jedSSSH fc'wrai m.itrmw V,- ? LANCASTER PAILX USTELLlGENCEfe FRIDAY, MABCH 18, 1881 Lancaster rnicU:enccr. FRIDAY EVENING. MAECH 18, 1881. The Grant Fund. The proprietor of the New Yerk Timcc, a geed while age, undertook te raise a quarter of a million dollars for General Grant, in small subscriptions from among the body of the people. He declared his ability te obtain the amount in a moment in large contributions from men of wealth, but he did net want it in this way. The beauty of his scheme was in the evidence it afforded of the esteem in which Grant was held by the masses. While intended for the benefit of that very notorious individual, it was te be given te ' him as the eldest ex preaident of the United States, and the fund was te be an endowment for all time of that ex-public functionary. It was quite an idea. Mr. Geerge Jenes was captivated with it. He knew that col lege professorships were often endowed by munificent individuals for the benefit of a particular friend whom they wanted te boost iiite a soft place, and here, he said te himself, is a great soldier patriot and statesman, whom the pee pie will delight te provide for, and here tee is a decent excuse for his acceptance of their liberality in the suggestion that an ex-president of the United States ought te live in clever for the rest of his days, and toil net any mere mere after performing the arduous labors of that elevated position and enjoying the luxu ries of the White Heuse and its green house and its Marine band and its flunkeys. Te be sure Mr. Geerge Jenes was somewhat illiberal in providing the endowment only for one ex-president, since the logic of his argument demanded a quarter of a milium for each of them. But then there was only one General Grant, and though Mr. Geerge Jenes' logic took them all te his besom his heart only had room for one. The peo ple did net become enthusiastic ever Mr. Jenes' idea. It may be because they perceived the lallacy in his argument ; or because they did net adore General Grant as he did ; or because they thought that they had done their full duty in paying him a clever salary of fifty thou sand a year while he labored for them, and let the Babceeks and Shepherds and McDonalds steal from them. Just why it was we cannot tell ; but Mr. Geerge Jenes' popular subscription lifrt ditl net fill up. It started off well, but suffered a speedy paralysis, and alter a week or se, the New Yerk 27hics ceased te publish the subscription list that wouldn't grew. Then Mr. Jenes fell back upon these wealthy gentlemen he had in reserve. But he suffered disap pointment there, tee. Mr. Cliikls and Mr. Drcxel and the Philadelphia coterie of Grant-phebists stele his thunder and cash for a subscription of their own fgr Grant, of a quarter of a million or se, which, we believe, they claim te have raised. Mr. Jenes, it seems, however, still kept pegging away in behalf of his fund and new pi eclai ins that he has all t'.ie money premised and two bundled and sixteen thousand raised, which has been se judiciously invested as te pro duce a present revenue of thirteen thou sand dollars a year for Grant, and the entire fund is expected te provide an income of fifteen thousand dollars. "We rejoice te hear of the success ful accomplishment of this benevolent scheme. We tender our thanks te the benevolent admirers of General Grant, less'than a hundred and fifty in number, who have deemed him a worthy object of their charity. We offer our congratula tions te General Grant that he has been deemed a proper subject for their liberal alms. Net everybody in the country, but only a hundred and fifty,cared te give for such an object. Net everybody, but only one man, has exhibited a willingness te receive in such a wav. Doners and denee, however, being sat isfied, the people at large can afford te be delighted. It is a pleasure te many peo ple te enjoy fat incomes, however come by. When they steal them, or beg them, we may question the decency of the ac quirement, but we cannot doubt their enjoyment of them, since they accept them. And it ought te please us te see people enjoying themselves. Especially General Grant, who finds it se hard te enjoy himself out of the presidency, te which he has 'wanted se sorely te get back, and where we don't want him. New that he is pensioned off as an ex- president we may hope that he is finally pinned down into that excellent position, with no further aspirations after a big s ilary from the people as president or captain general or emperor. And se we may all be happy, thanks te Geerge Jenes, and Geordie Childs, and Teny Drexel, and the ether public spirited cit izens whose dollars burned them. Net Assassination. The New Yerk Sun is made nervous by the New Yerk Express, which at tempts te held up the fate of the Czar Alexander as a warning te " our new made millionaires " who " use their enormous wealth te increase their estates and power ; te seize en the rights and privileges and property of the people ; te bribe legislatures for their own advan tage te the public injury, and te form combinations with ether capitalists te control the country, and absorb what ever is valuable in it." " The people everywhere murmur aloud and condemn the spirit and acts of these men," says the Express. And se they de, most as suredly. JJntwedonet understand the Express as urging the people te the assassination of capitalists as the proper way te redress the evils they suffer from them. If that is the idea of the Express of course it is damnable and the Sua is light te ex press its abhorrence of it, as we de. What the Express was seeking te point out was that the death of Alexander shows that oppressors sometimes -are slain in defiance of law and that the state becomes powerless in the face of a vehement public feeling among its peo ple of wrongs suffered" at the bauds of its governors. The press of this coun try has generally been pointing out te the Czar's successor, as the lessen of his father's vie'ent death, the fact that,his oppressive system of government must be amended. The Express may net have been very happy in extending the lessen te the capitalists ei the United States whom it accuses of oppressive use of their power; but certainly it is net fair te charge upon it that it advocates assassination as a remedy, unless is is also fair te charge upon the Sun and its contemporaries that they advocate the assassination of the present Czar if he does net accept the lessen they find in the fate of his sire. HatjT ! Superserviceable aldermen, " country constables, " and irresponsible "detectives," who arrest people without warrants and send men te jail for debts, should be taught that imprisonment for debt and arrest without due process of law are penalties from which even tramps- and showmen are exempt. If they de net learn this in the due course of their malpractice they may find occa sion te be taught it in a severer way. Feil the past ten days the Legislature has been in session at a cost te the state of $3,000 per day. It has done no ether business than the expulsion of a news paper correspondent, who will have te watch the wrangling and write his rail lery from the lobby instead of the deer. A most wonderful Legislature. The Heuse of Representatives yester day, for a wonder, took decided action in reference te the charges against the speaker. The Heuse was right if the sneaker was right. He was entitled te its verdict if it believed the accusations against him te be untrue. MINOB TOPICS. The railroad fever is high in Mexico, and a great many Americans am in the capital. Tue cabinet, it is understood, will con sider, if it docs net decide, the question of an extra session of Congress. Secketaky Windem said yesterday that there was no truth iu the report that members of a syndicate in New Yerk had been in conference) with him relative te the issuance of United States bends. Tue Pepe's encyclical letter has been issued proclaiming a jubilee from March 19 te November 1 for Europe, and te the end of the year for the rest of the weild. The Connecticut Senate yesterday passed a bill giving women the right te vote -it school meetings, and making them eligible for elef Hen upon beards of educa tion. Ne registration is required. In the Senate of Wisconsin yesterday resolutions were introduced for the ap pointment of a committee te investigate current lcpeits that ceitaiu members had been bribed te vote for Angus Cameren for United . States senator. Objection being made, the lcsolutien was laid ever. Mi;cu excitement has arisen among Cin cinnaticapitalists from a decision of Court Auditor Capcllcr that guaranteed and pre ferred stocks el railroad and ether cor porations in Ohie, held as investment se curitics, -are taxable. The question will probably go te the eenrts for settle ment. It is understood that the new French lean was subscribed for en Wednesday twice ever iu Louden by the deposit of checks, and several times ever in France, one milliard and three hundred million francs having been deposited in Paris, and two hundred million francs iu the Provinces. PFBSONivL.. 31. Dk Lksseps will go te the Isthmus of Panama in June next. The illness of the King of Sweden and Norway is thought te be alarming. Secretary Lincoln has appointed Ciias. S. Sweet, of Chicago, as his private sec retary. 3Ir. Sweet has been iu Sccietary Lincoln's law office for the past Jive years. Gakfield gave lcccplieu last evening te the justices of the supreme court, cabi net officers, senators and congressmen, and their families. The blue room was beautiful decorated for the occasion. The appointment of surveyor of the pert of Philadelphia will probably be deter mined by Monday next. Geekge G. ?ieiue and 31a ier E. II. Nevis', ir.. an- pear te be the leading aspirants, though E. Harper Jeffries aud General Jeshua T. Owen are also spoken of in connection with the position. A complimentary reception was tender ed te ex-Senater Haxxibal Hamlix iu the Music hall at Banger, Me., yesterday. An eulogistic address was delivered by Justice Appleton, of the supreme court, te which Mr. Hamlin feelingly replied. Several ether addresses were made aud congratu latory telegrams were received from num erous senators. Tue central organization of the Socialist Laber party at Detroit publish a repudia tion of all sympathy' njfjs the expressions of Jcstcs Schwab eFTOew Yerk, in re gard te the assassination of Messrs. Yau derbilt, Jay Gould and ethers. They de nounce his utterances as tending te defeac all the aims of their party toward amelior ating the condition of .workingmen. Pennsylvania's Fish Interests. The United States fish commission ex pects te have its improvements at the old fishing battery en Spesutie island, at the head of Delaware bay, cdraplctcd by the time the season for its spring operations opens. The improvements consist in the construction of a breakwater iu which te enclose shad and keep them, aud in the erection of quarters, ice-houses,, &e, se as te have abundant prevision for hatching and distributing. The fish com mis. sien will establish its quarters at Spesutie and operate from that p jint, dis tubuting one-half of the young shad te different parts of the country, the Califoi Califei nia coast, etc, The opening of the season depends upon the shad, and begins when they are "ripe" or are ready te spawn. This will be about the first of 3Iay this! year. The operations of the commission itic (.wiijiiil; ntv gvu, niiiuu uiwiuiau iu be accomplished is the stocking of thn upper Susquehanna, Jnniata and their tributaries in the upper part of Pennsylvania and the lower part-of New Yerk with shad, co-operating with the Pennsylvania state fish .commission iu this work. There have been few shad in the Susquehanna and tributaries above Columbia since the building of the dams in the river as far back as '05, but it is thought that these waters can be stocked and the supply maintained. A number of interesting experiments will also be made at Spesutie during the coming season. RUDDIMAN'S RESOLUTION. PASSED BI THE HOUSE SENTATIVE3. OF REPKK- The Correspondent eT the Pittsburgh " Com mercial " Expelled trem the Fleer of the Hettue A Lew; anil Bitter Fight and an Exciting Time Over the .Resolution. Ilarrlsb urg Patriot. The most exciting morning of the ses sion was passed in the Heuse yesterday. It was generally known that the special committee of live te whom was referred Mr. Ruddiman's resolution expelling Mr. David Palmer, of the Pittsburgh Commer cial Gazette, accusing Speaker Hewit of misusing his effice te defeat the Pittsburgh riot claims bill would make a report. The first hour of the session was taken up with the presentation of petitions which were mere than usually abundant. The galleries of the Heuse were full aud many senators were en the fleer te see the fun. About elev.cn o'clock Chair man Colberu of the special cemirit tec, arose and presented the report which was read by the clerk. The report set feith that the committee found the charges made by Palmer utterly without foundation and entirely unwarranted, and they considered him guilty of the grossest violation of the privileges and courtesies extended te him by the Heuse. The testi mony taken by the committee was also read, giving Palmer'6 statements in which he reiterated many of the charges made in the obnoxious letter and gave the evidence th it had induced him te make them. The Heuse unanimously accepted the report of the committee. Mr. Vegdes, of Philadelphia, who occu pied the chair then stated that the Ruddi man resolution was befere the Heuse. .Mr. Lewing offered as a substitute a resolu tion of censure and at once an exciting discussion began which lasted until nearly one o'clock. Most of the Allegheny dele gation, with the exception of Flinn, sus tained Palmer and stoutly asserted that they had been ill-treated by the speaker iu the matter of the reference of the riot bill te the appropriations committee. They avowed that, they were responsible for the tenor of the article in the Commercial Gazette as they expressed the sentiments therein te Palmer, only he had net put them as strongly as they had been given t: him. This brought Speaker Hewit te his feet in his own defense, and in a speech of some length he repeated much that he had said en the previous morning in denial. It occurred te somebody that as the Alle gheny men took se much of the blame, it might be just as well te include them iu the censure, se an amendment te that effect was offered. It was met with laugh ter and cries of "Yes, Yes." The Alle gheny men did net seem by any means averse te being censured except Flinn, who wanted it distinctly understood that he had said nothing at any time te war rant anybody in including him in such a resolution, and he desired that it be changed se as te except his name. Mr. Moere, the mover of the amendment, said he was surprised te hear of such denials, but nevertheless would withdraw the amendment. Thereupon Mr. Beland sent in an amendment te be read. It set forth that this was the day fixed for paying homage te the great patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, and therefore it was moved that in honor te, the day the house adjourn. The amendment was greeted with a chorus of hisses and laughter. Speaker Hewit however was net amused. He sprang up instantly en a question of privilege. He thought it was disgraceful in any man te offer such an amendment at such a tiine no matter te what class of people it might refer. He was en trial before the Heuse and before the people of the state en a serious charge. The fair name that he had se long borne had been assailed and he de manded its vindication. He wanted no half way stcp3. He demanded cither te be branded with integrity or infamy, and any man who would move te adjourn under such circumstances was doing a disgrace ful thing. This aroused 3Ir. Billingsley and he vociferously and fiercely declined that Mr. Beland had done nothing disgraceful. That gentleman certainly had the privilege of the fleer and had as much right as any body else te make a motion. The speaker had already been sufficiently vindicated by the adoption of the report of the commit tee, and Mr. Beland's motion was iu order. The speaker, however, decided that the amendment was net germane te the reso lution, aud was therefore out of order. At this point 3Ir. French obtained the fleer and accused the speaker of threaten ing te "remember" him for being vindic tive iu his matter. A long personal con cen con trevcrsey followed between French and the speaker, in which the latter asserted that he did net intend te remember 3lr. French iu his capacity as speaker, but would treat him as well as everybody else with the strictest impartiality. Just here 3Ir. Neill caused great hub bub by calling the previous question. Half the Uouse was en its feet at ence, twenty men were addressing the chair at the same time and the wildest confusion prevailed. "We propose te prove that we've been ill-treated before get through," cried an Allegheny man. " Yeu cau't shut us up like that, we will have our say" cried another. The speaker thundered away with his gavel until comparative or der was restored ami then 3Ir. Neill with drew his call. Thereafter the discussion took a still wider range. 3Ir. Laudis at tempted te defend the appropriations com mittee from some aspersions that he claimed had been thrown en it, and al though he was repeatedly called te order flatly refused te sit down until he had I'm ished. Mr. Flinn, of Allogheny, attempted te reply but was cut off by loud calls te come te order. Mr. Kneass managed te get an editorial from the Philadelphia Press read as part of his remarks, and -Mr. Faunce endeavored but failed te get the whole matter indefi nitely postponed. At length at about a quarter te 1 o'clock everybody's patieucc became pretty well exhausted and when 3Ir. McCachrau moved the previous ques tion he found plenty ready te second. The call having been successful the chair asked whether the main question should be put. Jlr. Billingsley called the yeas nays with the object of consuming the time until one o'clock and then calling the orders or the day. The house agreed by a large majority te receive the main question. One o'clock having arrived the orders of the day were called but 3Ir. Ilewit arose and stated that the previous questieu hav ing been called aud agreed te nothing else could come before the Heuse and that therefore the whole subject would have te be disposed of before an adjournment would be in order. The various amend ments were then voted upon and defeated and the resolution expelling Dr. Palmer, passed as stated in the regular report in another column. Palmer occupied a seat en the fleer of the Heuse during the whole discussion. STATE ITEMS. The Le Moyne crematory at Washington has reduced the price of incineration te 815 per body. Mr. Benjamin Jenes, a mine contractor, e Hyde park, fell te the bottom of a shaft ou Tuesday and was killed. Jehn Grewbages, a i farmer of Glade township, Wan en county, was crushed te death by a falling tree en Tuesday. A Mrs. Williams, of Nanticoke gave birth te a child last week that weighed twenty-two pounds. Beth are doing well. A little daughter of Mr. Plantc, living in Oil city, is seriously ill from bleed peis- ening, the result of wearing colored stock ings. Jeseph Lee, serving a four-years' term in the Berks county prison, escaped en Wednesday, but was recaptured after be ing out two hours. The hand some opera house of Congress man 3. n. Miller, at Mercer, was opened On Tuesdav night te a $700 house. It cost $23,000. President Heyt, of the Pennsylvania coal company, has issued a circular re ducing the prices of coal 35 cents per ten and it is believed that unless spring prices are quickly arranged the market will break. Sarah Head, a widow, aged 62 years, died yesterday at Providence, R. I., in censequece of medicine taken en Wednes day night, supposed te be extract of but ternut. aiVlCUEU AND SUICIDE. A Jury' Solution eftheCherryH.lt Mystery The mystery surrounding the terrible deed committed at the Eastern peniten tiary en Tuesday night was sufficiently elucidated at the coroner's inquest yester day te warrant the jury in arriving at the conclusion that Pleifer murdered McBridc and added te his crime by taking his own life. '1 he most important development iu the case was made by Deputy Corener Powers, who produced two slates which he had found in the cell. Upen one slate was written, in a scrawling hand : " Streuseburg Pa 3Iiss Elua Bittcnken der Jacksen township last fall me, and my cousin Geerge Kraft I am " The sentence was broken off here, and ou another slate was written the follow ing : "I also kill that girl in Jacksen county cousin Geerge Graft Last fall was arrested his brother They call me the divil and a witch se if you all knew all the people fri have kill you would be astonish go in New Yerk ther you find out all about me I am sorry for mc ewen family for I knew they use them ruf ou " The remainder was written ou the ether side of the slate and read : "3Iy account they could net help fir that wet I did you can all Yeu can tell Judge Rice net te send down here any crazy mau " These fragmentary sentences had evi dently been written iu the dark, as the lines would break oil abruptly and com inence in an entirely different place. A card, which was found in the cell, was also produced. It had en one side the ad dress : "Captain Washburn, Twentieth ward station house, Thirty-fifth street, be tween Ninth and Tenth avenue," and en the reveisc : "3IcBride, Twentieth or Twenty-first and Pine." The Miss Etna Bittenbcnder alluded te in the first scrawl was found murdered near her home in Jacksen township, Men roe county, some time last fall under con ditions which left no doubt of the fact that she had first been brutally outraged. It was supposed at the time that the deed had been done by tramps, but subsequent ly a cousin of tiie girl was arrested en the capital charge. The evidence, however, was net conclusive against him, aud the trial resulted iu an acquittal. New it is believed that Pfeifer was her murderer. He. had ranged through that country. He made two attempts te kill himself when confined iu jail at Wilkesbarrc, just be fore being sent te the Eastern penitentiary. He told a reporter in that city that he was glad te go te the penitentiary, as there he could seen kill himself. MIC. OEOUUE JONES' CHARITY. What He Says te the Contributors. New Yere, 3Iarch 16, 1881. Dea'k Sin : In acknowledging your prompt response te the circular with refer ence te your subscription te the presiden tial retiring fund for the benefit of Gen. Grant, I have the pleasure te announce l hat of the entire amount of $2.10,000 which has been subscribed, $210,000 has been paid m. The outstanding subscrip tions arc mainly these of a few subscribers for large amounts who are at present out of the country, and who have net yet had time te answer my request for pay ment. The amount already received has been invested by a committee of subscribers consisting et 3Iessrs. E. D. 3Iergan, Oliver Heyt and Geerge Jenes, and will yield an annual income of $13,1C0. Should the re mainder be invested te equal advantage, the fund will yield ever $15,000 a year. The great majority of the subscribers deem it inadvisable te make public the names of these who have contributed te the fund, aud about $."30,000 has been sub scribed en the distinct understanding that the names of the donors shall be kept secret. I may say, however, that an an alysis of the list iu my possession shows the following distribution of the amounts : Twe subsciberset , Three subscribers of. Eighteen sub-cribers of... Three subscribers of. , Twe subscribers of. Fe! ty-eight subscriber et., One subscrib.-r of. Twenty-one sub crlbers et ...I2VOJO txtflY- ... 10,000 30,01) ... 5,0 0 90,000 ... 2.500 7,500 ... 2,000 4,000 ... 1,000 48,000 ... 750 750 . . . . .WO 10.510 f... 'J50 0,750 .... 200 1,000 .... 100 1,300 50 .'0 II ain't. 150 Twenty seven subscribers of. nvc subscribers or Thirteen subscribers or... One subscriber of Various subscribers for small ain't Total $250,000 When it becomes necessary te- provide for the ultimate destination of the fund a meeting of the subscribers will be called. I have the honor te be your most obedient servant. Geerge Jenes, Treasurer. . At an early stage of his labor 3Ir. Jenes found that it would be neces sary te abandon the idea of devot ing the income of the fund without, reserve, te the benefit te the eldest, living expresidcut. The unanimous sen timent of theso appealed te was that the fund should be regarded merely as an imperfect substitute for the want of a na tional prevision for Gen. Grant, and that the final destination of the principal should be a matter entirely within the discretion of subscribers for the major portion of the amount. LATE3T NEWS BY MAIL. The cotton compress at Jacksonville, Fia., together with 500 bales of cotton, was burned en Wednesday night. Less.' $3,000. A fire at Providence, R. L, yesterday caused the less of about $2,000 te Martin Dewiug. a manufacturer of carriage top dressing. Jehn Kramer, aged 37 years, conductor en the Northern Central railroad was kill ed yesterday at Baltimore by being thrown from his train. Judge D. G. Venable, who moved te Dcnnisen, Texas, from Kentucky about three years age, was yesterday thrown under the wheels of a leaded wagon and instantly killed. His remains will be tak.cn te Frankfort, Ky. William E. Fitzgerald, a well-known citizen of New Orleans, a member of the Legislature and agent of the North British and Mercautilc insurance company, committed suicide yesterday by sheeting himself with a piste.l. He leaves a wife aud five children. Themas Jehns, a prominent grain dealer of Wixnni, 3Iich , was assaulted aud rob bed of $300 en Wednesday night by a farm hand, whose name is unknown, in the employ of 3Ir. Jehns' father-in-law. Jlr. Jehn's injuries will probably prove fatal. His assailant has eluded arrest. Charles Fester, who was for -five years bookkeeper for Hilau.l, Cliessman & Ce., produce dealers at Bosten, has suddenly hft the city and is reported te be a defaul ter, his deficiency amounting te between $5,000 and $8,000. It is supposed that the money was used for purposes of speculation. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. AT POTTSVILLE. Progress et the M. E. Conference. In the 3IethedIst Episcopal conference in Pottsville yesterday the annual exhibit of the Boek concerns at New Yerk and Cincinnati showed $71,733.67 tq be the net profits. Rev. Dr. Hunt, treasurer of the Episco pal fund, made an appeal en behalf of the support of the bishops by the congrega tions of the churches direct. The Court te try Rev. Themas Kelly was announced as fellows : President, Jeseph Masen ; J. E. Kessler, S Barns, S W. Kurtz, W. C. Jehnsen, R. Whinnet, J. Sampson, F. B. Harvey, L. B. Hoff Heff man, W. Rink, J. J. Timanus, D. 3IcKee C. .W. Biickley, J. 31. Gable, The committee te try Rev. B. 31iller, was announced as fellows : Rev. H. R. Calloway, President; E. Stubbs, E. B. Snyder, D. 31. Yeuug, II. Wheeler, T. 31. Griffith, S. A. Cooper, T. Harrison, S. Pauceast, E. H. Heffman, S. W. Gehrett, J. S. Lame, S. B. Best, R. W. Humphries. Quite a little breeze arpse en the selec tion of counsel te assist Rev. A. Ritteu Ritteu heuse in the prosecution of the case. Several gentlemen were nominated but de clined. Announcements were made and the con ference adjourned with the benediction by Rev 3Ir. Atwood. Jeseph 3Iasen presided at the twenty eighth anniversary of the tract society last night. Thes. W. Simpers led in prayer. Secretary J. B. 3IcCulleugh read the financial report, showing the net value of property te be $83,000. During the year 1,230,000 tracts were distributed. S. Hunt, of the Boek Concern, lectured en "Methodist Literature," and T. T. Ev erett en the "Werk of the Tract." The following lay members were re-elected, te serve uutil ilarch, 1884 : T. T. Tasker, Sr., Rebert England, Jesse Harding, D. II. Bewcn, Peter Lamb, Geerge W. Wan amakcr. Benediction by Dr. Kidder closed the meeting. V1TEK EMU LOCALS. Condensed Frem our Manhelm and Lltltz Exchange. Dr. Stanley Smith, assisted by Dr. D. Ileber Plank, has performed a successful operation for glaucoma en tlfe cye of 31 rs. Barbara Hertzler, the aged widow of Daniel Hertzler, of Caernarvon township. The contract for carrying the mails be tween 3Ianheim and 3It. Hepe, via Peun and White Oak, was awarded te Christian R. Ober, of 3It. Hepe, te that effect en the first day of July next, mail te be car ried six times a week, instead of three tintes a wcck as heretofore. Adam Gotschall's less by the burning of his stable in Warwick township, Tues day night, was $2,000. Insured for 800 in the Penn township mutual. Samuel G. Keller, of Peun township, has lest two children during the past ten days from diphtheria, and his wife is also sulfering from the same complaint. " 3Iiss Lydia 3IcCIeud, of Brownstown, who has for some time evinced strange symptoms, has lately been examined by able physiciaus who are of the opinion that the patient has a snake or ether rep tile in the stomach." Geerge Ness, an old aud well-known citizen, painter and councilman of 3Ian heim borough, has departed this life, in the G4th year of his age. Fer some time past he had been in indifferent health, and at last suffered an attrck of pneumonia, by which he was confined te his bed for nearly three weeks. euri'UAier. Death of Lewis S. SuCsserett. Lewis S. Sucsscrett. son of the late Rev. B. C. Sucsscrett. pasfbr of St. Jehn's Lutheran church, of this city, died at the residence of his mother, Ne. 444 West Walnut street, this morning about 2 o'clock in the 22d year of his age. 3Ir. Sucsscrett was a yeuug man of pre-eminently gentle manners aud correct deport ment. He probably never made an enemy in his life ; never opposed or crossed any one, no matter what was the prov ocation ; was entirely free from the vices and follies se comlnen among men. He was net, however, iu the slightest de gree effeminate, but was gallant and man ly in the true sense of the word.- After quitting school he was employed iu the store of Hagcr & Bre. for a year or two, and about three years age he entered the First national bank as a book-keeper. In' both these positions he acquitted him.sell se as te command the fullest confidence of his employers and their highest enoom' eneom' enoem' ums, both as te his efficiency and fidelity. Iu January last he was attacked with a hcmerrhage,but his physicians thought his lungs te be unaffected, and believed he would be restored te geed health. About three weeks age he bdgan te sink rapidly, aud grew worse and worse until death re lieved him. It is seldom we arc called upon te record the Ies et a-young mau je. universally esteemed for his uniform y geed habits, and quiet, unobtrusive ami gentle demeanor. Rev. "Dahlman Handsomely Treated. A donation party was given last evening by about sixty.fenr lady members and the church choir of St. Jehn's (German) Re formed church te their new pastor, Rev. A. E. Dahlman, at his residence, 35 North Charlette street. Each member brought a basket filled with choice eatables, and when laid en the table the contributions presented a pleasing sight. The Sunday school presented him with a handsome set of furniture. Rev. Dahlman iu a short address thanked the congregation. Tiie choir, under the leadership of 3Ir. Bauman sang several pieces. The lady friends then favored the audience with a few hymns, after which the congregation departed highly delighted with the evening's enter tainment and leaving the minister's larder filled with geed things and his heart with gratitude te the givers. Surprising a Teacher. Yesterday evening a number of little girls from 8 te 10 years of age, pupils of Mr. Dau. ll. llerr s school, bprmgvule, assembled at 3Ir. Herr's residence as a surprise party. They took with them a number of presents for their teacher, made complimentary speeches, thanking him for his efficiency and kindness as a teacher, and favoring him with seme fine music. The occasion was very pleasant for all concerned. Driving Accident. Yesterday a herse belonging te H. G. Dissinger, of 3Iechauicsburfr. which was hitched te a wagon containing three men, barrel of coal oil and a kag of nails, was being driven along North Que'een street, the animal frightened at a passing wagon nuiu uuiuu nuun uuia ncic uuiij luruwil and, jumping te a side, broke the hind axles iu the wheel. The men and the coal oil were thrown 'out, but strange te say none of them were hurt except one, and he-had his nose but slightly cut. Notary FabUc Appointed. Jehn 31. Ensminger. of 3Ianheim. has been appointed by Governer Heyt a no tary public for three years. His commis sion, dating from 3Iarch 17, 1881, was re ceived at the county recorder's office this morning. Net Coming;. The agent of Charles L. Davi?, who has been very extensively billed te play " Al vin Jeslin" here te-morrow night, .tele graphs te-day that 31 r. Davis is ill aud will net be here. The dispatch is dated at Reading. Unlit Lamps. Second ward, 2 ; Fourth, 1 Eighth, 4 ; Ninth, 2. Total, 12. HOUSTOtf-NEIL. A BARE FESTIVAL IX rCBDISCTOWS. Celebration of tlie Fiftieth Anniversary of the Wediline or David Housten and Margaret Neil. On the evening of St. Patrick's day 3Iarch 17 1831, in the county of Deny, Northern Ireland, near te where it joins Antrim, among the Scotch Irish folic, who have contributed se lamely te our best citizenship, was celebrated at the house of the bride's father the marriage of David Housten, then an active young man, net turned his twentieth year, and 3Iargarct Neil. They were of the stern United Presbyterian stock and were wed by a preacher of that faith. Tiiere was none of the riotous merry makings which characterized such occasions among that class of the Irish peasantry with whom it was the custom for the groom and his friends te start eu: from his hente in ,a mad-cap race, for the house of the bride, the best man te win the whisky bot tle. But there were real heart warmings and decoiens festivities at Father Neil's and especially, as 3Iargaret Wilsen, who was there, telis us, after the preacher was geuedid "the young folks let the' sel's out." It was the celebration of this event and in the course of tlin his tory of this family, se seen after ward transplanted te American shores, that a notable festival was held yesterday in the village, once known as Jacksen ville, sometimes called Bcthania, but mere popularly "Puddingtewn," in Salis bury township, Lancaster county, en the Gap and Strasburg read, nestling at the feet of the 3Iine hill, just west of the curve en the Pennsylvania railroad this side of the Gap. There, where these old people have lived for ever quarter of a cen tury, their family and kinsfolk and friends gathered yesterday te pay thorn homage and give due significance te the happy oc casion, well-spring of domestic joys, which had its fiftieth anniversary ami amply merited such commemoration. The sous and daughters aud giand-chil-drcn of the venerable couple entered most heartily into the spirit of preparations for the golden wedding and handsome invita tions announced the arrangements te the invited guests. The through trains, east aud west, en the Pennsylvania railroad, were stepped during the day at Kinzers station te accommodate visitors, whence they were conveyed in can iages te the family residence. The house and adjoin ing store were trimmed en the eutside with flags and ether decorations. On the in side the " lucky " horse shoe was sus pended and wreaths and a profusion of bouquets were tastefully arranged. On the wall of the parlor were the striking and significant figures: "1831.30-1881," aud iu the middle of. tlin room was suspended a huge bell made of flowers and evergreens. Tiie wedding feast was spread in the second sterv hall of the building, a spacious room wherein a half hundred could easily sit at table, aud about that number gathered around the beard. 3Ir. Jehn C. Spaeth, caterer, had these arrangements in hand, and the feast was as substantial and toothsome as the decorations aud table arrangements wi-re tasteful and elegant. Among these present were all the chil dren, childrcn-iu-law and grandchildren el the Housten-Neil union : viz. 3Ir. Rebert J. Housten, of this city, 3Ir. aud 3Irs. Fleming and family, of West Fallowfield. Chester county, Dr. S. N. Housten, wife and family, of Washington, 1). C. and Dr. Jeseph Housten, wife and family, Hemevillc, Chester county. Besides them were 3Ir. H. Bewer, of Steelville, Chvstcr county ; Charles B. Housten and wife ; Themas J. Housten and wile and Cei. D. F. Housten, all of Chester, and of the family of Jehn Housten, deceased (formerly of Christiana, a third cousin of 3Ir. David Housten, and often mistaken for his brother because of their long and c!ee in timacy) ; 3Irs. Carrie Housten, widow of Dr. Jehn Housten ; Rev. David Andersen, of Octerara United Presbyterian church and wile ; 3Irs. 3Iary Quigley, of Phil adelphia'; Hen. Jehn B. Warfel aud family, of Lancaster ; V. U. Ilenscl, and a number of ether ladies and gentlemen, friends of the family. l ne lermai exercises et the 'lay began with the reading of a family history by 3Ir Bewer, of Steelville, who is a brother-in-law of Dr. Jeseph Housten. After a short address of welcome the historian passed into a biographical sketch of the Housten family, of which the following is the main portion, divested et a few personal allu sions which have only a private interest : TUE UOUSTOX FAMILY. David and Margaret Housten were born hi County Derry; Ireland, and were mar ried en the 17th day of 3Iarch, 1S:JI, mul this day rounds up their fifty consecutive years of married life. But little is known te us of the early ancestors of the Housten family, save that in consequence of re ligieus dissatisfaction they emigrated from Scotland during the reign of William of Orange. Ill, king of Great Britain, and settled in the north of Ireland. Although the name is spelled differently by the vari ous branches of the family, there is but little doubt that they all spring from a common Scotch-Irish ancestry. The Housten family seems te have in herited a love for the study of medicine, as every branch that we have any knowl edge of has contributed one or mere mem bers te this profession some of whom arc net unknown te fame. Dr. Win. Housten, the pupil of Herman Becrhaave, wa net only au eminent physician, but was dis tinguished as a botanist, aud the " Hous Heus Hous tenia Cemba" will perpetuate his name when the "Philosophical Transactions" te which he was a frequent contributor, shall have been forgotten. Dr. Housten, a pro fessor in Trinity college, Dublin, also dis tinguished himself as a scholar iu that city, where the. draymen are said te speak a purer English than the professors in Amer ican colleges. Other members of this family have also reflected Irenor upon the name, and credit upon themselves as teachers in medical science. Soen after the marriage of D.ivid liens ten and 3Iargaret Neil in 1831, they deter mined te seek their- fortunes iu the new world ; David, being the youngest of three sons, and therefore disinherited by the English law of entail. After a stormy and perilous passage of sixty-three days they landed in Philadelphia during the cholera epidemic in 1832. They immedi ately took passage iu a Couestega wagon for Lancaster county where the late Themas Patterson, married te Jane Housten, David's aunt and his cousin, Jehn Housten, of Christiana, resided. These were the only relatives they had in Lancaster county. Se close was the intimacy between Jehn and D.ivid that many of their acquaintances regarded them as brothers, aud a sketch Ot cither would be incomplete without frequent al lusion te the ether. David and .Margaret remained at'the Patterson home until the following spring. D.ivid ready and will ing te try his hand at any work the neigh borhood offered, engaged in threshing rye with a flail for Aaren Hurford, at Reck Mills, Aaren instructing him in the most effectual way of using this net very com plex threshing machine. In the spring of 1833 D.ivid and 3Iai"a- ret commenced housekeeping near Patter son's, the family including a baby boy Rebert. In 1836, through the solicitation of an elder brother, Henry, also a suffer er from the law of entail, who had pre ceded him te this ceuntrvand settled in Ogdensburg, N. J., our subjects were in duced te remove te that place, where Da- I vid entered into partnership in the beet I and shoe business with Jehn Harper. Fe Sixth, 3 ; vcr and ague, cold winters and a style of living net congenial te them seen pre pared them te return :te Lancaster ceun ty, where .they arrived in 1838, the fami ly having increased te two sons and one baby daughter five persons depend ent upon him for support, and only 50 .cents iu his pocket. Settliug in his old neighborhood, he commenced te work at his picked-up trade, continuing in the bus ncss until 1846. As evidence of his skill iu this business an old gentleman, recently dead, told mc that during the time David Housten was engaged in shoe making. he and his family went eight miles te have their work done, and no doubt seme of his guests te-day could testify te the quality of the work. In the meantime another son had been added te the fam ily. The elder ones were growing nn. and the parents desirousef securing bet ter lacuities ler educating tneir chil dren than the rural districts afforded, and possibly te increase the earnings, in 1Mb followed tbeir cousin Jehn te Phila delphia, who, with, a family of two daugh ters and seven sons, bad been actuated by similar considerations te remove te tbat city. Owmgdeubtlcss te maternal train ing David was early impressed with the beauties et religious devotion, and he aud his wife having been in church com munion iu their native land, en coming here deposited their letters in the late Dr. Easten's church, the United Presbyterian of Upper Octoraro, were they still retain membership. Schooled, therefore, as they were, in the observances of the chureli, and feeling the necessity of conforming thereto ou arriving in Philadelphia, and observing the surroundings, they were shocked at the seemingly unrestricted desecration of the Sabbath se prevalent among the boys in many parts of the city. Becoming alarmed at the prospect of raising their boys exposed te all the vices of city life, they determin ed at onee te waive all the advantages of superior schools and all busiucss consider ations, for the moral and religious welfare of their children ; and they immediately repacked theirgoeds anil returned te Lan caster ceuuty again, renting a house from E'ti ivern.s, of Reck Mill. This movement was followed by Jehn and his family also returning te Lancaster county. The same doc bend of intimacy net only still ex isted between Jehn and David, bat was quietly bciug diffused through the younger mcmbrsef the family, reaching out and ever their school days, blending, cement ing and ehrystalizing the studies, aims ami aspirations of their children, se as te make them almost lese sight of the fact that they were net all members of the same family. Soen after their return te Lancaster county David bought a few acres of ground and erected a house, expecting te make a permanent home. In the meantime, Rebert J., his eldest son, new a young man, rented this property, put iu a stock of goods and commenced merchandizing. The property being offered for Kile, he in duced his father te purchase it, and in the spring of 1833 the family removed hither. Heie for twenty-eight years they have lived. The children are new all Hedged and llewn, but the parents still remain, tenderly cared for by their granddaughter, Louisa. As already intimated, this union was blessed with four children three boys and one girl. Rebert J., the eldest must have been a very studious boy, as he was engaged in the profession of teaching at a remarkably early age. Frem this he drifted into mer chandizing, which he has followed with but slight intermissions eversincc. When I first became acquainted with him, I re member very well, thinking he combined all the essentials of a first class politician, of ceuisc net including the chicanery, crookedness, etc. no was being appre ciated by his party, and certainly would have found his level had he net become impressed with the neces city of a complete revolution in financial matters, and thus become identi fied with the party known as the Green backets. (I never could get at the true inwardness of this organization until- Dr. Jee he has it a little, caught it from Beb explained it te inc.) If there is any ene present who does net clearly understand it, the doctor will explain it te them, and after they have heard the explanation, they will understand it just as well as I de. Jeseph, their second son, after his early school days, seems te have been occupied between tending store, teaching and going te school, etc. .Married early, read medi cine under Dr. Jehn Martin, graduated at Jellersen medical college, Philadelphia, aud in 1857 commenced te practice at An drews' Bridge, Lancaster county. In 1860 moved across the Octoraro, te the village of Hemevillc, Chester county. In 1862 he entered the army as assistant surgeon of the 72d Pennsylvania Volunteers ; promot ed te .surgeon iu 1SG3 ; was honorably dis charged ou account of failing health ; re turned te Hemevillc and resumed his prac-. tiet and filled the chair of natural science in Lincoln University ; lest his wife. Isa bella Barefoot, of this place ; married the second time te Esther, youngest daughter of Abraham Rakestraw, and is still a resi dent of that village. Unlike his cider brother, he is proud of the old family name, and is determined that if lest te the future that it shall in no measure be charitable te him. Rese, the third child, the flower of the family and the only one in it, was born at Odgcnsburg. She must have acquired very rapidly, as she, tee, engaged in teach ing at a very early age. After teaching for several years, true te the women's nature, sins forsook the paths of learning for a brilliant, perhaps, but net less important vacation in life, by joining her fortunes with William A. Fleming, an active and energetic farmer of West Fallowfield township, Chester ceuuty. Aud thus we find her te-day surrounded by the cares and comforts of the domestic home and family. Samuel, the youngest child, and there fore the spoiled child, was born in the old home near Bartvillc after the return from Ogdensburg. lie. also commenced teach ing when quite young. The parents had set their hearts upon having him study for the ministry, but despite all their efforts the old inherited love of medicine cropped out iu the family the second time. He read medicine under his brother Jeseph, and iu 1862, the following year, married Miss Add ic Waidley. of Strasburg. Soen after, through the Hen. Thadeus Stevens, received a clerkship in the fourth audi tor's office, ami immediately moved te Washington; attended lectures and gradu ated at the Georgetown medical college in 18(J7, since which time he lias held several important official positions, such as com missioner of treasury building, surgeon in the United States merchant marine ser vice and is new in the paymaster general's office. Jehn Housten, of Christiana,' the cousin and friend of David, died in Philadelphia, and was buried from the former place in ' December, 1870. He was twice married. Twe dauglicrs, 3Iary Jane and Sallie, con stituted the first family. By his second marriage he had seven sous : Jehn, jr.. who died in Philadelphia in August, 1878; Charles, Themas ; D.ivid, who died in in fancy; William, who met an early death by falling through a bridge near Leaman Place ; David, the second, and Geerge. Of the living, their lives and characters speak for them. Jehn, jr., was the phy sician of this branch. Remarkably stu dious, he had established a reputation as a teacher when really but a boy. Soen after their moving te Christiana, ' he com menced reading medicine under Dr. Pat terson ; attended lectures in Philadelphia, and graduated at the Jeffersen medical ceTe.:e; started practice there; married 3Iiss Carrie Hess ; entered the army ; se( n promoted te surgeon, and was honorably discharged from his regiment, the 81st Pennsylvania volunteers. Resumed the
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