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TIE l'NEAlDEnI.S SON,
That Gny YouDE Hiuoa About 10 Take

That Gny Young BLOOD About to Take n
Wiir.
Ffom Our Special Correspondent
WARRINGTON, January 2.-Sociely gossipt
have another sweet motsel to roll around
their tongues. It is whispered tha! Cheste,
Alan Arthur, Jr., son OF the President oI
the United States, has decided to settle
down. lie will tako unto himself wife
Not the young lady from Western New
York TO whom he was reported,to be en-.
gagged year ago, but another charming
young angel who ilutters around the Wssl
end. She is eaid TO be pretty. Her voice
was "oducated" in Paris, and she never
misses an opportunity 10 air il Tor the bene.
lit OF friends. 1t is said tha. the engage.
lnent will be announced within two weeks
AT all events Alan wus seen ID
purchase a handsome engagement
ring last week. And he took pains
to call the jeweler to one side to mention
the Sentiment" that lie wanted engraved
inside. ~ 80 - % :
Alan is one Of the boys. His principal
exploit was leading the raid on the ser.
wants hall at Princeton. Whenever his
father goes away and leaves Alan in charge
OF the White uonse there is a high Old
carnival up st the mansion. I'm airsid ihe
boy will have hard time getting over his
oat sowing, but be is good hearted young
fellow, even though as long as q bean pole
and as dudeish as Oscar Wilde, and sin.
cere!y wish him lois OF Joy and happiness.
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POSTAL AFFAIRS,
Change la tsc Rates Oh Certain nail
Muiter,


WAsulscTos, D. q, January 2.-The
Postmaster General has issued an order
changing the rate Of postage on number
OF articles heretofore rated as third class,
and on printed matter paying postage at
the rate Of one cent for every two ouuces,
Under this order these articles will here.
aster be classified as merchandise, or lourth
class matter, upon which the postage ia one
cent per ounce. The following is lhe text
OF the order: The character oil the paper or
article as merchandise within ths meaning
OF the postal laws must necessariiy
be changed by printing or stamping
thereon words, letters, characters, figures
images or any combination thereof. La.
bels, patterns, photographs, playing cards,
visiting cards, address tags, paper sackp,
wrapping paper with printed advertise.
menls thereon, bill heads, letter heads, en-
yelopes and other matter OF the same gen.
eral character, the printing upon which is
not designed to instruct, amuse or cultivate
the mind or taste, or impart general inior-
nation are mere articles Of merchandise,
and will be rated fourth class matter.
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THE FiTz.JouN PORTER HILL
Ophostd by Solnntrer SvIdicrs aud
Favored by Eeguinrs.

Favored by Eeguiars.
From Our Special tor0Pontri
WASHINGTON, January o.-There Is con.
siderable comment here In Congressional
and military circles over the sen.imen. Of
the House Committee on Military Affairs
on the subject Of restoration of General
Ftlz.John Porter 10 tho army. Consideru.
PIE surprise 10 expressed that the proposl.
ton sheuld have such majority Of favor
III the committee, and some OF the states.
men who most htrenuously oppose the bill
are tntinating that Speaker Carlisle had
Fiz.John Porter in mind when he selected
the COMMITTEES. The charge is,undoubtel.
iy unjust. While the Speaker NAV be
favorable to tho restoration Of Porter 10 the
roll OF the army, thereby not only yindi.
eating him, hut endorsing his actions. he
would undoubtedly be fair In the makeup
oi the committee, and would not form any
COMMITTEES to favor any man or cause. He
Is too Rs!ute for that. II he were not too
honest.
1t isnow believed that favorable re-.
port on the Fitz John Porter bill will he
passed through both branches OF Congress.
General Anson McCook, OF New York.
General Dawes, Of Ohio, and come other
,VoMnleer soldiers Of the late war, who so
bitterly opposed the proposition in the last
Congress, arc not here now. It's notice.
able that the men who were educated for
military seryice favor the proposition of
the bill, while the volunteer soldiers Of the
late war oppose It. This is because Porter
claims bis case hinges upon scientific or
the most intelligent principles Of war. lie
claims that an uneducatel soldier cannot
comprehend the merits Of his case. Tho
volunteer veterans assert that Porter was
no good on the field, any way, where he
had to adjust himself to circumstances,
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a PHILADELPHIA Grand Jury having ex-
pressed itself very pertinently with regard
10 the public display Of obscene pictorial
papers-"iash liierasure'-Judge Arnold
commended the utterance and said:
1t will apply also TO the display OF oh,
scene posters. These things constitute q
crying evil. A society ought to be formed
ioos the suppress ion Of them, Just as socie-
ties have been formed for the eradication
OF other,eyits. l remember the time when
tue exhibition OF such pictures IS some
theatrical managers and publishers OF GER
IAN order Of pictorial papers now show
Win lmpunity, would have had to be clan.
aest'nely exhibited, II at all, for fear OF au
Indictment But these managers and pub.
.l!9he1s have grown bold with tolersiiou,
They scatter their vile prints broadcast to
pollute society. The effect upon the minds
OF youth, and perhaps upon people who
are not young, is demoralizing to Tho Inc,
degree. II is high time that steps wprp
taken 10 wipe ont the evil.
1t is strange that the indecent posters
which deiace the dead walls hsye not he.
fore this been taken in hand. It seems 10
be noboay's business and nobody moves
against them. We look hopefully to the
time when in place 1t will be the
business OF somebody 10 particular to take
in hand all kinds q indecent Prints, those
which embellish their indecencics with
pictures and those which make up for the
lack Of pictures byatroci.ies Of language.
There are many and increasing Indications
that society is becoming less tolerant Of
these publications which Outrage deceuccy,
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THE OHIO SaSsTOI,suIp
inc "orkingmcn Against Payne, ba,
tho Politicians fur I,I,,, ~ ".7


Tic Politicians fur him.
COLUMBUS, o., January Judge Thur.
man leaves today for Eureka Springs
Ark, for his health. 1t is u.dcrs,ood
by everybody that he is not caudi.
date, yet it is manifested that in going
away and thus giving iree play ia
the symrathits S and movements Of his nd
mifers Without arousiIg the antsponiem d
The friends Of other candidates. his
strength as q Senatorial possibility il
greatly increased. payne's workers ara
less confident tonight than thew wrrs
last nieht. Up to yesterday nothing was
heard from Cleveland but words Of com.
mendation for Payne. Even tho Republi,
can papers spoke highly OF him as a Sppa,
!oIlal candidate, local pride, OF couyse
Bat the deeply rooted feeling existing ali
over oaio against the Standard Oil Com.
pany IS growing in expression louder and
louder every day, and it is hurting payue's
chances. Heretofore the Penny Press, oj
cleveland, an independent paper, viii,
Democratic tendencies, has s.aunchIy sun.
ported Payne: II now comes GU. II .t.iooted
against him, and says i, ..refuses to traip
VI Win the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
mat corporation is under the ban Of
trades unionis's. and in his connection
WITH it Mr.. Payne has shown him.
sell q ioe TO labor organization. This de.
lection OF the l'rsss, representing as tina,
paper Goes to large extent the working.
men oil Cleveland, is the first serious SCI.
Payne boom.
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WASHINGTON, January 2.-The following
gentlemen appeared today before the
Arctic Board and presented plans for the
rescue of Lieutenant Grccly and party:
Captain George Ellison, of the Hall Arctic
expedition; Lieutenant Hunt, one OF the
officers OF Rodgers expeditions in search
Of the Jeannette; Lieutenant Darlington,
who commanded the last expedition, and
Lieutenant ?. Il. Ray, who had charge Of
the Point Barrow, Alaska, signal station
for two yeara. Darlington, who IL extreme.
ly anxious to return 10 the A,ctic regions
to search Tor Greely, proposes that the
coming expedition be- commaaded BY him.
sell and the relief ship by Caldwell. A
letter WAS read from Lieutenant Schwatka,
setting forth his views with respect to the
conduct Of the proposed expedition, and
one from General Niles recommending that
Lieutenant Schwatka be placed in com.
mand.
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Gratitude of IA r..,nn

COLUMBIA, Pa, January 2.-Tho house ol
Nathan Taylor is situated in one Of the
deep "cuts" which abound at Turkey Hill.
Yesterday q tramp asked the family for
something 10 eat. lie was invited in,
when, after paltaking oil substantial meal.
ne LETT. 4 hall hour later. he returned IN
haste, and informed Mr.. Taylor that there
was terrible snow slide moving down the
hill in the rear OF his house. Tho family
snd q few valuables we're quickly moved TO
a place Of safety and JUS. In time, for with
a mighty roar, the huge mass Of snow d.
ecended upon The house, entirely engultiny
it. Mr. Taylot's neighDols were informed
and they came TO his rescue. They nrs
now tanntlliDg in the direction Of the
house, which, 1t is thought, yet stands.
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An Iowa iturticr,

GLESwoop, Iowa, January 2.-An old
man named Shelly has been keeping a
small store near AIulvern, in this county.
Sunday neighbors visited his place, and
found that he had been murdered. He
had been struck two blows on the head
with an AK, either Of which would have
caused instant desth. From iudicst ions il;
would seem that he bad been called upon
during the night, and had admitted some
one 10 his cabin, aud that while seated by
the fire the assassin had struck the fatal
biow from behind. 1t was not known
that the old man had ar enemy, and it was
known that he wss poor man. Robbery
Is supposed to have been the motive, how
ever, as his watch and revolver were taken,
together with atmall sum OF money. j,
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WASHINGTON.
GENERAL SHERMAN AsAcsNDIoATE.
Young Arthur 10 bs ysrrltd-Nc,.m,n.s of Ex.
Senator Nindtn,-ChsuEe 10 hate OF Post.
Ase-rhe Pphic Debt Statement.
Gtntr.l Ciplisi Sottv, Etc.


From Our Sptcia. Corr, qoadtni. 49,
WASHINGTON, January $50 much has
been said in the club rooms and hotel cor.
rldora here about the proposed nomination
OF General William 7. Sherman for the
Presidency by the Republicans that there
are being som 9 objections brought against
him. Tho principal objection against him
Is the old one, tha, his wife is Catholic.
It Is said BY biz most intimate friends,
however, that wtile be il very kind to his
wife. and is dutfui husband, he takes no
part, one way or the other, in bis wiie's re-
lisious sympathits, and that he Is a moder.
ate man in every respect. lie is not a IA.
natic GU religious or temperance topics.
He despists extremists, although he Is a
positive character
Some Of General Sherman'a beat friends
argue that II the religious belief Of Mrs.
Sherman would affect his candidacy, II he
were nominated 1t would help it,,because
the Catholics areargely Democratic.
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VOLUME XXXII.".NUMB ia
THE iRos TRADE.
Encouraging OutiaOk iu Eastern Penn.
syIynuin. .|, ..".-".

PIllLDELpllA, Jauuary2.-The iron tradt
opensln Eastern Pennsylvania with several
encouraging prospects for u moro sctiyt
demand than has prevailed for the paa.
sixty days, on account Of tho elim condi.
ton Of stocks in consumers hands. A
good many inquiries are in hand, and
oilers are made, but they are all below cur.
rent rates, and hence producers are no,
booking orders very rapidly. Standard
irons are fairly sold up, and makera a,e
.i uos as much concerned as to accumulat.
tlons Of stock during the winter rs thew
. were lew weeks ago. A little more firm.
nees prevails for the better makes, but in.
1erlor irons eau DO had at concessions.
70 days quotations are SO 80 10 81 90
ior No. j.; Sl7 80 to $500 tor pray forve
i09 ibessemer SCI Is held at so 80; Spisyeieiseu al
s-9 20, with oilers at 50c less. Steel rails
M ere ao!d at S35, with offers in hand at s3l
Oiu sno rails are held u. S?3 90, with Offer, nj
w 10. Doubleheads are held az SOS. will
oilers at S24 and $94 so. There ara more
INQUIRIES ny IN band today than there were
s"o Or three weeks ago, aud this TACT Is
to indicate fairly active Jan.
ualy, out the extent OF the ACTIVITY will, 10
great extent, be decided by the ACCENT.
ance oil buyers otlers The production Of
anthracite coal to date, is in round num.
Deis; Jl 100000 tons. Stocks are laryc n.
porte, breakers and yards, aud
producers are not able to command outside
prices. "''A o''''ue
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DOWN TO DEATH.
a sleishing Party Cots Over a
trecipicc.


AloRRowvlLLE, Pa, January "a COST.
ing party at Stokes Mile, ten miles from
mere, met with terrible accident on Sun.
day night, eight persons, who occupied an
old cutter, plugging over an embsnkment
sixty ieet high into Trout run. The sleigh
was tiled with five young ladies and three
young, men, and was guided by man
named Ruhe, seated on a Jumper" be-
tween the shafts. The hill is very steep.
anu the distance, one mile aud half, has
s,I neen covered by sleds in three minutes.
me course turns around the hill after the
tlrst mile and follows the run. When The
party approached the turn the shafts Of the
cutter broke, the jumper left it, and the
cutter being abandoned to its own guild.
ance, kept on and plunged over The preci-
plce. Jennie Mitchell, who jumped from
the cutter during lis leap through space,
was lound lodged in a tree with her skull
injured and ribs broken. She cannot live.
Eugene Craft had two ribs broken. The
remainder Of the party were rescued from
tne water and ice with slight injuries,
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SOUTH CARoLlSA il not ut this moment
inviting territory to men OF opinions or
United States officers who have duty to
perform. United States District Attorney
Emory speer, OF Georgia, who has been
trying ku.klux cases in South Carolina,
Gays he WAS threatened with broken
head, but he got out OF the State with his
brain apparatus intact. Mr.. Speer fur
nishes short but able poem forwarded
from Edgefield, tho home Of Senator But.
Ter, TO Judge Bond, who sat at the trials:
OLD Dond, pack up your traps and so,
Aud so with trcpltHIlon,
And learn 10 spell with little IN"
This G. d. Yankee nutlou.
And ,Tennysou, for his comparatively
weak "wrestlin' with the muse, was made
baron!
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Died Of Hunger and Exposure.

LEXINGTON, KY, January 2.-W. Irving
Londell, said to be from Philadelphia,
died here last night lsom hunger and cx.
posure. lie had reached here "a few daya
ago, with his brother, twelve years old,
with only one dollar. He gave that 10 a
boarding house for his brother, refusing to
eat himself. He found employment as a
brakeman, and after thirty.six hours ex.
p,o!sure in the sleet and snow returned and
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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT,
COLLISION ON GRAND TRUNK ROAD.
Freight Train Runs 1ato \ Passenstr Train
FILLED With Working M.l-Tweniy.su.n
Killed Outright and Many BADLY Ia.
Jarsd-iieArlr.ndlps Scenes.

TORONTO, CANADA, January o.-One O
the most narrowing calamities that ha.
happened in this neighborhood lor IL long
time, occurred liere this morning on the
dtsnd Trunk Railway. A suburban train
lett the Union station at GAO. A car at.
'ached was filled with employees Of the bolt
works, who live in the city ard are con-
yeyeh totheir daily labor by this means,
tho train stopping for them opposite the
SorEa. Alter turning carve ut parkdale
boundary freight train was seen coming
c'tywa'd, but tho impetus OF both trains
was too much 10 allow the brakes TO do
duty In time, and the result was u fearful
ssmashup. Nineteen men employed at the
Dolt works are reported killed, aud twenty
Or thirty wounded. The conductor Of tlie
freight train, George Barber, is said 10 be
responsible Tor the accident, as he was
running bis train without orders. lie has
been arrested.
The latest accounts place the number Of
aeau at twentystven. Several OF the in.
Jured are 30 badly manned that they are
not expected TO recover. The coroner Ia
holding an inquest this afternoon und the
]aay was empanelledand viewed the bodies
Inc alialr ca.t5 gloom over the city. The
wounded are lying in the hospital, and
several doctors are giving them every At
tention,-
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FISEHrY TALKS.N,
Whut tho CiiicRsO Champion of Ireland
Thinks at O'DDnneli,a Casc.

Whut tho Chicago Cuanp plOn Of Ireland
Thinks 1i O'Donncli's Casc.
From Our Special Correspondent. ms s.r...
WASHINGTON, D. G., January o.-Con.
gresham Flnory, Of Chicago, is not sstis-
fed by'any means with the manner in
which the Secretary Of State and the presi-
dent conducted the O'Donnell matter. To.
day he said to your correspondent:
II shall never goTto the present admin.
ietration on an errand Of that kind again.
Unless the President intended to make de.
mand OF tho English authorities to grant a
etay Of the execution OF O'Donuell Il was
useless to do anything. A mere request
amounted to nothing" -
"Do you think the President should have
made demaEd?'
"Ido," ,.
"What il that bad been refused, also ?''
''Oa, it wCaid have been refused, but il
might have been stronger snub, Really,
q demand and snub should have been
accompanied by preparations for war, and
We can not s. to war with Eugland."
"Wha! further will be done abou! the
mattei?" -
"Nolhine. We have kicked enough
already: Ba: | do not regret having done
what have. 1t has taught US that Eng.
land can and will snub us. And, let me
tel you, the Amer!esns will not forget this
do you reslly believe o'Donnell shot
Carey i'll sell defence p y
~ do. ! believe that Carey thought
oD?nael! Sss following him. and that he
ttied 10 murder O'Donnell, who ehot in
sel!.deIerse. Why, O'D,nnelI was an IN
ignosan. fellow, unable to read, and no
Irish society would have employed such a
man to wreak revenge, as hus been stated
"as done with O'Dopnell. They would
have employed M intelligent man."
Mr.. Finerty is co.sidered the best author
ity on Irish and British matters in Con.
sress. lie WIS born in Galway, Ireland.
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fnfui s.niiypna Accident

SIOUX Cry, Iowa, January "a pas.
senger train on the Illinois Central struck
broken rail between Manson and Bar
mum this morning. a sleeper and two pas
senger coaches were thrown down fifteen
loot embaukment. Mrs. J. II. Smith, Of
Ohio, barnnm county, Ills, IVES instantly
killed, and C.L Turner, OF Manchester,
MIS- Jane Dunninp, OF Ionicn, Leon ia.
coba, o! Lake City, Mimi, A. Nj. Chamber.
lain, Of Mon;gomery, Iowa, John Ho..
brook, sr., Of IT. Dodge, j. X. Finch, OF
Ai'.sia!e, and Thomas Pierce, ol Reinbeck,
were Injured. - ~
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Portugal Ectttur s,a

LONDON, january 2.-Thc telepraph's
vienna correspondent says it is stated on
good authority that the passage in President
Arthur's message wherein it is stated that
It might heccme necessary for the United
States TO Cooperate with other powers for
the esfeguatd Of their rights to tie trade on
the Congo has given grievous oGenae to the
Portuguese government, which is under
the impression that the Washington
cabinet would take a different view
OF the matter il Portugal had at her djs.
rosal large fleet like that Of England. In
the meantime Portugal is preparing two
new naval divisions fcr service on the east
and west coasts Of Africa and South Amer.
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A BLAST FAOM NiGGiE
Ihe lrlhh Nationalist Kcu,ts Earl Spsr
cer'S flyIe

Ahe Arihh Nationalist RcHts Earl SDsu.
ccr's ilile.
DVELlS, January .-Dsspite the procla.
nation OF the Lord Lieutenant, prohibit.
ing the gathering Of the Na,ionalists at
Cootc Hill, County Cavan, J. G. Biygar, OF
the Irish National League, arrived at the
Depot, and was enthusiastically received
by large crowd. The magistrates and
iorce o. police were also present at the de.
pot; The magistrates waited on DigEar
and handed him copy OF tn. proclalna.
tion prohibiting the meeting. Biggar
mounted car and drove Of followed by
friends andthe police, the latter preventing
the meeting. At a dinner given in his
homer in the evening by Nationalist, Big
gar made an address. EIe said he was not
aware how the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland
Obtained the title to his property, but
unless come successful prostitute or church
robber amassed it years ago the Earl OF
Spencerwonld at the present day have been
drunken horse breaker.
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Grave Robbers Arrested.

Chicago, January 2.-Several weeks ago
the body Of lady was stolen from a grave.
yard at Sycamore, III. Detectives have
been on the case aud this evening ley ar
rested three men, Golfer, Hall, aud Arm.
strong, in this city. 1h y charge these mon
with being an organized gang ci graveyard
thieves, who prey upon church yards in
ne;ghboring ;owns. Several medical COL
leges were searched for the misAing body,
but without eucCCsL ElN'gs1.tr- =
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"a,nmls 1hon ART, nnd Cawdor.n


WASHINGTON, January 2.-speaker Car
lisle to-day received telegram from
Frankfort, the capital Of Kentucky, inform.
ing him that he would probably bs chosen
United States Senator by the Legislature.
There are several candidates, Including
Senator Williams and JOS. Blackburn,
A warm time is anticipated. Should there
be q stubborn contest, lasting for two OF
three days, the IN ost likely outcome would
be the selection Of Mr., Carlisle. As the term
Of Senate, Williams, whose successor is to
be chosen, does not expire until March !,
1855, there would be no necessity for Car.
isles resignation Of tho Speakership Of the
House, and he could serve his term out in
the present Congress before his term as
Senator would begin. =