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              ? V; wgp v.- •D;D 1 m. r '•D' D /;• -v , -A / uat. , PA., ] DAY, i UARY 9, 1888. I two t (•• «n »N HOPED FOR. OR. M'GLYNN'S REJOINDER. MR. UMAR'S RESIGNATION THE MONEY LENDERS. FILLING BRITISH PRISONS. THE TABERNAi He Ueflnci the Po«ltl«DrD of the tliu.ch m Tile Hold Which Foreign Capital Has on THE NATIONAL SENATE. "THE WOMEN WHO FIQHT THE BATTLES OF LIFE ALONE." PROGRESS" OF THE QQEAT STRIKE IN Affecting politics. New Yohk, Jane 8. —•Tito anuiuiuvruoni .lull Dr. McGiynn would tipeak lea. Mijfn o.i tie ] ojm'i rig tit to interfere iu politic, ilrcw hii even larger audience Chun iwual lo ft* A'.iti- Poverty meeting io tile Academy cl llUiU'. The address was a prolesl ngulust a recent statement by Mgr. Freslon l-ai Catholic* are bound to vote us tbe pope uelv.aes. Dr. McGiynn handled the subject boldly, declaring tfaat wherever pupal influence bad been felt In politics it bad been a curse to the country where it was extrc-Ued. Christ, tbe founder of the cbnrch, bad refrained from mingling religion with politics, but some of bis vicegerents had thought tbeins.dvis wiser. Tbe speaker declared that eveu in religious matters popes had often shown themselves fur from infallible. It w&s the shameless abuse of the papal power that lod to the disruption of tbe church in the sixteenth century. At the time when a flaxen haired German boy named Martin Luther was playing around his mother's knee Pope Alexander VI -'was installing his illegitimate children iu bis papul residence. Many popes bad been guilty of egregjous blunders and crimes. It had been said that Catholics muit take their religion and not their polltics from Home. But in the matters of religion.they were not bonnd to blindly submit to diotat.on. Every man's conscience is .to be tbe tinal arbiter for him how far he i« obliged to obey the pope. Tbe doctor laid down with clearness and at length the church law upon the subjct as enounced by the most eminent and pious fathers, and showed that tbe papal authority is very defli'itely limited. He indulged in a stinging rebuke to Mgr. Preston, and declared that the "palace" crowd, Archbishop Corrigan and bis associates, were in league with politicians to-day, as were then their pr dectstors. A significant remark at the close of tbe address reveals the fact that thu George peo ide will run a candidate for president nwt year. ■  THE 8ECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Southern and WMttrn Farms. Atlanta, Gat, Jan. 0.— Considerable internet bas teen aroused by eome statistics which hare bwn collected, fchowing that southern und western lan Js are fast passing into the hand* of foieign and eastern money lenders. In Georgia these companies hare placed many millions of dollars, holding mortgages on the finest farm lands in the state. The interest paid by the farmer amounts to 12 per cent. Capital of this kind is still being poured into the south, notwithstanding the foot that Judge Speer, of the United States courts, has decided such interest usurious arid the loans accordingly forfeited. MR. WILFRED BLUNT THE LATEST VICTIM OF COERCION. Ollj Nineteen Men Who Were Member* Ten Tear* AfO—The Veternns. THE MINE REGIONS. FORMALLY RETIRES. Washington, Jan. 9.—Gen. MoCook, secretary of the senate, Inn prepared an elaborate list of Unitid Status senators, which sbows at a glance who are old senators and who are new one*. Edmunds, of Vermont, Is tbe oldest senator in continuous servioo, having first come to tbe senate on April 6, 186(1. His colleague, the venerable Justin 8. Morrill, of Vermont, cornea next in length of servioe, having commenced his first term on March 4, 1867. Think of a "junior senator from Vermont," who has served over twenty years in the senate, after helving served twelve years In tbe house of representatives, and who will be 78 years of age next April L The senior senator, Mr. E lmunds, never served in the bouse. The third senator in length of service is Eli Suulsbury, of Delaware, who came in on March 4, 1871, and the fourth is Matt W. Rlnsom, of North Carolina, whose services began on April 24, 1873. Of the scventyeigtit members of tbe senate, only ninetien were in tbe senate ten years ago. Oaly the four mentioned go further back in senatorial service than the beginning of Grant's second term, and of tbe others who were sworn in on that day—March 4, 1878—only three remain,in the senate now—Allison, Ingalis and Jones, of Nevada. While tbe Strike on the Sallroad Has Virtually Collapsed, It la Possible That the Mine Workers Kay Settle Their Differences Is Friendly Conclave. His Resignation Accepted by the Presiden—The Large number of Btlts Introduced la the Preeent Congress—Mr. Blair and His Educational Bill. Ex-Cabinet Minister Lefevre Vigorously Woman Is an Independent Creation and 1s Able to Be Her Own Supervisor and Achieve Her Own Destiny—The Story of the Dovo and thrf Valture. Denounces the Act of the Government, and May Himself Become a Candidate for Prison Honors. • Biamhb, Fa., Jan. 9.—Sunday was a fine day throughout tbe coal regions, but nearly ail the local assemblies held meetings and renewed their pledges to stand Arm in tbeir demands. The Reading company made another effort to start up several of its oolliariee this morning, but they were not able to secure enough non-union men to make a rtspectable show. The only • two collieries at work Saturday were the Brookslde and Suffolk, at St. Nicholas, and tbe latter was compelled to shot down at noon, the men having refused to enter the mines. At Brookslde the company bad sixteen miners at work and turned out twenty cars of coaL This colliery is the largest owned by the Reading company, and has an annual capacity of 735,000 tons. Tbe strike on the railroad has collapsed, and it i* a doubtful question whether tbe miners will continue to champion tbe cause of the discharged train hands much longer, especially if Mr. Corbin shows a disposition to pay the advanoe asked by the miners. Tbe meeting of buslnsss men at Shenandoah on Saturday, where action was taken looktug to tbe settlement of tbe miners' grievances by arbitration. Is very favorably regarded by all ciaswa. It would not be surprising if the commitee appointed at that meeting to interview Mr. Corbin would induce the railroad magnate to meet his mining employes and araange a treaty. That the present inactivity i-ust soon end, to avoid disaster to business Interests generally, is univerially acknowledged, and it is hoped and believed that a spirit of conservatism on the part of employers and employed will soon result in a resumption of work. A considerable quantity of the coal now being mined at the Individual collieries is being sent to the various furnaces and rolling mills in the Schuylkill valley. Tbe district assembly Knights of Labor, including all Philadelphia and Reading railroad employes, as well as miners, will be permanently organised in this city on Sunday next. Tbe run of coal down the road yesterday was but SOU cars, while three weeks ago there was shipped through this city the enormous number of 6,(100 cars, drawn by sixty-one engines. When these figures are compared the t rrible stagnation in the coal trade ean be fully appreciated. At tbe car shops iu this city the books show that the number of coal cars in active servics on tbe road is about 40,000. Nearly all of these are now lying on tbe sidings in tbe coal regions. PoTTBVllJJt, Jki., Jan. 9.—A report was circulated yesterday that the company would make a proposition to tbe miners to-day, witb a view of settling the strike. The rumor was very indefinite, and not even the members of the strikers' committee oould tell where it originated, except that it was supposed to have arisen from some kind of a conference of the company's officials. The company's representatives here profiled to ~ know nothing about the rumored proposition. Secretary Cabill said be had heard the report, but was unable to say what truth there whs in it. As he had beard it, the report did not indicate whether the proposition was to be made to tbe miners only, or to both the miners and the railroad men. Philadelphia, Jan. 9.—Rumors current in this city among financial people point to a d.Iterance of opinion among the members of tbe Drexel-Morgan syndicate, which is still the mainspring of Reading's affairs, over tbe advisability of adopting compromise measures to settle the miners' strike. Mr. Drexel is in New York, and it Is believed that tbe purpose of his visit is to consult other members of the syndicate, as well as representatives of other interests, to urge the necessity of an end of the strike in tbe ■nines. Mr. DrexeUs often expressed sympathy with labor organisations, as well as bis 1 « well-known views favoring arbitration iu this matter, leads to this belief. Chicago, Jan. 9.—Thomas B. Barry, of tbe general executive board of the Knights of Ltbor, leie here suddenly east yes terday atternoon, presumably to assume leadership in the Reading strike and attempt a settlement. Mr. Barry said he bad received a telegram from Philadelphia directing him to proceed at once to Reading. He departed without waiting to reach a decision in the matter which brought him to Chioago, tbe dispute between the painters and the hard wood finishers. Wabhihotow, Jan. 9.—Mr. Lamar form-illy tendered bis resignation as secretary of the interior on Saturday, and the president accepted it Although no particular date iu mentioned in the correspondence, yet it is understood that tho secretary will jelii.qmi-h bis position and rtt.re from tbe department to-morrow. The correspondence between the president and his cabinet officer is as follows: Dublin, Jan. 8.—The confirmation of the sentence on Mr. Wilfred Blunt and bis prompt arrest and subsequent removal tg Gal way, have aroused great interest and a feeling of indignation throughout the country. Lady Blunt was permitted to accompany her liuiband to Galway, wliere, of course, they separated. Among the messages of sympathy received by Lidy Blunt was one from the Marquis of Ripon, at Galway. Brooklyn, Jan. 8.—The Rev. X. DoWit* Talmage, D. D., preached a* the Tabernacle this morning the first of a series of sermons to tbe women of America, with practical hints for men. The subject o{ this dlaoour*) was, "The Women Who Fight the Battle of Life Alone," and the text was from Proverba xiv, 1: "Every wise woman buildeth her house." Dr. Talmage said: The syndicates are principally formed of English and Bootch and they have such a hold in the south that they hope to reverse Judge 8peer's decision. The borrowers have allowed their interest payments to lspse, hoping that Judge Bpeer's decision will be sustained and that they will not be forced to pay either tbe principal or interest. When, some months ago, you invited me to aocept the vacant judgeship In the supreme court, you expressed the wish that as the court was not in session) should postpone tue resignation of my present ofilce until the meeting of congress allowed you to send my nominal! n to the senate; and thnt tin re were "certain mailers before the department inaugurated by me which it was, therefore, desirable that I should close befeire leaving. As I would hjve beea very reluctant to take the place upon the bench until your nomination bad liren eon-lrnied by tbe senate, 1 cheerfully consci.tc-l to yoiir request. My nomination bas now been submitted t-D tbe seunte, and, recognizing hot b the r rii,lit nuii doty to subject its fitness to the ;n.«t examination, 1 would still wait In mv present position their decision. But I think I mti warr inteei In supposing that tbe final - ■ i -on nu-y he elebiyed some time. To the I resldent! Woman, a mere adjunct to man, an appendix to the masculine volume, something thrown in to make things even—that is tha heresy entertained and implied by some meo. This is evident to them; Woman's insignificance, as compared to man-, is evident to them, because Adam was first created and then Eve. They dont read the whole story or they would find that the porpoise and tha bear and the hawk were created before Adam, so that this argument drawn trom priority of creation might prove that the sheep and the dog were greater tlian man. Not Woman was an independent creation, and was intended, if she chose, to live alone, to walk alone, act alone, think alone and fight her battles alone. The Bible says it is not good for man to be alone, but never says it is nob good for woman to be alone; and the simple fact is that women who are harnessed for life in the marriage relation would be a thousandfold better eft if they were aloue. God makes no mistake, and the fact that there is such a large majority of women in this land, proves that he intended that multi tudes of them should go alone. A collision between the people and police was averted by the intervention of Dr. Tanner, M. P. At Callinasloe an address from tbe priest* aud people, Bishop Duggan being in attendance, was presented to Right Hon. Shaw Lefevre, an ez-cabinet minister, in wtoich he was oordinlly congratulated on the active sympathy be bad exhibited for Mr. Blunt. If Judge Bpeer's decision is not sustained a great many Georgia farms will go into the bands of tbe mortgagees, as the farmers cannot prsubly pay the interest which'has lapsed upon them. In the southwest there is perhaps not less than #200,000,000 invested in this way. In Kansas alone over 120,000,000 bas been placed, while the money syndicates have their local agents in every county seeking farmers in need of loans and placing mortgages on their land. Each year adds many millions to tbe capital placed in this section, for which mortgages wbloh are not likely to be raised are given to foreign capitalists. In reply, Mr. Lefevre delivered a telling speech, in which he warmly oondemned the actioh of tbe government In sending Mr. Blunt to prison. He said if he had been in Ireland at tbe time he would have acted precisely as MK Blunt had done. Mr. Lefevre asserted that the action of the government was in tbe Interest of Lord Clanricorde, whose oppressson of his tenants had been widely exposed. It is believed by many tbat Mr. Lefevre Limself may before long be a victim of tbe coercion Oct. Ex-Frosldent Orovy'a Memoirs. London, Jan. D.—M. Grevy is busy upon bis memoirs, tbe title chosen being "The Memoirs of a President." He has collected dnta 1 rem day to uay for this work throughout his whole term of office. Another interesting memoir is the autobiography of Big. Miughetti, the famous Italian statesman, which has been discovered among tbe deceased's papers aod wili shortly see the light. At- 3 ic liisutt uomiuatel both p*krt ni Cnt ami bis sue- cn*tiD r In • li :Vl ti pnrUii'nt this delay . . ..i'tfo.ft emWamiss the adt'.i • \)U\ :l ; invtinjss in departit . i«» av. ll Mich embarrasB»u y Lo you i-.nd to the couoC• i ill' senate iu its final i my iwD'- mi 'lion tbe soie question : nc ; o- it; m, CU. isHoriate.i from is.- ui »a mid pitaiTected by any ' »«u. I now rosp-.ctfully ask you •frUuaUou a? secretary of the in- inav to THE CIGARMAKERS. men mC n tr\, ( jn I of n» President Rtriunt Says the Worker* Can Before going to the court in the morning Mr. Bluat himself was presented with an address by the people of Portumna, and delivered a manly reply. The Freeman's Journal of to-day inaugurates a Blunt difenee fund, which will elicit in a practical .'01 lit the feelings of the people of England and Scotland as well a* lreluud, and perhaps take in even a much wider field. Buffalo, Jan. V. — President Adolph Strusaer, of the International Cigarmakers' union, said yesterday that only one Now York factory wus on strike, and the applications of two others were being considered. 81 and a Long Fight. Arrested for Robbary and Arson. Louisville, Jan. 9.—William Oberton and his sons John and James were put in jail at Greensburg, Ky., charged with arson and robbery. W. F. Fierce charges that three months ago they robbed hi* store near Greensburg of $100 in goods. Last Sunday night they aRain robbed the store and burned it, causing t3,(JOO loss without Insurance. Fart ot the goods were found in a cave. any i ictL* i i-v\ ; to a c , t terio' , w i. Who ate these men who year after year hang around hotels and engine houses and theatre doors and come In and out to bother busy clerks and merchants and mechanics, doing nothing even when there is plenty to do? They are men supported by their wives and mothers. If the statistics of any of our cities could be taken on this subject you would find that a vast multitude of women not only support themselves but masculines. A great legion of men amount to nothing, and a woman by marriage manacled to one of these nonentities needs condolenoe. A woman standing outside the marriage relation is several hundred thousand times better off than a woman badly married. Many a bride instead of a wreath of orange blossom* might mors properly wear a bunch of nettles and nightshade, and instead of the Wedding; March a more appropriate tun* would be tb* Dead March in Saul, and instead of a banquet of confectionery and loss there might! be mora appropriately spread a table ooverod with apples of Sodom, which are outside fair and inside ashes. I l»eix-by tender A VETERAN'S DEATH, In I fcer *» las* m/ ivl «tl -us to you as a raemoffi la family, I icsire to express "I expect more applications for leave to strike 111 to-morrow's mail," he said to a correspondent, "and they will be laid before the unions at pnce. There 1* no truth in the manufacturers' story that they are forced to reduce wages. I cannot .tell whether there is going to be a general strike or not. This whole thing may be game of bluff on the part of the manufacturers. As I read it In the papers, nono of the large manufacturer* have come out in their true colors. It's only a few that are always kicking, and would like to break up cur union. They will keep on kicking until they kick themselves out of tip trade. We are on the defensive now, and never were in better condition to maintain a strike. There is between 1325,000 And $330,000 in the treasury, and not a single ussessment would have to be made." A Hero of Many Kattles Killed by the Cars. my i f'.t i til 8 it-■«■* » ih.» obligation I am under 10 y i» jej-oaiMly for thy consideration and kin 'hcs* w.'ii. Si hi*'.? ulwaya characterized yoar trCv t;;ifut of utc, aih! for confidence ru.1 kuj»|« it vibich you hare Hi a.lily Riven me in tbe trying *uCi uidD.ou4 mi ministration of this department. 1 sii l rl vays be proud to bare been n.-Hocijte i with tue honorable record you wiil .cave up 11 tlie »ajc.* pr your country's history. Hnccre!/ and respectfully. Mr. Blunt, on being taken to jail, donned the prison garb under protest. Philadelphia, Jun. 9.—The body of an elderly, well dressed man, with bis right arm severed, was found alongside the tracks of tilu Philadelphia and Riding railroad, i.e:.weeu Chesti.nl Hill and Graver's station yesterday morning. The body was placed on a train and brought to this city, where it was identified as that of MaJ. Joseph R. Welles, of Millville, N. J., formerly of Bridgeton. He' was aged SO, and fought for the Uniou in the Sixth New Jersey regiment, having an enviable record for bravery in the many battles in which be was engaged. He belonged to the Grand Army post in Bridgeton. On Saturday morning he came to this city to try and obtain a situation as a conduc or, annu l with a letter of recommendation (roin the Hon. James Morton, of Bridgeton. The letter was addressed to the superintendent of the Traction company, at West Philadelphia. It is supposed that he got cir the train at Chestnut Hill and started to walk to Graver's station, intending to board a street car for West Philadelphia. The shortest out from Chestnut Hil) to Graver's station is a narrow and slippery path on the top of a steep embankment from thirty-five to forty feet high and clo-e to the railroud I raeKJ. - He doubtless slipped off the embankment to the track and was run over by a train. Hoping to End the Lock oat. Pittsburg, Jan. 9.—President Smith, of the Flint Glass Worker*' union, returned yesterday from his tour among'the strikers in the east. He say* the manufacturers were induced by their competitors in Pittsburg to present a scale reducing wage*, resulting in a shut down. The Pittsburg manufacturers feared that with the eastern factories in operation they would lose their trade. President Smith doe* not think that the eastern itrlke will hut long. Philadelphia, Jan. 9.— A man parsing over Chestnut street bridge saw a basket Standing on the extreme edge outside the railing on the eastern end. The slightest jar would have knocl-ed it over. He carefully lifted it up and opened it. A pretty little baby boy, about 4 months old, lay asleep in it. He handed the basket and baby to a policeman. A. Babe Exposed by Heartless Parents. My dear Mr. L unar: L. y C I.auar, Secretary. Wh o I determined to nominate you to a position upon tiie bench or ths supreme court, the personal grailllcaiion afforded by the tender to you of so iionorahle and suitable a place, and the satisfactory conviction that an important executive duty would lie perlormed well, led me almost to forgit Mint my aetioa iavolvrd the loss of your cots i.ntioiis and valuable aid and advioe In cabinet c el s. which for nearly three years 1 have so n-uoh enjoyed and appreciated. The President's Gift to the Pope. Free Bum and Nobody's Business. Buffalo, Jan. 0.—During the sermon of Bishop Coxe laA evening be referred to the president's gift to the pope of *n embossed copy of the constitution of the United States. He said: "All Americans, all Italy, all the enlightened universe will applaud the gift. It i* worth all the gew-gaw* and trinket* with which pretty prince* and royal idiot* have encumbered the lobbies of the vatioab, gift* every one of which, like other lobbyists, mean budneasl" „ Sioux, Falls, D. T., Jan. 9.—The compact entered into between tbe Prohibitionist# and saloon men of thin city to test the loca. option law has been declared off by the saloon men, who found they could not be arrested, prosecuted or enjoined under the present law. As the matter now stands it is free liquor and nobody's business. MARRIED AND BANISHED. Your n--te of to-day forces me to contemplate this contingency with the most profound and sluccre i egret. Bi t since I know that the separation you no*'insi.it upon arises from that conception of public tluty which has always so entirely gulilcil your conduct in our official relation, 1 am constrained to accept the resignation you tender, hop ng that It only anticipates your entmi.ee upon tin ( i - or higher and more congenial Inactions :hin thosj now relinquished. A New Brunswick Bine Blood Who {Mar- ried His Father's Servant. Many an attractive woman of good sound sense in other things has married one of theea men to reform him. What was the resultf Like when a dove noticing that a vulture was rapacious and cruel set about to reform in and said: "I have a mild disposition, and I like peace, and was brought up in the quiet of a dove cote, and I Will bring tb* vulture to the same liking by marrying him." So one day after the vulture had declared h* would give up his carnivorous habits and cease longing for blood of Sock and herd, oft an altar of rock covered with moae a .d lichen, the twain were married, a bald headd eagle officiating, the vulture saying: "Wl-Jj all my dominion of earth and sky I thee endow, and promise to love and cherish til) death do as part" But one day the dove, 14 her flight, saw the vulture busy at a oarcnaD and cried: "Stop that! did you not promts* me that you would quit your carnivorous and filthy habits if I married your "Yes," said the vulture, '.'but if you dont like raf way yon can leave," and with one angry stroke of beak and another fieroe clutch of claw the vulture left the dove eyeless and wingless and lifeless. And a flock of robins flying past cried to each other and said: 'JJies there 1 that comes from a dove's marrying a vulture to reform him." ' New Brunswick, N. J., Jan. 9.—It has just become known that John Patterson, a sou of Ezekiel Patterson, a millionaire of this city, was married Thursday to a girl named Kelley, a servant in hi* father's house. John was put on the bark Elinor Vennor and sailed for Australia Saturday. Mr. Patterson baa two children—John and a daughter Mary. The two have quarreled frequently, and John ha* been arrested aeveral time* on coraplaintof hi* sister. Something over a year ago *he charged him with theft, and Mr. Patterson employed ex-Senator Schenck and Judge Patterson, of the court of error*, to defend hi* ion. The trial was very sensational, and John was acquitted. Ou Wednesday he waa again arrested, hi* lister charging him with drunkenness. His father pall .hi* fine after he bad been in jail an hour. It i* (opposed John's marriage is the cause of hi* banishment.The Coldest in Twenty-three Tears. Belgrade, M. T., Jan. 9.—The" spirit thermometer now registers 53 degs. below zero, which is the coldest since 1865. Stock is suffering severely, and«*hould the pre*eut cold snap continue losses will be heavy. AD! freight trains are abandoned. Passenger trains going west are Itom twenty-four to thirty-six hours late. What I have thus far written seems very formal indeed. I intended this because I am sure that the close confidence and the relations of positive affection which lmvc grown up between us need no • xprcsslon or interpretation. And yet I find It utterly impossible for me to finish this note without assuring you that the things which have characterised ynur conduct and hearing in the positIon from which you now retire-ail your devotion to your country and your chief; your self, sacrificing care and solicitation for public Inter- all the beneflt which your official services iutve conferred upon your fellow-countrymen, and all the affection and kindness so often exhibite I toward me personally—I shall constantly remember with tenderness and gratitude. Brooklyn, Jan. 9.—The first of a series of sermons by Rev. Hugh O. Pentecost was delivered yesterday afternoon at the Criterion theatre. Mr. Pentecost'* admirers among the Anti-Poverty and Henry George societie* and clubs of this city are about to build a church for him. Meanwhile he will preach in the theatre Sunday afternoons, being engaged in similar work at Newark in the morning, and in New Tork in the evening*.  Mr. Pentecost's Independent Churches. New York, Jan. 9.—When forty-two Arab immigrants were about to land at this port recently it was intended to ship them back .to Bordeaux, lest they became paupers here.. John Abd-el-Horn, a noted "boss" imong j.eople of bis race hers, and who is a prosperous ped'er, came forward at this juncture with H. W. O. Edye, of Funch, Edye & Co., steamship agents, and gave iil.ooo security that the Arabs would be S'lf-supporting. The immigrants then lauded. It has been discovered that afterward Shara Saff, » lieutenant of Abd-el- Horn, went to the immigrants and succeeded iu getting $3 each lrom thirty-eight of them, on the ground that tbey would have had to go back but for Atd-el-Horn's action. Four of them would not pay, and reported the matter at Castle Garden, whose officials are now hunting for Shara Saff. Shara SaflPs Little Game. A Foolish Experiment. Lima, O., Jan. 9.—Samuel Bowman yesterday touched a match to a can containing oil which was being heated. An explosion followed, setting lire to his clothing and burning him to a crisp. His wife, in attempting to i»ut out tbe flames, was ali i fatally burned. Bowman, previous to lighting the match, said he wanted to-see the gas burn. Yours very sincerely, Ghovkr Clxvclavd. To Prevent Overcrowding of Street Car*. To the 11'in. L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior, Washington. Chicago, Jan. 0.—The judiciary committee of the city council will to-night present an ordinance relating to the overcrowding of street can. The ordinance provide* against car* carrying over ten persons in excess of the number that can be seated, and also that each car when filled should b placarded as "full," and thereafter any person attempting to get on the same should be liable to a fine of to to $100 for each offenoa. New Orleans, La., Jan. V.—The large and fashionable congregation of the Touro Synagogue waa great 1« excited Saturday afternoon as it poured from that edifice. A prominent member of the congregation is E. S. Loeb, who keeps a large wholesale clothing store. As be stepped from the synagogue he was encountered by threewomen. Etch of them drew from the foldti of her dress a small cowhide and began belaboring him. So sudden was the attacl: that the man waa unable to escape his assailants. Wherever he turned be was confronted by one of the women, who stopped him and struck him several times. They kept this up for several minutes, Inflicting severe wonnds upon Loeb, and finally becoming weary, they abruptly left the scene. The women were Mrs. Wertheimer and her daughters, and the act was the result of a bitter feui Surrounded by Armed Hot tiles. THE NATIONAL LEGISLATORS. Knoxvuxc, Tenn., Jan. 9.—Mary Young, colored, died here yesterday at the advanced age of 124 years. Sue was born at Fairfax, Va., and lired there most of ber life as a slave.  The Old Folks Getting Older. A Session Marked by Many New Project* for lteform. Washington, Jon. 9.—There will be a {real dial of c Dmmitteo work, but very few Inching toucln s iu congress this week. The ;:nuse is already flooded wlih bills. The bill ••ft rk« were at work all of yesterday putting hein i'i order. In tbe house alone there live been lutroducod in this session 3,263 ;.ills, against 11.526 during the life of the t cougtess. According to the average • ft-rcfctnge cf the work done at different a .es of a congress, there will be about 5,OOJ bills introduced in the lower branch •f this congress, while the senate will swell ,!:c grand total to tbe neighborhood of 18,000 Many a woman who baa had the hand of a young inebriate offered, but declined it, or who was asked to chain her life to imji ■elfish or of bad temper, and refused tip shackles, will bless God throughout til eternity that she escaped that earthly pond »■ monium. . . Coining to America. San Jobs, Cal., Jan. 9.—The great telescope at the Lick observatory was tested for the first time under satisfactory conditlors Saturday night, the sky being clear and the weather cool. The observation was highly gratifying to the astronomers. Though only medium power was used, the nebula in Orion was outlined with greater clearness than perhaps ever before. Saturn was also observed very satisfactorily. Testing the Oreat Telescope. Jan. 9.—Doyle, the only Invincible released by the authorities, has departed for America. Doyle was given a ticket of leave in April last Camden, N. J„ Jan. 9. — Thomas H. F.encli, h prominent lawyer, residing at No. 47 York street, his wife, and Jennie Young, aged 8 years, the child of a neighbor, weie all frightfully bitten by two huge dogs yesterday afternoon. Tbe animals, which were of unusual sise, were perfectly docile, tbe children frequently romping with them. Yesterday, however, while Jennie w»s playing with them, one of the dogs f astened his teeth in her arm. Her screams brought Mr. and lira. French to the rescue, wheu they were attacked and frightfully bitten in the face and limbs. Tne dogs wero finally driven off, when It was found that tbe wounds infl oted were very painful and serious, though not supposed to be fatal. \ Illtt n Uy Vicious Dogs. Besides all this, in our country abo ;l 1,000,000 men were sacrificed in our civil war, and that decreed a million women to celibacy. Besides that, since the war, seven ! armies of men as large as the Federal and Confederate armies put together have falle:t under malt liquors and distilled spirits so full of poisoned ingredients that the work was done more rapidly, and the victims fell whlia yet young. And if 60,000 men are destroyed every year by strong drink before marringe, that makes in the twenty-three years siuca the war 1,150,000 men slaim, and decrees 1,150,000 women to celibacy. Take then tha fact that so many women are unhappy in their marriage, and the fact that tha slaughter of 3,150,000 men by war and rum combined decides that at least that numbur of women shall be unafflanced far life, my text comes in with a cheer and a potency and appropriateness that I never saw in it before* when it says, "Every wise woman buikieth her bouse," that is, let woman be her own architect, lay out her own plan, be her own supervisor, achieve her own destiny. In addressing these women who will havs to fight the battle of life alone, I congratulate you on your happy escape. Bejoioe forever that you will not have to navigate the faults of the other sex, when you have faults enough of your own. Think of the bereavements you avoid, of the risk of unaaimilatcd temper which you will not have to run, of the cares you will never have to carry, and of the opportunity of outside -usefulness from which marital life would have partially debarred you, and that you are free to go and come as one who has the responsibilities of» household can seldom be. God has not given you a hard lot as compared with your sisters. When young women shall make up their minds at the start that masculine companionship is not a necessity in order to happiness, and that there is a strong probability that they will have to light the battle of lite •lone, they will be getting the timber ready for their own fortune, end their saw sad ax and plane sharpened for its construction, since "every wise woman txUldsth ber Will Make a Good Receiving Clerk. ( St. Pacj-, Jan. 9.—A child with two mouths was born recently to a family living near Crookston. It makes a noise like a toy balloon. Young Dodge Has It Bad. •Dr a),10 ). N«w Haven, Jtin. 9.—Walter Fhelpe Dodge, the scapegrace of bogus marriage advertisements, seems to have been in just such scrapes before. A gentleman who is in a position to know, and has known of Dodge's tricks far some years, says that while he was abroad studying under his tutor, William L Cashing, he fell deeply in loVfc with it young lady, and when he found he coold not win her he determined upon suicide. He, however, changed his mind, and only shot himself in the leg, inflicting a fljsh wound. He did this in the hope that the young lady's mother would nurse him. and that in this way tbe sympatby and love of the girl he loved might be gutned. In the louse of the Forty-seventh cono ily six years ago, the total number •t biilfwus about 0,000, and in both houses )t lh.it congress there were scarcely 9,000 leiitur.s proposed. Now tbe number •Cr»tiiises to be doubled. In the last house •.here were nearly 4,000 b lis referred to each of tbe committees on war claims and Invalid i ensions. The number for the former •oir.mittee, it is estimated, will in this house iit- brought up to about 6,000, while those for tbe latter committee miy reach 6,000, notwithstanding the impression that there is not to be u great deal of pension legislation. Ill the house to-day there will be another call »f the states nnCl territories for the introduction of bills. The committee on rules may submit a report which will occupy consideiablo time in debate. Fi iday will be private bill day and the prxsjiects »re that, with tbe intervening time for committee work, Dhere will be an abunda te of m tter report d for final oonsideiato-'. Tbe committee on accounts is expected to report unanimously in favor of the passage of a resolution to place Thomas Coakley, of Now York, on the doorkeepers' roll, he having be n dropped in the reorganization. Tbe p inoiple this involves will likely bring ab.ut a sharp debate. Mr. Blair says he Intends to push the consideration of his educational bill in the senale this week, and expects it to consume most of the time each day after the morning hour. Hr. Bruwn, of Georgia, wants to taik on the internal revenue system. He wants the internal tax abolished. The committee on territories will probably report with favorable recommendation the bill to liivide Dakota on an east and west lino, admit tbe southern half to statehood and name the northern half Dakota and the Southern half South Dakota. The commiton Indian affairs will also probably report tbe bi 1 to open the Sioux Indian reservation iu Dakota. - Fresh Trouble in India. For Tuesday, iu Now Jersey, eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania and in New England, partly cloudy to fair weather, with slight thermal changes, i ... . Weather Indications* Robert Hamilton's Watch Recovered. Calcutta, Jan. 9.—The mabarajah of Mysore, who is on a visit here, has placed his military resourced at the disposal of the viceroy, expressing bis desire to share iu the defense of India. Large bodies of Thibetans are entering Likkim. Thibetan intriguers are becoming more active than ever, and it is expected the government will be compelled to make an immediate display of force on the frontier. Long Branch, Jan. 9.—The gold watch presented to Robert Hamilton by bis employer, Anthony.J. Drexel, which bad been missing since the night of the murder, is in the hands of the authorities. Constable Clay Woolly recovered it yesterday morning in the house of Aunie Smith, the colored woman who was arrested several days ago as a witness. Charles Sexton, Elmer Ferine, Augustus Hankins and Frank Lane, white men, and two sisters of Annie Smith were arretted. The watch is covered with blood stains. Even the works hare blood upon them. CONDENSED NEWS. It seems to be definitely settled that Fred Pfeffor will play with the Chicago club this year. Killed by an Angry Husband. New Orleans, Jan. Harry L. Edwards, a well-known attorney, Saturday night shot and killed Dr. L L. Kuykeudoli, and then shot his wife, Mrs. Ninu Edwards, nt the boarding bouso No. 190 Julia street. Up to a week ug» Mr. E lwaris.'his wife and tt-year-old son, Willie, resided in a cottage in Euterpe street, but, owing to domestic treaties, Mrs. Edwards left with her soil and took up her abode with her sisters, Misses Lulu and Kate Lewis, who are boarding in the house where the tragedy occurred. Ho doubtless suspected Dr. Kuyken oll of intimacy with Mrs. Edwards, though as a matter of fact they were barely acquainted, the doctor being a suitor for the haud of Miss Kate Lewis. Ronaniy Price, the English economist, is dead. He win in the 81st year of his age. A Cattle King's Attempted Murder. Dr. Cross, the prominent Cork physician who was convicted of hiving murdered his wife in order that he mifcht marry his children's governess, will be banged on Tuesdny. Anthony, Kan.. Jail. 9.—Walter E. Treadwell, the great cuttle king, shot Charles C. Clark, his old purtnur iu business, Saturday, wounding him badly. The affair occurred iu Clark's room at the Burnett bou e. One shot entered bis body four inches below the heart, another broke ihu left thigh six inches below the joint. The origin of the difficulty is not known. Tread woi 1 gave himself up to the sheriff.  It Mar Cost Him His Life. Wheeljnq, W. Va., Jan. 9.—Frank Falloure, a prominent citiipn and a large holder of real estate, was arrested yesterday on a charge of setting Are to a dwelling in the night, an offence which is one of the threi punishable under the statutes of this stab with death. The prisoner owns a large block of real estate, including several store rooms. Yesterday the drug store of R. B. Burt & Co. was discovered to be In Hades. The soiof Falloure owns a rival drug store, and there has been considerable bitterness bo tween the two houses. It is believed the prisoner set fire to tbe building iu a spirit oi revenge. Tbe case against him is vei-y strong. Speaker Cole's Frobable Appointees. The cliromo idea has worked into thecoifin business nt Buffalo, the agents of a Cleveland firm offering prizes to secure business Albany, Jan. 9.—As nearly as can be ascertained the chairmanships of the principal cowmittes will be distributed aa follows: Ways and means, Mr. Ainsworth; appropriations, Mr. Hasted; judiciary, Mr. Saxton; general laws, Mr. Hamilton; canals, Mr. Gallagher; cities, Mr. Crosby; railroads, Mr. Youngman; insurance, Mr. Curtis, and banks, Mr. Brundage. It is now reasonably certain that James K. Apgar, of Westchester, ex-Speaker Hasted'« clerk, will return to the desk In the same capacity for the new speaker. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has written a long letter to a constituent giving reason) why Mr. Lamar should be confirmed. Killed for ao Old Coat. Thalberg Biedenfield, a druggist of No, 8 Second avenue. New York, died from effects of a blow which he said was delivered by Anders Holm, his clerk. Holm was arrested.Evansvillb, Ind., Jan. 9. —Ed Coleman, a young negro, aged IV,* stabbed and killed his brother Leslie Saturday afternoon. The circumstances leading to the murder were of a most trivial character, it being for the possession of an old coat belonging to the young murderer, which was being held by the brother for a debt of (2. Tne murderer la under arrest. Rev. Samuel G. Smith, D. D., late of the Methodist church, has established a people's church io St Paul, Miuu. Its government will be by laymen entirely. 1'iTTt.BUBG, Jan. ft.—Mrs. E. Hook, of this city, is dying from a gunshot wonnd received twenty years rgo. Boys shooting at a mark wounded her. The doctors at that time found that a bullet had entered ber right side botwoen tbe third and fourth ribs. They probed tor it, but were unsuccessful, and concluded that it had Entered the liver, an tbe woman was given op to die. She recover! d, however, snd has never had a day's 111 hfalth since until Sunday a week ago, when she fell on tbe street from a sharp pain in her side. The doctors now flnd that the bullet has shifted its position and that the will die. . Dying of an Almost Forgotten Wonnd. The Case of Tliama* C. Piatt. Probably the Big Raft. Coal and salt were found on Saturnay while boring for natural gas at Winfleld, Kan. Auiirr, Jan. 9.—Thomas C. Piatt, with hi* ion, Frank Piatt, and bit couusel, W. W. MrFarland, came up from Now York at 10 o'clock last night, and went immediately to the Kenmore. Mr. Piatt is hen at. the behest of the state of New York to stand trial in the case to oust bim from the office of quarantine commissioner. The case is being tried before Justice Mnyham, of the Supreme court, and began this afternoon al ] o'clock. The people are represented by ex Attorney General O'Brien and Attorney General Tabor. Mr. Piatt's counsel are Mr. McFarland, Hamilton Harris and X. C. Moak, of Albany. Baltimore, Jan. 9.—The British brig JCildonan, Capt. Grant, arrived in this port yestarday. She report* that in the gulf stream, latitude 88 degrees north, longitude 68 degrees SO minutes west, she passed through six mile* of floating timber, which Capt. Grant took to be telegraph pole*. It may be, however, that the timber was a portion of the great raft which broke away from the steamship Miranda. BabTOH, Pa., Jtin. 9.—Adolph Greetzinger fell dead at his homo yesterday, aged about 70. He was one of the wealthiest men in thin city, though he started in life extremely poor. Ho has two children in Trenton, N. J., and three in this city. Hi* death was a great ahook, aa ha was thought to be in ex oelleat health. A Wealthy Man's Sudden Death. 1 G. Riwlins was thrown by his horse near Versailles, Ma, on Saturday and instantly killed. The river is gain at Pittsburg, but more coal will be shipped before it is too low for navigation. A stage coach was upset near Shaw's Corner, lia-'S., and thrown into a ditcb. Twelve passengers were thrown out, three of whom were injured. house." As no boy ought to be brought up without learning some buslneas at which he could earn a livelihood, so no girl ought to ba brought up without learning the sclenco of •elf support. The dlffloalty is that many a family goes sailing cm the high tides of success, and the husband and father depends on his own health and acumen for the welfare of his household, but on* day he gets hi* foeO wet, and in throe days poeomonia has closed his life, and the daughters are turned out ou a cold world to earn bread, and there Im nothing practical that they can do. Tho friends of the family occne in and bold con"Give mtuio lemons," says an outsider. Tee, that is a usefffl calling; maA it you have peat genius for it go on In that direction, (oommnB ax nnp Senator Beck's Unanimous Be-Klecliou. Senators are divided in their opinions as to whether caucuses will be held on the nomination of Mr. L imar and as to tha time a report will be made by the committee on judiciary. It is not generally expected that a report will be made this week or that a caucus will be beld by either party. Thin ton, Jan. Zxtra freight train No. 7 ran into the rear end of another freight train which bad broken in two at Hamilton Mills, on the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad yesterday morning. Several cars wero demolished and travel obstructed. Conductor Robert*is, it i* thought, vary fatally injured. Cars Demolished and Travel Obstraeted. Suicide at Sixty. Edward a well known citiien of Allegbeuy City, Pa., committed suicide at his home yesterday by cutting his throat with a »mull penknife. Washington, Jan. 9.—Senator Book arrived here from Kentucky Saturday, his face learning with smilea of satisfaction on arc u.it of the very handsome compliment paid him by the Kentucky state legislature in having nnanimously selected him to serve another term of six years in the national senale. Not only the uuamity was pleasing to Mr. Beck, but he has the satisfaction of knowing that so highly was he esteemed by the members of tin legislature that they did not even throw a few complimentary votfe for other c istingutshed aspiring statesmen, as is usual on similar ooeasiona. KiwHavh, Jan. Noah Osborne, aged 60 yean, was found hanging by his neck, dead, in hi* woodshed at Seymour yesterday morning. No cause for the suicide is known, but Osborn had recently complained of pains in his head. He married hi* second wif* last 1 hunl sgiving day. - St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 9.—As a piuse ijser train on the North Wisconsin branch of the Omaha rood, bound forDulutb, was standing at Hawthorne Station, Wit, yesterday mot ning, a north bound freight train ran into the Mr of the pfcssenger train, telescoping the sleeper. A porter, James Anderson, of St. Paul, who waa sleeping in the rear end of the car, waa killed. Ho one else was injured The accident was due to an open switch. Caused b/ a Misplaced Switch. During a ficht between colored boys in Philadelphia, E '.ward Smith plunged a knife into the sideuf John French. Vast Skating Time. Clarence Hamilton, chief city tax collector of Halifax, N. 8., was drowned in DirD month lake on Saturday night while skating. The Corean government has engaged three military instructors from Americj. VutrniA, Jan. a—A mile contest for the skating championship of Austria took place here yesterday, and wa* won by Alexander ▼on PanaeUm, a young Russian, who easily outstripped his competitors, and covered the distance in SUM. A Mew Volcano Reported. London, Jan. k—A dense tog prevail* on the Irish coast. The steamer Wisconsin was unable to land the malls at Queenstoaw. In a collision between the steamers Sfaoreham and Colsti ap, off Dorei', the form* wa» ran* and seven ptraon* were drowned. Seren Lira Loit with a Steamer. NogaLes, A. T., Jan. A—Smote in great quantities bos for some time past kern -ibrown oat by tho Bus Martin peak, in lit* state of Vera Ci uz, and it ia balierad cluU tb« mountain will bwOBM « Yoloanaw A tramp who had been siok for three days in the lookup at Birmingham, Conn., wnf discovered to be suffering from smallpox. V JL *»'A-tjfc