V LANCASTEIUUIL? IjNXBLLIGENCEK, MONDAY, APKIL25, 1881. .Lancaster intelligencer. MONAT EVENING, AFBL St. 1981. Mr. tiewea's Great Speech. Mr. Ge wen, en Saturday evening, held iu rapt attention an audience which died the Philadelphia Academy of Music, talking about the affairs of his railroad, company. , He brought bis heaieTSinie'fulisymnathy with himself and prevedth'at he was an orator of the very first order. Mr. Gewen . has great qualities which naturally have-attracted te him the admiration and sympathy of all men. He is. as bold brave and honest auaiasiverliTed. J-IW'e taijewnb one new en .Qie tbeahft of .the world who stands forth se pre-eminently esteemed for courage, truth and honesty, and se capable of commanding' the minds of menrby the eloquence ethis tongue'. (HJe possesses the great advantage as' an ora tor of speaking from bis heart the con victions which he profoundly enter tains ; and of speaking them te men who knew that he honestly entertains them and is, inspired by no sinister aim. That Mr. Gewen always has an audience which has this sort of confidence in him, accounts in a large measure for the warmth with which he is constantly greeted auditor the, great effect of what he says. He is a man of the kind whom men worship and will blindly fellow. He believes in himself te a degree rarely paralleled by a man of equal ability te make ether men see as he does. His success is net therefore astonishing, even considering his falla cies and failures. In his present contest he has the geed will of everyone everyone at least out side the small set of men who are oppos ing him for a selfish purpose because every one recognizes that however great have been Mr. Gewen's errors in the past management pf the Reading com pany, in its present exigencies his trans cendent abilities are just the sort it needs te resurrect it. There is a general belief that the opposition te iiim is made up of these who have a selfish interest in wrecking the company, and engineered by lawyers who have been attracted as the buzzards are drawn te the carcass te be fed. A dead creature is j ust the ki nd such men need for their fatness, and a sick one is the sort they fleck around. Mr. Gewen spoke with great severity of these men, but certainly with none tee great. Every person of decent instincts must wish that the troubles of this read should cease and that a speedy settlement should be had of the legal difficulties. The fact is ascertained that the majority of the stockholders sustain Mr. Gewen ; yet ia face of this the op posing lawyers undertake te set up as president a vice president of Mr. Gould's Texas & Pacific read, through the force of a technical election by a third of the stock, which should net in honesty be taken advantage of aud which cannot in the long run be of any avail. Mr. Gewen makes serious charges against the honor of these lawyers, who charged hini with trickery in net holding the annual elec tion in January, when the trickery seems te have been en the ether side ; for it seems that the clients, the McCalments, agreed te this postponement, and that Mr. Gewen remained in Europe in con sequence. It seems that the smart law yers ever en this side have been taking advantage of the weakness of their cli ents away across the water and have been doing pretty much as they pleased. The conclusion is that they havelxes of their own te grind, and that the inter ests of their clients de net wholly guide them. There seems te be in their movements the evidence of a strong hidden hand. The general opinion has been that Mr. Gewen's financial scheme is a geed one for the stockholders and the surprise has been that he found moneyed men willing te take the' defer red bends. Yet he says that he was offered within a week in Londen ten times as much money as he wanted. He gets in here a very enjoyable and pregnant reflection upon bankers' syndi cates, which are paid fat commissions for acting as agents in disposing of bends that sell of themselves. The govern ment of the United States has employed these syndicates ; and Mr. Gewen's tes timony of the ease with which he ber rowed ten times as much as wanted for a bankrupt railroad in less that a week will emphasize the -popular opinion that Secretary Sherman's syndicates were or ganized only te filch from the govern ment for the benefit of the favored ring. Naturally, Mr. Gewen thinks, he was net in favor with bankers. Teny Drex el advised the Londen people that Mr. Gewen was net much of a business man ; which proves, if it is a sound opinion, that it don't take much capacity te be a banker which we have often suspected iu con templating Teny's success for cer tainly Mr. Gewen's borrowing capacity shows that he would have been a very valuable member of a banking syndi cate. Mr. Gewen is very much disposed te kick at the Pennsylvania railroad mana gers whom he seems te have found te be a set of liars and thieves. With his experience of their treachery as he details it, it is net surprising that he is indisposed te accept President Roberts's assurance that the company has taken no band in a movement te se cure the control of the Reading. Mr. Gewen firmly believes that its friends are the little niggers in the woodpile, and his suspicion is certainly strongly sustained by the complexion of the men who are actively at work against what seems te be the real interest of the Read ing company, and who have gene te Tem Scott and Jay Gould's Texas & Pa cific railroad company te get some sort of a peer creature- te de duty for the present as their choice for the Heading's head. Th' grand jury has discovered that under existincr laws it is euite possible for evil-disposed beards of directors at the prison and poorhouse te meLTSinT them corruptly, te plunder the public and te cover their tracks. There can be no doubt of the authenticity of this an nouncement. Moreover, experience has taught hew liable the dominant party in this county is te elect te these places just the men who will take advantage of their opportunities te abuse them. A better system1 is required as well as bet ter men than generally administer that from which the tax-payers new suffer. i m MINOB TOPICfa. Tue. Vermont M. E. conference has un animously agreed- net te marry divorced parties, except the innoeentone, where the cause of divorce is adultery. Beb Ixoebsell says that Providence erignally made oysters with legs and after wards took them efif, knowing that the people of Delaware would starve te death before they could run te catch anything. Give the new district attorney his due ! He disposed of his business last week with commendable dispatch, and of 149 cases en the list finished up all but 20. Of these 9 were fornication and bastardy cases net yet ready for trial ; 5 cases returned with in the week, and went ever under the ten day rule, and the three cases against the Tripples and the Finney manslaughter cases, the importance of which only ne cessitates a special term iu May. Rev. Mr. Talmage in his Eabtcr sermon ou the text "Consider the lilies." with characteristic exuberance of imagination and efflorescence of language, exclaims, 'Consider theazaleas, consider the fuchsias, consider the geraniums, consider the ivy, consider the hyacinth, consider tbc helio tropes, consider the oleanders." And he might, thinks the Washington Republic, have said, "consider the squash, consider the gourd, consider the cabbage-bead." In the hope of overtaking falsehood in its seven-leagued beets, some one signing himself "Audever" has sent a letter te the Hartferd Cem ant denying explicitly the assertion that the twin brothers caught in a burglrry at Andover were in any sense, present or prospective, theolog ical students. They were members of Phillips academy, the celebrated prepara tory school for colleges, aud had net the remotest connection with the theological seminary in the same town. Furthermore, they never professed piety or even a re ligious belief. Their creed was avowed, blatant infidelity, and they had already begun te excite the suspicion of their teachers and the disapproval of their schoolmates. The present season has becu remarkable for the beauty of the skies and the con junctions and evolutions e( the stellar bodies. The New Yerk Sun, which of course speaks in astronomy with parental authority, wants it understood that the parade is net yet dismissed. The planets that have disappeared from the evening sky will in a few weeks brighten tlie early morning hours, aud repeat witu variations in the cast the performances that proved se popular when they were starring it in the west. In tbe meantime these whom the astrologers have caused te tremble with the fear that the planets arc playing a tragedy that means woes te mankind may calm their minds while they wipe their glasses against the rising of the cur tain ler tue second act. I he players in this celestial drama may be trusted net te fire any wads into the parquet. Eliuu Yale, the early patron of the great college which bears his name, was an American, but died in Londen and was buried in the churchyard at Wrexham, in Neith Wales. Many years age. the origi nal slab that covered his remains was re placed by another stone aud has remained ever since in the possession of a Mr. Edis- bury of Wrexham. That gentleman has recently availed of a visit of an American, Mr. Hugh Hamilton, te transmit the ori ginal stone, with its quaint inscription, te the authorities of Yale college. It tells its story thus : ' Bern in America, in Europe bred. In Alrica traveled. :in! in Asia veil. Wlicre long lie lived and thrived ; in Londen dead. Much geed, some ill lie did ; se hope nil's -vcn And that his soul thre' mercy's gene te Heaven. Yeu that survive and read this tale, take care Fer thin most certain exit te prepare. Where blest in peace, the actions et the just Smell sweet and blossom in the silent dust." It is time stern measures were taken against insurance farming, 'by which wicked men take heavy speculative risks en these about te die and even get an in terest in the death of healthy men that is net geed for public morals or personal safety. The recent newspaper excitement and the bloody crime and bloodier expia tion in Lebanon seem te have had no ef fect te step the traffic. It is extending from Eastern Pennsylvania into ether states. Recently several aged persons died in Frederick county, Md., en whose lives policies for several theusaud dollars had been issued only a few months previ ous te death, -and up te this time tbc amount of insurance obtained by residents of Frederick county en the lives of persons ranging in age from 60 te 83 years will probably aggregate between two and three millions of dollars. One company has secured policies te the amount of about $800,000. A number of agents, arrived in Reading from Harrisburg, had intended te ' work " the Berks county almshouse, but when they learned that there were abfjf t forty-five cases of mall-pox there they visited the Schuylkill county poor peor poer houso aud took out policies at the rate of $50,000 a day en aged and infirm paupers. Each pauper is premised $2- per month for each 81,000 insured. Henry Berger, aged 85, was insured for $5,000. He receives, or is premised, $10 per month. The policy was at once transferred or assigned te a coal operator, and he pays all assess ments and charges, set that when the aged pauper dies the coal operator draws the money from the company. Tire Vitubnrgli Murderers Sentenced. In Pittsburgh, Cook Hall, who killed Emma Fester at Maud Chester's bagnio, and was convicted of murder in the second degree, was sentenced te twelve years' im prisonment in the western penitentiary. He made a speech te the court denying all knowledge of the crime, and asserting that up te the fatal night he had enter tained the kindliest feelings for the mur dercn woman. Patrick MeNamee, who killed Thcmas Haney, who was at McNamee's house was convicted or muruer in tne secena degree. He was sentenced te the penetentiary for some ex- tenuating circumstances in his case. The Eeening Chronicle, of Pottsville, enters en its seventh volume, one of the best, most popular and most successful dailies in the state. Leng life andeoed fortune te it. , PERSONAL. President Gawield will be .one pf the guests at the marriage of Whitelaw Reid te Miss Mills, te-morrow. Mr. Samuel J. Tildex has entered his pet mastiff at the coming beech show in New Yerk. One of the guests of the Sens of St. Geerge at its annual dinner in Baltimore, en Saturday, was Prof. N. Cbecch, the venerable author of "Kathleen Mavour Maveur neen." Bishop Kavanaugh, of Louisville, Ky., though 79 years old, appears te be under 50. There isn't a gray hair en his head and he is physically and mentally as vig orous as he ever was. Attorney General MacVeagh is reported as declaring that if Mr. W. E. Chandler is confirmed as solicitor general, be will net assign him te the trial of any causes for the gevernmeut, but he will net object te his performing office work like any ether clerk. Since the publication of Cakltle's reminiscences very little advance has bceu made in the collection of subscrip tions for the proposed memorial. These, before the reminiscences were published, were largely and freely made, but have almost entirely stepped since their publi cation. The first account of the executers of the will of the late Asa Packer has ju6t been filed with the register of wills. The net value of the estate is placed at $6,413,847. 74. The acceuut shows that up te his death Mr. Packer had expended $110,213. 58 en the Lehigh 'university library buildiug. A great friend of Conkling's - in New Yerk has recently engaged a passage te Europe. He told Coakllng.ef it and want ed te knew if he could de anything for the senator. "There is a favor," said Conkling, " that I would like te have you de for me." " What is that ?" eagerly asked the friend. " Take Garfield with you," said Conkling snappishly. William H. Vandeiuult and Samuel F. Barger are booked for passage en the White Star steamship Germanic, which sails from New Yerk for Liverpool, April 30 It is understood that Mr. Vanderbilt will he absent only about six weeks. The Wall street community are almost unan imously of opinion that he is out of the stock market and say that thousands of shares of Lake Shere stock that steed in his name are new the property of the street. Blaine has always been careful of his eatings aud driukings. He gees te mero dinners than any oue iu Washington, but he cats less and drinks less than any one. He confines himself te the oysters, soup, fish and roast, always avoiding the terra pin and the ether rich and injurious dishes. At dinner he takes but a single glass (rarely two glasses) of champagne, and never took a glass of whisky or brandy in is life. Se says his BeswelU who wants it known that J. B. stands the racket bet ter thau Conkling or Cameren. m LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Base ball : At Buffalo. N. Y. Buffalos. 12 ; picked nine. 2. At New Yerk Met ropelitan, 5 ; Previdence, 4. Three steamers which arrived at New Yerk ou Saturday brought 1800 immigrants The arrivals at Castle Garden for the week were 18,335. Dennis E. Murphy, a burglar, was shot and killed at Buffalo, N. Y., by Geerge Irish, whose store Murphy had broken into. Rev. II. Themas committed suicide en Friday at Ozark, Ark., by swallowing laudanum. Grewiug blindness was the cause. The Ogden, Utah, been burned ; less, vinegar works have $15,000. A $20,000 business block has burned in Fittsneld, Mass., A ferry beat crossing the Dniester river has upset, and, according te one version. sixty-three persons were drowned. An. ether account says thirty were drowned. Geerge McDaniels, near Trey, Indiana, has died from a pistol-shot in the head nrca ey a man namca Liyncn, during a quarrel. The officers of the St. Leuis & San Francisce railroad have organized the Rogers & Eureka Springs railway com cem pany te build a read from Reger te Eureka Springs, twenty-five miles, as seen as pos sible. The house of II. R. Ball, the mayor of balinas, ual., was burned Friday night. Mr. Ball was absent at the time of the fire, and when the flames were subdued the bodies of Mrs. Ball and two daughters, Henrietta and Mary, were found in the ruins. Wm. Brown went into James Bensen's, field near Falmouth, Ky., te take out some mules that were trespassing. Ben Ben eon appeared and threw rocks at Brown, who ran. Bensen pursued, still throwing stones, when Brown drew a revolver and killed his pursuer. Brown, who is a young man, was held in $500 te await the action of the grand jury. Bensen was very old. Twe Brooklyn policemen yesterday saw three men en Newtown creek in a beat leaded with railroad iron, which they had stolen. The men jumped into the water, when the officers, securing the beat, pur sued them. They caught one named Den nis Campbell, and while trying te get him into the beat the beat was upset- and the officers thrown into the water. They however brought Campbell ashore, and then arrested Michael Canneran as he was swimming up te the deck. The third man was drowned. STATE ITEMS. Only 15 candidates for superintendent of public schools in Berks. By recent deaths and removals the Mauch Chunk bar has been reduced from eighteen te eleven members. Frank Keller, of the regular army, has reappeared iu Shamokin after 17 years mysterious disappearance. Themas Hardin, - aged 63, fell from his wagon in Philadelphia, and the wheels went ever him, crushing out life instantly. The Wilkesbarre people will offer $1,200 iu prizes for the best drilled militia com panies, te be competed for triennially in that beautiful town. Appraisers have fixed the liability of the insurance companies te the managers of Danville asylum recently burned at $206, 116.01. That settles it. An incendiary fire in Shamokin yester day caused $100,000 less, burning out Owen's tobacco store, adjoining business house of W. K. Kutzner & Ce., Rumber ger's marble works, the Herald printing office, and three dwelling houses owned by C JJakcr and occupied by Baker, Jehn Lewiffaud Jesse Legan. At the Middlctewn furnace yesterday Eli Gibsen a colored filler, went te work asifsual. At neon his daughter arrived with her father's dinner. She ascended te the cupola where he was employed, but he was net there. Something impelled horrified te see the body of a man burned te a crisp, which she supposed te be that of her father. "She summoned assistance. The body was taken opt and it proved te be that of Gibsen. He had in some un accountable way fallen into the stack and met a horrible fate. DKATB OF CASOIEB MZSSEKSMITH. Tbe man whose Intrepidity Saved the Unambersbare Sink 8300,000. In Chambersburg Geerge R. Messer smith died suddenly at 5:20 en Saturday, evening. He was the cashier of the Chambersburg bank en March 25. 1876, when the daring forger and confidence man, Ralph Rollins, otherwise Lewis C. Clermon, and his accomplice, his brother-in-law, A. B. Wicks, alias Johmseu, made their desperate and well-nigh successful attempt te bind and gag the old gentle man and plunder tne bank vaults et ever half a million dollars. Rollins went te Chambersburg months before the enter prise was ripe, representing himself as an ex-Confederate general from New Orleans. He -was accompanied by a beautiful lady. Rollins pretended te be an invalid travel ing for his health. The couple, by their refined, sociable ways, captivated many families, including Cashier Messeismitb. s, and Rollins was a frequent visitor. John John Jehn eon appeared en the scene the day befere the attempted robbery. On the evening of March 25, Rollins and Jehnsen visited Mr. Messcrsmith's house, Rollins repre senting that he had $10,000 which he was about te invest by purchasing the cash ier's farm and asked te deposit it in the bank safe for security. The unsuspecting cashier opened the vault doers and at that instant Rollins and Jehnsen pinioned him and attempted te bind and gag him and thrust him into the vault. Rollins nour ished a pistol, but neither legue had cour age enough te silence the old man by vio lence. He freed himself and called for help. Rollings seeing that the scheme te secure nail a million deliarshad tailed en the very brink of success, snatched up a $30,000 roll of money and fled, but was seen overtaken, as was Jehnsen. Dis guises, weapons, etc., indicating a deep laid plot, were feuud. -The accused, after various adventures aud two escapes by Rollins, get te the penitentiary. Rollins died there ever a year age aud Jehnsen, alias Wicks, has just had bis application for a pardon refused by the pardon beard. Perhaps he may have better success next time, new that eue obstacle has been re moved in the death of Mr. Messersmith. Deceased was a member of tbe well known family of his name in this section, and was a cousin of Dr. Jehn R. Messersmith and Gcerge Messersmith Kline, esq., of this city. He bad long been cashier of the bank and was highly esteemed in all the Cumberland valley for his many geed qualities. Free Advice te Beth Parties. Philadelphia Times. If the Republicans of Pennsylvania want a candidate for governor who can de his own running and defeat any regulation machine Democratic candidate by thou sands, they will nominate Jeseph L. Caven. If the Democrats of Pennsylvania want a candidate for governor who can de his own running and defeat any regulation machine Republican candidate by thou sands, they will nominate Rebert E. Pat Pat tisen. Feuud Drowned. Themas Sirraen, a demented farmer, who lived a few miles east of Georgetown, Del., was found drowned in Beaver Dam Branch. He disappeared from his home after a bard day's work, but whether his death was suicidal, accidental or from foul play has net yet been determined. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE CIRCUS. Anether Immense Attendance Saturday Night. The tremendous threug present at the Barnum-Bailey-Hutchinson circus Satur day afternoon was repeated in tne evening when the great canvas was densely crowded ey an eager, excited multitude. The performance did net vary materially from the former exhibition. Three rings were occupied almost continually from half-past seven until after nine, aud the spectator could net iieip longing ler three pairs of eyes in the consciousness that he might be missing something. It required a keen vision indeed te take in all the brilliant performances constantly being enacted, and it is almost impossible te point out any distinctive feature of the varied and lengthy pregramme as present ing especial merit where there were se many deserving of the highest praise. Madame Elise Dockrill, the champion female bareback rider, was received with prolonged plaudits for her skillful- and daring horsemanship, which was well-nigh rivaled, however, by the superb riding of the Spanish equestricuue, Senorita Adelaide Cerdena, which, among many picturesque features, included that of her jumping her horse through a flam ing ring. Of the male riders Frame Mel ville's wonderful performance emphatic ally " took the biscuit" in colloquial par lance, and was the subject of the highest admiration. The bicycle riding, in which four persons were seen upon a single bicycle performing difficult and graceful movements, was among the neatest exhi bitions of the evening. Mile. Boshell's wire walking deserves te be placed in the catalogue of notable features, as did cer tainly also the trapeze act of the Davene family, which has net been surpassed by any similar performance witnessed here. The leaping was very fine, especially Frank Gardner's double somersault ever the backs of seven elephants, one of whieh was elevated upon a pedestal. The juggling, balancing, tumb ling, wrestling, and in fact the hundreds of acts that succeeded each ether with snob rapidity, were all of the highest order of merit, and maintained a continued ten sion upon the interest of the thousands of lookers-en. When at length the final act had been performed and the huge throng slowly wended its way towards the deer the general verdict was that the exhibi tion had been amply satisfactory aud de void of the humbnggery that is se fre quently a component part of the circus business, and with which upon former oc casions the name of Barnum has been mere or less intimately associated. The great showman in his present . venture with Messrs. Bailey and Hutchinson is keeping faith with the public and is reap ing his reward in the generous patronage that is being accorded te him. Barnum en Saturday commenced legal proceedings against a proprietor and editor of a paper of Philadelphia, fixing his damages at $100,000, The paper, in the last issue stated that "Barnum hires out his name, bnt owns no interest in the Barnum and Londen Combination." This Barnum de clares is false, malicious and injurious. A Party et Senators. On Saturday afternoon a special train arrived in Marietta having en beard Sen aters Bayard of Delaware, Beck of Ken. tuckv. Piatt of Connecticut, Piatt of New Yerk, Pendleton of Ohie and Cameren of Pennsylvania. They remained at Cel. Duffy's ever night and there took break fast yesterday morning. In the forenoon the party went ever te Denegal and took dinner with Hen. Simen Cameren. Senater Bayard took the Day Express r.t Mount Jey yesterday and went te New Yerk. Tne ethers returned te Washing, ten. Postmaster Appointed. CI. TU. TTnnflfmaTi if YTinlivillA T,inncfni. - - ".-.. W JU.Jj) "., "MMWMWV& ceuntv: Albert M. "Lane. Washinertnn borough, Lancaster county. TOBACCO MARKET. AMla Mvury foreoriar & Th retort.ei the New Yerk market is en our euttidpt pages. Dealers in tke crop of 188 ceatinue rather active hereabouts. It it said'fnat'ediiklenbld quantities have been purchased during the past week. Our own advices are that while a number of buyers have been riding the county their purchasers have been comparatively light. ,It appears that they have been looking Ter first-class leaf, aud find it rather scarce. It is believed that- nearly two thirds of the crop certainly mere than one-half has been purchased, and as these earliest in the field took the best, these who came in later are compelled te take what they can get or de without any. It may be remarked, how ever, in this connection, that some of the heaviest early buyers are still in the field competing with the newcomers. This is because their early purchases turned out unexpectedly well during the sweating nrmiu aiwl-'rnnvineed tha bnvers that - wfc- pe 0r w w m - Zj they had struck a bonanza in the 1880 crop. There has net been for many years, a crop of Lancaster county tobacco that opened se unfavorably as the last one ; it was undeniably badly bitten by the flea, and te this defect was added the cry of " white vein " aud " want of quality." It was confidently asserted by dealers that there were net one crop in fifty that would rauk as first class, and some- went se far as te offer $50 for a single perfect leaf. It was confidently predicted that there would net be 1000 cases of first-class leaf in the county, and many who claimed te be well posted asserted that there would net be 100 ! New, since the tobacco has been placed en the market, the greater part of it sold and much of it packed, it is just as confidently asserted that there is in tbe crop net less than 10,000 cases of as geed tobacco leaf as ever grown in the county. There are no mere complaints of " white vein " and even the flea bites are becoming invisible ! A Lancaster correspondent of the New Yerk Tobacco Journal has created something of a sensation by dcclariag that tbe holes made in the leaf by the flea are disappear- inir. and that after sweating, the leal shows no signs of the damage done by the flea. The correspondent says : "The fact is well-kuewu that this crop sustained very serious injury from the perforation of the leaf by the se-called te. bacce tlea ; but although the harm wrought by it was net of a fatal character, it had the effect of causing a deterioration in the value of the crop. It will therefore be an agreeable surprise te the one hun dred and twenty-five te one hundred and fifty packers of it te learn that nature is slowly but surely repairing the damage in flicted by the flea. As they bought the tobacco with a full knowledge of its im perfection, the information will be all the mere pleasant that the holes in the leaf are gradually contracting, through the action of heat I j. Of course I de net claim that holes large enough te permit one te pass his band through will close up ; but these the size of a buck shot are actually disap pearing. The proof of this statement is at the command of everybody who cares te obtain it. Let theso who are net already aware of the fact in question examine some of the eases of '80 Pennsylvania leaf which have been packed a sufficient length of tirne te become well warmed up, and they will be convinced that ray statement is in no respect visionary, uui luuiaputauiu fact." Perhaps tha most rational way of ac counting for the improved appearance of the crop of '80 would he te say that it was net half as bad as it was declared te be by the buyers, while it remained in the hands of the "rowers, and that it is net quite se geed new as these same buyers represent it te be. But, nevertheless, there is very pesitive and reliable evidenca that the pinholes in the tobacco have te a large extent disappeared. A plau sible reason given for this im proved appearance of the leaves is that in a majority of cases the insect did net perforate the leaf, but merely ate the tender, succulent suface of it, leaving intact the thin transparent network of veins which form the body of the leaf. When held up against the light these transparent portions of the leaf looked like holes, but were uet holes ; and when the tobacco was cased and sweated, the transparent places were again covered with the opaque gum that oozed from the leaves durins the sweating process All of us have seen grape leaves and leaves of manv ether plauts rendered entirely trans parent by insects feeding upon them, and yet the leaf itself remaining intact in shape, and only requiring a little mere body, a little green paint for instance, te make it perfect. May net the gummy substance in the sweating tobacco furnish sufficient eedu te obliterate the flea bites ? There continues a very lively demand for 1879 Pennsylvania tobacco. A thousand cases of it could be sold te-day at fair prices could it be obtained. But it is very scarce iu our market, and we of only a few sales m small lets, ranging lrem a te e cacs. Packing gees en briskly and will con tinue for some weeks yet. Following aic a few recent sales of the crop of 1830. Wm. Wcstferd, of Strasbnrg, has sold te Fatman his crop at 13, 5 and 3 ; Jeseph Hoverheltzcr.of Earl, apart from his crop te same, at 13, 6 and 3 ; and two acres te Skiles fc Frey, amounting te 4,846 pounds for $705.11. Martin Shaub, of Martic, has sold his crop te Rosenwald at 20, 6 and 3 ; and Samuel Wiggins, of Martic, te same at 23, 6 and 3. Martin Rets, of Fulton, te Sencr, at 19 and ' 6 ; Gcerge Oatman, of Salisbury, te Mr. Fatman, at 17, 6 and 3. A. H. Bah-, of Earl, te Mr. Stirk, at 14, 6 and 3. Gclst ana Griest. Majer Griest says that the occurrence of his taking $5 for an advertisement, which he nevcr inserted in his weakly paper. reminds him that in 1868 his ac cuser, Mr. Geist, then of the Express, took $50 from thelate W. M Wiley aud put it in " his jacket pocket " as the price of, his proposed editorial endorsement or the Republican county committee's action in cheesing delegates te the state convention. " When the struggle came en and the committee did elect delegates the Express, instead of doing what its editor had agreed te de, and was paid for, did the very opposite. He denounced the com mittee's action, but lie kept tlie money." The Inquirer says'this $50 was raised by " five persons whose names we withheld for the present, but will pahjish if neces sary." What Mr. Gelst Says. In answer te the above charge the edi tor of the New Era says that in the year in question Majer Wiley "brought us an article which he wanted printed as an editorial, for which he offered te pay liberally. The offer was respectfully but firmly declined, bnt we iufermed him that under our rules we would print it as a communication without charge. He finally agreed te have it printed as such, but insisted upon paying for it, as be 'didn't want anything done for nothing.' He was referred te the business effice, and there tbe transac tion ended, se far as' the editor was con cerned. We don't believe that 3Iajer Wiley ever told the story as new related by this political and moral Wreck. If he did, he certainly told what was net true." Mayer's Court. The mayor bad fourteen cases before him this morning, six of whom were dis orderly corner loungers. They were fined and mulcted in costs and discharged. One drunken and disorderly person was com mitted for 30 days, and the rest of the gang, being unfortunate tramps, were discharged. THE IjQCAZ, OCEEDINUS. f. TaVTlrst Wfailr 6r Quarter V Wf J &mrdau AftimwriZ Charles lejfer, resident; lef Mary street, was l3Seal Jeseph Sever and a'dtushter or Cb Keller with threatening te knock off head of ManrarotBerefon the 4th of March. There was also a cress action heard, in which Jeseph Beyer was charged with threatening the life of Charles F. Keller. TIlACA fllcnnfACt m-nn. mif rC tlie t-1r)l tit the use of water from a pump in Keller's yard. The court directed that the Kel lers pay the costs in all the cases. Jacob Feutz, of Conestoga township, was charged with threatening te de bodily injury te Samuel McLaugalin. The pros ecutor testified that was the collector of school tax of Conestoga tb wnshTp; 'ated pb December 1st, when he went te defend ant's house te collect the tax due by him, the defendant threatannini in kik him copftaftre je I lti"S Pout and sauThc VquH jcrifpkjiim if he HljJMcajne back.1 pafendanf testified that when prosecutor came te his house he told him he could net pay the tax then. Seme words passed between them, and he or dered the prosecutor te leave the house, aud refusing te go he put him out, but did net made any threats. The court de cided that the defendant enter into his own recognizance in the sura, of $100 te keep the peace and pay the costs of pros ecution, i j Constable Appointed. Andrew Eichholtz was appointed con stable of Lancaster tewuspip, in place of Thes. J. Smith, recently elected, but who declines the office Kcpert of Grand Inqnest. The following is the report of the graud inquest : Te the Honorable. the?J utiles of the Court et Quarter Sessions and General Jail Dehvcry et the Teace of Lancaster county. The grand inquest of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, empaneled te inquire into and for the county of Lancaster at. the April sessions of 1881, respectfully report : That they have acted ,upon. all Abe in dictments submitted te tneni., TMbrfe that were believed te be properly susceptible of consolidation were returned te the district attorney for that purpose and when con selidated they, with the ethers, wcic re turned te the court, ninety nine as true bills, thirty ignored and seven were hand ed back tbe district attorney because the witnesses did net answer, though the dis trict attorney's attention was directed te the fact, and the names of the parties were repeatedly called. We visited the almshouse, hospital, the home for friendless children and the county prison. In the almshouse there are 183 inmates 123 men, 50 women ami 10 children. These all appeared te be well cared for, the building was clean and neat and te general management appeared, te be geed. In the hospital,' for the sick; and insane, there were 207 ; sick aud in tirnv39 men, 29wemen and :& children : and in thai insatuf.dcpartment, j?3 nen and 63 women. These, tee, appeared te be all well cared,for and m as; oemfortablo con dition as such unfortunates could be made. The buildings were also clean and neat, and the management appcred te be econ omical and geed. Tbe workhouse arrange menf for the confinement if -, tramps how ever did net commend itsel!te our; judg ment; the facilities for their-escape-are se obvious that none need remain there if they are willing te make any effort te get away. If that branch of the institution is te be made a success, different and mere effective regulations will certainly be nec essary. With regard te the supplies we found that very few were furnished by contract with the lowest and best bidder. On the contrary, there were generally purchased by committees of the -beard of directors at such places and from such parties as they thought proper te patronize. We de net allege in this connection any improper dealing by the proper officers ; en the con trary, their purchases, as far as we inves tigated them, appear te be quitje favorable te the county. But we de alletre that that system, if practiced by corrupt or incom petent directors, might and probably would prove a very expensive eue te the taxpay ers. We think also that sumo account should be kept pf bow the supplies are dis tributed andtoVhem each article is given. This is net done at present except in cases of money given as out-deer relief. We think such 'an account would preve a wholesome check te abuses which, we de net believe n,ew exist bntwhiclr might un der less efficient management. We were greatly annoyed at net find ing in the institution the cash book, the only record of moneys paid for the keeping of inmates and forarticlcsseld. That book, the steward informed us, was given te the ceuuty auditors en demand made by them for the purpose of examing the accounts and by them lest. We think the losing, of such an important book by the county auditors exceedingly reprehensible, and that every reasonable effort 4 should be made te find it, and have it .retarded te its proper place, that future srand juries and ethers interested may have an opportunity of examining it. In tbe Heme for Friendless Children there are 103 inmates ; 22 girls and 81 boys. We found this institution appar ently well conducted, everything in geed condition, and the'children provided with all necessary comforts. We discovered, however, that the treasurer, who is the recipient of considerable sums of money from tbe county for the use of the. institu tion, has net been required te file a bend or give security for its faithful disburse ment ; and without intending, in the least, te reflect en the present ! treasurer, we rccemmend'that sucurity be required hereafter. We visited the county prison,- and found there 149 prisoners, of which number 78 are convicts, 42 arc awaiting trial and 29 are confined for drunkenness and disorder ly conduct. The prisoners appeared te be well-cared for and generally in geed con dition. The management there, however, in some .respects, is most execrable; There appears te be a dual gov ernment, each claiming- te Ae-f ipde--: pendent et. tne ether tine; inspectors claim te be the proper managing', power i but the keeper will net recognize them as such. He claims that.hc is elected by the people te perform specific dutle,xegilatcd by law, and he will net recognize the inspectors as having authority, ever bim. Of the merits of this unfortunate disagree ment we de net feel called uoen te iudsre : but of its pernicious results we had abund ant evidence. The 'prison accounts are net kept as they should be, and there is net sufficient supervision ver them. And while we de net allege fraud, we de state there are ample opportunities there for its perpetration and, we think, without much likelihood of detection. We refrain from going into details as te the manage ment or rather want of management, but we unite in the allegation that avery.radi-. cai ciiange tuere is au ausuiure necessity te protect tbe interests of the tax-payers. Oar examination of tEe sdveral public institutions has demonstrated' te us, what perhaps ought te be patent te everybody, that in either onerdisheneet or incompe tent officials can have plenty of Opportu nities te practice fraud or waste, each alike inimical te tbe interests of the' taxpay ers, and that the only apparent safeguard for the latter is for them te. select only such persons te manage the several insti insti tutient as .have sufficient intelligence te comprehend the duties they aspire te as sume, and sufficient integrity, te properly perform them. The errand inauest return- thanks te-the honorable court, the district attorney, the sheriff, and the officers of .the public in stitutions, for the' attention shown te us while in the discharge of our duties. Respectfully submitted, Jehn B. Warfel, foreman ; Witmer Hess. H. Heidler. Jehn Silvius. Wm SM. Bard, Jehn A. Bausman !er. Themas Beyer, D. W. rehd IftVitai A?E. B.mies, N. I. Lefever, Jno. sill. K. Stretig, Samuel Boek, Ream. Ames Ailes. Christ. , Bcnj. Wissler. S. D. Grevbill. Albert Bewmau. After the report had been read tbe ceuit briefly addressed the grand inquest en the result of their work aud then discharged them with atiinkslf ' ' Court then, adjourned until Monday merniug at 10 o'clock. , Court of Common Fleas. This morning common pleas court be gan with .AidjtjoPatfeptffenjttK; bench. In the c.i-c eT American news company vs. Elias JJarr and Henry M. Ilerr, part ners as KIus Barr &-,Ce., judgment was enteretV:JgaiistlHerrir $90.1 I The following cases were settled : Solemon Lecher's use .vs. Isaac Sewers Mi, trustees, etc.1, of the' German' Re formed eliurclr of Muddy Creek, &c. Clayten B. Myers vs. Peter Eckcrt. The iie of Eli J. Barr, trustee of Hetty A. Barr jVs.Jelin K. Barr, .defendant- and UudeHih W.'Shcnk. surviving partner or Bair & ehenk. garnishees, was referred te Daniel u. Baker, who will act as referee. A inettms for a new trial was made in the case of the commenwealtb vs. the, city of Lancaster, in which the latter was charged with maintaining a tiuisauce in keepin;: a lili market at Vine and Seuth Queen Mircts. rienVy Admitted te Mail. This morning in cenrt W. B. Finney, who is chained with manslaughter, was admitted te bail in the sum of $8,00Q, W. J J Cooper becoming hiStmiratyi'' Eightf Mr." Finney's friends fully indemnifying Him in $1,000 each. THE BKrilllUClXS. Tlie County Committee Meeting. About s-ixty districts were represented at the meeting of the Republican county committee this morning. Chairman Eshleman being kept away by sickness. Andy Katilt'niaii was called te the chair. Al. Stebcr and Jehn M. Stchman bad a race te .-co liich would first get in his resolutions; cuderaiug Judge Liyinnten and ie'iibii);iKling him for unanimous renomiuatieu. But Stebcr found that Stehmaii's were longer and better written and he allowed them te pass. Stchimn wanted te have bis account read, but f. W. Jehnsen thought there might be item-, iu it that it would net be desirable te have spread out iu a Demo cratic newsptpcr, se Jehn Strohm. jr., W. L. HcrMiey, J. A. Stebcr and J. W. Jehu Johu Jehu sen wen; ui.wle a committee te audit it. The committee te revise the rules re ported no progress, and they were dis charged without thankf. When it e.imc te fixing the day for the primarie Jehn Leng, of Drumerc, Ben. Hookey oft.' mesteg.i. aud Burd Cassel of Marietta, urged Tuesday, May 16, se .-thaU.; tVre need be- nonet pi the " usual Sunday."', work.) their preposition was voted down 5 te 5& ; and a test vote ensutd between Saturday, May 21, and" Saturday,' 3Iay 28, as a fit day for the primaries. Jehn McGinnis opposed the latter because the meeting of the return judges would then, fall en Decoration, day. Jehnsen and ,Stebor thought that was the best reason for that date, the character of the holiday might liavj a geed effect. In fact, how ever, the Mie Era , party,. Skiles, Eaby, Lew Ifartmaif and ethers had been urging the 21st. They are satisfied with the present: situation and want te get the elec tion oil" as seen as possible. The McMcI-Ien-Mcntzcr faction are expecting te profit by delay and their men generally favored the 2Sth. Tlie vote resulted 28 for the 28th and 34 for the 21st. Se the earlier date carried and the Sensenig-Geist-Eshle-nian.Martin party.diew first bleed, . Nearly every candidate and leading pol itician is in town te-day and a great deal of work i being cut out, of which mera after the " Cuckoo club " has held its wceklj meeting. funeral ul Uarry JJeMruian.. Yesterday afternoon the funeral of Henry V. BpWJuan, whose death occurred en Friday, toefc place from the residence of his mother,' en Shippcu street. It was very largely attcuded by relatives antl friends of the deceased from the country and city. The display of fiewers was very fine. The Empire hook and ladder com pany, of which the deceased was a mem ber, sent a beautiful pillow of flowers with a hook aud l.tdder ; tbc flowers were fur nished by II. A. Schroyer, and .the design wait made Gy .the deceased himself and was used fi ri at the funeral of the late Wm'. Carpenter, a member eCtbe Empire. Tlie Lancaster rille club sent a broken column of prettA'(IJ.ivers,vaud there were many ethers sent by' friends of the deceased. The Em pire company attended the funeral in a body ami went te the burying ground. The members were dressed, in black, suits with high hats. The interment was made at Lengcuceker's Reformed Mcunonite church, three miles this side of Str.isburg. The services at the house and graveyard were conducted by Rev. Bishop Kehr. Iu his remarks at the house aud in the church the bishop spoke with consklcrable freedom and hi a tnanheV that was rather novel te his hearers. He explained that the display of flowers net in accordance with the notions of the Reform Mcnno Mcnne nitcs was only allowed by the family at tha Urgent lepicst of many of the friends of the deceased. m t Anetlifr S.-nlleu Death. . James McCanu is the name of a one legged man who went te the county alms house te live some time during November and. December. Yesterday he seemed te be in geed health. He ate a hearty supper and retired s-me time afterwards. About 4 o'clock this morning tbc man, who was sleeping wihVMuCahn,'ar033 aud ktft'.hira sleeping; ' At 7 o'cleck: one' of the ' attend ants went into the room and found the man dead. Corener Mishler held an in. .euest. He empaneled a inry consisting of B. F. Cox, Chas. Heward, Jehn C. Drummeud. Elijah Hunt, Richard Weeds ?nd Jehn Wilsen. Dr. Belcnius examined the body .md the jury found that the man died from congestion, of the ,braip (apo plectic.) The deceased was about 35 'years of age, ami he is believed te be a resident of Marietta, where has a sister. 1'atent Granted. A patent has been granted te A. F. & Gee. V. Hawthorn, of this city, for a compound for painting reefs, fences, &c. The novelty iu this- invention consists in the expansion and contraction; f tbe paint with the material upon whieh it is applied, thu.s preventing its cracking. This patent w:is secured through Wm. R. Gerhart, solicitor of patents. . A rickaacket. ' While Zach McGinnis was purchasing a ticket at thereircus wagon en Saturday evening he felt a hand in his pocket. He turned-reundqnirkly and caught held of a man wie was standing beside him and whose hand it was that was in hisOIcGin nis's) peck 1 1 The man fetrugclcd te get loose nn! ancealedv-'-He was Jesk in the crowd be'bre htt'ceufd be arrestcd.' WaraaWerk. Persons who think it is warm should take a leek at the police efteers, who are wearing heavy overcoats and maces. The time is seen coming, however, when they Will appear in a brand new and much cooler dress. Died Frem Leck-Jaw. Jehn Berne, tbc little son of Christian Berne, of West Walnut street, who was run ever by the cars a short .time age and was seen after taken with lock-jaw, died en Saturday afternoon. clerwTH. Wolfe, j.-. nesu "tJr&rMias rJ e HersBecft
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