Evening Gazette

              fitD cuing xi%3r ctt VOLUMB I., NUMBER 160. ( Weakly Established 1860 ( PITTSTON. PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1882. ) PRICE TWO CENTS | $4.50 Per Annum. lurs with me, and then leaves, saying that I am a jolly good fellow. I have bought all the perforated coins that I can lay my hands on. Business has increased thirty per cent, this weak. MANY KINDS OF COFFEE. CassHy's appointment have been flatly contradicted by other prophets equally positive, who have declared that such an appointment would not bo made. STOCK CAMBLING. roar of a store and the supposition is that th» box caught Are from cigarettes which they were smoking. Before they could get out they were literally roasted. POLITICAL GOSSIP. How (tie Pure Itenn in fiiiltiiH'ri nml How Delicious llrniiKhtM arc Concocicd. GOOD ADVICE FROM VANDERBILT QUAY'S VIEWS OF THE SITUATION A man who was evidently obliged, as he said, "to count evety penny," showed a reporter of The Sun a browu paper package of damp black mucilaginous stuff that ho said was what he had bought for coffee. " I paid eighteen cents for a pound package of this in Vesey street." said he, " and when I preparer, it it did not look or smell or taste like coffee. I have examined it, and I think it is largely made up of bread crumbs. I took some of it to the store where my little girl purchased it and they admitted it was uot coffee, and gave me a package of', better goods, but when my little girl went again she got this same stuff." No doubt Mr. Cassidy is a clever criminal law_\ er, but the difficulty with him is that he lias been altogether too intimate with William H. Kemble, the notorious practitioner of Addition, Division and Silence. His Examination Before a New York Sen atorial Committee—What lie Thinks of Speculators and Journalists—Other Matters. SOUTH AMERICA. He Thinks the State Senate will be Organ iied by the Repnblicans—What will the Independents do—Cabinet Changes in Prospect. KING CAUCUS. Democratic Senators Discuss Party Policy Terrible Powder Kx]D1oh1ou— Sixty Persona Killed—Cholera Epidemic. Without Keault. Panama, Dec. 6.—Over sixty persons are said to have been killed by the explosion of a powder magazine at Guayaquil recently. It is believed the magazine was lired by revolu- Washington, Deo. 14.—A well attended cancus of Democratic Senators was held this morning at which the question of the admission of Dakota as a State was informally discussed, but uo deilnitc action taken, the question being left open for the present, subject to such contingencies as may arise. The subject of tar iff and internal revenue reduction was only incidentally mentioned. A committee, however, was appointed to confer .. ith a committco of Democratic Representatives in regard to the policy to be adopted by the party upon the various questions which are likely to form subjocts for legislative action. Gov. Pattison can undoubtedly commit with immunity a good many small mistakes ; but can he afford to make such an appointment as this ? Col. Quay, late Secretary ol the Commonwealth, has published his views on State politics. He thinks the State Senate will be organized by the Republicans. He has no especial choice, but favors Senator Lee for president. He objects to further contiuuance of Republican division, and believes that evory Republican Senator, including Senater Stewart, will go into the Republican caucus and abide by its action. Furthermore, he does not believe that the Independents will coalesce with the Democrats for the election of a Democratic presiding officer. New York, December 14.—The Senate committee on grain corners resumed its session to-day. W. H. Vanderbilt, who had been subpeeaned to attend, came, accompanied by Chauncey M. Depew, counsel for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. tionists. Our hopes jf the tidal wave Governors are rather diminishing. Lettors from Chiopas,Mex., state that Cholera raued with such violence in that department that in some places the owners and laborers on plantations have all died. As it was not possible to bury them their bodies were burned. Sixty deaths a day occurred in Tonala and a terrible panic ensued. The disease was undoubtedly not cholera, though that is the Santa Claus'a Depot. Mr. Vanderbil; took the witness-stand and testified of dealings in futures. He said that it had become a custom to buy and sell without intending to deliver it As he did not deal in it he did not know much of it and could only speak of the matter as it affected railroads. Sometimes there would be a large call for gram and all the cars will be called upon. All at once the demand will cease. The elevators will be full and from 500 to 2,500 cars will be standing loaded on the tracks. Then other men havo to suffer. It needs but a look into Kirby's Store, corner of Main and Charles street, to convince any one that there is the best place to go for whatever is desired for Holiday presents. The store is largo, and the shelves and tables aro weighted down with every character of goods, useful and ornamental. "I don't think bread cruiui.o would be of any service in adulterating • •offee," said a large importer and dealer, "and I think that what the man you speak of mistook for bread was the peas auCl beans in .he composition. Bwad would not weigh enough to answer the purpose, and uuless I am mistaken it would float to tho top of the fluid when cooked. But then so many things are used in spurious coffee that Ian not prepared to say that anything you may mention is not among the rest. It is understood in the trade, however* that the. chief iugredieuts for imitating ooffee are beans and chicory. The average package of prepared name given it. But in the event of a bolt of the Independent Senators, as is threatened in several quarters, Col. Quay argues that in the present condition of national politics, it would mean (imply that the bolters were going squarely over to the Democrats, in an endeavor to put that party in power in the State and nation and " if I were iu the Senata," sayB Col. Quay, " and the choice was between a Democrat •nd a renegade, I would vote for the Demo- FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The Craig Electric Light. Mr. Kir'oy appreciating the taste of the public in the matter of holiday goods has filled hia storo with toys for the children, jewelry, and lingerie for the ladies and everything for A conspicuous indication of the enterprise and go-ahead-a-tiveness tliat characterizes th# business men aud capitalists of Pittston—the electric light—was not evident for the past few days, owing to a break down of the machinery, the boiler giving oat. A new one has since been placed in position, and as it works all right it is probable that (lie lamps already iu position will shed abroad their marvellous light this evening. These lamps are located over Music Hall, lighting up Water street, auother at Rommel's market and Stock Report. Reported by Carpenimi & Bodmer. Rooms and 6 Club House, Franklin street, Wilkes-Barre Dec. 15—£ :00 p. m. the gentlemen, " I have been," said he, "railroading for nineteen years aud it is like any other business. As to a remedy, or suggesting it, I have talked to our people a great deal about it and I can't say that wo ever came to the same conclusion twice. '• People give me credit," he continued, " for being a great speculator in stocks. I never bought a share to speculate and never sold a share of stock short Every time 1 hare bought them I have had to put twenty percent, margin. Hundreds of other men buy them and do not put a mar. gin at all. Thero aro thousands of things iu the newspapers about me that are not true. They appear day after day aud have no truth in them. Newspaper men are, as the rest of us, earning their living. They are good fellows, but live by writing sensational stories, and doing that remarkably well. I picked up the papers this morning and saw an article concerning me that hadn't a shadow of truth in it." It is supposed that Mr. Vanderbilt re' ferred to his reported purchase of the Omaha road. Closing Bid N. Y. Ch, St.Louis 15*4 Wabash pref.. . 55£C do. pref S'i}4 O.&M., com... 34^4 PennaR.R.T CD0% do. pref  Phil. & Kead'g 27% H. & St. Jo. com 45 Lehigh Valley do. pref.. D2U Lehigh Nav 38% Union Pacific... 10-»"D4 P., Titus v. & B loD4 M., K. & T 84% NorthernPac.com 4"D«4 C. & I. O 4Wj do pret 8ii St. Paul, com... 108y$ D. L. A W 131% do pref... 123 Texas Pacific 4 JD. A Rio G 48 Del. & Hudson.... 110*4 Illinois Central.. 140 NT. J. Central 72% Met'n. Elev 82 WcHt'u Union.... 83W Omaha, com ... 57*4 Pacific Mail 4"% do. pref.. 110 Erie, com 4iD% Rock Island 130 In the jewelry department may be found everything that is usually found inafirst ilass jewelry store—linger rings, ear rings, watch chains for ladies and gentlemen, brooches, bracelets, tine Bilvcrwaro of Kogcr's rnako, including cake baskets, butter dishes,castors and mugs. There is also displayed a fine stock of table and pocket cutlery, and all at prices that cannc t fail to attract attention. cheap coffee uiaJe up i f cue-third Maracaibo and R'o and two-thirds chicory and beans. Coff; n costs from twenty-live to thirty-eight C:• nfs a pound, chicory costs but six cents a pound* and b .ins are less than half the prioe of chicory. The beaus are roasted just as coffee is, then ground and mixed with grouu l coU'eo, They look like the genuine ground ooSee, but h ive no taste at all. Th3 chicory - 1 also looks like the real article after the latter has been ground, but has a strong an 1 bitt-.-r til , and produces a very bl u'k liquid." From Washington also comes some interesting gossip anent the changes which the now yrear is supposed to usher in. Well informed politicians who profess to be down deep in the well, say to those they can trust that early in January Secretary Lincoln will be appointed Minister to Great Britain, that ex-Governor Hartranft of Pennsylvania, will bo appointed Secretary of War, and that Benny Brewster will take Justice Bradley's place on the 8upreme bench, while a strong but not factional Republican from the West will become Attorney-General. Such is reported to be the present programme. The proposition to make Hartranft Secretary of War is presumed to be Gen. Cameron's suggestion, and is a part of a plan looking towards a reunion of the Republican party in this State. crat" another at Mimmo's clothing storo. In toys the slock is almost without end. There is everything conceivable and .inconceivable, and enough to send the boys and girls into a "fit of conniptions." Parents who are intent on pleasing their children should .•all in at Kirby's. A company was organized a few weeks ago for the purpose of lutroducing the Craig electric light to public notice and for the purpose of manufacturing'machines for supplying the light. The company is organized under the name of '• The Craig Klectric Lightning and Tower Company." Its interests are presided over by A. E! Detro, of Ashley, as president, and P. M. Barber, of this Dlace, as Secretary aud Treasurer. A sufficient capital is subscribed to push the enterprise to profitable conclusions. The prospects of the company are regarded as tirst-class, there being no difficulty in disposing readily of all the machines they can make. do.tflfcfc.pref Ohio Central.... 14% Manhattan Kiev... 45 Mobile & O  N. Y. Central 18 U Lville & N'vllle. 53% Lake Shore 11*% Sutro Tunnel.... Mich. Central— 1' 2% Robinson 120 North West, com. 13*:,U Rich & Dan OOUj do pref.. 157U Rich. & D. Ter. .. 2«V£ Wabash, com 34% Central Pacific... 6^4 " How can any one lit certain of getting In dry goods there is the usual assortment of linen, silk, and embroidered handkerchiefs, hosiery, collars, laces and lingerie generally. In children's goods, such as dresses, robes, embroidered shawls, hoods, socks, bibbs and so on, there is a great variety. OIL MARKET. "By buying it in the bean either green or roasted. The whole bean is never anything but genuine. The substitutes do not look anything like the coffee bean, and cannot be mixed with the genuine whole bean without exposure if you have not got a coffee mill, which, after all, only costs a quarter, buy the roasted beau and see the grocer grind it for you. Never buy coffee put up ground and in packages. Never buy what purports to be cheap coffee. Java is only twentylive cents a pound. Maracaibo is three cents cheaper. Coffees of all sorts always command their price, and anything that purports to be coffee aud sells for less than the market price of Muracaibc is open to suspicion. Mocha is the dearest coffee. It sells for thirty-eight cents a pound. genuine coffee t" Crude oil 95^4 Oil City, Dec. 15—2:00 p. m. Philadelphia Market*. Philadelphia. Dec, 13 FLOUR—The market was dull and unset?If(I; Western at |5 50®5.75, and patents at $0.25® S« 75; Penna. family $4.G2®4.75$6; rye Hour $4.1;% ©$4.25. WHEAT—The market was quiet and lower:No. 2 Western red Penna. red $1.CD8V$; Del long-berry red and amber $1.i0. CORN—The market was dull and irregular; steamer mixed 84c.; No 3 mixed 70®72e. Besides all these there is a very large assortment of dry goods and groceries to select from, and in either department of holiday goods there will be no occasion for any ono to Congressmen wh&have returned to Washington report a remarkably strong feeling amoag the people in their districts in favor of the nomination of Secretajy Lincoln Tor President in 1884. This sentiment is said, to be confined to no section ; it is less strong in Illinois than elsewhere. In Michigan. Tbwa. and in some parts of New England, the report iB brought that the party not only regards Lincoln as an inevitable candidate, but also as a most available one. It is reported that Presden t Arthur also favor's Lincoln's candidacy "I think," he resumed, "the system of dealing in futures has a bad effect. No man who goes into Wall street but comes out a loser at some time. The trouble in the Northwest, the throwing of tilings into chaos by it, has piled up freight so that we cau hardly move." Matters had been so rushed, he said, that he had been compeled to buy seventy-live new locomotives and borrow twelve. When he went to a tailor shop he expected to pay for his own ciuUies aud some other men's too. Mr. Vanderbilt spoke in a low tone of voice that was at times inaudible to all save those who sat very closo to him, frequently laughing when ne spoke. In speaking of the newspapor men he smiled, but paid no attention to the six or seven reporters who sat around him. The dynamo in use by the company, and which they will manufacture, is the invention of Alex. Craig, Jr., of this place, a young man who has hardly attained his majority, wellknown as a practical electrician in this section, is patented under his name, and is known as the Craig Dynamo. Mr. Craig believes ho has a machine that will furnish the strongest light in proportion to power used of any generator now in operation. The lamp used is also of Mr. Craig's own invention, for which patents go astray OATS—The market wan good and firm; No. 1 white 48c.; No. 2 do. 47J^c.; No. 3 do.  No. 2 mixed 44^c. RYE—Firm at 6i@68c. The property of the Oxford Iron Company at Oxford, New Jersey, was sold by the Marshal earl}' in October. This consisted of large tracts of farming and ore lands, together with two furnaces, rolling mill, pail mills, Th* Oxford Iron and Nail Co. PROVISIONS—1 lie market was steady. LARD—I he market is steady; Kettle, $12®12.50 steam. $12.50; butchers', f 10.7"D(a$ll. BUTTER—The market was firm and tending upward; Penna. c C amery extra and Western do. 8a®40c.; firsts 33®37c. EGOS—The market was steady and command full prices: Penna. 29c®30c.; CHEESE—The market whs firm and good in quiry, best grades l3*4®14c. HAY ANT) STkAVV—The demand for hay is trifling, and prices are weak Straw is scarce and firm. Timothy, choice. $10.50® J 7 On; do No. l.$lt)®16.75: do No. 2, $li®16; mixed, $13®I4; low grades, $10® 12; cut hay, |I0®19; rye straw, $I5®1U; wheat straw, $S)®i0; oat straw flO, '* People are so used to coffee that they do not like the genuine. In some boarding houses, hotel*, and restaurants preparations of chicory and a patented article l have here tliat smells to pie like licOrioe are put into coffee to make it go further. I makes a black, strong liquid, greatly fancied by foreigners. I know of a grocer who has a good customer to whom he cannot sell genuine coffee. He mixes chicory with it ind then she likes it. Mr.ch of the cafe noir, or 'black coffee,' thr.t is relished at the highest-priced restaurants, is made with a larger proportion of chicory than coffee, and many people who are not at all economical buy chicory along with coffee, because they' like n black, strong drink, I suppose." The purchasers at the above mentioned salo have formed a new company under the name of "The Oxford Iron and Nail Co.," with a paid-up capital of $1,000,000. The directors of the new compauy are Mr. Samuel Sloan, President of the D. L. A W. R. R. Co.; Mr. Sturges, attorney, of Brooklyn; B. G. Clarke, banker, of New York; John I. Blair, of Blairstown, N. J.; Thos. Dickson and Judge Hand, of Scranton, and Theodore Strong, of this place. shops, Ac., &c. aro pending. The Dynamos aro made by the West Pittstoa.Engine aud Machine Company, who will have the first one in operation in their own works in a few weeks. This machine will furnish 12 lights, and will light up the estabishmeut with the brilliancy of day Shenandoah, Deob,13. —Yesterday evening a number of miners assembled at the bottom of Packer Colliery Slope, No. 3, near Lost Creek, aud asked for a wagon to hoist them up,which the colliery officials refused to grant before the regular quitting hour. The mine law in reference to this matter says: 41 When ten men assemble^-Ui^bottom of a slope they are entitled to a wagon." Th.s mornir.g, the entire forcj, numbering two hun- dred men, surrounded the mouth of the slope, and instead of going to work, marched through town to Inspector Manchlin's office and entered complaint agaiust the colliery officials for violation of the miue ant. It is said to-night that D. P. Brown, general superintendent, and all the other bosses will be arrosted. The miners hold a secret meeting tonight to decide what course is best to pursue inthe matter. A Miners' Grievance- V E( J. .TA hLES—Choice potatoes are scarce and bring readily 68©70c per bush. New York and Michigan cabbage per 100. Onions are in large supply and neglected at $l.«5®75c per bbl for best, yellow. Four Children Drowned. PKTKOLEUM— Steady; refined WHISKEY Philadelphia, Dec. 14.—While a number of persons were skating on Abbott's dam, Falls of Schuylkill, about six o'clock this evening, the ice suddenly gave way and a number of children were precipitated iuto the water. Annie Casey, aged 10 years, John Snowdon, agod 10 years, Francis Kindle, aged 10 years, aud Violet Barker, aged 14 years, were drowned, and it is foared that others met the same fate. The four bodies were recovered and taken to their late homes. The affair has created great excitement at the Falls. The lamps now supplied in town are lighted by a small dynamo, not of SC,r Craig's patent, in the brick building in the rear of the Gazette oflice, on Cron street, which is used as an experimental station. Tho company have in contemplation the erection of a 25 horsepower engine in tho near future in tho same place, which will supply sufljeient powor to light twenty-live pairs of carbon points. Pittston Wholesale Markets. Flour— patent .  Floor* straight brands Buckwheat flour  Corn  . fDC . 8.01)® 3 1C 90 Possession of the property will be taken January 1st, 1883, and it is confidently predicted that the new organization will prove successful from the start. Oats, new Butter Cheese, new  Etfpa  Potatoes new, per bu, 13© 14 33 00® 66 30® 8t " There is nothing," said a man who lays claim to fine taste and a wide experience in coffee drinking, " like a mixture of two-thirds Java and one-third mocha, cooked in an old fashioned tin coffee pot. The Java produces a mild cream-colored fluid, with the most entrancing aroma. The mocha is darker and fuller bodied. It gives strength to the Java without robbing it of anything. I may be wrong, but I insist that the milk—just a little, too much milk spoils coffee—shall be put in the cup first. Putting the milk on top of the coffee is not half so good. Boiling the coffee and milk together is criminal."Tieasury of Sons. Chop and Feed  Meal  Salt, coarse, per sack Salt, fine, per sack... Salt, per bbl  Hay  " Bailed  Rye Straw  Turnips, per bu  1.70 1.70 1.50 1.65 1.50 17.00 18.00 11.00 60 Mr. F. P. Galpin, of Wilkes-Barre, is canvassing in this vicinity for the " Treasury of Song." We have heretofore spoken of this collection of musical gems, and cannot too highly commend the work. Mr. Craig says tho elcctric light can be furnished for a great deal less cost that gas can possibly be furnished for and that it will ultimately disturb the gas house plants all over tho country Onions, 44 44 70® 1.00 Cabbage, per hundred, good 00 fair to middling :i.0oCr*4 .00© 3 00 3.0 (foil.21 14 Kben Tourjee, director of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, and oue of the choral leaders in the Musical Peace Jubilee of When Arab! Will Leave Egypt. Caiiio, December 13—The government has requested Arabi and the other prisoners sentenced to exile to be ready to start within ten days. Ahowauees have been granted the prisoners from their properties which were confiscated. The property belonging to their wives was not confiscated. The leniency shown to the prisouers has produced a good effect on the Arabs. Tho remainder of tho Egyptian force assigned for service in the Soudah has left for that section. The staff will follow to-morrow. Navigation of the Suez Canal. Freight Blockade. Buffalo, Dec. 14.—There is a heavy Apples, per bu  Sweet potatoes. per bill Turkeys and Ducks  Chickens  Berlin, Dec. 14.—It is understood that Great Britain will shortly communicate to the Powers proposals for placing tho navigation of the Suez Canal under international pro- " I have examined ' Treasury of Song.' It gives me great pleasure to suy that it appears to be what iis title indicates, a collodion of real gems.. I am sure it would tind a hearty welcome in cveiy homo in the land." 1872, says of it freight blockade here, the Central being unable to dispose of the freight brought by the Luke Shore. The latter's trains are obliged fD wait hours at Hamburg, before they can get. in the city. Such is the case at Black Hock and Fort Erie. Sheep Shearing Out of Reason. From the Phil'a Times. tection The lambs uf the oil trudo underwent another shearing yosterday. Notwithstanding the fact that the production is smaller to-day than at any time in several years, the report of a new striko in the Forest county wilds, backed by a liberal dumping of Standard certificates on the market, was sufficient to ceato a panic. When dealers learn to buy only so much oil as they can pay for outright such foolish and unreasonable fluctuations will be impossible. The whole evil arises from the system of buying largo blocks of oil on small " Wo use nothing but Java coffee," said Mr. Lansing of the Astor House. " We are careful to order it iu the green bean, just as we want it, a bag at a time. We have it roasted aud sent around to the hotel We make it in a patent coffee pot. We use three pounds and three-quarters of coffee to five gullous of water. Some people put in egg shells or codfish skin to elarify their coffee. Others put in the white of egg to give it body. We use nothing." Married. From U. A. Clarke, professor of music in the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: At St. John's Church, Pitts ton, Dec. 14th., by Very Kev. John Finneu, Mr. James Connors aud Miss Maggie Gilroy, both of Pittston. "I have looked through the collection of music called 'Treasury of Song,' and am glad to bear my testimony to the oxcelleuce and variety of selections it contains. 1 hope it will meet the success that the evident care spent in its compilation aud its beautiful typography deserve." 2t The Bailroad Presidents Agree. New York, Dec. 14.—Presidents Keep, Porter, Mitchell and Riddle signed the contract this morning to maintain railroad rates in the northwest for one year from date. Most of the northwest railroad men will leave for Chicago to-night eUiiuonnruto. A Bail Mill Resuming Work MUSIC HALL. Allemown, December 14.—Work was yesterday resumed iu tho rail department at the Alleutown Rolling Mill, several departments of which were closed recently, owing to scarcity of orders. The guide aud bar departments are also again iu full operation and the list of idle employers has been largely re- ONE NIGHT ONLY A Matter of Doubt. Saturday Evening, Dec. 16th, At a number of placet, iu Broadway, most of which are the resorts of ladies in the shopping seasons, a delicious driuk is made by putting on top of each cup'of mocha-aud -Java ccffee sufficient cream made of whipped wliHe of egg and sugar to stand above the edge of the cup from the surface of the coffee on which it floats. From the Texas Mrtings. ▲ Thiers Big: Haul. margins, which entirely exhaust tho available capital of tho buyer, leaving him at the mercy of the largo holders, who, by putting out h large ,;''nutity of their surplus oil, can drive the price down at any time far enough to wipe out the entire capital of the margin purchai- Health journals say that to rotain a sound constitution a man must lio on the right side' Yes, but which is the right side? Every lawyer, preacher and editor in the country thinks the side he is lying on is the right one. MADISON SQUARE THE Cleveland, Dec. 14.—While P. L. Miles, a jeweler, was repairing a watch for a stranger to-day, the latter decamped with a bag containing $10,000 worth of diamonds and other precious stonos. The theft was not discovered duced. THEATRE The editor of the "Sun" May Come to cojMi:p-^:rDTY era and precipitate a panic Philadelphia, Dec. 14.—The long-standing criminal prosecution of Mr. William H. Kemble against Charles A. Dana, of the New \ ork Sun, for libel, was ended on Tuesday last by the District Atiorney entering a nolle pros, by direction of the prosecutor. Mr. Kemble voluntarily directed the nolle pros to be entered without the knowledge of Mr. Dana or hie Philadelphia Once More. for some time. Tactics and Grammar. In the greatest dramatic suceeD» of America, hav ing been presented consecutively in the United States over Where Perforated Coins Help Trade. From the N. Y. Bun. Christmas Gifts. A Curious Circumstance. From London Moonshine. Drill instructor (to recently-joined recruit)— As you were I As you were man!" R.J. •" Dunged if I know whero I wore." The shop windows are all filled with the choicest, articles suitable for gifts at the approaching holidays. So tempting are they that few who can at all spare the money but are induced to go in and buy preseutsfor relatives and friends."*" If they do not go beyond what they can woll atfoid, the money so spout is well invested. The gifts convey an amount of pleasure and happiness to tho receivers, to which their intrinsic value bears no comparison. There is probably uo more attractive display, in his line, anywhere in this section of the Slate, than at the Diamond Palace of D. Davidsburg, Wilkes-Barre's leading jeweler. It will well repay a visit, if only to seOj and snweMrt inducements are offered to out-of-town purchasers. A large stock and the latest stylos in jewelry and silverware, also a full hue of watches, clocks and optical goods. Pratt in the 8cranton Republican If a man goes upon the street with a straw h it on his head in tlie winter, tho men and LIJL7CI 8,000 TIMES! nfl/XL Presented with a ij 4 7 r | special cast NHlLL under the auspices HAZEL THE MADISON SQUARE UA7CI TllKATRE, HAZtL New York [KiRKE KIRKE KIRKE KIRKE The stranger carelessly tucked away in his vest pocket tho change of a $5 note that a Brooklyn bartender handed to him after serving a warm driuk. There was nothing strange in that, but subsequently the bartender said to the bystanders: "I have made a customer of that man. How ? Why, as easy as rolling off a log. I have given him a 50-cent piece with a hole in it. He'll come in to-morrow when he's going by, politely call for a drink, inform me in the kindest manner that ! have R.— women turn around and gazo at him, the boys guy him, the girls skyfugle over him, and tho newspapers make no end of funny paragraphs Hiient the circumstance. But the ladie* wear straw hats all winter and nobody turns to grin, nobody guys, nobody skyfugles and nobody makes invidious or humorous para- Broke His Neck. Decatur, Tex., Dec. 14.—The Uayor was attacked by a negro in reseutn.ent for a tine. The Mayor broke tha negro's neck with a counsel. Hotels Burned at Winnipeg. A Beautiful Domestic Love Story. stone. Winnipeg, Dec. 14.—The Canadian Pacific Hotel and Johnston House, the latter just opened and crowded with guests, were burned to-night. The guests were all rescued, but lost their cffects. A woman was severely burned in saving her child. Loss $15,000. Alternate Tears and Laughter graphs. Builders, Attention! Diminishing Hopes. Those contemplating building should call at H. A. Fetterolf's Enterprise Planing Mills Pittstou, where will be found a stock of all kinds of building materials, such as doors sash, siding, flooring, shingles, pickets, lath ctc. The best quality in this line to be found n the market, and everything aoH at the tf unintentionally put in on him a 50-cent piece with a hole in it. To all of which I will reply good naturedly that I am really sorry, and ask the man to take a drink with ioe. W-j From the N. Y. Sun Wo have from a correspondent in Philadelphia tlia-aeaertitfn that Gov. Pattison has determined to appoint Mr. Lewis C. Cassidy Attorney-General of Pennsylvania. Special Scenery from the Madison Square Theatre for every Act. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 14.—Two colored boys were burned to death to-night They had made themselves a bed in a box at the Roasted to Dsath- A beautiful souvenir programme will be presented each lady in attendance. Seats can be secured at Music Hall Book Store commencing Wednesday,Dec. 13, at 9 o'clock a. m Admission 36,50 and 75 cents. Reserved seat* 75 cts. are both feeling quite satisfied with each other, and there is n* refusing. Reminiscences follow. The man spends three or four half dol- We have hoard a good deal of this subject on both sidos. Those who have foretold Mr. owest poasiblo price*