LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1881.
Lancaster IntciUgcncec.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 17, 1881.
The End of Bess Rule.
The election in Philadelphia is a hope
ful premise te the people of a coming re
lease from "boss" rule. The hand-writing
has appeared en the Avail which orders
bosses te the rear, and its emphasis af
fords a gratifying proof of the vigor of
democratic institutions. The same feel
ing which has aroused the people of Phil
adelphia te show their power feind exe
cute their will is prevalent through the
state, as is demonstrated in the very
remarkable centesf new waging at Har
risburg against the same dominion. The
Republican party has been for many
years in power in the city and the state,
kept there by men who administered it
for their profit, and who entrenched
themselves in power in ways that were as
effective a"s they were dark. The ballet
box seemed te be no obstacle te them,
and they defiantly followed their meth
ods, believing that they were mere pow
erful than the people ; as t,hey were,
until the people aroused; as it did net
seem they were likely te de, se long-suffering
have they been. But the time has
come, after the strain of a great national
election has passed away and the Re
publican party lias secured its fortune
in the nation for another term, that
its members have found themselves
freed from the exacting claim of party
allegiance, and with minds ready net
only te scrutinize the oppressive conduct
of t lie party bosses but prepared te re
sist them. Tlie Philadelphia uprising
against the ring was fanned into (lame
by agitation against the long-standing
grievances in the management of the
city affairs, notably the gas ellice and
the tax ellice, which often had been ap
pealed te in vain. The bold stand taken
by a number of prominent Republican
citizens, aided as they were by candidates
ready te their hand who expressed the
het feeling prevalent among the citizens
against their bosses, sufficed in tills off
year in politics te attach a .sufficient Re
publican element te the Democratic
nucleus, te win the city from these who
haw se ieng and se steadily held it in
possession. These, men are utterly
routed. The Democratic tarty which
broke away from some of its trusted
leaders, and some who were net se well
trusted, has entitled itself te the admi
ration of all levers of their country's in
stitutions. It threw itself into the
movement, notwithstanding its alliance
hail in the lir.st instance been stupidly
and unpatriotically spurned by the com
mittee of Republicans who desired te
make the movement of reform within
theii party lines. It was net until they
found that they wen; of no account at
all without a Democratic alliance that
they sought it, and we say it was most
creditable te our parly, and entirely de
monstrative of its desire for municipal
reform, that it then embraced the offer,
and accepted as its candidates a Repub
lican and a Democrat pledged against
partisanship. I)y its hearty support of
these two men they have been elected ;
even the Democratic element in the
Fourth ward, controlled by "William Mc
MuMiu, seems te have acquiesced in the
nearly unanimous Democratic sentiment
which demanded thesupportef King and
Hunter; for that ward has contributed
te their majority.
The Republican part of the coalition
was net as faithful te its pledge as the
Democratic, since Hunter's vole, far ex
ceeds King's, who is yet elected. The
Democratic candidate for solicitor was
sacrificed by the hesitation of the small
Democratic element that resisted the
combination and which held out long
enough te make its weakness ob
vious and te prevent the necessity
being apparent te the Republican
reformers te conciliate the Demo
cratic vote by putting AVerrell en the
ticket. It was manifest that the cause
of reform would carry our voters te its
candidates and that they did net need
any bribe or ether consideration.
The influence of this result will be
widespread. It will control in the future
the politics of the state. The bosses are
retired. The people have said what they
will de about it: and have done it and
will keep en doing it.
The Lancaster Ciiy Election.
The Republicans, the Democrats and
the people of Lancaster who held geed
government of their city te be above
mere partisan considerations, all have
reason te be congratulated en the result
of yesterday's municipal elections. The
Republicans have reason te be gratified
at the signal defeat of the scheme of
their local Mulhoely te elect a majority
of councils -which would be manipulated
te secure the election of Fordney for
street commissioner and Shirk for treas
urer, te influence the control of the Re
publican votes of the city in behalf of
his candidates at the primary election,
for county offices. The prostitution of
their power in the past te such ends and
the abuse of their majority in councils te
the election of unfit men for responsible
positions have cost the Republican party
dearly, and have enabled the city Demo
crats te wrest from them the advantages
which they naturally held under the
infamous gerrymander of wards te
which our city is subject and
from which its every interest
suffers The Democrats are te be con
gratulated from a party stand-point
because of their increased control of pa
tronage, but in a broader view because
their policy of geed city government has
been vindicated ai.d endorsed by the con
firmation of their iewer and the strength
ening of their organization for future
geed, aims. The citizens generally are
te be congratulated because the control
of the different branches of councils by
the different parties will serve te check
partisan legislation, and the veto
power rests in wise and judicious con.
trel ; because, moreover, geed manage
ment of the different branches of the
city works will be continued : and while
the Democratic majority in councils is
slightly increased, the character of the
Republican minority is improved in a
marked degree.
All in all, it was a geed day's work,
auspicious of geed permanent results te
thecitr. I
Sexater Cameren has asked and ob
tained an interview with Representative
"Wolfe. His object is transparent.
He seeks te impress his party
with the belief that he is desir
ous of settling the senatorial difficulty
and is net responsible for its contin
uance. But as he only offered Beaver,
as a compromise, his desire for compro
mise was net made conspicuous. Xer
will it mere strongly appear in his next
move ; which will be Beaver's with
drawal and the presentation of another
animal wearing the Cameren stripes.
Me. Cameren's strength in the Leg
islature has been mainly drawn from
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. His re
tainers heard from their constituents
yesterday.
The kickers at Harrisburg had new
strength put into their hind legs yestur
dav. The scratcher scratched out Democratic-Reform
victories.
It was a geed day for kickers.
MINOR TOPICS.
Caiuiy the news te Charlie Landis.
Mui.iioelv
business.
McMei.i.en overdid the
Mayer
yesterday.
MacGiixiei.k 'et liis valentine
the boilers are "burnt out,'
11 veur mind.
Ilal-
bach-
.SmitK new knows who
tieasurcr anyhow.
will net be citv
Hew sweet are marriajre bells !
hew sweet are marriageable belles !
And
Suimc's soliloquy : '"If twas se
done for. whv was it ever begun for
seen
Sceiti: one for the Xetc Era ever the
the Examiner. Difl'uudcrirer was taken
and Haverstiek was left.
.Ti'-st new the pious Heaver builds damns;
the kickers Grew apace ; and, paradoxical
as it may appear, a Pittsburgh eengiess"
man is Cameren's Unyne.
A CONTEMI'OKAUY Speaks of the "illtcl-
ligentility" of Chester A. Arthur. Prob
ably "intelligibility" was mean but no
mattei ; one word is as geed as another
and sometimes better.
Democrats and Republicans may some
times often indeed have justification for
cutting their ticket in municipal elections,
but failure te be reneminated themselves
is no apology for their eiVnits te beat the
fair and lit nominee.
Tin: scurrilous contribution te the Ex
aminer and circular of like import, in
abuse of the water works administration,
distributed through the Second ward,
were almost as ineffective as the personal
efforts of Dave Decn and Jake Halbach te
get themselves back te the savory flesh flesh
pets at which they had such a long
"snilV."
Ji'dukR. W. Hcgiif.5. of iiginia, lias
written a letter te the Ttii-f, Field tind
Farm en the subject of thoroughbred
horses, in which he claims that while the
thoroughbred is net indigenous te this
continent, and has no natural habitat here,
yet the best breeds in the world have been
and can be most successfully raised en the
Eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia
and Xmth Carolina. In proof of this he
cites a long list of the most noted racers
that ever distinguished the turf in this or
any ether country.
PERSONAL.
Hauuy IIuxtek, a well-known actor,
who played the peculiar character of the
Lene Fisherman in the Rice "Evangeline"
company, died in the Cincinnati hospital
yesterday morning of typhoid fever.
James Russell Lewell hastens te con
tradict by telegraph a bit of supereroga
tory speculation .te the intent that he, Mr.
Russell, desired te re tire from the pest of
minister te the court of St. James.
Evangelist Dwight L. Meedy denies
that he ever spoke of his grandmother as
being in hell. lie says that he has never
mentioned that excellent lady in a public
discourse and adds : "I have heard the
story for twenty years and it has been at
tributed te half a dozen evangelists and
ministers."
Fekxande Weed's desk was draped in
mourning yeslciday and mounted with a
beautiful basket of flowers. Information
is received that hir. remains have left Het
Springs. A joint committee en the pait
of tl:e Senate and Heuse will meet the
body at Pittsburgh en Thursday morning.
It is designed te bring it te Philadelphia
and conduct the funeral services in the
Heuse of Representatives with appropriate
ceremonies.
Paul Boytex, the celebrated swimmer
and inventor of the rubber life-preserving
suit, is believed te have fallen a victim in
the war between Peru and Chili. Last fall
he cntcied into a contract with the gov
ernment of Peru te superintend a torpedo
service for which he received a munificent
remuneration. Nothing has beu heard
from him since Christmas. In ins last
letter he enclosed his will, and stated that
the enemy were advancing, and that he
believed he would net survive the impend
ing battle.
Mr. King was asleep in his room in the
Merchants' house, en Neith Third street,
Philadelphia, when a messenger called te
awake him. " What in the world de you
want?" asked Mr. King. "You're elect
ed mayor, sir, and the streets are full of
people shouting for you." As a man of
the most regular and methodical habits,
Mr. King had retired at his usual hour as
if there was nothing particular going en,
and, like Abcu Ben Adhcm, was sleeping
the sleep of the just when aroused te find
that his name had been written in the
book.
An Illeir.tliuateeliilii'jSIiarelnlicr rather'
Estate.
Judge Gardiner, of Chicago, in the pe
tition suit of Wallace vs. "Wallace decided
that Mrs. Kapply, the illegitimate daugh
ter of Jehn S. Wallace, was entitled te one
third of her father's estate, which is valued
at about 8300,000, en the ground that
prier te Mrs. Rapply's birth he had enter
ed into an an agreemcut with her mother
that she should be cared for by him pre
cisely as if she had been born in lawful
wedlock. y ''
WELLDOWHfliDELPHIA
KING, HUNTER AND REFORM.
REDEMPTION FOR PENNSYLVANIA.
THE KKI'UKLICAX CITADEL SHAKEN.
Mere Surprises Through the latc.
The following figures tell the story of
the Philadelphia election :
SAMUEL G.KINU
W ILLIAM S. STOVLKY
WM. NELSON' WEST
EDWARD R. WORRELL
JOHN HUNTER-
UKORKEU. PIERIE
KIND'S Majority for .Mayer. . .
WEST'S Majority for Solicitor,
.7S,127
.7:,5S!
.S5,G0'2
.(.5,820
. S. i )
.02,01 1
. -Viss
.10,803
HUNTER'S Majority ler Rmivcr.i!S,l'Jl
Mere Surprises.
The Pittsburgh city elections passed oft'
quietly. Majer Lyens, the Democratic
candidate for mayor, has defeated the
Hen. Miles Humphreys bv a majority of
from COO te 800. The ' Republican candi
dates for controller and treasurer are elect
ed by several thousand majority. Mc
Carthy, the present controller, made a
vigorous light, but his popularity has been
en the wane for some time, and he is new
most effectually beaten. The defeat of the
mayoralty candidate is a hard blew te Re
puClieaus. This is the second time Hum
phreys has been beaten for this efliee. I Ie
is chief of the state bureau of labor statis
tics, was formerly a puddlcr, but en ac
count of some alleged anti-labor legislation
is net very popular with working men.
Majer Lyen was a gallant soldier and had
the support of the Grand Arnij' of the
Republic. lie is .supcrintendentef Ander Ander
eon's steel works. James Lappen a well
known iron man and a member of the
select council, was badly used by ruffians
during a quarrel at the polls during the af
ternoon. His condition issciieus.
The Republicans of Reading are jubi
lant ever the fact that they have elected
their candidate for mayor in thai. Demo
cratic stronghold ever his competitor who,
two years age. received a majority of ever
1,100. The Democrats have been boast
ing that their whole ticket would be elect
ed, but the result proves their mistake as
te the mayor. The election passed off
quietly with few exceptions. The total
vole polled was nearly 8,000, and was as
fellows : William G. Rewe, Republican,
Ij.S.je ; Henry A. Tyson. Democrat, 0,S2."i.
Fer city treasurer, Jehn E. Arthur, Dem
ocrat, is elected by a small majority
ever his Republican competitor,
Jacob S. Wisler. Fer Control !or,
William A. Runkle, Republican, present
incumbent, is defeated by a small majority
by his Democratic opponent. Jeseph Heu
um ; official figures may change the Je
suit, however. The mayor charges his
defeat te treachery en the p.jrt of a promi
nent Democrat, who was an aspirant for
office, and by whom he (the mayor) waS
traded off.
Jeseph Derr, Republican, was elected
burgess, of Pottsville.
Majer James Barten, jr., Republican
was elected mayor of Chester.
The indications are that Ecklcy 15. Cexc
Democrat, has been elected state senator
from the Luzerne district ever Themas J.
Edwards, Republican, by a majority of
from 1,500 te '000. Mr. Cexc was elected
last fall, but declined te take the oath of
office.
Jehn C. Herman, Repnbl5e.ni. was
elected mayor of Harrisburg.
The Democrats elected the mayor in
Erie.
!! SEXATOKljlE COXTIMT.
Wellt! Giving Cameren :t l'icen r iiii .IHud
Ne llrcilc In Sight.
Harrisburg dispatch te the Times.
All hope of the election of a senator this
week has been given up by General Beaver
and his friends, who until the past few
days appealed confident of an early
culmination of the contest in their favor.
Geneial Beaver in the Leehiel hotel Mon
day declared that if he was net elected this
week he proposed te go en a speaking
canvass through every county in the
SUite for the purpose of getting at public
sentiment. The general says that the
masses of the Republican party are with
him, and that the line of policy he indi
cated would develop it and change the
feeling of the Republican members who
new refuse te give him their support.
General Beaver is surprised at the deter
mination of the Bayne men te adhere te
their position, nearly all who have called
en him since he arrived here having
plainly informed him that the' could net
support him.
Monday night Senater Cooper paid a
visit te Repscntatives Wolfe and Mapes
and invited them te the residence of Sena Sena
eor Cameren, who had requested their
presence for the purpose of talking ever
the senatorial situation. The invitation
was accepted and the two gentlemen were
in consultation with the senator nearly two
hours. Mr. Cameion made a strong plea for
Beaver, and thought it strauge that he
should be se determinedly antagonize. He
assured Wolfe and Mapes that if the Inde
pendent Republicans in the Legislature
turned te the support of Beaver he would
fully recognize the party Whom they repre
sent in the event of 'his election te the
United States Senate. The two members
listened attentively te Cameren's argu
ment, and replied te it in a very straight
forward way. They fully justified the
belt against the party organization, and
said the masses of the party were tired of
the domination of the machine. They
claimed that the Independent Republican
members represented mere than half
the party in the state and were en
titled te a distinct representative
in the United States Senate. But
they were net disposed te push their
claims te that extent, and for the sake of
harmony they would accept a man who
was net offensive te him. They demanded
an indepenent, who, if Senater Cameren
was right, would co-eporate and vote with
him, but it he did anything improper te
have the courage te antagonize him with
out being cmbirrassed ; in ether
words, a man who would net be
controlled by the senator. A can
didate who would net meet these require
ments could net have the support et the
independent Republican member of the
Legislature. Although General Beaver
had many warms fri ir.ds among the Bayne
men his adoption as a candidate was out of
the question. If proper measures had
been adopted te make him the compromise
candidate they would likely have been suc
cessful, notwithstanding the Grant part
the general played at Chicago, but the
most indiscreet means had bech employed 1
1 J
te thrust him en the Republicans as their
nominee. The most egregrieus blunder
was his selection in the parlorsef Cameren's
mansion.
CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
i;JENI).XI CUAIXED TO A VEIX
HEK FATHEK.
BY
A Cunning Servant liirl the Ctuae of a
l'acent Torturing Ills Innocent
Little Daughter.
Charles E. Crawford, a clerk, his wife
and daughter, Annie Louisa, 13 years old.
reside in One-hundred-and-sixty-first street
and Merris avenue, New Yerk. On the
1st of September last, Mary Deeley, aged
20, with geed references, was employed as
a house servant. A month afterward vari vari
eus articles of small value began te disap
pear. Jcwehy and money next were missed.
Search was made, and $1.50 was found
wrapped up in some of the dell's clothes of
Mr. Crawford's daughter Other articles
were found in her dell's trunk. The child
was accused of theft, but denied it, and
was severely punished by her parents.
They desired her te confess what she had
done, and te this end severely chastised
her. Te avoid Anther punishment she
acknowledged that she had stolen all that
was missed.
Property continued te disappear, and
the child was again accused. She again
denied, but through fear of punishment
again confessed. She said she had de
stroyed them. Her parents began te
think that she was of unsound mind. A
physician was summoned, who called it
kleptomania. The girl was watched, but
property continued te disappear.
On January 1 the bed clothing in the
chamber of Mr. Crawford was set en lire
and nearly $100 worth of property was de
stroyed. Annie Louisa was accused of
doing this, being set down te insanity.
Te avoid punishment she confessed it.
After this her hands were strapped te her
side. Still the robberies continued. On
January 18 a tire broke eat in the laun
dry of the house, which came near de
stroying the entire structure. After
it was extinguished it was discovered
that the fire originated in the basket con
taining the lauudricd clothes, part of
which had been saturated with kerosene
oil; this also was attributed te the insanity
of the little girl. Her father feared that
.she would de injury te herself. He had a
belt made for her and procuring a long
thin chain chained her te a staple in the
wall of the dining room during the day
time and at night te the pest of .her bed.
Mary Deeley, the servant, slept with
the child te prevent her doing herself any
injury during the night. Early this
month a lady who called te see Mrs.
Crawford was robbed of a valuable fnr
lined mantle, mull" and bonnet while she
was in the house. All efforts te find them
proving fruitless, Detective Jacob Wil
kins, of the Thirty-third precinct, was
called in. After examining the premises
he gave the opinion that the property was
taken by the servant girl, and she was ac
cordingly placed under survejllanee. That
day Annie Louisa was unchained, but
went about the house with her arms
bound te her side. The cloak, muff and
hat were found concealed hi the garret.
The little girl, en being threatened with
punishment, confessed te having placed
them there. Shortly before this a case of
razors belonging te Mr. Crawford had
been stolen from his drawer. A few days
later Mary Deeley, tne servant, said that
while moving a foot-steel one of the razors
had fallen from it, and that a slit had been
cut in it in which the razor had been
piaeed. Investigation showed that this
was net wholly the ease.
An idea struck Mr. Crawford te watch
the servant girl. One evening she entered
the house with a pair of elegant slipper-
in a box. She said a man had given them
te her. Mrs. Ciawfeid knew that she did
net have the money te buy them. Detec
tive Wilkins was consulted. Yesterday
Mary went out and while she was gene
Mis. Crawford effected an entrance into
the closet where she kept her clothes.
There in a pillow case was a large quanti
ty of the wearing apparel which was
thought te have been burned during the
fire in the laundry. Other of the stolen ar
ticles were also there.
When Mary returned last night she was
met by Detective Wilkins. She was ac
cuse of thefts and of having set lire te the
house en the two mentioned occasions.
She cenfc.sr.cd. She said that the greater
part of the jewelry and valuables that she
had stolen were at her home, at Elten
avenue and One hundred and lifty.cightli
street. There they were found by the de
tective. Te-day Mary was arraigned in
the Harlem police court, before Justice
Power, where only a charge of incendiar
ism was preferred against her. She ac
knowledged the offence and was commit
ted in default of $3,000 bail te await the
action of the grand jury.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Kansas Pacific railroad is snowed
up from Denver te Broekviile.
A billiard match in New Yerk between
Sehaefer and Sexten, resulted : Sexten 240;
Schaefer, 231.
Themas Aleton, Jehn O'Hara and Ed
ward Cole were seriously burned by an
explosion of gas at Hunter's Point.
The Maine Senate has decided against
the woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment. A petition signed by 30,400 persons in
California, urging the pardon of the Mus
sel Slough settlers, has been forwarded te
Hayes.
The bark Mei mere, from New Yerk,
hasanived at Quccustewn. She lest her
mate en passage ; also beats and stanch
ions. The brig Brunette, from St. Jehn, N.
P., has arrived at Figuera. She lest two
men en the passage ; also beats and bnl
waik and jettisoned part of her cargo.
The Illinois itite beard of agriculture
yesterday adopted resolutions recommend
ing te the president the name of Hen.
Emery Cobb for commissioner of agricul
ture. The donkey boiler of the packet Assump
tion, discharging at New Orleans, exploded
yesterday, killing one man, fatally injur
ing two and seriously injuring eight
ethers.
A large iron still which was being
placed in position at Legan & Sen's Em
pire oil works, at Newton creek, near
Hunter's point, N. Y., exploded yesterday,
-seriously burning three of the workmen.
T. Heward Petersen, of le23 Walnut
street, Philadelphia, son of Charles J.
Petersen, publisher of Petersen'' s Magazine,
has been missing since Sunday, the Gth
instant, and the mystery is as great new as
it was the nay he disappeared.
The engine-house of the East Pennsyl
vania furnaces at Lyens, was destroyed by
fire yesteiday morning, caused by the. ex
plosion of a barrel of coal oil. The
machinery was badly damaged. It is
feared the furnace will have te " blew
out," which will entail a heavy less.
The trial of Geerge D. Hern, captain of
the steamer Garland, for manslaughter in
causing a collision with the yacht Mamie
last summer, whereby seventeen boys,
axdytes of a Catholic church were drowned,
began in the circuit court at Detroit yes
terday morning, and excites much interest.
Mere than five hundred men ai'e work
ing night and day en the resonstructien of
t'ic Leng Bridge, at Washington. A big
gang works all night by calcium light.
The repairs will be of a temporary nature
only. Railroad communication is antici
pated Seuth by Saturday night,
, T" " & iei jjngnam iranfff
lias been arrested ou telegraph instructions
Tl TTT T 1 T-r 1
from the "United States marshal at Salt
Lake City, where has been indicted for
bigamy, it is supposed at the instance of
his firsv wife, the Philadelphia lady whom
Yeung married some years age upon his
pledge net te practice polygamy, and who
left himwheu he took his second wife,
Luella Cobb.
On Monday night ex-City Controller
James S. White, of Milwaukee, while out
with some friends in that city, was robbed
of ever $10,000 in money and certified
checks. Yesteiday two young men were
arrested iu Chicago en suspicion of being
concerned in the robbery, and en being
searched the sum of $3,500 in cash and
certificates of deposit were found upon
them.
Attempt tu Lynch Tivc Xegrees.
A dispatch te the Nashville Ameikan
from Springfield iu reference te the ex
pected mobbing of the live negre mur
derers of Lapraede, who were sent from
Nashville for trial, says at 10:40 o'clock,
p. m a mob of 23 men en horseback ar
rived there and were immediately
joined by parties who were noticed
lounging about the town all day.
They congregated at the jail and seen one
deer was forced, when Judge Stark and
Attorney General Bell approached, the
former addressing the mob, which agreed
te disperse en condition that these gentle
men would premise the immediate trial of
the negrees without a change of venue.
The psemi-se was given and the mob dis
persed. There is some apprehension,
however, that it may return and endeavor
te carry out its pregramme of lynching
the wretches. A train bearing the Reek
City Guards and the Perter Rifles arrived
at midnight.
Tlie Kuvages of Fire.
A fire iu the sash and blind factory of
I'rocter & Druuiiney, Bosten, destroyed
property, including two wooden buildings,
valued at about $8,000; iusured. In the
lumber wharf of W. E. Guttersen a very
large quantity of lumber was destroyed.
The less is about. $28,000.
A tire destroyed L. Selinsky's dry goods
store and E. J. Leman & Ce.'s wholesale
seg.ir, tobacco and fancy grocery store, at
Shreveperf, La. Less, $32,900; all fully
insured.
The Island grist mill at Batavia, III.,
owned by the Batavia paper manufactur
ing company, has been burned. The fire
originated at the corn shelter. The less
is estimated at $10,000 ; partially insured.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
JIT. JOY.
.n Int'TCsting Kleetlun Our Kvgulai- Cor
respondence. Perhaps no borough election heretofore,
certainly none within our recollection,
caused as much interest as did that of
yesteiday. The interest hinged princi
pally upon the offices of school director
and high constable. James Donaghy filled
the last named position honorably and
faithfully for thirty-five years and
retired because of old age dis
qualifying him for the oflice in his opin
ion. There were six who thought a po
liceman's let a happy let, and waged a
bitter canvass throughout the day. It
went en until midnight when the result
was made known and many staid up te get
the news, which is as fellows : Bnr
gesss, B M Greidcr, 320; Judge, M.
Ilimelspach, 127 ; Jehn Fensterinacher,
80 ; Henry Pcfi'cr, 132 ; Inspectors, J. E.
Rissen, 127; Jacob Bruuer, 10G; W.
Mooney, 31 ; D. "W. Blettcnbcrger, 7 ;
Assessor, J. R. Fitzgerald, 325 ; Council
man, (west ward). Benj. Hestettei", 94 ;
Martin Hildebi-and, ; (cast ward), L. D.
Gallagher, 40; .1. B. Shelly, 42; S. S. P.
Lvtle, 91 ; Scheel directors, J. II.
Zellcr, 241; A. B. Reet, 210; P. A.
Pylc, 118, II. S. Stauffer, 47 : Justice of the
Peace. C. M. Martin, 137, F. A. Richer,
130 ; High Constable, C. II. Zeller, 130,
E. II. Shrciner, 49, M. Drabenstadt, 09,
E. F. Busk, 18, S. Donevan, 48, Jacob
Geedman, 11 ; Borough Constable, Jacob
Shelly, 241. II. B Grecnawalt, 79 ; Audi
tor, C. G. Shirk, 173, Jehn Evans, 102.
Whole number of votes 333.
The thaw of last week raised the
streams, but the damage was slight. An
ice gorge at the head of Snyder's dam
causci; an overflow of the Chiqucs as far
np as the borough mills. Twice last week
the read leading te the mills, and the read
at the covered bridge north of the borough
were in an impassable condition. Legs,
fences and large cakes of ice, were piled
up in confusion. The gorge broke en
Sunday morning, passing off without do
ing any damage. On Saturday two farm
ers of Raphe township, in a spring wagon,
while attempting te ford the stream at the
bridge, were placed in a ludicrous posi
tion. The horse by giving a sudden jerk
detached himsclt from the wagon letting
it with its occupants in the middle of the
stream. Luckily some persons happened
te be in the vicinity at the time, and by
means of a long repe thev were rescued
from the perilous position. The horse ran
te a neighboring barn and was caught.
II. W. Souder, of Tamaqua, one of
Raphe'fi best teachers, has we aic glad te
say, sufficiently recovered from a protract
ed sickness, te lesumc teaching iu the
Elizabcthtewn high school.
On Tuesday we visited the N-wcemer
school, Raphe, and found it in :::i admir
able condition.
On Saturday afternoon, at the Exchange
hotel, Charles Zellcr, auctioneer, sold 17
head of horses, for Jacob Loraw, at prices
ranging from $100 te $171 per head.
i here were no services at the Bethel
church en Sunday evening in consequence
of a want of gas.
A ball will be given in Exchange hall en
next Friday evening.
There are several malignant cases of
pneumonia in town.
The farmers having had an opportunity
te take the tobacco from the poles, arc
busily engaged in stripping. The market
is inactive.
On Tueseday evening the remains of
Harry Sherbaun were brought te this place
and interred in the Mount Jey cemetery
where his parents lie. He will be remem
bered as the young man, who was the cor
respondent at Midtleltewn for the Harris
burg Independent, and who was ledged iu
the eastern penitentiary te serve a sentence
for heucc-breakiug.
Clayten Heffman, of the Millcrsville
normal school, spent a fair days at home
this week.
Jacob E. Loraw lest a valuable horse
one dav last week.
iHi: DRAMA.
Ocacen Cranfcfitt at the Opera Heme.
Jehn Habberton's beautiful New Eng
land idyl of "Deacon Crankett was pre
scntcd at the opera house last evening, for
the second time thi.s season, before an au
dience of goodly numbers and of highly
appreciative quality. The geed deacon
was net long in making his way te the
hearts of the people who looked upon his
kindly, genial face, admired his rugged,
courageous piety, honest integrity," and
quaint humor. He is the central fignrc of
a thoroughly entci tabling story, which,
despite the few incongruities that mark
its development, enlists and retains te the
finish the interest of the spectator. Mr.
Ben. Maginley in the title role, Mr.
Wheelock as the sailor lever, 3Iiss Helen
Sedgwick as the Litter's sweetheart, and
all the ether members of the cast who ap
paared in the earlier pi oil action of the
piece here, fulfilled all the requircmentsjef
their respective parts in a manner that
oiwiierwuionninouanu auunuam,
applause of the critical assemblage.
it- .1 !.. il. a . ? 1 t .1 J.
THE CITY ELECTION.
A GOOD RESULT.
cerxciLs
DKSIOGKAT1C
1IAIAOT.
ON JOINT
Tim Select Uranch RemaliiK RepiiblK-an
The Common Draiirh Democratic
hy lttcreaacil Majority.
lint a Very
Repectab!e
.Minority.
Iiepubliciu
A Triumph for (Sooil Lecal (aevcrnment.
The city elections yesterday were as
quiet as any ever held here, ami te all ap
pearances there was little interest felt in
the poll or in the result. But under the
surface there was a geed deal of active
work going en and of intense interest felt
in the issue. Party lines were net
strictly drawn, though profiting by past
experience each party had en the
whele put up better tickets than UMial,
and it was expected they would receive
the ordinary full support of whatever de
gree of the vote came "out." But the
scratcher was abroad aud he scratched
left aud rhjht. In wards where there was
any special contest the scratched
tickets numbered about a third
of the whele number. People came
te the polls with their tickets fixed. The
practical political managers found their
occupation gene ami the bummers and
strikers went a-hungcriug, for the lack of
campaign funds te pay "poll committees."
It was very much the sort of an election
that ought te be. save that in tee many
cases men of large property and great in
terests in municipal government utterly
neglected te exercise their right of fran
chise. In the First ward there was a very light
vote polled, and the Republicans seemed
te utterly lack oi-ganizatien, their chief
interest being awakened in the intense de
sire te beat their own candidate for asses
ser, "Ab" Wclchaus. They would have
succeeded had he net been saved by Dem
ocratic votes. As it was, their dissensions
and the active work of the Dcmoej-ats in
the ward bore off the glorious result of
three Democratic ceuncilmeu-elect.
In the Second ward there was a sharp
contest mainly as te councils and specially
directed at Mr. McMullen by the Republi
can Mulhoelys, who failed te defeat him
however. General regret is expressed all
ever the city at the defeat by only 3 votes
of J. B. Liehty for assessor, He was a
faithful official and is a zealous, active
Democrat. It is well known that he only
failed of election by reason of his self
sacrificing zeal in behalf of the election
of Democratic councilmen. His example
is one for loyal Democrats te emulate at.d
te gratefully remember.
In the Third, Fourth and Fifth wards
net much occurred te vary the monotony
of the Republican ascendency. Cox ran
behind in the Third ward ; in the Fourth
Mr. Hayf, independent Republican, was
elected, with the aid of the solid Demo
cratic vote, ever Sing, as a rebuke te the
interference ofMulheolcy McMellen and
Candidate for Street Commissioner Ford
ney, who defeated Hays's rcnominatien
in behalf of Ferducy's election, and
he was signally endorsed by the
people of the ward. The Democrats
voted for him because he was a better man
for the place than Sing, because he was
avowedly in favor of Trcwitz's re-election
as street commissioner and against Shirk
for city treasurer, and because he had
plainly declared that iu the event of his
election by Democratic votes in the main
he would held himself, in councils, as
an independent Republican, taking no
part in the caucuses of that party and only
obligating himself te support such of its
nominees and policy as commended them
selves te his independent judgment. In
the Fifth ward Bitncr for select council
was cut largely by the friends of Adam J.
Ebcrly,but was supported by many Demo
crats. In the Sixth ward the largest vote of the
day was polled, and the most exciting
struggle occurred, every inch of the way
being hotly contested, and a fight ensu
ing en nearly every office. Mr. Jefl'eries
came within two votes of being the third
Democratic councilman-elect, and would
have been one closer had net a sticker for
him been tee loosely pasted, or rather net
pasted at all. Mi Jehnsen lest one vote
by his slicker being pasted among
the school directors and one of Lcvan's
stickers was pasted en the buck of a ticket.
Out of 732 votes polled in the ward there
was a "straight" Republican majority of
about ten, but there were only 490 uncut
tickets, leaving 242 en which there were
from one te a dozen "scratches." There
was a great deal of cutting en council, con
stable, assessor and alderman, which was
te the advantage of the Democrats in all
eases except alderman. Brintnall ran about
32 behind his ticket involving changes
against him of 10 votes, but he was really
net cut any mere by his own paity than
Lentz ; his defeat was owing te the fact
that he failed te get as many or anything
like as many Republican votes as Lcntz
and Frailcy.
In the Seventh and Eighth wards a light
vote was polled and large majorities ensued
for the Democratic tickets. In the Seventh
the Republicans had threatened te "i-oet
out" the Democratic councilmen in con
demnation of Supt. Ivitch's administration
of the water works. Hew they succeeded
is told in the eloquent figures of the
Democratic majorities, for which Mr.
Kitch deserves special praise.
The gallant Ninth ward Democrats, thi
"old guard' of tiic city, never made a
better fight te better purpose. They
routed the enemy,horse, feet and dragoon,
and beat every Republican candidate ex
cept Flick, who was roundly cursed by
his party and wished all manner of bad
luck for his escape. Peter Lutz, whom
the Democrats elected assessor for thrte
years, is accused of basely and ungrate
fully trying te defeat the regu
lar Democratic nominee for assessor,
aud, unless he can exculpate himself, de
serves te be remembered with reprobation
for his treachery, which happily failed te
accomplish anything but; his own condem
nation. In the Eighth ward the few Re
publicans who went te the polls showed
their vindictive factiousness by cutting
and slashing their candidates for constable
and assessei-.
On the whole it was a geed day's work
for the Democrats and for the eity. Coun
cils are new divided, each party holding
one branch and thus preventing ill-considered
partisau legislation, the Democratic
mayor holding the veto power. The city
is Dcmecraticjm joint ballet of councils,
as the Democratic majority In the city en
titles it te be, and the present patronage
held by the Democracy will be retained
and increased by the election of a Deme
cratic city treasurer and solicitor greatly
te the relief of the troubled Republican fac
tions, no doubt, who would havehad much
strife parting the raiment.
The Republicans gain in their minority
by the election of some business and pro
fessional men of original, independent
views and geed practical talents, whose
offices in council if well excrciscd,eught te
be for the geed of the whele city, notably
such new gentlemen in the municipal leg
islature as Messrs. Shredur and 3Iiddleteu
of the Second ward, and Diffcndcrfer of
the Sixth. Mr. Bitner of the Fifth, and
Mr. Hays of the Fourth have been there
before.
THE NEW COUNCILS.
Following is the composition of the new
councils; Republicans in Reman, Demo
crats in small c.vrs, Independent Repub
lican in italic ; members re-elected, or
holding ever in the select branch are
marked with a star :
Select Council.
First Ward Henry De'err.
Second Ward R. A. Evans.
Third Ward A. R. Barr
Fourth Ward Gee. M. Franklin.
Filth Ward C. A. Bitner.
Sixth Ward Gee. W. Zkceer.
Seventh Ward Gee. M. Beiujek.
Eighth Ward Fred. Judith.
Ninth Ward Phimp Zeciikr.
Republican?
Democrats
4
Republican majority
Common Council.
FIRST WAKI.
S. T. Davis,
G. W. Brown,
S. K. Liciitv,
Jxe. F. Reitii.
SECOND WARD.
D. McMullen,
Francis Shredcr,
W. B. Middlcten.
THIRD WVitD.
S. B. Cox,
J. II. Barnes,
C. J. White.
FOURTH WAKD.
TheutHS Ilays
G. W. Cormeny,
Jno. Lciblcy.
Firm ward.
W. M. Franklin.
Wm. Fisher.
sixth ward.
Jehn Lkvergoed.
Wm. Jehnsen.
F. R. Diffendcrft'cr.
seventh ward.
Jehn Vackly.
Henry Smeycii.
F. R. Everts.
eighth ward.
Gee. Bees.
Jes. A. Albert8
Bkn.t. Hrnr.r...
ninth ward.
Gee. Shl'lmyer,
j. ii. estermeyeu.
Emanuei. Stene.
Democrats
Republicans
Ind. Rep
Democratic Plurality
Democratic Majority
Democrats en joint ballet. . .
Republicans
1
.15
.11
. 1
1J
IU
1
Independent.
Democratic majority en joint ballet .
THE VOTK HI WARDS.
First Wurl.
Common Council.
licettbfican.
iiemueraf.
Ueorje V. Ilrewn. "iil
S-anmel K. Liehty..
Jehn V. Keith 212
Jehn A.Shnhcr.... Vi
Dr. 8. T. David 231
Jacob KtUlifbii 227
Dr.Ucn.A.lIertine 207
II. II. Tower...
aw
Constable.
. 122 1 Sunivcl Hwcnk SSO
Assessor.
. 203 TA. C. Wclchun.... it
Jehn II. IJrewn..
Jacob Kccric .
Judge.
CIuw. Itiiciitnlller.. 23G Win. M. Shrum 2l.r
Inspector.
Theodere Trout... 217 1 C. G. Ilerr ,
SecuiHl Ward.
Common Council.
Duvid .McMullen.. 2891 Francis Sliredcr
Win. T. Fordney .. 274 I A. II. Peacock....
.. 2;
jus
2tW
Jehn llelinim 2T7 Win. It. Middlcten. 291
Constable.
UcergeSiujiijj 201 1 Geerge Cramer.... 370
Assessor.
Jacob 15. I.Ichly,... 230 1 Jer. Vendersmith.. 29S
Judge.
Rebert Clark, 2 Goe. W. Sensenfff. 301
Inspector.
Rebert 1J Kirilr..... 2C3W. W. Franklin SOS
Third Ward.
Common Council.
(Jee. F. Sprenger.
112 1 Jehn II. Barne.... 2tits
.lucoeftiehi
Adam S. Kheiids..
15 F. Lsiiiiuii
Mitnu J. Until ....
. 135 C.J. White 23
. 133 I Samuel . Cox 208
Constable.
. 119 1 Chma. I. Stennfeltz 29."
Assessor.
. 130 I Joel I., illilmu 283
Judge.
Herbert Johnsten. 118 J. Kalller Snyder.. 25A
Inspector.
-lames MucUenile 111 Lowb Lyens 'HJi
Fourth Ward.
Common Council.
II. VI. H-irburger.. 202 1 Daniel Sing 21!
Uebert.Bruce 18- Gee. W. Cormeny 31 1
Thes-Hays, Ind. K 2AJ Jehn Leibley 332
Assessor.
Edward JetTeric... 203 1 Jehn W.Hubley... 341
Constable.
James Ceyic 223 1 Jehn McDivl tt.... 31S
Judge.
Ja-. A. McElhene.. 169 (Jehn I.. Metzger.. 3S
Inspector.
KminiKl Wiliielm. 181 1 Jacob M. Willmlnt. 318
Firth Ward.
Select C'eunall.
K. K.SchicitlL-r..... IS I C. A. Bitner. 273
Common Council.
Merri-j ;cbcl .... 1 I Walt. M.Franklin. SIS
Henry Wolf 110 1 William r'lsner.... 292
Constable.
-Samuel Lentz 191 1 Jacob 1. Klllliitfer 2fc
As-scsser.
S. S. Jerdan 122 1 Henry Hartley 341
Judge,
Geerge Minser ... ICO Jehn McUlnnin.... 292
Inspector.
O. It. -S licit zcr 102 Harvey T. Rile v.. . 297
Sixth Ward.
Common Council.
Dr. J. Luvergoed.. .".73 Jehn McLanghliu. 310
Win. Jehnsen ;rr. F. It. DUTenderlTer 3B8
Wm. T. JclTeries.. . 3J D. C. Haver.itice... 337
Alderman.
Gc. W. UrientnaU 311 1 Jeseph Samson ... 332
Constable.
Ceo.-'je I.entz 297 1 Wllder Dietrich.. 3.10
Asser.
Clui'.J:. Frailcy... SS0 1 Sumuel H. I.cvan. 339.
J udge.
Byren J. Brown... 352 1 D.P. Ue.eninlller StIS-
Inspector.
Charles it. King.. 359 1 Jehn II. Leenard.. 3G8