Lancaster -EnttlUgrrett, FRIDAY EVBNINQ, APRIL 33,jlB81. The Star Beate Service." The public have heard for many years of the frauds of the Star postal route service, and Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bradyha& been well-known as the authority -responsible for them. Sev eral years age a congressional inquiry fully exposed his rascalities, but he nevertheless retained his place and con tinued his profitable manipulation dur ing the whole of Mr. Hayes's term,under the authority of Postmaster General Key, who seems te have been chief of his department only in name. It has net been understood that r the Kpostmas Kpestmas tsr generalhimaelf j was & sharer in the profits of the iniquitous transactions of his second assistant. It appears that this assistant postmaster general is permitted te administer his office without interference from the head of the department, the reason being that he is held in his place by au thority superior te his chief's and by the influence of politicians who are partners in the stealings. The second assistant's place is the rich prize of the department, and Brady, who has long held it, lias acquired great wealth and influence, and is the owner of the National Republican, a party organ published at the capital. It is net te be suppesedtbat he would se long have been continued in a pest which he has administered nefariously, te the knowledge of all men, if he had net been sustained by a powerful ring of partners. He alone would net have been permitted to.peoket what has been stolen se brazenly. Who liave been his asso ciates may never be publicly known ; for no doubt they stand high in the Repub lican councils, and Mr. Garfield is net the man te cause their exposure, nis virtue lias sufficed te induce him te cut down Brady and abate the scandalous practices of the postal administration. Fer this let us be thankful te him and te the present postmaster general, whose efficient administration of the New Yeik posteffice gave assurance of his ability and disposition te abate the abuses of the higher pest which fortunately was placed in his charge. Ever since the era of Postmaster General Cresswell, the posteffice de partment has been a stench. That official is generally believed te have enriched himself by his connivance in straw bid ding. The science of peculation has advanced since his day, and under Brady the chief source of profit has been found in changing the terms of contracts, after they had been let' at ruinous rates te ring contractors, under the pretense of a ne cessity for an increased number of trips, and for greater speed; these require ments being accompanied with a greatly disproportionate increase of the contract price. Notwithstanding the notoriety of this abuse especially in certain routes fn the West, known as the Star routes, Congress has never found a way te put a step te it. Ne law could be passed which a dishonest official would net find a way te evade. It was net possible for the as sistant postmaster general te permit the government te be robbed without expos ing himself te criminal indictment ter collusion in the act ; and Brady has had te risk the penitentiary in doing his work. Doubtless he thought the risk slight in view of the geed company that he had with him in his beat ; and prob ably lie was right; We de net expect that he will be punished or even made te disgorge. He gees out of office dis graced ; but as he has staid in 'it under the same opprobrium, prepablythe only additional pang he new .suffers is in the less of the revenue than he no longer can filch. The New .Yerk Times makes a state ment of one of his operations, which shows hew his work was done. There is a mail route in an uninhabited coun try betweeen Mineral Park, Arizona, and Pioche, Nevada, for which a con tract was made, the conveyance being weekly and the mail matter amounting te about three letters a week. The con tract was taken at $2,900 for the year. The contractors employed another party te de the work for $4,700; deliberately suffering a less, of $1,800. Then they had the service made tri-weekly and the compensation increased te $22,300, giv ing $12,600 of this te their sub-contractor and turning their $1,800 less into a $9,700 profit. Then they had the service made daily, at a cost of $52,000, giving the man who did the work $2S,000 and increasing their profit te $24,000. These changes of service were made without the sub-contractor's knowledge and of course without necessity. This man, Jennings, found himself subject ed te heavy fines for net carry ing the expedited mail, which seems te have been his first knowledge that the change had been made. He went te Washington with ajretest signetr"by the citizens served by the -mail, declaring that the increased service was unneces sary, but of "course he made no progress towards convincing of that fact the pos tal officials who had made the arrange ment te serve net the citizens but them selves. ' Such bold stealing would mani festly be impossible if the thieves had net been strongly entrenched ; and that they were se the length of time during wbjch Bradyhas maintained himself in his place sufficiently demonstrates. The end has finally come, but we are sure we are net wrong in believlugthat Brady will be permitted te .go scot free with his booty. The New Yerk Journal of Commerce recites the results of ex-Secretary Sher man's attempt te make a law of his own for the valuation of imported sugars. The essay has proved conspicuously un successful. The United States courts ha-yf., decided thatthe secretary of the treawy' does net held the power tefcaage tbe laws-te: suit hie own ideas of - what they should be. He 'ebnadered the color test of the quality of sugats te be imperfect and directed rtbem te be appraised by the test of a special instrument. Possibly his test was tbe best, and possibly net ; but whether it was or was net, it was net the one, provided by statute and therefore h6 could set apply it, says the judge. This would seem te be clear ft. tethe erdinarymJid. BujfcMr. Sher man'ijsni ag'erdinijjry ijkindl He has teen accustomed te leek at things with a vision, of bis ewnV and tqtletermine their propriety upon a gauge 6( his own. Fer instance, he is believed- te have de cided for himself that government bends could only be properly sold through a syndicate which earned a commission, -and with which the moneys realized might innocently be left without interest while they were net wanted by the treasury ; and that it was proper for such syndicate te share the profit of such innocent arrangement with the secretary who was enlightened enough te permit it. Perhaps he might have seen the color of the sugar differently if he could safely and.prefitably have done, se. PERSONAL. The St. Leuis Pest-Dispatch, Dam., thiuks that if the Democrats of the Senate had the sagacity te nominate Geu. Grant as sergeant-at-arms they would seen break up the Riddleberger-Mahene scheme. Herace Binney, eldest son of the late Herace Binney, jr., and the eldest grand son of the first Herace Binney, died yes terday morning at his residence, Ne. 2,023 Spruce street, Philadelphia, in the -12(1 year of his aire. Fannie Louise Buckingham ("Mazep pa ") and her husband W. B. Pettit, en gaged in a street fight with a discharged actor named Lincoln D. Wright, at Bell villc, Illinois, Monday, in which the hus band was easily laid out and the woman, alone and unaided, vanquished the insolent fee. The Buckingham has a penchant for whipping people. Just before Artemus Ward died he had $12,000 or 815,000 in taibney, valuable jewelryand diamonds, all of which he ex pected would make his mother comfort able when he was geue. But she never leceived a cent, and net se much as a single relic. Previous te his death he had cleared the old homestead of debt, and had willed te his mother a small property at Yonkers, N. Y. What became of the rest his administrator could never find out. Themas Baker, the leader of the orch estra at Wallack's, who has been for some time living apart from his wife, is seeking, through a writ of habeas corpus, te get possession of his two children, which she had taken with her. lie says in his peti tien uiai ms wiie, te wnem lie was mar ried in 1870, is addicted te drink, and when intoxicated is abusive toward him. In October last, when he was sick with pneumonia, she threw him across the bed and nearly strangled him, and but for the assistance rendered by ethers he thinksshe would have seriously injured him. Last April he fled from her in fear of hit. life -and has since resided in a hotel. A banquet was tendered last night te ex-Senater William Pincknet.Wiiyte by the merchants el Baltimore, at which were present about 100 persons, including mauy of the principal merchants and busi ness men of the city. Gen. Geerge S. Brewcr presided, with Mr. Whyte en his right and the Hen. Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, en his left. The Hen. Jere miah S. Black and the Hen. Richard Vaux. of Pennsylvania, were also pi eseut. Remarks were made by Gen. Brewcr, Mr. Whyte, Mr. Black, and ethers. Tiie ban quet was one of the finest ever given iu the city, and was tendered as a mark of appreciation of the zeal of Mr. Whyte while m the Senate for the interests of Maryland and the city of Baltimore. The company was compesod alike of be; tical parties. h peli- IjATEST news by mail. . Hugh Gelding and Pablen Cyr, were drowned in Fish liver, N. B., while trying te cress en the ice. The steamer Mizpah, from Liverpool for Copenhagen, has gene ashore en the Skaw. Eleven persons were drowned. In Vicksburg, Frank Hughes, coleicd, shot and killed Benjamin Byrd, coleicd. for criminal intimacy with his wife. Judge Ress and wife were summoned te Brooklyn, N. Y.. yesterday, by a telegram serious illness of Mis. announcing the Ress' father. Owing te the illness of upwards of fifty of the mill hands in the employ of the Pottstown iron company workmen in some of the departments are very scarce. Base ball: At Washington, D. C Nationals, 2; Princetens, 1. At New Yerk Metropolitan, O; Tiey, 9. At Buffalo Buflales, 11 ; picked nine, 2. The Farmer' FrUnd, the grange advo cate of this state, gives Brether Lc Due a boost for retention as commissioner of agriculture. In Providence, R. I., Ernest A. Bleed, a young man, whose father resides in Chi Chi cepee, Mass., was feuud dead in his lodg ing, having taken poison. Jehn V. Ely, 27 years of age, was found hanging in an outhouse of an inn at Hills dale, N. J. Fer some time Ely had been suffering from the effects of alcoholism. In New Brunswick, N. J., Win. M. Van Sickle, CO years old, a well-known citizen, attempted suicide. He shot himself in the head at the base of the skull aud may net recover. Henry Butler, of Wolverhampton, Eng land, committed suicide en the Isaac Tripp tobacco farm, in Kingsten, Lu zerne county. . The cause assigned for the act is disappointed love. Dr. Geerge H. Larison, of Lambertville, N. J., who was the Greenback candidate for Congress last fall, has been presented by his iriends with a purse of $128. with which te purchase an artificial baud te replace that recently amputated. A farmer liviug near Marlboro. Cumber land county, N. J., attempted te commit suicide by taking two teaspoonfuls of Paris green. A physician was summoned as seen as the act was discovered, but he is in a precarious condition and it is net believed he can recover. Mayer Beatty's organ factory at Wash ington, Warren county, N. J., was stepped en Wednesday by a mammenth eel, which wriggled its way into the suction pipe aud partly shut off the supply of water for the boilers. The eel was captured and placed en exhibition in front of the fac tery. , A sanguinary engagement took place en Tuesday between seventeen battalions of Turks, under Dervisch Pasha, and the Albanians. The latter had attempted to te to step Dervisch's advance. After," sejreralH neurs ngucieg, eeiween l'rtstna ana res-; rend, Dervisch Pasha continued his march. Dervisch Pasha has .issued .proclamation aiuiuuuiuug MJau-ue tviu auppreaBau seal' tieus attempts and premising reforms. He exhorts the Albanians te return te duty. warning them that otherwise they will be treated with the greatest rigor as reikis. Charles Duffy, traveling salesman for Enes Richardson & Ce., manuiacturers of jewelry, of New Yerk, was robbed of $10,000.werth of geld chains at the Car Car Car rollten hotel, Baltimore. Mr. Duffy had been at the Carrollton for several days, LANCASTER JUILY 3. and"was preparfag te ee Jurtfcer,eeBth. About '7:30 o'clock be took hit jewelry stock and samples from tbe hotel safe te bis room te pack them in his - trunks. After packing them, without locking the trunks, he went down stairs te .the dining room te get a cup of tea. While there his room was entered by thieves, who carried off the tray of fine geld chains. THE MANDAMUS BICX. Governer Heyt Vetoes It and the Senate Sustain tbe Vete. The governor has vetoed the bill grant ing the right te courts of common pleas te issue writs of mandamus against state officers in the following message : Executive Chamber, Hakkisbure, ) April 21, 1881. $ Te the Senate and Heuse of Representatives : Gentlemen I herewith return without my approval Senate bill Ne. 213, entitled 'An act te enlarge the jurisdiction of the several courts of common pleas of the commonwealth in certain cases." The objects and purposes of this act are correct, and a lemedy such as is in tended and offered is needed te supply a defect in the law. I regret that this bill is net presented in such form as te enable me te give it my approval. The bill confers upon the several courts of common pleas of this commonwealth jurisdiction and power te issue writs of mandamus te all state etneers in the manner and according te the rules observ ed te the adoption of the present constitu tion." Under its previsions the executive and heads of departments may be summoned into district courts and compelled te con vey the records of the government neces sary for their defense away from the capi capi tel, where they may rightfully belong, at times when their absence might be injuri ous le public interests. In many years, indeed, since the ycai 1811, the wise policy of the state has been te confer upon the courts of the county iu which the seat of government is located, jurisdiction in all suits concerning the revenues aud ether matters of public con cern. Experience has proved the wisdom aud expediency of the laws conferring such jurisdiction, and no sufficient reason cau new be assigned for a change in this re gard. The act is further objectionable, because it extends aud ceufcrs upon the court of common pleas a jurisdiction te be exercised, in an undefined and uncertain manner, viz In the manner and ac cording te the rules observed and prac ticed by the supreme court of the com monwealth prier te the adoption of the present constitution." It is beyond the power of the General Assembly te extend or confer the previsions of a law by re ference te its title or in any ether methed than by re enacting and republishing se much thereof as may be extended or con ferred at length. Article 8, section 6, Con stitution. This act undertakes te confer generally upon the courts of common picas the power granted in auy act heretofore passed giving power te supreme court in cases of mandamus as wcll.as its power as a court of common law, 'and also limits such courts iu their practice te such rules as may have been observed iu the supreme court seven years age. The mischief meant te be remedied by the constitutional prevision quoted is ag gravated by legislation of this character. One purpose of the prevision was te pre vent the extension of laws in ignorance of tneir contents, scope and ettect by mere reference te their titles. By this act a body of rules is imposed upon courts without indicating iu the en actment their nature, centents, scope or applicability, and it is therefore believed te be within the principle of the case lately decided by the court of common pleas of Philadelphia, wherein the delinquent tax act was unconstitutional. This act, by its terms, -includes all state officers, and if the jurisdiction conferred may be exercised as the supreme court has heretofore practiced it, then it is net im possible that ihe court of common pleas of one county might assume te issue a mandamus te a judge of another county (he being a state officer)te compel the per formance of a ministerisl duty. Surely no such power was intended or ought te be conferred en courts of common pleas. The right te appeal from the decision of the inferior court in cases of this char acter ought net te be left in doubt. By the act of June 14, 1836, conferring a limited jurisdiction en the common pleas te issue writs of mandamus this right is expressly reserved. Whether the right te appeal provided for in the cases thciein specified would extend te these specified in this act may be open te argument and doubt. This act is further defective in that it ((provides no authority for serving the writ et mandamus beyond the limit of the county in which it is issued. If the desire of the law-making power is te confer the jurisdiction upon all the courts of the state, it ought te be made effective by giv ing them power te exercise it. Ne court except the supreme court has ever had the right te issue this high prerogative writ te a state officer. The jurisdistien hereto fore conferred en the common pleas is limited aud can only be exercised as te inferior officers within county limits. By reason of an oversight in the constitu tional convention the original jusidictien was taken away from the supreme court. Nothing is needed te remedy the defect but a method by which proper case may reach that tribunal for ultimate decision or appeal. Ne objection is known te exist te the enactment of a law conferring jurisdiction te issue the writ of mandamus te state officers (except judges) upon the courts of the county in which the seat of govern ment is located, and it is believed that no constitutional objections exist te such a law. The special powers and jurisdiction conferred upon the courts of Dauphin county in state matters by acts passed be fore and since the adoption of the new constitution have been sustained, both by the learned judges of that court and by the supreme court of the state, and large judgments have been recovered by the state under such acts. Therefore, no doubt is entertained as te the constitu tionality of such a measure. Fer the reasons stated I am constrained te withheld my approval of this act, and herewith return it te tlie Senate in which it originated. Henry M. Heyt. On the question, shall the bill pass Iinally, the objections of the governor not withstanding, the yeas and nays were called and resulted as fellows : Yeas Messrs. Alexander, Grady. Hero Here tor, Laird, McCracken. Mylin, Nelsen, Parker, Ress, Schnatterlyand Seamans Nays Messrs. Beggs, Cooper, Coxe, Davies, Emery, Everhart. Greer. Herr. Jenes, Kauffman, Keefer, Lantz, Lawrence, Lee, Newell, Newmyer, Norris, Reyburn, Sill, Smiley, Smith, Stewart. Themas, Upperman, Wolverton 25. Twe-thirds of all the senators net having voted in the affirmative the bill failed. Mr. Norris then, by permission, read in his place a bill granting te the court of common picas of Dauphin county the power te issue writs of mandamus en state officers and covering all objections urged against the original bill. It Might Be. Pittsburgh Times. The Old Politician was basking in the sun of Easter day and turning ever in thoughtful contemplation a colored Easter egg which his favorite grandson had brought him, when the Intelligencer man stepped in. te interview him. Lan caster Intelligencer. Yes, young man. But if you had called a few hours later you would have found the " cel- lOTLLlGENCEll,FilIDAY, APRIL 22, 188. ered Easter egg which his favorite grand, son had brought him " turning ever the O. P. STATE ITEMS. Neal Beyle was killed by a fall of rock in the Harleigh mine at Hazleton. The large factory of A. F. Jenes & Ce., in Erie, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. Less, $20,000 ; no insur ance. Hely Trinity Pretest-Hit Episcopal church, Nineteenth and Walnut streets, Philadelphia, was consecrated yesterday by the Right Rev. William Bacen Stevens, D. D. LL. D., bishop of the diocese. The beard of public charities has decid. ed te postpone the matter of the removal of Blasius Pisterius from the Eastern pen itentiary until the state has provided suit able accommodations for criminals of his cli stFS&c t r In Philadelphia, Frank O'Neill, aged 3, was killed by a street car ; Elizabeth Mil ler, aged 7, drowned in the river ; Simen Leng, aged 4, had his arm crushed under a car. Jacob Dinteman, an old resident of Goldsboro, Yerk county, committed sui cide by hanging yesterday. He had been ailing for some time, and two years age was detected in a similar attempt by his wife, and his purpose frustrated. Samuel Heffeld, aged about 40 years, a farmer residing near Point Pleasant, Bucks county, committed suicide by shoot sheet ing himself in the neck with a shotgun. His head was almost entirely severed from his body. It is a living issue up in Ferest county whether a squire shall write and make out the piobate for a let of fox scalps all for one fee or whether he shall make separate probates and uet his V cents fee in each case. The "slander slingers" are in het contreversy''over it. The managers of the Ontario & West ern railroad have in contemplation the building of a branch which will leave the main line near the Shawangunk tunnel, run down the Neversink valley, cress the Delaware into Pike county at Pert Jarvis, continue down the river and thence te the coal regions, crossing the Delaware, Lack awanna & Western at the Delaware Water Gap. The construction of this read would make a new and quick route te Philadel phia and a short coal route te Bosten and Nsw Yerk. Te his deferred bend subscribers Presi dent Gewen says : " The ' decision of the circuit court of the United States adverse te the issue of deferred inceme bends in their present form, necessitates the issue of the bend without the irredeemable fea ture and embracing an obligation by the company te pay the principal ; and as such change, in my opinion, improves the character of the security, I advise all sub scribers and scrip-holders te retain their right te the bends in the new form, a copy of which will shortly be forwarded te each allettee." The Chambcrsburgjail, which was one of the worst anywhere, has had a new wine put te it, a four story brick building 08 feet long, 56 feet wide, and 30 feet in height, te the reef. In its construction there were used 598.800 bricks, CO. 000 feet of lumber, 268 perches of stone and' 88 tens of iron : in the latter amount is net in cluded the plumber's pipe, and the heat ins apparatus. The total cost of the new building and repairs te the old are $30, 637.84, and the plans were drawn by F. E. Davis, of Baltimore, architect, of the new school houses in Lancaster. TUMBLED INTO A TORRENT. A Terrible Accident te a Railroad Train. At 5 o'clock yesterday morning the night express which left Clinten, Iowa, west ward bound, en the Reck Island division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad breke through the trestle ever the Morcdesia river, near Albany, 111. The river, which is a perfect torrent, deated off two of the cars. Eugiuccr West and the fireman (a resident of Frccpert, but name unknown) went down in the cab, and nothing has been seen since of the men or locomotive. The rest of the train men escaped with slight injuries. There were eleven passen gers in the forward car, including a man aud boy, residents of Piuc River, Wis., enroute for Omaha ; a woman and two children, who bearded the train at Savan nah for Reck Island ; Dr. D. W. Lundy, of Albany, and five ethers, whose destina tion was unknown. Of these two men jumped ashore as the floating cars passed the abutment of the wagon bridge, which went out Wednesday. Anether man made a leap, but fell back aud was drowned. The woman aud one child and the boy from Pine River were taken off the reef of the car after it ledged at the island aud the six ether passengers, including the man from Pine river, the little child of the woman aud Dr. Lundy, were drowned. There were only three passengers in the sleeper, and they together with the colored porter climbed out of the rear end of the car and escaped uninjured. The wounded have been made comfortable at a hotel. The lady mentioned is prostrated by the shock. Twenty beats are at work in a pouring rain searching for bodies and picking up baggage. All the bodies are believed, however, te be washed out. A hole has been cut in the reef of the baggage car and some of the baggage has been taken out. The shore for eight miles is lined with people looking for tokens of the wreck. A KING STEAL IN CHICAGO. Emulating the Example of Tweed in New xem. The Chicago Times publishes a four col umn expose of stealing in connection with the building of the county half of the city and county buildings, amounting te from $400,000 te $500,000. It says the system of robbing began with the organization of a ring in 1872, consisting of Jehn M. Arm strong, James J. Egan and Clem Pcrielat. The latter was the moneyed man of the triumvirate, and advanced the funds with which the commissioners and contractors were te be "taken care of." On Egan's se curing the position of architect of the buildings, the three were te share equally his income. The written agreement te this effect being extant, Egan failed te keep his premise, and, through Arm strong's dissatisfaction, the inner history of Chicago's costly municipal bnildings has leaked out. What was known as the " Bear Club ' was organized by the ring, and the books of this ring show that $112,000 was distributed among the ring and 12 commissioners. About five years age a number of sub-rings were formed, the Hinsdale Deyle granite company being concerned in one, and P. J. Sexten, the contractor, in another. The estimated cost of the county hall of the buildings was $1,250,000, and up te date $2,500,000 has been expended. . The system adopted was te let the contracts en one set of plans, and then furnish the contractor with another set calling for inferior work, the difference te be divided among the architect ring, contractor and commissioners. On a con tract for a- supply of cut sene alene, the steal amounted te sm,uuu en iron work $27,000, en wainscoting $8,000, and en cordage and pulleys $2,500. Sexten secured the contract for furnishing fireproof concrete cement for the floors and in place of some speci fied ingredients he put such fireproof ma terial as shavings and blocks of weed. In the original a dome was included, which was te reach a height only overtopped by St. Peter's at Reme. Sexten's bid for the contract for the county's half of the dome was $20,000, and there was a trust worthy bid of $17,000. The bids were re jected, and Sexten received $71,000 for the work en the rotunda, which is te take the place of the dome. Egan still holds the position of architect and Armstrong claims .that Sexten's stealings amount te ever 9223,000. -The Times premises te publish mere startling developments. .Tnandcrta Connecticut. The powder mill at West Stratford, Conn., owned by the Metal'ic cartridge company, exploded yesterday morning. There were about 1,000 kegs of powder in the building. Houses about the city were badly shaken and much glass was broken. The explosion is supposed te have been caused by tbe rifle sheeting of two men in the vicinity, one of whom standing about 100 yards away was badly cut about the head. The damage about the city is esti mated at $5,000. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. OBITUARY. Heath of Mr. Mary T. Dungan. Mrs. Mary T. Dungan, relict of the late Wm. Duncan, a well-known citizen of Eden township, hasdiedatthe residence of Mr. Jere Eeene in this city. She was a lady of refinement and was a native of Harford county, Md. (her maiden name bciug Prigg), and a sister of the late Themas Prigg, of this city. She was the third wife of the late Wm. Dungan and leaves no children. Henry F. Bewman; The subject of this sketch was the son of the late Rev. Jacob and Maria Bewman. His father was a Meunonite preacher and the family resided in Strasburg township, narry was born in tbe borough of Stras burg en September 9, 1852. After the death of his father, his mother and family moved te this city. Fer years he has been in the jewelry establishment of H. Z. Rhoads & Bre., and was an excellent workman and a young man of geed judg ment and fiue ta&te in that most particular of mechanical pursuits. As a draughts man aud designer we have often had oc casion te notice his fine work. On Thurs day morning, 14th iust., he took sick with an illness of typhus character and his friends were greatly shocked te hear of his death from internal hemorrhage this morning at the home of his mother en Shippen street, lie also leaves two sis ters and a brother, Ezra F., the well-known jeweler. He will be buried en Saturday afternoon at Longenecker's Reformed Mcnnenite meeting house. As a salesman and skilled jeweler in the large house with which he was se-long connected, and as one of the most popular young gentlemen in Lancaster society. "Harry" Bewman was widely known aud a great favorite. He was a leading spirit iu social circles and every kind of festivi ties of refined society. His death has caused very general mourning, and bis less will -long be. felt by friends who will keep his memory green. He was member of the Lancaster beat club, of the ritlc team, aud of the Empire fire company, the latter holding a special meeting this even ing te te take action regarding his death. Other Heath. Mr. Daniel Danner, a highly respected citizen of Manheim borough, has departed his life in the 78th year of his age. Mr D. had for a number of years carried en successfully the turning business, but of late, owing te deelining health, relinquish ed bis vocation and lived a retired lite. Mrs. Susan Ehrman, widow, residing near Lit itz, died at 6 o'clock en Thursday morning, aged about 64 years. She suf fered from a pulmonary disease, which, together with old age, brought en death. Mrs. Peter Keath, of White Oak, Peen township, died of congestion of the liver. She was almost 70 years of age, but was in the enjoyment of geed health until last Friday night, when she was attacked with the above disease. She will be buried to morrow. Jehn M. Bickel, who died en Wednes day last at his residence at Morten, Dela ware county, in the 72d year of his age, was state treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1850 te 1831, having been elected as a Democrat. The Philadelphia papers nete the death there en Thursday of Mrs. Elijah Pugb, formerly of the Gap, this county. She will be buried in West Chester te-morrow. A dispatch from Nice, Italy, conveys the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Thursten in that city last night. Mrs. Thursten was the daughter of Dr. Henry Ceppec, of Lehigh university, and the wife of 3lr. W. W. Thursten, vice president of the Bethlehem iron company. She leaves four little boys. Mr. IIurd'R Brether In Town. Mr. Geerge Hurd, who resides iu Scar Scar Scar bere, Ga., 70 miles above Savannah and 60 miles below Augusta, reached Laucaster this morning from his home. He is a brother of the late Luther J. Hurd, who met a violent death at the Grape hotel, this city, aud he comes here te leek after the prosecution in the case of the cem'th. vs. Wm. B. Finney. Mr. Hurd expects his brother Edward en from the East by every train and will take no decisive steps in the matter until after consultation with him. Besides these two, Mr. Hurd had another brother and four sisters. Tlie family originally came fiem Springvale, Yerk county, in the southeastern part of Maine, where his brother still lives. Mr. Geerge Hurd, a very iitelligent and strongly common sense. man, is merchandising in Scarboro, and has lesided in the Seuth for 34 years, making ficq'ucnt visits te his old home, the last one se late as the summer of 1880, when he saw Ins deceased brother. The news of the latter's death only reached him after his burial, his brother Edward sending him a full account of the tragic affair taken from the Bosten Herald, te which it was telegraphed from this city en the day of Mr. Hurd s death. Besides the property found among his effects here the late Mr. Hurd left some estate. His brothers are only anxious that exact justice be done in the adminis tration of the law. Since the above was iu type Mr. Hurd has received a telegram stating that his brother cannot ceme en here at present. He will likely go te Bosten te confer with his kinsfolk there Mr. 3Ieran, who originally came te Lan caster with Hurd, is also in town te day. The Herzeg- Shtfw. Fulton hall was packed last nii;ht. There were 160 mere tickets sold than there were seats down stairs. The people who wouldn't go upstairs and consequent ly had te stand might have been comfort ably seated and seen the same show in the afternoon, or at any afternoon mati nee. By Mr. Herzeg's kind invitation the Children's Heme boys and girls were there yesterday and greatly enjoyed it. Te-morrow there will be a new feature in a skilled Punch and Judy showman. Admiral Det, who is with the Herzeg museum, is 21 years old and a perfect lit tle gentleman. He used te be with the Liliputian opera company, which disband ed because, he tells us, one of the little men " drank tee much." Maj. Atom, who is 10 years old, and only weighs 15 pounds,has his father and mother traveling with him te take care of him. They are full-sized and geed looking people. Little Jewel, aged 17, is a Louisville, Ky., young lady and her sister is with her. The big man of the company weighs ever 500 and when he and Admiral Det train together and sing their military and mu sical duets it is a sight. The little people eat about as much as children, but Colonel Orr has an err-ful appetite. Prof. Sawyer can bring mere -music out of his finger bowl glasses than Orp"heus could with his stone and stump-charming lyre. The Reman students are skilled and exquisite musicians. Their dress is picturesque and their execution perfect. The people who don't go te see this show because it is " cheap " may rest assured that the only cheap thing about it is the price of admission. r fife- Xbe Trn r Once.'V-. The Xraminer say's lt when itftefcl the truth ler once - it expected te be paid 3ccU ter it. . Its expectaties was gratuiteM ail unwarranted, but Itlt. cannot be indueed'te tell the tratti for -oOTt-fer ether c4B8ldera c4B8ldera tien, these whe love te read the truth Will find it in tin IxTEUiQEXCER for ten cen's a week. ISTEIXIGElkCKK. This is a very small matter te be ban dying words about. But when the Junier of the Intelligencer sent the advertise ment, in his own handwriting, te the bu siness office of the examiner, with the request te have it inserted, he was either drunk or a feel te suppose he was get ting it , inserted as, ,a . complimentary editorial, netice." If 'our expectatkm te te be paid 'for it is "gratuitous and unwarranted," he will perhaps have the opportunity of. giving his reason why he thought he had a claim en its. for a "j free"' puff. If he thinks his passing off his own written advertisement as a voluntary puff of the Examiner ' was a great feat of edi torial genius, he had better restrain his great mind or it may earn for him a straight jacket. It is net powerful enough te stand the strain of another such feat. Examiner. Much addicted te inebriety as the "Junier of the Ixielugencek " is, heiss assujtl:by competent judges thafchewaa soeer wneu ne sent te an auacne e mc Examiner specially "in his ewu hand writing" a paragraph distinctly marked ' lnn-ll " nritll nrk titliAt- rafiilaut tt littya h inserted because this attache of the Ex aminer had a few minutes before coolly sent an advertisement te thispflcc marked I "local," which, having no idea of publish ing it as "local" andne ether instructions, we consigned te the waste basket, as we ex pected the Examiner attache would de with ours. His love for the truth for once rese superior te his business instructions and he published it, as "local" we fairly pre sumed, since se marked it was'scnt te him. If the proprietor of the Etaminer wants te bandy words about it we refer hi in te his attache who was sober and sensible for once. Meantime the Commedore should "take something" for the infirmi ties of temper which be se painfully mani fests of late. A COUNTY FAIR. Dr. Greene Wants tne People te Help the lreject. Dr. C. A. Greene, who was appeiuted by the local agricultural society, chairman of a committee te get up a ceuuty fair has issued the following appeal te all who are or ought te bu interested in such a pro ject : "The citizens of Lancaster county and this city who are interested iu holding a grand fair of the farming and industrial interests of the county are-requested te meet in the spacious reading room at the Stevens house, en ' Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, April 27, te appoint committees te act in concert with the Agricultural aud Horticultural society in showing next fall en our fair grounds, the great resource of this favored spot of Pennsylvania. The exhibits will be shown under tents and buildings te be prepared for the occasion. - " Every farmer ?nd citizen will be as tonished at the wealth and manufactures, and it is expected that all of the citizens will take held with willing hands te make it tbe grandest exhibition ever held of our agricultural and horticultural products, of our numerous cattle, horses, bulls, cows, mules, heifers, sheep, hogs, poultry, &c. ; also of all the various manufactures of every kind here produced. " On each day of the fair there will ha exhibited in a ring prepared for the occa sion, a cavalcade iu which each farmer can show his animals te advantage for the benefit of the thousands of visitors. Hun dreds of animals will be in this immense ring at one time led or driven by their owners or attendants. There will prob ably be the largest exhibition of poultry ever brought together in Pennsylvania, containing fancy fowls from ether coun ties and states. The details and premium list will be published as seen as the com mittees can prepare them. At the last meeting of the Lancaster county agricul tural society this matter was well discussed and a committee of three were appointed te make the preliminary arrangements." Among Old I'rlends. Mr. Jehn J. Hambright, formerly of this city, but for the past sixteen years engaged in the drug business in Chicago, arrived in Lancaster yesterday afternoon en a brief visit te his friends and relatives East. Mr. Hambright, who is a brother et our well-known townsman Washington i. Hambright, Pennsylvania railroad ticket agent, reperts things flourishing in the great Northwestern metropolis, where during his residence he has thrived se ma terially, and he mcutieus with great satis faction the success that is atteuding the fortunes of all the Lancasterians new en gaged in business in that city. They arc all apparently en the high read of prosper ity, and while their thoughts frequenty turn with pleasure te their old home in the East they de net feel any inclina tion te sever the ties formed in the new, where they are progressing se satis factorily. 3Ir. Hambright says there is a great demand for labor in Chicago, with remunerative compensation, and all branches of trade are in an encouraging condition. He proposes, however, te shortly make "a new deDarture. andi te move still further westward, having com pleted arrangements te engage in the wholesale furniture business with his brother-in-law in San Francisce. He will remove thither en the 5th-ef May, and the cordial geed wishes of his many friends in this locality, which be has always held during his residence in Chicago, wjlf at tend him in his sojourn te the-far-off gold en shores of the Pacific. Mr. Hambright will remain in Laucaster about a week. A Beantlfel Badge. The members of the Lodge'ef Perfection of the Masonic fraternity in this city have had manufactured for presentation te Mr. Wm. J. Fc-rdbey, whose recent departure en a trip arennd the world has been noted in these columns, a splendid geld badge as a testimonial of their esteem. The main portion comprises a section of hose with branch pipe and fire thorn pendenWbcIeWr it. The inscription "Lancaster, tlfenaa. Fire Department" is- engraved npen tire hose. A pair of hooks crossed, a ladder, fire hat and axe complete the device indicative of Mr. Fordney's services as a fireman and chief of the de partment. " Wm. J. Fordney " is inscribed in raised letters upon the pin, below which is an eagle with outspread wings, and from this depends a piece with the word "Chief" in'railed letters.' UpeatUe back of the pin is the inscription' "-Lancaster Ledge of Perfection te P. T.? P.'Gi Master Wm. J. Fordney, April 11, 1881." The badge is a very skillfully wrought and ar tistic piece of workmanship, and is from the jewelry house of Edw. J. Zahm by whom it was manufactured in atyittfparts. It will certainly prove a very acceptable gift te Mr. Fordney who will carry it around the world with him. It will be forwarded te him at Chicago. J' .vZni l.-..- W5 " i T Jeb Bennwhe was arrested in Phila delphia and has been confined in jail here en an attachment for .costs,' says the ac count published e'f his escape from Denutv SlieriflT flti-inerwlip'n fine armstnl "iru fin. I Sheriff StrineTwhcn first arrested was fie-, IIMOUB. Us niya MUM niicu uu auu yjuaxuzy get te 13th arid Vine street a policeman told bin? he could net be taken out of the city for costs' and he insisted en -going, te an alderman's te see if Strine's papers were right. , Charley left him, and he sup posed the proceedings would net bear I legal investigation ; he denies all about the sheeting, &c. Thus sayeth Jeb. ?, "3 i iuKr FKOCEEDIftUS. 1 The ilrs Wttk of Quarter Mnateaa. - 4 xnursqaiAMTternoen. Cem'th vs. Thes. - " eniua.awaic ana battery. This case grew ont-ef a riot at Kauffman's hotel, at Robrerstewu, some time age, a full ac- count or which appeared in the Intelli- . eenceu. The prosecutor was Jehn Heed, colored. He testified that ea this day he was at Kaulfirian! diettf graft' imad a fxieiuLuanied Kilceynu cams te the hotel and rai.Ned a row ; the bartender asked, witness te remain there and assist him te keen order ; after that Smith bantered ,hird;fi)Taihf aMStjhKkaira in 'the jaw several' tiaici:. The tfefensa was that this Smith, who was seated en a bagatelle table ; Heed hit him several times aud bit a portion df his ear1 off.' Several witnesses testified th.it the defendant was" a peace able man. The commonwealth ;in! rebuttal called witnesses te prove that Smith 'was a quar relsome ln.ui when drunk. The jury ren-' dered a veidict of net guilty with the costs te be equally divided between the parties. Cem'th v. Walter Marshbank, Albert Reideub.ich and Geerge Kemp. The de fendant j ui'iu -charged with malioiens mischief. It was shown by the testimony that the old lurk infill, which situated a short distance east 'of the city, arid is the property of the AVeikingraan's building aud Ie.tu as.viciatien, has been greatly in jured by boys breaking the windows, &a. Twe boys testified that they saw Marsh bank and Reiilenbach threw steues at the wiudews and against . the doers of this building: The commonwealth abandoned the case as te Kemp, net having sufficient evidence te sustain it. Tbe defense of the ether boys was that the injury te the building was done by tramps and net by them. The jury found Marshbank and Reidoo Reideo Reidoe bach guilty, but recommended them te the rinfrcy of the court. ' Cem'th v. Jehn Scherff. The defendant was charged with pointing a pistol at Mary lloekinycr. The presecutrix testified that en March 21, the defendant came te where .she was living at He. 21!) Lime street, for the purpose of dispossessing her. He pulled a pistol without her having done anything te him and pointed it at her. Si!c:c.iincd "murder," aud Schcril then put the pistol back iu his pocket. Anether witness testified that Scherff tried te get in the heuse and when he did se the presecutrix struck him in the lace ; he then pulled his revolver but did net point it The dcieiihu was that the accused was at the house for a lawful purpose, having a writ te di.-p'Hsc.-s her ; he only pulled his pistol alter iMiug assaulted for the purpese of frightening Mrs. Boekmycr. The jury rcndeii'd a erdict of guilty. Cem'th vs. Jehn Heed, colored, may hem and assault and battery. This case grew outef the Roluerstewu fight also. Heed was charged with biting a piece of Tlminai Smith's ear off en the 7th of March. Smith testified that" upon this day he went into Kauffman's hotel when he was knocked oil a bagctelle table by Heed, who bit off a piece of his ear. Heed was also charged with assault and battery by Augustus Kilceync who swere that he knocked him down and beat him. The defense was that Heed did net touch Kilceync nor did he bite the car of Smith off. Kilceynu received his in juries fie:n the hands of the bartender. On trial. Friday Morning. Tha trial et Jehn Heed, uhaigerf with mayhem in biting off an ear of Themas Smith, and- for assault aud batterv upon Augustus Kilceync, was resinned this morning. The defense of fered "additional testimony te show that the prosecutors began the 'fight. Heed denied having bitten the car of Smith and claimed that the two men received their ether injuries from him (Heed) while he was pruti-i'ting the house. The jury ren dcrcil .t vi-idict of net guilty in the may hem exx with costs te be equally divided between the prosecutor, Themas Smith, aud defendant. In the assault and battery case Heed was acquitted and the prose cutor. Augustus Kilceync, te pay the costs. Cem'th vs. David Hauck, burglary. The evidence showed that the smoke house of David GielV, in Earl township, was broken open en the night of April 5:h when four shoulders aud live hams were stolen. The thieves effected an entrance by removing a sash from tlie kitchen window. Constable Bewman testified that he had a warrant te search for meat which was stolen from Mr. Greff; he employed Jacob Lewery and Maitie Buzz ud te watch around the Welsh mountains as be thought the meat would b.j scci cted by the thieves ; Buzzard, watched Hauck aud he saw him carry something from his house and hide it un der a stone in the Welsh mountains; he in in feiuicd the elliccr aud they went te the place and found a shoulder which Mr. Greff identified as his property. .The defense called the mother of Hauck who testified that upon the night of the burglary her son was net at home. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Sen tenced te two years imprisenmeni at hard labor. Themas Median, Jeb Bcnn and Lewis "Wiltmyer, who were in prison for costs ; were discharged under the iuselvent law. The cases of Eliza Dennelly and Harry Rogers charged with keeping a bawdy house, were continued. A verdict. of net guilty was-takcu in the oase'uf J;inc4 Uuyd .charged With false pretense, the s'tatutc? of limitations bar ring out the prosecution. The grand jury returned the following bills : ' r . , r True bills Wm. li. Finney, first count involuntary manslaughter, second count voluntary manslaughter; II. Celeman Knrtz, ue'tilerry Jonas Minnich, false pretense : Win. Lewery ct al., conspiracy te break jail ; Jehn G)edliart and Daniel sE. Buchtei-, fornication and 'bastardy : Nathan Altlieiibc, fraud ; Jehn Merau, tramp. Ignored Jcssie 3Iiller, keeping a dis orderly house, with county for costs. 1 ' ' lirHL J T11K COMING ClttCOB. A Hit; Day xpeeted Te-morrow. If this line weather keeps up te-morrow will h : "PilU'St." First, nf Anril nn.I 'Easter .Urtfdfr an rolled late'paVki this iirnu. x uj uninuiu-uviiuuu CIICU IiaS been well advertised and the country peo ple are ceaiiug.. Our streets-will, be filled with people and a gala day will begit: early in the morning. Saturday is available for holiday purposes aayhew, and tlie towns-folk, boys aud girls, clergy anujajmen, will take advautagc of it te sae-thcjpageaut and "leek at the animals." Aa&amtrm's is the enl'drqw billed for .Lancaster! this seaseii iit; is iwfeil jwe are etting:tliebestoethioad Tar although Barnum has often humbugged the people, he is in the geed company of Hutchinson and Bailey lliu time and the" combination has received high praise wherever it has appeatcdi carrying of the palm in that most critical of circus cities Baltimore. The New Yerk papers pronounce this the "ideal circus' and nothing is nearer and dcarer.te the great American public than -.tacircu-s-ZJ he eavalcaue-Oi eiepuaaia; tue extent andjvariety of-ithwraaaageriog -Aha exciting mclaige ef'cqaestrian and vacrC batic '-events " such as never were before excelled or even approached - tbe attend - lance of Tem Thumb and his wife and Chan?, the Chinese riant Z the steer that fires a pistol ; the spangled gymnasts and clown ; the wonderful black repe, perform crs; the woman with the iron Jaw; the Japanese jugglers; the trained band of elephants dancing en inverted ice cream freezers;, the nettled chargers dashing through fiery rings ; the bare back riders, and a hundred ether features that include
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