The Oregon Scout. VOL. III. UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1887. NO, 39. V -1 THE OREGON SCOUT. An Independent weekly Journal, Issued every Sutunlaj by JONES & CHANCEY, Publishers and Proprietors. A. II. Josks, Editor, f j D. Ol ANCET, ( Foreman. KaTKS OK Bl'lISCMPTION": One copy, nnn yar fl M) " months 1 03 " " 'fnu-o months lnvsrialilr rash In advance If by iiit chance Mitnorlptions are not paid till end of ji-ur, two dollum will be charged. IUtes or advertising made Vuovrn ou appll ration. Coriecpondence from all parts of the county 3linitcl. AdJress fil'i communications to A. K.Jonci, Hdltor Oreson Scout, Union, Or. Lodge Directory. GriAxn HONnr. Vamt.v I.oiiok. No. fifi. A. V. and A. M. Miots on ho second aud fourth Saturdays of each month. W.T. WHIG HT, W.M. A. l.EVV, Secretary. Union Loook, No. 39. I. O. O, i Regular meeting on Friday evenings of each week at their hall In Union. All brethren In good atandlnif nro invited to attend. Ily order of the lodce. G. A. THOMPSON. N. G. CHAS. 8. MILLEIt, Socy. Churcli Directory. M. B. CnnnCH Divine service every Sunday at 11 a. m and? p. m. Sunday school at 3 p. a. Prayer meetlnjr every Thiirnday evening at 6t. ItKV. G. M. 1HWIN, Pastor. PaKfiBrntMAN Cntmcn iteular church serv ices every Sabbath morning and evening-. Prayer meeting osch week on Wednesday evening-, tiabtiath school every Sabbath at 10 a. m. Rev. H. Vsiinon Kick, Pastor. 8t. John's KnscoPAr, Cnuitcii Service rery Sunday at 11 o'clock a. in. Hkv. W. It. Powklu Iteotor. Ccuntjr Oflleera. Jndfe O. P. GSoodall Rberiff A.N. Hamilton Cleric A. F. Nelll Treasurer E. C. Hralnard School Superintendent J. L. Hindman Surveyor M. Austin Coroner 8. Alberton COMMISSIONERS. JonnChrismao J. A. Itnrable Btate Senator I 11. Illnchart REM E8ENTAT1 VKS. V. D. MoCully 15. E. Taylor City Officers. Mayor D. II. Itees COU.NCIl.MHN. 8. A. Pursel W. P. BeMleman J.S. Elliott J. 15. Thompson J no. Kennedy A. Levy Recorder M. P. Davis Marshal E. K. fates Treasurer J. D. Carroll Btrcet Commissioner L. Eaton rnorussioNAL,. J. It. CKITES, ATTORNEY AX LAW. Collecting and probato praotlco specialties Offloe, two doois south of PostoOlcc, Union, Oreson. R. EAKIN, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Offlco, one door south of J. B. Eaton's store Union, Oregon. I. N. CROMWELL, M. D., Physician and Surgoon Office, ono door south of J. D. Eaton's storo, Union, Oregon. A. E. SCOTT. M. D., PI1VS9SAi-V AIVO SUStttlUKV, Has pcrmnnrntlr iociUml nt Nnrtl, pw,i. wherehe will aiibwnr all calls. ' W. R.JOHNSON, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Main Street, Union, Orejon. riatrf and Specifications lor Dwelling, itarnn una unugw luniuucu i- ciiAnau. Bridge Building a Specialty- AU kinds ol Cnbhtel Work neatl y execu ted. Hepuiring done on abort notice. None but the Lent workmen employ!, nd ButMluction guaranteed. Call ami Interview me. FRUIT AND SHADE AFPLE, I'KAK. PLUM, PRUNE, PEACH APIUCOT. CKAUAPPL.E, CHERRY. SHRUBBERY AND SHADE TREES Of well known varieties, suitable (or this climate. Gin also furnish foreign aorta at one-third the price asked by eastern can YMsers. I desire to Hell trees at prices that people can afford to bur. L. J. ROUSE, Cove, Oregon. D. B. REES, Notary Public -AND- Conveyancer. OFFICE State Land nrnn im;i.un Union, Union County, Oregon. il. F. BURLEIGH, Allornt-.r at Iuw, Ileal limtutc il utl OoUcctliiy- Aficul. Land Offlco Business a Specialty. Offit at Alder, Union Co., Orjoi W. CAPPS, W. Dm Surgeon and Homeopathic Physician. Union, Oh eg on. Will go to any part of Enntcrn Oregon wlien solicited, to perform operations, of tor consultation. ITIcdlcIiiti Flirnltircl Without V.xlrm CliHrc. Oflicfl adjoining Jones Bros.' Store. Geo. WiiiunT, President. W. T. WmoiiT, Cusliicr. FIRST MOM BAI UNION, t : OREGON. Does a General Buukiu: Business. Buy and sella cxclmngc, and discounts com mercial paper. Collections carefully attended to, and promptly reported. H O a o .ti o a fcC2 CO bJ9 o bj) CD v. O CD r C E 3 CO a o a rt ft is o u -e o O n bo a a V) CO CI a . 3 f. a a ei a -4- 2.9 CSS G3 n o u 3s2 a o 5 53 K- I n O a " ... ni MASON v . At HAMLIN Unexcelled "T can save From 150 to tlOO on tho JL OU urchste of an Instrument by irayinjr mroucn W.T. WIIIGIIT, Agent, Unin,0ri. Laundry Queen. The Best Washing Machine in the World. S. M. WAIT, Proprietor. Walt Broi., Agents for Union County. Tliis tnaciiino is without doubt the best In existence, and gives entire cutisfartlon wherever tried. Tnix niucliiiie is in stock nt.1. H. EATON'S STORK, where .they enn be bouslH at ony tune. Try the laundry Vjuecn. fe k k k k k Tonsorial Rooms Tvro doors soutli of Jones Bros.' store. Union, Oregon. J. M. Johnson, Pnoi'RiEroB. Hair cutting, shaving and shampooing done neatly and iu the best style. CITY v MEAT : MARKET Ifain Street, Union, Oregon. Benson Bbo.'s pRorniBToa. Keep constantly on bftnd BKEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON SAU SAGE, IIAM8, LARD, ETC It sot west liaintllr cslled s Illtten. the ttklDiof wnlch. In nuny Iniuncei. li onlr pretext for drfnk (OK. but ti free from ileocolic ilmulnnn, ami It u em criou. In IU triultt toon Inftnt tjni.lolt. It n-A fll In curlnir HlOJt HlJAUAl'lUi! tad toy dlicmo srlnlue ! dliordcred (tviAca. SPRING BLOSSUM omplainte NiiniiN Blossom HE HAS DEEM HANGED ONCE A I'rnlol .mil'il tlif .- contl llunsl tliu ol a ( Illon ol v Mexico. A Sunt;) l-'o oorri'ij-i'iulpiit of ''( A(- J'r',- Sim wiitc-: Frionils of Tin' oiluro ll.ikcr. now onuthicd in tho poni tfiitiiirv luTi) under the sentence o tk'.itli for tlx iiiiinloi- of a mun i:i Coif.i Cotmly, this Torritorv, tliink i. partleulttrly linn I that hp should Ik comprised to mount the gallowo. Tin Territorial S'.iprcniL' Court has jusl rondoml a decision in his etisn allirin hi; tin- M-nti'iit'o of duath, and lixinp th dato of his uvcullou on tin' ISth ol lliw mouth. Tho prisoner's friend? will .co if tluiy cannot gal the o.i.sii foro the United State Supreme Court, on tho ground that Hakor has onec been hangod for the crime, and that tho proposal to hang him again is in violation of the (nst;tul"on of I he United States, which declare that a man shall not be twice put iu jeopardy for the same otleti.su. Raker's crime, was the killing o. Frank Uhruh. a 1 tile mure than a yeai ago. Uhruh was a surveyor, nm' Haker had been asked by him to kcof a watch upon n flairs at Uhruh's ranch while the latter was absent. In thi; way Rnkorand Mrs. Uhruh struck uj an " intimacy, which lasted for aoim time. Concerning the donounmon there arc conflicting stories. Baker am tho woninn say that Uhruh attacker Haker, and that the shooting was ir. self-defense. Neighboring ranches assert, however, that the liaison wa' notorious, and that Raker and tho wo man had more than once threatened tt mako way with Uhruh. Tho positlot in which the body of the murderer man was found, and tho fact that bul let-marks In the wall of the room indi cntcu that tho snooting was all on one side, ami served to fix the guilt upot liakor. iho prisoner is a young man o' moro than ordinary intelligence, am the woman, who is now in jail ai Springer awaiting trial as an accessory is prepossessing in appearance. As soon as Haker was placed undei arrost ho was conveyed to Springer wiioro no was seized uy a moo am lynched before ho could bo put in jail Murders had boon of frequent occur ronco in that, vicinity, ami it was onougi for tho crowd to know that the oflicou had a man charged with that crime. Il is not probable- that ono man in ton whe participated in the lynching of Rnkoi knew anything about the circuin stances of the crime with which ho vu charged. Having hanged him in tin regulation stylo, to tho limb of a tro and iasioneo mo tooso enti ot tho rope to tho trunk, the mob watched thr dangling body for a few minutes am then loft the spot, dividing up among tno various saloons ot the town, wher mo incident fronted onlv a passing sen sation. While the ineidonl was go n on tho sheriff was watching affairs near by, and as soon as ho saw the crowd disperse he ran quickly lo the hanging lorm anil cut It down. With the assist nncf of a deputy ho carried tho body to mo dmck uoor ot tno mil, and on enter ing that building and giving orders not to bo disturbed ho proceeded, with the assistance ot a physician, to revive his prisoner. Raker had been hanging by me neon lor ton minutes when he wa cut down, aud at least lifteou minute more elapsed before tho sheriff had him in tho ja 1. All this timo tho prisoner was unconscious ami apparently life less, mil inu siierm went lo work on lum with great nnergv. and after hall an hour of rubbing and tho application miornaiiy ami externally ot spirits lit. was rewarded by seeing tho man who hail been huiigod open his oyos and look wonderingly about him. 'All thai night the shenll novur left his oharir! for a minute, and by morning of the next day ho hail Haker sullloiontly re vived lo breathe with regularity and tc eat In ;i mechanical way some light iooii. Thus far no ono iu Springer know ol mo recovery oxeept the Miorill, his don my- and the doctor, and it was decidud that tho matter should be kept a pro found soeret until Hakor could bo re moved to Santa to for safe kecpln ilns was accomplished dur ng tho fol lowing week, and tho man who had had such a strange cxporionco was nine uii unuor uie care ot competent pi uuuis uero. At nrst Haker could not talk at all, but gradually his thoughts bocamo moro collected, aud on soveral occasions ho described lo visitors, thr aun correspondent among thorn, hit sensations as ho was hanging from the iiinuirom which he had been loosoh swung. For six months ho sulferod in tensely from pains In tho head aud from dizziness, somotimes bcooming almosl uurnnj;eu, uoillg UIlCOnflClOUH Of his Hlir rounuings. .During these periods he nuum inn uvor again ins experience nt a ropo's end and on recovering he wouiit oo weak anil greatly dopiosscd in spir is. wu uis iriai mo iHots as to nia previous oxeoution worn ignored, though half a dozen mon from Spring- ci iu Jiuauiik .iiiu reauy to swear that tho real Rnkor had been hanged once for tho murdor of Uhruh, Th ldontiiication oi tno prisoner was com pletc, oi course, but no amount of tes timony will over sittisfv tho Siiriim.n- jtes that tho man now iu custody horo if the ono thoy lynclieil. Among the most active friends of the prisoner now are tho mon who helped to hang him, and if thev have any influence lie will not again go to tho rope. Although under tho decision of the Terrltor.al Supremo Court liakor musi linncr a week from next Friday, it is the general belief that ho will be respitec for thirty days at least, to give hh friomf fino to raaVo sonio efforts in liii bcha!. ACOLISHING HANGING. A Itlll Now HI-rp the I'l'imsy I vnnlu I.elslniiil Ml rioetrlenl Apta ratiM iih n uhftltiito for tlto l.ntlow". M hcre is now iH-furi' the lower branch Ol the legislature. ny .7'ir Philadelphia PiYtif, a bill whoto purjiose is in effect the alM.iitioit of phvs.ral siilfering in Ihe t'M'fittion of eriminaN. It was in troduced ou Thursday last bv Repre sentative Stevenson, of Lawrence counl, a gentleman well known for what i.- denoiniiiated by praet cal poli tieians as fancy legislation, anil is in tended to so amend the penal rodo as to allow persons condemned to death an opt on between extinction by hantr intr aud elei lrit tty. 'J'he idea is not a new one. As toiitr ago as 18'J one 11. B. Sheridan, of Now Vorl;, njipliod for a patent on w hat he termed "an improved device for executing criminals condemned to death." Sheridan was a philanthro pist. No said that he did not wish to make money out of his machine, but had invented it solely iu the interest of humanity. In proof of his good intent ho proposed in his application for tho patent to assign the right to uso tho in vention to the United States govern ment. The proposition fell Hat for a couplu of years. Then, in May, 1881, l)r. Henry II. Smith, of No. 1,800 Spruce street, this city, president of the Med ical Society of the State of Pennsylva nia, brought it up for the consideration of that body in his annual address. Ho said: "It may not be inapproprlato in connection with the subjoet of state medic no also to call attent.on to the propriety of memorializing the legisla ture to modify tho present modo ot cap ital punishment and make it corre spond with the scientific progress of the age. Without discussing the ne cessity of such punishment, we may justly urge that as its main objoct is tho removal from societv of those whose lives are detrimental to its best intcr .rsts, this should be accomplished iu the lciiat painful manner, and it does seem as if ileal li by electricity should at pres ent receivo duo consideration. It has frequently happened iu the incautious handling of wires connected with elee ric light, etc., that instantaneous loss of life lias ensued, anil it is not surprising that the inventive genius of our peo ple should havo already suggested tho application of electricity to executions. I feel, therefore, that 1 advance the cause of humanity when I direct at tention to this subject with a view of obtaining legislative sanclion." President Smith then procooded to ;ivo Mr. Sheridan's description of his Miparalus as follows: " It consists of in ordinary armchair with legs con taining sonic sulMtaneo that will insu lato the body of tho chair from tho iloor. The anus end -in two brass inobs ou which tho hands of the crimi nal will rest and the chair has a foot esl. iu which is fitted a brass plate. The aaclc of tho chair is as high as a man's moulder. At the top is a email knob with a hole for a pog. Tho positive wire of a dynamo-electric maclrno 'uniiing up tho back of tho chair ends u tho knoli. The negative wire runs -o a resistance coil under the chair, and ,iioneo lo a brass plate in tho foot-rest Another positive wire runs lo ono of iho brass knobs on the arms of the Miair, and the second negative wiro to ,ho other knob. These wires can bo connectd with udynnmoniachine milos awav oy conducting wiren. Tho chair urn,) uu useu iu i wo uiuoroni wavs. us the two sols of wires are not operated rfiguiuur. ..if ji. i- . . . --it me joot-resi wiro is usod some previous preparation is needed, and ......11 ..:n ti ... - j.. , .. ... uu. iu hiikuu couar is iiituu iigniiy on .ho neck of tho criminal. This has on ;ho insido at the back a small brass Diitton which fits closely against the jpinnl process. This is connected with i small silk cable which hangs down oosely and ends in a brass peg. This jollar being put ou tho criminal in his :eu, no is then brought out iu his bare feet and seated iu the chair. Straps inaivii ins arms 10 mo arms oi tho chair ind his legs lo the chair-log. Tho brass ?og of the silk cable is Inserted iu tho Sole ou tho brass knob at, Ihe back of iho chair and is there held bv a screw. I'l. .. 1 r . . . , . . mo imro leoi or tno criminal rest on Iio brass plato of tho foot-rest, and tho jircuit would now bo complete were It jui in. ii, uio positive wiro is orokon at t short distance from tho chair, but ionneetion can bo at once established oy turning a switch or pressing abut- ,011. When tins n) done the full chargo )f elootricitv outers tho criminal's bodv at thospinnl cord nnd passes out at his feet, the resistance coil, which it meets ander tho chair, Increasing its forco iu jiiuveiiiiug ii irom injuring tno Jynamo machino ou its return. Tho sriminal is killed instnntancouslv and without pain, as tho oleotrlcity acts oiuch moro rapidly than tho nerves of lensation. "Iho second method of using tho hair Is to discharcro tho current Into the palms of the hands through tho large urasa kiious, in this case no JoJlar is needed, and tho criminal's foot aoeu not bo bare. In cilhor caso all ho wires and apparatus. oxcontinr tho imall collar, would bo out of sight, and ho criminal would soo nothing but an jrdinary chair. The sheriff can signal .he executioner to turn tho switch, or jo can press a button on tho lloor, and n a second all would bo over." Dr. Smith when seen vosterdav In re tard to tho bill said: "I had nothing o do with Its introduction, nnd the natter had pretty much passed from uy nttontion, as tho Slato Medical KicJoU took no action upon mv suo eitloo. NevertlnUvfi, I Iwlluvo ro-dar. i as I did then, that the ineasuie is a good one. It i certainly practicable and seient, lie. Tho object of capital pun mIiiiioiiI. is noi lo torture the crimi nal, bul s.niply to abolish him." An old member of the legislaiuie, when his attention was called to the measure, said: "It is ery fair on its face, bul a certain practical objection immediately arises to il. in my mind at least. Simple ns is the present method of execution, il is apt to be bungled in the rural counties, where a death on the gallows may not take place once in a quarter ofa eenltiry. Now. cerlainlv ou can not trust a country sheriff witli the opporation of this apparatus. Of course the mere act of execution is sim ple. Il is in the care between execu tions of the apparatus and ils prepara tion for use that the d IVioully w.ll lie. There is such an aversion to the hnng nian's duty among the people that an ordinary eloturieian would not touch the thing with a ton-foot- pole, 'flic re sult would bo the. appointment of n slate executioner, a sort of an electric Caleraft, who would only be called upon to exorcise his funet un whonovor a criminal was found who preferred death bv lightning to death by hemp. Now, that doesn't seem tome to be very practical legislation." EDUCATING YOUNG INDIANS. The Work HoIiir Doiio In tho School at V ii in ii. Tho very marked improvement in tho Indian trainings-school at old Fort Yu ma, across tho river, since it came un der tho management of the Sisters of C-harity, is certainly gratifying to the Indian department and lo the friends of the Indians generally, says The. Vumu Sentinel. The Yunitts, luckily a Miiall tribe, are among the very poorest and most ignorant of all the liid ans. and to make any intellectual impression upon them would seem aluioU a hopeless task. Yet the last eight or nine months un der the Sisters careful treatment tho children, wholly in their keeping, havo made considorablo progress in their books and a marvelous change in their personal appearance and habits of life. They are now a well-thessed, neat, clean, and cheerful sot of young Indi ans, whereas before they came to tho school thoy were roaming around in squalid poverty and nakedness. The very oonipctnut, energetic, and cfllclent superintendent, Col. I. 1 Iti loy, paid a v sit of inspection to this interesting school bust Monday. He gave tho children, through tho assis tance of an interpreter, a long, practi cal, and sensible talk, which spumed to bo thoroughly understood by his young auditors, and was certainly apprecia ted by Hasqual, the venerable chief of tho tribe, who, boinor present, aroso nt tho conclusion of Col. It ley's remarks, and in oloquont terms sought lo im press, authoritatively, tho mlvico and Instruction thoy hail just rocoived. Tho primary oLjcct of all Indian schools Doing to touch the young to speak the English language, at the close of the old chief's remarks Col. ltiey gavo a few illustrations of teaching tho structure of Kontcuccs by combination of objects in a way tho children thor oughly understood, which had the hap py result of showing them they could soon speak the Kuglish language with a little olfort. Ho then offered a HrsL and second prize lo be givon at tho close of tho session to the two pupils, boys or girls, who could at that time speak the most Kuglish, provided their deportment and habits met tho approv al of their toachors. Tho offer, we aro Informed, has created considorablo em ulation, and several nro striving to bo successful. After the school lecture Col. Kiloy had a long nnd Interesting conference with Pasqual, tho old chief, and devel oped many interesting facts concern ing tho rolatlons of tho Yumas to tho whites, tholr customs and habits of life, etc. Although thoro aro ovor seventy chil dren in school, Col. Hlley asked Pas qual why tho others about ono hun dred remained away. Ho replied that there were four causes that more or less entered into tho answer lo that question. In the first phico many of tno paronts and grand-parents of tho children woro poor anil feeble. Tho government gave them no assistance and tho children hud to contribute their labor to their support, and that many woro desirous to come, but on that account could not. In tho second place, many parents feared that this school was but a preliminary step to having the children finally removed to soinn other school In the east. Thirdly, that when tho nnostion was successful ly solved that their children could bo taught to road mid write Kuglish. add figuros, eta, he then would bo willing for thorn to cut their hair, and adopt the customs and habits of civilized life. but not until then. If he lived to sou tho prosent experiment a suooess ho would ohoorfully embraco It, and so would his tribo. In tho fourth placo ho would not ask tho croyornmont for nsslstanco. but would crratefiillv accent what It might givo In charity to his old and helpless people. Whon that was done nil the children should come, if he had Influence to securo such a result. Helng assurod by Col. Kllor that the children would never bo sunt from horo only at the r own election, and that ho would ondoavor to removu all other ob stacles, the mooting broko up with as surance that both parties would work for tho success of tho Yuma school. A number of people la this countrjr who re cently dreir prize In the 8tto lottery of Baxdiiv wcmsrjtcd their tlchett aud found that they were elewly exetatod counterell. HERE AND THEHE. "'I In- Nlcr I'lirtliipiuUf;1' is rt liaiitflr; fn a i M-linuec. '. (punter ti .'I li the tjopulir Hun; ' 1'iah r ii- In 1,, pilot! now. i in uu nvi-riiifr of thirty thoiUJinl ImwE i ritr are miw ittlll.liMl. A NiK'Uon, Oil., Urotblark carries a lv tlmt l ftivered with silver-plate. .WvonlhiK lo rtntMies there urn Urm mini "lim'krt-lioiw" hi thli country. NVw York hniikurs are said to c. lxMin; 8 ki,1h) trmle dollars for siioi ulallve pnrpota Hanoi Clnkcly av.is arrested at HniiKtoti Tex.. Wi'iliiewlhy for u murdor rnmmitJr.il b 1S7C. A .school for thn prisoners lias been ostafc iKIied In tlir fttc prifon nt Ouaunjoalc Mrs Ico. A -4 1 - -nr old colored wntn&n In limn county, (I'curifin, Is the inuther of fourtrri ilillilrrn. The lule.-d ginlnlory achievement In WrJ Instoa Is it conjunction of stoaiucil ttjtler with ciirrv. Alitor day ivus celebrated at Mnntgontfrr Ala., VvcdiicMluy. for the llrtt time hi llw. hs tory of tho city. A N'ablivillo ynunp man since Dec 1 18H has cleared over JM.OOJ In real estate specula timid hi that city. A licar was found with his tonpic frown a monkey-wrench near Durfce's Mill, Mon tuna, one day recently. The new ladles' club at, Uoston Is called Ui "MonoKniph," and Its chief Intellectual die will he modern hiMory. The eldest man In the Vale frcidimin da Is IIO yearn and 2 months old and the jouug est 15 years and 10 months. A Kchemc Is paid to he ou foot to establish a dully neweiiapcr nt Heno, Nev. It la to In stnrted with 100,000 capital. A cIjjarctto-BtnoUlns match took place Ii llroohlyn, N. Y n fcr days ago: One. of tin contestants smoked ilfty c'gnretU In ooi hour; another, forty-five. In Wolf Pit township, N.C., tho other day n Momau, angry at her husband, throw a po hVr at hhn ns he sat In a chair with their habj in his arms, nnd It lilt tho little ono on tin head, hilling It Instantly. A hill before the Now York assembly placet kci;-draliier3 (individuals who go aboa I'liipthig what Is left hi the turrets and kegt outside of naloous) In the tramp list, ani punishes them accordingly. The llrtt cigar made in Connecticut was pat up hi 1812. At that time 75 cents per thoua and was the prleu paid for their manufacture. They wero rudely rolled by tnc women on thi farms and was nxually exchanged for grocer ies a the country store. N. O. Shcltiutt, of Jackson countv, Georgia, who has been twice hanged and rescued, an who ought to know about It, siys that It Is a groat mlslnlio to think that death by hauglua Ih painful. "There Is no p.dn about It," hi tayn, "and ii mini can die mighty easy." .1. II. Ncely, ono of the most prominent cit izen of Columbia S. C, Is on trial for com mlttla: nn assault on the 5 year-old daughtei of (I. II. Moj ley, Tho citizens are highly ex idled over tho affair and threaten to lyucl Neely should ho ho acquitted by tho jury. incaslcr, Pi., lost two of Its oldest Inhabi tants last wi'ck. One, Miss Charlotlo Brun gard, hud nuulo dresses for several geiicratloni of Lancaster women, and was SO years old. The other, Miss Lovau, was over 103 years old, mid was said to ho the oldest person In thi ctate. Iu order to obtain a larger vertical angle of Illumination from tho nrc electric lights used lor llght-houm purposes Sir James Douitlasc has Introduced a fluted carbon. This prevent! the formation of a crater, and therefore givet a steadier and moro uniformly distributed light. i The records of Hie treasury department show lliat eleven jiersons on Its payroll havo died since January of tills year, a greater number than for n like period of any previous year. It Is claimed that several of theso deaths re sulted from the had 6aullary condition of thi building. Wlllard's nemarkable picture of "Jim Umd poc," that was once exhibited In the Acadcmj of Design, Is now among the art treasures ol Col, John Iluy, who wrote the jtoom that in spired tho nrtlsL Col. Hay has given Mr. Vlllard permission to dupllcuto tho plcturt for Mr. William Walter 1'helps. Tim Inhabitants or Flshklll-on tho Hudson, N. Y., aro greatly alarmed over tho tcrrlhli ravages of diphtheria, now epidemic there IscoriM ot children have died during the pas! few days, and them seems to be no signs o! nny Immediate, disappearance of the disease. Many families are selling their property and moving uwuy. A New York steam company furnishes eleam- power through pipes to 435 engines from a largo steuia station on (Jreeuwlch street The conduciors or pipes uncd for conveying tho steam are of very large dimensions. The steam when delivered to tho engine Is wet, and tliu pressure is about eighty or posUblj ninety j ii nds. Tho use ot "pet" names is said to be the cause of iimch trouble In Louduu. Several ladles of position have been married recently iinUoi' t-olirlquets that do not bear tho (light est ivemblauce to their baptismal names. And, moro curiously, people attempt to Ignore or vary tho designations of their ancestors who bore Christian names that aro uot consid ered fashionable uow. Sixty-year old Herbert Anthony, of Iteadlnjf. I 'a., has a pet terrapin that has a decided love for music. At tho souud of any music It waddles towurd the source, sticking Its head and neck out of Its shut just as far as possible. It has Its own particular comer of tho kitchen and I n sifts upon staying thoro. It drinks a little water every other day, and eatv a little raw beef every third day, flans aro belug considered to enlarge the lroklyn tabernacle, which now seats 2.M8. Ouo plan Is to put In a second gallery and to. elevate tha organ and put seats under It. An other U to buy adjoining property aud Increase the slue of the hulklm? ou the east klde. Thh would destroy Its symmetry and. It Is feared. would ellect ils acoustic properties. Tbr are uow t'.TOO members of the church. 1