LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE K FillDAY MARCH 3 1882 itaiuasteT fntclltflcncer. FRIDAY EVENINO, MABCH 3, 1882. The Law of Xeffllgence. When Judge Trunkey dissents, even from " a large majority " of our present state supreme court, lawyers and laymen will de well, in the interest of sound law and common sense, as well as of popular rights, when they are involved, te exam ine the dissenting opinion and weigh its merits. His brethren en the bench excepting Judee Sterrett, who sides with him have made decisions in the case of Cauley vs. the Railroad (9 W. N. C. 505, and again in 11 W. X. C. 1G4 ), which a correspondent of the Philadelphia Bul letin points out are in conflict with each ether, with the principles of law in gen eral and particularly with the New Yerk court of appeals in an almost similar case (Rounds vs. the Railroad, 64 . Y li!9). In both casjgs a child was hurt by being driven from a railroad car where it was admitted te have had no business,and the point involved was whether, though the sufferer was there by such unlawful or improper act of his own, that render ed the company or its servants free from all obligation te the child and from all responsibility for injury attaching te him. When the case was first before our supreme court a majority of it held that there could be no recovery, 1st., because "the sufferer being unlawfully upon the car the defendant company owed it no duty, and is net liable for the injury ;" and because public policy, or rather " humanity " required this decis ion, as " there are many unfeeling par ents who net only neglect but maltreat their children," and "it would be cruel te such children te lay down a rule which would make it an object for un principled parents te expose them te in jury and death upon a railroad track." In the New Yerk case the court, en the ether hand, far mere humanely held that " the defendant owed him (the child) no duty of care by rea son of any special relation assumed or existing between the company and him, but he was entitled te be protected against unnecessary injury by the de fendant or its servants in exercising the right of removing him." New that the Pennsylvania court has had the Cauley case before it the second time it changes its reasoning somewhat and decides against the plautiff this time en the ground that, as a matter of fact, the railroad was net negligent, because the car from which the child was driven te its injury could net have been se shifted as te have acquired " a high rate of speed." As the Bulletin' critic points out, it is a strange proceeding for the court te invade the province of a jury and te declare that it was a " phy sical impossibility " for the car te have been driven tee rapidly. But stranger still, is it for this court tedecide that the railroad was net negligent in driving a child under the wheels of a car in motion unless in "rapid" motion- when previously (in Railroad vs Aspell, 23 Penaa. St., 147), this same court had decided that it was negligence in a passenger, carried past his station. te jump from a car even while the mo tion of the train was only about one-half that which an expert runner can main tain for some distance. The court in that case ssiid : " If a pabseuger is fool hardy enough te jump off without wait ing for the train te step, he docs it at his own rick, because this is gross impru dence. " If there be any man who does net knew such leaps arc ex tremely dangerous, especially when taken in the dark, his friends should see that he does net travel by railroad." New it is fairly submitted that if it is negli 2ence for a man te jump from a car be fore it is stepped, it is negligence in a railway employee te drive even a tres passing child seven years old, from a car while its wheels are in any sort of motion. The public will be apt te sympathize with the Bulletin' correspondent, who concludes thus : In oue case, te be turc, it was a man who jumped; in the ether only a weak little child, who was forced te. in the one the man jumped from a low step, holding the rail. In the ether the little fellow was driven from the top of the car, with nothing le stay his feet or aid him te gain his balance when he stiuck the ground. The speed was net great in either case ; tire result of the rashness the same iu both. It is submitted that the proper course iu eaeh case, where reasonable men might fairly differ, was te submit the case with all it3 circumstances te a jury, and let them say whether the ordinary care which the law demands was exerted. But I will net take up further space te piove what would scorn te be almost an axiom of the law. Many courts haye se held in similar cases, even our own. See Jehnsen vs. R. R., 70, Pa. St. Rep,, 357 ; Price vs. St. Leuis, 72, Missouri, .414 ; Maher vs. R. R., C7, New Yerk, 52, &c. "While intelligent courts can render such decisions, they must net complain that juries consider railway corporations with mistrust and aversion, and held them te the strictest accountability for the de struction of human life. And the citi zen who only wishes for impartial jus tice may well despair et that time ever coming, when Aniericau judges will, as the English de new, held eicat corporations te as rigid an accountability for their negligent acts which have ruined or destroyed human lives, as they de un un un I'ortunate citizens who, while seeking the peer recempense which can be made for a blasted life, for the destruction of their power te earn an honest livelihood, or for the less of seme loved one who made that life valuable, are met with the answer, "you did that which the courts declare only nen-culp-pable in a railroad and must bear your less as best you may." Every one who is still old-fashioned enough te believe " in this age of steam aud rapid develop ment," when "the world demauds quick transportation," that the lives of citizens, our little children, of all whom we held most dear, are of even greater import te k tlin -W-rtt-M"' flien mm'nn w.:i...J atiecs " a clear track," again must be grateful te Justices Truukey and Sterrett, for their renewed dissent favoring the maintenance of every protection for God Ged given life. Seme time age it was freely predicted that McManes would net allow William Henry Rawle, of Philadelphia, te be the Cameren-Republican nominee for su preme judge, because he had been a sort of a Reformer, and had at sometime spoken scornfully in public of the 11c Manes Ring management of the gas trust. It has been the nnmnsA of rrmi tr. give Rawle the judicial nomination and I Davies that of lieutenant governor, in order te conciliate the Independents'. New that the Philadelphia elections have shown McManes his helplessness he is said le be in a frame of mind te strike hands with Cameren and unite their forces te save their political fortunes in Philadelphia. That city aud Allegheny county are te turn up at the Harrisburg convention right for Beaver. Quay does net like Beaver, nor the chances of his nomination, and it would be just like him te nurse the Butler boom enough te let the convention get into a deadlock and have a dark horse trotted out upon the course ex-JudgeJR. M. Hendersen, for example. Make a note of this. The New Yerk Times and other ether journals are net only seeking te deprive Dersey of the laurels which Arthur bound about his brew at the New Yerk banquet, but are making him out a common thief by alleging that he pock eted nearly all of the hundreds of thou sands of dollars entrusted te him for disbursement in the Indiana campaign of 1S7G. It will be remembered that that banquet was given te him especi ally in token of his services in Indiana ; and in his speech en that occasion Mr. Arthur, new president of the United States, said : " Indiana was really, I suppose, a Democratic state. It had been put down en the books always as a state that might be carried by close and perfect organization and a great deal of soap !" lie added : "I see the re porters are present, therefore I will simply say that everybody showed a great deal of interest in the occasion and dis tributed tracts "and political documents all through the state ;" and before he concluded he said further : "If one thing mere than another secured our success in New Yerk, it was the moral effect and support given te our cause by our success in Indiana, which was mere largely due te Senater Dersey than te anyone else." According te the prose" cutiens of Mr. Arthur's attorney gen eral this Dersey is a thief, and the " soap " he applied te the Indiana cam paign was money stolen from the public treasury. And yet he remains secretary of the Republican national committee and there is no sign that the president thinks less of him than ever. It seems that the New Yerk superin tendent of prisons, Pillsbury, who has been removed te make place for " bad let" Baker, a friend of Conkling, was as eminently lit for his place as Baker is conspicuously unGt. The latter is a low grade politician without experience or ability in the line of his appointment. Pillsbury had both in an eminent, degree and the result of his administration was that whereas in the year 1S7G, which im mediately preceded his entrance into eflice, the deficiency jn the cost of main tenance of the state prison, which had te be made up by public taxation, was $701.37i. iu isl, the last year of his term, this annual deficiency had been wholly wiped out and there was a sur plus of earnings ever expenses. Gov. Cernell, himself, referring te this fact in his last message, said for the first time in their history the state prisons during the last year were self-sustaining." Mr. Pillsbury has been entirely fair and non" partisan in his administration, and his displacement has no motive but te secure a political advantage te the Stalwart faction. The Democratic majority in the New Yerk Senate should net con firm Pillsbury's successor. The vote en this issue will test the sincerity of their lirty fealty and develop what there is in the alleged Republican-Tammany bar gain. Mahexe has get his man nominated for the Norfolk postefficc ever the incumbent, .i lcgular Republican, urged by the Re publican congressman from the distiict. As the latter had been sent in te the Sen ate aud withdrawn by the president at Mahone's instigation, Gov. Heyt. may yet buccced in getting Arthur Je draw back Ceugressmau Scrauteu's man for the Wilkcsbarrc office. The president shows the white feather tee often. Itisnotablc,hewevcr,that when he recedes from a position it generally proves te be a recession in favor of the Stalwaits. He was bulldozed into with drawing the appointment of a Half.bi-ped editor's brether-iu-law te the Rie Janeiro consulate, aud Mahenc's wrath forced him te chauge his mind en the Norfolk post pest post ettico appointment. Sexeii Zam.vcexa's withdrawal as Mex ican minister at Washington marks the close of a term of scrvice which has been of great value both te the country he rep resented and that te which he was accred ited. M. Romere, the new envoy, will be remembered as oue of the associates with General Grant in the Mexican Central and a conspicuous figure at the Gould-G rant Mexican banquet in New Yerk a sort of Mexican Stalwart, as it were. Gi;x. Skebeleff, the reckless, dashing, brave and popular young Russian general, under the influence of champagne, lightly made a somewhat boastful speech in Vienna indicating warlike purposes en the part of his government toward the rest of Europe. The old world governments have taken it seriously ; wherever gees he is dogged by spies, aud while the weary powers at St. Petczsburg await his return te discipline him the sentimentalists find even In the publication of Tennyson's new poem a revival of auti-SIaveuic feeling ! With an uncrowned Czar afraid te stir beyond his palace, Russia has enough trouble at home te keep her employed for neme years te come. The Chauibcrsburg Valley Spirit, eue of the most estimable.ef our esteemed Dem ecratic contemporaries thinks the latter part of the month of July would be none tee late for holding the state convention. " The middle of June, which some suggest, would, it seems te us, be earlier than nec essary. The Republicans will meet en May 10th, and the Wolfe Independents two weeks later. Twe months, whilst it seems a long time te wait, would develop the purposes of the enemy and the delay would give us every advantage we could gain by an early convention and at .the same time avoid a prolonged and expen sive campaign." The general sentiment of the party is against an early convention, We have all te gain and nothing te lese by watching and waiting. rLASTATION TROVERES. Wen a nlggah's slew an' shlf'le33 den his chances run te seed, Kase ye' nebbcr pick lc cotton from tie 'nox ious bottom weed. AUu fix up fur de winter v, id pervlslens 'bout tie house, Kase a cat kin nebbcr trabbcl 'ru u hole wet scrapes a mouse. W'cn ye' double up In ha.rnes nebber play de reckless feel, Kuse an ex don't wuk te 'vantage w'en hu's yoked 'lengsldc a mule. Xebber try teflllabar'l Turn ascant ten gal lon keg. Ner te win a prize at duncln' w'cn ye' own ii wooden leg. Nebbcr turn ye' back en Jiesibcn ces ye' liab- cnt cash or lun's : Dar'slaheapef pure religion in a paireb horny nan's. Nebbcr try te preach a saruilt w'en ye' tradu is heein' corn, Ner te pass fuc Marker Gahr'l ces ye' owns u dinner horn. W'en ve' loekin' fur a dinner neither held ye' heads se high Det ye' miss Ue roasted 'possum racin' artcr pigeon pie. Feil the twelvemonths euding with 1881 our experts of merchandise exceeded the imports by $209,881,005 and the excess of imports of geld and silver was $73,347.20. The New Yerk limes calculates that, al lowing for any amount of extravagance of which Congress may preve capable before the close of the session, it ' would still be practicable, without risk te the treasury, te abate $50,000,000 of taxation, and, look ing about for subjects of this abatement, it points out the taxes en bank deposits, $2,940,007 ; en bank capital, $811,000 ; en bank checks, $2,253,411 ; en patent med icines, &c, $1,843,203 ; en matches, $3, 278,581. Total, $11,133,103. "All of these are war taxes ; most of them are vexatious aud burdensome. That en matches is peculiarly obnoxious, because large quantities of stamps arc sold at lower rates than small quantities and a direct premium is ettered te monopoly. The tax en se-called patcut medicines is really an indiscriminate tax en every seit of small article sold by di uggists, Mich as cosmetics, soaps, and perfumery, domestic aud imported, and is one of the most op pressive survivals of the omnivorous sys tem of war taxation. At the present time and under present circumstances it would be ridiculous if it were net outrageous," PEESONAli. OscAH Wii.de says " the United States is net a country. It is a world.". The marriage of Prince Lcei'OLU will take place between April 2G and May 3. FnEcnETTE, the poet laureate of Can ada, has been visiting Maik Twain at Hartferd. Rev. E. V. Geuiiaut, D. I)., has in this week's Independent his sccend article en "Verbal Inspiration a Modern Criterion." Wendell Phillips is living very quietly this winter, having declined all lecture en gagements and lcmaining somewhat closely at his Bosten home. The seventy members of the New Yerk Union of Titans, who had their annual classical dinner at Delmenico's the ether night measured in the aggregate -ISO feet of height. Queen Victuiu.y is net without her s-u-perstitiens. She is said te be averse te having her son Leepold marry in May be cause that was the mouth iu which the peer young Princess Charlette was wedded te King Leepold. Mr. B. F. Bctleii told a Bosten re porter that he had no doubt of Mr. Conk ling as a less te the country. He also told the Bosten reporter that Lord Elden, Sir Alexauder Cockburn, Story, Marshall and Taney were all politicians before they weiit upon the bench. Mr. Gladstone's dishevelled hair has grown grayer in the past few months, but his brilliant dark eyes are uudimmed. His strength and nerve are nursed by a persistent taking of fresh air and exercise. He has been.knewn te walk feil.y miles en a summer's day. " Jack " Conway, the guide appointed te conduct Mr. Oscar Wilde across the ice bridge at Niagara, aud a man of acute perteptives, says that he never bcfoie heard anyone "take en be" about a let of ice as his distinguisbed'eonvey did. He is certain that Mr. Wilde is determined te commit the usual felly of " writing a piece " about the ioe bridge aud the falls. The eccentric Ciiakles Albeiit Reed, Newton, Mass., who left Uie residue of his estate te the government te help te pay off the national debt alter providing lib erally for his family, bequeaths $10,000 te the city of Newton " te keep in order my let in the cemetery ; for an annual sleigh ride or picnic te children of Newton Cerner ; for books for the public library, aud the balance te the peer widows in any part of Newton." Te Salem, the native town of the testator, $10,000 is given, the animal ircome te be used in the same manner as the amount bequeathed te Now New Now ten, except as te the let in the ccmcleiy Te the attending physician $500 is given " en condition that my head is severed from my body, as I have a great honor of being buried alive." Ne Kxtra Session of the Legislature. Governer Heyt says that the rcpeits that an extra session would be called are the result of idle speculation. If Congress had passed an apportionment bill cutting down Pennsylvania representatives in that branch of the national legislature there might have been a necessity for a special session, but as oue member has been added te the delegation from this state there would be no justification in calling the Legislature together te change the con gressional distribts. Neither was the ne cassity for a modification of the tax laws sufficiently urgent te demand such action. Being asked whether he had been im portuned te call the members of the Leg islature together he answered in the nega tive and said that it would take a catas trophe te induce him te issue a proclama tion for an extra session. The constitu tion, for which he had a great love, con templated biennial sessions, and he did net propose te repeal it by cansing a special session. As te thespeculatien that the Democrats might carry the next Legislature and redistrict the state te suit their party the governor jocularly remark ed : "Give the Democrats a chauce. CenKllng CenUrmed. The Senate, in executive session yester day, confirmed the nomination of Rosceo Conkling te be associate justice of the supreme court, and A. A. Sargent te be minister te Germany. The vote en Mr. Cenkling'8 nomination is understood te have been 39 te 15 the nays including eight Democrats and four Republicans. The latter were Messrs. Hear, Dawes, Merrill and Hawley. Mr. Sargent's nom nem nom inatien was confirmed without a division. A SHOT AT THE QUEEN Attack en Her Majesty at the Windser Station. ARREST OF TUK ASSAILANT. UarK Rumors of a Flee The trine at the Theatre. Yesterday afternoon as the queen, with Princess Beatrice, was entering her car riage at the railway station te drive te the castle she was fired at by a man in the crowd, happily without harmful result. The queen had been in Londen holding a drawing roem)rcception and was returning. The royal train had just arrived and the station was crowded with Eten bey3 aud townspeople, who, with their hats raised, were heartily cheering her r.s she crossed the crimson carpeted platform te the royal carriage. She had just entered the carriage and the aged Jehn Brown had taken his seat beside the coachmen, who started the horses while the air was still resounding with the cheers. A shabby, ill-looking man, about thirty five or forty years old, standing at the en trance of the station yard among the ether spectators, about thirty pacas from the carriage, deliberately raised a pistol and fired at the Queen. He seemed about te sheet agaiu when the revolver was struck from his hand by James Burnside, a pho tographer of Windser. Others seized him and the police rushed in and took him into custody. Meantime the Queen's coach men drove ou as though nothing had hap pened, and reached the castle in safety. The crowd attempted te take the man from the police. The Eten boys cried, "Lynch him! lynch him 1" aud a rush was made toward the spot where a hand ful of pelice protected the would be as sassin. But a cab was sent for, and the man was get safely away, though severely hustled. It should be stated at once that the cartridge is believed te have been" blank, though the .pistol contained two leaded ones. The neise of the shot was very slight and the queen did net hear the explosion. She only learned what had happened from her excited ladies in waiting and the commo tion in the crowd. She was perfectly pos. sesscd, and sent back te the station as seen as she arrived at the castle te hear if any eue in the crowd was hurt. A few minutes after the queen dispatched the following telegram te the Prince of Wales, at Marlborough house : In case exaggerated reports should reach you I telegraph te say that" as I drove from the station here a man shot at the carriage, but fortunately hurt no one. He was instantly seized. I am none the worse. The queen's dinner party was held as usual, ncr majesty appeared perfctly composed and possessed et all her habitual calm. On reaching the police station the would weuld weuld be assassin was promptly placed in the deck, while the particulars of the case were entered against him. The prisoner, who te all appearances is a thorough crank, gave his name as Rederick MacLean, aged thirty-two. He stated that he was a clerk out of employment. He was a native of Londen aud was born in Oxford street. He said he recently came from Southsea and had been iu Windser a few days only. The revolver was a small German weapon of six chambers, two cf which contained empty cartridges and two which contained leaded ones. One chamber had just becu discharged. Although diligent search has been made no bullet has yet beeu dis covered. The news of the attempt occasioned great excitement iu Londen. The Priuce of Wales was oue of the first te hear of the outrage Mr. Gladstone aud Sir William V. Har court, who were iu the Heuse at the time, received a telegram from Sir Heury Pouseuby giving the par ticulars of the attempt and stating that Her Majesty was in no way suffering from the shock. The news rapidly spread in the Heuso and created a profound sensa tion. The premier, with Sir Stafferd Northcote, at once sent a telegram te Her Majesty congratulating her en her Provi dential escape. Numerous inquiries were made at Marlborough house late in the evening and a large crowd gathered out side the gates. Later reports state that MacLean has bceu pronounced sane by the doctor who examined him iu the cell. The weapon used was a six-chambered Celt's revolver of American make. MacLcan said he would net have done what he did had he net been hungry. It appears, however, that he took a hearty meal at a Wiudser ceffee house shortly before the attempt. The Daily JVctcs says there is reaseu te believe that there is mere iu the matter than at present appears en the surface, and the vile attempt is the outcome of some plot. It has been rumored that after the occurrence a man was heard te say : "The man, m custody h:is net dene it." But this has net yet been reported te the police. The culprit is said te have had a far happier appearance when safely inside the pelice station than en the way thither. The Priuce of Wales, accompanied by a numerous suite, witnessed the performance of " The.Manager " at the Court theatre in the evening. On Mr. Clayteu reading le the audience the news cf the attack upon the Queen aud Her Majesty's safety the whole audience rese en masse and remained stauding until the Priuce had bowed his acknowledgment and the na tional authem was played amid the loud est demonstrations of approval. An adjourned meeting of representative Irishmen from all parts of the metropolis, held in Londen last evening te arrange for a great national demonstration en St, Patrick's Day passed a resolution repudi ating and deploring the attemped assass ination as a cowardly and coudemnablc attempt. There is much excitement iu Irish circles in Louden, The outrage is universally condemned in the most em phatic manner. l'rovleus Assaults en the Oueen. There have been four previous attempts upon the life of the Queen. The first was ou June 10, 1840, when a potboy named Edward Oxford, filed a pistol at the Queen as sne was riding en Constitution Hill with Prince Albert. The carriage horses' were startled by the shot and ran, and the Queen exclaimed : " Hew foolish te make such a neise te frighten the horses !" Ox ford was said te he of unsound mind, and te have fired blank cartridges, but it was said also that he had accomplices in his attempt en the Queen's life. On May 20, 1842, the queen and Prince Albert were returning te the palace in an open barouche when a man named Jehn Francis fired at the Queen. Tins was at about the point where Oxford attempted te kill the Queen. Francis, who was 20 years old, and the son of a scene shifter in a theatre, was seized and locked in New gate. The Queen preserved her presence of mind. Parliament adjourned upeu re ceipt of the news of her danger and the town was much excited. Francis was senteuced te be hanged, but the Queen commuted his seutence te transportation for life. But a few hours after this act of the Queen's clemency en July 2, 1842, a de formed man named J. W. Bean attempted te firoupen the Queen as she was return ing in an open carriage from the Chapel neyai. Jrxe was uncuccessiui and was ar rested. He was sentenced te imprison ment for eighteen months. N The last attempt te kill the Queen was en February 26, 1872. The Queen was entering the court yard of Buckingham Palace after a dinner, when Alfred O'Con nor, a Fenian, 18 years old, sprang ever the wall, Frushed up te the carriage and struck the Queen en the breast with a pistol. At;the same time he presented te ' her a petition for amnesty for the Fenians, crying, "Sign or die." Prince 'Albert who was in the carriage, knocked the young man down and he was then seized and locked up. The Queen, as en every former occasion of the sort, was very cool in her bearing. The event was announced in Parliament and there was great excite ment throughout England. The pistol was discovered te be unleaded. IIOWKLL KALIS SICK. On the Track for Twelve Hours and luwn te inrih Place. The fourth day of the pedestrian contest at the Madisen Square garden was ene of surprises and marvels ; five men covered nearly 100 miles each during the day, and Rewell, the hitherto invincible, was twelve hours off the track. Haeael and Fitzger ald passed him and Hart and Sullivan crowded behind him at the distance of two miles. The score at midnight was as fellows : Miles. Laps. Hazael 433 0 Fitzgerald : 413 2 Sullivan ." 409 4 Hart 409 4 Rewell 400 3 Neremac 392 4 Hughes 381 0 Early in the day it was notieed that Rewell was net as steadily en the track as is his went, and although he did net show his condition in face, form or gait, as most pedestrians would, it was remarked that he was net looking well. Although his trainers had said the night before that he was regulating his course according te what the second man in the race did, he allowed Hazael te gam en him constantly. A long nap about 8 o'clock did net seem te refresh him, aud while all the ethers were putting in their best work of the day excepting, of course, Hushes, who con tinued te be a candidate for bed he made only average time and his lead ever the best previous record gradually decreased. Shortly after neon he went te his hut,with Hazael about six miles behind him. He did net come out agaiu, and just before 1 o'clock the lank Englishman took his score beyond the 392d mile aud assumed the lead in the race. This was something unprecedented in Row Rew ell's past experience. Many around the hall said : "That's only a game. He's trying te add zest te the race se as te bring a big crowd this evening, and then you will see hew he will pull ahead." Others were anxious about the man, and as hour after hour passed and he did net appear, this anxiety increased. Nene of Rewoll's trainers or attendants were te be seen. One did appear for a moment ; he would make de reply te inquiries, but only say, " RewelFs all right. You'll see what you'll see." Of course there were rumors that he had been poisoned. One story had it that his attendants had heated some liniment te rub his knees with and then by mistake gave it te him te drink. It was said that he had been vomiting badly dur ing the day ; that he had an attack of the cramps, aud again that he was suffering from dysentery. Later in the day Asplen and Rewell's physician categorically de nied all these statements and said that thcre was "nothing amiss" with their man. "Yeu see," said Asplen, "this is just about the middle of the race, and Rewell is gettiug a geed long rest, and it will be te his gain in the end that he has taken it. There is nothing the matter with him and there has been nothing. He is in as geed condition iu every respect at this moment as I am." Asplen conceded, however, that a phys ician had been attending Rewell during the day, and Mr. Hamilton Busby and "Jee" Elliett and ethers in a position te knew the facts said positively that Reweir had been a very sick man all day, at least very sick for a man who had a race te complete. He was plucky, as he always had been, and fought hard against his troubles until neon, when he bad te give iu. Rewell finally came en the track at 3:47 p. m.. having been off three hours and a half. His eyelids were scarcely open, but when he passed the score aud saw Hazael's record of 40G miles, G laps, while his bore the figures 3(J2.G, he scowled for a moment and then smiled as if thinking hew seen and hew easily he could wipe out that diflfcrenca of fourteen miles. He walked steadily aud did net appear te be in pain. Fer two or three laps he talked with Neremac and then followed Hughes, who had just bceu presented with a floral horseshoe and a quart bottle filled with something. Dur ing this time Hazael had gained two mere laps en Rewoll. Hazael aud Fitz gerald had been running together nearly all the afternoon. Ifax.iel Fusses Hewell, During the day Hazael looked in better condition than ou Wednesday. His face and eyes had a far less painful expression. His steps were steadier, and there seemed much less danger than before of the pipe stems that serve him as limbs being sud denly snapped oil or bringing him upon his face by getting into atangle. At Ca. m. he was 18 miles beyond Rewell, but hour by by hour he gained en the champion. "What is the matter with Charley Rewell?" asked everybody anxiously as his frequent disappearance aud long ab sences from the track during the morn ing were noticed. The answers at his tent were very vague. He was eating a little or resting a little or getting a little rubbing. Oh, no ! nothing the matter with him. At two minutes after neon Rewell completed his 392d mile, and ten minutes later went off the track. Hazael was then six miles behind him, and just before 1 o'clock passed his fellow Eng lishmau and became the leader in the race. When a few minutes later the figures 393 were put up en the big beard thcre was a shout from every quarter of the garden. The Scorn at 1 o'Cleck. A 'HI. Miles. Lrjns, Hazael 440 i Fitzgerald 419 1 Hart 410 1 Rewell 410 1 Sullivan 410 0 Neremac 392 4 Hughes 383 0 New Jersey's Legislature. In the Senate of New Jersey yesterday, a bill was passed for the organization of the state beard of agriculture. The nemi nation of Henry C. Kelsey te be secretary of state was confirmed by a vote of 18 te 3. In the Heuse a number of bills were passed, among them ene prohibiting the employment of children under twelve years of age in factories and stores, and another requiring a license of $15 te be paid for each horse-car in cities. The Legislature again met in joint convention te elect state officers. Geerge M. Wright, Republican, was re-elected state treasurer by a vote of 42 te 36, the belters having yielded. Charles A. Butts was elected di rector of the United railroad companies by the same vote ; but the elections were net completed, the two dissatisfied mem bers again belting certain nominations for police justices and prison inspector. Masen's Trial Ended. The court martial in the case of Ser geant Masen, .who attempted te kill Gui teau, closed its proceedings yesterday, and adjourned sine die. The proceedings and verdict of the court will be submitted te Judge Advocate Gardner, and by him laid before Gen. Hancock, who will approve or set aside the verdict. Serious Rioting. A fight occurred last evening between strikers and workers at the Bessemer steel works at Homestead near Pittsburgh, Pa., in which three men were wounded, one, a policeman, named Meran, perhaps fatally. Further treuble is feared. THE BTJSHINQ WaTKKS. Great damage of the Beceat Heavy Ralas. Heavy floods are reported in the Hud Hud eon, Mohawk, Pawtucket, Delaware, Connecticut and Susquehanna rivers in consequence of the heavy rains. Great damage has been dene in Northern New Yerk and New England, but no serious less is yet reported at auy point en the Susquehanna. Telegrams from Memphis, Little Reck, Vicksburg aud ether points en the Lewer Mississippi continue te report great suffer ing by the floods, but most of the details have been already anticipated. Everyplan. Everyplan. tatien in Bolivar county. Mississippi, will, it is said, be overflowed by breaks in the levees. Rosedale, the county seat of Bo livar, i3 already six feet under water. The less ou levees aleue is estimated at $150, 000. It is said that a number of lives have becnloatatRivertenaudelsewhere.Houses, cattle and goods are floating down the tor rent, and the destruction and suffering ex ceed anything heretofore experienced iu that region. Many of the homeless peo ple are being taken by steamers te Mem phis and Vicksburg. Nearly all the houses in Riverteu are either washed away or se badly wrecked that they will have te be rebuilt. The levee at Carsen's Landing was broken by Tuesday's storm and Ben jamin Harris, keeper of the landing, and colerod children were drowned. A tele gram from Little Reck says the damage te the Little Reek railway in Arkansas is net less than $500,000. -- The Pennsylvania FUgrimt. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimere Gazette says : "The last linger ing member of the ' Pennsylvania colony ' left here te-night en the 10:30 train for his home in Philadelphia. The 'Pennsylvania colony' is a professed simen-pure, un adulterated Stalwart Republican organiza tion. About sevcuty of its members came here oue week age, and have been here ever since, explaining away the result of the elections in Philadclpbiaen Tuesday of last week, in which the Republican party was, as theyr admit, completely disin tegrated. The ' colony' men are ex ceedingly sensitive about the defeat, and fearful lest it be accepted as a Democratic triumph. They arc all of the ' I told you' class. They say they ' knew very well the Republicans were going te be defeated.' They are ' glad of it,' and place all the responsibility and blauie for the result en the Republican leaders, whoever they are, and yet the colony' te a man admit that they voted and did their best te elect the regular Republican ticket. They also admit that if some thing is net done seen, the Philadelphia Cemmittee of One Hundred will put the state of Pennsylvania in the hands of the Democracy within one year.' " Criminal Chronicle. J. C. Jenes, a mercantile drummer, committed suicide in Atlanta, yesterday, while en a drunken spree. Peter Pickle and Philip Dallct, committed suicide in New Yerk, aud Cenrad Treber committed suicide iu Newark, yesterday. Leslie Montrey, in jail at Stratford, Ontario, for sheeting a man several days age, hanged himself yesterday morning iu his cell. The wife of Themas Gillcn, a well-to-de farmer of Baker's Corners, Macomb coun ty, Ohie, was shot dead en Tuesday evening by her son CharleSj aged about 17 years. She was an invalid, and was sitting up in bed at the time, aud the cause of the deed was a scolding she was giving her son. He manifests no remerse for the crime. s A Vessel Lest. The British bark W. J. Stairs, with a cargo of salt, from Liverpool for New Yerk, went ashore at Leng Branch en Wednesday night, and broke up seen alter daylight yesterday morning. One lifewas lest, that of Jeseph Dicksen, sixteen years of age. who was swept off tlie deck ; the iest of the crew, fourteen in number, were rescued by the life-Baving man. The vessel was three years old, and valued at about $30,000, her care being worth $7,000. Obituary. Charles Hale, who was assistant secre tary of state under Secretary Fish during a part of President Grant's two terms, died yesterday, in Bosten, aged 01 years. Herman A. Seiler, assistant city sur sur eyer of Harrisburg, dropped dead at Ewing yesterday afternoon while waiting ler a train. An Aged Tbicr. Sarah Tayler, aged 02 years, was con victed of grand larceny iu Lebanon, Ohie, en Wednesday. She lived alone for many years, aud had stolen all sorts of prepcrty for which she could have had no positive upe, concealing the goods in her house. LOCAL IpffELLUig-NCE. AKOTilfiU FATAL ACCIDENT. ?osepli II . Snyder Killed by the Cur. Last eveuing about 8:37 o'cleok .Tuctph II. Snyder, aged about 45 yeais, married, aud residing at Middlctewn, attempted le beard au eastward-bound fi eight train at the top of the hill north of White Ileiue Lane. It was going tee fast. Harrisburg express was coming west en the opposite track, aud Mr. Suyder being unable te get en the freight" train attempted te rccress the track directly iu front of the passenger train. As he reached the right track the enguif, ine. 22 1, struck him and threw him about ten yards and under a wire fence en te his back. Hts injuries were such as te cause almost iustant death. The body was taken te Harrisburg and the coroner held au inquest en it. The jury rendered a verdict of death by being stiuck by engine 227 en the Peun sylvania railroad, receiving such injuries as te cause instant death. Mr. Snyderhas a wife and We children, ene of them, Harry L. Snyder, a young man employed in the composing room of the Lvtelh gexcer, and who left for Middletown this merniug when a telegram apprised him of the sad event. Deceased was employed as a pilot for rafts between White Heuse and Marietta. He had returned from Marietta te White Heuso en the accom modation train. After seeing that there were no mere rafts te be taken down the liver he tried t(jgeten the freight tiain te ride te his home at Middletown, and was killed as stated. served 111m Righl. Night before last a man living en Beaver street, followed and annoyed two ladies who were coming in the Marietta turn pike. On reaching West King and Strawberry street, the ladies rau up Straw berry street te chide the fellow, but he followed them and te protect themselves they faced about and threw stones at him, one of which struck him and caused him le retreat. The man is well known, and if he continues his annoyance will be exposed. Cut Ills Ileail. Patrick F. Brady, a workman en the new line of the Pennsylvania railroad north of this city, had his head badly cut this morning by being knocked down by the heisting tackling erected at the point where the railroad cresses' the New Hol Hel land pike. The accident was caused by the tackling being blown around by the wind. Dr. Fitzpatrick dressed the wound. Tobacco Suit. This morning a suit of replevin was brought by Simen Sweigatt against Kerbs & Speiss. tobacco merchants, for thiiiye bundles of tobacco. It appears that the plaintiff delivered the tobacco te the- dc femlants this morning. It did net l ne up te the contract, as they allege, and they wished te deck Sweigart. He ic fused te Stand this ; hence the suit, COLUMBIA NfiwS. OUR REGULAR CORRESfOXVKXCK Broke his Leg. On Tuesday evening last, iu coming down the steps at the Odd Fellows' hall, after the meeting of the Chicqueaalunga tribe, Mr. Frank Hogentebler slipped aud fell breaking his leg. He had te be car ried home. narrow Escape from a Shocking Heath. Anether narrow escape, which is just brought te light, happened one day this week. Twe young girls were playing be side the Reading railroad at Supplee's steam engine works as the engine Wil liam Case " was coming towards them, one pushed the ether en the track directly in front "of the approaching locomotive, and had it net been for the engineer's quickness in reversing his engine nothing would have been found but the mangled remains of the irl. The one who pushed her certainly knew what she had done, for after the ether one get from her dangerous position she fainted. The Spelling Bee. The spelling bee held in the Norwood school-house last eveuing was a brilliant affair and a signal success, the school-room being packed. This school is taught by Mr. S. C. Obcrlain and daughter. Miss Bertha, and the spelling of their scholars reflects a great deal of credit upon them. Mr. J. H. Zeamer, of the First National bank, acted as school-master, with Mr. H. L. Yillee and Hen. J. B. Eshleman as judges. The spelling baa was divided into three classes. The first consisted of pupils under the " A " class ; second, pupils of all grades , aud the third was open te all. The exercises were opened with au explan atory address by Mr. Oberlain, followed by an instrumental duet, organ and violin, by Miss Amy Oberlain and Jtfr. Samuel Rich, which was dene in a neat manner. The first class contest resulted ast fellows : 1st prize, a small book, Miss Emma Sterline ; 2d prize, glas mug. Miss Minnie Zeamer ; 3d prize, a small dish, Augustus Ridgely, colored. After the conclusion of the first class spelling bee the Sylvan quartet sang "Where the Rippling Waters Flew " in fine style. A recitation by Miss Jennie H inkle, was well given, while the instrumental duct en violin and ergan: by Mr. Samuel Rich and Miss A lir. Oberlain gave great satisfac tion . M i v Clara Sterliue's reading of the " Brides of Ender" brought down the house. The spelling bee of the 2d class resulted w fellows : 1st prize, napkin ring, by Miss Susie Oberlain ; 2d prize, fruit disb, by Nerman Bradley ; 3d prize, pre serve dish, by Willie Obcrlain. After this came a reading of "a bad boy's diary," by Miss Clara Sterline, and grunts of dis approval were heard all ever the room. The 3d class spelling followed and resulted: lsc prize, a book of poems, by Mrs. J. H. Zeamer ; 2d prize, a set of glass dishes by Master James Meyers ; 3d bequet and glove holder, by Miss Lillie Wislar. On the whele the evening was spent very pleasantly by these present. The prizes were all presented by different persons. Nearly ene hundred perseus from Colum bia were in attendance. Almest a Fire. Filbert's ice house came near being de stroyed by fire this morning, and had it net been for the timely interference of Mr. J. P. Welsh, certainly would have been burned down. Three boys set fire te a pile of sawdust and shavings near the house, but the flames were extinguished by the abevcgentleman. illgh Water and the River Rising. Old Susquehanna is seven feet above its usual mark and still rising very fast. At and abeve the tunnel the river and canal arc as one. A large amount of drift weed is passing through here, but all are afraid te attempt te catch any en account of the swiftness of the swollen river. Rafts that were te be sent te Pert Deposit had te be tied up here en the same account. A flood is expected, as all the water from the northern branches have net yet come down. The Railroad Traffic Following is the report for the car movement ever the P. It. R. at Columbia for the month of February, 1882 : ZA8TWARD. .1 jOililtiU. e(v I'nlotuteil ....... . 1,6VJ Leaded r. 10,GI9 ; Total S5.5C7 '' urand teul 70.250 - But February had three days less than January, showing a decrease ever January of 5,979 cars, and an increase of 9,187 ears ever February, 1891: MeetlDg of Council. Council met last evening te settle the outstanding tax duplicates. Chief Bur gess Sneath was present, and said that numerous complaints had been heard by him about corner-leafing, and that it was becoming unbearable, especially en Sun day. He asked council for advice and they directed him te enferce the law against this nuisance. After some ether unimportant business council adjourned. The Borough Budget. $22.25 was cleared by the spelling bee Tramps in the lockup last night : Struck 2 ; Fisher 1. Misses Annie Fendrich and Auuie Pur ple returned this morning from a month's visit te Miss r.va Jiesbitt, of 1 ort Deposit. Six of the largest and best horses in Columbia, belonging te Samuel Filbert, 1 ; Jesse Wolfe, 2 ; aud A. Bruner, 3 ; were sold te a Lancaster party this morn ing for the ev Yerk market. A telegram from Conowingo, en the Pert Deposit railroad, states that ene car jumped the track at that place this morn ing. A small crew of the Columbia i wreckers west down at 10 o'clock. -U The members of the M. E. church will 'T tender a farewell sociable te their pastor, Rev. Henry Vi heeler, en Wednesday even ing next. A short time age one of the servants at Black's hotel left rather suddenly and since then the proprietor has missed a val uable cress, set with diamonds, and a seal riug. A taffy party was held last evening at the residence of Miss Carrie Swartz, en Fifth street. The Columbia Are company meets this evening te held their regular monthly meeting. Te show hew rapidly the river is rising the pilots who were te take a cumber of rafts " through," refused te de se, and tied up at or near the Columbia bridge. William Stafferd in "Marble Heart," next Tuesday evening and Snelbakcr's Majesties en Wednesday evening- Dlserderlles Caged. ,t Geerge Wadle, Miller Wadle aud Harry Wadle were before Alderman McConemy, charged with drunken and disorderly con duct. It was in evidence that they bearded a passenger car en the Penn sylvania railroad near Bird-in Hand, re fused te pay fare, and threatened the train hands. Geerge was sent te jail for ten days, Jliller for 80 days, and Harry was discharged. This morning en North Queen street, Clinten Keels assaulted Charles Pryer. He was arrested by Officer Daily aud locked up for a hearing before Alderman McConemy. Bank Changes. Mr. J. Walter Reed, son of Jehn K. Reed, esq., of Reed dc Hendersen, bank er?, has entered upon the vacancy in the lauk occasioned by the retirement of Mr. Jehn C. Carter, te accept a posit en in the Farmers' bank. r 1 -i 1 -si J 8 .w !i A f -s 1 i;. ' 1
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