Mount Pleasant journal (June 28, 1882)

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VOL. 10.
MT. PLEASANT. WESTMORELAND CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1882.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Cuatii.bbS, Skato.v, of Fayette county
is to stand in the vanguard of the < Iroen-
bock patty as their candidate for Con*
press in tlie Twenty-Aral district. He
was at om* time a Itepublicttii. Thoro Is
talk of fusion.
flKORUK  II.    WlM.SUoXS    ("St    < u' i."    Of
the Pittsburg "Dispatch")   who recently
v. rote up tin* ('onnellsvillc coke country ,
from .Mt. Pleasant and Connollsville was;
married Thursday ovening to Miss Carrie
il. McLean, of Control Avenue, Pittsbi
-  -   -
Tin* Oreensburg "Prow"1 makes il exceedingly warm for tbe senior id I tor ofl
tin* "Tribune A HcraM."     McAfc*
posed be bad   hoisted  bis  threadbare
stil of editorial hog-wash in a very mild
wind ; but In* will discover ureal cyclone
before be sails tnncli farther from shore.
•a* *»i<ln.ght   II uldbon fool j     rnjjj-, Qf^rj* j\ DlSrHV
ALONG THE SOUTHWEST  RAILROAD.
a pi
Ihal tli
TlIB slow but stern band of justice
will, on next Friday, mete out the just
duos to Gulteau, who, nearly one year
ago, tired the fatal shot which cttlisi I the
death of the lamented (iailield.    lie has
t i attempt lo arrest one  ol   these   men. I
We ai lad   to    know    that   a   social ;
meeting of the Council has been  called,
to consider the subject nnd we hope they
will coii-i.lcr the n lahesol the tax paying
and peace loving   citizens  and employ
co Bttfncicnt   in  protect
■ much bottei that a thousand
pen)   in    1 his   manner   than
riis ami even murders!
order ofthe day. The presenl policeman
asserts Ihal he will    no   longer   till   his
position if be is nol assisted by at  lea t
auothor   officer.   Those   ■*. lie  pay   the •
bull;  ot the taxes and who have property
In the town and the  welfare  and   peace
of the town nt heart, favor ihe employment of two or three policemen, and we j
hope the officers   will   accede to   their
wishes.
ThO Model   Rioiloiiil, nl   'like    Works or
IIinT.t, Stoner A Co.»al Btoiierylllfi
Their History mid ProgrMa.
"ne nf the very first firms to profit by
ran
i In
MCAFEEONTHE1NTF.RESTS0FWEST- !
MORELANp COUNTY.
'There is aquiot whisper Hint there will
he a crasli iii the coke business in tiload-
jaeent future, I'm-some lime it has heen
apparent to tlio careful observer Unit tic
trade wiih falling flat. This wna noticeable boforo 1 Ueru was even any lil!; of the
iron strike, and since that hits eout3 it
lias become nioro apparent. Itenilors ol
Ihe tribune A Herald will remember
been ftuiltv not only of the highest crime  'hai some live months ago  II. c.  Prick
" I .1: ~.i  ..!• I....II:....
:ation  facilities offered   by
il  branch of the !'. I!. R ,
known as Hurst, stoner A
< ■ ike works, al
norvillo In 1872 Brnden Hurst,
Daniel I'.. Stoner and William B. Seel
formed the above nam od c i-pnrtnership.
They then aud afterward- bought the
conl under the old [ymcks farm, then
nv, io-1 by Daniel 11. Stoner, tho 1'ctcr
Shape farm, and porlloin of tlie coal
under Ihe Chrlstly Stauffer latin, now
owned by Christ Fox. Work was begun
on the building of the works in '7.', and
iu tho spring of 73 the 70 ovens wen*
completed and llie manufacture of coke
was begun. Iliaden Hurst has been
superintendent from the lirst. Previous
to the building of these works Hie name
"Stonerville'' was unknown, uud save the
The branch leaves tho main rond at a
point heli w Stonerville, nnd follows at a
moderate grade up the valley to (lie
works. It will be completed by the time
the works are ready forthe manufacture
ol coke, which will  be some time (lie
coralngfall.   The mad wiil I intended
through tho Snmuol Dillinger property,
if Dillinger and Rafforly decide to open
tip their conl possessions north of these
works.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
RUNNING ROUND OUR   RICH REGION.
Me
man
sis. AW M. Smith and 1>.
iponl Sunday at Ohio Pylo
m. Plo
AKOIM) ABOUT-
E. V. (looilehiids, of Connollsville, and !
trie
d   Mr. Herbert   was   in   town
NUMEROUS   NEAR-BY   NEWS   NOTES.
'l'i
Merc **<'iillon of tlir. Local Ocenrrencea—
Vm-louu Artlolinof Many Profile lit
Onr   lOtiviniiie   Locality.
Yon ean get cream cheese at Adams it
Truxnls.
***h«Wock'eWealth of Near JirwnGather-
eel l»y Onr Hcportcn mill  Nrnlly Nlp-
|»r(l from   tViim.'rooM  Nrli^liliorw.
Horse thieves  are net I ini;  their   work
in iu Washington count v.
A DISCRACEFUMilOT,
t >io i'!.' ..   It...: .11. .  Attach   and   lll-nl   Our
tlnly   PollcoiuajQ   nii.t   Hit: t'oiiMtalilc.
Saturday ovenim*. aboul nine o'clock,
X. Y.
*n "r
n
fn
Mi
o ure   said   to   have ! al Kupl i-.t  church Sn
oi  w here   thev   im
I lllsl
known lo the  laws,  but   struck   a   blow  war
llgltlnst the  rights  and  liberties  of tbe 1
people which he can only expiate witli '
his life.
Tine State Convention of fin* Democratic party of Pennsylvania meets a!
Harrisburg to-day. The delegates have
assembled and tho convention is very
large and enthusiastic. The loading candidates lor Governor are Hopkins, of
Pittsburg, and Pattison, of Philadelphia.
'I'he proceedings of the convention  will
be watched with great Interest, for with
the present breach  in  the  Republican
party It is quite possible that the Demo-1 state of affaii
erats will haven ehaiicoof eloctingtheir
candidates this fall.
i isod of a conl Milling interest  in   bis
fit to tho Carnogie llrothcra, forming i
a   now corporation   as   lho II. ('.  Prick
t.'nko  Company.    Siueo that   time, al- |
though tho eoke men were outwardly as i
conlldeiil and cool as o\ or, know Ing ones |
10  !■   I for a tumble   ill   the   stnpol  that '
will surprise some of the   smaller opora-
tors, ami pcrh.ips bankrupt  some larger !
churches, the old Stoner school  house,
Ih * I. mck      iv,  i).ill, and porll
two  tenant   !. mse .   the | I
no more   Importance   Iban   any   other
farming   p irti m   of   East   IIuntil
township.   The c unpauy built a number
of houscsand otb rs put !
built residences.    At pr
wiih its four ..I- live ! in min-:! Inhabitants,
is unlike other coking towns, fur it has
an air of permanency, nnd presents the
appearance of a regular Americanized
village -Ihe Indirect cause of whicli will
A Fishing party left town yesterday for
the head waters ofthe "('heat river."
Strange Imt true, thai the  best  butler
In town can be found ut Adams a**. Truxals I wondered into our town Tuesday,   lie
was inter,'sleil in our beautiful horses
ami  \h
been ill
lulnol pretty freely of beer, congregate]
on the pavement at Freed,Stoner & Co.'s
corner, and by their boisterous behavior
attracted the attention of policeman
Eicher, who asked them to disperse
They stopped out inti tho street where
they resinned the s.stlllo and use of profane language. The policemen again requested them lo observe order. They
rcfu ud to obey and Eicher attempted to
"•""'   ""' ringleader,   Pal Collins, an j    Kcv- x   ri   prltt,hflold, ofjennor Xl
Irishman from Moron i. Collins struck   Roads, SomorHot county, called at tliis {
th..' " lliccr in the right eye, shunning him ' offico on Thursday,
•■ ' thai ' ollins was able to capture  1
George Hnrtzol has bail bis residence
retouched, ami   beaulilicd   with   brush
and paint.
c,, P. (li'illln has enlarged his storeroom on Church street by tearing away
a partition.
Charles Cunningham ami lady arrived
homo Monday  ovening from their ex-l    Tho Qroeno county apple crop is re
tended wedding tour. ported to bo II total failure Ibis year.
The usual three or four Hungarian as-i    Tho Pittsburg Virginia andCharlestot
Ranlt and battery cases wore brniitrht he.    railroad will    be   completed    as   far   iv
lio not forgot the Temperance meeting : fore 'Si pi ire Stauffor lasl w eel
vonlng.
Dr. M. Ii.i.'autofCliftonSpri
is visiting in town.
Charles II. Washington   is homo from
Pittsburg for a few days.
The colored fn Iks held tholr lovO  feast
ut Hunker Hill Monday night.
A  bran   new   town   named    Roi
has bobbed up in Cambria eouuty,
'.'en. C. P. Mi
house at Millgn
kh
rf Soptombe
reetiirg a si
Professor Stephens was at Lewis
the pasl few days,   lie will be absent the! niiuse at Mlllgrovo, at Ins own   expense
greater portion of tho vacation. | for tho benefit  of thu children  of Mi
implo
Charle
liavidson,   of   Connollsvill
Jacob M vers of Iloylestown, i'.ncks
Co., is visiting bis sister -Mrs. Rico
Boyd.
Jacob Justice, ofPhtladolphlahas been
visiting his mother at (his place tbe past
week.
this time.
Simon   Zimmerman   is   pushing   the
! work on bis new house on   Main  street.
The   foundation is   completed  and  the
brickwork bogun.
Dr. Kulton "sntolo  a  smilo"   Thursday, because a bright young daughter
ushered   hself  into this   world of lil fill
changes at his home.
.lb
. The policeman called tor help
mtiuued liis attempt to arrest t !ol-
nrho struck him with the   mace  on
louth, bead and neck. Two ofthe
named ICosor and  Cams,  assisted
is, while  perhaps a dozen  ofthe
"Thoonly reason that can be asslgllO I
is that the rapid increasing number
■f coko works makes it impossible for
llie inaniifaeturcH I" k icp up tho present
price, and as a still lower price would
result in an actual less to the oporntors
tho shutting down of tho works would
beau almost absolute necessity. H is
known here thai a well known entail of
this place, who has numberless thousands
in the coke business, has been quietly
unloading bis stocK lu anticipation of
the dark day in the future. TJl3 111011
employed by the various cuke companies must als   li:t mo Inkling ofthe
a spring   siueo the   makingol  coko be-
jeuie an  Imgoitant   industry but that  a
si r ike ha- taken place.
"The 'i'ri'onv it- Herald representative
—■— talked with several capaUsts who  have
Mas. Srovn.i.].: was  in   Cleveland   |,,sl ! ■"'inlerest in thetralie, but none nlthei,,
mid say whether thoy was any tmiii-
Wednesday, trying to see Mrs.   Garfield '< dation for the roporl or'nut.    In 'ca.se the
j iron  strike   terminates   in   a   funprablo
and make a linal personal appeal to   her   mannor, tbo crash may bo  averted, or at
i I'sisi prosponod, bu; if there is no solu-
; tion of the p ri. b I ei u wit '.in a   few   weeks
mutation   of Cuitoau's   death   sentence. . a p-iiile   among the coke   men   may   be
Mrs. Garfield has wisely and steadfastly      ,,. '.,     ,
• I    We copy the abov
refused to interfere in anv manner whnt-
The Will
furl
m t:
• b
nr
for her influence in procuring the
ever with tho legal proceedings in this
case.   It was not her province eithet   to]
demand revenge or to attempt  to inter-]
fen* with the enforcement ofthe law.
And the action of Mrs. Scoville iu per
scenting tlie widow of the mind red
President with letters and attempts for ■■
personal interview are only excusabli
tbe theory of her own insanity.
The gradual increase in the size "ol j
American hailstones lias been ono ofthe j
phenomena of this year. A lew weeks;
ag", down in Texas, thev were produced \
ofthe bignecs of alien's egg; a little ■
later Petersburg had them of the size ol
a man's fist; now Dubuque claims lho
championship witli hailstones, "some as
large OS saucers, the greater pari being
about, the size of an orange." Before
conceding the pretensions of the [own
city, other towns which havo had their
windows broken and their inhabitants
knocked down by bail will probably
point out that oranges are of different
sizes, and, for that matter so are saucers.
Thomas M. Bavne of Allegheny  City,
who startled tho proprieties ot the House     ,.„   . ., , ,   ,
i hat there was a short crop lasl  rear;
• if Representatives  the  other day   bv   ,,   , ,, ,.,.,,.       ,
•   that thero is a strike in the iron business;
boldly denouncing Ihe Administration, I.,   , ,,        .      , „,    .,        ,    ,    .
' B ' | that there is a lull m the coko business;
is   a   Kepubliean.   and   represents   the1,,   , ,, ,.. .    ,,     ,,      , ,.
, that there is even a split in the ticpubli-
Tweniv-tliird District uf Pennsylvania. ,, r  .     ,,,,   ,
ern party—are all  facts.     Ihal we may
We copy the above from the "Tribune
il Herald."    Wc hardly know whether it
is worth while to comment on it,
think that every man, woman nntl
in  Westmoreland county  should  It i e
an opportunity of reading  ii ; nol thai
an in any way bfl benefitted by it
to sec thi  kind ol  111 Uerial tho ed
itoiial Btafl of the above  named great
paper is composed of.
Il reminds US very mn ill   o( M A fee's
ravings when lu mmcne'ed to build a
liouso, Never having been engaged in
any kind of enterprise in his life but
political triekery.and supposing ihal be
had made all of his points in "that paper"
through bisstrong editorials, he supposed
when ah mt to erect a bouse, that all be
had to do to bring down the price ol
materials and labor was I ) givo a lew
blasts from bis paper. Accordingly lie
attempted to write down tho pine of
everything that entered into the building of a house, iVoin a pound of putty to
1 nails, ll had about the sa no
effect on the price of building materials
thai the above article will have ou the
coke business or anything pertaining
thereto   it stamped tlie  writer Iherool
lie is now 1(1 years old, was graduated al
Westminster College, served for nine
months in tlie war as Colonel ofa regiment of Pennsylvania infantry, fought
at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville,
was admitted to the bar after the war.
and was District Attorney of Allegheny
County for four years. He was a member of the Forty-fifth, and Forty-sixth
Congresses, and was elected to tin*
Forty-seventh Congress by more than
7,000 majority. Whether he will be
elected to tbe forty-eight Congress next
fall is another question.
OUR POLICE FORCE.
have dull, hard times; that both great
and small producers of -nke may in
some instances fail; thai Uie great Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth may
lose his position and never be able to
boss lho politics of Westmoreland count}'
in the future, as in the past, are all possibilities— iu fact the latter is quite
probable.
Rut that we are on the eve of a panic
in the eoke business and that the large
Operators aro trying lo run away from
their business is only in the imagination of tlie fertile brain ofthe senior editor of the "T. A H."—probably caused
Tbe Jourha*. has frequently plead for   b-v •••*■ Pwwen* perilous position in poll
a sufficient police force in  Ml.  Pleasant
to protect the town. At one time wc
thought our town authorities hod opened
their eyes sufficiently to   recognize   the
ties. Owners of coal lands and produc
ers of coke understand too well the value
ofa fuel that is sought after and shipped
from   ocean   to   ocean.     That a ton of
need of such  a  protection  when  they Connellsyille coke is equal to one and
employed two policemen.    But we  sup-   ^.c-fuurth tons of anthracite eoal ; that
pose because the town enjoyed a reign of
peace and quietude under tbe influence
of Ihe police force tlie authorities concluded there was no need of them and
they were discharged. But like the man
who could sec nu need of insuring his
house until after it was burned down,
these men could not see the propriety of
employing a sufficient force until tbe
disgraceful oecurranc.e on our streets
Saturday evening plainly illustrated to
them that tbey noted not wisely. Tbey
deserve credit fo* what they have already
done in employing the borough eonsta
bin as a policeman. Rut. what Influence
lias one policeman in a towu the size of
Ml. Pleasant with hundreds of people
of all characters and classes on the streets
on 1 lay day'.' It is nothing less than
sheer foolishness to suppose Iliat one
man can  control a crowd of two or three
two puis of it can to put on the cu- at
the price of putting on a ton of anthracite coal are facts that will in all probability keep the great industry of this
valley from causing a panic.
The fact that all the great railroads of
the United States either have or are
rapidly getting an inlet into this valley
to transfer the unprecedented fuel to the
remote corners of our domain, is a fact
thai ought to quiet the nerves of any and
all who might in lho least be disturbed
by the insidious and senseless articl ■
from Ihe "Trifmnee; ileraM."
f Hurst,Ston r& Co,have
been In operation aboul nine j ear 1, and
in all  that  lime there  have been less
es than occur iu one year at a  majority of the  works.     Simon   Kill , the
yard boss and time keeper, has occupied i
tho same position or a similar ono since
the works weTo opined np,    David 8.
St me   tl i ti pieman and charger, was i
nl        lie of the men  v> ho  helped  build I
the work I, nnd has been in  tho employ '
over since, havihg hei3  his present position over four years,    lie tells us  the
remarkable fuel that  the  mule  used  in i
hauling the charging lurry has never
nursed a da*   at   the   works   for   seven I
years,   unless  they  were  not running. 1
.lames Wilson, the pit boss, O.P. llaygor,
the levcler, .lames ICunklo, the heading 1
driver,  ami   Joseph   Knygor, the boss
driver, have all been employees at these
works for years.   A majority of tho coke
drawers and miners have been connected j
with the works for years, many of them
I      • 1 hero since work was begun.
I n as regular as clock  work,
never having been idle nt ire than a few
days and only once on a unit of a strike.
The pit drains itself, avoiding the expense of a pump. The r 10m 1 occupied
by the diggers are dry and well ventilated. As fast as the rooms are finished
the ribs are drawn, so thai nearly all the
coal is taken out. The mine and yards
bad been under the direct supervision of
superintendent Hurst until n portion of
his time 1 11 up n Ith ii 0 stipi rfn-
tonden y of tin W. B. Seel A I 1. ivorks
now under way of construction. Every
department of the works shows that
ere i| care and economy have beon exercised.
Seven cms of coko arc shipped daily,
a '.* iter portion of which In shipped to
N"Hh Chicago. To mnntlfaet'iro this
ainounl with ?e ovens requires23miners
and 15 draw.', -, besides drivers and other
laborers numbering 2<\
Of the - moo employed every one
'peal        1O1I  Kngiish, and IVO believe all
in born.    I'he miners
many wagons as they   wish   to   till,  thi
drawers have all they can do, and an air
of general   satistaction   prevails   among
the employees.
Perhaps the best arranged stable in
point of convenience thai has beon built
at any coko works lias just been built by
this company, through Captain Wllkins
as Ih iss carpenter.   The stable is arranged
in the USUn] way, with a large aisle in
the center and stalls at either side. But
it has foddering rooms so arranged BS lo
avoid going in the stall to feed Ihe mules.
They keep the be.-l of stock, and of
course propose (o give them comfortable
quarters.
'I'he present temporary depression iu
ihe eoke trade has hail no piled.mi those
works, ,\s they are now regularly making
48-hour coke.
W. B. HEEL & CO.
Tholr new Works BeUlg Bull*  In Bul
lluii'lngrinii Township.
The JOUIWAI. has  already   mentioned
the construction of new coke works in
Mast Huntingdon township, by W. B,
Noel 1&C0. A recent visit lo the works
enables us to speak more fully concern
ing tlie new enterprise. Las' Spring
Messrs.W. B. Keel,BradenHurst,Daniel
B. Stoner and W. .1. tlitchman, having
purchased Wacros of coal from Thomas
Kaygor. and loo acres from Daniel K, Stoner, and the farm of Henry Stoner, both
surface and coal--!he latter only amounted
to ;i few acres—formed a partnership and
began grading for ovens Bome distance
west ofthe Stonerville road leading to Roa
gantown. They have completed tho grading for sixty ovens. The pit has been
opened and the main beading is being
driven. The coal lies in such a position
that after tlie main beading is completed
the water will drain itself off, avoiding
be use Of a pump. Tbe eoal will be
drifted out with a down  grade to haul
roughs sto "I around and by their threats
made h dangerous for the few bystanders who wore inclined to assist tlie po-
liceman,
By this time Constable Truxal came
upon the scene, and he and Eicher followed Hie rowdies out Church slice!,
where a second attempt was made to
arrest theni. Some of them threw brickbats int" the 1 rowd, while Collin' used
the mace 1 rctty severely over the bead
and neck of constable Truxal.
The fellows sv, ire they had come to
thrash the policeman, and thai the whole
tow u couldn't take them. Joe Eichor
a son of ihe policeman, knocked Kosor
il iivn and was getting ihe heller of him,
but iu the darkness he was pil'led < If by
his friends. Several others who attempted to assist the officers sustained
sli,'hi injuries. The bravery of police-
inau Eicher is worthy of praise, lie
ilid all he could fo arret the outlaws,
an.I although he was pretty badly used
up by the mob, he stuck to his post until
they got oul of town, although unsuccessful in the arrest. Truxal gave good
assistance, hat the in lb was too large tor
two officers, Although a sufficient nuui-
1   :': •! .    ground to
,yol they a '.si wisely
;n not ii king i In ir lives in the dark
with drunken villains, As a number of
citizens remarked to ihe reporter, they
are willing to help support a sufficient
police force lo protect the town.
The   resistance  of an   officer  in   such I <
Miss Ida McConanghy   has been vislt-
iiur'fricnds and classmates a!  Hollidnys- I
burg the past wi"'!;.
Do not fall to notice tho prices quoted 1
by Teinpletoit ■<,-, Bruddock iu their new
advertisement, this week.
Col. John I,. Pulton, of Hunker's station, a brother of Dr. Pulton of .Mt.
Pleasant, .'indwell known all over the
county, is not expo,-ted to live.
Charlcv  Keller   while   swimming  in
A convention of del gates    from all the
Cat hollo Temporal coSocIetb sin tho State
is to lie held at .lohnMown tho latter
part ot this month.
Tho Independent republicans of  Inili
ana county   will   assemble  themselves
together on .tune   20th,   at   which   lime
arrangements Will be made for the  coming campaign,
The commencement exercises at St.
Vincent's College, near I,strobe, will
take place this year on Wednesday, Juno
iSth, and those of St. Xavier's on Thursday 2Si|i, the day following.
Can
1I1I Hi
briu   county   eomm
Id court house   and
Jacob
il< Sumlav bad   a h
bloke
other day for seven*.v-live  dollar*
-sinners
jail   the
The
Qturnod to town, 1 near
thi
ank
Dr. Wakefield set  the I .
Mr. J. c. Dysarl ha
and is at his old place as superintendent j bone, and the boy is doing well
of Uie Pciiu'a Coke Crusher
id court ofiustiee will be transformed
Into a den for military men.
e li. K:
friend Miss Agnes Shields last week.
The "Texas Stars'* of this place play ed
again:* of base ball against the "Qulek-
slepps" of Seottdale, which stood "f to bi
iu favor of the "Stars."
Prof. Byron W. King has resigned his
position ns one of tho faculty ofthe Mt. 1
Ploasant classical and Scientific  insti-
tute. We understand he intends reading!
law.
(Vfter  thisissue   Jot*nr*AT.H  sent  out     George B. Knlne, Bsq„ of Uniontown,
I'he   Misses  Highberger,   Unity,   and j side the state or county must bo paid tor   "•"'■ "Judgo" Ramsdy, former city editor
Waltliour  of Qroensburg   visited  tholr  in "dvanco, or thoy will he discontinued. \ot tno Commaretal (fazetle, and an old-
■"- ■ ***< ■ si,;..,.i.. , _..,. Tho date on tho mailing tab gives tho time ,im"  Cniontown   boy,   will  sail  from
! at which the paid up  subscription  ex-   New York 'lul-v 20tn torfllassgow, Scott
; piled.
Kev.   Bolton,  of Stonorvllle  was  in
I town yesterday.    He is just   home   from
j Pindley, Ohio, whither ho expeota to re-;1;"'1'' within the past six months  at  thej
I move  in Octobor.    Arrangements   have
boon made for  building   tlio  Church  of
1 college at that point.
our fellow  townsman,   Martin   Over-      The laying of tho corner stono   of
boll is   in   posession   of three   pieces  of  now M* K* church of Connollsville   look
I.Mexican   money   sent   him   bv  his sou \ I'bn-e Wednesday afternoon.  Dr. Samuel
land.
Over onethous
and twenty si x 1
d two hundred freight
-engcr cars have 1 11
'li 10 simps near Baltimi
About five hundred men   find   employment at these works.
Rov.   K.   M.   Kerry,   of Qroonshnr
traveling in   the   interests ofthe   West-I
morelnnd county christian  Temperance ' ...•
Alliance, e.ille.l  at the   JOURNAL  ottiee !
on I'liurs'lav.
J. W. Stoner, of Oreensburg was circulating  among  bis   friends   Saturday.
Ills daughter, Miss Cora, who  is  homo
from Clifton Springs for vacation visited j
her aunt, Mrs. Freed, over Sunday.
Miss Narcissa White, a distinguished I done.   Tho creek  is  said to bay
Temperance Lecturer will address 11 Tom- < eight feet,
perance meeting In   tho Kaplist  church
Saturday July 1st, at 8 p, tn. Ill the Ititer-
I of  the Westmoreland   County   Temperance Alliance.    All are invited.
nls and twonty-iivo cents.   They  Woasent and Kev, Core   of Johnstown,
j resemble in part the old P. S. "Shlnplas- j participated ill the exercises.
lers." I    Connollsvlllo has a mysterious case of
Sunday a terrible wind and rainstorm »u,c,d0*   0na Morning lasl   week   N. E.
accompanied   with bail visited   Young-  Fry. aswltch tendor »as run   over  and
wood on tho S. W.  R.   It.   Trees  woro Instantly klllod by an onglno  In the   B.
I nprootod, fences blown a wav, corn Holds \& °* .v:,r,ls-   n is thought by many that
I damaged and a   great   deal   of damage  be committed suicide by throwing bim-
I'isen I self 111 front ofthe engine.
A very dangerous counterfeit silver
As a direct consequence of tho rum dollar is in circulation. It is boantifnlly
op which has rooontly been  located nl   oxoontod, boaringa slight appoaranceof
ire the  Iron, and is   pronounced   by   11"   sub-
MeOall j treasurer as tho best al Ivor plnti 1     mn-
Tari's a drunken row
ot her    ovonlng ill wl
criminal manner as
is u ur.ivc offence w
fer, and im effort is b
the villains.
Saturday
Hi
de 1.
.Tttiiic.i 1;. iVii.ir.
The grim reaper. I lentil, has rj
ited onr town and cut d iwn, in t!
of bis lifo, our highly r
.lanes    it.   Wade,      Al
ago Mr. Wade began to ail but not until
within the pa-l two weeks did his illness
become serious, liis was a complication
of fevers and general nervous prostration. Four physiciansnttended hlni and
every possible elfort was mad" to prolong his life; but the worst came, and his
spirii passed away Monday evoning. surrounded by his relatives and friends
who had been sent for in expectation of
Ihe   dreaded   result.      Deceased   was   17
years, 2 months and 2(1 days old. Ho
leaves fl wilfe and two children to mourn
his loss, lie was the member of a large
fatuity, three brothers and live sisters ol
which survive him. lu his younger
■ lays ho spent some time in lln- gold regions of the west. Afterwards ho went
to tbe oil regions, where he u"Ciim!i!ated
a large fortune. Fifteen years ago he
married   Ilia   surviving   wife,   Amanda
Smitley.    lie has   ever   sineo   1 11    In
business in and about Mt. Pleasant*. At
bis death he was in partnership with ("'
P. Shupe. with whom ho has been interested ill various branches of business
for tWOUty-ttt'O years.     1 ie leaves a large
circle of friends to mourn the loss ofa
highly respected and truly beloved man.
Tin- C'OlM  ImliiMlrliH.
The Xew York Hera!.' has the following lo say aboul Iho eoke industries: At
the vory gates of Pittsburg, and tributary to its commerce, aro located the Interesting and ::nii|iie eoke making regions
of Western Pennsylvania. It. is a district which, like the oil regions of our
State, oanuol find duplication in the
world. The one product of this limited
area is coke—n commercial fuel which is
"(ought for by iron founders aud smelters
from Lake Chainplain and New York on
the oast lo Sal! bake and Omaha on tho
west, and from Canada to iho fitllf of
.Mexico. Coke is Ihe product of slow
combustion applied to the soft, bituminous eoal of the region. This coal isa woll
defined portion  of the   ••Pittsburg  coal
basin,''  the vein varying in thickness
from sto 11 feet, and worked at all depths
Th- finishing touch has been given stabbed Charley Smith. Tho disgraceful
tho Baptist parsonage ou Church street. 1 all's ir happenod while a temperance
The I icaut ifuI dress of Mile greoil adds ; meeting was being bold at tho church Oil
vory much to the beauty ofthe parsonage ! tho bill.
which now looks more liko the residence      .... . .
,.,..,      ,   ,, ,,   , I     David Kernste "her, of spring  Harden,
Kngiish   Lord   than     that   of   :,,    ,     . ,      ,' ',, 51    ,
who is supposed to have sold   tbe beer to
llie villians who defied tho town author-
nf Adams County, Pa. is lilies Saturday night, was returned for
stopping at tho National Hotel. Ho is ! selling and furnishing intoxicating llq-
selllng Susquehanna fertilisers. Ho has uors without license, si rang evidence
C beon in this county five wooks, the was given against him. 'Squire Stauffer
principal position of the timo in Ligonior j hold him for a hearing In 9500 bail,
Valley. Adam Humbaugb has been appointed local agent for this place.
•anno!    b
'f acids   1
minister.
A. J.   Ki
in
Th
mini
1 is the   season of  the   year   when
lers   take   their   annual   vacation.
ipected  citizen,   The  newspaperman  is   never   favored
nt two months  with vacations.    Ho Is oxpeotod fo issue
a paper fifty-two weeks In tho year, for
which he is jiaid punctually, In some
eases, iii others hardly over, sometimes
never.
We have before asked our   ministerial
The -torn hand ot affliction has been
felt at the home of II. W. Overboil the
past ten days. That dre led disease,
diphtheria, cnlered his home and cast 11
gloom ol' sorrow over the heretofore
happy family. It took for iIs victims j
and infant child Imt n few days old, and
11 two year old daughter, little Emma, the
pel of tho family.
Our   Old   friend   .T.    I.yneh    Dove,   of
Orinnoll,   Iowa, will   please accept our
friends throughout the county to send us ! thanks for a copy of the ('rimioll Semh
i>n postal cards the notices oftho ma
riagos and deaths that come under theft
respective charges.    Some comply, others d
■h.
Weekly Herald, In which was a full and
totalled account  of the devastation and
lentil occasioned by the terrible cyclone
ot.     \V" therefore infer that, the I which visited that town on the  nigh'  of
if   least   desire  the   present  0X-| the 17tllInst.    Thirty persons were killed
mt right and many others w ere wounded,
mrtcsies lo continue.
I!cv. .1. W. Davis,the Church of Hod
pastor at this place, was granted a
months' vacation sonio time agoonao-
eouill Of failing health, lie wont to
Wesl Virginia. While there at tbe advice of his physicians ho resigned his
charge aud has gone West where he
hopes to rogaiu his health. His family
nro visiting at liis father-in-law's, and
will soon fo'iow him.
A country editor relates that a man with
a silver-plated, double-action coin holder, eamo into Ins sanctum the othor day,
and commenced to explain the beauties
of the article for holding silver halves,
Oto., and bo had gotten Half through before he discovered he was in a  printing
! some of whom were   iu
lion.    The destruction
immense
a dying ootid I-
if property was
The "T. &, II.i> In Kiitlopltc Klt»
From tho Groonsburf* Press.
The Editor's visit to Harrisburg was
for an entirely different purpose. The
Editor did think some weeks boforo the
Convention of May Kith met, that possibly he might, he. in a position as editor
ofa Republican paper to do seme service
by being a member, of the Slate Central
Committee. We can assure Mr. McAfee
we were not after perquisites. We wore
advised however by good friends that a
move like this would have the effect of
Due. When ho saw his mistake be 'nutting tbo "Tribune .*: ! leral-P' into op-
wont to tho door,   sadly opened it, and   ileptic  fits.     We shrank   from    such   a
prospect   and   concluded  to   wait   fifty-
kicked himself clear down stairs.
Bridgeport comes to tbo front with a
woman fight. A Mrs. Campbell and
.Mrs. Krusan had been making somo unpleasant icinarksaboul each other. They
met one day when Campbell gave Krusan
a shoulder hit, whereupon Krusan
threw her antagonist Sat on the ground.
But Campbell outdid her and soon was
on top when the husbands and gentleman
friends interfered and after separating
the pretty pugilists proceeded to close
the conflict With a war of words.
The board of education of Ml, Pleasant township hold a mooting at National
Hotel Saturday. Members present,
Whilehill, Shupe, Andrews, Pry, llolt-
ser. Thoy levied a tax of 21 mills for
school purposes, and 11 mills for building purposes. It was decided to ro-soat
tin;   I.emmon bouse.    Kids will betakon
four years, as that seems to be the period
required by the "Tribune & Herald"
naturalization ollice, to lit a man for citizenship. Wo wore not aware of being
so near committing an unpardonable sin,
until recently.
tectod by the application
die surface Is scratched.
Concerning the Fayette county oil
drike, an account ot' which was given
'11 tle'.loiiix.M,, the < 'onnellsvillc I'nvricr
has llie following to say: Thero aro no
now developments al tho oil field up lo
the present time. Thev aro still drilling,
and are now down aboul three hundred
and sovonty-flvo feet. A car load 1.1 sup- i
plies for the woll arrived here on Wednesday.
Tho examiners'of Ihe senior class of
the Indiana Stale Normal School havo
just concluded tholr linal examination.
'I'he whole class, thirty-live in number,
passed satiafiictorily. Nearly one third
oftho class is from Allegheny county.
The oxamiuors wore State Superintendent llighoe, Prof. Raul), of l.oek Haven
Normal School, Prof. SpiOgel,of Groeiis-
burg, and Prof. Johnston, of Johnstown,
all of whom express themselves as
much pleased with the school. The commencement exorcises occur July loth
to 14th.
A Harrisburg dispatch says : It is the
Intention of tho South Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to construe-, a lino
from Marysvllleon the Susquehanna, a
few miles above, her", through Perry
county into Pulton county, and by way
of lied fo rd and across tho Allegheny
mountains noar Berlin, into and through
Somerset county ; thenoe their lino crosses the Laurel I Iiil range and descends
Indian creek to the Yonghinglumy rivor,
thence to Connollsville and Uniontown
across tin* .Monoiignhclla river and by
way of Waynesburg, Greene county, to
Wheeling W. Va,
Says the Uniontown Genius:—II. C.
Prick, Chairman) Walter Forguson,secretary and treasurer, and .lohn W. Van-
dei'vort,   Edmund   M.   Ferguson   and
Henry Phi Dps, Jr., managers, compose
tho now Union Supply I lompany, limited,
formed to carry on a general merchandise business iu Fayette and Westmoreland counties. The capital stock; is s:.u,-
000, of which Messrs. Yaudervort and
i'hipps each hold J12,500. Tho oilier
lin members bold $8,3331. The articles
of corporation recently spread upon    the
Recorder's books show tho company
will continue twenty years.
The report of another sickening case
of infanticide comes lo us from Shade
township. It appears that one Elizabeth
Bisbing last Saturday gave birth to an
illegitimate child and which was found
near her home, in a com field, by some
of the* neighbors Sunday morning  with
A leli'pho'nc is being j>uI up connect-'
lug I lollida.vsburg and CroSSOll.
South   Huntingdon   township   has    if ■
real   crank   which   is   afflicted with   tho'
iini-.janis,
Peter shovelin, Of Oreensburg, who*
fired nt Dr. Wells bid shot U. J. Mieeh--
ner, at Washington Pa. has been con-
vlctod.
"Jumbo" plates ofico cream aroadvor-
tisoil.    Wo suppose that means ono has
; to eiimb to tin: top of a ladder   10   reach
! the top oftho cream.
Idlesvild eamo within (Md of having
B drowning Saturday. The would-bo
swimmer was going down for the last
time when he was rescued.
Th'' vandals who invade comet cries and
steal from graves the flowers placed there'
by affectionate hands, would bo moan
enough ti- turn their mothers from their
doors.
At Conncllsv ille, a little son of f,. K,
Angoll, joint agenl for lho Pcnnsyl vatiht
company, loll through fl trap door into a
cistern, but was rescued before lifo wus
extinct.
On Saturday, .M.irg.net Mnllin, aged
three years, was instantly killed on tbo
South West K. 11. noar Connollsville in
attempting to cross the track in front of
some cars.
The caie against I'. J. Shiedler, of
Washington Pa. charged with embezzlement of funds oftho Singer Sewing Machine Company has been compromised
by defendant paying costs.
The storm of Sunday did much damage at Oreensburg, Dal roi 10, .M idiilelown,
l.igoneer, Ridgevlew, Pioasaut Unity
and other points. Barns and houses and
fences and trees were blown down.
The safe of llaker A 1 trlnor, merchants'
In West Brownsville, was blown open
Friday night and (SO in money taken.
The safe was very much.damaged, but a
registered letter in it was not disturbed
The coroner's jruy on tbe body of iitllo
Margarett Mullen, killed Saturday by
cars 011 tin* Pennsylvania Railroad, noar
1 'on n el Is VillO, rendered a verdict holding
tho Pennsylvania Company responsible
Mrs. Bradley, of Berry township, aged
One hundred and lit'tei 11 is recovering
from a severe spell of sickness. Tho old
lady has the full use of her senses and
when she is woll converes freely and is-
very intelligent.
A colored picnic paraded the streets of
Uniontowu on Saturday, headed by the.
Hannibal colored brass band, of Browns**
villo. lu the afternoon they glorified
the xv. Amondmenl and the .Republican party in Evans' Grovo.
An Italian from Lombard;.', a laborer
working on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, dropped dead rooontly. His
follow-wcrltmon held a mooting and deeded to give a days wages to tho family
of tho docoased, consisting of his wif0-
and four small chlldron.
Miss Sadi'i Kidn*-, daughter of.)'. D.
Iv 11 lm, Of Unity township, Westmoreland county, was maaried on 1'Tiday last
at he* father's residence,   to  Mr. C.  c.
Albert, l.alrobe. They dined at the
lions'- of the bride's father, In I'll ity, and
drove from thero to their homo in
Latrobe.
David Andy, slightly demantod' a resident of West Neivion, and the   father of
nine children' committed suicide by
hanging at Irwin station at four o'clook
Sun lay morning, CordlWi* Clougan was
summonod and found Andy suspended
from a child's swing In closo'proximlty
In 1 loofuaie.'le's brewery. The rope used
was an Inch thick.
Tho descendants of J Hs ioi*
four generations held a reunion in
Brownsville on Saturday, and in Connollsvlllo and Oalifoic.ia on Sunday.
From twenty-live to thirty members of
the ramlly woro present, who had not
been altogether at one lime for forty-
eiahl years. One of the family is asSOCi'
ato editor oftho MoKeosport Record.
A rumor of trouble between the Van-
dorbilt and Pennsylvania railroad companies at Connellsvillo was current horo
Saturday. Tho Vandorbllt company anv
making a desperate endeavor to got a-
cross ground already laid out by tho
Pennsylvania for a branch to ponotrato
that section of of the ooal field, and
trouble is anticipated at any moment.
At I.igonior, Westmoreland county,
during tlio storm of Sunday, lightning
struck tho house of Peter Qroft and
k lllod a daughter of Mr. Poor, who was-
living there. Two of Gorft's children
were also seriously injured. It was"
wtih the greatest exertions that tho
liouso was saved from being entirely
burned down. At Middletowtt, six miles
from Oreensburg, fences, bridges and
crops woro washed away.    The houses of
iVrchy I'ennei'i.snd ['ottering "verostruok
at l.alrobe. The M iddlotown church
barely escaped, two largo trees being
shallerod thai stand alongside.
it.'HoiiitidiM or iiiKi'i'i-i.;
Jl.M.r. op Mr. Pleasant Coi-ncil,\
Nu. -'lit,   KoVAl. Alll'.lM'll, \
■sir. Pleasant, Pa., June 28, hs*:;.)
MKMOIUAI..
In the Providence of God   our  highly
osteoined BrothorJas. K. Wade, after a
short illness, on the   -lith   day   of   June   .,
[882, fell a victim boneatb   tlio   ruthless ' ll* bead mashed 111.     lho body was eov-
bolow  the surface of the ground down to
UOOfeot The on tiro deposit of coal Ites I for the seating eif others. It was ordered
to tin. south east 01 i'htnurg and Varies j that the Texas school property be eii-
in width from two to twelve miles, with > closed with a fence.    Tho next   mooting
due has heen placed tt lonKt!x of/^oul:fofty mllf • thff*«,"h-  will be held at Burst's ^om house, on
emend of ihe basin or deposit  belugl the day of the toaohers'examination.   .
near the   town  of   I.atrobe,   Pa,   and   its
southwestern limit extending into the]    Some little uneasiness has been  000a-
BtatO "f West Virginia. .sinned   by   11 nol iti cat ion from John and
-Camp Meeting.
By order of the members  of the com
miioie of arrangements there will be a
cainpmecLingin l.'unihaeglf.s'.ii'o..
loencing July   21,    The   object   of  this
meeting is for the benefit of the A. 31. K.
/.ion church, all other congregations are
respectfully invited to attend.   Committee Arrangements, A. Muney, A. Salter
In position and a woll is being sunk
from which tiio water will be pumped
to a tank above lho ovens. The mouth
"r tbo pit is of 1such an altitude above
the < . ms that the coal bins can be arranged ;hat ;':i'iro will be no necessity of   i uountdf product (tons)	
hauling any of the coal on a.u   up grade
It is claiiied bv all  who have  Visited
works that they can he run with
.ban   a 1 y
lie' region.   If must he acknowledged
hand ofdealh. Of brother, .T as. R. Wade
it may bo truthfully said that ho was an
affectionate, worthy husband and father;
a noble and highly respected citizen;:!
most genial and agreeable companion,
and a true and trusted member of tho
Royal Areanum.   Therefore,
Resolved, That iu   the   death   of   Ilro.
Wade this society has sustained an irreparable loss, and the community ono
of iis most worthy citizen**.
Resolved, That, while  we  mount   over
our sad bereavement, wo aro nevertheless in the firm heller that  what is onr
loss is his eternal gain.
Resolved, Thai however mysterious to
us this stroke of Hi vine Providence may
ag" -v", >w**ki& i (i7w PreMnan!":; """"""■'"' "'•'""■1- SQ^toW^t^^sS^ta
Hands employed      „',>'*''!v holder* in   and  about our town that
\ ttltIC 01 pi'inllli I  H.liv'iS
2,71* .' f
A Won!to Mother*.
Mothers should      'leniber i! f. a most
important  duly at  this season   lo  look
thoy do not  lawful, v own their  proper*
1 li i, am I that 1 bey h "icafter pay their rent
lo tha above named guni.loiuou. It
that a nuniber of properties lias been   .M
to llie Preenvans for back laxos, and thoy
doeth all thtngs woll.
Resolved,   Thai   this   Council   deepl*
ered ii'-it by about an inch of ground
Esq. Ileiiley. of Stoyestown, was notified
and ini pan neb "I a jury of impiosl Sunday
ovening. Tlio mother will be arrested
and will probably be tried for tho mur-
-kvof her child at the August term of
Court.—Movie.rxel. I [era hi.
Capt. Linton, tlio dotoctivo of Pinker-
tun's agency, wljo was at work on the
Maurice llealy murder ease, lays no
claim to the reward of S:',,uiiii offered ly
the County Commissioners, for tho arrest and conviction Of the  murderer  or
murderers. While iho 1 lounty Commissioners olf'erod 98,000, iho Dunbar (furnace Company eeadily agreed to*pay half
sympathy"*   with   tli"   deeply   alfiicti ,,,       1 a good claim should
wife and hor orphan children,j and that   ,„. ,.^lh,Ml,;ll ,■„.,. , .   XheFurnae
pane now want their   money, and   BS   a
■ lonary measure then lomirrlsHiort-
ers, who still hold tho Company to their
.1. Smith, J.   Washington,   J. VV. Oato-
dnziiu Cuwdios, olteit to be  .seen  on   our , wood.
will commend them to tho merciful
euro and protection of a kind Heaven;*.
Father who can temper the winds to  tin
after th.   health  of their   families  aud I now claim to be tho owners,,It Is (jUatr*. 1*^%$*:^   the    resolutions    be
.',11.-1   tho malaria and Impurities   from ; ed that they were advertised and sold iu j spread upon the joiiri,!.-! of our   Council, 1 proposition, givo nolu*o through our ad-
Ihat the coal was very de.ar.ibtc when tl   , h,,],. HyS[(,|„s, and that nothing will tone   a legal way.     It is thought however that   a copy bi handed Ihe family of   our   de- j vertising   columns this week,   that   the
Is known that i>240 per acre was paid by   ,,, , ,,.|, ,m,| liver, regulate the   the presont owners and occupants will! ceased f'rothor, and that ws attend  tho offer of tha- reward will be withdrawn on
■Inly   lath, unless   somo claim   to it   bo
pre, Otited   bolero that   duto. — 'ortias   of
the company. bowols ami purify tho blood so perfectly   experience no serious trouble, from  ilie
U ork has b. .11 begun on   tho   branch ■ as Parker's (iingcr Tonic,   advertised in : thel  that they  purchased tho   properties
funeral m a bod v.
.1. A. Dot u. ).
J. D. l.i'.oNAiio,    ; < 'olll.
of the S. W. U, R. leading to these works.; our columns.
li-U it.
clear of all debts aud Incumbrances.
A il. TinoM' "S
Liberty
A Uurr> .Speclm«lh oftho Antiquity of itlnll-
Ono day last month while Mr. John
K. Wiggins of Wavorly ."','. J. was searching for ethnological and other speoimonS'
ou the top ofa knob ofthe Alloghonios
known as Blue Mountain, in Perry
County. Pa, he found a very rare specimen ofthe antnpiity of man on this Con'
linent,
Il is a piece of stone. OOmpOSOd of mot-
ainorphic lime, about Id inches thick, II
inches long, I inches wldo and weighs if
pounds.   There fcasoam or layer about
t inch thick an the under side, which
Mr. W. says is azoic rock partly decomposed. In this solid rook is the perfect
Impression of the right foot of a man.
Tlio foot print is 75 inches long, 31 inches wide aero-:-, tho ball of tho foot, 8» inch
es wide one-half tho distance from tlio
small too to heel, and two inches wide
about ono-hall ineh from back pari of
the hoot. Tho print Is about ono Inch
deep, and distinctly shows the toes, five
in number, and   represents n perfectly
shaped foot. Tho rim ol slono surrounding tho' print is one-half ineh thick,
't'l h, edges- aro sharp, where tho stone has
broken, and show now signs ol bo-
»iig worn by water or the elements. It
Was brought to the surface this spring
11 plough. The specimen will probably be placed in the Smithsonian Institution, m Mr. Wiggins has been employe. I as explore*.' for that institution at
various ti!
AlH'nys 1<< Irrslltng
A delicious odor is always  Imparted
byl'loroston Cologne,  *.!ii'h  is alwayi
110 mutter ho*