1-T .- . M r LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATUKDAT, FEBRUARY 19, 1881. Lancaster Intelligencer. SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 19, 18B1. Keep in the Family. And still we have no senator. The very remarkable man who will suit both Senater Cameren and Senater Cam Cam eeon's enemies lias net yet been found. As in the political division of the Re publican party in the state every possible senatorial knight has a recog nized position in one camp or the ether, it is clearly impossible te find a man for the place who is the friend of both and the enemy of neither. It is true that any quantity of patriots are eager new te straddle the dividing ridge and te pre sent themselves te the voting legislators as just the men te be altogether lovely te ail the hnstiles. But unfortunately lr t'i ui the plaees where their tents have been pitched are tee well-known, and their present lukcwarniiicss in the causes they have hitherto stoutly cham pioned does net recommend them te the trust they seek. This is a time when en either side it is said that he that has net been with us is against us, and no one is at all disposed te put faith in words that have net been proved by works. This is a position which seems te bring the con tending Tactiens up "all standing"' audio make their agreement hopeless. A way, however, is suggested te them by which they can make the honors somewhat easy; and that is by selecting a man who will in political substance be anti-Cameren while by family alliance he is pro-Cameren. The happy man who can make this notable straddle is, of course, Wayne MacYeagh : and it is quite a providential circumstance that he stands ready te let his brother-in-law, Den, down easily from what otherwise seems certain te be a very high anil hard fall. We suggested early in this tight that the father-in law had belter step in and arrange this matter in ami for the family and te its great glory and jioner and profit, by seating son-in-law aside of son in the Senate; se providing that the admiration of the world should be freely shed upon the family and the public spoils be showered upon which ever of the Pennsylvania factions should seem geed and worthy of reward te the Presidential contemplation. We all knew that there has been a time when Tin: family was coldly look ed upon at the White Heuse, and when Simen himself wassent down from high te low places, and when the dear Don ald, the hope of the house and the apple of his eye, was snubbed. Sure it is that the remarkable virtue existing in tiik family, seen shone out se .strongly as te persuade Mr. (! rant, who had looked upon it se disgustedly, te turn towards it his most gracious countenance. But it may net be always thus. When Simen, the old Winnebago, is gathered te his fathers, us lit: seen must hu in nature's course, it seems evident that the supple ness of Donald will by no means suflicc for feats of prestidigitation that turned about and wheeled about President Grant and caused him te jump just .se. Se that certainly it would seem te have been the part of prudence upon the part of Simen te establish a feet of Tin-: family upon the backs of both Republican factions in the stale. There is no danger or diffi culty in the feat. It is net that of the circus rider careering1 around the ring en the backs of two wild horses. Each horse has a separate rider: but the riders are joined in the family, and the family gets the benefit of the perform ance. It is unfortunate that in this crisis of its fortunes the family has been left without the wise and wily care of the old chieftain, who would surely urge the policy of seizing all the spoils any of its members can lay their nimble lingers en. But we have great hope of the family instinct. If it is given time enough te work in Donald it will bring him te consent te share 1 lis honors with his brother-in-law. Ne doubt Mac- Veagli will outshine him in the Senate, for he is a graceful and geed talker when he don't venture into tee deep water, lie and his fellow classmate aud Chester ceuntian, Charlton Lewis, used te be the orators of their class in college, and Lewis could venture a geed deal the far thest from shore. Senater Cameren, if he accepts his brother-in-law as his cel league, must make up his mind le have him recognized all ever the country, out side the state, as the senator from Penn sylvania. But Donald will get, in ex change for the glory, the local political power of the place. MacYeagh is a peer politician and won't be able le han dle his share of the spoils. There are se many compensations te both sides in his election that it is quite likely te be ac complished. Jay Geui-i seems te be richer than Croesus, if the stock beard appreciation of his purchasing capacity is correct. Here isa little railroad, called the Read ing, which a great many people have been fretting ever and a whole army of lawyers, judges and capitalists have been trying te set en its legs and devise means te pay its trilling debt of a hundred mil lions or s?e. All at once it is said that Mr. Gould has bought the .read aud its stock price springs up. Evidently all that is necessary in some people's opinion te turn a bankrupt railroad or telegraph company into a pieductive operation is te have Jay Gould buy it, and he has money enough te buy them all it seems. The Legislature has heard the news from Philadelphia. Yesterday a propo prepo sition was made te discharge the com mittee en municipal corporations from further consideration of the bill te abol ish the iniquitous and oppressive recor der's office in Philadelphia and let it be put upon the calendar without further delay. The Muliioely statesmen were prompt te move te postpone this motion, but were defeated by a vote or 174 te C. Mr. Quay has the het end of the poker again. The disclosure of the Times that Ru fus E. Shapley wrote " Solid for Mul hoely," is the sensation of Philadelphia politics te-day, and the fact revealed deserves te rank among the " curiosities of literature." Mr. Shapley made some Streng speeches for Stokley, but they were net heard against the current of popular opinion, that was aroused against the bosses by Mr. Shapley's clever book. M.K. IIiestaxis paper en Mr. Ileis tand's old partner, Levi Sensenig, is re freshing Mr. Warfel's paper should let us have something en Mr. lliesland's new partner, Mr. McMellen. MINOR TOPICS. The Turkish government has secured 80,000 acres of land in Palestine, between Jerusalem and Jappa, for a colony of Jews. It is proposed te open up a settlement for the persecuted Israelites in Eureps, and efforts are making in England and in this country te raise funds for the project. The minutes of the general Congrega tional association iust published report 23S churches, besides 10 in Pennsylvania ; members, 34,300; ministers. 217, of whom 53 are pasters: additions te the church during the past year, 1,745, of whom 070 were en confession ; removals, 1.-77. Twe new churches have been formed. Three churches in Michigan City, Ind., wanted a revival, but neither one of the three was strong enough te secure by it self the services of an evangelist or pro moter of revivals. Se these three church cs, Congiegatienal, Methodist and Presby terian, united their forces and engaged Evangelist Mtinliell, under whose persua sive efforts about fifty sinners were in duced te leave their wicked ways and make piofussieu of religion. Dis. Axri, one of the Euglish revisers of the New Testament, gives muiie inter esting details of that work, which occu pied ten years. There were ten meetings each year, each meeting extending te four days, a day meaning about seven hours' se that in all the company, in its collective capacity, spent 2,800 hours in the revision. Besides this, however, every member of both the English and American commit tees exhausted his knowledge and critical ability in his conscientious labors. A FiiiExn of the American Baptist pub lication society proposes that the sum of $10,000 shall be raised in 25 cent dona tions as a permanent Rebert Raikes Cen tennial Sunday-school fund, the interest te be applied annuity in furnishing books for new and needy Sunday-schools in the United States and in foreign lands. This would furnish books ainmally te the amount of $10 each te sixty new and needy Sunday-schools, ei$G00 every ten years, making $0,000 in 100 years. Like Stephen Girard, Judge Charles E. Ferbes who was buried at Springfield, Mass., en Wednesday, had no liking for clergymen. By his will he left about $300,000 te establish a free library in the town of Northampton. The will provides that $150,000 shall be known as a hook fund, whose income shall be used te ob eb t lin scientific and historical works princi pally, although every phase of literature is te he represented except sectarian re ligious works. The will specially provides that no minister of any denomination shall have anything te de with the man agement of the library, which shall at all times be in care of laynicu. The Churchman says: "Probably the present time is specially conspicuous for the wide sundering of the church from so ciety. It is her own fault. She stands aloof. She passes by en the ether side. She keeps herself out of the world. Its pursuits, its pleasures, are nothing te her. They are things te which she must net be conformed, and se she turns her hack upon them. Is this right? It is her business and the business of her members net te let society alone, but te permeate it with the influence of religion. Christians are the leaven, but of what use is the leaven if it is net mixed with the lump'.1 Chris trans are the salt, but. of what use is the silt if it is kept in its silver dish? It is idle for Christians te stand aloof from the business and joys of the world. Nothing which affects the welfare of man is alien te them. They are unwise, they are un faithful, both clergy and laity, if they held fieir Sunday services and keep themselves within certain rules of life toward them that are without, aud de net also have a cue te check the evil in society. It is a waste of force for the clergy te preach te the few ever whom they are placed, by whom they arc chosen and supported, and shut their eyes te and keep their hands from the exeat causes of evils and cerrup. tien among the people." PFRSONAL.. is announced in The death Londen of Lord William Pitt Lexxex, a son of the fourth Duke of Richmond, in his 8'2d jcar. He was well known as an author, especi ally of speit'mg .sketches. Rev. A. C. Wedekixd, D. D., for some years pastor of St. Jehn's Lutheran church, of this place, latterly of St. James's Lutheran ehuicli, et New Yerk, has rc- signed the latti Reimcnsnydcr, his successor. r pastorate, Rev. Dr. J. B. of Savannah, Ga., being The author of "Beautiful Snow " is found. It is no less a personage than the second president of the United States. In a letter to.Tesiah Quiuey, of January 13, 1811, Jehn Adams says. "We have new the third flight, of beautiful snow and fine sleighing." It is plcasaut te knew that se vexed an important a literary question is new at rest. Garfield has selected his private secre tary, but the name of the pers-m is net announced. The story that J. II. Rhodes a Cleveland lawyer of high literary ability and and old college room mate of Gar field, is te be his secretary :s unfounded. Se also is the story that he offered the position te Cel. Hat, assistant secretary of state. Cel. Hay will be offered some seme some thiugjprebably, but it will he in the diplo matic line. Senater David Davis can safely be said tj be the most extensive land-owner in Central Illinois, and his total wealth, at a fair estimate, can .be placed at $2,000,000. His taxes amount te about $27,000 yearly. When he opened a law office in Blooming Blooming ten he possessed only a few hundred dol lars. Feeling convinced that there was a great future for the West. he. invested all his money in laud, the greater portion of which he still held. Once Carlvle went te visit eue of his early pupils in the country. As bedtime drew near the host said : "New Mr. Carlyle, we are going te have family wer ship," thinking that perhaps he would like te withdraw before the service began ; but he quietly answered : "Well, bring me the book and I'll read it for you." Taking the Bible in his lap he began with the first chapter of the Boek of Jeb. Fer a time it was delightful te listen te him read chapter after chapter, interjecting quaint remarks as he went along ; but presently it became evident that he had no notion of stepping, having forgotten himself in his task. His niece- recalled him te a sense of propriety by whispering, " The servants must be weary, uncle." He made no verbal response, but closed the Bible with a snap, aud betook himself te the next room and the enjoyment of his pipe. WHEN umnjESKAii.eirr. An Organ ireuu Virtuous Tells Seme Tales. Examiner, late 'enseuig organ. The "Mulhoely" of the Second, whom it used te be such a pleasure for Mr. War fel's editor te array in such gorgeous col ors as the great " Bull Ringer," patron and supporter of a rum-mill bagnio, or something worse, Is the only man in the ward who get up the opposition te Mr. Peacock's nomination, and organized the " cut " net only of Mr. Peacock, but of the whole council ticket in the Second ward. He wanted the ichele ticket beaten te make councils Danecratic. He went te an ac tive worker in the ward the evening he fore the election who took special inter est in electing the assessor anil offered him forty Democratic votes for the Republi can assessor and as much money as he wanted te beat the ichele council ticket in the ward. We grievc te say that this is our "Napeleon' Levi Sensenig. whom we were the cause of transferring from a modest little butcher shop in Earl township, te the keeper ship of the Lancaster county prison, out of which he cleared the snug sum et $10, 000 in a few years. This made him a great " boss." He invested largely in taverns and beer houses, and between selling well -watered bulls te the county poorhouse, and ' bossing" one ring or another, nomi nating candidates for county offices, under the "contract system," with the becr cus tom it brought te his "ranch," he has grown te be the great Mulhoely in the politics, net only of the county, but con tracts te make the city Democratic or Re publican according as it is "solid for cash." This is our sweet "Napeleon." The Era has thrown its bread, overshad owing mantle ever him; with some "taffy" for Mr. Peacock, and a reflection en the "geed citizens," who it would hae the public believe " cut " Mr. Peacock. But net one word has it te say against the Mul Mul Mul heoly who set up the job. Ne "geed" citizen cut Mr. Peacock, but only such as Mulhoely induced te "cut" him and the Republican voters of the ward understand it. The fact that the "Bess" only suc ceeded in defeating one of the three does net speak well for the influence of his boss ship. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Winfield Bland was seized with near his home at Blandford, Va a lit and falling into a well was drowned. Several French subjects in Algeria have been killed by maiauding tribesmen from Tunis. . The Greek Chamber of Deputies has finally passed the bill for the organization of a national guard. A disastrous fire occurred at Scotts Scetts Scotts berongh, Ala., en Thursday night. The less is $10,000. Twen'.y-fivc houses were consumed. The press bill as passed by the French Chamber of Deputies contains as amnesty clause applying te all convictions except for obscenity. Russia has proposed te the powers that Crete be ceded te Greece instead of the ter ritory in Epirus allotted te her by the con ference. O. P. Masen's hardware store and Chas. Masen's store in Bethel, Me., were burned yesterday morning. Less, $10,000 ; insur ance, $0,300. A syndicate yesterday took all the stock in the Cincinnati Belt Line railroad, amounting te $1,000,000. The contem plated read connects the cast and west odds of she city. The upper house of the Prussian Diet has passed the bill for the permanent re mission of fourteen million marks of taxes. The session of the Diet will close en Wed nesday, the 23d inst. The five negrees charged with complicity in the terrible murder of Mr. Laprade near Springfield, Tenn., last September, have been forcibly taken from the jail by a large armed force and lynched. The tabic and desk factory of Bardwell, Andersen & Ce., in East Bosten, was damaged by fire te the extent of $35,000 or $40,000, which exceeds the insurance. Nearly 200 hands arc thrown out of work. The new Franklin paper mills in Hamil ton, Ohie, the property of the Messrs. Leuis Snider's Sens, was burned en Thursday night. The less is estimated at $35,000 ; insurance, $25,000. The, acci dental ignition ofceal oil in tilling a lamp was the cause of the lire. Belle Nichols, while defending her deer, in Muncie, Ind., against Bill Wirt and fleu Sutten, both of whom were drunk, dis charged seven chambers of a 22-calibra pistol at her assailant?, Six balls took effect en Sutten, some of them in his face. He is probably mortally wounded. Witt received one ball in the cheek. The shoot sheet ing was at close range, and most of the balls that ledged in Sutten's head and face were shot through his hands, which he held up te shield his head. Seven American prisoners in jail at Pase del Norte, Mexico, made a break, shoot sheet ing one of the guard in the head, and run ning toward the American line, but were overtaken by the guard, who lired upon them. The prisoners, being armed, re turned the lire. Three prisoners, were killed ami ethers surrendered. Twe of the guard were sciieusly wounded. The prisoners heard that they were te ba taken te Chihuahua, which," they believed, meant te be shot en the read, hence their desperate attempt at escape. m HEAVY rOiMJEKV. Flight After Forging Notes for Over 875,000. diaries B. S. Fenda, of the firm of Feuda & Clark, the leading millers of Lit tle Falls, N. Y., left his home last Satur day night, and is new a fugitive from jus tice. Within the past 48 hours it 'has neon discovered that Fenda has been guilty of repeated forgeries, extending through a term of years. Beth banks in Lit tle Falls held forged paper, aud the banks in Canajoharie, St. Jehnsvillc and Fert Plain held paper that is repudiated. Fenda was one of the best known business men in Herkimer county. A few years age he was nominated for county treasurer, over coming an adverse majority of 800, and running within 32 votes of an election. Suspicion was first aroused en Wednesday when Ames Keller, a leading business man of Little Falls, received notice that his protested paper, amounting te $2,000, was lying in the Canajoharie bank. Upen in vestigation the notes were pronounced forgeries, and it was ascertained that six banks in the region held repudiated paper. President Seth M Richmond, of the Little Falls national bank, savs that the institution held $7,000 of Fenda's paper. Judge Hardin, of the supreme court, who is counsel for the Herkimer County national bank, says that that insti tution is protected by a heavy mortgage en Fenda's mill. The amount of the for geries is estimated at from $75,000 te $80, 000. The directors of the several banks involved held meetings te-day. Among the names said te have been forged is that of Judge Loomis, of Little Falls. One Utica banks holds the paper of the fugitive. m m AT UAKKISUCUG. Ne Nearer a Conclusion Than Uefere. The meeting of the Republican confer ees last night lasted until after 11 o'clock, but the committeemen's labor brought no fruits. Most of the time was consumed in discussion. Mr. Niles offered a resolu tion that both Beaver and Bayne be with drawn and that entirely new names bs considered. A vote en the resolution was net reached and it was postponed with the understanding that it shall be adopted en Monday eveniug. In the discussion which followed the offering of the reselu tien, it was developed that the spirit of compromise was stronger in the Bayne men than with their opponents. They were ready te adept the resolution aud act en it at once, but the Beaver men were net se willing. The Beaver men it is known rather hoped te find the ether side liberal enough te compromise en Beaver When all hope of Beaver's selection was removed they were net ready te take up and endorse a catch candidate without first consulting the bosses. They there fore favered the postponement. Senater Davics, who has beceu suspected of hav ing a soft place in his heart for Cameren, made a strong anti-Cameion speech. He remaikcd among ether things that this practice of telling Legislators when they come here, "Here is your man, elect him," can be continued no longer. Mr. Heir and Mr. Wolfe had a little tilt, and said some plain things te each ether. Mr. Hcrr arraigned Wolfe for his splcfen against Cameren and Mr. Wolfe deih.ed his position, as he has done some hundreds of times before. Mr. Niles proposed that Beaver's name be withdrawn with the understanding that he receive the nomination for governor. The proposal was such a particularly pleasant one te Senater Cooper, that the bumble insect in his hat stepped buzzing for an instant aud gasped for breath. The coolest thing of the evening was the move made by Sena Sena eor Cooper te get the rule rescinded re quiring a three-fourths vote of the com mittee te select a candidate. The effrontery of this effort will be apparent when it is understood that the body which Senater Cooper represents unani mously agreed te the rule. Ne vote was taken en the mo tion. Messrs. Herr and Cooper com plained of the strictures of the Bayne cau cus They intimated that there were men who wanted te get out, who could net, and that if these men had net been virtually manacled, Beaver would have been elected long age. The Bayne men vigorously de fended their caucus methods, and Mr. Lee remarked that the people had supported the independents and were still supporting them. Were they net this thing never could have kept up se long as it has. Thieo ballets were taken during the even ing with the following result. First Beaver, 10; Bayne, 11; Quay, 1 Second Beaver, 8; Bayne, 8; Quay, 1; Herr, 2 ; Merrell, 3; Shiras, 1. Third Beaver, 10 ; Bavne, 0 : Merrell, 3 ; Greer, 2 ; Waddcll, 1. The committee adjourned te meet ou Monday evening at 8 o'clock, when both candidates new befeie the joint conven tion will be dropped and an effort made te compromise en a new man. ItUFUS E. SUAI'I.KY. Tlic Auilier of Mulhoely. Philadelphia Times. Less than four weeks age the Times in troduced te the public a little volume of two hundred pages, by an elaborate review of its contents. It had been published a week before, but its keen satire and ex quisite dissection of municipal boss rule required aid te be launched upon the local tide of public sentiment it addressed, and it was done in these columns. It struck the most vital and sensitive chord of the public heart in the great cities of the Union, and pictured Philadelphia with a conciseness aud vigor that made bosses tremble at their dangers and tax-payers shudder at their own servitude. The people of Philadelphia were then stirred as never before en the issue of municipal reform, and " Solid for Mul Mul Mul hoelp" became the text of nearly every delivercnce from the hustings, the theme of countless editorial leaders and squibs, and the political gospel et all who were struggling for muniripal regeneration. " Who wrote Mulhoely ?" was a much mere common inquiry than " Who will be mayor ami receiver ei taxes?' nut tne name of the writer was left te the widest range of guessing, and many ethers than the author were canvassed as responsible for the revolutionary work, while the name of the writer was rarely suggested among the scores te whom the honor was award ed. The author of " Solid for Mulhoely " is Mr. Rufus E. Shapley, a well-known at torney and politician of this city, and the boldest and ablest of the -champions of Mayer Stokley in the contest just closed. He has been one of the closest students of our dominant system of politics, aud has probed it deeper than is common en the part of these who study politics with both ambition and duty prompting them. That Mr. Shapley is ambitious is known te. all ; that he has seen the play of bosses" and servants enacted from year te year and sometimes tee direct for personal comfort, is simply a part of the history of our city conflicts, and that he has finally giveu his ripened expsrience and reflections in a wonderful picture of heroic and startling truth is evinced by the fact that Mulhoely was made a household word in the brief space of a single week. What Mrs. Stewc's "Uncle Tem's Cabin" was te slavery and what Judge Teurgec's " Foel's Errand "is te South ern reconstruction, Mr. Shapley's "Solid for Mulhoely " is te municipal misrule. It is the keenest and most polished political satire of the age, and it was one of the most potent of all the many factors in the revolution wrought iu this city. It would have been the power, the bleed, the life of Mayer Stokley's cempaign had he steed squarely with the Committee of One Hun dred, and Mr. Shapley would have been the here of the battle ; but iu the sudden change- of partners made by Mayer Stok ley's retreat te the regular party citadel, what should have been his bulwark of defense became a fearful weapon in the cause of the opposition. Mr. Shapley wrote as mature reflection and sincere conviction guided his pen, as Mayer Stok ley wrote le the Committee of One Hun dred en the 20th of December : ami when the final shock et battle came, the chief and his ablest and most trusted lieutenant were enfiladed by the guns they had de serted. New that the battle is ever, Mr. Shapley's work will be mere widely read, net only iu this city, but in all the great cities of the country, and it will be the most successful gospel of municipal re form that has yet confronted our ring ridden municipalities. Rurnlng the Church Debt. The Baptist church at Biughamten, N. Y., has four furnaces, which were utilized in a novel waya fewevenings age. A special service was held for the purpose of having a pleasant time ever some "burnt offer ings." Thc church had owed $40,000. which indebtedness had been represented by forty bends of $1,000 each. The debt being paid, the bends came into possession of thc church. It was net considered enough te cancel them, but it was determined solemnly te put them into thc fire. Se, with appropriate cere monies, the brethren of the church beard divided the let into four parcels and car ried one parcel te each furnace. At a given signal the packages were tossed into the plazing furnaces and were consumed. As the cancelled evidences of indebt edness were being reduced te ashes doxol dexol doxel ogies were fervently sung, .aud grateful thanksgivings were uttered for the eman cipation of the church from the debt whicii had once been as a millstone about its neck. STATE ITEMS. Themas Meran, a miner was killed yes terday at West Shenandoah, by a fall of coal. Iu the Legislature yesterday while ether Democrats were hastening te make the vote for the Democratic senatorial caucus nominee as "solid" as possible. Mr. Bierly of Lycoming flew the track ; Mr. Bierly also showed his "indepeu dance" by voting with the few roosters who voted iu behalf of the motion te te postpone the movement looking te the abolition of the office of recorder in Phila delphia. Mr. Bierly is tee geed a man te te be found in such bad company. Themas Kelsey took a contract te de liver 1,000 hemlock legs cut in the West weeds te a steam mill in the Glen weed district, Susquehanna county. While en gaged with his helper in rolling legs down the leg slide from the mountain top he caught his cant hook under a heavy hem lock, and it threw him headlong down 227 feet into the abyss, the leg following after and striking Kelsey with a sudden crash. It buried his lifeless body deep in the mud aud mire. His helper worked faithfully for two hours te extricate the remains Irem a grave in the swampy ravine, with none te assist him. Kelsey leaves a wife and live children in pitiable destitution. The Harrisburg Telegraph is disgusted : " If Pennsylvania is te have a senator elected by this Legislature, the danger new is that he wil be the production of exhaustion a peer, werfk, wishy-washy individual, without brains enough te knew hew te act, and without courage enough te act when by chance he finds out what he ought te de. Such men are the crea tures of compromise, and their greatest living monument is peer old Christiancy. Legislators can ballet and ballet, but the patience of the people is exhausted, and the organization of the Republican party is ruined, and se thoroughly ruined that an election of any man' te the Senate will net be able te repair it." lCailreatl Calamities. A car en the Augusta & Knoxville railroad, a new read in course of construc tion, between Augusta, Georgia, and Greenwood, Seuth Carolina, ran off the track yesterday, and Jehn Killian, read master, was killed. A passenger coach en the Shenandoah Valley railroad was thrown from the track near Elkton. Virginia, en Thursday even ing. A passenger and a brakeman were injured, the latter, perhaps fatally. By the collision of an express train with a sectieu of a freight train en the Chesa peake A; Ohie railway, 213 miles west of Richmond, Va., yesterday morning, sev. oral (cars of both trains were wrecked, the engineer of the freight train killed and the fireman severely injured. The disaster was caused by "misunderstanding of train orders." A Kemarkablc Di&cuvery. Lancaster Daily Examiner. The Satanic press, at the head of which is the New Yerk Sun, ami its feeble imi tation the Lancaster Aw Era aud the Lancaster Ixtrlligexckk, " found in President Hayes a man small and narrow enough te carry out their spites, hates and revenges. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. TKKKIISLE ACC1UENT. A Man lias Beth l.css Cut Oil'. Yesterday afternoon at Columbia, Ber nard Farley, a young mechanic aged about 25 years, a resident of Newark, New Jei sy, met with a terrible accident. It appears that he aud a companion were making their way west- in search of employment. At Columbia, in bearding a moving freight train, Farley was thrown off ami falling ever a pile of dirt get under the wheels, had both legs terribly crushed and mangled about the ankles. His wounds were temporarily dressed in Columbia and late in the afternoon he was sent te this city, and conveyed te the Lancaster coun ty hospital. It was found necessary te amputate both legs between the knee aud ankle. The operation was successfully performed by Drs. Titos. B. Cox and R. M. Bolenius. Farley is a single man, and has a brother in Newark in one of the roll ing mills. Farley's companion, whose name we did net learn, returned te New ark this morning te give information of the accident te the brother. COUKT OF COMMON i'LKAS. Itctere Judge I'attersen. In the case of William S. Amweg, ad ministrator pendente He of the estate of Catharine Stewart, vs. Susan Stehman, Catherine Vaunaurc aud Lizzie Stehman, the plaintiffs closed their rebuttal yester day afternoon. The defense then called witness te sur-rebut that portion intro duced by the plaintiff for the purpose of proving that an ill-feeling had been evinced by Mr. Stehman toward Mr. Am weg ; also that which went t show that Mrs. Stewart was abandoned by her ether children, except Mrs. Amweg, and that the latter had labored hard te attend te her.. The counsel began speaking this morning and the case was given te the jury, who retired shortly after one o'clock. This afternoon the jury agreed and they rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff', thus sustaining the will. License Transferred. The restaurant license of Lawrauce fc Ce. was transferred te Samuel A. Greff. The Humane Fair. Last night was " Friendship " night at the Humane fair, and the members of the Friendship fire company attended in a body. There was also a large turnout of citizens in general, and the sales were as heavy as en former nights, notwithstand ing the prevailing rain storm. The following articles were chanced off : A pair of statuettes, wen by Annie Deerr; a table goblet, by Lettie Rudy ; a fairy chamber, by Geerge Pentz: a pair of vases, by A. II. Bretz. On Monday afternoon the fair will be open te accommodate these who cannot attend during the evening. Birthday Surprise. Yesterday was the 77th birthday of ex County Commissioner Jacob Shuman who resides in Maner near Washington bor ough. He and his wife started te Colum bia iu the morning and when they re turned were surprised by their children. who had get together a large party of the friends of the family. Mr. Shuman was presented with a handsome pair of spec tacles by his children, and all had a geed time. In thc evening ihe Columbia band serenaded Mr. Shuman. The Keystone Kami Fair. The Keystone band fair in Centre hall wasagain well attended last night. There was lets of fun among the patrons of the wheels fortune, and the music by the hand was highly appreciated. Te-night a ticket of admission will be geed for a turn of thc "wheel of fortune," and a number of val uable articles will be chanced off. We were in error last night in stating that the fair would close te night. It will remain open all next week. JUDGE TOlltOEEs LECTURE. What the Auther of A Foel's Errand " Came te Say. Twe books, published within a year, viz.. "A Foel's Errand'' and "Brick Without Straw," have made their author, Judge Tourgee, famous. These books have been widely read, simply because they are political in tone aud intention, and whatever maybe their value, either as literature or a statement of Southern feel ings and politics, they have served the purpose of making the author of their being a drawing card for lecture bureaus. Last night Lancaster was favored with a lecture from the much-talked-of author, ou a subject, semi-political the spirit of the age or as he called it.the "Ben-Adhemite Era in Politics." Our imaginations se paint famous men that we are generally disappointed when we see them. We imagine tee much, and frequently in a conventional way. A, poet must have long hair, a politician a dia mond stud, a preacher a saintly leek, and Judge Tourgee, or any "ether judge, a certain amount of sheep-skinny, legal block aud tackle accompaniments, or we are dis appointed. New Judge Tourgee has net the weight of judicial years, appar ently being no mere than 40 or 45 ; his eyes are small, black and inquiring, black haired, a suggestive moustache, medium iu height, reasonably strong in build, ami might as easily be taken for the manager of a comedy company as an expounder of Southern sentiment and that vague, glittering generality, "The Spirit of the Age." He is no orator, nor does, he make any pretentiens te speak ether than in a calm, dignified aud plain man ner. He certainly has intelligence, has read much and observed much, and yet his thinking and looking have been colored by the prejudices and superstitions et the day, if the day. His philosophy is the philes- rphy of impulse, his thought the cxpres- ion mere of fuelmcr than ei reason. Tim e sien mere of feeling than of reason. The first part of his lecture was vague- ami seemingly without connection with the last part. As a witty criticism upon out tendency te imitate ethers, and te borrow ideas, whether false or absurd, his intro duction was all right but his views of Yeung America were absurd, ami the idea he meant te convey by his term spirit of the age, is certainly narrow. Of course the central thought of the lecturer was a discussion of " Humanity," that is the feeling of kindness, and the relations of man te his brother and the duties thereunto belonging. Paul's appeal te Ciusar was, "I am a Reman." The Ciusar of today is Humanity, and evcry huinan being appeals thereto with the cry, " I am a man." The three men who arc crying the loudest new, according te Judge leurgee, is Sambo, four Le aud Jehn Chinaman. These werthiesarc crying ' -J " u was ceniincu te lustily for mental feed, and it nmst , ' '";C by serious illness, ,s out affim in be supplied or intellectual starvation, , 'I'parcnt geed health, with all its attendant social and political , ln V1? 'enersm! market police court an evils, will ha the result. Sambo must be I honest looking Ocrman was arraigned un taught te vote intelligently by giving him , MMnetiiVKt! offence, and after th usual senm mental arithmetic, a'littlc mere cad-. ,l"ct,I0"s l,., J,M, J"d :" NV ell, Hans, ingand no common or political sense. This I w ,;it s S ' " y,schudgc, I den t must be accomplished through the sublime , charge a damn cent. I only vant te go efficiency of government schools, presided i ""!!.' .... ., . , , . ever by a government llr.nky and paid for , l ,,e? ,tL'H :i ster- that a Dauphin county by the liberal appropriation of our ' r"U " lieKRueccctlct in getting out of his National Palaver. Judge Tourgee is 'l!'!e ,en thc 2.1 instant, anil was imnw imnw net quite se eloquent ever Peer Le. Like I !,iUcl' l'tured by a couple of supersti supersti mest wise men he thinks the possibilities tmns people, who chained him m the back of thc Indian are grand in imagination, but slim in practical results, ami all thc advancement we can hope for in our red brother is te teach him te wear pantaloons , aud prepare him te be hung iu a Christian i manner. In speaking of parties political, the judge said, and very wisely, tee, that the " I am a man" must be recognized. Par- ties must be the expression of ideas and j net the servants of leaders. The senatorial light in this state is a hopeful appeal of thc j individual man te the reason of party ideas. I In brief the lecture was a general talk, aud therefore a loose one, about the hu manities and what direction they should take. The judge's feelings are right, but his philosophy calls upon thc mechanism . of state agency and co-operation for aid. Society cannot specialize. Ged knows, thc peer negre is bad enough off' all that we can de is te give him au equal chance with ; the whites and protect him in Ins riguts, aud then if he cannot keep his head above water the inexorable law of nature will drown him. That our sympathies arc enlarging ami widening can he plainly seen and is the result of natural social growth, bjit these sympathies arc acting generally, net specially, te pro duce a distinctive national' character. Thc political economist leeks forth and sees mere evil from poverty than front lack of brains, and he crys for bread ; the minis ter of thc gospel calls for something else, and all these calls keep alive nudaStinmlatc our pity. Unfortunately, all men, like these, arc se enamored with the immediate that they de net see the remote, and se the platform rears a Niagara of froth aud foam, and real evils are net touched. Education is a miner matter iu many re spects but bad laws touch us at every corner. Sambo wants bread mere than arithmetic. Generally speaking, Judge Tourgee was interesting, but his lecture struck us a loosely jointed and rather a vague sentimentalizing ever a subject he has net studied philosophically. One Hundred Yearn Iu the Same Culling. Cliatnbcrsbui'K Kppo-ileiy. Dr. Abraham Senseny came from New Helland, Lancaster county, te Chambcrs burg, in 1781, and practised here until his sudden death in 18 11. Fer two years he was the only physician in this place. His son, Jeremiah, began the practice in 1808, and continued in the service until his death iu 18G3. In his prime he did a larger bus iness than any of his contemporaries. His grandson, the late eminent Dr. Abrahtit II., graduated in 1825 and labored incuss antly until his death in 1870. His grandson, Mr. Edgar N., has been practicing about twelve years ; and we hope he may long continue te upheld his ancestral honors. Dr. Win. D. Senseny, and Dr. B. Rush Senseny also his great grandchildicn died young ; the former a few weeks after thc completion of his studies, the latter after having acquired a wide spread reputation. What ether place in this country can furnish such an instance of heditary pro fessional longevity ? A Fatal Ceck tight. Marietta Times. On Monday last a game rooster belong ing te Lee Peters and another belonging te Wash. Trump get into a fight, en Frent street, and the battle waged fiercely for some time. Finally a train of cars came along, and making a lunge Trump's rooster struck Peters" s with such force as te knock him under the cars and a wheel cut his head off. He lay under the cars still fluttering, and Trumps rooster, eager for a renewal of thc battle, made an effort te run nndcr the train te get at his oppo nent when a wheel caught him and cut the bird iu two. Beth cocks were con sidered valuable five dollars having been refused for Trump's. Ketalned for Direction. A letter in the rack in the posteffico iu this city bears the following superscrip tion : " Mr. A. Walters fc Sen, Ne. 151 Bergen street, New Jersey. . N. J." It is retained for a mere explicit diiec diiec tien. The Tobacco. A great deal of tobacco was brought te town te-day, thc weather being very geed J for its hauling. OHITCAKV. The Late Airs. Sarah Hamilton Shoen Sheen berger. The Cincinnati daily Gazette in its no tice of the death of the late Mrs. Shoen Sheen berger, of that city, and formerly of Lan caster, concludes as fellows : When asked the secret of this woman's magnetic influence a portrait is recalled of her instinct with life, se like the creations of Gilbert Stuart that it seems te have been touched by his genius. She was in the prime of married life, distinguished and elcgaut in form, rather tall, brilliant com plexion, black hair and eyes, intense in glance, even te the last ; the mouth firm, yet sweet and expressive ; a nose distinc tive of her exalted character, the general expression ardent, but thoughtful. Such she was in mind and heart. The promi nent traits in her domestic life were deci sion of character, a sure judgment, kind liness, great patience, self abnegation, rare fortitude under physical suffering hought heught fuliics for ethers, an unwillingness that ethers should assume burdens. Iu this inner life never from her was heard any personal disparagement of ethers. Con scious of her own rectitude of soul, self poised, equable; her sclf-coutrel gave im mense influence in her household, where her decision, sought en all occasions, was never questioned. A character such as this, wielding a controlling influence iu a. large domestic circle by love, with the power of law, is rare indeed. Let there be no further intrusion. Occupying high social position without arrogance, her serene spirit and genial sweetness of disposition made friends everywhere. The transparent simplicity of character, her gentle demeanor and ex quisite kindliness of heart, shown in her manners, gave evidence of a soul in daily communion with Ged. Thus each dav was se complete in Itself that the last was i OI,iy :i translation. Her love for and her ... : ...i :...... . experimental knewiedge of the Saviour. and the presence of the Hely Spirit, the Comforter, iu her soul was an abiding presence. And this assurance remains te the bereaved family in their greatest sor row. Frem this home and social life, till ed with earthly blessings, once pervaded by her spiritual influences, Sarah Hamil ton Sheenherger has been translated te the communion of the saints iu light. NKK.IIHOKIIOOO N i:VS. Events Arre-t tlie County Linus. Is "express car wrecked " a correct ex pression '.' A Dowiungtewn negre bit off a man's nose, and the west Chester calls ita case of "Manheim." Jlc publican David Smill, of the Yerk Gazette, who I prophet, and publish an almanac. An old man in Patersen, N. J., named Kiihn, who is ninety years old, is said te have spen t a fortune in the last thirty years in the vain attempt te invent perpet ual motion ; and new numberless ether lunatics will fellow his example in hopes of being able like him, te- become nouo neuo noue genarians. On Wednesday morning last an attempt . was made te break iu Cedarcrpft, near Kcmiett Square, the residence of the late Bayard Tayler. Ne one lives at the place new except an old colored man who was at. thc weeds cutting weed. The lock of t the kitchen deer was broken but thc i thieves were unable te make an entrance I into the dining room, as marks of their I efforts could be seen en the deer connect ing that room with thc kitchen. Meeting of Lancaster Clln. At a meeting of thc Lancaster classis of the Reformed church, held in St. Paul's church, this city, yesterday, the following business was transacted : The pastoral relation between Rev. S. Kuhn and the Hanover charge was dis solved. The brother was dismissed te the East Susquehanna cl.issis. The pastoral relation between Rev. A. R. Thompson aud the ilummelstewu charge was dissolved, and the brother was dismissed te thc classis of Philadelphia. Thc two charges of Hummclstewn aud Hanover were referred te the reconstruc tion committee, consisting of Rev. D. B. Shuey and Rev. G. W. Snyder, te supply them with services until thc next anuual meeting of classis. Rev. W. II. II. Snyder was also added te the committee. The consistories of Marietta and May town refused te accept thc resignation of Rev. S. P. Brown, aud classis declined te dissolve the pastoral relation. Mr. Gustavus A. Schwdes, a student of Franklin aud Marshall college, was re ceived under the care of classis as a stu dent for the ministry. LAST XIOUT'i FIRE. A Barn Ut-fttreycd. Last night a frame barn and tobacco shed belonging te Mrs. 31. A. McGrann and Miss Kate Dougherty, aud situated en the property at the corner of Prince street and the Harrisburg pike, was destroyed by fire. The building was occupied by Adam Ault, and the fire was discovered sheitly after 11 o'clock. The structure being entirely of weed burned very rapid ly. In the building were a carriage, wagon, sulky, buggy, sleigh and farming irape incnts, all of which were burned, together with two acres of tobacco and some hay aud straw. Twe cows managed te break out of the stable and thus escaped being buincd. The barn was insured for $400 in the .Etna company, of Hartferd, and $100 iu thc North British and Mercantile com pany. .Mr. Ault had, $300 insurance en his tobacco in the Williamsburgh City company, and $320 en thc contents of thc barn, exclusive of live stock, in the Phoenix, of Hartferd. AH of the above companies are represented by Bailsman & Bums. The fire was undoubtedly caused by au incendiary. The ltevH' lUnh Mchoel The boys' high school was present in a body last evening at the lecture of Judge Tourgee. The judge seemed pleased at seeing se many boys iu the audience, and addressed his opening remarks te them in particular. An arrangement had been made with Mr. Barr for the admission of the boys by Mr. 3IcCaskcy, the principal of thc school. The l.icderkranz Secial. The third social and concert of the " Liedcrkranz" takes place en next Mon day, February 21st, at the hall in the Schiller house. Prof. Haas, thc leader of the society, has arranged an excellent pregramme, both for vocal and instrumen tal powers. Only members are admitted. Mayer's Court. The mayor had nine cases before him this morning, of whicii number six were tramps and three drunken persons. Only one of thc let was committed te prison Jehn Morgan, a Welshman. (oeil Jfcwu. car of the Reading railroad Thc pay company win arrive in tins city en day, when the employees will receivi monthly wages. Men- their
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