LANCASTER DAIUX INTELLIGENCE ft TUESDAY, MABCH 29,1881. T i Lancaster nteiUgencet. TUESDAY EVENING. MABCH 20, 1881. War Cleads. Mr. Conkling is reported te have said the ether day te a few of his friends : " I suppose if the wind is going te blew from that direction, I might as well re sign my seat in the Senate, and that Judge Robertsen had better be chosen as my successor." Yesterday the New Yerk Republican Senate, which bad without discussion or opposition passed a resolution approving Robertsen's nemi nation and asking for his prompt con firmation, reconsidered the resolution and emphatically laid it upon the table. Te-day the New Yerk Times, the stal wart anti-Blaine Republican organ of the Empire state, proclaims that the president's position is one in which he will net have the moral support of the people; and it plainly accuses Mr. Gar field of breaking his pledged faith te make no appointments without consult ing the New Yerk senators, and of being influenced by Blaine te reward his own and punish Conkling's friends in New Yerk. This means a stubborn contest net only ever the confirmation of Robert Robert eon, but for the supremacy of Blaine in national politics. It means the beginning of such a warfare en the administration as was made upon Hayes's. It means the alienation of the Stalwarts. Mr. Garfield will net retreat. He cannot. He sugar-coated the bills which he administered the Stal warts, but they were bitter under the surface and leave a bad taste in their mouths. It is net te be expected that they would be swallowed without a grimace, but the matter has gene be yond Mr. Conkling's sense of disgust. His opposition is aroused. He means fight. What such a contest would result in it is pretty hard just new te determine. The Stalwarts are weaker than when Conkling engaged with Hayes ; and Gar field, backed by Blaine's fertility of le sources, is stronger than the executive was in Hie previous conflict with the New Yerk senator. Mr. Conkling, has new three votes in the Senate instead of one ; he is the undisputed leader of the entire Stalwart element of his party ; he is the hope of all the opposition te Gar field's re-election or Blaine's succession, and the onset which he will head, with his text from Garfield's inaugural, will tie a strong charge. That politics make strange bedfel lows is being vividly exemplified in the increasing turmoil of local Republican complications. The se-called Reform faction, which really lest all leferm features before it had erganised for its first victory, finds itself de.iei u)tl : these whom it elected three years age, and its own leadership transferred te the commander of the late Bull Ring forces. The services of the political caricaturist are likely te be called into requisi tien seen te depict the anomalies of the present situation. It is net se strange a spectacle that the Examiner office should afford a refuge for McMel leii,Mentzer fc Ce., as that the Little Na Na eoleon should repose se comfortably en the besom of his ancient editorial assail ant, and that Eshleman and Jehnsen should be pottering around in the same political kitchen. Let the circus begin. w Adam Badkax; who was asked by Gai field te give up the fat Londen con sulate and te take the lean Denmark mission se as te letMerritt into the con sular service and out of the New Yerk custom house, that Blaine's friend and Conkling's enemy could become collec tor declines te be a party te the accom modation. He refuses te be bandied around. He has had his comfortable place a long time ; was appointed by Grant for personal services rendered and retaiped by Hayes at Grant's special re quest. That Garfield should replace him is resented by the stalwarts and apparently offends Badeau. Fer all that he must go. Mr. Maiieve lias made his speech a defense of his repudiation party in Vir ginia. The country has heard it before and it gains no force from Mr. Mahone's way of telling it nor the place which he cheeses for the delivery. Mr. Mahone's party are repudiators and his position in the Senate is that of a huckster, whose performance is only a little less dis cieditable than that of his Republican friends who are ashamed of themselves and tiied of their ally. The Nik Era seems te be especially delighted with the appointment of Wm. E. Chandler for solicitor of the depart ment of justice, and expects the Exami ner te lie discomfited at the promotion of this " political tramp.' Chandler is net the kind of a man whom " reformers " should like te see rewarded. Mr. Mac Veaeh is very emphatically of that no tion, and net only protested against the appointment, but threatens teresign if it is net withdrawn. Ouu municipal legislators have been indulging in some legislation as crude as that of Ilarrisburg and are brought up en a short turn by the major's message. The executive of the city is clearly right in his criticisms of the measures te which he refers, and it would save delay if ordinances were as carefully scrutinized before passage as after. Municipalities which de net take ad vantage of the present occasion te re fund their debts are very short-sighted. Any public corporation with ceed credit and moderate indebtedness can get money at four per cent. Lancaster city and county are wisely refunding at this rate with plenty of takers. The Legislature has passed :' re?'lu re?'lu tien calling en the attorney geneiai ie report the financial condition of his de partment. This is all right, no doubt, but the suddenness of the call gives it a flavor of personal resentment which would be mere becoming Souder than Fenlon. The opinion of Attorney General Pal mer has at least had the effect of hasten ing work in the Legislature, and the ac tivity of the members betokens that they have mere faith in its soundness than they are willing te admit. PERSONAL. Hewakd J. Reeder is te be the Republi can candidate for state theasurer this year Meedy and Basket have concluded their revival services in San Francisce. They held afternoon and evening meetings almost every day for a period of four months and made many converts. Hugh J. Jewett, te whom was tender ed the pie3idency of the World's Fair commission, in a letter te the executive committee declines the honor. lie pleads a want of time in which te give due atten tien te its interests. Bernhardt made her second appear ance in Bosten last night at the Bosten theatre, " Camille '.' being the opening play. The large theatre was filled by an audience which manifested evidence of ap proval of the performance. The widow of ex-Senater Caiipexter has retained Judge Black te manage the affairs of the estate. Mrs. Cai pentcr has given up her residence in Washington, and will remain with friends until Sena ter Carpenter's lemainsare feiwaided te Milwaukee, wheie she will in future reside. Beecher has resumed weik en his "Life of Christ" that the Beecher-Tilton scandal " knocked higher than a kite " seme years age, according te Mr. Wilke Wilke aea, the publisher. The first volume was issued some seven years age, and after tlwTdtea row papular interest in the work ceased. Receutly Wilkesen hi ought suit for damages and the above Announce ment comes from Plymouth pulpit. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Fert Peiie. Dak., has a five feet flood : the town is drowned out and ice the people aie fleeing te the hills. Beys searching for arbutus found a hu man skuii cevcieu witn a smucti n.it in a ravine leading te Trading Cove, Mount ville, Conn. Billy Edwards and Mike Donevan had sixteen rounds at Mystic Island. Dono Deno Done van was badly punished and tluew up the sponge. A lady who obtained a private audience with the Pepe warned him th.it the day and hour were fixed for the murder of himself and Cardinal Pceci. Potchefstieom siuicndeicd en the day peace was signed, after haul fighting ; 1!8 British soldiers weic killed and 0D wound ed. The Beers captuicd 3,000 leumls of ammunition aud two guns. nenry Russell, reputed te he one of the wealthiest farmcis in Elgin, 111., com mitted suicide by hanging hiimeif. Dom Dem estic tieubles induced him tt this act. He leaves a wife and scveial giewn child ren, two of whom reside in New.Teisey. Jehn P. T. Daviess, a prominent citizen of Harrodsburg, Ky., and practicing law yer, committed suicide yesterday by plac ing a revolver against his forehead and blowing his brains out. Is, is supposed that he was suffering from tcmpeiaiy aberration of mind. He was the son of .usijur tviiuaiii uaviess anil ucpuevv el rue late United States Senater Jehn B. Thompson. An extensive tire was raging yesteiday t Mie emls between Attleborough and Mausltchi, Mass., and extending into i Wienthiaui.whcic, at 10 o'clock last night ' it was binning with gieat fuiy. A J.nge ' quantity of weed and timber have been i destroyed and several dwellings tine Ueti- ed. A foice of men are engaged iu iight- the the, but at a late hour thcie was no si;n of its abatement. ' The inundation in the Platte Valley has nearly subsided. The bodies of a woman , and tweehildren weie found drowned near J Schuyler, and no doubt a number of ethers will be recovered in tint poitien of the valley. Several bridges en the Bui Bui lingleu & Missouri raihead have been damaged, and Union Pacific eeilaid trains will be run for two or thiee days via St. Jeseph aud Hastings. Iu Youngstewu, Ohie, the manhcad in a puddling furnace in Brown, Hanuell fc Ce.'s rolling mill blew out, the escaping steam and flying debt is weundin-; twelve men, three of them seriously. The cxple sien made a tcirible noise and the scene after the steam cloud "and the dust from the flying fragments hail cleaied away was heai trending. Wives and mothers gatlieied about the mill, inquiring if their de: renes were killed. The wounded weic removed te their homes and are leceiving attention fiem all the physicians in the city. The less of propel ty is very small. Chailcs Yeung, a cleik in the office of Waricn Spiiuger's machineiy depet, Chi cago, attempted te kill his wile at the Union Paik hotel, wheie they had been spending their honeymoon. Although they had been mairied only six weeks, there had been numerous quarrels be tween them en account of the m.r.ked at tentions paid te Mrs. Veung bv an engi neer named Pine. Last night Yeung be came violent and his wife fled fiem the room. He pursued and liied at her as she reached the staiiway. The shot missed its maik, but the terrified woman Ie-.t lies footing and fell te the bottom of the staiis, spraining her ankle in the fall. STATE ITEMS. Richard Bewdcn was instantly by a fall of rock in the Laurel Run killed mines near Wilkesbarie. Ferest fires are burning furiously en the mountains near Wilkesbaue, along the Hue of the Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad, and ai'e spreading rapidly. The tinners of Pittsburgh and Allegheny belonging te the union struck for ail advance averaging twenty per cent. Sev eral linns have already conceded the ad vance. Engine Ne. 10 was put en the Pennsyl vania railroad yesterday. It is the largest in the United States, being sixty three feet long and the driving wheels G feet high. It runs between Philadelphia and New Yeik. The Uuutzingtr Conspiracy Case Settled. The Hnntzingcr conspiracy ease was settled yesteiday by thesupiemc court le velling se much of the decision of the lower court as required Jacob Ilunziugcr and J. Albert Hunziuger te lepav te Themas F. Kerns 24,009. The proceed ing began iu the Berks comity court. The Huntziugeis failed owing large sums el money. . It was alleged that they weie en dcavering te swindle their crediter.s,and one of the creditors, Kerns, had them an cstcd for conspiracy te defraud. The defen dants were convicted, and the court or dered them te restore te Kerns $24,000. This the supreme court regards as an error. "In every case te support a judg ment of restitution the indictment must show that the money or ether valuables was actually obtained or taken by the de endaut." The Iluntzingcrs arc net chaiged in the indictment with having taken or obtained the menev from Kerns. An Old Veteran Oane. "Old Abe," the Wisconsin war eagle, has died at. the state capitol. The bird was sold te the Eighth Wisconsin infantry in 1861. He was with the regimeut four years in the army. At the close of the war he was presented te the state. He has been all ever the nation since. In 1865, at the great fair iu Chicago, his ex hibition netted $16,000, and at the Mil waukee fair, the same year, $6,000. He was four months at the Centennial at Phil adelphia. All the state officials, headed by the governor, visited and viewed the remains of the historical bird. BENJAH1X I. TEilPLK. Death or :i Wcll-Knewn Lawyer and Dem ocratic Politician. Benjamin L. Temple, a well-known law yer and an active Democratic politician, died of pneumonia yesterday morning at his resideuce, Ne. 3112 North Nineteenth street. Philadelphia, after a brief illness. Mr. Temple was born at .Templevilje, Queen Anne county, Maryland, No vember 17, 1842. He came te Philadel phia in 1802, and read law first with David Paul Brown and afterwards with Geerge M. Wharten. He was admitted te the bar ui 1864. lie was best known as a lawyer in connection with his practice in the criminal courts, where he conducted many important cases. Mr. Temple took an active part in politics aud first became prominent in 1808 by his zealous and able support of Furman Skeppard for the office of district attorney. In 18C9 he was a emdidate for common council from the Tenth ward, hut was defeated by Wm. B. Hanua,newpicsident judge of the orphans' ceuit. He was a member of the constitu tional convention from the Third senatorial district, and during 1873 aud 1874 was chairman of the Democratic city executive committee. In 1S74 he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for judge of the court of common pleas, but was de feated in the convention by Themas R. EIc -ck. He made a canvass for the nomin ation for district attorney in 1877, but wiihdiew aud left the field te Mr. Hageit. On Wednesday last Mr. Temple was taken with a chill in his office, which was the beginning of his last illness. He leaves a wile, but no children. A MKASGE FIND. A Man's Tliicli lstti Imbedded In a Solid "Irce A Mystery that in Unexplained. Itellelentalne, Ohie, Cincinnati Enquirer Spe cial. ' Tmth is stranger than fiction." Who can gainsay it? Of all the strange hap penings of the busy world, or of all the fantastic stories emanating from the brain of man, theic is nothing that cannot be matched by the acci dental discoveries of every day ' life. The oddest place of sepulture for the bones of a human being probably ever conceived has just been discovered near Spring Hills, iu Champaign county, near the line of this county. The facts arc briefly as follews: A party of men, con sisting of Heniy Sefler and ethers, cut down a large ash tree. The leg3 are new in the Walker null yard here, these, thiity feet from the ground, im bedded in the solid timber, and looking from the rings around it as if it had been there for ages, was found the thigh bone of an adult human being, presuma bly a man's. Let it be borne in mind that this bone was in a solid leg, though tee sheit for a saw leg ; that the timber all aieuud it was green ; no kret holes or dead weed. I low did it yet there ? When discevcicd one of the men struck into it with the bit of an ax. The ax broke, aud the piece is still firmly imbedded in the bone. Of course speculation is rife as te this lmsteneus cueiimstance, and rumors el a tnuider committed many years age, wheie all the parts of the body wcie dis dis eeveied but the head and one thigh bone, .ae afloat. Be that as it may, the facts aie vouched for en unimpeachable testi mony, and the bone speaks for Itself. i Hew Ie euro a Celd. j A medical journal tells hew one man I was cuied of a cold : ' lie boiled a little ! wormwood and horehound together and di.usk licely of the tea befeie going te bed. Hie next day he took live pills, I put one kind of plaster en his breast, an I ether under ids arm, and still another en J his luck Under advice from an ex ! perienecdeld lady he took all these off with ! an oyster knile in the afternoon, and slapped en a mustaid plaster instead. Then he put some het 1 ricks te his feet and went te bed. Next morning another old lady came in with a bettle of geese oil, aud gave him a dose of it en a quill, and an aunt auived about the same time with a bundle of sweet fern, which she made into tea and gave him, every half hour until neon, when he took a big lese of salts. After dinner his wife, who had seen a line old lady of great experi ence in doctoring, in High street, gave him two pills of her own make, about the size of a walnut and of similar shape, and two teaspoonfuls el home-made bal sam te keen them down. Then he took a half pint of het rum, at the suggestion ofaueldsea captain visiting in the next house, and steamed his legs with an al cohol bath. At this crisis two of his neigh bors ntnved, who saw at once that his bleed was eat of order, and gave him a gallon of spoil mint tea and a big dose of caster oil. Befeie going te bed he took eight of a new kind of pills, wrapped about his neck a flannel soaked iu het vin eg.ir and s,Ut. and had feathers burned en a shove! n his loom. He is new cured and full of gratitude." A irm fttery e:i Senater Williams. Gen. Grant is quoted by the Lexington TniMciipt as telling a rather grimly funny steiy concerning Gen. Corre Gorde Wil liams, new a United States senator fiem Kentucky. He said that when he and Williams weie iu Mexico they were en one occasion, after the surrender of the city, en a ti olio, and that Williams had a fine thoroughbred Kentucky mare, and he (Giant) an Indi in pony, which they were miming at full speed down the streets of the city ; that Williams naturally outran him, aud that in running down the street he met a Mexican who had a pole across his shoulder with a jug en each end of it, in the common style of carrying water in that country ; that Williams ran against the jug and knocked the man newn with great violence. Grant said he looked back and noticed that a crowd had gathered around the fallen man, and rode back te sec what was the matter, when he found the man was dead. Grant adds that he never told Williams anything about it, be cause he knew that it would .make him feel uncomfortable, and he believed he did net intend te kill him, but we suppose he would admit that Gen. Williams took the chances en doing se that he might have a little innocent fun. This story was told '.13- a devoted admirer of Gen. Grant as an instance el Grant s indisposition te make a man feel uncomfortable unnecessarily. Seventeen Years Spent In Bed. Avery Wixom, of the town of Ham Ham Ham mondspeit. Steuben county, N. Y., died en Wednesday of last week, at the age of 81 years. Having no apparent physical ailment, but being as well as the majority of men of his age arc, for 17 years of the last 20 of his life he has lain in bed. He took his three meals lcgularly, eating heaitily of whatever had been prepared for the rest of the family. Most of the time named he had slept. About 13 years age he get up fiem his bed he had occupied for 10 yeais and performed three years of hard labor, eating and sleeping as ether people. He then went back te his bed and has never done a day's work since, nor sat up longer than te have his bed made and te eat his meals. A short time age he was taken with paralysis, and has taken no nourishment of any kind except a small amount of water in which crackers had iiccn soaked. At death nis lerm was re duced te a mere skeleton. The Union Bicycle. The Union bicycle that was net disposed of at the close of the late Union fair, there net being sufficient votes te warrant its disposal, was chanced off en Sat urday evening, and was wen by W. H. Rcillcy, new of Harrisberg, but formerly of this city. local Intelligence NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Near and Acress the County Lines. Jacob Steinmetz, an aged aud respected citizen of Norristewu, died en Sunday. Sam. Loekes, who was serving a short term in tLe Dauphin county jail for lar ceny, escaped en Sanday Several gentlemen from Ceatesvillc were in Christiaua recently, for the purpose, it is reported, of looking for a suitable piece of ground en which te build a lolling mill. According te the Allentown Item, "Rev. Edward A. Geinant, of Lancaster, will preach in Zion's Reformed church iu the course of several weeks. Mr. GerBant is a candidate for pastor of this chinch, and the indications new aie that he will be chosen." Tempest Wilsen, a former resident of Ilellam township, Yerk county, has been shot and dangerously wounded by tramps at bpi inzueld, Ohie, where he new resides. Mr. Wilsen removed te Springfield about ten years age, and for the past eight years has been a prominent mombcref the police force. On Saturday night the large bain of Henry Jehnsen, in East Biaudywine township, Chester county, was totally de streyed by lire together with all its con tents consisting of 23 head of cows and heifers, 3 horses, 73 tens of hay, 100 bushels of ground com, 100 bushels of eats, several sets of hai uess, one wagon and euc hay cutter. The less is very heavy which we learn is partially covered by an insurance. William Carr has been ledged in the Chester county jail en the charge el being one of the patties who two years age breke into the house of Isaac A. Cleaver, at Berwyn, occupied during the summer by Hen. Samuel J. Randall. Theic is a question whether thj statute of limitation has run against the p osecutieu of the breakers into Cleaver's house, but if it is burlgary it has net. The question whether it was burglary turns en the point was the house a dwelling house. James D. McFarlan's sale of personal property at the Eagle hotel. West Chester, en Sat ui day afternoon, was attended by an immense crowd, aud there was mere fun there than at any sale this spring. It was a sort of gala day for the auctioneers, the following well-known gentlemen taking On top en turns m crv'ug the sale : James E. Mc rrmmi! im. Farlan, Win. 11. Morrison, Wm. II. Shaip- less, AI. Kenny and bhcrift Geerge R. Hoopes, of West Chester ; Gee. P. Caley, of Willistown, and J. II. Slaughter, of Birmingham. Collin's ficry -)ie. The sale of Cyius II. Celvin's livery stock, consisting of horses, carriages, wagons of various styles, sleighs, hainev, &c, &c., which took place at the stables in iear of the Exchange hotel ycstcrday.at traetcd a large ciewd of buyers aud ether spectators. The gross receipts of the sale amounted te $8,223 31 a larger amount than was ever before lealized by a sale of the same kind iu this citv. The pair of beautiful dapple gi ays brought $3G0 ; the pair of brown maies $423, and the pair of son els $300. The ether heises, 21 head in all, were sold at prices ranging from $73 te $200 each. The cairiages brought from $40 te $200 each ; the sleighs from $0 te $40, and the harness from $10 te $30 per set. The lobes, blankets and bells weie net sold for waut of time. Mr. Celvin had everything arranged in the best possible order, but the grounds en which the sale took place were tee small te admit of showing oft" the horses te geed advantage. Had thcie been an oppeitunity of putting the heises through their paces, it is believed the sale would have 1 caliicd at least $1,000 iueip. Ex-Sheriff Rewe was the crier and cx Shciiff Bicucmau the clerk of the sale, and both wen golden opinions in their ic spective spheres. In retiring fiem the hvciy business .Mr. Celvin will take chaige of the Muhlenberg b (aiding sta bles in Christian st reel, and will letuin the West Grant street livery as ale and exchange stables. Argument Court. In aigumcnt ceuit at neon te-day the court was still hearing orphans' court c.ises. The court yesterday amended and en larged 111I0 Ne. 2, (of the nilcs for the opening of stieets in the city of Lancas ter), adopted June 21, 1880, by adding and inserting in line 10, after the word "unknown" and befeie the weid "the," the words following : "or in case all the land owners along any street rofuse te petition or te join in or sign a petition for the assessment of damages, along said sheet thieugh their lands, any six (C) freeholders lcsiding iu the vicinity of such streets may sign and present a petition for the appointment of viewers te assess damages." Wm. Weaver was appointed supervisor of West Lampeter township in jilacc of Edmund Lefever, who was elected at the last election but le.signed since that time. iore Lancaster Werk for the West. Sometime last fall an old gentleman, a resident of this city, being about te visit the Paeilic coast, lelt with one of our den tists models of his mouth with an order for an entiic set of aitilieial teeth. Circum stances prevented the completion of the case at that time, and a few weeks since the dentist leceivcd an eider from San Francisce te complete and ship by mail, which was done, and yesteiday the follow ing reply dated San Francisce, Maich 12, was received : " The teeth came duly te hand, went te place splendidly, and aie greatly admired by all who have scen them. Exibitcdthcm te a number of Ne. 1 dentists of this city, who declare they are unsurpassed. Dr. Blakc.au old friend who practiced in Senera and in this'eity 20 years, will write you a letter complimentary. Dr. Dean says he never saw a mere complete set."' The dentist who did the work prefcu? te have his name withheld. Surprise 1'arty. Mr. Lewis Sylvester last eveuinsr, the occasion of his removal te his present iesi dencc, Ne. 328 West King street, was the recipient of an slpgant surprise paity, composed of many of hisnumeieus friends with a waueu lead of the necessaries of life and several packages of that net quite se necessary, still very nice and four pieces of music, took posses-ion of the premises till the small hours" busily engaged in daucing and dining, when all retired pleased aud happy, especially the surprised recipient at the well appicciated but unexpected compliment. Sale of Horses. Samu I Hess & Sen sold at public sale en Monday, at the Mcrrimac house, this city, for Geerge Gressman, 21 head of Canada heises at an average mice of $198. 40 per head. The fust one" sold bieught $252. " lirge Funeral. The funeral of miairc Zaepfel took place this morning from the residence of the family iu Centre Square. It was very largely attended. High mass was held at St. Antheny's church and the in terment was made iu St. Jeseph's cemc teiy. The First Snipe. The suipe have put in an appearance, and that is said te be a sure sign of the early approach of spring. One of the birds was shot yesterday by Jacob Grid, of Lime street. THE REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS. Getting Inte Shape for the Slay Primaries. As foretold in the Intelligencer last year, the former factional lines of the Re publican party in this county are well broken down this year, aud entirely new and most unexpected combinations and fellowships are forming. As Mr. Hies taad, who knows hew it is himself, takes occasion almost daily te remark in his paper, the whirligig of time brings strange political surprises in this young year. They all grew out of the break-up and sell-out of last year when Hiestand & Ce. gave Ebcrly the go-by and went for Davis ; and McMellen, Mentzer & Ce., in order te elect Davis, sold out Reinechl and agreed te support Matt Fndy this year. It is this historical event; that completely shattered the Bull Ring and Heg Ring and drives the peliti cians into new combinations this cam paign. It will be short, sharp and deci sive, lucre will be a straight, clean fight en a well defined issue between two factions which have new no distinctive difference except that the success of the one involves the supremacy of the Exami ner awl the ether the New Era iu local politics. The personal, business and pe litical antagonism of Sensenig and Mentzer infuses spirit into the fight. The leaders en the ene side are the editor of the Xew Era, Sensenig, the Hartmans, J. W. Jehnsen, E. K. Martin, most likely 11. F. Eshleman, ex-Sheriff Brenemau, the Ebcrlys, Jehu H. Hi;h and ethers. The most faithful allies of the Examiner paity are McMellen, Mentzer, S. A. Graft", O. Ceble, A. Scttley. E. Griest, the Krea dys, S. M. Fridy, A. H. Mylin, T. B. Coch ran aud ethers. There are a geed many veteran politicians who in this strange mix-up de net knew exactly where they belong nor where they will finally land. Seme of them, like Jack Weise and Fred Smith, w hose son-in law aud son is a lead ing candidate for prison keeper, are wait ing for the turn of events. 'Sqnire Sam Sloketn is hesitating te run for county commissioner and will net determine where te pitch his tent until he has settled that question in his mind. Hay Biown seems te be entirely out of politics aud te have settled down te the practice of the law. Naturally Sheriff Strine and Squire Zeller keep aloof for the present. The determining forces of the conflict have net yet allied themselves with either of the factions, that are forming and stripping for the fight, and it is tee early te predict what will be the outcome of it. It is only ceitain that it will be close and bitter; that the lines will be tightly drawn ;that few votes will be thrown away en side issues or independent candidates ; that money will be spent freely for the whele ticket or each combination ; that the winning ring will likely put its whole ticket through and that candidates who de net get en euc ticket or the ether may as well stand lrem under. A month age it looked as if the New Era had the better of it and with such a head for the ticket as High and Skilcs, with Kready and Keller dividing the opposition vote for sheriff aud Fridy and Settley part ing the raiment for prothenotary it looked as though there would be a walk ever ter the " Reformers " (beg pardon, Sensenig, Jehnsen, Eshleman & Ce.) There was a great deal of solid weikcut out yesterday. The generalship was displayed by the Eramincr party. Fer Hiestand has taken the field in per son, and with an energy that has net characterized him for years, is laying held of the management of his side, and his supremacy 111 the cabinet is conceded, while McMellen leads the charge en the field. The first strategic movement has been the withdrawal of Abe Keller from candi dacy for shcrilf. This is iu the interest of Kieady aud will inure te his advantage. It reduces the fight te between him and High. The latter beings ever the larger strength fiem last canvass. Kready has mero money aud a powerful " freuudschaft." The next move was te get Abe Settley off for prothenotary, se as te get his vote for Fridy. This was accomplished, net by money, as had been contemplated originally, but ey making a pface en the Examiner ticket for Settley. Up te this time uee. v . riaey nau no lermauic opposition for cleik of quarter sessions. Settley is te be pitted against him. Eaby savagely denounces this move aud assailed McMellen aud Mentzer for it yesterday. They replied that Eaby had shown the white feather in the oppe sitien te Sensenig and they must care for their own. Eaby says that it will be a fatal move for Fridy, as Skilcs will get cwe thiids of the Settley vote. This does net, however, help Eaby. Fer all. his backers are sanguine and will bet freely en his election. It is conceded that the ether side arc net nearly se anxious te beat Eaby or te elect Settley as they were te get Settley out of Fridy's way. The disadvantage Scttley is under is that which attaches te every candidate who swaps horses while crossing the stream 2s et only has Settley had a cmnty office lately, but having started te run for pro pre pro teonotary and changed off te clerk of quai ler sessions the movement smacks tee much of a trade te carry much strength with it. Fer lcgistcr Dr. Compten and Ben. Wissler continue te be the leading candi dates. Each of them has friends in each of the factions as already inline. The Eberlys and Sensenig weie Wisslei"s original allies, but events may transpire te the formation of new combinations. It is only certain new that Wissler will be en ene slate and Compten en the ether, but which is who nobody can tell as yet. Ne candidate gets ever mere ground in a day than "Compy." He wastes a little time, however, in his indiscrimin ate zeal ; as for instance when he enter tained a Chester county tobacco raiser, unawaics, for a long time with a disquisi tion en his candidacy ; and when, at the Blue Ball tavern, he rather tartly de neunced a gentleman te a "stranger" whom he found out te be the object of his denunciation. But these accidents will happen te the best regulated politic ians and the genial doctor is net faint heart. He sews tares while Wissler slumbers. Fer clerk of orphans' court the contest will nanew down te Spurrier and Recser. Te save bad weik in the Fourth ward, the New iV-Johnseu party will be glad te take Spurrier and most likely will, but this is one of the things which can wait determination. Whichever side takes Spurrier the ether will run Reescr. Squire Grider will most likely be the New Era candidate for treasurer and Steve Gi issinger en the ether side. This will be a fight "and don't you forget it.' Fer prison keeper the name of G. Al. Smith leads all the rest. He means some votes for whichever side they are landed en. Beth will be glad te get them, and it may be only after the election that it will be known wheie they will be thrown. Like inuny ether prudent men he is chiefly interested in electing himself. Fer county commissioner, the leading candidates, probably in 'the order of their piesent strength, have been Abm. Summv. S. M. Myers, D. Mayer, Jas. Cellins, and most likely Snmmy will be en one s'de and Mayer en the ether, with a distribu tion of Mycrc te the best advantage. The announcement of I. Bushong for re-elec tien may liuntiii ujjoctauiue tucuiailOCS. He appeals te his record and points wiih pride te the fact that the county debt is beidg teduced this year from $362,000 te $297,000 ; the rate, of interest en county leaus from 4 te 4 and the tax rate from 3 te 2 mills. Fer coroner, Isaac Mishler has his seven league beets en and is likely te "get there" again. Henry Shnbert is after him. The prison and peer directors are alleged te be "fictitious issues" that have no place in a big fight. C1TI COCNC1I.S. Special Meetlns Last Evening. As announced yesterday, the select and common councils met last evening for the purpose of taking action that might meet the views of these bidders for the new city lean who objected te that clause of the ordinance which says the bends shall be "exempt from local taxation," aud the bids of most of whom were conditioned upon their being free from all taxation. The following named members were present : Messrs. Albert, Barnes, Bees, Berger, Brown, Cermcny, Davis, Downey, Hays, Jehnsen, McMullen, Ostermayer, Smaych, Springer, White, Yuckly," Levergood, president. President Levergood stated the object of 1110 meeting, wuercupeu tue loiiewing message from the mayor was laid befeie council. The clerk read : " Te the Honorable the Select anil Common Councils ethe City of Lancaster. " Gextlemex : The ordinauce refunding $200,000 of the existing indebtedness of the city of Lancaster, passed finally by councils March 2, 1881, contains for bid ders one very objectionable weid. In the first section, last sentence, the ordinance reads : Said certificates shall net be liable te leeal taxation. This word local should be stricken out, otherwise the'beuds will be liable te a four-mill state tax, which virtually makes the bends bear only 3 6-10 per cent. A large propeition of the amount bid for en Saturday is conditioned upon the exemption of the bends from all taxation. " I should be obliged te councils if they would indicate in what way the balance of the amount te be refunded should be dis posed of. Shall proposals be rcadvertised for? or .shall the holders of the six per cent, bends which the four per cents are issued te redeem be allowed te exchange at par ? or shall I dispese of them at par te the first comers ? I believe a premium may be obtained very easily en the balance of the bends remaining unsold after the objectionable word above referred te shall have been stricken out if the city shall advertise. "Very- respectfully, "Jno. T. MacGeniglk, ".Mayer. " Mayer's Office, March 28, 18S1.'- Mr. McMullen offered an erdinant c sup plemental te the recently adopted four per cent, funding ordinance, with which it is identical iu language and meaning with the exception that in the section alluded te in the mayor's communication the words " exempt from local taxation ' are changed se as te lead " free from all tax ation." The ordinance was read once, and referred te the finance committee, who, being given leave te retire, shortly returned the ordinance with an affirmative recommendation. Mr. Jehnsen offered a lcsolutieu that when councils adjourn it be te meet this (.Tuesday) evening at 7 o'clock, which was adopted. Select council concurred. Mr. Barnes offered the fol'ewing : "Resolved, That the mayor of the city of Lancaster be and is hereby instructed te advertise for two days for takers of the balance of the two hundred thousand four per cent, lean.' The resolution was unanimously agreed te, but in select council was se amended as te direct the mayor te re advertise for the whole amount of the lean except these bids that wcre unconditional. Mr. McMullen opposed the amendment of select council, taking the position that these bidders who had inserted a condi tion in their offers. had bid in geed faith, and should be se met by the city. Coun cils have signified their readiness te meet the condition contained in these bids by the proposed supplemental ordinance in troduced this evening and favorably re ported, and he did net think that bidders who had asked for that condition should be thrown out and compelled te bid a second time. Besides, Mr. McMullen argued, if this action of select council stands it will leave but a very small frac tion of the lean taken, the great propor tion of the bids having contained the veiy condition it is proposed te meet with a supplementary ordinance, and the specta cle of the city of Lancaster advertising a second time for the bulk of its new lean will net be at all complimentary te our credit. He moved toneu concur in select council amendment. . Mr. Brown expressed views similar te these of Mr. McMullen, and thought that common council should lefusc te concur in the amendment proposed by select counsel. The motion te nou-cencur was agrce 1 te, and Messrs. McMullen and Brown weie appointed a committee of conference en the part of common council. In select council Messrs. Ebcrly and Zcchcr were appointed te meet them, aud the conferees retired. After a somewhat protracted discussion the common council conferees yielded te the persuasive argu ments of the gentlemen fiem the ether side of the house, and repotted in favor of concurring in select council's amendment, which was agiced te. Common council adjourned te meet this evening, when final action wjll be taken upon the supplementary ordinance. Select Council. In select council the following named members were present : Messrs. Ilarr, Deerr, Eberly, Franklin, Judith, Zccher, and Evans, president. President Evans stated that the meet ing had been called at the request of the finance committee, te consider a proposed amendment te the eidinance te refund the city debt. Mr. Eberly presented the following veto message from the mayor, which was read : Te the Honorable the Select and Common Council of the City of Lancaster: Gentlemen : I herewith return te your honorable bodies, without my" approval. the ordinance entitled "An ordinance for the appointment of a clerk of the market committee." Fully appreciating the efforts of councils te secure strict accountability fi 0111 all city officers of the moneys belonging te the city which may pass into their hands, I regret te say that, in my opinion, the ordi nance under consideration fails te effect this object. Any city officer receiving thousands of dollars of the city's moneys should be obliged te enter .into bends of a sufficient amount te secuie the city against less. In this respect the ordinance before me affords less protection than the ene it proposes te supersede. The law, as it has hitherto ex isted, making the city treasurer clerk of the market committee, gives te the city recourse upon the treasurer's security in case of less by embezzlement or otherwise : but under the proposed ordinance there is no recourse except upon the clerk alone. It affords no protection in the word "im mediately" in the third section. The mayor may be absent, or the cleik may refuse te deposit ' immediately ' with the mayor. There are no penalties or means provided te enforce the clerk te accounta bility. It seems te me that proper attention en the part of the market committee would accomplish all the new ordinance proposes, and that the city would have besides the security of the treasurer te fall back en in case of less. It ought net be difficult for this committee te institute some system of checks upon the treasurer under the present law ; that they might demand fre quent reports, make monthly investiga tions of the market rent books and thus accomplish much mere satisfactorily the objects aimed at in the new ordinance. As the market stalls arc net all rented at 0110 time, there will be very considera ble interference with the many ether duties of the mayor, obliging him te leave his office te point out te renters stalls for rent. There v also be many disputes te settle between the renters, which the mayor will net have time te give his per sonal attention te, font must be remem bered that at the time these renters are making application for stalls, or disput ing about their respective rights, the clerk of the market may be living at some re re meto part of the city, while the duties for which is te be paid are being performed by the mayor. I very respectfully pretest against any increase of my official duties, nn'ess coun cils provide me with a clerk. The imme diate supervision of the water and police departments of city geverment, the scru tiny of bills, the diawiug of warrants, re demption of bends, refunding of leans, anil the thousand ether smaller duties connected with my office, will, in all probability, se crowd the hours of next spring and summer tMt anything addi tional will net be at all desirable. Very respectfully yours, Jxe. T. MacGenigle, Maver. M.vven's Officc, March 28, 1881. On motion of Mr. Eberly, the consider ation of tbe message was postponed until the adjourned meeting te be held this (Tuesday) evening. The action of select council upon the several matters communicated from the common branch, will be found reported in the proceedings of the latter body. TUE TOBACCO MAKKCT. Ilcceut Sales at I'alrl'rlire. Following are repot ts of additional sales of crops iu this county or te local dealers : Te Fat man : David Auxshear, of Dru Dru meie, at 18. 6 and 3; Daniel Burns, at 14, 5 and 3 ; It. Leng, at 18, G and 3 ; C. N. Stauffcr. East Hempfield, at 22, 12, 8 and G ; Jehn Ilerr. Conestoga, at 16, G and 3 ; Jacob Ilerr, Mat tie, at 24, 6 and 3 ; Martin Warfel. Providence, at 2 1. 7 and 3 ; Jehn Miller, Ceney, at 13, Ji and 3. Te Mayer: Peter Miller. Martic, 20, f and 3: C. IT. Themas, Chester county, one ten at 18, Gi and 3; J. A. Cowen, 18 5 and 3 ; Jehn Hull. East Hcmpfield, 20, 12, 7 and 3 ; Levi Gress. 13t. Te Moeic : Daniel Witfiicr, Dauphin county, 12. 6, 4 and 3 : Millard Mctzgcr; 13 ; Jehn Yeager, 12 ; Jehn Bachman, 10, Michael G tiger, 8; Win. Snyder, East Eail, 13 and 3; Jehn Ifaruier, Manhcini township, 13, G and 3. Te Stiik: Daniel Slump, East Earl, 10, 0 ; .lacoe unerneitzer, aausuury, if?, 3 and 3 ; another let at 1 1, 3 and CIcmer, Cacinaneu, 17, Gaud 3. Te Liedermin : Ames Ilisscr, Haphe, 20, 9, 6 and 3 ; Mr. 15 ichmau, Strasburg, 10, 6 and 3 ; Harry Shiik, 23. 5 and 3 ; Jac. K. Dietrich, Lampeter, 1G, 7 and 3. Te C. G. Hen-: Levi Ovcily, E. Earl, 12 and 3 ;S. B. Dellingcr, Paradise, 13, and 3 ; S. II. Myer. Leacock. IS, G and 3 ; J. It. Hunsccker, Paiailie, 20, 8. G and 3 ; Themas Lane, 10, Gaud 3; M. Dissinger, Leacock. 20, G and 3. Rebert Barnes, of Dm mere, sold te ' Skilcs & Frey, for 22, 8 and 3 ; Jeseph Penny, te McLlaughlin, for 17, G and 3 ; Jeseph i'yle, te .McLlaughlin, ler 20, 1., 7 aud 3 ; William Lively, of Salisbury, te Sliiudle & Ce., for 12 cents through ; Levi Yehu, of Caernarvon, for 15, G and 3. A. E. Evans, of Washington, sold te Lech for 13, G, 3 ; David Shirk, of West Earl. 10, 8, 3, 3 ; Christian Brown, 25, 1 G, 3 ; Jacob Liudcrman, Maner, te Spin garu, 22, 8, 3 ; Christian Shcnk, Ceney, te Gilsey, 13, 3, 3 ; Henry Stehman, Conestoga, te Brady, 1 !, G, 3 ; Mr. Diller, of Leacock. te Bitner & Zeek, at 10 through ; Themas llroemall, Chester county, 15, 10, 5 ; Kate Branen, Yerk county, 10, 5, 3 ; L. Itobcrseu, 13, 5, 2. I. S. Edwards, of Paradise, sold his ci op for 10 cents through; J. II. Eshle man, te Wcilheiiner for 10, G, 3 ; Fred. Lcchlcr, of L 111 sister, te Herman at 201, 8, 3 ; Christian Biubiker, of Maner, sold 7 acies te Herman and 7 te Lewinsky at 10, G, 3 ; Mr. Burgess, of Providence, sold one let te Seucr as 20, G, 3. ; and another at IS, G, 3 ; Enes Carrigau, of Diuhiere, sold for !), 4, 2 ; David Creamer, of Mar tic, sold ene let te Keseiibaum for IS, 12, S, 3, and another for 18, 8, 5, 3 ; Beckham aud ltank, of Chester county, sold te Altshul for 16, 5, 2, aud J. HammcLthrcc tens te Dellaven at 20, 3 ; Jehn M. Englu of Ceney, sold te E. i oilman one let for 20. 8, 3 ; another for 10, 8, 3, and the third for 14. 8. 3. Our Mt. Jey correspondent wiitcs : The following sales of tobacco were made last week : Z. W. Keller, 2i acres at 13 and 3 ; R. H. Ripple, G acres at 17. G and 3 ; II. M. Eugle, 1 let at 14 G and 3 ; James Whiteleather, 2 acres at 15, G aud 3 ; Israel Baiuhatt, h acre at 8 aud 3; aud J. G. Snyder, let at 20, G and 3. Our Marietta correspondent says : About 80,000 neunds of tobacco were received last week by Cellins & Greve. Saturday was a very busy day with them, and the average qu ility was geed. Seme of their sales are as fellows : Henry Weaver, r.!i:'.abcthtewu, 1036 lbs . at 12 and 3 ; J. B. Shields. Marietta, 4117 lbs., at 17, G and 3; Wesley Shields, Marietta, 2351 lbs., at 16). G and 3 ; Abm. Geltniachcr, Maytown, 147 lbs.. 23 cents round ; Jehn Lengcncckcr, Middletown, 2.140 lbs., IS, 5 and 3 ; and the following from Milten Giove : Mary Carl. 1.032 lbs., 12, Gund 3 ; Bcnj. Blechcr. 5 OtM) lbs., 11, 8, 5 and 3 ; David Gcrbcr, 2.000 lb.., 1G, 7, 4 and 3 ; Jehn Ceyle, 1.860 lb,., 18, 0 and 3 ; Wm. Bainhart, 337 lbs.. 15 and 3; Mat thias Crell, 1.140 lbs., 15, G and 3 ; II. E. Lindemuth, 717 lbs., 1 1. 5 and 3. Jno. II. Risser, el" Milten Greve, has brought iu during the past few weeks 20,818 lbs., his check amounting te $1,604.40. Jehn V. Gcrnmill has bought for S. R. Kecher, of Wrightsville, from Jehn M. Thompson, of Chauceferd, Yerk county, H acres at 8 and 3, and 1 at 7 and 3; Geerge Heugh, 1 at 7 and 3 ; James E. Wilsen, Hopewell, 3 at 13, G and 3 ; Jehn Douglas, 2 at 12, 4 and 3. The following lets of tobacco wcre de livered te Jehn Hildcbrand en the 26th at New Pievidencc : J. Martin, h acie at 2 and 8 ; Eli Ruber. 1 acre at 12," G and 2 ; -Mrs. Miller, 1 acre at 2 and 3; James Clark, 1 acre at 8 and 2 ; Hunter Furger son, 1 acre at 12, Gaud 2 ; C. 3Iorrisen, 1 acre at 12, 5 and 3; Edward Clark, 3 acres at 8, 4 and 2 ; Themas McVey, 2 acres at 13, 10, 5 and 3 ; William Tedd, 1 acre at lj, 5 aud 2 ; William Livingston, $ acre at 3 round :T. J. Shiik, 4 acre at 20, 5, 3 and 3 ; Jerry Weimer, acre at 9 and 2 ; Mar cel usGrefl", 1 acre at 12, G and 3 ; Saub & Lefever, 1 acre at 12, G, 4 and 2 ; Frederick Funk, IV aciesat 10 round; EgnerBuzzel, 1 aero at 17, 3 and 3 : David Cully, 2 acies at 14, G, 3 and 3 ; J. F.Yest, 2 acres at 11 round ; Jacob Iteese, acie at" 13, 3 and 3 ; Mrs. Hccse, acre "at 10 and 3 ; Isaac Null, 2 acres at 10 round ; Christian Graybill, 1 acies at 14, 6. 4 and 2 ; Lewis Walters, 1 acre at 10 leiind ; J. II. Shirk, 1 acres at 10, 5 and 3 : Martin Reese, jr., 1 acre at 14, G, 3 acre 3 ; Simen Reese, j acre at 0 and 3 ; Jeseph Shaub, 1 acie at 13, 5 and . Hie follewiug lets have been sold in that neighborhood : Jehn Goehenour, 2 acre te Jehn Greenawalt, at 1G and 8; tmanuel Winters. acie te 3IcLaughlin at le and 4; A. S. Winteis, 2 acies te ratman & Ce., at 1CJ, 5 and 3 ; Ames Wade. 4 acres te Fatman & Ce., 21, 6 and 3 ; Heniy S. fluber, 2 acres te Gieenawalt iSc Ce., at 16, 6 and 3 ; Jeseph Hall, 1 acre te Greena walt fc Ce., at 13, 5 and 3 ; Simen Goch Gech Goch eneur. 2 acre te the same at 10 and 3. Before the Mayer. This morning the mayor gave one drunk 5 days, another 10, and discharged three vagrants.
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