LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1883. Hanrasttt Intelligence;;. WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 9, 1881. Fer the ext Congress. The next two years will certainly be favorable time for the dispassionate and unpartisan consideration in Congress of certain questions of vast importance con cerning our economic interests. The questions immediately growing out of the war are pretty well settled. Our finances are en solid feeling and net subject te any likely derangement. The Heuse will be Republican, but by a very slender majority ; the .Senate will be Democratic, but by an equally narrow margin : even if party lies did net rest mere loosely than for many years pre vious, the even balance of the parties in Congress, and the nice division of legis lative power between them, would dis courage partisan legislation for partisan ends. The situation of the party leaders just new will render the next two years at least comparatively free from disturb ance by the president-making .schemes which usually begin te operate before a president is warm in his seat. In view of these things the country is hopeful that some of the larger and br.iadcr questions of national interest may receive the attention they merit " from national legislators m the coining tw.j years. One,' of lesser importance, of these questions is the fineness and legal tender quality of the silver dollar and the adjustment of t lie values of geld and silver coin. Expcricnci lias demonstrated the practical impussihili'y of main taining the present silver dollar in active circulation, and we have tin: ridiculous s.iectacle of a silver dollar, perforce ar bitrary legislation, with lli'J grains of sil ver in it, worth mere than one with -l:iO grains of the pure metal. The solution of this question will no doubt be found in an abandonment ei the attempt at a deublcstniidaid, and a restriction of the legal ienderquulity of silver coin te such a small amount as cm be conveniently us.'d in a single, transaction. Te put the; silver dollar in the same position as sub-j sidiary coins, would work no great harm nor less te anybody, unless it were the silver .speculators who were benefited by its advancement, and whose interests arc net new te be specially considered. The inequalities, absurdities and op pressive burdens imposed upon (he coun try by some feat sues of the present tariff bill will demand attention and will prob ably find their nest cure in t Ije Eaten tariiT bill which proposes te refer a ques ti ii involving a magnitude of details te knowing experts, for the framing of wise, equitable and ceiiMTvative legislation en the subject. The electoral system is sadly in net d of repairs, and they are such as can reasonably be made and ought lobe made without involving any partisan differences about them. Most difficult of prevailing public questions te meet by adequate legislation is civil ser vice reform, seeing that it consists, with one class of disturbers, mainly in keep ing in office these who are new in, and with another in getting these in who are new out. As General Hancock, in his letter efacecpta -ice se admirably said, "t'ne basis of a .substantial, practical, civil service reform must first be estab lished by the people in idling the elective offices ; if th-y li:c a high standard of qualifications for office and sternly reject the corrupt and incompetent, the result will be decisive in governing tiie action of the .servants whom they entrust with appointing power.'" The condition of American commerce is, however, a subject which needs only te be realized by the American people te induce them te urge it upon the atten tion of their representatives, for such action as may be necessary in a matter that vitally affects our standing as a na tion among our contemperarics,the safety of our ships en the seas and our ports en the sea coast, and the development of our material resources. David A. Wells, in a series of articles in the Xew Yerk WerhUuu Sir. Henry Hall, in an article in the Atlantic Mml'tlg en The Future of American Shipping," present some facts and figures which certainly should be the foundation for very grave popular concern en the subject thus treated. It seems, from these and oilier authorities, no less relative and eminent, that our ag gregate tonnage of every description registered and enrolled, sail and steam, employed upon the ocean, upon the lakes, upon our rivers and harbors has declined from e,.33ft,Sir Ions in 1S01 te 4,0CS,(i:l in 1SS0 a reduction of ever i per cent. Our tonnage engaged in for eign trade has declined during the same period from ,4C,SUi tens te 1,015,11. tens a reduction of 17 per cent. Since 1S-50 there has been a steady and almost uninterrupted decline of our commercial importance; se that, whereas, in 1S50, of the experts car ried from and the imports carried te American ports, .2 per cent were car ried in American vessel in 1SS0 only 17.4 per cent, weie shipped in vessels owned by American owners, built at American yards or maimed by Ameri can sailors. While the commerce of the world has been rapidly developing, while Great Britain has been whitening every sea with her sails, Xerway, Swe den and even Austria increasing their commerce, sleepy Portugal and distract ed Spain largely adding te their tonnage, the United States have, absolutely, steed still, or, relatively, gene back. Wheiir ever opportunity opens te trade English enterprise esUuli-lji li:.s of freighting steamers, v. iili sailing .ships a auxil iaries, and it i-s sorrowfully conceded that iuiglund new enjoys in our com cem m "ice a magnificent pi commence which it seems felly fr any European rival te cemest, and despair b.r America te rival." Xerway has as many large trans oceanic .sail engaged in American commerce as the United States ; while of the steam vessels engaged in the wheli foreign trade of the , United Stales, ex cept te Canada, 417 are British, and only 40 American ; of this latter number fourteen only are trans-eceanic and thii-ty-twote West Indies and Slexice, se that " little Belgium, a country scarce larger than an American county, has about as many ocean steamships in our trade as wc have ourselves, and Italy and Gei ;.i;;;iy have mere." Italy has live hundred ai.d ninety- eight large?lass ships crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific in the trade with this part of America: and Austria, a kingdom with one small seaport, has one hundred and sixty-live. China has taken the aggressive in commercial en terprise and new leeks te a gen-ral navi gation of the high seas, her pioneer steamers having already entered the bay of San Francisce. Japan, tee, competes with American vessels in her own waters. It is estimated that the failure te keep our shipping interests abreast with our development in ether departments of material wealth has been a less te our domestic industry of $00,000,000 per year net an inconsiderable sum in com parison with these interests which it has been such serious concern en the part of American legislators te " protect."' The mere statement of these eloquent facts ought te be sufficient te awaken our people and their representatives te the necessity of affording some relief te the straitened condition of American commerce. .Shipping is one of the chief elements of national wealth and strength in a country with a long stretch of sea coast and a variety of national products. Our agricultural, mineral and manufac turing development drives us te new markets, and we should build, or at least own and control, the shipping which provides the transportation te llieim The IJIaiiic: school of statesmen find the proper means te this end in subsidizing lines of steamers te one pert or another. The advocates of ' free ships " ak for no artificial devices te help us te that ceiisuinnialieii. They only ask that ex isting barriers be. removed and that du ties en foreign built ships belifted se that American shippers may enter the race for the world's commerce, and at least for that of their own country, without being handicapped. Slit. (J.vijriHj.n appears te by actively interesting himself te secure theelectien of a Republican senator from this stale, and the strong probability then-fore is that that one will be chosen. Garfield's influence will net only suffice te secure an election, but it will be very likely te i b3 sufficiently potent te dictate lliecan- , , '" , w """ "-' - "uiu a ; , , , . ,. . bj agreeable te him: and tiM-Imii-; IIia ether faction, se aided, ea de as much for a man of their choice. Possessing this strong influence, Garfield, being a shrewd man, will be pretty sure te give his at tention te securing a senator who will be faithful te himself, without much re gar.! te his ether affiliations. Having been se long in public life, he knows many of the prominent Republicans of Pennsylvania, and can make an intelli gent choice. It is rumored that his favor is given in ex-Cengiessman Gienni W. Scofield; which is quite likely. It is certain, anyway, that if any Republican is elected by the united Republican fac tions, he will knew that he ewes his se lection and election te Garfield, and he may be expected te govern himself ac cordingly in liis senatorial conduct ; un less Sir. Garfield is greatly mistaken in his man; which is net at all likely. MINOR TOPICS. Oitjn the gutters. The Bosten police department is ex pected te cost ever 000,000 next year, :iU excess of about $40,000 ever the present year, which is caused by au increase in the force. In the Senate Sir. Blair has introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment te the constitution prohibiting, after the year 1900, the manufacture, importation and sale of intoxicating liquors as bever ages within the United States. Tun dispatch te the liecei d limits the choice te stalwarts ; As it ea nnet be Oliver or Grew it must be some one else for senator. And just new both factions are trying te select some man acceptable te all. The names of General Reaver, Jehn Cessna, Attorney General Palmer, W. If. Armstrong and Gletiui W. Scofield arc most prominently mentioned. Theic is no doubt but lh.it one of the above quintet will be the next United States senator." Anetiikk petition has been presented in the Pennsylvania Legislature in behalf of Jehn Welsh's election te the United States Senate. It was signed by 52 manufactur ers of Philadelphia, who net only repre sent a very large proportion of the most material interests of the city, but give em ployment te at least 00,000 people, while the business transacted by them exceeds $125,000,000 per year. Fer all that Welsh did net gel a vote. The Philadelphia members are solid for Slulhoelly. Tin: secretary of the treasury has ic ceived a $500 note from a physician, who writes with it that he is attending pro fessionally and old ladv. who. 27 ve.ii-s aj;e was an employee in one of the subor dinate branches of the United States treas ury. " At that time she took a sum of mney from the government. She con fessed it te me last week and she com manded me te iclurn it. I have carefully calculated the interest, which, with the principal, amounts te a few dollars under the sum of $300. I enclose in this a $300 note. The patient is new entirely blind and partially paralyzed." In former years it was the custom te give each legislator a copy of Parden's Diffeti. At $13.50 per copy, this amounted te $3,383.30. Seme of the membeis sold their copies, mere sent them home and never used them during a session, while Otlurs found them very useful. This year every attempt made te pass a resolution for the purchase of this book has m.-t with opposition. However, en showing that nan a dozen cepic were rcai.y necessary, Sir. Clarke had a resolution passed pre-! viding that a copy be placed in each com mHtee room. Sir. Seader or, as he is styled by his Quaker City colleagues "Statesman Souder" tried te amend by giving each muinbcr a copy of the Digest, but his amendment was voted down. Score ei,c for reform. Loek out for a new counterfeit 3 note. it is an imitation of the Unite 1 States note, scries of 1873, letter D, small figure 14 under said letter; Jehn Allisen, regis tcr ; A.H.Wyman. treasurer. It km-int,.,! en localized fibre paper, which is but little inferior te the genuine, although some what thicker. The net? is nearly one-half an inch shorter than the genuiue, but, as far as examined, it is a fac-simile, except that in the genuine, near the treasurer's signature, and in circular form, is printed in red characters, "Series of lS7e ;' also, near the geometrical lathe denomina tional counter containing the large figure 5. In the upper right hand corner of the face of the note, in red colors, are the figures "187.V Neither of these imprints ap pear en the counterfeit note, although subsequent issue?, it is thought, may show the couutcrfciters te have supplied these defects. PFESONAL. GAitFini.u is reported te favor a Repub-lican-SIaheiiC combination in Virginia. Likely. Bosten papers print a rumor that Sir. James Russell Lewell is desirous of re signing the mission te England and return ing te his professorship at Harvard college. Sirs, Langtry and the ether professional beauties of Londen have a rival in the shape of a beautiful youth named Osc.vn Wilde, a poet and atfc" aesthetic." His picture adorns all the shop windows, and is even taken in the aesthetic style, with a bunch of lilies in his hand. Dr. Willam TuEViTTdied yesterday in Columbus, Ohie aged 72 years. He had served three terms as a member of the Ohie Assembly, three terms as secretary of state of Ohie, and was a diplomatic reprc reprc seatativc of the United States in Chili dur ing the administrations of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan. It seems te have been a" nile of St. Luke's hospital, that no religious services net Episcopalian should be conducted theie. A terrified nurse once ran te Rev. Dr. Wm. A. StuiiLEXUEiw, saying, " Docter! Docter! a Slet'nedist preacher is praying with one of the patients." " Step him, step him;" said he, "before his prayer reaches heaven." Judge Jehemiau S. Black was at, Har risburg yesterday, one of the liens of the day at the Lochiel. He was escorted across the crowded dining room last even ing by Sir. Grew, who introduced him te Henry W. Oliver. The incident serves te show hew amicable arc the relations of the principals in the stubborn contest con cerning which the public are agitated je much. STATE ITEMS. Casper Bcnkcrr, the well -known shoe maker, and Andrew Lewory, a leading batcher, aged 83, died in Philadelphia yes terday. . S. Weeds Caldwell, of Leck Haven, has been nominated for the Legislature by the Democratic convention, vice J. C. Whalcy, deceased, receiving 31 votes te 23 cast for W. W. Rankin and 2 for R. II. Krcbs. Jehn Xevel, a Hillgrevc weed-chopper, felled a tree. As it crashed downward the tree cut. a large limb from the trunk of a neighbor and the limb .struck Xevel, kill ing him instantly. A quantity of line snow flew into the eyes of Frank Desmond while he was coasting in Reltsville, and being tempor arily blinded he ran into a team of mules. Frem injuries he received in the collision he died en Sunday. A youthful and pretty Allegheny maiden the daughter of Adam Weise, president of a hauk in that place, Tillic by name, has created a sensation by eloping with a man named Lynch, a dry goods' nieivhant of Butler county. A delegation of Pitlsburghers has ap peared before the appropriations commit tee at. Harrisburg headed bv Colonel Xevin te ask aid for the western lienitenii.nv An appropriation of $300,000 is asked for te complete one wing, iu which theie will le six hundred and forty cells. A conference was held at Senater Cam - e.v... w,t;,i..w, . i ,.: 1 1 -"; -""' cie.i.Niesidence last night, which was at - tended by Slessrs. Quay. Oliver and ethers. at which the situation was discusssed for a considerable length of time. But whether Mr. Oliver had consented te withdraw, or a compromise candidate had been decided upon could net be learned. Andrew Smith, of I law ley, was drawing legs from the weeds ; the" .sleigh struck au obstruction in the read, and the whole lead of heavy legs was overturned en him. Death was instantaneous and when found he was crushed perfectly flat, the entire lead having ledged en his body. Se great was the pressure that his libs and back bone were crushed entirely through the flesh, and the bleed had spurted for sev eral feet around the spot where he was found . The remains were said te have been less than two inches iu thickness when found. He leaves a family A UAII UIA.NT. -V Chester County Man Tries te Strangle III l'iircntti-at-Laiv. A Chester county giant has been com mitted te jail en the charge of attempting te muider his wife's aged parents by strangling. The accused's name is Daniel Heffman, son-iii law of Jeseph Haldcman. The parties all live in East Nantmeal Ches ter county. Jeseph Haldcman and wife are ever 80 years of age and their son-in-law is about :J0. His young wife is slowly dying with consumption, and a few day's age he informed her that he intended te hang himself. She replied that a man of his giant-like form and prodigious streii"th should be ashamed te make such a dcclar atien. He went te a neighboring store, store, purchased a rope and caine into Wis wife's presence, flaunting it in her face. She fell fainting te the fleer. Subsequent ly sue rained and lmermcd a lew neigh bors. Heffman was watched aud frustrated. Instead, however, of strangling himself he watched his opportunity and, as is alleged, placed his fingers about the threats of the old people, who were helpless, anfl nearly choked them te death. The aged man ap peared before 'Squire Heguct and a war rant was placed in the hands of Constable Syphcrd, of Springfield, Chester county. Heffman at once armed himself with leaded shotguns and a revolver, but the officer and a few sheriff's denuties sue ccetled by strategy in entering the house and making the arrest. He has always been looked upon as a peaceable man and recently joined the Methodist church. His friends say that his mind has become af fected aud that he was net responsible for his conduct. 1 lie Gallen R, Jeseph X. Tliibault was hanged iu Anapeiis, X. S., yesterday for the murder of Charlette Hill, at Lake View, iii Sen- tenber last. Tliibault rose early, and nf er dressing lumselt for his last uiusMiig nimst.ll ier ins last appcaiauc a.me,1K"icn en earth, passed considerable time with a priest preparing himself for his approaching end. When summoned for the execution he walked te the gallows, accompanied by the priest, and mounted the scaffold with a firm step. He made no confussien. At 8 o'clock the repe was cut and the drop fell, the bedv falling about six fet. Thibanit's neck was in stantly broken, and he did net move a muscle afterwards. In eleven minutes his heart ceased te beat, and iu fifteen minutes he was pronounced dead. The body was removed te his home for burial. A disgrace! u I scene occurred at the -re!TrtTrC SlStUi1 ri-fcf 1 nnrt rrk.r.n.mn llni.J K""-""") wvw 'i jvv iviauu' uuiur- I inrr flmvn flie in it vmrl rrwrc iTsifntrw !.:.. I way iute the enclosure. ' The Privileges of Genius. Bosten Traveler. There has been a great deal of namby pamby talk of late, called out with the death of a famous English novelist, with regard te the "privileges of genius" in making its own rules of life, whether these are or are net iu defiance of the recognized canons of society. If, in speaking of a man's personal life, we say that he was immoral and that his influence was fur evil, we arc told that he was a great artist, a great poet, or a great statesman, the re ply by many well-meaning people is deemed sufficient. It is true- you cannot judge men of genius as you judge ether men, they say, and then regard complacently stories of the wildest excesses as atoned for by a great painting, a soul-stirring poem, or n famous stroke of state pelicv. We pretest against this inane and perni cious view. A man or woman who occu pies a lefty position in the eyes of the world is doubly responsible te society for his or her actions. He or she is looked upon in a certain sense as an example and insensibly, no doubt, wields untold influence. The young see these exalted persons, and worshiping their higher qualities as revealed in their works, strive in their zeal te imitate them. But the imitation ends iu general with the lower and baser faculties revealed in per. senal life. Everyone remembers or has heard hew the " Byronic " fever affected young men of a geiuntieu age. and knows that the turn-down cellar and blase air were net the sole extent of it contagion. Se it is, te a greater or less degree, with every person who wields a mastery ever society at large. Stern critics may proclaim that the private life of a great writer is a subject with which the public has nothing te de, the public will have something te de with it. It will sift every action te the last grain ; it regards every phase as in a certain sense its property, and will exercise herculean labor in ex hausting every point of interest. In pro portion as the person becomes mere ex alted the closer will be the inquiry ; it is his punishment if he be unworthy ; it is his apotheosis if he be great. With this clearly understood, the terrible responsi bility of genius may be realized, The time is gene by when license and genius were associated en inseparable terms. There are excesses and mistakes incident te the flush and hey day of youth, but society is grow ing wiser. Since the Elizabethan era, with its wild immorality, we have had SIH- tensnnd Wordswertlis and the world is ! beginning te real, ze that it is possible te be a poet without breaking every com mandment in tne decalegue. We de net wish te be understood as confounding the criticism of a work of art with the criti cism of life. The two are utterly and for ever distinct. One may read "Faust" with out recalling the unsavory facts with re gard te the failings of its author. Te com prehend " Ilnmlct" it is net necessary te remember that Shakspcarc was a libertine. But when we leek at sins against society and excuse them because these who com mit them have produced works thatscC'tty is proud te honor, we propound a theory whicli cannot be de fended either en ethical or aesthetic grounds. Only the unthinking and the ignorant, admiring iu ethers faculties of which they have no conceptions in them selves, would care te take their stand upon such a preposition. The reader will prob ably apply these remarks te one who is referred te in our opening sentence, one whose works wc held in the high est honor as revelations of charac ter and truth. Fer Geerge Eliet, the writer and the thinker, we have the utmost reverence. But when the fail ings of Geerge Eliet, the woman, arc bla zoned" abroad as excusable because of her genius, we must pretest and proclaim in the wrong that class of men and women who fester such an idea either by words or tacit acquiescence. There is one law alike, for rich and peer, high and low. Where ! that law is broken we may regard thu i transgression with sorrow and with sym pathy ; we are net justified iu pleading I for " the privileges of genius." i m m m ' , ,TP,T N?wc. RV mat? i -ATBbT NiWb BY MAIu 1 A 10t,,,eslcr "f company w accused i of having run out its reel at a recent 1 ,nrm ,-?;,. wi.linnt n ,,, lini(K , it. aau iiiinvuu a.sisv vl sJ iiiut Daniel Sutts, an aged colored man, was killed by the train from Bordcntewn, near Camden. His body was fearful mangled. An East Camden negre named Short was struck and instantly killed by an engine en the Pennsylvania railroad, cast of Cooper's creek bridge. Over 23,000 tourists are reported te have visited the Yesemite valley since its dis covery in 1833. and it is estimated that i ca3b of them, en an average, left $000 in gjed money in California, The great floating ice field has broken iu all twelve of the iron columns support ing the Leng Branch pier deck and it is feared thu work of destruction is net yet ended. Twe pyramids built by a king of the sixth dynasty have been discovered te the north of Slemphis. They were buried be neath the sand. The vanItsRiid chambers arc covered witii inscriptions. . An unknown man of eighteen years, re spectably dresecd. and supposed te be from Xewtewn, while walking en the track, was killed en the Flushing tfe Lake Shere railroad by a west bound train. A fire en Sunday nearly swept out of ex istence the town of Slalnut, Iowa, en the Reck Isiand read. Seventeen business houses and residences were totally de stroyed with most of their contents. The less is from $50,000 te $00,000. The Senate finance committee has unan imously instructed Senater Wallace te re port te the Senate, for passage a bill pro viding for the purchase of the property contiguous te the Philadelphia mint, Chestnut and Bread streets and en Penn square, at a cost net exceeding 350,000. W. SI. Harvey, a railroad employee, was found dead in bed at a hotel iu Milwaukee en Sunday, and his deaih was attributed te heart disease. The undertaker, how ever, discovered a small hele in the body just above the breast, and there is reason te believe that Harvey was murdered. A fellow boarder, who roomed next deer, has been arrested en suspician. Antoine Ashley was found dead in his bed in Oswego, and the physician who niade tiie postmortem testified that his leet had been pjisencd by wearing cloth slippers. He had been employed en a steamer in the West, and were cloth slip pers. His feet were often wet, and the poison by which the carpets were colored soaked in through the cloth and poisoned his feet. The Xew Yerk express train ever the Michigan Southern & Lake Shere read was thrown from the track near Striker, Ind., by a defective rail, two sleeping cars jumping the track aud the Union Paeifie directors' car containing a number of rail road officials was pitched ever an em bankment ten feet high and completely wrecked. Its occupants were all badly bruised. Jehn Glever, sr., who has been farming near Ararat, Air 32 years, visited Starruc ca en business last Saturday. On return ing home, in company with his son and a lriciiu,thcy were overtaken by a severe wind storm. Few words passed between them en the way. Arriving home at 11 o'clock, p. in., young Glever asked his father te get eat of the sleigh and let him put the team away. Receiving no response he found the old man had perished with the cold. He was sitting upright with the reins iu his hands. THE FALL EX DKPOT. Caught Beneath the Kuins Seme Lucky Escapes. The fall of the old Lake Shere railroad depot at Buffalo yesterday, was due te the fact that the arched reef had become over ever weighted with the accumulated snow and weakened by the removal of the offices which formerly contributed greatly te its support. The St. Leuis express train was threa hours and a-half late, and its con necting train en the Lake Shere, composed of four cars and the sleeper, steed upon the outer track waiting for it. A Canada Southern train had just hauled out of the depot, and only twenty minutes before tiie day express en the Central had borne east ward a large lead of living freight. Switch engine Xe. 136 manned by Frank Schaefer, engineer, was standing en the middle track ready te take Corener Scott te East Buf falo. Xear the ether end of the new depot was a train of flat cars. Oa the track jmit outside of the south wall were some old passenger cars. Among the people known te be in the depot just previous te the crash were Depot Slaster Byren Kriiig and Jehn Ready, of Slessrs. Johnsten Bre.s' eating house, who steed near to gether about the centre of the building, Dewitt C. Gibsen, a switchman, E. M. Stevens and Rebert Berry, baggage men, R. C. Smith, passenger agent of the' Lake Shere read. P. S. Hart wig, Henry Eckert, D. S. Hubbs and ether empleyes. Haifa dozen passengers were in the cars of the waiting Lake Shere train, and one or two ethers, who are believed te be lest, were standing in the depot near the flat cars. Corener Scott had just bearded the switch engine, and was en the point of bidding geed bye te Sir. Henry Waters, Superintendent Til linghast's private secretary, when a sud den hollow sound as of snow falling iu a mass from the reef was heard, and imme diately afterward the south wall, about sixty feet from the new portion, began te totter and fall. Depot Slaster Kring succeeded in getting beneath a brick wall which held its position, but his cap was tern from his head by fragments. Slr.Smith rau into the vestibule of an abandoned eating-house aud escaped through the cel lar. Sir. Waters, who was just behind him, was caught by a timber and held a prisoner until ether portions of the wall from the reef ciushcd out both his life aud his human shape. The Lake Shere train was buried from sight by reefing mater ial. The switch engine was broken and partly dismantled. An unsightly gap was made iu the wall of the beautiful new waiting-room by the fatal mass which had crashed out the life of Captain Byrnes The old cars which steed en the track were all tern te pieces. The work of overhauling the ruins was immediately commenced by members of the fire de partment and empleyes of the railroad company, and the first two bodies were these of Captain Byrnes and Henry Waters. Shortly afterward the men found the man gled body of Wm. Wells, clerk of Car In spector Howe, of the Lake Shere railroad, and two ether bodies were quickly found. Jehn II. Jacksen, a colored man, was iu one of the closets attached te the waiting room, and immediately en hearing the crash smashed the window and jumped out into the street, followed by Wm. S. Odell, agent of the Wagner sleeping car company. J. Cevey, who had charge of the news stand, took hasty leave of the building-by going through the window anil smashing the glass, by which lie cut his hands severely. The scene presented by the fallen struc ture was a most ruinous one. Large piles of bricks, iron girders and heavy timbcis lay piled in an indescribable mass, while the ragged walls tottered and fell in sec tions. The noise resembled that of an earthquake and was heard a mile distant. The whole of the old depot structure which was 450 feet long, 20 feet in height, 100 feet wide, with arch 70 feet, save. 50 feet of the walls and the fourth arch, is a mass of ruins. It was built in 1833C. At no ether hour of the day or night could the accident have happened without a mere terrible less of life, as the depot at the time was comparatively deserted. The number of narrow escapes was large, but fortunately no accidents are reported of a serious nature beyond the persons killed outright. A number of eye wit nesses were interviewed, and all agree as te the suddenness of the crash. THE KINTZLKU aiCICDHKEKS. They Are Kclimctt a New Trial and :st:u tcncetl te he Hanged. The Snyder county court overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of Eman uel Ettingcr, Israel Erb and Jonathan Sleycr, convicted of the murder of Grctchcn Kintzler, an old woman, aud pronounced sentence of death en all of them. They had all had separate trials, aud in each case the evidence as te their guilt was con clusive. Slej-cr was tried in December last, and the testimony against him was even mere conclusive than that elicited at the trials of Ettingcr and Erb, additional facts having been obtained as te the horri ble muider from a young woman aud De tective Lyens, who worked up the case, te whom the defendant hail made a cenfes sien of his connection with the killing of Kintzler and his wife, who had lived for many years in a quaint old leg house and were known te have censiderable money. The murder was committed in December, 1877, and seen after several of tee sus pected parties were tried for the murfler of the old man, but the jury discarded the testimony of one of the accomplices, a young girl, anil they were acquitted. The case was then placed in the hands of De tective Lyens, of Reading, who lias de voted nearly two years te the pursuit of the murderers, who were the second time put en trial for the murder of Kintzlcr's wife. The court directed the sheriff and Detective Lyens te convey the murderers te jail. The AVrcclcctl Jielicininii. There is nothing te mark the scene of the wreck of the steamer Bohemian of Creek Raven beyond huge quantities of the wreck which have washed ashore. The masts have entirely disappeared. It is new ascertained that thirty-five per sons were drowned, including the master, the first, second, third and fourth officers, the chief, second, third and fourth engi neers and the quartermaster. Twe invalid sailors sent from Bosten by the British consul were drowned. Twe men sup posed from their clothes te he the master and the first eflicer were seen at 10 o'clock in the morning clinging te the wreck where they remained for hours waving a handker chief. Beats could net be launched owing te the heavy surf, and they weie probably drowned. ABDOMINAL. DKOI'SV. The Most Itoinarkuble C'ase en Kccertl. The most remarkable case of abdominal dropsy that has ever been recorded ter minated in tlu? death of the patient at Shrewsbury, Yerk county, Sunday night. The case was that of Mrs. Slary Jane Sloedy, widow of the late Dr. James II. Sloedy anil daughter of the late Rebert Fife, deceased. AH the parties were prominent members of the SI. E. church, therefore widely known among the minis try of that church. The deceased was at- fnn.1n1 ! T ..,-. T ..,! T"t IT S biincu u ui. e. aim jv,. u. ucrry, up wards of fourteen years for this disease, the result of a change of life. She was' tapped 107 times, C.GS0 pounds, or 833 gallons of water were taken from her, about sixty gallons a year. Her a"e was sixty-one years. Hayes is :i Fraudulent l'rcsldent. Sir. Conkling yesterday gave one of the frequent intimations that he has made in the past four years of his belief that Sir. Tilden was elected president in 1870. It occurred in a debate en the pension bill. Sir. Eaten, of Connecticut, while speaking en a proposed amendment, asked which president was authorized te carry out its provisieus, the one new in or the one coming in. "Or," said Sir. Conkling, ir. tours loud enough te be heard iu the galleries, " the ei.c who is net in." "Yes," said Sir. Eaten, quickly, " the one who should have been in and was cheated out of it." Sir. Conkling nodded his head affirma tively and the debate was resumed. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. MARIETTA MATTERS. Ol'K KKGULAK COIiltKJPO'DEXCE. Successful Slcdi-uing Irty Icp-lleum! -Mackerel Heruujjli l'elltlcs. The sleighing party from this place te Lancaster en Slenday was quite a large and successful affair, numbering about forty-live ladies aud gentlemen, and occu pying thirteen sleighs. They had a beauti ful afternoon for the journey downwards and a bright moonlight evening for the re turn. On their arrival in Lmcastcr they dispersed te pass an hour or se according te each one's will, but managed te be at the Stevens houte in time for a bountiful supper. They all enjoyed the trip, and "ay that tee much praise cannot be given Sir. Abin. Hie..tand for their hospitable reception. They arrived home at nine o'clock. On Thursday, the 10th. the personal prepci ty of Sirs. Slary Whitehill, dee'd., will he sold. One of the previsions of her will is a donation of $100 te the Presbyte rian Sabbath school. Sir. A. X. Cassel is executer. Twe couples from Slaytewn drove te Slarietta en Slenday evening, and after the evening's enjoyment, when starting for home, found that their horse had get loose and run off with the sleigh. If they wouldn't have had the robes aud whip te carry the walk te Slaytewn might have been mere pleasant. Watcrfeid council contemplated a trip te Slanheimen Slenday night, butt hey did net go. Valentines are numerous iu the show windows, and the selection of pretty ei.es is very geed. These of an uncomplimen tary natuic are mere refined, we are glad te say, aud hope they a ill be se iu future, for although a left-handed compliment sometimes amuses, vulgarity does net often, and should net be in the market. Seme of the cargo of a canal beat that was icebound in the Tidewater canal has been circulating through town at a great reduction iu juice. Part of it is a let of nice mackerel at almost half price. The lecture by Sir. Tiffany, which had been postponed, will be given en Friday evening at Central hall. The "Yesemite Valley" is an interesting subject. Slush again. The snow has lest itsgrit, but sleighing is net se bad yet. There arc some notices of "Te let" re maining. The don't leek well se long after renting time nevertheless there is a scarcity of houses that would bring from $100 te $150 per annum. The body of Charles Geedman will be brought te Slarietta en Wednesday even ing, ami the funeral will take place from the house of Israel Geedman, at one o'clock en Thursday. A meeting of the Democrats was held en Tuesday evening, in ene of the school rooms iu the town hall. Sir. Harry Hegcncr presided, F. IC. Cur ran, secretary. The following persons were named te be voted for as borough officer:; at a primary election en Friday evening from 7 te SS o'clock : Chief Bur gess, Abraham Collius ; Assistant Burges:; .1. Harry Hegcncr ; Ceuncihnen, Abraham Cellins, F. Manlick. F. Hippie, Jehn Shillew ; Constable, A. S. Ruby ; Audi tor, Jehn C. Stambaugh; Judge, 'Stephen Slaleney, Israel Hanlcii, Jehn Cougle ; In spector, E. W. SIcElrev: Registry As sesser, OtleZuch, Walter Frybcrgcr, J. -Thompson ; Scheel Directors, F. K. Cur- ran, j. ,. uramlt : Assistant Constable, Jehn btahl, Henry Cougle, W. Filiey. The Republicans will make their eln ice en fcatuiday evening, and held their pri mary en Monday evening. Slest of our public schools have been out sleighing at different times, visiting ether schools. The Lincoln high school has, within the last three weeks, been visited by a large number et its patrons 73 having called in that time. Sir. Rhaub is expected at any time, and the boys and girls are iu quite a flurry. That is quite mi unique idea some of our ladies have of using the endearing ad dresses of their love letters fcr curl-paper, that they may dream of the one who wietc the letter. Their brothers say that they find any amount oreld curl-papers, which, en being unrolled, reveal such hcadiii" as : "Sly Little Pet,"' &c. B. Z. Sultzbach, whose convalescence has been repei ted, has been treated by Dr. C. A Greene, of Lancaster. i:i:v. ik. j. w. nevix. "or Ills Natural lorte Abated. "T. G. A.," writing from this city te the Reformed Church Messcntcr, of two ser mons recently delivered iu the college chapel by Rev. Dr. Xevin, concludes as fellows : Three gentlemen, stranger, sat in one of the front pews te listen te this ser mon. One of them, from Slarietta, had heard the venerable speaker thirty years age in Chambersburg. Seeing in the papers that Dr. Xevin was te preach, they came te hear lii.n. Approaching near his cigliticlh year, his vision of the heavenly world grows brighter and brighter, and one feels, that his life is already mere there than here. " And SIescs went up from the plains of Sleab unto the moun tain of Xebe, te the top or Pisgah 1 1 is eye was net dim, nor his natural force abated." Editorially the Messenger savs : "It will be pleasant te the former pupils and many of the friends of Dr. Jehn W. Xevin, te knew that although sustaining no official relation te our insti- tttr... i... : : r . mum..-, iiu is enjoying a green old age. He has new nearly i cached his eightieth year, yet, as our correspondent hints, his eyes arc net dimmed nor his natural force abated. It seems strange that he has seen se many days; for many of our ministers and ethers remember him as in the prime of life, and before the almond tree commenced te blossom. Wc congratulate him upon the fact, that he is se "well preserved." and ab'tvi .-ill M.-,t the evening of his life is blessed by clear visions of faith in the Incarnate One ; that, after doubts and conflicts, often misunder stood, he sits in childlike confidence with Ged's word in his hand and leeks forward te a city that hath foundations, whose maker and builder is Ged." Died in Kansas. Scheel Journal. The earlier student.-; at the Slillersvill.. state normal school will rcmcmbci An drew Jacksen Hughes and Isaac Sharp. The latter, new Hen. Isaac Sharp, sends us a biographical sketch et the former, who recently died at Council Greve, Kan sas, where both resided. Sir. Hughes, after leaving Slillctsville, taught scoel at Columbia, studied law, was admitted te the bar, and then moved te SHsseuri. Soen after the breaking out of the war he assisted in raising a regiment, went into the service as a first lieutenant, remained duiing tiie war arftl came out a colonel. He then .settled down at Council Greve, practiced law, was successful and died of a disease contracted in the war, greatly lespected hi all classes of citizens; and Ins funeral is said te have ueen the largest ever seen in the county where he lived. riKEMKN'S TOURNAMENT. Vie5pectu l'rei:iretl by the Firemen's t'mun. The following prospectus has been pre pared by the committee appointed by the Firemen's union, for the tournament te be held in Reading next fall. The paper will be submitted te the various companies te be acted upon a report te be made at next meeting of the union. The prospectus is as fellows : " That there boa parade and tournament of all thc'velunteer lire departments of this and adjoining states in the city of Reading, under the auspices of the fire department of the city of Reading, after the adjourn ment of the meeting of the State associa tion. That the invitation te participate iu the parade be a general one te all volunteer firemen of' the United States ; companies desiring te extend special invitation te any particular company can de se at their pleasure. Thcru will be no companies assigned te any company of the department. The cenimitttce of arrangements will secure ample room for storing the apparatuses of the visiting companies, ether than these companies extend special invitations te. Sleneys for defraying the expenses of the parade and tournament te be raised by subscription. That there be a citizens' committee of eleven appointed as fellows (te assist iu raising the subscriptions) : Each company te sclent one, the Firemen's union one and the committee of arrange ments one te be the gentlemen's commit tee of citizens. That there be a.cemmittec of live ladies appointed by the different companies for the purpose of arranging for refreshments, etc., along the route of the parade. " Frizes te be awarded as follews: "Te the company having in hue the highest number of equipped men, equip ments te be such as are adopted by the companies, two prizes. "Te the company having the finest uni form, two prizes. "Te the company making the finest ap pearance iu line, two prizes. "Te the best drilled company in line, two prizes. " Te the company having the finest ap paratus in line, either hese carriage or truck, two prizes. " Contests iu the tournament prizes te be awarded as fellows : " Te the hose company or companies running hese, making the best run of three hundred yards te hydrant, attach, lay a line of three hundred fcet of hose, attach play pipe aud get water through the nozzle, two prizes. " Te the truck companies making the best run of three hundred yards, remove a certain ladder, elevate it and send a man te the top, two prizes. " Trials of hand or steam engines te be left te the manufacturers only. " Contests for the prizes in tournament tj be for the state only, excepting manu facturers of engines. " All te be governed according te rules adopted by the committee' iiakkv mi nicics snow. Tliu Variety Kiitertalmneiit Laat Night. An audience of medium numbers was present last night at the opera house te witness the performance of the Miner Rooney vaudeville company. The fact that Pat Rooney had left the troupe and would net appear having become pretty well known doubtless operated te the disadvantage of a full house. A geed many pcople had an idea that Rooney's show with the great Irish comedian ab sent would be like the play of " Hamlet" with DJtmlel left out. There were, how ever, many very excellent features in the pregramme, among which were the Dutch eccentricities of Larry Teeley, a clever dialect actor, whose singing, dancing and comical sayings repeatedly brought down the house. The "Happy Hottentots," L: nient and Dueiew, pleased the audience and their high-kicking act was something marvelous. Jeppe Delane and Miss Georgie Kniue went through the rather ancient flirtation act, which seemed te "take" quite well. On every former representation of this specialty here Sliss Fannie Delane performed the part that Sliss Ivaine last night went through, and the latter can scarcely be called an im provement. Billy Carter made a hit iu his banjo playing, singing and amusing re marks, ami was several times recalled. The Daytens Temmy and Annie-arc geed due artists, the latter's rapid change from the garb and appearauce of old age te that of blooming youth being notably clever, and the entire act was funny. The per formance of E. C. Dunbar, the .Milanese minstrel, who last visited here with Teny Danier, was capital. He nlavs well en his 1 e uliar instalment and is the possessor of an uncommonly powerful aud musical voice. Gallagher and Slack, song and dance men, dance much better than thy sing. The entertainment concluded with a very laughable sketch "Heme. Sweet Heme," in which Larry Toelcy's German ccccntrcities were effectively introduced, and kept the audience in a rear. While Pat Rooney's absence created an "apparent vacancy " in the evening's entertainment the performance en the whole was a geed one and gave general vatisfactien. IIOAK!) OF HEALTH. I.:)I;iii; Alter the I'uijZlcSaretyantlC'emrurt. The newly organized beard of health iu this city propose te take active and ener getic measures toward abating the nui sances that iu many quarters are as offensive te the sight as they are dangerous te the public safety. Any complaints will receive prompt attention et the members of the beard, who will take the proper steps te have the same abated. A citizen may uuku eeiiqiiami, 10 me secretary or the beard of any nuisance of which he has knowledge, and the name of the com plainant will net be made known te the public. The owner or occupant of the premises en which the nuisance is situated is then notified by the secretary te have the nuisance removed, and en his failure te comply the beard of health has full power te have the same removed at the expense of the owner, who is further liable te a line net exceeding fifty dollars. The necessary blanks te be used in making complaint of any nuisance may be ob tained from any member of the beard. It has been made the duty of the pelice officers and street commissioner te aid the beard of health iu this matter. " by endeavoring te ascertain every nuisance which may exist iu any portion of the city, and report the same te the secretary of the beard." A (Junker Sermon. Darlington Hoepcs, an adherent of the liicK.site branch or the Society of Friends, preached a sermon last evening in Temper ance hall te an audience of ever one hun dred. The leading thought of his discourse was that any one who sincerely sought the grace of the Almightly would find it with out the aid of creeds, se.ct-s, priests, or any ether appliances of priestcraft. Sir. Hoepcs enforced his views with consider able power. He is a leady speaker and a I igieal icasencr. He is a man of fine presence, apparently about (59 years of age aad a lesident of Harford county, Md. lie spoke for about an hour, and was lis tened te with close attention and deep interest. The Tempcraiit-e Convention. The officers of temperance organiza tions, icprcsenting in some degree the tem perance sentiment of the state, hive united in an invitation te the friends of total ab stinence and prohibition throughout the state, te send accredited delegates of both sexes te a general state temperance con vention, te be held iu the court house, Harrisburg, en Tuesday and Wednesday, Slarch 1st and 2d. 1881. and te enin at 11 a. m. of the first-named day.