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LANCASMlAnTlNTia-LIGENCER MONDAY DECEMBER 6 1880.
Hancastet intelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 6, 1880.
Heavy Beaiiag.
There will be a great deal of heavy
reading in the newspapers for a few days
new, the most of which the judicious
reader will skip. Mr. Hayes and his
lieutenants will have a great deal te say,
since it is their last chance te say any
thing from their places. Ne doubt they
think that they have done well and they
will de their best te show it. They will
net have a very difficult task, for they
have net done ill. Fortune has favored
them in that the country has been
en the up-grade of presperty and
the administration riders needed but
te sit' still and let the ship quietly
move along en the calm ocean before the
favoring winds. Secretary Sherman
considers that he is entitled te great
praise becausejthe debt has been largely
funded at four per cent. But he could
net have avoided it if he would. The
stupidest mau in the treasury would
have done as much ; and one of superior
sagacity would have reduced the inter
est te three per cent. We all knew new
that this could liave been done juid that
the country is burthened with the pay
ment for many years of one-third mere
interest than it would have had te pay if
its financial minister had been wise
enough te see only two or three years
ahead and te have known that then the
United States could borrow en as geed
terms as England.
Mr. Hayes, in hLs last dying speech,
would de well te say little and te leave
the people with the impression they are
generally under, that lie has net done
much harm if he has net been very illus
trious in his deeds. Considering the way
in which he wasthrjust into his place, we
have reason te congratulate ourselves en
the way in which we have get through
with him. He has net been a rascal or
thief, nor shown any great leaning te
these classes after he get through with
rewarding with public etlices the many
who had helped te de the dirty work that
seated him. We have learned te knew that
Hayes was net the author of that work,
being neither smart nor wicked enough
for it. His wickedness was just of that
degree that did net forbid him te take
advantage of the crimes of ethers done
in his behalf. He was bad enough te be
a receiver of stolen goods, but net bold
enough te steal them. Weakness has
bsen his strongest characteristic. He
has been weak in virtue and vice ; in
wisdom and purpose ; in word and deed.
He has been strong enough, often, te
leek straight ahead, but he could net at
the .same time walk the course. The
eyes and the legs could net both go
straight at once. He has been afllicted
with a moral St. Titus' dance, which has
made him exhibit a ludicrous inconsist
ency bstween his premise and perform
ance ; and most notably in the matter
of civil service reform, which had in him
a most ardent advocate but most coward
ly soldier.
He couldn't help it, peer devil ; the
Lord made him se for some wise purpose,
which is hard te guess, unless it was te
put him into sympathy with the Repub
lican party, and into the hands of its
leaders: for all hands in that concern
ssem tq naturally avert their hearts from
an honest, courageous, straightforward
man, who does what he says and says
what is right. The fearfully lame ducks
which their party has chosen te the
presidency, iu Grant, Hayes and Garfield,
shows hew fend it is of moral crook creok croek
edness: and we have occasion te feel
thankful" that in putting Hayes in they
gave us a man who is only nega
tively vile and net positively geed. He
has been a decenter president than Grant.
There has been no charge of corruption
made against him or any member of his
househeld: nor against any public officer
whom he has befriended. He is accused
of being close in his expenditures
and mean in his entertainments ;
and te have laid away a geed
deal mere than half of his salary :
all of which we can endure and
b3 content te hear. It satisfies us that
he wili net in the future be continually
parading before the country with a beg
ging hat iu his hand. Grant as a gift
taker and the consort of thieves in the
presidency, and as a beggar when retired
from it, has breughtthc office and him
self even mere into contempt than has
Mr. Hayes. And it is doubtful whether
Garfield can de much mere te degrade
it. 13ul perhaps when he is through
with four years smutting of it, it will be
tee dirty for anyone else te want te fill.
It is nearlv in that condition new.
The smart young mau whom Mr.
Hayes employs te keep his messages
from the press until after they are read
in Congress has been as unfortunate this
year as he was last year. Seme sharp
newspaper men get held of it yesterday
and telegraphed an abstract of it ever
the country, which our readers will find
mere interesting te-day than the message
will be te-morrow. Even the astute Win.
Henry Smith, associated press agent
brought en from Chicago te help Rogers
keep the message from the newspapers in
advance, was unequal te his task, and a
pious publisher of a Philadelphia paper
found a copy of it with his mail yester
day, which he conscientiously took back
te-the postefllce until his time came te
be served wilhiU Garfield has use for
that Philadelphia publisher.
Secretary Sherman recommends
that Congress repeal all taxes en the
capital and deposits of national banks ;
and that te refund the $087,350,600 of
government leans, five and six, per cents,
redeemable in 1881, the government
should issue an amount net exceeding
$400,000,000 of treasury notes in denomi
nations net less than ten dollars, bearing
interest net exceeding four per cent, per
annum, and running from one te ten
years, te be sold at net less than par ;
and net mere than $400,000,000 of bends
at 3.05 per cent, interest, redeemable
after fifteen years. The surplus revenues
for 1881 are estimated at $48,445,277.72.
There are nearly fifty million dollars in
silver coinage locked, up in" the treasury
yaults that cannot be made te circulate.
MINOR TOPICS.
Sixce the election, Parson Beecher and'
his Plymouth .church have came out for
free trade.
Loxgfellew can take a worthless sheet
of paper and by writing a poem en it
make it worth $50. That's genius. Van
dcrbilt can write fewer words en a similar
sheet and make it worth jJ30.000,000.
That's capital.
Canada new sends us annually nearly a
third as many emigrants as all Europe,
and, except Great Britain and Ireland,
mere than any foreign country. Canadian
emigrants arc net mainly Canadians.
They are rather European emigrants who
reach the United States through Canada.
During the year ending June 30 about
100,000 came from that direction, a very
small proportion of whom were Canadians.
Cesguessmak Sixgi.etex, of Illinois,
says that the committee en pest-offices and
post-reads, of which he is a member, will
try this winter te secure the passage of a
bill te establish commercial relations with
the sea coast countries of Seuth America
and Central America. He does net favor
subsidies, but thinks the carrying trade
should be recovered, and with that end in
view believes that the navigation laws
should be repealed and the privilege ac
corded these who care te engage in com
merce te buy their ships anywhere.
PFESONAL.
Mrs. Gaiifield refuses te have her
photograph sold or her portrait engraved.
General McClellax has just received a
gift of the flint-lock pistol carried by Win
field Scott during the Mexican war.
Sara Beicxiiaiidt and her managers
have abundant rersen te be satisfied with
the financial results of her engagement in
New Yerk. The total receipts during her
four weeks' performances were in leund
figures $90,000, making an average of
$23,000 per week.
A young New Yerker named Den ant,
who expended $1,200 iu starting the
Knickerbocker, issued one number, paid
his debts, shut up the office and retired
from journalism. AH this simply te gratify
a spirit of brotherly revenge. His brother
had chosen te marry without his consent
and he started a newspaper for the sole
purpose of getting a description of his
brother's wedding from his point of view
before the public. Having accomplished
this brotherly task his journalistic career
was at an end.
STATE ITEMS.
Up in Scranton Chas. Elirhardr, a
brewer, lias been fatally scalded by boiling
beer.
The Harrisburg Independent is four
years old and leeks nice and clean in new
type.
Themas Pctcrich, aged 80, and married
38 years, has died iu Pottsville from in
juries te his head received in a fall.
In Pittsburgh William M. Bcatty, aged
C2, was struck by a switch engine and
killed. Jeseph Veycc. aged ( has befcn
burned te death.
Andrew J. Gillcn, the love-lern lawyer
who shot and killed May Sicgersen in New
Yerk, was captured in Flerida and shot
himself te death.
Samuel Busscr, jr., a nephew of Jacob
Busser, residing near Longstewu, iu Yerk
county, aged about 20 years, was found
dead in Mr. Stile's barn near Ore Valley.
The Black Hussars, of Philadelphia,
have been disbanded by order of the adju
tant general. Tim action is due te the
fact that .the Hussars' "four companies"
did net comply with the demands of the
laws relative te appearing at encampments
and adopting the National Guard uniform.
Siddonstewn and Mount Pleasant, Yerk
county towns, are disturbed "by the hid
eous cries of a wild beast who has been
making his rendezvous in the mountains
near by. During the day the animal keeps
himself concealed among the rocks and
bushes. As seen as darkness sets in the
animal starts up his nightly serenades.''
In Pittsburgh en Saturday afternoon
David M. Leng, of the firm of Hubbaid,
Bakcwcll & Ce., was carrying $1,900 te be
used in paying oft' empleyes. Just as lie
crossed Barker's alley, en Penn street, a
man suddenly caught the package from be.
hind and ran toward Ninth street. Mr.
Leng was se much astonished that the
thief had a geed start before he could
make known his less, but a crowd seen col
lected and assisted in the pursuit. The
thief was caught but escaped by liting
two shots at his captor.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The California electors met at Sacra
mento Friday, and cast five votes ler Han
cock and one for Garfield. The Oregon
electors met at Salem en Friday and voted
for Garfield and Arthur.
In Burlingamc, Kansas, The commercial
hotel and Burlingamc house wcre de
stroyed by fire. The less en the building
is about $00,000. The darnege 1 e furniture
and less of personal effects of occupants
will be considerable.
The Union Pacific depot inSaliua, Kan
sas, was destroyed by fire. A large amount
of freight and express matter was burned.
The we'ather is growing very cold there,
a change of ever fifty degrees has occurred
in five hours.
In Kewanec, 111., thirteen tramps were
locked up, and at about half-past eleven
two or three tramps outside tried te force
open the calaboese. They were discover
ed and tried te escape. One. whose name
is net known, was shot and killed. The
tramps had been selling jewelry around
town all day.
A French boy named Jehn Yassar, aged
thirteen years, was instantly killed en
Herner and Roberts' railroad, at Eliza
beth. He was riding en a leaded coal
train, coming down the hollow rapidly,
when the car en which he was riding
jumped the track. He fell beneath it and
was frightfully mangled.
In Brockton, Mass., during a quarrel be
tween Cen Buckley and wife Nat Murphy,
Buckley's step seu, attempted te act as
peacemaker, when he received two crush
ing blows en the head with an axe in the
hands of Buckley, making wounds two
inches in length and which may prove
fatal. The parties were all intoxicated.
A fire at navrc de-Grace destroyed Mur
phy's stove and tinware store, Burk's to
bacco and cigar store, Farr & Bre.'s pro
duce store, S. F. Potts, agricultural im
plement warehouse, two large frame dwell
ings belonging te Dr. W. W. Hepkins,
and a large brick dwelling house belong
ing te the estate of Dr. Themas C. Hop Hep
kins. Damages are estimated at $12,000;
insurance, $4,500. Three buildings were
blown up te step the progress of the flames,
A fire occurred yesterday in the five
story iron-front building Ne. 76 Franklin
street, New Yerk, by which J. A. Hum
phrey and Celcurn, dealers iu silks and
fancy goods, occupying the second, fourth
and fifth floors, sustained about $10,000
less. The stock was insured for 26.000.
William E. Stein, dealer jn linens, en the
third fleer, less $5,000. The building was
considerably damaged.
A ten-year-old daughter of Hagh Hor Her
rity, who resides in a small house, near
lock Ne. 4 of the canal which runs through
Bristel, was seente rush from the -house
with her clothing en fire, at the same
time crying loudly for help. She was
caught by her mother and a man
named James Mcllvaine, who were fortu
nately at hand, and plunged into a stream
of water which ran near the house, but in
doing se the mother and Mcllvaine were
badly burned about the hands. The girl
will die.
At Excelsior, a mining town in Iowa,
Jehn Livingston,. a miner, attempted te
kill Margaret Stewart and her two year
old child. He struck Mrs. Stewart in the
forehead with the edge of an axe, pene
trating the brain, and then in the back of
the neck penetrating the cavity of the
chest. The child was sjuck in the back
of the head, and brains are oozing from
the wounds. The recovery of either is
hopeless. Livingston was intoxicated at
the time, and no reason for the crime is
given. He is in the hands of the sheriff.
Lynching is strongly talked of.
A DOCTOR LYNCHED.
Swift Retribution In New Mexico.
The details of a shocking story have just
been received from Otere, N. M., a little
town en the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, just south of the Colerado line.
Dr. C. A. Washington, of Otere, was
called te Katen, another small town, en
Tuesday, te treat a dining room girl at the
Vandever house, named Mary Butler. He
spent the night in attendance upon her.
She died Wednesday morning, but before
dying stated that he had given her two
large doses of morphine and had
then assaulted her while she was
only semi-conscious and unable te re
sist. The doctor was arrested, taken
te Otere and locked up ; but en Thursday
night the jail was broken into by the mob,
who took Washington out and strangled
him. His record is most unsavory. He
came te Colerado for years age and settled
at Lavcta and began business as a drug
gist. He married a young lady there, but
treated her se badly that the citizens
compelled him te leave se hur
riedly that he uet even have
time te get his goods away. He
left his wife, and going te Las Animas
took a second wife. He seen deserted her
and went te Elmore, where he married a
third. With her he went te Otere. When
a child was born te the third wife the
child died under circumstances which
led te the circulation of the report that
Washington had killed it. The citizens
organized and began an investigation,
which se infuriated him that he, sus
pecting the woman had given informa
tion against him, beat her mercilessly.
She was taken out of his hands and scut
away. Although the belief was general
that lie killed the child, proof was net
positive, and he was permitted te escape
with his life. Soen alter this he killed a
partner in a dispute about a barn, but was
cleared en the ground of self-defense.
Washington was a man of geed address,
and was at one time, and may have been
at the time of his violent death, worth
some $20,000. It is uet believed that
Washington is his right name, and it is
net known where he comes from.
WRECKED ON THE RAILS,
rilteen Persons Injured and Ne One Killed.
A terrible railroad accident occurred
about eleven o'clock Saturday morning en
the Northwestern railroad, by which fif
teen persons were injured, but, by what
seems almost a miracle, no ene was killed.
At the hour named the Geneva Lake ex
press, which reaches Chicago only fifteen
minutes earlier than the Janesville express,
stepped at Carey station, thirty-eight
miles from Chicago, and sent a brakeman
back te flag the Janesville train. Owing
te a dense fog the engineer of the latter
train did net sec the signal in time te step,
and his engine crashed into the rear car of
the train from Geneva Lake without warn
ing and with terrible force. The engine
was completely wrecked. The rear car
and the one in front of it wcre destroyed
by the fire which ensued, and every pas
senger except one, in the rear car, was
badly hurt. Mrs. II. C. Maynard, wife of
the manager of the Western Union tele
graph office iuJChicage, was injured about
the head and internally, while a gentleman,
name unknown, was bruised ami mangled,
probably fatally. All information of the
accident lias been carefully snrpressed dur
ing Saturday.
Suspicion.
Ill Ledgcrvillc, recently, the death of
Themas Burns, jr., a manufacturer of pot
tery, by accidental sheeting, was an
nounced. It new appears that there is a
.strong suspicion of foul play. The jury
cannot agree upon any verdict, as seme of
the jurors insist the sheeting could net
have been accidental. The jreund was in
(he top of the head, the brains having
been blown entirely out, and the course of
the wound being in a downward direction.
Had he fallen it would have been impos
sible te have caused such a wound in that
spot. Bums and his father had been en
bad terms for some time past, and two or
three weeks age a fight between father
and son took place, in which the young
man whipped his parent severely.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
Tobacco Shed Uurned Last Night.
Between 11 and 12 o'clock last night a
frame tobacco shed, situated en Strawberry
street, directly opposite Woodward Hill
cemetery and owned by Philip Betz, was
destroyed by fire. The shed was full of
leaf tobacco, and also contained a enc enc onc
herso wagon, a plow, and a tobacco frame
all of which were burmed. The build
iug, iu size, was 28x84 feet, and was new,
having been erected last summer. The
tobacco was owned by Mr. Betz and Thes.
Lippc and it was raised en the shares by
the latter, who lives but about fifty
yards from the shed which was burned.
Mr. Lippe had an insurance of 8500 en
the tobacco in the Williamsburg City in
surance company, of which Bausman &
Burns are agents. Mr. Betz has $500 en
the tobacco in the Hamburg-Bremen com
pany and $600 en the building and con
tents in the Insurance Company of Penn
sylvania. II. R. Breneman is the agent
for these companies. The insurance will
probably cover the less.
The origin of the fire is net known but
it is supposed te have been the work of an
incendiary. Mr. Lippe was waked out of
his bed by the shouting of some neighbors
who discovered the flames. When he
arose the whole building was'in blaze and
it burned very quickly.
l'ire in East Earl Township.
Ou last Saturday evening a small barn
belonging te Alexander Gait, near Fair
villc, East Earl township, was entirely
consumed by fire with-about five tens of
hay. Less about $800 ; no insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed te have been the work of an in
cendiary. Mr. Gait has been a member
of the Lancaster County Mutual iiisurance
company for forty-two years and has had
all his buildings insured for that time ex
cept the ene burned down, and it was
erected a few years age and he neglected
te have it insured. In the forty-two years
he has paid mere fire tax than the amount
of the less.
Atnpherai Found at Keine.
In digging the foundations for the rec
tory attached te St. Paul's Protestant
Episcopal church at Reme, Italy, of
which Rev. Dr. Rebert J.- Nevin is pastor,
the workmen when about twelve feet
down came upon cress walls cutting the
ground in several directions, causing them
te change the system of the foundations.
Just at the depth te which thty were or
dered te go, they came upon the tops of a
row of great amphora wine jars They
are about eighteen centuries old, five feet
in height and would held several barrels.
They will be kept as cariesities.
THE OSAKA.
'A Child or the State" mt Folten Opera
Heuse.
The production of Geerge Hoey's new
ama of "A Child of the State," at Ful
ton opera house, Saturday night, was
greeted by an audience of goodly numbers.
The play is a geed one and the success
that rewarded it last season is net likely te
wane se long as it continues in such excel
lent hands as these by which it was pre
sented te our people. Its scene is
laid in The Hague, Helland, and deals with
a statute of that ancient commonwealth
which provides for the protection of
the honor of all charity orphans who have
been specially adopted by the state and
taken under it bread aegis, by requiring that
any man who shall assail or in any degree
compromise that honor shall be compelled
te marry the orphan, the alternative being
death. The Count Maurice DeLancy is a
gay young French gallant, who whilst
traveling in Helland engages in a flirta
tion with one of tbcfb charity orphans,
ignorant of course of the peril he encoun
ters by this indulgence of the national
penchant. Gertrande, a child of the state,
dazzled by his wealth and title, encourages
his advances, conscious of her power te
cause him te marry her or pay her a
liberal price for her silence. The count,
who is easily entrapped by the orphan's
machinations, really loves another, Marie,
adopted daughter of the chief magistrate
of The Hague ; te her he plights his
faith, and at the very instant of
the signing of the ante-nuptial con
tract Gertrande, the child of the state,
interferes by accusing Maurice of having
premised te marry her, and presents te
him the alternative of fulfilling his ebli
gatien ex suffering the highest penalty of
the law. The Frenchman is net long in
making up his mind, preferring death te
a union with one whom he has grown te
despise and abhor. The main action of the
play henceforth relates te the extri
cation of 3aurice from his direful
dilemma, te which end is brought
te bear a wealth of incident that holds the
attcntieu of the spectator steadfast, whilst
the complications of the plot are as num
erous as they are ingeniously arranged and
cleverly wrought out. The dramatic situ
ations are numerous and exciting, the cli
maxes effective, the dialogue is crisp and
the entire movement rapid and satisfac
tory. It is no carping spirit which prompts
the suggestion that the general effect of
the performance would be greatly en-
henced by the cuttiug of the final act,
which is of unreasonable length, and be-
comes almost wearisome in view of the
fact that the most powerful effects have
been produced in the preceding act, and
the only real necessity for the fifth is te
taper off the performence, it being wholly
without denouement or effective passage,
Mr. Hoey would de his play a scrvice by
running ins pen through the greater portion
of the prosy scenes and useless con
versation that make up Act 5 ; after the
thrilling finale et the fourth act, all the
spectator wants te sce is a concise and
orderly termination, in which the few re
maining threads may be gathered up and
complete a fabric which with tins improve
ment would be wholly creditable and satis
factory. The company is one of admirably adjust
ed strength. The central male characters
of the Count Maurice DeLancy and his
friend Gres Jlene hist fit the shoulders of
Jas. M. Hardie and Geerge Hoey, who re
spectively perform the parts. The former
is tall, handseme, a model of the careless
French nobleman as represented in the
earlier stages of the play, afterwards
wrought up te a sense of the terrible situ
ation te which his thoughtlessness aud in
discretion had brought him. He is es
pecially geed in the emotional scenes, and
showed great power in the duel scene
where he lights and kills Christian. Mr.
'Hoey, as the light-hearted and eccentric
Gres Rene, a staunch friend of Maurice in
all his difficulties, created a very favorable
impression and is a geed actor. Mr. Will
A. Sands was thoroughly satisfactory
in his rele of Christian Myer, ad
vocate and Maurice's rival for the
hand of Marie ; as were also Messrs. H,
Rccs Davis and Carl Ahrendt in their re
spective parts the former as Frederich ten
Helmich, chief magistrate of The Hague,
and the latter as Walberg, the scheming
uncle. Miss Ellen Cummins, in the un
gracious role of Gertrande, left no
doubt of her ability as an actress.
The part is net an agreeable one
that of a charity orphan, a "child of
the state,'' whose nature has been warped
and distorted by real and fancied griev
ances and the most positive compliment
te Miss CummiiiB's rendition of
the character was the decided dis
like for the charity orphan that the
audience early manifested, which, however,
subsequently incited te pity and compas
sion iu the affecting passage wherein
Gertrande learns that she has a mother and
that that mother had net deserted her as
she had all her life imagined.
Miss Minnie Menk, as Louise Ven
Helmich, gave a geed interpretation
of the character, though her acting was
a trifle uneven. Miss Eva Glen Barker
was attractive iu the character of Marie,
and is a premising young actress, while
Miss Katie Baker, as Carline,a child of the
state, whose sunny temper and frankness
wcre in such striking contrast with the
soured disposition of her sister in misfor
tune, gained the geed-will of the audience
by her rendition of the part.
YK OLDEN TIME.
Staging te Washington Through Lancaster.
In Jesiah Quincy's reminiscences, being
published in the New Yerk Iadependent,
appears the following item from his diary
which has a certain local interest :
February 10th, 1826. At three o'clock
this morning the light of a candle under
the deer and a reusing knock told me that
it was time te depart, aud shortly after I
left Philadelphia by the Lancaster stage,
otherwise a vast illimitable wagon, with
seats without backs, capable of holding
some sixteen passengers with decent com
fort of themselves, and actually encum
bered with seme dozen mere. After riding
till eight o'clock, we reached the breakfast
heuse, where we- partook of a geed meal
and took up Messrs. Story and Wheateu.
We then proceeded through a most beau
tiful tract of country, where geed fences
and huge stone barns proved the excellence
of;the farming. The read seemed actually
lined with Conastega wagons, each drawn
by six stalwart horses and laden with
farm produce. At Lancaster, the largest
inland town in the United States, we
changed stages and company. Frem that
place te Yerk our party consisted of Lang Lang
den Cheves,formcrlyprcsidentef the United
States bank, Mr. Buchanan, a member of
Congress lrem Pennsylvania, Mr. Henry,
another membcr from Kentucky, Judge
Story, Mr. Wheaten, and myself. I
found the additions rather amusing men,
and we rode together till sometime after
dark, when we reached Yerk, found geed
accommodations,and were ready te turn in,
it being about ten o'clock. February 11th.
After being detained till near ten by the
non-arrival of the stage from Harrisburg,
we started for Baltimore, and after a
tedious ride through a hilly country and
ever bad reads, wc reached ' Barnum's' at
eleven o'clock te-night. We were much
fatigued and wanted te go te bed ; but
Barnum, who is a great friend of Judge
Story, and knew him when he (Barnum)
kept the Exchange coffee house in Bosten,
would keep us up for canvas-backs and a
bottle of capital wine. Wc sat talking
ever these delicacies till near one o'clock,
LEAF TOtSACCO.
Heme mad New Yerk Markets.
Activity Hereabouts Restricted Business
la New Yerk Oaas's Repert.
The U. S. Tobacco Journal of New Yerk
gives, editorially, the following resume of
we traae in that city ana elsewhere :
"This has been a dull and uninteresting
week. The chief of. interest seems te be
the tobacco growing regions of Pennsyl
vania. Te buy or net te buy, is the ques
tion. As will be seen from a special re
port in another column, some purchasing
of the new crop of that state has been
done at last year's figures. These that did
buy, seemingly intend te " play smart."
They are parties that last year packed lit
tle or late, or net at all, while these who
opened the onslaught en the '79 are con
spicuous by their absence. They evident
ly have profited by the lessen taught them
by the 79 and intend te bny the '80 crop
at figures which will insure them a
profit. The '80 Pennsylvania has what is
termed in the trade a ' black eye' It is
net sound leaf. The numerous little holes
in nearly every leaf certainly de net add te
its usefulness. We don't mean te say that
the crop is net one adapted te the manu
facture of cigars in this country ; but no
matter hew well it may turn out after the
sweat the holes are objectionable and the
tobacco will have te be offered at low fig
ures te manufacturers.
" There is plenty of sound tobacco in
ether '80 crops, the New Yerk state and
Connecticut crops especially showing a
fine, healthy leaf. The Wisconsin also is,
te a great extent, composed of a well-matured
leaf. The Ohie is reported as be
ing no better than last year's, but as of
late this crop has gained the favor of home
manufacturers for binders en even geed
cigars and for wrappers .en low-priced
goods, it will figura conspicuously in the
market next year. The '79 tobaccos en
hand are diminishing slowly, notwith
standing the recent large jobbing transac
tions. Manufacturers continne te buy in
small quantities, apparently placing little
confidence in holders' predictions that old
tobaccos will become dreadfully scarce.
The approach of the new year will likely
prevent any transactions of magnitude in
this market. The manufacturers are dis
charging a great many hands just new, as
orders are net very plenty. Nevertheless,
they all expect a return in January of the
busy times. Expert is out of joint. The
total sales for Europe during the week
were about a hundred cases of Ohie
fillers."
Bearing the Market.
The Journal's Lancaster correspondent
writes as follews: "Once again this
county is invaded by tobacco buyers.
There are about two dozen of them here,
and they are continually driving about
and examining crops wherever they can.
They are net taking much, however, and
but a very small amount has been pur
chased up te date. Moreover, thore is
every likelihood that buying will be
limited for some time te come. The rea
sons therefer can be told without making
a very long story of it.
''In the first place,growers are asking 25
and 30 cents a pound for geed wrappers.
I need hardly say that packers don't in
tend te pay such prices. They paid tee
much last year ; I hardly believe they will
repeat that unplesant perfermance this
year. Growers, however, seeui te think
they can get better prices this season than
they did last. They made se much out of
the '79 crop that they want te, and think
they can, make mere out of the '80 crop.
Their views are unwarrantably high
strung, and they will have te come down
a peg or two if they wish te dispose of
their stock. They knew that very much
of it is punctured, in spite of which they
seek and hope te get extravagant prices.
"Such would-be buyers as I have seen are
thoroughly disgusted with prospects, aud
probably will net begin operations until
the market for flea-bitten tocacce opens.
This will net be in the immediate future,
as farmers can't see the holes yet !
" In the ether tobacco-growing counties
the same condition of things exists. There
is a geed deal et examining of crops, exor
bitant prices are asked and few purchases
made.
"Te find a ceuple of geed crops and suc
ceed in buying them in as many days is
considered excellent work. An item that
is seldom considered in connection with
tobacco-buying, especially by the grower
is the expense attendant upon it. There
is the expense of an empleye, team and
driver, meals, tells and well, never mind,
what which averages ten dollars a day
at least. Add this te the high cost of the
tobacco, and it makes a difference of one
or two cents a pound if five hundred or a
thousand pounds are bought in a day. The
grower, of course, never thinks of this
and if he did well, he would say the bu' bu'
er can easily stand it.
"The weather has been excellent for strip
ping. There is net a tobacco grower te lie
scen in town. All are busily engaged
taking down their leaf from the poles."
Trade Notes.
There having been tronble between the
tobacco beard of trade of Louisville en the
ene side and the 'warehousemen en the
ether, a new joint stock warehouse has
been established en a solid basis in accor
dance with rules of tobacco beard of .trade,
with low fees te buyers and sellers and
impartial and independent inspection.
TheN. Y. Tobacco Leaf publishes the
following as the amount of Pennsylvania
tobacco shipped te New Yerk during No
vember : Levy Bres., 82 cases ; A. Cehen,
84 ; A. II. Sceville & Ce.,-180 ; E. Spin"
arn &Ce., 204 ; Chas. F. Tag & Sen, 18 ;
Havemeyers & Vigelius, 43 ; Fex, Dills &
Ce., 49 ; Jehn W. Leve, 11 ; F. Schulz,
41 ; Lichtenstein Bres. & Ce., 73 ; B.
Bred, 18 ; Bunzl & Dormitzer, 312 ; I.
Ehrmann, 1 ; M. W. Sleridel & Bre.. 15 :
L. & E. Werthcimer & Ce.. 48 ; N. Lach
enbiuch & Bre., 381 ; E. Heffman & Sen,
173 ; Heilbrencr, Josephs & Ce., 102 , C.
S. Philips & Ce., 36 ; Fatman & Ce., 187;;
Schrecdcr & Ben, 57 ; Ahncr& Dchls. 20;
Lebenstcin & Gans, 1 ; Schwarz & Weil,
42 ; A. S. Resenbanm & Ce., 178 ; Hirsch,
Vioterius & Ce., 2 ; A. Bhimlein & Ce.,
Basch & Fischer. 93 : B. Gretta. 15
Hussy & Ce., 0 ; G. Falk & Bre., 60 ;
Kecnig, 32
G. Keismann, SO. Total,
dans' Repert.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J.
S. Gans's Sen & Ce., tobacco broker?, Nes.
84 and 86 Wall street, New Yerk, for the
week ending Dec. 6, 1880 : Business has
become very much restricted, Pennsyl
vania being the only sort dealt in te any
extent. 850 cases 1879 Pennsylvania fillers,
7c; asserted lets, 12(5)18c; wrappers. 20
40c. 200 cases 1879 New England sec
onds and wrappers, 1310c. 300 cases
1879 Ohie, 512c. 100 cases sundries, 9
20c. Total, 1,450 cases.
The Lecal Tobacco Trade.
During the last week a large number
of buyers were in this city, and drove te
many parts of the county te inspect the
new crop, se far as an inspection of it can
be made in it present condition. We hear
of but few sales being effected, the dealers
declaring that there is net one crop in ten,
se far as they have been able te examine,
that can be rated first class. Of course,
they have net yet had a fair chance of mak
ing a close examination as only a small
proportion of the crop has as yet been
stripped. The moist weather of the past
week, however, has given the farmers a
geed opportunity te take their crop from
the poles, aud -stripping is new geving
en actively. Nearly all the foreign
buyers have gene home, and some of
them declare they will net come back
again, but they will probably think better
of it after the holidays, by which time
they will have a better chance te ascertain
the real condition of the crop. The only
firm, se far as we knew that has perma-
nently withdraws from the market, is that
of Kerbs & Spiess, whose agent, our good geed
looking friend, Dan Mayer, has packed up
bag and baggage and bid his friends adieu.
The very large purchases made by this
firm of 1879 leaf, much of which they still
held, is probably the cause of their present
retiracy.
The few crops of 1880 that have been
sold during the past week have brought
geed prices averaging from 20 te 30 cents
for wrappers, 7 te 10 for seconds, and 3 te
5 for fillers. Mr. S. S. Stacks, of Spring
ville, sold 2$ acres a few days age for 23,
9 and3 . There is no doubt that the really
geed leaf of 1880 will bring quite as geed
prices as were paid for 1879, but the pre.
portion of geed leaf is comparatively small.
Lew prices are anticipated for the bulk of
the crop. The sales already effected in the
county are estimated at 300 or 400 cases.
Of the crop of 1879 seme 250 cases, or
mere, were sold last week en private
terms.
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.
The December Adjourned Term.
This morning the December adjourned
term of quarter sessions court began, with
Judge Patterson presiding. There are
about 50 cases down en the list, including
the Sewers murder case.
Jehn Ransing plead guilty te a charge
of keeping a disorderly house and was sen
tenced te pay a fine of $40 and costs. The
defendant is the proprietor of the Union
hotel at Chestnut and Christian streets.
The house had been se noisy that com
plaint was made by the neighbor and it
was returned te court by the constable
Bofero he was sentenced a paper was pre
sented, signed by the persons who made
the complaint te the officers, in which
they stated that they were satisfied
that the defendant should be fined only.
Mr. Ransing stated that he was going te
leave the premises in a short time and that
he new keeps a quiet house. These facts
were taken into consideration by the court
in passing sentence.
The first case attached was that of
cem'th vs. Stephen Brown, colored, of
this city, who was charged with larceny.
On the 13th of November a suit of gray
clothes was stolen from the room of Gcei'ge
Burten, in the Grape hotel, this city.
Thcse clothes wcre taken te Charles Fish
er's tailor shop by Brown, who left orders
that the clothes be dyed. They wcre sent
te Schum's dye works, where they wcre
found and identified by Burten.
The defense was that Brown bought
the clothing from a man named "Jake,"
who was employed as a hostler at the stable
in the rear of the Grape hotel. Several
witnesses for character were called. Ver
dict net guilty.
Cem'th V3. David Hauck and Parmer
Hauck, felonious assault and battery. The
prosocuter was Jacob D. Warfel, a hotel
keeper at Intercourse. On the night of the
8th of October he attended a Republican
meeting at New Helland. While there
he alleges that he was knocked down by
Jacob Trestlo and was afterward kicked
and bcaten by the defendants, Parmer
hitting him with a billy or piece of weed,
cutting him badly.
CUE OUCRCUES.
Seme Notanle Services Yesterday.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered in the Presbyterian church
yesterday, a large congregation engaging
in the services. Of the elders recently
elected under the rotary system the six
new elders -were ordained, and then to
gether with Dr. Jehn McCalla, previously
an elder, were installed in accordance with
the Presbyterian ritual. Elder A. McKim
was prevented by sickness from attending
the service.
Bishop Shananan at at. Mary's.
At the 10 o'clock mass at St. Mary's
church yesterday, Rev. Pater Ignatius, of
St. Jeseph's hospital, was celebrant, and
Rt. Rev. Bi3hep Shanahan, bishop of the
dioccse, was present and preached an elo
quent sermon from the text, "Art tkeu
He that is te come, or de we leek for
auether?" The discourse was a powerful
exposition of the proofs of Christ's Divinity,
and was especially pertinent te the Advent
season, which is new being generally ob
served by the church.
At. Jehn's Lutheran Church.
Rev. Dr. Valentine, president of Penn
sylvania college, Gettysburg, preached
morning aud evening yesterday in St.
Jehn's Lutheran church this city, te large
and attcntive congregations. Dr. Valen
tine is an able and convincing preacher,
though net much given te indulgence in
the clecutienary graces of the popular
lecturer.
Rockland Sunday Scheel.
The Rockland Sunday school was re-organized
yesterday afternoon in the public
school buildiug en Rockland street. While
the children gathered in the west room of
the buildiug, the management were cn
gagctPiu the cast room preparing a sur
prise for the little ones. . When all was
in readiness the children were taken ever
te the cast room and each ene presented
with a bountiful supply of het ceffee and
biscuit. An hour was then passed in sing
ing, praying and conversation. All chil
dren who de net attend any ether Sunday
school are invited te the Rockland school
every Sunday afternoon at half-past one
o'clock.
liedy found.
The body of Jehn Brudcr, the little boy
who was drowned in the Concstega, en
Saturday afternoon was found this morn
ing, a short distauce below where he fell in
by Jehn McCutcheeu and Lewis Hcpting.
Men were engaged dragging the creek all
Saturday afternoon andesterday but were
net succcsslul until this morning. The
body was taken te the heuse of the
boy's father. Corener Mishlcr summoned
a jury aud heard the evidence of the boys
who were skating with the deceased.
This was the same in substance as wc
stated en Saturday, except that it was
Christian who fell iu first. His little
brother then attempted te aid him in get
ting out and was drowned. The jury,
after hearing the evidence, adjourned te
meet this evening.
List et Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the posteffico Dec. G,
1880:
Ladies' List. Miss Katie Baair, Miss
Kate Brown, Miss Mary C. Campbell,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cramer. Miss Cecelia
Downey, Miss Elizabeth Garner, Miss
Mary Hitc, Miss Susan Kcmpfer, Mrs.
Maggie N. Pollard, Miss Fanny Shultze,
Mrs. Annie Shriver, Miss Nellie William
son. Gcnt.i List. Messrs. Fred Arlington.
Harmen Binklcy, J. R. Bcilcr, Abm.
Bnrkhart, Jacob K. Buckwaltcr, B. K
Dcnlingcr, Jehanu Dehn (for.), II. Fen
drich, Jehn Foreman, Gee. E. Hatfield,
J. N. Harris. Jehn Hershey, Gee. C.
Kichl, Jacob T. Landis, Jehn E. McNary,
Isaac B. Miller, Jehn Matter, Benj.
Myers. Jacob Seuders, Hen. G. F. Wcnid
Iing, G. G. Wengcr, E. II. Zeiman.
The Baptist ralr.
Tile fair for the benefit of the Baptist
church closed en Saturday night, after a
"very successful run of two weeks. The
principal articles voted for were wen as
follews: Baritone horn, William Keller;
buffalo robe, Charles Houghten ; breech breech
leading gun, Dr. Warren; geld watch,
3Ir. Geeble; silver watch, Charles Fitz
gerald; wax flower basket, Mrs. Lcm
Witmer; wax cress, 3Irs. Tomlinson;
wax herse-shec, 3Iiss Clara Hartman;
large wax dell. Miss 3IaggieKing ; canary
bird, Lillie Standeferd; policeman's re
volver. Officer Adams; muzzle-leading
gun, Samuel Rannels ; silver caster, Miss
Stella Steele ; set of silver spoons, Mrs.
Rebecca Tayler.
POULTRY.
Meeting of the Lecal Association The
ComlBSeoItry Shew-Liberai Pieman
List-Premise et a Grand saecese
Improved lacabater.
The Lancaster County Poultry associa
tion met in the room of the Agricultural
society this morning at half-past 10
o'clock. The meeting was quite largely
attended, the following members being
present :
S. N. Warfel, president, Strasburg ; J.B.
Lichty, secretary, city;- Chas E. Leng,
city ; C. A. Gast, city; F.R. Diffenderffer,
city ; Wm. A. Scheenberger, city ; H. H.
Tshudy, Litiz ; Jehn A. Steber, Schoeneck;
Frank Griest, city ; Edw. Brackbill, Stras
burg; Jacob B. Leng, city ; H. S. Garber,
Mount Jey; J. R. Trissler, city; Ferdi
nand Schacffer, city; Charles Lippold,
city ; Jehn E. Sebum, city ; D. 31. Brosy,
Manhcim ; J. B. Garman, Leacock ; Dr. J.
H. Mayer. Willow street ; Wm. H. Amer,
cny ; j. 3i. Johnsten, city ; Jeseph F.Wit
mer. Providence.
. W; J: y and Harry Trout of Lancas
ter, J. B. Witmer, of Mountville, A. B.
Kreider, of Salunga, wcre elected mem
bers. J. B. Lichty, from the executive com
mittee, reported that Celin Camoreu bad
offered his incubator for the use of the
seciety, at the coming fair free of charge.
He also reported that Wm Foehl, or this
city, offered te exhibit an incubator in
vented by hinufree ofchargetethe society,
provided eggs be furnished by the society.
The offer of 3Ir. Foehl was accepted and
his will be the only incubator en exhibi
tion. It has glass sides and top se that
the progress of incubation can be seen
without opening it. This is an improve
ment en the machine owned by 3Ir. Cam Cam
eeon. A number of members offered te fur
nish eggs for tbe incubator 25 dozen of
which will be required during the show.
It is expected that chicks will be hatched
out almost every hour.
Secretary Lichty announced that he had
rented Roberts's building for the fair at a
rent of $00, including gas and fuel, nis
action was approved.
He also announced that he had secured
the services of Jesse G. Darlington, of
Hcstenvillc, and Jehn Clapp, of Frank
ford, as judges of the fowls en exhibition,
and Chas. Becker, of Baltimore, as judge
of pigeons. Alse that he had secured re
duced rates en the railroads. The Penn
sylvania railroad has agreed te issue
tickets at excursion rates. Tickets as far
cast as Downingtown and west as far as
Harrisburg will be issued with coupon at
tached, admitting the holder te the exhibi
tion. Similar ticke's will be issued from
all stations en the Pert Deposit and ether
branches, The Reading railroad will issue
tickets at reduced rates te exhibitors.
The secretary al3e announced that the
premium list had been printed in pamphlet
form without cost te the society. The
premiums amount te mere than $500 a
large number of valuable special pre
miums having been secured from friends
of the society.
It was ordered that five copies of the
list of premiums be sent te each member,
with a request that they distribute them
where they will de the most geed.
The resignation of Rev. D. C. Tobias
was presented and unanimously accepted.
On motion a special premium of $5 was
offered for the best pair of pigeons exhibi
ted without regard te breed.
The secretary announced that tickets of
admissieu would be ready by next meet
ing, and members wcre urged te take as
many as they thought they
of. Adjourned.
could dispose
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUK REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Communion at St. Paul's P. E. church,
yesterday.
The ice opposite the R. & ('. R. R. coal
chutes is breaking.
Several skaters broke through en Satur
day, but escaped serious injury. Geerge
Bennett lest his skates.
There was quite a fisticuff at the " Five
Points " en Saturday.
James Haines, a telegraph opeiater
well known here, died en Saturday after
noon of hemorrhage of the lungs. The
iuterment will take place in Mount Meriah
cemetery, Philadelphia, aud the remains
will leave here te-morrow morning.
The Misses Rcba and Anne Ellis aud
Hattic Keller, of Muncy, Pa., are visiting
in Columbia, the guests of Mrs. W. G.
Patlen.
Mrs. Alfred Cook man ami Mrs. J. B.
Debbins, of Philadelphia, arc visiting at
the residence of Abram Brunei-.
Miss Lillie Ellis, of Trenten, N. J., is
the guests of Miss Mattie Given.
Presiding Elder Cummings, of this dis
trict, officiated yesterday morning in the
31. E. church. Rev. Henry Wheeler oc
cupied his puipit in the evening.
A couple of men were arrested here this
morning for spending the contents of a
pockctbeok found by one of the parties
who was acquainted with the loser or .it.
Wc understand the deficiency will lie made
up and the owner of the pocketbook will
net prosecute the patties.
At the teachers' institute en Saturday
Superintendent Ames deprecated tee much
corporal punishment, the tc-achcrs voted
for two weeks vacation at Christmas, Mis.s
Mame Ilogcntegler gave a class drill in
reading and discussion ensued. Miss Flera
Pfoutz continued her drawing lessens.
The rising temperature has induced the
authorities of the Pennsylvania canal com
pany te order the line from Nanticoke te
Columbia te be opened at ence se as te let
through leaded beats that were caught by
the ice and detained.
On Saturday night coal gas escaping
from the kitchen stove well nigh sufto sufte
catcd the wife and five children of Wm.
Andersen, residing en Maner street above
Fourth. They began te feel it at 2 a. m.'
en Sunday and by daylight were barely
able te send out one of the children for
help. The neighbors seen discovered
what was. wrong, and fresh air and Dr.
Hinklc relieved the sufferers.
Ai'ecd Violation of Revenue Laws.
3Ir. J. F. Kerns, of Muddy Creek, an
extensive cigar manufacturer, who has
been sending te this city for cigar stamps,
discovered recently that he received mere
than it was noted en the books of Collec
tor Wiley were sold and sent te him from
here. On Saturday afternoon last Collector
Wiley visited the cigar factory of E. D.
Sletc, at Fairville, this county, and de
tained his stock of goods until he
could report a case of alleged fraud te
the commissioner of internal revenue.
The alleged fraud (which appears te be
only technical) consisted in Sletc furnish
ing Kcrn3 with stamps for 17,000 cigars
which were net purchased iu the regular
way. Sletc says he came into possession
of the stamps some ten years age. They
were originally purchased by B. F. Bixlcr,
who was a cigar manufacturer, but has
been dead for some years. 3Ir. Kerns
is entirely innocent in the matter and at
most Slote's offense appears te be the cut
ting of red tape.
Had Unys.
Fer some timc,-iast a gang of bad bej s
have been annoying, and in .seme in
stances assaulting with snowballs and
ether missiles, a little girl named Bertz-
field, residing en Walnut street near Arch
alley. On Saturday complaint was made
against three of the boys and they were
arraigned before Alderman McConemy.
On premising that they would net again
annoy the girl they were discharged.
m
Delegate te Reading.
At a meeting of the Snn fire company,
held Saturday evening, Jacob Gable was
elected a delegate te the state firemen's
convention at Reading.
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