"V s-wwraca-sws: ---.'.r.,, ".."(t3 LANUAtiTBK i)AJLY I NTKLL1GENCEU MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1881. Ul- r-i Lancaster intelligencer. MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 10,1881. The ew Senators. The fresh members who are about te be added te the United States Senate will net add anything te its lustre. The palmiest days of the Senate were the old days, when it seemed te gather into its besom the distinguished political talent of the country. There cannot be any less of that new than then ; indeed there must naturally be a great deal mere with our greater population, for the average of intellectual ability among a people does net change with the gen erations. The difficulty new is that senatorial ability does net serve te secure, as it once did, the senatorial place. Se many peer sticks have reached the cham ber that new any nian thinks he is fit for it, and it has been thrown open as a common object of ambition te politicians of any grade. Once a man of medium ability would have found himself very uncomfortable in the Senate, and could hardly have get there,either, for the hoot- ings of these who recognized his unfit ness and were indignantat his impudence. But there is no room any mere for in dignation te be thus inspired. This has come, te some extent, from the admission of new states te the Union with scanty population, which did net admit of a very wide choice of material te fill the two senatorial places. It came again from the flood of carpet-bag senators that followed the war. The office became se lowered in dignity that new the whole herd of hungry politicians consider it their sieil and no one need be forced te feel that if he gets the seat he will be se conspicuously small for it as te be a prepei object for concentrated public derision. Certainly smaller men than some of these who are about te ascend te these seats, and from the elder states tee, have never sought te reach them. Eugene Hale, of Maine, for instance, is a man of exceedingly moderate capa city, which would be exhausted in admin istering the affairs of a country village. Hew lie maintains himself in Maine, and is te be sent without opposition as her senator, would be inexplicable but that his wife inherited the large fortune of Senater Chandler. The political force of the father-in-law held the aspiring young man up while he lived, and when he died he dropped him en the solid support of his money bags. Conspicuous illustrations of the same willingness in the Northern states te let their best men rest at home, when they would send lustre upon their common wealths in the Senate, are present new en every hand. Pennsylvania is net in condition te threw stones at her sister states for this failing. Her example, per haps, quite as much as that of the new states and the carpel-baggers, has tended te make the office of senator one of common scrambling. The Cam Cam erens, father and son, are net of the proper senatorial order of men. They are men et natural power, but net of that degree and kind which makes them honorable and illustrious representatives of this great state in the Senate, where Pennsylvania should be heard through her men of greatest intellect, integrity and eloquence. 'Hie Nimble Mahone. Senater Mahone, of Virginia, evidently thinks that his opinions are of great im portance and that the eyes of the coun try are fixed upon his small person with great attention. We think he deceives himself. He leeks like a monkey, which is net his fault ; and he seems te act very much like one, which is. A monkey is an amusing creature, but net very alarming except te ner vous people and children. General Mahone is net alarming. He rep resents Virginia in the Senate, and te that extent is important : as a great many small men new are. He will net be the least interesting among the little senators, for he is an active mite, and very fend of strutting and swelling. As long as he keeps within bounds and does net burst, he will attract a geed deal of attention from the country en the elevated platform which will be afforded him for his gyra tions. Hut really people de net care se much as bethinks they de te knew what he thinks or is going t$ de. Fer they knewalready. They knew he is going te try te cultivate Mahone and make as much as he can out of his senatorial e3ice. He will be independent of any consideration outside of Mahone. His party is Mahone. Down in Virginia, when it was organized, they called them selves " Readjusters ;M and a very ap propriate name it was ; they are ready te readjust their relations with ether par ties and things every time they think they can make anything by it ; and these are Mahone's principles. He will slide around from the Republicans te the Democrats as his occasion seems te demand and as their tolerance or needs will permit. Mr. Garfield, hav ing tiie offices, will present te Mahone a strong object of attraction, and he may be expected te exhibit a crab-like cling ing te the administration meat. His very latest information te the peo ple is about the Virginia debt, in which he seeks te sustain the novel preposition that the Democratic party of the state, supporting the present state law which gives the state's creditors what they de mand, is the repudiation party while Senater Mahone's party, which wants te readjust the state's settlement with her creditors in a way te which the creditors are violently opposed, is the state credit party. That is a big feat in argument for even a man of Senater Ma hone's wonderful self-esteem te under take, and hew he acquits himself of it may be concluded from his concluding declaration, that " "We are net repudia repudia ters. We acknowledge every dollar that we believe we justly ewe, and we intend te pay it; and if we ask an abatement in the rale of it is our poverty net our will consents." Dees net that sound nicely ? And en that platform, where is the repudiator ? And who could be a thief ? We pay everything that " we believe we justly ewe," and when we don't " our pover ty net our will," is the fault. Credi tors will take notice of the new rule of Senater Mahone, doubtless te be consist ently advocated by him in a national law te "readjust" the accounts of debtor and creditor, wherever the debtor and creditor disagree, se that the debt or's conception of what he " justly ewes," modified by his poverty, shall be secured as the basis of settlement. Onr Example. The Londen Spectator, in an article admitting, with rare English concession, the marvelleus material development of the United States, reproaches us with our "failure te use the marvelous strength new revealed in doing some thing for the relief of oppressed and in competent races and nations elsewhere." It intended te recall for our example, no doubt, England's word-encircling drum beat and her philanthropic efforts in the direction of India, Afghanistan and "Seuth Africa. The Natien very fit ly replies that this nation is rendering much mere valuable ser vice te her contemporaries in the " successful exhibition of a government without standing armies, and of a society which does net make pets of fighting men "an exhibition that is net without its lessen te oppressing nations as well as oppressed. England's alleged missionary statesmanship has as often stained her annals with the record of oppression as it has glorified them with relief for the sufferiug ; and the immense drain upon her domestic resources te maintain the glitter of her foreign establishments has imposed upon her common people weightier burdens than she has ever lifted from far-off peoples The'energies of the United States have been turned in upon their own development, se as te present te the struggling cause of liberty every where the inspiring example of a suc cessful establishment of free institutions, and te upbuild a home for these who flee from oppression wherever it is regnant. England cannot show as geed a record ; it may net be tee late for her te profit from the lessen tauirht, by her offspring. Mil. Coxklixe has raised the cry in New Yerk that Mr. Depew's candidacy for the United States Senate is in the in terest of the corporations; se that the issue there becomes one of the political machine against the corporation machine. In Pennsylvania we have generally suf fered from the "aggressive power of corporations in collusion with political rings."' "We trust New Yerk will profit from their antagonism. RurunLiCAX members of the Penn sylvania Legislature will net ask them selves this week, " Is he honest, is he fit y but " What are they paying a head?" The Cameren ian tests have succeeded the Jeffersonian. MINOR TOPICS. It is te be hoped the new monopoly in match-making will net prove an embargo en matrimony. Boycott is meie than $30,000 out, but what is that te a man who has become a verb ? The Londen World does net believe that Themas Hughes will be able te create in rugged Tennessee an Arcadia whose foundations arc lawn tenuis and 5 o'clock tea. Senater Lamar is said te have ex pressed the belief that the white people of Mississippi would rather see Senater Bruce in Garfield's cabinet than any white Re publican in the state. The committee en gubernatorial votes of the Maine Legislature will, it is said, present two reports te-day, the majority in favor of declaring Plaistcd elected, and the minority submitting the matter te the supreme court. Mn. Ciiaki.es Reus, a member of the corn and flour exchange of Baltimore, who suspended in 1879 for about $30,000, and compromised with his creditors for fifty cents en the dollar, lias sent a check te each of his creditors, paying in full, with six per cent, interest, the deficit of his suspension. A yeuxs lady in Primghar, Iowa, who was made a convert te the Baptist faith, was led te the chilly water te be baptized just after our first cold snap set in. The water had scarcely moistened her stock ings before she nervously snatched her hand from that of the elder who Mas lead ing her and exclaimed : "It's tee cold ; I'll wait till spring." TnK attorney general has introduced into the English Parliament the corrupt practices at elections bill and explained that its chief object was te put an end te the lavish expense accompanying most elections; that te effect this a certain sum would be fixed for the entire election, according te a schedule varying according te the size of the ceustitueney. Various punishments with hard labor would be inflicted for corrupt practices, such as bribing; a Candidate guilty of corrupt practices never te be able te sit again for the constituency where they occurred. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are new se close in the evening sky that they can all be taken in at a g'ance; and they make a brilliant picture. Venus, which in the telescope appears nearly in the shape of a half moon, is nearest the horizon aud most conspicuous. Jupiter comes next net se dazzlingas Venus, but yet exceed, ing every fixed star in brightness. Sat urn is a few degrees te the left of Jupiter, looking quite pale by contrast, although equal te most of the first magnitude stars. While these three give beauty te the western sky, Orien and Taurus, with the Deg Star at their hec's, lord it in the eastern heavens, and Capclla glitters overhead. A Generous Benefactor. Reruard McCane, a widely-known and highly-respected citizen of Manayunk, leaves his entire estate of $300,000 te vari ous churches and charitable institutions of tho'Cathelic church, including $5,000 te the Fiome of Aged and Infirm CIcrgvmen in Lancaster, and $10,000 te Bishop Jere miah II. Shanahan ; but this last is con ditienal, aud if the conditions are net complied with it may revert te the general peer fund, which is already very hand some. The deceased had previously given away $200,000. PKBSONAI The Saiia Bebxhabdt company passed through Lancaster yesterday en their way te Chicago from Philadelphia, where they closed their engagement last night. The total receipts in Philadelphia were $25, 536, of which 80 per cent, gees te Mr. Abbey. The total receipts thus far in America have been $206,854. Miss Eulalia Rislsv, a Texan girl, has made a successful debut in a concert at Vienna. Her voice is a contralto, power ful but net harsh. Even the Vienna press, net apt te be complimentary te foreigners, gave her great encouragement. Miss Tuunsnv, who was contemplating a re turn te New Yerk, has been induced by several flattering engagements at Prague and Dresden te postpone her departure. Her succes with the Viennese public has been great ; a fact which gees te show still mere clearly the ignorance of the mass of the New Yerk public in regard te the merits of a truly fine artist. The great Paris star of the day is the successor of Rachel and Sarah Bernhardt. Her name is Pasca. She has obtained fame at St. Petersburg, and rules Paris at the present moment both artistically and socially. She is a pupil of Delsaite and Regnicr. She made her debut some six years age, and has hardly been heard of in Paris since, the director of the Imperial theatre at St. Petersburg having carried her away almost immediately after her first appearance en the beards et the Gym nasc. She is said te be an extremely severe and virtuous woman, aud in these qualifications lies probably the secret of the social influence she obtained at the court of St. Petersburg and is new gain ing iu the aristocratic salons of Paris. She is an admirable shot, and has a big stuffed black bear guarding the deer of her de paitment at the Batignelles. It is said te be only one of the many she has shot in Russia. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. American securities are in the greatest demand in the Londen stock market. Mr. Tennyson's new play, "The Cup," has achieved a wonderful success. There were sixteen deaths from small pox aud four from yellow fever at Havana during the past week. William Colliseu and an Indian doctor, while crossing the railroad near Iroquois station, Out., were run ever aud killed. The steamer Arizona, which sailed from Liverpool en Saturday for New Yerk, took 100,000 iu geld. Jehn B. Brown, the wealthiest citizen of Portland, Maine, was fatally injured by slipping en the ice iu that city yesterday. Mrs. C. G. Galley and Mrs. E. O. Ellis, were killed by a train while crossing the railroad at Havana, Ohie, yesterday, in a sleigh. It is reported that two young men and a boy were drowned while skating en Bass creek. New Jersey, last Friday night, but no names were given. Thirty-two of the crew of the Spanish steamer Leen, which sunk in collision with the steamer Hareida, have been saved. Thirty are still missiug. An elephant traveling out West, whose trunk was net checked, drank up all the water iu the tender of the locomotive, se th.it the train was obliged te step. Fer the past two or three weeks no ashes have been removed from Brooklyn dwellings, en account of the trouble ever the street-cleaning contract. The body of a male chiUl with the threat cut was found iu the hallway at Ne. 323 West Twenty-seventh street, New Yerk, Nothing is known of the parents. The steamer General Lyttle was cut down at Cincinuare, O., and sunk by moving ice. At neon fifty empty coal baiges worth $50,000 were sunk. Secret societies of various sorts are very active in England, some of which arc sup posed te be cenectcd with the Land League and some with the Russian Nihilist move meve jncnt. Richard Lester, who married a woman named Hart in a police court at Ottawa te save himself from imprirenment, at tempted te murder her. The woman is in a critical state. Iu Machias, Me., Warren Longmore, aged nine years, has been indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Freeman Wright, aged eight years, in October last. He will be tried this week. A man named Watts while chasing a boy in Terente fell, had his cheek pierced by the stem of a pipe which he was smok ing, and died from the effects of the wound. The body of a man found near the Michigan Central track, Kalamazoo, Mich., has been identified as that of Charles Rebe, a traveling salesman, of Chicago. He fell from the evening express at 3 o'clock iu the morning and dragged himself about until daybreak. The temporary factory of the Ansonia watch aud clock company, opened in Seuth Brooklin after the destruction of their works last October, was burned ycsteiday entailing a less of mere than $40,000 ; in sured for $19,000. Other occupants of the building lest $15,000 ; insured. William J. Sweeney, keeper of a sailors' bearding house in Charleston, Seuth Care lina, delivered four sailors te the British barkentine Sunbeam, at Bull River, yes terday morning. As Sweeney started te return from the vessel three et the sailors jumped back into the beat. The captain thereupon opened fire en the beat, killiug one of the sailors and seriously wounding Sweeney and another. Near Hendersen, Ky., Jehn Davis, alias Wright, a married man aged thirty-five, quarrelled with H. L. Balmer. an old man sixty years of age, in reference te a beard bill. Balmer was en Davis's beat and Davis during the quarrel seized a stick of weed and advanced en him. He retreated te his beat and taking down his rifle warned Davis back. Davis continued te advance across the plank connecting the two beats, and just as he stepped en Bal mcr's beat, the old man shot him at six feet range. "He was fencing me in," said Balmer, "and I was compelled te fence him out " Davis's wife says Balmer as sassinated him and picked him off as Da vis was sawing weed. Balmer is in jail and a reward is standing for the captuie of Davis for sheeting a man in Louisville. A Desperate Duel. At Bittsc, in the Trenezin county, Hun gary. M. Smialevsky, who was in his nineteenth year and son of a landed pro prietor, and M. Meravsky, aged twenty one, whose father was district magistrate, agreea some weeks age te settle some ro mantic differences by a duel. Having ordered pistols from Vieuna they went to gether the eveniug before the combat te a local ball and appeared te be en the most friendly terms. In the early morn ing, when the dancing was ever, they went arm-in-arm te the apartments which they were occupying in common and took a few hours' rest. At 8:30 o'clock they went out alene te a neighboring forest, and took up their position at a distance of only three paces irem each ether, lietb hred, and both fell. M. Smialevsky was unable te move from the spot, but M. Meravsky was able te drag himself te his lodgings. An hour elapsed before a surgeon was able te reach the man who bad been left en the ground. On the sixth day after the duel both of the duelists died, each having pre viously made a formal declaration that the cause of this desperate encounter was an affair of honor. STATE ITEMS. J. W. Hogue, of Oil City, was killed by the explosion of a let of powder. The Pittsburgh deg show opens en Thursday. There will be $250,000 worth of canines en exhibition. Reading Democrats apparently have de cided te re-elect Mayer Tyson. His term will expire rext month. The Schuylkill county graud jury's re port, which has just been made, is only nine lines long. At the Montgomery almshouse last month the paupers used 600 pounds of to bacco and 300 pounds of soap. Friday was the eighty-ninth birthday of Henry Cresinger, a prominent citizen of upper rreviuence, .Montgomery, aim en that day he died. William and Samuel Phillips engaged in a fight in Michael Buckley's tavern Phila delphia and are ejected. They returned aud were both shot, one of them fatally. Near Alteena, recently, an apple butter boiling was held by a gentleman wtie had an immense crop of apples. There were a large number of people present aud they highly enjoyed the sport. Alfred M. Markel, an attorney of New Bleem held. Perry county, died yesterday, at the age of thirty years, from the eifects of an overdeso et chloral, winch he was using as a nervine. He was recently Dem ecratic candidate for state senator in the Thirty-first district. The report that the body of Jeseph Sny der, lynched en December 'i7 at Santee s mills, for the murder of the Geglcs, had been stolen from the grave at the ceuuty almshouse is unreund ed. His photograph" is new offered for sale and sells very rapidly. The frame dwelling of Jeseph S. Reek, employed as a fireman en the Catawissa branch of the Reading railroad was des treyed by fire. He had about $100 in silver buried in the cellar aud a big stone placed ever it and it was saved. The house was entirely destroyed. The Veteran Cerps are taking a hand in the Philadelphia municipal nominations. and they specially desire the selection of Majer Plnpps for receiver of taxes. "If they really want him or auy ether Repub lican receiver, the Veterans should demand the passage of an act making salaries for the tax officials and ending the excessive fees of that department," the Timet thinks. In Easten, en Saturday, Heward, Ernst and Frank Grace, sons of G. II. Grace, su perintendent of the Western Union tele graph company, and Albert Sage, cousin of the Grace boys, were seriously injured by running into a milk sled, while coast ing iu Ferry street. Willis Fex, son of Prof. Fex of Lafayette college, was se verely injured while coasting by falling ever an embankment thirty feet high. "Ths is te certify that Georgianna Wartman. instead of being an eloper with Frank Goodwin was en a visit te her sis ter and knew nothing of the circumstances until returning home te-day."" Snch was the card, signed uenrgianna Wartman, that appeared in the Norristown papers It was reported that Miss Wartman had eloped with F. P. Goodwin, a barber, and the matter supplied the gossips with a sa very morsel until Miss Wartman's assur ance that she wasn't " an eloper " killed en the story. A number of Wilkesbarre Democrats held a meeting the ether evening te con suit regarding the action of Mr. Eckley B, Coxe in declining te take the oath of office as senator. There was but one opinion, and that te the effect that Mr Coxe should be reneminated aud elected. A resolution urging that course was adopted. Many Republicans have ex pressed a desire te vote for Mr. Coxe and one went se !ar as te eiler all the money necessary for campaign purposes. MADE ANOTHER MA'S AVI IK. A Minister Left Hecitleiliy in the Lurch in Ills Matrimonial Matters. Geerge Bevard is the name of a young Methodist minister who atteuded the an nual conference of the M. E. church at Mercer, Pa., a couple of years age. While there he and a yeuug lady teacher of the soldiers' orphan school, located in fiercer, fell in love with each ether. Her name was Clara Shaffer. He was about te start for India te Christianize the heathen. A correspondence was kept up between the two, and he wanted her te te come te him, be married and assist him iu his labors. He had no money te pay her expenses, aud she had none. In this emergency, a few months age, she made a confident of " Dick " Wright, a heavy clothing mer chant of Mercer, and he, being a big hearted man with generous impulses, of fered te supply her with what money she needed te reach her far-off lever. She gladly accepted his offer, and at once be gan her preparations ler the Ieug journey. "Dick" and Miss Shaffer were thrown much togcther'fer a while, and about the time she was ready te start he was deeply iu love with her himself. But he said nothing, and she started for New Yerk with enough of " Dick's " money in her pocket te take her te India. Twe or three days after her departure he grew despondent, and cliided himself for having given away his cliaucc for mar rying Miss Shatter himself. A thought struck him, and that was te fellow her and, if possible, overtake her before she bearded a steamer iu New Yerk, for distant India. He acted promptly en the thought, took the care, reached New Yerk and found the vessel en which she was te sail. Miss Shaffer was already en beard : lie made known his affection, asked her ier her hand for himself, was accepted. and the two returned te Mercer a few days age as man wife. The outcome is a little rough en the young minister who is wrestling with sup sup perstitien and idolatry iu the jungles of India. MONOPOLIZING MATCH MAKING. The Organization of the Largest and Richest Company in the World. There has just been formed in New Haven a syndicate, te ' control the manu facture of matches in this country, with a capital of $2,250,000, all paid up. It is kuewn as the Diamond match company, and when in full working order it will be the largest and wealthiest match concern in the world. Its officers arc William II. Swift, of Wilmington, Del., president ; O. C. Barber, of Akren, Ohie, vice president ; L. Wheeler Beccher, of-Westville, Conn., secretary, and William B. Gates, of Frank fort, N. Y., treasurer. In this company every leading match concern in the United States has been swallowed up, aud te day such concerns as the Swift, Courtney & Beecher company, of Westville ; the Richardson match company, of Detroit, Mich.; William Gates's Sens, of Frank fort. N. Y.; August Eichele, of St. Leuis, Me.; and the Barber match company, of Akren, Ohie, arc among the things that were. The above-named, with E.G. Byan, formerly of Carlten, Byan & Ce., of Bos Bes Bos eon ; Al H. Sweet, formerly of Messinger & Sweet, of Norten, Mass. ; F. P. New ton, formerly of Clark match company, of Woodbridge, Conn. ; J. Emery Eaten, formerly of James. Eaten & Sen, of Utica, N. Y., and J. W. Eisenhart, of Yerk, Pa., comprise the new organization. The prime movers in the new scheme have been the Swift, Courney & Beecher company of Westville, a suburb of New Haven. This firm is the largest match making concern in the ceuutry, owning several factories, one at Westville, one in Wilmington, Del., one in Chicago, 111., and also a large mill in Canada, where they receive all the timber used in making matches. Several of the concerns that have none into the syndicate will be from t. a. i :j;nr. ., .:.. KIX UIMUIUS U) l JCUr 1U niumug u tucii individual affairs, but the articles of asso ciation of the new company date from January 1, 1881. Secretary Beecher said te a reporter that under the new company prices would remain unchanged.. The jobbers would suffer, for they alone had been ben efited by the competition that had existed between two or three powerful compa nies. Mr. Beecher's Westville concern holds about one-third of the capital stock of the new company, and has been the pi ime mover in the consolidation, which may prove te be a big monopoly. At present matches arc being sold at the lowest possible figure, considering the large governmental tax. The profit is small, yet, with large sales, it pays the manufacturers well. The new company can de what it pleases se far as fixing prices is concerucd. It need fear no com petition. The silent Weman of Mentauu. On Willow Creek, M. T., resides a woman who for fifteen years, except en one occasion, has net uttered a word, in 1865 she was relentlessly forbidden by her parents te marry a man of her choice Soen after this the family moved te Mon Men tana, and since the day of their starting the young lady, new grown te a woman of 30 years, has net articulated as much as half a dozen words. Her long silence is attributed te intense and abiding indig nation at the cruelty of her parents, and probably conceiving words te be useless and inadequate te express the poignancy of her suffering, she concluded never te speak again, a resolution which she has adhered te se lar with remarkable tenacity. She lives with her parents, ec cupies a room by hcrsetl, ictuses te see strangers, and te all intents and purposes is absolutely dumb. Her memory is strong and accurate for one who neither talks nor reads nor takes ether intellectual excreise. Through the partition iu her room she will sometimes listen te the con versatien of these in the adjoining apart ment, and occasionally, several days after, it will be found en paper in her room, written out. There is no doubt of her ability te speak. Deuble lturnlns. In Washington D. C, Mrs. Elizabeth Edgeton, aged 19, had two lamps en the kitchen tabic and was filling one when the ether exploded, throwing the oil ever her- sell and child. Freddy ran into the street with his clothes en fire, while Mrs. Edge Edge ten ran upstairs for something te extin guish the flames. Her own dress caught and rushing dewnthc steps and out of the house !he threw herself into the snow te STiethcr the flames. Neighbors came te the rcseuc, but se severely were both burned that Freddy died iu a short time and the mother a few hours later. Beth suffered intensely. Mrs, E's mother was in the room, but was se paralyzed with fear that site was unable te render assist ance. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. CHARLIE LGRZELTKU'S DEATH. Full Particulars et the Tragic Occurrence. The Reading papers have the full parti culars of the tragic death of Philip Leb zelter's younger son Charles, in that city en Saturday morning while coasting. It seems that en Christmas Charlie received a large "skipper" as a Christmas gift, and since then he daily coasted en the steep hill running along the residence of Hen. I Hester Clynier. The sleds startiug from the top of the hill would descend at great speed, frequently running down Franklin street as far as Tenth. The heys had been repeatedly warned by Mr. F. M. Heller, proprietor of the Drevers' hotel, at the corner of Franklin street and Per Per kiemen avenue, but all te no effect. The Perkiomen passenger railway cresses the path of the coasters, aud the drivers of cars en their ni-trips cannot possibly see anything en the hill read. On the trips out, the bottom of the roadway is hid from view by the fence surrounding the city park. On Saturday morning Charlie was the only boy en the hill, lie had been enjoy ing himself for ever an hour in climbing the steep hill and descending at lightning speed en his Christmas gift, lying at full length en his sled while coming down the hill. At live minutes past nine o'clock car Ne. 3, of the Perkiomen line, came leisurely, along, driven by Lewis L. Faust, residing at 430 Seuth Eighth street. The only passenger en the car was Washington Clese, who steed with Mr. Faust en the front platform of the car engaged in con versation. Neither of the two saw any one en the hill, and it was net until young Lebzelter was immediately under the horse's feet that he was discovered. At each cud of the car the brake pest extends te within a few inches uf the ground, and when the unfertuuate boy ran between the team and the ear he was caught by the brake pest and whirled around, his head striking the track. The car was immediately stepped, and when the driver aud passenger alighted they found the hind wheel resting en the head of the boy. The car was backed and the lifeless remains removed te the side walk. The wheel of the car was covered with clots of bleed, and strewn along the track were parts of his face and entire upper jaw. The driver immediately dispatched in formation te the coroner who, after some delay, arrived at the scene and summoned Mr. Faust, Wash. Clese, the passenger, and Kate Ilellenbach, a yeuug girl resid ing in East Reading, who witnessed the accident, te appear at the inquest te be held at three o'clock p. m Frem the statements of residents of the immediate neighborhood and the witnesses of the catastrophe, the driver of the car is iu no wise te blame for the sad accident. The Poultry Shew. The arrangements for the poultry show te be opened next Friday are nearly com plete. Entries are coming in rapidly from home and a distance and the affair prom prem ises greater success iu the number of ex hibits than that of last year. Operations were begun this morning te prepare the hall for the occupancy of the fowls, and everything will be in readiness te receive the tewis next lhursday. the secretary may be found at Roberts's hall te-morrow night when the books will be closed. All persons desiring te show their fowls or ether pet stock should net fail te have them en exhibition. Ladies aud ethers, owners of cenaries,- parrots and pet birds, are especially requested te exhibit them. Our star Club. West Chester Republican. Lancaster city has what is known as the "Star Club," under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., and devotes its time te astro nomical study and self-improvement. We have frequently seen the pregrammes and reports of their meetings, which lead us te infer that our star-gazing friends are full of energy and persistence in the commend able work in, which they are engaged. In the report of the Lancaster county teach ers' institute is a scries of -interesting and exceedingly valuable papers read before the club. The latest and best authorities are always consulted in the preparation of all papers, and frequently lectures given en astronomy, a subject of which tee little is known by the average reader. The " modern Athens " has its scientific and literary associations, but it lacks a society devoted te the study of starolegy. LEAF TOBACCO. THE MEW YORK 9IARKET. The Lecal Outlook Crep Reports Trade Metes. United Shite Tobacco Journal. The new year began with a pleasant showing of activity in our market The presence of a large number of out-of-town buyers was the main cause ; and though no transactions of any magnitude took place, a geed many lets ranging from 25 te 150 cases changed owners. The demand is for all classes of goods, fine wrappers, however, being the main article sought for. There is no scarcity of wrappers, but there is a scarcity of what people looking for fine wrappers generally hunt for and seldom find. Ot uuexceptieuably line wrappers the '79 crop contained only a most dimin utive proportion, which are hardly te be obtained at this comparatively late date ; but useful wrappers of all crops can be procured in this market with out great difficulty. Prices have net ad vanced, but we deem it advisable for these who expect te use geed wrappers ex tensively in their factories during the coming year, net te rely upon any reduc tion in prices. Fer low grade wrappers no one need be in a hurry. There is an ener meusly large stock of such, inclusive of binders and tillers, in the market. The chances for expert during the year are very slim. Reports in ether columns show what has been deuc in connection with the '80 crop. We desire te call the attention of prospective buyers te tl.ere being a great deal of geed tobacco in '80 Wiscon sin and Ohie crops, a thorough inspection of which will audeubtedly pay. As a whole, these crops are better than the '80 Pennsylvania. The sales of the past week may be summed up as fellows : Pennsyl vania crop '79 : GOO cases wrappers, :!4 te 47$ cents ; geed running, 17 te 20 cents ; low 11$ te 14 cents ; fillers 7 te 8 cents. Connecticut crop '79 : 450 cases, com prising Housateuic and ether leaf; wr.iji pcrs, 25 te 45 cents ; seconds, 13 cents ; tillers, sound, 0 te 8 cents. State : 120 cases running, 11 cents. Ohie : Crep '79 : 200 eases ; running (bought mostly by manufacturers), 7 te 10 cents. Wiscensin: 114 cases Havana seed, 10 cents. Havana : Very r.ctive. The demand quite lively, sales numbering 800 bales. Prices for '79 fillers range from 94 te $1.10; for fine, $1.25 and higher are being paid. Gans's Repert. Sales of seed leaf tobacco, reported by J. S. Gans's Sen & Ce., tobacco brokers, Nes. 84 aud 86 Wall street, New Yerk, for the week ending January 10, 1881 : 500 cases 1879 Pennsylvania, asserted, 12(5;18c.; wrappers, 18(rt40e.; 180 cases 179 New England, seconds and wrappers, ll(g,37$c.; 1(54 cases 1879 state, lOfelec.; 200 cases 1879 Ohie, 8&13e.; tetil, 1,044 cases. Trade Metes. The strike of the cigarmakers of Kerbs & Spiess has virtually collapsed. The house werkeis of the firm did net partici pate jn the strike, although it was se re ported. The strikers are new applying te the firm iu a body for work. A big cigar manufacturer intcrvied by the Journal says the business in New Yerk last year paid only 3 per cent, owing te the "cutting" and jealousies of these engaged in it. (541,120,000 cigars and 285,1(54,948 ciga rettes were made in New Yerk city in 1880110,520,000 cigars and 100,200,177 cigarettes mere than in 1879. Among the sales of last week reported by the Zware-thc following Iotsef Penn sylvania 1879 crep: Lichenstein Bres, 50 cases ; Ressin & Sens, 100 cases ; II. Schubart & Ce., 100 cases; E. Heffman & Seu, 100 cases ; C. H. Spitzner & Sen, 100 cases ; A. S. Rosenbaum & Ce., 100 cases ; E. & G. Friend 200 cases. The Crep of 1880. The agricultural department has issued the following repeit relative te the '80 tobacco crop of the United States : "We estimate the crop of the entire coun try te be 342,972,777 pounds, against 391, 278,350 pounds in 1879, a decline of about 48,300,000 pounds. The seed leaf growing states from Massachusetts te Pennsylvania have increased their acreage 14 te 15 per cent, ever last year, the average yield for all being about the same, while Penn sylvania, the most important of these as a grower of seed leaf, reports 18 per cent, of increase in acreage with an average falling off in yield of about 150 pounds per acre, making her crop about 31,000,000 pounds as against, say, 29,000,000 last year." Tobacco Hiems and Refuse. I have found that there is no better fer tilizer for auy and all purposes than to bacco refuse. I have used it for corn, po tatoes, tobacco, grain, grass, trees, straw berries, &c., and found that it increased healthy growth and productiveness. There is no better way of using this fertilizer ihau te apply it without the admixture of any ether matter, cither as a top dressing, plowed down, or in the hill or drill for heed crops. The coarse stalks must be cut te short lengths, which can be done at leisure during the winter. A double handful of stalks, four te six inches long, is sufficient for a hill of corn or potatoes, or even tobacco, where ether fertilizers are plowed down. Tobacco growers in the Connecticut river valley purchase large quanties of the leaf stems from tobacco manufacturers, and apply for tobacco, broadcasting and plow ing under, some putting it iu the drill as the plants are set, using this refuse without any ether manure for the crop, and they grew as geed crops as if fertilized with sta ble manure. I think it hardly geed policy te raise mere than one crop en the same ground. If the leaf stems are coarsely cut with a hay cutter or -ether machine, they will net trouble as much as spreading in the drill. In plowing down they must be spread evenly, and then one hand is needed te haul them into the furrow an the greuud is plowed, if the stems aienet cut. At the second plowing, just lefere transplanting, these stems have se far de cayed as te cause no trouble in the plow ing. The quantity per acre used varies from 1,200 or 1,500 pounds te 4,000 or mere pounds ; but where put iu the hill or drill, care should be used net te put in tee much, or it will burn and kill the plants set ever it. The coarse tobacco stalks may be spread en grass ground, right after being stripped, and gathered again before the grass has grown te interfere, and will serve the purpose of a costly fertilizer ; in ch case these partly-spent stalks may cut in short lengths and composted, or they may be used te plow down, and will aid in fertilizing the soil. They should net be burned, as is sometimes the case, as one can see by their burning that there is considerable nitre iu them. W. II. White. Lecal Tobacco Market. There has been very little doing iu to bacco during the past week. The weather has been unfit for stripping or handling, and the severity of the weather has been such as te deter buyers from riding the ceuuty, even if the tobacco was in geed couditieu. the sleigh ing in the city and along the principal turnpikes has been geed, but many of the country reads and farm lanes are badly blockaded with snow, and this is another reason why buyers have been fighting shy of the tobacco sheds. Besides, they say, the crop is se badly damaged by the flea that they don't want it ; but it is very ev ident that they de want all of it that is geed, and are willing te pay fair prices for it. The flea-bitten portion of it will, of course lie ea the farraci's hands until he is willing te part with it at low figures. Net mere than fifty cases of old tobacco were sold last week all en private terms. A few city packers have received small lets of the crop of 1880 at their warehouses and last week were in a small way en gaged in packing. Skiles & Frey and H. C Moere were thus engaged, as was also Mr. Altschu, of Meuntvilte. But there has been very little done only a few bands being employed. By this time last year a large proportion of the crop bad been delivered and th ware houses in this city employed from 800 te 1000 hands in packing. The contrast this winter is net encouraging either te the farmer or the workmen. The tobacco organs contain the particu lars of the failure of Hilliard Brethers & Ce.. of Philadelphia, whose liabilities are set down at ever $60,000. The Creditors in this city are Skiles & Frey $1,675.88; James Pranglcy $2,57612; H. C. Moere (in connection with Samuel Moere & Ce., of Philadelphia) $3,373. The bankrupt firm propose te settle by paying 33 cents te the dollar, and a majority of the credi tors it is said have accepted the proposi preposi tion; but! some of them (including the Messrs. Moere) believing the failure te be a clear case of fraud, decline te settle, and have brought suit against the bankrupts in the criminal courts. Last week a tobacco farmer brought te town about three acres of tobacco which 0 had been bought "en the poles" by a packing firm of this city. The tobacco was in such bad condition that the packers refused te receive it. The owner took it te half a dozen different packing houses and tried te sell it, but did net suc ceed. Finally he found a purchaser at eight cents through. It is understood the price en the poles was about 20 cents. There are two morals attached te this misadventure. First, for the packer don't buy a crop en the poles. Second, for the farmer don't handle your tobacco as though it were hay and expect te get 20 cents a pound for it. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Caused by the Slippery 1'avements. The snow aud i.iin of yesterday made the pavements very slippery and since that time the walking bas been bad. This morning the pavements were covered with ice and pedestrians were compelled te take the middle of the street. A number of serious accidents occurred, among them being the following : Mrs. Suydam, wife of Luke Suydam, residing at Ne. 315 .West Kini street, while walking in the yard in the rear of her house, yesterday morning, fell anil frac tured her right arm above the wrist. Dr. Yeagley attended her. Mrs. Peter Delan, who lives in Arch alley, near Orange street, was walking along Orange street, near Water, yester day morning, en her way from church, when she fell and broke her arm. Dr. Davis set the limb. Mrs. Mary A. Suydam, while coming out ei St. Paul's Reformed church, yesterday, slipped upon the icy pavement and falling, suffered a displacement of the cap of the knee and a very serious fracture of the thigh bone near the socket of the hip. She was carried te her home, 120 East Vine street where she was attended by Dr. M. L. Herr. On Saturday night about 11 o'clock. Mrs. Frauke, wife of Edmund Frank;, residing en North Mary street, heard the distressing cry "help, help." when fhe awakened her husband, te see what was wrong. Mr. Frauke hurriedly dressed him salf, and went en the street when he saw Mr. Leuis Berner lying en the pavement in front of the residence of Mr. Rete, in a helpless condition, having fallen en the icy pavement, aud broken his right leg iu two places between the ankle and the knee, Mr. Franke called te his assistance Mr. Jno K.TrissIerand Mr. Jesh Campbell.near neighbors, and they carried the unfortun ate man te his home corner of Chestnut and Mary streets. Dr. S. T. D.ivis the family physician was called in, and set the broken leg. At last accounts 31 r. Berner was doing as well as could be expected. Jee Kautz, who keeps the restaurant above the P. R. D. depot, fell en the ice late en Saturday night and injured his ankle se that he is unable te be out. Rufus Andersen, a boy, while sledding ou Dinah's hill en Saturday, was thrown from a sled. He had one leg considerably bruised and his face scratched. The "Big Six" Fair. Saturday, February 12, is the day fixed for the opening of the grand fair for the benefit et the Humane fire company, Ne. 0, of this city. The fair will be held in the hall of their new building. West King street, recently erected at considerable ex pense. There are many useful and valu able articles te be voted for, shown in the windows of a number of our business houses ; among which are two watches (geld and silver) at Aug. Rhoads's, two deuble-barreled breech-leading shotgun at Buchmiller's, two bicycles at Leeker's drug store, organ and bass violin at Shreincr's music store, sewing machine at the Demestic office, butcher's tools at Russell & Shulmycr's coal office, Turkish pipe at Stehman's cigar stere,cigar-makcr's tools at Zell's. East Chestnut. Owing te the recent erection of their new and hand some building, the Humane is in debt, and no doubt our citizens will contribute liberally towards aiding them te again get back te a solid financial basis. The mem bers of the " Big 6 " are sturdy firemen , and their unselfish labors in fighting the flames and protecting property are worthy of generous acknowledgement. A Fireman Hurt. At Sinking Springs station, en the lead ing is Columbia railroad en Saturday Samuel Thompson, fireman 011 the engine "William G. Case," attempted te draw the ash pan, and te de se was obliged te reach between the spokes of the large driving wheel. The engineer, unaware of the position of his fireman, started his engine, ami Thompson was thrown around with the revolving wheel, his arm becoming wedged between the springs. His cries were heard by the engineer who immediately brought the engine te a bait. Mr. Thompson was found lying between the wheel and boiler, liisarm se tightly wedged between the springs that it became necessary te back the engine te extricate him. He was brought te Reading and taken te Jehn McIIale's hotel, Nc 437 North Sixth street and the aid of a surgeon called in. His arm was badly bruised, but no bones were broken. Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of unclaimed let ters remaining in the posteffice January 10, 1881 : Lndiea" Lilt Anna 31. Beatty, Ella Buehler, Mrs. Amanda Dennis, Katie Ehrhart, Mellie A. Green, Mary Landis, Maria L. Pitkin, Mrs. Careline Showers, Mrs. Hannah Shreiner, Mrs. Lillian W. Smith, Emma Welsh, Mrs. Harry Wil lens. Lillie Weaver, Jennie Weitzel. Gents' List Jehn Barten, Henry Broad Bread hecker, Prof. E. J. Denecker, Chas. J. Farrew, (2) Master Chas. Falls, And. E. Findley, L. Helsinger, J. C. Jaquelt, P. N. Nbtenderf (for.), Henry Rowser, Ephraim Rorer, Jehn Singleton, (2), Ewd. C. Spencer, Jehn Steinwand, H. R. Thur- Iew, Win. Trapnell, Frank V an L.erm, h. W. Webb, 3Ir. Wagner. Twenty Inches or wow. Atlee 3Ierccr reports that back of his engine room there is a large bread stump with a level top. en which he baa care fully measured every considerable snow fall this season, brushing it off after meas urement. Up te Saturday nigbt his meas urements aggregated 19 inches; yester day's fall would probably iucrease it te 20 and some odd fractions of .an inch, net included in the above, would probably run the total fall of snow thus far this winter te 22 inches.
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