LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 1880.
Lancaster intelligencer.
FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 18, 1880.
Net a Safe Elevation.
Mr. Garfield will have mere than the
usual amount of trouble te meet his ob
ligations when he takes the reins. All the
wings of his party are looking te him te
be suckled, some by virtue of their
original support and the ethers because
of their saving aid. Having been elected
by the "skin of his teeth" Mr. Garfield
is under obligation te every man who
supported him ; and they are looking te
him hopefully. As they cannot all be
satisfied there will undoubtedly be
a great weeping and -gnashing of
teeth iu the coming spring time.
There are two pretty distinctly
developed wings of the Republican party
and Garfield has his choice of supporting
one or the ether or attempting te ride
both. TJic latter is the seductive feat
which he will -be most likely te essay,
and which he will get through with ac
cording te the measure of his genius.
Xe-one has ever disputed his mental
strength ; but it is singularly well under
stood that his moral foundations are
nothing remarkable ; and in firmness of
will and fixedness of purpose he is be
lieved te be lamentably deficient.
Whether he will be able te ride the
storm and direct the winds by the aid of
his intelligence alone is the interesting
question which will have te be decided
promptly in the negative it he has net
mere strength of character te help him
than he is generally credited with. It
will of course be a safe assumption that
lie will direct his course in the interest
of Garfield, as he best kuetfs hew.
He will propose te be his own
successor and no silly idea of keeping
his place warm for Grant or any ether
man will enter his head. But unless we
misjudge him greatly, his geed inten
tions toward himself will be baflled by
the various weaknesses cowardice and
weakuess of backbone being prominent
among them which will act as a heavy
drag en his high purpose. If Garfield
succeeds Garfield, he either lias been
greatly misjudged or all the lessens of
experience will be belied. One of his
great faults is his abominable habit of
lying. It is a bad practice in every way,
but especially bad in a president who has
no way of shifting his responsibility and
evading his premises. It is fair te as
sume that Garfield is plastered all ever
with embarrassing engagements, beside
the famous one entered into at Menter,
which secured his election. It has been
denied that there was any contract there
entered into with the Grant-Conkling-Cameron-Legan
ring. Grant is quoted
as se declaring. But it has been confess
ed te by Garfield's esiecial friends who
want him te wriggle out of it ; as he
will. On general principles, it is safe te
consider that a man of Mr. Garfield's
character has taken en a big lead of
conflicting premises that he cannot in
any way carry out. And that, therefore,
he will be in trouble. The Lord has
seemed te have a saving care for him
. thus far, notwithstanding his many in
iquities, and has elevated him new upon
a pinnacle where it will be a miracle if
lie can stand. It is no place for an An
anias, and won't be geed for Garfield.
What is Coming.
The people who arc se anxious te take
care that our ex-presidents shall never
need te earn their livelihood have a very
inadequate conception of the theory of a
democratic government, although it is
net se certain that they de net have a
proper idea of our own ; which practi
cally is less democratic by a geed deal
than it is in theory. There could net be
a better way of discouraging an aristoc
racy than te se arrange matters that
every citizen would need te labor te live ;
and a very geed encouragement in that
direction would be effected by the spec
tacle of our ex-presidents descending
from their high elevation te the tasks of
daily labor that beset ordinary mortals.
The sight would be edifying rather than
otherwise if we were really persuaded
that the quintessence of geed govern
ment lay in the equality of the people.
As it is apparent that our people generally
feel that it would unseemly for our
ex-presidents te come down te a very
humble walk in life by reason of a lack
of fortune, it is clear enough that our
democracy does net embrace the idea
of all the people's equality, as a pure
democracy naturally would. Our coun
try is coming, mere and mere, under the
control of the few ; and the preposition
te pension ex-presidents is but a step
forward in the direction we are taking
towards a government autocratic in form
as well as m substance, with a privileged
and titled class bearing outward marks
of the superiority they claim.
The Xew Yerk Times announces that
its slowly growing subscription list
could be swelled any day by several large
contributions that it. has net liked te an
nounce, knowing that the effect would be
te turn its fund into a Grant gift concern
This is as we supposed. Butthe Times,
having new found out that the general
public take no interest in its scheme,
might as well fill up its list with the
fignres of Childs, and the ether children
having mere cash than sense, who want
te give Grant some of the dollars that
burn their pockets. It is an excellent
thing te be liberal and charitable; but
the geed of charity is wonderfully en
hanced when the giver is sensible as well as
liberal. These who have much money
have a proportionate responsibility, of
which they de net acquit themselves by
simply giving ; they need te give wisely.
3Ir. Childs's lace handkerchiefs te all the
girls he knows who get married, and his
china cups te .ill the girls he don't knew
who call te see him, are innocent efflu
ents of his superabundant cash. Ilis
gift te a sturdy fellow like Grant may
be as harmless and weak a way of dis
tributing his Ledger profits. But it
would seem that the peer people who
pay twenty cents a line te publish their
want of work are mere worthy objects
of Mr. Childs's charity ; and that th"e
money collected from them is net wisely
Spent upon gift cups and laces and Grant.
MINOR TOPICS.
The steamer Oceanic, which sailed from
San Francisce yesterday for Japan and
China, took out 830 Chinamen.
It is said that the output of coal from X
the Ohie mines for the-present year will
reach, if net exceed, 7,000,000 tens.
In the National Grange of Patrons of
Husbandry, in session at Washington, the
annual reports were presented and refer
red. They are said te show a growth in
the Grange organization. The sessions
are secret.
The richest men in Germany ait: the
Rethschilds, of Frankfort, Erupp of Es
sen and Blicchbreder, of Berlin, and
Prince Bismarck is also reckoned among
the millionaires. The number of Prussian
millionaires is only 1,195.
A couREsrexDEST of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, writing from Cleveland, states
that a prominent Ohie Republican who is
en terms of intimacy with Gcu. Garfield
declares that the "stalwarts" will have no
part in the new administration. The same
authority is givcu for the statement that
Galusha A Grew, of this state, is te be a
member of Garfield's cabinet.
The total experts of domestic bread
stuffs from the United States during Octo
ber, 1880, were valued at $25,711,408,
against $33,048,007 during October, 1879.
In the ten months which ended with
October 31, last, the total experts were
valued at $231,338,080, against$208,005,344
during the corresponding period of List
year.
A St. Leuis bank teller, in cashing a
check, gave a woman a scaled envelope
marked $500. She did net count the
money until she get home and then found
only $285. She returned te the bank, but
could net get the mistake rectified. She
ought te have opened the envelope, the
teller said, before quitting the-ceuutcr. A
law suit has resulted iu a verdict for the
woman, whose statement of the facts was
amply corroborated. The bank will ap
peal. .
Dn. Cuvler writes of an old parsonage
at Litchfield, Conn. : "In that house Dr.
Becchcr reared his eleven remarkable
children of whom Henry Ward once said
te me : If you put us all together we de
net equal our father.' In that old kitchen
he used te gather his breed en a winter
evening for an apple-paring, and while
the machine turned off greenings and pip
pins as fast as the young folks could quar
ter and core them they tried te 'stump'
each ether with questions in history and
geography. A rare home school was that
from which the two eldest sisters went
erth te establish famous female scmiua
rics elsewhere."
PERSONAL.
Cehnklics J. Vandeiibilt's new house
at Hartferd, Conn., will be finished in a
few weeks. It will cost $100,000.
Fred Ghant says his father would re
gard the offer of a foreign mission ' in the
nature of an affront."
Ed. O. Reth, of this city, was recently
usher at the fashionable wedding of Mr.
Harry L. Hcrshcy and Miss 3Iary G.
Buchlcr iu Harrisburg.
The Richmond Intelligencer, Rep., says
that an agreement has been made between
Gen. Maiiene and the Republicans that
will control the Virginia senator's vote in
the Senate.
General Harry White, who was de
feated for the Forts-Seventh Congress in
the Twcuty-fifth Pennsylvania district,
will make an active canvass for the clerk
ship of the next Heuse of Representatives.
News comes from Japan that Mrs. W.
W. Curtis, daughter of Elder Harris, of
Evansvillc, Wis., died in Hyogo, Japan,
of cancerous tumor, October 14th. She
has been engaged iu missionary work there
seme three years.
Miss Yonge, out of the profits of her
famous nevel " The Heir of Radcliffe,"
fitted out a missionary ship. Again she
gave $10,000, the profits of "Daisy
Chain," te build a mission church at Auck
liud, New Zealand.
The trustees of the Syracuse university
have elected Rev. Charles H. Sims, D. D.,
pastor of Summcrfield Methodist Episco
pal church, of Brooklyn, te the office of
chancellor of the university, which was
made vacant by the elevation of Chancellor
Erastus O. Haven te an episcopacy.
The Democrats of the Alabama Legisla
ture in caucus nominated James L. Pcgh
for United States senator te fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of Senater
Housten, and which has been filled by
Senater Pryer by appointment. Tiie
election takes place next Tuesday.
Mile. Marie Litta, the opera singer, is
the subject of considerable anxiety. She was
te be in Chicago te take the part of prima
denna with Slayton's cornet company for a
winter tour, beginning at Dixen. Monday
night last, bat has net yet been heard
from. She was last heard from with Tag
liapictra's opera company at San Antonie,
Texas, last Friday, and it is supposed she
has gene te Mexico with them.
Answers Himself.
Xew Era, Sey. 13, 18S0.
We repeat that the editor of the New
Era (then editor of the Express) did net
advise Mayer Stauffcr te bring a libel suit
against the Intelligencer, and that
there is nothing in the files of the Express
te show that we ever did se advise. The
truth of the matter is that we advised just
the contrary course.
Express, Feb. 3, 1873.
We take it for granted that Mayer
Stauffcr will promptly make his own justi
fication with our "gushing" neighbors in
the only manner such a case admits of, by
giving them an opportunity te make geed
their allegations before a tribunal where
the reckless assertions of newspaper boys
will net pass for facts and matter of record.
Is He a Foreigner?
It is rumored that General W. W. Greut,
congressman-elect from the Third district
of Vermont, is ineligible, he having been
born in Canada and never naturalized.
General Greut, however, says that his
parents were natives of Vermont, and that
after living in Canada until their son was
ten years old, they returned te the United
States. While in Canada his father never
exercised any of the rights of citizenship,
and the son is therefore eligible under- the
statute of 1802, which provides that
" Children of parents who are citizens of
the United States, if born eutsidle of the
jurisdiction of the United States, are net
disqualified from exercising their rights as I
citizens eft.hfi United States'"
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL,
The new Chamber of Commerce build
ing in Milwaukee, said te be equal in ele
gance and convenience te any structure of
the kind in the country, was dedicated
yesterday.
The local election in Chattanooga,
Tenn., held yesterday, resulted in the
choice of Hart, Republican, for mayor, by
117 majority. Twe Repubiicau and three
Democratic aldermen were chosen.
Jehn Mooney, employed in "the Wec
hawken sausage factory near the flywheel,
had his head caught between the belting
and wheel, and his head was completely
tern from his body.
Much excitement has been caused in the
northeastern section of Baltimore by the
discovery that the bodies of Mrs. Anuie
Carter and. her daughter, Miss Jennie
Smith, aged nineteen, had been stolen
from their graves in the Baltimore ceme
tery. It is supposed the bodies were sent
te some medical college outside of the city.
Several arrests of Democratic citizens
and election officers have been made iu
Greenville, S. C, for violation of the
federal election law. Greenville is in the
Fourth congressional district, which gave
a Democratic majority, according te the
returns, of 14,000. United States Com
missioner Blytbe, who exainincs the ac
cused, is the defeated Republican candi
date for Congress. '
Ellen Powell publicly taxed Albeit
Green, her lever, with his perfidy as he
was going te church with his new sweet
heart, in Cleburne county, Texas. That
night Green and a companion disguised
themselves aud dragged Ellen out of her
bed, intending te whip her for what be
had done. She was armed with a pistol,
having anticipated some such outrage, aud
with it she shot Green dead.
In Wilmington, Del., last evening Leon Leen
ard E. Wales, associete judge for the coun
ty, was violently assaulted in the public
streets by an unknown party. He was
approached from behind and struck en
the head with a bludgeon, the bio w
knocking him senseless. His condition is
net considered daugereus. Ne effort was
made at robbery, and it is thought that
malice prompted the act.
By the wreck of the schooner Abraham
Lincoln, en the Libcriau coast thirty per
sons were lest. Among the passengers
were James B. McGill and the Hen.
Geerge S. Weed, cx-icpresentative for the
county of Maryland, Liberia, and ether
prominent Libcrians. The vessel was load lead
ed with previsions and carried $5,000 iu
money belonging te the Libcrian govern
ment. A difficulty occurred in Scettsvillc, Vir
ginia, between W. M. Perkins and J. L.
Coleman.beth white, which resulted in
blows. During the disturbance several
negrees in Perkins' employ interfered in
his behalf, which caused a counter move
ment en the part of some white men te
rescue Celeman. In the melee which
ensued J. L. Jehnsen, white, struck one
of the negrees, named Andrew Jacksen,
en the head with a billet of weed, causing
his death in a few hours.
STATE ITEMS.
It is a settled fact that there will be a
furnace built within two miles of Newton
Hamilton during the next eighteen mouths
by the Juniata Valley iron company, of
New lerk.
A ballast train struck iglit men work
iug in the Gallitzin tunnel en the Pennsyl
vania railroad. Jehn Gill was cut in pieces
Albert Denehue and Jeseph Campbell se
riously hurt.
The Chester tube and iron company's
property, at Seuth Chester, Pa., was sold
yesterday at assignee's sale for $41,000,
subject te a mortgage of $55,000, and also
te the payment of $30,000 should the pur
chaser desire the fee.
James Tenn & Sens' gun works en New
street, Pittsburgii, burned yesterday. Less
$35,000. A large amount of cartridges
were stored en the third fleer, which be
came ignited and kept up a continual fus
ilade, rendering it dangerous for firemen
te approach the building.
In Willianispert, Jeseph Watkins, liv
ing en the south side of the river, while
working at a saw, attempted te adjust the
table with a stick, which was caught in
the saw and hurled against his abdomen
with such force that he died from his in
juries. He leaves a wife.
Pike county is overflowing with game,
hundreds of deer having been killed this
season. The most prominent hunting
grounds are Schohela farm" aud Blooming
Greve Park, the latter covering 25,000
acres, with club house, game. keepers,
blooded dogs and all the accoutrements of
the chase.
Franklin Friend, twenty-five year:; of
age, son of David Friend, of Washington
county, committed suicide by hanging.
He had geno te the sheep shed and a short
time after was discovered by one of the
family with a rope around his neck hang
ing te the rafters of the building. De
ceased was a man of excellent character.
He was just recovering from an attack of
typhoid lever, and it is supposed his mind
had become deranged.
The Cern, ToDacce and Petate Creps.
The following statement of the condition
of the corn, tobacco and potato crops was
issued yesterday by the department of ag
riculture :
Cern The crop of corn shows no in
crease ever that of last year, but rather a
slight decrease for the whole country. The
Atlantic states all show an increase, par
ticularly the states of New Yerk, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The
Gulf states suffered from drought in the
spring and tee much rain during the sum
mer, except the state of Texas, which
almost doubles her product. In the states
north of the Ohie river, Ohie and Michi
gan increase their yield, while Indiana
and Illinois decrease. West of the Miss
issippi river Iowa alone increased her yield.
On the Pacific slope California shows an in
crease. Tobacco. There was less land planted
in tobacco this year than last. The de
crease was principally in the states of
Maryland and Virginia. In Ohie, Penn
sylvania and Wisconsin there was a decid
ed increase. Early in the season the
weather was net propitious, but in August
and September it was very favorable. The
average yield per acre, as reported No
vember 1st, is 740 pounds, against 795 last
year.
Potatoes. The area planted in potatoes
was this year about equal te that planted
iu 1879, but in the total crop there is quite
a decline. The yield per acre is reported
this year an average of 91 bushels, against
98 in 1879 and 69 in 1878. Only three
states, viz : Texas, Arkansas and Califor
nia report an incrcase in yield ; all the
ethers report a decline mere or less. In
sect injuries are net of a general complaint,
but drought is almost universally men
tioned. A Bovine "Bender."
It is an uncommon sight te see a drove
of cows intoxicated and en a jelly spree.
Yet the cows en Mr. S. B. Dolsen's dairy
farm, located about two miles from War
wick, Orange county, N. Y.. have had
such a spree. A few days age Mr. Dolsen's
cows were pasturing in a let adjoining the
orchard. At night they broke down the
fences and, of course, ate until they were
full, iu fact, intoxicated. The actions of
the animals, as described by witnesses,,
were ludicrous and laughable in the ex
treme. They staggered and reeled about,
pawed the ground and puffed and snorted
like locomotives. Several battles with
heads and horns took place, but none were
seriously injured. After a short trial at
ground and lefty tumbling the cows re
turned te eating apples, and then followed
another spirited and amusing performance.
This was kept up for some time until the
bystanders interfered. A curious result
of the ever-indulgence in the fruit was that
it shortened the drove's yield of milk very
much. Net mere than one-eighth of the
usual amount was produced after the cows
had their spree.
AS INTERESTING WILL DECISION.
Tlie Influence an Elderly Widow Exercised
Over a Wealthy New Yerk Man.
A very interesting will case was decided
iu New Yerk yesterday. William H.
Leverick had a fertuue of mere than $250,
000, aud for eisht or ten years before his
death was engaged in no business. Dur
ing that time he lived with Mrs. Aun M.
Seminck, an elderly widow, at Ne. 05
erry street. He owned the house aud
gave her the use of it, rent free, and also
paid her considerable sums besides for
taking care of him. The will gives her this
house is partial compensation for such at
tention te him aud also devises te her one
half of the rest of his estate. The ether
half he gave te his only brother, Augustus
A. Leverick. The contest was instituted
by his brother, who contended that his
brother's mind was weakened by excess
ive use of strong drink, and that Mrs.
Demiiiick had improperly influenced him.
The surrogate finds that Mrs. Deminick
exerted a severe domination aud control
ever Leverick, and he manifested great
fear of her disapprobation and censure,
Mr. Leverick often said that he didn't in
tend te make a will, aud that he intended
his brother te have his property. The will
was executed iu the presence of Mrs. Den
inick's son, and was attested by one of her
daughters in law. When it was executed
Mr. Leverick was very ill. The surrogate
says :
"It certaiuly presents an almost incredi
ble exhibition of moral weakness and sub
mission that a man af mature years should
year after year submit te the control and
insolence of a woman of such characteris
tics and position, aud flee from her ap
proach as theuirh in fear, and it seems te
me that it cannot be accounted for except
upon the hypothesis that his iutemperate
habits and personal degradation had sub
stantially destroyed his self respect, his
independence and his mental vigor. I am
led te the conclusion that the feeble men
tal aud physical condition of the decedent,
the influence and control exercised ever
him for several years by the principal
beneficiary, her declarations of disposition
aud desire te procure a prevision
for herself, her expression of mer
cenary sentiment, the withholding
of information from his only brother of his
sere illness, her secreting the fact of his
residence with her, the absence of his
relatives, the presence of Mrs. Deminick
and her children at the execution of the
instrument, all point te the conclusion
that it was net the free and unrestrained
act of the decedent aud that it. should be
denied probate."
This is the first time in a considerable
period that a will has been refused pro
bate. lUKLANJ AKMINU.
Killcs Shipped from Italy for the Xlevelu.
Uenlsts.
Cahlu te the Evening Telegram.
The news from Ireland continues te be
alarming. The condition of that unhappy
laud, instead of improving, seems te
grew worse- every day. Jt is new feared
en all sides that there is only tee much
foundation for the reports that the peas
antry throughout the country are arming
and arc only waiting for a favorable op
portunity te defy the authority of the gov
ernment. Alarming rumors arc continu
ally puiuing in from all parts of the
island. A dispatch from Craughvillc
states that a box containing six rillcs, be
longing te a merchant of Loughrea, which
arrived from Limerick, was robbed en
Tuesday night. On the same night, ac
cording te a dispatch from Tralcc, a party
of men, with blacked faces and long
beards, visited housed at C.udal, near
Castle island, inking guns wherever they
found them.
Our Brussels correspondent telegraphs
as fellows : "I have reason te place im
plicit faith in the statement which reached
me a few days age that seme steamers
took en beard, at two or three Italian
ports, 8,000 Wettcrlc rillcs. Twe or three
thousand of them arc magazine rillcs,
and they arc said te have been shipped for
Greece, but really intended for Ireland,
and were purchased in Switzerland by
seme Irishmen who had coma from the
United States."
Additional troops have been ordered te
Ballinrebc. Seme of these there have
been directed te be in readiness te pro
ceed by forced marches te Galway. These
orders, it is supposed, have been issued in
censequence of the recent importations of
arms m Ireland.
Intelligence In Birds.
The Central prison at Agra is the roest-ing-placc
of great numbers of the common
blue pigeon ; they fly out te the neighbor
ing country for feed every morning, and
return in the evening, when they drink at
a tank just outside the prison walls. In
this tauk are a large number of fresh
water turtles, which lie in wait for the
pigeons, just under the surface of the
water raid at the edge of it. Any
bird alighting te drink near one of
these turtles has a geed chance of
having its head bitten off and
eaten ; and the headless bodies of
pigeons have been picked up near the
water, showing the fate which has some
times .befallen the birds. The pigeons,
however, arc aware of the danger, and
have hit en the following plan te cscape
it. A pigeon comes in from its long flight
aud as it ncars the tank, instead' of flying
down at once te the water's edge, will
cress the tank at about twenty feet abeve
its surface, and then fly back te
the side from which it eame, apparently
selecting for alighting a safe spot
which it had remarked as it flew
ever the tauk ; but even when such a
spot has been selected the bird will net
alight at the edge of the water, but en the
bank about a yard from the water, and
will then run down quickly te the water,
take two or three hurried gulps of it, and
then fly off te repeat the same process at
another part cf the tauk till its thirst is
satisfied. I had often watched the birds
doing this, and could net account for their
strange mode of drinking, till told by my
friend, the superintendent of the prison, of
the turtles which lay in ambush for
the pigeons. Nature.
A HAUNTED HOUSE.
A
l)c;-.d Miser's Uneasy Spirit Kevlsltiuc
His Earthly Dwelling.
Iu the village of Glcnville, en a lonely
read in the suburbs of Cleveland, is a
frame house of one and a half stories,
about which there is at present consider
able excitement among the neighboring
residents en account of seme singular
manifestations that occur therein. The
family living there have become dis
gusted with its peculiar attributes
and are about te leave. Frequently,
and at all hours during the day
time, as well as after dark, the most sin
gular sounds can be heard iu different
rooms in the house, knocks being given
se loudly as te frighten people living in a
brick mansion many reds away. Watches
have hecu frequently kept te discover if
some ene was net practising a fraud, but
the investigators have invariably decided
that the liouse is supernatarally haunted.
An old miser who formerly lived there and
who boie a bad reputation iu ether ways
besides the hoarding of money, is said te
be continually walking and pounding
about the premises in order te bring te
light a large sum of geld which disappear
ed mysteriously about the time of his
death.
Sixty Miles a Minute ou a Tin Pan.
Arthur Fitzpatrick, who returned east
from Colerado a short time age, gives the
following account of an occurrence in the
mining districts, of which he was an eye
witness : " A miner, and some companions
were crossing the Continental divide when
it was covered with show. Three miles be
low them, down a decline of 45 degrees,
deeply covered with frozen snow, lay the
spot they desired te reach, while te go
round by trail was fifteen miles. The miner
took a tin pan, used for washiug geld,
spread his blanket ever it, get in himself,
iu a squatting position en his haunches,
tucked the blanket around, held his rifle
and ether traps ever his head and get ene
of his companions te give him a push. He
informed me he went down at the speed
of sixty miles a iniuute, aud shot far out
into the mountain. When he stepped he
found the soldering of the pan melted
from frictieu, his blanket en fire, and it
was his impression that had he geue much
farther he would have been burned up,
together with all his traps."
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
rui: txEuTKn: lights."
Last Night's Performance at the Opera
Heuse. .
There was a pretty geed audience at the
opera house last evening te witness the
first performance of W. J. Thompson's va
riety aud theatrical combination kuewn as
"The Electric Lights." The first portion
of the pregramme comprised an olio, of
which the features were the roller skating
of Landis and Steele, iu which betii dis
played much skill and performed a num
ber of comical antics ; the ballad singing
of Miss Carrie Lewis, who has a pleasing
voice and wen a recall ; the character act
ing, siuging and dancing of T. M. Hcng
lcr, who scored a pronounced hit and was
repeatedly encored ; and the bar-performance
of' the Suydam brothers, Frank aud
Eugene, whose feats of strength and gym
nastics were mere than ordinary aud
wen hearty plaudits. The orchestra
played an overture, after which the
drama "Fer a Life" was pro
duced. It is of the regulation hair
erecting, bleed-curdling, sensational char
acter, full of treason, stratagems, heavy
villains aud talk of gore. Mr. G. W.
Thompson, who plays the leading male
role, is nu excellent German cemcdian,aud
together with Frank White's negre eccen
tricities, repsatedly "brought down the
house," which was wrought up te the
highest pitch of excitement by the thrill
ing scenes enacted. Miss Lettie Ferrest
Thompson, a pretty yeuug woman, was
interesting iu her role of the erphau kept
out of her heritage by a wicked uncle, and
net the least feature of the drama was the
introduction of a real live trained deg,
whose timely appearance and heroic per
formance at several critical junctures were
greeted with storms of applause.
The company will appear again this
evening with several changes of pro pre
gramme, when people who like this sort
of thing will doubtless again turn out te
give them gtesting.
FIKK.
Martin Krelder's Barn Burned.
Last night between 12 aud 1 o'clock the
frame barn en the rear of Martin Kreidcr's
property, corner of Mifllin street aud Jef Jef
fereon alley, was set en fire and burned
down. Mr. Kreidcr's carriage and Ames
doffs buggy, each worth about 150,
were destroyed, together with two or three
sets of harness anda quantity of feed,
hay aud straw. There were three horses
in the stable at the time, but they were
with some difficulty get out, slightly
burned. They belonged, respectively te
Mrs. Ilcnry'Iiaumgardncr, Win. 3IcGIinn
and Geerge Bear The barn, a very geed
one, 3 by 2G feel diameter, with thresh
ing fleer, mews aud stabling for several
horses, was completely destroyed. Mr.
Krcider had an insurance upon it of 200
in one of the companies for which Mr.
Gara is agent. There was no insurance en
the carriages or harness.
The frame barn of Adam II. Barr en the,
opposite side of Jcficrseu alley aud only a
few feet from it, was saved iu a damaged
couditien, the gable end being almost en
tirely burned through. The brick barn
of Mrs. David Bair, adjoining Mr. Kreidcr's
en the,wcst,cscapcd with very slight dam
age. A dwelling house belonging te the
estate of Bair, and Shcnk.corncref Church
and Milllin streets, was slightly damaged,
and even the doers and windows of houses
en the opposite side of Church street were
a geed deal scorched and blistered by the
heat.
The fire was certainly the work of an in
cendiary. A barn occupying the same site
was burned several years age, and mere
recently two or three attempts were made
te fire the structure destroyed last night.
It willbc remembered that a year or two
age Officer linsman discovered the baru te
be ou fire and extinguished the flames be
fore they had gai ncd much headway.
NEIGUKOKHOOD NEWS.
Events Acress the County l.incs.
There are twenty hat-making establish'
ments in Reading which employ about
2,000 hands. Fifty years age it took nine
ounces of wool te make a hat, new it only
take three or four ounces.
Werk en West Chcstcrs's new reservoir
en the farm of Geerge Achelis, in West
Geshen township, southeast of Fern Hill
station, en the Pennsylvania railroad, is
being pushed along rapidly.
Mr. H. C. Chiselm, son of the late Judge
Chiselm, of Mississippi, an employee of
the state executive department, was mar
ried last evening te Miss 31ollie K. Mid Mid
dlcten, at the residence of the bride's
father in Harrisburg.
Louisa Lechner, a young lady fifteen
years of age, died at the Harrisburg hos
pital yesterday. She came te the city en
Saturday with the Humpty Durapty com
bination and belonged te the German
Warblers. Taking cold aud seriously ill,
she was removed te the hospital and died
a stranger in a strange land.
One brother resided at Reading aud the
ether iu the state of Indiana. On Sunday
the gcutleman residing in Reading went
te church, and en his return lay down en
a sofa. A few minutes after he arose and
said he felt unwell. The words had
scarcely left his lips before he fell te the
fleer a corpse. An hour or two after his
death a telegram was received addressed
te deceased stating that the brother in In
diana had died very suddenly. Beth died
about the same time and in precisely the
same manner.
The projectors of the New Yerk &
Lancaster railroad, accompanied by David
Reeves, president of the Pheenix iron
company, Phcenixvillc, passed ever the
contemplated Hue, from Phccnixville te
the Falls of French creek, where it is pre
posed te connect with the railroad new
built from there te Springfield. The read
would be a great accommodation te the
Phoenix iron company in the transporta
tion of their ere from St. Mary's and the
Falls of French creek. The managers of
the read are in Europe for the purpose of
negotiating a lean, and if successful, aud
if the right of way be ceded by the farm
ers along the line, the read will be com
menced early next spring.
The Pelar Wave.
The cold wave has reached us. Last
night the mercury fell te 17 degrees
Fahrenheit. Ice formed en still water an
inch iu thickness, and Mill creek and ether
small streams near Lancaster were frozen
ever. Furs and overcoats were in demand
last evening and this morning, and Jack
Frest has commenced his tracings en the
window pane.
COUBT OF QUAKTKK SESSIONS.
Regular November Term.
Thursday Jfternoen. Charles Gibsen
plead guilty te the charge of breaking jail.
He was sentenced te 18 ruenths imprison
ment. The grand jury returned the follewiug
bills:
True Bills : Daniel R. Deuer. neglect et
duty ; G. W. & Lyman Utter, fraudulently
secreting goods; Mary Beamensderfer,
Wm. Beamensderfer, Jehn Foulk, Jehn
F. Sales, Leuis Dickel, assault and bat
tery ; Jehn Lewis, larccuy and horse steal
ing; Jehn Smith and James Jloeney. lar
ceny ; William H. Reilly and Win. Fran
ces, burglary (3 cases) aud carryiug con
cealed weapons ; E. A. Kehler, embezzle
ment. Jeshua Kahn plead guilty te the charge
of stcaliug carpenter tools from Urban &
Burger and ethers in this city aud was
sentenced te 10 months imprisonment.
Cemth vs Paul Quigley, cntcriug au out
house te commit a felony. The common
wealth called Officer Adams and he proved
that he get the bag containing the shoes
at Hinkle's store. Geerge Nauman, esq.,
testified that he saw a bagceutaiuing shoes
clothing, &c, in his yard one day last sum
mer. . The defense was that of an alibi. Mrs.
Quigley, the mother of the defendant, tcs
titled that en the night of the 12th of
August the defendant was at home in this
city all night. Paul Quigley testified that
he bought the beets from a man whom he
met near the bark mill, a short distance
east of this city. He was very drunk upon
that day. He left town shortly afterward,
as'he thought that the police wanted him
for fighting, and he went te Ceatcsville,
Chester county, where he was arrested.
A sister of the defendant testified that the
defendant was at home en the night of
the robbery of Geigcr's store. The defense
here closed
The commonwealth called Officer Ad
ams, who testified that when he went te
the house of defendant's mother she told
him that Paul had said that the officers
were after him and if they caught him he
would get five years.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty,
aud the court sentenced the defendant te
pay a fiue of 100 and undergo au impris
onment of two years and six months.
Cem'th vs. Paul Quigley and Charles
Albright, larceny of chickens, "two indict
ments against each. Jehn 31. Ceover, of
Ephrata, testified that fourteen of his
chickens were stolen from his hennery ou
the 15th of June last. He followed the
thieves for some distance, when they
abandoned the wagon they were driving
and also the chickens. He identified Al
bright as one of the men who abandoned
the wagon.
Jehn Herting, of Ephrata township,
testified that he had twelve chickens stolen
ou the night of the 15th of June. Heard
the thieves aud hissed the deg en them ;
they were in a wagon. Witness mounted
a horse and followed them te Jehn Ceover's
and woke him up. Witness corroborated
the testimony of Mr. Ceover as te the
flight of the thieves and the abandonment
of the team.
Wm. Reese, liveryman, of this city, tes
tified that en the 14th of June he hired a
team te Jacob Weaver, and get it a few
days afterwards from Mr. Ceover.
Jehn Griel testified that he saw Weaver,
Albright and a man he did net knew driv
ing a gray horse and covered market
wagon near the big bridge, geiug toward
New Helland, en the evening before the
larceny.
Aaren Baumgarducr testified that he
was in Reese's employ and hitched up the
team for Weaver.
The district attorney diil net press the
case against Quigley and left the matter
with the court as te Albright. The court
left the matter with the jury.
The jury returned verdicts of net guilty
in the indictments against Quigley and
guilty in the indictments against Albright.
The court sentenced Albright te ene year's
imprisonment ferthc first Iarccuy and nine
mouths for the second, the latter sentence
te cominence at the expiration of the
former.
Jacob Weaver, who had plead guilty te
the same Iarcenies, received a like sentence.
Cem'th vs. Christian Bare, receiving
stolen goods. D. G. Kcndig testified that
he deals in leaf tobacco ; that en Novem
ber 1 Urias Kcndig confessed te having
taken five cases of leaf tobacco from his
warehouse and sold it te Christian Bare of
Manheim ; witness went with Capt.
Sprechcr te Bare's and recovered a part of
the tobacco about 400 pounds which
Mr. Bare acknowledged te have purchased
from Urias Kending.
On cress-examination witness stated
that the stolen tobacco consisted of three
cases of triple A., one case of A., and one
cases of binders. Mr. Bare told witness that
he had bought two cases of tobacco from
Urias aud no mere ; and showed witness
where the tobacco was, making no at
tempt at concealment.
Urias Kcndig testified that he stoic five
cases of tobacco from the warehouse of
Kendig & Ce., and sold it te Mr. Bare, re
ceiving for it between $150 and $200 ; had
been at Bare's a week before and asked
him te buy it ; witness told Mr. Bare hew
he get the tobacco and Bare knew that he
had stolen it.
Capt. Sprccher testified that he went te
Manheim, saw the defendant, who told him
that he had bought two boxes of tobacco
from Urias, and paid him $80 or $90 for
it ; took him te the cellar and showed him
what was left of it ; did net attempt te
conceal it ; defendant said the boxes had
been changed because the original boxes
were broken iu being thrown into the cel
lar; parts of broken boxes were found in
the cellar, but none of the pieces were
found containing the marks or numbers
that had been en the cases.
Levi Hailstock testified that he had
been engaged by Urias Kcndig te haul the
five cases of tobacco te Manheim, and had
delivered them at Barc's barn.
Adam Geyer testified that he worked
for Mr. Bare and assisted in removing two
of the cases te his cellar. He never saw
the ether cases there ; would have seen
them if they had been put there.
Constable Kieffcr testified that he had
seen the five cases in the barn en the rear
of Mr. Barc's premises, but never saw
them in the cellar. Don't knew who took
ihem from the barn.
Fer the defense the defendant was call
ed aud testified that he get acquainted
with Urias Kendig in the army during the
war; lest sight of him and saw nothing
mere of him until this fall, when he met
him in Lancaster. Kcndig told him he
was dealing in leaf tobacco and asked de
fendant te buy some : he said he would
de se if he could get it at the right price ;
Kendig afterwards called upon him in
Manheim, and he agreed te take two
cases if it suited him. Some time after
wards Kendig brought five cases and un un
eoaded them at his barn ; defendant was
absent at the time, but was sent for ; he
examined the tobacco and agreed te take
it all if Kendig would give him
time, or take two cases, ene of short
wrappers and the ether of binders .at 10
and 12 cents per pound. Kcndig sold him
the two cases, and told him that, as he
knew of ether parties that wanted to
bacco he thought lie could sell the three
cases te them. He paid Kendig at differ
ent times $98 for the two cases; don't
knew what became of the ether three
cases ; never saw them afterwards ; it was
put in his stable that Kendig could easily
remove it ; the . stable was net locked ;
Kcndig remaiued in Manheim for some
time en a spree. When Capt. Sprccher
and D. G. Kcndig called at his place, he
told them of his purchase from Urias
Kcndig and showed them the tobacco;
Kendig said he could net have identified
it if defendant had net told him it was
his ; the ends of tobacco boxes containing
the marks and numbers, are the first te be
come broken, owing te the nails being
driven into them ami beiug worthless are
used for kiudliug, while the longer pieces
are saved for further use.
Geerge Bare testified that he worked for
Christian Bare, assisted in putting the two
cases iu the cellar, never saw the ether
three cases
Franklin Pierce knew Urias Kendig.
who told him he had sold Bare a couple of
cases of tobacco and had a few mere te
sell ; asked as te the business standing et
some ether cigar makers ; Kendig premised
witness a job at packing. Hare's character
for honesty is geed.
Jeseph K. Reyer testified that Urias
Kcndig told him about the middle of Oc
tober that he was geiug te Easten and
ether places te sell tobacco for his brother;
said also that he had charge of his brother's
warehouse. Bare's character for honesty
is very geed.
E. II. Kautfiuau, tobacco packer, said
he had packed aud sold tobacco for six
years ; in that time had never received
mere than 10 cents for binders and 12 for
short A's.
II. C. tiipple, testified that he offered
te accompany Capt. Sprccher te ether
factories and leek for the missing three
cases and the captain declined te de se.
Bare's character tot honesty is geed.
Several ether witnesses testilicd te
Bare's geed character.
The jury in a very few minutes returned
a verdict of net gr.iltj-.
Cem'th vs. Wm. II. Keilly and Wm.
Francis both' colored, indicted for burg
lary ami carrying concealed deadly wea
pons. Christian S. Eckmau testified that he
aud ethers arrested the defendants in a
barn- just ever the Chester county line
and found iu their possession a number of
articles that were afterward identified by
Seymour Hrackbill and Jehn Knox.
Seymour Craekbill testified that his
house was entered en the night of the 5th
of November by prying open the shutter
and robbing the house of a number of ar-
tides afterwards found in possession of
the defendants.
Heward V. Knox testified that the
heuse of Jehn Knox, near Lcanian Place,
was broken open en the night of the 5th
inst. and robbed of an overcoat. On
trial.
Friihiy Mernimj Cem'th vs. V. II
Reilly and Win. Francis, colored, burglary
and carrying concealed weapons. A uuni
ber of witnesses were called aud they testi
fied that they saw the defendants in tltb
neighborhood of the burglarized houses en
the morning after. One witness saw them
threw away a coat belonging te Mr. Knox
and another belonging te Mr. Brackbill.
This being a buriilary the defendants
could net testify. They had no ether tcs tcs
timeuy te offer. The jury found both de
fendants guilty en all charges. Each was
sentenced te live years and eight months
imprisonment.
In the case of cem'th v. James 3Ioeneya
charged with larccny.a verdict of net guilty
was taken for want of evidence. A verdict
of net guilty for the same cause was taken
in the case of Jehn Smith charged with
taking a set of harness from C. LSecttncr.
Jehn Lewis plead guilty te the charge
of stealing a horse saddle aud bridle from
Jeseph Reese, of Strasburg township. He
was sentenced te two years and three
months imprisonment.
Cem'th. vs.Iehu Foulk, assault and bat
tery. Cenrad I!Iessingten was the prosocu presocu prosecu
tor and both parties reside in Strasburg.
On August 21 these parties met en the
Straslnirg pike. Beth were driving. The
defendant had several parties with him and
his wagon collided with that of tha prus prus
cuter, breaking the hitter's wheel, and
throwing him against the dashboard ; the
read was wide at this point and it was
claimed that, as there was plenty of room
for two wagons te pass, the defendant
ran into the prosecutor's wagon en pur
pose. The defense was that the occiiirciicewat;
purely accidental ; the accident occurred at
a culvert ; defendant did net sec Blessing Blessing
ten, who was in a market wageu while he
hail a light buggy, until just before the
wagons struck ; defendant then turned out
as far as he (eald. Jury out.
Cem'th vs. Susan Beamsdcrfcr, assault
aud battery. The presecutrix was Eliza
beth Hcrzeg, who resides in Beaver street
this city. She testified that the defendant
threw her down and choked her. Several
ether witnesses swere te the same facts
The defense was that the presecutrix had
used jJundcreus words toward the defend
ant and she pushed her. The jury ren
dered a verdict of guilty with the costs te
be divided between the parties equally.
The court told the jury tlia!, they could
net render any such verdict and a verdict
of guilty was taken.
JiAITIST FAIK.
AimuIcIuiis Opening fine Ulenlay.
Last evening the fair for the benefit of
the First Baptist church opened in the
lecture room of the church building, East
Chestnut street, the room having been
very elaborately and artistically decorated
for the occasion with flags, evergreens,
pictures aud ether ornaments by a com
mittee of which Mr. J. A. Killian is
chairmain. The tables are tastefully ar
ranged and tilled wi.h an endless variety
of goods.
On entering the front deer, te the left is
seen the tabic presided ever by Mrs A. F.
Spencer, who is assisted by a corps of at
tentive and obliging young ladies. This
table contains several line specimens of
fancy wax work, a tine brccch-leadingguii,
geld and silver watch, wax dell and ether
valuaeh aitiules, several of which are te
be contested for by ballet, and the ethers
te be diiM4cd of by sale.
Opposite; this tabic is the posteflice,
with Mr. Ira I). Kendig in charge as post
master. The rules of the office arc con
spicuously posted outside for the benefit of
whom it may concern.
Next is the table of Mrs. Pennypaekcr.
containing valuable oil paintings executed
and donated by Mr. J. A. Killian aud te be
voted forameng several active contestants.
This table also contains man ether valu
able fancy and ornamental articles, and
many ethers mere useful than ornamental,
all of which arc offered for safe by Mrs.
Penny picker and her c irps of sprightly as
sistants. Te the right of the entrance is the table
of Mrs. G. II. Rey, who is also blessed
with a number of assistants, active aid at
tractive. Here arc many handsome orna
ments te be v.ted for, among them beiug
a fine parlor organ, McKiltips make, a
breech-leading gun, a silver caster, silver
spoons, a Knights of Pythias uniform, &c,
tfce. There is also a very pretty gupss dell
and au endless variety of knick-knacks at
this table.
Next cemss the "Fivc-ecut tabic,"
where anything that strikes the spectator's
fancy may be hail for the small sum of
half a dime. The variety of wares is
great ami they are temptingly set before
visitors by a ,'ieup of pretty little misses
who are in charge as "sales-ladies."
Next te this is the confectionery depart
ment, in charge of Mm. Ellen Shreiner
aud lady .iss:stant$. The table is set off
with many large and handsome cakes,
choice candies, fruits, ice creams and all
clse pertaining te a first-class confec
tionery. Last comes the lunch table in charge of
Mr. G. P. Rey. whose long experience
as a caterer at the " Helly Tree Inn" en
ables him te set before the hungry at short
notice a feast lit for the gods, and all for
the small sum of 25 cents.
The attendance last night was large, the
voting for the several contested articles
quite spirited, the sales satisfactory and
the prospects of a pleasant time and prea-
pcreus outcome very geed indeed. The .