LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1881.
iLancastct intelligencer.
UONDAT EVENING, MAY 10, 1881.
The UapariMaHe 8I.
Conkling's amanuensis keeps up his
appearance in the New YerK Herald
without, however, saying anything but
that he has said a great deal and is anx
ious te "have some one call him a liar
and prove it. One adventurous person
has emerged from the Indian office, we
believe, and discharged a flight of arrows
at the Conkling gunner, but none of
them deadly. lie says that it is net true
that Garfield called Conkling te that
meeting in New Yerk, but that it was
Conkling's friends who seduced Garfield
te it. The Conkling man asks in reply,
what it matters whether he did lie in
this particular, since it is admitted that
Garfield went ; which may be said te be
first bleed for the Indian, in that the
ether man admits he lied, and first
knock-down for the ether man since it is
clear that the arrow-shooter concedes
that Garfield was ever in New Yerk
bargaining for the support of the Repub
lican leaders there ; which is the gist of
of the accusation.
Mr. Garfield's warrior, who declares
that he was in charge of his corres
pondence during the election time, asserts
that his positive instructions were net te
make any premises te applicants for
office, and he would have us thereby con
vinced that Garfield never did himself
what he forbade him te de ; and se that it
was quite untrue that he could have gene
te New Yerk with the deliberate intent te
buy the support of its politicians. The
strength of this logic is net very appar
ent; and especially will it fail te con
vince these who arc acquainted with
Mr. Garfield's weaknesses and incensist
encies; and the most of people have by
this time a fair appreciation of them.
If this fight between the Republican
factions gees en, there will net be left a
man, woman or child who will fail te be
persuaded that Garfield is capable of de
ing almost anything that is weak and
foolish ami even evil. We Democrats
used te say sonic very severe things of
him, and we thought we proved him te
have been guilty of doing some very
bad things. We showed that he took
a five thousand dollar fee for the De
Geiyer payment when he was chairman
of the appropriations committee that
provided the money te pay for it ; and
that he never did anything else te earn
his fee. We showed that he had Credit
Mebilier stock and afterward swore that
he hadn't ; and that he had admitted
his perjury. And there were ether dis
creditable things in his career that we
proved ; but we failed te convince the
Republicans that they ought net te vote
for him for president, because he had
token bribes and committed perjury. He
was clean enough for them with all this
smut upon him. They put him in and
we washed our hands of the responsibil
ity. They have him, but they don't en
joy him.
Their lack of enjoyment, however, does
net spring from the fact that he took
bribes and perjured himself, which we
thought se objectionable in a president.
They knew he did these things. This
Conkling man of the JferaUV new
speaks of them with great calmness as
illustrative of the character of the man,
but he does net object te them. lie
could net, for Conkling voted for him
and worked for him. In alluding new
te these Garfield characteristics he sim
ply admits that he considered a jperjurcr
aud a bribe-taker te lie lit te be president
of the United States.
He objects te Garfield as president
only because he does net keep his prom prem
ises of public plunder te the men who
were persuaded by them te support and
work for him. He left Conkling under
the impression that he was te be the dis
penser of all the New Yerk offices; and
Conkling then rolled up his sleeves and
went te work for him. Otherwise he
would have seen him in the bad place be
fore he would have stirred hand or feet ;
Conkling was deceived, Conkling is dis
gusted ; and he is very mad with Gar
field, and raises his tomahawk against
him ; all because he does net pay up ;
net because he swears te a lie, and is
bribable; he might still be a virtuous
and worthy president for all that ; but
because he tells a lie te Conkling and
cheats him. That is the unpardonable
sin.
A Sudden Silence.
The silence of Dersey and Brady just
new is very great. Each gave one
shout seen after they were struck, and
appealed te high heaven for their justifi
cation against the cruel assaults of a
mendacious press ; but they are net
doing any shouting new, although every
day is bringing out fresh proofs of their
guilt, and it is even doubtful whether
the charitable Key and the guileless
Hayes are net leginning te be oppressed
with a suspicion of their rascality. Dor Der
sey, it new appears, used te send reams
of blank postal contract papers te an
accommodating postmaster in Arkansas,
who filled into them his endorsement of
the entire responsibility of the parties,
and i emailed the batch te Dersey, who
was then senator, and who put
in the name of the brother-in-law
whom he selected te be the contractor,
and filled the ether blanks; se perfecting
the papers upon their face and making
them lit te paS3 the inspection of the
vigilant Brady. It leeks as though Mr.
Dersey would find tl very difficult te es
cape the penitentiary ; nndnotwithstund nndnetwithstund
ing his present gift of modesty and the
great unobtrusiveness of his demeanor,
we believe people generally would like te
see him go there ; unless, indeed, the
president and the Senate have any use
for him en the supreme bench of the
United States ; as the Dersey style of
men seem te be considered just the style
for that august tribunal, we would be
leth te deprive the appointing powers
of a chance te provide it with a member
who will se fill their idea of what a su
preme court judge should be : but we
believe there is no present vacancy there,
and really the public impatience te have
Mr. Dersey fitly disposed of will net
await the uncertain happening of one ;
andweknowef no ether fitting place
open for him b it the peuilenti iry.
The most sensational of all political
sensations from Washington during the
short life of the present administration
comes this atterrioeu, in the announce
ment of the resignation from the United
States senate of Rescoe Conkling and
Themas C. Piatt, federal senators from
the Empire state of New Yerk. The
event, we believe, is one alto
gether without precedent and it is
certainlv without anticipation by the
enterprising newsmonger who send
their readers all that happens and is te
happen and much that never hapiwned
and never will happen in that political
centre. Even Conkling never npcarcd
in such a dramatic attitude Ix'fere.
That his shadow of a colleague should
fellow in his footsteps is of course net
wonderful, considering their relations.
Mr. Arthur, no doubt, would be
glad te quit the vice presidency,
tee, if he saw his way out. The
idea of this startling move is, no doubt,
the English idea of the ministry resign
ing and appealing te the people when
overborne by Parliament. Conkling and
Piatt and their alleged senatorial prerog
atives have been ignored by Garfield and
by the majority of their colleagues, and
they propose te carry their appeal te the
party in their state. The present Legis
lature being strongly Conkling, will
of course re-elect them, but as
this was assured them before they re
signed it is difficult te see what vindica
tion or significance there will be in
such a reelection. If Hie vacancies
could be referred te a new legislature, te
be elected by the people, the chances arc
there would be two Democratic senators
te succeed them. In any event the situ
ation is full of interest and as amusing
te the Republican party as is the skin
ning of an eel te the eel.
The signs are that there will be nu
merous " last cards' issued by the rival
Republican factions during the present
week, which witnesses the culmination
of their frantic struggles te gel, into the
county offices, in which one of theii or
gans tells us they cheat the people of the
county out of $:0,000 a year, besides the
lawful emoluments of the same. Tise.se
make an aggregate of some j-t.0,000 a
year, for the distribution of which the
speilsmen can afford te make quite an
interesting scramble.
It is interesting te spectators te stand
off and see it because Democrats and
ether honest men cannot be expected te
share much exultation in the vielery or
sympathy with the defeat of anybody
that is involved in the present eampaign.
Fer even the ordinarily decent men who
are candidates have entrusted their can
didacy te roosters, who are notoriously
running them merely en a political or
financial speculation. Itmaltersverylitlle
te the public which side wins when, ac
cording te the admissions of both fac
tion's organs,cerriiptinn. bribery, reaeh
ery and licentiousness are the character
istics of the men who organize the forces
en either side and the elements which
inspire and contiel the battle. This
competition of rascality can only serve
the useful purpose of showing the rotten
ness of the Republican party here in il.'i
stronghold and the hopelessness of any
attempt te reform it. within I In- lines.
MINOR TOPICS.
Fei: the nine months ending March,
1881, our petroleum experts decreased
under the same period of last, year ninety
million gallons and nearly ten million
dollars.
TiiLiti: is the. bestjreasen te believe that
the Senate will adjourn sine die by the
end of next week, and that the nomination
of Judge Robertsen will be disposed of
meanwhile by his continuation.
Bi.aixi: has invited te Washington
Messrs. Geerge William Curtis, James It.
Osgood, James W. Harper, jr., and Will
iam D. Howells, te discuss with him the
question of an international copyright
treaty.
Up in Pike county District Attorney
Nyce and Miss Maggie Quick have been
married te each ether and such is the
decorum of the Milferd DispaWh that no
melancholy pun is attempted apropos the
joyful nuptials, though one could have
been made se quick and nicely.
Notwithstanding people in straw hats
and winter underclothes declare they
never saw the like, their attention is in
vited te the record of May 1880 with the
following het days : On May 5th the
mercury marked 71 degrees ; May 0, SO ;
May 8, 70 ; May 9, 84 ; May 10, 8(5 ; May
12, 80; May 13, 72 ; May 1, 70 ; May 17,
83; May 18. 70; May 20, 7S ; May 21,
83 ; May 22, 70 ; May 23, SO ; .May 24,
8G ; May 25 and 26, HI; and May 2'J, 90
degrees.
The plundered people of the county
must be greatly cnteitained with the rev
elations of the Republican organs about
each ether and their respective political
friends. $30,000 is the amount which the
Xew Era's editor calculates is stolen annu
ally by the officers whom its parly elects
te the administration of ourceuniyafiahs,
and by the confessions of both sides the
conflicting iullucnccs in our local politics
all radiate from gambling .-.a!e!ns ami
houses of prostitution.
The Philadelphia Ereninij TJeyraph is
of the opinion that "if the country is
really concerned upon the subject of re
forming the civil service, it. would appear
as if it had made a mistake list fall in net
electing the right man chief magistrate of
the United States, and, at various times,
the right men te be senators of the
United States. The man it should have
c'aesen te I e both executive and Senate is
evidently Samuel G. King, whom our own
citizens, with wisdom and discretion,
elected chief magistrate of Philadelphia."
One of the reasons assigned in the call
for a meeting in Cooper institute last. Sat
urday evening of the Anti-Monopoly
League was the following : Rut read
influence has been openly exercised te se
cure the confirmation of the Hen. Stanley
Matthews as a judge of the supreme court
of the United State.?." Among these
present at the meeting were Cel. F. A.
Conkling, Gen. F. C. Barlew, L. E. Chit
tenden, F. B. Thurber, Jas. P. Robertsen,
Gee. A. Buckingham, Dr. Jehn G. Boyd,
Deraarest and Samuel
Whft-
TirE Examiner has net sustained with
proof its allegation that Jehn H. High,
candidate for the Republican nomination
of sheriff in 1878, offered several thousand
dollars te have Jake Strine counted out
and himself counted in. On the ether
hand neither Mr. nigh nor his newspaper
organ, the Xcw Era, denies that Mr. High
did then pay $1,000 into the McMellen
peel te secure his nomination. - This,
therclere, may be assumed te be the truth,
as well as that some of High's supcrser
viccablc friends did make the offer te
have him counted in. But why de net the
organs tell the whole truth ? Let us knew
who made the offer, who had the Reman
virtue te withstaud temptation and who
took High's $1,000 and sold him out.
PERGONAL..
Den Cameren is said te have "sworn
off" and Randall is credited with his
reformation.
Mrs. G Aim eld is reported slightly im im
pieved. Dr. Baxter has had a consults
tien with Dr. Boynton and thinks, al
though she is very weak and somewhat
debilitated, her chances te regain health
arc fair.
Mrs. Wiu.iam A. Wallace has been
lying quite sick at the Continental hotel.
Her husband is at her bedside all the time
Mrs. Wallace was somewhat better last
evening, and it is possible may seen be
removed te her home in Clearfield.
The ether day Cel. Fred Grant, looking
at a theatrical bill-beard in quest of an
evening's amusement, asked Majer Ten
OcuirriiKi: what "Stabat Mater" meant ?
"Oh !" said the survivor of the Alame,
"that's from the Latin, Fred ; pity the
f classics are net mere in favor with you
West Point men it really unfits you for
society. It, means stabbed his mother.
Stabat, stabbed ; our English word is de
rived, from it. Of course even a West
Pointer knows that Mater means mother.
Let's go in Welckcr's and lift a small
bottle of Reedcrcr off its icy bed."
STATE ITEMS.
Beaver county is te have its auuua
tariff picnic in June.
New it is the Pittsburgh & Western
railroad which wants te cress the P. R. R.
property around Pittsburgh, and also the
Evergreen narrow gauge. The Pennsyl
vania resists both.
Mr. GatcheJl, of the Bradford Star, has
insiUiated a criminal libel suit against Mr.
E. II. Butler of the Sunday Xeirs, for call
ing him a "jaundiced blacksmith," and
ether unprepossessing epithets.
The annual convention of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of central Pennsylvania, 1
ever winch Bishop Howe presides, will
meet at Yerk, en the second Tuesday of
June.
The body of Benjamin Heiman, 5S years
of age, formerly a well-known fur importer
in business en Arch street, below Sixth,
was found in the Delaware river yesterday
at Headly street ferry, Bridesburg.
The Scranton Republican looked in vain,
in the reports from the State Medical so
ciety, for the name of a single representa
tive fim cither Luzerne or Lackawanna
county. "The Luzerne society certainly
delegated a pair of medicos."
Father McSwiggan, pastor of the Cath
olic church at Hcckslicfville, Schuylkill
c unity, has made an address te his people,
impeituniug them te assist in discovering
tac incendiary of the Methodist church at
that place.
In a Murphy meeting in New Brighten,
a preacher from Rochester, just below
Pittsburgh, declared that after an experi
ence in twenty-one states lie was prepared
te pronounce Rochester the worst hell
hole en caith.
The United Presbyterian ministerial as
sociation of Pittsburgh is discussing the
questien: ''Ought the fact of being
drunk at the time of committing a crime
lessen or modify the penalty for that
crime'.'"
William C. lljbinsen, 14 years of age,
son of William C. Robinson, of Pittston,
was out fishing and his line c night fast.
He went into the water te loosen it and
was seized with cramps and drowned. His
body has been recovered.
Erhardt Rhymer, forty-four years old,
committed suicide by hanging in the cel
lar of his home, 512 Diamond street,
Philadelphia. He had been in ill health
for several months and bad used expres
sions indicating intent te kill himself. His
father hanged himself in the same dwelling
about two years age.
The Pennsylvania State Teachers' associa
tion will held its annual meeting in Wash
ington en July 2C, 27 and 28. A local com
mittee consisting of Rev. Gee. P. Hays
and ethers held a meeting te make ar
rangements for receiving that body. Four
hundred strangers arc expected te be pres
ent. On account of unrequited leve Miss Fan
nie Bennct, residing with her mother, a
widow in the village of Montoursville,
Lycoming county, attempted te commit
suicide by taking a dose of arsenic. While
trying te swallow the poison she was de
teeted by her brother, who seized and
choked her te make her desist. Antidotes
alone saved her.
Wilsen W. Hellyn, an aged citizen of
Meadville, has died, aged 78 years. His
death is ascribed te grief at the less of his
wife, who died Thursday evening. The
funeral will be hcid at the Second Presby
terian church, after which the acred couple
will be buried in one grave at Grccndale
cemetery.
Charles K. Tayler, a member of the
Schuylkill county bar, has been cenvited
of false pretense. It was in evidence that
he falsely represented himself as attorney
for David S. Winebrenner, of Philadel
phia, who was interested in the Cepe
tract of land in Mahaney township, which
had been sold at commissioner's sale. It
appears that Mr. Winebrenner paid $66
tee much into the county trcasurv. Mr.
Tayler found this out aud drew the money
en a commissioner's order. He also repre
sented himself as the attorney of the First
national bank of Minersvillc,and as such
get an order for $112.50 for interest due
the bank, and the very coupons en which
this amount was drawn has been paid long
before. lie again represented himself as
attorney for Mr. Osman, and drew $37.50
en interest en bends which has been fully
paid.
Jackdaw Dawes's Canard.
If Senater Dawes can find leisure before
leaving Washington it might be well for
him te attend te that little matter of his
confidential martyr, Heath, of Mississippi,
Louisiana and the Southwest generally.
Tlie Bosten Herald, net a Southwestern
journal, submits the following pertinent
information touching that injured man :
"A letter from a resident of Louisville,
who knew Mr. Heath at "the time of the
alleged outrage, states that the Litter gen
tleman told the writer an entirely differ
ent story. He said he was burned out
through the malice of a rival dealer ; that
he had the geed-will of the white people
who deplored bis less and wanted him te
stay,as thcyjippieciated his goods and bar
gains. The wiitcr adds that he has
talked with two colored men who worked
for Heath, and they put him down as 'the
hardest taskmaster aud the poorest pay'
they ever saw."
Wm. E.
church.
THINGS AT WASHINGTON.
Hew Wa Stanley Mattfeew CenOrmed?
Xew Yerk Sun Correspondence.
"The confirmation of Matthews by the
nearly unanimous vote of the Southern
Democratic senators," remarked a gentle
man who had taken a deep interest against
him, "is something te think of. Of the
influences behind this extraordinary vote
I will net speak new with pesitiveuess.
There is something unusual about it that
cannot fail te be severely criticised.
Lamar is strong with his party, no doubt,
but this was net a party question, though
the nearly solid Seuth for Matthews gives
it that appearance. That he was the can
didate of the big corporations does net
perfectly explain it.
" Yeu ask me if it is net a fact that
Gen. Garfield has arranged with Demo
cratic senators for the confirmation of all
his pet nominees ?
"Circumstances certainly favor that view.
If Chandler gees through, I shall theu
think it is the true one. On every ground
en which Democrats could be expected te
act they must stand opposed te Chandler.
At present I see no evidence that they
will stand for him as they steed for Slat
thews. Thcrcfore I am searching for ether
reasons for the solid Seuth for Matthews.
I agree with you that it is a reasonable
suggestion that Democratic senators went
for him for the reason that Gould & Ce.
wanted him te be confirmed, a reason that
in my judgment ought te have defeated
him. It is the first time a judge of the
supreme court has get his seat as the fa
vorite of the money power of the corpor
ate interests that are grasping for every
branch of the government. The result
makes true an important part of Senater
Davis's letter, and will perhaps open the
eyes of the people, though tee late, 1
fear."
Concerning the suggestion that Garfield
has bargained with Democratic senators te
help him through with his quarrel with
Conkling : Fer some days the White
Heuso garrison have been in hotter spirits,
unusually defiant. Blaine has been spec
ially active, active for the first time, in
fact. Since Fester's visit, a new element
seems te have been at work. That a bar
gain of some kind is at the bottom et it
all is the opinion of net a few. The fact
is, the administration was pushed te
where even desperate means had te be
adopted. Time was short, the prospect
doubtful. Garfield- had the spoils,
but knew net mere than a child
hew te use them for such a pur
pose He has get help and Democratic
senators ami the administration are alike
open te the suspicion of having bargained
en the basis of the spoils. Certainly there
can be no avoiding the conclusion if Gar
field's nominations continue te be con
firmed by the votes of Democratic scna
ters. It was seen from the first that if it
came te this, Conkling would fail inevita
bly. " If yen sutler yourself te be beaten."
said a Western administration manager te
Garfield last week, "it will prove te the
country the weakness which your enemies
se persistently charge against you. Defeat
new will be ueteat perpetually." It is ar
guments and preddings like this that avail
witn uarueui. liiainc, icelmg that ue is
credited with the responsibility of things,
feels them also. Hence his activity of
late.
Urarliclu and iSlame nave mere nomiua nemiua
tians te make yet. There is a mystery in
the way they are held back It is because
the arrangment for confirmations is net
yet complete ? Has tbe bargain been for
the special few. and net for the entire
batch? The desire for an early adjourn
ment is growing. It may take place even
earlier than is new thought. It may come
for the special reason and at the particular
moment when Mr. Cenkliug can spring it
as the certain way of circumventing Gar-
held en Robertsen. JNe doubt that is one
of Conkling's reserved movements. AVith
great advantages where spoils are net the
arguments against him, he is hard pressed
new. licyenci a single ueuuc strategy is
his only hope. And somebody is employ
ing that weapon against him, Yeu may
be sure it is net Garfield himself. As one
alter another et tnc complicated cases is
cleared off, the administration is freer te
act. It wanted Matthews. It has get
him, and is all the stronger for the next
case. Besides the taste of victory begets
courage. The spoils already acquired
what the desire of men, senator or net.
Still the peacemakers go about. The
defiant promptness with which their pre
positions are rejected by Garfield leaves
no manner of doubt of his own confidence
as te the issue. It it suggested, however,
that he is desperate, and is merely acting
en the sink or swim idea. Mere likely it
is courage inspired by backing. Garfield
is never courageous unless backed
strongly. Blaine and ethers, till quite re
cently, have been willing he should try
his hand with Conkling. Seeing him be
ing whipped in detail, and realizing the
stake they had in the issue, they have
come te his rescue with such means as
they possess, aud they possess what might
reasonably be counted en te win. If they
don't win it will be one of the very few
exceptions te the general rule.
"If Conkling is beaten in the Robertsen
issue, what will he de?" This question I
put te oho of Conkling's strongmen and
one of his closest friends in New Yerk.
" While I am net authorized in any man
ner te speak te him, I will give it as my
opinion that Conkling will net go te open
war en se narrow au issue. Ne doubt he
feels all that a gentleman can feel of in
dignation and scorn te the man who has
lied te him and made his faithlessness clear
m a dozen aiuereni ways, let the sena
tor is a man of tee bread views net te pre
ceive the difficulties of bringing all
who feel with him into united re
bellion against the administration.
Remember, Garfield has nearly four
years te serve, during which time Mr.
Conkling will have opportunities te
stiengthen himself. Besides, Garfield wlfl
have need of help from all quarters te save
himself. With Robertsen confirmed, I
would rather be in Conkling's place, se
far as the future is concerned thau Gar
field's. Henceforth after that the admin
istration will have occasion te husband its
resources, which arc barely sufficient te
keep itself afloat in tbe best of weather.
A variety of experience is before Garfield.
It is bound te be stormy. Ne ; I don't
think Conkling will de mere than bide his
time. It will be a dear victory for Gar
field, even if he gets it tee dear te create
the sense of security for a moment. Yes,"
concluded the man of New Yerk, " Cenk-
ling, if beaten, will wait.
Mew the KaateraklU Hetel Came te be
Hullt.
Mr. Harding, of Philadelphia, has been
aguestattheCatskill Mountain Heuse for
several seasons. He always had the best
iu the house and paid well for it. One day
last summer his little daughter, who was
sick, wanted some chicken broth, aud Mr.
Harding requested the proprietor of the
Catskul Mountain Heuse te prepare it.
"If you want se much waiting en," was
the reply, "you had better buy some land
and build a hotel yourself." Mr. Harding
said : Well, I declare ; I never thought
of that before. I believe I will act upon
his suggestion." Harding left the Cats
kill Mountain Heuse seen after this inci
dent, and immediately went te work te
erect a new house. The result is the
Kaatcrskill Heuse, situated a short distance
from the Catskill Mountain house, which
contains five hundred and twenty rooms.
In Baltimore Dennis Landers, aged 35,
was fatally stabbed by Edward Lucas, in
a saloon en Alicanna street. Beth men
had been drinking. Landers died within
a few minutes after being stabbed. Four
cases of sheeting, several seriously, in
various parts of the city, are reported.
LATISr NEWS BY MAIL.
In Provincetown, Mass., the business
of capturing fin-back whiles, which has
been carried en te some extent this spring,
assumed large proportions Saturday,
twenty whales being shot with bomb
lances.
Weng Tze Fung, an elderly Chinaman
in San Francisce, who saw a turtle lying
uncomfortably en his back iu front of a
restaurant, purchased it for fifteen dollars,
had it conveyed te the wharf and thrown
overboard.
Near Yale, British Columbia, several
hundred Chinese mobbed the'railread com
pany's warehouse and wrecked it. Twe
thousand Chinese are en strike against the
railroad company, and mere treuble is ex
pected. Baseball en Saturday ; Providence
Dartmouth, 9 ; Brown, 6. Chicago Chi
cago, 4 ; Worcester, 3. New Haven
Yale (Freshmen), 14; Amherst (Fresh
men), 3. Cleveland Bosten, G ; Cleve
land, 5. New Yerk Metropolitan, 11 ;
Washington, 1. Buffalo Providence, 4 ;
Buffalo,8 Bosten Harvard, 14; Yale, 9.
In Atchison, Kan., Charles Given, a
cook at the Atlantic house, met his wife,
Louise, who was a waiter in a restaurant,
and drawing a pistol, shot her several
times. He then shot himself threugh.the
brain. Beth were dead in a few mements.
Given was unsteady in his habits and bis
wife had left him last March.
During the time of church services in
Trenten, last evening the parsenage of
the State street Methethist Episcopal
church was entered by thieves and about
$800 worth of plated ware, a geld watch
aud the clothing of the pastor, the Rev.
S. Van Benschetcn, was stolen. The
police wcre notified of the robbery.
The boiler in William Laws & Ce.'s
planing mill, Galveston, exploded, com
pletely tearing eat ene side of the factory.
The building was badly wrecked. Jehn
Harrison, the engineer, was buried under
neath the falling debris. He was rescued,
severely scalded. James Dougherty was
blown across the building and was severely
injured en the head and body by the fall
ing bricks ; he was also badly scalded.
In Talladega, Alabama, at a picnic, a
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Teele
strayed away and was caught by a burly
negre who choked her te death. He
robbed her of her jewelry and was in the
act of throwing the body into the river
when detected by the father. The negre
was captured after a desperate struggle
and hanged te a tree by the infuriated
men of the picnic. The body was left
hanging.
Mrs. Jane Burke was found at Ne. 54
West Sixteenth street, New Yerk, suffer
ing from Paris green poison. She stated
that her husband, Themas Burke, had
given her poison, that they were recently
married and that he had four wives before
their marriage. Burke was arrested hut
subsequently two women were found who
said they had seen Mrs. Burke mix the
poison herself. The police held Burke
but place little reliance en tee wile s
story.
Bishop Payne of the New England M,
E. conference (colored) has been in Mcr
cersburg, negotiating for the purchase of
the seminary building and grounds of the
old Marshall college The building was
eflered for sale recently by the sheriff te
satisfy a claim against it, but was bought
in by prominent members of the Reformed
church iu Merccrsburg and Maryland. It
is probable it will be sold te the bishop,
and will then be converted into a theo
logical college for colored M. E. students.
MEUT. CIIEKKK'5 OKAT1I.
Particulars Showing that he was Killed by
one el Ills own Jlen.
A despatch from Fert Niobrara, Neb.,
gives the following particulars of Lieut.
Cherry's murder, showing that he was
killed by ane of his own men : " News of
a desperate attempt te rob a ranch ten
miles east of this pest, in which a cowboy
was shot ihreugb the lungs and a hall
breed killed, reached here en Saturday
morning. The robbers were believed
te be two deserters, who had
with them four horses stolen from
the cavalry stables. Majer Uphani des
patched Lieut. Cherry, of the Fifth caval
ry, with eight men and five Iudians, with
orders te capture the robbers. Cherry
struck the trail and seen found one horse
tied te a tree and bloody garments lying
about. He rede en the entire day and,
losing the trail, cam pod out. Next day
he started eastward te reach the rations
scut te him from the fort. Meantime a
brother of Berdeaux, one of the robbers,
had conic ever from the agency, and with
a party of soldiers and Indians followed
Lieut, Cherry's general directions. At
about 10 o'clock Cherry, who had di
vided, his party, retaining three men with
him, saw men at a distance en the bluff.
While riding along with Sergeant Harring
ton en his right hand aud Themas Lecke
aud James Conrey iu the rear, a shot was
fired behind them. The lieutenant at
ence turned iu his saddle and asked -what,
that meant. Lecke with a pistol in his
hand, and within a few yards of Cherry,
declared that his weapon had gene off
accidentally, and immediately shot Lict.
Cherry through the heart, death being in
stantaneous. Lecke then turned and fired
at Conrey, at whom it appears he had di
rected his first shot. Conrey was wounded
and fell from his horse. Harrington seeing
his officer shot down and strauge men
rapidly advancing en them, believed that
Cherry and himself had been betrayed by
the ether soldiers, and that the men ad
vancing were the robbers. He at once
tied, and after riding down his herse and
Lieut. Cherry's which followed him, reach
ed the pest last night.
"Lieut. Cherry's party was scattered ever
several miles, and it was afterward learned
that the men whom Harrington took for
robbers were indeed the gang which the
military was pursuing. Frem the fact
that no one could comprehend the situta situta
tien, Lecke, putting spurs te his horse,
escaped. The murderer's motive cannot
be divined, and the whole affair has a very
mysterious aspect."
A Strange Letter from a Missing Man.
The friends of James Singleton, who
has been missing from his home in Skill
man avenue, near Union avenue, Williams Williams
pert, have received a letter from him post
marked Saulsbury, Canada. Singleton
writes that he and au old country friend
were drugged in a saloon in New Yerk,
aud when they recovered consciousness
they were in a ship at sea. There were
two ether men aboard who had also been
kidnapped.
"The best of our clothes," he writes.
"and all our money and valuables were
taken from us. We were told that we
were bound for Jamaica. When we
reached a place they called the Breakwater
we escaped from the ship aud hid in the
weeds. 1 he ethers are in the weeds. I
pushed en here te send you this letter."
He concludes by asking his friend, Mr.
Kcllcy, te whom the letter is addressed,
te seud him a few dollars. Tiic police,
te whom Mr Kcllcy showed the letter,
were as mystified as he was.
hemarkable If Reliable.
A remarkable cloud was seen at Bedford,
Indiana, last Friday. ' It rushed ever the
town, as low as the tree-tops, with the
rear of a hurricane," and only thirty-five
seconds elapsed from the time it appeared
until it disappeared. " The sky was clear
at the time, the sun shining," but a " re
duction of ten te fifteen degrees in. the
temperature followed .the passage of the
cloud and continued for about ten min
utes." A similar phenomenon was wit
nessed at Bloomfield.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE KEPUBMCAX CAMPAIGN.
Editorial Amenities of the Season.
F. G. Musser, a member of the beard of
county auditors of said county, being duly
affirmed according te law, dpth depose and
say that Captain Elias McMellen, the pro pre pro
thenotary of Lancaster county, approach
ed him personally and endeavored te bribe
him from performing his duties as county
auditor.
Steal 830,000 a Tear.
Xcw Era, Sensenl organ.
The debt of Lancaster county, iu round
numbers, is about $300,000, and every year
tbe county is cheated out of, or has stolen
from it, by or through the connivance of
corrupt public officials, at least one-tenth
of this amount, or 330,000.
What is Dene With It?
Examiner, late Scnscnlff, new- McMellen
organ.
It is an open, admitted fact that Scn
scnig is paying liberally and gave the
whole thing away weeks age when he said
te one of his "Blessem Bricks" that
"they" would have all the money they
wanted, mere than the ether fellows, as
only one of their candidates had any
money, Umblc and Fridy being both
peer.
McMellen' Bridge.
New Era, late McMellun, new Scnscnig organ.
It has been settled beyond peradventure
that his "corner" is in the rear of the
market houses, and very nehr the head
quarters which the boss bridge-builder
still runs iu friendly rivalry with Sammy
Grefl's new "Snapper-box."
Kaby's Claims.
Examiner, tcu cents a line.
May 31, 1870, at the primary election
held in the becend ward, Lancaster city,
it was charged in an account published in
the Examiner of about one year age, that
the regular ballet box was net counted,
but that another box, fitted up before
hand, was substituted and counted, and
that Jehn P. Geed, a peer, one-legged
soldier, who was running for Recorder
against Benj. Lengencckcr, received only
59 votes and Longenecker 203 votes, that
if the genuine ballet box bad been count
ed Geed would really have had a majority
of the vote polled.
It Wasn't Always Se!
P.rether Sc.iscnig te JJrelher Ucist.
"I have been a stalwart Republican
since the organization te the party, and a
Whig befere that ; but when I or any of
my friends were candidates I never could
induce the Examiner te speak a geed wert
for us, te even tell the ' Ged's truth' about
our opponents. Jack said he hated ' per
sonal politics' and his friends must make
their own light without the aid of his
newspaper ; but siuce he has placed him
self under the wing of Bess Mc
Mellen all this has changed. If the cap
tain wants any one he don't like shame
fully slandered and abused, the Examiner
must dance as he pipes. If Jack demurs
his new boss swears at the ' Ged and mor
ality party ' and threatens te ' bust her
up ' if he can't have his own way, and
Jack pracieusly yields. What we old
stalwarts couldn't get for love or money
Bess McMellen gets te the full by playing
the bull-dozer. Ne ether influence could
have induced Jack Hicstand te openly
libel his old friends High, Wisslcr and
Skilcs."
Then and New.
He-published in tlie Examiner, lule Scn-enljf
new McMellen organ ; ami the weakly In
quirer, latn Scnscnig, new McMellen organ,
from thu Xiw Era of Junc-i, 13?J, then McMel
len, new Sensenlg organ.
The character of one primary voting
place, however, in the Second ward,
owned nv LEVI SENSENIG, is se noto
rious that few citizens who keep their eyes
and ears open, ceidd hate any doubt as te
wukiiu the imputation justly i'i:m.. It is
notoriously a headquarters for GAMW.iNr.,
political' and etiiekwise, and that most
dangerous elass of prostitutes whom
Webster defines as "a base hireling; a
mercenary, one who effeis himself te iufa iufa
meus employment for hire."
NKiUIIKOKIIOOO NKIVS.
Near and Aitimh the County Line.
The Berks county agricultural society
will give $75 prize for the best wheat field.
The passenger engine "Lititz," running
en the Reading & Columbia railroad, was
disabled by the sudden breaking of a con
necting red. The engine was miming
very slew at the time, otherwise the result
might have proved disastrous. The
locomotive was taken te the shops iu
Reading for repairs.
The Pennsylvania Graphite company.
Upper Uwchlan township, Chester ceuuty,
are busily engaged iu mining plumbage,
aud manufacturing it into graphite. Five
tens of graphite is being turned out every
week aud it is rumored that the company
during the past year declared a dividend
ofeG per centum en the capital invested.
Ou Saturday morning, while attempting
te held a horse that became frightened at
the cars, near Emigsburg, Yerk county,
Samuel Bacr, aged 13, was thrown down,
trampled upon by the horse, run ever by
the wagon and suffered fracture of the
jaw, besides several ether injuries.
The First Baptist church of Oxford,
Chester county, was regularly received aud
recognized by a church council convened
for the purpose en Thursday last. Nine
or ten cliurclies were represented iu tlie
council. Rev. AVm. Morrison and G. P.
Rey represented the First church of this
city, and Rev. Morrison preached the open
ing sermon. Drumerc church was repre
sented by Deacons Gee. W. Peter and
Jesepb D. Moere, and Rev. AVm. R. Mc
Neil will have charge of the new chinch.
Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed letteis
remaining in the postefliec at Lancaster
for the week ending Mendav, May 1(5,
1881-:
Ladies' List : Sailie Clark, Carrie B.
Foreman, Sailie Grnsscn, Mary A. Mc
Cartv, Mis. Ellen Miller, Saleme Phru,
Mrs. Raphael, Annie K. Shissler, Mary
Shrcck, Abby Smith,
Annie M. Yest.
Gents' List : Franz
ren, J. W. Brown, E
Diller, H. Day, Mr
Ella Yeung, Mrs.
Abel, Cyrus Bar
Berkholder, Gee.
Ferdinand (for.).
Chas Fuller, Jehn F
German. Harly fc
Kauffman. AVm. F. Hutchins. Dr. Jas. A.
Heffman, Frank C. Jardcn, J. B. Jehnsen.
August Kierspl (for.), David B. Kauffman,
Frank B. Mcllrey, Jeseph Mitchell, A. G.
Miller, E. AV. Pituer, Robt. A. Rimer,
Chas Shriner, Edw. Stitbbi, Ernest,
AVentwerth, Jehn AVilsc.
Knjeying the Fine Weather
Saturday, like te-day, was delightful
out of doers, and recognizing this fact our
geed friend S. P. Eby, esq., took about
twenty five of the younger pupils of the St.
James parish schools en an excursion up
te his beautiful place at Mountville,
where they were given the opportu
nity of a romp in the open air
and permitted te pick flowers and indulge
in merry and healthful games. .Neither
did Mr. Eby forget the "true inward
ness" of his young friends, but had
thoughtfully provided refreshments,
which were partaken of with a relish.
The trip was made by rail, the party going
at 11 in the morning and returning bafere
nightfall.
,
Pnblla Grange Meeting.
Rev. Caldcr of Harrisburg, lecturer of
the Pennsylvania State Grange Patrons of
Husbandry, will address a public meet
ing in the hall of Octoraro grange enTnes-
An ..en;n XTe-0.l. 1AHI . oTse in Drill
-fiV.ilmnl.nll TiiiWri nnW.dnPK.hv.
Mav 2,-ith. at'3 o'clock r. ra.. te both of
which the public are invited te hear the
subjects of the order explained.
A IATE I.ANCASTEK PASTOR.
Kev S. II. C. Smith en the Scheel, Infidelity
aadtbe Revised Bible.
Phll'a Times.
At Salem, M. E. church, last evening,
the Rev. S. 11. C. Smith preached ou
" The Bible Unharmed by Infidel Criti
cism." After briefly referring te the
great truths the Bible contains and their
effect upon the human race, he said :
"The Bible does net shrink from the
lens of science nor the eye of philosophy.
It cannot be hurt by any carping criti
cisms. We have net time te bother with
tbese petty lmidelities who are always ou
feet.
w.". ... .rfiriutvui, vi lUUUCUiy
occasionally neunder into sight, such as
Ingerseu ; out mea pity their foolishness
or are shocked at their profanity.
In speaking of the revised Bible he said :
"These who have seen the new edition
and rre familiar with the old vesien prefer
the latter. Ne new version can make it
clearer or mere touching in its truth. We
should leek with jealousy en the se-called
improvements they propose making. The
cry for the new version comes from the
wrong quarter. Pieus men will tell you
that they leek upon the change as a sacri
lege. The memories which cluster around
the old Bible, wet with a mother's tears
and endeared by children's love, are tee
sweet te be cast aside. I believe in the
old Bible my mother's Bible. 1 believe
in relics, especially such relics as these
Ged-given relics."
He speke of the Bible iu the public
schools aud cited the case el Miss Scull te
show that the Catholics arc becoming ag
gressive. " They are threatening te take
their children from the public schools if
the Bible or history arc read. The people
who are making all this fuss desire te
break down the present system of public
education. A priest in New Yetk a short
time age said he would as seen administer
the sacraments te a deg as te a man who
sent his children te the public schools.
This is a bad state of affairs. The Bible
teaches love of Ged and morality and no
sect has a right te interfere with it, even
if they keep tlr ir people from reading it.
Wc must defeud our public schools. We
must let the war cry of the Reformation
sound for our own Bible aud wc must
fight for it and if needs be die for it.
SUICIDE.
A Yeung Man Taken J'otxeu and Dies.
J. Creagh Smith, an unmarried man
about 28 years of age, committed suicide
at the residence of Jehn S. Witmer, in
Paradise, yesteiday, by taking poison.
Smith was the chemist of the l'luenix iron
works at Phumixville. He was a cousin
of Mrs. Witmer and en Saturday evening
he came te pay her a visit. About half
past 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon
he went te bed and at ene
o'clock, when dinner was ready, he
was found in convulsions aud Drs. Lea
man, of Lcamau Place, and Smith, of Para
dise, were sent for. They found that the
man had taken poison. They remained
with him, doing all they could for him.
About half past 2 o'clock he died. Ne
poison was found in the room or ou the
person of Smith, and it is net known
what he used te take his life.
Deputy Corener J. M. Eaby impaneled a
jury, composed el A. L. Witmer, II. F.
Witmer, F. F. Caruthers, E. R. Hershcy,
J. F. AVitmer and A. E. Witmer. The
verdict of the jury was that the man came
te his death by taking poison while labor
ing under temporary insanity.
Smith was a resident of Philadelphia,
where he has a mother. The body will
be shipped te that city for burial. Ne
reason can be given for the young man's
taking his life.
Scheel Examinations for 1881.
The general examinations of applicants
for schools in Lancaster county will be
held at the times aud places specified be
low , examinations te begin at 9 a. m :
Salisbury t-vp.. May 16, White florae ;
Cionurvea t.wp.. May 17, Chiirchtewn ;
East Earl twp. aud Lincoln, May IS, Blue
Ball ; Karl twp., May 19, New Helland ;
AVest Earl twp., May 20, Earlville ; East
Lampeter twp., May 2", Bird-in-Hund ;
Bart twp., May 24, Georgetown ; Paradise
twp., May 25, Paradise ; Maner twp. and
AVashingten ber., May 25, Central Maner;
Warwick twp. and Lititz, May 27, Lititz ;
Raphe twp., May 23, Sporting Hill ; East
Cocalico twp. and Adamstown ber., May
HO, Reamstown ; Brecknock twp., May 31,
Bowmansville ; West Cocalico twp., June
1, Schcencck ; Upper Lcaceck twp., June
2, Barcville ; 1'cqtiea twp., June 3,
AVillew Street ; Lcaceck twp. and
New Hamilton, June G, Intercourse ;
AVest Hempfield twp., June 7, Meuntville ;
Manheim twp., June 8, Ncffsville ; Mount
Jey ber. aud Mount Jey twp., June 9,
Mount Jey ; Salisbury twp., June 10,
Christiana ; Mai tic twp., Juuc 11, Martic
ville ; Providence twp., June 13, New
Providence ; Drmuere twp., June 14,
Chestnut Level ; Fulton twp., June 15,
Wakefield ; Little Britain twp., June 10,
Oak Hill ; Celcrain twp., June 17, Union ;
Eden twp., June 18, Quarry ville ; Ephrata
twp., June 20, Ephrata ; Elizabeth twp.,
June 21, Brickcrvillc ; Clay twp., June 22,
Durlach ; Marietta ber., June 24, Marietta;
AVest Denegal twp. and Elizabcthtewn
ber., July 12, Elizabcthtewn ; East Dene- -gal
twp., July 13, Maytown ; Concstega
twp. aud Safe Harber, July 14, Coneatega
Centre ; Manheim ber. and Pcnn twp ,
July 15, Manheim.
St. .Mary' New Enterprise.
The right reverend bishop of the diocese
was present at the 10 o'clock mass iiwSt.
Mary's church yesterday morning and read
the list of subscribers te the fund for the
erection of the new orphan asylum and
sisters' home te be erected by that congre
gation upon the site of the historic " old
stone church," adjacent! the present heuse
of worship. The contributions thus far
made reach i'J,l(52, of which tiie largest
single contribution was $500, though there
were a number of subscriptions of $100,
and the list ranging from these sums all
the way down te $1. Bishop Shauahan
said the list of subscriptions is as yet far
from being ceraplctc, very many of the
members of the congregation who have
signified their sympathy with and co-operation
in the work net yet having
specified the exact amount they are will
ing te subscribe te its furtherance. Seme
of the contributors, tee, he said, have
expressed a purpose te aid still
further. Bishop Shauahan said that $4,000
was the amount of capital with which it
would be safe te say the work is new
ready te be begun, and with this sum en
hand proposals will be invited for the erec
tien of the walls aud reef of the new
building, and when this much is dune
it will be seen te what extent the enter
prise can be pushed, and it will then go en
as cii cu instances warrant.
INSURANCE 1'AID.
Seitleineut of Lesses Kreia the Iturnlii
Ot
ltleker'H Brewery.
Bausmau & Burns, insurance agents, en
Saturday last, appraised and adjusted Mr.
Rieker's brewery less (lire occurring ou
Wednesday evening las ) Ter tlie following
cash figures, namely :
The Londen Assnrance Corporation
iKiysun buileiiigs' "'. '"
L'nieii insurance company en same....
I'lircnix insurance company pay en
beer-cooler, engine ana connections.
Luncii'liire insurance company pays
en lioiicfieiil furniture....
Siime company pavsen msUt
National iiiiiinincc company pays en
in alt. .....-.- ..
Same company jKiys en hop
Same company pays en Bteclc in pre-
S.mi': company pays en tetiiientiiig
tubs ami ked
431 Vi
310 00
440 00
KJS IB
G17 82
'roeo
400 00
300 tO.
Total cash settlement yeS2
Mr- Kicker keeps all damaged stock and
property anil no doubt will commence re-
pairing at once.
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