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Lancaster IrntclUgencer.
MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 16, 1880.
Stapid and Impudent.
Mr. Bering's idea of getting the Re
publicans of the town te recommend him
te each ether is quite worthy of Mr.
Bering and consequently very stupid. It
only demonstrates Mr. Bering's fear that
the voters of his parly de net intend te
support him for mayor, without in any
way ensuring their doing se. If Mr.
Bering could held fast te the votes of
the men who give him their signatures
he would accomplish something; hut
the fact is that the mere they sign for
him the less they will incline te vote for
him. They sign lecause the poli
ticians ask it, and the Republi
can voter does net want te
incur their hostility. It is easier
for him te agree te recommend the party
candidate te his fellow Republicans than
te refuse te de se ; and it costs nothing
because it does net contain a premise te
vote for him. Mr. Bering has the signa
tures of many Republicans who will net
vote for him. as we happen te knew ;
and his request for their recommendation
has alienated them from him mere than
ever. They knew that he lias done an
impudent thing in making this demand
upon them. The theory of the ballet is
that it shall by its secrecy secure the
free and untranimeled vote of the people.
It is net proper te question a man as te
hew he is going te vote. Men of proper self
respect are apt te feel themselves insulted
by such an inquiry .for it is really nobody's
business but their own. Under the law
they are entitled te preserve the secrecy
of their ballet if they desire te de se ;
but when a political committee demand
from the voters their signatures in rec
ommendation of a candidate, and threat
en them with party ostracism if they
refuse it. they are utterly defeating the
intent of the law and using the intimida
tion which it forbids. The voter lights
lire with tire. lie gives his enforced
assent, but his ballet tells another story
The premises that ieliticiansget are very
untrustworthy things, and Mr. Bering's
recommendations " are net likely te
pan out any better for him than the gen
eral run of such endorsements.
That List.
The Republican politicians who have
been bulldozing their party into signing
a recommendation of Mr. Bering for
mayor have finally advertised the list in
the Republican dailies, at fifteen cents a
a line, and a right profitable thing it is
for the papers ; though part of the ex
pense could have been saved by net dupli.
eating se many of the names. It pays the
newspapers better and makes the list ap
pear longer, but we hardly suppose that
these whose names are repeated expect te
be able te repeat their votes. Should
they attempt it they will find it much
mere expensive than the advertisement,
and the trick of extending the list by
publishing the same names twice is se
apparent that it reveals the desperate
straits of the bulldozers almost as plainly
as the persistent endeavor of one of them
te make a Philadelphia mini put his name
down the ether day.
Deducting the duplicates, and one
hundred and two office-holders who
wouldn't risk the less of their profits and
honors by refusing te sign it and
some fifty ex-office-holders, and the thir
ty-seven expectant peliccmen,and a dozen
or mere persons who have already re
ported te us that their names were ap
pended te it without their authority, and
a dozen or two ethers who tell us that
though they were bulldozed into signing
it they will net vote for Bering, there are
left a few mere than the regular Repub
lican vote in one of the nine wards of the
city.
It is Mr. Themas B. Cochran's fight.
lie made the candidate and he expects te
make the mayor. Having made him he
expects te use him. It is a close corpor
ation this Cochran-Bering combination.
First, Temmy gets Brether Charlie a po
sition at Harrisburg worth $1,000 a win
ter, te perform the duties of which he
does net even have te go te Harrisburg.
Then Brether Charlie has himself sub
stituted in the county committee te en
able Cochran te carry out his contract and
deliver the Lancaster Republicans at
Harrisburg in opposition te Blaine.
Then Cochran is te elect Brether Jehn
mayor and the police are te be appointed
in the interest of Cochran's can
didates for county offices and the Senate.
That is the pregramme.
Postmaster James H. Marshall,
who expects a Democratic Senate te con
firm him ever Cameren's objection, is
making himself exceedingly officious in
bulldozing Republicans who are opposed
te Bering. Mr. Marshall's orders from
"Washington are that office-holders shall
take no part in political campaigns, and
if the medicine that he prescribes for
himself proves fatal, he can blame noth
ing but his own indiscretion.
Mn. William P. Frailey, of the
Sixth ward, finds a name purporting te
be his appended te the Republican paper
recommending Bering for mayor. He
authorizes us te say that such use of it is
a forgery ; he is a freeman who knows
his right te vote as he pleases, and
" knowing dare maintain,"
Wm.Lax N iNG,ef the Fourth ward ,says
he was induced te sign the Bering paper
under the misrepresentation that his
signature was only wanted te help his
employer who is a candidate for councils
in another ward than his own. He
authorizes us te say that lie utterly re
pudiates the idea of his voting for Bor Ber
ing or recommending him as a fit man
for mayor.
A half dozen ether indeiendent voters
and some Democrats whose names are
appended te the paper vigorously de
nounce the fraud practiced in using
their names without authority. But
these who would fabricate naturalization
papers and forge the seal of the court,
would of course net hesitate te put down
a voter's name without his authority.
On the Recerd.
Se many of the Republicans who new
recommend Mr. Bering te their fellow
citizens have hitherto and lately se freely
expressed themselves alwut him, that
they will hardly be misunderstood when
they affect te believe that his election
would secure for Lancaster " an econo
mical and prudent municipal adminis
tration." We are at no trouble te pick
out a hundred from the list who knew
and have frankly expressed the opinion
within a short time, that Mr. Bering
has net the necessary qualifications for the
office of mayor and that he forced him
self upon the Republican party as its
nominee, through his own presumption
and the efforts of a little coterie of the
party who want te get control of the
city government for their own factional
purposes.
Their recommendation conies tee late,
and se many of these who signed it have
winked se significantly since, that their
signatures, obtained under the compul
sion of being branded as untrue te the
party, will net much avail their party's
candidate.
Mr. MacGenigle's record is before our
citizens. They have seen him enter upon
the duties of his office, institute rigid re
forms, impress upon the city government
a business-like, orderly system, held reck
less legislators te a full accountability,
and enforce the law and ordinances fear
lessly, fairly and fully. Such an execu
tive is net te be found often, nor te be
parted witli readily. Te vote him out
and te vote in a successor who gives no
premise of any of these executive quali
ties, would be an act of partisan mad
ness, of municipal suicide, which the
right-minded and level-headed people of
Lancaster are net readv te commit.
PERSONAL.
The late A. E. Benn:, by his will, left
General O. E. Babceek $1,200 a year until
$e.000 is paid.
Hev. F. M. Kennedy, 1). D., editor of
the Southern Christian Advocate, and a
prominent citizen of Macen, G.i.. died yes
terday morning from a stroke of apoplexy,
aged forty-seven years.
STi:rni:x Longfellow, the nephew of
the poet, who was under bends at Bosten
te appear for trial en a charge of forgery,
has jumped his bail and sailed for Seuth
America.
Senater L maii has returned te Washing
ton from Mississippi. He is still obliged te
use a crutch, but otherwise appears te be
in excellent physical and mental condition
and is in geed spirits, lie will lOMimeliis
scat in the Senate.
Professer Francis Ferdinand Benary,
the eminent Oriental scholar, died at Ber
lin, yesterday. He was born in Cassel,
March 22, 1803 ; was a student at Benn,
Halle and Berlin, and in the latter univer
sity was made adjunct professor of the Old
Testament in 1S29 after having refused
the chair of Sanscrit in the university of
St. Petersburg. He was subsequently
made full professor at Berlin and for
nearly fifty years has held a prominent po
sition in the literary world as a leader of
thought and of research in Oriental phi
lology.. The Bradstewn (Ivy.) Lecal Item won
ders : "Hew would old Mrs. Daniel
Beonk be treated new if she would appear
at one of the Friday night balls at Frank
fort, attired in a liney dress with a deer
skin bodice, one of old Daniel's hunting
shirts as an overskirt, trimmed with coon
tails, a necklace of bear claws, an old Vir
ginia bandana handkerchief, her feet en
cased in meeasins, licr head covered with a
old-fashioned sun-bonnet, made out of
bcd-quilt calico, with a big oyster stripe'."'
A grand banquet in honor of Senater
Jehn P. Jexns, of Nevada, was given at
Delmenico's by ex-Senater S. "W. Derscy,
of Arkansas. The large banqueting hall
was draped in bunting and the table pre
sented a marvel of decorative skill. Each
of the fifty-four gncsts was presented with
a memento of the dinner in the form of an
elegantly-designed menu, finished in geld,
and having en the opposite leaf a beauti
ful bird, dressed in national feathers. On the
back of the card, which was covered with
satin, the guest's name was printed in
large lottery, running diagonally across
the satin. Among the guests were Blaine,
Conkling and Cameren.
The Princess Louise, the governor gen
eral and Mrs. Langham were bruised
by the upsetting of a sleigh in Ottawa, en
Saturday night. Twe physicians imme
diately attended te the princess, who suf
fered from a slight cut in the ear and a
contusion of the head. She was much
better yesterday morning.
Mr. Ciiaiills A. Bykxe, a well-known
New Yerk dramatic editor, was before the
Jeffersen Market police court en Friday
upon the charge of bigamy, in marrying
Alfa Merrill, at Drummendvillc, Ontario,
January 28, 1880, while his lawful wife,
Laura E. Byrne, was then living in New
Yerk. Twe affidavits, made by Laura E.
Byrne, were presented, one against Charles
A. Byrne, the ether against Alfa Merrill or
Humphrey. Several witnesses were heard
and both defendants were released en bail
te answer.
A German Republican Organ's l'retcst.
Lancaster Velksfreuml uml IJeebacliter.
It is tee obvious te require demonstra
tion that had the people of Pennsylvania
been impartially represented in this con
ventien, at least seven-eighths of the dele
gates would have declared for Blaine. In
spite of this, the convention instructed the
delegates te Chicago te vote for General
Grant. This is a political crime for which
there is no excuse, and which cannot be
forgiven. And the greater wrong includes
the less. After this wrong was done,
it was an easy thing for the con
vention te deny the congressional dis
tricts the right te cheese their own dele
gates a grave and high-handed usurpa
tion and te instruct the delegates te Chi
cago te vote as a unit. This command
will, of course, net be obeyed, as no dele
gate with an iota of self respect or political
principle will hearken te the voice of the
convention in direct opposition te that of
the people of the district which he repre
sents. He who does se deserves political
death.
And who is responsible for this misrep
resentation in the case' of Lan
caster? The very men who new ask Re
publicans te vote for their candidate for
mayor. Mr. Thes. B. Cechrau was made
the Grant-Cameren delegate te misrepre
sent Lancaster by the active aid of Mr
Bering, whom Cochran in turn new under
takes te make mayor. Eds. Iktelligek-cer.
MINOB TOPICS.
Tub West Chester Republican sys : " A
bill has been introduced te establish the
heinous system of polygamy. It is sincere
ly te be hoped it will be promptly passed
and its previsions rigidly enforced." What
a miserable old woman the Repuhlican is
getting te be.
The "regular" nomination of Mr. Bor Ber
ing by a convention which gare Jeseph
Samson the highest vote for school director
and net a single one for Mr. Brosius, an
outgoing member, is net calculated te
claim much respect from anybody even en
the low ground of partisan fealty.
The Pennsylvania railroad company in
sist that merchants whose goods were de
stroyed en their read during the riots shall
pay the freight the same as if the goods
had gene through te their destination. The
amount of freight will be added by many
of the claimants te their damages against
the county.
If Bering's nomination had been left te
the Republican voters of the city, he would
have had about as much show as a Grant Grant
Cameren delegate te the state convention ;
and yet just as Tem Cochran had himself
elected te misrepresent the local sentiment
of his party at Harrisburg, he had Bering
nominated, and for the same purposes.
Tins is the latest light en the subject of
turned corners en visiting cards : Parisian
visiting cards have en the upper right-hand
corner the word "affairs," printed diagon
ally ; lower right, the word "felicitations ;'
upper left-hand corner, " visite ;" lower,
" adieu." On leaving the card that corner
will be turned en which the word signifies
the purpose of the visit.
Seme of the Republicans claim te be
satisfied that Mr. Bering will serve no
factional interest should he be elected
mayor. And yet since his ueinina
tien his brother had himself sub
stituted in the Republican county com
mittec te prevent the election of a delegate
te the Harrisburg convention who would
have voted for Blaine and against Cameren
and a third term.
Tue weakness of the Republican masses
against the manipulation and "set-ups"
of the rings which tee often misrepresent
them in packed conventions and commit
tees arises from the fact that however dis
tasteful the decrees of these conventions
and committees may be te the party at
large they finally fall in line and sustain
them for the "party's sake.'" Conse
quently the machine managers arc em
boldened ; they feel at liberty te go
farther next year ; they perpetrate fresh
outrages and feel confident that they can
secure a party endorsement by cracking
the party lash. The little coterie who set
up Mr. Bering's nomination against the
pretests of the masses of their party and
who cast the Republican vote of this party
for Grant at Harrisburg feel satisfied that
if they get through with their present
contract hereafter they will be
allowed te de the voting for the whole
party and can substitute their cabal de
crees for conventions, committees and
primary elections.
The municipal debt of 130 cities was
found te be, in the year 187G, $644,378,002;
in 18GC, $221,312,009. The assessed value
of the property of the same in 187C was
SG.lT.i.OSleS; in 18CG, $3,431,619,381.
Annual taxation of the same in 1876, $112,
711,273 ; in 18GG, $64,060,914. Population
of the same in 1870, S.576,249 ; in 18CG,
3,919,914 ; increase in debt, 200 per cent. ;
in taxation, 83 per cent. ; in valuation, 73
per cent., and in population, only 33 per
cent. The municipal debt alene of 130
cities represented a population of only 8,
576,249, exceeded in 1876 by ever $128,
000.000 the county, town and city indebt
edness of the entire country in 1870. In
six years the indebtedness of these cities
had exceeded by ever $316,000,000 the
bended and floating indebtedness efall the
towns and cities of the United States,
which in 1870, according te the census,
amounted te $515,810,000. The debt of
Lancaster city bid fair te keep up the
ratio of increase until it get its first check
in the determination of Mayer MacGeniglc
te veto all further illegal additions te it.
He has vigorously insisted en no expendi
tures in excess of the appropriation and no
permanent interest-bearing debt for cur
rent temporary expenses ; all supplies te
be purchased at the lowest market price.
Mr. Bering represents exactly the ether
principles, and a city administration with
him at the head of it would meet deficien
ci ?s in every department, fresh additions
te the city debt, a 73-cent tax rate and
award of contracts te personal and political
favorites regardless of public interests.
Ills Resolute Efferts.
Frem tlic Lancaster Examiner aiul Express,
Aug. 13, 1878,
We express but the .sentiment of all
right-minded, considerate, tax-paying citi
zens, of both parties, when we extend te
Mayer MacGeniglc thanks for having call
ed the attention of councils and the public
in general te the illegal and extravagant
acts of the street committee or rather the
ring which has been running it and the
tool called the street commissioner. We
hope the mayor will net step at " protest
ing " and calling the attention of councils
te their extravagance and illegal proceed
ings, but will, if necessary, proceed by in
junction te restrain them, and also held
the ringleaders individually liable when
they shall run the city in debt. It is no
torious that there has been in this depart
ment at least recklessness and extrava
gance if net corruption, and se far as
we are concerned WE SHALL SUSTAIN
THE MAYOR in his efforts te compel an
observance, at all events, of the forms of
law, and we hope he will net hesitate
when occasion requires te call the attention
of councils and the public te the short
comings of these in authority.
lie Has been Looked After.
Philadelphia Time.
The machine leaders of Lancaster have
adopted the plan of obtaining the signa
tures efall the Republicans in the city te
a pledge te vote for Bering for mayor, lest
many of the innocent sheep should stray
from the fold. The organ publishes the
names as they are furnished, but thus far
Mr. Michael Snyder hasn't subscribed his
allegiance te his own candidate. Consider
ing that he is one of" the best workers in
the ward, " he should be looked after.
A movement is en feet te form a new
county out of part of Bradford and
nega, wxtn tue county scat at iilessburg.
The Republican Flcnras.
Ter the Ixtsllioxbexr.
According te the list published in the
Republican papers they must expect Mr.
Bering te be badly beaten. Their figures
strike me thus :
Total city vote about 5,0C0
Bering signers 720
MacGenigle's apparent vote 4,280
Deduct 720
MacGenigle's apparent majority 8,500
This is tee much ; Jehnsen didn't get all
the way round ;he missed some of the boys.
Suppose we give him 720 votes mere.
Then then vote would stand.
MacGeniglc 3,560
Bering 1,440
MacGenigle's apparent majority 2,120
This is mere than we want Let's be
generous and give Bering 720 mere. Then
the vote will he.
MacGeniglc 2,840
Bering 2,160
Mac's majority.
680
Mathematician.
Ilevr te Elect Democratic President.
Frem the Cincinnati Commercial, Rep.
The third term lunatics seem te think
that if Conkling can carry Xew Yerk and
Legan Illinois, a Cameren has carried
Pennsylvania, the thing is done ; the rest
of the country is te be whooped up and
driven like a drove of cattle by the ring
sters into the Grant pen. They make a
mistake. The nomination of Grant by the
Republicans would be equivalent te the
election of the Democratic candidate for
the presidency.
And yet Mr. Bering was made the Re
publican caudidate for mayor in this city
by exactly the same influences that mis
represented the Republican sentiment of
Lancaster at Harrisburg. and cast its vote
for a third term. Eds. Intelligencer.
THE SVKACUSE TRAGEDY.
A Yeung Weman Mioetin ner Uetrayer nnl
then Killing Herself.
A shocking double tragedy which was
breugh te light Saturday afternoon caused
intense excitement in Syracuse, N. Y. On
Friday night a man and a woman entered
the City hotel, 92 West Fayette street, and
the man engaged a room for himself and
wife. He paid a dollar, and was
shown te his room. The couple
net making their appearance at
breakfast or dinner Saturday the proprietor
of the hotel, Charles Coppins, opened
the deer of their room with another key,
and found both of his guests dead. The
woman lay ea the fleer at the feet of the
bed, with a bullet hole in her right tem
ple. The man was lying en the bed, with
the sheets pulled around his neck, and
with a bullet wound in his right temple.
The pair proved te be Julius C. Mantz, a
well-kn.nvn musician and bandmaster,
aged 30 years, and his cousin, Amelia
Mantz, a domestic. It is supposed that they
quarreled after retiring, and that the girl
hhet Mantz while lie was asleep, and after
ward committed suicide. On Mautz's per
son were found a large number of letters
written te him by a circus performer, with
whom he seemed te be in love. Nobody
in the neighborhood heard the sheeting.
When found the bodies were rigid, and had
been dead probably ten or twelve hours.
Fully 30,000 persons visited the under
taking rooms where the bodies are lying.
Policemen were required te clear the
streets.
It proves te be the old story ; the girl
loved net wisely but tee well. She formed
an attachment for her cousin, and for four
or five years showed great affection for
him, but he did net seem te care for her.
About a year age she had a child by him.
Mantz premised te marry her if she would
net divulge who the father of her child
was, and she kept its parentage a secret.
When her father died he left some
property, her share of which amount
ed te $300. Twe years age she
lent Mantz this amount, and he said he
would make her his wife. While he
was at Cortland last fall she went te that
place te induce him te marry her. Mantz
laughed at her and said, derisively, "It
would never de for me te marry you."
She returned home almost heartbroken and
poured the tale of her misfortune into the
ears of her brother Augustus and his wif e.
They advised her te have nothing te de
with Julius, but with a woman's hope
and faith she clung te him. At
length she grew despondent and began
te talk about death. She did net
threaten te kill herself nor Julius, but
told her sister-in-law hew she wished te
be dressed when sue was buried. She read
the account of the sheeting at Lyens some
time age. When Francis Hevey shot her
father and then killed herself, Frances
held a hand glass se that she might take
sure aim. On Tuesday night Amelia vis
ited her sister-in-law, and speaking of the
Lyens tragedy, said : " Hew happy I
should be if I could de that. What a brave
girl she was."
On Friday evening about 7 o'clock
Julius called for Amelia. She was suffer
ing from a sere eye, and he said he came
te take her te the doctor's. She put up
her work and and the two left the house
together. They must have walked about
the city for some time and then went te the
City hotel. Mantz must have retired and
fallen asleep while Amelia was
sitting in the chair. She undoubtedly had
procured the pistol and glass some time
before, and, previous te going out of
the house where she was employed,
slipped them into her pocket, hard
ly dreaming that she should use them.
She had doubtless begun te disrobe
when she thought of the pistol, and, form
ing the resolution in an instant, took the
revolver from her pocket and fired a bullet
into his brain. Then, while the weapon
was still smoking, steed at the feet of the
bed, and taking aim by a baud glass sent a
bullet into her own brain. A young man
who slept in the building adjoining says
that about 11 o'clock en Friday night he
heard two shots, followed by a heavy fall.
Ne one in the hotel heard the shots. The
relatives of the girl think that she loved
Julius tee much te coolly premeditate his
murder. They believe that she shot him
en the impulse of the moment.
STAT1S ITEMS.
Nearly five million bushels of coal are
awaiting shipment at Pittsburgh, but the
rivers are se high the boatmen can de
nothing.
A telephone exchange is te be establish
ed in Scranton, all the arrangements hav
ing been completed te get it in working
order by April 1.
Lumber manufacturers at Williamsport
are putting their mills in first-class condi
tion, with the view of doing a heavy busi
ness the coming summer.
J. L. Jcnks, a brakeman en the Bosten
and Albany read, was killed in the West
Springfield yard en Saturday night, his
feet having been caught in a frog.
Elias Z. Wallewer, publisher of the Har
risburg Independent, has been arrested for
publishing what purported te be the early
life of Mrs. Catharine Zell.
At the annual assay of the reserved
coins from United States mints, which has
just been concluded at Philadelphia, the
director of the mint says the coins were all
found te be within the legal requirements
as te weight and fineness.
Michael Meylert, of Laperte, Sullivan
county, aspires te fill the vacancy in the
Twenty-fourth senatorial district caused
by the death of Senater Jacksen. If
chosen he would be emphatically a
heavy member as he weighs nearly 300
pounds.
The Warren Ledger explains that the
reason General Harrison Allen voted all
sorts of ways in the late state convention
is " that he is tee great a man te implicitly
obey instructions from his small-fry con
stituents." The Meadvillc Rcpublkn has heard that
the result of the state convention docs net
generally give satisfaction te the party,
and it therefore undertakes te have
enough opinion of its own te say "that
the indersement of Grant for a third term
is the sentiment of the Republicans of this
state no one believes." This is a bold
utterance.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Frank Merse was stabbed te death by
Charles Stratton, near Kennedy, Chautau
qua county, N. Y. They quarreled about
a young woman.
Yesterday the boiler in Kidd's salt der
rick, near Seaforth, Out., exploded, killing
the engineer, Jehn Galligan, and complete
ly demolishing the building.
A valuable geld deposit, five feet in
width, has been discovered in the township
of Dedec, Ont., near Fetterby's mine. It
has been opened and is new being worked
by capitalists from Buffalo.
The schooner Ella Robertsen, at New
Yerk from Nucvitas, reports that en
February 12, at 7 a. m., she saw a bark
water-legged and abandoned, but could
net make out her name. Cap Hattcras
was bearing north-northwest, distant
thirty-five miles.
The schooner Leander A. Knowles, from
Herse Island, Maine, for Baltimore, with
ice, went ashore en Nantucket Sheals en
Friday evening and has gene te pieces.
The crew were saved. The schooner was
insured in the Atlantic Mutual of New
Yerk.
Tidings of less by the rise of the streams
in Ohie and Kentucky continue te come
in. The Ohie river at Cincinnati has
risen ever seventeen feet in the last twenty-four
hours. Large steamers are unable
te pass under the suspension bridge there.
Herman Shu Hz was twice stabbed in the
back by Michcal Suffrans, at Pert John John
seon, N. Y. en Saturday,and is believed te
be mortally wounded. Suffrans had re
ceived a "valentine" representing a hang
man, and su posed that Shultz, with whom
he had long been at feud, was the sender.
The New Yerk Herald? s Irish relief fund
reached $20,082 en Saturday night. St.
Mary's Catholic church, in Bordentown,
yesterday contributed $1000 for Irish relief
and collections for the same purpose taken
up in the Catholic churches of Wihninten,
Del., yielded $2000.
Charles R. Smith, R. A. McCauley and
Isaac Jenes, the latter colored, were over
come by noxious gases, and drowned in
the bulkhead of a barge used for trans
porting night soil, near Baltimore, en
Saturday. Smith descended into the bulk
head te step a leak, and was asphyxiated ;
the ethers perished in trying te save him.
Fer the past two years trains en the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad have
been fired at by an unknown party, just
after dark, near Cadde, I. T., On Friday
United States Marshal Ayers caught a
white desperado named Myers in the act of
firing en the train. Se desperately did he
resist arrest that Ayers shot him fourteen
times before he succumbed.
A lire in Hernellsville, New Yerk,
last night, destroyed four brick
stores, with the offices and dwellings be
tween the Delavan house and the city hall,
causing a less of $30,000. The Tnttlc fc
Whittemore company's malleable iron
works, at Union City, Conn., were dam
aged by fire yesterday morning te the ex
tent of $23,000. Three hundred persons
arc thrown out of employment by this fire.
The body found floating in Overpcck
creek, in New Jersey, has been identified
as that of William D. Flicks, of New Yerk
a wealthy liquor merchant. He owned real
estate in Second avenue worth a hundred
thousand dollars, and had ether property.
A week age he disappeared. When his
body was found his pockets were turned
inside out, and his watch, ring and pocket
books were missing. He did net carry
large sums en his persons, but always had
a few hundred dollars. There were no
marks of violence, and the coroner's jury
rendered a vedict of accidental drowning.
He had net lived happily with his invalid
wife, but there troubles were net thought
te be at all serious or sufficient te cause
the suicide. The supposition of his friends
is that he fell in with tramps, who robbed
him and threw him into the creek.
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A tJreat "Warehouse Burned.
At a late hour Saturday night a fire
broke out in the Empire warehouse, in
Chicago, embracing the numbers from 198
te 210 Market street, and spread until it
destroyed a large amount of property.
The warehouse was occupied as a store
room for seeds, dry goods, liquors and
beuded goods. The contents of the free
warehouse were entirely destroyed.
The insurance is net known yet. It is
thought it will cover the less for the most
part. Field, Leiter & Ce. usually carried
a stock of $300,000 m this warehouse.
The fire department succeeded in con
fining the fire te the fiee warehouse section
of the building, thus saving the goods
stored in the bended house,
A revised list of the losses is as fellows :
Wadsworth and Dickinsen, en building
$30,000 and en machinery $15,000. Wal
lace, Kingman & Ce., had in store about
$152,000 worth of seeds, mostly timothy,
of which the firm owned $63,000 worth,
but were secured by warehouse receipts
and insurance.
The ether owners wereKebert Colgate
& Ce., of New Yerk, $15,000; McGowan
Brethers, of Stcubenville, $4,000 ; Cenklin
& Kccler, of Binghamton, N. Y., $40,000,
and various Chicago firms the remainder.
Chapin & Gere lest 6,000 barrels of
choice brands of whisky, valued at $125,
000 te $150,000 ; E. P. Hewell & Ce.,
flour, $3,000 ; Field, Leiter & Ce., dry
goods, $200,000 ; Fester, Lee & Ce., flour
and seeds, $10,000 ; Spraguc, Warner &
Ce., dried fruits, $10,000 ; Farwell & Ce.,
dry goods, $75,000 ; O. F. Gibbs & Ce.,
seeds, $8,000 ; the Phoenix distilling com
pany, seeds, $13,000; Wilsen Brethers,
$13,000. The origin of the fire is a com
plete mystery.
Tem Cochran's Delusive Cry.
IMilImlelphia Times.
The cry of party that is raised in every
municipal contest is the last hope of the
politicians who are conscious that their rec
ord will net bear the scrutiny of honest
men. It is the invariable battle-cry of
rings and jobbers when the taxpayers re
volt against them, and thousands of well
meaning citizens allow themselves te be
deluded by the cunning party call.
Republicans Should net Vete Against Mac Mac
(lenlgle. New Era, Jan. 2i
Our duty as a public journalist would
net justify us in making war upon a pass
ably geed officer unless we were prepared
te offer a better one, or one at least
equally unobjectionable. We
shall wash our hands of the consequences
te the party.
Anether Large Weed Purchase.
II. E. Slump, late of this city, has pur
chased eighty acres of heavy timber from
Jeseph Pyle, Hayes Clark, Rebert Steen
and Mr. Chandler, at different points in
Chester county ; 40 acres between Doe
Run and Mortonville, and 40 near Tough Teugh Tough
kencmen. The mill at Pusey's will be
moved te Dec Run next month. Mr.
Slump expects te cut and saw all the tim
bcr during the coming summer.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.
Te Ward Ticket In Fall.
There all kinds of bogus tickets out te
deceive Democratic voters into voting for
some one whom thoyde net intend te sup
port. Following arc the several tickets
nominated by the Democracy :
CITY
officers. 1st Ward.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc
Select Council,
Jacob Reese.
Common Council,
Samuel K. Lichty,
Jehn F. Reith,
Geerge W. Brown.
Jehn A. Shober.
Constable,
Geerge Ganse.
Assessor,
Jeseph Pyle.
Judge,
Samuel W. Shadlc.
Inspector,
Theodere Trout.
Scheel Directors,
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
officers. 2d Ward.
Jlayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc.
Select Council,
Abram Hirsh.
Common Council,
Garret II. Everts,
William J. Ferduey,
David JIcMulIen.
Constable,
Charles Helman.
Assessor,
Jacob B. Lichty.
Judge,
Harry N. Hewell.
Inspector,
Rebert B. Risk.
Scheel Directors.
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
OFFICEKS. 3D W.UW.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc.
Select Council,
Charles Peters.
Common Council,
Peter Landau,
Philip Doersom,
Jacob Kichl.
Constable,
Jehn F. Deichler.
Assessor,
Franz Neudertl".
Judge,
Benjamin F. Davis.
Inspector,
Harry L. Hartmyer.
Scheel Directors,
F.W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
OFI'ICEKS 4TU WARD.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc.
Select Council,
D. II. Bartholemew.
Common Ceuucil,
Charles G. Rhoads,
R. E. Bruce.
Henry W. Harberger.
Alderman,
Frank Conrey.
Constable,
James Ceyle.
Assessor,
Jehn Dungan.
Judge.
James A. McElhenc.
Inspector,
Emanuel Wilhehn.
Scheel Directors.
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads.
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
OFFICERS. 5t1I WARD.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc.
Common Council,
Abram Erisman,
Geerge Hacker.
Constable,
James Kautz.
Assessor,
A. G. Brosey.
Judge,
William Veisser.
Inspector,
Harry L. Simons.
Scheel Directors,
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Jlenry Z. Rhoads,
Gee. W. Zecher.
CITY
officers. Om Ward.
Mayer,
JehnT. MacGeniglc.
Select Council,
Geerge W. Zecher.
Common Council,
Jehn Levergood,
II. B. Springer,
William Jehnsen.
Constable,
Geerge Lentz.
Assessor,
Jacob Herzeg.
Judge,
Byren J. Brown.
Inspector.
Henry Leenard.
Scheel Directors,
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
officers. 7th Ward.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc.
Common Council,
Jehn Yackly,
Geerge M. Bergcr,
Henry Smeych.
Constable,
Jehn Merringer.
Assessor,
James R. Garvin.
Judge,
Henry T. "iackly.
Inspector,
William McLaughlin.
Scheel Directors,
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
officers. 8th Ward.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGenigle.
Select Council,
Frederick Yudith.
Common Council,
Jeseph A. Albert,
Jehn J. Hartley,
Geerge Bees.
Constable,
Geerge Shay.
Assessor,
Christian A. Oblender.
Judge,
Jacob F. Kautz.
Inspector,
Jehn St. Clair.
Scheel Directors,
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood.
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender,
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
CITY
Officers. 9tii Ward.
Mayer,
Jehn T. MacGeniglc.
Common Council,
Jehn H. Ostcrmayer,
Elam G. Snyder,
Charles E. Downey.
Alderman,
Harry A. 3Iiley.
Constable,
Adam Ditlow.
Assessor,
Peter Lutz.
Judge,
Jehn N. Nixderf.
Inspector,
Charles F. Smith.
Scheel Directors.
F. W. Haas,
Jehn Levergood,
Peter McConemy,
Adam Oblender!
Henry Z. Rhoads,
Geerge W. Zecher.
Court of Common Pleat.
This morning the third week of common
pleas court bejjan with Judge Patterson en
the bench. There were twenty-seven cases
down en the list for trial several of which
were continued.
In the case of Mary Garvcr vs. Henry
Wise, constable, and Jehn Steber, trustee,
judgment was entered in favor of the de
fendant. In another case of the same
plaintiff vs. Jehn Steber, trustee, a ver
dict was entered in favor of the plaint ill"
for $15 and costs.
In the case of Abraham Longenecker vs.
C. J. Meyerle and wife, rule te show cause
why ji.fa. should net beset aside se far
as relates te Sallie Meyerle, the rule was
discharged.
License.
On Saturday afternoon the argument
was concluded in the application of Abra
ham Roop, of Colerain, township, for a
license and the case was held under advise
ment. Arneld Haas who new has a saloon
license in the Ninth ward, was refused a
hotel license. He will, however, continue
the saloon.
Jehn A. Schuh was granted a license te
keep a hotel in the Ninth ward. This is
an old stand, which was formerly kept by
Jehu Fex, and from which the license w.is
taken because some buildings, which the
applicant (at that time) premised te put up
had net been erected. These build
ings have new been erected.
Benjamin Brackbill was refused a Hcenc
te keep a hotel (new stand) in Strashurg
township.
J. II. Bewers, of this city, was granted
a license te peddle goods through the ceun
ty, he being a disabled soldier.
Watchers Appointed.
The court appointed the following watch
ers for the city elections, this merning:
First ward, Jehn A. Schaum, Democrat,
Charles Martin, Republican.
Sixth Ward G. W. Brientnall, Deme
crat ; Lewis S. Hartman, Republican.
Eighth ward, A. J. Snyder, Demucr.it,
William Snyder, Republican.
Fifth ward, Peter Allabach, Democrat.
Jehn Baker, Republican.
Third ward, Jehn A. Ceyle, Democrat,
Jeseph H. Hubcr, Republican.
In the lower court room both judges met
after court adjourned this morning te hear
the application of William Cox, who de
sires te obtain the custody of his two child
ren from his wife, between himself and
whom a divorce suit is pending. The c ise
was continued.
THE BKST WORKERS It THE WAK.
Hew They are Getting their Werk In.
Feb 1 1880
Mr Bering
please see that Mr Miers empleyes this
man in his tebaca house William Snore
from the Eight ward as he is a peer man
and out of employment and a geed voter
by se doing Oblige m3
Martin Snyder
Friend Date :
Please give the bearer work at toTjat.re
as he is deserving of it and all right.
Jno. A. Bering.
His Resolute Efferts.
Frem the Lancaster Examiner ami Kxprcs
Aug. 13. 1878.
We express but the sentiment of all
right-minded, considerate, tax-paying citi
zens, of both parties, when we extend te
Mayer MacGenigle thanks for having called
the attention of councils and the public in
general te the illegal and extravagant acts
of the street committee or rather the ring
which has been running it and tool
callel the street commissioner. We hope
the mayor will net step at "protesting"
and calling the attention of councils te
their extravagance and illegal proceedings,
but will, if necessary, proceed by injunc
tion te restrain them, and also held the
ringleaders individually liable when they
shall run the city in debt. It is notorious
that there has been in this department at
least recklessness and extr.vvac.ance
if net corruption, and se far as we arc
concerned WE SHALL SUSTAIN THE
MAYOR in his efforts te compel an ob
servance, at all events, of the forms of
law, and we hope he will net hesitate when
occasion requires te call the attention of
councils and the public te the shortcom
ings of these in authority.
Onr Heme Musical Talent.
A three-days teachers' institute will
commence in Odd Fellows hall, Downing
town, en Thursday Feb. 26th. Prof. Wm.
B. Hall, of this city, will conduct the
mn sical exercises.
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