LANCASTER DAILY IKTELUGENCEH FRIDAY FEBKUAliY 16. I8&3. ilaitcastcr fnteiltgnutr. THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 15, 1883. The Wallace Arbitration Bill. Senater Wallace, in advocacy of the voluntary tribunal bill which he has in troduced, with intent te aid the am icable settlement of differences between employer and employed, said a great many geed and true things about the beauty of conciliation and agreement betyeen capital and labor. It is a very geed thing ; and, as he points out, is quite generally appreciated by mechanics and manufacturers. Differences arising between them are usually settled by con fereuce ; and dissensions as te Kites of wages, which are the most fruitful aeurce of trouble, are usually set tled by agreement upon a sliding scale of compensation dependent upon the price of the product of the combination of capital and indus try. Toe elten, however, there is a fail ure uf agreement ; the workman seeks a rate of wages which the manufacturer cannot afford te give, or the manufac turer refuses a fair rate which he can afford. Generally the workman is the unreasonable party ; because skilled labor is net se abundant in this country that these who want it will ref use te pay for it what they can afford. But before long the situation may be reversed, and the increasing number of workmen may put them at the mercy of the manufac turer here, as they are new in England ; or as railroad employees seem te be m this country te day at the mercy of the great corporations employing them. The great railroad strikeef lS77,which Senater "Wallace especially cites as a de plorable one, pointing out the necessity of the law he proposes, was net one which the voluntary aibitratinn he j no poses would havepievented : and fei the simple reason that the Pennsylvania railroad management wastoestiff-neck-ed te accept it. It had every oppei tu nity te try conciliation with its em ployees ; but it scorned such an exhibition of amiable weakness. It frit itself powerful enough te trample upon its suppliants. It was able te concede what they asked, and what they asked was just. With a corporation in Mich temper, what chance of set tlement does voluntary arbitration give V And by the corporation in better temper voluntary arbitration would be accepted, recommended by its geed sense alone. Certainly there can be ee harm in the law adding its recommendation te that of telf-inteiest and common sense ; but we conies that we are unable te share Senater Wallace's enthusiastic views as te the additiei al potency which the advice of the law will give te the advice et the head. Xu harm can come fieui Senater Wallace's pie pio pie pesed law, and we hope that it may have ll the virtue lie sees in it. But our idea is, that when the law steps in between the employer and employed, it should come with something of the authority of the parent, rather than with the counsel only of the friend. Senater Wallace says that in England the arbitrary and wholly compulsory methods of the l.iw remained a dead let ter in the disputes of employer and em ployed, while wholly voluntary arbitra tien has been a success ; whicli is just the result we should expect. Voluntary attempts at agreement must always work well among sensible people ; and agreement at the canyon's meutli is net of a wholesome kind, nor apt te be suc cessful between equals. But Senater Wallace has discovered in France an in stitution called " The Councils of Wise Men," created by the law te settle the diffeieuces arising between labar and capital, which he says works well, and which seems te be clothed with just such degree of authority as te mnke the sea soning of the law a wholesome aid te the acceptance and digestion of the wise men's decrees. If thete councils have been found te weik well in Prance and Belgium, it is fair enough te conclude that they may work well here. Te secure the desirable end it certainly would be wise te try a method which has been successful elsewhere. We de net understand whether Senater Wallace proposes te give te the arbitra tion tribunals he raises all the authority possessed by the Councils of Wise Men ; but we certainly think it would net be well te imitate them unless this is done. tt anted A Club. The enterprising proprietors of the Philadelphia Press, perhaps fired by Senater Wallace's example, have starttd out eLtheir own hook with a scheme te put manufacturers and their workmen en amicable relations. The address which they issue, and send te manufac turers but net te their workmen de clares that manufacturers should " realize the importance of placing wholesome and educating influences about their men ;" and that " Gist among all valuable influences, is te give them geed reading. If left te themselves, or left 10 wrong guidance, they are apt te take papers which teach false doctrines, which are reckless agita ters and which lead men astray, and promote discord and conflict between them and their employers. On the ether hand, a geed, sound, responsible paper would educate them in the right direc tion, it would give them useful informa tion ; promote! contentment, and lead them aright en the vital questions of the day." It will net causs much surprise te hear that the special panacea of the Press is the Press. It recommends itself as presenting just the quality of reading matter which the manufacturer would have read by these who labor for him, and incline te vote against him. It declares that " none knew better than employers that workingmen are often misled and vote directly against their own interests and the interests of do mestic manufacturers." Tiie Press un dertakes te exercise an " incalculable influence" " in pointing their minds in the right direction." " In its proprie torship," it says, " it is specially allied te the manufacturing interests ;" and it mildly suggests te its fellow man ufacturers that it would serve the cause, and their brother, well "if one of your book-keepers or foremen could be in teiested in forming a club." We incline te think that the Pre?.? deserves a club from the manufacturer's employees. Peuhai'S Hazcn has let the floods loose te divert attention from Beltzhoover's blizzard at the signal service. If the Legislature can effect it the pce pie of New Yerk city arc te ride en the elevated railways for five cents a trip. Fueudie Geuiiakdt is running around (somewhere in the southwest, but the Bwellen waters have net yet reached the tips of his earn. The Michigan canvas for United States senator has get along se f.tr a.s te disclose the fact that Ferry has been premising offices for votes for himself and Hubbel has been paying out money te beatFeiry. At this rate Miehigau will seen measnie up te Pennsylvania. The U. S. makes an eighty-eight cent dollar; it has just turned out au anemal. eus coin which does net tell en its face whether it stands for live farthings or five dell.us, and new it is discovered that half of $33,000 geld recently coined at New Or leans, sheit $2.50 per $1,000, is iti circula tion. What next '.' ArTEii a long and bitter stiuggle for the city offices filled by councils in Phila delphia, the Democrats and Independents who had before defeated Baldwin for com missioner of highways, yesterday elected Coleuol Ludlow, au engineer of the U. S. A., te 1)0 superintendent of the water works. His opponent, one Shaw, as a desperate resort cii ciliated the steiy that Ludlow was a drunkaid and that seen settled Shaw. The riugsters rnade one strangling stand and thou died in the List ditch. Thu depar tmcut has laie pation patien pation age aud the Deraeetats aie well satisfied te have it in non-partisan h mils and run for the public geed. ItcriiusEM'.vrn u Joux II. Landis ha been making such a geed record for him self in attacking improper appropriations that is a pity he could uet withstand the temptation te show his eats by indulging iu femn buncombe ever the bill te pension the Miiviving veterans of the Mexican war, which caiue up en second reading. Landis insisted en ameudiug it se as te uet make it apply te ex-Cenicdeiatc-, though nobody was able te rue ill an Pennsylvania soldier of the Mexican war I who had seived iu the army of the rebel lien, except Pemberton, of Philadelphia, and when he was hunted up it was leund that he has been dead for several years. Tm:NewYeik Herald veiy piemptly exposes the fallacy of an appeal made by Helmes, Whittiei aud Aldrich te Congress te net take the taiill off books, lest, it would enable foreign publisheis te occupy the maiket with books wiittcn and made abroad, and " that higher literature will be diseeuiaged and the greatest volume of cuneut liteiatuie, which is iu the feim of leading for the young, will be guidul by feieign authors instead of by men ahd wemeu of their own nation." All feieigu books for which theie is general demand are already it published aud sold here cheaper than leicigu publisheis would sell them, aud veiy much cheaper than the copyrighted publications of home autheis of like rank arc sold. Tin; Democratic state executive com cem com mitttee of Pennsylvania held its fiist meeting under the new rules and the re organization of the party iu Philadelphia last evening, there being piesentW. U Heusel, chairman, Gaa. It u: haul Coulter, Hens. B. P. Myers, V. F. Hanitty, 11 P. Allen and W. J. Brcnuan. Harrisburg was fixed as the place for the meeting of the next state couvcutieu en Weduesday, Aug. 1, te he opened at 10 a. in. There was au informal discussion en various political matters and a disposition mani fested te seeuie such a change iu the law relating te payment of tax as a suffrage qualification as would abolish the consti tutional prevision en this subject or reduce the tax te a nominal figure. At length, after much time aud $23,000 expense, the crypt under the cathedra! at Garden City, L. I., intended as the last resting place of A T. Stewart, has been completed. It is .said te ba of extremaly elaborate finish, is 18 feet high, aud in the centre arc two stene satenphagi for the re mains of Mr. aud Mrs Soewart. Consider ing the pipular belief that the steleu body of the millionaire was never ie coveied, there is something Judicious iu the idea of the erection of a tomb for the reception of a body which cinnnt be found te be put into it. But then the building of this costly sopulchure may be additional grounds for the impression that the re mains are in secret possession of friends who at an opportune time will place them in the crypt, which skill and money, it may be presumed, have made doubly so se cure. MAll. JUNCKLLANKr. Condensed Intelligence lrem the morning X'aierfl. Beeth's theatre, at New Yeik, has been sold te James D. Fish, president of the Marine bank, for $500,000. The leceiver of the suspended Union iron and steel company, at Chicago, re ports the assets as $1,454,931 above liabilities. The steamer Beaver ran into a rock at the Narrows, at the entrance te Burraid iulet, aud sunk. The Beaver was a histo rical beat, having conic around Cape Ueiu iu 1835, and was the first steamer in the Pacific ocean. The wife and two children et Henri Latourelle, of Montreal, were poisoned by eating canned lobster. Henrietta, a girl of 7 years, and Mrs. Latourelle are recov ering, but the younger girl is still danger ously ill. Recent losses by fire : Swartz Creek, Mich., burned out, $12,000 ; Flickinger & Bare's store, Defiance, Ohie, $20,000 : ceuuty court house, Bagfield, Wis., $15,000 ; Geesliue & Sen's tannery, Par ma Corners, New Yerk, $20,000. Hurled in Her Bridal Kobes. In Washington, Pa., Miss Nettie Clark, aged 22, only daughter of Dr. Byreu Clark, was buried lately from her father's residence. Miss Clark was an estimable young lady, and was te have been maried en the 17th of April next te Mr. Samuel Workman, a most respectable young gen tleman. Miss Clark was buried in her wedding robes. STAE EOUTE SENSATION 0K OK THE CONSP1KATOJRS fLBADS GUILTY. Ilerdeil t-mprlpFS Ilia CnutiftI by Withdrawn-;; Hlslleef Xet.uln "and tillering tu Tell .111 lie Kuuus. In the Star Reute cases yesterday, M. C. Herdell, one of the indicted persons, aiese and said: " If the ceuit please, I desiie te make a statement in my own behalf." A profound silence prevailed for a moment ; the court looked surprised, but the counsel for the defense seemed te be prepared for the blew about te fellow. The ceuit finally said : "Yeu can make it." Rerdell then said : I became acquainted with S. W. Dersey in December, 1872 ; met Jehn Dersey in the spi iug el 1878 at General Dersey's house en " I " street : first met Peck about 1808 CD or 70 : became acquainted with Brady iu the spiitig of 1879. In August, 1875, 1 was appointed te a pesi tien under the district government, at the same time acting as Dersey's secretary. One morning in June, 1878, witness went te Dersey'u house at his request Dersey had bofero him a large number of communications He tossed them ever te witness aud asked him if he knew what they meant. Witness read-about a dozen. They weie communications fiem the pest office department addiessed te Dersey, Peck, Beene, Miner, and pcihaps Watts. Doisey asked him te take chaise of the business, and witness carried them down te his office in the district buildings. Dersey said he intended te take away tin business fiem Beene, who was thou at tending te it ; saw Dersey again en the night following; told him he thought he could attend te the business after getting a little Auther in formation. Dersey directed him te go te Beene's house aud get all the papers eon ucctt'd with the business. Beene, he said, would undeistaud what papers were wauted. Witness did as he was diiected and get a large case et pigeon holes ful! of papers, took them te Miner's room in Dersey's house, and devoted all of his spare tiipe te the business, writing letteis te sub contractors and ethers. About July 5 or 10, Doisey asked him if he would like te go West. Witness replied in the affirmative, and by Dersey's direction put in his application for leave of absence. Dersey said that lie would see that he get it. ltness was te go west te assist Jeuu Derey in putting service upon th. Bis-maiek-Tengne liver route. Left. Wash iugten en July 11 ; received rnstiuetiens and $1 500 fiem Dmscv bebnc leaving. Dersey also went wich him te the German American national bank aud td.icud te the credit of Jehn W. Doisey & Ce, $3,000. Witness signed the film's name Jehn V. Dersey & Ce upon the books. When witness returned he negotiated thiee blank notes signed Jehn W. Doisey & Ce., and ei'deised S. W. Doisey. D.d nec reuieiu her whether Miner or himself had the notes. Used neatly all the money for stocking the Tongue Hiver route. Alto gether $S,000 was used for this purpjse. Jtuilillug liranclies ml urging AVelli. Before witness weut West, Dersey furnished him with postal blank!,, aud told him te establish a station off te euu side et the route about sixty miles aud put in applications te have it put upon the route. It was calculated that tins would make up for the distance lest tiueugh the erroueou3 advertisements. Witness missed connection at tit. Paul, aud whiie waiting, met Jehn W. Doisey in a hotel. Jehn Dersey took him down te the stables aud showed him Pcnnell's horses. They went ou together te Bismarck, and with the assistance of Jehn Deucj and Pen nell, witness pieceeded t buy gram stock, canip utensils and ether requiuties. A trairr was prepared, and Pernie!! star fed nut te build ranches and dii wells. Wit ecs. selected the site el the proposed side ellice, and even picked out a name for it. At Miles City witness get up a petition, and everieue whom he asked signed it. He had a letter of iutioductien te Gcneial Miles, aud get him te wnte a letter te the department. Witness left Jehn Dersey at Miles City. Witness picked out a place en the map for the new posteilroo, but knew nothing about, the number of in habitants at that place. " It was a paper posteilicc ?" asked the court. The witness nnsweied aflhmatively. lie knew one et the earm rs ou the route. S. W. Dersey's instiuctiens weie te build the stations about fifteen or six'ecn miles; apart. He said the service would ba in creased, and uutil that time they could use every thiid station. He was also iu sti ueted te get up petitions for increase aud expedition. He had been furnished with letters te a number of prominent persons, including Governer Ramsey, General Resser aud Senater Wiudem. About the first of August witness left Jehn W. Dersey iu charge of the route, and returned te Washington. Next saw Jehn Dersey iu January or February, 1879. Did uet see him here in Neveiu bcr, 1S78. Get letters from him about, that tune that would" show wheie he was-. Mr. Merrick requested witness te bring the letters with him te-morrow. Very tdese te Brady. Witness, continuing, said that ins fam ily occupied Senater Dersey's house dur iug the summer of 1S78. When he returned from the West Miner also took up his abode there. Senater Dersey was away and witness occupied his house at his request. Miner said the service was iu bad condition, and they couldn't de any thing while Beene was in ; that Brady was hostile te Boeuo, who talked tee much. Miner asked witness' opiuieu upon the subject, of admitting Yaile into the company. Vaile, he said, was an old contractor aud had plenty of money. " What, did he say of the relations be tween Vail3 and Brady ?" asked Mr. Met -rick. Objected te, but objection overruled. Answer " He said that Vaile was veiy elose te Biady." In conversation with Miner aud Vaile at the National hotel, in Washington, Miner told "Vaile he had bceu talking te Rerdell about giving him employment; he thought they should give him a geed thing. Vaile .said he had been thinking of the .same thing and acceeded te the preposition. Miner said they would fix hiur and asked him hew he would hke some mail service; he could go West and be bis own man. Witness did net auswer positively, but re garded himself as acting under this agiee tuent from March 1. Vaile speke of the possibilities of the service, saying some of the routes let at $40,000 would be pushed se as te yield $000,000 or $700 000 a year. He thought the Rawlins White River reute would be a geed oue for wit ness te begin en. Witness went te Raw lins and employed a sub contractor en that route. In the meantime he wrete out a number of petitions for inerease and ex ex pedrtien aud caused them te be circulated. At that time (March, 1S79,) S. W. Dor Der sey was quarreling with Miner and Vaile, and refused te allow his brother te furnish the affidavit. Vaile said he thought he could get Brady te accept an afiidavrt from the sub contractor, and withiu a few days reported that Brady had consented te de this. By Vaile's direction witness wrote out a blank affidavit and sent it te Perkins for his signature. It came back sigaed with the spaces reserved for men and animals unfilled according te direction. Mr. Merrick presented the affidavit te the witness, who identified it, aud siid the words one " preceding tiip, " three " preceding men, " six " preceding animals, ' eight " preceding men and " twenty four " preceding animals, hi been filled in by himself by the directren of S. W. Dersey, who also suggested the numbers. Witness filed the affidavit and letter of transmittal in the department by Dersey's direction. Mr. Ingersoll objected te this evidence, lie said they tried te make out a fraud when they provided for expedition, and fraud wheu t'uey did net ; it was a fraud either waj. Mr. Menick It was a new fraud ; expciience taujht them a mere adroit fraud. Taking up one of the affidavits connect ed with the Oje Ualicntc route, the wit nc.,s said that although the bottom of the paper was in the handwiiting of W. F. Kel.egg, notary public, yet the figures opposite the men and animals and the number of the route had been written iu by S. W. Dersey. TIIKOWINH Ul A SNAKK. 1'liM AStenUfilnc Ailalr thut Urn Kxcltea Sal isbury's" Colored Kenlileuia. A special dispatch te the 'Times, from Sahsbuiy, N. Y., sa3 : The colored people at this place, as well as many ethers, have been thrown into intense excitement ever the fact that Hugh Leeuaid had thrown up a snake. Lyeuaid had been sick for some wceks aud was convinced that he had been conjured, lleiven gees se far as te fix the exact date when the bewitch ing was accomplished. He says he at tended a hall, when oue of his old sweethearts, whom he had dis carded " for a handsomer girl" gave him some cake. He noticed a peculiar taste and did net eat ali of it, as he was afraid of being conjured, lle seen became com plaining et pains iu the stomach. His uncle Cetman took tbe case in clraige, with the avowed intention of removing the spell, aud yesterday witnessed the ftuitieu of his labors. About 1 o'ceck LeeLaid was taken with a severe lit of coughing, when he threw up asuakoabeut 18 inches long, spotted white aud black, and apparently of the water snake variety. The reptile wa? alive, and continued se until it was put into a bottle of rum for sal'e keeping. The negre stiil lies en his back ou the fleer, and says theie are mere of th-in yet te ueme,.iddiug that they ceme up into his t'lieat aud cheke him nearly te death, but slip back before ha can get his lingers upon them. An old colerod, wennn pieeut at tle oceurience, says that just beleic the suake put in its appearance a four legged scer pien ran ou', el JVsenaid s mouth and dis appeared under the bed. The snake has been seen by hundreds. The excitement i- iutuu.-e. Ud aid Graham, who is sup posed by all the colon d people te be gifttd as :i i.'i.juier, says the tiling is very easily done. Te cause snakes te grew jeu simply get a'iy .snake, kill and diy it, aud grind it te a fine powder. This i mixed with aay kind et cake, and the very small eggs which it contains are seen hatched by the heat of the stomach .iuJ the cad is accein p'ished m PKR30NAL.. Ciiaui.ks S. Wolfe aud Den Cameicu were m Hariijsburg yesterday. oiwen' Cami:hex is nearing 81. The Western tiip of him and Mr. Dana has been put etl until Mdich 1. Dekman B. Eaten is booked ler the head of the new civil soivice commission. That is putting the infant te a fuendly run se. Phek. J. W. Wk-ti.vki:, of the state normal school, Milloisville, has been honored by having the name of a school house in Allegheny county changed from " Buck" te " Westlake." Joux L. McDowell, treasuier of the Y. M. Christian association, Alteena, and a prominent commission merchant, is ic peited te have absconded with $100 of the association's meucy and between $30,000 and $10,000 baleuj;ing te pnties dealing with him in the commission business. Bmntex Cem:, president ; Clement R. Wainwiight and David W. Sellcis, vice presidents; Peter II. Keller, treasurer; Albert II. Harris, secretary, wciere elect ed efiuvrs of the Commonwealth club last, evening. Fer the full term of the beard of nianigers James Gay Gei den aud W. S. Themas weie chosen, and for the unex pired term, Jehn Huggard. Hen. Emsiiy W. Davis, speaker of the Heuse of the Colerado Legislature has made geed headway in lutieducing the Pennsylvania customs into that hotly. He was presented by the members ou Saturday last, with a massive silver service of eight pieces, in recognition of his fairness as a presiding officer during the session which has just closed. Gen. Shi:rmn gave a dinuer of 17 envois at his residence last evening m honor of President Arthur, who was, tin fortunately obliged te send his regrets and leave ou the afttinoeu tiain for New Yeik, te attend the funeral of his friend, ex Gov. Morgan. Iu his absence the place of honor was given te the president of the Senate, David Davis. B. F. Eshi,eman, esq. of this city was introduced a' the annual meeting of the Clever club iu Philadelphia, last evening as the " Baby" member. The new infant was sol irmly conducted te the high chair by T. M. Jacksen and the late Baby, and invested with the official rattle. That impressive ceremony concluded, the dinuer began. Mr. Eshleman had as his guest at tha dinner R. B. Risk esq. et the Ex amine; and both made speeches which re ceived high enceuiums fiem the company. Mrs. McEuiey is President Arthur's sister and has recently been annoyed by having the society of objectionable per sons thrust upon her. Ex-Collector Tem Murphy premised te introduce some ladies te Mrs. McElroy, and took them te the White Heuse with him. They were ques tioned net only as te who they were, but as te what they had been, and weie abiuptly told by the piesident that they could net see his sister. Murphy is swear ing veageance aud society circles ai e iu a ferment of excitement. A FATAL. CUASTIMG AUCILMSNT. A Old Citizen eIcv CHMie Knuulci'U Deun by a bleil ami Killed. While- William Hamilton, of New Cas tle, Lawrence county, Pa., aged 00 years, was coming down Prttsbui g street a sled ou which was a boy ran into him while it was going at a veiy high rate of speed. Mr. Hamilton was knocked down with torrible force, hia head striking en the frozen pavement. Wheu picked up it was found that his head aud face were badly bruised. He was taken te his home where he began te vomit, expectorating clots of bleed. He also complained of great pain iu his car. He lingered until near mid night in great pain, when he expired. Itetriiyeil ami Drudl te Death. Miss Lizzie McDaurels aged 25 years a daughter of William McDaniels, residing at Ne. 4 North Washington street Balti more, died en Sunday last having given birth te a child en the 1st instant. Before her death she exacted from her father and brother a premise net te harm her alleged betrayer, Chales E. Kemp, of Williams & Kemp, machinists. She was feundby her mother, in November last in a secluded heuse suffering from drugs which she said Kemp had compelled her te take with a view of producing abortion. High Water, Yesterday the Conestoga was bank full and there was 31 inches of water pouring ever the breast of the dam at the city mill. This morning at 10 o'clock it had fallen about five inches. l'ellceiuen Appointed. The governor has appointed Henry Hammer and Christian B. Henry te be special policemen at the iron works at Safe Harber, which arc owned by the Phcenix iron company and are new closed. CARRIAGE WORKS- IMl'KOVUMENTS AX Al.TICK & SONS. A. Description of the l'reiul-es of One of L,Hicastcr'8 Unlef Iniliibtries Au Old ltuslnesa Establishment. Duriug the past year the Messis. Altick turned out evor nine hundred first-class jobs, aud for several years past the aver aver age has been evor seven hundred. The senior partner may almost always be found in his ellice giving the business a general superintendence. S. W. Altick devotes himself te traveling and taking orders for work, while the junior partner has a general superintendence ever the Beveral shops iu the establishment. Fer several months past D. A. Altick & Seus, carriage manufacturers, have been making extensive additions and improve ments te their manufactory,42 aud 44 West Orange street, which, even before these additions aud improvements were made, steed at the head of the list of carriage manufactories in this county. The main burldiug, fronting en Orange street, has a front el 45 feet aud a depth of ,10e feet, and is Tour stories aud an attic in height the fourth story and attic having beeu recently added. Immediately in the rear of the main building, and connected with it, is a two-story brick building, 150 feet square, which is used exclusively for the storing of lumber. Connected with this building is another new brick, 70 feet long, 30 feet wide and three stories in height. As will be seen, the length of these tluce buildings is ever 200 feet, with a width of from 150 te 45 feet. On entering the main building from Orange street the visitor is ushered into the vestibule te the show room in one corner el which is the Messrs Aitick's cozy office. This vestibule is separated from the show room by sliding glass doers extending en tiiely across it, admitting an abundance of light and excluding all dust aud dirt. The show room has an area et lUe by ij leet aud is filled with finely finished vehicles phaetons, buggies, carriages, light wagons &c. The room is admirably lighted, net only by the glass doers above mentioned, but by an immense sky-light, about six teen feet square, which pierces the uppsr floors and sheds a flood of light into the rooms en the several stories. On the second fleer front is the finishing room 36 by 45 feet. It is heie that the vehi cles, after coming from the painters and trimmers, are put together preparatory te being lowered, en the elevator, into the show rejm. Back of the finishing room is the trim ming room, 4D by 70 feet. Iu addition te the usual appliances found in all liist class carriage raauufactoiies, this room contains one of Elliett's patent dash machines the only one in the state. It is au iin raense sewing machine, and ou it eue man can stitch a dash in fifteen minutes, thus dciug as much work as ten men cau de by hand. The entire third tloer front is used as a paint shop. It is 45 by 100 feet minus the size of the sky-iight which pieices its centre and gives it light. It is subdivided into several compartments and is filled with vehichs undergoing the operation of painting, deceiating and varnishing. Frem the varnishing room all dust is ex cluded, net only by close doeis and win dows, but by a double fleer which pre vents it from enteriug from the room be bo be lew. The fourth fleer front is packed with finished work wheels, axles, shafts, etc., ready for putting together. The fifth lleir front is packed witii hundreds of finished carriage bodies. Returning te the back building we find first the lumber heuse 30 feet square, both stories of which are packed with seasoned lumber. The first story of the adjoining building, 30 by 70 feet, is used for the storage of loose material fellees, hub, spokes, bows, &c. The second fleer of equal size is the weed shop, where a large number of men are employed in making wheels, bodies and all the ether wood work required in carriage making. The thiid fleer of the building is the blacksmith shop, and we are iufermed it is the only blacksmith shop iu the country that occupies se elevated a position. It con tains ten forge fires and mero than a score of the sons of Vulcan aie constantly en gaged iu forging carriage ireus,ar?d ironing the work sent te them by the weed-workers. The fleer of the smith shop is of brick laid in cement. The anvil blocks de net rest en the joists that support the fleer, but ou pillars, with stene founda tions, reaching from the ground te the fleer of the smith shop. The shop is well ventilated and beiug se high up in the air, the smoke and sulphur from the feiges de net offend the taste of fastidious neigh bors. The convenient arrangement of the cntiie establishment can be seen at a glauce. The lumber and Ioeso material is carried from the first te the second story, where it is worked out aud put together by the weed -workers. It is thou raised te the amithshep, where it is ironed. Then it is carried across a bridge, 3(5 feet long aud nearly as wide, connecting the front and back buildings, and is ready for the painters. Theu it gees te the trimming room, en the second fleer, and wheu fin ished is ready te be lowered into the show room for inspection by customers. Thus there is no rehandling necessary, and no lugging of work backwards and forwards. Experts who have visited Aitick's shops declare that there is net anywhere in the country a mero conveniently arranged establishment ; and even in New Haven, the great centre of carriage making, there are very few that exceed it in exteut. In addition te the buildings above described the Messrs Altick have a large warehouse at 42 Market street. The building is 30 feet front by 13G feet deep and three stories high. It is used exclusively for the storage of finished work, with which it is packed as full as it well can be. Mr. D. A. Altick, the senior member of the firm, is the pioneer carriage builder of Lancaster. He commenced business en a rather small scale as long age as 1848. He gradually increased his business until it attained its present preeminence. In 1873 he took into partnership his eldest son, S. W. Altick, and in 1830 W. B. Al tick, his second son, was admitted. Frem 1848 te the present time, the establish ment never closed ; the werkmen have never been laid off, except for some fault of their own, and they never have failed te receive their wages en pay day. There are from seventy te eighty hands constantly employed and it is creditable te the men as well as te the employers, that every one of the foremen and nearly all of the employees learned their trade in Aitick's shops. The only exceptions are a few old stagers who were full-grown workmen before Mr. Altick began business. The pay-roll of the es tablishment since 1848 will show that mere men have been given employment and mero wages paid them than has been paid by any ether business enterprise in Lancaster, except our great cotton mills. The trade of the establishment is princi pally wholesale and a very large propor tion of it comes from the Seuth and West, though considerable fine work is sent also te Philadelphia, New Yerk, and even New England, where carriage building is a specialty. The popularity of Altiek's work has done much towards making Lan caster a centre for carriage building ; and quite a number of reputable establish ments have sprung up in this city, all of which we believe are doing a fine business. And it is net an exaggeration te say that no city in the state turns ent as much work, as geed work, or sells it at as low prices as the carriage manufacturers of Lancaster. LOCAL, LEGISLATION. What a Taxpayer Think of It. Eus. iNTEu.iaENcnn : In answer te your editorial in last evening's paper I desire te say : " Our state senators with wiienr the whole responsibility for the failure or success of the measure must new rest, ' should htesitate te pass the bill te increase the miyer's fees, taking the taxpayers' money out of the county treas uiy and putting it into the city treasury. The county commissioners, or at least a m ljerity of tliem, recognize the rnjustiee that would be placed upon the taxpayers by the pas-, ige of this illegal enactment, and Seuateis Mylin and Stehniau ought net te put it through. Further, thcre i another very impor tant matter te which I wish te call the attention of the honorable souaters aud uicmhciset the Legislature from Lancas ter ceuuty. It is, in my judgment, a rotten picce of legislation, viz : Au act passed in 187G that might be se construed by a court as te compel the county te rebuild or re construct bridges, at the expense of the taxpicis of the county, for the sole bene fit of au incorporated turnpike read coic ceic pany. I have been informed, aud veiy credibly, that some of the menrhers from our couu ceuu ty are oppesiug the repeal of this act, or a supplement thereto. Wee be it uute the senaters or members who wish te be re elected that Willi refuse te repeal un wholesome laws aud legislate iu favor of corporations aud against the taxpayers of this ceuuty, and all ether counties in the statrt. Tamwyek. Uunaway of a The Herse Tei;ui. D. W. Breneiser aud Chas. Sprecher, of Bartville, came te town te-day with a two herse wagon lead of tobacco. In driving down Prince street iu front of the resi dence of R J. MeGranu, the off horse took fright and the team ran into the lamp pest and shattered the glass at the Betki.1 ehuich. Sprecher was threwu out aud severely huit. Brcneiser jumped from the wagon and escaped injury. The horses snapped off the tongue and tore the har ness, but riming against the iien fence around the church, became entangled in it. one was thrown down aud seriously cut and the runaways weie caught. The in jured mau aud beast weie both taken te the Merrimac hotel. The team belonged te Henry Graybill of, Bsruville. The horse, which was impaled en the iron fence as he attempted te jump ever it is very seriously injured, one of the long sharp spear points with which the fence is picketed having entered the horse's body just behind the right foreleg and penetrated it deeply. The hersa is attended by Dr. Cattcll. Twe or tluee pauels of the iren fence are badly shatter ed. Sprcchci's injuiies are net serious. 1.1T1TZ NEWS. Clipped mm Uendeiiseit from the " Urcinil," Harry Diehm, el While Oak, en Monday hitched his herse before Dithm's store at Warwick while he proceeded te transact some business. In the meantime the horse attached te n sleigh, tore Ioeso and ran up the read te a stene quarry en the new pike near Bucher's, where he plunged headlong into the quarry and down a pre cipice of about 14 feet. The sleigh was broken, but straiige te say the heise had no bones broken, although he was con siderably bruised. A meeting of the stockholders of the Lititz plow company, was held at the fac fac tery en Tuesday evening for the election of directors, &c. All the old directors were re-elected for the ensuing year. Fire was discovered in an uptaiis room in the rcsidence of E. J. Ban-, Lititz, and before it could be extinguished considera ble dainage was done te tha articles iu it. $15,000 of the $10,000 required te con struct the Manheim aud Lititz turupike have been subscribed. i Itullreail Arbitration. Te day arbitrators are hearing evidence in the orphans' ceuit room in the cases of Lizzie Peitner, administiatiix of Bdw. I'ortuer, vs. the Pennsylvania raiheul,and Jacob Eaby vs. the same defendant. A year or two age the railroad company en en tered upon ami took possession of a por tion of the property of the plaintiffs in Salisbury township near the Gap. The parties being unable te agrce as te the amount of damages, the following named arbitrators from ether counties weie app'iint'd te hear theeasa : IIeu. Daniel Bttskirk, ofPiiutewn, Berks county ; Garseu Huyett, Sinking Springs. Berks county ; Samuel G. ilatlield, of Denglassville, Berks ceuuty ; Audiew Meredith of Lebanon ; aud Theodere B. Kline of AimviPe, Leb.tneu county. The case exuites a gieat deal of interest and a large number of witnesses are present. G. C. Kennedy, esq., appears for the plain tills and II. M. North esq., for the lail lail read. I'lie Alrieriiian'it Court. Aldcrmau Samson placed three distin guished names ou his docket yestsulay Chas. Carrell, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was seut te jail for ten days ; Jehn Smith, whose life wassived by Peca hentas, was sent out for seven days ; aud Frank Me Adam, the inventor of turn piking, was turned ever te Prison Keeper Buikholder for five days and all because they get drunk and become diserdeily. Ellen Stewart. colored, charged with keeping a disorderly bawdy house, was committed by Alderman McConemy in default of bail, te auswer at court. Harriet Bestt n, co'ered, who wa: charg ed by her husband with having committed adulteiy with sundry parsons hid a heir iug befere Aldermau McC niemy last eveniug, aud'was discharged for want of evidence. Jea Hinder who chirged his wife with having committed adultery, failed te put iu an appearance as prosecutor at the time appointed for the heating. IIe was aftur tarfiards arrested aud committed. The hearing will take place befere Alderman McConemy te-mono w. Tobacco Males. The following tobacco sales have re cently been made in the vieiuiry of Kirk Kirk weed, Colerain township : Isaac Phillips, t i Kendig fc Sen, 1 aero at 155, 8 and 3 ; Jehn Thompson, te same, '', acres at 10, 0 and 3 ; G. W. Swisher, te same, 2 acres at 13, 5 aud 3 ; Leuis Fergusen, te same, 2 acres at 1G, G and 3 ; J. McCauIey, te same, 2 acres at 1G G and 3 There is a large quantity of geed tobacco in this noitzhbeihood ready for the market. Jas. S. Kirk, of West Nottingham township, Chester county, sold 3 acies te J. K. Shirk, for 2-j, 10 G and 3. Henry Graybill, of Bareville, delivered te-day te Mr. Brownstein about 2,000 pounds of tobacco, for which he was paid 22, 7 and 3. A 8treet Kebber. List night about 10 o'clock Samuel Reynolds, who is employed in Shaub & Burns' shoe store, en Iris way te his home en Seuth Queen street, near the Wood ward Hill cemcteiy was met by a man, who knocked him down and searched his pockets, demanding his money. The thief secured nothing and Mr. Reynolds escaped uninjured. Shortly befere the occurrence above stated a son of Geerge Wolf was stepped in much the same way near Peacock's furnace. Fortunately a brother of 3Ir. Wolf was net far off and ran te his assist ance, whereupon the highwayman ran off. Held for hostage. A letter addressed te "Mr. O. B. Bur rows, Marshall Town P. O., Marshall ceuntv. Iowa," is b.9ld by Postmaster Martha' 1 for want of a stamp. WLBMBIA NEWS. I'K KKUDLAK UOKKXSl'OXirSMUK r.venti itlent; the su-queliaiinii Items et Interest In anil Around the Itureugh l'lched up by the lutellt-Kenccr"-" Kepeiter. Mr. Richard Gore desires that his with drawal from the contests for chief burgess, a au Independent candidate, be announc ed. This gentleman is a Democrat, ami after giving the subject earnest attention, has eeme te the conclusion that some et these who uiged linn te be a candidate for etliiv. did se in order te have him divide the Democratic vote, aud thus secure the election of the Republican noiuineo. As Mr. Geie has the welfare of his pirty mere at heart than his own desires, he will new etush any hopes which the Republicans may have entertained by reason of his candidacy, by his withdrawal from the field. Se the Republicans have b.vl all their trouble and plotting for nothing. St. .lehu'i. Fair. Odd Fellow's hall has been beautifully decorated for the fair aud festival of St. Jehn's Lutheran church, which opened list evening and whicli will be continued te night and te morrow aftorue n and evening. Along both sides of the hall and at the enil opposite the entrance arc hand some arches of greens, decorated with fl igs. Extending from the centra of the ceiling te the four corners of .the room are feste.nis of greens. Along the sides of the hall are the refreshment tables, and at the eud back of the arches are these of the faucy articles, of which there is a line display. Evciy thing presents .w haudsome appearance. Hard Worketl Wrecker. The wieekiug crew from this place cleared away the wreck at the Lancaster stock siding yesterday, and also assisted the wrecking crews from Paoli and Parkesbuig at the Neitlr Bend wreck ; thus they were kept busy the entire day. The wrecked engines of the North Bend accident were both brought te this place j ester day and both weie in a delapidated conditieu. All of the coupling apparatus of one eugiue was geno ami chains had been placed mound it te alferd a means for another engine te puli it. Siiultz lc-t' Narrmv Ksipe Mr. Shultz Reese was n" irly run ever by the shifting engine, yesterday, while standing en the L'eniisjlvauia railroad track in front of the dispitc'iei'.s etlici iu thewes-t yaid- Jehn Williams, euu of the ciew of the shifter, pulled him off iu tunc te save him fi en, a terrible death. Mr. Reese was standing with his back to wards the engine, aud a he is deaf, he ucith.M sa.v nor bend its appre ich. He was almost stui'k by .in engine the day previous aud iu almost the same manner as yesterday. Alt.T thu Ititd Heys. The night policemen are keeping a bright lookout for the young men or boys who have been annoying people by re moving their dejrsteps at night. Sume of the merchants have likewise been auneyed by having their stoie boxes carried away from the front of their stores, and have complained about the matter. If these perpetrators of malicious mischief, for it is nothing else, are caught, they will be made te wish a hundred times that they behaved themselves. The Itnmtish I4uiSk t. The name of Mr. Dillcr Souder should have been substituted for that of Mr. Milten McFarland, ye-terdiy, in re ferring te the three gentlemen who had been ordered for instruction in dispatchers duties at the cast jards here. Mr. Mu Farland is at the present time oue of the cast yard dispatchers. It has been a long time sinca the sticets of Columbia have had se many drunkeu men en them as there were last night. They kept their diiiukcn c.tieiisals up uutil :i late hour iu tha morning, and an noyed elder loving people by their hev.-l- A new punt work-s was put in opera epera opera tieu at Silver Springs yesterday. A large building has been leased from Mr. Herace Haldur.rau, e! M nit tt.i, and this, with an cxtensivoadditien. constitutes the works, which are hein eperatid by L waster par.ies. Miss Rebecca Slaymaker, who has been a guest of Miss Bella Rcdsecker for aevcial weeks past, returned te her home in Lan caster te day. Te-morrow, Ember day. evening, prayer will he held it St. Paul's l. E. church at 4:U0 p. in. i.ini.i: locals. Here ami 1 here iiimI Kverjwheie. The major had seven ledgers last night and they weie discharged. Cel. D. A. Keye.', agent of "Ranch 10," is registeied at the Stevens' house. Matt Gibler's combination gave an en tertainment at Meuntville last evening te a crowded heuse aud the show pleased the patrons. Frank Sfeiger, who ter several years has weiked about the Stevens' heuse in differ ent capacities, lelt List night, at 1 1 o'clock for Tiffin, Ohie, where he will engage in the livery business. Ou Wednesday ove'ihig the lady friends of Julc Bradycimp, of Caieline- street, gave him a large surprise party at his home. A large supper and dancing were the features of the evening'.-; entertain ment. The ticket agents of the Pennsylvania railroad received orders ye.sterd ty te sell no tickets for Cincinniti or peinH further west. This afternoon they received orders te resume the salu of tickets. A twelve-jear old boy wbo-e natne we did net learn had three fingers of his right hand cut through te the bone just befere noeu today at Arneld's cork factory, Ful ton street. He was working at the taper ing machine at the tinw. Dr. Geerge R. King dre-jsed the wounds. I'leuejut Kvenliig The lecture and phrenolegical examina tions, by Mrs. May Chapman, at the hall of the Yeung Men's Christian asrociatieu, last evening, were of universal interest te the audience present. The subject of phrenology was presented from the phynr olegieal basis. The lady is evidently an expert, judging from the accurate work done in her examinations. A personal ex amination of this kind is often suggestive and of practical value. Anether Iecture en the same ceueral subject will be de livered in the Y. M. C. A. hall en Monday evening next. Ueud Hale. B. F. Rewo had a sale for Henry B," Miller, of Strasburg township, yesterday, at which stock sold at high prices. A bay mare brought $24,1, and a blind mare $101. Twe 3 year old colts sold for $220. 50 and $183.30, and two 2-year olds sold for $107 each. Twe yearlings sold for $GG and $73. Twenty-one head of young cat tle brought au average price of $28.33. The Dorcas Society. The Ladies Union Dorcas society grate fully acknowledge the following donations which have been received since Jan. 23 : Mrs. Dr. Kinzcr. $2 ; Mrs. Kcrfoet, $1 ; Miss Hurford, $1 ; Russel &ShuImjci, $3 ; 3Ire. W. P. Clinten, $1. HfLVIAI. AOXlVH.ft. A -Minister, in Lowed, -llas., has been obliged te give up preaching en account et trouble in Ills threat. It this reverend gentle man hud taken Dr. Cull's Cough Syrup, he would have still been a usetid member et his proles-den. A nrciEDY ter Indigestion, Consumption, Dyspepsia, Wed.ness, Kever, Ague, ate. Col Cel den'3 Liquid Ueel Tonic. I12-lwdeed&w ,f . 4
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