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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE MONDAY. MAY 17, 1880.
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Hancastet . intelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING. MAY 17,1880.
The Negro Cadet.
The dramatic developments of the
negre cadet trial en Saturday hardly
leave room for the most pronounced ne ne ne
grophebist te dispute that Whittaker was
theauther of the " outrage" en himself.
This was evident enough, before-hand,
upon the general features of the case.
There was absolutely.nething te point te
anyone else as the negre's assailant)
there was much te implicate him. The
fact of the extreme lightness of his
M'eunds, his failure te cry out, and the
calm state of his pulse when found,
added te the obvious motive he had for
lite trick, sufficiently pointed him out as
its author. The confirmation of this
deduction.; from the facts afforded
by the combined judgment of the five
experts as te the handwriting of the note
of warning is very strong; and the
surprising discovery of one of them
that the paper en which the note was
written was Whittaker's leaves nothing
te hang a doubt upon. There is a possi
bility, of course, that somebody get that
piece of "Whittaker's paper and had skill
and cunning enough te imitate Whit
taker's handwriting, but it is se remote
a possibility as te be entitled te no con
sideration ; and moreover, the exiierts
find that the hand-writing of the note
was a natural and net a forged writing
Te all . this proof of Whittaker's guilt
must be added several important varia
tions in his narrative of the occurrences,
which c.uld net have been made if they
were real.
The result of the inquiry must le very
satisfactory te the friends of the military
academy, net that they have any feeling
against the negre cadet, but because it
shows that whatever may be the natural
feeling of aversion among officers and
cadets te social association with the
negre, it docs net lead te his abuse or te
any unmanliness of behavior towards
him. He is avoided, net maltreated.
The thoroughness of the inquiry which
lias taken place into this matter shows
the people the exact status of the negre
cadet. Because of his ostracism he is
officially treated with especial leniency.
This affair has been fairly investigated
and it is the fault of the facts alone that
Whittaker falls. He has had an officer
assigned te his defense, and has had
moreover, the counsel of his champion,
Greener, and the aid of the United States
District Attorney Townsend, who was
sent te aid the recorder of the court in
presenting the testimony te it, but who
acted as the counsel of the cadet until he
found the case getting tee black against
him te be lightened by his skill.
The general conclusion drawn from the
denouement "willj naturally be unfavor
able te the policy of admitting the negre
te West Point. Ne geed is done by
keeping him there as a source of irrita
tion te the white cadets. The degrada
tion of his race unfits him for the associ
ation. In all the history of the academy
no such baseness as this negre has shown
has ever before been exhibited by a cadet,
or even a mild degree of it. Ne one who
had any self-respect could have been se
mean. It can hardly be said that this is
a sporadic case and that it is Whittaker
the individual, and net Whittaker the
negre, who is te be condemned. The
possibility of his crime came te him with
his nice and its condition among men.
The people of Lancaster never did
themselves mere credit,and perhaps never
experienced mere real satisfaction in do
ing a highly creditable thing, than in
their prompt and liberal response te the
call for aid from the sufferers by the
Milten fire. The meeting called en such
short notice was well attended and these
participating in its deliberations gave
the object in which it was convened a
geed " send-off " by liberal subscriptions.
The cause was kindly and sympatheti
cally remembered in the prayers and ser
mens of the city pastors yesterday, and
the general public most happily imprev
ed the intervening Sabbath by resolving
upon the free exercise of the noblest of
Christian virtues toward their stricken
fellow citizens of a common state. At
this writing it is net known exactly what
Lancaster's total contribution will
amount te, but enough has already been
secured te demonstrate the unstinted
generosity cf our people and te de great
geed te the givers and te these whose
afllictiens are sought te be alleviated.
Te be of most service the amount raised
will be forwarded at once te thoroughly
reliable persons, who can be relied en te
distribute it judiciously and impartially,
but the books will remain open for all
who may desire further opportunity te
add their mickle or muckle te it. Fer
the present the local relief measures have
been limited te the collection of money.
Should it be determined te procure and
forward stores of clothing, previsions
and household goods, for which there is
great demand, there will be equally
ready response, and in that event
our country friends will no doubt be glad
te give freely of their abundance in store
and basket te the needy sufferers.
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The Republican county committee for
this county resolved that, at the primary
elections te be held next Saturday, the
voters of the party should express their
preferences for the Republican nominee
for president, and that such preference,
expressed by a plurality of the Republi
can voters then voting, should be consid
ered instructions te the Lancaster county
.delegates te the national convention
whether it admits Kauffman and Seltzer
or Kline and Martin. The tickets for
the primaries have been prepared and are
ready for distribution, but the name of
Grant does net appear upon them.
Blaine, Sherman, Washburne and Ed
munds are presented for the choice of the
Old Guard Republicans, but no Grant.
Why is this se ? The Examiner has
been supporting him. Can it find no one
-te second its motion? J. Hay Brown,
esq., was for Grant " down te his beets "
jiet long age. Judge Patterson un un un
boeomed himself te a Press reporter
some time age as of the same mind. Ne
.doubt there are some mere Grant men
around. Are they afraid te run their
candidate lest his weakness be demon
strated V "Call you this backing your
friends?"
The local Cameren managers re-echo
what the elder and younger chiefs of
their clan assert, that Grant is the only
Republican who can be elected, and that
if he cannot win nobody can. They say
Hartranft was mere bitterly opposed in
1872 than Grant is new, that they nom
inated him for governor in the face of
this opposition, and elected him ; that
Grant can get all the states North that any
ether Republican can and that he alone
can get these in the Seuth which are
necessary te elect a Republican nominee.
It is upon this ground that they propose
te cast Lancaster county's two votes at
Chicago for Grant, although the veteis
at the primaries will net se direct.
MINOR TOPICS.
Pfisgst.
Where's Sensenig? in this fight.
N. G. Gatchei.l and Gantz.
Who is this " Lemuel Brown ?"
When the census enumerators are ap
pointed the " best workers in the wards"
will net be behind the deer.
The jury net having vindicated Jehn B.
Dennis, lie is net a candidate for Legisla
ture. It was Pentecostal Monday but the poli
ticians W3ie mostly filled with bad spirits
te-day.
Majer Griest denies that he is the
Cameren candidate for Congress. He is
certainly net the anti-Cameren candidate.
When the votes are counted he will find it
just about as easy te fall between two
steels as te sit en neither.
It costs a Heg Ring lawyer $10 te call
the district attorney a liar in open court ;
a drunken layman, of unknown political
antecedents, gets off with $3 ; a Bull Ring
" worker" gets off scot free. This is
" distributive" justice.
"The conduct of a judge, like that of
every ether functionary, is a legitimate
subject of scrutiny, and when the public
geed is the aim, such scrutiny is as open
te any attorney of his court as te any
ether citizen."
"Respect te courts cannot be com
pelled. It is the voluntary tribute of the
public te worth and intelligence, and
while they are found en the judgment seat,
se long, and no longer, will they retain the
public confidence."
Loek out for sunstrokes ! The Grant or-
gaus are republishing JJIaine s speech in
the Chicago convention in 1872 when he
declared that Grant's administration gave
the country prosperity, peace and respect
ability and was a " model."
The dclgates te the Illinois Republican
state convention have new been chosen in
all but three small counties, which will
net materially change the result. The
Grant men claim mere than 100 majority
ever the combined Blaine and Washburne
forces, outside of Cook county, which
would give Grant a clear majority with the
entire anti-Grant delegation from Cook
county admitted.
Of the newly-elected Methodist bishops
all wear white neckties, all crown them
selves with high silk hats, and all are of
modest bearing. Bishop Haven is the
smallest as well as the eldest of the four.
He is net mere than five feet five inches in
height and weighs only 130 pounds. Bishop
Hurst wears a small sandy goatee. Beth
Bishop Warren and Bishop Fess are tall
and somewhat slim. There isn't a mous
tache in the whole party. Dr, Leenard
Gurley said the ether day: "Ne man
wearing a moustache was ever elected a
bishop in the Methodist church."
II. J. Ramsdell's Republic has met
with such marked encouragement from
the cilzens of Washington during the past
ten months that it has been decided te add
te its interest by a considerable expendi
ture of money. A new typographical
equipment throughout has been ordered,
which will make an increase in the reading
matter equal te six pages without impair
ing the mechanical beauty of the paper,
but en the contrary will make it still mere
attractive. The increased space will en
able the editor te add many new features
and give place te an additional number of
writers. A full page political cartoon will
be furnished each week during the presi
dential canvass. The Republic also takes
a new departure in frantically urging that
somebody nominate a naval here for presi
dent.
PERSONAL..
Hen. S. S. Cox is writing evangelical
articles for the Independent, stoutly main
taining the power of the Bible te over
come its adversaries, numerous and pow
erful though they be.
The Londen Eche is informed that it is
net Geerge Eliet, but Mrs. G. H. Lewes,
the legal widow of the deceased philoso
pher, who was the lady recently married te
Mr. Cress. All the papers were led astray
en this point.
The late General Heintzemian
willed all his property te his wife. He
gives her absolute control, expressing his
confidence in her administration for the
benefit of their children.
Rev. Neah M. Wells, who is dead in
Detroit, is said te have been the eldest
Presbyterian minister in the United
States. He was born at Bemis Heights
in 1782, and has been successively an
Episcopalian, a Universalist and a Presby
terian. Levi Robbins, of Copenhagen, N, Y.f
has had his hundredth birthday celebrated
in holiday style. Nearly all the buildings
displayed the national flag. A precession
was formed, led by a band seated in a
wagon drawn by four white horses, all
under charge of a marshal, and which
wended its way te Mr. Robbins' s house the
band playing "Auld Lang Syne." Fifty
guests, all aged about seventy, sat down
te a dinner ever which the centennariau
presided. Mr. Robbins made an address
and repeated the fourteenth chapter of
Jeb from memory. Many curious relics
were exhibited, among which was the
original commission of Benjamin Franklin
and Rebert Merris, October 1, 1776, as
members of the committee en secret cer.
respendence of the Continental Congress.
Nathaniel Sylvester, aged ever 90. appear
ed in a carriage twenty-six years old,
drawn by a pair of horses twenty-seven and
twenty-nine years old.
Capt. Edwakd Wright, who recently
committed suicide at the national capital
was a son of Judge Wright, lately convict
ed of the assault en Delane. Yeung
Wright was a famous ordnance officer.
Twe years age he met at the Arkansas
Het Springs the beautiful Bessie Paschal,
daughter of a noted Texas Lawyer, and
divorced wife of Frank Gassaway. After
a two weeks acquaintance they were mar
ried. Three months age they separated,
and since then Capt. Wright has been de
pressed and gloomy. After a painful in
terview with her last week, they parted
finally, she winging her way te Philadel
phia and fresh fortunes, and he ending his
unhappy life by a pistol shot from his own
hand. As a young lady she was a belle,
and as a lovely widow she exerted a mere
potent power. Den Cameren at one time
was announced te marry her. A graceful
and perfect figure, great, sad, pathetic
eyes, fine features, and a most lovely smile,
first impress one en seeing her ; but the
indescribable charm, the strange fascina
tion of her ways, the witchery and magic
of her, are tee evanescent and intangible
for prose. As a figure in the social world
she is destined te reappear.
Our American Humorists.
Bret Harte was lately a guest at the
Burlington house entertainment in Lon Len Lon
eon, given by the president and council of
the royal academy, the royal family and
nobility being guests of the occasion. In
his speech Mr. Harte said :
I presume I am selected te answer as a
native of a country which reads mere
English books and pay less for them than
any ether nation. A laugh. Certainly,
representing as I de a free people who of
their own accord read four volumes of
Tennyson te one of Longfellow a
laugh I might claim a hearing here. A
laugh. But I recognize your kindly
greeting as the same welcome extended te
Hosea Biglow, Hans Breitmann, Artemus
Ward, and Mark Twain. Cheers. I
recognize your appreciation of what is said
te be distinctive American literature a
literature which laughs with the American
skies, and is by turns as surprising and as
extravagant as the American weather. A
laugh. Indeed, I am net certain that
these cyclones of American humor that
cress the Atlantic are net as providential
as the American storms that mitigate the
austere monotony of the English climate.
A laugh. Fer it has been settled by
your reviewers that American literature
is American humor, and that this Ameri
can humor is a kind of laughable impro
priety, mere or less scantily clothed in
words. It has been settled that you arc a
sober people, and that nobody in America
takes life seriously net even a highway
man and that our literature is a rellcx of
our life.
Sunday Scheel Improvements.
Christian Union.
The centennial celebration of Rebert
Raikcs's work, who has the credit of being
the founder of the Sunday school,and who
did give te it a great impulse, is an ecca
sien net only for a profitable review of
the progress of the past hundred years,
of which Sunday school orators may be
expected te give us a surfeit, but also
for a calm consideration of what we can
de te make the next hundred years
worthy of these which have just passed.
During the last century Sunday school lit
erature has come into existence, and with
it a class of circulating libraries that, at
least in this country, reach a much larger
number of readers than all ether libraries
combined : in many cases their inlluence is
by no means confined te the children of
the household, but they furnish the adults
with almost their sole reading. Sunday
school music has also been born, and it is
making the coming generation a singing
generation. A united study of the Bible
en a common plan has done mere te
break down the denominational walls
than all ether influences com
bined, and will make the chil
dren much' poorer sectarians than their
fathers were before them. But there is
plenty of room for improvement. Our
Sunday school literature is quite tee much
confined te fiction ; geed books of biogra
phy, history and science are a desideratum,
and in se far as they are supplied are read
by the pupils. Singing worn-out ditties
and half-converted negre melodies is better
than net singing at all ; but it ought net
te take the whole of the next century te
supply a better class of music, or rather te
get the schools te use it after it issupplicd.
The need of a much mere systematic
study of the Bible, instead of the " touch
and go " method new in vogue is one that
the Christian Union has heretofore vigor
ously enforced, and we hope that it will
net take the whole of a century te give
that te us cither.
A Murder Kzpesed.
Up in Wilkesbarre they have arrested
an organ grinder named Gardcna, a native
of Genea, Italy, for murdering his daugh
ter, aged 10 years, two years age. His
ether little girl, survivor of the crime,
whom he lately beat cruelly, has told the
police that two years age her father mur
dered her sister, two years elder than her
sell, by beat her en the head with a club
and then sheeting her through the body.
This was near Wanamac, in Luzerne
ceuuty. The child's name was Resa. The
father buried the body in the weeds near
where the murder was committed. Gar
dena threatened Pauline with death should
she expose him, and she begged te be pro
tected. She says that her mother lives in
New Yerk city, at 38 Mulberry street.
She told her mother of the murder of her
sister Resa ever a year age, but her
mother, fearing violence from her husband,
did net dare te expose the crime. Gar
dcna carried a pistol and a large knife.
On the revolver are the words, " Western
bulldog."
M. E. General Conference
The M. E. general conference in Cincin
nati elected Benjamin St. James Frev
editor of the Central Christian Adcecate at
St. Leuis, the vote standing : Fry, 257 :
W. W. Goodwin, 52 ; J. C. W. Cox, 45.
The committee en book concern recom
mended a postponement of the election of
editors for the present, which was agreed
te. The committee also reported in favor
of a discontinuance of the publication of
the National Repository and Gelden Hours.
This was tabled, te enable Dr. Curry te
present a plea for the Ropesilory. The
committee also reported, recommending
that the deficiency of $120,000 in the
episcepal fund be charged te profit and less
by the book concern. Adopted.
Death of Nlmred Strickland.
Judge Nimrod Strickland died at his
home in West Chester, en Saturday, aged
73 years. Under the administration of
Governer Wolfe, he was register of Ches
ter county, holding the position for
six years. He was made eue of
the associate judges of Chester county
in 1856 and subsequently was elected
canal commissioner. He was warden of
the Eastern penitentiary for a brief period
and in 1858 became editor of the PennsyU
vanian, a daily Democratic paper pub
lished in Philadelphia. In late years he
was a justice of the peace and prison in
specter. He was a life-Ien? Democrat
and was much respected by all who knew
mm.
BELIEF TOH MILTON.
What the Sufferers Need Most.
Special Dispatch te the Times. -
Milten, May 16. Many of our people
are without shelter and ethers are living
intents, without utensils te cook their
feed or te eat from. We require every
thing in the way of clothes and feed.
We have received much, but it only
answers from morning until night. Mus
lin, calico, blankets, beds and bedding?
comforts, spoons, knives, forks,' pans,
basins, pets, needles and thread are needed,
but we can't de much withent money.
We must have lumber and building hard
ware. We must pay men te-morrow te
distribute supplies, as these that have been
doing this work are well fitted for it and
we can't held them ; we can't ask it.
We can only say that you who are at a
distance can leek at it calmly. We can't
comprehend our wants or describe them.
We must have supplies of everything.
S. H. Reid,
Chairman Relief Committee.
The Ruing.
It is estimated that fully 20,000 strangers
visited the town yesterday te see the ruins
made by the fire. Religious services were
held by the different pastors of the town
at various places in the open air. Imme
diately after the services were ever many
went te the distribution rooms te receive
feed from the relief committee. The bank
vaults have net yet been opened, and the
town is full of rumors that an attempt will
be made te break them open by unauthor
ized persons, and that different parts of
the town will be fired for the purpose of
attracting the attention of the people
from the vaults. Thirty men of the
Twelfth regiment have arrived from Sun
bury te de patrol duty.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Of the Wyoming territory Republican
national delegates, one is for Blaine and
one for Grant.
There has been cold weather en the Hud Hud
eon, ice in the back country and snow en
the Catskills.
Jeseph L. Swan, a prominent planter of
Ouachita parish, La., was killed en Thurs
day by the fall of a limb of a tree.
In Memphis, en Saturday, the graves of
the Confederate dead in Elmwood ceme
tery were decorated with the usual cere
monies. The explosion at Birchill's Hall iron
works, near Walsall, Eng., en Wednesday,
was mere destructive than at first re
ported. Twenty-five persons were killed
and about sixty injured.
Fifty Indians attaked an emigrant party
near Fert Davis, Texas, en Thursday.
One man and a woman were killed, two
men were wounded, and two ethers are
missing.
Jehn Ollcnderf, who penetrated into the
Ute reservation with seventeen prospectors
has reached Leadvillc. He tells a terrible
story of the massacre of the men
in his party by the Utes. He was the only
one left alive.
Jehn C. Leghorn, of Cayuga county,
N. Y., undertook te sink a well en his
premises. Having get down eleven feet,
he was nonplussed te see a stream nearly
three inches bread sheet up fifty feet into
the air. It is still spouting.
A black snake nearly five feet long was
recently found in the sitting room of J. C.
Yeung's house in Tallman, N. Y. Nobody
knew when or hew it entered. The rep
tile was killed with a horsewhip by Jehn
C. Goetchius.
Twe brothers named Hull were shot
at East Caire, Ky.. by a man named
Rogers, the owner of a fishing beat the
result of a quarrel between the brothers
and Mrs. Rogers. One will probably die
and the ether recover. Rogers escaped in
a beat after the sheeting.
There was a terrible storm at Tiflis, Rus
sia, en the 14th inst. The rain fell iii such
torrents that the town and suburbs were
flooded. Great damage was done te prep
erty. The rain having washed an immense
quantity of locust eggs together, the in
habitants are embracing the opportunity
taking active means te destroy them.
A dwelling in Angela, Ind., occupied by
Mrs. Smith, was desteyed by fire early en
Saturday morning, while she was at a
" dance " several miles distant. Her
three children, whose ages ranged from 5 te
14 years, perished in the flames, together
with David Fry, aged 25 years, who went
te the house the previous night in a drunk
en condition.
The extensive stables belonging te the
coal firm of O'Ncil & Ce. were burned in
Elizabeth yesterday. Thirteen valuable
mules, employed in the mines, perished in
the names. i lie origin et the lire is in
velved in mystery, but is believed te be
incendiary. The stables en the same site
were burned under similar mysterious
circumstance two years age. The total
less cannot be ascertained new. The less
en live stock alone will exceed $2,000.
STATE ITEMS.
The Muhlenberg college Freshmen tried
te sport canes. The upper classes tried te
prevent them and were badly beaten.
en eaturaay two gunners leunu in
Thorp's meadow, Frankford, the dead
body of a man entirely naked. His head
was cut and bloody and his eyes black
ened, as it he had received a terrible beat
ing. The meeting of the Grand Ledge of Odd
Fellows in Reading this week will be a
memorable occasion. This is the first
time that the Grand Ledge will have met
in Reading,. Over nine hundred repre
sentatives will be in attendance, a num
ber of whom have already arrived, and
every train coming te Reading te-day will
bring ethers.
The suit of Father Stack against Bishop
O'Hara, for $20,000, was decided in Wil Wil
liamspert en Saturday, by a verdict in
favor of the defendant. The controversy
began in 18il because of the removal of
the priest by the bishop from the pastorate
The reason for his removal had net be
come known until this trial. It is new as
certained that the priest incurred censure
by non-compliance with a letter from the
bishop requiring a detailed statement of
the income of the parish.
Republican Rale In 1'eunsylvanla.
Lancaster New Era, Rep.
It is well-known te most intelligent
voters and admitted by every candid citi
zen that this goodly heritage of ours, the
grand old commonwealth of Pennsylvania
has long been ruled and robbed by a ring
which has been most exacting in its de
mands and imperious in its dictation.
It has ruled with almost despotic sway
and tolerated no independent manly
action it could possibly prevent. Its
measures had te be adopted and its
policy carried out, no matter hew
adversely they affected the rights and
interests of the masses, and its
managers scorned te consider the wishes
of any but the select few who shared with
them the profits of their nefarious
schemes. This ring has outraged senti
ment by passing corrupt measures through
the Legislature by unlawful means, such
as the Philadelphia Recorder's bill, and
many ethers which might be named ; by
interfering with just and necessary legisla
tion through means condemned by the
fundamental law ; by pardoning notorious
offenders like Eemble, Petroff & Ce., be
cause they had done the bidding of this
ring and claimed its protection ; by mis
using the public funds, as we have proved
en former occasions had been done for
years ; by creating useless offices and ap-1
pointing their tools te fill them, such as
the sealer of weights and measures of Lan
caster county ; and many, many mere
things that might be named, but which it
is unnecessary te enumerate, because our
readers are already fully conversant with
the objects and results of the ring rule in
state and county.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TTIIK "LEAF."
Lecal Tobacco Market and Crep Prospect;
During the past week about two hun
dred cases of 1879 leaf were sold in this
market en private terms. The 1878 crop
is pretty nearly all disposed of, it being
estimated that net mere than 1,000 or
1,500 cases remain in the hands of local
packers.
The crop of 1879 is practically out of the
hands of growers, it having been bought
up mere closely perhaps than any preced
ing crop for years past, net only in Lancas
ter county, but throughout Pennsyl
vania. Tliere are, of course some
lets " lyiug around loose," but they
they are net wanted, being either of un
desirable quality or held at prices above
the views of buyers. Nearly all of the
packers have finished packing, and se far
as can be learned they are well satisfied
with their purchases. The crop premises
te be a valuable one, and is sweating out
allright, se far as can be ascertained.
The backward spring and the recent
long-continued dreuth have kept back the
plants for the coming crop, and they are
generally, as yet, quite small, and in
many places badly eaten by insects. Even
if they were large enough te set out, the
continued dry weather and the baked con
dition of the ground would render it inex
pedient for the planter te commence eper
atiens, for though the tobacco-plant will
bear a great deal of dreuth in the bed and
in the field after it has taken root, it is a
delicate plant when first hilled and readily
succumbs te a het suu and dry earth. Ne
apprehension is felt en this score, however,
as plants will have plenty of time te ma
ture if set out a month hence.
We have heard of only one farmer, a
Salisbury man, who has as yet ventured te
plant te any considerable extent, and he is
reported te have set put 3,000 or 4,000
plants.
COURT.
Licenses Common l'leas Term.
Iii court, en Saturday, the licenses were
agaiu taken up and disposed of as fellows :
Jacob Brua, Strasburg, eating house,
old stand, with remonstrance, continued.
Isaac S. Bear, East Lampeter, hotel, old
stand, continued.
Jeseph Dcsch, Columbia, eating house,
old stand, granted.
Henry Trcwitz, Seventh ward, this city,
eating house. This was an old stand, but
the license was withheld, as it was shown
that when the Butler fight took place last
winter the young men who took part in it
stated that they had drank beer there en
that Sunday. Mr. Trewitz assured the court
that the beer had net been sold en the
licensed premises but at the rear end of
the let by another man; he was away
from home at the time and knew nothing
of it. Upen his premising that he would
allow no mere beer te be sold at the place
en Sunday the license was granted.
C. B Biemcnsderfcr, Maytewu, hotel,
old stand, for which the tenant who last
year occupied the premises neglected te
take out a license. Granted.
Common Pleas.
This is the first week of the May term
of the common pleas court, which began
this morning at 10 o'clock, with Judge
Livingston en the bench. y
Of the thirty cases down en the list but
twelve were reported for trial.
On account of the great noise caused by
brass bands, fcc, in the neighborhood of
the court house, and the difficulty had in
keeping witnesses in the court room, the
court concluded te adjourn until te-morrow
morning.
Sentenced,
Themas Chamberlain, Levi Eckert and
Peter Hess, who were convicted last week
of larceny, were each sentenced te two
moil tli imprisonment.
FIRE.
A Frame Stable Burned.
This morning, shortly before 7 o'clock,
a frame stable in rear of the property
owned by Jeremiah Campbell, and occu
pied by Geerge Bear, baker, Ne. 17
Church street, was set en fire and burned
te the ground. The stable at the time
contained but little that was of any value,
a sleigh belonging te Jehn Kline, being
the most valuable article destroyed. The
stable was net worth mere than a couple
of hundred dollars, and was insured for
$100.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary. Twe former attempts arc
known te have been made te burn the same
premises within a few months past one of
them about a mouth age, when a ball of
cotton waste, saturated with cea! oil Was
placed in the building and set en fire, but
fortunately was discovered in time te put
it out before much damage was done. A
similar attempt had been made a month or
two previously.
These Stelen Chickens.
Officers Adams and Sprccher returned
from the Welsh mountains en Saturday
evening from their tour of investigation
and inquiry as te the ownership of the
fifty chickens taken from Henry and Wm.
Watsen, colored, en Saturday morning.
The officers report that they found about
fifty mere chickens at Watsen's, and left
them there ; that the neighbors say the
Watsons neither raise nor buy chickens,
but sell a geed many, and that a large
number of chickens have been recently
stolen from persons in the vicinity of the
mountains.
This morning several farmers called at
Alderman Spurrier's where the captured
chickens may be seen and identified some
of them as belonging te them. Mr. C.
Musser, the miller, also called and identi
fied the bags found in possession of the
Watsen's as his, and stated that they had
been stolen from him. The Watsons re
mained in jail, the time for giving them a
hearing net being yet fixed.
Run Over by a Herse.
This morning a little son of Harry Dil
ler, while crossing West King street, near
Prince, was knocked down and trampled
upon by a horse that was being ridden by
lad named Herr. Master Diller was cor cer
siderably injured, but was able with as
sistance te limp te his home.
Baseball.
This morning a game of base ball came
off en the Ireusides grounds, between the
Watch Factory club and a picked nine,
which included some of the Ironsides men.
The picked nine wen easily by the score of
36 te 1.
WHITSUNTIDE.
Services In the Ctmrches Forty Hears Devo
tion at St. Mary's A Day of Sun
shine and Gladness.
People weatherwise and otherwise woke
bright and early yesterday morning te
scan the heavens and inform themselves
of the meterolegical prospects ; for it is
undoubted tradition that the state of the
weather en Whit Sunday foretells the
atmospheric conditions for the seven suc
ceeding Sundays. Se that however much
the dryness of vegetation and
the cusfcy condition of the pub
lic highways render a jioed soak
ing rain a desideratum devoutly te be
wished, the most ardent hopes for that
providential blessing were yesterday tem
porarily dethroned from their command
ing eminence of primary consideration ; as
the prospect of seven consecutive
rainy Sundays i; net altogether al
luring te the great majority of the popula
tion who en that day of all the week are
enabled te enjoy a respite from the
cares and werriments of their secular oc
cupations. The day was all that could be
desired in the view taken. The sun rose
bright and beautiful and the triumphal
course of his glowing chariot through the
cerulean blue was uninterrupted by a sin
gle cloud. A pleasant breeze, tempered
by the warm rays of the god of day, kept
the mercurial condition at a delightful
stage, and all day long the principal thor
oughfares were thronged with well-dressed
premenaders. All the latest conceits in
spring attire were exhibited en the streets
iu variety confusing te the masculine mind,
while the continued glare of the sun
light rendered useful as well as
ornamental the jaunty parasols and sun
umbrellas that the dictum of fashion has
brought te the front. Ner de the big
brothers permit themselves te be com
pletely overshadowed in the matter of
uress, and the nebby cutaways and niar niar
veleusly short-skirted coats that yesterday
first saw daylight, figuratively speaking,
were as numerous as stylish. The services
in all the churches were largely attended,
and in nearly all had special reference te
the occasion.
At St. Mary's.
Saturday evening was observed in the
Catholic churches as the vigil of Pentecost
commemorative of the descent of the Hely
Spirit upon the disciples of the early
church, and yesterday the solemnity of the
services in the churches was intensified by
special ceremonial obligations.
At at. Mary s. the worship was et a
netablv impesin; character, and the
church never were a mere attractive garb.
The sanctuary was abundantly decked
with flowers of various design, and the
altars were likewise handsomely erna
mented. Several massive cresses were
especially noteworthy. At G:30 a. m.
solemn high niivss was celebrated by Rev.
Father Ige, of Renovo, Rev. Fathers
Christ and Hickcy officiating as deacon
and sub-deacon respectively, and the mass
was again said at 8 o'clock, en
which occasion upwards of seventy young
people partook of their first communion ; at
10:30, Father Hickey, pastor, conducted
the services, Millard's beautiful mass
being sung en this occasion by the
excellent choir under Mr. Will Al-
tick's leadership. Father Ige preached
an able sermon from the text "Seek ye first
the kingdom of Ged. "At 7:30 in the evening
the congregation was very large. The choir
sang for the first time in this city Rose Rese
wig's vespers, in which the soles by the
Messrs. Altick and Misses Ilarhcrger and
Deyle were yiven with rare sweetness.
Rev. Father McBride, of Harrisburg,
preached a powerful and effective discourse
from the words "Many arc called, but few
are chosen."
This morning mass was celebrated at 5,
6:30 and 9, by Rev. Fathers Ige, McBride
and Hickey. This evening at 7 vespers
will be sung and a sermon delivered by
Rev. Dr. Lech land, a noted Catholic mis
sionary, and te-morrow, the special ser
vices will be terminated with a sermon by
the Very Rev. Dr. Hunt, of Canada ; Bish-:
op Shanahan will pronounce the benedic
tion, there will be a precession, and a
number of visiting clergy are expected te
be in attendance.
St. James.
The Episcopal church practices especial
ceremonial observance et the Pentecostal
season, and at St. James church the large
and well trained surpliced choir under
Prof. Matz's efficient leadership fairly
surpassed itself in the rendition of the
grand compositions prepared for this occa
sion. The congregation at the ten o'clock
service was very large. The rector, Rev.
Mr. Knight, preached a very able dis
course, having particular reference te the
spirit of the occasion, and was assisted in
the conduct of the services, which com
prised the lessen of the day, collects, kyrie,
and full communion, by Rev.MuIhelIand of
the Yeatcs institute. The music included
a processional hymn by the choir, who en
tered the church by the main deer,followed
by the officiating clergy, and walked up the
centre aisle te the chancel ; Stephen's Te
Deum, in which the notable features were
the superb bass soles by Mr. Jehn Smal
ing whose rich voice gives constant
evidence of increasing power and
sweetness and a fine tenor sole by Mr.
William Slough ; Gounod's Jubilate Dee
was sung and in this the duets by Masters
Temmy McEvey and Geerge Derwart were
given with surpassing sweetness ; in the
"Benedictus Qui Venite" Master Mc Mc
Evey's peculiarly sweet voice was heard te
advantage. At the conclusion of this ser
vice communion was administered, and at
6 p. m. evening prayer was said. The
floral decoration of the chancel was, as
usual, very attractive and tasteful, and the
entire service beautiful and impressive.
Other Churches.
In the several Lutheran, Reformed and
Moravian churches the services were of a
special character, and sermons having ref
erence te the Pcutecestal season were
preached.
List et Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postefiice for the
week ending Monday, May 17 :
Ladies' List. Jesephine Aren, Mrs.
Sallie Celdren, Miss Annie Geiger, Miss
Annie Hoerner, Miss Mary Lieherman,
Miss Mabel Lawrence, Mrs. Sally A. Phil
lips, Miss Maggie Rcilly, Miss S. C. Ryan,
Miss Lizzie K. Stauffer, Miss Alice Stef
fey. Gents' List. Charles Ackerman, Carl
Brenner (for.), James F. Burk, Levi II.
Campbell, Derman Wheel Mfg Ce.,
Henry Decker, Jonas Eby, Christian II.
Fisher, Cyrus Frick, Jacob Fe'sie (for.),
Gee. Giberson, Cal. Glisner, Geerge Gerdy,
Mart. Heigel, Henry B. Herr, Abner Herr,
Henry Hellinger, Al. F. Krueger, jr.,
D. H. Lisben, Isaac Newcomer, Hiester A.
Rapp, Selever & WHllard, A. S. Seenten,
Peter Souder, W. Styer, H. F. Strayer,
Michael Wolf (for.), Samuel Wolf,
"FFINOST."
Country Lads and Lassies en a Frolic.
Whit-Monday opened bright and clear,
and although the weather was a little tee
warm for comfort in a crowd, a great
throng came te town te see and be seen,
and te enjoy the many pleasures attending
the great Lancaster county holiday. As
tobacco-planting has net fairly commenced
and as te-day is the last Jlenday before the
Republican primary election, there were
these additieual incentives for a full at
tendance in town of our country cousins
and they came in unusually large numbers.
Judiug from the crowd en the principal
thoroughfares, and from inquiries made at
the hotels and restaurants, we estimate
that there are in town te-day fully one
third mere strangers than visited us last
Whit-Monday. The morning trains en the
Pennsylvania railroad brought in fully
1,000 extra passengers, and an equal
number came iu ou the Quarryville rail
road. Up te neon the day has passed without
any exciting incident. The hotels and
eating houses are crewed by the hungry
and the saloons by the thirsty, keeping
the waiters and bar-tenders busy,
but these are matters of little moment te
the general public. There arc several
country bands in the city, and these have
been marching through the streets playing
lively tunes aud serenading the mayor, the
candidates for effice, the newspaper offices
and numbers of prominent citizens. The
Intelligence!: acknowledges very fine
serenades from the Mechanics' band of
Marietta, the Reamstown band and the
Millersville band.
Al. Resenstein, the North Queen street
clothier, took occasion te advertise his busi
ncss by hiring a band and organizing a
precession of men and boys who marched
through the streets bearing aloft flaming
banners en which were painted comic pic
tures and legends setting forth the peculiar
merits of his goods.
Wild Harry, Gen. Custer's scout, parad
cd the streets this morning, accompanied
by a drum corps and banners, announcing
an exhibition of fancy sheeting in Mish
ler's building, Centre Square, where he
astonished hundreds of country boys by his
wonderful marksmanship.
One of the greatest attractions en the
streets at least one that claimed the un
divided attention of the " small hey" was
Mr. Elias Bcinhait, who stands exactly 3
inches iu his beets. Mr. Reiuhait is a i:;i
of Goldsborough, Yerk county, but is at
present a resident of Marietta, and is in
charge of the Marietta band. He is dressed
in uniform, and although of full age is net
much mere than half as big ::s our little
man, Jacob Steffy.
Tayler's orchestra is giving a picnic at
Tell's Haiti, which is well attended.
There is also a picnic at What Glen, un
der the management of the stockholders.
Prof. Lippett at 3 o'clock gave a mati
nee of magic and prestidigitation at Fulton
opera house.
There has been some drunkenness ami
fighting in different parts of the city. A
gang of city roughs attacked some country
boys near the court house,and would prob
ably have : beaten them badly and per
haps caused a riot, had net the attacking
party been promptly arrested by the polies
and locked up.
Prof. Lippett premises te ascend his big
balloon from in front of the opera house at
4 o'clock, unless the wind is tee high te
admit of the inflation of the balloon.
CENSUS DISTRICT
Lancaster, Delaware and Chester CuunSlt-s
Divided.
Supervisor Henry C. Snowden has com
pleted hif division of Delaware, Chester
and Lancaster counties into sub-districts.
Delaware into 35 districts ; Chester into
68 districts, and Lancaster into 79
districts.
The following are the divisions of Lan
caster county
Lancaster ceuntv.
116 Lancaster city, 1st
ward, east et North
Prince.
147 Lancaster city, 1st
ward, west of Nertli
1'rince.
lis Lancaster city, 2d
ward, south of- East
Orange.
149 Lancaster city, 2d
ward, north of East
Orange.
150 Lancaster city, 3d
ward, east et Seuth
Duke.
151 Lancaster city, 3d
ward, west of south
Duke.
le:j Caernarvon twp,
104 lircckneck twp.
105 East Cocallce twp.
10fi Adamtttewn bnr.
107 West Coculice twp.
108 Clay twp.
10i Ephrata township,
northeast Harrisburg
and Downingtewu
1)1 KC.
110 Ephrata twp.,
southwest Harris
burg and Dewuiug-
town pike.
Ill East Earl twp.
11- Karl twp., north.
IU Earl twp.. south.
114 West Earl twp.
115 Upper Leacock
twp.
Hi; Manlieimtwp.,eaat
of Lancastcrand Lit
itz pike.
117 Manhelm two..
152 Lancaster city. 4th
ward, north or West
German.
153 Lancaster elty, Ith
warn, seutn el west
German.
154 Lancaster city, 5th
ward.
155 Lancaster city, (ith
ward, south of East
James.
156 Lancaster city, (ith
ward, north et East
James.
157 Lancaster city, 7th
ward, cast or liock lieck
land. west of Lancaster
and Lititz pike.
118 Wurwick twp.,
south.
119 Warwick twp.,
north.
120 Elizabeth twp.
121 I'eiin twp.
122 East llcinpncM
twp., northeast of
Harrisburg Hike.
158 Lancaster city, 7th
121 East llempncld
warn, west of iceck-
land.
159 Lancaster city, 8th.
ward, north of Leve
Lane.
ICO Lancaster city. 8th
ward, seutn of Leve
Lane.
161 Lancaster city, Dtli
ward, east of V ater.
102 Lancaster city, uth
ward, west of Water.
1C3 Maner twp., Mil
lersville. 164 Maner twp.. New
Maner.
165 Manertwp. Indian
town. 106 Washington ber.
167 Pequca twp.
lfr Conestoga twp.
169 Martlc twp.
170 Providence twp.
171 Strasburg twp.
172 Strasburg ber.
173 Paradise twp.
174 Salisbury twp.
173 Hart twp.
iwp., seumwest et
Harrisburg pike.
121 West Heinpflcld
twp., Mountville and
Norwood
123 West Ilemnncld
twp.. Silver Springs
anil .ertu western
126 Columbia. 1st ward
127 Columbia, 2d ward.
121 ceiumDla,3d ward,
12!) I tup he twp., New
ton and Striekler's
school heuve.
130 Haphe twp.. Union
.Square and Sporting
inn.
131 Manhelm ber.
132 Mt. Jey twp.
13 J Mt. Jey ber.
134 Ulizabethtewn ber.
135 East Denegal twp..
caster school house,
136 East Denegal twp.,
Maytown.
137 Marietta ber.
13s West Denegal twp,
130 Conov twn.
176 Eden twp.
177 Colerain twp-.
110 Salisburytwp.,fasf.!
li Drumeru twp., cast-
m sensuury twp.
west.
142 Leacock two.
r Lancaster ami
Pert Deposit read.
179 Drumeretwp.,vtt
143 EastLampetertwp,
or Lancaster ami
144 West Lampeter
l'ert D.-i.rwit
iwp,
ISO Little lirttafe twp.
145 Lancastcrtwp. Iisl Fulton twp.
The line of division in wards and town
ships will be fully given in the instructions
te the enumerator.
Queer Spurs.
Wm. P. Brinten, esq., Ne. 38 Seuth
Queen street, is the owner of a Sebright
bantam rooster that wears a very peculiar
pair of spurs. One of them is a little dried
up affair, which appears te have lest its
outer shell and te be entirely dead. The
ether is abnormally targe, and in
stead of growing with the
usual 'slight curve, has made a
complete circle around the fowl's leg, the
point of the spur perirating the leg en
the opposite side from that en which it
grows. The circular form of the spur was
noticed a year age, and when it was found'
that the point of il would penetrate the
leg of the fowl it was cut off, but it has
grown agaiu in its original form, .and will.,
of course, have te be again cut off.
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