LANCASTER DAILY ltfXiSLLIGENeEit WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1881. iancaster f ntelUgencet. WEDNESDAY EVEN'O, AFBIL 90, 1881. Unfair awl Uawlse. The water department of the city is particularly vigorous this year in gath ering in the subjects of the levy, and it is te be commended for its zeal; but per- baps a little mere discretion would be equally commendable. Unquestionably every citizen should pay for the use of the water he gets ; but he should net pay for what ether citizens use, nor should be pay a disproportionate amount for what he uses. The fairest way would be te measure the water. The objection te this is the cost of the meters. But we can see no objection te the measuring of water used by the large consumers of it. The additional rent that would be col lected would far mere than pay for the cost. It is generally believed that there is a great inequality in the charge te manufacturing establishments who use large amounts of water, and there should be.ne hesitation in measuring the quan tities they actually take. There is another particular in which the water regulations are particularly unfair, as it seems te us, and that is in charging the owners of real estate with the water used by their tenants : after the owners have given notice te the water department that they de net wish te have the water se furnished at their expense. In the great majority of cases no difficulty arises from this requirement of the water committee, because the landlord is expected by his lease te furnish water for household purposes te his tenant ; and if he pre vides a pump it is no hardship te the ten ant te have the city water shut off. But in cases where properties are used for manufacturing purposes there is an ad ditienal use and charge for water which the tenant should pay. in such cases the water rent should manifestly be charged te the tenant. There is no seit of fairness in charging it te the owner of the real estate because it is safer te de se. The water rent is net a tax en real es tate ; it is no mere such than the cost of the gas used. The gas company does net think of charging the landlord with the gas the tenant orders te be put en, but the water committee invariably charges the water it lays in at the tenant's re quest te the landlord, who gets notice of the fact with the bill from the city and who vainly appeals en the ground that he did net order it and does net want it. Generally in such case the city is willing te shut the water off, as it lias a right te de ; although it should net de se when the tenant is sufficiently respon sible ; nor should it in any case, before it has made demands upon the tenant for payment and been refused. It refuses te make such demand or te have any thing te de with the tenant ; which is certainly both unjust and unwise. It ought te be ready te give the water te any one who will pay for it in advance, and no business man would decline te take the trouble of making demand for payment before refusing te sell his wares even te a leggar. In cases where the landlord is ready te pay, according te custom, for the water used by the tenant in the household, but net for the addi tional quantity used in his business, out of the same pipe, the city finds itself un able te shut the water off and se insists upon making the landlord toot the whole bill. That this is unjust is obvious. It is little better than taking a man by the threat and robbing him of his purse. It is taking an unfair advantage of power. In all such cases when the water depart ment is notified by the landlord that he is net willing te be charged for water that he did net order, and that he is un der no obligation te supply te the tenant, the water compiissiencr obviously should be instructed te demand the money from the tenant ; and if he refuses te pay it might then, perhaps, be proper te shut, off his whole water supply. Such treatment from parties in au thority is a grievance ever which citizens are properly sere. If the city of Lancas ter desires te engage in a business avoca tion, such as the supplying of water te the citizens really is, it should net be ex. empt from the rules governing ordina rily wise business transactions. It should charge each citizen equitably for the amount of its commodity which he uses, and surely should net charge him for what any ether citizen consumes, unless he agrees te pay for it. That preposition is se simple that it needs but te be slated te prove itself. The fact that the one is an owner of real estate and se a safer customer is no reason at all for making him responsible for what is net his debt. It is net right, nor is it lawful. The court would net upheld such a wrongful demand by a merchant ; and a city sell ing water stands in n better position. What Dees It Mean! The spectacle in the Senate of admin istration senators clogging the wheels of government by refusing te go into exec utive session te confirm their president's nominations, while the Democratic sen ators are anxious te de se, is certainly a very strange one. If the Republican party is content with the exhibition the Democratic need net be disturbed. The reason given for this action is net suffi cient, even under the Republican view ; for wherefore in geed sense should the Senate net consider the president's nomi nations because the Democratic senators will net first consent te a change in the. Senate's subordinate officers? There is no pressure thus brought upon the Democrats te give their consent, since it is net their " funeral" that is going en, nor their party less that ac crues. The officers te be confirmed are all Republicans, and if their party lead ers are net desirous of their confirmation no harm is done in a party way te the Democrats. It is only as citizens that . they suffer from the damage done te the transaction of the public business ; and this hurt is shared equally by their Republican colleagues. They are net the keepers of the consciences of their Republican fellows ; but only of their own ; and they acquit themselves fully of their duty when they show their read iness te officer the departments of the government. It seems very silly for the Republican senators te endeavor te co erce their Democratic brethren te con sent te the removal of Democratic Sen ate officers by refusing te. Jein them in confirming Republican officers te ether positions. The object is quite past finding out, en the suppo sition of a desire among the Re publican senators that the president's nominees should be put in place ; and se it is considered that they are really ani mated by a hostility te their nomina tions. But can they all be se inspired ? Conkling and his friends may be ; but wherefore de Mr. Garfield's friends in the Senate stand with them ? Surely such political felly is very remarkable and under it the reputatble Republican newspapers net of the Conkling persua sion are very restive. PERSONAL Rev. Phillips BneOKS has declined the professorship at Harvard college. The disappointed Pbi'adclphia manager sues Anna. Dickinsen for 88,000 damages by reason of her failure te act a male part. M. P. O'Connor, congressman from the Second district of Seuth Carolina, is dan gerously il! at his residence in Charles ton. Mr. Jehn Wanamakeu, who has been sojourning in Flerida ler the past six weeks for the purpose of improving his health, which was impaired by a severe attack of rheumatism, is expected te re turn home within the next ten days. State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Higbee, during a short social visit te this city yesterday aud te-day, visited the new school house en Lemen street and the boys' high school, and met quite a number of directors. He was favorably impressed with the Lancaster school system. By the recent death of the widow of Dr. William Browne, in Lexington, Ivy., property amounting te siuu.uuu gees, in compliance with the will of her deceased husband te the Right Rev. J. I. Keane, Catholic bishop of the diocese of Rich mend. Londen mourns the death of Mrs. Bux ten, one of the pleasantest of society nev elists aud an exceedingly amirable lady She made her name by a novel which bore the title of "Jenny of the Prince's." A succeeding work of fiction, was called "Nell, en and off the stage." They are talking seriously, out in Ohie, about running Hayes for the governorship upon a straight-out Temperauce ticket. Four years of cold water in the White Heuse serve te recommend him, and the Mrs Rutherford B. Hayes Tcuipercnce se ciety has passed quantities of flattering resolutions which would leek well upon transparencies. Whitelaw Reid will retire permanent ly from the Tribune en the 1st of May aud be succeeded by Jehn Hay cx-assistant se cretary of state. Reid gees te Europe right after his marriage this month with the daughter of D. O. Mills, but will pro bably net accept the Berlin mission. He will come back in the fall te go into poli tics. Hay will have control of the Tribune by contract for at least four years. Gen. Mauene has two sons aud one daughter, all old enough te take their places in society at Washington. His wife is a very accomplished lady and the exact contrast physically te her husband. She weighs ever 200 pounds, and is said te have possessed remarkable personal beauty in her day. Next te Alex. Stephens, Gen. Mahone is the smallest man that has ever been in Congress. The very Rev. Wm. Bvkne, vicar-general of the diocese of Bosten, a distin guished scholar and a gentleman of great financial ability, has been elected by Car dinal McCleskey and ether eminent prel ates in council in New Yerk during the past few days te the presidency of Mt. St. Mary's college, and will enter upon the discharge of his duties upon the 1st of May. It is confidently believed new that a settlement of all the difficulties of the college will be made by or before the 1st of September next. MINOR TOPICS. A CnicAoe bank president bought a brass brick for geld. A Bosten man has carried one leather pocketbook 42 years, and still uses it. There is no foundation for the report that the 101st call for bends (twenty-five millions in five per cents), issued by Sec retary Sherman, will he revoked by Sccrc tary Windem. The Examiner says that when it told the truth for once it expected' te be paid 50 cents for it Its expectation was gratuitous and unwarranted, but if it can not be induced te tell the truth for once forether consideration these who leve te read the truth will find it in the Intel ligencer for ten cents a week. Colonel Geerge E. Waring, jr., has published au article en the sewers of New Yerk, in which he advances the doctrine that the flushing of the city by two great rivers is rather a disadvantage than other wise, no says only a very small propor tion of the solids discharged from the sew ers ever clear the harbor and bay. He says the air is poisoned by tbe emanations of the sewerage, Mr. Wendell Phillips has filed a pro pre test te the governor and council of Massa chusetts against the execution of Stearns K. Abbett, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Crue. Mr. Phillips contends that even admitting that Abbett killed Mrs. Crue, there is no evidence showing that he did it with premeditation or malice afore thought. The date for Abbett's execution is Friday next, aud Mr. Phillips in ending his pretest says : " I de net eare te enlarge en the motive which, I think; impels the executive te commit this crime, which, in my view, makes the act murder in the strictest sense of the' law." We begin te-day the publication of a serial story, translated from the German, especially for the Intelligencer, by an accomplished lady of this city, whose clear style and entire competency for the work are fully attested by her work. It will run through some dozen chapters and as many numbers of the Daily Intelli gencer, the publication of the parts oc curring at intervals. We knew our readers will fellow the interesting nar rative with interest in the plot of the author as well as the style of translator. There is no reason why continued stories of merit should net be even mereaccept- able" in tbe daily newspaper- than tbe monthly periodical ; and if ear readers seem te enjoy this one they shall have mere. - FIXING THE DATE. Tlie Final Adjournment Question, in tbe Legislature. After a long discussion the state Senate passed au amendment te a resolution offered about two months age, for final adjournment en the 5th of May, extending the time te the 20tb, afterwards changed te the 19th prex. by common consent. The Democrats who voted- all supported the late date date except Mr. Cochran. They were reinforced by Davis, Emery, Ever hart, Kauffman, Lee, Seamons, Sill, Stew art and Themas, belting Republicans dur ing the recent senatorial contest, and Mo Me Knight and Grier, regulars. All the Philadelphians except Gorden voted against the amendment, and subsequently supported a preposition te adjourn en the 13th of May. McKnight and Greer also favored this change, but Smiley, who had voted against the late day fixed for ad journment, voted against the motion te adjourn en the 13th of May aud defeated it. The adjournment resolution was promptly sent in a message te the Heuse, which will probably concur in the action of the Senate. The Oil Pipe Line. In the Heuse at Harrisburg yesterday the free pipe bill was taken up en third reading, the Heuse being in committee of the whole. The discussion of the measure was resumed and the whole argument for and against it was goue ever again. The discussion continued after the committee, had reported. At length there was num erous cries for the question and a vote was taken en final passage. The bill was then passed finally by the following vote : Yeas. Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Benedict, Bierly, Billingsley, Boyce, Beyle, Brabam, Brant, Britteu, Brown H. R., Brown Isaac B., Brown J. L., Bruner, Butter Butter mere, Caldwell, Campbell Wm., Cassidy, Colbern, Coolbaugh, Derickson, Donohoe Wm., Edwards, Elliet, Elis, Emery. Erd mau, Eves, Fcnlen, Flinn Wm., Flynn, James, French, Fry, Furth, Graham, Hackett, Hall, Hamm, Hardison, Hayes, Hazlett, Hierlihy, Higgins, Hill, Heycr, Hulings, Hungerford, Jamisen, Kline, Kuittle, Knowland, Landls, Law, Liggett, Lockwood, Leng, Lerah, Lewing, Mans field, Mapcs, Marsh, Marshall James S. McCachran, McCIarrau, McGiffin, Mc Nulty, Micr, Millikcn, Molineaux. Mont gomery, Moere, Morrison Ellis, Morrison J. W. Murray, Myers L. N., Myers S. B., Nesbit, Newbakcr, Nilcs, Neble, O'Ncil Jehn, Parlchill, Pearce, Perry, Pomeroy, Potts, Previus, Rhoads, Riegel, Roberts, Robinson, Scanlan, Seidel Charles A., Seiger, Slack, Spence, Stees, Stoler, Stubbs, Tayler. Thompson Lee, Tyler, Veegtly, Wagner, Welsh, Westfall, White, Woodruff aud Zerne 110. Nats Messrs. Ackerman, Blackford, Courtney, Dcvcney, Dcvcrcux, Eshleman. Gentner, Harvey, Hoofnagle, Kneass, La Touche, Lerch, MacReynelds, Marshall H. C, McCleskey, McDowell, Mitchell, Neb iugcr, O'Neill Patrick, Patterson, Peeples Petersen, Phillips, Symington, Pollock, Reynolds Jehn A., Rice, Ringgold, Ruddi mnu, Schlichter, Schell, Scely, Server, Snyder, Souder, Taggart, Town, Vandor Vander slicc, Wensidler aud Hewit, speaker 10. THRALDOM OI "BOSSISM." Condition of the Republican Farty in tee Senate. New TerkSun. The country is almost unanimous in the sentimeut that neither of the great par ties in the Senate was ever in se abject and pitiable a condition as the Republicans in the present Senate new are. A laige ma jority of the Rnpnblican senators are be ginning te admit that they made a bad bargain with Mahone. ' They see that by postponing the urgent business for which the president called them te Wash ington in order that they may carry out this bargain and pay ever te Mahone his price, they are striking the administration with paralysis and bringing into contempt the executive whom their own party, with such a tremendous effort, barely elected. The apology which they give for net break ing loose from their false position is even mere unworthy than the thraldem which they would excuse. They say it was Mr. Conkling's determined will in the caucus that drove them into the beg where they are new floun dering ; and they are afraid te crawl out, lest the Bess should lay the whip across their backs again. This is the excuse that drops from the lips of Frye who takes Blaine's seat ; pugnacious Eugeuc Hale, and the ostentatious Hear ; from virtuous Jee Hawley, who has led troops te the charge, and General Sewell, who throttled Secer Robeson, and bold, bluff Cenger of Michigan, and Jehn Sher man, the model civil service reformer ; and Ben Harrison, and ether senators who steed erect and defeated Conkling's un yielding 306 at Chicago." THK DEATH OF I.OKD BEACONSFIKLD, A Veep Sensation in Kngland His Last Hours. Lord Beaconsfield's renewed debility be gan en Sunday night when an east wind commenced te blew. He continued te lese ground throughout Monday, the unfavor able winds increasing in keenness. He died about half-past four o'clock, as calmly as if he were asleep. The intelligence of his death was immediately dispatched te the queen, the Prince of Wales and te ether members of the royal family, and te Mr. Gladstone, who is new at Hawarden. The news became generally known throughout the' city towards 9 o'clock, wheu special editions of the morning papers were issued, containing the an nouncement. Though net unexpected, in view of his physicians' statement that his symptoms gave grounds for mere grave anxiety than at any period during his ill ness, his death creates a deep sensation. It was observed at 3:15 o'clock that Lord Beaconsfield's end was near. His physicians think it was only his Btrength of will that enabled him te struggle en as long as he did. His courage never failed him te the last. The executers of Lord Beaconsfield's will are Sir Nathaniel Rothschild and Sir Philip Rese. The latter will go te Hugh enden Maner with Lord Barrington. Ne arrangements have yet been made for the funeral. Ic is probable that unless the queen otherwise orders the remains of Lord Bea Bea censfield will be buried at Hughenden with these of his wife. Accounts gathered from his physicians show that he retained his cheerfulness. He several times during his illness stated his belief that he would die. Merrgaged His lledy. A strange deed of mortgage was put upon record in the register's office at Charlette, N. C. last week. According te the terms of this mortgage Charles Didenevcr, an intelligent but f impecuni ous man, conveys himself and all right and title te himself te another, te have and te bold forever, te secure a debt be ewes the mortgager. The deed was duly witnessed, signed and sealed. Diden Diden ever is a married man, and, therefore, under the laws of North Carolina, before a man can convey any real estate his wife has te give her signature thereto, acknowl edging before a .notary public or magis trate, although it is doubtful if the ob ject m tins case has character of pro perty. Didenever's wife waiva all of her rights, titles and claims te' him in favor of the mortgager, and signed the deed of conveyance and acknowledged the same with all clue form before a magistrate. OKU. LTON. A. Confederate estimate or Him. Geerge Alfred Townsend in Tribune. A well-known man in New Yerk is Col onel Themas Snead, a native of Richmond, Virginia, but long a citizen of Missouri, who was a member of the Confederate CengresB, and at the same time a colonel in the field, commanding a regiment or en staff duty. I found him at the Gilsey house en Geed Friday eve. Said I: "Mr. Snead, whom de you re gard as the greatest man you ever saw in all tbe war period?" "Captain Nathaniel Lyen," said Snead, " He was the greatest man I ever saw in my life. I met him en three occasions ; at the conference between the Missouri state authorities and himself, en the battlefield of Wilsen's Creek, and when I laid him in the grave. All that happened in the space of about three months. I buried him by instructions from General Price, and I said te myself when I put him in the ground : ' That is the greatest enthusiast lever saw and the greatest man.' " I asked Mr. Snead for an estimate of Lyen's character. "I can't give it," he said. "The im pression he made en me was derived from being present at the Planter's Heuse, St. Leuis, when Lyen, Frank Blair and Ly Ly on's officer, Conant, met by appointment with Governer Claib. Jacksen, General Sterling Price and myself. I am the only survivor and living witness et that scene in June, 1861. " Lyen was a little red-headed captain of infantry, stiff, precise, unbending. General Price was an old aud high officer of the Mexican war, had been governor of the state, and was one of the best politi cians we had. Claib. Jacksen was one of the best politicians in the country. Frank Blair, though rather narrower in qualities than these, was a very expeit manipulator of men. Price had been a Union man in the constitutional convention, but after the capture of Camp Jacksen went the ether way and joined the gover nor at Jeffersen City. Harney had just been removed, and Lyen re cently substituted in his place. Rising in a stiff, stern way, Lyen said : Gover Gover eor, Mr. Blair en this occasion will repre sent my government, whose confidence he possesses in an eminent degree, and of whose intentions he is informed.' Frank Blair then steed in te urge the Union cause, but before he had gene any consid erable distance, Lyen, seeing that he was playing the politician and net the man, in terfered. He took the conversation up, aud I never saw in my life such au exhibi tion of pluck, honesty, coolness and statesmanship. These old politicians were turned right about and confounded ; he never lest his temper, and was crave and cold as death. The ethers wanted no in vasion of Missouri by the Union troops, and a sort of neutrality. At the last, ris ing up stifflyi Lyen said : ' Before I will consent, sir, that my government shall agree net te maintain her authority in Missouri, or shall pay the least considera tion te the authorities of Missouri in their present rebellious and disloyal attitude, or will agree that my government shall net march into your state, fight in your state, and be in every respect the government in your state, I will see you, sir,' he put his forefinger against Jacksen's breast 'and you,' touching old General Price, 'and you,' te Blair, 'and you, and you.' turning te myself and Cenaut, ' or myself said he, without a particle of bra vado,' but with the measured coolness and honesty which carried the deadliest meaning I will see us all,' finished Lyen, 'under the sod. This means war. Gover Gover eor Jacksen !' He then took his watch out of his pocket, aud said : 'Yeu will be allowed time te cat your dinner, which I have ordered for you. There will then be a carriage at this deer of the hotel te take you te the train. Yeu will be allowed tirae te eat your dinner and reach the train.' Without bowing himself out he left the room his spurs ringing en the fleer. And, finished Mr. Snead, "if we had net hastened out of town and burnt the bringes behind us, he would have caught us that night. He was light after us, raced us out of Jeffersen City, kept te us till he saw he was overpowered, and then he died like a man." LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. A brother and sister met in Conneaut, Ohie, one day last week for the first time in 51 years. Baseball : At Worcester, Mass. Wor cester 19, Yale 14. At Providenc, R. I. Providence 18, Bosten picked nine 1. At New Yerk Treys 5, Metropolitans 2. C. C. 'Nelsen, a prominent banker of Osage Mission, is missinsr. It is supposed that he has absconded with a large amount of money. A fire in Meridian, Mississippi, en Mon day night, of incendiary origin, destroyed a block of the principal stores, causing a lessestimrted at $250,000. One hundred and thirty-five indians of Sitting Bull's camp surrendered at Fert Buferd and gave up their arms aud ponies. Sitting Bull has premised te ceme in at once. In Philadelphia Harry Yetter, eighteen years of age, has died uuder most distress ing circumstances nearly two months and a half after being bitten en the thumb by a deg. A new counterfeit ten dollar geld piece has appeared in San Francisce. It is of base metal, sufficiently plated with geld te resist acids, but is lighter than the genuine coin and has net the true " ring." The opening sessions of the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences were held yesterday in Washing ton. Professer William -B. Redgers, of the Massachusetts institute, presided. A rumor is current in official circles at Gea that the British government has pro posed te lease Gea from Portugal at an annual payment of twenty-seven lacs of rupees alter defraying au expenses. A box containing $14,000 in bends and ether securities, and belonging te a pri vate depositor- has mysteriously disap peared from the vault of the Fayette na tional bank, Lexington, Ky. A woman named Nutt, being insane, drowned her five children in a well near Camden, Arkansas, en Monday. The eld est, a hey of twelve years, she knocked in the head before throwing him into the well. The north wing of the Southern Insane asylum, at Anna, in Union county, 111., was burned early yesterday. One of the patients is missing, and supposed te have perished. The less en property is about $150,000. The lower portion of Rockferd, Illinois, is inundated by a rise in the Reck river and the people have been driven from their homes. By the stoppage of factories run by water power 1500 persons are al ready thrown out of .empioymem. A citizen of Rochester has breugjt suit against his father-in-law te compel him te permit him te remove the remains of his wife from the father-in-law's let in a cemetery te a let recently purchased by himself. Twe acres of buildings in the heart of Bound Broek N. J., were destroyed by fire yesterday. Through the efforts the fire men, together with the sudden shifting of the wind, the flames were get under con trel before the large manufacturing dis tricts were reached. Tbe total less en the property is estimated at $75,000, and abent 50 families were rendered homeless, seme of whom are quartered en their neighbors. A crazy woman named Mrs. Victeria Lennott, residing near Eagleferd, Texas, deliberately stretched herself across the track of the Texas Pacific railroad en Sun day night. The cow-catcher en the loco motive threw her off the track, breaking her. leg above the ankle and internally iav jured her. The limb was amputated. Previous te her attempt a self-destruction she attempted te kill a child while its parents wereatchurchl In Chicago, yesterday, a mortgage deed, executed by the Pennsylvania company for $20,000,000, was temporarily lest. Mr. Gilbert, a Pittsburg lawyer, went te Chi cago en business connected with the mort gage! and while in the wash room of the Grand Pacific hotel, accidentally dropped the document from his pocket. .It was swept up with the waste paper, thrown into an alley near the hotel, and found by a rag-picker, from whom it was recovered. STATES ITEMS. At Norristown yesterday Judge Ress held E. H. Jehnsen for a further hearing en the charge of being an accessory te the Clugsteu murder at Valley Ferge en March 18th. A reward of $1,000 will be paid by the Montgomery county commissioners for the arrest and conviction of the mur derer. The beilcrmakers in Pittsburgh, num. bering about 500, struck for an agreement for one year at the present wages. The contest between them and the employers is for a fixed rate. A general strike of platform laborers is reported at all the rail road depots in Louisville. The carpenters' strike in Cincinnati is reported te be ex tending. Police Officer Samuel Heffman shot and instantly killed a young man named Jehn Siedehl in McKeesport, unde.r the impres sion that Siedehl was a burglar. The offi cer states that tbe young man was acting suspiciously, aud when asked his name re plied, "None of your business," and at the same time placed his hand in his pocket, as though te draw a weapon, whereupon Heffman fired. Han and Beast. The typhus fever is increasing iu New Yerk. Sixty-eight new cases and twenty deaths were reported last week. There were 121 small-pox and 103 typhus pa tients in tbe hospital in New Yerk yester day. A peculiar disease has appeared among the street car horses in Chicago. It be gins with " a swelling just below the fet lock, which, after a little while, festers and becomes a discharging sere." If skillfully treated in the beginning, the disease yields slowly, but if neglected, bleed poisoning sets in, followed by death. The malady is attributed by veterinary surgeons te exposure in the cold and slush during the long winter just past. 275 ear horses were affected yesterday, and the disease was spreading te the stables of express companies and private persons. Theatrical Innovations. In conversation with a reporter of the New Yerk Grdpliic, Mr. Stcole Mackaye, author and actor, gave some interesting information iu regard te the innovations which will be introduced in the new and elegant theatre which is te be erected for him in that city by the opening of the next dramatic season. The theatre is te be provided with an elevated orchestra, and a double stage will develop an entire ly new idea in its principles of working. But the most notable feature will be the introduction of what is called the "invisi ble chair," which Mr. Mackaye says has already been patented. It is claimed that when "the spectators, at the conclusion of the performance, arise te go, they can cause the chairs they have occupied te dis appear by touching a simple spring. The work can be accomplished with extraor dinary rapidity, and will, it is believed, be one of the leading novelties of the day. It is said that Mr. Mackaye has the back ing of SI, 000,000 and Mr. J. H. Haverly, the successful theatcc manager, in his new enterprise. Nothing Like It. Cel umbia Herald. Nothing like geed feeling. The Exami ner says, " The Intelligencer is the best newspaper in tbe city. Delivered te sub scribers at 10 cents a week." LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. News from Strasburgl The regular monthly meeting of the Strasburg temperance alliance was held in the Presbyterian church of that place en Monday evening, the president, Mr. Jacob Bachman filling the chair. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. I. J. Stringer, after which a piece of music was sung by the choir. The min utes of the last meeting were read and ap proved.' The executive committee re ported having procured a number of music books, which any person could pur chase of them ler the sum of ten cents apiece. Mr. J. N. Good Geed man then delivered an address en "Beer Clubs, and hew they are conducted. In his address the gentleman gave a de scription of the formation of these clubs, the amount of beer drank and money ex pended each Sunday. A piece of music was then sung by the choir. Rev. I. J. Stringer then read a paper, which he had prepared for the meeting, entitled "Tem perance, or the truth told." Music by the choir. Debate was then in order, en the Landis bill. It was opened en the affirma tive by Mr. E. C. Musselman, followed by Rev. E. S. Heany en the negative. Music by the choir. After which the meeting closed te meet en the second Tuesday evening in next month. Little Agnes, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Carpenter, has died after a short illness. She first had the measles and afterwards took pneumonia from the effects of which she died. The work of improvement still continues in Strasburcr. A number of citizens in different parts of the borough are putting down new boardwalks which were needed very badly, as in some' places walking is dangerous, especially after night. We had quite a heavy frost Monday night, which was net very geed for the early gardens. A number of our towns men were very busily engaged making garden during the past week. Inducements te Jflsn. Fer the largest black bass caught in the public waters of the state, with a fly, Afield and Afloat offers a handsome fly-fishing bass outfit, consisting of a split bamboo red, German silver click reel, fifty yards of enameled silk line, a creel, three nine feet leaders' and a dozen bass flies with fly hook. Fer the largest black bass caught in the public waters of the state with bait, the prize offered is a black bass bait outfit, consisting of a superior bait red, multiplying reel, line, leaders, one dozen hooks and six artificial baits, asserted. The probabilities are that the prizes will be wen in the Susquehanna. There are no ether bass fishing grounds in the state te be compared with that river, except it be possibly the Delaware. The latter river has produced some very fine bass, but its shallow waters and the exceedingly rigid winter just closed have made it ex ceedingly doubtful whether the Delaware will rank as high as formerly as black bass fishing grounds. Enthusiastic devotees of lzaak Walten say the Susquehanna cannot te beaten for black bass from the New lerk state line te the tide water. The season opens en the first of June, and as the present weather is favorable te their growth, the probabilities are that the catch will be large of geed sized fish. Seme of the western rivers have been well stocked, but for one or another reason tbe prospects of successful fishing are net favorable. UOCBTjJ'lfOCKEDINtiS. e ' r ti 'J Ilrst WeV.'afc.Qusrter Sesstena. TimdajhJfternoem. In the case em"th vs. Itaaa- Bmiand Wm. Weiapr, charged with malicious, mischief, the jfery rendered verdicts of net guilty with county for costs. ' Cem'th vs. Diller Clark aud Jeseph Buzzard. The defendants were charged with feloniously entering the outhouse of rtessa bweigerl. The prosecutor testihed that parly in the morning of January 8th' last, uu auujuier Kiicuen was eniercu uy thieves. Six bags, containing twelve bushels of clever seed, were stolen. Mr. Sweigert was awakened by the barking of his deg. He went out en the perch and saw at a distance a man whom he believed te be Diller Clark ; he themwent back te: the house, and, getting- his gun, fired iV en. ine man near tbe summer house spoke, and Sweigert recognized the voice of Diller Clark. Shortly after this he heard a sleigh being being driven from .the barn ; he arensed his neighbors, and sev eral of them started in pursuit. Several bags of clever seed were found en the read, they having fallen from the sleigh. A pest of a sleigh was found,, and it was of the same color and fitted te the sleigh of Jeseph Buzzard. After Clark was ar rested he told contradictory stories as te wliere he was at the time of the burglary. The defendants both testified that they were at home at the time burglery was committed. Buzzard called Mrs. Hciney te show that he was at her house. She swore that he was there in the day time, but net-at night.' .Beth defendants admit ted having served terms of imprisonment ferlarceney. The jury rendered verdicts of guilty. Wm. Begard plead guilty te the larceny of a coat and geld ring from Benjamin Williams, of Columbia. He was sentenced te three months imprisonment. William Rexroth plead guilty te felon ious entry in breaking into the book bind ery of W. H. Rey, of this city. His sen tence was three months. Annie Jehnsen plead guilty te the larceny of tinware from the store of Everts & Overdeer, and she was sentenced te two months' imprisonmeut. Henry Bartells plead guilty te two in dictments of larceny in stealing tools from Daniel Myers. He was sentenced te five months. Jeseph Hall plead guilty te the larceny of a watch and overcoat from Edward Ambler, of Drumore township. He was sentenced te two months' imprisonment. Jehn Procter, colored, plead guilty te the larceny of a grain hag and a bushel of wheat, from Geerge S. Lambern, and his sentence was eight months in prison. H. Andrew Selden plead guilty te steal ing a hat and vest from W. Frailcy, of this city. He received a sentence of nine months. William Sayler, of Marietta, plead guilty te the larceny et a blanket and rein, the property of Peter D. Orth. He was sen tenced te six months' imprisonment. A verdict of net guilty was taken in the case of cem'th vs. Samuel H. Ceover, charged with larceny by NV. B. Finney, proprietor of the Grape hotel iu this city. It appeared that Mr. Ceover formerly kept this hotel and when he went away he took a chair with him which Mr. Finney claimed te have bought. Tbe commonwealth's offi cers stated that they were unable te make out a case. The grand jury returned the following bills : True Sills. Martin Nunemacher, Mel choir Ritchlield, Jehn Kilcoyne, larceny ; Christian Hildebrand, receiving stolen goods. Ignored. William, Mary and Augustus Kleinhau?, larceny. Wednesday Morning Themas Hall plead guilty te another charge of stealing cloth ing this morning and received a sentence of three months in prison. Cem'th vs. James Smith, coleied, lar ceny. The defendant was charged with stealing a pair of shoes from Wm. Shick, of Columbia. There was no evidence te connect the accused with the theft, and the jury, under the court's instruction, rendered a verdict of net guilty. Cem'th. vs Jehn Kilceyn. larceny. The defendant was accused of stealing a coat, the property of Benjamin Sawyer. It was shown that Sawyer's house was en tered en the 25th of January, when an overcoat was stolen. It was recovered from Clarksen Brenner, who bad purchased it from the defendant. The latter claimed te have bought the coat for $1.50 from man. The jury found him guilty. II was sentenced te six months imprisonment. Cem'th vs. Christian Hildebrand, rcceiv. ing stolen goods. On the night of Fcbru ary 8th, the chicken coop of Lucinda Jen kins, of Columbia, was robbed of several chickens, Vhich were found in the poses peses poses sien of the defendant. Hildebrand's defense was that he bought the fowls from James Smith for 35 cents. He also showed that he had borne a geed character previous te this. Verdict net guilty. Cem'th vs Jehn Markley. larceny. The prosecutor was Jeseph Bender, of this city, who testified that while at Safe Harber one day in July last be took from his linger a geld ring valued at $10 te show te some companions. The defendant picked up the ring from a table 'and placing it en his finger kept it. The reason that he gave for net returning the ring was that a girl had taken it from him. The defense was that Bender had given the ring te Markley for money leaned : after he had it for awhile a girl took it from him and kept it for a short time ; after he regained it he lest it, but offered te pay Bender for it. A young man named Geed corroborated Markley in regard te the money being leaned en the ring. Verdict net guilty. Cem'th vs. David G. Shacffer, receiving stolen goods. The defendant was charged with receiving some sausage, apples, and two geese, which were stolen from the house of Jeseph Gensemcr, near Ephrata, en the night of December 23d last, and for which crime Isaac Buzzard and William Weidcr were convicted. The goods, which were identified as these stolen from Air. Oensemcr, were found m the house of defendant after the burglary. Wm. Weider, who was convicted of break ing into this house, testified that tbe goods were taken te the defendant's house while he and his wife were at home. The defense called "Isaac Buzzard, who was also convicted, and he testified that when tbay took the goods te Shaeffer's they told him they had bought them. The goods were net stolen. On trial. The jury returned the following bills : i rue mas. unaries u. Tripple, embez zlement (two cases) ; Charles D. Tripple and Geerge A. Tripple, embezzlement ; Rebert Gochenour, Frank Bender, Wm. Trost, Henry Rest and Wm. Burns, lar ceny ; Christian Sharp, larceny as bailee ; Wm. Burns and Henry Rest, accessory te .larceny. Ignored. Abraham Geed andWilIiam Fulton, larceny. In the following cases verdicts of net guilty were taken, both defendants being dead : Jcre Shcetz, violating fish laws ; Alenzo Herline, burglary. Sentence or Convicted If nrglars. Before court adjourned Abraham Buz zard was brought up for sentence, haying been convicted of several charges of bur glary, etc. His sentences were as follews: Fer breaking into the store and house of Geerge W. Steiumetz, seven years ; for breaking into the store of Charles H. Gcigcr, four years, and for entering tbe shop of Isaac Becker, two years ; the whole sentence amounting te thirteen years in the Lancaster prison, in separate and solitary confinement at hard labor. Tbe prisoner said that he had served four or five terms in prison for charges of this kind. The court said that they did net think they had improved him and, they "would new have te impese heavier seu- Ltences.j ', -t Joseap awzzard was the next man amUy.iietyaving yet reached his twenty- 'iirscvjaprr no has already served 18 months for larceny, and yesterday he was convicted of robbing Rcsa Sweigert's out house near Ephrata. His sentence was four years at hard labor in the county prison. t Diller Clark, who was convicted with -Jee Buzzard for robbing Sweigert's house, was sentenced te four years also. The sentences of Wm. Weider aud Isaac Buzzard were postponed for a short time. They have also been convicted of burglaries. All of these men were arrested at one time and are said te be members of one baud. O'ISKIEN'S CIKCtft. Tlei lelr Troubles at Mount Jef- fl- Aadlence. "The Grand Circus ReaC Enclish Me- &B nagefi.i "combined with Astley's Museum and Aquarium" is the high sounding title of a cirrus which exhibited in the town of Mount Jey Lis., evening. This show was started ireiu Philadelphia and it is run by Jehn O'lhicn. a well-known but unfortu nate circus man, who has several times broken up and' he is net particularly fend bf having his name en the' bills. The show appeared iu West Chester en Monday and did net arrive in Mount Jey yesterday until'it was tee late te give a street parade er au afternoon exhibition. In the evening the tent was crowded, there" being between 3000 and 2500 people present. The menagerie is small, there being but ten or twelve cages of animals. A feature of this department was " Empress, " said te be the largest and eldest elephant in this country. The best purfeimance iu the ring was by Alex Scarbcraii'l Miss Mellie Brown, two well known rideis, who were here with Batch ellcr &r Derns season before last. There were ether poed features and seme which were bad. The usual number of barkers, who fellow .small shows, were en hand and plied their trades successfully. llnpievln suit Fer Cars. W. C. Allium & Ce., of Philadelphia, recently constructed five circus cars for O'Brien. They were taken away from the shop late en Saturday night, when the firm received a dii-ck for the amount. On Mon day they cut te the bank te draw the money when they found that there was nene then. They then followed the show te West Chester, but were unable te catch it. Coming te this city they had a reple vin issued. It was placed in the hands of Sheriff Stiine who went te Mount Jey last evening aud served it en O'Brien. The managei refused te give bends for the cars which weie seized by the sheriff and handed ever te the plaiutiffs. This morn ing the cii cus men secured live cars from the P. II. H. company and at a late hour they Iclt for Milten where they exhibit to day. O'Brien it will be renicinlicreii managed the BalcheIlei-& Derris's show for several years, and he has with him . this season many of the attractions formerly with that one whose managers arc new running a circus of their own. Miss Mellie Brown, the principal lady rider with O'Brien's, passed through this city this morning at 8 o'clock, en her way from Mount Jey te Philadelphia, she hav ing left the show. JJUWxt COCNTKV ITEMS. Meitl.v rrem the "Oxierd Press." Ill the Little Britain Presbyterian church Mr. Michael will preach his farewell ser mon en the first Sunday of May. He has been pastor of the church for live years. The school directors of Fulton township awarded the building of two new school houses, at Cherry Hill aud Plum Hill, te Timethy Leek, of the same township, for $958 each aud the old houses. Little Britain will build two, at Cedar Greve and Fairmount. While the horse of B. Frank Tayler of Ash vi lie was hitched in Oxford he fright ened at a rolling bjrrel and mashed things. A bay mare, buggy, two sets of harness and ether articles were, steleu from the premises of Day Weed, in Fulton town ship, en Sunday night last. The thieves were seen driving away from the place about midnight by two young men, and the tiail was lest at Hayesville, Chester county. As Lemuel Jeues, of KinseyvilJe, and three ether men were driving a spar raft down the Susquehanna river en Sunday last, the raft struck a rock above Cono Ceno Cone wingo bridge and broke in pieces, throw ing Mr. Jenes and ene of the ether men, named Xeel. into the water. They ledged en a rock and narrowly escaped drowning. The erectors of the poles of the new Mutual Union telegraph line reached Wrightsville last week, aud without se much as saying te the owner 'tby your leave," proceeded te dig a hole te plant a pole near the store of Leuis M. Wright. Mr. Wrtelit was unwilling te have it planted at that place, as the wires would ultimately interfere with some shade trees and told them te go te the ether side of the read. The men refused, and giving Sir. W. a cool reply, finally ordered him into his house. He went, but immediate ly reappeared with a gun iu hand and told them net te threw out another shovel full of earth. They changed the location of the pole. Lancaster's Microscepical Society. A monthly conference of the Lancaster Microscepical society was held last even ing, and a very valuable and interesting paper prepared by Prof. S. S. Rathven, en the Cicada, popularly known (but falsely) as the 17 year locust, was read. Many in teresting and very instructive facts were elicited. After the lecture an exhibition of microscepical objects was made by the members et the society present. Next month the society propose te excel all previous clfei ts in the way of a tine dis play. The Herseg jttuseeni. The museum of wonders and of merito rious musicil attraction en exhibition every afternoon and evening in Fulton hall continues te draw large and much delighted audiences. People who want their children te see the show and te avoid the crowd at nights shenkl take ad vantage of the afternoon matinees. The display of wonders and the pregramme of exercises is spoken of in the highest terms by our most intelligent citizens who have been there. Bishop Slianabaa in Lancaster. Rt. Rev. James F. Shanahan, bishop of the diocese, visited this 'city yesterday with tbe purpose of further discussing plans for the projected Catholic academy and asylum of St. Mary's parish. At a consultation with gentlemen of the con gregation there were no additional steps taken in the matter, but an adjournment was had te Sunday night next. The bishop left last evening and spent the night at Mount Jey. A Lara Faaerml. ' The body of Mrs. Andrew G. Frey, of this city, nee Stauffer, of Salunga, was interred at the old Mennonite' meeting house grave yard in Landisvile, and the funeral was euc of the largest ever seen in thatscctieu, many friends of the de ceased fiem this city attending the ebse quies. .Foead Bail. Vesterday afternoon Brice Painter, who is charged with burning the barn of Jacob Betz, was takenbefere Judge Patterson, when he furnished bail for court in the sum of $1,000 Mrs. Maggie Franklin and Isaac Quigley are his sureties. A A
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