LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, AUGUST I, 1881.
Eancastet intelligencer
MONDAY EVENING, AUOUST 1, 1881.
Preparations for Panics.
The panic, se variously and persist
ently predicted for us en both sides of
the water, seems, at a superficial view of
the .sjtuatien, hardly reconcilable with
the present harmonious relations between
hVbef and capital. Net in many years
has there been such universal accord in
all the ramifications of business, such
reciprocal blending of interests among
all classes, and se little attrition. This
prosperity is in a measure phenomenal,
in that it is mainly due te a concatena
tion of natural causes in the ordering of
which neither business astuteness nor
stale-craft had anything te de. These
conditions were, and arc, fortuitous, and
in their very nature ephemeral, and in
our self-gratulatien the fact should net
be lest sight of that a great part of our
prosperity is purchased at the expense of
ethers. Our abundance would avail us
little were ethers similarly favored.
This argues an unhealthy state, in a
general sense. Tiiat one people should
fatten upon another's misfortune was
never contemplated in the economy of
government. It is possible that
all should enjoy an abundance of
nature's gifts and yet. neither panic
nor stagnation ensue. It does net
fellow that all nations, given equal
opportunity, would attain the same
plane. Native character will make it
self felt. Energy and enterprise, if fos fes
tered and regulated by a judicious na
tional policy, will utilize the diversified
products of the glebe te advantageous
purpose. In the interchange of com
modities intelligence and energy will
ever gain the ascendency ever what we
may term conservatism. Other things
being equal, then, il i.i net in the letter
ing prospects of ethui countries that the
source of panics is te be sought. These
may facilitate, but never cause a panic
in this country. The history of our
cjunlry teaches that panics are recur
rent and usually preeceded by a period
of great, activity. New, it is an anoma
lous preposition, that panics are the le
gitimate offspring of prosperity. It is
neither logical nor reasonable. There is
no generic relation between them icr .c
Where, then, seek the germ from which
the.se calamities fructify ? Manifestly
in tiie people themselves. The Ameri
can character is stirring, driving, pro
gressive and essentially sanguine. It is
indomitable and impatient of re
straint. In a word it is ambi
tious and energetic, but net re
lied ivc. 11 might be judged tee mercu
rial for stabillity, though net lacking in
the elements of strength. Like a bow it
bends te adversity, butretreacts with an
elasticity that projects it te the opposite
extreme. Withal ic is a composite
character whose prominent trait is con
tempt of consequences. A high mettled
steed that works best with the bit of
moderate stringency in its mouth. Easy
times give rein te the speculative pro
pensities. The mania percolates through
every stratum of society. Utopian
schemes multiply, visionary enterprises
and hazardous speculations dazzle,
money is squandered and onerous obli
gations assumed in the delusive belief
that all this feverish activity is business
and that the boom has come te slay.
This inflated bubble grows rosier as the
tension augments, until finally it bursts,
our grand projects are nil, and what
should have been permanent prosperity
is new a panic. The conditions are net
at fault, no mere than blame attaches te
the rope with which the suicide hangs
himself. The inherent qualities of the
people precipitate these ieriedical col
lapses, and until experience teaches the
value of sound business principles we
may anticipate Black Fridays and Bine
Mondays.
The Philadelphia Press te-day enters
upon the twenty-fifth year of its exist
ence, and its publishers will be believed
in their declaration that it never" had a
mere premising birthday. The recent
marked journalistic strides of the Press
have been the wonder and the admira
tion of its Pennsylvania contemporaries.
Its publisher has net been short-sighted
in his backing of the efforts te restore it
te its old place, in the front rank of
journalism, and the energy and
ability or its editor, Mr. Smith, its man
aging editor, Mr. Handy and their able
staff have directed it te a position far
beyond that which it occupied before.
Its present manaueinent has restored te
it the geniality which marked its editor
ial columns when controlled by its foun
der, Cel. Ferney ; but journalism in
Philadelphia and everywhere is such a
different thing new from the manage.
men I of a newspaper even in the
late- days when Colonel Ferney
owned two, " both dailies," that enter
prise and success ten or fifteen
years age afford no standard of mea
surement for te-day. One need onTyleok
at the leading newspapers in Philadel
phia te-day and compare them with what
. they were before the 2Vwc.s'.s entrance
into the ranks te sec hew much mere it
means te lead new than te have led then.
We are glad te knew that the enterprise
of the Press has been rewarded with
material success i ml ceil, there is no
reasonable doubt about it. Withal, its
pre-sent position proves the important
lessen that in the sharpest rivalries of
journalism there is room for the most
generous emulation, and that any com
munity will support mere geed newspa
pers than peer ones.
In celebrating its biijth-day the Press
discovered that it fell upon the same day
as that of the author of the " Star
. Spangled -Banner," in which it found
occasion te pronounce that lyric " our
national song" and te publish some
memoirs of its author, which have a
local interest for Laucasterians, net se
much because the writer of them resides
here, as from the fact that it was a Lan
casterian who first set Key's national an
4 them te music, and the still mere inter
' estings'iact that a granddaughter and
, .otbeVj lineal descendants of Key are res
idents of this city, in the family of our
. esteemed fellow citizen Dr. Jehn
S. Messersmith, medical director
of the United Slates navy, whose
wife's methsr v.n a daughter of the
man who gave the country its national
hymn.
TnE mayor and chief of police, we
are confident, will net remain inactive
under the charges of the New Era that
some of the police arc derelict in their
duty, and either are negligently ignorant
of offenses calling for its exercise or,
knowing, dare net enforce the law fear
lessly against the offenders. Ne one who
has observed with what strictness and
impartiality the mayor ha3 enforced
police discipline will for a moment coun
tenance the suggestion that he is deterred
from insisting upon the performance of
the policemen's duty by' any political
" power behind the throne," since the
moral power of a popular majority of
ever 800 at the last city election is the
best assurance that no police policy is se
apt te be rewarded with popular favor
as that for which the mayor received this
hearty endorsement, viz.: That every
officer must de his duty and enforce the
law or he " must go." Nevertheless,as in
this case of the New Era's charges, a re
sponsible party makes direct charges, let
them be duly investigated and the ac
cused be either vindicated or punished,
as their innocence or guilt may appear.
Order must reign en East King street ;is
well as Middle.
The New Yerk Times has get se far
along with its Star Reute investigations
as te speak of " Key's strange apathy."
MINOB TOPICS.
Should women be called cranks"
because they turn men's heads?
The " limited " co-eperativo dress asso
ciation is in charge of Mr. Wales. Dees
this imply the Prints of Wales in bathing
costumes ?
Because Dr. Cream, of Chicago, was
gathered in ler murder, ifc was erroneously
reported that the authorities were skim
ming the Illinois river.
It was discovered after the decease of
"Old Abe," the celebrated Wisconsin
war eagle, that it was net that kind of
bud. It should have been christened Dr.
Mary Walker, Gail Hamilton or Jean of
Arc.
A German savant announces that a
new moon for the earth is new in process
of formation by the condensation of the
zodiacal light which surrounds our planet,
and that it may iake its place in the
heavens in the course of a few years. This
is a mean subterfuge te bear gas company
stock.
Tin: number of idiots and imbecile per
sons in this country is estimated at about
one in every 1,000 of the general popula
tion. There are about 2,500 pupils at pre
sent in the schools for idiot and feeble
minded children, and class training is
found very much superior te individual
training.
Puetty house aprons of white sattecu
for pretty girls, have pockets en which
arc bee hives in Turkey red stitched cm
breidery, each hive in a different perspec
tive. Bees form tee border, and are
scattered ever the apron, while the motto,
Hew dot It tiie little busvbec lium-eve eueli
shining hour.
Anil itlim' "honey
opening liewcr
ill ihe l:iy from every
runs diagonally across the front.
The New Yerk Sun has taken up the
cause of Midhad Pasha, and devotes many
columns te proving that the trial te which
he with seme ether eminent and wealthy
Turks, has just been subjected en the
charge of having murdered the late Sultan
Abdul Aziz was aceusriracy,aud the result
predetermined by the present heads of
the government, the sultan and the grand
vizier. Its purpose was te destroy men
whom they feared aud te plunder men
whose wealth they desired.
Peer's Railroad Manual states that
Horatio Alt.en who ran the first locomo
tive ever used in the United States, and
Jehn Ekicssex, who competed for the
prize for the first locomotive used en the
Stockton fc Burlington railroad, in Eng
land, are both new living in New Yerk.
It is only fifty-two years since these events
took place, but the period covers a greater
revolution than any former epoch of ten
times its length in the history of the
world.
Most of our modern slaug upon investi
gation turns out te be classic. In Jeseph
Caryl's " Exposition of Jeb," a work in
twclve volumes, published in 1C59, this
phrase is used : In commenting en verse
14, chapter 31, last clause : " What shall
I answer ?" he says : " Surely I shall
have never a word te say. I shall net be
able te frame an answer myself, nor can
any advocate among the sons of men draw
up one for me which tcill held irate r in the
day of that visitation."
The increasing carrying tralu of the
Mississippi is begining te have its logical
effect upon eastern termini. Philadelphia
shows :t decline of about fifty per cent, in
its receipts of grain as compared with the
same period last year. This cannot be said
te be solely the result of Mtssissippian com
petition, but it undoubtedly will cause, in
the years immediately following, a serious
falling off of eastern grain transportation.
The river is the natural outlet of the West
aud Seuth, and since its channel has been
deepened te allow the passage of first class
vessels it is being put te its legitimate
uses.
.Maine is enjoying a deadlock all by
herself. Since Blaine was promoted te
the presidency, his Maine-stay has rather
dropped out of range of the public lorg
nette, but they hi ve brewed a nice little
tempest in a tea pet for all that. The
governor and Ins council quarreled ever
an appeinment mere spoils, and the ex
ccutivc, with a lively recollection of Leuis
XIV., adjourned his advisory beard sine
die, and thinks of governing himself a
little while. In any ether state this
wouldn't be. mnch of a typhoon, but up
there the governor cannot de anything
without his council and that body caunet
meet until he convenes it. Neither will
yield, se the wheels of government are
blocked. It is suspected the presence of
the comet in the northeast exercises a
malign influence. That, is much happier
than "spoils. "
In deprecation of tlie manners of the
tee frequent landlord at the summer re
newspaper
correspondent
says
"Mine host " was once a term of
meaning
when tavern-keepers were net
above their trade, and the guest found at
the deer a plain, well-fed man, with honest
eyes, who took his baggage or his hand
and said, "New, come te me if anything
gees wrong." In these days some bar
keeper turned great roan has replaced the
host, whose ambition it is te appear te de
nothingandtelook haughty and intellect
ual, as if a glorious ancestry kept his im
pulsiveness in check. Some of these par
venus run four or five hotels and spend
most of their time traveling between them,
instead of looking after the parsenal com
fort of the bird they have caught. The
word table d'hete they are new affecting
means the table of the hest'taniily, at
which he presides and carves, but the
average host nowadays is se ashamed of
his guests that he hides his family like a
Mexican or Brazilian grandee from the
sight of travelers.
PEBbONAi.
Dan Rice's second wife is a suitor for
a divorce from him en the charge of de
sertion. This is the way, tee, that he
came te have his second wife.
Frank LaFi-esche, the brother of
" Bright Eyes," who is new a clerk iii the
interior department, had no objection, te
his sister marryiug a white man, but he
thought "she ought te have get one
worthy of her." Ta, ta, Tibbies.
Geerge W. Tahii, a former citizen of
Jeffersen county, West Va., aud foreman
of the jury that convicted Jehn Brown, in
consequence of which his family was
greatly persecuted during the war, has
died at Harrisonburg, Ya.
An ' 'amusing report " has lately beeu
circulated, te the effect that directly the
Land bill has passed the Commens Mr.
Gladstone wMI go te the upper IIouse as
Earl of Oxford, aud leek after the inter
ests of the bill in that august assemblage.
Wii.mam Lehman Ashmeau Buruett-Ceutts.-Bartlett
seems likely te lese
himself among names. He has lately ad
vertised several additions te his original
patronymic, and new tells the world that,
pursuant te the Duchess of St. Albans's
will, he will henceforth use the surname
Coutts.
Senater David Davis intends te retire
te private life at the expiration of his
present senatorial term and under no con
sideration will he be a candidate for re
election. He intends te reside the re
mainder of his days in Dloemington, 111.,
and devote his time te the attention of his
private business.
The steamer General Sherman, with Sit
tixe Bull en beard, arrived yesterday at
Bismarck, Dakota. Sitting Bull was given
his first view of a locomotive. He said he
" did net want te see any mere of the iron
horse," and he refused te ride in a railroad
car. After spending the day at Bismarck
the Indians left in the beat for Standing
Keck.
In conferring upon our Ameiicau philol
ogist. Prof.. Wii.mam Dwight Whitney,
the membership of the Order of Merit,
made vacant by the death of Carlyle, the
Emperor William has paid a graceful com .
pliment te American learning, as well as
worthily recognized the merits of one. of
the most distinguished of philologists.
Jehn McLaughlin, of McLaushlin
Bre.'s, Philadelphia, large' owners in the
Tifncs, who recently returned from a
health voyage te Europe, has died at Cape
May. Mr. McLaughlin was about ."50 years
of age and was highly respected by all who
knew him. He was deservedly nenular in
financial circles, aud had numerous
friends in all walks of life.
David Carrell, superintendent of the
Mount Vernen cotton-duck mills, has died
in Baltimore count', Md., of paralysis,
with which he was attacked entbe22d
inst. Mr. Carrell, who was 70 years old,
was the founder of the first cotton mill at
Woodbury, in Baltimore county, in 183G,
and since that time has built and operated
ether mills and died a millionaire.
The members of her Majesty's body
guard, under thejr new captain. Lord
Carrington, purpose entertaining his Roy
al Highness, the Prince of Wales at their
"buck dinner," in return for his disting
uished hospitality te them during the sea
son. This dinner is an institution which
took root from the fact of her Majesty
sending the corps each year a fat buck
from her preserves in Windser Ferest.
The United States Steamer Alliance.
bound for the northern regions in search
of the Jeauuctte, and with Paymaster
Reah Frazer of this city, en beard, ar
rived at Reikairk, Iceland, ea July 9, aud
the crew were kindly received by the
authorities. The day after leaving St.
Jehns the Alliance encountered a gale from
the southeast with a heavy sea, which
stove in a bow pert aud broke one of the
lower booms. The gale lasted twenty
four hours, after which, with the exeptien
of two days fresh southwest winds, it had
eight variable airs during the passage.
Millionaire Mark Hepkins never kept
nor had kept an account book of any kind
net even a bank book, nor any ether simi
lar rcceid, te show his individual dealings
and operations. Everything that he had,
all the money he made from all sources,
was turned into the Western Development
company, and from that company he drew
when he wanted money te pay a tailor's
bill or build a two million mansion. He
left an estate of $10,000,000. 'Seme of his
heirs claim that the estate was worth $27,
000,000, and that $11,000,000 should yet be
distributed. Mrs. Hepkins, asexcutrix,
entered bend in the sum of $5,000, 000,. and
she says that only $275 in an item that
was overlooked remain undistributed.
Fire ana Explosion.
The grist mill of Heskins Bres, at Leng
view, Texas, "burst" en Saturday " with
a fearful report." James Green, colored,
was injured by a flying piece of stone.
Instead of 14 men, 18 were injured by
the explosion of Wealner Bres.' distillery
iu Peoria, III., nine of whom have died
and three mere will net live.
A fire at Whitehall, Muskegon county,
Michigan, destroyed nearly all the stores
en the main street, causing a less esti
mated in the aggregate of $130,000.
Pratt, Read & Ce.'s piano key factory,
at Deep River, Connecticut, has been
destroyed by fire. Less, $150,000. Its
destruction throws out of employment
about 100 men.
The steamers Idlewild and Osceola Belle
were destroyed by fire at Memphis. Beth
were te start en trips this afternoon. The
Idlewild was valued at $25,000 ; the
Osceola Bolle at $20,000.
sort, a piquant
LATEST MEWS BY MAIL,.
The Kentucky state election will be held
te-morrow.
English and Italian residents atSfax de
mand $2,000,000 damages en account of
the French bombardment.
O' Donevan Ressa says the uew Fenian
torpedo beat cost $90,000 and would net
sell for $5,000 for old iron. It is a failure.
Near Wellsville, N. Y., iu a quarry
twenty-six feet below the surface were
found two young hickory trees, petrified.
The completed census totals for the
dominion shows a population of 4,350,933,
against 3,070,435 in 1871, an increase of
680,493 about 19 per cent.
Sir Jehn Mowbray, Bart., M.P. for Ox
ford University, sails iu the Cunarder
Gallia, leaving Liverpool te-day, for a tour
in the United States and Canada.
Four boys, from 9 te 12 years of age,
attacked an old German woman named
Mrs. Hannah -Davidech in New Yerk,
robbed her of $150 and made their escape.
Around Mendota, HI., harvest hands arc
se scarce that the eats is ever-ripe and men
cannot be found te cut it at from $2.50 te
$3,00 per day.
A block of ice melted at Connersville,
Ind., was'feund te contain a frog weigh
ing a quarter of a pound and in geed
health.
Three, employees at the White Heuse,
among them Mr. Cramp, who has been the
president's nurse, were prostrated by ma
laria en Saturday.
A heavy rain storm did much damage in
Denver, Colerado, en Saturday. Cellars
were Heeded and walls and buildings in
ceurse of erection undermined.
The Memphis, Paducah & Northern
railroad and its rights and franchises have
been sold te C. P. Huntington, Jehn
Ecclcs and II. E. Huntington, for. $2,300,
000. .
James Robb, at one time a banker in
Cuba, and head of the banking system of
the Cuban government, died in Cheviot,
near Cincinnati, en Saturday morning,
aged G8 years.
At Brighten, England, which is the
largest watering place en the glebe, with
abeve 100,000 permaueut residents, the
chief duties, of hotels are performed by
women mainly, the porters work excepted.
A shark se von feet long went into the
ury heck near j?erc Aicuenry witli a
steamer, and was net discovered until the
water was nearly pumped out. It was
very savage and lived for nearly an hour
after the water left it.
James W. Fallow, of New Yerk, a
sugar grader, who went te St. Leuis in
search of work and failed te get it, com
mitted suicide with laudanum. He has
two brothers practicing law in Piedmont
N. Y., and three children iu New Yerk
city.
On the Old Colony railroad iu compli
ance with the Massachusetts law, ever
forty engineers, firemen, conductors and
ethers have been dismissed because they
have defective sight. Among this number
is a conductor who has served for thirty
two years and nevcr had an accident hap
pen te his train.
At Kccne, New Hampshire, a young
man was badly poisoned from using his
tengue in wetting stamps while applying
them te about two hundred envelopes.
The poison had been taken iu sufficient
quantities te produce vieleut pains in the
abtamen aud limbs and ether symptoms
of quite an alarming nature.
P. W. Crewe, of Peoria, no longer de
nies, nut proclaims, Ins manufacture of
the infernal machines discovered at Liver
pool. He says mere of them are being
made in Peoria, and that the members of
the order which he represents, believing
themselves net liable te prosecution, will
continue their work until England shall
de justice te Ireland.
Gilbert Gorden, a grandson of Daniel
D. Tompkins, ence governor of New
Yerk, and Vice President of the United
States, has been arrested iu New Yerk en
a charge of larceny. He confessed te va
rious ether crimes. He was ence a pay
master in the army aud made money very
rapidly. Drink caused his downfall.
Among the sensations at Saratoga Fri
day, was the claiming by two
women of the remains of the late
Themas Busteed of New Yerk city, who
cucci suaucmy cany mursday morning
while seated in a Broadway liquor shop.
Each claims te be his wife. One is from
Baltimore and the ether from Rochester.
The 5:40 New Yerk train en the Read
ing railroad struck a carriage at Ninth
and Oxford streets, Philadelphia, demol
ishing it, and severely injuring the driver,
Reuben Rosenheim, and its occupants,
Mrs. Mary Kepp, Mrs. Sal lie Zell and her
son Rebert, Mrs. Samuel Wolf and Mr.
Jehn Wolf. They were returning from a
funeral.
F. Raieuni, a blacksmith in the Hanni
bal and St. Jeseph shops, get mad at his
helper, a green hand, and talked pretty
roughly te him The helper, a big,
brawny fellow, finally lest his temper,
and picking up the little, old blacksmith,
threw him into the fire en the forge.
Raieuni scrambled out, with a brtiishcd
arm as worst injury, and the master me
chanic gave him a new helper.
A negre women iu Lynchburg was pre
sented with goods ler a dress for her two
year old Fannie, but the mother out of
the goods made a dress for her two-weeks-old
baby. A few days age Fanny recog
nized her dress en her infant sister, and at
ence struck the little thing en the head
with all her might. The blew happened
te fall en the baby's neck, and death re
sulted instantaneously. The child was
nursing at the time.
STATE ITEMS.
At. the Snengerfest picnic in Wi'kcsbarre
en Wednesday the receipts were $3,000.
Gov. Bloxam, of Flerida, is sick at the
Girnrd house, Philadelphia.
A cargo of locomotives was shipped te
Brazil from Philadelphia Saturday.
Agent Funk of the Pennsylvania railroad
says he cannot meet the demand upon him
for emigrant labor.
Twe thousand dollars in geld and silver
rewarded the authorities of Kittaning who
mined in the rags of a tramp.
Wm. Halleck, of Pittsburg, has sued
hi.s wife for assault and battery because
she knocked him down and thrashed him
soundly.
There has been a srrcatcr increase in the
business of the Philadelphia posteffico in
the last six months thau iu auy ether iu
the United States.
The late Representative Derrauce, of
Tiega, left by his will a legacy of $1,000
te the Presbyterian church, and $500 te be
invested for the Sunday school.
Policeman Wm. II. Neinburg, of Phila
delphia, fell dead ou Saturday, while con
ducting a prisoner te the district station
house.
The emancipation celebration of the
colored people of Eastern Ohie and West
ern Pennsylvania will be held at Sharen,
i a., te-morrow.
The office of commissary in the Na
tional guard has been abolished and the
duties of that position will fall upon the
quartermaster.
Ellen Hall, aired eighteen mouths. Phil-
adclphia, died from the effects of drinking
coal oil. The child's methcrwas cleaning
out a cupboard when the little one crawled
te it and get held of the coal oil from a
lower shelf and took a drink before it was
seen.
The First Brigade of Pennsylvania
National Guards, Brigadier General
Geerge R. Snowden commanding, began
a week's encampment near Pottstown en
Saturday. About 2,100 officers and men
are in the camp, which is named after
General Rene, who fell at the battle of
Seuth Mountain.
, A great .sensation has been caused
among the Catholics in West Philadelphia
by the alleged appearance of the Virgin
Mary, first te Mary Agnes Dunn, a girl 18
years of age. who has been blind for 12
years ; then te the girl's family,and finally
te a crowd of visitors. Her pastor declines
te express any opinion.
Kcccnt Tragedies.
William Hall, colored, was stabbed te
death.by James Mulligan, a farmer, near
Laclede, Missouri, en Saturday 'afternoon.
Mulligan says he acted iu self-defence.
Gumming Marien was fatally stabbed
by his brother-in-law, Michael Cloherty,
in a family quarrel, in Bosten, en Satur
day night.
Geerge S. Fisher was shot dead by
Eisha T. Suttle, in a quarrel about a girl
in a beer garden, near Indianapolis, ou
Saturday.
The young wife of William Norten, a
stonecutter, committed suicide near Alten,
Illinois, en Saturday, by cutting her threat
because of domestic unhappincss.
The money chest of the Texas Central
bridge workmen, ten miles from Dallas,
Texas, was robbed last Friday night of
$118. The bridge men were after the
robber en Saturday with shot guns.
. Frank Gilbert and Merrick Hescugrauts
were hanged at,Leadvi!le, Colerado, en
Friday, in presence of about 7,000 people.
Resengrants asserted his innocence, and
Gilbert said he acted in sclf-dcfcnce.
The wife of Jehn Lane, living near
Gencsee, Cook county, III., attempted
suicide en Friday by cutting her threat,
and then jumping into a well 35 feet deep.
She was taken from the well alive, but no
hope was felt of her recovery.
Jehn Hayes, a lad employed in a Mon
treal fluid beef factory.ewing te some mis
hap, was drenched with scalding fluid.
The lad ran shrieking through the build
ing, and before help could reach him he
expired iu great agony.
Mrs. Maria Walrath died, near Jancs
ville, Wisconsin, en Saturday, from the
effects of a blew en the head with a shot
gun, given by Frederick Blank-, a neigh
bor, with whom she quarrelled. She was
43 years of age, aud leaves a husband and
three children.
On Saturday morning an explosion oc
curred iu the elevator that lifts the malt
te the sixth fleer of Geerge Ehret's brow brew
cry, in New Yerk, which blew off the en
tire reef of the west wing, and damaged
the building and its contents te the extent
of $25,000. Ne lives were lest, and no one
employed iu the building was even injured.
name White, a notorious mail robber
and murderer, formerly of Texas, lias just
been arrested in Colerado. In 1877 he
was convicted of highway lebbcry of the
mails in Texas, aud sentenced te imprison
ment for life in the West Virginia peni
tentiary. Hayes was induced te pardon
him last spiing.
' Drowned.
Edward Daltou, aged forty, and Wm.
Quinn, aged thirty-four, while bathing in
the bay at Jersey City. Kent McNutt,
private secretary te Tennessee's secretary
of state in Nashville. Hans Merba, an
engraver of Celts armory, at Wcthcrs
lield, Conn, while bathing iu the river.
Nite Sabatine, an Italian employed en
the Southside railroad, who walked off
the tow-path of the Eric canal.
Mr. II. W. Lawrence, in company with
his wife, baby and a daughter about six
teen years of rgc, were driving in a car
riage te visit seme friends at Surrounded
Hill, Ark. Reaching a small bayou
the mother and daughter, the former with
the infant in her arms, stepped out while
Lawrence led the horses en te the ferry
beat a small ilat beat. The ladies then
stepped abroad aud the craft was pushed
into the stream. When midway the horses
became frightened and began rearing ami
backing. In their struggles they crowded
the mother, baby and daughter into the
stream aud finally ended in backing them
selves overboard into the midst "of the
struggling unfortunates in the water.
Lawrence, made frantic by the accident,
jumped overboard and attempted te rescue
his wife and childurcn, but without avail.
The horses, carriage and the victims were
all mixed in an inextricable mass and all
went down together.
Tllli Y. 31. C. A. IN LONDON.
Opening or tlie Ninth Triennial Conference
of AH I.unils.
The ninth triennial conference of the
Yeung Men's Christian association of all
lands met in Exeter hall, Londen, Satur
day afternoon. At 2:30 o'clock a
meeting of the World's Committee,
consisting of one dclegrate from
each country represented in the
alliance, was held. At 5:30 o'clock there
was a wclcome meeting, Mr. Geerge Wil
liams, the founder of the associations,
presiding. Responses te addresses et wel
come were made by Mr. Jehn Wanamakcr,
president of the Philadelphia association ;
Rev. T. Curicr, Dr. James Carey Themas,
of Baltimore, and Rev. Mr. Cook, of Parie.
The exercises were followed by a dinner.
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Killed en the Rallrend.
Near Huutsville, Ohie, by the less of a
switch belt, Aug. Freeman, fireman and
Leuis Theirs, engineer. Near East Green
wich, Conn , Jehn ,McC'emb aud Isabella
Wright, betrothed levers, while walking en
tee tracK. iiiree persons at leshtige,
Wis., by the explosion of a freight engine
boiler. At Pomfret, Conn., Reb.;rt Pren
tice, who fell asleep en the track, having
been sent out te flag an express train.
Ne Laughing matter.
James Mahenoy, aged 25, was killed by
falling from a tree aud breaking his neck
at Tappan, New Yerk, Just before fall
ing he jestingly remarked : " I'd laugh
new if I should fall and break my neck."
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the posteffice at Lancaster
for the week ending Monday, August t,
1881 :
Ladies' List. Mrs. Clara Bechtel, Mrs.
Elizabeth Barr, Emma Berniscr, Mrs.
Hettie Carpenter, Mrs. V. P. Cox, Helen
Elfner. Ida Herding, Mrs. Edward Harry,
ilate ivurtz, Manilla Leng hue Mecklcy,
Gallic Martin, Airs. Sarah H. Miles, Mrs.
Mary Merris, Mary Perter, Cath. Rathfun,
Emma Stencr, Mrs. Mary Weigle, Sarah
Yeung.
. Gent's List. nenry Bigler, Dr. Geerge
Drcher, Jehn E Emcrick, Peter B. Es
benshadc, Will Fisher, Rudelph Glasser,
Fred Gath. James Handy (2), Sam'I K.
Ilerr, August Hirsch, David Heuck, Mi
chael Hoke, Dr. II. Keim, II. W. Lutz, J.
W. Landies, Harry L. McAllister, Wm. II.
McEIvane, Rebert 3IcLena?han, Prof.
Thes. Macembcr, William Metzger, Dr. E.
Osburn, Julius Reth, Martin Shenk, Mar
ius Smith, Wm. Wesley, Jehn Zimmcr. '
obituary.
In Philadelphia en Wednesday evening,
Jacob Jamisen died suddenly of heart
disease. He formerly lived in Chnrch Chnrch
tewn. He was 65 years of Sge, and was
bnried at Cburchtewn en Saturday. He
leaves a wife aud one grown daughter
his widow being a sister of Dr. F. G. Al
bright, of this city.
Surety et the Peace.
Wm. Stott was before Alderman McCon McCen McCon
emy, en Saturday evening, te answer a
complaint of surety of the peace preferred
against him by his wife. He was held for
his appearance at the court of quarter ses
s ions.
rOULTKI.
A Hiim Meeting of tbe Poultry Auoclatlen
Ne Important Business Transacted
Talk About the Next Fair.
A stated meeting of the Lancaster Poul
try association was held in the Agricul
tural society's room at 10:30 this moru meru
intr. The following named member." were
present : n. II. Tshudy, president, Lititz ;
J. B. Lichty, secretary, city ; Henry 31.
Engle,-Marietta ; Wm. Scheeubcrger, city ;
W. W. Griest, cHy ; F. R. Diflenderfer.
city ; Geerge A. Geyer, Spring Garden ;
Jehn A. Schum, city ; Charles Lippold,
city ; J. M. Johnsten, city ; Martin L.
Greider, Mount Jey.
v. t. Alaulick, Columbia, was proposed
and elected a member of the society.
J. B. Lichty suggested that it was time
te take some preliminary measures for the
next annual exhibition of the society. He
favored a late day, se that it would' net
come in conflict with the exhibition of
ether societies. He thought the time
might be fixed se as te take in the time of
the January court of quarter session, which
will commence Jan 1G.
Mr. Scheenbergcr moved that the ex
ecutive committee be instructed te fix the
date for next annnal exhibition, and that
the secretary be directed te notify each
member of the society te attend next
meeting.
The motion was agreed te.
There was a short desultory debate en
gapes in chickens during which F. R.
Diflenderfer recommended the herse hair
loop as an unfailing remedy, aud Mr.
Charles Lippold recommended the ad
ministration of small doses of champher.
Adjourned.
THK TOBACCO IUAKKKT.
The New Yerk Kepert Last Week.
U. S. Tobacco Journal.
We have been .able te trace sales of
nearly 3,000 cases of '80 Pennsylvania,
and nothing else. All ether tobaccos,
new and old, seem te be forgotten. This
indisputable supremacy of '80 Pennsyl
vania in the market will cause a run en
the '81 Pennsylvania such as was never
known in connection with any previous
crop. The state of our market is without
precedent.
Havana Market active. Sales 900
bales, partly '79, partly '80, 450 bales of
which were purchased by an uptown
manufacturer. Prices unchanged.
Among the sales reported arc 200 cases
of Pennsylvania '80 from E Rosenwald &
Bre. te iVichcnstcin Bre's., aud 750 cases
from the same te E. Bach fc Sen. Hirsch,
V ictorieus & Ce., purchased 500 eases of
'80 Pennsylvania from U. Upman, of
Pearl street. Sutter Bres., of Chicago,
bought 700 cases of '80 Pcnifiylvania, 250
from D. Levy aud 450 from A. S. Rosen Resen
baum. II. Keeuig & Ce., of Pearl street,
bought ler account of Bendy & Lederer,
500 cases of 'SO Pennsylvania (Jersey
Shere) from C. F. Tag fc Sen.
ti mis' Kepert.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J.
S. Guns' s Seu fc Ce., tobacco brokers, Ne.
131 Watcrstrcet, New Yerk, for the week
ending August 1, 1881 : 2,200 cases 1880
Pennsylvania, asserted ll18Ac. ; 100
cases 1879 Pennsylvania, 10(fl)4be. ; 350
cases 1880 New England. 10(a)V2c ; 300
cases 1880 Ohie, p. t. ; 100 cases sundries,
918c. Total, 3,050 cases.
Yerk County's Brag. '
Christian Garver, of New Market, Fair
view township, Yerk county, planted his
tobacco the first of June, topped ou the
18th of July, and will be ready te cut by
the 10th of August. A single plant has :
number of leaves, 14; total length of
leaves, 419 inches ; average length, 30
inches (almost): total width of alt the
leaves, 242 inches; average width, 17
inches; two largest leaves, 30 inches
eaches ; two widest, 19 and 20 inches.
WASHINGTON BOROUGH.
News Frem Down the Kiver.
The picnic by the church of Ged Sab
bath school, en Wednesday, and the
school, under the efficient superintendence
of Mr. E. A. Evans, deserves special com
mendation. According te the pregramme
the school headed by the Washington"
band, left ler the weeds at half past 8
o'clock. After a march of about three
quarters of an hour, the beautiful weeds
was reached. A hymn was sung, and an
impressive prayer offered by the pastor of
the congregation, the Rev. Jehu Hunter,
after which a short address was dilivcred
by the superintendent. Dinner was taken
at 12 o'clock. At 2 o'clock, the afternoon
session was opened with singing by the
school, able addresses were then delivered
by Eli Roberts assistant superintendent.
aud Rev. Jehn Hunter, whose address was
well seasoned with spicy anecdotes judi
ciously selected. On the whole the picnic
was the best and most decent and orderly
that, has been held for a number of years.
The young indulged largely in. " Binge "
and ether innocent amusements.
On Wednesday evening Mr. Bern B.
Siple and Miss Annie Shuman, both of
this place, were joined together and made
one by the holy bends of matrimony. The
knot was effectually tied by the Rev. Jehn
Hunter. That makes ene less te Wash
ington, as the two are new one.
Several Washiugtenians were along
with the excursion te Gettysburg en
Thursday, aud returned highly pleased
with their trip.
The M. E. Suuday school will held its
annual picnic en Wednesday, the 10th of
August.
About 30 of Washington's citizens went
with the excursion te Annapolis this
morning. The train passed through here
at e e elecic with nine cars half full.
HASKIIALL..
Ironsides 34, Active G.
The Ironsides and the Actives baseball
clubs played a match game en the grounds
of the latter en Saturday afternoon. The
Ironsides wen the game by the score of 34
te C, as -fellows :
utexsines. active.
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uclicrc S S Urill c..... e 4
Kutz2b 4 :i Uoedharts I :
Winner ss 3 4 Martin 3b 0 4
Witmerp 4 1 ICill 1, e !!
Hoekcf 2 5 Kirelmer r. e
llsunbrifjlit 11 4 J Mi.thler rf 0
Wpijthnicir B 1 Demmel ir. 1 e
kimr 3b 3 -' Hurley, p l
Maclier lb 3 I Wlslcr lb 1 :;
5 24 "c 27
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Ironsides 0 5 3 S 10 5 0 .r S-V,
Active e 0 0 e 0 2 3 1 e i;
Slight Fire.
Saturday evening one of the salesmen in J.
B. Martin & Seu's di y goods store, corner of
West King and Prince street, while light
ing the gas iu the front window, accident
ally set fire te a bed canopy hanging direct
ly above the gas-burner. In a moment
the window was in a blaze, a number of
light combustible fabrics having taken
fire. An alarm was raised but before the
firemen reached the ground the flames
were extinguished by the clerks in the
store. A few fancy articles were burned
and a few pieces of goods were somewhat
damaged by water, but the entire less is
very light and is covered by insurance.
Jailed.
Henry Liugerman was committed this
morning by Alderman Barr te jail for 15
days for being drunk and disorderly. He
was also held for court ta answer the
charge of felonious assault and battery
preferred by Wm. Panncr, of Lcacecic
township, upon whom he drew a knife.
A Church Festival.
A festival will be held en Saturday after
noon and evening, August Cth, in the
grove of Rebert J. Barnes, half a mile
south of tbe Unicorn, for the benefit of
the Drumere Baptist church.
NKItiUBOKHOOD NKWS
Near and Acress the Ceur.ty Line.
Geerge E. Bast, of Schuylkill Haven,
has been appointed by the governor a
member of the miners' hospital commis
sion, te erect a hospital for injured miners
at Ashland, vice Themas F. Kerns, re
signed. Dewlin, the engineer whose negligence
caused the death of Miss Butter, at Haver
ford, has been arrested and ledged in jail.
Seventeen years age, yesterday. Cham
bcrsbnrg was burned by the rebels under
Gen. McCausland.
Fawn township, Yerk county, reports
29(H acres of tobacco growing in the
field.
Three derricks succumbed at the Hura Hura
'melstewn stone quarries te the weight of
a tremendous stone being heisted, and
with a crash, the hnge timbers came de wu
snapping the pewerful guys in twain aud
sending them through the air with a hiss.
Strange te say that among the many em
ployed ou the banks and in the quarry,
only three were slightly hurt.
Jehn Fritz, of Waynesboro, aged 24
years, has died from the effects of eating
an ever quantity of peanuts.
The barn of Henry Shane, in Hanover
township, Montgomery county, wasstruck
by lightning en Friday and consumed by
lire. Less heavy. Insured for $1,275.
One hundred and fifteen persons lest
their lives iu Philadelphia during the year
1880 by drowning. "
Philadelphia shows a decline thus far
in the year of about fifty per cent, in its
receipts of grain as compared with the
same period of last year.
Lightning passed through the thirteen
inch brick wall of Chas. Eekert's residence
at Allentewn, making a neat hole about
one inch in circumference, and exploded
with a loud noise in the parlor, stunning
all present but doing no serious damage"
Mr. G. R. Lincoln, who has tilled the
position of chemist at the steel works,
near Harrisburg, for quite a longtime,
has accepted a position at the Bessemer
steel works of Pittsburgh. Mr. Frank D.
Chase supersedes Sir. Lincoln.
narrisburg has had twenty-eight cases
of diphtheria in ene block within one
month, fourteen of which proved fatal.
J. Wesley Engle, who escaped from the
Norristewu insaue asylum, has beeu rap
tured at Pcrkiemcnville.
Mr. D. M. Grail", living at Fairlawn.
aged 55 years, died of croup en Friday.
Hc.eheked te death before aid could be
procured.
Seveutccii-year locusts have arrived at
Yerk. m
Charles Geary, aged about CO years, a
well-known citizen of Siesheltzville, Berks
county, while riding in a wagon was
caught in some way by the harness or
wagon, and dragged at great speed ever
the rough read for the distance of a mile.
His leg and arm were broken, and he
was
otherwise seriously injured.
MARIETTA AIATTKKS.
News In and Around the Boreugln
B. F. Hiestaud has returned from his
wctcrn tour, much improved iu health.
Dr. Jehn Husten will leave iu a few
for Cressen Springs.
"Our Sam" from Yerk, formerly of
the register's office, is visiting his mother.
Sam leeks as ftesh as a water lily, and
warm greetings meet him wherever he
gees.
Tobacco farmers near Marietta complain
very much about dogs chasing rabbits
through their tobacco at night, breaking
oil the leaves and doing ether damage.
One farmer found out whose dogs they
were :
Jekn Frazer had :i pair efdngt.
He never kept them tied ;
Somebody led tiieni poisoned meat.
In a tobacco patch tliey tiled.
Ida Jehnsen was arrested en Satmday
by Sheriff Strino for slandering II. L.
Saltzbacb. Ida is a little eolered girl
about 13 years old. Her father, who is a
well-to-de colored man, ha-led her for
trial at court.
A rattling hail storm passed ever the
farms of Jacob Stencr and -Martin Liude
muth, East Denegal township, near Boss Bess
ier's Meeting Heuse, en Friday evening,
badly damaging Mr. Stencr's tobacco
crop. It tore a large Iecu.tt tree down en
Mr. Lindcmuth's farm, killing seven
chickens that had sought bheltcr under it.
David Panics, farmer, living near -Marietta,
had four boys arrested and taken
before E. D. It oath esq., en a charge of
trespass. It was proven that Luther
Paulcs, son of David Paulcs. had invited
the boys en the place te whip a bumble
bee's nest. He tore a beard oil the barn,
se that they could get at them. After the
boys had premised te be geed and de se
no mere the squire discharged them.
TUJJ ALLKNTOWN tIBK.1li:N.
Vindication et the Volunteer .System.
The following from the chief of police,
Allentown, Pa., te the prcsideut of com
mon council, Lancaster, amply explains it
self :
Orrieu or CiitKir ok Police, i
Aia.KJiTOWS, Pa.. July 23, 1S8'.
Te Jehn Lrverfoetl, M. Z., l'n:iitlent Common
Council, Idtncuxtrr, Pa.
Dear Sin : Your letter dated July 22,
1881, addressed te his honor the mayor of
this city, in reference te a paid fire depart
incut, ice., has beeu received aud referred
te me te reply te the several interroga
tions therein mentioned. Titi.s city at
present maintains a volunteer lire depart
ment with a manual ferce of 49:5 men,
together with 1 chief eugiucer, assistant
engineers, foremen and assistant foremen
et steam and hose companies and drivers,
numbering all told 520 men. The appara
tus in service are 4 steam engines, (J hose
carriages, aud 1 hook aud ladder wagon.
The number of horses owned and used by
the several companies is ten. The expen
ditures of the department for the year
euded January 1, 1881, includiucr engi
neers and drivers salaries, fuel, hose, re
pairs, &c.,aggregatcd te $4,939,95. Amount
appropriated $5,199. Our fire department
as constituted at present, is in excellent
condition and all apparatus pertaining
thereto in fitie order. Tlie members of the
several companies are being with each
ether te maintain the most thorough ami
effective organization, and1 for vieingmest
prompt and expeditious iu the discharge
of their arduous and dangerous duties. The
men as a body constituting or -volunteer
fire department, have all along evinced a
great pleasure in bestowing their tim:;,
attention and work iu this pursuit, aud as
long as men can be found te keep up a
volunteer organization faithfully and satis
factorily te the public I feel convinced that
a volunteer fire department can be main
tained at a much less cost, aud no doubt
become just as efficient, iu all respect, as a
paid department.
Respectfully Yours,
T. Geed, Chief of Police.
K. et J. In Keariiex.
On the 18th of- August;, the grand ledge
Knights of Pythias will meet in Reading.
Uniform rank Ne.-G and Ne. 7 of this city
will go te the meeting, and thare will be
a crand parade of the different divisions
of the uniform rank throughout the stata
in that city.
A l'rotipectlve BuHh Meeting.
The members of the Second Baptist
church (colored) of this city, Rev. W. II.
Keels, pastor, will held a bush meeting at
What Glen park en Monday, August 14.
Why Net?
Complaint is made that the coal oil
lamp, opposite Ne. 530 North Duke street,
between James and Frederick, has net
been lighted ler sevreal evenings.-