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The sun., 1891-01-30

Next Moment shea Wnd watch. and y
Policeman Had shea.

A brick crashed through the $50 plate glass
window III Alderman Ar-hur HeHney's pawn
shop ut IA Atlantic avenue. brooklyn about
Ga o'clock last evening. A moment later q
man put his hand through the bruEer window,
took a gold watci4. and fled VI tue avenue.
Policemen Casey anu : oray gave chase. and
Just N the fugitive turned into Doerum places
he was overtakeu hy Casey. lie had thrown
away The watch. which was valued at $l@5. Il
was picked UP BY Frank Hamilton and hand
o. to Policeman Storey.
The prisoner said lie vas James Irving OF
Nelson street near Court, but Ut the Butter
street station he was identified Us Tim Shea,
who has tern mixed VI In several rubbcries in
south Brook vi. He had companion IN the
WINDOW smas hing who Haae his escape. and
no If describe 1 as ~ Years old, > ieot incl d
.al, and OF light complexion The robbery
wa IA very bold pne the corner near which the
pHwnshop Is located tng one II the most
crowded N Brooklyn at Tat hour IL the
evening
Heanoy 5 tawnshor was the scene. about
tweiv,, vesrs ,tgU OF oue OF TIE most selI~n-
tiUna rObter o. thar ever occurred in BROOK
iyu. J ust ~ Mr tloaney was preparing to
close the shop nne evening thrre masked men
p!undereu tn" saic. filing L black bag whlrh
they carried with $1,000 or 81 600 worth vi Jew
wns almost Murdered 10y III thieves lei re be-
Wa, ov"rpow"red. He wunid pro- ably have
been kllie outright hau not one Ut .he THEY Go
begged bis compan, ons t. spare him The
three ran OIL with tncif plunder, but MIR.
Hsaneys aip"arunco. almost instHn' ane-
ously. on III" street with a Ia In his mouth
nnd olool running down h.e check started II
hu" and cry alter the tti.i es and 'te pursuit
hecume so close that they abandoned their
booty NJ IuSt about tn" same part OF 10. rum
place where the stoo watch was p ked up
last night. Alr HeaueN .oss amounted 10 only
$500 or o.. that be ug the value o. he EVERY
which the thev"s IRnmet 10 their poo aets AT er
filing n. ting lruuE Mccoy nllas Elg
! rank" me OF the most II torou- crack Smen
H. n, country in those days. was subsequently y
arrested nut could Mt 10 identified a. one OF
tn, thieves MI Neaney hu~ u"Ser fully re-
covered from he effects uf the beating he
ceiyeQ that lEht.
The sun., 1891-01-30
CONNECTICCTS DEADLOCK.

The RrpuhiicAs House Will Try 60 Keev
Out orOnice the Men Elected by the People
Hartford, Jan. 29.-One fact was IN ode
clear In the debate IN the House to-day over
tho report OF the Committee on Canvass OF
Votes. Perhaps there was no doubt about Il
before. but the speeches Of the Republicans
disclosed what tue position OF their party ID.
They say 10 the democrats
Make UP your minds 10 have Repu ublioan
Governor :or the next two years We have dc
termined that 1t shall be either Bulkel-y or
Me-win Unless you Join with us In els ting
Merwia We wi keep Coy. Bukeey IL oftloe."
The Republicans will undoubtedly hold TO
thus position. II 10 further evident that they
Will refuse 10 lu!n IN declaring the other Demo
cratic eau ndidates tor = tate u.tcss elected sx-
cept Nicholas staub for COMPTROLLER II IL up-
d.rstood that the lie! u biz ans concede his
eertion. and this iuct wi! be declared by the
General Assembly next week. tho Republican
House G nCurrnE with III" Democratic senate.
But tLey Will attempt to keen out all The OF her
u@nocratlc on cinis. although they have un-
doubtediy been elected. unless the Democrats
VII! compromise u giving the nepu blicuns the
Governnr.
All the day was taken u; in the House nv da-
bate OF the report OF the Committee. Tuesday
taking u vote. The House will be In sassip
again to morrow when the debu:s viii he con-
t'nu"d: Then anQ,her r-cess vii b. taken
until Tue day. The, House is s,iIl In its ilrst
Legislative day Little was done III the Senate
today. Ano her attempt WAS made In the
Seuate by the Eepu bilcans TO g ofrect IN.
Journal. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday.
The sun., 1891-01-30
THE --LATEST prRnLAns' pHllI.

The object OF special interest in the lot was
the new cutting piece or drill tho Ike OF which
had not bean seen before. II was AZ nstru-
incnt that could DO carried comfortably IN an
over cat rocket but 1t would serve ns vol as
steam drill TO Get through safe door The
cut eNI plains how Il works, Tie thread OF the
screw IN the central drill engages with the
pierced iron plate aud the revolving rim teeth
cu' circular groove deeper and deeper at
each turn uut'l ttey have bittcn q circle cut OF
tie plate. II nay tc turned with brace or hy
the movable arm.
Cummings and Naher stood At the judge
desk While ;helr tools were being Inspected.
Cummings said :hat be was So Years old and
WAS u clerk II. was born In New Orleans and
la liv"d there all his !.fe. Muher said he lived
q, h. Putnam Huuse and was u bookkeeper
He was born IN Ireland.
lawyer trerd sa their arrest was all
mistake. The idea .! the toos on the desk be-
inE hurgnrs' toois was foolish. he thought.
They were such tools as might I've found IL
Any machine shop. He wan cd al eGan.iaa-
tion and 1t was set down Tor this Afternoon at
clock. In tie mean time the prisoners
were renlandsd. The penalty In this state Tor
having burSlnys tools In ones possess on is
seven years IN State prison. II these men had
been ar e,tsi IN Jer-oy and wsI- convicted.
they might g sent to state pris n fpr twenty
years each. II is smor- serious osence &c oss
the river 70 carry burglars tools than II Is to
commit u burglary.
The sun., 1891-01-30
HER MOTHER HELPED TIER TO ELoPE
A Curioos Family Disagreement Resuitiss
from q Former GIorement.

SCRANTON. Jan. e.-In the sprinE OF 1861
Mrs Gertrule Illio't ;ne wife ot Demas
~ Ei!iyi prosperous farmer o! Dhi.
las township deserted her husband and
three yoang dau ughters ani ran away with a
western New York nurscryman of the name o!
Bostwick Mrs. Elliott was 4 good looking
country woman. % years old. AID Bos;vck,
who had been selling trees in tie neigh bor-
hood. made love 10 her Mr.. Elliott made o
effort TO mud his aihless wife. She left letter
IN winch she declared tha: she would never re-
turn. In due time lie got a divorce.
Helen. tie oldes: OF Nj. Llliotts daughters,
was 10 yeas old when her mother eloped. MIR.
Elliott reared the girls carefully. and when
Helen was = she was married to William IL.
Li'te, thrifty young farmer. About that
time MI. Elliott learned from Dallas friend
that his vie lad teen married TO bpstwick,
HAT they hal twY ch ,ldren and that they were
INlhg III The n" iIhbprho d OF ais oEa. o..
ohcs in white che svnt presents 10 her
anghters. which they always refused. 80.
=, Mr Eili0tt never rrarIied again. lie died last
mnateh and iu Ju,e his runaway wIe caiAe
East OF "a vist, after an ahssnee OF twenty
hine ye9rs. sho wa. ac c'"mpauied ~ her son,
Niss Aurus'a Lite Farmer lit;es oile,;
SL..d was han dsone maideu cf nearly u. In
less than two weeks ancr the arrival o. tho
y2unc Californian, they were deer.y IN owe;
Mhel she bade farewell TO her lover lie Lad
her prowlse to become lis wifi,
Mr.. anl Mrs. Little knew nothing about their
daughters promise Unit u mouth iAt.i The
iavsr- were cortcs. onduC r.Cht a. n.. aud Nh.
LIN" iuJ Augusta hat he would never Iet her
mnrry blood relation Mrs, Little rympa-
thi ed WIN ter dau ehter and he.ween them
they made Mr.. Litll, aelleye ihnt the loVe al
iqt was at nu end. tut eLO tly after New ear X
HowMI tostwck came East & y AIRY Nj
- lie. ii. had several interviews with Mr.
llt'ie to %. tain hi c1lseit. but without sue
c-~.. and the ne concluded T. iaks the cir
"ilhGui h,t i9ther approval
On Wednesday OF ast week Mrs. Little and
her daughter Htart-d from b me IN thu morn
iiE, to! .inE Mr Little that they were going 10
Wilkesbarre 10 de- some shopp ng Mrs. Little
returned In the evening bui Augusta va. net
W tn her MI. Iltt!e waited 10 kns whore
hi daughter was, and Mrs Little iiuaIy told
HIM that she had seen Augusta married TO
Howard liostwick al town On the blooms
burg road exactly whore sAe would not say
and that The couple were then or their way 10
California Mr. Little was ierrinly .nrus@d
over tie de eption his vile ana daughter had
played OIL Kim. and the END Is lot vet.
The sun., 1891-01-30

Charles Otis of Newark WAS Killed about Q
O'Clock Yesterday morn n M the Washington
street station OF tn, Il boGen Elevated l.atl-
road. The cars o. the elevated ROAD ar run
ty able until mi4nI Ght. and after tha; u mo-
tor /, used. James damn tho engineer OF tho
motor which lett the ferry It O'Clock saw u
man ly!nC on the track al Washington street
two blocks from the ie"ry. ie trled 10 stou
the motor hut It struck the mar and hurled
him into tie street. liun notified the Io,ice.
and btiH's body WIS taken /, rane = Mor.u".
He wa recognized II man who mad been n
a saloon near i'Olico Fiand uHrt"rs after mid
i"cnuse he wns 'heu intuXicat.i. il IL SUI
posed hat 20 W. irving 10 grt 10 the pea-
wac lncSawa y ~ Ne tern la road sta
t.On, bit IoS' MS W., an pfter re q, hing the
esyat.d railroad s,alluI. fell Oh the t.ucA.
The sun., 1891-01-30
Ita-~ Collection of Indian Pottery or Pc
cuIiar Mnk" and Design, Navajo Bluu-
L.t-. stone Axe. aud Other urios

A curious collection OF curiosities gathered
during three or !opr years ph-t among the
Indians OF the southwest IS on exhlbltIun Tor
short t!nie al the i'aace Museum.
lete rsoa ar som" siIc!n"Ms OF pottery that
the only specimens OF tLeir kind ever seen in
the Enst. one IN part'cp1hr is u mall 81 be-
shaped aila!r upon vi oh are ra SOD The hends y
OF the thirteen gods kno n TO the Zunis. The
surface OF this riecs l. OF II white. chalky culor
co.erei with the quaint decorations OF tn.
man OF til" trihe known as Sc YAK "A II was
ob'aned FROM anemhnr q lis tamiIyat OIo
valuable. The a-e OF the piece cannot even be
suru.!sed. a small vas. or water bottle OF the
ancient shell pottery o, ,he Guns uercr bel
this collection. The col rings and decorations
upon IS surince are a.most ob.iterated by
are stl III stInrty visible. The orter stratum
is white. ,hr middle me red upd the inside OF
the bottle as black ebony, A numuer 0.
were procured AT Huni from the house OF the
Indian uo"ernot one OF the oyerss is ornA-
about which figure OF men and women are
;nteTtw and repre.ents Zuni TRADITION or
the sun dance Tn" mixing aud cook .nC bowls
OF these interostng people are seen L pror,I-
sion. LnGL househo,a d.,9rnted , rs pottery in
cssdlnEr brilliant, and some ID! the de igns In
tho more nodern pieces SHOW considerable
Auot ncr feature Of tho Election Is u bunch
OF long, red-!eathered. tint-tippel arrows,
made macy ysers ago by tho kiowe-Co
.egetnhie pois2n which disco,ors The sha,. for
were procured originally by Capt. bowman II
Fort MoAnve from AZ old chle who had treas
urrd them for many years. Thor Manu!ac-
tur" ceased many Years ago u none OF ike
des.CL ran bc obtained in any OF the ,rit es at
the present day.
NnvG blankets famous al over the world
for 'n"ir pr.!..ant cpior!uGs, uuiQue dosIgns
und interesting history are Displayed In great
varle.y. one specimen II L double blanket
perhaps thrae-luar;ors o! 81 inch IL thick
ne-s. Its design al! col RS upou on side are
upon the oIher. !, I. tte only ,peclmsu OF
hawks, axes. spear aud Ratchet heads and In.
dian pp"s are ais 70 be seen, an n RrolIoctlon
Of bows representing S-v.n different TRIES
occupy u prom lneut place Ia tie coiec,ion
The skuli and par, OF the skeleton OF
MAuueito, he .:reates, chic tain of the Navajo
nation an ~ the skull OF N Arizona desperado
with u bloody history repo," side by side upon
table. Altogether. the collection Is Of un-
usunl interest
The sun., 1891-01-30
Labor snd W ages.

The strike o. the employees OF the United
Shirt and Collar Company Of Troy was ended
yesterday afternoon by al agreement between
Manager beiermeIster oi the company and
Miss Mary 4. Evatne, representing The
strikers A uniform schedule Of prlces Is TO
DO established for al the factories In Troy. Al.
bany and Glen Falls. Both sides MADE con-
cessions. The girls vii return 20 worA VI once
Tho Lower House o' the l.Eode Island Le9s-
lSturo yesterday passed the bill ior weekly
turing. mercantile, railroad steam ID al, te.e-
graph, and teieD CORPORATION sha!l pay
weekly employees wages earned by Them To
within nine days OF the date o. su n paym
A ilne OF no. sss than tlUu or more ,hau $1,000
u punish violation.
The Massachusetts state Board Of Arb!trs-
Nou and Cancellation, IL tne!r annua, report.
epoaking OF strikes during the Iast year, says
thht thrS have almost uniformly proved disHs-
trous N 80 engaged IN item. Combinations
pioysrs and ih- superior res, urces OF em ploy-
erh nave served III . me Instance in preakinG
NJ lahor orEai Ilations undert&a ing strikes
~ HeAry wv .ack"t mAkrr elnpiOyed q j oSeph
hL-In suop ga SENo!A sireet went IN strike
YESTERDAY The men punpia u 'nat they have
~ night, without recess Tor meals. They de-
manc thRi tie hours pe reduced 10 II hours u
uey, lnr!Hding one hour for lunch.
ihre. slpVeg man .facturcrs, Elias Ialinsky
OF lss Monroe street J. koi.-r OF 10 Orchard
street and b. N ,cnses1n OF - Monros street.
locked out their employses yesterday The
men say that they were getting iron. 81 IS 10
s!.nl dozen anG had 70 WORK Is hours 20
maA that much ~ day Ta"s also had 20
WORK In dark fuu. rooms. They protested and
Then they were AucAsI out About lvu men
Ure out OF WolA
The sun., 1891-01-30
HE OFFERS 70 DlSGORGE.
"sHfLL Nor BiREir H,tr WV rErN-
tiPIfy" tNHs >.lNylytN


tiFdIy" t>hs HElNtN
""' Mr- b"ich~~r~ N,Nts p.maR~- Ne.
-iae- from the thNtt-i Mortgage tr~~
thst ts~~iod OH U~- Go".~ H.cr,,..
LAWYER Eeti and Pau won % roi,t y,s,,,.
ca IL 'he'r HSht III behal' - Mrs iu-ahe.hr
l~'c.arte against the Sivcra an family and
intellectually gave black eve {, tie VIII,
crowd OF usurious mcncy ieu.e;s who aun,,
IN New York and BruoNlyn lua.., Ir,,r.hn,n
IN Nurreme Court. IhaN.' ,crs granted ih,. mo.
uNn o' III" two lawyer 1T tls nurotutn,,nt -,
"'eroiNer Tor the 'u'nIiura vhIrh Na. carr,si
away iron AIRS po,rbar'c hom. Inst month
us VIII compel tie SIlvrr.uans to uiscloss
whore the furniture is
'o' raul scored tho whole sllverrnn c,.v
severely In hs arruucut II the, lnl no,
"t'ea 'e'"nies III their usurious practices,
he SAID they were on the very bord,r lin.
They hai concentrated "a their enercies on
connecting plans BY which they might hcst
erade the Law. They should he iakeu b, the
fhfoat and made to dlsgurSe the rtppsrty ne =
,ss HE ,G ,S doEen. OF o'hrrs WI. have teen
theu eNtorti, nate me, hods ~
.ulEr ihs aham turned 70 LAWYER KAlish.
rh., counsel Tor T." de'endans AMI nsSed him
ha!ish said he did no, kn W
,,. tnfm, nfm, sai udge lnst aham. Twin grant
ana he can find out wh-re II is
>,JhIee incraham naiIy consented to henr
Mr ha!ist again IN the afternoon tut then the
tine 10 dses, the rapcss N "t,ch " had ,' ta.n m,%
terN"J upon his clients Judge Ii graham
oamn back TO his question " Ilt. morn Inv And
wanted o know who're the rrorsrIy WAS
~, We were unable l. sny this murntng" sa,d
Mr hsish. whore the propcrN wns bur We
the defendant ' ~'
,, But in what part ot the world IL II ." asked
Judge incrahHm,
Mr. hnish reluc' antly declared that IL was IN
the state OF New YORK.
81. that as near ns YOU can g~, TO II " said
.ho Judge, VIII deay youl RprlcHt,un Tor
an ad Iournm"ut and hold To- my uerIsiun Nj.
pointing receiver" '
Mr hnish tried to nrruo on other poin,s but
.ulHe .hHratl1m Wa lnteN be He mod the
olured that q eli nts claim W, n he o. op,rtv
amounted t. f5.auu The recei,sr's ,u,y /. To
take poss"ssiuu OF the prcpert, and hold it
tup,eot 70 tho COURTS order Mr. Bel Irnde
me INT before tho Court that Mrs. pcisharro
Ehu received only s3.Dup. and now I'll. Silver.
mans wanted S. .3hu
MT AAhsh called the repor'era asid, art,r
the court proceedings anu carefully .SplnIned
to them that Louis sivrrmHn dsnltnvs win
Mr.. l'aleharre were not Illegal hoo MS, h.,
had not technically Violated The inv A rlnres
o. f2"uO for a few mon hs' use of a. ,Nei Nns
tn. suit. Wv '''
Nh hell said Yesterday .ha, Lawyers Klein
mont, They were willing to nut Mrs pnr.
phrrc furniture ha h into hor / ou-e provided
Ih"N rnN q outuln tho actual uoneN nlors
Which Mrs l'clehnrre rrculrcd from Louis sill
vernlhn VII ch wa. Hhou: ti.3Dn MIR. Hell re-
'useI III" offer AMI sald tin, hc injen led I,
lush the suit right through All recover II
poS-i' 10 n" $40 0 u damages which Mrs p.ls.
batre praya for.
The sun., 1891-01-30
Must GIVE PROOF or raRrr r4I7n
Movement In Richmond. vn.. to Employ
Democrats Only In Municipal Work.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2o.-The meeting Of the
City Council COMMITTEE on Grounds and Build
inGs next Monday night will be exciting for at
that time steps will be taken 60 enable the City
Engineer 10 enforce the resolution adopted
two weeks ago to employ only Democrats on
the City Hall work. The resolution was in the
nature OF instructions to the Engineer. who
has power to employ and discharge the work
LelublCans employed Oh the City Hall
The tn.lieer set L W rk Rt unce lie found
No trouble IN ascertaninG the politics OF tho
hud carriers and other lnhorsrs. They PROMPT
ly presented certit'cA'ss from he Chairman of
the City Dem crate Committee certifying TO
their political ,Riih. In the case OF the stone
cutters the desired I'M niorn!a' iorI was not forth
coming. Ihese labor rs telunE t. the stone
cutters tuIoi., md one Of III. prin nriples O.
their order is not L. allow y ultics t, enter INTO
anvthiug they may do. They are pledged to
stand ey euch ,ther regardless OF what may bs
the political faith o' sa"h The I necutters
therefore rad u meeting alter tie mem hers
employed by he city ma beuu called mon TO
tel! TO which pp'itira party they be oueet and
II " rs determined mt 10 CIV. he information
ask for by the ity Enliu"er.
The subject was further scussed at the
las, meeting Of he Cly Council r com m i,tee,
and a plan II aotion was soon adopted Chair
uap X, NJ. Taylor OF The committee said We
VIII give them one week longer 10 1--we" On
next Monday night the workm-u must bring
In their political cor Itcates MIR. Taylor hopes
to learn the names o. tie employees who CON
trihuted 10 the democratic camparn fund
and 10 retain only ti:se
The sun., 1891-01-30
Though, that was All. nu, 1t Wasn't.

oharieo II. Leland, formerly President OF the
Si>th Nat ora llnnk. was the .!rst wltress in
tho Ike. stutrs Circuit Court Yesterday OIL
the 'rl.i o lam '- A. simmons 7 helping reck
Tie bank. H. identified contract 10y which
he agreed to sell an! Go rye II. Pell agreed on
r.nHi. OF summons, to buy l.O]J> shares OF the
bank car,nl -'och for $3.50 share. On Jan
-. 7au 10 turned over the stock, simmons be-
for sb-3,OOu N YHyulenI. One checA wa for
3.a.OOu drawn ty siulm ons on tn, LenoA II II
buua. Atter III" transfer n. bank = directors
began rcsl.:u.gc (!aassen and hts followers
We're elected directors Next day Leland went
down 20 the Park Bank with Claa---u and sur
rendered "a MIN the S!&th Nationals n-ses
aui thought tbat ended tie wnJle affair"
ph" triG is llEey 10 last .wo weeks.
The sun., 1891-01-30
suspicious Blaze In u Tenement, Cellar,

No 9Si Eh2abeth str-ct is five story tene.
meut Al.et with Italians. Eacco salvatore
Keeps g butcher shop On tho ground floor and
l!ves back OF the store with his wife and chill
Greu. The cellar WAS formerly occupied by a
shoe maker, tut has been ya'unt for Il mouth.
Shortly before . a. u yes erday the butchers
wife WAS awAksn"d 10y a sensation of choking.
and found the room filled with EHs and -uuLe
Al the occupants ~ The house were al ouAsg
There was FIRE III the back part O. Tho c.iiur
and the cellar door leading from. the street
onr kicked IL. several boards In the ling
We're turning iercely. anG tho flames had
eaten through 10 tn- loor beams. rAp had
pe.u removed from the gas plpe In IN. cellar
and ;he gas Ind been lighted. The lrsMeu Of
HOOK ana Ladder put out Tue blaze.
The sun., 1891-01-30

James Henry Murphy the BROOKLYN nsh and
oyster dealer who d!sapuegreG nysi-rlously
on Friday last, has heeu found II ph!!u! 10 mia
He wuf wandering a.u,ieYs,y around IL that
city when picGsd W by the lies enL he'd 10
await the arrival OF friends from Brook lyn,
He le'j his home a. 523 Henry street al Z
Il was supposed. OF going 20 market but moth
ing was soc, OF heard OF hlm until be was
His friends think that be wandered OF while IN
p ssmi-dazsd condition from an xiety about his
buslnssA He vAs brought keRs last Alxht
The sun., 1891-01-30

James ", Finch through hlscounEe Morgan
& Ivss, Las Obtained from Judge .ngraham q
wit o: habeH- corpus re Ulrlng his wife
Winitrsd K Finch. "a produce the TWO chill
dreI, James T.. aged and Wui.rsd T.. aged
c, in court. IL his Is it.on he -ags tAs, his
wiielhas deserted HIM without muse and ii
living AZ 1876 Nest + gh' v-s-c nd street where
she rssIrains tie cii.Grcr Of thslr !Itcrty aui
prevents Tan from S~silg hem Although he
refpses 10 1--we with Elm. His r. silence Is a;
"a Last seventy seventh trsst. and be assert
that he IL ahe 70 care i~r educate, and naiu-
tain his ctLdrcI.
The sun., 1891-01-30

Charles J, Bevsn. manufacturer Of women q
undsrcloth!ng at l3s and l35 West Twenty
third street, mad. &c assignment yesterday to
Thomas 7 Ryan. with preference
Judge lngrahRm has appointed Nj D.
Lo ruard receiver for Joseph G Wllcott stock
broker, a. y Pine street, on tho appIicat. ons
OF hate l. Day lulg meut "reditor ulr SG.5pU.
and FREQ + Ane-, Judgment creditor lor
Sj.O64. His Assets consist OF his soat iu tho
STOCK LxcIRnge, ysiuod at $4,000, against
which there are claims In the Ex al9e for
5000. Mr.. Wscot, failed on Nov. l3
John s Collins, importer and jobber OF dry
goods. - broadway Brooklyn. made q gene raj
Issignment yesterday to Bernard j. York. with
prefeyonoes amounting 70 A.2o0.
The sun., 1891-01-30
TL-e. IAv.- saved by . L,.,,. Hov,

PIAINrTELp, Jan @o,-A CONTAGIOUS deed
was performed here o-day by EIwnrd Ford. a
boy II years Old. IN saving the livss OF
his mother and two little sisters. Tie boys
father. W. j. Ford was in Trenton az me meet;
ing o: the Graad Lodge Fire broke out before
day. ight IN the h ou-a and escape uy the stair
WAY was iouni % be n.possb'e
Edward aroused tho family and then got 10
found u torty.toot la der aud hoisIrd IL uE,
aided 10 the s"coud-stOry window Mrs Ford
aud her daughters descended 70 the ground IN
safety. The house and a. IN IL were dsstroy.d
ow NJ o. the Gripping OF the electro lire alarm
bysteU hy the storm.