f
LAKCAbTEK DAILY lKTELLlGENGER MONDAY, FEBBUARY 28, 1881.
f
Lancaster ntelltgencet.
MONDAT EVENmG, FEB. 28, 1881.
Spew Tbcm Out.
Senators Thurmau and Wallace unsuc
cessfully sought te persuade the Senate
te defeat the appropriation bill for rivers
and harbors. Senater Thurman de
clared that there was tee great a dispo
sition en the part of some Southern mem
bers te go for " the old flag and an appro
priation," and he told his Democratic
colleagues that they would get terribly
beaten if they thus shaped their policy en
the principles of Mulberry Sellers. This
was a timely warning from the distin
guished senator, who is new leaving iris
seat, te his associates remaining behind.
While admitting that he had himself
voted for these appropriations for natur
al improvements, which his constituents
clamored ter, but which the plain letter
of the constitution forbid, he declared
that he had done nothing for which he
felt new greater regret.
Te his Democratic colleagues hisap
peal came with mere ferce than te the
Republican senators, only because the
Democratic doctrine in regard te inter
nal improvements has always been very
conservative, our construction of the
constitution being strict. Still, with
such a bill under consideration as this
one for the improvement of rivers and
harbors, which is avowedly made up te
distribute the country's money in the
districts of representatives, te make
them strong at home and se help their
re-election, and net with any view
of advantage te the country, cer
tainly the Republicans stud Democrats
voting for it are equally subjects of cen
sure. If the money expended really im
proved a valuable water-way, then the
question between ihe parties would be
as te the propriety of expending the
money of the nation en what would be,
from its location, a state work. Rut this
bill confessedly appropriates the national
money for works of little, if any, value ;
which even the states le net ask fur. It
is simply a robbery of the treasury. That
it is done by the will of a large majority
of both houses of Congress clearly proves
the unfitness of the representatives for
their places. It is a melancholy exhibi
tion. Though it has been plainly point
ed out hew useless many of the
projects are which this bill provides for,
net one has been stricken out of it. The
members are banded together te take
care of each ether and they stand loyally
together for their appropriations and in
defense of their " pet lambs,"' as old
Winnebago Simen pathetically called
that Ilarrisburg posteflice, when some
unkind senator suggested that he could
buy :i geed part of Ilarrisburg for the
appropriation he asked te purchase a
site.
The warning of Senators Thurman
and Wallace comes with as much force
te Republicans as te Democrats. The
Democratic party will net bu mere hurt
by the dishonest and weak conduct of
its representatives than will the Repub
lican, whose congressmen aie quite
as bad. The Southern members' love
of an appropriation is no mere
marked than that of the Northern
members. It is a disease which seems te
knew no locality nor party. But per
haps Senater Thurman 's idea was that
the Democratic party would be less tol
erant of such misappropriation of
the public moneys and that its
representatives would therefore per
sonally suffer when facing their
constituents and accounting for
their stewaulship. in that view he
is right. We de net believe that a Dem
ocratic constituency generally will sus
tain a representative who filches the
public money even for their benefit. Re
publican constituencies seem te be mere
accommodating and less squeamish. It is
a geed distinction te preserve between
the parties, and we recommend that
every Democrat who voted for the pas
sage of this river and harbor bill be re
jected by his party in his district. Fer
he has net the excuse of ignorance. The
iniquitous character of many of the ap
propriations was clearly shown in the
debate upon the bill. There is no chance
for dispute that many of the objects for
which money was appropriated were of
no value te the country. The money
was stolen. The men who voted te pass
it out of the treasury are tee dishonest
or tee weak te be fit representatives of
Democratic principles and the people
should spew them out.
It may be necessary for us te say, te
avoid misapprehension, that the appor
tionment which Ave have suggested, giv
ing the Republicans sixteen probable
congressmen in Pennsylvania te eleven
for the Democrats, was net presented as
the fairest division that could be made
between the parties, which differed but
37,000 in their vote in a total of about
900,000 ; but only as the fairest that could
probably be obtained from a Republican
Legislature, and as one that divided the
state fairly in population and advan
tageously in putting contiguous counties
together in districts.
Whex Garfield's election was te be
accomplished and practical politicians
were needed at the front it was Simen
Cameren, accompanied by his pretege,
the jelly commodore of the Examine.;
who represented Lancaster county among
the pilgrims te Menter. New when the
cabinet member from Pennsylvania is te
be agreed upon we hear of Senater C. S.
Kauffman being out there, and that the
names under consideration are of such
" literary fellers," eminent in the Ex
aminer's esleem,as Wharten Barker and
Wayne MacVeagli.
An esteemed contributor figures out that
the national banks could de business en
a one-and-a-half per cent, bend, and yet
de better than banks understate laws.
The country was satisfied, we believe,
with the profit that the banks would
derive from the three per cent, bends,
but their present attitude very forcibly
recalls the fortunes of the deg who drop-
ped bis bone in
his zeal te grasp the
shadow, tee.
FEBSONAU.
James .Tessast, F. G. S.f professor of
geology at King's college, Londen, is dead.
Themas D. Jenes, a well known sculp
ter, .died at Columbus, yesterday, aged
sixty -nine years.
General Miller, the new senator from
California, has rented the late Fernande
Weed's house.
Mr. Edgar Besapartk, son of Colonel
Jereme and 3Iadame Bonaparte, will be
appointed te fill one of the two vacancies
new existing at West Point.
Mrs. Spraeue'b counsel accepted the
gauntlet thrown down by the governor's
attorneys, and have sent word that they
would be ready and present in court next
Friday te go en with the case.
Senater C. S. Kauffmak, of this county,
was at Menter en Saturday advising Gar
field as te his Pennsylvania cabinet, and
simultaneously the New Era recommends
Wharten Barker. That settles it.
Emery Sterrs is bagging influence en
every side te get himself appointed audi
tor general. lie has written te a great
many of the big lawyers of the country
for letters of recommendation. He will
net reach.
Agent Charles II. Day, of Forepaugh's
show, has received nearly 200 photographs
iu answer te his offer of $10,000 for the
services for the season of the handsomest
lady in the land. Thus far a young lady
of Bradford is tbe favorite.
General Garfield's last Sunday in
Menter has been very quiet and restful.
In the morning he and Mrs. Garfield at
tended worship in the Disciple church.
Ne allusion was made in the sermon te
the president-elect, but in the closing
prayer the minister mentioned him and
his wife by name, and invoked the Divine
blessing iu a simple and earnest petition.
There was a great popular manifestation
in Paris yesterday in honor of the birth
day of Victer Hcre. A large number of
the members of the Chamber of Deputies
and ether distinguished persons were re
ceived by M. Huge. While the reception
was going en a precession of deputations
marched through the enormous crowd te
the residence of the illustrious author,
v. he saluted the deputations from a win
dow. The number of people in all the
deputations is estimated at 300,000, Leuis
Blanc delivered a penegyric en M. Hue
at the Trocadero.
Mrs. Hayes will take General Garfield's
mother and wife te the eapitel in her car
riage te witness the ceremonies. On theii
return te the White Heuse Mrs. Hayes
will preside at a lunch, at which the in
coming and the outgoing officials will be
guests, and she will then resign the keys
of the White Heuse closets te Mrs. Gar
field. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes will pass sonic
days at the residence of Secretary Sher
man, en K street. Much of the private
property of Mr. Hayes has already
been packed up and will be shipped
early this week te his home in Fremont,
Ohie.
MINOR TOPICS.
It is estimated by treasury officials that
the reduction of the public debt for the
month of February will be about $10,000,
000. The Democratic senators arc resolved
te continue their present organization,
if they arc able, as new seems certain, te
organize the Senate.
A fellow who has had nothing else te
de has kept the score and says mere than
a bundled men have been mentioned as
being " absolutely certain " of Cabinet
places.
Chief Jcstice Waite never had a case
before the United States supreme court and
indeed was net even admitted te practice
at the court until a year before he was ap
pointed chief justice.
The live question of huggiug, whatever
it may be, is befere the Michigan Legis
lature in the shape of bill te ruake hug
ging a girl against her will a penitentiary
offense.
Grant has reached the conclusion that
the scheme for a world's fair in New Yerk
in 1883 is likely te fail unless the Central
park is given up te it for a site. He finds
that there is no interest in the fair among
the people of the city. " The enthusiasm
about the fair is greater in Europe than in
New Yerk," said Grant, and he finds that
even his name as president jrill net awaken
it.
Tjik discovery that "Owen Meredith"
plagarized his famous poem "tLucile"' al
most bodily from the French has net par
alyzed his literary reputation at all. Which
recalls the fact that Disraeli "conveyed"
word for word a eulogy pronounced by
the late Thiers ever Marshall Soult te de
duty at the death of Wellington. Yet Dis
raeli never suffered in public estimation
for it.
At the Newcastle West petty sessions',
county of Limerick. Mylcs Ambrose, a
little boy aged ten years, was prosecuted
at the suit of the queen for having "en
the 23d of January whistled at Hugh
Murray Gunn, J. P., in a tone of derision,
and thereby intimidated him." Mr. Gunn
left the bench and came te the witness
tab'e. He deposed te the whistling and
the derisiveness of its tone. The case was
dismissed.
STATE ITEMS.
The express train en the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western read, struck
and killed an old woman named 3Irs. Pif
ger, at a point about a mile from Scranton.
She was picking coal along the track and
did net notice the approach of the train.
Her body was badly mangled.
A shepherd deg en the farm of Mr.
Themas Hain at Seelcyville, Wayne
county, had been seen repeatedly te drag
a large piece of bark up a steep hill back
of the farmhouse, where a thick crust had
formed, then deliberately scat himself en
it and slide te the bottom of the hill.
Many people have witnessed this strange
freak of the deg's, and after coasting
down the hill several times the deg would
carry the bark sled te a place of safety
until he needed it again.
An old clock weight with a plug iu it
attracted the attention of Officer Cooper
a3 he examined the premises of Addison
Hewland, the miser who died recently in
.ueaavii'e. upon Knocking it out sol m :
silverpieces, of dates from 73 te 150 years !
a-'e. rolled out. A dirrv paner that bore
the marks of many feet when picked up te escape, he slipped and fell te the gieund
was found te contain $450 in greenbacks, i striking en his heav' and breaking his
Mere than $8,500 in all has been found neck. A party of lumbermen found Pct
upon the premises and in every incen- tigrew's body a fe7 hours later. He was
ceivable utensil and place. The coins : still clinging firmly te the trap containing
have additional value through their age i
and rarity,
The Profits el National Basking.
Messrs Editors : In the Istellioex Istellieex
cer of Saturday you publish a cempara
tive statement of the profits of national
and ether banks whieh seems te me te un
necessarily befog the question.
The national banks can use a lper cent,
bend as the basis of their circulation and
still make a profit of j per cent, pei year
en their capital stock mere than they
could as private bankers, as will be readily
seen by the following :
Assume, for easy calculation, that a
national bank starts with $100, GOO capital.
W'ith this it buys 1 per cent, bends, and
deposits at the United States treasury, re
ceiving $00,000 in bank notes te use in its
banking business.
It new has all its money back but $10,
000, and at the end of the year it draws
$1,500 from the government, interest en
its bend, and pays $900 tax en its $90,000
of circulation, leaving a profit of $600, or
exactly 0 per cent, en the $10,000 invested.
The national bank is net required te
keep a single cent of its circulation as a
reserve fund and can lend the whole of it
as fully as a private bauk. Thus far then
both are equally profitable, but under the
internal revenue laws all banks and bank
ers must pay lpcr cent, per year tax en
their capital stock, net invested in United
States bends. New the national bauk has
all its capital in United States bends, and
escapes this tax, while the private bank is
using its capital in its business and must
pay this tax.
Se that a national bank even if com
pelled te bank en a 1J per cer.t. bend
would make mere by this half per cent,
per year tax than a private bank would
make.
The bends of the United S'ates arc a
debt by the ichele people te a very few. Is
the legislation therefore which creates a 3
per cent, bend for the use of national
liriiika in ilin mtorecfc if tin ivlwtln nan,'.
people
H.
or of the very few ?
A SCICAXTOX I1UKKOU.
Seventeen Clnlitreu SuR'acu'eil A MyHteneiig
Fire in St. J'atrivk'8 Orphan Asylum
Cliil'lrcn Locked in :i Denitiiry unit
Unable te Escape.
bcraiiteu liUn.iteli te the Times.
Scvcnteen inmates of St. Patrick's or
phan asylum, of Hyde Park, cempiisiug
fourteen boys and three girls, ranging in
age from, six te twelve years, were suffo
cated Sunday night by au unexplained lire
that broke out at about nine o'clock. The
number of chiidien under the care of the
Sinters was forty eighteen boys and twenty-two
girls. The institution is in charge
of several Sisters of Charity and is situated
at the corner of Jacksen street and Lin
coln avenue. It is four stories in height.
On the third lloer are two dormitories,
separated by a partition one for the boys
and the ether for the. girls.
The children were taken te the third
lloer by one of the sisters, who
assigned them te their respective rooms.
The sister locked the deer aud started
for the lower fleer. When about half
way down her attention was attracted te
smoke issuing from one of the rooms. It
was discovered that a brisk fire was in
progress and the sister, alarmed for the
safety of her charges, hurried back te the
girls' dormitory. The inmates were fright
ened by the smoke that was entering their
room from the lower fleer and rushed te
the lauding. In a short time the sister
led the wtf down stairs aud all the girls
followed her. They were sent te a place
of safety. The smoke was new forcing
through the hallway in dense volumes.
The sister again started for the thiid
fleer te rescue the boys, but she had gene
only a short distance when she met a
strange man, who told her the boys had
all been removed from the dormitory.
She persisted that they were still in their
room, but the stranger asserted that they
were net, and quieted her fears. By this
time tlic firemen had arrived. The lire
bin ned strongly en the second and third
floors, and streams were seen being
thrown upon the flames. Doubt being
expressed about the boys having escaped,
the firemen worked toward the dormi
tory. In a sheit time they suc
ceeded in clearing a passage. The deer of
the boy's room was then broken open.
The surmises of the doubting ones were
found te be correct. The children were
discovered huddled together beneath their
cots, having becu suffocated. Twe of
them were slightly scorched by the
flames.
The calamity has caused excitement
such as has never been experienced in this
city. The streets are filled with people,
who visited the scene of the occurrence.
The terrible result has cast a gloom
throughout the city that is positively
painful. It cannot be ascertained hew the
lire originated.
Courting One mid Marrying the Other.
Columbus, O.. Correspondence of the World.
A prominent state official has two very
beautiful and highly accomplished daugh
ters Miss Kate and Miss Jennie both of
whom are well and favorably known in
society. A carriage trimmer who lived
hard by was assiduous in his attentions
te Miss Jennie, the younger, and mat
ters had progressed se far that an en
gagement was entered into with the con
sent of her father, and all the arrange
ments were made te celebrate the nuptials.
Cards were out, presents were selected
and congratulations had already begun te
arrive. Suddenly and without explana
tion the invited guests were notified that
the wedding had been indefinitely post
poned. The reasons therefer have just
been made known. On Tuesday Miss
Jennie went te her room and found lying
en her dressing case a note addressed te
her sister in the handwriting of her
affianced. With a woman's curiosity she
opened and read the note and was rendered
almost insane te find in it full details of an
arrangement for her sister Kate te meet
the carriage trimmer at the residence of a
minister and have the xnariiagc ceremony
performed that evening. Hastening te the
parlor te confront her sister ,shc learned that
Miss Kate had gene out a short time pre
viously. Miss Jennie began immediately te
make preparations te go te the minister's,
but they were interrupted by the arrival
of the carriage-trimmer and his very new
wife, who gave no ether explanation for
their conduct than that "it had been in
tended from the first." They then re
paired te the residence of the carriage -trimmer's
father, where they still remain.
Miss Jennie was prostrated by the unex
pected blew and new lies at the point of
death from an attack of the brain fever.
Shocking Death of un Old Trapper.
Henry Pettigrew, a well-known trapper,
met with a shocking death en Friday. He
usually kept thirty traps along the moun
tain slope aud near the Lackawanna river
the year round. On Thursday he placed
one of his traps iu the crevice of a preci
pice of locks, 112 feet from the ground,
where he expected te capture au otter.
On Friday he spied the otter in liis trap
and proceeded up the rocky cliff aud along
the precipice, aud although the rocks were
covered with ice he reached the trap in
safety. On the return trip, while climb-
ing around a narrow point with the trap
in his hand and the otter trying his best
the live otter. The remains were taken 1
te his home.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Juan Garcia, a Mexican, was kill in San
ta Fe en Saturday by another Mexican
during a row.
The jury in the case of Colonel Cash
failed te reach an agreement. The judge's
pointed charge declared that the sheeting
was murder.
The opera testival of the Cincinnati Col
lege of Music closed Saturday night. The
total attendance at the saver: performances
was 33,000. The total receipts were $00,
000. The second billard match between sex
ton and Scbaefer, for $2,000, came off at
Tammany hall and was wen by the form
er, the score being Sexten, 400 ; Schaefer,
363 ; winner's average, 31.
Richard Hurley, in a fight in Cincinnati
with Michael Murphy, shot at him several
times, wounding him in the arm. One of
the shots fired at Murphy struck Jehn Sul
livan, who happened te be going home en
Eighth street, and killed him.
Abraham and Messias Baca, the mur
derers of Editor Conkling, have been ar
rested in Yslcta, Texas, aud will probably
be lynched before arriving at Secorro,
New Mexico, where the murder was com
mitted. While the members of the New Leba
non, N. Y., Shaker community were at
tending service, burglars entered their
houses and carried away between $000 and
$700 in money, $1,500 in Midland railroad
bends, and five silver watches.
A barn en the Weed's Hill farm, in
Pemfrct, Conn., with forty three head of
cattle, thirty-five tens of hay, farming
tools, carts and wagons, was burned en
Friday night. Less between $3,000 and
$4,000 ; no insurance.
On the Southern Central railroad, near
fierkshue, a passenger train was thrown
from the track by a broken rail. A pas
senger named Sweet, of Dryden, jumped
from a platform, aud the coach tinning
ever upon him, killed him. Three ethers
weic injured.
One of the most successful bear hunts
en record has been made by three mem
bers of the British embassy in St. Peters
burg. In fenr days' sheeting, the party,
consisting of Lord Dufferin, Lieutenant
Colonel Yillicrs and Mr. Kennedy, bagged
eleven bears.
The posteflice iu Rahway, N. J., was
broken into early yesterday morning and
the safe blown te atoms. Several hundred
dollars in money and postage stamps and
ether valuables were stolen. The amount
of the less is net. known. There is no clue
te the perpetrators.
Dr. Arthur Clifferd, a son of ex-Gov.
Clifferd of Massachusetts, while returning
from a short tf ip te New Yerk with Dr.
Ira Russell, shot himself through the
heart in a Ware River train between Barre
Plains and Wincheuden, Mas. He had
been partly insane, and under Dr. Rus
sell's care at the YVinehenden Asylum.
Four mere persons have died of small
pox in Fremont, N. Y., making six in all.
Five of these cases have been in the fam
ily of Philip Dcekclman. There are sev
eral ether cases in the same family. The
quarantine established seems te have done
but little geed,. and nearly the whole town
is new included in its boundaries.
A summons and complaint have been
served upon the Rev. A. II. Shurtliff, pas
tor of the M. E. church, and well known
throughout the Central New Yerk con
ference, by the Rev. Charles E. Lewis, an
evangelist, charging Mr. Shurtliff with
having reported that he (Mr. Lewis) had
alienated the affections of the wife of
David F. Kiikland.
A man in Bcleit, Wis , made a queer
ice house, lie built a circular tower,
about 12 feet in diameter aud as many
high, with thick stone walls. Inte this a
small quantity of water was pumped each
day and allowed te freeze. A refrigera
tor chamber was built iu the centre of the
tower and below the level of the ground,
se that all the mass of solid ice is around
and above it.
The towns of Deer Park and Forrest Ferrest
burgh, N. Y., are te decide by election to
morrow whether they shall contest the
legality of the bends issued in 1879 in aid
of the Pert Jervis & Montiuelle railroad.
Deer Park was bended for $200,000, and
Ferrestburgh for $21,000. The town of
Thompson, which was bended for $148,000
has already contested the bends. The cir
cuit court decided against the tewn,nnd the
case is new before the supreme court.
Mrs. Mellic Utz, a highly respectable
widow lady of New Albany, Ind , is be
coming ossified. The flesh, muscles, ar
teries and nerves of her hands, fingers, and
arms have beceme as hard as bone up te
her elbows, and are of an alabaster
whiteness. The ossification process has
been going en about a year, and eminent
physicians tell the lady there is no cure
whatever for her.
The town of Franklin, en the Seaboard
& Roanoke railroad, Southempton county,
Va., has been half destroyed by an acci
dental fne. Nearly all the business houses
were burned, including the posteflice and
the telegraph office. The railroad ware
houses were saved, this being the point at
which the fire was stepped. The less is
estimated at $150,000. The fire originated
from the explosion of an oil lamp in the
grocery store of H. AV. Jenkins & Ce. The
insurance is net mere than $50,000.
Near Weeks' Mills in China Village,
twelve miles from Augusta, Ga., a young
man named Charles Merrill, killed his
mother iu a barn near her heuse by strik
ing her en the head with a hammer. He
ceuccaled the body in a haymow until it
was frozen and then cut it into pieces, a
part of which he partially burned, throw
ing the charred remains in a manure heap.
The ether portion he buried iu the snow in
Barten's weeds. The wemau being missed
for several days suspicions attached te the
son as having caused her disappearance,
no was arrested and confessed the facts
given.
Martin Ress aud William Pickett, living
near Wavcrley, Me., had a difficulty grow
ing out of au alleged insult offered by Re-s
te Pickett's wife. They met near the line
dividing their farms, and after a few angry
words, Pickett drew a revolver and sent a
bullet through Ress's right lung. Several
shots were exchanged, when finally Pick
ett fell, pierced through the heart, died
instantly. Ress, in addition te the lung
wound, was snot in the thigh, and cannot
recover. Pickett leaves a wife, having
been married only six months, and Ress is
the eldest son of a widowed mother.
William Lewry, living three miles from
Bloomington, 111., was cleaning a revolver.
Supposing it te be empty, he playfully
pointed it at his sister Mary, a young lady
of eighteen, who was sitting at a table.
The pistol proved te be leaded, and an ex
plosion followed the pulling of the trigger.
The bullet ledged in the young lady's
neck, almost severing the jugular vein
and causing a fatal wound, lie then turn
ed the pistol te his own head, aud only
that his arm was quickly seized by a by
stander he would have taken his own life
in horror of bis fatal action.
A couple registered at one of the hotels
in Buffalo, N. Y., as S. Sutten aud wife of
Bosten. One morning the wife was found
in bed alone, the room was filled with coal
gas from au open stove, and all chance of
egress of the foul air was carefully closed,
and Mr. Sutten's whereabouts unknown.
Mrs. Sutten's valuables had been taken,
and it is believed that some beer which
Sutten had indtued his wife te drink be
fore retiring had been drugged. The
couple had been married only a few weeks,
after a very short acquaintance. It is be
lieved, from the facts obtained, that Sut Sut
eon deliberately attempted te smother bis
wife, which, however, proved unsuccess
fa, and Mis. Sutten has started iu pur
suit of her recreant lord.
THE HLUK AND THE GBEY.
Aa Unexpected Performance.
In New Orleans, en Saturday, an im
pressive ceremony took place in Greenwood
cemetery. About eleven o'clock the
Charlestown (Mass.) Cadets. Captain
Phipps iu cemmaud, went te Greenwood
en cars, and, having alighted, marched into
the cemetery. Drawing up in line in front
of the marble statue te Southern soldiers,
the company " presented arms " and came
te "parade rest." The hymn, "Nearer,
my Ged, te Thee," was then sung by the
entire company, after which a beautiful
shield of the Uuie'n, made of flowers, with
a crescent and star in the centre, was of
fered in memory of the dead, and placed
en the marble bust of Lee, en the monu
ment. Then was sung " The Sweet By
and By," after which three ruffles of the
drum were beaten, and the company
marched silently te the cars and returned
te the city.
Commenting en the above incident, the
Picayune says : "This act en the part of
the cadets was entirely unexpected, even
by their hosts, the Continental Guards, the
matter having been kept a profound se
cret. It was a ceremony cenceivea in
the spirit of aniity, and performed with
imposing dignity." In Washington cem
etery the grave of Dr. J. M. CuIIen, form
erly a member of the Continental Guards,
was similarly decorated. The National
Lancers and the Charlestown Cadets dined
with the Continental Guards at the Span
ish fort. A detachment of the Washing
ton Aitillery went up Jacksen read te meet
a battalion of the Seventy-first New Yerk.
Its 'ew Bess.
Examinei, Feb. IP.
The new " Bes," Wharten Barker,
who made his " pile" as the agent of the
Russian government, is at Ilarrisburg,
and attends Mic caucus of the " kickers."
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
MT. JOY CORRESPONDENCE.
The Woolly News Frem that Borough.
There was a thin sprinkling of tobacco
buyers iu this neighborhood last week and
the market was net se inactive as hereto
fore. Farmeis, with a few exceptions,
have the ciep in a marketable condition
and await purchasers. Following are
sonic sales in Haphe township : Christian
Newcomer, 3 acres at 20, 7 and 3 ; Jehn
Geedman, 3 acres at 11 aud 4 ; Samuel
Angst, 4 acres at 20, 5 and 3. The
r money obtained thus far for 18S0 tobacco
falls far below that et 187'J. me aoeve
figures leek big, aud at first glance would
indicate that the grower is well paid.
Such is net the case, although the yield
per acre is up te the average in
size, color, quality aud weight. The
farmer who asserts his crop as he should
finds iu most cases his ci op iu these pro
portionate grades : Wrappers , seconds
and tillers 5-12, which, if sold at 20, 7 and
3, would net 9 cents through. Your
correspondent has seen the same kind of
goods, when free from holes, sell at 18
cents around. We saw one let of this
year's crop that didn't pay the expense of
harvesting and stripping it. .Most larmers
will fully realize the destructive effects of
the hopper and bectle when they come te
get their checks, and will have sufficient
cause te grumble.
Saturday was a brisk day for our trades
men and our streets were alive with coun
try folk. The streets were lined with
vehicles of every description, and at
several points traveling was for a while
impeded.
At a horse sale en Saturday afternoon
C. II. Zeller, auctioneer, sold 14 head, for
J. E. Loraw, at prices ranging from $135
te $194 per head.
A valuable horse, the property of Z. W.
Keller, died of lung fever en Sunday.
The public sales are well attended and
many articles bring exorbitant prices.
At a sale in East Denegal last week a set
of heavy gears brought $4 mere than they
cost when manufactured thirty years age,
since which time they were in use.
On Friday Henry Shaffner celebrated
his sixty-ninth birthday. In the eveniug
the cornet band gave him a serenade.
A. B. Reet, has returned from a trip
through Virginia.
Eh Eugle. of Frederick. .Maryland, is
here en a visit.
Rev. Swartz of the Bethel church will
leave in a short time for Mechanicsburg ;
Rev. Lockwood, of Elizabethtown, will
tike his plr.ej.
Rev. 31. P. Deyle, of the United Breth
ren, takes an appeiutment at Lebanon.
The Reet plow works are running
eleven hours a day in order te fulfill their
orders.
Frem a reliable source we Icaru that an
iron bridge will be built across the Little
Cliiqucs, instead f the old railroad bridge
which is past repairing.
Theic was no gas at the Bethel church
last night and a union meeting was held
at the U. B. church in the evening. Elder
A. II. Leng, a visiting clergyman, preach
ed the sermon.
We are glad te report that our towns
man, Jeseph Datwiler, is able te be about
again.
Philip Frauk has received a carload of
Alderny cattle from tlie AVest.
The members of Cove ledge, Ne. 301, K.
of P., partook of a supper at their room en
Thursday evening.
Rev. A. L. Urban, of Stcelten, occupied
the pulpit of the M. E. chnrch en Snnday
morning and evening.
Keystone Band Fair.
There was a lively time at the Keystone
band fair en Saturday evening, a great
crowd being in attendance and the re
ceipts being ever $300. The Millersville
baud was present and played a number of
pieces of music, as did also the Keystone
band. Following is the result of the
voting for the several articles disposed of :
Davis Sewing Machine : Jehn Zcchcr,
814$ votes ; Ida Frailey, 58 votes.
Silver Watch : Al. Shaub, 508 ; Em'l
Ruttcr, 376.
Deuble-barreled Gun : Jehn C. Ander Ander
eon, 500 ; Wm. Leenard, 80.
Carpet : The "I. S. Club," 557 votes
there being no competition.
The parlor stove and weavers' tools
will be disposed of by ballet te-night.
The management have determined te
keep the fair open during the present
week. New and desirable articles are
daily being added te the tables, and several
valuable articles are yet te be disposed of
by ballet and by chance.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing unclaimed in the Lancaster posteflice
for the week ending Monday, February 28
1881 :
Ladies' List: Frances Carrolis, Mrs.
Dingwall, Rebecca Haencr, Clara Jenes,
Bab Kcescy, Leu Pferman, Mina Sing'ey,
Lizzie K. Stauffer, Sallee Weinbeld.
Gents' List: Gustav Bausc (for. 2), Rev.
A. Berg, William Brandt, Jacob R. Buck
waiter, Jehn Dissingcr, A. B. Eshenenr,
Jeseph Evans, Jacob Evan, Abley Fever,
M. B. Fasnacht, Abncr S. Hcrr, Elias
Hoever, Harvey Lehr, Gee. Lyens, Isaac
Lichty. J. A. McClure, Edward Mehn,
Jehn Mever, Jehn G. Mullen, Milten S.
Rohrer. Calvin M. Smith, E. D. Stein,
Fred Uphclman. Julius White.
Painful Accident.
On Saturday evening Willie! m Heffman,
lately employed in the vicinity of Neffs.
ville, visited that Village, met some friend?,
and after having a geed time accidentally
fell and broke one of his legs. He was
attended te by Dr. Bewman, who set the
broken limb, and Mr. Swartly kindly of
fered the injured man a home daring bis
disability.
THE HUMANE FAI1C
Large Crowd Pretest at the Cletia.
The Humane fair closed en Saturday
uight and there was a tremendous crowd
present. It is said that the number of
persons who were present during the even
iug, coming and going at different tirees,
was almost 2,000. The voting was very
lively during the evening. The following is
the list of articles voted off with the names
of the candidates and the amounts ei money
collected by each :
Sewing Machine : Miss Annie Shober,
$73.85; Ames Drepperd, $36; Miss Sel
lers, $25.80 ; Miss Ada Gast, $5.25.
Bey's Bicycle: Jacob Shirk, $65.30.
Organ : Miss Lucy Oblender. $17S ;
Lizzie Aucamp, $142 ; Mary Hess. $41.10 ;
Charles White, $36 ; Geerge Matthews,
$27.50.
Gun, Ne. 1 : Theodere Beck, $120.75 ;
Harry Shantz $12.70; 3Iichael Gray, $7.
Silver Watch : Charles Haines, $36.70 ;
Frederick Neal, $28.97; A. J. Clinger,
$3.70.
Butchers' Toels : Jehn Deerr, $34.45 ;
A. W. Evans, $17.10.
Cigar Maket's Toels: Win. Heward,
$58.35 ; Jehn Flenard, $42.65.
Bass Violin : Henry Derwart, $59.47 ;
Abram Stauffer, $16.40.
Geld Watch : Edward Kress, $175.25 ;
Jehn Stark. $19.70
Turkish Pipe : Jeseph Bradel, $22.
Fireman's equipments: Jes. Neimer,
$54.65.
Geld ring: Miss Lizzie Miller. $105,
Amelia Bissinger. $92 ; Lizzie Kie Her,
$20.50; DenaKieffer, $5.25.
The following articles were chauced off
and were wen as below : Coverlet, M.
Kirchner ; bouquet holder, Kate Acker
man ; coverlet, Mary Wall ; table cloth, Cal
lie Messer ; Pillow shams, Frederick Lutz;
large dell, A. E. Cenelle ; silver caster,
Emma Leng ; bracket, Frederick Naglc ;
printer's stick, J. L. Lyte ; ice cooler,
Mound; white skirt, Celia Wel-
pert ; set of dishes. Cenrad Mower ; car
pet, Geerge Weber ; wax cress, 1 lies.
Zecher : large cake, Geerge A. Marshall ;
fruit dish, Mrs. Ricker ; box of cigars,
Jehn Flick; cress, J. Licht; glass
case of cigars, A. J. Troyer ; " Hu
mane" dell, Katie Zecher; silver but
ter dish, Mrs. L. II. Bachler;
set of tidies, Jehn Kautz ; musliu basket,
Mrs. Annie Simen ; pair et urns, Jehn
Kautz; ten of coal Xavier Ritchie ; "Em
pire" music box, F. A. Demuth ; horns,
Mrs. Bachler ; cornucopia. Friendship
company ; tidies, Frank Fisher ; silver
mug, Mrs. Paul Smith ; pair of urns,
Geerge Killian ; piece of muslin, Julius
Levy ; set of tidies, Marien Duchman ;
wax bouquet, Amelia Swope.
A number of ether articles were left
ever and they will be chanced off by the
company at a future meeting.
The fair was a great success and the
company will clear between $2,000 aud
$2,500 by it.
LAKGE FUNKKAL.
Imposing Display by Knights of Tythlas.
The funeral of Frederick S. Kahl, whose
sad death by being crushed beneath fall
ing earth while he was engaged in excavat
ing a cellar in Seuth Queen street, has
been heretofore mentioned in these col cel col
umns,teok place yesterday afternoon from
his late residence, rear of 451 and 453 St.
Jeseph street. There was an immense
throng iu attendance including ever a hun
dred members of the order of Knights of
Pythias, of which deceased was a member.
The body, handsomely coffined, was
exposed te view, and hundreds
of friends and neighbors availed
themselves of the opportunity te take a
last leek at the face, which were a very
natural expression. The religions services
were conducted by Rev. C. Elvin Houpt,
of Grace Lutheran church. At the con
clusion of these services the funeral pre
cession formed and the body was berne te
its final resting place. The right of the
precession was occupied by Division Ne.
6, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias,
who numbered ever forty aud appeared iu
full uniform, with the City cornet
band at the head of the line. The
band and members of the Uniform
Rank, the latter with reversed swords,
marched in the middle of the street, en
slew time, the band playing a funeral
dirge all the way from the residence te the
grave iu Woodward Hill cemetery. The
hearse bearing the ueily et ueccaseu ioi iei ioi
lewed the division, a guard of uniformed
knights, with reversed swords, marching
en either side. Behind it were carriages
containing members of the family. On
the sidewalk, some distance in advance of
the hearse, marched Lancaster Ledge, Ne.
63, Knights of Pythias, sixty strong,
wearing uniform caps, dark clothes aud
white gloves. These were followed by
delegations of members of ether
ledges, and by the Spring Garden drum
corps, wearing badges. Then followed
mourners onfeot,and a line of several hun
dred friends and neighbors of deceased.
The funeral was one of the largest that
has taken place in Lancaster for a long
time past. Arriving at the grave, the
burial services of the Uniform Rank and
of the order of K. of P. was read by Dr.
31 W. Raub, the Uniform Rank forming
a triangle (the emblem of the order)
around the grave. The sad rites ended,
and dust having been returned te dust,
the immense throng left the cemetery ;
the Knights returning te their quarters
in Castle hall and the Uniform Rank te
Roberts hall.
During the funeral the streets through
which it passed were thronged by an im
mense number of spectators.
We are informed that 3Ir. Kahl died
just two weeks before he had becu a year
a member of the order, and hence his fam
ily were net entitled te full funeral bene
fits ; but the order has generously as
sumed the entire expenses of the funeral.
m
XK1GIIBOICHUUD NEWS.
Events Acreis the County Lines.
On Saturday afternoon a freight car iu
a train en the Stcelten branch of tlu
Reading read jumped the track near the
Paxton furnace, aud two cars were thrown
ever the embankment. The cars were
very badly broken.
Dr. J. P. Wickcrsham, superintendent
of public instruction, will lecture before
the Unienville literary society, Chester
county, en the 0th day evening (Friday),
3d month 4tb, subject : ' A Summer
Tour in Europe."
The ordinance directing 3Iarket street,
Ilarrisburg, te be paved with Belgian
blocks, was passed by common council
finally en Satin day evening and went te
first reading in select council, which latter
body will act finally upon it at next meet
ing. Michael Gardiner, a young lad residing
in Lewor Chanceferd township, Yerk
county, had just returned from singing
school and was putting away the horse he
had ridden, when another horse by which
he was passing kicked him violently en the
head and shoulders and he was found dead
in the stable.
Basil 3Ioerc, a colored man who is well
known in police circles as having been a
demon when drunk, was found by the
keeper en Saturday morning dead in his
cell in the Dauphin county prison. When
discovered 3Ioere was lying en the fleer
with his neck resting ou a het steam pips,
which had seared the flesh considerably.
Dr. Egle made an examination and dis
covered that the man's neck was broken,
and came te the conclusion that as he was
subject te epileptic fits he had fallen ejj;
of bed during the nigbt while suffering
from one of them, and had died from the
fracture sustained.
Mount St. Mary's college, at Emmitts-
burg, 3Id. has filed a bill in equity for a
receiver, and Mr. 3IcSherry, counsel for
the college, was appointed in that capacity
by the court. The liabilities are said; te
exceed $200,000. Mount St. Mary's is one
of the eldest and most widely known of
the Catholic colleges in the country. The
liabilities are in tlie form of a mortgage en
the buildings, salaries of professors, wages
of servants and attendants, aud trades
men's bills for supplies. The First na
tional bank of Hanover, Pa., is a creditor
te tliJ amount of $40,000. Randelph
Nichols of Frederick has a claim of $5,000,
the Gettysburg national bank one of
$60,000. A rebellion has broken out in
the senior class, and the pupils have left
the institution.
The Democrats of the Reading city
council hail a caucus ou Friday uight for
the pnijiec of selecting a candidate for
city solicitor. There were four aspirants,
viz : Jehn B. Dampman. Wayne Hay
man. B. Fiank Dettra and Jehn Ralston,
the latter formerly of this county. The
struggle was long and stubborn, resulting
en the 12th ballet iu the choice of Dettra
by a vote of 19 te 15
TOBACCO "MARKET.
Fer Sceil Leut aul Havana.
Uiittetl States Tobacco Journal.
Our market was exceedingly desolate
this week. These who for the past few
weeks grasped for geed tobaece like
drowning persons for tin proverbial straw
are new very likely taking a solid rest af
ter their greaf. exeitiens.
It is a difficult aud thankless task for a
trade journal te report and criticise ac
tions of bttyuis ami sellers impartially.
These who buy in times of excitement
generally feel sad when the reaction of the
market sets in. and they find that goods
such as they succeeded iu obtaining from
holders by strategy (because thej" imag
ined them te be the only stock of the kind
procurable) are still te be procured in the
market. These who buy at such times be
come elated if the excitement continues ;
it is te tliem a certificate of their smart
ness and ability. Notwithstanding the.
quietness el the market, these who re
cently put chased se heavily at high figures
need no, be alarmed. There is new net
the least possibility that figures for any of
the '79 eieps will go down. This is the
only consolation we can 'give them. What
they can make en their purchases only
the future can tell. All '79 stocks arc
staple articles. It will be six mouths be-
lore the 7SU can be used ; an l altiieugn
our stock of old goods is by no means ex
hausted, though holders try te make
ethers believe se, the usual demand for
home consumption stands no chance of
interruption from any source.
In Pennsylvania, buyers an; busy pick
ing up '80 tobacco with or without holes.
The price paid depends upon the size of
the holes. Aeceuling te reports this is
done with a nicety bordering en science.
If the market opens iu the fall with the
fermented "80 Pennsylvania, it appears te
be imperative that the selling prices will
ab.e have te conform te the quantity of
holes in the leaves, and our readers must
then net be surprised te see us quete sales
in the following fashion :
' reiumylTanlu.
" Crep '83 : 100 cases with 1251 "hole
te the square inch, 13 cents.
" 109 eases, with !0,9C8 holes te the
cubic feet, 8 cents.
" 250 cases, holes kept in separate cases,
30 cents.
"500 cases, with holes only en the
wrong side of the leaf, 90 cents.
" 200 cases, holes only. p. t."
Frem Wisconsin and Ohie the reports
regarding the 'SO crop are encouraging,
and buying is steadily going en at last
year's pi ices. Should these two crops
really prove iwful, any fear as te future
scarcity of leaf may be abandoned.
The sales of the past week were :
Pennsylvania Crep '79 :450 cases, prime
running,22V cents; medium, 16 te lOecuts ;
low, 11 te15 cents ; fillers. 8 cents.
Ceiiix'cticut Crep '79 : 300 cases, most
ly wrappcis, at 21 te 30 cents ; second.-
very suaice ; askiug ligure 11 cents.
Ohie Ci op '79 : 180 eases running, 10J
cents.
Wisconsin Crep '79 ; 200 cases. 11 te
162 cents ; the latter Havana seed.
1I:i:miu.
Market active. Sales reach 800 bales.
Up-town manufacturers weic the principal
buyers. 200 bales of '79 Remedies sold at
88 cents ; 115 bales of '79 Vnclta Abajo at
$1.09. Fer '80 stock the apathy in the
market continues.
Next week the U. S. Tvhacce Journal
will be enlarged. Twe pages will be ad
ded, making it a twelve-page paper aud
publication devoted te the interests of the
teba co tiade in the world,
isans's icepMrt.
SaV.s of .seed leaf tobacco, reported by
J. S. Gans'sSen & Ce., tobacco brokers,
Nes. 81 and 8 Wall street. New Yerk, for
the week ending February 28, 1881 : COO
cases 1879 Pennsylvania, asserted, VZ(q.
22c; wrappers, 18(c,40c.: 300 cases 1879
New Eiii-md, wiappcis, 15(fi,3Uc. ; 200
cases 1879 Ouie, 9&12Ji.; 150 cases sun
dries, 'Jj,18.-. Total, 1,250 cases.
Trade Notes.
It !. rep r:ed from Philadelphia te the
Leaf: "Packer and jobbers report trade
net heavy, but very agreeable and satis
factory. AH grades arc selling at full
figure. Sim. -if our Philadelphia pack
ers have c'e ed the 1879 Pennsylvania
crop ; its-(..'(. dealfis new claim that old
Pennsylvania will very shortly be splendid
prepefty. This branch leeks profitable."
Commissioner Rauni gives the number
of ciga s manufactured in 1880 in the
United States as 2,370,344,075. Allowing
25 pounds of tobacco te each thousand
cigars, gives 59,258,000 pounds of tobacco,
from which is te be deducted 8,876,515
pounds of foreign leaf. leaving the amount
of domestic leaf used in the manufacture
of cigars during the fiscal year 1880,
50,332,085 pounds; or reckoning 350
pounds te the case, about 141,000 cases.
The Lecal TUnrKct.
Tiie past week has been a busy one
among the buyer, and a very disagreea
ble one. They appear te he anxious te
buy, and yet the reads arc se abominably
bad, and the weather, during a part of the
week, se cold as te put the tobacco in bad
condition for examination. Still, a geed
many buyer:; were out and a geed deal of
tobacco was bought and delivered at the
city warehouses. Satuiday there was a
larger number of wagons leaded with to
bacco than at any time since last wilder.
Oppcnheimcr is credited with receiving
ever 100.000 pounds and several ether
houses huge quantities, the weight net
stated. It is impossible te make a very
accurate estimate of the total amount
bought in the county up te this time, but
10,000 cases is net very wide of the mark
The estimate of a Lancaster correspondent
of the New Yerk Journal that "15,000
cases of the crop of 1833 have certainly
been packed and no less a quantity
beughf. au aggregate of about 30,000
cases," i a great exaggeration; but
wheu the reads begin te dry up,
se that buyeivs cau travel with seme
comfeit, let us hope that the sales may
seen reach and surpass the figures above
quoted. Mr. Alfechue wlte buys for a Cali
fornia b use, is credited with having se
cured 80; ;-st:; of very fine leaf, and is
about closing out. One or two ether
heavy C:ilifer..i.i buyei.s aie reported en
route, and nny put ia an appearance in
Lancaster within a few days. Oppen
hcimerhas bought, perhaps 1,000 cases
Skiles & F;-y nearly as much, Frcy &
Weidlf r300 cases, and nearly ::1I the city
packers qualities ranging fiem 50 te 500
cases.
Asa closer examination of the crop is
made it is ascertained that the area where
in it was badly flea-bitten h net se exten
sive as was at first suppeied. Seme sec
tions of the county escaped entirely and
in ether sections the damsgc done- is net
very serious. It will ha remembered that
the '70 crop was denounced as being al-
b