LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881.
Hancastct jrutelUgencec.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 188L
Marked Ballets Illegal.
The supreme court of Mississippi Las
given a decision in the case of Oglesby
against Sigman, commissioner of elec
tions, 'which involved the construction
of a state election law, passed in 1880,
that directed the rejection of all ballets
having en them " marks or devices of
any kind whereby one ticket may be dis
tinguished from another." The court
declares this prevision in the highest de
gree mandatory, and that the duty of en
forcing it must devolve upon all officers
and courts te which the question of the
legality of tickets se marked maybe
submitted. It declares'that such tickets
should be rejected when the votes are
first counted by the inspectors at the
various precincts. If net rejected by
them, the duty of rejection is imposed
upon the commissioners when the baleot-boxes
and tickets are sent up
te the county seat, and if these
latter officers fail te reject, the courts
must de se in any legal contest that
mav arise as te the result of the election.
The size or nature of the mark or device
used is wholly immaterial. Any mark,
or any device whereby one ticket may
be distinguished from another that is un
marked, is fatal, whether it be found en
the inside or the outside of the ticket.
The object of the law, says the court, is
two-fold lirst, te preserve the secrecy of
the"ballet, and second, te prevent masses
of voters from " being voted by marks
en tickets, which shall indicate te them
what ticket has been prepared for their
use by party managers, and thus compel
an intelligent selection by the voter of
the candidates for whom he desires te
vote."
This Mississippi decision will be heard
with great interest here, where we have
a similar law. It has been systematic
ally violated in the past and by both par
ties. At the last election the Republi
can ballets for electors sent out by the
8 ate committee were all printed wi.h
engraved heads of different deigns ; and
we had it seriously in contemplation te
ask the intervention of the courts te for
bid their being polled. "We consulted
saveral able lawyers of our party in Phil
adelphia, who did net seem te feel se
well convinced as we did that these Re
publican ballets were unlawful ; and at
any rate they felt persuaded that the
Republican judges in Philadelphia would
net embarrass their party by se declar
ing. We found that in some of
the Philadelphia wards tiie Democrats
issued peculiarly printed ballets; and
that in Berks county the Democratic
ticket was likewise masked; no doubt
also in oilier districts. But there had
been no attempt made by the state com
mittee te have such ballets used all ever
the state. If marked ballets had been
forbidden en the eve of the election all
the Republican voters would have been
veteless. It was felt that there would
be something of sharp practice in seek
ing te put them in this position, even if
it would be possible te get the judges te
construe the law as we construed it ; and
se no step was taken. But we are thor
oughly convinced that every Republican
ballet cast for president was an unlawful
one, and one which should have been
thrown out if the election had been con
tested. That is the law as laid down in
Mississippi ; and it is geed sense. If a
ticket is unlawful it cannot be counted.
The object of the law in prohibiting
marked ballets is te protect the voter in
his right te a secret ballet : but if a
marked ballet is geed and must be
counted, the law is nullified.
Our statute declares that the folded
ballet shall contain " en the outside the
designation of the office and that only."
When the nauje of the office te be filled
is written or printed en the outside of the
ticket, net another line or letter or mark
of any kind can be added ; everything
but the designation of the office is clearly
prohibited by the words " and that only. '
Nene will maintain that an additional
word te the designation of the office
would be lawful ; and no mere, then,
could a letter 1)2 added ; and if net a
letter, then surely no ether mark that
would be meaningless, except for the
meaning intended for it ; namely, sim
ply as a mark te show the political char
acter of the ticket. And te forbid the
disclosure of that character is just what
the law intends by prohibiting the put
ting of anything en the outside of the
ticket but the designation of the office.
We suggest te our political friends
that they would de well te be careful
hereafter te strictly comply with the
letter of the law in this regard, and te
cease marking their ballets with peculiar
devices.
That Uig Sunflower.
The Examiner thinks that the old
Winnebago, hearing of the elevation of
son-in-law Wayne, down in Cuba where
he is supposed te be, was as happy as
possible ever the news, and thought the
family was doing very well, indeed.
We should net at all be surprised if the
aged Simen se felt. The old man has
learned te take the dispenvMt'mis of
Providence with resignation, and Le
get all the honey there is in the dryest
flower. And undoubtedly there was a
geed deal of sweetness in this last sun
flower that has buried the family un
der its big expanse of yellow. Sunflow
ers are geed chicken feed, and the fam
ily, if it is wise enough te use this one
profitably, could raise a beautiful breed
of lusty Shanghais. If the old chief
had the handling of the business we are
very sure that the beauty and succulence
of this flower would be used ter all it is
worth te promote the family's fatness
and increase. But unfortunately the old
man is net at the helm. He has unruly
sons and daughters. Donald is net a
pacificator, and Mrs. Wayne is like unto
him. When the youthful Simen se
lected the mother of his children, he in
treduced a very stiff fence into their
moral natures, te bother the sinuous
craftiness of the prosperous amble
through life that his own unadulterated
spirit would have given them. It is a
very stone wall of obstinacy. The aged
Winnebago, foreseeing its ruinous effect
in the senatorial struggle, could net en
dure te ttifc.iiss it ; and traveled afar te
another country, after admonishing son
Donald of the wrath te come. If he
had been about,his sensible advice would
have been, te brother and sister, te em
brace, and te seat the sister's hus
band in the Senate. That was the gen
eral view of what the interests of
the family demanded ; and the aged
Winnebago is for TnE family every
time, new that his sands are about run
out, and the question of prime interest
for him is whether he is te be alew or
aloft in another world.
It is sad when brethren cannot dwell
together in unity and when fathers can
net teach them the lessen of the bundle
of sticks. But if children could be made
as wise as their fathers,by their precepts,
this world would be an unin
teresting place for these who haven't
wise fathers. It is well that nature has
declared that wisdom shall net be a per
petual inheritance ; and that there shall
be swine who may net appreciate pearls,
and sons and daughters who cannot
profit by chunks of wisdom liberally fed
te them. "Shere is a chance for every
body, when everybody is left te be
taught by his own experience and te
survive or perish by his own wits.
Yes ! Simen would rejoice ever Wayne,
but that he treads en the body of Den. A
house divided against itself cannot
stand ; and the end of the " family
cemcth apace ; even while its creator
liveth te sinir its death song.
Maky Clemmeii writes te the New
Yerk Independent that the complaints of
Hayes' stinginess and lack of hospi
tality at the White Heuse during the
social reign of himself and his wife are
unfounded and unjust. She. dedans
that Mrs. Hayes has been the most
gracious hostess at the White Heuse for
many years, and that the entertainments
given there in the past four years have
been mere numerous, elegant and truly
hospitable than
in any previous eeire-
spending period.
PKRSONAL.
At a " grcate concerto ye musick of yc
olden time " in Indiana, Pa., en March 4,
" Professer Wit. B. Halt, kept yc time."
As CiiAnLOTTn Thompson, the actress,
was about te leave Teledo, she discovered
that her jewel casket, containing diamonds
valued at $15,000, was missing. The exact
timeaud place at which the less occurred
is net known.
Stanley Matthews' name will ha re
turned te the Senate for the supreme
bench. His friends appear te think that
as Senater Thunnaii is new out of the
committee en the judiciary, a favorable
report can be obtained.
The president will appoint three gentle
men te represent this country at the com
ing monetary conference. Ex-Senater
Evakts will lie one, Senater Allisen and
ex-Senater Tuckman the ether two. Mr.
Thurman is an excellent French scholar.
The Baltimore American discovers that
Baltimore girls are the prettiest because
of the climate and of the feed they cat.
Ohie girls eat perk and sauerkraut, Mas
sachusetts girls eat codfish balls, Virginia
girls cat bacon and greens, the Gulf states
girs eat gumbo, New Hampshire girls eat
pie and doughnuts, and Kentucky girls
eat blue grass beef, and yet all these arc
prettier than the girls of Europe. But
the Baltimore girls eat oysters, terrapin,
canvasback duck, bay mackerel and soft
shell crabs, all productive of beauty.
The Springfield Republican says : "Gar
field's cabinet is net as geed as his inaug
ural. It is mediocre, spotty and full of
holes. Blaine is an unfit man te demi-
n itc an administration. Windem, for sec- J
rotary of the treasury, is a .shock te the
business interests of the country. He has
been wrong en financial questions. Under
Garfield he will de perhaps. Lincoln is a
passenger net en the car. James, post
master general, is the first happy stroke
and the best appointment. MacVeagii, for
attorney general, is almost equally geed.
Kiiucwoed, for the interior, is also a geed
appointment. But the cabinet as a whole
dejs net compare with Hayes's."
One of the innumerable correspondents
who moved Washingtemvard with the
G.vuriEi.n party, has this bit of gossip :
Tne old lady is a type of the Northern
Ohie pioneer mother, and has net yet for
g )tten the lessens of thrift and economy
t night her in early life by necessity. In
the hurry and bustle of the morning the
pirter forget te extinguish the lamps in
tic car, and they burned at full head long
after daylight. At last the lighted lamps
attracted the old lady's attention, when
she said te the presidentelect; : "James,
put out these lamps. It's no use wasting
the oil when it is deitig no geed." Gen
eral Garfield called the porter's attention
te the matter, and the waste of the illum
inating fluid was stepped immediately.
James will de well te carry the maternal
advice into his administration of larger
affairs.
Rebert Collyer preached in New Yerk
en Sunday te a very large audience en
Geouge Eliet. He spoke of the fineness
of her genius, the breadth of her sympa
thies, the penetration of her analysis of
human nature and the delicacy of her
humor. He made comparisons between
her characteristics and these of Dickens,
Thackeray and Charlette Brente. He
gave her high praise ; yet, said he, the
young, in reading " Geerge Eliet." should
beware of her tendency te leek upon this
life as limited te this earth; Siie has no
vision of the compensations of heaven as'
millions of smaller women have. It was
sad te see her drift from her old simple
faith in the verities of religion as shown
by herself in her own writings. It was
the saddest and most cruel consumma
tion possible te a woman of noble, delicate
and sensiiive soul. That's the pity of it,
you knew. "As te her afterlife, it isn't
a question of casting stones, but it is
whether she did the best possible here
with that fine spirit. When the news of
her death came, I said te a well-known
editor, 'I'm sorry;' and he replied, 'Se
am I.' That was all, and I utter ue con
demnation beyond that. And se rest her
soul. I believe that her soul is at rest.
In the boundless bliss of heaven alone
could such a soul find its place. Old
Father Tayler, of Bosten, said once te a
Calvinist who was talking about Ralph
Walde Emersen's going te the bad place
after he should die: "Well, it Emersen
gees te hell he will change the climate.
And se I say of Geerge Eliet."
MCCH MAK1UED.
1Ue Xew Naval Secretary.
Mr. Garfield's secretary of the navy,
Hunt has been a much married man. His
first wife (new dead) was a Miss Andrews,
of Mississippi. His second wife (also
dead) wasa Baltimore lady, and a daughter
of a commodore of the Uuited States navy.
His third wife was a widow Mrs. Har
rison a daughter of the late Jacob Baker
and was some years the senior of Mr.
Hunt. After three years of union they
mutually agreed te separate and she was
te go te Europe. While she was there
Hunt undoubtedly procured the passage of
a divorce act by the Legislature et Louisi
ana, adding a clause which could embrace
his case and abridging the time for decrees.
Anether Legislature repealed this, but
while it was in force he began a divorce
suit. Hunt instituted his suit during the
abscnoe of his wife, who was represented
according te law practice by a curator ad
hoe te represent her and whose duty it
was te inform her of the suit. This pro
ceeding is equivalent te the Xew Yerk
practice of service of summons by publi
cation The curator appointed by the
court was Mr. D. C. Labatt. A decree
was rendered against her (the curator
filing an answer ler her and defending the
suit as best he could) of absolute divorce.
A year after tliis lluut married a fourth
time a widow lady the daughter a Mr.
Adams, of New Orleans, who is his present
wife. Mrs. Ilarriseu-Huut undouetedly
knew of the Louisiana proceeding, was
advised that it would be a nullity, and
that the probabilities were that under
the then Republican regime she would
net obtain justice. When he and his new
wife, the fourth Mrs. Hunt, came en their
wedding tour te New Yerk, the third Mrs.
Hunt, by Jehn K. Perter, brought suit for
divorce, alleging the relations of Mr. and
Mrs. Hunt Ne. 4 Mrs. Harrison-Hunt
was very resolute, as were her friends,
who thought, as New Orleans society
thought and still thinks, that Hunt had
taken unfair advantage. She took the
case np te the supreme court, but every
court and judge held that under the con
stitution they must give full leree te the
Louisiana decree.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The trade returns in Great Britain for
February show that the imports! increased
3,400.242 and the experts ,331,000 as
compared with February of last year.
J. A. & J.T. Williams, wholesale grocers
of Detroit, closed their doers with liabili
ties of about $34,000 and assets of $10,
000. Jacques Secbe, of French descent, who
was born six miles from Mount Clemens,
near Detroit, and had always lived in that
neighborhood, died yesterday, at the age
of 103 years.
The Missouri river at Fert Buferd has
risen twenty fece and is still rising. A
freshet from the extreme northwest will
force the ice and inundate the country if
the warm weather continues.
The corenor's jury in Nashville which
viewed the body of Ananias White's wife,
returned a verdict that White killed her.
The principal witness was Whites son, 0
years old who described the manner of the
murder.
Rebert O. Pate, of St. Leuis, sold his fa
mous racing inare Mattie Hunter te Jehn
Splan, who gave an order en F. C. Emery
of Cleveland for the purchase money $12,
000. Mr. Pate bought the marc two years
age for $3,000.
All of Hayes's nominations in the Senate,
from Stanley Matthews down te Drave and
Andersen.fcll through the efforts of Conk Cenk
ling and Cameren who prevented an exec
utive session, although Kernan and Wal -lace
both sought by every means i n their
power te bring one about.
C. A. Recmcnsnydcr, treasurer of the
Teledo beard of' water works, is a de
faulter and has absconded. A letter re
ceived from him acknowledges his defalca
tion and states that he was about te sail
for Europe. The amount of the dcfalca
is variously estimated at from $0,000 te
$10,000.
Canten, O. lately the scene of a triple
execution, is new excited ever a horrible
case of infanticide. Appearances
plainly showed that the child had been
killed by wringing its neck, and deep
gashes en the neck and shoulders indicated
an attempt te chop the head oil" with a
hatchet or similar instrument.
In Craighead county, Ark., Mattie, the
beautiful young daughter of Benj. Ishniall,
has been found horribly murdered, anil
evidence was left or a terrible struggle for
her life. Negroes are supposed te have
uiuciiereu iier uccause sue would net re
veal where her eccentric father hail large
t:ums of money hidden about the house.
The snow storm in Scotland has new
abated, but it will be seme days before
railway communication is restored. About
nine vessels have been lest en the Aber
deenshire coast and about ene hundred
persons have been drowned. The ship
Bcnrhyd, from Calcutta te Dundee, has
been wrecked near Aberdeen, and thirty
persons were drowned. Twe or three small
vessels were lest with all hands en the
coast of Northumberland.
Members of the Sophomore class at
Cernell sought te break up the Freshman
class supper by kidnapping the teast-mas-
m.t, Historian, aim prepnet. unc tney in
veigled from his room en some pretext ;
the ethers they took from their beds and
carried away by main force. They took
them te a hotel in another town and steed
guard ever them, but the Ithaca police
came and liberated them and captured
their kidnappers.
An old oak tree en the Macdougall
place, near the Livingston county, III.,
was chopped down, and as it fell with a
crash, out of its top was jolted a bunch of
snakes in a . torpid condition. The most
remarkable thing, hewe er, was the dis
cevery in the trunk of the tree or an old
white lead can, ever which was tied a piece
of cloth, and in which was found $415 in
coin. The money was wrapped in a piece
of a Chicago newspaper of 1SC1. It is
supposed that the money was secreted
there by old Mr. Macdougall, new dead,
who owned the place during the war and
who feared a raid en account of his rebel
sympathies.
AN EAKTIIQUARE'S VICTIMS.
Twe Hundred Llrei Let and an Immense
Amount or Datnugc Dene.
Ischia, where the earthquakes of Friday
occurred, is an island of Italy, in the
Mediterranean, at the northern entrance
or the Bay of Naples, and has a popula
tion of some twenty five thousand souls.
The greatest destruction was at Casamac Casamac
ciela, noted for its warm baths. The
first shock occurred at 1:30 en Friday
afternoon, aud the second an hour later.
The whole upper part of the town was de
stroyed and two establishments damaged.
The details confirm the damage te prop
erty and-less of life and injury te peo
ple previously mentioned. The syndic
and sub-prefect are directing operations
for the recovery of the bodies of the vic
tims. The royal steamers Naguna, Pagona
and Esploratere have arrived from Naples
with soldiers and physicians. The soldiers
have rescued many from the ruins. The
population have fled te the surrounding
country and along the sea coast. The king
and the minister of the interior have sent
a contribution for the relief of the suffer
ers. The second and fatal shock lasted
seven seconds, accompanied noise like sub
terranean thunder. Then came a crash of
falling houses, accompanied l-y shrieks of
the victims. The probable less of life will
reach 200. The damage te house property
is 1,000,000 francs. It was at first sup
nosed i.hnf: t.lm rltcnstnr wnts rnnnpnf-nr1 trlth
the partial eruption of Mount Vesuvius en
the 3d instant, but Professer Pal mieri says
that the seismographic instruments give
no indications of a disturbance en the 4th
instant. He says he thinks the catastrophe
was due te some local phenomenon, possi
bly te a sudden sinking of the ground in
consequence of corrosive action of the min
eral springs.
STATE ITEMS.
The city council of Altoeua has adopted
all the previsions of the Wallace law
classifying cities of this state.
Mrs. Mary Everland, forty years old, re
siding in the rear of 243 Queen street,
Philadelphia, fell against a stove and set
fire te her clothes. Her husband returned
home te find her in flames. He had a
hard struggle te extinguish the blaze, and
was tee late te save her from death.
In Pottstown, Emma Ida, a five-year-
old daughter et Davis A. 1 nemas, had her
clothes set en fire by a playmate. In an
instant the child was enveloped in flames
and before they could be extinguished
was se badly burned about the entire body
and face that death ensued several hours
afterwards.
President F.B.Gewcu says : " There are
about 082.000 shares of Reading stock.
Of this I claim te have 423,000 shares. In
ether words, I count upon tho'meral sup
port of two thirds of the stock holders
and hence feel no solicitude respecting
the result. I met with the heartiest en
couragement in England. The McCal McCal
ments stand alone."
Supposed Suicltle.
W. D. Brenuan, ascsmblynian from
Franklin county. New Yerk, and chair
man of the ways aud means committee of
that state, was found dead yesterday
morning, about fifteen miles from Malenc.
He had been driving with a friend, and,
after they had rested at a hotel, said he
would walk ahead while his friend was
"hitching up." His friend, following
with the team, found Breunan dead en the
read. Brcnnan had been suffering for
three weeks from an acute nervous dis
order, and it is suspected that he com
mitted suicide.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIIK DltAMA.
"The Uuvner" at Fulton Opera Heuse.
Last evening a small audience was pres
ent at the opera house te witness the per
formance of Hareld Warren's dramatic
combination in the farcical comedy of
"The Guv'ner." Concerning the piece
itself it need only be said that it comprises
a string of ludicrous situation and mirth
provoking incidents growing out of mutual
misunderstandings occasioned by the
extreme deafness of an old beat builder
aud the extreme stupidity of a
retired confectioner. These occasion
a scries of ridiculous mistakes in
volving nearly all the principal characters,
from which a happy deliverance is wrought
out with some skill. The humor is at
times coarse, and the dialogue net entirely
free from objection, abounding in frequent
dashes of profanity and questionable col
loquialisms net heard in polite society ;
but the geed nature of last night's audi
ence inclined te overlook these eccentric
ities of speech and action aud te laugh at
the many funny situations that
rapidly succeeded each ether. The company
that produced the work is of fair capacity,
the most ' positively successful im
personation being Mr. J. II. Burnett's ren
dition of the role of old Macclesfield, the
ancient mariner of Putney, whose very
appearance was sufficient te arouse the
mirth of the least impressible, and whose
odd mistakes occasioned by his exceeding
hardness of hearing provoked frequent
rears of laughter. Mr. Hareld Warren is
quite a clever actor, and played the part
of the stuttering lever iu geed style. Mr.
E. II. Stephens as JJutterscetcJi performed
his part reasonably well. Of the ladies
the greater share of the honors fell te Miss
Benncttc Ri -hinend, who made a capital
little sweetheart, and whose artless and
winning manners admirably befitted the
role.
MO.NTEKfcY ITEMS.
improvements MusK-rats Tobacco.
3Ir. David W. Overly is going te erect
an attachment of 33 feet te his carriage
manufactory. This addition will make
the building very large and convenient.
During the high waters large numbers
of musl:-rats were shot in the streams
around Monterey, and fur dealers will find
it te their advantage te visit this neigh
borhood. Several persons here also use
the hind quarters of the carcass as feed,
and consider them quite a luxury, willing
ly paying 10 cents per pair for them. One
man received 20 pair of hams . from one
party, and, a la Chinaman, claims them te
be very palatable.
Messrs. Seigle & Merrin are running a
full set of hands iu their tobacco-packing
house here having packed up te this
time nearly 300 cases. Mr. Merrin hav
ing bought the bulk of the tobacco iu the
extreme eastern cud of the county and
where the Ilea was comparatively unheard
of if there was any there the bites are
net noticed in the leaf.
Quite a number of persons delivering
tobacco from the eastern end, some 20 or
23 miles distant, complain of peer hotel
accommodations in Monterey. The to
bacco is generally delivered with four and
six-herse teams, and they have te drive en
their home read as far as Bareville before
getting their meals. This makes rather a
long fast from 3 o'clock in the morning
until 3 in the afternoon. What are hotels
for?
Sales or Tobacco.
Jacob Dculinger, of Drnmere, has sold
a large crop of tobacco for 28, 20, 8, 3 ;
Henry Lee has sold 2 acres for 23, 8, 3 ;
James Beeth, 3 acres, for 14J through.
Frem Junction the following sales are
reported : Jacob Hcrtzlcr, 23, 8 and 3 ;
Heury Hcrtzlcr, 20, 8 and 3 ; Jehn Ilertz
ler, 19, 8 and 3 ; Samuel Heffman 22, 8 and
3 ; Ames Mussleman, 20, 8 and 3; Jonas
Snavcly, 17, 8 and 3 ; David Nissly, 15, 8
and 3 ; W. S. Little, 13, 8 and 3; Isaac
Brubakcr, 18 and 7 ; Samuel Hess, 14, 7$
and 3.
Frem Lcaceck we learn that Rebert
Elliett sold his crop te Charles Jacobs at
13, 5 and 3 ; Emanuel Rogers te Fatman,
at 18, 8 and 3 ; P. Harman te Chas Jacobs
at 19, 7 and 3 ; Benjamin Creamer te same
at 19, 5 and 3 ; Mrs. C. Baer te Buckwal-
ter at iy, y, (i and 3 ; V. W. Weaver te
Bitner & Zeek at 18, G and 3.
E. S. Shaffncr, of Pcnn township, has
sold his crop te Edw. Kauffman, at 10, 0
and 3; Jehn G. Bear. ofLcaceck, has sold
te Mr. Fahucsteck, 2i acres for $900.01 ;
Jehn Sebold has sold te Skiles & Frey his
crop at 23, 0 and 3.
Frem Salisbury the following sales are
reported : David Weaver- te Win. Shulze,
at 20, 0 and 3 : J. Vames, te same at 22.
G and 8 ; Jehn Rccscr, te Hershey & Shin
die, at 20, G and 3.
Isaac Weaver, of Caernarvon, has sold
te Mr. Altschul, his crop at 15$ through ;
Ames Curran, of same township, te same
at 10, 8 and 4 ; Albert Yest, te Weidler &
Frey, at 20, 8 and 5.
Jehn Catmint, of Ephrata, has sold te
Mr. Leeb at 23. 18 and 3 : Cyrus Strickler.
of Maner, te Wertheimer at 24, Gand 3.
Madisen Irwin, of Chester count v, sold
te Skiles & Frey, 3 acres for $1,140 ; A.
Fitzkcy, of Yerk county, has sold te Ro Re
senwald his crop at 20, 8 and 5.
On a Visit.
Henry M. Rcigarr, son of the late Em'l
Reigart of this city, who for some years
past has been living at Beloit, Wis., came
East a few days age and is new visiting his
friends in Lancaster.
EAST END NEWS.
Frem Our Begalar Salisbury Correspondent.
-The tobacco market has been dull I or the
last week. Very few sales have been
made. Worst & Shertz have bought
several crops ; thay have about 100 cases
packed. Tbeir packers intend having an
oyster supper in their packing establish
ment this week from the proceeds of do
nations contributed by the growers, who
have delivered crops te Messrs. W. & S.
According te the New Helland Clarien
Mr. C. Musscr is considered the boss
grower of the county, but Salisbury can
beast of at least a dozen crops that were
sold for higher figures than Mr. Musser
received; and Salisbury growers claim
that they can compete with any district in
the county for both quality, yield and
prices received.
Messrs. Shingle & Hershey have received
quite a number of fine crops in Salisbury.
Mr. Sample White, of Gap, died from
consumption en Friday last, after linger
ing for many weary months. Mr. White
was a consistent Democrat and ene of his
most earnest desires was te live long
enough te be able te cast a vote for nan
cock and see him elected. He was high
ly respected by all who knew him aud w.ill
be greatly missed by his many friends. '
M r. S. F. Wauncr had public sale of his
farming utensils, livestock and household
furniture en Feb. 23 and 24. Geed prices
were realized all through. Furniture
brought mere than new prices. One pair
el" mules sold for $3S3 ; another pair sold
for $233. Mr. Wanner intends going
west.
The mastery of the Welsh mountain
published a few days age, iu rcgr.rd te the
finding of what was supposed te be the re
mains of an infant by Mr. Hiram Slauch,
has net as yet been solved, and is causing
considerable comment. At least 300 per
sons have viewed the skeleton, and all
have different ideas in regard te it. Seme
pronounce it human remains, some the
body of a pig ; ethers claim it te be a coon,
and still ethers say they cannot tell what
it is. The body when found had neither
head nor limbs, and the bones were almost
devoid of flesh. The bowels were still
there, and they arc the only clue that cau
unravel the mystery. It was reported that
an inquest was te have been held, but we
have net heard of it taking place, nor have
we heard that a physician has yet ex
amined it. In our opinion', it will end in
an animal of some kind, instead of a dis
covery of crime committed by some of the
denizens of the hill.
Improvements are still taking place in
Clarksvillc, several new houses being in
the course of erection at the present time.
Only a few days age the ground new oc
cupied by the village was"a dense thicket.
New it is a thriving village supporting a
nice little store, kept by Daniel Clark and
known iu this neighborhood as "Rambler's
Stere." The citizens of the village have
all cleared off nice little lets aud are raising
their own potatoes and garden stuff,bcsidcs
a respectable crop el tobacco ter market ;
and if they continue te improve as they
have done for the past year they will out
strip all their neighboring villages.
Mr. Geerge Fryberger, of Stark county,
Ohie, is new paying a visit te his brothers
and sisters et Salisbury. Mr. Fryberger
removed lrein tins neighborhood some
eight or ten years age, and is a carpenter
and builder. He speaks highly of his new
home and only intends te spend a short
visit nerc.
The weather has been very inclement
during the past week. The reads have
pretty well filled up with snow again,
making them almost impassable. Par
ties that have hauling te de complain that
it is almost impossible ler them te draw a
lead through the mud and snow.
Nene of our stalwarts were loyal enough
te incur the expense of a trip te Washing
ton te be present at the inauguration.
They thought the cost would overrun the
profits, as Salisbury is net likely te receive
an appointment at the hands of the new
executive.
Mount Airy has the champion drover of
tins locality. A short time age he took a
sleigh ride, upset, and his horse commenced
kicking. He escaped with a few bruises,
but he claims that had he net held np his
blanket for the horse te kick against, he
would have been badly hurt. He has new
a new horse and we hope that he may net
have occasion te use his, blanket te pre
vent his horse from kicking him in the
face, but still he is one of our best fellows
and a boss grower of the weed.
We also have the champion oyster eater
of the eastern cud. The last oyster sup
per he attended it required three waiters
te serve him, and after disposing of ever
isau et '-lie bivalves he claims that he qu t
hungry. He offers te cat against any man
in the county, the one eating the least
number te pay all. Hepe he may be ac
commodated, but we pity the man who
accepts the challenge.
WASHINGTON ItOKOUGH ITKMS.
Frem Our Vegiilar Correspondent.
The administrator of Christian Ohrai;-,
deceased, sold a house and half let of
mound in this borough, en Saturday even
ing, 5th, at Capt. Kane's hotel. J. C.
Stener, of West Hempfield was the pur
chaser, for the sum of $434.50.
The tobacco in this section is nearly all
ready for market, but the buyers scum te
be scarce. We have had a buyer here for
about a week, but ae far as known he did
net invest in tobacco in this neighborhood.
There is hardly a district in the county
where there has been se small a quantity
sold aud as large a quantity of fine leaf
awaiting the buyers as here.
This borough was favored witff a rare
treat en Sunday morning, .in the way of a
sermon or lecture by Mrs. Wheeler, of
Columbia, subject, "The Missionary
Cause." The lecture was well-delivered
and the subject very ably handled ; se
much se that all who heard it wished for a
repetition, when there will certainly be a
mil neusc.
our town eas uccn inrewn into quite a
ferment of gossip by several lawsuits
which have been started the last week;
one was that in which-ex-Asscmblyman J.
L. Shuman sent the sheriff en Jehn Walk
for saying it and in the ether Walk sued
Shuman for doing it. Walk was held for
his appearance at court in the sum of
63,000, Jehn S. Mann being his bondsman.
In the second case Shuman was held for a
hearing before Jehn P. Frank, J. P., en
Tuesday forenoon ; the bail was put at
$100, Jacob B. Shuman being his surety.
Jacob S. Shuman and Simen Mann were
the only persons from this place who went
te Washington, D. C, te see that Garfield
was properly installed in office.
Kev. J. Vv. Deshong preached in the
Church of Ged en Sunday evening. Whon When
ever the Rev. Deshong comes te this place
he is sure of a geed audience.
Twe Interesting Sermon.
Allentown Item, Monday.
Rev.' Edwin A. Gernanr, of Lancaster,
who preached in Zion's Reformed church
yesterday afternoon and evening, was lis
tened te en both occasions by large and
appreciative audiences. Rev. Gernant is
yet quite a young man, but is endowed
with liue talents and possesses a graceful
and impressive delivery. His audiences
were very favorably impressed with his
sermons.
Concert In Maytown .
Tiie Haydn Quartet of this city, con
sisting of Misses Leila Bear and Mary
Schanbel aud Messrs C. D. and F. C.
Meyer, assisted by Miss Carrie E. Keffer
and her brother, E. I. Keffer, will give a
concert iu the town hall in Maytown, en
Saturday evening, March 12th, for the
benefit of the Reformed church.
WALK INTO THE JURY BOX-
1.1st of Jurers for April Court.
The court and jury commissioners this
morning drew the following juries te serve
at the times given.
Names of 24 persons te serve en a grand
jury for April 18.
Jehn Girvm, sr., farmer Strasburg twp.
Henry H. IIeidIer,tobaccenist, Columbia.
N. I. Lefevre, tinsmith, Paradise.
Jehn. A. Bailsman, insurance. 9th ward
city.
Ames Ailcs, sr., blacksmith, 3d ward
city. t
Albert E. Barnes, bridgebuilder,3d ward
city.
Christian Hershock, farmer, Pequea.
Themas Byers, farmer, Celeraiu.
Martin Stredig, farmer, Maner.
Jehn B. Warfel, publisher, 2d ward city.
D. W. Witmer, gent, W. Hempfield.
Jehn A. Keller, farmer, Manheim twp.
Julius Feigue, laborer. Maner.
Andrew J. Ream, innkeeper E. Cocalico.
Heury Ilnblcy, jr., laborer. Maner.
Jehn N. Weeds, farmer, Lcaceck.
Albert Bewman, merchant, Ephrata.
Benj. Wissler, miller. Clay,
Samuel D. Grcybill, miller W. Earl.
W. M. Bard, merchant, Carnarvon.
Samuel Boek, farmer, Providence.
Wm. Wohlsen, carpenter, 7th ward.city.
Jehn Silvius, tinsmith, 8th ward, city.
Witmer Hess, clerk, 4th ward, city
Names of 48 petit jurors te serve iu a
quarter sessions court commencing Mon
day, April 18 :
J. J. Shertz, merchant, Strasburg ber.
A. C Libhart, farmer, Marietta ber.
Jehn J. Pennel, farmer, Little Britain.
Ames M. Clime, cigarmakcr, E. Earl.
Heury Hershey, ceffee merchant, 7th
ward, city.
Martin Mcllinger, farmer, Ephrata.
J. H. Buckwalter, miller, U. Lcaceck.
David S. Jehns, farmer. U. Lcaceck.
Jacob Krider, farmer, Pequea.
Jehu Geycr, plasterer, Mt Jey twp.
Jacob Miley, coach maker, 9th ward
city.
Wm. C. Bueher, machinist, Mauhcim
twp.
Henry L. Stehman, cigar maker, E.
Hempfield.
Dr. Jehn McCalla, gentleman. Maner.
Chas. M. Brown, justice, E. Denegal.
W. II. Pfahler, hardwaie, Columbia.
Wm. II. Gorrecht, foreman, 5th ward,
city.
J. E. Lerigcneckcr, tobacco dealer, E.
Denegal.
Jehn McCulley, merchant tailor, 0th
ward, city.
A. J. Yundt, laborer, Earl.
Hiram L. Batten, justice, U. Leacock.
Jehn K. Miller farmer, Salisbury.
Samuel Virtue, farmer, Sadsbury.
Addison Hambright, laborer, 6th ward,
city.
Jacob Baxtrcsser, merchant, Elizabeth
town. J. J. Gault, restaurant, Columbia.
Isaac Rupp, miller, E. Earl.
II. II. Shertz, farmer, Paradise.
Gee. B. Mifllin, civil engineer, Columbia.
Abraham Ferney, farmer, W. Denegal.
Jehn H. Barnes, pub., 3d ward, city
II. H. Hcise, hardware, Columbia.
II. C. Boyd, merchant, Mauhcim ber.
Ames Wade, farmer, Drumerc.
Jeseph Geed, farmer, Raphe.
Ernest-G. Kepf, grocer, 9th ward, city.
Jehn W. Wormley, ag't, Elizabcthtewn.
James Gaigcn, inn keeper, Columbia.
A. B. Havcrstick, farmer, Manheim twp.
Fred. Senig, inn keeper, Ceney.
Jehn L. Hertzler, farmer, Caernarvon.
Benj. B. Myers, inn keeper, Strasburg
twp.
.las. F. Mays, cigarmakcr, E. Denegal.
E. R. Workman, farmer, E. Hempfield.
Michael M. IIefTman, tobacco dealer, E.
Denegal.
Jacob S. Bitner, paper maker, Gtli 'ward,
city.
Henry Behmcr, farmer, Warwick.
Leepold Bender, lab'r, 8th ward, city.
Names of 50 jurors for a common pleas
court, commencing Monday, April 23.
Moere Rogers, tobacco far.,E. Lampeter
.lacoeii. mssicr, larmcr, Ulay.
Levi Sener, farmer, E. Hempfield.
Jacob Souder, ex-justice, Mt. Jey twp.
David E. Mayer, farmer, Strasburg twp.
Jehn Peck, laborer, Marietta ber.
Gee. Wyant, grocer, 1st ward, city.
Jehn II. Pearsel, printer, 4th ward, city.
W. D. Miley, cigarmakcr, Mauhcim twp.
B. B. Hertzler, farmer, U. Lcaceck.
J. M. Gridcr, scrivener, W. Hempfield.
Jehu W. Larzalcre, cooper, Marietta ber.
James Lindsay, shoemaker " "
W. J. Frazcr, watchmaker, Ephrata.
Jehn M. Miller, laborer, Pequea.
Calvin Cooper, nurseryman, E.Lamp'r.
J. A. Stebcr, clerk, W. Cocalico.
Geerge Rhoads, farmer, E. Denegal.
Jes. II. Ilinklc.rctired farmer, Columbia.
W. McCemscy, Jiitlcmau.lst ward city.
James Robinson, farmer, Salisbury.
Gee. DcIIefl", coal merchant, Columbia.
W.;P. Brinten, nurseryman, Sadsbury.
Samuel Warner, farmer, W. Earl.
Reuben Line, farmer, Manheim twp.
II. F. Shultz, ins. agt., Elizabcthtewn.
Samuel B. Baker, farmer, Raphe.
Charles II. Seeber, farmer, Warwick.
J. B. McCaskcy, dentist, 6th ward, city.
Jacob L. Erb, innkeeper, W. Earl.
Jonas Mu nana, farmer, E. Denegal.
Henry Murr, blacksmith, U. Leacock.
James P. Watsen, farmer, Mt. Jey twp.
Samuel P. Graver, plumber, Columbia.
Jehn Tresh, shoemaker, 5th ward, city.
Rudy Frankhouser, farmer, W. Earl.
J. A. Wolfcrsbcrger, printer, 3d ward,
city.
Chas. Beam, blacksmith. Strasburcr ber.
J. Q. Mercer,
ward, city.
builder's supplies, 0th
.' C3
David Zcchcr, carriage buildcr,9th ward,
city.
Aaren Hartman, farmer, Bart.
Jacob Shenk, farmer, W. Denegal.
Simen Hertz, laborer, Ephrata.
Jehn Yundt, butcher, Brecknock.
Jeseph Witmer, laborer, Providence.
Hiram Dimeler, mason, Ceney.
Cyrus Strickler, laborer, Raphe.
Daniel Duck, wheelwright. W. Earl.
Jas. N. Ceylc, shoemaker, 7th ward, city.
Daniel Hcnkiiis, miller, Mt. Jey twp.
Names of 48 persons te serve in an ad
journed quarter sessions court, commenc
ing Monday, May 9 :
Lawrence Knapp, brewer, 2d ward, city.
Alpheus Carpenter, cabinetmaker, AV.
Lampeter.
Christian Wolf, gentleman, E. Denegal.
Jehn Rcbman, butcher, Manheim twp.
Samuel Greve, shoemaker, Columbia.
Augustus B. Miller, machinist, 4th ward,
city.
W. M. Cooper, surveyor, Sadsbury.
Gee. Shrcincr, butcher, Warwick.
Isaac B. Lightncr, tobacco farmer, E.
-LAiiiipeier.
Isaac neffman, farmer, Mt. Jey twp.
Wm. Axe, jr., laborer, Salisbury.
Mifflin Elliett, farmer. Previdnnw
Jehn Y. Weidman, farmer, Clay.
Jehn II. Moere, miller, Raphe.
Jereme B. Shultz, farmer, Elizabeth
town. A. B. Reidenbach, justice, Warwick.
Christian Yeager, wheelwright, E. Lam
peter. Martin Brubaker, farm'r. Elizabeth twp.
Jehn Smith, merchant, E. Cocalico.
Gee. W. Mctzger, tinsmith, Washington
ber.
Gee. Ullmer, plasterer, W. Lampeter.
Martin G. Grube, innkeeper, E. Earl.
J. A. Meek, coal dealer, Strasburg twp.
Chris. Habccker, farmer, E. Hempfield.
Adam Geist, merchant, E. Earl.
D. S. Stanffer, clerk, E. Lampeter.
Adam G. Greff, miller, W. Lampeter.
Wm. Cellins, plasterer, Columbia.
David Huber, farmer, W. Lampeter.
James W. Lape, farmer, E. Cocalico.
Gee.-Gamble, blacksmith Maner.
Tenfif IITeftti, fit-win,. TV!
Jereme Shimp, miller, Manheim ber.
Jehn Musselman, farmer, Maner.
Gee-. Harnish, farmer, W. Lampeter.
Jeremiah Baker, farmer, W. Earl.
C. A. Heinitsh, druggist, 3d ward, city.
Hiram Wilsen, tinner, Columbia.
Jno. Rese, sheemaker, 9th ward, city
L. T. Ilcnsel, tobacco merchant, Eden.
Frank S. Heak, merchant, Strasburg.
E. R. Ziig, laborer, Raphe.
Samuel 31. Leng, farmer, Drumore.
Solemon Zeamer, farmer, W. Hempfield.
James W. Kelly, meulder, Marietta.
Jacob Feltz, merchant, E. Hempfield.
C. H. McCulIeugh, clerk, Columbia.
Peter Risscr, merchant, Raphe.
DARING BURGLARY.
LASt'S STOKE AGAIN VISlTEIf.
Unsuccessful Attempt te fore the Vaalt
Small Sum of Meney Taken The
Bursters are Discovered.
and Escape.
Many of our readers will remember the
unsuccessful attempt te break into and
rob Lane's store, en East King street,
two or threa months age. Last night an
other and mere successful attempt was
made, but the burglars failed te get all
they were after, securing only about $20
from the till and leaving behind them their
tools.
The burglary was a deeply planned eue.
and appears te have been committed by
men well acquainted with the. outside sur
roundings of the establishment, but
ignorant of the inside arrangements. Au
entrance was efi'cctcd through the trap
deer of the reef, aud te get there the bur
glers had te break into another building
several doers cast, and ascend te the reef,
and pass evor several ether reefs before
arriving at Lane's. They appear
te have first made an attempt te
break open the front stairway deer of
Ceylo's building, as there are marks of
their tools en the outside of the deer.
Failing in this they appear te have passed
te the rear of the building, climbed a
fence, entered the yard in the rear,
and climbed up the lightning-red
te a small window opening upon
the stairway, through which they eu
tcrcd. Descending te the feet of the
stairs, they unscrewed the hasp whith
held the belt of the inside lock and took
off the nuts from the staple that passed
through the deer and te which en the out
side was placed a heavy padlock. These
nuts being removed enabled the burglars
te pull the deer open from the inside.
They then put a slight fastening te the
icside of the deer, which could be readily
removed. All this work was done at
Ceylc'at) afford them a means of exit in
case they were discovered while working
at Lane's. Placing a guard inside of
Ceylo's front stairway deer, the burglars
proper ate jnded threa or four flights of
stairs, te the attic, opened the trap
deer in the reef, passed ever
the reefs of Ceylo's, Gable's and HofF HefF
meicr's buildings all the reefs being flat
and nearly en a level and attacked the
trap deer en the reef of Lane's building.
It was secured en the inside with staples
and hooks, and en the outside was covered
with tin. Tearing off a part of the tin,,
several holes were bored through the deer
and a picce of it removed, large enough te
admit a man's arm. The fastenings en the
inside were then easily removed. But
here the thieves encountered another
difficulty; at the head of the stairway
below the trap deer is another deer that
sddes horizontally just under the ceiling
of the upper fleer. Net knowing that
this was a sliding deer the burglars bored
several holes through it in hopes of find
ing the fastening. Evidently by accident
they discovered that it would slide, and
they pushed it back. They were new in
the attic of the building and had no
trouble te pass down the four flights of
stairs te the principal store room. In a
drawer in the cashier's desk was a little
ever $20. The drawciwas locked and the
key placed under a box iu an adjoining
drawer. Onef the thieves found the key,
unlocked the drawer, appropriated the
money, rcleckcd the drawer and replaced
the key under the box ! Several ether
drawers were opened, but nothing of value
is missed. Meantime the boss burglar was
working vigorously at the vault, within
which is the safe, wherein he supposed
was piles of plunder. The vault is of solid
brick masonry, an 1 has a wrought iron deer
secured by a strong and heavy lock. This
deer and the brick maienry alongside fef
it is hacked and cut ami battered, but the
burglars were alarmed before they get it
opened. Even if they had epeucd it they
would have found a still stronger deer in
side, and in the vault a burglar proof safe;
that would have troubled them te open.
Near 4 o'clock this morning Private
Watchman II. M. Erisman heard sounds
of hammering in the vicinity of Lane's, but
ceultl see nothing amiss. At Ceyle's be
thought he heard whisperingand shuffling
or feet, followed by the words "Stand
ftill." Going up te the deer he found it
fastened, but, thinkintr that perhaps some
el the family were up, he knocked and
called out, "Is that you, Jehn?" Imme
diately he heard a scampering of feet en
the stairway, the burglar' guard evident' j
i mining up stairs and ever the reef te give
fie alarm te their pals at Lane's. Mr.
Erisman, satisfied that the burglars were
iu Ceylo's, waked up Gcerge H. Miller,
whose restaurant is nearby, and they to
gether ran te Ceyle's, waked up Jehn A.
Ceyle, esq., and made an examination of the.
premises. Ne thieves were discovered..
Meantime the thieves at Lane's store had
taken alarm, ran up four flights of stairs,
get upon the reef, and as their retreat by
way of Ceyle's was cut off, they forced
open a-trap en the reef orilelfir.o'oi's bull
ing, descended through it te the base
ment, and made their exit undiscovered
tb rough an alley in rear of Miller's res
taurant, As the examination made at Coyle'a
showed nothing amiss, these who made it
thought they had been mistaken ; and it
was net until Mr. Bricker, of Lane's store,
opened the cstablifhment at a later hour
that the nature or the burglary was dis
covered. When first alarmed the burglars
evidently attempted te make their exit
through the rear of Lane's store. They
unlocked the inside back deer, but did net
knew hew te open the combination belts
of the outside deer, hence the necessity for
their roundabout means of escape.
At a later hour this morning a heavy
steel jimmy fashioned with a hook at ene
end and flattened and sharpened as a cold
chisel at the ether, was found secreted iu
a drawer under one of the counters of
Lane's, and along with it a dark lantern
and a brace and bit for boring through
One of the drawers ransacked by the
thieves and iu which nothing of val0
was found had 8200 in geld lying in it for
several days but yesterday Mr. Marks de
posited in the bank.
Several of the East King street mer
chants suspect that the burglars may have
become acquainted with tne reefs from
having secured employment in assisting
te put up the telephone wires, four or five
lines of which pass ever the reefs of their
stoics. They insist that it is a dangerous
and unsafe privilege te allow every Tem,
Dick and Harry have access te the reefs
for this purpose, and think the wires
ought te be removed, or at least, that no
mere he allowed te be put up.
While repairing the deer of the vault
this morning the workmen found in the
lock a part of a skeleton key which the
burglars had broken in their efforts te un
lock the deer. The false key was very
nearly the same shape of the true one, buti.
was net of the proper size.
This morning a domestic in the eKipfay
of Sheriff Strine, Seuth Prince street near
Vine, found in the alley alongside his resi
dence, a flask of powder, Which it is sup
posed the burglars intended te use in blow
ing open Lane's safe, and which they threw
away in their flight.