PMMinfM trjKawsrsss :J.; emtBiftiWHff; LANCASTER DAILI INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1881. Eanrastec lutdUgencct. MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 7, 1881. Xebcdy Wants Him. General Mahone does net find it easy te ride two horses at once. He was a distinguished cavalry officer during the rebellion and since then has been seeking te make cavalry tactics effective in civil pursuits. They de net seem te be adapted te them : at least the general lias net had distinguished success in his efforts. He took held of the railroad running out from Norfolk, and shortly had a consoli dation of reads under him extending te Bristel in southwest Virginia. The Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohie railroad, being administered by him, as presi dent, en cavalry tactics, after a few campaigns was captured by the foreign bondholders, and Gen. Mahone, who had fought them into the last ditch, was adrift and without an occupation. Naturally he went into the inviting field of politics and in his eening dashes, as leader of the rag. tag and bobtail squad rons whom tlie premise of plunder has gathered under his command, he has scored sonic successes. He took a strong position when he secured for himself a senatorial seat, and that seat is new about the only foititkatien he holds. He expects te de wenibrful things with the power it gives him and thinks te make both parlies quail before the im portance of his vote, in the evenly divid ed political complexion of the Senate. Perhaps he may trade it te profit. But it is very clear that any advantage Ma hone may get in this way will be mere titan balanced by the discredit which his equivocal position will bring upon the honor and statesmanship of a man who undertakes te set himself up as the arbiter of a state, and that se proud a state as Virginia. What the people there think of him we de net knew, but can readily guess from what is thought of him here, where he is regarded with con tempt as a mercenary Hessian who did net scruple te stain his state with repu diation Insecure political power, with an ultimate intention te bet my his allies whenever he could obtain greater advan tage by changing his Hag. He gees into the Senate without opinions upon any public question that he is willing te avow. He desires te stand ready te cast his vote en either side. He even attempts te stand en both sides of the debt ques tion in Virginia, and te cover ever his repudiation sent intents se as render him self less offensive te the Republican alliances which he hopes te make. His plans are net prospering. He is net trusted by either party nor respected by the people. Neither party cares te own him, and iie is likely te have an op portunity te be a great deal mere inde pendent than he cares te be. The Phila delphia Press has undertaken te be his wet-nurse en the Kepublican side, but finds it very up hill work. The special effort of the Press is te prove that Mahone is net a repudia repudia ter. Its success has net been distin guished. It cannot even persuade its neighbor, the Anuriata, winch thus dis courses of its pretege: ' It is true that a knot of stalwart Republicans have been trying te help Mr. Mahone into the Re publican party, but without much suc cess, se far as the party is concerned. Ne amount of whitewash will make Mr. Ma Ma henc anything but a repudiator who has steed between Virginia and her financial honor. And for repudiateis. North or Seuth, the Republican party has no room. '"' v We hepa that Mr. Ma hone has no intent ion of calling Himself anj thing else than a Democrat' The Uhitlakcr Inquiry. General Schefield. testifying before the Whillaker court martial, declares that he " never ceased te think that cadet Whitiaker looked te the certainly el hav ing powerful support ;' and when asked what he meant by support answered " the support of these who had origin ate 1 the whole affair ;" and that he" had never doubted that there were iiersens outside of the college who were the orig inators of the whole scheme." Frem which we plainly understand the gener al's opinion te be that the apparent abuse of the colored cadet was in furth erance of a plot by ncgropliebists outside the academy te arouse public in dignation against it and for the purpose of gaining additional sympathy and sup port te the negre equality doctrine. If this is a correct supposition, it is well that the present court-martial has been organized, for it is important te the pub lic te knew whether negre maniacs have thus sought te play upon their sympa thies. Public opinion is well settled that Whittaker's injuries were inflicted by himself, but it is net generally under stood that it was dene in furtherance of such an extensive plot as General Scho Sche iield suggests. If this was actually the case we should knew it, and the court- martial will de an important service by developing the whole truth about the matter. Public sentiment is net in a condition at present lobe trifled with by these who seek te put the negre every where in the white man's place. A cab inet position is even claimed for him from Mr. Garfield. It is safe te say that there are very few who are thus eager te thrust the negre where he is net fit te be aud where it would be most unseemly te have him in a nation which white men rule. And if tins small band of in triguers have been really guilty of such a contemptible conspiracy a3 General Scheficld attaches te them, and the peo ple become satisfied of it, their occu pation will begene. Hayes's Stinginess. The Washington correspondents are new counting the days that remain te us of Hayes. He is net popular with them. In truth, he does net seem te have any friends in Washington where his meanness has been generally venti lated. He is a temperance mau en the surface and because of its cheapness. He pours out no wine in the White Heuse, but drinks wine, whisky, brandy, and everything clss in the catalogue of drinks when he can de se -outside of it, at ether people's expense, provided his geed wife is net by. His dinners are net esteemed for their, goodness, and are accented with a cry of anguish only by these who c.iuuet de cline the invitation of a man occupying his usurped station. When he went into office he demauded his monthly salary in the beginning of the month, before it was due, though the law especially pro vides tihat no advance payments shall be made. When, after a couple months, the treasury found courage te remind Mr. Hayes of this, he se far moderated his demand as te send for his check en the fifteenth of the month, adopting the belief that it was a proper mean for him, te strike with the nation; he would have been entitled te his day's salary at the end of each day : by taking that for the month in the middle of it, he considered that he arranged the question of Interest en his salary with great nicety between himself and the people, and se he did. The cunuiug fellow saved S-jOO by it during four years. PERSONAL.. Abraiiam Patteusex' a wealthvcen- tractor, of Allegheny City, Penna., died en Saturday. E. C. SnEitMAN, president of the national Bank of the Commonwealth, in Bosten, died suddenly yesterday morning. Stanley Matthews was endorsed for supreme judge by the Cleveland bar en Saturday. The New Yerk World publishes a long report of an interview with Jay Gould relative te the consolidation of the three great telegraph companies, new accom plished. Mr. Gould says ''the object of consolidation was te carry out a long leng chcrLshed plan for developing in the United States an efficient system of cheap telegraph- en a great scale, both by sea and by land." Mr. William H. Yasdeiuiilt has paid te Commander Gerringc the entire cost of transporting the obelisk, with its pedestal and steps, front Alexandria te New Yerk, aud erecting them in Central park. He originally agreed te pay only the cost of transportation, as it was net known that it rested en any pedestal, but, when it was found that the pedestal and steps were connected with the obelisk, Commander Gerringe incurred the extra cost el $30, 000 en their transportation, which Mr Vandcrbilt paid in the entire bill. Mrs. JenN Siiekwoed is one of the clev erest leaders of New Yerk society, and her cstimateof"'fashien'and the power of social position is worth something. She writes: "Wc all knew beauty cannot de it, and we all knew that it is net character, for women of the highest character" generally avoid such popularity. We all knew that it is net always position. Tact that mysterious word is the nearest approach te it ; but even tact is net always the ex planation, although it is a comfortable pseudonym. The gteat power needed is ceaseless industry. A woman who is never fatigued, who has immense physical strength, who can go everywhere, accept every invitation, who never has a head ache she is the otte who is apt itt the long run te achieve the fashionable position. She must have admirable maimers, a smile for everybody, a word for every e e and a memerv which is herculean.' MINOR TOPICS. The Illinois Legislature is te be asked te pay iJM.OOO te J. Q. Kyle, who lest both arms by the discharge of a cannon at a recent soldiers reunion, and te give Sicgel Mjdir ."5,000 for an arm which he lest by firing a defective state camion at a Garfield meeting. Instead of Hancock's popular majority ever Garfield being, as the Baltimore Sun makes it, 0,'!3e, it appears. that it is 7,014, another county having just been heard from. This is Hampton county, Seuth Carolina, which gave Hancock 2,503 and Garfield 1,301. The returns did net come in in time te be included in the lepert of the Seuth Carolina secretary of state, whose figures were adopted by the Sun. In a paper en the cost of the Franco France German war M. Dc Fevillc estimates that the German less was : Killed en the field, 18,073; died from wounds, ll,."il6; died of disease, 12,301 ; missing, 1.000 ; total, 40. 400. The wounded amounted te 127,SG. On the French side the number of dead from all causes, was 138,871, and the wounded amounted te 1 13,000.' In addi tion, the cost in money is est boated at 000,000,000. The Bradford Era, a Kepublican paper, dismisses Hayes with this benediction : "The workings of the old Jackseniau doc trine that te the victors belong the spoils are far better iu their results than these brought about by the application of such a civil service reform as has made the present administration the laughing-stock and reproach of the country. Garfield has brains, aud it is te be hoped and be lieved that he will sec the idiocy of the course pursued by Hayes and refrain from copying it in "any particular.' New Yeiik has at last reached the con clusion that economy, convenience and safety require the construction of arched subterranean passages under all the streets, twenty feet wide and eight feet high, clean, dry and well-ventilated, where sewage, water and gas pipes and tubes for telegraph, telephone and illuminating wires will be accessible for workmen at all times without tearing up the surface of the streets. An effort wII be made be bo be fere the incscnt Legislature adjourns te procure the passage of a bill empowering the corporation of New Yerk te carry into effect a plan that Paris for half a century has found te be effective and eco nomical. A CUKIOUS CASE. A Collin Found te be Filled With Sum!. The village of Fillmore, in Andrew county, Me., was thrown into a great ex citement recently upon the exhuming of what was supposed te be the remains of James Riggin, which had been interred there a few days before. In consc censc consc queuce of the supposed decayed con dition of the remains the coffin was net opened at the time of burial. Riggin, who was engaged te be married te a young lady of Andrew county, left suddenly one day for the far West, but before leaving insured his life in favor of his aged mother. He purchased a ticket for the Pacific coast and arrived as far en his jeurnay as North Platte, en the Union Pacific rail road, where it is alleged, he stepped from the train, entered the closet, diew a re velver aud put an end te his life. His oretlier m-law arrived en the .scene and, it is claimed, took charge of the body, gathered together the effects of James Riggin, enclosed the body in a cof fin and shipped the effects and the remains by way of St. Jeseph te his mother at Fill more, where the coffin was interred amid the tears of many sorrowing mourners. Application for the insurance was made te the company which had issued the policy. They commenced an investigation, which resulted in the exhuming of the coffin at Fill Fill meic and the disclosing of the fact that there was nothing in the coffin but simply sand collected from Nebraska's fertile soil. It is claimed that the remains of James Riggin were actually placed in the coffin, but if that be true, say the detectives, they must have been stolen therefrem while en, the route te" Fillmore. The case is a cu rious one aud is shrouded in mystery. The belief of many is that Riggin is net dead at all and that he has been practic ing a deception in order te get the life insurance. FIVE WEEKS IX A TK.IXCK. The .Mental Sufferings of a Vpans Girl who Feared she Would be Hurled Alive. New 1 eik Sun. Physicians in Newark have been deeply interested lately in a curious case of hysteria in that city. Fer live weeks Miss Anna Ward the sixteen-year-ekl step daughter of Alexander Jehnsen, of the Mutual Benefit life insurance company, lay in a trance. Last winter she was crieusly ill for weeks with typhoid fever. When she recovered it was deemed best net te allow her te return te school until Septem ber. Then she found that s-he had fallen behind her classmates in her studies. Feeling that she was strong, as she had spent the summer at Leng Branch anil Saratoga, she began te apply herself diligently te her studies te make up for lest time. She overtaxed her brain, her health failed after a few week, and she was compelled te withdraw from school. Her sickness became serious, and in the latter part of November she fell in a trance. She lay quietly in her bed with her eyes sometimes open and sometimes shut, recegniziug no one and never speaking. Ne sound escaped her and it was evident she buffered no pain. There was a slight twitch ing of the eyelids, but little ether move ment. Dr. William O'Gorman, the family physician, called Dr. A. N. Dougherty and Dr. E. C. Seguin, of this city, te consult with them. It was quickly determined that the strange disease was net catalepsy, for the patient's arms when raised fell back upon the bed, instead of remaining where placed. It was concluded that she was a victim of hysteria in an aggravated form, resulting from ever-study. The se verest electric shocks caused net even the twitching of a muscle. After several days had passed, Dr. O'Gorman, net know ing hew long the trance would last, decided te administer liquid feed arti ficially, as the patient could net swallow. About New Year's Day she revived, and new sllfc is able te ride out. and seems te be restored te health. While she was in the trance the physicians were satisfied that she was conscious, and pievcd it two or three times. Once Dr. Seguin said for a test : ' She is a very pretty girl.'' Im mediately she blushed. She says she was conscious, but had only one thought, and that a terrible one. She feared constantly that the physicians would pronounce her dead, and she would be buried alive. She had no physical pain, but this dread was agonizing. In vain did she try te speak. She could net even move her lips. It is supposed thatthe twitching of the eye was caused by her efforts te speak or give a sign of life. A physician said yesterday that lie nail known el only one ether case of hysteria that was at all like this. With in the last month he was called te see a lady who became a widow within a week after iter marriage. The shock te her nervous system resulted in a trance- state. ami a partial suspension el all sense of feeling, but alter a few davs she became conscious. ri:iers FLANKS. Vh:it They Caught en tn Dtirm llrccir.. "lt The extensive wholesale house of the Gtcely Burnham grocery company. St. Leuis caught fire en Saturday, and within fifteen minutes the building' was totally destroyed. The tire extended across Christy avenue te the large c.tudy factory of G. II. Pcckham & Ce., which was "also totally destroyed, and the paint and oil store " el Leen Baucher adjoining en the north. The lat ter store was badly damaged. Seuth of the Grcely Buinham house wcieS. 1). Sale & Ce.. grocers, and south of them, were Leng & Hall, general storage, both el which houses sustained a total less. The stock of the Greely Buinham company was valued at $230,000 and insured for yllM), 000. The building, which was entirely new aud had been occupied only about a month, cost 600,000 and was insured for $15,000. It was owned by Carles S. Grcely. Sale & Ce. estimate then then less at $GO,000 and are insured for $10,000. Leng & Hall had about $150,009 worth of coffee, rice, molasses, etc., in storage ; in surance net known. Leen Baueher's less will net be large. The lire was caused by the falling of a platform erected about midway between the iloer and the ceiling of the shipping room in the rear of the building, upon which were piled about a thousand eases of matches. These ignited when they fell aud in ten minutes the whole building was in flames. Somewhat Damaged. The lame anartment houses Nes. 100 and 102 West Fifty-seventh street, New Yerk, were damaged by fire early yestcr- uiy morning te me extent el i?-l,Uuu. e. 400 was net yet completed. The occupants of Ne. 402 were nearly suffocated by smoke and a number of children weie rescued with great difficulty. Meru Fires. The steamboat Bertha was burned en Friday night en the Sabine river, Texas. The value of the cargo is variously esti mated at from $25,000 te $100,000. It is fully insured. The cigar factory of Baren & Ce., at the corner of Entaw and Baltimore streets, Baltimore, was partially destroyed by fire yesterday. Less, $10,000 ; covered by in surance. Rev Dr. Isaac Hartley's Reformed church, at Utica, N. Y., which cost $03, 000, was gutted by lire yesterday, with the exception of the lobby front and steeple. Insured for $23,000. The Merris building at Penghkccpsic was destroyed by fire vestcrday 'morning, invelviuga less of $10,000. The Western Union telegraph and city telephone offices were hnrncd out, hut the instruments were saved. A fire destroyed the building at 202 Ziver street, Trey, eir Saturday night, in volving losses as fellows : Isadore Mark- stone, $18,000; insurance, $10,000; P. O'Brien, harncssmaker, $3.000 ; insurance $3,500: B. B. Chile, books, &c. $2,000: insurance. In Reme, Georgia, the coughing of a baby awoke the mother, who discovered that the reef of the hotel above her head was in Haines. She aroused the inmates, who barely escaped with their lives. What is claimed te be the cow with the best record in the United States for pro ducing butter is new owned by M. II. Mcs schcrt, of Deuglassvihe, Berks county. At a meeting of the county agricultural society Colonel J. L. Stickler, read a letter from Mr. Messchcrt in which he claims that iiis cow produces twenty-three and a half pounds of butter in a week. The animal was imported by Mr. Masschert in Jttlv. 1877. from the Isle of Jerscv. and was bred bv J. P. Marctt. of St. Xavier. Her name is Sultana II. KEALF'S wife sues for libel. She Claims 830,000 Damage Frem the Publishers or Llppincett's Magazine. In the March number (1879) of Lippin Lippin cett's Magazine there appeared a memoir of Richard Rcalf, the poet, who committed suicide in San Francisce a few years age. The memoir was written by Rossiter John John Jehn eon, and in the course of the article the writer speaks very severely of Realfs wife. The writer says that Reaif was a man of splendid abilities, but he was ut terly ruined by his association with the woman whom he afterwards married in Rochester in 1807. Realfs death was at tributed te the relentless persecution te which he was subjected by Mrs. Realf. from whom, it appears, he had get a di verce and married again, ine divorce, however, was set aside by the supreme ceuit. Mrs. Realf, considering that the allu sions te her were grossly defamatory of her character, brought suit te recover $20, 000 damages from J. B. Lippincott & Ce., publishers of the magazine, and the decla ration in the suit was tiled in the court of common pleas Ne. 2. The specific portions of the article te which the widow makes complaint arc that iu one place the writer alludes te her - as a woman of the town ;' that Realf was bound te a "loathsome carcass ;" that al though Realf when he was down Seuth could brave the ruffianly threats of the Ku Klux -'he could net withstand the fee in . his own household ;" that Mrs. Realf "made it her business te pursue him as an avenging fury.' and that when Rcalf was about settling down in New Yerk with his new wife and chil dren, the first wife made her appearance en a Saturday afternoon " and coolly an nounced that she had come te stay." That was Saturday afternoon, and the next day Realf took a dose of laudanum for the pur pose of making an end of himself, but it appears he did net take enough. On Mon day he made a second attempt which proved successful. STATE ITEMS. Deminick McCaffrey, of Pittsburgh, aud Charles McCoy, of Chicago, fought a prize fight at Ilewland Springs, Allegheny county. At the end of the sixth round McCoy threw up the sponge and McCaf frey was declared the winner. Several Philadelphia members arc ex pected te seen vete for Lieutenant Gov Gov ereor Stene, who has thus far net been named in the joint convention. The feel ing is becoming almost universal that there will he a serious break among the Oliver men this week. Several letters received at the Carbendale posteffice and at Honesdale, a few days age. passed through the fiery ordeal at tending the recent disaster at Tiega, en the New Yerk. Lake Erie & Western railroad. A few of these were badly scorches ; ethers were found covered with bleed upon which were a few gray hairs. Three young men of Pottsville, named Edward Myers, Charles Myers aud Jeseph Emerieh, en the war-path for a beaming ad ministered te a relative in a house of bad character during the early part of the evening, attacked three firemen, who were en their way home and had stepped en a corner te finish their conversation. During the melee Emerieh drew a large pocket knife and stabbed Alexander Lehman back e! the neck, indicting a deep and ugly wound. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The report comes from a trustworthy source that Davitt will be released as seen as order is restored, en condition that he does net return te Ireland. Davitt has been taken te Portland prison. About three thousand five hundred square miles of the Sacramento valley, Cal., are under water. The losses can net be even guessed at at present, but the ag gregate will boa tremendous sum. Jehn Law and his son, aged five years, and Samuel Yarley and his son, aged eight years, were drowned at Fall River, .Mass. The parents were pulling their children en sleds when the ice gave way. At Kendallvilb, Intl., Jehn and Henry Ncssell. brothers, commenced seiillling iu sport, when the former get angry and hit the latter with a stick of stove weed, killing him instantly. Jehn has been ar rested. Mrs. I'riseillaBrcnciscr, aged 0(5, went te the dental office of Dr. II. L. Jehnsen in Reading, en Saturday, and while as ceniling the stairs was attacked by a severe lit of coughing. When she reached the office she sank exhausted upon a sofa, and died in two hours. Heart disease. The Purgatory river, Colerado, is tloedcd worse than ever known. At Las Animas about four miles of the Atchison. Tepcka fc Santa Fe track is covered by about three feet of water. Ne eastern mails have been received for two days, and there is no telling when they will get through. At Grantville, Nev., en January 28, Mathias Salmen, a bad character, kifled S. Missel, a miner. Salmen was arrested and hidden by the officers te save him from being lynched. On Saturday Sal Sal eon's hiding place was discovered and he was taken out anil hanged te the frame work of a windmill. Dining a drunken quarrel at Halstead's basin, Trenten. N. J., Careline Meslej had one eye knocked out and was stabbed eight times in the face by Geerge Mesley with a pitchfork. Jeffersen Mesley, her husband, tired several shots at Geerge, who, however, succeeded in making his escape, but was subsequently arrested by the police. The express antl nassetiirer train ever the Cheshire railroad, which left Bosten at (5 o'clock en Saturday evening, ran into a freight train near Fitzwilliam, N. II. Jehn L. Davis, the engineer, jumped oil and slipped down the bank under the train, breaking his neck. Baggag Master Cald well and Brakcnian Pike were injured. Nene of the passengers were hurt. On the 15th an attempt was made te as sassinate Lieutenant Bensen, commander of the Alaska niariue force en the James town, by unknown parties. By direction of Captain Class, commander of the James town, Lieutenant Bensen has arrested two Russians and two white men for distilling hoecheitoo and captured their apparatus and tools for distilling. The men were placed en beard the California eu route ler Portland for dial. Mr. Burke, readmastcr, located at Burns en the Winona & St. Peter branch of the Chicago fc Northwestern railroad, has discovered a whole family frozen te death. He, while at work with his men en the read, noticed a shanty close by from which no smoke issued, and seeing no evidence tnat the place was inhabited the party visited the premises and forced open the deer, when a horrible sight greeted their eyes. Upen t he couch and en the fleer of the wretched house lay the f.ither, mother and children, evidently a whele family, frozen stiff. Unclaimed Letters. The following is a lb.t of unclaimed lot let lot ters remaining iu the posteffice at Lan caster for the week ending Ferbuary 7, 1SS1 : Laditi' List. Miss Retta Applcten, miss .Wadlena Utteiiey, JUiss Anna W. Hess. Miss Lizzie E. King, Mrs. Antia Lynch, Mrs. S.McSweney(fer.),Mrs. Mary L.tiainuc, Jlt.ssbiia Y..Humma, .urs. Mat tie Showalter, Mrs. Rachel Wenger. Gents' List. Messrs. M. R. Bortree, Milten' Buckwaller, Henry Edwards. E. Hafner. Jehn M. Hess, II. K. II:stctter, Rebert If Kirk (for.), Win. II. Mc.Mich ael, Jehn McGuirk, Samuel F. Moere, Ames Neff, Jehn Shafiher, Jacob S. Stray- cr, Gall Anten Starkeumann (for,), B. B. Tedd, Dr. Wallcn, Henry 31. Yest. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. MARIETTA MATTERS. OL'l REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE. The Weather CenrcIesic:t Matrimonial Sleighing Obituary. On Friday violent measures were taken te bring up the mercury ; first a baud organ came around, but net having any blue-birds or crocuses with it, little effect was predued, and it doubtless would have resulted in colder weather, had net a wagon lead of garden rakes come along en Saturday morning, and sent the thermom eter up a booming. The day was there fore very pleasant. Byard Sultzbaeh, who has been confined te the house during the winter en account of sickness, is. we arc glad te say, some what improved. Te pass the time away, he has procured a very pleasant musical instrument called the cabiuette, an auto matic organ, a very simple and sweet toned instrument. The principle of it is a row of pipes through which the air is forced constantly by means of a blowing apparatus, and a roil of paper passes ever the tops of the pipes, preventing any sound except from these pipes that happen te be uncovered by a perforation in the paper. Any piece can be played that is written or cut in this peculiar manner, en roils adopted te the instrument. What is Maytown going te de new te fester its home talent," siuee Cellins and Greve have bought their hall ? Is it te be turned into a manufactory of some kind? This evening a party of 3Iarietta ladies and gentlemen will drive te Lancaster and take supper at the Stevens house. Geerge Mussclman from Yerk who was paying us a short visit, has gene home. The Jiegister says, he came ever te leek for a wife. This is just the place. Mr. Geerge Wolfe, of Yerk county, mar ried Emma Frazier, of this place, and en Friday evening a party of serenadcrs. con sisting of Maurice Nagle, young Steve Malency, et al., drove ever, but it was no surprise, for Wolfe had invited a number of friends and was prepared te give them a feast, with something te wash it down. It is net supposed that the wash had any thing te de with their upsetting en the read home, for Yerk county reads are very bad, in some places the drifts in the middle of the read being six or eight feet deep. Dr. Alexander and Rev: J. E. Mc Elmeyle had an upset in Yerk county, being almost entirely submerged, when te cap the climax, the bank of snow they were thrown in loosened and came down ever them. S.,"iu your paper en Friday evening re quested that Upper Marietta be called West End. Nothing disrespectful was meant in designating it by the old name. Irishtown, by which it had been well known, and your correspondent is in entire sympathy with him in wishing that its name and fame be changed. "S" and his co-workers may be preiid of their instru mentality iu the work that has been done. Mr. James Smith aud family front Wrightsville, drove ever in a sleigh en Saturday afternoon and paid us a visit. Messrs. Duffy & Cameren are receiving an average of about two car-leads of ma nure a day, and have been for some time. The Yeung People's literary society will meet en Tuesday evening. An interesting pregramme is announced. On I nday evening Rev. S. Brown, of the Reformed church was entrapped in the house of Mr. Israel Hanlen, where 30 or 10 of his friends had prepared a feast in honor of his birthday. The spirit of the affair testified te the geed feeling that is enter tained toward their pastor. Elmer E. Liiidemuth, new residing in Lancaster, visited his home ever Sunday. He is much pleased with his new abode." A sudden and sad bereavement came te the family of Mr. Jehn Naylor en Satur day morning. His son Samuel, a young man of seventeen years, died after an ill ness of only one day. He had overheated himself twice during the week, the last time by skatimr, ami en Thursday was ad vised by his physician. Dr. Norris, te take his bed, but did net feel that it was neces sary. On Friday he was attacked severely with double pneumonia and paralysis en sued, lie died en Saturday morning. An infant of Edward Stahl's died en Friday morning and was buried ett Sun day. Charles Geedman, son of Gee. N. Good Geed man, formerly el" this place, has died in Philadelphia. His body will be brought u .uaricua nir uuriai. lie was v, years of age. The Democrats of East Denegal town ship held their primary meeting last Satur day evening, at which the following candi dates were chosen : Assessor, Jehn Mor Mer Mor eon ; Scheel Directors, Aaren Seurbier. Henry Mellittger ; Supervisor, Jehn Grady : Auditor. Sam'l Pence, sr.; Township Clerk, Jehn Brooks; Justice of the Peace, M. M. Moere; Constable, Jeseph J inly ; JtiiU-e, Jacob M. Hendersen ; Inspector, W. Werth Hendersen. THE UNION FAIR. Its Opt-ntne m Saturday Nli.t. The fair of the Union Equipcmcnt asso ciation opened in Roberts's hall en Satur day night, and the attendance was large. It is being held in the fine large room en the second story and it has been beauti fully trimmed wilh evergreens, flags. Ac i lie tables are iu charge of the I'tllewing ladies and gentlemen : Tables. Mrs. J. IS. Lebkieher, assisted by Mrs. David Retharmel, .Misses Saliie .Miller anil Mary McGcchan. Misses Mollie Ferrier, Amelia Strauss, Emma Cogley, Alice Markley and Kmma Slier tz. Misses Mary Witmer, Clara Weaver, Annie Weaver, Maggie MeKinley, Mishler and Mrs. Curry. Misses McEvey, Carpenter, Tillie Miles. Emma Hensler, Mary Evcthart and Lizzie Nelsen. Cigar Table Maine Gibsen and Maine Sperling. Postoffice Misses Lizzie Heliue and Mattie Bushong. Coufeetieherj' Table Mrs. E. II. Davis, assisted by Misses Annie Gantz, Ida Gantz, Hallic Uster, Katie Kemptcr and .Maggie Lawlcr. Rebecca at the Well Misses Annie Ef finger and Lillie Spicer. Lunch Table Miss Maggie Eider, as sisted by Misses Mary Lamen, Etta Ervin, Jennie Philips, Clara Carter, Ida Trissler, Miles. The officers of the committee are J. L. Lyte, president ; G. Byren Cittiimings, secretary ; H. E. Slay maker, E. E. Sny der, It. jyiw. Ilcgencr, u. L-. itetharmcl. F. G. Seith, Geerge W. Curry and Jeseph K. Smith. Decoration Committee-Jacob R. Waters, Frank Spicer, Jehn Burger, Geerge Oster, and Jeseph K. Smith, assisted bymembeis of the association. The following articles en exhibition at the lair will be voted for : Geld watch, two saver watcnes, iieuimc barreled gun, sewing machine, banjo,screlI saw, printer's outfit, cigar maker s tools, fishing tackle, organ, bartender's outfit, fancy cushions &c. These which arc te be chanced arc as fol fel fol eows: Wax motto, case of ChillChilh bitters, bicycle, war clubs, flower urns, bronze piece, shoe box, wax horseshoe, three wax dells, three wax bouquets, a guess dell, racket brace, childs dress. A fine silver tea set will also be chanced off, each person purchasing an admission ticket being entitled te a chance. In one coiner of the room a chance wheel is kept i mining and many valuable articles are in that way disposed of. The fair starts out with brightprespects It is under able management, who will cer tainly make it a grand success. THE PRIMARIES. A LARGE TOTE TOLLED. The Lecal Nomiuatieus et Reth l'artiesi. The primary elections held en Saturday attracted tuucli mere attention than had been expected, and .considering the few and comparatively unimportant contests, an unusually heavy vote was polled, especially en tlie Democratic side. There was quite a sharp eentest in the Democracy for assessor, constable and alderman iu the Sixth ward ; for assessor in the Seventh ami Ninth. The most no table ceutcst en the Republican side was for the select council nomination in the Fifth ward, where a formidable and suc cessful movement was organized te defeat A. J. Eberlv's reuommatien with C. A. Bituer. The ert'ert of Capt. McMellen aud Peter B. Ferdncy te beat Mr. Hays's re nomination iu the Fourth ward was also successful. In the Third ward Sam. Miller made a very ineffectual opposition te Chas. Stermfe'.tz's renommatten for constable. There was a contest among the Republi cans of the First and Sixth wards for asses sor, and iu the Ninth for common council. The Democratic vete for school directors scattered a geed deal and the result was in doubt ler a long tune. It is only fair te say that, of the candidates voted for. Mr. Jacob Pent ?. had previously indi cated his desire te decline candidacy and iu some wards it was reported that he was net a candidate. But as his declination was net announced formally, he was voted for and he polled a very large vote through out the city. Following is the result : DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. Scheel Director. Dr. Henry Carpenter, Henry E. Slaymaker, William A. Morten, Elim G. Snyder. A. J. Snyder. A. '.. Ringwalt, Flnt Ward: Common Council Gee. W. Brown, S. K. Liehty, Jehn F.Reith, Jehn A.Sheber. Assessor Jacob Reese, Constable Jehn H. Brown. Judge Charles Buchmiller. Inspector Thee. Trout. Second War.!. Common Council David McMiilIeit, Wm. J. Ferdiiey, Jehn llelmau. Assessor Jacob B. Liehty. Constable G cerge Speng. Judge Robt. Clark. Inspector Robt. B. Risk. Third Ward. Common Council Geerge F, Jacob Kiehl, Adam S. Rhoads. Sprenger. Assessor Milten .1. Ruth. Constable B. F. Leman. Judge Herbert Johnsten. Inspector James MaeGeniglc Fourth Ward. Common Council Henry W. Harberger, Rebert Bruce. II. M. Geiter. Assessor Edward Jeffrie's. Constable .lames Ceyle. Judge James A. Mcl-'Ihone. Inspector Emanuel Willichn. Ftrtli Ward. This ward ticket will be settled en Wed nesday evening next. Sixth Ward. Common Council Dr. Jehn Levergood, Wm. Jehnsen, Wm. T. Jcfferies. Alderman Geerge W. Brintnall. Assessor Charles R. Frailey. Constable Geerge Lentz. Judge Byren J. Brown. Inspector Charles R. King. Seventh Ward. Select. Council Cee. M. Burger. Common Council Henry Suieyeh, Jehn Yackly, Frank Everts. Assessor .lames R. Garvin. Constable Jehn Meiringer. Judge Wm. McLaughlin. Inspector -Jehn Blaukeitmycr. Eighth Ward. Common Council Bcnj. lluber, Geerge Bees, leseph A. Albert. Assessor Christ. A. Obleuder. Constable Geerge Shay. Judge Lee Jacobs. Inspector Jehn Bradcl. Ninth Ward. Select Muncii Philip Zecher. Common Council J. II. Ostermayer, Geerge Shulmyer, sr., Emanuel Stene. Assessor David Zecher. Constable Christian Flick. Judge Jehn Heek. Inspector Charles F. Smith, Ec'iittve Cemmitter. First ward Jehn Schaitm. Third ward IS. F. Leman. Fourth Ward Gee. W. Harris. Sixth Ward Charles L. Green. Seventh Ward Fred Arneld. Eighth Ward Peter Reltrich. jr. Ninth Ward Jacob Metzgcr. Thn Vete ler Scheel Directors. J; g -i u i ?"? " SL ? ? s? ? ' f" 2 i t i 2 & e. a. s. $ : J i : : 1 : 1M.S H! IH Ul t"U2 IS IS! 1-27 ."". :ti 417 n; 6: :ti 4i 21 uv id nr t'.i :i u wi :x -i: n;i ;u s.t tK x -.mi; ss ig tr. &u is m :t st M .'IIU .t." :ii ii 6-j ta; i:i 13 it;. :.t i'.7 7-j t.v;t 1.1 KS is y loe .115 I!) fiS II 21 IS I9S :;. m u iji t72i SI 17.'. St !. 157 fUSI 1 37 7 115 40 f i'liitili'Utte.i. Cai-pi-ntur. Iiiikleli-i'j Harris Iliilmr Morten.... MclSevcrib. Oclis l'eiilr. ninswull... Knsc Slmltr. SlavtnaUrr. I (Snyder. A J Snyder. Tin; nominees an) murkvd with u f. KHrUlSMCAN NOMINATIONS. Scheel Director. It. A. Evans, Luther Richards, Chas. Schwebel, D. Smcych, T. B. Cochran, M. Brosius. First Ward. Common Council Dr. S. T. Davis, Jac. Rathfon, Dr. Geerge A. Hinting, II. II. Power. Constable Samuel Swcttk. Assessor A. C. Wclchans. Judge Win. M. Schruin. Inspector C. G. Hen. Delegates Jehn A. Htcstaiid, William T. Eherman, Henry E. Martin. Second Ward. Common Council Francis Shredcr, A II. Peacock, W. B. Middleton. Constable Geerge Cramer. Assessor Jereme Vbndcrsmhh. Judge Gee. W. Scnscnig. Insjiecter Walter W. Franklin. Delegates Jacob Halbach, Hepkins L. Hendersen and Jehn E. Carpenter. Third Ward. Common Council Jehn II. Barnes, C. .1. White, Samuel . Cox. Constable Charles I. Stormfeltz. Assessor Joel L. Haines. Judge J. Kahlcr Snyder. Inspector Lewis Lyens. Delegates Capt. E. McMellen, Jehn V. Mentzer, Wm. G. Rapp. Fourth Ward. Common Council Daniel Sing, Geerge W. Cermcny, Jehn Leibley. Constable Jehn McDivitl. Assessor Jehn W. Hitbley. Judge Jehn L. Metzgcr. Inspector Jacob M. Willichn, Delegates A. K. Spurrier, Geerge W. Ceimcny, J. B. -uarkley. FiHh Ward. Select Council C. A. Bitncr. Common Council Walter M. Franklin, William Fisher. Constable Jacob P. Killinger. Assessor Henry Hartley. Jmjgc Jehn McGinnis. Inspector HarveyT. Riley. Delegates J. Ffank Rentley, jr.. Anta ziah C. Barr, Jehn R. Jeffries. Sixth Ward. Common Council Jehn McLaughlin, Frank R. Ditfcnderller, D. C. Haverstiek. Alderman Jeseph Samson. Constable Weidler Detrich. Assessor Samuel II. I.evan. Judge D. P. Rescnmiller. Delegates Titos. B. Cochran, Lent. C. Eaby. Lewis S. Hartman. Seventh Ward. Seleet Council Charlcs'Schwebel. Common Council David McDivitt, Na thaniel Ryan, William Schuler. ConstableJehn Shcrtz. Assessor Theodere W. Reed. Judge Jeseph Derwart. Inspector Rebert McDennel. Delegates William 31. Deen, William Burns. Philip Bolbach. F.lshth Ward. Common Council Reuben J. Remley, A. J. Bletcher. Jehn Barnhart. Constable Henry Brech. Assessor Stephen G. Hart. Judge Jehn Milchsech. Inspector Peter Winewer. jr. Delegates Jehn Miller. Geerge Gazelle, Andrew Bletcher. Ninth Ward. Select Council Cenrad Gast. Common Council Jeseph It. Goodell, Samuel Kecler. Jehn S. Kcndig. Constable A. J. Flick. Assessor Wm. Frazer. Judge Ames C. Gast. inspector ' AinwaKi. jr. Delegates Ames C. Gast, Sehrever, Jacob Bertz. II. A. The Republican Scheel Director. The delegate convention te nominate Republican candinatcs for school directors organized by electing A. K. Spurrier chair man, II. R. Breneman and A. C. Barr sec retaries. A ballet was takeu with the following result : T. B. Cochran. 23 ; It. A. Evans, 21: Luther Richards. 07; Chas. Schwcble, Se ; Daniel Smevch, 2l ; Marriett Bro sius, 11 ; Dr. J. V. Hess; 1 ; Jeseph II. Huber. 12. W. B. Wiley declined renominatien and the contest for his place was between Bro sius, Huber and Hess. Dr. J. W. Hess received the vote of J. B. Markley. M. Brosius the votes of Jehn E. Carpenter. G. W. Cormeny. Jehn R. Jeffries, J no. F. Remley. jr., Atuaziah C. Barr, Themas B. Cochran, Lent.J C. Eby. Lewis S. Hart man, W. S. Burns, William M. Deen, Philip Bolbach, Geerge Gazelle, Andrew Bletcher and II. R. Breneman. Jeseph II. Huber received the votes of Jehn A. Hicstaud. William T.. Kberman, Henry K. Martin. Jacob Halbach, Hepkins L. Hen Hen dereon, Captain K. McMellen. Jehn W. Mentzer, William G. Itapp. A. Iv. Spurrier, II. A. Schreycr, Autes C. Gast and Peter Mewcry. The following citv committee was elected: First Ward. ' A. " C. Wclchans ; Second ward, Frank A. DiHenderfler; Third ward, Jeseph II. Huber; Fourth ward, A. K. Spurrier: Fifth ward. J. F. Remley, jr.; Sixth ward, I. Newton StanlTer; Seventh ward, Rebert McDonnell; Eighth ward. Geerge Gazelle; Ninth ward. Peter W. Gorrecht. MT. JOY NEWS. OITK ItECl'LAK COICKKSFONUKNCK. On Saturday afternoon Clarence Bates, aged 1-1. son of Win. II. Bates, blacksmith, living en West Main street, was putting a revolver into his hip pocket, when one of its chambers was accidentally emptied, the ball taking cllect in his right hip. Dr. A. M. Hicstaud ptebed the wound, but was unable te locate the ball. Although it is a llcsh wound the lad is net. considered out of danger. Thcie was a restless, rollicking crowd of several hundred persons at Sporting Hill en Saturday afternoon, drawn thither by a variety of causes, the main one being a fox chase. Levers of the chase with " horse and hound from distant parts of the county turned out in large num bers, ethers because of the superb sleighing which surpassed anything we have had this arctic winter. In spite of the late fallen snow, which was very un favorable for Reynard, the animal was let go at the appointed time. Fifteen minutes later the bound:; were en the chase, to gether with a number of sportsmen en horseback and afoot. Among them was Mr. Miller, of Chest nut Hill, who, for a long time, ran with the dogs with surpris ing tleetncss. The lookers en had an ex cellent view from the hill which slopes towards the southwest, and had a nice opportunity te see the fox trying te elude the pursuit in various sly ways. He was chased te near this borough aud es caped a capture by gaining his habitation, which tit's same fox did en a similar occa sion about three weeks age. It afforded much amusement and was a " red letter day" for Hest Snyder, who knows hew te run a country hotel. Candidates were nominated at Sporting Hill, en Saturday, te fill vacancies which occur in Raphe township. There will be a sharp fight, for sujierviser in the lower end, and much scratching en school directors, there being six candidates for two vacancies, and much " bad bleed" among some el the factions. A citizens' meeting te nominate candi dates for the several efliccs in which vacan cies occur, is announced te be held in the council chamber en Thursday evening. There is a calm thus far in election mat ters, but a storm may fellow after Thurs day next. As a general rule politics are of secondary importance in the election of boreii!:h efliccts. .Measles are rampant, doctors delighted, and school teachers displeased. Gossip is in a quandary for once. A man well-dressed and well tilled with licer or whisky (we could net learn which) was en our streets en Friday afternoon. He entered ene or two private tdaces evi dently because of his drunken condition. Until gossip learns his name there will be ene beat against Iter. J. M. Brandt has put a new flour puri fier into his steam mill. The weather of last week having been unfavorable te traveling through the country the tobacco market was en a standstill ; se was the work of stripping. The horse market at this place is over ever stacked. Jehn Wharvell, proprietor of the Ex change hotel, is starting a livery stable. On Friday afternoon the lady teachers of the borough schools went a-Mcighing and visited the Manhctm schools. ine licinet aiiniiay school gave an en- tertamment en natnnlay evening. Cenrt r Common rieai. Court met en Saturday afternoon at 2$ 'clock. A number of auditors' reports were presented as that was the last day. In the Meyer vs. Neff case a rule for a new trial was granted and reasons were filed. This morning the third week of com mon pleas began with Judge Livingston en the bench. Of the thirty case's en the list twenty-four of them are for trial, lliverced. Elizabeth Gunter, of Pcttn township, was divorced from tier husband, Henry Gunter, en the grounds of desertion. flood l'rices for Horses. J. D. Warfel, auctioneer, of Intercourse, sold en Saturday last, at the Styer house. New Helland, for William D. Altheuse, of Reading, thirteen head of Canada horses, at an average of $219. 58 per head ranging from $202 te $237 per head.
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