,.-m,J.i 1 , niuMMWi,,. I-u -j. i-iiMnmjLLj-jL ' - " " '"' " ''".. " ' ' ' " ' l i, iSaiMWWWWIWMiWWWBaHHiWgMWiyWIHWHBWMWHWWMMMp LANCASTER DAihY lKTJSLLlGEJSCElt TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1883. cisely the same as if they had all been joined in one bill. Te liavc facilitated a deciee by the court enjoining the peifetmancc of a duty by a corporation deriving its franchises from Pennsylvania, and contributing large taxes te the revenue of Pennsylvania, and substantially locking it up, aud leaving free great rival railroad lines (connected with the oil regions by short Hues in this state) incorporated by ether states, and owing and pa) ing no duty te Pennsylva nia, would neither have met the reason able views of the petitioners, nor have satisfied any sense of justice. TJiei e was a delay en the pait of the petitioners in placing the attorney general in po-sessien of the testimony te be produced, which indicated an intention te offer none whatever in the remaining case. In the meantime indictments had been found at the instance, and in the interests of the same petitieucis in Chuien eenuty, against a number of defendants for a con spiracy in the matter of piecuring freight discrimination, in connection with ether alleged offenses. Seme of the defendants wc-c residents in the state, within the jur isdiction of the ceuit, and caused appear ances te be entered for themselves; ethers were non-residents. Fer these, demand was made upon the executive for requisi tions. The application was heard, foimal feimal ly, after notice te all patties, in the execu tive chamber. Before a decision was reached, aud while the equity suits were testing upon the de termination that the commonwealth should close its testimony against all the defend ants, before any one defendant should be ruled te open its case and go en w ith its evidence, negotiations wetc entered upon bctweeu the petitienee above referred te and the railroad companies, defendants, te settle, by agreement, their controversy. The details of these negotiations, of ceur.-c, need net, aud did net, teach the office of the executive derailment. A.- pait of them, however, requests were presented in the interest of the petitieucis te the go vci nor, net te issue the requisi tions, followed again by requests that they be allowed te go out. rinding that the highest pteeess of the cemincuv. caltli was being used simply a- levciagc fei and against the pat ties te tlicc negotiations between contending litigants, aud tliat hew ever, en' ire aud peifeet had been the geed faith in which the criminal pioeced pieeced m Clarien county might have been com menced, they were being leg.uded and treated as a mere make weight iu the stages of pi i vale diplomacy. I deemed it my duty, in the exercise of a sound dis cretien, te suspend action en the requisi tion. It resulted that an amicable con clusion between the litigants was reached all suits were discontinued at the re quest of the eiigiual potilieuei s, aud the litigation tcsmiuated without cost te the commonwealth. It is believed tli.it all the laiheads evei which com tsel Pcmisvlvaiiia have juris diction, are new prosecuting their business with oil pioducetsaeceiding te the spirit of the constitution. That all shippei.s iu the st.itc may be in condition te have the inunctien of statute law, it is urged that you enact the neces sary legislation .v that the previsions of the constitution in ty be placed iu reach el execution by the courts exer all tianspor tiansper tianspor tatien companies at all times, in all places; and in all interests. Muiiicifii! ;i eminent. Ne action has yet been taken upon the report of the municipal commission el 1870-7 7. Jt contains a mass of well-digested ficts, drawn ftein many directions. Whether legislative action should adept substantially the bill accompanying the repot t, or mediiy existing chattels, may j safely be lelt te jour judgment. The central idea airived at by this com mission, aud iikc commissions iu etlici ' states, has been the necessity of prev iding j for the concentration el responsibility in ' the licaus el departments, and the power ledged either in the m.uer. which is pref erable, or in the governor, of piempt sus- ' pension aud removal. This is, paiticu- ' larky, the evciiuhug necessity of the large: cities, which, her.i the multiplicity and magnitude of the objects el" contie', are ' most apt te tun into ciKuinuus expend:- turcsaud gie.s abuses before they can be ' checked. In the .suiaiic: cities and towns the matter is generally, if net plways, ; sufficiently under the conttel of the p.ulic- ' most interested the taprveis. Tiic absence of gictt -ehcmcs of im-' prevemcutand the ea- uiidci standing of. municipal aflaiis of aijiali -it;cs, preclude j and restrain the temptations te extrava gance anil ueuse, at the same tunc that the simplicity of thcit .irat.iatieu, under existing laws, places it in the power of citizens te remove and eeuect maladmin maladmin istrateon before a -nieiis peril can threaten. The municipality and township is the unit of our political structure. These local organizations conserve the largest mass el the interest-, and direct the gicatcr part of the daily lite of our people. Na tional ;iud state laws touch only the cit cumferencc of the political and social be ing of the citi.i'ii ; municipal ordinances and regulations atTcethis interest and com forts, daily and heuily, and ate iu contact with him at al! points. The municipal and township organizations of our state, with the exceptional status of the very large cities, have grown up out of and ac cording te the necessities aud character istics of their inhabitants. This is the true home rule which is te preset vc the free institutions of the count ty. It is wise te interfere with this local self-government as little as possible. The first object is te ledge the local re sponsibility, and define it, se that the peo ple of the locality can held it strictly ac countable. The second object is te liv the relation of the local organization te the larger mass of the state. When the powers, duties and responsibilities of the people's agents arc sharply defined, aud the pecuniary ob ligations of the municipality rigidly en forced, the legislative duties and powers of the supeiiorgevcmment may well cease. The success or failure of local (municipal) government is then the just measure of the activity, intelligence and patriotism of the people. In general, the bill piopesed by the commission coufei ms te these principles. The most essential points of concentrating executive duties divorcing them from the legislative powers, and fixing the responsi bility of prepei 1 j' or imprepaily executing the municipal will, and making prompt correction of the crreis of incapacity or the crimes of dishonesty, the bill fully recognizes. The machinery by which these results ate reached, is commended te your adoption. It is te be hoped that the labors of the commission will net be lest, and th.it the civic legislation of the commonwealth may be wis"Iy inpreved, saving the full autonomy of the municipal corporations, at the suite time that it guards the right, of the coieoiators. The balance of the message deals, in a formal way, with these subjects of state interest which are of minei importance and need no special recommendation, but of course must be noticed iu a "oveiner's message, llic progress of the geological survey is noted, the anthracite region being as yet untouched and reset ved for centinu eus and exhaustive weik. The state beaul of agriculture is commended for its valu able papcis and its success iu checking i plcuro-pncumenia. The condition of the National Guard is highly approved aud its rank and file praised. The details of the nnnim.inn nf Uih nnn.it -.Mil r.l..fMn,. ...-, I r- -- - 4-.... ....v. ..l.l,l.air-3 f !.( J institutions arc 10 uc leuim m tnc of the beard of public charities. tcpeit I special j . Clean, mention being made f the henc-t anoecenomicai completion oitite Hospitals at Warren and Nonistewn. '1 he govern-. or calls attention te Pennsylvania's I'sli ! . . .. .. . ' culture and propagation aud declares it te be profitable. " The report of this year will catalogue the fish which already have been increased and mulpiiplied in the waters of the state, and these also which are in the process of further propagation. " Large distributions have been made in the public and iu many even private waters of Pennsylvania, aud success has attended these distributions in numerous cases. Im provement iu fishways is progressing, aud when piratical fishing shall have been put an end te, absolute success in their con struction and adaptation may fairly be pre dicted. " The commissioners found themselves compelled te put the law in force against prcdateiy fishing iu the neighborhood of their fishway lately constructed in the Col umbia' dam, aud it is hoped that the result of the severe measures adopted will tend te correct the evil, and prevent its recur rence in future, ' Lew water and unlawful rnactices about the iishway during the run of shad in the last season made it impracticable te judge of the efficacy of the plan adopted ; but improvements in construction, sug gested by a first trial aud a stoppage of il legal fishing, lead the commissioners te hope that the desideratum-of a successful fishway for shad will at length be filled. The report of the beard will, no doubt be read with attention by the increasing uumbe: of our citizens interested in this teccut economical movement." The settlement of the true northern and western boundaries of the state ate net as yet determined, and appropriation is recommended for stones te mark the lines. The matter of providing for state repre sentation at the Mississippi valley confer ences te deepen, widen and improve navi gation en the Ohie, Mississippi and 31is 31is seun rivers is called te the Legislature's attention. An act te establish state sur veys and secure better regulated surveys is approved. The suppression of bogus diplomas and medical colleges in the state is reviewed and approved. The bi-ccnten-nial celebration of Pcnn's Landing and the centennial celebration .it Yorktown are hi ought te the notice of the Legisla ture and its co-operation asked te make them a success. Belew wilt be found the concluding paragraphs of the message. J The Second Scries of I'enusylvania Archive The five additional volumes of the cur rent seric3 of archives, as directed te bw printed by the Legislature, have been pub lished. Volumes eight, nine, and twelve have bcei delivered by the state printer, while volumes ten and eleven will be ready in tnc course or six weeKs. inc Jailer volumes comprise the muster-rolls and the history of the Pennsylvania Line and, bat talion in the Revolution, and arc un doubtedly the most valuable state publica tions ever issued. Volume twelve comprises the first portion of the muster-rolls and documents relating te the war of 1812-14. An additional volume will be required te complete their publication. There arc in existence the following Slate papers for the publication of which no legislative prevision has been made: Vol ume two et muster-rolls of Pcansjdvania volunteers in the war of 1812-11, with con temporary documents; papers relating te Wyoming (Connecticut) controversy; papers relating te the early government of the province of Pennsylvania; correspond ence and documents concerning the con troversy between the Pcnns and Lord Bal timore en the Maryland boundary; the Vir ginia boundary controversy; minutes of the beard of property during the provin cial era ; mnster-rells of the Pennsylvania associaters, the minute-men of the Revolu tion, and of the rangers en the frontiers during the same period. These documents might be published uniformly with the ether volumes of Jhc series, yet as the j early volumes arc exhausted by donation I te libraries and sale te subscribers, ad I ditieual copies ordered te be printed should i be published with actual title of contents. ' This subject is suggested for your consider l atien. I in Mcineriaiii. Upen the morning of the Dili day of las- August, William Biglcr died at his resi , ilcnce in Clearfield The manifold pub-li: services of this dis tinguished citizen gnve him high rank among the servants of the state, and made his deatn a less te the entire common wealth. He was born in 1S13, at Shcraiausburg, in Cumberland county, but in very early life removed te Mercer county, and seen afterwards made his home in Clcariicld I Here he engaged and prospered in the lum- her business, and quietly gained the respect I and confidence of his fellow citizens. He was thrice elected member of the state Senate, and was once chosen its pres ident. He v as appointed one of the beard of revenue commissioners te apportion among the different counties of the State the taxes te be paid upon real and personal property. In 1831 he was elected governor of this commonwealth, and in 1855 was chosen te represent Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United States. In 187a he became a member of the con vention which framed our present constitu tion , and took an important part in its delib erations. His latest public services were given te the United States Centennial Com mission, and greatly contributed te the suc cess of our Centennial exhibition. Varying as were the demands made upon his char acter and ability by these differing public trusts, he proved equal te them all, and am ply justified the wide confidence the people had se repeatedly reposed in him. His life of civic usefulness was fittingly closed by a death of Christian peace. Warren J. Woodward, one of the justi ces of the supreme court of this state, died en the 2Cth day of September, 1870, at the age of sixty years. Judge Woodward was born in Wayne county, Pa. His ancestry were of the New England emigration, which settled the northern part of the state under the old Connecticut disputes of a hundred years age. He was admitted te the practice of the Jaw in Luzerne county. His active professional life was spent in Wilkesbarre, where he married a daughter of the Hen. David Scott. In 1836 he was elected president judge of the courts of Berks county. Judge Woodward was a man of singular purity, modesty, and simplicity of charac ter. He was a trained student, net only in the law, but in general literature. -He was exact in all the details of his private life, and conscientious, faithful, zealous and thorough in the discharge of all pub lic duty. His intellectual processes led him te make his conclusions from general prin ciples, and he was essentially philosophical in his methods of thought. His mental ac tivity was of the highest order, which never flagged or abated even though he was under the stress of delicate physical health. At all times he commanded, in respect of his integrity, his force of character, his generous humanity, his judicial learning, and his tenacity for the right, the confi dence and love of the people among whom he lived- His career' upon the supreme bench, se grievously cut short, would have illustrated these high qualities and have en riched the legacy we have inherited from the illustrious names which have adorned tl,is highest court of the state. We may an wen unite in uepturiug imc uiuparuMii; 1 less which the whole commonwealth has sustained in the decease of se eminent a citizen and magistrate. Conclusion. I have ventured te refer te some public questions which may well receive your at tention. Others will succest themselves te you. The legislation which must receive your itlenlinn will hi? Prevision for the revenues of the Cem- menwealth : The passage of the appropriation bills .... ... .. ... w . necessary te carry en the various depart ments , the support of penal and charitable institutions, and the like : A. bill te refund the public debt te ma ture in 1882: Bills te re-apportion the state into legis lative, judicial and congressional districts. I deem it important, also, te invite your attention te the previsions of the constitu tion relating te special leg illation. The sweeping character of the seventh section of the third article leaves little room for the cnactmentef any ether than general laws. Such laws are. in some instances. needed te cary into effect the previsions of the constitution, man' of which are inop erative in the absence of appropriate legis lation. Te the end that time may net be consumed in the consideration of acts within the constitutional prohibition, I re mind you that the executive is bound, Avith yourselves, te a strict enforcement of the restraints en special legislation. It will be my highest duty and pleasure te co-operate with you whenever requested or requirea. it will also ec my highest hope that your labors may receive the ap proval of your own judgment, and the just sanction of your constituents. Hesry M. Heyt. ll.uiiustsuitG, January 4, 1S81. liaucasicr I-rstrllcgenrec. TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 4, 1881. Instructed Representatives. The Republican members of the Legis ture fiem Lancaster county show their usual disposition te put en the ling cel lar. Instructed for Grew they vote for the Oliver candidate for chairman of their caucus. We cannot pay that we are sorry tiiat Mr. Grew has proven hew ineffectual :ue the people's instructions te their representatives as le the officers lliey&hul! cheese. It is hardly a matter about which the people should be asked te instruct their representatives; and certainly it is net proper for men te go before the people as candidates for the senatorial office .mil urge the election of representatives pledged te their support. Such self-seeking is very obnoxious. A United States .senator should be taken lrem a wetter cir.sset men than such as would ieek preferment by these devices aim. nunc than tins, it is lobe re membered thai the choice of senators is reposed by the constitution in the Legis lature, and net directly in the people. But il the practice of instructing representatives as le whom .they shall cheese sheald be established, the idea of the constitution would be nullified: audit z,heuld be amended te provide ter a direct election of United staues senators uy me people, it it is right that they should bu thus chosen it should be se pievided by law, te the end thai the people's voice shall net be dc leated by the failure of heir representa tives te obey their instructions. We have seen hew the design of the constitution thai the president and vice president of the United States shall net be chosen directly by the people has been destroyed by the universal acceptance by the electors of the instructions they get from the patty that elects them. Yet it is obvious that if it is .right that the peo ple shuU vote directly in cheesing these officers, as they piactieally de, the form by which they de it should also be made direct : ter it may happiiu any day that an elector who has been chosen for one candidate may vote for another. Such a result was feared villi reason in the Iato contest, in Yuginia, where there were two Denieciatic electoral tickets, one of which was strongly suspected of a design el .selling out te the Republi cans, if it had Veen successful, as it was net. Our Lancaster county Republicans, when they violate their instructions for Grev,can say with feice, that the people had no business te instinct them in the discharge of a duty which was constitu tionally that of the legislator and net of the people. But they hac undoubtedly been guilty of deceiving their constitu ents as te their purpose in this regard ; and we can show them no way te justify that. It they had proposed being inde pendent, they should have se declared themselves bcloie the election. The oterners Message. Geerner Hey I provee himself a formidable rival of Mr. Hayes in the length of itis message. He has greater excuse- however, in the fact thai his chance only occurs biennially, while the privilege and duty el sending his v iews te the people ami their representatives is imposed upon the national executive an nually. The concerns of state government come nearer home te the iteeplc, tee. and are of greater practical and immediate interest te them than national affairs. There are portions of Gov. Heyt's mes sage, in which his views are elaborated, that merit further examination than the ! present general view of his communica tion te the Legislature. Fer he is a well equipped student and thoughtful man, despite hid political weaknesses, who has dmbtlcss given close attention te the subject of reformation in pensil institu tions, which he treats at such length, aul the nurture of children in poor peer houses. Experience teaches us that pre vention of pauperism aud crime is easier than their cure, and enlightened states manship demands attention te it. If the governor sliall impress a feasible policy te 1 his end upon our state system of peual and eleemosynary institutions, he will signalize his administration by at least one monumental work. The governor wisely calls the atten tien of the Legislature te the present un due liew of receipts into the sinking fund and the deficiency in the general fund, a derangement of revenues which calls for immediate readjustment, and which in connection with a revised tax law te be presented at this Legislature will form a subject meriting deliberate and careful legislation. The attorney general and auditor general are fitly com mended for a thorough collection of back taxes without any of the scandals at taching te their collection which were exposed in the Olmstead-Bayard-Lear case. The ether topics treated in the mes sage,the review of the departments given, and the suggestions made, are worthy of attention, and the high tributes paid by the governor te the memory of two dis tinguished citizens of Pennsylvania who have died during his term, both members of an opposing party, are no less credita ble te the chief magistrate than deserved by the subjects of the notice. The machine has withstood the first assault upon it but has never met se strong an opposition. Its success in the preliminary skirmish is by no means a sure sign" of its ultimate triumph. The one thing apparently demonstrated is that Grew is net the man te defeat the machine candidate. He is the first man slaughtered, and new comes the op portunity te try Mr. Oliver's vitality. It will, of ceurce, speak ill for the Re publican party if he should be elected ; for whatever his own merits, it would be the triumph of the corrupt element of the party. m AX HARKIaRL'KG. The (iron People Outgencralled. The caucus called by Glew's friends at Hartisburg yesterday te control the organ ization of the Heuse iu the interest of ''the field against Oliver, "turned out as the op ponents of Grew anticipated. Its call was a confession that Oliver was the favorite aud Grew was iu the "field." Timid sup porters of Grew were scaled oil" and the most that could be mustered at the caucus were 43 net a Lancaster man attending except Landis, who was quite officious. The result was that when the Heuse cau cus came the Oliver people put up Pome Peme Pome rey for chairmau et it and elected him by 09 te 51 for 3IcKce, whom the se-called "field" had put up Of the Lancaster membcre Landis voted for 3IcKec, and Peeples, Suadcr, Cettitncy and Eshlcman for Poinctey. This showed great weakness of the auti-Olivcr feiccs and the Oliver people new claim his elec tion assured and Crew's defeat beyond a doubt. It is alleged that Grew will get no votes from Lancaster county wive these of Kauflman and Landis. The caucus was sheit and haiuioi.ieus, Harry Huhii being made chief clerk with much palaver about his intcgiitv ; Mayer Pattetsen, of llairisburg, resident clerk, and Pearson, of Mercer, leading cleric. The remaining officers ate made by the slate committee, appointed bv Pomcrey in the Oliver interest, headed by Billings ley and including Snader, of Lancastet. This committee reports Valentine Nicely and Al. Gresh, of Lancaster county, for subordinate positions. The Democrats of fhu Heuse went thieugh the feim of picking out candidates for some of the offices. Jehn 13. Faunce, of Philadelphia, will be solid for speaker : Jeseph Neble, ofBcdfeid, I'm chief cleik ; Mr. Rcimcr, of Lehigh, for :-crgcaiit-at-arms, and Charles L. Green, of Lancaster, for assistant postmaster. In the Republican Senate caucus Xewell of Philadelphia was selected fei president, pre.tcm. ever Rayburn. Cechtau was made chief cleik. Rupert, of Craw-fei d, becomes reading clerk; Mycis, of Montgemciy, journal clctk. and Jenkins, of Chester, message clerk. Dclancy has v, en his fight for librarian. McManes feieed the nomi nation of Rev-bum ever Cameion and Grew, in his district last fall. Reybutn is net for Grew, but Newell is against Grew, and there is a distiiictie'i with a difference that is weith knowing just new. Upen the whole, yesterday was a bad day for Grew, and he must cither hammer some skill aud coinage into his generals or his militia may as well be backed up against a fence te get them into line te disband them. He has the Republican pi ess, the masses of the Republican patty and acletr majority of the Republican senators and representatives iiattnally iu his favor; but loose uuinbcis will net prevail against vctetan ski!! iu oigani.atien and pi onuses and pevvei. Mi US Of TO-DAY. Frem all t'.irtt or the KtatoaiitlCeui.tr). Jehn A. Springer was frozen te death while driving home in Chcstci field county. v irgima, en. Sunday. Albeit A. Outcrbiidge," of Philadelphia, has been appointed State Supreme Const Rci otter, te succeed A. "Wilsen Nonis. A fire atCarmi, Illinois, desfievcd two buildings, occupied by several stores and the Nei man school. Loes, .$40,000. An old woman named Reach was burned te death by her clothes catching fire fiem a pipe while carousing with two ether old people at Atmorctewn, Vctment. The famous Fhst Reformed Pi cabytei ian congregation" case in Pittsbuigh has been decided in the com ts against Rev. Ncvin Woedsidc. The associate judges of Fayette county have been ousted, the uprcmc com t de claring that Fayette has no constitutional right te them. Bernard Gafl'iiey and Jehn 3IcDenald, miners, were killed by a fall of top coal in Ne. 1 shaft, atCaibeudalc, Pa., ycstciday. They leave large families in a destitute condition. R. B. Reynolds, a sailor en the U. b. steamer Powhattan, was found dead in bed in a hotel in New Yeik, ycstciday morn ing, he having blown out the gas before rctirinir. Mrs. 3lary Chadwick, a widow, while sleighing with her brother a: Paikcidaic, New Jersey, was killed by their team being run into by a heavy sleigh driven by a drunken man named licit ing. Dr II. "W. Gcddickc, convicted or at tempting te commit malpractice, in New ark, New Jciscy, was scnteuccd te ten years' imprisonment in the penitentiary and $200 fine. "Win. P. Fuiey, late of the Altoeua Sun. a Democratic politician and a nenttlar stump speaker, has died in Texas where he had first gene for the restoration efhis health. A young girl named Barbara Giccnthal, was stabbed te death in Brooklyn by a young man named James Walsh, whose attentions she had t ejected. lie then tried diewning, but was fished out for the gallows. A little daughter of Jehn Albright, of Upper Uwchlan, Chester, was burned te death. The child's clothing caught fire from a stove. 3Irs. Albright was burned seriously in trying te smother the flames that were devouring her daughter's body. Geerge Bes well, a brakeman en the Al legheny Valley railroad, en the night ex press from Pittsburgh down, in making a coupling in the yard at Oil City en Satur day morning was crushed between two cars, his arm mangled and his chest crushed. In the Tcnucssce Legislature the Heuse was organized by the election of W. B. Ramsey, Republican, of Shelby, sneaker. The Senate ballettcd twenty-five times for speaker without tcsult. Ramsey is tc gaaded as mere of a Greenback than a Republican. lite caucus of Republican Assembly men in Albany N. Y., unanimously nominated General Geerge II. Sharpc, of Ulster coun ty, as their candidate for Speaker of the Heuse ; Skinner, of Jeffersen, who was the most prominent opponent of Sharpc, turning in "for harmony. " In Thornbury, Delaware county, 3Its. Elizabeth Bulleck, an aged lady wrs sit ting by a het stove when she saw smoke ceiling up from her dress. She started te run from the room and the air fanned the lire until it enveloped her body. A gen tleman who ran te her and wrapped her in his arms was badly scorched. 3Irs. Bul Bul eock lingered in great agony uatil Satur day afternoon, when she died. Anether Wife Murder. Anten Kleefel, of New Yerk, and wife came te spend the holidays with 3Irs. Klecfel's parauts, Bauchspicce by name, farmers, who reside at Big Creek, about three miles from Weissport, en the Le high and Susoucitanne railroad, about twelve miles below Mauch Chunk, Carben county. Sunday night the family were engaged in singing hymns and song?, Kleclel aud wife taking the principal part. Kleefel requested his wife te sing " Pall for the Shere," which she refused. Kleefel seized a shotgun which was standing in a corner, took deliberate aim and fired. The shot took effect iu the left eye, penetrat ing the brain and causing instant death. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE LEAF. Stale of I lie Lecal Tobacco 3!arket. During the past. week our local market has been unusually quiet. The holiday season always causes a suspension of active operations among tobacco men, aud this season the extremely cold weather has been auethcr aigumcnt te keep the dcalcisat home and net te expose them selves te a temperature 20 degrees below zero. Even the grower- have, in a great measure, been compelled te lay oft" en ac count of the extreme cold and the dry at mosphere, se that the week's operations may be very briefly summed up thus : Ne tobacco taken from the poles ; very little stripped and still Ies sold. Our local packets and the resident agents of New Yerk, Baltimore and Philadelphia houses have been picking up a few lets of geed leaf, but they are teticciit as te prices. About all that they arc willing te say is that the crop as a whale is badlygbittcn by the Ilea ; that the bulk of it is very unde sirable and will net be lifted except at very low piiees, and that that part of the crop which is geed, (a veiy small ptoper tien, they say) viti bring geed prices. On the whole the piospcclef a speedy lift ing of the crop is net enceuiaging. This time last car all wa- activity and bustle new cvvl ,'thin.: is dull and quiet. During the past week about 100 cases of 1879 wen sold in this city en private terms. As the amount of this crop lessens in volume the prices stiffen. There has thus far been vcty little of the ctep of 1880 delivered te the purchasers This meining a few .-led leads, purchased some weeks age were delivered at the waiehoti-e of Messrs whiles & Ftcy. It was gievvn in West Cocalke aud sold for 20 and 5. 11 31. Behcn has putchased a cr) of 8 acre-.-, giewn in Ephrata for 12, 8 and ".. L. T. Heusel, of Quarry villc, bought 1 acre 1'mm Samuel Uievvii for 12, 0 and :$, and one acre fiem .'obit Shaub at 12, 7 and .5, and fiem ilewaid 3liller half an acie at le and IJ, and from Jehn Rcinecr half an acre at 13 and '.. 3lr. Ilcnscl also bought three crops of very superior tobacco' at figures net given but understood te be well up in the twen ties. The wrappers of these crops ranged from 24 te 40 inches. The leaves from three stocks weic weighed, asd their re spective weight was 14,13 aiuijlU ounces. James Fry, Meehaiiics'Greve, sold te 3Ir. Heusel one acre of very line tobacco for 10, 10 and 3, in the wrapper part of which there was but 103 pounds less than 27 inches in length : only about 178 pounds of seconds and 132 pounds of fillers. A fcOKUOWFUL. FAMILY. 4iI.iiltleneI ly Levi Sensenig's Ueueresslty. Christian Rudy and his wife, and four bright children, the eldest aged about fourteen, had a little farm in Wurtcm berg. Their horse died and in their lack of means te farm their little place they tin ncd thcit land into money and set out for America. Lauding in New Yeik, they were advised te go te Kansas te seek thcit fei tune. They left New Yei k en Christ mas day and it was a cold day "' wl.cn they landed friendless and forlorn in a Kansas town. They wetc charged $G a day fur their accommodations and it did net require much German thrift, te calculate that long befeic the time came for tlicin te enter upon farm weik their little stock of money would be exhausted. In despair aud hcait-sick they at once turned their faces hemewaid and staited te go straight back te Ger many. Yesterday between Pittsbargh and this city the family attracted the attention of Jlcnjamin Bitch and enlisted the interest of Levi Sensenig, returning from the Western cattle markets. The fei lern con dition of the family and the dreary prospect before the travel-wen: children, especially gaiucd for them 3Ir. Scnscnig's active sympathy, and he invited them le step off here, agreeing te find them work and a home. They were taken te a hotel and made comfortable last night and Mr. Sensenig has rented a house for them. They have money enough te start com fortably and ate delighted beyond measure at the prospect which 3Ir. Scnscnig's kindly interest has opened for them. "In asmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these ye have done it unto 3Ie." K. Of P. Installation of Officers, Appointment, &c. Last evening Disttict Deputy Daniel Lee installed the "flicers elect of Lancas ter ledge. Ne, 03. K. of P., in their castle hall, Prince street. A list of the above efliiccrs was published in the Intelligen cer of Tuesday last. In addition te the elected eili.-ci s C C. Jehn L. Ceylc made the following appointments, who were ale duly installed ; 1. G. Jas. M. Aliment. O. G. Jehn II. Loucks. Attendants. Fred. Clara, Samuel Me Cormick, Jehn Stoy, Fred Milley. Lancaster ledge is at piescnt in a most flourishing condition, having, during the term just closed, nominated twenty can didates, with almost an equal number new iu progress of nomination. Ptesent mem bership, 251 and lcceiptsduring the term, $1,011,32. Musical Sociable. At the "Licdcikranz"' concert and social last night at their hall at the Schil ler house, there was a very large attend ance, geed music (by Tayler's orchestra) excellent etdcr and a pleasant company, composed of members aud their families only. The following was the pregramme : 1. Welcome Overture bv Keller Or chestra. 2. " Dcutscher Aar," by Abt Chorus. 3. Duct from "Martha," by Fleten 11. Drachbar and II. C. Mcllingcr. i. Arouse Overture, by Becttgci Or chestra. 5. The Bells, tenor sole. II. Diach bar. 6. En Avnnt March, by Becker Chorus. 7. Duet " Drift my bark," by Kuckcn II. Drachbar and A. Kehlcr. 8. The Friar, bass sole II. C. Mel linger. The singing was excellent. Cew Killed by un Engine. Yesterday afternoon the engine of an ex tra freight train, en the Quarryvillc rail road, bound north, ran iute two cows near the trestle weik just tietth of New Provi dence. One cow was knocked off the track embankment aud was killed, and the ether escaped. The engineer whistled for the cows as seen as lie saw tnem in hopes of itigiitening tnem en. ttc was unable te step his train and one was killed. The fireman, feat ing there would be an acci dent, jumped from the engine and fell some distance, without being injured. The cows belonged te Gabriel Smith. Silver Wedding. Yestctday Henry L. Hartraau, lintc bttrner of East Lampeter, celebrated his silver wedding. There was a very large couceursc of friends pretcut, and the hap py couple were made the recipients of many valuable presents. Amemr the guests present were several from this city. Jlustc and feasting formed an interestine I part of the pregramme. AGRICULTURE. 31EKTING OF THE AGlUCULTflt L SO CIETY Crep Repert Protection te Pere-tn Elec tion of Officers Financial Affairs Jfca, 4c. The January meeting of the Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultural society was held in their room in city hall jestcrday afternoon. The following named membeis and visi tors were present : Jeseph F. Witnter, president, Paradise ; 31. D. Kcndlg, secretary, Crcsswell ; Hen ry Kurtz, 3Ienut Jey ; S. P. Eby, esq , city ; Casper Hiller, Conestoga ; Jehnsen 3Iiller. Warwick ; W. W. Griest, city ; F. R. Diftenderffer, city ; E.B. Biubaker, Bricketvillc ; Dr. C. A. Grceuc, city ; 3Ir. Hoever, Lititz ; Dr. Wm. Compten, city ; C. L. Hnnsecker, 3Ianhcim ; Cal vin Cooper, Bird-in-Hand ; Frank Griest, city ; J. 31. Johnsten, city ; Win. 3IcCemsey, city ; Washington L. Hershey, Chickies ; Jehn G. Resh, West Willow ; Henry G. Resh, West Willow ; Dr S. S. Rathven, city. Cyrus Nell', of 3Ieuntville, was proposed for membership and elected. Crep reports being called for, Jehnsen Miller said there was but little te report at this time of year. He had noticed that some of the cherry trees had been burst open by the extreme cold. Casper Hiller said that a cherry tree, or ether fruit trees might be burst open and yet bear geed fruit. The buds of some fruit ttces are killed when the mercury falls below 13 or IS degrees Fahrenheit. In 1$30 and iu ISM the apple trees were se badly frozen that some of them never re covered. 31. D. Kcndig suggested that members fiem the several sections of the county report at next stated meeting of the socie ty the average yield of the cereals in their respective districts. President Witmcr read his annual ad dress. It is of considerable length and the crowded condition of our columns prevents us from publishing it iu full. The president reviews the past year's work of the society tnc first year since its incorporation. The fair held last fall was net a success and this was caused partlyjjy politics, partly because of the place at which it was held being unsuitable, and partly be cause the farmers of the county did net extend te it a proper support. He was opposed te holding auethcr fair, although he tegarded the society as one of the best in the state. As we of the East cannot compete with the great West in the pro duction of cereals we must leek te the production of something else ie make farming profitable. We have almost a monopoly of the growth of tobacco, but care must be taken lest wc exhaust the soil. He recommended the improvement of our stock by the introduction of thor oughbreds, and advised careful experi ments in soiling cattle and prcservinx green feed by cnsilege. He recommended that the dairy business and the culture of small futits be mere largely entered into, and that farmers give mere of their time te innocent and healthful recreations. Casper Hiller read a brief paper en wind-brakes. He doubted whether they were of much practical value in our county. Our farms suffer less from heavy winds oil the exposed highlands than from the severe cold in mete shel tered places. It is well-known that cold weather is severest in sheltered locations, and fruit trees arc mere frequently injured iu sheltered valleys than in exposed loca tions. The reason of this is that in shel tered places the dew settles en the young buds and becomes frost and ice, while in mere open places the wiud and sun keeps the buds dry and saves them from freez ing. It is admitted that shelter belts have the effect of ripciiining fruit percep tibly earlier. S. P. Eby, esq., read an essay en " Tree Culture." He assumed as facts that the climate of Eastern Pennsylvania had un dergone great changes within the period of forty years. That the variations in heat and cold have become mere sud den and intense. That the summers are mere dry and the winters mere changeable, with less snow. That the Hew of our larger springs have decreased in vehims and that many smaller ones have entirely disappeared. That wells have te be deep ened, and in summer water-power supple mented by steam. That our rivers and sttcams are net se regular in their flew as formerly, but that they rise higher after heavy rains and become lower in dry weather. That winds sweep with greater force, aud we have fewer local lains and mere haul storms during the seasons, and that we have net the fine fruit our ancestors had forty years age. All these ills the essayist believed could be traced te the cutting away of our foi fei csts, and the remedy he proposed was te plant new ones. Full grown trees should never be cut down until young ones had been planted te take their places. In Lan caster county mete than one half the tim ber that was growing forty years age, has been cut down. A part of this, say 10 or 13 per cent., should be restored. He re membered the formation and incorporation of companies for that purpose, and he read the draft of a proposed act of Assem bly creating them and defining their objects and privileges. Dr. Grecne tcad fiem Harper' Jfuga einc for April," 1830, an article proving be yond cavil that the cutting away of for ests lessens or dries up the streams and causes dearths and produces deserts, and the replanting of them restores the streams and make the land fruitful. The essay was discussed at censidciable length by 3Iessrs. Casper Hiller, C. L. Hunsccker, Henry Kurtz, Jolinsen 3IiIIcr and ethers, all of whom regretted the rapid disappearance of the forests, but most of whom doubted the wisdom of having them restored by the incorporation of timber companies having power te enter at will en private lands and take possession of them iu the same way th.it railway companies take possession. In deference te the objections offered 3Ir. Eby struck out from the proposed act of Assembly, the clause granting companies power te enter upon Janus without the consent of the owner, aud then en motion the society endorsed the proposed law. The society then went into an election of officers which resulted as fellows : President Jeseph S. Witmcr. Vice President J. B. Garbcr aud Ilemy 31. Engle. Secretary and Treasurer 31. D. Ken dig. Corresponding Secretary Jehn II. Lan dis. 3Ianager3 Calvin Cooper, Jehn C. Lin villc, Jolinsen Miller, Eph. S. Hoever, AVm. II. Brosius. 31. D. Kcndig, secrctaiy and treasurer, presented his annual report which was examined by an auditiug committee and found correct the balance en the treasury being 47.38 A few small bills for janitor's sci vices were ordered paid. Dr. S. S. Rathven, treasurer of the late fair,ptcscntcd his final report which show ed a balance in his hands- of $37.34, which he handed te the secretary. Dr. Rathven stated that he held two diplomas granted at the late fair, which had net yet been called for. One of them belonged te North & Ce., and the ether te A. F. Spencer. Adjourned. Fell Out of a Barn and Killed. On Saturday last James Beale, aged 71 years, living near Cain Station, ou the Pennsylvania railroad, went up into the straw mew of the barn te threw down some straw for the stock and, while in the act of performing the work, he lest his balance and fell out into the barn-yard en some frozen manure. The fall broke his I neck and death. was instantaneous. v. ft a r A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. A MAN VVT TO P1EC:-.S 1IY A KO.VI) TKA1X. KAIL- MutlUte.; Ueyeuil Recognition uioeil. ISene , I'lcsti itml Clothing Scat tered Frem Lancaster te Le.im.iii Place. This meiuiug about daybreak pieces of a man's head were found at the frog of the switch under the Shippeu street bridge, ever the Pennsylvania nihead, by Track Walker Wcid Ic : further examination was made : bleed and pieces of flesh were found scattered along the track te a point west of the depot. At the switch at the eastern end of the depot a nuinbei of piece of llcsh were found ; r.e.ti the switch at the Shippeu street bridge a man's hand was found. Near Best's boiler works a les, w ith a beet en it. was found. Clothing, bones and pieces of llcsh were picked up at different points slang the read. The;, were all gathered to gether and were taken te the coroner's oflicein the com t house. A quantity el" feed, consisting of cold turkey, white grapes, &c. were bIm found, 'together with a leather purse and several dollars iu silver and paper money. Conductor Arneld, of engine Ne. 133 which passed cast this meiiiing, repotted from Lcaman Place that he had found some clothing at the Big Conestoga bridge, some clothing and matted bleed at Goidenvillc, and a coat in the ash pit at Lcaman Place. The cot ener impaneled a jury consist ing of Jehn P. Geed. Gcei ic V. Eaby. C. F. Stencr. Them.u F. 3leEhigett, Harry II. Ilcnscl and Charles Strino. An exami nation of the pieces of the body was made by Drs. Compten aud Ehlcr, and the coro ner's jiuy. The man h.m went a black ever coat, pantaloons of a htewnish color, black vest, almost new, a pair of cloth covered glove.-, and a pair of beets (both of which were found and are exactly 10 inches in length) which had veiy geed soles en them. The clothing ami the beets looked as though they had been worn by a railroad man or a machinist. Along the track, with the puise. wcre found a number of eiders for nieicliaiMlisueii the storeof II. 31. Wilsen, at Geshen, Fulton township. Lancaster county. Tiiey range in value fiem 10 cents te $1. A card with the words, Buck's hotel aud restaurant, 34 West Pratt street," and another of " I. Glcuck, optician, SO" N. 27th street, Phila delphia." were also found. Who the man is is a mystery as yet. It will be imiessib!c te recognize the body, as it is cut te pieces and the head it believed te have been ciiished at the Shippeu street bridge, where the biaius were found. Persons who knew ei" any one te be missing should mal.u an examination of the cloth ing and papers found with the pieces of this bidy. ! Is believed by many that the man was a r.iihe.id cuipheec en account of the appiaiauce of his clothing and from the fact that he had a kettle of dinner with him. O the is think thai the man was a resident el the lower end el the county, and was attempting te get te Phil adelphia by freight. Something new may be learned when it is arceitaiucd upon which train the accident occurred, and when the witnesses are examined licfere the coroner's jury, whieli will meet at the ctll of the coroner. leivDiit 11 Oujiir.' This is the uucstieu which presents itself te ever) one who has learned of the horri ble accident. It may be easily explained however. The bunipcw-. of many of the cars are very slippery. It is very likely that the dcc.iscd was standing en a bum per when he fell elf. In falling he prob ably was caught in the biake rigging and was then tout te pieces by the tiack aud ties. TIi i - theory seems te be the correct one, fur at every point w here there was a frog or mere than one track the largest quantities of flesh were found. I..itcr'.trtl ul:irs. Between 10 ami li o'clock this forenoon the trunk of the man's body was found by Jesse Nyeaid Jno. Wagner. It was lying en the ice of tti- Conc.tegi creek, imme diately under the raihead bridge where it fell fiem the tiain. The legs and arms had been eat fiem the body aud the head had been severed just above the chin. On the chin arc black side whiskeis. The body shows that the man w.tj of geed sie. The rem tins were given into the care of the coroner. Weid was telegraphed te all the conduc tors of trains which i).is.-ed cast thieugh this city te !:y te m.iLc examination of their trains, for the purpose of ascertain ing whether any of their men are missing. Up te the present time all arc reteitcd as being sifi. sleililnj; l'aitics. The ciieir of St. 3Iaiy's chinch were last evening " treated '" te a sleigh ride by Rev. Father Jfickcy, the pastor. The paity rendezvoused at St. 3Iaiys parson age, and about half-pn'-t six started off. It required tvvelaige "family" sleighs te accommodate all the passengers. The point of destination w.is .Millers villc, which being reached without accident or incident, but with an immense amount of fun and meiinucut, all hands alighted at the hotel, and after " v.vrining up " the retain trip v.. is made. On reaching the city a tour et the town v. a- made, and the big sleighs attracted net a little attention its leaded with their pi ecieiis and merry freight they dashed ever the .smoothly beaten streets. It was past nine o'clock when the paity separated, all hands join ing in a vote of thanks te Father Hickcy for his gcneieus treat. A party of a -tore or mete )eung ladies and gentlemen I'ft this cit) for Lititz last evening, the occasion being a sleighing party given by one of the ladies compli mentary te her companion ;. The tide out was delightful, and arrived at the village, a bountiful repast u as spread for their en tertainment .it the Springs h-tcl, which having been dispatched, there was music, dancing and ether social enjoyment, and at a late hour the party returned mere than sport. well pleased with the evening's On a Visit te His Old Heme. W. H. Perter, fermeily of this city and new of Cincinnati, son el James Perter, who left Lancaster some fifteen years age, is new v Kiting his old friends and familiar place:, el J in" :-ync. He is stepping at the Stevens house, accompanied by his two daughtcis. .Mi-s Jennie aud Kitty. They came te Lancaster te attend 3Iiss Slay makci's wedding and have remained ever te renew their family acquaintances. m An Eye in Hanger.; Chailis Weed, residing en Prince street, who le.st his left eye fifteen weeks age by being sti tick by a spawl of tock which he was sledging, started for Philadelphia to day for treatment at Will's eye in firmaiy. being fearful that he may ly-ethc ether ev r. Mere Snow. It commenced snowing about 9 o'clock this morning and has continued without cessation up te the present time (3 p. in.) between two ami three inches having been added within that t'mc te the fine bed of snow tn it !el! last week. The sleighing is "supc-i'." It.H;icctlns Jlrllgc. Our county commissioners went te-day te Mcieer'.s Ferd, en the Octoraro creek. te meet the commissioners of Chester fnnntv -and the bridge iitsnectcrs te in spect the new intcr-cemity bridge recently erected : th"t place. I'iscens stolen. Last night thiev es broke into Milteu J. Ruth's pigeon .ete, 13 East German street, and stele therefrem seven pain; of valuable pigeons worth about HO. An entrance was gamed by forcing the lock, ' ?J -J! s3PQCK3asErairarTKTTr-iiwgliriTii'iii
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