LANCASTER PAH? INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1881.
iLancastcr fnteUtgeniTt.
FRIDAT EVENING. 1CABCH 12, 1881.
The Indepcadent Representative.
The statement by Judge Davis, of his
political position is one which -new at
tracts a great deal of attention, and re
ceives the warm commendation of the
many people in the nation who have
come te realize the fact that party gov
ernment is net the true government. In
an ideal republic the most honest, en
lightened and sensible citizens would be
chosen by the people te representative
positions, and be permitted and required
te discharge their representative duties
according te their own best judgment.
It used te be very popular te declare in
favor of " principles net men ;" which
was another way of saying that the
party candidate should be voted for
whatever might be his deficiency in qual
ification. The idea was that the party
platform settled the principles, and fur
nished such a guide te the representa
tive that it was safe te trust him. But
that idea is a fallacy, as experience con
stantly demonstrates. There is no safe
ty te a party in reliance upon the faith
ful representation of an unfit represen
tative. The Democratic party has suffer
ed grievously from its incapable leader
ship. Every Democrat knows that if
his party had been wisely led it would
net se often have been defeated. It
would have been better -for it if there
had been mere men of the stamp of
Judge Davis in its councils ; men with
an honest desire te de what was right,
and of independence sufficient te fellow
their convictions. It does net de for
wise men te fellow feels. Har
mony is a very geed thins ; and
unity et effort is essentiaPte success.
But the harmony and unity which are
produced by the giving way of the
honest and sensible te the views and
ways of these who are wisest in their
own conceit and who place policy above
honesty, is net the kind which a party
needs te make itself valuable te the
country and te entitle it te its respect
and confidence.
We must have the union in which
there is strength, te prevail; but we
need wisdom just as much. Judge
Davis in the Senate has voted in obedi
ence te bis opinions, without regard te
party dictation. Being a man of integ
rity and geed sense his value te the
country has been heightened by the
fact that he represented only himself.
If such men, se disenthralled, could be
put and kept in representative positions
it would be a most excellent thing for
the nation. But hew is it te be done ?
They must have a force behind them te
sustain and elevate them. Parties then
are necessary. What is needed is a party
that will give its first heed te fitness in
the choice of men te be its representa
tives and which, will allow them a very
wide latitude in which te exer
cise their individual opinions. What
we demand is that a political party shall
lay down a few vital principles as lamps
te guide the feet of its servants, but put,
as the very first of its declarations, one
that the character and fitness of its can
didates for office shall be at least as clear
as their adherence te the party principles.
Judge Davis, en "the platform en which
he exhibits himself, commands the re
spect of every geed citizen. He is in no
sense en a fence. He votes according te
his convictions ; as every man of self-respect
should : and the party which re
quires its representatives te think and
act in hide-bound fashion en every little
subject of legislation is a party which
cannot have the best class of men as its
representatives and does net deserve and
will net long enjoy political power. The
day for greater independence in repre
sentative action has come ; and we are
glad te recognize it in the general sym
pathy given te Judge Davis in his posi
tion. TnE contest ter the control of the
Heading railroad has substantially ended
in a victory for Mr. Ge wen, who has ob
tained the support of the present holders
of 400,000 out of the fiS-5,000 shares of
the stock. These shares cannot all be
voted in his favor, it is true, owing te
their net being represented in their
owners' names for a sufficient time.
But eventually their voice must control,
and that is all that is needed te be
known. Even should the election
en Monday result in the choice
of the McCalmont ticket it will
be a barren victory, since Mr.
Gewen will continue in the control of
the read as receiver under the moral
buppert of the majority of the stock
which is known te be behind him, and
which will make him master of the sit
uation, and give him the support of the
United States court : which in fact car
ries the Reading destinies in the hollow
of its hands.
Me. Levi I3. 3I:okten, who is sent as
minister te France by the new adminis
tration, is said te lack one qualification
which was considered almost indispensa
ble in a French minister before Hayes
sent Xeycs te Paris in reward for
his services in the cause of addition,
division and silence. Mr. Morten does
net speak French, but of course out of
his salary of 17,000 he can hire an in
terpreter or a teacher.
The delay in publishing the Ltqisla-
tivc Recerd is utterly inexcusable. Mem
bers of the Assembly who want te see
the proceedings and te read their
speeches, and newspapers which want te
reprint them from the official ' record,
have te wait from three te ten days.
The Recerd ought te be abolished or re
formed. The national banks which surrender
ed their circulation and cannot get it
back when they ask for it realize that
they cannot cat their cake and keep it
tee.
It is new reported that McManes and
Rewan, of the Philadelphia machine,
have quarreled, as well as Quay and
Cameren. When rogues fall out, etc.
Whex it ceme3 te being " lifted
out," State Superintendent James Pyle
Wickereham, LL. D., will knew- hew
jt is himself.
When We Mean.
We de net feel altogether sure that we
should open our lips in condolence with
our bereaved fellow-citizen who is about
te descend from the state superintend
ency of the public schools. We de net
like te enter a beuse of mourning te
which we are net bidden. We knew we
are net entitled te a place among the rel
atives at the approaching obsequies ; but
still as it is an event of local interest,
we may be permitted te stand about the
house and watch the proceedings with a
becomingly sad countenance.
We have felt an interest in the de
parted ever since he arose and shone in
the headship of that odd institution, of
wonderful heads and' trustees, the Mil
lersville normal school. It seems te be
enough te stamp a man as great, te sim
ply exhibit him at the head of this
school book manufacturing establish
ment. There he is. the great "I am;"
and even when he gets into Lancas
ter he continues te be the great " I am "
and cuts off students' beads en our
streets and street cars, with a ferocity
worthy of a Chinese mandarin. We de
net believe that when Superintendent
Wickersham left Millersville the autoc
racy there had reached its present growth,
but the seed was there and the influence
followed him. The afflatus was within
him, and buoyed him up in the discharge
of his duties as superintendent of the
common schools of. the state and pub
lisher of the Scheel Journal ; which we
balieve is ordered te be read as a
text book ; at least te be paid for. The
professor would net have been a true
Millersville professor if he had net pub
lished something profitable if net valu
able. The Millersville afflatus buoyed up our
departed friend, tee, en the stormy sea of
politics ; but only for awhile. It wasn't
much of a life raft and would upset in
the waves ; se much se that the profes
sor get sick; and last summer confided te
us his belief that the Republican party
would be beaten and deserved te be,
and that the experience would de
it geed. But when the ram
shackle concern get glued to
gether in the fall, he seemed te revise
his opinion, and even became se excited,
because we could net fellow him In his
sudden change of front, as te threaten te
order all the advertisements out of the
Intelligencer. Here was the Mil
lersville spirit in full blast in the
professor's mind, se many years after he
had left the village. Ne doubt he really
thought he could de it ; and probably
these delightful trustees would have
p tssed a resolution affirming his right te
de it ; but advising him net te try. May
be they did ; and that may explain why
the Intelligencer is still published ;
while our dear superintendent is new our
dear departed, whom we mourn. Peace
te his ;isiies !
Mr. Wickersham's modes of elec
tioneering te keep himself in the state
superintendency seem te have been quite
as disingenuous as his memorable elec
tioneering devices te get himself into
Congress and quite as ineffectual. The
lust anonymous circular of his super
serviceable '" friends " was especially in
felicitous in ascribing the opposition te
him te text-book jobbers, seeing what
geed use some enterprising publishers
have made of his name and office in
their publications, and hew offensively
the state patronage of his Scheel Journal
smacks of jobbery.
PPSBSONAli.
Murat Halstead is regarded as a prob
able minister te Berlin.
General Weaver is announced for sev
eral Greenback speeches in this state and
New Jersey, shortly.
Sir Garnet Wolseley will assume the
title of Lord Wolseley en his elevatien te
the peerage.
Mr. Langtry is quoted as saying that
his wife ''never for a moment thought of
the stage as a profession."
Senators J. W. Lee, of Frauklin, and
C. S. IvALTFiiAN, or Columbia, Pa., have
been in Washington.
The Yeung Men's Democratic associa
tion will give ex-Speaker Randall a re
ceptien at their rooms, Ne. 5 Seuth Mer
rick street, Philadelphia, this evening.
Lord Beacenbfield is writing another
romance ; and another well known noble
man is writing a romance of which Lord
Bcacensficld is te be the here of the
victim as the case may be.
When Senater Blaise went te the
White Heuse with Gen. Garfield en inau
guration day, it was just three years and
seven months te a day since he had visited
the presidential mansion.
Miss Anna Dickinsen is te amiear at
the Chcsnut street opera house during
Salvini's engagement in some of the most
exacting male characters of Shakspearc
Hamlet and Macbeth for instance and is
net afraid te provoke comparison even
with the distinguished tragedian.
Conspicuous among thess who have
failed te call yet upon President Garfield
are Vice-President Arthur and Senater
Conkling. The only exebauge of cour
tesies between the president and Mr.
Conkling since the inauguration occurred
when, through a friend, the president
caused inquiry te be made as te what Mr.
Conkling desired of the administration.
Mr. Conkling replied that the president
could learn at first hand at any time by
sending for hiin, but at no time through
an intermediary.
Horrible Accident.
In Clarksvilie. Me.. B. G. Read, suner-
lntendeut of a paper mill weut into the
basement te oil a shaft jnurnal when he
was caught by a nut en a pulley wheel
and carried around the shaft a number of
times. Beth his feet -were beatan off by
striking against the fleer above. The en
gineer's attention was attracted by the
noise and he shut off steam. On going in
to the basement he found Read's mangled
and dead body hanging from the shaft.
Deceased came from Pulaski, N. Y., last
June and assisted in organizing the mill
company, of which he was a member.
Tne Bank Beaten.
The decision reached by the cabinet en
the request of the national banks te with
draw their legal tenders deposited te retire
circulation maintains that the " prece
dents of the department in similar cases
should be adhered te, and no return of
fecal tenders made." Secretary Wiudem
expresses his opiuieu that no stringency in
the money market need be apprehended,
owing te the large amount of bends that
have been and are being purchased by the
government,
1IINOB TOPICS.
The king of Portugal's translation of
Shakspeare has had a very large sale ;
his majesty's royalty of the translation
has already .yielded him $3,000
Scaxdal has been created in Bayswater,
Londen, by some unkind wag, who filled
the offertory bags with large H's cut out
of cardboard, the clergyman being famous
for dropping that ill-used letter.
Over five hundred fresh applications for
consulates are already en file at the state
department, and the list is hourly increas
ing. Te illustrate the flood-tide of office
seeking of all sorts, it is mentioned that
there are twenty-seven applicants for the
second assistant postmaster generalship.
A Buddhist priest in China, fifty years
old and a man of means, has come three
hundred miles te Kalgan, te be instructed
at his own expense for from three te five
years, with the hope of fitting himself te
preach. He thinks Buddhism a fraud,
and desires te become a Christian.
LIGHT.
I aatd one morn. "O earth, you're dell and gray
mere is no neauty in your snow ana ice,
Nerlancy frostwerk, though In quaint de
vice. Yeti're cold, O cold ! Yeu chill me through to
day." Le ! sa I locked there eame a gleam of light.
Stralghtfrehi the east., the toy fringes uiazed;
Colen and flashes deepened as I gazed,
Till naught but glory met my raptured sight.
I said one day, "O lire, you're little worth
Made up of toil and care and blighted hope.
With pain and sin and all their ills te ceje.
The day or death is better than its birth."
Ev'n as I spoke Lere put a hand in mine.
And its dear pi escnee drove ail gloom away,
As shadows flee before the dawn of day,
And lite becomes a heritage divine.
Laura Qarlmnd Carr.
Harper & Brethers, announce their
intention of publishing immediately an
edition of " Carlyle's Reminiscences " in
a volume containing twelve portraits at 60
cents, and in a number of the Franklin
Square library at 15 cents. This is in re
taliation for the publication at $3 of the
same work in advance by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sens, the latter obtaining their copy
through Mr. Freude, the editor, while the
Harpers claim that by an agreement ef
fected by Mr. Carlyle, in 1879, through
Moncure D. Conway, they held the right
recognized by trade courtesy te print the
reminiscences in America. The Phila
delphia Bulletin thinks "the controversy
itself gives a new proof of the necessity of
an international copyright law." The pub
lic will be inclined te think that this com
petition proves the eminent advantages
te the people of no international copyright.
Senater Angus Cameren, whom the
Independents elected senator in Wiscon
sin six years age, against Carpenter, has
developed into a full fledged boss, as offen
sive a? his namesakes in Pennsylvania.
His election te succeed Carpenter is
charged te bribery. Several very serious
rumors are afloat. One is chut a member
of Assembly has suddenly been able te
discharge a mortgage of $1,500 en his
homestead. Anether is said te have been
premised a senatorial nomination in one of
the southwestern districts. A dispatch
from prominent Republicans of Milwaukee
predicts a serious breach in the Republi
can party in the state as the outcome of
his election. The same politicians who
secured Sawyer's election six weeks age
have pushed Cameren through. The
party is new divided into what are called
mouepoly and anti-monopoly parties, and
unless the trouble is happily smoothed
ever a serious breach is looked for in the
state election next fall. The state press
is loud in denouncing the Milwaukee
posteffico ring, and states as a fact that
the railroad and ether corporations con
tributed all in their power te elect Sawyer,
and that Cameron belongs te the same
clique.
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STATE ITEMS.
There are mere cases of scarlet fcveHn
Hollidaysburg at present than in the early
part of the winter.
Jehn Scanlan, a lawyer, was arrested in
Wilkesbarre last night en a charge of forg
ing his father's name te notes ameuntiug
te $900 given te a building association. In
defauit of $3,000 bail he was ledged in
jail
After Reuben Kline had served as a
juryman in several cases, tried in the Nor Ner Nor
ristewn court, he was found te be insane.
He imagined he was General Hancock and
had been elected president.
Richard Warden, 40 years old, of Potts
town, while working at the Gcrmantewn
& Norristown railroad depot, Ninth and
Wallace streets, Philadelphia, yesterday
fell from a girder, and striking upon his
head en the railroad track beneath, was
instantly killed.
The beard of public property, consist
ing of the governor, auditor general and
state treasurer, has appointed Caleb
Pierce, of Philadelphia, superintendent of
the public grounds. Mr Pierce acted as
assistant superintendent since last June,
and for the last two months has been act
ing superintendent. Mr. Pierce was a
member of the Legislature in. the years
1839-60-61, representing Chester county.
The National association of tanners and
bide manufacturers in session in Pitts
burgh, has elected the following officers :
James E. McClair, of Shippensburg, Pa.,
president ; D. P. Leas, of Philadelphia,
and . Hax, of Allegheny, secretaries ;
W. W. Bechtel, of Newport, Pa,, treasur
er. A cemmittee of five was appointed te
visit Harrisburg and oppose the stream
pollution bill.
The executive committee-en inaugural
ceremonies has addressed, through Cap
tain Cerbin, the following letter te Gov.
Heyt, of Pennsylvania, en behalf of the
executive committee. " I desire te thank
you, and through you, the officers and
men of the National Guard of your state,
for their fine display and soldierly bearing
during the parade in this city en the 4th
inst. I will add that net a complaint has
come te us of the misconduct of a single
officer or soldier of the entire command.
Their drill 'and soldierly bearing drew
forth the praise of every one, ani their
conduct while in the city gave evidence of
their high moral worth as men and citi
zens." Four Uen Lynched.
Information has been received of the
lynching of Green Harris, Giles Peck,
Jehn Weeds and Burt Heskins, four ne ne
geoes implicated in the murder of Miss
Mattie Ishmael, near Jonesboro, Craigh
head county, Ark., by a gang of masked
men, variously estimated at from two te
three hundred. The lynchers sprang out
of the weeds surrounding the building
where they had been temporarily placed,
overpowered the guards, and taking the
prisoners hanged them te a two near by
and dispersed as silently as they had
gathered. It is claimed that prier te the
execution the negrees made a full cenfes
sien, giving a detailed account of the
crime, alleging that Miss Ishmael was
killed for refusing te disclose the hiding
place of a large sum of money which her
father had leceived a few days before the
tragedyeccurrcd. The lynching has intensi
fied the excitement in the neighborhood
of the crime.
davis PKcmura
That, Maintaining HI Independence, He
. Will Tete te Centura ine freseat
Demeeratle Organisatien eftne
Senate, and Heads a Lec
ture te Beth Par
ties. Mr. Davis (111.) said : " Before casting
my vote en this occasion, it is proper for
me te state the reasons that determine
me. In 1877 the Legislature of Illinois
unexpectedly elected me senator. I was
net in any sense a candidate for that"
honor, and when applied te for the uss
of my name I declined te answer the re
quest. Numerically the Republicans were
in a plurality in that Legislature, and my
distinguished colleague was their candi
date. The Democrats steed next in
strength, and a small body of inde
pendents held the balance of power. The
two last united and voluntarily conferred
en me the honor which I new held. Ne
man ever entered Congress freer frem pol
itical committal or personal obligation
than I did four years age. I had been idea
titled with the Republican party, and still
leek back with pride te its grand achieve
ments. The extreme measures after the
war, the excesses incident te civil.strife,
drove tens of theusaud into the Liberal
movement of 1872. I found myself in com
pany with Charles F. Adams, Herace
Greeley, Carl Schurz, Murat Halstead,
Stanley Matthews, R. E. Fenten, Jehn
Wentworth, Samuel Bowles, Lyman
Trumbull, Whitelaw Reid, Leenard Swett
and ethers known te fame who had
been conspicuous Republicans. Seme
of them have returned te the fold from
which they had. separated, doubtless
prompted by patriotic motives. I have
never acted distinctively with the Demo
cratic party, and unless its methods are
changed and its wisdom broadened there
is little prospect of my revising opinions
calmly formed. The country would be
materially benefited by the recenstruc
tien of both parties, especially since the
errors of one seem te perpetuate the
power of the ether. Standing between
these two great organizations, and op
posed te the carpings of the organs of
both, who held independence a crime, is
net an agreeable position. But it has
suited my policy, because I could net ac
cept either extreme. I have' voted en all
publie measures without regard te their
political origin, according te my convic
tion of right, and I propose te continue
that course until the close of my senatorial
career. Dreams of ambition de net dis
turb my sleep. When the day for retir
ing comes I shall go back te private life
as I came out of it, carrying with me the
consciousness of having striven te dis
charge every duty. An honerablo recog
nition of the trust generously confided te
my keeping by Democratic votes in 1877
requires me te sustain the existing organ
ization of the Senate, for which 1 disclaim
all rcspensability. Parts of it are neither
agreeable te my taste nor te my judg
ment. In giving this vote it is proper
for me te say, whatever may be the result,
that I cau accept no honor at the hands of
cither side. A new administration is
starting out under exceptional circum
stances. The states were numerically di
vided at the presidential election. A few
thousand votes separated the two princi
pal candidates in a poll exceeding millions.
Beth branches of Congress are almost bal
anced. The country craves a respite from
angry diseerd and, most of all, it "needs
rest from sectional strife. The voice of
patriotism demands peace and fraternal
fellowship North and Seuth, East and West
Every geed citizen should desire the suc
cess of the administration,for we all ought
te have a common interest in the glory
and in the greatness of the republic
Measures te advance either shall have
my cordial support.
The picsideut and his cabinet are en
titled te a lair hearing, and te be judged
impartially by their acts. If they fail te
justify the public centideuce, it will be a
misfortune which has overtaken ether
administrations having equally geed in in
intentieus and prospects. I shall vote for
the appointment of all these committees
except the judiciary committee. I wish
te retain my old place en the judiciary
committee, and theugii I am thankful te
my friends I must decline the position of
chairman.
Mr. Harris suggested that Mr. Davis
name some one for that position, where
upon Mr. Davis moved te substitute the
name of Mr. Garland, who steed next en
the committee list.
After a lengthy debate en the point of
order raised by Mr. Conkling against the
present consideration of Mr.Pendleten's re
solution providing for the reorganization of
the Senate committees, Vice President
Arthur having sustained the point, and
the latter's ruling being appealed from by
Mr. Pendleton, Conkling withdrew his
objection and the resolution will come
before the Senate en its merits en Mon
day. STARTLING SPECTACLE.
A Nude and mending Weman Flying
Through the Streets te Escape the Lash.
Intelligence received from Charlette.
N. C, gives the details of the brutal
flogging of a mulatto girl by her mother
with a cowhide. The account states that
the piteous screams of a woman in the
California section of that city startled the
neighborhood about eleven o'clock in the
morning. As people ran te their doers a
naked woman, bleeding from her hair te
her stockings, the only stitch which was
en her body, rushed shrieking from the
deer of the heuse. She ran wildly up the
railroad te the crossing, dashing across
this frantically. Still screaming with pain
and terror she ran down an alley near by
and broke madly into a house a hundred
yards from the street. Several persons
were passing at the time, some ladies
among the number. One or two met her
as she came up the railroad, and all
stepped aside as if a locomotive had been
coming.
In about half an hour after this specta
cle a woman applied te Justice McNinch
fer a warrant for her mother, who, she
said, bad tern her clothing from her and
beaten her with a cowhide. She removed
enough of her clothing te prove her asser
tion that net an inch of her body was free
from a bloody welt. She was, she said, a
day servant at a bearding house en Tryon
street. She went home te her mother
every night, but failed last night en ac
count of the weather. Her mother had
met her en Mint street en her way home
that morning. When they met the
mother held a heavy rawhide in her
hand and ordered the girl home. " I'll
teach you," she said, "hew te spend
another night in Buzzard's Roest, ' ' The
latter is a place of bad repute in Charlette.
The girl, thoroughly afraid of her mother,
went. The rest has been told. She could
net endure the pain of the raw hide upon
the naked skin -and escaped from the
house, pursued by her tigiess of a mother
for a short distance with the reeking hide,
nputteu.
The girl's name is Rena Yeuncr. and
that of her mother is Lizzie Yeung. The
daughter is handsome and light ; the
mother ugly, black and brutal. The latter
was sent te jail for thirty days. When a
constable went te arrest her a crowd had
gathered around, and the excitement in
the vicinity was great.
"New" Yeast Wanted.
lliis little paragraph from the Cincin
nati Enquirer has the peculiar Western
flavor : "The Indianapolis Journal is of the
opinion that Garfield's cabinet Jdees net
rise above mediocrity.' Judge New would
have been the yeast te have made it rise
like a bearding-house biscuit."
LdTTED OUT.
WICKEKSBAM TO GO.
Dr. Blgbee, at nter leearg Collage, te be
Scheel Superintendent.
Harrisburg Dispatch te the Press.
The appointment of a superintendent of
public instruction te succeed Dr. Wicker
sham will doubtless be made by the gover
nor next week, and the probability is that
the choice will fall 'en Rev. Dr. E. E.
Higbee, president of Mercersburg college,
Franklin county, who is strongly urged
for the position by some of the leading
educators of the state. The governor was
given te understand -as far back as last
June by Professer Wickersham that be
would net be a candidate for reappoint
ment, and he tendered the position te Dr.
Cattell, president of Lafayette college,
Easten, who declined the appointment.
This factwas made known te Superinten
dent Wickersham, who refused te resign,,
aud in the meantime a powerful pressure
was brought te bear en the governor in
favor of J. A. M. Passmore, of Schuykill
county.
During the month of January an offen
sive 'circular was sent broadcast through
out the state setting forth that " tne men
who cared little for the interests of educa
tion, but who manage what is known as
the 'machine in polities' of Pennsylva
nia, are believed te be doing what they
can te prevent the renominatien of Dr.
Wickersham, because, having adminis
tered his high office with conspicuous in
tegrity, he has never been able te be used
in any way for their improper purposes,"
and adding: " They are the same class of
men who tried a few years since te make
an immense job for themselves through
the Text-book bill " This circular glorifies
the virtues of Dr. Wickersham in italics,
giving twelve reasons for his appointment.
The eighth of these sets forth that
"he has been and new is opposed
by interested and corrupt politicians,
who find his honest devotion te the
interests of public education an insuperable
obstruction te their personal and destruc
tive schemes." It also adds that "Governer
Heyt is tee deeply interested in the wel
fare of the common schools te be desirous
of replacing the present great executive
head of tbe school department with an
officer of inferior merit, experience and
executive ability," but says that " the.
pressure upon him is very strong from the
machine ' element in our state politics,"
and that "his hands sheul be strengthened
by the schoolmen of Pennsylvania " It
ures meetings of the directors te be held
without delay in the various districts of
the state te pass resolutions and forward
them te the governor in Mr.Wickersham's
interest, and makes a fervid appeal for "a
clarion call" en this absorbing subject.
As seen as the governor received one of
these circulars a few days age, he sent for
Dr. Wickersham and questioned him en
the subject. The latter professed te knew
nothing of the subject, although it is
claimed that the circulars emanated
from the office of the Scheel Journal, of
which he is editor. Gov. Heyt was very
indignant and said that in view of the en
tire circumstances therejwas no ether hon
orable course left for him but te request
Superintendent Wickersham's resignation.
Mr. Wickersham protested that he had
no knowledge of the circular, and thus far
he has net resigned. The governor feels
aggrieved at the reflections of the circular
upon him, and after conference with some
of the leading educators of the 6tate,
he has concluded te appoint Dr. Higbce
next weelcThe probable appointee is about
50 years of age, a man of learning and
ability, who is earnestly devoted te the
cause of education and strongly recom
mended by State Senater Stewart, Dr.
Philip Schaff, ene of the leaders of the
Bible Revision society, and many ethers
prominent in education and religion. A
strong pressure .was brought upon the
governor in favor of the appointment of
Mr. Passmore, but the governor already
decided te divorce the position from poli
tics and te confer it upon a gentleman
conspicuous for his learning and ability,
and whose appointment would give entire
satisfaction te the most ardent friends of
public education throughout the state.
IjATBST NEWS BT MAIL.
A stone weighing 2,600 pounds, in
Fisher's flour mills, Chicago, exploded,
severely injuring four persons.
All the ice in tbe Hudsen river, from
Cauldwell's landing seu.h te New Yerk,
is broken up and moving with the tide.
A severe storm was raging at Gloucester,
Mass., Yesterday. Seme twenty-five coast
ing vessels obtained shelter in the outer
harbor.
A large mass meeting of sympathizers
with the Dutch Beers in the Transvaal
was held in Chicago, in the Dutch Re
formed church, en Thusday night.
A construction train, en the Dallas and
Wichita railroad, was derailed and thrown
down an embankment yesterday, and five
employees were seriously injured.
Five lady physicians were graduated en
Thursday evening from the college of
homeeopathy at St. Leuis. One of them,
Mrs. Julia j .Haywood, of Para, 111., re
ceived a prize for high excellence in medi
cal and surgical studies.
David Hewell, station agent of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Qui ncy railroad at Col
chester, III., has absconded with $10,000
belonging te the Quincy coal company.
The money had been placed in his care for
safe keeping a few hours before.
William A. Nerman, thirty-five years of
age, was fatally injured in the New Bruns
wick rubber company's mill, N. J. His
feet caught in the cog wheels of the mill
and his body was drawn in, his limbs and
the lower part of his body being crushed.
Jehn T. Rich has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the
Seventh Michigan district te succeed Con Cen
ger. Rich is a farmer by occupation, and
member of the state Senate. He has
been twice speaker of the Michigan
Heuse af representatives.
The number of deaths reported at the
bureau of vital statistics, New Yerk, yes
terday was 120 and a total for the week
bids fair te reach 800. This is a great in
crease and the health authorities
are unable te account for it. The rate
heretofore has been during the winter
months 500 or 600.
A boiler being tested in the Phoenix
boiler works, Buffalo, exploded with terri
ble effect, killing six men and wounding
seven mere, one of the proprietors, Mr.
Petersen, beingameng the former. .The
works were literally levelled, and the
bodies of men were scattered in every di
rection. A train en the Denver & Seuth Park
line, from Lcadville, jumped the track
yesterday morning near Thompsons. The
sleeping car turned completely ever and
went down a twenty-five feet embank
ment into the river. All the passengers
were mere or less bruised, and the con
ductor and one passenger were seriously
injured.
A crane of coin counterfeiters has been
5 arrested in New Yerk by Chief Drum-
mendand the officers of the Secret Ser
vice. The arrests have been going en
quietly for some days. A large quantity
of implements and base material 'were
also captured. The dies were for five,ten,
twenty-five and fifty-cent pieces and for
standard and trade dollars.
The recent accidents en the Baltimore
& Potomac railroad, the connecting link
of the Pennsylvania between Washington
and Baltimore, have attracted attention te
the necessity of a double track en that
read. This company does net deny, and
it is but fair te state, that a double track
was commenced and twenty miles of the
forty completed last fall, when the winter
put a step te the work, which will new be
continued.
In Kansas City, Jehn Kerwood, a
printer, came bone intoxicated and began
maltreating bis wife. The neighbors in
terfered and sent for the boy Freddie.
Upen bis interposing TCerwoed struck him
with a poker and otherwise roughly han
dled him. Seeing no way of saving him
self and mother from the drunken fury of
thejnan, the boy fired three shots, one of
which took effect between the fifth and
sixth ribs, below the heart, causing death'
in two minutes. The boy, who is but lb
years of age, was arrested.
Stfngilar 'SalcMe.
In Philadelphia Wolfgang Kisling, after
having reached vhls three score years and
ten, took his life in a most singular man
ner. Kisling resided in Cram's avenue,
Roxborough, and en Thursday sold his
little property and afterwards appeared
te regret it At night he disappear
ed and was net found until next morning,
and then it was discovered that lie had
plunged hin head into a barrel of rain
water and held it there until he became
suffocated. When found, the ice had
formed en the surface and around the sub
merged portion of his body. Ne ether
reason can be assigned for the man's sui
cide except the melancholy, eensequent
upon the regret at having sold his prop
erty. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
UNfORTUNATE LOVEKS.
Tbey are Seat te Jail Only Half-Married.
Mary Wise is a woman well-known in
police circles. She was discharged from
prison a few days age, and yesterday
morning attended Mayer MacGenigle's
court te witness the proceedings. She
didn't like the mayor's way of doing busi
ness and told him se. Se persistent was
she in correcting the mayor's mistakes
and giving him advice, that that function
ary became irritated and directed a police
man te take Mary down below, for con
tempt of court or something like that.
She waslockedupfecanbourortwo and
then discharged.
During the day she fell in with a man
named Frank McOennel, who fell in le
with her at first sight. His burning pas
sion was as warmly returned by Mary.
They were ardent and congenial spirits,
and they adjourned te a place where con
genial spirits could be had for a consid
eration. After spending some time in
conviviality and pledging each ether in
bumpers, they repaired last evening te
Alderman Barr's te be united in the holy
bends of matrimony. They had no
money with which te pay the magistrate
the marriage fee, but Alderman Barr is
net the man te tear levers asunder and
make bleed "two hearts that beat as one,"
for se paltry a consideration
as two dollars and a half and
se smiling upon them as benignautly
as Mr. Pickwick himself could have done
he said he would marry them gratis for the
geed of the cause. Taking up the book
and opening it he solemnly commenccd te
read the marriage service. "Frank Me Me
Dennel wilt thou take this woman, Mary
Wise, te be thy wedded wife? wilt thou,
&c, &c. "I will," said Frank, in an
ecstasy of joy. "Mary Wise," said the
alderman, in the same solemn tones,
" wilt thou take this man," but before
he could finish the question, Mary began
te giggle, and then te laugh and then te
guffaw. The alderman opened his eyes
and month in blank amazement, and when
finally he recovered his speech, he said,
" What means this levity ; this is a solemn
occasion; marriage is a serious thing,
and this boisterous cacbmnatien
is most unseemly. What de you
mean, ma'am ?" Mary replied that some
thing tickled her and she couldn't help it,
and then laughed until the alderman feared
she was going into hysterics, "I can
proceed no further with this matter to
night," said the alderman ;" I fear you
are drunk. Ge home, sober up and come
here in the morning, and then I will com
plete the job." Mr. McDennel begged
the alderman te go ahead and finish the
job at once. "Think what a position it
places me in," said he ; "I am married te
her, but she is net married te me. Suppose
anything was te happen " but the alder
man was obdurate. He would net have
tolerated a giggling bride, even if she had
been sober, and he was sure Mary
wasn't. Deaf te all the levers' en
treaty, he dismissed them, telling
them te come around in the morning and
lie sure te be sober. The levers departed
heavy hearted and did what many ether
unhappy people have done before " they
kept their spirits up by pouring spirits
down." The result was, as has been the
case before the couple fell a prey te two
eagle-eyed policemen, who dragged them
off te the station house and locked them
up in separate cells. This merning they
were taken before the mayor, and the
policemen swore they were drunk and dis
orderly. The mayor frowned fiercely en
Frank and grimly en Mary, as though he
were thinking " new will I repay you for
the slight jeu put upon my honorable
court yesterday morning." Adjusting
his spectacles he seized a pen, and dipping
it into ink of gall, he wrote er.t two com
mitments, one of them consigning-Frank
te the county jail for thirty days and the
ether incarcerating Mary for the term of
forty days te the same institution, but
alas ! net in the same cell. Verily, the
course of true love, never does iun smooth.
New Helland News.
Clarien.
Just before going te press we were in
formed that a negre woman was found
dead in a weeds, yesterday forenoon,
somewhere near Ranck's church.
Mr. Solemon Weaver, farther of Richard
Weaver, of this place, has died at his resi
dence in Wilmington, Del. He had
for many years been a resident of New
Helland, and was well known te all the
elder people of this community. Twenty-
two years age he removed te Perryville,
Md., where he resided several years, and
then removed te Wilmington, where he
has since resided.
Harry Seldomridge, son of Isaac Sol Sel Sol
demridge, has arrived home from Fert
Mackinaw, Mich., where he has been sta
tioned for the 'past two years. He served
two years and nine months in the regular
army, and was discharged about five
months age en account of sickness, having
been confined in the hospital at that point
ever since. Mr. Seldomridge does net
knew the nature of his disease, but
thinks it was caused by the sudden change
of climate from Texas, where he was first
stationed, te the intense climate of North
ern Michigan. He states that he had te
walk eighteen miles en ice, from the fort
te Sheboygan, where he took the stage te
tbe nearest railroad point.
Cnmallable Matter.
A letter bearing the following address is
held at the posteffico for mere explicit di
rectien :
" Samuel B. Mayer,
" Bex 620 Otte, M. W. A.,
" In care of Jehn Mayer."
Cheap Cows.
At a public sale of the personal property
of Mrs. Rudy, of Elmhelm township, Yerk
ceunty, two cows were sold one of them
for $2, and the ether for $2.10. If cows
were ever sold for such low figures in this
county we would like te bear of it.
Invitation.
We are indebted te Prof. G. M. Ham-
bright, formerly of this city, for an invi
tation te attend the 14th annual com
mencement of the Chisago college of pharmacy.
BIG TOBACCO DAT.
HKAVT MOVEMENT OF THIS STAPLE.
Activity m Meney Circles Rasa at the
Banks.
Te-day seems te have been an occasion
for general delivery of tobacco, , and all
forenoon lines of wagons from' different
-parts of the" county wended their way
through tbe streets aud many teams
crowded the highways in front of and
about the tobacco warehouses. At Skiles
& Frey's twenty-five wagons were counted
at ene time, aud at the warehouses at
ether places a like throng was te be seen.
The hotel stables were taxed for accom
modations, and as late as neon many
wagons were yet unleaded of their pre
cious freight.
Frem Yerk ceuuty there were heavy
shipments by rail, the freight being 20
cents per hundred weight from Yerk here
which some of the growers thought
cheaper th.iu te haul it ever and pay
ferry or bridge tells. We saw one Yerk
county farmer count out $625, as the pro
ceeds of his crop, and be thinks it " pretty
geed for a buckwheat patch." The prices
vared as widely as these reported in sales
previously -published, but were high
cnoughte show that geed leaf is no drug
in the market. Wrappers ranged from
18 te 22, with lower grades in proportion.
One local grower exhibited 81200 as the
proof ds of a three acre crop.
"It has been first of April here all
day," said the busy cashier of one of the
leading banks ; aud a glance into all of
them showed that his experience was net
singular. Crowds of men were at their
counters makiug deposits and getting
checks cashed. It was a great day for
tobacco.
The tobacco brought te-day, however,
is only a small proportion of that which
has been bought during the past week.
Dozens of buyers have been active since
Monday in all parts of the county pick
ing up geed lets wherever they could.
They are, willing te pay geed prices for
geed leaf, but still complain of the preva
lence of " white vein " and that the farm
ers arc encouraged by the newspapers te
ask tee high prices. The farmers retort
that it is an open market, that all the ad
vantage is with the buyers and that they
will net and ueed net pay mere than the
crop is worth ; they ceraplaiu tee that the
buyers want te take advantage of their
necessities and the approach of the First
of April te decry the crop and "bear
down" prices.
One buyer tells us he offered 31 cents
all around for a two acre crop, which had
3.000 pounds or wrappers and from 40 te
500 of filtcip. He says it was refused, but
he will get it yet. Other buyers say he
certainly will, as they will net bid against
such eilers.
The buyers who have been out this week
are all in town te-day, some receiving and
all watching the movement of the market.
Frem new en until April l'it will be cer
tainly active. The buyer want tobac
co ; the farmers want money ; and when
tbey meet in the spirit the trade seen gets
brisk.
Tobacco Sale.
Our Bart township correspondent reports
the following tobacco sales in Bart town
ship during the past week :
Te Jehn Dehaven Themas Yeung, 2J
acres at 19, 5 and 3 ; Daniel McGewab; 1
acre at 14, 6 and 3.
Te Jonas Eaby Jes. Rice, 3 acres at
11. 6 and 3.
ft
Te Jehn
Smith S. A. Hughes,
J acres
l'ickel, 2
Steward,
at 18, 6 and 3; Silas
acres at 15, 6 and 3 ; Arthur
1 aero at 14, 5 and 3 ; William
aura at 16, 6 and 3 ; Henry
jr., 4 acre at 15. 5 and 3 ; Jes.
Donally,
Denaliy,
Scott, acre at 18, 6 and 3 ; M. T. Palmer,
3 acres at 18k 6 and 3; Michael Scott. 2
acres at 19, 6 and 3 ; Jeseph Trout, 18, 5
and 3 ; Enech Passmore, 1 acre at 18, G
and 3.
The following sales in Yerk county are
reported : W. W. Kenerr, Hopewell, sold
one acre at 16, G and 3 ; Alex. Manifold,
Fawn, two acres at 12 and 3.
Jeremiah Landis, of Mechanicsville, has
sold aud delivered his crop te Teller
Bres, at 20 cents through. It is an excel
lent crop, carefully handled.
Ti.e City Autessera.
The assessors of the several wards of the
city met at the mayor's office yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, received their pre
cepts and assessment books, for the as
sessment for city purpe.cs, and were
sworn te the faithful performance of their
duty by Mayer MacGenigle. Gee. W.
Zccher, from the fiiiance committee, gave
the assessors some instructions as te their
duty especially as te the elimination of
the names of persons dead or removed
from the ward.
Cnhlen Wedding.
David Housten and wife, of Bethania,
Salisbury township, parents of Mr. Rebert
J. Housten, of this city, will celebrate, en
the 17th inst., the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding. The occasion will be a
pleasant and interesting one, their chil
dren and grandchildren and many ether
relatives and friends intending te be pres
ent. -The fast trains, east and west, en
the P. It. It. that day will step at Kinzcrs
te accommodate the guests.
Mayer's Coart.
The mayor had before him this morn
ing a baker's dozen of tramps and disor diser
derlies six of whom were discharged and
seven committed te the county jail for
terms ranging from 15 te 40 days. Among Among
these committed were the half married
couple (Frank McDennel and Mary Wise,
noticed elsewhere) and a woman named
Ellen Amcy, who was engaged in.thc row
at , Ziegler's tavern the ethsr day, and
whose face bore token of her having sus
tained the brunt of the battle.
A Ooed Entertainment.
The chil.'ren's entertainment was re
peated last night in the St. Paul's M. E.
church te a geed audience. It reflected
credit ou the en the parties engaged in it.
The songs " Mortgage the Farm." and
"The Schoolmaster" were well rendered.
The tableaux were choice and impressive.
The dialogues were well selected, amusing
and well rendered.
Commissions Received.
This morning the county recorder re
ceived at his office the commission of
Hugh S.Gara, whom Gov. Heyt has re-ap-
Suited notary public for three years, te
te from March 15th. Alse, the com
mission of Samuel Evans, of Columbia, as
justice of the peace from April 10th te the
first Monday in May next.
Clene of the Seap He
The free soup house closed te-day at
neon, .having issued during the past win
ter about 23,000 rations. Epeugh funds
are left in the treasury te commence next
winter's campaign. The last contribution
received for the soup house was 20 pounds
of beef donated by Herman Hirsh.
Cnllt Lamps.
The morning report of the policemen
states that last night there was one unlit
lamp in the Second ward, two in the
Third, ene in the Fourth, two in the
Sixth, two in the Seventh, three in the
Eighth and one the Ninth. Total, 12.
Rough en Him.
Philadelphia chronicle-Herald.
A Lanca-terinan volunteers the state
ment that be is '$thc originator of the par
don beard."'' Heuvthemnii-we are look leok loek
ing for. Hanging is tee geed for him.
Let him be stuffed alive and hired out te a
wagon circus.