LANCASTER DAILY lOTELLlGEJSCER SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1881.
Hancastct ftitciUgcncee.
SATURDAY EVENING. FEB. 12, 1881.
A Mixed Company.
A distinguished Republican patriot
has just had an ovation in New Yerk, in
a dinner at Delmenico's, said te be paid
for by himself and presided ever by Mr.
Grant, at which many of the distinguish
ed Republicans of New Yerk were pre
sent ; and the unanimous sentiment was
expressed that the guest or host of the
evening was a jelly geed fellow. It
was Mr. Dersey, heretofore known te the
country as a carpet-bagger from Ver
mont, who was returned te the United
States Senate from Arkansas. He has
net had the reputation of a saint. We
believe it is net claimed for him. The
pretext for honoring him en this occa
sion was that he had done ellicient ser
vice for the Republican party in the
October election in Indiana and the No
vember election in New Yerk. The jar
ticular character of his service was net
detailed ; but the conviction was evi-
dently entertained that lie was the Atlas
who bore the Republican party en his
shoulders and secured its narrowly wen
victory.
The belief is quite likely te be correct.
These who state it ought te knew, and
the devices for which Mr. Dersey is
celebrated are just these which would be
effective in a close contest like that in
Indiana and Xew Yerk. It is somewhat
surprising that men of fair reputations
would care te lie seen in the company of
the architect of such work, alter the
work is done. In the excitement of a
canvass respectable men permit them
selves te de very unworthy things,
and an ardent politician, who wouldn't
de anything himself dishonorable even
for his party's sake, is yet often found in
strange company, and giving his money
for distribution when; it will de the most
geed in very evil ways, and condoning
very unscrupulous acts. The end justi
fies te them the means, and they shut
their eyes as much as t hey can te the work
that is being done for their .cause.
Rut after the excitement of the election
is ever these geed men like te return te
their goodness and te cleanse themselves
by free expressions of their horror of the
naughtiness of elections and the crimes
of politicians perpetrated in the name of
liberty.
These New Yerk Republicans are f
aii'itlur order. They consort with their
instruments after the election is ever.
They arc net ashamed te appear at Mr.
lAuscy'.s table te applaud him for the
devious but successful work which he
did for them and their party in Xew
Yerk. It speaks better for their courage
than for their discretion and their
morals. It was quite like Grant ; and
that lie was se bold in his associa
tion with a man whose reputation
has been wen bv evil deeds and
by them only is what might have
been expected el tlic Inend el Hancock
and Shepherd. Xer does Henry Ward
Beecher's appearance at tin: festive
beard occasion surprise : nor Jay Gould's,
nor Yicc President-elect Arthur's, .lehn
Cessna, loe, of our slate, was in appro
priate association, and Jehn I. Daven
port, and indeed most of the guests ;
many of whom were the bulls and bears
of Wall street, who de net understand
at all the meaning of honesty, net Slav
ing the word in their vocabulary. But
we see some few respectable names en
thi! list. Such as that of young Mr. As
ter, who is perhaps net old enough yet
te be able te select his company judi
ciously. And our would-be Senater, Mr.
Oliver, was there who possibly sought te
drown his sorrows in convivial company,
and perhaps, loe, didn't knew who Mr.
Dersey was, as his political horizon has
been limited all his life by the smeke
of his Pittsburgh mill. And then there
was Mr. Smith, editor of our Christian
cotemperary, the Philadelphia Press ;
probably Ids presence wasjustiliedby his
profession and en the piiuciplc upon
which the Rev. Talmage defended his
descent, into the evil places of New Yerk.
That political preacher. Dr. Newman,
tee, was there, and that political judge,
Neah Davis. A grand mixture it was of
blue spirits and gray, and the atmosphere
was sulphureus before the dinner was
ever and the wine and wit were out.
When Rogues tall UttU
The secterial struggle is likely te prove
useful te the public in an unexpected
way, as the prominent men of the Re
publican party in the stale are taken up
one after another by the factions, and
are fired -upon by enemies in the party
until they fall. The people will have a
very interesting series of pen pictures te
consult hereafter, should any of the
wounded ducks recover sufficiently te
appear again in the political field. Re
publican testimony about Republicans
ought te be satisfactory te Republicans;
and after the ventilation given te the
character of the long list of Republi
can statesmen who are about te appear
in the senatorial race, it ought te be as
sumed that a great deal of peer Republi
can timber will ba retired permanently
from the popular gaze. The evidence of
their friends, proving them unfit for the
senatorial or any ether public trust, is
very valuable te the public. Mr. Oliver
and Mr. Grew have disappeared and Mr.
Beaver and Mr. Bayne are following
after.
The Harrisburg Telegraph has devoted
itself with great gusto te Mr. Bayne's
extinction. It has secured a copy of a
work written by him in 1S53. when, it
says, he was quite a young man, entitled
"Popery Subversive of American In
stitutions and the Designed Destruction
of this Republic by the Papal Church.''
This book it declares that Mr. Bayne
subsequently sought te suppress, buying
up every available copy and burning it ;
and it alleges that "this complete change
was effected by a marriage that brought
Themas M: Bayne pecuniary indepen
dence and firmly fixed him under
the spell" of the church." That is
quite an onslaught en a fellow Republi
can te be produced by no ether cause
than his undertaking te seek the United
States Senate. It is quite enough, if
true, te make his election unadvisable.
The gravamen of the charge against Mr.
Bayne is that he was bribed with his
father-ii:- aw's money. A senator ought
te be above such meanness. "We quite
agree with the Harrisburg Telegraph in
se declaring. But we would like te go a
little further and held that such a man
was unworthy of the lower house of Con
gress. Here the Republican organ seems
te disagree with us, as it was in favor of
Mr. Bayne's election te the seat he new
holds in that body.
MINOR TOPICS.
The Lutherans have in the United States
944,808 communicants embraced in fifty
nine synods. This church new ranks
third in number in the United States.
"Wuilh the thermometer was four de
grees below zero, an elder of the Primi.
tivc Baptist church near Alexandria, Ya.,
broke the ice in Occequam cieek and bap
tized a man.
A eexti.emax in England has "premised
te give 600,000 te endow a bishopric in
Xertli China, if the selection of the bishop
can be vested iu the archbishop of Canter
bury.
A cifAirr giving the names of the state
government of Nevada for the current
year shows that net one member of the ex
ecutive, judicial or legislative departments
is a native of the state. Of the whole
number, 2.'), including both United States
senators, are foreign born.
I.v no section of our country have the
Baptists made mere rapid and satisfactory
progress than in North Carolina. Fifty
years age they numbered only 15,000, new
they have upwards of lsO.000 ; then they
gave little or nothing for benevolence,
while the year just closed foots up the
amazing sum of 185, 265.55.
Oxi: of the Buddhist priests recently
converted in China has declared his inlcn
t'nn of putting himself under Christum
instruction at his own expense, during a
period of from three te live years, in ths
hope of fitting himself te preach. He
wishes te !peud the remainder of his life
in Christian work among his people, and
especially among Buddhist priests!
line Presbyterians el ;cw 101k city
1 are greatly concerned about the decay of
the down-town churches, and the lack of
chinch accommodation for people who are
1 moving into the new up-teuu localities
reached by the elevated railroads. It is
among some of the most densely populated
neighborhoods that the down-town
churches have failed. Immense sums of
t money aie spent te cany the gospel te the
heathen of the Pacific islands, while for
i want of churches most of the closely
1 packfd tenement house population of
j New Yerk is allowed te go without the
ge.pel.
Tin: Christian Adcucale says : Noth
ing is gained by making admission into the
church tee easy. Te invite persons te rise
and te report them converted, adds noth
ing te the strength of a church, and raises
; no presumption that souls are being saved.
j Te fill the records with names of children.
unless deep religious impressions are made,
docs no geed, and much harm. Te make
J terms with parsons who say, -I will never
give up theatre-going, dancing, and card
playing, and will never attend the class
meeting,' is te betray the cause. If the
tratli is luamlcstcd te the conscience ; if
the invitations of mercy be given ; if earn
est private appeals be made, and but ten
be saved, it is a great work. Spurious re
vivals often make a genuine one impos
sible. The church and the pastor were in
a hurry. Be faithful; be in haste; but
never be in a hurry. Blessed is the min
ister who can de his whole duty without
yielding te the temptation te adulterate
the sincere milk of the word !"
The M. E. church in this country has
11,G3G itinerant ministers, 12,-175 local
preachers and 1,734,958 lay members. The
eight ether Episcopal Methodist churches
swell these figures te 22,249 ministers,
25,205'lecal preachers and 3,319,193 mem
bers. Of non-Episcopal Methodist bodies,
the Methodist Protestant churcli takes the
lead, with 1,311 ministers, 925 local
preachers and 113,405 members. "The
totals of the bodies are 2,055 ministers,
1,010 lay preachers and 100,807 members.
A gcueral summary of Methodists through
out the world, missions included, gives
31,731 ministers, 85,490 local preachers
and 4,098,990 members. The total Metho
dist population is estimated at 23,455,055.
The foregoing figures include the United
Brethren denomination. The M. E. church
in this country has thirteen bishops, 17,
111 churches (valued at $03,838,102.) 5,
7S2 parsonages (valued at $3,370,710). It
has 20,754 Sunday schools, with 212,652
officers and teachers and 1,581,11 1 scholars,
139 ministers died last year, and 21,350
members.
Charity Halls.
This is what the Presbyterian says about
charity balls : "A charity ball, hop, dance,
'hoc-dewn1 arc among the incongruities of
that fashionable life that sucks the sweets
of a mere pleasure-existence and throws
the rinds iu the face of the Grvcr of all
mercies. A cliarlty ball is as great a mera!
1 misnomer as a religious 'revel' in which
the justification might be that a penny of
every drink went te the support of the
families of drunkards. The thing itself is
sufficiently objectionable te be putbeyeud
the pale of religion. This false pretense
of borrowed attire runs throughout this
fraud en charity, where, all expenses com
puted, ten dollars are spent in self-indulgence
te ten cents gained for the relief of
human want. The expensive turnouts ; the
rich viying with each ether in extrava
gance ; silks, velvets, laces and diamonds
hung like icicles en the heart of palpitating
charity, te get ths price of a ticket into
the treasury of want. If this was all it
could be passed only as an incongruity.
But the strnggles of the ambitious with
insufficient means, te be iu keeping with
the rich, the reaching after the unattain
able, the frauds perpetrated upon credi
tors and the painful privations leading te
the disturbance with home relations, the
gratifications of dangerous appetites te
which such an occasion would be oil en
the fire, the envyings engendered, the bit
terness of the pretentious overstrained
agaiust the wealthy, de net exhaust a
tithe of the catalogue of ills begun and ag
gravated te get a ticket into the hand of
charity."
Suspicious of Grew.
Pliiladclilii:i Evening Telegraph. Kicker Or-
What are the " boys" coins te de for
Grew ; or, rather, what did they premise fj
te e ler urew u vtrew would cease te
figure as a stumbling block iu their path ?
Grew is net the sort of a person te " liar
monize" in the fashion he did yesterday
without substantial reasons, or whatfce
fancies te be such.
PFRSONAL.
The death is announced of Jacques Ed.
euakd Gatteacx, the distinguished
French sculptor and medallist, in his 23d
year.
Ex-Governer Stephen A. Milleii, of
Minnesota, has been stricken with apoplexy
and cannot recover. He is a native of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Meedy's mother, two of his broth
ers, and a sister-in-law were received en
confession of faith into the Congregational
church at Northfield, Mass., Mr. Meedy's
home, en a recent Sunday. They have
hitherto been members of the Unitarian
church.
The Harrisburg Telegraph asserts that
Wolfe has proved that his enmity is
bitter and vindictive by calling Mr. Grew
a skunk, a sneak, a coward aud ether en
dearing epithets, simply because the latter
withdrew from the senatorial struggle
without informing Mr. Wolfe of his pro
posed action before it became public'
But the Telegraph may be prejudiced.
Te day Petek Cooper reaches his nine
tieth birthday. His great" age therefore
would alone make the venerable philanthro
pist a remarkable man, even if his associa
tion with some of the most memorable
mechanical, commercial aud manufacturing
achievements of this century, aud still
mere his bcuevelence, had net given him
a larger fame.
"Gcii.G.vkfield has as yet come te no
conclusion as te when he will go te Wash
ington or by what route. He has been
offered the choice of three or four reads,
but has net made any decision as te which
way he will go, or who will 'accompany
him. It is probable, however, that he will
go by way of Pittsburgh and the Pennsyl
vania line as being the most natural and
direct."
A young Chicageangavc an elaborate
dinner te nine friends at the Union club iu
that city. The entertainment was well
advanced when the steward entered the
room, and whispered te the host that his
mother was at the deer demanding his re
tirement from the festivity, lie went out
te plead his cause, but she resolutely laid
held of him, led him te the family carriage
and took him home. The guests finished
the dinner with one vacant chair.
Guew is a bachelor. Seme nights age
he was mingling with the surging crowd
of politicians in the corridor of the Leehicl
hotel, when State Treasurer Butler tapped
him en the shoulder and directed his at
tention te a placard upon the wall, which
reminded the wayfarer of his merits as a
senatorial candidate. ''Grew," said the
state treasurer, "I always supposed you
te be a bachelor ?" "Se lam," was the
reply. "New that placard solemnly as
serts that you are the father of Homestead
Bill."
Rev. ReuEitT Cer.r.iEn, iu his charge te
his congregation in Chicago, en the occa
sion of the installation of his successor,
said : " Seldom find fault with your min
ister, but when you de, don't tell him en
Monday, then he feels blue ; don't tell
him en Tuesday, he is just pulling out ;
don't tell bin en Wednesday, he is getting
ready for his .sermon ; don't tell him en
Thursday, heis writing it; don't tell him
en Friday, he is finishing his sermon ;
don't tell him en Saturday, because he is
getting rested for Sunday ; and if you
don't tell him before Sunday you never
will tell him'
The late Mr. Sef hern's comical con
trivances were endless. His pockets, in
addition te the piece of soap which for
years he carried about in order te startle
unwary friends by"narking their looking
glasses se as te give them the appearance
of being cracked across, were always full
of labels marked "poison" aud se en, and
these he affixed whenever an opportunity
afforded en likely objects. On the rail
ings of a Londen square he one day saw a
newly-painted beard with the inscription,
"Nene but led dogs admitted ;" out
came one of the endless supply of labels
and passers-by were astonished for a few
days te read, "Nene but until dogs ad
mitted." STATE ITEMS.
Geerge Redpath, aged 44, a resident of
Milltown, Montgomery county, was killed
by a locomotive at Wissoneming station,
en the New Yerk division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad.
A breast of the inside workings of the
Rich irdseu colliery, at Peltsyille, caught,
fire several days age from a blast, but it
was thought the lire was under control.
Within a day or two, however, it has
been discovered that the fire is burning
fiercely, aud explosions have been fre
quent. The mine will be flooded.
The- Republican committees of Philadel
phia and Pittsburgh have ordered then-
tickets for the municipal elections te be
printed at the office of the Harrisburg
Telegraph. The Republicans of the two
great eities of the state evidently believe in
the importance of sustaining the party
organ at the state capital.
M. II. Silverthorn, of Eric, concocted a
scheme by which he believed the whole
senatorial difficulty might be amicably
settled. He proposed that the choice of a
candidate be left te a committee of confer
ence, composed of au equal representation
from both sides, and that the man
selected by this conference be elected
without murmur. Thus far the scheme
docs net seem te have taken great held of
anybody and Mr. Silverthorn is beginning
te entertain some doubt if he can secure
its adoption.
Jehn Mcybert, a farmer of" Canaan,
while throwing a bundle of straw from the
upper left of his barn te the ground fleer,
thirty-nine feet below, slipped and fell
from the lefts, striking head first upon the
knife of a mewing machine. Three teeth
passed full length into ids head. Meybert
roiled te the outside deer in his agony,
where he was found by his son a few min
utes later in adying condition. The boy,
at the urgent request of his father,
dragged him through the snow and slush
a quarter of a mile te his home. He had
no ether means of removing him. Mr.
Meybert's cries could be heard for half a
mile. lie died a few hours after reaching
his home.
Contempt of Court.
During the trial of a contested will case
in the superior court at Chicago yesterday,
a number of women being the contestants,
much ill feeling was developed. When
Judge Jamesen rose te retire for lunch,
one of the contestants, no longer able te
govern her anger, struck another with her
fist. The blew was returned, and then
hair-pulling was iudulj;el in, until, in a
few minutes, eight women, one of them
u years ei aire, were involved in the
lit. The attorneys for the contestants
separated the principal clients by seizing
them by the waists, and the reappearance
of the judge finally restored quiet, though
scratched faces and tern clothes gave evi
dence of the fray.
THE RAPID RISE IN RIVERS.
CAUSED BY THE RECENT RAINS AND A
CONTINUOUS THAW.
The ice broke at Wilkesbarre yesterday
en the Susquehanna river and is new run
ning down in cakes of immense size and
thickness. The bridge is threatened, the
water and ice having risen eighteen or
twenty feet and nearly touching the bot
tom timbers. Tiie steamboat H. B.
Wright was broken into fragments by the
ice aud disappeared from view. A bridge
up the river has been carried away and the
wreck is coining down. This may carry
away the bridge at Wilkesbarre. The fiats
opposite the city are under water and many
of the telegraph poles have been prostrated.
The Situation at Potts ville.
Heavy rain and thaw have done but
little damage throughout the upper
portion of Schuylkill county. Along the
Mine Hill railroad fences were swept away
aud ice piled high en the read. A large
force of men were engaged all Thursday
night in removing the ice from the track
and watching the bridges. All of the
lower portion et bchuylkill Haven is sub
merged. The water came with such a
rush that many of the people were unable
te escape, but were obliged te take refuge
in the upper rooms of their houses until
beats were procured te carry them te
places of safety. The less of property will
be large.
Tlic Juniata en a Jump.
The ice in the Juniata river broke yes
terday and is new rapidly passing out, the
rear of the crushing ice being heard a mile
from the stream. The bridge at Millers
town has been carried away and striking
the bridge at Newport carried two spans of
it away. The damage along the river in
the vicinity cannot, as yet be estimated,
but will doubtless be large. Families liv
ing along the river have moved out for
safety. The river is still rising and is fully
as high as the flood of 1805.
Tlie vamageNet Great at I'ert Jervis.
The Heed reached Pert Jcrvis,N Y. yester
day afternoon, aud has passed without do
ing much damage. Several small houses en
the bank of the river were crushed and
hundreds of cellars flooded. At one time
the ice gorged iu the same spot as in
March, 1875, when se much damage was
done The ice piled up te within a few
feet of the Suspension bridge and it was
in a critical condition, but the gorge seen
broke and the ice is passing oft" freely and
the water is going down rapidly.
l'hirtceii Feet Kise at HarrlsOur.
Tiilriet.
The water, rose slowly ail of Thursday
night and continued te rise nearly all of
yesterday at the rate of three inches per
hour. By neon reports began te come in
that nearly all the tributaries above here
had broken the icy seal that has lain upon
them for mouths and were pouring a great
flood into the main channel. Information
was received in the afternoon that a bridge
in Powell's valley had been lifted clear oil'
the piers and tossed against the rocks en
the bank of the stream. About 12 o'clock
the ice at this point began te give forth
ominous sounds. Here and there great
scams suddenly opened, and the surface
heaved as if front, the labored breathing
of the great, struggling monster beneath.
At about half-past three' o'clock, when the
water had risen te ten feet above low water
mark, the river broke its bends aud booms
like cannon discharges were heard.
Slowly the ice began te move, at first in
great cakes acres in extent, then in smaller
pieces. The news spread rapidly through
the city, and by four o'clock the river
bank the whole length of Frent street was
crowded with thousands of people. The
sigiit was a grand one. Soen the bread
besom of the river was a mass of rapidly
moving cakes of ice. Great boulders, two
feet in thickness, would occasionally rear
their mighty forms high in the air and
then slowly sink back into the muddy cur
rent and entirely disappear beneath the
pressure of the on-cemiug flood. Again a
wide unbroken field would coins moving
majestically down the centre of the
stream. People would watch eagerly
te see it strike tiie piers of the Harrisburg
bridge. When the collision came, for an
instant there was a pause and then the
mass of ice behind would push immciise
cakes high upon the piers, until they top
pled ever and fell witli a loud crash into
the water. Along the shore the ice piled
high iu many places and en the water
house wharf a small white mountain
formed.
The flood has passed off very quietly se
far aud but little damage is reported." A
number of row beats which weic lying
along the shore were carried off and in
one ei two cases ground te splinters. The
back water in the Paxton creek increased
the flood in the lowlands in the southern
portion of the city and many cellars were
filled with water.
The Pennsylvania railroad track be
tween Baldwin aud Highspire was under
water several feet deep during last even
ing and huge blocks of ice were thrown
into the low spaces and ledged across the
rails. The Harrisburg accommodation
train, which leaves this city for Philadel
phia at half past 4 o'clock, was held about
six hours iu consequence. Superintendent
Provest ordered several large Medoc en
gines te be run te the scene of the inun
dation with a force of men armed with
pike poles, hooks, &c, and at about 10:30
p. m., the water having receded several
feet, the accommodation was started
for Philadelphia. All ether trains cast
ward and westward bound, passed
through the inundated portion of the line
during the night without delay and in
safety.
1 he river continued te rise until about
i o'clock when it marked thirteen feet
above low water mark at the first pier of
the Harrisburg bridge. At midnight a
reporter visited the railroad bridge and
found the river nearly clear of ice and in
dicating nine feet above low water mark,
a fail of four feet. This would seem te
indicate that the ice from the Juniata and
the north and west branches has net yet
passed down.
lieats ou the Streets el' Itleadvillc.
In Meadville the flood which began
three weeks age and which, it was sup
posed, would reach high tide yesterday
morning, receded slowly until afternoon,
when the Hagcrstewn gorge, te miles
long, gave way. When it reached the
city residents of the low lands began te
move out and at 9 o'clock two hundred
families had deserted their homes or were
cut oil irein reaching them. Tlic water
has filled the cellars of the business part
of the town, and will cause great less te
merchants as well as housekeepers. A
new gorge has formed at the railroad
bridge three miles south of the city, and
extends up te the city. All trains West
and en the Franklin branch are abandoned,
as well as all cars from the freight yard,
which is covered by two feet of water.
Tlic railroad bridge will probably go. The
water is still rising and the people are
much alarmed. Beats are running en Pine,
Poplar, West Mercer and Linden streets,
Pi'.rk avenue, Canal and Seuth Main and
Water streets.
Narrow Kscape from Drowning at Wllliaius Wllliaius
pert. The Reading railroad bridge ever Loyal Leyal
sock creek at Mouuteursville has been be
badly damaged by the high water that
trains cannot cress and passengers have te
be transferred. The aqueduct of the
Pennsylvania canal at the same place, has
been seriously damaged and probably will
have te receive new abutments. An ice
gorge formed near the mouth of Lycom
ing creek, which passes through the west
ern portion of Williamsport, aud the water
backed up se rapidly that several families
living near the stream barely escaped
drowning. The river at this place is almost
entirely free of ice, but as there arc
several heavy ice gorges reported above
Leck Haven and the river rising rapidly
beyond, lumbermen and ethers are net
without apprehensions. Seme fifteen miles
above Leck Haven the ice has been hove
upon the tracks of the Philadelphia &
Erie railroad, and it is feared that the
trains will be blocked. Raiu is reported
at Leck Haven. Great quantities of tim
ber and legs have been caught in the ice
gorges, which will be carried off when
they move.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Jehn F.
Ilartranft as collector of customs at Phila
delphia. Miss Ann Rccd, a medical student at
Ann Arber university. Michigan, drowned
herself ou Thursday night.
Green Jacksen, a negre, was hanged iu
Marien, Crittenden county, Ark., yester
day, for the murder of another negre last
spring.
According te the estimates of the state
agricultural bureau,thc farm aud live stock
products of Illinois iu 18S0, aggregated
230,000,000.
Jehn Bell, a young man, shot aud killed
a negre barber named Peel, at Hopkius Hepkius
ville, Ky.. en Thursday night. The jail
is guarded by white citizens te prevent the
negrees lynching him.
The director of the Paris Lloyds insur
ance company, Place de la Bourse, com
mitted suicide en Wednesday evening.
His affairs are new in an involved state.
A deficit of $240,000 is spoken of.
Three men have been carried ever Niag
ara Falls, having been hunting ducks ucar
Navy Island, and their beat being caught
between two large cakes of ice, from
which they were unable te extricate it
until tee late.
A New Brunswick man who went te St.
Jehn recently te purchase a coffin, expect
ing his aged mother te die, was buried in
the coffin himself the ethor day, and his
mother, who has recovered, attended his
funeral.
Yesterday afternoon two negrees were
caught in the attempt te wreck the southern-bound
fast mail train en the Peters
burg & Welden railroad by placimr a
heavy sill up aiul down the track near a
curve in the read at Ilutterwerth's bridge.
They confessed, and said they hail been
paid te de the work.
At the Canada de les Alamosa, thirteen
miles from Santa Fe, Julian Vigil, a Mexi
can, killed his wife and young daughter
by chopping them with an axc,"aud severe
ly wounded his son, leaving him for dead.
Vigil then hanged himself te a rafter in
the same saloon. He was insane from over
bid ulgcnce in liquor.
Henry McMnkin and Samuel Languor
inmates of the soldiers' home, near Mil
waukee, were found suffocated in their
room, en Thursday morning, from the
effects of gas from a coal stove. One was
dead, and the ether will die. They were
missed as long age as Monday last, but,
strangely enough, no one scorns te have
thought of going te their room.
Sergeant Snider, of the Belleville (Out.)
police owed a great deal of money iu small
amounts, and his creditors were importu
nate. Duns met him at every turn. He
could net doilge them, for his duty com
pelled him te patrol certain streets, and
therefore it was easy te find him. Unable
te pay his debts he endured the torture
for several months, 'and then committed
suicide. .
James K. MeCermick, a traveling sales
man for Adelph Mayer & Ce., of "Cinchi
natti, was shot and instantly killed in
Hcstenvillc by W. T. Moere, jr., his
brother-in-law. MeCermick had arrived
en the afternoon train, and was heard iu
the evening quarreling with Moere. He
threatened te cut Moere's heart our, and
at the same time put his hand into his
pocket and asked Moere if he was ready.
Moere answered "Yes" and drawing a re
volver, shot MeCermick.
In Decatur, III., Perter .1. Carsen died
in the calaboese from blows administered
te him by Officer Charles Jehnsen in ar
resting him. Carsen was boisterously
drunk, and the policeman struck him ever
the head three times with his ash cane,
which was made from the handle of a gar
den rake. Carsen was thrown in ! he cala cala cala
beose as a "plain drunk," but at about
midnight was taken violently sick, and
seen lest consciousness. The inquest re
vealed the fact that his skull has been frac
tured.
As Charles Applcirale and Cowles
Thompson, with several ladies, were cross
ing the Shrewsbury river, N. J., in a
sleigh at Qjight they lest their way in the
dense ie and were unable te reach the
opposite shore. An attempt te return
failed, the fog being se thick that the vil vil
lage lights could net be discerned. After
wandering about the river for several
hours the horses stepped aud refused te
move. One of the party then went ahead
and discovered that just in front of them
was a large space of epn water. The fog
lifted soeu after, and a lauding was made
at Occauic. One of the ladies fainted, and
was carried ashore unconscious.
Inauguration Night illumination.
Washington will be brilliautly illumin
ated by electric lights en the night of the
4th of March. Three 25,000 candle power
lights will burn en the capitol. Anether
of the same power will burn en the right
of the treasury building, and have it; rays
directed up the avenue toward the capitol
by a rellccter. Seven lights of 2.0 W candle
power each will be around the W!i i te Heuse.
The Nat'iei.al Museum building, where tlic
inauguration ball is te he he! 1. will con
tain three lights of 0,000 candle power
each. A golden Goddess of Libcrtv.
thirty-five feet high, will stand upon a
pedestal amid a pyramid of tropical
flowers in the middle of the central room
of the building. Her right hand will held
a torch, surmounting which will be a
a light. The two ether lights will be re
flected against a large gilded star twenty
feet in diameter, which will be suspended
from the dome of the building. The agri
cultural building will also lie lighted.
The Champien 31 can Man.
Old Beb Kcywerth is noted in Galveston
for being an exceedingly stingy landlord.
Jim Greco was paying him 820 a month
for an old, weather-beaten house. He
asked te have it painted, but his request
was refused, and he did the work him
self. As seen as the painting was ever,
Kcywerth raised the rent te $25. " Why
de you raise the rent:"' asked Jim. " On
account of the improvement," replied the
old man, "Yeu knew the house has
just been painted, and a ncwiy-paintcd
house is alwajs worth 85 mera thau a
shabby one.
Prof. JIall at Indiana.
The following paragraph relating te our
well-known and accomplished townsman,
Prof. Wm. B. Hall, professor of vocal
music in the state normal school at Indi
ana, Pa., is clipped from the , Progress of
that place :
"Prof. Hall is rendering full satisfac
tion at our public schools. His instruc
tions iu vocal music are clear and concise,
and his pupils arc delighted. We under
stand that the directors arc taking a lively
interest in the matter and are quite con
stant in their attendance."
Sales nf Yerk County ToDacce.
The Yerk county papers report the fol
lowing sales of leaf tobacco around Consti
tution te a Lancaster bnver "Gee. M.
Wiley. 2 acres at 15, 0 and 2 ; II. T. Day,
2, at 17, 5 and 3 ; Jacob Grancc!, 2, at 13
5 and 2 : Matthew C. Mitchell. U. at 7
round ; Jese,,!, G. Mitchell, 2, at 1G, 5
and 3; W Fishel, 2, at 15, 5 and 3 ; AD. I
Harrison. 2, at 15, 5 and 3; Calvin Rich-
ardsen, 2, price unknown. "
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Jit. O. IV A. 31.
Empire Council Anniversary.
The ninth anniversary of Empire coun
cil, Ne.120, Jr. O. U.A.M.. was celebrated
last evening iu their hall. Delegations
were present from Conestoga Nes." S ami
35, Mauheim, Ne. 32. Straslu.nr. Ne. 05.
and 3Iiddlctewn, Ne. 105. The pro pre
gramme of the evening was fellows : Ad
dress of welcome by National Representa
tive J. P. Winewer. after which an ode en
titled " Welcome Brether," was sung bv
all present, S. S. Cress presiding at'thc
organ. A. M. Albright recited "A Money Meney
less Man," which was well rendered.
S S. Cress performed the national airs en
the organ iu his usual geed style. F. S.
Miley sang some geed songs lie was fol
lowed by W. Hubley en the harmonica,
after which refreshments, consisting of
all kinds of fancy cakes and lemonade,
were served. The Junier band, being prcs
ent, played a number of pieces for which
they were applauded. Refreshments were
again served, consisting of ice cream and
cake. S. S. Cress plavcd several selec
tions en the organ. Music by Junier
band. Addresses were then made by
Brethers C. K. Clecvcr and A. M. Al
bright. Refreshments were again served.
Singing by Empire glee club, consisting of
Bres. Wiuewer, White, Miley and Scheid.
J. P. Winewer then sang several comic
songs in geed style, for which he was
loudly applauded. Harmonie sole by W.
Hubley. Refreshments. Addresses were
made by Chas. Bonasch, J. 31. Chillas,
Ewd. Jenes, Edw. Snyder, E. S. Kurtz,
A. Bonshelf, W. Allen and J. Heuscr, of
Ne. 22; Chas. Beam, of Ne. C5 : J. H.
Kccvcr and J. Raymond, of Ne. 150. J.
M. Chillas recited, "The Battlefield of
Gettysburg."
The chairman, J. P. Winewer. then ad
dressed the amlieifce, in his address
giving a past history of the workings
of the council since its organization.
He was followed by Bres. A. Leenard, W.
A. McGlinn, J. R. Trisslcr, Jacob Givlcr,
Chas Rccs, I. C. Mishlcr, E. N. Winewer,
of 120,and speaking in general by members
present. The band played the doxology
after which the closing ede was sung by
all present. The ninth anniversary exer
cises were voted a success by all present.
The committee of arrangements were :
J. P. Winewer, chairman, A. Leenard, J.
R. Trissler. E. N. Winewer. A. M. Al
bright, J. R. Givlcr, Chas Rees. W. A.
McGlinn and I. C. Mishlcr.
1NCKNDIAK1SM.
ileiz's Pottery Again Set en Fire.
Last night about 11 o'clock Gcrz's pet
tery, corner booth Duke and Locust alley,
which ou Thursday night was set ou lire
and partly burned, was again set en fire,
the thieves having placed in it a two-gal
len tin can of coal oil, and ignited it. The
object ei the incendiaries was no
doubt te have the til-can explode
and scatter the burning oil te
all parts of the building, thus insuring its
destruction. Fortunately the vent in the oil
can was se large that the can did net ex
plode. The flames were discovered by a
neighbor woman who gave the alarm, and
Obed Robinson aud Ollieer Elias, who
were in the neighborhood, ran te the
building and kicked out the burning oil
can before much damage was done. Net
less than half a dozen attempts
have been made .te burn this petterv.
and the lire of last night and night
before last have damaged it se much that
it will probably have te be tern down. It
is a great pity that the scoundrels who
have tired it cannot he detected. The oil
can was taken in charge by Joel Haines,
ex-chief of the fire department, ami may
possibly give some clue te the discovery of
the Micendiarics.
Attempt te I 'no aStaI:e.
Last night an attempt was made te fire a
frame stable belonging te Ernest Hcniieii.
and situated en Lecustallcy, between Duke
aud Rockland streets. A let of w.u-ta was
thrown under the stable deer and a piece
el sheet iron was then placed against it in
order that, the light could net ha seen.
uwmg te dampness el the weather no
damage was done beyond the slight scorch
ing of the deer frame.
DKIV1NU ACCIDENTS.
Ail .If; Wit Left out ill the Celli
Emanuel Wcidler, agent ler
Kracmer & Ce , of Stenv Creek,
Leuis
Jerks
county, had a rather rough experience yes
tcrday. He was driving from 2rew Provi
dence te Quarry ville, and the .sleighing
had been tendered very bad by a three
day's thaw. His horse stepped into a hole
in the read, and becoming rcstive jumped
into a .snow bank and springing forward
upset the sleigh and threw out Mr. Wcid
ler, his blankets, robes and samples, and
came near tearing the harness te pieces.
Mr. Wcidler managed with difficulty te
heli! en te the horse and prevent him from
running away, but he could no longer
pursue his journey with the team. Leav
ing herse and sleigh at Camargo, he "foot
ed it " through interminable slush te New
Providence, where he took the cars for
Lancaster.
Officers Storm felt, and Swenk, of this
city, had occasion te drive te Marticville
yesterday. They found the reads iu such
terrible bad condition, and the ferdings se
bad that they were obliged te return after
going as far as Strohm'.s mill.
On Thursday evening a horse attached
te a sleigh belonging te Mr. David Biu
baker, miller, Raphe township, and which
was fastened in front of the residence of
Henry Shirk, became frightened, lore loose
and ran off. While crossing Chiqucs creek,
he broke the ice and was drowned. The
sleigh was recovered.
TllK TIIAMl'S or SI."
Tin; IV hole (iang Attempleil te Get Away.
This morning about 2 o'clock the tramps
in cell Ne. 81, also known as " Bummer's
Hall," te the number of about forty, at
tempted te make their escape. The irons
across the windows arc screwed en : these
nicy unscrewed ami ureKe the win
dow sash. They all made a rush for
the window, but hy the time six
of them were out of the building, they
were discovered by the watchman, Fred.
MjIIer, Geerge W. Benedict anil Chas.
Wiese (the latter being en duty instead or
Mentzer who is sick.) The tramps all
started for the wall, which they were en
deavering te scale with the aid of a plank,
which they had brought with them from
the cell. The watchman called te them te
step, but they refused and one of tlic ofli efli
ccis discharged a gun leaded with shot
into the crowd. The shot struck three of
the men, wounding two of them very
slightly iu the hands ; a third was hit in
the neck, but his wound was also very
slight. Five of the men were then taken
back te the cell; but a sixth by the name
of Jehn Stain, succeeded in getting ever
the wall aud he made his escape. ,
Thumier anil Lightning.
About two o'clock this morning a heavy
rain sctin and continued with considerable
severity until about 10 o'clock. About 7
o'clock there were several distinct flashes
of lightning and one very heavy peal of
thunder. It is net eficn we are visited by
thunder and lightning in mid-winter.
leg Urekn.
On Thursday evening Jeseph Arneld, a
young man residing en Mulberry street,
had his leg broken by jumping from a
freight train en the Pennsylvania railroad
at the Lemen street crossing.
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. .Th V10'1 "7CIJ. c
lnm t,"s mennnT:il1l efJ
3Iaynr!t Court.
customers before
whom were dis
charged except Jehn Kelly, an old of
fender, who was sent up for 30 days.
MARIETTA MATTERS.
OUK KKGULAK COUKESPOXDENCE.
Itmlget of lleruugli Xeits The Crcat To Te To
barce Interest.
Tobacco men arc happy, as foggy days
set them all te work, and they are getting
it ready for sale as fast as they can. Our
townsmen control the sale of about 275
acres, net including the amount that
would result from a closer canvass of the
lower part of the town. Mr. Jas. Duffy,
who taims it mere extensively than any
one e:se in the vicimtv, lias about acres
which he has nearly all cased. 3Ir. Abm
Cellins has t acres which he will case, and
the following will lie in the market :
B. F.lliestand
Jehn Shields...-.
Jacob Thuma
C. A. Schalfner
S. & J. Thuma
Jno. Shillew
Gee. W. Mehaflev
50 Acres.
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Fred. & L. Waller.....
Girard & J. Reth
Henry Fletcher
.T.J. Libhart
Ban- Spangler
McAuee& Reed
JehnStahl ,
A. N. Cassel
Levi I.eugcnecker
II. &C. Miller
CaUtJiie. Sult.bach.
Harry Rellin
Gee. Waller.
S. Gladfelter
II. Ocker
Cyrus Heir ,
Jno. S. Miller ,
Jno. Smyser
Isaac Hippie
Jno. Stauller
Jno. Grady
Benj. Libhart fc Chas.
Jehn 3IcMuIlcu
Harrison Reth
Sel. Ilaelfucr
H. Sultzbach
J. Jehnsen
Al. Lutz
Benj. Duukel
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The crop is said te be generally or a
dark color, and that part et it which wa.1
planted early escaped the Ilea. The crop
that is acknowledged by many te be the
the best is that of Geerge Waller, 5 acres.
It is large, geed color aud entirely free
from flea bite.
A broken axle caused the detention
of an east bound freight, en Thursday
about neon ; one of the wheels came oft" of
a car leaded with grain while it was near
Erisman's bridge, but the car held up in
some manner until it reached Hiestand's
lumber yard where it was stepped and the
wreck train scni it en its way in a short
time. Ne damage te the cargo.
The i school host rd was unable te draw a
quorum last, night and in consequence did
net liavt a meeting.
Jehn Stum gave his eigarmakcr.s thir
teen iu number a sleigh ride te Mt. Jey
en Wednesday night.
Mr. J. R. Maleuc sold the sorrel herse
he had been driving all winter te a party
in Verk county for $30. Israel Geedman
also ,.e!d one he owned for 130.
-Mrs. Mary ISewmaii has almost re
covered from a light attack of diphthe
ria. Judge Libhart is somewhat belter in
general health, but his sight has net im
proved. We w!i'c mistaken in giving te Dr.
Greene, of Lancaster, the entire credit of
15. T. Sultzbaeh's convalescence. He says
Dr. Reich and Dr. Armer, together with
geed nursing, should have their share.
On Thursday evening a parly of about
40 ladies and gentlemen drove te May
town and were entertained by Dr. ami
Mrs. Withers. The heavy fog and late
raiu made sonic doubtful as te the best
manner of conveyance, and in consequence
there was a mixture of carriages and
sleighs. The disagreeable weather was a
great contrast, though,tethc spirits of the
doctor's guests, and no small part of the
enjoyment was a summons te a beautiful
and tastefully arranged tabic of creams,
cakes, fruits, &e. At 1 1 o'clock they
started home delighted with their recep
tion. The Kiver at 3larietla.
The ice en the river started last evening
at six o'clock, and has been going oil
quietly since, the water net having risen
any considerable amount since the break up
and net reaching bank full by four or five
feet. This morningattweo'elocka strong
south cajit wind commenced bringing heavy
rains.
w.vsiuxneN utiui;;ii rei.iTits.
Who Are tin: t:est anil Who the illul illul illul
hoelys ?
At a late "citizens' meeting" in Wash Wash
iugteii borough the following ticket was
agreed upon, Wm. Charles presiding and
H. Fishel acting as secretaiy :
Burgess Gee. W. Roberts.
Assistant Burgess A. K. Stauller.
Council I). N. IvauiVmau, Jehn Meisk
ey, II. H. Fishel, Jes. Steiner, Christian
Yaley, Henry Fishel.
Scheel Director Wm. Oitinan, Henry
Mellingcr..
Bore' Constable Upper ward, Frank
Wilsen ; Lewer ward, Rebert Wcrtz.
High Constable Jacob Kise.
Assessors Upper ward, D. N." Kaiiff
mau ; Lewer waid, W. B. Hoever.
Auditor Jehn Mui.skey.
Judge Uppper ward, Jehn Shart.er.
Inspector Upper ward, II. II. Fishel.
Judge Lewer ward, Martin Bitner.
Inspector Lewer ward. Christian Ya-
Icy.
An intelligent Democratic correspond
ent complains that the ticket docs net
meet the demand of the meeting for re
form, since many new in office are en it.
It is also complained that the Democratic
county committee issued no call for Dem
ocratic nominations and heads the mixed
ticket, affording no chance for a Demo
cratic movement, and the .situation is al
together se mixed that it cannot be told
which are the Mulhoelys and who arc the
bosses. But as it is the only ticket in the
field all mav yet be well anil end well in
Washington, IJ. C.
a hi:ikim;ss uanakd.
'till!
."HcAlccr I'rittliei-H Alive anil Well.
The
report published iu yesterday's
papeir. that i'atrick -ilcAlcsr hau been
killed aud his brother Harry seriously
injured by the explosion of a boiler at Pro
vidence R. I., a few days age, appeals te
have been entirely unfounded ; and
the letter received by their sister Margaret
residing iu this city, purporting te have
been written by the superintendent of the
works where the accident was said te have
happened, is a forgery. The report of the
accident caused great distress among the
relatives and friends of the McAIecrs in
this city, and although she is in ill health
Miss. .Margaret commenced making
arrangements te go en te Prov
idence and see her dead or wounded
relatives. She telegraphed te that effect
te the superintendent of the works,
wiiose name had been forged te the letter
she received, and that gentleman promptly
telegraphed back te her that he brothers
were alive and well. Who perpetrated
the forgery or what the -motive could have
been, is net known. If the perpetrator
can lc discovered he should be severely
punished for causing such unnecessary
distress te relatives and friends.
In Debt anil Trouble. .
Au urgent call comes from the M. E.
church at Rising Sun, Mil., for monetary
aid te save it from the sheriffs hammer.
Having built au elegant church when the
times were "flush," with a debt te cover
in hard times, is bringing anxiety and
sorrow, if nothing worse.