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LANCASTEll DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1881.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 12, 1831.
A Strugglcte Cct In.
This Reading railroad fight has mani
festly degenerated into a struggle of the
outs against the ins. The corporation
is a rich plum te manage, and is an es
pecial geld field just new te the lawyers.
The company suspended payments a
while age because its receipts did net
equal its payments: and immediately
began te spend money like water, trying
te get settled in its new relations. It g it
these cestlv receivers, by the kindness of
Judge McKennan, te start out with, and
a couple of expensive masters, bearing
the distinguished name3 of Dallas and
Clay.as outriders te the coach. Then they
took en any quantity of fresh postiliens
in the shape of high-priced lawyers,
headed by Jehn C. Bullitt, te reinforce
the old staff of attorneys that had been
living fatly off the treasury of the read
that could net pay its debts. A great big
let of outside vultures being thus in
vited te the feast, as a natural conse
quence, are new lcginiiing te have a
" high old time" quarreling ever the
carcass.
It is manifest that the victim can't
stand all this bleed-letting very long.
It was clear as sunlight, at an early pe
riod, that some of the tee numerous peo
ple invited te the pleasant feast would
have te leave before very long. And the
Invited guests, headed by the sagacious
Bullitt, sought te lay their anchors te
windward by making themselves strong
with the owners of the read, fancying
that they really would control it. The
fancy was natural, and the men whom it
invaded are net te be set down as feels
because they became the subjects of
plausible a suspicion. Nevertheless they
were net as wise as they thought; as
they have new found out : and they are se
dismayed at the discovery or, te be in
duced te threw aside all disguise and
show themselves with their war paint en,
fighting for themselves, their altars and
their sacred fires.
All the time they thought that the Mc.
Calments controlled Heading because of
their big let of stock, the control really
lay in the hands of Judge McKennan,
where they themselves had assisted te
put it, in the days when their only
thought was te get in en the carcass,
trusting te their wits te find a way of
sticking te it when they get there.
And it does leek as if the judge was
net ou their side. They seem te think
se tee, and have hunted up another
whom they hope te find mere agreeable.
But the trouble they have is that there
is only one judge who is of any account
at all in their matter, and that judge's
name is McKennan. Judge Allisen may
order ttic directors te held a stockholders'
meeting, perhaps ; and, after all the law's
delay, one may be held. But what geed
will it de our outside friends V They
will be outside yet. They will be in
side the corporation, it is true; but
tiiere is nothing te feed en there
just new, and won't be until the receiv
ers yield up the plunder. And that may
net be for years and it may net be ever.
It will be really.amusingte see our dis
tinguished and hungry friends sitting in
their seats at what should be a well
covered table, before empty dishes and
plates, waiting for the cook te send up
the tempting viands. There is nothing,
perhaps, mere trying te the temper
than such a condition of expectancy
long continued. It would ruffle the most
angelic, and make the calmest philoso
pher swear. Are the troubled outs all
philosophers ? Mr. Bullitt needs te leek
te his line of battle and see te it that
every soldier is equipped well for his
long march in the desert. They have
dwelt a brief but profitable time in the
land of milk and honey and have waxed
fat therein . They should stand well a gee 1
season of hunger and they have plenty
of notice te fill their haversacks against
the coming time of starvation ; and
Brether Bullitt had a nice voyage te
Europe, tee, as part of his share of the
plunder; which will be a joy te him
forever.
Jenx Huxtek accepts the nomina
tion of the committee of one hundred re
formers in Philadelphia ; Mr. Caven
holds back his acceptance until after the
Republican nominations te-day. at which
it is very certain that neither he nor Mr.
Hunter will be endorsed. This presents a
political situation which makes Republi
can success in Philadelphia in February
very far from the certain thing which it
was claimed te be when the Republicans
were expected te confirm and elect the
committee of one huudrcd-s selections.
As it new stands this famous committee
seems te have sat down upon two gtoels
and fallen between them. Hunter and
Caven were tee decent for the regu
lars and have been rejected by the poli
ticians; their rejection will intensify
the feeling of disgust felt at the
masquerading of Stokley's name in a
reform guise; and, altogether, the
committee's work is in a bud
way te ee ratified. The Democrats can
not endorse Caven and Hunter, handi
capped with Stokley. The Republicans
will net accept the reformers even te aid
Stokley, and the reformers are net likely
te give themselves much trouble te elect
the worst one of their ticket, who
was selected with much pretest in their
ownergauization, and who is the only
part of it that the managers endorse.
Things could net have shaped themselves
much mere auspiciously for the success
of the whole or part of a strong Demo
cratic ticket, selected with harmony of
purpose. The only one we have seen
.suggested is Furman Shepperd, for
mayor; Jehn R. Read, for city solicitor;
and W. V. McGrath,
taxes. It will de.
for receiver of
Every train new coming te Harris
burg brings a new delegation of Penn
sylvania statesmen who have received in
telligence that a senatership is te lie
given out and that the Legislature is in
doubt as te where it ought te go. Upen
their arrival they found Mr. Grou's
boom shattered and Mr. Oliver's boom,
asthey conceive, just strong enough te
net win. And se they stand around wait
ins for both these booms te no te nww e
and for their chances te reconstruct sue- I
ee! far tfiomcnlt-ecmif nf 4 lin 4V ....-4- 1
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We can tell them that this is net the
way te beat Oliver. The shrewd politi
cians who are coaching him want noth
ing better than this delightful diversity
of opinion among these who want te beat
Oliver. Fer while the opposition is split
ting into the largest number of smallest
pieces the Oliver men will be carefully
picking up and putting together that
numerous class of representatives who
want te be with the winner and who
roost where they can see the corn and
will come down when it is scattered en
the fleer.
HINOB TOPICS.
This Wilmington papers already think
that many of the peach trees have been
killed by the cold weather.
Tin; commissioner of pensions warns
persons who are entitled te pensions net
te place themselves in the hands of claim
agents, and particularly of these who
swarm in Washington. Seme of these
people are' honest ; but most of them are
harpies who prey relentlessly upon the
peer and ignorant.
A rueMiNENT Piesbyterian layman, who
filled die chair of natural sciences at the
University at Richmond temporarily for
several weeks, recently gave the following
illustration of his faith in special provi previ
dences : "I held a pebble up between my
thumb and finger and let it go. It is net
gravitation that makes it fall, but Ged
that just pushes it down te the ground.
One of the growing industries of Aus
tralia is the cooking and canning of rab
bits. The Celas preserving company, near
Melbourne, had en an average 7,000 of
these agile rodents brought in every night
at the beginning of the past season, and,
the supply increasing, orders were given te
limit the daily quantity te 2,700 pair.
During the season, which lasted for I wen-ty-five
weeks, 675,000 rabbits were canued
by this establishment alone.
A )ampi.e of the kind of idiocy that has
kept the Chinese nation in a condition of
semi-barbarism, in spite of its intellectual
acutencss, was supplied during the recent
negotiation of the new treaties by the
American commissioners. The treaties
were all ready for signature en the fif
teenth of November; but one of them
contained the word "disaster ;"' and it is
the law in China that nothing containing
that word can be presented te the emper r
within five days of certain important days,
among them his birthday. This compelled
the commissioners te wait for nearly two
weeks before they could conclude their
business.
The preposition te cut out the corner
stone of the Indiana state heuse, and put
in a memorial te Morten, leads the Phila
delphia Timet te this fierce pretest : " It is
te be hoped that the Democrats may have
sufficiently strong held of the Senate te
defeat any measure pointing te such a
work. Morten was, without exception,
the most despicable charlatan that ever
afflicted the politics of any land. Igneraut,
presumptuous, revengeful, he made the
high places into which the base party pas
sions of war thrust him, opportunities for
the gratification of every instinct that de
grades public and dishonors private life.
His baleful mark upon the politics of the
state aud nation cannot be obliterated in a
generation. Te wantonly revive and per
petuate his foul memory would be the
gratuitous apotheosis of everything cer
rapt, immoral and repulsive in private
and public life. Let death, if it can, miti
gate, it cannot wholly obliterate the un
speakable evils of a wholly bad man."
PERSONAL.
The Crown Prince Rudelph will leave
Vienna early in February ou a visit te
Egypt.
Cexrad Meyeh, senior member of the
firm of Cenrad Meyer & Sens, and said te
have been the eldest manufacturer of
pianos in the United States, died last even
ing at his residence in Philadelphia, in his
88th year.
Hen. Simex Camebex will shortly visit
Cuba, leaving en the 15th of January.
Certain political significance, it is thought
is attached te this trip, as it is understood
the gcnsral will visit Mahone, at Peters
burg, and will also have conferences with
political celebrities in ether states.
A young Philadelphian named AnTiiun
C. Dexxisex has achieved the very dis
tinguished honor of being the first fresh
man who has ever accomplished at Har
vard college the most difficult task of
completing the term of the class with the
highest possible, or perfect, record in
mathematics.
Miss Ada Cavendish was attacked
with nnfaiimnnia in 'MVactitnlla Tmn
ten days age. She disbanded her travel
ing dramatic company and returned te
NewYerk, where she is new convalescing in
the New Yerk hotel. The members of the
company were left without engagements
in the middle of the season, aud far from
their homes.
New Yerk society circles are discussing
the probability of the marriage of Vice
President-elect Airmen and Mrs. Mar
shall O. Roberts, a wealthy widow of that
city. Gen. Arthur has been a widower
about one year, his wife having died
about the time of the death of Mrs.
Roberts's husband. Mrs. Roberts is said
te be worth $4,000,000.
The Philadelphia Cirenicle-Hcrald most
felicitously says : " Ces3X.v is running all
ever the state trying te dodge
the United States 'senatership, which
pursues him day and night. He has just
arrived at Harrisburg, where he is sure the
fell pursuer cau't find him. He is also
preparing te fight it off with an auto bio
graphical sketch which ought te de the
business."
Mr. Hesrici has been elected te and ac
cepted the presidency of the Pittsburgh &
Lake Eric railroad. He is one of the trus
tees of the famous Econemite society,
which has a large amount of stock in this
read, and if the Lake Erie railroad pros
pers as well under its new president as the
Ecoueaiites have under their old trustee
then the stockholders will have no reason
te regret their choice.
Faxxy Davenpekt and Ansa Dickix Dickix
sex have had their fiual falling out. The
actress insisted en making alterations in
Miss Dickinsen's play, "An American Girl"
claiming that they were calculated te im
prove it, while Miss Dickii.sen held that
they damaged it. But the piece did net
draw, and in New Orleans the receipts fell
one night te (SO, of which 930 went te the
author as royalty. 3Iiss Davenport then
telegraphed as fellows te Miss Dickinsen :
"The party of the second part decides
as per contract, your play is a pecuniary
failure and accordingly ceases te perform
the same."
STATB ITEM8.
Mr. E. Taney Plush, of Phoenixville,
can tell alphabetically every county in ev
ery state of the Union.
The Harrisburg fire association, an in
surance company formed of the fire com
panies of narrisburg, disbanded en Satur
day night.
In New Castle, Lawrence county, Au
gustus Frcnch,brakeman,hasbeen crushed
te death. Freddie Falls coasted into a
railroad cut, and his recovery is doubt
ful.
Burr Disbraugh, an empleye in a saw
mm at .biaree, get ins arm caught in a
shaft and had it wrenched elfat the elbow.
He received ether injuries, and cannot re
cover. The Easten Exprexg very tardily trots
out Gen. James A. Beaver for United
States senator. The Expreti is tee pre
vieus ana lias net heard that Heaver is
slated for governor in 1882.
Lieut. Gov. Stene will issue his warrant
te the sheriff of Luzerne county directing
mm te Held an election for senator te take
the place of Eckley B. Coxe, who refused
te take the oath. The election will be held
in February at the time of holding the
local elections.
Frank Melheuse and Reuben Gruff were
arrested in Reading by Detective Clark,
charged with stealing $280 from Henry
Emery, of East Fikcland, Chester county,
en Saturday last. Eighty-six dollars of
the money was found en Melheuse's per
son. The accused were committed te Nor Ner Nor
ristewn jail.
The Pittsburgh Republican convention
nominated Miles Humphreys for mayor ;
J. F. Dennisea for treasurer, and E. S.
Merrow for controller. The convention
passed resolutions strongly endorsing
fl. W.Oliver, jr., for United States senator
and commending the action of the Alleghe
ny county delegation te the Legislature for
supporting him.
Lafayette Lockwood, a well-known far
mer of Shippen township, Cameren
county, attending court at Williamsport,
blew out the gas. Three doctors worked
with him all the afternoon and by the lib
eral use of the galvanic battery succcded
in restoring him te consciousness and
pronounce him out of danger. His re
covery is considered remarkable.
Chambersburg is unable te decide
whether the death of Jehn Suders was ac
cidentiil or caused' by his own premedi
tated act. Suders and his family were
taken sick after a meal. Corener Ram
sey's jury found that Suders died from
poison, but hew the poison get into the
feed is a mystery. Suders was embar
rassed financially.
Jeseph Shearan, of Scranton, has been
ledged in jail en a charge made by Miss
JIagdalen Evans. According te the plain
tiff's story she was te have been married
te Shearan en the Monday evening after
Christmas and she had purchased her bri
dal trousseau aud in ether ways prepared
for the wedding. Shearan did net put in
an appearance en the day fixed. Instead
of marrying Miss Evans he went te Mauch
Chunk with Miss Ada V. Leysen and in
Mauch Chunk Miss Loysen and Shearan
were married.
The West Chester Village lleeerd thinks
that the Legislature ought te devote some
of its time te the consideration of the
Pennsylvania and Delaware beundry line.
Seme persons near the boundary believe
they live in Delaware and ethers in Penn
sylvania, but the evidence of this is alto
gether vague and uncertain. Seme
years age a new line was attempted te le
ruii between the two states, when, after
some labor, it was discovered that the sur
veyors were se locating it that a senator
in the Delaware Legislature from New
Castle county was being moved into
Delaware county, Pennsylvania, and this
caused a prompt interruption te further
surveys.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Fair in Nevada, Hawley in Connecti
cut. Miller in California, Sherman in Ohie
and Harrison in Indiana were nominated
last night for United States senator and
will all be elected.
Heavy northwest rains have fallen in
Cuba. They may possibly have had an in
jurious effect en the tobacco crop in the
Vuelta-Abajo region, the prospects et
which were hitherto very line.
A bill introduced into the Heuse by Mr.
Briggs prohibits the retirement of navy
officers who have become incapacitated
from active service by drunkenness
or ether causes net incidental te active
service.
Mr. Kussman, a Chicago druggist at
the ceraer of Canalport avenue and Hal
stead street, is under $5000 bail for admin
istering morphine by mistake for nuinine,
which caused the death of two little girls,
Ella and Martha Blank.
Alfred Cellier's opera, "The Masque of
random, the poem of Prof. Henry Vv.
Longfellow, and adapted by Bolten Rewc,
has been presented at the Bosten theatre
for the first time en any stage by the
Blauche Roosevelt English opera com
pany. A fight occurred in Bethany Baptist
church, Pulaski county, Kentucky, en
Sunday, in which knives are reported te
have been used. One man was fatally cut.
The row was started by the deacons at
tempt te sit in the same pew with the
ladies whom they had brought there,
which is contrary te their rules.
The logislative "committee of Maine en
elections has agreed te report the follow
ing : Whole number of votes cast 147,-
802. Harris M. Plaistcd had 73,713. Dan
iel F. Davis 73,544, Jehnsen Nye 300, Wil
liam A. Jey 124, Harrison M. Plaisted 57,
scattering 55, and Harris M. Plaisted hav
ing received a plurality of all the votes
cast, is duly elected governor of the state
of Maine for 1881 and 1882.
At Lake Providence, La., taking advant
age of the absence of Sheriff Powell, who
is in New Orleans te answer the charge of
murder of Dr. Jenes, editor of the Repub
lican, a moo broke into the jail ana took
out James Brown and hanged him te a
lamp p. st. Brown had murdered City Mar
shal McGuire a year age, and McGuire's
irieuds were tired of the tardness of jus
tice. Ne arrests have been made.
On Sunday afterneen a Mexican named
Mirande, about 1G years old, attempted te
outrage one of a party of three girls, near
Wilmington, Cal., breaking her arm in
the struggle. Her companions gave the
alarm and Mirande was captured by a
number of citizens from whom he was
taken by a party of masked men, and his
body was found hanging te a tree net far
from the sccn6 of his capture.
In East St. Leuis, 111., the body of
Maggie Stock, 13 years of age, was lying
in a coffin preparatory te being placed in
the hearse, when a cousin of the dead girl,
named Mary Stock, who had been in con
vulsions of grief during the services,
steeped te kiss her dead relative. The
kics had scarcely been given when Mary
fell dead. The funeral of Maggie was
postponed until the two cousins cenld be
buried together.
Themas Thorner has been arrested in
Maidstone en a charge of murder, com
mitted at Chillicothe, Ohie. The Ameri
can authorities directed that inquiries be
made in regard te the man's character.
The mayor subsequently held court te
receive evidence in regard te him, when
witnesses stated that the accused was a
quiet and peaceable man. This evidence
will be submitted te the American authori
ties. The store and stock of groceries, etc., of
J. P. Andrews & Ce., at Climax, Kala
mazoo county, Michigan, were blown te
pieces by an explosion of 100 pounds of
powder. Twelve persons were injured
and nine very badly. The less is $30,000.
A clerk was weighing euf some powder
for a customer when by some unaccount
able accident thepewder ignited and an ex
plosion followed. Charles Gould, clerk,
Jehn Shafcr, a farmer, the customer who
had bought the powder and William Van
Valkenberg, laborer, who were standing
by, were se badly injured that they will
probably die.
The Rev. Dwight K. Bartlctt, pastor of
the Second Dutch Reformed church of
Albany, started from there en Friday
morning for New Brunswick, N. J., where
he was te preach en Sunday. He stepped
at Peughkccpsie te visit relatives, and
then went en te New Yerk en Saturday.
He called en a physician in New Yerk,
whose name is stated here, te have
his threat examined. After trying two
instruments, the physician iusertcd a third
in the patient's threat, aud the windpipe
was cither punctured or cut, and Mr.
Bartlett has died.
KOMANTIC VILLAIN!'.
A Fatlicr-In-Law lJent Upen Redressing
Wrong.
Geerge W. Kayler, formerly of Brook
lyn, N. Y., aged 24, alleged itigrate, con
fidence operator, robber, burglar, seducer
and procurer, is under arrest in Montreal
and will be brought te Trenten en requi
sition. The story of this man's crimes
forms a romance of the veriest yellow
covered character, with a text as black as
night. Bern it Brooklyn, Kayler was
adopted by a distant relative living in the
province of Quebec. This relative whose
name is Whitfield, is a very honorable
geutlcraan.and is posses' e 1 of great wealth
owning considerable estates in the West
Indies. Kayler having shown himself te
be a scoundrel, Mr. Whitfield cast him
forth and the veung man then threatened
him with death, Se great was Mr. Whit
field's fear of him that he recently, in pas
sing through New Yerk, was attended by
a private bodyguard.
Kayler came te Trenten some time age
and married a Miss Allen, the daughter of
a prominent lawyer, by whom he has one
child. It is alleged that in deserting his
young wife he stelo $500 fiem his father-in-law,
and certain ether crimes he
committed se cm-aged the family that the
old lawyer determined te pursue, capture,
and punish him at any cost. He sent his
law partner, Mr. D.C.Allinsen. in pursuit,
and se faithful has been Allimen that after
a chase of ever 2,000 miles he has cap
tured the villain. During this time he has
pursued him in many cities and under va
rious names, new as Kayler, then as Pal
mer, and again as Marmadukc, Villicrs, or
Lawrence.
After leaving Trenten, where he aban
doned his wife, he tied with the proceeds
of his crime te St. Jehn, N. B. There he
met a beautiful young lady, the daughter
of a respectable physician of Hcnryville,
in the province of Quebec, and induced
her te accompany him te Montreal, under
the premise of marnage. He kept her
three days at the Hetel Richelieu, await
ing a clergyman, and then took her with
him from place te place in Canada and
across the border in the United States,
while he was eluding her pursuers en one
side, and Allinson and his detectives ou
the ether. He finally abandoned her, and
came en a Hying visit te Trenten en Christ
mas. Thence he was pursued through
New England, aud his fiual capture at
Montreal.
SPOILIMU FOKAFIU11T.
Twe Belligerent Koestera who hail no Ite
spect for his Hener the Judge.
On Monday right the Patcrsen, N. J.,
police raided a cock pit in full blast in the
garret of Tem Rogers's place, at 29 Pater
son avenue, and arrested the spectators
and the two game cocks that were about
te engage in a battle. They were line
birds, and when the police took them te
the station the euly way they could be
kept apart was by putting them in separate
cells. AH night they tried te get at each
ether jjneugh the barred deer, and the
station was made musical with their den
ant. crewing. Yesterday morning when the
prisoners were arraigned before Rcceidur
Warren, the roosters were also taken
into com t. Sergeant Kccfe had one in a
big bag and Policeman Magec held the
ether under his arm. It was a!l that Magec
could de te keep the rooster he held from
getting out of his arms and attacking the
bag en the fleer. The two cocks crewed a
challenge te each ether and the rooster
that Magee carried had te be locked up in
an autc-roem. They did net seem at all
abashed in the presence of the court. Dur
ing the whole of the proceedings, which
occupied an hour or mere, the two kept
up their ringing cock a-doedlc-doo3. Bird
fanciers said they were as fine specimens
of game cocks as tucy ever saw.
Seme private business called the re
corder te his chambers, and a wag loosen
ed the string around tbe neck of the bag,
se that the cock could get out, and some
else unfastened the deer of the room con
taining the ether bird. The court room
was crowded with spectators, who antici
pated seeing a -battle ; but just as the
roosters were squaring off, the fun was
spoiled by the return of Judge Waircn,
who threatened te commit the perpetrators
of the joke for contempt.
Five of the persons caught at the pit as
could net pay a tine of $5 were sent te the
county jai 1 for twenty days. The agent of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
te Animals then took possession of the
birds te offer them in evidence in another
case before Justice Hudsen. They were
taken down stairs te be 'ecked tempor
arily in separate cells. On the way down
they get loose and, before they could be
caught, they had reached each ether and
made a few feathers fly. As the police
man picked them up, each gave another
defiant crew, and after they had been
locked up in a cell they again tried te get
at each ether through the bars,
There are several cock pits in Patcrsen
that have been running for some time, and
the pelice have determined te break th cm
up.
The Latest Story of the Atlventlsts.
It is claimed by several people who were
in attendance upon their watch services at
the Seventh Day Adventists' tabernacle
Battle Creek, Mich., en New Year's
eve, that an angel made its ap
pearance at one of the large windows
and was distinctly seen for a full mo
ment. The attention of these present was
attracted toward it by a brilliant light
which streamed through the window. It
is described by these present as dressed in
flowing white garments, and with a hale
about his head from which radiated the
most brilliant light, se bright that these
who looked upon it were dazzled aud fas
cinated by it, being unable te tike their
gazeofffrem.it until it disappeared as
suddenly as it appeared.
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A Terribly Fatil irire.
The residence of Wellington Meser, in
Centre avenue, Reading, was destroyed by
fire last evening, caused by the explosion
of a kerosene lamp. The clothing of three
children was ignited from the burning oil,
and two of them, a babe six months old,
and Sallie Rathenberger, aged 14 years,
who had just called, were burned te death.
Their remains have net been recovered.
The third, Mary Meser, aged 8 years, was
rescued, but is fatally burned. David
Maucr, a boarder, was badly burned while
trying te save the children. Less en build
ing, $2,000 ; no" insurance.
A BIG X.KGAUS.
Bat Only the Figment et a Bohemian Brain
There was published in several Phila
delphia papers about tbe middle of July
last a long narrative concerning the geed
fortune of a young man named William J.
Carlin, living at Ne. 2,011 Mount Vernen
street, who had fallen heir te an estate left
by his uncle, an Australian cattle king,
and valued at $4,000,000. The story was
told in a circumstantial manner, giving a
history of the alleged uncle, his sudden
death, the finding of the will, the efforts
of the lawyers te learn the whereabouts
of the heir, and finally hew Mr. Carlin
was surprised by receiving a letter from
"Taber, Wales & Perry, solicitors, of 41
Strand, Londen." acquainting him of the
geed fortune. The only perceptible flaw
in the story was the allegation that the
cattle king (Carlin) was a witness for the
claimant in the Tichborne case, and con
tributed $100,000 toward the expenses of
that celebrated contest both of which
statements were incorrect.
It was astonishing te find hew well Mr.
Carlin became known after the news of
his great wealth had become public prop
erty, and hew much attention could be
paid te him. Letters flowed in from
charitabla societies, begging imposter?,
and from ladies, old aud young, who had
singularly awakened te find that they were
deeply in love with the young millionaire
and anxious te unite their fortunes with
his. Nearly two hundred missives of this
character, many of them inclosing photo
graphs, were written te him. Carlin is a
fine looking fellow, tall and well built.
The girls showered their attentions upon
him last summer at Atlantic City, where
he spent a few weeks.
It has eked out that the tale was a fabri
cation. It originated in the fertile brain
and empty pocket of Lucius Maynard, a
Bohemian journalist, who skedaddled
from the town in August last, after hav
ing embezzled some $'250 from the wife of
Dr. Buchanan. One day when hard up
he conceived the story, wrote it out in cic
cumstantial style, brightened it with
blazing hcadliuess and peddled it
ameug tiie newspaper offices until a
purchaser was found. It was this
same man Maynard who assisted
in substituting a corn report for the Bible
ou which witnesses were sworn at the
central station in eider te write a long
yarn detailing hew it had been changed by
a vi ituess te avoid perjury. He also fixed
up a sensational story concerning the
Warner and Merritt fruit steamer Tropic
having taken out implements of war te the
Cuban insurgents. This publication insti
gated a Spanish man-of-war te fire en an
other of the same line of steamers, and
started a row between Spain and the
United States.
Ilaruitiff I'eeple Alive.
Cases of suspended animation, mistaken
for death, or of death in which the appear
ances of life arc maintained for a time, are
sufficiently numerous te make it desirable
te have some certain and unmistakable
tests of the presence of the vital spark. Dr.
William Frazer, in the Popular Science
Monthly for January, gives three tests,
which he asserts are absolutely reliable.
The first is the application of chemical
tests te discover whether the quantity of
carbonic acid exhaled from the air passages
is greater than that from an equal area
of the skiu or net. If it be greater, life
exists ; if net, the body is dead. The sec
ond test is the application of strong elec
tric currents te the threat. If muscular
contractions of the glottis de net ensne,
death is certain. The third and most
simple, as well as conclusive, is the appli
cation of heat te the surface of the body
in the region of the heart sufficient te raise
a blister If the body be alive, a vital red
ness will appear in the true skin when tbe
blister is removed ; if dead, a yellowish
white, horny appearance.
m a m
Fatal Affray Between Jealous Admirers of
a Girl.
A terrible crime has been committed
near the old Jehn Bender farm in Kansas.
One Ferrest aud a man by the name of
Buckless became jealous of each ether
ever a girl, which resulted in Ferrest fell
ing Buckless te the fleer with a chair.
When Buckless arose and attempted te
flee from the house, Ferrest fired two shots
at him from his revolver, which are sup
posed te have taken effect and proved
fatal, as Buckless has net been seen or
heard from since. He is supposed te have
died of his wounds. His body is probably
buried under the late snow. Ferrest has
fled.
Made Ills Kxpcnse.
A commercial traveler from Bosten hav
ing had a run of hard luck in prosecuting
business en the read received from his
firm the following exhilarating despatch :
"If you can't make expenses, come home
at once." Te which he sent the following
reply : All rkrht : can make plenty of
expenses, but no sales. Will fellow your
implication and make an effort te increase
expenses."
An Enterprising Kgyptian.
Sheik Megrabin, an Egyptian dignitary,
has been condemned te death for murder
ing and plundering rich ladies whom he
enticed by pretending te cure the most
difficult diseases. Peer patients he sent
away unharmed with some specific, while
these wearing jewelry and costly dresses
he made away with. He confessed te
eighteen of such crimes.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ACCIDENT TO DR. ATLEK.
Narrow Escape from Death.
Dr. Jehn L. Atlce met with a pain
ful accident this morning at 10 o'clock,
while driving en East King street near
Plum. He had been making professional
visits, and was driving in a sleigh at tbe
point named, when be was met by several
ether parties in sleighs and market wagons.
In attempting te get out of the way of
some et these, he pulled his horse directly
across the l-ath of Mr. Frank Sutten and a
companion, who were driving at a brisk
rate in an opposite direction. The shaft
of Mr. Sutteu's sleigh stuck the dasher of
Mr. Atles's, and, passing ou the sharp
point of the shaft, struck Dr. Atleejusc
above the right eye, laying open tbe
skin fiomthe eye te the car, and
almost severing the ear. Mr.
Sutten's horse became unruly from the
breaking of the harness, and for a time
both geutlemeu were in great danger, but
assistance arriving further damage was
prevented. Dr. Atlee was taken te his
home and his son, Dr. Jehn L. Atlee, jr.,
and Dr. Reland were seen iu attendance
and dressed his wounds, putting a few
stitches in thg injured ear. Dr. Atlee's
injuries arc net considered dangerous, but
he had a very narrow escape ; forbad the
shaft struck a single inch further te the
left it would necessarily have penetrated
his brain through the socket of the eye.
The accident will prevent Dr. Atlce from
attending the meeting of the beard of di
rectors of the state asylum at Harrisburg,
I which takes place te-morrow.
Preaching Around.
Rev. Gee. Cummins, of Lancaster, pie
siding elder of the Susquehanna district,
preached en Sunday morning in the Meth
odist church at Cornwall, and in the M. E.
church, Lebanon, in the evening.
Mayer's Cenrt.
The mayor had quite a large levee this
morning. Five of his visitors were pro
vided with comfortable quarters at castle
Weise for periods ranging from 10 te 20
days, and the ethers were discharged with
mc magisterial oeneuiciien.
TBBTKBASOTKY TJUNftfLE.
The Amwwi la Coast Yesterday.
When we west te press yesterday coun
sel were cagaged in argilteg before their
honors Judges Livingston and Patterson,
the motion te quash the temporary injunc
tion granted by Judge Livingston in
chambers, restraining the finance commit
tee from taking possession of the city
treasurer's office. Tbe case was ably
argued en behalf of the finance committee
by D. G. Esbleman and Geerge M. Kline,
esqs., who, in answer te the city treas
urer's bill of cerap'aiut, claimed that
Edward Welchans, city treasurer, had
been properly and legally suspended from
office becauso.ef a defalcation discovered
in bis accounts by the fiuance com
mittee. Many authorities were cited
te show that the power which ap
points a subordinate officer has
power te remove him, and that no matter
what may be the mode of his removal the
presumption in law is that his removal is
legal. In the case new being heard, it
was argued, that all tbe forms of the law
had been complied with, and that Mr.
Welchans ceased te be treasurer the
moment city councils had passed a resolu
tion suspending him, and that councils
had warrant of law te command the
finance committee, or any ether agent, te
take possession of the office, the funds or
any ether property belonging te the city,
found in the bauds of the suspended treas
urer, and that if the treasurer considered
himself wrongfully removed, he could seek
relief in the courts by quo warrante, by a
mandamusspr by action in assumpsit
for the amount of his salary.
But that by resisting the author
ity that had appointed aud suspend
eu him, he became a trespasser and was
subject te be forcibly ejected if necessary.
The learned counsel laid much stress ou
the fact that the treasurer had repeatedly
refused te allow the committee te verify
his cash account or te tell them where he
k,ept the city funds, or whether he had
in hand the amount of cash he claimed te
have.
These facts and the pertinency with
which the treasurer insisted en holding en
te his office came with a bad grace from
an officer who, en his own showing, had
failed te charge himself with city funds
that had been received by him.
In behalf of Treasurer Welchans, J. Hay
Brown and Wm. A. Atlce, esqs., admit
that the councils have a right te suspend
or remove from office an appointee for
cause shown. But they deny that any
legal cause for the removal of tbe city
treasurer has been shown ; and that, even
were the city treasurer liable te suspension
or removal, he can euly be suspeuded or
removed for the causes and in the manner
prescribed by law. Nene of these causes
have been shown, nor has the mode of
suspension prescribed by law been observ
ed. The treasurer is elected te held office
for one year, and until his successor shall
have been appointed. It cannot be pre
tended that the finance committee was ap
pointed the treasurer's successor; and it
is monstrous te suppose that Mr. Welch
ans, who had been duly elected city treas
urer, who had sworn te perform his duties
faithfully, and who had given $50,000
bends for tbe safe keeping or the city prop
erty, should be obliged te hand ever the
city treasury te an irresponsible com
mittee, net a member of which had given
bends te protect them ! Counsel argued
that under the law the finance committee
had no authority te ask the treasurer te
verify his cash account ; and that until
within two months past no nnance com
mittee had ever claimed such authority.
The law provides for a standing committee
for that purpose a committee that will
be a check en a dishonest nnance com
mittee, as well as en a dishonest treasurer,
and thus prevent collusion between them.
City councils have neglected their duty by
fai ing te appoint a standing committee
for the especial purpose of verifying the
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tce shall have verified the treasurer's ac
counts and ascertained a default, no steps
can be taken towards the suspension
or removal of the' treasurer even
if he be subject te removal. The
course pursued by councils and the finance
committee has been marked by bungling
patchwork from first te last. They have
assumed powers they de net possess. Mr.
Welchans is still the legal custodian of
the city's funds ; it is his duty te protect
them, and te protect his sureties, and it is
the duty of tbe court te protect them.
Counsel did net ask that the injunction
asked for should be continued te the prej
udice of any one, but they did object te its
being dissolved and thought the case
ought te be placed in the hands of the
master, se that a full and impartial inves
tigation might be made. The city treas
urer was ready and had at all times been
ready te account for every cent of the
city's money placed in his hands, and pay
the same ever te his legal successor.
Counsel read Treasurer Welelians's affi
davit filed in reply te the answer of defend
ants. He denies all allegations of dishon
esty or irregularity, claims te be the legally
efceted city treasurer, and says he is ready
at any time te hand ever te a legally
chosen successor all of the city funds
GAME ASSOCIATION.
Animal Meeting Election of Officers fcx fcx
nlbltlen of yuall.
At a meeting of the Lancaster County
Game Protective association held last even
ing at the office of Alderman Spurrier, the
following officers were elected te serve for
the ensuing year :
President Alderman A. K. Spurrier.
Vice President Dr. S. T. Davis, Prof.
Wm. B. Hall and Dr. J. B. Mc-
Caskey.
Secretary Frank A. Diffenderfcr.
Treasurer S. Clay Miller.
Beard of Directors Christian Rinc,
city, I. W. Leidigh, city, Win. M. Decn,
city, Geerge Pewnall, Christiana, Jehn
Reland, New Helland.
The society numbers about thirty active
members residing in different sections of
the county. Reports from all parts of the
county, and indeed from all parts of the
northern states, are te the effect
that at least four-fifths of the partridges
have been frozen during tbe winter. The
society has already received about 300
birds from the Seuth, and will continue te
receive all they can get, for the purpose of
restocking this county. Farmers should
aid them by feeding any flecks that may
be en their farms.
At the request of the Poultry association
the Game association will place en exhibi
tien five pairs of their birds at the poultry
show, which commences in Roberts's hall,
Friday.
Went II nine and Saw the Felk.
The Columbia Herald assures us that
"Seener" Frew and two ether convicts in
the Lancaster county jail were put out of
jail te shovel snow, and after working, a
short time, concluded te take a furlough.
"They came te Columbia, visited their
families and returned te Lancaster, report
ing te headquarters at 11 p. m. They
freighted it both wajs, and were dressed
in the prison suits. The temptation te see
home was tee great, and the chance tee
geed. We want it distinctly understood
tl.at they did net catch any shad during
the few hours they were at home. "
JTarmen, Take Heed!
Farmers raising tobacco are liable te ar
rest and imprisonment if they sell it te
any party who has net a proper govern
ment license. A number of farmers in
variens portions of Pennsylvania have re
cently been taken before U. S. commission-
era en me cuarge ji retailing icai luuaccu,
which was done without any wrong inten
tiens en the part of farmers, who were
net aware that they were violating any
law.
CUXPLIXENTART D1NNKK.
Kecherche Aftilr A Kare exhlbitiea
SktUIal Leeal Cuisine.
of
A "complimentary dinner te Hen. J. L.
Stcinmetz and friends," given by Capt. H.
H.Pewcr. proprietor or the City hotel, this
city, carae effat the hotel last evening and
was a decidedly recherche affair. Cevers
were I.iid for twenty guests, but the
" regrets " of some of the invited ones re
duced the number who sat down te the
following company : 3Ir. Steinmetz, Hen.
D. W. Patterson, Gee. K. Reed, W.
Leamati. R. J. Malene, Jno. K. 3Ietzgcr,
R. J. McUrann. D. A. Altick, H. Z.
Rhoads, Chas. F. Hagcr. R. B. Risk, A.
Teller. II. L. Eckcrt, James M. Burke
and W. U. Ilcnsel.
They sat down atS:30p. n. and "ate
through" the following :
Mean.
Squij-Ox-TiiII; Uarvcy Sherry Wine.
Oysieri Merris Hirer Cove Oysters en HiUf
sheil. Uetist Wisconsin Wild Turkey; Cranberry
Sauce, Maslieil Potatoes, Celd Maw. Wine
Burgniiily.
Veuie:i VenUen Stctk (broiled)'; Couiueto
de Currants. Fried Potatoes, i'liivkcn !aliHl.
Cncutnber Pickles : Ueur StenW, with Baked
Tomatef. Wine Knruuinlv.
Pheawmt I'liewant (bread tlrvlns) ; Apple
Sance, PoMtees, Stew d Tomate s, Cslery nu
Vcleutc. Wine Mnmui's Ex. Hrv.
Canvas Hack Duck-Canvas Hack Puck ;
Ce pote rfc Orange. Chew Chew. Creen Peas,
Baked I'otateiw. Wine Mumm's Et. lry.
Prairie a lilcken Prairie Chicken, Claivt
Jelly. Hnkeil Apples, Petate Cretiuettes. Cab
buge Picklen. Wine Mutmn's Ex. Dry.
juaii uail an Cruten. Cream Drestii;;.
Saratoga Chips. Ragout ale r'eie, Ited Ileet
i'lCkles.l'ot.iteSal'id. Wine-Mumm'sKx. Dry.
licasert L uly Cake, round Cake. Fruit
Cuke. White Mountain Cuk, Macaroons, llix
ea Cake. Marble Cake, Orange U!uce, Vanilla
lee Cream, Crackers mrl Clieeec. Cognac.
Coffee.
It was 1 o'clock, a. m., when the party
arose from the table aud there was but one
opinion among the guests as te the social
and cuisine features of the evening. Tbe
bill of fare speaks eloquently for itself.
Certainly no mere elaborate dinner has
ever been spread in this city and the vari
ety of game was a feature that has never
been equalled. The arrangement of the
courses and t hcirscrviee was in the highest
style of the art, while thu preparation
of the dishes was most skillful aud tooth
some. It requires no slight experience
aud knowledge of the ait ga-trunemical te
arrange such a tUnncr te the comfort of
these who propose te cat it through. The
French aspuatieu te quit the tabic "huu
gry and happy " after a thirty course din
ner was net realizeal last evening, but te
say that each succeeding course, was relish
ed with stimulated appetite is te pass the
highest encomium en Capt. Power, the
hostess of the City hotel aud their as
sistants. i;k.iii:nvi.
A Fine Concert nt the Opera lleuae.
The audience of a few Hundred people
that last night assembled in Fulton opera
house enjejed one of thu most thoroughly
delightful treats that lias been presented
there during the pre.-eiit season. Se rigor
ously, however have the paople ei" Lan
caster set their faces against classical en
tertainment that it was scarcely expected
that even the name of Remcnyi would at
tract te the opera house a ge-nl audience ;
and se it was that the great Hungarian
violinist glancing ever the small but select
assemblage prier te the beginning of
the entertainment goed-uaturcdly ob
served te a gentleman upon the stage
that it was a small audience but they should
have a geed show. Aud the. performance,
it may be remarked, mere than fulfilled the
premise. Tbe great master entranced his
hearers with the magic of bis music. The
customary language of description utterly
fails te convey any idea of the effect pro
duced by his iuspired bow ; his extrava
gance et method, which is the result
of the very ccstacy of his passion,
is lest sight of aud the senses
concentrate themselves in yielding te the
soft iuflucnce of sweet sound that pours
forth from his wonderful instrument. In
the most prolonged and genuine out
bursts of applause the audience seemed te
feel a consciousness of the lameness of its
tribute te the artist's genius, and in every
instance lie was forced te respond te the
most enthusiastic demonstrations of favor.
M. Reiuenyi's selections comprised the
Andante aud Finale from Mendelssohn's
violin conceite ; the Andalusian Dance
and Leve Duet and Liberty llynm.his own
compositions ; violin soles without accom
paniment, " Longing," his own composi
tion, and "Studie" (Paganini). His play
ing of the " Carnival of Venice," in recog
nition of a final encore, was in the nature
of a revelation te his bearers, the violin
fairly bubbling ever in a ferment of mirth
and awakeuiag a responsive chord iu the
breast of every one who listened te the
music of its merry laughter.
The ether feature of the conceit were
the singing of Mile. Renie Reighard,
whose soprano, though lacking in volume,
is sweet ivul pleasing and of fair range.
She sang Bellini's scena and retida. " Ah
non credea." and an lluglinh ballad, Mr.
Edmoud DeCellc's tenor was heard iu
Hedson's cavatiua, and an Eng
lish song, " Charity, " by Faure ;
but both voices were heard te butter effect
in the last number upon the pregramme, a
duet, "Si la stanchezzi," by Verdi. Mr.
H. W. A. B'.-alc's piano accompaniments
were all accurate and artistic, and he also
executed Beethoven's Senata in excellent
style.
A Pretty Cleck.
Perauus fend of looking at fine scroll
carving can have their taste gratified by
visiting Bewman's clock store en East
King street, where there is en exhibition a
fine piece of work executed with
a scroll saw in the shape of a clock,
of which the weed work represents
a Swiss chalet, and is altogether a
model of skill and ingenuity. It is made
of polished walnut, and the amount of
labor employed in its manufacture can be
estimated ft em the fact that the number
of small pieces of weed removed by the
saw from the original beard was 438, ex
clusive of the carving required in shaping
its general outline. Clese inspection re
veals the nicest accuracy in the work which
is qnite an achievement of mechanical skill
and patience and very pretty. It is the
work of Mr. R. E. Bruce, residing at ."502
Seuth Queen street, who employed his
leisure hours in its construction, and has
ample cause for pride iu the production of
such a handsome ornament.
A Ills Apple Tree.
Perhaps tt.e largest apple tree in Penn
sylvania is m the farm of Messes P. Hid Hid
dlcsen. West Bradford. Chester county.
It is forty feet high, eleven feet around the
trunk and is ever one hundred aud fifty
years old. Mr. Hiddleson. who is new
eighty-two years of age, says that it has
annually yielded a crop of fruit as long as
he can remember, and he has heard his
mother say that she always obtained a
supply from that tree, which is still healthy
and vigorous and premises te be fruitful
for many years te come.
Held for Robbery.
Alderman Dennelly of the Seventh
ward, this morning held Careline Patter
son, colonel, te answer at court for tbe
robbery of James Gifferd, and held Philip
Thompson, colored, te answer as acces
sory. Gi?raid, who is a white man, get
drunk aud visited a ranch kept by Miss
Patterson, and there the alleged robbery
took pla-e. The particulars have been
heretofore reported.
Marietta Rank Director,
an election by the stockholders
At an election by the stockholders et
the First national bank of Marietta held
yesterday, the following directors were
elected: A. Cellins, B. Spanglcr, P.
Haldeman. Jehn Musscr, Jehn Zcigler, H.
S. Musser, S. F. Eagle, Jehn Crnll, and
II. L. Haldeman.