The state journal. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-15
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The business outlook for this local
ity is not very encouragihgat present.
MANY Of our manufactures are run
ming on half time and some have shut
down entirely. The mildness Of the
weather,in conjunction with the intro
duction Of natural gas into the mills
to supply the p'acr ot ordinary fuel,
has had an injurious fleet upon TIE
coal trade. All Ut the coal operators
in the four roofs have shut down
their miaes. ;hrrehy throwing over
600 men out vi employment, and
unless there -.uuld be a spell Of
severe weather here will be great
deal of suffering in this vicinity before
Spring.
The Donavens Famous Tennessee.
ans gave ncert at the Wylie Av
enue "A. nj. 4. Church On Tuesdry
evening, December IA, which was at.
tended BY q large concours5 Of our
citizens, HE performance was ex-
celent and rave general satisfaction.
For several days Urge poster was
displayed upon the front Of the
church, but il Vas tore down by some
of the more bigoted members, who
were wiIlinL to have concert in the
church aud receive their portion Of
the proceeds for The benefit Of the
congregation. Init considered it 0
sacrilpge u i We bill put upon the
outside III t!r church
Masses Dent h.s pI, "a guilty TO the
charEr II aggravated and telonious
assault aHd b.ttuy upon his wife.
The assault vas brutal one, as heT
breast bore way broken and her skull
fractured.
Mr. Artt ur J. Aliens conference
is glowing with satisfaction, and he
smiles benignantly AZ he informs bis
friends that il il a boy,
Onr charming friend, MIS- Fanny
Sims has letmned to the city after a
sojourn Of Dea'ly Two years in Dakota
Territory, where She was visiting an
uncle. Many Of her admirers feared
that She would bestow her hand upon
some western miner and return no
more, but their fears being released
they arc happy.
The Mcndelssohn Vocal Club, Of
Columbus, are advertised to give a
concert at the Sixth Presbyterian
church Christmas eve, and at the
Wylie Street "A H. L. church Christ.
mas night. ibis club is second to
no club Of colored vocalists ia the
United States. The members Of this
association b,nded themselves TO-
gtther come years ago for the pur-
pose Of studying classical music and
the result has exceeded the expecta
ton of their most sanguine friends.
They gave 4 series If concerts here
two Years ago, and one Of the tenors,
Mr.. Waters, was pronounced by some
Of our best musical critics as a para
gon. Indeed we can justly say that
the whole company is pari paSSu,
with equal pace together). The
leader. Mr.. James Tyler, has been
clerk eff the Ohio Legislature for two
years, the rest Of the company consist
Of Mrs. Mary Ransom and Emma
Washington, soprano; Miss Grace
Tyler and Miss Waters, contralto
Charles Ransom, tenor, and Daniel
Smith, bass. Charles Falmer, postal
transfer agent Of ,he p. Y. and St. l..
II. r., is acting Is advance agent for
them here.
The Political pot il beginning to
boil aud Candidates are springing up
like mushrooms in the 9Th ward, the
strongest colored ward in Pittsburgh.
There Ate two G. uncilmen to be
elected at the spring election and
already five candidates, two Of whom
are colorcd, are in the field. If one
OF those gentlemen would withdraw
and the co!ored voters concentrate
their votes upon one man they can
nominate and elect him, otherwise
they will let the white brother pluck
the plumb as usual The aspirants
are Charles a. Jones, OF old Grand
Central club fame, and John Askins,
policeman under the present admin
istration.
The civil rights decision is bearing
legitimate fruit, AT Vicksburg,
Mich, on Tuesday night, Dec. II,
McTraver e Helms colored dramatic
company was refused accommodation
at all the hotels, and were compelled
after the performance to take q freight
car for kalamazoo. The actions OF
those refined Michiganders need no
no comment. &.