Evening Gazette

              * Ffc^' MOT lUO M&jfc£4KS PI STON, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 9,18*6. J 1 WO CENTS | Tm 'Jmi* fer Weak THE DEAD SENATOR Vjj'J nJ'.i) ' u D\ •"!* A~ FEMALE MISER S ' ' *' ' Ala Apparent;, Want, Bat ImfM IoOhesvkr, March 0.—Mrs. Elisabeth B. Emerton ha* lived in Rochester over thirty ars, formerlyat a hotel, where she waano:eable as an intelligent and attractive Oman. Then she bought a house, shut her)lf in it, kept aloof from everybody, even A MINE HORROR CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS. STRIKING TRAINMEN, MRS. 8EYM0UR'3 DEATH. Thm Widow of tha Ex-Governor DIoi HOW THE LAWYER, SOLDIER AND POLITICIAN BECAME PROMINENT. EXPLOSION OF GAS ATTENDED WITH LOSS OF LIFE. A Bu«y nay Id the HC ■rated. GPREAD OF THIi TROUBLE ON THB GOULD LINES- at Vtloa. Washington, March 9.—The speaker laid before the house the credentials of Thomas R. Hndd, member elect from the fifth district of Wisconsin, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph Rankin, and Mr. Hudd, having appeared at the bar. of the house, took the oath of office. TJtioa, March 9.—The grief at this community over the death of Horatio Seymour was deepened by the intelligence that his venerable widow has pasnd away. Mrs. Seymour died at 8:30 a. m. at the home of Roscoe Conkling. ' For two days she has been unconscious, and at 10 o'clock Dr. Ford said there was no hope. She passed quietly away without pain. During the winter Mrs. Seymour failed in strength perceptibly. Governor Sgymour thought a change from their country home to that of his sister might do her good and they came over, intending to make a visit and be nearer their physician, Dr. Ford. Mrs. Seymour failed quiokly after reaching Utica. This fact caused her husband great anxiety, and finally prostrated him. The governor never rallied, and his death occurred Feb. 12. yean, HI* War Keeord"—Beginning as Colonel, He Koh to Be a Brigadier General oa Account of Bravery—llli Or*at Fortnhe. Oat of Twenty-three Men Only Nine En. The End of the Great Kallroad Strike Not In Sight —D No Apparent Steps Taken to cape Without Injury—The Dead and Injured are Rescued—The Dangerous the church, and became the mystery of her neighborhood. She never went out except for neeosltieB. She Mred in squalor and heV garments were fljjhy. Three weeks ago she fell ill, but woula allow no one to assist her. By accident. her condition was discovered and her neighbors sent a nurse to care for her, but she would have driven the Woman away had she not been too weak. Five days ago, when dying, she wrote this message: Mr. Blanehard (La.) sent to the desk and had read an article from The Indianapolis Journal with reference to the nomination of Mnj. Lewis Merrill for promotion, and its subsequent withdrawal by the president. The article charges that Mr. Blanchard was arrested in 1874, in Louisiana, by %rder of Maj, Merrill, for connection with Ku Klux outrages, and that, animated by revenge, he had rushed to the secretary of war and succeeded in securing the withdrawal of Maj. Merrill's nomination. Settle the Difficulty—The Iron Mc un- tC\!li lEoud Involved Also. W aheuhotok, March O.-qSenator John E, Miller, of California, dleCUn thiifcity at 1:48 p. m. yesterday after a prolonged illness. Mr. Miller was born in Indiana in 1831, his parents being Virginians. He was fitted for college in Chicago, but did not enter. He began the study of law in 1649 and graduated at the New York state law school in 1852. He began practice to South Bend, but soon went to California, where he remained three years, rrtjirniflg to South Bend. In I860 he was a state senator, but resigned to eater the army as colonel of the Twenty-ninth Indiana volunteers, and was soon placed in command of a brigade, ■erviqg under Gens. Sherman, Buell, Rosecrans and Thomas, and receiving severe wounds in the battles of Stone River and Liberty Gap. Promoted to brigadier general in the battle of Nashville he commanded the left division of 8,000 men, and was breveted a major-general for couspicOMs bravery. At the close of the war a high commission in the regular army was offered him, but he declined it and returned to California, where he was collector of ti* port of San Francisco four years, declining a reappointment He was elected to the United States senate As a Republican, to succeed Newton Booth, Anti-Monopolist, and took his seat March 4, 1881. His term of service would have expired on March 8, 1887. I.ant Lingering Sicklies*. Gas Collected In a Pit. Connkllsville, Pa., March 9.—Reid Bros.' coal mine, near Dunbar. four miles sontli of hero, was the s:*eue of a frightful . disaster. A slight explosion of Are damp occurred, which was followed in two minutes by another so terriflb as to shako the surrounding hills and houses. The miners working in the Morrill and Calvin pits adjoining quickly dropped their tools and fled to the open air. Twenty-three men were working in the Reid mine at the time of the explosion, and but nine escaped uninjured. A rescue party was formed at once, hoaded by the superintendent qf the Colviu mine and in answer to his call for volunteers to follow him into the pit a score or more quickly responded, and all entered with safety lamps. The party worked hard, and at 4 o'clock only one man remained in the pit. St. Louis, March !D.—The strike situation may be briofly summed up as entirely unchanged up to a late hour. It is said the bridge and tunnel switchman, v lio ore just now important factors in t .10 general movement, will fail to report for duty. On the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain roads not a wheel is turning, save passenger trains alone, and the abandonment of even these is considered highly probable. Over 2,000 freight cars are standing motionless in the various yards in this city alone. The news from every point on the system shows a total paralysis of movement and a determination on the part of the men to carry their point, which is wonderful. It is my wish that my departure and burial be as private as possible. To enforce this, I request that no notice of either be sent to any newspapers. I request the officiating clergymen to state that it was my wish to have only a Christian burial, free from all worldly customs. Such was the Savior's and such should be his followers. Mr. Bloftchard said the story was beautifully constructed, but did not contain a grain of truth. In spite of.her great weakness Mrs. Seymour spent nearly three hoars by the bedside- '' of her unconscious husband. Again in the evening she requested to be carried into his room and took her final, farewell only a few moments before his demise. For a day or so she bore her affliction better than was expected, but reaction soon came and since that time death has been near her. She was unconscious most of the time and appeared not to suffer. There was no particular disease, nothing but the failing at strength incident to her age. Through her life she had enjoyed remarkably good health. The following bills were introduced: By T. J. Campbell (N. Y.), for the purchase of property as a site for a building or buildings for the accommodation of the custom house, appraiser's store, sub-toeasury, assay office and other government offices in the city of New York. It authorizes the secretary of the treasury ttD purchase by private sale or by condemnation, suitable property for the erection of a building or buildings for government uses, and appropriates an amount sufficient to pay Jor such property. After the purchase of the property, and the erection thereon*Df the building or buildings that may be hereafter authorized, the present custom house, sub-treasury and assay office properties and the premises known as No. 23 Pine street shall be sold at public auction after due advertisement,. aud the proceeds of such sale covered into the treasury. The fact has just come to light that this remarkable woman was worth $150,000. She left a will, drawn by herself, devising $60,000 to the Presbyterian benevolent societies and the remainder to the children and grandchildren of Rev. D. W. Eastman, of Smithville, Ont., whose daughter it is said she was. She wqs twice married, her first husband's name being Gilbert. Among her effects was a business cantoontaining this: "Emerson, Lamb & Harvey, wholesale dealers in West Thdia goods, Kos. 5 and 7 South Market street, Boston. Thomas Emerson, Reuben A. Lamb, Peter Harvey." Every man employed by the St. Louis Bridge and Tunnel railroad ceased work at 8 pm. There are a few mem employed in the work of dispatching passenger trains from Union depot, but not a car of freight is being moved. In the Union depot and East St I/Mis yards, and employed in running can over the bridge, there were about 100 men, though A small numbers they are the most important body of men who have yet acted, as every passenger train entering the city from the east comes via the bridge, and all the western lines run through the complicated yards of the Union depot Their strike also embargoes freight traffio across the Mississippi river at this point The killed and injured are: Jacob Cope, Sr., aged 50, killed; John William3, aged 45, killed;' Jacob Cope, Jr., aged 19, killed. Those fatally burned are: "William Starling (colored), Smalley Morton and Isaac Fry. William Shaw, Peter Blount, Matt Hannou and Peter Kuhfis are more or less burned about the face and hands. Pour others are seriously burned and it is thought they will die. Mrs. Seymour was e. daughter of the late John R. Bleecker,one of the moat prominent and wealthy "citizens of Albany. She was married to Governor Seymour a short time after his admission to the bar. Her funeral will occur at 2 p. m. Wednesday, from Trinity church. Telegrams hare been sent to relatives far and near to attend. The executors named are Charles F. Pond, of this city, and C. G. Clark, of New York, secretary of the American Express company. Mrs. Emerson left a note also stating that she had no child, sister or brother, father or mother living. The cause of the explosion is a mystery, but the general supposition is that the dangerous gas was generated in the Morrell mine adjoining, anl when an opening was made into an abandoned entry the gas fflled np the south side of the Reid mine. The cause will be thoroughly .investigated, and inquiry will commence at once. The- coroner will then hold an inquest on the dead bodies. All the miners in the adjoining mines have been ordered to stop work for fear of fire damp. Senator Milter leaves a fortune estimated at from $4,000,000 to *5,000,000. In 1808, when lie received bis commission as collector of the partisan Francisco, that was about the only possession he had. At about the close of bis term he fell in with Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, whom President Johnson had sent to Alaska as United States commissioner to receive that territory from the Russian authorities, and a man named Hutchinson, to whom the president had granted certain fur hunting privileges, Gen. Kilter and Hutchinson formed what is now known as the Alaska Commercial company, and it enriched both, and others bmides. He has been liberal with his wealth, though not wasteful. His home last winter was one of the most noted in Washington for Its entertainments. The only masque ball of rthe season was given by the Millers. Senator Milky1! death was the result of a complication of disorders, arising primarily from a severe wound in the eye received during the war, twenty-three years ago. The bullet remained in his head for about twelve rears before it could be extracted, and he wound sapped his strength and Mr. Belmont (N. T.) introduced a bill which provides that after the commencement of the next flscnl year the consular service shall be divided into five classes • The house passed DCthe bill increasing to $300,000 the limit of cost of the public building at Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Morrow (CaL) announced to the house the death of Senator John P. Miller, of California, and the house, after adopting resolutions of respect, adjourned; BREMNER VS. PUTNAM. AN ENGLISHMAN'S SPREE. The Famous Libel Baft' Continue# to BnD Getting Awaj With Hli Bank Account Worcester, Man., March In the Bremner-Putnam libel suit four witnesses were called for the plaintiff in rebuttal. Mrs. Moses Taft testified that Mrs. Putnam in 1882 told witness that she liked Bremner. Miss Alice Ballou had frequently seen Bremner call at the Putnam house in 188S; the plaintiff and Mrs. Putnam often sat on the piazza, and witness had noticed that they seemed to enjoy each other's company. gage the Court at Worcester. in Great Shape. THE HAZEN INQUIRY.HHi Buffalo, March 9.—For the past twelve months Mr. Arthur C. Clement, a wealthy has been in this country, and during that time has lived a pretty fast life. 'When be landed here he had $15,(XXJ to his •redlt, and falling into the hands of a crowd of worthless loafers, this amount C1 viindlod down until his appearance in the street indicated extreme poverty. All this time he has been the recipient of letters from home begging him to return. A few weeks ago he received f1,000 to pay his way back, but this lasted only a few days, and he immediately sent home for another remittance. Last week $1,500 was forwarded, put in the hands of responsible parties, and Mr. Clemeat has left for New York, whence he sails on the Alaska for Liverpool His destination is Shrewsbury, Shropshire.  Probable Line of Defenie to be Adopted Washington, March 9,-t-The investigation which has been in progress for some time by the house committee on expenditures in the war department into the charges of unauthorized expenditures of money, preferred against Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, it closed, so far as the prosecution is concerned. As soon as the testimony taken is printud, which will be but a few days, Gen. Hazen will begin his defense. by the General. BASEBALL IN THE SOUTH. Mnch Interest Felt in the Opening; of the SeaHon, CUSTODIAN MOLONEY. Savannah, Ga., March 9.—This city is much interested in the opening of the baseball season. The Louisville team, which finished fourth in the National association's game, arrived in this city and began practicing for the series of four exhibition games wliich will begin Wednesday. The ho.tie team is an excellent one, and while the loyal playera do not expect to defeat the Louisville club, they express a determination to make the Kentuckians play their best. When the Louisvilles finish, the Detroit team will take their place. The latter will pljay five consecutive games, beginning on the 18th inst. Then the Pittsburg team will play two games here, and Chicago will follow with threo more. These begin on April 7. The regular season of the southern league will begin on April 15, when the Savanuahs play the Chattanoogas here, the Charlestons play the Atlantas in Charleston. The other games are with the Nashville Augustas and Memphis % roons. It Could Mot be Certified That Ha Did Charles E. Wheeler, the present clerk, testified to the inhooent nature of Bremner's visits at his house. • Any Service to the City. New Y6rk, March 9.—It is probable that Billy Moloney, tho erstwhpo reader of the board of aldermen and now an exile, will n«ver again hold office in the common council. He has been removed by Capt. Twomey, and his official connection with the city government ceases forthwith. Capt. Twomey said that it was his duty remove Moloney as he could not certify to his rendering any service to the city. He has been absent over a month. Moloney had served about the city hall in one capacity or another for twenty-one years. He is supposed to have been the custodian of the Jake Sharp boodle.  Miss Ella A Pond, a sister of the woman who mulcted "Doc" Wilson out of $60,000 in a breach of promise suit, had seen Bremner and Mrs. Putnam in the lattor's yard several times. They always appeared to be on pleasant terms. Chairman Robertson, of the committee conducting the investigation, said that he had been informed of the line of defense to be pui* sued by Gen. Hazen. It was that custom had been followed iu the expenditures; that while there was no law authorizing the disbursing of about $800,000, which has been disbursed for various objects, there wore many precedents for it. This, in the opinion of Mr. Robertson, who stated distinctly that he did not want to be understood as in any degree desiring to prejudice the case, would not be a satisfactory answer to the charges. He stated further that he was at present engaged in looking up the authority of the committee in the premises. He did no#*yet know how far the committee could go in its recommendations, whether it could recommend a court martial, dismissal, reprimand, etc. Dr. Bremner, the "mutual friend," was recalled, and testified that aboot Jan. 20,1880, Mrs. Putnam, after her return from her flight to Springfield, had told him she waa sorry she had gone back to live * 1th her husband and had asked for money to leave him. She said: "I am in more fear from Putnam than I am from Bremner; instead at Putnam driving Bremner out of town, Bremner has brains enough to drive Putnam, not only ont of town, but out of the state." She farther said that she had never loved Putnam and that his conduct had been such that she hated Mm.  London, March 0.—An Emigrants' Information Bureau will shortly be opened in the colonial office, by the order of Lord Granville. One object of the bureau Is to furnish intending emigrants with such information as will lead them to choose Australia, Canada and other British colonies for their new homes, rather than the United States and other foreign countries. An Emigrant Bureau. rendered htm an easy victim ease. Loss of sleep debilitated his system, and asthmatic symptoms kept him in almost constant pain. Bright's disease subsequently began its insidious work, and thea dropsical disorders were developed. The attending physician, Dr. Pope, made a careful examination of the patient, and reported his condition as more favorable than it had been for several days past. Miss Miller reminded her father that she had mode an .engagement with her cousin, Maj. C. C. Miller, to go to the Capitol, but she did not think she ought to go under the circumstances. Her father said it was wrong for her to think of staying home Ota his account. Her urged her so strongly that she consented to go, and thus it happened that she was away »from her father's bedside when he breathed his last The news of his death unnerved her completely. HIS HEAD IN A BEEHIVE. The Murderers of Frank Arnold Have Nashville, March 9.—A verdict of munler in the first degree was found against Ben Brown (colored), wfco, with three accomplices, in December lost assassinated Frank Arnold (colored! to get possession of .his property. After killing Arnold they buried the body, subsequently unearthed it, cut off the head and hacked off the limbs, fragments of which w«re then interred in "Hell's Half Acre" to conceal the murder. They were discovered. The mystery of the murder was solved by the finding of Arnold's head in a beehive on his place, then occupied by Brown. Brown will be sentenced to death. Been Found Guilty. Mo Fire protection. READING'S AFFAIRS. THE ENGINEERS JOINING Oswego, N. Y., March 0.—Hie following buildings were destroyed by Are in Pulaski, N. Y: G. D. IngersoU's meat market; M. D. Cornwall's dry goods; M K. Hollis, dry goods; C. R. Jones, dry goods; and G. A. Woods, dry goods. The total loss to estimated at 945,000, with an insurance of 985,000. The village has no Are apparatus, and assistance had to be uant from h«re. OPPOSING THE KNIGHTS. Mr. Corbin in Conference With the Trus- Trains at* St. Looin are Tied Up for A Man Who Says Re Has Had Enongti Philadelphia, March 9.—The Record of to-day says Austin Corbin appeared before .the reorganization trustees of the Reading Railroad company again and spent nearly three hours with them. Chairman Garrett stated that considerable progress was made in bringing the different elements in accord. The trustees will meet again to-day, and it is thought that final action will be taken then. tees at Philadelphia. Want of Men. Wilmington, March 9.—Job H. Jackson, of the Jackson & Sharp company, addressed his employes for over an hour on the subject of an advance in wages.. He said he had shown his books to three committees of workmen already to prove that the condition of business did not warrant higher wages. He did not want to see any more committees. He did not propose to listen to dictation from anybody. He had worked hard to bring business to Wilmington, and if the workmen wished, would continue to do so, but he was tired of working without profit only to be looked upon as an oppressor of labor. He was listened to attentively, and replied to numerous questions put by the men. It is not known what the Knights will do, but in case of' a shutdown between 900 and 400 men will be thrown out. of Their Kale. St. Louis, March 9.—The strike situation /•ears an unchanged aapect Rumors of ita "urther spreading are thick, and it now looks as if the prediction of Saturday that the whole of Gould interests will become embroiled, will be verified within a short time. Great difficulty is experienced in getting out passenger trains because of absolutely no men to be procured to do the work. Nothing but the mail trains are generally being run. Engineers and firemen are unflinching in their refusal to touch an engine until it has been properly prepared for me runs. Brakemen, firemen and switchmen are joining the Knights of Labor in hundreds. The St. Louis assembly alone has initiated 800 men since Friday.  Senator Edmonds HI. The senator remained quiet up to about 12 o'clock, when he became restless and asked for the doctor. A messenger was sent for Dr. Pope, but before he arrived Mr. Miller had pajBed away. He was conscious to the last and took a sad farewell of his wife, who had been at his bedside all day. Mr. and Mrs. John Davis had called in a few minutes before and were also present when he died. Washinoton, March 9. —Senator Edmonds was unable to proceed with the consideration of the resolutions from the committee on the judiciary on account of a very bad cold, which will prevent his speaking. He expects to be able to call the matter np for consideration on Tuesday. "It is now absolutely certain that the general mortgage bondholders will be offered n. 4 per cent bond and their overdue interest in preferred stock. Those who are-not content to accept this are to bo paid their principal and interest in cash. An assessment will be made upon the stock, but those paying'the asment will be treated liberally by being given new stock in exchange." OBJECTING TO THE WILL. A. Commission to Go to G«Anany anil Switzerland for Testimony. Boston, March 9.—The will of the late Joseph Milmoro, the sculptor, bequeathing to his widow an estate of about $100,000, was offered for probate here. Objection was made by Charles Milmore, brother to the deceased, and a commission will be sent to gather evidence in Geneva, Switzerland, where the will was made. Gen. P. S. Nickerson, of counsel for the objectors, said that before the case was settled there would be developments that would be startling to some, but no surprise to a long number who were intimately acquainted with the affairs of Mr. and Mrs. Milmore. pined With the Queen. OPINIONS DISQUALIFIED THEM. London, March 9.—Mr. E. J. Phelpe, United States minister to England, dined with the queen. The Work of Selecting a Jury for the LOW MORALS IN HIGH PLACES. Philadelphia Oar Driver*. Nohristown, Pa., March ».—John M. Wilson, a Nova Scotian by birth, 28 years of age, was put on .trial here charged with the murder of Anthony Daly, a Cheltenham farmer, by whom the defendant was employed. Wilaon's imprisonment since last October seems to have had no effect on him save to obliterate all recollection of the nature of his confession then made. He now denies having killed Daly, and claims to have no knowledge of the burning of the house. Trial of Wilson. Philadelphia, March 9.—The conductors flfl drivers of the People's Line railway have accepted the company's proposal of twelve hours and $L75 per day. They all went to work, but it is understood they will make a demand for an additional twenty-five cents. As the People's is the only rival to the Traotion company it is thought the action of the former will force the latter into concession. The posibility of a strike is still discussed. SUNDAY IN CINCINNATI What Joseph Cook Has to Offer on Lon- don Society. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. An Issue as to How It Should be Ob- Boston, March 9.—In the prelude to his noon lecture Monday Rev. Joseph Cook vigorously discussed "low morals in high places," and gave a thrilling picture of the state of morals in London as disclosed by The Pall Mall Gazette. He described the vast benefit resulting from the disclosures, in the raisin? of the age of consent, the growth of the White Cross league, etc. Our laws on this subject, he said, are worthy only of the dark ages. We want person and property put on the same level; early marriages and equal sooial penalties for men and women. He hoped the day would come when some pure American actress would refuse to dine with the Prince of Wales, a spaniel of aristocracy. . More Activity In Wall Street—Reading ia served. the Market. New York, March 8.—Money 2 per cant. Eiohange dull at 4.88Ma4.sa Governments Arm. Currency 13«M bid; u. coup., mM bid; 4*s, coup., 1UM hkL The stock market opened qnlet and fractionally lower with bnt few exception*. The mow notable of these were Louisville and Nashville and Oanada PaD dflc, both or which opened strong and 1 per oent. higher. Then was Uttle or nothing done np toll o'olock, and fluctuations were Insignificant. About the time named, however. Beading suddenly beeame active, and advaaoed rapidly, carrying the rest at the list "p in sympathy. At midday prices allowed advances varying from H to ltf per oent., but from this there ha* been some reaction. Western Union was the weak spot of the morning. It oloeed 1 per cent. down. Cincinnati, March 9.—The Law and Order league is preparing to urge xax upon Sunday theatres with greater vigor than ever. The announcement by all the theatres, except the Grand, that they would open their doors to the publio gave fair notice to the league and the latter was enabled to prepare its plans for the enforcement of the law. Several actors were arrested and released on $100 bail The Saturday night meeting of the executive committeee of the thirty-four German societies was private, but it is understood that a combination is proposed of Germans throughout the state to oppose the enforcement of Sunday laws, and exact from all candidates a promise to oppose all measures looking in that direction. Boston, March 9.—The board of police announced the fees for liquor licensos for the coming year. In several classes the prioes have been raised from $50 to $200. The dealers are greatly indignant. "Very, very unjust," is the comment of hotel keepers; "iA grave mistake," say the wholesalers; "Practical persecution" shout the angry nhstaurantors. The board give no reasons, remarking that the prices speak for themselves. The city revenue will be increased $165,000.  High License in Boston. The City of Mexloo Libeled. Ten jurors were received, and the entire venue of fifty jurors is exhausted, with the exception of a half dosen names. Nearly all the challenges were on the ground of opinion! previously formed. Kit West, Fla., March 9.—The district attorney has filed o preliminary libel against the steamer City of Mexico, oharging her with violation of the neutrality laws. The case is made returnable on the 24th inst. The United States marshal will take possession of the steamer. As far as can be learned no action has yet been taken against the prisoners. , . Prteeaelosed as follows: WAR ON THE KNIGHTB, W. U. Telegraph. l»H Del. ft Hudson 10SM Adams Express 148 Del., Lack. * W. 11) C. & Express MM Denver..... 1« C..O„C.*I SJ Brie , JTM New York Central... 106« Kansas ft Texas MM New Jersey CentraL. MM Lake Shore MM Illinois Central U1X Lake Erie ft West. .. U Ohio Central. 1H Morris ft Essex. — Michigan Central,... 7SM Northwest 10#M Northern Pacific MM Dftptrt..„ .'..141 Do. pref IBM Ontario ft West,.... » Central Paclflo 4S% Ohio* Mississippi *DH Union Paclflo. 4*M Paclflo Mall. MM Missouri lot Beading.. SOtt Texas Paolflc. 11M Rook Island Ill Metropolitan L. 190 St Paul. »DH Alton ft T.H 43 Wabash »H An Effort to Prevent the Workmen from Joining the Knights. Several Buildings Burned. Philadelphia, March 8.—Yerkes & Plumb, manufacturers of edge tools, at Fronkford, have locked out all their employes as an ini6al step in a contest with the Knights of labor. The firm posted an order Saturday requiring the men to sign a paper stating that they do not belong to the Knights of Labor promising not to join. Mr. Yerkes has been called on by a delegation and asked to take the discharged men buci. Mr. Yerkes ■aid he would at first, but after a consultation with his partner it was decided to shut down .the works for an indefinite period. Lancaster; Pa., March 9.—Fire was discovered destroying a small flour store on Market street. The flames communicated to A. C. Kepler's hardware store, occupying half a block, which, with a large pari of its contents, was consumed. The postofflce building adjoining, also belonging to Mr. Kepler, was damaged by water, but the mails were saved uninjured. The loss will reach $75,000, it is believed. The origin is attributed to an incendiary. A fireman named Samson fell from a roof and broke his Simon Cameron's Birthday. Seed Potatoes. Harhisbubo, Pa., March 9.—Gen. Simon Cameron yesterday entered upon his 88th year. The veteran statesman is enjoying good health «""! his mind is as active and clear a* it was a quarter of a century ago. Many friends called upon him, and telegrams of congratulation were received from all over the country. .  Llondon, March 9.—In the house of commons Mr. John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland, replying to questions in regard to the distress in certain parts of Ireland, said that Capt. Tuke h.1 started for the western islands, County Mayo, with a supply of seed potatoes and a little money. The government, Mr. Morley said, would take other and speedy measures to relieve the terrible distress of the inhabitants of those islands. Philadelphia, March 9.—A special from Trenton says: 8. M Williams, of the Philadelphia and Reading road, came to Trenton yfcsterday and paid State Treasurer Toffey $114,827, the assessment due by the road New Jersey Gets a Stake. under the recent order of the supreme court. Hi is is more than the state would have received under the law of 1884, recently declared unconstitutional. The state is now relieved of all financial embarassment. A Mite for a Widow. Canada Southern 4394 Bur. ft Qulnoy 187)4 Canada Paclflo Oregon * Narad* .. .1MK Chicago ft Alton 112 Oregon Trans MM Chesi ft Ohio 1094 Weat Shore — Boston, March 9.—A meeting was held in the interest of the destitute widow of J. W. Lanegan, the actor. It was voted that circulars be sent out soliciting subscriptions. The fund already amounts to about $700. Stonewall Jackson's Old War Horse General Market*. Guarding th* Gonrlctn. Washington, March 9.—In the house Mr. of Colorado, offered for reference a resolution for the appointment of a special committee to inquire into alleged evasions of the Thurman act by the Union BaciQc Railroad company, and to determine whether by reason of any violation of the provisions of that act the corporate rights, powers and franchises of the company have become forfeited.The I n Ion Pacific charter. Dying. ;Tlie Nail Kecord. New Tow, March &—FLOUR—Dull and without material change; fine, $2.2903; superfine. tltOOU* Ohio extra, t3.3309.2S; St. Louis extra. HH5®S.«a. Southern Hour cloeed doll; common to choloe extra, *a.4o®s.«). WHEAT—Options wen Irregular and unsettled; btulo.taa was large, and at the cloee prices were •lightly higher than Saturday'*. Spot lot* oloaad neglected and nominal. Spot sale* of No. 1 whit* ■tat* at 95c-; No. 1 red state at Ma, and Na 2 da at 96fHc.; Na 2 red winter, March, at asttOMMc-; do., April, a: 9SH096C.; do., May. at CORN—Option were moderately active on slight fluctuations, and cloeed weak and H&Mc. lower. Spot lots closed dull and weak, bnt prices show no change. Spot sales of ungraded mixed at 48040c.; No. 3 do. at 47X047J4C., steamer milted at 4794c.. and Na 2 mixed at 4894c.; No. 2 mixed. March, 17)Cc.; da. April, mtc. bid; da May. 48J4c. bid. OATS—Options were dull and without Important ohange, closing steady. 8pot lots closed firm and ■lightly higher for white. Spot aalea of Na I whit* state at 41c., and Na 2 da at 40)4 c.; Na 2 mixed, Aprit 3834c.; da, March, 38o. bid RYE—Dull; western, (20Ma; state, «S4»60e. BARUEY—Dull and unchanged. PORK—Dull; old mess, tlO01O.9O. LARD—Closed Arm but quiet at t&37K cash: #a340 &83 April; t&330&38 May. Greenwood, Ky., March 9.—The Castleman guards, of Lexington, thirty strong, «lone remain to protect the convict miners trom the starving freemen at Beaver Creek mines. The three Louisville companies were ordered home. .The miners say they will move on the stockades as soon as the militia •re withdrawn, but Governor Knott declares he will protect the oprrators in their contracts if he has to keep the militia on the guard constantly.Richmond, March 9.—Old Sorrel, Stonewall Jackson's famous war horse, is thought to be dying. He was exhibited at the New Orleans exposition, and since that time has been at the Confederate soldiers' home, where he has been tenderly cared for. He is now S3 years old, and has been in bad health for some time past During the past week he has been so weak that a block and tackle were used to place him on his feet. Philadelphia, March 9.—Reports received by the American Iron and Steel association show that the production of cut nails and cut spikes in 1886 was 6,096,815 kegs of 100 pounds each, showing a falling off of nearly 1,000,000 kegs from 1884, and over 1,000.000 kegs from 1888. The decreased production in 1885 was largely d ie to many western factories being stopped seven months by labor strikes.. Washington, March 9.—The First National bank, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, hni been authorized to commence business with a capital of $50,000. Also the First National bank, of St. John. Capital C60,000. New National Banks. CONDEN8ED NEWS. Wires Under Ground. They Went on the Ice. Chicago, March 9.—D. H. Dorsett, the owner and patentee of the Dorsett underground conduit system, which is being used in this city, has signed a contract for the laying of ten miles of the system in the city of Brooklyn for the wires of the New York and New Jersey Telephone company and the Western Union Telegraph compaifj'. The system received the endorsement of the Brooklyn commissioners. The Private Secretary Don't Know. Brooklyn, N, Y., March 9.—Saturday last Clara Virginie Robie, daughter of Chief Engineer G. D. Robie, fell from a balcony in the civil engineer's house, on Flushing avenue. Her skull was fractured and a rupture of the cerebral artery caused severe hemorrhage. She died soon after. Mrs. Robie is prostrated. Tho funeral will take place at Binghamton, •N. Y. Fell From a Balcony. A fire at Jersey City destroyed about 1600,000 worth of property, including a valuable cargo of goods unloading from the Lydian Monarch. New Bedford, Mass., March 9.—Two daughter, aged 9 and 11, and a son aged 4, of Frederick H.'wd, of Bakerville, Dartmouth, wei"e sent afte r the cows and cautioned not to go en the pond in the meadow. The girls disregarded the w irning, broke through the thin ice and were drowned before help summoned by the boy could reach them. Washington, March 9.—Col. Lamont says he knows nothing of » decision purporting to come from the attorney general, to the effect that in caso of non-action by the senate on the president's nominations at the expiration of the present session of the senate the suspended officials will all go back, and that the president, if he again suspends those officials, cannot put back the men on whose nomination the senate took no action. Knights of Labor have organized a new political party in Illinois. It is called the United Labor party of America. A boiler explosion at London killed six men, and a pilot on a vessel a half mile distant was killed by flying missiles. The family of a man named Schwartz, at Bahway, N. J., were awakened from sound sleep in a burning house, by a watch dog, which sprang upon the bed for the purpose of giving the alarm. BUTTER—Dull; state, 110300.; western. 12080c. CHEESE—Dull; state, 7@lu)4a; western, 14*c. BOGS—Dell; state, 14Mc.; western, 14Xc. SCOAR—Quiet but steady; fair to good refining, 51-1605 3-163. ' . Vv Parnon Down's Trial. Held for Trial. Mt. Carmel, Pa., March 9.—A large shaft in the punijiing machinery, at the Reliance collier)', Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company operators, broke Saturday niS'ht, and the mine was flooded. Four hundred hands were thrown out of employment The water is rising and the mine cannot be put in condition again for some time. A Mine Flooded. Boston, March 9.—The district attorney vhas caused the case against the Rev. W. W. Downs, who is charged with, adultery with Annie J. Taker, to be plMoed in the list of cases for th - March term of the superior criminal court, and it will probably be reached the last of tbe month. A - . Boston, March 9.—John W. Whalen and Lulu French, the East Weymouth eldpers, were arraigned for adultery and fornication, respectively. Whaler waived examination, Lulu pleaded not guilty, and both were held. Both are under 81. Whalen was married at 18, and has two children. The court room was crowded with their friends and relatives. Detroit, March 9.—The wholesale and retail grocery of C. M. Elliott & Co. has been closed. There are two chattel mortgages. One, for $2,700, is held by Kellogg & Baker, and one, for C750, is held by the employes of Elliott & Co. A statement of the other liabilities has not been made public, and nothing is known as to the assets. Failure In Buslneiiii. The carpenters and joiners of New York City and Brooklyn went on a strike, and most of the shops conceded what the men demanded, which was higher wages and shorter hours. t Chicago Lire Stock Market. Chicago. March 8.—The Drovers' Journal report* Cattle—Reoelpts. 7,TO) head; shipments, 2,000; market a shade lower; shipping steers, t3.IM03.iO; stock •rs and feeders. *304.33; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.73 04.00; bulk.t308.aL Hogs—Receipts, 15,000 head; ship meats, 8,000; market strong, but not quotably higher; nugh and mixed, $8.890425; packing and shipping, t4.2W4.30; light, t&7004.23; skips, 75. Sheep- Reoelpts, 3,000 head; shipments, 1.9001 market steady; natl ves. t8-OO08JO; Texans, $1800423. The Drtwers' Journal special cablegram from Liverpool.indicates strong cattle markets, best grades showing 1c. ao woe over last weak, selling at 14a per lk dmsmL The advance in prices Is due to light supplies. Reoelpts of American cat tit ire reported light, and supplies from «th*r polats hava lately MM aMarat*. Lock port, N. Y., March 9.—Joseph Wade Sunderland, a weaver of Yorkshire, England, was killed at (Sanborn, while attempting to •gain board a frieght train from which ht had been put off. He is said to have left a wife apt child England. Trying to Board a Freight. 1 lie Actors in the Rich Tragedy. Three Brothers Get Twenty-flve Tears. Six thousand soft cool miners in tho Ohio ▼alley have gone out on strike. Coblbskiix, March 9.—It was reported that Dr. Gale was seen on a farm near Cobleskill. The report cannot be substantiated. The body of Rich has arrived and is in Odd FeUvws* ball. It will be buried to-day. A Heavy Produce Dealer Dead. McLkansboro, Ills., March 8.—The trial of the three Schoolcraft brothers for the murder of John Mann, was concluded Saturday night, after lasting five days. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and fixed the sentence at twenty-five years in the penitentiary. Massachusetts' attorney general has decided that old veterans shall be appointed to offio* where they pass as good examinations as tbeil competitors, and that there is no option in ths matter. Pirry, N. Y., March 9.—Hon. Russell C. Mordoff is dead, aged 70 years. Ho has been prominent as one of the heaviest produce men chants of the country.