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MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1880.
Subordinate Personal Issues.
Mr. Seymour gives geed advice when
he tells us net te quarrel ever old men
who die and leave us the inheritance of
their disputes. It is indeed profitless te
a party te contend about individuals, old
or young, and the time-honored Demo
cratic motto accordingly is, "prin
ciples net men;" which does net
mean that the party should net
be careful te select geed candi
dates, which is as of prime importance as
te pronounce sound doctrine ; but it
means that it should be content with
the nomination of any geed man and net
insist upon the selection of any particu
lar one at the cost of the party harmony.
This is something that active partisans
are very apt te forget, and Mr. Sey
mour has done a wise and timely thing
in calling the attention of the party te it
at this juncture,when it seems in especial
hazard ever the insistence of se many
Democrats upon the nomination of Mr.
Tilden ; who is objectionable net simply
because he is old, but chiefly because
there is an active antagonism te him
which disturbs the party harmony. His
candidacy is net essential and should net
be insisted upon. The principles which
he especially represents are vital and
must net be surrendered. We must nom
inate no man under whom we cannot
put in issue the great fraud committed
upon the party and the people in the
withholding from Mr. Tilden of the
presidency te which he was elected. That
is a great issue upon which the coming
contest must be waged. Mr. Tilden's
candidacy is net essential te it. We can
not hazard its success by putting him
up te represent it when there are
influences which will prevent him
from getting the votes of all these
who detest the fraud and would con
demn it.
The party in the nation cannot afford
te be as rash as the party in if ew Yerk
was in making its last gubernatorial
light en the Tilden and anti-Tilden
question. There is nothing in the ques
tion but a personal triumph of one ele
ment or the ether ; and that is a question
of tee little consequence te the party at
large te warrant it risking its success
upon it.
We pronounce ourselves quite unable
te understand why Democrats, ordin
arily of geed judgment, should want te
make this bitter fight ever a man, and an
old man at that, who may die when they
are up te their eyes in trouble of his cre
ation, and leave them a legacy of enmi
ties. It is a funeral fight, as Mr. Sey.
meur suggests, and all net fend of such
amusements should give it up,
We have plenty of geed presidential
candidates te select from. Horatio Sey
meur would probably suit us all if he
will have it ; but if anybody objects te
him, let us pass him, as he suggests, for
somebody else. He certainly would net
have the nomination unless tendered
with a fair degree of unanimity, and
neither ought anybody else te want it
unless se obtained. We knew that we
ourselves will net be hard te please, and
we believe this is the current feeling in
the party. Indeed we de net knew anyone
who has been named who would net be
generally acceptable, except Mr. Tilden
He is about the only hopeless case for a
harmonious ratification. Hancock, Bay
ard, Tetter of New Yerk, Parker of New
Jersey or of New Yerk, Palmer, Eaten,
and a great many mere would de. We
have no need te fight ever men te get a
geed one. There are plenty of horses in
the paddock te give us a geed mount, and
we can accommodate any reasonable
person with an animal that will be agree
able te him in color, size, gait and
temper.
The Right Kind or Harmony.
The Harrisburg Patriot says that Sena
ter Wallace " desires, above all things
political, the unity and harmony of the
party." Which is a very sensible desire,
and we are glad te hear it and hope it
will bear fruit. But we have some appre
hensien lest Senater Wallace's definition
of harmony requires a state of mind
which demands his mastery of the party
and which mere resembles the submis
sien of a slave than the amicability
of a freeman. When people are
permitted te have things their own
way they are naturally inclined te har
meny ; and there are facts in Senater
Wallace's career which seem te indicate
that his devotion te harmony requires
this ample basis. We cannot see, for in
stance, upon what fair argument he con
cluded that, he was putting himself in
harmony with the Democrats of the Col
umbia district by securing the non-confirmation
of their excellent candidate
for supervisor whom Mr. Hayes
had appointed ; nor de we per
ceive Senater Wallace's devotion
te harmony conspicuously shining
in the successful combination made by
his adherents, under his instructions,
with the McGowan members from Phil
adelphia in the state committee, by
which the chairman of the committee
was directed te put the delegates of
that Philadelphia faction upon the con
vention's roll. It is se purely a matter
for a convention te decide who are its
members that it was thrusting a very
useless contention upon the state com
mittee te ask it te determine the
regularity of one of the Philadel
phia parties. The question might as
well have been submitted te the differ
ent county committees and Demo
cratic debating societies whose decisions
would have had just as much effect.
This Senater Wallace well knows, be
cause the state convention at Pittsburgh
se declared when Chairman McClelland
attempted te make up a roll for it accord
ing te Senater Wallace's idea of hew it
should be made up. This attempt
of Mr. McClelland was made in
strict pursuance of Senater Wallace's
idea of harmony ; and the ref ussil of the
convention te accept it was certainly an
exhibition of inharmoniousness ; it did
netagree that the chairman should make
up its temporary roll, putting upon it such
of the contestants as he liked. But then
it is te be said in defense of the conven
tion's refracterinesss that it was but
.minding its own business, the treuble
of which Chairman McClelland had
kindly intended te relieve it. And
it was right for the convention te
de it even at the cost of harmony.
Every man must de his duty and net let
any ever-anxious fellow usurp his func
tions, even if some people's feelings are
hurt in the act. The next state conven
tion is certain te de as the ethers have
done, and will make up its temporary
roll of these whose seats are uncontested.
We hope that this will be done harmon
iously, although from the refusal of Sen
ater Wallace's friends and the McGowan
people en the state committee te accept
the amendment te their resolution which
provided that the delegates whose seats
were contested should net be put upon
the temporary roll of the convention,
it would seem as though they were net
disposed te be content with the settled
practice of our state conventions, and
pretend te ask, in the interest of har
mony, that their friends shall ' be
admitted te a vote upon the ques
tion of their own election. Weapprehend,
though, that Senater Wallace has mere
modesty and sense that his retainers, and
the Patriot encourages us te believe that
he will adept a definition of harmony
hereafter which we can recognize as the
genuine article.
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Seme of our contemporaries are hasti
ly jumping at the erroneous conclusion
that the Philadelphia Times is succes
sively undertaking te start or help a
" boom " for the several presidential
candidates whose biographies have re
cently appeared en its front page. We
de net se understand the Times's purpose.
A great many prominent men, of greater
or less merit, in all parties, are being
actively canvassed for the presidential
nomination. The Times wants its read
ers te knew all about them all, and no
mere valuable service can be done te the
waiting public nowadays than te threw
the fullest possible light en the political
record, the public services and the per
sonal character of these men. "Light,
mere light," is what is wanted. Of fair
impartial biography there cannot be tee
much te guide the people in a wise
choice of a chief magistrate.
PERSONAL.
Henry W. Longfellow has had the
opportunity of three times declining the
offer of a foreign mission.
The Duke of Cumberland refuses te
sanction the marriage of the Princess
Frcdcrica te the Baren Dcuswell Ram
mingen. Hen. Jehn Welsh recently received a
letter from the president of the Union
university, te the effect that he has been
appointed chancellor of the university for
the years 1880-1. He accepted.
The National Journal of Education, the
organ of the National Teachers' associa
tion, published at Bosten, pays high com
pliments te Professer A. N. Rauij's series
of readers.
Manager J. II. Haverly, was the victim
of a bold robbery at the Providence depot.
A valise containing valuable articles and
private papers, estimated by Mr. Ilavcrly
te be worth $5,000, was while being check
ed by a negre servant, snatched and carried
off by a thief, who succeeded in getting
away with his plunder.
Judge Sanferd E. Church, who has
from time immemorial been spoken of as
net only a possible governor of New Yerk
state, but also as one who might become
president of the United States, is a gray
eyed man, somewhat inclined te be fat ;
and, from the severity of his manners, is
net popular. lie has a very fine mind,
but is hard and sour.
J. G. Helland, editor of Scribnefs, is
about sixty years old. He is called "Doc "Dec "Doc
eor" because he graduated as a physician.
His nom deplume of " Timethy Titcemb "
was used by him in a series of letters te
the Springfield Republican ; but it
reached the height of its popularity when
his publishers issued " Bitter Sweet." He
was at one time an editorial writer en the
staff of the Republican ; but of late years
he has been entirely devoted te the mag
azine. MINOR TOPICS.
Te all whom it may concern, and especi
ally te many inquiring "Subscribers" :
The address of Henry C. Snewdcn, appoin
ted net yet confirmed census supervisor
of this district, is Media Pa.
Daniel Webster used te say, that the
biography of nearly every sound lawyer he
had known, might be truly comprised or
summarized in the sentence, he worked
hard, lived well, and died peer.
TnE Chicago Tribune has a streak of
typographical economy, thus :
Rev. Douglass get inebri
But denies he was intoxic intexic
And wants te be rcnomiu rcnemiu
By way of being vindic-
ated.
A wicked contemporary says: "In
stead of the ' rag baby ' troubling sage
senators and our representatives in Con
gress it is the real lite baby that startles at
the threshold, and urges attention at every
outlet from the halls of assembled wis
dom. Geerge Ticknor Curtis will contribute
an article te the April North American Re-
zieic entitled "McClcllen's last service te the
public," which,it is said, will be replete with
facts hitherto unknown te the public.
It will be a vindication of " Little Mac "
and possibly show that Stanten and net
Lincoln was responsible for his untimely re
moval. "Gatii" says it is agreed that the
political novel, 4 A Foel's Errand, ' was
written by a Judge Teurgec, who went te
North Carolina after the war and lived
there twelve years. It was offered te the
Tribune for $1,000 and declined. It has sold
40, 000 copies. Gath read the book through
and supposed it might be the work of
Daniel G. Chamberlain, late governor of
Seuth Carolina, a man of mental accom
plishments and ambition and decidedly the
strongest of the carpet-baggers, except in
courage. This book shows that the
greatest novels theso which leave a per
manent impression are net intrinsically
literary productions, but are the result of
personal experience. When Cervantes
gave the last blew te knight errantry he
was an obscure fellow and new New Yerk
will erect a statue of him.
Twe men were fatally hurt by a fall of
ere in the forest of Dean iron mine, near
West Point. New Yerk.
STATS ITEMS.
Oil City has but three small cigar manu
factories, but an extensive dealer pro
poses starting a large one in a short time.
Frederick A Rhue, of the firm of Rhue
Bres., one of the largest tobacco houses in
Allcntewn, has died suddenly.
Mr. Edisen sold his patent en the eleo-tre-motograph
te the Western Union tele
graph company, en Saturday, for the sum
of $100,000.
Car Ne. 84 of the Seventeenth street
railway ran ever Geerge Forsell, eight
years old, injuring him se that he died
shortly after removal te his home at 1009
Winter street, Philadelphia.
The Allegheny county Democratic prim
aries resulted in a victory for Tilden, the
anti-Tilden forces securing but 30 dele
gates out of ever 500 te the ten different
senatorial and legislative conventions.
Seme of the striking miners in the Clear
field district have returned at the old price.
The following mines are working : 3Iorris 3Ierris
dale, Decatur, Derby, Campbell, Brethers
and Moshannon. In these mines from 300
te 400 miners are at work. Everything is
quiet. The rest of the men are holding out
for an advance of ten cents.
The Publishers' nnien, an association
composed of the editors of country news
papers published in Western Pennsylvania,
met in Pittsburgh last week te fix upon a
uniform schedule of rates for advertising.
A vote taken en presidential preferences
was as follews: Blaina, 15; Grant, 5;
Washburne, 5 ; Tilden, 10 ; Parker, 5 ;
Hancock, 5.
Hancock was a brave soldier ; Tilden a
geed governor; Bayard was and is a states
man ; Fields is an honest and liberty-loving
judge and patriot ; Parker, a man of un
questionable ability and integrity ; Sey
mour, tee geed te be subjected te the
shafts of jealousy and partisan hate ; and
se en we might name a dozen mere, any
one of whom is worthy of the undivided
support of the Democracy, and any one of
whom would make a better chief executive
than either Grant, Blaine, Sherman,
Hayes, or Legan. Norrislewn Review.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
In Skowhegan, Me., the Catholic church
was totally destroyed by fire. Less $40,
000 ; insurance $2,000.
A gambler named Horue shot one
Adams through the neck at Path Portage,
Minn. Adams is reported fatally wounded.
The first through car te Pert Royal ever
the Cincinnati Southern railway, arrived
in Pert Royal, S. C, in thirty-four hours
from Cincinnati.
Rev. Themas Eyans, of Dc Galicn, was
accidentally shot in the abdomen en i n
day night by Maynard Inglisby. His con
dition is critical.
The saw mill at Heimingway lake, near
Stanten, Mich., owned by Slaght & Sen
and Hcrdman & Harris, was burned. Less,
$15,000 ; insurance, $8,000.
Mississippi steamboat men all report the
rivers very high. The Becuff and Ouachita
rivers are rising rapidly. It is feared the
heavy and continuous rains will weaken
the levees.
Henry Campbell was stabbed by Daniel
Delaney in a fight in a liquor store en East
One-Hundred and Eighteenth street, New
Yerk. Campbell was taken te the Belle
vuc hospital and died in a few minutes.
Indians attacked a ranch twelve miles
from the mining camp, in the Chinati
mountains, and killed one man and carried
off a boy. Lieut Bullis and troops arc in
pursuit of the marauders.
A despatch from Halle, in Prussian-Saxony,
says : A collision has occurred be
tween two passenger trains at the railway
station here, and it is stated that seven
passengers were killed and a large number
injured. Several railway carriages were
shattered te pieces.
In St. Paul, Minn., a large meeting of
Catholics was held in answer te a letter
from Father Nugent, of Liverpool, asking
for assistance in removing females from
Ireland te some Catholic colony in this
country. The meeting recommended the
location of such a family at the Catholic
colony of Munville, Big Stone county. A
collection of $C00 was made, which will be
forwarded te Father Nugent and be de
voted te paying the expenses of twenty
five families te the colony named.
Why a Jurer Was Excused.
Baltimore Gazette.
When the names of jurors were being
called in the criminal court te serve for the
second three weeks of the term, a young
man asked te be excused from serving en
the ground that his employer would
discharge him. Judge Pinkncy thereupon
obtained the name of his employer and or
dered an attachment te be issued for him.
Before this was done it was ascertained that
the party was in court and the judge
ordered that he be brought before him.
In answer te questions by the judge he said
that if his employee berved en the jury
he would have te fill his place. Judge
Pinkney then asked him : " If this man
performs a duty imposed upon him by
the laws of the state, de you propose te
discharge him?" The reply was he did
net exactly mean that, but if the young
man served he would have te fill his
place and could net then discharge the
new employee ler the old one.
The judge denounced it as an outrage
that persons should by law be compelled
te perform certain duties and en that ac
count lese situations and be put te trouble
and annoyance by their employees. He
then referred te an instance where the Bal
timore and Ohie railroad had discharged
an employee en account of being compelled
te serve en the jury, although he had
written a letter te the company explain
ing the matter. He hoped the Legislature
would take cognizance of this matter and
give the court power te punish persons
who discharge their employees for obeying
the laws of the state. In view of the facts
he ordered that the clerk be excused from
serving en the jury.
Hanlan Getting Beady for a Race.
Edward Hanlan has received a tele
gram from Trickett, as fellows "I will
go te England if you will meet me there in
July." Hanlan will reply te the effect
that it is impossible, as he can de nothing
until he has rowed Courtney or Riley en
May 19. He excepts his new beat te ar
rive before long, and he has a paper shell
lying at the Trey factory. In a day or two
he will go into training in his skiff. He
feels very strong, and, should nothing go
wrong, expects 10 row iaster tuau ever
this year.
Singular Suicide.
On Saturday morning Wm. S. Smith,
fruit marchant, at Ne. 28 Water street,
New Yerk, shot and killed himself while
alone in his office. The bullet of the re
volver, which had been aimed at his left
breast, penetrated his heart, and death fol
lowed in a few minutes after the deed.
Smith was a member of the firm of Jehn
W. Dakeman & Ce., dealers in dried fruit.
He was 25 years old, lived en Ninth avenue
and Sixth street, and was only lately mar
ried. It is supposed that the worry ever
ill health caused him te commit the deed.
The Mlchlcan Graud Central Tretting Cir
cuit. The pregramme for the Michigan grand
central trotting circuit was decided Friday
afternoon. It is as fellows : Adrian, May
25 te 28 ; Detroit, June 1 te 4 ; Pontiac,
June 8 te 11 ; Flint, June 15 te 18 ; Ionia,
June 22 te 25 ; Grand Rapids (if it comes
in), June 29 te July 2, and Fert Wayne
(conditionally), July 5 te 8. In premiums
the first two cities offer $10,000 apiece.
Detroit, $2,500 special for Julian and
Yeung Hopeful ; Pontiac, Flintand Grand
Rapids, $8,000 apiece ; Fert Wayne, $7,'
000, and Ionia, $6,000,
THE PRESIDENCY.
Views of Eminent New Yerk Democrats.
The Syracuse Courier contains authentic
and authorized interviews had by its re
porters with Horatio Seymour, ex-Govereor
Lucius Robinson and ex-Governer Gil
bert C. Walker, of Virginia, in relation te
the political situation in general, and in
particular te the present condition and
prospects of the Democratic party in the
statu of New Yerk. Mr. Seymour is a
close observer, and, standing aloof from
the turmoil and strife of politics, his views
are particularly interesting and important.
In answer te the question, " What de you
think of the condition of the Republican
party ?" ex-Governer Seymour said :
" The Republican party, both in this
state and in the Union, is demoralized and
its quarrels are among young and active
men."
' De you think Grant will be nominated
at Chicago ?"
" I de net. I have no idea who will ba
nominated for president by the Republi
cans, but they will in my opinion, nomi
nate some new man, whose relationships
are as yet unknown. The history of the
Republican party has shown that its strong
men have generally failed te receive the
nomination for president. When Lincoln
was first nominated for president he was
comparatively unknown, and was accepted
for the reason that no one knew what his
views were. There was a bitter opposi
tion te his rcnominatien for the reason
that his partv knew him better.
Se with Grant. When he was nominated for
president the first time no one knew what
his politics or policy were. New that both
are known there is a bitter contest ever
him, and, in my opinion, he cannot suc
ceed in securing the nomination. The cause
of this state of affairs lies in the fact that
the Republican party is made up of discord
ant elements, men who are wild theorists.
They range in religion from Bishop Simpsen
down te Rebert Ingersoll, and in business
matters from the free commercial ideas of
the business men of New Yerk te the
rigid high tariff ideas of Kelley, of Pennsyl
vania. In their political views of govern
ment they range from the opinions
of Mr. Blaine, who wants te make this
what he calls a sovereign nation, where
the minority of the people living in states
with small populations can govern the ma
jority by the power and patronage of the
Senate, while another class of Republi
cans, represented by journals like the New
Yerk Evening Pest, wish te kee'p our gen
eral government within its due limits. Te
satisfy such a party, made up of such dis
cordant elements, it is necessary te take
up men as they did in the case of Mr.
Hayes and ethers mentioned, who are se
little known that no section of the coun
try can take offense.
" I de net think that any of the candi
dates for the presidential nomination new
prominent will be selected by the Repub
licans at Chicago. They are all tee Re
publican for the Republican party. I
have mere kindly feelings towards them
than large sections of their own party
have, and I feel mere respect for their
characters than many of their political
party express with regard te their morals,
their fitness and their popularity."
" Governer Seymour, have you an idea
who will be nominated for president by
the Democrats?"
His Opinion of the Democrats.
" Ne one can yet forecast the action of
the Democratic party, nor have these
spoken of in connection with the nomina
tion for the presidency clearly made up
their minds that they wish te be put upon
the ticket. I knew but little about the
current of political events, as I live in a
retired way, see but few people and read
few journals. My views are of little or no
value, but it leeks te me as if the action
of the Democratic national convention
must in a great degree be shaped by the
course of events and particularly by the
action of the Republican convention which
will be held first. Se far as the men are
concerned who are spoken of in this con
nectien with the nomination for president
of the Democrats, I feel kindly toward
them all, and can give them all I have te
give my own vote, for the day has gene
by when I can take an active part in a pol
itical canvass."
" What de you think of the condition of
the Democratic party in the state ?"
" With regard te the Democratic party
in New Yerk state, while there are unfor
tunate differences they are drifting into
the past and are getting behind the party
in its course in the future. On the ether
hand, the quarrels among the Republicans
are breaking out along the pathways be
fore them. These who have been promi
nent in shaping the policy of the Demo
cratic party are getting old and infirm and
are dying out, and as I am the eldest I ex
pect te lead off. The quarrels among the
Democrats are ever old men and it is the
height of felly te continue them. The old
men will all pass away in two or three
years at the most, and then the young and
vigorous men who arc left will find them
selves embittered towards each ether en
account of men who are dead and gene and
who were net worth fighting ever. I spent
the earlyand best part of my life in espous
ing the cause of old men, and many were
the bitter quarrels I had in their behalf.
The wounds received rankle te this day,
and the animosities engendered, many of
them, have never been forgotten or jallay-
ed. 1 leught bitter lights ever Ulay, Lass,
Yan Buren and ethers, and before I knew
it they were all dead. It is foolish for
young men te waste their time in quarrel
ing ever or espousing the cause of old men.
The Republican combatants are active
men in the vigor of life, and will continue
te lead or mislead their friends for many
years te come."
"What de you think of the methods
proposed te unite the Democratic party in
this state?"
" As te the methods by which the Demo
crats can be brought te act in harmony,
there is one simple answer te that. When
they wish te get together they will easily
find a way te de se. The true rule is te
excite a spirit of geed will, and net te
spend any time or care about plans for
united action."
"De you think some plan could be
adopted whereby the factions of the party
could harmonize their differences?"
"In nine cases out of ten these 'plans'
excite ill rather than geed will, and
always have a suspicious leek of contriv
ance for personal or special objects. The
Democratic party must grew together in
natural ways and under the healthful
influences of town and county views and
organizations."
" De you net think that a conference of
the leading men of the party in the state
would accomplish geed results?"
"In my mind all conferences and con
trivances of leading men looking te harmon
izing differences de mere harm than geed.
They excite jealousies rather than allay
prejudices.
" Arc you in favor of sending te Cincin
nati as delegates from our state unpledged
men ?"
" In the coming state convention te se
lect delegates te the national convention
the interests of each county, as well as of
the state and the Union, should lead te the
selection of fair and able men, who will
have in view the promotion of peace and
geed will, and whose discussions, net se
much in an oratorical way in the proceed
ings of the convention, but in their per
sonal intercourse and conversation will en
ble them te learn the state of public feeling
and te shape their action in a way te pro
mote the true interests of theso they rep
resent x-Uev. Robinson Interviewed.
"Will Mr. Tilden be a candidate for
president in the Cincinnati convention?"
" That, " said Governer Robinson, " I
cannot answer. Seme time age Mr. Til-
den informed me that he did net desire the I
nomination for president this year, yet
from what I knew of his views I should
Bay that he would accept the nomination
if it were tendered him. I think, however,
he would be entirely satisfied if a
Democrat could be nominated at Cincin
nati who would represent his principles
and his views and who would stand firm
for the condemnation of the monstrous
frauds which cheated the American people
out of their rights and struck such a dan
gerous blew te their liberties. The con
demnation of these frauds must be the key
note of the coming campaign and the
battle-cry of the coming canvass."
Carried off by an Eagle.
In Persen county N. C.,as the little three
year old child of Mr. William Murray was
sitting en a stile feeding chickens, a large
eagle swooped down en the chickens,
scattering them in all directions. As the
child was moving off, the eagle made a
second sweep, catching the child in its
talons, ana with its prey rose in the air,
but the child was tee heavy, and the
eagle managed te flutter a short distance
te the limb of a decayed oak. Its talons
were se entangled in the clothing of the
child that it could net get loose, and the
weight seen made it come down te the
ground. The frightened father of the
child came up and killed the eagle. The
child save seme deep scratches was unin
jured. At " Tear Down Chureh."
At Tear Down Church, Warren county,
Iowa live the families of Howrie and
Westfall, between whom a deadly feud has
long excited. The ether day Reuben
Westfall was shot in the head by some one
in ambush, and suspicion being directed te
one Geerge Wheeler, he was arrested and
confessed his guilt. He stated he was
hired by the Hewries te sheet the entire
Westfall family at $100 a head, and when
the last one was disposed of he was te have
$200 extra. Wheeler's statement is con
firmed by circumstances, and en its strength
four of the Hewries have been arrested
with two ethers of their gang. The re
mainder cannot be found at present.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TWO FIRES.
Barns Set en lire and Burned.
Last night about 12 o'clock the frame
barn in the rear of the Fairmeuut hotel pre.
pcrty, 402 and 404 East King street, eccu
pied by Christian Bender, was set en iire
and burned te the ground. A cow belong
ing te Mr. Bender and a horse belonging
te James Leller, perished in the flames.
A quantity of hay, feed, harness and ether
things belonging te Mr. Leller were burn
ed, making his less $100 or mere. This is
the second time Mr. Leller has had a horse
burned te death at the hands of an incen
diary. The barn burned was au old frame
structure, net worth mere than $50 or $75.
The firemen were promptly en hand and
prevented .the spread of the flames te ether
properties.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning a
frame barn and tobacco shed belonging te
Henry Hebrank, St. Jeseph street near
Leve Lane were burned down, having been
fired by an incendiary the same miscreant
perhaps who fired the Fairmount barn.
There were in the barn at the time of the
fire one herse and four cows, but these
were get out uninjured. The wagon, har
ness and seme farm implements were also
gotten out, but several chickens, two corn
shellers, .bay, feed, a washing machine,
com,eddcr cutter, &c., were lest. An ad
joining corn-crib, filled with corn was
saved, as was the pig-pen containing sev
eral pigs. In the shed was a let of corn
fodder which was destroyed. Mr. Ho He
brank's less will probably reach $500. )
The Humane fire company was promptly
en hand and did geed service in preventing
the spread of the flames.
BURNING ACCIDENTS.
A Child's Clothing en Fire A Alan's Arm
Burned.
On Saturday morning a four-year-old son
of Harrison Gresh, of Litiz, was se terribly
burned that fears are entertained that it
may net recover. It appears that during a
brief absence of his mother, the child while
playing at the steve set fire te the sleeve
of his dress, and in an instant his clothing
was in flames, and almost literally burned
from his body. His right side especially is
severely injured, and the arm, face, neck
and car are burned te a crisp. His screams
brought assistance, or he would have
been burned te death. Dr. Shenk was
summoned and is rendering all possible
medical aid, but the little sufferer is by no
means out ef danger.
Jehn Kautz, a young man who is cm cm
pleyed at Harberger & McCullys foundry
en West Chestnut street, had one arm
severely burned en Saturday, lle had
been pouring out some metal when the
sleeve of his shirt caught fire from a spark.
He did net notice it at the time but went
en about his work. Shortly, the whole
sleeve was en fire and the arm was badly
burned, befere it was extinguished.
Te Give a Concert
The Pittsburgh Telegraph has this te say
ef.a former Lancaster music teacher " Prof.
J. E. Gleffer has long been known here
abouts as a hard-working and deserving
musician and teacher, and new proposes te
strike out for the first time as an im im
prcssarie. He will give a concert at Ma
sonic (German) hall, Allegheny, en Tues
day evening, March 30th. Mr. Gleffer will
be assisted by Mr. Jes. Gittinga, the
pianist ; Mr. J. T. Irwin and Mr. A. Stern.
These three are a strong tripartite team.
Then there is Herman Mayerhofer, basso ;
A. W. Krcdel, baritone ; Mrs. Grabowsky,
alto ; Miss Gschwender, mezzo soprano ;
Mrs. A. Walz, soprano, and the Allegheny
Quartette club. The concert premises te
be a success, and will be followed by a
sociable evening, wherein the Great
Western band will figure prominently.
Success te Gleffer."
LIUU Band Fair.
The fair for the benefit of the Lititz cor
net band which commenced in Orchestra
hall, Lititz, en Thursday, and closed en
Saturday evening, was a very attractive
entertainment, and was well patronized,
the receipts being about $270. The prin
cipal contest was for a fine cornet, voted
for between Mr. Millichseck and Mr.
Baum, both of the Lititz band. Mr. Mil Mil
ichsech wen the prize, receiving 620 votes
te 170 cast for Mr. Baum. On Saturday
afternoon and evening the fair was graced
by the presence of the Millersville cornet
band, and the Greenville, Lebanon county
band, both of whom played some fine se
lections. Baptism of a Japanese.
Henry Masataka Tamanaka, the Japanese
student at Franklin and Marshall college,
was yesterday baptized at St. Stephens
church, at the college, by the pastor Rev.
E. V. Gerhart, V. D. Although this gen-
tleman was born in a pagan country, he
had become a Christian,
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Fleer Gives Way. Precipitating Mere
,than On Hundred Persona te the Roem
Belew.
On Saturday evening a fearful accident
occurred at the village of Liucelu, two
miles north of Ephrata. A public school
entertainment was being held in the sec
ond story of a building which had formerly
been used as a coach factory. The hatch
way in the centre of the room had been
floored ever. At the exhibition were as
sembled net less five hundred persons, and
all went well until about 10 o'clock, when
that part of the fleer where the hatchway
had been gave way, carrying with it ether
portions of the fleer and precipitating
net less than ene hundred persons
te the room below. A scene of in
describable confusion followed. The
groans of the wounded and the screams of
the women forming a heartrending chorus,
while many rushed pell mell down stairs ;
ethers who did net fall through the broken
fleer jumped from the windows which are
about 12 feet from the ground. One man
who jumped from a window alighted en a
cellar deer, and the cellar deer giv
ing way he was precipitated into
the cellar, and two
en top of him.
fusion the young
ether men jumped
During the con
performers rushed
from the stage,
oil lamps, ene
overturning two coal
of which breke and
set fire te the carpet, but the flames were
extinguished befere any serious damage
was done. As seen as possible the lower
room was opened and these who had fallen
into it were extricated. A large majority
of them were women and young girls.
Twelve or fifteen were severely injured,eight
of the number quite seriously. Among
the latter are Mrs. Jacob Konigmacher, of
Ephrata, Miss Laura Erb, daughter of
Hiram L. Erb, of Clay; Miss Alice Bow Bew
man, of Ephrata ; Miss Ada Springer, Miss
Ada Miller, Miss Christie Bingaman,
daughter of Paul Bingaman of New Haven,
and Mrs. Keller of Lincoln. Nene of the
injured had any bones broken, but eight of
the number are confined te their bed, six
of them at the hotels and two ethers at
neighbors houses. Miss Laura Erb at last
accounts had net regained consciousness.
The accident has created the most in
tense excitement in the neighborhood, and
the warmest sympathy, and kindest atten
tion are being extended te the sufferers.
As an evidence of the fearfulncss of the
crash, it may be stated that two new bug
gies that were standing in the room below
were crushed te pieces by the weight of
the persons falling upon them.
The Philadelphia papers this morning
publish sensational dispatches from Read
ing purporting te give details of the acci
dent, in which it is falsely stated that five
persons were killed and ethers had their
arms, legs and skulls fractured. Twe of
the killed were reported te have had their
necks broken, and ene peer girl was re
ported te have had her skull fractured and
both arms broken. There is no truth
in these reports. A reporter of
the Intelligencer intervewed Mr. Jacob
Kenigmucher, who came from Lincoln
this morning and whose wife was ene of
the ladies injured. He confirms our cor
respondent's report and states that no one
was killed, no one had any bones broken,
no one received serious internal injuries,
and that in the opinion of the local physi
cians no one will die from the injuries re
ceived ; though it is true that several
suffer severely from cuts, contusions and
concussions.
THREE CASES FOR THE CORONER.
Suicide of Marcus Ueppe Sudden Deaths of
Geerge Gruff und Cera Hall.
Marcus Beppe, a German, about 40 years
of age, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the garret of Christian Hagcl-
gans's hotel, en East King street, this
morning. Beppe had been at the hotel
since Saturday. He did net get up at his
usual hour this morning, and the bar
keeper, upon going te the garret, found
him dead. He had tied a scarf around his
neck and the bed pest, after which he let
himself fall, and in that position died. The
deceased had no home, but for a number
of years was employed in the carpet-room
of the prison. The coroner was notified
and he impanelled a jury composed of
Jacob S. Strine, A. B. Ayers, C. 31. Strine
Charles Feterman, Jehn Snyder and W. E.
Kreider, and they found a verdict of suicide.
The body was taken te the almsheuse for
interment.
Sudden Death of Geerge Groft.
Geerge Greff, a retired farmer, who re
sided in Paradise township, about a mile
and a-half east of Strasburg, was found
dead in bed en Saturday morning. About
5 o'clock a daughter of Mr. Greff, who
slept in a room near that of her father,
arose and spoke te the old gentleman, who
answered her. She then went down stairs
te prepare breakfast and about 9 o'clock
she called her father, but, hearing no an
swer, she went into his room and found
him dead. It is supposed from the posi
tion in which he was found that he was
about getting up when death overtook
him, as he had his stockings en and was
lying across the feet of the bed. Deputy
Corener II. G. Boek, of Strasburg, upon
being notified of the death had a jury
sworn, composed of Jacob Bachman,
Jacob E. Greff, M. D., David E.
GrefT, David Kemmcrly, Christian H.
Hoever and Rebert Downey. They viewed
the body and returned a verdict of death
from paralysis of the brain. The deceased
was about 70 years of age. He leaves two
sons and two daughters, all of whom are
grown.
Cera Hall Dies from Unknown Causes.
On Saturday afternoon Cera Hall aged
two years and two months, daughter
of Themas R. Hall, a colored man,
who resides in Lancaster township,
between the water works and the
almshouse, died suddenly. The little girl
complained of feeling ill in the morning
when she was taken with a violent cough.
She died between 4 and 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. Corener Mishlcr held an in
quest en the body. The jury was composed
of J. W. Samson, A. Cunningham, W
Thompson, E. Stene, E. S. Samson and J.
Davelcr. They found that the little girl
came te her death from "unknown
causes."
Wanted An Audience.
The lecture which was te have been
delivered by Wm. Parsons in Fulton opera
house en Saturday evening did net come
off, owing te the non-arrival of an audience.
Fer the same reason the lecture by the
same gentleman in Reading en Friday
evening was indefinitely postponed.
TOBACCO.
The New Yerk Seed Lear Market.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by
J. S. Gans's Sen & Ce., tobacco brokers,
Nes. 84 aud 86 Wall street, New Yerk, for
the week ending March 22, 1880 : 450
cases '78 Pennsylvania, fillers 10llc;
asserted, 1216Jc; 126 cases '77 Pcnnsyl
venia, wrappers p. t.; 225 cases '78 New
England, seconds 1012c; wrappers
14(523c.; 50 cases 78 state, 10c.; 100 cases
'78 Ohie, 613c.; 240 cases '78 Wiscon
sin, 614c. Total, 1,191 cases.
The V. S. Tobacco Journal's Repert.
If it were net for the hope that with the
appearance of the '79 crop in the market
a revival of business will spring up, a
goodly number of the down town leaf
merchants would, Arab like, fold their
tents and silently steal away for ether and
livelier commercial fields. This certainly
is the most prolonged season of intense
quietude the eldest leaf merchants can
remember. Transient buyers of note have
visited our market in such small numbers
during the past three months, and bought
se triflingly, that it seems that if they had
either found mere congenial markets than
New Yerk or that their own business is as
quiet as the leaf business is here. Most of
the resident jobbers have turned packers,
and buy little or nothing of the old stock.
Large city manufacturers appear te have
discovered hidden sources from which te pro
cure tobacco. Fer almost a year new they
have been manufacturing te the full ex
tent of their facilities. Their stock of leaf
has certainly needed replenishing from
time te time, but still no sales of leaf in
any noteworthy quantities have come te
light. Theso claiming te be well posted,
assert that the large manufacturers are
new werkins up the remnants of their
stock which has been accumulated for
years, and that the new tobacco will be
taken by them with a swiftness bordering
upon greediness. We de net mean te enter
upon a discussion of the correctness of such
assertions or the recent policy of the leaf
packers as displayed in their purchases of
'79 crops. The question we would like te
propound te-day is this : " Is the leaf to
bacco trade undergoing a change or is the
prevailing depression only a temporary
ene?" We held that the leaf tobacco
trade is undergoing a change, but that the
prevailing depression is only a temporary
one. The change has been brought about
by the fact that the leaf jobber an I large
manufacturer have turned packers. This
crowds the former large and wealthy
packer into a sphere of uselessness, except
that he concludes te peddle his stock
throughout tjhe country into the hands
of the small manufacturers or that he
turns cigar manufacturer himself. And
that is what he is actually doing. We
knew from undeniably authentic sources
that several of our wealthy packers havu
of late bought an iuterest in existing large
cigar factories, and that as seen as the
legislative agitation regarding tenement
house manufacturing has ceased, many
mero of these packers will, cither
under their own or ether peo
ple's names, engage in the manufacture of
cigars most extensively. With this move
the market will be relieved of an clement
that has become a superfluity and draw
back ; and this is the change the tram; is
undergoing. Regarding the depression,
we held that outside of the comparatively
small number of large manufacturers, there
are some 15,000 smaller ones, te whom to
bacco will sell as it did formerly, but the
sanguine expectations as te high figures
will never be realized. There is tee mueb
tobacco available, tee high prices weie paid
for it, and expert changes are growing
smaller every day. The subjoined cable
dispatch of March 16, has proved a dam
per upon the exporters' sanguine hopes :
Londen, March 16. A Berlin despatch
te Reuter's telegram company says: "it
is reported in parliamentary circles that
negotiations will shortly be commenced
with the ministers of finance of all the
states, of Germany regarding the carrying
out of a scheme which has lately been elab
orated by the government for the intro
duction of a tobacco monopoly.
The business of the past week we sum
up as fellows :
Pennsylvania. Crep '78 : 460 cases,
mostly fillers, 10 te 11 cents ; wrappers,
25 te 35 cents ; running, 14 te 18 cents.
New England Crep '78: 120 cases
Housatonic, p. t. ; 85 cases Connecticut
seconds, 13 cents.
Ohie Crep '78 : 290 cases, low running,
7 te 8 cents ; wrappers, 12 te 14 cents.
Havana Market active. The reported
sales aggregate 600 bales, but large private
sales te manufacturers are spoken of. Quo
tations for '79 crop arc : low, 85 te 95
cents ; geed $1 te $1.10 ; fine $1.20 te
$1.25 ; extra fine Yuelta Abajo $1.35 te
$1.50 ; wrappers $2.50 te 4.450.
The Lecal Tobacco Market.
We can de little mero than repeat what
we said last week ; there is still an active
demand for the 1879 crop of this county,
the supply in the hands of growers is very
limited, and prices keep well up. Buyers
continue te receive largely at their packing
houses the purchases made earlier in the
season, and the work of packing gees
bravely en. As a rule the tobacco turns
out ever better than was expected, and the
packers de net at all fear that they have a
" white elephant " en their hands.
The demand for old tobacco is active and
prices are well maintained.
The "cold snap" which has ruled for
two weeks past has probably killed the
seed that was sewn, during the preced
ing warm weather, and the seed beds will
have te be re-sewn. The less entailed is
net a very serious one, as seed is abundant
and there is yet plenty of time for the
growing of young plants.
That Big Red Apple.
If the Examiner's young man will con
sult the terms of our wager he will find
his claim te the apple which adorns the
Intelligencer sanctum about as preten
tious as his allusion relative te his
" hitherto geed character." The prize is
open te all -who cheese te contend for it in
an honest manner, but sneaks whe.se im
pudence doesn't step even at getting in at
the back window and attempting te take
that which they have net the least title te
are informed that the fighting editor has
has been given custody of our apple and.
that he has mighty little consideration fee
petty burglars.
Police Cases.
Mayer MacGenigle had before him this
morning, seven customers five vagrants
and two disorderly, all of whom were dis
charged. Passed Through.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn,
was a passenger en the day express eaa t
en Saturday afternoon.
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