fifty S Nr" r LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER VKIDAY. DlTOEMHElt 7. 18c I. Lancaster f ntclligrnrrr. nUDAY EVENING, DEO. 1( 100? The Law or Negligence. Tbe declsen of Judge Livingston In ordering nnen sultinlhocnseof Schuin's heira Against the Pennsylvania railway, will wry ctTecttially protect nil the rail read companies from the recovery of damages for death or Injury encountered in crossing their tracks, if it should be held te be the law by-the Buircme ceittt en Appeal. It Is net ene whit tee much te say that llleavcs sufferers by collisions absolutely without remedy. It is, there tore, justifiable te pronounce Itan absurd decision. Certainly the law does uet gire damages for less of life or limb In collisions with railroad trains nl rail read crossings, and then make It Impes slble te collect thorn. The Legislature a few years age limited the amount of damages recoverable for deatli as the result of railroad negligence, which limitation the constitution has since done nway with. Judge Livingston would new liave us believe that both constitution makers and law makers were playing a game of thimble rig, or new you soe it! and new you don't, with the people, aided by the supreme court, and were giving them damages with one band while slipping them away with the ether. Maybe It Is net Judge Livingston or the lawmakers, but the supreme court only that Is responsible for this game of gammon. Judge Livingston bases his decision en what he understands te be supreme court rulings. Certainly if he construes the supreme court' judgment ariuht, there Is geed reason for the re tirement of its members Inte .1 lunatic asylum. Mr. and, Mrs. Selium, driving along a country read leading from the Lancaster and Mlddletewn turnpike, ne.irSaluuga, came very shortly te a crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad, where they met a train and were both kill ed. It was proved by the plain tiffs that the whistle was net sounded nor the bell rung at this crossing nor at the crossings In Salunga.a third of a mile away. It was further shown that where the accident occurred there was a curve In the railroad, and that the obstruction te the view of the railroad from the read was such that the train could net be seen fifty yards from the crossing until at a point en the read ten yards from It. It was proved that the train was running at forty miles an hour; Mr. Schum is sup posed te have been driving at about four miles an hour. It is obvious then that while the train ran fifty yards Mr. Schiini could have gene but about five yards ; and .is he was killed en the track it would seem te have been proved that he must have been within five yards of it xxhen the train was fifty yards away. The pretu blllty is that his horse wiis en the track when the train was this distance off, .is it would take less than three secendR for a train te run fifty yauls at forty miles an hour. Under this state of the proof, tli neg ligence or the engineer in nut sounding his whistle being conceded, the reurt held that Mr. Schum was also negligent In net seeing the train uer stepping te listen for It ; and that therefore he could uet recover , and th suit was dis missed. It will be easily seen that if tips 13 law railroads are safe from the recexerj of such damages; for It will be conceded that no man is going en a track when he sees a railroad train bearing dmvii en him at forty miles an hour. If there were three seconds in which it was pos sible for him te see it, this decision says that it was ample time for him te get or keep out of the way, and the court can refuse te let a jury have a charre te say otherwise. The supreme court has pronounced the dectrlue that a person driving along tbe read Is bound te leek out for the le cometive ; and if lie docs net avoid it when he may, with reasonable care, that he cannot recover damages. The present decision Is tlie "redact 10 ad ab- Biirdurn" of this dectrne. In anticipation of their next presiden tial convention, the Republican peliti clans are getting ready for a contention at the meeting of the national commit tee in Washington next Wednesday ever the time and place of Its assemblage and ever changes in the rule? governing representation. The main stiugglofer the place of the convention will be be tween the east and the west Chicago, Cincinnati or St. Leuis en ene hand , New Yerk, Saratoga or Philadelphia en the ether. It mav safely be as sumed that the Ulaine managers will espouse the soiectlen of some weBtern city and these who favor Arthur will support an eastern place. In this aspect of the contest It may narrow dewu te Philadelphia and Chicago. Senater Frye will propose a new plan of representation Intended te give the Re publlcnn suites a larger Influence and te reduce that of the Southern states In tin. national coiiveutious. Under his plan each state shall 13 untitled te four dele gates, as new ; eacli district te one InBtead of two, as new ; te ene addition al delegate for each ten thousand votes cast within Its limits in 18S0 for the Re publican candidates Ter presidential electors, nnd te one additional delegate for a majority fraction of ten thousand votes. Thonetreault of this would be te Rlve Illinois, Iudtaua, New Yerk, Ohie and Pennsylvania a large Increase of members at the expense of Texas, Georgia, Mississippi and ether Southern states. Mr. Blaiue aud his friends have always suffered from the easy manipula. tlen of the minority slates by the federal administration ; the Stalwarts have profited from it. The Isaue which is te be presented te the committee meeting Is very clear, nn.l the vete upon it will be the first move iu the Impend ing and Irrepressible conflict among the Republican .aspirants for presidential nomination. Ten partisan political effect the story Is telegraphodever the country that "a prominent Texan will seen begin Bult Iu the United State court of claims te re cover from the Federal government the value of slaves emancipated during the late war." This Idea is ene of the points in the next presidential campaign. It may as well have its extlngulsher at the start by the citation of the constitutional prevision en the subject. Article XIV, section I, says " But lioither the United states nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred In aid of Insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or auy claim for the less or emancipation of any slaxe." Who sets up a claim contravening I'm gnaws a file, of course Diking the "tlme that the tiade dollar discussion was prevailing the In tei.i.igi:m bk steadily advocated the policy of the government exchanging tills coin, of Its own levice and manu facture, dollar for dollar, for the Bland ddlur of which millions upon millions are stored In the treasury vaults. The forcible argument In favor of the propo prepo sition was that as the government would get I'JO grains of silver for II 2 it would be the gainer, while, as the public would get a coin worth 100 cents lu ordinary barter for one worth only about j7, these having trade dollar en hand would be glad of the chance te turn them in. New the secretary of the treasury, himself, comes along, with the same preposition and glxe It eillcial enderse'ii'-ir in his report. He says: Le' authority be given ! ' . te thi treasury department te birter for trade dollars, at their iieruiual value, stiudard dollars at their uemiti.il value, nnlmeltiug the trade dellais te icejiu them into staudard silver dollars, count ing the trade dollars get In thin way us a put of the Mlver bullion which the act of 1S7 empowers and directs te be beug''' and e mied monthly. Should the tr nie d l.vs have bcn fe abraded 111 use as t have ii it a considerable pirt et tl eir original weight, which is tint much lobe apprehended a deduction might be made from the pri:e, and fractional paytneuts mide iu subsidiary aud miuer stiver coin. This Is se obviously the simple and reasonable solution of this question that Ceugress should net deity adopting it, and will net, probably, except fei the consideration that the coin is largely in the ham's of speculators aud net of the people generally. It Is very easy te beliexe itiai if the Honorable William Kiten has l-en asked t tak" a pi ice en the IIhie CJramitlee of foreign a flairs with the II uierable Perry U-lment as its chair man that he indignantly resented the idea of such a distribution of honors It Is net easy te believe that speaker Carlisle contemplates such au Inversion of the proprieties. Mr. E iten is an ex member of the United s '.sites sjnate and in that body served as ch lirman of thn committee en foreign relations. Mr. lielmeut is a yuuug man of geed parts and has donesome geed public ser vice . but he no doubt would be glad te ssrvenpxt below Mr. L' vten en auy com mltte, adorned with Mr. Eaten at the heal of it. NEwr.rEii notoriety U slowly but surely squeiztug the political life out of .lime G. Blaine. Mn. Wm H. Morrison's friends are already booming him for ths presidency. It is very early in a mild winter te buckle e 1 the skatis. In the general dearth of news that fol fel lows political contests, the set serpent stories that are new coming in will meet with grateful appreciation. fuviK of the members of the ex Legisla ture dang the long metro doxology befere they left Harnsburg yesterday. They will hear the echo from tlieir constituents when they get home. Net the leant surprising thing about it is the alacrity with which some of the me in bera of the legislature who opposed the appropriation bill availed themselves of the chance te take nerly overythiug that it gave thorn. A ciiiRvr let 1 will He taken oil the pub lie mind by the anuouneemout that the war weru placeman, Edward Mol'herseu Is still willing aud anxious te bj a martyr in the public) oause by the acceptance of eftlclal position iu Washington. A New Yerk justice auuouuces as the reMtilt of a long magisterial eipcrieuce that in moie than one thousand cases of abiu dnnuicut, the mother-in-law caused all the trouble. It is net thought, howuer, that this uuuuuucemeiit will eause much of a panic iu the matrimonial stock mar ket. Lein Lehne ha been telling his Eng lish brethren what an Utopia Canada is and he assures ttium that Canadians are proud of tlieir allogiance te their mother oenutry. Perhaps the late viceroy would have oemo nearer the tiuth if he had said that Canadians find inostevihe for thank fulness lu the " let 11I0110 policy," which th i mother country has seen lit te adept in their regard. It would be Interesting at the present Junotute l0 learn Jeun Stewart's opinion of ulalne H distribution poliey. When the Prankllu ceuuty senator speke 111 this city during the campaign, he uuqualilludly iu dersed the Wharten Darker nohetne.aud en that platform nominated Ulalne for the pro pre pro Bidenoy. The latter has kicked the Barker plan full of heles lu his recent letter, aud au anxious public would like te be in formed as te the Proteau Stewart's status lu the prefent condition of affairs. The new tirae standard has net proved te be all that faney painted it In the west west west urnolties. The authorities of Columbus, Cleveland aud LouIrvIPe reoelvo numerous petitions te reiimtaUs the old Helar tlme, whlle lu Cluelnnatl and Chicago, where the old tlme standard is still used, there seems ue likelihood of the Immediate adoption el the uew system. The nnvnltv of the new plan of computing tlme must at ursi cause some lucouvlenco, but when its manifest advantages are onee appreel atud, Its general adoption cannot be long postponed. irerelgu Virtt, The last flreiu Constantinople dostrejed 000 houses, a Greek chureli and four syu. ngogues. A snow storm prevailing at the time added gieatly te the suffering of the homeless people A tire iu the legislative palace at Brus sets ban dostreyod the Bonate chamber. The offices of the uilnlsters of foreign affairs and public iusttuotlen have been greatly damaged. The military have been ordered out te assist in saving property, Several persons have been Injured, KKATUKEd OK TUICMl'A Tli PIIK33. The Lancaster Examiner wants niore discussion of the Atnerleui hog. The Vmj wflg.v war en the swinging signs en the streets of Philadelphia. The Lwisburg Journal will Ismie a daily ilurinir the holiday. The Hrndlng HtraUl wants an improved American detective sjstem. "Ne frve trade for Pennsylvania," nhrlckA tha atlrlghtcd West. Chester ll&pub liean. W. M. Drr L'binen Meptndent' keeps up its war en the alleged mismau moment of ami try affiiis In Mi.tt bailiwick. Putney's IWgret thiuk (Maine's Mirplint distribution letter the ablest, political document of the times. The Pittsburg Timet is ceiillJeut that with his $IQa diy the itverw legislate! draws a free ps te oblivion. The Pittsburg Ist think the state Senile 1mm been falsj te the constitution, te its oaths aid te x ital interests. Tlie Indi.iui Demct-at is net willing te belu ve thai Ctrl. sin's election will tu& the county te the bow wows. Tlie Leb ituui D 11 ly lvnfl stales ,u an aetuil fact that wintry blists briu colds, cough, consumption, bronchitis, theuiui tism aud nuralgia. Thj I'litlulelphia Ettiinj Telegraph de clares t'lal H.aioe oiutiet win en the plat form of froe homes juppurtcil by taxed wlinhy Tlie -V. , .'07 wi h ehiruiiug auub ' graphic frankni)s.s,ileclare that the editor Is one 01 the most doeilo of oreature.t te be found ituynhere.ftill of the milk of human kindness. The U.iileten Th.-t .-;cK 1 Uimes'he fcoveruet ler using hi iLfluei ' te held the Legislature in csiiii but it does uet acquit the salary grabbers. Te Dr Oibbea's (Prlfiidii Jsvrn il the Sjud.iu 8Uin;hUr illustrates the foolish ness, uet te say mekeduess, of European intervention in the altatrs of lometc aud 9ai.i:e people. Hf.JtOUNAlj 0. vn Wilde is about te b married TenmOs's inoemo is about :J0,0"0 a ear. Miss Lei iv nr. Lv Himcf. ("Ouula"), rites a letter deuying thit he baH be come a Uemau Catholic. Uia Andeiisen likes England, its way aud people nnd debkibts iu the at tuespheric effect of Londen fogs. .1 vmks RrssEt. Lewell remtuds a cash leir Ijouden inter iew or of au American Indian summer he eTiekei.eigan.ttes aud thorn out. Senvte Cllrk Cchrn and Libramn Delauey will de no work dunui; recess, bcciuse their pay and allowances h ive been cut off. Wm. Y. Bittes. ' the ow-bey poet," was never en the plaius, is a clerk iu the department of state at Washington, and, it 1 new asserted, hi. airae is Adee. Prof, miitii, of Yale college, cavs of the Illaiue distribution KJb-me . " It is bid pclittcal eoeuomy, bad jcilitics and bad law under the constitution." Prof, .lanie.s, el the University of lViiusylvauia, endeues it. Senater Mk riiF.1.1. says he pufers Mr Wh irteu Ilarker's plan for the distribu -lien of the surplus revenue among the states te .Mr. limine s pnpJMUeu. This announcement reveals the important fact that he of the weak npinal column is still living. IIemiv Ihmne, the distinguished Eng lull actor, was ontert lined at a breakfast yesterday by the Clever club, 1'htl.idel phia A stnktug and affecting eveut of the eccasiuu was the presentation te him of Edwiu Ferrest's watch by I'lnum Djualdsen. Gunliul Toeids in rich, having re ceived for years a handseme income Irem his law practice, When he was young he beucht hr;je tracts of laud in Texas, and it is said that he has cleared $100,000 en portions thcroef that he has sold, whlle he still owns oneush te turn him two or three times as much mere. IIII. I.l.dlll.ATIVK I'.W. Ilia N amen el iliuie ttlie Toek Iu Ilarrinburg when Cashier IC All Jivsey llmshed his heavy work last evemutr. it was found that the following legislators had taketi all of their pay, including the $110 for the eleven days recess in June and tnileage both wajs. Abbett, Harues, Beet, Bennett, Bigler, Brennan, Isaae B Brown, Brosius, Burc!t!j' i:it. Butter Butter mere, (Jarberry, Clayten, (,'eburu, CeIIiuh, Coelbaugu. E. L. Davis, L. II. Davis, Deegau, Devcney, Denehue, haler, Eberly, Ellswerth, Emery, Eusten, Evans, Port Pert ner, Fry, Fulmer, Furth, (Jahm. Calif gh-r, Harrar, A. W. Hayes, Hetliersall, Hiuiri, Htiruins, Himmelreieh, Hoever, Hughes, Hunter, Laflerty, Lautz, La Touche, Maubiuiiey, Meyer, ililler. Me hneaux, Elis .Morrison. McCabe, MaCIurau Jeseph McDonald, McMillan, MeWtlhatns, Neeley, .Nelsen, O Neil, Drmsby, Parkuill, Parkinson, U ibersteu, Iteilly, Hourer, Itemig, Saybolt, Schhcher, Swartz, hhafer, Miert, blecutn, Jeseph Smith, Snader, Siivermger, E. O. Snyder, J. M. fmyder, E. II. Snyder, Sterrett, Sweeney, W. E. Thompson, Tewn-eud. Trant, Yamlersbce, Vankirk, Vaughn, Waltz, Wensidlur and Yerkes eighty nine all told. Fifty members returned a portion or their pay. Of theso the following handed back 110 for the eleven days ivceu iu Juue Crrer, Amermau, Beyor, Bream, Brooks, Chadwlek, Deardtn, Deck, Dug. Kan, Eckels, Eugleman, vieyer, Jehn Graham.Oeorge W. Hall, Hansen, Hassett, Hassen, Heme, Jetikiun, Luiderman, Lerah, B B Mitchell, Jehn W. Morrison, Myton, MoCermick, Nesblt, Niohelson, l'etts, Powell, Iloche, Seulul. Snonaiile. Stubbs, A. It. Thompson, Veegtly, L'pteu II. Whlte aud Speaker Faunce. A few Itopreseutatives strotehod their ceiiHcicnces se lar as te pay back $100, which falls $10 short of representing the eleven days teccss. They were Gardner, Lewory S. N. Mitchell and W. 8 Morgan. These who handed baek money for tlme net served ever the recess aud mileage wure . Adams n.i, uiorer, iU3.i)U; Urawrenl, $1870 (his total salary); Donly,l70,50;Gilmere $20,. 50, Hjgue, $300: LmdUfwhe thought he was uet entitled te any pay whlle net at his pest;, $320; Parcels, $120, Weihe, $1110; Spensler, $:W1,10. Theto ure sixty.twe membars aud thirteen Senators jet te be piid, besides some of the empleye of both Houses. The total amount covered Inte the trcastiiy thus far by senters ncd members is $17,281,70. A Mca Berjicnt Captain W. L. Oreeu, koepcr of the llle saving station at Leng Branch, N. J , ro re ro IKirtstetho general superintendent of the service, under date of Nev. 21, that llve of his erew, who were Hiding lu the ocean a few days before, saw a hideous sea serpent i short distance from their beats According te the story told by the crew "thoserpont was fully ninety or a hundred feet long and thirty feet wide, aud we did uet ee his ontlre length," They also suy that "there were two blowholes, ulinnin feet long and 'i feet wide, about 20 feet from the end of his hobo. The body was black, the head short, and near the nose was two stubby horns," Captain Green adds that the Herpent was nlse seen liein the station, making Its nppoaratice en the surface at intervals of ten minutes. Hci cloned bib report with the remark that "this Is the truth." TRADE NOTES. at am Pauiunt", uemsimiuk am aii mtni.ii ui-.. Iren mill Httet llnnta null Iiiim lluilar itiiil I'msn-l rtt ttpp itis-l niiilly 1 Hint litaeitfiu jr lhe Dever silk eeiiipam, uf Tateisen, j New Jersey, Is reported te have suspendid with babllitieM iimeiiuiiiik' te $102,000 aud assets amounting te T0 0(H) The Trenten iron coin pany of Tienten, New Jersey, teiupernri' closed Its telling null en Wednesday night, but expects te re'titiie next Monday with lower w ,140s The liabilities of tieerge I) Emei), lumber dealer of Chelsea, Massachusetts, who failed leeenlly, are icperted at $200, 000, and, It is said', Irs nsets will ecttd that amount by $2o,0el The Besseuier coke . rk at Meuut I'leasaiit, Pa , weie sold at auction jester day, with 1711 ncres of coil land, 170oens, 51 dwelltngs, etc., for flOrt.lHX). Mct'lnie & Ce , of Pittsburg, were the pureh.fei The lusolveuoy case of Wm 1'laKtcd A Sen, of Llucelu, Ma'ue, wn heard en Wednesday, aud 11 fi 1.1I dividend of 11 per cent, was dcelaiiM1 making a total el 10 per cent, for the . tedlters. Tlie llrm owed about $125 OCH) The beard of nrbllialin'i ft th beet ai d shoe trade of Ciuciui i ) teid.iy eleid a session whieh had If ted neatly t' months. The beard ndepti' I the piTsent schedule of wngpit, winch 1 te remain In force till Juue 20ih, 1"! Bth puttes made concessions b( the agreetneiit wis reached. Six fl'te I ae decbued te enter this agteement l'he Baltimoie ''4i pii'tsbe I tuterviews with leading cotton mil! owners el Mary 1 tud, which shows that there is "atiecr protliutieti of goods and an overstock' d market, and that tht ' le of the jear Ins been unsatisfactory " l'he stiteiiieuts are uniform te that id et Dnlrjliini llulnss Tbe N..tieual butter, cheese aud i-g asssotatieu closed Its wwrnuii in Cincinnati last night. A report was read showing that the total value et butUr. cheese, eijjs and poultry marketed iu the I'uited State in 1S.1, anumnia te m te than VkM 000, 000 The value of tbe milk aud cream sold and net maniifdc'iutd lute butter aed eheese during the atue periml is exer $100,000,000. The fob -wing officer xx.re elected Jehn McDonald, of New Yerk, piesideut , A. J W. l'nrip. et Milwaukee seuler vice pnslden' , Jehn A. Wille. xice prtsulcut for Nexv Yerk , Jacob Wil bert, for Pennsylvania T.ims llewe, for Maryland , J. B Patterson, ter Ouie , A W. Pexter. for Illinois , 1. W. Johu-en, for Iowa , V. S. Fe t , for Virginia , W. S. F.ete. for Virginu . W. T Kinsdall. for Nebraska , J. B W ester. ler Call forma, ami Captain Turu.'r, for Texas rietecttiic I tin I'mrsis. The business meu .if New Yerk city are at leugtd determined le see if something eiuut be done te nriet the dangers whteli threaten the water supply of the rivers in the northern part of the state through the destruction of the fereals which protect their sources At a meeting of the chamber of commerce the muter came up for dis;u dis;u steu, uud it was shown by Mr. M irris K. Jesfup that many of the small streams which ence flowed continuously through out the year, are 11 w dry during sev eral months, and that tbe ttTects of the diminution of water upon the Hudsen is already se great that navigitien above Trey is rendered almost impossible in dry season. The Legisliture, arrerdmglj, is isked te put a step te the destruction of the xvoeds, especially in the Adireudick recieu. A comnn'tee of seven is als appointed, te invite the co operation of ether associations and individuals through out the state, the better te si euro the object iu view. Creps in Olile. Tbe Di ember crop retKirt of tbe n'atc beard of agriculture el Ohie, bacd en m turns from about 700 township, shows the number of wheat acres sewn te be $2,020, 579. being V7 per cent, el that sewn for lSJ. The condition of the crop as com pared with that of last fall, is 102 per cut. Tha rye e.creige, as compared xvith that of last fall, is S per cent , ami the condition of the crop 00 p.r cent. The barley acreage, ai 0 rapired with that of last fall is 7 per cent , and the condition et tue crop 90 per ceut. .NKHS MlTl 9 Inli-reilin I'ltrHicruphs xjumlenreil. Judge Osberne, at Elkhart, Indiana, yesterday instructed the grand jury te indict all dealers found selling the Police Gaulle aud ether papers of that class. IhoNewiork chamber of commerce yesterday adopted a memorial te the Leg islature of New Yerk asking that body te take steps te prevent the threatened destruction of the Adueuda;k wilier ness. The stcend volume of tbe Tenth Census repurt i- ready for distribution. It treats of statistics of manufactures, xvith special reports en iron, steel, glass and textile manufactures, chemical products, the fac tery system, ite. Jehn C. New has called a meeting of the Krqmbltcau and Democratic congressional delegations from Indiana te be held in lhe treasury building te morrow, te take measures te sccure the meeting of both the Republican and Democratic national conventions iu Iudianapebs. lhe mauigers of the World's Industrial and cotteu ceutenuial exposition at New Orleans have adopted a design proposed by u. ji. jorgenscn, aroiiiiuet, or .Meii'Uaii, Mississippi, for the mam building of the Expesitiuu. Tlie structure is te be 15,000 leet long nnd U0U reet wide, with 1,000.1m sipiare feet of fleer spice, including a music hall in the centre large enough te seat 12,000 peeple. Ten plans worn offered and three premiums awarded. The "Ohie Dlvoree Koferm League" was organized yesterday in Columbus, Ohie, by a conference of ministers of the various PretCBtaut churches of the state, Bishop Bedell, of Cleveland, was chosen president, and Rev. S. W. Dlke, seoro seero seore tury. Telmau Whceler, el Cincinnati, has deeded 10 the Protestant EpUoepal church a valuable traet of laud in the western part of that city, uud advanetd $200,000 towards the erection of a church preparatory school The structure will include a clmjel and a library of 10,000 volumes. fsrtiiiiivi riiu.ii inn nr.A terrors nf Mm ,lvn Knrtlej'iuks. The bark Bessie BaUer from Manila, 2't, via Batavla, reports that en August 27, liable Island bearing north by we it, distant llve miles, at daylight noticed a heavy bank rising from the westward, which continued te rise until it became obsaiired, the barometer suddenly falling te '20:10, uud again suddenly rising, atone jump, te 30:70. Had everything furled, and had no sooner let go the pert nnoher when heavy showers of sand and nshes begau falling. Tills was about neon time. Then It beoame darker than the darkest night, the wlud biev. lug a pcrfeet hurrl hurrl hurrl oaue and tlie sea jierfcctly smooth. A heavy rumbling like thunder was heard continually, the sky was lighted by Hashes or lightning, uud a strong sinull or sulphur nervaded the air, making It dllTleult te breathe. Altogether It funned ene of the wildest and most awful experiences imag inable, The tide was setting strongly te the westward throughout the gale at the rate of fourteen knots, The Hky be camu clearer ut three p. m, though ashes oentiuuod te fall, On tlie 20th whlle pawing through the HtralU of Huuda, we saw a large number of dead bodles.and the water for miles wan ceveied with trees nnd nshes, the sea for being 11 Held el lava. six hundred miles NKVXi IM llllll.r. lit v.MUtliui Of Sturm unit Flumes A heaxy tain storm at Dill is, Tex , en WcdticMtaj night, paitlallx Heeded the city, causing damage estimated at $.1,00(1. A disastrous wiiui and show storm begixii , en Wednesday at neon In Colerado, xvhieh biokedviwu telegraph aud telephone wires ami blockaded all the railroads. The ravages of the er.iub.irry " flre blight " aud the berry worm In Massaehu si its, ate estiinated te have caused a less el about (13,000 during the year. I'lieie wete severe shocks of earthquake at Keveiiileu Spill gs, Arkansas, en Wed nesday. They lasted 40 seconds, weie accompanied by a loud noise, broke creek ery and glassware nnd loesoncd large reeks 111 a railroad cut. Three mero of the missing llshing ves sels of (51 niccster, Mass , have been given up as lest In lun tUiurli. The trial of Election Supervisor Hersoy, iu tlie U. S. court at Columbia, Seuth Carolina, resulted j osterday iu Judge Bend directing a verdict of net guilty. Iu Bosten, yesterday, Billings, Clapp & Ce,, wholesale druggist., xvere convicted of selling tincture of opium containing a Icsm quantity of morphine than that pre scribed by the pharniaoepola. They were lined a nominal sum, uud will appeal te the supreme court. A libel has been Med iu the U. S. dis. ti let court nt Baltimore, by the owneisef tlie steamers Uiver Queen and Martha's Vine) aril and ether parties ngaifst the Bntish steamer Cydeuia, ler salvage iu gutting the steamer ulleat after she had gieiuuled oil Nantiieket en the 7th of .May last. The Cydenli is valued nt $100,000 and the libellaut ask the court te allow them " a proper nuteaut of silvage." Accident nmi Crime. Kichard Wiley, au ex-legislater, xvell known iu Kensington, committed suiciile 111 Fairmmiiit park by cutting his threat. He xx-.is about 05 )eats of age. Frank Bunt lug, nn attendant at the Norristewu Insane asylum, fell through the brldge ever Steny Creek nnd was drowned. Au alarm of flre iu the opera house m Bethlchem, during the play, caused a panic which was subdued without serious consequences and the flre was extin guished. A baud of Apaches attacked and badly wounded It. C. Scott aud T. Bennett, uear Fronteras, Senera, but were finally driven off hj the two men. There was a dvuamite se.ue in Terente, caused by a prank of seme iiiisohievious b 1.1s. They placed a leg signal ou a street railway track , the signal was violeutly exploded by a plu, car, and three or four passengers had a shaking up. The xeuug rascals escaped. Mr, Urllp, 3ioilrrte Vlens. n 1 'Iluiei, llep It is sheer notisenso te talk of Mr Car bole as a free trader. It is as silly and about as heuust us It was te preseut him as a rabid Siuthernnr because tin lives in te.Tu just south of Cincinnati. Hi is net even au advoeato of tariff for roveuue euly. Judging by his utterance and his votes and they are many aud oeuslstcnt be simply believes in tin' gradual return te a rational and normal rate of taxation ou Imports , he believes that taxes levied twenty years age iu the stress of war, largely te offset internal taxes which hive bceu long siuce abolished, should uet be continued. Is this revolutionary ? The Republican who are cemmeuclng an alarmist campaign for 1381 nre making fe. U of themselves They are crying Wolf !' tee early and they have erled it much tee often The country is net going t gi-t scared and stay scared for a year. It is net the American way. Tbe business nii-n, wne iike tne l'lttsuurg iron meu, nre iryiug out iu terror will quiet down bofero tbe winter is aver. If they don't, tbe people will laugh them Inte silence. The American uitieu is net se used up, weru out, dull, and lazy that it cannot stand a moderate dose of change In a vicious tax system. Even the proteetod iutercstH will be the better for It iu the long run, aud they will net suffer ruin in four mouths. They are really much strenger th iu they make out, aud will show that they are. NKIUUIUMCIIOOU MKWS l.vruts near unit Acreti the Ueutilj Mnes, There aie in Berks county 008 govern ment pensioners, or mero than in any of tbe surrounding counties. The experiment of soft carbons iu the electric light apparatus of Reading has pieved a failure, and tbe bard carbons will be replaced. Auditor General Lemeu en Tuesday received $100 conscience meney, iu au envelope postmarked Choster, Delaware county. William L. Hartrauft, aged txventy, of Heading attempted te commit auleide , he proferrod death rather than llfe with a woman he recently married. The sufferers of the late flre at Shenan doah received in cash $'.50,000, aud goods and eatables te the value of at least $10, 000. The goods and ether things have all been distributed. Hieb veins of saml anthraoite coal have been discovered near Ilorndeu, abeve Shamekiu. The ground lias besu leased and operations will be commenced as neon as practicable te develop the veins In couscquenoo of the " shutdown" of the Potlstewn Iren company's nail laotery the nail plate mill waa stepped. The Hepe bar mill probably closes In a few days. This will threw, altogethor, 000 men out 01 work. Last oveuing whlle engaged In oeupliug cars In the yards of the railroad oempauy iu Hariisburg Gilbert Tuiax's overcoat caught aud he was thrown te the track. His left leg was struck by ene of the wheels and though net passed ever was bidly cnisbed aud broken. Themas Fentor, a promlnent oltl&en of Lebanon, died en Wednesday at the ripe old age of 81 years. The deceased was of Scotch-Irish extraotleu, aud for the last 20 years had retired from nn -active business llfe. During the earlier period of his life he was manager of the Cornwall ostate of the Celeman heirs. A meeting of soheol directors of Berks county will be held en the 6th of January next, in Heading, for the purpese of do de cldiutr upon a uniform system of text books for the publle schools of Berks county. Eaeh soheol distrlet iu the county will have a ropresentntlvo present. County Superintendent Koek will preslde Secretary Teller is considering the feas ibility of employing seme of the advanced pupils nt the Carllsle Indian school as sub teachers in the Indian schools at Ch. locea, in the Indian territory, Genna, Ne. liraska nnu jjawreuoe, n.auBas. hid u u perlntendent of the Carlisle soheol favors tlie preposition, and has furnished a list of pupils whom he deems competent te net as sub'teaahers. llltie IU11 Newt. Yesterday the manager of the Ironsides club and soveral of the dlroetors wero in Philadelphia looking for players. 1hey secured lour as fellows : Ed. Green, short Htep, late of the Eastens, Jehn Green, second base mau, who was lu tlie Anthrneite and Quloksteps this year ; Nlek Bradley, rlghtllolder.late of the Treutens.aud David Oldlleld, catcher, who played the greater part or this year with the Ironsides. Mayer' Ueurt, This morning the mayor had two eases. One was a drunk who was begging en the streets, last night. He get llve days in prison aud a vagrant was discharged. 48T11 C0NQKKS3. Wild Wll.l. Iln TIIK I.KAUKK? A (J'lfstliiii llm llnm uir,Wii, 10 tin, 110 , ItlMiiMliit: Hint Unxrruer tunc? ItiitilnsiHi 1 limits, Mashltiuten IHspaluti te New VerU 81111. Great pressure is brought te beat en the speaker by members who desite spiclal committees, but usldu frum his purpose te appoint Mr. Morrison chairman of the ways uud mean committee nothing defluitu Is known of hi latin. It has been said that he Is somewhat embarrassed by thu fael that Mr Blackburn's friends 11 10 urging him for the chairmanship of the npprepil atleus oenimliteo Mr. Carlisle, It Is bo be llexed, fuveis thu appointment el .Mr. It ktidall, and, alde from M. Blackburn' Irieiids, every uieiuIku of the Heuse be lieves Mr. Cailisle would make a very serious inlstakn if he should put anybody else than Mr Randall ut the head of that committee. The ex speaker, el course, has net mentioned the subject of commit tees eltbei te Mr. Carllsle or te nnybedy else. The Icudcishlp of the Heuse en the Democratic side Is a matter of seme dis cussion. There ate several meu ambitious te assume that task. Mr. Hatch, of Mis seurl, lias iiuide seme movement lu that direction. He Is tegauled as an able and honest man, hut It is boliexed he has uet stifllcieutly x en thucoulldeuceof his parly as te his special littiess for the task. Mr. Morrison us chairman of xxajs and means and thu next fiieuduf Mr. Carlisle's en the fleer, It is thought, does net aspire te lhe place of leader. Nene knew butter than Mr. Meir son that bin abilities de net lie lu that diuetien. He ouce said . " My greatest ebstaclu lu publle life, ou the Il ter of the Heuse, 1 have found te he the fact that I de net think quickly ou my net'' .l r. Kauilelpli Tucker's uhilitiis uud Ins ucuruess te Mr. Carllsle uiuke him prominent, but Mr. Tucker Is uet, and docs uet pruteud te bw 11 parliamenta rian. The ititrlcaencs and uixstcries of the science of pirliaiueutary law nre mustend by minds differently constituted from his. Mr. Springer is always nt the front, and If the Springer ou the fljer was the sanie Springer one meets iu the study or committee room he would easily com mand the house. But Mr. Springer seems net always te be in ister of himself en the (loot, aud the man who hesitates or mis takes cau never be accepted as leader. Seme members turn their eyes te Mr. Hewitt, but Mr. Hewitt has no desire aud will make 110 ollett te ebtalu the leader ship. All of these meu, uud all ethers who nspire te lead the majority will sooner or later ui.ike way for the great and natural leader of thatstduef the Heuse, Mr. Handall. Governer elect Robinson said . "The perfect organization of the Heme for the Oomeoratn would have been Handall iu the chair uud Carlisle ou thu fleer. There would have been no snags, no fats moves, no bluuders then. Carlisle as .1 parlia mentarian is without a peer ou that side, exceptiug, Handall. I should have regarded such au organization m daugureus enough te the iniuerity. As it is, lUudall ought te be accepted by his party as its leaner. He is a man of prudence, wisdom, caution and courage. He is far seeing, and has been tested as few men are tested. I uever knew bltn te tail at a critical moment. The time will certainly eoine, in my opinion, when his party will turn te him fur guid ance and ler counsel, and he will be made the leader because he is the leader " Mr. Randall's course Is the subject of much comment, tluilgb why thete should be any discussion about il Is strange Said he " I shall exnrt all the power I have, with all the zjiI t pjisiss, te iu vke the record et the tlrst session of this Congress ene that the Ddinojratle party cm go te the country en, with c lufideuue that it will be accepted as satislictery. I have no personal cuds te sorve nnd ue recollections te hamper me, aud I am con scious of no motive but eat for the oeuu try, whoe host mteicsts I feel sure are te be subserved by the psrty new 111 the manrlty " There is no doubt among Mr. Uuulall's friends, who were se greatly disappointed by his defeat by Mr. Carlisle, tint if the issue whieh they made prominent through bis canvass Is tnade the poliey of this Congress the Deinocratie pirty will xvlu at the uext electien. There is a growing leellng, tee, notwithstanding assertions te the contrary, it will be found bofero the session ends that Mr. Handall In his cau vass had mapped out the jiolley. This oeuviotiou is very rapidly healing the sores that disappointment iu the late canvass made, and if the committees that Mr. Car lisle announces fulfil tbe tenor of his speoeh en taking the chair there is a Arm belief that the country xvill see a liaruio liaruie liaruio nieus and earnest bedj el Democrats In tlm lower Heuse. CuurC t.1 Jemmnu I'lrru. UnFOUE JUDGE MVI.MOSTON. Jeseph M. Sheek and Iteubcu Kurt., trading as Sheuk & KurU, vs. Jehn M. Meyer. This wa au action te recover the price of a reaper purchased by the defen dant. The ovideiice ler the plaintiffs showed that lu the year 1877 they wero dealing In ruapers at Lincoln, aud Aaren Wissler was their ngent. Theu- under standing with him was that he was te receivu $20 for every uiachlne that he would soil nnd set up in running order, but lu overy case they wero te receive the purchase- meney. In the spring et the year the defendant talked te Mr. Bhenk about the purchase of a ma ma chiue; iu June he catue te the place of business of the firm with nu order from Wissler for a reaper , the order was nil nil nil drossed te the Ann uud stnted that the reaper should be charged te Wissler ; the machine was glveu te Meyor, te whom it was charged by Mr. Sheek ; the plaintiffs never roeoivod the pay for the maohlue nnd this suit was brought te recover $155, the price, with iutorest fiein September, 1877. Tbe dofenso admit that they rccelved the reaper, but claim te have paid yUsler, from whom It was purchased and paid in full for it, and they did uet knew it had been charged te them ; Wissler was called aud he testified that Meyer paid him for the maohine ; nt the tlme the plaintiffs wero indobted te him (Wlsslei) for com mission nn four reapers ; he retained $80 of this meney and made n tender of the balauoe te the plaintiffs ; they refused te accept it nud brought a suit against him ler emtiezziemeut. In the case of Henry K, Keller vs. Hautonsteln & Ce,, the plaintiff nmonded the caption of thu case, vrheroupeu the defense plead surprise uud the case was continued. After the pica of surprise had been entered the parties te the suit com promised and the oase was marked "set tled." BEFOHE JUDGE TATTEnSON, In the ease of Brua vs. Beiler, the counsel closed thelr speeches at neon te day. This afternoon the jury was oharged and they then went out te make up a vor. diet. milt for Damages. Yesterday afternoon Jeseph Stark, of this city.breusbt a suit for $5,000 damages against Wm. Kllnehaus, for the alleged ncduotlen of his wife. A capias was issued for the defendant and he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Strino. He gave bail In tbe sum of $5,000 and was discharged. A Orny rx. Yesterday aftomeon Geerge Seliers who Is employed by Cyrus II, Celvln nt the City hotel llvery, oaptnred a beautiful gray fox in the yard of Harberger's foundry. Foxes of this kind are very soareo nnd whero this ene came from is a mystery. "MMNrUIION." A I'lity Willi M Prnpnr Tltln. The companies which Jehn Stetson puts 011 the toad are generally composed of people of r-oatcely ever Us ami often or mero than ordinary ability, though he drills row or them lu his Fifth Avenue theutte, lu New Yerk, or lu Ills Ulobe, In Bosten. The attractions xvhieh he pre sents for publle patronage ami entertain entertain iiient nre sueh us omphalleally require tlrst class talent te interpret them. Te this nny be attributed half of thu success of the absurd cnnirdy, most appropriately entitled " Confusion." which was given In Fulton epura liouse lust evon lug te a lair sired, but, soleol niiillouce. It is thu most Incongruous, unsubstantial aud nonsensical piece imag inable. Being n succession of ludicrous iiiki iiiipieuauiu moments iiimuietl together without nny pioteuslen te plot, ether than what fate may huve lu her endeavors te straighten the iiompllcatlens lesultlug from the exlstence of r pug deg and n baby, the latter net pnrsonated by flesh aud bleed, thu comedy Is In dutiger of descending te dead ret, without a company adequate iu ability. It was this fact that was n sourue or anxiety te thu author, Mr. Jeseph Dor Der Dor rlek, a rising English dramatist, and te the manager, when they etlerud it before the footlights iu thu Vaudeville In Londen last season, lit d weie compelled te plaoe iu the cast people of unquestionable effi ciency. Mr. Stetson's troupe Is or this order, uud consequently makes this eccen tric melange or ubsuidlty and humor a success. The chief male character is Uhntlepher lllunird, a delightfully im im im piobable middle aged gentleman, Imper sonated by Mr. Henry E. Dixey, whose tiatne is familiar te thuatiu geers, and who is remembnied for hi inimitable Interpretation of lluntherne lu " Patlonce." Mr. Dixey seems te havti seized the very idea of the author, and is Itlutard without a Haw. Theu thore was another entertaining eharaoter, James, the servant, which Mr Air. Fisher makes n great deal out of. Miss Florence Gerald, mi llete. Miss Netta Onion, as Via let and Mis Vurnetia J.vrbeau, n Maria, were most excollent iu their parts, which is te be expected, hIiicp their names iilone nre a guarantee nl e ipable aud Intelligent artistes. All the 0 hers of the oempauy worn satisfactory Thore was n first plece given, entitled " The Old Master," whieh was a donse couimedlitta, hapi ily biicf. IIKAI. r-.MATK BtAllKKl Bale nl Property lu tne ippcr Knit, The property of Henry llueh, deceased, in Hethsville, was sold te II jt lett Mo Me Calllster for $2 010. Alse 1 acres of land te Jehn Miimma for $1,001. Benjamlu, Elebelburger sold at prlvate sale, a small tract of laud with a 0110 story leg heuse. in Rapbe township, te Gee. B Elohelborgor, for $200 J. H. Obetr. sold te Themas Smith, tinner, of Mastersonvllle, his two story store nnd dwelliug ou Seuth Charlette street, Manheim, for $3,000 Mr S , will take possession of this property next April. D. W. Erb sold his two story briek dwelling aud let of ground, eorner Seuth Prussian nud Ferdinand streets, Manheltn, te .1. II. Obetz, for $4,000. Jehn Balmer sold his farm, containing about thirty-flve acres, located within a half mlle of Milten Greve, te Jehn E. Biubaker, of Rapbe township, for $.1,800. Editor We s Infer, of the Elizahotutewu Chronicle, bought the Hoeting property for $1,632. Abraham Yeung sold, at privae sale his farm or 31 J acres lu Mt. Jey township, te his son in-law, Jacob M. Stauffer. Jehn Casel sold te Heury Shue a tract of woodland containing four aeres and seme perehes, situated in Rapbe township, for $101 per acre. The mill of Jehn M. Keener in Elizabeth township, which was sold a short tlme age by the sheriff te ,1. W. Jehnsen, baa been bought by S. M. Enler, of Eh, ibeth- town. Aaren Dlsslngcr sold hi preperty en Seuth Market stroet, Ellzibothtewu, te Adam Hamiltou, for $1,150 Mr. II will erect a uew house. Daniel Brubaker sold a let with a ene and a hall story dwelling house, In Mount Jey township, te Jehn Entorllue for $1, 500. Mr. E will erect a blacksmith shop aud resume his trade. SIIA.XH." An Interesting l.ectnrs uj- llev. Mann, at llnrrlsburg. The sUe of thu audiouce assembled in the Duke stroet M. E., ehureh last even ing te hear a locture en "Shams" by, Itev. J. B. Maun, of Harrisburg, was net nearly se large us it should have been, sluce the leoture xvas most entertaining and Instructive, and was greatly oujeyod by theso present. The speaker began his leuture by defining the word "sham" and speaking of Its wide diffusleu, and then procceded te describe several varieties of the genus sham the social, political, nnd religieus shams, aud theso xvere admirably portrayed iu a series of Illustrative carri carri carri oatures, which were remarkably faithful word piotures. The points of the leoture were embellished by appropriate and in teresting anecdotes full of humor as well as instruction. The counterpart of the sham was then spoken or the truo.heuost, gonuine man, and tlie lecturer made an olequont plea for reality and truthfulness iu all of llfe's rotations. Regard for the welfarc of Individuals aud soelety Bheuhl inoite us te cast from us this glarlug Insln. eerily of manuer and heart and prompt us te ondeavnr te he honorable, earliest and truthful. In every relation of llfe this torrible tonilenoy te shams Is tee apparent and overy true mlnded mau aud woman should scek te eliminate thorn offeotually. Thore must be nn honest purpese actuating overy ene of us, nnd every essay we make lu life must be sup ported by somethlug substantial and geed. We are reminded, said the loeturor, of what au omlneiit crltle has said of Thack eray, that ' he could net have paiuted ' Vanity Fair if Eden had net been shin ing befere his iuuer eye." Ul'.lM.Tll a-.ATTKlta. Me New Cute el Kpldemle. The members of the beard of health met at Dr Brown's office at 0 o'clock this mernlug, but owing te the nbsonce of the health commissioner, the meeting was adjourned until te morrow at the same hour, uotleo being served ea the oemmls sloner te be present. The red Hag has been put np en lhe Water street front of lhe Western hotel, but the heuse has net been quarantoened. Only ene of the landlord's children Is new nffoeted nnd the eutlie family has been vaccinated. Ne new eases of the dlsease have been reperted te the beard of health, and It Is bolleved thore are net mero than twelve eases in the city, of which at least ene hair nre oenvalesoont or convalesolng. Thore Is no truth whotever in a sensa. tienal report of new cases. A l'mier Klecteil, The Presbyterians of the mission ohapel, Seuth Queen street, last ovening unani mously voted te extend a call as pastor te Itev. Themus Tompson, of McAllister vllle, Juniata county, and as he will probably aoeopt, thore is overy prospect of having the work well under way by Jan, 1st. HIWIIBIIIIII I Hale uf Stock. J, B, Leng broker sold te day at prlvate sale 0 shares Eastern market at $50 ; 10 shares Columbia national bank at $140 ; 5 shares Wllllamstewn turnpike at $105.25.
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