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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1881.
Lancaster fnteUigencet.
MONDAY EVENING. JAN. 31, 1881.
Electoral Defects.
The subject of greatest importance
te the American people, which receives
the least attention in the quarters where
such attention should be had, is the
rickety condition of our present illy-defined
plan of electing president and vice
president. The perils of 1870 and the
unhappy and fraudulent deliverance
from them attracted attention te this
system, which it was supposed would re
sult in some improvement, but se much
of the succeeding time of our legislators
was devoted te president-making that
the defects in our electoral system were
neglected, and by some happy-ge-ludy
the dangers attending the recent struggle?!
were averted. They are none the less
liable te occur again. It is fervently te
be hoped that with the two houses of
Congress divided between the parties,
during the next two years, some of the
improvements that are se urgently
uesded will be effected.
An intelligent correspondent of the
New Yerk San calls attention te an
emission in the present electoral provi previ
sions, which has often occurred te us
and for which there seems te be no direc
tion in the existing law. It would arise
in the event of the death or refusal te
accept the office of the president-elect
be: ween the time of his choice by the
elecler.il colleges and the succeeding
Fourth of March. Who would then be
president ? ' Nene resign," but it might
happen that a president-elect would die.
What then ? The constitution appoints
the successor te a president deceased,
but net te the president-elect deceased.
If any prevision wre made for the re
convening of the electoral colleges, man
ifestly their recall and the committal
te them of the new choice would
bs the right of the case, how
ever embarrassing the new duty thus
imposed upon them would be. Ne such
prevision exists, however, and the unset
tled question is who would be the legal
successor te the president-elect. Suppos
ing the death of Mr. Gai field te occur in
this interim the Sun correspondent
narrows the question down te Arthur
and Hancock, and concludes that possi
bly the court " might held that for the
purposesef taking the presidential office
by devolution, a vice president-elect is a
vice president from the moment he lias
been designated, in accordance with the
twelfth amendment, as the future occu
pant of the eflice."' This may be as geed
a guess as any, and yet it is only a guess
and the question remains an open one. Se
does the ether quest ion as te who would
become president in the event that the
choice f a majority of the electors
would die subsequent te the meet ing and
voting of the presidential electors in De
cember, but prier te the opening of the
certificates by the president of the Sen
ate in the presence of both houses of
Congress. Then the duty of de
claring the president elect would
devolve iqwn Congress. They could net
declare that a man was elected who
was known te lie dead, albeit a majority
of the votes were receided for him, nor
that anybody else was elected, who had
net received a majority. Most likely in
such an event " no choice "' would Le
announced and the election would go te
ihe Heuse.
A case analogous te the latter is within
the range of possibility. Arthur is claimed
te be foreign-born. It may be a canard ;
it may be true. Suppose it is. Congress
cannot declare a foreigner elected vice
president. Mr. English will net appear
te have had a majority of the electoral
votes. Hence there will have been no
election.
These and many mere serious suppos suppes
able cases illustrate that the present law
is silent or ambiguous en points where
the present political temper of the cenn
try cannot be safely trusted te construe
silence and ambiguity. The electoral
system will be a geed subject of thought
ful non-partisan statesmanship during
the next two years. Beyond that time
it will net de te defer it, for it cannot
thereafter be dissociated from the issues
involved iu the coining presidential
struggle.
The Utica Observer presents a re
markable illustration of hew the public
standard of popular rights has been low
ered by the aggressive attitude of cor cer cor
p.r.i'sen and money " in collusion with
P'li;ie:tl rings." When Gov. Plaisted,
et M"...e, in his inaugural address, said
' universal suffrage and great landed
estates cannot long exist together, for
either the owners of the estates must re
trict the right of suffrage, or that right
of suffrage will in the end divide their
estates," his remarks were denounced by
the Bosten press and the Massachusetts
Republican press generally as commu
nistic, agrari.ui,inceadiary and dema
gogical. New it is discovered that he
only paraphrased the utterance of the
same preposition in a popular speech by
Daniel Webster, who said : " Univer
sal suffrage, for example, could net long
exist in a community where there was
great inequality of property. The hold
ers of estates would be obliged, in such
case, iu some way te restrain the right
of suffrage, or else such right of suffrage
would tafere long divide the property."
Se seen isthegre.it man forgotten when
lie is gene even iu Bisten.
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Tnn Philadelphia llccerd is no doubt
justified in .saying that William Y. Mc
Grath never lent himself te or was bene
fited " ly any bargain, consideration ox ex
sale that either compromised his own
manhood, his pai'y principles or the suc
cess of the organization te which he be
longs." It is precisely bvause of our
confidence in Mr. McGnith'spaity fealty,
personal integrity and saving geed sense
that we expect te see him bowing te the
strong popular opinion in Philadelphia,
among all parties, tnat King, Worrell
and Hunter should be elected. Mr.
McGrath'.s candidacy endangers all of
them, without any chance for his own
election.
The Committee of On; Hundred nomi
nated Mayer St ok ley en hit icceid, and
new nominates Mr. King en hispiemhK:.
Philadelphia Press.
But then King's premise is se much
better than Stokley'.s record, you knew.
Musical criticism is a geed thing
when it criticises. As four Pittsburgh
morning papers discovered after they"
had published elaborate critiques of Miss
Carey's singing at a concert where she
was announced te sing but didn't.
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MINOR TOPICS.
Up te Dec. 31, the French government
had expelled, all told, 5,708 members of
religious orders, including 2,404 Jesuits,
409 Franciscans, 40G Capucius, 294 Domin
icans, 240 Oblates, 239 Benedictines, and
126 Redemperists. The 1,450 Trappists,
though equally smitten by the decree, had
net as yet been turned out of doers.
0ly twelve members of the committee
of 100 Reform Republicans in Philadel
phia have resigned because the committee
withdrew from Stokley's support and
went for Samuel King, Democrat, for
mayor. Mr. King has greatly pleased the
Reformers with a letter against police be
ing appointed or taxed for political pur
poses, and twenty minutes after it was
read, a campaign fund of $7,500 was
raised.
Cenk line makes no secret of his de
termination te prevent, if possible, the
confirmation of Geerge II. Ferstcr as
Stewart L. Woodferd's successor. He will
try either te have the nomination rejected
or else net acted upon. Mr. Evarts is un
derstoed te have recommended Ferster's
appointment, and Jehn Sherman endorsed
the recommendation. Se far as known
net a single New Yerk member in Con
gress favored the nomination.
Oni: of Allentown's citizens, whose con
science was never known te keep him
awake at nights, became tired of his wife,
and gave her away tea friend for her keep.
Afterwards he regretted his action, and
calling eii the consignee demanded the re
turn of his property. The latter was very
well suited with his bargain and positively
declined te comply with his request, and
the husband has been compelled te bring
an action at law te get his wife back
again.
Ox Wednesday of this week the moon
will be near Venus ; en Thursday Jupiter
will receive a call from her ; early en Fri
day morning it will be old Saturn's' turn,
and en Saturday distant Neptuue will be
come yet mere dim in the presence et our
brilliant satellite. On Thuisday there will
be a severe test of the correctness of as.
trouemical calculations. Levcrricr's ta
bles place Jupiter en that day in such a
position that he must occult the star
known as "73 Piscium," that is, hide the
star by coming between it and the earth.
A mistake of a few seconds in the calcula
tions would threw the star beyond the
planet's disk, and astronomers will watch
with great interest te sec hew close the
miss K if miss there be.
Tuy startling discovery is made that our
Bill English will get in after all. Arthur,
vice president-elect, is foreign born. The
matter fills a page of one of the New Yerk
raerniug papers and has a leek of reality
about it, which net only warrants a scru
tiny of the business but makes it impera
tive. The letters cover affidavits from the
town clerks of every county in Vermont
where the biographies of Aithur allege his
birth. Iu every instance the record shows
that his parents did net reside in these
places at the time specified nor at any
ether. His own statement of the year of
his birth is contused. He claimed, in 1852
when admitted te the practice of law iu
New Yerk city, te have been born in le30,
whereas the records show that he could
net have been born earlier than 1832 or
1833, while his father was living at Dun
ham, in Canada. Anether child bearing
his initials C. A. Arthur, his brethei
was born while his parents were living at
Fairfield, Vermont, and the confusion
seems te have arisen through the similar
ity of names. The first boy, who died, was
named Chester Abel, the second Chester
Allan. The former was se named in honor
of a friend, the family doctor. The au
thorities of the town in which Arthur
alleges himself te have been born deny
that his birth is recorded the year he as
serts, or that his parents lived there at
the time ; Arthur has been at work writ
ing letters since he received a hint that
some one was en the track of His geneal
ogy endeavoring te make old residents re
call things that did net occur and in ether
cases becloud circumstances tee simple te
be susceptible of doubt.
PERSONAL..
King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Is
lands, has reached California en his way
east and te Europe.
Senater Platt and Governer Cernell,
of New Yerk, and General J. D. Cox, of
Cincinnati, are visters at Menter.
Queen Olea, of Greece, is said te have
"a very hearty detestation of Americans."
The leasen is that some Amciican boys,
who were visiting Athens, snow-balled the
king.
Hen. Levi P. Morten once upon a time
'tailored" for a living in Wyndham
county, Vermont. The shingle narrating
the fact is still iu the possession of a local
admirer, who won't part with it for love
or money.
Mr. Wallace II. Wise, formerly of
Lititz, ha3 arrived in Reading from San
Francisce, and reports that though flow
ers aic iu bloom iu the open air at San
Francisce he saw sleighing all the way
from California te Reading.
The Reading pipers talk as though the
issue involved in the clectieu of sdioel di
rectors ever there turned en the recall of
Prof. Bcehkle te Reading's superiutend-
eucy. nicy may nnu tnat I'ret. miehrle
has conic te a better place than Reading
....,1 ,..,. fr. cfer "
The New Yerk Times ex-presidential
fund without any aid from Philadelphia or
Bosten, has all but reached the contem
plated amount of $250,000, and no sub
scriber has expressed the slightest desire
te withdraw his subscription. The ma
jority of the subscriptions te that fund
have been given with the declared purpose
of providing an annuity for ex-President
Grant.
General Jehn Leve has died at his resi
dence in Indianapolis of heart disease. He
was berne iu Virginia and admitted te
West Point in 1837. He was appointed
from" Tennessee and became a second lieu
tenant en February 21. 1812, and a first
lieutenant en June 30, 1840, in the First
Dragoons. He was made brevet captain
March 10, 1848, for gallant and meritorious
conduct in the battle of San Cruz de Rosa Resa
les, Mexico. He resigned February 1,
1833, but entered the army again during
the rebellion.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Norristown ITcrald urges that the
senatorial dead-lock be broken by the
election of Grant.
Frederick Fry, a oeuntrymau, aged 23
blew out the gas in a Williamsport hotel.
He may live.
In Berrysburg, Dauphin county, the
clothes of Mrs. Elijah Shutt took fire
from a pipe which she was smoking and
she burned te death.
Saltlick and Bullskin, Shinbeue, Yough Yeugh Yough
iegheny, Hey Wilderness, Jimtown, Plum
sock and Whisky Hill are net Nevada
towns, but the names of places in Fayette
county, Pennsylvania.
J. P. Finley, senior member of the lum
bcr firm of Fit.ley, Yeung & Ce., was
thrown from a sleigh near Salladasbnrg,
Lycoming county, and sustained a scveic
fracture of the cellar bone and internal in
juries besides.
The re-union of the 50th regiment P. V.,
iu Reading, en the 23d prex., will be at
tended, it is expected, by membcis from
Berks, Schuylkill, Luzerne, Bradford,
Lancaster and Chester, counties, iu which
counties the regiment was lccruitcd.
Jeseph G. Rossen, aged 12 years, while
skating with a companion en the Schuyl
kill river, in Montgomery county, near
Lafayette station, en the Gcrmautewn &
Norristown railroad, broke through a thin
spot where the ice cutters had recently
been at work, and was drowned.
William S. Schefield, the son of Scvill
Schelicld, of the Economy mills, Mana
yunk, attained his majority Saturday and
the event was celebrated by a "ceming-el".
age party" el very huge dimensions.
The fourteen hundred hands employed at
the mill had a half holiday, a bamjuet and
a ball.
Yesterday the opponents of Rev. Apple
locked the doers of Bellman church,
several miles from Reading, placed a guard
outside and held it by force, compelling
him te held services and install the newly
elected officers in the open air in front of
the building. There- was considerable ex
citcment, but serious disturbance was pie
vented by officers of the law.
At the Reading Republican mayoralty
convention the names of C. F. Evans,
William G. Rewc and Leuis Richards were
placed in nomination. Rewo was the
winner by the following vote : Evans 13,
Rewc 17, and Richauls 3. After the
ballet natt ecen announced a motion was
made te make the nomination of Rewe
Unanimous. It was met with shouts of
"Ne ! no !" from all parts of the room.
James Vail, of Carbendalc having been
sti uck en the nose with a snowball, it be
gau bleeding. It bled a quait and could
only be stepped by plugging. At times
since the flew has beeu resumed, accem
panied by bleeding from the gums, threat
and bowels. Small bleed vessels under
the skin have become dissolved, and
strange looking spots arc formed upon the
Deily ey the deposit of bleed. 1 no case
puzzles the physicians. It is called pur
pura homierihagica, and is the first ease
of the kind en record iu that section of
the country.
The Dauphin county ceuit has el aside
the special session in March for the trial of
the alleged murderers of a farmer named
Troutman in the upper end of the county.
This action is based en a recent decision of
the supreme court in the case of the judi
ciai district in winch v avette county is
situated similar te the Dauphiu and Leb
anon distiicts, which states that that ceun
ty is net a separate judicial district in the
stnct meaning of the constitution, and
therefore the effice of associate judge was
never abolished iu the county. Dauphin
county has had no-associate judge for ever
seven years, 3nd until their selection no
court will be held there.
STATE ITEMS.
Small-pox and diphtheria ate rcpeited
making fearful ravages in the counties of
Belle Chasse and Dorchester, Canada.
Jehn Kiuncmuud, the son of a butcher
of Hobekeu, was shot in the head and
killed at Babylon, L. I., by the accidental
dischaigcef his gun.
Over 4,500,000 pounds of i-aihe:id fas
tenings, valned at $140,000. have beeu sold
at St. Leuis during the past few days for
use en reads being constructed west of
Mississippi liver.
Albeit P. and Charles E. Talbot t, who
were convicted recently atMarvville, Me.,
of murdering their father, have been sen
tenced te be hanged en March 25. .V n
appeal has net been taken.
In a difficulty at Gaines's Landing, Ark.,
concerning the collection of a draft for
$100, E. J. Osteipent was shot and killed
by Jehn Schrecder. Beth were merchants
of Gaines's Lauding. Schrecder was
rested.
ar.
The opposition te the confirmation of
Judge Billings has been organized by Sen Sen
aeor Vest, and eleven of the twelve sena
tors from the Fifth circuit, te which Judge
Billings has been appointed, are understood
te oppose his confirmation. Stanley
Matthews may also be included in their
opposition.
Jeseph Geld water, foimcrlyef the firm
of Geldwatcr & Bres., of Prcscett and
Ehrenbcrg, Arizona, has left for Arizona
after victimizing a number of wholesale
merchants of San Francisce te the extent
of from $80,000 te $100,000 worth of goods
which had been shipped te I. Lyens, of
luman, who is alleged te be a confederate
of Geld water.
Te the great suprisc and disgust of geed
people in Kentucky, Colonel Tem Buferd
has been acquitted after standing trial for
a second time for the murder of Judge
Elliett, of the court of appeals, the high
est court in the state It was en the
27th of March. 1879, that Buferd attacked
his victim and shot him down in cold bleed
while a charge remained in his gun for an
associate judge en the supreme bench of
the state.
In Buffalo, after a game of cards, Chas.
Ryan and James CafTery became engaged
in a quarrel. CafTery left the room te go
up s taii-s and was followed by Ryan.
Shortly after a dull thud was heard and sev
eral persons who rushed te the stairs heard
Ryan at the top exclaim, "I've done it."
and found Ca fiery lying at the bottom of
the stairs with a bad fracture of the skull,
extending clear across the ferclfcad. It is
supposed that Ryan caught CafTery. who
was intoxicated and hurled him down the
stairs. CafTery will probably die.
PoUenrd by Degrees.
Fer some time rumors have been fre
quently circulated that a young lady
named Miss Gcrtrie Manning, residing
with her uncle, W.L. Manning, iu Maleue,
N. Y., was bciug systematically poisoned
by Mr. Manning's housekeeper, a young
woman named Emma Davis. Miss Man
ning complained several times of finding a
greenish substance, resembling Paris green
in her coffee, and several times has had all
the symptoms of poisoning bv arsenic after
partaking of feed from Miss Davis's ham i
At last the doctors attending the sick lad
unanimously declared their belief that
poison was being administered. Miss
Davis was arrested aud her 'preliminary
examination concluded en Saturday result
ing in her commitment te await ihe action
of the grand jury for the alleged crime of
administering poison te Miss Manning
with intent te kill. Miss Manning's con
dition does net improve. Her limbs and
arras arc paralyzed, and it is thought she
cannot possibly recover from the effects of
the poison.
Destructive Fire.
The Adams cotton mills at Bainbridge,
Ga., were destroyed by fire yesterday.
Less, 830,000; insurance, 913.000.
W. Trew& Ce.'s flour mill at Madisen,
Wis., was destroyed by fire early yester
day morning. Less, $125,000 ; insurance,
$36,000, mostly in foreign and New Yerk
companies. The mid will be rebuilt.
Afire last evening in the upper floors of
the "Down Town Club" building, at
Nes. 50 and 52 Pine street, New Yerk,
caused damage of $20,000 te $25,000.
The furniture, etc., was badly damaged by
water.
The three-story flour and grist miil of
Ephraim Sieger, of Siegersville. Lehigh
county, with its contents was totally de
stroyed by fire Saturday night. The fire
originated en the second fleer and is at
tributed te incendiarism. The less is
heavy and the insurance light.
A large fire at Johnstown, N. Y., de
stroyed the furnishing store of Wm. Ar-
gersingcr, van tlcuseu s drug store,
Hugcl's grocery store, Gartland's book
store, law office of J. & P. Keck, and Cha
bet' barber shop. The total less is esti
mated at $25,000.
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Sheeting Ills Wife and Klllluc Illmselr.
Ill Piqua, Miami county, at 7 o'clock en
Satuiday evening Dr. Washington F.
Haibaugh, dentist, and member of the
city council, shot his wife dead with a
revolver and immediately after killed him
self with a shotgun in another room. He
had previously had a quarrel with his
wife, after which he took his two sons and
locked them up iu his office, several blocks
distant. He then returned and committed
the double tragedy in the presence of his
little four-year-old daughter. He was 3G
years old, prepossessing in appearance
skilled iu his profession but dissipated
and at times abusive and dangerous, nc
had been indicted for sheeting the city
marshal with intent te kill. His wife
a highly respected lady, many times had te
fly from him te save bcr lite.
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Serious Hallread Accident.
The mail train en the Sunbury & Lewis
town railroad met with an accident two
miles below Middleburg, caused by a
broken rail, by which the train was run
off the track. It consisted of two passen
ger cars and an engine. When the rail
broke the hind car jumped the track,
dragging the front car with it, when both
cars lumped the track, turned ever en
their sides, and took fire. The passengers
were taken out with considerable difficulty
and only after the doers and windows had
been broken in. Fifteen persons in all
wcre injured, five of them seriously, the
latter being Andrew Welfkill, conductor;
W. H. Hans, of Lcwistewn, mail agent :
Samuel Bewcn, of Middleburg; Mrs. Mar
garet Greincr. et behnsgreve, and Jehn
Stahalneckcr, of Middleburg. Be wen
was pulled out from under the stove.
Hans was for some time beheved te be
dead, but was resuscitated.
Nllrn-Glyccrlne Wlicti It .Explodes.
Ou Saturday morning a party of citizens
from Kinzua, Mclvean county, went into
the weeds te sec a well torpedoed. Fertv
quarts of nitre-glycerinc were .put into a
barrel te thaw. Steam having beeu turned
en the pressure of heat became se great that
the ticklish stun exploded, carrying ruin
and havoc m its track. The engine liouse
was blown te splinters, and the engineer.
Andrew Leashcr, was tern te pieces. J.
u. cushing, one et the spectators, was
killed by a flying piece of timber. F. M,
Blystenc, the contractor, Jehn Franklin
and Peter Sweeny were injured by flying
tragments. bix men were stauding in the
derrick, where one of the group was killed
outright. Leashcr has a wile and family
in enange. Gushing was postmaster at
Kinzua and leaves a large family.
The Legislator' Duty.
Ki-pert of the Legislative Proceedings.
Senater Lawrence thought that it should
be the duty of every senator te remain
here and vote for United States senator.
Senater Newmycr insinuated that if the
present was sheep-shearing time or harvest
Senater Lawrence would be one of the first
te go home.
Senater Lawrence said he had but few
sheep new, and if his cotswelds filled a
thousand hills, and every animal needed
shearing, he would stay and vote for the
United States senator. The senator from
Allegheny (Mr. Newmycr) has a partner
te attend te his law business.
'I can't shear him," retorted Senater
Newmycr.
A liauy Strangled te Death.
Ellen Tate, aged 11 months, fell out of
bed en Satuiday night iu her home, Ne.
3023 Ilavcrferd street, Philadelphia, and
was killed. Her mother upon awakening
in the morning found that the child had
ledged in a crib beside the bed and that
life was extinct. Iu her fall the infant's
arms were caught iu the upright pests of
the crib, the head resting upon the bar at
the top causing strangulation.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TtlK CONVICTS' 1MSTI3IE.
ZV.ul Qiilgley and Jehn Temple Attempt te
JrJscape ftrein I'rlsen.
On Saturday afternoon Paul Quigley and
Jehn Temple, who were cenfinad in cell
Ne. G4 in the prison, wcre detected in an
attempt te break jail by Bess Cigar Maker
Frailcy and Uudcrkcepcr Murr, Quigley
is a notorious resident of this city and at
the last November court he was sent te
jail for two years and a half after being
convicted of burglary. Temple was con
victed of the same elfcn.se at the August
ceuit and received a sentence of
one year. Fer some time past
these men have been occupying Ne. 64,
which is en the upper tier. Mr. Frailey
concluded te put Quigley at cigar-making",
and for that purpose proposed te place
him in another cell. . On Saturday after
noon he informed Quigley that he wanted
te remove him. Quigley said that he did
net want te go and asked te be allowed te
remain in Ne. 6? until Monday. Frailcy
told him that he must go, but Quigley
begged te be left there, and finally Mr. Frai
ley and Mr. Murr walked away from the cehj
They suspected from Quigley's manner
that all was net right, and they resolved
te go back and force Quigley te go below.
They returned te the cell and made an ex
aminatien of it. They found that a hole
about the size of a man's body had been
cat through the fleer in the northwestern
corner of the cell. The atones, mortar.
Src., had thcu been removed for some dis
tance downward, after which the men had
worked in a westerly direction. In a
short time they would have been able te
eit through the wall and and get into
the yard by jumping some distance. They
would then have easily made their escape
ever the if they had succeeded in passing
the watchman. The stones and mortar
which were taken from this hole had been
placed in a bag under the bed and in a
small cupboard iu the cell. A portion of
the bed clothing had been placed in the
hole in order te give it a solid sound. The
work was done with an old knife-which
was found in the cell. Quigley after he
had been removed stated that he would
have made his escape the next day (Sun
day) if he had net been discovered.
Knglne Heuse Dedication.
The Humaue fire company,of this city,will
dedicate their handsome new engine house
at the opening of the fair for tha benefit
of the company, en Saturday cveniner.
February 12th, aud they have invited the
officers and the members of the executive
cemmittee and of the fire insurance com
mittee of the Fireman's State association
and also-the Lancaster delegates te the
State association, and the officers of the
fire companies of Lancaster, te be present.
THE i-RlZE SHOW.
Plenty of Medals and Cups Given
Away
tdc LacKy unes.
On Saturday night Finger & Ce.'s prize
challenge entertainment came off in the
opera house before a large audience. A
large number of performers took part and
their acting was very creditable. The first
act en the pregramme was the performance
ou the horizontal bar by Messrs. Witmer,
Miles, Zell and Swcnk, the latter act
ing as clown. The judges were Banks
Smith, William Brown and Tem
Daily, and they awarded the medal
te Witmer. Act second was the aged
negre performance of Charles Shay, G.
Demmcl, L. Crangle and J. Finger.
Temmy Mack, Geerge W. Goedhart and
W. Cey le were the judges, and Shay was
given the prize, which was also a geld
medal ihe act in which the most interest
was taken was the clog dancing contest
between Cochran and Costelle and Coul-
man and Tcmpleman, all of whom have
been en the stage before. W. Henry, G
Graham and H. Derwart were selected as
judges, and after the ' dauccrs had
each shown their skill, the prizes,
which were a pair of clog beltF,
were given te uecuran ana ucsteiie.
Coalman and Geedman had no opposition
iu the song and dance which they did in
geed style, and they took a medal. Trc
witz and Shufly, two talented young mu
sicians, played en the mouth organ ; no
one opposed . them and they received a
medal. There wcre several entries for the
banjo contests, but little Ike Smith was
the only one who appeared. Every one
who has ever heard him knows that he
can play ; he took a medar. Barahart
and Swenk were entered iu the contor
tion act, and the former get the silver cup.
G. Cummings, Chas. Witmer and J. Con Cen
nor were judges. In the acrobatic contest
Cummings, Witmer and Shaum took part.
The judges wcre Temmy Mack, Banks
Smith aud Tem Daily ; Cummings was
awarded the medal. Sanders ad Marien
and Fraukferd and Burns each appeared
iu Irish specialties, with J. Con Cen
ner, Charley Carr and Charley Shay as
judges ; Sanders and Marien received
the prize, a silver cup. The entertainment
closed with a pie-eating match. These en -tered
were J. Berne, C. Heislcman, C.
Spiece and W. Beas. Borne get away
with his pic in the shortest time and he
received the geld dollar. Andy Flick,
Jack Cenner and L. Nixderf were the
judges of this act.
During the evening Geerge Graham
danced a well-known jig in fine style. He
did net dance for a prize, but merely te
fill out the pregramme.
THE MORAVIAN'S.
Rev.
J. Max Hark Preaches bis Initial Ser
men.
Yesterday morning Rev. J. Max Hark,
the newly installed pastor of the Moravian
church, this city, preached his first sermon
as pastor. The church was crowded te its
fullest capacity, and the altar and pulpit
were elegantly decorated with evergreen
and flowers. A change has also been
made in the communion tabic, the white
table having been removed and its place
supplied with a walnut one, en the front
of which is carved in relief the monogram
I. II. S. Rev. Hark, before commencing
his sermon, remarked that it appeared te
him that he had been specially called by
Providence te the pastorate of this charge
and hoped his cemiug would result in mu
tual geed te pastor and people, and te the
advancement of the church. He took his
text from 1st Corinthians, chapter 3, and
10th and 11th verses. A principal topic
of his discourse was the relation existing
between pastor and people, the duties each
ewe te the ether and te the cause in which
they are engaged, and the obligations rcst
ing Upen each member te perform seme
paitef the work, and faithfully te fulfill
his or her allotted duties. During the
course of his remarks Rev. Hark paid a
most eloquent tribute te the memory of
Bishop David Bigler, formerly pastor of
the church. After closing the sermon the
pastor read the doxology ceut lined in the
litany, the people repcatiug the responses.
In the evening the church was again
crowded, and Rev. Hark preached an elo
quent sermon en the theme of Christ's
coming te save these that arc lest. The
new pastor, who has long been well known
te many members of the congregation, and
whose services as pastor have been long
sought by them, made, a very favorable
impression en these who heard him yester
day for the first time. There seems te be
no room for doubt that the reverend gen
tleman will prove te be heartily acceptable
te his people, and will de geed work in
forwarding the interests of the church.
SUNDAY FLAMES.
Slight fire lesterday Morning.
About 5 o'clock yesterday morning a
farm heuse situated at Ne. 444 Lafayette
street, belonging te Mrs. Philip Fnrhofi,ef
nigh street, was badly damaged by fire.
When the alarm was sounded the Humane
fire company quickly responded. They
seen had their apparatus en the ground and
a stream en the building. During the fire
the firemen kept a stream en the surround
ing frame buildings, and it was by their
work that they were saved. The fire was
extinguished iu a short time. One corner
of the building was almost entirely burned
out. The building was insured and the
insurance will probably cover the less,
which will be $50 or mere.
Anether.
Last evening between
fire was set te a frame
7 and
stable
H
o'clock
near the
farther end of Freiburg street, belonging
te Ansen Kirchncr and leased te Augustus
Elder, butcher. The incendiaries before
setting fire te the building had taken a
horse from the stable aud tied it te a
fence net far off. The building was fired
in three different places, but the fire was
discovered se quickly that it was put out
with a few buckets of water before it had
done much damage te the building. The
most serious part of the lire was the less
of one of Mr. Elder's horses which the fire
fiends had left iu the stable. Almest suf
focated with smoke it struggled te break
loose, and iu doing se broke its own neck.
The horse was worth $75 or $100.
The Saby Elephant's Mamma.
People who saw and were interested in
the baby elephant, which was hcie last
summer will gricve te learn that its
mother elephant is in a critical condition
and that her recovery is doubtful. Hehe's
death will be a serious less te the show as
well as te the baby, which still suckles.
The keepers are already devising means te
feed the prospective orphan by hand in
case Hebe dies. Hcbe is 27 years old and
is one of the most docile and sagacious
elephants ever known. She has never
been separated from her babe for an in
stant since its eirtii, anu it nas eecn an
object of tender solicitude te her. The
baby new weighs 1,100 pounds and is as
playful as a kitten.
Unclaimed tetters.
The following is a list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postefiicc at Lan
caster for the week ending Januarv 81,
1881 :
Ladies'1 List Emma Albright, Annie M.
Beatty (?), Mary P. Cooper, Mary A. Dun
lap, Mrs. Sallie Edwards, Barbara B. E"h
back, Kate E. Gall, Madame Julia Huf
(widow), Hannah Jenes, Milly Keller,
Lizzie Lauiey, Hannah M. O'Ncil (2),
Emma Ream, Sarah Schcatrempf ( 2 ),
Beckic Sharlack, Mrs. Mary Sweeny, Em
ma Weaver.
Gents' List Jehn Carrel, James S. Eck-
man (2), Benj. Ebcrly, S. Hackenberger,
G. W. Hambright, Adam B. Hughes,
Jehn Keller, nies. v. Jjscar, Rev. Ed
ward P. Little. Byren Montrese (2), Jehn
Moere. Phil. Morgan, Charles Muntrucb,
Cyrus Neff, Jehn Peifly, Frederick Plitz,
Jehn J. Parker, H. Tayler, nenry O. Wil
lard, J. O. Wilcox.
OCR LOCAL SCIENTISTS.
Meeting of the I4nnn?an Society.
The society met en Saturday, January 9,
1881, at 1 o'clock p. m. at the usual place,
President Stahr aud Secretary Davis iu
their chairs. Present nine members and
six visitors. After the usual preliminary
business the following donations were
made te the museum and library.
MUSEUM.
1. The heirs of the late Jacob Staufl'er
donated te the society the entire botanical
collection of our late fellow member, com
prising twenty-five large portfolios, con
taining about 2.500 specimens of the flora
of Lancaster county aud ether localities.
2. Mr. Gee. H. Haldeman donated a
large collection of minerals, belonging te
his father, the late Dr. Edwin Haldeman,
comprising about 500 specimens some of
which are very line and rare.
3. Mr. J. Wm. Reeting donated a
double apple, which is new preserved in
alcohol and a description of which was
published in the daily Examiner of January
14, 1881.
4. Master James Munson donated a sy
enite " hammer stene'' (an Indian relic),
dug out of the soil in the city of Lancas
ter. Alse, a brown bat ( Vespertilis Caro Care
Uneusis) that was captured in this city in
January. Alse, the nest of a catbird ( Mi
mns Citrelincusis), made of weedy fibre
and fine roots. Alse, a nest supposed te
be that of a sparrow.
5. A poi tabic writing desk, made of a
line dark weed, inlaid with pearl, and said
te have been the property of Jeffersen
Davis, was donated by Mr. D. MeNealy
Staulfcr.
G. A friend donated a beautiful polished
transvere section of brown agatized wej)d.
Alse 12 fragments, G arrow heads, a large
specimen of "ribbon agate," 2 iron "grape
shot" balls, and G minic ritle balls, or
slugs. The minerale were picked up by
the donor at Iowa City twenty-five years
age, and the grape and minie balls from
the field three days after the battle of
Antietam.
7. A weed-cut of Strasburg academy
and adjacent buildings, drawn and en
graved by the late Jacob Stan tier, donated
by Wm. L. Gill.
8. A canoe paddle of the Indians of
British Guiana, 1878, ami a Maquarri
whip, used in the dance of the Maquarri
Indians of British Guiana ; donated by
Mrs. S. S. Haldeman.
9. Twe boxes containing a great number
of Indian relies, minerals, fossils, &c.,
collected by the late Dr. S. S. Haldeman
and donated by Mrs. Haldeman.
10. A piece of semi-fossilized weed from
Ocean Greve, N. J. Donated by J.- G.
Thackara.
11 A living alligator Alligator Jlissis
sippiansis) ever ten inches long, donated
by Prof. I. -S. Geist of Marietta. This
reptile was brought up from Flerida by
J. B. Hepkins, esq., of Baltimore and pre
sented te Prof. Gcist.
12. A large flattened pod of the Kyah
Shah, or "Tigers-tongue," from Britisli
Burmah, donated by Miss Le Fever.
13. Forty-two arrow and spear heads
from Kentucky, donated by Mrs. Halde
man through Mr. W. L. Gill. These are
of agate, chalcedony, jasper, liornstene and
quartz.
LIBRARY.
1. An illustrated paper read before the
" American Philosophical society," en the
contents of a Reck Retreat, near duckies,
by the late Dr. S. S. Haldeman. This is
a quarto of 17 pp. aud 15 plates, includ
ing 255 figures. Donated by Mrs S. S.
Haldeman.
2. Repert of the commissioner of cdu
catien for 1878. 730 pp. octave. Donated
bv the denaitment of the interior of
Washington.
3. Annual report of the commissioner
of patents for 1879, 410 pp. demf-quarte,
from the department of the interior.
4. Numbers 25 and 20, Vel. 18, and 1, 2,
:'. and 4, Vel. 19, of the official patent
office Gazette, from the same.
5. A sketch cf the Wyoming Historical
and Geological society.
G. A copy of the Musical Herald for Jan
uary, 1881.
7. The Lancaster Farmer for January,
1881.
8. Eight old almanacs, namely: Anti
Masonic almanac for 1830 and 1832 ;
United States almanac for 1830 ; Farmers'
and Mechanics' almanac for 1830, 1831 ;
Pennsylvania almanac for 1831 ; Uncle
Sam's almanac for 1832 : and Agricultural
almanac for 1833. Donated by a friend.
9. A manual of devotion for the Catholic
blind, by Rev. James O'Rcilcy, printed in
raised letters, and te be read with fingers.
Donated by the same, 1867.
10. A portfolio of manuscript botanical
papers, consisting of classified lists of
plants, and a number of ether papers re -lating
te botany. Frem the heirs of the
late Jaceb Staulfer.
11. An octave volume containing a cata
logue of the Herbariums, of the late Elias
Ditlenbach, whose collection is new the
property of the society ; from the same.
12. Three unbound folios containing
drawings and impressions of plants, taken
from the plants themselves in ink ; from
the same.
13. Several large charts, in the feim of
botanical trees, illustrative of plant clas
sification, and scientific arrangement ;
lrem the same.
14.' An unbeuud volume of the
Rural
yew Yerker ; from the same.
15. Twe circulars of information
4 aud 5 of the bureau of education
the department of the interior.
Nes.
from
HISTORICAL.
1. A draft from the "Lancaster cotton
house " en the Farmers' bank of Lancas
ter, for ten dollars, in favor of Gee. Wash
ington Brown, or bearer, signed by G.
Adelphus Petcrs, and dated June 2, 1310.
This iclic is in the form of a bank note,
and has the "Old Factory" for a vignette ;
donated by a friend.
2. A fifty dollar note ou the Lancaster
bank signed by David Lengneckcr, presi
dent, and B. C. Bachman, cashier, and
dated December 3, 1849. Acress the face
is written inicd ink, "payment demanded
March 3, 1857. D. M. Lcbkichcr, cash pro
tein ;" by the same.
3. A lease of let Ne. 563 in the borough
of Lancaster, from Wm. Hamilton, esq., te
Christian Ness, dated May 29, 1790. This
document bears the genuine autograph of
Wm. Hamilton, Jasper Ycatcs and Daniel
Oflar; donated by the heirs of the late
Jacob Stauffcr.
4. A brief of titles te Lancaster estates.
This paper contains briefs of twenty-live
titles, dating from 1731 te 1752 ; same.
5. Lists of lets, leased by Wm. Hamil
ton and Jasper Yeates, " under a special
warrant of attorney." Thcse lists contain
one hundred numbered lets of ground and
were leased te s.-venty persons, the aggre
gate amount being 256 9s. Id. ; same.
G. Four envelopes containing sixty-eight
historical and biographical scraps : from S.
S. Rathven.
'EW BUSINESS.
1. An ardent vote of thanks was unani
mously passed and recorded te all these
who se generously favored the society with
their donations en this occasion.
2. The librarian was authorized te pio pie
curc a blank book and catalogue therein
the books belonging te the society.
3. The curators were instructed te ex
amine and classify the contents of the
boxes of donations and te make a proper
record of tiie same.
4. The annual election of officers was
held, which resulted as fellows : Presi
dent, Prof. J. S. Stahr : Vice Presidents,
Prof. J. H. Dubbs and Prer. T. R. Baker ;
KecnrriineSeerntaiY. Dr M. L. Davis;
Corresponding Secretary, Prof. I. S. Gcist;
Treasurer, Prof. S. S. Rathven ; Libra
rian, Mrs. L. M. Zell ; Curators, S. S.
Rathven, C. A. ncinitsh, Jehn B. Kcvin-
ski and Wm. L. Gill : Microscepist, Dr.
31. L. Davis.
After an interesting and friendly con
ference the society adjourned.
TOBACCO.
The New Yerk Market.
Tutted States Tobacco Journal.
After the activity of the previous week
the market was comparatively quiet. The
continued reports of the bad condition of
the 'SO Pennsylvania have caused jobbers
and manufacturers te provide themselves
with larger quantities of the '79 crop of
that state tiian they would have had the
'SO Pennsylvania been mere premising.
This condition of things is a blessing te
holders of '79 Pennsylvania as other
wise their sales and profits would
be small. These among our packers
who have net yet invested in the '80
New Yerk state and Connecticut are.
sorely puzzled as te what te de.
Whatever there is left in the just named
states is high in price and therefore prob
lematic as le profits. Te buy '80 Pennsyl
vania at any but Tery low figures, seems
extraordinarily hazardous. '80 Ohie and
Wisconsin, which even new might be
bought reasonably low, are, owing te the
continued cold weather, in an unfit state
for thorough inspection. Should these
hist named two states also prove te be
without any line stock, the outlook for
really fine goods in the whole of the '80
crop is a very narrow one. In fact it
almost seems as if the '80 New Yerk state
and Connecticut will be leaders in the
market. Nevertheless the Pennsylvania
tobaccos are popular among manufactur
ers, aud if they can be bought cheap, their
cheapness may, after all, cause them te be
accepted by these manufacturers who
have learned hew te make useful stock
out of that which freaks of nature have
made deficient in leeks. The principal
buyers last week were large manufacturers
who for reasons stated have scoured the
market for suitable stock. Some huve
purchased sufficient during the past two
wuck te make an investment in '80 to
baccos unnecessary. Though the pros
pects for expert are a little mere encour
aging, very few transactions were made
for that purpose. A summary of the
week's business is as fellows :
Pennsylvania Crep '79: 1100 cases;
fine running, 19 te 23 cents ; medium, 1 1
te 17 cents ; fillers, 8 cents.
Connecticut Crep 79 : 400 eases ; 100
cases wrappers, 35 cents ; running, 15 te
22 cents ; seconds. 131 cents.
State Crep '79 : 200 cases; Big Flats
wrappers, 20 cents ; low running, 8 te 10 .
cents.
Ohie Crep '79 : 350 cases ; riiniiiiig.8 te
1 1 cents.
Wisconsin Reports uncertain.
Havana Market active, Sales 800 bales.
Jobbers invested freely. Twe hundred
bales of '79 medium Vuclta Abajo sold at
81.05 ; Rcmedies 80 te 90 cents. A let el"
350 bales of various '79 grades sold, at 77
cents. A geed disposition is shown for
'79 tobacco, as prices for "80 stock new
range considerably higher. Ne transac
tions iu '80 have taken place.
Uans's Repert.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco, rcperteil by
J. S. Gans's Sen & Ce., tobacco brokers,
Nes. 81 and 8G Wall street, New Yerk, for
the week ending January 81, 1881 : 1,200
cases 1879 Pennsylvania fillers, Glc.; as as
eorted, 12(3.21c: wrappers, 1840c.; 200
cases 1879 New England wrappers, 13(hi
40c; 50 cases 1879 state, 9c; 500 cases
Ohie, 4;(h)11c; 100 cases sundries, 918c;
total, 2,050 cases.
Traile Awtcs.
In the United States during the last
eleven fiscal years tax has been paid en
19,415,917,333 cigars. A Comparison of
figures shows that the production has mere
than doubled in that period, as in 1870
tax was paid en 1,139,470,674 cigars and
in 18S0 en 2,867,803,250 cigars an in
crease iu eleven years of 1,223,332,470
cigars.
Dr. Moritz nerzeg, u chemist, was se
cured by .Mr. M. Masen, superintendent of
P. Lorillard & Ce.'s factory, te discover
the nature of the flavoring material used
by W. T. BlackwcII & Ce. in preparing
their celebrated " Durham " smoking to
bacco, as it was superior te and different
from anything of the kind used by any
ether tobacco manufacturers. He said he
could de se, and procuring samples of
BlackwclFs "Durham," subjected them
te a thorough analysis. He, as he alleges,
found out the nature of the flavoring ma
terial used in the manufacture of the
"Durham" tobacco; but before lettiug
Mr. Masen into the secret of the prepara
tion he told him he wanted $30,000 for his
discovery, which Mr. Masen agreed te pay
him. It was net paid ; he sued and the
court granted a non-suit because 3Ieritz
failed te show that Masen had been au
thorized te se contract by the Lerillards.
Three months age, one Mr. Lewi?, rep
resenting himself te be a rich California
operator, and whose references were an
swered favorably by the bankers Seligman,
cut a wide swath among the leaf tobacco
dealers of New Yerk. He bought 100
cases of Pennsylvania '79 from Gans &
Sen, and gave his note for three mouths ;
A similar transactieu was had with Bunzl
fc Dormitzer, M. II. Levins, Charles
A, Spitzner, Havemeyer aud Vig
il us, and L. Friedman ; $5,000 worth were
bought from Weil & Ce., and $18,000
worth from A. T. Rosenbaum. $65,000
of leaf tobacco Lewis purchased altogether
en time. When it arrived at San Fran
cisce he eflVccd the greatest portion of it
at auction and sold it for cash and at a
less. The money for his notes has net
yet arrived, and his creditors begin te fear
they have been swindled.
The San Francisce rcpeit is ', hat "the
cropeflS79 Pennsylvania wrappers is net
such as might be desired, but en account
of the brisk demand for cigars, leaf may
be expected te held Its ewm"
The Philadelphia correspondent of the
Leaf reperts: "Seed leaf moving nicely ;
all grades of cigar leaf at full figures.
Te-day I find that one of our prominent
manufacturers purchased from Jehn
Moere & Ce., packers, a fine let of Penn
sylvania amounting te $6,000. The sale
seems te meet with especial approval from
both buyer and seller. Prospects leek
very bright for the future for the demand
for cigar leaf."
Among the transactions iu seed leaf in
New Yerk reported in detail are 300 cases
ofPennsylvaniaseldby A. Celin; 300 by
M. Neuberger & Ce; 200 by II. Schubart
& Ce ; 150 by Black & Lindheim ; 500 by
Gans's Sen & Ce , te Kerbs & Spicss ; 50
by Gnstav Salomen & Bres.; 100 cases by
Busch Si Fisher te Prutzticld Bres., Pitts
burgh, and 104 cases te Kanfi'man Bres,
the Bowery cigar cigar manufacturers ; 200
cases of Pennsylvania '79 (Duck Island)
te J. Leeb & Ce., Philadelphia, and 50 te
Hiischhern & Beudhcirn.
Messis. E. Rosenwald & Bre. are erect
ing a mammoth leaf warehouse at Corn
ing, N. Y. This is the first one of the
kind ever erected in that section of the
state.
After a great dcai el canvassing, exam
ination and investigation Messrs. M. Aben
hcim & Ce., the buyers for Italy and
France, aud 3fcs'-rs. Keynes Bres. & Ce.,
the buyers for Spain, purchased from
Messrs. Wallace & Ce. 10.103 hhds of
Western leaf tobacco at a considerable
concession from the prices previously
asked.
Mr. Jacob Mayer, of Messrs. Jacob Slay
er & Ce., cigar manufacturers. Lancaster,
Pa., was in the metropolis en Wednesday.
Mr. Mnvcr leeks hale and hearty as usual.
Leaf.'
ebltuiry.
Mrs. Benjamin Libhart died in Marietta
of consumption, en Sunday morning. She
has been ill for about two years.