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LANCASTER DAILI INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1881.
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MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 7, 1881.
Xebcdy Wants Him.
General Mahone does net find it easy
te ride two horses at once. He was a
distinguished cavalry officer during the
rebellion and since then has been seeking
te make cavalry tactics effective in civil
pursuits. They de net seem te be adapted
te them : at least the general lias net had
distinguished success in his efforts. He
took held of the railroad running out
from Norfolk, and shortly had a consoli
dation of reads under him extending te
Bristel in southwest Virginia. The
Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohie railroad,
being administered by him, as presi
dent, en cavalry tactics, after a
few campaigns was captured by the
foreign bondholders, and Gen. Mahone,
who had fought them into the last ditch,
was adrift and without an occupation.
Naturally he went into the inviting field
of politics and in his eening dashes, as
leader of the rag. tag and bobtail squad
rons whom tlie premise of plunder has
gathered under his command, he has
scored sonic successes. He took a strong
position when he secured for himself a
senatorial seat, and that seat is new
about the only foititkatien he holds.
He expects te de wenibrful things with
the power it gives him and thinks te
make both parlies quail before the im
portance of his vote, in the evenly divid
ed political complexion of the Senate.
Perhaps he may trade it te profit. But
it is very clear that any advantage Ma
hone may get in this way will be mere
titan balanced by the discredit which his
equivocal position will bring upon the
honor and statesmanship of a man who
undertakes te set himself up as the
arbiter of a state, and that se proud a
state as Virginia. What the people there
think of him we de net knew, but can
readily guess from what is thought of
him here, where he is regarded with con
tempt as a mercenary Hessian who did
net scruple te stain his state with repu
diation Insecure political power, with an
ultimate intention te bet my his allies
whenever he could obtain greater advan
tage by changing his Hag. He gees into
the Senate without opinions upon any
public question that he is willing te
avow. He desires te stand ready te cast
his vote en either side. He even attempts
te stand en both sides of the debt ques
tion in Virginia, and te cover ever his
repudiation sent intents se as render him
self less offensive te the Republican
alliances which he hopes te make.
His plans are net prospering. He is
net trusted by either party nor respected
by the people. Neither party cares te
own him, and iie is likely te have an op
portunity te be a great deal mere inde
pendent than he cares te be. The Phila
delphia Press has undertaken te be
his wet-nurse en the Kepublican
side, but finds it very up hill
work. The special effort of the Press is
te prove that Mahone is net a repudia repudia
ter. Its success has net been distin
guished. It cannot even persuade its
neighbor, the Anuriata, winch thus dis
courses of its pretege: ' It is true that a
knot of stalwart Republicans have been
trying te help Mr. Mahone into the Re
publican party, but without much suc
cess, se far as the party is concerned. Ne
amount of whitewash will make Mr. Ma Ma
henc anything but a repudiator who has
steed between Virginia and her financial
honor. And for repudiateis. North or
Seuth, the Republican party has no
room. '"' v We hepa that Mr. Ma
hone has no intent ion of calling Himself
anj thing else than a Democrat'
The Uhitlakcr Inquiry.
General Schefield. testifying before the
Whillaker court martial, declares that
he " never ceased te think that cadet
Whitiaker looked te the certainly el hav
ing powerful support ;' and when asked
what he meant by support answered
" the support of these who had origin
ate 1 the whole affair ;" and that he" had
never doubted that there were iiersens
outside of the college who were the orig
inators of the whole scheme." Frem
which we plainly understand the gener
al's opinion te be that the apparent abuse
of the colored cadet was in furth
erance of a plot by ncgropliebists
outside the academy te arouse public in
dignation against it and for the purpose
of gaining additional sympathy and sup
port te the negre equality doctrine. If
this is a correct supposition, it is well
that the present court-martial has been
organized, for it is important te the pub
lic te knew whether negre maniacs have
thus sought te play upon their sympa
thies. Public opinion is well settled that
Whittaker's injuries were inflicted by
himself, but it is net generally under
stood that it was dene in furtherance of
such an extensive plot as General Scho Sche
iield suggests. If this was actually the
case we should knew it, and the court-
martial will de an important service by
developing the whole truth about the
matter. Public sentiment is net in a
condition at present lobe trifled with by
these who seek te put the negre every
where in the white man's place. A cab
inet position is even claimed for him
from Mr. Garfield. It is safe te say that
there are very few who are thus eager te
thrust the negre where he is net fit te be
aud where it would be most unseemly te
have him in a nation which white men
rule. And if tins small band of in
triguers have been really guilty of such
a contemptible conspiracy a3 General
Scheficld attaches te them, and the peo
ple become satisfied of it, their occu
pation will begene.
Hayes's Stinginess.
The Washington correspondents are
new counting the days that remain te
us of Hayes. He is net popular with
them. In truth, he does net seem te
have any friends in Washington where
his meanness has been generally venti
lated. He is a temperance mau en the
surface and because of its cheapness.
He pours out no wine in the White
Heuse, but drinks wine, whisky, brandy,
and everything clss in the catalogue of
drinks when he can de se -outside
of it, at ether people's expense,
provided his geed wife is net by.
His dinners are net esteemed for their,
goodness, and are accented with a cry of
anguish only by these who c.iuuet de
cline the invitation of a man occupying
his usurped station. When he went into
office he demauded his monthly salary in
the beginning of the month, before it
was due, though the law especially pro
vides tihat no advance payments shall be
made. When, after a couple months, the
treasury found courage te remind Mr.
Hayes of this, he se far moderated his
demand as te send for his check en the
fifteenth of the month, adopting the
belief that it was a proper mean for him,
te strike with the nation; he would have
been entitled te his day's salary at the
end of each day : by taking that for the
month in the middle of it, he considered
that he arranged the question of Interest
en his salary with great nicety between
himself and the people, and se he did.
The cunuiug fellow saved S-jOO by it
during four years.
PERSONAL..
Abraiiam Patteusex' a
wealthvcen-
tractor, of Allegheny City,
Penna., died
en Saturday.
E. C. SnEitMAN, president of the national
Bank of the Commonwealth, in Bosten,
died suddenly yesterday morning.
Stanley Matthews was endorsed for
supreme judge by the Cleveland bar en
Saturday.
The New Yerk World publishes a long
report of an interview with Jay Gould
relative te the consolidation of the three
great telegraph companies, new accom
plished. Mr. Gould says ''the object of
consolidation was te carry out a long leng
chcrLshed plan for developing in the United
States an efficient system of cheap telegraph-
en a great scale, both by sea and
by land."
Mr. William H. Yasdeiuiilt has paid
te Commander Gerringc the entire cost of
transporting the obelisk, with its pedestal
and steps, front Alexandria te New Yerk,
aud erecting them in Central park. He
originally agreed te pay only the cost of
transportation, as it was net known that
it rested en any pedestal, but, when it was
found that the pedestal and steps were
connected with the obelisk, Commander
Gerringe incurred the extra cost el $30,
000 en their transportation, which Mr
Vandcrbilt paid in the entire bill.
Mrs. JenN Siiekwoed is one of the clev
erest leaders of New Yerk society, and her
cstimateof"'fashien'and the power of social
position is worth something. She writes:
"Wc all knew beauty cannot de it, and
we all knew that it is net character, for
women of the highest character" generally
avoid such popularity. We all knew that
it is net always position. Tact that
mysterious word is the nearest approach
te it ; but even tact is net always the ex
planation, although it is a comfortable
pseudonym. The gteat power needed is
ceaseless industry. A woman who is never
fatigued, who has immense physical
strength, who can go everywhere, accept
every invitation, who never has a head
ache she is the otte who is apt itt the long
run te achieve the fashionable position.
She must have admirable maimers, a smile
for everybody, a word for every e e and
a memerv which is herculean.'
MINOR TOPICS.
The Illinois Legislature is te be asked
te pay iJM.OOO te J. Q. Kyle, who lest
both arms by the discharge of a cannon at
a recent soldiers reunion, and te give
Sicgel Mjdir ."5,000 for an arm which he
lest by firing a defective state camion at a
Garfield meeting.
Instead of Hancock's popular majority
ever Garfield being, as the Baltimore Sun
makes it, 0,'!3e, it appears. that it is 7,014,
another county having just been heard
from. This is Hampton county, Seuth
Carolina, which gave Hancock 2,503 and
Garfield 1,301. The returns did net come
in in time te be included in the lepert of
the Seuth Carolina secretary of state,
whose figures were adopted by the Sun.
In a paper en the cost of the Franco France
German war M. Dc Fevillc estimates that
the German less was : Killed en the field,
18,073; died from wounds, ll,."il6; died of
disease, 12,301 ; missing, 1.000 ; total, 40.
400. The wounded amounted te 127,SG.
On the French side the number of dead
from all causes, was 138,871, and the
wounded amounted te 1 13,000.' In addi
tion, the cost in money is est boated at
000,000,000.
The Bradford Era, a Kepublican paper,
dismisses Hayes with this benediction :
"The workings of the old Jackseniau doc
trine that te the victors belong the spoils
are far better iu their results than these
brought about by the application of such
a civil service reform as has made the
present administration the laughing-stock
and reproach of the country. Garfield
has brains, aud it is te be hoped and be
lieved that he will sec the idiocy of the
course pursued by Hayes and refrain from
copying it in "any particular.'
New Yeiik has at last reached the con
clusion that economy, convenience and
safety require the construction of arched
subterranean passages under all the streets,
twenty feet wide and eight feet high,
clean, dry and well-ventilated, where
sewage, water and gas pipes and tubes
for telegraph, telephone and illuminating
wires will be accessible for workmen at
all times without tearing up the surface of
the streets. An effort wII be made be bo be
fere the incscnt Legislature adjourns te
procure the passage of a bill empowering
the corporation of New Yerk te carry
into effect a plan that Paris for half a
century has found te be effective and eco
nomical. A CUKIOUS CASE.
A Collin Found te be Filled With Sum!.
The village of Fillmore, in Andrew
county, Me., was thrown into a great ex
citement recently upon the exhuming of
what was supposed te be the remains of
James Riggin, which had been interred
there a few days before. In consc censc consc
queuce of the supposed decayed con
dition of the remains the coffin was net
opened at the time of burial. Riggin, who
was engaged te be married te a young
lady of Andrew county, left suddenly one
day for the far West, but before leaving
insured his life in favor of his aged mother.
He purchased a ticket for the Pacific
coast and arrived as far en his jeurnay as
North Platte, en the Union Pacific rail
road, where it is alleged, he stepped from
the train, entered the closet, diew a re
velver aud put an end te his life. His
oretlier m-law arrived en the .scene
and, it is claimed, took charge
of
the body, gathered together the effects of
James Riggin, enclosed the body in a cof
fin and shipped the effects and the remains
by way of St. Jeseph te his mother at Fill
more, where the coffin was interred amid
the tears of many sorrowing mourners.
Application for the insurance was
made te the company which had
issued the policy. They commenced
an investigation, which resulted in
the exhuming of the coffin at Fill Fill
meic and the disclosing of the fact that
there was nothing in the coffin but simply
sand collected from Nebraska's fertile soil.
It is claimed that the remains of James
Riggin were actually placed in the coffin,
but if that be true, say the detectives, they
must have been stolen therefrem while en,
the route te" Fillmore. The case is a cu
rious one aud is shrouded in mystery.
The belief of many is that Riggin is net
dead at all and that he has been practic
ing a deception in order te get the life
insurance.
FIVE WEEKS IX A TK.IXCK.
The .Mental Sufferings of a Vpans Girl who
Feared she Would be Hurled Alive.
New 1 eik Sun.
Physicians in Newark have been deeply
interested lately in a curious case of
hysteria in that city. Fer live weeks Miss
Anna Ward the sixteen-year-ekl step
daughter of Alexander Jehnsen, of the
Mutual Benefit life insurance company, lay
in a trance. Last winter she was crieusly
ill for weeks with typhoid fever. When she
recovered it was deemed best net te allow
her te return te school until Septem
ber. Then she found that s-he
had fallen behind her classmates
in her studies. Feeling that she
was strong, as she had spent the summer
at Leng Branch anil Saratoga, she began
te apply herself diligently te her studies
te make up for lest time. She overtaxed
her brain, her health failed after a few
week, and she was compelled te withdraw
from school. Her sickness became serious,
and in the latter part of November she
fell in a trance. She lay quietly in her
bed with her eyes sometimes open and
sometimes shut, recegniziug no one and
never speaking. Ne sound escaped her
and it was evident she buffered no
pain. There was a slight twitch
ing of the eyelids, but little ether move
ment. Dr. William O'Gorman, the family
physician, called Dr. A. N. Dougherty and
Dr. E. C. Seguin, of this city, te consult
with them. It was quickly determined
that the strange disease was net catalepsy,
for the patient's arms when raised fell
back upon the bed, instead of remaining
where placed. It was concluded that she
was a victim of hysteria in an aggravated
form, resulting from ever-study. The se
verest electric shocks caused net even the
twitching of a muscle. After several days
had passed, Dr. O'Gorman, net know
ing hew long the trance would last,
decided te administer liquid feed arti
ficially, as the patient could net swallow.
About New Year's Day she revived, and
new sllfc is able te ride out. and seems te
be restored te health. While she was in
the trance the physicians were satisfied
that she was conscious, and pievcd it two
or three times. Once Dr. Seguin said for
a test : ' She is a very pretty girl.'' Im
mediately she blushed. She says she was
conscious, but had only one thought, and
that a terrible one. She feared constantly
that the physicians would pronounce her
dead, and she would be buried alive. She
had no physical pain, but this dread was
agonizing. In vain did she try te
speak. She could net even move her lips.
It is supposed thatthe twitching of the eye
was caused by her efforts te speak or give
a sign of life. A physician said yesterday
that lie nail known el only one ether case
of hysteria that was at all like this. With
in the last month he was called te see a
lady who became a widow within a week
after iter marriage. The shock te her
nervous system resulted in a trance- state.
ami a partial suspension el all sense of
feeling, but
alter a few davs she became
conscious.
ri:iers FLANKS.
Vh:it They Caught en tn Dtirm
llrccir..
"lt
The extensive wholesale house of the
Gtcely Burnham grocery company. St.
Leuis caught fire en Saturday, and within
fifteen minutes the building' was totally
destroyed. The tire extended across
Christy avenue te the large c.tudy factory
of G. II. Pcckham & Ce., which
was "also totally destroyed, and
the paint and oil store " el Leen
Baucher adjoining en the north. The lat
ter store was badly damaged. Seuth of
the Grcely Buinham house wcieS. 1). Sale
& Ce.. grocers, and south of them, were
Leng & Hall, general storage, both el
which houses sustained a total less. The
stock of the Greely Buinham company was
valued at $230,000 and insured for yllM),
000. The building, which was entirely
new aud had been occupied only about a
month, cost 600,000 and was insured
for $15,000. It was owned by Carles
S. Grcely. Sale & Ce. estimate then then
less at $GO,000 and are insured for $10,000.
Leng & Hall had about $150,009 worth of
coffee, rice, molasses, etc., in storage ; in
surance net known. Leen Baueher's less
will net be large. The lire was caused by
the falling of a platform erected about
midway between the iloer and the ceiling
of the shipping room in the rear of the
building, upon which were piled about a
thousand eases of matches. These ignited
when they fell aud in ten minutes the
whole building was in flames.
Somewhat Damaged.
The lame anartment houses Nes. 100
and 102 West Fifty-seventh street, New
Yerk, were damaged by fire early yestcr-
uiy morning te me extent el i?-l,Uuu. e.
400 was net yet completed. The occupants
of Ne. 402 were nearly suffocated by smoke
and a number of children weie rescued
with great difficulty.
Meru Fires.
The steamboat Bertha was burned en
Friday night en the Sabine river, Texas.
The value of the cargo is variously esti
mated at from $25,000 te $100,000. It is
fully insured.
The cigar factory of Baren & Ce., at the
corner of Entaw and Baltimore streets,
Baltimore, was partially destroyed by fire
yesterday. Less, $10,000 ; covered by in
surance.
Rev Dr. Isaac Hartley's Reformed
church, at Utica, N. Y., which cost $03,
000, was gutted by lire yesterday, with the
exception of the lobby front and steeple.
Insured for $23,000.
The Merris building at Penghkccpsic
was destroyed by fire vestcrday 'morning,
invelviuga less of $10,000. The Western
Union telegraph and city telephone offices
were hnrncd out, hut the instruments were
saved.
A fire destroyed the building at 202
Ziver street, Trey, eir Saturday night, in
volving losses as fellows : Isadore Mark-
stone, $18,000; insurance, $10,000; P.
O'Brien, harncssmaker, $3.000 ; insurance
$3,500: B. B. Chile, books, &c. $2,000:
insurance.
In Reme, Georgia, the coughing of a
baby awoke the mother, who discovered
that the reef of the hotel above her head
was in Haines. She aroused the inmates,
who barely escaped with their lives.
What is claimed te be the cow with the
best record in the United States for pro
ducing butter is new owned by M. II. Mcs
schcrt, of Deuglassvihe, Berks county.
At a meeting of the county agricultural
society Colonel J. L. Stickler, read a letter
from Mr. Messchcrt in which he claims
that iiis cow produces twenty-three and a
half pounds of butter in a week. The
animal was imported by Mr. Masschert in
Jttlv. 1877. from the Isle of Jerscv. and
was bred bv J. P. Marctt. of St. Xavier.
Her name is Sultana II.
KEALF'S wife sues for libel.
She Claims 830,000 Damage Frem the
Publishers or Llppincett's Magazine.
In the March number (1879) of Lippin Lippin
cett's Magazine there appeared a memoir of
Richard Rcalf, the poet, who committed
suicide in San Francisce a few years age.
The memoir was written by Rossiter John John Jehn
eon, and in the course of the article the
writer speaks very severely of Realfs
wife. The writer says that Reaif was a
man of splendid abilities, but he was ut
terly ruined by his association with the
woman whom he afterwards married in
Rochester in 1807. Realfs death was at
tributed te the relentless persecution te
which he was subjected by Mrs. Realf.
from whom, it appears, he had get a di
verce and married again, ine divorce,
however, was set aside by the supreme
ceuit.
Mrs. Realf, considering that the allu
sions te her were grossly defamatory of
her character, brought suit te recover $20,
000 damages from J. B. Lippincott & Ce.,
publishers of the magazine, and the decla
ration in the suit was tiled in the court of
common pleas Ne. 2.
The specific portions of the article te
which the widow makes complaint arc that
iu one place the writer alludes te her - as
a woman of the town ;' that Realf was
bound te a "loathsome carcass ;" that al
though Realf when he was down Seuth
could brave the ruffianly threats of the Ku
Klux -'he could net withstand the
fee in . his own household ;" that
Mrs. Realf "made it her business te
pursue him as an avenging fury.' and
that when Rcalf was about settling down
in New Yerk with his new wife and chil
dren, the first wife made her appearance
en a Saturday afternoon " and coolly an
nounced that she had come te stay." That
was Saturday afternoon, and the next day
Realf took a dose of laudanum for the pur
pose of making an end of himself, but it
appears he did net take enough. On Mon
day he made a second attempt which
proved successful.
STATE ITEMS.
Deminick McCaffrey, of Pittsburgh,
aud Charles McCoy, of Chicago, fought a
prize fight at Ilewland Springs, Allegheny
county. At the end of the sixth round
McCoy threw up the sponge and McCaf
frey was declared the winner.
Several Philadelphia members arc ex
pected te seen vete for Lieutenant Gov Gov
ereor Stene, who has thus far net been
named in the joint convention. The feel
ing is becoming almost universal that
there will he a serious break among the
Oliver men this week.
Several letters received at the Carbendale
posteffice and at Honesdale, a few days
age. passed through the fiery ordeal at
tending the recent disaster at Tiega, en
the New Yerk. Lake Erie & Western
railroad. A few of these were badly
scorches ; ethers were found covered with
bleed upon which were a few gray hairs.
Three young men of Pottsville, named
Edward Myers, Charles Myers aud Jeseph
Emerieh, en the war-path for a beaming ad
ministered te a relative in a house of bad
character during the early part of the
evening, attacked three firemen, who were
en their way home and had stepped en a
corner te finish their conversation. During
the melee Emerieh drew a large pocket
knife and stabbed Alexander Lehman back
e! the neck, indicting a deep and ugly
wound.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The report comes from a trustworthy
source that Davitt will be released as seen
as order is restored, en condition that he
does net return te Ireland. Davitt has
been taken te Portland prison.
About three thousand five hundred
square miles of the Sacramento valley,
Cal., are under water. The losses can net
be even guessed at at present, but the ag
gregate will boa tremendous sum.
Jehn Law and his son, aged five years,
and Samuel Yarley and his son, aged
eight years, were drowned at Fall River,
.Mass. The parents were pulling their
children en sleds when the ice gave way.
At Kendallvilb, Intl., Jehn and Henry
Ncssell. brothers, commenced seiillling iu
sport, when the former get angry and hit
the latter with a stick of stove weed,
killing him instantly. Jehn has been ar
rested. Mrs. I'riseillaBrcnciscr, aged 0(5, went
te the dental office of Dr. II. L. Jehnsen
in Reading, en Saturday, and while as
ceniling the stairs was attacked by a severe
lit of coughing. When she reached the
office she sank exhausted upon a sofa, and
died in two hours. Heart disease.
The Purgatory river, Colerado, is tloedcd
worse than ever known. At Las Animas
about four miles of the Atchison. Tepcka
fc Santa Fe track is covered by about
three feet of water. Ne eastern mails
have been received for two days, and
there is no telling when they will get
through.
At Grantville, Nev., en January 28,
Mathias Salmen, a bad character, kifled S.
Missel, a miner. Salmen was arrested
and hidden by the officers te save him
from being lynched. On Saturday Sal Sal
eon's hiding place was discovered and he
was taken out anil hanged te the frame
work of a windmill.
Dining a drunken quarrel at Halstead's
basin, Trenten. N. J., Careline Meslej
had one eye knocked out and was stabbed
eight times in the face by Geerge Mesley
with a pitchfork. Jeffersen Mesley, her
husband, tired several shots at Geerge,
who, however, succeeded in making his
escape, but was subsequently arrested by
the police.
The express antl nassetiirer train ever
the Cheshire railroad, which left Bosten
at (5 o'clock en Saturday evening, ran into
a freight train near Fitzwilliam, N. II.
Jehn L. Davis, the engineer, jumped oil
and slipped down the bank under the train,
breaking his neck. Baggag Master Cald
well and Brakcnian Pike were injured.
Nene of the passengers were hurt.
On the 15th an attempt was made te as
sassinate Lieutenant Bensen, commander
of the Alaska niariue force en the James
town, by unknown parties. By direction
of Captain Class, commander of the James
town, Lieutenant Bensen has arrested two
Russians and two white men for distilling
hoecheitoo and captured their apparatus
and tools for distilling. The men were
placed en beard the California eu route
ler Portland for dial.
Mr. Burke, readmastcr, located at Burns
en the Winona & St. Peter branch of the
Chicago fc Northwestern railroad, has
discovered a whole family frozen te death.
He, while at work with his men en the
read, noticed a shanty close by from which
no smoke issued, and seeing no evidence
tnat the place was inhabited the party
visited the premises and forced open the
deer, when a horrible sight greeted their
eyes. Upen t he couch and en the fleer of
the wretched house lay the f.ither, mother
and children, evidently a whele family,
frozen stiff.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a lb.t of unclaimed lot let lot
ters remaining iu the posteffice at Lan
caster for the week ending Ferbuary 7,
1SS1 :
Laditi' List. Miss Retta Applcten,
miss .Wadlena Utteiiey, JUiss Anna W.
Hess. Miss Lizzie E. King, Mrs. Antia
Lynch, Mrs. S.McSweney(fer.),Mrs. Mary
L.tiainuc, Jlt.ssbiia Y..Humma, .urs. Mat
tie Showalter, Mrs. Rachel Wenger.
Gents' List. Messrs. M. R. Bortree,
Milten' Buckwaller, Henry Edwards. E.
Hafner. Jehn M. Hess, II. K. II:stctter,
Rebert If Kirk (for.), Win. II. Mc.Mich
ael, Jehn McGuirk, Samuel F. Moere,
Ames Neff, Jehn Shafiher, Jacob S. Stray-
cr, Gall Anten Starkeumann (for,), B. B.
Tedd, Dr. Wallcn, Henry 31. Yest.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
MARIETTA MATTERS.
OL'l
REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The
Weather CenrcIesic:t Matrimonial
Sleighing Obituary.
On Friday violent measures were taken
te bring up the mercury ; first a baud
organ came around, but net having any
blue-birds or crocuses with it, little effect
was predued, and it doubtless would have
resulted in colder weather, had net a
wagon lead of garden rakes come along en
Saturday morning, and sent the thermom
eter up a booming. The day was there
fore very pleasant.
Byard Sultzbaeh, who has been confined
te the house during the winter en account
of sickness, is. we arc glad te say, some
what improved. Te pass the time away,
he has procured a very pleasant musical
instrument called the cabiuette, an auto
matic organ, a very simple and sweet
toned instrument. The principle of it is
a row of pipes through which the air is
forced constantly by means of a blowing
apparatus, and a roil of paper passes ever
the tops of the pipes, preventing any
sound except from these pipes that happen
te be uncovered by a perforation in the
paper. Any piece can be played that is
written or cut in this peculiar manner, en
roils adopted te the instrument.
What is Maytown going te de new te
fester its home talent," siuee Cellins and
Greve have bought their hall ? Is it te be
turned into a manufactory of some kind?
This evening a party of 3Iarietta ladies
and gentlemen will drive te Lancaster and
take supper at the Stevens house.
Geerge Mussclman from Yerk who was
paying us a short visit, has gene home.
The Jiegister says, he came ever te leek
for a wife. This is just the place.
Mr. Geerge Wolfe, of Yerk county, mar
ried Emma Frazier, of this place, and en
Friday evening a party of serenadcrs. con
sisting of Maurice Nagle, young Steve
Malency, et al., drove ever, but it was no
surprise, for Wolfe had invited a number
of friends and was prepared te give them
a feast, with something te wash it down.
It is net supposed that the wash had any
thing te de with their upsetting en the
read home, for Yerk county reads are
very bad, in some places the drifts in the
middle of the read being six or eight feet
deep.
Dr. Alexander and Rev: J. E. Mc
Elmeyle had an upset in Yerk county,
being almost entirely submerged, when te
cap the climax, the bank of snow they
were thrown in loosened and came down
ever them.
S.,"iu your paper en Friday evening re
quested that Upper Marietta be called
West End. Nothing disrespectful was
meant in designating it by the old name.
Irishtown, by which it had been well
known, and your correspondent is in entire
sympathy with him in wishing that its
name and fame be changed. "S" and his
co-workers may be preiid of their instru
mentality iu the work that has been done.
Mr. James Smith aud family front
Wrightsville, drove ever in a sleigh en
Saturday afternoon and paid us a visit.
Messrs. Duffy & Cameren are receiving
an average of about two car-leads of ma
nure a day, and have been for some
time.
The Yeung People's literary society will
meet en Tuesday evening. An interesting
pregramme is announced.
On I nday evening Rev. S. Brown, of
the Reformed church was entrapped in the
house of Mr. Israel Hanlen, where 30 or 10
of his friends had prepared a feast in honor
of his birthday. The spirit of the affair
testified te the geed feeling that is enter
tained toward their pastor.
Elmer E. Liiidemuth, new residing in
Lancaster, visited his home ever Sunday.
He is much pleased with his new abode."
A sudden and sad bereavement came te
the family of Mr. Jehn Naylor en Satur
day morning. His son Samuel, a young
man of seventeen years, died after an ill
ness of only one day. He had overheated
himself twice during the week, the last
time by skatimr, ami en Thursday was ad
vised by his physician. Dr. Norris, te take
his bed, but did net feel that it was neces
sary. On Friday he was attacked severely
with double pneumonia and paralysis en
sued, lie died en Saturday morning.
An infant of Edward Stahl's died en
Friday morning and was buried ett Sun
day. Charles Geedman, son of Gee. N. Good Geed
man, formerly el" this place, has died in
Philadelphia. His body will be brought
u .uaricua nir uuriai. lie was v, years
of age.
The Democrats of East Denegal town
ship held their primary meeting last Satur
day evening, at which the following candi
dates were chosen : Assessor, Jehn Mor Mer Mor
eon ; Scheel Directors, Aaren Seurbier.
Henry Mellittger ; Supervisor, Jehn Grady :
Auditor. Sam'l Pence, sr.; Township
Clerk, Jehn Brooks; Justice of the Peace,
M. M. Moere; Constable, Jeseph J inly ;
JtiiU-e, Jacob M. Hendersen ; Inspector,
W. Werth Hendersen.
THE UNION FAIR.
Its Opt-ntne m Saturday Nli.t.
The fair of the Union Equipcmcnt asso
ciation opened in Roberts's hall en Satur
day night, and the attendance was large.
It is being held in the fine large room en
the second story and it has been beauti
fully trimmed wilh evergreens, flags. Ac
i lie tables are iu charge of the I'tllewing
ladies and gentlemen :
Tables.
Mrs. J. IS. Lebkieher, assisted by Mrs.
David Retharmel, .Misses Saliie .Miller anil
Mary McGcchan.
Misses Mollie Ferrier, Amelia Strauss,
Emma Cogley, Alice Markley and Kmma
Slier tz.
Misses Mary Witmer, Clara Weaver,
Annie Weaver, Maggie MeKinley,
Mishler and Mrs. Curry.
Misses McEvey, Carpenter, Tillie Miles.
Emma Hensler, Mary Evcthart and Lizzie
Nelsen.
Cigar Table Maine Gibsen and Maine
Sperling.
Postoffice Misses Lizzie Heliue and
Mattie Bushong.
Coufeetieherj' Table Mrs. E. II. Davis,
assisted by Misses Annie Gantz, Ida Gantz,
Hallic Uster, Katie Kemptcr and .Maggie
Lawlcr.
Rebecca at the Well Misses Annie Ef
finger and Lillie Spicer.
Lunch Table Miss Maggie Eider, as
sisted by Misses Mary Lamen, Etta Ervin,
Jennie Philips, Clara Carter, Ida Trissler,
Miles.
The officers of the committee are J. L.
Lyte, president ; G. Byren Cittiimings,
secretary ; H. E. Slay maker, E. E. Sny
der, It. jyiw. Ilcgencr, u. L-. itetharmcl.
F. G. Seith, Geerge W. Curry and Jeseph
K. Smith.
Decoration Committee-Jacob R. Waters,
Frank Spicer, Jehn Burger, Geerge Oster,
and Jeseph K. Smith, assisted bymembeis
of the association.
The following articles en exhibition at
the lair will be voted for : Geld watch,
two saver watcnes, iieuimc barreled gun,
sewing machine, banjo,screlI saw, printer's
outfit, cigar maker s tools, fishing tackle,
organ, bartender's outfit, fancy cushions
&c.
These which arc te be chanced arc as fol fel fol
eows: Wax motto, case of ChillChilh bitters,
bicycle, war clubs, flower urns, bronze
piece, shoe box, wax horseshoe, three
wax dells, three wax bouquets, a guess
dell, racket brace, childs dress.
A fine silver tea set will also be chanced
off, each person purchasing an admission
ticket being entitled te a chance.
In one coiner of the room a chance
wheel is kept i mining and many valuable
articles are in that way disposed of.
The fair starts out with brightprespects
It is under able management, who will cer
tainly make it a grand success.
THE PRIMARIES.
A LARGE TOTE TOLLED.
The Lecal Nomiuatieus et Reth l'artiesi.
The primary elections held en Saturday
attracted tuucli mere attention than had
been expected, and .considering the few
and comparatively unimportant contests,
an unusually heavy vote was polled,
especially en tlie Democratic side.
There was quite a sharp eentest in
the Democracy for assessor, constable and
alderman iu the Sixth ward ; for assessor
in the Seventh ami Ninth. The most no
table ceutcst en the Republican side was
for the select council nomination in the
Fifth ward, where a formidable and suc
cessful movement was organized te defeat
A. J. Eberlv's reuommatien with C. A.
Bituer. The ert'ert of Capt. McMellen aud
Peter B. Ferdncy te beat Mr. Hays's re
nomination iu the Fourth ward was also
successful.
In the Third ward Sam. Miller made a
very ineffectual opposition te Chas.
Stermfe'.tz's renommatten for constable.
There was a contest among the Republi
cans of the First and Sixth wards for asses
sor, and iu the Ninth for common council.
The Democratic vete for school directors
scattered a geed deal and the result was
in doubt ler a long tune. It is only fair
te say that, of the candidates voted
for. Mr. Jacob Pent ?. had previously indi
cated his desire te decline candidacy and
iu some wards it was reported that he was
net a candidate. But as his declination
was net announced formally, he was voted
for and he polled a very large vote through
out the city.
Following is the result :
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
Scheel Director.
Dr. Henry Carpenter,
Henry E. Slaymaker,
William A. Morten,
Elim G. Snyder.
A. J. Snyder.
A. '.. Ringwalt,
Flnt Ward:
Common Council Gee. W. Brown, S.
K. Liehty, Jehn F.Reith, Jehn A.Sheber.
Assessor Jacob Reese,
Constable Jehn H. Brown.
Judge Charles Buchmiller.
Inspector Thee. Trout.
Second War.!.
Common Council David McMiilIeit,
Wm. J. Ferdiiey, Jehn llelmau.
Assessor Jacob B. Liehty.
Constable G cerge Speng.
Judge Robt. Clark.
Inspector Robt. B. Risk.
Third Ward.
Common Council Geerge F,
Jacob Kiehl, Adam S. Rhoads.
Sprenger.
Assessor Milten .1. Ruth.
Constable B. F. Leman.
Judge Herbert Johnsten.
Inspector James MaeGeniglc
Fourth Ward.
Common Council Henry W. Harberger,
Rebert Bruce. II. M. Geiter.
Assessor Edward Jeffrie's.
Constable .lames Ceyle.
Judge James A. Mcl-'Ihone.
Inspector Emanuel Willichn.
Ftrtli Ward.
This ward ticket will be settled en Wed
nesday evening next.
Sixth Ward.
Common Council Dr. Jehn Levergood,
Wm. Jehnsen, Wm. T. Jcfferies.
Alderman Geerge W. Brintnall.
Assessor Charles R. Frailey.
Constable Geerge Lentz.
Judge Byren J. Brown.
Inspector Charles R. King.
Seventh Ward.
Select. Council Cee. M. Burger.
Common Council Henry Suieyeh, Jehn
Yackly, Frank Everts.
Assessor .lames R. Garvin.
Constable Jehn Meiringer.
Judge Wm. McLaughlin.
Inspector -Jehn Blaukeitmycr.
Eighth Ward.
Common Council Bcnj. lluber, Geerge
Bees, leseph A. Albert.
Assessor Christ. A. Obleuder.
Constable Geerge Shay.
Judge Lee Jacobs.
Inspector Jehn Bradcl.
Ninth Ward.
Select Muncii Philip Zecher.
Common Council J. II. Ostermayer,
Geerge Shulmyer, sr., Emanuel Stene.
Assessor David Zecher.
Constable Christian Flick.
Judge Jehn Heek.
Inspector Charles F. Smith,
Ec'iittve Cemmitter.
First ward Jehn Schaitm.
Third ward IS. F. Leman.
Fourth Ward Gee. W. Harris.
Sixth Ward Charles L. Green.
Seventh Ward Fred Arneld.
Eighth Ward Peter Reltrich. jr.
Ninth Ward Jacob Metzgcr.
Thn Vete ler Scheel Directors.
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KHrUlSMCAN NOMINATIONS.
Scheel Director.
It. A. Evans,
Luther Richards,
Chas. Schwebel,
D. Smcych,
T. B. Cochran,
M. Brosius.
First Ward.
Common Council Dr. S. T. Davis, Jac.
Rathfon, Dr. Geerge A. Hinting, II. II.
Power.
Constable Samuel Swcttk.
Assessor A. C. Wclchans.
Judge Win. M. Schruin.
Inspector C. G. Hen.
Delegates Jehn A. Htcstaiid, William
T. Eherman, Henry E. Martin.
Second Ward.
Common Council Francis Shredcr, A
II. Peacock, W. B. Middleton.
Constable Geerge Cramer.
Assessor Jereme Vbndcrsmhh.
Judge Gee. W. Scnscnig.
Insjiecter Walter W. Franklin.
Delegates Jacob Halbach, Hepkins L.
Hendersen and Jehn E. Carpenter.
Third Ward.
Common Council Jehn II. Barnes, C.
.1. White, Samuel . Cox.
Constable Charles I. Stormfeltz.
Assessor Joel L. Haines.
Judge J. Kahlcr Snyder.
Inspector Lewis Lyens.
Delegates Capt. E. McMellen, Jehn V.
Mentzer, Wm. G. Rapp.
Fourth Ward.
Common Council Daniel Sing, Geerge
W. Cermcny, Jehn Leibley.
Constable Jehn McDivitl.
Assessor Jehn W. Hitbley.
Judge Jehn L. Metzgcr.
Inspector Jacob M. Willichn,
Delegates A. K. Spurrier, Geerge W.
Ceimcny, J. B. -uarkley.
FiHh Ward.
Select Council C. A. Bitncr.
Common Council Walter M. Franklin,
William Fisher.
Constable Jacob P. Killinger.
Assessor Henry Hartley.
Jmjgc Jehn McGinnis.
Inspector HarveyT. Riley.
Delegates J. Ffank Rentley, jr.. Anta
ziah C. Barr, Jehn R. Jeffries.
Sixth Ward.
Common Council Jehn McLaughlin,
Frank R. Ditfcnderller, D. C. Haverstiek.
Alderman Jeseph Samson.
Constable Weidler Detrich.
Assessor Samuel II. I.evan.
Judge D. P. Rescnmiller.
Delegates Titos. B. Cochran, Lent. C.
Eaby. Lewis S. Hartman.
Seventh Ward.
Seleet Council Charlcs'Schwebel.
Common Council David McDivitt, Na
thaniel Ryan, William Schuler.
ConstableJehn Shcrtz.
Assessor Theodere W. Reed.
Judge Jeseph Derwart.
Inspector Rebert McDennel.
Delegates William 31. Deen, William
Burns. Philip Bolbach.
F.lshth Ward.
Common Council Reuben J. Remley,
A. J. Bletcher. Jehn Barnhart.
Constable Henry Brech.
Assessor Stephen G. Hart.
Judge Jehn Milchsech.
Inspector Peter Winewer. jr.
Delegates Jehn Miller. Geerge Gazelle,
Andrew Bletcher.
Ninth Ward.
Select Council Cenrad Gast.
Common Council Jeseph It. Goodell,
Samuel Kecler. Jehn S. Kcndig.
Constable A. J. Flick.
Assessor Wm. Frazer.
Judge Ames C. Gast.
inspector ' AinwaKi. jr.
Delegates Ames C. Gast,
Sehrever, Jacob Bertz.
II. A.
The Republican Scheel Director.
The delegate convention te nominate
Republican candinatcs for school directors
organized by electing A. K. Spurrier chair
man, II. R. Breneman and A. C. Barr sec
retaries. A ballet was takeu with the following
result : T. B. Cochran. 23 ; It. A. Evans,
21: Luther Richards. 07; Chas. Schwcble,
Se ; Daniel Smevch, 2l ; Marriett Bro
sius, 11 ; Dr. J. V. Hess; 1 ; Jeseph II.
Huber. 12.
W. B. Wiley declined renominatien and
the contest for his place was between Bro
sius, Huber and Hess. Dr. J. W. Hess
received the vote of J. B. Markley. M.
Brosius the votes of Jehn E. Carpenter.
G. W. Cormeny. Jehn R. Jeffries, J no. F.
Remley. jr., Atuaziah C. Barr, Themas B.
Cochran, Lent.J C. Eby. Lewis S. Hart
man, W. S. Burns, William M. Deen,
Philip Bolbach, Geerge Gazelle, Andrew
Bletcher and II. R. Breneman. Jeseph
II. Huber received the votes of Jehn A.
Hicstaud. William T.. Kberman, Henry K.
Martin. Jacob Halbach, Hepkins L. Hen Hen
dereon, Captain K. McMellen. Jehn W.
Mentzer, William G. Itapp. A. Iv. Spurrier,
II. A. Schreycr, Autes C. Gast and Peter
Mewcry.
The following citv committee was elected:
First Ward. ' A. " C. Wclchans ; Second
ward, Frank A. DiHenderfler; Third ward,
Jeseph II. Huber; Fourth ward, A. K.
Spurrier: Fifth ward. J. F. Remley, jr.;
Sixth ward, I. Newton StanlTer; Seventh
ward, Rebert McDonnell; Eighth ward.
Geerge Gazelle; Ninth ward. Peter W.
Gorrecht.
MT. JOY NEWS.
OITK ItECl'LAK COICKKSFONUKNCK.
On Saturday afternoon Clarence Bates,
aged 1-1. son of Win. II. Bates, blacksmith,
living en West Main street, was putting
a revolver into his hip pocket, when one
of its chambers was accidentally emptied,
the ball taking cllect in his right hip. Dr.
A. M. Hicstaud ptebed the wound, but
was unable te locate the ball. Although
it is a llcsh wound the lad is net. considered
out of danger.
Thcie was a restless, rollicking crowd
of several hundred persons at Sporting
Hill en Saturday afternoon, drawn thither
by a variety of causes, the main one being
a fox chase. Levers of the chase with
" horse and hound from distant parts of
the county turned out in large num
bers, ethers because of the superb
sleighing which surpassed anything we
have had this arctic winter. In spite of
the late fallen snow, which was very un
favorable for Reynard, the animal was let
go at the appointed time. Fifteen minutes
later the bound:; were en the chase, to
gether with a number of sportsmen en
horseback and afoot. Among them was
Mr. Miller, of Chest nut Hill, who, for a
long time, ran with the dogs with surpris
ing tleetncss. The lookers en had an ex
cellent view from the hill which slopes
towards the southwest, and had a
nice opportunity te see the fox trying te
elude the pursuit in various sly ways. He
was chased te near this borough aud es
caped a capture by gaining his habitation,
which tit's same fox did en a similar occa
sion about three weeks age. It afforded
much amusement and was a " red letter
day" for Hest Snyder, who knows hew te
run a country hotel.
Candidates were nominated at Sporting
Hill, en Saturday, te fill vacancies which
occur in Raphe township. There will be
a sharp fight, for sujierviser in the lower
end, and much scratching en school
directors, there being six candidates
for two vacancies, and much " bad bleed"
among some el the factions.
A citizens' meeting te nominate candi
dates for the several efliccs in which vacan
cies occur, is announced te be held in the
council chamber en Thursday evening.
There is a calm thus far in election mat
ters, but a storm may fellow after Thurs
day next. As a general rule politics are
of secondary importance in the election
of boreii!:h efliccts.
.Measles are rampant, doctors delighted,
and school teachers displeased.
Gossip is in a quandary for once. A
man well-dressed and well tilled with licer
or whisky (we could net learn which)
was en our streets en Friday afternoon.
He entered ene or two private tdaces evi
dently because of his drunken condition.
Until gossip learns his name there will be
ene beat against Iter.
J. M. Brandt has put a new flour puri
fier into his steam mill.
The weather of last week having been
unfavorable te traveling through the
country the tobacco market was en a
standstill ; se was the work of stripping.
The horse market at this place is over ever
stacked. Jehn Wharvell, proprietor of the Ex
change hotel, is starting a livery stable.
On Friday afternoon the lady teachers
of the borough schools went a-Mcighing
and visited the Manhctm schools.
ine licinet aiiniiay school gave an
en-
tertamment en natnnlay evening.
Cenrt r Common rieai.
Court met en Saturday afternoon at 2$
'clock. A number of auditors' reports
were presented as that was the last day.
In the Meyer vs. Neff case a rule for a
new trial was granted and reasons were
filed.
This morning the third week of com
mon pleas began with Judge Livingston en
the bench. Of the thirty case's en the list
twenty-four of them are for trial,
lliverced.
Elizabeth Gunter, of Pcttn township,
was divorced from tier husband, Henry
Gunter, en the grounds of desertion.
flood l'rices for Horses.
J. D. Warfel, auctioneer, of Intercourse,
sold en Saturday last, at the Styer house.
New Helland, for William D. Altheuse, of
Reading, thirteen head of Canada horses,
at an average of $219. 58 per head ranging
from $202 te $237 per head.