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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1880,
Lancaster jhitelligencet.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 25, 1880.
Bayard's Availability.
The New Yerk Sun lias procured and
republished a speech said te have been
delivered by Senater Bayard, then a
young man, en the village green of Dever
In his native state en June 27, 1861, in
which he favored letting the Southern
states secede in peace and in which he
is reported te have said : " Why, then
may net two American confederacies ex
ist side bv side, without conflict, each
emulating the ether in the progress of
civilization ?" and " I believe solemn,
ly. that the war inaugurated by Abra
ham Lincoln and his cabinet ' is worse
than fruitless, that it will prove mere
disastrous te the North than te the
Seuth, and never will accomplish its
professed objects." The Sun thinks that
the revival of such sentiments, expressed
at that period by Senater Bayard, would
make him an unpopular and unavailable
candidate and render his election im
possible. The Philadelphia Times,
which only recently manifested
a disposition te " boom ' for Bayard,
republishes the speech te-day and editor
ially comments en it as the " fatal weak
ness in Bayard's armor,' concluding
with the Sun that, however able and hon
est and worthy Mr. Bayard is, no man
who expressed the anti-war views attrib
uted te him can secure enough of the
doubtful Northern states te command
success as a Democratic presidential
candidate.
These newspapers represent a large
portion of the independent political sen
timents of their respective states the
most populous two in the electoral col
lege and eacli having its share of inde
pendent voters. Neither the Times
nor the .Smh has expressed any very
positive preference for president; the Sun
has manifested a slight inclination to
ward Tilden and the Times is quite as
much indisposed te him. Their present
attitude must reasonably be taken there
fore as an index te the feelings of many
persons who, if net in active sympathy
with the Democratic party nor a part of
its organization, yet hope te see it win by
adopting popular ideas and available can
didates. Besides the sentiment that is
adverse te Mr. Bayard en account of his
" war record," it is known that Mr. Til
den is actively hostile te him en account
of hissuppert of the electoral commission.
All these present features of the cam
paign, inimical te Mr. Bayard, only go
te show the likelihood of each of the
mere prominent candidates arraying
against himself influences potent enough
te accomplish his defeat. The nearer
the convention approaches the mere cer
tain this appears ; and though of 121 Dem
ocrats, casually met en the street here in
Lancaster, each can readily tell our local
editor his choice for president, they may
lind that none of them has named the
Democratic candidate, and that when
the convention names him he will be as
heartily supported by each of them as his
own first choice.
The Democratic State Convention.
The Ilarrisburg Patriot is much dis
turbed because Chairman Miller does net
call the state committee together te fix
the time for holding the state convention.
It would have been premature te de se
until the time of meeting of the national
convention had been fixed. New the
committee may properly be assembled,
although it is net a mutter of greut im
pertance that it should meet at once,
since it is of no great consequence when
the state convention be called, se that it
meets before June 22, and late enough te
give every county plenty of time te select
its delegates. Politicians always get into
a great fret ever the time and place of
convention meetings, and discuss the
pros and cons as though the question was
of vital importance ; which it certainly
is net. On general principles it may
be said that late conventions are
best, since they take the sense of the
people at the latest moment and save
the worry of a protracted campaign and
concentrate the energy of the political
movement. Te move deliberately in the
selection of candidates and the promul
gation of principles and te await the en
emy's disclosure of its hand is generally
wise. But the matter has net that great
importance customarily attached te it.
It is considered a momentous question in
Pennsylvania probably, by state commit
teemen, because it is about all they are
ever called upon te consider. In a long
observation of these committees we find
their duties te be generally confined te
meeting once, organizing and directing
the chairman te run the machine as he
thinks best, and meeting a second time te
select the time and place for the next
convention.
Gen. Butlek makes a point against
the admission of the present strength of
Massachusetts in the electoral college,
which, if made against any Southern
state, we are very sure would be regard
ed as quite formidable by our political
opponents. According te Butler the
reading and writing statutory qualifica
tion of voters in that state excludes
130,000 men from the polls who are
otherwise qualified voters; and therefore
under the late amendments te the fed
eral constitution its representation in
Congress and in the electoral college
must be cut down about three votes,
If Seuth Carolina or Georgia or Alabama
liad such a statute, tens of thousands of
negre voters would be disfranchised and
there would be an eager clamor for an
according reduction of their representa
tien. The power of Massachusetts in
electing a president must be graduated te
her voting population, and she has no
right te count anybody in getting con
gressman whom she does net count en
election day; but it will surprise a great
many people te hear General Butler's
statement that Massachusetts has 130,000
mail adults who cannot read and write.
Mr. CenklinC having his state in
hand about as completely as Cameren
had his, the query in the latter case like
.the former, becomes interesting : "What
will he de with it ?" Being much the
-same order of men in their love of polit
ical dictation, it is easily predicted that
-Conkling will de just as Cameren did.
Net having te ask any quarter he will
give none. Had he even less desire than
he lias te cast New Yerk's vote for
Grant he would seek te demonstrate his
ability te de it. He has given out
that it was te be thus cast, and
lie has two-thirds of the conven
tion under his control. Consequently
it is almost certain that New Yerk will
declare for Grant, appoint a delegation
te cast its vote for him, put the cellar en
it and let Mr. Conkling carry the key te
Chicago.
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It has been ever a year since Jehn
Merringer was first elected constable of
the Seventh ward, as the count showed,
by one majority. His opponent contest
ed the election and after a long and
wearisome investigation the testimony
finally concluded and Judge Patterson
took the papers te decide the case. After
a very long wait he passed upon the legal
questions raised and decided certain votes
illegal, and the commissioners were
ordered te examine these tainted ballets
and discover for which candidate they
were cast, se that the legal result could
be ascertained and proclaimed. On
Thursday, Jan. 20, the commissioners did
this and promptly reported their finding te
the court, nearly a month age, by which
Merringer s majority would be increased
from one te sixteen, at least, possibly te
twenty. As Merringer was a candidate
for re-election, and was opposed by Eris
man, he and the people of his ward had
a right te his judicial vindication, at
latest by election day, Tuesday February
17. Thus far it has net been given and
the interested public have a right te
call ' time.
PERSONAL..
Ex-Senater Simen Cameren has left
Jacksonville, Flu., for home.
King Humheut gave a banquet in Keine
last night in honor of Professer Neu-
DENSKJOLl).
Sir Edwake Tiioknten has served
his government in Washington twelve
years.
J. Wakken Cenkad, managing editor
of the Reading Eagle, is attending court
here a witness in the I tuber poisoning
ease and is "taking a shy" at Lancaster
things in general.
Secretary Evaiits made the address at
the commemoration of the founding of
Jehns Hepkins university in Baltimore en
Monday night, and Sidney Lanier read an
original ode.
M. Jui.es Favke has net left a fortune
as considerable as might have been ex
pected, judging from his renown as an ad
vocate and the high positions he filled.
Each of his three children will have about
$30,000.
General Boynton has received the fol
lowing letter from Judge Advocate Barr :
"I am directed by the secretary of war te
furnish you with the following copy of an
endorsement upon the charge preferred by
you against General W. T. Sherman, viz :
' The president directs that a court martial
in this case be net allowed, inasmuch as
the civil courts afford an ample remedy
for the acts complained of.' "
"By the way," remarked Ben Butlek
te a reporter of the St. Leuis Times the
ether day, "Mr. Lincoln didrac the honor
te ask me te take the second place en the
ticket with him in 1804. I replied that I
was only about forty years old and did net
desire te shut myself up in the sarcophagus
of the Senate desk. I also jocularly, but
most prophetically, avowed that I would
accept his eiler provided he would give
bends te die three mouths after his inaugu
ration. The joke came back te me with
intense sadness."
The Cincinnati society celebrated the
148th anniversary of Washington's birth
day at Dclmonice's en Monday evening.
A very large attendance of the descend
ants of the officers of the Revolutionary
war were present, and, after one of the
usual collations, toasts were answered te
by letters from Secretary Evarts, Gover Gover
eor Cernell, Mayer Cooper, and speeches
by General Hancock, Commedore Nichol Nichel
son, Win. II. Cresby and Gen. Cochrane.
Ex-Secretary Hamilton Fish being in
Washington, Majer Wni. G. Popham pre
sided, and Mr. Jehn Schuyler, the secre
tary, read the letters.
On the 19th instant General Giiant
visited the Hacienda Riucen Grande, in
the vicinity of Orizaba, where, after what
the "dispatch which announces the event
describes as a "fine breakfast," he wit
nessed the sport called tailing the bull.
The sport is said te have been very spirit
ed, and the general was se well pleased
that he specially complimented one of the
sportsmen for teaching him the trick,
possibly. This is of interest te the politi
cal! bulls who are threatening te smash
things in the Republican china-shop in
event of the third term boom continuing
its homing.
It is Ambrose Pownell, he of Chris
tiana, who thus writes te the Tribune
about the presidency : " First, Blaine, for
the reason of his being the choice of our
Republicans. The Grant men would
support Blaine, while en the ether hand
the Greeley element would net vote
for Grant. Grant is my individual choice ;
the greatest general and the best represen
tative of an American citizen, admitted te
be such by all, both at home and abroad ;
then why net make him president again ?
Ne dark horse this time. I want no better
than the staid, steady and tried old leader
U. S. Grant."
Concerning England's two great Cathe
lics: Londen Werld: "Newman will
live in the national memory, net only as
a theologian, but as a writer who has
made the English laaguage a mere varied,
subtle and sympathetic instrument than
almost any ether single master of prose."
Edmund "iatcs says : "In the case of
Cardinal Manning exemplary blamelcss
ncss of life is united with indefatigable
public activity. That impressive and
acetic presence, with the face whose
sharp outline takes us back into the
Middle Ages, is well known en every
platform en which social improvements
are advocated, and is a power with the
English public."
Elegant Extracts.
Examiner.
jttany adjectives and long-winded sen
tences the character of a mangy
cur eager ler something te eat, the case
with the half starved Democrats of the
day namby-pamby stuff
Black and his hounds knew it.
The copperhead contributor of the Review,
and the Democratic newspapers of the
North. It is their dirty work te
traduce the soldier. The old
man was' beside himself,
tantrums of excitabiity.
MINOR TOPICS.
President McCosh says that Princcteu
means te put an end te the gross personal
attacks which have occasionally found a
place in some of the speeches en class day,
and this without stepping class day, or
its wit and fun.
This is the talk from New Yerk :
" Third term convention ; Cameren's
methods in Harrisburg te be followed in
Utica : Schemes te stifle the voice of the
minority in the choice of delegates te Chi
cage ; A solid Grant delegation te be
chosen at ail hazards."
The mistake that the editor of the
North American Review makes is in net en
gaging the editor of the Examiner te give
him an article. Being a versatile genius,
he could easily find a theme appropriate
for its pages, and, being a classical writer,
who draws from a well of pure English
undefilcd, a paper from him would com
mand wide attention.
The Philadelphia Times thinks that if
the New Yerk Tribune had paid a little
less attention te polling Pennsylvania and
a little mere te canvassing New Yerk en
the Grant question, it might have done
something te help its candidate en to
wards a presidential nomination. If the
Tribune's foresight were equal te its hind
sight it would be of mere consequences in
politics.
McKef. Rankin, the actor, has begun a
suit in Chicago te recover $200 from a
former agent. He says that when "The
Danites" was first acted in that city, the
agent told him it would be necessary te
bribe the critics of the Inter-Ocean, Tri
bune and Times. He seems te have made
no objection te such a proceeding, and pro
vided the $200 for the purpose ; but he has
since learned that the agent was feeling
him, and new he wants the money back.
Dean Stanley yesterday received an
address with 3,000 signatures and gave au
dience te a deputation protesting against
the proposed erection of a monument in
Westminster abbey te the memory of the
late prince imperial. Dean Stanley re
fused te alter his decision in the matter
and said if he were te give way in this in
stance it would open the deer for com
plaints from every party against the honors
te rivals. Relative te the supposed feeling
in America against the erection of the
monument he said that doubtless if the
Orleans princes had fallen in the war of
secession their graves would have been
heaped with all the honors the United
States could bestow.
Washington dispatch te N. Y. Eeeninj
Pest: " T here is quite a noticeable Han
cock set te the current of opinion. A cor
respondent who has talked with fourteen
Southern senators, tells me that they
almost unanimously favor Hancock's
claims. Speaker Randall's sudden change
from Chicago te Cincinnati gives rise te
considerable speculation. It is said that it
means a virtual retirement of Mr. Tilden
in favor of General Hancock or Mr. Jcwett.
The selection of Cincinnati is regarded as
favorable te Jcwett, who is from Ohie, and
represented a district of that state in Con
gress before taking the presidency of the
Eric read."
Hen. E. B. Wabhijuiine says of his
recent announcement : "I wrote a private
letter te Senater Legan in reference te
ether matters, and incidentally stated
therein that I was net a candidate for presi
dent of the United States or governor of
Illinois, and I might have added that I was
net a candidate ler justice el
the peace. The allusion te my ill
health is a fiction of the reporter, as
I was never heartier than at present."
Mr. Washburnc wants the Chicago conven
tion te "make no mistake about" his physi
cal condition, in case the delegates are put
about for a candidate, and doesn't propose
te allow himself te be smothered by a
malicious reporter in that style just yet.
Quite a scene occurred en the fleer of
the Heuse yesterday between Speaker
Randall and Representative Reagan, of
Texas, growing out of a statement made by
Mr. Reagan and published, that the former
had packed the committee en commerce te
defeat the inter-state commerce bill. The
speaker left the chair and denounced the
assertion as false, and claimed that the
committee was made up in the interest of
the commerce of the country, and every
member was from a district bordering en
the sea-coast, lake shore, or navigable
streams. Mr. Reagan, while he reiterated
his statement, did net impute te the
speaker any improper motives. Other
members lectured Mr. Reagan for his
terms.
TURBULENT STUDENTS.
Disgraceful Scenes at a Female Minstrel
Performance A City in an Uproar.
In Ithaca, N. Y., the Mme. Rcntz
female minstrels gave an entertainment at
Wilgus hall and about two hundred stu
dents, who were in attendance, contrived
te break it up. During the first part of
the performance tkejsheuting, cat calls and
horn blasts grew se lierce that the man
ager was compelled te ring down the cur
tain, but en the protestation of the stu
dents that they would thereafter remain
quiet the curtain was raised and the per
formance resumed. When the last piece a
"Pinafore" burlesque was attempted
the noise became se loud that the singers
could net be heard, the whole mass of
students joining and singing a Cernell
version of " Pinafore " at the tops of their
voices. The town roughs who formed a
large portion of the audience, became
angry at the preceedingsfind commenced
an assault bn the students. Chairs
and benches were broken, eyes were
blackened and heads pummelled, and te
add te the confusion the gas was
extinguished. A rush was then made for
the street, and the fighting continued.
The police arrested a freshman named
Whitney, and after a severe struggle get
him te the lockup. Several attempts
were made by the students te rescue him,
but each time they were prevented by the
policemen and young men of the town.
After considerable wrangling a trial was
held. The freshman was fined $50, and
en President Russell becoming surety for
the fine the offender was borne off in
triumph by the students. Until a late
hour at night occasionally fights occurred
between townsmen and gownsmen, a great
many sere heeds and bleeding noses result
ing therefrem. Three or four students
were carried off insensible or bleeding, and
a great number of both parties were badly
hurt with clubs, although no ene was fatal
ly injured. It is thought that the matter
will net end here, as both sides are thirst
ing for revenge, and it is fair te presume
that the warming willcentinuc for some
time.
The Democratic Nations! Convention.
The executive committee of the National
Democratic committee met yesterday at
the Arlington hotel with a full attendance,
Hen. Wm. H. Barnum in the chair, and
issued the following call :
The National Democratic committee
having met in the city of Washington en
the 23d of February, 1880, and has ap
pointed Tuesday, the22d day of June next,
as the time, and chosen 4he city
of Cincinnati as the place of
holding the National Democratic con
ventien. Each state is entitled te a rep
resentation therein equal te a double
number of its senators and representatives
in the Congress of the United States. All
Democratic, Conservative, and ether citi
zens of the United States irrespective of
past political associations or differences,
who can unite with us in an effort for a
pure, economical and constitutional gov
ernment, are cordially invited te join us in
sending delegates te the convention. At
the last national Democratic convention in
St. Leuis, in 1870, the following resolution
was adopted :
"Resolved, That the states be requested te
instruct their delegates te the national
Democratic convention te be held in 1880,
whether it be desirable te continue the two
thirds rule longer in force in the national
convention, and that the national commit
tee insert such request in the call for the
next convention."
Wm. H. Baiinum (Conn.),
Chairman.
FiiEDEitiCK O. Pkince (Mass.),
Secretary.
The committee then voted te adjourn te
meet at the Grand hotel, Cincinnati, en
Thursday, the 17th of June next.
The committte of nine appointed by the
national committee held a meeting at the
Arlington hotel and organized by
the section of Jehn G. Thonipseu, of Ohie,
as chairman, and Fredcrftk O. Prince, of
Bosten, as secretary. All the members
were present. The following resolution
was adopted :
Reselced, That Cel. L. A. Harris, Gen.
II. B. Banning, Benj. Robinson, Cel. C.
W. Woolley, Jehn F. Follett, Alexander
Leng and II. E. Reach be and are hereby
constituted the resident committee, of the
city of Cincinnati, under the national exec
utive committee, and are authorized te
make all the needful leeal previsions and
such necessary arrangements as shall be
required for the convenience of the conven
tion te be held in that city en the 22d of
June, 1880.
The committee theii adjourned te meet
at the Grand hotel. Cincinnati, Thursday,
June 17.
The Interest in the New IJiblc.
Frem a paper by Dr. Helland in Srrib
ner for March wc take these paragraphs :
" We recently attended a parlor meeting
of the American revisers, at the house of
Hen. William E. Dedge, in New Yerk,
during which wc became aware of what
seemed te us the ignorance of these re
visers touching the tremendous public in
terest that gathers around the work they
have done, and arc te de. It seemed te us
that they did net understand the feeling
of the public upon the matter at all ; that
they did net appreciate the interest with
which the result of the work is re
garded, nor the perfect confidence' with
which that result is awaited. It is
the modesty that naturally attends true
scholarship, we presume, which leads
them te suppose that their work will be
severely criticised that it will disappoint
many by its changes, and many ethers by
its few and trivial alterations. And it may
as well be stated just here that they are
net te present the English world with a
new version. It is simply te be the old
version revised, freed from its errors, and
possessing in every way the advantages of
all the study and discovery of two hundred
and seventy years that have passed since
1010 the date of the issue of 'King
James's Bible.' The old form of language
which has itself become sacred te the eyes,
caes and hearts of Bible-loving people, is
te be preserved.
" We say that it seemed te us that the
revisers at this meeting failed te appre
ciate the popular confidence with which
the result of their work is awaited. We
believe, from the feeling everywhere
around us, that the result of this revision
will be received with unquestioning con
fidence. The public understand that the
revision will be the work of the best
scholarship of two countries, selected and
exercised upon a bread and catholic basis,
and arriving at a result that is essentially
unanimous. It is believed that these men
knew all there is known upon the subject
which engages their attention ; and the
new revision will be received, in our
opinion, without a question. Indeed, wc
doubt whether there is any divine I i ving, out
side of this circle of men, who can publicly
undertake te criticise their work without
danger te his own reputation. Of course,
there will be great curiosity te see what
kind of work the revised version will make
of accepted doctrines and various sects. It
is quite possible that certain proof-texts
that have been used te upheld precious old
dogmas, or instate any support sects, will
be riddled ; but we have no idea that tiic
essential facts and doctrines recorded in
the book will be changed. Indeed, wc
already have this assurance from the re
visers themselves. Leve te Ged and man
will remain the beginning and end of reli
gion, and obedience te law will be the whole
of morality. The record of the life and death
of Christ will be changed in no essen
tial particular, and He will still remain,
what he has always been, the central fig
ure and informing and inspiring force of
the religion called by His name. If the
men who have called themselves by ether
names get a tumble who cares .' But the
great, undeniable fact that Bible-reading
Christians, of all names, are waiting for
the new revision with such interest that
there is net one of them between the At
lantic and Pacific oceans who will net pur
chase one at the lirst opportunity, is full
of grateful significance, alike honorable te
themselves and te the self-sacrificing
workers who have sustained, without
money and without price, the long and ar
duous task of preparing a perfect Bible in
the English language.
Curtln's Contest.
The election committee of the Heuse
made three reports yesterday in the Cur-tin-Yocum
contested election case. Messrs.
Springer, Sawyer and Colerick, Democrats,
the majority of the sub-committee te which
the case was referred, made report le the
general committee in favor of vacating the
scat and sending the issue back te the
people. Mr. Calkins, Republican, reported
in favor of Yocum's right te the place,
and Mr. Weaver, Greenback, concurred
with him. The general committee adop
ted the majority report, presented it te the
Heuse, and fixed Tuesday next for its con
sideration. Messrs. Field, Overton and
Camp, Republicans, of the general com
mittee, made a second minority report,
dissenting from the law asserted by Messrs.
Calkins and Weaver, but offering no reso
lution te the Heuse. They refuse te decide
the issue with any degree of pesitivencss,
but close by saying that if the case must
be decided en the facts new before the
committee, they think that Yeciun should
be allowed te retain his seat.
Liberal Donatien.
The stockholders of the Pennsylvania
academy of fine arts have ratified the ac
tion of the beard of directors in accepting
Mr. Jes. E. Temple's endowment of $00,
000. The gift is conditional upon the di
rectors giving one free day in each week te
the public for three years, and at the end of
that time two free days in each week.
The directors have decided te give one or
two medals yearly, either te meritorious
students of the academy or American exhibitors.
What Grant lias Net Learned.
New Yerk Natien.
The argument which Grant's friends
have used most effectively with these who
de net share their dislike of the "uncer
tainties of government," and are net
attracted te General Grant by the prospect
of his doing his own counting after the
presidential election is, however, that the
scandals which discredited his administra
tion during his two terms are net likely te
recur, should he be elected again. He has,
tliey say, learned se much during his tour
abroad, both about politics and men, that
he would certainly net be again betrayed
into the indiscretions, the remembrance
of which constitutes with a large
body of voters such a formidable
objection te his candidacy. We have
always thought it very unlikely
that a man of peculiarly set charac
ter and by no means wanting in self-confidence
such as he is, should be convinced
at. the ripe age of fifty-seven by two years
of foreign travel that he had acted under
wrong motives and influences during his
presidency. His journey abroad was that
of a sight-seer with extraordinary advan
tages. He stayed a few days or weeks in
each place, looking at the curiosities and
dining with the most distinguished people
all of whom treated him as a here, and
poured out flattery en him without
stint. That he bore himself under
all this with exceeding modesty
and geed taste, every one admits.
But his tour was net a period
of study and reflection, or deep ob
servation of any kind. He was altogether
rather less than three months in Eng
land and Scotland, and the time was passed
in incessant feting. In the remainder of
the two years he accomplished a journey
round the world, which took in Egypt,
India, China and Japan, se that it was en
the face of things very unlikely that he
saw or heard anything en his way calcu
lated event e raise doubts in his mind as
te whether his mode of administering the
United States government had been in any
degree objectionable. He was enjoying
the leisure and freedom from care, and
the congratulations and compliments, te
which the part he had played in the war
fairly entitled him ; but he was net
studying institutions or comparing
experiences with foreign statesmen.
A full account of his trips
has been published in a large
and handsome volume by a sort of histor
iographer who accompanied him through
out, and wc have looked through it in vain
for any account of an attempt en General
Grant's part te go below the surface of
things or lay aside the character of a much
feted guest in any country which he visited.
There is no trace of his having given any
time or attention whatever ie an examina
tion of mechanism or principles of admin
istration anywhere. Frem lirst te last he
amused himself, as he had a geed right te
de, and almost resented any attempt en
the part of his hosts te instruct him, or te
show him anything en the ground that it
was "in his line."
liATfcST NEWS B MAIL.
Lewis Brcnnan, aged 35, an inmate of
the soldiers' home at Washington, com
mitted suicide yesterday. He leaves a wife
and children in Baltimore.
An English squadron has arrived at Sa Sa
lenica te see what can be dene for the re
lease of Cel. Syngc, who, with his wife, is
held by brigands for a ransom.
The greater portion of the delegates te
the Vermont state convention express
themselves strongly against a third term.
The sentiment for Senater Edmonds for
first choice is very strong.
The body of an unknown woman, with
the hands tied together, has been found in
the water near the Ambey coal wharves in
Perth Ambey, N. J. Except the tying of
the hands there was nothing about the
body te cause a supicieu of foul play.
A special dispatch from Bismarck, D. T.,
says : The worst snow storm ever known
in the Northwest has raged here for two
days. Fer two months a succession of storms
has interrupted travel en the Northern
Pacific railroad, causing a very large less
te the read and te the Black Hills stage
company. Only three trains from the
East have arrived since February 1. All
extensions, improvements and repairs arc
suspended.
A colored man named Brown and his
wife, having been arrested at Galcsburg,
Illinois, en suspicion of having robbed the
Galesburg bank of several thousand dol
lars, part of which was found in their
house, some citizens took Brown's son
te the outskirts of the town, and, by
threats of hanging, get from him a full
confession, throwing guilt also en 2' Bill"
Stamps, of Knoxville, " Lew" Ellworth
and " Ed." Adle, of Maguen, all of whom
have been arrested.
In Baltimore last night a fire broke out
in the warehouse of Rauch & Bewen, en
commercial wharf, which was almost entire
ly burned out. The damage te the build
ing was $1,500. Rebert Turner & Sen had
stored in 200 tens of super-phosphate valu
ed at $10,000, nearly the whole of which
was destroyed. . There were also some
hogsheads of tobacco which was slightly
damaged by water. Rauch & Bewen are
fully insured in the city offices and Turner
& Sen arc partially insured.
In Buffalo, N. Y., yesterday, while Jus
tice Geerge Barker, of the supreme court,
was busy trying cases, Mrs. Ella A. Hig Hig
ginseu, a lady well-known for her philan
thropy, walked up te the bar and said :
"Justice Barker; you have sentenced Carl
Mankc te die by the hangman's noose for
the murder of Jehn Atloff. Yeu only act
ed in accordance with the law of Moses ;
but as the law of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ is te save men, wc shall make
an effort te have Manke's sentence com
muted te imprisonment for life." The lady
withdrew and the petitions are new being
circulated and will be sent te Governer
Cernell.
STATU! ITEMS.
The Democrats of Juniata county, se
lected Jehn D. Milligan as representative
te the state convention.
William Cartney, of Riverton, N. J., was
killed yesterday by being run ever by an
ice wagon at Beach and Marlborough
streets, Philadelphia.
A man, supposed te be Professer Aretas
W. Allen, of New Yerk, was struck by a
train last night en the Pennsylvania rail
road at Thirty-sixth street, Philadelphia,
and instantly killed.
Jeseph Seafert, aged seventy-four, died
at his home, in Milferd, last night. With
in the past week seven persons have died
there whose aggregate ages amount te 491
years.
The auction sale of the Brahma, the
"Plymouth Reck, " and the three game
chickens, the proceeds of which are te be
devoted te the Jlerald famine fund for Ire
land, took place at neon yesterday, en Bread
street, Philadelphia, in front of the stock
exchange. The three pairs of the different
species were sold te Mr. Andrew Martin
for $75. Private donations te the amount
of $925 were handed in.
William Snyder, 21 years old, an un
married man, committed suicide by shoot sheet
ing himself through the head, at his resi
dence, 1219 North Twenty-seventh street.
Philadelphia, The act was committed while
he was in bed. He had been ill for some
time, and was harassed by fears that he
was going te have the small-pox. He had
declared that he would rather die than be
thus afflicted. His illness is thought te
have deranged his mind.
On Saturday evening Mrs. Welsh, wife
of Geerge Welsh, a farmer living near
Hometown, about two miles above Tama
qua, left home te visit her father, Jehn
Keller, who is sick, and who lives about
half a mile from Welsh's house, across the
fields. She did net return during the
night, but nothing was thought of this by
the .family, as it was supposed she had
concluded te remain with her sick parent.
Next morning she was found frozen dead
in an intervening field.
A shocking murder was committed en
Tunnell street, in Pittsburgh. The mur
dered man, whose name was William Penn,
was observed walking up Tunnell street in
company with Jehn KinLiu,a variety actor,
and passers-by heard angry words between
them. Just as the parties reached a pri
vate alley Kinlau pulled a long knife from
his pocket and thrust it into the left sidoef
Penn, and then shoved him into the alley.
Penn died in a few minutes, being unable
te give the name of his assassin. After
the stabbing Kinlan walked quietly away,
and has net been arrested, although the
the detectives are en his track. Penn was
twenty-five years of age, and was unmarried.
Deatlioful'remlnent New Jersey Man.
Judge David Naar, for many year editor
and proprietor of the Trenten True Ameri
can, died in Trenten, N. J., yesterday, aged
80 years. He was born in St. Themas,
West Indies, his ancestors being Portuguese
Hebrews, and came te this country with
his father when a boy. lie was educated
in New Yerk, but emigrated te New Jersey
after the great lire of 1835. He was suc
cessively Mayer of Elizabeth and Judge of
a special court of Essex county ; was a
member of the Constitutional Convention
of 1844, U. S. Censul at St. Themas from
1845 te 1848, Clerk of Assembly in 1851-2,
and State Treasurer in 18(55. He removed
te Trenten in 1853, and became proprietor
of the True American, which he controlled
until 1806. He was one of the eldest Free
Masuns in the United States.
The Next State Fulr.
President W. S. Bissell and his col
leagues : Jehn McDewel, of Washington
county ; J. L. Merris, of Susquehanna
county ; Dr. A. L. Kennedy, of Philadel
phia; Elbridge McCenkey and D. W.
Seiler, of Harrisburg, of the Pennsylvania
state agricultural society, were hard at
work for eleven hours, yesterday, at the
Girard house, Philadelphia, getting into
shape the details for the state fair and in
ternational sheep show, te be held next
September at the International exhibition
building. The state society will have its
show from the 0th te the 18th of Septem
ber, after which the sheep show will come
in and held the ground for week longer.
Organization for Safety.
At a Sand Let meeting in San Francisce
en Monday, a demagogue named Gannon,
said that " they would finish their rounds
among the employeersef the Chinese this
week, after which there would be less
noise made, but the meeting would be se
cret and dangerous te these who had re
fused te comply with their demands."
The beard of supervisors, chief of police
and a number of private citizens have held
a consultation, which is believed te have
i efcrence te some threats made by Kear
ney last week. Seme business men favor
a committee of .safety.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Dr. Warren' Illustrated Lecture.
This lecture should be heard, and its
illustrations seen by every intelligent
reader who can make it convenient te be
present in Fulton hall te-morrow evening.
It is of a class of scientific lectures tee
seldom presented te popular audiences.
Its illustrations will be of a very satisfac
tery character, and the reputation of the
lecturer is such that no further word of
endorsement is needed.
Among the views thrown upon the can
vas by the calcium light will be the solar
system, with the planets all revolving in
proper order about the sun of itselt a
view that will never be forgotten by any
one who may sec it. Other movable
illustrations will show the motion of the
tides, el the moon, and comets, and
eclipses. Nebula; and star clusters in the
far depths of space will also be shown, as
well as the spectroscope and the different
kinds of telescopes, the construction of the
latter being intelligibly shown and ex
plained upon the canvas.
The large chorus of the high schools,
numbering from one hundred and fifty te
ene hundred and seventy-five pupils, in
addition te the songs and hymns announced
for the first part of the pregramme, will
sing during the evening from the illumi
nated canvas, "My Country 'tis of Thee "
and " The Spacious Firmament en High."
The music will be a very attractive feature
of the evening pregramme.
We make an extract or two from the
late work of Dr. Warren, which, will give
the reader "a taste of his quality " :
Distance anU Power.
The two thoughts that overwhelm us are
distance and power. The pcriedf man's
whole history is net sufficient (pr an ex
press train te traverse half the distance te
Neptune. Thought wearies and fails in
seeking te grasp such distances ; it cannot
comprehend one million miles, and here
are thousands of them. Even the wings cf
imagination grew weary and droop. When
wc stand en that outermost of planets, the
very last sentinel of the outposts of the
king, the very sun grown dim and small in
the distance, wc have taken only ene step of
the infinite distance te the stars. They have
net changed their relative position they
have net grown brighter by our approach.
Neptune carries us around a vast circle
about the centre of the dome of stars, but
we seem no nearer its sides. In visiting
planets wc have been only visiting next next next
deer neighbors in the streets of a seaport
town. Wc knew that there are similar
neighbors about Siriusand Arcturus, but a
vast sea rolls between. As we said, we
stand with the outermost sentinel ; but
into the great void beyond, the king of
day sends his cornets as scouts, and they
fly thousands of years without for one in
stant missing the steady grasp of the
power of the Sun. It is nearer almighti
ncss than wc are able te think.
" If we cannot solve the problems of the
present existence of worlds, hew little can
we expect te fathom the unseundablc
depths of their creation and development
through ages measureless te man ! Yet
the very difficulty provokes the most
ambitious thought. We toil at the prob
lem because it has been hitherto unsolv unselv
able. Everj' error we make, and discover
te be such, helps towards the final solution.
Every earnest thinker who climbs the
shining worlds as steps te a higher
thought is trying te solve the problem
Ged has given him te de."
Died of Her Injuries.
Little Harriet Fastnacht, aged 3 years,
daughter of Peter Faslnachr,ef Campbell's
alley, who was se terribly burned en
Monday afternoon by the upsetting of a
pet of boiling mush ever her head, face
and neck, as reported in yesterday's In
telligence!!, died yesterday evening
about seven o'clock.
Corener Mishler visited the family of
the deceased child this morning, and being
satisfied of the manner in which the child
came te its death, deemed it unnecessary
te held an inquest.
Sale of Horses.
Samuel ness & Sen, auctioneers, sold at
public sale en Monday last at the Merri
mac house, for Daniel Legan, 16 head of
horses at an average of $151 per head.
COURT OF O.UABTER SESSIONS.
- January Adjourned Term.
Tuesday Afternoon. Cem' ih vs. Jehn
Harris, larceny. The defendant was
charged with stealing s bag from the Sus
quehanna rolling mill In Columbia, which
belonged te Jehn Paine, of Columbia. He
was seen taking the bag by a man who
arrested him. The defense was that Harris
took the bag, thinking it was of no value,
for the purpose of carrying iron away
in it. The jury rendered a verdict of
guilty without leaving the box. Sen
tenced te GO days imprisonment.
Cem'th vs. Phiiip J. Fertig, of this city,
carrying concealed weapons. Mary Bent
ley testified that she had a case against the
defendant some time age. He came te
her house several times and asked her
whether she intended te take the case te
court ; she told him she did ; he drew a
revolver and threatened te kill her if she
did se ; this occurred three different times.
The defense was that Fertig never drew
a pistol upon the presecutrix, nor did he
threaten te sheet her. In May, 1S76 (the
time when it was alleged defendant made
one of the threats), he did net own a
pistol ; he bought one in June. The only
time the presecutrix saw him with a pistol
was ene evening when he met her at
Prince and Chestnut streets ; he had just
left a friend who had borrowed his pistol,
and he had it in his pocket. The presecu
trix saw me weapon ami asked him te
show it te her. He took it from his
pocket and let bar leek at it without
taking it out of his hand. Several wit
nesses testified te the geed character of
the defendant for peace and quietness
previous te this charge.
After being out all night, the jury found
a verdiet of net guilty, defendant for costs.
Cem'th vs. William A. Baughman, for
nication and bastardy. The complainant
in the case was Hannah Simmons, who re
sides in Bart township. She testified that
the defendant is the father of her female
child, which was born en March 24, 1S79.
having been begotten en June 15, 1S78.
about dusk in theevtning"; On tria?.
Wednesday Jferuiag: Cem'th vs.
Wil-
Ham A. Baughtrttnybrnicntieii anil
tardy.
Fct the defense, the defendant
bas-
was
called. He testified that he lives about
half a mile from the home of the prosecu presecu
trix in Bart township, having moved te
that place in the spring of 1878 ; he had no
acquaintance with her until July. On the
evening of the 15th of June, when the
child was alleged te have been begotten,
the witness went te the blacksmith shop
at Green Tree, after supper, te have
a reaper knife lixed. After that was done
witness and a young man named Lyle.
went te the house of Harrison Graham te
get a rope and hay spear ; from that he
went te Daniel McGowan, where they get
a clevis, and he then returned te his home
by way of Nine Points. After unloading
the things he went te bed and remained
there until the next morning. He is net
the father of the child ; he was 18 years
old last November.
On cress examination the witness stated
that he once walked part of the way home
from his father's house with the prosecu presecu
trix and another girl ; witness walked p.tst
Mrs. Simmons's house upon one evening in
June with a man named Pickel ; he did
net see Hannah Simmons seated en her
father's perch ; he did net tell Jehn Pickel
that he stepped en the way back and was
with Hannah ; he never was at Mr. Sim
mons's house en a Sunday ; en the night he
went te the blacksmith-shop he took sup
per at 5 o'clock ; he did net meet Pickel
en this evening ; the evening he was with
Pickel he saw Mr. Simmons at the end of
his lane, he also saw his son ; he was net near
thc house en that evening.
Arthur Themas, who is the blacksmith
at the Green -Tree, corroborated the de
fendant in regard te the time he was at
the shop en the evening of June 15th.
James It. Campbell, Jeseph Barclay,
Frederick Lyle, Daniel McGowan, Har
vey Baughman and Jehn Pickel were
called and they also corroborated the de
fendant in regard te his whereabouts en
that evening.
Twenty-two witnesses were called who
reside in the neighborhood of the prose prese
cutrix, and they testified that from her
reputation they would net believe her en
oath. The defense here rested.
The commonwealth then opened their
rebuttal. The first witness called was
Cyrus Simmons, the father of the prose prese
cutrix, who testified that en the evening
of the 15th of June as he was leaving
home he met Jehn Picket and the defend
ant ; they came down from the weeds and
-went into the lane of witness, leading te
the house ; this was a little while before
sundown. This wxs the evening of the
day that the masons came te work at the
house of the witness.
Jeseph Simmons, a son of the last wit
ness, testified that en the evening of the
15th of June he met Baughman and Pickel
between the pump and house at his home ;
witness went te the posteflice, leaving the
presecutrix at the house, and the two men
went in another direction.
Hannah Simmons was recalled. She
testified that en the evening of June 15
Baughman and Pickel passed their house.
The former asked if the masons had come.
They then went en and Baughman came
back about dark.
James Swisher testified that he went te
de mason work at Cyrus Simmons's en
June 15.
JehnKunkle testified that he saw the de
fendant at Mr. Simmons house en a Sun
day (defendant said in his testimony that
he never was there en a Sunday). Jeseph
Simmons testified te the same facts.
Eight witnesses were called who testi
fled that they would believe the prosecu presecu
trix en oath.
The Hoever Murder Case.
The case of Julia Hoever, of Ephrata,
who is charged with administering poison
te her mother and step-sister, was con
tinued this morning owing te the absence
of an important witness for the common
wealth, who is unable te attend en account
of the sickness of her father.
Herse Hailly Hurt.
Yesterday afternoon one of Jacob Lcip
pe's grey match horses met with an acci
dent that will probably lame it for life.
Mr. Leippe's team was standing close te
the curbstone en East King street, near
the prison, when a wagon camcy
along leaded with furniture. A
piece of the furniture falling from the
wagon frightened the horse, and he ran tow
ards Mr. Leippe's team, and the wheel of
the furniture wagon struck Mr. Leippe's
horse en the right leg, bruising it. badly
and splitting the pastern bone. The horse
was taken te its stable and the injured
limb was bandaged and splinted by Drs.
Greff and Cattell. The horse is a valuable
one, worth from $150 te $200.
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