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TUESDAY EVENING, MAECH 9, 1880.
The Bribers's Plea.
The pleas of guilty entered by the de
fendants in the bribery cases were wisely
made in their own interests, as would be
conceded, if it was net otherwise appar
ent, frefti the fact that they were delib
erately made under the advice of the
astute criminal lawyers who undertook
their defense. The result is likewise most
satisfactory te the ieeple, since it takes
away all doubt of the guilt of the accused
men, and, moreover, shows that they
were hopeless of manipulating the ma
chinery of justice te secure their acquit
tal. It is a great thing for the ieeple te
receive this assurance of the integrity of
the court of Dauphin county ; and it is a
great thing for them te have secured the
conviction of the first men who have
been brought te trial for seeking te cor
rupt the Legislature since the law under
the new constitution has denounced the
offense. If the result will be te save us
hereafter from corrupt legislation we
may congratulate ourselves te-day en
one of the most important reforms we
have ever gained.
Since they were hopelessly caught in
the meshes of the law, it was wise in
Kemble and his companions te confess
their guilt and avoid the greater promi
nence which a protracted and hardly
contested trial would have given te their
crime. But it is very doubtful whether
they would have had the nerve te thus
accept their fate, without kicking, if it
was net for the generally credited fact
that the disclosures of the trial would
necessarily have involved ether people of
importance whom Kemble could net
afford te sacrifice. In his testimony be
fore the legislative committee he refused
te make a full disclosure as te who were
his employers in the attempt te bribe the
legislators that was being made under
his direction, but it did appear with
suilicient distinctness that his work was
done in the interest of the Pennsylvania
railroad company and by direction of its
officers. It was of the greatest impor
tance that this whole affair should be
closed up as quietly as possible, and the
rats already in the traps have been per
suaded, by sufficiently potent induce
ments, te take the punishment their bad
luck has brought upon them and let the
mere fortunate fellows outside escape
with whole skins. The arrangement is
no doubt mutually .satisfactory and
profitable all around, and the very best
thing that could be done in the way of
mending this broken crockery of the
ring of plunderers that for se many years
had their own way with the Legislature
and the treasury.
Mr. Kemble shows that he dies very
hard in his attempt te put in a plea which
will step the trial, but at the same time
save him from a confession of guilt. It
will be an ingenious device of his lawyers
if it succeeds ; but it seems te be se very
absurd for a judge te permit a man te
plead that he is guilty, but nevertheless
is net guilty, that we can hardly con
ceive that the plan will succeed.
Mr. Kemble may pretest te the
public as much as he pleases that he
did net seek te corrupt anybody, and ex
plain as he pleases why he plead guilty
te an indictment charging him with .se
deing: but certainlv the court should
n at permit any such nonsense te appear
ea its records. If Mr. Kemble is in
duced by controlling reasons te plead
guilty, when he is innocent, the law will
indulge him in his desire, and te it his
reasons are of no consequence. Te
the public they will be very in
teresting, and we would all be glad
te hear from Mr. Kemble why he did
such a thing. "We will believe all he
cheeses te tell us about his being a vica
rious sacrifice, although it would be as
well if he did net squirm se much in
taking the dose.
Tiic Isthmus Canal.
The various prepositions looking te an
inter-oceanic canal across the isthmus
are doubtless worthy the attention of the
American people, and the rival projects
of Amnion and DeLessepsare entitled te
mere careful scrutiny than they arc
likely te receive en the eve of a presiden
tial election. The heat and blaze of that
exciting event generally blind our peo
ple te projects of great national interest,
much mere te these of international
concern. Nevertheless, as the matter
has get into Congress, and has been re
ferred by it te the executive and by him
back te Congress with his views upon it,
it is new projected into the sphere
of popular and legislative dis
cussion. Mr. Hayes expresses the
opinion, with mere pesitiveness than
is his went, that " the policy of this
country is a canal under American con
trol. The United States cannot consent
te the surrender of this control te any
European power or te any combination
of European powers. If existing treaties
between the United States and ether
nations, or if the rights of sovereignty or
property of ether nations stand in
the way of this policy a contin
gency which is net apprehended
suitable steps should be taken by
just and liberal negotiations te promote
and establish the American policy en
this subject consistently with the rights
of the nations te be affected by it." Ne
European power, he thinks, could pro
tect the capital involved in such an en
terprise without maintaining a power
and establishment en our borders that
we could hardly pcrmit,censistently with
our national safety and with the Menree
doctrine. Thoicfero, he concludes :
If the jretccti'n of the United States is
relied upon the United States must exer
cise Ktich control ;ih will enable this
country te protect itK national interests
and maintain the rights of these whose
private capital in embarked in the work.
An inter-oecariio canal across the Ameri
can isthmus essentially changes the geo
graphical relations between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of the United States ami
between the United TJtates and the rest of
the world. It will be the great ocean
thoroughfare between our Atlantic and
our Pacific shores and virtually a part of
the coast line of the United States. Our
merely commercial interests in it are
greater than that of all ether countries,
while its relations te our power and pros
perity as a nation, te our means of defense,
our unity, pcace and safety, are matters
of paramount concern te the poeplo of the
United States. Ne ether great power
would, under similar circumstances, fail
te assert a rightful control ever a work se
closely and vitally affecting its interest and
welfare.
This seems te be a geed reason why
American capitalists should build the
canal if it will pay them or foreign in
vestors subject their money te our con.
trel. At present the Americans de net
appear very enthusiastic te take held of
it. "When Grant was spoken of for pres
ident of the canal the matter awakened
some interest, but new that'liis friends
have ether purposes in their heads they
seem te have entirely dropped the great
inter-oceanic connection.
Why We Wonder.
Our geed Judge Patterson bothers us
with his declaration en Saturday, that
he had but one opinion yet te deliver en
matters argued before lain. We knew
of several cases in which we are awaiting
with interest the judge's action. There
is the matter of the Seventh w:. rd elec
tion case, and that little contempt case
of ours, both of which we have been
waiting te hear from. We are net in
any particular hurry, but if the papers
in these two cases have get into a back
corner of a pigeon hole, out of reach and
sight, no doubt our amiable friend, the
judge, will be glad te knew of it, that
he may institute a search for their re
covery. The judge's zeal in the discharge
of his judicial functions is very decided,
as was evidenced when he paid us se
much attention a month or two age. "We
perhaps had reason te feel highly natter
ed at the notice taken of us. and ought,
perhaps, te feel mortified at the neglect
that has since fallen upon us. But we
are net. "We are serene and calm in the
knowledge that our geed judge will pay
us all the attention that we deserve, and
will let us hear from him when he feels
like it : which is time enough. We would
net hurry the judicial footsteps out of
the slew and dignified pace which is se
becoming te the station. But still, as
we have said, we are bothered about the
disappearance of at least one of these two
cases that we thought snugly buried in
the geed judge's besom : and we can't
help wondering which is the lest lamb
of the lleck.
PERSONAL.
' A committee of Frenchmen will meet
Count de Lkssei's upon his arrival in
, Philadelphia, and a reception will be tcn
i dcred him by the French residents.
1 Hen. Sisiex Camkuex celebrated the
Slst anniversary of his birthday yesterday,
and a large number of his personal friends
! called upon him and extended their warm
! congratulations.
' M. Meissexieii, who owns te sixty-
seven years of existence, has a handsome
house full of beautiful artistic objects, and
though he has earned mere money than
! any ether painter in France, is se fend of
luxury that he is new net worth mere than
, $200,000. He receives from $3,000 te
$3,000 for a portrait. His cuisine is perfect
' and his wine-celler "magnificent." He
paints very slowly, and utterly refuses te
i be hurried when executing commissions.
i Mr. B. G. Neiminur. of Connecticut, a
frequent attendant upon Lancaster county
teachers" institutes, was mere than a year
I age tcqucstcd by General Kiyotaka Kur-
eda, minister of the interior department
of his imperial Japanese majesty, " te ac-
I cept a small token of their appreciation of
( his services in behalf of Japanese stu-
' dents." That " small token of sincere
thanks " arrived last week in the form of
; a beautiful breakfast, dinner and tea set
. of china of about two hundred pieces,
j with his initials en each. The exquisite
decoratieus of each piece show why se long
a time was needed te complete the set.
Dr. Fiiaxk Bledson and wife, of
Brownstown, Ohie, separated fourteen
years age, and the wife procured a divorce,
retaining their two little girls. The doctor
seen married again, and his second wife,
after bearing him five sons, died. Then a
correspondence sprang up between the
doctor and his former wife, which resulted
in a renewal of the old love and a premise
of marriage. They met and the plighted
faith was renewed, the doctor premising te
be kind and loving te Mrs. BIcdsen and
her children, but told her that she must
likewise be a mother te his five boys. She
indignantly said, "Never!" The doctor
took the train te join his live boys, while
Mrs. BIcdsen took her two girls and re
turned te her home in Brownstown.
Senater and Mrs. Blaine gave their
first Saturday evening reception last week,
being aided in the entertainment by their
out-coming daughter Miss Alice. The
Blaincs live in one of a stately row of houses
of which ethers arc occupied by General
Sherman, General Van Vliet, the Hen.
Fernande "Weed and ex-Governer Swann.
Mr. Blaine and his family have made of
theirs a peculiarly attractive home, rich in
its tasteful selection of statuary and
pictures, and thoroughly inhabitable in the
aspect of every room. "Without being tee
large te be cesy, it is a house conveying an
impression of spaciousness and capable of
entertaining many guests, its triple suite
of parlors facilitating this purpose admir
ably. Sakah Beuxiiaudt gave a masked ball
en Friday night at her residence en the
avenue de Villiers, Paris. There were
200 guests present and the affair was a
brilliant success. The heroic Sergeant
Heff, whose bust the dramatic sculptress
is te send te the Salen, was one of the
guests. But Mile. Bernhardt's grand
ball was spoiled by rivalry with that of
Madame Muxkaczy, which was given in
Munkaczy's splendid studio. The walls
were hung with geld tissue and ancient
pictures. The doers were curtained with
matchless tapestries and old Geneese vel
vet, hi the small rooms opening en the
studio there were arranged as if for Du
buffe te paint eeats of armor, choice anti
que draperies, furniture, and porcelains.
A Gothic chamber was illuminated by
means of electric lights placed behind
colored glass windows taken from churches
during the French revolution. The
Austrian ambassador danced in the first
quadrille, in which figured General Terr
and Madam Adam.
Twenty-Four Men Killed.
At Santiage, Chili, a workman in the
shell factory of the artillery barracks,
dropped a leaded shell. It exploded, tore
the building te pieces, set off the whole
stock of war munitions and killed twenty
four men, their mutilated bodies being
hurled in all directions.
MINOR TOPICS.
Amekicax wives have made themselves
notorious in France by six elopements in
as many months.
Democratic national conventions have
been held as fellows : 1832, Baltimore ;
1830, Baltimore ; 1840, Baltimore ; 1844,
Baltimore; 1848, Baltimore; 1852, Balti
more ; 183G, Cincinnati ; I860, Charleston ;
18C0, Baltimore; 1804, Chicago; 18G8,
New Yerk; 1872, Baltimore; 1870, St.
Leuis.
Tue British government made a startling
announcement yesterday that the Parlia
ment will be dissolved en Tuesday, March
23. It is expected that the general elec
tions will be held se that the new Parlia
ment may meet early in May. Mr. Fester,
en the part of the Liberals, approved of
the announcement. The Irish Belief bill
has passed both Houses of Parliament.
SiXTr mere Chinamen arrived in St.
Leuis yesterday, en their way East.
Henry F. Scharrctt, a planter, of Pass
Christian, Missisippi, who is new in St.
Leuis, says the planters in his section have
been canvassing the question of securing
Chinese laborers te fill the places of the
emigrating frcedmen. Correspondence
has taken place with some of the Chinese
companies, and it is net unlikely that some
Chinamen may be set at work ou the
Mississippi plantations in a few weeks.
Bisnei' Simpsen said in a sermon en
Sunday that the four great powers of the
earth arc the United States, Great Britain,
Germany and Russia, for the reason that
Jesus Christ is recognized as an authority
in their jurisprudence, their legislation,
their education aud their social and do
mestic organization and that by reason
of the cohesive force thus derived and se
upheld, these four powers arc mere poten
tial for geed in all that relates te the wel
fare of mankind than all the ether civil
powers en the face of the earth.
A paper called the Sugar Beet has been
started in Philadelphia ' devoted te the
cultivation of and utilization of the sugar
beet." It is published and edited under
the most reputable names, and its purpose
is one of the highest interest te agricul
turists in the United States and Canada.
Sugar beet can be raised te great profit,
and it only needs popular information en
the subject te give impetus te this import
ant industry. Our farmers will de well
te get and read this new publication, and
our local agricultural society might pro
fitably inquire into the subject. Sugar
beet experiments will be made this year in
Maine. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware, California and Canada.
Tiie bells of St. Mark's church, Phila
delphia, were silenced by an injunction
obtained by annoyed neighbors, and the
supreme court sustained the order. The
result of that case has led te movements
against church bells elsewhere. In St.
Leuis a chime in the Congregational
Church of the Pilgrims has been attacked
by two physicians living close by. These
bells are struck every quarter of an hour,
the number of strokes numbering 1,110 a
day, besides the tunc playing en Sundays
and prayer-meeting nights. The two phy
sicians say, in applying for the injunction,
that the noise is destructive of comfort
and dangerous te health. The officers
reply that the chime is a fine one, and that
the complainants would net object if they
were net infidels, te whom any Christian
sound would be unpleasant.
TnE quinine dealers have been busy try
ing te make the public believe that the
removal of the tariff en quinine put up its
market price ; and yet they are employing
extraordinary exertions te induce Congress
te rcimpese the duty en quinine, which
last year it most wisely, justly and
humanely removed. These exertions are
net strictly confined te the presentation
of facts and arguments te the National
Legislature, but they extend te and em
brace all these means which arc em
ployed by hired lebyists at "Washington in
support of measures the merits of which
are made conspicuous by their absence.
They declare in petition te Congress that
unless the duty en quinine is imposed by
Congress their business will be "crushed
out," and yet in a recent circular sent out
te their customers they inform that the
demand is greater than they can supply,
which certainly is net the condition of an
industry that is in danger of being crushed
out.
STATE ITEMS.
Sam'l Agucw, dry goods merchant, and
Jehn Leiser, clothier, and cenveyenccr, are
among Philadelphia's recently deceased
business men,
The Pittsburgh police made a raid en
Saturday night, en three disorderly houses,
and arrested seventv-six persons of all
colors and both sexes.
Dr. Samuel Halm, dee'd, a Hungarian
by birth and 39 years of age, died in New
Yerk en Saturday of erysipelas ; he is te
be cremated at Washington, Pa., today in
the LeMeync furnace.
According te the Clinten Democrat Mr.
Geerge Crawford, of Pine Creek, raised,
in the season of 1879, from six acres, 12,339
pounds of tobacco an average of 2,030
pounds te an acre. The entire stock was
sold at 12 cents per pound te Mr. Jehn
Tripple, of Lancaster, for New Yerk par
ties. Jehn Knerr, of Seuth Coventry, Chester
county, while standing en the double tree
of a lime wagon which was being unleaded
en his field, slipped and fell between the
horses. They started te run away, when
one wheel passed ever Mr. Knerr's head,
fracturing his skull, and another wheel
passed ever his body, breaking several
ribs. He will hardly recover.
"While the Democratic state central
committee are casting about for a place te
held their convention, attention is invited
te the peculiar fitness of Reading for this
pupese. The Republican organ thcre says :
" Here Democracy is at rest. There is no
nanuau crewu, no wauace crown, no
Bayard boom, no Tilden threnody, no
Hancock hoop la, no net anything."
At the funeral of an infant son of a Mr.
and Mrs. Jehnsen, in Lewer Merien, Mont
gomery county, the mourners, upon their
arrival at the graveyard, found that the
grave had been dug in the wrong place.
The sexton, being appealed te, demanded
a dollar for digging another grave. This
sum was deemed exorbitant and, as a grave
had te be made, the mourners fell te and
dug it themselves.
In Reading Rev. Geerge Jenes, of the
Old Baptist church (colored) baptized two
adults (females) in the river at the water
works en Sunday-at half past ten. At 3
p. m. Rev. Dungee, of the Free Will Bap
tist church, West Harrisburg, baptized
eight adults at the Bread street ferry.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
the usual crowd of spectators was present.
THE RIOT BILL BRIBERY CASES.
The Surprising Flea of the Defendants.
The Reasons Locked in Kemble's Breast.
Uurrisburg Patriot.
If a bombshell had burst in the court
room yesterday afternoon the people who J
naa assemmea tnere ceuia net nave eeen
much mere surprise than when the coun
sel for W. H. Kemble, Charles B. Salter,
W. F. Rumberger and Jesse R. Crawford
entered pleas of guilty. There had been
talk for several weeks that the defense had
a surprise in store for the prosecution, but
it was generally supposed by these who had
heard these predictions that some unpro
tected point of the commonwealth would
be attacked. That pleas of guilty would
be entered was known only te the counsel
for the defense, the accused themselves,
and a few confidential friends. The coun
sel for the prosecution were apprised of the
prospective movement only about an hour
before it was carried into effect, and the
information was se unexpected that they
gave it very little credence.
It was expected that the Salter case
would be called at the morning session,
but the absence of the Philadelphia coun
sel of the accused caused a postponement
until 2 p. m.
Messrs. Brewster, Mann and Cassidy, of
Philadelphia, and General Albright, of
Mauch Chunk, arrived at 11:40, and later
in the day Hen. W. II. Armstrong, of
Williamsport. These with Messrs. Lam Lam
berten, Herr, Hall, Weiss and Leng, of
this city, constituted the force engaged for
the defense.
Whan the court met at 2 o'clock a con
siderable number of people had congre
gated in the temple of justice. All the
defendants' counsel were in their seats and
apparently ready foractien, but Salter was
nowhere te be seen, a fact which caused
some speculation en the part of these who
had knowledge of the intention of the de
fense. Judge Black, Senater Carpenter
and Cel. F. B. Gewcn had net arrived,
but all the ether counsel for prosecution
were in their seats. After the lapse
of several minutes Judge Pearson in
quired of District Attorney HelUngcr
whom he proposed te try first. The name of
Charles B. Salter was announced. Fer a
few minutes there was a painful silence,
which was relieved by one of the counsel
for the defense handing the district attor
ney the indictment for corrupt solicitation
en the back of which was the word
" guilty." The paper was handed te the
court. A similar plea was entered in the
cases of Crawford, Rumberger and Kem
ble, the latter, however, being accompanied
with a statement te the ellcct that the
defendant was innocent of the charge of
offering money te members of the Legisla
ture for their votes for the riot bill.
AVhile the pleas in the cases of Salter,
Crawfeid and Rumberger were accepted
without comment Judge Pearson doubted
the legality of the Kemble plea coupled
with the qualification.
Mr. Simonton asked that the plea
be stripped of the protestation of inno
cence. Mr. Herr then addressed the court. He
said : We would like te conform te the
suggestion of the court and proceed strictly
in accordance with the law and at the same
time, if possible, prevent the defendant
being in a false position. Te make this
plea intelligible it must be understood that
some time age Kemble was a witness be
fore an investigation committee and his
testimony in regard te these things would
subject him te conviction under the act of
Assembly. It is net his disposition te deny
but in fact te reaffirm what he said was
true, but there are reasons in his breast
founded upon facts te prevent him saying
without some further qualification that he
is guilty under this bill of indictment.
While we deny that we arc guilty of per
jury as expressly laid down, it seeme te me
the plea is sufficient te require him te suf
fer the penalty of the law, therefore we
put in the plea of guilty. We also file a
paper setting forth the fact that we pro pre
test, in spite of the plea, that we arc guilty
of corrupt solicitation towards these par
ticular persons. We believe this works no
one injury at all and no harm te any per
son. This plea is net te be construed as
an admission en the part of said defendant
that he did corruptly eiler any money or
thing of value unto any or cither of the
persons named in the indictment. It is
much like the finding of a verdict of net
guilty but pay the costs."
Judge Pearson having decided that the
plea would have te. be entered separately
Mr. Herr filed a paper, of which the fol
lowing is a copy.
" Commonwealth vs. W. II. Kemble.
New, March 8, 1880, defendant pleads
guilty and by leave of the court files this
pretest that the plea is net te be construed
as an admission ou the part of said defend
ant that he did corruptly offer any money
or thins of value, unto any or either of the
persons named in the indictment."
The court did net decide what should be
done with the plea, but was te come te a
conclusion this morning.
Chistiau Leng was next called for trial,
but his attorney said his mind was affected
and his physical condition greatly impair
ed. This could be proved by his physi
cian and ether persons. The district at
torney did net press a trial, and Judge
Pearson gave the defendant until te-day
te show that he was unable te appear in
court.
The names of Representatives Drum and
Knittle, witnesses against Representative
Smith, of Philadelphia, were called, but
there being no response the district atter
ney informed the court that he was net
prepared te try any case. After the list
of jurors had been called ever the court
adjourned until this morning at 9 o'clock.
The grand jury in January found true
bills against Kemble, Salter and Craw
ford, for perjury, te which the defendants
have net entered pleas of guilty, but it is
doubtful if they will be pressed te trial en
these charges at leas.e net until some of
the cases of corrupt solicitation have been
disposed of.
The prosecution generally express satis
faction ever the plea of guilty in the cor
rupt solicitation charges. Representivc
Wolfe gives the defense credit for geed
sense in the course they pursued as it pre
vents unpleasant disclosures. lie consid
ers the result thus far as a vindication of
these who started the investigation into
the alleged attempt bribery of members
and says it will teach lobbyists that the
legislatures cannot be debauched with im
punity. What it Means.
31. P. II. te the Times.
On the whole, however, I am in
clined te think the victors would rather
have fought it out. The conviction of these
defendants was only a part of the desire
of their hearts. They wanted a trial for
months. They have had a vast arrav of
legal and ether talent employed in getting
these cases in geed shape. They have ac
cumulated an enormous quantity of testi
mony, enough, indeed, te fill several octave
volumes with mere briefs of its purport,
and it is a little discouraging te find that it
cannot be used te show net only the
guilt of these individuals, but te reveal all
the ramifications of the lobby. Still,
although zeal may net be fully grati
fied, nor appetite for the same appeased,
nor publicly curiosity fed upon the rich
diet it craved, there can no complaint cer
tainly from a prosecution which has only
the ends of justice in view. Guilt is con
fessed, although under pretest, and when
sentence shall have been imposed, the law
will be satisfied. The explanation of these
pleas of guilty is that the counsel for the
defendants became satisfied that these four
gentlemen without criminal intent techni
cally violated the law by "leg-rolling,"
and became subject te the penalty. The
theory of the prosecuting members of the
Legislature is that they pleaded guilty in
order te escape disclosures seriously com
premising well-known persons who have
net yet been publicly . implicated in the
scandal.
Judge Black says : "It is all right. It is
easy enough te capture a battery of spiked
guns but it is a captuerd battery neverthe
less." "What the Judee Can Give Them.
The act of 13th May, 1874, second sec
tion, defines the offense of corrupt solicita
tion and its punishment as fellows : "Any
person or persons who shall directly
or indirectly, by otter or premise
of money, office, appointment, employ
ment, testimonial or ether thing of
value, or who shall by threats or intimida
tien endeavor te influence any member of
the General Assembly, state, county, elec
tion, municipal or ether public officer iu
the discharge, performance or non-performance
of any act, duty or obligation
pertaining te such office, shall be guilty of
the etlcnsc et corrupt solicitation, and lia
ble te indictment for a misdemeanor ; and
en conviction thereof shall be sentenced te
pay a line net exceeding one thousand
dollars and te undergo imprisonment net
exceeding two years, at the discretion of
the court."
What Kuckalcw Thinks or It.
I think, in fact, it may be accounted for
in three ways. First, they may anticipate
favorable action by the beard of pardons,
but I don't think the attorney general will
lend himself te anything of the kind.
Then again, they may rely en the clemency
of the judge, but-I dent think Judge
Pearson is that sort of a man ; aud thirdly,
they may have considered the old-time
idea that by pleading guilty te the in
dictment the punishment is likely te be
lessened."
" But which of !the three de you
think"
" Ah, well, new you can't expect me
you knew "
And as Mr. Buckalcw's eyes closed
sleepily, and the colored man came in te
turn down the gas, the reporter admitted
he couldn't.
But as the deer closed, Mr. Buckalew
was heard te murmur softly : " There's a
darkey in the woodpile."
Simen Cameren's View of It.
He will say nothing about it except that
he hopes the newspapers will net mis
represent the circumstances.
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
What the I'layers are Doing.
Milten Nobles will probably be
here
this season.
The Rankins have netted $50,000
en
" The JJamtes " this season.
Stuart Robson, of Robson and Crane,
expects te live te the age of 100 years.
Z. W. Sprague, the minstrel manager,
will put a circus en the read this year.
Harry Josephs, the former Catharine of
Rice's " Evangeline " company, is travel
ing with the "Arabian Night" troupe.
It is reported that Billy Emersen will
join Haverly's Mastodons at a salary of
$40,000 for three years.
Ilughey Dougherty is again with Cam Cam
cress. He was absent a short time en ac
count of illness.
Harry Watsen, Dutch comedian, late of
Watsen and Ellis, takes Gus Brune's
place in the " Tourists."
The Kiralfys have inherited a consider
able property iu Hungary in consequence of
the death of a grandmother aged 102.
Mary Andersen will play only in the
large cities next season, which will be, iu
all about thirty weeks.
When Havcrly takes Nible's Garden it
will be known as " Haverly's Nible's Gar
den."
Mabel Santlcy and Lida Kenyen, of the
nentz-sautley troupe, are one ami the
same woman.
C. W. Tayleure, manager of Chanfrau,
knocked a man down iu Columbus, because
he get into a bus which he had chartered.
He was arrested and fined.
Raymond is reported as saying that his
recent illness cost him $3,000 that is te
say, in less of time and necessary expenses
of his condition.
When the circuses of Cooper & Bailey,
;nm Aiiam rerepaugu snow together iu
Philadelphia, this season, they will give a
street parade in which there will be 400
horses, 30 camels and 30 elephants.
Alenzo Schwartz, the popular comedian,
who has visited us several times with Mil Mil
eon Nobles, is playing iu Frank Maye's
company at the Olympic theatre, New
Yerk.
Samuel Maxwell, formerly a partner of
Weed, of Weed and Beasly, musicians,
who were here with Pat Roency, is new liv
ing in this city and will appear at Temmv
Mack's show.
Alice Harrison, Virginia Buchanan and
Henri Laurent are members of an "En
chantment " company under the manage
ment of the Kiralfys, who began a south
ern tour in Baltimore yesterday.
Charley Reynolds is playing again and
is new at Miller's Garden, Philadelphia.
It is said that he never was insane, but he
played oil' for the purpose of having Hav
crly release him from his engagement with
the Mastodons.
When Teny Denicr's company was iu
Philadelphia, recently, " Punch" Walten
was arrested en complaint of his wife who
charged him with desertion. On Saturday
he had a hearing and was ordered te pay
her $8.50 per week. He could net give se
curity and had te go back te jail.
Alice Batcman, clog d nicer, who was
here with the Watsen-E lij combination,
and Saliie Heward, another actress, gave
Charles Duncan, a variety performer, two
black eyes in Louisville a few days age, be
cause he made some ugly remarks about
Miss Bateman.
Charles Ellis, late of Watsen & Ellis,
dutch comedians, Augustus J. Brune, new
in the "Tourist" company, who was for
merly of the firm of Jehnsen fc Brune,
song and dance men, and Alenzo Schwartz,
will go in one company shortly and will
play funny pieces after the style of the
" Troubadours," "Freliques," and ethers.
Teny Paster has already engaged the
following performers for his traveling com
pany, which is te take the read early in
April next : Flera Moere, the French
twin sisters, the St. Felix sisters, the Four
Eccentrics Perry, Magrew, Curdy and
Hughes Bryant and Hoey, the Three
Rankins. Charles Gilday and Fannie Beanc,
Bennie Runnells andFrank Girard.
It will be remembered, that when
Cooper & Bailey's Londen show was here
last season they had two lively little ele
phants named "Venus" and " Adenis. 'g
i ins winter mese two animals nave been
trained te de something that no elephant
nas ever uenc, aud that is te walk a rope.
They will have their names in large letters
en the bills this season as they will be a
great attraction.
Ward's opera house, a variety theatre
in Paterseu, N. J., has been under the
management of II. P. Ackerman. Saturday
evening was announced as the close of the
season. There were ever 1,000 men and
boys in the house. They waited in vain
for the performance te begin until 8J
o'clock, when it became known that the
actors refused te play unless they were
paid their wages in advance, when the
audience rushed te the box office for a re
turn of their money, which was refused,
when the mob smashed the furniture, broke
up the piano, tore down the scenery, kicked
off the footlights, cut the drop curtain
into shreds, and demolished every movable
thing in the place.
Charles Keeshin, the agent of the
" Pirates of Penzance, " who were here
recently, tells the following story of child
ish precocity : While running the juvenile
" Pinafore" party in Bosten, a little urchin,
aged four years, who played the Captain,
became very much fatigued during the
play, and, ensconced behind a scene en the
upper deck,he went te sleep, and rolled off
onto the stage, during the sole. His
mother, who was behind the scenes, rushed
forward te the footlights, and, in full view
of the audience, forgetting everything but
her boy, exclaimed : "Oh ! my child, my
child! did it hurt you?" "Ne," said the
infant, as he picked himself up struggling
hard te keep from crying and maintain
his dignity, "itd-didn't h-hurt me-m-m-much,
b-b-but I've disgraced the whole
company !'
LATKST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Louisiana Democratic state conven
tion is called te meet at New Orleans en
April 12 te select delegates te the Cincin
nati convention.
Cel. W. S. Oliver, superintendent of the
federal building new in course of con
struction at Little Reck, has been removed
his friends allege for political reasons.
The bark Eblana, Captain Barry, has
been wrecked in the Bay of Funday. The
captain, first mate aud five of the crew
were drowned.
At Delaware, Ohie, a three year old
daughter of Gee. Bell was fatally shot by
her cousin, Daisy Price, aged eight years.
The sheeting was accidental.
On Sunday evening four New Orleans
policemen arrested Rebert Weiss, colored,
charged with disturbing the peace. Weiss
made some resistance, whereupon he was
shot dead by Corporal Murphy. .
The British ship Isabella, Capt. Blanche
from Pensacola, January 14, for Dublin,
has been abandoned at sea, water-legged.
Eight of her crew have been landed at St.
Michael's. The rest were drowned.
An engine and eighteen coal cars were
wrecked by the giving way of a trestle
bridge at Little Lake, Washington terri
tory, en Sunday. One man was killed and
several ethers were injured.
Ira Travell's shirt and cellar manufac
tory at Trey and three tenement houses
have been destroyed by fire. Less about
$14,000 ; insurance, $12,000. Several fam
ilies narrowly escaped from the tenement.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
The Atlantic and Pacific telegraph
company yesterday took possession of
their wires lately seized by the Union
Pacific railroad company and re established
connections. Ne resistance was offered
en the part of the Union Pacific.
The Academy of Arts exhibition at Ot
tawa, Canada, was formally opened en
Saturday night by the governor general.
The exhibition of pictures, sketches and
designs is said te be the finest ever held in
Canada. The building is te be used here
after for a government geological museum.
At the elections in Maine, yesterday,
Biddeford, Belfast and Banger elected Re
publican mayors. In Augusta, Peleg O.
Vickery, Republican, was elected mayor
by 524 majority. The Republicans carry
every ward. The Democrats and Green
backers both had candidates in the field.
David Roberts, a cutter, Jacob Faulken
berg, a rag merchant, and William Abert
and William Linden, express men, have
been arrested for committing robberies in
the store of II. B. CIaflin& Ce., of New-
Yerk, te the amount of $40,000. Roberts
has confessed.
Application will be made for a life-saving
medal for Stephen Barrett, of Buffalo,
who has rescued eighty-seven persons from
drowning and brought ashore the bodies
of many who had been drowned, including
that of his own son and nephew. Barrett
had been a sailor and a fisherman for many
years.
Andrew Meynihan, confined in the jail
at Logansport, Intl., en a charge of mur
der, walked out of the jail last Saturday
night and escaped. He found four doers
between him and liberty closed, but net
locked, and he stele out, carefully closing
them after him. A reward of $300 is
offered for his body, dead or alive.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Salisbury Items.
As Mr. Lewis K. Hilten and Mr. Uriah
Haines, both residents of Springville, were
en their way te E. W. Plank's sale last
Saturday, at a point iu the old read near
Mr. Jehn Black's farm, the wheel of their
wagon became wedged in a stump, causing
an upset. Mr. Hilten had his hands and
knees badly skinned, but no. bones were
broken ; Mr. Haines escaped with a few
bruises. The horse ran about a quarter
of a mile when he was captured. The
only damage done te the wagon was a pair
of broken shafts.
Quite a number of our citizens arc com
plaining of slight attacks of sickness, most
likely caused by the sudden changes of
weather.
Moving time is beginning te trouble our
neighborhood, as quite a number of the
residents intend changing their place of
residence about April 1.
Surprise Presentations.
Last evening the boarders of the Serrel
Herse hotel, West King street, presented
Mr. C. II. Hunsbergcr, one of the propri
etors, with a solid geld watch chain, as a
token of their appreciation of his many
amiable qualities. A fine collation also
furnished by the boarders was then par
taken of.
On Saturday last the employees of
Jeseph Mayer's Sen's robacce warehouse,
this city, presented their foreman, W
Scott Brady, with a handsome geld watch,
stem winder and setter. The presentation
was made by J. Baker Eshleman.
Large Funerals.
The funeral of Christian II. Wittmcr, of
Washington, took place en Sunday morn
ing and was very largely attended. The
religious services, which were very im
pressive, were conducted by Revs. Recver
and Deshong.
The funeral of Jehn Witmer, one of the
eldest residents of Elizabethtown took
place yesterday, the religious services be
ing held in St. Peter's church. Rev. Father
Fein, the pastor, conducted the requiem
mass. The church was crowded with an
audience consisting of Catholics, Dunkards,
Mcnnenitcs and ether::.
Tobacco Sales.
Geerge W. Roberts, of Washington,
has sold his crop for 23 and 4, and S. B.
Urban has sold his at 18, 7 and 4. There
are some geed crops in Washington and
vicinity net yet bought up.
Franklin Brencman, of Providence, has
sold his crop of 2$ acres te Rosenwald &
Ce., for 18, G and 3.
Mrs. Kepperling, of Providence, has
sold her crop te Rosenwald & Ce., for 18,
6 and 3.
Large Yield.
The Penn iron company made last week
en their sixtcen-inch main 14G j tens, and
en their cight-ineh main 78) tens, making
a total production of the mill for the week
of 224 tens. This is considered a large
out put for the capacity of the works.
Donatien.
The members of the Lutheran congrega
tion last week made'a liberal donation of
previsions te Rev. J. V. Eckcrt and wife.
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
A Johnstown Man Charged with ICebblnc
A. Companion.
Jehn H. alias Charles Elvine, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Officer Leutz
en the strength of a telegram received
from Jehn P. Harris, chief of police of
Johnstown, Pa., who charges him with
having robbed Jehn D. Hughes of a con
siderable sum of money. This morning a
letter was received from Chief Harris by
Chief Deichler detailing the circumstances
under which the robbery took place. The
lettcr states that Mr. Hughes is a very re
spectable citizen, but en Saturday last
he get en a terrible "rip," something very
unusual for him te de, and while in this
condition, Elvine fell in with him and
premised te take geed care of him and
take him home. Instead of doing se he
took Mr. nughes, who had become entire
ly helpless, into an unfrequented alley,
where he abandoned him. Mr. Hughes
was fortunately found by one of his
friends, and properly cared for, but when
he recovered consciousness, he ascertained
that he been robbed of a pocket
book, containing a considerable sum
of money and sonic valuable papers.
Elvine was at once suspected of
the robbery, aud inquiries were made
for him. It was ascertained, however,
that he had left Johnstown, having told
his friends there that he had received a
telegram that his mother was dead.
Before leaving Johnstown he bought a
new suit of clothes, and appeared te be
"Hush" with money, though he had none
before he fell in with Hughes. He also
spent money freely after his arrival in
Lancaster, but no money or papers were
found en his person when he was arrested.
A search warrant has been issued and the
premises of his mother, Mrs. Butt, and his
sister, where he bearded, will' be searched.
The Johnstown authorities have been
notified of his arrest, and the chief of po
lice will arrive here this evening.
Just before his arrest. Elvine appeared at
Alderman Wiley's office and stated that he
had been robbed in Johnstown by a man
named Charles Elfcline. He told the
story of the robbery substantially as it is
above told, substituting his own name,
'nstead of Hughes's as the victim and
Elfcline, instead of himself as the robber !
He added that he (Elvine) was a police
man of Johnstown, and that Elfcline had
come en te Lancaster and was new stepping
at Kate Riley's. Alderman Wiley took
his complaint but before he had finished
making out the papers he saw that he was
intoxicated.
ST. JOHN OF (JOl).
Interesting
Anniversary Ceremonies at St.
Jesejpli'H Hospital.
Yesterday being the festival of St. Jehn
of Ged, the patron saint and founder of the
order under whose auspices St. Jeseph's
hospital was built, the occasion was cele
brated at the hospital with interesting ser
vises. Solemn high mass was celebrated
in the chapel at 10) o'clock, and an able
sermon was preached by the pastor of the
59th street church, New Yerk.
In the evening about one hundred of the
friends of Rev. Father Ignatius Sagerer,
the principal of the hospital and the chief
of the order of St. Jehn in this country.
called upon him, bringing with them the
Lancaster Miennercher and the Citizens'
band. A serenade of very excellent vocal
and instrumental music was tendered
Father Ignatius and his reverend guests,
after which the company was
invited iu and refreshments were lib
erally dispensed. Rev. Father Schmclz,
eT Brooklyn, made a congratulatory ad
dress in German, which was responded te
by Jehn A. Ceylc, esq., of this city, in
English. Speeches were also made by
Rev. Father Serg, Prof. F. W. Haas, of
the Masnuercher, and Father Ignatius.
After the rendition of several musical
pieces by the Masnnerchcr and band the
pleasant party broke up.
Neighboring Railroad Matters.
Saturday afternoon as the down train en
the Waynesburg branch, consisting of ten
freight and two passenger cars, was round
ing the curve one-half mile west of Barnes-
ten station, six of the freights jumped the
track, making a complete wreck of four
of them, while two had their trucks tern
from under them, and the bumper of the
baggage car was smashed in
The Pennsylvania railroad company will
this spring commence the filling up and
reconstruction of the high bridge at Coates
ville. This structure Is net far short of
one hundred feet high, and the proposed
undertaking will require a large force te
finish the work by next winter. It will
require the estimated expenditure of ever
a quarter of a million of dollars. There
will be five permanent arches three for
water, one for the county read, and the
fifth for the Wilmington fc Northern,
railroad. The width of the base will be
280 feet, and, of course, the arches will
be the same length.
Seriously Hurt en the Railroad.
Gibsen Peters, a carpenter, who lives
with Jcre Reeser, near Mill creek, whihj whihj
cressing the railroad track at Bird-in-Iland
was struck by the Harrisburg
accommodation train and thrown some
distance. When picked up he was found
te be insensible, and a further examina
tion showed that one of his legs was
broken, several ribs were broken, and he
was internally injured. He was removed
te the residence of Peter Beffenmycr, near
by where he was cared for and this morn
ing he was brought te this city en the Ni
agara express aud taken te the Lancaster
county hospital. His recovery is doubt
ful. The Millersville Hand.
The Millersville baud, having received a
new outfit in the way of plumes, belts,
pouches, &c, yesterday turned out eighteen
strong and serenaded some of the vil
lagers. The band is new en a geed finan
cial basis, the only thing wanting being a
new hall, and this they expect seen te be
provided with, through the generosity of
the citizens of Millersville.
One of Jehn Balr's Barns Rurneti.
The barn en the property of Jehn Hair,
esq., occupied by W. B. Merrow, near Air
ville, in Lewer Chanceferd, Yerk county,
was totally destroyed by fire between ,1
and 4 o'clock p. m., en Saturday. Mr.
Merrow's son and another boy were
smoking cigars about the barn, and it is
supposed they accidentally set the Lam en
fire.
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