.1 LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1881. Hancastcr Intelligencer. WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAB. 9, 1881. That Railroad Parcbase. The great operation of the Pennsylva nia railroad, in buying a contreling inter est in-the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltmere railroad, was enthusiastically applauded by the stockholders. The fair presumption is that the purchase was judicious, as the managers of the Penn sylvania read ought te knew just what the Wilmington read is worth te it. Still it does net seem te have been very wise in the Pennsylvania stockholders te take this sagacity of their directors entirely for granted, and applaud their purchase, without even knowing the price they had agreed te pay. Se large an operation would have received the careful consideration of prudent owners. Twenty million dollars is a great deal of money te authorize railroad directors te raise and expend at their discretion. It is a great vice in the management of our great corporations that the owners are net consulted, about the vastest opera tions, before they are entered into. The managers act as though they were own ers ; when in fact they generally have but a trifling interest themselves in the pro perty they administer. In this case a great railway was contracted for by the Pennsylvania managers just twelve hours before the Pennsylvania stock holders assembled in annual meeting. Te the unsophisticated mind it would have seemed proper for President Roberts .te have withheld the conclusion of this contract until the stockholders had considered its advisability. Te the man of ordinary .sense it would have seemed natural that the stockholders should be indignant that their president appeared before litem and informed them that en the previous midnight he had bought a railroad for them and wanted twenty miliien dollars le pay for it. Te a moderately acute human mind it would seem that a president who takes the authority te make a twenty million contract, without the advice of his own ers, might as well be conceded the power of issuing the sleck te pay for It, without asking the btockhelders' sanc tion. Certainly if Mr. Roberts' contract for the purchase of the Wilmington stock was valid, and his company was bound by it, the prevision of the money te pay for the read followed as a matter of course. If it was net furnished vol untarily the company would have been made te provide it involuntarily. And if, en the contrary, the contract was net valid without t!ie stockholders' assent, all excuse for seeking te make it without such assent, was taken away. That ex cuse no doubt is that extreme secrecy was needed in thu conduct of the opera tion, se that the prize might be grasped from ethers who were eagerly heldirg out their hands for it. That excuse would net exist if the contract did net become a contract until the Pennsjlwi nia stockholders had assented te it. We de net greatly doubt that this pur chase was in itself wisely made; though it is said that a new railroad could hi built for a great deal less money. We de net question the sagacity of the Pennsylvania railroad managers. They doubtless knew what they were about. Rut we de say that it is net proper for stockholders te put themselves se unreservedly in the hands of their mana gers, and permit them teenter integreat contracts without first submitting their preposition te the judgment of these of whom they are theoretically the ser vants. We de net believe in the pro priety of making railroad managers the masters and reducing railroad owners te the condition of lecerding instruments of their will. Either the new senator elect fieui Pennsylvania, Mr. Mitchell, signed the recommendation for Harnier's appoint ment te a cabinet place devised by Cameren te obstruct MacVeaglfs ap ap ap pointmeneor Mr. Mitchell did net sign it. Tiie matter is a very important one, and certainly capable of correct as certainment. The 1'iiius has positively stated that he did sign it. Mr. Handy, of the Ffcs, as positively states that he did net, and we understand him te say se en Mr. Mitchell's authority. Reth these sources of public information are tee respectable for either te allow its as sertion te go uncorroborated; .neither can afford le leave the public uninform ed in regard te the matter in dispute. The '1'imcs's assertion being plumply con tradicted, the time seems te be oppor tune for its proof te be piesented lest judgment he taken against it for de fault. Mr. Grant lias been te Washington in consultation with Colliding, Cameren and Legan ever the political situation. Everybody knows that this particular "quartette is very ill pleased with Mr. Garfield. The question for considera tion with them is what are they going te de about it. Just new it is apparent that they can de nothing prudently ; but pru dence is net a shining virtue in any of them, and it is very doubtful whether they will be able long te restrain their wounded feelings from asserting them selves. Certainly they are very sick. Kicking against the pricks may relieve their minds, but it will net restore their health. They are entitled te the sympa thy of the benevolent and the condolence of their friends. The irrepressible Judge Riiggs, of the Philadelphia bench, has been sat down upon by the supreme court of Iho state Having expressed te the jury in a stock gambling case a sneering opinion of the supreme court's decision against the va lidity of such contracts, the jury took their cue from him and feuwl a verdict against the law ; which the supreme court new overrules with an expression of surprise that Rriggs should net knew the law of feigned surprise wc su3 peel TiiEinan who gees te the White Heuse for a foreign mission and comes away satishecl with a pair of old panta- loons is new in Washington in large j ism," whose appearance here last winter numbers. But the Indiana delegation may be remembered by these who wit s.ems te be the biggest and brassiest. It ! nessed his really skillful tricks, Was hauled will "set" every day until it hatches j off the stage of Music hall, Wilkesbarre, or finds out that it is " setting " en bad j by a blue-coated minion or the liw, last eggs. Sunday night, before the eyes of an im- Select CeFXCitMAar Eberlt, of the finance committee, excepts te our criticism of his statement in councils in regard te the amount of the city debt fundable under the new four per cent, refunding ordinance. Our report of councils erred in representing Mr. Et erly as saying " that S200,000 of the ex isting debt could net be funded at 4 per. eent., as there is net that much of the 5 percent, debt new due." What Mr. Jbberly said was that there was. net that much .of the 6 per cent, debt fundable under the ordinance, he holding that no part of the city debt can be refunded except the bends issued prier te April 20th, 1873. of which the city new has $92,400 outstanding, But, in our view, a fair construction of the law, and one te which no person will take valid exception, is that the city can refund any of its five or six per cent, debt at a lower rate of in terest provided arrangement is made or existing arrangement is continued te pay it within twenty years. It is com men sense that municipalities should be allowed te refund their debts whenever they can hasten the payment of them by placing their leans at a reduced rate of interest. The law does net expressly forbid this ; hence it must be construed reasonably te permit it ; and if the or dinance as drawn and passed by coun cils is narrower than the law requires it te be it can he readily amended and should be speedily. Mr. Garfield has quietly asked our English minister, James Russel Lewell, te stay where he is, and he will no doubt stay, te the great credit of the country, and the equally great delight of the "lit erary fellers" who have buildcd much en Garfield's appreciation of gentlemen and scholars in diplomatic pdsts of high distinction. The country will be espe cially relieved at the assurance that we are net te be represented at the Court of St. James by Marshall Jewell, who want ed the place, nor such a snob as Piere pent who had it, nor such a clerical fraud as Stoughten, who no doubt ex pected it. UINOB TOPICS. The Harrisburg Independent declares the clock en the capitol a disgrace te the city and te the state. Time ! Mil. Hayes stepped ever en the read be cause he did net like te travel en Sunday. But he sent the boys en te get the house warm. Mu. Hayes's neighbors welcomed him back with as much enthusiasm as they had bidden him depart. They ait; se renely confident that he is better fitted for private citizenship than for political pro motion. Tun Republican search for the author of the Meroy letter has flagged. Mr. TTcwitti thinks the trail leads te the White Heuse and is getting tee fresh. He contributes $100 te help the Republican national committee find the writer of it. Tiie new census of the German empire shows the population te be five millions less than that of the United States, not withstanding all the conquests and terri torial seizures and annexations wade under Bismarck's regime. Is view of the failure el the funding bill, the important fact has been brought te light that, under existing laws, Hie tteasury department has power te issue one hundred millions of new four per cents, for the funding of the matured sixes. Is all public law offices of Montreal the Protestant Bible has been largely used for administering oaths en account of its remarkable cheapness. This fact has been laid before Menseigncur Fabre, bishop of Montreal, and his lordship has declared that any Catholic knowingly swearing en a Protestant Bible commits a sin. A large influx of the Denay edition has resulted. Of the new cabinet every member is married. Only two arc college graduates. Secretary Runt is living with his fourth wife, Windem is the only Ohie man. Blaine, James and Huut wcre Whigs, Kirkwood originally was a Democrat, Win Win eom and Lincoln consistent Republicans, MacVeagh a "kicker." Blaine is fifty one years of age ; Windem, fifty-fdnr ; James, fifty ; MacVeagh, forty-eight ; Kirkwood, sixty-eight ; Lincoln, thirty- seven ; nunc, lilty-twe. Belferu, of Colerado, is disposed te regard the new cabinet graciously, but says the Setting Sun country was net treated with due consideration. He told a reperter: "In the selection of his ad viscrs, I think he would have rendered the Republican party greater service if he had accorded te that region west of the 100th meridian a representation in his cabinet. There is a country larger in ter ter riteiy than Europe, composed of New Mexico, Colerado, Wyoming, Mentana, Dakotah, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Wash ington, California and Oregon, whose voice is absolutely stifled in the make up of the cabinet." Or the visiting statesmen in Washing ton the Indiana delegation held its first meeting yesterday te ceusidcr the division of patronage for that state. At its first scssien,aftsr considerable discussion, it was agreed te make the following recommen dations te the president : Jehn v. New for assistant secretary of the treasury, Colo nel J. W. Gorden te succeed Judge Hunt en the court of claims, General Themas uudiey te be commissioner of patents, and that Mr. Tyner and General Brady be retained in their respective positions in the posteffice department. The question of a proper representation abroad for Iudiana in the diplomatic and consular services will, it is understood, be considered a,t an adjourned meeting. It is supposed that the delegation will held daily sessions at ten o'clock until the matters in hand ate fully disposed of. Prof. Coeke, the "exposcref spiritual mense .audience, the. offense charged be ing a violation of the statute forbidding public amusements en Sunday. Coeke dramatically declined te obey the officer's behest when the latter, stationed at one of the wings, called upon him te cease bis performance and come with him, replying that if he wanted him he would have te take him. Whereupon the " cop " strode out upon the stage, and incontinently hustled the "expeser" off. He was mulcted in the costs and admonished te go and sin no mere. m PKBSONAU Ex-Secretary Ramsey will likely suc ceed Windem in the Senate. Kansas papers deny that Theodere Tnvres will settle in the West. Judge S. W. McDill, one of the Iowa railway commissioners, has been appointed United States Senater, vice Kirkwood. Rev. H. B. Cook became mere popular in ten minutes, at Slatersville, N. Y., by jumping into a swollen icy stream and res cuing a drowning boy, than by two years of preaching iu the town. At a Republican caucus of members of the Maine Legislature William P. Frye was nominated by acclamation as a candi date for the United States Senate, te suc ceed Blaine. Mr. Paul H. Hayne. the Southern poet lives iu a rough cot of pine beards. en the Georgia railroad, about twenty miles from Augusta, where, completely isolated from the social and artistic world, he devotes his life te literary work. James Rcssell Lewell, the American minister, te England, has received a pri vate letter from President Garfield saying that it would be gratifying te him (the president) te knew that Mr. Lewell is willing te retain his present position. Principal Dawsen of McGill college, Montreal, author of many works en geolo gy, has been awarded the Sir Charles Lyell medal by the Royal Geological socie ty, Londen, England, as a recognition of important geological discoveries. W. W. WiKCiiESTER,sen of the late Lieut Gov. Oliver F. Winchester of Connecticut, died en Monday night in New Haven, aged 43. He was vice president of the Winchester Repeating Arms company, and since his father's death was nominally its head. " Camp-meeting" Jens Alles, (thus is he known, especially in Maine), celebrated his eighty-sixth anniversary en Monday, and was granted the free use of the Rep rescntatives' hall in the state house, at Au gusta, iu the evening, for the delivery of a lecture secrting interesting incidents of his long and eventful life. Hen. Simes Cameues, with his friends, celebrated his eighty-second birthday in Havana yesterday. Captain General Blance has extended te him the freedom of the island, and distinguished him with ether marks of respect. Mr. Cameren visitcd.Morre castle, and received many of his countrymen in the afternoon. His friends gave a dinner in his honor Iasfc evening. During the banquet he was picscutcd with a magnificent ring as a memorial of the occasion. Later in the evening he attended the opera by invita tion of the captain general. While there he has made a study of the tobacco-growing system, and it is said will publish the result of his observations. He has greatly enjoyed his visit, and will sail for home en Saturday next. STATE ITEMS. J. C. Coen, editor of the Wilkesbarre Sunday Xeics Dealer, has been arrested en a charge of libel preferred by Mrs. Seely, of Tunkhannock, Wyoming county. The body of a tramp was found at the bottom of Bennington shaft, Blair county. He accidentally stumbled into the shaft the night be fore. jlue trustees ei tue uespitai ier the in sane at Danville desire the beard of char ities te meet with them te-day at Dan ville, te take into consideration the great calamity which has befallen the institu tion. Harry Freeburn, of Harrisburg, engi neer of engine Ne. 1, whose skull was fractured in the collision near Severn sta tien en the Baltimore & Potomac rail road, en Saturday afternoon last, has died of his injuries at Washington. Henry Hatfield and Custis Dunmerc, inmates of the iusane asylum at Dauville, who made their escape during the burn ing of the asylum en Saturday night, came te Pittston and were seen after taken in charge by the chief of police. Easten is te have a dwelling house asso ciation, with a present capital of $50,000. The object is te erect a number of com pact, neat dwellings for the poorer classes. The first buildings will be in the western part of the town and the number about fifty. While a number of Easten boys were returning from Sunday-school. William Yeung struck William Arrensmith en the breast, causing death the following dav. The parents of the deceased are convinced that the blew was net given iu passion, but in boyish sport Edward Divers, aged 18, a catcher in the Allcntewn rolling mill, had his threat cut and his windpipe severed by being violently thrown en the rolls. A silver tube has been inserted into his threat and he is still breathing, but is net expected te recover. At Mt. Pleasant, Northampton county, Geerge, aged 3 years, son of Jehn H. Mil ler, was burned te death from his clothes catching fire from the steve. His mother first discovered him and then his entire clothing was ablaze. A younger child in the same room escaped. W. C. Hillard, of Titusvillle, has been engaged for the last fifteen years in per fecting a piece of musical mecbanism which combines the work of a first and second violin and a flute in one perform ance and gives te the violin the same range and facility for playing as an organ or piano. Representative Kletz, of the Mauch Chunk district, has one appointment in) the government printing office. The sub ject has been in but a short time. He is a lad whom the Pennsylvania congress man met en the streets. His father was' an invalid and helpless from paralysis, and his mother, a hard-working woman, furnished a meagre support te the family. Mr. Kletz took an interest in ike lad, and after 11 months continuous effort, get him. a place under Mr. Defrees at $1.25 'pet) diem. e The fires in the Lemoyne 'crematory,' Washingto!, were lighted yesterday pre-' paratery te the incineration of the body of Arthur Strabes. Only about six month's age Mr. Strabes. a civil engineer, went te Pittsburgh from New Yerk te make alter ations in the plans of the Monengahelk bridge. When the plan was about ma tured he was stricken with typhoid fever1 and died, lie lore he expired he requested his wife te have his remains cremated, and his wishes will be fulfilled. Deceased leaves a family of children In New Yerk city, but none of them will witness the cremation. FKNNHfXVANlAI PURCHASE. The Philadelphia, Wilmington BaW- The read which yesterday passed into the hands- of the Pennsylvania railroad consists of a main line ninety-six miles in length, from Pbiladelpha te Baltimore, with a double track of 6teel rails. It was formed en February 5th, 1838, by consoli dating the Philadelphia & Delaware Coun ty chartered April 2, 1831; the Wilmington & Susquehanna, chartered in Delaware, January 18, 1832 ; the Delaware & Mary land, chartered in Maryland, March 14, 1832, and the Baltimore & Pert Deposit, chartered March 7, 1832. The main line was completed at a cost of $4,185,511, in cluding the Schuylkill bridge, finished in 1838. " It bought the New Castle & Frenchtown and New Castle & Wilming ten reads, and merged them in 1870, when it leased the Delaware rail road and its branches 100 miles long, and operates altogether 207 miles, including its Pert Deposit branch from Perryvills. Its capital stock is $11,572,750 and its funded debt only $2,753,500. The latter consists of a 0 per cent, convertible mortgage lean of $253, 500, due in 1884 ; registered 6 per cent, bends for $1,000 000, due in 1887;. ditto for $700,000, due in 1892, and sinking fund 0 per cents, for $800,000, due in 1000. It has been paying 8 per cent, dividends regularly for five years, and its net earn ings increased from $1,095,203 in 1877-78 te $1,282,178 in 1878-79, and te $1,380,107 in le79 80, the financial year ending en the 1st of November. The price paid is $78 per share, the shareholders also te receive the dividend of $2 per share shortly te be declared by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti more railroad company. It is proposed te bring the depot te Fifteenth and Filbert streets, which will be the grand central depot of the Pennsylvania company. A Surprise te the Syndicate. New Yerk Sun. The transaction was a surprise te rail road and financial men in this city, for a syndicate of New Yerk aud Baltimore railroad men and capitalists had closed a contract with Nathaniel Thayer, ene of the largest stockholders of the Philadel phia, Wilmington & Baltimore company, for a sufficient amount of stock te control the read. The syndicate was composed of Jehn W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore aud Ohie railroad ; Jay Gould, August Bel ment, G. G. Haven, Jehn Jacob Aster, Wm. H. Yanderbilt and ethers. The con tract with Mr. Thayer called for the deliv ery of about 120,000 shares of the stock at $70 per share en or before March 15. This is a larger amount of stock than Mr. Thayer owned, but it is said that he made the contract expecting that his townsmen and friends, whom he had in duced te invest in the stock when it was at a low figure, would aid him by selling their shares with his at the same figure. As the stock is issued in shares of the par value of $50 each, the price per centum agreed te by Mr. Thayer was 140. It seems, however, that Mr. Thayer over estimated the co-operation el his towns men, for a cemmittee representing 90.900 shares came te this city en Monday after noon, met President Roberts 'of the Penn sylvania read, and before midnight they had contracted te deliver him the 90,000 shares at $80 per share. The contract also binds the Pennsylvania company te take from all holders of the stock such shares as they may send in before April 1 up te the entire capital stock of the company, at the same price, $30 par share. The par value of the capital of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore company is $12,000,000. As it is net believed that any of the outside shareholders will fail te accept this etfer, in view of all the circum stances, the investment will cost the Penn sylvania railroad $19,200,000. This is exclusive of the bended debt of the purchased read, which is $3,000,000. The Pennsylvania company will keep the organization of the purchased read separ ate from its own. A member of the sydicate said last evening: "Messrs. Garrett and Haven, who represented the syndicate, had re frained from bidding up the price of the stock by attempting te make outside pur purchases, as they were advised that the Bosten committee was composed of friends of Mr. Thayer, and were endeavoring te secure a controlling interest in the stock, te assist him in cirrying out his contract. Messrs. Haven and Garrett knew that this committee were accumulating stock, but believed that they were doing se in the interest of Mr. Thayer. The com mittee, however, having secured a ma jority of the stock, without permitting Mr. Thayer te have an opportunity of purchasing, sold out te the Pennsylvania beard at $80 per share, an advance of $3. 400,000 upon the price at which Mr. Thay er contracted te deliver tue control te the syndicate. Considerable surprise is ex pressed that the committee of Bosten gen tlemcn composed in part e'f personal friends of Mr. Thayer, and representing many persons who had invested in P. W. & B. stock at a low figure upon Mr. Thayer's advice, did net give him a pre ference in the sale when they were aware that he was under a contract te the syndicate te deliver te it a controlling in terest in the stock. Bosten men are fend of saying that the Wall street broker will seli eat his friends, but tne culture and conscience of the Hub in this case did net hesitate te refuse a chance te Mr. Thayer, their friend, who had in his long and suc cessful business career made millions for many of these who sold him our." It was announced last night that the Baltimore & Ohie campany has subscribed $4,000,000 towards building a new line parallel with the Philadelphia, Wilming ton & Baltimore, from Baltimore te Phila delphia, at a cost net exceeding $7,000,000. This new line will cempctj with the P. W. & B., for local business, and in addi tion will take all through Western and Southern business of the Baltimore & Ohie system. It will take west all business con trolled by that line and the Reading and the Jersey Central reads, with which com panies the Baltimore & Ohie has" already made a compact by wnicii each company gives te the new line its entire busiuess. The new line will be nlnoty-twe miles long and can be built in nine months. A branch of the Reading read, thirteen miles long, running south from Philadelphia, will be utilized, and will aid in obtaining geed terminal facilities in Philadelphia, It is understood that yesterday Mr. Thayer settled with Messrs. Haven and Garrett of the syndicate, in lieu of his fail ure te deliver a.contrelling interest in the stock by paying them a very large amennt in cash. Distributing the Offices. Tlnfcs Dispatch from Washington. Hen. Levi P. Morten has accepted the French mission and will be nominated for the place at once. Ex-Governer Neycs, of Ohie, the present incumbent, has already tendered his 'resignation. The story gees that Senater Hear 'has request ed tne retention et minister jueweii at England, and he will net be disturbed. William E. Chandler will, it is said, be made solicitor of the treasury department te succeed'Kenneth Rayner. Ne change will at once be made in .the Aastrinm mis sien, net until Minister iiassen. and con gressman-clect completes certain' diplo matic matters which have been impending ier six weeks or mere, xne inciiana neie neie gatien' in Congress will press sehie 'one from that state te succeed Alenzo Bell as assistant secretary of the interior. Ac-' cording te pretty geed authority Cenfmis-' siener Bentley will be retained as commis sioner of pensions. Among the rumors is that Register of the Treasury Scefield is te be sent as minister te Russia, and Hugh Yeung, of Pennsylvania, a brother of Gov. Tem YeuBg, of.Ohie, b te be made regis ter of the treasury. General Charles Ewing, a brother of General Tem Ewing, is urged for the governorship of New Mex ico. Repert says that Edward McPher McPher sen, of Pennsylvania, will be appointed first assistant postmaster general te suc ceed Mr. Tyner. Fer Presldaat, Jere S. Black. Virginia City (Xev.) Chronicle. It would net be matter for suprise if the above announcement headed the pre gramme of a great party in the United States before the next presidential elec tion, upon a platform declaring that the sovereignty of the people in this republic must be respected by the wealthy corpora tions of the country, aud that all fran chises enjoyed by any railroad, banking, manufacturing, or ether corporation shall be at all times subject te such restriction and regulation as the welfare of the people may require. It is plain that there is a tremendous struggle ahead for the American people. Either the great corporations must be brought under public control or the pee pie will be chained under the control of the corporations. Judge Black represents the people's side of this controversy better' than any ether man in the country. He has mere forci bly than any ether put forward the argu ment en behalf of the people. He is a man whose pure character and great abilities command the respect of his fel low countrymen, independently of party lines. He typifies the rights of the peo ple as against the aggressions of corporate wealth. It lies with the two old parties te say whether a new party shall arise. Unless one or the ether of them draws the sword in this crusade, the people will assuredly call up a new champion te de battle for them. The Republican party is wedded te the wealth of the country and ewes its latter successes entirely te the pressure brought te bear in its favor by the repre sentatives of wealth. The Democratic party is net wholly free Trem the same reproach in some quarters, but it is freer than its antagonist te shake loose lrem tins influence and make a 'square fight en the platform laid down by Jere Black a Democrat of the Jefferson Jeffersen ian school, who believes that the people should ruic in the United States. It is a grand opportunity for the Dem ecratic party. It it. is wise enough te seize it, victory honorable and sweeping lies ahead: If it refuses, the people will reject it or any party that does net fully and irrevocably commit itself te the pepu lar side in the gigantic struggle between organized wealth en the one hand and the liberty and prosperity of the masses en the ether, winch is already at band. WltAff ED IN FLAMES. Hurling a. Ilurnlng- Kerosene Lamp at tne neuu ei mi .r riena. Geerge Wragg aud Themas Farrand are the names of two Englishmen who kept bachelor s liall en Hcalerd avenue, f ltts burg. Beth are iron workers. Wragg lias a wife in .England and farrand a sweetheart. Beth have been indnstrieus and both economical in order te raiss money te bring the wife and sweetbeaet te this country. On Monday two of Farrand's relatives arrived in the city, and te celebrate the event he drank some. Late that night he took his friends te his room, and their carousals annoyed Wragg, who had gene te bed. A tighten sued, during which Farrand hurled a burn ing kerosene lamp at Wragg's head. The missile was well aimed, and in an instant Wragg was enveloped in names. He rushed frantically te a pile of rags in a corner, burying his face in them and trying te brush the burning fluid from his head with his hands. Ne relief could be gained iu this way, and with his head and shoulders wrapped in flame he ran across the street and dashed bis head into a bucket of water. Neighbors threw water ever him and thus extinguished the flames. He has been suffering terribly from burns about the head, and face. His hair had been taken off by the flames and bis scalp was covered with huge blisters which extended down ever his face, His beard was gene, with the exception of a small tuft en bis chin, which was scorched and bloody, and added te his terrible appearance, in addition te the burns there were several cuts en his face, and his left ear had been almost severed from his head. His hands and arms were also terribly burned. Farrand will have a hearing en Saturday. The prisoner was educated for the clergy in England. liATESTNEWS BT ItAJL. Sitting Bull and his Sioux returned te Weed Mountain en the 31st of January, poorly clad and with scarcely any feed. A fire at Bolivar, Tenn., last Sunday night, destroyed ten buildings, causing a less of $20,000. Patrick J Smyth was killed and Thes. Cowley fatally injured yesterday by the fall of a building in course of erection at Denver, Colerado. The walls of a granary, containing 15,000 bushels of eats, at La Prairie, Que bec, tumbled down yesterday morning upon an adjoining frame house, seriously injuring two yeuug men. An engine en the Chicago & North western railroad ran into a gang of shovel shevel ers at Shepierc, near Jamesville, killing twelve men. It was reported that an ac cident had occurred by which seventeen men were killed, but the railroad officials denied the report. A Baltimore and Ohie through freight train was thrown from the track three miles west of Milferd, Ind., yesterday by a broken rail. The engine' aud ten ears wcre piled np together. Wm. Deck, the fireman, was badly scalded, and Wm. Blackmere, a brakeman, was badly injur ed. The rest of the crew escaped unhurt. Twice within a .vear the wife of Jehn Sherer, of Steep Rocks, nearRondeut, N. Y., has attempted te take her life. The second attempt, with laudanum, was made yesterday, the cause being jealousy of her husband. She took about an ounce of the poison, which she purloined from a neigh bor's pantry, telling her husband of it. She is yet alive, but may het recover. At the opening of the regular session of the Indiana Legislature, the Democrats and Greenbackers defeated the Republi cans completely, and elected all Green back officers. The Republicans grew very tired of this; and se arranged with three disgusted Democrats that, by a vote of 26 te 23 yesterday, W. H. Schlater, Republi can, formerly military seoretaryte Gov. Morten, was elected principal secretary, and the Demecrats were given the door keeper. HAYES'S SAVINGS. The Amount Which Was Net apeat la Wash Wash Wash lngtoe aad What Was Dene With It. The Cleveland Herald publishes by au thority the following, concerning Hayes's salary and savings : "The wneie truth con cerning the alleged savings of ex-President Hayes from his salary can be told in a'few Words. The aggregate of that . salary r for the four years was 200,000. The expeh-. ses of.the position during that time ware! $134,000. ,-Had Congress refunded the $4,000 be paid for the expenses of the.'vi-' ituW statesmen' te Louisiana, his savhura would have been about 870,000.' As it'h he went.eut of. office with, $66,000 te be' jcinipdfrcHhjs account as-President, te jine, Denent ei ms account as a private cut-, zen. ' jWhen he became President 'he was burdeneeVwitK debt te .the amoantef $90, 000) mostly en account of bequestg charged upon the Biichard estate Of this amount he has paid $00,000 eat of his. savings from the Presidential salary, se' that the Bet available result iu cash of his Presidential term is ,Q0:" " m ' . Venner's Weather for a Tear. The spring will be fairly early, het and dry, and the midsummer cool and wet. The autumn premises te be open, dry and fine. There is likely te be a great deal of sickness during the year, but the. weather except in a few isolated sections will be favorable te agricultural pursuits. The winter of 1882 bids fair te be open and generally mild, with but few, and these short-lived, storm periods. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE? ME WANTS COMPENSATION. Fer Valuable' Pablte Services Readered. In the Heuse at Harrisburg yesterday Speaker Hewit presented a letter te the Heuse from J. Schleieh, of Lancaster, asking the Legislature te give him "either a fortune or a pension " as compensation for having originated many of the features of the new constitution and suggested them te the constitutional convention. The speaker declined te put it en the journal, but referred the petition te the Lancaster county delegation, who re-referred it te the city member. We are indebted te Representative E. G. Snyder for a copy of the memorial which runs as fellows : Lancaster, Feb. 16, 1881. Te Mr. Jehn H. Landit, Mr. Peeples and each member of the Souse of Representative and of the Senate of Pennsylvania : when the constitutional convention of Pennsylvania was in session I sent te them a letter containing' the following very im portant reforms which were adopted by them and by the peeple of Pennsylvania, viz : 1, The election should be changed from October te November. 2.- The governor should be elected for four years and for one term only. 3. A lieutenant governor should be elected for four years only. 4. The sessions of the Legislature should be biennial. 5. General laws only should be passed by the Legislature. 6. I caused the iron clad te be in the constitution. 7. Mnnicipal indebtedness should be limited. 8. I am the originator of the pardon beard. As the above reforms were adopted and are of great value te the people of Penn sylvania, de you net. think the people of rennsyivania, through their representa tives, should give te me a pension or a fortune. I think Hen. Samuel H. Reynolds, of Lancaster, rennsyivania, who was a mem ber of the late constitutional convention, can tell you whether what I have written is true or net, as he was one of the mem bers of the convention te whom I sent the letter containing the reforms -that were adopted by the convention and by the pee ple ei rennsyivania. Respectfully, J. Schleicii. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Events Acress the Veaaty Maes. Charles Brittan, aged 18, was found dead at the Lochiel furnace yesterday morning. When last seen it was about 4 o'clock en Monday afternoon and he was hunting a warm place te sleep. He curled himself up in a corner and was net seen again until discovered by the workmen at the time above-mentioned. He had been smother ed by coal gas. Brittan had been leading the life of a tramp for some time. He was known among the "vags" as " Harrisburg Charlie." The residence of Samuel Bell en Tenth street, Lebanon, was entered by a masked robber,-and robbed of $340. Twe small boys were hid is the room from which the money was stolen, and saw the robber break open the drawer -of a bureau and take it out, but they were afraid te give alarm until after he had left. Mrs. Bell was sitting down stairs at the time and Mr. Bell was absent. A little boy between five and six years old, named Harry Davis, whose parents reside en James avenue, Harrisburg, was badly scalded yesterday by falling into or having a pet of scalding het water thrown ever him: . I 1 Mayer Herman, of Harrisburg; has signed the 'Belgian block ordinance; It is Krebable the work of laying pavement will egin about May" 1. Sales of Tobacco. Gee. K. Mearig, of Upper Leacock, Beld a let of tobacco te R. H. Brnbaker for 23, 9 and 8 : also 2 acres te A. Fenster macher for 18, 0 and 3 ; Jehn Dennes sold 2 acres te Fenstermacher for 15, 7 and 3 ; Peter Ludwig J an acre for 16, 9 and 3; Benjamin Baer, acre for 18. 9 and 3 : Jacob Shimp, 1 acre for lz 6 and 3 ; Val entine Andes, 1 acre te C..Herr,for 16, 7, and 3; Valentine . Andes, ' sr., 1 acre te same for 20, 6 and 3 ; S. Sim mons 1 acre te Teller Bresrif 12.-'G and 3 : JehnGeist, a let for 12, 6 and 3; Alex, Gibsen, 2 acres for. 20, 8 aad 8 ; Jeseph Greiner, 1-acre for 12. 0 altd . 8 : Jehn Mearicb, 1 acre for 16, 6 and 3": Samuel Hofferd, 1 acre for 16,. ft awl Z ; Jacob Merrow, 8 acres te L. ; D.i Wer tbeimer for 24, 8 and 3 ; Harrison Smith, i acre te Erisman for 18, 6 and 3 ; William Barten, 2 acres for 24, 8 and 3 ; Martin Heller, 1 J acres, te Erisman, for 13, 6 and 3 ; Emanuel Nicholas, 2 acres for 17, 7 aud 3. The Yerk Ditpateh reports that Sir, Stehman, of Mountville; hasvbeught in Fawn township, of Jehn Channel, 2 acres, at 9 round ; D. E. Ugenfritz, 2, at'l$, 12 and 3 ; Jehn Iranian, l, at 10 ana s ; ju. H. McCall. 2,' at 13, 4 and 3 ; Wm. Ham ilton, 2 ; Rebert Lloyd, Lewis Loyd, Ma nasseh Lloyd, Wm. Terbert, ,1 acre, at 10 and 3. Iu Lewer Cha'nceferd, B. S. Ken dig & Ce., of Cosestegm Centre, purchased of Caleb Atkins, 2 acres at'13 and 3 Cel. D. W. Greve, 4"f, at 15'and 3 ; 31. A. Greve, 1, at 14 and 3 ; A. C. Smith & H. Hunter, 2, at 11 and 3 ; Daniel Duncan, 2, at 15 and 3. Mr. Emerbnnk, for Myers & Adams, purchased of . Wm. Cowan and A. Kilgore, 4 acres; at 17, 6 and 3 ; Sam uel Ramsey, 2, at 12 round ; Jehn A. Brown, 3, at 15, 5 and 3. - Ueae te Kascea. Mr. C. A. Reece; who, for ten years past, was successfully encaged in the beet and shoe trade in this city, left Lan caster for Easten, Northampton county, where he will permanently locate. Mr. Reece is a thorough-going business man,, intelligent and obliging, and, besides, a jelly geed fellow. He made hosts of friends while in Lancaster who are serrv te part with him, : and whose, best wishes fellow him te bis new home. He will en gage in his line of business hi 'Eyerman's building, Northampton street, between Fourth' and Fifth streets, about the first of April. A Milk: Edw. A. Ransing, of the Reek Hill dairy, was before Alderman McConemy this morning te answer a' complaint made against him by Jehn Antheny, of serving milk' te his customers without having 'npen his wagon his name and the name of dairy, as required by act of Asssembly. Mr. Ransing paid the easts, but it is due te him te say that hi business wageu a very pretty one by the way was at the shops undergoing repairs and that he was necessitated for a few days te use another wagon without a sign upon it. MARIETTA MATTERS. OVKKEOCLAR CORRESPONDENCE. The Klver Westward He r Market Heuse Lawfcnenal Points Uare's of JHeney. Yesterday was pleasaut aud spring-like until it clouded in the afternoon and in the evening it rained : most of the snow has I gene, and yet the river has net risen. It centiues te rail slowly. Twe car-leads of furniture were packed te leave for Kansas te-day, three fami lies from the country iu this vicinity in tending te start for Abilene in that state en the 15th. The party consists of Jacob Engkvl. II. Eshelman and A. Coulteu. Qn Saturday the personal property of Chrn. Bucher, deceased, will be sold at bis late residence by the executers ; sale will commence at 1. o'clock. The social en Monday evcuing was a very pleasant affair. The property of Harriet Jenes was withdrawn from public sale and disposed of prevatcly te Jacob Thuma. Jehn Naylor, custodian of the market house, has been summoned te appear be fore Squire Evans in Columbia en Thurs day, iu answer te a charge of assault and battery preferred by Rebert Twiner, sr. It seems that Mr. Twiner effected an en trance te the market house before the opening hour S o'clock which is con trary te the regulations of that institu tion. A difference arising concerning his exit, Naylor took him by the arm and led him out. Squire Reath refused te "give him law," and consequently the matter is at EvanVti disposal. Seme boys dug a geed sized terrapin out of the river shore yesterday. We have 'had 92 years of government under presidents. Garfisld is the 20th. Twenty three terms have been served. Three of the elected did net serve their full terms, and six weie elected twice. The wife of Lieut. E. Housten has re turned te Marietta, expecting te remain here until May, when she will accompany Mr. Housten te Europe. Cel. Figchnasy has ai rived at Chickita from Demerara, Seuth America. Abraham Suramy, esq., is announced as a Republican candidate for county com missioner. Yesterday C5 cases of tobacco were re ceived at the depot for shipment. Rev. J. W. Geiger will preach his fare well sermon op Sunday night. The lite of infant baptism will be ad ministered in the Presbyterian church next Sunday. A trip te thciiet house new will be en joyable. There js an abundance of flowers in bloom. One plant, called the " CycTo CycTe CycTo mee," particularly struck our fancy. It is cemparetively rare. Twe barrels of Continental money were among the effects of Charles Greenawalt, deceased, of Lebanon, Pa. Mr. G.'h father, Philip, who was a, grandfather of C.JLShaffner, of this place, jhad been a quartermaster's clerk during the Revolu tionary war aud in thi- way it came into his hands, reraainiug there after it became useless. An entertainment will be given at the Lincoln school, at West End, under the supervision of their teacher, Mr. Nissley. The scholars have undergone rigorous training and a treat may be expected. James Kelley has opened a flour and feed store at his residence near Central hall. Hen. Gee. II. Ettla returned last even ing from Washington. The funeral of Jehn Stum's chd took place yesterday. There isajridewer from a neighboring town, who spends considerable time in our place in quest of a wife. He has been married several times. Loek out for him. girls. A tioed-jfmlt Tear Predict. We find the following in an exchange, and the conclusions drawn seem plausible -The protracted cekl weather has had the effect of retarding the premature budding of fruit trees, that tee frequently occurs during an open winter, and the result will doubtless be a large increase in the fruit crop. Small fruits will also de well, the heavy .snows serving te protect them from the nippiug frosts, and alsp prevent ing the freezing out that takes place in a severe winterwhen the ground becomes solid ier a censidarable depth below the surface. Complimenting Oar Musicians. West Chester Lecal News . The orchestra of Unienvillo intend giv ing a musical entertainment en Wednes day evaning. the lGth iust., in the village ball. of. Keffer, of Lancaster city, and his talented son will assist, and all are looking forward te a rich musical feast. The Kcffers perform in the opera beuse at Lancaster; both father and son" are' noted musiciaTy.r-jTW.eld. aeatkuiaiL-ia.the or er chestrafrjmas tMchet, and in the years gene by Mr. Keffer toek'a very live ly interest in this organization and still loves the heys, and they in return love bim. f The Firemen. The Firemen's Union, of this city, held a meeting last evening in the hall of the Empire hook and ladder company. Dele gates were present from all the companies except the Unien.l The remainder el the constitution and by-laws were adopted. There ueingne ether business tne meet ing adjourned te the second Tuesday in April. Meeting of the Uaaae Association. A meeting of the Lancaster County Game Protection association, was held in Alder man Spurrier's office last evening. The association has already secured about 600 acres of land en which te let loeso the 500 partridges they are' new wintering, and a committee has been directed te call upon farmers next week te secure ether lands for the same' purposes. In the meantime the birds will be caged and mated. Mortgages, Deeds, Ktc AH mortgages, judgments, deeds, re leases and ether papers that have been left at the county recorder's office te be re corded, have been recorded, and these entitled te them ought te take them away, and make room for the new papers that are sure te be presented about the 1st of April. A Saeak Thler. A tramp, giving the name of Andrew Seldcn, entered the residence of Wm. P. Frailey. North Queen street, yesterday, and stele therefrem a, vest and hat. Com plaint being made, he was arrested by Officer Shay and locked up for a hearing te-morrow before Alderman Spurrier. The Meieu property was found in his possession. -. , , , Cain Uasi, Last uight the unlit gas lamps were as folews : First ward, none Second, 1 ; Third, 2 ; Fourth none ; Fifth, 1 ; Sixth, 6 ; Seventh 1 ; Eighth 1 ; Ninth, 2. Total 14. Tliir is the' smallest number reported by the police since they have been making daily reports. m i Weir-Attaaded. The children's entertainment in St. Paul's 51. E. church was well-attended, the chinch being crowded and many turned away for want of room. The en tertainment v'U be repeated en next Fri day evening. Property Wilkilrairn. Last cvening the Beaver street cotton mill, which is owned by Sheuk, Bansman, Carpenter & Ce., was pat up at public sale at the Cooper house It was net sold; but was withdrawn at $34,000. -A
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