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Hancastet intelligence.
TUESDAY XVXMXNQ. APBUi 10. 1881.
"The Glerj, Jest and Riddle."
It was indeed a marvelous career that
had been run by the erratic genius whose
light went out this morning just as the
sun, which never sets en England's do
main, waked the sea-girt kingdom te the
life and light of day. The whole secret
and mainspring of Benjamin Disraeli's
career is expressed in his threat that
time when he sat down in the Heuse of
Commens, after his first discomfiture
and amid the gibes of the opposition.
He said " I have begun many times sev
eral things and I have often succeeded at
last. Aye, sir, and though I sit down
new the time will come when this Heuse
shall listen te me !" And he kept hia
word. They heard him at last. And
the whole world heard him, and up te
his latest breath wailed with keen eager
ness for everything he should say and
write.
He had all the infirmities of genius
and mere than beset most men of genius
who accomplish anything like the suc
cess which he attained. Fer whatever
view ethers may take of his career it was
crowned with what he deemed success.
He gamed what he undertook when he
set out, and se long as the race develops
individuality of character, success for
each man will be gauged by the approach
which he makes te the complete fulfill
ment of his undertakings. Beaconsfield
was by no means the first man of his
age, net even in England : but no career
of the Victorian reign has been invested
with se much of melodramatic interest.
His career has been almost contempora
neous with that of his gracious lady sov
ereign, and in the course of nature the
one cannot be long extended beyond the
end of the ether. There were many men,
however, in the Victorian regime, who
have left deeper impress upon England
and her institutions than the strange
character who has se long survived them.
Disraeli turned even his infirmities te
account and his eccentricities natural
or affected were a large part of his
stock in trade. His trade was "Jingo
ism" in literature and politics. The
grotesque raiment of " a bottle green
frock coat, white waist coat of Dick
Swivellercutand dimensions, a breast
glittering with chains as thick as the
fregging of an Austrian hussar, trousers
of large pattern and loud color, swing
inc like petticoats in the amplitude of
their dimensions, " in which he made
his appearance in'Parliament, only made
the rhetorical failure of this fantastic
figure the mere conspicuous. This was
no reason for him te abandon it and he
never did. His descent from a long
prescribed race only made his rise tlie
mere interesting and his race for the
premiership gained for him public sym
pathy all the mere because the Jew was
se long excluded from political opportu
nity in England; O'Connell's taunt at
" tne lineal descendant et the impeni
tent thief " might have withered the
budding career of a smaller man.
An apostate in religion, a renegade in
politics, a cynic in morals, an adventurer
in society, a flash in literature, a mere
tricious orator, new exalted te the
highest pitch of popularity by his tri
umph at Berlin, a broken idol after the
popular verdict en his Eastern policy,
his career is an anomaly in English his
tory. It has in it se little of the sincerity
and consistency which have been char
acteristic of most great Englishmen,
and which are the enduring qualities of
his rival Gladstone. In its bizarre
character it is rather of the French type
of success, and that this " apotheosis of
sham " should have at any time been tiie
most commanding tlgure in England, is
ihe proof of the exalted genius of tlie
man.
He set out te apotheosize sham and
adhered steadily te his purpose until suc
cess crowned it. Whatever be thought
of the loftiness of his aim, there can be
no dispute about the commanding gen
ius which adopted the means and forced
tberesultstbathedid. He will take a
second place in history, but in that ether
science of biography, which is rapidly
coming into importance in the study of
human character, Disraeli's will long be
the most curious and romantic of mod
ern times. Comets have an inferior
place in the celestial economy ;te planets
and fixed stirs, but they add much en
tertainment te the study of astronomy.
Oxe of our eldest, best established
and most reliable local business firms,
which had long declined te fall into the
excellent habit of advertising, at last
yields te the prevailing idea and recog
nizes the substantial results of such en
terprise. Far-sighted and successful
merchants everywhere recognize that
the best means of advertising is the
newspaper which gees into the
family and counting room and upon the
file of public places. All ether advertis
ing devices are catch-penny and unprofit
able in comparison with this, and the
business man who ignores it might as
well roll down his curtains and turn off
the gas.
Lancaster is honored by the propo prepo
sition of wealthy Philadelphianste erect
a statue te the memory of her .distin
guished soldier, Jehn F. Reynolds, and
the project starts with a subscription
that can hardly fail te meet with gener
ous response. As one of the heroes of
Gettysburg,a Pennsylvanian,of the three
great Pennsylvania who fought en
that field for Pennsylvania, it is fit that
his chief memorial should arise in the
metropolis of his native state from which
his mailed band and lien heart helped
te roll back the wave of war.
Mr. Jehn Km.LT has maintained his
control of Tammany by a very, slender
majority. It is enough of coarse, but
should be enough te teach both sides te
the controversy there hew little it will
take for the Democracy te lese New
Yerk, and for the matter of that, hew
little' it will take for them te recapture
the state this fall.
We hope the report is true that Carl
Schurz will go te New Yerk and edit
the Evening Pest. It is a splendid open
ing and Mr. Schurz in the editorial chair
of an old established newspaper in Mr.
Conkling's state would help te keep pol
itics interesting all the year round.
Andy Eichholtz is, after another
county censtableship. It is Lancaster
township that he proposes new te make
his bailiwick. Is there nobody out tkere
fit for the office, and hew much longer is
this barter in public offices te go en ?
The court should inquire some of these
days hew much the countrymen are
paid te run for an office and then sell it
out.
MINOR TOFIOb.
It greweth nigh unto the season when
the revival of that beautiful poem about
its being "a little tee late for oysters and
a little tee early for cream" will be pop
ular. Heke is another spring poem ; it is net
important, but it is true :
In the spring most every fellow
Keels he bad he thinks lie'll die.
Ami ouredlterial writer
Wears with grace a blue neck-tie.
It is the opinion, officially expressed, of
a New Yerk justice that there is a certain
sociability in collaring an umbrella at the
house of a friend, but that the same thing
done at a theatre is quite another matter,
and an actionable offence.
Ten pages and a-half seventy-four
columns of geed, solid, official advertis
ing, that's what the Philadelphia Evening
JVew showed last night ; and that's one of
the advantages of unadulterated stalwart
ism in journalism in the City of Brotherly
Leve.
Jeiix G. Thompson has expressed the
opinion that if the dead-lock in the Senate
is broken within twenty days the Demo
crats will carry Ohie at the gubernatorial
election next October. Mayer Means, of
Cincinnati, he thinks, would make a geed
candidate for governor.
Seme men are se particular. Here, for
instance, is a man named Mike Mahar,
who knocked an usher in a church down,
because the usher asken him for ten cents
worth of pew rent. We suppose if Mr.
Mahar would go te church fair he would
feci himself called upon te clean out the
entire establishment.
Tue Titusville Herald pleads for justice
and a new county and closes a double
leaded argument in favor of a bill new be
fore the Legislature providing for a divis
ion in this glowing peroration : "Senators!
Signalize your reign of power by
giving te this grand old com
monwealth at least one new county at
Titusville, en the identical spot where Cel.
Drake first struck oil, te commemorate
the great discovery of tue third el our
nation's experts, the cheapest and best il
luminater the world has ever seen, one of
the brightest jewels in the crown of the
Keystone state."
Jay Gould has lately ordered from the
inventor in Philadelphia a number of car
seats for his Western lines which may rev
olutienize railroad traveling. The seat
is like these in ordinary day cars, but at
night it can be converted into a comfort
able bed by the passenger without the in
tervention of a porter. It is proposed te
use this seat ou all passenger cars, and the
rate te be charged the passenger will, it is
said, be merely nominal. By an ingenious
arrangement au upper aud lower berth can
be made which are distinct and separate,
and a curtain makes cither as private as
necessary. Eventually Mr. Gould pro
poses te place these seats in all his cars,
aud the first-class passenger aud the emi
grant will be able te travel as comfortably
at night as in au ordinary sleeper. A
shipment of the new scats will shortly he
made te the Missouri Pacific railroad,
which will be the first company te use
thorn.
PERSONAL..
In a poll of 700 votes at the Tammany
election for officers Jehn Kellt's ticket
wen by 50 majority.
The late Herace Greeley is reported te
have said that "of all horned cattle a
college graduate is of the least value in
newspaper work."
Dr. Andrew J. Warner, a native of
Berks county, later of Duncannon, visited
a patient in Allen's Cove, Perry county,
last week, and while returning home in
his carriage was stricken with heart dis
ease, and died immediately.
Bernhardt will appear en Thursday at
Beeth's theatre, New Yerk, in " La
Princesse Geerges," at a strictly profes
sional matinee. Invitations will be sent
te the managers of the different theatres,
te each member of their companies, aud
te the heads of the different departments
in each theatre. Ne scats will be reserved
and no tickets will be sold at the box
office, the public being entirely prohibited
from admission.
Referring te tlie vote of Jenx Stkeum
against the Mexican war Geu. Davis,of the
Doylestewu Democrat, says: "While
quartered in the city et Mexico, we one
day went into the office of El Republkana
Jlfexicana, the leading newspaper of the
city and country, and asked for a paper of
a certain date, which was handed us by
the proprietor himself. In it we read the
proceedings of the Mexican Philanthropic
society, which contained a resolution of
thanks te Tem Cerwin, Jehn Strohm and
ether members of Congress, who both
spoke and voted against their own country
and in favor of Mexico. We still have
that newspaper."
Gath, who lately saw our uncle Sammy
Tildes dodging around among the New
Yerk book stores, says : "I never saw him
leek better. His skiu was clear as a girl's
aud his eyes open and intelligent. His coupe
was being walked a little distance behind
him, and new and then he would threw
out his hand like a switchman en a rail
road motioning te the engineer, and the
coupe would move up or step.' Tilden
generally wears brown clothes and a high
silk hat. He is seldom seen in company
with anybody, and only ene or two per
sons out of hundreds rushing by were
aware who he was. Yet he will be re
membered when many a president is lest
en the miscellaneous obscurity of a long
presidential roll. He is 68."
One 'hundred and ninety excursionists
from Bosten and ether portions of New
England left yesterday afternoon for a
journey across the continent. They con
template visiting all points of interest en
the Pacific coast.
BEACONSFIELD VKXD.
The Knd of a Remarkable Career.
Lord Beaconsfield bad a very serious
relapse during the night and died peace
fully at five o'clock" this morning. He
was perfectly conscious te the last. Drs.
Kidd and Quain and Lords Rowton and
Barrington were present when Lord
Beaconsfield expired.
Right Honorable Benjamin Disraeli,
Earl of Beaconsfield, was the descendant
of a Hebrew family of distinction, the
eldest son of Isaac Disraeli, who was a
noted English author. The family has
been one of prominence for feneratiens
back. The Disraelis flourished upward of
two centuries age in bpain and Italy.
The grandfather of the earl, Benjamin
Disraeli, for whom his lordship was named
settled in England in 1748, amassed a
large fortune in business, and retired in
middle life. Isaac Disraeli, the father of
the carl, devoted his life te literary labors.
He wrote and published books
from 1791 te 1841, and was awarded the
honor of D. C. L. by the university of Ox
ford. Lord Beaconsfield was born in 1805
and be was educated by private tutors
under the immediate supervision of his
father. At the age when young English
men designed for political honors were
usually sent te a university he was articled
te a solicitor in order te fit him for a gov
ernment position. When weary of the
drudgery of law he relieved himself by
writing articles for a Tery journal. When
twenty-two years of age he published his
first novel, " Viviau Gray," and he con cen
tinucd te write aud publish works of fic
tion, sometimes intermingled with poli
tics, all his lire. In 1833 and in 1835
he was defeated for a seat in Parliament
for Wycombe. He changed his politics
from Radical te Conservative and went te
Tauuten, where he ran against Labouch-
ere. aud was again defeated. He made
some allusion te O'Connell, which in
velved him in a hostile correspondence
with a son of the latter. At the ace of
thirtv-twe took his scat in Parliament as
a Conservative representative for Maid
stone. It was then that he made his
faux nas in attempting te address the
house tee early and in sitting
down iu treat confusion he uttered that
prophetic declaration, "The time will come
wheu you'll bear me." He married in lttt'J,
aud became the leader of the "Yeung Eng
land party." He became celebrated for his
brilliant invective and polished sarcasm,and
in 1846 the ability he displayed as a leader
of the opposition, aud year by year he con
tinucd te rise in the estimation of
the world. In 1852 he accepted
the pest of chancellor of the ex
chequer in the Lord Derby's cabinet. Dis
raeli emerged from this position with re
newed houers. When the Derby govern
ment was overthrown, Disraeli resumed
the leadership of the opposition in the
Heuse. In 1858 he resumed his former
part in Lord Derby's second cabinet, but
in 1855 he introduced a government re
form measure, which was thrown out and
the government resigned. When Derby
returned te power in 18G8, Disraeli again
took the pest of chancellor of the exche
quer. In February, 1868, he succeeded
Derby as premier, but resigned
iu the following December because of
a hestile majority in the Heuse. On
this occasion Mrs. Disraeli was raised te
the peerage as Visceuntess Beaconsfield
While out of offices in 1870 he published
"Lethair." In 1873 the popularity of
Gladstone rapidly subsided, and the new
election of 1874 giving the Conservatives a
large majority, Disraeli returned te power
as prime minister. In 1877 he took his
seat in the Upper Heuse as Lord Beacons
field. He remained in power until 1880,
when, principally ou account of his foreign
policy, he was retired and Gladstone re
turned te the premiership. Last year
Beaconsfield published "Endymion," a
novel with a wide circulation.!
STATE ITEMS.
The wife of Jehn Smeltz, a Plum
Creek coal miner near Pittsburgh, left her
bed at dead of night aud jumped into a
well thirty-five feet deep,and her body was
fished out by a horrified searching party
next morning. She had been insane for
two years.
bimen Jicueugii was struck Dy a
freight train near Alteena and literally
ground te pieces, lus head being cut en,
one leg cut entirely off and the ether
mangled, one arm cut off and the entrails
were tern out. Pieces of the remains
were were strewn for a hundred feet along
the track.
Benjamin II. Rese, the wealthiest far
mer in the iJelawarc valley, was going
home, intoxicated, when his horse be
came frightened and jumping te ene si de
of the read, precipitated the wagon down
an embankment. Mr. Rese was thrown
out and his neck was broken. He leaves
two children.
II. Kcssler, near Salem, Snyder county,
committed suicid c en Saturday by hang
ing himself. The evening previous he and
lus wife had a dimculty that ended in
blows in the morning, his wife attacking
him while he was in bed pulling the
clothes off and kicking him. He get up,
left the house, went te the barn and hung
himsell. tie was about 70 years of age.
Jonas Ilcywoed and Themas Fersythe
get into a quarrel at Monongahela City.
Hcywoed being the larger man of the two
quickly gained the mastery, and after
beating Fersythe ever the head with the
butt of a large revolver, in spite of his
antagonist's repeated cries of " enough,"
took deliberate aim and shot him through
the head, causing instant death. The
murderer has net yet been apprehended.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Baseball : Princeton, 9 ; Metropolitan, 7.
Professer Jehn Errierde, a trapeze per
former, while rehearsing at Hoboken foil
and broke both legs. It is feared both
will have te be amputated.
Alfred Reed, a rough, was struck en the
head with a scale weight, and killed, bv a
young man named Carr, in revenge for a
beating, in uierment county, Ohie, a few
nights age.
Of the 205 students charged with viola
sing the rules of the university at St. Pe
tersburg, 18 were sentenced te expulsion,
71 te remain under arrest for sever
al days, 100 were reprimanded and 13 ac
quitted. While gunning Rev. Charles Elder, pas
tor of the Methodist church at Dennisville
Cape May county, had several of his fin
gers en his left hand shot by the explosion
of his gun. Twe of his fingers will have
te be amputated.
A cyclone passed ever Chewacla Lime
Kilns, Lee county, Ga., sweeping every
thing in its ceurse. Many houses were
unroofed and the house of Mr. W. H.
Heward was completely tern te pieces. A
heavy wagon in his yard was lifted in the
air aud carried seventy yards. Ne one
was killed.
Kiah Barker, an old colored man, was
fatally shot by an unknown person, near
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, last Friday night.
According te Baker's account, he was
wantonly shot by a man ou hoseback, whom
he met en the read, but there is a general
suspicion that the sheeting was provoked
by the robbery of a henroest.
Three men were seriously wounded in a
fight between circus men, nearEnnis, Tex
as, en Sunday. Iu Dedge City, Kansas,
ou Sunday, three men, named -Masterson,
Peacock and Lpdegraff, meeting in the
street, which was full of people, drew re
velvers aud blazed away at each ether.
TJpdegraffwas killed, and a passer-by,
named Andersen, wounded.
Iu Watertewc, N. Y.f Leuis Jarvis,
aged 39 years, a sober and industrious
man, was called te his deer at 12 o'clock
at night by two men named Cummings
and Grinnig, who were intoxicated. They
had Jarvis's dinner pail and demanded
that be come out and .drink. Jarvis
stepped out and indulged in a small por
tion. He was gene bnt a few moments
when he staggered into the room and fell
in a stupor and died next morning. The
dinner pail, with part of its contents, has
been secured and the contents are being
analysed. Beth men were arrested.
TOHONOBA HERO.
820,000 Subscribed by Jeseph E. Temple ler
a Statue eruen. Reynolds.
A movement te erect a statue te Majer
General Jehn F. Reynolds, who was killed
at Gettysburg, has been instituted by Jes.
E. Temple, of Philadelphia, who heads
the list of subscriptions with a munificent
donation of $23,000. The co-operation has
been invited of the Pennsylvania Reserves
association, the Grand Army of the Re
public, the Leyal Legien, the Society
of the Array of the Potomac and
that of the Third Cerps, the
Eleventh Cerps, the Cavalry Division and
the First Cerps, General Reynolds' imme
diate command at the time of his death.
All of these bodies meet in May or June
and will it is expected appoint committees
te act en their behalf. The co-operation
of the Fairmount art association was also'
asked, and the beard of trustees et that
body adopted resolutions agreeing te take
Sait in the " noble enterprise," thanking
r. Temple for the generosity and en
gaging te contribute a proper sum when
the project assumes definite shape. The
commissioners of Fairmount park, through
their president, Henry 31. Phillips, have
also made a favorable reply te an appli
cation for a suithble site and premise
hearty aid.
A Great Man ea ureat Men.
Majer nest's Lancaster Inquirer.
He Carlyle had no conception of the
underlying influences of humanity, justice
and right, before which the mightiest
thrones crumble, aud the strongest battal
ions melt away. He had intellect, but net
heart.
Samuel Slokem, whose name was an
nounced in the city papers last week as a
candidate for ceuuty commissioner, has
decided that he will net be a candidate.
This decision of Mr. Slokem's causes very
general regret, as many of our leading
business men were anxious that the office
should be filled by a person of his superi
or business qualities and excellent judg
ment. Tbe War at Bethlehem.
The pestmastership at Bethlehem, Pa.,
is net se large a place as the collectership
at New Yerk, hut it is ene of the most
important in the commonwealth. The
emce Demg vacant two candidates were
put forward. One of these feuud favor
with the politicians, from Mr. Cameren
down. The ether was supported by the
business men and corporations of Bethle
hem. Mr. Garfield and Mr. James decided
for the latter, and his nomination is one of
the two hundred which may or may net be
confirmed before December. Cameren is
het.
Ne Cause for Alarm.
Ilarrisburg Patriot.
The prudent councils of Lancaster have
become alarmed for the safety of their
city that is threatened by a pipe line for
the transportation of oil and have memer
ialized the Legislature against the passage
of a free pipe law. While the prudence of
the city lathers et Lancaster is highly com
mendable they betray au undue anxiety.
If the law is passed the pipe line en its
way te Philadelphia might switch around
the city of Lancaster and thus save it
from conflagration. But from all accounts
a pipe line is net quite as destructive and
devastating as the tail of a comet, and
wheu the line is made it is net likely that
the rates of insurance in Lancaster will be
greatly advanced in consequence.
Tales et llioeri.
W. J. Stanley, a lawyer of Whiteville,
North Carolina, committed suicide, leav
ing a wife and six children.
A colored man charged with a murder
was taken from the jail at Qnincy, Flerida
and hanged by a mob. N
Hezekiah Mattex was shot dead by his
brother William in a quarrel near Liberty,
Missouri.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Attempted Burglary.
Last night burglars attempted te break
into the shoe store of W. H. Gumpf, at
Ne. 233J North Prince street. Christo
pher Gumpf, the father of the gentleman
who has the store, resides in the house
ever the store. This merniug about three
o'clock he was awakened by his daughter
who said that she heard a noise. Mr.
Gumpf went out en the balcony and no
ticed that the back shutter of the shoe
store was open. He went down and lock
ed the shutter, telling his daughter that
she had forgotten te shut it when she
went te bed. About four o'clock
Mr. Gumpf went down stairs te
see what time it was, aud went
back te bed. This morning when
the family arose they found that the back
shutter was again open; holes had been
bored in the shutters which had been
pried open with a jimmy. An auger was
feund lying en the cellar deer. It is sup
posed that the thieves were first fright
ened off about three o'clock by Mr.
Gumpf, but after his return te bed they
again tried the shutter, when he arose the
second time. Although they had again
succeeded in opening the window they
left without getting into the store. Noth
ing whatever is missing.
m
Powder Mills la Danger.
The following dispatch from Wilkes-
barre under date of yesterday will be read
here with local interest because Mr. Henry
C. Burrows, son of the late Hen. Thes. H.
Burrowes is the manager of the endangered
mi us:
"The Wilkesbarre meuntain.cast of this'
city, upon the apex of which are the ex
tensive Oliver powder works, is new skirt
ed for miles with a fiery band, and hun
dreds of men are out at this hour 9 o'clock
p.m. fighting the flames. The winds
favor the advance of the fire, fanning it up
the hill sides, and the danger breaks
out anew with the most aggravat
ing frequency and at times attain appalling
dimensions. The forests are full of
sparks, which, dropping sometimes at the
most secluded points, seen confront the
fire brigade with fresh outbreaks. The
mills are only three miles from the city,
and few of our people go te bed te-night
with a real knowledge of their danger.
A little mere than three years age the ex
plosion of the powder works above Scran Scran
ten, nearly 30 miles distant, was felt in
Wilkesbarre."
Se far as this dispatch conveys the im
pression that Wilkesbarre city could be
damaged by the explosion of these mills it
is erroneous.
Tne Finance Committee.
Last evening the finance committee of
councils held a meeting at the office of
Alderman J. K. Barr. They examined the
books of ex-City Treasurer W. S. Shirk
and found them te be correct. This morn
ing Mr. Shirk paid ever by check te the
present city treasurer the amount remain
ing in his hands. Tbe beks of ex-City
Solicitor Landis were also examined and
found te be all right.
bale of Horses.
Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at
public sale en Monday at the Merrimac
hense for- Geerge Gressman 20 head of
the highest one sold brought $211. "in
eVCRT PBOCEKDINOS.
The First Week or Quarter Sessions.
Monday Afternoon The grand jury re
turned the following bills :
True bills "Win. Weider, Isaac Buzzard
and Abraham Buzzard ( several cases ),
burglary ; William Weider and Isaac Buz
zard, malicious mischief ; Benjamm Dave
ler, larceny ; Jeseph Buzzard, burglary.
Ignored Jeseph Buzzard burglary ;
William Weider and Isaac Buzzard,
felonious entry ; Abraham Buzzard, car
rying concealed weapons, with tbe pro
secutor, Themas Mills, for costs.
Tbe first cases taken up were theso of
com' th vs. Abram and Isaac Buzzard,
who were charged with burglary and
felonious entry. The evidence showed
that ou the night of July 2 the store of
Geerge W. Stcinmctz, of Clay, which -is in
the same building with his dwelling house
was broken into. A let of hats, dry
goods, jewelry esc., wag stolen. On the
same night tbe blacksmith "shop of Isaac
Becker, which is near the store of Mr.
Stcinmetz was also broken into ; a chisel,
screw driver and brace and bit were taken.
On the morning after the burglary the arti
cles taken from Mr. Becker were found near
Mr. Steinmctz's house and it was believed
that the burglary was committed with
them. Seme time after the burglary a
search warrant was issued and the house
of Jeseph Goodendorf, in this city, was
searched by Officer McDevitt and Consta
ble Bewman ; a let of goods such as dry
goods, jewelry, etc., were found there,
and they were identified by Mr. Steinmetz.
Goodendorf and Mary, his wife, were tried
for receiving stolen goods ; the former was
acquitted and the woman was convicted ;
she was net sentenced and was called te
the stand as a witness. She testified that
these goods were brought te her house by
Abraham Buzzard ; he gave her seme of
them and left the ethers there ; he said he
had bought the goods ; Isaac brought no
goods there.
The counsel for Isaac Buzzard asked
that verdicts of net guilty be taken in the
cases against him as no evidence had been
produced te convict him. The court was
of the same opiuien as were the common
wealth's officers, and the jury was in
structed te find verdicts of net guilty as te
Isaac. Ne evidence was offered in defense
of Abraham and the jury rendered ver
dicts of guilty.
Cem'th vs. William AVcider, Isaac
Buzzard, and Abraham Buzzard,
burglary. It was shown tbat en the
night of August 16th the hotel of Benjamin
Fritz, in Georgetown, Bart township,
which is iu the same building with his
house, was broken into by thieves, who
forced open the cellar deer with a large
cleaver which was taken from a neighbor.
A demijohn, of whisky was stolen, and
the demijohn or one that looked like it,
was feuud at GrefFs store. Several days
after the burglary sevcral men, with a
demijohn of whisky were seen near
Lcamau Place by two of the witnesses
who were able te indent ify none but
Isaac Buzzard. The same demijohn was
afterwards found at GrefFs store, and was
indentified by Mr. Fritz.
As no evidence had been brought te
show that cither Abraham Buzzard or
William Weider had anything te de with
this whisky, the court ordered verdicts of
net guilty te be taken in the cases against
them. The jury rendered a verdict of
guilty as te Isaac.
Cem'th vs. Abraham Buzzard, Isaac
Buzzard and Wm. Weider, burglary. The
defendants were charged with breaking
into the house of William Ferree, in
Georgetown, Bart township. The com
monwealth were unable te connect them
with the burglary, aud verdicts of net
guilty were rendered.
Cem'th vs. Isaac Buzzard and Abraham
Buzzard, burglary. The evidence in this
case showed that en the 12th of August
the store of Charles II. Geiger, in Quarry
ville was broken into. A large let of
goods were stolen and some of them were
found in the possession of Mary Gooden
dorf, in this city, and were identified by
Mr. Geiger. The woman swore that
Abraham Buzzard gave the articles
te her. There was no evidence
against Isaac and he was acquitted. In
the case of Abraham the jury found him
guilty.
Tuesday Morning. Cem'th vs. Isaac
Buzzard and Win. Weider, burglary.
The defendants were charged with break
ing into the dwelling house of Jeseph
Geusemer, in Ephrata, en the night of
December 23, 1880. A let of apples
sausage, potatoes and gcese were stolen
and they were found in the house of
Daniel Shacflcr, ou the mountain. Mrs.
Shadier swore that the goods were
brought te her house by defendants. The
jury found them guilty.
Benjamin Davcler plead guilty te steal
ing some money from his employer Daniel
T. Faegley, sentenced te three months
imprisonment.
Daniel Leudcrbergcr, plead guilty te
stealing 77 pounds of iron from the Sus
quehanna rolling mill in Columbia. He
was sentenced te three months in prison.
Wm. Henscl (colored) plead guilty te
the charge of stealing cigars from A. P.
Fulmers saloon in centre square. Three
months was his sentence.
Cem'th vs. Wm. Hull,three indictments
of larceny. The defendant was charged
with stealing clothing from Menree
Frazcr, Henry Rettew and Abraham
Lcamau, of Marietta. He was found
guilty and received a sentence of nine
months and 15 days.
Cem'th vs. Isaac Buzzard and Wm.
Weider, malicious mischief. On the night
of the 7th of Janurry the. Hellew school
house, in Leacock township, was broken
into, desks were broken open, books tern
and the blackboard defaced. There was
seme writing en ene of the books and this
Martin Buzzard swore was that of his
brother Ike. The defendants were seen
in the neighborhood upon that day. Jury
out.
True Sills Wm. Bogart, Annie John John Jehn
eon, A. II. Selden, and James Smith, lar
ceny ; w m. Kexreth, felonious entry.
Ignored James Smith, larceny ; Henry
Hewcr and Abraham Buzzard, burglary.
Tobacco Items.
Samuel Snyder, of Hammerton Kennett
township, has sold his crop of tobacco te
Levy & Ce., Kennett Square, at 18, 12, 6
and 3 cents. James E. Webb, Pennsbury
has sold his te a Philadelphia firm at 15, 5
and 3 cents. Mr. Webb had one acre in
the past season. The coming season he
will plant two and a half acres. Eusebius
Barnard, .Pocopson, sold bis crop te the
same firm at 17, 6 and 8 cents. Franklin
Frame, Locust Greve, Pocopson township,
sold his crop te Levy & Ce., Kennett
Square, at 12, 5 and 3 cents. Mr. Rogers
i'ocepsou, sold his crop te Levy & Ce.,
and was complimented by the buyers en
having the best handled tobacco in the
township. This was his first attempt at
tobacco raising and he flatters himself
that he can de better next season. Wm.
B. Barten, Pocopson, sold his crop te the
same firm en private terms.
Council CommttteesOrgaaized.
Last evening the police committee of
city councils organized by the election of
Mr. Gee. M. Berger as chairman, and the
committee en fire engine and hose com
panies elected 3Ir. S. B. Cox chairman.
The latter committee after some informal
discussion resolved te report with an af
firmative recommendation the ordinance
introduced by Mr. Cox at the last meeting
of councils providing for the increase of
the annual appropriation te each fire com
pany te 8800, and $500 te the hook and
ladder company, in lieu of the amounts
$400 and $200 respectively provided by
existing enactments. The committee will
make their annual inspection of the engine
houses and apparatus en the first "Monday
Hay.
CAN RINGS.
i.
THE ULD POLITICIAN tKOP3IS.
Tells or Things Happened and te Happen.
The Old Politician was basking in the
sun of Easter day and turning ever in
thoughtful contemplation a colored Easter
egg which his favorite grandson had
brought him, when the Intelligencer
man stepped in te interview him en the
situatien:
"Ne, sonny," said the O. P., as he laid
his left leg ever his right knee, and took
inspiration from his tobacco box, " this is
net my fight. It will be a big one, but
1 am net in it. I think my fighting
days are ever, though 1 might take a hand'
once mere te save or make an old friend,
if I thought my interference was necessary
or would be effective. Grudges 1 have
none te pay. My rule' in politics has been
.te stick te my friends. I never sought the
punishment of my enemies. That is an
un.Christian and unprofitable business,"
and he smiled benevolently, as though the
gracious influences of the blessed Easter
season had mellowed the old political sin
ner and tempered all his iniquities.
" Besides, if I went into the fight where
would I go? There is no chance for a
man in this battle if he dodges between
the lines. In plain words no candidate
can be elected nnless he is en one slate or
the ether of the opposing rings. Every
politician of any consequence is in one of
the combinations, and no candidate for an
office of importance will get en unless he
pays for it. I see some of my old friends
en cither side and some of my enemies. It
is a queer mix, te be sure. Amateurs
deu't knew where te laud."
"Yeu want te knew hew it came abOu"1?
Fer tbat you must go back te 1878. Up
te that time the reformers, Geist's party,
or whatever you might call them, were
generally beaten for lack of leadership
and a want of organization. That year
they get seme practical politicians, and
between Ed. Martin's pictures and Mc-
Mellen's dash and tbe better application
and freer use Of money than the'oppesition
they wen. Of ceurse the cry of victory
for reform was all balderdash. What kind
of reform was it that put Picayune Jehnsen
and McMellen en top,and made Christ Ceble
and Ike Bushong county commissioners ?
It was a geed enough reform until after
the election. Of ceurse such a combina
tion couldn't held together. Fer all that,
it had the geed effect of dividing the peli
ticians. Henceforth it was the battle of
the rings and net of the people against
the ring. The Crawford county system has
developed tee many politicians for
them te all be en ene side. Last year
McMellen was playing such a desperate
game for Davis's election and Hicstaud
had se much staked en Myhn that it was
easy te arrange their combination. Brown,
Hiestand, Strine and that part of the old
.trail King sold out rJberly ; and Alentzer,
McMellen, Greff & Ce., sold out Reinoehl.
There was an entire new deal ; and that's
what brings about the present peculiar
situation in which Geist is flanked by the
two men whom the Hew Era has most
persistently abused, Levi Senseuig and
Frank Eshleman. Hiestand has mere than
made up for their less by securing Mentzer,
McMellen and Greff."
" What kind of a politician is Sensenig ?
The best of them all. He's in politics like
he's in dreving. He is there for what is
in it. He deals iu voters like he deals in
cattle. He is a contractor. He runs a
man for a price. He generally wants the
expenses et the campaign cash in hand
and a contingent note for his profits. He
ran Hen. Breneman for sheriff and
Ress for register that way and
get his collateral. Geist knows this
of course and if his party wants te win
they've get te have such a man te de the
work.
uesmes aensemg generally is
square. If he had his man elected, say,
for sheriff and was te make a ceuple of
thousand out of it, and the ether side
would offer him double the pile te count
their man in he wouldn't de it."
" Fred Smith is a square politician. He
is strong because he has a couple of hun
dred votes solid and puts them where he
says he wilL He has been another target
for the abuse of the reformers, and yet
there has been no man in the county whom
the New Era party has bcen making mere
desperate efforts te net in the past few
months. His seu is a candidate for prison
keeper and they thought he would de any
thing te ' make ' him. They baited their
trap and expected him te walk in. He
would have made the High Skiles ticket
sure of success. What is left of the Heg
King, with sensenig, JSsbleman, the JSbcr
Iys, Ben Wissler and Fred Smith could
have beaten any ticket set up. The tide
was running all eue waj . Even Sam Slo Sle Slo
eom leaned te ' virtue's side.' Jehn 31.
Stehman get half way ever two years age.
Slokem had dreams of ample vindicatieu
from past abuses, and while all the sinners
were being shriven at tbe JYcw Era confes
sional he tried te slip in. War
fel was at the deer of the business
office and bade him welcome. He paid his
entrance fce like a little man, but when
he mounted te the editorial room he read
the placard, ' Ne bridge builders need ap
ply' and saw Geist with a stuffed club en
guard. 'The subsequent proceedings in
terested him no mere.' As his Iriend
Majer Griest pathetically tells his readers,
Slokem had been misinformed as te the
exact qualifications of admission te the
Hely Reformers ledge."
"What about Griest? Oh, he's of no
account. He was the most premising man
in local politics fifteen years age, and
might have bcenfa Congress and higher
before this hut for infirmities of temper and
morals that have left him wrecked. It
only took a term in the petty office of
county treasurer te try him. Overhaul
your files, young man, and see what the
auditors said about his misbehavieur.
Faeilis descensus Averni.
"You've been giviug Jack Hiestand
credit in your Tuesday evening political
market reports for rescuing his side from
impending defeat. Take no stock in that.
He is played out and next te Gee. Bru
baker the most useless politician of the
let. Jake Strine is One of the level beaded
politicians en that side, and for solid
strength Squire Zeller has mere of it than
any of them. Hay Brown's tee fussy.
Matt. Fridy's a nice fellow and its tee bad
that he should be beaten this time : it's
his last chance."
"New, you're, asking a conundrum
that everybody wants answered, why
Eshleman is opposed te Fridy when they
have se long sailed in the same beat. Run
back, in your mind, te the Cincinnati con
ventien which nominated Hayes. Hen
Eberly and Frank Eshleman were the
delegates. Jack Hiestand handled tbem.
Eshleman was te be district attorney for
opposing Blaine, and Eberly's brother
Adam was te have the next term. The
$1,000 forfeit for Adam's benefit was put
up in bright new bank notes. Ne, Eshle
man & Rathven's bankjdid netjmake them.
It was net a hank of issue. Well'Eshleman
stuck te the contract. The note given te
be paidupen Adam's election was te have
been divided between Eshleman and Sen
senig. When the defection of Fridy,
Brown and ethers te Davis beat- Eberly,
tbat note had tebc tern'up. Eshleman don't
like te lese $1,000 auy better than any
body else young man, I see you are taking
notes en your cuff. That'll de for te-day.
Come around next Sunday afternoon and
I will give you some news."
The Political Field.
The town was pretty well visited yes
terday by politicians the Republican
country editors soliciting $3 cards.and Jthe
buck negre politicians attending court be
ing conspicuous. The presence of Jehn B.
Warfel, of the Neva Era; en the grand
jury, as foreman, is necea Dy we peuu-
! THE RE
ciaas, .in contrast with the fact that Will Will
iamfeilj of the Examiner, ran the last
'grand Inqaast. It is net often lawyers
get inte. the jury wheel. Prison Solicitor
Beyer's father is also ou the grand jury.
De si de. Charley Tripple !
Matt Friily and Skiles were both rctive
yesterday. Dr. Compten never let up until
5 o'clock, when he sailed home with
a lean looking shad en bis arm.
Fre dSinith gave his knife in the New Era
faction a fresh twist and told AJ. it should
stay there. Gee. TV. Eaby is losing time
in court, aud Abe Settley Is making geed
use of his : he has gained several lengths
this week. Wissler is fully commtttetUe
the Era combination and wilt rtay therf
Burkheldcr will be theMcMellcn-Mentzer-Geist
candidate for prison keeper. San
Slokem get scared and withdrew, leaving
Summy and Myers in the front of the race
for commissieHer. Henry Shubert has;
drawn en his campmeeting rtioets atad cx-pects'a-walk
everMiahlerand Shifier. Fer
county treasurer either ring will have
work te beat 'Squire Gridcr ; it is thc thc
euly office for which the issue will be
doubtful between three, and' nobody cares
muchjwhicli is hindmost.
The hotel license fight between Sensenig
and Greff is at white heat and is eae of
the side issues of the fierce political contention.
The Mieunercner.
Last evening the Lancaster Mamnerchei
gave .its! Easter concert aid aoeiable-im
Msehnercher hall, rear of Knapp's buifcl
ing. While there was lacking the dense
crowd which upon the occasion of tie
masqucrade thronged the building; the the
atteudance was goodly and the enjoyment,
of theso present was rendered mere com
plete by reason of the absence of the
"crowding" euthe previous occasion. The
concert" pottieu of the entertainment, un
det the capable direction of Prof. Cart
Matz u:ls entirely up tu the standard of
this cxL,e.,'c,lt organization, despite several
unforeseen vU'cumstauccs that prevented
it from bein' carried out as prepared,
the instrumental portion hciug ne rcssanly
cut ami a substitution made iu tk'e vocal
part by reason of the una'dahla :absence
of the gentleman whose name Was n the
pregramme for Mcehring'a "Triukk'"'
This fine composition was admirably iv 1n"
dered by .Mr. Christian Vatter, in spite . f
the latter's hasty preparation for it, Mr.
Geerge Pfeiifer's excellent tenor wa heard
te advantage in the sole " Sclraa,rr by
Heiseu. The pregramme included aWre
the following choruses, which were given
in fine style and elicited the warmest ap
plause ; ' Stern des Abends," (Moehring),
" Blauveilchen," (Ab-), and ' Soldaten Seldaten
march" (Abt).
At the conclusion of this portion of the
entertainment dancing was indulged in
until a late, or rather early hour. Tay Tay
eor's orchestra furnished the music, and
the entire allair may lie added te tbe long
list of similar successes that have marked
the career of the M:enne rcher.
The Ilerzee Snow.
There was an immense throng of persons
at the exhibition given in Fulton half yes
terday afternoon and evening by the Her Her
zeg museum management. Over 1500
persons were crowded into the hall ; alfi
were delighted and the innovation of low
price amusement was fully vindicated. The
combination of wonders exhibited in this
show is truly astonishing and no less
interesting and instructive than amusing
te old and young. Among them Cel.
Neah Oir.tlie great American giant, stands
7 feet and 11 inches in height, and
weighs 570 pounds. Admiral Det,.
is the smallest character artist im
the world. Little Jewel is a Kentucky
lady 17 years of age, and Majer Atom the
smallest, it ten years of age aud perfectly'
formed. Harry Shelden creates nucln
amusement with his wonderful company of
marionettes, and gives an exhibition of
wonderful sleight-of-hand juggling. Majer
Atom and Admiral Det did splendidly in
songs, and Signer Carle Curti astonished
the audience with his performances en the
xylophone, and his Reman students in
cestume brought out encore after encore.
Prof. S iwer brought the sweetest kind of
music from the copephono or musical
glasses. The Hcrzeg wonders can be seen
and heaiil every afternoon and evening
this week.
Unclaimed Letters
Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining iu the postefficc at Lancaster
for the week ending April -18 :
Ladies' List. Miss Annie M. Bcatty,
Miss Barbara Draycr, Miss Alice Dearby,
Mrs. Mary T. Duiigan, Miss Alice GrefT,
Mrs. Louisa Geppert, Annie Hartman,
Miss Cath. I famish, Mrs. A. C. Henry,
Mrs. A. E. Irvine, Sirs- Annie M. Keener,
Miss Emma Lawrence, Maggie Miller,
Mary McCarty, Lydia A. Musscr, Miss
Carrie Musscr, Elizabeth Raymond, Miss
Alice Smith. Miss Marg. Witzel, Miss M.
A. Whitman.
Gents" List.S. A. Broadhurst, II. E.
Burten, Gee. Callender, jr., Jehn Decker,
Jehn Dellingcr, Dan'I B. Erh, Forestal &
Magce, Winficld Hersh, Rudelph Harr,
L. Hcrr, jr., II W. Hull, Rev. Ed. Kelly,
Jes. Keener, M. B. McKnight, Jehn
Mathes, Leenard Pickle. Jes. C. Shenk,
Francis R. Sellers, 'Albert Sprigel, II.
Speck meus, Gee. II. Tinkera, Jesse Will
ford. Church Officers Klected.
Last evening the following gentlemen
were re elected vestry of St. Jehn's (Free)
P. E. church : Wm. O. Marshall, Henry
P. Carsen, J. M W. Geist, Isaac Dillcr,
Geerge Dillcr, James Miller, Jehn I. Hart
man. On Tuesday even next the vestry will
elect a successor te Rev. Themas B.
Barker, the retiring rector of the par
ish. The following were elected, officers of
the Lutheran church of the Hely Trinity,
te serve for the term of three years :
Elders Rebert L. Eichholtz, Jehn F.Sch
ner, Wm L. Pciper. Wardens Jehn H.
Shram, Gcerge E. Eckman, Andrew Sal-
singer.
She Wanted Ham.
Yesterday afternoon Maggie Black, a
woman who docs net reside in this city
was passing, by the grocery store of Philip
Ginder en East. King Istrect when- she
picked up a ham and placing it under her
shawl walked off with it. She was seen
by Mr. Ginder. -who had Officer Merringer
arrest her. She was committed for a hear
ing before Alderman A. F. Dennelly.
Druth of an Old Colored Mu.
Jehn Brooks, a colored man, died at his
home in Middle street this morning after
an illness of several weeks. He was
about 78 yca-s of age and was very well
known in the city. He was originally
from Maryland, but has resided here for
twenty or thirty years.
Magic Lantern. Miew.
Last evening a magic lantern show was
given in Centre Square, by the agent of
the Barnum-Londen circus, which exhib
its here en Saturday next. The pictures
were excellent and the square was packed
with men. women and. children, who en
joyed them.
'
T.iken Possession.
Jehn Herting, liquor dealer, took pos
session of the Keystone house te-day,
Jehn Cramer, tliolate proprietor, will go
into the horse business.
On Duty.
Officer Swenk, who has been confined te
his heuse for a week past by reason of an
immense carbuncle en his neck, is en dnty
again te day.
Discharged
The mayor had.bnt one vag this morn
ing, he was discharged.