Mount Pleasant journal (May 29, 1888)

              M r. PLEASANT JOURNAL.
VOL. i<; MT. PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND CO., PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 29,1888. NO. 5
SLEEK CIRCUS FAKIRS
AND HOW THEY CONDUCT
LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.
THEIR
Till! Tivo Who nil! Up Ml. IM1-11unit
GrrellteN Cn|lllirrtt Hi MoKrcsporl HIIII
illmlv to nii^m'Kr o Feiv Dollar..
The total amount of money won by
the shell men who were hero with Kob-bins’
show was last week (liven at about
live bundred dollars; but as many who
were bitten hail not then squealed that
now they have the grand aggregate
sweeps over the thousand dollar line.
The two sharpers who worked their
game so successfully came here the Sat-urday
before and put up at the National
Hotel, Raying they were drummers
They soon became thoroughly acquainted
with the town, better probably than a
citizen who has made Mt. Pleasant his
home for years. That they managed well
is attested to by the number of shekels
they gathered in during the day. The
taller of the two came from Gaston, l’a.,
where he is known as Robert fisher,
Ksq. The other is a Iloosier whose real
name is said to he Whorle, whose brother
is an Indiana Senator.
One of the Donegal victims, who it is
said lost $M0, took out a warrant before
Justice MeCaleb and placed it in the
hands of S. V. Crise, of this place, of-fering
him half of what might be recov-ered.
Mr. Crise followed the show to
McKeesport where it exhibited Friday.
He bad not been on the grounds long
until he ran across Mr. W horle and
grabbed him just as he was passing
through a wire fence that passed along
one side of the circus tents, of course
the prisoner was a Sabbath school
superintendent who was only waiting to
take his class in to see the animals; lint
Mr. Crise took all bis cash, ?in, before
he allowed him to go.
Mr. Fisher, unfortunately for himself,
dropped around a short time rfter his
partner’s arrest and shared the same fate.
As the second prisoner was the one the
otllcer felt sure he could have identified
here lie placed him in the lockup, in-tending
to wait for Saturday morning’s
train. If Mr. Fisher didn’t hate the
McKeesport Chief of Police “fixed” he
certainly had some very warm friends
somewhere on the force; for it wasn’t
long after his incarceration llmt Mr.
Crise was called before the Mayor and
informed that it was impossible to hold
the prisoner. The warrant, which Mr.
Crise had, was pronounced worthless.
Becoming alarmed, the Mt. Pleasant olti-cer
borrowed a pair of handcuffs, think-ing
it wise to take his man to the hotel
forthe night. This precaution, how-ever,
was taken too late, as the open door
of the lockup show ed that Robert had
already gone firth to freedom and fresh
conquests. Mr. Crise, disgusted and
alone, returned home Saturday, evening,
Messrs. Fisher and Whorle doubtless
having departed for a town that the
show would visit during this week.
‘‘Yes, I have seen several circus fakirs
in my time,” said Mr. George S. Cole,
the gentlemanly manager for Main’s
show, to a JouitNAi, representative as
that old showman snapped a rubber
hand that he might not forget what the
strong woman had just told him about
ordering her a new pair of flesh-col-ored
tights, “I’ve been in the show
business for the last Ihirty-five years and
I guess I know1 ’em all from “Canada
Bill” down to those two “drummers”
who worked your town the other day
for a cool thousand or more. Every-thing
nowadays have been reduced to a
system and the method adopted by those
sleek gentlemen is fully abreast of the
times—often a little ahead. But I’ll just
tell you how they “work” a town and if
yon care to publish it some one of your
readers, who is anxious to get something
fjr nothing, may thereby he kept from
biting.
Circus sharks have formed what might
be termed a ‘trust’, and members keep
eacli other posted as to what may be ex-pected
of different towns along the route
laid out for the circus to w hich they may
be hanging on. For example, take your
own town; it was doubtless reported to
be ‘wide open,’ that is, ready for their
business. Where the report is favorable
a pair of these worthies will visit it sev-eral
days in advance of the show and ar-range
the ‘lay-out’, in other words, thor-oughly
acquaint themselves with the of
ficial outfit of the place, from the Mayor
down. Usually the Chief of Police is
remembered to the tune of fifty or so in
order that, if a victim wants law’ real
soon, a ’tip’ can be given the workers to
close up and move on. Please don’t in-fer
from this ttiat your town’s officials
were bribed, although they made a very
serious mistake when they licensed these
fakirs. Its true, we lmd to pay if 10 extra
license; but that’s all right. We got it
back by keeping the side show open a
little later than usuul.
“Three hand monte was once the
great game to catch suckers; but its not
played much now by the smoothest of
these smooth gentlemen. They work
with the shells that are easier handled.
Once ‘cappers’—men cf their own num-ber—
were used ; hut now in their place
‘pluggers’ are picked up at every town.
Ajdugger’is a would-be smarty who, for
a dollar or two and a pass to the show,
wins and loses as directed by the shell
HOME HAPPENINGS.
A Brlpf Mniilnnof Evrnti that Occurred
During tlu* Pnst AVerls.
The Blaine TariffClub will meet next
Monday evening and it is desired that
evory member be present.
The pleasant little church at Hecla
was crowded Habhath evening to hear
Rev. Mr. E. R. Donehoo, of Pittsburg,
preach.
The JOURNAL IS Issued several hours
earlier to-day than usual la order to al-low
the force u chance to observe Memo
rial Day.
Albert Van Morn, formerly connected
with the B. A O. office at Mt, Pleasant
lias been promoted to the station agency
at Ohio Pyle.
Harry .1. Jordan, the popular hotel
clerk of this plaee, left yesterday for
Connellsvillo to accept tlint position
at the Hotel Marietta.
Superintendent lftigus will begin at
Ml. Pleasant, ou Thursday of this week,
the annual examinations of applicants
for the schools of this county.
A. R. Barnhart, of Greensburg has
purchased the right for this county from
the Western Pennsylvania Grain <fc
Grass Seed Separator Company.
A dozen couplesofMt. Pleasant’syouth
and beauty danced at the National Hotel,
last evening, to the music of Hay’s or-chestra.
Supper was served at 11.
Ittssnid that the Pleasant Unity man,
on whose lot Main's show exhibited
yesterday, charged the management
four tickets for the use of the grounds.
Sherman Woodhull, of near this place,
has given ball to answer at Greensburg
oil Saturday next, a charge ol cruelty to
animals which Humane Ageet Cline
preferred against him.
Wilson Shields has gone to Fayette
county to look up the Interests of the
patent wind mill in that section. He
says he will stay in “Old Fiat” until he
disposes of that country's right.
In a icordanee with a resolution of the
directors of the First National Bank of
Mt. Pleasant the stockholders will vote
oo Tuesday,,!one 12, on the proposed re-duction
of that institution's capital stock
from *150,000 to *100,000.
Main’s show was here Saturday and ex-hibited
toprolmbly 1,500peopleduring'tlie
afternoon and fully 1,000 at night when
several hundred were turned away, un-able
to gain entrance. It was the best
performance yet given here by any
circus.
Way Reynolds, who is home on a
vacatied from Crozler University, with
Charles Washington, another Mt.
Pleasant.boy now on the Brooklyn Union
left to-day on a tramp through the
South. They will visit many of the cele-brated
battlefields of the late war, of
which accounts will appear in the
JOURNAL.
Rev. Pershing preached a special ser-mon,
Sabbath morning, in the Methodist
church, to the Local Camp Sons of
Veterans, from Titus 2-6, At the Bap-tist
church Rev. Reynolds addressed the
Robert Warden Post G. A. R. from 2d
Timothy, 6-11; at the United Brethren
church Presiding Elder Jones conducted
the regular quarterly meeting, attendant
upon which were Company E’s hoys to
tlie number of two score, with Capt.
Loar In command. All three were able
discourses, although Rev. Jones held
only the regular service of the day.
While a party of young men were
<li'inklng the contents of a keg of beer,
back of Husband Bro.'s planing mill, on
Saturday afternoon, an altercation arose
anil Win. YVolfendale severely drubbed
Andrew Muldoou and John Nugent.
Muldoon was arrested by oilicers Shiv-lerand
Ollnger, put in the lockup but
released on Sunday by putting up a for-feit.
Nugent gotoff and Wolfendaie was
exonerated at the Monday morning
hearing before Mayor Warden; Muldoon
forfeited what security he hail given by
failing to appear.
PASSED AWAY.
Tin* Dark Harvest of Death Thai Kuo-
No Season.
Helplessly the parents, family and
friends gathered about the bedside of
Lillie Andrews and watched the sweet
spirit take its flight to rest eternal as the
closing hours of the quiet Sabbath were
being numbered with the pnst. Peace-fully
as fall I lie dews of evening came
the end that marked her life’s limit.
For almost a year she had been a pa-tient
sufferer from malaria that gradu-ally
wasted away vitality. While
strength was hers, her cheerful disposi-tion
was as sunshine not only in her
home but among the people of the
.Methodist church, of whom, though
young, she had long been an active,
earnest one. In I his heavy loss that
Mr. and .Mrs. J. B. Andrew and family
have been called upon to hear, the
JOURNAL unites with friends in extend-ing
deepest sympathy.
A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE
And It Cont the <n»t Show
fy It.
#IO to Recti-manipulator,
who must be a quick ami
acurate reader of human nature. He
must tell almost at a glance just about
how much the victim, that is betting,
will stand before squealing, whether *5
or *50, or *150 as the cose may be. He
must also know when it is time to ‘quit
and move on. If a victim gets too much
excited his money is sometimes re-turned
to him. If you have observed
how few are the cases where prosecu-tions
are carried into the courts
you will know how well these
sharks understand the business of
making blind the eyes of justice.
Then, too, the sucker is bound to
lose as the sharper wills, for the little
pea used is a flexible gmn ball and the
worker simply keeps it between his fin-gers
and the victim might turn up all
three sliellB at once and not find it. But,
by a neat sleight of movement, the pea
is placed under one of there muiningtwo
shells after the man who bets has turned
'oyer the one lie believes covers wealth
for him. Oh ! the circus fakir is a very
smart man, and only fools bite on his
game.” and with this the gray haired
manager gave the gum band a vicious
snap and bade the scribe good-night,
There wasian act given here at Main’s
evening performance Saturday, of which
there was no announcement on the
bills, and for the first time in his life it
can be said that our own Mayer Warden
had charge of a circus. His proprietor-ship
came about in this way; Main’s ad-vance
agent came here on the 15th of
this month and contracted for a license
that would allow his show to exhibit
here on the 26th. The agreement he
made, dated at this place and signed by
Burgess Warden, read:
Know all men by these Presents:
That the proprietor ot the NEW INTER-NATIONAL
SHOW is hereby licensed to
give his shows in this place for one day
on the 26th day of May INKS, in con-sideration
of his paying iuto the Treas-ury
of the above said Corporation the
sum of *10, and in that case this license
to be of full force and effect.
Mr. Warden’s impression, as gained by
the representation of the agent, was that
the show to be given was under one can-vas
and consequently made the bill at
the bottom figure. When he found that
two separate canvases were used he as-sessed
the management *10 more and,
when it was refused, he went down him-self
and took charge of affairs. His
reign was a short one as the bill was
paid as soon as the crowd was comfort-ably
seated within. It was settled, how-ever,-
only under a very vigorous protest
from the proprietor who held that the
original contract was binding. Mr. Main
made a statement of his side of the case
from the ring and gave our city dads
what might be set down as a roasting.
There was talk of having him arrested
for the language he used ; but the matter
was not pushed and tlie show left for
Pleasant Unity Monday morning with
flying colors. ••»
Mangliil l»>- it Train.
Andrew Logan, aged 19 years, while
attempting to board a freight train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, at Brinton sta-tion,
Tuesday morning, was thrown un-der
the cars and ground to death instant-ly
beneath the wheels. His brother, who
was with him, witnessed the horrible
sight, and when the train bad passed car-ried
the maugled body to the side of the
road. The young men were walking,
when the accident happened, to Perins-ville.
where their home was with their
father, ’Squire Logau, who was for many
years ajusticeofthe peace at Laurslville.
George Rinehart died Saturday eve-ning
at his East End residence, after a
short illness from kidney trouble. By
hard work and fair dealing he had
gained a goodly portion of this world's
goods. He was a soldier during the war
and bore honorable scars that gained for
him a pension. lie was a member of
St. Peter’s Reformed church, from
which his funeral took place Monday
afternoon. He leaves a wife and family,
several of whose members have now
reached years of maturity.
On Friday last Mrs. Martha Ann, wife
of James Wallace, died at her Fast
Smithfield home, where for almost four
months she had lain a sufferer from
puerperal fever. The remains was lmr
ried in the cemetery Sabbath afternoon.
The husband is left alone with a family
of small children that are in almost ac-tual
want as Mr. Wallace himself waited
on his wife during her long illness and
was thus unable to provide for his little
ones. A few of our cilizens have sub
scribed but more help is greatly needed
MEMORIAL DAY.
Chief Mui ilnill '/.nrk lumen Ills Ortlem for
IlH Ohari vnnir.
Having been appointed Chief Marshall
for Memorial Day, I assume the duties
and announce the following aids, who
will report, mounted, at 8 o’clock a. in.
Dr. A, 11. Myers, T. D. Richer. The ex-ercises
of the day will he carried out as
announced in a former program, with
one exception : the procession will form
at 9 a. m., on Main street, as follows
Company E, N. G. I’., on the right, front
resting at U. B. church; Robert Warden
Post No. 163, G. A. K. and visiting com
rades; Mt. Pleasant Camp, Sons of Vet-erans;
Logan Council Jr. O. U. A. M.;
other organizations and citizens. The
bands will be assigned places in proces
sion. The column will march to B. AO.
depot to receive visiting hand and Jr. (),
U. A. M. of Bridgeport, and then march
to the Mt. Pleasant cemetery, where the
soldiers’ graves will be decorated accor-ding
to the ceremony of the G. A. K.,
after which the procession will return to
place of forming. All are requested to
bring flowers with them to the cemetery;
and it is to be hoped that the decorum of
all will be of such a nature that no reflec-tions
will he cast ou tlie day, only for
what it was intended—to commemorate
anil perpetuate the memories of those
who died that the flag of our country
might continue to wave over the land of
the free and the home of the brave.
At 12:30 p. m. the procession will
form and march to School Hall and will
be addressed by Maior E. A. Montooth,
of Pittsburg, and where the program
will be carried out as preyiously an-nounced.
All are cordially invited to be
present at these exercises.
•f. It. ZuOK, Chief Marshall.
NAMES WITHOUT NUMBER
OF THOSE WHO WILL HELP OUR
FAIR ALONG.
A Full Titflt of Committee* WIIOKC Mem-ber*
are Fvpectett to Hustle for I lie
•fnly Blowout.
The preparations lor Mt. Pleasant’s
fair on July I, 5 and G, move right alor-p
and this week the Y. M. G. A. manage-ment
presents a full list of all the com-mittees,
the first named in each being
the chairman.
No. 1.—GENERAL RKI.ICS,
This committee shall collect all kinds of
rehes which would l»e interesting to the gen-eral
public.
(’ E Muhin J Z Simpson Rnn'l Pershing
Geo Lemmon Peter Turr Lewis Hliupe
.1 II Heeiunnn F Andrews \V (' Lvon
CM Overholt 11C Hurst
Miss Lottie Voigt MNs Emma Stoner
'* Lydia Neel •• Marla C Overholt
•• liailxiru Wliitehill •* Peborah Reynolds
“ Jennie Ilitchniaii “ Annie I.oblnjjlur
No. 2—WAR REMUS.
This committee shall collect all kinds of war
relics to be found In the neighborhood.
J K Zuck J T Tarr .1 A Stevenson
W M Jordan .1 L Kyle Robert Love
l)r Fulton E E Crltchfleld II Baughman
Win Ramsay .1 L Dlllinger Ur K Gant
Frank Hurst
No. 8—OLD BOOKS A MANUSCRIPTS.
This cominlttee shall gather all Interesting
manuscripts, papers and books whichar
sldered relies.
HC Kelley W B Neel David Keister
Philip Tun* Jesse Hunter, Prof JD Cope
H W Stoner W S Hutchinson
Prof JIIH SIHainan Rev Leroy Stephens
1) M Plgnian W J Hltchman Wih.on Shields
Miss Etta M King Mrs Ahlile Overholt
No. 4—NATURAL HISTORY.
WmGongawaro Dr J A Loar Martin Wert/.
"Od Warden Miss F, < ’ Walter
“ Lydia Hnrtzell
No. 5—ART DEPARTMENT.
Collections of ancient and modern paintings
drawings and photographs.
Miss Edith Warden
“ Ella Neel
•* Hettle Stoner
" Trlssle Cochran
Annie Ovcrhnlr
Miss Ella Sftorer
Emma shape
l izzie Warden
Fannie Stauffer
Kttle Loueks
Vlrgie Shape
Mrs Rev Elliott
s C Stevenson
Mrs Emma Zuck
!• Clay Kelm
John Husband
FLAG PRESENTATION.
Program of Excrrtnra n* Arranged for
School Hull Till* Evening.
The beautiful flag, which the Mt.
Pleasant American Mechanics have pur
chased for the borough schools, will be
presented this evening in Pchool Hall.
The program of exercises for tlie occa-sion
is:
Music, “Columbia,’* star Band
PRAYER, .. . Rev. J. I. L. Rosier
Music, “My Country/TIa of Thee,” Choir
RECITATION,“Responsibility of Amer-ican
Citizens,” Miss Lillie Fallon
RECITATION, “The Nations Hymn,’
Miss Allie Mitchell
RECITATION,“The Religious Charade
of A. Lincoln.” Miss Nellie Stauffer
RECITATION, “Our Heroes,”
Miss Madge Stevenson
MUSIC, “Red, White and Blue,”... .Star Band
PRESENTATION. Rev. Geo. P. Donehoo,
Music, “Star Spangled Banner,” Choir
RESPONSE, Rev. Howards. Wilson.
Music, StarBand
ADDRESS Prof. Geo. D. Crlssman
Short Addresses, called by Chairman.
DOXOLOOY,“Praise God from Whom,” etc.
BENEDICTION,
The eloquent pulpit orator, Rev. E. R.
Donehoo, of' Pittsburg, will be present
and will also make a short address. As
everything has been paid for no admis-sion
will be charged, and no collection
taken.
A liravy Real K*tate Sale.
A syndicate of Altoona capitalists has
just closed the purchase of 10,(XX) acres of
coal land located in the Black Lick field,
Cambria county, and will proceed to de-velop
it at once. The price paid was £12
an acre, and this is the heaviest sale in
years. Iron ore and tire clay abound on
the land in large quantities. This rich
mineral district is accounted the most de-sirable
in the Middle Western Pennsyl-vania
soft coal held. It is stated that
1,500 coke ovens will lie established with-in
two miles of Kbensburg.
Col. Jim Will Stay to a FlnUli.
Politics among the Republicans of the
24th district is warming up as their Con-gressional
conferees will meet again on
Thursday next, in Pittsburg, to take a
second hitch at naming a candidate. It
has been said that Col. Reid, of Fayette,
would pull off' the track; but Colonel
James declares such is not his intention.
Ou the contrary, he Is in the race, he adds,
for the sole purpose of winning and
thinks his chances of getting there are
quite as rosy as auy of his three compet-itors.
A N Btauflcr Kd. Williams AliieColl
No. ii.—FOSSILS AND MINERALS.
Rev Reynolds It Ramsey,Sr Rev Stephens
J Z Simpson Rev Wilson Marion Byers
David Newlll Mrs Dr Marsh
Miss Ada Criswell Miss .Jessie Williams
No.7-FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
Cut flowers, potted plants, wax flowers and
floral designs.
Miss Emma Shields
“ Martha Boyd
“ Maggie Fox
“ Emiria V Miller
“ Ada Stevenson
** Alice Keister
“ •Birdie Folgar
Mrs Justice
Ad Fox
Miss T.illle McAdams
*• Amanda Loueks
“ Lizzie McCoy
“ Maria M ilchell
“ Lizzie Wertz
“ Kfllr* MeCaleb
Mrs Jas Powell
*' E J McElwee
John McAdams
No.8—CULINARY DEPARTMENT.
Exhibits in fids line will Include bread (from
Marked Brands of flour) cakes, pies, canned
fruit, vinegars, pickles, bread preserves, jel-lies,
etc.
Miss Martlm Warden
Mrs J B Jordan
“ Daniel Ruff*
“ Daniel Pershing
“ Jos steel
“ s W Stoner
“ Julius Lewv
Kate Hixoh
“ Rev Win Wood
*♦ J no Gibbs
“ Hkyles
“ Atkinson
“ s K Ebersole
“ J N Hurst
Miss Deborah Reynolds
“ Laura Simpson
" Lou Snyder
Mrs. Rev. Elliott
“ Clark Stoner
“ Marion Byers
“ Dr Marsh
“ LSTinstmnn
“ J A Strlekler
“ A Riunbmigh
“ W B Neel
” S J Thompson
“LB Shape
*• David Enfield
“ IJOWIS Slmpe
“ Rev Rosier
Miss M C Overholt
Aliee II itehmnn
Laura Rose
Ada Overly
No. 24—REFRESHMENTS.
The duties of the members or this com-mittee
will be explained by the Chairman
Mrs 8 W Stoner.
Mrs J A Strlekler Mrs Dr Fulton
“ Philip Weifersberger
“ J A Loar Mrs (’has Grani
“ EmnmTinsfcman “ Jno Warden
WBJohnston “ I> B Keister 11 It Boyd “ IlOTinstman
Miss B Wliitehill Miss Hay Neel
“ Lizzie Warden “ Milium King
“ Lizzie Dillon “ M McMillin
“ Ella Neel, “ ClaraPatterson
“ Maggie Evans “ Nellie Stauffer
*' Grace Jordan “ EmmaShupe
“ Ada Criswell “ B Mellinger
“ Jessie Thompson “ Mattie Boyd
“ Mary Cunningham Annie Morgan
Otto Lansberg N N McGrew J G Shope
Jas Ilitubinan H Coughenonr
Jas Braddock J Lowstetter Orrin Galley
Jno Simpson. Miss Anna Shape
No. 25—-FINANCE.
The duty of tills committee shall be to
sell all tickets and handlo all moneyeom-ing
in at the Fair, and return the same to
the Cor. See. of the Association.
I, STinstman J G Shope
G W Stoner Jas Hi tollman
Information can be obtained at any
time by addressing tlie chairman of the
different committees, or Chas. E. Muliln,
corresponding secretary of the Associa-tion.
There will be meetings of all com-mittees,
in Y. M. C. A. Hail,on Satuaday,
June 2, Saturday, June 10 and Saturday,
June 00; information giveu with re-spect
to all parts of the work bv the
chairmen or their representatives of nil
commlttes at any time during tlie above
named days.
SOUTH PENN SIGNS.
WITH SONGS AND SPEECHES
THE ROYAL ARCANUM COUNCIL RE-CEIVES
ITS FRIENDS.
Oen (iverliolt ('A Grant Wm l.oliing'lcr
Mrs Ah Evans
No,a.—NATDHAI. G.isDISPLAY.
Tills ilispiny will consist of illumination from
various burners and designs, to be used dur-ing
entire time of Fair.
D I> Angell Bob'! Andrews Harry McMillin
Walter Anderson <’ c Haven
No. 10—CKBEALS, Vxor.TAni.ES, FRUITS, AC
The displays 111 (his line will consist if grains
Flour, Vegetables, fruit, etc.
OPSliupe LS Tinstmnn Amos Trout
Andrew UumhniiKh Harry Stoner
1* Loueks Jesse Love Jos Landis
Mhdmel Slioup A J Hose Dan Truxnl
.1 B Myers O W Boyd Jesse Poilins
Hoin'l Andrew Jas Neel I, I! Shape
,! II Rumbaugh 8 Warden
No. 11.—FANCY WOBK.
The Following committee will havecharge
of laees, embroideries, needle work,
patchwork, crochetled work, etc.
Mrs Dr Marsh Mrs Braddock
“ Hcv Donehoo, “ J 1. MoGiffen
“ M J Rumtiaugli
“ S C Kel ley
Amanda Wade
Win Herthel
“ John Reynolds
“ TJ Smith
“ Braden Hurst
" M Mechlins
“ T F Pershing
Miss Sadie Peoples
Grace Jordan
Anna Hunter
Alice Warden
Maggie King
Maggie Kyle
Cora Lowe
NellieStanffer
Mnllie Sandies
Belle Stauffer
Kev Fornor
“ Jas Neel
“ DO Welty
“ Kate Fnias
“ JS (Iverliolt
Miss A nna Smith
“ Emma Shields
“ Jennie Strlekler
“ Ada Criswell
“ Annie Overholt
“ Lizzie Ramsay
“ Jennie Pershing
“ Anna Hutchinson
“ Lizzie Storer
“ Nellie Itupert
No. 12—WOOD CARVING.
This display will include all kinds of
fancy and ornamental wood work.
Elmer Galley Jas. McAdams
N N McGrew O D Spence Kd /.uek
J A Boblis Mr McCormick
Mrs Mollio Mechling Mrs DM Piginan
No. 13—MACHINERY AND I.CM HER.
NN.McGrew Adam Rumbaug);
J B Andrew H B Pershing
CM Galley Morrison Bros Wm livers
JA Stevenson EPrescott Wl) Muilin.fr
No. 1J—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
LIGHT MACHINERY.
D B Keister J I) Ledger IJ McWilliams
Henry Sarver Henry Ackerman
Israel Glunt
No. 15—MERCHANTS' DISPLAY.
The object of this line is to secure a dis-play
of goods lor advertising on a limited
space. These displays will he arranged
by the persons making the exhibits to
suit their own fancy. The instructions
and terms will bo fully explained by the
chairmen, J S Braddock anil A C Stauffer
(All the Merchants of town.)
No. 16—BANO CONTEST.
The band contest will consist of selected
music by all the bands contesting. A
free dinner will be given to all contesting
and also the following prizes : 1st prize,
*15; 2u prize, *10,
NN McGrew JJNeel W R White
J W Swartz. A R Strang C R Wade
A CCochran II F Bott
No. 17—MILITARY.
Lieut J M Berrylnll Serg. J G Newmyer
Corp. Amos Mechling
No.18.—STREET PARADE.
Capt J A Loar, Chief Marshall. Aids, J
I, Shields. Jno Warden, Dr Myers, S C
Stevenson,
No. 19.—ORATIONS
CEMullin JL.Shields
N N McGrew Geo D Crlssman
No. 20—OLD FASHIONED CONCERT.
NN McGrew Dll Keister Rev Resler
J A Strlekler Clark Fox Lizzie Storer
Abbie Reynolds Alice Warden
No. 21—LITERARY, MUSICAL, SCIENTIFIC
AND COMIC ENTERTAINMENT.
Orrin Galley Emma Shields JJNeel
Anna Smith N N McGrew CEMullin
Mell Loar Rob’t Ramsay,Jr
No. 22—PRINTING.
Officers of V. M. C. A.
No. 23—DECORATIONS.
CEMullin Otto Lansberg FA Plotner
A Strickler Lol Keister Will Marsh
Chas Hudskin BC Hurst BM Loar
Jesse Mullin Frank Storer WH Hanna
Kob'tGrahain JasTiustmun J P Hurst
J A Coldsmitb
Report, ofa New Engineer for (lie Komi
mol It. I*. lUi'Ii, A V. Connection.
It was slated tlie other day that Col.
Richard Kevins, Jr., late Government
architect, at Pittsburg, was about to bo
appointed Assistant Engineer for the
construction of the South Penn railroad.
Col. Kevins has some eonsideiable in-terest
in several minor railroads in
Somerset and Cambria counties which
will probably become feeders of tlie
South Penn. When Col. Kevins was
asked concerning tlie matter, however,
lie declined to say whether it was true
or not.
Mysterious surveys are being made
from Blytliedale, on the “Peimcky,” to
Elizabeth, and it is thought that they
are for the Smith Penn road. It will,
as believed, go down Big Sewickley
('reek and connect with the “I’emicky”
at Suterville and it is thought will form
a connecting link with the Pittsburg,
McKeesport & Youghiogheny, which
connects with tlie Pittsburgh Lake Erie.
“Trains will be running over tlie
South Pennsylvania Road in eighteen
months,” said Director George F. Baer,
in Philadelphia, as he enthusiastically
expatiated upon the merits of tlie big
railroad venture. “President Sayre is
working hard for the completion of tlie
preliminary arrangements and the di-rectors
are anxious that aggressive move-ments
should he begun at once. This is
n i bluff, as some imagine, hut an earnest,
well-directed scheme to afford Philadel-phia
additional facilities for reaching the
west by way of Pittsburg.” When the
question of manrgernent was broached
Mr. Baer said that the present oilicers
would not be supplanted for some time,
at least, and certainly not until the an-nual
meeting shall occur, the date for
which has not been determined upon.
Orrin Rees
Geo Tinstnian Rob’t Ramsay Jr
Annie Yotliers Ol la Overholt
Minnie Shupe Maggie Kyle
Lizzie Miller Jennie Landis
Chattie Dillon Lizzie Wood
Bessie McAdams Pearl Smith
Annie Gisbert Annie Dulliuger
Mrs 11 o Tinstnian Mrs J PWerkinan charge of the last named works.
A VERY OLD FARM.
The Neel Place That Iln. Been In (he
Family for 115 Year*.
Probably the oldest farm in West-moreland
county is that now owned by
W. B. Neel, at tlie West End of town,
and it is doubtful if there is another
that has remained in the family of the
original owner for as long a period.
This tract, upon which part of Mt.
i’leasmt now stands, was once tlie prop-erty
of George and Adam Bralton, who
in 1700 applied to John Boyd, of Ligo-nier,
to have it surveyed. George Brat-ton
sold his insterest to Hugh Newell in
1770 and three years later, Oct. IS, 1773,
Mr. Newell disposed of his purchase to
John Neel, tlie grandfather of the pres
ent owner, for 101 pieces. On June 26,
1778, Mr. Neel bought Adam Bratton’s
interest for 110 pence. On June 2, 1796,
Mr. Neel had the tract patented under
the name of the “Straits Farm,” there
being in it at that time 373 acres and 20
perches, with the allowance. For the
patent he paid the Commonwealth 07£
and 9s. The farm was referred to in the
deed ns being “on Lick Run, near
Jacob's Creek, not far from Braddock’s
Road.” At Mr. Neel’s death the farm
came into his son Samuel’s hands, ami
at the latter’s death his son, Wm.
became the present owner who has
riched and beautified it witli all
modern improvements.
Fully 500 People .1 (UeOprrn llon.e Pro-nounce
(lie Enlerlnluinenf Worthy
of Highest Prat.e.
Tlie Mt. Pleasant Council Roya! Ar-canum
lias become justly celebrated for
its annual banquets in tlie past and that
it only only added to this reputation
this year by a change in entertaining its
friends at the eighth anniversary of tlie
institution of the order in Mt. Pleasant
is evidenced by tlie pleased expression
of tlie five hundred people whogathered
at (lie Opera House last evening.
Tlie well rendered program of exer-cises
embraced vocal selections by Mrs.
Adah S. Thomas, Miss Edith Harris and
Mr. S. S. Amberson; violin solos by Miss
Jennie Abbott, with Mr. L. C. Webster
as accompanist. Miss Harris also gave
recitations. This quintette comes from
Pittsburg and that all its members are
artists who know well how to please was
shown by tlie hearty appliline that greet-ed
tlie performance of each. Tlie sing-ing
of Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Atnherson
and the recitations of Miss Harris were
especially well received.
Mr. Charles K. Cornelius’name was on
tlie program for tlie address on the
“Royal Arcanum;” but in his stead
Mr. J. A. I/ingfitt, Grand Vice Regent
of the Royal Arcanum in this State,
spoke in a most able as well as pleasing
manner. He reviewed tlie history of
the order since its foundation, with ten
members, in Boston, a little more Ilian
ten years ago, up until to-day when the
organization has a membership of eighty
five thousand in thirty-six states and
territories. He told of how over thenty-millions
of dollars had been destrlbuted,
in tlie way of benefits, during these ten
years, and how, for less than seven dol-lars
annually on each thousand of in-surance,
each member felt that his fam-iiy
would he well provided for should
death, at. any time, overtake him.
PERSONAL.
Mr. James Shepherd left yesterday to
spend a month with Orrville, O. friends.
Miss Lide Reiter, of Pittsburg, is tlie
guest of the .Misses Reynolds, at Wood
Circle place.
Mrs. L. F. Moss, son and daughter, of
St, Mary’s, Kansas, are visiting Mrs-
Anna Wliiteliill, on North Diamond
street.
Mr. N. T. Miller, of the Chief Inspect-or's
office of the Postoflice Department
Washington, is visiting his mother, of
this place.
Mrs. B. F. Bolton, of Findlay, O., is
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Stoner, of East Huntingdon
township.
Mrs. G. F. Griffin, of Old Frame, Fay-ette
connlv, with her sons, is the guest
other sisters, the Misses, Loliingier, of
Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. Iliram Smith, ol Ilerry,
spent several days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Stoner and other Mt.
Pleasant friends.
Rev. Mr. E. R. Donehoo, of Pittsburg,
assisted his son, the pastor of the Middle
Presbyterian church, in holding com-munion
services oil Sabbath last.
Misses Ray Neel and Alice Hitchman
went to Marklcton Wednesday by the
overland route. The former returned
home Saturday, mid tlie latter last eve-ning.
Mr. and Mrs, T. C. Patterson spent
Sunday with Relleyernon friends, and
I lie former left yesterday as a delegate to
tho Prohibition National Convention,
which meets to-morrow at Indianapolis,
Ind.
Cards are out announcing the mar-riage
of Mr. G. A. Hogg, of Iron Bridge,
and Miss Elizabeth Porter, of McClell-antown.
J Eayette county, which event
will be solemnized at the bride's home
on Thursday, June 7, at 12 m.
ONLY A LITTLE GOLD RING
B.,
en-tile
A rir.annt Surprise Party.
Mrs. Rev. Elliott, on Tuesday evening
last, at her Eagle Street residence,treated
a few of her friends to a delightful sur-prise.
Among the guests, who had as-sembled
at 5o’clock, were Misses Mather
and Heath, ofthe Institute; Coke Inspec
tor Clark, of the North Chicago Rolling
Mill Company; Assistant Cashier Shope,
ofthe Mt. Pleasant Bank, and a JOURNAL
representative. The surprise came in
the form of a wedding ceremony, in
which the host officiated, the contracting
parties being Miss Emma Hunter, of
this place, and Hon, Janies S. Marshall,
of Paultori, this county. An elegant
supper followed congratulations. Misses
Mather and Heath, with music and rec
Rations, did much to add to the pleasure
ofthe balance of the evening. Mr. and
Mrs Marshall left Wednesday for I.eeeh-burg,
where they intend making their
horns.
Physic by Contract.
Tlie Schoonmaker Coke Company is
adopting a new system, looking to tlie!
treatment of its employees when sick or
injured. The plan, which was begun
souietimo ago at this company's Red-stone
works, consists ill having eacli
family pay 75 cents per mouth and oach
single man 50 cents for the same time for
medical attention, the lucky physician
selected for this position of colliery doc-tor
furnishing the medicine free. The
company feels satisfied that tills system
will prove, in tlie end, a blessing to tho
men. The Jimtowu and Alice plants
have adopted this way of treating the
atliicted. Dr. Plotner, of this place, has
But It Canned Lot. of Enmity Between
Two Ml. Pleasant. Families,
There was a highly interesting suit
tried before Justice MeCaleb Friday
afternoon last for the possession of a
little gold ting in tlie hands of Daniel
Ledger, the sewing machine agent, of
this place. The prosecutor was Henry
Blinker, the liyeryman, whose daught-er
had lost a ring several months ago
which had been given tier by Conductor
John llartigan. he having purchased it
from a Uniontown jeweler. The state-ment,
as made by witnesses from the
prosecution, was that the ring had been
lost while the little owner was playing
in the defendant’s yard. When after-wards
the prosecutor saw in tlie posses-sion
of tlie defendant a ring (vhicti an-swered
the description of the one lost,
Mr. Brinker claimed it, aud when the
demand was refused he brought the
above action. For the defense wit-nesses
testified that the ring in question
had been found by Mr. Ledger’s wife at
llroadford, and that it had been offered
to the prosecutor if lie would make oath
| lo his right to tlie properly which, it
was claimed, lie refused to do. While
there was no positive evidence offered
tiy the prosecution, tho Uniontown
jeweler identified the ring as one that
lie had sold, although he would not say
that it was the same he had given Mr.
llartigan. Mr. MeCaleb gave judgment
in favor of the prosecutor. The affair
has stirred up a great deal of enmity be-tween
tlie litigants and opinion seems
divided upon tlie merits of tlie case.
SHU More Oven* for Fuyclle.
Jacob E. ltidgway aud W. K. Brown,
of Philadelphia; James McKay and A.
Liddell, of Pittsburg; F. /,. Sballenberg
and Colonel A. L. McFarlstue, of Irwin,
comprising the Kedstono Coal Company,
were at Uniontown last week to take
steps to develop their large body of coal
land on the line ofthe Pittsburg, Vir-ginia
A Charleston Railroad, in Fayette
county. The company holds ovor 3,000
acres in a compact body, and are about
to select the location for a shaft to carry
on extensive mining orerations. Be-sides
shipping raw coal, tlie business ot
coke making will be carried on to some
extern.
AROUND AND ABOUT.
Slior( No(rs From \V «■.( morrlnml nit<l (hr
Comities Adjoining.
What is claimed to be a gold mine has
been discovered on tlie farm of Jacob
West, of flolivar.
A good (low of natural gas lias been
struck at Cherry Tree, Indiana county.
Tlie well is 1,300 leet deep.
In viow ofthe late scorching.., Somer-set
lias decided to get a hand lire engine
and build three large cisterns.
Scottdale merchants have organized a
water company and intend bringing the
liquid supply from tlie >rt. Vernon ore
mines.
The Connellsville Courier will not be
issued this week as the make-up of the
paper Is being changed to a seven column
quarto.
Humane Agent.Cline has made infor-mation
against Samuel Null, of Tarrs,
charging the latter with cruelty to
children.
ills reported that Messrs. Kumbaiigh
A Brinker, the proprietors ot the burned
Greensburg mills, will rebuild during
I lie summer.
The Methodist General Conference, in
session in New York, has changed Hie
pastorate term of its ministers from three
to live years.
The gas well at Bellevornon, which was
owned by tlie late It. C. Schmertz. and
Captain Jones, Hie banker, has enmo in
and is showing a very large flow.
Bennett Talbott, Hi© Greensburg
contractors, have commenced work on
tlie Youghiogheny Gas Company's line
(o run from Grapeville to West Newton.
Anderson Witman fell from a oar in
the Cambria Iron Company’s yards at
Johnstown, oil Wednesday night, and
received injuries from which hediod five
l ours later.
Mrs. Kfln Wolfe, an aged lady, who
lived with hor son in Greensburg. fell
down stairs on Thursday afterroou and
received injuries from which she died
Friday evening.
Bev. W, B. Elliott, of Pleasant Unity,
acted as secretary at last week's meeting
at New Brighton of tlio Ministerial Asso-ciation
ofthe Church ofGod of Western
Pennsylvania.
Dr. W. L. Olemmer, of Brownsville,
who was buncoed by showmen out of*45
on Thursday, worried oyer it until lie
was struck with paralysis. He is in a
critical condition.
Darius Hoys who runs a little grocery
store at Lemont, Fayette county, has
been arrested for selling liquor illegally.
Darius kept the objoctionai stutf in
bottles, labelod “Wild Cherry Cordial.”
Alfred E. Mason, of Greensburg, died
Tuesday of erysipelas fever, aged 55
years, lie was a brother-in-law of Hon.
J. A. Marchand and Judge Logan, As-sistant
General Solicitor of (lie Pennsyl-vania
road.
Tod Burns, of Everson, on Wednesday
while trying to escapo from an officer
who hail a warrant lor him on a charge
of selling liquor without license, fell
down an embankment and broke one of
his legs.
John Launtz and Daniei Kunkle, two
Westmoreland county shippers, had
informations made against them for sel-ling
impure and adulterated milk by
Meat and Milk Inspector McCutchen,
of Pittsburg.
Constable Leasure, of Stonerville, last
week arrested and jailed a man named
Walker who had,about three months ago,
been charged before ’Squire Richer, of
Scottdale, witli having stolen a watch
from Joseph King.
Miss Jennie, daughter of Joseph Had-den,
a well-known Unioutown merchant,
and Wm. McClelland, proprietor ofthe
McClelland House, of the same place,
eloped Thursday, and were married at
Youngstown, O. They returned to
Uniontown Saturday.
The body of William Houlihan, of
Johnstown, was found on an island
in the Conernatigh river, opposite Sang
Hollow, Monday night. Houlihan was
a stone mason. The manner of his death
is a mystery, and the indications point
to foul play.
Michael Beatty, aged 8, was struck by
a freight engine at Manor station and
knocked several yards Weonesilay. He
was picked up for dead and carried
homo, when Ills mother fainted. Tlie
boy immediately revived and said: “Get
up, mother, I’m not hurt,” which proved
to be tlie fact.
John Donley, of Bald Hill, Greene
county, who died recently, aged 85 years,
always walked, although he owned sev-eral
horses. Only last year ho walked 18
miles to Waynesburg, and six or eight
years ago he walked 80 miles, canvassing
for apolitical friend. Five brothers sur-vive
him.
An attempt was made to poison a lot of
sheep, cattle and horses belonging to
Thomas Sayers, of near Wayneslinrg.
Poison was placed at several points in
the fields, but It was fortunately discov-ered
in time to prevent I lie stock getting
it. A horse belonging to Lindsey Black,
however, partook of tho substance and
died.
The Fayette jury in the case ofthe
First National Bank, of Uniontown,
against the defunct Dollar Savings Bank
for a balance due the former institution
when the savings bank suspended, as in-structed
by Judge Stowe Thursday, re-turned
a verdict for *7,509, which was tlie
full amount agreed upon by the parties
in the suit. Theorigiual elaimwas*10,000.
The natural gas war between the South-west
aud the Home companies at Union-town
is growing lively. While the Home
company hus lieeu golfing ready to pipe
the gas iu irom the.Rider well, theSoutli-west
company lias been sinking a well,
aud shows its faith in the territory by
surveying and staking out the pipe line
route to Uniontown, where it will en-deavor
to reach first.
T4(li District Democrat. Mail.
Tlie refusal of Cbairniuu Connor to
convene the Fayettee County Committee
in compliance witli tlio request of tlie
Urecue County Committee, witli a view
of appointing coulereese to a new con-ference
wberoiu a plan for nominating a
Democratic candidate for Congress more
satisfactory to Greene than tlie present
one, could be adoptod, has intensified the
strained relations already existing be-tween
the Democracy of Fayette and
Greone.
END OF CRIMINAL COURT
AND THE DISPOSITION OF ITS CASES
FOR THE CLOSING WEEK.
Grant Wyland et. al., were acquitted,
but they had to pay three-fourths ofthe
costs, while tlie balance will be settled
by Hannah J. Struble, the prosecutrix.
Frank Greddler, of Standard mine
fame, was convicted of selling liquor
illegally. His wife confessed to a simi-lar
charge.
L. Scbocliawfsky was found not guilty
of having attempted to assault the per-son
of Alice White, who will have to
pay the costs.
B. Gorden was convicted of peddling
without license. lie also pleaded guilty
to other indictments made against, him
for tlie same offense.
Henry Wilcox, convicted ol assault
and battery, was sentenced to pay costs
and give bonds to keep the peace.
T. C. and Albert Wilson were cleared
of the charge of having disturbed a re-ligions
meeting, and the prosecutor,
John McKee, was presented with tlie
costs. John Ewing was acquitted of a
similar charge, but had to pay two-thirds
of the charges.
Joseph Johnston, who is charged in
one indictment with fornication and
bastardy, and in another indictment
with abortion, failed to appear, and the
case is continued until next term and
process awarded to bring him in.
Samuel Best, of 1 rwin, entered a plea
of guilty to having attempted to assault
the person of his step-daughter.
Daiali Brown and II. C. Bailey,
charged with the larceny of twenty
pieces of meat, were brought into court
and entered a plea of guilty. The de-fendants
are they who robbed tlie
smoke-house of-Mr. Purstine, of East.
Huntingdon township, a full account of
which was given in the JOURNAL at the
time.
Job Jones, an Trwin hotel keeper, was
acquitted of the charge of selling to
minors.
James Fetters, tlie boy who was
charged with the larceny of a revolver,
was found not guilty by the jury.
George Murphy was charged with the
larceny of a watch, hut the jury cleared
him.
Frank Grim had to pay half tho court
chargee, although acquitted of false
pretense.
Jesse Taylor was cleared of tlie charge
of assault and battery, but had to pay
half the cost, tho prosecutor, Mr. Free-man,
getting the balance.
Henry Bowman was found guilty of
having burned the barn of Mr. Lynn, of
Fairfield township.
Settlement was made in tlie cases of
G. W. and J. II. Shearer vs. H. F. Lauf-fer
and Roht. Warren vs. John Gant.
Tlie cases continued were those of the
com. vs. Jacob S. Noel ami Thomas and
Ryan and those of James Fulton vs. Jas.
Peters, Jas. Fulton vs. Margaret Metzgar,
Frank L, Brock vs. Henry Rumbaugh Jr>
Jesse Dickon vs. Nicholas Thomas, Jno.
Husband & Ilro. vs. Samuel Warden,
COAL AND COKE.
Vnrloti* Item* Gntltered from file Sur-rounding;
Work*.
J. W. Rainey’s shaft at Moyer lias been
put in tull operation.
Decoration Day will be observed by a
general lay-oil at all tho works in region.
The Frick company is opening a large
stone quarry at Virgin Run, near Layton
station, that will give employment to
some 75 men.
President Richard Davis, ofthe Amal-gamated
Association, says tlie miners of
Western Pennsylvania expect to secure
a State appropriation to establish a State
mining school.
The joint meeting of the Knights and
Amalgamated Association did not take
place at Scottdale yestordny as there had
been no authorized call issued to either
organization. Secretary Mullen says tho
latter will meet to-morrow, anyhow.
An effort will lio made to have all the
railroad miners 111 tlio Pittsburg distriot
connect themselves with Sub-division (I,
National Assem lily 135, K. of L. Special
exertions will be made by Organizer
George Harris lo liaye a strong organiza-tion
among tlio employes of Congress-man
Scott, at Scott Haven.
Some of the smaller operators, it is
said, are anxious that a syndicate be
formed to put up tho price of coke, and
it is intimated that belnre long an effort
will lie made to have all of tlio operators
come to an agroemont bv which coke
will be advanced from *1 to a figure that
will allow the operators a profit on their
scale.
The Connellsvillo Courier says that W.
O. Witman, of that place, lias been
awarded the contract of painting all the
tenement houses ofthe H. (’. Frick Coke
Co. There are several thousand ofthem.
Work lias already been commenced at
Trotter. Tlio color usod is a dark red.
The contract will amount to almost
*20,00(1.
A Nov (,i.j II 1,1 Furl.
Alphranza Anderson Harwood, an
electrician employed by the Light Com-pany,
of McKeesport, lias iust received
letters patent on a mode by which liquid
fuel is adapted in place of hard Fuel for
locomotives, stationary engines, and, in
fact, any machinery built for steam power
use. The patent is called the patent oil
furnace. The burning of the oil iu the
machlue creates a gas which passes
through burners into the furnace of an
engine and furnishes a fuel as strong ami
as even and steady as the natural gas.
His claim is that the patent will success-fully
do away with coal, coko or wood us
fuel, and will have it tried on locomotive
engines. ■ ■ ■--<#» —
The V. IU. C. A. Social.
The social, given Friday eveuing in its
hall by the Young Men’s Christian As-sociation,
was a well attended and highly
enjoyable affair. The well-rendered
program embraced selections by tlie .Star
band; a grand march, led by Mrs. Dr.
Marsli and Miss Wardou; vocal trio,
“Cuckoo Song.” MissesOverholt, .storer
and Warden; recitation, “Lays of Au-ciont
Rome,” Rev. Mr. Wilson; vocal
solo, Miss Mather, and a medley quar-tette
by Misses Overholt and Matheraud
Messrs. Ruth and Patterson. The affair
closed with a pleasant hour of social In-tercourse.
TUB JOURNAL MT PLEASANT, PA., TUESDAY EVENLNO, MAY 20,
MT PLEASANT JOURNAL
Pnm.lSHED KVERY TUESDAY KYRNINO.
—BY-JOHN
L. SHIELDS.
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TUESDAY, M A Y 2!>.
DEATH OF AUDITOR GEN. NORRIS.
Colonel A. Wilson Norris Auditor
General of I’eiinuylvcmiu who died at
Ills home in Philadelphia on Monday
last, of congestion of (lie brain was horn
at Lewistown, Pa., in ISJ2. lie was
educated at the Georgetown Puiversity,
District of Columbia. When the re-hellion
broke out lie left the university
and entered the One Hundred and
Seventh Uogimettt, Pennsylvania Vol-unteers,
as * lieutenant, lie was cap-tured
at the battle or Hull Hun. but was
exchanged shortly afterwards. He re-joined
his regiment at once and par-ticipated
in the engagements at l'red-eriekshurg,
< haneeliorsville and Gettys-burg.
At the last place he was again
taken prisoner on the Ill's! day. Por
twenty months lie was conllned in
Southern prisons, when lie was again
exchanged. Although his long impris-onment
had underminded his Health he
rejoined ids regiment and was mustered
out .vitli his command in .Inly, 1x05.
He then turned his attention to the
study of law and was soon admitted to
practice. In ls7.‘> lie was appointed
private secretary by Governor Ilart-ranft,
which position he held until 1x76,
when he was appointed by the Governor
as reporter of the Supreme Court. 1 lur-ing
the terms of Governors llartranft
and lloyt lie served on their stalls as
aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel.
In 1880 Colonel Xorris was elected
without opposition to the State Senate in
the Sixth district of Philadelphia at a spe-cial
election to fill a vacancy. In 1884
he was appointed Pension \gcnt to
succeed General H. G. Sickle, hut was
removed by President Cleveland in .Tune
1X85, anil General \Y. W. II. Davis was
appointed to succeed him. lie was
nominated on the Hepuliliean tieket for
the office of Auditor General in .lune,
1x85. At the November election lie
was elected by a plurality of over 10,000
votes. He took a very active part in
politics and in every national campaign
since 1872 lie stumped the Slate for ids
party’s candidates. Ac was an eloquent,
forcible speaker and was one of the best,
known of the younger generation of
politicians.
The Constitution provides that the
vacancy eausctVby the death of Auditor
General Norris shall lie tilled by the
Governor. As the vacancy occurs more
than three calendar months before the
next general election, the people will
elect a new Auditor <leneral in Novem-ber,
who will enter upon His official
duties on Hie first Monday of May next.
Tlie appointee of the Governor will,
therefore, serve within a few days of a
year; but it is more than probable that
the Governor will appoint a man who
can command the nomination of "the
party and thus he elected to succeed
himself.
profor another candidate. 1 he P.ialnc
lines are closing up for the final struggle,
and the Issue is no longer doubtful, as
friend and foe confess that a decided ma-jority
of the delegates are sincerely and
earnestly for Blaiue.
it requires 111 votes to nominate, fend
It is now positively assured Blaine will
have not less than 5110 and more likely
0110, whenever it comes down toaeontpst
for or against Blaiue. He may not he
nominated on the first ballot, il the host
of competitors shall insist on exhibiting
their strength; but there can be no more
titan a second ballot, with Blaine’s name
before the convention without his nom-ination
and by a practically unanimous
vote. However stubbornly the oppo-nents
of Itlnine might start out in a sec-ond
ballot, they would all find themselves
voting and cheering for Blaine heiore the
ballot can be announced.
It is now idle to question Blaine’s ac-ceptance
If nominated. Ills friends are
pressing Ins candidacy because they know
that lie will accept, and they are acting
with the knowledge and assent of their
chief. He has not pressed himself upon
the party. On the contrary, lie has re-leased
the party and its leaders trom all
obligations to him: and II he shall be
nominated in the face of a declination
that could have been made final if the
party desired it lie so, he has no right to
decline it, and those who know him best,
best know that he has no disposition to
decline it. He is only liunian, and the
man who had the Presidency once with-in
Ids own grasp, as Mr. Blaine had it
four years ago, will not decline any hope-ful
opportunity to retrieve disaster and
attain the supreme ambition of Ids life,
i Inly a sudden and hopeless decline of
Blaine's physical vigor can now prevent
Ills nomination to renew the struggle
w ith his successful competitor of isx-l.—
PhitaiMphln Timr.1.
EXCHANGE ETCHINGS.
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
The school hoard of our borough will
soon meet for reorganization and, as the
question of what salaries shall he paid
for teachers during the coining, term
w ill have to lie met and disposed of, tiie
the present is an opportune time to dis-cuss
the subject.
Heretofore in Mt. Pleasant seven
months have constituted the school year.
The effort that will he made this year to
extend the time to eight, months is
certainly deserving of success, it only
because it will do away with summer
schools. A special term during the hot
months can accomplish little real good
to the pupil; for the little advancement
that may he made by the pupil attend-ing
is almast entirely, if not altogether
lost, in the irregularity such progress
causes when the regular fall term be-gins.
This, of course, would not, occur
did the attendance during the summer
equal that of winter, which it never can
be made to do. Therefore. '■ a hope to
see an eigiit months’ term adopted by
tlie board and the hot months of .Tune,
Inly and August given to the children
for vacation.
Teachers need a vacation as well as
pupils and they should have it, too; yet
hey are only able to take it, when paid
enough during the winter to permit of
their doing so. Teaching is a profession
whoso responsibility is great indeed,
when the pupil’s welfare is considered,
and it should he paid accordingly. No
teacher, no matter in what grade he or
she labors, should receive less titan $■!•'
per month; better results, we believe,
could still he reached were the salary
$45 for the same time. A principal
should he given at least $00 per month,
although $100 would not he too much.
But, while we would like to see the sala-ries
increased, we would also have the
standard raised of those who will he
benefited thereby.
IJniuKinlU AdvUt.
New York Star
i Advice for tlie Republicans: “Take
cure, beware, Blaine’s fooling thee,”
Tlie Kinks lVrut IVeutoH TH1H‘*.
Y'oughiogUeny Times
Oil lamps are dangerous, A reliable
authority stales that three hundred nc-
Idents occur daily, entailing serious loss to
life and property.
One oi I-ntrolie’* llnnin*.
Irwin Standard.
The I.at robe A'hnwr says: “I.ast
Friday eighty-five kegs ol beer adorned
the freight station platform.’' Nmv who
says I.atrnhe is not having a boom?
lYliat Protection did For Andy.
Unlontown News.
Andrew Carnegie has written a letter
proposing to give $5,000 to the Pittsburg
exposition. High protection lias not
only made Andy l icit hut it has made
hint liberal.
A aioii.i win
Unlontown Standard.
Will-writers should take pattern after
Roscoe Colliding, He didn’t spread his
will over a halt dozen pages, blit wrote
it in eight lines, lie made it in 1x07,
and never changed it.
Terr11,1e Sinte ofA Ita I rM,
ISlalrsville Enterprise.
It is given out that the lirooks high
license law is causing the fish to die in
the Youglilogheny river, while some
tear that if the Mills' bill becomes a law
it will paralyze the Democratic party or
cause its hair to fall out.
-«•» —
Very ppmeiil.
Pittsburg Dispatch,
Another strike was “declared off” in
this eity yesterday, which, it Is indica-ted
by tlie outcome, would have been
better for tlie workmen if it lmd been
declared oft'before it commenced, is it
not getting evident enough that strikes
as a rule do not pay?
W. C. T. U.
FOR GOD AND HOME
LAND.”
AND NATIVE
The Convention—llellmny-The Prob-lem
of Ttlll Mt.
This column is conducted by the Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union of Mt. Pleasant,
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Regular meetings ike., at 2:80, p. m.
on the 1st, and .'Id Thursday of each
month in Y. M. C. A. Hall.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania met
at, Harrisburg Wednesday and did just
as Congressman Scott, who represented
tlie administration, wanted to have tilings
done. Mr. Cleveland was endorsed and
ilie N1 ills tariff pill was swallowed at one
grand gulp.
Last year there was a square set-to in'
tween Randall and Scott, with Wallace
enjoying tlie solitude of His tent, and tlie
outcome was a draw. Both got just
about wliat they wanted, and both were
satisfied with a streak of dissatisfaction
in it. Fncli hnd His own way in declar
ing for a reduction of tariff duties and of
internal taxes, but neither had exactly
his own way of having his own way, mid
that was where tlie shadow came in.
This year Wallace was xiresent and as-sisted
in waving the Scott scepter;
while Illness prevented Randall from at-tending,
which is considered fortunate
for Samuel’s scalp.
The Harrisburg convention had an
issue for 1XSS already framed for it by a
national administration, and that issue
was adopted without fuss or flurry. It
is Mills bill which ha3 become tlie policy of
tlie Democratic party in state and nation.
Upon the merits of this measure Mr.
Cleveland, than whom for the Presiden-cy
his party seems to have no other can-didate,
must win or he vanquished as the
judgment of tlie people shall he rendered
in November.
A Story fur Mr. Scot I.
Pittsburg Times.
Some one bus received and sent to
Bill Scott the entertaining story of the
fate of the small hoy who played with
the heels ot a kicking mule, and to whom
when the crisis had passed, the darling’s
father said: “No, sonny, you’ll not be
handsome any more, but you’ll have a
d—(1 sight more sense.”
THE W, C. T. r. SEMI ANNUAL.
The Westmoreland County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union met May
lfiand 17, and hnd a most enjoyable
time among the delightful New Alex-andria
people. Conventions are taken
to dittereiit places as an educative in-fluence
but, are not necessary among the
sisterhood there who are already as good
as they can well be, The next conven-tion
goes to Grcenslmrg.
Action was taken looking to the for-mation
ot a Citizens’ Law and Order
League In connection witli tlie IV, C. T.
I'., tlie details or which were left in the
hands of a committee of which Mrs. K.
B. Secrist, of West, Newton, Is chairman.
11 w as tilt sense of the convention, and
is becoming tlie firmly grounded opin-ion
of W. C. T. U. workers that the en-forcement
of the laws naturally belongs
as a duty to those who make them, the
feeling growing general that if we had
the making of them, they would be
more easy ot enforcement. The arduous
task of procuring evidence, difficult In
all cases, and trebly so in ours; the
quibbles and amblignities of the ill diges-ted
and insincere law, and the great
expense of effectual measures which our
scanty treasuries are inadequate to
prosecute, render a change of tactics
necessary.
What women can do conscientiously
in the way of remonstrance and other-wise,
will still be done, hut the stronger
arm of the Christian men, with purse
and influence will be earnestly solicited.
In response to a request from Miss
Julia A. Willard, from the State Com-mittee
on Internal Revenue, a resolu-tion
was adopted urging the tepeal of
the government tax ot: alcoholic liquors
which was forwarded to the Represen-tative
from this District, lisking him to
favor and vote for the abolition of this
tax.
A full report of tlie proceedings, with
the papers read will be found in the
current numbers of temperance
papers.
HI. Peter’s Rettmned t’lnm l Kci-vli'i-, at
10::iiin ni. amt 7::tu p, jc. Hitiidoy sehoot at
H:00a in, C. It. J'Vmii, 1‘nslnr. |
United Presbyterian ('iiimih- Hervice* Hull-!
hath morning mot evciiing utttie UHiiiil liourB. I
Huntley Helmut at tl::»l e. in.
Howard H. Wilson, Pastor.
Presbyterian (’burcli,—Hervlccs every Hun-day
morning at Im'io, and evc\ Holiday]
veiling t 7:71. .Smiday sellout :, 11»::ttt a. in. I
H, 1-;. Elliot, i’nstur. |
Trinity Luthorun Uhnreli.—Servtees
alternate Sunday ntmuflp. in. Sunday se
every tsiindny at 2dt0 p m ,1. Hnrver, Past,
United IIretliron InL'hrlsi -Services ot Kiiai)
n, m. and 7:.'tn p in. I'IMSS meeting at DCto n
in. Sunday school .-it i ]>. to. Young people's j
meeting at tl’.SO p. in. .5 1.1.. Roster, l’astor. j
First, Haplfst Church.-Services at toi.'io a, ■
m and7ate p. m. .Sunday school at a n.m j
Prenelilng at Alice mines 4 uesday al 7:!10 p j
m; Bessemer, Thumlnv, 7:su t>. m; West'
Overton, Friday,7:5a n m. Mission Sunday
school at Ensl i-tml. Morewootl, Mice, Besse-mer
and West Overton til-i.’HI p in
N. I., Reynolds, Pastor.
Meth idlst Episcopal Uliureli -Services at
PI Sin a in. amt 7:ao p m. Sunday school at
tt a, in. Young people's mreihir ol «::#) p. in.
'J'. F. Pershing, Pastor.
A. M l' Z. Clitircl,.—Sevviees on .Sunday
at 10:40a. in and 7Plop m. Sunday school |
at 2 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday oven-
(1. W. Lewis, Pastor .
William
Semples,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
17 L. MARSH, M. r>„
I PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, VVest Main Street,
Mt. Pleasant, l’a.
a; 165,167 arid 169 FEDERAL ST,
ALLEGHENY, I’A.
We are now filling tt)t with FALL
GOODS in every department,.
Newest prodnet ions in
DRESS GOODS
DU JOHN JtKI SINGED,
PH YSIO-MKDICAL
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON’.
Office 515 Church -streel, Mt. Pleasant,
Pa.
ing at S:l»i.
being opened daily We have a line line or
27c Fabrics in nil tlie desirable colors in
Plaids, stripes, Mottled and Mixed Styles,
Chtireli of (toil Services at I0:a»n. m. nnd good value, tain nil-wont salting i 'lotlis
7 p m. owl v Sohh-iili. Also services lit Ran- 42 tn saltings,a"(', 02c and 74c. a I In. }'luster
kcr lint the MS',ool in,I toorln Sal.hatlis ol Plaids and Snipes and Illuminated Ploldsnt
each mouth at 3:30 p, in. Kahlmih school 9:15 -o ami ?L8ft, \lt-wool Black Honriel
a. in. al Bethel and 2:33 p. in. at Hunker Hill la at 7“»c and $1.00
every Sunday All invited,
Hc’V.T. Woods, Pastor.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Moss Rose Lod
every Thursday
Hall.
I. O. O. ]<\
No. 350, J. O. O. F„ meets
evening In odd Fellows’
IuTl N A. M V.VKNM)N, sec’y.
Silk Wmp Henrietta,SI.00
a vard. Special bargains in Hlack Cashmeres
at 50c, M)u and 75e. Novelties In Hlack Goods 1 al low prices.
Colored Dress Silks
i i.’ic up Hlack Dress Bilks, 50c up Rhnda-i
mas. 75c and s7^c « Mir unetpmled bargains
I in Hlack Giosgrnlns at $1.00, *1.25 and 91.50a
yard.
New ! Fall! Carpets
I \Tt. ft, IITUE,
I / VETERINARY SURGEON.
Office 21(1 Main street, Mt. Pleasant,
T? M. MCUONAUGHY, M. I).,
JP . PHYSICIAN SURGEON,
wili be found at the old office vacated by
J. iS: It. MeConaughy, to attend to pro-fessional
calls promptly nt all hours,
c C. KELLEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office—Hitchman Block,('Lurch street
one door south of ’Squire Stauffer’s Of-ffice,
Mt. Pleasant, Pa. (Collections a
specialty. Special attention driven to the
preparation of legal papers of all kinds.
Real estate and pension agent. 4-12-tf
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
MT. PLEASANT AND BROADFORI RAIL
ItoAD.—On and after April 29th, IMS, the
passenger trains will arrive amt depart from
the several station as follows (.Standerd
time):
NORTH,
Mt. Pleasant
Stauffer
Iron Hridgo
West Overton
Fverson
Tlnstman
Morgan
Broad Ford
Plltsbnrg
SOUTH.
Mt. Pleasant
Stauffer
Iron Bridge
WestOverton
Kverson
Tins!inni»
Morgan
Broad Ford
Pittsburg
A M A M s fv 10
8 17, 10 251
K 10 10 10
H 05, 10 15
•S <0 10 10
>7 55 10 05
,7 JV 0 60
P Al e M
•4 05 7 20
1 00 7 15
X 55 7
.*{ 50 7 05
X H 7 00
X 1.) 0 55
3 &*l,6 50
7 451 |i 55j 3 30jO 15
S 00 l no I 00
A M
S 45
3 51!
S 58
0 03
0 07
0 II
0 Mi
9 20
2 00!
I* M V M
2 80i5 20
2 36 5 S>
2 42 5 30
2 47 5 35
2 53 5 !0
3 0016 17
3 07:5 52
3 10:5 55
5 45!8 80
MARTIN N.STAUFFER.
JUSFK'F. OF TIIE PEACE.
Office, Hitchman’s block, ( hurch stree*,
tixli aoor from Main, St. Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
Collections promptly attended to.
Tlie HaltImore Express leaves Pittsburg °t
9 20 i» m, stoppingat McKeesport at 9,52 Wtd
Newton 10 2§ t’onnellsville 11 20.Cumberland
M5 a m, Washington 7 20 a in, Baltimore N 30
ft in.
The Pittsburg Express leaves Rftltlinore at
8 15 p in, stopping nt Washington 9 15, Cum*
berlnnd l •3.5,am,C'onnell8Vllle5 15,a rn, Pitts-burg?
15am.
The Through Midi loaves Pittsburg at 8 00 a
in, stopping at Hrnad Ford at 9 46 a in, at
Washington at 515p m.arrlving at Baltimore
at i» 15 p m. Returning, if leaves Balt,imore
st 10 oo a m, stopping at Washington at 10 55 a
in. at Broad Ford nt o to p in. arriving in
Pittsburg at 8 5op m. These trains connect
id Koekwood with trains to and from Somer-set
and .Jonnstown, at Hyndinan with trains
to and from Bedford, at Garrett with trains
to and from Berlin.
KNIUHTBOF HONOR. |
Mt. Pleasant Lodge No. 22SO, K. ot H. ... m
meets alternate Monday ovemn js in Odd ! New Colorings and Designs. Tapestries at
Fellows’ iluil. J As. ■*. dltADDU» K, Kep. ,50c Body Brussels, t i 00. New Hugs, Oil
— — cloths. Mats and vinttings at populai figures.
ROYAL ARCANUM. \
It. A. Lodge No. 592 meets alternate Mon-day
evenings in odd Fellows' Hall.
.). A. LUAH, Bec’y.
A. i >. K. ol M. U. CLOAKS&WRAPS
Mt. I’lcosant Castle No. l»i, Ani'limt Order In every New Style for 1,mites and Mieses
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Congress has found time, in addition
to discussing the Mills tarllV-smashcr, to
pass a hill establishing a Department of
I.ahor. Having passed tlie House some
time ago, tlie Senate took up tlie measure
Tuesday, and it met with but little op-position.
The bill provides that tiie du-ties
of this Department shall lie to ac-liiire
and dilVusc among people of the
United States useful information on sub-jects
connected with labor in the most
general and comprehensive sense of that
word, and especially upon Its relation to
capital, the hours of labor, tlie earnings
of laboring men and women, and means
of promoting their material, social, in-tellectual
and moral prosperity.
Senator Reagan was opposed to tlie Dill
as it stood, lie said laboring men had
many grounds of complaint, but he lmd
never heard they demanded a mere
change in tlie manner of collecting in-formation
as being sufficient to satisfy
their complaints. When labor asked for
bread lie would not consent to give it a
stone, as tlie pending bill proposed. He
moved a substitute, creating a Depart-ment
of Industry, but, on a yea and nay
vote, finding only nine in favor of it,
withdrew it.
N'o new Cabinet office is created by tlie
hill, the chief being a commissioner ap-pointed
by the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
who is to hold office for four years and
receive a salary of $.1,000. (If course
there are minor positions, also, including
a chief clerk, stenographer, various minor
clerks, copyists and messengers. What
real good will result to labor from tlie
establishment of this department re-mains
to be seen. However, one thing
is certain: it will create numerous fat
offices Hint must he filled.
l’Yar* |.’or GrnvrrY Gift.
Pittsburg Chronlolo Telograpli.
The exhibition of the jubilee presents
to the Pope was a financial failure. Be
side that, rats paid too ninny visits to
the exhibits, which they found to hr
rich food. It is to lie hoped that tlie
rodents did not chew President, t 'leye
land’s gift, that gorgeous copy of the
United States Constitution.
-
.Mourning for KM Ambitious Own.
Pittsburg Post.
It is a pity that Allegheny county
could not send a peaeelill delegation to
Harrisburg filled to tlie brim with en-thusiasm
for Cleveland, tnriII*reduction
and success, instead of haying it mar-ried
by individual ambitions. But tlie
mass of the party in tills county does
send its message, even though it goes by
mail.
Pfor Prospect* for GreeiiMtmrg.
Latrobe Advance.
When tlie .delinquent subscriber re-mits
his hack bill and pays in advance;
when no one but tlie editor knows liow
to run Ids newspaper; when everyone is
pleased; when Hie gossip quits gossiping;
when the ladies cease to [line for a spring
bonnet or a husband, then, and only
ilicn, will our Greensburg friends have
water works.
PtttHlmrst'N Danger.
Pittsburg Press.
It is said now that Grover will veto
the Youngstown public building bill
because McKinley favors it, and McKin-ley
tnnde a speech opposing the Mills
MU. It is to be hoped Grover nmv not
hear about the way Rill Scott's Brad-dock
farmer lias been treated, or lie may
send a truck to haul away the ruins of
the Pittsburg new postolfiec.
Knights of Mystic Chain, meeis uiternutf-jsaturuuy
evenings in Odd Fellows’ Hull.
JOHN A. LLDFK, K. B.
GL A. K.
Robert Warden Post No. 163 G. A. R..K .1.,
/nek, Adjutant, meets in Odd Fellows Hall
every third Friday of each month
.1. <>. U. A. M,
Hogan (’ounciI No. 115, .1 unlor < »rdor l ’lilted
American Mechanics, meets on tlie second
and fourth Wednesday evening* «»i moh
month, «t 7 o,clock, to udd Fellows’ llall
A. 11. M l LKtt, Luun
A. O. U. VV.
Lodge or Ancient Order Fulted - Workmen
meets in odd Fellows’ thill every alternate
Friday of the month, .
A. N. STAUFFLIL, See y.
K of P.
HVIHS Lodge No 471, Knights ol Pythias,
meets every Wednesday evening In tv. of P.
Hall. L’ A. MtKKRh.K, K. of it. and S.
uIts In Cloths, Fancy
prices.
•Stuffsand Silk, at low
eilor.
JOSEPH A. M< CURDY,
fl ATTORNEY AT LAW.
GREENSBORO, PA.
OFFICE—No. 135 North Main street,
four doors above Court UmiHe.
O T. 8TAUFFT, M. D..
. PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
Office corner Church and Main streets,
Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.—Trains on
tin* Pennsylvania Railroad leave the nev-ernl
stations in this county on and after
November 13th, J887 as follows.
EASTWARD. |
* 2
Sz STATIONS.
| WESTWARD.
$
PM A M PM . A M P M
IJll
Mt- Pleasant Nurseries
I1F.THAN V.
“Anil lie left them, and went out, of
the city into Bethany; and lodged
tliet'e,”
'There is another Bethany nigh unto
Mt. Pleasant and I hope it contains
homos Where Jesus conies In to lodge;
perhaps also a “bouse of Martlm and
her sister Mary” where He abides, but
tlie most distinguishing feature of it, is a
huge building with tlie legend, “H gD-tered
Distillery.” Registered where?
In tlie records of a great government
which condescends to receive nt) cents
for every gallon sold of Mint which its
own schools are authorized to declare
i deadly poison, Bethany; call it rather
Jericho, whose foundations were laid In
the blood of the firstborn. I soiPs Flower Heeds." Also nil art icles of mer
! clmnilise usually found In Horticultural and
j Florists’ stores, such us
“Xo” says the policy preacher. “Ido p|ajn an(| panCy flower PfltS,
not believe in bringing this Prohibition
Apple Slumlord Pear, Dwarf Pear,
Plum, ( Il rry, Peneb, Quince, !
(trope Vines, Strawberry Plants
Hospberry Plants,
Evergreens, Shrubbery-
Shade and Ornamental Trees
in Brent variety nt reasonable prices.
ESPECIAL BARGAINS in fear, Plum,
and Cherry try the dozen or hundred.
Something New !
Ill connection with our Nursery and Green-house
business we have opened out,on Church
street,a
Seed and florist’s Store,
where we are pr-pared to furnish the old re-liable
I.nndrclll's Garden and Meld Needs In
j large or siunll qnantlUes, and Peter Itende-son%
Flower Meeds. A Iso a I art icles ol i
New Full Gloves and Hosiery.
For Ladles, Misses and < ’lilldren. < ORSFTS
In nil the most approved shapes, and tho lar-gest
line of
(TSLT)|(M|LUHERY)
In the two cities, at lowest prices.
I’LAN N ELLS—Barred, l,lain.Funey and full
skirting widths. Blankets all weights,colors
and sizes, at low prices.
Mail Orders Promptly Filled.
I HEW LIVERY!
if Hirsts! liVeMtta!
! J. K. Gibbs dcslrea to announce to the
citizens of Mt. Pleasantamt. vicinity that he
| has opened new
LIVERY AND EXCHANGE STABLES,
In the rear fit the Gibbs House, West, Main
street, where they will be pleased to see any-body
desiring livery service. Moderate rates
and first-class accommodations, -tablesopen
atall hours. 10 17 83 fy
DR. J, A. L0AR,
(XRESiDENTj^DENTisJX)
Teeth Extracted Without Pain,
Fine Filling With Gold, Silver, &e.
A Specialty,
ARTIFICIAL TEETH
at the lowest prices, mounted on
any kind of plate you may wish.
Vitalized Air Administered !
All work guaranteed. Office three
doors East of U. B. Church.
37 11 11 11
7 05 1133
0 IB 11 07
0 38 10 56
1W34 HO 51
62B 10 * i
6 24 10 38
6 13 10 24
6 OK flO 16
0 03 10 09
6 00 10 03
5 56 9 58
1 17 Conem’h
fl 11 dolin'wn
f3 50 Ntnevfth
3 II Florence
f3 30 l.acolie
331 I.oekpr’fc
3 28 Bolivar
3 IS Intcrs’cn
... .. Gray's
ft09 Hillside
f3 0fl Millwood
301 Derry
question into my pulpit, except on gen-eral
principles. There are many reas-ons
against such a course. When the
proper time comes, I shall shout with
you, hut just now, it would he unwise.”
TilK PROIIt.KM OP TIlltlST.
nv .tl'I.TA f'Ol.MAN.
Mail has been called “a thirsty
Hanging Baeketn, Window Boxes,
Bracket Pots. Lawn Vases and
Garden Tools, lawn Sends,
and Lawn Peitilizers,
Flowering Bulbs and
Roots, Grape
Vines,
J. E. GIBBS.
MYEKS. MIILLIN&EGREW,
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS
Gas and Steam Fitters-
Natural : Gas : Fitting
A SPECIALTY.
Also dealers In all kinds of Gas Fixtures
for natural gas fires, including Logs, Tile,
Fire Brick, Fire (May. Toys, Asbestos, Ac#
Also air moisture pots for grates For plumb-ing
bath tubs, atcr closets, sinks, hydrants,
hot water boilers and cess pools t he people ot
Mi. Pleasant will do well by culling and get-ting
estimates
All Work Guaranteed.
Shop in MeMill In & McGrow
550 9 51 f2 51 Bradenvilie 7 41
to47 f 9 48 Pi 51 Loyalh’n 17 43
5 42 9 43 2 47 Hat robe 7 17
5 35 9 31 f2 41 Beatty’s 7 51
f.j 31 f 9 27 P2 37 Carney*8 17 58
f«24f 9 18 f2 32 Geoige’s fS 01
5 16 8 38 2 22 Greensburg 8 46
5 09 f 8 32 Kndeb’ghs 1X53
5 05 8 28 fi 12 Grnpev111e
4 59 8 21 f2 06 Penn
4 55 8; 19 f2 011 Manor
fl 53 f H 16 Biddle
fl 51 f 8 14 Shftfton
4 49 hll 1 51 Irwin
4 45 8 06 n 49 j Larimer
fl 42 f 8 02 Ardara
4 36 7 55 fl 41 Stewart’s
J»40 ^656 ||100: Pittsburg
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Q0UTHWF.8T. PENN. RAILWAY.—On and
jj after November 13th. 1887, thejtlme of pas-senger
trains will be as follows :
Can Factory
, Main stive
BLAINE’S LINES CLOSING UP.
It is no longer n matter of doubt that
Mr. Blaine will he a candidate for rc-liomination
nt Chicago in June, unless
sudden ill-ltealtli shall force another and
a peremptory declination. That his
friends are now actively at work in every
section ot tlie Union, as foreshadowed in
these columns some weeks ago, is no
longer concealed by his champions and
no longer misunderstood by ttiosc who
I.nokliiE: fm a Darius Green.
I’itlsburg Commercial Gazette.
Perhaps Hying is not very far away
after all. The dispatch from Washing-ton
on tlie progress of tlie work of mas-tering
aerial navigation is certainly en-couraging.
There is little doubt that
$75,000 will be set aside" for experimen-tal
purposes, and a plan of airship to
convey passengers and freight lias al
ready been discussed and will he fol-lowed
out. When one considers tlie
wonderful inventions that have been
made within tlie last half-century, fly-ing
does not appear among tlie impos-sibilities.
Free and Easy Tariff Talk..
I’hllfiOelphin Times.
If such high taxes are necessary to the
protection of labor, they should be
maintained, for the interests of our va-ried
industries are paramount in this
country; hut if they are not necessary
to protection, workingmen and consu-mers
generally will want them reduced;
and, more, they will demand such re-duction
with a degree of emphasis that
partisan leaders would do well to re-spect
in tariff legislation. Bet ns have
free and easy tarllf talks ami discussions
whenever and wherever opportunity
oilers, ft is tlie one political question
of supreme interest, and for its discus-sion
every place should be its temple
and every season its own.
Coi Ni if should, at its next meeting,
take needed steps looking to tlie opening
out of streets in Hie Fast Knd, of which
Hast Washington is only one.
Fix about time for our citizens to tell
Council that tlie Mt. 1’leasant Water
Company’s rates are good enough for
them.
Xo one now questioned tlie true great-ness
of Lincoln. It was different dur-ing
the war, though.
crea-ture,”
and no doubt a careful iuvesliga
lion would justify the epithet. The
consequences of his dniuking habits are
so serious that to-day they challenge the
attention of the civilized world as the
greatest curse of the ago, and tax Hie
resources of die philanthropist much be
yowl their limit thus far. The idea lias
been prevalent that man has a natural
craving for stimulants, which it is right
to gratity. This idea has long been a
stumbling block to temperance refor-mers,
though many of them have boldly
denied the premises. Suppose we should
find out, as one of the results of all tills
agitation about the drink question, that
our habits of eating, or rather of season-ing,
have the effect to make everybody
more thirsty, more likely to drink, and
less capable of resisting temptation; do
you think it would be wortli your while
to act upon it, and use less salt and oth-er
tliirsty-producing condiments? Tlie
saloon-keepers think it would he worth
while to act upon that fact; shall we
use less common-sense than they do?
You and I can see how eating salt
makes men thirsty, and more likely to
drink beer, or any oilier drink that is
put in their way ; and if wo are wise,
we shall press that fact into service, and
so by solving the problem of thirst, we
shall be better able to solve tiie entire
drink problem.
Some say. “All the animals eat salt
and therefore we should.” This is
about ns true as it I should say, All tlie
animals eat grass, and therefore we
should, Others will say, “Well, I
could not get along without salt.’, 1
am not asking yon to do so; hut I might,
very appropriately ask, in view of all
the facts adduced, if you could not use
less salt In cooking, and especially if you
could not contrive also to supply your
tempted ones with more fruits andcookl-lng
drinks, giving them better habits i f
eating. Much rests In tiie hands of
women in this matter; and If we can
wInch eft i learn more, and apply more science to l ine the K00(jg
the solution of this drink problem, we
Shrubbery and Hardy Hoses in season for
planting. Also Dear, Plum Cherry ami other sample room nt Dr. Loar s omei
Fruit trues Agreat variety ol •
I’ LOW LL DESIGNS pQ^ SALE:—Rare Business Chaijce.
In one of tlie most enterprising and pros-p.
rous towns in W . stern Pennsylvania, a
for Festive or Funeral occasions will be
up on short notice at reasonable rates. < M -
SSSSSSSSSF ^ll!
A^l desirable lilnds ofuroonliousc, Redding SW". Qn ae«ai>U pi ratting health th<
mid Border plants will be kept on hands or
supplied from our Greenhouses at the nur-scry
on Hand Hill Avenue.
Canary Birds and Bird Cages,
Gold Fish, Flsli Globes and Acqnarluins.
* * - * you call eltli
lurch street.
i* will sell ids stock and rent ids stand
one of the very finest stands in the county
copulation of town over 9,000 Business es-tablished
U) years. Much an opportunity of
securing a trade established and choice stand
Is seMotn ottered. Address,
Uux 147, llcaver Falla# t’n
u U/Uu\.
OF MT. PLEASANT, PA.
CAPITAL STOCK $150,000.
OFFICERS:
H. W. STONKH, HESKY .IonHAS.
President Cashier.
W. J. 11/TCHMAN', G. W. STONER,
Vice President,. Assis t Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY JonnAN, W. .1. HITCHMAN,
H. W. STONER, WM. R. NKKL,
J. C. CROWNOVI.R, JOS. It. STAUFFER,
SAM E WARDEN, IIR, J. H.CLAKK.
W.D. Mn.i.iN
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled
TIIE JIT. PLEASANT, BANK
Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
W. J. HITCHMAN ■ Cashier.
J. G. SHOPE, - Ass’t Cashier
Receives Current and Time Deposits.
Discounts Paper.
Collections made throughout the United
States
Drafts issued on England, Ireland, France,
n-rmany, etc., and a GENERAL HANK ING
BUSINESS transacted.
W. J. HITCHMAN,
W. B. NEEL,
J. C. CROWNOVER.
SA LESMEN
WANTED.
to canvass for the sale of Nursery Stock.
steadv employment guasunteed. SAL.AKY
ANDEXPENSKS PAID. Apply at once,
stating age, (Reier to this paper ib d
CHASE BROTHERS! DMPANT.
Rochester. N. i.
SOUTHWARD.
STATIONS.
PM PM AM
NORTHWAD
AM P M F M
$4 25 4100 $ 8 35 Pittsburg. 0 945 12 45 86 15
5 28, 2 22 9 16'Greensburg. 8 44 II 15 5 02
688 2 35 9 46 E. Greensb’g 8 40 11 08 4 58
5 88 2 13 9 50 HuIT 8 35 11 04 4 64
f 5 40 f 2 45 f 9 52 Co’ty Home. 8 33 fll 02 ft 52
f 5431 f 2 47 f 9 54 .Fosterville.. 1880 110 59 14 49
5 46 f 2 50 9 57 Youngwood. 8 27 10 57 4 47
2 55 10 04 Painterv11 le !8 19 110 62 ft 42
f2 58 f 1007 ...Hunker.... 18 16 HO 49 f4 39
f 3 03 flO 12 ... Bethany... 18 il ilO 44 fl 34
5 53
f 5 56
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6 05
f 6 07
I 6 12
3 06 10 15 Tail’s 8 0S 10 41 4 61
f 3 i>9 flO 19 Leuffer.. •• t8 05 110 38 W 28
. „ 3 12 10 221 Stonervill©.. 8 02 10 35: 4 26
f 6 14 f 3 16 flO 27 ...Hawkeye... 17 58 110 31 f4 21
6 211 3 20 10 31 ...Scottdale... 7 54j 10 27 4 17
6241 3 23 10 34 Everson... 7 51 10 24 4 14
f 6 27 f 3 26 flO 37 Valley w’ks 17 48 f10 21 f4 11
f6 31 f3 30 OO 41 .Petinsville. 17 45 flO 17
f 6 36 f 3 35 170 46; .Moyer 17 40; flO 12
f 6 41 f 3 40 110 51 Davidson .i 17 35T10 07
H 451 344 10 55i ('onnellsv’e.i 7 32 10 08
f 6 49 f 3 19 flO 59 New Haven. 17 28 f 9 59
fH52 f 3 52 fll 02 .Wheeler 17 25 f9 56
f 6 55 f 3 55 fll 05' Watt I f7 22 f 9 53
6581 358 11 08 Dunbar. • 7 20 , 9 50
! H 17
; (7 16
17 14
f 7 02 f | 02 111 121 .Ferguson
f 7 03 f | 03 fll IT Beeson.,
f 7 05 f 4 05 111 151... Gist
f 7 08 f 4 08 17118' Frost 17 11
f7 10 f 4 10 fli 20 Stambaugh.l 17 10
f7 11 f 4 IT fll 21 Lemont Fur.117 08
f 714 f 4 11 fll 24 ..Evans. 17 06
f 7 19 f 4 19 11129 .Bed S June. 17 01
7 22 4 22 il 32 Unlontown.i 6 58
f7 24 f 4 24 111 34 Leith IB 66
f 7 28 f 4 281 fll 38 Hutchinson. f6 52
f730 f 4 301 111 40 Brownfield. 1050
f 7 33 1 4 33 fll 43 Oliphant 6 47
7 38 4 38 11 48,.Fairchance.|$8 42
PM P M AM
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f 9 42
f 9 40
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f 9 34
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9 17
9 13
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14 02
f3 57
3 58
i3 49
13 16
i3 48
3 40
1'3 36
f3 34
1*3 32
13 30
18 28
18 27
13 24
18 19
3 16
tX 14
18 10
13 08
3 06
$8 00
P M
Will bo pleased to have either at
the nursery or at No. 319 Cm
JOHN McADAMS,
Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist.
ritKWAUDK.) are those who read
ALESME
WANTED.
I Pushing, reliable men, lo canvass
for NUKSERY STOCK. Perina-thluuiia
thenivci; »Uey will fln«llion-1 non! empl'tvmeni guaranteed. Salary and
orable employment that will not expanses paid. Apply »• f onee. stating age.
_ luke them from their h« mes and, If ItOTIIEltS,
t m, pn tits are large and snro for every , (Rofor to t his paper; Hoeliester, N. Y.
industrious per-on, many have made and *»re now j
making several hum rad Uollftrs a ffi ntb. it n
easy fur any one to make ?»and upward* u dfty.wiio
in willing to work. EUner sex. young ur old: ear*
lal not needed; we Hurt you. Everythin* new. .No
special ability required: on, muler, can «»«» It as
well (if* wily one. Write to us id ' lice lor .ull panic *
ulars. which we made free. Arldrtss STIxsoz, *r
CO., Portland, Maine.
Things Atr. Sroll Fnvori.
Lahnr Tribune,
Congressman Scott, of Krio and Seott
Haven, is not acceptable as a champion
of anti-monopoly, nor can lie be regard-ed
as sincere in this and in Ids assumed
enmity to trusts until It shall he quite
generally recognized that it is in accord
with the eternal fitness of things ior
Satan to reprove sin and for tlie pot to
call tlie kettle black. Mr. Seott is for
Scott “first, lust, and all the time.’’ lie
is lor the country after Seott; for the
country when it suits tlie Seott interests;
for anything and everything that lies in
tlie Scott direction, and opposed to any-thing
and everything that will not iiave
the effect to subserve the Scott interests.
SALARY OR COMMISSION. WA fitin mediately, a few uood Men
Mil I CsUtocanvasHfortbcHaleof Fruit
Trees, (Irape Y’ines, Hoses Previous
experience no* essntial.
II. P. Fr^iuann A <’«».. Hrtgldo. ■
has revolutionized the
world during the last half
if iuIL s l if IIIcentury. N t least among ACJAWthe wonilers of inventlv
pro*re s is u IT othod ui <! system of work that can
(»* perform ’d all ov«*r the country niilmut separa-tiug
Hie workers from their hom« s. Pay liberal; any
one ea»t «h> the work: either s x, .* oiuig or old: no
speelul aldlily n*(|Ulr*d. (’apitnl ot i-emlerl; you arc
started free. Cut this out and return lo us un<l vve
will sen t you no something ofgreat value and im-p
nance 1.1 you. that will start you in business,
which will bring you in more n»onev right away,
i linn anything else In the world. Brand outfit free.
Address TUBE ACO., Augus u, Maine.
|. A. STEVENSON & CO,
Comer Main and Eagle Sts. - J. T. PLEASANT, PA.
DEALERS IN
FLQTJE, C3RN MSAL, MILL FLSU of ALL SHADES.
OOFLISr, OATS,
GARDEN AND VEGETABLE SEED?,
Grass SeecLs and Seed Wheat.
A full line of
FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS. NAILS AND IRON AND WOOD PUMPS
We also sell the
WIELD CHILLED PLOWS
ot i/e exeollod for lightness of draft and durability. Call audxm-d
U o in prices liefore purctuisiua elsewhere.
shall be more likely to keep tlie ground
that we gain by other branches of our
temperance work. And this whole salt
question is well worthy of an examina-tion.
J. R. ZUCK,
HEAI.KK IN
When men are too cowardly to stand
by a law for tiie protection of home, we School Books,
commend women for heroically coming
to tlie rescue. The demon must ho
crushed.
Can the Christian citizen best use his
ballot to destroy tlie saloon by voting
tlie same ticket that the saloonist votes?
Christian men what are you thinking
about?
Hats and Caps,
Bibles & Testaments- Boots & Shoes
Pens & Pencils.
Blank Books,
School Books,
Paper & Envelopes,
Inks and Fluids, Albums,
Sc Sheet Music, School Books
CHEAP POR OASH.
Opposite PostofRce, - " Mt. Pleasant.
GO TO
J. W, Swartz
-FOR—
WALL PAPER,
WINDW SHADES,
Floor and Table Oil Cloths,
Carpet and Lining Paper,
Window and Picture Glass,
White, Red and Black Lead,
All kinds of Oils, Paints of all
kinds, Varnishes and Hurd Oil,
Finish Brushes of all kinds, Artists
Materials, full line Kaleemine Ma-terials,
Picture Nails, .Shade Rolls,
etc., Gold Leaf and Gold Pain*.
Wagon Buggy Grease.
HARNESS SOAP and OIL,
Many other tilings too numerous to
mention.
Paper’JHanging, Painting and
Decorating
Done on short notice.
J. W. SWARTZ.
Mail Street. IT. PLEASANT Pa
A. B. ABATTICCHIO’S
BATH AND SHAVING SALOON
Under Mt. Pleasant Bank. City Accom-modations.
Hot and Cold Water Bath?
at all times. Best workmen.
HAIR
DRESSING
A Specialty. Shaving and Hai- curt'r*
POPULAR PRICES
The Greensburg Accommodation Houth-ward
leaves Greensburg at §6:45 a. m„ arri-ving
al East, Greensburg at 6:49, Huff «u5S,
County Home 16:55, Fosteiville fB:58, Young*
wood 7:01, Paintorville f7:06. Hunker 17:09,
Bethany f7:14 7’arrs 7:J7, Leuft'er 17:21, Hloner-vllle7:
21, Hawkeye i7:29,Scotnlale 7:84. Ever-son
7.37, Valley Works 17:41, Pennsville f7:46,
Moyer 17:50, Davidson 17:55, ConnellHville7:59,
New Haven 8:03, Wheeler 8:06, Watt 8:09,
Dunliar 8:1 i, Ferguson 18:15, Beeson f8:16,
Gist, [8:19, Frost 18:22, Htambaugh 18:23, Le-mon!
Furnace 18:25, Evans fK:28, Redstone
.1 unci ion 18:33, l nlontown 8:36, Leith 18:38.
Hutchinson 18:43, Brownfield 18:45, Olipliant
fs:49, Fairchnnee 8:54 a. m.
Going North It leaves Falrchance at §5:00
i). ni , arriving at Olipbant at 5:05, Brown-field,
f5:0H, Hutchinson 15:lu, Leltb f5:14,
niontown 5:16, Redstone a Junction f5,19,
(Svans [5:24. Lemont Furnace 15:27, Stum-baugh
(5:28, Frost 15.30,Gist 15:32, Beeson (5:84,
Ferguson (5:36, Dunbar 5:40, Watt 15:43,
Wheeler 5:40, New Haven 15:49. (’onnells-vllle5:
53, Davidson (5:57, Moyer (8:02, Penns-vllle
(6:07. Valiev Works 16:11, Everson 6:14,
scottdale 6:17, Hawkeye 16:21,8tonervllle6:25,
LeutTer (8:28,Tam6:31, Bethany (8:84,Hunker
18:39, i’ainterville, 18:42, Youngwood (8:47,
Fosterville 18:49, County Home 18:52, Huff
6:54, East Greensburg 6:58, Greensburg 7:06,
Pittsburg 8:16.
II--DDaaily
I—Week
MAIL ARRANGEMENT.
The time for the arrival
vluils from tiie Post Office, Mt. Pleasant, Pa
nre as follows:
ARRIVE.
Way mail from Pittsburg and West 11 a.m
do Greensburg and East..11 a.ro
do Jones’ Mills 11 a.m
do Mendon, Tarrs, etc 2p.m
do Broadford, etc 2 p.m
do Unlontown, etc 7 p.m
Through mail from Plttsourg and West 7 p.m
CLOSE.
Through mail—Plttsbugh and West... 7.15 a.m
Way~?itoner, Scottdale to Uniont’n.. 7.16 a.m
“ Jones’ Mills, etc 12.30 p.m
“ Tarrs, Mendon. West Newton. 8.00 p.m
“ Pittsburg and West 8.15 p.m
Greensburg and East 3.15 p.m
Through—Htautter, W. Overton, etc... 4.30 p.m
John D. McCaleb, P, M.
If You Want
Driving or Biding Horses,
Single or Double Teams,
Carriages. Buggies & Light Wagons,
Nothing but first-class and perfectly safe
animals Kept. Careful and
COMPETENT DRIVERS
Special rales to
Open
furnished when desired
funerals.
Stables in reai ofT. C. Patterson’s,
all reasonable hours.
M. S. BRINKER.
Kll A TEMPERATE, en-
Uf n A| fl L I I' l gi't ie and reliable
Wlini I rilMAN to solicit ordern
VI nil S ILL’lor our NURSERY
S11 M k, in i ills ami adjoining < omitles. No
Experience necessary. Permanent employ-ment
ami Good Pay, with a prospect ol' a
larger field il successful Stalef
age. Address
It. G. CHASE CO.,
1430 So.Penn Square,Philadelphia I
2 8 ly
sea Wonders exist In thousands of form
I ut are surpassed by th* im rvels of In
volition Those who are In need ol profit
Me \\ rlc iiitu I 'M be • one while living
at )u mesli 18 at oncf send their address to HalJett
Si in., l»ort and, Maine,and receive tree f 1 Inlor-maionhow
either sex, ofall ages can earn fWun to
topper da and upwards wherever i hey live. You
are started fre.. vapltai not required. Some have
I mudi over I'vJ in a single day at this work; all sucoeod
THE JUUKNAL-MT. FLKASANT, FA,, TUESDAY EVENLJNd, MAY 2IX, 18&B,
A LINCOLN STOUY.
RSONAl. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE
GREAT WAR PRESIDENT.
How He Stiff, i t it Culler Olilui|iijr. But
A'rvrr Tor u .Moon lit Fnltrri-ll III
IIIM Devotion to Duty.
(JV. if. I.nmon In Philadelphia Time?
^^>rnny real or ostensible friends of Die
Union cause who eonltl see nothing good
In Mr. Lincoln while alive suddenly dis-covered
in him the snbllmest attributes
and rarest excellencies of character after
Ills death, lie was s> outraged by the
nbloi|ity thrown upon his worthiest ofll
elnl acts, so stung by the disparagement
with which Ills purest and most patriotic
motives were impugned—Ids existence,
in a word, was rendered so unhappy by
llie personal as well ns political attacks
of those to whose sympathy and support
he might naturally have urged the most
logical and valid pica—that life became
almost a burden to him. As illustrative
of the amenities ol language with which,
at tills epoch of Ids life, the Chief Magts
tratc of our Republic was habitually
characterized, It will sulllee to adduce:
“The long-armed ape at the other end ot
the avenue;” “That hideous Imboon,
whom llnrnmnshould exlilhitasn/.oolog-icnl
cuilnsltywith similar coarse and
approhrious personalities. Mr. Lincoln's
existence was so cruelly embittered by
these and other expressions ol a more
substamlntive ehnrnetei that I have ol ten
heard him declare: “I would rather he
dead than, as President, thus abused In
tile bouse of my friends.”
Yet neither at tills nor at any other
period of Ids administration, when the
clouds were darkest,when fortune seemed
most unpropltions to the triumph of the
national arms, did lie ever for a moment
“despair of the republic” or contemplate
suicide. (Such a consummation was.
however devoutly w ished, doubtless, by
many of his enemies in I he Northern
Stales and feared, possibly, by some ot
Ids friends, especially after l he - isaslroio
battle ot Clmneellorsville. From rumors
that were current about tills time, many
persons,admirers of Mr. Lincoln, but
unacquainted with Ids rare equanimity,
his equipoise and strength of mind, his
unequaled self-reliance and indexible
adherence to the dictates of duty to his
country and to himself, were not unpre-pared
tor such an act ol desperation on
the part of both Mr. Lincoln and Mr.
Stanton. The former, when such a re-port
IIrst reached his ears, indignantly
repudiated so unworthy an intention, Oi.
one occasion the subject was discussed in
the presence ofa party of intimate friends
when the President said: ”1 have no
idea that I will survive this war, but
when 1 die it will not he by my own
hand. The enemies of the country may
destroy it and my enemies may assassin-ate
me, as Latnon there thinks they some
(lay will, but all their powers for evil
combined will not cause me to swerve
front what I consider the plain and di-rect
patli of duty.”
It will he recalled by many how the
public mind was wildly agitated by an
episode of the war, which, although with-out
military significance, at one time
threatened to predetermine the final issue
of the contest in favor of the independ-ence
of the Southern States by' the ae -
cession of a powerful ady and auxiliary
to their cause. This incident, commonly
known as the “Trent alVair,” which not
only seriously imperiled our existing re-lations
of peace and amity with a foreign
power, but came near converting its de-clared
neutrality Into an active sympa-thy
and co operation with the Confeder-acy,
originated in the unauthorized and
illegal arrest of the Confederate Com
mlssioners, Messrs. Mason and Slidell,
with tin ir secretaries, on board a British
mail packet, by Captain Charles 'Vilkes,
of the United States Navy, and their
forcible transfer from the protection ol
tile British llag to the frigate San Jacinto,
under his command. Tills arbitany
proceeding, wholly nmimliomeil by ilm
government ami in flagrant violation ol
every principal of public law, was re
ceived with a universal outburst of joy
and exultation throughout the entire
country. The Oanfederates saw tit this
wanton aggression and outrage the realt
i/Htiou ot their cherished hopes of an
embroglio—possibly ot a war—t etween
England and the United States. The
satisfaction evinced in I lie United States
seemed less comprehensible, as the first
outgoing hi i kaile runner could easily
have supplied substitutes for the cap
tilted and imprisoned Commissioners
Acclaimed and sanctioned by a veri.ietol
popular approval, indorsed by a special
resolution of thanks in tlie National Leg-islature,
commended and congratulated
in a letter from a chief of Ids department'
eyery one seemed to vie with each other
in weaving a civic chaplet to Captain
Wilkes for his lawless act.
Amid tlie wild excitement created by
this International interlude the Presi-dent
alone maintained an imperturbable
calmness and composure. From the
very first moment lie regarded the cap-ture
of the Commissioners as unwise and
inexpedient. He was heard to say re-peatedly
that it would lead to dangerous
complications with England. “IJnfor
tunately,” said he, “we have played into
the hands of that wily power and placed
in their grasp a whip with which ‘o
scourge us.” He went on to say further
that tlie Trent afftilr Intd occurred at the
most lnoporuine and critical period of the
war and would tend to its prolongation
by creating a genuine bond of sympathy
between England and the insurgent
States.
When interrogated, on one occasion, as
to whether it was notagreat humiliation
11 him to surrender the captured Com-missioners
on the peremptory demand of
Joint Bull, “Yes,” he replied, “it was
the bitterest pill 1 tiave ever swallowed.
There is, however, this counterbalancing
C usideration, that England’s triumph
will not Imvc a long tenure of life. After
our war is over,” he continued, “I trust
and believe successfully to ourselves, we
shall be powerful enough to call iter to
an account and settlement for the em
barrassment and damage she lias inflicted
upon us in our hour of trouble, and tills
reminds me of a story which I think
up’ly illustrates the coi dition of things
existing between their government and
ours.” He then re. eated the following
anecdote:
A siek man in Illinois, tlie hope of
» b se n c very was tar from encoura-ging,
was admonished by his friends
present ttiat as probably he had not
many hours to live he should bear malice
to none and before closing Ids earthty
account make peace with all hisenemies.
Turning ids lace to the wall ami drawing
a long sigh the invalid was lost for n few
moments In deep reflection, (living ut-terance
to a deep groan as he mentally
enumerated the long catalogue of enmi-ties
incurred, which would render the
exertion a somewhat prolonged one, he
admitted In n feeble voice that he un-doubtedly
believed this to be the best
course, and added: “The man whom of
all others l most cordially hate is Bill
Johnson, and so I guess I’ll begin with
him.”
Johnson was summoned and at once
repaired to the bedside of Ills repentant
friend. The latter extended to him Ids
hand, saying with a meekness that would
have done honor to Moses that Itp wanted
to die at. peace with all the world and to
bury all his past enmity. Bill, w ho was
much Inclined to the melting mood, here
burst into tears, making free use of his
bandana, and warmly returning the pres-sure
of the moribund’s hand solemnly
and Impressively assured him of nis foi-glveness.
As the now reconciled friends
were about to separate, in the expecta-tion
of never again seeing each oilier,
"Stop,” exclaimed the penitent invalid
to his departing visitor, who lmd now
reached the door; ‘‘tlie account is now
square between us, Bill Johnson; but
see here, if I should happen to get well
dint old grudge stands.”
HOW TO MOVE A BALKY HORSE.
A Problem Solved T'lint lint. Long Been
ii (.rent Puzzler.
Vew York Evening Telegram.
How to move a balky horse has long
been an unsolved problem. The ancient
philosophers tackled it and generally re-t
red from the tield with broken shins or
their front teeth kicked in by u Greek
horse.
The other day a reporter saw a tine
mouse-colored animal geared to a stylish
turnout on Broadway, with eight or ten
men trying to get him to move on. One
man lmd him by die hit, another by the
t ill, a couple of men put their shoulders
against his ribs anti heaved as if they
were trying to propel a flat-boat, but the
inlnial was as immovable as civilization
in China,
When everybody was in despair tl.e
iiroverbia! stranger appeared, and, step-ping
out of the crowd, said to the driver
n tones as smooth as castor oil:
“I’ll show you how to make that horse
go.”
The driver retired, and the stranger
grabbed the horse confidently by the
month, opened it as if It were a bank
vault, monkeyed around with the insides
of the animal’s jaw for a few minutes,
then seized the beast by the bridle, and
tothe7x!i astonishment of the crowd,
watching the boys with their hands on
their watches, the liorse started oil' at a
tive-mile-nn-hour gait, drawing the car-riage
after him with perfect ease.
The success of the stranger’s method
of persuading a balky liorse to resume
tils journey without further deliberations
was so surprising that the reporter asked
ilte stranger how lie dill it.
“It’s very simple,” said the horse-i
timing magician. “Ot course .you didn’t
see me, but I took a chip of wood which
I picked up from the sidewalk and plact d
It. under the horse’s tongue. The pres-ence
of that bit of pine chip diverted the
Horse’s attention, He torgot all about
oeing balky. He was thinking of Henry
George or the new baths In the Produce
Exchange; and when 1 took hold of the
bridle lie started oil' like anv other horse,
and I have no doubt he is now mad
enough to kick himself because he did
it. A horse is a curious brute—as peeu
iar as a woman, a regular coquette on
lour legs—but easy enough to manage II
you know how to do it.”
One of Many.
VICTOR, N, Y,, Feb. 1st, 1887.
Mr. O. F, Woodward, Hear Kir: Solid
me * gross Kemp's Balsam,SOc. size,anti
H few samples, I certainly know that
Kemp’s Italsnm is the best selling cough
cure. I luive fifteen other cough and
lung remedies on my shelves, and
Kemp's Balsam sells 111 to 1 best of all.
Respectfully yours, I . 14. Cobb. Sold
bv C. L. Kuhn at 50r. and$1.<XI. Sample
bottle free. 8 :i0 87 ly.
When B.bv w.vi sick, we f»vo her Caetnrin,
When atie wns a Child, elie cried for ('.Atari.,
When she became Mise, she clung to Cantoris,
When ■ ho Itad Children, ehe gate them Caetoria,
rnnmi in |it to ii Surely Cured.
To Tint EDITOR.—Please Inform your
readers that I have a positive remedy for
tile above named disease. By its timely
use thousands of hopeless eases have
been net immently cured. I shall be
glad to send fw o bottles of my remedy
free to any of your readers who have
consumption if they w ill send me their
express and post olliee address. Re-spectfully.
-T. A. Slocum, M. C., 181
Pearl St., New York. 1 17 dm
Tu.-NIglit and To-Morrow Night
And each day ami night, during this
week you can get at 0. L. Kuhn's drug
store Kemp's Balsam for the throat and
1 ungs, acknowledged to bo the mostsue-eessful
remedy ever sold for the cure of
coughs, croup, bronchitis, whooping
cough, asthma and consumption. Get a
bottle to-day ami keep it always in the
house, so yon can cheek your cold at
once. Price60c, and ft.00. Sample bot-tles
free. 8 21 87 ly.
What Arc Stijipotdfortw !
A. G. Rose, from New London, Conn.,
writes: Send me two boxes of your
Kemp's Pile Suppositories by mail. Our
druggist is out. They are fora friend.
I tried everything without help, but
the Suppositories cured me.
The treatment is new and within reach
of all, and would advise the affected to
give them a trial. For sale in AILPIens-ant
by C. L. Kithn, at60cper box. 8 21 ly
SUFFERING WOMEN"MARRIEL
on
SINGLE,
When troubled with those nnnoyim- Jrreunlnritiett HO
frequently lollnwiiuui cold or «*xpo*ur<\ or from Con-stitutional
WenknenHOK no peculiar to tholr MX. should
Use DR. DuCHOINE’S C obratod
FEMALE REGULATING PILLS.
They are Strong!heuing totlio entire system, impart
tone, vinorand magnetic force to all fnnctionsof body
and mind. Sent by mull, securely denied, $1. Addroiw,
Or. Harter Medicine Co., ST. 10UIS, MO.
A A flair.
\Ve have just received a copy of the
Advertisers’ Manual, a neat, compact
volume designed for the use of general
advertisers, and published by Remington
Brothers, NewspaperAdvertising Agents,
Pittsburg, Pa. This book contains in
very convenient form a carefully revised
list of the leading papers of the United
.States and Canada. The best papers of
each class and locality have been selected
and their circulations stated as accurately
as possible. In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia, the territory covered by
i lie Peim’a, Ohio and West Va. Press
Association, of which this firm are the
peclally appointed agents, the list is full
and complete, including every paper in-serting
advertisements. The book also
includes properly classified lists of the
best Agricultural, Religions, |Seientitic
and Trade publications and leading mag-azines,
which afford the best possible
mediums for reaching speeilie classes of
trade, also lists ot the leading Political
Dailies and Weeklies. All the lists are
catalogued by towns in alphebntical or-der,
and in the General List the popula-tion
is given of eacli town and of the
county in which it Is located, indicating
tire county seat. The book contains a
large amount of information invaluable
to tlie business man who contemplates
the use of “printers’ ink,” and its concise
and compact arrangement make this in-formation
readily available, a point
which busy men appreciate. We notice
several new features in tlie present vol-ume
which indicate constant progress
and improvement.
WEAK MEMVES
I A!si-;*H CKT.FKYCOMPOUND in:i S«TV<*TOTilfl
which never fnila. (’onbtinhiK fVlcry ami
IV'Cii. tliost wonderful nerve Ftin.iiinnt8.it
rjM’Ctlily cures nil nervoua disorders.
RHEUMATISM
FAINT/A CKI.FRY COMPOUNP purities tbo
Wood. It drives out the lactic otvd. which
I’liuwH Ilhf uniutinni. and rcdtore* the Weed,
makimr organs to a healthy condition. Ft ;K
the true remedy for Kliuumatisni.
KIDNEY COftSPLASNTS
PAINK’R CFI.FRY COMPOUNDquickly restores
the liver and kidneys to perfect health. This
curative power, combined with its nerve
tonics, malav i* the best remedy for nil
kidney complaints.
DYSPF.PSfA
PAINF.’S CM FRY COMPOUND stremrlhcna the
stomach, and quiets tin* nerves of the dige*.
five organs. 'Ihis in why it cures even (he
worse eases of Dyspepsia.
CONSTIPATION
1*.VINE'S CELERY COMPOI NO IM not n cathar-tic.
It is a laxative, givtiii* easy and natural
action to tli” bowel-;. 1!< gulanty surely fol-lowH
its use.
It* commended by professional and business
S« nd f. ' 1 [ URES Nervous Prostration, Nervous Headache,
Neuralgia, Nervous Weakness, Stomach !,!'
and Liver Diseases, Rheumatism, Dys- I’rioe >11.00.
rpepsia, and all affections of the Kidneys. WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO. Prop’s
BURLINGTON. VT.
I for Imok.
Sold by Druggists,
slfSM "*
Large Assort men)
MORRISON & m
JEWELRY STORE.
PLEASANT - PA.
Elgin, Waltham, Hampden, Illinois, Set It Thomas, Rockford, Tien
Ion and Columbus, in gold or silver cases, lor ladies or gentlemen, all
guaranteed Also repairing of watches, clocks and jewelry by men
of eighteen years’ experience.
CLOCKS
Of all styles, half-hour, gong-strike.
nickel e!o iks alarm clocks,
til the novelties in docks, sold
with a "-u " tintee by MORRI-SON
& mto.
JEWELRY!
Solid (told Jewelry of all kinds
a specialty. Plated Jewelry, in
all the different patterns, to suit
all. Silverware, hollow
Hat, ware, such as Knives,
and Spoons.
ware,
Fork
i 1 £ Gil
ECTACLES
Smoked and Blue Reading Glasses Field Glasses
passes, &c. &c.
line of spectacles is new and
plete. AH kinds and qualities at
prices from the cheapest to the best.
Magnifiers, Com-
We know we have lie
tried. Gold plated scis-or
b' Stsbc’ of Scissors, as they
outcoi,— ole scissors, Ac.
have beet
III Consumption Incurable)
Head the following: Mr. C. H. Morris,
Newark, Ark., says: “Was down with
abscess of lungs, and friends and physi-cians
pronounced me an incurable con-sumptive.
Began taking Dr. King’s
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to over-see
the work on my farm. It is the finest
medicine ever made.”
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
Usd it not been for Dr. King’s New
Discovery lor Consumption I would
h.iye died of lung troubles. Was given
up by doctors. Am now in best of health.**
Try it. .Sample bottles free at McKI-Wee’s,
Electric Hitler*.
This remedy is becoming so wed
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not exist
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases of the liver and kidnevs. will
remove pimples, boils, salt rheum and
and other affections caused by impure
blood. Will drive malaria from the ays- Pencils, tfec. All are invited to call and see our stock as it is lull and
tem and prevent as well as cure malarial complete. It is too tedious to try to numerate our stock as it is arger
levers Forcureof headache, consdpu. than ever befo.e, and of the best goo Is in the market,
tion and Indigestion try Ele< trie Bitters.
Entire satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Price 60c and 91.00 at McEl
wee’s drugstore.
lonvy’h, Wade & Butcher’s, and all good makes of Razors, sum
and large, to suit all; hiJi price I nd cheap. R izor strops, very tin
and common. Razors and strops combined. A lull line ot all kinds o
Pocket Knives,
GOLD PENS AND HOLDERS,
".MORRISON & BRO.
ORDER YOUR SUIT NOW!
* Rebate • of ■ Ten • Per * Cent.
n '"“'T-?'1.'! ‘ri.-n.ls ol theirs who come to HOG me at my store in Allegheny City 1 will give a Discount of 10 COIIIH on every Dollar
! 11 to r>| I he* I aAN/'i T i I luUit v'' ,SFr,np: Gvercont, which more than pays oar fare. My stock of Woolens, some of'lhoin direct from Europe, is
Prices, Workmanship & Fit We Always Guarantee.
Hit' sooner you come Ilte heller we can serve you as I ho rush is great in 11. i- season. 1inspect,fully,
14:7 STREET 147 /Y /
ALLEGHENY ^ '
2 DOORS ABOVE POSTOFFIOE.
Pleasant Valley Cars Pass the Store and Electric Care above Store.
BEN. C. HURST & Co.
MT. FLEASANT BRANCH.
KEYSTONE WATCH CLUB CO.
HaOGOLl) W AT C H KS F()|{ *38
Ait Absohit'-ly Du-l-l’ri of W atch, Stem Winding and Selling, any
design ot Kngraving; any kind of dial, eillter Hunting Case or Open.
ONLY $1 PER WEEK,
These watches can only bo secured at $•’’* by clubs of F.S members.
Knelt member pays f I on signing Ilte contract, and $1 each weekthere-afler
until lie lias pai I tf.’ls. < >nc watch is given a club each week, on
receipt of Ilte weekly payment ol .tl per member, and the club decides
by ballot which of (heir number shall possess it. and a! the end of the
3s weeks every member has a beautiful waleh to show for (lie money
he would have spent idly.
20 YEARS GUARANTEE WITH EACH WATCH.
Sample watch can be seen and examined by any one so desiring.
See it and satisfy yourself Branch House of the Keystone Co in
every large city in the I'nion.
ESTABLISHED
W.H.STRICKLER
AMion l s t v CURE I do not mean merely to
stop them for a time, and then have them re-turn
again. I MEW A RADICAL CUKE.
1 have made tin; disease of
FITS, EPILEPSY or
FALLING SICKNESS,
A life long study. I WARRANT my remedy to
CURE the worst cases. Because others have
failed is no reason for not now receiving:) our#.
Bend at once for a treatise and a FUR I BOTTI.B
of my INUAI.I.IUKE KKAIKPV. (live Express
and l*o?t oniec. It (<• ts ymi ni thin; lor a
trial, Audit will cure yon. Address
H. CL ROOT, M. C.* 183PE.VIIST.,HEWYORK
GALLEY&MECTI LING,
Manufacturers of
Carriages,
Buggies
Phaetons,
and Surreys,
-A-IST D)
(TROGKKY AND BUCKWAGONS.
Repairing Promptly and Neatly Done.
WEST MAIN ST., MT. PLEASANT.
WHICH ARE THE REST MAKES V
LES’
name on a paokage of COFFEE is a
guarantee of excellence
COFFEE is kept in all first-class
stores from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
COFFEE
is never good when exposed to the air.
Always buy thisbrand in hermetically
sealed ONE POUND PACKAGES.
Watchmaker & Jeweler.;
Mtillm's Block. Main Street, Mt. I
Pleasant, Pa,,
Is the plnee to buy your
WATCHES. CLOCKS. |
SILVERWARE.
JEWELRY. ETC.. ETC..
of all kinds, as I do an exclusive Jewelry bns-j
Incss,carry nothin# but first, class goods aud
I can give iny customers any grade of move-ment
they may tiesIre In
Klgin, Waltham, Ilatnpden,
Illinois, Fredonia,
I Rockford or Columbus,
j the latter, represented in the above cut. lsone
I ofthe leading movements of to-day, havlni
many ad carnages over other movements anc
costs no more money. Those wishing any-thing
in my line will do well by calling and
pricing goods before buying elsewhere.
Engraving and Repairing
| of all kinds neatly done at reasonable prices.
YV. II. STIlK KIiEll.
ft..'} , ||[ iUiSK AT
HU I ' i
f
«Av/ U»U. I L\ L ... i ^ i'i
THIS pAPERT i.iein . iiihulelphia
the Newspaper Adver-
_ _ .isinR Agency of Mes«r«.
N. W. AVER dt SON, <»ur authorized Rvents.
ANSWERED A.T—
D.B. KEISTER’S MUSIC STORE.
CUREl
Malajia, Dumb Chills,
Fever and Ague, Wind
Colic, Bilious Attacks.
They produce regular, imtnral ever-rialioiist.
never gripe or inlerl -ro will,
dully business. As* u f amily medicine,
they should be in every household.
SOLD EVKKYWIIKKi:.
Elegant, XFAV HTYI.K ORGAN9, the rerfrcl ion o( modern skill, fully wai ranted for
i the longest time, are sold for Cash or on TIIK EASY PAYMENT PLAY, with Stool and
Ihfctructor and delivered anywhere at prices which save the ouyer irom sio to
Violins, Guitars, Banjos. Instructors, string0 and Trimmings, Mouth Harmonicas, Ac-cordfops,
Flutes, Files, MUSICAL MOVELTlES-every thing from a Daisy Whistle to a
Grand piano or organ. Come and see and hear for yourself and make an intelligent nur-chttKc,
at the Music Store In the
Minnesota Leads the World
With her stock, dairy and grain product#.
2,000,000 acres line timber, farming and grazing
lands, adjacent to rai.road, for sale cheap on
easy terms, For maps, prices, rate#, etc.,
address. J. Bookwalter. Land CemndMioner, or
C. H. Warren. General _
Passenger Agent, St.
Paul, Minn.
Ask for Book IT.
-.Land Ocrijvlfcioner, or
>i ft m •T'pftut. A
MANTfoiA
National Hotel Block, Mt.Pleasant, Pa.
Mmrmmmmm
UHCPAWKER’S CANCER TONIC without delay.
A rare luedleiual coin|M<uii<I that cure*: whoa all else fails.
fiaHCurcdtbeworncapesofCwigti.'Veuk l.tings. Asthma,
InilitreatIon, Inward I’olii*. Exhaustion, lnvniuahle fo*
Rheumatism, Female Wcalcnewi, and all pains and tli-*-
orders of the btoinacU uml Bowels. fiUc. at Druggists.
HiNOERCORNS.
The safest, surest anti bent care forComs, Dunions, Arc.
8t«>i‘s all i»»»in. Kn.“Ures comfort to the feet. Never fail*
to cure- lb cents at Pruu-rrets. iliscox & Co., N. Y.
CHEAP EXCURSIONS.For tb#
benefit
- - Ulof tbost
looking for new locations or investments, semi-monthly
excursions have been arranged, at one
tare for the round trip, to all points in Dakota
and Minnesota. Tickets fir t class and good for
3 > duys. For maps and further particulars ad-dress
C. II. WARREN, B m srtmuu a
PassoMKez’ M .""Ittrl A
Agent, St. Paul, Mum.
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH
HOW ACCOMPLI IIEl). Lvery lady ItonM know*
Send Htamp. HAKER KlM.CO.,Bo*lW Huffalq,N.Y. PERSIA* BLOOM, Best ScmpUslon Bs»u-tifler,
SktnOure and Bluminh Erudioittor known.
ft paokose. Address u* above.
An Excellent Route.
Tourists, business men, settlers and othert
desiring to reach any place in Central or North-ern
Montana, Dakota, Minnesota, or Pug#6
fSound and Pacific Coast points should InvestI- ftte regarding tlie rates and advantages offered
y this route. A rate Irom Chicago or St.Paul to
i Puget Sound or Pacific Coast points 85.00 lower
j than via any other line is guaranteed. Acoom-
| moila-D m ST:PAUL M t}oaB
MINNEAPOLIS M fiass. ftviM ANITDB A;;,; ton ,|tl RAILWAY. flMOil-
I tana; Watertown, Aberdeen, Eilendale, Fort
I Buford and Bottineau, Dakota, are a few of the
principal points reached via recent extensions of
I this rood. For maps or other information ad-dress
C. H. YVAHKLN, General Passenger Agent,
j St. Paul. Minn.,or S. L. WAIIUKS, General East-ern
Agent, 287 Broadway, New York,
" df
I Ml
S elling & Collecting Agt.
FORJTHE
High ArmSinger
“Best in flic World.’
South Diamond St.,
MLFleasant Fa.
Send for new map of Northwest.
All DrUKgi*t4, 'Sir . .'•(
Dr. Seth Arnold, Med. C
$100. l*rf|iHiitl only by
, Wooncuckt I, K. 1.
SALESME
YVANTKD. Pernuuicnt nos
lions uunraiitei'd with 8ALAP',
EXPENSES PAID. Ain
.et* rml ted man can succeed with u« l’ccu-
Lir julv mtngesto beginners. Stock complete,
»c udin in nv fast selling special fit s. Out- j
•it freo. \<ii|c vx .,t ...wp th's paper) i
BItOWN imOTllF.RH, !
Nurserymen, UouUester, N. Y j
LOW TOURIST RATES.
! For *17.50 a first-class round trip ticket,
I good for 1)0 days, with stop-over privileges, can
be obtained from St. Paul to Great Falls, Mon-tana,
the coming manufacturing centre of the
! northwest, m m iriaia m Ouly$5fi.OO
j SaUitPaullJ A to Helena
and return.Mg ANIT0B£L Similar re-dUCtlUU.
H Iwl ,AILV.Z U-' :!U pobltg
east and south. Rates correspondingly as low
wltll>« named to points in Miuin-aotn and Da-kota,
or upon Puget Sound ami tlie Pacific
Coast. For lul l her particulars address 8. I,
Warren, OeneraJ Eastern Agent, 2H7 llrca.lway
New York City, or C. H. WAKBEX, General Pas-eenger
Agent, St, Paul, Minn.
lIf:Vi HI ‘A h
for Infants and Children.
"Cutorl#is so well adapted tochildren that
l recommend it aa superior to any prescription
kMOwn to me.” H. A. AIICHBR, M. D.,
Ill So* Oxford 8k, Brooklyn, N. Y.
rastoHa cures Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhcea, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promote# dl-wffgsfiinrjurious
medication.
THS CKITACB COUPANT, lie Fulton Street. N. Yj/
XJIK JOUKNAIJ^MT* PLEASANT, PA,TUK»J)AY UiVBNINU, M A V 29, 1HHN.
DAWS DOINGS.
BUDGET OF HOME NEWS ANDTHATOF
FOnEIGN COUNTBIES-A
Digest of Event*T inHspl.'Ing til!' Wtil ld
Over Dlirlikg tile I'nel Heven Dojs, nl
tJiitlief.nl I>V tlteUlmV Newsmen.
WEUNWDAY.—A ('Dblegram trein I’nrin
tolls of Blalno’s good lionlth. I In is not
talking politics tmt is quietly waiting to
join Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie in
l.ondon and go coaching witlt tlieni
tlirotiKlt Kngland and Scotland. Two
new Bishops wore olectcd in the Melli-odlst,
Conference nl Now York yester-day,
Hr. S. H. Vincent and Mr. .lames
ft. Fitrgerald.—Knight Templars are
holding a grand conclave in Pittsburg.
The North American Turuerbuml, at its
Chicago meeting, came squarely out in
favor of law and order, much to the dis-appointment
of Anarchists w ho felt sore
the society would favor their ideas that
cost the bomb throwers their lives not
so very long ago. -A skillful forger used
the name of a Philadelphia broker tlrm
and offered Secretary Fairchild about a
IrtB.IkKMlOl) worth of cheap bonds. Of
coarse, the bonds wore, not delivered
although accepted by the Secretary, but
the market declined in consequence,
which was just as good for the forger.
The Allegheny's took Monday’s game
from the Senators B to 0, but they lost
yesterday’s and to-day’s games through
had playing.
TIIUIISDAV.—At the Harrisburg Meino-cratic
convention the Slate prepared by
Hon. tV. f.. Scott went through as it
greased, in lids district, Win. Moher
was made Fleeter and .las. S. Morehond
and Austin ( lark delegates at large.
In the 2-trh district. The nominee lor
Supremo.I udgesh ip wasJudge Met ’tlllum
oT I’itlsburg.—An account bus just been
received of I bo wreck on the coast of
China of tho costly American steamship
Snn Pablo. Pirates attempted to hoard
wrecked vessel Imt the plucky Yankee
captain drove them off with hot water
thrown from the boilers. President and
Mrs. Cleveland was received yesterday
by the Presbyterian delegates ill session
ill, that church's centennial celebration
in Philadelphia. Members from the
Southern I .ranch, meeting ill Itnltimore,
were present and the best of feeling
prevailed. A union ot the two assem-blies
is expected.
FRIDAY.—Richard V liny and Police-man
Thomas Chidlow, two Pittsburg cit-izens,
were ground to atoms at Hoop's
station, on 1 lie Pennsylvania railroad,
yesterday by an express train. They
were crossing tho tracks in a buggy amt
were prevented from seeing the Hying
passenger train by a passing freight. The
rails and tics for rods wore strewn with
pieces ol Mesh and dots of blood.—Over
2d,non people nt Washington yesterday
witnessed the laying of the cornerstone
for the new Catholic Pniversity of Amer-ica.
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore,
participated in the exercises.—Tho mar-riage
of Prince llenry, of Prussia, and
the Princess Irene, ol Hesse, was solem-nized
at Berlin. The Kinporor Freder-ick
was one of the wodding assemblage.
—Tho Butchers'Convention began yes-terday
in Philadelphia, the address of
welcome being made by Gov. Beaver.
At the barbecue in Schutzen Park, (10
bead of cattle and too sheep wore roast-ed.—
The Allegheny! opened up with
the Indianapolis yesterday, hut tho
] Ionsiers got away with tho game II to
0.—'The.complement of Bishops for tiio
Nl. F. church was effected bv the elec-tion
of Mrs. Newman, Goodsell and Joyce.
SATCIIHAY.— Mispntclies from Washing-ton
state that General Sherridan is very
ill from fatty degeneration of tho heart.
He rallied this evening but tho gravest
fears are entertained that be will not re-cover.—
Tile Beading Railroad has been
placodon its feet again through the
pluck and energy of its president, Aus-tin
Corbin, who has succeeded in plac-ing
$20,000,OOo ol t percent, bonds with
a l.ondon syndicate.—The women of
Ohio have won a groat victory in having
the Prohibition convention of that State
at. Toledo affirm their right to vote.—
The trade outlook gives every promise
of a better general business during the
summer.—Chaplain McCabe was elected
one of tho missionary secretaries at the
New York Methodist General Confer-ence.—
Everything is ready lor the
Democratic Nominational Convention
which will meet Tuesday next in St.
Louis to renominate Mr. Cleveland, as
the party seems to have no idea of do.
ing anything else.—Master Workman
Powderly has pubiieally declared that
ho does not wish to be ro-eleclod.
SUNDAY.—The Emperor Frederick’s
throat was said to he growing worse and
grent alarm prevailed in Berlin. In
France Clemenceau is trying to stem tho
poplar tide toward Boulanger. Ger
many has commenced reprisals against
France on the frontier. Russia remains
intensely warlike and Austria is still
threatening to wipeout Russian influence
in the Balkan States by force of arms.
—Among the events nt home described
telegraph were tho deatli of a Harvard
student from opium smoking, the visit of
Mrs. Cleveland to Princeton, the debate
on the civil service in Congress, ex-
Governor Hoyt’s statement that with or
without Blaine the Republican party will
he beaten unless it waves the bloody
shirt.—At l’ittshnrg the National Tube
Works men decided to accept the com-promise
reduction of 5 per cent, and
Singer, Nimick & Co.’s men made a like
decision, and the defaulting bookkeeper
of a bank in Stanford, Kan., was arres-ted
by Roger O’Mara.—Rev. Sam Small
gave a 1’ittsburg reporter an interesting
talk on the Southern church and poli-tics.—’
The local sporting events were re-ported
very fully, including the League-game
in which the Allegheny's defeated
the Indianapolis team by a score of 0 to 2.
MONDAY—General Sheridan’s condi-tion
is no better, and the brave old war-rior
seems to be waiting patiently for the
end that is near at hand.—It is now sta-ted
on good authority that Cleveland and
Thurman will he the ticket selected at
the St. J,ouis convention.—Mr. Abbott
has accepted the pastorate of the Ply-mouth
church.—A terrible explosion, be
lieved to have been caused by escaping
natural gas, took place in the blowing
house of the Cambria Iron Works at
Johnstown. The building is a complete
wreck, although no person was injured.
—Chief Burgess Longshore, of Hazelton,
Pa., has been arrested for allowing a
prisoner to escape.—A big fire broke out
at Tyrone, Pa., which destroyed $3S,0(10
wortli of property before the ilaraes were
gotten under control.
DECISION IN A MINING CASE.
riir Mhi'-rnl Kftlntc OHII n Servitude of
Support to tli* < pprr F.«(ntOi
A decision of interest in this, ns in all
other mining regions, is that lately had-dou
down by tlie Pennsylvania Supremo
Court In tho case ol Thomas Williams
against .1. M. Hay, from Somerset coun-ty.
It is held that where one person
owns the surface, and another person
owns the coal or other minerals lying
underneath, the under nr mineral estate
owes a servitude of sutllcient support, to
tho upper or superincumbent estate.
In this ease it was contended that
whore the deed "provided, however*
that tho said W..I. Barr, his heirs and
assigns, in mining and removing the
coals, iron ore and minerals aforesaid,
shall do as little damage lo the surface
as possible,” the right to surface support
was waived; hot tho Supremo Couit
holds that an absolute right to surface
support is not to he taken away by a
mere implication from language which
does not necessarily import such a re-sult.
To llrl|t The New Miurrll 4long.
There will bo it festival hold in the
opera house, cominnticmg this evoniiiKt
tho proceeds of which will towards
the new Reformed church being hmlt in
the Mast I’lid. A good old fashioned,
enjoyable time is assured to all who can
come, as the committee have spared no
little pains to muko It a siiooess. To*
morrow the house will he open afternoon
and evening so dial all may have an op-portunity
to (Mime and get a dish of line
too cream, lueious stiawherries, piece of
cake, bananas, oranges or any of those
things which go to make young or old,
great or small, feel happy and contented.
Don’t fail to bo present and enjoy your-self.
l\ ITortl lo Hie Lndlet*
Mrs, (1. \V. Harbaugh, who purchas-ed
the Ivist Main street millinery store
of Mrs. Williams, has just opened out
the place with a fiill’und complete lino of
now goods that;cannot fall to please even
those ot most fastidious tastes in the se-lection
of head-gear. Miss llarhangli
considers herself most fortunate in hav-ing
secured the services of a Pittsburg
lady trimmer of many years’ oxpnrlonco.
Call and be ploased. I Inst.
Kxnimiaii to si. liotitsf.
Tho Raltlmore and Ohio It. It. Co,,
will soil excursion tickets to Kt. bonis
from all points on Its linos, May .‘list to
.1 une 1th, inclusive, good returning until
.hine Kith, inclusive, at one faro for the
round 11ip. For tickets an