:SSiJillFMXvvJSBiifMvrtwmmmmm
Xijr '..."gs
JJHJIUIJI1IHIIIIIIIII Ul li I. , r..TrTfw..-,1,1.)T..rr.rJ.......i.rJ..i.-.n..CTCT....-e. mmJtimmMmJUMHmlvMnMVttlS MBrfKr--satficJOt
vt?-?iifwiiTTyy're'"
j-jisMrx 1 ::.T
0
LANCASTER DAILY lNTELfclGEKCER, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 188.
SSKSe
Lancaster fnterUcmccc
MONDAY EVENING, JAri. f.4, 1881.
The Demccraei." l)iv..
The Democracy are net rt.jpc.nsiblefer
the failure thus far of the Pennsylvania
legislature te elect a United States sen
ator. The division of the Republicans
into two factions, each of sufficient
strength te prevent a choice, was net ef
fected by Democratic influences, nor by
the inducement of Democratic offers of
assistance te either side. The Demo
cratic members -went te Harrisburg net
expecting te elect a Democratic United
States senator, nor te secure any ether
advantages in legislation than these
which usually obtain te a respectable
minority. We fail te see, therefore, why
se many of the Democratic members,
and se many mere small politi
cians of the party all ever the
state, should be worrying them
selves about what the Democrats ought
te de, in the way of a trade, te break the
present deadlock. The Democratic mem
bers of the Assembly met in caucus,
agreed en their policy, nominated their
candidate for Eenater, and new let them
keep en voting for him. If the Republi
cans cannot agree en their candidate
that is no fault of our party and none of
its concern. As long as they de net pie
sent a candidate who can receive the ap
proval of the Democratic sentiment of
the state, they certainly cannot expect
the vote of its representatives in the
Legislature.
We hear a great deal of talk about
what this Democrat or that one wants,
and en what consideration this or that
one would give the Democratic vote te
Mr. Oliver or Mr. Grew or Mr. Wolfe or
some ether Republican. Notably we
hear that Mr. Stencer has one idea, and
Mr. Wallace another, and Mr. Randall
still another; or that all three of these
distinguished gentlemen have agreed, en
a bargain, which includes the transfer of
the Democratic vote te Mr. Oliver in
consideration of an apportionment
which is agreeable te each and all of
them.
We de net believe these gentlemen
have done any such thing. They are net
authorized te de it for the party ; and
they cannot deliver the goods. Ne
doubt there are individual members of
the Legislature who would respectively
vote for a Republican no Democrat's
election being possible te serve the per
sonal preference or political advantage
of one or the ether of these gentlemen, or
of some ether equally distinguished
Democrat. But what is such a local or
personal consideration compared with
the general advantage and the honor of
the whole Democratic party in Pennsyl
vania ! If these gentlemen or anybody
else has a preposition, of advantage te
the whole party, let it be announced for
the consideration of the whole
party, and let it be known who
makes it and who will carry it
out. It anything has been done in a
corner for their individual or their joint
advanlage,and the whole strength of the
Democratic party and its geed name are
te be bartered away te serve this purpose,
let it be known and it will be quickly
resented.
Xe Democratic wiu'-v -in relieve
himself of the respond:. ;:. ;' his vote
fera Republican candidal for senator
by the assurance that it was cast in the
interest of an apportionment favorable te
any individual's aspirations, however
high that individual may stand in Dem
ocratic esteem. Each member will be
held te a rigid accountability for his own
action.
Moreover, in the present temper of the
members of the Legislature, in both par
ties, no scheme te elect Mr. Oliver by
the transfer te him of the Democratic
vote is practicable. As seen as it is at
tempted, a number of votes new being
cast for Mr. Oliver will be lest te him ;
the obligations of party will be cast off
should Mr. Oliver become the candi
date of fragments of all parties.
On the ether hand a large number
of Democrats refuse te recognize
the right of any " leader,'" or even of the
caucus majority, or of any authority ex
cept their own consciences, te direct
their choice of a Republican candidate.
Mr. Oliver has net shown himself able
te muster ever t)e votes. If Democratic
support of him should drive off 0 of
these, it will require CO Democratic votes
te elect him; which can never be
secured en any terms.
Tle Time te Speak.
The Examiner has nothing te say, of
fensive or defensive, in regard te the
charge against the Tripplesef defrauding
the county, and the action of the grand
jury in ignoring the indictments against
them. This is what we de net under
stand. When public officers of the coun
ty are charged with robbing it, and when
the evidence laid before the grand jury
seems clearly te show their guilt, in our
judgment it is the duty of the newspa
pers of the county te agitate the matter,
and te seek te explain te their readers
why it is that the accused men are per
mitted te go untried. We have said te
the Examiner that it appears te
be in a particularly favorable pesi
tien te acquaint the public with any
reasons that may exist for the apparent
failure of justice in this case, because
its managing editor was 'a member of
the grand jury. The Examiner replies,
as we understand it, that it is net re
sponsible for the conduct of its manag
ing editor as grand juryman ; and that
he is, moreover, net allowed te make
public the grand jury's secret delibera
tions. All that we admit ; we only held
the Examiner responsible for its own
cemiucc; our, we say tliat when it is
fully acquainted with both sides of the
question at issue, as it is in this cas.e,
which is one proper and necessary for
public discussion, we have a right te
leek te it, net only te enter into such
discussion, but te expose te the public
all its knowledge of the case.
We have published all the facts that
we can ascertain and all that were laid
before the grand jury, te the best of our
knowledge. These facts as tiiey stand
show that the clerk of the county prison
cheated the county. An: theie any
ether facts, we de net knew, that go te
show that he did net cheat the county ?
The Examiner knows whether or net such
facts exist. Its duty te the public, in
our judgment, requires it te furnish what
justification there may be of the action
of the grand jury in ignoring the com
plaint against these who afe apparently
public robbers, or te defend them if it be
lieves that they are innocent. The fact of
its managing editor being en the grand
jury only affects it, mere than its con
temporaries, because of the fuller knowl
edge of the case it brings home te it.
Having thus made clear the ground of
our criticism of the Examinees silence,
it will permit us te say that it seems te
have deprived itself of any excuse for
taking shelter behind the fact that a
grand juryman may net disclose the
grand jury's proceedings, by its free com
munication of the fact that a Welsh
mountain thief was ready te plead guilty,
when the late grand jury ignored the in
dictment against him and let him go free,
te his great astonishment. If this is the
fact,it also is one of public interest and we
arc entitled te knew why it was that a
man thus confessedly guilty was released.
The fact, however, does, net necessarily
justify complaint of the grand jury's ac
tion. We have a right te complain of
that body for letting the guilty go free,
only when the evidence is laid before
them te show their cruilt. In the Trspple
case that appears te have been done;
was it se also in the Welsh mountain
case V "On both subjects the Examiner
has the fleer.
MINOR TOPICS.
HAXDSOff!
Demecisats, "stick."
If the Grew people and the Oliver peo
ple have se much "backbone" let the
Democrats show theirs.
A Virginia man claims te have read
nothing but the Bible for teu years past.
He is pious, but poorly posted.
The Democrat who votes for a Republi
can is sure te meet with censure from
some quarter. He alone keeps off the
thin ice who adheres te his party.
The Londen Spectator says that "En-
dymien" belongs te "that odd genius of
niankmd, the melancholy and thoughtful
nincompoop."
What disadvantage te the Democrats
would it be for the Republicans te be
"short" one senator from Pennsylvania
when they came te organize the next Sen
ate? The most humorous bit of "Boycotting"
yet heard of is the case of an undertaker
in the county of Down, Ireland, who has
been "Boycotted," every mau in the neigh
borheod having entered into a solemn en
gagement net te ride iu the blackguard's
hearse !
PERSONAL.
Mr. Gladstone is te be created Earl
of Hawardin.
Edwakd E. HexkeOX, aged 74 years,
one of Chester's most highly respected
citizens, died suddenly Saturday night of
paralysis of the stomach.
Justice S Wayne, of the supreme com t,
will tender his resignation this week, and
ex-Senater Stanley Matthews-, of Ohie,
will be nominated te succeed him.
Mr. Richakdsen, of Cressen, Missis
sippi, is the largest cotton planter iu the
world, and is reported te have made $20,
000,000 from his fields.
The Earl of ResEIieky, who is leis
urely but surely working his way te high
political position, is about te build in Lon Len Lon
eon a mansion that will cost 500,000.
Dr. Sciiliemann, greatly te the delight
of the sacants of Germany, has presented
his collection of Trejau antiquities te the
emperor of Germany, te be placed in the
museum at Berlin.
The will of the late Jehn B. Bkewn, of
Portland, Maine, with one exception the
richest man in Maine, bequeaths te his
widow the homestead, 8300,000 and 300,
000 in ti ust. The testator also gives about
$13,000 te various charitable institutions
in Maine.
Mr. Rebert McCalmont, one of the
owners of Reading stock, is a generous
brother-in-law te Sir Hugh Cairns.
When Disraeli offered the Great Seal te
Sir Hugh he declined it en the trreur.d
that he has net fortune enough te support
a peerage. Whereupon Mr. McCalmont
sent for Sir Hugh, and saying : "Let that
be no obstacle," settled en him 100,000 a
year.
m m
STATE ITEMS.
Twenty-one Indiana boys and girls ar
rived at the school at Carlisle en Saturday.
Peter Sayler, aged 17 years, of Seuth
Bethlehem, was struck by a train of cars
ea Saturday and killed. m
Rum killed Peter Keller, of Pittsburgh.
He was found dead lying in Klein's saloon,
where he was employed as a bartender, en
Saturday.
Oliver Dellart, of Harrisburg, attempt
ed te leave this world by hanging himself.
His wife cut him down, however, and he
new lives te regret his foolishness.
It is understood that the Philadelphia
Democratic managers have settled down
en the following city ticket : Mayer, Jehn
Cadwalader; City Solicitor, Furman
Shcppard ; Receiver of Taxes, William V.
McGrath.
About one o'clock yesterday morning,
James Stuart slipped and fell under the
wheels of car Ne. G3 of Second and Third
streets line, Philadelphia, and was se badly
injured that no diert a few minutes later.
lie was 35 years old, and leaves a wife and
family.
There was a large meeting of Germans
in Philadelphia yest irday afternoon who
formed an association in opposition te the
old law which has recently been enforced
by Mayer Stokley, previdiug for the clos
ing of the taverns en Sunday. It is ex
pected that the association will take part
in the movement against the re-alectien of
the present mayor.
Just twelve months from the date of the
order given for;l5Ptructien the first
UIVISIOU IWCUIJ4BRO II1UC-UI iUillUUU
in Ycse, the northern island of Japan, was
opened te traffic and trains arc new run
daily at a profit. This is the first Ameri
can railroad in Asia and was constructed
under the direction of Jeseph M. Crawford,
a Pennsylvanian, all of whose assistants
arc Americana.
A farmer in the lower end of Clarien
county before going te church took a roll
of money containing $140 and placed it in
side the fold of his pocketbook, intending,
when he returned, te place it in a drawer
aain. The next morning he looked for it
lnit found it missing. As a last attempt
te find it he went te the sled in which he
had ridden te the church thedav previous.
The cows had eated the straw out and in
ene corner he found his money, chewed te
a pulp.
THE FISHERIES SCANDAL.
Prof. Bind Stlcklns te Ills Charge With
Bespect te F Willed Statistics.
Prof. Hind has sent another letter te the
governor-general of Canada, with respect
te the falsified fisheries statistics. He
says that although Premier Macdonald's
correction of his speech of December 20,
18S0. is an entire withdrawal of the charge
of blackmail, yet in that correction he
presented a view el the subject winch he
(Professer Hind) never contemplated.
The premier says : "I am net
prepared te say that the re
turns which are made te the de
ment are incorrect because Prof. Hind
says se." He ( Prof. Hind) charged that
the ellicers of the department of Ottawa
bad altered and falsified the returns of
trade and navigation made te the depart
ment, which, he adds, is very different
and much mere weighty matter. " My
letter te your excellency," Prof. Hind
continues, "was entitled ' Falsified De
partmental Reports. ' The premier
has virtually corrected this title
te that of ' Falsified Reports te tly
Department.' The transposition is a trans
formation, and very misleading." Prof.
Hind then calls the governor-general's at
tention te the fact that this subject has
been under the notice of the minister of
marine and fisheries since June 15, 1880,
as he proves by quoting a letter he ad
dressed te that minister en that date, the
receipt of which letter was acknowledged
by the minister's private secretary by a
note dated June 21, of the same year.
"Therefore," Prof. Hind adds, "it ap
pears that the honorable the minister of
marines and fisheries and the conspirators
who manufactured the frauds, one of
whom swore te them in Halifax, hav
ing in their possession copies of the secret
appendix, have been altogether un
dcr the same reef for a period exceeding
half a year, with full available. knowledge
of the whole subject respecting which in
quiry is sought. This information must
have been kept from the minister of mar
ine and fisheries, and fiem your excellen
cy's government. Xe wonder that my
services were net required te aid the min
ister, and that my presence iu Ottawa was
unsought. " Prof. Hind closes by
saying that the facts revealed by Hansard
and the correspondence with the minister
of marine and fisheries grant the whole of
his case, and arc tantamount te a tacit
acknowledgment that his charges respect
ing the falsified statistics are incontrever
tible.
A liKOKKN AXLK
Throws & Train from the Track.
The Atlantic express train, east bound,
en the New Yerk, Lake Erie & West
ern railroad was thrown from the track
at 12:45 o'clock yesterday morning,
just west of Tiega, Xew Yerk, by
the breaking of the driving axles
en the engine. The tender of the en
gine, tne postal car ana two baggage
ears were burned with their contents, ex
cepting a portion of the baggage which
was saved. Postal Clerks Jeseph Rcd-
ingcr, Seybalt, Ingram and Fex, and Mcs-
sentier Brown, el the Lnited states ex
press company, were burned in the cars
and their remains arc nearly unrecogniz
able. Twe day coaches also left the track
and were destroyed by fire, but as they
did net upset the passengers were all en
ablcd te escape uninjured with the excep
tien et some . receiving slight scratches.
Xe injury happened te the ether day
coaches or sleeping coaches or their occu
pants. After several hours delay a new
train was made up. The bodies of the
unfortunate victims were taken te Xew
Yerk and delivered te their friends. Baggage-Master
Peter Perry escaped from his
car with his leit arm dislocated.
STOIUIAXD l'LOOU.
The Disasters by liiver Ice.
The storm en Thursday night and Fri
day was felt severely in the interior of this
state, Heeding tlie rivers and interrupting
telegraphic communication. There was a
general breaking up of the ice in the Alle
gheny aud Mouengahela rivers, but no sa-
rieus damage is reported. Snow fell in
Xcw Yerk state aud Xew Englaud, block
ing many of the railroads. Xe trains have
arrived at Peughkcepse from Millcrten, en
the 1'Gughkeepsie, Hartferd Bosten rail
road, since Friday night, but it is thought
they will get through te-day. In Bosten
the storm wound up yesterday morning
with heavy showers of rain. A heavy snow
storm raged at br. .Jehn, Xcw Brunswick,
all of Saturday. In portions of Ontario,
snow drifts are reported thirty feet high.
Light snow, followed by sleet, fell yesterday
at Galveston, and at Xew Orleans snow tell
te the depth of nearly an inch en house
tops, en the wooden crossings, and in the
Jess frequented streets. Such a snow fall
had net been seen in that city before for
fifteen yeais.
KODE TO DKATU.
The Perils of the Rails.
A sleeping car and freight train en the
Delaware & Hudsen railroad collided at
East Line, Xew Yerk, en Saturday, and
four locomotives two attached te each
train were damaged. A. C. Buck, a
tramp, who was stealing a ride, was killed
aud a companion of his, James Heldeu,
was fatally injured.
By a collision en the Illinois Central
railroad, near Cebdcn, en Saturday, a
train was wrecked,, three men were badly
injured, aud a brakemanajtd fireman were
killed. An unknewnsitfui was ran ever
and killed by a train en the same railroad
at Wetang station, en the same day.
A collision occurred between two trains
at a crossing at Blair. Xcbraska, ou Fri
day night, and a brakeman was killed.
A gravel train en the Xcw Oilcans &
Mobile railroad ran off the track near
Lake Catherine, en Saturday, and a man
was killed.
diaries Sayler, of Seuth Bethlehem,
Pcnna., was' killed by falling from a
gravel train en Sunday.
In Democratic Iterks.
Reuben and Aaren Lcibensbergcr live
in Montgomery township, Berks, and are
strong Republicans. Morgan Yeuse,
Democrat, of the same township, says that
recently the Leibensberger brothers went
te his house, a small frame structure, aud
with pick and axe tore the heuse down,
ever the- heads of his wife and children.
Yeuse, who is peer, was obliged te take
his family te the almshouse for shelter.
Then the Leibeusbergers remarked :
" We've sent another Hancock family te,
the poerhousc." Yoase further charges
that the men with the long names ap
proached him last fall and tried te bribe
him te vete for Garfield. The Leibensber
gers have been he'd te answer the singular
charges ajjhe next term of the Berks
court.
Arsen and Assassination.
A hay rick belonging te Henry Yarnall,
a short distance from Chattanooga, Tenu..
was fired a few nights age. While he was
looking for the incendiaries, assisted by a
man named Howe, the report of a gun was
heard, and Yarnall dropped dead, while
Howe was dangerously wounded. Xext
day two men, named Brooks and Griffey,
were arrested en suspicion. Being at some
distance from the jail, they were tempor
arily confined in a blacksmith's shop under
guard of two men. During the night a
noise was heard at the windows, and sim
ultaneously the piisencrs were shot dead.
Several men have been arrested for the
deed, and removed te a distant part of the
country te avoid lynching.
a
A few days age the Grand Canyon coal
company struck oil at a depth of 1,445
feet, near Canyon City, Colerado, and the
well is new yielding five te eight barrels
per day.
OLDEST 1ST AStERICA.
A Colored Weman, Aged 186 Tear. Who
Nursed a Congressman's Grandfather.
Bella (Me.) Herald.
On Sunday evening, January 10, 1881,
there died iu this city undoubtedly the
eldest woman in America, aud as iu nearly
all previous instances she was a colored
person. Her name was Sarah Clark, and
rumor had it that she froze te death, but
upon investigation made by friends of the
old woman the rumor proved unfounded,
and no doubt her death resulted from
sheer old age. She was the great-grandmother
of Henry Williams, the driver of a
dray team iu this city, and from him we
glean the following particulars of this re
markable old woman. Mr. Williams is
quite an old mau fifty, we believe and
when a small boy Mrs. Clark appeared as
old te him then as before her death. She
never could tell when she was born
but often stated that before the
Revolutionary war she was the
mother of two children. She did net
knew where she resided at that time, but
a long while after she was taken in Ken
tucky as a slave. There she lived for a
number of years, feeling then as though
she had seen enough of this world and
battled with its troubles sufficiently te de
serve a different life, but that was net her
fate. In 1840, or thereabouts, she was
shifted here aud there until after the late
war, when she settled down te die near
Boenevillc, Missouri. In 1872 she came
toRelIa en a visit te her great-grandchild,
Mr. Williams. As te her exact ac nobody
knows, but if what she told is true she
must have been 12G years old. She also
stated that she at one time belonged te
the Clark family of Heward county, this
state, and distinctly remembers nursing
the grandfather of General Clark, con
gressman from the Eleventh district, and
who was afterward an officer in the war of
1812. After living te this old age she
passed awy without an attendant at her
side.
Dead at 111.
Daniel O'Brien, familiarly known as
"Uncle Dan," who settled iu the Lacka
wanna valley when Scrauten was but a
hamlet, died yesterday at the poerhousc.
By well authenticated data it was learned
that he was 111 years of age. Forty years
age he was a well-to-de resident of that
locality and up te 1870 was a drayman.
On account of his age he was then obliged
te give up all work and a few years age
was admitted te the poerhousc. He was
a well-preserved old man and after his ad
mission te the almshouse paid occasional
visits te Scranton te meet his acquaint
ances. He had a remarkable memory
and never tired of relating incidents of the
revolution in Ireland in 1798 and was anx
ious te live long enough te participate in a
fight for her freedom. Always attired in
a blue coat, he created considerable inter
est whenever he came te the city by rea rea
seu of his odd appearance and sprightly
step.
A Discovery.
Xcw Yerk Sun:
That there is one state iu the Union
where the telegraph consolidation cannot
take place, is a declaration with which the
Harrisburg Patriot and the Lancaster In
telligencer lead off. The constitution
of Pennsylvania says that "no telegraph
company shall consolidate with or held a
controlling interest in the stocks or bends
of any ether telegraph company ewuiug a
cempctiug line, or acquire, by purchase or
otherwise, any ether cempctuig line of
telegraph."
The American Union came into exist
ence since this constitution was adopted,
and, se far as it is concerned, neither it nor
its successor corporation can put in the
threadbare and exploded plea of vested
rights, as against the commonwealth. The
Patriot insists that both the governor and
the Legislature have an immediate duty te
perform iu the premises ; . and since the
telegraph companies haveueuch political
power as the railroad companies, it is pos
sible that something may be done te check
their operations in violation of the funda
mental law of the state.
But it would be strange, indeed, if Mr.
Gould and Mr. Vandcrbilt should net dis
cover the means of protection in a state
where the Pennsylvania railroad, with its
charter at the mercy of the sovereign who
gave it, lias calmly treated the constitution
as a dead letter, and persistently refused te
be restrained or controlled by it. If the
millions which it has exacted from the peo
ple of that state by unlawful discrimina
tions could be stated in figures, the sum
total would be appalling. What the com
pany meant by allowing the ring governor
te recommend te the Legislature the enact
ment of laws te enforce these previsions of
the constitution, is as yet a mystery. But
the Intellieencer declares that public
opinion and public necessity imperatively
demand a compliance with the governor's
recommendation ; that the Democrats,
while net desiring te make it a party issue
are determined en their policy, and wait
with no little interest the development of
Republican views in the Legislature,
when it will be seen whether that part of
the governor's message was a sham and a
mockery, or really meant a tardy submis
sion te the law and the popular will.
SOTHEftW'S DEATH.
His Last Days The Malady That Ended
hit
Londen Cable dispatch te New Yerk ilcruld
The sudden death of Mr. Setheru was.
no! generally known among his friends in
Londen till yesterday afternoon, though
his death occurred about 0 o'clock en
Thursday. He had been living in Londen
at the apartments of his sister, Mrs. Cowan
at the corner of Oxford aud Vere streets.
Twe weeks age he left Londen for Bourne
mouth, returning te town a few days age.
He had been under the care of Sir William
Jenner and Sir James Paget since his first
arrival in Londen and was only able te sce
his most intimate friends. Mr. Edwin
Beeth called a few days age and
paid him a long visit. Mr. Dien
Beucicault and ether old friends were fre
quent visitors. His malady was of a very
complicated nature. He had been a great
sufferer from a cancerous affection for a
year past. A month age Sir James Paget
called in the assistance of Sir William
Jenner te discuss the chances of a delicate
operation. Sir William Jenner, however,
pronounced against it, saying that cure
was impossible and the operation would
only give unnecessary torture. Since Mr.
Sothern's return te Londen the physicians
have been in constant attendance. On
Thursday morning the end was seen te be
net far off. His entire system collapsed
and he gradually sank all day, until just
at twilight he quietly passed away, the
only people present being his sister and a
servant. It is estimated that his personal
estate is net ever $40,000.
Ne Bargain and Sale.
Shippensburg Chronicle, Bern.
Seme Democratic papers arc giving bad
advice. They want Senater Wallace drop
ped, and the Democratic members te make
a bargain of some kind with the Republi
cans. This will result iu nothing but a
trick aud cheat. The Democracy want no
bargain and sale arrangement. Any Demo
cratic member who favors one will and
ought te be marked "for future refer
ence." The Sentiment of the State.
rhilailelphla Clireniclc-Ucrald, Dcin.
The sentiment of this commonwealth is
against the Republican machine and a
Democratic dicker. Here is something
for legislators te put in their pipes and
smoke.
BetterTban Running for Senater.
Ex-Chief Justice Agnewis lecturing in
the southern part of the state for the
benefit of women's charitable institutions.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The beat race between Hanlan aud Lay
cock has been further postponed until Feb
ruary 14.
A fire-at Peoria, III., en Saturday, de
stroyed J. Bannister & Ce.'s elevator.
Less en building and grain, 40,000.
A terrific storm prevails in the Medi
terranean. It is reported that 50 smacks
have been wrecked in that sea.
Lima surrendered te Gen. Boqnedane.
who commanded 40,000 men. The Peru
vians lest 70 guns iu the battle at Chaiil
las. An iusaue man. en the steamer Annie
P. Silver, near Madrid, Missouri, en Sat
urday, shot and killed Daniel Blake, sec
ond clerk of the steamer and wounded the
captain.
The twentieth ballet for United States
senator, taken at Nashville en Saturday,
resulted : Maynard 44, Bate 26, Bailey
22, Tayler 2, Smith 3, Harrison 1, Rese 1,
Caruthcrs 1.
The British force at CampPetchnfst room
has made a sortie, killing four Beers. The
colonial forces at Maseru, Basute Land,
has been strongly reinforced and will take
the offensive shortly."
In the Xebraska Legislature en the
seventeenth ballet. Gen. Chas. Van Wyck
was elected senator of the United States.
He was formerly a member of Congress from
Xew Yerk, and new lives near Xebraska
City, where he is engaged in farming.
In'the United States district court, Wm.
L. Webb, white, of Georgetown county,
S. C was ti icd en the charge of voting
twenty-one ballet- at the last election.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty with
a recommendation te mercy.
The steamer Bombay, owned by the
Chinese, leaded with cotton, was burned
en the Yeng Tse en Christmas. This is
the steamer that saved the American war
vessel Oneida within a few miles of Yoko
hama iu I860.
Reports from the southern parts of In
diana, Illinois and contiguous territory
state that there will be an almost entire
failure of the wheat crop owing te the late
planting and the early and hard winter. A
large portion of the wheat land being a
mass of ice the reed is frozen out. Net
ever the fifth of the crop can be made
under the most favorable circumstances.
A number of Chicago capitalists-,
among them such prominent and
wealthy business men as W. K. Fairbank,
Geerge L. Duulap, Geerge C. Walker,
Perry II. Smith, Jehn B. Lyen, C. A.
Kent, H. W. King and Samuel Jehnsen,
have formed an association te construct a
four wire telegraph line from Chicago te
Xew Yerk.
Carries Stokes, a colored woman, was
found dead in her heuse near Atlanta,
Georgia, en Saturday morning, with her
head and face terribly burned. A coro
ner's jury decided that she had been killed
by a blew en the head, and that after be
ing killed the body was laid in the fire
place and the clothes were saturated with
coal oil aud set en fire.
All the prominent butter dealers and
commission merchants en Seuth Water
street, Chicago, have signed an agreement
net te sell or deal iu any imitation of but
ter, either as butter or under its real
name. This action became necessary, as
some firms doing the largest expert trade
in butter in the country have found that
reports of adulteration and fraudulent but
ter were having a marked injurious effect
upon their foreign trade.
Thes. Walters, a tramp, secured a per
manent situation en a farm owned by Pat
rick Kearney, at Trumansville. He went
te the bam te feed the stock, without a
light. After throwing from the hay mew
a sufficient quantity of hay for the night
he acaidently dropped the pitchterk. It
passed through a knot hole in the barn,
turning the tines te the upper side. Wal
ters in jumping from the mew struck
upon them and forced the two into his hip
lacerating the llesh aud inflicting a fata!
wound.
A fire in the dining room in the Metro
politan hotel, Xew Yerk, early Sunday
morning, destroyed the interior. The
guests were aroused as a matter of pre
caution, but none of them suffered in per
son or property, and business went en as
usual. Less $50,000. fully insured. Leuis
Hoagland and William II. Bennett, fire
men, were severely hurt by the falling
debris, the former was also badly burned
and rescued with difficulty. The servants
who slept in the upper stories ever the
dining room were greatly alarmed by the
smoke in their apartments but all reached
the ground in safety by means of the fire
escape.
A Foolish Thln.
narrWhurjr Corrcsnenileneo Bloenisburg Cel
uinbiun, Ocm.
I am unable te find any Democrat, ex
cepting these who are here employed as
workers for the machine, who will agree
that it is at all possible for the Democrats
te vote for Oliver, and de any thing but a
foolish thing.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
GAS.
The Unlit City Lamps.
The policemen report the number of gas
lamps unlit en Saturday and Sunday
nights as fellows :
Saturday.
First ward '. 0
Sunday.
0
Second ward 2 2
Third ward 4 3
Fourth ward 8 7
Fifth ward 8 5
Sixth ward 5 5
Seventh ward 21 18
Eighth ward 36 33
Xinth ward 1 1
Total..,. 85
AVhyTVe Swear.
74
Reading Times.
The folks ever in Lancaster, like many
ether people, turned ever a new leaf en
the first of the year. They were all
" goody geed " until the gas man brought
around his bills, when there arose, like
clouds of sulphur, an aggregation of
"swears" that shook the old town from
centre te circumference. Xew as this
kind of oath is permissible, if net wholly
justifiable, from the Christian standpoint,
we move that these "swears," like Old
Rip's drinks, don't count this time.
And Lancaster S18.
Washington Bepnblic.
Why should Washington pay $28 for
gas for street lamps when the disgracefully-extravagant
city of Xcw Yerk pays but
$17.
Xcw RallroadCennectlon.
The Colebrook Valley railroad company
was organized in Lebauen en Thursday,
with Rebert II . Celeman, of Cornwall, as
president, and the following directers:
A. Wilhelm, Cornwall; E. C. Freeman.
Cornwall; D. S. Hammend, Lebanon;
Jehn Bensen, Colebrook; Christ. II.
Ceble, Lancaster ; J. Tayler Boyd, Corn
wall, and Charles B. Ferney, Lebanon.
Jesiah Fuuck, esq., was elected solicitor.
The object of this new organization is te
build a railroad, for freight and passenger
tralhc, te connect the Cornwall railroad at
Cornwall, wjth the Pennsylvania railroad
at or near Concwage Junction near Eliza Eliza Eliza
bothtewn," Lancaster county. The princi
pal e'fficc of the company will be at Leb
anon. The length of the new read will be
about 1 7 miles, and steps will be taken for
its immediate construction.
On Their .Travels.
The man and woman with fourteen derrs.
who have been here often, have made their
qnruuiMTia fit 'MTtwratlf-Aivft TlawVa Mnntv
It is but a short time since thev left our'
workhouse.
TstK.LKAF.
ThaLeaal Tobacco Market.
Daring the past week the rage among
tobacco dealers in ear market was for the
crop of 1879. II. dozen large houses in
Xew Yerk and elsewhere were represented
and had their agents scouring the county
picking up a packing wherever it could le
found and paying a very decided advance
en prices offered a few weeks age. It
is estimated that net less than
2,000 eases were bought at prices averag
ing from 12 18 cents" through. On Satur
day Shindle & Stehman sold their packing
of 285 eases te A. Cehen, terms net given.
Messrs. Pickle, of Salunga, Gochenauer,
of Petersburg, and Miller, of Petersburg,
have also sold their full packings. Henry
Kurtz, of Mount Jey. sold te Samuel
Moere, jr., a packing of 40 cases for 12
cents through. Many ethers have sold out
within a few days past en private terms.
It is believed that net mere than 2,000
cases of the crop of 1870 remains in the
hahds of the original packers, and this is
held en te with a view of still higher
prices beind offered.
Xcarly all of the leaf purchased during
the last week has been taken by Xew
Yorkers and Western and Southern job
bers and manufacturers, and nearly all of
it will be used for home consumption.
The "boem'' in this crop has been caused
by the scarcity in the market of really
geed leaf for manufacturing purposes, and
a prevalent fear that the crop of 1880 will
net supply the demand.
As te the crop of 1880 there is little t.
be said. The savcre winter weather has
in a great measure prevented growers
from getting their stock into shape for
market. The half of it has net yet been
taken from the poles and a large propor
tion of that which has been taken down
has net yet been stripped. Our local buyers
continue te pick up small lets occasionally,
but they declare they can find few lets
that suit them ; either the leaf is badly
damaged with flea-holes or the growers
ask unreasonable prices. Some buyers,
who have had thcr purchases delivered te
them, affirm that the leaf don't pan out
as well when placed upon the table and crit
ically examined as they supposed it would
when they bought it, the chief 'cause of
complaint being with tue veins and ravages
by the flea.
Among the sales of 1830 reported last
week are the following :
D. II. Weaver, of Leacock, sold and
delivered te Sigle & Merrin his crop et 4
acres. He ?et out 19,860 plants, and the
yield was 8.882 pounds, en which he re
alized $1,407.
Martin Miller, of Leacock, sold and de
livered his crop of a little less than an acre
te tha same purchasers for 20, G and 3.
Jehn Bear, of the same township, sold
his crop te Skiles & Frey for 20, G and 3.
Jehn Singer, of same township, sold one
aero te Diller & Rutter, of Intercourse, for
19. 0 and 3.
Harry Singer, of same township, sold te
same one acre at 16, G and 3. 5
m
CUUKT OF COMMON l'LKAS.
The City Treasurer's Answer.
This morning the January term of com
mon pleas court began with Judge Living
ston en the bench. When the list was
called it was found that of the 33 cases
down for trial 15 were ready.
In the case of L. D. Douglass, assignee
of J. W. Eberly vs. Milten Shartzcr, judg
ment was entered in favor of the plaintiff
for $106.60.
The Chester County Cases.
The follewmg cases which arose from
the disaster en the Pickering Valley rail
road in 1877, and which were sent here for
trial, were disposed by verdicts being
taken in favor of the plaintiffs as fellows.
Jacob Emery vs. the Philadelphia fc
Readiug railroad company. Verdict $500.
Albert Pennypacker vs. same. Verdict
$200.
Albert Pennypacker aud Annie Penny
packer, his wife iu right of the said An
nie Packer, vs. the same. Verdict, $4,500.
The City Treasurer's Case.
This was the morning for the return of
the rule en Edward Welchaus, late treas
urer of the city of Lancaster, te show
cause why he should net turn ever te the
city the books, papers, moneys, &c, new
in his possession and which are claimed as
the personal property of the city. The
respondent filed the following answer :
First, That he was elected treasurer' and
receiver of taxes for ene year and took the
required oath, &c, and dsnics that coun
cils had any right te remove him from that
office.
Second, That he had at all times con
ducted himself faithfully, honestly aud
satisfactorily in his office and never gave
cause for suspension.
Third, He is informed that the select
and common ceuueils did, en January 5,
pass a resolution purporting te suspend
him, but he allege? and declares that such
resolution is iueperative and iuvalid and of
no effect.
Fourth, That he was en the 7th day of
January, 1881, and is new treasurer of the
city of Lancaster.
Fifth, That William S. Shirk was net
legally appointed city treasurer and re
ceiver of taxes of the said city of Lancas
ter, and is net new treasurer of the city of
Lancaster.
Sixth. That he has in bis possession as
such treasurer $11,527,21 in money and the
following books : The journal, two inter
est receipt books, one book of market
rents, one duplicate receipt book, ene
book of market license stubs, warrants
drawn by the mayor, during his term held
as authority for payment and a let of
coupons held for same purpose.
Seventh. Under the law governing the
tenure of office and defining the duties of
the occupants thereof he cannot deliver
ever the moneys, books and papers, in his
hands, belonging te the said office until
the expiration of his terra of office, viz. :
April 4, 1881, or te any person ether than
his successor in office, who cannot be
elected until that date.
The city, through its counsel, excepted
te the sufficiency of this answer, and were
given time te put their exceptions in writ
ing. Xext Saturday morning at 9 o'clock was
fixed as the time for the argument.
TDK JUINSTBELS.
Duprez's Troupe at the Opera Heuse.
Lew prices were the loadstone which
drew an immense audience te Fulton opera
house, where Charles H. Duprcz's min
strels held forth en Saturday night. The
performance was very geed throughout.
There were eighteen people in the first
part, six of whom were end men, who
were attired in fancy clothing. Archie
White occupied the extreme tambourine
end and Tem Warfield was the last man
ou the boue end. Beth are geed comedians
and they pleased the audience. The
musical act of Gus Sharplie, whose partner
is new very ill and unable te travel, was
geed, aud se were the female impcrsena
tiens of Harry Picrsen, The clog and
song and dance by four men was very
fair. Tem Warfield played en the banjo
and sang songs in a style that tickled his
hearers and he was liberally rewarded with
applause. The farccsef "Helen's Babies"
aud "My Wife's Visitors," and the musi
cal burlesque of "Little Red Riding
Heed," were well acted, although they are
very old.
ripe Opened.
By a vigorous use of the force pump
and the flushing of the fire-plugs en Satur
day evening the service pipe in Billy
Hubcr's restaurant in Centre square was
relieved from a fish or eel which had en
tirely choked it up for a day or two.
Postmasters Appointed.
I. R. Burkhelder; Greenland, r.ancasrer
county : J. M. Denhnger Grefi s Steve,
Lancaster county.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
IT IS rOIlT OKGAMZED AT I. AST.
Constitution Adopted irrticer Elected aud
Beard et" Censers Chuseu.
The members of the bar who met iu the
court room en Saturday afternoon had
quite an extended and earnest, though
geed-natured discussion, ever flic consti
tution and by-laws reported by their com cem
mitter, of which an outline appeared in the
Ixtelligexccu of Saturday.
After the speeches had been limited te
three minutes and each lawyer te eue
speech en each section the diseussieu be
gan A preposition te limit tlft objects of the
association te the general supervision of
the " professional " conduct of the mem
bers of the bar, &j.. was voted down, after
explau.iuatieu by Mr. Brosius that, of
course the association could only take cog
nizance of matters which affected the re
lations of its mcmbeis te the bar, and a
speech by Mx-. Reynoldste the cfi'cct that
a man's stardiug at the Inr depended as
well en his general conduct and regard
for the proprieties as his professional rec
titude. The wel 'professional" was
net inserted.
Mr. Xauman was of the opinion that the
"institution of proceedings'' en tliepait
of the association in eaosefauy "breach
of duty" en the part of "these connected
officially with the administration of the
law or in charge of this public records"
should be limited te such breaches as oc
cur "hereafter.'' Mr. Reynolds and Mr.
Eshleiuan did net want te see the meeting
take any action which might be construed
into a desire or an effort te cover up some
thing that would net beardiseleure. Mr.
Dunnes thought the future el the associa
tion could be trusted te take cognizance
of what was proper and te ignore what
was net lit matter for action ; and Mr.
Martin said that while he thought the
members of the bar should net become
persecutors, neither should they be
cowards.
Mr. Eby's preposition te make the
semi-annual meetings en she first Monday
in June and December instead el" the sec
ond Monday was vigorously voted down ;
and 3Ir. Ilcnsei's suggestion that it ought
te require a majority of the votes cast
.te !eet officers, instead of merely the
highest number received, met with - no
favor.
The remainder of the report was adopt
ed without attempt te alter or amend it,
save by some exceptions en the part of A.
J. Kautl'mau, esq., te its grammatical con
struction, which wcre very badly treated
by the impatience of the meeting.
The rejerted constitution and by-laws
wcre then adopted as a whole. It was then
agreed te call the roll, te see who of these
present assented te the constitution and
by-laws as adopted, signified their inten
tion te join the association at present, aud
would participate iu the election el officers.
The following gentlemen responded
affirmatively, W. A. Wilsen. W.A. Atlee,
Geerge Xauman, C. C. Kaufi'man, A. C.
Reinechl, W. T. Brown, A. II Fritchey,
James M. Walker, Peter Hershcy. Chas.
I. Landis, Zuricl Swepc, A F. Shenck,
J. B. Amwaku, .(. IS. Kaufman,
Rebert M. Aguuw, D. G. Uakcr, J.
W. B. Causman, V.F. Beyer, M. Brosius,
J. Hay Brown. H. C. Brubaker, J. M.
Burke, ,1. A. Ceyle, J. W. Denlinger, C.
Denucs, A. J. Eheily, S. 1'. Eby, L. EII
raaker, X. Ellmaker, D. G. Eshlcmau,
E. Franklin, J. II. Fry, l. 11. Fulton, A.
S. Hershey. W. U. Hei.sel. T. B. Hola Hela
han. A. F. Hestctter. J. V". Jehnsen. A.
J. Kaufi'man. C. B. Kaufman, G. C. Ken
nedy, C. R. Kline. I). Leehe, X. Lightner,
E. K. Martin, B. F. Montgomery, H. M.
North, S. II. Reynolds, S. M. Sener, A.
Slaymakcr. E. G. Smith, J. L. Steinmetz,
H. B. Swair, W. 1). Weaver, U. S. Clark.
Quite a number of gentlemen who par
ticipated in the early pait of the meeting,
and were obliged te leave, and m:uiy ether
members of the bar who were net able te
be present, have since signified their in
tention te join the association", se that its
membership is expected te comprehend
the greater jart of the local bar. Rep.
The election of officers being ordered,
Messrs. Steinmetz aud J. liny Brown were
elected tellers, and Reinechl and Eberly
clerks.
Mr. liresius. in an eloquent speech,
nominated H. M. North, esq., for presi
dent, but his eloquence was net appreci
ated, eloquence manifestly being at a dis
count in an assjmbly'ef orators, for he was
impatiently interrupted by cries of "name
your nun," and the effect of his climax
was greatly depressed.
Mr. Reynolds nominated Mr. N. Ell
maker, but he declined, and named D. G.
Eshlcmau esq. Thereupon a ballet was
had resulting in Mr. North's election. Mr.
Eshlcmau was elected vicu president. Mr.
Reynolds treasurer and Mr. W. A. AV 'ilsen
secretary unanimously.
Nominations for censei s were then made
and the ballet resulted as fellows : D. G.
Baker, 31 ; II. C. Brubaker, 21 ; II. B.
Swarr, 22 ; M. Brosius, 34 ; A- Slay
maker, 11 ; Gee. Xauman, 18 ; X. Ell
maker, 11 ; B. F. Eshleman, 15 ; A. J.
Kauffiuau, 5 . W. U. Henscl, 20 : J. Hay
Brown, 12 ; E. K. Martin, 10 ; Xcwten
Lightner. 10: I). McMulIen, ;; Chas.
Denucs, 3 ; V. A. Atlee, 13.
Messrs. Brosius, Baker, Swarr, Bru
baker and Ilenscl were declared elected.
The officers elect then took their seats,
and in taking the chair President Xerth
said that the honor laid upon him was one
te be proud of te be cliescn the first
president el the first bar association in a
county that had existed for one hundred
andfifty years without one. The Lancas
ter bar has been conspicuous for its able
and distinguished men. But the speaker
believed that there was as much talent in
it new as there everbad been ; as high pro
fessional and personal character ; as elo
quent and able lawyers, and that its repu
tation was as geed as when Hepkins and
Buchanan gave lustre te it. It is te be re
membered that since these years the coun
try has grown from a few te fifty millions
and that Lancaster is no longer the largest
inland city in the country. He was
net of these who believed the bar had de
generated. Renewing his thanks for the
honor of h s election, expressing his high
hopes for the future of the association,and
plediiiii himself te the discharge of his
duties without fear, favor or affection, the
speaker took his scat amid applause.
The meeting then adjourned.
Cnclalincd Letters.
The following is a Hst of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the po.-;teffice January
24. 18S1 :
Ladies'' List Charlette Bctz, Alice
Bedarff, Alice Brubaker, Mrs. Mary
Bewers, .Mis Elizabeth Ceil. Mrs. Lizzie
Cramer, Rachel Cambell, .Mrs E. Dct
ricsch, Mis. Atilla A. Derwart, Annie
Esbensha'le. J. Annie Embrce, Mrs.
Careline Eiiis, Lizzie Fisher, Annie
Kamm, Mr. Mary Malum (2, for.), Min
nie Ottcy. Emma Reynelds, Catli. Rath
fen, Marv Shank.
Gent List Wm Bergman, AVm Batin,
J. Bean, Gee. Urencmau, Jacob K. Brcno Brcne
man, Au,"t,t Braukle O'e, Comly &
T'litni.':!!! Ilan-v A. Cenner. Jehn C.
Deerr. Chin. Hcrr, Mr. Hahn. 3Ianucl
Hall. Heiirv llershfcrdler. Edward . Hess,
Maxmi'iae IIujle (for.), Engen Lcfimacn
(for.), Wesley Lefevre. David 31. Leng,
sr., J. L. McPherson. Chas 3Iertin, jr., J.
L. Xelli--, I'ryer & Thompson, Ames
Reney.Chrn. Sohncverly(fer.), Wm. Sneit
zer 3Ir. Williams, 3hiurice Weaver, T.
W.'Wylie.
Snal.cs Caught.
Twe young copperhead snakes were
caught en Saturday in the rear of Steinman
& Ce.'s hardware store where some im
provements are being made. It i supposed
they came iu a shipment of sulphur coal.
n.q?n-vTV'