Lancaster -EnttlUgrrett,
FRIDAY EVBNINQ, APRIL 33,jlB81.
The Star Beate Service."
The public have heard for many years
of the frauds of the Star postal route
service, and Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bradyha& been well-known as the
authority -responsible for them. Sev
eral years age a congressional inquiry
fully exposed his rascalities, but he
nevertheless retained his place and con
tinued his profitable manipulation dur
ing the whole of Mr. Hayes's term,under
the authority of Postmaster General
Key, who seems te have been chief of his
department only in name. It has net
been understood that r the Kpostmas Kpestmas
tsr generalhimaelf j was & sharer
in the profits of the iniquitous
transactions of his second assistant. It
appears that this assistant postmaster
general is permitted te administer his
office without interference from the
head of the department, the reason
being that he is held in his place by au
thority superior te his chief's and by the
influence of politicians who are partners
in the stealings. The second assistant's
place is the rich prize of the department,
and Brady, who has long held it, lias
acquired great wealth and influence, and
is the owner of the National Republican,
a party organ published at the capital. It
is net te be suppesedtbat he would se long
have been continued in a pest which
he has administered nefariously, te the
knowledge of all men, if he had net
been sustained by a powerful ring of
partners. He alone would net have been
permitted to.peoket what has been stolen
se brazenly. Who liave been his asso
ciates may never be publicly known ; for
no doubt they stand high in the Repub
lican councils, and Mr. Garfield is net
the man te cause their exposure, nis
virtue lias sufficed te induce him te cut
down Brady and abate the scandalous
practices of the postal administration.
Fer this let us be thankful te him and te
the present postmaster general, whose
efficient administration of the New Yeik
posteffice gave assurance of his ability
and disposition te abate the abuses of
the higher pest which fortunately was
placed in his charge.
Ever since the era of Postmaster
General Cresswell, the posteffice de
partment has been a stench. That official
is generally believed te have enriched
himself by his connivance in straw bid
ding. The science of peculation has
advanced since his day, and under Brady
the chief source of profit has been found
in changing the terms of contracts, after
they had been let' at ruinous rates te ring
contractors, under the pretense of a ne
cessity for an increased number of trips,
and for greater speed; these require
ments being accompanied with a greatly
disproportionate increase of the contract
price. Notwithstanding the notoriety
of this abuse especially in certain routes
fn the West, known as the Star routes,
Congress has never found a way te put a
step te it. Ne law could be passed which
a dishonest official would net find a way
te evade. It was net possible for the as
sistant postmaster general te permit the
government te be robbed without expos
ing himself te criminal indictment ter
collusion in the act ; and Brady has had
te risk the penitentiary in doing his
work. Doubtless he thought the risk
slight in view of the geed company that
he had with him in his beat ; and prob
ably lie was right; We de net expect
that he will be punished or even made te
disgorge. He gees out of office dis
graced ; but as he has staid in 'it under
the same opprobrium, prepablythe only
additional pang he new .suffers is in the
less of the revenue than he no longer can
filch.
The New .Yerk Times makes a state
ment of one of his operations, which
shows hew his work was done. There
is a mail route in an uninhabited coun
try betweeen Mineral Park, Arizona,
and Pioche, Nevada, for which a con
tract was made, the conveyance being
weekly and the mail matter amounting
te about three letters a week. The con
tract was taken at $2,900 for the year.
The contractors employed another party
te de the work for $4,700; deliberately
suffering a less, of $1,800. Then they
had the service made tri-weekly and the
compensation increased te $22,300, giv
ing $12,600 of this te their sub-contractor
and turning their $1,800 less into a
$9,700 profit. Then they had the service
made daily, at a cost of $52,000, giving
the man who did the work $2S,000 and
increasing their profit te $24,000. These
changes of service were made without
the sub-contractor's knowledge and of
course without necessity. This man,
Jennings, found himself subject
ed te heavy fines for net carry
ing the expedited mail, which seems
te have been his first knowledge that the
change had been made. He went te
Washington with ajretest signetr"by the
citizens served by the -mail, declaring
that the increased service was unneces
sary, but of "course he made no progress
towards convincing of that fact the pos
tal officials who had made the arrange
ment te serve net the citizens but them
selves. ' Such bold stealing would mani
festly be impossible if the thieves had
net been strongly entrenched ; and that
they were se the length of time during
wbjch Bradyhas maintained himself in
his place sufficiently demonstrates. The
end has finally come, but we are sure
we are net wrong in believlugthat Brady
will be permitted te .go scot free with
his booty.
The New Yerk Journal of Commerce
recites the results of ex-Secretary Sher
man's attempt te make a law of his own
for the valuation of imported sugars.
The essay has proved conspicuously un
successful. The United States courts
ha-yf., decided thatthe secretary of the
treawy' does net held the power
tefcaage tbe laws-te: suit hie
own ideas of - what they should
be. He 'ebnadered the color test
of the quality of sugats te be imperfect
and directed rtbem te be appraised by the
test of a special instrument. Possibly
his test was tbe best, and possibly net ;
but whether it was or was net, it
was net the one, provided by statute
and therefore h6 could set apply it, says
the judge. This would seem te be clear
ft.
tethe erdinarymJid. BujfcMr. Sher
man'ijsni ag'erdinijjry ijkindl He has
teen accustomed te leek at things with
a vision, of bis ewnV and tqtletermine
their propriety upon a gauge 6( his own.
Fer instance, he is believed- te have de
cided for himself that government bends
could only be properly sold through a
syndicate which earned a commission,
-and with which the moneys realized
might innocently be left without interest
while they were net wanted by the
treasury ; and that it was proper for
such syndicate te share the profit of such
innocent arrangement with the secretary
who was enlightened enough te permit
it. Perhaps he might have seen the
color of the sugar differently if he could
safely and.prefitably have done, se.
PERSONAL.
The St. Leuis Pest-Dispatch, Dam.,
thiuks that if the Democrats of the Senate
had the sagacity te nominate Geu. Grant
as sergeant-at-arms they would seen break
up the Riddleberger-Mahene scheme.
Herace Binney, eldest son of the late
Herace Binney, jr., and the eldest grand
son of the first Herace Binney, died yes
terday morning at his residence, Ne. 2,023
Spruce street, Philadelphia, in the -12(1
year of his aire.
Fannie Louise Buckingham ("Mazep
pa ") and her husband W. B. Pettit, en
gaged in a street fight with a discharged
actor named Lincoln D. Wright, at Bell
villc, Illinois, Monday, in which the hus
band was easily laid out and the woman,
alone and unaided, vanquished the insolent
fee. The Buckingham has a penchant for
whipping people.
Just before Artemus Ward died he had
$12,000 or 815,000 in taibney, valuable
jewelryand diamonds, all of which he ex
pected would make his mother comfort
able when he was geue. But she never
leceived a cent, and net se much as a
single relic. Previous te his death he had
cleared the old homestead of debt, and
had willed te his mother a small property
at Yonkers, N. Y. What became of the
rest his administrator could never find
out.
Themas Baker, the leader of the orch
estra at Wallack's, who has been for some
time living apart from his wife, is seeking,
through a writ of habeas corpus, te get
possession of his two children, which she
had taken with her. lie says in his peti
tien uiai ms wiie, te wnem lie was mar
ried in 1870, is addicted te drink, and
when intoxicated is abusive toward him.
In October last, when he was sick with
pneumonia, she threw him across the bed
and nearly strangled him, and but for the
assistance rendered by ethers he thinksshe
would have seriously injured him. Last
April he fled from her in fear of hit. life
-and has since resided in a hotel.
A banquet was tendered last night te
ex-Senater William Pincknet.Wiiyte by
the merchants el Baltimore, at which
were present about 100 persons, including
mauy of the principal merchants and busi
ness men of the city. Gen. Geerge S.
Brewcr presided, with Mr. Whyte en his
right and the Hen. Samuel J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, en his left. The Hen. Jere
miah S. Black and the Hen. Richard
Vaux. of Pennsylvania, were also pi eseut.
Remarks were made by Gen. Brewcr, Mr.
Whyte, Mr. Black, and ethers. Tiie ban
quet was one of the finest ever given iu
the city, and was tendered as a mark of
appreciation of the zeal of Mr. Whyte
while m the Senate for the interests of
Maryland and the city of Baltimore. The
company was compesod alike of be;
tical parties.
h peli-
IjATEST news by mail. .
Hugh Gelding and Pablen Cyr, were
drowned in Fish liver, N. B., while trying
te cress en the ice.
The steamer Mizpah, from Liverpool for
Copenhagen, has gene ashore en the Skaw.
Eleven persons were drowned.
In Vicksburg, Frank Hughes, coleicd,
shot and killed Benjamin Byrd, coleicd.
for criminal intimacy with his wife.
Judge Ress and wife were summoned te
Brooklyn, N. Y..
yesterday, by a telegram
serious illness of Mis.
announcing the
Ress' father.
Owing te the illness of upwards of fifty
of the mill hands in the employ of the
Pottstown iron company workmen in
some of the departments are very scarce.
Base ball: At Washington, D. C
Nationals, 2; Princetens, 1. At New
Yerk Metropolitan, O; Tiey, 9. At
Buffalo Buflales, 11 ; picked nine, 2.
The Farmer' FrUnd, the grange advo
cate of this state, gives Brether Lc Due a
boost for retention as commissioner of
agriculture.
In Providence, R. I., Ernest A. Bleed,
a young man, whose father resides in Chi Chi
cepee, Mass., was feuud dead in his lodg
ing, having taken poison.
Jehn V. Ely, 27 years of age, was found
hanging in an outhouse of an inn at Hills
dale, N. J. Fer some time Ely had been
suffering from the effects of alcoholism.
In New Brunswick, N. J., Win. M. Van
Sickle, CO years old, a well-known citizen,
attempted suicide. He shot himself in the
head at the base of the skull aud may net
recover.
Henry Butler, of Wolverhampton, Eng
land, committed suicide en the Isaac
Tripp tobacco farm, in Kingsten, Lu
zerne county. . The cause assigned for the
act is disappointed love.
Dr. Geerge H. Larison, of Lambertville,
N. J., who was the Greenback candidate
for Congress last fall, has been presented
by his iriends with a purse of $128. with
which te purchase an artificial baud te
replace that recently amputated.
A farmer liviug near Marlboro. Cumber
land county, N. J., attempted te commit
suicide by taking two teaspoonfuls of
Paris green. A physician was summoned
as seen as the act was discovered, but he
is in a precarious condition and it is net
believed he can recover.
Mayer Beatty's organ factory at Wash
ington, Warren county, N. J., was stepped
en Wednesday by a mammenth eel, which
wriggled its way into the suction pipe
aud partly shut off the supply of water for
the boilers. The eel was captured and
placed en exhibition in front of the fac
tery. ,
A sanguinary engagement took place en
Tuesday between seventeen battalions of
Turks, under Dervisch Pasha, and the
Albanians. The latter had attempted to te to
step Dervisch's advance. After," sejreralH
neurs ngucieg, eeiween l'rtstna ana res-;
rend, Dervisch Pasha continued his march.
Dervisch Pasha has .issued .proclamation
aiuiuuuiuug MJau-ue tviu auppreaBau seal'
tieus attempts and premising reforms. He
exhorts the Albanians te return te duty.
warning them that otherwise they will be
treated with the greatest rigor as reikis.
Charles Duffy, traveling salesman for
Enes Richardson & Ce., manuiacturers of
jewelry, of New Yerk, was robbed of
$10,000.werth of geld chains at the Car Car Car
rollten hotel, Baltimore. Mr. Duffy had
been at the Carrollton for several days,
LANCASTER JUILY
3.
and"was preparfag te ee Jurtfcer,eeBth.
About '7:30 o'clock be took hit jewelry
stock and samples from tbe hotel safe te
bis room te pack them in his - trunks.
After packing them, without locking the
trunks, he went down stairs te .the dining
room te get a cup of tea. While there
his room was entered by thieves, who
carried off the tray of fine geld chains.
THE MANDAMUS BICX.
Governer Heyt Vetoes It and the Senate
Sustain tbe Vete.
The governor has vetoed the bill grant
ing the right te courts of common pleas
te issue writs of mandamus against state
officers in the following message :
Executive Chamber, Hakkisbure, )
April 21, 1881. $
Te the Senate and Heuse of Representatives :
Gentlemen I herewith return without
my approval Senate bill Ne. 213, entitled
'An act te enlarge the jurisdiction of the
several courts of common pleas of the
commonwealth in certain cases."
The objects and purposes of this act are
correct, and a lemedy such as is in
tended and offered is needed te supply a
defect in the law. I regret that this bill is
net presented in such form as te enable
me te give it my approval.
The bill confers upon the several courts
of common pleas of this commonwealth
jurisdiction and power te issue writs of
mandamus te all state etneers in the
manner and according te the rules observ
ed te the adoption of the present constitu
tion." Under its previsions the executive and
heads of departments may be summoned
into district courts and compelled te con
vey the records of the government neces
sary for their defense away from the capi capi
tel, where they may rightfully belong, at
times when their absence might be injuri
ous le public interests.
In many years, indeed, since the ycai
1811, the wise policy of the state has been
te confer upon the courts of the county iu
which the seat of government is located,
jurisdiction in all suits concerning the
revenues aud ether matters of public con
cern. Experience has proved the wisdom aud
expediency of the laws conferring such
jurisdiction, and no sufficient reason cau
new be assigned for a change in this re
gard. The act is further objectionable,
because it extends aud ceufcrs upon the
court of common pleas a jurisdiction te be
exercised, in an undefined and uncertain
manner, viz
In the manner and ac
cording te the rules observed and prac
ticed by the supreme court of the com
monwealth prier te the adoption of the
present constitution." It is beyond the
power of the General Assembly te extend
or confer the previsions of a law by re
ference te its title or in any ether methed
than by re enacting and republishing se
much thereof as may be extended or con
ferred at length. Article 8, section 6, Con
stitution. This act undertakes te confer generally
upon the courts of common picas the
power granted in auy act heretofore passed
giving power te supreme court in cases of
mandamus as wcll.as its power as a court
of common law, 'and also limits such
courts iu their practice te such rules as
may have been observed iu the supreme
court seven years age.
The mischief meant te be remedied by
the constitutional prevision quoted is ag
gravated by legislation of this character.
One purpose of the prevision was te pre
vent the extension of laws in ignorance of
tneir contents, scope and ettect by mere
reference te their titles.
By this act a body of rules is imposed
upon courts without indicating iu the en
actment their nature, centents, scope or
applicability, and it is therefore believed
te be within the principle of the case lately
decided by the court of common pleas of
Philadelphia, wherein the delinquent tax
act was unconstitutional.
This act, by its terms, -includes all state
officers, and if the jurisdiction conferred
may be exercised as the supreme court has
heretofore practiced it, then it is net im
possible that ihe court of common pleas
of one county might assume te issue a
mandamus te a judge of another county
(he being a state officer)te compel the per
formance of a ministerisl duty. Surely no
such power was intended or ought te be
conferred en courts of common pleas.
The right te appeal from the decision of
the inferior court in cases of this char
acter ought net te be left in doubt. By
the act of June 14, 1836, conferring a
limited jurisdiction en the common pleas
te issue writs of mandamus this right is
expressly reserved. Whether the right
te appeal provided for in the cases thciein
specified would extend te these specified
in this act may be open te argument and
doubt.
This act is further defective in that it
((provides no authority for serving the writ
et mandamus beyond the limit of the
county in which it is issued. If the desire
of the law-making power is te confer the
jurisdiction upon all the courts of the
state, it ought te be made effective by giv
ing them power te exercise it. Ne court
except the supreme court has ever had the
right te issue this high prerogative writ te
a state officer. The jurisdistien hereto
fore conferred en the common pleas is
limited aud can only be exercised as te
inferior officers within county limits. By
reason of an oversight in the constitu
tional convention the original jusidictien
was taken away from the supreme court.
Nothing is needed te remedy the defect
but a method by which proper case may
reach that tribunal for ultimate decision
or appeal.
Ne objection is known te exist te the
enactment of a law conferring jurisdiction
te issue the writ of mandamus te state
officers (except judges) upon the courts of
the county in which the seat of govern
ment is located, and it is believed that no
constitutional objections exist te such a
law. The special powers and jurisdiction
conferred upon the courts of Dauphin
county in state matters by acts passed be
fore and since the adoption of the new
constitution have been sustained, both by
the learned judges of that court and by
the supreme court of the state, and large
judgments have been recovered by the
state under such acts. Therefore, no
doubt is entertained as te the constitu
tionality of such a measure.
Fer the reasons stated I am constrained
te withheld my approval of this act, and
herewith return it te tlie Senate in which
it originated. Henry M. Heyt.
On the question, shall the bill pass
Iinally, the objections of the governor not
withstanding, the yeas and nays were
called and resulted as fellows :
Yeas Messrs. Alexander, Grady. Hero Here
tor, Laird, McCracken. Mylin, Nelsen,
Parker, Ress, Schnatterlyand Seamans
Nays Messrs. Beggs, Cooper, Coxe,
Davies, Emery, Everhart. Greer. Herr.
Jenes, Kauffman, Keefer, Lantz, Lawrence,
Lee, Newell, Newmyer, Norris, Reyburn,
Sill, Smiley, Smith, Stewart. Themas,
Upperman, Wolverton 25.
Twe-thirds of all the senators net having
voted in the affirmative the bill failed.
Mr. Norris then, by permission, read in
his place a bill granting te the court of
common picas of Dauphin county the
power te issue writs of mandamus en state
officers and covering all objections urged
against the original bill.
It Might Be.
Pittsburgh Times.
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. Lan
caster Intelligencer. Yes, young
man. But if you had called a few hours
later you would have found the " cel-
lOTLLlGENCEll,FilIDAY, APRIL 22, 188.
ered Easter egg which his favorite grand,
son had brought him " turning ever the
O. P.
STATE ITEMS.
Neal Beyle was killed by a fall of rock
in the Harleigh mine at Hazleton.
The large factory of A. F. Jenes & Ce.,
in Erie, was completely destroyed by
fire yesterday. Less, $20,000 ; no insur
ance. Hely Trinity Pretest-Hit Episcopal
church, Nineteenth and Walnut streets,
Philadelphia, was consecrated yesterday
by the Right Rev. William Bacen
Stevens, D. D. LL. D., bishop of the
diocese.
The beard of public charities has decid.
ed te postpone the matter of the removal
of Blasius Pisterius from the Eastern pen
itentiary until the state has provided suit
able accommodations for criminals of his
cli stFS&c t r
In Philadelphia, Frank O'Neill, aged 3,
was killed by a street car ; Elizabeth Mil
ler, aged 7, drowned in the river ; Simen
Leng, aged 4, had his arm crushed under
a car.
Jacob Dinteman, an old resident of
Goldsboro, Yerk county, committed sui
cide by hanging yesterday. He had been
ailing for some time, and two years age
was detected in a similar attempt by his
wife, and his purpose frustrated.
Samuel Heffeld, aged about 40 years, a
farmer residing near Point Pleasant,
Bucks county, committed suicide by shoot sheet
ing himself in the neck with a shotgun.
His head was almost entirely severed from
his body.
It is a living issue up in Ferest county
whether a squire shall write and make out
the piobate for a let of fox scalps all for
one fee or whether he shall make separate
probates and uet his V cents fee in each
case. The "slander slingers" are in het
contreversy''over it.
The managers of the Ontario & West
ern railroad have in contemplation the
building of a branch which will leave the
main line near the Shawangunk tunnel,
run down the Neversink valley, cress the
Delaware into Pike county at Pert Jarvis,
continue down the river and thence te the
coal regions, crossing the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western at the Delaware Water
Gap. The construction of this read would
make a new and quick route te Philadel
phia and a short coal route te Bosten and
Nsw Yerk.
Te his deferred bend subscribers Presi
dent Gewen says : " The ' decision of the
circuit court of the United States adverse
te the issue of deferred inceme bends in
their present form, necessitates the issue
of the bend without the irredeemable fea
ture and embracing an obligation by the
company te pay the principal ; and as
such change, in my opinion, improves the
character of the security, I advise all sub
scribers and scrip-holders te retain their
right te the bends in the new form, a copy
of which will shortly be forwarded te each
allettee."
The Chambcrsburgjail, which was one of
the worst anywhere, has had a new wine
put te it, a four story brick building 08
feet long, 56 feet wide, and 30 feet in
height, te the reef. In its construction
there were used 598.800 bricks, CO. 000 feet
of lumber, 268 perches of stone and' 88 tens
of iron : in the latter amount is net in
cluded the plumber's pipe, and the heat
ins apparatus. The total cost of the new
building and repairs te the old are $30,
637.84, and the plans were drawn by F.
E. Davis, of Baltimore, architect, of the
new school houses in Lancaster.
TUMBLED INTO A TORRENT.
A Terrible Accident te a Railroad Train.
At 5 o'clock yesterday morning the night
express which left Clinten, Iowa, west
ward bound, en the Reck Island division
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad breke through the trestle ever the
Morcdesia river, near Albany, 111. The
river, which is a perfect torrent, deated
off two of the cars. Eugiuccr West and
the fireman (a resident of Frccpert,
but name unknown) went down in
the cab, and nothing has been
seen since of the men or locomotive.
The rest of the train men escaped with
slight injuries. There were eleven passen
gers in the forward car, including a man
aud boy, residents of Piuc River, Wis.,
enroute for Omaha ; a woman and two
children, who bearded the train at Savan
nah for Reck Island ; Dr. D. W. Lundy,
of Albany, and five ethers, whose destina
tion was unknown. Of these two men
jumped ashore as the floating cars passed
the abutment of the wagon bridge, which
went out Wednesday. Anether man
made a leap, but fell back aud was
drowned. The woman aud one child
and the boy from Pine River were taken
off the reef of the car after it
ledged at the island aud the six ether
passengers, including the man from Pine
river, the little child of the woman aud
Dr. Lundy, were drowned. There were
only three passengers in the sleeper, and
they together with the colored porter
climbed out of the rear end of the car and
escaped uninjured. The wounded have
been made comfortable at a hotel. The
lady mentioned is prostrated by the shock.
Twenty beats are at work in a pouring
rain searching for bodies and picking up
baggage. All the bodies are believed,
however, te be washed out. A hole has
been cut in the reef of the baggage car and
some of the baggage has been taken out.
The shore for eight miles is lined with
people looking for tokens of the wreck.
A KING STEAL IN CHICAGO.
Emulating the Example of Tweed in New
xem.
The Chicago Times publishes a four col
umn expose of stealing in connection with
the building of the county half of the city
and county buildings, amounting te from
$400,000 te $500,000. It says the system
of robbing began with the organization of
a ring in 1872, consisting of Jehn M. Arm
strong, James J. Egan and Clem Pcrielat.
The latter was the moneyed man of the
triumvirate, and advanced the funds with
which the commissioners and contractors
were te be "taken care of." On Egan's se
curing the position of architect of the
buildings, the three were te share equally
his income. The written agreement te
this effect being extant, Egan failed te
keep his premise, and, through Arm
strong's dissatisfaction, the inner history
of Chicago's costly municipal bnildings
has leaked out. What was known as the
" Bear Club ' was organized by the ring,
and the books of this ring show that
$112,000 was distributed among the ring
and 12 commissioners. About five years
age a number of sub-rings were formed,
the Hinsdale Deyle granite company being
concerned in one, and P. J. Sexten, the
contractor, in another. The estimated cost
of the county hall of the buildings was
$1,250,000, and up te date $2,500,000 has
been expended. . The system adopted was
te let the contracts en one set of plans, and
then furnish the contractor with another
set calling for inferior work, the difference
te be divided among the architect ring,
contractor and commissioners. On a con
tract for a- supply of cut sene alene, the
steal amounted te sm,uuu en iron
work $27,000, en wainscoting $8,000,
and en cordage and pulleys
$2,500. Sexten secured the contract
for furnishing fireproof concrete cement
for the floors and in place of some speci
fied ingredients he put such fireproof ma
terial as shavings and blocks of weed. In
the original a dome was included, which
was te reach a height only overtopped
by St. Peter's at Reme. Sexten's bid for
the contract for the county's half of the
dome was $20,000, and there was a trust
worthy bid of $17,000. The bids were re
jected, and Sexten received $71,000 for the
work en the rotunda, which is te take the
place of the dome. Egan still holds the
position of architect and Armstrong claims
.that Sexten's stealings amount te ever
9223,000. -The Times premises te publish
mere startling developments.
.Tnandcrta Connecticut.
The powder mill at West Stratford,
Conn., owned by the Metal'ic cartridge
company, exploded yesterday morning.
There were about 1,000 kegs of powder in
the building. Houses about the city were
badly shaken and much glass was broken.
The explosion is supposed te have been
caused by tbe rifle sheeting of two men in
the vicinity, one of whom standing about
100 yards away was badly cut about the
head. The damage about the city is esti
mated at $5,000.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OBITUARY.
Heath of Mr. Mary T. Dungan.
Mrs. Mary T. Dungan, relict of the late
Wm. Duncan, a well-known citizen of
Eden township, hasdiedatthe residence
of Mr. Jere Eeene in this city. She was a
lady of refinement and was a native of
Harford county, Md. (her maiden name
bciug Prigg), and a sister of the late
Themas Prigg, of this city. She was the
third wife of the late Wm. Dungan and
leaves no children.
Henry F. Bewman;
The subject of this sketch was the son
of the late Rev. Jacob and Maria Bewman.
His father was a Meunonite preacher and
the family resided in Strasburg township,
narry was born in tbe borough of Stras
burg en September 9, 1852. After the
death of his father, his mother and family
moved te this city. Fer years he has been
in the jewelry establishment of H. Z.
Rhoads & Bre., and was an excellent
workman and a young man of geed judg
ment and fiue ta&te in that most particular
of mechanical pursuits. As a draughts
man aud designer we have often had oc
casion te notice his fine work. On Thurs
day morning, 14th iust., he took sick with
an illness of typhus character and his
friends were greatly shocked te hear of
his death from internal hemorrhage this
morning at the home of his mother en
Shippen street, lie also leaves two sis
ters and a brother, Ezra F., the well-known
jeweler. He will be buried en Saturday
afternoon at Longenecker's Reformed
Mcnnenite meeting house.
As a salesman and skilled jeweler in the
large house with which he was se-long
connected, and as one of the most popular
young gentlemen in Lancaster society.
"Harry" Bewman was widely known aud
a great favorite. He was a leading spirit
iu social circles and every kind of festivi
ties of refined society. His death has
caused very general mourning, and bis
less will -long be. felt by friends who will
keep his memory green. He was member
of the Lancaster beat club, of the ritlc
team, aud of the Empire fire company, the
latter holding a special meeting this even
ing te te take action regarding his death.
Other Heath.
Mr. Daniel Danner, a highly respected
citizen of Manheim borough, has departed
his life in the 78th year of his age. Mr
D. had for a number of years carried en
successfully the turning business, but of
late, owing te deelining health, relinquish
ed bis vocation and lived a retired lite.
Mrs. Susan Ehrman, widow, residing
near Lit itz, died at 6 o'clock en Thursday
morning, aged about 64 years. She suf
fered from a pulmonary disease, which,
together with old age, brought en death.
Mrs. Peter Keath, of White Oak, Peen
township, died of congestion of the liver.
She was almost 70 years of age, but was
in the enjoyment of geed health until last
Friday night, when she was attacked with
the above disease. She will be buried to
morrow. Jehn M. Bickel, who died en Wednes
day last at his residence at Morten, Dela
ware county, in the 72d year of his age,
was state treasurer of Pennsylvania from
1850 te 1831, having been elected as a
Democrat.
The Philadelphia papers nete the death
there en Thursday of Mrs. Elijah Pugb,
formerly of the Gap, this county. She
will be buried in West Chester te-morrow.
A dispatch from Nice, Italy, conveys
the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs.
Thursten in that city last night. Mrs.
Thursten was the daughter of Dr. Henry
Ceppec, of Lehigh university, and the wife
of 3lr. W. W. Thursten, vice president of
the Bethlehem iron company. She leaves
four little boys.
Mr. IIurd'R Brether In Town.
Mr. Geerge Hurd, who resides iu Scar Scar Scar
bere, Ga., 70 miles above Savannah and
60 miles below Augusta, reached Laucaster
this morning from his home. He is a
brother of the late Luther J. Hurd, who
met a violent death at the Grape hotel, this
city, aud he comes here te leek after the
prosecution in the case of the cem'th. vs.
Wm. B. Finney. Mr. Hurd expects his
brother Edward en from the East by
every train and will take no
decisive steps in the matter until
after consultation with him. Besides these
two, Mr. Hurd had another brother and
four sisters. Tlie family originally came
fiem Springvale, Yerk county, in the
southeastern part of Maine, where his
brother still lives. Mr. Geerge Hurd, a
very iitelligent and strongly common
sense. man, is merchandising in Scarboro,
and has lesided in the Seuth for 34 years,
making ficq'ucnt visits te his old home, the
last one se late as the summer of 1880,
when he saw Ins deceased brother.
The news of the latter's death only
reached him after his burial, his brother
Edward sending him a full account of the
tragic affair taken from the Bosten
Herald, te which it was telegraphed from
this city en the day of Mr. Hurd s death.
Besides the property found among his
effects here the late Mr. Hurd left some
estate. His brothers are only anxious
that exact justice be done in the adminis
tration of the law.
Since the above was iu type Mr. Hurd
has received a telegram stating that his
brother cannot ceme en here at present.
He will likely go te Bosten te confer with
his kinsfolk there
Mr. 3Ieran, who originally came te Lan
caster with Hurd, is also in town te day.
The Herzeg- Shtfw.
Fulton hall was packed last nii;ht.
There were 160 mere tickets sold than
there were seats down stairs. The people
who wouldn't go upstairs and consequent
ly had te stand might have been comfort
ably seated and seen the same show in
the afternoon, or at any afternoon mati
nee. By Mr. Herzeg's kind invitation the
Children's Heme boys and girls were
there yesterday and greatly enjoyed it.
Te-morrow there will be a new feature in
a skilled Punch and Judy showman.
Admiral Det, who is with the Herzeg
museum, is 21 years old and a perfect lit
tle gentleman. He used te be with the
Liliputian opera company, which disband
ed because, he tells us, one of the little
men " drank tee much." Maj. Atom,
who is 10 years old, and only weighs 15
pounds,has his father and mother traveling
with him te take care of him. They are
full-sized and geed looking people. Little
Jewel, aged 17, is a Louisville, Ky.,
young lady and her sister is with her.
The big man of the company weighs ever
500 and when he and Admiral Det train
together and sing their military and mu
sical duets it is a sight. The little people
eat about as much as children, but Colonel
Orr has an err-ful appetite. Prof. Sawyer
can bring mere -music out of his finger
bowl glasses than Orp"heus could with his
stone and stump-charming lyre. The
Reman students are skilled and exquisite
musicians. Their dress is picturesque
and their execution perfect. The people
who don't go te see this show because it
is " cheap " may rest assured that the
only cheap thing about it is the price of
admission.
r fife-
Xbe Trn r Once.'V-.
The Xraminer say's lt when itftefcl the
truth ler once - it expected te be paid 3ccU
ter it. . Its expectaties was gratuiteM ail
unwarranted, but Itlt. cannot be indueed'te
tell the tratti for -oOTt-fer ether c4B8ldera c4B8ldera
tien, these whe love te read the truth Will find
it in tin IxTEUiQEXCER for ten cen's a week.
ISTEIXIGElkCKK.
This is a very small matter te be ban
dying words about. But when the Junier
of the Intelligencer sent the advertise
ment, in his own handwriting, te the bu
siness office of the examiner, with the
request te have it inserted, he was either
drunk or a feel te suppose he was get
ting it , inserted as, ,a . complimentary
editorial, netice." If 'our expectatkm te
te be paid 'for it is "gratuitous and
unwarranted," he will perhaps have the
opportunity of. giving his reason why he
thought he had a claim en its. for a "j free"'
puff. If he thinks his passing off his own
written advertisement as a voluntary puff
of the Examiner ' was a great feat of edi
torial genius, he had better restrain his
great mind or it may earn for him a
straight jacket. It is net powerful
enough te stand the strain of another such
feat. Examiner.
Much addicted te inebriety as the
"Junier of the Ixielugencek " is, heiss
assujtl:by competent judges thafchewaa
soeer wneu ne sent te an auacne e mc
Examiner specially "in his ewu hand
writing" a paragraph distinctly marked
' lnn-ll " nritll nrk titliAt- rafiilaut tt littya h
inserted because this attache of the Ex
aminer had a few minutes before coolly
sent an advertisement te thispflcc marked I
"local," which, having no idea of publish
ing it as "local" andne ether instructions,
we consigned te the waste basket, as we ex
pected the Examiner attache would de with
ours. His love for the truth for once rese
superior te his business instructions and
he published it, as "local" we fairly pre
sumed, since se marked it was'scnt te him.
If the proprietor of the Etaminer wants
te bandy words about it we refer hi in te
his attache who was sober and sensible
for once. Meantime the Commedore
should "take something" for the infirmi
ties of temper which be se painfully mani
fests of late.
A COUNTY FAIR.
Dr. Greene Wants tne People te Help the
lreject.
Dr. C. A. Greene, who was appeiuted by
the local agricultural society, chairman of
a committee te get up a ceuuty fair has
issued the following appeal te all who are
or ought te bu interested in such a pro
ject :
"The citizens of Lancaster county and
this city who are interested iu holding a
grand fair of the farming and industrial
interests of the county are-requested te
meet in the spacious reading room at the
Stevens house, en ' Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, April 27, te appoint committees
te act in concert with the Agricultural aud
Horticultural society in showing next fall
en our fair grounds, the great resource of
this favored spot of Pennsylvania. The
exhibits will be shown under tents and
buildings te be prepared for the occasion. -
" Every farmer ?nd citizen will be as
tonished at the wealth and manufactures,
and it is expected that all of the citizens
will take held with willing hands te make
it tbe grandest exhibition ever held of our
agricultural and horticultural products,
of our numerous cattle, horses, bulls,
cows, mules, heifers, sheep, hogs, poultry,
&c. ; also of all the various manufactures
of every kind here produced.
" On each day of the fair there will ha
exhibited in a ring prepared for the occa
sion, a cavalcade iu which each farmer
can show his animals te advantage for the
benefit of the thousands of visitors. Hun
dreds of animals will be in this immense
ring at one time led or driven by their
owners or attendants. There will prob
ably be the largest exhibition of poultry
ever brought together in Pennsylvania,
containing fancy fowls from ether coun
ties and states. The details and premium
list will be published as seen as the com
mittees can prepare them. At the last
meeting of the Lancaster county agricul
tural society this matter was well discussed
and a committee of three were appointed
te make the preliminary arrangements."
Among Old I'rlends.
Mr. Jehn J. Hambright, formerly of this
city, but for the past sixteen years engaged
in the drug business in Chicago, arrived in
Lancaster yesterday afternoon en a brief
visit te his friends and relatives East.
Mr. Hambright, who is a brother et our
well-known townsman Washington i.
Hambright, Pennsylvania railroad ticket
agent, reperts things flourishing in the
great Northwestern metropolis, where
during his residence he has thrived se ma
terially, and he mcutieus with great satis
faction the success that is atteuding the
fortunes of all the Lancasterians new en
gaged in business in that city. They arc
all apparently en the high read of prosper
ity, and while their thoughts frequenty
turn with pleasure te their old home in
the East they de net feel any inclina
tion te sever the ties formed in the
new, where they are progressing se satis
factorily. 3Ir. Hambright says there is a
great demand for labor in Chicago, with
remunerative compensation, and all
branches of trade are in an encouraging
condition. He proposes, however, te
shortly make "a new deDarture. andi te
move still further westward, having com
pleted arrangements te engage in the
wholesale furniture business with his
brother-in-law in San Francisce. He will
remove thither en the 5th-ef May, and the
cordial geed wishes of his many friends in
this locality, which be has always held
during his residence in Chicago, wjlf at
tend him in his sojourn te the-far-off gold
en shores of the Pacific. Mr. Hambright
will remain in Laucaster about a week.
A Beantlfel Badge.
The members of the Lodge'ef Perfection
of the Masonic fraternity in this city have
had manufactured for presentation te Mr.
Wm. J. Fc-rdbey, whose recent departure
en a trip arennd the world has been noted
in these columns, a splendid geld badge as
a testimonial of their esteem. The main
portion comprises a section of hose with
branch pipe and fire thorn pendenWbcIeWr
it. The inscription "Lancaster, tlfenaa.
Fire Department" is- engraved npen tire
hose. A pair of hooks crossed, a
ladder, fire hat and axe complete
the device indicative of Mr. Fordney's
services as a fireman and chief of the de
partment. " Wm. J. Fordney " is inscribed
in raised letters upon the pin, below which
is an eagle with outspread wings, and
from this depends a piece with the word
"Chief" in'railed letters.' UpeatUe back
of the pin is the inscription' "-Lancaster
Ledge of Perfection te P. T.? P.'Gi Master
Wm. J. Fordney, April 11, 1881." The
badge is a very skillfully wrought and ar
tistic piece of workmanship, and is from
the jewelry house of Edw. J. Zahm by
whom it was manufactured in atyittfparts.
It will certainly prove a very acceptable
gift te Mr. Fordney who will carry it
around the world with him. It will be
forwarded te him at Chicago.
J' .vZni l.-..- W5 " i T
Jeb Bennwhe was arrested in Phila
delphia and has been confined in jail here
en an attachment for .costs,' says the ac
count published e'f his escape from Denutv
SlieriflT flti-inerwlip'n fine armstnl "iru fin. I
Sheriff StrineTwhcn first arrested was fie-,
IIMOUB. Us niya MUM niicu uu auu yjuaxuzy
get te 13th arid Vine street a policeman
told bin? he could net be taken out of the
city for costs' and he insisted en -going, te
an alderman's te see if Strine's papers
were right. , Charley left him, and he sup
posed the proceedings would net bear I
legal investigation ; he denies all about the
sheeting, &c. Thus sayeth Jeb.
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FKOCEEDIftUS.
1 The ilrs Wttk of Quarter Mnateaa.
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xnursqaiAMTternoen. Cem'th vs. Thes.
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eniua.awaic ana battery. This case
grew ont-ef a riot at Kauffman's hotel, at
Robrerstewu, some time age, a full ac-
count or which appeared in the Intelli- .
eenceu. The prosecutor was Jehn Heed,
colored. He testified that ea this day he
was at Kaulfirian! diettf graft' imad a
fxieiuLuanied Kilceynu cams te the hotel
and rai.Ned a row ; the bartender asked,
witness te remain there and assist him te
keen order ; after that Smith bantered
,hird;fi)Taihf aMStjhKkaira in 'the jaw
several' tiaici:. The tfefensa was that this
Smith, who was seated en a bagatelle
table ; Heed hit him several times aud bit
a portion df his ear1 off.' Several witnesses
testified th.it the defendant was" a peace
able man.
The commonwealth ;in! rebuttal called
witnesses te prove that Smith 'was a quar
relsome ln.ui when drunk. The jury ren-'
dered a veidict of net guilty with the costs
te be equally divided between the parties.
Cem'th v. Walter Marshbank, Albert
Reideub.ich and Geerge Kemp. The de
fendant j ui'iu -charged with malioiens
mischief. It was shown by the testimony
that the old lurk infill, which situated a
short distance east 'of the city, arid is the
property of the AVeikingraan's building
aud Ie.tu as.viciatien, has been greatly in
jured by boys breaking the windows, &a.
Twe boys testified that they saw Marsh
bank and Reiilenbach threw steues at the
wiudews and against . the doers of this
building:
The commonwealth abandoned the case
as te Kemp, net having sufficient evidence
te sustain it. Tbe defense of the ether
boys was that the injury te the building
was done by tramps and net by them.
The jury found Marshbank and Reidoo Reideo Reidoe
bach guilty, but recommended them te the
rinfrcy of the court. '
Cem'th v. Jehn Scherff. The defendant
was charged with pointing a pistol at
Mary lloekinycr. The presecutrix testified
that en March 21, the defendant came te
where .she was living at He. 21!) Lime
street, for the purpose of dispossessing her.
He pulled a pistol without her having
done anything te him and pointed it at
her. Si!c:c.iincd "murder," aud Schcril
then put the pistol back iu his pocket.
Anether witness testified that Scherff tried
te get in the heuse and when he did se the
presecutrix struck him in the lace ; he
then pulled his revolver but did net
point it
The dcieiihu was that the accused was at
the house for a lawful purpose, having a
writ te di.-p'Hsc.-s her ; he only pulled his
pistol alter iMiug assaulted for the purpese
of frightening Mrs. Boekmycr. The jury
rcndeii'd a erdict of guilty.
Cem'th vs. Jehn Heed, colored, may
hem and assault and battery. This case
grew outef the Roluerstewu fight also.
Heed was charged with biting a piece of
Tlminai Smith's ear off en the 7th of
March. Smith testified that" upon this
day he went into Kauffman's hotel when
he was knocked oil a bagctelle table by
Heed, who bit off a piece of his ear.
Heed was also charged with assault and
battery by Augustus Kilceync who swere
that he knocked him down and beat him.
The defense was that Heed did net
touch Kilceync nor did he bite the car
of Smith off. Kilceynu received his in
juries fie:n the hands of the bartender.
On trial.
Friday Morning. Tha trial et Jehn
Heed, uhaigerf with mayhem in biting off
an ear of Themas Smith, and- for assault
aud batterv upon Augustus Kilceync, was
resinned this morning. The defense of
fered "additional testimony te show that
the prosecutors began the 'fight. Heed
denied having bitten the car of Smith and
claimed that the two men received their
ether injuries from him (Heed) while he
was pruti-i'ting the house. The jury ren
dcrcil .t vi-idict of net guilty in the may
hem exx with costs te be equally divided
between the prosecutor, Themas Smith,
aud defendant. In the assault and battery
case Heed was acquitted and the prose
cutor. Augustus Kilceync, te pay the
costs.
Cem'th vs. David Hauck, burglary. The
evidence showed that the smoke house of
David GielV, in Earl township, was broken
open en the night of April 5:h when four
shoulders aud live hams were stolen. The
thieves effected an entrance by removing a
sash from tlie kitchen window. Constable
Bewman testified that he had a warrant te
search for meat which was stolen from Mr.
Greff; he employed Jacob Lewery and
Maitie Buzz ud te watch around the
Welsh mountains as be thought the meat
would b.j scci cted by the thieves ; Buzzard,
watched Hauck aud he saw him carry
something from his house and hide it un
der a stone in the Welsh mountains; he in in
feiuicd the elliccr aud they went te the
place and found a shoulder which Mr.
Greff identified as his property.
.The defense called the mother of Hauck
who testified that upon the night of the
burglary her son was net at home. The
jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Sen
tenced te two years imprisenmeni at hard
labor.
Themas Median, Jeb Bcnn and Lewis
"Wiltmyer, who were in prison for costs ;
were discharged under the iuselvent law.
The cases of Eliza Dennelly and Harry
Rogers charged with keeping a bawdy
house, were continued.
A verdict. of net guilty was-takcu in the
oase'uf J;inc4 Uuyd .charged With false
pretense, the s'tatutc? of limitations bar
ring out the prosecution.
The grand jury returned the following
bills : ' r . , r
True bills Wm. li. Finney, first count
involuntary manslaughter, second count
voluntary manslaughter; II. Celeman
Knrtz, ue'tilerry Jonas Minnich, false
pretense : Win. Lewery ct al., conspiracy
te break jail ; Jehn G)edliart and Daniel
sE. Buchtei-, fornication and 'bastardy :
Nathan Altlieiibc, fraud ; Jehn Merau,
tramp.
Ignored Jcssie 3Iiller, keeping a dis
orderly house, with county for costs.
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T11K COMING ClttCOB.
A Hit; Day xpeeted Te-morrow.
If this line weather keeps up te-morrow
will h : "PilU'St." First, nf Anril nn.I
'Easter .Urtfdfr an rolled late'paVki this
iirnu. x uj uninuiu-uviiuuu CIICU IiaS
been well advertised and the country peo
ple are ceaiiug.. Our streets-will, be filled
with people and a gala day will
begit: early in the morning. Saturday is
available for holiday purposes aayhew,
and tlie towns-folk, boys aud girls, clergy
anujajmen, will take advautagc of it te
sae-thcjpageaut and "leek at the animals."
Aa&amtrm's is the enl'drqw billed for
.Lancaster! this seaseii iit; is iwfeil jwe are
etting:tliebestoethioad Tar although
Barnum has often humbugged the people,
he is in the geed company of Hutchinson
and Bailey lliu time and the" combination
has received high praise wherever it has
appeatcdi carrying of the palm in that
most critical of circus cities Baltimore.
The New Yerk papers pronounce this the
"ideal circus' and nothing is nearer and
dcarer.te the great American public than
-.tacircu-s-ZJ he eavalcaue-Oi eiepuaaia; tue
extent andjvariety of-ithwraaaageriog -Aha
exciting mclaige ef'cqaestrian and vacrC
batic '-events " such as never were before
excelled or even approached - tbe attend -
lance of Tem Thumb and his wife and
Chan?, the Chinese riant Z the
steer that
fires a pistol ; the spangled gymnasts and
clown ; the wonderful black repe, perform
crs; the woman with the iron Jaw; the
Japanese jugglers; the trained band of
elephants dancing en inverted ice cream
freezers;, the nettled chargers dashing
through fiery rings ; the bare back riders,
and a hundred ether features that include