Mount Pleasant journal (May 10, 1882)

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VOL. 10.
MT. PLEASANT. WESTMORELAND CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10,1882.
NO- 8
EDITORIAL NOTES.
FiTTaBUROBRS ore ready to rejoice that
ihe fearful flames have niado the build-
big of 11 new court house which will
meet tlie wants of tho public a compulsion.
THE WEEK'S NEWS.
EPITOMIZED NATIONAL EVFNTS.
Bbts are made thai  Morg. Wise will
nol carry a single district   in   Qreono
co'unty, and old reshlentors assert that if
lie does they will dell out nnd leave,
[Pittsburg Post.
OUR FALLEN HEROES-
a,
Tim long nnd tedious search for De
Long, the commander of the lost Jean-
nettc in the Arctic regions linn confirmed
the worst that had beon feared. Melville
dispatches that lie has found Lieutenant
])e Long with his party at tlie mouth ol
the Lena, all dead.
SiiiHinrnjoriiie Wesk'a Wcwitlironfttiout
Ami-i-lcu Onlled am! Cattdonacfl
for l'jver,'   Hi-mli-r.
Wbonisoay.- An   efl'orl   to  shut off
debate in the House on the Tariff Commission bill was met by the Democrats I menta for the proper ote
by a rofhsal to vote oh tht  motion, and
A. K.   Arrangements   for  (lie ProrK-i-
Observance of nci-orntloii Tiny.
At a meeting of Robert Warden Post
No, 108, Department ol' Pennsylvania,
Q. A. B. held on Friday evening May 5,
1882, (he following committees weie
appointed to confer with (he citizens of
Ihe (own and vicinity to make arrango-
Tiik May term of court in this County
will he of more tbttll ordinary interest.
Two murder cases—those of Ward,
charged with the murder of Mary and
Ellen Means, and Silas (Irey, charged
with n similar crime,   his   victim   being
his mistress—have excited much comment.
Tin; foul eiime committed at Dublin,
Ireland, by the bloody murder of high
officials is even greater than the assassination of Garfield. The attempt upon
the life <>r the Queen and tills hut trag-
edy prove that high officials are even in
more danger in a government like that
of Great Britain than in a Republic like
that of the United Slates.
it was abandoned.—The House Military
Committee will report a bill giving the
President full power to use Ihe troops
as a posse comitatus to suppress lawlessness in the Territories.—The Secretary
of War has declined to provide a regular
army team to defend the Hilton Shield.
The National Rifle Association will petition the President on (he subject.—A
judicial decision has been rendered
which materially affectsseveral bequests
in the will of Henry W. Longfellow.—
Masked burglars of Pennsylvania have
ui
in
P WO
nen to  the   rafters
at oi
.t   of tliem   the B0-
they
had their  money
1    in.
sterioua  pri
adin
x, l'a., have given
uspii
i.-n that they may
the
business of  check
The Republican State Convention
convened to-day at Harrisburg. The
political war horses have already taken
up their respective quarters, and the
wires are heiug stretched. It is generally conceded that Beaver will he the
nominee forGovornor, while tin- Republicans of Western Pennsylvania are
jubilant over the prospects for Major
Brown, of Pittsburg, for the Supreme
Judgeship.
If the intention of those who stand
behind the shepherd investigation was
to kill offBlaine us a Republican leader
nnd a possible Presidential candidate
they are not making extraordinary
headway. Nobody appreciates this better than Mr. Blaine himself. .Nobody is
more surprised and amused at the luetics
of his enemies than Mr. Blaine. If they
had conceived the idea of preserving the
Plumed Knight in the midst of tlie peo
ple of tho country it would lu v
difficulty to suggest a more su
method than the one adopted i'n
hour of General Garfield's death.
been
Tui! big whisky men from every one of
the large cities have been to Washington
to Use their influence with the Senators
of their respective States in lavor of the
bill to extend indefinitely tlie time in
which whiskey can remain in bond.
They have made so much impression
that they claim a majority of tho Senate
in favor of passing ihe. bill ns it came
from Ihe House. As has been showed
very conclusively, the effect of the mem -
ure would be to reduce so much the
revenues of the Governmeunt as to produce serious embarrassment The Finance committee will report an amendment extending the time in which
whiskey can remain in bond one year,
and perhaps longer, If the amendment
is voted down and the bill passes as it
came from the House, it is quite sure to
be vetoed by the President.
ftrl^lit, Nciraj- nml Siici'.CKsfiil.
From Hie Lntrobn Advance.
With the issue of Wednesday last, the
Mt. Pleasant .Ioirxu. entered on the
tenth year of its publication, It is bright,
newsy, and successful under the management of J. A. MeCurdy.
been sinngiu
ami trying to
cret of who
concealed.—'1
captured at
ris.: toast i mi
he engaged
raising.
TnunsnAY.—Senator V'oorhees introduced a resolution to appoint a committee to ascertain whether any corrupt or
improper influences have been brought
to hear on any member of the Senate in
regard to the Whisky hill.-Horace
Mnyttard, at one time United Stales .Vliri-
isler'lo Constantinople, died suddenly of
heart disease at ICimxvillc, Tenn.—A
negro named Milton Fryo has poisoned
olght persons of bis own oolor and a
white man at Pittsburg, l'a. All will
probably die, excepting one woman.
FKIDAY.—The examination of Senator
Blair by the Foreign Allans Committee
of the House was continued.—In the
Star route cases John W. Horsey failed
to appear, and after s imo strong language between counsel, an adjournment
was hail for ten days.—Fifteen students,
all uf whom have received calls to preach,
j graduated   yesterday   from   the   Lane
j Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio.
i —a Scheme is on hand among a number
| of gentlemen to purchase the I'hlladel-
i nhia gas works for $12,000,000 or to lease
J them at an annual rental of $1,175,0(1 I.
j A  man and two of his children  were
'. drowned together by  breaking through
the ice on a lake which they were attempting to cross near Ottawa, Out.—
General   Sheridan   compliments   army
officers for recent successful operations
I against Apache hostiles.
Satubday.—The (Ihinesebill is now before the President, and it was read and in-
! formally discussed in Cabinet session.—
l'upper and his troops have had a
Now Mexico with
ty and recapturing
ler's  hiss was one killed and
d.    Captain DeLong and his
dl found dead.
The   House   of Representa-
thoTariff Contnission hill.
itroycd vsBuy buildJBw* in |
.   Jtlgs->egtfte losses, $458,000.
—Nearly nine bundled Americans sailed
on the different European steamers yesterday.
Monday. The argument on the bill of
exceptions in the Guitean case will commence before the court in banc to-day.
The brief of dependent's counsel shows
that the questions of jurisdiction and
Validity of the sentence will he raised,—
The coal miners' strike in the Cumberland (Md.) region still continues, about
three thousand men having been idle
there for the past two months.—Three
inches of snow fell in Monroe county,
l'a., yesterday morning.
Caj
Bl lid   enci
the hostiles
stock. Tup]
one wound:
party were :
Sunday.—
three passed
—A fire tic
Rncfne v;-
muter  in
killinefoi
oration Day, viz:
To secure ;\ suitable place frr the
Speaking.—Fast Commander Wm. M.
Jordan and Adj't J. A. Stevenson.
To procure evergreen for wreaths,
—Comrades D. JH, ICieliar and Ahram
Shawley.
To raise funds to bear the necessary
expenses,—Comrades Geo. Eicher, U. H.
Hubbs, Wm. M. Jordan, J. Jlrooks, T. D.
Freeblo, M. N. Stauflter, II. O. Tinstman
and D. H. Kichar.
To furnish vocal music,—Comrade I>.
I). Roister.
To furnish Martial music,—Comrades
l'eter Rowan, John Sjiilcer, A. T. Meeh-
ling, John Rowan, Geo. Kieherand James
Irwin.
To have wreaths made and flowers
procured, Comrades U. li. Hubbs and
Geo. Richer.
To provide the necessary transportation to the country cemeteries,—Comrades Wm M. Jordan and  James Irwin.
At a proceeding meeting of the Post
Comrades R R. Marsh and Wm. M. Jordan were appointed a committee to procure speaker's. They reported that they
had procured Rev. J. Franklin C ore of
Johnstown to make the address in town,
and Rev. S.R. Harkey of this place to
make the address in the country.
PITTSBUriG FIRE.
Tile Connty Conn tfonac Iliirned, but Hie
Record! Suvi'.I.
Sunday a few minutes after 12 o'clock
in. the Allegheny county court house,
situate on the corner of Fifth avenue and
Grant street, Pittsburg, was noticed to
be nn lire. The alarm was sounded and
in a few minutes the entire fire departments of tho city were out, and while
they chocked the Humes enough to give
time for (he removal of the valuable
documents, they were not sufficient to
extinguish the lire. Two or three persons were injured, one seriously. The
courthouse was erected forty-one years
ago, and was the subject of severe criticism upon the part of the county officials.
The building was insured for $62,000,
and is thought to have been worth about
$70,000. Tlie /'.'lines make way for a
much needed new court hor.se.
HOME HAPPENINGS-
RUNNING ROUND OUR   RICH REGION.
Merc Mention of llic l.ocnl Occurrences—
Vurlolla Acllr.nN of Many Pi'Ojjtt.' In
Oitr   Enviable  Locality.
For finest candies go  to J.   B.  Cold
smith's.
Hagorstown Grain Drills for sale by
J. !;. Andrews, 5-lotr.
The Homo Minstrels arpemning. Don't
fail to hear them.
''Wait for the big .show"—Tho big-
mouthed vocalists are coming,
Dr. W. ». Woiklna at National Hall
Thursday evening of this wook.
The genuine Foster gloves ean bo had
only nlTompleton it liniddoek's.
For cigars nnd tobacco, confectioneries
and bushels of pea nuts, goto J. II. Cold-
smith's.
O. I'. Marklo has
as hook keeper in <
to 1(0 into business
A >'t i ■•<■-.; Firm.
Fiom the f'onnellavlllo fMurler.
The Mt. Pleasant Journal ha", passed
into the hands of J. A. MeCurdy, its
"resident editor, and ,T. A. Stevenson,
its ox-onHtor. The team is a strong one
and the Jocbnal ought to be spicer than
cvor henceforward.
Deairvra Surci'sa.
From tho Blftlraville Rnterprtso.
A change in the firm of the Mt. Fleas-
pnt Journal has lately taken place, and
it will hereafter ho known as the Journal Publishing Company, with J. A,
MeCurdy retained as editor. The Jour-
Jrai. is a live newspapor axd deserves
He-cess.
CABLE CULLINGS.
iti v oilcaiiN in Beaaiottt
The Republican County Committee
met in the Court House al 1:30 o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon. V,'. H.
Klin.'.ensniith in Ihe chair and S. (i.
Thompson and Welty McCullough, Esq.,
secretaries. After substitutions for absent members, one hundred and seventy-
three delegates answer
Tho 4i lutliiUcO Ifi •• l v
June nexl as tin' time
'."lions. ,).
Was   elect",
McConnell,
I.    .J.   II.
L. D. Warm
elected  lie
rosigned his position
'.  F.   Griffin's  store,
it Unioutown.
Some would-be penitentiary bird Mole
the clothes off a clothes lino belonging to
Abrani Hoke one mile east of town.
Rev. Mr. Taylor, of the Allegheny
Theological Seminary, preached at tho
Mt. Pleasant .Middle church Sabbath,
Ceo. A. Hair, of Mt. Pleasant township, called at this office Saturday. Mr.
Balrhas been up inCleariicld for a month
buying horses.
F. M. Husband has purchased the eor-
ner lot of William R. Elitehman, of Toxas,
and, we understand, will erect thereon a
lino resilience,
Charles II. Washington, formally foreman In tho JOURNAL office, but at present a student at Iron City College, is at
home on a visit.
Dr. Loar informs us that the "sun-sot''
referred to last week bus certainly "set,''
thereby causing an optical illusion on
Ihe "all seeing eye."
Adolph Kreegor after taking in the
Bights in Pittsburg a few days returned
to Mt. Pleasant ami has taken shelter under his parental roof.
Mt. Pleasant township now brags of
the lightning sheep shearer. A reporter
tells us that Marion Rial thinks nothing
of fleecing 200 head in a day.
J. E. Rial was in tho vicinity of Weaver s Old Stand last week, looking after
tho interests of tlie saw mills owned by
Wm. Armbrust and himself.
In addition to his agency for the Estoy
organ, as advertised elsewhere, Mr. II.
L. Beam has taken the agency for Decker Bro.'s and the Knabo pianos.
Who is J. A. Brown who wrote from
Mt. lie ise.nl to several papers in Westmoreland and Fayeile counties? Is he a
newcomer or is it an assumed name?
1 to their names.
. 'o'liin day of
for holding the
eed Torrence, of
Senatorial   dcle-
Esq., of Grcens-
lursler, of ball, of Manor sta-
oaentative deli,
Hna Mailc Rapid Slrlilra.
From the TJnlortown Standard.
After a year under its recent management the Mt. Pleasant JoiiiNAi. changes
the style of its firm, which has been that
' of J. A. MeCurdy & Co. The style hereafter will he the Journal Publishing
Comnany. Mr. MeCurdy will continue
as editor an 1 he lias associated .T. A. Stevenson with him as business manager.
The paper has made rapid strides under
Editor McCurdy's editorship, and we
wish for it still creator success
FELL 120 FEET.
An Eujluptr'n X»miw K«n|n' from In-
atnilt Death.
On- day last week an accident happened at the Fisher farm shaft, in which
nn employe came near being launched
into eternity. The pump was out of
order down m the shaft, and in order to
make the necessary repairs Finis; Mi
(•irow, the engineer, ban to de
When about twenty feet from the. top
going down in the large bucket, the key
came nut of Ihe cog wheel Beting on the
drnm, which allowed the buekcl, loaded
with the human freight, to go with lightning rapidity to the bottom, the other
engineer on top having no control. The
foiling engineer had presence of mind
enough to spring out of the bucket just
before he reached   Ihe   bottom,   thereby
iking his fall to  some  extent.     But   disciples. --The ('mini   Princess  of Uer-
m tny has eivi u birth lo a son
b
by so doing ue had . n arm broken in
two places, his right lee fractured, and
was otherwise seriously injured, althou li
not filially.
A   Hi f. r Outline of Bach Duy'e Dolnga
Over die Ocean,
Wbdnbsday.—Messrs. Parnell, Dillon
and O'Kelly, the imprisoned members
of Parliament, have been released by
order of the British government.—The
American officers searching for the missing members of the Jeannettc expedition, in consequence of the exorbitant
sum demanded for the steamer Lena,
have engaged another steamer for the
search.
TlIl'IlSDAY.—Mr. Parnell, in an interview, expresses himself as satisfied that
the change in the government's policy Indicates a desire to abandon coercion if the
state of Ireland should be materially
improved, lie thinks that a diminution
of outrages will follow conciliatory action.
Friday.—Messrs. Parnell, Dillon nnd
O'Kelly have reappeared in the House
of Commons.—An Irish farmer was tired
at but not hit. Ho returned the lire
and shot his assailant dead.—Diplomatic
correspondence between Great Britain
and the United KtntesTm the Irish question is published in England.—Lieutenant B. M. Berry, commander of the
Hodgers, has forwarded'a dispatch from
Sredne Kolymsk, via Irkutsk, giving
particulars of the loss of the vessel.
The crew were landed safely and quartered in the houses of natives.
Saturday.—Mr. Parnell declares that
the idea of reviving the Banc! League is
not thought of.—It is believed from the
recent changes in the administration in
Ireland that Mr. Gladstone intends to
assume the responsibility and the immediate control of the government's
Irish policy.
Si-ndav.—Lord Charles Frederick Cavendish, new Chief Secretary for Ireland,
and Mr. Thomas Henry Burke, Under
Secretary, were assassinated last evening
in Phceuix I'ark, Dublin.—Albert Young,
who threatened the life of Queen Vie
toria, has been committed for trial.
Monday.—The measures against the
Jews rejoeted by the Russian Council of
Ministers provided that the Jews excluded from Ihe towns should be con-
lined to ghettos in lifleon towns mid
thence sent to Turkestan.—Sketches of
Darwin's life are  being prepared   by his
primary e
Seottdale,
gate; A. H
burg, C
trobo, ami
lion, were
gates.
The outspoken expression of the masses present was for instructing the delegates fur Col. George F. Huff forGovornor, but it being announced that, the
Colonel desired that his name he not
brought before the convention, the following resolution was offered by J. II.-
Gearyi of Florence:
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Westmoreland Countv Republican
Committee, take pride in Col. < loo. F.Hntf
end recognize his ability lo fill any position in the comity or State within the gift
of the people; we also desire to express
our regret that Col. Huff cannot allow his
name to bo used in this convention as
our candidate for Governor.
This on motion was amended as follows:
Ucsolved, That, the delegates to (lie
state Convention be and are hereby Instructed to cast the vote of Westmoreland
county Tor Col. Geo. F. Huff for Congress-
man-at-largo.
The resolution and amendment were
unanimously carried amid great applause.
The delegates were' then instructed to
support Hen. Beaver for Governor and
Major Brown for the Supreme bench.
A number of reform resolution were
adopted, when tho meeting adjourned.
Descole's lee cream saloon
counter is In lull blast. Lunoi
cakes and tic most delii
are  always on  hand.    (
vinecdi
and lunch
10b, pies, fail";,-
mis Ice ei'eem
11 and bo con-
Capl Jor.l.in sold his match bay team
to A. C. Cochran 01 Bridgeport  for $800.
Do not fall to hoar tho lecture of  Dr.
Wafkins al National Hall Thursday ovo-
n'lng.
William E. Wragg of Allegheny City
visited his brother Laskloy, at the < libba
I lollse.
There will bo communion at the United
Presbyterian church, of this place, noxt
i Sabbtth.
Your only chnnco to hear tho iustiy
delebrated Library Minstrel Company.
Don't miss it.
Abe O. Wolshonse, formerly of tho
Seottdale Robord, is now reporting on
ho Pittsburg  "Times."
It. is reported that a Bunkor Hill
Would-b drover is very much mistaken
as to gender sometimes.
Positively the farowcll 'appoaranco of
tho fiftoon talented  performers,  beforo
starling on their European tour.
Hovoral celebrated artists havo boon
secured at great exponse'to perform, in
connection with the Mlnstrol Band.
Chas. Doseolo, the down town rosturant
man, has purchased a very line soda
fountain and placed in front of his stand.
Tho Roman Catholics are looking
around (tor a suitable property tn Mt.
Pleasant on which to build a church
edifice
Tho "No Name Series" will meet at
the residence of W. n. Smith Thursday
evoning May 18th, instead of Friday tho
10th as previously announced.
Thcro is no timo in a young man's life
when ho is more desperate than when
sin irting undo" the grievances of universal unpopularity. Mt. Ploasant has a
good example
Charles Stewart tho barber "on the
hill" has gone to Pleasant Unity to opon
out a barber shop. The shop vacated by
him will bo run as a branch shop by Mr.
Abatliechio.
What might havo had a serlousendlng
was the drawing of a revolver by a drun-
kon man on his fellow companion at tho
B. A O, depot because he stolo his flask
ofliquor Saturday.
Tho Lutherans of Mt. Ploasant havo
purchased ihe lot of Jos. W. Stonor, on
Main street, for a church, and aro now
soliciting subscriptions for the erection
of a church edifice.
Wo acknowledge tha receipt ofan invitation to attend tho commencement exorcises of the class ot 's^ ConneUsvllle
public schools at Xowmoyers Opera
House Wednesday ovening, May 10.
Joseph] Bupert, the tobacconist, has
doubled tho size of his room by taking
Out a partition. lie expects to add a confectionery department to his store.
The room oocuplod by his son Benjamin is rented to J. S. Sohlvley.
Charles Money r. colored gentleman, of
the first order, was arrested last wook by j m_(
policeman .lames ISIohor for pistol prrr Jifijm
The 'art for mini fffli tickets, from
ittt. Pleasant to Milford Junction in the
Stateof Indiana, to the annual meeting
of the German Baptist church in June,
will be 118,00.
I!. F.
pur-
ow Haven
once erect
AROUND ABOUT.
NUMEROUS   NEAR-BY   NEWS  NOTES.
The Week's W< 'illliof 5en»NoW» Gathered hy Our Reporters Ami Ncntly Pflp-
prd from Niimrroua Nt't^lilinm.
I.ecehburn has a young man who wears
pistols In his boots and aspires to l.o a
Jesse .lames.
I. D. Frisbie, tho Connollsvlllo inor-
ehant, pays the highest mercantile tax in
Fayette county.
Frank Cowan continues to loeture
throughout the county. When will ho
visit Mt. Pleasant?
John Scott, of Boyalhimna township,
has takon charge of the New Alexandria
flouring mill sineo tho removal of William Hear toGreonsburg.
The state Constitutional Amendment
Association meets at. Huntingdon Wednesday and Thursday. Somoof our temperance people will attend.
Fire broke out last Wednesday In tho
old West Newton Methodist church now
ownod by C. P. Marklo A .Sons and used
as a.tenant U0US0.    Damage J260.
Tho flouring mill of John Boss, on
Four Mile Bun, this county, was broken
into Saturday night and $18 worth of
flour takon. Tho thieves were on liorso-
baok.
The Y. M. C. A. at Perry, which is
supported by tho railroad employes, will
hold an anniversary mooting commencing on Saturday May 13th and continuing over .Sunday.
Active preparations are making for the
national encampment ol the (Irand Army
oftho Rcpublloat Baltimore next month,
Tho Richmond iHuos and Charleston
Light Infantry will be in camp.
Tho man who buys his groceries on
tick, and whoso children havo boon going barefooted for moro than a month,
had his whole family at the circus on
Monday.—[(iroensburg Democrat.
An old maid, not attractive, recently
road in a teuiporaneo lodge an original
poem entitled, "The lips that touch liquor
cau never touch mine," and tho young
mon present gave her three cheers.
Tho now coniot will probably bo visi-
hlo to the naked eyo this wook. About
tho middle ot May it will bo near tho
polo, and tlioro is every reason to expect
that it will be a brilliant object in tho
heavens.
It issaid thattho Pennsylvania railroad
company have refused to issue half-fare
tickets to tho Democrats, Republican
Qroenrjack or any other convention to be
hoid this year at Harrisburg or olso-
where.    [light again.
Ujagerstown locust or iioii  bub hay
lukik,   for   sale    by     J.     IJ, . Andrew:;.
Mrs. Catherine Croaby.
Another octogenarian has gone to her
final home, as will be noticed in tho
death notices. Mrs. Catherine Crosby,
Whose maiden name was Catherine Wallace, was horn Sept 1!), 171)!), and raised
at Little York, this State. While yet in
her teens her parents removed to Somerset county, where she married James
Crosby, in 1824. She and her husband
were school children together at York,
and both the Wallace family and the
Crosby family emigrated to Somerset
about the same time. In 1851 James
Crosby came to Westmoreland county,
and sinco then has been a citizen of Mt
Pleasant. Mr. Crosby, who is nineteen
days his wife's junior, has been sud'ering.
more or less from a sunstroke received
last summer. Mrs. Crosby though very
weak, attended church the Sunday previous lo hcrceath, and was seen on the
streets as late as last Friday. She was
ill but a few minutes when she passed
away peacefully. The funeral took
place Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Mrs. ('rosby
was the mother of ten children, nine of
whom are living. The number of do
cendents, including children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, is
over sixty.
'Jilt  Sixth KlKi llaliniiriil.
Tho sixth and last oiiterlaiumcnt ol'iho
course under the auspicious of the Ml.
Pleasant lecture course eoiumittoo will
beitlecture by Dr. W. B. Watkius of
Pittsburg at National Hall Thursday
evoning May 11. Subject "IVo Alois.:
and Beauty of Knglish words."- Pr.,
Watkins is a popular lecturer having
'e. a tired before the Westmoreland county
jus'.Huto giving entire aatlafimiiou,
Says theCounellsvlllo Conrloi
Coughenour, of Mt.  Pleasant, 1
chased two olegant lots In >.'e\
from Dr. Phillips, and will
a residence thereon.
The Morowood Hungarians, who were
oommittod to jail for rioting, etc., were
liberated last week at the Instance of the
Morowood Coko Company, through their
book keeper, J. W. Miller.
Our old friend and school mate .lack
Nelson looked in upon us ono day last
week while visitingtriendsand relatives
at Mt. Pleasant. Jack looks well and
says ho enjoys western life.
With the ushering in of warm weather
comes J. B. Coldsmith's soda fountain.
He has just had one placed in his confectionery, in the Coldsmith building, and
invites tho patronage of all lovers of the
delicious.
Janien Eicher makes a first-rate officer
in the capacity of borough constable and
police. He keeps the lamps in good trim,
though the cloudiness of Sunday night
bo obstructed the rays of tbe moon that
the lamps should have been lit.
The friends o( John Brier, of Tallyrand,
Iowa say that when ho visited Mt. Pleasant' ho hadn't long tostay. Yot ho did'nt
expect to stay till tho long month of
May. But now he proposes to tako with
him a partnor lor lite and of course his
friends ehueklo and wish him much
happiness.
We announced mmo time ago that W.
F. Hollyrleld had received aeork log at
the oxponso of Frlok A Co.    Ho denies
it, and says it was the citizens ot Mt
Ploosatn who i'urnislien the money lo
procure it for him. Too amount furnished by the citizens was sixty-sovon
dollars.—[Seottdale Boeord.
By the use of brush and paint Church
stroot puts on a new dress this spring.
Th followi ng named persons' residences
havo been or aro being painted. J. H.
Pershing, Christ Tinstman, John Adair
baptist parsonage, J. B. Znck, Mrs.
Charles Overholt, Mrs. Slorer, Samuel
Wardens.  (I. M. Iligani, James Carl.
Among tho visitors to our town on
Monday of last Week, v-ore Mr. and
Mrs. L. II. Volgt, of Pittsburg, Mrs.
Alex Volat and baby Amy. Miss Minna and Ellie Volgt, Mr. ami Mrs. Emerson Ash oftho Fast Bud, and Master Leo
and Nellie Yoi.nt, who were hero helping
to celobrato mother Voigts ,S0th birthday.
It you wish to sooono ofthe finest shoo
stores in lown or city, just make a call at
tho storo of J. F. NieholJiCo. They have
ono of the fine rooms in tho now Town
Hall building, and thoy havo it filled
wilha'omploto slock of now goods. These
gontlemon ore getting a good trade, and
thoy deserve it for He \ offer Rjlrinduce-
n i cuts. Bee their advertisement on seoond
page of thij issuo.
Wednesday morning, while a young
man, aged 21 years, a son of John I
of statill'ei's coke works, was engaged in
saw ing timber on tho Ceo. Hogg farm,
lie in some unaccountable manner foil
while working at tlie circular saw, his
left log coining In contact with the saw,
mntUating it in a horrible manner. Dr.
Koueis, assisted by Drs. Striokler and
Fortney, amputated the lug above the
uklu.
policeman janios isionor rorpistoi j
tiee on tbestrooh   t%'''Jt'^Baafc\'('L''&'
in tho "freeser" <»iio night when afler
paying tho costs aid a  line  of fS.OO hfl
gained his undisputed froodom.
One day last week John Larimer, the
vard boss at Boyle .v Rafforty's worRn
had sonio difficulty with John ReynoU
whereupon the first named i-'.... strucK
said John of Ihe socOA'rtl part, who made
information before Esq. siaull'er. After
a hearing, tho caso was settled by defendant paying costs.
A new Lutheran church was dedicated
on last Sunday in Cook township, between Stahlstowu and Ligonior, Bov. S.
L. Harkey, of this place, preaching the
dedication sermon. It is a beautiful and
bhurohly building, tastefully finished
inside an J out, a credit to tbocommunity
dwelling in tho mountains and hills,
Louis Millor who boardod withM. K.
Miller of Texas had somo difficulty with
his host last Friday the final result being
a considerable disfigured head on tho
bodyjof tho first named Millor. 'Squire
Slander was presented with tho hoad for
a final justification whereupon the caso
whs compromised by each party paying
half the costs.
Tho Philoretiau Literary Society connected with tho Institute, will give an
entertainment Friday and Saturday evenings, May ltlih and 20th,  at  National
Miss Eva Hertzog, a former typo on
tho ConneUsvllle Courier but now n
teacher at the Mt. Vernon oro mines me!
with an accident ono day last wook
While descending a pair of steps, she
le a mlSaBP ami  foil,  dis'ointin
"What shall we do with oV..v,io'|i?'
asked e.Den-y ■;. e,e 'i divine somo rThirr
The peaches aro not all killed in this
vicinity.
A lonialo laeo and embroidery swindler in «oing the rounds, she doals altogether with the fair sex, and it will bo
well for our lady readers lo be on tho
lookout for hor.
S. B. Marklo, Sr., died Thursday morning at his residence near West Nowton
of general debility. Ho was the oldest
son of tho late Gen. Joseph Mar&le, and
was in bis seventy-seventh yeai. lie
married Hannah Lobingier, daughter Of
Ihe late Judge Lobingier, of Ml. Ploasant,
in 1820, more than fifty-three years ago,
and his wife survives him. For over
forty years be and his brother Con. C. P.
Marklo were associated in paper making
and othor business, under the firm name
ofS. li. <v C. P. Marklo. This partnership continued until a fow years back,
when S. 1!. Marklo retired i'r-nii tho firm
and from business with sullieient moans
to make himself and family independent
oftho cares of life.
Says the Connollsvlllo Courier: Tho
confidence man is abroad, and his latest
victim is a Herman hailing from More-
wood, near Mt. Pleasan!. He declined
to givo his name to tho reporter, but it
seems from his story that a man representing himself to be an Officer of the law
caught htm in the act of committing a
trivial offense against the borough ordinances, ono night recently, and under
color of law arrested him. On tho Way
to the station house tho pseudo policeman offered to release his prisoner on the
payment of two dollars. Tho latter cautiously offered fifty cents, but this was
de.-lined. Tho Teuton thou produced his
pocket book, containing fifty dollars, and
was about to pay tho demanded ransom
when the pretended policeman snatched
his wallet and ran up a convenient alloy,
leaving the whilom prisoner In darkness
and despair, although a persistent effort was mado to recover tho stolon money, thcro is as yot no clue to tho thief.
Bccently Gallagher's safe was blown
opon at Now Alexandria and robbed.
Fifty dollars reward failed to capture
tho parties. Tho Youngslown saloon,
lineman and othor robberies havo takon
place, but no arrests, and last but not
least Ihe robbory of tho Stump women on
Monday night. Now comos tho report
that three men on horseback rode up to
Jim Johnson's house, in Loyalhanna
township, (infjjuoSame line with somo of
the other ronuerios) and commenced to
unlock tho doors. Mr. Johnston heard
the noiso and having eensldorablo pluck
drovo llioin away. Several shots were
fired, however, before ihey disappeared.
If those robbors aro traveling on horse-
back no wonder they get away before
caught. They can also havo their lioad-
quartl rs some distance away. Fo-r instance, ifthe gang had its headquarters
in Greenabug or near there they could
easy rldooutto those places and commll
the robberies and roturij cud bo found
In their beds In .Uio morning;.
Quite a numb'or ol pooplo 'intimate tbat
their hoadquortora aro there.
A lady living in tho vicinity of Blatrs-
ville has had a somewhat  remarkable
icrioneo.   When a little g}r} "!'*-»»"'
mro, bavin;:- takort m b'S laxt fiio pnrahlaH ''' V'£>5»^^•■»^■W•■■■",■,"*,^^
ofthe i mianiim  ffTTinto her throat.   As it enters
thorn," shouted an >iafRenrt ... »ne fronl   crosswise itlodged, and hen
COAL AND C0KK.
OUR COUNTRY'S GREAT WEALTH.
Varloua Itunia of I iii.ri-sl About the Urci.t-
Imllintry   Scooneil   til   Arotutil   tho
U'ori.- nml <'uni;Iii o» the Fly.
Two more furnaces are to ho built at
tho Edgar Thompson steel works at Brad-
dock, making seven in all.
Charles x\. Carro'l, formerly of tho
Pittsburg Dispatch, has purchased an Interest In the Mt. lirnddock coko works.
The minors at W. L. Scott A Son'a
mines, Scott Raven, B. & O. B. B., aro
out on a strike. No trouble Is anticipated.
Tn tho easo of Daniel Knino vs. Robert
I logsott, action for mesne profits in a portion of Mt. Braddoek coko works, altor
progress, tho plaintiff took a nonsuit.
After 1st of Juno coke will bo used instead of coal on the Pittsburg Fort
Wayne A Chicago railroad as fuel of locomotives. The residents along the lino
will be consequently morothan gratified
by this changOi
The artesian woll at Behl Bros, coko
works at Dunbar, was finished tho first
of last wook. Not until tho denh of 000
foot was reached could a stream bo found
thatvrould flow to the surface. W. S.
I lollobaugh put tho woll down.
Fin Mc(l row, tho day onginocr at tho
United Coal A Coke company's shaft,
roll 125 foot down tho shaft, by tho spur
wheel oftho engine coming off tho axle.
His arm is broken and ho is othcrwlso •
injured, but not seriously. How ho over
escaped with liis life is what puzzles
everybody. •
There are about thirty coal minors and:-
sixty-live ore minors employed at Lo-
mont furnace. One hundred and thirty
cars of coal aro mined per day, which
supplies ono hundred and twonty ovons..
About three hundred hands find employment in connection with tho mines ■
and furnace.—[Courier.
Within tho extensive districts where
Connellsvillocoko is usod,so\'oral furnaces have been stopped by strikes, shortening consumption somo 2,000 tons a day.
Tho effect of this has boon to woaken
prices somewhat, though tho consumption is still some 0,000 tons a wook. Somo ■
contracts have been made. With furnaces
at 91.65 a ton, though foundry coko ro-
mains at i?1.7"> to f2 per ton of 2,000 lb. on
board cars at tho ovons. Tho recoiling
referred to has given rise tho report of
a general fall in price tof 1.05.
Unexpected   high wators within   the
past week has enabled tho coal merchants •
to make a pretty thorough  clearing out
of all their loaded tonnage.    About 1,000,.
,000 bushels (101,000 tons) of coal was despatched down tho Ohio, destined to all'
tho markets In tho lowor rivor and on
the Gulf    M tho same lime, about haiTnT'
million bushels of coko was soul down
to Ironton and other points of consumption aooustomod  to obtain  supples by
water.   The coal sent was on hand, and
tho largo shipments were a matter of necessity, to empty boats for future loading, to keep br lino : I a! Mia i«i
. luTpit the question was addressed to him.
The Blairsville Rntorprlso has eaugftl
the spirit meaning in its namo. It has
droppod tho patent inside, and now
prints its paper at homo. Tho papor
looks well In Its now dress, and tho l.ea-
"on Brothers deserve success in their
afforl to make a first-class country
nowsn.ipor.
Manholes are being cut in the roofs of
all baggage and mail cars on tho Pennsylvania railroad. The hole out is about
olghteon inches in diameter and is coven! by a movable piece of heavy plate
giiiss. They are mado with a view of
giving a man a chance for Lis life in caso
oftho car being upset and goods and
baggage blocking up the passage way.
The new railroad from Dlairsvillo to
Bolivar, through I'aeksaddlo hollow, is
being pushed rapidly and will ho completed this summer. Tho blasting on this
road is dono with dvnamite, and a few
days ago two large rocks that would ro-
quire eight horses to move were blown
clear across tho Cunomaugh  rivor at a
Hall.   They deserve tho patronage oftho  point near BlairsviLe Intersection.—[In-
community and there is no reason  why   dinna Messenger.
thoy should not bo favored with a full
house. There Is good taUent In tho society and there is no doubt but that thoy
will givo a good entertainment.
Anolhor caso of forgory. This time it
is Martin ii. Ford who is charged with
forging the namo of John. H. Johnston
on an order of A. A. Hutchison it Hro.
and lifting the money. Johnston made
information before Sqttiro Stauffer. A
warrant was issued for Ford and placed
In tho hands of tho coal and iron police.
Ford formerly livod in West Virginia
whither it is supposed ho has gone.
Tho lecture on "Moonshine;" by Dr.
A. A. Willets, Saturday evening, equaled
if not surpassed tho Doctor's loeture on
"Sunshine," giveil'at the opening of tho
lecture course. Dr. Willets is the most
popular lecturer who has spoken boforo
a Mt. Ploasant audience for many yoars.
Wo question whether Talinage would
have given as good satisfaction. Indeed
many wore bettor pleased to hoar Wil-
lots than thoy would havo been to hoar
Tahuago.
Mr. A. N. Kiumons, tho missionary employed to labor in tho coke regions came
to Mt. Pleasant last weolc, and is now laboring at tho works of A. A. Hutchinson
A Bro. An out door meeting was held
in front of tho company store Sunday.
Over fifty wero In attendance; Addresses
were n.iade by Mr. ilnimons and Kev.
Finney. The superintendent oftho Presbyterian Sabbath school at this place
and others were in attendance, and tlie
mooting i-i prououncod a vory good
ono ,1'or  the firs't.
Perhaps never In tho history of the
town has there beon such a largo number
of persons congregated at ono place lo
listen to a sermon, than was at the
Presbyterian church Sunday night, to
bear Dr. A. A. Willets. IL has been
estimated that there wero about seven
hundred people congregated in the audience reom and tlie lecture room. Every
seat was occupied and the aislos wero
crowded.     l''u!ly one  hundred  and flfty
I pie wereujaabh to gel Into the church
and were compelled lo lurn   away.    The
Doctor's seimon was woll worthy thoau-
Johu If. Hilty, an old resident of Salem
township, who isTOyearsjofage. in March
last cut the trees and made 1,000 rails in
■li days, from the farm of Henry Bigor.
We should say this is rail-making extraordinary and don't think it could bo
boat by a'man of younger years,  much
1 the throat
mother made
an attempt to get it out, but it disappeared. Tho family wero greatly alarmed
and called in a physician, but as tho noodle could not bo seen nothing could bo
done, and just fears were entertained of
serious cousequences. In a short timo,
however, the injury tho throat sustained
by scratching from tho noodle healed;
and as no further inconvenience was experienced tho matter was forgotten, or
recalled only aa estrange affair. Tho little girl grew to womanhood, married and
became a mother, enjoying all tho while
excellent good health. Recently she began to experience a peculiarjaggingson-
sation in one ot her thighs which became
at times, very annoying and painful.
Finally the end of a noodle made Its appoaranco through the llosh, which sho
caught, and extracted, beyond all doulit
tho identical neodloswallowed years ago.
To tho uninitiated, at least, it seems vory
strange that a sowing noodle should
spend moro than a dozen of years in making such a pilgrimage through a human
body, without giving greater inconvenience or pain titan in this ease,—[Blulrs-
villo Enterprise.
■ure a chance for
sales are oli'eoted.
■otiirn
WnUiV-
Court ProceedUlaTSi
Criminal Court was called at lOo'olook
Monday morning, with his Honor, Judge
James A. Hunter, on the Bench, and J.
ft. Bell, Esq., Clerk of Cointe to the
desk.
The constables handed In their returns.
Thore were  several  returns for selling
A now lamp for indicating a dangerous
proportion of lire-damp in a mine has-
been invented by M. Body, Of Lacor-
notto, near Bouillau, in Bolgium. It has.
iho advantage of groat simplicity and
consists nfa Oareel lamp inclosed in a
metal guazo like tho woll-lcrtown Davy
lamp. A wi<dc treated with it ohouilool
preparation, which tho inventor has not
as yot made public, is brokon of itsolf
when tho proportion of tiro-damp in tho
air rises to 1-28. This wick is Independent of the lighting wiok or ilame, and
in breaking releases a detent which rings
a clock work alarm boll. Tho same do-
vieo also tells When tho coal dust becomes a detonating mixture, A lamp la
placed at eaoh extremity of a gallery so.
as to indicate tho proseuco nnd locality
of Ihe gas.
loss a man of throo scoro and ton.   Mr.   liquor.
Hilty is yot woll prosorvod and roason-
ablo halo and hearty.
At tho cloction of Trustees oftho Indiana State Normal, hold on Monday last,
O. W. Boadcnhamer, J. B. Daughorty
Harry White Jand K. II. Wilson woro
elected for three years arid G. B. Lewis
for ono yoar. Daniol 8. Porter, John W.
Sutton, Indiana; Col. Geo. F. Huff, of
Greensburg, and Hon. John Hill, of
Blairsville wore elected at largo, from
which list tho Superintendent of Public
Instruction will select two to act with tho
Hoard on part of tho Stato.
Beth Hough made complaint and affidavit boforo Sijuiro Ault, of Seottdale
last week, that dogs had killod his sheep
in Fast Huntingdon township, upon
which the SquireappalntedBreys Felgar,
John Callatino, and Thomas W. Galla-
line, throo disinterested persons to appraise tho loss or da niago dono. Saturday tho throo men reported that thoy had
found upon promises, nine shoop and
lambs killed, two shoop so badly Injured
that thoy will not livo, and nine moro
wounded thut thoy are of no value to tho
owner, who has sustained a loss of eighty
dollars.—[Bxohange.
An Italian laborer Who had been employe 1 on tho grading oftho P. MoK. A-
Y. railroad opposite Wost Newton, died
vory suddenly Thursday afternoon. The
whole gang about forty in nunibor, oat,
sleep and havo their boing in a small
shanty about 18x10. A largo fiat stone,
propped up by four smaller ones, answers
the purpose of a stove.  Thoy build a liro
Will Bos for nnningva.
From tho Qrccnsburg Press.
On last, Wednesday night a valuable ■
horse, belonging to Mr. Claypolo, of'
Woilhinet.n, this county, fell through
the stable floor at the Mitchell house, In
mir town, and was killed, Mr. Claypolo
had left his team in Mr. Miteholl'sstablo
till ho would go to tho city and return ou
the seven train in tlie evening, but by
somo means he did not get back on that
train and Mr. Mitchell attended to his
horse and Mr. Claypolo did not return-,
till the late train, 2 A. M. When lie
went to got his team out tho horse was
half-way through the stable tloor and
dead. A suit for damages will likely
follow.
The grand jury was then called and
tho Judge delivered his charge.
The Judge in his charge to tho Grand
Jury called their attention to tho jail,
without any instructions, it, however;
being proper for thorn to look into tho
matter.
Ho also referred to tho frequent violations of tho liquor law, and tho number
of crimes that iiavo been committed in
the count v recently,
James K. Morehead, uf new Alexandria
was appointed foreman of tho grand
jury.
Clark Walker, of Mt. Ploasant, was
appointed Constable for tho Traverse
Jurors.
The two cases of the Commonwealth
versus John S. Snyder; charge, horso
stealing; where submitted to tho jury
Without evidence the prosecutor having
died recently. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. There are still two
cases against Snyder, which havo boon
put oil'for several terms.
Charles Morris, colored, pleads guilty
to tho charge of felonious assault ivith
intent to kill,  Ac.   John T. Stauffer,
pros. This is tho man who attempted to
kill May Ward at tho M. K. Church, Mt.
Ploasant.
The (I rand Jury baa returned the follow ing bills :
Com, vs. John Dorman and Lee Walker, Charge, breaking and entering 0
storo room with intent lo commit a fill -
uy.   Jas. Hammond, pros.   True bi'l.
Com.   vs.   same,    charge,    1st   count,
felonious assault and battery with intent
to kill and murder.   2nd   count,   D
Vriuiur'H Predictions.
Vonnor, the Canadian weather prophot,,
was Written to concerning tho signifi-
canoe ofthe reoenf aurora. In liis answer ho says: "Tho approaching 311111-
moi will bo cold and wot over a vory
considerable portion of tho continent,
South and Wost." Ho should not ho surprised should each month for the ro-
inaindor oftho year bring frosts. In past'
yoars brilliant, auroras at this limo in
April at Toronto, Now York and Southern points, have almost invaribly boon
sueeoouod by cold anil wotsunnuors,
A, Fnv-*.wnj- Sou.
Mrs. BoboooajJFunk, who rosidos In
Nool's extension wishes to lonni if any
ono living horo has rotations or Ou-
quaintanoea living In Santa Clara,
California, Sho says hor son, John
Horner has beon in tho west
for nine yoars and the last timo
sho board from him sho was stopping at
tbe above naniod place. Ills mother
has boon unable to hear from him for
somo time and desires to communicate
with somo one living at that place. Any
ono knowing any person at that place
will epnfor a groat favor on tho old lady
by writing thoro, Inquiring of ha* son's,
whoruabouls.
under this, and when properly boated, and battery, J. Morgan ilerkey, pros
such victuals as thoy wish tocook are placed on top. Their bed oonslats of straw
•oatteredabout an inch thick over the
lloor. Sunday is their wash day. They
live very lilt hi lv and it is no wonder I hey j instead of having a hearinghot'oro 'Squire
dience given him, and all won! away re-   die off so rapidly, :his l icing only one of ' I r , enteri  I the
i.d glad tii.it lie./ !....   'le.'ii .!.c:._-    many that have died lately, at As ■ osi - -,.o :.
Iiedi-r   labit)
List of lottors remaining unclaimed Itl!
tho Post office    u Mi Pleasant, Pa., lor
tho week eliding May (ith, 1682,
Patrick  Holier, Kev. II..\ floyoo, Miss
Agnos   Bieror, Johun  Bryer,  William
Carson, Surah''anfniaii, F. i'ulh t■•,- |r;t\ id
A. Davis, Fauna !;. Bekart, Dadi lalhigh-
Truo bill. ':   James Hodge, Vi.lclaf Hauser, iKo'v.
,, ,   ,.        ..     , ,     ,,, i James    lleiirv,    Amos   P.    Killff.   John
' '   vs-  •r,jl""i   Yeahnard.   Charge  l)v(,,.1Vf Miss .j,,.,,,,,  m0i  ^^.d™
J. W. Ifox, pros.   True bill.     : Kobortson, Jacob Schwartz, (8) Itudolpli
John P. ISrennon and Lash ley Wragg,   (jximan, W, II. Wray, (2) John  Fuskar,
i homos Tiers.
Person i cjul llnp   for nny of the above*
qjl'curauco    ',,,;.,. ,. UiuyaroadvoU -
J. D. McC.w.iiu, P. M.,