5 LANCASTER DAILY USfgLLlGESCER SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1881. tlanraster intelligences SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL O, 1881. These Serthern Pacific Troprieters. A short time age the directors of the Northern Pacific railroad company is sued eighteen millions of stock te a few persons, themselves among .the number, claiming it it te be a balance of stock belonging te the "proprietary interests." Ne money was alleged te have been paid for this stock, and the company derived no benefit from the issue. It was issued at this juncture, in order te thwart the attempt made by the proprietors of a rival railroad in Oregon te purchase a contreling interest in the stock of the Northern Pacific. These people, thus cuchered, have caused an injunction te be sued out retraining the eighteen mil lion issue as unlawful. The develop ments made in this litgatien show a sim ilar condition of rottenness in the organ ization of this read te that which noto riously existed in the inception of the ether 1'aciflc reads. Nene of the hundred millions of stock that re presented the first capital of the com pany appears te have gene into its construction, it being built en tirely out of the proceeds of the bends and the sales of the government land grant. The read was chartered in 16G4, a proviso being made that ten per cent, must be paid in en twenty thousand shares before the company could organ ize. The needed amount was reported in the same year te have been subscribed and paid and the organization was made. The land grant amounted te fifty million acres. A hundred and tweu-ty-five millions of mortgage bends were authorized by the charter te be issued. Nothing was done towards building the read prier te 1870, authority for the de lay being obtained by acts of Congress. In 1SG7 an agreement was entered into between twelve persons te build the read, dividing the "enterprise into twelve shares, te be valued at the rate of SSj.TOO per share," which each member of the syndicate was te pay and te become entitled te a twelfth of the profits and one director of the company. It was afterwards agreed that assessments net exceeding 12,000 per share might bs made towards the expense of obtaining legislation. In May, ISO!), the executive committee made an agree ment with .lay Coeke A: Company by which six additional shares, after wards increased te twelve, were created and given te that firm, and alsetMO shares of stock, afterwards raised te 400 shares, for each $1 ,00ft of the bends of the company sold by them at SS. Slit, 9!,O0ft of the hundred millions of stock were in the aggregate thus appropriated 13 Jay Coeke fc Ce., the rcinaining-SSO,-031,000 being retained for the benefit of the "proprietors," who were also te be repaid for all the sums they had expend ed by the issue te them of bends at KS cents en the dollar. They therefore had their eighty millions of stock as a profit. A further agreement was that that the twenty thousand shares of stock, eriginallysubscribed for and reported te have been paid for, and which alone en abled the company te be organized, should be declared forfeited for non payment of the ten per cent, assessment. As is known, the read was sold upon its mortgage in 1873. and was bought in by the bondholders under an agreement by which preferred sleck was issued for the bends and new common sleck for the old. The fifty one l&illieus of preferred sffeek representing bends sold at SS, therefore stands for all the money put into the read. The amount of the com mon stock is forty-nine millions, and the eighteen millions just issued represents the balance of the " proprieters''' grab te which they became entitled under the plan of re-organization reserving their rights as original shareholders. This stock under the original agreement was te be issued as the read was built, ".$40, 500 te each of said twenty-four shares, whenever and se often as twenly-five miles of said read are completed, se as te be run ever by cars."1 The company hav ing new completed six hundred and fifty miles, these proprietors would be entitled under their agreement te less than a third of the full amount of the stock for which they have paid nothing and which they have yet taken in full. The original parties te this interesting agreement besides Jay Coeke & Ce., were J. Gregery Smith, "VV. 15. Ogden, R. II. Burdell, D. N. Barney, B. II. Barney, B. P. Cheney, AV. G. Farge, G. "V. Cass, J. Edgar Thompson and l'd ward Beilley. The last name h:is ex cited a great deal of interest and com ment in this community, in which Mr. Beilley was well-known as Thaddeus Stevens's law student nvuljhlns Aduttcs. It is recalled that Mr. Stevens was al leged at the time this Northern Pacific legislation was obtained in Congress, at a period when he was very influential if net omnipotent, that he had received a share of the spoils for his influence ; and when he died shortly afterward,theleng- ueiayeu inventory or ins estate was awaited with great anxiety te knew whether Northern Pacific stock ' would net figure among his assets. AVc alluded at the lime te these rumors and called repeatedly for an exhibition of his estate. When it came it was found that it lent no aid te the rumor which assailed his fair fame. Mr. Beilley's appearance as an owner of a twenty-fourth proprietery interest in the Northern Pacific revives and waters this old plant. It is sufficiently certain that Mr. Beilley of himself did net held enough influence te secure this large stake ; but it still may be that he obtained without Mr. Stevens's co-operation ; yet that he secured it without being supposed by the parties in interest te represent Stevens is net te be pre sumed. The present secretary of the treasury appears among the present holders of interests at alleged in the in junction proceedings. lie is credited with having received 2,140 of the shares of stock, the issue of which is sought te be enjoined. It ean ha dly be grateful te mm te appear in thipUst, censiderjMfe "77, If 'llUB3-1ultt lus advocacy, ing it. inueea none of these " Bt- T Tlliiml a.a -J 4-1- .1 preprie- ters -nave any reason te cen?Ritniafal themselves en the addition te their fame which they receive by virtue of the ex posure of the sharpness by which they get millieus of dollars without risk of capital or credit or expenditure of labor e The Philadelphia court having decid ed that the McCalroent president and beard of directors of the Beading rail road were choesen at the late election, an apieal will of course be taken te the supreme court, and it is net likely that a decision will be had in time te make any change in the direction of the com pany before January next, when a new election will be held, and Mr. Gewen and his beard be again choesen, if he retains the commanding majority of the stock which he new holds. The Beading read being in the hands of Mr. Gewen and his fellow receivers, the new beard would have but husks te feed en even if they could get possession of their places. The only effect of this decision of the lower Philadelphia courts is te postpone the carrying out of the plan of reorganization which Mr. Gewen has persuaded the majority of the stockhold ers te favor, until next year. This probably is well for the stock as in ihat time it may be possible te formulate a plan even mere beneficial te the owners of the read, te save it from its creditors' clutches. MINOR TOPICS. The Presbyterian is a little off" whoa it says : " Each new Sunday paper must have editors, compositors aud pressmen busy en the holy day." It is your Mon day papcis that make the Suuda,v work. A mkmekiai, te William Tyndale, tke martyr aud translator of tke New" Testa ment, is te be erected en the Thames em bankment in Louden. It is te take the form of a statue, which is te cost $20,000. Willi the Bev. Mr. Silver, pastor of the Church of the New Jerusalem, iu Bos Bes Bos eon Highlands, was drowned recently, he had in his pocket a sermon prepared for the next Suuday. Last Sunday his ser men was read te his congregation from the author's wat:r stained manuscript. Lone Kesyex, who had a mere pre I found knowledge of law than of the l'es- pel, closed one of his charges te a jury thus : " Finally, gentlemen, I would call your attention te the cxample of the Bo Be man emperor Julian, who was se distin guished for the practice of every Christian virtue that he was called Julian the Apos tle" Nixi; students of Yale theological sem inary have organized themselves into a home missionary band, known as " The Dakota Band," for service under the American Heme Missionary society in territory. These young men have all re fused tempting offers in New England for what seem te them mere urgent calls in the West. Gexekal D. S. Walkeu remarked re cently te a reporter in the Senate cham ber " All this debate and these pro ceedings are out of order." " Why '."' asked the reporter. "Because," was the reply, "it is required that all treaties shall be considered in executive session, aud this is nothing but a treaty between Maheuc and the Republicans." Mr. OuniAST's preposition te restore Palestine te the Jews is net in order te fulfil the supposed conditions of ancient prophecy, or as step towards the restor ation of a lest national suprcmccy, but be cause it would furnish a refuge for the oppressed and discontented members of their race in many lands, ami also because it would pay a heavy return iu money upon the investment. Disi-eici) has crept into the Yeung .Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia. Jehn Wanamaker has net found time te attend te it, the management has devolved upon a heard, and this beard has get into trouble with some of the mnmbcrs. Many have withdrawn aud instead of having a membership of 20,000, as is necessary te keep the concern en a sound basis," the association has new less than 3.000 mem bers. PERSONAL. Miss Gi.vusTgE, the daughter of the premier, has made herself almost a ne cessity in every part of the college life at Newnham, Oxford. Hen. A. II. Stephens is popular iu Washington. Yeung people and old arc fend of calling upon him, and he is rarely alone. Mrs. Fa it ae ur widow of the late Ad niiral Faragut, will he a guest at the White Heuse during the ceremonies at tending the unveiling of the Faragut statue. The 3Iassachusctts Greenback state committee has held a meeting and resolved te pay Gen. James B. Weaver's expenses while en a stumping tour in their state in May. 3Ir. William E. Chandler's friends say that if the Senate rejects his nomina tion, the result will be his election te the United States Senate te represent New Hampshire at the next vacancy. 1 he only portrait of Geerge Eliet which is considered a satisfactory likeness by her family is a front view, for which she sat many times in 1807 te Mr. Burten, it is new being etched by M. Bajon. Mr. Cress has consented that it may be repro duced in Scribner. The account of the ball given Mrs. Mackay in Paris lately reads some .sumpteus fete of the empire : 1J" like 200 servants and liveries of black and scarlet and geld ; hall room lined with mirrors and old tapestry : Waldtcufcla leading the band, vocalists singing the valscs, sou venirs for the guests of silver from Mr. Mackay's mines, bearing the Mackay arms and date of the ball menns en white aud pink satin ; $1,200 worth of strawberries and sterlets from Russia, Could hospitali ty go further? General "If eyes, who was importuned for invitations, replied: "Yeu seem te forget that I am here te protect Mr. Mackay." He Drew a Blank. Shippensburg Chronicle. There isn't a better, mere consistent, or mere ably conducted Democratic paper in Pennsylvania than the Lancaster Intelli gencer ; but we de most decidedly ob ject te a reception of only its outside pages. Messrs. Steinman & Dense, we want te read your sparkling editorials and spicy locals, net an outside filled with the proceedings of the Lancaster county agri cultural society. De you understand, gentlemen ? was heamckdekek? A Mau Commits Suicide BeeMM Be Wu Afraid of tiie Gallows. The borough of Skickshinny. near Wilkesbarre, is startled ever a suicide which occurred just ever the river in Hart ville. Jack Freeman, a laborer, went home from his work and said te his wife : " I am net going te let them get any ad vantage ever me and I am going te sheet myself." She said te him : "Why, Jack, what is the matter with you ; are you crazy ?" He answered : "Well, if I don't sheet myself they will arrest me and hang me." He then asked where his gun was, hunted for and found it. It wasan old army musket. He proceeded te lead it with powder and shot, after which he sat down en the edge of the bed. get pen, ink 'and paper and wrote in a clear, legible hand : " I am net guilty of anything, but can't stand it." This piece of paper he pinned te his left breast and then called three of his children te him and kissed them geed-bye and did the same te his wife. Then he sat down in a chair and seemed lest in thought. After some time, as he did net take any notice of her, the wife went te a spring near by for water with one of her children. While absent she heard the report of a gun, and upon entering the house, found her husband upon the fleer, with the top of his head blown off and his brains and pieces of the skull spattered all ever the the walls and eciling. Mrs. Freeman was at first disiucliued te say anything about the matter, but finally said te the coroner's jury : ' Well, he is dead new and I dare tell." She then made a startling revelation that her hus band was implicated in the murder of a man in Jancsvillc, Wisconsin, some time age, aud that he had something te de with a mysterious affair th.it happened when a mau was thrown from the bridge that spans the' Susquehanna. Freeman had a bad reputation and always carried a knife aud pistol. It is thought that his wife preferred te sec him kill himself rather than run the risk of having him judicially executed. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. The flour and corn-meal mill at Oswego, owned by D. Jacksen Stewart of New Yerk, has been burned. Less 19,000 ; insured. It is in Freedom this year that the uray cat sat en ami hatched out a nest et eggs which the iiclgctty hen had abandoned. The number of dead from the Scie earth quake is variously estimated at from 4,000 te 0,000. The injured are mere than twice the number of these killed. France has opposed an international commission te transfer te Greece the ceded territory. Russia has informed Austria that Greece cannot count upon military as sistance from. Russia iu case of war. Dalrymplc & Ce's scroll-sawing estab lishment, Newark, was burned last night, and the stock of Geerge Beevc & Sen, builders, was destroyed. The less is $20,000. Frederick Hern was burued te death while trying te rescue a herse. Jehn J. Burdock, second baseman of the Bosten baseball club, fell from a horse car yesterday and received such injuries about the head as te render his condition extremely critical. This will weaken the new organization of the club in one of its most vital points. Edward Gregg, seventy-eight, was sen tenced te death iu 1871 for burning the court-house in Preston county, W. Va. The sentence was afterwards commuted te life imprisnnment, but he protested against this clemency, saying he wanted liberty or death. Yesterday he was un conditionally pardoned. The relliug mill at Topeka, Kan., owned jointly by the Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroerls, was burned en Thursday night. The operatives barely had time te escape be fore the reef fell in.. The less is estimated at $100,000. Frem 200 te 300 men are thrown out of employment. A man named Goodwin and a woman named Sample have bccii arrested charged with being concerned iu the Inurdcr of a prisoner named Goodwin in the Clearfield jail. They gaiued admittance te the jail te sec the murdered man, whom they claimed te be their brother, and get into a quarrel, during which the prisoner was fatally stabbed. The parties then left the jail aud drove oil", but were cap tured. Moedyjiud Sankcy have left San Fran Fran ciseo for the cast, and will spend next Monday iu Les Angeles, the following Sunday iu Dcuvcrand the next Sunday in Chicago. 'At the closing meeting $82,000 were raised te pay off the debt of the Yeung Men's Chrisliau association build ing In addition, a gentleman subscribed $0,000 for the use of the association in evangelistic work. A house standing en the bank of the Missouri river, near Parkvillc, occupied by a woman named Cerdcll aud three children, was swept into the stream by the current cutting into the bank. After floating down the river about seven miles the house was discovered by two young hunters named Burch and Ferd, from Kansas city, who put out te it in a skiff, cut a hole in the reef, the only part of the building above water, rescued the inmates and took them back te Parkvillc. In He Hurt? Lancaster Weakly Inquirer. Fer solid stupidity and measureless con ceit commend us te the person who gets up local political opinions for the Intelli Intelli ei:ncei:. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Sheriff' Sales. Sheriff S trine sold at the court house tlif afternoon the following described property : A let of ground in Columbia fronting 21 feet en Walnut street by 19G feet in depth te public alley, en which are erected a two-story dwelling house and ethor im provements. As the property of Annie E. Xagle and Henry Naglc. Sold te Jehn Evans for $1,900. Apiece of ground in Lancaster city fronting en North Lime street 24 feet G inches and extending in depth 123 feet 9 inches, en which is erected a three-story brick dwelling house and ether improvo imprevo improve ircnts, as the property of Mary Ann Clark and her husband Edwin Clark defendants, witls notice te MaryS. B. Shcnk, execu trix of the will of B. W. Shcnk, deceased tone-tenant. Sold te Mrs. Emily Hcnsel for :". A let of ground in Columbia, fronting (5 feet en Locust street by 193 feet deep, en which is erected a three-story brick dwelling house "and store room, and ether improvements, as the propcrtyef Samuel F. Ehcrlciu. Sold te Jehn Donaldsen for $0,000. Ne. 1. A tract of laud in Conestejta township, centainiug 50aercs,en which are erected a te story frame dwelling house, hank bain, wagon shed and ether improve ments. Ne 2. A tract of laud in Conesteira township containing 11 acres and 16 perches, beuudcl by the property of Mrs. Baily, Geerge Henry and ethers, as the property of Wm. Hcnning. The two properties sold together te Wyatt W. Mil ler for $1,000. Yerk County Cattle Gains te Europe. Yerk Daily. 3Icssrs. Hoever & Yohn, of Lancaster county, bought 28 bead of choice fat cat tle, of G. Edward Ilersh, esq., en Thurs day and shipped them directly te New Yerk, from where they will be shipped te Europe. Five of these steers were ther eughbred short-horned Durhams, raised at Spriugdale farm and are two years old. The average weight of the whole let was 1,429 pounds each. 1,429 pounds each. FATAL ACCIDENT. Fell Down Stairs ana Broke His Neck. Isaac Quigley, a man of about sixty-one years of age, who resides with his family rt Ne. 9 Plum street, this city, met with almost instant death this morning at Andes' machine shop in the village of Mechanics burg, en the New Helland turn pike, where he was employed iu working at his trade. Mr. Quigley was well known in this city and used te work en the streets and at mechanical labor. Fer seme time he has been employed at Andes' and this morning while in pursuit of his work tripped and fell down the long steps at the shop ;md it is thought broke his neck. Mr. Andes at once dispatched a messenger with the sad news te his family, and Cor Cor oner Mishler aud Undertaker James A. Miller have left for the scene of the fatal ity, the former (an old friend of Mr. Quig ley, by the way) te held an inquest, and Mr. Miller te prepare the body for trans portation te this city, where the funeral will be held. Sad Ueath of n Child. Last evening while a one-year old child of Mr. Jehn Hubert; locksmith, residing ou West Walnut street, near Mulberry, was bsing given its supper, a small piece of bone that happened te be iu its feed, ledged in its wind-pipe. Medical aid was at ouce summoned, aud everything possi ble dene te relieve the little sufferer but without avail, as it died about 5 o'clock this morning. COLUMBIA NEWS. OUJt KKGL'LAK COKKtSrONUKNCt:. The Grand Army pest, of this place has given up the idea of holding a fair until early in the coming fall. Ne rafts in te-day ; a rise iu the river would net ceme amiss. Bev. C. A. Hay,"l. D., efGcttsburg, will be at the E. E. Lutheran church to morrow. Payday te-day at the Shawnee i oiling mill. A sociable was given last evening in honor of Miss Anna Bar r by her brother Mr. W. U. Ban- " Hearts of Oak " te-night. It deserves a geed house. A couple of its male members informed your correspondent this morning that the "Society Lyceum," organized a couple of evenings since, had desintcgrated An extra session of the teachers' insti tution was held this morning iu the high school room, but nothing of any impor tance was done. Mr. Paul McSIann, the bagg.ige-maste r at the P. R. B. depot, is a victim of the ague the first of the season brought te our knowledge, lie was caught this morn ing. The water is new beiug let into the Susquehanna aud tide water canals, simultaneously from the peel of the Col umbia dam, aud the three several tribu tary feeders between Muddy creek and Havre de Grace, and the same will be open for navigation en. Meuday next, 11th inst. The steamer " Wrightsville " will be at her wharf for duty at the same time. A large donation surprise party called last evening npsu the Bev. Henry Wheeler at the parsonage of the M. E. church en the corner of Third and Cherry streets. The donations consisted of al most everything needful iu tin prevision line as well as table huen, towels, fuel, etc. A very enjoyable time was had, and it would be hard te say who were pleased most the minister and his family or their guests. Water was- let into ttie Columbia level of the Pennsylvania canal at six o'clock this morning. The level, in question, ex tends from here te Chickica. Mr. Sencr Blctz is home en a visit from Pennsylvania college at Gettys burg. Mrs. Benjamin Van Lew, of Beading, Pa., is visitiug friends in Columbia. Mrs. Jacob Wall, who has been visiting her daughter here, left te-day for her home at Philadelphia. At last evening's council President A. J. Musser appointed the following com mittecs : Finance Messrs-, llcrshcy, Pfahler aud Watin ; Property Messrs. Pfahlpr, Kistler and Smith ; Roads Reads Messrs. Kistlcr, llcrshcy and Filbert ; Paving Messrs. Smith, Filbert and Hard man ; Fire Messrs. Wann, Guiles and Pfahler ; Market Messrs. Ilardman, Wann and llcrshcy ; Gas and Water Messrs. Filbert, Smith and Guiles ; Sani tary and Police Messrs. Guiles, Ilardman and Kistlcr. All the old borough officers wcre re-elected for the ensuing year. The services held in the Presbyterian church last evening was the last of the preparatory services for the communion te be partaken of te-morrow morning. A meeting was held last evening in the German Lutheran church en Locust street below Sixth, for the purpose of-organizing a new English Lutheran church. It was unanimously agreed te form a new church and the name selected was "St. Jehn's English Lutheran church of Columbia." Seventy five certificates from the E. E. Lutheran church were received and en rolled in the new organization, and the names of a number of ether persons who propose withdrawing from the old and uniting with the new church were presen ted, se that the new church will start with at least one hundred members. The following vestry was elected : Elders Dr. David Mcllingcr and Jehn Llewellyn. Deacons Harry W. Lcaman. James W. Gehn, Harry Zerger aud C. P. Snreincr. Delegates te Harrisburg confer ence Charles P. Shreincr ; alternate Jehn Llewellyn. A subscription for the support of a pastor was started and up wards of four hundred dollars subscribed by these present. The meeting was in every respect a success. Rev. E. S. Her ring, of Wrightsville, will preach for the new congregation iu Bev. Darmstetter's church en Locust street below Sixth, en Sunday evening at 7:30. o'clock, when the newly elected officers will be installed. ' ranch with Care." A week or ten days age a couple of can vassers, one of whom was named Hnrd, put up at the Grape hotel. D;iy before yestcrday.his companion having gene away Hurd remarked te W. B. Finney, proprie tor, that he did net knew when he would come back. Finney made some stinging remark about thembeth. An altercation ensued, in which Hnrd alleges that Finney struck and kicked him violently. Finney says he only slapped him. Anyhow, Hurd wanted a doctor aud is confined te his room while his injuries receive medical attention. In Town. Harry Cordova, business agent of ller ller zeg's Assemblage of the World's Wonders, which will appear in Fulton hall en the 18th, is in town. Mr. Cordova was form, erly a contracting agent for circuses and he is well-known here. The Homeeopaths. The Lancaster and Yerk county Hom Hem Hom oeopathic medical society will meet at Col umbia, Wednesday, Apil 13. A larger at tendance than usual is expected, as mat ters of vital interest concerning Homajop Hemajop Homajep athy, are te be considered. Suprise l'arty. The friends of Wm. Titus, policeman of the Ninth ward, called UDen him at life residence West James street last evening the number of about half a hundred. I 'he evening . was spent pleasantly- J feasting, dancing and music. -J I ,uu6, iuuui auu menc. 3T TOBACCO. Failing Off-Seme Sales. The Delivery Kepertcd- The delivery of tobacco at the city ware houses has net been half se large the past week as for a few weeks preceding, though several packers have received large invoices. The work of packing gees en as vigor ously as at any former time, and there are still in the field a number of buyers. A geed many growers who have waited in vain for the buyers te call en them are new bringing samples te the packing houses and trying te dispose of their crops in this way. The following sales arc reported : Skiles and Fry bought from Mr. Max well, of Fulton township, ii acres of very fine leaf at 22, 8 and 3. The' crop averaged ever 2,000 pounds te the acre, and is very free from flea-bite or ether defect. Chester County Tobacco. James E. Webb, of Parkerville, Penns bury township, has sold his tobacco crop te a Philadelphia firm at 15, 5 and 3 cents. Mr. Parker cultivated about an acre last season, but intends the cemiug season te plant about two and a half acres. Eusc bus Bernard, of Pcnnsburg township, sold his tobacco also te the same firm at 17, 8 aud 0 cents. Mr. Bernard intends plant ing about three acres the coming season. The Villayc Recerd also says : " Nearly all the farmers of the lower portion of the county are going te raise tobacco this year. Caleb Windle, of Ivcnnet, has en gages the services of Ames F. Sullcu berger, et Strasburg, Lancaster county, for one year, te attend te a large crop which he proposes te raise, en the shares. Mr. Sullcnberger is an experienced tobacco grower and lias moved his family te Fair villc. He thinks the soil in Chester county is well adapted te tobacco culture. Tobacco Sales iu Carl. New Helland Clarien. J. Menirle, of Beading, bought from I. M. Brubaker 2 acres at 12 cents round. The following lets were all bought by David Lcdermau, of Lancaster : Daniel Hoever 1.J acres at 3, .", 8 and 18 cents ; Gee. Bair 3 acres at 3 and 14 cents ; Martin Hoever 1 acre at 3, e aud 17j cents, aud another 1 acres at 3, 5 and 15 cents ; Christian Snyder 1 acre at 3, 5 and 15 cents ; Jacob Myers j acre at 3, 5 and 17 ccnt3 ; Isaac Cook 1 acre at 3, 5 aud 10 cents ; W. Wengcr and W. Smith 1 acre at 3, 5, 10 and 1G cents ; Nathaniel Murr I acre at 3, 5 and 15 cents; Ames Diller 1 acre at -1, 5 aud 1G cents ; Jacob Bewers 1 aeie at 3, 5 and 12 cents ; Eli Bealcr 2 acres at 3, 5 and 13 cents ; Daniel Elwerlh 2 acres at 3 and 15 cents. Bids for Iren-clad Cells. In answer te proposals asked for, the following bids for lining with chilled iron plate, five cells in the county prison were received at the county commissioners office yesterday : Mr. A. C. Welchans bid $'1,600 ; Jehn Best, $1,500 for one plan, and $1,400 for another plan) ; Jeseph Huber, $1,130. The contract has net yet been awarded. Welchans' Complaint. . Mr. A. C Welchans makes a statement which seems te call for some further aud mere plausible explanation from the clerk of the commissioners than has yet been given. According te Mr. Welchans, when he and -Best offered their bids they were told llubcr had in a bid, tee. They demanded that it be produced ; " Mr. Will, clerk of the beard of commission ers, said Hnber's bid was in the drawer, and would be produced in time. Then Ceble handed Best's and my bids te the clerk te open. My bid was opened first the amount mentioned being $1,000. This amount Will put upon a piece of paper, and then opening a drawer began fumbling with what appeared te be three scaled envelopes. Then he shut the drawer and opened Best's bid which was for $1,500. The clerk then asked me te carry this bid ever te the com cem com missieneis. He took the bid ever himself and then went te his drawer again, and brought forth Ilubcr's bid. As I saw two ether bids or what I thought bids in the drawer, I complained of bad treatment en the part of Wills, and making a state ment ' of what I saw te the commissioners three bids by Huber wcre produced. Wills said that Hu ber had put in one bid en Wednesday and another en Thursday, en account of his former bid beinir tee high, and finally one en Friday, en acceuut of last one being tee low. The third bid was, as Huber alleged, te average matters. IIu bcr's first bid was for $1,375, second, $1,475, and last for $1,100 Mr. Mont gomery, who was indignant about the whole matter, demanded of Will if the bid he produced was Ilubcr's correct pro posal. On being assured it was, the bid was opened, and beheld, it was for $1,100. Ilubcr's ether bids en being opened show ed amounts as we have stated above." Mr. iVlli's Kxplanaiien. Mr. Will denies that there was anything unfair in the reception of the bids. He states that Mr. Huber after putting in his bid, called afterwards aud put in another bid ; and that yesterday he called again ; said he had figured closer, aud as he wanted the job, put iu another bid. It was this last bid that Mr. Willepcned, and it was a mere " inadvertence" that the ether bids had net been returned te Mr. Huber. Mr. Will says that if there had been any connivance with Huber, or any unfairness intended, it would have been stupid in him te have opened the lowest bid of Mr. Huber, when cither of the ethers was lower than these of the ether bidders. Suddeu Illness. The many friends of Mr. Frank P. Grif fitts, general freight solicitor of the P. It. B., will be pained te learn of his sudden illness last evening. He was in his usual health until about 10 o'clock, when he went te retire and had proceeded te the top of the stairs where he was overtaken by nervous prostration and fell en the fleer, apparently unconscious. His phys ician was summoned and under his care he is te-day somewhat better. lie AVlU l'reach. Bandall, the Evangelist who advertises himself as a fraud and imposter, will preach from the court house steps to morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, and the public can sec for themselves what sort of an apostle he is. The last notice which our exchanges have of him is that he skip ped Sunlmry without paying his beard bills, and scut the landlord from afar seme testament texts in payment. Justices' Commissions, The commissions of the justices of the pcace elected for the several townships of this county at the election last February, have been received at the county re corder's office, and will be ready for deliv ery te these entitled te them in about a week. tione Seuth. Christian Wise, brick-maker, a well known resident of the Eighth ward, this city, left Lancaster a few day age, for Virginia, and is new located as a farmer, about nine miles from Bichmend. A let ter received from him announces him safe at his new home. His friends here wish all possible success. Resumed Operations. The small mill aud bar mill of the Pcnn iron works, which had te be stepped en Thursday night en account of an explosion, resumed operations at 12 o'clock last night and worked all day te-day. One Drank. This morning the mayor. had but one drunk and he sent him out te jail where jpill eiuarvAbjrprivileges of Bummers' -. " w "$ TUG BLIMD KKCE1VKS SIGHT. A Remarkable Case or Ejre-Openiis. Every indication of an increasing aes thetic taste among our peeple should be nailed as an evidence of advance towards that millenium'whk'h we yearn for, and which, nevertheless, ever seems se distant from being fully realized ; but when these indications suddenly appear in unex pected quarters ; when eyes that have been blind te the beauties of nature and art for many, many years are suddenly, as if by miracle, opened, aud they beheld in all their glory objects of beauty, which they never saw befere, though daily pre sented before them, there is great occasion te rejoice aud take new heart iu the be lief that the "the geed time cemiug" is net se far off, after all. We are led te these gratifying reflections by the sudden awakening of our esteemed contemporary the editor of the Xew Era. Fer mere than twenty-five years this uu uu fertunatc individual has passed aud re passed our county court house, daily aud yet never until yesterday beheld the beauties that have been spread before him upon the bill beards iu front of 'that noble edifice. Fer twenty-live years these bill beards have been there,. and upon them have been placed the most gorgeous works of art, and yet he has seen them net ! Voluptuously developed nymphs in flesh colored tights grouped in the most alluring poses, have for a quarter of a century been looking down from the bill beards, and wooing him with their bewitching smiles, and yet they have been unregarded ! Net only the Venus de Mile, the Apelle Belve dere, the ancient aud modern athletes, the gymnasts, the ground and lefty tumb lers, the ballet dancers, the model artists, and ether pictures of the form divine have been vainly appealing for recognition for a quarter of a ceutury, but life-like faces of the greatest tragediaus,the sweetest singers the most eloquent orators, the most re nowned statesmen, have failed te attract from our esteemed contemporary a single glance ! And this is the mere remarkable as these bill beards wcre erected aud the beautiful works of art were for year:; displayed upon them by the only authorized agent of the dear old Express, the newspaper of which the JYtfjfl Era editor was se long the hon ored chief ! Our sympathetic besom heaves with an irrepressible sigh, as we take a retrespective glance at the wondrous works of the old masters aud their modern imitators which he has failed te beheld when we remember that, the spectacled cye, new crewing dim, was flashing with youthful fire, aud the noble brew, new growing bald, was crowned with Cenkliugiau or Hyperion locks when the bill beards, which he new se much ad mires, were first put up ! But that is all ever new. The scales have fallen from his c'yes as suddenly as they did from the eyes of Saul of Tarsus ; he once was blind but new he sees ; he has gazed upon the thrilling representations of Baruum's greatest show ou earth ; he has seen the monkey and the elephant, and may, there fore, be pardoned for supposing the old beards te be a new thing, and that the commissioners have taken " au initial step" "a new departure" and have "started out en a new mission of gratifying the public senscef beauty ;" he mayeven be pardoned for suggesting that Judge Livingston will at this late day "speak of it in appropriate terms te the next grand jury." This is a mistake ; for, though our esteem ed contemporary has had a most remark able Bip Van Winkle sleep, Judge Livings ton has been wide awake. The beauties of the bill-beards arc net new te him. nor te the county commissioners cither. They have been iu existence and admired by all commissioners from the reign of Jehn Dener te that of Ike Bushong. LIttIe Locals. Seme martin birds which get te West Chester before "the season" opened have been found dead. Daniel Gerrell, the Blue Mountain her mit and trapper, of Albany tewhship, Berks county, has been found dying in his hill-nidc cabin. The Marietta mails were weighed last month. The total amount received was 2, 119 pounds, and the amount sent away 2,045 pounds. The Lancaster Jiujuircr announces the astonishing discovery that "mere and mere does it become manifest that the Be publicans of Lancaster county are deeply dissatisfied with the retention of Collector Wiley in the office he holds." Water has been turned into the Pennsyl vauia canal as far as Middletown, and ou Monday it will be open for business. Speaking of a sermon delivered at the dedication of the Shiloh Reformed church, Danville, by Bev. T. G. Apple, D. D the Intelligencer says: "It was appropriate and delivered in a plain manner with noth neth iug of the sensational style characteristic of some of the modern pulpit orators. At the same time it showed much thought, deep research and a thorough grasp of the subject.'" Mr. J. L. Shiffcr, of New Helland, changed the combination of his safe, wrote the new numbers en a slip of paper aud threw it into one of the drawers of the safe. Being pretty busy, in the cveuing when he closed the store he hurriedly locked the safe and then it oc curred te him that the new numbers were inside, and he had net remembered all of them. He immediately went te work, however, te unlock it, but his efforts were futile. He worked at it all day ou Thurs day, but of no avail and there seems te be no alternative but te send for an expert, which Mr. Shiffcr has done. Sale et market Curbs. Jacob Gundakcr, auctioneer, this morn ing sold for the market committee of coun cils, the right te use for market purposes, en market morning the curbs in Centre square and along the first square in King and Queen streets. The minimum price fixed for all except the weed-stands was $3.75. The highest price paid for any one curb was for Ne. 36 en East King street, which was knocked down at $13.75. The weed stands en Seuth Queen street sold for $1.50 each. The total amount of the sales, we learn is heavier than ever before. The County Auditors. The county auditors transacted no busi ness yesterday afternoon. Curran was absent, and Jlr. Cellins dcclined te join Mr. Jiusscr in issuing a subpoena compell ing the prothenotary te produce his books. In this connection we may state that we have been informed that the prothenotary never refused te preduce his books, but that one of his subordinates declined te let them be taken from the office by an unauthorized person. m Setting it Up. Beth yesterday and te-day a geed many politicians have bccnin town, setting up the beer and setting up the boys. En couraged by the success of "independent" movements in many recent city elections, a powerful combination is said te be form ing in behalf of an independent ticket te run betweeu the New Era and Examiner rings. Mere of this hereafter. Monday will be a big day. Sale of Henes. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale yesterday at E. Hambright's hotel en the Columbia pike, for A. Favour ite, 11 head of Kentucky horses at an average of Sill per head ; the highest one sold brought $200.50. Gypsies. A baud of gypsies are encamped at Lan dis' weeds. They have been there for some days past and the women are in town every day telling fortunes and mak ing trades. St. Luke's Reformed Chapel Concert. A very pleasant and attractive entertain ment took pl.icc at St. Luke's Befermcd chapel last night, through the agency of a number of friends of this youthful in stitution, for the benefit of its many grow ing needs and rapidly increasing wants. Certainly no mere desirable situation for the establishment of a mission chapel could have been selected, and all at its many friends, we are sure, wish for it all success iu the furtherance of its work. The exercises of last evening were se credit -ably performed that sjiecial personal allu sien is unnecessary. The pregramme was varied and enjoyable the audience large and cnthu.-iastie. The "cellege orches tra," an amateur musical club, kindly efleicd their services, and contributed net a little te the success of the evening. The Chickering piano used was from Mr. Alex. McKillips ware-rooms.- The follow ing was the pregramme of exercises : r.r.r i. Overture "Siojxeel 1'aiiV (Uuplcy.) College UrclieMra. Vecal duct " Helv Mether, Utiitle Her Foot steps" (Wallace.) Mif! Alice Trever and Mary Sener. Heading S'levtiiln frrtm i'iekens. V.. ;2ernaut. Piane sole--r. (.Inmlelicr Seng. . Hunting Seiitf, (MeiuleN-eliii.) Francis K. Slirndef. Vecal sole "O. tertile. Wings eta l)eve."(Meu- ilelselm.) Mts Kate Apple. Cornet sole "Voting America" Pelka (Levy.) T. M. Uiscr. Piane .ele -1'1'uritani (I.p.vImcIi.) Jlii Margie Spurrier. i-Airr ii. Overtuie $au eucl (Kuplcy.) College Oichestia. Vecal sole Waiting (MiKanl.) Mi-s Alice Trey er. lJeUing l'lireily trein llrut llarle. Franei.-. K. SehiMlcr. l.ass sole Selected I.. A. l'reinger. Vecal trio Hear nr l'ruvcr( Abbett.) Misses Alice Trej'er mid Mary Sener and L. A lre;:inger. Vecal sole l.a Serenade (Slmliert.) Mi.s Kate Apple. Piane ilnet IHcrtme, Nerma (lletliiii.) 1'iet. A. 1 Hern and Mr. K.S. llass'ier. Kmry Kg-. Abe Miller, the skilled decorator of aster eggs quite surpasses himself this year in apt designs and artistic execution. Seme of his work en exhibition in Harr's book store window is uetabic. He has copied pictures of the children of 15. Bey Bey nelds, at Helten, te be sent te friends, which are very faithful. A sketch of a locomotive and the depot ou another egg, ami another still with a correct draw ing of tin; court house, arc among his latest triumph's iu his peculiar line. We have ub.e been .shown several ether eggs, one of which was scratched by Mr. Miller for Officer Jehn McDevitt.ef the police force. On one side is a funny picture of a police officer who is about te arrest a ragged iiiehin. On the ether side is scratched a justice seated at a desk. Anether egg has a deg en one side and a set of pups and kennel ou the ether. Mr. Miller .has also one with a clipped horse en one side ar.da roe bud en the reverse. One of the finest eggs we have seen it; ou exhibition in the window of Ivauffinan's drug .store, en North Queen street. It was scratched by Andrew Frailey. a com positor iu the Sew Era office. The work lias been done in au excellent maimer. It has en it a scroll, with the name of the person whom it is for, a beautiful horse shoe with a clever leaf and the word " luck" and a Japanese fan. The Market Committee. The marlvct committee of city councils organized last evening by the election of Adam II. Ilarr as chairman. The city treasurer is r, jficie clerk of tiie commit tee. Disbanded. The Phi!!:, anionic society, of which Maj. Jere Kehrcr was president, .1. B. Kevinski conductor, anil Ernest Zalim secretary, has disbanded. Fink' terV. iste:;: Tuileringat Will iani'-.eii . I'es- A .ukctim; el I In: builder.- and .journeymen carpenters of Lancaster will !e held tins even ing ut Iteilr.vcilcr'rt hall at 7. o'clock. Ileii'l tour Canary Sing "' Then get a Ijottleef llird Hitters, which Wan unfailing restorer of tieng e.nd a euro fei all diseases of eaire birds. Ii your druggist doe net keep it. or will net get it for you. send a postal card te the IJird Feed Company, "il Federal sdreet, Caiiidcn. X. .1.. and they will see that you an; supplied. Price, i", cent.--. m.ir!!3-3iiid,tw AlllUNCIHCIllH. 'The Minstrel. Frem notices I lie troupe, which appear te-night lias received Irem nftwspipers iu the wv.it, it is evident that Mr. Havcrly lias exercised his usual care in its combination. Thii company must net be eon ieundrd with llaverly's genuine colored troupe which was here earlier iu the season, the Xew Mastodon's lining composed of white imitators of the dusky sons of Ham. The St. Leuis Iteputilivrii' noting the fact that the ladies preponderated largely in their audi ences at the Olympic th":it re in that city, says: "The performance is thoroughly clean and genteel, and inviting te first-class drcs.s circle patronage. F.verylhlng is remarkably neat en tliest.'i'e. and tins dresned air et the first part is particularly hih-tened in the Mastodon palace. Me-t of thu acts and sketches and ether specialties are njw, and the whole achievement isa new negre minstrel hill both in matter and form, e far as such ;i thing i-t attainable." "ircxrts of Oiii." .Iame.' A. Heme's com pany will predii'-i: the celebrated new drama " Hearts et Oak" at Fulton eiira house en Monday and Tuesday evenings or next week. The cant fin-luilcs Mr. James A. Heme as Terri DcnnUen, the sailor miller, his original ciiaracter.MIss Catherine Cochran as Chryslal, thu sweetheart, her.erigiual creation, support ed ly .1 talented company including the baby, which everywhere is received with the most sincere admiration. Tin: company bring all the scenery, requiring two ears te transport it. 't'liu piece will be. given here under Mr. Jehn I. Mishler's management. The Jjicrs Siitcrs. On Thursday and Friday evenings of next week: the llyc Sister' com bination will appear here. The company in cludes MIses Mudali A. Hyers and Louisa K. llycrs, tl.e colored prima donnas, ami Frank Lyens, the great banjo player and cemedian: They will present the play entitled "Out el" ISendage.' The prices are low and popular and the s'tew a geed one. Ilcan titles the complexion by stimulating the tonal! bl"ed-vcs:els Cuticunt Medicinal Seap. A feed and a medicine are combined in th most perfect manner in Malt Hitters. s:-rt:i.ii. xetivks. SrEKit's Ci;i'i: Vims, one, two and three-year old Concord, vigorous vines, for stile in large qnantiti-s. at :!, .1 and10 cent", l!y retail at 10, 15 and " cents. Small lets may be .-entby mail. Address, Ai.rn.ED Si'Ei:n, Passaic. X. J (Mount Presptcl Vineyard), or ",l Warren street, New Yerk. My vines are kept in the ground until they arc ordered, that orders may be filled Iresh Irem tlw toil. aS-2.vd.tw " Ven IJeis't Knew Their Value." 'They cured me et Ague, llilieiisncss and Kidney Complaint, as recommended. I had a hall bottle lxft which I urcd for my two little girls, whom tli'j do-tern and neighbors said could net be cured. lam confident I should have lest both of thorn one night if I had net had the Hep Hitters in 1113- house te use. I found they did them 50 much goe'I I contin ued with thriii, and they are mew well. That is why I aay you de net knew half the value of nep Hitters, and de net recommend them highly enough." i:., Keciicstcr, .V. V. Rl-'iwd&w Wonderful I'ewcr. When a medicine performs such cures as Kidney-Wert is constantly doing, it may truly be wild te have wonderful power. A carpen ter in Montgomery, Vt., had suffered ler eight years from the worst et kidney diseases, ami had been wholly incapaciated "for work. He says, "One box ma ii a new ;u.m et me, and I sincerely believe it will restore te health all that are similarly afflicted." It is new sold in both liquid and dry lerm.Dmiburtf Xew. apl-lwd&Tv &
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