Hancastcr intelligencer. TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 30. X883. UncertaiB Legislation. It is a fortunate thing for the country that Congress will have te adjourn by the fourth of March. It would be well if Congress was never permitted te re main in session longer than three months in any one year. All the legislation the country needs could be considered in that time. The country is always easier and safer when Congress is net in ses sien. Just at present it is particularly uneasy, since many of its most important interests are awaiting the result of legis latien. "What hurts our business inter ests is uncertainty. When Congress de liberates upon a question of tax or tariff no fellow can determine what it is going te de. Se merchants, who will be affected by the legislation, buy as little as they can while awaiting congressional action. The amount of a tariff duty would net be of vital consequence, if its permanen cy was established. The iron trade, for instance, can adapt itself te almost any rate of duty. If it is made se low as te :idmit English iron at present prices, the remedy is te reduce the cost of pre ductien here. The workman must get less, the transporters less and the ere and coal producers less. I f the duty should be made higher than it is at present, the price of iron would net be incieaswl, since the home competition new fixes it. But the uncertainty as te what tlie future duty may be leads consumers of iron te buy from hand te mouth, fearing lest prices may be lower. The tobacco interest is in like maimer in a stale of depiessien, because of the uncertainty as te the action that will be taken i dative te the tax en cigars, and also te some extent in expectation of some action as te the importation of Su matra tobacco. The talk about Sumatra tobacco is, however, a geed deal for effect. This tobacco is largely imported lecalise it makes a geed looking and cheap cigar wrapper. A case of it will wrap a geed many mere cigars than will a case of Pennsylvania. But the qual i ( y of the tobacco is inferior, and there is no danger of its supplanting the Penn sylvania growth. The crop packed last year in this btale was of fine quality, and will certainly be marketed as seen as Congress adjourns. The ciep grown this year is also of excellent quality, al though in nearly all sections the quan tity of geed leaf has been greatly dimin ished by the cutting of the hail hteinis Growers, who have geed tobacco, med net apprehend that it will net command a geed price, but they may have te wall till we get rid of Congress. The cigar manufactiiiers, however, seem new te be plucking up courage te continue their business, suspecting that alter all the tax en cigars is net te be reduced. Fer several mouths the cigar pioductien has been greatly curtailed by the general expectation that the tax would be lessen cd, owing te the redundancy of the rev enue. But there is no reason ler the re duction of this tax. It is one that is righteously imposed and that the coun try can readily hear. The consumer is the only one interested, and it will net net de him any geed te give him a cheaper cigar. lie will only smoke the mere of them; and he .should net smoke any. Particularly if he cannot afford it. It is a source of gieat satisfaction te the geed citizen te s-ee the tobacco consumer heavily taxed. It is leally delicious te sec the man smel: ingacigar and chewing a quid, while you realize that he is paying an appreci able sum towards the expenses of the government. Yeu leel that if heishmt ing himself he is helping his fellows, who have no such small vices, and who enjej their citizenship mere cheaply by reason of the felly of these bacce and whisky. who consume te- Salaries for fount y Officers. The members of the local bar toel: a step forward some ycai sage in preparing and publishing the legal fees el the various county officers of this county, and in agreeing that the lawyers would protect their clients fiem greater chaiges than these prescribed by this schedule. Fer various reasons they weakened in the resolutienThey it found inconvenient te inaugurate and maintain controversy with the court-house officials ever what in most individual cases was a slight im position, but what in the main has amounted te a heavy tax upon the com muuity, an aggregation of violations of the law and a sink of official malfeasance and political corruption. Besides, the new fee bill of 1S7S changed the costs and ren dered the schedule prepared by the bar useless. The Ixtelt.igkn'cku lias printed the new fee bill and prepared copies of il for gratuitous distribution and it has had a wide circulation. Nevertheless the public continue te be imposed upon, and exorbitant charges in the court house are the subject of much scandal and the occasion of loud com plaint. The lawyers, who suffer as much as auybedy in their practice and in the derogation of their profession by these abuses, new propose te appeal te the Legislature te enact a law fixing salai ies for the local county officers instead of making their emoluments depend upon the fees which they can grab. The spiiit of the new constitution and the better sense of publicists new favor salaiies in stead of fees in all important offices. In counties of ever le0,000 population they are already fixed bylaw and the allow ances suggested by the bar association are sufficiently liberal te compensate the incumbents of our court house row. It is te be remembered that such a law can net affect these new in office ; that these salaries are for the principals only and the county commissioners and auditors are made aboard te fix the number and salaries of deputies and clerks ; that the legal fees continue as new fixed, but all go into the county treasury and that the necessary furniture, stationery, fuel, Arc, are furnished by the county. The law, as proposed te be enacted, will apply te the counties of Lancaster, Berks, Luzerne and Schuylkill, and the people thereof will no doubt be glad te aid its passage, for the complaint against the rapacity of county offices is mrf-r!' " net limited te this community. The committee of the local bar, which has this matter in charge, will lese no time in getting it before the Legislature. Tun advertising cuts of the opera " Tbe Sorcerer " in New Yerk are horrible cari catures of Talmage and are freely posted offensively near te his tabernacle. At the request of his sensitive wife the well dis posed authorities will see what they can de about it. The supreme court of the United States decided yesterday that the law of Alabama prohibiting " miscegnatiea " is net in cenllict with the fourteenth amendment te the federal constitution, or with civil rights legislation founded upon it, "for the reason that it applies the same punish ment te both efleuders, the white and the blaek, without discrimination." A Pittsburgh dealer iu poker chips Bays the sale of that commodity is lapidly en the increase, showing that the game is growing in popularity. Tne people who buy the chips are net professional gam blers, but play the game at home in their own families, and the dealer ventures the opinion that there is mere poker iu private icsidenccs than in club rooms and gam bling houses. Tun romantic side of American Iife is strikingly illustrated in the expciicnca of Senater-elect II. A. W. Taber. Five jears age, Mr. Taber was a retail storekeeper iu a small way of business and a peer man. Te day he is a millionaire ten times ever, and a senator-elect of the United States. Ge west, young man. Neith American. Pel haps another side of American life is illustrated that it is easier for a rich man te get into the Senate thau for a camel te go through a needle's eye. Tin: New Yerk daily papers arc giving nunc space than they ever did before te society matteis. Every morning paper except the Herald has a icgular society depaitment, and these departments are really written by pcople in society and net by the ordinary repeiters, vhe get their information from the head cook or the caterer. Everything that tianspiics within the sacred circles is consequently furnished te an inquiring public. Hewaud in his letter te the Philadel phia Times has a caustic ciiticism of tne style in which Yanderbilt proposes te make his transcontinental trip. Tne round of animal delight which the inilliou inillieu ane railroad Icing has prepaied for the delectation of himself and the choice paity who are te accompany him te Cali femia are described as rivaling the para phernalia of a showman, and altogether out of taste and sense. The quiet but clegaut manner in which Mr. Chailcs A. Dana will make the same journey is offer ed as a useful and satisfactory centi.isl. A partially successful raid has been made en the pet hunters of the Susqiie hanua liver. It was planned at the instance el the gentlemen sportsmen of New Yeik, Philadelphia and Baltiiuoie. These who are net familiar with spoil en the Chesapeake bay can hardly appreciate what, damage these pet hunters de. The band of poachers which was raided had a lendc-zveus en Sp.sutia island, which is about six miles below Havie de Giacc. There were about twenty of these big guns iu the gang, and it is estimated that tliey killed 500 ducks every night. A wuiTi:n in the has found out th.it Nineteenth Century women, especially these of the upper classes, who arc net obliged te keep themselves iu condition by weik, lese alter middle aae (some times eailici) a considerable amount of their height, net by steeping, as men de, but by actual collapse, sinking down, mainly te be attributed te the perishing of their muscles that support the frame, iu conse quence of habitual ami constant pics.suie of stays, aud dependence upon the artifi cial support by them afforded. Every gill who wears stays that press upon these muscles and rcstiict the frce development of the fibres that form them, relieving them from their natural duties el support ing the spine iudced, incapacitating them from se doing may feel sure she is pie paiing herself te be a dumpy woman. Faihue of health among women when fie vigor of youth passes away is but tee patent, and but tee commonly caused by this practice. Ur. . .1. Max IIakk, of this eiiy, is a contributor te a discussion of the tompcr tempcr tompcr auce question which appears in the Chris tian Union this weak. The drift of senti ment, as it is developed iu the papers of these temperance loferniers, is practically unanimous in the declaration tliat pro hibitory laws would net have the effect at present of checking drunkenness, and that a higher public sentiment needs te be cul tivated befoie drinking cm be finally abolished. Ii is an apt parallel that one of the writers draws when ha says; ' A man whose boy has had his eyes blown out by a careless handling of gunpowder may be eager that it should be excluded from the community, but a spei tsman who has used it all his life without harm te himself or ethers may insist that such a ceurse lcstrie.ts his liberty. Beth of them will agree, however, that measures which will preveut it being carried in the vest pocket in company with parlor matches or kept under the parlor steve are worth imitating." Itnltiiuere'x financial Condition. The annual message of Mayer Whyte was rent te the councils of Baltimore last evening. He reports the total dubt of the city te be $30,940,851. Interest is pievidcd en $15,24;5,5GG of this amount by the water tax, the 'Baltimeic and Ohie railroad and ether railway companies. The productive investments of the city, consisting of Baltimore and Ohie shaies of stock, warf property maiket houses aud sinking funds from which an annual income is icalized, sue stated te be $15,824,571.43, leaving a balaucc of $3,872,714.03. The receipts duiing the year 1882, from all sources, weie $3,897,807, aud the oxpeuses $4,108. 377. The estimated expenses for 1883 are $4,719,118, while the receipts from taxes iu arrears aud ether sources are estimated at $1,540,000, leaving $3,172,518 te be levied for en the real and personal proper ty of the city. Did Net Come OH. A boxing match between Mace and Slade, announced te take place last even ing iu Madisen Square garden, New Yerk, did net come oft". Mace and Slade were anestcd and held te bail, and the " public " weie net allowed te enter the garden. IjAKCASTEB DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY, JANUARY 30. 1883. STORM AND FLOOD. !EsTKuCTION BY THE ELKMBltI. Kngulfcd by the "Wave Drowned by the Meed Storm Hwept and Sunken A Trail or Disaster. The British bark Arge, from New Yerk for Queenstown, is ashore at Bally Cotten island. Assistance has been sent te her. The British iron ship Plassey, of 1,683 tens, belonging te Londen, is ashore at Hythe. She has lest her rudder and is leaky. All of her crew have landed. TheNerwecian bark Adnlgunde went ashore at Fleetwood and has become a total wreck. The crew were saved. The British bark Ranee, from Liverpool for Galveston, has returned te Liverpool. She lest sails and sustained ether damage, lue Norwegian brig Ceres, from Galveston for Queenstown, has taken refuge at White haven. Her foremast is sprung. She has lest sails, is leaky and badly strained. The British bark, Royal Tar, from Phil adelphia for Liverpool, has been driven into Penarth Reads. Her decks have been swept and ether damage done. One man was lest. Wreckage is washing ashore at the Scilly Islands, which is believed te be from the British ship Arzilla, from Cardiff ler Montevideo. The British ship G. W. Wolff, from Philadeluhia. has arrived at Belfast. She icperts that en Wednesday last, in lati tude 473 North longitude 20 West, she passed a disabled steamer. This was pro bably the steamer Quebec. The schooner Mary F. Chisholm, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, was spoken leceutly en the Grand Bank, having lest two of her crew, Angus Mclsaae and Mar tin Flaherty, whilst visiting trawls. A teirific wind storm visited Denver, Colerado, yesterday morning, demolishing about a dozen buildings and unroefing as many mero. The wind blew in gusts, each succeeded by a dead calm. Wbile D. Hepe, of Dahlonega, Georgia, was exploring Tallulah Falls, en Saturday he get lest. He was found en Sunday night clinging te a ledge in the chasm, 300 feet below the surface, and prepara tions were made te haul him up with ropes. Obituary Noted. Stephen G. Gould, president of the American insurance company, died yester day in Newark, N. J. Gearfield Larned, senior member of the firm of Larned. Thompson & Ce., pub fishers of the Shipping List, of Bosten, died yesterday iu West Newton, Missa chussets, at the age of 73 years. J. K. Bowles, postmaster at Bedford, Pa , died yesterday. IIe was first ap pointed postmaster by President Grant in 1875. Gen. E. E. Ryau, senior membar of an insurance firm iu Chicago, died yesterday from an illness contracted in Andersen ville piisen dmiug the late war. Jehn Wister, a well known citizen of Germantown, died en Sunday last, aged 79 years. Theodere S. Fulton, formerly of the firm of McCaiter it Fulton, painters, Phil adelphia, died en Saturday last, aged 53 years. Maiy Ann Cenrad, lclict el Ileury Cen rad, a soldier under Napeleon Bonaparte, died yesterday at Philadelphia, at the alleged age of 103 years, 1 month and 3 days. floating In a IMetal Cellii. Eaily yesterday morning a metal cefiiu was found floating in the Mississippi river at Delta point. It contained the body of a young lady handsomely dressed in a white rep silk dress, with a rich lace col cel lar aieuud her neck. The dress aud col cel lar were as white and peifect as when first buried. Her face was much ditcolercd. The coffin was of old style, in uscj seme twenty years aLre, heavily enameled in white. It is thought the body must have been buried fifteen or twenty years age aud have fallen into the river at Lake Previdence or near Goedrivh's Lauding, where cemeteries are caving into the river. The body, after being viewed by a number of persons, was buried at Delta Point. Three Drunkard Maying With ITlre. Jehn Farrcn, Daniel S. Welden, jr., and Gideon Jehnsen, jr., the latter a coleicd man, while intoxicated en Saturday night, went te a cabin about three miles from Millvillc, 1. J , occupied by Charles Rich mond, a Ubeiei, and his two sisters, aud, driving out the inmates, burned the cabin te the ground. The entire contents of the hut were destroyed. Warrants have been issued for the aires1 of the three iucdudiar ies. Tlie Mine en Fire The fue in the Bear Valley shaft, near Shamokin, Pa., is believed te be under control. There was an explosion of sul phur en Sunday night, but no damage was done. A hele is being driven into the mine, which, it is believed, will enable Uiesj iii charge te l each the tire and com pletely extinguish it. It is said work in the ether portion of the mine will be re sumed te day. Mil. Gladstone felled a tree iu wet weather the ether day, aud the lumbago immediately foiled him. Nilsson's parents, who were Swedish peasants aie dead. She is the youngest of seven children, all living, unchangeably fend of their fiee Iife and unable te under stand the change in their sister's associa tions. J. Simi'sek Africa, who will take his seat as secretary of internal affairs nexc May, will listen he says te all the advice he hears but he will net anneunce a single appointment or proclaim his definite policy until he has assumed the duties of the office. Marquis of Lerne is having a royal geed time in Washington during his tem porary separation from the Princess Louise, lie finds the dinners and balls at which he is the first, and net the second guest, as he is when she is with him, very consoling te him in his grass widow hood. Pr.KK Hyacintiie's wife's father, a carriagemakcr in Ohie, was killed by a falling tree. She married E. R. Meriman, who was se dissipated that her brother in duced her te take a trip te Europe, for the sake of lidding herself temporarily of her husband. The latter died while she was in Frauce, and she afterwards married Pcre Hyacinthe. David Davis has three millions and is seen te have his second wife. His bride will be Mis A. E. Burr, a lady about 33 years of age who lives near Fayette, N. C. She wa3 a friend te the first wife of the Illinois senator, and he met her iu Wash iugten for the first time three or four years age. When she left Washington the ether day he get up at 0 o'clock te see her off". That settled it. General Fitz Hugh Lee and his staff, en the 7th of February will visit New Yerk as the imcst of the military of that city. IIe will be the guest of Colonel Austen of the Thirteenth New Yerk regiment and during his stay, at the request of Colonel Austen, will review his regiment. These two officers met at the Yorktown Centen nial last year and a strong friendship re sulted from the meeting. General Francis A. Walker having becu summoned te Washington by Secre tary Teller in regard te the census, de clares that the work is much nearer com pletion thau is generally supposed, and that it is by no means most tardy than is customary. In several previous instances the last volumes did net appear until five or six years after the census was actually taken, yet this one. which surpasses all ethers iu extent, excellence and accuracy, will be'finally given te the public during the present year. Last Mandevtlle who was Miss Yznaga, and married a son of the Duke of Manchester, is spending the winter in New Yerk. Up te the present time Ehe has been living in England, where she has made a great impression by her American attractions. The recent marriage of Mr. Geerge Lorillard te Mrs. White, is another event that is agitating the besom of soci ety. The bride is a sister of Mr. Jehn La Farge, the artist, and she was recently divorced from Mr. White te marry Mr. Lerlliard. Mr. White has been employed by Mr. Lorillard, but new he seeks em ployment elsewhere. DANCKS OF THE DAY. The Motion, Whirl.. Hen and Geuullec- Uens New Preferred. New Yerk Letter in the Cincinnati Knqulrer Fashions in dancing present no striking change Bince last season. The American society el professors of dancing, which has its headquarters in this city, held its annual meeting last week aud decided te recognize no new dances. They voted te discard the " racket " from their lessens and te forbid it altogether in their academics. Notwithstanding this action I have seen it indulged in at every ball which I have attended. Its name is a slang one for the better-known Redowa-gallep step, and originated in the fact that the music which was at first used for it was ''the Racquet Waltz." It is called, in various sections, the " Seciety," the " Newport," the " Ripple " and the " Rockaway." It is regarded as tee showy for modest girls te fling themselves into, and this is why the professors have undertaken te place it under taboo. The round dances which strict propriety permits this year aie the plaiu waltz and the rcdewa. The latter may be varied by what is called the polka Bohemia, a tee-and-heel step that is net theatrical if quietly and gracefully done. The close hugging, sometimes indulged in last win ter by couples who ought te have known better, is new visibly rclaxed, and alto gether I think that dancing is rather freer from abuses than before. The squaie dances in use at the public balls are the plain quadrille and the plaiu and Saratoga lancers. In the latter the couples form parallel lines and dance together, the fig ures aud movements remaining similar te theso of the ordinary lancers. The ger mau is danced still in private assemblages, but never at large balls. A new round dauce in seme vogue in parlors is called the Russe and partakes of the character of the galep and mazeurka combined. There is also a square dauce called the National Guard, composed of squares and circles of a somewhat military character. The Pole quadrille, with its rapid all-hands-round, proved tee much of a circus te please women and has gene pretty nearly out of fashion, variations of the polka are frequently seen aud the old-fashioned Virginia reel is extensively revived. NE1UUBOKHOOD NEWS. Kventa Acress the County Line. A petition for an extension of the bor ough limits of Steelteu has been laid before the grand jury of Douphin county. Complaint has been made among Reading housekeepers that the market butter is always short in weight. The market commissioner has been notified. An application for a charter for a Farmers' and Drevers' national bank in Yerk has been made, aud will probably be granted in a short time. There is a great scarcity of water in Berks and Lebanon ceuuties and the upper end of Dauphin and Perry counties, and the farmers carry the water used at their houses a distance of two or three miles. A circular has been issued from Ce. E, Seventieth regiment of Cavalry, P. V., who served in the late war, te ether com rades, asking for a regimental union te be held at Lebanon, May 28. Geerge McFarland, ex-member of the Legislature, was nominated for mayor of Heading by the Democrats last evening. Colonel Jehn E. Arthur was reneminated for city treasurer, and Jeseph II. Housum for controller. The police heuteuauts in their reports te the mayor yesterday, stated that no street cleaning had been done since the first of the month, and that the thorough fares of Philadelphia were in a filthy con ditieu. The state Temperauce comraittee has issued a call for a general temperance con vention, and has invited all state, county, and local tomparance organizations, and schools, ehurches, presbyteries, confer ences, aud ether associations friendly te the efforts being made for the constitutional prohibition of the liquor traffic, te send accredited delegates. The convention will be held iu the hall of the Y. M. C. A. Second and Locust streets, Harrisburg, en Thursday and Friday, February 8th and 9th, 1883. Mt. Nebo, Lobauen county, has a citi zen named Peter Mendling, aged 48, who never had any teeth or hair, and is almost destitute of the sense of smell or taste. His skin has no pores or perspiratery glands. The fine downy hair that is com monly en the limbs of an ordinary person is entirely absent in this case, and the skin is perfectly dry and without the slightest suspicion of moisture. When working actively, his body becomes in tensely het, and the only means of as suaging this heat is te threw water ever him. The Practitioner. We have upon our table the initial num ber of new medical monthly entitled Tlie Practitioner, aud published by Dr. II. B. Stehman, of this city. The paper contains eight large quaite pages, filled with mat ter that cannot fail'e be of great value te the medical profession. The leading article is an interesting. sketch of the life and medical and surgical practice of Dr. Jehn L. Atlee, of this city, and the pub lisher premises te fellow it in succeeding numbers with similar sketches of Dra. Humes, Muhlenberg, Cassidy, Burrowes and ether eminent practitioners living and dead. Other articles in the present num ber are by Dr. J. L. Zeigler, of Mt. Jey, Dr. M. L. Davis and Dr. S. T. Davis of this city, together with the transactions of the Lancaster city and county society. official statement of the beard of health, of births and deaths during last quarter, a description of the Lancaster county vaccine farm, an official directory of the medical society, a number of valuable selections, and a fair proportion of adver tisements. The Practitioner starts well, and under the skillful management of its accomplished editor and publisher, will no doubt make itself felt for geed among medical men here and elsewheic. SCHOOL. DIliECTOKS. Names of Retiring Member. Following are the names of the Fchoel drecters whose terms expire next October, and whose successors are te be chosen at the municipal election te be held Febru ary 20th : Dcmoerats F. W. Haas, Dr. Jehn Levergood, Peter McConemy, Adam Ob- iender, H. .. Kneads, Gee. W. Zechcr. Republicans H. R. Breneman, C. Eberman, Jehn I. Hartman, Dr. M. Ilerr, Jeseph Samson, Jehn B. Warfel. F. L. "Went te Wllkesuarre. W. N. Stark, commander, and M. V. B. Keller, Peter Allabach and Wm. Roehm, delegates from Geerge H. Themas Pest, Ne. G4, accompanied by Themas nubley, of Mount Jey, left for Wilkesbarre at 9:40 this morning, te attend the state meeting: of the Grand Army of the Re nublic. which will be held there te-morrow and Thursday. THE BAB ASSOCIATION. BCFOKM IN THE COUNTY OFFICES. SaMtttming Salaries for Fees Proposed Legislation Fer Counties et Between 100,000 and 150,000. A special meeting of the Lancaster county bar association, called te consider the propriety of securing legislative action te salary ear county offices, was held this morning in the main court room. H. M. North, esq., president of the asse ciatien, was m the chair ; W. A. Wilsen, esq., acting as secretary ; and E. K. Mar tin, esq., in explaining the object of the meeting,said the call for it had been signed by every member of the bar except one. The meeting was attended by evor forty active practitioners. After seme discussion, and a general agreement that the proposed manner of paying the county officers was desirable, a committee, consisting of W. A. Atlee, S. H. Reynolds, Gee. Nauman, E. K. Martin and M. Brosius, esqs., was appointed te consider the matter and report at once te the meeting such legislation as was neces sary. While the committee was out, at the in stance of President North, a beautiful eulogy of Counseller Hungerford, pro pre pro ueunced by Hen. R. D. Hubbard in the supreme court of Connecticut, was read from the XXXIX Connecticut Reports by J. Hay Brown, esq. The sentiment and diction of the address and the impressive elocution of the reader were the subject of general admiration. The comraittee returned promptly and reported favoring legislation supplemen tary te the existing acts classifying coun ties of ever 150,000 population, which would provide for a fourth class, embrac ing the counties of Lancaster, Luzerne, Schuylkill and Berks, providing salaries for their county officers instead of fees aud mileage, aud making the county commis sioners and auditors a beard of control te te fix the number of the deputies and clerks, all fees under this act te go into the county treasury. The report of the committee was con sidered seriatim, and after seme discussion the meeting adopted the following sched ule as its idea of what the salaries should be in these counties in lieu of all fees. : District attorney, $3,000 ; sheriff, $4,000; protheuotary, $3,500 ; clerk of orphans court, $2,500 ; clerk of quarter sessions, $2,500; register, $3,000; recorder, $3,000 ; treasurer, $3,000 ; county surveyor, $150 ; county commissioners, $1,000 ; auditors, $250 ; county solicitor, $300 ; keeper of prison, $1,200 ; coroner, $300 ; jury com missioners, $300. Thcre was some discussion as te what was the proper figures for the sheriffs salary and by a vete of 21 te 18 the asso asse asso ciatien adopted $4,000, instead of $5,000. It was then agreed that the committee above named be continued te draft the necessary legislation te carry out the proposed changes, te secure the repeal of all inconsistent laws and te present the proposed new measures te the Legislature and te the representatives anu members, the bar of ether counties interested. T.B. Ilelahan, esq., moved that the committee also make an effort te sccute the legislation necessary te iucrcase the salaries of the judges from $4,000 te $3,000. This was laid upon the tabic, and the association adjourned. Heaths from Olsteniner. During last week eight valuable draught horses en William M. Singerly's sheep farm, near Spring Heuse, Montgomery county, died of a choking distemper. The farm is tenanted by Jacksen Sexten. The animals were attacked with the malady in its most nielignant type, and they died withiu a day of each ether. They were valued at from $150 te $200 each. Twe ether horses were similarly affected, but are new supposed te be out of danger. Choking distemper is a local disoase in Montgomery county, the cause of which has se far baffled the efforts of veterinary surgeons. A theory was put forward by Drs. Jenes and Laud iu the case of Mr. Singerly's horses that the malady eiigiuated from the fungus arising from a meuldy oxcrescenco along the sides of the silo which was opened a few days age, but this Mr. Singcrly him self positively denies. ' ' Befere S1I03 were introduced into this country, in fact be fore 1 ever heard of them," Air. Singcily said : " I lest a pair of mares at my home farm that I would have refused $2300 for. That was in 1874. It's all nonsense about oxcrescence from opened silos The dis dis ease has been known for years in Mont gomery and Bucks counties as choking distemper and it was never heard of any where else. Nobody has ever been able te ascertain its cause aud I don't snppose they ever will." White Keck Lyceum. At its last meeting this society was called te order by President G, W. Cellins and a full heuse was present. Seme inter esting information was had from a discus sion of referred questions, by Miss Annie Barnett, W.B. Paxson, D. F. Magee and ethers. The exercises were alternated with seme instrumental music, by the White Reck orchestra, consisting of J. K. Fairlamb, Chas. Flera, Albert King aud Chas. Kuhns. The " Herald," was read by Miss Annie Barnett and contained some geed articles. The question for debate was, Resolved, "That the use of tobacco is a greater evil than the felly of fashion" and was discussed by D. F. Magee, and W. B. Paxson en the affirmative, and neg atively by G. W. Cellins aud S. Baker. The decision was in favor of the negative. After making preliminary arrangements for holding an entertainment, the seciety adjourned te meet en Friday evening next, at which time the question of whether or net wealth adds te happiness will be dis cussed. A Slight Mistake. Iu the list of contributors te the German relief fund, which was published in the Intellteencer of last night, we inad vertently emitted the name of Mr. H. E Leman, who donated $3. It was net Mr. Henry Schurterwhe collected $5.50, but Henry Schuster, the bartender of the William Penn hotel en North Mulberry street. Will ninst Ge. Charles Barr, a brother of the editor of the Pittsburgh Pest, has been appointed commission dork in the state department in place of Mr. I. N. S. Will, of this county, who made a very excellent clerk under a Republican administration. Jurers te be Drawn. The jury commissioners and Judge Pat tersen finished their selection of the list of jurors this morning, and this afternoon the wheel was filled. The first jury will be drawn en Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. On the Itead. Last night Matt Gibler's combination of specialty artists gave an entertainment in Christiana te a large audience. They gave great satisfaction and will appear in Lititz en Thursday evening. Sale e'l Bank Stock. J. B. Leng, broker, sold te day at pri vate sale, 25 shares First National bank efStrasburg, at $148 per share, and 3 shares Farmers' National bank at $110 per share. Ucfore the Mayer. This morning the mayor had seven cases before him . One drunk get twenty days, one ten and five vagrants were discharged. KEFUBLICAN FK1KAKIK3. General Nomination or Candidates. The Republican voters of the several wards met last evening at their usual elec tion places and put in general nomination the following named candidates for ward and city officers, from which they will make up a ticket en Friday evening next, te be voted for at the city election te be held ou Tuesday, February 20 : first ward. Common Council W- K. Beard, Sam'l L. Levan, Dr. S. T. Davis, H. H. Power, J. P. Stermfeltz, Dr. A. J. Herr, Gee. H. Hartman, James A. Miller. Constable Samuel Swenk. " Assessor A C. Welchans, H Grecnawalt, Chas. Brimmer. Judge J. B. Lcbkicher. Inspector M. L. Rathven. Delegates Jehn A. Hiestaud, J. Brown, J. B. Lebkicher. second ward. 31. Hay Common Council Frank II. iTare, David S. Rettcw, B. F. Skcen, Hervey If. Hurst. Aldermau F. A. Diffeaderfler, Wm. D. Stauffer. Assessor Jereme Vendersmith, Philip Smith. Constable Geerge Cramer, Zebulem Wise, Geerge Scheenberger. Judge II. L. Hendersen. Inspector Edw. E. Edgerly, jr. Delegates Geerge W. Kline, Barten P. Mentzer, Edward Price, W. L. Sutten, Jehn B. Shifter. THIRD WARD. Common Council D. 15. Landis, B. Ileury, S. II. Rice, II. C. Demuth, Dr. M. L. Herr, Samuel B. Cox, P. M. Zwalley, W. 11. Powell, Eugcne I'.aucr, W. G. Rapp. Constable C. I. Stermfeltz. Assessor Joel L. Haines. Judge Themas A. Deen, S. II. Price. Inspector II. F. Metzger, E. S. Kurtz. Delegates M. F. Steigerwalt, Prof. B. F. Shaub, Dr. M. L. Herr, Peter M. Zwalley, James Swcger, Henry SbeflstalJ. l-'Ol'RTir WARD. Common Ceuucil Gee. W. Cormeny, Jehn E. Sebum, Dr. R. M. Bolenius. Assessor Jehn W. nubley. Constable Andrew Eichholtz. Judge Robt, J. Evans. Inspector Jacob M. Wilhelm. Delegates A. K. Spurrier, J. W. John Jehn John seu, Themas Hays. fifth ward. Select Council Harry A. Diller, Jehn DeIIavcn. Common Council J. F. Rcmley, jr., Clarence V. Liehty, Frederick A. Al bright. Constable J. P. Killinger, Wineur. Assasser Henry Hartley. Judge Harvey T. Riley. Inspector Wm. Dellaveu Delegates Julius Levy, jr., J Geerge R. Jeff- rics, (J. A. Gast. sixth ward. Common Council Jehn McLaughlin, Wm. Riddie, Miller W. Fraim. Constable Jehn Flery. Judge Jehn W. Samson. Inspector Wm L. Gable. Assessor A. L.Themas. Delegates Valentine Heffman, L. C. Eby, Samuel G. Gensemer, Lewis S Hart- man. seventh ward. Select Ceuucil Wm. Wohlseu. Common Council Christian Nauman, Win. Cornelius, Wm. II. Bateman. Assessor Jeseph E. Derwart. Constable Win. Leenard. Judge Jehn R. Smith, Bernard Brecht. Inspector Rebert McDonald. Delegates Win. J. Smith, Jacob B. Price. Georsre F. Miller, V. S. Burns, C. L. Spath, Robet t McDonald, Wm. Wehl- son. EIGHTH WARD. Common Council Jehn Snyder, Daniel Smeych, L'-wir. Shaw, Henry Shindel. Constable Henry Benncr, Henry Wag ner. Assessor J. I). Millichsech. Judge Albert Nichel. Delegates Andrew J. Bletcher, Geerge Gezell, J. Frederick Suter, Adam Blumcn- t.teck, Henry Gardner. NINTH WARD. Select Council Daua Graham. Common Council William C. Daisz, Ileniv Genecht. Jehn S. Kcndig, Jehn Fex. Assessor Linniuus Rathveu. constable Jacob Bea?, Gee. W. Ferd ney. Judge Gee. W. Fex. Inspector Carsen Miller. Delegates J. W. Byrne. I. N. Stauffer, Jeseph Delict, Jehn Graham, Jehn Jacobs. JN COUKi. Juntos IT. Uruwn'd Trial In JL'lilIadelphia. James F. Brown, ex-storekeeper of the Philadelphia almshouse, was yester day placed en trial, charged with forgery, aud conspiring with Ellis Phipps te defraud the city by uttering and publishing bogus bills, amounting te $1,730.54, for leather alleged te have been supplied by P. A. Snell. The com monwealth was leprcsented by Assistant District Attorney Biegy and District Attorney Graham, assisted by Themas W. Barlew, of counsel for the Committee of One Hundred. Messrs. Emanuel Cehen, Samuel Hyncman and William B. Maun appeared for the defence. Mayer Mac Gonigle. R. A. Maloue, J. J. Fitzpatrick and B. J. McGrauu, of this city, were wit nesses for defendant's geed character. Brown, upon taking the stand in his own hehalf, said that he first went te the almshouse as superintendent's clerk. He was elected storekeeper iu June, 1880. IIe never received one penny iu connec tion with these bills. The bills were generally brought te him by Majer Phipps, and after going ever the calcula tions he would mark them correct if the items coricspendcd with the contract price. He never had cause te suspect that there was anything wrong with the bills handed him by Majer Phipps, and as te the-e spoken of he had no special recollec tion. IIe kept no book in which toeater the goods received ; all he did was te ex amine the figuring. He did net take any books away with him when he left the almshouse. There was no one in the in stitution who kept an account of all the goods received, ne never was shown any rules for his guidance in matters of this kind. On cress-examination he said that he had marked all the bills corrected without seeing whether a single pound of goods had really been received. Upen argument by counsel and the chaige of the court, the jury retired shortly after six o'clock. j l'KOl'OSKO KASTEKN MAKKET. itx Location Net Yet Fixed. Subscription books are in the hands of Philip Ginder, A. A. Herr and Alderman Denneliy, for the erection of a new mar ket beuse iu the eastern section of the city. It is proposed te form a company with a capital stock of $50,000, divided into 1,000 shares of $50 each. A consid erable portion of the stock has been already subscribed. The location of the new market has net yet been determined, but will be fixed hereafter by a vete of the stockholders. Improvement In Malls. Additional mail facilities have just been provided for Hempfield posteffice (Roh (Reh (Roh rerstewn.) Heretofore it only received one mail from this city and that left here at 1:30 p. m. According te this new ar rangement mails for that office will leave here at 9:40a. m. aud 1-50 p. m., and will be received at 8 a. m. and lp.m. COLUMBIA NEWS. "UK KEOULAK CORBESPONDKNUK Kveuts Along; the Snsqnehanne lteinn of Interest In and Around tbe itoreugh ricked Up by the Intollt Intellt pencer's Heperter This evening the " Orphean " musicals will be held at the residence of Mr. Henry Pfahler, en Locust street. Mr. Jehn Barr, formerly of Laueaster but new a resident of Philadelphia, i.s visiting Columbia friends. Four tramps wero booked for the county jail by Officer Stiuck, this morning. Officer Gilbert only bad two. Miss Alice Adams, of Harrisburg, i.s visiting the family of Mr. William Baight, en North 3d street, Mr. Jehn Vaughn, who has been in Evansville, Ind., for some months past, has returned te his home in Wrightsville. A frame dwelling heuse en 5th street was slightly damaged by fire this morn ing. The llamcs were extinguished by neighbors of the family occupying the building who came te their assistance. A team belonging te a Mt. Jey man ran away en Locust street this merniug. The driver was thrown out, but escaped unhurt. The right front wheel of the wagon was broken, necessitating a visit te a wheelwright's establishment for re pairs. The largest attended sale which has been held in Columbia this winter was that which was held at the residence of the late Mrs. Mary Themas, en 5th street, yesterday. The heuse was tilled and the crowd overflowed into the street. On Saturday eveuing, February d, at at 7:e0 o'clock, the Democrats of the Fiist ward, will held a meeting for the purpose of cheesing candidates for a borough ticket. The meeting will be held at Jes. Dcsch's. A full attendance, of the party is requested, as the nominations are im pertant ones. Mr. Jacob Sueath has the contract for puttijp: up two new residences in the spring ; one for Mr. Henry Westcrman, aud the ether for the Reading & Columbia railroad superintendent, Alex. Wilsen. The latter's will be situated ou Thud street, between Walnut and Chestnut streets. Mr. A. J. Musser has in his possession a well preserved Bible, which was printed iu Zurich, Switzerland, iu 13'JG. It was brought te this country by Peter Musser, gieat uraud father of the present owner, and is quite a curiosity. Swift I'unlMiment. Several ladies were insulted by a wretch ou Second street, last evening, as they weie leturning home about 9 o'clock. A rolling mill employ oe happened te he pass ing at tle time aud te him the ladies ap pealed for protection ; and net in vain either. Jehn Sullivan could net have trimmed the fe'Iew up iu better style than did the Iadiu1.' protector, and when he had finished hi", little work of punish ment, both left the place, the iusultcr vanquished te have his face patched up, and the victor te proceed en his way chuckling at his late amusement, followed by the thanks of the championed l.idie--, who had been frightened witnesses of the encounter. A Itaiirnad ColllMeu. While the train of engine Ne. IM was standing west of the tunnel above thi.s place this merniug about half-pnst five o'clock, the rear end was run into by engine Ne. 101. the engiue of C. lV. local freight. The eighth car from the lear of the front train was thrown from the rails and somewhat damaged. The accident was caused by the inability of the engineer of 101 te see the train iit freut of him, en account of the dense fog which prevailed. The wrecking ciew from thi.s place was sent te the seenu of the wreck.-aud cleared the tracks iu a short time. Ne peisen was injured by the collision. WIL.L.1AMSTOWN 1TKS1. .Sleigh ItldPH Uencert OtUltliij; Tarty. The village of Williainstewn beasts of its educational facilities, which it claim:, te be among the best iu the count'. Its public school building is large and com fertable, and the school consists of ever seventy scholars, under the instruction of Prof. J. W. Weaver, of Gordeuville, who en Tuesday, the 2ed, treated about fifty of the larger scholars te a delightful s!eii. ride. They visited the Spring Valley school, and also Mr. Christian's at the Black Herse. On Wednesday there was an entertainment in the school room iven by Prof. Dyer, a blind vocalist. On Tuesday evening a large number el young gentlemen aud ladies made a sur prise visits en sleds te the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Perter Mellvaiu. A de lightful drive was followed by a very pleasant reuuien, and the festivities wen; kept up until the wee sraa' heu..s of the morning. Ou Saturday tbcre was a quilting party at Mr. E. E. Bewman's, consisting of fifteen ladies aud seven gentlemen. A beautiful autograph quilt was made for the Williamstewu mission band. The work was completed by 5 p. m., alter which there was great merriment created by the game of shaking the cat." 1UIST TO OUST. Funeral of t!i I.ate Jiilui W. tHaximi, l. I. The funeral of the late Dr. Claxton took place yesterday, the services being at .St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Eighth .-tieet, above Spruce, Philadelphia. The chinch was hung in green, and the coffin wa.s placed near the pulpit. The sei vices were conducted by the rector, Rev. Dr. Paddock. IValms and hymns were sung by the united choir. Rev. Dr. Bobbins read the scriptures anil Rev. Charles Legan, of Manayunk, lead tha piayeis. The cefiiu was born by the pall bearers down the centre ai.sle, followed by the mourners, and passing up the side ni.-de was carried te the place of interment in the churchyard, beside tbe grave of de ceased's parents. Prayers were offered at the grave by Rev. Dr. Paddock. Tins pa'1-bearers were Orlande Ciease, A. Ire land, Jehn A. Clark, Dr. Muhlenberg, of Lancaster, Herace N. Claxton and Win. R. Claxton. Saleit r Tobacco. Our Bird in-Hand correspondent .sends us the follewiug sales of '82 tobacco, re cently made iu that vicinity. Adam Swope, three acres te Mr. Alt schul, at 28, 10 and :;. Emanuel Resh, acte. te same, at 22, ij and 3. Jacob Steltzfus, 15 acres te same, at 20, 10, 8 and 3. Jeshua Lapp, 0 acres te sameatlf. through. Jacob Maccr, 1 l. acres te C. G. Heir, at 20, 8 and 'A. Wm. Grater, 1 aero te name, at 20, 8 and 3. Peter Dersheimer, 2h acres te Mi Sterner, at 11 cents through. Our Insane Patients. The insane patients beIenf;inr te thi.s county, who where taken te the Norris town insane asylum after the destruction by fire of the Lancaster county asylum, were brought ou from Norristown e day, arriving at Lancaster at 2:10 this after noon, and were returned te their wards in the recently rebuilt asylum. They gp.Kjf the officers in charge but very little trou ble dnring the trip from Norristown. Large Let of Scenery. The " White Slave" company arrived in town at neon te-day from Yerk, where they had a packed house last bight. They have a whole car lead of scenery and bag gage and a very large troupe. 39
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