused to cash them aud that a racket ensued. The witness said that Bob Woodall then knocked Durham down and kicked him, repeating the brutal treatment as fast as Durham could get up that finally the proprietor kicked Durham entirely out onto the sidewalk, letting up then aud returning inside that then John Woodall was suddenly seiseed with a fit of heroism and rushing out himself rendered attentions to Durham in the way of a severe kicking and pummel ing.

When all of the witnesses and spectators bad assembled in 'Squire Thomas' court, the justice refused to handle tho case and it was set down before Felsonthal for Saturday.

FARIS VS. HOBERG.

The Damage Unit lkravfflitff Alonir In the Superior Court. The taking of evidence was resumed in the Faris-Hoberg damage case this morning. A number of witnesses were examined with the principal aim in view of proving or disnroying the claim of tho plaintiff that the elevator shaft of Mr. Hoberg's store was maintained in a dangerous condition.

George W. Faris, son of the plaintiff in the case, testiiied that he had examined the shaft where his father was injured immediately after the accident occurred and that there was no artificial light near enough to make the pit evident to the eve. He testified further that Mr. lloberg told hiji at tho time that he was in the habit of conducting the elevator in exactly tho same manner in which it was beiug conducted when the mishap befell Mr. Faris.

Charles Washington, the colored orator 1 testified that lie had had charge of the plaintiff for several days after tho accident occurred and that tho latter was practically helpless. He was of the opinion that. Mr. Faris had been injured in divers serious ways and that his condition was very bad.

Tho evidence for tho plaintiff will probably be concluded this afternoon or in the morning, when the evidence for the other side will begin. It is expected that case will occupy two or three days yet,

Court Mote*.

The injunction suit of the 12. & T. II. road vs. tlie city has been laid over until Wednesday.

In ^the case of Fannie Payne vs. the 0., C., C. & St. L. It. R. Co., an amended complaint has been filed and the defense has filed a demurrer thereto.

Ben Strader's bond has been reduced K| to $200 and E. S. Karney has become his bondsman. Strader's offense is assault and battery with intent to murder.

N. Boland vs. Ernest Ohm and Nellie Ohm, ejectment default, and trial by court, finding for plaintiff in the sum of $10 and judgment for possession.

Cleveland Refining Company vs. Morris C. Routzahn defendant appeared, and by agreement in open court judgment in favor of the plaintiff was fixed at $*m.

A Minl»t«rG«t* Xtrwnh.

Quito an unusual spectacle wasr witnessed in the Police court this afternoon that of ajpreacher on trial for drunkenness. The individual's name was W, H. Lewis, and he hailed from Washington. D. C. He was a colored man— an inky black colored man—and he seemed greatly injured to think that he was charged with having "been"1 intoxicated. He plead not guilty and as a conaequeru his fine was $1 more than it would otherwise have been. The mayor gave him the alternative of paying it, staying it or going to jail, and the preacher very quietly remarked that he would go to jail. yV'gi rfSSHMk.

A Wanderer Taken ln.~\-'

SalHe Rood is a woman of erratic temperament—one of thoee uncertain, peculiar kind of persons who are likely to be found at unseasonable hours in unseasonable places—and now and then she becomes a nuisance to some people in the city. It seems that last night she strolled out to enjoy her favorite pastime end that during the night she made herself disagreeable to a gentleman named Ed. Hethington, who complained to tho police and had the woman arrested. When the Patrol wagon was summoned to Second and Park streets to convey this miserable person to jail it was 4 o'clock in the morning. *«|t rot Divoree.

Ksriha 0. Longhead vs. James T. Longhead, divorce suit filed in the Circuit court. Phwntiauywres her name changed to Martha CT^ ltttter. She allegies eruelty in that ie» gets drunk and remains away from home. The defendant filed answer, denying the allegations in toto.

VafrMbi Arretted.

The following vagrants were arrested in the extreme East End this afternoon on complaint of the Vandalia Railroad Company: Daniel Barry, Cbas. Iloaker, George Ifeing^rd, W. Hobb, Adolph MUle& James Leonard, Harry Miller, Willie Johnson, Charles Cbicker.

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