''"''"- LANCASTER DAlLi 1OTELL1GEK0ER TUESDAY, MAJROH 15, 1881. Hancastct fnielltgencec. TUXSDAT RVENING. MABCH 16, 1881. Ambition Overleaping Itself. Well knowing the man and noting Lis maneeuvres, we have never doubted that Mahone would be found acting with the Republican party. We have often declared that there was no doubt at all of his contemplated treachery te the Democratic party, his position in which he has been using in Virginia in an ef fort te build up a party of his own. There has been a contest between him self and the regular Democratic ergani zatien in the state, in which he had called te his aid every fragment of op position te the Democracy, while yet proclaiming himself a Democrat and se holding control of a faction of the Dem ocratic party which hugged te its soul an insane longing te repudiate the state debt. There has absolutely been noth ing at the foundation of Mahone's Dem ocratic support in Virginia but the re pudiation, or as it is called there the " readjusting," sentiment ; and yet te thisbasisfera party he has hooked en the Republican party in the state, and has new made his alliance with it in the nation ; albeit, that party loudly pro claims its horror of repudiation. In the last campaign the Mahone iarty had the audacity te run a Hancock elec toral ticket in Virginia. It was mani fest that in se doing they endangered Democratic success; and it was very clear that they cared nothing at all for it. Mahone desired te carry the elec toral vote or Virginia in his pocket, readv for use after the election where it would be of the mdst value te him.. It would have been very stupid net te recognize this fact, and therefore it was that the Democratic national -committee urged the Virginia Democ racy te vote for the electoral ticket nomi nated by the regular organization. Every effort had previously been exhausted te persuade Mahone te agree te some ar rangement by which one ticket could re ceive the support of every Virginia Democrat. But he would consent te nothing and insisted that if there was te be unity it should be had by supporting the ticket he had caused te be nomi nated, which he proclaimed was ' the true Democratic ticket and the one which would lc-ar te General Hancock the vote of the state. Only very guile less men could be deceived by this declaration from such a man. It was made without any truth or sincerity, as these who knew Mahone could net doubt and as the pres ent exhibition of the nature of his devo tion te Democracy shows. If his ticket had carried Virginia, Hancock would have received the vote of the state prob ably, but net certainly. If Mahone had controlled the vote he would have been a power in the Democratic party and might have forced his leadership upon it and obtained national recognition by bearing its vote te Hancock. The Re publicans would have had te bid high for him te offset se important attrac tions te the Demeceatic side. If the re sult of the election had depended upon Virginia they might have offered enough te have bought it. In any event Mahone would (,hen have been a big man. Rut the election showed that lie was net a power in Virginia. He fell between two steels, notwith standing his agility. The decent Re publicans, as well as the decent Demo crats, repudiated him. He had the riff-raff with him and si handful of re spectable gentlemen whom his activity and impudence imposed upon. He was reduced te his scuateristl seat, which he had secured by a union of the mongrel elements in the Legislature against the regular Democratic candidate, sis the sole basis of his political power. He wsis bound tejutilize it ; and it was manifest that he could only de se by trading with the party that controlled the natiensil patronage. It was therefore very clear where Ma hone would land in the Senate. He lias been wriggling and masquerading before the public eye since the election smd :it tracting a great deal of attention from these who did net knew him and se wondered what he would de. The Dem ocratic senators, hi organizing the com mittees, put him en four of them as a Demecrat: net, however, believing in his Democracy, as we imagine, but se sis net te give him the excuse of saying that the party refused te recognize him. As he hsid, up te date, proclaimed himself a Democrat, it wsis right te tsike him sit him word and put him en the commit tees as a Democrat. It would, nevertheless, have been a great surprise if he had sided with the party. He could net afford it with out surrendering his ambition. Hener and ambition pointed different wsiys, and a man of his constitution could net hesitate. Buying tue Virginia patron age with his senaterisil vote, he hopes te be able te held a party together in his state. With the Democratic party there his' " geese wsis cooked." There is this excuse, such sis it is, for his tresicli ery and dishonor. That he is dis honored cannot be denied. Though it is true that he was elected te the .Senate in opposition te the regular Democratic nominee, yet he wsis elected proclaiming himself a Democrat, with Democratic votes. And he supported in November last an electoral ticket which he pro claimed te be for Hancock. There is no escaping these facts. Un til yesterday he never declared himself anything but a Democrat. Yesterday he voted as a Republican. Fer thsit the re ward he expects is obvious. He has un deniably sold himself. What will his Virginia friends say? Hew will the decent Democrats of the state who have been se far with him endure this record? Our judgment is that Senater Mahone will find himself without a re putable Democrat te support him in the state. The atmosphere of Virginia is net a geed one for such antics. He has made a mistake ; and is done for in Vir ginia forever. His ambition has o'er- leaped itself. Representative Lanbis induced the lower house of the Legislature te thank the president for appointing Wayne MacVeagh te his cabinet. That Legislature somehow has get strange ly enthusiastic ever MacVeagh since the day, a short while since, when it would net send him te the Senate. Superintendent Wickersham writes te the Philadelphia Press te cor rect its correspondent's statement that he had declined te resign. He says that " the governor asked him te remain and that he has never expressed a wish of a different character. He knows very well that the slightest hint te that effect would have left my place vacant in-' stantly. " Se that the fact is, evidently, that Professer Wickersham is staying te accommodate the governor. This is made still mere evident by his declaration that he does net want the place " unless it came of its own accord as a free gift," and he is " very much chagrined that many of my friends have deemed it a duty te act contrary te my wishes in this regard." These " friends" seem te have given the professor a great deal of trou ble since t,hey, tee, printed that circular which get him into het water with the governor, and of which he says "any one can see that it placed me in a false position, and besides, if I had wanted support I could have called for it ever my own signature in a manly way." The dear professor is net the first man te cry, Save me from my friends ; and te pronounce them stupid asses ; but it is neticesible that they never have occasion te de it except when the friends' efforts miscarry. The opposition te Mr. Ge wen suc ceeded in voting but about one-third of the whole number of Reading shares, and these held by a very smsill number of persons. Se that it is clear that Mr. Gewen is supported bya large majority of the stock and nearly all the stockhold ers. This a remarkable result and a great personal triumph. Ne one doubts that Mr. Gewen's policy in the psist has been rsish and mistaken; yet few un prejudiced observers doubt that just new he is distinctly the right man in the right place. The opposition te him has ! Itann nc innf nmnt ifite in ifc ninHvuc mill character sis it is new seen te be in its power. rilOUKESSlVK JOURNALISM Among the State Newspaper. In the U. B. conference in Yerk, the Yeung Republican, a small sheet published in Chambersburg, wsis condemned au ac- I count of the contcmptible falsehoods it : publishes concerning this church and its ; bishops and ministers, and the resolution j was ordered te be published in the Reli 1 gieus Telescope. The Carlisle Mirror, a semi-weekly , paper, has been consolidated with the Car lisle Herald, and they appear jointly under the name of the Herald and Mirror. Mr. Adams, editor of the Mirror, continues in charge, and the paper will be thoroughly independent with Republican proclivities. It will be published every Monday and Thursday, and there is plenty of room ler its energy and its politics in that section. The Philadelphia Inquirer has just put f en a new dress of type and with it no 1 doubt a new lease of life and fresh inspi ration te newspaper enterprise. The Xorristewn Daily Itegieter closes its first volume ami enters upon its second ! with a vigor which tells ifc that it has I come te stay. It found and has fully met a necessity for such a publication, and the Montgomery county Democracy are te be congratulated en its prosperity. The Philadelahia Press is taking long strides in progressive journalism. Yeung bleed and brains en its editorial staff arc beginning te tell, and the keenly felt want of a liberal, independent and influential Republican state organ has been greatly reduced under the present management of the Press. The Philadelphia Times is only six years old, but it is such a necessary institution that people are apt te forget thsit it is a newcomer in Philadelphia journalism," which has been revolutionized since the start and through the influence of the Times. Its success has been a phenome non in the newspapcx world and it retains the vigor and the sparkle which at the outset gained for it such a cordial recep tion. While it is a rival of the New Yerk dailies in the scope of its enterprise it is essentially the representative of Penn sylvania journalism, and there has never been any paper in the state ou which the local and national press depended m largely for fresh news and fearless com ment. MINOR TOPICS. The state department has been advised by Messrs. Evarts and Thurman of their acceptance of the office of United States commissioners te the international mone tary conference te be held in Paris next summer. Mr. Howe has net yet signified his acceptance. Tue stalwart Bulletin of Philadelphia is highly gratified at the announcement that Attorney General MacVeagh endeavored te persuade the president net te send into the Scnate the name of Stanley Matthews for the supreme court. Tlie Bulletin thinks "it is net a small matter whether Matthews gees upon the supreme bench or remains off of it. It is a matter of huge importance, and nothing can be mere gratifying than the general anxiety manifested by the people te have 5t se con sidered, and te exclude Matthews from the highest court." Tin: appropriation committee of the Pennsylvania Heuse of Representatives has under consideration a bill proposing te take from the treasury $2GO,000 for the liquidation of the indebtedness of the normal schools of the state. These schools have cost the state in appropria tions about $1,000,000, notwithstanding the fact that they were erected with the understanding that they should be self sustaining. The governor recommended the cancellation of the normal school in debtedness, and the consequent acquire ment of the property, in the hepe that the annoying demand for money would cease. The National Metropolitan bank of New Yerk yesterday deposited with the comp troller of the currency $1,000,000 in coupon bends for the purpose of increasing its circulation. PERSONAL. Ex-Senater Hamlin is te be dined by Bosten merchants. William H. Vaxderbilt's wife is about te have readings in her parlors, and the world of fashion is expected te open its cars. The governor of Minnesota has appoint ed General A. J. Edoebten United States senator te succeed Windem. He has left for Washington. Ex-Senater Simen Cameben passed through Richmond, Virginia, yesterday afternoon, en his return from his trip te the Seuth and the West Indies. He is greatly improved in health. The commissioner of customs, H emit C. Jehnsen, of Pennsylvania, thinks it would be useless for any one te try and succeed him. He is strongly backed and te be able retain his place. Mrs. E. S. Housten, wife of Lieut. Housten, of the navy, who has been justly popular in Washington society this witer, leaves with her two children for her home in Pennsylvania. W. U. Hensel has been engaged te de liver the honorary address before the Philokesmiau literary society of Lebanon Valley college at its next anniversary en May C. His subject will be "Wives of Great Men. Senater Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, called en Secretary Windem, last week, te urge the appointment of Hugh Yeung, of Pennsylvania, a brother of Governer Tem Yeung, of Ohie, as rogister of the treasury in place of Hen. Gleuni W. Sco Sce field. Queen Victema's drawiug room en Fri day, Feb. 25, Was, according te the Lon Len Lon eon World, net a brilliant affair, as, owing te the cold weather, the attendance was very small. The quceu was dressed in a black satin dress trimmed with sable. Seme of the dowager ladies felt the ceid very much and one remarked that she had net been in a low dress for the last live years. Miss Ethel Fuller carried off the palm among the young ladies pre scntcd. Lester Wallack is CO years eld,drcsses in geed taste and has made $50,000 this season. He is married. William Hen Hen dereon is about 50, wears a plug hat and is making a lortune out of "Billce Tay Tay eor." He is married, his wife being the author-actor Ellie Hendersen. Aueustin Daly is net far from 40, is rather careless in dress, is paying up back debts fast, and is married te a daughter of Jehn Duff. A. M. Palmer is in the neighborhood of 45, lias cleared $50,000 this season, dresses like a parson, wears side-whiskers and is married, also. Jack IIaverly is 42, dresses like a revivalist, has made $69, 000 this season, and has a black-eyed wife. STATE ITEMS. Yesterday afternoon there were placed in the room of the state library two por traits of Pennsylvania's distinguished sons General Geerge Meade, painted in 1804 from life, and Gouer.il Wiuflcld S. Hancock, painted in 18S0. Rufus E. Shaplcy, esq., has resigned as counsel for the Philadelphia police depart ment, te take effect- immediately. In the large number of suits, civil and criminal, naturally growing out of 252,354 arrests made during the past, six years, but one adverse verdict was rendered in court, after a fair hearing of both sides, followed by a merely nominal fine. The committee te nominate a tickel, te be voted upon at the coming annual meet ing of the Pennsylvania railroad company made the following nominations for direc tors : Messrs. Geerge I). Roberts, Wistar Merris. Samuel M. Felten, Alexander Biddlcj Henry M. Phillips, N. Parker Shertridge, D. B. Cummins, Henry D. Welsh, Jehn Price Wctherill, Alexander M. Fex, William L. Elkins, II. II. Hous Heus tsn and William Thaw. This ticket, with the exception of. the name of Mr. Housten, inserted in the place of Mr. James Me Manes, who declined a renominatien, is the same as the present beard. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. A meeting of the socialists and commun ists of New Yerk has been called for this evening te rejoice at the assassination of the Czar. David Tyler, siged 05 years, of Wiuslcd, Conn., was killed by a traiu en Sunday, while walking en the Naugatuck track at that place. Baptiste Berliugcr, 10 years old, was putting up a clothes line yesterday at his home 089 Sixth avenue, New Yerk, when he fell off the reef into the yard below. He was taken te the hospital "in a dying condition. In the New Yerk Heuso of Representa tives, last evening, a resolution was unani mously adopted, expressing sorrow for the assassination of the Czar Alexander II. The United States Senate passed similar resolutions. The elevator of Barnes & Magill, with 25,000 bushels of wheat, at Maplcten, Minnesota, was burned en Sunday after noon. On the same afternoon, Pillsbury & Hulbert's elevator and grain house at Big Lake, Minnesota, were also destroyed by fire, with a quantity of grain. A telegram from St. Leuis reports that the steamer Heward, of about three thou sand tens burthen, the largest en the Western rivers, was burned en Saturday night. The passengers were saved by be ing lowered from the stern of the beat into a yawl, the women and children being taken out first. Most of them were in bed when the fire broke out, and were taken from the beat in their night clothes. Mrs. Lydia Marie Pest died ju Wash, ingten, D. C, Friday. She was a ladv known in northeastern Pennsylvania, and was one of the Wards, a wealthy and prominent ramily in that region from the earliest settlement. She ijas for many years a leader of society in her home at Montrese. A son, Mr. A. H. Pest, holds a position in the government printing of fice, and a daughter by her first husband, Miss Dimeck, is employed in the treasury department. Mrs. Pest's remains will be taken te Montrese for burial. Deeds of Violence. As four men named McPherson, Old, Whiteherst and Fisher were leaving Prin cess Anne court house, Virginia,in a wagon at dusk en Saturday evening, they were twice fired at from the roadside, and Old and Fisher were killed. The assassins are unknown, but are suspected te have been antagonists of McPherson in a lawsuit, in which his companions were witnesses. Grearville Messcrville was shot dead at Darlington, Me., en Sunday by the hus band of a woman whom he had taken from her home. A constable's posse last Friday night at tempted te arrest a colored thief in Drew county, Arkansas, and a young man named Isaacs was placed at the back deer, while the ethers surrounded the house. The thief broke out of the back deer, was followed by Isaacs, and the latter, beta? mistaken in the darkness for the fugitive, I was shot dead bv his cnrrmnninns I MAHONE SELLS UuT TIRGINIA. "GOING OVEK TOTHS .BlSl'UBIJ.CAS!. Senater BUI Neatly Flaying the Ueadjuster In the Semite A Kemarkable Scene. Mr. Voerbees took occasion just before adjournment of the' Senate yesterday in a speech disclaiming any intention en the part of the Democrats te capture by un fair means the control of the committees. te say that in twenty years of legislative experience he had never been witness te a scene like that enacted in the Senate this afternoon. The fleer had been crowded all day. Sofas and chairs had been brought from the cloak rooms and ether retiring rooms, filling completely the area behind the desks en each side of the chamber, but they were insufficient accommodation, and lining the walls, blocking the approaches te the corridors aud cloak rooms and packed even in the niches made by the furniture were gentlemen te whom right or courtesy had given the privileges of the fleer. The rush te the galleries was similar te that of inauguration week. There ceased te be vacant benches before the Scnate was called te order, and hues began te form in the corridors. As the day were en the gallery doers were thrown wide open, and by 3 o'clock, when interest was at its height, the benches being still occupied, fully two-thirds et the upstair visitors were standing, and through the doers around the entire upper fleer the crowd ex tended as far as could be seen into the corridors A vague expectation that Mr. Mahone's position would be detincd had drawn the crowds. The battle was open ed when Mr. Pendleton (Dens., O.) called I up his resolution relative te the reorgani reergani I zatien of the committees, in a sneech of some length denying the imputation that had been put upon the Democratic sena tors te organize the body by uufair means. Mr. Bayard spoke briefly te the same effect, and Mr. Allisen (Rep., Iowa) inter posed a motion te go into executive session which was supported by the Republicans and opposed by the Democrats and finally rejected by a vote of yeas, 85 ; nays, 87. When the name of Mahone, of Virginia, was called there was a confused murmur en the fleer and applause in the galleries as he voted in the affirmative with the Re publicans. Mr. Conkling replied te Mr. Pendleton, aud Mr. Hill (Ga.) took the fleer te con cen tinue the debate. '5 Mr. Hill speke long, aud it almost seemed as if it might be taken as liberally true when he said he was speaking for fifty million people, se powerful were his tones. Mr. Hill did net mention Mr. Ma hone's name nor his state " Who is that one ? Laughter en the Republican side. Who is that one?" re peated Mr. Hill, in a loud and excited tone of voice. " Who is ambitious te de what no man in the history of this country has ever done te stand up in this high pres ence, and proclaim from this preund emi nence. that he disgraces the commission he holds? Applause in the galleries. Who is it? Who can it be? Laughter, while every eye was turned upon Mr. 3Iauene, who is seated among the Republicans. De you (addressing the Republicans) re cene him with anectien? De yer. receive him with respect ? Is such a man worthy of your association? buch a man is net worthy te be a Democrat is he worthy te be a Republi can? If my friends from Illinois, Kansas, and New Yerk (Messrs. Legan, Plumb and Conkling) were te come te me holding Republican commissions in their pockets, sent here by Republican Legisla tures, and were te whisper te me that they would vote for a Democratic organi zation, I would scorn te accept their votes ; aud I would tell them that if they came they would be expelled with ignom iny from the ranks of the party. And why de you Did us te wait ? 11 all wne were elected as Democrats are te leniain Deme crats, what geed will waitiug de you ? Yi u will still be in a minority of two the same minority in which you are te-day. Gentlemen of tlie Republican party, you cannot organize the Senate un less you get a vote tliat was elected as a Democratic vote. Have you gotten it ? If you have nobody knows t lint-. vniii-cilvc TLmr linve vim (mh ih There is no effect without a cause, no bargaiu without its consideration. Hew does it happen that you knew of the change and we de net ? What induced the change ? I deny that there has been a change. I maintain that all these who make up the thirty-eight Democrats en this fleer stand by the constituencies that elected them. Thev were elected as Dem ecrats, and ou a question of organization (which is a political and party question) they will act with the Democracy. Yeu gentlemen (addressing the Republican side), will be deceived if you think ether wise : and, therefore, there is no ne cessity for you te enter en all this filibus tering." At first Mr. Mahone seemed te pay little heed te it. lie even walked e-er te a sofa and sat chatting for a while with a gentleman. But the impersonal attack of Mr. Hill was se pointed and se severe that Mr. Mahone evidently determined te an swer it. Before Mr. Hill finished Mr. Mahone spoke, seemingly in some excite ment, te Den Cameren and ethers. lie then went down te Ueu Cameren's seat in the first row. There was a bustle of exsitement in the galleries and en the fleer as lie arose. The throng that had been admitted te the fleer of the Scnate pressed forward se heavily as te incom mode the senators who sat in the rear rows en the Republican side. In what Mr. Hill afterwards characterized a most re markable theatrical exhibition, Mr. Ma Ma Ma houe challenged Mr. Hill's right te speak cither for the Democratic party of the country or of Virginia, and he warned Mr. Hill that he should never allow any man te set up as sponsor te him, or attetupt te lecture him en his course : but what es pecially delighted the Republicans, both of the Senate and of the galleries, was his fierce attack en Mr. Hill's Democracy. That Democracy, Mr. Mahone said, was one that kept up sectionalism, that did me oeucu uarm; mat prevented peace, and stepped progress and prosperity. As ler lumsclt, Mr. Mahone said that he was net the representative of such a De mocracy as that; but of a Democracy which did ' net put one thing in its platform and preach another, but which believed in a free ballet and a fair count. There was no restraining the galleries at this, and tlie example of ap plauding was set by nene ether tluui Ros Res coo Conkling. "He wants te -knew," continued Mr. Mahone, "where the man is who dares come here and de as his judg ment and net a party dictator savs. WcTl. here is the man !" and Mr. Mahone jjeuuucu uis cuest as ue saiu se, and went te his seat as rapidly as the crowd of Re publican senators who seized his hand would permit. Conkling rushed ever with small decorum. The impetuous Burnside almost bedly lifted the attenuated senator in his brotherly embrace. The cool and caustic Hear was zealous of his praise, while the veteran Antheny wept tears of joy. " I have at least uncovered the 6c'nater from Virginia," said Mr. Hill when order was restored, "aud I de net intend te an swer this most remarkable theatric exhi bitien, except te say that I never once re ferred te him or te his state. If what I said has caused this response, it is because a guilty conscience doth make cowards of us all. Never belere has there been such an ex hibition in the Senate, where a gentleman showed the Democracy by going ever te the Republicans. I will net defend Vir ginia. She needs no defense. She has given te the country and the world and humanity some of the proudest names in history. She holds in her besom te-day the ashes of some of the noblest and great est men that ever illustrated the glories of any country. And I say te the senator from Virginia that neither Jeffersen, nor Madisen, nor Henry, nor Washington, nor Lee, nor Tucker, nor any of the long list of great men that Virginia produced ever accepted a commission te represent one party and came here aud represented an other party." Applause en the Demo cratic side. Mr. Mahone (who had returned te his scat en the Republican side) De I un derstand you correctly as saying that I accepted a commission from one party and came here te vote for another party ? Mr. Hill I understand that you were elected as a Democrat. Mr. Mahone (imperatively) Ans wer the question. Mr. Hill (with provoking coolness) I say that you were elected as a Democrat and accepted your commission as a Demo crat. Mr. Maheue (persistently) Yeu said that I accepted a commission from one party and came here te represent another party. Mr. Hill (imperturbably) I say that that will be the case if you vote with the Republicans. Yeu have net done it yet, and I say you will net de it. Mr. Mahone (impatiently) I want te say, if it is net out of order here, that if the gentleman undertakes te make that statement, the statement is unwarranted anc untrue. Mr. Hill (composedly) Was net the gentleman ' acting with the Democratic party, and was he net elected te this body as a Democrat? (With a fierce tone) An swer that. Mr. Maheue Quickly, sir, quickly. I was elected as a Re adjuster. De you knew what Rcadjusters are? Applause and laughter en the Republican side. Mr. Hill I understand that there arc in Virginia "Readjusting" Democrats and "debt-paying" Democrats, but as Iun derstantl they are both Democrats. We have nothing te de here with that issue. The question of the Virginia debt is net te be settled in this chamber. I ask the sena tor again, was he net elected te this na tional body as a member of the national Democratic party? Mr. Mahone Ne. Are you answered new ? Mr. Hill Then I concede that the sena tor speke truly when he said that I did net knew what he is (with a puzzled air). What is he? Laughter. 1 Everybody has understood that he voted with the Democrats. Did he net support Hancock for the presidency? And did he net in the presidential election proclaim himself a Democrat? Mr. Hill again asserted that it was an act of treachery for any man te accept a commission from the Democratic party and then te act with the Republicans. At this Mr. Mahone jumped te his feet, point nig his long, skeleton-like linger at Mr. Hill, and said : I allow no man te accuse me of treachery without making prompt answer, i warn you, sir. that this must step." The Scnate was silent. Mahone steed with pointed finger in his place Mr. Hill nervously tore up papers. Ne one knew what would next come, and Sir. Garland hastily moved au adjournment. This was at first voted down, but seeing that noth ing could be gained by delay the Deme crats yielded, and the aenate adjourned till te-morrow. Mr. Voorhees announced his willingness te pair with one of the va cant seats, and Mr. Garland may de se to morrow. Then organization will be effect ed by the vice president's casting vote. All sorts of rumors are afloat respecting tlie Mahone bargain. It is re garded as certain that he has gene ever completely te the Republicans, and the question is what will he get for it. The narrow escape from an encounter, at least of violent words, with Mr. Hill is some thing that both parties are glsul of. Mr. Wsillace, who was ou the fleer of the Senate, is reported te have said te some of his old associates that the Republicans would find that they had caught a Tartar in Mahone, aud that the only course for the Democrats te pursue was te go en without any bargaining, even yielding without a contest the organization te the Republicans. m CAKLYL.E AS A I'UOPUJST. Au Interesting Pulpit View of the Grcst Essayist, by Kev. It. Ifeber 3Tewten. The Rev. R. Hcbcr Newton preached in the Anthen Memerial Episcopal church. New Yerk, en Themas Carlyle. "Themas Carlylc," he said, " was. as Dean Stanley has it in a recent sermon," a prophet. Prephetlike was his rugged, unconven tional exterior. He was a sort of Elijah of the Scotch desert, brought amid the pro prieties of modern society, clad as nearly as the climate would allow iu a Baptist's shaggy clout. Prophetlike was the soul of the man, intense, earnest, seeing through things seen and temporal and things unseen and eternal. He heard voices from out tiic eternal depths, his spirit was all allamc with the greatest thoughts and the noblest aspirations. Of Themas, the preacher, I say as of Jehn, ' He was a man sent from Ged.' " The speaker gave the following pen pic ture of Carlylc : " He was tall, gaunt, clastic, and as eccentric in his emotions as the abrupt spirit within? Uis lace was long aud thin, his nese strong, his lips de cisive, his eyes dark, deep set, and, search ing, looking out from under bushy eye brows. His brew was massive and crowned with a shaggy, lien-like head of hair. He looked as though he had ceme from heaven by way of hell, and while the joy of heaven's hepe laughed iu his face, far back in him he was scorched in sor row's secret." Mr. Newton next speke of Carlyle's family ; of his gentle, loving mother and his upright father, both coming from sturdy Scotch stock. Of his father, an honest, hard-working stone mason, Car lyla said : "Ought I net te rejoice that Ged pleased te give me such a father ? I had the example of a real man of Ged's own making." Whatever his father did was an honest job ; aud Themas Carlylc spoke of his first translation as an honest job ; as though echoing his fathers sincer ity of purpose. "I am," he said, "the continuation, a second volume of my lather." Lett te Their Fate. The captain of the Norwegian bark Hermes, whose crew were saved and taken te Bosten by the steamer Samaria, says that when the bark was lying helpless a steamship bound from New Yerk te Ant werp hove in sight. A tremendous sea was running, but the steamship went alongside and tried te threw life-lines te the bark, The attempt was unsuccessful. and the steamship after lying by all night, made a second attempt in the morning, which proved unsuccessful also, where upon the captun, apparently losing patience, put en steam and sailed away en his course, leaving the crew of the Hermes te their fate. Herse luteins at Nlcbt. Levers of outdoor sports will be inter ested in the announcement of a new fea ture in horse-racing which is te be intro duced by the new Louisiana jockey club at their spring meeting, in April. Some of the races are te be run at night, the ceurse being illuminated by electric lamps, forty of which arc te be provided for that purpose It is claimed that this plan will be of great value at turf meetings during the summer, as it will give the horses, as well as the jockeys and spectators, the benefit of the cool air of the evening. A MAN TCTOKR THE ZED. A ToeBg Weman's Startling Discovery Wnlle Leeking fur lier Mat Bex On the west side of Second avenue, be tween Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets, New Yerk, there is a row of four story brick buildings, the ground floors of which are used as stores, and the upper stories as French flats. Their numbets range from 581 te 590. The second fleer of 595 is occupied by Mr. Themas Kelly his wife, aud a grown-up son and daugh ter. The latter, Miss Mary Kelly, is a pretty girl of nineteen years, with brown hair and eyes, and a mild expression. Shortly before 8 o'clock en Saturday even ing the brother and sister decided te visit a friend. Miss Keliy left her brother in the sitting room and wcut te her bedroom for her hat. This she kept iu a hat box under the bed. The box was net in its accustomed place. She get down upon her knees, and reaching beneath the bed, began te search for it. Her hand came in contact with a man's arm. She drew back. The next moment a man crawled from be neath the bed. Miss Kelly screened. "Keep still, for Ged's sake, keep still," said the man, "I am doing no harm here. There is trouble next deer, and I only came here te hide." The girl still continued te scream, and the man made a break te get the window, which was open. Miss Keliey, knowing that her jewelry was in the room, and fearing that the man had stolen it, caught held of him and held him in spite of his struggles until the arrival of her brother, who came iu an swer te her cries. He dragged the intruder into the sitting room, and told his sister te see if anything had been stolen. The young lady had no soeucr left the room than the prisoner broke from his captor. With a bound he reached the window, which leeks en te the street, and inade a plunge through it. There was a crash of glass, and half the sash was carried away. Before he was en tirely through it, young Kelly caught him by the legs and pulled him back. He was cut about the hands and face. Policeman Clinten, who was en the oppesito side of the street, hurried te the spot and took the man into custody. He said that his name was Henry Blake, and that his age was twenty-three years. He claimed te be a gasfittcr. He could give no explana tion justifying his preseuce beneath the bed. Re was taken te the Thirty-fifth street police station, where he was locked up. Ten minutes before Miss Kelly had found Blake concealed in her bedroom, there was quite a commotion in Ne. 593, the adjoining house, where Mrs. Eliza Danzigcr keeps a dry goods store. She also occupies the second fleer as a resi dence. The apartments en this fleer are, after the French flat pattern, separated by a central deer. The front rooms are, as yet, unfurnished, while in the rear rooms are the lady's valuables. On this central deer there is a burglar alarm, which com municates with the store below. This deer is usually kept locked. The alarm began te ring at twenty minutes te 8 o'clock. Twe clerks, at Mrs. Danziger's direction, ran up stairs. A window open ing into the hall from the front room was raised, and another overlooking the street was also open. The deer te which the burglar alarm was attached was ajar. Ne intruder could be found. This circumstaucc explained hew Blake get into the room of Miss Kelly. He en tcred Ne. 593 through the side" deer, as cended the stairs, and get into Mrs. Dan ziger's front room through the hall win dew. Frightened by the burglar alarm, and hearing the clerks running upstairs, which cut off his retreat by the way he had come, he get out of the front window and walked along an eight inch ledge, which i just above the store fronts. He then entered the adjoining house. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. PUKiar. Hew the Jewish Festival will be lclebratcil. Purim is a Jewish feast which falls en the 14th aud 15th of March (Adar). It commemorates the deliverance related in the book of Estlitr, and has always been religiously observed by the Hebrew race. The story in the book named is in sub stance that Hamau, a vindicitive minister of the king, incensed by the independent spirit of Mordecai the Jew, resolved upon the destruction of all the Jews in the king's dominions, but was prevented from carry ing out his purpose by Queen Esther, who, inspired by Mordecai, saved her nation at the risk of her life. Te commemerato the almost miraculous salvation of their pee pie aud the destruction of their enemies,. Mordecai and Esther introduced the feast ou the 13th of Adar, the day of danger, and the festival of Purun or lets, as men tioned above, is celebrated by the Hebrews en the 14th and 15th of the same month as days of entertainment and joy, aud for sending presents te each ether and alms te the peer. On the former of these days the Mcgillah is read in the synagogue. The Persian name of the queen has been differently translated and that of the King Ahasucrus, " who reigned from India te Ethiopia ever the 127 provinces et the em pire of Persia aud Media," is a source of contradictory opinions among critics. Frem the last king of Media down te the last king of Persia each monarch of that united empire has his advocate. The claims of Xerxes, the mighty, luxurious aud fickle invader of Greece, are best sup ported by his character ; these of Arta zerxes Lenginianus, by the authority of Septuagint and Jescphus. The apocryphal additions te the book caused it te be vio lently attacked by Luther. By a singular coincidence, another Jewish Esther also attracted the love of a mighty Gentile king, Cassimir, the Great, of Poland (1333 -13701, became his mistress and caused si great deal of geed te her people, in a time of most barbarous persecutions. Her his tory has been adorned by the romantic pen of Bcrnatewiez, Bulgarin, Broniknow Breniknow Broniknew ski, Jesika and ethers ; and her memory is preserved by the tomb of Lobzew, near Cracow, once her residence. Last evening services were held in the synagogue. The book of Esthcm was read. This evening a grand ball will be given in Lecher's hall, Centre square, in celebration of this holiday. Yerk Bar Association. A special meeting of the Yerk bar asse ciatien was held en Saturday evening, and the following permanent officers were elected : President Themas E. Cochran. Vice President Jehn Gibsen. Secretary D. K. Trimmer. Treasurer W. II. Sitlcr. Committee of Censers James W. Lat timer, W. C. Chapman, H. L. Fisher, Levi Maish and Jehn Gibsen. The members number forty. The reg ular meetings of the association will be in June and December, each year. Sale of Keal Estate. Jacob Gundakcr. auctioneer, sold last evening at Philip Wall's hotel, the prop erty efthe late Henry Gantz, Ne. 524 West King street, consisting of a let of ground en which is erected a double one story brick dwelling and ether improve ments, te Geerge Gantz, butcher, for 1,964. Contract Declined. Aimziah C. Barr, who was awarded tie contract for collecting the stat3 and cenn ty tax in the West wards of this city, has thrown up the contract. 'His bid was 9 20 of 1 per cent. The nvxt lowest bidder was William 11. Gorrecht, at 9-10 of 1 per cent., and te him the contract will oe awarded, en his furnishing the county commissioners bail. THE DRAMA. Mrs. Seott-Slddeas as Kesailnd. The severe criticism which the dramatic work of Mrs. Scott-Siddons has undergone during the past week iu the Philadelphia press prepared these of our people who have read the extended reviews that daily appeared in the columns of the newspapers of that city for a very unsatisfactory and imperfect performance last evening, when this lady appeared at the opera house in Siiukspcavc's comedy of "As Yen Like Ii." The censorious judgment of these Philadelphia critics, however, did net suffice te prevent a large and cultured audience from assembling te witness the production of the comedy with Mrs. Scott Siddons in the rele of its charming hero ine. Fer the lady has a strong and kindly following among our people, who probably took this means of attesting their continued friendship and a purpose te accord her a fair hearing in spite of the billows of adversity that have rolled ever her devoted head from the rude ocean of Philadelphia criticism. Te be forewarned, however, is te be forearmed, and whilst Mrs. Seott-Siddens is liked aud admired here, many of our people have an implicit faith in the oracular utterances of seme of the Philadelphia papers upon all sub jects, whether they relate te politics, science, art, the drama, or what-net ; and it was in consequence el tins faculty et unbounded belief that last night's audi ence, sifter the exuberance of its first cor cer dial recognition had subsided, settled itself bsick suspiciously aud cautiously awaited developments. At the outset of her acting Mrs. Scott-Siddons gave premiso of justifying the left-handed compli ments that had been se unreservedly bestowed !y her august Philadelphia critics. She surprised all who have been charmed with her almost perfect elocution upon the rostrum by a hurried and alto gether monotonous delivery of her lines that even the best-trained car failed te catch entirely. There wsis manifest a ner vous l'ear that the words were about te lice her memory before she had time te utter them ; and with no thought of their true meanisii.' she gave them free flight in a tone of voice that must have been to tally inaudible a dozen rows from the footlights. It was a palpable case of stagc-fiiglit. which did net, however, long continue. Mrs. Scott-Siddons gradually gained con lid nce in herself, and the im provement in her declamation, which wsis noticeable iu the second scene in which she appeared, increased with the progress of the play ; the beautifully-rounded sentences of the text took en si meaning as they fell from her lips, and their modulated ex pression found reflection in the delicate play of her features. Soen the audience besran te catch glimpses of the liesalind of Shakspesue, anil te recognize the evidence of dramatic genius of which the earlier scenes had given no token. The fair heroine seemed te gather strength from the moment she denned male at tire, aud her impersonation of the merry, capricious boy wsis an excel lent picce of work out aud-eut. She gives the masculine phase of the character a prominence net customary with the tra ditional conceptions of the part. In the Rosalind of Mrs. Scott-Siddons we have the playful, light hearted, quick-witted lad, full of sunshiny words, wilful wayward ness, and a merry laugh that betrays hew thorough!) she is enjoying her masquerade ; while the feminine clement underlying the character is net overlooked, aud was skill fully developed in some of the scenes with Orlande, in which there is seme charming by play and rapid changes of facial ex pression finely indicative of the con flicting emotions that fill the breast of the heroine, whose very efforts te repress her womanly in stincts se nearly betray her en mero oc ec oc csisiens than one. Notably excellent wsis her act ion in the scene wheie. she mischiev ously banters the love-lern Orlande te im agine her te bu his Rosalind, aud te make love te her, and the ecstatic expression of her countenance when the youth laugh ingly kisses the hand of his supposed male companion as he leaves her was net lest upon the audience, whose sympathies had been quickly engaged. The scene in which the fair masquerader is tendered the handkerchief stained with her here's bleed was si capital piece of acting, aud as the curtain descended upon it the lady was rapturously called before the curtain, as she had also been at a previous stage of the play. Ail in all, Mrs. Scott-Siddons, while net presenting si thoroughly finished picce of work, may be said te have totally dis proved the exceedingly harsh judgment of some of her Philadelphia critics. There are indeed some faults which she should devote herself te overcoming, chief, among which is that alluded te at the out set of this at tide ; her declamation, though it showed wonderful improvement in the latter stages of the performance, was still marred by a tee rapid delivery ; earnest study will enable si lsidy of Mrs. Scott Siddenss natural gifts and endowments te stmedily overcome this obsta cle te the perfect enjoyment of her acting. The entire command of facial expression which she possesses iu such an eminent, d -gree will net sivail where the words of the text arc spoken tee fsist and with iiiie":!. ct, enunciation. Then she needs te mere thoroughly sink her own identity into the character which she is representing, se sis at no time te leave her audience iu doubt as te whether it is the dainty Mr. Scott Siddons or the lovely Rosalind in the disguise of boy's apparel. Her lemi absence from the dramatic stage aud habits formed upon the platform readily account for these imperfections, and renewed familiarity with the exacting requirements et the drama and intelligent application may be relied upon te seen give her an divisible positienamongthestani . of Shakspcaieau comedy. She supplements native histrionic talent with apparent youth, undoubted hesiuty aud grace ; pos sesses au sutist's eye te effect, and is fully capable of distinguishing whsit is purely conventional from what is positively dra matic. Mrs. Scott-Siddons is fortunate in a thoroughly competent support. The Orlande of Mr. Luigi Lsiblstche was a manly stud really artistic impersonation. Mr. Cooper's ToueJistene evinced careful study of the part and developed consider able humor. Mr. Pearson gave a fii3t-rate interpretation of the part of Adam, and the ether members of the cast filled out the bill quite satisfactorily ; Miss Isabel Merris, a lady apparently new te the stage, furnishing an altogether interesting ren dition of the part of Celia. 'evm from Washington Borough. The late rains swelled the river te a con siderable height, but at present it is fall ing rapidly. Wild ducks are rather scarce but 'our gunners bring a few in occasion ally. We have had qnite a number of tobacco buyers here in the last week, but they have net made any purchases in this district. Quite a lively time there was at Capt. Andrew Kane's en Friday evening last. The captain arrived at the age of thirty- eight, and his jjoed wife arranged a party for the occasion which was quite a success. The Star cornet band, of this place, was in attendance and discoursed some very geed music. More families will change their resi dence this year than there has been for quite a number of years. Harry Steincr is geim: te sell off and spend the summer in traveling in Seuth America for his health. 31 a; or 'a Coert. The mayor had seven customers tl.is morning five vagrants aud two diso.dtr dise.dtr lies. The latlcr and one of the vags were sent te jail, the ethers discharged. J
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