Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-02-14

was twice arranged in police court
for assault;ng his mother and SISTER,
whom he had SO tyrauized that they
trembled under his very look. In his
younger days. before be made so much
money as now, since he kept the den Of
vice in Hester Street, it is said that he
used to brow eat his old grandmother
into giving him money. When every
other resort failed he would pull out
his pistol and fire holes through the
saints pictures on the wall. The poor
old superstitious woman was 80 horri-
fed at this sacriiigious act, as she tho't
it, that she would invariably come to
terms.
Decidedly one of the prettiest sights of
the year, AT any OF the grand balls, was
afforded by the drills Of the knights
Templar at the reception of Iyanhoe
Commandery, at Madison Square Gar
den. The attendance was immense
and people applauded with rapture
over the eyolutions. Diamonds, stars,
crosses and Maltese crosses were formed
BY the men with such rapidity, neat
ness and elegance as to make one
amazed that such things could be done
by ought else than machinery. The
evolutions of the forty knights, mount
ed on coal black horses, were not so
successful, however, as most of the ri
ders were not experienced horsemen,
and moreover, some Of the animals
frightened by the lights, music, the
crowds and excitement became unman.
ageable. One of them took the bit be-
tween his teeth and broke away knock
ing down man and stepping on his
breast. The injury was not serious
however, and the people as rule did
not know that an accident had happen
ed.
The false prophet in Egypt, Ell NAH
di, through his war of destruction
against "the unbelevers,' will be the
cause Of marked decrease in the con-
sumption of gum drops in very short
time. On accouat Of the war in the
Soudan, the gum arabic cannot be
taken to or from Khartoum, tie depot
for this product, and in consequence
there is shortage in the supply. A
manufacturing contectioner told ne a
few days ago that gum arabic which up
to few months since sold easily at
eight cents pound, now had advanced
to twenty-four and would 60 even high.
or in a very short time. Chemistry
has provided kind Of substitute for
this product in material called deX-
trne, but for great number OF the
productions Of the confectiouer it cam
not be used. Hence fancy articles il
the candy line will soon command fan.
cy prices and eventually disappear en-
tirely, unless the Egyptians acquire
more bravery and do not turn tail the
moment the forces of the Mahdi ap
pear against them.
The effort made BY clique of Epis-
copalians to pull Dr. Rylance, the Rec
tor of st Marks Church, into the Heber
Newton inbroglio, because he defend
ed the man against whom the charges
OF heresy are to be pressed, is likely to
end unsuccessfully, In fact this whole
Newton scandal is likely to run to seed,
Both the Bishop and the Assistant
Bishop see the animus at the bottom of
the whole affair The prime movers
against Mr.. Newton are Dr. da Costa
and Mr.. Quackenbos, the great lay
Episcopal authority in this diocese and
their efforts shown very plainly that
they have not so much the best inter
ests Of the church at heart, as a desire
to vent personal dislike and spite
against the victim of their attacks.