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THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 15j 1880.
The Beading.
The report of the Reading railroad
company is of remarkable interest, even
te these who are net owners of the read.
In a quite miraculous way the
company has been suddenly seized from
the jaws of financial death, tliat would
almost surely have closed down upon it
at this time had it net been for the boom
which gave hope te the holders of its
stock, tripled its selling value, renewed
the borrowing capacity of its securities,
and emboldened the owners te cling
te their property notwithstanding the
millions of dollars that the report
of the operations of last year shows it te
have lest. And nobody can say, in the
face of the very astounding financial hap
penings of the past few months, when se
many very dead things have come te a
vigorous life, that the confidence of the
Reading's owners and the Reading's
president is unfounded. TliatMr. Gewen
is sanguine and bold every report he has
made has clearly shown. That he is the
son of a prophet has net lieen demonstra
ted in the issues of his particular fore
castings, though in the grand result of
his premises the present excellent posi
tion of the company's stock gives him
geed geund upon which te base a claim
for prophetic vision. That the read will
earn a handsome dividend upon its stock
during the coming year is a bold
thing for him te say in view of
its disjistreus business during the
past year, but Mr. Gewen is nothing
if net bold, and his temperament well
fits him te wrestle with the adverse for
tune that has se steadily pursued his
charge. A man who can always see sun
light through the deepest gloom is a
cheerful man te have in charge of your
affairs, provided the sunlight is really
there and will eventually come out in
time te save you from freezing te death
in the chill of its absence. If the sun
that the Reading president saw long age,
and of which the Raiding owners new
get a glimpse, will kindly stay out and
fructify their property te the production
of the premised dividends, Mr. Gewen's
reputation for sagacity will be established
beyond dispute. Te expect a net profit
during 18S() amounting te mere than half
of the total receipts of 187!), is expecting
a geed deal ; and te claim a dollar mere
for the coal marketed during the
present year is, in view of the
present dullness of the trade, also
a clear case of great expectations. But
no one can just new say that the figures
will net be realized. Xe one can predict
where the in ward tendency of all kinds
of merchandise will step. Its coal may
realize the Reading one, two or three del
lars per ten mere than it did last year ?
or it may net. There is a limited supply
of anthracite coal, and if the demand ex
ceeds it prices will advance accordingly
Manufacturers can afford te pay any price
at all in the nresent condition of trade
for their raw material, because high
prices de net step consumption. The
pig iron men, for instance, are making
mere than a hundred per cent, profit
upon their product and can easily afford
te pay twice as much for their coal as it
new costs them. There is no sufficient
reason why the iron manufacturerssheuld
nresner while coal mining remains de
pressed. The same influences will affect
both. They say that there is a scarcity
of iron, though no one can tell where the
demand comes from that makes it scarce
and none foresaw it. That it is tempora
rily scarce the. advancing prices
show. That it will long remain se is im im
pessiblc.in view of the abundance of fuel
and ores and of capital te convert them. It
may be that the time of anthracite coal
te become scarce and high will shortly
come ; when the pleasant illusions of hope
that Mr. Gewen presents te his stock
holders will become realities and the
flew of dividends will commence.
Theme seems te bca general complaint
among the religious denominations of
the country, that their newspaper organs
de net realize fully the purposes of their
establishment ; some of the preachers
say that the secular paper quite outstrip
the religious press in its own field, and
that if they take enterprising secular
papers they have no need of the denom
inational journals. There is geed ground
for the complaint, and it must be admit
ted that of all class journals in the coun
try the religious papers are the weakest.
With magnificent opportunities for the
collection of interesting news and for ed
itorial enterprise, that would make them
highly influential, the shortcomings of
the denominational papers arc manifest,
and they painfully fail te realize their
mission. This failure is largely due te
the fact that most of them lack that ed
itorial management which is the acquire
ment of journalistic ex'vli.ve laiiiw. I
lflnlnL' or pastoral service, and
tee often, instead of appealing te their
patrons en their own merits, they ask for
subscribers as a matter of favor, and eke
out a mendicant existence instead of
making themselves an actual necessity
and worth their subscription price. Re Re
fermis evidently necessary in the reli
gious press.
The JVeic Era very properly directs
the attention of its political friends in
councils te the fact that Reading, with
a larger interest-bearing debt than Lan
caster, is rapidly paying it off, while
here deficiencies annually occur, which
.are made up by adding them te the
bended debt, and it has even been pro
posed te assail the sinking fund, which
was established te be sacredly maintained
for the wiping out of the bended debt
" Our own mayor " could have shown a
very handsome steady reduction of the
debt ere it neil for the reckless
policy of the street committee
year after year in overdrawing
its appropriation and in estab
lishing permanent debts te meet tempo
rary expenses. Se long as this policy re
quires an increase in the tax rate, se long
it will be impossible te pay off any consid
erable, portion of the debt and te fulfill
these requirements of the law which are
conditional upon a refunding at a lower
rate of interest. We believe the redeem
able city debt could be refunded at even
4 per cent., but te de this the municipali
ty would have te engage te pay off with
in twenty years the entire amount of
principal refunded, and at our present
tax rate this additional burden seems tce
heavy te carry.
MINOE TOPICS.
The Atlanta Constitution objects te the
manner in which some newspapers keep
Senater Bayard's "integrity " before the
public gaze, "as though it were as obtru
sive as a wen en the neck and as ripe as a
carbuncle. "
The new constitution of California took
effect en New Year's day, and one defect
was disco vercd before it was half a day
old. The cede of civil procedure provides
for the issue of marriage licenses by the
clerk of the county court. If there is no
court there can be no clerk, and if no clerk
no marriages without punishment under
the penal cede of the state.
Should the Democrats elect the next
president the political complexion of the
supreme court is likely te be changed by
five new anneintments between 1881 and
1885. Clifferd is 70 years old, and is fast
declining. Swaync is 75, and though hale
for that time of life, cannot expect in the
nature of things te held out much longer.
Streng is turned of 70, and is daily grow
ing feeble. Bradley is C8, aud ready te re
tire voluntarily when he may get the pen
sion. Hunt is hopelessly broken down in
health by paralysis.
The Spanish nation came se closely te
the edge of a revolution in the ministerial
conflict of a few weeks age that grave
doubts have arisen as te whether King Al Al
foneo's government is likely te stand an
other shock of this kind successfully.
Had Gen. Martinez Campes carried cut
the project that his friends had planned
for him, and te which he was tending, he
would have pronounced in favor of a re
public, and would have organized a force
in support of this idea, which would have
included, net only mere than half of the
army, but the great mass of the male in
habitants in the large towns and cities.
King Alfonse's held upon his royal inheri
tance is very uncertain, for the movement
that failed last month may be started
again at almost any time.
New possibly this will better explain
why Ilicstand thinks well of Washburnc
than why Gcist and Martin appreve: "It
is understood here that there is perfect ac
cord between the friends of Elihu B.
Washburnc and Gen. Grant. If Grant se
cures the nomination without a contest,
the result will be largely due te the cordial
co-operation of Mr. Washburnc. Then the
understanding is that the latter will be
called into the cabinet. If, en the ether
hand, Gen. Grant, in view of a possible
contest in the convention, should refuse te
permit the use of his name, Mr. Wash
burnc would have the support of many
strong Grant men, including Mr. Conkling
and the New Yerk delegation. It is un
derstood also that Mr. Washburnc is'thc
first choice of Massachusetts, which will
probably net be for Grant in any event."
Genekai. Bi'tlkk net long age, in an
eulogy en the late Caleb Cushing, alluded
te a remark made by that singularly able
man in 18G1, which was couched in some
thing like these words : "I would give a
great deal te knew the name of the subal
tern in the Northern army te-day who will
eventually rise te the command of the
armies of the union and become president
of the United States when the war is ended
and maintain himself in that office just as
long as he pleases te held it." General
Butler represents himself as having ex
pressed some surprise at the intimation
conveyed in the concluding part of his re
mark, whereupon Mr. Cushing said te
him : " De you think that the teaching
of all history and the tendencies of all
human ambition arc te be reversed for the
especial benefit of the United States'.'"
The Chilians have justified their right te
be called the Yankees of Seuth America.
They arc the most ingenious, the most
persistent and the most prosperous people
beyond the isthmus. Chili achieved its in
dependence seventy years age and has al
ways been the best-governed Seuth Amer
ican state. It has an area of 130,000 square
miles, which is a little mere than twice as
large as New England, and a population of
two millions. Its annual experts and im
ports arc about forty million dollars each.
The Catholic is the prevailing re
ligion, but ether sects are protected by re
cent laws. Its basis of suffrage is rather
aristocratic, a property qualification being
required, which is, however, opposed by a
liberal party. Our commerce with Chili
ought te be and might be largely increased
by a revision of the commercial treaty be
tween the two countries and direct steam
ship communication.
.Filling an Apparent Vacancy.
Philadelphia Times. New Heg King Organ.
The Republican committee of Lancaster
county is understood te have declined te
issue a call for the usual primary election
ier tiiir eJmqicc ei ueicgates te tue state
conventied. ltlsrau cxtrerdinary thing
for the committee in JJanciKter ceuntv te
select the delegates, but that cxtradruh'jMj-v
thing appears te nave uccn decided upon
this year. Nearly three weeks have
elapsed since the date for the state con
vention was named and yet nothing has
been done by the county committee te in
dicate that it is aware of the fact. If Dis
trict Attorney Eshlcman's committee
names the delegates they will be out-and-out
third-termers ; but if the voters of the
party could have their say it might be
different. Lancaster hasn't been very
sold for the machine reccntlj', and can't
be trusted.
Anether Temperance Lecture.
Last Monday night Rebert Mett, of East
Rockaway, L. I., went te a party called
"Oyster Stealers' Gang." He left there
in an intoxicated condition, and nothing
mere was known of his whereabouts until
neon yesterday, when a party of neighbors
turned out te leek for him. They found
his frozen body en Christian Heek's
meadows, near Seuth bay. He had lest
his way in the blinding snow storm of
Tuesday morning, lay down in the
meadows, and perished. He leaves a wife
and three children.
Scbwe&elbrenner Names His Man.
Philadelphia. Times.
Mr. Ed. H. Rauch, editor of the Carben
Democrat, brings out Judge Turnkey, of
our supreme court, as his candidate for
president, because he is "pre-eminently
the man as te character, fitness and avail
ability." Judge Trunkey is in a first-class
position te emerge as a dark horse if the
Democracy get into a wrangle, and, unlike
most dark horses, he would take te the subject of Star mail routes. Secretary
presidential office the qualities which are I Thompson was before a committee yester
and long have been, most needed there, day also. General Hancock has written te
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Julia Smith Pabker, of G last en.
bury, has net changed her mind with mar
riage. She has again refused te pay her
taxes because she cannot vote and another
cow has been sold.
Scner Saiiasate. the violinist, returning
from the North, where he met with great
success, has net accepted one of the num
erous offers made te him te play in Lon Len Lon
eon. He proceeds at once te Paris and then
te various parts of Germany.
Mr. Samuel J. Medxll, managing edi
tor of the Chicago Tribune, was married
last evening te Miss Nellie Murray Car Car
eon, daughter of Colonel Jehn B. Carsen,
general manager of the Hannibal aud St.
Jeseph railroad.
In Wiesbaden, yesterday, Frederick,
Duke of Schleswig-Helstein, died sudden
ly, in the 51st year of his age. He was
chief of the younger branch of his family,
in consequence of the renunciation of his
father. He was a major general of the
Bavarian army, and was married in 185G
te the Duchess Adelaide, daughter of the
late Ernest, prince of Hohenlehe-Langen-bourg.
The young ladies of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
organized a leap year party, hired a hall,
ordered a supper and went around in cai
riages te hunt up the young men and com
pel them te come in. Everything was
lovely until the committee went te settle
the bills, when they learned that the young
men had already paid them. The young
ladies say new that it was " real mcau " in
the heys and declare that they will never
give another leap year party.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Fire demolished the fur factory of Masen
& Katcze in Brooklyn. A falling wall
injured five firemen.
The international chess tournament has
already occupied eight days, and ten mere
will elapse before it will be finished.
A veteran pilot fell dead at his pest en
the Fulton ferry beat, which plies between
New Yerk and Brooklyn. Apoplexy was
the cause.
The citizens of the District of Colum
bia have issued a call for a mass meeting
te be held en the evening of Tuesday,
January 20, te devise means for the relief
of the suffering peer of Ireland. Among
the signers are Wheeler and Randall.
A discharged doorkeeper of the Thalia
theatre, en the Bowery, II. F. Thursten,
shot and wounded in the head Victer
Kccly, the treasurer of the theatre. The
wound is net dangerous. The assasin was
held for trial.
A collision occurred in the East river
between the Leng Island annex beat G.
T. Olyphant and the ferry beat Warren.
The Olyphant sank in five minutes, but her
passengers, 25 in number, and crew were
all saved. One man had his arm hurt, but
with this exception there were no casual
ties. The Warren was net much injured.
According te the report of Superinten
dent Purdy, of the search and inquiry de
partment of the posteffice, for the week
ending January 13, 924 letters misdirected
te New Yerk have been sent te the cities
intended by the addresses. In the search
department a clerk is employed whose sole
labor consists in making these corrections,
and the ingenuity and skill with which he
manages te direct these letters te the proper
parties are marvelous.
Charles Smith, a negre, hanged at about
9 o'clock last night by a mob, two miles
north of Walten, Ind. Smith was a native
of Virginia and an escaped convict from
the penitentiary at Frankfort, Ky. He
was arrested last Sunday at Rising Sun,
Ind., for alleged arson in burning the barn
aud stock of Justice Hudsen, near Walten,
Ind., last October. At the time of the
hanging he was en his way te Burlington
jail in the custody of three officials, who
were overpowered.
Near Urhana, Ohie, a few days age, the
body of an old man named Jenes was
dragged with a hog hook from its resting
place in the Old Pioneer graveyard ever
rough ground for half a mile, where a car
riage was waiting. A student of the Col
umbus medical college, who hired the car
riage, gave the name of James Hampsher,
and another engaged in the job is believed
te he Gus Zicglcr. The students aud ether
suspected parties will be arrested. The
feeling of the community is intensely bitter
against them.
A Cincinnati Mystery.
In Cincinnati, about G o'clock last even
ing, Henry Burgund, a wealthy citizens,
was found dead in his room with a bullct bullct
liele in his right temple. He lived in an
elegaut house en Freeman avenue. His
family arc taking every step in their
power te hide the appearance of suicide.
The son states that the revolver, which
was his father's, was found en the opposite
side of the body from where it would na
turally have fallen. The deceased had a
heavy insurance en his life, and it is
stated that his family relations of late
have net been the happiest. The last
known act of his life was te write a letter
teC. L. Brcckman, Ne. 378 Second ave
nue, New Yerk. He had received a letter
during the day, and had tern it up, and it
is reported that the family carefully gath
ered the scraps of it and burned them.
Burgund was fifty-seven years of age,
being eighteen years elder than his wife.
ADeut Monuments.
The preposition in the Heuse of Repre
sentatives te erect a $20,000 monument te
the memory of General Custer is net one
which will bear cool reflection. Custer
was a gallant fellow and a moderately geed
soldier. Far be it from me te detract an
iota from the fame which is justly due as
dashing and self-forgetting a cavalry lead
er in the field as ever drew a rein or sabre.
But there are Generals C. F. Smith, who
died in harness in tlu- .West. Phi.' Jvaarnev
.is magnificent as Murat m the held, and
Sedgwick, a brave, able and cool-headed
general any one of whom Custer would
have been proud te serve under who have
no monuments, while Custer has one re
cently unveiled with imposing ceremony
at West Point which cost $5,000. Dupli
cate that if you will in the national capital
and Custer's best friend can find no fault.
Wasltingten Republic.
He Knew He was About te Die.
In Seneca Falls, N. Y., the death of
Geerge Edsen affords a strange instance of
premonition. He arose in the morning in
apparent health. During the forenoon he
gave his sister-in-law a ring, saying it
was his last gift. Then he called en his
most intimate personal friend, and with
tears bade him farewell. He visited four
young men and asked them te be bearers
at his funeral, and invited the members of
the village band, te which he belonged, te
attend his funeral in a body. Seeking his
brother, he made arrangements for dispo
sition of his property, and at 4 p. m. en
the same day he died. He was buried in
exact compliance with the preparations
which he himself had made.
Werk of Congress.
It was resolved yesterday that the Bay
ard resolution should be reported te the
Senate for discussion. Speeches are te be
made by Mr. Bayard, Mr. Kernan and
ethers. In the Heuse the indications arc
that the financial debate in that branch
will also begfn seen. General Bradv went
te the capitol again yesterday te argue the
Mr. Cox advocating the manufacture of
heavy guns of modern patterns. The bill
for the restoration of Fitz Jehn Perter is
under consideration new in the Heuse
military committee.
STATE ITEMS.
On Saturday the Alteena printers will
celebrate the birthday of Franklin with a
supper.
Jerdan's barn, near Titusville, was
burned, with nine head of cattle and ether
valuable, property.
Senater Blaine is having gravestones put
up at the long-unmarked graves of his par
ents in Brownsville.
Mrs. Allen McCartney, jr., of Legan
township, Blair county, was brutally as
saulted by a tramp, in whose face she shut
the deer.
Jehn Lcfcbre, of Butler county, who re
ported his wife's death as caused by her
falling down stairs about Dec. 15, has
been arrested en suspicion that he stran
gled her.
The Clearfield Republican again and
again tells its patrons that it will take
wheat, eats or corn for its subscription,
and gives its readery a list of millls where
they can leave a bag of grain for it.
In Bradford the quality of mercy is net
strained. The Era says : " It is possible
te obtain a night's lodging in this city for
fifteen cents, but the unfortunate patron is
often obliged te share his couch with
smaller but mere active creatures than
himself."
At eight o'clock last night an old stable
adjoining Bergncr fc Engcl's brewery, at
Thirty-second and Thompson streets, Phil
adelphia, was destroyed by fire. A va
grant known as Win. Lupitz, who was
sleeping in the barn, and three horses,
were consumed in the flames. It is be
lieved that the man fell asleep in the stable
with a lighted pipe in his mouth, and that
the fire was caused by ashes falling among
the hay.
In Centre county Themas Wilsen, and
Hannah Wilsen, his wife, aged respective
ly 84 and 80 years, departed life en the
15th and 18th of December, 1879, at their
beautiful residence within sight of the
place of their birth. In Madisen, Wis.,
recently, Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith, formerly
of Lycoming county, Pa., died one after
noon and her husband summoned his
friends te his bedside and said : "Don't
bury Sarah te-day. I am going te die to
night, and then we can be buried together."
And it came te pass.
Fer several years past the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad company has been
quietly purchasing the properties included
between Callowhill street and Pennsylva
nia avenue, from Bread te Sixteenth
street, Philadelphia. In some instances
the"owners demanded exorbitant sums,
but the company was bent upon making
a clean sweep, and did net allow frvc or
ten thousand dollars te prove an obstacle.
At present every property within the lim
its named is owned by the Reading rail
road, and the tenants are warned te leave
by March 15, when the buildings will be
demolished te make way for the erection
of a new depot.
THE KINi.
Three Challenges Issued Twe or Tliein ter
l'ailily Ujan.
After Johnny Dwyer's appointment te a
position iu the courts of Brooklyn it was
found that he would never fight with
Paddy Ryan. About that time Jee Gess,
another heavy weight, stepped into the
breach and said that he was willing te
fight Ryan at any time. This get into the
daily papers and Ryan, upon being inter
viewed said he would light Gess. Through
the columns of this week's Clipper Gess
challenges ltyan te fight him for $1,000 a
side and the championship of America.
Jimmy Elliett, who was se badly whip
ped by Dwycr, comes te the front new and
challenges Paddy Ryan te fight him en the
same conditions as proposed by Jee Gess.
Ueergc Keoke, et New lerk, the cham
pion of middle weight, challenges any man
in this country te fight him for the middle
weight championship and $1,000 a side.
He says he prefers te fight Mike Donaven,
before any ether man, as he claims te be
the champion middle weight, having whip
ped William McClcllan during Rooke's ab
sence from New Yerk.
That Settled Ilini.
Near Franklin, La., Sidney Cele, about
19 years of age, owner of three-fourths of
the Chalswerth plantation, rode ap te the
gate of J. B. Wefford, manager of the
plantation, and informed Wefford that he
had come te kill him. Wefford expostulated,
but Cele dismounted and advanced, with
pistol in hand, toward the house. Mrs. Wof Wef
ford, realizing the danger in which her hus
band was in,called out te him te arm himself
which he did by seizing a shotgun. Then
stepping out he confronted Cele, who con
tinued te advance, saying, "I have come
te kill you. I mean business." Wof Wef
ford replied, "If you mean business here
it is," at the same moment dicharging his
gun, the contents of which took effect in
Cele's breast, killing him instantly. Wof Wef
ford immediately went te town and sur
rendered himself te the sheriff, but was
afterwards discharged from custody, the
coroner's jury having returned a verdict
of justifiable homicide.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Nearly Drowned.
Yesterday about neon Jehn Hamilton,
fireman at the city water works, made a
narrow escape from death by drowning.
The engines at the water works being net
running at present, Hamilton was em
ployed in whitewashing the ceiling of the
engine house. The ceiling being high, he
erected a scaffold en which te stand while
he was working. The scaffold broke, and
he was precipitated into the tail race just
below tiiVvGcyclin wheel. The water was
seven feet deep aired cold as ice, and
the race is enclosed' Jjy smooth
walls that rise se far above the suu&a"
of the water that a man cannot reach the
top of the wall. In this dilemma Hamil
ton was utterly helpless, and within a few
minutes would have been benumbed with
cold and drowned had net his calls ferhelp
been heard by W. S. Bums, who ran te his
assistance, reached into the race, caught
him by the hand, and held his head above
water until Frederick Kline was called te
his assistance and the two men managed te
pull Hamilton from the water. He was
clothed in dry garments by Engineer Dean,
and en being warmed up was seen in his
usual health and ready te go te work en a
mere substantial scaffold.
Marietta Bank Directors.
The stockholders of the First national
bank, of Marietta, held a meeting en the
13th inst. and elected the following direc
tors : Abram Cellins, Paris Haldeman,
Barr Spangler, Jehn Musser, S. F. Eagle,
S. S. Haldeman, Jehn Hellingcr, Jehn
Zicglcr, II. S. Mu sscr.
Pasteral Resigatlen Accepted.
The congregation of Christ Lutheran
church, at a meeting last evening, accepted
the resignation of their late pastor, Rev.
C. E. Houpt, called te the pastorate of I
Grace Lutheran,
, ebituary:
Death of Charles F. Bcugler.
Charles Frederick Rengier, for many
years one of the most prominent and active
business men of this city, died last even
ing at his residence, corner of Seuth Prince
and Vine .streets, after a severe illness
with which he has been afflicted ever since
last May. The cause of his death" was
dropsy, superinduced by liver complaint.
Mr. Hcngier was bem in Neuheim,
Westphalia, Prussia, en the 22d of Feb
ruary, 1812. His father died when Charles
was only 7 years old. His mother
sent him te school until he was 1G years of
age, when having obtained a geed practi
cal education, he was put into a hardware
store where he remained until he was
19 years old. He then entered the Prus
sian army and served three years. At the
expiration of this service he came
te America and without a friend,
or a dollar drifted te Lancaster
county. Obtaining employment en
a farm near Stumptown (new New Dan
ville) owned by Jehn Keeports, he con
tinued te work there for some years. Mr.
Keeports, seeing that the young man had
a talent for mercantile pursuits, recom
mended him for a place in the hardware
store of Jehn F. Steininan, and in July,
1830 (en the very day that Gee. M. Stein
man became a member of the firm of
Steinman & Sen) Mr. Rengier was taken
into their employ. Byreasen of his merit
he was promoted from time te time, until
about 1859 he obtained an interest in the
business and became a member of the
firm, and' continued in that relation for
twenty years when, en the 1st of July,
1879, en account of failing health, he vol
untarily retired from business, having ac
quired by his industry and business tact a
handsome competency.
Mr. Rengier was twice married his first
wife being Miss Stiffel, by whom he had
six children, five of whom survive him, his
sons Charles, Albert and Jehn being well
known business men of this city. His
second wife was Miss Sarah Musscr,
daughter of the late Gee. Musser, esq., by
whom he had two children, one of whom
survives him.
Mr. Rengier was perhaps as widely
known as almost any ether business man
in Lancaster county, and he was esteemed
and respected by all who knew him. Of
an affable and genial disposition, his com
pany was eagerly sought and he was
"hale fellow well met " in a large circle of
intimate friends. He was for many
years a member of the Masonic brother
hood and of the Lancaster ledge of Odd
Fellows. He was a charter member of
Schiller ledge of Geed-Fellows, which
disbanded and reorganized as Teutonia
Ledge Ne. 105, Knights of Pythias. He
was also a member of the old Lancaster
Fencihles, commanded by Capt. Findley,
and during the war was a member of the
Independent Greys, a home guard com
pany organized for local defence. He was
from 18C2 te 1805 a member of select co m
cil from the old Southwest ward and also
a member of the Lancaster school beard.
About 18G3, in company of his eldest
daughter he went te Europe te pay a visit
te his aged mother.
As a husband and father he was kind and
affectionate ; as a companion he was genial
and attractive ; as a business man, shrewd,
reliable and honest ; as a public official
diligent and incorruptible. While his
family has sustained a severe affliction,
the city loses one of its most worthy citi
zens.
He will be buried en Saturday afternoon ;
funeral at 2 o'clock ; interment in Wood
ward Hill cemetery.
Death of Cjrus J. Aluright.
Cyrus J. Albright, a brother of Dr. F.
G. Albright, died in this city this morning,
in the 37th year of his age. Mr. Albright
was a native of this county, but at the age
of 10 years entered the store of Campbell,
Evans & Hughes, Philadelphia. During
the late war he was a member of the An An
dereon troop of the 15th Pa., cavalry, and
served his country faithfully in that ca
pacity. He was afterwards a member of
the firm of Alexander Bush & Ce., Phila
delphia, and at the time of his death
was in the employ of Zicglcr & Swcar
ingcr, Philadelphia. Seme time age
his lungs became affected and recently,
contracting a bad cold, he grew worse
until death relieved him. He was a pleas-
anr,intelligcnt gentleman, possessing many
geed qualities of head and heart. His
funeral will take place from the residence
of his brother, Dr. F. G. Albright, en
Monday afternoon.
ALMOST SUFFOCATED.
A Family Overcome by Ceal Gas.
This morning the wife of Jehn German,
who resides at Ne. 19 Middle street, to
gether with two of her dnughters and a
young lady named McEvey, who bearded
with the family, made a narrow escape
from being suffocated by coal gas. At an
early hour Mrs. German was awakened
by the coughing of Miss McEvey, who
told her that she had a severe headache.
Mrs. German arose, when she found that
room was full of gas, and she seen fell ever
unconscious. Shortly after this the watch
man came te the house te awaken a son of
Mrs.German, who is employed at the Pcnn
iron works. He went up stairs and found
.f"Jl !Vlli Inrlintz lt'intrlinDnncniniiD UneAnf
at oncx-fer Dr. Westhaeffer, who came and
attended tUYam. After working with them
about an hour- iiJi?y all recovered. The
ladies slept in a room evei - .the parlor, in
which there was a coal stove. . Before
going te bed some member of the family
it is thought, accidentally turned the
damper of the stove, thus allowing the
coal gas te escape.
Death from Hair Dye.
The Reading Eagle is authority for it :
" Cyrus Morrison, who lived many years
iu the vicinity of Beartown, Lancaster
county, has just died. He was partially
paralyzed for the last few mouths and un
able te de anything. Several weeks age
he became very sick, and suffered terribly
until he died. A number of eminent phy
sicians attended mm, who have come te
the conclusion that his system was poison
ed by the excessive nsc of hair dye, which
he used en his beard, and which resulted
fatally. He was about fifty years of age,
married, and leaves a widow and large
family of children. It is said that he co
piously used dye en his hair, whiskers and
moustache, and since his death they have
turned a greenish white, giving the corpse
a horrible appearance'
IRON ORE IN THX LOWER END."
Development
of Extensiv Mineral Re
sources.
Comparatively few of the readers of the
Lntet.ligexcek have any idea of the large
resources of iron ere lying south of this
city, which have been developed within
the last few years, and which new, during
the "boom" in iron, premise te be the
source of much profit as well as of giving
employment te a great number of laborers.
Indeed, in the lower end of the county this
industry is taking se many men that it is
impossible te get hands for farm labor, and
the amount of tobacco planted during the
coming year will net be anything like that
of the past.
Commencing along the line of the Quar
ryvillc railroad we first strike the Charles
ere mine, near Pcquca Valley station, new
lying idle, but with a capacity of 30 tens
per day and geed machinery for pumping
water aud washing the same. This bank
was formerly owned by the late Samuel
Charles, and still belongs te the heirs.
The ere is of geed quality and easily
mined.
At Lime Valley is a mine owned by Dan
iel Heir (Pequca), which has been lying
idle for several years. Its capacity is
large and the quality of the ere geed, and
operations have commenced. A small
quantity of ere has been shipped te Pea
cock's furnace, this city.
Just south of this is a mine en the prop
erty of C. Herr, from which some years
age a large quantity of ere was taken,
and plenty of geed ere is still there.
Near this bank is a new one, new being
prospected en the farm of Jehn Boek, who
has leased it te Mr. Peacock, and ma
chinery has just been erected for washiug.
A large quantity of very fine quality has
been raised and indications arc that it will
be a successful venture. About ten men
arc employed.
At the crossing of the railroad, north of
New Providence is a mine that has been
idle for a long time, and the railroad cut
runs near it. At the time of the grading
of the read ere was dug in quantities and
it has every indication of a body of ere of
geed quantity.
In the village of New Providence Mr.
Peacock has a lease en the farm of Samuel
Stonereds, and a few years age took out
several hundred tens, part of which is still
lying en the bank, some having been tried
in Concstega furnace.
The most premising show for ere in this
section is new being tested en the farm of
Daniel Helm, in Strasburg township, near
New Providence. This is also leased by
Peacock, who says it is net only the best
indication of a large body, but it is also
the finest quality in the county, being the
only clay ere in it. The only difficulty with
this mine is the scarcity of water ; a well
is new being dug, and is already 80 feet
deep, and still no water has been reached."
At most of the mines the trouble is tee
much water, but here there is net enough,
but Mr. P. is sanguine that there will seen
be an ample supply. Machinery is new be
ing erected, and mining will be com
menced this spring very extensively.
One mile south of this is the Mowrer
bank, new running with some twenty
men, and managed by Jehn Zahn, one of
the eldest and best miners in the country.
It is an old mine, yields largely,
and produces geed ere. Adjoining
it is a new bank yielding a goodly
quantity. It is also managed by Mr. Zahn
and leased by the mine party. Beth these
banks have engines, with all necessary
machinery.
Southeast of the " Y" en the railroad,
and at the end of the Cabeen branch, 'is the
famous bank known as "Conowingo," one
of the eldest in the county, aud for a long
time owned and mined by James M. Hop Hep
kins, esq., who made charcoal iron at Con
owingo furnace (new tern down and a
fine mill erected en the site). When run
ning this furnace made some of the best
iron produced in the United States from
Conowingo ere. This bank is new idle ;
it is owned by the Cabeen estate, and the
death of Mr. Cabeen, two years age, stop step
ped very large operations, as the mine had
been running for several years under the
management of Maris Hoepcs, jr., who
still lives en the large and line farm con
nected with the mines. With the fine
quality of this ere, and the machinery
which is some of the best in the county, it
is net te be supposed that this mine will
remain idle very long.
Near this bank is a small mine run years
age by the Withers who had Old Mount
Eden furnace, new in ruins. A few years
age it was leased by the Montgomery iron
company of Pert Kennedy, who mined
several hundred tens of a geed quality. It
is new idle and owned by Abram Myers,
who contemplates opening it again.
Going from the Y into a valley above
the line of the railroad we first come te
the "Stively mines," owned by Brooks
Bres., of Birdsboro, Montgomery iron
company, of Pert Kennedy, and James
Lanigan, of Swede. This is one of the
best banks in this section, with a capacity
of sixty tens a day with the machinery
new erected and as much mere with better
facilities. This mine has been doing noth
ing for several years. It was mined by
Jehn Zahn some years age and the ere
used by the owners. Te give an idea of
the increase of the value of properties : this
was bought about twenty years age by
Abram Stively for $11,000 for farming pur
poses ; he sold it for mining for $13,500 ;
the party who bought it sold one-half
interest for $25,000, and that purchaser
sold one-half his interest, that is, one
fourth interest of the whole, for $25,000,
and te-day $150,000 would net buy the
whole. There are contemplated the build
ing of new machinery and the re-starting
of mining operations.
Adjoining this bank is the mine owned
by Bair & Shenk and C. Geiger. This is
an eiuland valuable bank and it will be
started th'iii-scaseu by the owners with a
large number of mt,?n. and new machinery.
It was formerly werkcc by Peacock &
Themas and yielded very IaivJv. The
old Melar bank adjoins it and is ewnW by
Mr. C. Geiger ; it will also be started this
season. It is an old and reliable mine.
The Monocacy bank is near this aud
has been running for some time. It is
managed by Jehn Rewe, who has a large
number of workmen. It has an engine
and fine machinery and is owned by
Wright, Cook & Ce., who have the ere,
about 50 tens daily, shipped direct te their
furnace at Monocacy.
C. Geiger has another large bank near
this, with engine of large power and ma
chinery, which has been running until
lately. Mr. Geiger has sold all the ere
which was mined, and will shortly re
sume operations with a very large force.
His capacity is fully CO tens per day.
The Montgomery iron company own the
Geuchenaur bank, near their Stively mine,
but have net been running it for some
years. It is fine ere, but lies dciper than
in the ether mine.
Iu this same cluster of mines are larf,e
bodies of ere en the farms of Jehn M.
Shenk and Jehn P. Breck, which years
age supplied the Black Heck furnace, run
by Charles Broek, but new a ruin.
On the state read a mile west of Quarry
ville, en the farm lately owned by Jeseph
Greff (dee'd.), several years age Brooks
Brethers mined a large quantity of fine ere,
but it is new idle. Near this Jehn Zahn is
new prospecting en the fami of Wm. II.
Rineer, where a large body of ironeie has
been found te exist. Mining will be com
menced this spring and machinery is new
being erected.
Twe miles west of the Buck, is the Burns
mine, owned by J. W. Jehnsen, esq., of
this city, who is erecting an engine, wash
er, &c, and under the managment of Jehn
Zahn will seen begin operation. This is
one of the best qualities of ere in the coun
ty and Mr. J. intends mining largely, and
can sell as rapidly as raised. He is now new
making arrangements at Quarryville te
lead the cars, whence it will be shipped te
Schuylkill county, where he has made a
large sale te different firms.
In the village of Quarryville is a small
mine, but one which has yielded largely,
ewncil by Daniel Lefevre, and leased te
H. II. Lefevrc, who has been mining it.
The product is sold as fast as mined and
is of geed quality.
Twe miles south of Quarryville is the
Livingston bank, new owned and mined
by Jehn Hildebrandand B. B. Myers, who
are running it and selling the ere te
Wright, Cook & Ce. It is leaded at Quar
ryville. They are erecting machinery and
will mine extensively this season.
The Rakestraw bank in " the valley '
between Christiana and Quarryville, is
new idle. It is owned by the Phumixville
iron company and managed by Aaren
Hartman. It has very geed machinery
and can raise an immense amount of ere
which is of an excellent quality. It was
mined by the owners and used by them in
their furnaces at Phamixville and will no
doubt start seen.
Further down the valley in the direc
tion of Pcnuingtouville are several old
mines which have net been mined for a
great many years.
On the farm of C. M. Hess near Quarry
ville there have been several shafts sunk,
and ere of a fine quality hxs been found.
Mr. II. intends prospecting this season ai:d
will no doubt find a lhic body.
On the farm of Jacob M. Eckinan ere
has been found of a magnetic nature by
theEckerts of Reading who have been
prospecting.
In the whole valley from Pequca te Pen Pen
ningtenvillt! there seems te been rn side
iron ere and en the ether limestone, some
times coining near the surface and other ether
times being deep.
Te no two men in the comity de tlic tlic
pceplc of this section ewe as much te the
developments of the iron ere banks as to te
Dr. Peacock, of Lauca.stcr,and Jehn Zahnr
of Quarryville, both having been pioneers
in the business ; both of geed judgment
and practical men. Mr. Zahn has had
charge of the most extensive mining opera
tions, and has net only discharged his duty
of his employers but was- always popular
with his employees and the public gener
allc. NICIUHUORIIOOD NEWS.
Events Acress ine Ueunty Line.
The Reading land and improvement
company are pushing vigorously their pro
ject of founding a town en the west .side
the river Schuylkill opposite the terminus,
of Sixth street. Building lets, water
works and a machine shop are talked of.
The Harrisbury P.ttriet with rare cour
tesy says :" That wreched old petrified
political pessimist, Charles O'Coner, is out
in a long letter te the New Jersey elnt
which was foolish enough te invite the
fossilized creature te participate in the
celebration of the anniversary of Jaclcj-en's
victory at New Orleans."
Mr. G. B. Roberts, first vice president of
the Pennsylvania railroad company, was en
Monday clceted president of the different
leased lines under the control of the Penn
sylvania. Mr. Roberts succeeds CoJ.Themas
A. Scott in these various positions. Mr.
Scott's health is geed, but the gentleman
is anxious te relieve himself of some por
tion of the immense amount of work that
has heretofore devolved upon him.
In Harrisburg yesterday Ed. Ziun, a
well known mechanic, tried suicide with
laudanum. Zinn was determined te resist
all efforts te restore him, and it was net
until late in the afternoon that some anti
dote was forced down his threat by the
attending physician. Zinn had been
rather intemperate of late and had a quan
tity of laudanum in his possession some
time age, with the intention of committing
a rash act.
Jesse Lutz, ofReinheId'sstation,intcnds
erecting a large powder mill en his proi prei
erty near Deep Cut station, en the Bead
ing and Columbia railroad. There is an
excellent water power en the prcmiscs,aiid
an old rifle-barrel mill, which stands di
rectly en the line of Berks and Lancaster
counties. The mill is within a few yaids
of the Reading and Columbia railroad and
is much noticed by travelers en account of
its high water-wheel. Mr. Lutz, who is a
man of large means, intends te engage ex
tensively iu the manufacture of powder.
He is the proprietor of a hat factory at
Reinhold's station.
A large timber raft owned by- Messrs..
Themas & Ce., Leck Haven, while float
ing past Harrisburg during the heavy fog,
struck the second pier of the railroad
bridge, and swinging around from the force
of the current, the rear end of the immense
raft struck the the third pier, ledgin"- a.
portion of the raft thereon, while the front
part floated en down stream. Twe of the
men en the raft were thrown into the icy
water and called lustily for help. Mr
Luther Brown, who happened te be en the
river hank, pushed off in a beat aud went
promptly te their rescue. One of the
'jaftsmen was nearly "done for" from the
cfitT-ts of the cold water.
Si-'--,w Booked.
The following show u:r new booked te
appear here : January 15, Main's " Fat-
initza" company; 17, Gottheld's "Oc'w,
roen ;" 2J, Furbishs's company in " A
Commercial Traveler;" 24, Soup Fundr
home show ; 20, Madame Rente's min
strels ; 27, lecture by Wallace Bruce ; 28,
Kiralfys with "Black Creek ;" February 6r
William Gill's Goblins; Teny Dcnier's
Humpty Dumpty troupe with Grimaldi ;
14, Barney Macauley, in "A Messenger
from Jarvis Section ;" 17, Buffalo Bill, in
an Indian drama ; 27, Mary Andersen ;
March 11, Benten's English opera company.
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