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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24

instituted against the society are for the
purpose of having the officers removed and
placing the control of the society in the
hands Of its members. where it properly be-
longs. :.
The loss of life and accident companies in
the Conemaugh Valley was 1888, ,06o, which
amount does not include the losses sustained
by beneficial associations and orders not re-
porting to the Insurance d Department; line
loss Of the Mutual Life, OF New York. was
Bile. SOS. 900; United States Life, $18,5O0;
Fidelity and Casualty, New York, Sc, 800;
Peoples Mutual Accident Association
Pittsburg, S2l, 800. and Northwestern Ma
sonic Aid Association, Chicago, S15,0OO.
The losses of other companies ranged be-
tween $50 and S., 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
OF DIFFERENT CHARACTER
But Both Suits Agninsr the Same Company
Court News.

But Both Suits AgninSt the Same Company
Court News.
Mrs. Elizabeth Finn yesterday entered
suit for herself and twp children, Catharine,
aged II, and Edward, aged z, against the
Allegheny Heating Company for 5000
damages. 1t was stated that on June gas
that leaked from the eompany's main on
Preble avenue exploded, and severely
bruised the two childrtn. The leakage. it
is claimed, was caused by the neglect of the
company.
A. A. Thompson, of Arch street. ALLIE
gheny, yesterday sued the Allegheny Heat
ing Company for 81 900 damages for breach
of contract. He had arranged to have his
dwelling supplied with gas, and paid for
the first quarter, when the supply was shut
off without any just reason, putting Thomp-
son to great inconvenience.
James Lee yesterday entered a suit in
ejectment against Julia Kennedy and John
B. Kentner for possession of lot on Jeffer-
son street, Second ward, Allegheny.
An application was filed yesterday for o
charter for the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The trustees of the church are W. s. John
son, Isaac Morton, Nelson Bryant, j. Carter
and Alex Barbour.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
A BRAVE DRUMMER.
After 25 Years He Meets the Man Who
Saved His Life on the Field of Battle
Promoted by Gallant Gen.
eraI Phil Kanruav


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
ST. PAUL, August 23.-A very romantic
meeting between two old soldiers took place
in Minneapolis few days ago during the
national conyention of Foresters. B. B.
Levy, of New York, who was attending the
convention, has been specially designated as
hero by an act of Congress- When the
war broke out he enlisted in the
First New York Volunteers as
drummer, being only 16 years of age.
His regiment was hard pressed on the re-
treat from Richmond under Mcclellan, and
the boy dropped his drum. took gun from
the hands of comrade and charged in the
front rank. The color bearers were shot
down, and the Stars and Stripes were for a
moment trampled under foot and in immi-
nent danger Of capture. But only for a
moment, tor young Levy rushed back and,
fighting desperately, seized the colors and
bore them triumphantly back to his retreat
ing regiment.
An eye witness to this heroic act was
General Phil Kearney and he at once pro-
NOTED Levy from drummer to color-ser-
geant. When the time of his regiment was
out he re-enlisted In the Fortieth New York,
At the battle of the wilderness Levy was
wounded by q compound fracture of the
thigh was left on the field for dead. A
brave surgeon who stayed by his fel-
low comrades at the risk Of his
life tended Levy's wounds. Before
he could be removed from the field
Levy was captured by Colonel Whites
guerrillas, but after several weeks was re-
captured by Northern troops. His acts of
gallantry were reported to Congress, and by
special act he was decorated with cross in
recognition of his services and bravery in
saving the colors at Richmond.
While in Minneapolis he accidentally
overheard the name of DR.. o. j. Evans,
and, wondering ii it could be the same
gallant surgeon who had saved his lite on
the battlefield, called at his address. Sure
enough it was the same, and for the first
time in 25 years the two comrades met and
clasped hands with a feeling only old
soldiers can understand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
[Now FIRST PUBLIsHED.l ]
THECURSE ECABNESH0LD.
A TALE OF ADVENTURE.
BY G. A. Hentv,
Author of "Under brakes Flag" "Wth Give in India"
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

vigorously on their shoulders, and pres
emily succeeded in getting them to form a
line, holding each other by the hands. He
took his place at their head and then waved
his hand to Ronald as assign that he was
ready.
Good swimmer as he was, the latter could
not have kept much longer at1oat in such a
sea; he was obliged to continue to swim
from shore to prevent himself from being
cast up by each wave which swept un-
der him like racehorse, covering him and
his now insensible burden. The moment he
saw that the line was formed he pulled the
boy to him and grasped him tightly; then
be laid himself broadside to the sea, and the
next roller swept him along with resistless
force on to the beach. He was rolled over and
over like straw, and just as he felt that
the impetus had abated, and he was again
beginning to move seaward, he felt himself
seized.
For few seconds the strain was tremen-
dous. and he thought that he would have
been torn from the friendly grasp; then the
felt himself dragged along, and few sec
onds later he was beyond the reach of the
water. He was mp on his feet, feeling
bruised, shaken and giddy; the natives,
who had yelled with joy as they dragged
him from the water. now burst into wailings
as they saw that the boy was, as they
thought. dead.
"Carry him straight up to the fires" Ro-
nald said, as soon as he recovered his shaken
faculties.
The order was at once obeyed. AS soon
as he was laid down, Ronald seized the
blanket from one of the mems shoulders,
and set the natives to rub the boys limbs
and body vigorously; then he rolled him in
two or three other blankets, and telling the
men to keep on rubbing the feet, began to
carry out the established method for restor-
ing respiration, by drawing the boys arms
above his head, and then bringing, them
down and pressing them against his ribs. In
few minutes there was faint sigh, little
later on an attempt to cough, and then the
boy got rid OF a quantity of sea water.
''He will do now," Ronald said. Keep
on rubbing him and he will be all right in
quarter of an hour" As Ronald rose to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
BARNUM'S WRECKED.
In a Railroad Accident-The Dam
age Will Amount to About
S4O,OOO-Scenes of
Caufuaian.

S4O,O0O-Scenes of
Confusion.
WATERFOWL. N. T., August 23.-The
second train of the Barnum & Bailey show
was wrecked late last night about two miles
and a halt east of Potsdam. while en- route
on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Railroad, from Gouveneur to Montreal. A
broken axle was the cause. Thirty ring
horses, including one of the four chariot
teams and two camels, were killed. Six
cars were derailed and two were telescoped
so that everything in them was crushed.
There were three trains conveying the
shows. The first train, which carried tents
and their belongings, passed into Canada
safely. but the second train, conveying all
the animals belonging to the shows, met
with an awful disaster. The scene is one of
confusion. AT either side of the track are
distributed the bodies of the dead horses.
with here and there poor beast which had
received injuries that rendered it useless
tethered to fences.
At the side of the highway were one
camel, sacred cows, steers and various other
animals which were rescued from the de-
rallied cars. The cars are crushed and
twisted into all sorts of shapes and piled
upon the track in seemingly hopeless en-
tanglement. The elephants, which were in
the first car that was deraIled, and were not
hurt, have not been taken from the car, and
are swaying their bodies angrily as if dis
pleased at their unusually long confne-
ment. Barnum's partner, j. A. Bailey, is
at the scene. He says it is difficult to esti-
mate the loss at present, but it will be in
the neighborhood of $40, 900. He thinks the
loss of the days receipts at Montreal will be
about SIS, 900, and some of the horses that
we're killed were valued at thousands of
dollars each. Money cannot replace them.
as it requires two years for training them
after the right kind have been secured.
The trick ponies which have attracted
much attention were among the animals
killed. The $1,000 stallion, which was
driven by Mrs. Adam ,Forepaugh, Jr., was
also killed. It is said that Mrs. Forepaugh
wept bitterly and could not be consoled
when she learned OF the death of this horse.
The pretty white mule, which performed re-
markable tricks, is also among the lost.
Seven of the eight chariot horses are dead.
There are about 30 head of live stock
stabbed and pasturedl near the scene of the
wreck. These were taken from the derailed
cars. Eleven men were taken out of one of
the cars through the roof, there being no
other way of egress. The night was very
dark, and this made the work of rescue
much more difficult. Bonfres were built at
safe distance from the wreck, and they
shed some Light overthe CHASTITY scene. The
Arabs were much terrified at first, but when
they found that noneof their party were in
jured they worked brtvely in rescuing 9TH
ers. Stock cars have been brought here to
convey the animals I'd Montreal and all the
details have been arranged for transporting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
THREE ROBBERIES YESTERDAY.
The House Breakers Were Unusually Busy
In Two Cities.

The House breakers Were Unusually Busy
In Two Cities.
Al. johnson, a negro, was arrested this
morning by Chief Kirschler and Acting
CSie: Glenn on suspicion of robbing three
houses. About 8 o'clock he forced his way
into the houses on Brighton avenue, and
stole table linen and eatables. Mr.. A. S.
Patterson, whose place was robbed, was just
moving into his house, and had the goods
promiscuously scattered about.
At the Harrisburg Hotel, on Penn avenue,
the rooms of William Haney and John
Zeider were entered and their trunks rifed.
A gold watch, two gold chains and $S5 in
money were taken.
The stores of Riddle & Funora, 151 Wylie
avenue, and j. II. Gamble, Just adjoining,
were entered and robbed at an early hour
yesterday morning. In the former the
burglars secured about $50 worth of jewelry
and $40 in cash, while in CANDLES they got
about $25 worth of jewelry and trinkets and
81 80 in cash.. The burglars in both in
stances effected an entrance by prying off
shutters in the rear of the stores. There is
no clew to their identity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
Jacks Run Bridge,

A charter was granted at the State De-
partment yesterday to the Jacks Run
Bridge Company, capital $4,000. The
bridge will be built over jack run from
point near California avenue extension. in
Allegheny, to point on the opposite side
of the river. The shareholders are: John
L. Gullett and d. f. Henry, Allegheny;
j. III. Dawson, Bellevue; s. L. FuIlwood
and L. n. Mathews, Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
Abused n Team.

Yesterday Humane Agent Samuel
O'Brien went to Sharpsburg and entered
three charges of cruelty to animals
before Squire Robinson. The de-
fendants are Thomas Godfrey, formerly of
this city, and his farm hand. It is said
they abused a team Of horses on the Kittan-
ming road in Ohio township, and j. Adam
Meinart, for working horses with sore
shoulders. Warrants were issued, and the
hearings will be held this evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
FOE BREACH OF PROMISE.
A 65-Year- Old Widow Sues n Man Half
Her Age.


Her Age.
KINGSTON, August 23.-The particulars
of an interesting breach o. promise suit for
s., 900 comes from Kingsbury. The parties
are Catherine Noonan, 65-year-old widow,
with seven children, and Daniel Meenahan,
who has seen less than half that number of
years. The fair widow alleges in her COM
plant that Daniel promised to marry her
on three different occasions, his last VOW to
take her for better or worse being made on
the Fourth of July. He now refuses to
marry her because she does not get home
from her work o'clock in the evening,
at which time he is ready to begin his court
ing. On the other hand the fair Catherine
claims that, having to 60 out washing tor q
living, she is obliged TO stay out some even
ings till o'clock or later. She likewise al
leges that she had lost much valuable time
with Daniel under his promise of marriage
when she could have had her choice from
score of aspirants or her hand For all of
which she wants $1,000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24

CLAkA BELLE Paron r. sDln0aTsUs salrs 81 sa1a- Dls.
toga and retutes the effect OF The eIizir Of Iffe
upon an ancient maiden lady.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24

UNCLE SANS NAVY & s...e,,s.gs esssgss,sss,,y {, 3.
morrosos DISPATCH by a. NJ 81 IN an jilsts.
trated article.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24

The commissioner ssys the proceedings
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24

The suspension of important mills results
in greater caution as to loans, and a quick
arrest of purchases of materials for wool and
cotton manufacturers. Thus at Boston the
wool market has been completely unsettled
again, sales for the week amounting to onlv
j, 100, 600 pounds, AL in small lots, and con-
cessions Of to 2 cents would be necessary
in order to move large lots.
At Philadelphia the money market is
tight and the banks scrutinize closely be-
cause they have little to spare. At Boston
banks who supply customers discriminate
very closely. Here the demand for ccm-
mercial paper is very light, and four months
paper ranges from 697x per cent.
The money markets of interior cities are
far better supplied; at Chicago by liberal
receipts from the country, and at most other
points because the demand has as yet been
only moderate, but some closeness is noted
st St. Paul with slow collections. From all
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18
How Bears Tr ap Salmon.

Many mountain streams abound IN
trout. The higher up one goes the
more fish there seems to be, they
mounting falls of several feet high In
their ambitious progress toward the
source of the waters supply. The
salmon, the cousin of the trout, is IA
NOUS for its method of going up
stream; it darts at falls ten or twelve
feet high, leaps into the air, ndrushes
up the falling water in a marvellous
manner. So determined are the sal
mon to attain the high and safe wa
ters that in some localities nets are
placed beneath the falls, into which
the fish tumble in their repeated at
tempts to clear the hill of water. Other
than human hunters, however, profit
by these scrambles up hill Travellers
report that on the banks of the upper
st. John river, in Canada, there was
once a rock in which a large circular
well, or pot-hole, had been worn by
the action of the water. At the sal
mon season this rock proved a favorite
resort for bears; and for good rea-
son. Having an especial taste for sal
mon, the bears would watch at the
pot-hole, and as the salmon, dashing
up the fall. were frequently thrown
over into it, the bears would fish them
out without difficulty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18
An Immigrant Picture.

There is something pathetic about
the shvness and forlorn appearance OF
a newly arrived immigrant. 1t is true
enough that his bashfulness wears off
rapidly and that he soon becomes ex-
ceedingly self-assertive and indepen-,
dent, but on the day that he arrives al
Castle Garden he is SO weak and tired
that he hardly dares to ask question
of strangers. A family of Norwegians
were landed from steamer the other
day, who were, perhaps, rather more
timd than the average Immigrants
They were an odd-looking set. The
father and mother, both stout and red
face, dressed in rough, heavy gar
ments, and five children. The children
ranged arom a little girl about five
years old to numbering, large-llmbed
bov of eighteen. The child was so
terribly overcome by the strangeness
of her surroundings that she held her
dirty little face pressed closely against
her mothers gown whenever anyone
looked at her. OF the three other chill
dren, one was a tall, awkward girl,
who seemed to have lost her power of
speech, and the other two were chub-
by-faced boys, fat and healthy-looklng,
but too diffident to look stranger in
the face. The whole family started
uptown along Broadway. Each one
of them. except the youngest, meas
ured the height of every building with
his eye, and the whole group seemed
amazed and stunned by the sights
around them. The writer happened
to walk behind them as far as City
Hall Park Here he lost sight OF
them. An hour or two afterward,
however, he saw the same group at
Fourteenth street and Broadway. They
had made their way up the street in a
; half dream, humping into people and
, hurrying over crossings. Where they
were going it would have been difficult
to tell, for they asked no questions.
| The crowd was breaking around them,
hurrying and pushing and scattering
away. but they were fixed. the child's
face still pressed against her mothers
gown. The new world to them must
have seemed at that moment an un-
inviting, cheerless place.-Nea0 York
| Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18
Noblesse Oblige.

There's a good deal in human ma
ture after all A dollar insurance
assessment is dollar insurance as
sessment, any way you look at it. but
it does take several cents worth OF
sting out of it when the past grand
worshipful exalted treasurer merely
reminds his worthy grand venerable
brother that 81 is required OF him by
Roval Grand International Adullam
lodge, Venerable Machpelah chapter.
No. 2S, Dear sir - yours truly
wouldn't fetch him half so quick.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18
A Good Wife.

A gentleman of Americus, Ga, was
Dragging of having the best wife in the
state He says that in the ten years
he has been married she has never
asked him for dollar. He never gave
her a dress, So, nor anything. He
generally borrows money from her.
and she makes more than he does, yet
he is a merchant. She sells all home
products, such as meat, lard, chickens,
wood, hay, ETC., and beats his store.
He does not buy anything but sugar.
coffee, and little rice. as he has
everything else to sell off at his place.
He says she is above al price to him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18

A spelling bee is an absolute neces-
sity in Buffalo. A Judge of the munich
pal court in describing gun called 1t
q s'singel barrell."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18

A mountain of nearly pure iron has
just been discovered near Lewishurg,
in Greenhrier county, West Virginia.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18

A Belfast (Me. woman has entered
q machine shop to learn the trade.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04

county: also, on the 5Ist of January, Mr.
d 3. Bills to Miss Julia Phillips
DIR. r. Middleton, an old practicIng
physician, moved from this place TO
Alexander yesterday. He was a soldier
in the Texas revolution and is extensively
known in Texas.
Mr.. ]. p. Kent missed one of his cattle
from its accustomed range about month
ago. He found it yesterday IN pasture
twelve miles from home and two miles
from Duffau He made an affidavit
stating the facts as far as he knew, and
had subpoena issued for g. 81. Taylor
who has been buying cattle for Sellers s
Connolly of Hico. Mr.. Taylor swore that
he bought five head of cattle from Cage
Beach, who lives four miles north of
Duffau, and the one claimed by Mr..
Kent was one of tine five. Beach
is member of very prom
inent family, and until recently
was highly respected. He is indicted
already in three cases for theft and gave
bond, and has this week been in an ex-
aminiug trial ar Stephenyille for burglary
for which he is held in jail in default of
bond of $3.50. He has a brother, NJ. i.
Beach, VINO was turned over to the sheriff
few days ago by his bondsmen. NJ.
L. Beach is charged with several cases of
theft and is now in jail. The bonds re-
quired of him amount to $1,000. Another
brother, Sam Beach, skipped out from
here last August, charged with the theft
of horses, and has not been caught yet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04

She is not so divinely gifted as she has
been divinely favored. She stepped from
the fireplace TO the footIights and OBJ
tanned laurels that were not won by long
and desperate struggling, as so many
laurels have been won on the stage, and
as Mary Anderson says she wants all
women who now enter the theatre to win
them. Miss Anderson cleared over $50. :
600 during her first season, when she was
tail, angular, awkward, giggling, UNI
pire-voiced girl, ana she has piled up the
dollars thick and high ever since Her
fame and her fortune do not represent
years of apprenticeship followed by years
of lnatured effort. She IS one of the ae-
eidents of the stage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-04
IDunan.
.aence Of the Gazette

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
DUFF3U. Tex. Feb. married, at a
church six miles north of Duffau, Jann-
airy %, Mr.. w. H. Hurley and Miss A.
A. Williams. both natives OF Erath
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-02-13
shonld rceor:.,zs t,,c hanrn.non,..

hope people will not become perfect
hope there win always be weaknesses
for US TO srailo at ord sorrows for us TO
synpathi1o over. Weaknesses arc the
humor, the "badinaSe" of tho Creator
and u perfect Isan Is often rather dull
sermon. Now, madam. you are 90 years
old, you have daughters who ere mothers
and sons who arc fathers, aad yet YOU
take your little peep In the glass md fix
your curls Cs you used 10 do thirty wears
AGO. os you viii do. | sincerely hopo.
thirty years from now. 1t is pretty. II is
agreeable, Is human and compliment to
tho Creator that you should recognize tho
Gdoramenis he has placed within your
reach.
You. sir, you ought 20 he taken home
ard fixed up. You arc so years old. and
your shirt front Is all spotted. your
waistcoat is not buttoued, your recktic Is
away round at the back Of your head and
your coat Is covered with dust. Go horne
aud put on clean shirt aud 70 down TO
the tailor'5 and order suit Of clothes
that viii Ct you, and get your beard
trimmed end lco!i Ike q thing CT tsGte II
you cantt bo thing Of BEAUTY. | think
many mca associate INDEPENDENCE with
dirt and think they would be- losing some
Of their manlincss il they wore decent
clothes. But don't want TO reform those
people. Wen. / might wear better clothes
myself. but that tailors have to pay rent
and other little expenses San francisco
Chronicle "UuGcrtcnCs."