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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
A PANIC At THE LYCFVMl

There was a panic during the third act Of "The
Charity Ball. at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday after.
noon. The stage darkened for the scene aud
the work Of employees caused cloud OF dust looking
like smoke to rise In front Of an electric light having
red globe cry Of fire was started and the
audcncei becoming excited, rushed for the exits
Several lal.es tainted and the fire patrol appeaIe cd
Herbert Kelley and Nelson Wheatcroit, who were on
the stage al the time aided In queting the audience,
AMI nearly all resumed their seats and watched the
plA 10 its conclusion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08

CONGRESSMAN RANDALL GROWING STRONGER.
Washington Dec. 1T was said at the Capitol to-
day that Representative Randall has been improving
all the week However. in view OF the fact that no
business of importance is likely demand his presence
until the report OF the Committee Rules IS presented.
II said he will not attend the meetings Of the House
until after the holidays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
TO REDRESS THE STRIKERS, GRIEVANCES.

Essen, Dec THE managing committee, repre-
senting the owners of collieries involved in dis
pute with their men, has resolved 10 advise redress
OF the grievances OF which the complain. The
strike that has been impending IS therefore probably
averted. The Government agent. who present at
the same meeting announced that If the should.
under these conditions, persist I'm the strike they
would ALLEVIATE the sympathies of the Government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08

FATAL BLAZE IN A BUFFALO AXE FACTORY
Buffalo. Dec IA FIRE which proved an excring
and fatal one broke in the top floor OF the hVe-
story brick building Of the Francis Axe WORKS NO
436 Niagara ST., at 4 p m. yesteruay' vi account
Of the buildings peculiar shape and location, the
fremen were unable 10 work At advanage; but there
was thought TO be no particular danger and Tor
half hour the employees Of the lower floors kept at
work AT last they were ordered TO begin carrying
out the boxes OF axes from the lower hoor. While
this was being done tall chimney was hurled to
the ground by an explosion, striking some OF the
men who were working the ground. Carl Peter
%, n sredc en,nloved al the works was Instantly
killed Edward Kimball the seventeen-year-Od son
Of prominnt insurance man. had his skull fractured
and his right arm broken, and Will probably die.
airrhai bsd volunteered 10 help the men. The
ontire loss will not exceed $4,000 The building
was insured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
DEATH ON A BURNING PIER.
FOUR MEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED.
THE SHED on THE WHARF OF THE NATIONAL
STEAMSHIP LINE CATCHES FIRE-wORK.
MEN UNABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE
FLAMEs-sEvERAL FIREMEN
HURT-pAMAGE TO PROP.
ERTY ABOUT $4,000.

fire which wrecked the pier of the National
Steamship Company, at West Houston-st., yester-
day, attended by a shocking loss of life and
the injury of several persons. The flames were
discovered at 30 p. among some bales OF
cotton on the second floor of the two-story shed
which covered the pier, and they spread with
great rapidity. In ten minutes the shed, which
was $50 feet long and eighty feet wide, was
blazing from end 10 end, and great clouds oil
smoke rolled over the North River. The steam
ship Holland, which arrived at the pier early IN
the day, was believed to be in danger at the
outbreak Of the fire, but she was tOwed out into
the river in time to escape damage.
Three alarms summoned strong force OF fire.
men with fifteen engines, two fireboats and num-
ber of powerful tugboats and determined fight
was waged against the flames.
Before much progress was made in the work
OF eXtinguishing the fire call for ambulances
told of loss of life and injury to men on the pier.
The progress of the flames had been so rapid that
all Of the men employed on the second floor
of the long shed had not been able to escape.
Hall dozen OF them staggered out of the shed
with their hands and faces burned seriously
and their clothes on fire. The firemen helped to
rescue them and called the ambulances Then n
sudden bacx-draught caught some of the fremen
who had yentured into the front part of the shed.
and two Of them were burned seriously on their
faces and hands, while third, when dragged out
was half sUffocated by the hot smoke. An hour
later, when the flames had destroyed property
valued at nearly $50, 900 and were under CONTROL
the bodies of four men who had been burned to
death were carried out of the wrecked she'd. The
police obtained the following list Of the dead and
injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
FEARS FOR A STEAMER WITH 4C

FEARS FOR A STEAMER WITH 400 PEOPLE on HER
Francisco Dec. THE German steamer Duburg
which left Singapore for Hong Kong October 20, has
since been heard Of. and 1t IS feared she may have
encountered the recent typhOon and foundered IL
the disaster j. appalling one, for she had on
board 400 passengers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
NOT Guilty. OF WIFE. MURDER.

Louisville. Ky. Dec. IA dispatch to " Tho Even
ING Times from Elizabethtown says: The verdict IN
,he case Of showers, charged with wife MURDER was
mot guilty. The jury was out only ten minutes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
DISHONEST FoRwARpING AGENTs PUNISHED.

Hamburg Dee. Eleven men, named Foelsch,
Riches, Schreyer Fischer, Miller. HartOdt, kreye.
Buckowitz Meyer, Sebesse and Wetz. forwarding
agents here been sentenced 10 terms of mprson
ment ranging five months sixteen days. and TO
pay fines ranging from 5000 160 marks for making
false declarations relative 10 the weight and value Of
goods shipped by them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
VOTING down AN IYTERPELLATIoy.

Brussels, Dec THE debate In the Chamber on the
Interpolation touching the dismissal the Chief Of the
Secret Police ended a vote OF 80 in support OF the
Ministry against 200. Thus the Interpolation
voted down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
A FRENCH BARK WRECKED.

Quebec, Dec IA dispatch received by tho Signal
Service from Cape Ray reports that the French bark
AngenQue, from sydney, c. b., for POrta Basque,
with coal. ashore at the latter place yesterday
and became a total wreck Her crew were sayol.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
TO WARD OFF As1AT1c CHOLERA.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 7.-Dr. Montizambegt, Chief
Dominion Quarantine officer, IS here. He believes
that the Asatic cholera Will reach Canada next year
and is urging the Dominion Government tO adopt
precautionary measures lie says the United States
Government is spending S3,ooO,O0o to wand OIL an
outbreak OF the disease
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
TIE ECLIPSE EXPEDITIO!

THE ECLIPSE EXPEDITION REACHES AFRICA.
Washington, Dec. The Navy department has
received cable dispatch announcing the arrival of the
United States steamer Pensacola. with the American
Eclipse Expedition on board. al st. Paul de LoandO.
Africa, to-day All on board well. The vessel
left New York In the early part of October.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
sTucrER EMIGRATION LAWS IN AUSTRIA:

Vienna, Dec. 1T is the intention of the Austrian
Government 10 pass stringent laws with reference 10
emigration Agents who are found guilty of fraudu-
lent representations viii he liable 10 a sentence Of
five years penal scrvitudc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
RAs ALULA DEFEATED AGAIN.

Rome Dec IA dispatch from Massowah states
that two detachmenfs. under the command OF Cap
tain Bettini with the forces commanded by SeIums
and sebhats have defeated Ras Aluls and Mangaxa.
totally destroying tho snemy's force N the Iisre
province.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
-. ,xcr>n1,py FIRE DISCOVERED IN TIME

DockvflIe conn. Dee. 7.-AbOut 80 O'Clock this
,orninr a night watchman discovered fire under a
huudng near tho lumberya yard, and extngshed 1t be-
fore any damage had been done. The fire had been
s,arted by some unknown person, in barrel of shay
,nrs. placed under the building. The structure Is
near the large wooden blocks I'm Manst.. and had 10
aimed headway would have threatened the entire city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08

NINE LIVES LOST IN A EUROPEAN BLIZZARD.
Presburg, De- IA blizzard has prevailed here dur
Ing which nine persons lost their lives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
LIyEMAY sEVERELY BURXE

Troy, n. V. Dec. William MCNAMARA an cleo
tnclIght llneman, neglected the use of his rubber
gloves this morning and severely burned on the
bands By A wire he was handling IN Congressst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08

FLOATING A STRANDED BRITISH GUNBoAT.
London. Dec. THE British gunboat Watchful has
been noated She stranded at IOwestOf, in Suf
folk She ship of $50 tons, and carried four
guns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
AMNESTY For THE cRETAN IYsURGENTs.

London, Dec. IA dispatch from Gambia, Crete
states that the leaders Of the insurrccton on that
island and all political offenders unless they have
already been tried and condemned, have received
amnesty from the sultan Of Turkey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
THE DEAD.

BARRY James, age hfty-nye, watchman employed on
the pier He lived with his wife and children az NO,
Al Downing.st The smoke suilOcated him a. he was
trying escape from the pier, and his body was nov
much burned met his death near one OF the WIN
dows at the front end OF the pier.
BOOKER George coored 'longshoreman OF middle age
had a family living at No. -24 SuluHdnst lie was
burned death second h0or OF the she'd ana tho
flames dishgured his body almost beyond recognition.
JOHNSON Nicholas OF the cOlored laborers on
pier sun0cated. and his body was partly
burned. He 4 negro OF middle age, married ana
lived with his wife at No. - DOwnlng-st
WHALEN, John a carpenter, forty-fye years old, was
burned death In the second story OF the she'd lie
said wife and children, but the police did
know % find them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
ENNIS BRAIN UNINJURED.
STRONG HOPES ENTERTAINED FOR THE
RECOVERY OF THE PACHA

EMPEROR WILLIAM SENDS MESSAGES OF con-
GRADUATION TO HIM AND sTANLEY-A
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-18
eUTLER's NARROW ESCAPE.
lie Rode Into an Ambuscade in Front of
Petersburg.

o
Petersburg.
Whom Buffers expedition up the
James river landed at Bermuda HIM
dred, Va, the Thirty-nin Illinois was
the first regiment to debark, and was
Immediately deployed on either side OF
mishers wero sent forward and the
regiment was gradually advanced to
make room for the other troops of tho
expedition. Evening found us about
two and n half miles from the landing.
Comrade Mann says: About this
time l heard great cheering at the rear,
which was renewed several times each
time coming nearer; and looking for
the cause, | saw General Butler and
his entire staff approaching on the
main road. When they reached my
outer line halted them. General
Butler asked il we had seen any rebs'
in the front. i told him that several
squads of cavalry had appeared about a
quarter OF n mile distant After ex-
amining large chart the General said
that he desired to go forward to creek
and n small church beside it.
Thence down the creek about
one-fourth mile. and back TO our
line, forming, as he said, triangle in
tho scout. / offered to advance my
command to the creek saying to the
| General that it would be safer for his
party. / was thanked, and told to hold
my men as they were, but to instruct
them to admit his party on their re-
turn. / looked for an episode, and it
soon came.
Butler and staff galloped to the
front. The country was quite level
Called the Wier Bottoms), and, ex-
cepting scattering pine trees, was quite
open for some distance around US. Sc
curing commanding view from tree
stump, / soon saw the Generals party
halt on the banks of Buffers Creek,
(as it was subsequently called by the
men of the 39th, close to Weir Bot
tom Church. Field-glasses were brought
into use, and the 'unpenetrated beyond
was carefully explored. Soon the par
ty turned to the left, intending to run
out the base of their triangle, but it
never was completed. At this moment
there spraug out from t. dense thicket
OF alder bushes, on the opposite side
of the creek, squad Of rebel horse,
who yelled "Halt!' and fired their car
bines. Butler had no armed escort and
but two mounted orderlies, both of
whose horses fell dead to the ground
and their riders were taken prisoners.
Butler and his staff came dashing
through the tall pines back to our lines
with more regard to speed than order
of coming. The prisoners were taken
to Petersburg that night, and the name
and fame of their chief, who had so
narrowly escaped death or capture. was
revealed. Before the next night the
Petersburg Morning Index was in our
lines, where we saw full account OF
the affair.
at appears that n Confederate Major,
with over two hundred horsemen, was
carefully concealed beyond the creek,
eagerly waiting for General Butler and
his staff to cross over. The paper
scored the major most fearfully for not
capturing the beast and called on the
authorities at Richmond to discipline
him for neglect OF duty. 1t is quite
safe to conclude that General Butler
was seldom found in front of the skir-
mish-line after this ex ericnce. From
the History OF the 39th Illinois.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-18

Mr.. Balfour's gate, and Two lived there two
years aboutn
A strange, perplexed look came into the
motherly face looking down on tho tired
child who went TO sleep with the last word
on his lips.
Then she tiptoed out OF the room into the
next, and taking key from the wall un'
locked drawer, all the while saying TO
herself: ~ wonder II it's possible; won
der IL II isl"
After n few moments search she took up
carefully well-worn paper and went back
to the bedside OF the little stranger
Turning TO paragraph she rcad Lost;
little boy four years old, with brown,
curly hair and large black eyes, and bears
on his left arm just above the elbow birth
mark--a little purple anchor. His name is
Willie vanferson, and, tho only child Of his
widowed mother, his absence Is doubly
TERRIBLE
~ forgot about tho birth-mark," she
gaspcd, breathlessiy, knceling by the couch,
and, unbuttoning the faded sleeve, rolled 1t
carefully above the dinpled elbow
There, sure enough, just us described,
was little purple anchor. "God be
praisedl" sho said, while the tears rolled
down her face. ats Winifrcd's child"
and she kissed him hungrily.
He stirred in his sleep and whispered: |:
"Mamma." "Yes, darling, you shall go to
mamma tomorrow And she went down
stairs with great joy shining In her face.
"Lconnrd Leonard ~ she cried, joyously,
shaking tho arm of the man dozing In the
arm chair.
"What do you say, Elsioi" he asked, rub
bing his eyes.
"I've found winifred's boy" she said,
joyously, and then in an incoherent way
she told him all about tho child.
Together they sought tho unconscious
Willie and rejoiced over him. Far into the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-18
NV motbor and ,a,ber Who ,ool, n,

but my mother and father who took ac-
tive part in the arrangements, often
talked OF 1t 10 ME afterwards. My
grandmother was n sistor OF General
Taylor, and tho marriage took place at
her home, Beachlawn, in jefferson
County. Ky, at tho special request OF
General Taylor, who was at the time
stationed at Prairie Du Chen, and was
on that account prevented from being
present
"Tho stories about tho runaway mar
riage arose, in part, from the fact that
Mr. Davis had applied for license and
was refused by tho county clerk, who
was acquainted with General Taylor's
objection. lie refused tho license be-
cause OF the age OF Miss Knox Taylor,
claiming that she was too young. As l
have said, General Taylor was away
from home. but he had written TO my
grandmother, giving his full consent,
and requesting Captain Allison, his
brother-in-law, to furnish all the ncces-
sary funds and look after tho details
generally. On Mr. Davis second ap-
plication to the county clerk for tho
license, my father, Frederick G. Ed
wards accompanied him to vouch for
the young ladys age,
"Well, after this the wedding came
off quietly, at my grandmothers home,
with the consent and good wishes OF all
the relatives Of the young people The
witnesses woro Colonel Hancock Tay-
lor, General Taylor's brother; Captain
Allison, his brother-in-law. and my
brother and grandmother. Atlanta
Constitution.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-18
RANDOM SHOTS.
The Union Veteran Union has 9
membership OF 1901

The Union Veteran Union has a
membership OF 10000.
A MAMMOTH petition is being signed
by every comrade OF Brooklyn and
New York to the President OF the
United States, asking that the army
and navy survivors division OF the
pension bureau be restored.
IT is said tho oldest comrade in the
Grand Army is Duncan Clark. COM
rade of U. S Grant post at Shoshone,
Idaho. Clark is eighty years old and
enlisted August 6, 1861, in company L,
Seventh Michigan Volunteers. He
fought at Balls Bluff. Fredericksburg.
Charlottesville and many others of
tho hard-fought battles OF the army OF
the Potomac.
The United States Military Corps of
Telegraphcrs held n reunion at Louis
vile, KY, not long ago. Officers fer
the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, VIM. r. Plum. Chi
cago; vice-president. VIM. b. Wilson,
Philadelphia; secretary and treasurer,
j. L. Petit, Chicago Steps will be
taken to secure pensions from the next
Congress.
The Woman's Veteran Relief Union
at the National convention, held at De-
troit, Mich, elected officers as follows:
President, Mrs. Jacob Campbell. Nc
Keesport, Pa. senior vico-president,
Mrs. Lucy Sheldon, Byron. Mich; ju-
nior vice-president, Miss Mary Bloom
er, Bloomington, Ill secretary, Miss
Mary Van 1assle; treasurer, Miss Mary
Strong. McKeesport. Pa.
The Society OF the Army OF the Cum
berland. at It's recent meeting, elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
President General w. S. Rosecrans;
corresponding secretary, General II.
NJ Cist; recording secretary, Colonel
j. NJ. Steelei treasurer, General Joseph
s. Fullerton; orator General Gntes r.
Thurston; alternate orator. Judge Al
bion W. J'ourgoe The next meeting
will be held at Toledo, Ohio, September
] n and lS, 1890
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-18

night they sat by the sleeper and planned q
joyful surprise for the widowed sister.
Two days later, in the eventidc, Elsie and
her husband reached little New England
village, and with Willie between them they
turned into side street and walked toward
a tiny cottage nearly embowercd in vines.
There was u light burning low in the littlo
bedroom, and peeping through the blinds
they beheld the mother knecling by tho
couch with her head buried in the pillows,
evidently in prayer.
"Go to mamma" whispered Elsie Free
land between her sobs Of joyful excitement,
and she pushed Willie inside the humble
door. Approaching the kneeling figure tho
little child stole his arms around the bowed
neck and whispered "Mammar'
A pale, weary face looked up in fearful
surprise for moment; then u CLEAN of
joy, heavenly in expression, came over tho
thin face. like the light OF the Throne, and
clnsping the child TO her heart, she kissed
him rapturously in silent happiness, the
deepest and sweetest of all. Then raising
her streaming eyes TO Heaven she said ::
"Lord, l thank Thee; l knew Thou wouldst
in Thine own good time send my darling
back to me.h
"Yes, mamma" said the child. ~ am
your own Willie. Aunt Elsie and Uncle
wanted them to; there they are"
And clasnng her child TO her heart she
turned N meet the happy countenances Of
her bro Cher and his wife.
MASDA L. CRocKER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-18
unning away from somebody, or has some

running away from somebody, or has some
one sent you adriftp
The child bsgan to cry. "I'm running
away, yes'm," he confessed; shut Mr. Bal
four whips me SO IL can't stay. U, l want
my mammal"
The woman put her arm about HIM, sooth-
ingly. ''Never mind" she said, "don't cryS
What does he whip you fort"
because / can't do enough of work. "
sobbed the boy,
who is Mr.. Balfour; your unclel" she
asked.
"No, ma'am; he's the man I'm living
with, and my mammals way off some
where, 1 don't know where. And, o, my
head aches sor' Another torrent of tears
put an end to further words.
SHE'S an old villain !" muttered the WON.
an; sand he won't see you again II can
helpit. Here, lay your head in my lap and
rest"
Willie put his hot, aching head down on
her knee aud soon tell asleep, while the
kind-hearted woman smoothed his tangled
curls and pondcred.
Jenkinson saw the child creep stealthily
through the broken panel, and went ever to
watch him. By his movements he OWNED
the boys Intentions, and sighed us Willie's
little straw hat bobbed out Of sight. "Let
him CO." said he, land may the good God
keep old Balfour from ever hearing of him
egain Father in Heaven, take him to a
good homeW
The gardener went back TO his work. and
at night when Mr.. Balfour came home the
boy could not be found.
After storming around considerably, the
old man sald swell, let him 90. Some
body will pick him up and get pestered to
death with him as / have been. This pick
ing up waits always proves to be thank
less business.n
When Willie awoke he was being lifted
out Of the carriage by man with pleas
ant face, and the woman WAS saying;
''Take him In and give him something TO
eat. He's little boy found. An orphan
without home.n
They were so kind to him, and the milk
and Strawberries with his bread and butter
were delicious
s'Does your head ache nowl" asked the
lady, as she tucked him away In soft,
downy bed.
"No, ma'am. Won't you kiss me like
mamma used TO at bedtimei" he asked,
wistfully
ITO be surc.n said she. ~ haven't had
any little boys for SO long that forgot how
70 put them 10 be1." And her voice
sounded tenderly and full of tears.
"what Is your namei" she asked, as she
Kissed him and twined stray curl around
her finger while she sat beside the bed.
"Willie, guess"
"You guessl Don't you know, childi
What is your other name, your mammals
namel"
81 don't know" he replied, sleepily;
''only Willie. guess. Mamma called me
willie. son. but when the ugly folks tied
cloth over my mouth and took me on into
the woods, why. forgot the rest"
ss1oolf you offY" exclaimed tho woman !;
"why. thought Mr.. Balfour kept your
s'Yes'm; when 1 got sick they left me ai