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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07
Dynamite in Chicago.
An Attempt to Destroy the House
Of Judge Troe, the Belgian
Minister.


CHICAGO, December 26.--A little af-
Ter nine O'Clock this morning a quart
Can Of peculiar construction was found
under the front porch of Judge Lam
bert Trees palatial residence, No. "a
Cass street, by his coachman. A fuse
attached to it was charred at the end,
showing that 1t had been lighted and
gone out. The deadly contriYance
looked like common lamp, and think
ing it WAS put there by some practical
joker the coe5ssEaan removed it 10 the
yard. In laying it down he was horii-
fed to notice that a fuse was attached
to the machine. A hurried inspection
showed that it was not the innocent
thing it was deemed to be. He hurried
TO the Chicago avenue police station
and Officer Gallagher returned with
him. The officer carried the machine
to the Central Station. His appearance
created the widest excitement and the
officers lost no time in getting to the
outside. Many OF them, mindful Of
Otto Funk q experiment with internal
machines, ran pell-mell out of the sta
tion and Gallagher was forced to dis
pose of the machine himself. He car
ried it to powder dealer on Lake
street, but this man refused to touch
it. A clerk in the store, however, ex-
amined it and at first sight pronounced
it a finely-construeted dynamite bomb.
Gallagher and the clerk hastened
with the machine to the lake front,
where preparations were made to ex-
plode it. A fuse five feet long was at
tached to the machine and fired. Both
men ran with all speed to safe dis
tance none too soon, for they had not
gone over two hundred feet when the
machine exploded with tremendous
noise. The report was heard as far
west as Fifth avenue, and an idea of
the force of the explosion may be had
by the way the ground was torn up.
For depth OF six feet the hard frozen
ground was scooped as if it were so
much water. Officer Gallagher's COM
panion. an expert, was OF the opinion
that the explosive was nitro-glycerine,
and declared that enough OF it was in
the machine to blow up the City Hall.
Thus far the police have no idea of
the parties who are responsible for the
contemplated outrage. It is not known
that any motive existed for the COM
mission Of such barbarous act. There
have been no arrests made. The Tree
residence is one Of the most elaborate
and costly in the city. occupying one
quarter OF an entire block i'm a fashion
able residence district in the north di-
vision Of the city. The building prob
ably represents 5000 900, with its valu-
able contents. 1t is three story struc.
ture Of brown.stone, rock faced and
covering a wide area. 1t has been oc-
cupied for some time by Gen. A. G.
McClurg, of the publishing house of
Jansen, McClurg & Co.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07
ADvEET1HzEo RATES.
She Had All The Pride.

. =
He was new. convert to the ranks
of the Salvation Army end was one Of
the loudest shouters IN the meetings
which were, and still are, being held.
lie was telling what religion had
done for him, and after ennmerating
various sins of which he had been
purged. he came to the matter Of
pride.
Before l Joined the army said be,
I was as proud as any Of you sinners
in the back part ofthe ball But now
my pride is all gone; there hain't a
more humble man than me here to-
night
Perhaps you don't take any stock
in what I say continued the humble
convert. but it's true, every word Of
lit. To show you that my pride is all
gone I'll go right down from this plat.
form and kiss that old niger woman
in the front seat
True TO his word the convert start
ed for the front scat, and when he
reached the floor both he and the aud
ience had become motionless. Old
aunty had slowly arisen. Her eyes
glowed with indignation at the blat-
ant insult which he heaped upon her.
The convert who would have ventur=.
ed to have kissed her in that mood
might not have pride, but it would
have required large amount of
nerve.
la shrill voice she exclaimed /:
Keep away from dis yere; if ye hab
got no pride, why tank the Lor,, I
hab, an you won't do none o. your
kissing roun' here y -
As the humble recruit sank back on
the stage he said: You ought to be
'shalned oh yusself, you ole hypocrite,
and the audience applauded the senti-
ment a. aunty took her seat.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07
Lost His Taste.

i was sleeping in second story
bed room Of q planters house i'm Mis-
sissippi. and it was not yet daylight,
when something reused me up. I
was listening to hear the noise repeat
ed, when there came snch q yell as
fairly shook me out of bed | ran to
the window, but it was too dark out
side to see anything. As I stood
there listening / heard the clank of a
chain, followed by groans, and then
oil was still. / went back to bed
with the idea that some crazy negro
was prowling around, and slept till
sunrise. Then I looked out, and solv-
ed the mystery. A few rods away
was the smoke house. A big bear
trap had been set at the door, and it
had caught a prize. With one leg
held as in wise, and with his hands
grasping young tree to hold him up,
a burly, big negro looked up at me
and called out !:
Say, boss, but / want to get loose
of dis Y c
When I went down and told the
colonel he expressed no surprise, and
took no action until after breakfast.
Then we walked out to the smoke
house, and, after looking the prisoner
over, he said:
Does it hurt p
.Nebber was hurt so in my life,
sah.'
Can t you get out p
No, sab. I'ze been trying eber
since midnight. but / can't do it.,
Il have hams and shoulders in
there
Yes, sab; !; / reckon you has.
Are you fond of smoked meat?
No. sab. / used ter be, but amt
| any mo- I shall nebber tech smoked
meat aginp
Like to walk outnights?
No, sab. I'zegwine ter bed ebery
night at sundo%n arter dis
We got afail and opened the trap,
and let him out. He went off drag
ging bis leg behind him, and as he
reacted the gate be lifted his hat and
coolly said:
Very much obleeged, kulnel, If
any appetite fur hams an shoulders
eber returns, I'll keep cl 'ar o. dis plan
tashun, an doa forget itl'
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07

The Evangelical Alliance has rejoic-
ed the hearts of temperance people, by
this year placing on the list of topics
for Friday, Jan. 9Th, "Prayer for the
Abolition of the Traffic in Opium and
Intoxicating Drinks" We urge all
local Woman's Christian Temperance
Unions to Garry out, as far as possible,
the admin able programme given by our
National President in "Union Signal''
of Dec. 17th. Let us ask the co-opera-
tion of Pastors that united volume OF
prayer may go up from all the people
on this day, for an outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on our work and workers,
and that the liquor traffic may be re.
moved from our State and Nation.
FRANCIS L. SWIFT, Pres't.
ELLEN NJ. WATSON, Cor. See'y,
Alleghany, December, 1885.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07
The Soldier q Excuses.

While on the peninsula, during the
war. an officer one day came across a
private soldier belonging to one of the
most predatory companies of the Irish
Brigade. The fellow had the lifeless
bodies of goose and hen tied together
by The heels, dangling from bis musket.
Where did you steal those, you ras-
cal p the officer demanded.
'Steal, is it ? Faith, was marching
along with Color Sergeant Maqnire, and
the goose-bad cess to it-came out and
hissed at the American flag, and bedadl
I shot him on the spot y
But the hen, sir, how about the
hen -
It's the hin, is it ? Bad luck to the
hinl caught her laying eggs for the
Confederate army, and as a Federal
soldier, couldn't stand that anyhow
and l gave her lick that stopped that
act of treason !'-Soldiers' Journal.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07

Of course, before you take your yaca-
ton, the farm harness will be oiled and
repaired. the wagons, and sleighs, and
buggies and carriages, carefully examln-
ed, and the nuts frightened. There will
be a place for everything, and every
thing will be in its place-forks, rakes,
hoes, shovels, spades, chains, clevises,
whiffle-trees, plows, cultiyators, horse
rake, mower, binder, roller, harrows,
farm drill, garden drill, garden line,
corn marker-I am afraid my corn
marker is sticking on the fence but |
have no expectation of taking a vaca-
ton, unless we may conclude that that
is the proper place for it.
Of course you will get the harrow
teeth sharpened, and the woodwork
saturated with crude petroleum. The
manure will be all drawn out and piled
in the field. You will get everything
ready for The lambs, and the pens will
be made comfortable for early spring
pigs. You will have plenty of
troughs and racks. Hoops will be
frightened on barrels. New feathers will
be put on pumps. Pruning will be
done Dead trees will be cut down
and worked up. Dead branches OF
shade trees will be removed, and wher-
ever shade trees, or trees on the lawn
are too thick, they will be thinned out.
Fences, gates, and bars, will be in per-
feet order. All pig pens, cow stables,
hen house, cellars and sheep sheds, will
have two coats of white wash, and
some of them three. The potatoes in
the cellar will be sorted over, the decay
ed ones renewed. and those intended
f0l seed, for market, or for home use,
put 10y themselves. There will be no
broken panes of glass ; no windows
loose In the frames the doors, the
locks and the bolts, will! all work
smoothly. The garret will be overhaul
ed. Perhaps you will say this is wom
ans work. AT any rate, you will see
that they have a good bench for th.
wash tubs.-JosEPH HARRIS IN ADeeri
can Agric,lturist for January.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07
Took it for a Team.

While the band was playing in the
park the other Sunday on old lady, just
down from Green Valley, created a
panic by suddenly springing from her
seatsand shrieking:
Look out ! Take care There's a
runaway team coming There goes
one of the front wheels with the driver.
The horses III be along soon. Get out
of the way i
And oyer two hundred people had
Skinned UP INTO trees before 1T was dis
covered that the lady had merely seen a
bicycle pass.-Peck's Sun.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07

Are you disturbed at night and broken by
your rest by a, sick child suffering and crying
with pain OF cutting teeth |? III SO, send at once
and get bottle of Mrs. WINsL0W's SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETBING. It's value is
incalculable. 1t viii relieve the moor little suf-
isfsF sere IS me mistake Dpsnd
and diarrhOea. regulates the stomach and
bowels, cures wind collie softens the gums, re-
to the whole system. Mrs WINsLoW's SOoTH-
ING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHIEG is pleasant
40 the taste. and is the prescription OF one OF
the Oldest and best female nurses and physici-
tins i'm the United States, and Is for sale by ain
druggists throughout the world Price %G
cents bottle.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07
Glass Nearly 1000 Years Old.

The oldest specimen of pure glass
bearing anything like date is little
nodded lions head, bearing the name
of an Egyptian king of the eleventh dy-
nasty, in the Slade collection at the
British Museum. This is to say, at
the period which may be moderately
placed at more than 2,000 years B. c.,
glass was not only made, but made
with .skill which shows that the art
was nothing new even at that time.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07

Little Jennie's big sister..is entertain
ing Mr.. Skibbers and thinks she can
get along without Jennie's assistance,
SO she pats the little one on the head
and says
"Come, little pet, it is time your eyes
were closed In Sleep"
ssGuess not,' says Jennie. ''mother
told me to keep my eyes open when
you and Mr.. Skibbers were together"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07

Lancaster Almanacs, English or
German, mailed to any part of the
West upon the receipt of four 2.ceat
stamps.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-01-07

Wealthy editors, says an exchange, ARE
as scarce us bald headed Indians.
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RatesmOderate tronage respectfully solici-
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, 1886-12-28

PHILADELPHIA, Dee 27.-Unless word
is received from the general executiye
board OF the Knights Of Labor to day,
granting the demands of the assemblies
OF machine constructors for a local trades
charter, nearly 1000 knights in this city
and thousands in other parts of the
country will withdraw from the order.
Twenty-one assemblies throughout the
country notified the general executive
board that unless trades charters are
granted they will leave the order, and
most Of these in this city have given no.
tice that unless the demand is acceded to
to-day, they will withdraw. The machin-
lists claim the right under the constitution
of the order that they be allowed to d.
rect the business pertaining to their own
interests. Three members of the general
executive committee are in favor of grant
ing these demands, but Powderly. with Il
majority Of the board, Is opposed to the
scheme, and it is not likely that any word
will be received by the dissatisfied assem-
blies today. Some of the machinists as
semblies have decided to await until the
first of the year, and if i national charter
is not granted by that time, they will fol-
low the example of the Philadelphia as
semblies, and over 10000 knights will
sever their relations with the order.
, 1886-12-28
Honors to the Dead Senator.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-Gen. Albert
Ordway, head of the Washington com
mandry Loyal Legion, has appointed the
following committee to represent the
~commandery at the funeral of Gen. Lo-
gan; Gen Green b. Raum, who served
under Gen. Logan; Commader Kellogg.
OF the navy, II warm personal friend;
Mai. Z. b. Pratt, a member of Locan's
staff and Capt. George L. Lemon.
AT half past 6 this evening a guard of
honor sent by the secretary of war, con-
slsting OF Il sergeant and four privates of
artillery fully uniformed and equipped,
reported at Calumet place. A sentinel was
placed at the front door and another at
the door of the chamber in which lie the
remalns. a guard of marines, to be sent
by the secretary of the navy, will report
to morrow morning. Mrs. Lopan's resi-
dencc was to-day connected by wire with
the main Washington office of the West
ern Union Telegraph company and its
facilities were freely placed at the disposal
the family.
, 1886-12-28

Sr. PAUL, Dec. 27.-The supreme
court to day, two judges dissenting, real-
iirmed a former decision in the Tax title
eases, holding the titles valid. The ease
is of great interest in the Northwest, as
many persons have made 4 business of
buying titles to land sold for taxes, even
though the taxes had been paid and the
proper officer had for some reason failed
to give the proper person credit for the
same Great injury has been done to
hundreds of people by cprelcssncss in this
respect On the part of officers and clerks;
and so.called tax title sharks reapcd "A rich
reward therefrom. -Four judges unite IN
recommending hat the obnoxious law he
repealed.
, 1886-12-28
Showed Under.

LONDON, Dee. 27.-One of the severest
snowstorms that ever visited this country
passed over England to-day. Railway
trains were blocked and telegraph wires
borne down by the storm in many places.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-George e..
Ward, general manager of the New York
Gable company, has received the follow
ing information from the agent of the line
at Bristol, England: The snow storm
yesterday in England, appears to have
don't an amount OF damage to telegraph
wires which is unprecedented. The
London Ddty Neies says: The telegraph
wires in this city last night were swapping
with alarming rapidity, and in Fleet
street the policemen wrapped the broken
ends around the lamp posts. A train on
the Midland railroad was delayed over an
hour by the falling of telegraph wires
across the track. A large number of tel
egraph and telephone wires fell last night
over the Metropolitan area. There was
very severe weather at Reading yesterday.
The snow that fell in the afternoon was
the heaviest that has been experienced
for years, while the wind blew a hurri-
cane, causing considerable damage to roofs
Of houses. Trees were also injured by
their branches being wrencLed away by
the violence of the wind. In Sonning
cut, ON the Great Western railway, trains
We're delayed by snow drifts. On the
line from paddington to Reading, and
from Bath to Bristol, all telegraph poles
are "A perfect wreck, most oil the poles
being splintcred like matchwood, and
lying in all directions. The block lines
being down, trains are considerably de-
layed and are signaled along the line by
flags. 1t seems probable that the wires
between Bristol and London will not be
restored for two or three days. Telegraph
wires in other directions have suffered
equally rs far as can be ascertained.
The damage to ~telegraphs is greater
than for many years. The snow was ac-
companied by hurricanes on the southern
and eastern coasts. Reports of numerous
wrecks are slowly arriving. There has
been much damage to life and property.
, 1886-12-28

MADISON, Wis, Dec. a7.-Gen. Fair
child, commander in chief of the G.. \. X.
tonight issued the following to the Grand
Army posts of the country:
Special order to No 3
Your commander in chief with great
sorrow u the death of Comradc
Jno. A. Logan, who departed this life
on Sunday, Dec. %, at Washington, DC.
One of the very first to become an active
worker in the ranks of the q. A. R., he
continued to the end of his eventful life
to give his best efforts for the good Of the
order. Always brave, patriotic and hon.
est. his life closes amidst the tears and
lamentations of the people Of the great
republic, which he did so much TO ure
Serve. His memory will continue to be
one of the richest inheritanccs of old COM
rades OF the Union army. At the funeral
wherever they may be held,
will be found thousands of his old com
gathered to pay the last sad tribute
respect to the gallant soldier whom
they so dearly loved.
, 1886-12-28
D~esperadoes Shot.

DENVER, Dec. 27.-A Trinidad special
to the Times, says: On Sunday two
young men named George McComber
and w. w. Weatherwax, attempted to
rob Il s%torekeeper named Morgan, at
Stonewall, thirty miles up the Purgatory
valley. They told Morgan to throw up
his hands, and while Morgan turned to
reach for a revolver, McComber shot him
in the back. Morgan's clerk came into
the store to see the cause of
the row AMI was severely
wounded. The murdercrs fled and were
followed to Trinidad, where they stopped
at a house of i'll repute. They were dis
covered by the sheriff aud i posse at 6
o o'clock this morning. An attempt was
made to arrest the murderers. when L
fight ensued, the sheriff posse literally
Kidding the house with bullets, shooting
McComber through the right lung, Me
Comber, however, who is still alive. says
he shot himself to avoid capture Wealth
crwax gave himself up.
, 1886-12-28
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Secretary Manning entertained mem
bers of the cabinet at dinner last night.
MIR. j. l.. Dunlap. a residen; Of Salida.
died from the effects of II dog bite whicl
he received on Friday.
The indications now are that the mys
FERROUS arrests at Chicago relate to the
Adams Express robbery on the ST. Loui,
X San Francisco road.
Rev. ii. c. Higgins, of Kirksville,
Mo-, who was an intimate of the state
insane asylum at Fulton, attempted to
escape from his room by an improvised
rope, which broke and he was killed.
Capt. Six-killer, chief of police in the
Indian Territory. was murdered BY All
Cunningham and Dick. Nann, two Chereo-
KEGS. Nann was recently released from
the penitentiary by the president pardon.
A riot occurred yesterday among strikers
on tie cable car road in San Francisco. The
strikers attacked the non union employees
and many persons We're injured. Much
damage was done to the company's
property.
Representative Springer says he intends
to secure, ii possible. the passage by the
present congress of his bill to provide an
enabling act for the admission of Dakota,
Montana, New Mexico and Washington
Territories.
Charles b. Mckinney, sheriff Of La
Sale county, Texas, was assassinated Sun
day near Cotella, by James Mccoy and
Bud Crenshaw. Governor Ireland has
offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of
the assassins.
Ashbel II. Barney. well known as one
OF the founders OF the express business of
this country, died at New York to-day
from an affection of the heart. He had
been out Of active business for two or
three Yeas
Fire broke out in the basement of the
new Temple theater, Philadelphia, yester-
day morning. The building and contents
were completely destroyed. The theater
was valued at s4O0, 900; Insurance, $l27,-
900. Two fremen were burned to death
in the building.
G. p. Huntington. OF the Southern
Pacific railroad ha. made a new PROPOSE
ton to bondholders OF the Houston K
Texas Central 10 pay overdue coupons on
the first mortgage main line bonds and
overdue January coupons in cash, and to
leave the mortgage as ii stands to be paid
at maturity.
Complete details of the chase after the
Adams express robbers, who rifled the
safe ON the St. Louis and San Francisco
road, on the night of Oct. %, of $55. 900
to 10000, were related for the first time
by officials OF the Pinkerton national detec-
tive agency last night to Il representative
ofthe Associated Press. The agency has
succeeded in arresting five men.
, 1886-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Col. Lamont
says the president Is improved in health
as compared with last night, and that his
condition is steadily growing better. The
president intends to rest quietly to-mor-
row, and it is thought that by the day
after he will have recovered from his in-
disposition. Governor Hill, OF New York,
was to have spent a few days with the
president this week, but postponed his
visit owing to the presidents illness and
the death of Gen. Logan. The visit was
to have been a purely social one
, 1886-12-28
More Heroic Methods Needed.

WASHINGTON, Dee. II Chairman
Hatch, Of the house committee on agri-
culture, has received from Commissioner
colman, a reply 10 a resolution offered a
few days ago by Representative Swim
bourne, OF New York, in which the com.
missioner sets forth comprehensivcly the
difficulties met in the attempts to extir-
pate or to control the pleuro pneumonia
scourgc in the present state of law and
with the machinery at hand, and rein
forces his recommendations previously
made for more heroic methods, with ad.
ditional arguments and statements of
fact.
, 1886-12-28

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Is nature own true laxative. This pleas
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had Of w. n. Hunt. Large bottles ut
80 cents or one dollar. 1t is the most
pleasant, prompt and effective remedy
known to cleanse the system; to act on
the liver, kidneys and bowels gently yet
thoroughly; to dispel headaches. colds and
fevers; to cure constipation, Indigestion
aud kindred ills.
, 1886-12-28

For habitual constipation, dyspepsia and
kindred ills is the famous California
liquid fruit remedy Syrup OF Figs. 1t
strengthens ns well rs c%lcanscs the system,
i is easily taken and perfectly harmless,
Fifty cent and 81 bottles for sale by W.
n. Hunt, 1919 Eddy street.
, 1886-12-28

CHICAGO, Dee. %. -Cattle-Receipts.
6,OO0; market strong choice Zoe higher.
shipping steers, $50 TO 800 pounds. 50. 10
@5.S0; stockcrs and feeders, 81 0oa
S.s5; Texas cattle, - 2o(oS 20; COWS,
s.. 6O(0 %
, 1886-12-28

An appreciative public have rewarded
Lees, Hendricks K Co., Chicago. manu-
racturers OF Select Corned Beef Hash,
with a large patronage. They sell an
honest article and charge an honest price.
See advertisement in another column.