vamcssverxr LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, JUNE 27; 1881. Eanrasirr feitelUgencet. MONDAY EVENING. JUNE 27, 1881. The WesieiTal CmaeU The comet is tee much for the astron omers, and the astronomers and the comet together are quite tee much for the people. Te have the visitor discov ered by the naked eye in all parts of the country before the wise men had caught it in their telescopes, is such a reflection upon their alertness as te cause them great chagrin ; which is net modified by the fact that they don't knew anything about the thing new that they have seen it. In their perturbation they overwhelm us with a great deal of information about comets in general, which we are compelled te swallow, because we don't known any better, although these stories are marvelous enough te severe ly test our credulity. The comets are se big, their orbits se immense, their speed se terrific and their conduct se ec centric, that we have need of all of our faith te accept the astronomers' talcs as true. They say they all travel towards the sun at a killing pace, and when they get there, after a hundred or a thousand years, mere or less, they whisk suddenly around and travel back again as fast as they ap proached ; only this time the tad gees ahead. And that last seems te be a particularly stunning munchauscnism ; taken in connection with the ether things we are asked te believe about these celestial visitors. Fer we are told that the tail is se thin that it affords no obstacle te the sinning through it of the stars upon the further side ; that it is moreover eight millions of miles long. The last fact is quite sufficient, one would think, te be offered single and alone for our mental digestion in one day, since the apparent length is -but about eight feet; and the difference between eight feet and eight million miles of itself takes quite a little mental effort te grasp. In fact we don't grasp it ; any mere than we de molten iron, which they tell us won't burn our fingers at a certain shade of its color. We cheerfully take these statements en faith ; since we are all in the same beat and if we are tee credulous no one of us is a bigger geese than another. But te get eight millions of miles of gaseous tail te travel ahead of a comet that is speeding along at a rate well what is the rate ? . It is se small a part of a second te a mile that you can never realize the speed from the figures quicker than in the twink ling or' an eye it is, anyway The near est approach te a comprehensible idea of the speed is given by a prac tical cemctiau comedian wts had almost spelled it who says that the slew old comet which burst upon Reme in the year that Csesar fell would get across this continent from New Yerk te San Francisce in the lim ited express time of a trifle under three seconds. And that must be slew time for comets, as this one of Casar's takes, they say, five hundred years te get around. But te return : is there no es cape for us from humbly accepting the assurance that se thin and se long a tail gets ahead and gees ahead of se very fast a head V We are familiar with the fact that a tail can sometimes wag a head, by reason of ils superior spryness and im pudence, and sometimes unlimited gasi ness, when it is a very light tail indeed. But it is net a physical tail that does this, but a mmitnl or a spiritual one ; closely resembling, perhaps, the astro nomical tale which demands from us implicit belief in a very thin comet tail going eight million miles ahead of its head. We ought te lie very geed Christians after the astronomers get through with us and this comet. Our faith should be grown away up out of mustard seed mag nitude, and there should be nothing that preachers can tell us te challenge our belief, if they don't ask us te lielieve different things and don't tamper tee much with long accepted doctrines by revised editions of the Testament. The astronomers, tee, must be cautious ; they are likely te ha caught tripping in error by this present visitor of ours. Fer they say it leeks very much like that of 1807 ; and they think it nuisL be the same ; but then that one they predicted would net turn up again for a thousand years ; and if it should be here in but seventy-four, what will we think of astronomical science 'i Yet, seriously, what overwhelming con viction of Almighty power does net the contemplation of this wonderful comet inspire 1 There it is, after traveling for many years through space at a rate which the mind cannot grasp, and with its route only through our own solar system ; and our own is only one of an innumerable number, of each of which one of the fixed stars is a cen tre. We believe the accepted theory is that the fixed stars are suns, and as we understand that our comets are drawn te us by the attraction of our own sun, we assume that they don't wander out of our solar system; else hew would they get away from the ether suns ? The mind quails in viewing the immensity of space thus etiened te it ; and acknowl edges Almighty power. m Tetiy Pilfering. The bad habit of using or abusing their offices as personal perquisites seems te be one into which nearly all public officials of high or low rank most easily fall. Mr. Pitney at Washington, through whose hands passed the contingent fund of the treasury department, piemiscj te make some lively revelations of the mul titude of sins which it covered. He is net disposed te have the investigations step with his own dismissal and, since he is in disgrace, naturally feels like telling it ail. Thus far the investigations have traced theslimy. trail of a system of petty larceny that led te the private furniture of Jehn Sherman's.' own household, and ramified through the whole force of his department. The stealings or- misap propriatiens, the exposure of which pre vented Attorney General Williams from being confirmed chief justice, were flea" bites compared, with this peculation under Hayes's administration ; and which, from all accounts, continues under Garfield'.. That Windem is in-1 disposed te nicn the deer wide enough for the public te see the extent of it is manifest enough. The reason may be found in the prevalence of the habit, as well as its continuance. Secretary Hunt, for instance, seems te disport himself in the waters, regardless of expense, and the narrative which we print of his riding about in government beats at a cost of $300 a day, does net indicate a tendency te severe economy in the present administration. It would net be derogatory te the dignity of the head of the naval department te ride en the cars or by a regular line of steamers when te hook up a special one for a mere business ride is se expensive te the gov ernment ; and it might save him from ridicule as well as censure', sometimes, as in the case last week when he order ed a cutter down from New Yerk te take him te a point where there was no chance te beard it, and te go where there is no landing whatever. m PERSONAL. Will S. Haves, the song writer is a candidate for mayor in Louisville, Ky. Miss Paine has assumed the position of principal cashier of the Palmer house, Chicago, one of the' largest and most ex tensive patronized, hotels in this country. Moses Titcemb, cx-supcrintcndcnt of the document room of the United States Senate, which was under bis charge for a quarter of a century, has died at Franklin Falls, N. II., aged eighty years, after a lingering illness of several years duration. On the part of the Ohie Democracy it is said the probable choux. of a candidate for governor will be the Hen. Jehn W. Buck waiter, of Springfield. Through the in terior of the state he is much the strong est yet named, and in the cities lie will pick up a large vote among the Gcrurans aud business men. Rev. Dr. Gee. P. Hays, formerly pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Bal timere, and for many years president of Washington and Jeffersen college, bid geed-by te that institution at the annual commencement Wednesday. He gees te Denver te take charge of a large Presby terian congregation. Rex. O. II. Tiffany, D. D., of Phila delphia, has sailed for Europe in the Bri tannic. He is ene of the leading men in the Methodist Ecumenical council which meets in September. Duriug July and August Dr. Tiffany will spend his time in travel and recreation, and in correspond ence with several papers in this country. Rev. Riciiaud Newton, D. D., well known as a preacher te children and a writer of books for them, is se ill that he is laid aside from his ministry aud is net expected te recover. Dr. Newton has for years been rector of the Protestant Epis copal church of the Epiphany, in Phila delphia. He is a man of venerable ap pearance and kindly manner, and is ever 70 years of age. He is the father e f Rev. R. Hcber Newton. It is said Mr. Pitney docs net deny that there were certain transactions in connec tion with his effice which were hard te explain te the investigation committee, but he says they were authorized by per sons about him in authority, and while he may have been te a certain extent culpa ble, he docs net propeso te bear the entire lead of responsibility. It is believed that Mr. Pitney can by this means make " Reme howl," and he seems determined just at present te extort his little vocal accompaniment te his rather sudden per emptory departure from the department. Dr. Makv E. Walkrk appeals te the New Yerk Legislature te elect her as ene of the forthcoming senators. She modestly refers the assemblymen te "her under standing of parliamentary rules, the mciuousei business in tlie various com mittees and business generally that re lates te the duties of a United States sen ater ; her ability as a ready speaker en subjects of legislative import ; her owner ship of a brain that is never made abnormal by the use of anodynes or stimulants ; her ignoring of attire that destroys health, ruins morals and deranges finance; her moral courage and moral worth." The death of Hexiii Vikuxtemps, the famous violinist, occurred in Algeria, whither he had goue for his health, shat tered three years age by an apoplectic stroke which left him partially paralyzed. This afliictien forced him te resign his position as professor in the Brussels con servateire, which gave him a pension of 0,000 francs. His reputation as a teacher was no less thau his fame as a performer. Many of his pupils have already inade names for themselves. As a composer Vicuxtemps was distinguished for the elo ele elo gance of his phrases and for the ingenuity displayed in his arrangements of the or chestral parts of his concertos. He twice visited this country and made a geed deal of money. The Adirondack region, which but a few years back was almost an untredden wilderness, premises this year te suffer mere severely than ever before from the invasion of tourists and travelers. All the small farmers arc airing their best rooms, and layiug themselves out for tliu reception and accommodation of "guests." But the most unique and original estab lishment will be eue en the beautiful shores of Lake Placid, where Miss Petter the young daughter of the eminent Epis copal clergyman of that name, has taken a farm house en her own account, fur nished it with her own hands, and proposes te let her rooms and " play at keeping a bearding house" during the summer months. uen. Rousseau's Sen. A man was recently run ever by a rail road train in Maine aud fatally injured. He was taken te the poerhouso, where, be fore dying, he declared that he was a son of the Union Majer General Rousseau, aud said that he had formerly been an inmate of Sailors' Snug Harber, Staten Island. A letter te the beard of selectmen of Top Tep sham from Tit eman Melville, governor of Sailors' Snug Harber, confirmed his story. Rousseau left the iimtitutien Sep tember 1G, 1880, without permission, and has net been heard of since. Paddy's Flight. Paddy Ryan, a desperado, who lately escaped from jail at El Pase del Norte, where he was confined for the murder of a Mexican, was beating his wife, -when Charles Walker the town marshal, of San Mareic, N. M., interfered.. Ryan fired six shots at Walker, five of which entered his heart. The range was se close that Walk er's clothes took fire and were burned from his body. Ryan escaped te the hills pur sued by a large force of citizens, who will certainly lynch him if they catch him. ' MINOR TOPICS. Although Ohie has furnished the na tion with se many statesmen, there are within its bounds half a million children who de net go te Sunday school. In the recent heavy transfer of passen ger railway stock in Philadelphia the Times sees daylight for the five cent fare project which it has se urgently advocated. All clergymen who served as chaplains during the war, as well as all who labored with the sanitary commission and Chris tian commission, arc invited te a reunion which is te be held at Chautauqua en the 5th and Gth of August. This is te be a combination of "love feast" and "ex perience meeting." It is expected that a large number of ex-workers will be brought together, some of whom are new becoming well stricken in years. TiiERB-is a strange perversion of Cow Cew per's hymn " There is a fountain," etc., which should never be reprinted. It is the change of "have" te "may" in the third line of the second stanza. Cewpcr wrote, for believers : " And there liave I. as rile as lie. Washed all my sins awuy." The perversion throws away the joyful confidence of the hymn, and reads : " And there may I, though nlc a-i he, Wash all my sins away." It is autheritivcly stated that Spear, Independent member Congress from Georgia, who was entered a Democrat en Clark Adams's list, will support the Re publican caucus candidate for speaker. This matter was arranged between Spear and Garfield a number of weeks age, the consideration being that the patrenage of the administration shall be confided .te Spear. This has given great offense te straight Republicans in Georgia, aud there has ever since been trouble in the family, with the probability of mere coming. The "citizens' reception, " at Elberon, brought Grant and Garfield together for three minutes, by the time keeper's watch "Thore was a buzz of excitement as the general, with hat in hand and bowed head) approached President Garfield and extended his hand, which was heartily shaken by the president. A moment of whispered conversation ensued between them, when Grant stepped back and walk ing out te the platform, entered his car riage, which was in waiting. It is reported that Grant said, " It's a chilly eve, " and Garfield signed the bill. Tun notorious Davenport, who has se long hunted and harassed technical viola tors of the election laws in New Yerk, may be brought te the end of his string. He offered a federal office for a vote against Conkling. The following law wil reach his case and should scttle him : " Every person who shall offer or abet in causing te be offered te any member of the Senate of this state any individual ad vantage, present or prospective, with in tent te influcncs his vote or action upon any matter which may then be pending or may be brought before him in his official capacity, shall upon conviction be impris encd in a state prison net exceeding ten years or shall be fined net exceeding $3,000 or both in the discretion of the court." The Philadelphia Bulletin scores a geed point against Cel. A. K. McClure, when it points out that the very day after his ad dress at Bethlehem en " the sunny side," his Times said : "The truth is, the Ameri can pcople arc in the same condition that the people of France were during the third empire we arc beceme thoroughly corrupt. The old idea of fair play and honesty has perished from among us ; we are socially snobs, for we meanly admire mean things ; we aie politically venal, for we don't care new men get into effice or administer office se that our own party be successful and our own stocks kept boom ing. Hayes in office, leprous with fraud, was just as much an object of reverence as Gee. Washington or Abraham Lincoln fairly elected.. The political condition of the country reflects very accurately its moral status. There isn't a partisan iu the country that wouldn't prefer the success of a scoundrel iu his own party rather than a saint in tiie ether. If our boasted education aud intelligence have led us te this, perhaps it would be just as well te uncducate a little until pcople should get back te the geed old-fashioned notions that ill-gotten money, ill-gotten, place, ill-gotten power are net passports te ad miration, reverence, social, religious and political consideration." It must have been one of the colonel's wicked yeuug men who thus get upon the shady side the Yeung Slasher for example. An Abuse of l'ewer. Hartferd Times. Secretary Hunt keeps a government ves sel, the Dispatch, for the personal pleasure of himself and friends. He gees te Fort ress Menree every Saturday, remaining there until Monday. The fare by the regular steamer is but $2.50, yet he always uses the Dispatch, the daily coal bill alone of which is about $.10. The ether ex penses run the bill up te several hundred dollars per day. This docs net include the long list of officers and sailors who are en her, and whose daily salary for the party reaches up te at least $300 mere per day. Week before last the secretary had te go te AunapeliJ te assist in the graduating cere monies of the naval academy. Had he gene by train, the ride is about two hours, his bill would have been a couple of dollars each way. But he didn't go that way. He ordered the Dispatch, and, with a number of friends, went around via the Potomac river, Chesapeake bay and Severn river, the trip in this way occupying an entire' day. It cost the government ever $1,000 te get him te Annapolis, and about the same te get him back. This docs net in clueo the cost of the useless salutes fired at Annapolis in honor of his appearance there, the powder bill for that and the sa lutes te Admiral Perter and the ether effi cial visitors amounting te nearly $100. The secretary sets an example, and the peer nevus et clerks sneuid net be blamed it they fellow it, ler they have as much right te the use of the government money as Judge Hunt or Admiral Perter has. s Death or Hed. Henry Staaberry. Hen. Henry Stanberry's death occurred at 07 Fifth auue, New Yerk city, at 11 o'clock. He was bernn New Yerk city in 1803 and studied law at Steubenville : afterwards was member of the bar at Lan caster, Ohie. He was confrere and inti mate friend of Hen. Edwin M. Stanten, tue elder Themas .awing, Herekmg Hun te., Senater Thurman and ethers of that class. His residence for several years has been in Kentucky, four miles south of Covington, and his practice was in Cin cinnati, chiefly office practice. He was a member of the Cincinnati Bar association :nd for years was its president. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Henry A. Grever, a watchmaker, fell from his bycycle at Foxboro, Mass., and broke his neck. InHelderness, N. H., Mrs. Hannah Cox reached her 105th birthday Saturday, and was visited by a number of friends. Baseball : Chicago Chicago, 18 ; Provi deuce, 8. Cleveland Cleveland, 6 ; Bos Bes Bos eon, 2. Frank Brega, secretary of the Portu guese benevolent society, of San Fran Fran ciseo, has absconded. He is a defaulter te the amount of about $100,000. Jeseph Longworth, of Bosten, has given $10,000 te the Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts in addition te the Lcssing collection of pictures recently bought in Europe. Smith college, in Northampton. Mass., a college for girls, has had a gift of $25,000 from a bachelor named Widthrep Hillyer. It is a contribution te an art gallery for the college. Rev. Father Hudsen, of Gilroy, Cal.. while bathing en Saturday was attacked by a sword-fish and wounded in several places. A bystander went te the assis tance of the wounded man and brought him te shore. As Peter Van Bergen, a wealthy resi dent of Flushing, L. I., and at ene time a prominent custom house official, was driv ing a spirited horse, the animal was frightened and ran away. Mr. Van Ber gen was thrown from his carriage. He suffered a compound fracture of the skull, which caused his death shortly afterward. Jehn Allows, of New Yerk, who after ward said that his name was Frauk Aleis Fritz, aged 15, and that he is a carriage trimmer from Columbus, Ohie, where lie was employed till lately by the Columbus buggy company, went into a Cleveland coffee house, ate his supper, and finding that he had no money te pay for it, en a sudden impulse shot and killed Gee. Wil liams, the proprietor. Mr. Themas Crapps, while iu company with a young lady at Towns Bluff, Ga., en the Altamaha, was approached by Miss Lizzie Wheeler, who ordered him te quit the presence of his companion, which he did. As he started te run, Mis3 Wheeler fired at him with a pistol, the ball cntcr tering under the left shoulder blade and lodging near the surface of the skin en his left breast, making a wound which is thought would prove fatal. STATE ITEMS. Danny Delan, aged seven, tried te play in front of a street car in Pittsburgh, with the usual fatal result. Richard Smalley, a butcher, of Guard township, Erie county, poisoned himself with merphine, because he failed te raise money te pay his debts. The works of the Clearfield fire brick company have been destroyed by lire. Less unknown , insurance $12,500. The fire is supposed te have originated iu the flues. In Wilkcsbarre ex-District .Attorney Stephen Winchester died suddenly yester day. His relations as an attorney with New Yerk and Philadelphia houses were very extensive In Pittston, Jehn Rogers, two years old, the son of Samuel Rogers, during the ab sence of his mother for a few minutes, upset a pan of boiling water ever himself. He died from the effects of the' scalds re ceived. The Bloomsburg Sun wants it known that it continues te shine despite a boister ous and noisy attempt made, by a man without influcnce or money, te scare us into support of the acts of a corrupt and avaricious man, by threatening us that said man " would wipe us out of exist ence" A couple of Swedes, coal miners, em ployed a few miles west of Alteena, spent Saturday in town in drinking. On re turning te Kittauning Point they get off the train and wandered along the railroad track and were struck and killed instantly by the Cincinnati express cast about !) o'clock. In Wilkcsbarre during a heavy thunder storm the court house tower, the Central railroad depot aud the Stanten air shaft were struck by lightning, hut no great damage was done in any instance, Ro Re ports from the farming districts show that the storm was somewhat extended and that the grain and ether crops were con siderably damaged. The forty-fifth annual commencement of Lafayette cellege began yesterday with the baccalaureate address te the senior class. Owing te the absence of President Cattell in Eurepe, Rev. J. II. Masen Knox, D. D., of Bristel, Pa., delivered the ad dress. In the afternoeu the Biainard missionary society held its anniversary, having been founded iu 1S34. Remarks were made by vaiieus alumni and by stu dents, the usual sermon being dispensed with. In the evening Rev. David Creft, of Wyalusiug, delivered the annual ser men before the Christian brotherhood. A KAILWAY SCMEMK. in Which, lllaluc, Windem and Nevcral Senators are Interested. Secretary of State Blaine, Senators Bay ard, of Delaware ; German, of Maryland ; Davis and Camden, of West Virginia ; Hen. William Pinkney Whytc, of Alary land ; Augustus Schell, of New Yerk ; T. E. Siekels, of New Yerk, and ether prom inent gentlemen who are interested in a plan for the extension of the Potomac & Piedmont coal aud railway company, held a meeting in Baltimore en Saturday aud decided te extend the read, under the name of the West Virginia Central & Pitts burgh railway company, from its present terminus at Elk Garden, W. Va., into the coal fields up the north branch of the Potomac, through Mineral and Grant counties, aud thence te the southeastern boundary of West Virginia. The main line when completed will be about 1G0 miles long, aud will connect the Baltimore & Ohie, the Chosapeake & Ohie and the Richmond & Allegheny railroads. The capital stock of the company is$0,000,000, most of which has been taken. The most prominent holders in addition te the gen tlemen above named are Hen. Wm. Win Win eom, secretary of the treasury ; J. B. Chaffee R. C. Kerens and U.S. Grant, jr., of New Yerk ; W. T. Peele, of the Cam Cam den consolidated oil company, and ethers. The beard of directors was organized as fellows : President, II. G. Davis, of West Virginia; Vice President, Hen. S. B. Elkins, of New. Yerk ; secretary and treasurer, C. 31. Heult ; directors, Alexan der Shaw, of Baltimore ; Hen. Augustus Schcll, of New Yerk ; Hen. James G. Blaine; Hen. William II. Barnum, of Connecticut ; Hen. J. N.Camden, of West Virginia ; William Keyscr, vice president of the Baltimore & Ohie railroad com pany ; T. E. Siekels, of New l erk, and ethers. The enterprise is one of the most important that has been undertaken in railroad circles in any of the Southern states for years. The beard decided te commence at once a survey of the read and work will be begun ia August. A Steamship ea Hire. A fire broke out in the decks at Hull. The flames spread te the steamer Othelle, which was leading for New Yerk. The masts and yards were seen en fire. The cabin, wheel house, forward deck houses and life beat were burned and ether ex tensive damage was done. The less Je warehouses in the decks and damage te the ship are estimated at 30,000. Part of the damage te the Othelle was caused by the explosion of some gunpowder .stored ia her cabin. As Messrs. Wilsen &Sen, the owners of the line of steamers te which the Othelle belongs, refused te errant the demands of strikers, the.fi m is attributed te incendiarism. I SOME RECENT TRAGEDIES. Jealousy, Whisky, Murder, Crime and Dis aster. In Pittsburgh yesterday, a saloon keeper named Luke Frees bad Rebert White, colored, held his horse. White drove him around town and Frees scolded him. White became angry and shouted that he could whip any white that walked the streets. Just then a white man named Hush Rigney, who was under the influence of liquor happened te pass, and, assuming that the challenge was intended for him. said. "Who can you whip, veu ?" In an instant White was out of the buggy and had held of Rigney's threat, who being very mucu smaller man the negre fired two shots at him, one tak -.ng effect in his jaw. It seemed te craze 'him, for, with another colored man named James Saunders, he rushed at Rignev. and he was seen lvinjr in the cutter powerless. Here Saunders held him and White, rushing out into the street, picked up a cobble stone and, before he could be prevented from doing se. struck the defenceless man several terrible blows in the face, killing him instantly. They were arrested. All the parties were river men. In Philadelphia, yesterday, at Fourth and Federal streets, Walter Fink was walking with Maggie Savage, te whom Geerge Hiber. a German barber, was very attached. He had visited her early in the evening at her residence, Ne. 635 Mcilvam street, and, after talking awhile, said sud denly, "It you go out with Walter rink te-day I will sheet you both." The girl apparently did net regard the threat ; for at niue o'clock she went out, leaving Hiber Iving en the lounge. He waited a few me ments and then ran quickly down hit e the street and saw Maggie join young ink at the corner of Fourth street. They walked slowly down Fourth street, and just as thev passed Federal street lliber overteoic them, and, drawing a revolver, shot his rival dead without a word, and then coolly replacing the smoking pistol m lus pocket, walked back te the house, where he was arrested fifteen minutes later, and witli the most brazen assuraucc denied his guilt. Charles Brinley was killed while coup ling cars at Toms River, New Jersey. Michael Dugan, aged 50 years, was found dead near Bordentown, New Jersey. The body was much decomposed. Twe men named Laudernand Bernarde, living in Brooklyn, were arrested while crossing the river in a beat. A bag found in their possession contained the remains of a still-born child, and some heavy flat irons. It was dedbtless their intention te drop the bag into the river. In New Brunswick Philip Baer feleni eusly assaulted Resa Fcency. ten years of age. When her father was informed of the deed he stabbed Baer, but net fatally, in the threat. Baer is in jail. In tlie Chicago herse races of Saturday Clan Alpine collided with Wolvcrteri, by which the latter was thrown te the ground, causing him te break his neck. What Mr. Pitney Knew. Hartferd Time-. As long as the peculations that have re cently come te light in the treasury dc partmeut only smirched clerks they were made public, but the moment they ran into the residence of Jehn Sherman aud Billy Evarts they have been hushed up. Mr. Pitney is a young man, and it is only natural ler turn te nave geno wrong under the circumstances. He was ordinarily honest when Mr. Hayes went into the executive mansion, but Hayes's way of doing thin.rs finished him. in the nest place Mr. Pitney knew that Mr. Hayes's yellow barber was carried en the rolls of the au ditor's office in the treasury department as a messenger, instead of being paid by Mr. Hayes for 1ns services, as he should have been. This negre never rendered any ser vice in the treasury department as a mes senger, and every one knows it ; yet he called there regularly each month for his pay. The only service he did render was that of a barber aud hairdresser at the White Heuse. Then, again, Pitney knew that the daughter of Mrs. Hayes's nurse, who assisted her mother iu working about the Wiiite Heuse, was carried en the treasury rolls as a messenger also. He knew also that the watchmen about the executive mansion are paid out of tlfe city police fund instead of out of the money appropriated for the White Heuse, which was used for ether purposes; and he knew that the $90,000 appropriated by Congress during the four years that Hayes was in the White Heuse, for furni ture aud repairs, was used te pay off Mr. Hayes's private servants and private bills. Mr. Pitney knew, tee, that though the money was all spent down te the last cent, net one piece of furniture was ever pur chased. He knew of ether crooked things there which would be painful te relate. Was it any wonder, then, that he engaged in unlawful things, and charged spittoons as silver ice pitchers, and get rich v liic man that set him the example should come in for some of the blame. It is said that Pitucy, the discharged custodian of the treasury, will go before the grand jury, aud disclose the swindling that Mr. Windem refused te allow te be further disclosed by his investigating com mittee. A Cycle or Accidents. An explosion occurred in the Luisc Tief- bau colliery, Prussia, by which seventeen persons were killed and live injured. A waterspout burst at Debeazan. de scending in a terrible storm of hail, flood ing a considerable tract of laud and parti ally destroying the crops. On Thursday a storm of rain and hail entirely destroyed 25,000 acres of wheat in Rcdwped and Brown counties, Minnesota. The storm was the severest known, hail falling te the depth of several inches. A whole train of cars en the Mercles railroad tumbled down into the San An An An toneo river, near Cuantha, Mexico, en ac count of the giving way of a stone bridge. Nearly two hundred persons were killed and a great many were injured. Most of them were soldiers. A Great Kace In Prospect. A race which will doubtless attract im mense interest is being arranged te take place en the Ceney Island jockey club course during the spring meeting of 1883. The conditions are: Fer three-year-olds, $500 ontrance, half forfeit, with $20,000 added by the Ceuey Island jockey club, distance ene raile and five furlongs. Messrs. James R. Kcene, Pierre and Gee. L. Lorillard, August Belmont, D. D. Withers, the Dwyer brothers and several ether prominent turfmen are already sub scribers. Among the Dwyer brothers' entries is the brother of Luke Blackburn, purchased at the recent Belle Meade sale. The presumption is that the stake will amount te nearly $50,000. Washington Fire Company. At a meeting held en Saturday evening it was determined that the Washington fire company shall make an excursion te Frederick, Md., some time in October next, the exact date te be fixed hereafter. Harry Blickenderfer, II A. Miley and Jehn Staley were appointed a committee te make the necessary arrangements. An Angry Deg. A deg, carrying an overdose of turpen tine, which was no doubt administered by out of his enemies, put in appearance en Middle street yesterday atternoen, and created a great deal of excitement. The street was full of people who thought the animal was mad. He no doubt was very angry. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. POLICE OASES. SATURDAY ftlUlIT WAS A GOOD ONE. The Valiant Middle Street Coens. There was plenty of noise around the city en Saturday night and the result was that a number of arrests were made and the police were kept busy. Middle street was the scene of a. number of rows, in all of which darkey men distinguished them selves by whipping women. At a late hour en Saturday night Elmer Hulsinger, better known as " Buz," a short, thick-necked repulsivo-loeking darkey, who has figured quite extensively in police circles of late years, whipped his "woman,' a colored girl named Ann Richardson. "Buz" met the girl at the coiner of Duke and Mid deo streets, and, after pounding her be robbed her of her money. After this little afl'air the two walked up street te a point near the Lien brewery, wlere Hulsinger again began beating the woman. Officers Leman and Elias had followed them from Duke street, and they at ence started for " Buz," who took te his heels. Officer Lemau pulled his pistol and shot at him, but failed te hit him. He escaped for the time, but was caught yesterday afternoon at the corner of Strawberry and Lew streets by Officer Elias. He again attempted te get away by using his feet, but a revolver pointed at the coon's head brought him te his senses and he went along quietly. He gave bail for a hearing bofero Aldermau A. F. Doc Dec nelly en the charges of assault and battery, larceny, and drunken and disorderly con duct. Hulsinger is a darkey who has a reputation of being ' bad," but he usually whips womeu or men who are drunk. A term in jail would probably bring him te his senses if he has any. Rebert Thornten, another meke, whip ped Maze Tayler, also colored, en Satur day night and he was arrested. He gave bail for a hearing before A. F. Dennelly. Samuel Gray, colored, thought he would have te be in the same precession with his neighbors, se he administered a thrash ing te Sue Martin. -Alderman Dennelly will dispose of him also. Louise Fisher, residing en West Wal nut street, get drunk. She made a great deal of noise, and Officer Flick, after mak ing complaint against her before Alder man Dennelly, started te arrest her. She was unable te walk and was leaded into a cab. Several boys were put iu te held her, but before arriving at the station house she managed te knock a pane of glass out of the cab. She was committed te prison for a hearing. Mayer's Court. The mayor had several cases before him, and some of them were funny. A one-legged man was found lying en East King street, late en Saturday night by Officers Flick and Shay. He was leaded down te the gutter's edge with cheap whisky and did net care a great deal about spending Sunday in lock-up. He stoutly resisted and it required two men in addition te the officers te land him in the station house. Upen arriving there he gave his naine at "Patscy Boliver" and it was se recorded. "Patsey" get GO days in prison for his picnic. Daniel Smith is the name of a man from Harford county, Maryland, who came ever te this county recently te work dur ing harvest, no had been employed all of last week in the country, and having procured seme money he came te town te spend it. He drank " five-cent hum. mcrs " until he could net walk and he lay down en the deer step of a private resi dence en East King street, thinking he was iu bed at home. Officer Helnian showed him the way te the station house, where he was assigucd te room Ne. 5 en the ground fleer. He remained there until this morning, when he paid his bill te the mayor, and after receiving his bag gage was shown te the deer by the porter and left the city at ence. Otte Fisher, a little German, who says he is a carpenter, " drank from the same canteen " with several ethers en Saturday, aud while walking along Duke street he imagined that he was a privileged charac ter. He met several ladies, and running up te ene of them threw his arms around her neck. Officer Helman arrcstel him. A ticket te the stone castle, geed te re turn auy time after .10 days was given te Otte by the mayor, and he will find that in that institution he will he kept iu a place where he will net be allowed te caress many women. Henry Gabrick, a very funny looking old codger, who is a farm hand in the country came in for a day's sport en Sat urday. He had a long wrestle with about a quart of whisky, which he was carrying concealed en his person, and which finally get the best of him (having the under held) and threw him en a pile of sand en North Lime street. Some ene who was passing the sand during tlie evening saw something rooting around iu 'it which closely resembled a large turtle. Upen making examination the object was found te be a man. Werd was sent te the station-house and Officer Wcitzel went for Henry. After some digging he suc ceeded in getting him out. He was cov ered with sand and all his pockets were full. He looked mere like a mortar bed than a man, but he was taken te the sta tion house all the same. This morning his employer paid his costs ami he was let go. Casper Hildebrand was drunk yestci day, but he did nothing serious, and was discharged. Annie Fleisher and her little son, Harry, who is blind, applied for lodg ing ever Sunday. They were discharged. Themas Forsyth, a cripple who can hardly walk en account of an injury which he re ceived while working in a coal mine, was a ledger ever Sunday. He said that he desired te go te Philadelphia. The mayor discharged him and Superintendent Cox of the almshouse bought him a ticket te Philadelphia. He left at 9 o'clock. MANHEIN. Items of Interest In the Itoreugh. J. B. White, cx-sccretary of the Phil adelphia & Reading railroad, stepped at the Washington house last week. C. II. Rcist, proprietor of the Merchants' house, Pettsville, and formerly of this place, spent Snndae at Manheiru. Ezra Rcist, of the Manheim mills, re turned home en Saturday, after an ex tended tour through the Western states. He was as far West as Sterling, Kansas, and expressed himself as being highly pleased with the western country. Jes. S. Keener, that veteran Democrat and "the warrior of a hundred campaigns", was in town en Saturday ; he is still a man of streug Democratic inclinations, and is always ready te defend Jeffersonian principles. Prof Troutman's celebrated clock was en exhibition last week. This clock al most rivals the " Seven Wonders " and quite a number of our citizens availed themselves of the opportunity of seeing this wonderful peice of mechanicism. Should the weather prove te be" fair en the 4th of July, a grand demonstration by the Brotherhood is anticipated. Business will be entirely suspended, te enable' busi ness men and ethers te participate. Several bands of music' will be present, among them the Lancaster City band, which has been engaged by the Washington legion of Lancaster. A grand musical and literary entertain ment, under the supervision of Miss Sallie Burns, was field in Arndt's nan en Satur day eveninir te a large and intelligent audi ence. The pregramme consisted of music, recitatieus, essays anuan erauuu u3 .. B II. Hershey. The music was conduct ed by Mr. H. S. Danner, and much credit is due bim for the prominent part he took in making this part of the pregramme se successful. A selection of music, en titled " Life's Changes," deserves special mention the entire class joined iu singing the chorus, 'which was civeu with much beauty ; tlie sole rendition by Miss Bella Sharpe shows her te be the possessor of a mere thau ordinarily sweet voice. The liberal applause which greeted her indi cated, hew favorably the audience appreci ated her effort. The entertainment was for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. of Manheim. and was a decided success pecu niarily. Toe much praise cannot be given Mis3 Burus for her energy in making the entertainment se successful. NEIiIIUOIC1100D NEWS. Near and Acress the Cenuty I.lurn. Mr. Jacob Miley, an old aud well, known citizen of Harrisburg. died at bis rcsidence about 11 o'clock en Saturday night. Tlie Maytown Lutheran festival is net intended te extinguish the church debt the church has none but solely for the bencfit of the Sunday school literary. A trust and safe deposit company, with a capital of $200,000, incorporated by senie of Harrisburg's rcliable men. is seen te be established. Gen. Simen Cameren and Cel. W. W. Jennings, president of the First national bank, are among the heav iest subscribers te the new institution. A barn burned en Saturday night situ ated en the far side of Linglestown en a farm owned by a man named Fahucsteck. The fire was the work of au incendiary as all the farm hands were asleep in the house and when they ran out they found that the stock had been liberated and the ani mans were running loose about the prem ises. Andrew Mittewer, a Reading railroad engineer, residing in Reading, claims te have discovered the comet with the naked eye en the morning of the 22d inst., at fif teen minutes past twelve o'clock or earlier than L. T. Edwards or Edgar L. Larkiu, who are claiments of the $200 prize offered by II. II. Warner, of Rochester, N. Y. Engineer Mittewer intends te make appli cation te Mr. Warner for the prize. Apropos of the coming meeting of the state council Jr. O. U. A. 31. in this city, the Alteena Sun say i "As this is eue of the most beautiful spots in Pennsylva nia the members of the state body will nover regret having selected that town for &. their place of meeting, and the committee having the affair in hands will de all te as sure a grand success. This city will be represented at that session by a large num her." Maggie Fahs. a deaf mute, twenty-eight years old, is the wife of Isaac Fahs, who is also a deaf mnte. They have two cliil dren ene eight and the ether two years of age, both of whom are bright, and have full possession of their faculties. Mrs. Fahs has been living at the Dauphin county peer house with her children aud her husband is employed at the steel works. On Saturday she went down te visit bim aud while crossing the railroad track a shifter came suddenly around a pile of iron and struck her. She was thrown down and the wheels passed ever her legs. Oue leg was crushed at the aukle, and the ether from the ankle nearly te the bip. The Wananiakcr tally-he coach took the Reading newspaper men riding through the country. The ce.ieh weighs 2,8:55 pounds. On the inside of the coach were ever COO pounds of advertising matter, and averaging each man's weight at 150 pounds, the entire, weight of the coach, with its occupants, was ever 5,000 pounds. In the after noon the coaching party put off a bal loon in Reading as tliey will in Lancaster its only passenger was an order for a suit of clothes en Wananiakcr & Brown. Philadelphia, and a premise te pay $5 for the return of the balloon in geed condition. This balloon is Ne. 11 of the series being sent up by the well-known clothiers, aud is made of Wamsutta cam bric. It measures 20 feet high and 30 feet in circumference, and takes 1,500 feet of gas te fill it. The ene sent up in Philadcl was picked up by a sailing vessel six miles at sea. TIIKMfIIr'1'l.KK F,tlK. Clese et the Fair and Kestilt et the Voting. The Shilllcr fair came te end en Satur day evening and was a decided success rcaliizng $2, GOO in receipts and a net profit for the management of $1,500, enough 'te pay the company's debt, and make the improvements that are required. About 3,300 tickets of admission were sold during its progress, and en Saturday night the attendance was very large, the voting brisk, the com petition earnest, and there was no doubt some disappointment at the result. Tlie vote for the organ was Kate Devertcr. 313 ; Tayler Dixen, 520 ; C. F. Oblen der, 70. This did net realize the value of the instrument, and if the votes yet te be returned de net make up the deficiency Mr. Dixen can only get the organ by mak ing it geed. The watch, for which every ticket of admission included a chance, was drawn by Ne. 1,1)87, held by Mrs. Isaac Campbell, of Church street. The fair euded with a lively auction of unsold goods, aud everybody is praising the successful management. Following shows the result of the voting anil the successful contestants : Junier American Mechanics' pin : Harry Metzgcr. 130 ; Jehn Monday, IU. Geld Necklace : Lillie Iiasch, 2111 ; Lot Let tie Rudy, 212 ; Kate Kuttcr, 791. Geld King: Alice Zwalley, HI; Helle Andersen, 208 ; Alice Myers, 253. Boxing Gloves : Friendship club, 300 ; West Eed club, 09; Union club, 293; Junier club, 13. Singer Sewing Machine : Mary Ahliler, 925 ; Mary Glazier, 81 ; Annie McDcvitt, 135 ; Miss Fisher, 203 ; Mrs. Mary Miller, 403 ; Ella Quinn, 71. Badges : East End club, 300 ; Key stone club, 219. Riilc : Themas Andersen, 5553 ; Charles Miller, 54. Large cake, Shilllcr tabic : Mrs. Callic Sonde, 50 ; Mrs. Weigel, 10. Silver Watch : Harry Gibsen. 422 ; Isadora Neamaa, 420 ; David Wolf, 3i0. Lady's Geld Watch : Annie Kendig, 010 ; Mrs. Fentiman, 412 ; Emma Raker, 120. Machinist's Toels : Elmer Humphrej Humphrej ville, 95 ; James Erisinan, 1 10 ; Fred. Bender, 58. Silver Watch for Members : Abraham Erisinan, 471 ; Samuel Shcaffer, 101 ; M. Beamsdcrfer, 17 ; Marcus Kuhlmaii,482. Davis Sewing Macliiue : Rese Ilerzeg, 400 A.; Manie Gibsen, 195 ; 3Irs. James Tell, 072. Equipments ; Albert Esldemau, 23 ; Peter Hahn, 232; Jacob Sewers, 50 ; Chas. Ferrest, 1921 ; And. Short, 193 ; Geerge Flick 182"; Jehn Ceylo. 151 ; Jacob Sheibley, 101 ; Samuel Wolf, 155 ; Albert Rinehart, 49 ; Jehn Hcrsheck 30 ; Edward Erismau, 17. Wax Cress, Union Table: Mrs. Bensen, 90; IdaShubcrt, 78 , Mary Sonde, 00 Wax Cress, American Table : Mrs. Drachbar, 100. Unclaimed letters. Following is a list of unclaimed Ictteis remaining in the posteffiw at Lancaster for the week ending Monday, June 27, 1881 : ' Ladie' Lhl. Hiss Susan F. Bent, 3lrs. MaryBesIer, Jliss Lydia dayman, Mrs. Rese Draper, Jliss Rese M. Englcwertb, Miss Mary Gambcr (2), Miss Annie F. Given. Miss Lydia Lehman, Mrs. Harry Meek. Mrs. Harry Miller. Miss Mary Per ter, Mrs. Annie M. Sliaiuc. Miss Annie Sanders, Miss Mary J. Whitmcr, Miss Kattie Withers, Miss Hannah Winters. GenW I.ht W. A. Baetes, Brooks & Ce., B.B. Burrows. Dr. Alfred D. Clark, Frank Deolman, Walter" B. Cepe. Harry C. Day, W. H. Gewitch, Harry Hastings,
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