Mount Pleasant journal (March 28, 1883)

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Wit. PLEASANT. WESTMORELAND CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1888.
NO- 49
EDITOR
., NOTES.
ft, I" Ham's
A FIGHTING CHANGE.
i •
Ir i-i nstl mileil tli
line f"r the year ending Juno
will be two million dollars in excess of
last year.
Tr.iii-siiimitH find Mars seem tu go
hand-in-hand to tlie dances about lhe
different Coke Works, judging fr'>m vati-
oim reports.
Sknuuh Tom Oi'i'sn Is conscientiously opposed to Hie abolition of rail*
Mad pusses. He lias fared well 'm the
railroads and is loath 11 bid fare we
free fares.
IN TIE SH'.DOW  OP THE CALLOWS.
A Ray or Hope fo* «Ue Condemned gfur*
d.nr,   Silas Gray-Sew  l»rveIo_»-
in. nil   In  lhe  Case.
Silas Gray, now tn the Westmoreland
jail found guilty of the in rder of Mrs.
McCready and sentenced to be hung on
Thursday, May 24*.h, has had h's hopes
of a commutation raised by the revelations marts under oath by Hiram I'.tw-
erinn-ler. of Rhlpponsbnrp, Cumberland
entiniv, Pa, Ij .werniuster, who has just
been released   from   penal servitude  in
Thx murderous Apaches are again
carrying death on a broad trail through
Arizona. The only use we have for lhe
Apache is lo make a fonndatioh fur a
large graveyard.
to tim Eastern Penitentiary, wrote postals
ItoO-ay's inseland to the Harrisburg ,,r,,ke "■J1*"1'
Telegr_i.li that Gray was not lhe mnr. inainod Idle for sc
but  rt man  Ililmw, I wore employed and put to work     Tills
ANOTHER FAYETTE SCRAPE.
A Mint- Sii|nil      >.'»-.*(       >-,.    r  • n nnd
Futility tVounds a Drunken Miner.
The Uniontown Demneral gives the
following particulars of the latest Fa; -
eite connty sensation:
!'. ('. Kelghtloy, 8up**rinte ident nfthe
Yonngatown poke works. In North Union
township, shut and fatally wounded a
man named John Kane, on Wednesd
evening, March 2W Four lulls fired
from the pistol in Keig tlev's hand entered Kane's body in different plac-.
The canses which lead to the shoot! n
are about as follows: Some time ago ■
reduction wnamads in Uie wages of tin
men connected with Hie works, nnd :
After tho mines re-
vcrul weeks, new men
DAY'S DOINGS.
O'JR HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.
\ Oldest of KveiilsTiensiilrlnK lhe 'World
Over IJuilnR tlie l*n»! Seven Days, as
(Inlhcreil liy the Busy Nimnitn.
WkiiNHsiiay.—The police are carefully
Inquiring into the assault on l.atly Florence Diale.—Lord Carllngford will as-
sntne the functions of Minister of Agri-
niittire.—The Kintr ofWertemberg has
Remarks appro-1
were also made bv \
gunge by their chief,
priate to the o 'casion
Mr. Beecher.
Tuesday.—David   Fenmson,  tho de-j
WESTMORELAND.
l„ OUR CORPS OF LOCAL REPORTERS.
faulting back-tax collector of Louisville,
plead guilty nnd was sentenced to five
1 years in Hie nenltentlary.—Letters corroborating the testimony of Wm, Bow-
ermaster concerning Silas tlray's case
wero received by ex-Govemof I.atta, f'f
Greensburg.—VV. IT. Vanderblll gave a
MUSIC BY THE BAND.
Two Very Surrcflifiil TCntrrtnlnmenta Hy
Onr   ',..;. I    't      ,1, In:.-.
COAL, COKE AND IRON.
OUR GREAT INDUSTRIES IN  REVIEW.
The Mt.  Pleasant cornet  band gave j 	
News ."Votes Ileportut from Ihe Itoionprhs j two    very   pleasing   entertainments    011 j items of Interest fiom Mine, Yard, Ores*
fancy ball at his palatial residence on .last weok
Fifth Avenue last night, whirl, eclipses |    A   Smithton   mwl   who  ownf,(1 n six
and Townships within the connty      i Friday and Saturday  evenings of  last
and from Across the Borders. | Week.    TllO   program  consisted of Vocal
Boot-dale  is   afflicted    With   typhoid i:lni1 instrumental music, burlesque* nml
fever.
Dukes vas hung in effigy at Scottdale
I farces.   Tho Excelsior cornet band very
I courteously rendered their assistance to
make  the  affair  a   hoc ess. and  they
showed  that practice is perfecting their
organization also.    On Hie afternoons of
sen! 1,000 marks to Hie American  initn- j all his former elTnrts in that line.—Dor-1 -oote(i porker, has sold il to a Pittsburg j both days the band gave a street parade,
museum. ami on Saturday an open  nir  concert
Win. MoCutoheon, of Salen township, | from the National Hall balcony.
and  ho organized  force
dew of I In* w "u_i..
.   ,.   • .   *       <        i .1 •        .     enraged Kane,
Jack Pes*, who confessed the crime to     „. . ,'.
..    .     , »■■*.   .        t.    •.    .• - sn  n lent to drive the  new  men out of
him in the western Penitentiary.
On Saturday  Bowernisster made an
affidavit staling that in 1880 .lack   Peliss
aud lie worked, side by side, in the wire
and link shop in the penitentiary.   The,
nation of Admiral von Stosch.—Additional subscriptions amounting  to $177 1!
have been added  to the  Herald   Flood
Fund,   bringing   the  aggregate   up   to
the pits, for which he was promptly .lis-: ^ m .() __   s,„.rot,lry    chandler   has
charged, ami notice served on him  to   _Irectetl that e|ght honn be regarded as
liiilod. This!
flatten I'm ml.—There isaturifT war be- soy tvas cr.lled to the stand yesterday on
tween Germany and Spain—The Gover- the star route trial.—Thomas Carpenter,
nor of Moscow has been warned that the a West Newton liveryman,   contracted
Kremlin is to be blown up—The F.mpe- some disease from bis horses from which
ror of Germany lias necepted the resig* ho  died.—John Gallagher, Reproaenta<
leave the house win-
he
increased his rage and he threatened to
take Kelghtlev's life. Kane came to town
Fayette county, as his life is blasted, lie
took mighty good '■■are not tu take the
dying disease by decree of cuitrl and j'uy
•Alien he had lhe i Itan-e.
Di-kis thinks he m "hi as we    die in   wold was passed arniiiid that an officer.
.   .     •    i   . .i o   .:., ., i„ i.„i..o o ,1,.   Wednesday mid getting somewhat In-
had arrived at the prison to lodge a de* - •
•    mil     <•„,,. r.„. >i,a .....r.1..e   tuxteati'd acted very rinlelv.     It is said
talner against Silaa Gray for the murder • •
of Mrs. M-Cready. While on 111. rounds ''« UM »0*™ "f, tne,^e.'fl s fi,.""lv ' ""
of the cells as'a letter writer, Petis,, he expected to be with them in a few
asked Bower-master what would he done j ll»vs., H" «l«o remarked to other parties
• ., ii i.i. „ r. . . i , „i ii.... i „i. , i that there would soon be occasion for
with htm if it was found nut mat lie nnd
made awav with the woman for wl■■ ■■
a working day for all employes in the
govern nent yards until further notice.—
Hanlnn offers to meet Ross half way between St. John and Toronto,each paying
his own expenses.
ThubSDAV.—A new trial is refused in
the ease ofthe Peltzer brothers at lirus-
oels.—A person has been arrested in
Moscow while ordering clockwork.—The
Mono. WmhV real estate has been ad-
fertiscd tor sale b> the Sheriff on au execution issued by his brother. Morg'a
memory will remain green In Greene
county long alter he
Spread out wiih the country
holding of a coroner's inquest at I FreTflci, gqrtadron at Madagscar has been
I Yotingstuwn.   He left here on ihe even-|0|>dere(* tf) i(lo(.ki,,*e but few portc-
l ing train.   When he arrived at Youngs*
town he immediately went to the s'ore
| where. Keiglitley was aud commenced to
murder Gray was arrested.    Bowermas-
ler said he would verv probably be hung. I'"' ,r:""'   " """ "e l,rrivea at x,m"**' I Nothing is known in Berlin concerning
The mhn then said he had not killed town »'f.•"•mediately went to the store  prinee B*gmarck.g pten   f„r  colonising
, ., .-iii        .i I where. Ketglit!ev was aud commenced to < ,.,..„,„,,„   ;„   \r,.„;,.„     T';,.l.t   11.,o   Wir
her on the iiioiinlain but iilung tho wa-!   ,        . .    "  ,, '. ,   , ,.. i t.eriuans   in   Mexico.—night   lion, mi
,,,,,., ,    ' abuse him.    Wov: illev reottestetl   nni tu , ..,       t.-,-.rti    At..-io..   r.r i\,a l.',,llj   iw
s gone west to  ter.     He also  told  the suae   sinry   to ,     11'j     J        _ __ , jdeorge   Jessel,   Master   or tne KOIIS, is
five from Dauphin county, says he wi
bring suit against the Philadelphia Times j
fur libel.—In the billiard tournament at
Chicago last night Vlgneauj defeated
Maurice Daly by a score of GOO to 412.—
Defaulting cashier Ruth, of Washington,
Pa., has been granted a new trial.
wns kicked by a borse on .Sunday and I Great credit is dne the young gentle-
badly hurt, men for the manner in which they pre*
John Nicely, of Llgonlsr township, Uented the program. The burlesque on
had several riliskiekrfit looso by a vicious I Unele Tom's Cabin was Immense, Eva
horse ho wim leading. being      particularly       distinguishable.
Herman Pvls and Cvrua Tinrnworth, Mark8>tlie ]aw^r' W1,s we!1 ljla-ved- T,ie
of Scottdale, have been jailed for selling ' Anvl1 Cll"r,,s WM nlce,y W*»t-o**d. M.r.
lirjiior without license. | Keister's songs were appreciated, as was
evidenced by the encores given him.
The darkey delineation by Elmer E.
Critchfield, especially In Sam Shoal
where the little i'i-.' was brought in nnd
A Scottdale man shot at a dog and paid | fc(i 0„ milk, was first-rate. In fact all
forty dollars for a French plate window  the characters were we'l sustained.  Tl.e
Tim Cathollo cbnroh at Bncrttdale has
tho  largest  li«t of   attendants  of any
ohureli in the borough.
nUKES IN UNIONTOWN.
He Is Ulvrn Ttventy-four Ilonrsto Leave
tlie To it ii orSnfTer the t'onseiiiiences.
UxiontowN, Pa., March 2(1.—Incredible
as it may seem, N. L. Dukes is
now quartered in his old room at the
Jennings-house. Ho came in, it is
thought, during the night and the lirst
news of bis presence was passed around
this morning in the statement that Dukes I burg ou Thursday last and seriously hi-
was in town, closeted with Wm.Parshall. J"1'61'-
i glass broke by his wayward bullot.
A Scettdale minor named John Farrel
i was garroted in  PPtabnrg and robbocd
of a Sou watch on Wednesday night.
Little Maud Newlngham, of flreonsburg, was run over by a team in (.reens-
Frank  May, another   prisoner,   und   it
aw iv ns lie di'l not Want to have anv 1
seem
ed f.
trouble with him.    Kan
■ ut in
ted  to
lead.—Mr.   Brady's   cross-examination
Fk»i the attitude of Pittsburg senators, we ure led to conclude that the
Btnoky City is backing the Standard Oil
Company in the light against the free
pipe line bill. Pittsburg seemingly does
not care to gu into the oil refining business.
weigh upon his mind nnill on 1' •»»"••»»»■■•    '■"•"- <•'«."■•»=*<  "'|waa  conclndod In  Hie star route cafe
....     . i •       ir •    i.i-   press   upon   Keighlcy   who   eontiniied '      , . „„,,_., i ..., „_,„„„ „.,.a ,.„ii,„i t,. tl.e.
Christmas nlithl ho hung himself in his :    .. . . : and ueneral snenn
cell.    Buwerinastor says in his sworn
statement   that   he    does   not   know
Gray,   never    saw     him     and    only
makes   the    affidavit   to   prevent    the
backing up into the corner un il he could i s|,ini, _The pr)xe n.M arr.,n_ed to take
get no larilter. He then drew his revol-1 ,ll;U,(, hvtw,,(.n pBt8ey Connors and the
ver and Bred upon Kit no, with theresult \ r.|(l(.k Di(irnfm,* waM"Ktoppeil  by the Al-
An Ohio sti'.lesimin proposes the tor-
triithfitl.
Governor Pattison declared upon read-
iii!! the affidavit that Gray's life was
fciture of the charter of any railroad or saved unless the Bowermaster affidavit
. ,.:i...   r ...»<. nt .iu   woved false,   The uaae will be granted
other eorpir.itioii guilty ol acts ot  ills-. i
criniinalioii in rales, but we are informed
that the passage nl the measure by the
legislature is hardly within range of possibility.
hove stated. Immediately after the |m),, ,)(,lice-Hanlnn left Toronto for
prisoner from being hung for a crime of 8noo,ln8 K^"lh'> mounted a horse, rodo i Washington, where he will train for his
which  he  is  innocent   Bowermaster, t0 Uniontown antl gave hiraselflnto the   mntch wltl, Kennedy, who is also there
, .    ,   ,.  ... , ,    i.„ I ' ust'dv ofthe Sheriff.    Kane  was  one '
though a rough  case, is believed to be -
_f the parties charged some lime ago
:i rehearing, and if the new evidence is
iu  corroboration of the
sin
Cll'lll"
with being connected   with   tl
murder,   lhe sympathy uf tin
nlty seems to  he iu  favor of Kfighiley
die riv .very of Kane is •■ inaidered impossible, bat al this writing he is still
Using.
piirdon j
Ettoi.ANi) is inclined to gel angry over
Shipi-enbergei's statement a f'u.i i.o.uw... Its !.„,,,.„,, D_;im<l
Will issue. Frnw. tin* Fayetto .Monitor.
The warden of the Western   Peniten*      \y,, |IMVU been requested to deiino onr
tiary says Bowennaater .vas a well be- posltiun by some of onr friends on the ;
havetl prisoner, and hud a eommutatl n pukea-Nutti affkir.   Distills: If we had
the braggadocio of O'Dtin nan Bosaaund «f '^'c"" months allowed for good be-  ,vriiteu such letters to a father, we would |
I liavior ibiriug his iii,'urcei'ati"ii; he far-' |Uive exot
ther says that the affidavit coming Iroin I tfill.\i
such a man would justify  Investigation.    .0uvict  of murder in   tlio  lirst degree
The murder of Mrs. McCready occurred I _,., .,. pmvingthhtwe hud  written Buch
a number ol years since.   One night she   |,.ai,rSi    ■_,„ n„, utjIM |mIlJ  if ,u. ffet.e
bis fellow blatherskites. When Hnsf-a
begins to shoot off iinythiiv! besides Ills
month, America will put Mm where
England will not have a chance to get
scared about him.
'ted to lie sli .t  il c.vii  iu o.ir
tin a meeting, and injury should
I on a similar ermnd.—The overturn ing of
ia cniivertnr in   the   Cleveland   Polling
Hualy j Mills before the ladle was ready  to re-
" j eetve its contents resulted in the burning
of eighteen men by the   (lying   liquid
metal.—Serious or disgraceful scenes are
expected tit tlie Brnidwood Colliery when
the bodies of Its  vi tim- ae re ovcred,
its two ra .acinus corone.s are on hand to
light, for the inquest fees of fll per corpse
FrIDAY.    Queen Victoria is better, bill
still keens  her room.—Mr. Parnell has
returned from Paris to London.—Crofters
have driven  away  the Stock  uf  Lord
Macdonald. -The Czar has received  letters threatening him  with teath.—Don
(arlns advises   his  partisans  tn  place
left Iter home anil was never seen afterward. While tim;' was in the penitentiary a skull wa.* fuund iu lhe Kiskiiniti-
etas river. Frt in an old tooth that remained ii was recognised as the skull of
the niisj-in . wotnan. A prisoner named
Di k oa   ''hi   was   sentenced  ti  the
penitentiary March 2M. 1S.8, swore that
Gray told him that he hud killed the
Woman bv crilhsing her skull. U; on this
testimony  his sentence to death was
passed.
The   outcome   will   be awaited   With
great interest, nol only by lhe piisoret's
! counsel, but by ail   who  are  acquainted
with the facts concerning tlie mysterious
murder.
A NUMnKRof i'iitsburg Indies secured
a pair of the Langtry's shoes, and much
to their astonishment were unable to
wear them. As l.ingtry's feet are universally admitted to be large, the infer-
once to be drawn as to the size ofa
Pittsburg girl's foot is quite large enough
i to be seen without spectacles.
Thk Diamond mine at Braidwood,III.,
lies In two comities, and the coroners of
each county are going to fight for the
possession of the bodies just as soon as
they are discovered. It will take a survey to ilcterni'ne under whose Hag the
corpses are, and the coroners are de-
1 serving'of a big leather medal.
Althocuu winter made a strenuous
efforl to haven white Easter, it was unavailing and the brown earth showed
nut a vestige of the pure mantle which
adorned it on Saturday. With everything ready to hurst into a new life, we
hope that Easter Sabbath may be a harbinger of prosperity to our country.
Whiskey and a fast life has led one of
the largest corporations in Pennsylvania
iuto trouble. The crash, foiirtunately,
mine in time to stive a respectable for
tune from the wreik, and when the reorganization is effected the house will
stand as high as ever, provided the prodigal has nothing to do with its management.
And now the Fayette county Sheriff
threatens to sh "it anybody who charges
hiin with jury fixing. It doesn't ri-
quire much courage eilhor to 'i e.iten or
to shoot oier there for the) d i nol pun*
i-h peo.ee, it seems, tor the s!iedoin_ of
hum n blood in Fayette.
Posthastes Gbsehai Howm died very
Suddenly at his home in Michigan on
Sundii}. He had gone home with a bad
cold and was convalescing ■»hen a relapse occu.red, resulting in death.   The
..... e l''or Hent.
President considered  Mr. Howe one of     	
Five dwelling houses, inquire of J. A.
■>'» most Stevenson.at teed, seed and implement
■tore, corner of Main and Ka_!o stroats.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. 0. P. Shupe is visiting friends in
Johnstown.
Mr. William Tayman of Lovansvllle i
the guest of Captain Jordan
Messrs. .Samuel and Joseph Warden
are at home for tlieir Easter vacation.
Mrs. Cbarlss (Irani returned lust evening from a visit to relatives in Pitts
liurg.
Mrs. .1. S. Overboil returned last night
from Pittsburg, where sliu  was  Visiting
friends,
Mr. A. 15. Abatticclllo has recovered
from his sickness and is onco more at
bis post.
Mr. J. W. Shotif, of West Newton lnis
purchased Laufuiau's drugstore in Mo-
Reesport
Mrs. Templeton and Miss Mary Tom
plotun have returned from Moreor,
where they have been visiting friends.
Mr. A. J. JaI'lietln leaves on Tuosday
next for SuOttdalO where lie will engage
in  nio.'chaut  tailoring.    Wo wish him
success.
W. J. Stewart, of Donegal, passed
through town on Friday, enroute to
Philadelphia, whore ins father la dangerously ill.
Mr. A. M. D.ivis, a practical roller
miller front Bull'alo, N. V. hns been engaged by Brinker A Co. to take ubasge oi
ttieir nun.
Mr. J. A. McC'nrdy, ox-editor of Thk
JoLiiNAi. waa in town yesterday but was
called flume lo Livermore by .ue dangerous illness ol bis sister.
Mr. .1 miles Irvine lakes charge of tho
Morrisou liuubo on I'uesuay, Mr. ir-
rine, we lee. aura will make u ttlsi-ulaaa
uotiifauo and will keep a lirst-ulaas hotel.
Mr. WH1 Kussall, lui.'.ir.y con. i I
wuli .lie Mt. Pleaaaut division uf the
Si,,ah rutin sui \-e\, has bean beard from
ut Havana, where ueauspptid oo ■)'-. way
to Tebuautepee.
Mr. S. W. Kiibeit, who had lieen touch-
Ingaebool at Broad iur 1, left yesterday
ofthe trial it will be by good  lock, not   for Oakoto, where he wlU make his ii.-
i lure   homo.    1 in-:  JoUKKAI.   will  keep
good man.igetnetit. ' ,„,„ lloal0ll 0„ |ll(llie llUWa_
Mr. Georve Melllnger, general super*
An Arm Kroben. i i,U0„(iCnt      of     lh.)      l''.iirinoiint     coal
■An eight-year-old son  ul Nelson <Jnv,   and eoke wni Us in Clarion  county,  and
of Donegal, while playing with some an old Mt.   Pleasant   boy, ia visiting
themselves at the head ofthe struggle
against anarchy.—French troops have
captured Bflmakere, situated beyond the
Niger.—All the Servian bishops have resigned.—An Albanian has been shot
dead bv a tribesman at Scutari.—Many
assaulted, our life threatened and in im-
mineni danger we might have shot, aud
if we killed there is no reason or law
that we should hang for It. Self preservation is the lirst law uf i utnre, and the
man   who  acts ou  that   motive is not
gi Illy Ol murder 111 the first degree.    Let | h'llund.-An English  journal  t
him be a libertine, thief, or what nut.
the same who refused to join bis fellow*
members of the Fayette county bar in
asking that, the name of Dukes be stricken from the roll of attorneys. Parshall
has been known to sympathize with this
seducer and murderer, but for what reason it is not known. On learning of
Dukes presence, a number of determined
men met and resolved to adopt heroic
measures. A notice was drawn lip In
which Dukes is given twenty-four hours
to fix up his business anil leavi town,
a"d that if he remains here alter that
time it will bo at his own peril. A
committee of two gentleman was appointed to wait ou Dukes and hand him
a copy ofa paper containing a resolutions
passed at the recent indignation meeting
in Uniontown, in which tho following
(marked) occurs: "Resolved, Ihat wo
calmly but imperatively demand N. L.
Dukes to seek a future home where great
crimes have no refuge in the jury box
from speedy and condign punishment."
Accompanying this was the following
written notice: "S. I.. Dukes: The citizens of Uniontown ami vicinity hereby
notify you ihat you aro allowed twenty-
four hours in which to transact your
business  and depart.    They  aro deter
band netted about $1-10 from the gross
receipts of lhe two evenings.
Joe Koonan charged with tho larceny
of 3150 from John Solgfrlod at Greensburg has surrendered himself to the
Sheriff.
Sylvester Miller, of Cook township,
On Saturday while chopping wood bad a
log roll upon him. His leg was broken In two places.
A Rostraver township school teacher
was waylaid last week by several women
and beaten. Tho troublo originated
about the punishment ofschool children.
John Reynolds, a prisoner, sentenced
to four years Imprisonment at the rocent
term of Fayette Court brokejull the night
previous to the day set for his departure
to tho penitentiary anil has not been
heard from sinco,
Tho assignment of United States gangers will take place On April 1st, when
tho following changes will bo made: 15.
B. Ilunnietitt. to rectifying bouses in
Pittsburg, P. It. Donehoe, to rectifying
houses-in Pittsburg; Irwin Wnlthnur,
to tho distillery of S. DUllnget A Son,
0. A. Stock, to Iho distiller of A. Overholt A Co.; M. II. Taggart. to distillery
of George W. Jones; r5. IT. Balrd, to dia.
tilery of J. if. Vandergrlft A Brother t\
WronjjMenln the Wrona; Place.
Some weeks ago we published an item
that a clothing store would be opened in
the Bherrtuk building by Blumenthal
Bros. & Co., of Philadelphia. It seems
that we .vere wrongly informed and that
the Mr. Faust, who was to have Started
tlie establishment is nut a manager fur
the Blumenthal house, although a former employee, and that he proposed to
start on his own account. Tbe following
letter ia self-explanatory .-
OFFIl.'l- OF ■)
Bt.CMRNTUAr,  tUll.S.   A   Co., >
l'ltll.AI.KI.l'HIA,   I, Jl,  188!).)
Mcssas, Editors :—We netiee.an arttrio in
your paper of 14th inst , staling that we propose opening a clothing store in Mt. Pleasant
about i'ltli .March. We ilo not know of whom
you gained this Infbrmatlsnandbsgtoassure
you Unit you have been wrongly Informed.
Mr. Jacob Faust, u former employee of ours,
Intends opening a clothing store In room referred to In wild article (so we are informed!,
but we do not huve any intersst whatever In
mild enterprise. Please plBCS US right In this
mutter by publishing this tn your next Issue
BLUMENTHAL BROS, .t ri ►.,
liiiludelphia, l'a.
Tlie "Bio Name" Serin.
Tlie regular meeting of the "No Name"
sociable was held at the residence of Mr.
J. C. Crownover on Thursday evening.
The meeting was opened with a few remarks by the President. A very interesting paper on William  (,'ullcn  Bryant
An
John S. Ueoves, to distiilorv of Joseph ! was read by Miss Mary Ilitchinan.
winess ana aepnm.   i ney an, u-*-*r-18 vimU A Co.. jfohll rngraham, to dis- Evening   Revery,"   'ono   of  Bayant's
ined that you shall not reside acre uf- j attBry of .r„M„ (-.pison's Son A Co. ; A. J. j poems, was recited bv Miss JennieStrii'k-
ter that time,brj the consequences what 0»se to distillery ofJohn Gibson A Co.j  |er.    A committee "consisting  of Miss  „
they may."   These two documents were   *,. F. Campbetl, to the distilleries of s. j jennie ,,lri(.kicl. Mis8 Matlk, 1!oV(, MrJ mm ,)fwl ,„_,, ^^w, .„ p<
duels between students have occurred at   P"' '•> <"■ envelope and taken by the IT. and J. R. Oray; W. Wilson, to distil
Vienna.-The Boem have Invaded Jem* rommittee to the Jennings Heuso and  lerles of T. Moore and John F.Moaa.
j0M given to Mr, Jennings,   He took them
i the new tarilf law as a'step towards free ' *" '•'« room end knocked, the two gen-
trado.-The session of the  star   route j tlemen of the committee going into the
trial was devoted to the contradicting of '»«'' antil they were near the room. Tl.e
Kordell'stcstimonv.-Tlie lirst mail route  <i°0r   was   locked, but  was opened by
some one, who was supposed to be lite
A Souvenir.
The Uniontown Oeaiu* of Liberty says J between points in the Territory of Alas
ka has been established.—The  postmaS'
that Dr. John A. Battou bus iu his poS'
session a dice box curiously wruiight,
and tisciirioiislv old. The box was made
by himself, and consists of old ldiglish
o.ik, inlaid with white ash. The oak
was obtained from William Hurst, un
Englishman, and brother uf X. tl. Hurst,
our fellow townsman; and is a part ofa
large table which h.'-s been iu the Ellg-
lish Hurst family, and has been handed
down from sire to sou for f luce hundred
ter  at  Green   Horn,   M. T.,   has   been
banned by the vigilantes.
SATiRn.w—The trii.l of Joe Brady for
participation in the Pheonix Park murderers will begin on A pri! 10.—Henri
Rochefort urges France to support "the
revolt ill Ireland."—One hundred and
forty-eight emigrants have left Gonne-
mara for America.—John Bright has revived the freedom ofthe city ofUlasgOW
one in consultation, as above stated. He
took the notice and gave it to Dukes,
and the committee retired. The notice
was served at 12 o'clock noon, to-day,
and the twenty-four hours' notice will
therefore be up at noon to-morrow.
Dukes has remained locked in his
room all day, no one being able to see
him except a few friends, including
Sl erilf Hoover, William Parshall and
several  others.   It   is not known what
years.   If lhe Doctor will preserve the _Qi10en Victoria drove out in a
,1 ' his business is, but it ia stated that he
dice box in the family as long as his an-1
cestors have hail the table, by that time ; betti
this local will be forgotten, and a Gkxils
Dial) will write another.
has written  and sent on to Harrisburg
Emperor   William has a slight I llis rcsignatiun asa member uf the legis
cold.—A Paris corraioOndent denies that
Prance intends to blockade Madagascar
latnre.    It is also said that he remarked
after the notice was served on him that
Mr. 1. P. Mclntyre were appointed to ar
range programs for the ensuing month.
The names of prominent people were
then drawn by lot and at the next meeting, each person will have a three minute opportunity to tell what he or sbe
has found out about the personage upon
Whom llieir draft fell. The evening
passed pleasantly. Tho next meeting
will be held at Mr. James Warden's, on
'flieslay evening, April od.
Hit." Offered a t'lianee.
Sprgeint-iil-arins Bolaud uf tho House
of Representatives arrived at Uniontown I New York Yacht Club wiii apply to the
on Friday morning at 11 o'clock. As ! Secretary of the Treasury for an altera-
Dukes is still iu iho country ho left the tion In the rule respecting granting lct-
notiec  from the Dukes aab-Cotnmlttee I i(.rrt •„ yachts.
-Secretary Folger's health remains im-1 hc ha'1 ill,en,le<1 to •»" '"^ ifl"h"rt
paired ami bis physician has prescribed | «■*•. ^ «»* B""'e lie had *"«*.*>■«•.'?
absolute   rest for  several   weeks.—The
with Mr. Jennings, the hotel proprietor,
to send to Dukes. M. II. Bowman,
Cashier ot tho National Hank
of Fayette county was subpoenaed to appear before the committee to testify to
the signature to tlie infamous letters.
A Fayette Mystery.
]o he does not propose to comply with
the orders.
"CROWNER'S QUEST.''
Don't Know How It Happened, but the
Mine rnaafe.
Last Saturday Coroner John Clingan
received information that a boy named
William  Smith, aged seventeen   years,
Mr. John I). Zimmerman was found on i
Weal Main Mfroet Ciiiinollsvillo near bis
Suniiav.—The London Times says
that the Armagh trials give force to the
British government's alleged representations at Washington.—'•Number One*
is now said to be in Mexico.—Mr.Kettle j lia(1 been Killed in the mines of the St.
will probably accompany Mr. Parnell to;fj|air cral and _„•£<. company's works.
America.—Queen  Victoria is going  to | n8ar St. Clair.   He went there and held
an inquest, when the following curious
verdict was rendered by tha jury. "Verdict—William Smith came to his death
Osborne.—Bishop Froppell  is seriously
Karlv las: V ridiv mnrniir.;'the body of: .,,     ,r.     ,,      .        , ,   ,,-„,■
-     „ _. ,      ,•'      ill.—The Russians have evacuated Kudja
! —The Herald flood fund was closet1 yes-
Tiik seigeant at arms of the House of
Bepreaentntivos is so thoroughly imbued
with the spirit oi reform that \ie w .old
not ftonuder thruogh the mud after
Dukes in his mountain retreat, but
dropped bis subptiMU. waiting fur Dame
Natnro to reform her roads, Fayette
isn't a reform county  so il   l> ll es hears
resilience. There was a wound on his j terd.iy, tbe day's receipts amounting to by reason of his being crushed between
cheek and his watch and pocketbook ****43. This raises tho grand total to L ioll,i_a wagon nn,l the ribs of the
wero missing. Whether he died from IM,718.07, a creditable showing for five j mjnes ot- the St. Clair coal and coke
natural causes, rec.-j-od the wound In weeks'operations.—Sullivan's benefit at | Cllropany| ln Darry township, on the33d
fading and was rohhed by ghoulish thief, '. Boston netted hitn $-'-',1140.—Snow is re- j ,jB_ ,)(- jjarr.b, 1883, and died on March
or whether ho wns the victim ofa deadly ; ported ten and fifteen feet deep iu the ; o^ jgg^ an(j jt js nf)j |,'n(1\yn to this in-
tissault are questions which tho Coroner   back streets of Quebec—Judge Jackson,  ^„'est al'ul j„ry whetber be was knocked,
of   Louisville,   IC;\   decided   that   the , fe|| ,„. jmn,)efi „ff.   xhm inquisition was
reading of a newspaper report of a. casoj 1)el(1 |lpol) „„!•„._ f,.um s.,id company to
is endeavoring to fathom.
A Hare llreaillh E«tape.
From the l.rownsviiie Three Towns.
On Sunday last some buys y nro on tbe
hill above West Brownsville and ran a
rabbit into a hole. Ono of tbem placed
his hat over the hole and went to get a
slick lo punch Iho rabbit out, but when
he looked back he saw the rabbit running away v.itli tho hat uvcr ils head.
Tnere was a bole in the ht»t.
A Fire.
On Ba  ir It y   night,   t I    Ha » it
frame   d« ailing boa-.,'   ,
Maria and Mr, Qoorge Muu iw   I
struyed by Ure.   It wns insured i
did no', disqualify a man from acting as : t|,e Coroner, and in accordance with the
a juror, and by his decision hits obtained ; provisions of the Act of Assembly, and
an intelligent jury—The Mexican oilieer j thiH jllr). from tlie testimony, find the
in pursuit of raiding Apaches has issued I m;nfi f,f sai(i eonipany in an unHRle con-
ait order forbidding quarter to Indians— j ,iiti.,n, and further, it is unsafe at the
man woman or child.—The preparations |p^ wn_re he ivm» hurt fur drivers."
tVir tlie seas >n at Newport are going on
merrily.
MoSDAT.—Two thousand infantry have
been ordered t" protect public buildings
in I. mil ' l —An attempt is said to have
been made to dwoy John Walsh on
:■■ ,.:..: •■-.-; .tl Havre bound for 8 *th-
q    rn Victoria's l.n.e is atitf
but her health is good.—Charles  ditch*
, , h.in,,,,..ii boxer of Knglaud, arrived on tne lb public with   P.illy   Madden.—Governor II ttler lots written a let-
A AVlld Toiuorlal  Artlnt.
On Sundtiv nigbt Henry Meiss, assistant tonsorial artist at Abatticehio's saloon,  loaded  up  with   tamarack  and
raSHSVIIiliB.
Miss Emmn Livingstone, of Union-
town, is hero Visiting.
Tbo Shorrlck sisters gave a pleasant
party a few evenings ago.
Teacher  Shaw  gave our  school   the
pleasure of a long visit on tho :21st  inst.
A few days aero Miss Mary Frotts
slipped or tripped an 1 got a tumble that
hurt her considerably.
Several of the Mt. Plctisant Institute
students were at a dinner parly at Win.
Lyon's ono day last week.
(ilassVmrn, at Kelt's, and Andrews, «t j"
Pice's,  closed   school on Friday.     Our
school will close in two wooks.
Miss Mollis Lecper, of Salisbury, has
been here with I'-ientls most of the win-
i ter, and is about to return home.
I
A  short time ago Win. I.yon received
from Dr. Buttermore, Keorosontativo at
Harrisbiirir, a lot of nice Spigel carp.
Jacob and Harry Atkinson have commenced school at Mt. Pleasant Institute,
whero their brother John lias been studying fur a yoar.
A 1,1. rlj- Dane* at Alle*.
On Saturday night their was a dance
at P.arney Tee's house over at Alice
Mines. Among those in attendance were
the Kane brothers, five in number, Alex,
Charles, Andy, Louis and John. These
men had struck for higher wages and
their   places   had been filled I.y   other
workmen. During the progress of the j Mr8i j,n„jc piT.tggart, wife of Rov.R.R.
dance, H. F. Klmmell entered upon the Taggart, pastor ofthe United Presby-
festive scene, and as ho was one of tbe ,mian ,.„,„.,.,, ,„ (!lig p]are) iVle(l Mrg_
men employed in the Kanes* stead, TaggBrt was born October 24, 1«46, and
trouble Boon brewed. A rumpus ensued j at pr9gent he» re|ut.ive8 re8ido at
and the ending came in Klmmell being Palestine, Ohio. Sho was an earnest
ejected by the brothers in a midst of a j (;|irjHtjan woman, zealous in the cause of
flourish of Gsts and revolvers. Information was made against the brothers by
one ofthe Alice Mine officials, and coal
antl iron  policeman   Mason assisted by
A fiine of Petrlfnctlon.
Six years ago this coming summer a
young lady that was buried In the Manor
church graveyard, Westmoreland county,
tn 1873, was resurrected to be buried at
mother place. At tbo request of tbo
family, Mr. U. M. Snyder, of Delmoot,
went along to fhe grave. Having uncovered lhe coffin the party found itself unable to move it. With the help of additional force it was raised to the surface.
The whole body was found transferred
into solid limestone, With tho exception
that the nose was gone and a small spot
on the right cheek was dry and cartilaginous. There was no cadaverous smell
whatever. The coffins wero filled with
limestone water, although it was a very
dry season the soil was of exclusive
limestone composition. The body was
covered with a greyish substance which
was eai'y scraped off, exposing the rocky
form as white as marble.
Death  of Jim. Tncgart.
On Friday morning last, at half-past
eleven o'clock, after a lingering Illness,
anil   Mill—JollliiK*   of   il»o
■'"nil Week.
A'.ieo is running full.
Smithton ovens are running on 72-hour
coke.
At Loinont, wator In the pit has caused
a suspension.
Tho Standard is running 310 ovens on
48-hour coke.
Morewood started on Monday last
with all her ovens on 48-hour coko.
It bus lieen detoriuinod not to shut
down tbo Mt. Vernon oro mines nt present.
Mr. H. c. Frick hud a par ty of English
capitalists through tho coko rogion last
weok.
Tho drivers, of tho I.onaeoning mines
aro out on a strike and an enforced Idleness re-'gns in tluit locality.
The West Newton mines bave eoaHO I
coaling engines on tbo B. A O. R. ]"..
That work will bo done hereafter at tho
Armstrong mines of 1). F. Uafl'erty *f'o.
Mr. I.ayton, Grand Secretary of the
Knights of Labor, will investigate tho
condition of tbo workmen in tho coko
region for tbe benefit Of a Congressional
committee.
Mr. James Cochran, of tho Spring
drove coko works, has commenced grading for -00 eoke ovens up tho right hand
branch of tbo Vauderbilt R. R., about a
half-mile abovo Vauderbilt.
Tho Pittsburg. McKeesportand Yough-
loghenj It. R. is laying track at tho rate
of about 700 feet day from tho mouth of
Dickcrson run down to Round Ttottnms;
thenco back on tho other track to beginning.
John Guffoy and X. J. Rlgley have
bought tho Douglass eoal, noar Suter-
ville. Tho tract embraces forty acres,
antl tho prico paid was ?IU,Ot)0. A branch
road is being built to connect tho proposed works with tho Pittsburg and
Youghiogbeny.
In tbo Senate last Friday a bill waa
passed authorising the ownor or lessee of
iron ore or eoal mines to construct lateral railroads from nny mines to any
railroad, public road nnd navigable
stream within tlie county in which tho
mines are lo-'atcJ.
Robert Finney Inst week sold 138
acres of coal between Sulorvillo and
Scott Haven, on the P. MoK. 4 Y. railroad to the Ashtabula Coal .v. Cuke Company at tho rate ul $:so0per acre. A tipple
litis lieen oroetod, and mining oporntiona
will be pushed as soon as tho now road ia
opened.
Civil Engineer Muse has Just completed an accurate survey and map of 1,(588
onn township, Westmoreland county, extending along the general direction of tbo
Manor valley from a point abont ono
and one-half miles northeast of Harrison
City to a point about ono and one-halt
miles southwest, ot Delinonl. TblS Valuable tract of coal laud bits been recently
purchased by (Jen. R, Coulter and Kline
Bros., Of Greensburg, Pa., lor whom tbo
survey was mado.
Colonol J. M. Scho.inmakor and
the II. C. Fr'ck Coko Co. ar«
the largest shippers in the eoko re-
igon. Tho former ships one-fourth of
the product of Morewood's 400 and the
ontiro product of llio Star, lluekoyo,
Overton ami Redstone works, as well as
the product ofthe works which he individually owns, vi/..: Alice, Sterling and
Jimlow-n. Altogether he owns 082 ovons
and ships the product of 743 moro. Tho
Frick Co. own 1,038 ovens, ship tho en-
tiro product of Bessemorand Rising Bun
works ami threo-foiirths of tho product
of Morewood's -WW ovens. It will thus
ho soon that these two shinpnrs control
about one-third of tbo ontiio product of
the region.
GONE TO GRASS.
C. P. Sfiirkle * Co,, of Went Vrwlon, Forced To Aaetgta—Vita Itetmon Wlijr.
C. P. Marklo A Co., tho extensive paper manufacturers and coko operators,
have been forced to make assignments,
and on Saturday tlieir oxtonsive tiusinossi
passed under the control of Jesso Lip-
plncott as assignee The liabilities aro
1400,000, the assets Sl,800,110(1.
Mr. C. C. Marklo on last Thursday
after having drank antl run the business
generally to tbe little ond of the born,
left for the west, after having drawn all
llin available each amounting to about
SI 00,008.
Marklo and Co., aro abundantly aide lo
pay thoir doblK, but their finances huve
lieen put in such a shape by tbo reoulesa
conduct of O. C. Marklo  as  to  make an
John Menoher arrested the brethren
about three o'c'ock (Sunday morning and
brought tbem to Mt. Pleasant when they
deposited a forfeit for appearance on
Monday. On Monday they wero on
hand, and after a full hearing Alex was
fined with costs, and the others were
discharged.
her Master, and   left   nothing   Undone I*»lgnment the easiest way of settling;
...it .    „i „    . ..„! i       > i   . i    i tho scrnpo.    They own Ihe mills at West
which  she   considered   a   duly  to   do.   ., .,.., , ...
...  . , .   ,  ,       .    .,       :,, .Nowton, at Milgrnve and at  Marklotun
Highly respected, her death   will  create   .    _       ' .     „„     ,, ,
'.,!„, I in Somerset county. The Itessoincr eoke
a gap not easily filled. works brtong to ,,„„„_ !m(, a „_,, lllt0__
On Sunday, memorial services wen* 't in Rising Sun. it„.si(ies thoso valua-
held at the United Presbyterian church | i,i0 plant, thoy own two acres of valuable]
conducted by Rev. 8. L. Finney, and on j farming land underlaid with eoal. Mat-
Monday her body was taken to Palestine  ters have been going from bad Ui worse
for burial.
Death of Mr. I.. T. Wenuer.
Intelligence was received horo ou Friday of tho death of L. T. Wenner, at
Breingerville, Lehigh county, of eon-
sumption. Mr. Wenner was a former
rosidont of this plaeo, having left bore
for Seottdalo whore ho was in the grocsry
business.    Thenco   bo  went to   Lehigh
until tho crash came.
ft. BIG WREGK.
JoHruiillr.in*.
i   /, .■•ni,.- has brightened
ui nderj illy and Is working heartily   terinwhi h he states that he has hied a I
for the mod of the town it moat worthily   petition in the Court of Claims to teat LfllcWi
represents. I the rights of mechanics working for the
government under the eight hour law.
A Suit for Over Time.
J. A. Butlsr, a pit haulor getting  two
started un the grand rounds.     He camo j dollars a day. brought suit against A. A.
to a halt in lhe kitchen  ofthe  National I Hutchinson  before  Magistrate  (*>tautl'or
Hoiel w hence he was ejected by the pro-! for payment for extra timo under the
prtetor.    Nothing daunted,  be tried It 1 eight hour law, his claim amounting to j county about a year ago.   Mr. Wonner
a,;aiii   and   a second  time,   iu  tho   im-1 al.out eighty-seven dollars.   W.Morgan   was   married   tu Miss   Freed,   it   grand
presaive language uf the boys, ho wast Smith, Esq., appeared for Mr. Hotoh-
"fire.l out."   Henry got ble Dutch, up and ; luaon and s. C. Kelley, Esq., for Butler.
returned tbe. third time when the Central    viler hearing the arguments, His Honor
Station  was   telephoned   anil   a   police   took the papers and will render  his  do-
ciiinpaiiiims. on Thursday evening, fell
down stairs ami broke Ills ri ;ht arm bo-
tween the ollww ami the wrist. Dr. J.
W. Morrison reduced ihe fiacture.
The Uniontown Standard steps  to  the
e.ieoliout   reports   of  the
John  K. Burrill, ex-grand   treasurer of
the    Grand     Lodge   of     Masons
from   in  it
Dukes trial.    Ilsenterpriso   was appro
elated by the people on tbo ready cash  IM«nol% and convicted of entbezzlui
basis.
in    answer   t«
escorted Henry home.
the   summons,
A IfrvT Secret Oriler.
cisiou iu ton days.
Settled i.y ArlillrMIon.
Mr. Hiram   Morrison  and Mr.
R.   E.
Tho
canvassers   have  been  very for- j Lamb had tlieir difficulty about tlio pos-
Fonrtecn Coke Cirri Piled up nt Hunker*
on   'lo..,I,,j' Kvi'iitiif{.
On Monday evening an axle broke on
a car in a double-bonder coke train running near  Hunkers on   tbe Southwest
road.  Almost in an instant fourteen cars
wero piled  up, one upon  another, and
daughter   ,>f Mr.    John   Lobingior   of! with such  force  as to make the wreck
Church  street.   Mr.   <i.   V.  Grriffin   an I occupy tho space   of  four ear lengths,
uncle ofthe doceasod man wont t> attend j Travel was entirely suspended, and the
tho funeral. evening passenger trains had to make a
transfer of passengers around tbe stmtsh-
Burglars at Weat Newton.
up, and   each   return  lhe way it camo.
Three burg sries wore-committed at   Nobody   wa_   hurt, but tbe truck was
West Newton on Sunday night. Scboll's
planing mill lost some tools, Mean's
meal irarket was  lobbed  and  linker it
friends in this neiglilioihod.
Mr. John  Wort/., of Frienilsville, Medina county, Ohio, who left this vicinity
about thirty years ago, is now  visiting
| bis bruihsr-in-hiw, Mr. D. Ii. Miller, aud
A I.e.iii.e at l.ri.......iiK. ! bis brother, Mr. Martin   Wert/.,   nt' l-'ast
Rev. S. W. Davis will deliver a lecture   Huntingdon township.    Mr. Wert/, coli-
an Egypt and   Palestine at Lemmon's  op on Satrrday  ibr a few  niomoiits  at
pebool   liouse   on   Thursday   evening.   Tn r. Joi:o:;.vi. office to say "how do you
Lpri) .Hb. ' do."
The Ueniuxof Liberty, the oldest Democratic paper In Fayette county, was
sold last Wednesday to Mos-ts. W. II.
Cooke, .V. 11. WycolVand Albert Marshall
for J7.800.
funds of that body, was arrested in  Chi-
cagoaa a fugitive from justice.—Postmaster General Howe died of pneumonia-
—Secretary Lincoln will not approve petitions for Sergeant Mason's release,
which allege undue severity in tbe punishment.   Counsel   Blgelow  is about to
lunate in securing a list ot charter mem-1 session of ths Morrison House, ou Api il j Co_,g di.y _ooi,s gtorQ ^  g()|)l).  ^^
Tho gentle- | fram ^ f_Qia _, iudow_   A bX„u awBk-
bers   for  a  lodge of tlio  United Work-j 1st, settlod by arbitration.
commence an action against Mason and     Quarterly   meeting  services  will   be
wife for payment for professional servl-  __id *_5 toe M. B. ebnri* F-ridary evening,
Tho     Meyersdals    Cbi oierelal,    the
brightest of Somerset county papers, is
about to erect a building lor ihs own use.
ll has just completed ils fourth yoar and Cee.--The Mahtgassy Knvoys attended April (iih, and Sunday following. Rev
is deserving of tho birthday cougi'stiila- the services at Plymouth Church, where | J. A. Swaney, the presiding elder, will
rlon* It Is rw**eivlng. ' rttey wti\> addretwed In their native Ian-' b» prweut aitd otrK'i«t*i.
men   in   Mt.   Pleasant.     About  eighty | m0n selected as arbitrators awarded Mr. j onod  hy tho cr.lS)h „,-y,^,  obasm*   tbo
names   are enrolled, ami it  l* expected   Lamb ooroaty-thto dollars in considers-   yj^ym 0f^i
thai the lodge will bu instituted Friday ] tion of a rolcaso hcing given Mr.  Mor- j
rison. Doth gentlemen are to be congratulated upon thus sensibly disposing
of their dispute Instead of entangling
themselves in a vexatious law suit.
evening next.
Religious Service*,
Revs. Gaiter and Bodgersars the authorized agents for the A. M. K. /..
cbuTeb.
badly torn  up.   The evening mail did
not arrive until after nine o'clock.
Card ol  I lm.il...
Tho Ml. pleasant Cornet Band desire
to return their heartiest tltanl s to Misses
Maggie Fishal and Kmma Swart/,
Messrs. D, D. Keisler, I. P. Mclntyre,
and C. K. Nevvinyor antl tho   Lxeelslor
Mr. Charles Morrison at Weaver's Old j Ito"'I »>r their valuable services in mak-
Stand was broken into by burgle****, who : ing tho recent concerts a success.
made a  rich   haul.   Tho   cash  drawer, j —-
containing tea dollars, wns emptied and       Subscriptions fo Demurcsl's  Monthly
five hundred dollars worth of merchan-1 Magazine taken al tlio Novels* Moras
_ h'Tti'"! itwtry in wagens. J-lirtf,
Ouri-tara at. \tyork,
On last  Thursday  night   the store  of