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              tottt . A. - D : a ji ♦ " * D mum i«is J Weakly Batabllahed 1850. f PITTSTON, PA., MONDAY. MARCH 7. 1867. I two auras | T«n Cento Per WMk FATAL APOPLBIT. IN THE YEAR8 OF PEACE. singing of one of Mr. Beecher's favorite hymns, ended the morning meeting.' A more mournful occasion was nerver witnessed. All seemed to feel a sense of personal bereavement, almost of despair. Mr. Halliday said it seemed appropriate at this lime to read to rend an extract from from their ]iastor's writings. Hi read this sentence: "WJien we have passed into the twilight of life and our sun seems to be setting, let us call back 'I live I'" A CLEVER SWINDLE. THROUGH A TR68TLE. TOO OIL WE * « • ' . *; A Moving Train Flanges Into lk« Hue lay Water. v tm Beeeher's Popularity as an Orator Oatt Blm lteady Hearers. 8HYLOCKS TAKEN ifc BY WELL DAESSED WOMEN 8HARPS. A BILL BgfORE THE PINNSYLVA- ,-ja Tho Rev. Henry Ward Beeoher Stricken Down Suddenly, The war ended and Mr. Beecher was one of those who went down to Charleston harbor to raise again upon the ruins of Tort Smnpter the stars and stripes which had been hauled down four years before. It was a fitting finale to the work in which he bad been engaged for so many years. The slave was free and the Union was preserved. In the years of peace which followed Mr. Beecher did not interrupt his activity. Not only was he constant in the labors of his pastorate, but he was writing and lecturing constantly. No great public gathering in New York or Brooklyn was considered complete unless Mr. Beecher was one of the speakers. He was heard on every question of the day, and was an active participant in every groat reform. He was a prominent advocate of the woman's suffrage movement, and never mimed the opportunity to say a good word for the cause. In polities he w as an active Republican, and was usually heard on the stump in every presidential campaign.In the year 1873 came the twenty-fifth anniversary of his pastorate—the silver wedding, as it was called—and the occasion was made memorable by a great meeting held in Plymouth church Thursday ovening, Oct 10, when the address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. R. B. Storrs. It was a notable occasion, rand will long be remembered. His church was the Mecca toward which- pilgrims turned from all over the land, and from foreign climes as well, when sojourning upon our shores. When a visitor in Now York asked his way of a Sunday morning to Plymouth church, the answer used to be, "Cross Fulton ferry ailll follow the crowd." No man ever preached to audiences whose component parts were gathered from more widly extended regions. St. Lotna, March 7.—The south bound Texas express on the Iron Mountain railroad ran into a wasbont trestle a few miles north of Desoto, Ma, about midnight Saturday night The train consisted of two baggage, one express and smoking car, two first class coaches and four sleepers, and carried in all ISO passengers. NIA LEGISLATURE Bogus Gold Bracelets Successfully Pawned for Several Times Their Tain*—Coming the Birthday Present Dodge—It Worked Like s Charm. To Bestrlet the Number of Borises. Three Handred Foot the Lino Limit Sought to bo Established by Low. HIS LIFE'S WORK IS DONE. XboMl to bo Avoided. I'rayed For In London, Newark, N. J., March 7.—A number of local pawnbrokers have been swindled recently by the pawning of bogus bracelets. They are now rejoicing because the scheme was discovered last week before they had lent more money. Every pawnbroker seen by the reporter said that the bracelets withstood the test of acids and were the exact weight of solid gold. They valued the bracelets at $00 a pair, and, therefore, did not hesitate an instant about advancing from $12 to •IS on the jewelry to a female. The Memphis express had preceded the unlucky train only a half hour, and passed over it safely. The train which went through the trestle was running at the usual rate of speed, and there was no warning of the neai approach lo danger. The structure gave way under the weight of the train, and the engine, tender, two baggage cars, express car and smoker plunged downward into the roaring flood beneath. The storm had been rudden and heavy, and the waters came down the hills into the creek almost as it they were a released torrent from a reservoir. The volume of water had wonderfully increased within the few minutes intervening between the passage of the two trains. Hnrwsbubo, Maroh 7.-rThe bill introduced In the Pennsylvania house of representatives Friday providing that no oil or gas well shall be drilled on any tract within a distance of 800 feet of the boundary line, exoept it bo on the boundary line Itself, in which case the product of the well shall bo equally divided between the adjoining land owners, is the first feasible measure that has ever been suggested by which the exoessivo production of patroleura could be prevented by law. It has been the history of all oil producing territories that a large proportion of the land owners, in order to save their oil to themselves, have been forced to develop territory which they would have preferred to have remained undeveloped until some more advantageous time. There haa always been a class of producers who are determined to get all the oil possible out of land in their control in as short a time as possible, no matter how large the total dally product of the region is, or how low the market price rules. To do this they have strung wells so close to their boundary lines that not only the oil on their own lands watf drained, but the deposits on the other side of the line were drawn up as well. The latter might belong to persons itho desired to let the territory lie idle for the time, but if they did so the chances were that when they c«me to utilixe it by drilling they would And it In a great measures drained dry by the enter' prising operators on the other side of the line. The Doctors Say the Strok« Will London, March 7.—The Rev. Mr. Parker, at his service last evening, eulogised Mr. Beocber. He expressed the profoundest sympathy of himself and his hearers with the afflicted pastor. He prayed fov Mr. Beeoher and for his friend, that they might be comforted by the knowledge that this servant was prepared for heaven. "We mourn," he said, "yet we rejoice in our sadness. Why should wo mourn when a traveller completes his journey—when a voyager leaves the sea over which he has wandered and rejoins h is kindred at homer be Fatal. One of the Most Widely Knows ul Celebrated Pulpit Orators of the Da)b III'. Ileccher's Voice Has Bean Heard Dpou All Pulklto Topics of the Lsil Decade—Sketch of His Career. One day Detective Andv McManus was in a pawnbroker's place chatting with the proprietor, when a boy came in with a note. This purported to hie from a Mrs. Atkinson, who wrote for $10 on the pair of bracelet* she sent with him. The pawnbroker remarked that he had advanced $12 on similar bracelets a week ago, and he asked the boy who gave Wm the bracelets. The boy replied that a man in a certain street sent him, and promised fifty cents for the errand. Detective McManus followed the boy to the place where the man awaited him. In an Interview with the man the detective learned of a scheme by which pawnbrokers in Newark, Jersey City and New York were being swindled with the bogus bracelets. A handsome woman, who dressed in the latest style, was, the man said, one of the chief manipulators in the scheme. The detective visited every pawnbroker in this city and learned they all had the bracelets. They were amazed when told they had been swindled. Some were positive that the bracelets were solid gold. But it was proved all under the wash of gold was lead, and that by some process the thin gold had been made to stand the acid test. The bracelets' are made in this city, and cost about $5 a pair. "I understand," said one pawnbroker, "that New York is flooded with the bracelets. One evening a lady hurriedly entered my store. Her diamond ring sparkled, and she wore a sealskin cloak and a beaded satin dress. I thought the was a rich lady. She removed from her wrists a hanfeome pair of bracelets, after saying she was embarrassed by the unexpected absence of her husband, and asked a loan of $12 until the next day. She claimed that the bracelets were a birth day gift from her husbend." Brooklyn, March 7.—The annoucceme nt at a late hoar Satuiflay, that Henry Ward Beecher bad been prostrated with an apoplectic fit, which had resulted in paralysis of the left side of the body and had rendererf the patient unconscious, produced aprofounl sensation in this city. The news spread rapidly and soon became the theme of excited conversation. The announcement was wholly unexpected, but It has prepared the public to expect his death Brooklyn, March 7.—Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage in alluding to Mr. Beecher in his sermon yesterday, said that while persons might differ from him in politica and religion, all would acknowledge that when Henry Ward Beenher died a vast vacumm would be left in this city and land. After .paying a tribute to Mr. Bceeher's genius, brilliancy and eloquence ho called on the congregation to join him in prayer for the dying pastor. Or. Talmage'a Tribute. The smoker bad in it about thirty passengers, who found themselves precipitated into the rushing water. The scene is described as a horrible one. Men were clinging for their lives to trees all over the submerged bottom, the horror of the wreck being' supplemented by that of drowning. X relief train went out from the city, and the work of rescue was at once begun. Many men were rescued from ■mall tree type to whioh they had cluag for hours. | The killed so far as reported are as follows: David Byron, a machinist of Desoto, Mo., and 8am Meyer, a brakeman on the road. Besides these there were nine person* more or less seriously injured. M My moment Wf WIMVlK f A Jr HENRY WARD BEECBEB. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. Undervaluation and Indian Affairs to be Washington, March 7.—The two most important committees which will do any work duriDg the recess of Congress are the undervaluation sub-committee of the committee on finance and the committee on Indian affairs. The former will continue the investigation begun nearly • year ago, with a view to submitting a report upon the assembling of the Fiftieth congress, and the latter during the summer, under the resolution of March 7, 1886, examine into the condition of the Indian tribes along the uorthern borders of the United States, and especially the Indians on the White Earth reservation in Minnesotta; investigate* the conduct of Indian agents and their subordinate employes, at any of the agencies in that quarter, with a view to ascertain whether any of them have neglected their duties, or have abused their authority in their dealings with the Indians, and also into the distributions of annuities or other appropriations of money or property made for the benefit of the Indian tribes by such agents. Looked After. Definite information from the wreck was hard to procure, and the full results may prove even yet more serious, as it is not known exactly how many persons were in the smoker which was engulfed, and further search may reveal that other passengers have been drowned. Tha engineer, fireman, baggageman and express messengers escaped by clinging to the broken wreck until they were rescued. ANOTHICK STAGS IV HIS CAKEKK. It was due greatly to this wild rush on the »i part of certain produoers to get as much oil as they could above ground that ayndicateK were formed by which immense tracts of oil land were purchased in one interest and smaller operators shut out of participation in some of the best districts, and that the great Bradford field was practically exhausted years before its time. For years that field alone put on the market at least 80,000 barrels of petroleum a day mora than there was demand for. But, in spite of all the evils the forcing process of oil production has visited upon the producers, it is still practiced as widely as ever. A few days ago a dispatch was printed'in which the folly of this system was shown by two operators in the Lima field. They owned adjoining tracts. In the race for advantage in the getting of oil above ground they strung wells, along the boundary line, one against the other, until a solid wall of derricks extended the entire distanoe between the two leases, r The line of wells will produce no more oil than three would, but the operators expended over $50,000 In' drilling, when , $9,000 would have answered the purpose. This is only one case out of scores of similar ones. The bill now pending will make such folly impossible if it becomes a . ftw. A well 900 feet from a boundary Hue will not drain the oil from another's property, and the division of the product of a well drilled on a boundary line will do away with the desire of an operator to seek the sand at such a spot If a law such as the one proposed had bean pasaad five yean ago- / over 60,000,000 barrels of oil would h*ve been saved to the oil regions, by keeping the stfppiy within the demand, and thousands of acres of oil territory now exhausted would have been still untouched by the drilL The' bill will be bitterly oppoeed by a large clan of producers, however, and thp fight against it will be made on the ground that it is unconstitutional.The Days of th» Tilton Kpliorte, and tbe The next stage in Hr. Beecher's career was »be excitement caused by the charges of immorality made against him by Mr. Theodore Tilton. The allegations were given to the public in the summer of 1874. A committee of the church examined the charges and declared Mr.' Beecher innocent of thom. The meeting of the church at which the report of committee was received was one of the most notable gatherings ever seen in Plymouth church. Mr. Tilton made his charges the basis of a suit for damages, and the action was tried in tbe city court the following winter before Judge Joseph Nelsou and a jury. Tbe trial lasted from January until the following June, anCf ended iu a disngreement of the jury, which .stood nine for Mr. Beecher and three for Mr. Tilton. Mr. Tilton had been a member of Plymouth church, and, had been expelled therefrom. Thin gave rise to the famous "advisory council" of Congregational churches held in the fall of 1874. It resulted in nothing tangible. After the trial difilculties arose between the church and Mr. Henry C. Bowen, because of his connection with the Tilton-Beecher matter, wherein he had been arrayed in opposition to Mr. Beecher. He was dropped from the rofla, and this led to a "mntual council" of Congregational churches, held in Plymouth church. At the meeting of this council Mr. Beecher made an address which was declared to be one of the greatest oratorical efforts of his life. The verdict of the oouncil was favorable to the course followed by Plymouth church. Result. BASEBALL MEN EXCITED. A Surprise That May Be Sprung* on the New Yobk, March 7.—All the national league magnate* were at the Fifth Avenue hotel last night, working like beavers for Kansas City or Indianapolis, according to their choice, for the'new club which is to fill the St Louis Maroons' place. "Ben" Fine, the engineer of tha Kansas City hope, was there, and is ready to flourish in. the face* of the leagfte a big boodle. The Indianapolis delegates telegraphed that they would be here to-day with $24,000. MB League. On Tuesday of last week he went to PeelukiU, and returned on Wednesday evening, seemingly having derived benefit from the brief trip. On Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Beecher went over to New York, and spent tbe afternoon in shopping. On coming back he ate a light auprer, consisting mainly of clams. After supper*he played backgammon with Mrs. Beecher, and retired at an early hour. During the night he tossed restlessly upon his bed, and it was during this uneasy sleep that a blood vessel in hfe brain was ruptured, and he began to sink Into an apopletic coaljtion. Not suspecting that he was seriously til, the family did not disturb him, but allowed him to slumbor until the middle of tbo afternoon, when apprehension was excited in the mind of Mrs. Beecher, and she sent for Dr. W. S. Searle, the family physician. At first Dr. Searle failed to detect the ominous symptoms, and it was not until Saturday morning that the truth broke in on him. He found that Mr. Stacker's left side was paralysed, and he was lying ia a state of stupor. When be broke the sad news to Mrs. Beecher and to the other members of the family they were absolutely overcome with sorrow and surprise. There was one thing that tended lo break the force of the blow. This was the knowledge that Mr. Beecher had often expressed a desire that, when finally removed (ram the scene of action by Providence, it might be as sudtfanly as possible. Therefore, he could not have been better satisfied with the nature of what, it now seems inevitable, will prove his fatal illness. Although the pawnbroker thought he vat dealing with a lady, he tasted the bracelets with acid and they appeared to be of solid gold. Ho valued the pair at $50. ALL EYES ON 'LITTLE RHODY." Kansas City advocates are sure of their favorite's success, but it was whispered about the corridors of the hotel that a grand surprise might be sprung on the public and oft several of the league jsiubs. This vexatious* *tt|rfem may take such a turn that be dropped and a six-club formed. If such be the case the distribution iof the players of the three clubs amoag th« bther clubs will make the six strongest cldbs that ever stepped on a ball Held. An Important Congressional Election to Oeeur In April. "Please do not scratch them," the woman said, "for my husband paid a good deal for them. He would be angry if they were scratched. Please hurry, for I do not like to be seen here." Washington, March 7.—The most important election of the present year is to be held in the second congressional district of Rhode Island on the Gth of April, where a vacancy exist*. At the recent special eleotion, growing out of the contest between Mr. ■Pirce and Mr. Page, the latter was chosen ouly for the few remaining days of the session, which expired Friday. The April election will be important because it may materially affect the relative political standing of the states. In the Fiftieth congress, by presents returns, the republicans have 10 and the democrats 17 of the state delegations, while New Hampshire is a tie. Should a republican congressman be elected to succeed Mr. Page in Rhode Island the republicans will thus be given a clear majority of the states, or 20 out of the 88 votes, enough for a choice in case the election of a president is thrown into the house. Should a democrat be elected it would simply Increase the democratic delegations to 18 and leave the republican delegations at 19. The pawnbroker handed the woman 112 and she swopt out of the (tore with all the dignity of a princess. She gave tha name of Mrs. Miller, and said prominent people were her relatives. "I was amazed when I learned that I had been swindled," the pawnbroker said. "But for the accidental discovery tha other day we would have taken more braoelets. A gentleman friend of the woman has redeemed the bracelets in order not to expose her. You sec she did not say to ma ortany other broker that the bracelets were solid gold or anything else. She merely asked for a loan. Therefore, she cannot be punished for any crime. It is the best swindle I ever heard of in our business. I am sure that lots of pawnbrokers in New York are badly stuck. The bracelet maker cannot be touched. He manufactures these cheap goods and is not responsible for the actions of -people who buy them and then swindles with them." BafS Had luofh of Strike*. Boston, March 7.—Pledged to tek* bo part in the strike or boycott is the fundamental principle of Labor Council No. 1, just organised in Sajem. With this exception tha principles and aims of this new labor organisation are identical with the Knights of L*bCDr, and in fact It is composed of Knights who withdrew from that order, whkfc, they claim, led them into expensive strikes and then left them to shift for themselves. It is one result of the unsuccessful tannery strikes of last summer in Salem and Peabody, and it promisse, at least for a time, to take tha place of the Knights of Labor assemblies in that section. Mr. Beecher continued to hold the confidence of his people, who were in tbe best position to judge of bis relationship to the famous sensation. THE LATER YEARS Too Fresh In the Public Hind to Nawi Knox Preebyterlan Church Dadlc^td. Repeating. Nkw York, March 7.—In 1888 a few people of Presbyterian faith, generally Scotch or Scotch-Iri»h,. began holding meetings every Sunday evening over a'stable in East Seventy-seventh street. About this nucleus grew what is known aa the Knox Presbyterian church, of which the" Rev. David O. Wylie is pastor. From the stable the congregation moved into a room in a, tobacco factory in East Seventy-s'xth street, and later they worshipped in the old edifioe vacated by St. James' Episcopal church, East Seventy-second street Then the- congregation built a church at the corner of Seventy-second street and Second avenue, and yesterdit was dedicated. The later years of Mr. Beecber's life are too fresh in the public mind to need an extended chronicle at this time. His pulpit latwrs have been constant and his public utterances upon the themes that engross men's minds have been frequent. Through all the years of his ministry the connection between the pastor and his people has been close, and marked by the strongest feelings of love and affection. It would be impossible to give a Retailed account of this relationship without writing tho history of Plymouth church in its entirety. The man and the church cannot be separated. Mother Angela's Funeral. MV South Bend, Ind., March 7.—The funeral of Mother Angela, late superior of the sisters of the he' r cross in the United States and foundress of numerous educational institutions, took place at St. Mary's, near this city, yesterday. After solemn requiem mass, a panegyric was delivered by Bishop Gilmour, qf Cleveland. The obsequies were attended by as many members of the community as could bo assembled, and by many friends from various parts of the country. Mother Angela was a cousin of the Hon. James Q. Blaine and Mrs. Gen. W, T. (Sherman. Amongthose present were Emmons and Walker Blaine and Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago. The interment was at St Mary's academy. Washington, March 7.—Mr*. Senator Beck died here a* 7 o'clock last evening of epilepsy. She has been in ill health for a number of years, but her sudden death was not anticipated. Mrs. Beck was a Miss Buckner, of Loudon Va., and she was a few years older than Senator Beck, who is 67. She was a lady of high intellectual force and moat lovable character, and Senator Beck's prominence Is said to have been largely owing to her well directed assistance. She leaves two children—Mrs. Goodloe, wife of Major Goodloe, paymaster of the marine corps, and George Beck, a large ranch proprietor in Wyoming. A daughter, who married James Corcoran, nephew of the millionaire banker, died a few years since in Arkansas, where her husband resides. Senator Beck's Wife Dead. Making up the Commission. Boston, March 7.—A Washington special to The Herald says that it is understood that the president has definitely determined upon three of the interstate commerce commissioners, and they have all signified their willingness to accept. They are: W. R Marrion, of Illinois, chairman; Gen. Bragg, of Alabama, Democrat, and Jffdge Cooley, of Michigan, Republican. Professor Hadley, of Connecticut, is considered as having a good chance of being the New England member. The other member will be taken, if he can only be found, from either Pennsylvania or New Jersey. When Dr. Baarle first visited the house Mr. Baecfier's sickness was not known outside of bis most immediate family, and there were, aonaequently, no visitors. As soon as be became satisfied that Mr. Beecher was suffering with apoplexy lie sent for Professor William A. Hammond, of New York, to consult with him regarding the case. As a result of the consultation this bulletin was placed on the front door of the house: Nor is it possible in this connection to give any analysis of his character and genius. It is too broad, too many sided to be compassed within the limits of an article which is intended to give simply an outline of the career of the man who has been called "the greatest pulpit orator of modern times." "Mr- Beecher has an attack of apoplexy. He is very ill but suffering no pain. A bulletin will be issued each morning, noon and aight. "W. A. Hammond, A Burglar striken Village. Ejus, Pa., March 7.—Yesterday morning, at Mill village, this county, burglars blew open the big safoln the hardware store of /. a Haas, using gunp9wder enough to blow the safe into fragments, the front of store into the street and break windows in several buildings in that vicinity. The thieves did $1,500 worth of damage and secured less' than #100 worth of property. This is the fifth safe robbed in Mill village in the ]ast two years.  The Fireman's Wife Could Shoot. "W. S. SEAIUJ!." Chicago, March 7.—Miles J. Clinch, a grocer, was shot and fatally wounded yesterday by Mrs. Maggie Shay, at the latter's r.sidonce, while trying to breakdown a door to force an entrance. Mrs. Shay fired two shots through the door from a revolver, one of them striking Clinch underthe right eye. Clinch was taken to his home, where it was found that the bullet had taken an upward direction and lodged in his brain. There was no quarrel between the families, and no reason but a desire on Clinch's part for the company of Shay's wife to account for the affair. Mrs. Shay is the wife of Fireman M J. Shay, of fire insurance patrol, No. 1, and her husband is therefore away from home a greater part of the time, a circumstance that was apparently known to Clinch. N. 8., March 7.—The action of President Cleveland" in approving the retaliation bill has caused considerable excitement in some of the fishing cities in Nova Scotia. Fishermen who formerly sought employment on American vessels are undecided whether to go to the states again this spring. Much bitterness is expressed over ihe condition of affairs, the people narlng expected that the two countries would arrive at an early agreement. Canadian Fishermen Bluffed. BEECHER DURING THE WAR. HIS LAST POLITICAL ACTION. Off for a Lark. Bis Influence Felt In This Country and The Tw6 Closing Episodes In Hh Pub- lic Career. Washington, March 7.—On Tuesday a party of senators, consisting of Messrs. Sherman, Manderson, Palmer and others, will leave Washington en route for Florida on a England. The two most salfont points in Mr. Beecher's later careor were his support of Mr. Cleveland as the Democratic candidate for the presidency, in 1884, and his journey to Europe last summer. As be had always been an important advocate of the Republican party, lis abandonment of the candidate of that party, in 1884, attracted wide attention. This manifestation of independence called forth sharp criticism from former political allies, to which he replied in vigorous and characteristic fashion. The war period brought Mr. Beecher .into International notice. There was no man not In the battlefield who did more to end the war and save the Union than Mr. Beecher. His trip to Europe, as well as his orations in this cQuntry, did very much toward enkindling a kind of patriotism which led men t0 action. His I rip to England during the war was undertaken for the purpose of rest and . recreation. When he landed in England, however, he found tho current of public opinion so set, so far at least as the press and public men were concerned, that his fiery indignation was aroused, and after a short stay in Great Britain he passed over to the continent. He remained there a brief period and returned to England in time to hear the news of the fall of Vicksburg and the victory at Gettysburg. Then some English friends, wbo were also friends of tha north, appealed to him to explain tha situation, and he found there waa * widefelt sentiment among the common people — the middle classes — in favor of the north. He agreed to speak, and then followed that famous meeting at Mancheater, which has been described so often, and which was one of the graudest triumphs of Mr. Beecber's career. Tho audience waa vpat .jn numbers and hostile in spirit, but Mr. Beecher'a eloquence and address captared them. The meeting closed amid tremendous enthusiasm. Then be went to Glasgow nud toD Liverpool, whore be had the worst experiences as to the temper of hia audience* He spoke for three hours and carried the meeting with him. Then he went to Exeter Hall, London, and there also he achieved a great triumph. The effect of these speeches was to turn the tide of popular fooling in favor of the north, and that popular expression had a groat «Aset in bpkliiig ill clieck the governing classe* of England, who were vary largely on the side of the south. Parliament would have voted in favor of the south had It not bC«u for that, popular sentiment in the other dfraataon. The s«wchee which lie delivered on that trip were tho greatest oratorical efforts of bLi life. He spoke to hostile audience* and couriered them. He gave a voice la Um silenced moral sentiment in Grea Britain ami turned it Into a currant of frioudly feeling aud purpose. On bis return to this country he landed in Boston and waa received with tremendous enthusiasm. The northern people had watched bis career in England and appreciated the full extent of ttosatrtfM* which he had performed. pleasure trip. Arrangements have been made with Superintendent Barry, of the Pullman Palace Car company, to furnish a car for' the use of the party during their abaenoa. Before returning, a trip to Cuba is contemplated. Gen. Anson MoCook, secretary *f the senate, and CoL Canaday, sergeant at arms, will accompany the party. They will be on the road upwards of two weeks. On the return trip Senator Sherman expects to deliver a speech at Nashville, Tenn. ConsuUIng Spirits Her Gash. ' Boston, March 7.—Dr. J. A. Bliss, publisher of a spiritualist paper in South Boston, is held in $800 for examination on a charge of using the mails to defraud. It is alleged that he advertised in his paper to answer, through mediums, sealed questions sent by peat at 12 each, that no replies were , received to the letters sent him, and that many persons were defrauded. Satire for Hicks-Beach. Dublin, March 7.— Mr. D._ Sheehy, member for South Galway, in a speech yesterday expressed the wish that Sir MichaA Hicks- Beach had continued in office until, like Forster, he had experienced more growing remorse"than those who preceded him. Ireland, he said, had special cause for uniting in the face of coercion, cold steel and the rottenness of the government. In the early part of last summer Mr. Beecher made his third trip to Europe, and was absent until late in October. His tour was made for recreation and for lecturing purposes, and. was a great success. He spoke many times in the British isles to enormous audiences, and waa everywhere received as 01# of the greatest of living Americans. Romk, March 7,—A project is on foot for tho erection of a new American college. The present building is too small. The now structure which it ia proposed to build will have a church attached for the benefit of American visitors. Mgr. Straniero was not promoted after his return from Amorica; rather, it is said, he fell under the official displeasure. Besides conveying the berretta to Cardinal Gibbon* he had no mission to the United States. The paper called "his report," if authentic, was nothing more than an expression of his private opiuion, and ia so considered in Rome. News From the Vatican. Supposed Lass wt a Steamer. Cafk Mat, N. J., March 7.—It ia feared that a steamer bound for a northern port was wrecked off the New Jeasey coast In the storm of Thursday last. The ocean beach between Barnegat inlet and Be* Side park is strewn with wreckage,. Southern fruits and early vegetables in crates and barrels are washing ashore In the surf, and are being picked up by the beach combers. Nearly twenty barrels of green cabbages - were east up on the sands. As yet nothing has been saved that gives the slightest indication of the name of the veeeel. No bodies have bean found.  Brussels, March 7.—A dispatch from Hons says that fifty dead bodies, all terribly burned, have been brought to the surface at the Quaregnon colliery, in which an explosion of fire damp occurred yesterday. The king has sent the sum of 98,000 to be distributed among the families of (he victims. Ill-Fated Belgian Miners. Baseball in Vermont. Since his ft turn he has filled his pulpit with regularity, and has done some lecturing and other public speaking. It ooulS hardly be said that he felt the weight of advancing years, for he was as active in person and as alert in mind, to all outward seeming, as he had been at any time during the past decade. St. Albans, Vt, March 7.—A meeting has been held here for organizing a league of baseball clubs in Vermont, and possibly a portion of New York state. Representatives from Rutland, Burlington and St. Albans were present. Another meeting will be iw»M There is a deal of interest in the game in this state, and the prospect for a strong league is good. — Prospect! of Winter Wheat. Mr. Beecher has several sons and daughters, but none of the sons have adopted the father's calling-  Chicago, March 7.—Thus far the reports from the winter wheat belt indicate that the crop is emerging from the winter in better shapa than last year. The outlook must be regarded as more favorable than at the beginning of last March. Oliject to Being Trampled Upon, Hanlan and Atudaur. Incensed at Alsaee-Lorralae. PLYMOUTH CHURCH IN TEARS. Ottawa, Out., March 7.—Advices from Newfoundland show what is their ultimatum to the British government in forwarding the luit bill for imperial assent. The legislature of that colony is determine;! not to be trampled upon by the queen, or by any in authority under her. Tlie text of the address of the legislature of Newfoundland to i he imperial governuieut shows that the is■and is greatly excited. It says, in effect, i bat Newfoundland will not submit to the Citufttion. N*w York, March 7.—Edward Hanlan telegraphed as follows to the United Press: "All arrangements between myself and Gaudaur to row May 30 for the championship of America, stakes 15,000, are made. The place has not yet been decided upon. Articles will be forwarded to Beach via The London Sportsman to row on the Nepean river, in Australia, for £500 a side and the championship of the world. I expect a hard row with Gaudaur. Am in the best possible health." Bulw, March 7.—The North German Gazette says: "The results of the Alsace elections have strengthened the war party in France. If war should break out the annexed provinces would be mainly responsible. and Germany, b«ing bound to take this fact into account, would not repeat the liberality extended to Alsace-Lorraine after the war of 1870." An Occasion of Vaueoal Solemnity—An March BeaU the Record. No sermon was preached at Mr. Beecher's church yesterday morning, but a beautiful and impressive service took its place. The church was well filled. Rev. Dr. Powell, secretary of the Home Missionary society, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. 8. B. Hailiday, Mr. Beecher's white haired a»- Bistant. Dr. Powell prayed for the congregation in the deep affliction that had come upon them. Then the venerable Dr. Hailiday rose and, with trembling voice, aaid: "I seems fit that we omit the regular service and celebrate only the communion. I t-Mnfc your hearts will readily respond to this change in the service." Tears streamed down his cheeks as he added that a few momenta before the condition of Mr. Beecher had been pronounced hopeless. Sobs were heard from all parts of the church, and Affeotlng Closing. Boston March 7.—Reports from all  of New England show that Saturday night's snowstorm was the most severe of the winter. The railroads which had Just been cleared of snow are again blockaded, and the highways are in many places impassable. Trade Hollars ltelected. Watxrbuhv, Conn., March 7.—The citiasns' committee on the projected railroad between Waterbury and Meriden at a meeting last night perfected plans for taking subscription to the amount of 9150,000, Water- Mu-y's share in the enterprise. It is believod that the money will be easily raised and the road built this year. liaising Money fee a Railroad. Sofia. March 7.—Nine officers and civilians engaged in the mutiny at Rualshuk were shot at that plaoethk morning. The private soldiers now in custody for the tamo offense will be tried by oourt martial to-day. Short Work With Mutineers. 1'HII.JLDBLFHIA, March 7.—George Conners and Harry Welsh fought sixteen bare knuckle rounds for a purso of $500 near Cheater yesterday. In the sixteenth round Welsh was knocked senseless by Conners, but a claim of foul being made, the fight was awarded to Welsh. Fighting for Blooey, Rxadi.no, Pa., March 7.—The  National bank of thia city forwarded to the assistant United States treasurer at' Philadelphia 88,000 trade dollars. That functionary, when the dollars arrived, refused to receive thom, and so telegraphed the bank. The trade dollars were then ordered to be deposited in the vaults of the Bank of the Republic. The Ave other banks of this city have 80,000 more ready far shipment Mrs. Cleveland's Grandmother. Jack Box, Mich., March 7.—Mrs.' Ruth Harrison, grandmother of Mrs. President Cleveland, died at the residence of her son In this city yesterday. Her daughter, ' Mrs. Polsora, was #ith her. BsocgTon, March 7.—H. 8. Blcknell has received a letter from J. G. Valentine, of Brooklyn, N. Y., which ends Brockton's lr—*-l" eaances for this year. Mr. Valentine writes that his baeksrs in NsW York dadine to take hold of the matter, because of the stub's Qwoay losses last year, Brockton's Hopes Dead. handkerchiefs were applied to the eyes of •very woman and many of the men present. Several new members were received into the church, being baptised by Mr. Hailiday, and the onmmnnton sacrament was obeerved. Loxsov, March 7.—The Red Star line steamship Woes land, which went ashore on the Goodwin Sands, near Deal, while on her w*j to Antwerp from New York, floated after throwing overboard 200 tons of bar arofo. She tpjs been towed to Antwerp. The Waeeland Moated. Commodore Lsll Dead. Uakttord, March 7.—A telegram is received from Pensaoola announcing the death ef Commodore of B. P. Lnll, of the United States at that petafc WAUmrOTOK, March 7.—For New England and middle Atlantl* Its tee, fair weather, warmer, weeterly winds. WmUmt Iadlcmtten*. •