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the boxes and wash tubs stored thereon burnt
like finder and made the iron work Of the
fire escapes so hot that il was impossible to
get down II the people had only shut their
doors and gone to the top OF the building,
mono would have been killed. saw Mrs
Humphrey in tho hospital and she said that
Humphrey had set the place on fire. Philip
Limbacker, painter, was awakened by the
smoke He reused his wife and four children
and dropped them from tho third story into
the arms Of persons below. They were not
much hurt
The fire did not getbsyond the fourth door,
except in the Railways, where the doors and
wainscotting were blackened and charred.
Tho building was erected In 1879. II IL
owned by the estate Of David Jones, tho ale
brewer.
Coroner Martin viewed tho bodies at the
morgue and granted permit for their 70
moval He viii tmpannel jury to view ths
building, and win hold an inquest some tims
during the week,
The fire broke out In the kitchen OF Hum
phreys restaurant Tho police think Il wa
due to carelessness ON Humphrey y part, who
often closed his saloon and left hot IRE In
his range. Mrs. Burge, whose saloon i'd
joined Humphreys, said she had often spoken
to him about the careless manner in which
he left his fire, but he only laughed and said:
st ID all right. I'm insured
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GamOtOWn.

Having observed no "dotsn from
your regular correspondent, "Squint''
or the talented Petroleum v. Nasby,"
of the haps or mishaps of our vicin-
ity we thought few items would not
be altogether unnoticed.
The weather at present is beauti-
full, warm, sunny, and spring like
Corn planting is all the go. Our
farmers are planting larger acreage
than customary, which is advisable,
as the wheat looks Indifferent through
out this section.
Mr.. Geo. w. Parsons residence
was enveloped in flames at noon on
the 4th inst, and narrowly escaped
destruction. That it was not entirely
consumed is due to the strenuous ex-
ertions of Messrs. Isaac Kettering
and John Catlette. The fire origin
ated from the stove-pipe becoming
too much heated, causing the roof,
which was old and dry, to ignite.
Mr.. p. is re roofing the building and
it will soon be better than it was pre-
vious to the fire.
MIR. 81. G. Evans is agent for nur-
sery in Brighton, N. Y, and is now
canvassing the neighborhood. The
firm he represents is a good one.
Their trees and shrubs are all of the
best. We wish Mr.. e. success in his
new business. He is good talker
and can easily make sales.
We had the pleasure of meeting
MIR. Vanmetre, county Surveyor, and
also recently appointed Notary Pub
lie. He was in our vicinity survey
ing some lands for different parties.
Mr.. V. is a genial, affable young gen
tleman, with whom it lisa pleasure to
do business.
There seems to be a considerable
amount of sickness in the community,
at least DR.. r. can never find time to
make that "social call.n
We are happy to say that all the
"recent arrivals are enjoying excel
lent health. Those whom we have
interviewed possess good lungs, at
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WE have almost forgotten in these
latter days how stirring were the scenes
few generations since in what were
then the border lands" of Kentuckey
and Tennessee. But they are called to
mind graphically by paper on Knox.
vile in the Olden Time" from Edmund
Kirke, which will appear in the June
HARPER's, with a portrait of old John
Sewer, the pioneer, and illustrations by
Howard Pyle. The description of Sc
vier's rescue by the Tennesseeans from
North Carolina courthouse. where he
was being tried during an interstate
war, reopens well-nigh forgotten
chapter of American history.
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WASHINGTON, May Mr.. N. 7. Robin
son, Of Arkansas, an intimate friend Of At
torney General Garland, has been appointed
law clerk of the department Of Justice. Mr..
,ided in Washington most Of the time for the
past six years. Mr.. A. n. Dutton, the for
month ago. Mr.. Dutton il now dead. He
several years.
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A hail storm at Corsicana, Texas, a
week or two ago dropped hail stones
that are declared to have weighed
nearly twelve ounces, and wild geese
and small birds were showered
around town promiscously.
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and of corn, burned for fuel has steadily in
creased. And on the top of that has come
the union of Continental Europe against
our productions. Germany, Austria, Swe-
den and France have already discriminate
ed against us, and quite recently all OF
these States except France have put tar
if upon our breadstuffs, petroleum and
provisions that absolutely prohibits their
importation into those countries.
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Falling out of the hair may be pre-
vented, brasby hair made soft, and the
growth OF the hair renewed, by the use
of Ayers Hair Vigor.
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Now it will not do to say that il we man
ufacture in six months as much as we can
sell in year, we must therefore shut up
our shops for six months. That is not
craftsmanship. 1t will not do to say to
our working men, You must learn to live,
you and your families, twelve months on
six months earnings, because we have no
markets for your products 1t will not do
to say to farmers, There are too many of
you. Some of you must quit farming and
go at something else.' What else are they
to 60 TO work at ! That 10 not statesman
ship. The work that statesmen have here,
and it is the pressing question of the day,
my friend, and please make note of it, is
to find markets for these surplus produc-
tions and keep every wheel spinning, every
plough in the furrow and every locomotive
in the land at work without ceasing, baul-
ing our surplus to the tide-water, and the
thousand white sails of commerce beating
against every wind under the Heaven to
carry our corn and our wheat, our hogs
and our beevss, our plows and our engines,
our axes and our hoes, our cloths and our
calicoes to the markets thus secured thro'
out the world.
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Patti Conc.

NEW York, May 4.--Mme. Patti and Sig
steamer Aurania, for Europe. They had
taken farewell Of their friends and but few
were present when the steamer sailed.
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TERSE, TIMELY TOPICS.
WIRED WAITS WOVEN IN A WOOF OF
VARIED NEWS CoLORS.
Colon Chatter--Purssr Littlcjohn's Prattle.
senator Eustls' FLIRTING Shot At the
Administration - Appointments.
Gist Of tho News.

Colon, May 4. The troubles on the 18TH
mus are by no means over, and no one IL wise
enough to see the end In the whole COM
plicated state of affairs only one thing IL cor
tain: that the eagle screams from Colon to
Panama, and the United States has asserted
itself with vigor that has not been equalod
since the Stars and Stripes "faunted in the
halls of the Montezumas. It was nearly II
o'clock when the steamship Acapulco, having
on board Capt. B. H. McCalla (wl1o has been
sent down to take command Of the land
forcs on the Isthmus under Rear Admiral
Jouett) and naval brigade Of $50 marines
lights that burned in what was left Of the
city Of Colon Passing up toward the city
the light of fires in the camps of the refugees
and the riding lights ON the men-of- war in
the harbor could be plainly seen. or on the
mainland were the lights Of other camp fires,
and on the sea breeze, which made the heat
Of the sultry night bearablc, came the sound
Of drums. For nearly nine days there was
no news from the outside world, and the
state OF affairs in Colon could only b sur
missed. All the trip down Capt McCalla and
subordinate officers had been hard at work,
anu tne Douy Oh men, Batiiereu from Wiueiy
severed posts, Some at only few hours notice
and never under arms together before, had
been formed into an organization that worked
with the accuracy of a machine. 80 all was
prepared for the worst, and as the Acapulco
neared the city the long roll rang through the
ship and the men turned out armed and
equipped with two days rations in their hav-
ersacks and ready to force landing ii nee
sssary. Fortunately there was no need to do
80 for it was soon learned that the snilors and
marines from the feet occupied the city, and
that things were comparatively quiet. Capt.
McCalla signalled his arrival to the flagship
Tennessee, a steam launch was sent for
for him, and he went to report to Admiral
Jouett. The next morning at daylight the
Acapulco went alongside the pier and the
forces were landed, relieving the sailors and
marines from the feet.
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WASHINGTON, May The United States
treasurer now holds in United States bonds,
to secure national hank circulation, &S15, 027,-
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Appointments.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The president has
appointed J. Ernst Meier, Of Colorado, to be
consul Of the United States at Nagasaki,
Japan.
Although not yet announced, there is good
ground for statement that the president has
about decided to appoint the following
named postmasters: James Larkin, Pitts
burg, Pa. Daniel Ward Connolly, Scranton,
Pa. Henry Howell, WATERFOWL, Wis; Jas.
Mckinley, Susquehanna, Pa; VIM. Meek,
WATSON, Iowa; e. H. Porter, Bowling Green,
KY; Thomas Simmons, Wabash, Ind. VIM.
Sweet, Bonneville, Ind. John H 0berly, Of
Illinois, has been appointed Indian inspector
to succeed Charles s. Howard, of same state.
The secretary Of the treasury has appointed
Kent X. Hayden, of Omaha, to be national
bank examiner in the states Of Kansas and
Nebraska
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New York, May 4.-The steamship Wer.
ra, of the north German Lloyd line sailed for
Bremen with Geo. H. Pendleton, United
States minister to Germany, wife and two
daughters on board. Only few intimate
friends were present to say good bye.
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Judge MerricIx's Tenure.
WASHINGTON, May Judge Merricks
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L confess can see, instead of statesman
ship, nothing less than stupidity so dense
that it seems unpatriotic. / hope Presi-
dent Cleveland will rise above those
who advise to such a course. He is man
of backbone--let us hope that he will see
the right thing and do it.
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MONETARY MATTERS.
STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION.

Indian Territory Land Leases-Cragg' .
Disappointment-Dgerr Tenure.
Land Grant Quashcd-Appoint-
ments--News Notes.
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And this cannot be done if we insist we
will have no relations with the people
among whom we must find these markets
Go where we will to-day on this errand
and we will find the commerce Of the other
great Nations standing to contest with us
this trade. While we have been develop
ing our resources, they, older and already
prepared, have been Selling upon the mar
kets. twill require craftsmanship to man.
age these things, and we cannot get them
for nothing.
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We have party in this country very an
xious to have our surplus reduced-and it
ought to be reduced. The dominant infiu-
ence in the Democratic party demands
reduction of our tariff to compass this re-
duction, and l think they are right, so far.
But why should we not in making this re-
duction buy something with it I? In other
words, why should we not say to this or
that Nation, 'We will take off the tax on
your products to the extent often millions
of dollars, if you will take OF the tariff on
our productions to an equal amount
agreeing at the same time each with the
other that no other nation shall have this
advantage of trade as to the articles speci-
fed. That was, in a measure, the propo-
sition involved in the Spanish Treaty,
which Mr.. Cleveland withdrew from
the Senate before it could be acted upon
The attitude of the dominant faction in the
Democratic party is against this swapping
off our surplus revenue and getting some
thing in return for it. They Insist upon
reduction of our tariff which shall reduce
this surplus revenue, but refuse to accept
anything in return for it. They say We
will throw open the gates and become
market where all the world may come and
sell freely, but we will not reach out to Sc
cure any of the markets of the world for
ourselvesv
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But whether President Cleveland intends
to take liberal view of this matter or not,
we cannot escape the necessity Of decid-
ing, and that very soon, upon foreign pol.
icy. We have exhausted our home re-
we got along very well swapping our sur
plus products among ourselves; but we
have got to producing more than we can
find market for among ourselves; or, as
matters now stand, anywhere else. For
instance, we manufacture nowadays, in
six months more than we can sell in year
in our home or the foreign markets open to
us; we grow breadstuffs enough in year
TO feed our home population for three years
at a low estimate. For awhile we dispos-
ed of all our surplus breadstutfs to other
peoples. but year by year OF late the sur
plus of wheat rottening in our granaries
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TALKING IT OVER.

hnS ri the cards S@s are out for the swensyseV
sixteen daysi And thcn--ah! then--ah, then
hope the tailor cuts that swallow tail to fit me
Love her, Wen, don't .-speakipg quite sin
But then. .shcn stand me in twenty thousand
Afford 10 let a chance like that escape him.
BILLY,
Doubtless we shall be moder erately happy
She's woman grown, and I'm not over sappy
And We've both confessed To many early pas
which have been outgrown, along with other
fashions.
Experience, you know, woman's nature mel.
And She has been engaged to halfa- dozen fel-
lows;
Than TO most who hear IL with their heads upon
your shoulder.
still she's well enough-that is mean she's
charming,
And loves me, though her symptoms are not as
And, remembering her fortune, her bank nc.
really look with pleasure upon my coming
marriage.
But, speaking now of love, perhaps you may
remember
That little girl met in the country last septem-
Lordi what eyes she had told you something
But think I didn't tell you that learned, in
fact, TO love her.
You see, spent a fortnight in the sleepy, old,
romantic
Village where she lives; and that fortnight drove
We rowed and drove and ished, ana roamed the
woods together,
And talked-0h wen, of science, ana butter,
and the weather.
And never once of love9 No. never on my
honor
She may have guessed at that from the way
So pure she was so sweet +, with such fresh
ness to her!
Upon my word, old boy I felt ashamed to WOO
her-
Ashamed OF vapid talk, and all the small de
Which in drawing-room we offer with the
ices;
Not one of those soft speeches could find the
And SO twas wise, perhaps, TO confine my Aeif TO
butter
Well, when came away held her hand a
minute,
And tried to use my voice but the very deuce
was In IL.
As dumb as an oyster stood and she was
Until at last told her would come again next
summer
Now, what want 10 say. should you chance to
Jpst ntIar my cxenses- make EN- sound on make
Tell her hit wrote her-that this letter was
That I'm forced 70 60 70 Europe. hut don't tell
her mat I'm married
For honor bright, old boy ',-though this Is the
eleventh.
And Eli the cards are out for the twenty seventh
hal(4QEret didnt confess loved her dearly,
And A1try her instead of twenty Thousand
" y
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Terrific Boiler Explosion.

At II o'clock Tuesday night one of the
large boilers at the colliery of w. r. Garter
& Co., at Coleraine, four miles from Halle
ton, exploded and instantly killed George
Krapf, the fireman, and seriously injured a
boy named Whalen. Krapf was struck by
the flying debris and horribly mangled, one
of his legs being torn Oft and hurled a dis
tance of one hundred feet. The body was
covered with burning Goals and burnt almost
to crisp. Whalen was struck by pieces of
the lying debris and was badly cut about
the head and body.
The boiler and engine houses were COM
pletely demolished, the roof of the former
being carried fifty yards away. A piece of
the boiler weighing ton and half was
driven through n, ighboring stable, where
it Instantly killed valuable horse and sew
leral goats. Another large piece Of the hoiier,
ton feet In length, was hurled 100 yards
" Is thought ths boiler, which had been In
use Tor seSr1i ySsrs WAS defective. The l0Hl
to the eonpany will pe heavy.
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Geosse Carr and Miss Louisa Graham Of
Taylortown, Pa, went sleigh riding on sun.
day night On the river road, two miles from
there, a small animal ran across in front Of
the horse, and, jumpiDgon the fence, stopped
there. Carr got out OF the sleigh and ap-
preached the animal, which did not move
away. The ds f1ore pet raccoon belong
ing TO s,,TothefR Miss Graham had disap-
peared. Carr was about TO strike the animal
on the fence with the butt of his heavy whip,
when Miss Graham exclaimed:
'.Don't! It's Males lost coon. Catch il and
give ii to me-"
Carr dropped his whip and reached out
both hands to seize the supposed tame coon,
when the animal suddenly threw its head
forward and caught the young man by the
fingers of both hands, and held on so tightly
that he could not shake it OIL. Carr was help
less, and cried to his companion to get out
and aid him. She did SO, and was compelled
to beat the animal to death with the whip
before Carr could release his hands. The
first two fingers on the right hand and three
ON the left were bitten so they remained
hanging only by three pieces OF skin to the
hands, and all five have been amputated.
The animal proved to be an opossum, the
first one ever seen wild in that vicinity.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
when i'm the Wrong Channel

Th1 bile wreaks grievous injury. Headaches,
co. ,sttpation, pain in the liver and stomach,
-, ndice, nausea ensue. A few doses of Hostel
tel 3 Stomach Bitters Will reform theseevils and
pr vent further injury. II is pleasant aperient,
III action upon the bowels being unaccompanied
bs gripping. The liver is both regulated and
st nulnted by it. and as II is very impolite to
sii Wgard disorder of that organ, which through
mi 1ect may culminate In dangerous congestion
ten [ hepafic abscess, the Bitters should be re-
10 ed to at an early stage. Failure TO do this
rel ders % contest with the malady more pro
fra ted. Fever and ague, rheumatism, kidney
Al 4 bladder troubles, are remedied by this fine
~ diC Sne. apdfbi Increasing mnrmities of age
&, i9ated iiy II. may be also used in conva-
4ee With advantage. as il hastens the rcstoi1,-
= dHr Vlgor. m3-lyeod&w
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Home Items and Topics.
"--All your own fault.

mJlwueOu&w
Home Items and Topics.
&C. All your own fault
1fyou remain sick when you can
Get hop bitters that ncver-Fal.
The weakest woman, smallest child, and
sickest invalid can use hop bitters with safety
and great good.
Old men tottering around from rheumatism.
kidney trouble, or any weakness will be made
almost new by using hop bitters.
ss- My wifcand daughter were made healthy
by the use of hop btters, aud recommend them
to my people, Methodist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor II hop
Btters are not the best family medicine
Maiariai Fever, Ague and Biliousness, will
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arrive.
:" My mother drove the paralysis and neural
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Ospego Sun.
ss-keep the kidneys healthy with hop bitters
and you need not fear sickness.
Ice water is rendered harmless and more re-
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daught
The vigor of youth for the aged ana infirm in
hop bitters!,,
- the change of life nothing equals
Hop Bitters to allay all troubles incident
"The best periodical for ladies to take monthly
and from which they they will receive the great
est benefit is hop bitters."
Mothers with sickly, fretful, nursing chill
dren, will cure the children and benefit them
selves by taking hop bitters daily.
Thousands die annually from some form of
kidney disease that might have been prevented
by the timely use Of hop bittcrs.
indigestion, weak stomach, Irregularities of
the bowels cannot exist when hop bittcrs are
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&Jspess Arnvan, alias Lewis Norton, . Phil
adelphian, was convicted on "Wednesday, in
Media, of stealing at house at Morton, and
Judge Clayton sentenced him to years i'm
pitsonment when the prisoner called the
Judge very bad name and swore. The Judge
then increased the sentence to two years
Imprisonment At this the prisoner broke
obt into violent profanity, when the sheriff
wins ordered to remove him to Jail.
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BuCKLEN,s ARNICA sALyE.

The best saiye In the world for Cuts. Bruises.
Chapped Hand, ChiIblains, 4Corns, aud all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Plies, rf psy
faction, or money refunded. Frfee, - Sents per
box. For sale by H. Il. Cochran, drugHieS, Nns.
137 and 13y North Queen street Iancssfer. PA.
DYsrEpTIc. nervous people. "out Of Sorts"
Coldcn's Liquid Reef viii cure. Ask for Col
dcn's Of Druggists. m2Iwdeod&w
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I,epeDd Upon II.

Mother shiptons prophesies and Louisiana
elections are very uncertain things. but Thomas
Ectectric oil can be depended upon always. II
cures aches and pains of every description. For
sale by H. Cochran, druggist, l37 and l39
North Queen street, Lancaster.
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YOUNG MENLREAp THIS.

X ycLrAioB 1T Co., of Marshall, Mich, offer
"a their ce) ,brated ELECTRo-V OLTAIC BELT
4 kher EIxCT 10 APPLIANCES on trial for thirty
~ u men Told II young) afflicted with nervous
.MIify. loss OF vitality and manhood, and all
idtod trouble Also for rheumatism, neural
a N&xnlyskn. q, many other kindred diseases.
zki{ Ioto rcstoi .tion to health, vigor and man
~ 'Hanntee =. No risk Is incurred AZ thirty
/ N IRlal is allowed. Write them ut once for
4 Alo11n1ed painihiet free. decs1iyd&w
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"often unable to attend business. being SUBJ
ject 10 serious disorder of the Kidneys. After
long siege of sickness tried Burdock Blood Bf-
ters and relieved by half bottle. Mr.. d.
Turner, Of Rocbcster N. ", takes the pains 10
write, For sale by H. II. Cochran, druggist i37
and l39 North Queen street. Lancaster
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How Much win do ne

How much Of Thomas Ectcctric OF IN required
To cureg Only very little. A few drops Will
cure any kind of AN acne; and but trifie more
IL needed for sprains and lameness. Rheuma-
tisn IL not SO readily affected; an ounce and
sometimes two ounces are required. No nedi-
cine, however, * so sure TO cure with the same
number of applications. For sale by II. Is. Coch-
ran, druggist l37 and lS3 North Queen street,
Lancaster.
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&pr laiest and best form of iapid transit is FOR
a,t,r-sn tlup bled With n sick headache to take
N OF Dr Leslies Special Prescription and
n.t rapid transit train the atiiictiOn takes for
<'hnnn dec20lydtD