Mount Pleasant journal (February 7, 1883)

              VOL 10.
MT. PLEASANT. WESTMORELAND CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1883.
NO- 42
EDITORIAL NOTES.
It in maris than probable that letter
portage will be red'iced to two cents
after the first of next October.
The g«'ftt floods throughout the
country occasioned by the thaw of last
week will cause n logs amounting to millions of dollars and many lives.
Thsre is a necessity for legislation he-
fore Pittsburg can accept tho Carnegie
free lilirary. Tlie proper regulations
should certainly puss in tlie legislature
without any trouble.
Politics and business do not run well
together In double harness. Senator
Ferry's lumber firm ban gone by the
board just at the time when the Benator
was making a big tight for a re-election
to the Senate.
WRATHFUL WATERS.
SWEEP OF THE WINTER FLOOD.
Ben Bl'tler, in a Massachusetts trial
the "titer day, charged a church deacon
with gambling in margins, whereupon
tlie tallica were turned npon tlie new
governor by the deacon's lawyer referring to Butler's peucliant for spoons.
The Harrisburg & Western railroad
could not possibly take tlie route indicated by a special correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch, writing from Connellsville, M their charter expressly status
tho western location of this line to be
totally different.
TnKitE is a row Imminent amongst tlie
friends of the prohibition movement at
Harrisburg, and the assertion is freely
/made that the bill providing for the
amendment of tlie constitution which
the total abstainers wish to have submitted to the people fjr a decision bus
been badly doctored. This Is not as it
should be.
TrtE assertion is made that tlie bills
looking toward arbitration between etn-
/ploye and employer iu tlie settlement of
/ wages trouble, and for the purpose of
) incorporating trades unions, which have
/   been introduced in tiie State Senate by
William A. Wallace, are Intended to further that gentleman's chances   in   the
Scorning election for United States Senator.   The change of heart recently expe-
../  riencod  by   Mr.   Wallace   towards   the
laboring man is truly wonderful.
/
Baltimore claims that the small-pox
scans in that city is much greater than
tlie ravages of the disease Will justify. It
has been rumored (hat Baltimore wan in
danger of annihilation from the scou'ge
but officials in a position to judge give
tlie lie to ail such wonderful announcements. The .Monumental City claims
that rival business centres bave helped
on the rumors .is what is to Baltimore's
damage contributes to their gain. Tlie
disease lias beep vigorously and successfully handled, its progress checked and
it is asserted that now there are less
eases there than in any city on the eastern seaboard.
Wiikkb will iho end be? Business is
broken an<i dullness reigns everywhere.
Tlie banking down of the coke ovens
seem to indicate that tlie outlook fur a
brisk cuke trade in tlie near future is
bad. Not only hero but elsewhere trade
is unsettled nnd no aiil can be extended
as long as the nation's interests are jeopardized by the frittering Statesmen at
Washington. The people demand a settlement of the tariff question, and a
.'speedy settlement too. The obstructionists to the passage ofthe tarifT bill will
be marked and the people will see to it
that they have no chance again to put
the country on the verge of a panic.
Lettis have definite action on the tariff
so we can resume our industries.
The amendment to the trial by jury
proposed in the Jersey legislature is a
good one. In short it provides that the
agreement °f nine out of twelve men
upon a decision will have tlie same effect
as the unanimous approval of the twelve
now makes a verdict binding. Tlie law
as it stands at present is possibly too
strong a guard over the rights of people
and property. A single juror withholding his consent will make any trial of no
avail, and in these latter days it lias become a rule rather than an exception for
a juror to disagree. The law as Jersey
justice would have it is infinitely better,
being just as safe, while at the same time
it removes many features now so objectionable in tlie eouduct of jury tria.s.
A $20.00  Biblical Reward.
The publishers ol Rutlege'a Monthly
oirer twolve valuable rewards in their
Monthly tor February, anion;; which is
tlie following.
We will give 820.00 in gold to the person telling lis which is the iiii'lillo verse
In tbe Old Testament Scripture* by i. i.
ruary 10th, 1883. Should two or mors
correct answers be received, tim reward
will lie divided. The money will lie forwarded to the winner February mb,
J888.   Persons trying for  tlie reward
LniiiMi send 20cents in silver (no postage
fMtHinji.s taken) with their answer, fur
; which they will receive llu March
Monthly, in which the nams and address
of tliii winner of the reward and tim oor-
raof answer v. ill be published. This
m.iv liu wuiih SSO.eo ti) yiiii; cat it mil.
Address Untied go Publishing Company,
Easton, Penna. 2t,
A Wumlrrfnl Ittse of the Rivera Canstri hy
Ihe Moiling of lee aud
Snow.
The telegraph brings news from manv
points in Western Pennsylvania and
Ohio that the melting of ihe snow end
Ice by last week's thaw is carrying death
an 1 destruction In all directions. Tlie
Allegheny river broke its gorge and
swepi ci'jwn upon i'iit: iurg early Sunday
morning. All along the river front men
were hard at work making fast by chain
and cable everything diable to be swept
away by the rapidly rising river.    About
noon the water was booming and its
surface was covered with barges,, rafts,
coal lloats and lumber. Two steaiu-
buats tin.1 a number of barges were
torn loose at Pit'.sbnrg about noun by
the ice. The steamboats were saved,
the barges sank. The loss at Pittsburg
exclusive of lumber is estimated at
1100,000.
At Oil City the lower part of the town
was flooded, cahsing I lie citizens to li ii nt
the second stories ol their homes' for
safety, The northern approach of the
suspension bridge was swept away, as
also the water works pump house.
A bridge at Titusville with  three boj s
on it was taken, two buys being drowned
and the other rescued. No tiains are
running iu the oil region along the river
road.
At Mead villa, French creek submerged
one-third of the town, carrying huge
cakes of ice along its principal streets.
Two hundred families were res. tied in
boats.
At Franklin 'two spans of tlie upper
bridge over French creek were carried
away, two men going with it, but the
span struck the shore and the men escaped, just aa their support was ground
to pieces by thejlce, Part ofthe town is
flooded, the N. Y. P. A u. Railroad track
is washed out and the telegraph wires
are badly used up.
At Emlenton a bridge was swept away
With a man on it. A party followed hiin
on a hand car. telling him to get on the
roof and they would throw him a mp-
from the bridge at Parker. They then
sped oh to that town gol the ropes in
readiness and rescued the young man
badly frightened as the bridge swept bv.
At Bradford live hundred houses were
inundated, five bridges swept away but
no lives lust.
At Kittanning tlie river was 2~> feet
above low water and there was a general
hunt fur high timber by those living
along the river front.
At Clarion, the Clarion river carried
away $85,000 worth of boats, lumber,
rafts, etc.
At Newcastle the opera house was surrounded by the high waters of the Ne-
shaiinoch and Shonango and ladies were
carried nut of the building by their escorts after the evening performance. The
railroad tracks wire submerged, the
county bridge on the Neshannook, the
railroad bridge just above it, nnd the
bridge at Mahoning town, areeitberpar-
tially  gune,   or sn badly damaged as to
make new structures a necessity.
At McKeesport, the Vouch r-ise rapidly aud river men were bendingon wraps
ns lively as possible on Sunday night.
Haifa di/.iMi Hals wire sunk by the
ruining ice, and Howell's fleet of barges
was re oiled to be in bad shape.
At Canton, Ohio, families were driven
from their homes and a l rain ran into a
washout wrecking the engine and killing
tlie fireman.
Tlie Kokomo riyer at Mt. Vernon, O.,
is booming, One house was surrounded
by water and the family in tlie upper
story was cut off from help, a bridge
on the Baltimore & Ohio was carried
away while freight train No 10 was
mossing, The locomotive and forward
part of the train sunk out of sight. All
the train hands escaped except a brake-
man named Ilartuian, who was drowned.
MassiUou, Ohio, was a miniature Venice, having almost its entire street surface hidden by the flood of water.
The Tuscarawas river in Ohio overflowed its banks and washed out hundreds of acres of wheat lands.
Akron, Ohio, was badly damaged; a
train ran into a washout, and a number
of factories and mills were invaded by-
water.
At Freemont, O., the Lake Shore railway bridge went down while a freight
train was crossing. Tlie conductor and
a fireman were killed.
One of the most peculiar incidents of
the flood occurred at Cleveland. A small
run swollen by tho continuous rain
overflowed its banks and gradually surrounded the oil tanks scattered along its
banks. It carried the escaping oil from
a leaky tank down stream until it. entered
the boiler room ofa factory where tlie
oil ignited from tho fires under the boiler. The lire ran rapidly to tlie tank,
setting it ablaze and it, in turn, bunted.
Tlie burning nil floated on the waters in
a broad belt to the oil refineries of the
Standard Company, tiring tanks and
buildings. Tlie conflagration was not
stayed until two hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of property and oil
had been destroyed.
RREAKING IHE HALTER.
DAY'S DOINGS.
OUR HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.
A niRroI of Events Tr«inspiring Hip World
Over During Hie Past Seven Days, as
leathered liy Hie llnsy IfnrliniR.
WiitiNKsuAv.—M, Fallieres, the now
French Premier, fainted after the session
of the Chamber.—There have been riots
at Creusot between French and Italian
workmen- There is growing distress in
Trying a   IVe-M-swaper JPlnn   of Curing a
Horse ofa Hart llahlt.
So mutter where it happened or who
w;is the actor, but a fanner not more
than a thousand miles from Mt. Pleasani
saw a plan published in a newspaper
suggesting how to core an unruly horse
ofthe ugly, habit of h 'Iter breaking. Now
this agriculturist bad an animal, sound
of wind and limb, hand-iun,e in action
and the dandy of lliein all In baiter
breaking. Tlio farmer could invest in
the best sort of halters With the sin ingest
of straps, put it mi his horse and the
next morning, the horse would meet
him with one part of tlie baiter sirup
dangling at his mouth, the other al the
manger.
After reading over the manner of cure
and getting its p tints doWu fine the gentleman concluded he would make a
practical demonstration of its utility.
Securing a strung piece of clothes line,
he took a bitch around the horse's neck,
through the horse's mouth and finally  ,     rfgco, with a reduction of the pros-
several   turns around  bis   wrist.    The
Hungarian students are said to havo
been recalled from Paris to serve in tlie
Austrian army.—Some one has issued a
bogus "hand book of tlio Signal Service."
—Tlie Harrison Wiro Company have
appealed to Congress against the Bessemer steel monopoly.—The programme of
the week in Congress includes little ex
cent consideration of tariff and appro
prlatlon bills.—Great excitemen prevail
ed at Port Deposit, Mil., on account of
the unsettled condition ofthe ico in the
Susquehanna Diver,—The steamer Argosy, on her voyage from Cardiff, encoun-
WESTMORELAND.
OUR CORPS OF LOCAL REPORTERS.
Donegal.—The Norwegian radicals are
poshing their agitation against the King. I tered a waterspout—Fire at Nashville,
idea was I hen tu strike the horse in the
face and when be pulled back, the severe
tension on bis mouth would cause so
lunch pain that a few trial! would forever banish any further attempts at
using up halters.
Securing a switch and planting himself firmly Ihe farmer hit tlie horse a
blow in the face and the success of the
experiment was positively painful. The
horse reared backwards and the agriculturist look a flying trip through space,
landing head first in the bran bin, where
several additional jerks made by the
animal on the connecting link between
man and beast, succeeded m filling the
farmer's nuse, mouth, eyes, ears and
throat full of tbe finest quality of bran.
After cancelling his engagement with
the horse, the gentleman emerged, rrab-
fasbion, from his resting place and, suspending operations, lie sought an open
field where he bad plenty of room to
shake himself a:id give free expression
of his opinion of the smart newspaper
fanners. It is not necessary to say that
tlie horse is not cured yet.
—Switzerland lias rejected the naturalisation treaty proposed by tbo United
State?.—The delay in tlio work of the
tenth census and the current crticisins
on it formed the subject of debate in the
Senate.!—The Society cf the Army of
the Potomac will hold its annual session
at the national capital on May Ifl and 17
next,—It is stated that before nexl summer a passenger express train will run
regularly  between New   York   nnd San
War Iu the Mountutnt.
The Uniontown Genius contributes
the following bit of contemporaneous
history: There has been war up in the
mountains fur the possession of a sawmill owned by Robert E. Twyl'urd and
John E. Stone. T>yford's interest in the
mill was sold at Sheriff's sale to satisfy
two judgments against him. Curtis Mo
Quillen claimed that bu had previously
bought the mill from bulb Twyford and
Stone, and refused to let Ceo. Brinker-
liuii' remove the mill. During the dispute pistol Werea drawn, and there was
a lively time generally.
Twyfonl ami McQuillan were arrested
by Sheriff Hoover on Saturday evening,
on charge of a conspiracy to defraud,
laid iu jail till Monday, and on Tuesday
gave ball for court. Brinkerhofl' and F.
L. Brook were then prosecuted for assault with pistols by Twyford and Mc-
Qulllln, and also gave bail for court.
'Squire Burke, who helped Brinkerhofl
and Brook tu gui possession ofthe mill,
and Chailes McQuillan, sun of Curtis,
also have cross suits for assault, growing
out of tlie same case. In the meantime
Brinkerhoff, representing Twyford'a
creditors, 1ms possession of the mill.
ent time of from thirty to thirty-six
hours.—In the New Jersey Senate a resolution was adopted to the effect that no
concurrent resolution shall pass that
body, except by a vote of the majority
of the Senators elected.
Thubsdav.—The illness of M, Fallieres
is likely to cause tlie breaking Up of tlie
French Cabinet.—A famine prevails in
Kherson, Russia.—The pinch of the famine in Ireland will occur in February or
.March.—Cetewayo lias been reinstated
as King of Znhiland,—American exhibitors are asked to erect a separate building at the Cork Industrial Exhibition.—
A rival Channel tunnel scheme is on
foot in England.—An Italian steamer
lias been Wrecked on the coast of Tripoli. Twenty of the crew were drowned
—LieutenantHatberwill beat Irkutsk
In April With the bodies of the Jeunette
explorers.—Quinine was placed on the
free list by the House. The Senate considered the sugar schedule.— After eu-
logistic addresses both Senate and House
adjourned in respect to the memory of
Godlove S. Orth, of Indiana.—There is
trouble In tlie Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. A spirit of insubordination
has been manifested by a number of cadets, thirty-nine of whom havo been
placed in tlie prison ship Santee for
cheering In ranks.—In the lower house
of tlie New Jersey Legislature n bill was
passed providing that in all civil actions
four men out of a jury of six and nine
out of a jury of twolve shall be competent to render a verdict.—Tlie State
Treasurer of Alabama is a defaulter to
tho extent of $225,000, and   has   fie
Tenn., destroyed property valued at
1200,000,—Advices from various sections
of tho West state that a large amount of
damage has been caused by the storms
and Hoods.—George Mahan,an engineer,
who is an inmate of tho alcoholic ward
at Beelevue Hospital, brained Michael
Kelleber, another patient. James O'Connor, a convalescent patient, who was acting as orderly, was hit by Mahan on tbe
head with a spittoon and received a
fracture of tlie Bkull.
Tuesday.—Pattison's first veto was tlie
Pittsburg funding bill.—A murderer
killed his wife and then blew his own
brains out in n St. Louis bar room.—An
Ohio farmer was attacked by a huge serpent and nearly bitten to death.—The
floods continue lo make great havoc in
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio.—A
Baltimore broker marries a mulatto.
SCALDED BY COFFEE,
A Tattle Girl Itmlly Humeri Oil Sunday-
Hopes Kntertalned for Her Reeovery.
On Sunday morning between eight
and nine o'clock, the family of Mr.
George McCracken, living on the \V. B.
Neel farm, near town, arose from the
breakfast table and went about their
usual occupations, leaving a bright little
five-year-old girl at the table. The wee
one wanting some more coffee went to
thu coffee pot to get it and in returning
to her place with the pot in her hand
she tripped and fell. The scalding coffee
poured over her, burning her over the
hip and down the leg to the knee. Medical aid was at onco summoned and the
burns were properly cared fur. Wo
trust that the little sufferer may speedily
recover, especially as she is the only
daughter in her father's family. Mr.
McCracken was away from home at the
time of the accident and did not hear
of it until his return on Monday morning.
Lost Ills Alarket Money.
On Saturday last a resident of West
Newton named F. Palil wont to McKeesport to market.   On his return homo, in
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of his journey.
Tcucker*s Institute.
Tlio sessions of tlie Joint Institute will
lio held in tho chapel of tlio Mt. Pleasant
Instituto, commencing Friday evening,
February 0. at 7:80 and Saturday at 0
A. M.
Prof. L. H. DurUpa. Principal ofthe
State Normal School anhdiana, Pa., will
lecture Friday evening.   Hev. Stephana
Will deliver the address  of welcome, to
beresp led to  by tlie  loachors.    Prof.
Dolen of Pittsburg, author of tbe "Drill
Tables,"will be with us on Saturday and
present the Pittsburg  system for securing rapid calculation.
A cordial Invitation is extended to all
friends of education,   and   especially   to
taaohars, to bs'present at the different
sessions and participate In ths dlsous-
sions.
A Novel Be rice.
A gentleman rude up in front of Morrison's jewelry st..re on Friday afternoon
last and niter dismounting and tying bis
horse, drew from his pocket a piece of
rope. An interested newspaper man, not
knowing whether there was going i i be
an attempted Buieide or not, stopped for
u moment. The gentleman, twisting the
rope around ii." horse's jaw, looped li
tightly under the h irae's tail, so that, in
case he attempted to break his hitching
strap by drawing back lie would at the
same lime pull !iis tail off. As In i:; us
the uewspai er waa was In sight the animal st 1 very quietly, doubless meditating .ui bow he would inako things
hum if his tail hold would slip.
A Philosophical Reflection.
FRIDAY.—The date of the Czar's coronation lias been fixed for May 27.—It is
believed that the Powers inlend making
an effort to preserve the peace of Europe.—Prince Bismarck is Indisposed.- -
Prussians in Denmark are exempt from
military service, and Denmark claims
the same privilege for Danes In Prussia.
—A "fair trial fund" lias been organised
for tbe defence of persons charged with
conspiracy in Ireland.—The Turkish army is to be reorganised on a more economical basis.—Fifty thousand additional marks have been received in Berlin from New York for tlie benefit of tlie
sufferers by the floods in Germany.—An
official inquiry lias been instituted into
tbo cause of the Cimbria disaster.—The
Secretary of tho Treasury issued the
I20th call for the redemption of bonds.
—In view of Iho other important business before Congress the passage ofa
Tariff bill this session is very doubtful.
—Tho Legislature of Pennsylvania hi
reporting a prohibitory amendment to
the Stste constitution saddle it with a
compensation enactment for tlio benefil
of the liquor dealeis whose business
will be destroyed.—A terrible case of
destitution is reported frora Wilkesbarre.
where tho father and one son aro dead
and the mother and two children dying
of starvation.
Saturday.—The gunboat Redwing,
with provisions for tlie Starving people
of I'inisnitirray, was prevented by heavy
seas fi i reaching the island.—It is said
that the Ranger of Phoenix Park will
identify two ofthe men concerned in
tho murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Mr. Burke.—Nearly 1(18,000 Germans
came to America last year.—Prince
Frederick Charles will continue his
travels.—The proprietor, editor and
printer of the Freethinker are to be tried
for blasphemous libel.—A British schooner is said to bave been saved from wreck
by towing overboard bags of oil during
a storm— Henri Tamberlik, tlie famous
Italian tenor is dead.—The excitement
over Ihe salt lieldsin Western Now York
is increasing.—A new planet lias been
discovered by an astronomer at Vienna.
—Vincent, the defauhing Treasurer of
A labuma, who is reported to h ave reached
Canada, not only lost money in cotton,
but is said to have left thousands on the
| gaming tablo.
Sunday.—The trial of eight prisoners
charged with the murder of Lord F.
Cavendish and Mr. Burke began in Dublin yesterday. Evidence was giving concerning tlie knives with which the crime
was said to have been committed and
concerning the idenity of tlie driver of
the ear.—Four soldiers were killed and
others wounded in a battle witli smugglers on tbe Mexican frontier.—Tlie State
of Alabama lias seized all the property
of Fred Wolfe in that State, on the
He T,aui Down to Rest. ground   of his collision   with   Vincent.
A young man wont  out  calling the \Vot the latter $5,000 toward  is offered.—
other night In Oil City  and on  bis way j The bail of tbo Tennesie  defaulter, ex-
Treaaurer Polk,   has been   rudueed   to
train, two thieves picked his hip pocket,
securing one hundred and fifty dollars.
Paid did not discover his loss for somo
time but when he did, he made up lost
time in the quality of his ejaculations.
At Work.
Messrs. Husband A Bro. have commenced the erection of their new planing mill. It will bo made somewhat
larger than tbe original plan, owing to
improvements to be mado which wore
not contemplated at first. Tho unfavorable weather of tho past few days will
iutorforo somewhat with tho progress of
the work.
Money, M<_n and \Vlit»lt«>.
Saturday Officer Leigbty arrested John
ICrutzenberger, charged before 'Squire
Logan, of Laurelville, wilh tlie theft of
somo money. Some time previous Hiram
Snlvely, the prosecutor, in company with
Nelson Clark and Krutzenberger, was at
Laurelvillein a hilarous condition. Money was plenty and bets were made.
Snivoly'a cash through frequent changing of hands disappeared, and he charged
the defendant with tlie larceny of it. A
cross suit was entered and buth principals
were placed under bail for their appearance of court.
The Hllltla Force or the Country.
A message was submitted to the House
from the Secretary of War containing an
abstract ofthe militia fores ol tho United
States, organizod or unorganized, In
tho United States there are 103 general
officers, 791 general stair officers, 1,816
regimental Held and stall' olIie«r», 4,373
company officers,   87,614 uon-commis-
sionod officers and 0,707,006 men available for military duty. In Pennsylvania
there aro 4 general officers, 43 Btatr officers, 129 regimental field and staff officers, 88S company ollieors, 7,636 noncommissioned officers and 452,,"juS men
availablo lor military duty.
homo tto boor made  him  tired and ho
lay down too near a now building to rest
$50,000.—An Italion laborer was murder-
aud wont to sleep. When wakened up „.i i „ i :, i ,i
in the morning lio found his mustaeh. ^^^^"-^ at heir board-
gluedn.1 ... the ground with mn.ingl1"* b°™ *'" , hu j"" r*Uro«i work«
pitch aud ho had to cut out, a chunk of, "C!,r Alk'»lon- V*-H « proposed to sue
tbe Stuff SS   big as his   .1st   tn  save U,  «*» Writ Of quo warranto  in   Philadel-
mustaohe.   a quart of benslns and two  Phi» *° Mttle the question of who elects
hours hard work mado bun presentable.   or appoints tlie City Comptroller In case
Ofa vacancy.— Kx-Uuvoriior Sprague has
been reinstalled as trustee of the Quid-
neck Mills for tlie stockholders.—Reports
Under His Horse.
While going to  tho  country  one  day
lasi week Rev. Win.  Woods met withal0' ""' Btorm f'01" ""  wcttoas  of tlie
| painful accident.   Tlie lioise be was rid-; Northwest show that much   danger   will
John  Billings contributes tbe follow- j imr, slipped ami tell, with Mr. woods?   °e inured before the weather moderates,
mg bit of philosophy: "The host modi-   right fuot nude.'him.   Tho reverend gon-       Mommy.—A spy system similar to that
know of for tiie rumatisni is to , tlouien is now going about with thu aid ; used in Pennsylvania against tho Molly
tbank the Lord that H alnt the gout,'
1 of crutches,
Within a llnmli-.it Miles.
Governor Pattison luts refused to sign
the Pittsburg funding bill.
Deli Weaver, the oldest man In Can-
noniburg, died on Thursday.
Tbe Buchanan oil well noar Washington is being closely guarded and no sight
sears aro admitted,
Tho divorce of the old couple named
Ullery, in Fayette county, has boen refused by a Jury trial.
A branch railroad will bo built from
the Pittsimrg, McKeesport A Youghio-
gheny to Bellevernon.
Oil men aro uniting to mrike war upon
Ihe proposed extension ofthe Roberts
torpedo patent extension.
A patient released from Dixmont Insane Asylum avers that the inmates aro
cruelly treated by tlie attendants.
Tho Gibsontnn distillery insurances
havo boen adjusted, and active preparations for rebuilding are being mado.
Once moro tho rumor is rife that ths
locomotive works at New Haven aro to
be occupied as railroad repair shops.
Blairsville will rent a field and make
a skating rink, play ground and base
bill field out of it for the young people.
The Washington County Agricultural
Association have purchased new grounds
and a fair will be hold September 26—28
next.
The Allegheny river was on a high on
Sunday and immense damage to property along its course and probable Iosb of
life c.--.iud.
Hughes A Swarfs store at Almity,
Washington county was robbed of 87(H)
in money and Jt5 in postage stamps on
Friday night.
Alexander White, a Washington shoemaker has recovered $10,000 damages for
injuries incurred by falling into a vault
in front of Ueod & Co.'s store in Washington.
Heimiller the man, who so brutally
maltreated his wife during hor confinement in Allegheny attempted suicide on
Saturday by taking drugs but he was unsuccessful.
The rittsburg tolephone exchango has
boon purchased by the Boll Telephone
Company, of Boston, a corporation
which is seeking to inako a monopoly of
the telephone business.
A powder magazine owned by Thomas
stutter, at tho tUrnaoa near Salisbury,
exploded on Thursday evening, demolishing a couple of houses and seriously
injuring a man whose nauio could not
be learned.
A sad accident oecurrod at Saltslmrg
on Thursday |llst which resulted |u the
death of Mrs. John Slcinmati, who was
killed by the mail train going woet at
±4(i p. in. She was gathering coal along
the track, and tieing almost deaf did not
lioar tlio approaching train. Tho engineer seeing her perilous position, reversed
bis engine and gave tho usual alarm, but
Instead of stepping off tlie track sho
jumped  in  front of th*; v*ugiue and waa
Nr.ws Kintrsftrportcil from tim Boroughs
mid Townships Within tho County
anil from Across the Borders.
flreonsburg Democrats held their primary elections last Saturday.
A new patent process flour mill will
bo built at Ligonior this summer.
The Latrobe ear works are turning out
narrow gauge ears for a western road.
Tho Irwin Chronicle announces nn undertaker of that place as the owner ofa
"Daisy'' hearse.
The false work under the railroad
bridge at Bolivor was carried away by
tho ice on Sunday.
Jacob Umhrlng, of Irwin, sold n hundred aero farm on Thursday to Dr. IX. G.
I.omison for $15,500.
Tho temperance ladies aro hunting up
signers to the prohibition petitions very
closely in (Greensburg.
Oroenshttrg Knights  of  Honor  ban
rpietted last Friday   evening, and had a
jolly good timo generally.
Two patent medicine peddlers stolo a
hunting case silver watch from John
(ieorge, of Latrobe, last week.
Tho Knohloch farm noar Oreensburg,
containing eighty tores, was sold last
week to Kouben Hainos for «13,600.
A son of Burgess Bierer, of f.roeiis-
burg, didn't know a rovolvor was loaded.
He now mourns the loss of a finger.
Tho property of the Westmoreland
Agricultural Association at (iroonsbttrg
has boon sold to Alfred   W.   Jones   for
Si.niio.
Nelson Stewart, a driver at the Irwin
mines was caught between two ears on
an out-bound trip and badly squeezed on
Monday morning.
SoottdalS lias organized a water works
company with a capital stock of 510,000.
Operations on the establishment of tho
works will be commeneod at once.
A little boy from Altoona failed to
meet his stop-lather at Greensburg, and
would havo been eonipo'led to spend the
night on tho streot had it not boon for a
kind-hearted polieo officer.
Tho residence of Mrs. John Bloror, of
Qreensburg, was sot on fire by an overturned stove on Friday last. Furniture
and carpets were badly used up before
tho flames woro extinguished.
Tho Psrlor Orchestra of flreonsburg
had a very successful hop at the Daird
House In that placo on Mondayevening.
The commitloo will accept our thanks
for an invitation and our rogrots at bo-
liig unable to bo present.
Tbo Methodists of Latrobo havo abandoned the itlon of building a new chiiri-h
at present. Thoy will inako extensive
alterations to the old odilico. The Presbyterians of tho same town bave nearly
all tho funds raisod no :ess.iry for their
now church.
A man named Hiram Bowman, living
opposite West Newton, was surprised
on awakening ono morning last week lo
And that the Tough had risen and was
occupying tlio first story of his house.
His wife, who was sick, was taken to the.
second story to await the retreat of the
water.
A HUNGARIAN  PICNIC.
nncf
l>f,\-,s\ If.l.K.
David Pool has gone to "fireiug" on
the railroad.
On next Sabbath at 2:30 p. m. Mr. Griffith, of Scottdale, will prsaeh here.
Mr. Nathan Clair, who has boen school
director for nine ycuas, donlines to go in
for anothor term,
Mr. Ed. Marshall, traveling salosman
for a Pittsburg house, is with his family
at Mr. Lyon's and Is sick with gastric
fever, but is improving.
Toucher Berg, of Bolloview, had a
pleasant spoiling Friday night. Our
teacher expects to have a largo and good
spelling on Friday night of next week.
A   Sunilny   Wrestle    at    Morewood
IVhnt CttmcOf It.
On Sunday evening a Hungarian coke
drawer by the name of George llovancy
and a companion, who bears in his journey through life tlie euphonious title of
riliutte, had a wrestling bout in Hungary
row at Morewood. Dining tlie scuille,
Hnvancy's watch dropped amongst the
bed clotbos and was not noticed. Alter
the termination of the wrestle, Sbutte
went to a Hungarian dance in a n«igh-
boring house whore he whiled away the
fleeting hours in song and dance. After
tho lapse of some time llovancy missed
his wateli and following Shutte to the
scene cf revelry, he demanded of him
the misBing time piece. Sliutt very
shortly told him that he didn't havo his
old potato and advised him to go and
hunt it. Hovancy then wentand secured
backing iu the person of his brother
Stephen, Andy Sofranco, Stephen Faba-
rak and others, aud they made a raid on
tlie picnic party. Hot words ensued,
blows followed and soon there was a
regular pandemonium in which picks,
bludgeons, revolvers and knivos played
an important part. A partition was
knocked down, windows were battered
out and a geneiai house cleaning followed, (ieorge Hovancy was shot in the
head, Jos Uhrine was cut with a knife
and various other citizens were damaged
badily.
The rioters were arrested on Monday
by coal and iron policeman Mason, snd
in the afternoon had a bearing before
magistrate Stauffer. The office was
crowded to suffocation by the friends of
both parties, and the perfume was not of
Lubin'8 best by any means. After bearing the story to the end, the justice dismissed three of tlie arrested men and
sent Georgeand Stephen Hovancy, Andy
Sofranco and Stephen Fabarak to
Greensburg Springs where they will rusticate under tlie tender guidance of
Sheriff Kettering until Judge Hunter
makes further disposition of thorn.
COAL, COKE AND IRON,
OUR GREAT INDUSTRIES IN  REVIEW.
Gone With Another Mans Money.
On Sunday morning last John Stewart,
a wagoner at Morewood, left his room at
Herring's boarding house and his working clothes lying about carelessly in his
room. In one of tlie pockets was his
pocket book containing about fifteen
dollars. On Monday morning when
Stewart put on his clothes he found his
money missing, and so was Samuel Kess-
ler, a German who had come there to
board a short time ago. Mrs. Herring
had seen Kessler in Stewart's room the
day before but paid no attention to him.
Kessler is about 35 years c f age, has
sandy hair and beard, about 5 feet 8 or 0
inches tall, is stoop-shouldered and
heavy set. He was last seen about Tarrs
rn Sunday night, asking leave to sleep
in the station there. Mr. Herring will
pay ten dollars leward for his return to
Morewood by any officer of tlie law.
\ Miu'tiires has been adopted in Ireland.-- 'killed almost lusla-jtlv
IlulUkln's Institute.
The Institute held at the Mud school
lioii3e Saturday, January 97th, 1X83, was
well attended considering the inclement
state of the weather A majority of
the teachers of tho township were present; besides, a goodly number of citizens
who manifested an interest by coming
out through tlie mud and rain.
The school was entertainingly addressed by Messrs. G. B. Andrews and
D. H. Pershing, who are always ready
with a good word for the girls and boys.
The afternoon session was called to order by Chairman Farmer, after which
tlie teacher's methods were discussed;
but fortunate for the teacher, the criticisms drifted towaid tlie name of the
house while the methods wero commended.
Prof. R. W. Gitss, of Mt. Pleasant, on
being introduced, gave an interesting
talk on literature, and how it can be
successfully taught in the common
schools. The Professor handled his
theme with ability and revealed quite a
degree of talent in that direction. From
his talk we are led to believe that the
Professor does not waste his time on
dime novels, nickel libraries, and cheap
story papers. His address was a rare
treat to the teachers as well as to the
scholars. Wo heartily recommend Prof.
Guss to all teachers wishing to hold a
first.-class institute.
Prof. Moore, of Fennsvillc. then gave
an amusing and instructive talk on
teaching local ceography, which was enjoyed by the audience with unabated
zeal. Prof. Moore always carries his
wit and humor with him, and when he
gets a good dinner ho is bard to take
down at an institute.
The institute tendered a vote of thanks
to Prof. Guss for his able and eloquent
address, and thou adjourned, each one
feeling that it was good to be there. It
ia our candid opinion tint Bullskin can
furnish as much "gub," wit, humor and
common sense in an instituto aa any of
our neighboring townships.
O. Pshaw.
KuiMluy School Institute.
Col. Robt Cowden, of Gallon, Ohio,
Oonoral Socretary of tho Sunday School
Board will superintend a Sabbath School
instituto in the U. B. church of this
placo, commencing on tho 25th of this
month, and continuing over Sunday.
Col. Cowden, has the reputation of being ono ofthe best Sunday school instructor* in tbo land, those therefore
who are interested in Sunday school
work, will enjoy a fine treat by listening
to his instructions, his topics are Bible
theology, bible geography, bible jour-
nojs, art In teaching with demonstrations, teachor training, how accomplished, Sunday school programme and management, how to use the black board.
Tho entire service will bo made interesting by music, seats are free. Everybody
is cordially invited. Don't forget to
bring your bible, blank paper and pencil,
and ennui.
Boractnlug- New.
Tho Jersey Lilly hat for sale by Tom-
pleton it Braddock. l-81-2t
PERSONAL.
Items of Interest from Mine, Yard, Oven
and   Mill   Jottings   of  the
Past Weeh.
Morewood bad a good run of shipments
last wook.
Superintendent Hope, oi tho C'nitod
works, has resigned.
Leavenworth, Kansas, coil shafts aro
from 730 to 900 feet deep.
Tho air shaft at Ilecla mines has been
finished without any further mishap.
Most of tho river pit miners havd ro-
turnod to work on tbe reduced schedule.
Grading on tho now railroad from
Broad Ford to Summit is progressing
rapidly.
The tipple at the Grecnoak mines, orl
the Yough river, was swept away by the
recent floods.
Fifty men havo boon disehargodat tho
Smithton mines on account of Iho dull
state of trade.
Tho Dunbar furnaces havo blown out
with a largo stock of ptg iron lying unsold en tho yard.
On Friday last tho tipple of tho Hampton coal mines, at Wilkinsburg, was totally dostroyed by firo.
The coal takon from tho new shaft near
Waynosburg, Greene county, Pa.,issalil
to be of excellent quality.
James Painter, a miner, vas killed lit
tho Sowickloy mines, near Irwin, on
Wednesday last by a fall of slato.
Mr, W. II. Klingonsmith, of Grcensburg, has purchased a twelfth interest in
tho Redstone coke works for $17,000.
Largo coke works will bo erected at
Hunkers* in tbo Spring, and arrangements aro beinu mado to open tho pit at
onco.
The wife of a mlner'namod Knowland,
at Baughlin's works, noar Broad Ford,
was recently relieved of a pookot book
containing sixty-sovon dollars.
It is beginning lo look ns though the
river and railroad minors cannot got
along well together in convenlion^and'
there will bo a separation of tho two
bodies soon.
The firo at tho Dalhousie pit of tho International coal company, in Nova Scotia, which has boon smothorod for thirteen years, broke out afresh last wook,
and much damage to tho surface property is likely to result.
A minor by the namo of Barr, employed in tlie Millwood coal works, mot
with a serious aoeidont last Wednesday.
Ho was being lowered into tho shaft
whon the cable broke and ho was precipitated quite a distanco, injuring him
very severely.   Ho will recover.
Mr. Chamberlain reports very ftivora-
blo results attained by last wook's essay
^f the coal of tho C. & E. C. Co., in tho
new ovens recently erected by thorn at
Moyorsdale. Tho coko of the first charge
was all drawn tho early Bart of the wook
and the first shipment made on Wednesday. The coko is of fino texturo and of
oxcellont quality In every respect.
There will be a numbor of new ovons
orectod with tlio opening of spring.
A series of tests was made recently nt
Boelnim, Germany, to determine tho
value of wet and dry bituminous coal iu
making steam. Washed slack, holding
18 por cent, of water, and O.'J per cent, of
ash, evaporated 5.7 pounds of water por
pound of fuel ; whilo tho snino coal, with
only 3 por oont, of water, made from Sto
8.5 pounds of steam. Making dueallow-
aneo for moisture by reducing to a standard of liko quantities ol coal, free from
moisture, tliero is found to bo a direot
loss, by using wot coal, of 14 per cout.
Speaking of the Loisenring coko works
tho Connollsvillo Courier says: In the
early part of September, 1881, tho branch
railroad from Connellsville to that placo
was completed and tlio erection of ovons
was immediately commenced. In a
ihort time a village sprung up, and now
thoreare ouo hundred and twcnty-livo
families with threo hundred and fifty
workingmen there. Four hundred
ovons are in operation, one hundred and
twenty-Iivo houses have boon built, a
postoiGce has been estabUshod, a stun.
put in operation, nearly eight miles of
tolephone line run and all tho other advantages of civilized life furnishod.
Banking l>ovrn.
On Friday last two hundred  and  fifty
ovens at the Standard mines were bank-
Doctor I.oar has our thanks for a neat
little calendar for 18S3.
Mr. A. F. Htoner of Missouri is visiting his father, Mr. Adam Stoner of East
Huntingdon.
Mrs. William Biehey of Irwin ia
spending a few days with her fiilhor Mr.
Martin Ovorholt.
Mr. Robert Jamison, of Greensburg,
dropped in at the Journal otliceyesterday.   Call again.
Mr. William Giflln of Pleasant Unity
droppod in and spent aploasant half hour
with us on Tuesday last.
Miss Jonnio Kilgore of Pittsburg is
visiting tbe Misses Reynolds in Mt.
Pleasant township.
Rev. Gollandot, an Episcopalian clergyman of Greousburg, has accepted a call
from Butler, and will remove there
shortly.
Mr. J. G. Adams, ofthe South Pennsylvania railroad, has been called homo
to Kansas City by the serious illuesa of
bis mother.       •
Mr. H. C. Friek has left the Mononga-
hela House, in Pittsburg, and takon up
his residonco at his elegant now home iu
the East End.
Connty Commissioner Byors inspected
the Texas brtdjje on Wednesday last.
We hope that it will not be taken oil' tho
contractor's hands.
Mr. George MeGill, formerly clerk at
the Jiaitown company store, is now
doing the handsome in the company
store at Alice mines.
Mrs. D.  W.   Shryock  of Groensliurg
was seriously ill on Saturday night last, j
Hor many  friends bore will bo glad to
loam that she is much bottor now,
Mr. O. S.   Longiibaugh, whose return
home from Nevada we noticed several
waslcs ago, has  concluded   to   prospect
through the mountains about Kidguviow   a lecture on Sloop. Dreams, Soinnauibu.-
for silver.     Wo hope ho may  strike it | liB1" and Insanity.
rich.   ,
A Hunting ParU.
The Greensburg "Press'* says:—There
is a project on foot in which several East
End gentlemen and other Pittsburghers
are the principal movers, to fence in a
tract comprising 1,000 acres of land in
this connty, for the purpose of a hunting
park. Tlie locality abounds in same.,
such as pheasants, wild turkeys, squirrels, etc., and there are also two streams
of water, which will be stocked with
trout. The location is an admirable one,
and if sufficient stock is subscribed tho
property will be fenced in and a house
erected for the use ofa watchman. The
membership is limited to ten gentlemen,
who will have tlie exclusive right to
hunt and fish in Hie park. Tho cost of
fencing tlio park will amount to
nearly $2,000.
Successful I-rnture*.
Prof. Charles A. Pitta dattvWMd his
lectures on Phrenology and Physiognomy at Stonorvillo on Friday and Saturday evenings. On the former evening
parties wore turned away for want of
seats, and the weather only provontod
a like occtirrenco, on tho lattor evening.
The lectures were both entertaining
and instructive. The subjects wore discussal t'io,iu a scientific standpoint. The
way in which ho told the character and
dtaposttton of persdns in tho community
ia sufficient proof that ho is master of
th* science, He also practiced mesmerism, and with good success, having pert1
foot control of bis subjects. In behalf
Ot tho citizens Dr. Bigg invited lilni to
return next Friday evening and   duiivne
Abe. Welshons,   of tho   Review,  was I Highly Kstermed.
taken for a hank cashier last wook and a j TI>o youthful color ami a rich luntro,
bank book full of money was tendered are restored to failed or gray hair by tho
him for deposit. As usual the native, "se nf Parker's liiiir Balsam, a harmless
ed down, and out at Emma mines the j modesty of the scribe ledtu a refusal aud ; dressing highly cstoomed for its poituinu
i hole block was banked dowtt. ' explanations. land purity. M-lm