LANOASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY FEBRUA11Y 15 1882 iUiiiasier fcutclttamcct. WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 16, 1882. The Virginia Split. That was a very amusing exhibition down in Virginia when Riddleberger changed sides with Massey, and refused te vote for the caucus nominee of the noble " Readjuster" party ; when that nominee was .Massey ; being just the thing that bad been done by four of Massey's supporters when a little while since Riddleberger's man was nominated for the same place. Being unable te seat him through the belting of the Mas3ey men, the caucus reassem bled te de the thing ever, the belters consenting te come in this time and abide the nomination. They seem te have known what they were about, and te have been using their time industri ously, for Ma3sey was nominated. Then Itiddleberger'seyes were opened, and he became convinced that it was net al ways well te stand by a caucus nominee. In fact it depended altogether upon who he was. He made se much disturbance ever Massey's nomination that the cau cus was rent in twain, the separating factions each nominating their man, and the Iteadjuster party consequently finds itself in a very demoralized condition. Of course Riddleberger had the very highest ground for his refusal te vote fur Massey. lie said he was a felon. That fact would ue doubt justify the honorable senator's refusal te vote te make him state auditor. A Vir ginian se distinguished by his people as te occupy a place in the state Senate while a senator elect of the United States ought certainly te have moral tone enough te refuse te vote a felon into office. In fact he ought te have enough te go farther and te decline association with him of every kind. In view of which it seems quite remarkable that the Honorable Riddleberger was in se close political communion with Mr. Massey until a very late date. Mr. Massey has the honor te be recognized as the father of the " Readjuster" movement which was embraced by Mahone and his ponies after he had already exhibited its value as a political idea. The unpleasantness that has new arisen between these dis tinguished professors of a common faith has been generally attributed te the fact that Mr. Mahone is indisposed te have in present association with him any such inventive political genius as Massey is deemed te be. He desires te have full possession of Massey's bantling and wants te be recognized as its only sponsor aud guardian. He wants Mas seyeut. He does net make a geed fol lower. His genius tee is for leadership) and the Readjuster party is net big enough for two heads. It is a simple sort of a party, organized en a plain basis. It is a combination for spoils. It requires one administrator, aud a numlier of willingly subordinate lieu tenants of the subservient Cameren and Riddleberger style of men ; but no fel low who thinks himself bigger than Mahone and suspected of a disposition te demonstrate it. Massey may be a felon ; Riddleberger ought te knew ; but that cannot be the cause of his objection tohim,er he would have developed it sooner. The truth is that if Massey is a felon lie is the , mere entitled te association with men who found a party upon a popular disposition te repudiate a state debt,, There are a geed many felons in Hip penitentiary who would be tee honest te belong te such a party ; and Senater Riddleberger really is due te the penitentiary, net only because of his dishonesty but because he delights te violate the law of his state which forbids dueling. He seems te love te kill as much as te cheat, and if he has never been a convicted felon it has only been his luck that has saved him, and the fact that he is one of a body of legis lators all se inclined te violating the law as te be ready te condone the offense whenever committed, passing special acts for the purpose. It has been the let of the Intklli gencer in the past ten or fifteen years te very frequently point out te its read ers the misconduct of officials in this county. It has exposed district attor neys who lied te the court te save de fendants te whom they were under polit ical obligations, and who multiplied cases 'te enrich themselves and rob the county treasury ; public treasurers wlie speculated with the people's money and put the profits into their own pockets : county officers who took illegal fees aud bribes ; guardians of the public institu tions who bought rotten supplies from political speculators, or supplies of any kind above the market price, and di vided with these whom they helped te rob the county ; legislators who sold their votes and many ether officials who betrayed their trust. We have supported our charges with proofs, and, while al ways anxious and willing te make any proper correction of a possible misstate ment, we have at all times been ready te accept and meet full legal responsibility for everything published. That this sort of journalism is estimated as " fuss " and "gush" by -these who practice a different sort, and whose columns arc always open as a defense or refuge for the guilty, is neither surprising nor damaging te the public interests. Of course the Examiner published what was net true when it said in last evening's issue: "Mayer MacGenigle sent, by Councilman Smeych, an invita invita te the Shiftier fire company te partake of a supper, te be given by him, the mayor, en Friday evening next at Rethweiler's hall. The Shinier boys promptly declined the invitation." In the same line as this canard is the story being circulated in Stauffer's interest, that tbe mayor has said be could "buy tbe firemen." These and ether false pales like thein the Re publicanpblftiCa)is are telling, simply because they'cannet meet the real issues of the municipal campaign, which are whether the dtylift t&have geed govern ment under MacGenigle or misgoven: misgeven: ment under Stauffer. That any number of people wftl 4 "deceived by the cam paign canards circulated by Stauffer's friends and in his behalf is net likely. Fer when the Examiner told its ivaders that Its candidate was chiefly distin guished for his " facility for lying " it warned us what te expect of the cam paign. Prison Inspector Certer. Relapsing from the frame of mind in which it conceded that the Ixtelli gexcer would net " willingly libel any one," th Examiner allows a variety of editors te play Humpty Dumpty in its columns and exhibits its clown, harle quin and pantaloon in full chase through them after Calvin Carter's pigs. The historical, poetical and "accidental" editor are each allowed full swing, and among them they return te the charge that this journal has libeled Calvin Car ter. As the Intellieen'cer has al ready denied this allegation and pub lished the truth, te show that what was said referring te Carter was printed in geed faith, for proper public information and alter diligent inquiry, it is needless te repeat it ; but if. Mr. Carter's special champions continue te insist that he was libeled, obviously the proper thing for him te de is te go en with nis libel suit, if he ever brought one ; or te bring one, if he has net desie se ; or if he has brought one and abandoned it, te begin another. The Intelligencer has no knowledge, except from hearsay, that he has ever sued it for libel or ever in tended te. His friend3 knew that he was never asked net te de se, nor ever given any intimation in this quarter that it concerned the Ixtelligen'cer in the slightest degree whether he brought one or net. He is perfectly at liberty te re sort te every legal remedy within his power te vindicate himself or punish the Intkllieexcer for any offense it has committed against the law. Meanwhile Mr. Carter and his super serviceable newspaper friends will de well te remember that while his pigs have net been traced te the prison pen, he has net explained why he paid his personal and political friend $7 for pigs net worth mere than S4 ; nor why he told Mr. Xauffinan that the pigs in his pen were " for the prison," nor why as we new learn he engaged a neighbor some weeks age te haul pigs from his place te tlie prison. And when he has explained these things he may engage himself with an explanation of the lapses of memory pointed out te him by the Xcv: Era, ac cording te which it appears that instead of taking $10 worth of goods last year from the prison ' at cost" he get nearer $100 worth. A prison inspector who gets his or his neighbor's carpets woven by convict labor for nothing, and nine pair of prison beets or shoes per year, at the cost of the leather, is obviously net the man te make loud complaint of his irreproachable character being damaged by mistaking Steacy's pig with a black spot for Carter's pig with a black spot. The Examiner says truly the Ixtkl ligkxuer is net gleeful ever a 90 cent city tax. That is true. The Ixtelli gexcer resolutely opposed the extrava gance and recklessness of the Republican street committee which created the oc casion of this tax. The Examiner sup ported it. J. W. Hexlet the eldest member of the Heuse of Commens, is eighty-eight ; .las. Dicksen, the youngest member, is twenty three. We de net knew whether the Examiner means te he complimentary or net when it bespeaks the undivided support of its party for the man whom it lately de nounced for his "facility for lying." In reviewing the contenipeiarics of Alexander II. Stephens the Press classes as " im mortal' Hannibal Hamlin, cx cx Secretary Hamilton Fish, Stephen A. Douglas, Jehn Quincy Adams, Jeshua R. Giddiugs, Andrew Jehnsen aud Jehn Slidcll. There is uew being dragged through the congrassienal halls a petition mere thau live thousand feet long and signed by merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, farmers, tax payers and ethers, residing in nearly every state in the Union. It asks that the tax en bank deposits and the two cent stamp en checks and drafts may be abolished. Senateu Wixdem and Senater Sherman are net en geed terms. Windemsays that Sherman advised him as secretary of the treasury te continue the 5 and G per cent bends at 3 and 3V per cent., but the first thing he (Sherman) did when he bo be bo carae a member of the Senate was te in troduce, with a flourish of trumpets, a 3 per cent, funding bill, and criticise Win Win detn's financial policy. A New England senator, who recently visited the president by invitation, te dis cuss the subject of a successor te Secretary Hunt, was afterwards asked whether he thought William E. Chandler would re ceive the appeintmeut The senator re plied : I de net knew. I stayed with Arthur until half past one o'clock in the morning. I did net knew any mero when I left than 1 did when I went there, but I told the president all I knew. I de net believe the president confides bis plans and intentions te any man living." It is new said that Jehn C. New wanted the Russian mission,but consented te take assistant secretaryship of the tieasury. The Press explains why such a valuable politician is te be kept at heme: Wlnle Mr. New knows something about the department, he knows a great deal mero about Indiana elections, and every one knows that he is really appointed for the last reason and net the first." Like a great many ether Indianapolis politicians Mr. New has been the subject of charges." These charges, hewever.may be his recom mendations te the administration. Fer the Russian mission Hartranft is new talked of. He is meie troublesome than useful te Cameren, and his exile just new might be profitable. Killed at BtMlten. Reuben P. Hoffstot, of New Cumber laud, aged thirty-three years, a married mau, employed at the new Bessemer mill at the steel works, was split open and had his back and thighs terribly crushed by an ingot mould falling ever en him 'en Wed nesday night while he was in a steeping position. After suffering untold agony for a half hour death came te his relief. CARTER'S OMISSIONS. Seme Lapses of His Memery. New Era. It will be remembered that in the state ment we copied from the Examiner, no doubt made en the authority of Mr. Car ter, it was said "as te his being instructed te pay but five dollars each for tuese the shoats, the fact is that one of the inspec tors said te him ' they ought te be get for five dollars ; ' " but the minutes of the prison beard record that " Calvin Carter was authorized te buy six shoats at a price net exceeding five dollars eacu." Mr. Carter, in an interview with the New Era yesterday, called in question the accuracy of this minute. He is also reported as say ing that he " never bought anything from tne prison for himself at cost except a few cigars, some beets, a dozen brooms and a basket, the whole net worth ever $10." There must be some mistake about this, as the following statement of Inspector Car ter's account with the priseu for 1881, copied from the book, will show : " A FEW CIOARB, SOME BOOTS, A DOZEK BROOMS, AND A BASKET." Jan. 3, one pair beets $ 3 50 Jan. 17. IU) cigars 1 10 Feb lO.COOclgars 7 K) Feb. 14. one dozen bags 2 80 Feb. ii. one dozen brooms 1 2i April 'JO, one pair shoes 1 ' May 9, weaving 792 yarcU carpet at 41 cents $33 00 May !', weaving 31 yards carpet at45cents U 95 49 01 May 2, one pair shoes $ 1 75 May 17, two pair shoes 3 00 I 75 June 6, 100 cigars 1 30 .1 une 9, one pair shoes 1 75 Aug. 1. weaving -J29J4 yd-,, carpet at 35c. 10 53 Au. 15, mending shoes -5 Aug. 12, ene basket $ 1 10 Aug. 12, one dozen brooms 1 40 2 50 Sept. 15. one pair shoes 2 25 Oct. 3, ene pair shoes 1 75 Oct. 21, order or Townsend & Sen 20 47 Nev. 7. one pair beets 3 25 Dec. 5. balance of salary anil mileage.. 21 24 $139 78 Fer Will Wltlierew. t The rags ler this came Irein Atglcn and the carpet was shipped te Christiana. We don't repreduce these figures as a reflection upon Mr. Carter's personal or official integrity, for it has heeu the prac tice for officials te take what they wanted ' ' at cost. ' ' Hew great an abuse this prac tice had grown may be inferred from the fact that in the item of 109 yards of carpet given abeve, in response te our inquiries, the prison clerk informs us that the differ ence between the amount paid by the in spector and the amount a customer would have been charged for the same work was $19.78. On the ether items he could net give us the figures, except the bags, of which the regular price was $4. Thanks te Keeper Burkheldor's " addresses," the inspectors at their last meeting stepped this leak in the profits of prison labor ; but it shows that Mr. Carter is as liable te be mistaken in his memory of facts con cerning himself as Mr. Kauffman was in his inferences drawn from a small black spot near a pig's tail. Mr. Carter claims that he was justified in paying three dollars a head mero for pigs delivered iu Lancaster than he sold his own for at the pen, aud that Dave Steacy's shoats arc better than theso he sold te Kauffman. On this point there seems te be a difference of opinion. We are net an expert iu perciue comparison, and will thcrofero net presume te decide tbe issue thus raised between the perk growers of Bart and Sadsbury. MISS ERKICCSON'S MONEY. Divided by II or Nephew and Jehn Lnthnun in the Dark en a ISrldtie. The dead body of Miss Paralalia Erricc Erricc seu was found hanging te a bedpost at her house at ChauceUerville near Pert lion lien mouth en Dec. 9. Only $900 could be found iu the house, although it is sup posed that she had about $6,500 concealed thore. She was 70 years old, and she lived in the house alone. Justice Irwin appointed two men te watch the body and the property, William Stillwageu, her nephew, and Jehn Lathram. They get drunk, aud the next morning Mr. Snyder, auethcr relative, found them lying en the fleer, with several bank notes scatter ed about. Afterward they left the neigh borhood. It was found that Stillwageu was in Brooklyn, aud en February Can officer went there te arrest him, but could net find him. Last Saturday, however, Stillwageu surrendered himself te Justice Irwin. This was a surprise te many of the neighbors, who argued, from the fact that the dead body was found resting en its knees, aud that the bed clothes had been disarranged, that there had been a murder. The reasoning was, that persons who would rob the house and afterward Je.ive the neighborhood might previously have committed the greater crime. Te Justice Irwin Stillwagen confessed that he, with Lathram, had stolen his aunt's money, but declared that he had no hand in her death. He was sent te jail. On Sunday evening Lathram was arrested. He confessed te taking the money, but placed the blame upon Still -wagon. He said that after Stillwagen secured the bag of money both of them carried it as far as the bridge crossing Chancellorville creek. Then they pro posed te divide the money and lighted a match, which the wiud blew out. Net having another match, Stillwagen counted out all the bills into his (Lathram's) hands, and them they divided them, bill for bill, with each ether. Lathram said his con science smote him, and that he gave tbe money te his wife without counting it,and told her te keep it safe. Later, when the dead woman's nephew disappeared, he was afraid te have the money about hiin and he destroyed it. Seme of the neighbors believe that the old lady fulfilled a threat of vengeance she had made upon her kindred, and after destroying all her savings except enough te decently bury her, took her life. CHRISTIAN'S URIM CONFESSION. Leaving Ills Brether-In-Lnw Dead In the Fields and Returning te Kill aii Wire. Curtis Christian and Jenah Tompkins, brothers-in-law, rcsidiug en Tinker Hill, in the town of Putnam Valley, ten miles from Pcekskill, N. Y., and eight miles baek of Celd Spring, went off together yesterday morning te buy cows. Late last night Christian came home alone, haggard and wild, ana declared te bis wife that be bad killed Tompkins and left nis body in a small hollow a few miles distant. "And I'll kill you, tee," he shouted, furiously. He made a dash at his wife and caught her by the threat. She was the stronger of the two. She broke from his held. threw him down, and succeeded in eject ing him from the house. Then she alarmed the neighbors. A party was made up at once te search the hollow described by Christian. It was net long before they came upon the dead body of Tompkins. The head had been crashed in with a stone. The mur derer has net yet been apprehended, and is believed te have committed suicide by jumping into a well. Jealousy of Tomp kins, who was the manager of his father-in-law's farm, is thought te have prompted the murderer. The murdered man was about 30 years old. A Paster Retired from Active Werk. Newark, N. J., Feb. 15. Rev. Jona than F. Stearns, D. D., for thirty-two vesu-s. naatnr of thn First: PrAahvfi.fan church, has asked te be retired from all active work owing te increased infirmities. The congregation have doeided te grant his rcnuest, and he will remain ah naatnr emeritus with a salary of $2,500. TO-DAY'S NEWS. BUSINESS, TRADE A5D FBTAKL'E. THE DRIFT CF CVBBKMT AFFAIRS. Accidents and Crime Lesses by Fire and Floed. Maryland and Virginia commissioners are iu conference in Richmond, Va., in re gard te the boundary line between the states. A contract waa executed in Bosten yes terday for 190 electric lights te be placed in the streets as seen as practicable. Edwards Pierrepont and ether promi nent New Yorkers bave arrived at Ottawa, and it is said their business is in connec tion with the Northern Pacific railway. The expenditure of tbe Dominion prov ince of Ontario for the year 1882 is esti mated at $2,389,720. Among the items in the estimate is $173 for preventing a prize fight at Leng Point in December last. The annual convention of the Georgia state agricultural society met yesterday in Augusta. Twe hundred and fifty dele gates were present. The prospect for the small grain crop in the state were reported te be excellent. It was the general senti ment of the convention that mere grain should be planted aud less cotton. A syndicate of St. Paul aud Minneapo lis capitalists has been formed for the erection of thirty elevators along the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, North ern Pacific, and Chicago, Milwaukee '& St. Paul railroads, all te be tributary te a 600,000 bushels elevator te be immedi ately erected near the freight transfer grounds between St. Paul and Minne apolis. The employees of the Pullman palace car company, at Pullman, near Chicago, held a meeting yesterday, aud resolved te strike if the company did net rescind an order that the workmen at the shops shall hereafter pay ten cents per day for rides te and from work into Chicago. The meet ing resolved in any event te form a union. The company has heretofore been paying $800 per month for fares of its employees. Ne less than sixty locomotives have been ordered by the Pennsylvania railroad of-.the Baldwin works for the ensuing year. This unusual large commission is necessi tated by the increasing business of the read. Last year the Pennsylvania railroad at their own works at Alteena turned out te less than 102 railway engines, and this year expect te build fur themselves the un precedented number of 210. The facilities for their construction have been materially increased. ACCIDENT ANU FATA LIT. The Different Ways Men Meet Death. At Jersey City, N. J., Jehn Smith was struck by a lever en a pile driver and fatally injured. An epidemic strongly resembling the plague recently appeared near Sanj Cnl agb. Forty deaths have occurred since February 8. In the superior court, at Detroit, Mrs. Elizabeth Meran get a verdict for $11, 875 damages against tbe Lake Shere & Michigan Southern railroad for the death of her husband, who was crushed between two cars. Philaudcr Hendersen, aged thirteen years, committed suicide in Marshall county, Ky. It is supposed he was grieved by the absence of a favorite brother who was away from home and was net per mitted te return. The liver at Helena, Arkausas, began te subside somewhat yesterday, and there was a mere hopeful feeling among ?the citizens. All the tributaries of the Mis sissippi iu that region are greatly swollen, and people in many places have been driven from their homes. Lesses Frem Fire. At Williams, Iowa, fire, Sunday, des- t.iYwad mest: of Mm hiiairiaea hnncas At Neustadt, Ont., the National Zeilung printing office aud the residence of the publishers were destroyed by fire yester day. Less, $12,000 At Mifflin, Pa., the barn of Geerge H. Wagner was burned Sunday night by in ceudiaries ; less, $4,000, insurance $1,000. lie had received letters threatening his life and property. The paper and tinware store of James Lauey & Ce., at Rochester, New Yerk, was damaged by fire yesterday te the ex tent of about $30,000. Afiroen Sunday night at Versailles, Ky., destroyed three business houses owned by L. Woodridge, Governer S. P. Perter aud Mrs. M. C. Turner, and a dwelling house owned by Miss Susie Sub lctt. The less is about $15,000. Iu Trey, N. Y., a lire iu Gardner's laundry partially destroyed the building and consumed 25,000 dozens of cellars and cuffs. The total less, $33,000, is distributed among the laundry proprietors and the principal cellar and cuff manufacturers. During the fire Edward Gage, a fireman, was knocked from a second story window by a hese and seriously injured. CRIME AND CRIMINALS. Bleed ritutned Leaves from the Recerd. In a sheeting affray at Jacksen, Miss., between David T. Harrington and Geerge M. narrel!, the former was dangerously ana me latter sugutry wounded. At Lincoln, Neb., in the star route cases, Frederick E. Cleary, postmaster at Sid ney, refused te testily en the ground that he might criminate himself. At Victeria, B. C. in the case of two Chincse merchants implicated in a mur der, the court has ref used te accept $40, 000 cash bail for their appearance. Near Raleigh, N. C. while Eldridge Blake and a man named Peebles were carrying Henry Jenes, a negre cattle thief, te a magistrate. Jenes shot and killed Blake and escaped, going towards Welden, it is thenght. The body of Jacob Baughey, a shoe maker, was found lying in his shop at Lehighton. He had been dead for several days. There is a suspicion of murder. In Chambersburg robbers pried open the shutters of a rear window of Win. Evors Evers man's jewelry store, and entering stele jewelry te the amount of $800. Charged With Killing Twe old Women. On the night of November 11, 1881, Jehn S, Ward broke into the house of the Misses Means, in Franklin tewnshiD. "West mereland county. Ella Means was aged 83 and Mary 73 years. The desperado dragged the old ladies out of bed and kicked and beat them in a terrible man ner. The women grappled with the brute and nearly get the better of him, but his superior strength prevailed. Ward was half drunk and seemed anxious only te abuse the old ladies, as nothing was stolen. His hat was found -in the house the next day and seen afterwards he was arrested. Three weeks age Mary Means died of her injuries, and the "Westmoreland county grand jury has returned a true bill against Ward for murder. Yesterday Miss Ella also died of her injuries, and the Allegheny cennty coroner's jury returned a verdict that her death was also caused by "Ward. Vrnner's Prediction ler Some Days Ahead. Venner predicts for the close of the present week storms of great severity from Terente westward te Chicago, Mil waukee and ether points iu Illinois, Wis consin, Iowa and adjacent states. In the St. Lawrence valley, below Kingsten the same storms, bnt less severe, may extend te Montreal and Quebec, while in a southerly direction snow, sleet and rain is likely te extend te "Washington. There are likely te be seriens blockades of snow in the western sections and possibly in the Northern and Middle states. Should these storms be well marked in the sections mentioned Venner is of the opinion that March will enter exceedingly rough, with heavy snowfalls from the St. Lawrence te very southern point. Dssastratlc Delegatlem from Allegheny. In Pittsburgh, the Democratic conven tions were slimly attended. There wasu't a seat contested in any of the ten cenveu tiens. The following delegates were elected te the state convention : Senatorial Forty-second district, Hen. Frank M. Hutchinson ; Forty-third, J. H. McCreery; Forty-fourth, C. Magee; Forty-fifth, Jehn W. Carle. Legislative First dis trict, D. E. Patterson, Geerge Reesche and William F. Richardson ; Second, "Wal ter F. Beaumont, Charles L. Andersen, Rebert Liddell : Fourth. Andrew Stock, P. Feley, W. II. Perter, S. H. Gibsen ; Fifth. Geerge F. Miller, William Dick Dick eon ; Sixth, J. K. P. Duff, W. R. Lewis. Andersen defeated Dennis J. Beyle iu the Second district and Lewis took the place of Dr. Fife. Squire Herman Handle will contest Lewis' seat, aud intimates that he will vete against Hepkins if ad mitted. OB1TUARV NOTS. The Death Rell for a Day. General EH Warren, a prominent law yer of Georgia, died yesterday at his home, near Macou, in the 82d year of his age. James Kelley, a member of the Penn sylvania Legislature from Fulton county, fell dead at his home, near McConnells burg, en Monday morning. About a week before he had fallen down stairs and broken a leg aud he was suffering from the injury at the time of the fatal stroke. Samuel A. Purviance died yesterday at his residence in Allegheny City, aged 73 years. He was a native of this state, a lawyer by profession ; was a member of two state constitutional conventions ; served two terms iu the Legislature, in 1838 39 ; and was also a cengresmau for two terms, and attorney general of the state. Jehn E. McDoneugb, tbe actor, died at one o'clock this morning of cancer of the threat and jaw, after au illness of about eight months. Fur the last six weeks he has been ceufiued te his bed, a greater portion of that time being out of his mind. Fer weeks before his death he subsisted entirely en stimulants, and his terrible pains were only alleviated by large deses of sulphate of merphia. He was en the stage for a period of thirty eight years and was well known as an actor and manager. Ke Kunha, professor of Chinese at Har vard university, died yesterday of pneu monia, alter a short illness. He came te this country in 1879, beginning, en Sep tember 1, a three years' engagement at Harvard college as instructor of the Chi nese language and literature. His wife and five children accompanied him te this country, two of his sons, aged fourteen and eleven years, being elevated te the rank of mandarins before leaving China. Anether child was born in Cambridge last year, Professer Ke was much respected by the faculty and students for his super ior intellectual power and gentlemanly bearing. At the time of his death he was engaged upon the translation of his poeti cal works into English. CONGRESS. Proceedings In Beth Houses Yesterday. In the United States Senate, yesterday, a bill from the Heuse was passed, chang ing the name of tbe National Mechanics' hanking association of New Yerk te that of Wall Street national bank. An effort by Mr. Edmunds te have the regular order set aside for consideration of the anti polygamy bill was defeated ayes 21, nees 29. After some routine business, and a speech by Mr. Vance en the tariff, the pen sien arrears resolution came up, aud after agreeing that Mr. Call should speak upon the resolution te-day, the anti-polygamy bill was taken upand laid ever as the busi ness next in order. Mr. Edmuuds said he hoped the Senate would be able te dispose et it in today s session. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution, which was referred, looking te a claims convention with Nica ragua. Adjourned. In tbe Heuso bills were reported by Mr. "Willitts, from the judiciary committee, te prevent polygamists from holding offices of trust or profit or being delegates in Cen. gress ; and by Mr. Bingham, from the cemmittee en postefficcs, te fix the pay of letter carriers. Mr. Orth, of Indiana, from the committee ou foreign affairs, re ported adversely the resolution originally offered by Mr. Robinson, of New Yerk, asking the attorney general whether iu his opinion, " if Jeseph Warren Keifer, Alenzo B. Cernell or Charles Carrell should be arrested in the British empire, without having committed any crime, the English government, by sus pending the writ of Habeas cor pus, could lawfully detain him ou indefinite snspictien, without trial or without fie right of the United States te demand his release." The resolution, after an attempt by Mr. Robinson te debate it, was laid en the table yeas 117, nays 102. Mr. Orth also reported adversely, from the same committee, a resolution asking the president te communicate the corrcspendenco in reference te the case of D. H. O'Connor, an American citizen, new imprisoned in Ireland. He stated that the papers referred te had already becu asked for by a previous resolution of the Heuse. The Heuse yeas71, nays 79 -refused te lay the resolution en the table. Mr. Cox thereupon offered an amendment requesting the president te ebtaiu for O'Connor and ether American citizens new imprisoned under suspension of the habeas cerpusnn Ireland, a speedy and fair trial or a prompt release. The amendment was de clared out of order, as net germane te the resolution. After a long debate and consid erable confusion, Mr. (Jex moved te recom mit the resolution, with instructions te the committee te insert therein the names of Michel Hart, H. O'Maheney and Jehn McEnery, and te add a clause requesting the president te demand of the Britihs government the prompt trial of these citizens or their prompt release. Mr. Orth said he had no objections, and the resolution was recommitted with instruc tions. Pending discussion of the appor tionment bill the Heuso adjourned. m m A BRIDE'S STRANGE FREAK. Shamming Death That She Might riepc With Her Music Teacher Dead weed Letter in the Pioneer Press. A very peculiar proceeding was related te me te-night affecting a gallant officer of the army, brother of a lieutenant at Fert Meade, and one out of which an interest ing romance might be woven. I de net care te give the gentleman's name, but will state tbat be is a nepbew of apremi nent Union general of the rebellion period and ex-member of Congress. A year or se age he became enamored with a hand some and accomplished Eastern lady, wooed and wen her. Their honeymoon was all that loving hearts could make it, and their future gave premise of great and continuous happiness. Tbe lady was blest with mere than ordinary musical talent, but uncultivated, and te perfect the divine art she was sent abroad by her husband. She visited the various conservatories of the continent and finally located in Paris for two year's instruction. While there she was reported as being very sick and seen afterward the tcrrrible announcement of her death reached Lieu tenant by cable. He at once directed that the remains be embalmed and return ed te America for burial, which order was complied with; but the grief-stricken husband was unable te go East he re quested a friend in New Yerk te receive casket and cause its intermant in Green wood. This was done. Subsequently certain intelligence reach ed the widower of a character that reused his suspicions and caused him te hasten te the beautiful cemetery overlooking the karbs of New Yerk, where the remains were exhamed, the casket opened and found to'eontaia tbe decaying remains of a mau. nu investigation was at once in stituted and resulted in establishing the fact that the wife had eloped with her music teacher, first causing a report cf her sickness and death te be sent te her far-away home, and iu corroboration of it had secured a corpse from the morgue, which was sent as her own, with the re sult above stated. A Stepfather's Crime. At Scrauten, H. G. Petter, of Moscow, was sentenced te the state penitentiary for a term of two years and eight months, in addition te paying a fine of $1,000, for the betrayal of his stepdaughter, Lulu Swartz, the daughter of a military chaplain who died during the war. Lulu's father went away wheu she was a child, and never re turned. Her mother married Petter two years age, and a year later Lulu returned home from the soldiers' orphan school, where she had been educated as tbe ward of the state. A short time age her mother's husband (Petter) decoyed the girl away te Bethlehem, where they lived as man and wife. The members of the Grand Army of the Republic employed a detective and Petter was arrested and brought back for disgracing a deceased soldier's child. There was great indigna tion in the neighborhood and it was feared at eue time an attempt would be made te lynch Petter, but the case came te a speedy trial, with tbe result already stated. Lulu is a pretty girl of seventeen, and great sympathy is felt for her dis tressed mother. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Court et Common I'leat. BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON. In the case of Rebert Carrell vs. the Pennsylvania railroad, action for damages. After the plaintiff's testimony had been concluded a motion was made for a non nen suit by the defense ou the ground that the accident occurred through ceutributary negligence en the part of the plaintiff. The court sustained the motieu and the non suit was granted. Steinmetz and Brosius for plaintiff and II. M. North for defense. BEFORE JUDGE IWTTERSOX. In the case of Winfield S. Kennedy vs. Nathanial Burt (net Evan Busier vs. Burt as was misprinted ycsterday)thc jury came into court with a sealed verdict ler plain tiff of $117.40. Kennedy for plaintiff" ; Rey nolds for defendant. Evan Busier vs. Nathanial Burt. Action te recover balance alleged te be due plain tiff en final settlement of book account. Plaintiff offered testimony te show that he was a tenant en the farm of defendant, iu Salisbury township, working the farm " en tne shares," aud tbat en leasing tbe farm defendant owed him a balance for fcediug his stock, bearding his workmen, and being at ether expenses for the benefit of the plaintiff, eutside the terms of which the farm was leased. On trial. In the case of D. A. Shiffer and T. J. Stomfeltz vs. J. S Smith, being a mechan ic's lien, the parties came into court aud made settlement, the defendant paying into court $725, and office costs, the money te be held en au attachment in favor of a creditor of Mr. Sniffer, one of the plain tiffs. Martin for plaintiff; B. F. Davis for defendant. The Feiper Instate. In the matter of the alleged will of Wm. L. Peiper, deceased, the court granted an issue edlevisanl vel non, te try the validity of a certain writing purporting te be the last will aud testament of W. L. Peiper, deceased, wherein Elizabeth Hughes, Mary A. Bitner, Frederick S. Beeth, Margaret! P. Beeth, Margaret Lecher. shall be plaintiffs, and Michael G. Peiper, Mary A. Baker and Meliuda C. Peiper shall be de fendants. Reynolds, Nauman and H. D. T. Fenteu for plaintiffs ; W. A. Atlce for defendants. Ne Kvidence Offered. In the case of Christian O. Greff vs. Solemon C. Greff", action of ejectment te recover possession of a farm at Bareville, reported yesterday, it should have been stated tbat the plaintiff did net anpear or offer any evidence, hence the non-suit. Solemon B. Eppler vs. Jehn Shenk. This is an action te recover $32 pay fur stones which plaintiff alleges he furnitdied the defendant for tbe construction of a house in Maytown and never was paid. GAP ITEMS. The News Frem Down In frallsbnry. After a short illness Mm. Nancy Mc Laughlin, wife of of Benjamin McLaugh lin, died at her residence near this place, en Friday morning. Interment took place at Bellcvue cemetery en Monday. She was ever eighty years as age at the time of her death. Rebert Knox sold 17 head of western horses at the Cress Keys hotel in Iuter Iuter Iuter course en Friday, the price averaging $178.50 per head. Mr. Geerge McClellan and his wife ar rived here en Saturday merniug from Minneapolis, Minnesota ; they are the guests of Mrs. Susan San ford. Mr. Mc Clellan's mother. A very pleasant "surprise" was given Mr. Benjamin Livingstene by a number of his friends en Monday evening last, it being his 44th birthday anniversary. There was a grand fox chase yestcrday afturnoen at tbe public house of Mr. Samuel Ammens. It was largely attended by sportsmen and ethers. At three o'clock the fox was left loose aud the hounds and hunters followed. Among the latter was sccn.the "old veteran," II. Biisbin Skiles astride his noble gray horse, and dashing across the Gap hills at a terrible rate. After a chase of two miles or mero Revnard slipped into a hele and the hunters re turned home J. D. C. Pewnall has sold his hardware store and stock iu Christiana, te Lewis Coates, of Collamer, Chester county. Mr. Ceatcs will take possession of the estab lishment en or about the first of April. Died in the West. Oxford 1'iess. The many friends of Charles B. An drews, formerly of Colerain tewnxhip, Lancaster county, but latterly of East Nottingham, Chester county, will regret te icaru et bis deatb, wbicb occurred at the residence of Theodere T. "Wellcns, at Fert Cellins, Colerado, en Monday last. He had been prostrated about six weeks with a severe attack of pneumonia. The deceased went "West two years age, was engaged for seme time en, a sheep ranch in Wyoming, but went te Fert Cellins about a year age. His brother Jehn (of jjast JMettiugbam; went a short time age te attend him iu his sickness and tele graphed te his mother and i brothers tbe sid news of his death en Monday. Tte body will be brought East as seen as pos sible and buried in Union cemetery, Lan caster county. Donations Acknowledged. The Ladies' Union Dorcas society grate fully acknowlcdge the following donations since January ICth : Clothing from Mrs. Dr. Mitchell ; clothing from Mrs. Dr. Un derwood ; a cloak from a friend ; $1 from a friend ; $5 from Miss Sybilla lleitshu ; $5 from Miss Margaret lleitshu ; $1 from Mn. Derwart ; $1 from 3Iiss Mary Russel ; $1.62 deducted from Russel & Sbulmyer's coal bill ; $1 from Mrs. Rcngier ; a quan tity of tea from Mr. II. C. Moere ; $2 from Mrc. Dr. Kinzcr ; clothing and shoes from Mrs. Hagcr, and $1 from Mrs. Kerfoot. A New Ledge. A ledge of Knights of Hener is shortly te be organized in this city. Forty mem bers are required te organize a ledge and thirty have already been secured. THE DRAMA. Jehn S. Clarke In the ' TIcket-ef-Leave-Man." Mr. Clarke's Beb Bricrly is a thoroughly artistic production, net wanting in any of the delicate touches and bits of dramatin 7 coloring tbat go te censtitute the finished picture. Persons who have seen this actor only in the mere pronounced comedy roles of his repertoire, wherein his re markable facial expression is brought actively and continuously into play, and where his ready grasp upon the humor of the situation iu which he is ordinarily placed is used se effectually te make his auditors laugh, cau have but au inadequate idea of the degree of pathos with which he imbues this part of the honest-hearted Lancashire lad, led by wicked companions into trouble tbat lauds him iu a priseu cell. Frequently throughout bis last uight's performance at the opera house there were moist eyes in the audience, and that even in the bread diapaseu of a humor like Clarke's there runs along tee the soft miner strain his characterization of the Tickot-ef-LeavefMan furnishes a must convincing illustration. Criticism is disarmed in ex amining such a careful and in telligent impersonation as this, and then tee it is one tbat appeals se directly te the heart rather than te the sense by which we are accustomed te view dramatie creations tbat there is small inclination left te apply tbe regula tion plumb and square as tbe test of accu racy. The effect is produced, the sensi bilities of tbe spectator touched, his sympa thies awakened and never allowed te Hag. With fine, aitistic judgment Mr. Clarke maintain-, a.i even balance iu his represen tation, ih'Vl-i overstepping the bounds of decorum or exceeding the limits of geed taste or geed m'iisc even iu the passages calling for tin- laigcst display of feeling. The touches nf humor which fringe the part iu his-iap.ible bauds fall gratefully upon tbe auditor's schec aud are altogether natural, guiu; u bhew that the iuherent bueyaucy el liie country boy's spirits has net been cntn. ly destroyed, though in deed iniMeil une aud disgrace have left their sad imprint un a spirit naturally mirthful and -!.u!. TbeMippeit w.is in all respects admir able. As May Willoughby, Miss Blanche Thompson ;ave evidence of dramatie ability ihat sui prised and gratified her ad mirers lHT.-,vhoJiitlieite bave seen her only in light epeiatic paits. There was per vading her characterization uf Beb'i faith ful friend, his geed angel amid all the misfortune aud peril through which he passed, a feeling and fervor that were none tbe less effective because always quiet and subdued, and the part was invested with a charm that quickly and successfully challenged the sympathy of the audience. The remainder of the catt was of evenly balanced merit, notably worthy of mention being Mr. Howe's Ballen, Mr. Chapman's Mets, Mrs. Kowe'b Mrs. Willoughby and Miss Lizzie Hareld's Sam, all spirited and satisfactory characterizations. The mounting of the picce was en the whole inferior. Te say nothing of the palpable cutting te which it was subject ed, thne was considerable difficulty in getting tbe scenic effects te work properly. They made a tremendous amount of noise behind the scenes during the progress of the play, getting things iute shape ; se much, indeed, that frequently it was hard te distinguish the words of the players. During the first act two of the row uf Chinese lanterns strung under tbe Hkis cauht lire. Attention was called t them from the audience, and they wire i-xlinguitihcd without excite ment by the wrers. Considerable amuse ment was canned by one uf the supers, who picked up a I'iece of the burning material lying near the footlights and put it out by vigorously spitting ou it in full view of the audience. The Mew Fire Department. At a meeting of the city councils com mittee en the reorganization of the Lan caster lire department, held last evening, the following members were present. Messrs. Barr, Berger, Davis, Decrr, Os termayer and G. "W. Zecher, chairman. Ou motion of Dr. Davis the following resolutions was unanimously adopted : "Resolved, that the committee procced immediately te organize the department, te enter into the purchase' and leases of the several houses and apparatus, as ordered by resolution of council ; and that the city solicitor prepare the necessary legal papers immediately, and the com mittee shall execute the same without delay." The committee was unanimously of the opinion that it was desirable te put the newly organized department iute imme diate operation, and tbat if any of the fire companies selected under Mr: recent action of councils decline te euter into the neces sary contract,' apparatus shall be procured cists where. The L&te Levi Kauflman's Funeral. The funeral of the late Levi Kauffman in Mecbanicsburg yesterday was very largely attended. Beautiful floral gifts were appropriately arranged around the casket, prominent among which was ene from the Church of Ged Sunday school, of which Mr. Kauffman had been scholar, teacher, officer and superintendent for thirty years, aud a teacher at the time of his death the design being a wreath in which was inlaid the word "Rest ;" this was surmounted by a cress, the whole composed of beautiful, variegated and fragrant flowers. The pall bearers weie Cel. James Yeung, of Middlctewn ; Cel. Francis Jerdan and Hen. David Fleming, Hanisburg, and L. D. Keefcr, R. H. Themas and Cf. B. Neisley of Mccbanics burg. A ProveklaE lllunder. Uy a me3t annoying typographical error tbe name of "B. F.Hiestand" was printed by mistake in the Istelliqkkcer yester terday for that of B. F. Hendersen, de faulting tax collector of East Denegal township. Mr. B. F. Hicstand,aswenecd hardly tell our readers,is a highly respect able and responsible citizen of the north western section of tbe county, and theso who noticed the error doubtless made the correction for themselves ; but for the benefit of all who may net knew the facts, in justice te Mr. Hiestand, as well as te eurselven, we repeat that the name of the defaulting tax collector is B. F. Hender Hender eon. la Town. James Williams, a brother of Gus Wil liams, the Dutch comedian, is in this city ahead uf " Daly's Passing Regiment " company which appears here en Monday next. Ih the military scene of this play Company C. of Columbia will appear. Rev. Dr. Dick, inventor of tbe famous " Dick's list machine" for mailing news papers, is in town today He is still preaching, but has lately found time te make ten useful patented improvements en his invaluable machine. Slight Railroad Accident. This morning engine Ne. 302 of Union line west, broke an eccentric strap at the BigConestega bridge, east of this city. Tbe engine was compelled te run te Har risburg with one eccentric, and its train and ethers were delayed for two hnurs. Died of Apoplexy. Michael Keller died suddenly iu May town en Monday. Deputy Corener James II. Armstrong held an inquest en the re mains and the jury rendered a verdict of death from apoplexy. m All Discharged. The mayor bad but eight vagrants this morning and he discharged the whole of them.
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