LANCASTER DAI1A INTELLIGENCER. TULSDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1881. fianrastci frtfdlcantax. TDB3DAT EVENING. NOV. 1, 1881. A Little riain Talk. The statement which Mr. Geedman gives us te day from the mayor of Head ing furnishes nothing essentially new te the consideration of the question of the proper fire department in Lancaster. We all have known that Heading has a vol unteer department which is efficient and well disciplined ; that it is provided with a fire alarm apparatus and is liberally sustained by the city. The question is whether Lancaster would have the same efficiency in a volunteer departrnentsimilarly equipped and sustained ; and our judgment is that we could net have it immediately or for many years, if ever.ne matter what we would pay for it ; and we are ready te frankly declare that we se believe 1k caue we have net yet seen in our volun teer force the evidence of the capacity for self-management which h:i3 been conspicuously exhibited in Reading. The spirit of the fire corps in Heading is geed ; it is subordinate and fraternal. This is largely due te the fact that it has been fortunate in having ardor, fraternity and capacity in its leaders. Similar geed fortune would after n while no doubt lift a volunteer department in Lancaster out of its rut: but what a la bor! And where arc the organizers? Certainly they have net appeared te pub lic view in a department against sonic of whose members it is charged that they are the very incendiaries whom they pretend te protect us against. Mr. Good Geed man knows that this charge is made and against hangers en of the company te which h 3 belongs. It has been te him and the geed members associated with him in the Shinier company, a source of the keenest annoyance te knew that some of its members or runners have been accused, en substantial evidence of being incendiaries. If Mr. Geedman can tell us hew lie proposes te get rid of such men, and te keep rid of them, he may be able te sat isfy us that Lancaster is as lit as Head ing for a volunteer lire service. In Heading such a thing as an incendiary fireman, we assume, would be impossi ble. The spirit of the corps would net permitsuchacoutaminatien. Ne fireman there would dare te even think of such a way of creating work for the depart ment and amusement for himself. Is it se here ? We ask the question confident ly of Mr. Geedman, because we knew that he knows that very lately at least it has net been se. AVe speak frankly te him and his fellow-firemen ; net with any desire te disparage them, but te let them knew what is in the mind of the people, and te thew them that one great reason for the general desire for a paid department is the lack of confidence felt in the volunteer department because of the known Hi-conduct of some of the hangers en, if net members, of certain of the companies. If Mr. Geedman will show our citizens the man or men who will undertake te purify the volunteer fire department of Lancaster and convert its members into a cohesive body of workers with no aim but the efficient discharge of their duty and with no men disposed te threw water en each ether rather than en the lire, and te burn rather than te save, he will he in a position te claim the attention f the audience he addresses. (jutting Hanks. Fer the cleanness of their sweep the operations of the manager of the Me chanics'" National Hank, of Newark, bear oil the palm from any bank cracks men whose performances history has yet recorded. The capital of half a million and a surplus of nearly as much mere has been taken, and mere than as much mere beside out'ef the deposits, during eight years, and nothing is suspected of the speculation until the opeiater, find ing there is nothing mere te take, and that the bank can no longer be run, calls its directors together and tells them the facts. There was nothing mysterious about the way he did it. llcsiinply took the money from time te lime and ac counted for it en the books by charging it te the account of the bank in New Yerk which was its agent there. The one fact which will impress these interested in banks is the self-evident one that they have no protection at all against the dishonesty of the man who is in supreme charge of its affairs. In this Case it was the cashier; the presi dent, en account of his advanced age, knowing nothing of the conduct of the business. All the examinations made of the bank's books were of no value whatever, since the examiner did net ascertain the fact as te the credits they claimed. Evidently bank examina tions that de net go beyond the statement of the. officers as te the reality of the claimed assets are a delusion and a snare. This officer had the unlimited trust of the community, and the tank's credit was unchallenged ; yet in a moment it is found that all its properly has gene as Mr. Fisk would say, " where the woodbine twineth," and nothing is left, but the bank building which could net be stolen, and the individual liability of the stockholders te the amount of the par value of their sleck, te satisfy a million or two mere that has been taken which was held in trust by the bank. It is enough te make owners of bank stock feel very serious and te call for a speedy remedy. Mr. "Wolfe, no doubt, will have a large audience te-night. The number of his supporters among the Republicans of Lancaster is large, and he can increase them materially by making a geed im pression te-night. Curiosity will give him a geed crowd te talk te, and it will lie an impressible one. Felitical speeches are net often of much value in making voles, but Mr. AVelfe has an exceptional opportunity te show what talk can de. There is no doubt that his candidacy is daily increasing in importance. It was only a year or two age that another Newark bank was laid out cold bv the operations of its officers, done in much ine same style as the latest piece of undertaking. Newark atmosphere seems te have a very retting effect en banks. The present rains come very oppor tunely and New Yerk city is especially relieved by them. There has been some thing 'like a panic there ever the water question, the reserve supplies being se nearly exhausted that another lainless fortnight was expected te leave the reser voirs dry. As yet the streams have net been much helped by the rain-fall, but when the dry ground has become satur ated they will swell in volume, and probably the danger of a water famine has passed for the season. The lessen taught should suffice te awaken every community te the consideration of a mere abundant water supply ; and Lan caster among them. Nuiile gains strength steadily with the progress of the campaign. Baldwin knew when he had enough. He didn't take the building Thk cordial reception teiideicd by the people of Delaware county, te Mr. Neblo, yesterday, must have been very cheering te Field Marshal Cooper. Iv i'Jeld Marshal Coejicr wants te knew what sei I of Hepublieans these arc who arc going te vote for Wolfe, let him keep his eye en the organization of te-night's meeting in this city. The New Yeik beard of apportion ment yesterday leduccd the estimates for the dcpaitmcntsef the city governments te an amount or 2,300,000 less than last year. This i educe:; the tax rate twenty three cents. Tiiekk is :i rumor in Ottawa that, at the approaching .session of the Dominion Parliament, " a member will take the .sense"' of that body "en the dcbirabilityef Canadian independence, and the election of the chief magistrate for gox'crner gen eral." Tim: New Orleans Produce Exchange yesterday adopted resolutions approving the action of the Mississippi convention, recently held at St. Leuis, and pledging the exchange "te advocate the improve ment of the navigation of the Mississippi river until the nation shall accord it as the just du.: net only of the Valley states, but of the commercial interests of the entire country. Dii.MeciiAT.--, bear in mind that the elec tion is only a week off, and the time re maining can he best employed in getting out the vote. Nothing can prevent Mr. Neble's election but supine negligence en the part of the Democracy. If anything like a full poll is secured the care of the state treasury is certain te pass into the hands of that heucst and upright man, whose .success in business constitutes the most conclusive evidence of his financial ability, and whose integrity is attested by a long course of honor Orange Neble, of Eric. PERSONAL. Madame Etklka Gkkstki:, the prima denna, arrived at New Yerk yesterday by the .steamer Arabia. Leid Di'm:avj;n was arretted in Cale donia, Neva Scotia, last week for sheeting moose without a fiecuse. A bust of ReisEirr Biuxs is te te be placed in the Peets' Cerner of Westmin ster Abby. " Better late than never. " The Chinese Censul at San Francisce : i.yr, the name of the new Chinese minister te the United Sates is Chang Ciiae Yek, and that he is a " Taeti " in rank, and will leave Peking for the United States about the middle of this month. Second Lieutenant Rellix A. Ives of the Fifth Aililleiy, died at Sumniet, New Jersey, en Saturday. He was a native of New Yerk, graduated at West Point in IS 70, and in 1S7C was made asisstant pro fessor of law at the Military academy. The French guests were received in Newport yesterday by the governor and legislature ofHhedc Island. The Yen Steuben paily weic received at the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago, yesterday by Mayer Harrison. General Sheridan and committee of aldermen and citizens were present. Hen. Lionel S. Sack ville-W est, the new ISritish minister, is expected te an ive in Philadelphia en Thursday. A com mittee of citizens has been appointed te meet him down the bay. The mayor is te receive the expected visitor at his office, and a banquet will he given him at St. Geerge's hall, en Friday next. Senatei: Inealls has become mixed up in a muss with Washington correspond cerrespond correspend ents. me of the correspondents wrete hard things about him ami he procured the writer's discharge from the clerkship of a Senate committee. Then the injured scribe enlisted a dez.cn ether correspond ents in his cause, and they arc new mak ing it warm for Mr. Iugalls. ON THE JAST NEWS TRAIN. Scenes and Incidents et Its Trip. Philadelphia Times. But the most excitiug scene of all, per haps, Harrisburg excepted, was when the train reached Lancaster, which it did two minutes ahead of time, or at G:29. Here there was a crowd of newsboys, news agents and disinterested persons, who sectned te take cemplete possession of the news car. They swayed and fought and pushed and shouted and grabbed aud yelled and clamored for papers. The three postal men and two newspaper men showered the Lancaster bundles out at them as rapidly at hands could act aud in a moment the air begau te rcseuud with a mixed chorus of newsboys te the tune of " Here's yer I'luladelfy Times. All the news, new. Ycre's yer Times, with the latest news." The crowd about the depot, independ ent of newsboys and newsagents, was very large. Curiosity and a desire te get pa pers and read the news at the breakfast table seemed te have brought out two thirds of the town. The rush for papers en the part of the bystanders made fully as exciting a scene as did the rush of the newsboy and the agents for the same when the train first slacked up. After three or I four minutes' step here it was off again. ac an tue stations Dctwecu Lancaster and Mount Jey the same scene of excited, clamorous crowds both of men and boys was repeated. They rushed for the papers as they would be thrown off, regardless of rain or mud, of which there was plenty of both. At Middletown there was a sccue almost equal te that at Lancaster. Colonel Geerge Cowle, Chief of the Dip lematic aud Consular Division of the Fifth Auditor's Office of the Treasury Depart ment, has resigned at the request of his superiors. He recently passed a claim for $2000, which had been pronounced illegal by the First Comptroller. LETTER FKU3I CARLISLE. The Cumberland County Teacacra sod Alin ing Engineer Visit te Indian Scheel Indian Concert A Tlalt te Lancaster Saggestad. IKDIAX TrA-IICIX G SCHOOL. CARLISLE, ) October 9tb,lSl. i Edi. Intelligences As this has been quite au eventful week at the school I thought I'd write you as what we have been doing might be of sonic interest te your readers. On Tuesday the Teachers' Institute, which has been held in Carlisle during the week, adjourned at 10 a. ni., and the teachers visited the school in a body. Ad miration, wonderment and incredulity was expressed by the teachers, who could hardly believe it possible that our Indian boys and girls could make such rapid progress iu se sheit a time. On Wednesday a number of our teach ers visited the institute, which is very well attended, but net nearly as mauy teachers are present as attend the Lan caster county institute. On Thursday afternoon our school was visited by a delegation of mining en gineers, who came down from Harrisburg, te see the school. They aud the ladies who accompanied them expressed them selves delighted with all they saw aud heard. On Thursday morning Prof. Apgar (state superintendent of New Jersey aud author of Apgar's Geographies) visited the school. The captaiu had the school all in the chapel, when Prof. A. spoke te the Indians aud said their progress was re markable ; but I can't give his address, which was a most delightful one. He then drew en the blackboard for the Indians a map of Seuth America, and it was very wonderful, I thought, te see hew quickly he did it, explaining as he drew the exact position, elevation, etc., of every spot in Seuth America. AVe wcre all delighted with him. Last evening (.Friday) the Indians had their monthly entertainment. It consisted of essays, compositions, recitations, de clamations and music, all by the Indians. After they had finished their part of the entertainment Prof. Brown, of Bosten, an elocutionist, who had been attending the institute, spoke te the Indians, gave them some valuable hints in regard te their manners en the stage, etc., and then read sevcral pieces for them. The entertain ment was a very pleasant one. Why don't the Lancaster people invite the school there '.' They would give a first class entertainment. 1 think with a little urging that Captain Pratt could be in duced te visit Lancaster. Of ceurse the people of the towns that the school has visited entertain the Indians and the teachers who accompany them. It would be tee expensive te be obliged te pay their beard. The department at Washington has shut down en paying the Iudians for their work, much te the boys' dissatisfaction. M. E. C. XOUl.lS'M CANVASS. The Democratic Camllcinte'rt Warm Reccp Reccp llen In Delaware County. Orange Neble, Democratic candidate for the office of state treasurer, made a tour of Delaware county yesterday and met aud shook hands with many friends aud supporters at every stepping point from Darby te Chester. The weather might have been mere favorable for such a journey iu carriages, but, as one of the party remarked before leaving the Girard house in the morning, "your Democrat is a healthy bird and a little rain won't damage hire." Mr. Neblo was accompanied by Elwood Wilsen, jr., chairman of the Democratic committee of Delaware county, aud W. II. Sewdcn, of A Hen town. The reads wcie covered te the depth of several inches with a coat of limestone gruel, through which the tour teur ists' horses and cairiagcs splashed with a reckleis disregard of consequences that was positively agonizing te the well dressed travelers. When Darby was reaches the rain was falling in sheets, but that did net prevent a large crowd from congregating about the visitors. After listening te encouraging reports from the political workers of the village and adieinin? townships an hour was spent iu Griswold's silk mill, and then the visitors proceeded farther into the county. At Cliften Mr. Neblo was warmly received. When the usual amount of hand-shaking was ever aud the caravan started the spectators gave a ringing checrjand then retired te places of shelter, while the carriages plowed through the mud en their way te the next halting place. At Media the reception was also very warm, aud the twenty mem bers of the county committee present gave Mr. Neble encouraging accounts of the canvass that is being made in his interest. The county committee met iu the court house after dinner, and Mr. Neblo attend ed the meeting. An hour's ride brought the party te Chester, where a let of gen tlemen, headed by Dr. Jehn F. Forward, were ready te welcome them. After hear ing some enceurging news from various parts of the county the party visited Jehn Reach's ship-yard. Mr. Neble received his friends at the Jeffersen Club in the evening and made a fifteen-minute speech. W. II. Sewdcn aud Elwood Wilsen, Jr.. also made speeches. Mr. Neble returned te Philadelphia in the evening. A Boycotted Wedding. The Londen Queen makes mention of a wedding that was lately interfered with in Ireland. The gentleman in the case had incurred the displeasure of the Land League, and, though the wedding day was fixed, the bride received solemn warnings that her relatives, as well as herself, would be "boycotted " if she persisted in marry iug the man she had chosen. This reads like a joke, although it is gravely told by the paper aforesaid, as bearing en the social revolution that is in progress in Ire land. But a "boycotted" bride and groom would be rather a pleasant novelty in this part of the world, where it is the object of these eminent subjects usually te get away from notice and attention. It is true that, during the wedding journey it would be rather uncomfortable if no por ter would move a trunk, and no hotel waiter serve beefsteak and griddle cakes at breakfast te the marked out pair. But such fergctfuincss by the prying world as would enable them te realize the original Eden, he blacking his. own beets and she spreading the bread and butter, is it net the dream of all romantic couples te be severely let alone, and escape from giving the world the list of their wedding pres ents and the itcuerary of their trip. A Detective Fire Department. The committee of the National Associa tion of Fire Underwriters appointed te in vestigate the St. Leuis fire department have reported that the equipment is de ficient, that the ferce is net well disci plined, that the water supply is deficient in some parts of the city, that the fire alarm telegraph system is in need of ex tension, and that the building law should be mere rigidly enforced. In view of these facts the committee say that the rates of insurance will have te be ad vanced, but that when the proper reforms are affected St. Leuis may leek for as low rates as any ether city. Anether report, made by the same committee for the bene fit of the insurance companies, is said te be much stronger in itsstrictnres than this one. -NKWAKK'S CRASH. Anether Crooked Cashier A Defalcation Amounting te Twe Millien Dol Del larsThe Old Story. Cashier Baldwin, of the Mechanics' Bank of Newark, N. J., the failure of which ew ing te the crooked operations of that offi cial, as briefly reported in the telegraphic advices yesterday, was confined te his res idence, but was .waited upon by United States District Attorney and United States Commissioner Kcasby, and was admitted te bail in $25,000 te appear in court en November 7. 31r. Baldwin then stated that about the year 1S73 he began te make leans te C. Nugent & Ce., morocco manu facturers, of New Yerk, without security or the sanction of the directors. Having began, he was in the power of Nugent in Ce. and continued the accommodations, sometimes leauing them $50,000 in ene month, till the total was increased te a ruinous amount. Nugent assured him that he had a large property and capital in business which would make all leans geed. Nugent was well aware that he (Baldwin) 1 was using the bank's money, and premised te surrender the preperty in case of any trouble -Under these circumstances the lean increased until it reached ever $2,000,000. The manner in which the business was transacted was as fellows : Nugent would fgivc drafts en friends in New Yerk, which would be credited te him as cash, and Baldwin would use the bank's money te take up the drafts when due. The books were se falsified as te show the account te be correct. Finally, however, the losses wcre placed in the account of the Mechan ic's bauk in New Yerk, the agent et the Newark bank, se that while it appeared that the Newark bank had claims for two million dollars against the New Yerk bank, in truth the Newark bank ewes the New Yerk bank two hundred thousand dollars. This difference is almost wholly due te the irregular transactions with Nugent. In conversation with District Attorney Kcas by he said that he had speculated very little, and had net lest anything in that way. The rumor that Nugent had made an assignment was premature. The ac counts are involved with theso of the bauk, and await further development. Christopher Nugent, of the morocco manufacturing firm of C. Nugent & Ce., was arrested last evening at his residence by a deputy United States marshal, en a charge of aiding and abetting Cashier Baldwin in embezzling funds of the Me chanics' national bank. He gave bail in the sum of $25,000 te answer the charge. The arrest was based en the statement of Cashier Baldwin in regard te leans te Nugent. The complaint was made by United States Commissioner Kcasby. The stockholders of the bank are liable for the full amount of the holdings that is te say, each stockholder for $100 must pay $100, besides losing the value of his stock. The government bank examiner arrived at the bank yesterday morning aud with the aid of his clerks began examina tion. Various rumors have been set afloat concerning ether banks, but have been disproved without exception. Ss far as is known, no ether institution is effected te any extent. The effect en the business community is net yet shown, but will un doubtedly be developed te-morrow. The Mechanics' bank was chartered in 1831, and was organized as a national bank in 1865. The actual less it is believed will reach $2,400,000. Mr. Nugent states that the amount dis counted by the bauk for his firm is only about $1 00,000, a comparatively small portion of the defalcation. It is estimated that the depositors will net get ever fifty cents en the dollar. The stock in the Mechanics' was held in large amounts by the president aud his family, and each of the directors held con siderable sums as well. The Mutual Ben efit life insurance company was a large depositor, but net te se great au amount lately as before. Messrs. Ballantiue & Sens, Jeseph Hcnsler and Gottfried Krue ger, brewers, are among the largest depos itors, as were alseF. T. Frelinghuyscn and T. T. Kinney. Mr. Nugent offered te confess judgment for $200,000 en his indebtedness. Oscar L. Baldwin, the defaulting cashier, is the seu of Caleb Baldwin, and entered the Mechanics' bank as a boy, occupying a miner position. He rese gradually until about 1852, wheu he became assistaut te Cashier Matthias Day. At .about the be ginning of the war he succeeded Mr. Day as cashier, aud has occupied that position ever since. He was prominent in public and social life, and was a director iu the Mutual Benefit life insurance company. This company ence offered him a promi nent position, but he refused it. His salary as casliicr was $7,000 per annum. Personally he was popular, aud his rela tions aud friends iucludc some of the most prominent pcople in Newark. Fer several years Mr. Baldwin has been engaged in speculation in Wall street, aud it is believed that the misfortunes of the bank are largely due te this fact. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Diphtheria aud typhoid fever are preva lent iu Montreal. Prcsideut Arthur will leave Washington for New Yerk te-morrow or Thursday. Secretary Felger is expected in Wash ington early next week. William Yerk shot and killed his son Themas in a quarrel in Whitfield county, Georgia, en Sunday. Yerk escaped. The Cigarmakcrs' Union of Milwaukee has demanded an advance ou piece work of $1 per 1000 cigars. If the demand is re fused 800 men will strike. Captain Paul Beyten, who is raakimr a cruise down the Missouri river, arrived at Omaha en Sunday. He has paddled about 2500 miles in 47 days. Haulan says he is willing te row Trickett at St. Leuis for $2000. He has heard noth ing of the reported postponement of his race with Ress until next June. Copious rains have fallen in Virginia, New Yerk and the interior of this state, and nearly all the streams are reported te be rising. The ship Magdalen was wrecked at Lape Augualla, Newfoundland, en the 28th ult., and ene of her crew was drowned. J. It. Kecnc's three-year-old chestnut colt Den Fulane has broken down badly and will probably be obliged te quit the turf. The whalers Atlantic and Hunter arri ved at San Francisce yesterday from the Arctic Sea. They saw nothing of either the Jeannctte or the ltogers. In the Criminal Court at Washingto , yesterday, Judge Cox fixed Thursday next for the hearing of argument in the Star Reute cases. A shock of earthquake was felt at forty minutes past one yesterday morning at Couteocook, Hillsboro' and Henniker. New Hampshire. It was quite severe at Henniker. Hans Schmidt, a rcsideut of Broeklvn. who had been drinking te excess and quar reling with his wife, committed suicide yesterday morning by blowing out his brains. An extensive conspiracy has been dis covered among the conductors en the Wisconsin Central Railroad te defraud the company of passenger fares. Twe of the conductors are under arrest. Carrell W. Allen, convicted at New Orleans of having embezzled $G,CC0 from a coal association, for which he was j bookkeeper, was sentenced yesterday te two years imprisonment in the pemten tiary. lenceman emitu attempted, te arrest a negre cotton thief at Union Springs, Ga., Saturday night. The thief cut Smith's threat and fled. Parties are pursuing the murderer with bloodhounds. Twe boys, named Gilbert Arnuart and Anten Gundson, quarreled ever a gams of poei in unieage, bunday night, when Arquart struck Gundson with a billiard cue, fracturing his skull. He died Mon day morning. At Abbey ville, S. C Jeff Davis, con victed of the murder of Geerge Franklin and his sister, has just been acquitted en a new trial. The day for his execution was fixed nine times and he was nine times re spited, twice en the scaffold with the repe around hjs neck. The coroner's jury at Dayton, Ohie, in the case of the three men killed by the boiler explosion at the Dayton wheel works last Tuesday, has rendered a ver dict placing the responsibility en the pro prietors of the works and their engineer. The cause of the explosion was overcharg ing the boiler. At Montreal, yesterday. Judge Johnsten gave judgment against William Duckett for sitting and voting in the local parlia ment as a member for Seulange without being legally qualified. The judgment is for $75,000, at the rate or $2,000 for every day defendant held the scat. Duckett is declared te be insolvent, and unable te pay the penalty. STATE ITEMS. Rev. Dr. Whitehead has accepted the bishopric of the Protestant Episcopal dio cese of Pittsburg. He will be consecrated en the 25th of January next. In all there were 341 deaths in Philadel phia last week, being the same number as occurred ducing the previous week, and 41 mere than during the corresponding week of last year. An execution was issued yesterday at the suit of Alie Pardee against the Allen town rolling mill company, for $1,343,586. The result may be a change of ownership in the works. Abram Iv. Witncr, for a number of years teller in the Miners' National bank, and latterly general agent of the New Yerk life insurance company, died in Potts Petts Petts ville en Sunday night, aged 48 years. The citizens of Lewisburg have raised $10,000 for the university at that place. This secures te the institution an additional endowment of $100,000, of which William Buckncll, of Philadelphia, gives $50,000. A little daughter of Stephen Heffren was fatally injured at Locust Spring slepe Sunday afternoon. She was riding en the rope while a wagon was being heisted from the slepe. She hung te the rope until she reached the sheaves and then drepped te the ground, tweuty feet below. She died shortly after. Monday morning, at Pert Murray, en the Merris read, Martin Schlecht, of Phil lipsburg, jumped from a car directly in front of a locomotive, which passed ever him, nearly severing him him in two at the groin and causing instant death. He was sixty years old and leaves a wife and several children. At Easten Judge Meyers ou Monday passed sentence upon Edward Lynch, con victed of rape4 and Stewart Garrison of manslaughter, in killing Jeseph Mann last July at Williamsburg. Garrison, who is twenty-two years of age, received eleven years and six months, just six months less than the full term allowed by law. Lynch received nine years and six months aud went swaggering and noisily from the court room. Judge Meyers ordered him brought back and gave him another year for the insulting words he used. Land League Meeting!". A large meeting of the various branches of the Land League of Jersey City was held last evening. T. G. Woolbert pre sided. Addresses wcre made by Mrs. Par ncll, Mrs. Dugald Campbell, of Scotland, and Mr. Edward McDonald, director of the beard of freeholders. Mr. T. P. O'Connor lectured te a crowded and en thusiastic audience in Norwich, Connecti cut, last evening. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. TUB F1KE DEPARTMENT. Secretary Geedman's Argument for the Volunteer Sjmeui. Editehs Intelmgkncek : Will you please grant me space in your valuable col umns for the following communication from the mayor of Reading in reference te the fire department. The Reading depart holds such a high standard that it is un necessary te dwell upon it. Kiiadine, Pa., Oct. 31, 1SSI. J'. fi. Goeilmtm. Secretary Firemen's Union : Dear Sin (1.) Our department gives satisfaction, (a.) The city gives each steam fire company twclve hundred and fifty dollars ($1,250) annually ; each truck and hose company nine huudrcd ($900),and keeps their machines iu repair. (3.) Our department is as prompt and efficient as any paid department In the state. (4.) It is under perfect control. (5.) Our author ities de co-operate with the firemen in securing a well ordered department. (0.) We could net sustain a paid department as efficient as ours for deuble the amount. We had a committee appointed by coun cils te leek into the cost, and found that it would cost deuble the amount it docs at present. Yours, Wm. G. Rewe, Mayer. Rcadiug gives the fireman $10,550 a vear and keeps the machines in repair. Lancas ter gives $3,050. Is it any wonder that the Lancaster department has degener ated, aud its members demand a proper compensation as a paid department Can net a volunteer department in Lan caster be made, as in Reading, "as prompt and efficient as any paid department in the state" at half the cost ? Reading council men have examined into the cost of a paid or call system. The city was fortunate in securing a committee of honerablo men who did net underestimate or misrepre sent its true cost. Had net our council men better halt and measure the distance before they leap ? Respectfully, P. S. Geedman, Secretary City Firemen's Union. THK EMPIRE. Their Meeting Last Night. Last evening the Empire hook and lad der company held a meeting, at which it was agreed by an almost unanimous vote of the members present te reut their appa ratus, lower room of the truck house, tower and bell te the city. A committee was appointed, consisting of Majer C. M. Hewell, F. A. Demuth, S. W. Altick, Dr. II. E. Muhlenberg and Jehn C. Carter, te confer with the fire committee of councils and report at the next meeting of the com. pany, which takes place en Monday even ing next. Seme of the members of the company claim that the meeting last night was net regular and their action will net stand. On the ether hand it is claimed that all was right. This matter will also ceme up at the next meeting of the company. Ochre Mine Discovered. Peter Heuser, while digging a well near Mechanics Greve, this county, struck a vain of fine ochre. It was tested by Jo Je seph H. Greff, who found that an excellent paint could be made from it. Mr. Heuser in company with ethers, has erected a paint mill en the premises, and is new turning out the mineral paint in large flflnntitipa Tlint lievn Q finntiHiitf witli i Philadclphian for 30,000. tens. Lecal Tobacco Market. We have had another very quiet week in Lancaster. The bnyers want old tobac co badly, but the packers will net sell it te them at the prices they offer. The result is. there is nothing doing. The packers confidently expect an advance in prices, owing te the limited stock of old tobacco en hand and the acknowledged shortness of the crop of 1881 in nearly all the seed leaf districts. The jobbers and manufac turers, en the ether hand, prefer te be lieve that there will be no advance, and hope there will be a decline as seen as the 18S1 crop is stripped and ready for the market. 3Ieantime, the packers continue te traverse the county and pick up all de si rable lets they can find at reasonable prices ; but as they will net Bell their old tobacco except at steep prices ; farmers expect steep prices also for their tobacco. The wet weather and "low barometer, and mild temperature," as Old Prebs says, has given the farmers a chance te take their tobacco from the poles, and net a few of them have dene se, although the packers declare they will receive none of their purchases before January. Early stripping is net desirable, where it can be avoided ; but therc are often circum stances which make it necessary te de se. Sometimes the farmer needs money and must sell his crop even at a sacrifice. We hear of one farmer from the lower end of the county who has net only stripped bis crop, but brought it te town the ether day te deliver it te the packer who purchased it early in the season. Neither the packer nor any of his agents were about the warehouse, and perhaps will net be for many weeks. The grower was in consequence greatly " put out " and declared his intention of disposing of his crop te some ether purchaser. Dr. B. S. Kendig & Ce., bought of J. G. Mitchell, esq., and Wm. II. Fishel, at Constitution, Yerk county, two acres at 28 cents for all ever 24 inches, 10 cents for all ever 18 inches, and 5 and 3. The Yerk Diipatch says that Rebert J. Cunningham, of Constitution, has ene of the most cemplete tobacco houses in Yerk county, and has hanging in it six acres of fine tobacco. A Lancastrian' Birthday. Harrisburg Telegraph. Fourteen gentlemen, members of the Secial club of this city, went te Lancaster en Saturday evening te visit Mr. Jehn Murphy en the anniversary of his birth day. Mr. Murphy is the well known agent of the Harrisburg car company, and can almost be claimed as an original Harris burger, having lived here a score of years. He received bis guests royally and enter tained them gracefully. During the even ing an elegant easy chair was presented him en behalf of the club, the prcsideut, Gee. G. Beyer, making a few appropriate remarks at the presentation. Mr. Murphy responded iu a feeling manner. Several ether seuvenire of the occasion wcre prc presentcd Mr. M. The Ilarrisburgcrs re turned home the same night. Death el Jehn Genseiner. Jehn Genseraer, a prominent citizen of West Cocalicetownsbip,Laneaster county, near the line of Berks, died' en Saturday, aged about 70 years. He was engaged iu farming near Fex's will, new owned by Jehn Mcngel, a brother of Alderman Men gel, of Readiag. He held the office of township supervisor for a number of years and was a Republican. William Gcnsc Gcnsc mer, who was recently shot and killed by Samuel II. Miller, at Union Station, was a relative of the deceased. He was twice married,his second wife aud several grown, up and married children by the first wife surviving him. ratnful Accident. Yesterday afternoon Wm. Weir, a lad aged about 15 years, met with a painful accident at B. F. Skeen's bending works, corner of Lemen street and the New Hol Hel land tnrnpikc. While drawing weed away from a circular saw that was running at high speed, he accidentally get his hand tee clese te the saw, the teeth of which cut a groove in his thumb, slitting it open from the end te the first joint, injuring the bone as well as the flesh. A Itear Loese. This morning as Tem Daily and "Burt" Iteinhart entered the opera house, they discovered the place in possession of ene of Frank Fraync's bears, who had tern loose during the night. The bear wanted no dead heads in the hall, and he compelled them te leave. They afterwards returned with his keeper and found him up in the flies taking a nap. He was caught and again placed in the cage. Gene te 1'hlladelpiila. Cyrus D. McCaskey, who for years has been day telegraph operator for the Penn sylvania railroad in this city, has been pro moted and is new yard master in West Philadelphia. Mr. McCaskey is a fine .op erator and has always been very accom modating te all having business with him. The reporters of the press here are indebted te him for many a " live item." aud their best wishes fellow him te his new field of labor. Kevival Service. Rev. A. It. Pine, of the East Pennsylva nia eldership of the Church of Ged, will preach the opening sermon this evening in the Green Street mission. A series of re vival services will commence, te be con tinued every evening during the present week, under the auspices of the parent church, Rev. G. W. Seilhamcr, pastor. All are invited. Hale or Ileal Estate. It CM 1 M iicnry ouueen, auctioneer ami real es tate agent, sold at public sale October 31st, at the Leepard hotel, the property belong ing te the estate of Jacob Stauffer, de ceased, situated en the north side of East Orauge street, between Lime and Shippcn streets, Ne. 235, te David Staufrcr, for $4,800. A Destitute Family. Mrs. Wallace, who resides en Middle street above Lime, is in a destitute con dition and she should be looked after. She is a cripple with two children and some time age her husband left her. takin" away the sewing machine, her only means of support, and selling it. A Relic. Abraham Brubaker, residing near Me chanics' Greve, Drumore township, while making some repairs te his house recently, found a hound-iron a band of iron used te held the hounds of a wagon together with the date " 1731 " aud the initials "A. W." marked upon it. Kntered Hall. Jehn Secrist, charged with the larceny of an overcoat from Eugcne Richards, was arrested yesterday, and the overcoat found in his possession. He says he was drunk, and has no recollection or stealing the coat. He entered bail for a hearing before Alderman McConemy. Death or Horses. Last night a valuable herse belonging te Geerge A. Sprcnger died of pink eye. This is the second horse he has lest within three weeks of the same disease. A Weman Whipped. Last night, while drunk, Jacob Price whipped Margaret Franklin, of North street. He used her up badly and she brought suit against him before Alderman A. F. Dennelly, for assault and battery. FnrnUhed Bail. Charles Stein, charged by Jacob Kilter with slander, has been discharged upon his furnishing bail in the sum of $1,000. COLUMBIA NEWS. OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE. A Hallow Eve party was held last night at Miss Annie Dean's residence, and wasa thoroughly delightful affair. Mr. D. G. Bruner, of this place, will be married te Miss Helen Fleming, of Har risburg, en next. Thursday evening at 5 o'clock, in the Market street Presbyterian church iu the latter city. Mischief was afoot last night, as the demoralized appearance of the town this morning attested. Seme of the pranks played wen net of au entirely iunecent character. Jeseph Maeie wen the cake at the Afri can Baptist festival last night, but for some reason or ether he has failed te re ceive it. Miss Jesio Woodyard wen the plain geld ring. The doctets" annual iciuiieu occurs hcie to-merro.v. The track :it the wreck is cleared. The new Fifth street school house was formally handed ever te the school beard yesterday afternoon. Miss Ma'.ie Fendrich g.ive a grand even ing party at her father's palatial mansion last evening. A large number of guests were present, among whom were a party of ladies and gentlemen from Lancaster. SKKIOiJS tt.YII.KOAl ACCIDENT. Lan.isllile en tin Columbia & 1'ert Deposit Reatl Tram Wrecked aud Kaclueer Killed. The freight train that left Safe Harber at 8:05 last evening met with a terrible mishap about a mile north of that place. The late heavy rains had Ioeseucd the earth en a towering bank abeve the read-bed, and an avalanche came down upon the track. The night was very dark, and the engineer dhl net see the obstruction until he was almost upon it. The result was a fearful collision. The cngine rati into the mass of earth and rock and striking a huge boulder, said te weigh seventy teiis, was thrown from the track aud down a prceipiee into the river. The engineer, F.IIis Ault, aud his fireman, named Zeline, went down with the wreck, and four freight cars fol lowed them into the river. Ault was killed and his fireman, named Zehne, was serious ly hurt. Twe or three ether cars left the rail, but did net go into the river. Work men were at once sent te clear the track and expected te have the read in running order by neon te day. Engineer Ault stuck te his engine te the last moment and tried te make his escape when it was tee late. His remains were found this morning in a mangled condi tion, se much se that they were hardly receguized. A report was current that nothing could be found of him except ing ene leg. It was untrne. It is sup posed that Fireman Zehne jumped from the engine as seen as he saw the danger, and received his injuries by the fall. By the death of Mr. Ault, three chil dren, a sister and an aged father, who de pended upon him for a subsistence, are left in an almost penniless condition. Fer a number of years he had been connected with the Pennsylvania railroad and has ever proved himself te boa hardworking, energetic and efficient railroader. He was a great favosite in Columbia, where he resided, and his death casts a deep gloom ever the entire community. Nearly six years age he lest his wife, and since then his nister had been his house keeper. Mr. Zehne is a young man, and this trip, with its sad ending, was his first ever the Pert Deposit read. He formerly lived in Lebanon, and has but recently moved te Columbia. His injuries though ."light arc very painful. Dr. Craig, the P. !J. It. physician, attends him. TllK DRAMA. " SI hliicmii " at the Opera Heuse. Last evening Frank I. Fray ue, sup ported by Harry Miner's dramatic com pany, presented in the opera honse the thrilling drama of " Si Slocum." The au dience was quite large, a great portion being in the gallery, which was packed full of boys long before eight o'clock. They were very enthusiastic, and with their coats oft" and perspiration rolling down their cheeks, they loudly applauded every move of the here of the play. The piece has been presented here before and it is famil iar te all levers of the b!oed-rcd drama. The Indian docs net figure very extensively in the play, but. what it lacks in these gentle men it makes up in Spaniards, Greasers ami ether ruffians, who from the number of wea puns about them remind one of an arsenal or a gun store. The piece abounds in red shirts, and almost every actor last evening showed up in one of these fierce-looking garments. There was lets of sheeting but. the here always had the best of the matches aud took the first prize. When he was disarmed by his captors hi; amused himself by whipping half of the gang without the aid of anything bit a pair of beets long enough te pass for a pair of overalls. Mr. Fiaync personated Hi Slocum in a very easy way, aud his acting seemed te please. In the fourth act he gave au exhibition of mark manship with a rifle. He is one of the best shots row before the public, anil these last night were simply wonderful. Among the ditlieult shots were these of hitting and snuffing out can diss, breaking pipes aud hitting apples. By far fcl.e greatest act was that of sheeting two guns off at the sime time in different directions, the bullet from each hitting different objects ou either side of the stage. Mr. Fraync's support was only fair. Andy Mallen created lett; of amusement by his funny acting as Jernj JJlaeilntrn ami J. J. Celeman was passable as Dutch Julian. Gee. O. Merris played the part of the villain iu a satisfactory manner te all except the dime novel boys, whose hearts leaped with joy wheu diis light was finally put out. The acting of the ladies was fair. Miss Edith Murilla, a pretty young lady, hing ing several songs iu geed style. The trained deg Jack is a wonderful animal. Hu appeared several times in the piece and always did geed work. He was a favorite with the audience and seemed te be possessed or about as much intelligence as any member of the troupe. A t ained bear war, also brought en the stage, and he bad a tussle with a villain of I he deepest dye. Iu the lakt act the lien, a beautiful animal, was intro duced. He was kept in a cage which was entered by Mr. Fraync, who caressed the animal, and after kissing him went out. The troupe are in Harrisburg te-night. TDK HK.Nr.VOI.KNT ASSOCIATION. Their Aleetlnz Last Kvenlng. The Benevolent association organized last week, met last evening iu the law elliec of It. 15. Risk, esq., secretary. Iicnry Baumgardncr, the president, wa in the chair, and Newton Lightncr, esq., was elected vice president of the society. An executive committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Charles Schubrrth, Peter McConemy, Lewis Haldy, I) C. Havcrstick and Harry Moere. Daniel .Mayer stated that the Carreno Carrene Carreno Denaidi opera company had made a proio preio proie sition te give te this society a portion of their receipts when they perform here en November 8. Messrs. ISewten Ji. Jjiglitncr, Charles Schnbcrtli and Dauicl Mayer were appointed te sec Mr. Ycckcr, of the opera house This committee visited Mr. Yecker this morning and learned th.'.t the com pany would give the associaiien one-third of the ameuut derived from the sale of tickets. Thin was satisfactory ami all members of the association will be given tickets re sell. A resolution ellcrcdby Mr. Mayer te the effect that each member of the society be provided with a book with the object i
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