-"s.," v cijr-J-s ". , 1tVi' t"" """ i ' -' , 4. r. i i 'I i " " - i S , , T.V ? LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY, OOIOBER 15. 1881. r? z-2,.-. Lancaster Irtrtclligenrer. SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 15, 188L The Municipal Administration. The theory of a model city govern ment would contemplate the selection of persons te administer its affairs en the same principles which make successful the management of ordinary business enterprises. Men te whom citizens would net entrust their individual interests should net be voted into places of mu nicipal trust and responsibility ; and, even mere particularly than in the con trol of state and national affairs is it meet and salutary that in local trusts these appointed te administer them should be honest and capable rather than faithful adherents of this or that politi cal dogma. We have net yet been af forded anywhere in this country the spectacle of an entirely uupartisau and exclusively business-like management of any municipality. In the present tem per of American politics we are net likely te see this experiment tested. But in the degree that any political party or its elect candidates approach te such an administration arc they entitled te popu lar approval and renewed confidence. The Democratic party of Lancaster city can afford te submit itself te that measurement ; Mayer MacGenigle's ad ministration is justified by such a test. It will have been four years next Mon day since he took his oath of office, de livered his inaugural address and en tered upon the discharge of his duties. Fair premises and well-sounding inau gurals at the outset of an official term are no novelties ; felicitous is the func tionary who can with cheerful confidence invite these whose servant he is te gauge his performances by his premises and de termine hew he has kept his faith by making his deeds accord with his words. Let us see hew the matter stands with the chief magistrate of our city in these four years. It is te be recalled that in his inaugu ral lie sounded the key note of his ad ministration, and the essential principle of geed municipal management : " Ne expenditures in excess of the appropria tions, and no permanent debts for tem porary improvements," a strict account ability of all the departments and a re duction of the rate of interest en the bended city debt. The ruinous results of a continued disregard of these princi ples, for several years before, were vivid ly pointed out in a special communica tion te councils, and speedy prevision was demanded for a deficiency of $.'50,000 caused by the criminal negligence of the previous administration. The result has been that, while that deficiency was pro vided for in the only practicable manner, the mayor, by persistent hammering, has succeeded in impressing upon the city government a better S3'stem of financial management, and has prevented the re currence of sucii deficiencies in excess of the regular appropriations. The rate of interest lias been reduced 2 per cent, en $200,000 of the city debt, lower by one per cent, than it could have been fixed five years age.- Mayer MacGeuigle has been persistent in his opposition te pro ceeding with public work after appropri ations for the same were exhausted, and against every irregularity in making public contracts. Pretests te council having failed te be effective, when fla grant disregard of the law in this respect was attempted under the specious label " improvement," he rightly appealed, with geed effect, te the restraining power of the court te curb the recklessness of a co-ordinate branch of the city govern ment. Fer the first time since 1SG9 there has been an actual reduction of the city debt under the prescntadministratien of $11,000 in 1880, and $15,000 in ISSl.aud should there arise no extraordinary oc casion, the reduction for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1SS2, will net be less than $20,000. Mere attention has been given te our highways, and better work has been done upon our streets, than heretofore. The system of general repairs has been far mere effective and economical ; new work has been completed under im proved supervision ; while some perma nent advances made en main thorough fares the Belgian block paving en North Queen aud East King street and in the Square have been effected in ac cordance with Mayer MacGenigle's re commendations and submitted esti mates. As ex-officio chairman of the water committee, Mayer MacGenigle has given careful attention and intelligent direc tion te this most troublesome depart ment of the city government. He has been assiduous in the discharge of his duties for the comfort and safety of the public. The new "Worthington pump lias been put in under his administration, and the eastern reservoir has undergone thorough and it is believed permanent re pairs. The project of a new six-million gallon pump, new 20-inch main aud new boilers was first brought forward iu De cember, 18S0 ; these recommendations were laid en the table iu select council by the votes of two members who had signed them. The mayor has steadily insisted upon the necessity for these im provements and the erection of the new boiler house and boilers was ordered, and the ether matters are pending in councils, with every probability of being approved by the people at the February election. There is a very general and just feeling, even among citizens who have an abundant supply, that we can not any longer defer the improvements absolutely necessary for the health and protection of nearly half of our citi zens. Xe executive of the city will ever have a police force te his own and the pub lic's satisfaction until he is entirely un hampered by political considerations, and especially by the limitation which compels him te appoint constables in whose selection he has no discretion. Xevertheless the mayor has enferced1 discipline with a firm and impartial hand; lie has given prompt attention te abuses brought te his notice, and has fearlessly punished delinquencies. The judgment he has exercised in dealing with this question indicates the wisdom of adopting the suggestion which he has made in his messages, of removing the present restriction upon the mayor in his police appointments, and making him directly responsible" for all of his ap pointments, as he new is for half of them. There has never been any ques tion, we believe, about the propriety of the mayor's veto of the ordinance reduc ing the entire force te ten men. In regulating the relations of the rail roads with the city the mayor has largely aided and chiefly conducted the negotia tions which have resulted in securing for the city the fine bridge en Lime street and that which is in course of construc tion en Shippen. He is already moving for a similar structure te replace the un sightly and dangerous abomination en James street, where a better crossing is most necessary. It remains for him te crown his administration by securing protection for our people from the death dealing rate of speed with which trains rush across our streets, by having watch men put at the crossings. Concilatien and concession have utterly failed te bring the railroad managers te a sense of what justice and common humanity demand. The "law's delay" and the yearly changes in the solicitor's office seem te have served the purposes of the railroad company since the trans fer of the proceedings against it from the police te the law department of the municipal government. It is a spectacle none of us can contemplate without humiliation that a corporation created and existing as the servant of the people and enjoying the right of crossing a-half dozen much traveled streets of our city at grade should abuse that right and put the lives and property of our citizens in daily peril. Protection and Preventive. The enormous destruction of property by fire ought certainly te have long ere this aroused the inventive genius of the country te a remedy of the evil by the construction of fire-proof buildings. We knew no reason why these great losses are se quietly submitted te, unless it is te be found in the cost of fire-proof erec erec tiens and the facility with which insur ance companies protect property owners from severe less. These companies have no interest in securing fire-proof build ings because their profits come from the risks they lake, and property owners find it cheaper te pay heavier premiums than te build se as te put fire at defiance. Fer fire-proof structures can be built, and iu Europe we believe ordinarily dwell ings are made comparatively indestructi ble. We seldom hear of a great fire en the continent. But such building is costly and in f his country where lumber is comparatively cheap we are net ready te pay the price that would give us pro tection. Brick and mortar will net burn and if floors, as well as walls, were made of them we would secure safety. It seems that there should be some way of i tutting down a cement fleer that would be efficient, at reasonable cost. One great difficulty we believe is in the weight of such material. Of course if it has te be supported by brick arches it will be practically useless for general building. But why can it net be laid en hemlock joists ? Is it tee heavy ? or will it net endure the shaking of the building ? or why else is it that such a fire-proof covering cannot be given te the weed timbers ? The plaster coating of ceilings does net crack if well put en ; why, then, cannot a similar fleer cover ing be laid in water lime, if necessary te secure the desired hardness. Dees any one knew ? We have often asked experts and never could find the reason why ; which has seemed very strange. Fer it is a practical question that must often have come up before builders. We cannot account for it at all, except upon the idea that fire insurance makes the builders of our country practically re gardless of fires, and deprives them of any care te knew or fellow or improve the fire-proof devices of the Old World. Tin; sermon of Rev. J. Max Hark, which wc priut te-day, deals with the relation of the Moravian and the Lutheran churches, aud has an interest net only for both of these denominations, but for the entire re ligious public. Te-morrow Mr. Hark will preach en the relations of his church with the Presbyterian and the concluding ser mon of this interesting course will deal witli the Methodist and Moravian churches. The Catholics are making material ad vances in Africa, particularly in Algeria, where they have 183,000 adherents and a missionary society for Central Africa. During the past thre.e years they have obtained a firm footing in the interior of the centiuent, and have sent forth several missionaries into the equatorial regions. Tncy are accustomed te begin their work by buying hcatheu children and educating them se as te form Christian villages of them. A witiTEii in the Christian Instructor X. J., has been at a celebrated summer resort, and listened te six "instructive aud interesting " sermons from two grad uates of Princeton seminary, both able men, one a D. D. He says: "Frem all the six efforts no one could have learned that man is a sinner or Christ the Saviour. Had there been any stray sheep present, nothing was said that would cither drive or entice them back te the fold. " And thou, tee, O Princeton ! " J. 1'. Wickeksuam, of the Scheel Jour nal, has sold his entire interest in that publi cation te J. P. McCaskey, his associate in its editorial and business management, aud who was with the late Hen. Thes. H. Bur Bur rewes in conducting it during his lifetime. Mr. Wickersham has given a geed deal of vigor te the Journal and will no doubt continue te contribute te it, but he knows that he leaves it in geed hands in transfer ring it te his experienced associate, whose labors iu the cause of education and gen eral culture have distinguished him far be yond the borders of his own state. Tin: reproof se gently proffered by our esteemed friends of the Easten Express te the intellectual person who performs the arduous task of scarchinr through Mm columns of that journal for items of inter est, is accepted in the same kindly spirit that prompts it. The correction is there fore cheerfully made that it is the school beard of Phillipsburg, across the river, and uet that of Easteu, which is new grappling with the mighty qurstien of whether it should or should net punish a recalcitrant janitor by withholding $2 from his salary. In matters of this kind it is just as well te be exact, even if the most prominent objects involved de con sist of a whitewash brush and a bucket of lime. The Pittsburgh Times regards as worthy el note the fact that the president does net use the words " Executive Mansion " en his official letter heads. Our esteemed contemporary doubtless overlooks that ether circumstance that ttie president does net new occupy, the executive mausien, his temporary residence being the private house of his friend Senater Jenes, and con sequently his official communications could net with propriety be bulletined as issuing from the executive mansion. After ithey have get the White Heuse fixed up te suit our new president his official business and correspondence will doubtless bear a mere imposing title than "Office of the President." Mr. Arthur is a great stickler for etiquette, official as well as social. The Democratic judicial conferees of Lebanon and Dauphin offer a blameless candidate for judge te the peepln of the district, and an honorable meaus of relief te the divided Republicans from their em barrassment ever two unsatisfactory can didates of their own. R. E. James, esq., i? a gentleman of ripe legal learning of ample experience at the bar, who has beeu tried as by lire in public life, serving with ability, honor and distinction iu the Leg islature ; he has the dignity aud the cour tesy which befit the bench, aud while he would fill the office of judge with proper regard for its high character, he would discharge its duties in a manner accept able alike te lawyers and laymen who might have concern in his courts,. The Demo cracy of our neighboring district have done well ; the people should ratify their nomination. The "woman's rights" movement is making headway in the Hebrew faith. She shall net keep quiet in the snyageguc, uet if a writer in the Jewish Jfesscnycr can help it. He argues that "but for Huldah the law would have been forever lest. Israel, iu the time of her greatest despair, re ceived words of encouragement and wis dom, lessens of hope, trust and fearless ness, from the Prophetess Deberah. American Judaism needs the materialism of its men te be ceuuteractcd by the ideality of its women. All religions must have faith aud trust as component parts. The spiritual nature is mere largely de veloped in woman than in man hence wc see her as the truest follower and warmest advocate of all elevated doctrines. Her nature being mero ideal is also mere en thusiastic, aud her enthusiasm carries her te heights unattainable by eomraeuplacc organism that weigh affairs sphitual in scales temporal." I'EK&ONAL.. Gaukield fund amounts te $339,540.27. Jehn B. Geugii began his fortieth year as a lecturer yesterday. The remains of the late Dr. .1. G. Hol Hel land were taken te Spiiugficld, Mass., yesterday ler interment. King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich islands, is an Episcopalian, aud was visit ed while in England by Bishop Stanley, who confirmed aud married him. He is well versed in ('in distinctive principles of the Anglican "l-vrch, aud its history aud literature, au' as done much te explain them through the uativc press, but he is friendly te all ether churches. He has iaieiy suoscriecu s;,uuu ionic lunu ler a cathedral. Bishop SciiekiZsciiuwskv, of China, liar, Decn seneusiy in. no was taken wilu a sunstroke at Wuchuug, about 000 miles iu the interior. He had te be removed te Shanghai. The removal was performed with much difficulty, and caused the bishop much suffering. Fer some time he was almost helpless, and unable te turn himself in his bed. At latest accounts he was slowly regaining strength. It will probably be a long time before he is again fit for active duty. Haxxiiiai. Hamlin, who will go as our minister te Spain, has been known in American politics as the gentleman who was neniiuatcd for vice president en the ticket with Abraham Lincoln. The New Yerk Herald recalls that Mr. Hamlin has always been regarded as a man with no vices and with a manner of homely hon esty which has endeared him with the people. Iu winter he gees without an overcoat, aud that fact appeals te the Maine imagination, just as Judge Thur mau's baudauna handkerchief or Senater Voerheos's hair or Mr. Frclinghuyscn's veice appeals te the imagination of the persons who live in their states. Wc hope that the old mau will come home with a blue Spauish cloak en his shoul ders. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Eight prisoners escaped from the Balti more county jail at Towseutown through an opening which they had cut in the wall and which had escaped detection. One hundred and twenty-eight failures were reported te Dradstrcefs during the past week, the largest number for any one week since March and an increase of thirty-three ever the locerd for the pre ceding week. There is a movement en feet te erect a memorial church ever the long-neglected grave of William Henry Harrison, the first president that Ohie gave te the nation. The remains of General Harrison have lain for forty years en a picturesque mound overlooking the Ohie river, fiftccu miles below Cincinnati. Xething hut a plain stene in a rude enclosure marks te spot. In San Francisce a lire in Unstene's blacksmith shop communicated te the Cal ifornia planing mill, which was in a few moments in flames, and the llames seen leaped across Spear street and attacked Vigmere's lumber yard, spread te a saloon en the corner, and thence down Heward street nearly te Stewart, consuming a num ber of small establishments. The less is $210,000. After the fire was partly sub dued two bodies, charred beyond recogni tion, were found at the rear of the building in which the fire started. Let Us Have the "Facts. " Xt-w .Era. - The " facts " which alone give any sig nificance te Mr. Wolfe's candidacv. se far as they have been endorsed by this jour-, nal, we knew te be true, and the editor of the Examiner knows them te be true also, but as a blind organ of the bosses who fur nished these facts all ready for Mr. Wolfe te-usc, he dare net admit the truth. Tim nearest he has get te it yet is te intimate' that somebody has "committed the indis cretion of making public a private communi cemmuni communi tieri" just as if facts made known through a private communication would be any the less true than it proclaimed from the housetops. JUDICIAL NOMINATION. Rebert is James, of Northampton County, Neuiluated yesterday at Lebanon. The Democratic conference of the 12th judicial district met at the Eagle house in Lebanon vesterdav afternoon. All the conferees attended, Messrs. S. T. McAdam Win. Gassert and Jehn A. Lebanon county, and Wm. B P. Banks and Frank Loomis, Denger, of , Wilsen, TJ. of Dauphin county, being present. Mr. McAdam, chairman, called the con ference te order when Mr. Wilsen offered the following which was unanimously agreed te : It must be conceded, that of all places of public trust, the judiciary should be non-partisan, and that iu no one political organization should permanently rest the cheesing of the judges. " The Democratic party of the Twefth district has without complaint for thirty years past supported the opposition can didates for the judgeship. Its 11,000 voters out of a voting population of 25,000, new claim that it is but right and just, that they should have the privilege of namiug the next additional law judge, and this they submit te the honest intelligence of t he district regardless of party. " Therefore, in order th?t a person may he presented who will he acceptable te the people, be it " lleselced, by the Democratic conferees of the Twelfth judicial district of Penn sylvania, that, knowing Rebert E. James, of Northampton county, te be 'a lawyer whose integrity iu the discharge of past duties is unimpeachable and whose learn ing aud ability will reflect both honor and credit upon the bench, and who will, if 'elected, fulfill the law aud fix the county of Lebanon as his permanent place of resi dence, wc unhesitatingly present his name te the people of the Twelfth judicial dis trict, as a proper person te be chosen for additional law judge. " On motion it was ordered that a copy of the foregoing, signed by the conferees, be forwarded te Mr. James. On motion the conference adjourned sine die. STATE ITEMS. The AVelfe cause has been booming in Tyrene and iu McKeau county. It is the 47th (net the 4th) regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers which will re unite at Easteu en the 22d inst. $100,000 of speculative insurauce has been takeu out in Miflliu county, of which net ever $5,000 is in force new. Martin Robinson, of Erie, was found in the weeds, five miles from that city, with a bullet through his heart. Feul play is suspected. Mr. J. S. Lcisenriug, a prominent Blair county Republican, residing in Alteena, has been telling the Philadelphia papers that up his way the Republicans are tired of Ring ruleand mauy will vete for Wolfe. The Pennsylvania railroad company is digging trenches te supply water for loco motives at Downingtown from the Brandy wine. Heretofore the supply was obtained from the Downingtown water company at $2,000 a year. The price having been doubled accounts for the changed plans. Conshehockcn is excited. The cause is the possibility of a repetition of the Bound Broek aud Pennsylvania railroad war, which was waged several years age, when then New Jersey militia had te be called upon te quell the riotous demonstra tions of the rival workmen. Emanuel Ettinger, Israel Erb, and Jon athan Mever, the Snyder county murder ers, have bceu sentenced by Judge Bucher te be hung en Wednesday, December 7th, 1881, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock a. m. Emanuel Ettinger has made a confession acknowledging his guilt and implicating the ether paities that are in jail and untried. Near Easten while his car was being run en te a aiding te make a coupling, Peter Stern, aged 21, fell from the car and broke his neck. His companions, net obtaining any signal from him as te the coupling, went te the spot and were horrified te find him dead. There were no bruises about his body, save where the back of his neck stiuek the ground and where a car wheel had passed ever and crushed a tee en his right feel. ,v Iiraln Clout for Cessna. I'liikulelpUia Times Mr. D. Stewart Elliett, chairmau of the Republican committee of Bedford county, has just issued a formal harangue te the menibeisef the Reformed church, te raake thorn vete for Mr. Cessna for president judge. The pretext for the address is the assumption that many members of that church iu Somerset will vote for Mr. Bacr, Mr. Cessna's competitor, and the political chairman insists that the members of the Reformed church must net vete for Mr. Baer, because Mr. Cessna has been a mem ber of the same church since 1844. The members of the Reformed church iu Bedfeid aud Somerset will be likely te de just as the Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists, Catholics and all ether churchmen will de that is vote for the candidate ferjudge who seems te them best fitted for the position. The only prebable exception te the rule may be the natural disposition of the members of the Reformed church te resent the Idiotic effort te drag thorn and their church into a political light te gain their votes for Mr. Cessna. Men of sense and honesty, leaving out the question of religion entire ly, never thus offend religious faith by dragging it into the mire of politics, and if Chairmau Elliett's sectarian appeal doesn't prove a boomerang te the Cessna cause, it will be the first time that such tomfoolery didn't brain-clout its own friends. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. KAILROAO WRECK. Cant Mashed and Tralus lielayed. This morning about 4 o'clock as a freight train en the Pennsylvania railroad was passing Cellins station several cars jumped the track, were badly broken and blocked up'thc read, causing a delay of about three quarters of an hour. The accident is said te have been caused by a broken switch. About the same hour as the above, but further down tbe read, a short dis tance cast of Christiana, the freight train cast attached te engine 375 went off the track, caused by a broken axle. Several of the cars were crushed te pieces and both tracks of the read were blockaded. The south track was cleared by 7 o'clock, hut the north track was net cleared until about 11. The way passenger train west was delayed about two hours, and the Cincinnati express east, and the first and second sections of the fast line, and all freight trains, were delayed for several hours. Ne ene was hurt by cither of the above accidents. Heard en a Charge of KObbery. Last evening evening James O'Biieu and Geerge Kelly had a hearing before Alderman A. F. Dennelly en the charge of stealing a watch from James Con way at Ilagclgans's hotel a few evenings age. The" watch has net yet been found ; the evidence was net strong against the accused, but it is believed that they are the guilty parties. The alderman reserved his decision, and in the meantime sent the men te jail for 10 days each for being drunk and disorderly. MI. JOi'. News et tne Borough. On Friday afternoon Samuel, better known as "Hillie" Warner, was arrested by Constable Shelly and ledged in jail. Te day two weeks age he stele a pair of pantaloons from Jehn Bewman's dry goods store, East Maiu street. The stolen pro perty was immediately recovered, where upon "Hillie" threatened te burn the store. He escaped and returned en Friday and was arrested en the above charges. Breneman's school house, Mt. Jey town ship, W. E. Elder, teacher, was entered and robbed of a small bell and note paper en Sunday night. W. E. Kuhn, who taught the pike school cast of Landisville, resigned. He is teach ing the Wrightsville high school, Yerk county. Several applicants are awaiting the decision of the directors, which will be made te-day. Three hundred and sixty-five newspapers are circulated in the borough daily, except Sunday ; then fifty copies of the Press and twenty of the Times supply the demand. An ex will be roasted in Detweiler's grove en November 3d, under the auspices of the A. M. E. church of Springville. Next Friday evening a Republican mass meeting will take place at Pluinmer's hotel. A prominent Republican of this borough who kicks with Wolfe, counts an thirty votes for him. He is tee high by ten. J. E. Heffcr will attend the Yorktown celebration. Jehn Ban- and Bert Smith of Lancaster, were iu town yesterday. Daniel Myers, formerly of this place, new of Philadelphia, spent yesterday in town. Michael aud Jehn Moere sold their pack ing of 1880 tobacco. Henry Miller, of Landisville, sold this year's crop of tobacco en private terms. The wheat which was put into the ground before the first rain fall this fall did net appear above the surface. The farmers have resewn it. The room en the seceud fleer of the M. E. church has been frescoed MAYOK's CUUBT. Queer fish In the Net el Justice. Rebert Carsen was found drunk by Offi cer Flick at the corner of North Queen and Orauge streets ; he was addressing a very attentive audience en the subject of " The Great American People." He was net able t pay hia costs and was sent out for 10 days ; when he again emerges from the county prison he will have a much bet ter lecture than that given last night. Rebert Fisher and his wife, two Scotch people, get very drunk yesterday and lay down en the pavement iu Breneman's court. They had a little girl with them, who clung te her parents. The people residing iu the neighborhood sent word te the station house in regard te the drunks, and Officers Flick and Titus went after them. The woman resisted and slapped Titus ever the mouth, but both were finally get te the station house. Their little child was taken from tbe mother with the greatest difficulty aud she was placed in the house of a man residing near the station heuse, where she remained uutil this morning. Rebert agreed te pay the costs of himself and wife, but did uet think he had had $2 worth of fuu. Mrs. Fisher thought that she had, and admitted that in order te have the fun she had get very drunk. All were discharged when the cash was handed in. Ellen Piersel, au old offender, for being drunk get 30 days. MUST HOARD AT THE SCHOOL. Neu-Itrsldent Students at Millersvllln For bidden te Heard tu the Village. Mr. Martin K. Mylin, president of the Lcaceck township school beard, complains of the application of a new rule of the Millersville normal school authorities te the case of his son Jehn, a young man of 19, who had been presecutiug his studies at the Nermal with a view te engage iu teaching. According te Mr. Myliu's ac count, Jehn went te the school last spring, bearding with a relative, Coufectieuor Warfel of the village, and at the suggestion of the authorities he engaged te teach for a year after completing his studies se as te get the benefit of the state appropriation of 50 cents a week te these who contemplate teaching. lie bought ene of Professer Brooks's books en the theory of teaching and after 10 weeks in struction, was examined, get a certificate aud duriug an interim taught one of tb Lcaceck schools satisfactorily for a month and then went back te Millersville te com plete his studies. This session, however. he is met with the refusal et the authori ties under a resolution of the trustees passed a year age te allow him te continue his studies there unless he beards iu the school. Air. Mylin and his father desire that he beard with his relative, aud think the young mau ought te be allowed te de se. The faculty think net. Aud this is the sub ject of Mr. Myliu's complaint. And he further complains that when he sought a conference with Dr. Brooks en the subject he was net treated with due consideration. Yeung Mr. Mylin is anxious te contiuue his studies, but he wants te beard with his relative. Hrlveu te Heath. New Helland Clarien. Jacob Bixler and Harvey Gehr, em ployees of Mr. Eckcrt Giffin, took Mr. G.'s horse and buggy for the purpose of driving te Compassville te work. Having step ped at the hotel and imbibed tee freely of "Oh be joyful," they dreve past the work and went te Coatcsville ; from there te Sadsburyville ; then te Lan caster, and back as far as Intercourse en their homeward trip, altogether be ing a distance of seventy-five miles, without ever haviug given the animal anything te cat. Mr. Jacob D. Warfel, at whose hotel they stepped, knowing whose horse it was, and also seeing the fagged condition of the beast, would net allow the unmerciful drivers te take him any further. The next day Mr. Giffin went te the place where he had sent the men te work. Net finding them, he made in quiries, and ascertained their whereabouts. The horse lingered a day or two aud then died He was a very valuable animal, and Mr. Giffin refused two hundred dollars for him recently. Sale or Real Estate. Last evening Henry Shubert, for J. B Kaufman trustee te sell the property of Frederick Pylc, deceased, sold at the Key stone heuse the following houses all of which are two-story bricks : Nes. 241, 243, 245 and 247, North Mul berry street, te Andrew M. Frantz for $3,553. Ne. 242, Arch alley, te Geerge Fullmer for $G36. Ne. 24G, Aich allev, te Geerge Hatz for $G35. Ne. 250, Arch alley, te Peter Miller for $G40. Ne. 252, Arch alley, te Geerge Halz for $G4G. Fire Less Adjusted. The less sustained by Mr. James Prang ley by the fire at his tobacco warehouse about a month age, was adjusted en Thursday last. Messrs. Jehn D. Skiles, Aaren Teller and Dr. B. "S. Kendig were the appraisers, and assessed the dathaire en 250 cases of tobacco at $3,934.11; it was in sured in the Londen Assurance, iEtna and Heward companies. Mr. Pranglcy was represented by J. L. Stcinmetz, esq. Sales of Ceirs. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale for Harry C. Lintncr, at J. W. Frantz 's hotel, Millersville, 30 head of Al dcrney and short-horned Durham cows, at an average price of $57.40 per head ; 11 out of the let averaged $03, aud the high est brought $125.50. MICROSCOPY. FIRST SOIREE OF THE LANCASTER MICROSCOPICAL. SOCIETY. Great Crowd Fine Instrument and Ex- hlbtte. The first soiree of the Lancaster Micro Micre Micro seopical society was given last night in the parlors and dining hall of the Stevens house. There was a great crowd in at tendence,including nearly all the preachers lawyers, doctors, scientists and teachers iu the city, and hundreds of the most respect able and intelligent people men, women aud children from all classes of society. It was almost a mob, but a very intelli gent, well-dressed and well-behaved mob. But there were at least five times as many people present as could be com fortably accommodated or could have a reasonable chauce of seeing the hundreds of wonderful ob objects exhibited under nearly a hundred powerful microscopes, arranged en tables in both parlor and dining room, The following named gcutlemeu from abroad, many of them eminent in microscopy aud ether sciences, were in attendance : Frem Philadelphia R. W. Brinten, Herman Hillary. Jno. L. Mareney. L. C. Robinson, Jas. N. Caleby, Benj. F. Epp stein, D. S. Hei man, S. Merris Lclar, J. Fred Herbert, J. Thes. Lippincetr, J. C. Tomson, G. M. Lenyard, Jehn Irwin, A. S. Reilly, Thes. W. Harris, J. Elias. Frem West Chester W. W. Jeffcries, Wm. A. Jcfferies, Mrs. Chauncey Darling ton, Addison May, J. C. Green, J. B. Weed M. D., J. H. Theme, A. Sharpless, II. C. Weed M. D. Frem New Yerk T. C. Bidwcll, N. D. Printers, Abm. Wccterler, L. M. Stene, J. II. Mergcntime. FremjUamden, X. J. A. P. Brown, C. Henry Kain, James Ganison, jr. Frem Mooresville, N. J Win. J. Mor rison. Frem Bosten S. A. Peek. Shortly after 8 o'clock Dr. II. D. Knight, president of the Laucaster so ciety, attempted te call the assemblage te order, but with only indifferent success, and in the name of the society, read an ad dress of welcome directing attention te the impertance of popular study of mi croscopy. Dr. Knight was followed by William A. Wilsen, esq., who made an off-hand speech in which he heartily welcomed the visiting scientists te geed old Lancaster aud sug gested that it might net be amiss iu them te test, under their instruments and by their appetites, the relative merit of our Coucstega water and our lager beer. Prof. D. S. Helman, actuary of the Franklin iustitute of Pennsylvania, re sponded en behalf of the visitors, thauk ing the Laucaster society for the generous reception accorded them, and urging upon his hearers the importance aud value of the microscope. He thought it should be placed iu every school in the common wealth, as it would de mere towards giv ing children a correct idea of the origin of life than any ether agent that could be used. He invited particular attention te ene of the exhibits a small live sala mander or water lizard exhibited under one of the instruments, as it showed very distinctly the circulation of the bleed, just as it would be seen in our own bodies could we leek into them. At the conclusion of Prof. Helman's re marks, the crowd swayed te and fro in all directions, gathered around the several tables in the spacious dining room and parlor, jostled and elbowed each ether goed-naturedly and tried te get a view of the wonderful exhibits. These embraced a great variety of mi nute objects of the animal, vegetable aud mineral kingdoms'. .One of the most in teresting aud one that attracted mere at tention, perhaps, than any ether, was a living salamander, or water lizard, an inch or two in length, exhibited by Dr. Hol Hel man. It was placed under the instrument in a glass receptacle, filled with water, while a stream of pure water, conducted through glassbes, was constantly pass, ing ever the httle reptile, keeping him in geed health. The pulsations of the heart and the circulation of the bleed could be seen with great distinctness under the powerful instrument used en the occasion. The two Chester county societies show ed mauy beautiful objects of pond life, crystallized geld and silver, &c. The Camden society's chief attraction was a live bedbug, magnified se many diame ters that it looked a monster. The beat ing of its heart and action of its digestive apparatus could be distinctly seen. The Wilmington society had a great variety of diatoms, living objects, such as cheese mites, vinegar eels, &c, fcc. The Reading's society's most interesting exhibits were crystalline poisons arsenic, strychnine, &c, which looked very beau tiful under the glass. R. & J. Beck, the celebrated Londen manufacturers, had an agent in attend ance with some of their magnificent in struments, the largest in the world, under which were shown seme wonderful and interesting objects. The Lancaster society had, of course, a larger number of instruments than any of the visiting societies. Of a total of 73 instru ments en exhibition, they had 25, uudcr which were shown a great variety of inter esting objects pollen, butterfly scales, tiny insects, microphotographs aud dozens of ethor things. Sidle & Ce., the Lancaster manufacturers of microscopes, had 17 et their instruments en exhibition, and experts say they were net surpassed in power and finish by any ethers shown. uh the whole the seiree compared very favorably with any given by sister seci eties, the only cause et complaint being that the great crowd in attendance made it inconvenient and tedious for visitors te get a view of even a tithe of the subjects shown. We venture te suggest, that if a smaller number of invitations had been given, aud a small admission fee- charged, the soiree would have beeu sufficictly well attended and both the exhibitors and visi tors would have had greater satisfaction. Thoroughbred Stock. The Rearing Springs correspondent of the Alteena Tribune, says : Dr. J. W. Mad ara; of Baker's Summit, has just purchas cd from R. W. Celeman's heirs, Lancaster county. Pa., the celebrated iron men, as well as noted stock men, a fine Hamblcton Hamblcten iau colt. Clay, sired by Middlctewn sr., of Rysdyk's Ilambletenian dare, Nettie Clay, by Sawyer's Harry Clay : second dam by Grier's Highlander ; third dam by Hickory. It will be seen that this colt is bred exactly the same a.s the great king of trotters, St. Julien his sire beiug a brother te the site of St. Julian and his dam a sister te the dam of St. Julian. Beside ; this he has a full brother and sister that have a record below 2:30. The record of this colt of Dr. Madara's is very geed. He will be en exhibition at the fair at Bedford next week. Dr. Madara has a full-blooded calf, Duke et Lancaster, standard short horn thorough-bred which was also bred en Celeman's farms, in Laucaster county, Pa. Dr. Madara is certainly a believer in fine stock." Coining Amusement Attractions. Patrons of first class amusements need scarcely be reminded that en Thursday evening next Wm. A. Mestayerand his fa mous company of " Tourists in a Pullman Palace Car " will appear at Fulton opera house, te be followed en the next (Friday) afternoon and evening by the renowned Emma Abbett grand English opera com pany in " Bohemian Girl " and " Faust." They will learn with regret that the premised production of i' My Sweet heart " by a combination which included Minnie Palmer, the charming soubrette, and R. E. Graham, the clever comedian, has been canceled. COLUMBIA KEWS. OUR REGULAR CORRESFONUENCK. Mr. C. C. Wann is home en a short visit. He is still en the engineer corps in Virginia. Mr A. R. nogcndebler will remove his present store te the ene feimerly occupied by Mr. S. Cehen. Mr. Jeff Gillman is. in town en a short short visit te his parents. Iu the 3lethedist church te-morrow morning the sacrament of the Lord's sup per will be given. In the evening Rev. Henry Wheeler, the pastor, will preaeh te the young people. At present the Citizens' baud has no room te practice in. Today Cel. Murry, the gentlemanly ticket agcut of the P. R. R. celebrated his 42d birthday. Yesterday his father cele brated his 71t birthday. J. R. Erringer, general- ticket agent of the Pennsylvania railroad company, has eli'ercd te take the members of Ce. C te Philadelphia aud return for $3 per mau, providing there were fifty uniformed men. The offer was accepted. Te-night the company drills, and afterwards a business meeting will he held when final arrange ments for the trip will be made. Searching ter a sister. Nineteen years age Michael 3IcLaugh lin was killed en the Reading & Columbia railroad by a car being run off the track in consequence of a misplaced switch. This happened en September 25), 1862. By his death he left two children, a girl and a boy, unprevided for. Mary, the girl, was taken te Lancaster, where it is thought she new resides, and James, the son, was placed in the West Philadelphia children's, home. The sister and brother have never seen nor heaid of each ether since iive years age, when Mary advertised in the pancis for the whereabouts About this time out of the home et her brother. James was taken aud bound never saw te a man iu Delaware. He the advertisement and knew nothing about it until last evening, when a friend aud namesake of his told him about it. He was iu Columbia this morn mern iug iuquiring if he had any friends here. Squire Yeung, one of the jurymen en the iuquest held ever his father's body, told him about his sister in Lancaster. If she is iu that city she can find her leug-sep-aratcd brother by calling at the Franklin house iu Lancaster. The brother is new a grown man and requests all Laucas teriaus who re:.d this aud knew of the whereabouts of his sister te please inform her of the fact of his being at the Frank lin house, Lancaster, Pa. The ltureugb. Council. Councils met last night, present Messrs. Filbert, Guiles, Hardniau, Hershey, Pfahlcr, Wann and Musser, president. The report of the finance committee showed receipts $11,010.10 ; expenditures, $0,858.21 ; balance iu treasury, $4,757.80. The read committee reported substantial repairs made te certain streets aud recommended similar improvements en Cherry between Second and Third ; en "Fourth between Cherry and Union ; en Fifth betweeu Locust and Walnut ; the greater portion of Sixth be tween Locust aud Chestnut ; a crossing was also represented te be necessary en Fourth across Chestnut. Permission was granted the committee te make repairs as indicated. The paving committee reported pavements laid ami that all persons notified have complied. Mr. Hershey utatcd that the Chestnut Hill iron ere company had net completed the read assigned them, aud en the sair.e gentleman's motion it was ordered that councils aud the borough solicitor visit the company for the purpose of consulting with reference te the matter. The paving committee and borough so licitor were directed te view the drain run ning through Dr. McBride's piepeity te ascertain whose duty it was te repair it. The petition of the Citizens' band asking te be allowed te practice in ene of the rooms of the opera house, wis referred te piepcrty committee and solicitor. COURT. Uafiire Judge Livingston. Iu the case of Mary A. Bartholemew aud David B. Bartholemew for the use of said Mary A. Bartholemew vs. the Laucaster & Reading narrow gauge railroad company. Action for damage:;, this morning the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintifls for $025.53. Cornelius Peters vs. Daniel R. Biaek bili, action te recover pay for goods sold by the plaintiff te the defendant. The de fense was that the goods were bought by the defendant's father who became in solvent whereupon the goods were charged te defendant. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff for $4G. In the case of Jehn Evans, Win. Evans, Emanuel Kauffman, II. II. Tshuily and J. II. Sheuk, administrators of R. R. Tshudy deceased, and Mathias T. Heuener, vs. Jehn A. Smith, a verdict was 'taken in favor of the plaintiff for $2,027.01. Hrfere Judge Patterson. The case of Adam Keener vs. Geerge Bcilcr occupied the whole of yesterday and it was given te the jury just before neon te-day. This afternoon the jury rendered a verdict in favor of t he plaintiff for $17.08. Neighboring Tragedies. At the residence of Gcoige Smith, Shrewsbury, Yerk county, his sister, aged about 10, while employed about the stove, used coal oil te make the fire burn readily, when the flames communicated with the oil, bursting the can, scattering the burn ing fluid ever her clothes and burning her te death. W. A. Jenes, resident of Park ten, Md., and employed as a brakcrnan ou the Northern Central railroad, was killed by the s-:ccend section of the local freight en the way north at Bridgeport, Cumberland county. He was horribly mangled, hav ing been cut iu two across the breast, while his arms were badly crushed. His face, head and lower part of his body wcie also censidciably crushed. A Hey Klin Over. Eugene Archer, a little seu of Mru. Mayiie B. Archer, of Lititz, while playing en North Queen street near Brimmer's livery this morning was struck and knocked down by A. B. Shadier s business wagon which was passing at the time. The wheel passed ever the little fellow's leg below the knee, but did net seriously hint it. Ne blame attaches te the driver, as he was going very slowly, and the boy, who had his hack te the team, backed into it. Heavy Herse bblpucu. Ileniy Dehhnan, horse dealer, .hipped this morning from Brimmer's Iiveiy stable Neith Queen street, twenty-nine head of very fine and heavy Lancaster county horses. They are intended for the New Yerk market. Leeking for jriah IJusKKt. Last evening Deputy Sheriff Charles Strino and Jacob Hellinger, who had been along the river looking for fish baskets, returned te this city yesterday, having destroyed about 40 baskets. Held ter Court. Wm. Murphy charged by Geerge Tair ga:t with assault and battery, was held by Alderman Barr last evening in the sum of $200 te ahswer the charge at com t. llitteu by a Heg. Lent Eaby, while en market this morn ing, was severely bitten in the leg by a deg belonging te a countryman near whose stand he was. Wild Geese. This morning a large fleck of wild gesso passed south ever the city. This is a sign of cold weather. 4 i
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