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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY. APRIL 13, 1880.
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Hancastet Intelligencer.
TUESDAY FVENING, APBIL 18, 1880.
Postal Service Frauds.
We print te-day a narrative of the Star
service and of the manipulations of the
posteffice department in the interest of
favored contractors which has prevailed
for many years. Public attention
was strongly attracted te it un
der Cresswell's administration, when
the practice of straw-bidding
became exceedingly prevalent and
expensive te the country. The leg
islation devised te check this evil has
only availed te drive the conspirators te
new devices ; and the one new in favor
is the expedient of enriching a contract
which has been let at a very small
sum by increasing the number of trips
and their speed. The advantage of this
method is that it can be plausibly ex
cused, as these of our readers who have
been favored with the speeches of con
gressmen made in defense of the post pest
office department will have noticed. A
great deal can be said in favor of the util
ity of increasing mail facilities, and
about the sudden changes demanded by
the present rapid population of the trans
Mississippi country. Rut nothing can
obscure the fact that very many contracts
that have been let at a very low price have
been seen made exceedingly profitable te
the contractors; and that the officials
who exercise this power have used it se
liberally as te expend the appropriation
made by Congress for the year long be
fore the year is out. It is certainly clear
te everyone that if this great increase in
the expense of the postal service is as
necessary as it is claimed te be, the au
thority of Congress should have been
sought for it before the new contracts
were entered into. It is net one contract
merely which the department has as
sumed the authority te vary at great cost
te the government, but mere than a hun
dred. Evidently honest officers who did
net have a profit in these transactions and
who wished te keep their skirts clear of
suspicion would have been anxious te
put the responsibility for this Star ser
vice upon Congress. There is no room for
doubt that Second Assistant Postmaster
General Brady corruptly combined with
the mail contractors te fleece the govern
ment. That ether officers were guilty
with him is probable. Hew high up the
corruption lias gene cannot be told. It
might be assumed that the postmaster
general would net have such an assistant
te bring odium upon his administration
if lie get no profit from his rascality.
Hut as it is generally understood that Mr.
Key has no control ever his assistants, it
may be that lie suffers from the Brady
sere without having the Brady salve ;
which he is net wise te de. Mr. Hayes
is such an extraordinary phenomenon
that it may net be just te apply ordinary
rules te him and te assume that he
gets part of Brady's swag because he
let's Brady's head stay en. He may se
love te be spattered with mud that he
really relishes the discredit which this
corrupt administration of the posteffice
department brings upon his administra
tion, and is thankful te Brady for the
odor.
We are very sorry that the history we
print exhibits Senater Wallace as the
advocate of the appropriation which the
posteffice department has asked from
Congress. In this he has sided with the
Republican side of Congress which nat
urally stands by its officials. If he is
right this would be no reproach te him :
but it is no endorsement of value that he
is right. It is undenied by Senater Wal
lace that the practice of the department
is bad. But it is worse ; it is corrupt,
and no person of intelligence can be per
suaded otherwise. The conduct of Brady
has, moreover, been very insolent. Con
gress would have been justified in refus
ing a dollar of appropriation te be ex
pended by such an officer; and that it
should show a disposition te submit te
the swindling contracts he has made can
be explained only by attributing te the
mail contractors a degree of influence
with congressmen of a very discreditable
character.
Ilcuch and Bar.
One of the undisputed and indisputa
ble things in Judge Patterson's much
disputed opinion is his declaration that
in order te dispatch indeed, in order te
execute its diverse duties properly, the
word of the attorney before the bench
muse be received and accepted by the
court in multitudinous instances. But
that cannot be done when confidence is
wanting." But nowhere in this remark
able opinion is any credit given te the
editors of the Intelligencer for hav
ing persistently forced this view of the
relation of court and bar upon the at
tention of Judges Patterson and Living
ston. It is manifest that they did net
always entertain it. If they thought se
some months age they would have ar
raigned Jehnsen, Eshleinan and Brown
for deceiving them in the Snyder case.
They would have called them te account
for their breach of confidence te the
court in a matter involving the most
delicate exercise of its authority.
Judge Livingston has freely expressed
the opinion that no matter hew grave
their offense, nor hew flagrant their de
ception, somebody must indict them first
and then lie would " very quickly try
their case." Of course lie would. But
we maintained, in common with the
Times and JVcic Era, that the relation of
bench and bar having been abused, the
court was bound te take cognizance of it,
of its own motion, and the least excuse
we could find for its net doing this was
political considerations. The court has
furnished no better one. It admits in
the above quotation that when its confi
dence is abused the offender ought te be
cut off. But what marvelous wisdom
and sense of justice are displayed in cut
ting off the healthy limbs and letting the
rotten ones hang.
It is very certain new that no objec
tionable candidate can be forced upon
the Democratic convention at Cincin
nati. Ne man can be nominated there
whose selection will give dissatisfaction
te any considerable or influential ele
ment in the party. It is well assured
that the two-thirds rule will be re-enacted
and continued in force. Under its oper
ation one-third of the delegates can pre-
vent the nomination of any distasteful
man, and by its power te prevent this a
healthy and satisfactory deliverance en
the momentens question is well assured
and the nominee of Cincinnati will be
the next president.
Mi:. Kemule sees fit te surrender
himself. Mr. Kemble is said te be jovial
under the circumstances. Which only
shows, what we have often suspected,
that Mr. Kemble is a feel. His want of
manliness in this whole affair has been
very remarkable. He stupidly blundered
in the business he undertook of bribing
the Legislature. He acted like a donkey
at the legislative investigation. He
behaved like a simpleton when he wanted
te plead guilty with a statement that
he was net guilty, and like a
stupid rat he has been running
about since the trap has closed down
upon him, vainly hunting a way out
from behind the bars. Perhaps he has a
guarantee of deliverance of some kind,
but most probably lie lias finally surren
dered himself, just as the child is
after much trouble persuaded by its
friends te take the disagreeable medicine
prescribed for it. Mr. Kemble is a baby.
Ne census enumerators will be appoint
ed until after the supervisors have been
selected and confirmed which will net be
for several weeks te come. When they
are finally selected it is the intent of the
law and the purpose of the director of
the census that Democrats as well as lie
publicans shall be chosen. Hew they
will be apportioned no one as yet is au
thorized te say. Meanwhile some petty
politicians are affecting te carry them in
their vest pockets and te be able te trade
them off for support of their individual
schemes. As they are premising the
same place te two or three persons and
undertaking te give out three times as
much as they can deliver, it is manifest
that their impudence is only equalled by
their indiscretion.
MINOR TOPICS.
Boosters like curses come home te
roost.
Mn. Dana te Mr. Kemble : "Yeu knew
hew it is yourself."
Akuangkmi:xts are being made fera
great Democratic mass meeting at Win
chester, Va., May 3. Senators Yoerheos,
Vance and Gorden, and Representatives
Blackburn and Cox are te be among the
speakers.
In the Louisiana Democratic convention
yesterday, a resolution was adopted favor
ing Gen. Winfield S. Hancock for presi
dent, but the delegates go uuinstructcd
except te vote as a majority of tlicm may
decide and for the maintenance of the two
thirds rule.
It is safe te predict that the two-thirds
rule will remain in force at the national
Democratic convention. Every state con
vention held thus far, which has spoken
upon the subject, lias declared in favor of
the rule. Beth the Tildcn conventions
and the auti-Tilden have agreed in this.
Tin: discussion of the Utc agreement re
vives the old question whether the Indian
is or is net amenable te law for acts com
mitted en his reservation, and if he is net,
whether he ought net te be. Senater
Kirkwood, sustaining the affirmative,
asks, "What right has an Indian, upon
the Ute reservation or elsewhere, te ob
struct the government of the United
States?" Te which Senater Ingalls re
plies by asking what right a grizzly bear
has te make an American citizen climb a
tree.. This gives the best possible exposi
tion of the frontier view of the Indian
question.
Ramsdelis Republic : The pure polit
ical radiance for which the young Repub
licans of Massachusetts organized them
selves is of the phosphorescent kind some
times emitted from punk. Their present
high-minded method of procedure for the
Republican leader they want, is te hire a
small boy en the Democratic side te threw
mud at the Republican leader they don't
want, while they sit in a row en the fence
and roll up the whites of their eyes te
heaven, chanting with a loud voice :
" We nil arc little angels, and with the angels
stand ;
Ne man with spatters en his coat can lcail our
infant band."
The services will continue as long as their
money holds out.
PERSONAL..
The desk of Mr. Kem.ky, of Pennsylva
nia, was yesterday morning ornamented
by a handsome basket of llewcrs, which
had been sent him in honor of his sixty
sixth birthday anniversary by a gentle
man and wife. The former was the son of
one who was for six years Mr. Kelley's fellow-apprentice
at the jewelry business.
TiieodekeGudin, the celebrated French
landscape and marine painter, died yes.
terday. He was born in Paris, August 15,
1802, studied under Girodct-Trieson
though falling quickly into the mere ro re
matie manner of Gericault and Delacroix
and exhibited his first picture in 1822. In
1824 he was mcdalcd and in 1828 decorated
with the order of the Legien of Hener.
His successes were continued until quite
recent times and many of his pictures
have been purchased by the state.
The king of Siam leaves Bangkok, April
23, en a Siamese man of war forSingapere,
thence by beat te Marseilles, thence te
Berlin, where he will arive about June 5,
and be received by the German emperor.
Frem Berlin he will go te Brussels and
Londen. On July 1 he will embark at
Southampton en the American man-of-war
for America. He will be accompanied by
a splendid retinue, among whom will be
several royal princes, the ministers of war
and foreign affairs, and a dozen prominent
noblemen. He will remain three weeks in
America, going south as far as Richmond,
and west as far as Chicago. He will visit
Lisben late in August, staying in Reme
during October, returning te Siam in De
cember. His visit te America is the result
of an invitation of ex-President Grant.
The Philadelphia Timet says: "Con
gressman A. IIerk Smitu is likely te be
nominated again for Congress in Lancaster
without organized opposition. He is net
exactly acceptable te these who believe
only in machine politics, but he is se
strong with the people of the Old Guard
that the political managers wisely decide
that there's no use in swinging the handle J
of the pump when the well is dry. Mr
Smith is known te be honest and incapable
of dissembling with his constituents, and
they understand that they could very
easily go further and fare worse in seich
of a congressman. There arc audible mur
murs ever his probable unanimous nomi
nation, but as that is about all the opposi
tion machine can de in the present emer
gency, it should be generously indulged
in its harmless lamentations."
KEMISLE.
Hew be Was Met at Jail.
When Kemble get te Harrisburg yester
day, he met his counsel at the depot and
was driven te jail in custody of the deputy
sheriff, seats were procured in the prison
keeper's room and the arrival of Judge
Pearson, who had been sent ler, was await
ed. " Yeu are getting gray, Mr. Kemble,"
remarked Mr. Etter.
"Yes, sir. Yeu must Jremember,hewevcr,
that 1 will be fifty-two years old en Mon Men
diy." After some further conversation in re
gard te gray heads and ages, in which Mr.
Kemble took a geed-humored part, Prison
Keeper Heffman approached and extending
his hand said :
"I don't suppose you knew me, Mr.
Kemble?"
"Oh, yes sir. I was just asking who
you were," and the two shook hands.
Said Mr. Heffman, " We had one of
you fellows up here with us ever Sun
day."
"Who?"
"Why, Beb Evans. If you had been
here you might have bailed Beb and he
might have bailed you."
Evans had been arrested en a bail piece.
He was indicted for perjury mere than
six months age, but at every session of
court, through the interference of his
attorney, his ease has been postponed. His
recognizance was forfeited, however, at
the January term, and he left the city
shortly afterward. The crime of perjury
was said te have been committed by Evans
swearing that he owned property in Phila
delphia, when he did net, for the purpose
of releasing a companion, named Lcvinc,
en bail.
Mr. Kemble did net seem exactly te ap
preciate the joke He said "yes" in a low
tone after a little time had elapsed and
then continued :
"Peer Beb. He ought te be released;
he has done nothing, and between you and
me is behaving better new than he ever
was."
The conversation was then interrupted
by the delivery of a note te Mr. llerr from
Judge Pearson.
The contents of the note were net di
vulged, but it was discovered by the re
porter that the judge had refused te conic
te the jail. His reasons were that he was
net informed as te whether Mr. Kemble
came te Harrisburg of his own free will or
whether lie was brought here under arrest.
If the first were the case he would receive
the bail, but if the second were the case lie
preferred before taking any action te con
sult with Judge Hendersen who would ar
rive in the evening.
This news was quickly communicated te
Kemble and he, with Senater llerr, Depu
ty Sheriff Funk and ethers, retired from
Prison Keeper Heffman's room te one in
close proximity for consultation. In view
of Judge Pearson's action it was feared
that Kemble might obliged te undergo im
prisonment during the night. But the ap
prehension was seen dissipated by the
deputy sheriff agreeing that the defendant
should be accorded his liberty until the
time fixed for hearing of his case.
Kemble and ex-Sheriff Kern were then
driven te J. J. Clyde's residence, where
they took tea. Later they paid a visit te
William Caldcr's residence, en Frent
street, and finally went te the Lechicl
hotel, where they passed the night.
Judge Pearson's refusal te hear Kemble' s
case last night is explained by the state
ment that he does net feel justified in as
suming the responsibility in the absence of
Judge Hendersen. Te J. E. Allen he said
he did net feel certain that Kemble ought
se be admitted te bail, and that there was
some doubt as te the corrcctnessef the posi
tion he assumed in the ether
legislative bribery cases. After ex
amining several authorities in the
presence of Mr. Allen he express
ed himself satisfied that he had net trans
cendedjhis powers in admitting Rumbcr
ger and ethers te bail. He would net give
any intimation as te what his course would
be in the Kemble case, but was particularly
anxious te knew whether the fugitive came
te Harrisburg voluntarily or was brought
here by the sheriffs process. Senater llerr
had an interview subsequently with the
judge, in which he maintained that Kem
ble had come en his own accord, and re
ferred te telegrams from his client te
show that he had made up his mind last
week te come te Harrisburg. Judge
Pearson is said te have declared recently
that if Kemble was brought by a com
pulsory process he would net entertain
bail.
Senater llerr says that the public would
be treated te another suprise en the 21Jth
instant, the time fixed for sentence of the
bribery defendants. It is said that an ef
fort will then be made te reopen all the
cases.
Hew lie Came.
Detective Andersen anJ the Pinkerton
detective arrived at Atlantic City en Thurs
day. They first saw Mr. Kemble at 11:20
Friday morning. They watched all depart
ing trains, and as they feared he might
leave in a carriage kept an almost
continual watch upon his hotel'
In order te de the latter and avoid
detection they were compelled te lie en
the exposed beach about 300 yards
from the hotel, where the strong gale
from the sea blew clouds of sand ever them.
Yesterday morning he was seen te leave
the hotel and proceed te the railroad
depot in company with a friend. He pur
chased a ticket for Philadelphia and en
tered a parlor car. The detectives did
likewise. The latter agreed that if he
changed cars at the New Yerk junction
and went te New Yerk Andersen was te
en te Philadelphia and report at the de
tective agency while the ether man fol
lowed Mr. Kemble te Trenten where
Andersen would take the watch again
until the point was reached where the
detectives of the New Yerk agency
came en duty. This, however, was net
necessary. Mr. Kemble, instead of pro
ceeding te Philadelphia by the customary
direct way, by crossing en the Vine
street ferry, changed cars at the New Yerk
junction and crossed the Delaware at Mar
ket street. His private carriage was
in waiting for him and took him direct
te the Pennsylvania railroad office
en Fourth street. The detectives fol
lowed as rapidly as possible and watched
for him te come out. lie reappeared
in about half an hour and re
entered the carriage. Just as the vehi
cle was about te start off, Andersen step
ped up and said, "Mr. Kemble, I have
some business with you. I want you te
come with me te Han isburg. I have" papers
te show that I am net intruding."
" That's all right. Get in. We are go
ing te the depot," said Mr. Kemble. Betli
detectives entered the carriage and were
driven te the Pennsylvania railroad depot.
Here ex-Sheriff Kern joined Mr. Kemble
and the two with Andersen bearded the
train for Harrisburg.
The fire in the Plymouth, Mass.. weeds
was extinguished en Saturday night. The
wind subsiding, enabled the gangs of men
sent out te subdue it. The fire burned
ever an area of Ave or six miles long by
two in width. About five hundred cords
of cut weed and large qualities of large
and valuable standing timber were burned.
Ne buildings were injured.
COURT AND PRESS.
RIGHTS OF LAWYERS AND EDITORS.
THE NEWSPAPERS SPEAKING OUT.
The Seventh Installment of their Opinions.
Is That the Name.
IZasten Sentinel, Dem.
"A veritable Degberry."
Ne l'unishuieut Without Trial.
Oxford I'ress, Ind.
It is possible that newspapers are some
times severe aud unjust in their criticisms
of public bodies aud eflicial acts, but just
hew far they have lights in this direction,
in matters that concern the public weal is
net se clearly defined that a judge may
assume te punish without a fair and im
partial trial.
Jehn Ccssua'sDistrict Heard from.
Hertford Inquirer, Rep.
It is needless for us te characterize that
decision as an outrage en the constitutional
rights of the people te a free press. While
there were ether reads open te a vindica
tion of the judge's character it was a mon
strous abuse of his privileges te constitute
himself the presecuter, judge, jury and
executioner.
Getting at it.
Erie Observer, Dem.
The judge docs net deny that the dis
trict attorney settled the case for political
reasons, but condemns the editors of the
Ixtei.i.igencek for implicating the court.
It appears te us that he should have de
barred the district attorney first.
Lawyers te be Tied Down.
New Helland Clarien, Hep.
This ruling has caused a great deal of
newspaper comment, the prevailing opin
ion being that the judge lias overstepped
his rights by undertaking te punish these
publishers as lawyers for offenses against
his dignity, as editors. There is one thing
certain and that is, if the ruling should be
sustained by the supreme court te which
the disbarred members say they intend te
appeal then lawyers who may undertake
te act in the capacity of editors will here
after be pretty well tied down.
Purely a Question of L:nr.
Lancaster Inquirer, Hep.
Whether or net Judge Patterson ex
ceeded his power under the law in his
summary dismissal of Messrs. Steinman
and Hcnsel from the bar, is a question that
will ultimately be decided by the supreme
court of the state, the defendants having
signified their purpose of carrying it there.
It is purely a question of law, and there is
no doubt both parties will be fairly dealt
with by the court of last resort. We there
fore prefer, and would advise ethers, te
withheld excited discussion en a subject
that must be decided entirely en its
merits.
Simple Justice Abandoned.
Erie Evening Herald. Dem.
The opinion given by Judge Patterson
in the case is an extremely geed exposition
of hew ignorant a judge may be and hew
arrogantly he can display that ignorance.
It is very lengthy ; but all the alleged rea
soning in the world would net convince
any man of common sense that the expul
sion of these two lawyers was net a high
handed outrage. The time has gene by
when judges were a privileged class, tee
sacred in their office te be criticized by
public journals, however conspicuous they
might display the infirmities from which
none, high or low, can claim exemption.
The disbarred gentlemen appeal te a high
er court, ami if the opinion of Judge Pat
terson is net reversed, the world will rea
lize mere than ever that political consider
ations and net simple justice sway the
minds of tee many judicial dignitaries.
Sets Himself Above the Law.
l'ettsville Chronicle, Dem.
If the press of the country are te be pre
vented from a fair and impartial criticism
of such transactions as the officials of
Judge Patterson's court were involved in,
then the guarantee of the freedom of the
press is a vain and empty beast. As te
the mere strictly professional question
whether a member of the bar is at liberty,
outside the court and in a different capa
city, te criticise the actions of the bench, it
is merely necessary te cite the act of the
Pennsylvania legislature, passed June 16th,
1S3G, which declares that "Ne publication
out of court, respecting the conduct of the
judges, officers of the court, jurors, wit
nesses, parties or any of them, of, in or
concerning any cause depending in such
court, shall be construed into a contempt
of the said court, se as te render the
author, printer, publisher ereithcr of them,
liable te attachment and summary punish
ment for the same."
The constitution of Pennsylvania de
clares that " the printing press shall be
free te every person," lawyer as well as
layman, " who may undertake te examine
the proceedings of the legislature or any
branch of the government, and no law
shall ever be made te restrain the right
thereof." This attempt of Judge Patter
son te set himself above the constitution
and the law, and by an arbitrary order of
court abridge the freedom of the press,
will doubtless arouse such a feeling of in
dignation against this latest specimen of
judicial tyranny as will cause this foolish
and unjust judge te regret his ill-advised
action.
Degberry's Dire Inte Law.
Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald, Dem.
The editors showed no inclination te
humble themselves, and Degberry took a
dive into the law and the precedents, in
the hope of being able te patch up a justi
fication of what lie was about te de. lie
found the law fatally defective from his
standpoint, and was careful te stir ply all of
its emissions. He found net a single pre
cedent, but he didfindadocisien of Chief
Justice Gibsen, and that he twisted and
slashed until, in the quiet of his study and
the desperate demands et Ins situation, it
must have looked te him very like the pre
cedent he was searching ler.
Judge Patterson claims te have shown,
what is very easily shown, that "the
power of the court te punish for official
misconduct is well established by author
ity." lie is net able te show, however,
that the power te punish an attorney for
what an editor prints lies with any judge.
Nobody doubts, what Judge Patterson is
at se much pains te prove, that an attor
ney is te be held te strict account for what
he does in his office of attorney, but the
law is conclusive against the assumed
power of a judge te punish an attorney for
what he prints in his capacity of editor.
The two are distinct individualities, which
the law docs net confound, however indus
triously Judge Patterson may labor te
make it appear se.
There is law enough te reach an editor
who prints a libel, but it wasn't in Judge
Patterson's pregramme te appeal te a jury.
It suited him butter te take a snap judg
ment where he could expound the law,
pass upon the facts, give sentence and
inflict the punishment.
It is very kind of the judge te suggest
that impeachment is "open te every mem
ber of the bar and te all citizens." He
has a very correct appreciation of the sat
isfaction which two Democratic editors
would be likely te get if they were te ask
a Republican Legislature and a Republi
can Legislature of Pennsylvania at that
te impeach a Republican judge for prosti
tuting justice in the service of his party.
There may be a better prospect of moving
the Legislature after a higher court shall
have condemned Judge Patterson by re
storing Messrs. Steinman and Hensel te
the bar of Lancaster county.
LATKST HEWS Bx MAIL.
The breaker of the Delaware and Hud Hud
eon canal company, at Olypliant, caught
lire and was destroyed.
In New Orleans Frederick Blumer,
night watchman of the Citizens' bank,
committed suicide.
In Lexingteu, Ky., thoroughbreds and
trotters were exhibited at the annual show
te the value of nearly a million dollars.
William Harwick killed Jehn French
and' then committed suicide, in Wace,
Taxas, en Sunday-night. They were rivals
in love.
Near New Orleans David Crawford, an
engiueer en Morgan's railroad, fell from
his engine, and was run ever and killed.
In Auburn, N. Y., Llewellyn C. White,
shot himself through the head en Thursday
last and died yesterday. He was only
22 years old.
J. Tucker, colored, charged with the
murder of Abe Frazer in 1870, was taken
from jail at Greeusburg, St. Helena parish,
La., Sunday morning by fifteen men and
shot te death.
In New Egypt, N. J., William Cham
bers, fifty years old, drank en Saturday a
solution of corrosive sublimate, supposing
that it was something else. He died yes
terday morning, leaving a large family.
The large licet or grain vessels which
left Chicago last week for the lower lakes
are detained by ice in the Straits of Mack
inaw. A few managed te get through yes
terday and last night.
In a suit new pending in Chicago the
fact that 98,000,000 pounds of oleomarga
rine arc sold in this country annually has
just been brought out. The commodity
is, however, never quoted in the market.
Dr. E. W. Bland, and A. A. Glever and
A. A. Clisby, all white, were shot, the for
mer it is believed mortally, at an election
fight, in Edgefield, S. C, yesterday. The
quarrel "grew out of the proposed reduc
tion of the whisky tax."
Merrick's large malt house, in Lyens,
N. Y., was burned. In the absence of the
fire apparatus and water the whole village
was endangered, and was only saved be
cause of the direction of the high wind
which was blowing at the time. The
building was insured for 8,000, ami stock
for $15,000. It is a total less.
Fer the past few days there has been a
fine rafting freshet in the Delaware and
hundreds of rafts arc new being floated te
Trenten and Philadelphia. An old steers
man says that the run of lumber has been
larger this freshet than at any spring
freshet during the last ten years. Nearly
two hundred rafts passed yesterday en the
way te Philadelphia.
In New Haven, Conn., the Germania
hall, owned by the Teutonia Mjennercher
and the German-English school society,
was destroyed by lire. The hall cost, in
187G, $30,000, and was worth considerably
less at the time it was burned. It was in
sured for $14,000 in New Yerk, Trenten
and Terente insurance companies.
A Canadian emigrant train bound for
Winnipeg, was wrecked near West Union,
a station en the St. Paul and Winnipeg
railroad, the breaking of a wheel en the
fifth car. Several cars were wrecked, one
man named Gould killed and his nephew
severely injured. The train consisted of
eleven cars of stock and emigrants' effects
and seven passenger coaches. A large
number of cattle and small stock were
killed. Gould and his nephew were in a
car with stock. Gould's son and daughter,
who .were in a passenger car, are uninjured,
and are new en the way back te Ontario,
where the wife of the dead men lcsides.
statu; items.
Berchert. Daggert & Ce.'s warehouse
in Bradford lias been burned. Less, $2.'),
000. The Lawrence county Republicans de
clare against Giant or Congressman Shclla
bergcr for a third term.
Nicholas T. Tschudy, a well known sa
loon keeper of Ohie Street, Allegheny
county, committed suicide by hanging him
self yesterday.
Jehn G. Freeze and Jehn M. Clark were
elected delegates te the coming Democrat
ic state convention from Columbia county.
Mr. Clark is the gentleman whom Senater
Wallace had rejected for census supervisor.
Jehn Coulter was 'shot aud instantly
killed while hunting in the weeds near
Beaver City, Clarien county, en Saturday,
lie was found near a fence and is suppos
ed te have been shot by the accidental dis
charge of his gun while in the act of cross
ing the fence.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
These AVatcIi Presentations.
The employees of Messrs. Fatman &
Ce., en the Harrisburg turnpike, held
quite a watch meeting en Saturday last,
presenting a handseme Waltham silver
watch with massive geld chain and charm
attached te Mr. Bartlcy Mcguirc the effi
cient foreman, and another te Mr. Jehn S.
Beck, the sampler, the latter bc'ng a fine
silver Elgin watch with heavy chain and
charm attached. The presentations
were made for the bauds by B. Strasscr,
esq., the popular and deserving manager
of the firm, who while complimenting the
beneficiaries upon their geed conduct to
wards the men under their control and the
zeal and interest displayed by them for
their employers, took occasion te review
the past season, and tendered them some
timely advice as te their future conduct.
Mr. Meguirc received his present in a very
becoming speech, Mr. Beck's being rcceiv
by Mr. J. C. Biggs, the entry clerk of the
establishment. After the presentations
the company were entertained by Mr. Me
guire at Wackcr's and by Mr. Beck at the
Plew tavern, where the inner man was
well looked after, songs sung, speeches
made, &c. A fitting finale of tha season.
New Ledge.
A charter has been received from the
Supreme ledge, with headquarters at Bos Bes Bos
eon, Mass., authorizing the establishment
in this city of Concstega ledge Ne. 470 of
the Royal Arcanum, a beneficial organiza
tion lately formed and of growing influ
ence and proportions, already numbering
upwards of 20,000 members. This ledge
has taken quarters in G. A. R. hall, ever
the banking house of Bair & Shenk, and
the following officers have bcen chosen for
the ensuing term :
Regent J. II. Mctzler.
Vice Regent J. II. Marshall.
Past Regent Jeremiah Rohrer.
Orator S. L. Levan.
Chaplain J. II. Widmycr.
Guide L. Rete.
Warden Ernest Zalim.
Sentry II. Blickcnderfcr.
Secretary F. A. Diffenderfcr.
Collector Ilcrvey N. Hurst.
Treasurer II. C. Denmth.
Halls Last Night.
Last night the Ironsides baseball club
held a ball in Rethweiler's hall. The at
tendance was very large and the order
very geed order.
The " Leap Year club" gave a very suc
cessful ball at Roberts's hall last night,
which was liberally patronized by levers of
the mazy dance, who tripped the light fan
tastic till the wee sma' hours, te the in
spiring strains of Wash Tayler's orchestra.
The Old Lancaster Turnpike.
A special meeting of the stockholders of
the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike
read company was held in Philadelphia,
yesterday, at the office of the company, Ne.
131 Seuth Fourth street, te take action
upon the acceptance or rejection of propo
sals for the sale of a portion of the read.
Only twenty-two miles of the read new re
main in the possession of the cempany,aud
for this remnant some of the enterprising
residents of Bryn Mawr have offered
$8,000, premising te make its entire extent
from Paoli te Hestonville a line driving
avenue, and expecting te teap their reward
partly from the tells which they intend te
charge and partly from the increased value
of real estate along the read. The first
portion of the sixty miles of the old Lan
caster turnpike that was sold extended
from Lancaster te Coatesville. Then the
Hestonville railway company bought an
other portion, making in all abent forty
miles, which has been sold.
If the remnant of the read is sold it will
have been parted with precisely as it was
acquired, for the Philadelphia county and
Chester county highways wcre already
opened when, in 1700, the King's highway
of Lancaster county was authorized te
extend from Lancaster thirty-two miles te
join the former of the reads ju.st mention'
cd. The work was completed in three
years. In 1773 commissioners appointed
te report upon its condition speak of it as
one continuous read, and April 9, 1792, it
was chartered as such ; the document bear
ing the signature of Themas Mitllin, Sam
uel Powell, speaker of the Senate, and
William Bingham, speaker of the Heuse,
who also signs again as president of the
turnpike company.
The corporation continued te he one of
great importance till 1S34, when the Phila
delphia and Columbia railroad drew off
the large amount of travel and transporta
tion that once had no ether avenue te the
West from Philadelphia. The income from
the tells fell off rapidly, and the glory of
the numerous taverns, such as the Eagle,
the Ship, the Paoli and the Red Lien,
waned year after year, though most of the
buildings remain, and sonic of them are
still used as houses of entertainment.
At a meeting of the stockholders held
yesterday it was decided te accept the offer
for the purchase of the read mentioned
above.
Neighborhood New-.
Messrs. Strickler & Detweiler, tobacco
packers, of Wrightsville, have sold their
packing of 103 cases of Yerk county to
bacco te Messrs. Bunzl fc Dormitzer for
11 cents per pound.
On Friday night a clipped bay mare,
nine years old, was stolen from tiie stable
of Jehn Walten, Easttewu township,
Chester count', and en the same night
three calves were stolen from the stable of
Wm. Wayne, jr, of the same township.
In Yerk county, en Saturday, a two
story frame house was burned in Spring
Garden township ; and also the foundry,
machine shop and blacksmith shop of
Messrs. Auchey & Ce., at Jeffersen station,
en the line of the II. J., II. & G. railroad
with their contents.
The Delaware peach crop has been ser
ieusly injured beyond a doubt by the cold
weather. The trees are in full bloom even
as far north as New Castle county, and the
germ of the peach is frozen. This will net
necessarily cause an entire failure, but the
yield cannot be otherwise than quite light
when, but for this, it would have been very
abundant.
One day last week a plowing team en
the farm of Mr. Isaac Spackman, in Clan
township, Chester county, enlisted con
siderable attention, because of the rather
remarkable age of the pulling power, the
plow and the plowman. Milten Maxton,
who gtiidcd the plow is ever 70 years of
age, the horses 25 and 27 years respective
ly, while the plow (a Wiley one) has a
record extending ever a period of 40 years.
The proprietors of the Reading Hardware
Company are negotiating for the purchase
of a large tract of land at Robcsenia, en
the line of the Lebanon Valley railroad.
They propose te remove their entire works
te that point and te build homes for work
men, and in this way te shield themselves
from the injuries of strikes. They employ
three hundred men at present. A number
of strange meulders are being fed and kept
in their warehouse out of reach of the
strikers. Other workmen arc brought
from and taken back te their homes from
the works in conveyances te prevent them
from falling into the hands of the men who
are en a strike.
Judge Hendersen has filed an opinion
against the claim of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, that the stock last year
should have been appraised at its average
value. The Auditor-General, in his settle
ment against the company, fixed the ap
praisement at the average value between
November 1st and leth, about $48 a share,
eleven dollars higher than the Company's
figures. There arc involved in this case
about $47,000 but Judge Hendersen's de
cision will affect many ether corporations,
and it is intimated that the common
wealth's victeiy will add at least $1.10,000
te the funds in the State Treasury.
Lamp Committee Organized.
Last evening the newly-organized lamp
committee of city councils met for organi
zation at the mayor's office. As matters
steed, Messrs. Ebcrly and Beard were as
pirants te the chairmanship, and as each
was unable te convince the ether of his own
prier claims te the distinction, Mr. Jehnsen
was agreed en as a compromise, and was
elected. The committee is composed of
Common Councilman Jehnsen, (Dem.), of
the Sixth ward, Common Councilman
Beard, (Rep.), of the Second ward,Se!ett
Councilman Ebcrly, (Rep.), of the Fifth
ward,and Select Councilman Zecher,( Dem)
of the Sixth ward. The committee agreed
te meet at the maycr's office en the second
Tuesday of each month.
The committee en printing and stationery
was also te have organized but a quorum
failed te appear, and the committee will be
called together te-morrow evening.
This evening the street committee will
meet for organization at Mr. McMnllcn's
office.
Census Kiiumerater.
The Mount Jey Slur and Xeics recom
mends Milten M. Leib for census enumci enumci
ater of that district, and says that Mr.
Snowden, the superintendent, "could
hardly find a mere competent person. His
application is endorsed by fifty prominent
men of the town."
TIIK UPPEII END.
A Prosperous faction r the County.
Alent; the Reading A Columbia Kailrea.:.
A reporter of the Reading Time and
Dispatch, having visited the upper section
of our county, writes a glowing account
of it for his paper. We make the follow
ing extracts :
Kelnheld's Station and Vicinity.
During the past few years a number of
dwelling houses have been built iu the vi
cinity of Reinhold's station, and the neigh
borhood is becoming thickly settled. The
farmers are also improving their premises,
and handsome buildings are being erected.
At the station a large freight business is
done, this being the shipping point of a
large section of country. The goods man
ufactured in the Adamstown hat fac
tories are all shipped from Reinhold's
station, while there are large shipments
annually of dressed sandstones, pests and
rails, bark and ether articles. Reinholds
ville, one aud a half miles west, and Fliok Fliek
ingcrs. five miles west, have large business
transactions with the railroad company at
Reinhold's station. The large three story
brick hotel at the station, erected in 18(54
by Cel. Jesse Reinhold, when the Reading
aud Columbia railroad was completed, is
new occupied by Absalom llartman.
There are no particular industries at Rein
hold's station, although several years age
the subject of establishing a foundry and
machine shop at this place was agitated.
Improvements at Lutz's Cressing.
One mile below the station is Lutz's hat
factory, at the point where the railroad
cresses the Swamp creek, or eat fork of
the Coealice. Here quite a village has
been started by Jesse Lutz and his sons.
Mr. Lutz erected Wxc years age a large
hat factory, supplied with steam, which
gives employment te some 28 hands at.
present, and turns out an average of 4.i
dozen hats of medium quality per day.
Jesse Lutz is the owner of the building
and his son. Cyrus Lutz, proprietor of the
Black Hetel and store, is a partner with
him in the hat manufacturing business.
Facing the railroad are two fine residences
recently erected by Jeshua Lutz and
Jacob Ilagy. Dwelling houses have
also been crested lately by Jehn
Sweigert, Frank AVhite, "Edward EI
erly and. ethers, and the erection of ethcis
is in contemplation. A project is en font
te make application for a llag station at
this point. Jesse Lutz, who owns most of
the land in the neighborhood, is new 7"
years of age, and iu the enjoyment of gecd
health, lie is in many respects a remark
able man, having been engaged in numer
ous business and manufacturing enter
prises and led an exceedingly active life,
lie owns a number of line properties in
Lancaster and Berks counties faims,
mills, hotels, factories and tracts of wood
land, including one of the largest hotels iu
the city of Lancaster. At Lutz's crossing,
the commissioners of Lancaster county
have erected a handsome bridge acres the
east fork of Coealice creek.
Ouarries peratel for Hearting I'urnacrs.
Between Lutz's Cressing and Union Sta
tion, and less than one-half mile from the
latter place, are extensive limestone quar
ries, operated by the Reading irun works
and Eckert & Brether, of Reading. They
are located along the sides of a high Tiill
known as Kehl's Peak. The quarry of
the Reading iron works is known as the
Union quarry, and is within a quarter of a
mile of the Reading & Columbia rail
road, with which it is connected by :v grav
ity railroad. Iren trucks, (each holding
two and a half tens of limestone, run ever
the gravity railroad te a wharf or lauding
above a siding of the Reading and Colum
bia railroad, where the contents of the
trucks are (lumped into limestone cars
belonging te the Reading iron works.
Each car carries five tens of limestone.
The weight of the leaded car in de
scending the inclined gravity railroad
draws up the empty truck, thecals being
connected by an iron' rope which moves
around an axle at the quarry. On several
occasions the rope has parted, and llie
leaded trucks, descending with frightful
velocity, has been dashed across the I J. A:
C. R. It., clearing a gap of thirty feet and
landing in an opposite field. The gravity
railroad is arranged with a turnout in the
centre where the leaded and empty trucks
pass. The Union quarry is about eighty
feet in depth and extends into the side
of the mountain some distance. The
overlying rocks are sandstone, the entire
brew of the hill being of sandstone
formation, while at the base is a lime
stone formation extending indefinitely
into the bowels of the earth. The lime
stone rocks are of superior quality for fur
nace purposes, and arc in great demand.
The Union quarry gives employment te
from twenty-eight te thirty men. Frem
sixteen te eighteen cars of limestone are
leaded and shipped daily. As many as
twenty-seven cars can be leaded in a day.
Stephen Banner, of Sinking Springs, is
the superintendent, and Chas. Whitmeycr.
assistant superintendent. The quarry of
Eckert & Bre., is about half a mile from
the Union quarry, and three-fourths of :i
mile from the railroad. A new read lead
ing te the railroad has been constructed,
and the limestone is hauled te the railroad
siding at the rate of fourteen car leads per
day. Fifteen men are employed at this
quarry.
A Town of Unpin (iron th.
Union station is one of the most thriving
places en the line of the Reading and Co
lumbia railroad, and has greatly improved
within a few years. It contains two large
hotels, kept by S. II. Ebcrly and Henry
Ebcrly respectively, and several stores and
manufacturingcstablishmcnts. New street
have been opened and the town has
been laid out with the view te a con
siderable future growth. William Wein Wein
held, cigar manufacturer, started this
spring a cigar manufactory in a large
building en Miller street and employs
at present thirteen hands. A gentleman
has been negotiating for the purchase of a
corner let, upon which te erect a large to
bacco warehouse and packing house.
Geerge Gensemer conducts anextesive tan
nery, and Emanuel Stark a large grist
mill. Other manufacturing establishments
are expected te fellow in the course of a
few years. There is an excellent water
supply, the east and west forks of lh: Co Ce
calico creek uniting at this place. Isaa:
Miller, brother of S. II. Miller, proprietor;
of the eldest hotel, has a large wholesale
drug store at UnierT station. J. G. Gar
man, esq., has a printing sffice, and will
erect a large building en Union street this
spring.
hcheeneck's Iteautiful View.
A pleasant drive of three miles from
Union station, westward, skirting a range
of hills, and ever-looking one of the finest
valleys in the state, brings you te Schoe Schee
ncckj a village of some 'Xi or 40 houses,
located en a hill, from which en a clear
day a view of the city of Lancaster and nu
merous towns and villages is commanded.
Ephrata, six miles distant is plainly visi
ble, as also the village of Lincoln, four
miles away, where the recent accident oc
curred out of which se much of a sensation
was made. On the way te Schecneck the
West Coealice creek is crossed. Hacker's
saw mill being located at the point of cross
ing. Beautiful farms, with substantial
farm-houses, are passed. In the valley,
about half a mile from the read, may bq
seen the numerous buildings en the farm
of Jacob Wcist, a wealthy citizen of north
ern Lancaster county, who has some of
the best herds of cattle te be found in the
State, and who has been a frequent ex
hibitor at the annual Berks county fairs.
The farm of Daniel Steinmetz, whose
heid of Devenshire cattle has attracted
attention at our county fairs in former
years, is also passed. Near Mr Steiu
metz's residence is Steinmetz's meeting
house, in which the Reformed Mennonites
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