'JVFisr? wjcj-E- -, ' - c- - vtt- -?. 2 --'' t" jU$r t; - j y V ----. .. Mft-iiiC3Tg&V LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY APRIL 3. 1383. -L ILancastet Intelltgmrrr. TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3. 18B3. Tlie Femaster Generalship. The president is advised by the attor ney general that the law allows him but ten days in which te make up his mind as te whom be will make postmaster gen eral. "We should think that the presi dent would net want mere than ten days for this operation. But this fact of his asking thetttterney general whether be could lawfully take mere time seems te prove that he wants mere. A president who cannot find in ten days a postmas ter general just suited te his mind, must be a very slew man, indeed, in his men tal operations; unless we admit that the proper postmaster general material is very scarce. Perhaps it is in the circle of men who make up the president's ac quaintance ; but that would show that his acquaintance among geed men is net very great. Yet, notwithstanding Mr. Arthur halls from Xew Yerk, and was a hail fellow well met for many years among its lower' stratum of politicians, he has Bhewn very fair judgment ordinarily in his se lections for office. lie has made some very creditable appointments in the higher rank of offices and has shown that he knows what sort of man it takes te de credit te an exalted place. When he fails te appoint a geed man, as he often dees, it cau hardly be charged te his ignorance of what is required, but needs te be ciedited te his weakness in failing te act up te his conceptions. lie has net a remarkably geed cabinet, in anybody's opinion ; and it is, we find, remarkably bad in the judgment eC one section of Republican politicians who are urging Mr. Arthur te tumble the whole concern overboard, and fit himself out with a brand new let. Mr. Ailhnr, doubtless, has no such intention, since he has no adequate excuse for such a wholesale performance, even though he would like te undertake it. Still, he may be con templating a practical reconstruction ; otherwise it is net easy te account for his desire te delay the filling of the vacant postmaster generalship. There are plenty of ardent patriots who would take the office ; and Mr. Frank Ilatten, tlie weeping first assistant who caused every one in the country te de without their mail matter for three hours the ether day while old Mr. Howe was being buried, is quite satisfied that the presi dent might go down te Flerida en his fishing trip with a perfectly easy mind after signing his commission as post master general. "We are sorry that the attorney general will net give Mr. Arthur an indefinite term in which te fix up his hard looking cabinet. If he could wait awhile, old Mr. Felger, tee, might die.1 And with two uene, the aged Fre linghi. sen might -ha sent ever te Europe. Then with these ex-patriated members the work of. cabinet recon struction would be easy. Probably, however, the nev. formed, will suit than the present cabinet, should it be the politicians less erje. Mr. Arthur of lae has been giving signs of a disposi tion te please himself in his appoint ments. He tried faithfully for ever a year te held up tlie Stalwart standard ; but, making a distinguished failure of it, new inclines te unfurl the Arthur pen nant. Mr. William Chandler, it will be remembered, has designed one for his special use ; and Mr. Chandler proposes te sail under it in close company with his chief. The reorganization of the Democratic city executive committee of Philadel phia, with the election of Mr. Arthur Thacher as chairman and the continu ance of Mr. Jjhn P. Sensenderfer as sec retary, is a very hopeful sign. The withdrawal of Mr. Harrity from the chairmanship of the committee, because he found strict attention te its duties inconsistent with his professional en gagements, was universally regretted, because in long years there lias been no such confidence in the integrity and effi ciency of the organization in that city as he commanded for it. But his successor, Mr. Thacher, though less kuewn te the public and the party, was identified with Mr. Harrity's organization as treasurer of it ; and he is the close personal and political friend of his predecessor, which in itself, is of cn:jrse net sufficient reason why he should succeed him, but inas much as it g;v 3 premise of a ceutinu ance of Mr. Harrity's methods and of his own near interest in the local organiza tion it bespeaks a far better state of things in the city than had been antici pated. Besides, Mr. Thacher's integrity and capacity, and the experience and efficiency of Mr. Sensenderfer, will ena ble the new committee te put the local organization into geed shape. With the state committee already organized, the county committee in Philadelphia in the field and the organizations in ether parts of the state already making ready for the fall campaign, there is no. ground for apprehension that its advent will Gnd the Pennsylvania Democracy unprepared te meet its responsibilities. The refusal of some of the Methodist congregations te receive the appointees of the conference sent te minister ever them, even for the brief tenure of a sin gle year's trial, and the manifest dispe sitien of the bishop and his council te temporize with the situation pressed upon them, are only a few of the signs that sooner or later the church must meet the issue of a struggle ever the itin erant system of clerical tenures and the present lodgment of the appointing power. Practically it is well understood that certain congregations are able te make their own selections, while ethers, as in the case of the West Park Avenue church, Philadelphia, disappointed in the answer te their appeals.can, without sub jecting themselves te church discipline, make vain the assignment of the bishop bydisrupting the congregation which fails ' te get its choice. While such modifica tions or defiance of the itinerant system are possible the' is no limit te the de moralization winchw may ensue ; and sooner or later, there will be engrafted upon the law of tfee church, as there is new recognized in the practice of it some changes looking te a longer tenure of the appointments and greater free dom of the congregation in the selec tion of its minister. Nev,- that the trout fishing season has opened, truth will be crushed se hard te earth that it win be a miracle if she ever rises again. Tun actual plurality of the Cameren candidate for state senator in Chester county, te succeed Everhart, was 1,107. Little interest was taken in the election, and net a half vote polled. Tnc festivities at St. Petersburg, which have lasted nearly all winter, have termi nated in the Russian carnival, the chief features of which are sleigh-riding and eating buckwheat cakes. The Russians are much behind our Western progressive pregressivo pregressive ness they eat their cakes-without sau sages. I;; Russia while the authorities are busily engaged iu making preparations for the coronation of the czar, the enterprising revolutionary party has announced its readiness te lend additional attractions te wards augmenting the brillianey of the occasion. It will doubtless assume charge of the fireworks. In France when a prominent individual dies they give him an elaborate funeral aud then criticise his life. In America we rush out with subscriptions for money te raise a monument and never erect it The French act up te the sense of Haw. therne's epigrammatic utterance, ' be who needs a monument never ought te have one." Because the Intelligencer has had frequent occasion, in the interest of the public, te criticise the limited accomme- aatiens lurmshed bythe central office of the Western Union telegraph company in this citv, it takes special pleasure iu netiug the great improvements made by the removal of the office te better quarters and the extension of the hours during wi.ich it is kept open. Tueiu: is nothing iu the muuicipil elections discourage Democrats. the returns from in the West te Detroit, has gene Democratic, and the Democratic Fubioo Fubieo Fubioe ists of Michigan have elected half the supreme judges and university regents ; the Republican city of Cincinnati i cle if a Democratic mayor is net elected ; aad Columbus was carried by a small Repub lican majority; Evansville, Ind., went Democratic, and in Cleveland, Ohie, thel Uemecratic mayor, council and whole city ticket were elected by 3,000. In Hartferd, Conn., the Republicans elected a Citizens' ticket. Cel. Maple-son, the efTulgcnt presiding genius of the New Yerk Academy of Music and the distinguished impresario who expends thousands te amuse the public and makes the public pay him back with hundreds of thousands, has suffered a less of $8,975, it being, it is alleged, steleu from his manager's office. The tale of the robbery smacks of improba bility. There was no damage done ; the safe was found unlocked ; it was an " inside job ;" ue employee of the academy is missing. The papers gave long accounts of the affair. Cel. Mapleson was ever exceedingly solicitous for free advertising. FHATUBES OF THE STATE PRESS. lue hvie Herald is devrn en child labor in the mills. The Pettsville Chronicle considers the anti-treatiug bill an effective temperance measure. The Bristel Observer knows some peo ple who think they are very smart when they abuse a newspaper or an editor. The Danville Intelligencer notices that the great deep of public thought is being lashed into fury all evor this republic. The Reading Herald, whose editor we suspect te be an Izaak Walten, announces that all great men have a weakness for fishing. The Wilkesbarre Union Leader points out defects iu Senater Hall's uniform ballet bill and prefers Representative Sweeny's. Te the mind of the North American there is nethinsr in the rennrdnrKViin innfei but a squabble ever spoils, pure and sim-' nle. and will eentinnn tn l, Bi, M...JI e d D " . , , , A . i,, il;l, uuue n tuu umcsi minsr. iim it- ij- t ti n Tttirscvas-e-i-an .. .!- a r in the world te be happy, " even during the unpleasant weather we have been having for a month past," The Age inti mates that it has found the secret in love. The Lancaster Examiner thinks that auy Democratic division of honors for last fall's victory iu this state i lacking tuasiaiis te give credit te Charles S. Wolfe, Tem Marshall, Jehn Stewart, Charles Emery Smith, Wharten Barker and their associates. The Doylestown Democrat demauds the prompt passage of the law that hereafter at all election tickets shall be of plain white, unsized paper, net te exceed a six teenth of an inch mere or less than two inches in length when folded, printed throughout in brevier title type, and the outside labels te be printed from types set solid. The narrisburg Telegraph laments the tendency te centralization of power dis. closed in the Recorder Lane case. It r.ise discovers the remarkable fact that the genial Lieutenant Governer Chauucey F. Black, is lecturing en Jeffersonian Deme cracy while the governor is practicing unadulterated Jacksen Democracy, upon the. principle that " te the victors belong ens spoils." A Lawyer With an Appetite. New YerkSun. Mr. W. P. Snyder, e Alient'ewn, Pa., is one of the multitude of special assistant attorneys employed by' 'Brewster, attorney general," te de the ordinary work of bis department). Mr. Snyder appears te be blessed with a vigorous appetite. In starting out for 3euth Carolina, with a geed retainer in his pocket for work te be done in the se-called "election cases," he supplied the inner man with the following stock of previsions, as reported in the account new before the first comptroller of the treasury ; 1833. Jan. 2. Dinner at tlie Girard Heuse. .$1.50 Jan. 2. Supper at the Glrard beuse. . 1.80 Jan 2. Late supper at Bread street station before taking train ler Charleston j.jje Mr. Snyder evidently intended te fortify himself for the labors of a severe cam paign in the Seuth. The whole treasury was at his back te feet the bills. ' TEADE AND LABOB. NOTES OF THE &PKIXG OPENING. Lahore Demanding Increased FaySeme frejected JSuterprlses Geed Seal iahtns. The employing bricklayers in New Haven have granted the demand of their men for $3.73 per day, with the under standing that if the men work only nine hours en Saturday they shall lese one hour's pay. The men have agreed te this. About 4,500 bricklayers in Chicago struck yesterday for $4 per day, and work en all the principal buildings in course of erection was stepped. The tobacco manufacturers of Lynch burg, Virginia, at a meeting yesterday, rejected a preposition of the strikers te resume at " modified " prices, and re fused te treat further with their associa tion. White labor was yesterday intro duced into two mere factories, and the manufacturers have sent for skilled operatives te train theSe. The strikers, who number 1,200, are believed te be receiving assistance from eutside. Au exhibition of marine products and fishing implements was opened in Tokie, Japan, en the 1st inst. " Fifteen thou sand varieties of fish and ether produc tions from sea, lake and river, were dis played." A large number of capitalists of Buffalo, New Yerk, have petitioned the common council of that city te grant the right of way te build a tunnel under Ni agara river, the city te receive 25 per cent, of the profits of the tunuel when comple ted. Twe steamers have arrived at St. Jehn's Newfoundland, one with 10,000 old seals, the ether with 27,000 young ones. Eight steamers are alrcaded leaded at the fisher ies' and an unusually geed season is ex pected. The distillers of Louisville yesterday re ceived a dispatch from J. T. Pratt, secre tary of the National Wine- and Liquor association, who is in Ottawa, saying that the Dominion government has decided te admit the importation of whisky fiem the United States. He says : 'The order is prepared, will be issued te-morrow or next day, but make no mere until you hear from me as te details." Receiver Brown yesterday made asta e meut te the cred'tera and stockholders of Brown, Bennell & Ce., of Youugstewn, Ohie. The liabilities are $1,390,715 aud the assets $1,917,108. C. H. Cey & Ce., bankers, formerly the " Commercial National bank," of Teledo, Ohie, made an assignment yesterday. The liabilities and assets are stated each at about $100,000. It is said the bank " has made large advances te the Teledo & Iu Iu dianapelis railway company, of whiuu Mr. Cey is treasurer, and the suspension is due te the failure of a New Yerk firm te honor its drafts as agreed." Assurance is given tint, the depositors will leso nothing. Seuie Keceut Disaster. A train en the Iren Mountain railroad, in Missouri, struck a rock which had fallen en the track at Bushberg, twenty-five miles west of St. Leuis, yesterday morn ing. The euKin, baggage car and smoker were thrown from the track, the engine tumbling into the river. The engineer and fireman, who jumped from the engine, were severely injured, but nene of the pas sengers were hurt. A yeune man named Oier died in Richfield, Vermont, en Sunday, from a singular accident. He " swallowed lead shot te cure boils," and in swallowing them one of the shot " took the wrong passage and worked into his brain, caus ing death." The picker and lapper rooms of th Glastenbury manufacturing company's mil), at Glastenbury, Connecticut, were burned yesterday. The machine shops aud stock in the main building were damaged by water. Less about $2-j,000. Indian Wars. The latest advices from San Cailes, Anzona, are te the effect that two bauds of Chiricahua Indians eucered the reserva tion en Saturday, aud at neon of that day were within two miles of the agency, moving in the direction of the Glebe. Ceurieis were sent te Glebe te warn the miners and settlers. A telegram from Lordsburg says that nothing has been heard of Captain Black aud his company, aud it is feared they have been ambushed and annihilated." It is believed that the Mexican troops will cc-operate with ours in pursuit of the hostiles in Arizona. The l'08tmater Generalship. The attorney general's opinieu en the subject of the president's power te fill the vacant postmaster generalship is under stood te be iu effect "that the president can make ene temporary designation for ten days only, but that the first assistant postmaster general cau lawfully act as postmaster general for ten days without such designation." This construction allows the president twenty days from the date of the vacancy within which te make the appointment. It is new said the president will net make the. appointment until after his return from Flerida, llurncd te Death While Alene. jiusa luary liutier. a co ereu woman re8'dinff at Brownsville, about eight miles e.ast. J" Chambersburg, was burned te death buuday evening. Her daughter had gene te church and left her at home alone. t- ji -i . oeou me uouse was discovered ou fire. and when Mrs. Butler was rcscued she was burned almost te a crisp, and died in a few minutes. It is supposed the fire originated from the steve. Business In the Oil Koeien. The Oil City clearance house report in oil for March shows that the clearances for the month were 107,273,000 barrels. During the same time Bradford exchange cleared G3.487,000 barrels, and the Pitts burg exchange 51,470,000 barrels. Dur ing the first three months of the present year the clearances of the Oil City exchange were 242,013,000 barrels of oil. 8AVKD KKOfll THE OALLOW3. Krlnc, the Missouri Murderer, Kelleved from a Death Sentence by the Supreme Couth A decision has been rendered by the United States supreme court in the inter esting criminal case of Charles F. Kring, plaiutiu" in error, against the sta'e of Mis souri, upon a writ of error from the su preme court of that state. Kring, the plaintiff in error, en January 4, 1875, shot and killed a woman named Dera Broemser. At the March term of the St. Leuis crimi nal court, in the same year.he was indicted for murder in the first degree, tried, feuud guilty and sentenced te be hanged. Upen appeal the judgment of the criminal court was reversed and a new trial ordered. Twe mere trials followed, iu both of which the jury failed te agree. Upen the fourth trial the prisoner made an agree ment with the state's attorney te plead guilty of murder in the second degree, upon condition that his sentence should be imprisonment for a period net longer than ten years. Under this plea, however, he was sentenced te imprisonment for twenty-five years. He again appealed and the judgment of the lower courts was reversed by the supreme - court and the cause a second time remanded. Upen his next trial the prisoner refused te withdraw his plea of guilty of murder in the second degree or te make any ether plea, where upon the court ordered a plea of net guilty te be entered for him aud he was again tried for murder in the first degree, found guilty and sentenced te death. He ap pealed successively te the court of appeals and the supreme court of the state. In both of these tribunals the judgment and sentence of the court below were affirmed. The sentence was then ordered te be exe cuted February 24, 1882, but before that time Judge Miller, of the United States supreme court granted a writter of error and the case was brought up for final review. Under the constitution and laws of Mir Mir seuri in force at the time the offense was committed and the indictment found the prisoner could net be tried for murder in the first degree after he bad been convict ed or pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree, but under the constitution of 1875, as construed by the supreme court of Missouri, ene indicted for murder in the first degree and convicted, or sen tenced en a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree, may be aain tried for murder iu the first degree in case of an appeal and reversal. It was contended iu all the courts by the prisoner's counsel that the section of the state constitution of 1875, adopted subsequent te the time the offense was committed aud subsequent te the finding of the indictment, could net be applied te the prisoner's case ; that it changed the punishment ; that it was an ex pest facto law and as such re pugnant te the constitution of the United States. Justice Miller, iu a Ieug aud carefully written opinion, rendered the decree of this court, iu which it was decided that the new constitution of Missouri, se far as it affected this case, was au ex-pest facto law, and for the error of the supreme court of Missouri in holding otherwise, its judgment is reversed aud the cafe re mauded te it with directions te reverse the judgment of the criminal court of St. Leuis and for such further proceedings as are net inconsistent with this opinion. Chief Justice Waite and Justices Bradley, Grey aud Matthews dissented. This de cision, rend red by a bare majority of one, finally relieves the prisoner from the sen tence of death which has been hanging ever him for the past seven years. KKD COATS MUST GO. The l'ropesed Cnaiige luthe Brltluli military Ui.Itiri:i X. Y. Times. The British army will before long begin te be harassed by the same sort of doubt as te its own identity which troubled the old lady mentioned in nursery rhyme whose petticoats were surreptitiously shortened. Fhst the British regiments lest their old familiar numbers and re ceived instead geographical names. A soldier no longer enlists in theSeveuHun dred and Eighth regiment of the Hue, but he enlists iu the Wess Shrepshire or the North Lancashire iciment. Hardly have the seldieis bieu able te commit te memory the new names of their respective regiments when they are informed that the red coat of the line troep3 is te be abol ished and that all the various arms of the service are te be clad in gray. The Brit ish soldier is no longer free te be an Eng lishman in preference te being a Russian or a Prussian, for in spite of Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan he is te wear what is virtually the same uniform which the Russian soldier wears, aud he will natur ally feel that his government has done its best te transform him into a Russian. The reason for the abolition of the red coat is the fact that it is seen by an enemy at a greater distanee than the grey coat would be seen. A red coated re&iaient drawn up against green hedge would be visible at a distance at which a regiment dressed in gray would be almost indis indis tiuguishable from the hedge. At least this is the theory held by Eugiish military reformers, and accordingly the British army is te be made as invisible as possible by dressing it in gray. It is only a few years age that the Austrian army was deprived of its white coats. With the exception of the red clad British troops, the Austiiaus in their snew-white fieek coats and light blue treuseis were the most picturesque troop? in Europe. The white coat was abolished, net en the pretext that it could be seen ten or fifteen feet further than ablue coat, but because it ceuM net be kept clean when worn iu actual campaigning. More Mere More evor, a bleed-stain showed with ghastly effect en the white breast of a wounded man, and unnecessarily troubled the nerves et his companions. The objections brought agaiust the white coat were quite uaauswcrable, aud no one, except au oc casional Vienue.-u lady, mourned the disappearance of the most impracticable uniform ever devised. In the search for a uniform that will net be tee conspicuous and that cau at the same time be kept eeuipaiatively unsoiled in the field, blue or gray has been adopted by nearly every nation iu Europe. The French, the Germans, the Austrians aud the Italians clothe their soldiers in blue coats ; the Russian troops wear a bluish gray coat, and the same color is hence forth te be worn by British troops. Be tween the blue aiid the giay there seems te be little te cheese ; for unless the blue is se dark as te be neatly black it cannot be distinguished at a short distanee from gray. Were the general European war of which we are always hearing eppressive prophecies, te take place, and were four armies of different nationalities te be in the same neighborhood, it would puzzle a commanding officer te distinguish his own troops from theso of au enemy or an ally. It used te be thought that ene of the ob jects et dressing soldiers in uniform was te euable officers te distinguish between their own legiment and the regiments of the enemy. This could be dene in the days when uniforms were brilliant and distinctive. Ne ene could mistake the British troops in the Crimea for either Russians for Frenchmen, but the British did en mere than ene occasion find it difli cult te decide whether a body of troops visible at sotne distance belonged te their allies or te the enemy. In these days a soldier was supposed te be proud of his uniform, and te feel unwilliuji ever te disgrace it. That feeling must have pretty thoroughly died out, new that one uniform is se much like another. The British soldier iu his red coat may hive sometimes felt that he must net disgrace it by disreputabie conduct, but it is mere than doubtful if he will care much about the honor of a uniform that, iu his own opinion, makes him little better than a Russian. The abolition of the read coat will, of course, be exceedingly unpopular with the army, and it is even proposed te permit troops te wear red coats while in garrison for the purpose of alluring recruits who could net be attracted by the prospect of wearing gray coats. It certainly seems a wasteful piece of extravagance te supply an army with a uniform te be worn in active service and another of an entirely different character te be worn by troops stationed et home. The Italians manage this matter much better than it is te be managed by the Eugiish reformers. Every Italian infant ryman carries with him -a suit of thin brown linen overalls which he wears ever his uniform while marching or campaign ing. The weight and cost of these ever alls are trifling, and they are net only a protection te the uniform worn under them but they are even less visible at a distance than the gray coats of the Russians. The English army, if provided with overalls, could retain its historic red coat and still secure all the advantages which are te ac crue from wearing gray coats. Sale et Horses. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale yehterday, for Daniel Legan, at his sale and exchange stables, Lancas ter, 16 head of Ohie horses, at an average price of 254.12 per head, two of which sold for $634. The 1'oer Heuse Barn. Jehn M. Bachman has been awarded the contract for rebuilding the poorhouse barn at the price of $4,490, and has entered bends in double that amount for the fulfil, ment of the contract. PERSONAL. Den Cameren is visitine Harrisberg, as wen ana as nearry as ever he was m his life. Arthur Thacher has been elected chairman of the Democratic city committee in Philadelphia, and S. R. Payne in Brad ford county. Bctlku is a member of the Yeung Men's Christian association of Lewell, Mass., but if is evident he has net im proved his opportunities. . Helmes and Whittier both decline te write a poem en Jehn Heward Payne, fearing they cannot come np te public expectations ou the subject. Barnum has been arrested for exhibi ting child bicyclers of a tender age. A selected audience including many promi nent physicians, police justices and jour nalists declare there is nothing wrong in the performance. Mrs. F. A. Gower, whose maiden name was Lillian Norten, and who has wen the hearts of opera goers .in Paris under the name of Mile. Nordica, gave up her superb situation at the Grand opera house, Paris, "en principle," that nobody hut her husband should kiss her. David Davis doesn't intend te spend next winter in Washington, because he neither wants his wife te be gazed at and talked and written about nor himself te be ranked with some ex-office holders who spend their lives hanging about the lob bies. Mr. Helman, of Indiana, who has been considered a candidate for speaker of the Heuse, has just declared that he cannot be se considered and that he is favor of the election of Mr. Randall. He also says that he does net sympathize with the Wattersenian theory of the tariff, and that if adopted it will bring renewed disaster te the Democratic party. Missing Miss Alice Lanetrv has been found in Terente, where she is quietly visiting old friends and they are all indig nant that she should have been made the innocent snbject of a scandalous report. She is en the very best terms with Mrs. Langtry ; has never had any trouble about te return te England, as traveling in this country does net agree with her. Mrs. Jesse Miller, who died in Sayre yesterday at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. R. A. Packer, was the widow of the first sheriff of Perry county, a mem ber of Congress and first auditor of the United States treasury under President Jacksen. She was the mother of the late Win. H. Miller, member of Congress and the mother-in law of Cel. Piellet. Gee. H. Butler, having beenappeinted wagon master in the army, his old habits of drinking caused a break-out. His com manding officer asked for his discharge and Gen. Sherman returned the request with this endorsement : " This man was apptnted for the purpose of developing the latent geed that is in him. Let him be subjected te a severe ceuree of discipline. Send him te jail, put a ball and chain en him, sheet him if necessary, but don't dis charge him." m Grade of Fuplls. The following report of class-standing shows the relative grade of pupils in at tendance at the boys' high school during the month of March, just closed. Twe hours' home study per day expected from each pupil": FIRST CLASS. wm II Auxcr !)V WmG Baker 9.1 Jno K Iiartuiau 95 Wm U Peters 95 Edit Garvin 9t C S Stermlcltz 92 AK Albrteht 91 Jehn A Charles 91 Menree 1J HirIi 91 Clias J Zccher 91 ChasB Bruily S) R O McCaakcy 87 Sidney Evans 85 Wll Hellingei- 85 Fred S Tyler 82 SECOND CLASS, Harry C. Mercer. 12 Herman I, Wiaut 57 Christ J Urban 5T Heward Rebrer. 55 Heward G Snyder. . . .5i Gee E Zellers 55 Win K Adams 51 D U Gundafcer 5 Edw D Sprccher. 54 Ira J Barten 50 Wm M Maxwell 49 How'd Gressman.... 43 Arthur Beardinan...41 Chas. W. Hellins?er..44 W B Kirkpatrick 40 Chas. G. Diller 25 Kd5t lltirtmun.. Jehn X Hetrick Win J Kburly.... Walter l'eters... Chas C Herr Jehn L Cehe ....88 ....83 ... 80 ....74 Harry X Mills. ..7 Sherman Kiltrerley..G'i THumphrevillc tiO Chas 1 Krclder CC Martini, Ream 62 A. Wayne ilitner 60 Harry Buckius 0 JehnH Kreagcr.....5 Abram Bltner 57 THIRD CLASS. KdwMliauflraan....93 Harry C Slayniaker..88 Michael Carr. 19 Emery S Smith 69 Frank J Caspar.........68 Frank SBarr G7 Kebt W Greezingcr..5f Chas LengcnecKer...(Ht Harry K schulniycr.59 Chas T Ewens 53 G Z Itheada 42 Jacob K Greff. 40 CUas E .Leyden 87 1 tarry S Am wake. . . .84 Ed It Hcitshu 84 WmD Sell 84 Wm H Welclmns 81 Thee B Apple 83 Kdw B Keilley 77 Harry U Apple 76 Samuel A Metzgar...72 FOURTH CLASS. Frank G Hartman. . .81 Wm h Mnrshall 2 Jehn W Zellers 77 WmH Schaum 76 Herbert B Cehe 75 Herbert H Bewers.. 73 ChasELeng 70 WmKPyle 70 Harry M Sharp f9 Gee F Yeager C3 JehnH Fiea 62 Wm Killlngcr 62 Garrett K Iiichty....57 Thes J Goedhart....5'2 David B Widniyer...52 Samuel K Zeek 50 ;has Gast 43 Jehn C WeUe 4C Herbert J Gast. 44 Wm P Sachs 4t Chas S Facgley 3tf Harry Xi Ualbach....35 A Watch Hissing. Ralph May, a young man from Colum bia, came te thiB city yesterday te see the crowd. He fell in with quite a number of men and made seme new acquaintances. Among them was William Bretherve, who is also known as " English Billy." Seme of the party were drinking considerably, and about 5 o'clock young May, who was perfectly sober, ' met Officer Herr en the square and told him that he had his watch stolen from his pocket ; the chain was still hanging loosely down but there was noth ing en the end. He said he suspected Billy of having taken it and wanted te have him arrested, some parties having told him that he was the guilty party. Billy was arrested and locked up while very drunk. When asked for the watch, which was all young May wanted, as he did net desire te prosecute, he replied that he gave it te a Dutchman. This morning he denied everything and said he had nothing te de with the watch. He will be held befere Alderman Spurrier. The watch has net yet turned up. A Decided improvement. The Western Union telegraph company has just removed its quarters from Nimlew's cigar store, Centre Square, te the large and handsome room in the Eshlemau banking house which it oc cupied befere and up te the time that the company known as the American Union made its appearance. Besides having better quarters the company will be mere accommodating te the public. Heretofore the office was closed regularly at 9 o'clock every evening. By the new arrangement it will remain open from 7 in the morning until midnight. Sunday hours will be from 9 te 10 a. m.. and from 1 te 2, 5 te 6, and 8 te 9 p. m. This will be a great ad vantage te everyone having bnsiness with the company, and the officers are deserv ing of thanks for the change. Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of letters remain ing in the posteffice for the week endiner April 2, 1883 : Ladies' List Careline Dougherty, Mary E. Dougherty, Emma Greble, Mrs. Hober Heber ling, Abby Heus, Isabella Keemer, Katie Kepp, Mrs. M. B. McDonald, Mrs. Cath arine Riggs, Ceile Reichart, Mrs. Sallie M. M. Strine, Mrs. Mary Ana Scheck, Rebecca Wilkinson, Lizzie Watsen. Gents' List. Thee. F. Bentel, A. G. Barnet, Jno. W. Bleundt, Philip Buss Dan'l. Fry, G. Heffman (farmer), Jno. Kiilian, Henry E. MVey.' Adam Mc Cauley, Henry Moen. H. Norten. Leuis Beiche, Jno. Redman, J. H. Reber, Leuis Hest, Jno. Keutfe, C. Schneider Richard Snowden, Gee. Sztruske U. S. Weaver. (for.), (for.), New M. I'i Among the' students graduated from Jeffersen medical college yesterday was Christopher D. Keene, of Colerain town-1 bin thia wuinf.v Tl "w wn..j. IRST." AFTEK TWO DAKS' lillSlNEsS. Mere Thau L.aat ifear Meney Abundant at Five Per Cent Geed Prospects Fer The Coming Season . A reviaw of the field, new that the ex citement attending the " First of April " business has subsided and our country cousins have returned te their homes, seems te show that the condition of trade aud the state of the money market are in a very satisfactory condition. The four national banks in this city all claim te have -done a very considerably larger business than was done last year. Debtors were prompt in making pay ments, depositors were mere profuse than ever iu making deposits, and borrowers with geed paper had no difficulty in get tine all the money they wanted. The private banking houses also did a thriving business, in excess et that dene last year, and at a better rate of interest. Though many private leans were made by them at 5 percent., there were mere at 6 per cent., the curbstone capitalists also holding out for the legal rate of interest, notwithstanding the abundance of money for all legitimate purposes. The total transactions iu the banks, both national aud private, are greater thau ever before, though the bankers prefer net te give the figures. The bank officers and clerks were kept busy until nearly day break in post ing their books. The business in the office of the pro pre pro theuotary and ceuuty recorder was great er thau ever before. The number of judg ments entered in the prothenotaiy's office was 403. In the recorder's office, the number of mertages was 73, and of deeds and releases 250. Te day business con tinues very biisk in both offices. Interviews had with a number of rep resentatives of leading mercantile houses show that settlements were promptly made by their credit customers, and that there was a very decided increase in the amount of the cash business the increase in seme instances being from one-third te one-half mere thau last year. The hotels report mero meals taken, but a less number of horses fed, thau is usual ou the First of April. The decrease in the number of horses is due te the increase in the number of passengers who cis te town by rail. In yesterday's paper we estimated the number of arrivals via the Pennsylvania railroad at less than 1,200. The figures at the local ticket office show the number te have been 1,522. The day.en the whole, was very decently observed by the throng in attendance. There was, of course, mauy gallons of whisky and mauy barrels of beer swal lowed by the thirsty multitude, and net a few of them became a little weak in the knees and a little giddy in the head, but there were very few et them who did net manage te carry their " leads " and avoid the pelicemeu. There were no serious dis turbances and the policemen were indul gent te, these who were only a little merry. First or April Urnulc Caere The mayor had a number of cases before him this morning. Eliza Flynn, an old offender, started out early in the morning and by evening she was unable te get away from the corner of West King and Water streets. There she steed making a great noise. She was tee full te walk and Officer Daily was almost compelled te carry her te the station house. She get 35 days, and for the life of her she could net imagine what the "extra 5" were for. EmmaArchey, colored, was lying helpless with a little child, en Grant street when Officer Elias found her. Her share was also 35 days. Joe Spencer had a lich lead en and when Officer Weidler found him he was cursing every one. Fer his misbehavior he was rewarded by a 15 day term. Twe ether drunks had costs te pay, and several bums were discharged. Tobacco Sales, The local tobacco market and the New Yerk reports for the past week will be found ou our first page te-day. In addi tion te the sales there given the following are reported : Heffman bought of Themas Stacks, West Denegal, C acres, at 15, 5, 3 ; Albert Hawthorn, West Denegal, 3 acres, at 12, 3; S. S. Stacks, Flerin, 3 acres, at 15, 5, 3; Jeseph Lindemuth, Flerin, 3 acres, at 15, 5, 3; Jehn Beeth sold te Hildebrand 3 acres, at 8, 4, 2; Jacob Stacks te Longe Lenge necker 4 acres, at 15, 7, 3. In Bart Jes. Embree sold te Kendig 2 acres, at 15, 4, 2. Ceal Gas. Peter Maetz and family removed te Ne. 521 Maner street yesterday. The newly regulated stove did net work well and when Mr. Maetz get up this morning he experienced a sickening sensation. He managed te get a deer open and admit fresh air, but was unable te get back te bed, and fell te the fleer cutting his head severely. Dr. Herr attended te his injuries and prescribed for all the mem bers of the family, who had suffered from' the escaping coal gas. Kallread changes. Wm. Welchins, late clerk in the ticket office of the Pennsylvania railroad com pany, this city, has resigned his position en account of ill health, and Wm. M. Conyngham, for some time past a clerk in" the West King street office of the Beading railroad company, has been appointed in his stead. B. F. Musser, of Columbia, has been appointed te the vacancy caused by by Mr. Conyngham's resignation. mere Tax Collectors. The county commissioners have appoint ed the following additional collectors of state and county tax for the districts named : Penn township S. J. Beard, $75 for the job. Ephrata S. L. Bewman, $199 for the job. Drumore AIdu3 Aument, 5 per cent. Extending the Telephone. A telephone line will seen be constructed from this city te Manheim and thence te Litilz, Ephrata, Lincoln and Elizabeth Furnace. The work will be commenced as seen as the poles are delivered, and that will likely be the latter part of this week. The line3 will be connected with the exchange here, and will be under the management of the same company. The New Pele. Workmen started te day te erect very large poles en North Queen street for the Western Union telegraph company. The timbers are very heavy, but the work is admirably done in the presence of large crowds of spectators. The poles will net add much te the appearance of the street, and there is considerable grumbling among citizens about them. Assault and Battery. Yesterday Aldus Rewe, a young gen tleman who frequently gets into trouble while drunk, met Jacob Utzenger, who is old enough te be his father, en North Queen street. Without any provocation he struck the old man. Te explain the matter he will be afforded an appertunity by Alderman Spurrier. The MlJlerBVllle Scheel. The Millersville normal school has again opened, and large numbers of stu dents have been arriving for several days past. Business has been lively en the street railway, and cars packed high with trunks are passing ever it. Festmaster Commissioned. Wm. T. Drennen has been commis sioned postmaster at Oak Hill, Little Britain township. "TfflLfffi COLUMBIA HEWS. Frem Our ttcgniar Correspondent. Banks busy yesterday. Opera heu?e reef needs repainting. Brisk sales of cheap jewelry at 3d and Locust last even ing. Steamboat towing the first canal beats of the season across the river te day Overcoat stolen from S. H. Purple's residence last evening. Big meeting of probationers at the M. E church last evening. Geueral complaints of big gas bills ; results of monopoly. Handsome passenger cars for the Chicago & Great Western railroad have passed through. Election of Presbyterian Sunday school officers te-morrow evening. Ed. Spering has removed te Walnut street. Dr. E. W. Geerke, superintending the N. Y. P. & N. railroad at Accomae, C. H. Va., is visiting Columbia and leeks well. James Martin is recovering the use of bis arm lately cut by a chopping machine. The late " H. T. D." club, flowered into the " Letus club" will have ae arch ery sub organization. President, Jehn S. Nichols ; Secretary, James D. Slade ; Treasurer, Charles L. Filbert ; Trustees, Alex. MuLaiu, II. L. Pfahler and I. C. Gitts The elub room will be located ever Mr. F. P. Miller's grocery store, en Third street. Ceuucils being Democratic organized and elected borough officers yesterday, as fellows : President, A. G. Guiles, U.t treasurer First National bank ; Secretary of councils, Jehn C. Clark, D. ; Borough solicitor, Wm. D. Given, D. ; Opera house manager, Jeseph Zeaman, R. William Bryson, alleged father of the child born aud died iu Jeffersen's barber shop ou Sunday, was arrested at the in stance of the mother ; be offered te marry her but she declined because he would net premise te love ber any mere, and he was disehprged. He is reported te have left town te day. Mrs. Margaret Heffman, of llarrisburg, last evening purchased or Messrs. Abram Bruner aud Wm. B. Given, two two-story brick dwelling houses, located en Seventh street. Mere fighting and sheeting occurred at Jennie Kane's Fifth street " bagnio " last night. Why is the rauche net "pulled ?" ltallruaa News. J. R Speen, of Philadelphia, and W. F. Humble, of Lancaster, Philadelphia & Reading and Columbia & Reading rail road officials, spent part of the day in town attending te business. Mr. Samuel Stape, jr., has been ap pointed the Reading & Columbia railroad freight agent here. Mr. Wm. Clark new fills the positions of ticket nnd express agent. The place of Wm. Gildersleeve, resign ed, as flagman at the R. & C. railroad crossing in the P. R. R. company's east yards here, has been tilled by David Ban, and the latter's late pest at the C. & P. D. railroad crossing at .Locust street has been taken by Jehn Barnes. Pennsylvania railroad employees must hereafter supply their own signal lamps. The company will furnish them at cost. Our regular Columbia correspondent insists upon the truth of bis statement that the firemeu there want a hook and ladder truck, and the Shawnee wants a new house, te be built by the borough. He challenges any one who disputes this te poll the opinions of the firemen en the subject. Eds. Intelligence!!. OU1XUABY. Death of Captain James Cress. Capt. James Cress, formerly of this city, but for twenty years past a clerk in the paymaster's department of the war office at Washington, D. C ., died in that city yesterday merniug, aged about 58 years. Capt. Cress was of English parentage, butcame iu early life te this country and settled in Lancaster. On attaining man hood he went into the barber and hair dressing business.at which he was an expert and carried it ou successfully for many years. Having a taste for the stage, and being possessed of a geed English educa tion, he frequently appeared in amateur theatricals, acquitting himself hand somely. He was especially expert with the btoadswerd and foils in which he used te give lessens te his companions, while in the noble art of self-defense he had fw equals iu this city ; but he was a man of excellent character and gentle dis position aud practiced these accomplish ments only as pasttime He matried a Miss Stamm, a daughter of the late David Stamm, of Lancaster, .by whom he had four children, a seu and thre daughters, all of whom, we bolieve, are new living and married. His wife, however, died two or three years age. In July, 1861, Capt. Cress raised a com pany of volunteers for the Union army, which was attached te the 99th Regt., Pa. Vels., and known as Ce. A. He served with credit at the head of his company in the campaigus of the army of the Poto mac, and was weuuded at the battle of Fredericksburg, Ya , Dec. 13, 18G2, and was discharged from the army by reason of disability Jan. 14. 1861. Soen after wards he was appointed te a clerkship iu the paymaster's department and retained it te the day of his death. The immediate cause of his death has net reached his friends in this city, bat it is believed te have been neuralgia of the heart, with which he bad for some time been a sufferer. His remains will be brought te this city for interment. Death of Chas. T. Wiley. Charles T. Wiley, printer, died at his residence en Marien street yesterday after noon about 1 o'clock. He was a native et this city, a son of Alexander Wiley and a nephew of Alderman Wm. B. Wiley. He was a soldier in the 79th regiment Pa. Vels, during the war, and at its close re turned te this city and resumed work at his trade, which he followed as long as his health permitted. He has been in ex tremely ill health for a long time past, and leaves a wife and five children in destitute circumstances. His funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Lancaster cemetery. AN f.JECTMKNr CASK A Weman and Her Family Set Out. A geed deal of excitement was created among residents in North Water between Walnut and Lemen streets yesterday af ternoon by the ejectment of Mrs Jacob Shirk, her rive children and her old mother from the small tenement in which they lived. The peer family sat with their few household goods en the pavement, during the greater part of the afternoon, and te keep themselves warm beilt a fire in a steve in the street. When evening came Mr. Colle, coal dealer, iuvited them into his office and gave them per mission te remain there during the night. This morning a new home for them was found at the corner of Lemen and Mul berry Btreets, where they are new com fortable. Jacob Shirk, the husband and father, deserted his family some time age, and is, we believe, under bends, by order of court, te assist in their support. There was a geed deal of animadversion, among people who witnessed the ejectment against the owners ei the property from which the family was ejected, but they de net appear te be te blame. Mrs. Shirk had given np the house and it was rented te another family almost as peer as her own, and who would themselves have been homeless had net the owner of the house they rented given them possession of it. Lamp Sm-iMiers. Jehn Zimmerman, who lives at Ne. 707 High street, and has the contract for lighting the lamps in the Eighth ward, thinks that somebody has a spite at him and his werk.as ou Sunday night he found the lantern en the lamp pest in front of his house broken te pieces, while several in the ailey near by were broken from the pesta.
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