-.' V ev - ,. - '? ii V. sreffgaagtresssaaaaiaa msGraasatESpffiHSsiass s .- -T. C55R!SSSSBS29a3S9E tnmmni ' mAiCuvasammpm -iTOe.ifc. '""J"- 1 Tt-r .--r- -7 w .LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1880. '- -t-f 'tw wyjcj-gw.tLlWllr.g1fjj.-i.-, .i.i,- ..;-,..!.:iui' "i'aii.lij i-Mll I I ill I IHIHI'I I 'liriLMJBlMU..JJJl.KM.JliM.itJM . ' - - V" - . - - i. i. ' '" ' '-s-- - i- n i i - . - . Lancaster Intelligencer. FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 13, 1880. The Anti-DIscrimiuatien Bill. The Heuse committee which has been considering the hill introduced by Mr. Reagan, te forbid discriminations by rail roads in freight rates, has determined by a bare majority net te recommend its adoption. This simply means, we pre sume, that the committee is net satisfied that the Reagan bill will correct the evil it seeks te remedy and which confessed ly exists. There is a great difference of opinion among these who are earnestly desirous of securing fair treatment of every business interest by the carrying companies, as te the legislation needed for the purpose. It seems clear enough that one man should net lie charged mere than another for the same service rendered by a transierlcr of their goods; -and apparently it is easy te frame a law which will say se ; but really it seems te be very difficult. The difficulty mainly lies indefining what is the same service. The railroad companies claim the privilege of securing business by giving a better rate of freight te large customers than te smaller ones ; and the claim seems rea sonable; also te charge less, proportion ately, for a long haul than a short one ; which also seems right. Anether claim which they make is net se clearly justifi able, although it is sustaiuelby an ap parently strong argument : for the pur IKse of meeting competition they are in the habit of giving a drawback en freight carried into a competing market. Fer instance the Reading company gives such a drawback te coal shipped east ward from Philadelphia : because other wise the shippers could net sell their coal in New Yerk at as Iowa rate ;is it is sold by the coal carrying companies Who have a shorter haul from their mines te Xew Yerk and can deliver their product there at less cost than can the Reading. The result is that Philadelphia may pay mere than Xew Yerk for coal that is carried through her limits te reach the Xew Yerk market. This does net seem te be right ; nor is it en the ether hand clear that the Reading should net be at lilwrty te sell Yerk. A private business which a her coal in Xew individual doing the railroad company is doing certainly could net be properly re stricted by the law in selling where and hew he plessed, and at a price te suit himself. But the rule must be different with a chartered corporation which ac quires its power through the privileges granted it bv the state, and which may therefore lie justly required te use these powers se as te de the public interest no injury. If Mr. Gewen's claim is ad mitted, that he is justified in charging a smaller price for a haul through than Philadelphia te Xew te Philadelphia alone, Yerk then no practicable limit can be placed uiwn the power of a carrying company te discriminate in its charges. As he was reminded by the congressional committee bafere which he testified, the great rail road companies justify their practice of charging a lower rate en grain te the seaboard from the "West than they charge for a less distance, by declaring that it is necessary te enable them te meet the competition of the great grain growing districts of the Black .Sea. It seems necessary te confine each carry ing company te its natural field. If Mr. Gewen cannot get his coal into Xew Yerk as cheaply as another company it is clear enough that Xew Yerk is net his natural market. He has no business there; and the state which has charter ed his company ought net te permit him toge there with the coal raised out of her own besom, te sell it at a less price than is charged te her own citizens nearer te the mines. That preposition seems se manifest that it is proved by its state ment. The Segre Exertlis. The closer the work of the committee of the Senate new prosecuting an inquiry into the negre exodus from North Caro lina is examined the mere apparent it becomes that this hegini of the colored people is inspired by emissaries of the Republican party for political purposes. Developments hitherto made, pointing te this conclusion, are strengthened by the sworn testimony of a reputable gentle man of Indianapolis who states that one A. W. Heath, a colored emigrant from North Carolina, told the witness that "the negrees had been instructed te get away from North Carolina by the 1st of next June (1880), se that our numbers will show in the next census." Incidentally it may be mentioned that at the sitting of the committee at which this interesting circumstance was brought out the mournful fact was also developed through the evidence of an Indianapolis underta ker that, within two months, there have been interred, at the expense of the county in which Indianapolis is located, from twenty-five te thirty men, women and children from among the colored emigrants from North Carolina. They were all buried as paupers. Fer heart less villiauy, the treatment of the man and brother by his Republican savieurs, as exhibited in the exposures made by the Voorhees committee, is entitled te take precedence even of past brutality. Republican politicians have for a couple of decades found in the simple credulity of thefreedmen pliant material en which te practice their art of cruel deception, but the moral sense of the country has long since become blunted te such spec tacles as this, and te the cold-blooded, selfishness and desire for party gain which successive exposures have shown te lie at the bottom of all the alleged efforts of the Republicans te elevate the condition of the colored ieeple. Future students of our history will discern a shocking illustration of man's inhumani ty te man in Republican treatment of the emancipated race. Ax unscrupulous correspondent of the Philadelphia Press writes te it from this city about recent incendiarisms and burglaries, and adds that "there is much indignation felt at the inefficiency te suppress crime of the present Democratic administration.' Inasmuch as there have been fewer arsons and burglaries in Lancaster during the past two years than in any period of the same length for a longtime previous, of course this tail te the Press correspondent's letter has net a very harmful sting in it. But if there has been any obstruction te justice, or failure te punish crime hereabouts, the responsibility has leen fixed long age. Mayer MacGonigle's pretest against the prostitution of justice te save " the best workers in the ward " has teen heard in every corner of the state and is re-echoed by hundreds of thoughtful Repub's;ans who are net yet ready te hand every branch of the city government ever te thosewhe barter in justice and who shame the administration of the law by abusing the machinery of the courts te save their best Republican workers in the ward m m Under the present districting of this city it is almost impossible for the Dem ocrats te obtain a majority in either branch of the city councils or te get con trol of any of the departments even should they have a large majority of the popular vote in the city at large. Under the American svstein of districting gev ernmental iever it is contemplated that the executive branch shall be a check en the legislative te restrain and prevent hasty Juid ill-considered legislation and the original executive is very inconsider able contrasted with the veto privilege. ExiMiiience has shown that with both houses and the executive in control of the same party ellicial responsibility rests lightly, and no matter hew crude or ill advised the legislation, its passage gen erally secures for it executive control. It is te the best interests of every muni cipality that if its councils are apt te be strongly partisan en the one side its mayor should be of a different political party, se that the intended system of checks and balances can be fully realized. PERSONAL. David Davis is a geed customer of the pie wonieu in the capitol. lie fattens and keeps fat en pastry. Xe dyspepsia in pies. Mr. BniiT Hakti: is about te resign his consulate and return te America. The German climate has net agreed with him and he has been far from well. Mr. Tem Tayi.ek thinks of resigning his editorship of Punch, owing te the pressure of ether work. It is possible that Mr. Burnand will succeed him. Mr. E.meksex is comfortable, netwith standing his age, and no elder for seventy seven years than anybody else of that age would be. He lectured at Concord, last week, before the Town Lyceum. Mrs. Astei:, of New Yerk, who were dia monds and pearls at a dinner at the "White Heuse en Monday night, and afterward, at the Mexican minister s, which were worth nearly or quite one million of dol lars, was attended by two detectives dressed as gentlemen, and a policeman is en guard before the deer of her room at "Wormley's day and night. The Duchess of MAiti.itoiceroii has tele graphed te the New Yerk Herald as fol fel lows : " Will you honor me by intrusting te the committee of the ladies of Ireland, ever whom I preside, the distribution of the fund raised by you for the relief of Irish distress:'" The Herald says Mr. Bcnnct is in Tunis and will be advised of the request, but it will net change his mind. At Om: Bull's seventieth birthday cele bration in Cambridge, Mass., last Thurs day, Mr. Longfellow and family. Mr. Jas. T. Field.", Dr. Deremus,of Xew Yerk, and Dr. Oliver Wendell Helmes were among the congenial party who assembled te de honor te the great violinist. The con spicuous floral gift was the image of a violin of natural size made wholly of white pinks, with the exception of the screws, which were represented by small red roses. During the evening Mr. Bull delighted his company by some of his choicest music. BRAZIL. The Kinpire Waning Oppressive Taxation unci a Discontented l'epulace. Late accounts from Brazil indicate a gradual but certain disintegration of the empire. A gentleman in Rie dc Janeiro, writing te a friend under date of January 4, remarks that, since the discharge of the old cabinet, which managed matters se badly and overwhelmed the country with debt and corruption, the emperor has appointed a new cabinet, and new new deputies te Parliament have been elected, or, rather, designated and counted in by the government, for the elections in Brazil arc by no means free or fair. Necessity compelled the imperial authorities te raise money, and, for purposes of immediate relief, they passed laws obnoxious te the people. One requires each passenger in a street car te pay an extra fare, as a special contribu tion for the government, of one vintem, which is equivalent te one cent. Against this the populace protested. A ctitien from no less than 4,000 subjects was pre pared for presentation te the emperor, but by actual force the presentation of this petition was prevented. The vintem be ing rigidly demanded, the exasperated petitioners tore up many of the rails and destroyed about sixty cars, cryiug meanwhile, "Down with the empire!" " Up with the republic ! " All the troops and police in the city were called out, and, as the people were net armed, they were obliged te retire, after suffering a less of fifteen killed and a great number wounded. Affairs are still in a very disturbed and doubtful condition. It is said that an other cabinet will probably seen be ap pointed, and some are already predicting that these and numerous ether troubles will end only with the downfall of the monarchy and the establishment in its stead of a republican form of government. An Honest Illack Sheep. i Franklin liupositery. Hep. At a meeting of the Republicans of the Second ward of Chambersburg. en Friday evening last, te nominate ward officers, it was resolved at the close te take a vote for president, which resulted in 49 for Blaine and 1 for Grant. The editor of the Repos itory, who was chairman of the meeting, was the black sheep in that fleck, and net satisfied with administering such a severe castigation, they directed him te publish the facts in this paper. Wc may add, and this is no part of the proceedings of the meeting, that this vote is a fair indication of Republican sentiment in this town and probably the county. But like the liberal man en the jury who was fighting his eleven stubborn associates, "wc arc of the same opinion still." About the Size of Him. Xerth American (hep.). General Sherman is growing such a big man that unless his development is checked pretty seen the United States will net be large enough te held him after a little while. By a boiler explosion in the Oviatt wagon works at Hudsen, Ohie, yesterday, Russell Oviatt. son of the proprietor, was mortally injured, and two ethers sustained I serious injuries. MINOR TOPICS. Tiie Pittsburgh B1 says : " Lancaster men are wanted home te vote for mayor en the 17th. The present mayor, Mr. MacGenigle, is a candidate for re-election, and should receive the 'support of every voter who can be en Iiaud." Hknkv "Wakd Beecheu's paper which is in the inner third term circle, has made and announces the discovery that "among the inner circles of politics there is some talk of the possibility of transferring the sentiment in favor of General Grant te General Sherman in case General Grant should decline the nomination, or the anti third term feeling should be tee strong te be overcome." Puesidextially speaking : A telegram from "Washington states that Blaine will net accept the second place en the presi dential ticket under any circumstances. The Independent Republicans at Albany refuse te accept the partial com promise offered te thorn, and they will net vote at the new primaries. A meeting of the national Democratic committee will be held at "Washington en the 23d of this month. Ex-Judge Harrison thinks that the Connecticut delegates will favor Mr. Blaine. Cexukess having made the necessary appropriation te enable the government te be represented in the fish exhibition at Berlin in April, Professer Baird will endea vor te see that the United States is net be hind the elder nations of its display. He will net go himself te Berlin with the pro posed representation of our activity as pisci culturists, but will deputize Mr. G. Brown Goede, the curator of the National Museum and an ardent and thorough fish culturist, te act in his stead. Mr. Goede will be as sisted by Mr. Fred G. Mather, and they will set about the labors of their prepara tions immediatly, as no time is te be lest. Coxekessioxal funerals are costly affairs as is illustrated by the publica tien of the annual report of the clerk of the Heuse, and the amount of money ex pended when a member dies is enough te keep a small family from want for many years. Under the head of "Miscellaneous Items" in Clerk Adams's report appear the following : Te Jehn G. Thompson, amount of expenses paid for the funeral of Hen. Gustav. Schleicher, $4,789.42 ; ex penses of funeral of Hen. Julian Hartridge, deceased, $1,049.97. Included among the items which gote make up the last named bill are : Lunch, $131.40 ; Shoemaker & Hertzog (wine and liquor), $92.50 ; fruit and bananas, $e ; special car, $230 ; ser vant at hotel $e ; conductor, $3 ; car porter, $e and se en. The amount paid for ex penses of the funeral of Hen. Rush Clark, of Iowa, is set down at 1,448.40. Tiikkk has been transmitted te Congress a statement prepared under the uirccuen of Adjutant-General Tewnscnd, showing the militia force of the United States. It is full of information and suggestive facts. Xew Yerk reports a militia force of 20, 280, and Arkansas fellows second in the list with an organized force of 10,377. Seuth Carolina is third, having 11,803 men ready for duty. The great commonwealth of Pennsylvania is fourth en the list with 9,750 men. Ohie stands fifth, having 8, 374. Flerida reports 5,504, and se the list continues all through, the Southern states showing a large excess ever many of the Northern ones. There is no ex planatieu of this unless it is that the mar tial spirit in the Seuth is stronger than in the North. The aggregate strength of the organized militia force in the whole country is set down at 125,90C, while the number of men available for military duty, unorganized, reaches a total of G,51G,758. The Cincinnati Enquirer prints the re sult of 13,000 interviews with politicians, business men and ethers in the West as te their preference for president. In Indiana, which was against Blaine in 1876, the Maine senator is the choice of 1,059 again&t 505 for General Grant and 460 for Secreta ry Sherman. Hendricks, en the Demo cratic side, is the favorite son, with 1,263 ; while Tilden shows a total of 270. In Ohie, the home of Jehn Sheiman, the latter has 2,332 admirers, while 1,498 arc for Blaine and 088 for Grant ; Tlmrman has 1,333 and Tilden develops the surprising strength represented in 850. The Chicago Titncs has interviews with some 8,000 Republi cans in Illinois, and of this number Blaine is the choice of 4,282, Grant of 2,985, Wash burnc of 1,004 and Sherman of 234. Of 3,000 Michigan Republicans, Blaine has mere than Grant and Sherman combiner", his figures being 1,600, te 827 and 611 re spectively for his competitors. STATU ITEMS. The dead body of Peter Bertcabilc, of Shade township, Somerset county, who had frozen te death, was found in a snow bank at Scalp Level en Tuesday. Themas Geerge Eana, 57 years old, took laudanum at his house, 805 North Forty fourth street, West Philadelphia. He was taken te the Presbyterian hospital for treatment, and died about half-past 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Republicans of Mercer county have broken out in revolt similar te that in Chester, but with a much mere emphatic prospect that they will stay out. The del egates from Mercer te the state convention were unanimously instructed for Blaine, but they seem te have left their instruc tions at home when they started for Har risburg, as they worked along with the machine in a way truly harmonious. This caused the greatest indignation in the county, and it was resolved that some thing would have te be done about it. A Republican meeting at Sharen took the matter in hand and adopted some resolu tions reciting the facts and condemning the action of the delegates. It was also resolved that the delegates te the Chicago convention from the congressional distinct should wholly disregard the instructions of the state convention. A Conundrum. Philadelphia Times. As Cameren and Grant have the dele gates from Lancaster te the national con vention, who are certain te obey Cameren's instructions rather than the instructions of their constituents, the ring manipulators of Lancaster city new agree te pass ward resolutions unanimously in favor of Blaine, te induce the anti-machine Republicans te support Bering, the machine candidate for mayor. It may work tolerably well en paper, but hew will it be en election day? Who would make the speeches, and what would the speakers say, when the band came around te serenade them en Bering's election? A STRANGE MARRIAGE. A Widower of Forty-Are Wed bis Step daughter, Aged Twelve. The following is telegraphed from Prin cess Anne, Somerset county, Md.: The residents of this county arc in an intense state of indignation and excite ment ever the discovery made te-day that Sidney Sheres, a wealthy farmer, aged forty-live years, residing near Dames Quarter, had secretly married his step daughter, a child of twelve years, who is also his first cousin. Sheres is reputed te be worth nearly $100,000, and has lived in geed style en a farm of several hundred acres near Dames for nearly fifteen years. He was always considered a man of rather wild habits, but has been iu geed standing in the county. On the twelfth of Decem ber his wife died, leaving one child, Gussic, a daughter by her former husband, Capt. Samuel Sheres, an uncle of Sidney. Alter his wife's death Sidney became still mere irregular in his habits. This gave rise te many rumors reflecting en his character, which have since been vcrifieu. Sheres lived alone with his young step daughter and his servants, and it was net until a month or two age that any suspic ion of his feelings towards the child were entertained by the neighbors. Gussie is a small brunette, of modest bearing and in her manners and action there is nothing te indicate that she is mere forward than children usually are at her age. At length several ladies, who had formerly been in timate with his wife, went te Sheres and asked te be given charge of Gussic, but they were roughly refused and ordered out of the house. A few days later, evi dently fearing te provoke public com ment, Sheres sent the child te a school en Deals island, where she remained until last Thursday. On that day he went te the school and informed the teacher that he was going te take the child home. He had her clothing packed up, and later in the day left in company with her. The following day he brought her te this place and applied te several clergymen te marry them, but was peremptorily refused. The child at the time expressed her willingness te take the step, but as she was evidently unaware of the nature of the relation desired by her stepfather, her statement had no effect in inducing the clergyman te per form the ceremony. Then Sheres, who had previously obtained a marriage license applied te a clergyman in Mount Vernen, who consented te marry them. After the marriage Sheres returned te his home with his child-wife, where he new lives. Sheres has net been seen since the wedding, and his young bride has also been kept careful ly secluded. The servants say that their master and Gussie de net see any one. Last night it was proposed te erganize a company te go te the house and take the child away by force, if necessary. The advice of the cooler residents in the neigh borhood, however, prevailed, and the new-ly-inarricd couple were undisturbed. Efferts are being made te have Sheres ar rested, although the authorities are at a less te knew en what grounds te take him into custody. While the law has net been actually violated, the feeling excited is such that unless the authorities take speedy action the indignant farmers may take the law into their own hands, in which event it will undoubtedly go hard with Sheres. Sheres is well connected in the state and served in the war as a Union soldier. He was at Fert Sumter during the bombard ment, and a story is current attributing te him a most remarkable act of bravery in connection with that memerable event. It is said that oil the night before the fort capitulated, as he was standing in one of the rooms of the fort with several of his companions, a shell Hew through an em brasure in the wall and rolled at his feet with the fuse slowly burning. There was a general scamper en all sides, the men running into the adjoining apartments te escape the explosion. In the rush one of them left open the deer of one of the apartments en the inner side of the fort, and a3 they all steed back awaiting the explosion, which wasmemen tarily expected, Sheres saw a little girl step through the open deer into the apart ment where the burning shell was lying. The girl was a daughter of ene of the sol diers, who had come te visit him with her mother, and had been unable te leave the fort owing te the attack. She had escaped from the care of her mother and was wandering about in a bewildered manner. As seen as she saw the burning shell she slowly approached it, when Sheres sprang into the room, seized her, and bore her through the deer into the adjoining apart ment. Sheres then turned, and, seizing the shell, ran te the opening in the wall and threw it out just as it exploded with terrific force, shattering the heavy mason work, but without injuring the daring man. FOREIGN FOREBODINGS. Feelings at the Legations In Washington Significant Indications. A correspondent at Washington says : Members of several European legations here de net disguise their anxiety in regard te the threatening aspect of affairs en the European continent, as well as between England and Russia in connection with operations upon the frontiers of India. The despatches which the English government allowed te be made public the ether day are looked upon as a means te excite the English people against Russia and te create support for the government in its eastern operations. It is reported here that the English government new feels confident that it will receive the popular support for its Indian policy in case it be comes apparent that Russia intends te un dertake te check England's movements te the north of India. It is believed that Russia is attempting te form an alliance with France for the double purpose of re straining both England and Germany. As te the condition of France in case of war the talk about the legations is te the effect that, while disclaiming any desire for war, the most active and energetic efforts have been put forth for two years past te reorganize her army and te collect ample stores of war material of all kinds. In addition, the work of completing the fortifications of Paris has been pushed with vigor, and has just been finished.' Paris is new regarded as impregnable. The collection of war material is still in progress. The question upon which the decision for peace or for war new mainly depends is declared here te be whether war could be begun and earned en without risking the life of the republic. These who new manage its affairs are as yet fearful that a state of war would be taken advantage of by in ternal enemies of the republic te over over theow it. Among the indications of the approach of trouble en the European continent it lias become known here that large sums are new frequently being sent te this country for investment, with the avowed purpose of providing against the losses which might attend the condition of general confusion at home. These investments are reported in a number of instances te come from men prominently connected with public affairs, and in excellent position te enable them te forecast the immediate future with accuracy. Anether signifi cant indication is found in the atten tion which several of the legations are giving te the study of the condition and prospective capacity of our private arms companies te turn out rifles and ether ordnance stores. Incidental te this general subject there is no expectation at any of the legations here that a firm stand taken by the United States in the matter of the Intereceanic canal, would lead te any trouble with any of the European powers for the simple reason that every nation there must, of necessity, maintain friendly relations with the United States, since, in case of war in Europe, all the principals te it would be obliged te run te the United States as a storehouse from which te draw both previsions and ord inance stores. CHRISTINE'S APARTMENT. The Reems of the Ouecn of Spain. The rooms arc eight in number ; the first we enter is hung in white satin, with hand embroidered blue flowers ; the furniture, of Leuis XV. style, is upholstered in rich blue satin ; in a corner is a remarkably fine cabinet of rosewood, ornamented with old Sevres panels of great beauty. This room leads into a smaller bou doir, style of the first French empire, hung in yellow satin, with furniture of the same. In a recess of a window is a small equestrian statue of the king when he was only 4 years old. The small mite, who is looking very lnghtcucd, is holding the bridle in one hand, and saluting with the ether. The third room is called the queen's music room ; the hangings are red and geld, two grand pianos occupy two cor ners, and curious and knicknacks abound. The queen's study, or workroom comes next. It opens upon a large terrace which in summer is arranged as a garden. It is white and geld, the furniture being old Dutch, with inlaying of colored dowers. Then comes the bedroom, which is a very marvel of splendor and luxury. It requires no less than 800 yards of stuff for the hangings, which are of ecru, Lyens silkj&recAc, with alternate lines of red and blue llewers. The furniture is Leuis XVI.: in a corner is a table in old Sevres : in the middle et the room in the bed, in black weed, embossed brass ornaments ; at the head, two reclining nude female figures support a shield, upon which is emblazoned the queen's monogram in red upon a blue ground ; a canopy in embossed brass supports the curtains, which arc thick silk of the same design as the hangings. The bathroom, which is close by, also opens into a room specially reserved for the queen's attendants; and near the bedroom, also, is the dressing room, the furniture of which is silver-pine the walls being hung with ecru silk, with blue flowers. This dressing-room com municates with the king's dressing-room, which adjoins her bedroom, severely but comfortably furnished. A four-pester, with carved oak columns and Madrid tapestry, chairs of the same style, and en the walls panels of Beauvis tapestry. Next te the king's bedroom is his study, which runs into the council hall, for his ministers, where, en a long waxed oak table, are laid out six portfolios. The queen's dot has been increased, the im perial families of Austria allowing her 20, 000 a year. - -- LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Omaha, Neb., yesterday raised $2,000 for the Irish sufferers. Themas Hear, a laborer, was murdered at Holyekc, Mass., yesterday. Geerge Ree, agxl seventeen years, en Wednesday night fell through an air-hole in the ice en Silver Lake, N. J., and was drowned. Jehn Smoke, aged eighteen, was killed at Slafferdville, Ont., yesterday, having one leg, both arms and his head cut off by a circular saw. The Wisconsin Republican state conven tion lias been called te meet at Madisen en May 7, te cheese delegates te the national convention. r The seventy-first anniversary of Abra ham Lincoln's birthday was celebrated by the leading colored men of Connecticut at Meridcn, in that state, last night. S. 11. Brunnnett, editor of the Enter prise, was shot dead by G. W. Carlten, editor of the Telegraph, in Hollister, Cal., yesterday morning. The Telegraph had published an article calling Brunnnett a horse thief, and Brummett, meeting Carl Carl eon at the court house, asked " why he published such lies." His reply was a bul let in Brummett's head. The murderer was locked up. In Englishvillc, X'. J., James Speedwell, aged 54 years, quarreled with his step mother, who is only a few years elder than he. He afterward showed remorse and asked his stepmother's forgiveness which she refused te grant. X'ext. morning Speedwell was fcund hanging by the neck from a rafter in his barn. Twice before Speedwell made attempt at suicide after quarreling with his stepmother. Patrick Graham was arrested and locked up in Hendersen, Ky., en the complaint of his wife for brutally beating her. He broke out of the lock-up and found his wife at the wharf beat at which the steamer Idlewild was lying. He drew a revolver and shot her three times, the balls taking effect in the head, neck and breast, killing her in stantly. The sheeting took place in the presence of all the Idlewild's passengers. The murderer escaped in a stolen skiff. It was currently reported in Pert Jeffer Jeffer eon, L. I., yesterday, that Miss Daisy Hulse, a young daughter of David Hulsc, a well-to-de fisherman of that village, had eloped with one Harry Shute, 40 years of age, who was in the employ of Mr. Hulsc. Miss Hulsc who is only 13 years old, until recently attended the village school. Shute who,it is said, has a wife and three children living in New Haven, Conn., had always been looked upon by the residents of the village as a half-witted fellow. The report has caused much excitement in the place LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Miff IIRANCH RAILROAD. A Feeder te the Ouarryville Line. Arrangements are being perfected for the building of a branch connecting with the Quarryvillc railroad near Hess's station, about a mile and a-half north of Quarryvillc, and extending about a mile in length southwestward te several valu able ere mines in the vicinity. The arrangement, as reported te us, is, that the read is te be built under the charter of the Lancaster and Reading Narrow Gauge railroad company. The money for its construction is te be furnished by the owners of the mines in the vicinity, and en its completion the Reading railroad will take possession of it, allowing a rebate of 25 cents per ten en all ere shipped ever the read until the cost of the read shall, in this way, have been paid. The principal owners of the mines that will be reached by the new read arc Bair & Shenk, Wright, Coeke & Ce., C. Geiger, E. & G. Breeke, Henry Lively, Jehn M. Shenk, the Montgomery iron company and the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company. It is believed the read will net cost much mere than $10,000, and that when finished 50,000 tens of ere per annum will be shipped ever it. Thus rebate of 25 cents per ten allowed the builders of the read will repay their in vestment in a single year. The exact location of the read has net yet been fixed, but will be at an early day, when the work of grading will be at once commenced. Fex Chase. Yesterday afternoon a fox chase took place from the hotel of James Evans, in the village of Intercourse. There were a number of well known hunters present, including Brisbin Skiles, Jacob Bair and Ames Hess. The fox was chased until 8 o'clock when the dogs were taken off at Eshleman's mill, in Leacock township, and Reynard escaped. THE CONTEST IX LANCASTER. An Independent View of It. Philadcphia Times te-day. The people of Lancaster city will elect a mayor and ether municipal officers en Tuesday next, and the repeated and humi liating lessens recently given of the desper ate and corrupt political domination of the county, that new seek te possess the same power in the city, attracts considerable in terests te the mayoralty contest. There is one insuperable obstacle te corrupt rule in Lancaster city, and that obstacle in Mayer Jehn T. MacGenigle. Until he shall be removed, there is a steady and peremptory halt called en profligacy whenever it at tempts its inarch ever the domain of the shiretewn of the Old Guard. Mayer Mac Mac eonigle was chosen te his present responsible position by the better men of both parties, and his administration has se fully vindicated the wisdom of the choice, that the ring stcrs must defeat him or submit te another two years of thoroughly honest and eco nomical control of city affairs. He is a gentleman of culture, dignity and inde pendence, and has stubbornly refused te subordinate public interests te party or faction. His election te councils in a Re publican ward resulted in such an accept able record that he was made mayor sole ly for the purpose of securing geed order in the community and fidelity iu public trust ; and he has se sternly resisted the plunderers of all sides, that their occupa tions have dropped out of municipal af fairs. He has net been a mere theorist en the issue of reform, but he has invoked the law and hewed te the line in pro tecting the interests of the taxpayers. He has stepped the reckless increase of the city debt ; he has fearlessly vetoed all needless appropriations ; he has ended all expenditures for which the money has net been previously provided ; he had all city supplies furnished by the lowest bidder ; he has dismissed unworthy policemen without asking whether they were Deme crats or Republicans ; he has defeated the undue increase of taxes, and he has been faithful in all things pertaining te his public trust. He has extorted from the oppo sition partisan organs their praise for his fidelity, and there can be no opposi tion te his re-election except en the ground that it is inconvenient and unprofitable for the Republican leaders te have him continued as " mayor. If the Republicans had nominated a can didate against Mayer MacGenigle of equal public integrity and freedom from partisan control, it would be a matter of little mo ment te the people of Lancaster city which might be elected ; but they have net done se. Mr. Jehn A. Bering is the opponent of Mayer MacGenigle, and a glance at his record and his political surroundings read ily defines the purpose of his nomination. Mr. Bering has served in councils and has been the supporter of profligacy for the benefit of partisans, while Mayer Mac Mac eonigle has been its unflinching opponent. He is a gentleman of fair reputation, and is net branded as a plunderer, but he is one of the many weak men who serve jobbers better than they can serve them selves. He was elected te councils by the methods common with the machine, and expects te be elected mayor in the usual way. He has uniformly favored extrava gance and jobs in councils because his friends have demanded it, and he steed out bravely for an increased tax-rate because Mayer MacGenigle would allow no illegal increase of the city debt and there was net enough plunder te go around. He was nominated by the men who sneer at reform, and who regard public money as legitimate prey for " the best workers in the ward." Michael Snyder carried his ward for him, went as a delegate te pro mote his nomination, and was ready te shout with delight when Bering was chosen. As Mayer MacGenigle formally protested against political interference with the maintenance of law and order, when the disorderly house of the Snydcrs could net be brought within the reach of justice, the lawless, who can make politicians cow er because they arc " the best workers in the ward," will make common cause with the advocates of profligate government against Mayer MacGenigle's re-election. Under the peculiar formation of the wards in Lancaster city, the Republicans can easily retain control of councils, even against a Democratic popular majority, and the experience of the last two years has demonstrated that a division of a political power is a most wholesome check upon misrule. Every intelligent voter of Lancaster can well understand what a Bor Ber ing administration would be with Bering councils, and there arc few well-meaning citizens of any party, who will net appre ciate the wisdom of saving their city from a discreditable and wasteful government by the re-election of Mayer MacGenigle. His success will be no party triumph ; it will be the victory of honesty and faithful ability ever jobbers and profligates. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Events Acress the County Line. The newspaper route en the Philadel phia and Reading railroad and its branches have been sold te a Philadelphia party for $2,800, and town news-agents along the lines of the read have received notice that they must cease selling papers in the neighborhood of the depots. There are miners of rebellion among the Republicans of Berks. A ward meeting has passed a resolution endorsing James G. Blaine as their choice for president, and a mass meeting has been called for Satur day evening. The wicked Norristewu Herald says : The Lancaster Examiner, in announcing the discontinuance of its Sunday edition, says : " It has been a pleasant diversion from the monetomy and hum-drum work of getting out an afternoon paper te all of us." Yes, of course ; certainly : te be sure. After the worriment and labor of getting out six papers a week, it is a " pleasant diversion" te de two days" work en Saturday night in order te get out a paper en Sunday morning. We never ex perienced it, but we knew it is. It breaks the monotony awfully. Composing a thirty-page article en the Origin of Sieeies would de the same thing." Wet Weather. A heavy warm rain last night and night before last, and a fair prospect for mere te-night. The snow has all been melted, the frost is nearly all out of the ground, the streams are high, and the prospects of an ice crop played out. Mere Itulldezlnir. Our friend Dr. Compten was busily en gaged yesterday afternoon in getting Re publicans te sign Jehnsen's pledge that they will vote for Bering. Thus far, we understand, the doctor has bulldozed four persons into signing. VALENTINE. lie Conies Around Te-morrow. Little maiden, dost thou pine for a faithful Valentine': Art thou scanning timidly Every lace that meets thine eve '." Art thou fancying there maybe. Fairer face than thou destsee ; Little maiden, scholar mine; Weuldst thou hare a Valentine? Ge and ask, my little child. Ask the Mether undctilcil : Ask, for she will draw thee near. Anil will whisper in thine ear Valentine ! the name is geed. Fer it comes et lineage high And a famous family. And it tells of gentle bleed. Neble bleed, and, nobler still. Fer its owner freely poured Every drop there was te spill In the quarrel of hLs Lord. Valentine ! I knew the name, M any ma rty rs bear the same, A ml they stand In glittering rhi lteund tneir warrior Ged and Kinr, Who before and for them bled. With their robes of ruby red. And their swords of cherub flame. Yes, there is a plenty here. Knights without rep reue h or fear! Such St. Ilenys, such St. Geerge, Martin, Maurice. Theodere, And a hundred thousand mere. Guerden gained ami warfare o'er. Ity that sea without a surge. And Iteneath the eternal sky. Ahd the beatific Sun In Jerusalem abeve: Valentine is every one. CIioem; from out that company Whom te serve and whom te love. They are of innumerable sizes, as they have been in former years, but the pret tiest among these of moderate dimensions have for backgreud a solid mass of violets, apple blossoms or pansics, upon which lie a gilt panel with a picture of a girl, and a label inscribed with sundry verses, refer ring te the llewers and interpreting the supposed feelings of the sender, unless, in deed, he be skilled with the pen and cheeses te buy a card with a blank label rather than te say : "Violets are blue. Leve's eyes are bluer. I knew, I knew : Some men's hearts are true. Maids' hearts are truer. 'Tis se, 'tis e." Saucy girls who wish te tease a lever, even while sendiug him a token of affec tion, might like the gray cards upon which shine golden hearts almost covered by dainty button-hole bouquets of carnation and Lady Pollock geranium tied in a true blue ribbon. The poem, printed in bright brown letters en either side of the design, says : Girls should be modest, they av : Still, en St. Valentine's Day. I suppose a young maid may Otter a tiny bouquet And net wander larustmy Frem perfection. Only a leaf and a pink, Surelyat that one may wink ; I am still safe en the brink, Sincel have net said, I think. That you are yourself the pink Of perfection. Among the sets of cards the prettiest are six representing llewers against a square panel of blue sky. The dandelion is grouped with its dentated leaves and with one blossom that is in the ghost-like state called witching out ; the buttercup is tied up with a grass blossom ; the daisies stand by themselves, and the yellow rose is relieved by its own dark leaves. The blending of colors in these cards is very striking, and apart from their mottoes they will be prized by these who receive them. The fifth and sixth cards in the scries represent the jasmine and its pink-tipped buds, and the amaryllis, and are beautiful in grouping, although less attractive than the ether four. The meid expensive American valentines are a ."-ct et" four containing eight pages each ; the cover, which is stiff, has the inscription appro priate for the day en its first page ; the Val Val entieo itself has a poem printed in carmine en the pink damask ground en its inner pages, and an effectienate motto entwined with lilies and violets en the last leaf; the first page differs, being sometimes clusters of roses lying en a disk of geld; sometimes pansies en a golden heart; sometimes chry santhemum and sweet william. FATE. Tergiversatiens of u " Dramatic 1'Jiiiter." The "dramatic editor" of the Examiner is kept uncommonly busy in the discharge of his widely diffused duties outside of the department ever which he ostensibly pre sides. Ordinarily therefore he is fain te rely en the judgment of foreign critics iu his notices of theatrical performances in this city ; and net infrequently the lan guage of his "critiques" strikes the car as the notes of a familiar old time. A casual investigation of this phenomenon net a great while age revealed the fact that the Examiner's "dramatic editor" had bodily appropriated a notice kindly furnished by the agent of the com pany, which in the length of its sen tences, quality of its diction, and amount of discretion pervading it, commended itself te the highly cultivated judgment of the "dramatic editor." Occasionally, however, our amiable young contemporary finds time te write his own notices, and sometimes with results most perplexing te the general reader. Under the caption of "an uninteresting play poorly presented," the "dramatic editor " of the Examiner starts oil" in his notice of Bartley Campbell's play of " Fate, " as recently given here by the Almaync comedy company, with the state ment that its plot is similar te that el "East Lynne, " but it possesses none of the merits of that piece. In the course of his further remarks the "dramatic editor" finds room te commend the play as abounding in "geed points which fur nish opportunity for the display of abil ity. " Miss Xard Almayne. who played the leading feminine role, the " dramatic editor " thinks, was a trifle tee subdued, while in the same breath wc have the statement that she " has some excellent ideas of acting," and the " dramatic editor " is completely carried away by "her taste in dress and the man agement of her toilets," which "showed her graceful figure and pretty face te per fection." The principal male actor was " geed, has a fine voice, geed appearance en the stage, and acted his part in a natur al manner," in the opinion of the Exami ner's " dramatic editor." Anether was " very well received and showed that he possessed considerable ability in the com edy line." The young lady who person ated Sdlg Waddles "was also geed and 1 cr acting was duly appreciated by the audience." This hasty examination of the Examiner's analysis of a "poorly present ed" play is calculated te raise the suspi cion in the mind of the reader that perfect harmony did net reign between the "head line editor" and the "dramatic editor" with regard te the merits of "Fate." Certainly all the points of merit which the "dramatic editor" points out se suc cinctly could scarcely prevail in an "unin teresting play poorly presented." The "dramatic editor" ought at least te make himself consist when he essays the formidable task of "writing up" a theat- - 1 1 fl "tl l 'I s. '-'1 J A