Evening Gazette

              .Sfixfi ;iir -r- •'"fl ULil J. f m * j M. zjHL"' H |M I w| jl M [B^ 11 • '* A#DvV r eg. i«U II •fZ *»■ ' fj . PA.. MONDAY. 1DECE 1, Bb4. s Twoowm. ) I'M Ceiit» P* Wecfc. AT, THE COUNTfe¥!S S^BNS. NEW YORK'B LATE8T^teAD^WU A RuntUome Axidltton to th« Metropolis* Wie O.«*.or the Nbw.YOBK, IWV-WitBIn H;Oxnext threo i** *" will br ad!*B" D» Standjftl t or1 Ixisr. DIVORCE IN PA MS. STRIKING WEAVEKa TRYING TO CHEAT THE GALLOWS. '■Two rc (Upcjrt« "the locket iti tli« sirwlrt. "NVliai y«D»i ®o 'l.ip. p ?''a IfclJllfMiiaU H. k«4. ' tU ! out IttitH* ll\«i llirovvu aua) all «*m li I li IM **•C»»«, fcttd We have oi.ly to I: ke IDr. l?uHV CYi k 1« SDi n|s u.d IW »f«I t »U "I _/tETfcENCHM£NT IN RAlitROADS .—•yOULD BE MWiMlgP. A Cei emony Which has Bwa fDT«Qt*d to How Condemned Mardertr Nearly (Jot LAST SESSION C'F THt EIGHTH CONGRESS. Lonjjom, Dec. 1.—The FaiiaUas have in vented the new word demariage, to designate consequent on a divorce. T* the «us»of Patti the affair wa» quiet. A mayor girt in a tricoiored scarf received laformation of _UD« decree through the attorney of Ike Marquis de Caux, and foaerted tbe decree on the margin of the register on „ which the banns of matrimony between the pair had been recorded. Two competitor* are already announced for tbe tornad o? the liberated bri iygroom. One is  and thricc title I English dowager,'aflfoho othe; a rioii American widatr with lijf (»- cujfhjruncos bo-yond two difcbterSr But the dismarried marquis isia dined to remain free, and to contiune lijs life of an inteiligent epicurean ouJ cynic. A few days ago a demariage was matje more interesting by a gay and  dftiner given by the liberated lwMat tbe bouse of a mayor. The jftfllofel Brat went all tbe legal arid then over the wa|pu^Mandk ItifcW aa very txAnpliinentary speech to the Air divorcee, with rejjyet at the absurdity of the  which cD unpolled her to wait for ten months before nhff ut|\i%l get another busbaud. She made a sparkling and neatly turned speech in reply. '1 ho drees of the lady Was a lunfic of fotlillu morte brocade, tritaiiued with satin roue-crepuscule and guipure laco. The skirt was en traine, the ribbons and flounces were in the russet .colors of uutuum, roses, which bloom in early summer and last till November. woro Dn a bouquet set fair in the*c«iitKD tDf fhe bust I Celebrate that tsubluk. THE CHARGES MADE BY THE PHILA- Away. IRTY- DELPHIA OPERATIVES. Salem, N. J., Dw. 1.—Howard Sullivan, negro, is t? be hanged here to morrow, for the outrage and murder of Klla Watson,- a white girl. Sheriff Kelly on Friday last placed tlie death watch over nim, and U was then discovered that, with a In ivy iron bed *oiww.Dliu ltmd pried (.pfen a link of'a latge ohaln wc.iL'h ote.i a 25-noupd Mil to his askle, anil had reoounocuxl the end* of the etiaiu with a pie e of mire. Why he should have done this is a mystery, as a careful search failed to reveal any further attempt to escape. ' ' ' ■ wrD- A Resume of the Work to be Done this lo those Iftjfcis city, as the theatre wUJ'Ijo thrown open UD Uio  management of Mr. JaMBS C. Duff, «o expense bas been spared to make It oomplete in every detail. . Before the cur }ain is raised fan. tha first i*»ibrmanoe, the outlay will foot up a sum total of 1175,000. The tlioatre is as nearly fireproof at the ''"filing T" h" *"■''* Uu-new theatre ba» a front of 50 feet stoics froin^^ xz. Speculation Had* p»j-The Financial . Centre* lJrouglit to a Man's Bedroojm , and Private . !vj Bnkcn' OBcea, J I «MVt dklit and an iMvetlo* In Wagn Their rVfncllial GrlevancM—The Knight* of Labor  to Take Charge of the Strike. Winter— Nothing Much to  pl lulled Except Pawing the AnpnvrlotlDn , Tariff or No Tariff, lh»V« UD* «»■ tl«»nF" Tt in the qiuwtini. u|mDii il.« touting Pn-rfidiiutiat eftmpiiigii wtll (» -fivitf&t. U u qiMaiiOU wJrirli Iihh CUiOMMi . iht feolli'K imi.d* of frH»t nj.litiyjil lor U» pavt Hfty yoaf% n li.n nvpialiadiMrtxi for a time by tlio Crriutqui*Unii ul ' sliall tint Union be PrvaerveffY" We m«l to om*Mirnfctvfcs, mid t«' pruparerf UD row und«r*taadingly »rC*i «l'i« %ue*tiCaii'J WUfct, ifcere u« Ihmiu»l dkCctvui-ttg of  ihorei miwh thai uiay «**}. bo|l  vf arid xirxinnl tri e trade, otm I» oertfiu, mid tliac in, you CaniM* Hud u m.'ficiu* llial wilToiffe Cwutth*, Onldn, Agtln'iri, fci j di»- HM of th» ihMrft or ltmtr*, t»ii*i j* CU (Curd*' 0»«ti CutupuOtod.}. fry it a !Ci DiA . hw uwa • Nrw Yobk, Dec. 1.—The Su£s "In and ~On «f Wall Street," article says: Great laid wUfcinntiie lapt  or ten ilmtipon tbe rotrenefittient* ordered and contenjuplnted ill thertjorfang of several reads . for ■■ moverafnfcwas "given ByThe new president of the Erie. Economy is an excellent Its proper pi*ob, qnd and managing officers orthe companies ought to have their nalatiaanot j«ly reduced, taD- pended till tflroads managbd by th«m£Degin tor show ojmfitH. They be treated itnlKal men an treated iojfcltina, where «fy*ftaid to be |aid aJv £ lea* as the patient remains in good health, while all remuaeration ilon »t the slightest indj-. rdendg, i'uii'ly eurriD.l. should notfay a'coot Tor the pkyileg ;' of soiing their property as well as thaai9ei*re«rQ, Yet the latter ia exactly fehut in most cases they have heen paying all along. Philadelphia, Dec: 1.—The weavenf «vwy labor organisation. l'be Times prints Interview* showing tlie strength or Iho organisation.WA8qAtaT«N, Dap. H-JTtnitfcJbd aoesioiT of tbe Forty-eighth congress bjjins at noon. Uitei member of tBe senate and two members ■i|jn»U.*Tk is that ttlj» first (roci'ediiijs 111 boih brandies will bit the swearing in of the naw member* to fill the Believing that all hepe was gone Sullivan sent for a reporter and made a revelation which fcul.swjueat investigation couflrmod. For nearly two weejts be had refused to bate 1 any liglit lu his room, jind d wring th*l4imj i he had been hard at work. A fMr freeing h'Wflt fijinLhe cUajd be piled up sane boias whicu nniad used a j a table, and bay-;- tog placed a «tiMr on tluth, he Mi to u largo ventilator iu tha oeiltoj. H*reitfoved itils, and then encountered a haaw trap door, w bich to . juried reached the roof. The roof is lor mod of hoards, covered with slate. With a small penknife which bad been paused to him from outside, lie cut through the. boards, and .rkinoWu;' the slate lie reached tho roof, which in about. 66 teat fnom the ground. He then descended again to his cell, carefully concealing' Ills work as he went , . i From his bedclothes be twisted a -long rope, with which he totalled to lower himself from the roof the next night, Thursday, and set off in the darkness tor bis father's hou»3 in Yorktown, ten miles uway. On Thursday night lie lay down to rest and 4ntN -until tho city was quiet, Lu( lio Ml asleep, lie said, and neVW awelce until tho clock struck If, when it nas tou late to atari OH so loii{ a.journey. The next evening, to his dismay, the death watch waC s Dt, and his K&po was gone. S nee tho discovery be ha* broken down consM rably. "Tuere ana abqut Itt.OOQ. opi* In Philadelphia engaged in the nmnucrrin*e of textile goody," Ml id Henry priucipal organiser tor tne Knights of Lalior. ••to ms The lower floor is divided Into an orchestra modious anVeomewhat similar now and a seating capacity of 400. There will be 2£""£fTf» The decorations" of the lobby will be of Moorish design. The foyer will bedecoratM • in relief patterns of old English style and have a fll-ngsM-ainfepMPtal There will be no door sepSWng ttftn the parqtirf? frit instead a rich and heavy curtain. The theatre propgV V1IITDo""cIecorated" (n Louis XIV. style in bluCijpht blue, White and gold. Th»upholstfry of tbe seats in the parquet and balconyD»ill be of Mua stuff. It ia expected that the curtain Dylll prove a novelty. IW artist has been three montfas at work upon it. It is palntSlih imitation of tapestry and is done in oil. It k a Wat teau subject and contains seventeen llf»sto figures. The border is of real (Spanish la&t and was imported especially for tlie theul re. The season will "be inaugurated oi Dec. 15 with Von Supi o'j opera, "A Trip to Africa," which has now been In rehearsal lor weekly vacaiici33 thui created. If th.'i is accomirpaniod by tbe customary formal announce- ments of deaths the two.houscs will probably ad jouru at erne. M a mark of jetJQct to tile memory of Ths preOodents in sDKh eqiesj however, giro rewon for the belief tttat no formal anuounoeiagnts III deaths will tako place to-day, CDr W tfiry the wetvers' strike i* concerned, the Knights of Labor are not interfering in any w«), We ara ftrgftiiitipg all t%l|£u])b who ruto desirous oI joining, and they come to the number of about 70 or MO every day. TUe manufacturer* are altogether wrouz in W posittg tfiat none of the Kjuglit* ki?aV«Aytbing about the carpet buiinon. Here 1* » weaver," | minting to one who lias been Liking a foremost part iu the strike, "*lfcv.,b*C a of Mbor for several ye«*s." •'Yes," Siid Robert Farrell. Ibe weaver pointed out, "and I may say that I know something about the trade, for 1 have beou a dealer as well as a maker. When tha manufacturer* declared that prices of fabrics frotaJl.IkJto 60 cents a yai-d, tliey forgot to mentiou t .at prices of material had also decreased, yet that is also a fact. *ld they say thai whet condition* change and times and prodferimprove they will rsstoca the reduction. Don't you ivtopof* that u ran make up the 45 cents \iy reducing our wages they will never se« any necessity for improving the tiniest That is, if We submit to tha reductioiL" r « v. » • ■*' xfc JkH V# do tak D place will follow the roading of the prcsi li-nt's message, in this caso there will probably lie no unusual delay in the ap- #. K..0UU1IX, ' Bi'.irl "i'hi. / pol.itment of ths joint committor to notify • tlia i resident Cft the readincus of the two Louses to r-ceive his annual nvasage. s committees of the bouse committee on apyropriatlene than *»T» been prepared at so early a date for a number of years. Tl cso bills include the estimates for the.- Indian, army, navy, military academy, consular and diplomatic, post officii and District of Columbia appropriations. Members of fi e appropriations committed are of opinion that one or two of these bills will be ready to report to the house during this week. It lias liecn suggested by a number of repre i.'iitiitivtt* that oongroHS take a rejesa about the middle of the month to give an opportunity for members to attend the opening of the New Orloanaexposition, and that during this proposed recess the appropriations committee consider appropriation bills, so as to luive mot of tUeni r:Dady to re|Dort to the house upon the reassomilling of congress after the They arguj that tbs , usual amount of work, prior to adjournment for the holi I ay J, will have been accomplished by tlio 14th, IKoaM* of the'unusual earty assembling of oongreas this year. The bill to establish a board of commialioners of inter -state commerce and a large number of bills providing for the construction of public buildings in various cities throughout the country are special orders, jltd are ill a position to be called up during tho session at timos when they will not interfere with appropriation measures. The McPiieraon senate bill fcD provide for the i»- jue of circulating notes to national llinks, iuTThVUlngley bill to authorize the secretusx of tbo treasury to in vast the lawful • money dupositad in the treasury in (rust by ' lutional iadbs-'for tho tCtmDnioutT*of'their circulating notes, were both reported fawrably from the committee on currency at tho last session an 1 now await the action of the bous3. The educational t/OI related tho bouse Committee 6n. iCKcatiou, is another important measure upon thejiouae Koprcsentative Willis proposes to ask for consideration 3f it as soon offers. The Blair bill passed by the senate to effect the tame general purpose is still in the handa of the house committee on education. S An effort will be mads by the hnua committee on public lands to secure early ccnlideratlon of the bill providing CWr the forfei ure of the Northern Pacific laud grant. That measure was favorably reported to the Bdt salaries nnd the cutting of wages of the workmen the difference is very great. Wliqn a manuf acturer reduces the roll of Ids' operatives, or cuts down their wagea. If the goods produced by his factory deteriora'e on that account, he WIH bo t he only sufferer from the deterioration,u-rHut the service of a transportation company is a matter of public interest. The work dono must naturally suffer from the reduction of the number of workmen and tho- employment of cheaper labor. - The brake man, conductors, engineers, awitchmen, and pll the hands composing a railroad aervii e are overworked and not particularly wefr-fiaid as they are now, and every reduction in that line must be detrimental to the safety of property and lives intrusted to tho company. Bvorybody knows how many lives stingy management coCt at Ashtabula and at thp mo|fe recent disasters on the New York Central. In the cutting down process the director* and superior officers should come first, the atoflkholders next and the workmen last Till Mine system of thl» .kind is inaugurated and Jiie publication of TtfU annual "-sports and approximate quarterly reports la made oMigatory, neither home nor foreign investors can he expected to tiring their money into Wall street, and as long as the bona fide in-pector is not there, speculation must remain little t&tt£r ttmn a private game In which loaded dice and marked -the i mpleinf / the want of facilities which the stock brikers offer: For years past the leading; Wiill btrait firms have had, during the' bedurn vident that dkdMjkd peoidd&ere tirJpof to compliant, firms began to open branch offices up town, fitting them up regardless of expense, and bringing the atock market, ao to say, to the very bedroom dtDor of wealthy op-town residents. The investor or the speculator who is either toC5 lazy to go down town or too much of a hypocrite to be ueen in Wall 4lfMt' has new-k dozen up-town officet MMNMP wiresD ha can have hli .JWdflT juijt as quickly aa if he had given' » at the firm's main office in New street or Broad street There are offices a» far up town as the Central park. Of course, none but the richest of brokers could j afford such a luxury, fqr■* branA office of that kind entails ah expenditure of from $6,000 to- $10,490 a-Tear. Borne of these offices are in leading hotela, like the Wind aor, tli3 Brunswick, the St James, and a few others. Of feurse, tmple cocktails, smoking and betting facilities are provided here for tha customtas. Other firms, again, prefer the seefatslnn which a private residence grants.. There is not much cocktailing in such offices, and but little chance tc meet men fond of hotting or -indulging in . any other form of outside gambling. But they have Uia advantage that any tespeotaljleD'y.; bl« ipfy gm» sneak in and out oi such offirfs fi*ittiofcfcbeiag noticed. tD« anybody?" x of NrflaX is still" more pleasant about this uptown branching off of Wall street is that, by doing his business up town, a man escapes the aqnoyaqce of Ueii|g can stantly solicited for orders Uy petty brokort and bothered by the ppiqUrs. He drinks less, smokes ie,s» ,is less d.stmc ted, and Is much better fit for business. He cornea tc give his order upon his own deliberate volition, and can in a few minuteq be holm again with -the report of the trtpisaptioi| In his pocket. Nobody onticos hitn to sell or buy what hp does qot want to, oi is constantly done dqwn town. Me gets the samo Information as dowjt - town, for every bit of news received at the S.ock ExcUan^'J tat once telegraphed to the uptown offices ( ut the liberty is left to him of digesting the biformation himsolf, without the assistance Of wiseacres, pointers, curbstone bummers, And hungry commission soalpers. If a mail goes to Wall atrect he, somehow or other) thinks that he is boqnd to stay there from 10 a. n to 9 p. *., by which time cocktails, qigars, street gossip, and a heavy lunch have probably got tho best of htp and juduced him to buy or aell things he had never intended to. In the Hp town office nobody stays more than a few minutes at a time, though %man may drop in two or them times during businaaa hours, especially when the market ia active. Brokers may not be gaiaerm by this arrangement, but customers cannot help airing money and, enjoying more nrafart. A HEADLESS GHOST. yts Alleged ttptrlt Which Holds an Enllii bUPFALO, Dec. X. —The village of Suspension Bridge is very much excited over aa alleged ghost which made its appearanot there lit a haunted old rookery of a house occupied by an attache of the New York Central freight office. Tlio building was moved several years ago to where it Btaots, ami has been occupied by many ffcmfli.)* who left it ou account of alleged supernatural visitations. Mow that the place hat become faiuouDs these stories are again revived.Village In Terror. "Tlio weavers do not believe the manufacturer* We havs bad proof of their intention to get all they ou out ef us. At A/ohibald' HolnW mill the Mot buck on the understanding that they weto'to hare the old prices. One of tho hand* finished his piaqe during the morning. When he nsked for his next Job be was told that oI oourae he would only be all(Mjiajl.|0 work at the reiliiced wages. It appears that tU hands were only wanted toflnish wliat'they liad left ujpdoim when they went out To get this Mr. Holmes was willing to pay the old rati a You surely cannot caM that treating us Justly,". , ••if the weavers," laid Bbefflugton, "were to make a statement of some of their Ml grievances, I am sure that the public would be convinced of tho Justice of their action. I am not Inclined to be sensational, and would Jar sooner keep Ullage quif*. but UD« manufacturer# story only gives one side of U*. question. It the ahostatfmhttfr oaebalf of the Impositions to put up with that Mm weavers have, there would not be'a'shoe JfMory in Philadelphia today. What do yon tUiuk of this for au T"Br/T' The employes are not allowed to sue their pieces measured, and .as often as not tliey are paid for frwni-Vve M'tbft yards less than and taken off the loom it shrinks considerable and It-tfcaMaM 'loose.' From this measurement the hand is paid After this thepteas Is |iarDhi»atfra«tr»tchta§ proosas. S»'i'S£SS last " Kingston, N. Y.. Djc. 1.—Port Ewdn it • village ill lb» town of Rsopu •, Ulster county Oaorge Broad beaii, with bis wife and family, live iii a lonesnm i locality near there Last Thursday liigbt Broudhead was •way from horns. Mrs. Brondhead wui putting the child qpn to bed wlien the front doof waa *n4. three men with blackenod faces stood in front of h»r an l demanded, »h»t money »ban» waa in the bouse. Mr». Broadhead, screamed and tlie masked nion chokod and otberwiso asaaulted her. ftbe iiottoni thai the wrUt of the men were white and she managed to cry u6.' , "You are not negroes." She was told tl.at If she d hi not kiep they woubl put a bullet in her. One man sUkmI guard  her with a revolver nlilte tlit otiier two ran»sokeCl every drawer there was in fbe bouse. The robbers suweecUl in finding the entire summer javiiigs of Broadhead and bis wife, leaving the family penniless. The boldness of the rohhery causes a itreat deal of excitement In Biopus. There is nc clue to tbs thidna ' Soma Tory Bold Thieves. CAPTAIN KIDD'S TREA3Jjp€ A Fragment Found uf It on a Saaqae- IH6 luniis island. Danviuls, Pa., Dec. 1.—Frank Lewis nqd Jacob Oearhart, workingmen who were thrown out of employment by the business depression, went down the riveraeveral days ago to dig for roots which- are in detqand by pharmacists. Three mile* below this placo is an island In the middle of the strearfi which attracts attention in tlie aummer by the luxurious growth of vegetation which it displays, being nninhabltated and uncultivated. Lewis suggeeted that tliey dig for roots there, aa the different shades of green which be bad" noticed in the warm season ■indicaUd an unuaual - variety of herbage: Oearhart consented, and they blred a rowboat and went to |r\ Oi open with their pieks they found it'contained coins ame&ttng to inearly W7,Ufl0, including: (IS,QOQ lji Mexican  t-SO,OO0 lii gotruolbloons and OUQph smfl silver potfs, will need soidfifwlishifi to make f ham pottable. The gonral stX positioa-is that tK money was pWced the™ by Capt Kidd during the sixteenth century. H» was at one time "hard pressed on the Crook's RiSaa, which at that time formed part of MHiKUtMoi, D.n 3«iu 1 CK» TUb guntleman who last moved oak say* be was (orcod to do so, a* bit wife vu becoming insane from (right, and that be wm a sufferer (rum loaa or sleep. Ha relate* that he awakened one night by hearing something in hli bedroom. He tried to light a match, but could not dc so, as some one always blew it oat. Presently the spiritband struck him a terrible blow, felling him to ti»e floor. At-another time, in brwut daylight, while asleep in tlio house, he saw the ghoxt before hiui. . He was thrown off the couch upon the floor, and the couch was rolled across the room. The spirit seen is ill the shape of a headless man, and the pa*D, plo who have seen It profesu *b UsHeve that it is the spirit of noma victim of a long-forgotten C tragedir. Firemen who paas the place an .their engines ara saving the terrified, and claim that when they ring their bells the headl m spirit disappears. POWDER Absolutely Pure. itad tfeavrdtMi khMB. *ad candox.to WHC iwnpSltlon via the multitude of low mTSm tern * phM)h«te «nM ,Mi mtw D• Sana. u»;ti Mfa| Powder Co., IM Wil MTH f. *. C- 'Hi I - =1 T 'i.U London, Dec. 1. -The ouitqinvy gloom the bid II* i ley criminal court waijaillevari *T* grlM Jolt An Important per/ury case had b«M triad, and the juror* had bean tent to the jory rooM to deliberate upon their Terdlct, TtoyiwlM* to IM MMtMnii and asked tpr further initiation* Judge primed them again, and eeiit them out «4» Mm lh*y would be r»- to *t*y together until they could agree upon a rerdlot They retired again, hut Ma returned, and the foreinifh** plalMd, lp a inpnilllw, waj. that they waited to know what fburch, hie lortUhjp thought thev had better attond ill the morntag, fee it wax likely ft)at th •f might be kepi together tor n good while. The' InnoeeiM way in which tli ' qifaxUatiW'" put provoked a fertr of UugUtor, b»vt t*i« jury ore etiU out and the are omlnofi* f»r the priion®r.flew- Lmss Weleome* to Waikla|M*r Washington, Dec. 1.— Several hundred' resident*, of Washlugton, friends of Gen. and Mrs. Logan, called at No. 4 Iowa Circle to welcqpJ the senator awl bis wife, back to tbe eaistaL The affair, though tafermal, was nndfer the management of a committee of arrangements. A section of the Marine bkiid -was in attendance, and the building, which is lArge and prominently situated, was decorated fiom top to bottom, outsMe aud in, with banners, lanterns and Bowel*.' There was no speech making. The parlors and library of the mansion were, crowded with ladia* and gentlemen, while those for whom there was no standing room filed through In procession, paying their respects with a shaking of hands and a word of welcome in passing. Among the visitors were Congressman-elect Butterworth, of Ohio; Senator Culloiii; District Attorney Worthing. UeU. Adams, of Now York; Adjt. Oen. brum, Commissioner MacKarland, Fred. lJouglxs* nnd es-l'diision CommWsloiMir Dudlny.  Jjp p Thta medicine, combining irou with pur* £££!££ i«P^s1i^5Li^«diiL.Wi»yae i una Neanunau 11 li an imKlE* iemedy4hr ttegteeetrf t a i RMiD7D km Imr. It U inviK«bla to WilllH pcoaMd U Women, and all who load (edentary live*. Itdo*«nCDInjureUMteeUt,caun hvadallte/Dr produce const)  he appetite, aids tbe aaalmltatlon or ftjod. rcievea Heartburm and BelckMa# aad tSSi/Uf ma the rnuadea and nerrea. , _ __ , For Intennlttaii'  A Queer Way to gee«e a Haabund. ' Dec. "i.—A young woman who confesses that she Is 30 years old, atod' whose residence is in Qraveeend, L I., is in this city in searoh of a husband. She is living quietly at a hotel while a lawyer and . old friend is receiving many callers in answer to adTortisemilnits inserted by her in the daily papers. AH suftors for the hand of the Lonz Island maiden are expectod to submit their and make a full statement pf their aioral an 1 worldly standing. Airettdya raid hd* commenced on the motriniooliit rafere| olid hiaiiy'applications have been made for tne Band and fortune «hicli tlie young woman professes to possess. This is summarized as including • 000 lu bonds of the Michigan Iron Mountain company, operating somewhere in the lake :-e„'ion, and of which ex-Senator Bamuni is presi lenf; 200 lead of cattle, 11J yoke of oxen, two oke-brind-le steers' and 3,030 acres of land in the Indiau territory. In ber advertise man describes trerself as strong nlid healthy and weighing 10D pounds. Tlie only physical defect that she admits is partial deafness. Qne of the applicants was jk little Uermati, Who offered a bonus to W. O. Butler, the young woman's agent, on 'condition that he secured the prise for liim Bo the manufacture gains by both deal*. just comes to tha loam where the pioco was made and chalks up the length or aijy length ho plnasut I do not think It requires a very great genius to imagine what opportunities this giv«s for fraud. Of caprsu, the. weaver Ut*gp»i-s,«i wi« suffers eirary ttmd* w only ok torn in' timcitjr," sal a employes tte 4llowCi 10 «ae the» pieca aud Unit • Jainas Kitohnmuaa's. 1 hajfe Worked M him for four years. He is paying full wagas and rnnuiiu full time, it hr can do so, how is it that tha others can't7" D la sold to tbe dealers. bouso at the last session of congress. latikruptcy bill aa a substitute for the - icnate bill on the same subject, was favorably reported by. the judiciary committee. Members of (bia committee say It is. their jpinion that no action will be taken upon the bill during the present congress. The Mexican pmsjoujiljl, jwhipU was debated at length dur last few dtys of the last Mission, ia thafirfl "yufinished buaineas" to bo considered juuf tlCi» Oan be raaoliei only by a motion tb dUcuss measures An the Dp a er's table. Kepresontative Townsbend who ha I i lmrgiT of that measure, says be will ask for its further consideration at tho D rliist momon'. Vm-rlfcto Xcnhh *i]DlCnlun. Boston, Dec. 1—At the home of Mr. Ganrge II. Purlts, No. 8 Cnmptnn *treot, Lyun, ut, rt W.. D tenriWn accident wet cain.4 syddeu, explosion Crf a kerosene Inriip, Kit. Pnr|ts *gi getting broakreet *Mtli the Imnp'ln her haul! The oil "wist getting low ami the laihp fl me was dhiiishing; to t.ri iliton It *)» shook th» L»ni|j. iD explosion followed utility n,vek.pt-,( UiC in: flames. ItCxJC*ing har CUns«r site »r, j.pwl. herself In li 'r Imi-haijd's ulstnr aDU rolled over and over on tlie'floor. II r luislmnd •uMt'thtve ohlldreu put oat the Ore, Imt ho until Mr*. Peek was seriously burned. The fleeh fell from the bonel ol W hands and »ri»niHw»t»l WfcWWffopptit'miL HM"' rtcoTerv h doubtful i , Cari St-lwars and the Lenin. n*a. Carl Schur* has written a letter to I'rof. Iiryce u|.on the won-kiiig fiiambers of legislation ii| America Mr. $cliiir| says popular JMCV itU1 nL is rigfct «pg%rdiug the double chamber as necessary nnJ a |iart of American political institution*. Any proposal to abolish these legislative bodi s would flud no considerHliou ill 11ms yuited Slates Americans' are justly proud of their senate, which does uol represent auy priyjloged class or anyseparate interest, but is*! trendy nsefai In a port u4 American legislative machinery. The letter Irom Mr. Sehurt aroso from a reference from Prof. Bryco asking him Jf be considered it ad viable for {Snglan-i to c4n tinue the liouio of lords as a legislative body. The the seuate and the sor- 1 i. m '. - a r:rn made a tour of inspection of i.u senate whig of the capitol, examining ;he several improvements introduced into roosts awl the conditio r iff tha roo nC themselves, and found averything in ruadtnesi for the opening of ;he s 'ssion. Vary ft w senators had arrived anti: HaLurday uijht, and opinions regarding v!ie coursa of business during the session «vrv .exjxeiued, witb the qualification ill . ai.rtit lustunces that uiuy embodied only the view, of the speaker'. I(, is probable that ao serious contentions between the twq houses will takj place over the ftp prop rl*- t on bills, with the possible exception of the naval bill, providing ,to|- the last si*, nionths q( til - present fiscal year, , 'I'.ia b ttleiiun:* of cqptfovertil matter* • la .1 session in connection with the other appropriation bills will probably in many sases b • taken as preifcdcjuU for tho aolipp J of lb# committees and.of (he two houses at thlq* session. The interstate commerce bill, reported 'to (he solvate last year, is set for jgnsideration next Thursday, and the postal tela£ij)ph bill for the jloiulty following, The i i IS for t|ie admission of Washington and Dakota territories will undoubtedly bo pres. it 1 by tl.e senators Who have them in Charge, The electoral count bill is really in tljj hau ls of the senate, the hojso having pat-so.l a substitute for til* senate bill, and Ui.: conference ootnmittee having failed tc/ agree .upon the measure, and the opinion" prevails among senators that the coming session will be a favorable time to bring this important subject to the point of final " action. But the position of the senate having bean taken unanimously, there ultttle or aw prospect that it will recede and aooept tho house substitute. It is therefore believed tliat unless the house recedes from its position And instructs its conferees accordingly no action will be possible. The bill for th« l'tfcoinage of the trade dollar is/bo: for/the senate loinmittej on finance, «i(d Its was last Session postponed tD4tii Decemjjsr Gf this session Its fate gunnq( N pswtistetk. v" TD ) be ltopublicaii caaci«s eouinSfttee qf the HDn»te will early take ipto consideration the tilling of vacancies upon commutes cuuse4 by tiio tJB&th of Bhnator Anthony. Senator Hawley is likely to takethe chairuifuulup of the committee on printing, being now Second on this committee, anJ Senator i'ite, who has no chairmanship, may be tendered tbp chairfuinship of tha oommitteo on Civil wi vice retrenphment, now filled by Senator Dau ley, Senator Pike is, however,' hi tha Duo ot promotion to the chairmanship of the committee on claims, which will becoeis mt* cant at.tiD0 eud of5 *l:e session, as Senator Culllvro", of Wisconsin, who now holds thjs position, hssC4ecl)P (t to be the catitltdato lor re-election. Mr, Pike may, for this reason, decline t#ie chairmanship of the eommitlesfti civil and rffrsnptimcpt. "It is a very s;rious matter," said Sitefflingtoq, "na l if Ihe mAnuraota«*vrs *q«w it, is growing more so every dav. This Is not said by way C* thseat, bat.,as a fore statement of fact. In lese than two •weeks "VscJ weaver of ItWiUk) carpets by |Dowtr looms in PhiUdelthey to gat, then I The organisation extends pll over this country, and no member of it Will Work In the face of a strike ordered by general smsaikly, U comas to this, tha* e manufacturers will have to change their tactics When oi|ce~ttia weavers are thoroughly orgsnif xi. Until then things will wsfr as they are. Alter that auy attempt at Injuetioe or un fairness wtH come trfto tha provluue of tha general assaaiUy to Meat, and it is then that the war will begin. This strike is ouly * pralimlnary." spassss;sS.iU-AMi=5w£::ubbs.2&£2Bmusic hail,;; FRIDAr, DECEMBER 3 h. De Yosrag and Spreckles. Til* I"o«t Office Department. WXamwoTow. Deft. 1..—The annual rej ort of the postmaoter general shows that the expenditure u! the poat o(Be» dcpnrtmenf duriug the flaonl your enled Jinn-  were 140,404,000, an J tbe revenue* $43, «8,W. I eaving an excess of ■ xpenditures orer receipt of «I,6O0,8S. Ad ling the estimated amouut of "ut«la ruling liabilities and-, tlie amount credit*.! to the Pacific rallroitds, the »xiCMCUturu.C oxceedad the revenue by l&KH 4*M In nduV tion to the expenditure* mentioned ##18,- ■08 were paid on account of llabUitia* of , ■Avion* year* For the fiscal yum- ending June 30, ISM, tbe racaipts are estimated at 951,972,830, anil tbe expenditure* at frMI, - 000,100, including thj amouuta credited to the Pacific tail roods. 6reitest of tbe Seasot. San Fkakciscp, Dec. {.—The cpndition of -Mr. De Young is so far improved that the .prospect now is that he will speedily rMover, although it will be' some weSks bef3re he will again regain his old vigor. Yoipiu Spreckles, bis assailant, has almost entirely recovered, the wound in his arm being only slight flesh one. His is sot t for early in tip week, wDm It was Ml|iio«*t both parties in the case would be presdht: But it-will probably be again postponed, as Mr. De Young will be unable to do mure than sit up by that time, even though up unfavorable symptoms shqw themselves The feeling in the city aboqt Spropkles' attempt at murder is very strong, fl veil bitter enemies of De Young admit vat in this case' there was no provocation for such an attack The better class also see cjgarly that the , uei|iiiUal of young Kalloch on perjurod ten tiniony has done mgch t° enoouiuge such crimes as his, andtbuthls latest attempt fo kill'an editor is Cmif the leglttaMta tnflt of the false sympfttiir wjftb KaUoob v hich suved him from the term in the state prison which he so richly deserved. THB PUI1LW kNwOKHB IT. * Cumberland, Md., Dec. J. —The oonfarence askel for in the miners' manifesto between themselves and the opejjitors did not take place as they expected, and the compenit's seem disinclined to tak« notice whatever of the communiaatlon. It is not known what course the miners will pursue in the matter, but it to believed tlify will not strike at present If the miners aCk tiie concessit in themselves, it Is not uulikely the companies will take soma action in tiie matter, but the operators claim a large number of the Knights of Labor are not' miners, and therefore should have no hand in the matter. The flocking Valley Situation. MORRIS & BOCK'S New and powerful dmirta ia i?e iota mm4 -mm* MIlW UIIW »ll| mat Heeipn. ' London, Bsc. 1.—In aut tnterrlew Mr. Lowell s*il: "Please tell uigc. friuntla in the trate of-the opposite political teith haTbllcn elected. 1 presume thai my «Uf«»wr will be appointed and oonffrmedTn due -fHQr and it ben tie arrive* here 1 hope to liarew* lonOr jt welcoming 4A»" * at Wording The Power M atraej. ft NSW PLAY 8pl**djd Mn-ii M8ii! Novpl Krr cm? MAfjflff. CINT .SciliWV! AKI) KH' O'lmiY! Two 8Um Shoot Tw» Ha, aiui whaUvar Mrvica ma; [# tpoij powai to nmka tij. Ug)»iDl»g of UWutW Cmj mi4, agreuaUtk* . Jt Y°UM Heroic Aet. N«w Ori.ians, Daa I. -Georgians and Josephine Conway, aiiCan, aged SO and 94 years respectively, niece* of ok-Mayor Conway, "Rot two yonnaTnen on Canal street. Georgians shot John D. Logan, suu of ex- Alderman John D. Logan, and Josephine shot Joseph A. Devonshire, United States deputy marshal. The young ladies claim that tliey were betrayed tDy the nieu tliey shot Logan »hc*t ii| the back Dnd faee, and dangerously \( nC4 fatally ,w°\in led. Devonshire wa* fDflt slightly wowadod ill the back. The lilies and their brother, who wa* will* them, ware arrested. The wounded men-weHi«nt to CHtirity ItoJpltal CH4TTAHOOOA, Dec. T.w.Tbe eaatbomid ex- IKW.Mn QU *ha Meatphia md Cfaarleettin railroadurn thrown (ram the track few aontM-Tin* by a broken rail. The I'ullwun aleeper turned #»* twice down an embauk- H1 aad ludad nfridt down. The lamp* l»U»qr exploded, awl M»M tba borrifiod paMei)(«ra could recover from the «hoo'( tlx car wat a man of flauiae. Mr. Sam Crew, o( jfampbht wait badly failure! on I would bare been burned to deftth but for the beioitm of Mlsa Jean Yerner, of Little Book. She anuted hint In making bin esc tlM) at tbo flak of bar own Ufa, aa alia was tbo laat to crawl through the window aa-ib. The aevcn persona who occupied Mm car k trely eioapaV aljve and lost all their vnkiabioa. THE GBKAT JMSUATION SCENE I . D4- imp iteritr ifD**'C;• ••• '»« M feW* The K*s,2£r H soasS oSaD: ii'nirwvi« jrasbMurMB- C laa. Model uf Scenic Beauty. A Hecelver f*T ItaCMmp WW (lea. fully, in the twc}iit court decided the application (or the appointment «f a receiver for the NMh of WilNr F, fltwrey, granting the petition and nenitllK U"r»«» A, Hwrlbut a* reyelvec. The reoelva* is enjoined, however, from lnterferinK with the editorial *if or polloy of The Times —Isss under special order of tin oonrfc The bond' Of Mr. Hurlbut was fixed at fjuo.oaflt What Witnessing m ■—flllg M to. Mm*. Hiicuaa a M.rolne. Pabjsv Dec. t—All l4rls it in hysterica over' tbe Urae. Huguej* cata. ' Tha papers appear to have neither space nor tv p*- enough to expnas their'emotion*. Ti«e wo man belongs to celebrated Jacobin ttock, la classically beautiful, and. is » sufficiently good sculptor to galp admissiop to tha S.ilou exhibitions. She was ftniost the only woman of positipR whq distinguished herself last summer nursing cholera patients in the slums of Marseilles. Her husband is the only deputy who distinguished himself in the same cause. lie Is a little, dark complexloned, ecstatic sort of fellow, full of wild gestures. Both mlgbt be regarded as lunatics in tbe sober atnoapbere of Ixindon or New York, but they are the idols of the hour In Ppris. protests against Jfgal delays spirit ta not mlilco that of the Cincinnati rioters, v.itii n tropical dramatic quality »Uad_ Sao will bejac. (uitted with acclamation ' ' New Orleans, Dec. L—On the morning of July 25 Patrick Egan attended the ezegu- Uon of Kendrick Holland and Victor Elol, iiint^Qn the i|}gfet ««u» day Egan, i without cause or prpvopation, shot aqcj George JE. Blake. Qi» Wednesday last £g»P w»s convicted of murdxi (n ttM first degree, An appeal was tk~kh to the supreme court, but tha chanoes art that It will uot avail, and that Egan will be hanged. While tha jurV in the owe was being empanelled EmJ) pttisiigWtffrut SI yi—.', and in reply to a question from District Attorney'Adams, said in ratiftancq'tfeaVhe to; lieved in capltftLRiMjshMfni, but pot iaihp State of Loui#rt«, feoauM he had seen Political influence and money used with good effect In this state in defeating the ends of the juror for JHdge"fl!oman^presUJlug, considered the answer of Paniels a con* teuipt of court, and sentenced him to 1M hour»' imprisonment, Daniels smile I, and Judge Roman extended the sentence to four '**■ H ' ' '-*1 COMEDY, MTH08 ANMCMflfMft • at. :sl'♦J'MX*''■* i '*'• r?u,rl *""" Combine to make thl* tlw Bucceeaful Drama of - the Day. «• CONDENSED NEWS. « | I - J BftMi T ft! tSrJTori:—1Tha public are assured thai scene will b* presented aa artrertbed '' ,f »• '»ii • j.ll. i i f D 1'jiX^il! ff* Was Oklahoma rsrss fwtsaaadr United State* Mintater Morton hasr rakunM ht» omotttl duties in Pari*. " WauiMOTOK, Kan., Doe. Capt fnvne, of Oklahoma fame, who died here Friday (Very suddenly, was supposed |o have died of heart d'C"-'4,iei but v-yyiciom were aroused that he was the victim of poison and consequently his stomacit- will undergo a rhum.eal-eauuiiuutijU at £*. LouU. Tho United I'lt-HK corraDpDndau("ia Inform d thatCapt. will not Intorferx with fftrlfeai' tsoloiiigation o| the territory,a* Ills company will proceed aC ««C conteiuplated before hi* death. Congressman Frank Hiicook is tho latest aspirant for senator from Mew York. WeJaaWyDa 4Ma«l to the Troops. Caiao, Deo. 1.—A prise or M « baa been offered to the battalion that (hall-make the qatdaat-uJ mnet akillfnl paaasgo of the rapida between Deblqpfc. v theMtawhlBh- bahll Ben. tftawarl't paHnr In danjeroaa an I foqllah ty 'aa-'. K«*»v jl MU K8AS UBUAU Quincy, 1)1., ia agitata U* n e owtion. Tho keeper of k "bucket shop" is suing ser«|ia| ladies for margins. Qiphflwria in a malignant form ia prevalent In Biddefurd. Mo. Ten persons died of disease dufiog the past week. Oov. Cleveland ie stilt bu»y shaking haada. He uniformly decline* »o accept any of the numerous Invitations in ou hi at. The coinage rxecutad at tho United States mint in Philadelphia during November aggregated 2.431.000 pieces, valued at fU*- 080. This includes LmMM Preeldant *rth*fr«* thfough MiaM*LpwaU, tip gold** tow  by American congipsss the AMMittfilkr,okltk MmM o* Memhsll Islands, fas Miorooesla, in ary la*. - IDis«ram open* Wpdnfcaday. Be4. *1. at* a. rif RX1R IT. theeweercin o-tala oy proving prviA'ily CuD4 j ftot-lw ,  il - K9VSJI *-»tenec4 to Fifty Teprs' meat. Youngstowb, 0., Dec. 1-—Samuel Wanacourt room and sentenced to one year in the penilaatlary on aach Mictment, or lift; years in all. Wsaaiaahss. as bo la 40 yrtsrt of age, is dying with consumption, anfrelhi Involved In i.t C;Cttioo in I be court. The Champion lilgamlet Attempts Suicide. Toledo, O.. Doc. I.-About 10:30 o'clock Neveilia, tho note* Mgamist, v/ho was o n- Vlcted Saturday, mads a desperate attempt to commit suicide by butting oat his brains against the prison doors. Ha ran swiftly at once went Into terrible fpiWpbo *t», fcit opiates were administered ana he Is now lasting qUIutly and may raoovtr -\ b'vk ud town antonM k«M Mr.Minatifc «• nttte "z.sr xi#** VkUZZlSF? or!'ror'*,Um++ • i W«»l #i'UI* , HM. Tt( but- *" (j K.6RQK •- yicRxts, bjr a IX»r. ,i.. V 1 SSTC& W^SSS^Jfi aXtle makin,' Ilia was vUaeke4 by p tall grown bucfc «#ar. VQ-n by right lie «u brukm ami ba «a» otherqgto bjwrad. Ha cmmD An llnusaal Chsnfc Service. Charged with • Diabolical Crime. Kaxias CiTT, -Dec. 1.—Nellie Howard wus terribly.burned here Friday night, and Martin Connolly and D. T. Thompson have B3M15 SBtMS woman cannot recover. Lowell, Mass., Dec. 1.—Yesterday after- S±aXCl:%.Rl&I£* lici united with thf church, one was J. A. Deromc, a nephew of the Nuof of Kimouski, Canada. • 11 ly iH vrrr»wvt 4T4.*w Firr-ram H.