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The critic., 1891-03-25
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THE DOINGs OF A MOB.


Uy BIHCKtT OTTHVs
BURLINGTON, N. j., March 25.-A
drunken mob assaulted an aged Russian
couple named Lebowsky at their cottage
at Hiverdale last Sunday night. The
couple were roughly handled, and their
household goods were demolished by the
ruilians. Not satisfied with this, the mob
started upstairs for the sleeping apart.
ment of Lebowsky's pretty daughter.
She was dragged from her bed and the
drunken men attempted to assault her.
She fought desperately, however. and by
a supreme effort managed TO free herself.
Clothed only in a thin night robe she
jumped from the window and ran to the
house of a noighbor, where she fell faint
ing from fright and exhaustion. Neigh
bors then went to the assistance of the
old couple and succeeded in capturing
several of the leaders.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Miss Efiie Huntington, sister Of the
opera singer, was married last week in
Buffalo, although her home was Chicago.
The presence of Miss Agnes Huntington
in the former city, where her professional
engagements detained her, led to this ar
rangement. The bridegroom, II. d..
Iathrop, also lives in Chicago.
The critic., 1891-03-25

sYcRrrAEY RusH, Uncle Sans able agri-
cultural editor, received u barrel OF Utah
potatoes the other day as samples from a
yield OF 9i7 bushels to the acre. lie pro-
nounced them Of excellent quality. 1t is
evident that Utah is not as small potatoes
in agriculture as she is in religion.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Henry WArrERsoN, IL is said, was once
an assiduous and accomplished performer
on the piano. This may account for the
masterful manner in which he evokes
diversified and swelling Wagnerian strains
from the big seyenteen-octave calliope Of
Democracy.
The critic., 1891-03-25

TlIE Nrw YoER GRANT Monument As
socia,ion wants 100000 of New York's
share Of the direct tax just refunded to the
State. THIS method Of getting funds re-
minds one of ARrrMus WARDS patriotism
in 1861. lie was willing To sacrifice all Of
his wife's relations TO preserve the Union.
The critic., 1891-03-25
HIS SOUVENIRS.


Dtdf 10 Hm, hut Theyo's q Memory IHm .
DtdTer StW.
have q glove, not new hut worn;
IT. tiny M gcr-tips are torn.
And one lone button stands fOrlorn
Upon tho wrist.
H. tawuy hue Is hronzel with wear,
And creases, darting here and there,
BetrGy she had-my lady fair
a little fist
4 dainty slipper, too, have ! ;
It's heel Is qnaintly arched and hight
A nesting dimple one may spy
just AZ the toe.
Beside the slipper rests q ilOWer
Twas once rosebud OF an hour;
stole II from my lady's bower,
An time ago.
have glove, not new but worn,
A dainty slipper frayed and torn,
A rosebud OF Its petals shOrn
These many years.
Hut dearor far than these can he
il but n heart. held memory
The kiss my lady gave 10 me
With parting teara.
= malcolm UcDJgsH.
The critic., 1891-03-25

EX-RErnEsENrArtvE MuDp says that the
Republicans will make a desperate at
tempt to carry the Maryland Legislature
and elect two United States Senators. The
name of the Maryland Republicans after
election is mighty apt to be the same as
that of the ex. Representative himself.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Why DOESN'T THE PRESIDENT call upon
Governor HovEY for an official report Of
The doines Of the Indiana White Caps? A
mob Of them at shelbyyille only a short
distance from the State Capital, cowhided
man "nntil blood ran down his back in
streamsp -
The critic., 1891-03-25

IrIsA MISTAKE to suppose that China's
sobriquet of the Flowery Kingdom has
any reference to flowers of rhetoric. Let
us hope that ex-senator BLAIR has not
accepted the Chinese Mission through n
misapprehension on this point.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Mn. McMnLN thinks the Speaker of
the next House will be from the South.
Not too far South, of course; just far
enough Say somewhere about the thirty,
sixth parallel of latitude.
The critic., 1891-03-25

CRoFTrRs, on ONE of the Hebridean
islands, evicted from their holdings TO
make room for deer park, have taken
foroible possession Of the lands from
Which they We're driven. They propose
The critic., 1891-03-25

IT WOULD BE u grievous error to conclude
that photographers are corrupt merely be-
cause they are always ready to sell their
A.inAN0
The critic., 1891-03-25

IT REQUIRES Az expert to count the
spokes on the whi2zing whirligig of poll
tics out in Michigan lust now.
The critic., 1891-03-25

EX-SENATOR PALMER says there is big
lumber in Michigan yet, That may be,
but since ZAcn CHANDLIR died there has
been no big timber in the Pcninsular
state.
The critic., 1891-03-25

TO resist by force any attempt to drive
them ont again. This promises to be q
dear preserve, sure enough.
The critic., 1891-03-25

The Hon. JERRY SIMPSON invaded Bos-
ton yesterday. His mission up there is
that of an Alliance propagandist. As a
delicate compliment to Boston aesthetic
ism he wore colored half hose.
The critic., 1891-03-25

IL LOOKS AS THOUGH the suit over the will
Of MyRA CLARKE GAINES will last as long
as did her own famous suits to recover the
property of her father, DANIEL CLARK,
The critic., 1891-03-25
Totally Helpless
From Sciatic rheumatism - wholly
Cured by HOOh's SarsaparllIn.

The fact that rheumatism Is caused by nc
cumuatlon of acid In the blood, aud the fact
that Hoods Sarsaparilla has wonderful power
In purifying the blood, explain the success Of
Hoods sarsaparllla in curing this disease,
"ln May, 1885, was taken with sclatlc rhon-
matlsm in my legs and arms. II entirely pre-
vented me from working, and was confined
to my bed, entirely helpless. had medical Mt
tendance and in August was lust able to
move around. i was reduced TO mere skele-
ton and my appetite was entirely gone. twas
thought by all my friends that could not pos
siby live. / took almost everything could
hear of, hut with no good results, during that
winter. one day reading about taking llooi's
sarsaparila in March, April and May, con
cuded to Try II. one bottle gave me 80 much
relief that took four hotties, and since then
have not been troubled with rheumatism and
my general health has never been bcttor, My
appetite is Increasing and | am gaining in
nosh. attribute my whole improvement 10
taking Hoods sarsaparilln, and | earnestly
recommend II to all who are troubled with like
disease. ! consider It the grandest medicine
ever put up,"-WM. f. TAYLOR, Emporium
Cameron Co, Penn.
~ hereby certify to the foregoing facts as
stated, JONATHAN GirroRp, Justice OF the
Peace, Emporium, Penn.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by an druggists, 81; SIX for 8, Prepared
only by q. /. nooD S Co, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Duny's parade? No? Well here goes.
Duffy had been selected as the marsha al
of a Republican parade. There was a
negro band here, and as Mike was some
thing of politician, and the colored
voter was numerous in the Third ward,
that band for the parade. Thereupon he
indited note to the leader, Of which
this is a literal copy:
"'Mister Leder:
az wants yure band fur the parad. Wen
yuse see me ] wants yuse to play Hale to
the chief, see the conkering hairo Gums.
"And the band played IT,, added the
old gentleman. ''1f there was prouder
man in. the Capital City that day than
meet him."
Mr.. Henry Brock, the well-known pro-
prietor of the Congressional Hotel, is an
other East Washingtonian who is proud
of his section and who believes that there
is great future for it.
1--WE are in the swim. now," he said to
the Critic, "and we are going right ahead
until every available foot of land is taken
up for building purposes. The people
down this way are full of spirit and hope.
They propose to make this section what
it was originally intended TO be-the city
proper.
a haggard, care-worn young man rushed
into an uptown saloon this morning and
whispered to the bartender in a trembling
voice, "Asinthe frappe." lie was so
nervous that his teeth fairly chartered,
and when the drink-mixer placed the
pale-green liquor on the counter IL was
with great difficulty that the customer
got the glass to his lips. With one gulp
he swallowed the chilly mixture, and
with q long-drawn sigh of relief at his
evidently-changed condition paid his
score and disappeared behind the swing
ing door.
IF he sticks to that stuff long enough, -
remarked the bartender to TIE Critic,
who had gone in for matutinal glass of
vichy and milk, some night he'll see n
whole geological garden and go crazy try
ing to catalogue the collection. He only
takes one drink of absintbc day at
present. That will soon be increased to
two and so on until his nerves are shat
tered, and the jams loom up in the near
future. If q man wants bracer in the
morning take whisky straight. 1t is -"
Yes" interrupted a gentleman in
seedy attire, who had drifted in and
caught the bartender's last words, "with
pleasure. A squeeze of lemon, IL you
please" There was silence for moment,
and then the self-invited guest sprinted
through the doorway followed by lemon
squeezer that caught him in the small of
the back and danced Carmencta reel on
his coat tails.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Elmer Washburne, the Republican eau
didatc for Mayor of Chicago, stands n
much better chance of being elected than
he did week ago. The Democratic party
is split in two by the nomination of Car
ter Harrison by the Personal Rights
League. Cregier, the present incumbent
and the Democratic nominee, Is not likely
10 get many independent votes, and with
out them is not likely 10 be chosen.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Nine. Teresa Carreno, known in Europe
as the American pianiste," is achieving
unusual success IN her Eastern tour
through Hungary and Russia. The Buda
Pesth papers speak of her as the "female
Rubinstein.n
The critic., 1891-03-25
ELORlDA


Lands held in reserve for serveral years by
the State Government are now opened to set
tiers at their actual value.
These reserved lands lie along the eastern or
Atlantic Coast, between st. Augustine and Biz
caync Bay, one-half mile to six miles from the
ocean, arge portion beng fa below the
frost limits.
This Is the only eastern section IN the United
States where II is possible to raise semi-tropi'
cal fruit, and where early vegetables and fruits
can be raised In time to catch the highest
Northern prices.
Much OF this land Ia owned by the Florida
Coast Line Canal and Transportation Com
pany, and bears n fine growth OF timber,
from which large sums may be realized. The
section along the Indian River and Lake Worth
IL well settled, and the land IL the most vaua-
bic in the State, the cast coast being tapped by
-four railways, and the rivers along the cogs
being navlgated by steamboats,
Improved transportation facilities and de-
lightful climate (being so near the ocean the
afr IL much more bracing than further inandl
make this an excellent opportunity for actual
settlers.
Prices OF land range from Ss per acre upward,
We shall be pleased 10 send maps, township
plans and full Information to all VINO arc inter
ested.
FLORIDA COAST LINE CANAL AND
TRANSPORTATION CO.,
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.
JOHN W. DENNY, President.
The critic., 1891-03-25
BOstOn DisapprOves.

Mrs. Kendal's gowns are always a great
cause Of delight to the women. 1t is no
wonder, for her taste is admirable and
her dressmaker clever one. Her Eng
lish ideas of the low mark of the corsage
are almost as amazing as the dresses,
however, and often sigh of astonish-
mcnt has gone over the house like that
when, in the, second act of "'rhe Queens
piano.
The critic., 1891-03-25

The case of Judge Fitz James Stephen
has called attention III England to the alb
sence of any provision for the retirement
OF disabled Judges from the English
Bench,
The critic., 1891-03-25
BOSTON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Mr.. ARTHUR NlKISCH...... Conductor
FIFTH CONCERT,
SOloists:
NINE. ANTOINE MIELKE.
HERR ANDREAS DIPPEL,
or the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
GRAND WAGNER PROGRAMME,
Including selections from "rannheuser,n "Lo.
hcngrin," "Siegfricd," Christian und Isolde" "
. and ''Dic Goettcrdammerungn
MlELkE and DIPPEL in Solos and Duets.
Tickets, with reserved seats, 81, $1.25, and
~ 80, according to location. Now on sale at
j. +. Ellis Il Co.'S, 937 Pennsylvania avenue.
G. A ELLIS, Manager.
The critic., 1891-03-25

Hon. j. q. Blaine, the Secretary of state,
who has been unwell, will be ont In few
days, according to his physician.
The critic., 1891-03-25

The Reverend Robert w. Brady, 5. j., OF the
faculty of Georgetown University, Is reported
dangerously III with pneumonia.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

the building were clambering about
among the tottering walls and twisted
tmbers, in the endeavor to rescue some
of their belongings. One of the Italians,
who ran the Joint, and who seemed to
be much more intelligent than the gem
eral run OF his countrymen, stated that
he had about a dozen men boarding
with him, in the third building from
the creek, and that, as some OF them
worked at night, and slept in the day
time, he could not tell whether or not
all had gotten out. After a sort of
counting noses process, and confab in
his native iargon with several others,
he came to the conclusion that "alla
gotta out"
Before the cloud of dust had settled,
Contractor Hallock had called his work
men back to their posts, and they pros
ecuted their labor during the remainder
of the afternoon and all of last night as
usual, a great deal of progress being
made.
1t is not impossible that there will be
further fall of walls, etc, as the COL
lapse OF the three buildings now in ruins
opened several bad cracks in the fourth
house from the north end of the block
and the rear wall especially is far from
safe. The rear wall of the third house
and part of the wall OF the second is
still standing, and it ought to be thrown
down without delay, in order to prevent
possible accidents.
The scene was visited by hundreds OF
people during the latter part of the aft
J ernoon, and will doubtless be a centre
attraction to-day.
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A GRAND COLLAPSE.
faE eOSHORN BLOCK fUMBLRS NFOA MASS OF
RUINS.
The Crash Comes With Just Sufficient Warning t
Permit Workman and Inmates 10 Make
Good Thsir Escape.

For a couple Of weeks past people
who have made visits to the site Of the
new stone bridge, have been looking fol
the collapse of the two northermost
buildings of the Goshorn block, on the
west side of Main street, just south OF
the bridge location.
Yesterday afternoon their expecta.
tions were more than realized, three oil
the buildings comprising the block
tumbling into a mass of picturesque
ruins.
Happily no one. was hurt in the slight
est degree, there being just warning
enough for the workmen in the founda'
ton pit, the spectators on the street,
and the two or three inmates OF one OF
the wrecked buildings to get safely out
of the way before the avalanche OF
brick, stone, timber and mortar swept
over the vicinity.
Notwithstanding the buildings hung
almost over the deep foundation pit,
where dozen or more men were busy,
work was interrupted but seven min
utes by the watch, and no damage what
ever was done to the bridge proper, al
though there will, Of course, be large
indirect loss to the contractors from the
accident.
Just at half-past three, as couple OF
REGISTER representatives had con-
clnded 10 leave the surface Of the street
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and descend to the edge Of the founda-
ton pit, the better to observe the pro-
gresS of work there, and when they had
taken two or three steps down the steep
bank Immediately in front OF the north
ermost OF the buildings making up the
block, the attention Of the gentleman in
advance was attracted by ominous
sounds of Straining timbers and falling
brick and mortar, within the building.
He called his companions attention, as
we'll as those in the immediate vicinity,
TO the situation, and the two newspaper
men beat retreat to the level
of the street, while they cried to
the workmen in the pit TO "look out"
The latter lost no time in scrambling
over to the north side of the eXcava-
ton, some Of the workmen stopping as
they ran to catch up their coats, tools,
etc, while from within the buildings
there came an irregular patter OF fall
ing particles, accompanied occasionally
by the sound of straining timber. The
newspaper men moved back few steps,
and as they did so one Of them caught
the glimpse of the cellar wall dividing
the cellar of the north building from
the one next south. This wall slowly
bulged out in the middle, crack op-
ened about midway, and this steadily
grew wider until the centre Of the wall
was foot out of plumb. Suddenly
there was crash, the centre OF the
cellar wall shot out to the north as
though a cannon had been discharged
behind it, and the central buildin g,
supported by it, collapsed in the centre,
the north building followed, and then
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Want Better Facilities.

To the Editor Of The Register:
SIR: l see in the Issue Of the REG
ISTER of the 18th, an account OF an
attempt to organize company TO run
herdic wagons or buses on our streets.
Let the good work go on. l venture TO
make the assertion that with very lit
tie trouble they can get the signatures
OF two hundred men who live in Wheel
ing and work in BenwOod, who would
obligate themselves to patrOnize them
il they would run to BenwOod. There
are twice that many Wheeling men who
work in Benwood, but to be safe will
say two hundred. You can figure that
out and you will find il is a snug sum
in years time. We never expect 10
get accommodations from the present
company. We wrote President Sweeny
a letter with seventy-fve to one hundred
signatures attached to it, ask
ing for better accommodations, and
we received a letter in return
filed with promises, and that was all ii
ever amounted TO. At first it was wait
until the power house is moved" but
we find the power worse than ever. II
is very vexing to be late at your work
three mornings out Of the week. Now,
if some of the monied men of Wheeling
will rush this matter they will find
it a paying investment, and they can
count on liberal patronage from the
working class.
Now, Mr.. Editor, could write enough
on this subject to fill a column, but it is
the same old story and will take toe
much valuable space, so 1 will just sign
IRoNwoRKER.
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Read stifeI & Co.'s Special sale ad
Harvest Home Picnic.

The Harvest Home picnic, held at
Whites Grove the 18th inst, was a
grand success in every way. The
weather was nice and cool, and by noon
there were over three thousand people
on the grounds. Everybody seemed to
enjoy themselves. There was quite a
number o: strangers, among them being
Robert Crozier, Of Colorado; Mr.. Melott
and son, Miss Byere, from Bellaire;
Mrs. Isabella Paul and son Charles,
Misses Matte and Lizzie Paul, Miss
Fisher and brother Richard, all from
Wheeling, and numerous others.
Miss Joe Fisher, who has been visiting
at 7. J. McKelvey's, at Key, and at
tended the picnic, returned to her home
in Wheeling, much to the regret Of her
admirers.
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the third building to the south siiu out
ward to the north, and In hall
minute there was nothing left OF the
three three-story buildings but shape
less mass of debris, slowly settling into
place, while there rolled out over the
bridge excavation towards the creek
cloud of dust so black and dense that,
to use the words of spectator. 1t
seems that cannon could not have fired
through it.
This suffocating mass OF dust
the abutment pit from the view OF the
dozen or so of spectators for couple OF
minutes, and there was fear that per-
haps some of the workmen had been
caught by flying bricks or timbers, but
/ fortunately at the first crash the men
had all run beyond reach OF the walls,
and it was settled that there
were no casualties in that
direction, at least. One Of the work
men-the engineer OF the pumping
engine, stuck to mis- machine and came
out of the dust cloud with q quarter OF
an inch Of dirt on his back. AS the
building fell he was seen trying TO turn
| the fly wheel OF the pump, which had
stopped, and when the dust settled, he
was seen standing beside his engine,
which was jogging along just as though
nothing had happened, and the specta-
tors on the bank were disposed to give
| him cheer.
The crash Of the falling buildings at
tracted several hundred spectators to
the vicinity in few minutes, and a
rumor ran around through the crowd
that several Italians were in the third
house from the creek when it fell. A
party, headed by officer Creighton, at
once began an investigation, which re-
suited in the discovery that
while there had been several
men in the house just prior to
the collapse, all had made their escape.
They were compelled to abandon all
their personal property, however, and
as soon as the ruins had settled down a
little, but while there was yet danger
! of further fall, especially OF the rear
walls, two or three Of the boarders in
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SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PIthily Told.
THERE will be no services at the Wesley
NJ E. Church to-day.
ONE deed Of trust was admitted to record
at Clerk Hooks office yesterday.
SHERIFF STEINROD advertises the Steiu-
field Bros. clothing, sc, for sale on Friday,
August IS.
A PART Of the Robert Campbell property,
in North Wheeling, consisting Of fifty lots
will be offered az public auction on Au-
gust 9th.
THERE will be no services at the Chap
line Street NJ. L. church to-day, on account
Of the absence Of the pastor, Rev. (. n.
Lynch.
Miss FLORENCE, a young daughter OF w.
X. Barkley, of Eighteenth street, fell over
a gasoline stove Friday, and sustained Sc
we're injuries.
THE Red Mems picnic at Whiteman
Grove at Boggs' Run, yesterday afternoon
and last night, was a success. There was
q large crowd present, and good music.
THE stockholders Of the Edison Electric
Light, Heat and Power Company are called
10 meet at the new Chamber Of Commerce
rooms over Public Library, on Septem-
Der Sth.
WORKSIEN on the new Island bridge got
ig most OF the floor system yesterday, and
the west half of the channel span will soon
be in shape TO pull the false work out from
beneath il
ABOUT six o'clock Friday night, five
wear old daughter of Mr.. Z. kOckert, on
North Main street, while crossing the
street near her home was run over by a
light spring wagon, painfully bru1sing her
left foot, and also her face and arms.
ROBERT WATsoN died at his home above
the Top mill, early yesterday morning
from the result OF injuries sustrined in fall
ing from loft, a distance Of twenty feet,
about six months ago. His funeral will
take place tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock.
An examination FOR applicants for State
certificates will be held at Clarksburg on
August 3lst. Applicants will be examined
on all branches required for No. l coun-
" certificate, and IN addition thereto, AL
zebra, Rhetoric, Natural Philosophy, Psy-
cholOgy and School Law.
SAMUEL HEATH, fireman on the steamer
Liberty, met with a serious accident
Thursday evening. He went 10 start the
rigger on the boat TO raise the stage and
caught his index finger in rhe cog wheel,
cutting the finger nearly of, and MASKING
the bone. The probability is that he will
loose the end OF his finger.
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Blue Prints. best quality. at cts.
GEO. Z. STIFEL & co.
n. & d. Railroad.

Excursion to PittSburg to the great
exhibition at Recreation Park. Pains
last days Of POmpeii. The Baltimore &
Ohio railroad will sell excursion tickets
for all trains after 10 o'clock noon, on
Tuesday, August is, and Saturday,
August 20, at the following low rates,
which includes coupon Of admission to
the exhibition. Bellaire, S2.15; Wheel
ing. So. Tickets good to return the fol-
lowing day, and when sold on Saturday,
good to return Monday. Special train
will leave Pittsburg at 1880 p. m. Sat
urdsy night for Wheeling, stopping at
all stations.