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WEATHER FACTS.
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Fair weather, nearly station
ary temperature.
SrRINGFIELD, O., 1
December 16, 1886. J
Those slightly mistaken
overcoats for children, 4 to S
years, that are going for a dol
lar can't last ; you can buy
from this imperfect lot, or that
perfect lot, a dollar for this,
$2.75 for that. The differ
ence, two shades ol cloth in
one, the same all through the
other.
Overcoats lor men have
come to be again interesting ;
weather change did it. "Storm
King," $5; "Iron Clad," $S;
two bouncing overcoats to
weather the storms of real
winter. You'll miss from your
pocket-book two dollars on
this grade and three dollars on
that by not being particular as
to where you are at the time
of buying.
THE WHEN
Runs its own factory (occupy
ing the entire massive build
ing corner 'John and Broad
streets, Utica, New York),
makes its own clothing stocks
and sells to consumers direct
without the jobbers' profit
added. This- is the whole
why for good suits in men's
sizes being $5, $6, $6.50, $7
and $7.50 a suit.
If we confound the jugglers
of figures, it's because they
are not familiar with our stock.
Couldn't be ; for in our daily
enumerations of what is kept
in this half acre store, we can
not do justice to the tenth
part.
Boys' clothing plays an im
portant part in what goes to
make a big business with a
stock of poor, medium, good,
better, best and better still in
suits orovercbats for boys of
ages four to sixteen years.
With a fixed price for each
suit-and overcoat in accord
ance with the value therein
contained.
With a high-piled quantity
to pick over and buy from,
equaling the entire clothing
stocks (the men's, youths,
boys', children's) of any com
peting clothier in Springfield.
With all these advantages at
your commend, dealing, too,
we'll leave it to your own best
judgment where you'll buy
clothing and await results.
Springfield's Only One Price
Clothiers,
25 A5D 27 WEST MUX STREET.
JAMAICA ORANGES,
RAISINS,
CURRANTS,
CITR.OKT,
LEMON PEEL,
ORANGE PEEL,
Swest Cider,
Malaga Grapes,
BANANAS,
Apples, Nuts and Candies.
j. nil.
ARCADE GROCER,
3NO. 1 KAST HIGH ST.
DENTISTRY.
DR. J. C. OLDHAM,
DENTIST.
QPEBAT1TE DENTISTRY A
8PECIAITT.
No, Y E. Main Street.
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FLORIDA
DECIDED CONSTITUTIONAL.
Such ia the Action of the Supreme Court
of Ohio on the Dow Liquor
Law Today.
The BrltUh Won Kll Two Hundred Sub
ject In India Fire at 0weco, X.
Y. Poultry Eihlbltlon New.
the Country Over.
By the Associated Press.
Columhcs, Dec 16. The supreme court
this morning rendered a decision sustaining
the constitutionality of the Dow liquor tax
law in all its features, includlngthe tax and
lien provisions.
COLORED KU-KLUX.
An Organization for Mnrderaml Robbery
Among the Xerroea of South Carolina.
Charleston, S. C, Dec. 16. A week
ago the Xetcs and Courier published a dis
patch from York county, S. C, reporting
that a white boy named John l,ee Good had
been so beaten and mangled that he soon
died, and that four colored men had been
arrested as the murderers and committed to
jail. It was stated that the theory was that
some of the negroes had been detected by
the boy in the act of stealing cotton from
his father's held, and that to prevent their
arrest they killed him. There was great
excitement in the county in consequence,
and several more arrests were made. The
Aetr and Courier, to get all the facts,
sent a special correspondent to iork, and
will publish tomorrow the result of his in
vestigations.
There is evidently an alarming state of
affairs in York county, and it Is proved
conclusively that an organization exists
among the colored people which contem
plates murder in the event of the detection
on any member accused of crime. Twenty-
six negroes are now under arrest. The in
quest on the body of the murdered toy be
fore a discreet Jury brought oat all the
facts. One of the negroes turned state's
evidence and another admitted that he
killed a man who was murdered in the
county eighteen months ago. Several
of the colored witnesses at tun inquest
swore distincUy that they had a club, or
clan. In the county for the- purpose of
stealing cotton, provisions, whisky, etc
The members were to steal whatever
they wanted, and if detected were
sworn to kill the person who detected them.
The club had different names, but was gen
erally known is "The KIsing Star I.odge
No. 24 of the Grand United Order of Na
tional Laborers and Protective Society of
North America." The charter came from
Charlotte, N. C, and Is dated December,
ISSt. Tha charter, however, would seem
to show that the society had only benevo
lent and fraternal objects. Among other
things revealed at the Inquest was a plot to
waylay fcltas mman, who was thought to
have money, but the assassin missed him.
One of the witnesses gave a detailed ac
count of the murder of the poor boy John
Lee Good, and also the names of his ac
complices In the crime. The talk of a gen
eral lynching has abated, but Uie indigna
tion is intense.
COUNTINC TARIFF NOSES.
What Major MeKlnley Tlltnk. About Tnk
Ing up the MorrLon IliU.
Washington-, Dec 16. Yesterday af
ternoon a correspondent asked Jlatorilc-
Kinley, of Ohio, who is to lead the opposi
tion to the Morrison tariff bill when It is
called up for conslderatlen on Saturday,
what he thought would be the result:
"I can not say," replied the major, "be
cause I do not know. We have been unable
to ascertain our strength or that of the tariff
reformers. I think the vote will be ex
tremely close, and that there is doubt as to
whether it will be taken up, with chances
in our favor. It Is not true, as reported,
that the republicans intend to vote for con
sideration. I do not know a single repub
lican, except the two or three who voted for
consideration at the last session, who will
support it now."
While republicans and anti-tariff reform
democrats hope to defeat the consideration
of the bill, there Is a feeling among them
that the bill will be taken up and considered.
Its consideration will occupy several days
If taken up. and It will doubtless be substi
tuted by the proposition of the republicans
providing for free tobacco, free alcohol for
art work, etc, and the Hewitt administra
tion bilL
THE CHARLESTON EPISODE.
D&maKo to the Government Building bj
Karthquake.
Wasihxotox, Dec 16. A great deal of
surprise was expressed by members of the
house at the amount of destruction done by
the earthquake In Charleston when an ap
propriation for 5500,000 was asked to re
pair" the damage done to the custom house
in that city. The Charleston custom house
Is made of granite, of blocks averaging
about 3x6 feet in size. They are laid In
plaster, and it would seem that even build
ing in the city would be laid low before this
structure would even be damaged. Accord
ing to reports received from the engineers
and the secretary of the treasury this build
ing must be taken down and reconstructed.
Again the report is circulated here that
the real facts about the damage done bv
earthquake shocks at Charleston have been
suppressed and that the reports sent to the
press from that city during the last two
months have been framed to suit the pur
poses ot property owners there. It is stated
that all of the large buildings are so badly
wrecked that it will bo unsafe to occupy
them without complete overhauling.
HIS COWARD CONSCIENCE.
AConTlct Attempa Suicide from Itemimo
for3Xurder.
Chicago, Dec 16. A special to the
Time, from Michigan City, Ind., says:
John Alexander, a convict serving two years
in the Northern prison, attempted to commit
suicide today by hanging. He was resus
citated alter much trouble, and then con
fessed the murder of a companion In Mont
gomery county last spring. He f aid the
crime had been preying upon his mind until
life became unendurable, and that he is
glad that he has made the truth known.
The murdered man was placed on the rail
road track, and it has been heretofore sup
posed that he was accidentally killed. Alex
ander has twenty months yet to serve for
larceny, and then he will be tried for mur
der. THE BRITISH LION
Show. Hi Claw, and Two Hundred of III,
Hubjrct. Drop Dead,
Loxnoy, Dec 16. Dispatches from
Mandalay state that Colonel Heyland, with
a body of British troops, recently pursued
seven hundred Dacoits and killed two hun
dred of them. Many others were made
made prisoners. Stores of ammunition
were seized In several places.
Chicken, ami Duclu.
St. Loms, Dec 16. The annual exhibi
tion of the Mississippi Valley Poultry club
opened this morning for one week. Prize
birds from alt parts of the United States
east of the Mississippi river, are on exhibi
tion. Death of Marahall I. Wilder.
Boston-, Dec 16. Hon. Marshall P.
Wilder died at lloxbury this morning. He
bad just past bis eighty-sixth birthday. He
had a world-w ide reputation as a pomolo
gist and horticulturist
CxtensUe Factory llurned.
Osweoo, N. Y., Dec 10. The extensive
box and shook factory of E. II. Barnes &
Co. burned this morning. Lots, $40,000;
Insurance, S33.OO0C
CONGRESS.
Second Selonrort jr-Nliitli ConcreM.
Washington, Doc 15. Sexatf.. The
following bills were reiortod from the post
office committee and placed on the calen
dar: To amend the postal money order sys
tem; to extend the free delivery system.
The consideration of the inter-state com
merce bill was discussed. It ts to be called
up next Tuesday.
Sir. l'latt then called up his resolution
that executive nominations shall hereafter
bo considered in oen session, except when
otheiwlse ordered by a vote ol the senate
Mr. Morrill moved an amendment by
striking out the words "executive nomina
tions" and Insertinc In lieu thereof the
words "reciprocity treaties, so called." lie
had no objection to that change. Mr. PUtt
characteriied the amendment as a case of
"Greeks bearing cifts."
Mr. Hoar moved to lay the resolution on
th table. Agreed to yeas 33, nays 21.
Mr. Beck called up the bill prohibiting
senators or representatives from acting as
attorneys for subsidized railroad companies,
the question beine on the substitute reiort
ed from the judiciary committee.
The bill was discussed, but no vote was
reached.
House. The shaker appointed Messrs.
Caldwe'U Eden and Cooier as conferences
on the electoral count bill.
After the transaction of some unimpor
tant routine business the houe, in the
morning hour, went Into committee of the
whole (Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, in the chair)
on the bill for the allotment of land In sev
eralty to Indians. Pending consideration
the committee rose, the morning hour ex
pired, and the bill went over as unfinished
business.
The luuse then went into committee of
tho whole (Mr. Hammond, of Georeia, in
the chair) on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
THE FLOUR OUTPUT.
Weekly lteport of Minneapolla Mill A
letter Shotting All Kounil-Hour l'lo
ductlon for the Year HecelpU of
Wheat.
MixxEArous, Dec. 16. The Aorth-
ircfern Miller says: Tho open, pleasant
weather of last week enabled the millers to
make a Iwtter showing. The production
was 122.S75 barrels, averaging 20,-JTa bar
rels dally, against II 0.U00 barrels the pre
ceding week and 67,545 barrels the corre
sponding week in ISS-j. Tho ihhI placing
the mills on two-thirds time In the
use of water power was postponed
for a week. The change was made
on account of freights, Chicago to the east
advancing on December 20, in order to let
every mill get out of flour as fast as possi
ble before that date. One or two mills
were almost wholly shut out by the change.
Seventeen mills weie ruSaine this (Wed
nesday) noon, but ihe water was low and ,
few, except those employing steam, were
gettlne along very well. Seven were using i
tiroducl Ul to '
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.i,.wiwi. ..,. ..t "l. ..r.c
much heavier last week over 45 per cent.
of the whole product, or os.SIO barrels.
Receipts past week: Wheat 1,130.250
bushels; shipments wheat 303.000 bush
els, flour 114,579 barrels, millstuff 3,0$(J
tons. Wheat In store: Minneapolis 0,216,
136 bushels. Duluth 8.S30.5S9. St Paul
6S0.000. The flour production for the year
ending November 30th was 500.000 barrels
above the previous year 5,957,000 barrels.
The exports were 2.643,000 barrels, or 42.7
per cent of the production, airabist -33.48
per cent last year. The percentage packed
in barrels was 41.6 percent, against over
50 per cent last year. The average daily
output for the year was 19,000 barrels.
A PLUCKY BROTHER.
The Little relloa- IErcne Ills Mater from
a Life or Shame.
Cleveland, O., Dec 10. A few weeks
ago, Lysie Gelstonca pretty young woman,
left the candy store lu Pittsburg in which
she was clerking, and came to Cleveland.
A few days later her widowed mother re
ceived a letter from the daughter saying
that she had found a good situation in a
millinery store in Cleveland. The mother
scarcely believed the story, and began to
make Inquiries concerning her daughter.
Last Tuesday week she was shown a letter
addressed to her daughter from a Cleveland
young man, asking the girl to leave home
and meet him In Cleveland. The folllwing
day Lysie s brother, a lad of seventeen
years, but who looks much younger, started
for Cleveland to loot tor hissMter. Hp.lirl
not have a cent but the tIuckv bov man
aged to get there.and In one way and an
ther kept himself until Tuesday afternoon.
Yesterday morning the little fellow went to
the Central Police station, 'and asked for
aid hi rescuing his sister from Carrie
Brown's house of ill-fame, where he had
found htr. Patrolman Stouffer went
to Brown's place, but the proprietress de
nied that Lysie was In the house. Brown
was threatened with arrest it she did not
give up the giri. This brought the woman
to terms, and the sister of the plucky lad
accompanied the policeman to . Captain
Iloehn's ofllce.where she expressed he wil
lingness to return home with her brother.
They Demand Iletter Pay.
Chicaoo, Dec 10. A strike of conduc
tors and drivers of the west division of the
street railway is threatened.
SEVERINC THE TIES.
La.t Service. Held In the Second Engll.h
Lutheran Church.
The last services in the old Second Eng
lish Lutheran church, comer of Clifton and
Boler streets, were held last night.
Throughout the services were pleasing, but
solemn and impressive. The congregation
feels strongly the severing of the tie that
binds them to tho old church, but never
theless, all will be glad to get into the
handsome new churcli, than winch there Is
no liner or more comfortable in the city.
Dr. Uotwald, the pastor, conducted the
services last night Brief addresses on
topics concerning the church, its history
ana the work It has accomplished, were
made by John Rice, Wesley . Wachter.
Edward Lupfer, William Lupfer, George
Armstrong, Mr. Work, P. A. Schindler
and Professor Hichards. Mr. Armstrong's
address, in which he spoke beauti
fully of his reformation and of the
inestimable value of the church to him, was
especially touchine. Professor Richards,
on behalf of Mrs. Frankenburg and Susie
Cost, presented to Dr. Gotwald an elegant
maroon plush pulpit scarf, beautlfullyeiii
broidered and bearing the motto, "We
Preach Christ" The services will long be
remembered by those who m ere present
Sad Deathof nrromlgins YounjrriiyHlclan.
A special from Tiffin gives the following
tragic particulars of the death of Dr. S. W.
Adams, of Mechanicsbure, Ohio, who Is
well known In Springfield : Word readied
here today of the tragic death of a young
physician at Marseilles, a village twenty
miles soulh-west of here. Dr. S. M. Adams
had been drinking hard last week, and on
Saturday and Sunday, while getting over
his debauclu being unable to get alcohol, he
took a number of doses of chloral. J ust
after going to bed Sunday evening his wife
noticed his hard breathing, and shook him,
but could not arouse him. She at once sum
moned a physician, but it was no Use; he
died in a few moments from the effect of
the drue. Dr. Adams was only thirty years
old. He located in the village a year ago,
and had a large practice. He had been
married but six months. He was a gradu
ate of the Chicago medical college, and his
parents reside at Mechaulchburg, Ohio.
rotation Hou.e Slate.
R. C. Smith, drunk and disorderly; John
Donahue, disorderly; Thomas Ryne, disor
derly; Samuel Kyan, drunk and disorderly;
Pat Uannigan, drunk and disorderly, and
Thomas Ashcort, drunk and disorderly,
were arrested yesterday and last night
RECEPTION AND DANCING PARTY.
Splendtil Kutertnlnment by Mr. and Mm,
O. W. Kelly ljlt levelling.
The season thus far has been productive
of so many brilliant social affairs, each
more striking and elaborate than its prede
cessor, that it has come to be a matter of
speculation where such a course will wind
up. Certain It Is, that the reception and
dancing party given last evening by Mri
and Mrs. O. Warren Kelly, at their res!-"
deuce on south Market street, v as one at
the most jierfcct well-ordered and success
ful affairs of its kind ever given in Spring
Held. The somewhat misused term ot
brilliant" in Its philological purity, can
alone be used as descriptive of the event.
Three rooms on the second floor were
given up to dancing. The floral decora
tions were beautiful and more profuse than
usual. The mantels were all ladened with
banks of variegated flowers, which diffused
a pleasant odor w Idle they charmed and
rested the eye. The chandeliers were lux
uriant with ivy and the bower-like appear
ance of ail the rooms was marked. The
guests present exceeded one hundred In
number and the assemblage was a gay and
fashionable one. In the matter of tine toi
lets the party was notable.
Supper was served at 11 o'clock In a very
complete and admirable manner. Promptly
ujoii the discontinuance of the dancing,
the doors were thrown up. and the servants
entered bearing small tables which were
distributed about the rooms and the hall.
These were laid with crystal and sliver and
were In readiness for the supper. Each
table seated three couples. In a surpris
ingly brief time and without confusion, the
guests were all seated, and the service of
supper commenced. The dainty repast was
In four courses quail, pickles, biscuit and
coffee ; Human punch and fruit confections;
a salad, oyster patties and olives; ices and
cake. Wood's orchestra furnished the
music and dancing was the chief amuse
ment of the evening, although an animated
progressive enchre warfare was waged up
stairs by such as were Inclined to cards.
Additional Contributions to the O
A. R.
Fair.
Mrs. Delo, slaw; Mrs. Colonel Stewart,
slaw; Mrs. CuIck, cake; Mrs. Holcomb,
milk; Mrs. Itunyan, baked beans; Mrs.
Hatfield, cake; J. M. Ilarr, 2 gallons oys
ters; Colonel George Slntz, carriage block;
Springfield Seed Co., basket of articlrs;
shoes and slippers from Starkey A Scow-
den, House & Parsons, Martin L. Kice and
Klnnane, Wren A Co.; a G. A. It suit each
from Bruce, II auk it Co., J. M. Knote, 11.
M. Kaufman and Kerasberg Bros.; J. B.
Fellowes t Son, pair pants; O. F. Hypes,
shirt: M. I). Levy, hat Huffman A RIcli
ter. cents furnishing goods; Owen Bros..
G. A. K. pants; The J. D. Smith Co., blank
books; It V. B. Christy, foot-rest and
l milking-stool; James Llllis, toilet case;
Leo Braun, handsome amethyst ring for
cake; C. II. Pierce A Co., goods; Montanus
A Garwood, lady's hand satchel; Ludlow A
"ii'i iiiuiifis ami -i lauy s lonei jhjw-
ilirw" Ilr frttttwir 1 fl.Tun n4innlin. Inu-
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toilet brush and comb;
Thco. Troupe, bronze statue and toilet
set; C. A. Smith A Co., fancy goods;
M. W. Webb A Co., toilet whisk broom;
Harry Sigenthaler. two bottles perfumery;
J. J. Brown, one bottle perfumery; The
Royal Chemical Works, one dozen bottles
royal balm; W. G. Holloway. clothes brush;
V. A S. Coblentz, two whisk brooms; Frank
II. Coblentz, case of perfumery: C. II.
Schulte, pair slippers; A. C. Black, piano
cover; Johnston A Son, box of tobacco; O.
F. Hofman, sliver odor case; Robbins A
Appleton. New York, silver natch and
case; 99c Store, clock; Mrs. Hartstonc cake.
The great fair opens tonight, and every
body should attend.
Transfer, of Ileal Kttate.
Xancey E. Stafford to Gester S. Burns,
lot in New Carlisle : S200.
Luther Nason to Win. II. Craig, quit
claim to two tnd one-fourth acres land in
Springfield townshlp:"860.
George Brain to Emma L. Evans, three
lots in Brain's second addition: 51,400.
Jonathan Hunter to Patrick Cahile, six
acres land in Pleasant township: S600.
Trustees of German Reformed church of
Tremont, Ohio, to trustees of German Re
formed church of St Paris, Ohio, undi
vided one-fourth of two lots in Tremont:
3250.
Valentine Bolt to Bernard and Katie Dig
man, lot on Lagonda avenue: SI. 000.
Elmer Adams to Win. C. Marshall, prop
erty on Liberty street: 53,000.
Robert Tindali to Wm. C. Stewart,
1 S5-100 acres land in Greene township:
Sill.
President of United States to Isaac
Kershner, patents for south half of section
1, township 4, range 9, M. R. b.
Thomas Donnelly to E. It Hotsenpilier,
fifty acres land in Moorelield township:
34.000.
E. E. McN'ally to Charles A. Roberts,
lot in Edwardsville: S210.
J. A. McCrelghtet aL to Wm. C. BeUold,
lot In McCrelght heirs' additlou: S870.
George Brain to E. II. Ackerson, three
lots on Champion avenue: S1.S00.
Philip Markley to Samuel T. Markley,
239 75-100 acres in Clark and Madison
counties: 31'J,051.24.
HEAVY ROBBERY
Committed Lat Friday, hut Not Dl.cov
ered Until Today.
A heavy robbery was reported this fore
noon to Officer Temp Wilson. Some time
last Friday thieves broke Into the residence
of Joseph Cook, living on a little street
bark of the water works pumplng-house
and called Water Works avenue. Mr.
Cook Is a gardener and lives the third house
north of Landa avenue. Entrance was ef
fected by a rear window during the ab
sence of the family. The thieves got
away with S175 in money and a lot of val
uable papers, which were secreted In a
bureau drawer. The loss was not disco
ered until today.
Kutertnlnuieut at the Plrflt
Lutheran Church.
Knglifh
There will be a literary and musical en
tertainment at the First English Lutheran
church, comer High and Factory streets,
tomorrow evening at 7:45.
Admission free, and all ere invited to be
present The following programme has
been prepared:
Three Little Maids From School"
. ...Misses Wolf. Billow and Pretzman
Declamation . J. 8. Simon
i armer boy song Sunday school children
Kemarks Dr. J. W. Richards
Recitation Clarence Ilentzell
Violin solo illss Mary Nelson
Recitation (ilennaStroog
Declamation ....(iideon Smith
Vocal solo Miss Jessie Wolf
I. It Mujwel, the Murderer?
Rumors are again rife that Mussel, the
fiendish Cincinnati murderer, was again
seen in Springfield last night Officer Mar
shall spent a considerable part of the night
quietly looking up a clew that had been
given him. A German employed by Amos
Whitelev is positive that he saw a man
answering to Musel's description his
withered arm and all slouching about the
railroad track. The head of the police de
partment give very little credence to the re
port, as parties who are susected of being
Mussel are being arrested all over the coun
try. Affilntt the Orphans' Home.
At a meeting of Red Star lodge. No. 205,
Knights of Pythias last evening, the ques
tion of a national orphans' home for the
children of deceased knights was submitted
to a vote. At the last meeting of the Grand
lodge it was decided to submit the question
to all the lodges of the order. The Idea is
generally recognized as a noble and humane
one, but the objections to It are that It in
volves an immediate assessment of 31 per
capita and an Increase of dues. Red Star
lodge voted against It last night by a tally
of SI to 18.
LIKE A SKY-ROCKET
Goes the Price of Ooffee in Springfield-
The Whys and .Wherefores of
the Great Advance.
An Kirltlne TtnlIro.ul Accident Import-
nnt Ileal Kntate Transfer Local In
telligence Goethe nnd Oul.
tenu CitJ Matter.
It will be no news, probably, to the read
ers of the Globe-Republic to say that
during the last two months the price of that
stimulating berry, coffee, has bounded up to
a remarkable figure. Every consumer of
coffee In Springfield knows, to his utter
weariness, that the more coffee "goes up"
the more he Is compelled to "come down."
But It is more than likely that few know
the reason of this almost revolution in the
price of tills universal comestible. A
Gi.oiik-Uf.i-L'OLIC reporter set about last
evening to get some pointers on the subject
The first party struck w as the very man
of all others who was best qualified to speak
on the subject He is the representative of
a big cotiee and spice firm in northern Ohio,
This gentleman said that the present sea
son is a remarkable one in the
FAlLl'llE OF EVEUV PIIODCCF.
that grows like coffee, nuts and edibles of
a similar character. In every case the shell
of the nut whatever it may be. is smooth
and fair, but the kernel Is dry", meatless and
worthless. In all the great collee-produc-Ing
countries, the crops were comparative
failures, and the natural result
Is that the prices all over this and
other countries where there Is a
large consumption of the berry, are going
away up. The firm itb which thespeaker Is
connected had, a few weeks ago, received
quotations from an eastern brokerage house
jiving the prices on various D rands or coltee.
The firm immediately telegraphed a check
for the enormous amount of $60,000 and
placed It all in coffee. This purchase rep
resented a bulk of about 200 tons of coffee.
What was the result? The linn is now clear
ing the pleasant little sura of 31,000 a day
on the swell of the coffee market alone.
They are making a net profit of a cent a
pound on every pound or couee they sell at
wholesale.
Inquiry among Springfield dealers devel
ops the encouraging fact that coffee has
risen about six cents a pound on all grades.
and Is
CEKTAIX TO RISE STILI. HIOIIER
by or before the first of the year. The
package roasted coffee which furmerly
sold for 14 and 15 are now bringing 20 and
21 cents. The lower grades of unroasted
coffee have risen 4 or 5 cuts and some of
the better kinds even higher than that
Grocers and coffee dealers herein town who
had stock on hand and who were almost
cured out" of the coffee business, are now
making enormous profits on coffee they had
in stock.
A well-posted Market street dealer, in the
course of a conversation last night also re
ferred to the failure of the nut crop. He
said: "Why, look at the chestnuts; they
are practically out of the market Nuts,
both borne and foreign, are going to be aw
fully high this w(icr. Shell-bark hickory
nuts that could be bought this time last
winter for forty cents a bushel are now
bringing S160."
THRILLING ACCIDENT.
A( Iland-Car Struck by a.Freleht Train
. and a Section Hot Dadly Injured.
A thrilling accident occurred near the
west Main street crossing of the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western railroad before din
ner yesterday that while it resulted bad
enough as it is, might have turned out a
good deal worse. Michael Craig, a section
boss, living at No. 10 Dcardorff avenue. In
the west end, was working a gang
of men at that point. A hand
car which they had been using was stand
ing on the main track. All of a sudden
Craig heard the long shriek of a freight
coming around the bend, and he realized
the necessity of getting the hand-car off
the track at once to a old a serious acci
dent He shouted at the men near the
hand-car but they did not hear him. Then
Craig began a race up the track with the
thunderous train behind him. It was coining
at a lively speed and gained on him so
rapidly that by the time lie reached the spot
where the knot of men were working it was
too late to remove the hand-car from the
track and a collision was inevitable. Craig
was near by when the crash came and he
dived down into a fence corner for safety.
The train struck its puny opponent with a
resounding bauar, and the hand-car came
sailing straight at Craig, who was crouching
by the fence. It struck the ground near
him and crushed him against the fence.
Craig was badly Injured. His left side
was badly bruised and cut both legs were
skinned and an ankle sprained. The car
was demolished.
NOT THE SAME. BIRDIE.
A Springfield Girl Imagine, that the Great
German Poet, Goethe, 1. an AsjiaMln.
A story of maidenly "unpostedness"
leaked out today that Is far too good to keep
and is accordingly tearfully imparted to the
mercies of the types. I.ast night a promi
nent young barrister of this city, whose
admiration for the society of the (always)
opposite sex, is only equalled by his taste
for poetry was out calling upon a very
charming young lady who figures radiantly
in local society. During the evening Mr.
R cally his name lias slipped the writer's
mind, got off a lovely and poetical quota
tionthe lament of a contemporary poet at
beholding the dead body of the great German
inasterpoet GiPthe. The lawyer did it up in
good shape, and brought out the pathetic
sentiment of the really exquisite quotation
in no mean fashion. He pronounced
Goethe, "Gaytle," which Is as near as you
can come to It in English.
At the mention of the name, the girl
paused, and a look of intelligence swept
oerher fair, sweet face. Clasping her
hands, she raised her glowing eyes to a
level with the attorney's, and said, with a
sweet smile:
Goethe! Goethe! Oh, yes, I know.
He's the auful man that shot Garfield,
Isn't he?"
And yet the attorney fled.
$34,000 A YEAR.
IIow the Dvf Law New. wa. ReceUed
till. Morning.
The news that the supreme court had de
cided the Dow law constitutional reached
Springfield about 10 o'clock this morfllng
and was received with marked interest
The only parties that evidenced marked
dissatisfaction at the decision were the
saloon men. They gave way to curses
not loud out deep.
The Dow law is worth about 534,000 a
year to the treasury of this county. At the
June settlement a trille over 517,000 was
paid in, and the saloonists will doubtless at
once commence to whack up on the second
semi-annual settlement But it falls like a
ten-story building on Cincinnati, when both
settlements will have to be paid at once, as
all of the saloonists there are holding back
to await this decision.
ROBBED IN MARKET.
A Yellow hprlng. IIuck.terLo.nt a Lot of
Produce till. Morning.
Christ Downey, a huckster from Yellow
Springs, reported to the police today that
his wagon, standing in Market square, west
side, had been robbed at S o'cleck this
morning. Downey had gone into Whitta
ker's fruit-stand to warm, as it was in
tensely cold at that hour. In his absence
some thief slipped up to his wagon and got
away with a turkey, five or six rolls of but
ter, aggregating t.venty pounds and twenty
quail. The police have a clew.
Mrs. Ruth Feet is to spend the winter at
Forla, 111.
AMUSEMENTS-
Laflt Xlglit at the t;ratnl Tonight and To
morrow 'l(tit at Itlnck. Saturday
NlKht at the flrnnd.
Only a fair audience greeted the Thatch
er, Primrose .t West minstrels at the
Grand last night and the comparative few
that were present failed painfully to enthuse
at what they saw anil heard. To say the
least the show Is very mild and In some
features, notably the first part, particularly
rank. It has been years since Springfield
was pelted with such a shower of chestnuts
as passed from the lips ot the end men last
night Primrose was the only one of the
lot who got off anything new and lie as
excellent Billy Rice, also, was fairly
funny in spots, but his business Is the same
it has been for years. But Thatcher !
suffering audience.' if there Is a
more diffuse. Incoherent and ob
scure so-called comedian In the
ranks of minstrelsy, he has carefully aoid
eil Springfield. Thatcher Is at best a diluted
edition of George Wltan. but hist night,
out of temper as he was with the small
house, he was so stupid that he ought to
have been chafed off the stage. In his
specialty act he was openly vulear and dis
gusted nearly everybody. At his turn on
the end, his gaes failed to ral'e the smallest
degree of merriment. It Is time that Thatch
er was called In by the government
The music of the first part was admira
ble, and Harry Talln-rt did a very clever
piece of exaggerated comedy work. In the
after part Griffin and Marks did a weak
Imitation of George MeN'Mi. and Powers.
Talbert, DeWitt and Haley gave an excel
lent musical act The specialty business of
Delhouer and Geyer, as the human frog and
clown, was the feature of the show. The
afterpiece. "Fun In a city resturant," was
very sober and serious, and didn't make
anybody lauch. It introduced a chestnut-
register. I Ills was a mistake. It proierly
belonged to the first part
"THE LITTLE TYCOSX" AT m.ACK's.
This evening the celebrated opera com
pany from the Temple theater. Philadel
phia, will present "The Little Tycoon" at
Black's opera house with the finest cos
tumes and greatest lot of elegant scenery
ever put upon the American stage.
I his company has played in most all the
large cities to crowded houses, and the
opera has become the most popular on the
road. 1 lie advance sale of seats has been
very good and one of the most fashionable
audiences that has ever attended our opera
houses will be present this evening.
TOSIOI'.KOW EVENINO AT HLACK's.
Tomorrow (Friday) evening the noted
Howorth's Hibernica Comedy company
will hold forth at Black's opera house. The
Trenton True .imfriemi says :
With the mercury below zero and the
pavements as slippery as glass, a large
audience assembled at the opera house last
night to enjoy Howorth's Hibernica and
Comedy company, and right royally were
they entertained. The beautiful scenery of
Ireland portrayed upon canvass were really
gems of art and highly enjoyed by all,
while the laughable comedy of "The Two
Dans" convul.ed the audience at regular in
tervals. The songs, dances and specialty
acts were all good. Howorth's name is a
touchstone for success and he draws large
audiences wherever he goes.
"TOl'MSTS"' AT THE ORAXD.
On Saturday evening, December IS, with
a matinee in the afternoon, Mestayers
Tourists" will be presented at the Grand
opera house. The New York Telegram
says:
The audience that witnessed the perform
ance of the "Tourists" last night at the
Windsor theater was large nnd demonstra
tive. Mr. Kirk, as "llookey .John" and
"French Butler," caused considerable
amusement Mr. Lord, as the "Colored
Porter," did some very clever work. The
singing and siwcialties were quite an inter
esting feature of the performance, and the
ladies, MIs-.es Cunningham, Forrester and
Clarke, were clever and attractive ladles.
BARCLAY STILL AT IT.
Another Man Whom He Attempted to
Swindle Itarclay Write, to Hi. Land
lady. Mayor Goodwin received this morning a
letter from DeWitt Van Ever, a merchant
of Chicago, to whom the now famous swin
dler, "A. Barclay." of this city, had written
the usual harrowing particulars of the
deatli of some well known person and wind
Ing up with the usual offer to send the
effects of the deceased for 3S 70. The let
ter was an exact copy of his previous efforts
in the swindling line, with the exception
that It instructed Mr. Van Ever to send the
SS.70 by postal order. In previous letters
the method of sending was not specified.
Chief Walker has no doubt but that Bar
clay is ont of the city, and is fully aware
that the police are "onto" him. x esterday.
Mrs. Ring, the party livingon FUlier street
with whom Barclay boarded while here, re
ceived a postal card from Barclay, directing
her to keep tils clothes. Ihe postal card
contained neither datenoranythlng to show
where it was written. The postmark upon
it was also entirely Illegible, and the police
.ould learn nothing from the brief epistle.
A close watch is being kept for the slick
and gentle Barclay.
sheriff Baker received a letter this after
noon from L. S. Glover, of Marion, Kan
sas, who had received one of Barclay's let
ters and had very properly concluded that
it was a swindle The Globe-Republic
is also in receipt of a letter from the Wash
ington (Ind.) Gazette, making inquiries
about the man and the matter.
COUNTY COURT MATTERS.
Circuit Court Dect.Iou. and Otherltem. of
Interest.
The now celebrated Emellne Rinehart
will case, Beasley vs. Little, occupied the
entire forenoon In circuit court yesterday.
The arguments, which were quite elaborate,
closed at noon, F. M. Hagan representing
the plaintiff, and Oscar T. Martin and A.
1. L. Cochran representing the defense.
The Judges of the circuit court took the
case under advisement and adjourned sine
die without giving a decision.
In the case ot J. 1.. Rust A Co. vs. Hollis
C. Fratitz, circuit court altiruied the decision
of the common pleas court, awarding Franti
a Judgment of 31.50.
Joseph Hawkins, administrator of John
llawdlus, vs. Rachel Craig et al. Judg
ment in lower court in favor of defendant
affirmed, l'lalntitf to pay costs.
The old case of Diehl vs. Stiue, was de
cided in favor of the plaintiff.
Margaret Dolphin vs. Elizabeth Huffman.
Dismissed at cost of plaiutiff.
AH parties under bond in criminal cases
are notified that they must appear in court
a week from today Thursday, December
23 and renew the same, or they will be
forfeited.
l'leaMtnt Surprise Party.
A surprise party was tendered Wm. l'oy-
sell last evening at his residence, 53 south
Mechanic street, and an agreeable time was
passed. Progressive euchre was indulged in
until a late hour, borne fine music and
singing was rendered by a number of those
present followed by an elegant supper.
The following are the names of the guests:
Misses Bertha EIIwelL Ella Shoemaker,
Ella Bratton. Gus Redd, Kate Baker.
Daisy King, Carrie Warick, Amy I'oyseli,
Rachel Gram, Rilla Wagner, Vet Stouer,
Lily Simpson, Messrs. Cliarles G. Mathews.
Earnest B. Wright, James Shldler, Lincoln
Helps, Sherman Hlser, Grant King, Earnest
Bennett Henry Hoggs, Mrrion I'lerce,
Fred Munz, Frank Bushnell. Marion Wood
ruff, Harry Matthews, Harry Frantz.
Victim of an Accident.
Urbana Citizen. Coroner Dowell re
ceived a telegram last night from Columbus
stating that the man killed at Bowlusvilie
was named Ellis, and that his son was em
ployed as collector on the Columbus Hera Id.
The body is now at Humphry's undertak-
ing establishment awaiting orders. The
man's arm, leg and neck were broken, and
hls skull fractured.
bit skull fractured. jmiuM. i epeciaiij. .i
IMPORTANT PURCHASE.
W. C. Downey, of thl. City, liny. Out the
Mechiiulc.Durg; Machine Work..
An important transfer of real estate, iff
which all Springfield will be interested, was
consummated yesterday afternoon. W. C.
Downey, of the firm of Downey, Wiseman
k Co., individually purchased the Mechau
icsburg Machine Works, at Mechanlcsburg.
for a consideration, which at the present
writing. Is not known. The new proprie
tor fired up yesterday, just for the fun of It
and set the machinery of his new posses
sion humming. Everything was found to be
in apple-pie order, and ready for immedi
ate use.
The Mechanlcsbure machine works have
been advertised for sale for some time past
While the shops were In operation they
manufactured the Baker grain drill and du'
a successfjl business. Reverses cam'
however, and the stockholders made an as
signment several Springfield parties suffer
ing severely In the crash. Mr. Downe
purchased the building, ground, machinerv
and fixtures the plant entire from the
assignees. The building covers about three
.teres and has a capacity of 150 to 200 mm.
Mr. Downey has not yet matured his
plans fully, but it is altogether likely that
he will organize a stock company in tins
city for the manufacture of agriculture,
machines. When he di-connected himsel
with P. P. Mast A Co. he had cards printei
announcing himself as manufacturer of ag
rlcultural machines and sent them to hi
agents all over the country, for the purpose
of keeping himself identified with the agri
cultural trade He will take immediate
steps to settle up matters o that work can
proceed at once.
A special from Mechanlcsburg says: "P.
J. Burnham, assignee of the Mechanlcsburg
machine company, sold the plant of ma
chinery at auction yesterday. Wm. Dow
ney, ot Springfield, was the purchaser at
311,500, which was about one-fifth of its
original cost."
The plant was appraised at S14.000.
SPRINCFIELD'S SEMINARY.
Dr. J. 1. Marlay Iay. a 7ut Tribute to ai.
Excellent Private School.
Dr. J. F. Marlay. for three years pastor
of High street M. E. church, now pastor o
the First M. E. church In Xenla, in a canl
published in the Xenla Gazette, advocate
the continuance as a private, but not de
nominational, school of the Xenla Female
Seminary. In the course of his card he
says, concerning Springfield's famous pri
vate school:
When the old Female College on High
street which, like our own, had been car
ried on as a denominational school foi
years, was compelled at last to suspend op
erations for lack of support a number of
leading citizens, men of ample means, re
solved to reorganize it on a different basis.
Accordingly the property was leased from
the old trustees for a term of years, by a
new board sf five or six representative citi
zeus,membersofvariouschurches,andoneor two perhaps not connected with any church,
who determined to make it a first-class seminary-
They secured Mrs. Ruth A. Wortli
ington. one of the very first teachers of the
country, as principal, with several accom
plished assistants, and began with a very
limited number of pupils at first For sev
eral years the trustees were compelled to
make up, out of their own pockets, large
running-expense deficiencies, but they had
expected nothing else, and did it cheerful
ly. or several years past however, the
school has been paying its way, with a
handsome surplus in the treasury, and it Is
no diiaragement of any former adminis
tration to say that Springfield never had a.J
good a private school as the seminary
now is.
DROPPED THEIR WAD.
A Gang or Jame.y Fre.be. from the T. I.
& W. Mln.trel. Ione Up In Mart Khon
emu.. Faro Ilank.
A report is widely circulated on the streets
today that George Thatcher and four or five
more distinguished gentlemen belougtrg to
the minstrels which showed at the Grand
last night dropped the concluding chapter
of their anatomy at Mart Rhonemus's poker
room after the show last night It is human
nature, pure and simple, to long for re
venge, and everybody who attended the
performance last night and has subsequent
ly lamed his leg kicking himself, will leam
the above with sincere pleasure. The box
receipts didn't pan out to any wild extent
last night and Thatcher and the others
doubtless fancied they could make up Ihe
deficiency by a short Interview with the
tiger. But instead. Thatcher and the rest
of them proved to be suckers of the tender
est description and they dropped over S200
Into the bank In a good deal less time than
it took the crowd to get onto some of the
end man chestnuts last night The episode
is the talk of the sporting men in town to
day and it is cruelly fancied that Thatcher
and; his coterie of humorists will hereafter
avoid the lair of the striped feline when
they come to Springfield.
HE WILL COLICHTLY TO THE PEN.
Hound Over to Couit in tlie Sum of $G0O
Henry Uavl. DUmtueil.
Yesterday afternoon, Henry Davis and
Isaac Gollghtly, charged with burglary and
larceny, had their preliminary examination
in police court It will be remembered that
Gollghtly was arrested for having an im
mense amount of stolen goods in his pos
session, and that he implicated Davis in the
case by telling the police that while he him
self secreted the goods, Davis did the steal
ing. Davis was working for C. C. Taylor
at the time his house was robbed of so
many valuables, and it was naturally sup
posed that Davis was the thief.
Prosecutor Weaver conducted the exam
ination for the state, and at the conclusion
of the testimony, moved that Davis be dis
missed, as there was but very little evidence
to show that he was guilty.
The evidence against Gollghtly was. how
ever, convincing, and Mayor Goodwin held
him on two charges of grand larceny, plac
ing his bond at $300 In each case. In de
fault of bail he was ordered to Jail, Davis
being dismissed.
CourUblp and Marriage.
The literary portion ot our community do
not know what they have missed by not at
tending more fully the entertaining lecture
on "Courtship and Marriage" at High street
M. E. church on Tuesday evening last, de
livered by Rev. Dr. A. C. Hirst, of Cincin
nati. To those who were present it was an
enjoyable treat as the speaker was at his
best and Dr. Hirst is recognized as one of
the ablest divines in the M. E. church.
The doctor was the guest of our genial
friend, Harry Phillips, of Linden avenue.
who was formerly with the same firm many
years ago in Cincinnati. The doctor will
probably, ere long, favor our community
by preaching a sermon at High street church.
and we trust all our readers will endeavor
to hear this able and eloquent pulpit orator.
Death of Sablna Crawford.
Sablna Crawford, an inmate of the Day
ton asylum for the insane from this city,
died at half-past 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. This morning at 10 o'clock Charles
W. Coleman, of Coleman fc Son, went to
Dayton after the remains, expecting to re
turn with them at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
They will be taken to the residence of Hen
ry Culp, near Lagonda, and the funeral
will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from Mr. Culp's residence.
rollce Court.
In the police court yesterday afternoon
F. B. Davidson was fined SI and costs for
being drunk and disorderly; James Logan
and John Alexander, $5 and costs each for
gambling: Jacob Sweagle, $1 and costs for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct and
William Jennings, E5 and costs for disor
derly conduct Olin Cheek and Viola Scott
, charged with disorderly conduct, wen dU-
j mlsiM
BARGAINS!
CHEAP TABLE
OF
CLOAKS
MURPHY&BRO.
43 AXD 50 LIMESTONE ST.
Choice for $5.00 Each.
GHAN9 DISPLAY
-OF-
Holiday Goods
AT THE OPERA HOUSE
S
STORE,
Our buyer has Just returned from tba
Eastern markets, where he purchased
the largest aud most complete stock of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods ever
shown In thb city. Every department
full of new ami desirable goods, all
marked at Telling figures. New
CLOAKS
Received dally. We are showing an
elegant line of Ladies' and Children's
Cloaks; prices away down. Special
bargains for the next two wekj In
Black and Colored
DRESS SILKS!
Dress Goods, the latest novelties In the
market beautiful Buttons and Trim
mings to match.
UNDERWEAR!
We ask special attention to this de
partment o one should pass the
bargains we are offering la this depart
ment. 1,000 pairs of Foster's cele
brated KID GLOVES!
JTJST RECIEVJED.
A 11 Gloves fitted to the hand. Ladlea'
and Children's Scarfs, Hoods, Mittens
and Neckwear in great variety. 3,000
elegant Brocade Silk
HANDKERCHIEFS!
At about half the usual price. Ladles'.
Children's and Gents' Linen Handker
chiefs, selected with care, the best 11ns
we eer showed. Large stock of fresh
new goods, well selected, and the very
Lowest Price are the Inducements we
offer. RESPSCTFUIJ.T,
WIBUTOO.
EDAM AND PINE APPLE
CHEESE
Just Received a Fresh Lot.
6 pounds for 25c Quality guaran
teed. We place our best Young
Hyson, Oolong and Japan
RY GLI
1A CHIPS
EXTRA FIXE QUALITY.
PEIA. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR
TEAS! TEAS! 3
Against any other In the city, both
in quality and price. Try ona
pound of our fine mixed
COFFEE!
As a sample, mixture of Mara
caibo, Java and Rio. Sore to please
you. Use Davidson's Cracker
with oysters; also, by the way,
STRALEYS& CO.
Keep the finest Oysters In the city,
can or bulk. Pioneer Brand a
specialty. Fancy
FRUITS, OYSTERS. FISH, GAME
And Vegetables always fresh.
OLD RELIABLE
TECH
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Corner Wnt High St. and Walnut Alley,
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