LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER' THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1881
jidiuusui lutriUgenret.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUL.Y 28, 1881.
What the Beaseii May Be.
As there is generally found te be rea
son in the apparent madness of corpora
tions who are excessively liberal te the
public at the cost of their stockholders,
people who see the railroad companies
carrying passengers and freight for very
low prices arc -wondering what the rea
son is; no one has yet suggested that
the motive is a philanthropic one,or that
it is inspired by a desire te promote the
public welfare. It is taken for granted
that, while it is net likely te be a crazy
Ierfermancc, it is certainly a selGsh one.
The corporations themselves maintain
that it is quite a senseless busi
ness and that they only de it because
the ethers de it. Through the compul
sion of circumstances each one is forced
te felly. That is a very geed sort of a
story te tell the marines ; but less cred
ulous people de net accept it. Most
persons probably iucliue te the opinion
that there is a stock-jobbing scheme con
cealed like a little nigger in the weed
pile. "We arc se accustomed te find rail
road managers manage their property
te benefit their speculations in its stock,
that none will refuse this explanation
because of the improbability that officers
of corporations would be se wicked as te
deliberately conspire te depreciate the
value of the stock of their employers.
Net one of the great transcontinental
lines that is engaged in the present ap
parent conflict is se eflicercd as te assure
the public that the contest is net cor
ruptly conspired. Even Mr. Vanderbilt,
with a hundred or two of millions te keep
him out of want,is net free from suspicion
of an intention te help along his swell
" ing pile with a little sharp practice. Still,
the general suspicion of the inspiration
el the present railroad battle may be
wrong. There is a geed deal in the
general situation of the great East and
West railways te challenge the high
prices at which their stock has been sell
ing. The "Western crep3 are net going
te be as plenteous as usual ; while the
European crops will be mere than an
average. Here is a less of carriage for
the railroads ; but still, as it is prospec
tive, the trouble between them from this
cause weuldjscem te Ikj premature. Then
the Mississippi river threatens te become
a formidable rival in the grain carry
ing trade, the transportation by barges
en its waters te the ocean transports at
New Orleans lieing very cheaply done.
Hut the chief cause of anxiety which
the railways have is in the stimulation
given by their prosperity te tiie building
of rival railroads ; and it is sus
pected that the reduction of rates
resorted te mere ler the pur
pose of intimidating capital against
enlisting in such rival work thau for auy
ether Teason. The present reads are
capitalized at verymuch greater figures
than new ones can be built for ; and the
threatened competition may make some
of them very sick. The Erie railroad,
just out of bankruptcy and heavily load lead
ed, is net in very stout case te en
counter young and light weighted rivals.
Ner is the heavily watered New Yerk
Central. The Pennsylvania and ttalti ttalti
inere and Ohie are probably without
much te make them afraid, as their
stocks arc net watered, except as the
Pennsylvania has been weakened by the
liberal stealing which lias been permitted
te its officers.
There is no doubt that new railroads
may.be very cheaply built in comparison
te the cost of these existing, and that
there is plenty of capital te build them.
But they went put the old lines te the
sword yet awhile; some day, when
steel rails will be bought at half their
present price and a railroad equipment
at a proportionate reduction, there may
be trouble for the present corporations ;
and meanwhile capital may blackmail
and worry them ; but if they are prudent
and lay by a geed share of nuts for the
winter of their discontent a glorious
summer will dawn for them again. Their
present rate-cutting is hardly inspired
by any such far-sighted policy as the fear
of further rivalry would- be; its cause
is jis yet their own secret. Perhaps there
is a sharp purpose te get all the peo
ple from the east iute the west,
te visit their cousins and their
aunts, se as te catch their full fares
en the homeward fly ; en the principle
arise. Therefore this failure te approve
Mr. Cyrus W. Field's individual notion
of the existence of this occasion proves
the geed sense and geed taste of the
people and bis own lack of both.
Sax Josephs contributes another and
still mere interesting letter from Lon Len Lon
eon te the Philadelphia Times. lie al
together distances Rev. Dr. Tiffany's
correspondence from abroad te the same
enterprising journal, and if he keeps en
a popular suspicion will get abroad that
such able letters as Josephs' could net be
written anywhere outside of the Times
office except at Cressen.
upon which "empties'" are carried west
free te get tell en the full return lead, a
rush of passengers might profitably be
stimulated from the East in the sum
mer te catch their cash in the fall. The
run of shad eceanward is net disturbed
by the fisherman, who knows that they
will be back in the spring multiplied a
hundred fold ; and just se all these
Eastern visitors te ;the West must ceme
back, and after them or with them all
the Western relations, te enjoy their re
turn hospitality.
But maybe the railroad combination
that was se tight but lately, and new is
se seemingly shattered, has no such base
design upon the folks they arc hurrying
from their homes in this het holiday
time. We don't knew hew it is ; we
only knew that they are most likely
playing possum with the people
in some shaps or ether, and doing
S3uic very tall lying te cloak a
design net creditable enough te beast
abaut. Ge west en your cheap ticket
if you have business there: butveu
need net go under any particular sense
of obligation te or commisseratien for
the railroad companies because of your
free ride.
MINOB TOPICS.
W. H. Kemble, erstwhile . BUI, " is
sojourning at Bedford springs, where he
is expected te take- classes in " addition,
division and silence, "
There are only sixty-six candidates for
county commissioners, etc., up in Lycom
ing, and everybody has quit work and sits
en the fence te sce the precession go by.
Ik Messrs. Rockwell, Brown & Ce., have
auy kind of luck they will make the patient
out te be an illustrious imbecile. It is
charitable te assume the venerable plati
tudes telegraphed from Washington te be
emanations of mera plebian wit at the ex
pense of the presidential helplessness.
Uhakitv covers a multitude of sins, but
the mantle thrown ever the Albany in
iquity is net all wool and a yard wide.
Disposing of the ill-gotten $2,000 te the
relief of the indigent is in itself a worthy
conception, yet the underlying niotive is
tee gauzy te make up the warp and woof
of a substantial fabric.
FneM the agitation in the West Chester
papers of the repeal of the law authoriz
ing market clerks te confiscate lightweight
butter, we suspect that Chester county
dairymen use fourteen-ounce pound
weights habitually. The logic of the
Village Recerd is that because the purlieus
of Philadelphia nourish thieves the simple
minded rural rooster ought te be allowed
te sell short weight butter with impunity.
Justice in New Yerk is swift, however
sure. The ether day one justice disposed
of 10G cases in thrce hours, allowing a lit
tle less than two minutes te the adjudica
tion of each case. This sort of rapid tran
sit may be authorized for these in de
fenseless quarters, but it would bankrupt
the concern projecting it through the pre
serves called the rights of man, if backed
by the might of means. The Fairweathcr
case is a sample of the quality of justice
disenscd (with) by these tribunals, and
makes one wish that the old dame whb
holds the balances would adjust her spec
taclesaud peer about a little in this rush
ing nineteenth century.
Mu. Jehn Reach is a personage who&e
deliverances upon matters of national im
port are certain te have the merit of novel
ty. Mr. Reach has conceived and brought
forth a scheme whereby the United States
is te rank among the first maritime powers
of tne earth. The salient feature is a fleet
of one hundred iron clad vessels, of the
3.63 intercenvertible S. T. 18C0 X style of
architecture, serviceable as merchantmen
in the halcyon days of peace, but con
vertible iute A 1 men of war when war's
horrid front menaces us. Mr. Reach de
murely remarks that the government could
find " somebody " te undertake the con
struction of these hybrid terrors of the sea,
but neglects te point out hew the invinci
ble merchantmen are te be employed when
completed. The inventor must devise a
policy for the government, te round out
his plan, for under existing inhibitory
statutes American commerce is filed away
among the achives of the republic. Mr.
Reach's well-known disinterestedness dis.
arms suspicion of ulterior motives ; he n
actuated by the natural desire te see
every tub stand or sail en its own bottom ;
visions of Brazillian subsidies and Robeson Rebeson Robesen
iau traffic in old junk are as repuguant te
his purposes as they are foreign te his
nature. '.-
an Eastern newspaper in perfect geed
faith referred te the learned gentleman as
"Dr. Musquash."
Senators Lamar and Geerge both think
that Senater Beck is the ablest Democra
tic member in the senate. Secretary
Blaine once told Mr. Lamar that Beck
was regarded by the Republicans as " the
hardest hitter and the strongest debater
en your side of the chamber.
Tibbles, the Omaha man who married
the Poncha maiden, "Bright Eyes," is 45
years of age, is a widower and has two
children by his former wife. Mr. Schurz
remarks in the New Yerk Evening Pett
that, Tibbies being yoked, we may new
leek for peace.
Ex-Senater Cekklikg tells the Wash
ington Republican that he was tendered
the chief justiceship during Grant's ad
ministration and that he declined it. The
Philadelphia Times booms for his appoint
ment te Clifferd's place. This is get up
te discount the report of ox-Senater
Whyte's probable nomination.
Mr. Wm. H. Vanderbilt is reported te
be negotiating for the purchase of the
grounds and property' of the Catholic
orphan asylum, Fifth avenue, between
Fifty-first and Fifty-second streets, imme
diately opposite his new dwelling house,
his intention being te lay out a magnificent
garden or pleasure ground there. He has
offered $500 JIQ. for it. The trustees of
the asylum fKrer the transfer.
Prince Auguste Leuis Victer, duke of
Saxo-Coburg-Getha, has died lately. He
was born en the 13th of June, 1818, and
in April, 1813, he married Marie Clemen
tine Careline Leopeldiuo, daughter of
Leuis Phillippe, king of the French. He
was a major general in the Austrian army
and licuteuaut general in the army of
Saxony. His family is one of the most in
fluential in the world, being related te half
the reigniug heads of Europe.
Ne one would ever take Dr. Agnew
from his leeks te be the surgeon that he
is. In appcarance he mere nearly resem
bles a well-to-de farmer thau the cenven
tienal surgeon. He is about 55 years of
age. He stauds about as high and erect as
Gen. Sherman, whom he resembles in ap
pearance very much, except that Dr. Ag Ag
new has white side-whiskers, while Sher
man only has short chin-wbiskcrs. He
wears a country-looking white straw hat,
aud is a very pleasant gentleman, though
he docs net talk as much as seme news
paper writers would like.
county, has an awful 'scandal. The 75
year old owner of a half dozen -farms is
accused of indeceney-with bis own grand-'
daughter and has vainly, offered his indig
nant son (4,000 and a farm te settle it. '
Last Sunday a Swede went eat upon the
mountain near Houtzdale te gather whor
tleberries. Net retaining home in due
time, search was made for him, when he
was found with innumerable rattlesnakes
fastened te and feeding upon his body.
There is a gentleman, ever seventy years
of age, living in Telferd,. Montgomery
county, who has never ridden en a railroad
car. In Soaderten, a mile distant, is an
intelligent youth of eighteen, who has
never been even one mile from his native
village.
While Jehn Stewart was squirrel hunt
ing near Bellevernen, Westmoreland
county, he heard and saw something mov
ing in tbe leaves en a tree that bad lately
blown down. He shot at the supposed
coon and killed Frank McFall, aged 14,
who was hunting squirrels tee.
B. F. Stebbins, a prominent member of
tne Uii Uityeil exchange, formerly treasur
er of Crawford county, went bathing in
the Allegheny river alone. His dead body
was found in about two feet of water next
morning. He was a cripple, having lest
one leg in the army. His artificial limb,
together with his clothing, soap, towels,
etc., were found en the bank about thirty
feet from the body.
At a picnic near Wilkesbarre a party of
five ladies and gentlemen went out m a
beat. An ear was dropped and all the
men leaned ever for it, upsetting the'beat.
Help was at hand and the party taken
ashore. Seme twenty minutes after one
of tbe ladies, Sirs. Berrigban, was missed
and net until then was it realized that sbe
might be still in the water. Search was
made and her lifeless body was .found at
the bottom of the river. Mrs. B. was but
eighteen years old, andher husband is in
Kansas.
yeaterday.te two and a half years imprison imprisen
mentin.tke penitentiary.
ChstfeaCParker, a guide in the, Adiron
dack at Blue.Menutain lake, while guiding
Mi Geerge Ball from Forked lake te
Leng lake, where she was te be a guest of
ex-benater ristt, made a .-Lemens assault
upon her. He almost strangled her and
tore her clothing into shreds. All the
guides of the Adirondacks are hunting the
villain down. They have sworn vengeance
I and will have him dead or alive.
A whirlwind passed through Cumberland-Centre
and Yarmouth Fereside, Me.,
mewing a path a quarter of a mile wide
through field, fences and orchards, de
streying crops and snapping en trees six
inches in .diameter. Ne buildings were
destroyed, but many houses had class
shattered by the heavy hail, which accom
panied it. About fifty farmers lest their
crops, valued at from $200 te $400 each.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ANOTHER SUICIDE.
1IL.ACK AND INGE11SOIX.
A Criticism en tlie Champien et Orthodoxy
The following criticism of Judge
Black's reply te Ingcrsell, is from the pen
of a leading theological teacher of the
country. Although part of a private
letter we take the liberty te make it pub
lic because, written in a clear and temper
ate style, it relates te a public question of
great interest and is an interesting contri
bution te a discussion far reaching in its
scope. Eds. Intelligencer.
Mr. Field's purse for Mrs. Garlield,
though recruited lately from ten cent
subscriptions, still stands at about $150,
000 and obstinately refuses te rise te any
thing like the auTeunt which it was se
prematurely telegraphed ever the coun
try had been raised and sent by the New
Yerk chamber of commerce. Ne better
answer ceulbe made te the arguments
which have been advanced for the pro
priety of the movement than this failure
of the public te respond te it. Nobody
doubts that the American people are ap
preciative of Mrs. Garfield's nobility of
womanhood, her courage and devotion
at this critical period, nor that they
would be generous te her necessities
should a proper occasion unhappily '
PERGONAL-
Schuyler Colfax has gene te Mani
toba te leek after the weather and Leme.
United States Senater-elect Warner
Miller resigns his seat in Congress.
King ALniONSO, of Spain, has given the
Jews permission te return te that country
in any numbers.
Bismarck habitually reads a chapter in
the New Testament at bedtime, out of the
old version, presumably.
W. R. Wilsen, esq., of this city, and
his daughter Miss Lena Wilsen, arc at
Cape May.
Mr. M. V. B. Cehe and family left te-day
for Ashbury Park. Thov will be gene
thrce weeks.
The late Justice Clifferd received the
LL. D. degree four times from Harvard,
Brown, Dartmouth and Bowdoin.
King Kalakaua has been gazetted an
honorary member of the order of the
Grand Cress of St. Michael and St.
Geerge.
The court of inquiry in the case of Gen.
Warren, examining into his conduct at
the battle of Five Oaks, is in session in
New Yerk.
A groundless rumor has stirred Baltimore
tbat ex-Senater Wm. Pinkney Whyte
has been mentioned as a probable succes
sor te the late Justice Clifferd en the su
preme bench.
Mme. Louise Montague, Forepaugh's
alleged $10,000 beauty, is lying danger
ously ill at Galena, III., and the physicians
in attendance are fearful that she will net
recover.
President Jeseph Yeung, familiarly
known as Uncle Jeseph, a brother of the
late President Brigham Yeung, has
breathed his last at his residence in Mor Mer Mor
raendom. He was 84 years of age.
Hen. Geerge V. Lawrence in a letter
te Secretary Quay, declines the Republi
can nomination for state treasurer, assign
ing among ether reasons his bad health,
"the result of malarial fever contracted in
April last at Harrisburg."
Suppose, for example, that Arthur, ar
guing the " inability" of Garfield, under
tne constitution, should appoint Cenk-
-.juwjW me muted mates su.
prerae court, vice Clifferd, deceased. Sup
pose it.
Dr. McCesu, of Princeton college, who
is traveling in the West, was mentioned in
nn Tflva nrai-ie vamakIJ -w. - t
.... j,... iwcuuy as " ur. XL. KJ. I
Cesh." This is net quite as bad as when '
July 35, 1881.
W. U. IIensel, esq.
My Dear Sir : Many thanks for the
copy of the Intelligenckr containing
Judge Black's reply te Ingersoll. I read
it with much iutercst and pleasure. It is
excellent, conceived in geed spirit, vigorous
and convincing, yet taken as a whole net as
fresh and forcible as I anticipated. Be
sides it has several weak places which ex
pose the whole article te some danger. I
shall refer te but ene topic, his answer
te Ingcrsell en persecution by the church.
The notion that hypocrites and bad men
only were persecutors is utterly gratuitous.
The best men of every age since Augustine
down have held the principle that error
ceam be overcome by the sword, aud that
the Prince was bound te use the sword in
the service of truth. If he failed te use
the power that Ged had given him against
heresy he became particeps criminis. On
the basis of this false ethical principle
you can casilj sce that the mere con
scientious the Prince was and the
mere zealous the church, the mere power
fully would both church and state
be moved te use the sword in putting
down error. Governed by this false prin
ciple the authorities could destroy heresy
by putting crrerists te death just as de
voutly as our civil authorities can, if need
be, put down a riot or insurrection at the
point of the bayonet. It is only within
the last century that Christian ethics has
advanced te the position that spiritual
error can be overcome only with spiritual
weapons, and all false theories only by the
power of truth. Judge Black overlooks
the history of the question. If Ingcrsell
has knowledge and logic enough he will
be able te use his lance with geed effect.
STATE ITEMfa.
Allentown policemen guard the town
for $30 a month.
Several Philadelphia boys have, become
blind from smoking cigarettes.
Mr. Jonathan Hay, a prosperous farmer
of Somerset,, committed suicide by shoot sheet
ing. Miss Pelly Landis, of Coopersburg, ran
a splinter into her finger and died from
lock-jaw.
Philadelphia has fifty reserve officers
who aggregate 10,000 pounds in weight
and 305 feet 3 inches in height.
The chief clerk of the Philadelphia pest
office has held the position for twenty
years.
In the vicinity of Kutztewu are several
Indian burial grounds of considerable interest.
Mrs. Spcelmau jumped into the river at
Washington, Pa., and was fished out. Her
husband died and she was "tired of liv
ing." The various rewards offered for the de
tection and conviction of the Healey mur
derers, at Dunbar, amount te $10,000.
The Bradford Era intimates that at
Harrisburg, as at Washington, there was
a woman in the case of " state supplies."
The Era is right.
Twe bad boys in Mahaney Plane built a
fire under a cradle containing two sleeping
infants, and the mother returned just in
time te save the children and the house.
The body of the father of Rev. Dr. Hart
ranft, deceased, was found in the Dela
ware at Pennsgreve. It is thought that
he committed suicide, as he appeared par
tially insane since the death of his sen.
While the Shaw house was burning in
Clearfield last Sunday, the Jehn Robinson
shewmeBglid gallant services, and next
eay all the Clearfielders w.ent te their cir
cus. Last year the biggest in its history, the
Philadelphia mint received 3,352,505.40
ounces of gld, valued at $02,905,947.98,
and 5,756.904.62 ounces of silver, worth
90,4O2,0U.0.
NEWS NOVELTIES.
Notable Events or Actual Recent Occur
rences. Down in New Jersey a coal black horse
was sunstruck. When he recovered he
was a light dun color.
The commissioners of the Sprague es
tate will accept $4; 000,000 for the entire
property.
Twe young ladies from Chicago go iute
the surf at Leng Branch with tight-fitting
veus.
Many meadows aud stacks of grain have
been destroyed lately througeut the coun
try by sparks from locomotives.
A ghost wandering around the street of
Patterson, N. J., caused great excitement
until it was materialized in a colored girl
dressed in white, and wearing rubbers.
Jehn H. Negley, editor of the Butler
Citizen, has brought two libel suits, ene
against Themas Robinson, correspondent,
and the ether against Eli Robinson, pub
lisher of the Butler Eagle.
A boy who discovered a land slide en
the Old Colony railroad and ran and
warned the station master has been given
by the company a life pass en its line and
all its branches.
A woman hanged herself thrce times in
one night in a Springfield cell, using strips
of her clothing te make nooses, and each
time she was cut down before she was
quite dead.
The Paris Monetary cenference adjourn
ed without decisive action, but favors a
new conference te meet April 12, 1882.
The American and French position at the
close of the conference was for unlimited
silver coinage at the ration of 15.
Edw. S. Gelden, the Armstrong county
lawyer who recently was awarded a $25,000
fee for services in a big estate, has been
sued by Mrs. Frances E. Tenner te re
cover $24,921, which "she alleges" he
collected for her in the settlement of an
ejectment case relating te seme valuable
oil property.
Trouble between Mormons and Gentiles
in Arizona is likely te become serious. A.
N. Bagncll, prominent in opposition te
the Mormons, has had several valuable
animals killed and probably an attempt
will be made te drive all the Mormons
from the neighborhood.
Nearly COO properties were te be sold
for delinquent taxes Tuesday afternoon at
the City Hall in Camden, but although
they were put up, only about a dozen were
bought, the balance being taken by the
city. Even these which were bid in were
taken by persons interested in order te
strengthen claims against ether parties.
Governer Crittenden, of Missouri, pro
poses te offer a reward of $50,000 for the
arrest of the Reck Island train rebbers:
$20,000 of this is te be given for the cap
ture of the James Brethers, who are sup
posed te ee leaders et the gang. Frank
James, the outlaw, has been stepping
at the St. James hotel, Kansas City,
with his wife, but it was net known until
after he left.
In the Wilkcsbarre Samgerfcst yester
day prizes were awarded as fellows : First
a French clock and bast of Bctheven, te
the Scranton Liedcskrauz ; second, a
drinking horn tipped with geld, te the
Hazleton Concordia ; third, a silver cup,
te the Hawley Mamnercher ; fourth, a
silver goblet, te the Lackawar.ua Mam Mam
nercher, Scranton : fifth, a silver water
pitcher, te the Allentown Licdcrkranz.
In a justice's court at Jersey City, Wil
liam Manning bit the arm of a spectateij
A bystander interfered and was bit in the
shoulder. Manning ran out of the court
room into a saloon, where he bit
tne aged father of the proprietor en
the arm. He then seized a man passing
en the street and bit him twice, en the
wrist and shoulder. Five policemen se
cured him after a desperate struggle.
In New Yerk, Gee. W. Harris's only
son Charles, a bright and active fifteen-year-old
boy, while performing en the
trapeze, tried te hang by his chin in the
loop of the swing rope, as he had fre
quently done en the trapeze bar, and the
rope suddenly slipped under his neck, stun
ning him se that he was powerless te re
lieve himself se that he was found hanged
dead. The lad was well liked by his com
panions, steed at the head of his class,
and had received several prizes for profi
ciency in scholarship.
A Twelve-Year Old Bey Hangs lllmself.
The neighborhood of Bareville, en the
New Helland turnpike, some eight miles
east of this city, is greatly excited ever the
discovery this merniug, .of the suicide
early te day of a twclvo-ycar-eld boy.
Coming, a3 it docs, se closely te the late
suicide of Jehn Ebersole, it occasions a
feeling of great interest and painful dis
cussion. The boy, who is the subject
of this last tragedy was aged between 12
and 13, and a son of Samuel M. Geed, a
tenant farmer residing in West Earl town
ship, a short distauce north of Bareville.
He was subject te epilepsy, aud as is
usually the case with these afflicted iu
that way, his mind had become somewhat
affected. It is supposed that in seme fit
of despondency, induced by this tendency
tc depression, he went te the barn and
hanged himself, where he was found early
this morning. The deputy coroner was
notified te summon his jury and held aii
inquest.
The rash young suicide's father, it will
be remembered, was a candidate for
prison keeper at the late Republican
primaries.' but net being iu either ring he
did notyfgct'fhere."
MANllKIM ltOItuUUII.
NEIuHBOKUOOD NEWS
Near ana Acress the County Line.
The main building at the Centennial
The Ncwh from That Staid Town.
Rudelph Shcfflcr, of New Yerk, aud
Mrs. Klein felter, of Philadelphia, are vis
iting their brother, Wm. Shefllcr.
Gee. Deunis, Manheim's absconding
landlord, has made his appearance again.
On Friday evening the liiberty cornet
band serenaded their townsman, E. B.
Bemberger. After seme of their finest
selections, Mr, B. invited the "boys" in
and entertained them until a late hour.
Rev. William B. Theme, who recently
accepted a call of the Episcopal church,
this place, preached his initiatory sermon
en Sunday evening, selecting his text from
St. Matthew, eleventh chapter and twenty
eighth verse : "Come unto me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I.wilr give
you rest," His sermon was highly spoken
of by theso who heard him, and the im
pression he made was most favorable.
The Liberty cornet baud propeso te held
a picuic en Saturday, the proceeds te go
for the benefit ofthe band. They, will se
cure the services of a geed orchestra, and
dancing will be ene of the prominent fea
tures. The baud is under the leadership
of Prof. Wellington Yeung, an accom
plished musician, aud through him they
have acquired the high degroe of proficiency
they new enjoy. They will be liberally
patronized.
On Saturday evening Mr. Phares C. II.
Sharpe celebrated his eighteenth birthday.
The invitations were limited, and theso
who were honored enjoyed themselves.
After congratulating him, they were con
ducted te the dining room, where an ex
cellent repast was awaiting, te which all
did justice. The party adjourned at a late
hour highly pleased with the evening's
entertainment.
Mr. S. A. Eusmiugcr's hen roost was
visited en Saturday uight by seme mag
nanimous person, who relieved it of two
valuable (?) fowls ene of them was sick
with the cholera aud the ether had hatch
ed two breeds of chickens this season. A
certain party of young men made "chick
en corn" soup down iu the meadow, aud
after partaking of the palatable mess they
were taken terribly sick, net thinking that
retribution would ceme se seen.
grounds must go.
Samuel R. Shipley, of West Chester, is
interesting himself with a white cat bird
that is raising a breed en his lawn, of its
own Democratic color. .
By the fall of one of the pavement arches
at the Mansion house, West Chester, new
undergoing improvements, Eli and Elmond
Baldwin, contracting bricklayers, were
seriously hurt. .
Wm. Beard, aged 26 years, who has a
wife and two children living in Philadel
phia, was drowned in French creek dam,
Fheenixville, being seized with cramp
while he was "pushing off " a sand scow.
Wm.. R. Dickersen and Joel Vanarsda
len, two lawyers, were convicted in Phihw
delphia yesterday of forging the wilL of
Robt. Whitaker, by which it was proposed
te divert an estate valued at $800,000 te
their own ends.
Elsie Leviua Moere, a pretty girl, net
much past sixteen years of age, the child
of Charles and Saleme 3Ioere, of Reading,
died en Tuesday afternoon at 1808 Wood
stock street, Philadelphia, from what Dr.
Jcrome L. Artz has since certified te have
been puerperal peritonitis, after abortion.'
At the Harrisburg tube -works, Peter
Heisy, a young married man, while en a
car assisting te lead pipe, lest his balauce
and fell off the car and the pipe he was
helping te handle followed,' striking him
en the head, fracturiug his skull aud oth
erwise injuring his head and face.
epringueui, unestcr county, yesterday
was crowded with representatives of all
the leading manufacturers of fire engines,
hese carriages and hese, in the country,
the authorities having announced that
they intend te purchase fire apprratus and
that they would give out the contracts
last evening.
The water will be let out of the nine
mile level of the Pennsylvania canal about
Middletown en Saturday at midnight iu
order that a mere thorough search may be
made for the head of the colored, woman,
Mrs. Audrews, murdered by her husband,
which the boatmen claim te sce ileating
en the water occasionally.
Clark, Reeves & Ce.. of Phamixville. have
just received an order for single track draw
uuugu tfti iuei, lur uie urcgen navigation
company, ever Snake river, in addition te
a let of smaller orders for the Great West
ern railroad and Mexican national con
structien company. Ou Saturday they
closed a contract for 26 spans of iron
bridge, costing $175,000, for the Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antenia, in Texas.
Noticing in a West Chester paper an
account of seme runaway boys, S. L.
Clark, from Christiana, writes te it :
" There were two boys answering te their
description passed me yesterday (Monday)
morning, 2Gth iust., inquiring the. read te
Lancaster and hew far. They were en
the Strasburg read, about a mile from the
Swan hotel. They each had a bundle
wrapped iu paper and carrying-strap. One
of them said they were from . Chester'
county, and said they wanted about
ten days' work and would like te hire te
gether."
Over at Lebanon the Shelby circus men
nearly get into another big row by order
ing off a patent medicine vender whose
cause the citizens took up. The men
arrested at Harrisburg for sheeting Meran
atPittsten have been discharged after
pointing out te their captors, Jehn Van
Cour, also of the circus- company, as the
murderer and Frank Sprang as a witness
of the sheeting. Beth of these were ar
rested, and en the way te Harrisburg
from Carlisle Van Cour acknowledged
tbat he had fired two shots at the fight in
which Meran was killed.
THE COPS.
NONET DIE AND IrEflT RESIGN.
JfOSTlHINKD.
Aruinent or the Spreeher-Sensciilg
tlen.
Injunc-
LATE3T NEWS BY MAIL.
A fire at Garrington, Ohie, destroyed
property te the value of $60,000. Fifteen
houses were burned.
A telegram from East Londen, Seuth
Africa, states that a terrific gale has oc
curred there, during which three vessels
were wrecked and thirty persons were
drowned.
Five business buildings en Main street,
Oneen'.a, N. Y., in the wooden row wept
of Bread street, were destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. The less is estimated
at $27,000 : insurance about $15,000.
Miss Minnie Reeve, telegraph operator
and agent of the Minneapolis & St. Leuis
railroad at Hepkins, was killed by a col
lision between an empty train and a loco
motive en which she was riding. She was
terribly crushed and scalded.
Annie W. wen the 2:27 race in Cleve
land, Argonaut second and Exeter third.
Best time 220. JHattie Hunter wen the
pacing race ; Bayr9llly taking the first
two heats. Time, 2:14, 2:15, 2:19,2:21,
2:26?. Great Eastern, with a running
mate made two attempts te beat 2:14.
Time 2:23, 221.
Eva Jacobs, the young Jewess who was
arrested in Brooklyn some time age.
charged with robbing dwelling houses
where she made calls en nretance of seeiner
seme of the occupants whom she knnw
Iu chambers this morning, bsfore Judge
rattcrsen, carae up tue hearing el argu
ment in the .case of the preliminary in
junction granted en application of Lewis
Sprccher te restrain Levi Scnscuig from
erecting a certain sliding gate and high
fence en the line separating his preperty
from that or said Sprccher and shutting
out air and light from Sammy GrefPs
European hotel.
Counsel for Mr. Sprccher asked for a
postponement of the case until te-morrow,
desired te employ E. U. Yundt, esq., as
additional counsel, and he was net at pres
ent in the city. Counsel for Mr. bensemg
resisted postpenomcut en the ground that
theplantiff had no right te it ; that having
asked for an injunction it is presumed
that he is prepared te proceed forth
with, and that the five days time
given for tbe hearing of argument are
given solely in the interest et the deienu
ant who may be taken by surprise by the
injunction and is entitled te five days time
te prepare his defense ; but that if he is
ready for an immediate hearing as in this
case he is entitled te it.
Judge Patterson took a different view
of the case, and grantedthe postponement
asked for by plaintiff. The argument will
be heard in chambers te-morrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Williams township, Northumberland ' were atsent at the tiraei sentenced
Te-aay's Excursions.
The rival excursions this morning ever
the Pennsylvania and Reading railroads te
Ocean Greve were both pretty "well pat
ronized. By the way of Reading twenty-
one tickets were seiu at tue Lancaster
office and by way of the Pennsylvania
read fifty tickets. There is a geed deal of
growling 'at the way the Pennsylvania
railroad company treated their excursion
ists. They advertised extensively that
tickets for the round trip would be sold
at $3.75 just one-'half the usual fare,
but they only issued fifty tickets
and all passengers in excess of that num
ber had te pay full fare. We are informed
by the P. R. R. officials that it is their
custom te send only a limited number of
tickets te the agents at the several sta
tions ; but why this should be thus is net
explained, and te advertise an excursion
generally, and thus deceive its patrons, is
a contemptible fraud.
There were twenty-one tickets sold this
morning for the .excursion from Lancaster
te Elm station te witness Maud S. in her
effort te beat her own best time, 2:10 J,
which comes off at Belmont Park this
afternoon.
Te-morrow's Circus.
The Republican, printed -in Clearfield,
where the Batchcller & Deris' show re
cently exhibited, says of it : "The street
parade in the morning was one of the
finest that was ever made in Clearfield.
Everybody whb attended the. exhibition
pronounced it te be satisfactory and bet
ter thafh any show that has pitched its
tent in Clearfield for many a day. The
honorable transactions of the managers
A. .!- .- A.- "T 1 V 5
The P. O. of S. A., new counts seven
teen thousand members in Pennsylvania,
consisting of 267 camps and 18 comman cemman
dcrics. Camp 01, Reading, shows the
lagest membership, 226, but is closely fol
lowed by camp 111, Philadelphia, with 213
members, and Camp 89, Reading, with
208. Camp 155, Philadelphia, shows the
greatest gain for the term, increasing from
101 members in January te 165 members
at the date of the last report. A number
of camps contain ever a hundred members
each. The annual convention of the state
camp will be held at Pottstown, August
10 and 11. h
The barn of Jacob Ruth, jr., one and
a-half miles from Tcrre Hill was nn.irlv
destroyed by fire. The heuse and barn
were built since spring. Mr. Ruth has net
yet occupied the dwelling, but the barn
was filled with hay and grain. Tbe fire
was caused by a boy, seven years old, son
of Samuel Steffy, who was playing in the
wagon shed. He had seme matches and
with them lighted the shavings under a
work bench in the shed. He then tried
te stamp out the fire and poured a tin-nun
of water en the flames, which blazed out
furiously. His screams attracted neigh
bors te the rescue.
In Fishing Creek valley, se a market
woman gave it te the Harrisburg Telegraph
snake story reporter, Mrs. Mary Sheep's
mastiff and his little deg friend tackled a
viper snake, lie pierced the cur with his
fangs and sent him off howling. The
larger deg jumped en the viper from his
rear, wounding him severely near the
head, but before he could get away from
him the snake struck his second assailant
near the rump. Disregarding this wound
the deg returned te the attack and killed
the snake, but the iittle deg died in great
agony. Milk saved the mastiff and he
had the satisfaction of seeing fourteen
rattles cut from the snake.
A Colored Camp-Meeting.
Rev. J. R. Davis, a regular minister of
the Philadelphia conference of the A. M.
E. church, who preaches at Middletown,
Springville and Rawlinsville, has just
closed a camp-meeting at Middletown,
and en August 6, will open a ten days'
camp in Detweilcr's grove, near Spring
ville, Mountjoy township. The greve is
three-quarters of a mile from the railroad
station, but vehicles will convey visitors
te the grounds. Many noted speak
ers have been solicited te be present
and there will be a goodly number .of
sweet singers te raise the tune, and make
the weeds vocal with melody. Bre. Davis
says he believes in camp-meetings, and the
way he conducts them they canuet de any
damage and may .de geed. Last year he
had seme conversions aud he hears no
complaint of any harm done. Sunday
will be big day at Springville.
l'lcnlcs.
The Sunday-school teachers and pupils
connected with Christ church, West
King street, are holding a picnic te-day
at What Glen. About 200 adults and
children were taken te the grounds in
Reese's omnibuses.
The Sunday-school connected with St.
Stephen's Lutheran church are at Tell's
Hain te-day. They were taken te the
grounds in Houghten's emnibusses.
The employees of the Lancaster belt
works are holding a picnic te-day in
Shcnk's weeds. They were taken te the
grounds via the Millersville railway.
"A Policeman' lei Is Net A Happy One."
The frequency with which the public
are reminded of instances of police disci
pline is due net te any special lack et
morale in the local force se much as te the
determiuatien of Mayer MacGonigle and
the chief te enforce the regulations "with
out fear, favor or affection." This has
been the rule, and it is te be carried
out "regardless." A correspondent,
however, whose attention has been at
tracted by what he deems the tendency of
persons te become demoralized by service
en the police force, writes us strongly ar
guing that the system of twenty-four
hours continuous service or as they term
it, "ene day off and ene day en" is
largely responsible for this, that the offi
cers cannot endure such an unwonted
stretch of work without resort te relaxa
tion or stimulants, which tends te infringe
the rules nceessiry te their proper disci
pline ; anil the writer urges an abandon
ment of the present system aud a substi
tution of twelve-hour terms by which the
shifts of iKilieemcn would change off twice
a day instead of only every twenty-four
hours as at present.
Upen inquiry at headquarters we find
that the eighteen policemen are all new
divided into two "shifts" of nine each,
from as many wards, who goon duty every
alternate morning at 7 o'clock. Between
7 and 11 a. m., the officer is expected te
make the rounds of his ward and report at
the latter hour. Then, taking in his din din din
ner,be makes another round and reports at
3 p. m., and including the supper time
another by 7 "p. m. Frem 7 te 9 every
evening a certain number of the officers
are withdrawn from special ward service
for attendance te the corners of Centre
Square. At 9 p. m-. they all sally out ;
and during the night they are expected te
patrol their wards and rcfJert from time te
time at the station house, where the chief
keeps his vigil. The patrohneu of the 6th,
7th, 8th and 9th, the outside and largest,
wards, report at lip. m., 1 a. iu. and 4
a. m. The officers of the 2d. 4th aud 5th
wards report at 10 p. in., 12 midnight. 2
a. m, and 1 a. m. The officers of the 1st
and 3d arc kept moving all the time te
get ever their wards and report every hour
from 9 p. m. te 4 a. m. At 4 o'clock all
the force go off duty and from 4 a. m. until
7 a. m. none are ou duty, it being sup-
pe.-cu mat inc cany stir et the citizens be
tween tliesu hours is ample protection
against wrong doers. Iu fact, therefore,
tlie term of service is 21 hours ou and 27
hours off, out of every 48.
It happens, tee, that of the officers en
duty each one alternately takes, during the
day, two hours at the station heuse in
charge there, aud five hours at the mayor's
office, the ventral pelice station, te be
ready for any eincrgcncy.aud while this
occurs,or al times of"eernerduty,"the pros
ence aud guard of the officers thus assigned
are withdrawn from their respective
wards. In ihe opinion of the chief, and
ether experienced officers, this is a defect
in the system which could only be reme
died by increasing the force with a lieu
tenant te take charge of the station heuse
during the day, and a sargeaut. te be sta
tioned at the mayor's office. AVith regard
te the length of the turn, the policemen
generally prefer the present system te the
twclvo-heiir turns. In Philadelphia the
force is divided into three shifts, each of
which takes 6 hours en and 12 off, giving
them 6 hours duty out of every consecu
tive 13, an average of 8 iu 24. Our police
men say they-cau stand 21 hours continu
ous service, and prefer te have a long
period following, for rest or te attend te
civil and detective business ; that 12 hours
off duty would be tee short for satisfac
tion, and that the present arrangement is
better thau shorter turns aud mere fre
quent reliefs.
An experienced anil intelligent member
of the force, who has been conspicuous
for faithful service, upon being interro
gated as te the labor aud pay of the police
men, says that the duties of the police,
like these of many ether public positions,
depend largely en the faithfulness which
the incumbent brings te the discharge of
them If he attends closely it will occupy
all his time and he will earn his salary. If
he neglects his business he can shirk duty
and his detection or escape from detection
may be a matter of accident. The diligent
policeman keeps moving around his ward
and doesn't coufine his vigilance simply te
hours of strict duty. The big wards arc.
of course, spread ever tee much ground
for a man te get ever the whole of them,
but en the ether hand there is mere
frequent disorder, mere demand for
pelice and mere valuable property,
subject te attack, in the inside
wards. On the whele our informant
thinks pelice duly uet specially hard
work, a great relief te the force being
their exemption from turning out the
lamps, which is really no part of the offi
cers' work and should never again be im
posed upon them. The great aim of all
pelice effort, however, and the purpose of
every officer should be te prevent rather
thau te detect and punish crime, and the
policeman who brings the lawless clement
of his ward into subjection and keeps
them subdued is a much better public
servant than lie who makes a business of
multiplying uricsts.
THH MAN WHO SMOKKS.
and
Monopolies.
According te the Columbia newspapers
the great organizations of that town are
the military company and the Gutter
snipe club. The Courant columns are as
full of them as a patent outside aud a half:
sheet circus "ad" will allow.
The I'ine rove l'icnic.
The party which left Lancaster yester
day morning for the picnic grounds at Pine
Greve, Cumberland county, returned
about 10 o'clock last uight, having had a
Coe. delightful tune, tuc weather being ail that
Ti. i nstimiA! that 100 tens of ice ner could be ttesircu, tne grounds in oxcellent
day are consumed in Lancaster during the condition aud the ride exhilarating. A still
hrtt vAat.her70 tens of which are bud- larger picnic is expected te visit the same
S& ISn "Sftf Tanet plied by the ice dealers and 30 tens by delightful grounds en August 4tli, uudcr
of exhibition, left for them a geed Private ice houses. ' the auspices of the City cornet band.
Has lleen at It Twenty-Saven Years
- ifees linn uoeu.
Yeu have heard it said that Danny Snif
fer, carpenter aud candidate for coroner, is
never te be, seen without a cigar in his
mouth. It is a fact. He says he always
has it there except when he eats, sleeps or
drinks. Fer all he does net smoke nearly
se many cigars as many ethers. He very
often has a stump that isn't lighted. He
only averages four or five a day. He says
he didn't smoke until he was about 32
years of age. Then he was superintending
a forge down in E.ist Earl, and
was altlictcd with a dry, hacking
cough that portended fatal results.
Up te that time he had never smoked.
He was urgently recommended te try it.
He was incredulous but finally took te
smoking. It cured him aud has kept him
well. He praises the bridge that carried
him safely ever ; and when the great
Corener shall have sat upon his case, and
he shall have geno where geed coroners
go, he would just as lief as net have a big
Lancaster county tobacco plant keep his
grave green in grateful remembrance of
what the weed has done for him.
Toek the Wrenj Valise.
West Chester Village Recerd.
On Tuesday morning, Morten Guthrie,
a young gentleman from Lancaster, left
his valise at the Pennsylvania railroad
depot, West Chester, while he called upon
some friends iu our borough. He was
greatly disappointed in the evening when
he went te the depot te start away te find
that a gentleman had taken the wrong
valise, leaving his own and carrying off
Mr. Guthrie's. As the man who took the
valise lived four miles in the country, Mr.
Guthrie could de no better than remain in
West Chester all night, with the hope that
the gentleman, when he reached home,
would discover the mistake and at ence
return and make an exchange.
name.'