LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, DECEMBER 20,1880. V&N lancajrtcr Intelligencer. MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 20, 1880. Twe Subjects of Taxation. We cannot agree with the Chickies iron company, whose memorial we print elsewhere, that the tax upon the divi dends or capital of manufacturing cor porations is unjust or unwise. On the contrary we think it both just and wise. It is just, because it is a charge for the corporate privilege; and it is wise, be cause it is a tax which is readily col lected and which cannot be escaped by any member of the class upon which it is laid the class of corporations. "We can hardly imagine why the Chickies iron company or any manufacturing company should object te pay the state for the privilege of incorporation which they ask from it. Te be sure their labor is beneficial te the state ; but se it would be if they conducted ic as partners. c It is true, no doubt, that it is te the interest of the state te encourage capi tal te embark in manufacturing indus try; and the state recognizes this by au thorizing the formation of corporations for the purpose. Hut the state has like wise a duty te perform te these who pre fer te engage individually in manufac turing. It is mere te her interest that manufactures should be by individuals than by corporations. The latter are very objectionable, in some of their fea tures, te the public interest. It is only because of the fact that large amounts of capital cannot well be get te work together, but under ceriwrate piivilcgcs,that corporations are created. Small works with small cap ital, and many of them, are, we certain ly believe, mere advantageous te the state than great ones. Such can best lie conducted by individuals, both for their own and the public interest. It would lie vei-v wremr therefore for the state te put companies of men. having valuable corporate privileges :is a gift from her, en a footing with companies of individ uals without such privileges and risking all their substance in their business' Such legislation would give us nothing but corporations : and we have them, as it is. (7( MdlCfril)!. They ought in justice te pay for their privileges handsomely, and we consider the'tax upon their dividends or capital one 01 me most ivneuceni impescu uy the state. And it is furthermore te be noted that they all can eseaje from it who are willing te associate themselves under the limited partnership act. The state, in its exceeding benevolence te manufacturers, in li74 passed a very lib eral law enabling them te associate to gether in business under a liability lim ited te theii;capital,impesing upon them, asji chief restraint, the necessity of put ting the word " limited " after their title en all occasions, se that no one dealing with them should be deceived as te their responsibility. Wc knew of no geed rea son why men, who proffer their creditors a limited liability, should object te pro claiming it; and any corporation of man ufacturers, who think they pay tee dear for their privileges in the corporation tax exacted of them, can successfully glide away from it by reorganizing under the limited liability act; we rec ommend them te de it, and te leave the company of the bigger craft of corpora tions who find themselves amply repaid for the tax they pay by the opportunities they acquire te swindle the people. With the ether position taken in the petition of the Ciiickies iron company, that no tax en mortgages should lie laid, we are in hearty sympathy; and for the reason that in our judgment it is neither just nor wise. It is net just, because the land is already taxed as real estate, and a tax en the debts which are a lien upon the land, puts a double lax upon the land. Furthermore, it is objectionable as a tax iihiii a debt, which the debtor has te pay directly or indirectly ; and a debtor is an unfair subject for taxation. And it is net a wise tax, because it can net be equally collected from all in the class subject te it. At least it is net. The ditlicultiesseem te be tee much for the average assessor, for it is notorious that a very small sum. indeed, of the total amount of judgments and mort gages is ever returned for taxation. Yet :is the liability exists, the debtor is often required te assume the burthen of the tax in the contract of lean, it being gen erally, however, stipulated that it will net lie collected unless it is collected from the lender. Sharp business people dealing with each ether, thus guard themselves in relation te this tax ; and the weight of it does net often fall upon them. It is the simple man, and the widow, and these in moderate circumstances, who have a little money at interest that their neighbors all knew about it and that they de net conceal from the tax-gatherer, who bear the chief burthen of the tax en judgments and mortgages. Ami they are just the ones who should net bear it. Taxation should fall most heavily upon the rich, who are best fitted te sustain it and who reap the chief advantages of the protection afforded by the taxing government. And wise legislation is directed thus te impose it, though the work is undoubtedly culty. one of great dilli- Tiie contest in the Allegheny Republi can delegation, for the senatorial nomin ation, between Bayne, Oliver and Moor Moer Meer head, seems about te be decided in OH ver's favor, and lie will therefore appear at Harrisburgas Urew's opponent, back ed by the whole Allegheny vote, except two members pledged te Grew. The fight for the scualership between Grew and Oliver, looking te us pretty much as the light between the husband and the bear did te the wife, wc are likely te con template it with calmness ; nevertheless we would give mild applause te Oliver, en the principle which no doubt controlled the wife te applaud the bear with some what the most vigor; she intimately knew the man and was perfectly aware of his meanness and worthlessness ; the bear she did net knew and could only judge adversely from his associations. We have no hesitation in declaring' our opin ion that Mr. Grew is wholly unworthy te represent this great state in the United States Senate. MINOB TOPICS. Fruit cakes are ripe. Christmas is coming new. Garfield will make a tour of the dif ferent canals next season. Hayes is geed for one mere year of agricultural fairs. Neither Floed, the millienaiie, nor Stanford, the railroader, will ruu for United States senator in California. Gen. Miller's election is anticipated. Governer Fester has simplified the senatorial situation in Ohie by withdraw ing in the interest of harmony. This clears the way for Sherman. Since f3Irs. Hays get her new china guests at White Heuse dinners take soup from plates fashioned after the laurel blossom and eat fruit from a porcelain leaf a la apple tree. The Harlan & Hollingsworth company, of Wilmington, is building passenger cars for a Spanish railway, entering a field which England has hitherto monopo lized. ' New Yerk Sun : " Seme people think that Congress has uet done much, se far. They probably de net knew that it has passed a bill completely changing the " On, dear !" exclaimed Penniiuan, " I wish I could excel in something ! I de believe if I should kill a man it wouldn't be anything but murder in the second de gree !" A Bosten woman, 80 years old, was found starved te death a few days since. The philanthropists of Bosten were se busy paying llve dellais and upward te see Sarah Bernhardt that the unfortunate woman's case was entirely overlooked. Norrittewn Herald. Ex-Candidate Weaver was thclrecipi cut of a stand of llewers from "ladies of Washington" the ether day. The floral gift was accompanied by a note te this gushing effect : "Te the real here in the late political contest : his defe.it is nioie glorious than victory." Ir it was nearer the first of April wc ceulu mere easily be induced te believe that a " dolegation of gentlemen from In diaua, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties have returned from a trip te Men ter, Garfield's home, where they had been pressing upon the president-elect the name of General Harry White for a cabi net position, either the army or navy port folio." Tun New Yerk society which aims te the creotien of introduce and te promote better dwelling houses for the ioei or classes is cusasred new iu putting up thirteen buildings each six stories high, built of brick. Iuside the block will be a square, which will be planted with linden trees. Every room has a large window te the open air, and the stair cases will be made of fireproof slate and iron. About 132 families, averaging five te each, will be accommodated, and the rents will net ex ceed from $7 te 12 per month, or the emn f-lmf is mw lti,xfjl fin- tint il:Hlf unhealthy rooms of the tenement house If the experiment is a success, ether ven tures of the same kind will be made. Petter county, Pa., is without railroads, populous towns, manufactories, or extend ed industries and enterprises. Ne licenses te sell liquor have been granted there since 1832, fourteen out of twenty-six townships levied no peer tax whatever for 1879. The jail is empty the greater part of the time. The cost of bearding prisoners for 1879 was $30.36, and the commonwealth court costs for the same year was$448.87. In 1851 with less than half the present population, they paid $003.43 in common wealth costs. The ceuuty had three jury courts last year, all adjourned before the close or the first week. The grand jury for the past year cost the county $590. At the same price per day the grand jury of 1851 cost $804.02, shewiug that with mere than double the population, the crim inal expenses are less. PFRSONAIj. Garvield sweeps the snow from his own steep. Useful man, that. Lord Beacenskield's "Endymion" is said te have paid him about fifty cents a word. Mr. Jehn W. Mackey, millionaire, has premised Bowdoin college an endowment of $50,000. Secretary Evarts is said te have an cye directed towards Justice Hunt's scat en the supreme bench. Mmc. Christine Nilsson in her home wears a simple, dark dress and no jewelry. She docs uet like te receive interviewers. Ex-Queen Isauella, new a fat, ungain ly, but geed-natured-looking woman, drives about Paris iu a handsome landau, drawn, net by horses, but by four mules. Mr. William H. English pays taxes en property in Indianapolis alone valued at about $700,000. That sum doesn't include his mortgages, bends, stocks and property in ether parts of Indiana. Jehn Randelph, of Virginia, en being asked why the " Old Dominion" did net prosper mere, he replied : " Why the ne ne geoes raise the corn, the hogs cat the corn and the negrees eat the hogs. Justin McCarthy is of medium height has a delicate face, with a long, fair beard, and appears te be a severe student His son has already made his way iu litera ture. Victeria Woodhull was te have been married in Londen en the 15th iust. te Martin Lembard, a banker, but the mar riage was postponed iu consequence of stories from America assailing her char acter. Senater Bcrnside entertains like a prince. He has retained his camp servants and cook since army days. The butter and vegetables used at his Washington dinners are made and raised en his Rhede Island farm. Last April Jehn Kelly visited Bosten te deliver a lecture for charitable purposes, and the following bill, approved by Mayer Prince of that city, has just appeared : 10 refreshments en occasion or tee visit of the controller and friends of New Yerk, $44.10." The late Mrs. Guete, wife of the histo rian, was a high .spirited, hevdenish sort I of a girl ; rode without a saddle and sailed a beat. Sydney Smith once said of them : " I de like them both se much, for he is se lady-like and she. is such a perfect gen tleman." Yielding te Count Harry Ven Arnim's repeated solicitations and en the sircngth of medical certificates the court has grant ed him six mouths' respite before under going the terms of his sentence. The pub lie prosecutor has appealed against this decision. The count's health is in a des des nerate condition. He is staying at Nice. The marriage of the Princess Delge keuki with the Czar will he declared legal, she receiving the title of Duchess of Hol-stein-GettroD. and her children will be princes and princesses of that title. The czar and his family will retire te Livadia in the Crimea, he remaining emperor in the name ; the actual authority, however, residing in the Czarevitch. Mr. Jehn G. Whittier's birthday anni. vcrsary, which fell en Friday, when he was seventy-three years old, was observed in the public schools of Portland, Oiegen, and Mount Vernen, Ohie. Mr. Whitticr new lives at Oak Knell, Danvcrs, Mass., and enjoys excellent health. 5. He watches politics closely and is familiar with even the miner party movements. In accordance with Hayes' determination te get as many of his friends as possible provided for before he quits he has notified the chiefs of the different executive de partments te make up lists of all the com missions expiring before the termination of his own term of office, 111 order that the nominations may be sent te the Senate without delay. Senater Wallace has written a circular letter te the Democratic members of the coming Pennsylvania Legislature request ing their votes for United States senator. He bases the request en the fact that he is the senior United States senator from the Keystone state ; that he has served the Democratic party of the state for six years in the upper branch of the national Legis lature, and that the nomination is but an empty honor at best. STATE ITEMS. The First regiment N. G. fair in Phila delphia netted $30,000 for the regiment's armory. It was far from an n. g. affair. The cerpse found -in a trunk checked te Newcastle has turned out te be a "stiff" bought for 83 and shipped te a green med ical student. Let him have it. The mayor of Philadelphia has been re quested te appoint a commission te con sider the matter of the establishment of a standard of boiler pressure. At Stcelten, Dauphin county, early en Sunday morning Sam I Gilbeut was attack ed by heart disease and died before medi cal aid could be had. Charles Sickles, of Seranteu, by mistake yesterday gave his wife carbolic acid in stead of chlorate. She died in a few heuis and he has gene crazy. Jacob F. Kulp. a soldier of the war of 1S12 and the eldest citizen of Pottstown, died in that borough en Friday, aged 88 years, 1 month and IS days. After first reporting inability te agree the jury iu the Bertrec murder case, at Hencsdalc, found him iruilty of murder in the second degree. The verdict was a compromise. Yesterday was a day e( tribulation te the thirsty of Philadelphia iu consequence of the sreucral enforcement of Mayer Stok- lcv's recent order requiring all drinking The State Grange of Pennsylvania, Patrons of Husbandry, concluded a very harmonious session at Grcciishurg, last week. The following officers weie in stalled, te serve for the ensuing two years : Master, Leenard Rhene, Centre Hall Overseer, Seth Hoagland, Mercer: Lec turer, James Caldcr, Harrisburg; Secre tary, Robt. II. Themas, Mcclianicsburg. Burt Buchanan, a Cleveland youth, and Mamie Davis, a beautiful school girl, also of that city, eloped, came te Pittsburgh and were married seen after their arrival. They then telegraphed the old folks for money te get home with. They wcre for given, but their parents are at a less te knew what te de with the child wife and boy husband Te meet the $3,000,000 first meitgagc C percent, bends maturing March 31,1881, the Philadelphia & Eric railroad company has resolved te issue under its general mortgage $5,000,000 registered 3 per cent geld bends, and the Pennsylvania railroad company, lessee, having purchased the same has de cided te cmkrsc upon thcin its contract agreeing te purchase at par as they mature the principal and interest of said bends. The drunken exploits of Philip and Margaret Riley have claimed their due share of attention from the Philadelphia police. The tenement was found by an agent te be absolutely bare of furniture, excepting a little furnace and a three legged table. The woman had get the start of the man and had arisen early and pawned his hat and shoes for rum money. lie tried te sell a scrap of rag carpet which his wife was lying upon, but she fought him. The agent met him while Riley was walking down the street in his stockings te buy a pair of quarter dollar shoes. While he was out the woman pawned the stove, and was drunk when he returned. Nineteen years age Miss Mary Shaffer wasadductcd from Woodcock, Crawford county, by an unknown man, who met her while going te school. She was taken te Lewell, Mass., where she lived for several years with a band of gypsies in the sub urbs. She made her escape, and was em ployed by a wealthy citizen a nurse. She remained in this capacity for two years, when she get married, aud is new the mother of five children, living in Lewell. Last week she made her appearance at her old home, for the first time in nineteen years. She found that her parents had long since died, aud the only relative te greet her after her long absence was a sister. Nine hundred dollars was her share in her father's property, which she received and departed for her home iu Lewell. Country Pastors. Speaking of "country pastors," Dr.Cuy Icr says : " Country parsons shaped aud melded the character of New England. In fact the country pulpits ruled the churches of America for one hundred and fifty years. " In ear times the great cities are ab sorbing culture, brains and energy from the rural districts in their greedy maws. City congregations scour the land te find ministers who will 'draw." The names of conspicuous city preachers shine iu the public journals ; aud, as a result, many a 1 nral pastor grows restless, ana wants te fly, like the moths, into the bright candle. This is a foolish ambition. Let every country pastor who has a strong foothold among his people, and who is doing the Lord's work successfully, 'learn therewith te be content.' If he has net the city pas tor's large salary, neither docs he have his constant drain upon his purse. If he has net the metropolitan notoriety, neither docs he feel the responsibilities and vcxa tieus which the notoriety brings with it. If he has net some of the luxuries of city life, he has net its wear aud its worries. "Country folks have time te think. Thy can digest geed sermons. Their brains arc clarified by pure air aud out deer work. Play-heusee, gaining-rooms, and midnight routs de net demoralize his simpler and mere sedate parishion ers. He lives in the eye of nature, feasts his soul en green fields and the ever lasting hills, and feels that Ged is nearer than in the rearing, wicked town. Above all, it is given te him te train up the boys who will yet become the working force in the affairs of the church and nation. Country boys have always come te rule the nation. What a mighty responsibility rests en country pulpits and pastors !" LATEST VEWS BY MAIL. ' At Burten, Texas, H. G. Craig shot and killed Jehn Fester, colored, who had threatened his life. Alexander Masen, a negre, struck II. Behensanyel en the head with a club at Brenham, Texas, killing him. Mr. Duffy, au old man, who lived alone in Lanark county, Ontario, was burned te death, his house having taken ure. A two-year-old child of Mr. Richardson, of Duuday, Ont., was scalded te death by falling into a pet of boiling water. Nine places of business iu Wappingcr's Falls N. Y., were entered by burglars, but the goods stolen were net worth ever $600. Twe boys Turple and Terry by name, fought at Pert Burwell, Ont., and Terry stabbed Turple in the back, wounding him mortally. Edward Clark werkinsr in an ice-house in Albany, N. Y., was crushed te death bp a cake of ice falling upon him. He was fifty-two years of age, Mary Elizabeth Gurd, four years old, while crossing King street, Terente, was killed by a street car. Her mother en viewing the remains became insane. Geerge Bell was acquitcd at Baltimore en Saturday upon his second trial of obtaining $3,901,50 from the Merchants' national bank en a forged check. Mr Archibald Ferbes, the English wan correspondent, was given a reception en Saturday evening by the Yeung Men's Christian Association of Washington D. C. Stearns It. Abbett was en Saturday at Groten, Mass., found guilty of murder in the first degree in killing Mrs. Cruc in January last. 'Ed Leng, colored, was hanged en Satur day at Jacksen, Tcnn., for the murder of Titus Rogers, colored, 111 Aiauisen ceuuty, en June 30. Charies Delaney, one of Haverly's color ed minstrels, died en Saturday at New Yerk, in Bellevue hospital, of pneumonia. He was 27 years old, and a native of St. Leuis. A young life convict iu the Kansas penitentiary has made a statement that his plea of guilty was te save his father, the real murderer, who lately committed sui sui cide in California. Themas Teele, ajred 50, was stabbed in the right side and daugoreusly injured en Saturday at 103 Park place, New Yerk, in a quarrel with James Trainer. His assail ant escaped. A largely-attended service in the in terest of the American fund for the evan gelization of France was held in the First Presbyterian church, Henry street, Brook lyn, yesterday afternoon. The puddling and rolling mill depart ments of the Harrison wire mill at St. Leuis were destroyed by lire en Saturday night, throwing six hundred men ent of employment. Less, $00,000. J. C. Watsen, private secretary te a member of the Canadian Parliament, strangled himself te death by winding a silk handkerchief around his neck at an Ottawa hotel. Rum. Alexander Drake's store in Florence, Ont., was robbed of $3,000, of which $8,000 belonged te Rebert Gumi, the treas urer of the township. The safe was open ed with a key. At a meeting of the master car builders the Atlautie. coast linn, in WcKlOU, -N. C, resolutions were adopted establishing a uniformity of air brake fixtures en all reads of the Atlantic coast line as a pre ventive of the flattening or breaking of wheels. Weik en the Central City, Dead weed and Eastern railroad is te be completed by August 1. The read connects Dead Dead weed, Central and Lead Cities with the coal fields and feet hills. Its course is down Whitewood canyon, with a tunnel through the mountain of 1,500 feet. The Arab troupe, who recently visited Lancaster, were in Norfolk en Friday night. After the show the hoodlums hooted them en the street and a drunken ruffian hit Miss Rosedale in the face, when the Bedouin gave her assailant a terrific mauling. Lafayette Beweu has been convicted of perjury and sentenced te the Texas peni tentiary for five years. He was indicted with ethers for the murder of R. H. Gray Gray eon and wife at Palestine, turned state's evidence, testified te his own guilt and subscqucstly denied knowing anything whatever about the murder. Harry Thompson went hunting near Cleveland, intending te return iu time for his wedding, which was appointed for the same evening. He said that the diversion was necessary in order te steady his nerves ; but it did net have that effect, for in climb ing a fence tlie gun fell from his trembling hands and was discharged, killing him en the spot. Thes. Kelly, a farmer of Johnsten county. Va., was taken sick. By the ad vice of his friends he sent for a ceujuring doctor in the neighborhood who professed te be able te cfl'eel miraculous cures by his conjuring art. The doctor gave him some white powders, which threw him into a stupor from which he never woke. The conjurer fled. Mrs. Charles II. Bycr, wife of a farmer living ten miles from Bloomington, III., was a Tew days age accidentially knocked into a well by a pet cow which she was watering suddenly turning its head and striking her. The lady kept her head above the water for three hours until her situation was discovered and she rescued ; but she died from exhaustion and ex pesure, T. F. O'Brcin, a large real estate owner, was arrested at Montreal en Saturday, charged with forging two names te receipts for $18,000 and $11,000 respectively, for alleged payment of meitgage en his prep city for these amounts. He is held for court. O'Brien is also accused of having forged receipts for $30,000 in the name of J. Rcnnic, formerly manager of the Con solidated bank. New that New Yerk has the vice presi dent the Philadelphia Eeening Bulletin speaks for a place for Pennsylvania in the cabinet and declares that "te prefer either New Jarsby or Delaware before would be ungraceful, and te put a New Yerker into the cabinet, while the great Republican state of Pennsylvania was left unrepresented could hardly be regarded as generous treatment of a state which has been consistently Republican, while New Yerk is rarely se. Charles B. Tilden, a resident of Nashua, N. xi., who uns a patent oince in iiosten : r lagg. an express agent ; Balcolm, the 0aggge-master; Small a mail agcnt,aud another whose name is net given were painfully hurt en Saturday evening by a broken rail en the llashua and Rochester railroad throwing part of a passenger train from the track at East Derby. Tilden, who was removed te his home, is the only man reported dangerously injured. Civilization in Russia keeps pace with Piiiladalphia. Between three hundred and four hundred medical students assembled en Fi iday in the court yard or the Univer sity of Moscow seeking an explanation ...... iivib,ii ciHiucruiii'j tue m.'siincier- stauuing with two et the professors. The -v piwwueu 10 me resiuencc or tbe governor general. The chief of police went te the university and ordered the students te disperse. They refused and a serious conflict with the police and gen-de-armes ensued. All the students were arrested and escorted through the city te te house of detention. CATAMOUNT CHARLEY. Hew the Hunter of Pike's reak Hugged and Brought In His Uaaie. The Colerado Springs Gazette in a recent issue says : Yesterday the well-known hun ter of Pike's Peak, Catamount Charley, appeared in town riding his piebald mus tang, Captain Kid. The personal appear ance of his famous hunter and trapper is familiar te every resident of Colerado Springs. His tall, loosely-knit figure, his leug legs, his dark face, black eyes, and flowing black beard, which sweeps in a sable cataract ever his besom, are all well-known te our citizens. Catamount Charley was dressed in his Sunday clethfll which consisted of a yellow buckskin shirt and buckskin trousers, both trimmed with a fringe of buckskin cut into strips, a car tridge belt filled with the leaded shells of a heavy repeating rifle, which he carried in his hand, a wide white sombrero en his head and moccasins en his feet. Cata mount Charley dismounted in front of Aiken & Hunt's museum, and leaving his mustang unhitched, removed a heavy bale of skins from the cropper of the saddle, aud walked into the store. Mr. Hunt was the only one in the store at the time. "I say, boss," remarked Charley, "I've g it some skim ycre I'd like te sell yer." Certainly," said Mr. Hunt with his. usual politeness. " I shall be glad te leek at them." "Yere," said Charley, "is a mountain bison's hide, ycre is a mountain lien's hide, and ycre arc two mere lien's hides. That fust lien's skin is the biggest I ever see. It's 9 feet from tip te tip ; the critter must have weighed tive hundred pounds. Yeu sec it was this way. I was 1 joking round for game back of the Peak, when all at once I heard a grewlin,' aud a hewliu' which reminded me that the moun tain liens were net all dead yet. Se I crawl ed around a pint of rock, and I'm blamed if I didn't sce three mountain liens bavin fight with a monstrous bison. I tell you, it was a big fight. The liens would make u leap, and the bison would back up against a root and take them en his horns. I don't knew hew the fight would have eeme out, but it was just tee geed a pic nic ferme te let it pass se I drawed ahead en the fust lien as come in range and pull ed my old rifle off. The surprisin' part of the affair was that just as I pulled 0110 of the liens jumped in between me and the one I. shot at and caught the ball just back of his ribs. It passed elcan through him, and bciu' turned a little from its course, it cut the threat of the second lien andbroke the neck of the bison. They all dropped 111 aheap, and 1 was se tickled that J. in cautiously jumped out from behind the rock, when the third lien saw me." "Indeed," said Mr. Hunt. "Yes," said Charley, " the third lien he saw me. and made a jump in my direction. As I saw him cemiif I didn't have time te take aim, but I brought my repeatin' rifle up under my arm and took a fly shot at him. Lucky for me, I took him in the breast, and he tumbled ever dead." " Indeed," said Mr. Hunt. "Yes," said Charley, "he tumbled ever dead; and new what will you give me for the four skins, three mountain liens aud ene bison?" We left Mr Hunt engaged in a mercantile combat with Charley ever the price of these skins. SINtilTLAK SUICIDB OF A I'KISOXER. Saturating Ills nianket With Kerosene Oil anil setting Fire te It. . A suicide under very remarkable cir cumstances was committed in the county jail at Charlottesville, Va., Saturday night, the victim being a prisoner who was await ing the action of the grand jury for shoot sheet ing a yeumr woman about a week age. During' the night at a very late hour Charles Jenes's cell-mate, who had just re tired, discovered that Jenes had saturated his blanket and bed clothes with keroscne oil, a bottle of which hap pened te be in his cell, and set tire te them. After burning for a while the pri soner made au attempt te extinguish the flames, but without success. He threw the window of the cell open, but this, of course, only made the flames burn mere rapidly. Before help could be summoned Jenes was dead, havinir died, it was dis covered, by inhalation of the flames, bclived that his death was the result It is of a deliberate purpose te commit suicide, woman whom the prisoner shot is enough te walk about. The well LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. MOUNT JOY I.ETTK1C. l'ublle Sales Driving Accidents Women Ouarrel Hec Disease Ice Cutting . Christmas Festivals, &c, Jte. At the Red Lien hotel, en Saturday even ing, Charles H. Zcllers, auctioneer, sold for Israel Brady, deceased, 5 shares of Union national bank stock, te Jehn B. Shelly, at $08.52$ per share, par value $30 ; the Mc Clecry property, corner of Mt. Jey ami Barbara streets ene let with small dwell ing, te Geerge Fach, for $275, and one let te Michael Dcllingcr, for $173. In the afternoon, at the same place, the above named auctioneer auctioned oil a number of sleighs for A. B. Landis, at prices rang ing from $38 te $30 each. While en their way te attend the anni versary of the Denegal literary society, en Friday evening Jake Kcppei ling's horse became unmanageable and rati into A. B. Reet's buggy, at a point iu the village of Slaytewn. Beth teams were going at a fast gait with two vehicles hooked to gether. Fortunately a spoke iu one of the vehicles breke, disconnecting the buggies ; otherwise a serious accident might have resulted. Fred Weaver, wagenmaker, formerly of the Junction, has removed te this place and will carry en the business at the stand corner of East Denegal aud High streets. Recently there was a war of words bo be tween two female denizens of this borough at the Pennsylvania passenger station. In the excitement the lady, of whom was de manded $1.25, struck her creditor, who brought suit before 'Squire McFaddcn for assault and battery. The public schools will close en Decem ber 24, te stay clesed until Monday, Janu ary 3, 1881. An epidemic prevails amenir the swine. Some farmers have lest as many as five and six hogs. While, J. Heward Swartz and Jehn II. Mooney were out driving in the vicinity of Maytown the ether night a wheel of their buggy broke, which occasioned seme in convenience, but no injury. The ice dealers are busy housing an ex cellent crop of ice. The ice is from six te nine inches in thickness. The usual interest attending Christmas is awakened and every one wears a happv face ; all the children are in a fever of ex pectation, aud night after night the Sun day school scholars are busy rehearsing for the annual festivities. Besides the en tsrtaiuincut announced in the Intelli gencer is the one te be given by the United Brethren Sunday school en Christ mas evening ; another by the Presbyterian Sunday school en Thursday evening follow ing Christmas. The scholars will receive presents and the exercises will be of the usual appropriate character. In Mourning. Iii respect te the memory or the late II. R. Worthington, inventor of the Worth Werth Worth Ingteu duplex pumping engine, whose death wc announced en Saturday, Super intendent Kitch of the Lancaster water department has had the Worthington pump at the water weiks draped in mourn- injr, THfe LEAF. About the Lecal Tobacco Market. The uneasiness created last week by the late failures in New Yerk, St. Leuis and Key West has almost subsided, and what was at first regarded as a very serious dis aster is new looked upon as a rather small matter except by the few firms imme diately interested. One thing has been demonstrated by the- late failures, that Pennsylvania tobacco growers need net be ashamed of, and that is that Pennsylvania seed leaf is held iusuch high esteem by manufacturers that is used largely by thorn in the manufacture of 'Havana" cigars. In addition te the ap parent crookedness of the firms that have recently failed, the news comes from Havana that Upmann & Ce., cigar manufacturers, had a contract with the French government for twelve million Havana cigars. After a small portion of them had been delivered the government refused te accept any mere of the goods en the ground that they were made of American seed leaf to baccos. It is a fact that from time te time large quantities of Pennsylvania leaf have been shipped from New Yerk and Philadelphia ostensibly te Mexice and Seuth America, but it is be lieved by many that the real desti nation was Cuba, aud the goods wero there manufaturered into Havana cigars, for the delectation of the connoisseurs of France, Germany. Great Britain and America! Probably, this is what Up mann & Ce., wcre doing and the French detectives caught them at it. All habitual smokers knew that Havana cigars with Pennsylvania wrappers, burn better than clear Havana ; and many smokers of great judgment and experiencs declare that old l'eunsylvama tobacco, el goeil oeuy, care fully cured, possesses a finer aroma and smokes better than the best Havana. This being the case, it is no wender that manu facturers should attempt te pass it oft for Havana, as long as they can buy the Penn sylvania leaf for less than one-half the price of the Cuba. And this perhaps will in some measure account for the fact that notwithstanding all efforts an the part of interested parties te give the 1879 Pennsylvania crop a "black eye." it continued steadily te iu- vance in pries, and is at this late day eagerly sought after. Our crop of '80 is net se geed, being badly cut by the grasshopper and flea, aud mero or less affected by white vein ; but what there it geed among it is being ranidlv picked up at eoed prices. As high as 23, aud even 30 cents, has been paid for cheice wrappers, and one grower, at least, has refused 25 cents round for his crop, aud demands 33 cents for the wrap pers. Although there are few foreign dealers in the field, their agents are ciuictlv at work picking up geed lets wherever they can find them. Following arc a few late sales : Altschue has bought the crop of Dr. J. Leng, near Churchtown. at 25, 10, 5; of Samuel Foreman, at 25, 8, 3 : Hcnrv Tuckev's. at 20. 4. 3 : J. D. Tuckev's. at 17. 10. S : Mr. Harnish has bought Samuel Hemshcr's -crop for 21, 5 and" .3. Our Bart correspondent writes that trade is almost at a stand-still in that township, buyers being scarce and but few prospect ors about. He adds : " The crop iu the upper section of our township is as geed as at any previous time and as free from flea and grasshopper holes as it is possible tet any let in the ceuuty te be. The farmers are stripping with mero than usual care and will show a well asserted crop.". In the adjoining counties of Chester and Yerk a few sales are reported at prices several cents per pound less than in Lan caster. Frem preseut indications there seems te be no doubt that all geed leaf will bring ceed prices, if carefully and conscientious ly nut ud. and that the damaged leaf, of which there is a large proportion, will have te be sold low. About 200 cases of 1879 cased leaf wcre sold last week at an advance en former prices, and there is an active inquiry for mero. The stock is being rapidly reduced in this city. POOR HOUSE - FAUMIXG." What Hrceincs et the Butter aud Fees? The mysteries of peer house farming are as inscrutable as theso of manufacturing at the prison. Neither operation seems te be crowned with results satisfactory te the taxpayers nor adequate te the capital invested. The peer house farm is a very valuable one ; it is fertile, and in the market could command a high price, being se adjacent te Lancaster city. Laber ought te be cheap in an institution which supports se many people, able te de, mere or less, the sort of work required te cultivate it. But every year complaints are heard from observant people that the yidld of the farm is tee light, and that the peer house authorities are buying supplies which they ought te raise ; or making with products that ought te realize something for the county. Fer instance, butter aud eggs. What becomes of them ? We hear that they keep fifteen cows and ever two hundred chickens out there ; aud that the paupers get neither butter nor eggs, except en Easter. The few families that beard off the farm, aud the directors who dine there monthly, can't use all the butter and milk and cream aud eggs. Who gets it ; what de they pay for it ; what becomes of the proceeds f We hear they have been investigating it out there and find that butter by the crock is donated te the friends of seme in authority. XKIUHBOltUOOD NE'VS. Events Acress the County Una, An examination of the jaw-bone of Mrs. Alexander RusscI, of Keunett Square, has disclosed a teeth grown nearly diagonally en the upper jaw. After considerable cut ting the teeth was extracted and the wounded parts are getting well. It is stated that such a case as this is net record in dental works, and a Philadel phia professor says this is one of a third set of teeth for the patient, as Mrs. RusscI had all of her upper teeth extracted in any years age. Miss Sarah Smiley, the eminent lady evangelist, has joined the Episcopal church iu West Chester. Miss Smiley was a Quaker. She was immersed several years age by Brether Pentecost in his baptistery at the Handen Place church in Brooklyn. She did net by this act join the Baptist church, aud Brether Pentecost was severely criticised by seme of the most peculiar of his denomination for ad ministering the ordinance te ene who did net own herself a Baptist. Miss Smiley has been among several of the leading de nominations in carrying en her labors, principally the Methodists and the Pres bytcrians. Among the clergymen and Bible students who pass the summer at Saratoga she has been a great favorite. She still retains. the simplicity of her orig inal training. Donatien nnu Surprise l'arly. The.paster of St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran church of Millersville, Rev. A. B. Mark- ley, and wife, were agreeably surprised with a donation en Thursday, Dec. 16, by their members and friends. Gathering together at a neighbor's heuse they made their way te his home about 7 e clock. They, of course, came in without knock ing, as all such parties seem privileged te de. The first ones- were met at the deer and heartily grected,but as they continued te gather in the geed pastor was com pelled te retreat farther and farther until at last they crowded into a corner. Thus ney gatnereu te the number 01 ever iuasjt. or uiu 11 they forget their wcll- filled baskets which they pressed upon tL attention of Mrs. M. These being opened disclosed stores of things, both geed and necessary, and the table was seen leaded te enjoy a pleasant evening ; and right royally they did it, with talking and sing ing and speeches and social plays. At a seasonable hour all departed for home, pastor and poeplo .exchanging their best wishes IIART1TFJIS. "fne News of tbe Keighborneod. Christmas week premises te be one of mero than usual interest in this and ad joining townships. Smyrna hall gives its second annual entertainment en Christ mas eve ; a children's jubilee will be held at Middle Octoraro church the same even ing ; Colerain Baptist church holds a fair and festival en the afternoon and eveniug ' of 24 and 25, and all concerned are mak ing preparations te have a general geed time. Aitkin & Palmer have filled their ice heuse with a beautiful let of ice. These who allowed the cold snap of 10 and 11 te pass without laying in their ice, missed a rare chance and an uncommon geed quality of the summer necessity. This winter, se far, has failed te pro duce any of the brag weights in porkers. All seem contented te have their perk in geed eating condition, and from 275 te 350 is about the general run of weights talked of. William Aultheuse went te rest en the evening of the 16th with a fine let of fat turkeys en the roost, and one net se fat that William called a runt; en the morning of the 17th the fat turkeys wcre gene and the runt left. Some of the roost thieves had visited Mr. A. in the night and cleaned out a cheice let of Christmas roasts. While we can but sympathize with our friend, there is a vein of humor in his way of taking tbe less that causes a smile. When talking of the thieves, Mr. A. says : "The rascals wcre net satisfied with taking my turkeys, but they must insult my taste and dignity by leaving me nothing but a ruut for a Christmas ' roast." Some suspicion is aroused and Mr. Ault Ault Ault eoueo will visit the Lancaster market en the lookout for his turkeys. It is te be hoped that ere this ;ecs te press we may be able te say that Mr. A. has liecn suc cessful. Miss Mary Bailey died suddenly en Fri day evening, 17th inst.. Mrs. Simmons went into her room an hour or se after she (Miss Bailey) had eaten a hearty din ner and found her lying en her bed dead. Au inquest was held by Hervcy Baugh man, justice of the peace, aud a verdict of death from heart disease was rendered after an examination by Dr. J. Martin. On Saturday, 18th inst.. the friends and relations of Mr. Jeseph McClurc, jr., for merly of this township, but new a resi dent of Christiana, made a birthday sur prise and quite a company left our village with their baskets of geed, things, te give a complete surprise te Mrsl'McClure. Charles Tyson, assessor, of Bart, is new 011 Ins rounds making the assessment. Air. Tyson was census enumerator for this township, and by the time he has the as sessment completed should be well ac quainted with the business of Bart. AIUSUMF.NT COU11T. Current Uuslness, &c. This morning the regular week of argu ment court began with both judges en the bench. The following cases wcre disposed of without argument : Eden and Colerain township read ; rule te show cause why report of reviewers should net be confirm ed absolutely. Made absolute. Ceiu'th vs. Jehn M. Eberselc, obstruct ing legal process. The demurrer tiled te the indictment was withdrawn. Sewers Resentenced. Lewis Sewers, who en the 11th of De cember, was sentenced te an imprisonment of ten years for voluntary manslaughter, was brought into court te have his scn scn tence chauged. Judjje Pattersan stated that when he had passed sentence neither he nor the district attorney had remember ed that the law had prohibited the sen tence of a prisoner se that his term would expire between November 15th and Fcb reary 15th. This sentence would expire between tbesidatis se it would have te be changed. The prisoner was then sentenced te an imprisonment of nine years and ten months at hard labor in the Eastern peni tentiary. Insolvent Discharged. Casper Dilhnan, an insolvent debtor, was discharged. Court 011 Christinas. Court will meet at 10 o'clock ou Satur day next (Christmas), as that is the day for calling the docket. The Iincaster Delegates. In its "Pen Portraits" of the mem bers of the firemen's convention the Read ing Neics says of the Lancaster delegates : Jacob K. Barr, of Lancaster, is an al derman of that city and one of the most jovial gentlemen in the convention. He is thoroughly competent te perform what ever he undertakes, and it can properly be said in this connection that the city of Lan caster scut her best men te represent that department in the convention. Every one of them are gentlemen, and possess ability. A. S. Edwards, the deputy pn pn pn thonetary of Lancaster county, made the best speeches delivered 011 the fleer of the convention, and his presence was such as te command attention. Walter M. Frank lin, also of Lancaster, is a young lawyer of ability, and son of ex-Attorney General Franklin, of this state. He also bore an important part in upholding the dignity of the delegation. P. S. Geedman, was a delegate from the Shiftier fire company, and also represented the New Era, of Lancaster. l'resbylrlan Mission. In the Presbyterian 31. M. chapel last evening a very large audience assembled, the occasion being the comminien of the Leid's Supper the first held there by the pastor, Rev. Hume. The reverend gentleman preached an able sermon from the text "This de in remembrance of me," after which three persons wcre baptised and nineteen taken into (nil church fellowship, eighteen en profession of faith and one by certifi cate. The ministry of Mr. Hume has se far been successful, and the prospect of establishing a permanent organization in this field at an early day is very premising. The Sunday school, superintended by Mr. II. C. Moere, is also in a flourishing condition, the attendance yesterday being two hundred and fifteen. The annual Christinas festival of the school will be heltl en Christmas cve this year instead of Christmas night as has been the former custom. Trains Late. On Saturday afternoon the engine of the train which leaves Quarryville at 2:25 ran off the track at that place, a switch having been left open. Werd of the accident was telegraphed te this city and an engine was sent te assist in placing the ether en tbe track. A train was made up here te go north and it left the city about 4 o'clock. The regular train did net arrive from Quarryville until 0:03. The train which usually leaves this city for Quarry ville at 5:10 did net get away until 650. Went te SaabBry Pre4HalI left this city this morning for Sunbury. He will conduct tbe music of the Northumberland county teachers' iu Rtitutu this week. Mayer's Court. The mayor sent a drunken woman te prison for 60 days this morning and dis charged four vagrants.
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