&-" &SK1" JDANCASTER DAILY mTELULGENCER MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1882. v Lancaster fntelligencet. MONDAY EVENING. AUG. 28. 1882. Cernell art tke BUad PoI. If it is true that when rogues fall out honest men get their dues there is a good chance .that the honest people of New York will proGt over the fight between Jay Gould and Governor Cornell, which lias already produced some interesting developments of the evil performance of these notorious, if not distinguished, men, and illustrated their characters in a way which is probably not new to those who know Gov. Cornell and is certainly not surprising to those who know Gould. The governor opened the public exhibi tion a few days ago by an inspired pub lication in the Albany Journal, charging that the hostility of Gould and Conkling to his renomination arose from his re fusal to prostitute his office of governor to their use by approving certain im proper legislation in which they were in terestedGould as principal and Conk ling as his attorney. The latter, since lie has gone out of the Senate and measurably out of politics, is devoting himself to money-making by the prac tice of his profession. Gould ha? re tained his services probably as much for his political influence as for his profes sional weight. In fact, Gould says that in these matters to which the governor refers, he was induced to employ Conk ling through representations which the governor caused to be made to him to the effect that it would be to his in terest to have Conkling put in charge of them. Hut Gould's word is of no value at all, and if there was nothing else in the case against the governor he would bo greatly benefited before the people by the fact that Gould is inimical to him. In fact this is his strength, and he seems disposed to rely upon it and inclined to take little notice of the charges Gould makes against his integrity. But Gould does not stand alone as his ac cuser. Other and more reliable wit nesses appear in goodly numbers to hold the governor up to public animadversion. What he is accused of is that while lie was treasurer of the American District Telegraph company, in which lie held a controlling interest, and before his nomination for governor, ho engineered a scheme to make money by the manip ulation of that stock, by first buy ing its shares in conjunction with Gould and other capitalists who joined with him in a "blind pool" for the purpose at his suggestion. The money he used he borrowed from the treasury of tlio company. When the purchases of the pool had been made the stock was advanced by the public dis closure of the fact that these strong financial men were heavily interested in it. When the lambs had been brought into the proper fraino of mind to pur chase the stock at high figures it was unloaded upon them. When Cornell had sold out he started an opposition tele graph company to depress the stock of the American that ho might buy it in again. These operations were conduct ed very much to his profit, but his com panions in the pool allege that he did not keep faith with them and they seemed to have been fleeced along with the lambs. Gould says that no account has ever been made by Cornell to his associates of the operations of the pool. This last feature in the business is not, however, the one that the public feel much interest in. It will not hurt Cornell for it to be understood that Gould com plains that he did not keep faith with him, for Gould himself notoriously keeps faith with nobody, and it would only be a case of the biter being bit What will ruin Cornell publically will be the belief that he is a highwayman of the Gould class, who has deliberately schemed to raise and depress the stock of a company of which he was an officer, for the pur pose of filling his pockets with the profits of the operation. This is an old game among the Wall streetfree-boolers and with the trusted officers of corpora tions great and small. It is not conduct which has ever served to send a juan to jail, however much it should do So ; nor does it rob him of strength and position among thieves who prosper by like prac tices. But it is not conduct which can safely be indulged in by an ambitious K)litician when the people get their eyes open to it, and lie comes before them for judgment and approval. At least, ono would think that such allegations 'as these against Gov. Cornell, if believed, should suffice to prevent his renomina tion for governor of New York. Yet it is certainly true that other men but ore him, and many of them in these days, have not been politically slain, even though their reputations for financial honesty were seriously compromised. Garfield, for instance, was charged upon very strong evidence with dishonesty, and yet was elected president in face of it. And there is John Sherman holding his head up in the United States Senate, though every one believes that he amassed his large wealth through the prostitution of his position as secretary of the treasury. The people seem very callous often to such charges against candidates for office. It must be that they don't believe them. Many of them certainly would refuse to vote for a thief if they believed he was such. The diffi culty is that they don't want to believe it, and won't, of their favorite poli ticians. Probably the Ilalf-Breed fac tion of the Republican party do believe Blaine is honest, Mulligan letters ct al.', to the contrary notwithstanding. Per haps the Cornell Republicans will be lieve him to ba of fireproof integrity, whatever the evidence in the Telegraph company case, and may persist in striv ing to give him the nomination ; but he ought to be a weak candidate before the people unless he can make his record clearer than it now is. The attempt he has made at explanation has not been very successful, because it does not ap pear to be very frank. He denies with emphasis that the money borrowed from the telegraph company was used in the purchase of the stock, and so far acquits himself. But as to the gist of the charge, namely, that he manipulated the stock for his profit, at the cost of other hold ers, he is not at all clear or satisfactory in his statements. As it is to be presumed that he has put his best foot forward, it remains to be inferred that his conduct was not as clear as it should be in a can didate for the high office of governor of New York. There are too many honest Republicans in New York to justify the expectation that a thimble-rigging Wall street sharper can be elected gov ernor of the state though he be on the Republican ticket. m History Repeating Itself. Simon Cameron and his sordid crew of camp-followers have no political prin ciples except those of plunder and pa tronage. Neither he nor his son, nor any man who ever wore the badgo of their servitude without a sense of shame, has been distinguished by state-craft or patriotism. They are in politics for what is in it for them. They make money by being in office and they use it to keep themselves in. They prostitute their power and portion out their plun der to support a dynasty which overrides the will of the people and fattens on the robbery of their rights. They are politi cians, they are bosses, they are a ring. As such alone they have become dis tinguished, notorious nay, infamous over the whole country. In setting up conventions, bossing committees, buy ing delegates, bull-dozing officials, brib ing Legislatures, and manipulating pri maries they are adepts. For ballot-box stuffing, return tinkering, gerrymander ing and every crime against political purity and decency, they are always ready. Where these invite they are always to the front, and those wbo are conspic uous in this kind of service naturally gravitate toward their fellowship. If the Cameron element has ever meant anything else in our politics, his tory fails to record it. If it lias ever been loyal even to the party to which it professed to belong, it has only been while it was able to use and abuse it. Away back in 1839, when Simon Cam eron held the position of commissioner to Prairie du Chien, it is recorded in the archives of the government that he was faithless to public trust reposed in him. More than twenty years later, acting with another party, and wearing high honors, gained by dirty intrigue and shamed by brazen abuse of them, he made for himself a record blistered all over with dishonor. Tliricc, at least, our legislative annals bore testi mony to his barter of the com monwealth's honor. The elder Cam eron's first election to the Senate was gained by his treachery to the party, which up to then he had espoused and whose regular nominee he defeated by a " bolt ;" and after vainly attempting by the aid of connection with the Know Nothings to secure another nomination in 1 Sol, he was repudiated as ono who had " despised all party obligations and treated all caucuses with contempt." There never was a time in his career that he would not sell his party for him self. No political principle was ever so serious a matter to him that he could not lightly abandon it for his own in terest. And the cabal in the Republi can party which wears his name has never hesitated to betray its party when the nominations did not suit. That Don Cameron followed in the footsteps of his father was made plain when, lu the earlier days of this present campaign, in the city of Philadelphia, he is responsibly reported to have indulged pi this threat : The success of tho Republican (Canio ron) ticket rests with the great agricul tural, mining and commercial interests of the stato 1 have fought for a protective tariff in the Senate, as my father fought before me, but if those who have hereto fore supported tho Republican ticket want to stab mo, I am ready to reccivo tho blow, and I will oppose tariff in the Senate as heartily as I hate uplield it. If you want to kill tho party we will go to hell together, and I don't care if this is repeat ed to tho world." And this is their purposo. They arc trying now to identify the cause of pro tection in this stato with the cause of their corrupt control in state politic-. The old man's late silly screed against the Independents shows this intention. Forcsighting their own doom they want to pull down with them the protective system and all " go to hell together." As the vital elements of the most ad vaiiced protection party in this state are in the Independent movement they will not of course be disturbed at his threat, but will most likely bo shrewd enough to take advantage of it to demonstrate that Cameronism has again come to one of the periodical points in its career at which to save itself it is willing to be tray its party and professed principles, and since it must go down it 'will, drag them down with it, and, in Don's ex pressive language, they will all hell together." go to The river and harbor bill makes appro priations for thirty creeks too small for a placo in Lippincott's Gazetteer, of which five are in Mr. Robeson's district. BortrriA paiiva. I'arva vagabuntlus Bopoopla pertllrill ngiio., Mescia secrctl iuo latucro loci : IlcUula, cant, ubennt; ail pascua notu re.ll lunt. Et reduces c.ind.is post sua tcrga jjotvnt The fact has been officially published by tho managers of tho Republican party that unless the clerks, scrubwomen and postoffice cats bustle along their little 2 per cent, tho grand old party wili be com pelled, liko Poland, not the Credit Mo better man but tho Poland of Campbell's poem to "Crop lrom its nerveless hand its shattered snear. Close its brl lit eye and curb its High career," Tub Examiner has lost its temper as completely as Old Man Cameron. It styles the local Independents "frog pond political eunuchs" and "stump tails ;" and permits a Columbia correspondent to playfully refer to the Stalwart editor of tbo Spy as "a coward and a scyophant, whose natu ral base emits odors sufficient to repel all that is pure, without bringing his artificial powers into operation, for the purpose of increasing the smell." i m Rev. Adirondack Murray has been so annoyed by the various newspaper state ments to tho effect that ho was living a sinful life in Texas, that he has written a letter denying it. He says he is not in poverty, either, as has been chawed against him ; but that he is keeping a sheep ranch, making money by it, and "trying to walk uprightly before God." THE LATEST NEWS. GL.BANKD FROM THE MORNING MAILS. rour Thousand Deaths From Asiatic Cholera Some Recent TragiclIappenloEsand Miscellaneous News luius. Four-thousand natives have died of Asiatic cholera in a singlo Philippine provine, China, but tho epidemic is now dccieasing. There have been only six fatal cases among Europeans. Water Famine In Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is suffering from another water famine. Yesterday another break occurred in the water works and the supply was 10,000,000 gallons short. A number of manufacturing establish ments have been compelled tosuspoud operations. Murdered by a Mere Boy. Grant White, a mail rider in Orango conntv. Vinrinia. shot Benjamin Turner in tho abdomen in tho public road. Tur ner died from tho effects of tho wound. Both parties are colored and aro mere boys. They had quarreled a week ago at a fair about a girl. White met Turner on tho road with tho girl and immediately drew a pistol and took vengeanco on his successful rival. Giving Him Three Minutes to Pray. Walter Dorrs and Thomas Walker, aged 19. had a dispute at Shrevoport, La., and parted company threatening each other. Subsequently they met on the street when Dorrs drew a revolver and leveling it at him told him that ho had throe minutes to sav his prayers. At tho expiration of that time Dorrs shot him through tho bead, killing him. Mrs. Zimmerman's Diamonds. Mrs. J. Fred Zimmerman is a guest at ono of the hotols in Atlantic City. Friday sho found a pair of diamond oar rings, worth $500, wero missing. Saturday even ing Mr. Zimmerman came from Philadel phia, accompanied by Detective Miller. The diamonds havo been recovered and a colored man and his wifo connected with the hotel havo been placed under arrest. An Kdltor Charged With label. John Marshall, of Ecnnott Square, Chester county, has sworn out a-warraut for tho arrest of Editor Folk, of the Ad vance, upon tho chargo of libel. The libel, as claimed by tho plaintiff, occurs in a letter to that paper from West Chester, signed " Vidette," in which Marshall is credited with " controlling tho nigger vote" of that borough in tho congressional contest. Sixty-fivo Llttlo Indians. Professor J. L. Lippincot, of Dickinson college, who has been on a visit to tho Far West, will return on Thursday next with some sixty five Indian children who will bo admitted for a fivo year's course .of in struction at the Indian training school at Carlisle The school will bo in full oper ation about September 15, and the In dian parents aro clamoring to sosure its benefits for more of their children. A Uesper.ito Fight Uetwocn Two Women. Mrs. Daniel Hanley and Mrs. Shepherd, residing at Clarkesville, Tenn., engaged in a disputo that ended in a savago tight. Both women fought with tho ferocity of of tigers, biting each other and scratching until tho blood flowed in streams from thoir arms and faces. Whilo tho combat ants wero clinched Mrs. Shepherd's son, aged 17 years, approached them with a hatchet and struck Mrs. Hanley on the head with it, splitting her skull and kill ing her instantly. An Explosion In a Colliery. An explosion of gas occurred at Jacob Lawrence & Co.'s colliery, near Mahauoy plauc, with probably fatal results. Two miners, named William Wright and John Wayne, wero working in their breast when tho explosion took placo. Tho latter was terribly burned about tho head and lace, while tho former sustained less serious in. jury. Wayno has been particularly un fortuuato, having just recovered from a similar accident at the samo mine. Tho gas was fired by their naked lamps. Oscar Wlldo at Cape May. Oscar Wilde is at Capo May. At train timo crowds gathered at tho depot and other crowds awaited him on tho Stockton piazza, but wero disappointed. Only a few saw tho :catheto enter a closed car riage and drivo rapidly to tho hotel. As ho passed up tho hotel stairs he held a full blown lily in ono hand. By nino o'clock some six hundred people wero gathered in the dining room, whero tho lecture was delivered. Tho windows wero tightly closed to shut out the curious who wouldn't pay. flo was clad in silk stock ings as he stepped upon tho stage. For about an hour ho spoko and for about an hour ho was listened to with indifferent attention, but curiosity was satisfied. An Agricultural Agent's Forgeries. C. C. Dunkcl. agent for the firm of Adriancc Pleck & Co., manufacturers of agricultural implements, has been com mitted to tho Dauphin county jail for for gery in default of 88,000 bail. Tho com pauy for which he was agent has in its possession twelve notes, representing $2, 600, which aro said to bo forgeries. Ac cording to tho evidence obtained Dunkel would make a salo of agricultural ma chinery to farmers at a much lower prico than it was actually worth, the only pro vision being that it bo paid in cash. Ho would then write a note for the full amount of the cost of tho implement he had sold, signing tho farmer's name to it and in dorsing it with tho name of some promi nent individual in tho neighborhood. FISKSONAIi. Mr. Amia Tadem.v received $15,000 for his pictunt of "Sappho." Cktewayo contemplates a visit to tho Uuited States in September. Ho is a big burly negro, although a king.and is looked upon with somo repugnanco in England. Cardinal McCloskey, who is at a pri vate cottage at Newport, is very feeble. Ho refuses to see any ono but tho most in timate acquaintances. Guiteau's bones aro whitening beauti fully. A month or two from now ono may see them all strung up very pretty in tho army medical museum. Jonii Brown's youngest son, a man of sixty now, with long silver hair and a stronr frame, is livinz in a prcttv white cottage among tho vineyards on Put-in -Bay island, Lako Eric. Dorsey's friends claim that when ho publishes the letter in which he declined the proffer by Garfield of a cabinet place, the public will only begin to realize what a truly great and good man he was. Jay Gould's son George is goiug to re vive Jimfiskeism. In the New York grand opera house he has fitted up a gorgeous private box, with its dressiug rooms dining room, boudour and special entrance on Twenty-third street. M. Pasteur isof low stature.but power ful frame, angular, sparer and whether beaten. He is of humble origin. Al though his reputation rests upon researches of the most material nature, ho is a sin- core believer in spiritualism. Ho is a man of few words. Miss Lilian Norton made a great sue cess at hero debut in the part of Mar guerite at tho Grand Opera, Parion which occasion Miss Griswold sent a basket of flowers to her dressing-room. Miss Nor ton has a wild-rose skin, nut-brown hair, soft eyes, and a winning manner. Sho studied her profession in Boston, and in Italy under the famous teacher Sangiovan ni. Senator Ben Hill's property was dis. posed of boforo he died by gifts to his children and his wifo. His will is short, merely disposing of tho remaining part of his nronartv and eivintr riirw.tinn.s nhnnr. I things that he witdied dono. In item six is the following : " I now give and be queath to my wife and children that which some of them now possess and which I assure them, in full view of death, is far richer than gold and more to bo desired than all human honors. God is a living God and Christ came into tho world to save sinners. I beg them to havo faith in Jesus, and by this faith alone can they be saved." Stalwartlsm and the Grand Army. Media Record (Kep.) It is a matter of open boast by tho Chair man of the Stalwart Republican State Committee that the Grand Army of the Republic, as an organization, will endorse and secretly work for the election of Gen eral Beaver and the whole Stalwart State ticket. Tho Grand Army of the Republic is composed of veterans of the late war, banded together for purposes of social in tercourse and the ties of a common fra ternal feeling, without regard to political affiliation. During tho war they were Unionists; gave good evidence of their de votion to the integrity and preservation of this Republic, and now are banded to gether by the tics and reminiscences of past events. The organization is in every sense a praiseworthy one, but never till now has it been claimed that it could be perverted from its primary purposes to the low level of becoming an unscrupulous factor in politics, for an unscrupulous pur pose. But the charge is openly and un blushingly made, and we take it the Grand Army of the Republic owes to itself as an organization to openly rebuke those who would, for mere party purposes, tra duce its highest aims and best purposes. For ourselves, we believe the charge is false as the men who make it ; yet, having been publicly made, steps should be taken to ap ply an antidote to the poisonous untruth. m When to Strike. rottsvillc Chronicle. Now that there is a disposition to strike manifested in so many sections of the country tho workingmen should be care ful to hit tho right parties ; and it be hooves them seriously to consider whether they onghn't to strike against their repre sentatives in Congress, who havo wasted in jobs and useless extravagance a surplus of $150,000,000, wrung by the tax-gatherer from tho industries of tho country. Let thorn strike in a way that will tell, and when they strike let them hit straight from tho shoulder. LARCENY. A Negro Woman Steals a Door Rug, Car riage Cover and Other Articles A White Man Steals a Satchel. On Saturday evening a valuable door rug was stolen from the front stops of the residence ot Sirs. Wiley, East Orango street. A description of the rug was loft at tho station house and officers notified to Do on tho lookout. Private Watchman Shubrooks, in making , his rounds, was told that two women were seen to enter Lcbzcltzer's lumber yard, corner of Wal nut and Christian streets. On entering tho yard about 1 o'clock, tho officer found a colored woman named Clara Smith, lying down as it prepared for a night's rest. Sho had a muslin carriage cover for a bed, tho stolen rug for a pillow and a summer horso blanket for a cover. Mr. Shubrooks arrested her,though at the timo ho did not know the articles were sto!cn,and handed her over to Officer Mercer. The rug was iudentified as Mrs. Wilev'a, and tho carriago cover as DavidJB. Hostottci's. The hoise blanket has not yet been identified. Complaint of larceny was made against Clara Smith by Thos. C. Wiley. It is believed she had accomplices. She was committed for a hearing beforo Al derman Samson on Tuesday evening. A Drunken Man's Satchel Stolen. A week ago John Garvoy was arrested for drunken and disorderly condnct and committed to tho county jail for fivo days. On being discharged ho called at tho sta tion houso and niado complaint against Peter Robinson for tho larceny of his satchel, which ho said contained a suit of clothes, 8 in money, a razor, a ring, and somo other articles, all of which were stolen from him while ho was drunk by Robinson. A warrant was issuod for Robinson's arrest, and at bis houso on Factory road wero found the valiso and ring, but tho other articles wero missing. Robinson was held for a hearing before Alderman McConomy. COURT OF COMMON FLKA3. Thirteen Cases for Trial Current llutrtncss. This morning tho first week- of common pleas court began with Judge Livingston on tho bench. Of tho thirty cases on tho list but thirteen remain for trial. Somo of these aro important ones and will take considerable time. Court adjourned at 11 o'clock beforo attaching any cases for jury trial. Air, jnalsch Discharged. In tho case of Elizabeth E. Maisch, tho commission, which was appointed last week, reported to tho court on Saturday that they found her sano. The court made tho following order : And now, August 23, 1S82, tho court on consideration, order and direct that tho said Elizabeth Maisch bo forthwith discharged from the custody of the keeper of the said hospital for tho lnsauo.sno having been found to havo been entirely restored ; and wo further order tho keeper of said insane department to deliver the said Elizabeth Maisch to her husband this day. Divorce Granted. John Schoenberger was granted a divorco from his wifo Catharine on the grounds of adultery and desertion, her former hus band having been alive at tho timo of her marriage and with whom she is now liv ing. More Kiectrlc Light. Mes3rs.Myers&Rathfon, No. 12 East King street, havo introduced into their extensive establishment tho electric light. Tho store-room was lit up for the first time Saturday evening, and presented a very brilliant appearance. Thrco electric Lamps aro hung at intervals from the ceiling of the store, and another will bo .placed ont aido tho front door. A ten-horse power engine, and thp apparatus by which 'tho electricity is generated, aro placed in tho' basement and besides fur nishing a flood of light, furnish also sufficient heat for tho whole establish ment, the heat being carried to the several apartments through a system of pipes leading from tho basement to tho top of tho building. The steam pipes were put in by L. Bachlcr. tho encrine and boiler bv John Hohuan and tho electric apparatus by A. Short, of tho Fuller light company. The light is soft and regular and so much brighter, better and chcarer than gas, that many other largo stores will no doubt soon adopt it. Tho city should follow suit and light the btrcets in the same way, m FoUce Cases. Mayor MacGonigle hoard two cases of drunken and disorderly conduct this morning. One was committed to jail and mo otuer discharged on payment of costs. Andrew Shay, for committing an assault and battery on Laura Broom, was held to bail by Alderman McConomy to answer at court. James Jacobs, arrested for assault and battery on Richard Willardwas held for a hearing before Alderman Samson to night. Unmailabie Letters. The following are held at tho postoffico : For postajre "Dr. John Pownall. Mechanics' National Rank, Philadelphia, Pa." Mr. John Dcvitt, Manhcira, Lan caster county, Pa." For better directions " S. B. Jones, Geo. A. Cnstcr. Post No. 7, Department Nebraska, G. A. It." THE QUABTEB SESSIONS. REGULAR TERM OF AUGUST COURT. The Last Day of the Term Cases that Were Disposed of on Saturday The Grand Jury Report, c. . Saturday Morning In the case of Wm. W. Sebum, charged with assault, deser tion and surety ot tho peace, tho defendant was called and testified that his wife had him arrested a few months ago on another charge, since which time ho has not sup ported her. During this year already he has given her $440 in cash ; he has always been willing to live with her ; he has work in this city and dcsiied his wife to come to town, which she refused to do. In the desertion case tho court ordered tbo de fendant to pay his wife tho sum of $1.50 per week, and costs of prosecution. The surety of pcaco case was dismissed with county for costs. Com'th vs. Henry Dcngle, surety of tho peace. Frederick Locrcher, of Manhcim, testifield that Eogle threatened to do dam age to his property. The defendant de nied making tho threats. He was ordered to give bail to keep tho peaco and pay tho costs. Com'th vs. Daniel Rathraan, surety of tho pcaco. Porter Frankbouser, of Bicck nock, testified that Rathmau threatened to shoot him on June 23th. Tho defend ant was directed to give bail to kcop the peace and to pay the costs. Com'th vs. John Hood, colored, surety of the peace. Tho prosecutrix was Emma O'Neil, who formerly lived in Rohrcrs town, but is now in York. She testified that whilo defendant was drunk he came to her houso aud frightened her and tho family badly; ho threatened to "clean tho corner" where Mr. O'Neil lived. John Hood had no recollection of tbo affair, as ho said he was very drunk ou this day. Tho dofendant is also now re siding in York. Complaint dismissed with county for costs. Com'th vs. J. llcistaud Stauffer, of Salunga, surety of the peaco. Tho pro secutor was John Pyfer and it was shown that tho dofcudent had threatened to " lay him out." Tho defendant said ho re marked upon one occasion that he said ho would thrash Pyfer if he gave him any "sass" but did not threaten to do him harm. Tho court ordered Stauffer to enter into his own recognizance to keep t ho peace for three mouths and to pay tho costs. Com'th vs. Benjamin S. Faus surety of tho pcaco. R. B. Long of Manhcim testi fied that Faus threatened him. Faus de nied it. He Wits ordered to givo $400 bail to keep tho peaco and pay tho costs. Com'th vs. Henry Young, of this city, desertion. Margaret Young, tho wife, tcstilicd that her husband had dono noth ing for her support sinco sho was married to him in May last. They only lived to gether for six weeks when both wero at tho lions;) of tho father of witness. Tho defense was that tho parties separated on account of a quarrel, and defendant did not go back ; tho prosecutrix told him ho need not live with her but must support her. Two weeks after ho left ho was sued ; defendant had no chanco to earn much money as ho paid all for costs ; ho offered to givo his wifo $2 per week. Tho court ordered tho defendant to pay his wife $2.50 iter week and to pay the costs of prosecution. Com'th vs. William Mellinger, surety of tho peace. Lizzio Baxter, of East Earl township, testified that William threat ened to knock her brains out with a stono. Tho caso was pretty well mixed aid it seemed to be tho result of a quaTrel among neighbors. Mellinger denied having made the threats. Tho jury directed Mellinger to givo bail and pay the costs. Com'th vs. Georgo W. Tshudy, surety of the pcaco. This defendant was charged with threatening to do his wifo, Mary, bodily harm. lie was ordered to give bail aud pay costs. Henry Lcchncr, of tlm city, was charged with threatening to injure his wife. The complaint was dismissed with costs to tbo county. It was shown that the hus band had good reason to mako threats, if ho did so, aud he had already been in jail for three months. Com'th vs. Joseph II. Walts, of Stras burg, borough. The defendant was charged with deserting his wife. Tho evidence showed that the couplo bearded aud tho wifo left tho house, because, as sho al leged, they had no clothing, and went to her father's, where she now is. Tho de fense denied that thoy ever refused to givo tho woman what sho wanted, but allowed her to get whatever she wanted at stores and other places. Ho was always willing to support her. The caso was dismissed, as it was plain that tho man was brought into court by his wifo without any cause. Tho grand jury returned tho following bills : True Bills Alex. Lcman, arson ; Eliz abeth Hartmycr and C. F. Ilartmycr, as sault and battery ; Samuel Eshlcman. sell ing diseased flesh ; II. M. Collins, J. II. Swisher and II. D. narry, neglect of duty ; R. T. Plumer and E. E. Hippie, selling liquor to minors ; Israel Wcnger, ct al., false pretonso. Ignored Alex. L-jman and Michael Shatter, arson ; David Reese, felonious entry. Peter Williams, who plead guilty to the charge of assault and battery upon Private Watchman Edward Shubrooks, was sentenced to six months- imprison ment. .The Grand Jury's Report. The grand jury's final report was pre scntcd at 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. It is as follows : Tho grand inquest of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, impanneled to inquire into and for tho countv of Lancaster, at tbo August session of 1882, respectfully report, that thoy kept in view tho instruc tions of tho honorable court lor their gov crnment, in considering tho criminal cases laid beforo them by tho district attorney, aud that all cases submitted, received, as they believe, fair aud impartial considera tion. Tho total number of indictments handed to them was 104, of which 74 were returned as true bills and tho remainder ignored. Grand inquest after grand inquest havo complained of tho multiplicity of charges growing out of ono arrest when one bill would have been sufficient. We notice something of an improvement in this re spect, but considerable of the timo of tho grand inquest was taken up in hearing cases ot this character, ami we think that if thcro is no other way of putting a stop to it that judges and jurors should not cease their labors in this direction until a public santirn nt will havo been created that will not allow of any such imposition upon tho county. Tho grand inquest are pleased to report the Children's Home in a flourishing con dition, and congratulate tho court and tho connty upon having under their caro an institution that seems to us to be almost as near pefect in equipment, management and results as any such place can be. There are now there being educated, 83 male and 23 female children, in such a manner anil under Miuch discipline as will ba suro to give them au excellent chance to become useful men and women. In this connection we would recommend to tho court, that they give permission to tho trustees of tho Homo to erect tho now proposed tenement houso upon the site they have selected for it. Thanks aro duo Mrs. -Hamaker, tho ofli cient matron, for courtesies shown us. In making our visit to the prison wo found Mr. Burkholdcr and his underke op era very willing to answer all our ques tions, and doing the best they can to carry out the sentences imposed by tho court that the over crowded condition of tho prison will admit of. The prison is too small for the present needs of tho county, and will have to be enlarged. Wo do not think it advisablo to send the long term prisoners away, as it is only this class that can earn tho money required to keep them. Tho enlargement of our prcsont prison facilities has become a necessity. We find the number of convicts now there to be 7G ; awaiting trial 4 ; confined for drunk en and disorderly conduct 50 ; roakin a total of 130. We think tho prison inspectors had bet ter purchaso a new scales for tho nso of tho prison. There is one department of the prison, that owing to the over crowded condition of the main building, has (to nso tho mildest languago that tho case will admit) become a terrible disgrace toLaucaster county. Wo havo reference to tho room called " Bummors' Hall." In our opinion, one year's sentence to the prison proper would bo far proferablo to ono month's commitment to tho ''Bummers' Hall." Tho room is 25x27 feet, with tho height of ceiling 9 feet, and most of tho time en tirely bare of any semblance of furniture. At tho present timo wo find a sort of stable that we understand the men confined thcro had constructed so that they would not bo compelled to sleep amidst the filth an 1 vormin to bo found on tho floor. Tho prisoners hero confined, numbering from 30 to 75, aro bummers and porsons de tected stealing rides on trains. These aro locked up in a room that would compare unfavorably with tho average pig-sty of Lancaster county. For this conditiou of things it is hard to suggest a remedy unless a partial one can bo found in refusing to reccivo train jump ers as prisouors, as we hear some of our neighboring counties aro doing. Wo un derstand these prisoners cannot bo sen tenced to confinement at tho workhouse. If such is tho case it is certainly to bo do plored. In our opinion tho prison inspec tors had far better let them have the run of tho yard and hiro additional help to look after them than to lock them up within tho confines of the narrow room. At tho almshouse we found everything in good condition, tho number of inmates reported to us being 210. of which 141 aro males, 06 females and 9 children not old enough to bo sent to the Children's Homo. Wo also visited the hospital, both tho de partment of tho sick and the lately burn ed insano department. We think tho superintendent, Mr. Sparrier, has clearly proven his efficiency for the position ho occupies by his conduct at the unfortunate fire. After visiting tho burned portion of tho insano department and hearing tho state ment of the board of poor directors, the grand inquest would recommend to tho court as boing their unanimous opinion that tho policy of tho county should here after be to send their insano to tho state asylum. That the main building alone bo repaired aud used for tho milder cases, and tho south wing be takon down en tirely. At tho tiino of tho firo thero wero 112 insano persons under tho caro of tho superintendent, all of whom can bo ac counted for as follows : Taken to Norris- town, 48 ; taken to Harrisbnrg, 22 ; being cared for by mends, 10 ; removed to alms house, 17 ; remaining in hospital 15 ; total, 112. Wo would recommend that tho directors of tho poor provide additional water facil ities that can ba used in case of fire, both at the almshouse' and at the hospital, and that night watchmen be employed at both places. Wo would also rccr.miucnd tho rc-bnilding of tho county barn. Tho thanks of tho county aro duo to tho fire department of tho city, as it was only through their heroic cil'orts that a number of tho other buildings of tho county wero preserved from a liko fate Wo also think it advisablo to li:ivo ;ill tho county proper ty insured. Tho grand jury is sorry that any rnlo of court " or any thing clso should inter fere with a prompt trial of any supposed incendiary. Desperate deseascs require immediate remedies, and the sorely afflict ed citizens of tho city and connty can only hope for security in tho future in propor tion as the trial is speedy and jnstico cer tain to any ono detected committing this crime. Wo return our thanks to the honorable court and district attorney for tho valua ble assistance, and to the sheriff for fur nishing ns with conveyances for the visit ing of tho county institutions. P. W. Ucistand, foreman ; J. Harold Wickcrsham,sccretary ; G. E. Fahucstock, C. Hanlnn, C. M. Mcngle, Jacob Morrow, Wm. K. Hurst, E. 11. Horshey, J. C. Schiiman, Jacob Thuraa, F. S. Stover, William Long, Andrew Emmert, William Gast, Simon B. Snyder, Geo. R. Erisman, L. T. Jenkins, Cyrus S. Herr, John F. Keith, Philip Stauffer. Remarks ol the Court. After tho report of tho grand inquest had been read tho court thanked the mem bers for the attention they had given to business, which was presented to them and assuring them that the court con currcd with what they had said. Jndge Patterson further said : "If the remarks in your report as to the prompt trial and punishment of criminals havo referenco to the caso of tho alleged incen diary against whom true bills wero found by you on Monday, and thoso whose trial was continued until next term, the court would say that it will bo admitted, doubt less, by every right minded man, that every criminal, however groat the offense charged, should havo a fair trial. In this court a rule has prevailed so long yes forty years and longer that if a criminal chargo was returned to court within ten days previous to tho opening of tba session, aud tho de fendant would state that be was not pre pared to go to trial, his case would be continued. The caso mentioned was re turned to court on Saturday preceding tho Monday ou which tho session opened, and when called for trial tho counsel appear ing for the prisoner stated that ho was not nor could he possibly bo prepared for trial at this session. The court accordingly, alt or inquiring whether the counsel could bo ready to go to trial on t riday and re ceiving a negative reply, continued the caso to the next court. Tho court would deserve severe con demnation should it be found administer ing partial justico by adopting one rule to ono accused and a different rule to another. Such administration of tho crimi nal law, of your county, would be dis graceful and this court will never, know ingly, bo guilty of such prostitution of justico. Tho community can and will be pro tected from any further harm by tho ac cused, who is now in jail, without our being unjust." A STRUCK JURY. They are Directed to Vlr.lt Keller's Dam. In tho case of Daniel Brua, John Brua and Frank Brua vs. Georgo Beilcr, the court of common pleas has struck the fid lowing jury : Harvey Brush, Washington bor. Philip S. Bush, Sadsbury twp. Wm. A. Caldwell, Salisbury. Aldus J. Groff, Paradise. Fred'k II. Gantz, Rapho. Levi Heidler, West Hemplield. Jacob Kunkle, Drumore. AaiOJ B. Klink. Mt. Joy bor. Wm. Litzenbergcr, Manhcim bor. Philip M. Maxwell, Fulton. Samuel Pcnse, East Donegal. Christian Yeager, East Lampeter. The jurors have been directed to meet at Boiler's dam in Paradise township, near tho town of Paradise, on Friday, Sept. 1, 1882, at 11 o'clock a. m., and view tho premises. The suit is brought to recover iamaircs alleged to have been sustained by plaintiffs by reason of the raising of a dam on the premises of defendants. M0BAVIAN MISSIONS. JUBILEE ANNlVJSRSaRV AT t.ITITZ. The Missionary Church and Its Work of Propagating the Uospel Keeping the 150th Anniversary. The congregation of the venerable Mora vian church at Lititz yesterday celebrated 1 tho 150th anniversary of the establish ment of tho foreign mission work of their denomination. Lititz is ono of the thrco very old settlements of this church in tho United States, the other two being Beth lehem and Nazareth. From tho size of the congregation and tke fact that there is connected with tho church there an im portant scholastic institution the Lin den Hall somiuary tho place is re garded aa of considerable conscqnonco in the Moravian church in tho United States, and tho observanco of tho sesqui-centou-nial anniversary was gotten up on a scale commensurate with tho signilicanco of the event. Preparations had been made by tho hospitablo villagers for tho entertain ment ot visitors from abroad, aud though the almost continuous downpour of tho rain during tho day sadly interfered with this part part of the programrao, there was a considerable influx into tho quiet little town from this place, three well filled omnibuses starting from tho church early in tho morning and many people fol lowing in private conveyances at intervals later in the day. Tho mora ot jubilee was ushered in with appropriate chorals by a choir of trombon ists from tho steeple of tho ancient church. At 9:30 a. m. tho first service was held in presence of a largo congregation, at which the sormou was by Rev. C. L.' Reinkc, of Lebanon, and had special referenco to the event celebrated. Tho church was very handsomely trimmed, the 'principal orna mentation being in the pulpit. On tho . wall of tho recess was an evergreen arch 1 surmounting the figures "150," which signified tho anniversary commemorated . On tho reading desk and communion table thcro wero a numbor of very pretty floral designs, and potted plants edged tho floor of tho chancel. The lamp posts at each side of tho pulpit desk wero gracefully cntwiued withfestoons, to which tho designs of cross aud anchor lent added effect. Tho entire space in and around tin: pulpit indeed was transformed into a gar den of beauty by the profusion of ferns, trailing plauts aud blmiming flowers that had been tastefully arranged. In tho window recesses all around the interior of tho church bloomed flowers of variegatetl hue, aud the effect of tho orna mentation was completed by tho fes toons that twined about the chandeliers. Entering tho outer vestibule of the church, the spectator's vision was greeted by a map hanging on tho wall repi camming both hemispheres', and bearing tbo legend " Uo yoiuto all tho world and jraoh tho Gos pel." Tho jubilee Bcrvico proper was hold iu tho afternoon. It tqieiied with a brief litany conducted by the pastor. Rev. Mr. Naglo, followed by prayer by Rev. J. Max Hark, of this city. Tho principal feature of tho exercises was the address by Right Rev. Bishop Edmund do Schweinitz, S. T. D., president of the provincial board of elders. Tho distinguished divine spoko earnestly of tbo event as com memorating tho first foreign missiou schemoof Protestant Christendom, stut out in tbo year 1732. Lconhard Dobor and David Misch, two pious young men, wero inspired by the tragic tales told by Count Zinx.endorf, who had just returned from Denmark, whero ho had met a slave from tho Island of St. Thomas. Shocked by tho gross darkness of these negroes, ho became an ardent agitator or mission work. These two young men sold them selves as slaves and proceeded to tho Isl of St. Thomas, West India, In the year 1757 nearly ono hundred singlo young meir" followed in tho good work. Tho develop ment of tho work vau bo seen by the figures. In 1782 there wero 27 mission stations, in which 165 missionaries were -engaged In 1832 tho work embraced 41 stations, 209 missionaries, with 40,000 people in charge. In 18C9 thero were iu service 305 missionaries, with a foreign emigration of 69,123. Tho last tabic of statistics, dated July, 1S31, gives a remarkable increase. Tho number of stations is 113, iu charge of 315 missionaries, having under their care 74.44G sonls, of whidi number 25, 29S are communicants, tho others being baptized children aud candidates. Tho cost of running these missions amounts to $275,000 per annum. Besides this thoro aro somo 185 retired mission aries (118 females), a largo number of widows, widowers and orphans to bo sup ported, which absorbs yearly somo $30, 000. Tho education of 351 boys and girls, children of missionaries, isanotherdrawou this exchequer to tho amount of $32,000 annually. The number of missionaries, both male and female, who havo " gono out" sinco tho days of Dober and Misch, up to the prosent time, has been 2.170. Tho brethren havo thriving sta tions in Greenland, Labrador, among the Indians in North America, West India Islands, Surinam, South Africa and and Australia. When the young missionaries left Hcrnhutt, in 1733, tho foreign mis sionary fund of the Protestant church was represented by $G that these two zeal ots had between them. That fund is now represented by the annual expenditure of $8,000,000. with a foreign church that in cludes G.000,000 of converts. Tho Morivian churches in America havo contributed to foreign mission schemes as follows : 1878, $2.951 : 1879, $:;,25l ; 1880, $5,233 ; 1881, $4,887. Tho society for Propagating tho Gospel, which has its headquarters' in Bethlehem, has invest ments that yield $10,000 annually for this foreign work. 1 The Moravian church is au episcopacy, with three orders of tho ministry deacon,' presbyter and bishop. They havo four bishops in this country Bishop Schultzo (1G6), Pennsylvania ; Bishop Reinkc(172), New York ; Bishop deSchweinitz (173), Pennsylvania ; Bishop VanVlcck (174), Ohio. The number in parenthesis is their number in the calendar of tbo Apostolic Succession. The government of the church is by a district'eonference for local legislation, a synod for each province (two in the United States) and tho Unity Elders' conference, a body having its seat of government in Hernhntt, Germany. It is composed of nino German brethren, who are the sacred college and whose authority is final. There are iu tho United States 14,600 communicants ; the whole church, including foreign missionfields, contains upward of 300,000 souls. During the afternoon tho quaint sarvL'c of a Moiavian love-feast was lterfortm-d Oich person in the audience being given :t cup of steaming hot coffeo and a freshly baked roll. The mnsic was exceptionally fine, aud included, besides congregational singing. t!io following selections by the choir: . ' Glorious is Thy Namo Almighty Lord" (Mozart's Twelfth M.u ) ; 'From tbo Rising of the Sun," f Mnzut) ; Power and Praise "(Mozart's First Mas. in C). The solo by Miss .ElU Bucb was finely rendered. Betides, tbo home choir the following ladies and- gentlemen of this city took part in tho music : Mies Maggie Potts, Miss May Maurer, Mr. John WarfeJ, Prof. F. W. Haas. The instru mental part or the musiu concitstcd of an orchestra with organ accompaniment, tba leader of tho orchestra being Prof. SchoL berle, with Prof. VanVlcck presiding rft tho organ. The. concluding service of the day took place in the evening, when Rev. J. Max Hark, of this city, preached an able and eloquent sermon, comprising an expnnition of tho missionary work of the church among the Indians. Special features of tho music wero the anthems, " Oh, Praise
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