awnwr -iff TrtrrifflnSifetSSS'tSSS: LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1881. w Hancastct intelligencer. THUH8DA.Y EVENING. JAN. 27, 1881 Senatorial Elections. At this distance there seems te be a very fortunate deliverance for the Demo crats of Tennessee and of the whole country from the sharp senatorial strug gle in that state, which threatened te wreck the party there and te impair its strength at Washington. The outcome is no less advantageous te the Democ racy because it was controlled by the Re publicans who elected Jacksen te prevent the elecuen of a worse Democrat. The Democrats of that state seem te ewe mere te the Republicans than they ewe te themselves for the happy issue out of their troubles. They were prepared te vote for a " low tax " Democrat in order te get the one necessary vote of a belter, who would net vote for any Democrat ex cept his own uncle. The Republicans then came te the rescue and showed the Democrats hew te elect a better member of their own party. That they did this, however, with no view of losing any chance te elect their own candidate, is shown by the fact that as seen as their maneeuvre had scared the Democrats away from Rese, and the belter back te Maynard, the Republicans turned in again for their regular nominee, from whom they were in turn led away by the Democrats taking advantage of the situ ation te elect the man who was probably the best they could have se lected. The aoceunts of the election show it te have been a remarkable legislative skirmish and give us a foretaste of what may happen in the Penn sylvania Legislature, some of these days, when the break-up occurs. It is new manifest that neither Mr. Grew nor Mr. Oliver can ever be elected. Their only reasonable hope of winning, with the aid of Democratic votes, has been extinguished by the substantially solid opposition of the Democracy of the state te any dicker with either side. It is manifest also, despite Den Cameren's bravado, that the Oliver forces are dis integrating and becoming restless. When these candidates shall have been drawn off, and the little issues which their can" didacy represents shall be swept away, and the time shall come te elect a sena- l r for Pennsylvania en the broader and hotter issue of his fitness te represent this state in the Senate, the vote of the Democrats in the Legislature may be cast for a Republican, with as much fit ness and te as geed purpose as was the vote of the Tennessee Republicans yes' terdav for a Democrat. On the ether hand, if the Grew people are sincere in their opposition te the machine, it is a very great deal better for them te help te elect a creditable Democrat than a machine Republican. A correspondent of theXewYerk Sun urges tiie Democrats te simplify the sit uation by electing Mr. Wolfe. It would probably be better for the Democrats in a party sense te elect Wolfe than Oliver, but Democrats well informed of the sit uation at Harrisburg knew that Mr. Wolfe is neL as strong in his faction as Mr. Grew, and that lie is net very popu lar with the Democratic members. As seen as these Democrats who prefer him would go for him with the best of mo me tivesa very considerable nunilier of their party, with baser motives, would seize the pretext te go for Oliver. It would net require as many Democratic votes te elect Oil. t-r as te elect Wolfe and we fear they iveuid speedily be had. As the ma tier new stands, Democratic integrity and Democratic honor can best be' maintained bv allowing the dead-lock between Oliver locked. and Grew te be kept Tun Harrisbiirg Patriot denies that Senater Wallace has ever ;issented te or proposed a corrupt dicker with the Re publicans for Democratic votes for Oliver. The correspondent of the Sun give.? the best of geed reasons for disbe lieving that ever Mr. Randall consented te such a bargain te save his district, a report te which we think the Patriot has given currency en as little feunda tien, likely, as there was for the rumor about Mr. Wallace of which it com plains. The truth of the matter doubt less is that neither of these gentlemen, nor any ether Democratic leader of weight and inllueuce, has ever proposed or has ever been willing te incur the re sponsibility of such bargains as have been freely reported by irresponsible newsmongers. These ideas have been thrown out by adherents of the Republi can factions, new in the shape of prom ises and again in the way of threats, te see if the bait caught Democratic gud geens, it nas net proved very success. ful, and it may as well be understood that it is fast te Republican hooks and has net been thrown out by Democratic anglers. Gakfield, or somebody who is in his confidence, seems te indulge in outgiv eutgiv ings of his prospective cabinet in order te test the temperef his party and of the country regarding them. The responses about Mr. Blaine for secretary of state are en the whole satisfactory ; and like wise the choice of. a secretary of the treasury from the stalwart Republican state of Iowa. Alse that Ohie is te be "left" and New Yerk must be content with a miner portfolio. This much, they say, at least, is settled. It was quite charming te hear that Grant's Philadelphia irieuds raised $100, 000 for him, and the Quaker City papers were felicitating themselves that their townsmen did the thing se neatly and quietly without the vulgar ostentation of the New Yerk donation. New comes the Times whose editor knows and tells us that the Philadelphians came ever te New Yerk and raised i wthirdg of the amount in the latter city. We have seen no notice of tiiis fact in the Phil adelphia Ledger. If the Philadelphia Democrats run Edward R. Worrall for city solicitor they will have a clean and competent candidate. Judges Merc andPaxsen, of the supreme bench, have been cantering about as dark senatorial horses. Next ? TnERE is a very general feeling of disgust at Hayes's nomination of Stan ley Matthews for the supreme bench, because he is unlit for the place, and bscause the country has had enough of corporation lawyers put en the supreme bench for corporation purposes. Mr. Dex Cameren is about te make the Greatest Effert of his life. He needs te. Hayes yesterday appointed Beveiily Tucker, of Virginia, a commissioner of the world's fair in New Yerk in 1833. MINOB TOPICS. A constitutional amendment is before Congress te elect United States scnateis by the people of the respective states. Tui: national debt of England is held by about 23,000 persons ; that of France by about 4,000,000. The Philadelphia Press in double-leaded type, declares that the revolt at narris burg is tee fermidable te be crushed and must be conciliated. Senators Faik, of Nevada ; Jenes, of Flerida, and Sewell, of New Jersey, are all from the Emerald Isle. Oliver is also an Irishman born. General Cmngman, of North Caro lina, says living is se cheap in that state that it is mere economical te feed a man than te bury him. Somebody asked hew "Endymion," the name of Bcacenficld's new novel, is pronounced, and a witty editor answered : "It is pronounced a failure." Colonel Ingersoll calls "an economi cal rich man a curse and a pest. " "That country is blest" he says, "where the rich are extravagant and the peer economical." The Bosten Pest suggests that the com mittee raising money te put Hayes's picture in Harvard pass the hat te Charles Fran cis Adams, if they deem Editor Dana's response unsatisfactory. Sunday-school children are no longer taught te believe that Let's wife was turned into a pillar of salt ; but in the in ternational Bible studies for Sunday schools, it is said she was caught in a storm, which "suffocated her. encrusted her, and possibly burnt her te a cinder." The demand for Geeigc Eliet's books has been se great since her death that the Londen publishers have net been able te meet it. One thousand readers inquired for "Adam Bede " in one week at a lead ing circulating library. A cheap and an inexpensive complete edition of her works will be issued iu the spring. " Yeu dirty boy" is the advcrti&ing catch-phrase of a soap manufacturer in England. Fer permission te print the phrase en the backs of the paper, stamps, etc., te be used in taking the English cen sus, the soap manufacturer will pay all the expenses of taking the census, which will be about $500,000. Henry Ward Bekciier says his step mother's praying had no mere effect upon him than a snow Hake en a si a te reef. This is almost as bold a comparison as one used by Rev. Jesiah D wight, of Wood stock, Conn., nearly two hundred ycais age.and quoted by Oliver Wendell Helmes in his recent article in the North American liceietr. He said if the unconverted ever get te Heaven, they would " feel as uneasy as a shad up the crotch of a white oak." Glimpse of a future'event : An immense ship carrying the Washington monument from the United States, then an ancient and abandoned country, te the grand le puhlic of Africa, te be set up iu the big square in the city of Timbuctoo. But we may euchre the Vandals, after all, by net completing the monument. Ila ! ha ! We shall prove tee much for posterity. We are a wonderful people. JYVic Yerk Graphic. TnEBo.sten ZimM defines "Hep Scotch" " It is a temperance beverage invented in Scotland and highly commended by such eminent temperance advocates ;is Christ opher North, the Ettrick Shepherd, and. Timethy Tickler. It cheers without in ebriating if temperately used, as we should always recommend. It is excellent te clear cobwebs from the brains and te de velop charity and all geed Christian traits of character. Old Adam, in 'As Yeu Like It,' says he never used het drinks in his youth, lie was a feeble old man, as rep resented ou the stage, though he beasts like a prohibitionist about his strength and agility. If he had 'het Scotch' in his youth, he would have been hale and hearty, and able te threw the professional wrestler who was overcome by 'Orlande.' " PERSONAL.. Theodere Parker is said te have been the first Protestant minister te welcome flowers upon his pulpit. Lord Ueacexsfield is described as "sitting iu the Heuse of Lords looking fearfully old and haggard." Mr. Jeshua M. Sears, net many years out of college, is the richest man iu Bos Bes Bos eon. He pays a tax of $47,000. Queen Victeria is reported te have made $4,000 ou her model farm last year. Perhaps her book-keeper is a genius. Auditor General Schell says : "I never authorized any living man te say that I would be a candidate for the gubernato rial chair. I am net and will net be a candi date for that or any ether office. If I ever I had any ambition for office it has been utterly extinguished by my expei ience in office." A prudent and far-seeing mother mar ried her two daughters some years age te a plumber aud an ice man, and new, no matter whether there is a mild winter r a severe one, she has her box at the charity ball and spends the next summerjat Newport or gees te Europe with the one the ether of her sons-in-law. Chic. A Graat Feet's Opinion of a Little One. Examiner. Walt Whitman has an article in the last number of the North Amtrican Review en "The Poetry of the Future." What ever may be his views as te what poetry will be in the future, it is very certain that Walt Whitman has a very imperfect iaea as te wnat true poetry is in the present. His exclamatory gush comes about as near being genuine poetry as the bursting of afire-cracker comes te being a volcanic eruption. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Geerge Smith, who is seen te be hanged in Williamsport, has been found te have been iu possession of a bottle of laudanum te cheat the gallows. Mrs. Francis "Cellier, fifty years old and well connected, residing in Blandford, Va , was fatally burned by falling with a kero sene lamp in her hands. Five lawyers out of 33 members of the bar of Harrisonburg, Virginia, have died within a short time. Most of the deceased were young men, and succumbed after short illness. About a year age Mr. Chisholm, a wealthy Cleveland man, gave a reporter a thumping with his cane. The ether day Mr. Chisholm settled the case by sending the reporter the cane and $3,000 in cash. A report has been received from Singa pore that a local trading steamer has cap sized. Seventy bodies have been recev ered. Many ethers were carried away by the current. A man named Sterling was hanged in Youngstown, Ohie, in 1877, for the mur der of a young girl. He was convicted en the evidence of a huckster, who a few days age, en his deathbed, confessed that he was the murderer. Small-pox has broken out in Fei t Madi Madi eon (Iowa) penitentiary creating, great ex citement aud panic. All the foreman of contract work have fled and work is gen erally abandoned. It is believed the dis ease will shortly be under control. At a joint meeting of the San Francisce beard of trade and the chamber of com merce a resolution was adopted request ing the Legislature te urge Congress te grant the application of of the Nicaraguan canal company for a charter. II. Baucher, a fisherman, returned te his home in New Orleans, yesterday, after a year's-absence, and found his wife lying en the fleer, choked te death, and the house robbed. Thcre is no clue te the murderers. The score in the walking match in New Yerk at midnight last night steed : Hughes 3251, Heward 303, Krehne 301, Albert 801, "Viut 300, Cox 300, Curran 278V, Phillips 270 J, Campana 253, and La La ceusc 243. Hughes beats the best Ameri can record for 72 hours by 7 miles. Jehn Cenrad, of Coryden, Ind., de posited $800 in coin and $1,200 in United States notes in New Albany bank the ether day, having just unearthed the money from the ireu kettle in which he buried it during the raid of the guerrilla, Morgan, seventeen yearsa go. General Skebeleff telegraphs from Geek Tepe, en the 24th inst., announcing that the Russians en that day captured Gcek Tcpc and Dcnjil Tepe, after seven hours of desperate lighting, and that the Tckke Turcemans arc in full retreat. Their less, he says, was enormous. Alphensc Montamat personated an old plantation ncjre at a fashionable New uricans masqucrauc party, no sang one verse of the current, "O, Dem Gelden suppers, " the Hostess playing the piano accompaniment, and was about te bejrin I the second, when he fell dead among the merry-makers. It is reported in Chicago that the old aud well-known wholesale and ictail dry goods nrm et bmld, Leiter ec Ce., of that city, is about te be dissolved, L. Z. Letter retiring, and that a new firm will be or ganized under the title of Marshall, Field & Ce. The dissolution is amicable and for business reasons. In the Baltimore American recently was published an article declaring that a ghost was sain te lnnauit a neuse at tnc corner of Huntingdon avenue and Bertlctt street, that city. On Monday the proprietor of the American was sued for $10,000 dam ages, the owner of the house claiming that since the publication of the article nobody will rent the house. A man in prayer meeting :vt Great Spring, Ga., declared that he was ready te die, and awaited the summons with impatience. He had barely uttered the sentiment when a bullet crashed through the window and grazed his car. A ucigh- ber whom he had sued for a debt, had taken him at his word. He hastily hid himself under the bench. Near Bay Side, N. J., a number et boys aim girls were engaged in coasting down a steep hill te the ice one the bay. when a collision occurred between several sleighs as they approached the jump te the ice below. A little daughter of Aaren Peters received injuries irem winch she can scarcely survive. A boy named Robinson had an arm broken and one of his eves badly cut, while another boy, name un known, was, it is feared, seriously injured by a sled sti iking him in the side. Jes. Bewers died near Northington, Ohie, and at night the body was left in charge of two watchers, as is the custom in the country. During the night the wateheis, who were in a room adjoining the ene iu which the dead man was laid out, heard a noise, and upon entering the room found that a window had been raised from the outside, and thieves had the corpse half way out et the window. A horse and waen waited at a convenient distance. Finding themselves discovered the ghouls jumped into the wagon and drove away. STATE ITEMS. Cel. James M. Moetltcad died iu Eric yesteiday at the advanced age of 90. He was one of Commedore Perry's officers and served en the Lawrence in the battle of Lake Erie. The largest fall of top coal and rock ever known in the Wyoming valley, oc curred in the Empire mines yesterday afternoon, when 2,000 tens fell, burying two miners. Merris Evatt and his son Themas. Hundreds of men are at work digging for the bodies. The cause of the "fall is net yet known. Mr. Jehn Sipcs, who for thrce years rep resented Bedford county in the Pennsyl vania Legislature, having been first elected in 1830, died at his home near Galva, Illi neis, a lew days agp, aged eighty-three. He was known as General Sipcs because of his connection with the militia many years asje, wheu he was a brigadier gen gen eral. He moved te Illinois in 1857. Senater Davics, of Bradford, lets it out that one of Quay's lieutenants handed him a list of seven names acceptable te the bosses, for the Grew people te select from. These names were General Cameren, Secretary Quay, Governer Heyt, General Hartranft, Judge Paxson, Geerge Lear, and Jehn B. Packer. They were net con sidered, of course, and nobody is able te trace the matter te any autheritative source. Strange causes or Meuth. Archibald Gibsen, second lieutenant in the Seventh U. S. cavalry, a son of Charles Gibsen, a prominent lawyer, died in St. Leuis yesterday. Lieutenant Gibsen, died of inflammation of the brain, believed te be the result of circumstances which oc curred while he was at West Point. One day, while en parade, a spider get into ene ei ins ears, liy the rules he was net al lowed te raise his haud and steed in the ranks mere than an hour, while the spider worked its way into the car. When dis missed his car was full of bleed and the insect could net be removed for two days. This caused a corrosion of the bone next te the brain and gave him a geed deal of trouble. He went te his regiment in Northern Dakota, afti, after performing considerable service and suffering from a severe attack of sickness, he came home expecting te resign, but, as it proved, only te die." Canute Apodaca was last week thrown from a mule in Mesilla and killed. A deg caught the mule by the tail, causing him te threw his rider and drag him a con siderable distance. COLD "WlNTEKS. Tnc Winter ei 1770-80 The Celd Friday of eDruary7, itW7. The winter of 1779-80 began as the pres- ent one did, and before tbc slight mod eration in the atmosphere, many of the elder residents, whose fathers and mothers had told them many tales of that terrible winter, were speculating as te whether the present one would resemble it in ether respects. In 1779-80 the cold weather set in about the middle of No vember and continued until tiie middle of February. During that long period there was net enough warmth iu the sun's rays te melt the snow en the ground, nor te affect in the least the fetters of ice that bound the creeks, ponds and rivers. One snow storm followed another until finally the ground was se covered that it was difficult te go from place te place, and the ice upon the rivers at all convenient points was used by men and teams and animals in place of reads. The cold winds were se piercing that wild turkeys were found frozen te death in the forests, and domes tic fowls fell frozen from their roosts. The deer and buffalo sought shelter from the blast around the cabins of the settlers, and all kinds of wild animals perished in the forests for waut of feed, which was buried beneath the snow. The fierce wolf and panther, which usually skulked about the boundaries of the settlements only by night, new came near in bread daylight in search of the bones and elfal thrown from the cabius of the settlers. Ne rain fell, and the pioneers were compelled te obtain water for drinking, cooking, etc, by melt ing ice and snow. The Northern and Western rivers were tightly bound by frost, and evon as far south as Nashville the Cumberland was frozen ever with ice thick enough for the safe passage of emi grant trains. The Delaware, at Philadel phia, had ice thrce feet in thickness, and Chesapeake Bay and Leng Island Sound were frozen ever. Anether similarity betweeu the present winter and that of 177980 was the mild autumn weather that preceded it. When the cold began in November, 1779, the leaves had hardly fallen ftem the forest trees, and many trees and shrubs were putting forth new growth. The same condition of things was witucssed last fall. The whi ten of 1783, 1784, 1780, 1787, 1792, 1790, and 1799 arc all reported as having been very severe. It is state! in " Hildreth's Pioneer History" that en the 20th of De cember, 1788,' the Delaware and Ohie rivers were both frozen ever and naviga tion was suspended upon them until the 18th of the following March. In 1792, when soldiers were sent te the disastrous battle field of Gen. St. Clair te bury the dead, they encamped where Cincinnati new stands, Jan. 23. The snow was re ported two feet deep upon the ground, and the Ohie was se strongly frozen that the soldiers rode their horses across from Kentucky en the ice. The 7th of February, 1807. was known for years as cold Friday, and was the groundwetk of many a grandfather's tale. On the evening of the 6th the weather was mild and rain began te fall as night set in. In a few hours the rain changed te snow, which fell te the depth of six inches, after which a hurri cane came te sweep ever the land. It srrcw colder and colder as the night pre srresscd. and the next morning the trees iu the forests were cracking like the re ports of guns, and everything was bound up in fetters of ice. There was no ther mometer te register the cold, but the day comes down in history and tradition as Celd Friday. SUPERSTITIONS OF ACTORS. Omens Regarded by Stage Feople as Por tending Geed and Had Luctt. Xcw Yerk Xcv., The superstitions of players are many and various, aud arc astonishing by reason of their simplicity. Once at a pleasant afternoon conversation, Mr. Beucicault made a scries of curious revelations. He remarked especially upon the supersti tiens of ballet dancers. Every grade of the ballet in England and upon the conti nent is a slave te superstition. Fer in stance, in ins "Uaui and Uijeu," a pre miere danscuse and twenty ceryphees re belled at the full dress rehearsal because the scene in which they had te dance was entirely in bhte, without any adornments of silver. Blue is an unlucky color among playcts all the world ever, silver being its only saving relief. In the English thea tres, te trip en entering en the scene en the first ni;:ht of a play is a sure sijm of success. Te receive a bouquet at the stage deer before the play begins is an omen of failure. In America, tee, some strange super stitious prevail. Wheu "The Black Creek" was ready for production at Nible's Garden, under the management of Mr. Whe.tlcy,Mr. JarrcttandMr. Palmer, the first-named was nervous about it. Everything depended upon its success. Failure meant ruin, and he could net view the situation as calmly as his partners did. The theatre was allilightcd up, the carpenters had "set" the fiist two scenes, the ballet and dramatic peo ple were dressing, the doorkeepers steed at their pests, and Flauigan, the jan itor, had his hands en the belts ready te threw open the stained glass doers that kept out the clamorous crowd that had gathered iu the hallway. Mr. Wheatley, standing beside the gate with his partners, gave the signal ler opening the doers, and the rush began. The first person who reached the ticket-taker was a lady accompanied by a little boy. Mr. Wheatley leaned ever the rail aud thrust her outside, at the same time pushing a man, the next in turn, inside the railing. Then, raising his hat politely te the lady, he apologized and escorted her te the usher himself. "It would never de," he afterward said te a friend, "te allow a woman te be the first te enter the theatre en a first night. It's unlucky. Let a man in first and you arc all right." The "Creek" was very successful, md no argument could convince Mr. "Wheatley that he had net saved it by thrusting a man in lirst. A few mere words en the subject. In America, as iu England, the player had a superstitious objection te rehearsals en Sunday. During the rehearsals of " Lee and Letus," at Nible's Garden there were two Sunday night rehearsals, and at each it was found necessary te lock the doers at 11 o'clock p. m. te keep the dancing girls from running away. Seme of them get out of the green-room window into Cresby street, climbed ever the iron rail ings and escaped. It is believed that sala ries will net be paid regularly during the run of a piece rehearsed en Sundays, or that the piece itself will be a failure, or that a death will occur in the company. This was predicted at the Sunday rehear sals of the "Creek," and the creakings of the ballet girls were verihed by the sudden death of a soubrctte. At the Grand opera house during Mr. Fisk's term of manage ment Sunday rehearsals were enforced in spite of the pretests of the company. When the great spectacular, "LallaRoekh," was prepartug, there were three Sunday repre sentations and the birds of ill-omen were loud in their predictions of disaster. Mr. FisJc was shot and killed before the fourth Sunday night revel, and the piece, al though magnificently presented te the public did net prove remunerative. Stand Firm. Miulintewn Democrat. The Philadelphia Times and ether kindred journals advise that the Dem ocratic members of the Legislature join with one or the ether of the Re publican factions and elect a United States senator. Such advice we opine will meet with little favor with the Democratic members, and we knew it meets with the condemnation of every true Democrat in the state. TENNESSEE'S NEW SENATOR. Hewell E. JacKsen. a Democrat. Elected With the Help of Republican Vete. Hewell E. Jacksen, State-Credit Demo crat, was elected te the Senate in Tennes see yesterday. The thirtieth ballet for senator steed : Jacksen, 70 ; Maynard, 25 ; Rese, 1. As seen as Jacksen was de clared elected he was lifted out of his seat by friends and escorted te the stand, where he said that he would de whatever lay in his power te allay sectional agitation and bring prosperity te the country. The State Credit Democrats, fearing Mayard's election, had agreed te support a Lew-Tax Democrat of insignificant pesi tien and attainments, aud he had votes enough te elect him. The Republicans recognizing the disgrace of being defeated with such timber, dropped Maynard and voted for Hewell Jacksen as the fittest Democrat in the state for the scn scn atership. The Democrats, being thus forced into the position of vot ing for a Lew-Tax demagegue against a man like Jacksen abandoned their candi date, and Jacksen was elected by an over whelming majority. The Tennesses Demo crats arc happy. They claim that the election of Jacksen will cemem, the De mocracy of the state and give them a strength at home and abroad they had net anticipated as the outcome of a contest which gave Tennessee a Republican gov ernor, split her Legislature iu twain, and provoked one of the bitterest contests ever known iu the history of the slate. Secretary of the Senate Burch says that Judge Jacksen is one of the most eminent aud well-known lawyers in Tennessee He is a man about 45 years of age and has never held any political office except the one which he new occupies that of mem ber of the present Legislature. He was for ene term, by appointment of the gover nor, judge of the court of arbitration for West Tennessee, and he resides at Jacksen, in that part of the state. Judge Jacksen has been a leading man in tLe community as well as in his profession. Ne man in the state ranks higher. He is a brother of General " Red " Jacksen, who was a general in the Confederate army and who had been formerly at West Point. The senator-elect was net a candidate before the Legislature, nor had his name been mentioned iu connection therewith. There were two Democrats there who were con sidered doubtful, and in order te secure them Judge Rese, of Pulaski, was run by the Democrats aud received enough votes te elect him. Before the result was an nounced, however, the Republicans dis covered that Rose was elected and they began te change te Jacksen, and by this means he was finally elected. Jacksen is a stalwart Democrat, but for some reasons of a personal nature was less objectionable te the Republicans than Rose and the ethor candidates. A Remarkable Struggle. Disp.iteh te New Yerk Sun. An incident which occurred just before the twenty-ninth ballet was taken caused the wildest enthusiasm among both par ties and set everything in an uproar. Bu chanan arose when his name was called. Everyone expected te hear from him, for the Nashville American this morning as sailed him for his treachery. He answered the article bitterly and voted for Maynard. When the ballet was taken, the Demo crats began te change te Solen E. Rese, and, he being an uncle te Buchanan, the latter arose aud authorized the clerk te change his vote te Rese. This caused a panic among the Republicans and te defeat Rese they began te vote for Hewell E. Jacksen. When it became evident te the Democrats that Jacksen could be elected H they changed te hint, each one arose and had his vote se recorded. Buchanan, who, it seems, held great power, then changed back te Maynard, and iiiu Kepueiicans lollewcd. I his cre ated a panic among the Democrats, and they changed hack te Rese. Buchanan followed them, aud the Republicans, led by R. R. Butler, changed te Jacksen. The Democrats, seeing that the Republicans were sincere, and preferring Jacksen te Rose, changed back te Jacksen. Many Republicans arose and said that te put an end te the struggle, in which they felt that a Republican could net succeed, they were willing te elect Jacksen. Buchanan voted for Jacksen, and when the result was announced it was seen that Jacksen had received 70 votes. Maynard had 21 and Rose 1. During the uproar and ex citement and changing of votes, Matthews Democrat, voted once for Maynard, but changed several tunes, hnally voting with the ethers for Jacksen. The most intense excitement prevailed the whole time, and the Republicans became thoroughly de moralized and gave up in despair. The Senatorial Situation. IInrrllurg Patriot. Last night the Oliver leaders held a lit tle conference, iu which it is said Senater Cameren, who retnrncd from Washington en Tuesday, took a hand. Mr. Cameren's plan was te stick te Oliver till "hell freezes ever," or words te that effect, and it was agreed te. This plan was adopted in the hope that public sentiment will at length compel these belters te abandon their po sition and come back into the fold. These belters are kicking against the inevitable light of the majority te rule, rthd it is ar gued that it will net be long before the people come te their senses and tally in support of party organization. In fact it is said that Senater Cameren is losing his temper ever this thing. These belters must be taught a lessen. They have by their course forfeited their rights as mem bers of the Republican party ; have, as it were, wandered off after strange gods, aud they will conse quently be totally ignored in the distri bution of the patronage which the Re publican party has under its control. And moreover, it is rumored that this prancing about of shadowy steeds is te be stepped. These mysterious cquincs arc constantly kicking up their heels, raising excitement and drawing votes away from Oliver. They arc all te be withdrawn, blanketed and stabled, and the course left clear for the regular entries, it tins decree lias gene lerth irrevocably, it will be hard, en Snewdcn, Hewit, MacVeagh and ethers. And se the dead-lock continues and tightens. There is net new as much pros pect of its dissolution as when it begun. Certain it is that no developments of any importance in the situation need be looked for te-day. A Broken Rail. ATfi Arillfifclin w Ohie, the Cincinnati WM itJ sua. express was thrown Irem the track by a broken rail. The following persons were injured : L. Games, conductor, danger ously hurt about the hcasl and spine ; Dr. Firestone, superintendent of the Col umbus insane hospital, leg broken and cnt en the side of the head ; Dr. E. Bright of Akren, membcr of the Legislature, arm hurt ; J. J. Wcidner, of Cleve land, head injured ; Mrs. Lydia Wolf, of Clinten, Ohie, cut in the head and hip she was hurt badly ; Mrs. Sylvester Daize ei uoyiestewn, unie, was net much in jured, but two of her children were badly hurt, one of them will net survive ; J. J. Dietz of Berlin, Ohie, was badly cut en the head ; Mrs J. J. Dietz, slightly injured ; W. J. J. Erbe, of Cleveland, hurt badly in the stomach. The wounded were all brought te Millcrsburg and are new being cared for by physicians aud citizens. The Last or Them. A ceitificate of the death of Mrs. Sally Iluutcr, aged 115 years, has been received at the health office in Washington. Mrs. Hunter, it is alleged, was born in West moreland ceuntv. Virginia, in 1760, be longed te the Washington estate and was one of the rcrvants manumitted bv Gen- oiieeiine fccivauts manumitted uy wn cral Washington's will. She aud her children have lived in the national capital since the beginning et the civil war. It is believed that this aged woman is really "the .last of the servauts of Geerge Washington." la for a Trade. Wilkcsbarre Union Leader, Dcm. Cameren is forced te bargain for votes outside the Republican hosts, and as the bargain is ene in which the Democrats have all te gain and nothing te lese, we de net side with the few journals of our own political faith that demand a stubborn resistance te any trade ea the part of the Democrats. We fully believe that Sen Sen aeor Wallace sees the great advantages that must accrue te the party in this state, if it can secure a fair and equitable adjustment in the apportionment business. And there is but one way in which this can be done, and that is by helping the Republican caucus candidate into the United States Senate. Surely Democrats have no especial choice between any Re publican, and as it is impossible te elect a Democrat, why then the next best thing te de is, te trade with the side that can give the most in the apportionment busi ness, and that side is unquestionably the caucus side. Important If True. Washington Dispatch te New Yerk Times. Fer secretary of war there have up te this time been fewer prominent candidates than for any of the ether places. Senater Cameren must still enjoy the distinction of being the principal of them. If he gets the place and there is hardly a question that he will it if it is offered te him the pregramme of the straight-out Republi cans of Pennsylvania, men who de the work at elections, bring about Republican victories, and never shirk political duty, is te send his father, Simen Cameren, te the seat iu the Senate which would be made vacant by his appointment te a place in the cabinet. LOCAL INTElIlGENCE. CUT BIS TUKOAT. A Alan Becomes Tired or Cell 81 " and At tempts Suicide. FrankS. Nicholas is the name of a man who attempted te commit suicide at the prison last evening. He was arrested en Saturday for being drunk and disorderly, by Officer Weitzcl, who, after a great deal of trouble, landed him in the station house. Before the mayor he gave his name as Frank Hall, and stated that he was a native of New Yerk. The mayor com mitted him te prison for the term of 30 days, and wheu he arrived at that institution he was placed in cell "Ne. 81," which is also known as "Bummers' Hall." the horrors of which were described in the columns of the Intelligencer recently. This cell is in bad condition yet and Hall seen became tired of it, saying that he had the horrors and would rather die than live. Last evening about 7 o'clock he stepped into the water closet, and when he came out his fellow prisoners noticed that he was bleeding at the threat. They informed the officials, who made an examination of the man aud when they found that he had cut an ugly gash, about three inches long, in his threat, medical aid was summoned aud Dr. Compten was seen en hand. He sewed up the man's wound and he will likely recover. After the cutting Nichols informed the prison officials that the name of nail was an assumed euc. He says he is 40 years old and is a single man. He is of Irish birth and originally lived in Massachusetts Of late he has had no home and has been tramping ever the country. He was a soldier during the late war and receives a pension from the government for disabilities received in the service. JNEIGIIIlOltUOOD NIJWS. Events Acress the County Llnee. Werk en the Baltimore & Cumberland Valley railroad extension between Wayns Wayns Wayns bore and Chambcrsburg and between Chambcrsburg and Shippensburg is pro gressing rapidly and has been but little deterred by the inclemency of the weather. The gangs arc employed all along the line and earth has been broken en nearly every farm. The company intend pushing the read along te completion as fast a? possible. In Harrisbnrg Mrs. Gee. M. Kennedy, wife of a railroader, was ascending the stairs te a room in the upper story. She carried in her hands a pan of boiling water. Her little son Jehn, scarcely two years old, hid at that top of the stairs and when his mother came along, suddenly sprang out te scare her. The playful trick proved a fatal euc. The little fellow jolted against the pan of het water and it splashed ever his head and shoulders. He was se badly scalded that he died in two hours. GOLOSCN WEDDING. A Pleasant Party at Maytown. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Peck, of May town, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding en Tuesday evening last in a very pleasant manner and greatly te their own surprise. Mere than euc hun dred of their friends assembled at the res idence of ene of the party, and having made ample arrangements for a surprise visited the venerable bride and groom in a body. The Maytown cornet band next arrived aud discoursed fine music during the evening. A bounteous repast, pro vided by the visitors, was then set out, te which all hands present did ample justice. These participating in the festivities were friends from Lancaster, Marietta, Middle town, Maytown and ether places. The party breke up, showering blessings and congratulations en Mr. and Mrs. Peck and wishing them " many happy returns." . , . ... ,. RAILROAD AC1DKNT. Car Wrecked Trains Detained Flagman Injured. Last night thcre was rather a serious railroad accident at the turnpike crossing just west of Dillcrville. Twe of the cars attached te the train of engine 47 cast. were leaded with telegraph poles. The poles slipped off the ears at the point above mentioned, striking the train of engine 293 west, throwing some of the cars off the track. One of the telegraph pales ran through the cabin of ongine 47, 'knocking off the sky-light of the cabin and wrecking it badly. The flagman, J. M. Themas, of Harrisburg, had his arm and breast badly hurt. He was sent te his home in Harrisburg en the Pa cific express west. Beth tracks of the read were blocked for several hours, de laying both freight and passenger trains. The wrcclc was cleared away by 8 o'clock thjs morning. Narrow Gauge. Messrs. Samuel Dickey and Jehn Alex ander represented the stockholders of the eastern division of the P. B. R. W. at the annual meeting at Delta, en the 10 inst., and advocated the completion of the read te the river. While this is acknowledged te be a necessity, mere cars ler freight arc imperatively demanded by the increased traffic of the read. Grain is accumulating at the warehouses along the read, and new comes a demand for cars in which te ship tobacco, as that sold te be delivered te LencaBter will be shipped via P. B. R. W, The Ureses. At a meeting of the State Firemen's as sociatien committees in Harrisburg yester day. Alderman uarr, or this city, and Mr. Ettla were appointed te prepare a propos ed act creating a Btate fire insurance com pany, of which only fire companies of the state can be stockholders. Petitions were als sct aIleat m Dena" e1 tue ,cSls,1SMI0n f , . . . . - th columns yesterday. A REMARKABLE FAMILY. Living te sec Descendants te the Fourth Generation. We saw in a recent Juniata county paper, says the Lewistown Gazette, a par tial and imperfect account of the Myers family, copied from a Lancaster paper, and have obtained from one of the younger generation the following authentic partic ulars of this somewhat remarkable peo pee ple: Geerge Myers and Rebecca, his wife, were the parents of 13 children, ten sons aud five daughters. Their original home was near Barcville. Lancaster county, Pa., where they started in life together about 75 years age, and where all of their chil dren were born. About 48 years age, thinking te better their condition, they removed te Brown township, Mifiliu county, near where the seminary was sub sequently located, new Kishacoquillas P. O, where they resided about 15 years, when retiring from active life they re moved te the vicinity of Shirleysburg. Huntingdon county, where they resided until the death of the husband,'in August, 1862. He was a particular friend of the late Jes. Hafily, esq., and after their re moval from the valley they frequently exchanged visits until prevented by the infirmity of age. He is still remembered by many of the vctcrau citizens of the county who were young 40 years age. The mother, who has new reached the ad vanced age of 92 years, resides with her youngest child, Christian Myers, at Farm er's Greve, Juniata county, and is still able te meve about in the house, possess ing remarkable vigor of mind for her years recalling many pieasant scenes that have occurred in her evhntful life, te the edifi edifi catien of her children and their families. Fourteen of their children reached man and womanhood and ten are yet living. With one exception they all connected themselves with the Brethren erDunkard church, of which their parents were honor ed members. Six of the sons have been call ed te the ministry of the gospel. Graybill, the eldest seu, has probably preached mere sermons than any ene minis ter of his denomination in thcstate.having been actively engaged in his calling for ever 49 years, and is yet quite activeinthe service. He has preached in every congre gation of his denomination in the state, and has also made several preaching tours te the Western states. Reuben the second son, also a minister, died iu Fergusen's ValIey,Miillin county, 19 years age. The ether sons that are ministers arc : Isaac, rcsidina: in Dallas county, Iowa ; Geerge, in Miami county, Kansas ; Abram, at Mattawaua, Miflhn county; aud Christian, in Tuscarora Valley, Juni ata county. One son-in-law, Jehn Span ogle, of Hill Valley, Huntingdon county, is also an active elder in the denomina tion. Rebecca Myers can leek with admira tion en a long line of direct descendants, having lived te see her grand children's grand children, or a following te the fourth generation. The number or her chil dren's children is 103, 80 of whom are still living and many of these have large fami lies, hut as they arc scattered ever the states of Pennsylvania, Ohie, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Colerado, the exact number is difficult te determine. Several of the grand children are also ministers, and euc, Geerge Myers Reycr, was lately elected associate judge of Union county. FIRE. Tobacco Shed Runted four Acres of To bacco Destroyed. Last evening between 7 and 8 o'clock a tobacco shed belonging te Jacob Gruel and situated en the Conestoga, a short dis tance below Reigart's Landiug, was set en fire and burned te the ground, and all its contents consumed, consisting of about four acres of tobacco, and the tools and machinery used for harvesting ice. The building was quite a large structure, built partly of stone and partly of frame, and was formerly owned aud used by Peter B. Ferdncy as an ice-house. Mr. Gruel recently purchased it and had stored in it six or seven acres of tobacco which had been farmed for him "en the shares " by Messrs. Shadier, Seifcrt, Hamilton and Quiglcy. The two latter removed their shares from the building a few days age and thus escaped less. Cenrad Shaeffer had an insurance of $500 iu the Newark company en that part of the crop farmed by him, anil Win. C. Seifcrt had an insur ance of $100 in the North German com pany, both companies being represented in this city by Messrs. Hcrr & Staufler. Mr. Gruel holds an insurance of $350 en the building in a company represented by Rife & Kaufman. These several insur ances will go far towards covering the less. There appears te be no doubt that the building was set en tire and that the pur pose of the incendiary was net only te de stroy it but also te destroy two large frame ice houses belonging te Mr. Gruel and nearly adjoining the building burned. Had it net been that the reefs of these buildings were heavily covered with snow they would in all probability have been set en fire by sparks from the burning building and destroyed. The Shiftier fire company was seen ou the ground with the steamer and did geed work in preventing the flames from spreading te the ice house by running their steamer out upon the ice, sucking water from the creek and throwing heavy streams upon the build ings. It was Mr. Gruel's intention te have filled the tobacco shed with ice as seen as the tobacco was removed from it. There was in the building mere than $50 worth of sanv dust te be used in packing ice. .Scene in Telephone Exchange. Yerk livening Dispatch. First voice Connect me with Ne. . Second voice AH right, go ahead. First voice Will you de rae a favor ? Second veicc--Wliat is it ? First voice I prom prem ised te take a lady te the party this even ing, but can't stand hiring a carriage. If I make a geed excuse will you take her with yen '.' Second voice Who is she ? First voice Miss , of Columbia, will you take her ? Instantly a howl arose, as if the whole exchange were blowing tip, which after the wires had stepped vibrating transmitted "I will " in sixteen distinct voices and all from different parts of town. A Slight Mistake. Ill our notice of the old Intei.IjIOEXCEk, March 30, 1821, handed us by Hen. A. E. Roberts, and containing the marriage notice of Mr. Henry P.Carsen te Miss Anna Maria Heff, we stated that Mr. and Mrs. Carsen were the only persons new living of all these whose names were printed in the paper referred te. Mr. Carsen's first wife (Miss IIeiT) died a geed deal mere than half a century age, and 3Ir. Carsen has been living mere than fifty years with his second wife. Leng may they live. The Municipal Primaries. The Democratic city cemmittee last evening directed that the ward meetings te make general nominations for ward officers, ceuucilincii and school directors be held next Wednesday evening, and the primary clcctien3 en Saturday, Feb. 5, from C te 8 p. m. Going te Europe. J. J. Desch, of this city, will leave for New Yerk te-morrow and sail from there en Saturday for Baden, Germany. He in going te visit his parents, both of whom are living, and expects te be absent about two months. Why they Laugh. Mr. Landis, of Lancaster, introduced a bill te punish grave robbery, and Speaker Hewit raised a laugh by referring it te the committee en agriculture. 3. I it: si: i. V w i i Ui -
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