LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE!!, SATUKDAY, APRIL 2, 1881. Lancaster Intelligencer. 8ATUEDAY EVEKJNO. AFBIL 2, 1881. -- The Little and the Big. Mr. Mahone for a little man certainly does put en a very truculent air : but, perhaps, it is an air rather natural te little men, though one would certainly, en first blush, te think that it would be very becoming te avoid it. "We sec it, however, in little dogs as in little men. There is nothing mere snarling than the whiffet ; while the mastiff, conscious of its strength, growls but little. The small creature feels its physical inferior ity and is excited te consider that it must make up in activity of demon stration what it lacks in dignity of ap pearance ; se as net te be altogether overlooked in the world in which it wants te make an impression. Xeise is the natural resources of weakness as an impressive device ; and a very geed one it is, if it is used at the right time, en the proper subject, and net tee im moderately. The voice is an instrument with which the little creature is as fully armed a3 the big one. It brings the two into equality and naturally is a most popular weapon with the weak. It is currently believed that the wife often overcomes the husband with it, and the example of Xantippe shows that the deepest philosopher may ha put te flight by it. Our little Mahone is demenstatiug these ancient lessens te the world once mere in the elevated arena which is vouchsafed te his snarling vociferousness He seemed for a while te have the fit-lil te himself ; aud when se fiery a South erner as Ben Hill was supposed te be. permitted him te teii him that "this thing nv t step right here," although the " tiling" was nothing but a narrative of Mahone's acts, people began te think that the little bantam was a game cock of pure breed, who was going te have the whole dung hill left te him nau. con. But the little fellow lias come te grief. He crewed tee loud just once. But once was enough for Senater Voorhees, who advised him that he was in the habit of meaning what he said, and Senater Ma hone could digest Ills utterances at his leisure and gel any aid from him that he desired. Tim small Virginia senator had nothing better te say than te declare his opinion that Senater Voerheos was net an honorable man te repeat and en dorse the language of the Philadelphia Telegraph, denouncing Mahone as a ren egade Democrat and repudialienist ; Mahone requested Voorhees te " take that and wear it." Wc are certainly of the opinion that that was very weak even for a crew of a very weak bantam. There was net a show of a spur in it. The senator from Indiana would have fully met the sug gestion by expressing his willingness te wear Mr. Mahnue's opinion that he was net an honorable man if it was strong enough te stick te him, while expressing his own conviction that it was net : aud reminding the Virginia senator that his opinion of what was honorable conduct iu a senator w;is one which he had any reason te expect that the world would accept, out of re spect te its source, since he was s j free ly charged himself with dishonorable conduct. Mahone's retort te Voorhees in fact was nothing better than the com mon one of " you're another." The Philadelphia Telegraph charged Mahone with being dishonorable and with having entered into a corrupt bargain and sale of his vote. That was a biting charge : and none the less se because everyone knows it te be true. Hew then does this little senator appear, in ruffl ing his plumage before a fellow senator who adepts the Tckyrajih's language, but coming no nearer te a refutation of it than te charge the man who charged him with dishonor with being "another" for charging it. What a very miserable creature this is, te be sure ! And, by the way, what is going te be come of our senator, Mitchell. Is he another of these weal: creatures who can't for the lite of them go straight and show themselves men when they are put in places where only men should be? The complaints of his weakness have been getting numerous of late; and here we find him making his very first ap pearance in the Senate te speak against a newspaper which has been the friend of his friends, in defense of a man who is the creation of Conkling and Cameren; and te speak false words, moreover. He said that the Telegraph was a Republican paper with Democratic tendencies and moreover was net a leading paper in the state. The fact is that the 21 legraph is a leading paper, if ability and independence and consideration for its judgment entitle it te that position, as they ought te and de. And its Republicanism is of the independent kind of these who elected Mr. Mitchell te the Senate, and which he surely has no reason te de nounce as of "Democratic tendency." Ic would have been mere seemly in him te have called it Republicanism of de cent tendency, since it is a foul bird that fouls it own nest aud a peer creature who needlessly depreciates friends. We greatly fear that our new senator is indeed a very peer creature. And we are sorry te have an ass in the Senate from Pennsylvania even if lie be a Republican one. Surely it is tee much for the state te be represented there by both kuave and feel : and te be called upon te question every time thev appear in which of these roles they are cast. The Southern senators de well te poke under the noses of their outrage shrieking Republican colleagues, the re cent cases of unpunished mob law in Pennsylvania, Ohie and Illinois, which show hew subject old and well ordered committees are te these occurrences, the likeef which in the Seuth arealways given pditical significance. A man is hanged by a frenzied mob in Pennsylvania, and lcal sentiment protects the lawless ast ; men are similarly treated for less eaense in vjuie, aim neituer me local .. . . .i i.i.- . .. i , i nor state authorities avenge the outrage ! en Uw; in Illinois practices prevail anal- agOHltethe worst reports of Kn-KIux crimes. Yet in none of these instances will it be admitted that these things happened because Garfield had a major ity in these states last fall. Somebody's gin house gets burned in the Seuth, sis gin houses are apt te, and straightway a United States senator from Massachu setts makes it the basis of an irresponsi ble charge against the Southern people. Surely the day for such partisan decla matien and sectional misrepresentation is past. Ox next Tuesday evening the Heuse at Harrisburg will held a special session te consider en third reading and final passage the constitutional amendment, which has already passed second read ing, prohibiting the manufacture or sale of liquor in this state save for medicinal' scientific or mechanical purposes. The Heuse has gravely refused te include " sacramental " or " legislative " pur poses in its exceptions, but we suspect many of its members who have thus far voted for the measure expect " medici nal " te cover a multitude of purposes. m That staunch Republican journal, the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, will no doubt lie surprised te hear it announced en the fleer of the Senate by Pennsylvania's new senator, that it is as much of a Democratic as a Republican journal. Next it will be the New Era's turn. m Mb. Mahexe thinks that the terms which Senater Voorhees applied te him are net such as a brave and honorable man would use. They are certainly net such as a brave and honorable man would deserve. PERSONAL. . Gee. Grant aud family have arrived iu Galveston en route for Vera Cruz. Fiiaxcis McRPitx, the temperance re former, is going te Eurepe te start a tom tem tom pcrance crusade. William D. Lewis, a prominent resi dent of Philadelphia for mere than sixty years, died yesterday, at Florence, New Jersey, in his 89th year. Mrs. Oliver Wexdell Helmes, jr., is known in Bosten as the worker of won wen dcrlul embroidery. She has just sold a bit of her own design for $500. Jeffersex Davis Bill, of Connecticut, hasjust completed his studies at Eastman college, Pouglikccpsie. He has two brothers named Lecompton Constitution Bill and Kansas Nebraska Bill. It is complained of Aktiiext Trollops that, for a writer en classical subjects his Latin is much tee slender and his grasp of Reman history much-tee feeble. He does net read German. The late Professer Hixnv is quoted as once saying that there was net a city in the world that could preduce se many able, cultivated and learned men as Wash ington ; ami in support of his statement he said that he had occasion te have a sci entific document translated into thirteen different languages, and he had net the slightest difficulty in finding individuals connected with the administration of the government who were able te translate quickly and easily the document into all these languages. Miss Blakchc Nevix, of Lancaster, who is prosecuting her studies at Massa Carrara, Italy, and under a contract with the state executing a statue of General Peter Muhlenberg, has her plaster cast nearly completed. Tiie ether artist cm pleyed by the commission, Mr. Heward Roberts, of Philadelphia, has completed a plaster cast of Rebert Fulton, and is new ready te put the figure in marble. The artists have been at work since De cember, 1878. They each arc te receive 7,500 for their labors, te be paid in in stallments of $2,500. The comir.isMen re commend that they new receive au install ment. The break Blaine had with Hayes was brought about by causes the same as new operating with Conkling. Hayes nomin ated a district attorney aud United States marshal for Maine without consulting the Maine senator. On the night of the day these nominations were scut te the Senate Mr. Blaine was invited te a state dinner at the White Heuse. As he had previ ously accepted there wa3 no way for him te get out of it. He attended the dinner with Mrs. Blaine, but the latter was se exasperated at the treatment her distin guished husbaud had received that while she sat at the table through every course she refused te touch anything offered. The dinner ever, 3Ir. Blaine and his wife retreated, aud the senator never put his feet in the White Heuse again while Hayes was the occupant. STATE ITEM3. William Ilenslcy was instantly killed and the mine engineer severely injured by an explosion of giant powder, in the Lehigh Valley coal company's new shaft at Pitts Pitts ten. J. D. Boyd, of McKcespert, was struck by the Youghieugheny express during a blinding snow storm and almost instantly killed. He leaves a wife and grown daughter. Jeseph O'Neill died yesterday, from in juries received during a quarrel en Thurs day, with Barney Crossen, a fellow-empeoye at Massey's brewery, Philadelphia. Lizzie Magnire, an inraate of O'Neill's house, was se affected by the occurrence, that she fell te the lloer and died almost nstautly. The strike of the Pittsburgh machine meulders, which was te take place yester day if the advance of ten per cent, asked for was net granted by the employers, lias been averted, forty out of forty-three shops in the city having acceded te the demand. The stove meulders, who were te strike, were informed that the increase asked for would be given them. As the accommodation train en the Phil adelphia & Reading railroad was cross ing the Philadelphia & Erie railroad track near the river bridge, en its way te Williamsport, it was run into by a train of the Philadelphia & Erie read, leaded with lumber and coal. The Philadelphia & Erie engine was badly wrecked and a number of cars of both trains were smashed but no one was hurt. The trestle-work en the Philadelphia & Reading read was demolished. A hard-glove fight for a purse of 6300 took place near Newark, N. J., between Frank Lyman, of Providence, and Jee Weeley, of Birmingham. Twelve rounds were fought in about forty minutes. In the twelfth round Lyman was badly pun ished, and when time was called for the thirteenth rund ha did net respond aud the fight war, decided in favor of Weeley. Lyman had both of his eyes discolored and ilis ,., broken - "j" Unlya few persons wit- ncssed the fight. Cel. J. D. Laciar, the editor-in-chief of 'the "Wilkesbarte Recerd of the Times, has resigned his position. Mr. Fred. C. John John Jehn eon, the night editor of the Becerd, has left for Chicago, te accept an associate city editorship en the Tribune of that city. Mr. Phil. Richards, foreman of the Becerd, has resigned te accept a similar position elsewhere. It was the intention of Mr. Frank Ceeley, city editor of the Recerd, te resign and retire en the 1st of April, hut he has been prevailed upon te continue his present relations with tbe paper. A correspondent of the Bellefonte Watchman complains that the first act of the new administration affecting bis neigh borhood was the removal of the posteffice at the State college from the Misses Hunters te a new postmaster "tee lazy te work for a living, who procured the office through misrepresentations, and for doing this enjoys the unenvi able distinction of being considered the meanest man in the neighborhood." " Instead of going te a quiet, respectable place for their mail, the fine ladies of the State college can new go te a little store, filled with loafers, who will scarcely wait for them te get out of the deer before com mencing te discuss their charms in the most vulgar manner." 31 A HONE BREAKS LOOSE. The Republican Keacjuslera rati te Keep him (inlet Alter an Exposure by Senater Voorhees. In the Senate yesterday after Lamar had scored the Mahone-Republican bargain, aud his colleague, Mr. Geerge, of Missis sippi, had spoken, Legan am1 Butler had a little spat; after which Mr. Voorhees took the fleer and scut te the clerk's desk and had read an extract from the Evening Teleeraph of Philadelphia, a ltepubucau paper, which alluded te Mr. Mahone as a renegade Democrat, and charged that his acting with the Republicans was in conse quence of a disgraceful bargain. Mr. Hear objected te the reading, and Mr. Voeriiees stated that he would make it part of his speech. Mr. Hear then raised a point of order against the reading of the article, which was overruled. Subsequently Mr. Voorhees. at Mr. Hear's private suggestion, disclaimed any indersement of any expressions in the ar ticle which might be construed in the way of making a personal quarrel with cither of the gentlemen alluded te iu it (Mr. Ma hone and the vice president). At this point of the proceedings, when the discussieu had lest all its life and fire, when the audience in the galleries had be come less numerous, and when all were looking forward te an immediate adjourn ment, the most exuiteing scene of the day took place. Mr. Voorhees had hardly resumed his seat when Mr. Mahene rose. The Virgin iau was evidently excited, his face was flushed and his manner quick and nervens, He said with forced calmness that he rose te ascertain if he had correctly under stood Vorhees with reference te the Tele graph, editorial. As he had understood it, Mr. Voorhees had caused the article te be read as his own speech. It had character -lZQX xm (Mahone) as a "renegade Deme crat, as a "Repudiator who had engaged in a bargain with the Republicans." " I rise te ask the senator," Mahone went en, " if he had that read as his speech ?" Mr. Voorhees had left his own desk en the Democratic side and taken Mr. Edmunds's scat, which was almost in front of where Mahene then steed. The two men wcre net six feet apart. 14 1 sent that article te the clerk's desk te be read," Mr. Voorhees replied, "as a part of my remarks. It was from a paper edited by the political supporters of tne allies et the senator lrera Virginia. After it had been read the senator from Massachusetts asked -me te soften it as far as it contained unpleasant personal allusions. I did se. If the senator from Virginia expects anything further from inc he will be disappointed. If he wishes te settle with anyoue about the article, let him settle with the editor who wrote it. Then, if net satisfied, he can settle with me. I de net say this offensively. He will find mc here ready at any time te meet him. If the senator complains of the manner in which his course has been treated in this chamber he may as well understand that a harder time is ahead for him than any he has yet passed through. I made a large concession out of personal regard for the cnater from Massachusetts who requested it, but if the senator from Virginia supposes he can trei'cb upon that concession or get a single retraction from me he is mistaken. I would net de au act of injustice nor ex hibit anything but a proper spirit towards any senator, hut I have no retractions te make. Mahene instantly rose, but Mr. Hear in terrupted him te corroborate what Mr. Voorhees had said about softening the personal allusions in the editorial. Then Mahene spoke. " I rose," he said, " te ask the senator if he intended that article te be construed as his own speech. Te a newspaper article I have no objection. The senator has said he will net submit te dictation. Yet I ask him and that is the only question if that article was read as his own speech If se I shall select my own course in replying te it." "Then I indorse it." Mr. Voorhees t broke in, " every word of it." It is what no honorable or brave man would de," Mahone retorted, shaking his bony hand in Voerhecs's face. " That is a question I am ready te meet here or hereafter," Voorhees replied. "Yes," came back 'from Mahone, who was shaking with rage, "and let the here after come as seen as you desire." "I endorse it," repeated Mr. Voorhees, "every word of it. Renegade, ' 'Demo crat. ' 'Repudiator, ' bargainer.' I have heard you shout out belere that these things must step. But suppese they don't?" and Mr. Voorhees glared at Mr. Mahone, while Mahone glared back, stand ing straight and with that puny arm stretched out menacingly towards bis giant antagonist. The Senate was thrown into excitement. A half-dozen Republi cans were en their feet, Mr. Conkling among them. The Democrats were moving np towards the Republican side. Mr. Ingalls in the chair bad abandoned his gavel as useless. " Your talk," continued Voorhees, ' has been very cheap. It had better rest there." And snapping bis fingers in ?Jahone's face he stalked ever te his own desk, while Mahone sent after him the parting shot : " I characterize your conduct here as such as no brave or honorable man would be guilty of in this chamber. Take that and wear it." Mr. Voorhees had a reply upon his lips, but Dawes cut him off with a motion te adjourn, which was agreed te. KEIUN Or TERROR. Ilislt-Uuntleil Outrages In the Southwest. The whole section around Rie Arabia, N. M., is in a state of nervous excitement, and terror reigns supreme. The cause of the terror is a gang of desperadoes led by Ike Stockton, who, with his brother Pert, have for years been depredating through New Mexico and Texas, murdering, steal iug, etc. Less than one month age Pert Stockton, whose headquarters were near Farraingten, entered a saloon iu that town where a number of ranchmen were drink. ing, and as is customary, everybody was invited te take a drink, under penalty of being shot en refusal. A ranchman net complying, Stockton drew a re velver, tint wa3 immediately shot aud killed. Ike. Stockton hearing of this, collected a gang of six or seven desperadoes and started for Farmington, witli the avowed purpose of killing every man who was present when Pert was killed. Siuce then they have been mur dering ranchmen and cowboys, killing and stealing stock and 'defying the author ities. A vigilance committee was organ ized, but is powerless, the desperadoes being thoroughly acquainted with the country, well-mounted, and having di vided in three or four squads in order te evade them. Gov. Wallace has called out the militia and the country is te be scoured until the desperadoes are run down. LATESr NEWS BY MAIL. The public debt statement for March shows a decrease of $0,192,819. The " Jim Currie" sh t tlewn iu a Texas brawl, is new ascertained te have net been the same cur as kilted Perter the actor. Along the east bank of the Missouri river cattle are lying dead iu heaps and the living ones are mere skeletons. Herdsmen in Dakotah will come out with a total less. Dispatches from about one hundred points in Ohie regarding the wheat crop prospects show a general increase in acreage ranging from ten te twenty, five per cent., though there is a slight falliug off iu a few sections. William S. Bates, a United States mar shal, was fatally stabbed in a fight near a bar-room en the Southern railroad, below Somerset, Ky. Mr. Cooper, another mar shal, was killed at the same time in Lit Lit tletewn, ten miles distant. Beth were ac tive against the moenshiners. Mary McLaughlin, aged forty, who died atBellevue hospital. New Yerk, en the 26th of March, was the victim of kicks and bruises received from Peter O'Cenner, who has been arrested. Her injuries brought about a concussion of the brain, which caused her death. She was a seam stress and lived with O'Connor in various parts of the city. A passenger train going north en the St. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad ran into a delayed freight train six miles north of Rothsay. The caboose took fire, and Oliver Lischtz was burned te death and William Wissingcr died of his injuries. The accident eccured while the air was se full of snow that it was difficult te see any distance ahead. In Robertsen county, near Mount Olivet, Ky., R. II. Brewer, who Is described as quarrelsome, had trouble in the morning with his father and that night made an at tempt te kill him, sheeting twice at him. J. S. Brewer interfered, wrested the weapon from his brothers hand and dis charged the contents into the Iattcr's head and Dedy, from the effects of which he died in five hours. Secretary Windem, Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh, J. J. Knox, controller of the currency ; J. K. Upton, assistant secretary of the treasury ; and E. J. Bab cock, who acted as private secretary te Mr. Sherman, have been in New Yerk "te take counsel with the leading financial men of. the country befera determining upon any policy with regard te taking up se much of the maturing debt as it is prac ticable te redeem with the limited means at my command." Jeremiah Whclan, thirteen years of age, died in New Yerk from injuries at the hands of Richard Schinnick. The lat ter is charged by Michael Whclan with kicking his hey te death. Whelan's and Schinniek's sous were fighting en the street, when the elder Schinnick seized Whclan and threw him down and kicked him about the heady aud body until the bleed poured from the boy's ears and nose. Schinuick has net been arrested. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. xcKiuisunnuuD mixta. Near ami Aero.- the County Line. The officials of the Berks county alms house have quarantined that point against visitors en account of the smallpox, which has created such consternation among the inmates. Orders have been given te-thoroughly disinfect the buildings. All pa tients when taken with the disease arc placed in the smallpox hospital, a small frame building some distance apart from the ethers. Eight or ten persons have thus far been taken with the disease and two cases have proved fatal. The vaccin ation of all the inmates has been ordered and every effort is te be uradc te prevent a further spread of the disease. Peter Ohcrcnder, a single man, aged 57, hostler at the Farmers' hotel, LcDanen, hung himself iu the kitchen of the hotel, having drawn himself up te keep his feet from touching the fleer. He had policies en his life for $4,000. Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, aged 08, a demented woman arose from her bed iu Philadelphia at 3 a. m., and drowned her self iu the Delaware. At a meeting of the Fourth ward reform association, Philadelphia, P. A. Fagan presiding, a committee was appointed te prepare resolutions denunciatory of the course of William MeMulIen in select council aud in the committee te investi gate the gas trust. "A Democrat " who sends us a commu nication that he is net willing te sign his name te (for our private intormatieu) should remember that anonymous com munications go te the waste basket. In the publication et the West Chester Daily Republican, Walter E. Hall, who has made it a success, has associated with himself Rebert P. Sharplcss, a yeuug Journalist et considerable ability, who is at present local editor el the Aitoena Tribune. One day, while waiting for his carriage at Havre de Grace, Jacob Teme spoke rather impatiently te the hostler, when the latter, a decrepit, rum-smitten, hanger hanger en of the establishment, turned upon the rich man, saying : "Loek here, Jake Teme, you needn't be se fussy ; I knewed you when yen was nethiu' but an hostler yourself." " That's true," said the un ruffled Teme, " but I was a geed hostler." Jacob Kreichbaum, aged 77, who myster iously disappeared from Upper Tulpc Tulpc hecken, Berks count', some weeks age. was supposed te have met foul play. When the rainfall sufficiently cleared away the snow, the dead body of the old man was discovered lying about ene miJe above Strausstown. He had been gene two weeks and it is supposed dropped dead en the evening of the day of his deputnre home, the snowfall having covered him up. The theory that he might have been robbed is disllcd from the fact that his money, $18.50. was still in his pocket. About seventy-five yards from where he lay was his watch and chain. Tiiix.e's a .smnrl office seeker named Mycrs, Who enters hhiiclf with the "flyers" lie has the liHrie track And will net get set back Save ly some 1 rlcic el the Salisbury squire'. TOtMTCO. Deliveries ut thn taiy warehouses Buyers SUM In ttl Field. Te-day there is a great deal of tobacco being delivered at the city warehouses, though net se much as was delivered en a few Saturdays preceding. Probably dur ing the week there was net mere than half as much delivered as during the preceding week. A large number of buyers are in the field, and, although they decry the quality of the crop, they buy it and continue te pay pretty geed prices for it. It is esti mated that about one half the crop of the county has been bought, say 30,000 cases, but this is only an appre-cimate guess, as dealers are net apt te talk about their pur chases. There is yet for sale plenty of leaf, and the growers say that much of it is as geed as any that has been sold. "THE FIBST." A Ilarga Amount of Huslnesa Dene Tester dav. Frem inquiries made in various quarters it appears that netwitstanding the unto ward condition of the weather yesterday, the amount of business transacted at the national bank aud private banking-houses of the city was larger than ever before en a First of April. The officers of the County bank and Farmers' bank were as busy as bees all day, and until after, mid night, aud te-day they appear te be just as busy. The number of deeds received at the county recorder's office was 157, being 17 mere than were received en the 1st of April 18S0. The number of mortgages was 67, being 16 mere than were received last 1st of April. The number of judgments entered at the prothenotary's yesterday was 349, being exactly the same number that wits entered en the 1st et April last year. In nearly every instance the rate of interest was lower, the most of it being at 4, 4$ and 5 per cent. The clerks say that they had mere counter work te de yesterday than ever before, and as a very large proportion of these for wiiem the business was done came te the city by rail, en account of the bad reads, they reached the office " iu shoals" that made it much mere difficult te wait upon them. While the banks and county offices were doing a very large ami thriving business, the merchants and shop keepers complain that it was "a cold day" with them, and that they are minus thousands of dol lars that they would have received had the weather been such as te induce the young people and pleasure-seekers te have come te town and spend their loose change as they have heretofore been in the habit of doing. Their failure te put in an appear ance was net owing te any stringency in the money market, but simply te unpro unpre unpro pitieus meteorological conditions. Their custom is neb lest therefore, bft only de ferred. Quite a number of country people are in town te-day Unfailing up their business aud even en Monday there will be con siderable transacted., A general geed feeling and buoyancy continue te prevail in financial and business cirnlcs. The criminal record of the season is exception ally brief. The deposits at the banks of the city vesterdav must have aggregated some thing ever 83,000,000. Reed, McGrann & Ce "s are retierted at $170,000 ; Lecher & Sen and Bair & Shenk had a large line ; Reed & Hendersen between $350,000 and $400,000 ; the First national about $300,000 the Farmers' about $1,000,000, "aud the Lancaster County running up toward the same figures. The throng at the County bank all day te-day had been notable. OBITUARY. Death of Ames Diller. Our obituary department contains a notice of the death of Ames Diller, a for mer resident of this city, and a s.n of the well known Gen. Adam Diller. Mr. Diller was for many years a resident of Philadcl phia, but had many friends iu this ceuuty. He was a patron of the Lancaster Intel ligexcer mere than forty years age, and wc learn, from a member of the family, that many copies of the paper, dated as far back as 1839, were found among his effects after his death, which took place en Sun day last. Death ofAui'rew iierr Kauflman. The following netice of the death of Andrew Heir Kan tf man, a native and former resident of this county, is taken from the Red Bluff, California Sentinel of March 31 : ANOTHER PIONEER GONE. Andrew Herr Kauffman, father of C. F. and A. A. Kauffman, who died en Satur urday last at Belle Mill, was ene of the county's pioneers, and with the De Havens, was the first settler en Payne's creek. He was born in Maner township. Lancaster ceuuty, Pennsylvania, and was descended from one of the seven brothers of the name that aided the great philanthropist, William Penn, in coleuizing the Keystone state. Mr. Kauffman left his native state iu 1649, in which year he settled in Louisa county, Iowa. He arrived in Tehama county, in 1859, and has resided here since. Ie was the father of two sous and two daughters, all grown up and respected people, the two sons well known te all our citizens. The two daughters are Mrs. Henry Thomp son, of Grandview, Iowa, and Mrs. B. F. Thompson, of Santa Clara, this state. Deceased's family is quite a renowned one. He has a brother in Allentewu. Pa., Rev. Abram Kauffman, who is a noted anil well learned man. He has a nephew, A. J. Kauffman, who was grand commander of Knights Templar of. Penn sylvania. He leaves a wife te mourn his less. The funeral took place this morning at 1 1 o'clock, and was participated in by a large concourse of friends. At the time of his death he was seventy-two years of age. New Helland News. Clipped "Willi Care' front the Clarien. Reverse 53 and yen have 35 the actual number of bachelors in New Helland and still no bank ! Capt. Hull attended the regular meeting of Earl Ledge I. O. O. F. After adjourn ment he absent-mindedly walked out of the ledge room and down home with his regalia en. B. F. Kramer, of Beartown, moved te Morgantewu, and while preparing dinner at the latter place some one upset a pan that contained het lard, the contents of which fell en a two year old child of Mr. Kramer's, burning it terribly en the shoulder and breast. Thieves entered the cellar of the Reths Reths Roths ville hotel, kept by -Milten Ilallacher, and took therefrem ene keg of rum, all the bread and pics and a let of cigars. While Tayler K. Barr was cleaning stable he ran a fork clean through right hand. Isaac Mcntzcr and Jehn Reck are citizens of this neighborhood lately ceased. the his old dc- Held for Larceny. A young man, aged 18 years, named Benjamin Daveler, was this morning com mitted te answer at court for the larceny of about 30, the property of Dan'l Fegley, milkman. When arrested by Officers Adams and Lcntz, Daveler had about $9 of the stolen menay en his person, and ac knowledged that he had stolen it and spent the balance of the money for a revolver and ether thius. He was employed about the premises and stelo the money at differ ent times. Itefere tne Mayer. This mering ten persons wcre before the mayor. The' darkey, who was arrested yesterday afternoon for being drunk and disorderly was Grerge Ashton. He is a resident, of this city.and for the next 30 days bis home will be in the Lancaster county prison. Twe ether drunks can be found at the same institution for 10 days and one for 15. Six ledgers were discharged. An Old Man. One of the eldest men in this county is Henry Sheaffcr, who en the 2d of Febru ary last was 98 years of age. He was born, en the same farm near Elizabeth town where he new lives. He is enjoy, ing geed health. Tobacco Met. J. C. Krcady, of Maner, sold and de livered te Mr. Spingarn bis crop of 7 acres at 18, 14, 0 and 3. AT MeO ALLS FERRY IN 1815. Hew They Get up ihe tens Arcb el the s lireat Bridge. Copy of a letter from Theodere Burr, te Reuben field, tridje builder Waterford, Aew lerk Harrisbcbg, Feb. 26th, 1815. Dear Sir : I can nqw inform you with a considerable degree of satisfaction that I have at length succeeded in getting up the long arch at McCall's ferry. This arch is without doubt the grcate&t in the world. Its length between the abutment and pier is 3G0 feet 4 inches ; the cord line of the arch 307 feet.; the width of main part of the bridge is 32 feet ; the wings of their piers are 11 feet S inches en each side which makes a base of 55 feet 4 inches. At the abutment the wings spread 17 feet each, which makes a base of 66 feet, the altitude or rise of the arch is 34 feet. The arch is double and the two segments are combined by king-pests 1 feet in length between the shoulders, and are united te the arch by lock work ; between the king king eosts are tiuss-braces aud counteracting braces. The arch stands firm and remark able easy, without the least struggling in any part of the work. It will be difficult te convey te you by description the process by which we finally succeeded in surmounting the al most uncenquerable difficulties opposed net only by nature but all the elements combined te its erection. In the first place, we raised it en floats lying in the water, ranged along the" shore nearly a quarter of a mile belew the abut ment. These floats were placed at proper distances with their ends te the shore aud en each of them were raised two bents or frames varying in height te correspond with the curve of the arch. This made 16 bents en which the grand enormous struc ture was raised amidst tremendous storms and tempests accompanied with floods and whirls and the bursting of waters. The scene at times was truly terrific; frequently en the darkest night we were under the necessity of going between the floats, and from one te the ether en small timbers, ever a depth of one hun dred feet water, in order either te shorten or lengthen out the ropes by which they were fastened, and te brace off or haul in the floats, as the water rose or fell. Ic took $1,500 worth of ropes te stay the works agaiust the floods aud storms that we often had te contend with ; and you must understand that storms of wind are much mere frequent and tremendous at this place than almost any ether, owing te the graat height of the mountains which closely border the river ou each side. Frem the time we commenced till we get the areh en the floats was ten weeks during the whole of which time the water was never stationary, but continually cither rising or falling ; at one time it was 20 feet above common low water mark but in general it rose and fell from 10 te 12 feet. Yeu will new observe that the arch steed lengthways up and down the river, alen a shore of a huge and uneven projections of rocks, which kept it always in jeopardy in consequence of the rising nnd falling of the water as I have before observed. Although en Wednesday, the 7th day of December, we had the whole in rcadinees te move up'te the abutment, and en the same day the anchor ice began te run a little. The next (which was the the day we had decided upeu te move the arch te its place) the ice ran in still greater quan titics, and about ene o'clock it stepped for the space of half a mile and benan te crown the floats. It centin ued te move for mere than one hundred miles above, where the river is irem one aud a-half te two miles wide, whereas at this place you will observe it i3 only six hundred and nine feet in high water and in low water the river runs in the seace of three hundred and forty -eight feet. Iu this state it has been sounded by Drs. Preston, Marshal! and Bailey, gentlemen interested in the bridge, and ascertained te be one hundred aud fifty feet iu depth and it will perhaps net be improper te observe here. that takiuga view of the great extent of the country through which the Susquc hanna runs, the number of the streams great and almost innumerable smaller that empty into it iu its course, there i in all probability running in the space of three hundred aim lertv-cis'it icct, and under the lower arch at least fifteen times tin; quantity of water that passes under the Union bridge at Waterford. The ice continued te run during the 9th, 10th and 11th, and pressed se hard against the floats, that it raised up the outer end of some one feet, ethers three feet, some less and some none at all, se that the scaf folding began te stand in all dircctienc, the braces breaking and bursting out the spikes and belts, and the arch careening heavy towards tbe shore, touching only here and there upon the timber which supported it ; but as yet it sustained no injury. The only chance of saving it new depended en the ice either becoming strong enough te support it or gradually melting away se as te go ett easy without tearing the whole with it. I determined upon trying it en the ice, and en the 12th we fixed our capstans en the ice and fas tened ropes te it and te the arch te sus tain it from falling, a he put some braces between it and the rocks en the shore. Frem this time until Christmas we could de but little in consequeuce of a thaw which took all the ice out of the river except about half a mile that first stepped, which we also expected would go, but did net. Soen after the weather became severe and hove in a mountain of ice upon us, the average height of which, for a mile above and below us was ten feet above the surface of the water, and the shores. It did net, how ever, affect our works se much as might be expected. The outer ends of the float had settled down about a feet by the thaw, but this hove them up something worse than they were at first. At the same time the whole body of ice moved down from 25 te 30 feet which bore se hard against the rocks that it broke and mashed mere than half of them te pieces ; still the arch remained unhurt and the scaffold ing steed beyond expectation. On the 28th we commenced levelling the ice in or der te take scaffolding and arch off the fieate en te it ; I had eighteen men cm cm pleyed at that business and I presume that en an average they were in up te then arms forty times each in ene day. But it will be necessary te explain te you the na ture of the ice here. It is made up of floating ice from te 2 inches thick, it forms from 50 te 250 miles above the bridge, where the water is net very rapid but very wide, and in some winters run constantly for three or four weeks without stepping. F.em tbe head of Turkey falls te within three-quarters of a mile of the bridge, a distance of about sixteen miles, there is almost one continued fall, the bed .of the rirerv abounding with rocks that ercak the ice very line. Tne river being se long ana wide aoevc, there is an im mense quantity of this ice formed, and se! very narrow at tne bridge that there it becomes an immense mass of from 12 te 15 feet deep before it steps ; when this takes place, all the ice from above drives beneath into the deep water until it be comes from 60 te 80 feet deep, and you may by digging down 8 feet take a pole 60 feet long, and with the strength of your hands run it down the whole length and find no termination of what is called mush ice. On the 28th we began te bridge a span of about 50 feet from the floats, which was soft, in order te move the arch side ways te where the ice was stronger. It took us from the 29th te the 8th of Jan uary te prepare ene-ha'f of the arch for moving. This was Sunday and by even ing we had capstans with each a double fold tackle fast te it, and with the assist- anee of about 50 citizens of the vicinity we made ameve of 4 feet. . On the morning of the 9th wc fear guid ed all the capstan except one and moved the one half of tne areh off side ways, 46 feet en the runners 185 feet long. On the 10th we fixed the cress niuners (upon which wj moved it side way), en te the runners tlr.it extended lengthways with the arch and eeutiued all Unlit together. On the 12th in the forenoon it raiuctl ; iu the afterucea we leveled the ice before it would free again. The 13th we moved the arch 77 feet, the weather soft : 14th we made some rollers, the weather was still soft but snowing. 15th had but few hands, moved the areh 50 feet ; 16th we intro duced the rollers everywhere and moved the ateh 217 feet in three hours; 17th made a move of 300 feet ; 18th aud 19th get up one half of the areh. We new commenced upon the ether half, weieh we fitted and get up in 3 days. New wc wheeled te the right and left, ene half of the arch te the abutment and the ether half te the pier, fitting the butts te their places, cut off the scaffold pests at bottom, some mere, some less from 1 te 12 inches, se as tit bring the whole arch te its perfect height and curve, and then united the centre. On Monday, the 30th, at about nine o'clock at nii;ht, we hail the arch everywhere keyed up, and en Tues day morning it steed of itself ; along the middle way of the areh the scaffolding had fallen awav 6 or 7 inches, but less and less towards the abutment and pier ; te have an idea of the cause of this, you must un derstand that there is a regular ebbing and tlewitv; iu the river at this place, once in 21 hours of fieni 2 te 4 feev, which has a propertionable effect en the ice. causing it te rise and fall from 15 inches te 2 feet, which at the same time is continually working itself down stream slewlv and im perceptibly te the eye. On Tuestlav morning as I observed the arch supported itself, we examined every part et it, dreve some keys and made everything riht as possible ; in the after neon we began te cut away the scatleldiug and get down two thirds of it before dark, then stepped au hour for refreshment, aud before we began again had two large fires made en each side abet 60 feet from the abut nieut or slmr. We then set te cutting down the remaining part of the scaffold ing which was completed about half past S o'clock. The whole new exhibited the grandest ipeetaclc the world ever .saw. Aided by the lightef the fire we would see the shore, ami the areh rising from the abutment and extending itself west out of sight ; it was joyful moment tdiny brave fellows, and you may well suppose they gave way te the impulse in loud and re peated hurrahs the next day was set apart as a day of rejoicing. The centre et this arch is 61 feet from common low water te the lower, and 76 feet 4 inches te the upper segment, aud 52 and 61 lect and 4 inches from the surface of the ice when it was put ou. During the whole of the struggle, the humane feelings and kind disposition of the inhabi tants for 12 te 14 miles distant ou both sides of the rivei was manifested te a degree that I believe was scarcely ever equalled. They voluntarily assisted from day te day, se that from the 18th of January te the 1st of Febru.iry, I hid of tins class front 40 te 12'.) men every day, and noun ever discovered mere zeal or behaved with mere order and decorum iu any service where the most exact discipline was rigor ously exacted.' They came early, staid till dark and returned home after uight some attended every day, whilst ethers at time would ride day and night te notify & bring en troops. Oue day we would call en Lancaster county, the nest en Yerk, and sometimes en both in tin: same dav, and for the most part we did net want for men. Te move an arch of such an enormous weight fifty or sixty feet in the air was no small busi ness and had it net been for the friendship of these people. I almost doubt whether I should have effected the object What is perhaps remarkable is the fact that (al though liquor was handed around in great abundance) there were but two persons during the whole time that were the least intoxicated. And what is still mere remarkable, there was but one man injured, and tiiat was Augustus Stoitgliieii. He fell 51 feet, hit ou the braces twice and then into the water. He iu a few days was again at work and no ether persons hurt. Ou the whole we were from the first .jf October till the first of February iu doing what might have been done in four weeks of steady weather without Heeds. It is a long arch and you have a long letter ; yet it docs net explain te you eue half the diffi culties wc had te encounter iu getting it te its destined place. I am, sir, respectfully yours, Theodere Burr. Mr. Reuben Field. OillcurH Clecteil. At a regular ineet ing elStrasburg Coun cil Xe, 55, Jr. O. U. A. M , the following officers weiv elected te :.erve for the ensu ing quarter, beginning April 1st, 1881 : Councillor A.. Mowery. Vie Councillor J. S. Warren. A. R. Secretrry Chas. D. Keller. Warden E. C. liiaekbill. Couduuier J. W. Snlleultergcr. Inside Sentinel Daniel McCall. Outside Sentinel Frank Ingram. Jr. P. Councillor Gee. M. Sehncr. Trustee ?diller D. Aumcnt. The council is in a prosperous and flour ishing condition, having a membershipef about twenty-five, anil bids fair te in crease in number. A ;ied Itiuu Gene neuth. Among the first of April changes is the removal of Julius Figcy from Millersville te Little ISritaiu township, where he has bought and will work a farm of abe'ut 5!) acres. Mr. Figcy is an enterprising, iu dustri'jus citizen and :: geed neighbor, whose worth will be felt in the neighbor borheod into which he removes and whose depaituru from Milicrsville is regretted by these who knew him. He is a loyal and active Democrat and .Maner's less is Little Britain's gain in this aud ether respects. With the removal of Levi Rhodes te Eden, and Julius Figey te Little Britain, the steadfast lower end Democracy "receive staunch reinforcements. Teachers' Stiue VertllicatPS. Dr. Higbec, the new state superintend ent of public instruction, is calling in the teachers' certificates, and will compel them te undergo a rc-cxaminatien before they can take out new ones. Many teach ers held such certificates from tiic state which license the holder te teach in any part of Pennsylvania. Without ene a teacher cannot teach outside his or her county. The examination of applicant for state certificates is very rigid, and teachers holding such certificates will likely be compelled te devote months te refreshing their memory in certain branches. CIihiic Iii iinUM lry ii)Od Ueusb. In the business of the old established and widely-known dry ged.s house of Lane & Ce. en East King street, a change of firm has occurred, the Messrs. Ferdncy retiring aud .Mr. Jehn A. Charles associ ating himself with the remaining part ners, Messrs. Jehn K. Reth and Jac. M. Marks. The old familiar name is retained and the new partner is well acquainted with the business having been engaged in it. for yeats recently as :t salesman with Lane & Ce. In Town. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Howe is in town, I tne guest et 3ir. Isaac uiiiar. Te-morrow morning he will preach and cenlirin at-Sr. James church and in the evening at St. Jehn's.
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