LANCASTER DA1LJ lKTELtlGENCER MONDAY NOVEMBER 29 1880.
Lancaster intelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 39, 1880.
Senater Gnat.
The people vlie are se anxious te find
a soft place for ex-President Grant think
they hare found just the thing in the
Pennsylvania senatership. It is very be
coming that an ex-president should be
a senator ; and some think that they ought
te be se disposed of as seen as they go
out of the executive office. There are
just new half a dozen vacant senator
ships at the disposal of the Republicans,
and one among them certainly 'should
be assigned te Grant. lie is hovering
ever the country in an eagle-like sort
of way, looking for a nice fat prize in
the waters below, and hankering sorely
after an elevated eyrie where he can be
lazy and comfortable and conspicuous.
He has no local habitation in any par
ticular place, though it was lately an
nounced that he had bought the New
Yerk home of the father of his son-in-law,
and proposed abiding there. At
that time there was talk of the New
Yerk senatership for him. But new the
Pennsylvania prospect is brighter for
hiin, for several reason of very par
ticular force. The choice of Grant
in Pennsylvania would net only
satisfy the Republican aristocratic feel
ing that he should be pensioned en the
government, but it would be par
ticularly grateful te his many rich
and weak-minded admirers in Phil
adelphia ; and, .mere than all, would
lie very agreeable te Senater Cameren,
because he has thus the best
chance te beat Grew, and that
with a candidate, who will suit him
exactly ; for Grant would cheerfully
leave the disposition of the patronage te
Cameren : and that is the particular
value te Cameren of the senatorial office.
He has been very -sorry that he was te
have a Republican instead of a Demo
cratic colleague ; and he would be tempt
ed te resign if he had te take such a one
as Grew, with whom he would be con
stantly snarling ever the bones. Having
been se long in supreme authority it
would go ill with him te have te take an
aggressive partner.With Grant by hissidej
however, the situation would lie lovely,
and it is very likely that the feat of ele
vating the general into the vacant Penn
sylvania senatership will be undertaken.
It has our sympathy. We should like
te see G rant staked down somewhere. We
de net consider him te be se important
a man as his friends think him, nor de
wc find in him the qualities which will
enable him te shine as a senator. But
as wc are net in charge of his repu
tation wc are quite willing and
even anxious that he shall try that
place, or any ether that will enable
hiin te demonstrate his talents, if he has
any. He lias been ballooning a long
time en the reputation he wen for dog
ged lighting, without counting the cost,
that was successful against a weaker ene
my. And te-day no one disputes Grant's
obstinacy. Seme people think that he
has, beside, a great deal of brain power.
Weshail be heartily glad te see him show
it in the .Senate. It will be a great satis
faction te knew that a man whom se
massy people have been pawing ever and
exalting has the profundity of thought
and the perspicuity of speech which will
make him a valuable senator. It
will show that his truniieters are net
the soft-headed creatures they have
been suspected of being, and that they
could tell a hawk from a hand-saw when
they came across it.
General Grant has our best wishes for
his success in his sweep upon our sena sena
eorship ; and wc hope that when he gets
it he will knew what tode with it.
Life Senators.
The Iev Yerk Independent, which de
sires it te be understood that it, and net
the Tribune, started the preposition te
make life senators out of the ex-presi-dents,has
been trying te feel the pulse of
popular opinion en the subject. Of a
dozen and a half letters en the subject
published from its leading contributors,
mostly presidents and divines, scarcely a
third of them give it an unhesitating
and unqualified approval. Of these who
oppose it some give such weighty reasons
in objection as are net met by the pro
jectors nor answered by these favoring
the preposition.
One of these clearly is te be found iu
the constitutional prevision, winch de
clares that no state's equality of repre repre
santatien in the Senate shall be impaired
without its consent. As seen as Grant
and Hayes would get in,their states would
in reality each have three senators, for
as Senater Wallace in his letter te the
Independent siys : " An ex-president
born in and chosen from Delaware or
Rhede Island could net vote against his
convictions, seen from the standpoint of
his own state, and thus Delaware or
Rhede Island would have three senators,
Pennsylvania or New Yerk but two."
President Bartlett,of Dartmouth col
lege, thinks that " the presidentialeffice
is or should be a remarkable education
in wisdom, statesmanship and bread pa
triotism,ef which' the nation might'well
reap the permanent benefit," and cites
" the seventeen closing years of Jehn
Quincy Adams's life, spent in the Heuse
of Representatives, generally recognized
its by far the most brilliant and noble
portion of his long public career." All
of which only proves that if the presi
dency fits one who serves in it accepta
bly for future public service, his state
can witii credit te itself and in accord
ance with high precedent, summon its
citizen ex-president into the Heuse or
Senate. There is nothing improper iu
this. On the ether hand if the presi
dential office shall net have served as
"an education in wisdom, statesman
ship and bread patriotism," the earlier
the ex-presidents are retired from public
position the better.
The Reading & Columbia railroad
company ought te provide better facili
ties for passenger travel te this city early
in the morning and from it late in the
afternoon, for the north. Tiie morning
train seldom reaches here new before
10:30 a. m., and tlie afternoon train
leaves at 3:35 p.m. These are inconve
nient hours for the many persons (along
its line who have occasion te de business
in Lancaster. What is wanted is a trajn
from the Lancaster comity stations
reaching here net later than 8:30 and
leaving here about 6 p. m. We believe
the increased passenger trade would jus
tify this addition te the present facili
ties; while the business interests of
Lancaster, the convenience of jurors and
witnesses and every public accommoda
tion would be promoted.
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Seme InfematlMu
The Rev. Dr.Knight is indignant with
the Intelligencer for publishing the
reflections of Mrs. Hepkins upon high
church Episcopalian observances. He
declined te give us his sermon of yester
day or the substance of it; he had al
ready given the manuscript te the Ex
aminer and he refused te tell us what
he bad said. He declared te our re
porter that he was net indignant at the
criticism en the church, because it
was leveled at bis church, as he
conceived, but because he consider
ed it te be a false and unworthy
assault upon religious observances. The
procedure in his church differed in no re
spect from that in the church of the
bishop at Reading and in hundreds of
ether Episcopal churches; and no mem
bers of his congregation were dissatisfied
with what was done by him.
Te Dr. Knight we have te say that we
publish what is said by Mrs. Hepkins,
net because we knew or believe her crit
icism te be just and true ; of that we ex
press no opinion. We print it just as
we are glad te print the -observations
of any one upon any topic of interest,
when they are made in a "proper way.
And we are especially glad te publish
anything that comes te us that is writ
ten brightly and forcibly and that
we feel sure will be entertaining
te our readers. Taking care that
nothing is said that is libelous or
indecent, nor anything that we knew te
be untrue, we feel free te open our col
umns te all who can speak in an enter
taining way. We publish a paper for
the entertainmet and instruction of our
readers and one of our chief aims is te
give expression te the current thought
of the community.
We say this te the Rev. Dr. Knight,
net by way of apology, but for his' infor
mation ; being greatly surprised, how
ever, that we should need te say it for
such purpose. Fer we consider Docter
Knight te be a very intelligent and force
ful man, who has exercised a marvelous
control ever what has net always been an
accordant congregratien," and taken it
along in leading strings after him as only
a man of great ability could have done.
We have for him a very high esteem, and
we regret that we should have this dif
ference with him. It is simply one of
judgment.- We are confident that
we are right in publishing what
Mrs. Hepkins has te say, and we
have en our table another communica
tion from her which we will print to
morrow. We beg te say te Dr.Knight
that she is net alone in her
views among the members of his con
gregation. This he doubtless knows.
These who prefer the low church
observances very naturally leek ask
ance at the high church rites.
It could net be otherwise. It is cred
itable all around that with this differ
ence in views the congregation get along
se well together. It is especially a feath
er in the rector's cap; for there has been
a deal of concession ; and it has been te
his views.
Tbe Water Works
The New Era does net de justice te
Superintendent of the Water Works
Kitch when it pronounces his discharge
of his official duties "a positive and
serious disadvantage te the city," as
compared with the administration which
preceded him and for the speedy return
of which the JVcw Era sighs. The posi
tion of superintendent of the water
works in this city is a very difficult one
te fill. The salary paid te its incumbent
is net such as te command the very
highest mechanical talent, industry and
economical management. The difficul
ties of the place are greatly increased by
many deficiencies in our water works
system and by " mechanical frauds " and
"costly blunders" for which previous
and net the present management is re
sponsible. The present superintendent,
no doubt, has made occasional errors of
mechanical judgment, as all his
predecessors have most of them in
much larger degree. But en the
whole he has done well. He has la
bored with remarkable industry ; he has
conducted the department economically;
his administration has been free from
jobbery and favoritism in the purchase
of supplies and furnishing of material ;
he has secured a mere prompt and com
plete collection of the water rents than
ever before : th lifinpssarv imnrnvA,
mentsmade under his direction haveT'a'es m tue bighest circles of society and
been well and economically made ; and
the water supply has been as abundant
as any one could have procured for the
city with the facilities which were left
te him by preceding administrations. In
claiming this for him we belive " we are
simply giving voice te the convictions of
our most conservative citizens without
regard te their party proclivities."
Faults there are and grave defects in our
water works system which call for
prompt, intelligent consideration, but
they lie far back of the administration
of the office of superintendent ; and when
they receive attention we trust it will be
free from the partisan and jobbing flavor
which has in times past tee strongly
tinctured our waterworks legislation.
Twe Children Bnraed te Death.
Twe children of Geerge Malley, son and
daughter, were burned te death in the
house of their parents near Laurinburg,
N. C, en Saturday, under the most pain
ful circumstances. The children were left
in charge of their grandfather, who tied
them close te the fireplace and went out
into' the field, half a mile distant, te pick
cotton. Whilst thus engaged the clothing
the children caught fire. ' The flames were
communicated te the house, which was
burned te the ground before any assistance
could be. had. The children's cries were
unheard. There was no one near te rescue
them and they perished in the flames.
Their bones were found in the debris by
the agonized grandfather upon his return
te tbe spot where his house had steed .
A boiler exploded in Andrew Moere's
foundry at St. Charlette, killing Geerge
Moere, his son, and another man whose
name is unknown, and severely injuring j
four ethers.
AMM.wmi ute dvu flu nuuuvi nuvae I
lONOB TOPICS.
The New Yerk manager who purposed
bringing out the " Passion Play " has
abandoned his purpose in deference te tbe
strong counter-set of public opinion.
General Shebmax shows no sentimen
tality about the Whittaker case, but sus
tains Gen. Schefield's viewef the matter
and says that it is absurd for any petition
te reinstate him te be' sent te 3Ir. Hayes
after the decision of the academic beard,
by whose consent alone he could be re
stored. Nene of these people who have
been talking se sentimentally about Whit
taker have extended any social courtesies
te Bruce and his wife or Fred Douglas.
As effort is being made by prominent
members of the Campbellite church te
erect a church edifice in Washington,
L). V., suitable te tne dignity et a presi
dential worshiper. The movement origi
nated in Ohie and is new communicated
te their leading church members. The
present edifice is a little frame affair, like
a country school house. Seme expectant
office-holders have taken the matter in
hand and will push it te an early complex
tien. Since the election the increased at.
tendance cannot be accommodated, and
forms an interesting illustration of official
sycophancy and social toadyism
The New Yerk World makes a geed
point when it takes Talmage te task for
criticising tbe proposed production of the
Passion Play. "Men like Talmage, con
tinually give precisely the same sort of
offense as was threatened by the Passion
Play te the religious sentiments of civil
ized people. It is a little hard upon Mr.
Aeuey, we admit, that a public opinion
which party tolerates Talmage should
have been successfully invoked against
the Passion Play. The only opposition
which Talmage can logically offer te the
production of the play is that it is a rival
show te his own. He has for years shocked
the sensibilities of decent people by pre
cisely the same detailed and . familiar
treatment of sacred themes as that te which
such people objected iu the Passion Play,
and if Talmage's method is rather acre-
uatic man dramatic, we de net sec that a
circus is a mera religious entertainment
than a theatre."
Judge Wallace, of the United States
district court for Northern New Yerk, has
declared iuvalid tbe New Yerk state law of
1866, which provided for the taxation of
bask shares. The law has always been in
mere or less trouble, apparently because
it was very defective in a number of ways,
and the bank en whose contest the deci
sien has been rendered has been protesting
and fighting for ten years against the en
forcement of the law. The act made no
previsions for the deduction of debts from
the amount of the valuation, and an at
tempt te make the assessment in accord
ance therewith get the law into the courts.
The New Yerk court of appeals decided
that no deduction en account of debts
could be made as the act steed, and the
I supreme court of the United States affirm
ed this view but went farther and declared
that the law was in conflict with the
United States statutes, which restricted
the taxation of national bank shares by
state authority te a rate net greater than
that upon " ether money capital in the
hands of. individual citizens of the state."
It is upon this ground apparently that
Judge Wallace has pronounced the law
invalid.
PERSONAL.
The Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix had a narrow
cbcape from a serious if net fatal accident
last evening. He was returning from St.
Augustine's church when his horses be
came frightened and dashed off at high
speed. His carriage collided with a cab,
but the doctor remained inside and was
rescued unharmed.
"Miss Grundy" asked General Sher
man if he really did vote for Hancock. He
replied that while he would have voted
for General Hancock, se far as the latter
personally was concerned, he would net
have been willing te vote for the Demo
cratic party, but that a law of the state of
Missouri prohibits an officer from voting
at an election held in the state, se of
course he did net vote.
At Roberson mining camps, Cel., there
has been a dispute about the possesscen of
the mine and a guard had been placed te
watch it. Lieutenant Governer-elect Rob
inson and the manager of the mine went
te it after dark. The guard net recogniz
ing them aud net hearing an answer te his
inquiry as te who they were fired, he says,
iute the rock overhead. Robinson fell
shot in four places. He is still living, but
his wounds are believed te be fatal.
Kamsdell tells it : "In AVashingten there
is a noble and a fashionable charity known
as the Children's Hospital. It is censid
ered quite the swell thing te be liberal
toward this hospital. It is managed bv
they give liberally of their time and
means te keep the thing running. Thanks
giving Day is set apart as a gala day for
the peer children about sixty in number
and contributions arc invited. On
Thursday there was a geed showing.
Several barrels of flour, groceries and
vegetables were contributed. Secretary
Evarts gave $20, General Meigs, $10 ; Dr.
Maulsbury, $10; Judge Cox aud Judge
Tree, each $10, and Attorney General
Devcns, $2. Mrs. Hayes sent a barrel of
apples value, $1.75. Apples are geed
and harmless.
There was a sort of stirrup-cup dinner
at the White Heuse Saturday night.
Cevers were laid for thirty-three guests.
It was a greeting and at the same time a
farewell te General Garfibld, who re
turns te Menter te-day. It is the last time
the Hayes family will have an opportunity
te entertain General Garfield and wife at
the White Heuse, as the president-elect
will net return te Washington until the
evening of the third of March. . There were
a geed many rival factions represented at
the dinner and one element of it was in
,the nature of a love-feast. All the mem
bers of the cabinet were present, with
ladies, except. Attorney General Devens.
Among the ether guests beside the "president-elect
and Mrs. Garfield were White
law Reid, Richard Smith, of the Cincinnati
Gazette, Majer Swain, Garfield's private
serretary, ana Governer Found, of Wis
consin. Sewell and Hafsey are having a het fight
for the United States senatership in New
Jersey. Robeson is a dark horse with a
sorrel mane.
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PBISOX KEEPER WEXSE
Proposes an
Editorial Commission
of In-
vestlgatieu.
Te tbe Editors of tbe Isteixigexcee.
In a recent communication in the Neie
Era, an " Old Inspector," with an utter
disregard of truth and fairness, made cer
tain statements aud charges reflecting en
me as keeper of the Lancaster county
prison. That the public may knew hew
unfair and absolutely untrue they are, I
ask that a committee, te consist of Messrs.
Hiestand, of the Examiner; Geist, of the
New Era ; Hensel, of the Intelligences ;
Griest, of the Inquirer, and Baer, of the
Yelksfreund, meet the inspectors of the
prison, ea a day te b3 designated, and
make a thorough invcstiiratien of the mat
ters referred te in " Old Inspector's" com
munication. I ask' for such an investiga
tion at the hands of such a committee,
net only because the inspectors can urge
no objection against it, but because the
people of Lancaster county get their infer
matien en almost every subject from the
papers represented by tbe respective gen
tlemen named, and because it is only fair
te the public, aud but just te me as one of
their servants, that the real truth be made
known aud the misrepresentations of the
" Old Inspector" promptly corrected. By
the result of such an investigation I shall
most willingly abide, aud if after it any
one of the gcntlemeu named can conscien
tiously reiterate through the editorial
columns of his paper the statements aud
charges of the " Old Inspector," I will far
ever held my peace.
Jehn P. Weise.
Lancaster. Pa., Nev. 29, 18S0.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Berlin police have tern down pla
cards in the southeastern quarters of the
city directly inciting inhabitants te per
secution of the Jews.
Jehn Glynn, aged 55 years, whose home
was iu New Brunswick, was killed by a
construction train at Monmouth Junction,
tic leaves a wife and four children.
Themas Gcien, an American, was acci
dentia shot aud killed in Yokohama, Japan,
en the 5th instant while cleaning a gun.
He was buried with Masonic rites.
The railroad from Baltimore te Anna
polis aud Drum Point, soventy-five miles,
has been taken up by capitalists and will
be completed.
Since the 1st of the month the Chicago
packers have slaughtered aud salted 935,
000 hogs. Last year for the correspond
ing period they slaughtered 707,000.
William Ash. a deputy constable, was
shot and killed twelve miles from Terre
Haute, Ind., by Elijah Picrsen, an insane
man whom he attempted te arrest.
Five miners going from Georgetown te
the North Park, in Colerado, a few days
age, were buried in a snow slide en the
Continental Divide. Twe of them were
killed and the ethers injured, one perhaps
fatally.
Jehn S. Wise, Readjustcr, publishes a
"card" in Richmond, Va., en Saturday,
explaining hew he was defeated for Con
gress by Geerge D. Wise, Democrat, and
announcing that he has no intention of
contesting the lattcr's scat.
The scvcntccu-ycar-eld daughter of
William Jcffrays of Leng Branch was at
tacked by a large deg which tore a piece
out of her arm and throwing her te the
ground had tern a gash three inches long
iu the girl's abdomen, when her screams
brought assistance. A stout pair of cor
sets alone saved the girl's life at the time.
While firemen were extinguishing a fire
en a canal beat at Palmyra, N. Y., the
charred remains of a man were discovered
and identified as Frank Gallagher, a boat
man. The body bore unmistakable marks
of fatal violence and Jeseph Jehnsen and
Mace Lee, suspected of being concerned
in the murder, were arrested.
Arrangements have been made in To Te Te
eoneo for a torchlight precession, in which
the military and firemen will participate,
te receive Hanlan en his arrival in that
city from England. It is also proposed te
present him with the freedom of the city,
and " give him a steam ferry te carry pas
sengers between the city anil his hotel en
the island."
The Baltimore corn and Heur exchange
in general meeting adopted resolutions pro
testing against the notice of the Baltimore
& Ohie railroad company, of an advance
en storage of wheat in their elevators, te
take effect en the 6th of December prex.,
and a committee was authorized te Wait
upon the officers of the company and pro pre
test against the execution of the notice.
Mamie and Annie Artis, aged respect
ively seven and five years, were playing en
the ice en the 3Ierris canal near Jersey
City, when the ice broke and both girls
fell into the water. Jehn Barten aged
twelve years, witnessed the accident and
ran te the assistance of the girls. He suc
ceeded in getting them out of the water,
but before he reached the shore Annie,
the youngest, died in his arms.
Albert Littlcficld, the twelve-year-old
son of Isaac Littlcficld, died at East
Stoughten, Mass., with every symptom of
having been poisoned. The father was
also taken violently ill with similar indica
tiens, but has recovered. The conduct of
MrS. Littlefield, the wife and mother dur
ing the boy's illness and since his death,
leads te the impression that she adminis
tered a poisencss dose in cider, and that
she is insane.
Twe burglars broke iute St. Matthew's
Lutheran church at Broeme and Elizabeth
streets, New Yerk, and were operating en
an iron sale m the secretary's room, when
they were surprised by the sexton who
went thither te light the fire. One of
them drew a knife and threatened the sex
ton with violence if he followed them,
when both ran out of the edifice. The sex
ton called for help, and the police captured
one of the burglars, Geerge Edwards; an
ex-convict. They had already broken off
the knob of the safe and were about blow
ing it open with powder when disturbed.
WRECKED STEAMERS.
. Perils et the Stormy Season.
'The bark Oriana, from Quebec for Mon
tevideo, lumber-laden, is a total wreck
near Cew Bay, C. B. The crew arrived
at North Sidney in the steamer Nebo,
from New Orleans.
J. U. Gregery, the ascent of the marine
and fisheries department at Quebec has
received the following dispatch from Mr.
Pepe, keeper of the Southwest Point An An
ticesti lighthouse : "The messenger his
arrived from Bechscee iivcr and reports
that the British bark Bristelian went
ashore there last Monday night ; that four
of the crew are dead, and the remainder,
including the captain and mate, arc badly
frozen. The messenger also reports the
brigantine Pamlico, of Quebec, ashore at
L'Oase aux Fraise, but that the crew were
saved."
The steamer Columbia, of the Chicago
line, reports that while passing " the
Ducks" en Lake Huren, she encountered
large portions of the wreckage of a steam
er, with which the lake is strewn for miles.
She saw a life-preserver marked " Sim Sim
cee." The Columbia searched for hours
but failed te find any tidings of the crew.
It is the general opinion that the Simcec
struck ea Magic Reef off "the Ducks,"
and went te pieces iu the gale of the early
part of the week.
Tbe first mate of the steamer Ortigia,
which sank the Oncle Jeseph, states that
seeing a single roast-bead light about a
kilemetre ahead he deemed it the light of
a merchantman and ordered the Ortigia's
helm te be ported, expecting the merchant
man te de the same, but she starbearded
her helm until she saw the Ortigia bear
ing down upon her, when she ported, de
scribing a semi-circle and exposing her
flank. The mate of the Ortigia then or
dered her engines te be reversed, but it
was te late and the Ortigia's prow drove
inside the Oncle Jeseph. Few of the
sleepers aboard the Oncle Jeseph had time
te rush en deck before the vessel sank.
JEFFEKSONIAN DEMOCKACT.
The True Flan of Organization.
Y. Sun.
We observe throughout the country,
and especially in this city and Brooklyn,
efforts te reorganize the Democratic party
en a mere popular basis. We cordially
approve them ; believe them te be well
meant, and desire for them the most com
plete success. But there are some things
te be remembered which are essential te
the due consideration of any new scheme.
The substitution of one set of managersfer
another is net what is needed. The whole
system of management by permanent so se
sietics or committees beyond the reach of
the rank aud file should be swept away.
The thing wanted is recognition from
below, net from above. The plans in pre-
cess of development in Brooklyn under the
auspices of General Slocum, aud in New
Yerk under these of the Yeung Men's
Democratic club, are defective, in that they
assume that such a movement can be prop
erly guided and controlled by a central
power, and will proceed satisfactorily from
the leaders down te the voters. This is a
fatal mistake. Reverse the order ; let the
people associate in their primary capacity,
and find a centre of their own creating in
their own geed time.
The Jeffersen Democratic association,
designed te propagate Jeffersonian princi
ples in their original purity, and incident
ally te disceurge effice-scckiug and boss
ship, seems te supply the want better than
anything we have yet seen. In many
places the rural Democracy have formed
themselves, iute such bodies, entirely in
dependent of the regular organization of
the party, for the education of their own
minds, and thp public mind as well. They
will ultimately find out for themselves a
method of united action, and thereby fur
nish a new proof of the capacity of the
people for self-government. If the Demo
cratic party is net the party of the pceple
it ie a mere worn-out body, with the
spirit gene, living upon old memories and
dead forms. But if it would live, and
breathe, and conquer, aud put the exulting
enemies of honest, republican government
under its feet, it must be informed by the
instinct and governed by the will of the
masses.
DEATH OX TUE RAIL.
lour Serious Accidents .Nc.tr ltitfl'alu Sev
eral Men Killed or Injured.
Four railroad accidents occurred in the
vicinity of Buffalo, N. Y en Saturday,
involving the probable death of six men.
Merris Council, a hostler at the round
house of the New Yerk, Lake Erie &
Western railroad, bearded an engine te
run it into the round hqusc, and en at
tempting te reverse it found it impossible
te de se, as the lever would net work.
The engine was under full headway and
went crashing into a construction train
upon which there were' several hands
engaged in distributing tics and frogs.
A number of the men saw the daugcr and
jumped from the train, but three of them
failed te escape. Frank Kavauagh was
struck ever the right eye by some sharp
instrument, by which a great hele.wascut,
which with ether injuries caused sudden
death. He was about fifty years of age.
James Hallcry received a bad scalp wound
and some internal injuries. Jehu Cosgrove
had his right leg broken at the aukle and
was otherwise injured. Hcllcry and Cos Ces
grove will probably die.
While train Ne. 19 ou the Buffalo, New New
Yerk & Philadelphia railway was crossing
a trestle, near Helland, the two rear cars
left the track, seriously injuring a number
of men aud fatally injuring three. The
trestle had recently been filled up, but the
fillittfr has settled, leaving some new ties
that had been put in resting euly en the '
stringers, which, slipping from their j
places, occasioned the accident. The cars
went rolling down aa embankment about
twenty feet, making a complete revolution
aud falling in the midst of the section
hands, some fifteen iu number. The
fatally injured arc Geerge Gccr, of Hol Hel
land ; Jeseph Silaway, of Protection, and
Jehn Leeby, of Protection, all having
their skulls fractured. The seriously in
jured arc Jacob Wolf, of Helland, leg
broken ; Martin Wickclt, of St. Mary's,
Pa., scalp wound ; Samuel Lacli, cenduc
ter, scalp wound, ami two ether men,
whose names could net be ascertained.
The St. Leuis express ou the New Yerk
Central & Hudsen River railroad, bound
East, with thirteen passenger cars heavily
leaded, met with an accident at The
Ferks, seven miles from the city. All the
cars left the track except thrce sleepers.
Mr. S. Tayler, of Ithaca, and Laura
Duehl, of Oneida, were both seriously in
jured. The company attributes the acci
dent te a broken wheel, but it is rumored
the operator neglected te have the switch
set and, failing te de it himself, when he
saw the train in sight he ran away.
A collision took place at the crossing of
the Lake Shere & Michigan Southern
and the Buffalo Creek reads between the
express train going west and a switch
train of coal cars. The last coach of the
passenger train, the sleeper, was struck in
the middle by the coal dumps, thrown
from the track and badly smashed. Ne one
was injured, but some of the" passengers
had a narrow escape.
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ARRESTED AT READING.
Three l'ersens Taken into Custody for Life
Insurance Frauds.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of Dr. L. C. B. Yergey, of Pottstown, and
Dr.F. S. Herman, of Deuglassvillc, en the
charge of conspiring te defraud the Pru
dential mutual aid society, of Harrisburg,
out of $1,000. This is one of the alleged
cases of fraudulent insurance obtained en
the life of Mrs. Rcinart, of Monocacy,
Berks county. The allegation is that
she was insured for a large
amount while she was dying with
consumption, and that Yeigcy and
Herman, both physicians, made false re
ports te the company as te the woman's
actual condition at the time the policies
were applied for. Dr. Yergey appeared
and entered $1,000 for his appear
ance at court. Dr. Herman has net
been arrested yet, but is believed that
he will give bail te-morrow. Beth the
doctors are young men. Wellington and
Samuel Shirley,' cousins of the deceased
woman, are also under arrest en the same
charge, and both have entered bail in
$1,000. A number of ether doctors arc
also te be arrested during the present
week in connection with this case.
STATE ITEMS.
Charles Sceman, an old woodsman,
killed a 240 pound bear about eight miles
from Bradford a few days age.
Jehn Hern, a resident of Freemansburg,
was instantly killed by a train en the Le
high Valley railroad, ear Bethlehem, en
Saturday.
Charlie Grnmm, a little son of Cris.
Grumm, of Franklin, Venango ceunty.fell
into a tub of boiling water and was terri
bly scalded.
Francis 3Iurphy, the temperance
apostle, returned te Pittsburgh Friday
evening te sec the converts he made there
four years age. His welcome was almost
an ovation.
Tayler Gorden, a young man employed
as a clerk by the Chesapeake & Ohie rail.
read at Richmond, Va., committed suicide
by sheeting himself in the head while in an
insane fit .
A peddler by the name of Huntsman,
residing in the Twenty-fourth ward, Pitts
burgh, was found drowned en Friday
afternoon at tbe feet of Twenty-fourth
street. Seuth Side. He had been missing
from his home since Sunday last, and is
supposed te have committed suicide, as
he has been frequently heard te make
threats of self destruction.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OTJK SCIENTISTS.
Meeting or the Linnatan Society.
The society met at the usual time and
place en Saturday, November 27, 3Irs.
Gibbens, president pre tern, in the chair,
and Mrs. Zell, secretary pre tern ; five
members aud three visitors present. After
the usual opening business the following
donations were made te the museum and
library :
Museum.
1. A beautiful specimen of the "Ameri
can Ceet" Fulica Americana), donated
by Dr. M. L. Davis, of Millersville. Net
a rare bird, but an exceedingly fine speci
men in full winter plumage.
2. A fine adult specimen of "Muhlen
berg's Tertise," Calemys Mulenbergii)
donated by S. S. Rathveu. This is by no
means a common tertise in Lancaster coun
ty, being only the second specimen obtained
by the donor iu a period of mere than
thirty years, and even for this he is in
debted te Mr. Luther Richards, who picked
it up during a fishing encampment of the
Tucquan club, at Yerk Furnace Bridge, in
July hist. It has been kept alive all sum
mer, but through neglect during the late
cold weather it froze te death.
3. An abnormal specimen of Hepatkus
fjallus, or "chicken liver," donated by Mr.
Griest of the Inquirer office. This is evi
dently the disease gland of a common fowl,
and weighed 1 pound 1 ounce. Fer further
particulars see the Lancaster Farmer for
November, 18S0.
4. A fine specimen of Spengia prelifera,
donated through Mr. Chas. A. Hcinitsh
by Mrs. Dr. Wilsen. This is oue of tbe
most beantiful species of the sponge fam
ily and was found floating in the ocean
near the shores of New England.
5. A jar of beans infested by the " Bean
weevil" (Bruchusfabea), donated by Mrs.
Zell. Every seed was infested with from
two te six weevil, their germinating func
tions being entirely destroyed ; the worst
case perhaps that ever came te the knowl
edge of the society.
6. Twe specimens of "Teak weed" from
British Burmah, donated by 3Iiss Lcfe
ver. Library.
1. Nes. IS, 19 and 20ef Patent Office Ga
zette from the department of the interior.
9 TrnninfliniTC f f lift Avitlnmv tC "Vf
April te September,
' i.'
ural sciences trem
18S0.
3. A copy of the
for June, 1880.
International Iteticw
4. The Lancaster farmer for November,
1S80.
5. The Musical Herald for September,
1880.
6. Three catalogues of miscellaneous
books.
7. Ten miscellaneous circulais.
8. Thrce envelopes containing 33 histor
ical and biographical scraps, by S. S. Rath Rath
eou. 9. A quarto volume of the coast survey,
from the department of the interior.
Papers Kead.
Mrs. Gibbens read an interesting paper
ou the Aboriginal or ludiau names of
Pennsylvania, which will be published in
the Pennsylvania Scheel Journal.
Adjourned.
Owing te the circumstance that the an
nual meeting will occur en Christmas, a
change may be neegssary of which due
notice will be given.
Through pressing secular aud profession
al engagements, the meeting en this occa
sion was small and the hour late, some
membcrs only being able te reach the
place after adjournment.
THE UKAMA.
'Uncle Tem's Cabin" by a Weak Party.
Fulton opera house had net before been
as crowded this season as it was en Satur
day night. Every scat was taken and
people were standing iu the aisles. The
attraction was by no means a fresh one.
It was " Uncle Tem's Cabin" bv Rial &
Draper's company. The town had been
; well covered with bills and lithographs of
mis party, aim, as mcir prices were very
, low, the immense audience was drawn.
I Notwithstanding the low prices, however,
tne people uui net get tlie wertli or their
money, as the show was net a geed one.
The play as presented by this company is
somewhat different from that given by
most troupes. Several scenes have
becu entirely cut out, but no im
provement has been made in it.
The character of Topsy was played by 3Iiss
Sallie Partington, who has appeared here
often before. She is a geed actress and
pleased her audience. Her singing was
fair, but her dancing bad. The name of
the man who played Uncle Tem we were
unable te learn, as there were no house
bills with the cast te be had. Whoever he
was, he did net act hispart well ; he spoke
something like an amateur in a leve play.
The character of Eta was very well acted
by a pretty little girl named Ncwcemb,
who was net mere than six orseven
years of age. Mr. Steckwcll was fair
as JIartcs, but Mr. Ncwcemb did net fill the
bill as St. Clair, nor did Mrs. Ncwcemb as
Aunt Opltelta. The ether people were
passably geed. In the Ohie river scene
two fierce-looking bloodhounds were in
troduced with effect. Four colored men
appeared in the slave scenes aud several
songs were well rendered by them. The
characters of Gumption Cute apd Deacon
Perry were left out entirely and some of
the people were compelled te appear in
several characters each, in order te till out
the cast.
Mrs. Jay Rial, who was billed te play
Eliza Harris, did net appear, as neither
she nor her husband was with the troupe.
Mr. Draper, the partner of Mr. Rial, was
also absent, and the firm was represented
by an agent. These gentlemen have sev
eral "Lnclc Tem" parties en the read
and none of them is strong, as they con
tain cheap actors and few of them. This
week the companies unite in Philadel
phia where they will present the play at
the Academy of Music.
Farewell Sermon.
Rev. li. W. Hufferd, pastor of St.
Jehn's Lutheran church, preached his fare
well sermon last evening. The congrega
tion was quite large, notwithstanding tbe
inclemency of the weather. Rev. Hufferd
gave a detailed statement of tbe statistics
of the church during his four and a-half
years' pastorate. The additions te the
church within that 'period were one hun
dred and one members, received by bap
tism, confirmation and letter. Among the
deaths during the same time were eight
or ten who had arrived at the advanced
age of 80 years and upwards, and a few
ever 90 years of age. Mr. Hufferd gees
te Easten this week te take charge or tne
Lutheran congregation in that borough.
Rev. Hufferd will be succeeded as pas
ter of St. Jehn's by Rev. Sylvanus Stall,
of Northampton county, and will prob
ably preach his initiatory sermon as pastor
en next Sunday week. He preached twice
before St. Jehn's cengregatien some weeks
age, and made a very favorable impression
en all who heard him hence the unani
mous call extended him.
TUE LEAF.
New Terlc Tobacco Marker.
The Tobacco Leaf reports that there
has been less done in seed leaf the past
week than'duriug the week preceding, as
might naturally be expected, both en ac
count of the Thanksgiving holiday, the oc
currence of which affected most all branch
es of trade, aud the large sales effected
last week, which tended far te satisfy
many immediate wants. Trade iu this
staple was, nevertheless, brisk aud 2,830
cases were sold, embracing nearly all va
rieties, the 1870 Pennsylvania aud Ohie
preponderating, the former very largely."
Speaking of operations in New Yerk
state tobacco the Leaf says : " We will
have te revise our estimate of the number
of cases bought of the 1880 crop en Big
Flats. We have te report the purchase by
Messrs. E. Rosenwald & Bre., 7,000 cases
instead of 4,000, as wc are informed by
the agent of this firm. This large num
ber of eases has been bought in the adja
cent districts in Tiega county, Lawrencc
ville, and many ether new points. This
would make the aggregate purchases by
different buyers of state seed in Chemung
county and vicinity 11,000 cases, which
added te the 4,500 of state and Havan.t
bought in Oueudaga and adjacent coun
ties, 15.000 boxes."
The 1'oImcce Journal, as usual, comes te
time with its weekly lling at Pennsylva
nia. It says : " The 'SO Pennsylvania crop
fills the minds of the packers at present ;
and as far as wc are able te discover the
opinion is unanimous that only low figures
will induce them te invest! The few
timid, but nevertheless ostentatious, at
tempts of a few firms te open the season in
Pennsylvania by buying a few crops at
last year's prices, have had no effect upon
the majority of the packers. They a least
have come te the conclusion that paying
high figures for a crop which is plentiful,
means a slew and profitable business for
them in the future. Packers may be sure
of quick sales if they can offer next year
the '80 Pennsylvania at 15 cents for the fin
est, and medium grades at from eight
cents apd upward. We have eximiued a
great many samples of this crop, and can
say that, notwithstanding its partial dis
figuration by flea bites, it will at such
prices prove a profitable material te man
ufacturcrs."
Following the above the Journal quotes
the sale or 300 cases 1870 Pennsylvania,
fine, at 1920c. ; medium, 1315c, and
wrappers. 35 15c. At these prices the
crop of 1880 would certainly prove "profit
able" te packers provided they can secure
it at the Iewprices suggested by the
Journal but they can't.
(Jiins's Repert.
Sales if seed leaf tobacco reported by J.
S. Gans's fc'ej & Ce., tobacco brokcrr,Nes.
84 and 80 Wall street, New Yerk, for the
week ending November 29, 1880 GOO cases
1879, Pennsylvania fillers, 6 te 7 cents ;
asserted lets 12 te 20 ; wrappers 18 te 40.
150 cases 1879, New England seconds and
wrappers, 13 te 37 cents. 053 cases 1879,
Ohie. 4 J te 13 cents. 100 cases Wiscon
sin, 4 te 1 1 cents. Total, 1,503 cases.
Connecticut Tobacco.
A con cnpendcut of the Leaf writing from
Hartferd says : The market for leaf te
bacce, cither old or new, is extremely dull.
The buying of the new crop en the poles,
which has been done te some extent during
the last mouth, has entirely died out.
But little progress has been made in strip
ping the new, as the weather is tee' dry
and cold. Old tobacco is selling at the
following quotations : wrappers, line 20 te
30c. ; wrappers, common, 15 te 20c. ;
seconds. 10 le 12c. ; fillers, 0.
Olile Tobacco.
A cei respondent writing from Seville,
Ohie, says : Creps which have been held
back are new moving, and some line sales
L have been made recently in Cincinnati, oue
crop bringing I.c round. Wrappers bring
as high as 2Hc. Some Eastern parties are
thinking of coming here and buying en
the poles.
The l.i.r.il Toeacco Trade.
There has been nothing .startling in to
bacco circles in this city during the past
week, except the destruction of Mr.
GrelFs large brick warehouse, involving
the destruction also of 245 cases of old to
bacco belonging te Mr. Ticmeyer, full par
ticulars of which have already appeared in
the Lntelmeencek.
The local trade during the past week has
been very quiet, only about 200 cases of
1879 having changed hands aud a few line
crops of 1880 having been picked up by
buyer." resolved te " get the best." Fer
these lets high prices have been paid,
the wrappers in some instances sell
ing as high as 30 cents and none
that wc have heard of going for less than
20 cents. Perhaps a fair average of the
prices realized is about 25 for wrappers, 8
for seconds aud 5 live for fillers. It is es
timated that net mere than 400 or 500
cases of the crop of 1880 have been sold.
Iudectl, comparatively little of it has yet
been stripped aud put in coudtieu for ex
amination. This is oue reason, no doubt,
that mere foreign buyers have net put iu
appearance. The moist weather we are
new having, if ir. continues for a day
or two longer, will enable farmers
te take from the poles that part of their
crop which is sufficiently dried out.
The fact that line wrappers of the crop
of 1880 have brought such high prices,
thus far sheniri be an inducement te farm-
ers
te de that which wc se often urged
upon their attention namely, te strip and
assert the t'b icce with the greatest care ;
under no ciacumsl'inccs putting inferer
flea eaten, worm-eaten, hail-cut or ethor
defective leaves in the same hand with
fine Icavts. Bc'tcr get a high
price for vcn a small proportion of
the crop than a high price for
all of it. Tobacco buyers arc sharp
as needles and quick as chain-lightning
in detecting defects or intentional frauds
in putting up tobacco, and the farmer who
attempts te deceive them only deceives
himself te his own ultimate less. Strip
carefully, assert regularly, tic up neatly
and get geed prices. There will "be plenty
of time te de this between new and the
end of the holidays, should the weather
prove favorable, and it is net likely the
buyers will be along iu force before that
time.
(ioed Price for Tobacco.
Charles Schubcrth purchased an acre and
a quarter of tobacco from William Dcitrich
of Rohrerstown, for 38 and 3. The crop
was a very fine one.
List or Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the postefllcc, at Lancaster,
for the week ending Monday, November
29:
Ladies' List Mrs. Anna Bauman, Mrs.
Amanda Darbrn, Miss Leuie II. Fisher,
Mrs. Emma Fisher, Miss Henrietta P.
Gill, Mis. Barbara Glick, Miss Hanna
Harry, 3Iiss Francie E. Hess, Jliss Hen
rietta, Mrs. Ella Leach, Miss Lizzie Shcnk,
Mrs. Fanny Sechrist.
Gents' List U.K. Brubaker, B. S. Bru-
baker, Abin. Brindel, Jeseph Cookson,
Gee. Diller (horse drover), Chrn. Z.
Frisk, Alfred Glasser, Jehu Harrison,
Rudelph Heir, S. R. Hostetter, Lee Hubcr,
Philip A. Hettcnstein, W. L. McCenncIl,
Chas. Mclliuger, 3Iastcr Jacob Mewrcr,
B. M. Mewerey, Emit Ohneserg, (for.),
L. Resanthal, Christis Shaub, (for.), Chas.
F. Sutten. Andrew Smeuderer, Jacob H.
Vogel.
Sleet.
Earlv Sunday morning it commenced
sleetiug. and all day yesterday the pave
ments were covered with a thin coating of
ice, making pedestriauisrn difficult and
dangerous. There-was many a slip, and
many a heavy fall, but we have heard of
no bones being broken. The wise man
staid at home, or weie creepers.
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