. "-T "-. -7 W"' ' 'f-i --; ',,-r?" t.: -5. -jct-. ';i--v. . ,1 1 , . i .. ...1, ...... m. lXlI-H". "' " Wt!JH"iiglii iikAuwimmw n r"-,,wrr rit- 1 V e v -,- - ,.-.. - ILancaster $ ntelUgencer. TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 24, 1880. The Responsibility Fr It. The Philadelphia Evening Ttlcgraph, a very respectable ami reliable Republi can paper, makes some remarkable charges concerning the " prostitution of the machinery of justice " in that city te " serve the exigencies " of political par ties. If the courts there de net take no tice of the Telegraph's intimations about the " imposition practiced " upon them and the " disgrace attaching ' te them, it can only lie because they de net feel that sucli a procedure could relieve them from the public contempt into which se many courts in this land have fallen, because of their prostitution te personal and political service. David Meuat, a select councilman and one of Prothenotary Wm. B. Mann's deputies, has admitted in court that he boldly entered the room where certain election officers were engaged in the count last Tuesday, and altered a return from 78 te :S for a candidate te whom he was opposed . The Telegraph says he "was emboldened te commit this outrageous fraud and make impudent admission of it, because of his assurance that political influences will rise superior te the ma chinery of justice and, somehow or ether, deliver him from the power of the law. If this charge can be sustained the Telegraph is right in its position that, atrocious as Mount's crime is, he is net as much te be blamed for what he did as the society whose lax ity has taught him that he could de it with impunity. It declares it te be the unwritten law of the quarter sessions" in Philadelphia, that " guilt sustained by lelitical influence is as geed as innocence that can be proved and very much better than innocence that can net be." This is a fearful condition of things te be charged against society. Fer, the foun tains of justice corrupted or tainted, every stream that flews therefrem is pol luted ; and the sanctity of the courts invaded by the political sjwilsmen the last hope of a free people is gene. The common mind is quick te appre hend the 'fact that political offenders escape accountability for their misdeeds, and there is scarcely a locality in the commonwealth where this spectacle is net presented. "Whether it be due te the general indifference of the community touching such violations of law, or te the coruptien of district attorneys, or te the incempetency and partisan weakness of courts or in what degree te each one of these in different sections we shall net undertake te determine ; but we are certain that the remedy must come through reform in each one of these directions. The courts must straighten up and held their prosecuting officers te stricter conduct; the commonwealth's agents must enforce the law with mere M'verity.nnsparingly against all offenders; and only with such examples before them can the public be expected te arouse themselves te resist the wrongs perpe t rated upon a free people. Fer eleven years, at least, by the con fession of their own organs, the Repub lican politicians of this county have made one election after another "a carn ival of frauds." Beginning with the bold alteration of returns in the Geary cam paign, the record of forged naturaliza. lien papers, bogus tax receipts and ether crimes is a very dark one, intensified by the fact that in every instance justice h:ss been powerless te vindicate herself. The Examiner and the Xcw Era demon strate annually that a large proportion of the active politicians in their party are hummers and return tinkers, peer-house jobbers and prison ringsters, forgers of naturalization papers, jail-birds, bogus tax receipt swindlers and plunderers of the city. "When has any one of them been brought te book by the machinery of justice ? We have seen one district attorney prostitute his office and deceive the court into getting a political offender off and the court never subsequently inquired into the circumstances of the case. "We have seen his successor indicted for a political offense and, escaping by a tech nicality, abuse his office by multiplying indictments and piling up illegal fees, and no serious obstacle te his malvcrsien was ever interposed by the court ; and mere recently, the machinery of justice being prostituted te save " the best Re publican workers " in the ward, we have seen that the court did net feel called te take cognizance of the imposition practised upon it and the disgrace at taching te the administration of justice, except te institute proceedings against these who criticised its failure. Se that when the time comes te make up the reckoning there is a chance for a just distribution of the responsibility. The time and place for holding the Democratic national convention seem te have been neither chosen with reference te any particular interest nor for any candidate's benefit. As usual with dis interested political movements, this one was sensible and satisfactory. The time is just long enough after the Republican convention, and net tee long. The place is fairly equidistant from different local ities, and as Ohie is a close state, the ad vantages of having the convention with in its borders, will be mere sensibly ap preciated than anywhere else. There seems te have been geed feeling prevail ing in the national committee, and net only the mere enthusiasm of determina tion te win, but the better resolution te shape the party policy se that success will be well assured. If the opinions of representative men mean anything, per sonal considerations are te be sunken and a deaf ear turned te shrieks of locality. Xe one man's nomination is essential te success, nor is any reputable Democrat te be reviled and spit upon and despised te please a faction who de net like him. It is likely te be in the Democratic con. ventien as it has generally been in our political history, that the rivalry of lead ing candidates will destroy them all, and harmony will be invoked by a new or less prominent name. If, as McClure tele graphs from "Washington, the successor te the present outlook will be some such man as Judge Stephen J. Field, or Henry B. Payne, of Ohie, or even Judge Jehn Trunkey, of Pennsylvania, the beast of Porkupelis will be realized that " Cincinnati gave the Democracy their last president ; it will give them the next." The supreme court has given Mrs. Zell, of Carlisle, a new trial, because of the insufficiency of the evidence en which she was convicted. As the Ixtelli Ixtelli GEXCERpeinted out weeks age, the tes timony did net warrant conviction and the facts indicated that even the jury thought se. It is most likely that Mrs. Zell is entirely innocent ; it is certain that there lias, never been legal testimony of her guilt adduced. The Xtw Yerk Herald talks like a father te Den Cameren and tells him that hjs-domineeringwayef doing things is net half se smart as his father's con ciliatory methods. It warns the young man that his craft will go te pieces, but the young man steers right en and it will net be long before he finds out whether he is a sagacious mariner in foul weather as well as in fair. PERSONAL. A meeting te celebrate General Butlkii's return te the Democratic party was held at Bosten last evening. Hen. Jehn M. BneiWEAD, of Washing ton, formerly second comptroller of the treasury, died in Seuth New Market en Sunday night. Samuel IIeilukexer, of the firm of Hcilbrencr, Josephs & Ce., New Yerk, tobacco packers, who made some heavy purchases in this county last December, has arrived in Lancaster for the purpose of receiv ing his purchases. Muhat Halstead is the bravest boomer of them all. He is new running a double deuble barreled, compound boom for Sherman and Blaine, and expects te elect them both. Blaine is te boost Sherman and Sherman is te boost Blaine, and both arc te win. Let the boom-boom boom. Mine. Giievy's first ball at the Elysce since M. Grevy has been president of the republic was eniuicntly successful. There was no (refusien of costly exotics, which rendered mere unwholesome the vitiated air of crowded rooms, but unprecedented care was taken for the comfort of the guests four thousand in number whether as te facilities for the arrival of carriages, the cloak rooms in which there was no confusion or delay, the dancing ar rangements for these who wished te dance, sitting-rooms for the .sedentary and chatty, and the crowning event of a superior ball the supper. Senators Edmunds and Tiiukmam had a bright little passage of arms the ether day. In executive session Thurman was quietly listening and smoking when Ed munds objected te the confirmation of a certain Ohie nominee. Thurman, putting aside !iLs cigar and springing te his feet, said : "Mr. President, I had net intended te say a single word upon this matter, but the senator from Vermont has thrown a brick at an Ohie man, and I must resent that."' Mr. Edmunds, with assumed seriousness, retorted, " Yeu can't threw a brick in any direction these days without striking an Ohie man." When Autiiuu Sullivan arrived in New Yerk with, as he supposed, the com plete score of " The Pirates of Penzance " in his portmanteau, he discovered that the entire first act had been left behind. As he did net remember where it had been mislaid, he quietly sat down and rewrote the missing act before it could be given te the public This, however, was net se severe trial as Cariylc was subjected te by carelessness, of a friend (Jehn Stuart Mill) te whom he had lent the MS. of the second volume of his "Frederick the Great, "and whose servant used te it kmdlc fires with. It took Cariylc fifteen months te replace his volume. IjATKST news by mail. During the past year the commercial banks of San Francisce were drained of no less than eleven and a quarter million dollars, while the deposits in the savings banks of that city deceased nine millions and a-half all of which is attributed te the pernicious influence of the sand-let orators. Mrs. Clarke, a respectable married lady, living in the'.Garry neighborhood, Texas, was brutally outraged and murdered. Three men were arrested, and one of them, who confessed the crime, was horribly mu tilated by a mob. His clothing was satu rated with coal oil and then set en fire. lie was afterwards hanged. Intense excite ment prevails. Jehn Dezicr a farmer near Deep Creek, Va., made himself obnoxious te his neigh bors by enforcing the fence law. On Thursday night last his house was sur rounded by a mob who kept up a fusiladc until Dezicr and a colored man left the house by a rear deer, attempting te escape te the weeds. The colored man was struck by a ball and killed. Ne arrests have been made. In Cleveland, O.. yesterday 1,300 barrels of oil escaped from a tank at the Standard oil works, Ne. 4. Broadway, took fire, and blazing oil was floating en the creek and river, making buge streams of fire. Five hundred men were put at work and a drain was constructed across the run, con fining the fire within narrow limits and saving ether property. Less estimated at $30,000 en machinery and !,000 en oil. Mr. Jacob Lincoln, a first cousin of the late Abraham Lincoln, was murdered last Saturday at Lincoln Mills, hear Lacy Springs, Va. Lincoln was gambling with two notorious characters named Weeds and Reed, and he accidentally made them aware that he had large sum of money en his person. Soen afterward Weed arose from his seat, and, seizing a fragment of a rock, struck Lincoln a stunning blew en the head, crushing in his skull. Beth men then kicked and beat their victim until life was extinct. They took his money and made their escape. The police aac en the track of the murderers. Frem the Northwest. Philadelphia Tress. A correspondent of the Press writing from Elizabethtown, Lancaster county, states that the Republicans of that borough are solid for Blaine, there being no "third term" man there. We have published several such proofs of the preference of the Republicans of the "Old Guard," and mere will be coming along from time te time. They suggest the sort of verdict which will be given when, at the May primaries, the voters of that county have a chance te express their judgment. The state convention kindly undertook te elect the Chicago delegates for that county, and te instruct them te vote for Grant, and te bind them by the iron "unit rule" but there are some rights left in the people which a packed convention cannot destroy, and one of them is the right of each com munity te have its own sentiments repre sented, and net te these of an outside and incompetent authority. LANCASTER DAILY INTELLlGENcfett; TtfESDAV, MTKOB tOPICS. It is recorded that a vessel left Bosten last week carrying eight hundred thousand gallons of rum and one missionary. This was an ill-balanced cargo. Tue grain merchants of France were wiser than these of England. They made an early calculation of the deficiency of their bread supply, purchased all they wanted early in the United States, as seen as the crop was in market, paid for it in geld, and have no mere trouble, while the English arc still holding out for lower prices. Recently an Englishman of high liter ary fame moved out of town, but the people of the suburban neighborhood ig nored him for months. Then the queen, in driving by one day, called en him. The news spread like wildfire, and the first families of the vicinity all called and left their cards at the house of the author. He waited till he thought everybody was come that had heard of it and was coming at all, and then he drove out one day and left each card at the house of its owner. The World's fair which will be opened in Melbourne in October, 1SS0, and continue until the following March, will be far mere complete in its appointments, it is said, than any that has preceded it in Australia. Ex hibitors will net be obliged te pay rent for space, and all goods will be admitted free of duty. The exhibition will be open in the evening. It is believed that the United States will make a creditable display. The most extensive exhibits will be in the de partment of agricultural implements. There will be almost nothing in fine arts. In the various branches of labor-saving machinery there will be a geed display. Tin: New Yerk Herald kindly says te him : "Mr. Cameren caused the Republi can party of his. state te de what turfmen call backing a single hoi se against the field. That is a geed thing te de if a man knows all the stables, and is certain that there are no dark horses nor any fleeter horse than the one he puts his money en. But we have noticed that the risk is usually thought se great tliat prudent and cool headed racing men de net back a horse against the field unless they can get hand some odds. They knew hew many chances there are against any one horse winning, and they require advantages correspond ing with the hazard." In Great Britain public executions have been abandoned en account of their de moralizing influence, and in many states in this country hangings are new also con ducted in comparative private. But the spectacle presented in Murfrecsbore', Tenn., en Friday last, of two men stand ing en the gallows surrounded by a crowd of spectators who occupied an amphi theatre of reserved scats at one dollar a head, ought te show the necessity of having judicial hangings removed from being a public show in every state. It is hard te understand hew an execution of the final decree of justice fs te have any salutary effect when its sentence is carried out te the clinking of beer glasses and the roasting of fat oxen. TnE Seuth Carolina senators and repre sentatives have written a letter te the authorities of Charleston and Spartans burg, S. C, cordially indorsing the plans instituted for the observance of the one hundredth annivesary of Gen. Morgan's great victory of Cowpens. appointed for the 17th of January, 1881. It is also pro posed te erect a memorial column and a statue te Gen. Morgan. Gov Ilelliday, of Virginia, has written a letter te Gen. J. M. Drake, of. Elizabeth, N. J., expressing gratification that the general, with the Veteran Zeuaves, of that city, proposes visitiug Yorktown, Va., in October 1881, and he premises the visitors a kind and hearty welcome from the people of Virginia Gov. Ilelliday hopes, from the interest manifested all ever the country that the proposed celebration will be worthy of the occasion. STAT1S ITEMS. A horse leaped from the edge of a preci pice at Byren Centre, McKean county, the ether day, and fell sheer down two hun dred feet, being crushed te a pulp. The Democrats of Pike county chose Jehn D. Biddis, ex-district attorney, sen atorial delegate and lien. Lafayette West brook, ex-representative from Pike, repre sentative delegate te the state convention. Philadelphia Eccning Kcm : A smart boy could find mere Grant men in any one town in Pennsylvania in a day than the Tribune has found in the whole state in a week. In sending out circulars there is nothing like a little discrimination in ad dressing the envelopes. The supreme court did net render its expected decision yesterday in the case of Mrs. Zell, en account of the day being a legal holiday, but will probably de se to day. It is said the judgment of the lower court has been reversed and that Mrs. Zell will receive a new trial. Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday while a freight train from Bridgeport, en the Ger Ger mantewn and Norristewu branch of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, was about half way between Shawmont and Springfield stations, a gray-haired man, apparently GO years old, was observed walking upon the track ahead. He did net apparently heed the whistle and was struck and thrown a considerable distance. When picked up he was dead, his skull being crushed in. Obituary. David Landreth, the well-known seed grower and merchant, of Philadelphia, died yesterday at his residence at Blooms dale, en the Delaware, aged 78 years. He was one of the largest seed dealers in this country and the head of the present firm of D. Landreth & Sens, en Sixth street, above Chestnut. In the year 1827 he was active in founding the Pennsylvania horti herti cal society, and in the following year he was chosen its corresponding secretary, which office he filled for nine successive years. Mr. Jehn Rice, the well known builder and contractor, died at his residence in Philadelphia, yesterday morning, after a protracted illness. He was born in the old " JNertncrn JLa Deities " m ibis, ana was, at an early age, apprenticed te the carpen ter's trade. He continued in the business after serving his apprenticeship, and grad ually became one of the largest single con tractors in Philadelphia. His largest sin gle contract was taken in 1852. in connec tion with Charles Heebner and Jehn Baird for the marble work-in the capital exten sion at Washington, amounting te nearly $8,000,000. He also secured a portion of the marble contract for the Washington posteffice. In Philadelphia Mr.Rice erected a large number of important buildings, in cluding the Continental hotel, many mar ket houses, banks and railroad buildings. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Event Acreiw the County lane. In West Chester jessamines are in bloom. Jesse McCormick, of Oxford, en Satur day last, while en his way te work, slipped en the icy pavement and broke his thigh. The dead body of Jeseph Grill, late of Harrisburg, was found en the railroad near Washington, D. C, a few days age. He had gene te Washington te leek after a pension. It is net known whether he fell from the cars or was walking en the rail road and was struck by an engine. A man who drives the team at Shertell's paper mill, about five miles from Oxford, had one side of his face crushed in by the heel of a mule. He was just going into the stable, when the mule elevated his heels and struck him in the face. The man is suffering severely. Jehn Cox died at his residence, in East Marlborough township, Chester county, early en Sunday morning, agedninety-feur years. He was a pioneer Abolitionist, and Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Edmund Quinsy, C. C. Burleigh, Lucretia Mett, Mary Grew, Fred Douglass, Jehn G. Whitticr, Theodere Parker, Abby Kelly Fester and a host- of ether active Abolitionists have been entertained at his residence. In Rcadiug three young men entered the lager beer saloon of Charles Gehring, and demanded drinks, late en Saturday night. They undertook te leave without paying, and Gehring seized the hat of one of the party, and they then began destroy ing his furniture and stoning him. Gehring then seized a gun and shot one of the party, named Henry Trump, in the head. The shot took effect in his eyes, face and neck. Jee Samson's nomination was decided adversely by the cemmittte for the reason that it was determined, after listening te arguments from Representatives Ward and Smith, that the material interests of Chester and Delaware exceed in value and importance these of Lancaster, and that therefore the supervisors of that district should be selected from one of the two counties first named. There arc in Reading some CO persons who belong te the Moravian denomination, and there are at present a movement en feet te organize a congregation. It has been a wonder te many persons that a Moravian church was net long since estab lished in Reading, as there are congrega tions in many towns in this section of the state. Moravian churches were organized in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1741, Nazareth, Northampton county, in 1747 ; Schcuueck, Northampton county, 1763; Emaus, Le high county, 1747 ; Philadelphia, 1740 ; Lititz, Lancaster county 1756 ; Lancaster city, 1750 : Lebanon, 1847. The matter of organizing a Moravian church in Reading was brought te the attention of the con ference that was held at Bethlehem last week. Till; DRAMA. ' Dunites" at the Opera Heuse. About the only redeeming feature of the performance of Miller's play of " The Danitcs," by Manager James Ward's com pany, at Fulton opera house, last evening, where an audience of goodly numbers had assembled, was Miss Marie Wellesley's rendition of the character of Billy Piper, which was in all respects an artistic and finished piece of work. Her portrature of the hunted victim of Mermen hate and re venge, living in an atmosphere of despair, and in constant agony of fear lest her mas culine guise should be pierced and her identity discovered, only te be exposed te the bullet of the assassin, was a fine exhi bition of acting, and did net appeal in vain for the approval of the audience. She was certainly deserving of far better support ; for while Mr. Tayler's abilities as an actor probably fit him for a proper repre sentation of the character of Sandy JfcOce, he didu't make much out of it last evening, net being up in his lines, and the palpable unnaturalncss of his acting was trying te the spectator. The remainder of the cast contributed their share toward making the judicious grieve, although the young lady who filled the role of the schoolmistress, while manifestly an amateur and new te the stage, is probably possessed of talent that is sorely in need of cultivation. She needs te threw mere spirit into her work, through her spasmodic attempts te de se last evening did net fall far short of ludi crous in their effect. The pair of big St. Bernard pups and the black bloodhound mentioned yesterday were introduced in one scene, and excited the admiration of the audience. A Werthy Old Couple. The mother of Martin Hildebrand, a well known citizen of Mt. Jey, celebrated her 84th birthday with his family yesterday. Her husband, still living, and a resident of Marietta for forty years, celebrated his 90th birthday two weeks age. Mr. Hilde brand was born in East Hempficld town ship, en Feb. 11, 1790, and his wife in West Hempfield, Feb. 23, 1790. They are the parents of eight children living, four sous and four daughters, and have sixteen grandchildren and twelve great grand children. They continue in reasonably geed health and their anniversaries are kept with high regard by their extensive kinship. Far beyond their immediate their family circle, however, they arc widely known and honored for their many social virtues. Mr. Hildebrand has been a life long Democrat, and for sixty-nine years has uniformly cast his ballet with that party, which he will yet live te see in full control of the federal government. Net True. The Examiner says, " Jake Perter is a candidate for chief of police." This is net true. Mr. Perter is net, has net been, and will net be, a candidate for chief of police. The Examiner might as well have said that Ad. Delict was a candidate for chaplain of councils, that Clare Carpenter wanted te be lock-up keeper, and that Jack Hics tand aspired te investigate short-weight butter en market. 'Washington Borough Items. On Saturday, the 21st inst., Jacob Bene dict sold his personal property at public sale. He contemplates moving with his family te Indiana, near Fert Wayne, te em bark in agricultural pursuits. Frank Yeung, an employee at tlie round house of the P. R. R., at Columbia, has re covered from a two weeks attack of rheu matism and it again at his pest of duty. I'elice Cases. There were only two cases before Mayer MacGenigle this morning, one drunken J and disorderly person was committed feri 30 days and one vagrant was discharged FEBKUAHY 24, 1880. "'ft-Ml-1 COURT OF UUABTEB SESSIONS. January Adjourned Term. Monday Afternoon. Cem'th vs. Wm. McAfee. The indictment charges false pre tense and the testimony en part of the commonwealth was te the effect that the prosecutor Jehn M. Brandt carried en merchant milling extensively ; that Wm. McAfee, the defendant was a dealer in flour and feed in the borough of Marietta, and purchased largely from Brandt ; that en or about the 20th of September, 1877, Brandt told McAfee that he could no longer credit him with such large amounts as he had theretofore credited him with; that McAfee then and there assured Brandt that he owned $8,000 worth of real estate, free from incumbrance besides $15,000 in geed book accounts ; en the strength of these statements Brandt continued te give him credit from time te time, until he was between $G,000 and $7,000 in debt. That en the 30th of March, 1878, he refused longer te give him credit, having discovered that his real estate was net worth mere than one-quarter as much as he had said it was. Brandt then forced McAfee into bank ruptcy and became one of his assignees. He then discovered that what real estate McAfee held was covered by liens and judgments. When it was sold at as signee's sale it brought only about $1,600 , net enough te pay the incumbrances, and that Brandt has net received one dollar of the debt due him by McAfee, and that he would net have trusted McAfee had it net been for the reported assurances of the latter that his property was unincumbered and worth $8,000. The commonwealth also offered in evidence the judgment docket of the Lancaster courts, which showed that McAfee had given judgment, in 1874, te the Marietta building and lean association for $200, which judgment was net satisfied until March, 1879 ; that in 1875 he gave another judgment te the same association, for $1,000, which was net satisfied until April, 1879; that a judgment given by him te Christian Hurst, in 1875, is still unsat isfied ; that a judgment given by him for the use of Fred. L. Baker, in June, 1877, for $322.11, was satisfied last March, and that a mortgage given the building associa tion in 1871, for $2,000, remains unsatisfied. In a word all these incumbrances were standing against defendant's property at the time he assured the prosecutor that his property was unincumbered. Common wealth closed. Fer the defense, defendant was called and testified that he had been dealing with Mr. Brandt since 1871, perhaps longer, and continued te deal with him up te March 30, 1878 ; that he was possessed of valuable real estate, consisting principally of a house, barn and twenty building lets just outside Marietta borough, that before the panic he would net have taken $S,000 for them. Mr. Brandt had never refused him credit until March, 1878, and he had never told Mr. Brandt that his property was unincumbered, and had never re ceived a dollar's worth of credit en any re presentation te that effect. That he had never intended te defraud Mr. Brandt, but that being forced into bankruptcy and his property being sacrificed by a forced sale in dull times, he had been deprived of the means of paying him. He further testi fied that the mortgage above referred te was en property held by him in trust for his brother and sister, and that the judg ment against himself and Mr. Cashore had been paid by Cashore. On trial. Tuesday Morning In the case of Cem'th vs. McAfee, the testimony for the defense was continued and went te show that when the defendant became bankrupt he gave up all his property for the benefit of his creditors without preference te any of them, as the prosecution endeavored te establish. They (the prosecution) had also alleged that the real estate which had been said te be worth $8,000, was net worth that much, and had never beeii deeded te the accused ; this the defendant explained by stating that he had an agreement for a deed ; he had been in business in East Denegal since 18G5, and had always done business at the mill run by Brandt at present. A large number of witnesses testified te the geed character of the de fendant previous te this charge. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Cem'th vs. Lewis Cobaugh, entering an outhouse te commit a felony. The de fendant was charged with taking some butter from the spring house of Henry E. Landis, of Ceney township, in August last. The commonwealth were unable te connect him with the larceny, and the dis trict attorney asked for a verdict of net guilty, which was taken. BURGLARY AND ROBBERY. Resenstein's Clothing Stere Again Cracked A bold burglary and robbery was per petrated at Al. Resenstein's clothing store this morning, shortly before 5 o'clock. At twenty minutes past 4 o'clock pri vate watchman Jehn Sewers, stepped at the store and found it safely locked. He called at that hour te awaken Mrs. Rescnstein, who wished te go te Philadelphia in an early train. She get up about 5 o'clock and found the front deer of the store-room open, several of the shelves stripped of their contents and four or five bundles of clothing lying en the fleer. She at once called her husband, and an examination showed that the front deer of the store had been forced with a jimmy, and coats, pants and vests carried off te the amount of about $200. One hat was also taken. It is evident the thieves had net time te complete their work, being interrupted probably by hearing Mrs. Rescnstein, as they missed $75 that was in the money drawer and it was no doubt their intention te have carried off the goods they had piled up en the fleer. The thieves appear te have a special grudge against Mr. Rescnstein, as this is their fourth visit te his premises. He was robbed last June of a quantity of clothing, the thief being a young man te whom he had given employment. About six months age an unsuccessful attempt was made te break into the store, and two weeks aga a similar attempt was made. Mr. Resenstein says he could identify every garment stolen from him, and he has telegraphed in various directions in hopes of getting en the track of the burglars. Siend in Your Contributions. Mayer MacGenigle requests that per sons who desire te contribute te the Irish relief fund instituted by the Citizens' com mittee of Philadelphia, and of which he has charge in this city, shall send in their contributions be fore the close of this week, as the account will then be closed and the money for warded te Philadelphia. The contribu tions te the fund in this city new amount te about $36, the last donation reported being that of the Messrs. Hirsh, who, this morning, sunt ?j te ine mayor. THE SUSQUEHANNA MEilSTKRICM. Interesting Xaetlaga lathe Duke Street M. K. Church. A meeting of the Susquehanna minis terial association was held in the Duke street M. E. church en Monday evening. The initial sermon was preached by Rev. David Shields, Parkesburg, from Isaiah xlv., 15, the subject being the " Essence cf Ged." The sermon was an able one and evinced much care in its preparation. This was followed by an exhortation by Rev. J. Lindeniuth, at the conclusion of which an earnest prayer meeting was held, after which the association ad journed te reassemble this morning at 10 o'clock. Tuesday Morning. The opening services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Geiger. The following named pastors reported the condition of their respective charges : Rev. J. Lindemnth, of St. Paul's, Lancas ter, reported his charge in a prosperous condition. As a result of the revival new in progress ever fifty have professed con version. The Sunday school is flourishing and the spirit of church improvement has been awakened. The basement of the church is heing improved and beautified, and will be re-opened for service the first Sunday in March. Rev. J. Weed, of Bald win, reported that he had net yet held a protracted meeting, but was getting ready te de se, the indications for a revival being propitious. Rev. D. Shields, of Atglen, reported that he had been laboring with geed success, and that his charge is in a prosperous condition. One of his appoint ments, Parkesburg, is in a hopeful condi tion. Rev. J. W. Geiger, of Marietta, re ported his charge in a prosperous con dition. As the fruits of the revivals in Maytown and Marietta, held for twelve weeks, 155 have been received into, the church. The revival is still progressing and the altar is filled with penitents. Rev. S. C. II. Smith, of the Duke street church, Lancaster, reported that the rcsslt of the recent revival was that 2G new members have been received into the church. The benevolent collections are larger in amount than last year the total donations te va rious objects being ever $1,000. Rev. .1. Lindeniuth delivered an address ed"The Majesty of the Bible," in the course of which he traced the history of the introduction of the scriptures into the different countries of the world, and gave some account of national and state legisla tion in regard te the same. He closed with an appeal te retain the scriptures in the public schools. Rev. D. Shields, Parkesburg, read au essay en the " Hely Priesthood," quoting as his text the 5th and Gth verses of the 19th chapter of Exodus, wherein the Lord premises the Israelites "If ye will ebcy My voice then ye shall be unto Me a king dom of priests and a holy nation." The reverend speaker said the conditions of this premise had never been complied with, en the part of the Israelites, and therefore the premise was never fulfilled ; they never became a kingdom of priests, but the priest hood was afterwards transferred te the Gcntilcs,and is new held by Divine author ity by the Christian church. The essay was of considerable length, well considered, and well-received by the small audience in attendance. At its conclusion the associa tion adjourned until 2 o'clock this after noon. TERRIBLE BURNINU ACCIDENT. Twe Children Scalded With Uet3Iush. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a terrible accident happened atthe residence of Peter Fasnacht, Ne. 47 Campbell's alley. It appears the family were boiling a pet of mush en the kitchen range and two lit tle children a boy aged about 5 and a girl aged about 3 years were playing about the range. One of the feet of the range was loose, and it is supposed the children in their play removed it. Be this as it may, the feet came out and the range tilted to wards the children, and the pet of boil ing mush was upset ever their heads and faces. The boy was burned en the fore head only, and hisjnjuries arc net thought te be necessarily dangerous, though they are very painful. The little girl received a large quantity of the boiling mush en the side of her head and face, and it ran down upon her neck and arm, burning her in the most shocking manner. Ne one was in the kitchen at the time except the children and their grandmother. The old lady did all she could te relieve them, but it was impossible te de much, as the mush ad hered te the skin, and burned the flesh al most te the bone. In attempting te re move it from the head of the little girl masses of her hair came out by the roots. Dr. S. Foreman was summoned te attend the children and applied the usual pallia tives. The boy will probably recover, but will be badly marked. It is feared the lit tle girl cannot survive. Anether Surprise I'arty. Yesterday Enech Page, overseer of one of the cotton mills, was 53 "years old, and as is becoming quite common new-a days, his friends made him the subject of a surprise party. At an early hour in the evening, jelly " Bowery" Erisman took Mr. Page under his ample protecting wing and kept him at a safe distance from home until about fifty ether friends had taken possession of his domicile and made the necessary arrangemnnts for his reception. Then " Bowery" let him loose. On reaching his home, Ne. 342 Seuth Queen street, he found it illuminated, crowded with self-invited guests, who had brought with them well-filled baskets of geed things, and spread a table fit for a king. The surprise was followed by congratula tions, feasting, &c, and the reunion was kept up until the "wee small hours, " the company separating with expressions that there might be many "happy returns." During the evening Mrs. Page was made the recipient of many handsome presents. Tobacco Men'M Ouarrel. Last evening Mr. A. Reissmann and Mr. Gus.Bunzl, well-known tobacco dealers,get into an altercation at the" Cadwell house, during which Bunzl struck Reissmann in the face, and broke his artificial teeth. Beth gentlemen have employed counsel, but no complaint of assault and battery has yet been made by Mr. Reissmann. The origin of the difficulty appears te have been that Reissmann purchased crops of tobacco from Hugh S. Leng, James Cellins, Thes. K. Puscy and Lewis Heisler, of Drumore township, and that when the tobacco was delivered Mr. Reissmann insisted en " decking " the growers, en the ground that the tobacco was net nearly se geed as the samples shown. The growers in sisted en the price agreed upon, or the re turn of the tobacco. Mr. Reissmann re- j lusen. te ue ciiucr, w uurvupuu mu growers secured, a writ of replevin, which was served by the sheriff, and the tobacco was delivered te them yesterday, after which they sold it te Bunzl & Dormitzer. KeuSJ mann and Bunzl met at the Cadwell heuse last evening ; angry words followed, and it is alleged Mr. Reissmann used very insult ing language te Mr. Bunzl, whereupon the latter struck him as above reported. THE "HOME." It Must Admit Colored Children or Uet Ne Appropriation xrem the County. On Monday afternoon Taul Gerhart, esq., acting solicitor for the Heme fcr Friendless Children, presented the petition of the heard of trustees, asking for the an nual appropriation te that institution. On January 23 the beard of trustees, having submitted te the court for their decision the question as te whether or uet colored children could be admitted te the Heme, Judge Livingston this afternoon tiled the following opinion of the court in answer te the petition of the trustees. Judge Livingston, in his opinion, refers te the charter of the Heme which provides "that white children under 12 years of age shall be admitted te the Heme in the man ner therein indicated, in the discretion of the managers and trustees ; " and te the act of April 12,1875, "authorizing aud reg ulating the making of local appropriations te schools commonly known as homes for friendless children ; ' which latter act has been accepted by the Lancaster home and under which it has drawn its appropria apprepria appropria atien from the county treasury and again asks for it. Frem the previsions of this act it is plain, in Judge Livingston's opinion, "that when any such school or institution has accepted the previsions of this act and has sufficient building capacity, the manage' ment thereof shall admit te the benefits of any such school or institution, any friendless, destitute dr vagrant child recommended for admission by the beard of school directors of the school district in which such child may reside or be found, or by the directors of the peer of any county in which such school or institution is locat ed, guardians of the peer, overseers of the peer or peer directors, as the cate may be, of any city or district included in said county ; in case any child is re fused admission, the said court of com mon picas, en complaint made thereto by any person, after due and legal pref of such refusal shall enjoin the payment of moneys out of the county funds as author ized by this act, provided, however, that no child shall be admitted under the age of four years, nor above the age of six teen. "The previsions of the act of 1875 when accepted by the 'Heme for Friendless Chil dren ' removed entirely the color line con tained in its charter, and the management of this institution will be required te admit te all its benefits any friendless, destitute or vagrant child recommended by any of the parties named in the act, and the proper age for admission in the order of their presentation without distinction or prefer ence in regard te race, sex or color, se long as there issullicieut building capacity, and whenever there is in the building sufficient room or space te accommodate the applicant. Such is the plain prevision of the law. " And, inasmuch as a poi ti n of the grand jury have reported te the court that the management of this institution has made distinction between children applying for admission, and in view of the facts. -ct feith in the pctitieii and submitted te the court, it will be necessary for these having control of the Reme te decide and in feim the court before the next appropriation is madu whether or net they will hereafter admit te the benefits of said home for friendless children any fricudlcss,dcstitute or vagrant child in accordance with the previsions of the act of 1875, hereinbefore referred te, without preference or distinction as te sex, race or color." ISOLD HIGHWAYMEN. A Man Shet at and Knocked Down His Clothing Killed. On Saturday evening last, as Brisbin Reed, son of Win. Reed, of Smyrna, Bart township, was en his way te Bartville en horseback, and when near the Bart meet ing house, he was confronted by a man who sprang into the read and attempted te seize the bridle of his horse. Mr. Reed, however, put spurs into the animal's flank, and sped away down the read. Tins scoundrel fired two shots after him. neither of which did any harm. Fifty yards further en another man jumped into the read and grasping the bridle, wheeled the horse around with such suddenness that Mr. Reed was thrown efF, and immediately en alighting the highwayman struck him en the head with a billy, knocking him un conscious. Mr. Reed docs net knew hew long he lay insensible, but en recevcrini; discovered that the villains had rifled his pockets, without, however, securing any booty, Mr. Reed having no cash or ether valuables en his person. His coat was cut through where the assailants had endeav ored te get at his inside pocket, which contained nothing except a small pocket Testament, which was also slightly cut. Mr. Reed failed te recognize his assailants and his escape was a very lucky one. Handsome and Fitting Testimonial. Mr. Reuben Bertzfield, the well-known and popular foreman of Teller Bres., deal ers in leaf tobacco, was the recipient last evening of a splendid testimonial of the high esteem in which he is held by the employees of this firm. They gathered at the warehouse en North Prince street, aud en behalf of himself and his fellow workmen, Mr. Edwin Sutten present ed Mr. Bertzfield with a handsome solid geld, 14 karat case, stem-winding watch, of the Lancaster manufacture. Mr. B. was completely taken by turprise. and, after expressing his hearty thanks, enter tained the company at Eddie Franke's, where an impromptu but elegant set-out was garnished with speeches, songs and ether social festivities. The monogram of Mr. Bertzfield is ele gantly engraved en the case of the watch, and in the inside is the following inscrip tion : "Presented te R. Bcrtzfied, by the employees of Teller Bre.s' Tel acce Warehouse, Feb. 23, 18S0." The watch was get up by E. F. Bewman ; it is a splendid piece of workmanship and was engraved at the Lancaster watch factory, Anether Telephone tine. Gerrccht, Riley & Keller, coal dealers, te-day had a telephone erected between their office, en East Chestnut street, and their office and yard en the Harrisburg. turnpike. M f I 'i m 1 3 1 v ill M i ,y wsJLm-Sr-fcaralm wiiwiiwwiiMiMTrgrriiMiHnm
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