LAJSCAS'IEK JpAlJy IBTELMGEKGEtt MONDAY APRIL 17 1882 ildiuastci tntrllignun MONDAY STONING, APRIL 17, 1882. Tartly Jastice. Fitz Jehn Perter is, .again denied tbe measure of justice vnich bas been se long due te him and which bas been se persistently withheld. Convicted in passion and upon misrepresentation, by a court organized te convict, his vindica tion in popular opinion was accomplished even long before tbe verdict of the first court martial was reversed by a rehear ing of tbe case. The beard convened for this rehearing was net prepossessed in his f aver,and be had no chance before it save that which truth was given1 by a fuller knowledge of the facts that had been shamefully distorted for his conviction. But thai beard, after a long and patient rehearing, felt, bound te report that in their opinion, "justice requires at his (the president's) hands such action as may be necessary te annul and set aside the findings and sentence of tbe court-martial in tbe case of Majer General Fitz Jehn Perter, and te -restore him te the positions of which tnat sentence deprived him, such restoration te take effect from the date of his dismissal from service." On the 5th of June, 1879, the report and pro ceedings of the beard were transmitted te Congress by the president, who in his accompanying message said: "I have given te -this report such examination as satisfies ine that I ought te lay the pro ceedings and conclusions of the beard before Congress. As I am without power, in the absence of legislation, te act upon the recommendations of the report further than by submitting tbe same te Congress, the proceedings and conclusions of the beard are transmitted for the information of Congress and such action as in your wisdom shall :eem ex pedient and just." Only the most malignant partisans of the Legan type have persisted in ex cluding this man from some reparation for the grievous wrong done him in all these years. Even Grant, capable as he ifc of the lowest partisan meanness te a fel low soldier, bas been forced te admit that hc,and the.se who thought with him, had done Perter injustice upon a mis apprehension of the facts. Congress, however, has failed te right him, and new when tbe appeal is made te the president, his attorney general finds that no lias no leeuuiuai puwei tu review aim annul the fentence of a court, martial, 13y this means Arthur gets rid of what was no doubt a troublesome question te him, but he increases the responsibility of Congress tolesa no time in this affair ; and as a matter which concerns the honor of the country as well as the fame of Gen. Perter the Democratic members of Congress should proceed instantly te move for bis reappointment te the army with all tbe profits and honors he bus lest by his undeserved retirement from it. - Freight Discrimination. The iron manufacturers en the Penn sylvania railroad seem te have a proper appreciation of the significance of the recent charge of Judge Baxter, of Cleve land, en freight discriminations, which has already leen published and com mented upon in this journal. They have published and are circulating an address containing the main points of this judicial deliverance and applying it te the discriminations, oppressive exact ions and arbitrary rulings, from which they new suffer en the Pennsylvania railroad, which absorbs by increased freight all their advance in profits ; which will furnish only such transporta tion as will supply manufacturers with the coal of this company ; but the iniquitous and oppressive polity imposed upon ethers is net applied te the Besse mer works that amply protected mo nopoly because their stockholders are identified with the management of the railroad company. As we have hereto fore suggested, the prudent mun feeds rather than slaughters the fowl that lays golden eggs, but the P. II. It. manage ment, admitting that the local freight is its life bleed and the Tjasis of all of its prosperity, insists upon discriminating against its best patrons, incurs their hostility and defies the fundamental law of the commonwealth governing all else within its borders. Judgment upon such a policy as this cannot long be de layed if, knowing their rights, the man ufacturers will only stand together te maintain them. The Standard oil company keeps house a geed deal like the fellow kept tavern en the state line, moving from one side te the ether as tbe tax gatherer came and left. The Standard has evaded taxation here because it is net a Penn sylvania corporation, and has escaped levy in Ohie because it does its business and makes its money in Pennsylvania. Asitis a corporation that almost any state would like te catch and tux, the Ohie Legislature has directed tbe state auditor te investigate the charge that the Standard company has been evading the payment of its just amount of taxes, and there is a lively probability that it will net get off se easily as it did in this state. The .Examiner .and Inquirer are en gaged in an amiable wrangle just new as te which journal deserves the least " journalistic courtesy "' aud which edi tor's political record exhibits the greater degree of "venality."' As the JVcte Era sticks te its charge that the Examiner's editor was in a " corrupt combination " te plunder -the state antt get $6,000 as the " wages of his iniquity," his achiev ments seem te be as much greater than these et the Inquirer man as bis sphere of opportunities has been the mere en larged. The latest wrinkle is that, alarmed by the Independents, scared by Heyt, bull dozed by MacVeagh and persuaded by Quay, Cameren will drop Beaver and abandon his design of running' the Re publican 3tate convention. Nobody has heard him say this.' . If the Republicans drop Beaver and run MacVeagh, Ben Butler might bs induced te come ever and help lhm. ALDEnCA.x,"8pcRBiER;'doe-'nek im-1 prove his case by his imfpdwce. It is very well-known that hit experience at multiplying cases as cleHPte Mayer Stauffer has been tbe example after which aldermen and constables have patterned,te the great cost of the county and te the scandal of the administration administration e tbe laws. A greater than Spurrier once asked " what are you going te de about it ?" And he found out. -l - Tue Examiner's editor suddenly dis covers that he " obeyed the voice of his constituents and voted against the re peal of the tonnage tax." Next thing he will be explaining te the " verdant" that this was .only because the repeal bad votes enough te carry it through without his. The New Yerk Sun gives Mr. Mac Veagh the timely reminder that it was his president, net Guiteau's, who sent from the White Heuse te Mahone's desk a magnificent basket of roses in token of satisfaction at the unholy alliance be tween Republicanism and Repudiation. PERSONAL. And new they talk of Grant for minis ter te England- Better Bebby Lincoln. It is about time for, the organs te begin te call him " Isaac W." MacVeagh. Oscar Wu.de is going home in 'six weeks. Take your last long leek at him. Wilkie Celkihs admires Cooper, and has read " The Deerslayer" five tirees. Mahexe'i wife beats them all in jewels, and has just added $40,000 worth te her toilet. Jay Gould is in excellent health, and has money enough te take his family en a pleasure trip te California. Quay settled himself in a $35,000 house in Philadelphia, but his ward has turned out te be inclined toward reform and Quay is about te mere into West Philadelphia. A geed many of his kidney will be going West before long. Nothing mere improbable has yet been developed in the way of political rumors than the candidacy of Harry E. Packer for governor. Mr. Packer is net nearly as old as his father was ; and he has a little trouble within the party in bis own county. The Philadelphia Press suggests that, with Chauncey F. Black for lieutenant governor and J. Simpsen Africa for sec -retary of internal affairs, the Democrats may no longer claim te be the white man's party. Well, new, that is an idea. The Press stirts one going new and then Jenx Kellky bas retired from a libel suit which he brought against Nelsen J. Waterbury seven years age, new that the courts, after prolonged delay, have held that a plantiff must take libelleus statements as a whole and net pick the epithets upon which he prefers te go te ' ..: 1 rpiaA m.ti- tx i. i-.l , tr "!". iuc milt was iirat UFUUgUS ny rreuey against Mayer Uavemeyer, when he chaigedKulley with having stolen $100,000 en fraudulent bills as sheriff. Havemeyer'p death interrupted the suit, and it was renewed against Waterbury, who furnish ed Havemeyer- his facts. Waterburv refused te let Kelluy amend the libelleus statements, and en a final appeal he has secured a trial, upon tbe merits, where upon Ivclley withdraws his suit. EXEMPLARY JOURNALISTIC COURTESY Iicesens In Newspaper Manner ey a l're- fesboref the Art. Lancaster Examiner. The editorial control of the Express pass ed out of the hands of Mr. Gcist for a price, and have again been informed by ene who knows whereof Hb speaks that if Mr. Geist asserts the contrary he lies We are rather amused te see a paper owned by an elephant and edited by a fox. The editor of tbe 2feie Era contin ues te reprint the falsehoods of 21 years age In the emphatic language of Herace Greeley, we say, " Yeu lie ! you villian, you lie!" The saintly and truly geed editor of the old Express new the pious editor of the Era himself had with trembling fingers put a $100 nete ill his vest pocket, only te still his gall dipped pen from abusing David Steacy. Mr. Warfel was elected for certain purposes, but went te Harrisburg leaving behind him a written premise te tote i necessary for any man or measure, he te whom the premise was given should desig nate The mild mannered bespec- taclcd editor was used te crime, and therefore would net be above a bribe; he was shrewd, but unscrupulous ; he had a grudge against the world because the world had punished his vil- lany, he was acting the part of the pious hypocrite that he might make the prayer of Lucifer in Fcstus, and deceive tne very elect. TUE UEMANBS Or LAUOIi. Voice or the New Yerk Trades Unions At the meeting of the Central organiza tion of the trades unions in New Yerk yes terday afternoon, a platform was adopted demanding that eight hours shall constitute a day's work ; that children under foui feui tcen years of age shall net be engaged in mines, factories or werkships ; that all convict contract labor shall be abolished ; that workmen be given a mechanics' lieu for full wages en their work ; that there shall be equal pay for equal work of both sexes ; that labor statistic bureaus shall be established by tbe states as well as gen oral government, their officers te be chosen from labor organizations ; that thcic shall be sanitary inspection of mines and factories ; that the conspiracy aud tramp laws shall be repealed -and, that "a national circulating medium shall be is sued te the peeple without tbe interven tion of bauks." DOMESTIC 'TRAGEDIES. Tlie Fatal Mistake or a ISanger Druggist. In Banger, Me., Mrs. Susan P. Vcazie, wife of a wealthy aud prominent citizen, bad been-sTigbtly ill for two weeks, when, through a mistake of the druggist, poison was administered instead of regular medi cine, and death ensued within half au hour. Eli Carter, of Hornellsville. N. Y.. a small farmer, aged 25 and Ira Dickinsen, his hired man, went te town with a lead' of bark, get en a spree and died in tbe wacen en his way home, The young New Yerker said ' te be " Fank Evans," who committed suicide last week in Philadelphia turns out te be Langley Bruce, of the firm of Braine & Bruce, Brooklyn insurance agents. He bad lest money in stocks. CONSECRATED GROUND. An Indlgnatleu Funeral la SStoiighten, Mass. The largest crowd that ever attended a funeral in Stoughten, Massachusetts, yes terday attended the funeral of Jehn C. Galvin, in that place. Deceased's wife, being a Catholic, was buried with one child in a let purchased by Galvin in the Catholic cemetery, and Galvin. before his death, requested te be buried in the same place. Dying a-Protestant, however,- he could net, under the rules of the Catholic church, be entered in the consecrated portion of the cemetery, and his remains were, therefore, buried in a let in Evergteen cemetery, with 'Masonic cere monies under the .auspices of a ledtrc in which he was a' member. The refusal of tbe Catholic priest te allow of Galvin's in tciir.cnt in the pame let with his wife ciiised much popular excitement; hence the large funeral. 2, i1 ;tAT0TOBUBNED. -.K STARTING WITH AN IJiCENDIART IRK Accidents and Crime Frem Different Farts of tbe Country. In Crisfield, Md., at 4 a. m. yesterday, a fire breke out in the general merchan dise store of James Beeth. The iiames spread rapidly along Main street, and by seven o'clock one-third of the business section of the town was destroyed. The fire was then extinguished. Seventeen stores and dwellings in all were destroyed. The less will reach ever $75,000, which is covered by insurance. There being no fire company nor fire apparatus in the town, the only way 'in which the citizens were able te battle with the flames was by the use of water buckets. This proved utterly lneuectuai, because et tne strong wind which prevailed and the progress which the names had made before they were discovered in the morning. Se early was it when the fire broke out that none of the families residing near had arisen, and it was only by the greatest prompt ness that some of them escaped being burned' te death. The fire, it is new definitely ascertained, began in the building of James Beeth, lie has been arrested. His bnilding and stock of goods are net estimated by these famil iar with their value as being worth mere than 61,000, and yet he bad within a short time procured insurance thereon of $1,500. A hearing was had before Magistrate Hersey, after his apprehension by the officers, and evidence was given that he attempted te hire ene Geerge Cellins te remove his stock of goods from his store house and when tbe latter refused, Beeth told him net te sleep tee soundly else be might regret it. A man named Hall, who has been about Crisfield for the last six weeks, is alleged te have had some connec tion with the matter. Hall was arrested at Wcstever, seventeen miles distant from Crisfield, about 11 o'clock where, it is stated, he had walked since the outbreak of the flames, at 4 a. in. Numerous threats have been made of lynching Beeth, but it is net new feared by tbe authorities that any personal violence will be attempted, as the first passionate outbreak has te some extent subsided. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A BIG COURT. rOLlTIOANS aWKLL THE CKOW1). Judge Livingston Urges tlie Grand Jury te Scrutinize the 1'uolle luttitutiens. This'merniug the regular April term of quarter sessions court began at 10 o'clock. On the list there are about ene bundled ' cases for trial. A large audience was in attendance ana tne term is thronged with politicians and persons '' tcudin' court." Samuel Moere, tobacceco dealer, resid ing in tbe Sixth ward, this city, was ap pointed foreman of the graifd jury. After he and the ether members were sworn, Judge Livingston delivered te them his charge, instructing them in their various duties, &s., and telling them te be careful te held no communication with any one outside of their own body. The court told them te be very careful ii their examinations of the' county institutions aud their workings, and te find out if they are conducted in an heucst and economi cal manner. At the prison they will in quire whe her the inspectors and keeper are working in harmony, as they should, and also whether it is true, as reported, that a prisoner named Kendig, who was sentenced te separate and solitary confinement, was allowed te run at large and te take his meals out side of tbe prison,' and whether any things el se wrong has been done at the in stitutien. They will also inquire whether the system of hiring out the conviets te labor is a geed one. At the hospital they are also te make a diligent examination and inquiry, and among ether things they shall ascertain whether proper nurses are kept there te administer te the wants of the sick and the insane, and whether it is net the case, as the court has learned from reliable sources, that inmates of the institution who are sick or insane themselves are allowed te administer medicine te the ethers. The court had heard of oue instance in which medicine had been left at the institution for a patient. It was net giveu te any one te administer ; during the night the man arose and drank the whole of it ; fortun ately there was net .sufficient te kill him or it would have dene se. Tliey will make diligent inquiry into all of these things and report te the court, with such suggestions as they see proper te make. After the grand jury had retired the old constables handed in their hist reports and the newly elect were sworn in after they had presented their bends. Samuel U. Miller, charged with murder, was brought into court and his case was continued te May term. Jehn A. Huber, charged with illegal voting at the election of February, 18S1, was arrested en process by the sheriff ; he was ordered by the court te give bail for trial ; failing te de this he was com mitted. The grand jury relumed the following bills : True Bills: Reuben Batdorf, IaiC3iiy ; Lewis Sanders, malicious mischief aud lar ceny. Divorced. . Jehn Stively, of Drumere township, was divorced from his wife Mary Ann Stively en tbe grounds of. desertion. LITl'LK LOCALS. Here, Tbera and Everywhere. S. S. Spencer and family have arrived in Liverpool. The American Rapid telegr iph company have opened an office in the large reading room of the Stevens house, and they are new ready for business. Daniel Mayer, of the tobacco firm of Kerbs & Spicks, having finished packing and asserting his crop of '81 leaf, left te day for New Yerk. The employees of the Reading & Cel umbia railroad were paid off for March this morning. The car passed down the read te Quarryville this morning. Peter Miller, formerly of this city, but for many years past an active member of the detective force of Philadelphia, paid his Lancaster friends a flying visit en Saturday. Mr. Miller served faithfully as a soldier during the war. He wears well and doubtless has many mere years of active usefulness before him. Sam'l Hess & Sen sold at the Merrimac house en Saturday, for Gee. Gressman and Jacob B. Bausman, 14 western Penn sylvania horse?, averaging $152. GO per head ; and at Millcisville, 37 cows at an average price of 41.13 per head ; 13 bulls at an average price of $31.50 per head. Miss Lillian Cleves; who played "The New Magdalen " at Fulton opera liouse, en Saturday night, is a pleasing emotional actress, with a inobile and expressive countenance, a fine eye, a musical and "well modulated voice, and a lithe and gracefnl figure She was justly " called out " after the third act, bat her suppeit was very mediocre. m VV1 re-beater Arrested. The notorious Jee Hinder had n dis agreement with his wife en Saturday night, during tbe course of which he knocked her down, kicked her and other wise severely maltreated her. The injured woman started te make complaint, when her brute of a husband encountered her en the street and again knocked her down. Complaint was entered before Alderman A. F. Dennelly, and Hinder was arrested by Officer Leman after a long chase this morning. He was committed for court, HEE!FIEE!FiEE! TBKEK riBBK AND TWO XJUJKK AVAU31S IncMMUarlaia-lMallcteM MMehUf Build ings Fired and Alarm Bexes Broken. There were no less than three fires ir this city en Saturday evening ene e which was accidental and two of inceu diary origin ; and there were, besides, two false alarms, sounded by miscreants who broke two of the electric alarm-boxes, with the evident intention of aiding the incen diaries and misleading the firemen. The peculiar circumstances attending the fires created intense excitcment,but fortunately destruction of property was smalK About half past 'seven o'clock, a frame stable belonging te Davis Eitch, jr., and located en a private alley between' Rock land aud Frieberg and Locust and Lew stiects, was discovered te be en flre. Alarm box Ne. 64, corner of Lew and Rockland streets, was struck by Jehn W. Hehmau, and simultaneously alarm box Ne. Ce, corner of Locust and Frieberg,' was struck bv Mrs. Lizette Aaren. The striking of both alarms at the same in stant disturbed the striking apparatus se that the bells struck 15, thus misleading the firemen for a short time. They all reached the fire, however, and Nes. 3 and 4 went into service, Ne. 3 taking the plug en Frieberg street near Locust, and Ne. 4 tbe plug at the corner of Locust and Lime streets. Neither steamer could get a supply of water, the grade being almost the highest in the city, and the water mains being entirely tee small, and also clogged with mud, for want of sufficient water pressure te clean them. Ne. 3 was therefore sent by Chief Hewell te take the plug of Jehn street near Locust, two full squares from the fire, and lead out a line of hese as far as it would reach, Ne. 4 being directed te attach its hose te that of Ne. 3, and thus complete the line 20 sec tions of hose being required te reach the fire. Mr. Kitch's stable, which was 18 by 28 feet and two stories high was entirely consumed, but tbe adjoining frame stable, of Jehn R. Smith was saved by the fire men. Mr. Eitch has an insurance en the stable of $100, in the German insurance company of Rochester, N. Y., of which J. A. Ostermeyer is local agent. The stable was worth about $150, and he loses besides all his tools, harness, pullies, &a, worth about $150 meie, en which he has no insurance. Only a few weeks age an unsuccessful attempt was made te burn this same stable. Owing te the fact that little or no water could be obtained from the Lew aud Frei burg street plues (net only at this but at former fires), Chief Hewell has issued orders te the firemen that hereafter in case of fires in this neighborhood they shall net use these plugs, but attach te the nearest plugs en Rockland, Vine, or Jehn streets, and when the hese of ene company will net reach the fire from said plugs te lend out a line of hose from the next hose cart that may arrive -en the ground. Councils should take early measures te lay larger mains in this sec tion of tbe city ; citizens and firemen have long complained of the insufficiency of these new in use. rire Ne. Z. About 10:15 Saturday night a second alarm of tire was struck from box 41, corner of West Lemen and Market streets, by Valoutine HeiFraau. The fire proved te be in Webcr's grocery store, North Queen street, nearly opposite the Washington engine house. Ne. 4 extinguished the iiames without difficulty, with a plug stream before the arrival of the ether companies, all of whom promptly respond ed The tire was accidental, resulting from an overheated stove which set fire te some cured hams lying near it the family being absent at the time. The less .docs net perhaps exceed .$20. A slight difficulty occurred at the fire be. twecu the foreman of- Ne- 4 and another mau (net a fireman) who iusisted en kick ing in the deer of Mr. V ebcrs store room. The tiouble will probably be made the subject of a law suit. lvalue Alarms and Jfire Nb.3. About 1 o'clock Sunday morning an alarm of fire was sounded from box Ne. 62, situated at the corner of Seuth Chris tian aud Green streets. The companies all responded promptly, but en reaching the scene no fire could be discovered. An examination of the alarm box showed that seme malicious person had broken it by burling against it a rock as large as a man's head, breaking the lid of the box case, and setting the alarm machinery in motieu. This state of affaire had been discovered only a few minutes bafore there was an alarm from box 45, coiner of West Frederick and Market streets mere than a miie distant. Chief Hewell dispatched all the companies te the scene of the new alarm except Ne. 2, which for prudential reasons was detained near box 02. This was a wise act en the part of the chief, for, by the time all the ether firemen had reached box 45, in the nothern part of the city, Iiames were seen te issue from the carpenter shop occupied by Samuel Shread en Green above Duke street in the south ern end of the city net far distaut from the broken alarm box Ne. 02 ! The fire was discovered just as Chief Hewell was iu the act of ordering company Ne. 2 te return te its quarters. A Sine of hose was laid aud the company went iute service. Chief of Pelice Deichler and Mr. Hehmau who had struck the first alarm early in the evening, also discovered the fire, and ran te box G4, Rockland and Lew streets, and struck the alarm. This seen brought back company Ne. 1 and the hook aud ladder from the northern part of the city, and they brought with them the startling intelligence that box 45 had been broken, and a false alarm struck upon it, with the evi dent design of attracting the firemen te tbe northern section of the city te enable the incendiary te ply his villainous veca tien in the southern section. Mho news created much uneasiness, as it was evi dent there had been a deliberately con cocted plan by the incendiaries te annoy the firemen and probably te set lire te ether buildings in sections of the city remote from the location of the fire apparatus. All the companies, except Ne. 2, were ordered te their quarters witli instructions te be en the alert. Shread's carpenter shop, a small frame structure, was burned down, and all his tools, te gcther with these of Charles Barnitz, who worked for him, were destroyed, involving a less of. $200. Twe frame dwellings ad joining, 'whose occupants were fast asleep when the shop was fired, were several times en fire, but were saved by the exer tions of Ne. 2. These buildings and the burnt one belong te Ochs, Balz & Ce., and are insured. They would certainly nave been destroyed had it net .been for the forethought of the chief in detaining company Ne. 2 near the scene, when the false alarm was struck in the northern section of tbe city. There appears te be no 'doubt that the fires last night, the breaking of the alarm boxes and the striking of the false alarms, are parts of a premeditated plan of a gang of scoundrels who have been concerned in former fires, and who see that the present fire organization interferes with their de baucheries, and who therefore desire its abolition and the revival of a system which gave them fuller swing in their vicious practices. They will be thwarted, how ever, as the new system is gaining friends every day, and is being rapidly perfected. Te avoid a recurrence of Saturday night's troubles, Chief Hewell has divided tbe city into two districts, and hereafter compan ies Ne. 2 and 3 will only respond te alarms south of King streat, and Nes. 1 and 4 te alarms north of King street, ezeept in cases where thexhief may deem it neces sary te cail them beyond the bounds of their respective districts, in which case he will notify them by special signal. ' The ehief requests us again te say te these persons who held keys te the alarm boxes that whenjhey arileqk the vbbxtfe sound 'the alarm they shall simply pull down the lever as far as it will go and then immediately let go of it and net touch it again. ' If it is necessary te have the alarm repeated the chief will de it himself. A single pressure upon the lever is all that is necessary te cause the signal te sound four times in succession. The chief also cau tions key-holders net te sound the alarm from any box except the one nearest the fire. Persons violating these rules will have their keys taken from them. Persons who aie net members of the fire department who ride or attempt te ride en any of the fire apparatus, while going te or returning from a fire will be summarily arrested by members of the de partment, all of whom are invested' with full police powers. As will be seen in our advertising col umns, Mayer MacGenigle offers a reward of $500 each for the arrest and conviction of the incendiary or incendiaries who fired the above named buildings ; and also a reward of $300 each Ter the arrest and conviction of the persons who broke tbe alarm boxes. It is te be hoped the rascals will be smoked out, though as yet there is no cer tain clue te them. It is reported that some two weeks age Sir. Shread received an anonymous notice saying that if he wanted te save his carper.tcr tools he had better lemovethem from tbe shop. It is also reported that just befere the fire two men dressed iu women's clothes were seen te ruu up Lew aud down Locust street, where they disappeared. Their size aud the noise made by their heavy beets showed them te be men. When steamer Ne. 3 reached Centre Square, iu icspense te the alarm struck by box 45, a gang of roughs tried hard te in duce the driver te go out West King street instead of in the direction of the alarm. And when Postmaster Marshall interferred they became impertinent and se threatening that he would have had them arrested had a policeman been near. After the Saturday night fires Chief Hewell remained en duty until near day break Sunday morning, aud iu company with Jacob Hatz, who built the alarm tel egraph line, spent tbe greater part of Suu day in inspecting the signal boxes ard wires, all of which aie new in geed condi tion except 62 and 45, which were broken and have for the present been removed from the circuit. L While riding te the Weber fire Chief Hewell lest the oil lamp from the hand lantern which he carried. The finder will please return it te him . A bright light seen in the north and northeast last night, was mistaken by many for a fire outside of tbe city. It was only tbe aurora borealis, or neithern lights. OBITUARY, Deatb et Jacob Gruel An Old Resident et Lancaster. . Jacob Gruel, the well-known cotifee-. ueuer, uieu at uis resilience, iterm vuecu street, en Saturday last, aged 79 years, the cause of his death being typhoid pneumonia, with which he was attacked en the Wednesday previous. Mr. Gruel was a German by birth having been born in Wittemberc in 1803. He came te America in 1830, and settled in Lan caster, having all his worldly possessions tied up in a handkerchief. He learned tbe confectionery business with Mr. Iunerich, whose death in Philadelphia was announced a week age. He married and removed te Harrisburg, where he opened a small shop and remained for a year or twe: Returning te Lancaster he commenced business hcie continuing it up te the time of his death. By skill, industry and frugality, he ac quired quite a handsome fortune. In the minasement of his business he was greatly a dsd by the energy, tact and popularity of bis estimable wile, wbe survives him. no was a Lutheran and was for many years a prominent member of Zieu Lutheran church, having been some ycais age its treasurer and a member of the vestry. He was an honest -upright straight-forward man, and though these who did net knew him well regarded him as rather diffidei.t and tac'tarn, he had a vein of ready w.t aid dry humor wmch made him very enter t i ung in the company of his me:e intimat3 friends. Seme three ycais age be became paiuilly paralyzed, having one severe and two li"hter strokes. He recovered se far as te euable him te attend te light business matter.", but never regained the use of his left arm. On Wednesday last, the weather being very cold and disagreeable, he caught a very sovere cold, which at ence developed into typhoid pneumonia and compelled him te take his bed. He was fully ceii viuccd from the beginuiug of his sickness, that he weujd net recover and he was en tirely pi epared for and resigned te his appreachiug change. He suffered severe ly, but was conscious and recognized his friends almost te the last. Besides his wife, six of his scveu children survive him four sons aud two daughters. His fun eral will take place' en Wednesday at 10 o'clock. Deatli of Adam S. Dletricli. Adam S. Dietrich, a well-known aud popular resident of Maner township, died at bis home about e miles west of this city at 8 o'clock this morning, aged about 6G years. Mr. Dietrich was a native of this county, having been born en the Jehn Sener farm, Pequea township, a farmer by occupation, a trustworthy business mau and a whole-seuled friend. He was emi nently social and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a stalwart Democrat, and at' the last two Democratic conventions was warmly pressed for nom ination te the position of county commis sioner, but finally withdrew. In Decem ber last, while actively engaged iu building himself a new dwelling house, he was prostrated by paralysis, from which he never entirely recovered, though he became well enough te be about, aud ou the Iht of April was iu Lancaster attending te I113 business. He leaves a wife, three sons. two daughters and a married sister te mourn his deatb. Many of our readers will remember that ene of his sous wr struck by lightning and killed seme two years age. He leaves a consiuerablo estate his farm containing 127 acres, be ing ene of the best in tbe county. He wes a member of tbe Old Mcunenitc chureb. His funeral will take place en Wednesday afternoon, the preliminary services te be held at his late residence at 1 o'clock and the funeral services at the Old Mennenitc meetinghouse at 2 o'clock. Police Cases. Samuel Rcadman took possession of one the unoccupied stands in the Northern market en Saturday and refused te pay the stipulated fee of 25 cents when it was de manded by Market Master Richardson, cenplaiut was made against him and he was arrested, taken before Alderman Samson and was glad te. settle the matter by paying $1.75 cents fine and costs. On Saturday Alderman McConemy had befere him four train jumpers who were arrested by Officers Pyks and Gilbert near Mill creek. Twe of them being impecun ious, were sent te jail for ten days - each. The ether two Ed. Cane, of this city, and H.S. Shirk, of Bird-in-Uand, were discharg ed en payment of $0,40 cents each. The mayor this morning had before him three customers, one of whom being drank and disorderly was sent te jail ; the ethers were disehargtd. Anten Klink was arrested and taken be fore Alderman Samson this morning en a charge of being drank and disorderly last nbtht. He gave bail Jbr a hearing. Beckie Wagner get drank en Saturday and amused herself by smashing windows. She was looked' up by Aldeiman Alex, Dennelly for. a hearing. i A CHURCH QUAEREL . .' T " MORE TSOUBLC fN "OLD UOXEGAIV," 1. Taster W hit coin b Installed, Hut Net With out Audible opposition. The charges affecting the capacity of Rev. C. B. Whitcomb as minister of tbe Prcsbyteriau congregations of Mount Jey and Denegal, were submitted te the West minster presbytery last week. The pros bytery saw fie te continue him, and it was announced te install him pastor of the two churches. The installation services were held yesterday. At two o'clock iu the afternoeur'the installation took i place at the Denegal church.- " x ' It was generally known throughout the borough that the auti-Wbit-cembites would file objections. In the morning a rumor was afloat te the effect that the sexton had received orders net te open the church in the borough. On in vestigation we learned that the rumor had no foundation in fact. Any way, the church was net opened by the parson regularly employed te de it. This had a tendency te intensify the excitement, both in and outside of the church circles. It is almost needless te say that the attendance at the old Denegal church was unusually large. Dozens of teams went out from the ber eugb, while Columbia, Marietta, May town aud the country around about were well represented. Never since the found ing of the church by Arthur Patterson one hundred and sixty years age did such a scene as yesterday take place with in the old walls. After musie by the choir and congrega tion, and prayer and scriptural reading bad been gene through with, Rev. Jehn McCoy, of Columbia, proceeded te preach the installation setmen. He took for his text tbe 13th chapter of Jehn and the 18th verse: " Ispeik net of you all, I knew whom I have chosen." Here are a few thoughts from his sermon. They will show the spirit of it : We as ministers desire te work in a liue where there is the least resistance. We may seen dislike it if there be much. Fribt we think of work' then wages. Werk must be dene ferthe work's sake. Friends are net made perfect by their own actions, but there is an invisible way by which harmony is brought about unknown te ourselves. Take an organ, undergoing construction, after the several parts have been made ; and what has each one te say of its place? The master hands which guided aud. supervised tbe building, decides the places for eaich; The result is sweet sound. Any person can he taught te play, but then the world is full of pain already. One can train and direct but cannot 'give faculty. A man may be willing te be pieficicnt iu his call ing, but sometimes cannot de be any mere than he can bocemo president- The will of man seems te be a small faculty. One ought net te work according te his ownwhim,aecerdiugtoasmall ambition of bis own. Ged is infinitely kind ; I am will ing te abide in Him. Serenely I fold my bands and wait. What we want is the single eye of Ged te see aud conduct our work and go en persevering te the end. Rev. J. MeElmeylc then delivered the charge te the Rev. Whitcomb. Whcu the congregation of the church was asked if they continue in their desire for Rev. Whitcomb te be continued iu hiseillthcre was a number of audible ' nees," which, proceeded from ene corner of the room. The number of members of this church is slim about eighteen. And from this church came the strongest opposition te tbe iniuibtcr. Of tbe members present the vote against him was nearly solid. Services are held here every two weeks during the summer months. The eiders of tbe superior autheiity the presbytery were carried out notwithstanding the strong current of opposition, and Ke7'. Whiteeiab was duly installed. The charge te the congregation was delivered by Rev. James C. liumc, of Lancaster. He charged them te court conciliation se as te work in harmony and build up tbe church. The exercises were closed by tbe newly in iust ailed pastor. At 7 o'clock in the evening the services were commenced in tbe church at Mount Jey. Rev. J. McElmeyle, wbe preached the sermon, took for his text, "Walk about Zion and go round about her ; tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, that ye may tell it te tbe generations following." He portrayed in elegaut "terms the unity of the church, of which his text was sym bolical, and set forth the simplicity of the werkiuga of the church. He admonished tbe members te seek a mere comprehen sive knowledge of the church and their duties. What is needed is an intelligent church and intelligent Christians. No body has a right te arrogate te himself the fcttprcmacy oer another. Kev. .lames U. liume delivered tbe charge te the pastor and Rev. Jehn Mo Me Mo Cey charged the congregation. In our oiferts te ebtaiu information se as te give a candid view of the trouble in this charge, we sought interviews of mem bers of both factions. It is needless, bow ever, te give detailed accounts of these in terviews. The principal objection binges en his capacity as minister, net en charac ter. The objectors say tii it the prceut incumbent does net picach true Presby terian doctrine. They are bpecitie iu their efforts te substantiate aud show tbe fallacy of his doctrine, as elucidated iu his ser mons. These dissenters are a small minority, although their lineage, if traced back, shows that their ancestors were be lievers in Presbyterian creed, and estab lished and did much for tbe. church te which they belong. This makes it all the harder for them te succumb te a large majority of members and pew i enters who favor the Rev. Mr. Whitcomb. In sai official capacity, especially that of a minister, it is hard te please everybody. The Rev. Whitcomb did net de it, neither did his predecessor. The presbytery considered the objections ana it is due te Mr. :ut :ut cenib as well as te his supporters te make known the result as given by Rev. Jehn McCoy in his charge te the congregation. A committee of three divines was appoint ed te cxamine the minister. They did se, and.enc wbe bas be,cn for eight years in the presbytery says he never witnessed a mere satisfactory examination. And still another of the examiners, who is longer in the service, had the same te say of his ex amination. But while this is se,- and since the minister has been supported by tbe superior authority the condition into which the church has been thrown is te be deplored. The matter mubt take a sudden turn iu order te restore that har mony which is necessary te the church's welfare. The attitude assumed by the dissenters, while net any tee creditable te seme of them, during the proceedings yesterday, indicates that the doers at the Denegal church will be closed when the time comes for the regular religious ser vices at that place. J'Bilraatl Accident. Jacob Ecknian, a brakemau en the Read ing railread.while engaged in coupling cars at Reading, en Saturday get his left elbow caught between the dead weed and had the arm badlycnt, braised and crashed. He was brought te his home in Seuth Queen street, near Hazel, this city, and his injuries were attended te by Dr. Vv'arrcn. Marks Smith, residing at 300 East King street, jumped a freight train yesterday te ride te Columbia. Before reaching" th" boieugb he jumped from the train and fell into a cow hole, and had eti.e arm broken and was otherwise iejarc7. H. was brought te his home and was agende : by Dr.'M. H. Herr. , The McGibeny family were registsud at the Stevens house terday, en their way from Lewistown te 2llliing SPURRPE EXAMINED. HK DOTH PROTKST TOO MDVB." Oue Man Commuted rive Times In Ten Days Constable Andy Elcnaelts or Lan caster Tewasaip. Alderma Spurrier bobbed' up; serenely before the beard of county auditors this morning, and with docket and documents under his arm entered, the orphans' court room at 10 o'clock and bade them all geed morning. He letfked rather the worse for his illness, but confidently claimed his ability ,te apaweralLait ques tions which tke bttird slight ve M&f' him. Mr. Reed administered the attrma attrma tien, and had proceeded as far as the second question of the series with which it bas been customary te begin the pend ing inquiry, when the alderman rose and presented the following paper, with a re quest that it be read and made a part of the minutes of the proceedings. Alderman Spurrier's lretest. Gents : I respectfully submit that you have no legal or lawful authority or right under existing laws geverniag and creating a beard of county auditors te examine my judicial aud official business in relation te the number of suits or criminal cases en tertained or disposed of, or te question the causes or reasons leading thereto, or te inquire into the; motive's 'or causes' for se doing. Notwithstanding this position and pro pre test, I shall be pleased te enlighten you, if possible, upon any matter or thing that will assist you iu adjusting the accounts of the county commlsslehcri treaearer, sheriff or coroner, and ascertaining the balance due from or te them. A. K. SrimniKit. Laxcastek, Pa., April 17, 1883. Auditor Keed Waat (a KneV., i Air. Reed wanted te knew wllcther it was en greuud that he might possibly criminate himself that the aldcnuan based bis re fusal te answer the question just asked, which was," whether he had at any tune during the year 1881 made' or had any ar rangements or understanding with any officer or any ether person or persons, te bring or procure any prosecution or arrest of any person or persons, and such cases upon hearing were dismissed with county for costs r, 'I i'lLr ') The aldennin wolfed' that he had net refused te answer 'tbV question that he simply entered a general pretest and de nial of the auditors' right te inquire into his official and judicial proceedings ; add iug that much had been said and done by the beard which they had no legal right te de, and, that bu had perfectvliberty te re fuse te answer questions which1 were 'net asked by autheiity of law. Mr. Reed ivjeinul that the county au ditors' right and duty were te inquire into every dollar of outlay by the county. Tbe colloquy was maintained for some time. Mr. Reed claiming that the alderman's position was calculated te step the proceedings. Alderman Spurrier iiually returned a negative 'anawer te the question above reported. The ether in troductory question:) were then pat, tbe alderman responding " no" te each one. Mr. Greider then took up tbe examina tion and asked the alderman whether he made out his bills monthly. Mr. Spurrier said he did net that be made Jthem out at his convenience- and mentioned an in stance in which he 'had allowed it te run fur six months befere presenting bin bill of costs te the ceuuty commis sioners. Jflve Commitments in Teu Days. Q. Was Themas Bennett brought be fore you ou the 3d of September and com mitted as a tramp ? A. If the bill shows it, he was. , Q. Who made the, arrest 2 A. I can not, tell from wcnieify. The jdecket will show it. i f) ',', Oj; Have you the wan ant A. Ne ; I de net keep them. Hereupon another discissien ensued as the propriety and necessity of retaining the warrants issued, Spurrier claiming that an alderman's docket was geed in any court in Christendom. Further inquiry and rofereuce te the alderman's docket bhewed that en the 3d of September Bennett had been committed as a tramp. On the 6th, 9th and 13th he had been committed en ether charges, some for a hearing and ethers after bearing, en charges; of, tramp, malicious mischief "and "drunken and, disorderly con duct. rt Five cenimitirent) in tendays," remarked .Mr, Ui eider. " Yes," raid Spurrier, " and there was a complaint iu each case. Q.- Was' Themas Quien befoYe, you en the 3d of September ;l'erdfurikea'ai:d dis orderly conduct ? A. Yes, if the bills say se. A number of ether names were then read, all of whom hatl been tried aud com mitted by Alderman spurrier en similar charges, and who, the latter said, belonged te the sarne gang that had been infesting the neighborhood where they were ar rested. , ,, "Who were the complainants?" in quired Mr Reed, and the alderman said be couldn't tell ; he only knew paople from the section- (Frantz'a Meadow, near Bird-in-Hapd) would come into his office and complain of the depredations and an noyances iuliieted jby these pestiferous fel lows, and be" himself (the alderman) had been one of a party of officers who went down te capture them. The name of Christian .Mussclman was finally discovered by Mr. Greider as a complainant in the case. ' i ' Nineteen llctendauts Sixty-two Commit ments. " Wbat we fail te understand," Mr. tirrider said, is,4 'hew aaeaa cevkl be com cem com tnitted'en the 3d. and again en 'the 5th and (itb, again en the 9th, for sixty days and en the 13th. The prison .records- show that ou the 31 sixteen of these men were committed ; ou the 5th nineteen, including j the former sixteen ; en the Gth thirteen of tbe same gang and all cesamjtted."Spurrier answered that this was se arid they were convicted aud sent te jail in all for nine months. Mr; Greider When these are in jail can you still commit them without bringing them beforeyeu. A. Yes.- Mr. Reed Did't you find out they were piofcssienal tramps until after committing them ; A. The race tbat tney were con victed is the best evidence in the world thatr they, were such. ue Draw' HI Pay.- Q. Did you receive cost N from the county for these nineteen men Whom you committed sixty-two times? A. The bills show it. I have received costs for all cases I ever disposed of ; if I didn't it's my less, and if I-flad any lying around that I haven't been paid for I'll be there te get my costs. A HneeU&eu KricH. Mr. Greider stated that the cents in tbe cases under consideration footed up ever 674, te, which Mr. Spurrier repb'ed that in each instance they would be found' accord ing' te the fee bill, and when the auditor pointed out the frequency with which police officers, and especially Con Cen Con str.ble Eichholtz r.;icared as complainants the aJ'lermanasiMl-there, wa die law te pteventthfeiv' -The bik fort last June showed charges for seventy-eight cases, all uf which' wero dismissed, and when Mr. Reed wanted te knew whether th'At was a t'nr average of the busincn-) of fiia office 3Ir. Spurrier said it waS'n'et. j Xhe Yeac's Business. The alderman answered a question of the auditors by saying he 'frequently dis- ceuraged. parties from bringing suit: when he saw there was no cause of action. When the auditors exhibited the fact that during th year Alderman Spuj ritr liad 934 cases, entailing en the county $3,510. of which cases he discharged 748, M-. Spurrier re sponded by showing the number of cases I n
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