LANCASTER DAILY LNTULL1GENCEU MONDAY, JUL 18, 1881 iLanrastri ntclUgcnccc. MONDAY EVENING, JUL.Y 18, 1881. Why It fctunds Still. The Field fund for Mrs. Garfield still lingers at about three-fiftbs of the amount which it was at first exultingly telegraphed ever the country, had been raised aud tendered her by the New Yerk chamber of commerce. Although an appeal has been made for the widow's mite, and Mr. Field has telegraphed te one city after another te knew what they would de in their own way te swell the fund, it has net exceecded 150,000 as jet, and increases very slowly. As a Philadelphia Press correspondent writes from New Yerk, this is due te the fact that " as fast as the chances of Mr. Garfield's improvement have grown mere probable the likelihood of completing the subscription has diminished. The senti ment among the least impressionable capitalists has declared itself very clearly in favor of providing Mrs. Garfield's family with a heavy fortune in case of the president's death, but net te force him into the attitude of a pauper if he lives and retains his ability te earn a handsome income." Messrs. Mackay and Vanderbilt, either of whom could easily furnish the whole amount, with a degree of geed sense that millionaires de net always manifest, are reported te have de clined "te de anything whatever which would be likely te prove humiliating te the man at the head of the government." The Press correspondent is net rash in predicting that "Mrs. Garfield will shortly decline the offer, and that she is only waiting until her husband recovers sufficiently te talk ever the matter in order that she may gain his consent a consent which he will probably give with emphasis and a total absence of hesita tien." lie certainly reflects sound pub lic opinion when he adds: " Mr. Field's action is generally regarded by the com munity as rather premature, net te say 1 future.' " A Ridiculous Result. The friends of the administration show a commendable disposition net te indulge in super-exultation at the elec tion of "Warner Miller and the prospect of cheesing Lapham United States sena tors from New Yerk. Never before has that great state had such a pitifully meagre intellectual representation in the United States senate as it new sends in btshalf of Garfield and Blaine's friends. Out of a contest in which bribery and blackmail played such a conspicuous part, the scandalous issue of the election of two obscure congressmen, is net one te be very proud of, even if it were net embittered with the further reflection that their election may rob the Republi cans of a majority of the lower house of Congress. Mr. Miller is a very ordinary man. lie has been in Congress, and the only thing which lias distinguished him there is the one thing which marks him as conspicu ously unlit for a popular representative. He and another congressman have a monopoly of the patent upon the pro cess of making weed pulp, a leading in gredient in paper making, the high price of which keeps up the price of paper. These two monopolists, it is alleged, " are able te say hew much weed pulp shall be sold for, and thus regulate the price of paper. They have grown wealthy by forcing up this price and by preventing the importation of weed pulp under heavy duties thus levying a direct tax upon the education and intelligence of the country." The only relief is te reduce the tariff en weed pulp im portation. These two congressmen in their places, by combinations, have protected their monopoly and prevented relief for the public. Fer this the New Yerk Times placed Miller " in the low est category of public men" and the Evening Pest said that when in Con gress he endeavored " by specious argu ments and false statements, te further his own pecuniary interests," and that he " did net allow political matters te stand for a moment in the way of his private profits." This is the new sena tor from New Yerk. Independent Se Called. The ways of some professed "religious" newspapers are mysterious and past find ing out. There is Henry C. Bewen's New Yerk Independent, which is quite a well established commercial, religious and literary journal, and takes an active interest in every class of public subjects that come within this range, and gen erally has very decided editorial opinions upon them. It lias been the beast of this merchant publisher and editor that he sold his goods and net his opinions, but from time te time facts have tome te light very damaging te his reputation and that of his paper. Tiie great zeal which it displayed in getting preachers te invest in Northern Pacific railroad stock has been fully explained by the dis closure that he was paid for it, aud its financial opinions have merited aud received little popular confidence since this discover'. Fer the past few years it has devoted a great deal of attention te the insurance business, attacking some special companies with most inexplicable bitterness. The discovery that a shaky company in New Yerk which was net hurt by these criticisms had made " a lean," te him of $0,000, en which he paid no interest, and which he repudiates as a lean may threw great light en the motive of the insurance editorials of the Indejicndcnt. A Sedden Motion. The resignation of Superintendent of Water Works Kitch, at this particular juncture, in the absence et any reason given for it, is altogether impossible of explanation and therefore cannot be re garded otherwise than as an act of in justice te the city and te these- who elected him. He sought and was chosen te the office for a year and took it with the understanding that he would dis charge its duties for the whole term. If he had been ousted from it without cause he would naturally and reasonably have complained of it. Likewise his res ignation,. at this time, when important work is about being begun aud when the whole administration of his department will be embarrassed by a change in the control of it, is an act which, does net seem te be wise or excusable en his part, nor fair te the water committee and the citizens generally. Whatever opinion may exist about his administration , and we have found many things in it te commend, there will be no dispute that a sudden change in the water department, at this time, is embarrassing te the majority of his party new controlling councils and might expose the water works te danger. In this view of the case some further excuse than yet appears is needful te justify his resignation. Market street railroad stock, Phila delphia, is the subject of speculation in large blocks, at from $105 te $110 per share, the par value being $50 ; this, tee, in anticipation of a reduction te 5 cent fares. Any further argument as te profit left te the street railways, even at that rate of passenger carriage, seems te be needless in the face of these figures. MINOR TOPICS. The Philadelphia Timet has r.emc mis sionary work te de in England, where the use and manufacture of cigarettes are largely increasing. The Mermen missionaries are mere suc cessful among the cnlightended Protestant population of Denmark, Sweden and Nor way than they are among the " ignorant, priest-ridden " people of Ireland, Spain or Italy '.' Iu these latter countries the Mor mons get no recruits, in the ethers many. AFTER Til): SERMON. The sermon ence enilel. The geed inau descended, And the pikes went en stealing, The eels went en ecllnjj. The crab were backsliders, The stock-fish thick-aiders ; Much delighted were they. Rut went en their own wav. HI. AMheny's Preaching te the Fishes. American books are net only new read in England, hut Americau collectors of choice books afford their their English contemporaries a very lively competition. Our government has just shut them all out, by giving $35,000 for a Londen collec tion of many books of the Americau Revo lution and war of 1812, with examples of early printing, especially in New England, and many works of American literature, besides the extraordinary collection of Franklin letters and writings. The Nancy Nastynice of the New Era continues te deplore that the Intelligex ckr aud President Garfield expressed their disgust at having him " dished up " for the public in the effensive details of officious doctors' bulletins. We repeat that tastes differ and if the New Era cheeses te indulge its appetite for gutter snipe literature we de net complain. We can as safely trust te the public judgment for a condemnation of it as we did last fall when its attempt " te draw a business line in politics " in this city was rebuked by the signal defeat of its party here. We cauuet agree with our esteemed contemporary the Harrisburg Patriot, in its opinion that the Philadelphia editors who charge brihery in the nomination of the Democratic candidates for county commis sioner, " should make information before the proper tribunal against the persons guilty of the offense of which they com plain." That is net the business of editors and publishers. Theirs is the duty te publish the facts. It is the province of the officers of the law te prosecute offenses. If the accused fail iu this way te get their vindication before a proper tribunal, the cjurtsare open te them te test the truth in a libel suit. Tue editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin is iu geed position te knew the truth of his charge, that the building which has just been let out by the trustees of the .Norristown hospital, at a cost of $72, 573, exclusive of heating, plumbing and drain age, "was an essential part of the original specifications and contract for this hospital which was turned ever te the state with the ostentatious declaration that the build ing was completed and with the return of a small balance te the treasury in a way that appeared te be desigued te give the impression that the commission had ac tually done its work inside of the state ap propriation." This is a scandal which wants legislative investigation. According te that most luminous as tronomical authority the New Yerk Sun, the new comet is pretty bright, and is strongly condensed in the centre. Its motion is very slew toward the northwest and it canuet yet be told whether it is approaching or receding from the sun. Aseret it is only visible with telescopes, but Prof. Swift thinks it is the comet of 1812 returning. Iu that case it is likely te become a bright object. The comet of 1812 is sometimes spoken of as a great comet, but it is hardly deserving of that name, although it'was really seen by the naked dye. The Grand Comet, as it is sometimes called iu recognition of its pre eminence, appeared in 1811, and is net expected te rcture for many centuries. Ix the reccut dental convention in New Yerk the idea was advanced that Ameri cans cat tee much soft feed, and their teeth become prematurely decayed iu con sequence of lack of exercise. This opiuien was supported by the statement that in slavery days plantation field hands usually possessed 'an excellent dental system, be cause their feed consisted chiefly of hard substances, while the teeth of heuse ser vants almast invariably lest their vigor and soundness. Experiments tried en cat tle had confirmed the 'correctness of this theory. The question whether the use of acids was injurious was discussed and op posing opinions wero expressed. It was maintained that nitrate-exide gas was the most suitable anesthetic that could be used for dental purposes. Gov. Cernell, like Gov. Heyt, is mak ing himself popular by the judicious use of the veto power. His veto of the bill voting a half million dollars mero for the New Yerk state capitol job has evoked au angry discussion, one result of which is the disclosure that of the " mechanics " for whose benefit it-was intended, many of the noble army of " masons," " car penters," " plumbers," " plasterers," etc., employed there, never did a stroke of work in the lives, and knew as much about bricklaying, carpentering, plumb ing, plastering and the like as the queen of England, but they draw salaries all the same at the rate of from 93 te $4.50 per diem, and the day's " work " is nothing like eight hours, cither. They arc net even dressed like ordinary me chanics, but wear broadcloth and shiny hats, and net unfrcquently display walk ing canes and geld watches. Tin: authors of the Ne Names novels, se far as they are known, are, according te the Bosten Ceurier: "Mercy .Phil brick's Choice," Mrs. Ileleu Jacksen ; "Dcirdrc," Dr. Joyce; "Is That All?" Miss II. W. Preston; "Kismet," Miss Fletcher ; "The Great Match," Professer Jehn Trowbridge ; " A Modern Mcphisto Mcphiste phclcs," Miss Alcott ; "Afterglow," Mr. G. P. Lathrop ; " Hetty's Strange Hi3 tery," Mrs. Jacksen; "Will Denbigh, Nobleman," Mrs. Dinah Mulech Craik ; " Marmonie," Philip Gilbert Hamerton ; "Mirage," Miss Fletcher; "A Masque of Peets," edited by Mr. G. P. Lathrop ; "Siguer Meualdiui's Niece," Miss Tinker ; "The Colonel's Opera Cleak," Mrs. Chap lain Brush ; " Mrs. Beauchamp Brown," Mrs. Jane G. Austin ; "nis Majesty My self," the Rev. W. 51. Baker ; " Den Jehn," Jean Ingelow ; "The Tsar's Win dow," Mis. Heeper. PSBbONAL,. Charles Dickens, in ordering pesters for his readings, always che30 scarlet let let ters en yellow paper. Think of it ! Victeria Woodhull's daughter is te beeome the daughter-in-law of the puke of Argyll and the sister-iu-law et Priucess Louise, daughter of Queen Victeria. And all for leve ! She has no money aud only "Bleed" by name. Mrs. Eliza Garfield, mother of Pres ident Garfield, had a severe attack of cholera merbus en Friday, from which she partially recovered, but she is new prostrated by fever en aeceutit of her ex treme age, she being 8'J. Fears are cuter tained of her reoevcry. Speaker Randall writes that Vice President Arthur did net leave the chair en the adjournment of the Senate, nor did he signify any intention te de se, te afford an opportunity te select a president pre lent. He was advised of the urgency, knew the law, and deliberately refused te perform his duty. Eighty-three delegates from the Y. M. C. A., of this country, have gene te Europe te represent the country in a world's con ference of Yeung Men's Christian associa tions at Exeter hall, July 30 te Aug. 4. Incidentally will occur an excursion aud tour te Ireland, the Scotch lakes, the Rhine, aud Switzerland by the whole party, and a return te New Yerk en September 10th. Mr. Jehn P. Bewman, of Cuttingsville, Vt., has just completed oue of the most magnificent tombs in the ceuutry. It is erected iu memory of his wife and daugh ter aud cost nearly $75,000. It is iu the shape of an Athenian temple, the outside being granite and the inside marble. At the entrance stands a life size statue of Mr. Bewman, in the most advanced style of modern realism, with hat and gloves in one hand and a wreath of immertelles in the ether. The proposed gift te Mrs Garfield has called out the creditable fact that there is new living iu the city of New Yerk a former United Stales senator who during his term iu Congress rendered important and entirely legitimate services te sonie of his constituents, who thereupon, as a mark of their appreciation, offered a valuable gift te his wife. But the offer was declined with the remark that a senator's wife ought net te wear diamonds which her husband could net afford te buy her. Although Miss Pheudfut, of Kansas, is one of the loveliest girls iu the state, her chauccs of fermiug a matrimonial engage ment appear somewhat remote. Three successive- levers sitting with her at the front window or en the pramcuade have been riddled with bird shot. There are large numbers of ether young men in the state who would like te begin te wee her and te try te win her ; but they shrink from the attempt, and, unless the disappointed man with the shotgun shall be captured, or she marries him she is apt te die a spin ster. A thrce days' sale by auction of the late Lord Bkacensi'seld's miscellaneous effects, including plate, ornaments, objects of art, manuscripts, etc., realized mere than A'7,000. The original manuscript of " The Yeung Duke " brought 220 guineas. Sir Theodere Martin bought the manu script of "Contarini Fleming" for 200 guineas. " Alrey " brought 140 guineas. The manuscripts of "The Rise of Iskan der," "Ixieu in Heaven," and a portion of "Vcuitia" breugh 90 guineas each. The stereotype plates of an edition of Isaac Disraeli's work, edited by his son, with the copyright of the memoir and notes brought 250. Apropos of Jeffersen Davis's statement that a few of the Confederate troops te who heard the dispatch announcing Mr. Lincoln's death cheered, Cel. Wm. Johnsten, of Charlette, N. C, who read the dispatch te them, says he is certain that there was net the slightest choering or demonstration of auy kind. He heard three or four gentlemen express regret in a low toue of voice, and noticed the very serious ceuutcuauee of these who were standing around. The dispatch was read a second time in the public square of the town, " when au individual in the crowd cried out : ' Hurrah !' which individual was a Federal. spy who ha3 entered the city thj night before." Rev. Dr. Kehler, a leading Jewish rabbi, of New Yerk, who has inaugurated the opening of his synagogue en Sunday, instead of Saturday, puts his action en the ground that in a large measure only the women and children of Jewish congrega tions arc able te attend religious services en Saturday, the mcu being compellcd, iu the keen competition of city life te give themselves te business ou that day. That he has net taken this important step with out due reflection appears from two fore ible sermons delivered in Chicago iu 1873 and 1870 before the Sinai congregation, when Dr. Kehler, referring te Saturday spoke as fellows : "The day has lest its holiness ith the Jews. It cannot be do de vine. The Sabbath of the Jews is actually Sunday. We shall in a time net very far off adept the Sunday as our Sabbath . We transfer all the blessings from the old historical Sabbath day te the public Sab bath." " Whether kept en Friday, as the Mehammedans de. or en Sunday or Satur day,it has become Ged's sacred messenger. We can se no way of bringing its blessings te bear en the multitude of our business men except by holding divine service en Sunday, the actual day of rest with our people. I firmly maintain Sunday te be the Jerdan of our land of premise.'' Since becoming rabbi of the Temple Beth El, he repeated these expressions in various forms as for instance : " The graat prophet orthe exile holds forth the premise that one day all flesh will celebrate the Sabbath in com mon with Israel. And it is certainly of no ceusequence en which day this be."' STATIC ITEUfa. Jehn Bau was run ever by a passenger tiain ou the Lehigh Valley railroad uear Catasauqua aud instantly killed. Jehn Geerge Scndmeyer.ef Philadelphia, was seized with an apoplectic fit at Atlantic city while bathing and drowned. The cerpse of an alligator seven feet long has been captured in the Allegheny river at the Forty-third street bridge, Pittsburgh. Philip Schmidt, a miner, aged 40 years, a married man with several children, wfls instantly killed at Plank Ridge colliery by a heavy fall of coal. , Geerge Hartman, of Parsons, was run ever by a locomotive ou the Lehigh Valley railroad in Wilkcsbarre. His head was crushed and one arm cnt off. It is thought he was asleep ou the tiack. Jehn Eystcr, of Eric, who fired several shots at a burglar gets anonymous letters threatening that the writer will nave a drop of bleed for every shot fired by Mr, Eystcr en that eventful evening. Jehn C. Price, a bar-tender at the Au gusta hotel, Ga., fell from the fourth story while in a state of somnambulism, aud was killed instantly. Deceased was for merly of Philadelphia. Mrs. Lydia Fraucis, aged 82, of Phila delphia, after struggling for years against poverty, ingratitude and the infirmities of age, ended all these troubles en Saturday night by drowning herself in the Delaware. Thanks te the energy of W. W. Scran Scran ten, the city which bears his paternal name has prospect of a steel mill in the southern portion of the city, en the banks of the Lackawanna river, a short distance from the silk work's. . The Philadelphia courts have dissolved the injunction against W. M. Singcrly's sale of his street railroad stock and he gives ample security te pay the annuities due his mother and sisters from their father's estate. A staid old agriculturist recently asked a Philadelphia market clerk what he did with the butter he confiscated, aud re ceived the reply that "the law provides that eue-half of the butter seized shall go te the clerk and the remainder te the peer, and, as I have a peer old mother, I gener ally take the whole let home. "Martin J. Lawler, docket clerk of the Schuylkill county commissioners, has been convicted of false pretense and six forger ies and acquitted of five charges of mutil ating books and making false entries. Lawler was chairman of the county com mittee of the. Greenback party twice and get the office as a reward. The Farmers' Protective association of Philadelphia market mcu, have passed resolutions denouncing Gov. lleyt's veto of the bill repealing the act which author izes the clerks of the markets te weigh and confiscate, for light weight, butter aud ether articles of farm produce offered for sale iu the market. The clerk will de well te weigh the butter which they offer for sale. During the progress of Jehn Robinson's show at Unioutewn, Fayette county, Michael Crew, an old farmer, of Spriug- field township, was swindled out of $1;150 en the show ground, by a well dressed, affable man, who Induced him te procure that amount, of money te go iute a big speculation with htm, and when he came with it the confederates snatched it out of his hands and covered their retreat with a pistol. Michael is a sick old Crew. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. By a fire in Rikcr's building, Newark, N. J., 675,000 worth of property was de streyed. Governer Terrasass, who was en route te El Pase, was attacked by Indians and thirty et his mcu were killed. A sleep of war of six guns has been sent te reinforce the English squadrons protecting the .Newfoundland fisheries. Richard Wcddis, a farmer of Walpelc county, Out., while riding en a reaper cutting grain was struck by lightniug aud instantly killed. William Smith, of New Yerk, mate of the schooner Laura Lewis, fell overboard off Sand Island Light and was devoured by a shark. Four mere cases of lockjaw from wounds from toy pistols have occurred iu Baltimore. Three have proved fatal and the fourth is net expected te recover. This makes a total of seventeen. Miss Libbie Dimmick, of Roxbury, N. Y., a 10-year-old lass, who disappeared en the Fourth, has come walking home with a young man whom she found en the street, fancied and married. Meantime Miss Maurice Brennan, aged 22, of Pert Jervis, N. Y., is mysteriously missing, and anxious relatives would be glad te get her back with or without a husband. A law student of the university of Benn has just been killed in a duel and another student is in a hospital, heplcssly wound ed. A student in Berlin, a few days age, had his nose slashed off in an uuarmercd contest with sabres. Scarcely a week passes but some such brutality, often end ing in death, occurs at one or ether of the German universities. Autoine Valle and Emmet Jenes, two roustabouts ou the steamer Lady Lee, quarreled en the last trip of the beat te Kansas City and Valle beat Jenes badly ever the head with a stick of cord weed. Jenes swore that he would have revenge, and while Valle was sleeping in a ham mock en the boiler deck of the steamer he crept stealthily up te him and put two balls from a forty-two calibre revolver into his breast, killing him instantly. J. J. Dickinsen, jr., son of General Dickinsen, late adjutant general of Flerida, had a difficulty with a saloon-keeper named Beach in Leesburg, Sumter county. Though adjusted at the time it was re newed by Dickinsen last Tuesday, when he took advantage of Beach aud fired two shots from a deuble-barreled gun at him and made his escape, supposing he had killed him. Beach was severely but net dangerously wounded. Dickinsen was seized by a mob and shot te pieces. Superintendent Fairman having exam ined the University life insurance com pany, of New Yerk city, reports a defi ciency of assets amounting te $884,016.73. The officers are given ninety days, as re quired by law, te make the deficiency geed, but it is net believed at the insurance de partment that the money will be paid in. A " lean" of $6,000 te Henry C. Bewan, of the Independent, is particularly de nounced as being invested in securities net authorized by law. A Terrible uellgteua Massacre. A horrible massacre has been perpe trated at Tipitawa, one of the Tine islands. The natives had been recently proselytized by the efforts of a Kanaka missionary named Kabuc, who induced them te give up their weapons. Subse quently the people of the southern por tion of the island became dissatisfied with the constant requisitions made upon them by Kabue and apostatized. Kabue preached a crusade against them, armed his followers and led them in person. An indiscriminate slaughter ensued, ever 1,000 men, women and children being massacred. The bodies were collected iu a pile and burned. Kabue is being taken te Honolulu te answer for the crime. LOSS OF LIFE 1IY A TORNAUO. New Vim, Minn., Devastated Thirteen Vcr sons Killed and Many Injured. A tornado devastated the city of New Ulm, Minn., Friday night, killing many of its inhabitants. The city is situated en the right bank of the Minueseta river, and en the Winona & St. Peter railroad. It is the county scat of Brown county, aud contained 3,500 inhabitants. It contained a large number of fine buildiugs, among them two mills, five public schools, two academies, three churches costing from $3,000 te ?2e,000, and the linest public hall in the uertiiwcst. The storm made its appearance at 4 p. m., aud it could be distinctly seen approaching in two separate columns. One moved upward aud the ether seemed te descend from the clouds aud te spend its whole force in the neighborhood of New Ulm. Six hundred buildings are mere or less damaged, some of them be ins totally wrecked, including the finest busi ness blocks in the city. The new Metho dist church, costing $5,000, was levelled te the ground. Up te the present time thir teen dead bodies have been found, most of them iu the ruins of the wrecked build ings. The names of the killed in New Ulm are : Mr. Eckert aud his 12-year-old seu ; a seu of Mr. Rcitz ; Laura Wright, aged 13, who was found ou the prairie decapi tated, aud her head has net yet been found ; and a seu of Werner, aged 14. It is thought that there are several ether bodies yet in the ruins, :is many persons are missing. In the town of Severance the killed arc : Martin Franks, Jeseph Williams, his wife and three children, one child, which is badly wounded, being the only survivor of the family, aud child of Mr. Loomis. Iu West Newton au old mau was found dead, his arms firmly clasped around a tree. The wounded are : Jehn Palmquist ; J. Sucsch, his wil'e aud child, probably fatally ; II. Fidcler, probably fatally ; J. Keen, arm and leg crushed ; Geerge Fegle and wife, probably fatally ; C. Krauubel and Mr. lleitz ; Jacob Miller, leg fractur ed ; Mr. Werner aud wife, badly injured ; Mr. Nelsen, slightly injured ; Wm. S. Dur haus, internally injured ; J. Schucnger, seriously cut all of New Ulm; J. Pfeiffer of Milferd and three ethers, whose names have net yet been ascertained, were also injured. Net less than 'oue handled horses were killed, many being lifted bodily aud car ried long distances. The Eagle mill aud elevator with 10,000 bushels of wheat, was completely demol ished. A buggy was carried completely ever the two-story stene jail. A large brick brcwerj was leveled with the ground, aud nearly every building iu the city was un un rsefed. The storm extended through Nicollet county, through West Newton aud Sever ance, but the less of life and property canuet yet he ascertained. Everything iu the range of the storm was leveled with the ground and the growing crops were shorn off as though with a scythe in the track of the storm. In Cambria several houses aud barns wcre demolished by the same storm. There is no doubt that search will develop a further less of life, as some of these new missing will probably be in the ruins, At Shirley, near Crooksten, en the St. Paul aud Manitoba railroad, a cyclone ou Thursday night demolished two elevators, with a capacity of 400,000 bushels. The cyclone devastated a stretch of couu ceuu try a mile wide and forty miles long around Hecter. It traveled in a southerly direction, passing thieugh the townships of Palmyra, Willingteu and Caire. The extent of the damage cannot yet be ascer tained, but the storm was one of the most disastrous ever known iu Renville county, and a large number of people have been killed and mam' injured. The large two story heuse of Matthew Findley was carried from its foundation and dash cd te pieces. The family were all injured and the eldest son was killed, to gether with twcnt.y-five head of cattle which he was herding, all being found dead en the prairie. Mr. and Mrs. Jeseph Hellevcr aud their four children were all killed the entire family with the exception of a two-months-old child, which was carried a distance of several reds from the house, where it was found With an arm and leg broken. Iu Willing Willing ten, a few miles further west, the storm did net de se much damage. In Caire the farm houses of Michael Murphy, James Serkins, Martin Welch, Jehn ami William Fahey and a number of ethers were carried away, but as yet only one person is known te liave been killed the youngest child of Jehn Fahey though many were seriously injured. Attempted Abduction and Rubbery. Ou Saturday afternoon Mahlen Rattay, 7 years old, son of Dagebcrt M. Rattay, merchant tailor of 508 Arch street, Phila delphia, was sent te deliver a valuable un finished coat te a journeyman tailor in Marshall street. About an hour after ward the boy returned te his father greatly frightened. He said that thrce men jumped out of a covered wagon, seized him, enveloped him in a blanket, flung him iute the wagon and drove off. At Bread and Oxford streets he escaped, leaving the coat materials behind Win. Gleaseu, Win. Reynolds, alias Bunnell, and Charles Smith were arrested at Vine street aud Ridge avenue. Glcasen had the coat. The prisoners were committed. Bunnell has been in prison recently for robbing a church, and Smith has been a criminal LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. NKlGUBOUHOOl) NEWS. Near and Acress tiie County Line. Frederick Marquart's wife, of Rcadiug, walked elf from her husband aud family and in bread daylight defiantly left him at the depot, te join, a former boarder at their heuse named Frederick Lingren, who had scut her the money te come oujjte Philadelphia, whether he had fled from Marquart's wrath. Louise Miller, from Hamburg, Berks ceuuty, aged 19, a handsome girl, has died from the effect of arsenic swallowed with suicidal intent. Her sad case attracts much attention and sympathy. Prof. M. Phillips, formerly or the West Chester normal school, has been appointed te the supcrintendeucy of the Indiana state normal shoe!, of Indiana county. Mr. Philips has net yet iudicated his ac ac ceptauce of the same, but will probably de se. "Nig" Bradley and Jehn McCleskey started for Bridgeport from Pheenixvillc, taking passage en a freight train. They fclt rather lively, and when about Morien station, began te wrestle en top a carload of lumber. The result of this was that both fell off, and both were hurt. Sadie Nlssley's Funeral. The funeral of little Sadie Nisslcy, of Mount Jey, who was drowned in a cistern as stated in Saturday's Intellieenceu, was very largely attended and the funeral services were unusually solemn aud im pressive. Rev. Peter Nissley preached the funeral sermon and he was assisted in the service by Revs. Eph. Nissley and Martin Ruth. The interment took place in the burying ground en the Nissley farm. Deputy Corener Gallagher, who held an inquest en the remains of the child filed the verdict of his jury this morning. It was, death from accidental drowning. WOODS MEETING AT QDARRYY1LLE. AN IMMENSE CROWD Of ATTENU IT. I'EOI'LE Mlrrlcj; Sermons by Kevs. Klclils aud Frances. The colored weeds meeting at Quarry ville took place in Hcss's weeds yesterday, aud the crowd in attendance was a tremen dous one. Early in the morning people from the surrounding country began pouring iute the ground, and long lines of buggies were seen going in the direction of the weeds, until a late hour in the afternoon. Twe special trains were run from" this city by the Reading rail road company." Each train had five cars and they weie all packed with people before they reached Quarryvillc. A great many people drove from this city te the camp, though the whole number of colored people was net mero than 50. The weeds was filled with vehicles of all kinds, and at last persons were compelled te leave their teams outside. The weather was very pleasant, a stiff breeze blewiug all day. The services began shortly after teu o'clock in the morning. Rev. W. II. Kiehls, of this city, seemed te have charge of the meeting. A rough beard pulpit had been erected in the weeds and besides Kev. Kiehls, it was occupied by Revs. Jehn Frances, Matthew Mark Diggs and a num ber of well-known colored men from the city and county. The first sermon of the day was preached by Rev. Frances. He is a very old darkey, who for years resided en the Welsh Mountain and recently removed te Neffsville. He has attended a great many weeds meetings iu his time and has always been their feature. Jehn informed his audi ence that he could neither read nor write, but was au ignorant man. He spoke for ten minutes, but net en any one subject. His sermon was listened te with the closest attention by the immense audi ence. He became very much excited toward the close aud spoke with a great deal of feeling. Snch responses as " Oh yes ! " "Yeu did !" "Geed Lord !" "Amen!" " He will !" wcre heard from the colored people during the close. After Jehn had concluded several songs were sung when Brether Kiehls announced that services would be suspended until 2 o'clock. New Matthew Diggs, the leader of the choir, meuuted the pulpit, around which the white folks crowded, bent en hearing the siuging. Matthew announced that if a collection would be taken up for them they would sing. There was no " nays " te this preposition and the singing pro ceeded. Such pieces as " Rell Jorden Rell," " Gospel Train," " They Stele My Brether Away," and ethers wcre rendered in geed old campmeeting style, after which the next religious act viz. the lift ing of the collection was dene with en couraging result. After dinner the crowd begau te grew larger aud larger, and long before the services began every inch of space areuud the pulpit was taken up. by a crowd who desired te hear Bre. Kiehls speak. Mr. Kiehls is a well-known rag and bone ped dler of this city, and at times gives his whole attention te the cause of religion. He addressed the audience at great length and astonished them by his oratory and use of words heretofore unheard-of in the English language. After the regular ser vices the choir took thsir places in front of the stand, where Matthew Mark Diggs delivered his little speech en the "finan cial question," informing his hoarers of the great importance of their dropping their nickels into Rev. Frauces's hat, which would seen be put in motion. Tiie audience again voted " aye " and the siuging again began, the songs being the same as iu the foreueon. The meeting came te a close shortly after five o'clock when the crowd began leaving the weeds, aud in a short time no one was left but the managers of the camp. The campmeeting was get up by Hiram Hambright ami Jehn Kissinger of this city, who had charge of the only refresh ment stand en the grounds. They sold enough luneh inchidiiig saudwiches, cheese, ham, icecream, ''real red lemon ade, " peanuts, &c, te feed an army, aud long before the meeting was ever the stock of previsions had been exhausted. Every one seemed te be hungry yesterday and the crowd around this staud was large all day. There was no spring nor pump in the weeds and persons were compelled te take te the lemonade, sev eral hogsheads of which were manufac tured aud disposed of. The management certainly made considerable money and worked hard and long. Other refresh ment stands, which were located some dis taneo from the grounds aud were in charge of men from this city did a thriv ing trade. A dealer in caucs stated te our reporter that he had disposed of 480 sticks during the day. Everyone who had anything te sell made money. All the hotels in the village were kept closed during the day,and net a dp of li quor could be had. Fer this the proprietors tlescrve credit, for if liquor had beeu sold the disorder would have been great. As it was, a number of people came te the grounds from their homes with a supply of ' lickcr," and a few hecame iutexicatcd. Several little skirmishes were started dur ing the days, but they were all promptly squelched, aud the order was very geed, taking iute consideration that the crowd was se large and the motive se commercial, The management at least deserves credit for having no liquor en the grounds, as at many such gatherings liquor is freely sold. At this there was nothing of that kind, aud the only drink was " pure unadulter ated lemonade," and a mau might drink a street sprinkler full of that aud would net become excited. The colored folks seemed te be well satisfied with the meeting. They wcre paid by receiving the proceeds of the col lections which were taken up through the weeds during the day. The hats et Revs. Frances and Diggs were used for that purpose aud the collections wcre se num erous that these two reverend gentlemen were compelled te go bareheaded during almost the entire day. The men who managed the hats were ex cellent collectors and they would net be bluffed off. Oue of them went up te a mau who was setting en a stump and who stated that he hair no change. The colored man quickly stated he could change anything, and he received the con tribution. A clese watch was kept ou the hat by the persons en the pulpit aud the collectors were never out of sight of seme one of them. Unclaimed Letters. Following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the postefiicc at Lancaster for the week ending Monday, July 18, 1881 : Ladies' List : Miss Mollie Adams, Miss Sallie Dunbar, Mrs. Jane Febs, Mrs. Ad die Hestter, Mrs. S. B. Irwin, Miss Mary A. Krcider, Miss Emily S. Lennex (2), Sno Miller. Mrs. Cenrad Rutbards (for.), Miss Bcckie SherIock,ResinaUhrath(for.), Miss Alice Wcuncr, Mrs. Susan Yeung. Gents' List: A. Bauman, Benj. Bru bakcr, jr., E. D, Clark, Gee. Clayman, S. II. Campbell, 3Iaunce Frawley (for.), Lucas Grubcr, Wilhelm Gres (for.), C. 31. Kcnyen (2), Lewis Leepold, Edward Mil ler, William Prothrec (for), Wm. 11. Rob erts, Oscar F. Smith, Jehn W. Straw bridge, August Wilier, Colonel Wilsen. Sale of Horses. At Mount Jey, en Saturday, Capt, L. D. Gallagher sold for Daniel Hertzler, of Carlisle, fifteen head of Cumberland coun ty horses, most of them colts from one year te four years old. Tb.3 pricss ranged from $40 te $110, for ce'ls. One horse brought $150. THE CHURCHES. A Popular Yeung rreaeber In Old Trinity. Tee Xew Recter et St. Jehn 1. K. Church. The pulpit of old Trinity church, in this city, in the absence of Rev. Dr. Greenwald en his summer vacaien at Media, Pa., was filled yesterday morning and evening by Rev. Chas. L. Frey, the "newly-elect as sistant pastor of this congregation. 31 r. Frey is a son of Rev. Dr. Frey, et Read ing, and a worthy scion of geed Lutheran stock, lie was graduated from Muhlen berg college in 1878 and gives high prom prem ise of popularity aud usefulness in bis holy profession. Beth of his ser mons yesterday created the most favor able impression upon his auditors. In the morning he preached an eloquent discourse en the theme " Let down the uet. " In the evening he preached en the subject "Remembrance of the unfortu nate,'' basing his discourse en Gen. xi., 14, "Think of me when it shall be well with thee. " Opening with a line descriptive recital of the circumstances under which the imprisoned butler of Pharoah was ad dressed in these words, aud the ingrati tude which followed their realization, Rev. Frey considered the application of the text te our own day and generatieu. lie depicted our goodly heritage, and the claims upon us te hearken te the voices of sorrow, the pretests of innocent sullercrs, the despair of guilty sinners, and the sobs of the jieniteut. This is a duty, au exercise, ami a training. Oar parents, teachers, fellow men, and, above all, our Saviour, claim our abiding remem brance, and only iu the exercise of such grateful duty can it be well with us. This remembrance, tee, must be unselfish aud unstudied, regardless of profit, pure aud sincere. Then shall the righteous inherit life eternal. Iu St. Jeiiu'a tree Church. Rev. C. N. Spalding, late of Wheeling, W.Va , the new rector of St. Jehn's (Free) P. E. church, preached the first discourse of his rectership in that pulpit yesterday. He announced that he would defer the regular and usual formal "introductory" sermon until he had become better ac quainted with the people of his parish, their wants and needs, which he hoped would be seen. Meantime he craved their generous allowance, and preached a most excellent and acceptable discourse, which is published in full en our first pnge te-day. THE SATUKUAY NIC11T L'Klll' Drunken an. I Disorderly Ciimluct, Arc, Ac. rIit. 11 1 v Hit: .11 ial h; Street Coen Spent Sat unlay Nllit. Theie was a geed deal of drunkenness and dts'jtderly : induct iu some sections of the city en Saturday evening. There was a lijjht near the corner of East King ami Jehn street, in which Jehn Ceulin, jr., Jehn Sanders and Wm. Price were engaged. Sanders brought suit against L'enlin for ass.nilt and battery, malicious mischief and surety of the peace, and he was held in bail for a hear ing before Alderman Barr. There was quite a row iu Middle street, in which a number of colored people were engaged. On complaint of Aunie Butler, colored, Mary Ann Wilsen, colored, was arrested for drunken and disorderly con duct, aud held for a hearing before Alder man Barr. Ilettie Thompson and 3Iary Jane Patters ;i. both colored, had a fight en 3Iidd!e street en Saturday night, and 3Iary Jam has been arrested en a charge of assault and battery. She gave bail for a hearing before Alderman A. F. Dennelly. Nan Butler, Harriet Bosten aud Hattie Thompson were all drunk and they wcre in the row tee ; all were arrested and held for a hearing before Alderman Dennelly, except Nan Butter. The tight was about the "mcu" of these different ladies of caler. Philip Thompson, a Middle street coon, whipped his wife ou Saturday night. He will be given an opportunity te explain his conduct before Alderman Dennelly, he having entered bail for a hearing. There was quite a boisterous disturb ance at 3Ietzreth's tavern, corner of 3Iul berry ami Walnut streets, ou Saturday evening. Edward Sears gave bail before Alder man Deunclly. He is charged with being drunk and disorderly en Saturday night. 1SASEUAI.L. Jri'tiidtleH 10 Friendship l.i. Fer some time past there has been con cen sidemblc.talk among levers of baseball of a game between the Ironsides club and a new nine called the Friendship, which is composed mostly of members of the Friendship tire company. These two clubs and their friends were alike confident of success and at last concluded te try their skill for money. A forfeit of $5 was put up by each club and Saturday was chosen for the game. When the clubs reached the Ironsides grounds they each put $10 mere into the hands of a stakeholder aud the game was played for $e0. The crowd iu attendance was the largest that has witnessed a game of ball in this city for years, aud a rope was stretched te keep the spectators back. There was some excellent playing en the part of each club and thciu was some which was bad, there being consider able wilil thiewing. It will he seen that the game was close throughout and that the Ironsides made their winning run en the ninth 'lining. The names of both clubs will be seen below and it will also be seen that there are a number of old players among them. The scere was as fellows : luox.-jiem. ritiKMijiiir. J Kin:;: & c Cesn rove sa Si p. Myers c&3b Oeiiiuiel el. Shay lb Levunrf Curie lib Chapman p Acs.. Ceglcy 11 It. O. .. 1 :: .. 1 r .. i '1 .. :i l ... 1 4 ... 'J 3 .. i 'I ... 1 2 ... 1 S :. e. 1 4 2 4 t '2 3 1 4 Z ' I i a . 3 i Zcchcrc Kuutz2b Winner .ss.... Arneld p Heek ci Ilumbriht rl. Wciglinielf... Kin 3b Maher lb 1C 23 15 27 l 2 3 4 r, r, 7 s 9 Ironsides 1 13 0 110 2 4 III Friendship i 0 0 4 3 2 0 4 0-15 As te the merits of the two club.- we have nothing te say at present, as all who take auy interest in base tall are well ac quainted with every player in both nines. The game caused a great deal of excite ment, and the whole topic of conversation en tiie streets en Saturday night was base ball. Every man contended that his club, or that te which his friend belonged, was the better. Challenges were offered, bets were made, and there were several quar rels, with no serious results, however. Keergunized Ironside. The Ironsides club has new reorganized and is composed of the following players : Zechcr, c. ; Arneld, p. ; Maher, 1 b. ; 31ilcs, 2 b. ; C. King, 'A b. ; Hardy, s. s. ; Wilsen, I. f. ; Peffer, c. f. : Rittcnheusc, r. f. They state that they are ready te play any nine in the county for from $25 te $.10 aside, but would prefer te play the Friendship nine again. Meney Up. The Friendship baseball club has left $25 at this office as a forfeit te play the Ironsides for $50 a side (and no less) en neutral grounds, at Lancaster, en Satur day, July W, 1881. Jr. O. U. A.M. The state council of Jr. O. U. A. 31. will held its 22d annual meeting in this citydaringthe week. Theceuncil will con vene te-morrow morning at 10 o'clock in Odd Fellows en Seuth Queen street. In is expected that ever 200 delegates will be present from different parts of the state. The Pittsburgh delegation of 28 persons arrived yesterday, aud delegates are com ing en every train.
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