I" ' -VS-MStfSTIftjgSxl $rS4 t- lAfc -"vw V- J' LAHCABTER1 DAILY INTBIiLIGBNOER THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 1884 w ff lv "rTTS" Ip ! IPOSJW" :S8,!S',, B5BER i Sffl! - ," iy. -1 'ij -' WW ?m r; r .l.jv Stf :S? m- 5N t3 f&! & K& PW i' "eSp"- 155 iSf fev K B. ftj4jv Ee: r i. a arts u ki .. WW ft. S: Sfi. ' su EEfcs. H-i. w ! ttT . ) V , iii'-i : K. ". i .. EitcMtct IntelUgenm:, ' . nmMDAY MVBNIM, DBO, lhMM. i'liWwi Briten tkcflew Yrk Ceart. TlNNhM been a rait tried In New ITnrTetk city, brought against C. V. , Huntington, one of the four ewnera of tke Central I'aclfle railroad, by persons eirbeaike bought tbelr stock In the read. Whenbeandhispartneracencelred the idea of gobbling the wnele concern, Hsatingten agreed with these men that If he ever gave mere te anyone else for stock bought by him. be would account te them at the same price. lie is new seed ea thla bargain which he refused te keep, baring paid much higher prices afterwards te clean-out ether stock steck IhMmi The ease against him seems te , be well established, and his counsel, Senater Conkling, has se little chance te get in any work for him that he is Improving the opportunity te exhibit himself before the public tn the role of a smart and witty talker; which, indeed, he always greatly Inclines te affect, and In which his success by no means cor responds te his conception of it. His presence excites unusual public atten tion te the case. But that in it which obtains our consideration is the fact that in a court of Justice the evidence develops that four men have entered Inte a conspiracy te get possession or a great public highway, built wholly out of 0 treasury of the United States; ?aad that when they have succeeded they contract with themselves under another name as a construction company te build the read at a price ten times in excess of the cost te them. This is net a new revelation te the public. It has all been developed in the Union raclfie Credit Mebilier exposure. But it seems strange that such a story should be told In a court of justice ; and that men who there admit that they have done this robbing, should go un scathed and unrebuked In a forum! where a chicken thief 1b shown no mercy. Huntington and his associates are rich and able te respond te any lawful de mand upon them for the return of their plunder. But there seems te be no one te take held of men who contract as railroad directors with themselves as railroad constructors te pay ten times ttw etrOt, building theli tend. The law does net abide such wrong. But its officers de net rise up in its defense, and Its Judges sit unmoved as it is detailed before them. is it stupidity 2 The intelligence and fairness with which the Prtss is new edited may be gauged by its treatment of what it calls " revenue for the state." In its efforts at discussing this subject it "shows that the total receipts during the past year were $0,226,059.39, or a decrease in rev enue of $518,470 81 from the previous year. The expenditures were $7,643,' 012.30, being an excess of $1,401,052.02 ever the receipts." And from these figures the Press deduces certain cenclu siens with great gravity and delibera. tien. It says : The oxperienoe in this state, under a professed Domecratio reform administra tion, covering scarcely two years, repeats past history. Reeeints are decreased. expenditures are increased, and the state's indebtedness is swelled by nearly 91,900, 000. Heuvterplavtibltthe explanation may be, this it the fact. Wise leadership en the part of a Democratic majority in the Legislature a year age might have antici pated this , situation and provided against it, Instead of squandering time and money in the fruitless attempt te force a partisan apportionment. But. as usual, it new becomes the datv of a Republican Legislature te meet thU situation just as it is, and provide for Iwmocratie thriftiessnesa. New if anyone of the readers of the Press thought te turn te its news columns, of tbe very same Issue from which the foregoing is quoted, they found there this statement In a dispatch from BTarrisburg : The fact should be taken into account that, of the expenditures, there were (1,700,000 paid out for government bends, which are still held, and en which the atata draws interest, and (684,000 of the state's debt was paid, the payment of a considerable sum or interest being thereby topped. There are almost (1,000,000 in the treasury, and the condition of the tuatury it titter than it hat ever been before. Se it appears by the Puts' own show ing that instead of the state's indebted. ness being " swelled by nearly $1,500,- 000," it has Ignored a virtual reduction of $2,384,000. This error may be con sidered trifling by a journal which comes no nearer the truth ordinarily than the Prcts, but even It it be for sale it should net undertake te sell its readers se cheaply. It is plain that instead of there having been a deficiency in the state's receipts and expenditures last year as has been carelessly printed and crudely commented upon the close of the fiscal year found a balance of nearly a million '$ eUara ,n tne general fund, (681,000 of S- ' the state debt paid last year and $1,700,. 000 of the commonwealth's surplus revenues taken out of the banks that had ic and put into government bends te earn Interest for the state. This last gratifying exhibit is the result of the operation of the Humes law, a Demo cratic measure, which the treasury ring fought with desperation. The accumu lated surplus, In such great excess of the state's needs, suggests net the lessen of " Democratic thriftlessnesa" which has been se lllegically drawn from it, but the practicability of reducing taxa tion, or at least of diverting the revenues from licenses te the county treasuries, as was proposed in the last Legislature by the Jenkins Heuse bill. That measure was loyally supported by the Democrats, and should again be introduced and jessed te passage. "With two or three aUMana of surplus in the state treasury set even available for extinguishing state dabt-slnce none of it is due-there is no reason why the halt million dollars or were taken from the counties for licenses sfceakl net be diverted te the relief of WBty taxation. '"' $t r ' Ih well informed and conservative Washington correspondent of the Baltl. asere Stm sounds a very timely note of warming against the supplementary pen mob Nils bow pending before Congress. The business has been grossly abused if net entirely overdone. Every commu nity points te undeserving objects of tlie government's bounty who have been im posed upon the pension roll. Fer every additional name deserving te be added te the list a rigorous discrimination would strike off ten that have already get en. It Is an enormous lncrease of the annual expenditures for pensions from 23,782,3S0 in 186S three years after the war closed te an average of $00,000,000 new when half the men in tbe war and two-thirds of these who merited pensions are dead. There is scarcely a ceuipnuy or regiment te whose roll-call te-day one third the members could answer in the flesh ; and yet the pension list, like the unfailing " soldier's orphans " increases annually. It Is high time that a plaster was clapped en the mouths of dema gogues, and that swindling in the name of patriotism came te an end. Ben Butleb and Belva Lockwood should lead the grand march at the in auguration ball. New Yehk City has a debt of $S8, 868,570.81. Everything about New Yeik is colossal, even its indebtedness. MiLLie.sAinss are going into journalism new ic ail parts of the country. Perhaps they wish te' realize again the luxury of being peer. Simultaneously with tbe report of a surplus of evor (4,000,000 of the Western Union oemos the announce ment of a reduotlen in wages of the operators. It is a cold day wheu the faces of the peer are net ground. en THISB MCM t Oh these men t Theio men ! These weak ana wavering, wltlesj tilings. They cannot act or meve without us , Wbe.lt we ile net pall the strings. The senseless puppets scorn anil limit U', Tls claimed by man the weria Is ral'il, That he's the noblest et things human ; But each ana all are sUU befooled Ana ruled also by lovely woman. Seng from- airete-lilrejla." The sale of the assets of Lsdner Breth ers, exploded brokers, in Philadelphia, yesteruay, lurnisnea a striking cemmen tary en the " fancy stoek" system whleh has been current in the financial affairs of this country for the past ten or flfteen years. There were 114 lets in all, mostly of mining stocks, and the entire sale realised about $1,700. The figures or some of the sales were remarkable. (1,000,000, par value, of the .Etna mining company, of Sin Franolseo, brought (7.50 ; (33,330 of Mo Me Cullough mining company, of Colerado, went off sluggishly for (1.25, and (C0.260 et itea uank iron ere oempany, of Penn sylvan!, was knocked down for (2.75, '1 HE Berlin cabman's let is net a happy one. He is the servant of one of the wealthiest German companies the Bhare holders of whleh have geed reason te call themselves blessed works eighteen hours every day seven days a week, bears the full responsibility for every coin which passes through his hands, and is heavily nnea ler any Irregularity. Fer this he receives a dally pay of somewhat less than half a crown. Should the 'bus oenduotor ever turn 01 going te euurch, he pays his company for the privilege ; should he fall ill his pay is lest at ence, and as for his meals he swallows them, such us they are, while, wailing for paosengcra at an omnibus station. The cabmen's trade union of that city have Btarted a news paper, and it has a big work before it in bringing about a reform in this condition of affairs. rsnaeNAL. Sir Moses Mocteitierb's health is tuny restored. Piukce Saige, of Japan, a member of me nousenem et the Husslan minister at Washington, died en Wednesday. Mb. Fneuna, overworked and weary, contemplates making a voyage round the worm, ue will be accompanied by his son. AncHBisner- Linch, of Terente, began en Wednesday the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his elevation te the archbishopric. RernESEKTATivE BEtrenn is consoled, in his prospective retirement from public life, by the feet that one of his geld and silver mines has developed immense rich ness. A. B. Wilsen, the inventor of the Wheeler & Wilsen, sewing machine, was en Wednesday taken te the Hartferd in sane retreat. A stroke of paralysis broke him down physieally and mentally a year or two age. Mr. HunnmcKS kissed forty-six young women of Bt. Mary's, Ohie, the ether day. They were members of a Oleveland and Hendrleks Breem Brigade. New they Want te CO te Washington en inatHrnratlnn day and be kissed by Mr. Cleveland. UOLDDEna. the masiean. who latnlvillml. had marvelous dexterity in the doeeptivo handling of cards, and his tricks with thorn were far better than these of any of the mere celebrated showmen. Still ha . maiced a mere card manipulator until his mental vagaries brought him te a Iunatie asylum. All the while that he was practis ing the most delieate and deeeptive ma nipulation he was unaware that the results were obtained by trickery and skill. Reuben R. SrnixaEit, the Cincinnati philanthropist, died Wednesday morning. He was widely known for his magniflcunt gifts te the public in the form of the MurM hall, the Exposition buildings and the College of Musle, te which within the past nine years he contributed about (300,000. ue was eighty-four years old. UIs last illness was of very short duration. Mr. Springer was slightly indisposed en San day last while attending service "nt the cathedral and kept his bed en Monday, but Tuesday he was up and had breakfast Wednesday. He died in his ehair. His physician says it was a ease of paralysis of the heart. He leaves an estate of (5,000, 000. Adepts by leading Hallread. Information has reaehsd the gentlemen in this eity who are interested in the Rete automatic brake, that en December 0, the New Yerk, New Haven S- Hartferd It. R. oempany adopted the Rete brake and contracted for its use upon the entire freight equipment of its leased lines as well as en its main read. An SJS.OOO Election Bat Paid, An elebt-thous&ad-dellar nlentlnn liAk between the Hen. William R. Jernee, of New Brunswick, N. J., and Jehn White head, of Seuth River, was Jpald te Mr. Jernee by the stakeholder, J. Bayard Elrkpatrlek, en Wednesday. SB pi Brooklyn Independent Kipclled, Edwin Packard and Alex. Fermnn wai-a expelled from theKiugs oeunty general oeamtttae Monday night for disloyalty te uiauie auu iiegan. I METHODIST CONFERENCE ITS I'RIMAHY UUMHKhX HFSS10N. The Opening Sermon by ntshep rosier In teresting l'apers tttaa A Meilrs ul Mictien Meetings In the Ktsiilng The ecntennlal conference of the M. K. chureu held its first business session Wednesday rooming in the Mount Vernen l'laoe SI. E. church at tbe corner of Charles and Monumental street, Baltl mere. The edlOce is one of the finest Methodist chutehes in the oeuntry. The attendance was very large, the galleries for visitors and spectators being filled at an early hour. The lower fleer was oe cupled by delegates and ether parties held, ing tickets for admission. Bishop K. O. Andrews called the oenlerenoo te order, and named Bishop Cranberry, of the M. K. Church Seuth, as president of the meet ing. llev. Dr. Jeseph Uummlngs, president et the Northwestern university, oenduoted the opening religious exercises. The cen tenary hymn sung was oemposed for this oeoasion by Rev. S. IC. Cox, D. 1). Bishop Andrews stated that the uteia irem wnieu the chapter was read was originally used by Jehn Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Alse, that the Bible from which the test of the sermon te be delivered will be taken, was purchased by Franels Asbury, the first American bishop of the ohureh, iu Augusta, Georgia, in Novernber 1S05. The gavel used by the bishop it is stated was made from a leg taken from the first MflthedUt chapel erected in America. lhe oenlerenoo than organized by cleat- inc the following officers as a business oemmltteo : Chairman, Bishop E. U. An drews; vice chairman. Rev. Dr. Samuel Keugers; seeretary, 11. Iv. Carrell; treas urer, T. O. Magruder; permanent secretar ies, Rev. D. Jehn T. Martin, of the Church Seuth; Rev. Dr. D. O. Jehn, of the M. E. cbnreh; Rev. Dr. D. T. Tanner, of the African M. E. church. Alter the appointment of a oemmltteo en credentials and the adoption of a me tlen providing for the appointment et substitutes, the oemmltteo en arrange ments anneuueed tbe pregrnmma for evening mectlngs in various churches. The chairman stated that he had in his possession a book of dlsolpline of the M, E. chareb, used In Balttmore by Rev. Frincis Asbury iu 1781. The opening sermon was" then deltvercd by Bishop Randelph T. Fester. D. 1). He oemmenoed his discourse, by saying that "a common bend of kinship and sympathy has drawn us together at this time and place. We are met te celebrate the hundredth anniversary of our family life. A brief human life marks its epochs by years. Institutions and nations count theirs by centuries. These pivotal points are wisely selected as periods for reflection. They are summits from whose tops we leek backward and take note of the past, and forward te prospect and prepare for the future." The bishop then referred te the papers and addresses te be submitted te the conference, and said that "they should net ezhaust themselves merely in con gratulation or in ministering te denemi national vanity en the ene hand, or sueh as te awaken strife and rivalries en the ether. If possible, lasting and substan tial geed Bbeuld oemo te us all from the deliberations of the convention, and we should carry away from it at its olese pleasant memories and deepened affection for each ether, as well as quickened zeal ana Dreaaenea plans of usefulness." The spaaker roferred in eloquent terras te the deaths of BUtieps Pierce and Simp. son, the former having been appointed te preaea me epenine sermon or the conven tien and Bishop Bimpson was designated as uia uuernaie. " ine nation," be said, " delighted te honor them as peers and as peerless in the realm of sacred eloquence. Cultured, scholarly and eminently Chris tians, they were our common joy and pride. We share te-day a mutual sorrow, and mingle our tears in common ev u u "honored graves." Tus speaker then said that a set of peculiar emergencies environed our birth as a church, and the turn of a hundred years has brought us faoe te face again with a similar set of omergen"le. We arein the grip of a great combat, a con trast of ideas. The decree has gene forth never te de revoked, whleh deems te ex tinotien the false, the artificial, tbe un sound : henceforth these ideas and agencies only will secure and held the keys of the future, whleh send human need and are helping te the welfare of the race. With inoreasing knowledge and growing sense of the right of mind te examine and de termine for Itself what things are true humanity will be mere and mera leval te itself, and will whip with the soeurges of ineeneea nna outraged reason all tralse tralse tralse hoeds and spiritual despotism from their usurped thrones. The voke of urieatlv authority has been broken, and can never again be put upon the necks of men. It is a great advance. Let us rejoice. At the afternoon session Rev. Jehn Mlley, D. D., read a paper upon the work Of "The Christmas Conference" In this paper was diseussed the relative faets of tbe organization, the initial measures of Wesley, in whleh Mr. Wesley inferred his own right te ordain ministers, the organi zation of the obuteh of 1781, and the ground of the Eplsoepaoy. On this point, the speaker said, the Methedist poepio, rightfully organizing themselves into a ohureh, instituted an eplsoepaoy, and they are greater than the eplsoepaoy ; and if any with a haughty air and the vain oon eon oen oeit of a erushing logic still demanded where the Methodist cot their enlaennanv. the true nnd sufueient answer Is, by the geed will of Ged they aet it from them selves. This they did, and no ohureh has a better or mere valid eplsoepaoy. mm paper was toiiewed by ene en the personnel of the Christmas Conference" by Rev. H. B. Ridjrewav. D. D. He said that from two points in the United States, New Yerk and Baltimore, American Methodism took its risa The Christmas conference was composed of sixteen proaehers, and the first ene the speaker referred te was Themas Coke. He was a native of Wales. He was present at the foundation of tbe first Methodist college In Ameriea. Mr. Ridgeway also referred te Themas Bassey and Riehard Whatoeat, who were ordained by Bishop Asbury. During his remarks he referred te all the members of the Christmas conferenoe, (jinuK uuui uiaiunes 01 eaeu. Iu the evening meetings were held iu several ohurehes in behalf of the missions, The Broadway speeches were made by Hen. W. O. Ireland, Rev. Dr. M. O. Brlggs. At Madisen avenue chureb, Gov. Rebert E. Pattlsen presided, and Rev. Bishop J, C. Keener and Rev. Dr. J. M. Reld were the preaebera. At the Monument ohureh, Rev. W. F. Tayler and J. J3. Gran, made made speeehes. At Graoe obnreb, Dr. William Butler and Rev. E. R. Hendrix, D. D., spoke. At Mt. Vernen Plaoe, Rev. Dr. R. A. Yeung and B. M. Meesiek made speeehes. At 8t. Paul's, Bishop O. H. Fowler nnd Rev. O. U. Tiffany Bpeke. At Wesley ehapel, Rev. Dr. 8. L. Baldwin and Rev. J. 8. Key were the speakers. At the Centennial, Rev. J. H. Bell nnd Rev. Dr. E. E. Wiley. At Metropolitan, nev. Dr. T. G. Heward end Gen. O. B. risk. At Bethel, Rev. Dr. O. O. MeCabe nnd Hen. N. F. Wiley spoke, and at Ebenexer, Rev. G. E. Soett and Rev. Dr. J. B. MeFerrin were the speakers. Violent IMctli et an Old Man, Merris O'Connor, of Wilmington. DaI a railroad laborer, waa aoeidentally killed there Wednesday. He was run ever by several cars en the Philadelphia, Wilmlng. ten & Baltimore railroad. He was ever seventy years old. 1IUMT1NU MIS DAUllllTEH. A Fend Father In fnr.nlt at an Kleplug Miss of nineteen. Wodnesday morning's train from Itlie East brought te Vlttsbnrg Chester F. Vandemark, of Phlhilelphia, n ulce look ing gentleman, with gray hair and bjard. Mr. Vandemark was In scareh of his daughter, who had el 'ped with Ctiituncey l'ulsifer, formerly a theatrical ageut, but for the past few meptbs engnged lu mercantile butlne&s. In conversation with a reporter Mr. Vauderuatk mid : "1 don't want any publleity about this matter, but i win ion you my story, because jeu may oe auie te gtve tne ome information : "I liave a daughter net quite nineteen years of age. Sno is bright, and poepio tell me very pretty. About tbree years since she met, while we were In St. Augustlne, Flerida, u young theatrical man named Ghauucty l'ulsifer. We no ticed our daughter was growing a little tee fend of his oerapiuy and took her away. Te my knoirledgo they tieermet again until withitt a few wecks nt the Continental hotel, Phiiidelphta, whoremy daughter had geno te isit heroeusln. It acems they met neatly en cry evening for a weak or mere a fact my wlfe was oegtil ziut of, but I was tut. One day she get n telegram ostenMblr from her nuut at llochester, N. Y., iskiug her te oemo en there. After she lift my suspicions were aroused. I found a note In her dress poekot requesting , meeting lu the box of the Arch street thestra ami signed with the trademark of the business iu which l'ulsifer Is engaged. "Pursuing my h estimations 1 found that no ene nuswerug the description of my daughter had purchased a ticket for Rochester, but dlsecvcrcd that a lady re sembling her ery much had bought a tieket te Detroit. )Iy wife told me about Pulsifcr, and I at occe started for Detroit, and ntn ou my way new." This was all Mr. Vindemark, who seemed a gentleman of vitallti and refinement, would say about the affair. Investigation elicited the fact that Pulslfer was In Pitts burg ou Wednesday, but leit after having purchased two tickets tj Dotrelt. He ttited te the dork of the Seventh Avenue hotel, that he wauied the best room in the heuse for himself ami lady, but he did net briug her te the hotel, l'ulsifer nlwajs dresses in fosbtemblo clothes, winch fit him admirably. When in the show busi ness he was known as a sharp, hard working agent and a woll-balanced, onergetie tnaniger. The first season that Lillian Spencer was brought out as a star Pulsifer, in company with Clayburg, was her manager. He d d uet get along well with Clayburg, although under Pulsifer's dlreotien the show aud star prospered, se he dreoutef the partnership the next season. Then he managed " Siberia " for Bartley Campbell, bat, as stated before, this season he is engaged in mercantile business. The next chapter of the ttery Is expected from Detroit, Mr. Vandemark having left for thcre in the nttorceDU. nUlUKU ALIVE ANU KXUUUKU. The Strange Story Tela et a Weman ten lu an Allium lur tne lusane, Inl870MtsiEstel!a Newraan, aged 30 years,ef an old, Influential and at one time wealthy family, of Great Barrington, Mass., after Ien; sickness with nervous spinal cemplaut, te all appearance died. A widowed metlier and a sister, with many friends, follered her te the little cemetery near the outskirts of the illage where she was laid besile her father. At the tirne of her supposed death a young medical student named Werth n. Wright was home from the Albany Medical college. He graduated in a car or se and bezan practicing medicine,but he virn addicted te intemperance, and one night, nt .Newton, Conn , foil into the hands of roughs and was mnrdered. Wallace Wright, brother of Dr. Wright, new raya that the night Miss Newman was buried he, iu company with big brother aud two ether medical students P.errca te xmv cemetery and cihumcc her body, filling the crave as bofero. The remains were placed in a saek and with care conveyed te the Albany dessccting room, where, te the borrow and surprise of all. the lady, with whom Dr. Wright had for years been well acquainted, wea found te be alive, and in a brief period c.ime out of her trance. She was insane, belere the trauce, and se ehu con tinued. Being tenderly nursed, she be far recovered that she was taueu te some iu sane asylum of fcchoharie county, N. Y., where sun is yet. She frequently speaks et ut, nrunt, new ueoeaseu. iue re latives et Miai Newman appear leth te Investigate the strange story. U11A31NU A WILD HE A til. Ihe L'xclt.munt tmti.M ny n Jnuar'n Ki cape rreiu llCltcna uage. Tuesday evening Bv.rett's clreus passed through Dayton, Ohie, en its way East, but was stepped by a burnt bridge en the Cleveland, Cincinnati & Columbus rail road, near Enen, seventeen miles from Dayton. A monster jaguar escaped from its cage and was net beard from by the owner, J. L. Shoemate, until morning. The beast fled rapidly across the country, alarming people who wero up late, statu pedlug cattle, wounding many of them and killing and sucking the bleed of ethers. About midnight the beast had roaehed the vicinity of Drydeu's mills, five miles south of Dayton, whete William Leshcr, a farmer, was awakened by a great com motion in his hog pen. Having get a gun be with a neighbor went te the pen, where they found ene dead hog and the jaguar killing another. Lesher shot the animal in the hind parts ; it jumped at the men and chased them into the heuse. It then lied down the turnpike. The whele country was alarmed and one hundred meu witb rules searched all night. At day light, in answer te two women, who made signals of distress, the men hastened te tbelr relief nnd found the Jaguar In an outhouse, where tbey shot it dead. Ktatlit.c ul Immigration. During the month et Novembcr there arrived In the prlneipal customs districts of the United States 3J,G0O passengers, of whom 20,037 wero Immigrants ; 4,014 eltizens of the United States retnrned from abroad and 2,423 aliens net Intendlng te remain in the United States. The num ber of immigrants arrived during the month of Nevember, 1833, was 35,313. The number of immigrants arrived during the eloven months ended November 30, 1C81, was 410,801, a ugainst 030,430 arrived during the same period of last year. The deoresse iu immigration was prinelpally from England and Wales, Ireland, bcetlauu, uermnny, Italy, .Nor way, Sweden and tbe Dominion of Canada. There was an inoreate of immigration from Austria and seme of tbe smaller countries. An Important Itallread midge Ilumeti. Tha railroad bridge ever Mad rlver, just west of Springfield, Ohie, was entirely oensumed by flre nt 1 o'elook Wednesday morning, going up llke a Hash of pewder, there being no obanee of fighting the flames, The span was 200 feet long, and tbe railroad's less is estimated at $20,000. All trains en the Cleveland, Columbus, Clneinnatl & Indianapolis read new enter and leave tbe city by tbe Pittsburg, Clneinnatl & Bt. Leuis read. Travel will be blocked for a woek. The flre was probably inoeudiary. Barrett's oireus train narrowly missed plunglug into the abyss of llame. m Corporate ttxMtence Lxttnctsd. The comptroller of the ourrenoy has ex tended tbe corpora te exlstoeco of the Columbia national bank te Dccomber 13, 1004. ' A MIDK'S SAD ENDING. UllUULK MUHUKIC 1HIWN IN UKUKU1A. rrectixi tj t'llnk Man tinmita III Wile Hint Her HUr-llftnll u! h Mcht nt Untold Horrer, Ne tnurder oeourrlng within the last 10 years hae caused se much excitement among the people of Geeigla ns that of Mrs. Ella Beck and her sister Mm Addle, the husband and brether-iu law being tbe criminal. Nearly two years age Miss Ella Bailey was ene of the most luumlar belles or r ersyth county, where her father was a phytlelan of cxtouslve praotice and excellent reputation. Among the many admirers of Miss Ella nnd Mr. Eugone W. Beck, n gontleman. of croed family nnd having bright prospeots for the future. After n few weeks' courtship they were married, tbe wedding being ene of tbe most brilHaut in the county. The young couple rometod te Clayten, lu Rnbuu oeunty, which was te ba their future, home. The brlde never returncd ou a visit te her parents, but frjm her letters she seetned te be happy, aud no indication was given tutt the young husband was ethor wlse than what his friends bollevod him te be. During the past summer the yeunger sister, Miss Addle, who had grown te be a beautiful woman, met and plodged her hand te Mr. J. A. Swaft'erd, and the mar mar riage was fixed for Sunday, Nev. 2. lu auswer te a letter apprising Mrs. Beek of the approaching eveut Miss Addle tecolved au urgent iuvitatieu te spend the last wcek of her girlhood with her, and te bring with her her wedding robes in order that the married sister might vlew them. Accordingly ou Monday, the 27th of Oc tober, Miss Addie Biiley, after a fend farewell te her betrethed. started ou her jeurney evor the Blue Ridge spurs ta reach her sister, where she was reeaived with open arms. A torrible revelation awaited her, however. The wife of but two years was a woman bowed with grief, aud the oause was readily seen in the bleated face of Eucene. whose passion for drink had become overwhelming. He was evon then in the midst of one of bis sprees and was verging en delirium tremens. Ou Tuesday, Wednesday aud Thursday the sisters remained in olese communion with each ether, Mrs Beck warning the brlde of the snires whleh lurked behind the nuptial altar, aud tbe young girl trying te conselo her married sis ter with some premise of the future. On Thursday Beek waB se unmanagoable that it became noe cssary te cenfine blm in his room, where, after a while, he fell Inte a drunken stu per. Asntgnt closed around thu eceue the women felt the darkness mero in keeping with their thoughts, and spoke te eaeb ethor with hushed voices, hoping uet te disturb the drunken sloepor. Suddenly u wild Bhriek was heard aud Boek,fronzied with dellrium burst into the room wheru the women were, oxelalming : "There It i", I see it new," fired wildly at hit wife with a six chamoered rovelvcr, emptying five barrels into her body, caeh wound being mortal. Grasping Miss Addie by tbe shoulder tbe mauiae threw her en the fleer, and placing one knee en her breast, blazed away, muttering incoherently about snakes. Rushing te the deer, where tbe pistol shots had already attracted u crowd, he handed up his revelver te ene of them with the remark: "I hae finished it Thcse snakes will nevcr get after me again." The murdcrer, still in delirium, was brought te Gainesville for safe keeping The two dead v;emcu were laid out for burial. The ecene. when Dr. Ballev. doubly boreft, cutered the room, and saw the dead bodies of bU daughterc,eurpasces description. Miss Addie was laid out in hir bridal robes, and scorned te be asleep. Tbe long funeral proof sslen across tbe country was ene et weird incident. Oe Sunday morning, Nev. 2, at the hour when us i bridu Mies Addie was te have been married, she was laid te rest beside ncr umurtunntv niet-r tn vtje u.,. m. tery at Cummin. The high standing of an tne parties, tue lmorestinj; details, and tne oircumstaneos or tne crime, all con- suirn te make it sonsitlenal.and it is bcln? used in thu temperaae agitation which is new cpreading ever tbe state, with much effect. uuui itrruitTs. uern, tynpii, wm, cotton and I'otttees as ueiurmrcu ivitn rrcvieua Yean. The department of aerloulture.at Wash ingteti, reports the priecs of farm products tn home marketH. Tbe teudoney te general dealine of priecs appears te have depressed values somewhat, aside from abundant supply. The avorage price c f corn in juj cent?, wiiieti is one eent lower tuan tne avorage ler lSli'J, when the sup ply in proportion te the population was quite as large. It has been lower but twioe In ten years in 1677 nnd 1878, after two previous years of abnnd abnnd anea. It is highest In Flerida, 80 cents par bushel, and tbe low est price is 18 eents, in Nebraska ; Kansas, 22 ;Iawe, 23; Missouri, 20; Illi. nels and Minnesota, 31 ; Indiaua and Wis consin, 31 ; MIebigan, 47 ; Ohie, 11 ; Ken tucky. 43. It is 52 In Pennsylvania, 51 in New Jersey, and CO In New Yerk. The range of values in the Seuth Atlantic states is from 3G in Dolaware te 73 in Seuth Carolina and 80 in Flerida, iucreas leg in the order of movement, exespt tuac ueergia reports uu eents, in the mero Wcstern states it is 45 in Tennessee. 54 in Arkansas, 51 in Alabama, G3 in Mis sissippi and Texas, and 07 in Louisiana, I no avorage farm ptlce or wheat is 05 cents per bushel, against 01 oents last Decomber, The Doeetnber price in thirteen years has previously been below ene dollar per bushel but five times, in 1874, 1878, 1880, 1883 nnd 1893. The avorage in Ne. braska is 42 oento, 45 in Kansas, 4G In Dakota, 50 In Mtnnoseta, 55 in Iowa, 03 iu Missouri, 63 iu Illinois, 07 In Indiana, 71 in Michigan aud 75 in Ohie. The avorage home grown wheat in New Enclaud exceeds ene dollar. In New Yerk it is 85 cents. In Pennsylvania 80. It is 85 cents in Virginia and 83 in Maryland. The average value of eats Is 28 eents, against 35 cents lest December, nnd 37 5 in 1883. The present value is tbe lowest ever reported by the department. The lowest state average Is 10 eents. In Ne. braska. The highest is GO cents in Flerida. Iowa and Minnesota 30 oents. Kansas 22. Illinois 23, Indiana 27, and Ohie 29. The avorage Is from 43 te CO in the Seuth. The plantation price of cotton as re ported averages from nine te nlne in Ten nessee, Arkansas and Texas ; nine centB ene mill in Louisiana ; nine cents two mills iu Georgia ; nine coats threo mills in the Uareiiuas and Virginia. The average farm prlees of tbe entire orep of potatoes is 40 eents per buBhel. The lowest prloe is 25 eents in Michigan. Tha avorage iu New Yeik is 35 oents, 42 in Ohie, 83 in Indiana, 34 in Illinois, 23 iu Iowa, 29 In Nebraska, 48 In Kansas. The average price is two cents lower than last year, though the orep is net be large. Horned te Death lu a Htreet Car. A young woman riding in a street car at Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday morn ing, sat next te an old woman, who threw down u burning olgaretto. The young woman's dress, whleh was of a light material, caught fire and blazed up fiercely, and the unfortunate girl was burned te death bofero the llimes could be extin guished. Te lie Awarded Un Saturday, Tbe awarding of tbe contract of the New Yerk aqueduet, has been po3tpenjd until 3 p.m., Saturday, te glve tbe new comptroller Leew, an opportunity te pest himself ou the situation, A TIIIHU INUINKHATlUlf, The Cremation el tlix Itrinilna nt Wathlog Wathleg tnn K, wclunld Kmlr.lf aurcr.Mnl, Tbe third oreraatlou nt the Lancaster crematorium took plaoe Wednesday nltor nlter nltor tieon, and was entirely uecesful. The body was that et Washington E. Bebmld, a young roan from Brooklyn, nearly 21 years of age. He bad been nssoeiatod in the morcantlle business with his father ou Broadway, New Yerk, until about a year age when he wsb stricken with n pul monary complaint whleh terminated fatally en Nev. 2 He was the only ehlld, his parents residing at Ne, 220 Clinteu avenue, Brooklyn. The ocrtltleato of his death enntalus tbe name of E F. Liudrid ger, of Btoeklyn, as the attending physi cian. After his death bis father placed the rctnalus iu the rceelving vault of Green wood eemctery, and wrute te tbe authori ties in oharge of the Le Meyne orematory, asking if he might arratige for tbe inelner atlen of the body of his seu therc. He roeelvod a reply te the effect that the orematory had beeu closed oxeopt te resi dents of Wasbingteu ceutity. He was referred by tbera te the Laueastcr crema torium nnd at oneo entered iute correspond cerrespond correspend onoe with the authorities here, with the result that the orematlon was fixed for Wednesday aftorneou. The Sehmtd family have long been bollevors In orematieo, and the deceased had frequently expressed a proferenoo for that means of disposal of his body. They are of Swiss origin and are Swedonbergian iu religion. Sorvices in the latter oreed were held eer the remains bofero their doparture from New Yerk. Mr. Peter SehmId,a mlddle-agcd gou geu tlemanly looking man, of mero than avorage intelligence, tbe lather of the dead, was the only persen who accom panied the remains te this eity. Te a re porter Of the I.NTni.LlOF.NCKK llO 01- pressed bis nversoness te nuy publleity being glveu himself or bis family Iu con nection with the cremation, except as such publleity might ba of benefit Iu breaking down the prejudlecs of the poe pie against this most salutary aud revereut method of disposing of the dead. He de clared that he and.b'8 wife bad made arrangements that the survivor should see that the first who died was oremated. The retort roaehed the nroeer doareo of heat about 4:30 o'clock, the time at which the incineration was te begin. Sema de lay was caused, bowever, by the faet that the remains wero incased In tin ahcotleg, which required tlu shears te romevo. Shortly after 5 o'elook the erlb containing the remains wrapped in a saturated alum oletb was wheeled before the deer of tbe retert, the deer flung open aud the crate with its oentonta pushed Inte the blazing interior. The cremation was very complete, the dust being quite fine, and the operation naving been coneludod in an hour. The ashes will weUh fully five pound, the deceased having been a big boned man. Mr. Sehmid left en tbe morning tralu for New Yerk and the ashes of the dead will be shipped te him as seen as possible. UUWW Ifl TUB LUWKIt EHU. Iuttreatlee Item clipped from tne tlxrerd rTeM." Marshall Hastings, of Celcralu town ship, bad his left feet badly injured by a leg rolling en it the ethor day. The Weman's Foreign Missionary so se so etcty of Little Britain Church and the Weman's Christian Temperance Union will meet en Saturday nltcrnoen uext at the icsldonce el Mrs. A. M. Harry of Fulton heuse. Herace L. Ewlug, of Beatrlec, Nebraska, formerly of Celeraln. Lincaster county. Pa,, has recently been elected cashier of the People's national bank of tint town. The heavy rain of Saturday night washed out the earth foundations under ene end of the ties of the P. B. It. It. in several places between Arcadia and Peach Bettem. The evening train succeeded in raanhlna Ita daatlnatlen BAfaly nitur tit trainmen bid pulled the treck away from the washouts. Quite a number of people have become deepiy interested in the religious cxorelsos at tbe protraetcd meetings In progress in tne iiiiue uritain I'rcseyteriau ohureh, and the pastor, llev. J. B. Turner, is gieatly oueouraged. Mr. Turner was assi'tcd last week by Rev. Mr. Gaylerd, of i arauiBe, anu itev. Mr. ueu, et Wright6' ville, Yerk county. It is reported that n Point Lookout dairyman found ene of bis cows lying dead under a straw staak he removed the ethor day. It Is supposed the animal ventured tee coir aud remained t03 long by the stack of straw while the thrashing was progressing, and boeame covered up unuer rue iautng straw and could net get out. 'Iho tough part of the story is that the owner did net miss the cow. The Quarryvllle national bank, of whleb Mr. Gee. W. Unnsel is the onergetio pres ident, Is progressing finely and is one of the most important business houses of the village. The cot profits of the first year and the bank has operated little evor that length of time wero a trifle ever 8 per cent. Ne dividend, however, was declared and this gain was laid by a' a surplus. Stoek in this institution is val uable and tbe last shares sold wero re potted at 6111.00 rer share. The cashler. Mr. A. S. Harkness, formerly of Oxford, Is very obliging and gives sttlsfaotien te tbe pitrecs of the institution. UKPCMAN TIIOalfSLlN. Mil rameni Irapemoeatlon of '.lebna Wtolteorati " In Fulton Upera lleuae. Mr. Denman Thompson, the famous comedian, appeared la Fulton opera heuse last evening before a light nudienoe in his famous play of "Jeshua Whltoerab." The oemedy is well-known, having been pro duced here a few years age, and Mr. Thompson's impersonation of the shrewd and kindly old New Hampshire farmer has galned for him a national reputa tienv He was very warmly greeted last evening as he deserved te be, and though the audience was net commensu rate with the worth of the play, Mr. Thompson threw himself Inte his obarae. terizatlen with utmbated zeal, and made a splendld realistic dramatic pleture. lie at all times had perfeel command of the sympathies of his audienoe, and he showed his ability te play upon their feelings, oxelting laughter and sorrow at intervals, with tbe ease of a musl musl elan with his flute. His sup. pert was capable enough, Miss Edith Murilla, as Det, the crossing sweeper, and Ignaole Martinettl, as Reundj, carrying off the honors by their pleasing aetititr, sing ing aud dancing Mr. D. D, Bcdel), as Jehn Martin, used a pleasing tenor voieo for all that it was worth, and Gaergo A. Beane, as Cy Prime, made a capital hit as an aneient New Hampshire farmer who, whlle "nigh en te eighty," was net tee old te leve. The orchestra with the company was ene of the host that has ever appeared here, and they ohe-rfully responded te the numerous encores wi'h whleh tbe audience punetuated tbelr selections. Between the third nnd fourth aats tbelr work was particularly fine, the heuse being darkened and tbe fire accompaniment making an effeet weirdly beautiful. Yvby tieodcrien Merrick vied, The aged mother of Hendersen Mor Mer Mor rlek, a drover, of Oxford, Chester oeunty, missing sinoe November 27, having been sued upon a note for $300, bearing her name and given by her son te Messrs. Jaek &, Shaw, eattle dealers, declares the signature a lergery. a note et WW dls dls ceunted for Merriek by James Irons, and purporting te bear Airs. JUerriek'a Mgna ture, is aise ueeiareu a lergery. Morrlek. Jwm?)8fer? i0'80' be"wed 3W from j ,,...... MiuuuvuK, v iiimwuTuw, THE QUARTER SESSIONS. AUJUUHMKII Titltltl FOH UKUKMMBH, Thn Trallnieny In the Unit Against Alderman aimrrltr lur lakleg Pan ler aervieei That War Nut rerternieri, Wedntiday Morning. The Jury iu the oase of oemmouwoaltli vs. Jacob D.Warfel, false pretenso,returncd n verdict ei guilty. Amotien was made in arrest of judgment and roaseus (lied for a new trial. The dlstrlet attorney called tbn oase of commonwealth vs. Alderman A. It. Stwr- rier for trial. After the noleetlon of a jury tue opening speeeb was made Ter tbe oera--raouwcaltli by E. K. Martin, and he stated' that the accused was Indicted for taking, fees as au aldcrmau for sorvleos net per formed. He then roeltod a number of eases iu whleh theso irregularities were found te exist, among whleh were theso of Lerl Steffy, In whleh Alderman Spurrier charged for hailing a subpuma, taking a reoegnlzauoo aud having a bear ing ; son Iecs, it is alleged, which wero uet performed. Charles F. Elehman was tlie first witness ealled and he testified that Levi Sicily owed him u beard bill aud he went te Alderman Sunnier te consult blm In refer- oneo le collecting the same. Spurrier told him he would be ml StcfTy a uotleo and if that did uet bring the auswer, suit would be brought against him fur lumping bis beard bill. A short time after that he was handed the amount of the beard bill by Alderman Spurrier. The amount was about id or $11, but uet mera than the latter amount. He wns positive that he had never attended a hearing nt Alderman Spurrier's olflee as a witness iu this case and had never beeu subpoenaed" te attend at his office. Oil cress examluutien Eiob Eieb mau was shown a erimiual complaint eharglng Steffy with f.tlse protcnee and asked whether the slgnature was uet his. Ile said it resembled his writing, iud after repeated questions by court and counsel be finally said that in his judgment, the slgna slgna tueo was his. He was also asked whetber he bad nut glveu Spurrier a receipt for the amount of the beard bill of Stcfty, and be could net remember that he had Upjn n reoelpl for 11 1. in full for tbe amount et the beard bill being shown him, be admitted that tbe slgnature was bis. Witmer Steffy testified that be was a brother of Levl Stcfty, end that be did net knew any person by the name of Geergo Stclly, one of the persons alleged te have been present at the alderman's effice at the heariug of Levl. Witness pud te Alder man Spurrier $17 70 for a beard bill owed by his brother. After be paid this amount he get a dlsuharge from tbe aldermau for his brother. Witness was never at a bearing against his brotber for false pro pre tenso at Aldermau Spurrier's effice. Levl Stefly testified that he was arrested at Petersburg, this oeunty, m 183J. by OfQcers Leman aud Elchettz en the com. plaint made uy Elehman, aud li-eugbt te this eity. The next morning witness was taken te jail nnd was released after belncr looked up for au hour. He was never given a hearing by Alderman Spurrlerand was net at bis effice at nuy time. Henry Mebu testified that In Nevember 1833, he went te thu ofilce of Aldermau Spurrier and onterod a suit for assault aud battery against Frauk Boyd, Jehn noteb ook and Albert Hershock He only Intended te enter ene suit agalust them. Te tbe best el bis knowledgo he did net enter suit against these parties for drunk enness and disetderly ceuduat (two charges") aud malicious mischief Witness was poMtive there wan no hearing in the suit brought by blm. He went te the alderman's ofiieo and told him that be did net intend toappcaregaiust the parties. Witness said that Alderman Spurrier bad teveral conversations with him iu reference te these cases, during whleh tbe alderman tried te make it appsar te him that bear ing were bad iu tbcre cases. Klraer llorsheolr, ene of the young men arrested en tbe complaint of Henry Mebn, testified that be had been arrested but he could net remember whether or net thete was a bearing in the oase. Jehu Hershock also arrested ou Mebn's complaint testified that he did uet remom remem remom ber that there was a hearing bad in tlie ease. Frank Boyd, tbe third ene arrested en Mebn's complalnt,testificd tha. be did net sign any recognlzaneo nor did be remem ber of any bearing taking place. Josepb W. Baker testified that his partner bought a horse from Samuel Greenly, which it was afterwards learned was stolen, and then Alderman Spurrier was oensulted. As a result of what Spurrier told him be outercd soveral suits against Samuel Greenly. In Spurrier's bill charges nre made for hearlng in tbe soveral eases aud a number of witnesses were ebirgcd for as belug sworn. Among them was witness, but he was positive that he had never been mverti as a witness in the eases against Greenly, Wednesday Evening Tbe trial of the suit against Aldermau Spurrier was re sumed. Jaoeb W. Baker testified that he bad tbe suit brought against Greenly. He settled with him for 'ij, and Greenly was te pay the costs There was no hearing at Spurrier's and witness did net knew that there was a criminal suit against Greenly until told. Witness said that Spur rier came te his heuse, accempanied by Jaoeb Bellinger, tipstaff, and Spurrier tried te make him believe that he bad en tered a criminal suit, but witness denied it nt that interview that be had ontered sueh a suit. Spurrier met witness after, wards and asked him te Bay te the giaud jury that there was a hearing In that oase. A, t. Uestetter testified that he was counsel for Greenly, and be weut te Spur, rier's ofiieo and demauded a beating, but the demand was net uoecdod te ; a con tinuance was had and that Is tne last witness heard of tbe case. Samuel Greenly testified that he settled the oase with Baker by paying him $55, There never was a hearing iu the oase against him. Albert MoCradle, Themas llanagan, Charles A. Miller and Heward Hess, who appeared en the alderman's bill as wit ii esses, testified tbey were net summoned as witnesses in the several cases charged. Jehn H. Fry testified te the bills as presented by Spurrier for fees Iu the cases in dispute. Alderman Barr testified that Alderman Spurrier was quallfisd te his bills before him. Commissioner Myers testified that war. rants wero made out for tbe bills pre sented. Deputy Treasurer Strebm testlfied te tbe payment of the bills. This olesed the testimony en tbe part of tbe commonwealth, aud court adjourned uutil Thursday morning. Thurtday Herning. At the openlng of oeurt the trial of tbe Spurrier ease was resumed. The first witness called by the dofense waa Alderman Spurrier. The itsms in dispute were taken up separately and the alderman testified that all the items for whieh charges wero made were correet and that tbe serviees oharged for were rendercd, He admitted having had soveiai oenver satiens with partles who appeared as prosecutors iu several of the cases in dis pute but it was net for the purpose of In ducing them te testify falsely, but for the purpese of rofreshlog their memories as te what aetually took plaoe at tbe hearings, whleh they would net romember took place.Tbe two charges of drunkenuess and disorderly conduet against Elmer and Jehn Hershoek and FrankUoydbreughtby Mebu which appeared en tbe bills twioe, und for wbleb he roeelvod pay twioe, be explained by stating that one was n olerleal error. that it get Inte tbe second bill by mistake and he only dlsoeverod the duplication wnen was rcierrea te ey me commeu- 1 .J f !t.i yki Aidsi.ai.'WWtu., w . -, a' .-rr Aa.tf MtfEmm CEESaSBSa iwhteLJiGti'&ji.x' '.?' ' -y - fL-j?j-
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