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TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 23, 1881.
The French Bepnbllc.
The late election in France has firmly
established the republic for the present ;
the only real disputants for power being
the various colors of Republicans,
of whom four seem te be distinct enough
te receive names; the Republican depu
ties elected are classed as belonging te
the "Left Centre," " Left," " Repub
lican Union" and "Extreme Left."
The first number forty-one, the second
one hundred and fifty-nine, the third
a hundred and seventy, and the last
. twenty-eight. The first two, aggregat
ing two hundred, about equal in number
the last two, which count up a hundred
and ninety-eight ; but about two score
of monarchists were chosen, and the
same number of Benapartists ; the lat
ter being the greatest losers in former
strength. Benapartism may be consider
ed practically extinguished, and men-.
archism se greatly weakened as net se
riously te threaren the duration of the
republic for a long time te come. The
republic's danger must come from the
divided action of its own friends. Their
differences we de net thoroughly under
stand, but the parties range in many
shades between radicalism and conser
vatism . The art of government is a very
difficult one, and no nation has ever
reached perfection in either the theory
or practise of it. The French have been
especially noted for their inability te find
a government te suit them, though they
have tried mere kinds than any ether
people, having lived within the last
century under empire, monarchy and
the most radical republicanism . "Wheth
er their experience has taught them any
thing remains tebe seen ; though it does
net seem se in view of their present dis
agreement as te the particular style of
republicanism that will suit their needs.
If they cannot settle this for themselves
it is very sure that some one will
turn up after awhile te take
from them the trouble of further
vain consideration, and te impress upon
them his own view of what they want.
If history teaches anything it is that the
French people are tee unstable in their
judgment te be able of themselves te
maintain a stable government ; and
whether or no the republic stands in
name, it is most likely that sooner or
later it will net ba much of a republic in
fact, but will be ruled by one or a few,
and net by all ; there may be monarchy
and oligarchy and despotism in a republic
as well as an empire; we knew some
thing of this ourselves, in tin's republic,
where the peoples rule is often mere a
name than a fact ; until they arouse
themselves te a reassertion of their
power, and straighten out things once
again. But the French will they
straighten themselves or be straight
ened ?
Tiik Democratic primary meetings in
this county, te elect delegates te the
county convention of Aug. 31 and coun
ty committeemen, are appointed for next
Saturday afternoon, the hours and
places te be fixed and announced by
handbills by the respective county com
mitteemen of the several districts. In
this city, in accordance with a time
honored custom, general nominating
meetings are held te-morrow evening, te
make the preliminary announcements
of names te be voted for, though the
list of candidates is net limited te IhdSe
then put into nomination.
In leaving te county committeemen a
certain discretion as te the time and
place for holding these meetings, the
county committee consulted the con
venience and varying wishes of the
several districts. There was no intention
te put into any one's hands a chance te
defeat the wish and obstruct the conve
nience of the voters of his district. It
should be the aim of the committeeman
te give the largest opportunity teeveiy
Democrat te exercise his privileges. We
hear of an intention in one district te call
the meeting from 4 te 5 p. m. an hour
that is neither "afternoon" or "even
ing," and seems devised te accommodate
the smallest number of voters. In an
other the meeting is proposed te be held
in the forenoon, a manifest departure
from all precedents, and if within the
letter of the county committee's direc
tion, it is entirely outside of its spirit
and meaning. We trust these departures
arc made inadvertently, and that where
complaint of them is made te the proper
authorities, they will se modify their di
rections as te secure for every Demo
cratic voter in the district ample oppor
tunity te get in his vote.
Havk you seen the comet ? It is net
a very big thing yet, but it was visible
te the naked eye since the cloudless even
ing of last Saturday, when it appeared
in the northwest under the two pointers
of the Great Dipper, with its dim tail
facing towards the North star. It seems
new te have get around further west
ward under the bowl of the Dipper and
is improving in conspicuousness, and
makes a very creditable appearance
through an opera glass. It is said te
have passed its perehelien and there is a
chance of its becoming a brilliant object
in the sky before it shortly gets away.
Still astronomers de net premise this.
They have net made any premises or
given us much talk about this visitor.
They are a little scary about cemete new,
since they have been obliged te confess
that they don't knew much about them.
Comets de net make them illustrious,
and they incline te give thenr the cold
shoulder.
THK country is certainly without a
president except one in name, who in the
language of the constitution is unable te
"discharge the powers and duties of the
said office," when by the same article
they " shall devolve upon the vice presi
dent." Mr. Garfield is net only net in a
condition te be disturbed with cares of
state or even the manual exercise of
signing his name, but his mind is only
occasionally lucid and he is net in a con
dition in which any court would approve
a will made by him. If the constitution
means anything his powers and duties
new devolve upon another.
The XewEra is perhaps unnecessarily
exercised in regard te the rumored dis
agreement among members of the com
mittee en reorganization of the fire de
partment, and the reports they will
present te councils, " one recommending
the dropping of two companies and the
ether three ;" and that both reports pro
pose te retain one of the companies
which figured se conspicuously and dis
creditably in the rewdyism en Sunday,
while the ether report proposes te drop
one of the most respectable and orderly
organization in the department."
The committee is keeeping its own
counsel, and has authorized no
one te make public what it will or
will net recommend te councils. It will
be time enough te attack the committee
after it shall have made a report " based
upon political grounds," or from any
ether improper considerations. There
are a dozen ether rumors en the street as
te what the action of the committee has
been or will be, but they are only rumors.
We are assured en geed authority the
committee is working harmoniously
and that the report presented by it te
councils will be signed by all the mem
bers, though it may present different
plans for the consideration of that body.
MINOR TOPICS.
Never happy Philadelphia is again in a
ferment of reform. New it is the cobble
stones must go.
Ocr weekly review of the tobacco mar
ket, interesting county corrcspendeucr,and
ether matters of local interest, will be found
en our first page te-day.
Congressman Dezenderk, of Virginia,
a straighteut Republican, expresses the
opinion that net ever fifty per cent, of the
entire Republican vote in the state will be
polled for the Mahone repudiation ticket.
One of the features of the Atlanta cot
ton exhibition will be the manufacture of
a suit of clothes from raw cotton in twenty
four hours. The cotton will be picked,
ginned, spun, dyed, woven and made into
a suit of clothes for Senater Brown inside
of one day. If there should be any pieces
left ever, they will be made into a suit of
clothes for Alexander H. Stephens.
Simultaneously the news is flashed te
us through thrce thousand miles of cable
and several hundred mile. of land wires
that Prince Salrn Reifferscheidt has denied
the authorship of a certain political article
recently published in a certain German
paper; and that Engelebert Huraperdink
is the genuiue name of a German musical
composer, who premises te step into the
very first rauk.
The Norristown Register has struck the
happy medium in disposing of its con
tributors' original poetry. Instead of
throwing it into the waste basket, or
printing it by the column, the Register
prints a stanza or two at a time and marks
it " te be continued." On and after Sep
tember first the Register will be issued as a
morning paper instead of an afternoon
paper, as at present.
The population of Canada, according te
the census taken en the 4th of last April,
is 4,350,933, or about that of Pennsylvania.
The increase during the last ten years has
becu 8G3.172, or a little less than a quarter.
The proportionate gain, therefore, was net
equal te that made in the United States
between 1870 and 1SS0, for we added te
our population in that decade something
ever thirty per cent. Canada's growth,
however, is healthy and exceeds the rate
of European counties. Many of its people
came across our borders, and one-fifth of
the total emigration te United States is
from or by way of Canada.
Tun world's electrical exhibition in
Paris from all accounts is a grand success.
Germany makes a neighborly display at
the French capital and shows her colors
there for the first time in eleven years.
The French have a beautiful electric light
house at the entrance te the show. Edisen
lights the grand stairc isc. Foremost in
point of interest is a beautiful suite of
apartments, gotten up te show the effect
of the electric light en household decora
tions a drawing room, dining room, bed
re?m, boudoir, picture gallery, etc., all
furnished, carpsted, and fitted up as
though a we ilthy teiuv.it were coming in
te rent them at the price of $G00 a month.
On the outside an electric railway carries
passengers around the ground and
through the building.
Notwithstanding the popular lidicule
of the aesthetic school in England and its
followers in this country, we agree with a
contemporary that great geed has come
out of the movement for a better house
hold art which was started some thirty odd
years age by Mr. Ruskin and the young
painters who organized the pre-Raph-aclite
brotherhood, and given afresh send
off about a dozen years age by Mr. East
lake, the architect, and ethers who under
took te tell people hew they might make
their homes attractive, if net absolutely
beautiful, without spending millions of
money te de it. American homes have
been much beautified, American art has
been much stimulated and American art
isans have taken en a higher tone and
found new fields of Laber, from the im
pulse which here and there has produced
a long haired poet with his silly-lilly, and
a dawdling young woman with useless
embroideries.
PERGONAL..
General Leslie Coombs died at Lexing
ton, Ky., last night, in his 88th year.
It is reported from Africa that Henry
M. Stanley, the daring explorer, is lying
ill upon the Conge river and his death is
regarded as certain.
Dr. Jehn L. Atlee, of this city, is em
phatically of the opinion that the presi
dent's unfavorable condition is due te the
malaria about the White Heuse, and that
his removal is practicable and essential.
It is given out that Colonel Geerge E.
Waring has been summoned te Washing
ton te make a thorough examination of
the sewerage and drainage of the White
Heuse. If it is in bad condition new, ex
cavations of fresh earth would only inten
sify the malarial influences.
Attorney General Palmer, who was
last week elected senatorial delegate te the
state convention from Luzerne, is accred
ited with the intention of inenrneratinfr in
the Republican platform an indersement
of his course in cutting off the illegal per
diem of the legislators.
A fashionable wedding comes off in
Lewistown, Mifflin county, te-day. Harry
Coeke, son of Jay Coeke, esq., will be
married te Miss Esther Russell, daugh
ter of William Russell, esq., of Lewistown.
Quite a large number of presents have been
received by the bride. Persons from New
Yerk, Washington, Philadelphia, Harris
burg and ether prominent places, will be
present. The bride is well-known in this
cifcv. where she has relatives whom she lias
I visited, making many friends in our best
social circles.
" Olivia " must have or want an office in
the treasury department. In a late letter
she thus speaks of its official head : "At
ten o'clock, or rather five minutes after,
the coupe of the treasury department de
posited Secretary Wisdom, apparently
fresh from the bauds of his laundress,
faultlessly attired in thinnest of summer
covering, en the executive perch. The
fragrance of a perfumed bath still clung te
his handsome person, and nothing could
be compared te it but heaven's own dew
clinging te a morning glory. With mischief
dancing in his hazel eye9 and a wave of
his fragrant hand te the little woman whose
duty it is te press his official name between
leaves of lavender, he disappeared."
CRIMINAL STEAMBOAT RAClXU.
Perilous Scenes en the M. Lawrence Klva I
Steamers Sheeting the Rapids Locked
Together.
There are two rival lines of steamers en
the St. Lawrence this year which run
through the Thousand Islands down the
rapids te Montreal. One of these, Canadian
Royal Mail Line, which has been in exis
tence for years, runs from Hamilton te
Terente and Kingsten, and thence te Mon
treal, touching only at Canadian ports.
This season an "American Line" has been
started with one steamer, the Rothesay,
which runs from Cape Vincent te Alex
andria Bay, and thence en te Ogdens
burg and Morrisburg. At the latter place,
which is eighteen miles below Ogdeus
burg, a transfer of passengers is made te a
smaller steamer for the purpose of run,
uing the rapids en the way te Montreal.
Great rivalry exists between these two
lines, as the Rothesay has the reputation
of being the fastest beat en the river.
Last Tuesday the Royal Mail line steamer
Spartan, a very staunch, well-built beat,
started from Prcscetr, with a full comple
ment of passengers en her trip down the
river. Shortly after the Rothesay, of the
American line, left Ogdensburg en her
way te Morrisburg. The Rothesay was,
perhaps, two miles behind the Spartan.
At Ogdensburg or Piescett the current
proper of the St. Lawrence begins. Beth
beats dashed along under full speed. Be
fore long it was evident that the Rothe
say was gaining. However, she did liet
fully approach till just at the commence
ment of Rapid de Flau, some
twelve miles below Ogdensburg. Common
prudence would have caused the captain of
the Rothesay te slacken speed ; but no !
Steadily the steamer went ahead until she
cainc abreast of the Spartan, and but a few
feet distant, when conversation w is car
ried en between the passengers. The cur
rent at this point is very swift and the
channel narrow, tortuous, and full of
dangerous rocks. The current pushed
both beats together till the paddle-bexes
touched, and thus joined together the two
passed down the rapids. At one moment
the rapids pressing the bows in together
would careen the beats outward till it
seemed as if they must capsize ; and then
the neise of the rudder-chains aud the
chafing and creaking of the beats impress
ed one with the idea that two monsters
were locked in a death-grapple. Several
passengers fainted away, and all were ter
ribly frightened. Neither beat was able
te draw away from the ether, and thus
fastened they ran the rapids for four
miles. Then the Rothesay, with wheels
stepped and her side all staved in, floated
te one side and steered into the pert of
Morrisburg .
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Lewis B. Leatb, an old citizen of Peters
burg, committed suicide by sheeting him
self through the head.
Philip Kamikly, a Bohemian lumber
shaver, was fatally stabbed at Chicago by
a fellow-laborer, Themas Kunchiuka, also
a Bohemian.
Rebert McGill Stuart, aged 27 years, of
Montreal, while bathing at Ocean Spring,
Mass., was drowned, owing te the strong
undertow.
A suit for bastardy and the attendant
notoriety prompted David B. Beatty, a
respected young merchant, te sheet him
elf in St- Leuis en the ere of his mar
riage. Frank Hincs. of Edenton, N. C, a
boarder at Nag's Head hotel, while bath
ing in the surf at Kitty Hawk, N. C,
was carried out beyond his depth and
drowned.
James S. Farwcll, of Chicago, drowned
at San Francisce by the upsetting of
a small yacht in which he and a num num
ber of companions were sailing en the
hay.
A tornado has swept ever Dandridge,
Jeffersen county, Tenn., doing great dam
age. Four houses were blown down. The
court heuse was seriously injured. Mr.
Godfreth, a prominent citizen, was dan
gerously hurt.
It is believed that a chemical examina
tion of the stomach of Jennie Cramer
points toward the presence of cantharides,
and this will strengthen the theory that
the girl was drugged for tfae purpose of
seduction. Its presence would explain
certain things discovered at the autopsy,
including bleed en a portion of the
body. y
PHOTOGRAPHING TWO LIONS.
Unenviable
Experience of
Artist.
an Astonished
A few days age as Herr Schweitzer, the
principal photographer of Strasburg, was
arranging his atelier in the expectation of
custom, the deer was thrown open, and
an exceedingly handsome young lady ap
peared en the threshold. Schweitzer
at once recognized his visitor as "Miss
Mina," the golden-haired, blue-eyed
" Lien Queen " of a traveling menag
erie temporarily established en a plot
of waste ground outside the Metzger
Ther. "I want te have my portrait
taken," said the fair damsel. " I am at
your service ; pray be seated," replied the
photographer, with a deferential bow.
" By your leave," she rejoined, transfix
ing him with a steely glance, " I am net
aleue. Twe friends are awaiting me out
side your deer." Se saying, she set a
silver whistle te her lips and blew it
shrilly, whereupon two stately liens
stalked into the apartment, greeting its
proprietor with a salutation of growls
that made his bleed run cold. At a sign
from their youthful mistress, however,
the formidable beasts sat down quietly
enough, and Herr Schweitzer, gaining con
fidence from their peaceful demeanor,
proceeded te " group " his aDpalling
clients with trembling hands, placing Miss
Mina en a sofa in a semi-reclining attitude,
with a lien en either side of her. All
three preserved a statuesque immobility
during the exposure, the result of which
was a remarkably fine picture, new adorn,
ing the windows of the leading stationer's
shop near the cathedral. Hundreds of
copies have already been sold, and Herr
Schweitzer's manvais quart d'heure with a
couple of loose liens is likely te prove the
most remunerative pened of his profes
sional career.
A KENTUCKY LOOHINVAR.
THIiSTY MILE RACK FOR A BKIDE.
An Exciting Chase of a Cennie of Devoted
Levers by a Police Judge Twe
Mutates Toe Late.
Scottville, a pretty viilage'situated in
Allen county, Kentucky, about fifteen
miles from the Tennessee line, is the home
of the 'most aristocratic people in Ken
tucky. It is a place noted for pretty girls
aud gallant young men, and among all
these the sweetest belle was Miss OUie
Brown, and the handsomest beau Mr.
Jeseph Carpenter. They loved each ether
unto desperation. Theirs was the sort of
love that always leads te marriage, and
months age they determined te link their
destinies. In this case, as in many ethers
the only obstacle was parental objection.
Miss Brown's mother positively declared
that she was net old enough te get mar
ried, being only 14, and her sweetheart's
entreaties were in vain. The young peo
ple made one or two ineffectual attempts
at elopement, hut they were never once
balked in their determination te carry out
the scheme in the sweet by-and-by. On
last Thursday, young Carpenter drove in a
buggy te the residence of his sweetheart,
and once mere besought her mother te
consent te an early wedding. Mrs. Brown
was inexorable, Miss Brown was tearful,
and Mr. Carpenter excited. At last, when
every prayer had been denied, the yeuug
man boldly put the question te his sweet
heart :
" Will 3-ou go with me, or mind your
mother and remain at home ?"
The girl looked up through her tears
first at her mother and then at her lever.
" I'll go with you," she said at length.
" Then come," and with these words
young Carpenter caught hi3 lady-love in
his arm, and, hurrying out of the house,
leaped into the buggy that was standing
in front of the deer. The horse received a
smart blew with the whip and jumped
away in a dead run. As seen as Mrs.
Brown realized the situation she screamed
for assistance at the top of her voice. In
a few moments the little town was wild
with excitement, but the volume of syin
pathy seemed te be with the young people
who had just whirled through the streets
at a terrific rate et speed, taking the read
that led te Gallatin, Tenn. The mother
whose daughter had been stelen wildly
besought somebody te go in pursuit of the
fugitives and if possibly step the wedding,
At length Mr. Mauien, a young lawyer
and judge of the police court, consented.
In a few moments he was mounted upon a
herse of speed and bottom, rattling out of
the town in the direction taken by the
buggy, at a place that would have cap
tured the " gentleman's cup " at any
fair in the state. Frem the very start it
was a race of whip and spur. The lugi
tives were evidently making for Esquire
Fike's office, which is just across the Ten
nessee line, and Judge Manien was het
upon their trail. It was a chase long te be
remembered by the people who witnessed
it. In front a horse flecked with foam,
going at top speed, and drawing a light
buggy, in which a gallant youth sat, with
resolution upon his face, and a beautiful
girl nestled trustingly by his side. Per
haps a rnile in the rear a solitary horseman
applying whip aud spur, thundered aleug
ever the level turnpike. The buggy had
the best of the race, and pulled up in front
of 'Squire Fikes' office fifteen minutes in
the lead of the man en horseback. The
clever squire promptly adjusted his spec
tacles aud read the marriage license. It
was all right, aud the ceremony would be
performed, se the 'squire said, and he was
en the point of pronouncing the words se
feverishly awaited by the young people,
when Judge Mauien, riding like a profes
sional jockey, bore down upon the party
and signaled the officer of the law te step.
"I object te this wedding," he said, Hing
ing himself off his panting horse.
"Upen what grounds?" asked the
astonished 'squire.
" It is the wish of the lady's mother
that she shall net marry. I have come at
her bidding. "
"You'll have te show something in
writing, " said the 'squire bluntly.
Judge Manien promptly took his seat at
a tabic aud dashed off an affidavit reciting
the facts. Esquire Fikes read it, and,
much te the discomferturc of the runaways
refused te proceed further with the cere
mony. The young people pleaded, but all
te no purpose. At length Mr. Carpenter
said in very simple language.
" We will go further. Get in the buggy,
my dear. Judge Manien. you may pre
pare for another race. We are elf for Gal
latin. "
The young man meant exactly what he
said, and in a few minutes the race was re
newed. The distance te Gallatin was
eighteen miles, but the buggy horse was
staunch and as true as the leve of the
young couple he was drawing, lie leaped
nimbly away from the string and once
mere get the best of the start. Judge
Manien, nothing daunted, again took the
saddle and put the spurs te his faithful
courser. Fer four miles the race was ncck-and-neck,
neither entry for the grand prize
ilaggiug ; but at the finish of that distance;
the horse under saddle cast a shoe and
stumbled te the ground completely ex
hausted. The buggy then glided unac
companied te Gallatin. Judge Manien
picked himself up, detci mined te carry
out his mission, and walked aienj the read
for three miles, when he procured another
horse, this time a seYry plug, and started
out euce mere en run. In the meantime
our young people had arrived at Gallatin.
A preacher was secured aud the wedding
was performed at the principal hotel in the
presence of a dozen specially invited
guests. Judge Manien galloped into town
en his worn out hack just in time te con
gratulate Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, which
he did with the best grace possible.
STATE ITEMS.
The stylish St. Geerge hotel in Philadel
phia is in the sheriffs clutches, for rent.
Ashland had a fire yesterday which de
stroyed several business places.
Lawrence Single, of Reading, a baker by
occupation, while intoxicated fell from a
bridge into the canal at Shickshinny and
was drowned.
Jeseph Craven, eleven years old, of
Manayunk, while attempting te secure a
free ride ou a Norristown railroad freight
train had both legs cut off and died.
Since Saturday a gang of burglars has
been operating extensively in Luzerne
county, robbing stores and houses in West
J.1HUMCOKC, jru&siuii ami wyemin".
Carlisle, traversed by the C. V. railroad
for many miles, has enacted that its trains
shall run through its streets no faster than
four miles an hour.
Leuis A. Scherr, the well known jewel
er of 72G Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
died en Saturday evening at his country
residence, Heidelberg township, Berks
county.
Jeseph C. Slack, of Bucks county, Pa
registered in Cable's hotel, in Fulton
street, New Yerk, en Saturday last. Mon
day morning he was found dead in bed
apparently from heart disease. '
The excitement in Wayne township
Schuylkill county, ever the sudden disap'
pearance of Katie Schaeffcr is still un
abated. It is recalled that she was despon
dent lately after receiving a certain letter
from her lever in the West.
The tri-state picnic and exhibition of the
Grangeis at Williamsgreve, near Mechan
icsburg, will begin next Monday and con
tinue a week. There will be a large dis
play of agricultural and domestic imple
ments and machinery, and a large attend
ance is expected.
Ex-Senater A . IT. Dill and ,;r tjxw.
sentative Charles S. Wolfe and wife, Pres
ident Loerais'and wife and Attorney Gen
eral Wilsen, of Minnesota, were among
the guests at a colored wedding in Lewis
burg, last week. Miss Mary Tayler, of
Lewisburg, and Themas H. Ransom, of
Millersburg, were the contracting parties.
The Democratic convention of Union
county, at Lewisburg, yesterday, nomi
nated Jeseph C. Bucher for president judge,
Themas C. Barber for associate judge, C.
E. Haus for register, Jehn S. Schrack for
treasurer and Daniel Strickler for commis
sioner. This gives Bucher two counties
and the district nomination. J. Merrill
Linn is the Republican nominee.
In the panic caused by the bursting or a
steam pipe en the Plymouth Reck steamer
a lady fell or jumped ever and J. P. Pad
den, of Pittsburgh, a clumsy shaped
grocer, snatched a life preserver and as
quick as lightning he was in after her. He
held her above the water until a beat was
launched, when both were picked up.
After the excitement had subsided and
the beat ha J reached New Yerk, the pas
sengers presented Mr. Padden with a
handsome scarf pin, which he will no
doubt keep as long as he lives in remem
brance of his brave and courageous act.
A SOFT UKAKTKO HUSBAND.
Taking III Eloping Wile Back te His
Anns.
"Jehn! Jehn! forgive me! I didn't
knew vat I vas doing. I vas crazy ! " Mrs.
Margaret Klein exclamed as she entered
the private office of Acting Captain Cad
den iu the Butler street police station New
Yerk. Her husband, Jehn Klein, was
waiting for her. Mr. Klein, who owns a
lager beer saloon at Ne. 273 Smith street,
was deserted by his wife en the evening of
August 8th, when she robbed him of
$2,000 worth of Hudsen water bends,
about $300 in cash, all his underclothes
and ether property. She had been mar
ried twenty-two years ; nevertheless,
she had eloped with a marricdwian, Henry
II. Goepper. a rather geed-looking
German mechanic, with whom the Kleins
had been intimately acquainted for many
years. The husband appeared before Jus
tice Bergen and procured a warrant for the
arrest of his wife and her paramour en a
charge of graud larceny, aud the ceuple
wcre traced te Baltimore and thence te
Chicago. There they registered in a hotel.
Net being extravagant they had spent only
$G0 of the entire amount taken from Mr.
Klein when they fell into the clutches of
the officers of the law en Tuesday last.
Goepper, it is said, had found employment
at his trade, which is that of a carpenter,
and they were looking for rooms te set up
housekeeping.
"Yes, you vas crazy, Maggie, veu you
go off mit dot odder fellew," Jehn rejoin
ed, with tremulous voice, as he folded the
sobbing woman te his besom. " Yeu cat
neddings for six days before you go off
mit him ! I knew dot."
' Yes, Jehn, mine head vas se bigas dot
for the whole week," and the wife held up
her hands about her head.
" Maggie, I have been married te you
for dese twenty-two years. Ain't dot
se?"
" Yes, the woman sobbed.
" Have I ever been unkind te you ?"
" Ne, no."
" And you go away from me, and you
take mine money and mine clothes. Yeu
take everything."
Mrs. Klein, who was greatly affected,
pleaded in her defense that she was the
same as when she went away ; that Goep
per had pursued her persistently, and at
length persuaded her te run away with
him, aud that iu a moment in which she
was in a crazed state she yielded. She was
deeply penitent, and her husband went out
of the police station saying thahe "would
see about it," meaning about forgiving his
wife. Net forgetful of her creature com
fort, he subsequently sent te the station
house, by his little nicce, a dinner of
broiled chicken and ether delicacies. After
she had done ample justice te her hus
band's hospitality she was conducted te a
cell te await a hearing.
Goepper, who refused te speak of his ad
venture with Mrs. Klein and of his future
movements, passed the day alone in fcis
cell, reading. His wife, though awareM
his arrival, did net call te sce him. Tiie
officers who had Mrs. Klein and Goepper
iu custody from Chicago, say that he was
assiduous in his attentions te her,cndeavor her,cndeaver
ing te anticipate her every wish.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
UYPSIES AT LKAMAN PLACE.
Dirty, but Doing u Thriving Business.
There is a gypsy camp about one-half
mile from Leaman Place, the party consist
ing of one man, two women and about a
half di ,zen of dirty children in a half nude
state. A dozen lean cadaverous-looking
des of all breeds greet the visitor as he
enlcis the camp, showing their teeth and
growling savagely. The balance of their
live stock consists of a pigeon, a chicken
and two very peer horses. One of the
women claims te have mere than human
power, and tells fortunes ; and according
te the number of people patronizing her
a person would be led te believe that she is
possessed of mere thau superhuman
charms. Be that as it may, she is besciged
by people of all grades and all classes of
society, among them the merchant, Iho
traveling salesman, tobacco packers, even
down te the school boy, are all anxious te
spend their quarters aud take advice from
her glib tongue. The lowest fee is twenty
five ccuts, but the mero you pay
the mere information your receive.
Imperial tea is taken as a substitute for
cash and a merchant gave her a half-pound
for her geed advice. A dealer in seed leaf
paid her 23 cents for telling him the exact
amount of money he had with him. He
believed iu her dectrine and doubled the
amount for revealing te him the contents
of a letter he had in his pocket. He new
made the amount one dollar and was in
formed where part of his wardrebe was
that had been missing for some time. The
individual received all the information lie
desired for his money. These indolent
pcople drain the country of considerable
money in their travels, and what geed the
parties receive for it is a mystery. But as
long as people are willing te be duped by
them the Gypsy nuisance will continue.
Tobacco Matters'.
Seme interesting facts about the condi
tion of our local tobacco market will be
found en the first page of te-day's Intel
ligencer. The names of all the Concstega town
ship farmers who are reported as having
sold their green tobacco cannot be ob
tained, but among them are mentioned
Jehn Warfel, Ames Warfel, Henry Miller,
David Miller and Daniel Rineer.
That the buyers are anxious te secure
the fine tobacco of the '81 crop at the
earliest possible time is unquestionable.
Quite a number of them started for the
country bright and early this morning,
bent en buying. There is a geed deal of
risk, both te the buyer and seller, in bar
gaining for tobacco iu the field or en the
poles, and unless contracts are very care
fully drawn, and very faithfully fulfilled,
there is apt te be bad bleed stirred up be
tween the parties, aud net unfrcquently
law suits. Growers who have geed crops,
need net be in a hurry te dispose of them.
The partial failure of the crop in tnis
county, and the general failure in ether
states, will hare a tendency te advance
prices.
We are informed that the Mutual Hail
insurance company, of Yerk, has a mem
bership of ever 1200 mostly in Lancaster
and Yerk counties. They will average
perhaps four acres each, which would make
au aggregate of about 5000 acres of tobac
co insured. The assessment of members
for damage done by hail has net yet been
fixed, but, it is said, it will be somewhat
heavy as a great deal of the tender leaf was
cut te pieces by the recent storms.
THE PUBLIC ROADS.
Viewers Appointed and Reports Confirmed.
The following reports of viewers wcre
confirmed last week :
In favor of a read in Martic township,
beginning at a point where the read lead
ing from the Cedar Greve school house,
en the Martic Ferge read cuds, te a point
at or near McCall's Ferry, in Martic
township.
In favor et a read in Upper Leacock. be
ginning at a point iu the read leading from
New Helland te Scalp Level, at a corner
of lands of Jacob R. Musser and Martin
Shaeffer, te or near a stone at corner of
lands of Jehn tbcrsele, Samuel Givler,
Eli Steltzfus and Mrs. Yundt, in the read
leading from the New Helland turnpike te
Intercourse.
In favor of a read in Martic township,
beginning at a read running through lands
of Mahleu Erb, te a point near a bridge
ever Tucquau creek te a read from Raw
linsville te McCall's Ferry near the end of
Nancy Galais Lane.
Vacating a read in Little Britain town
ship, from a point en the read leading
from Fairmount station te Pusey's mill,
known as Walnut corner, en the land of
Jehn Jehnsen aud along lands of same,
and ethers te where it intersects a read
leading from Kings bridge te Pusey's mill.
The viewers think it unnecessary te lay
outunether read in lieu of the one va
cated. Appointment of Viewers.
The following viewers were appointed
by the court te vacate a portion of the
read in West Hcmpfield township, between-eohn
II. Moere's mill aud Rohrers Rehrers Rohrers
tewn, and te lay out another : Benj. G.
Getz, Jehn C. Ferrey and Jehn M. Gri
der. Te vacate a portion of a public read, in
Mt. Jey township, running from Nissley's
mill te the Harrisburg turnpike, between
Kuhns's lane aud the turnpike, and te lay
out in lieu thereof a portion of read com
mencing at a point near Kuhns's lane aud
ending near the line of lands of Abraham
Staufler and Jacob Hershey : Benjamin B.
Brandt, Henry Bemberger and Stephen
Grissinger.
Te vacate a read in Mt. Jey township,
beginning at a private read passing D.
Welgamuth's building, ou the read be
tween Mt. Jey and Breuemau's school
house, aud ending in a read leading from
Herst's mill te Nissley's mill : C. M. Mar
tin, Stephen Grissinger and Benj. B.
Brandt.
Sanders McSparran was appointed a
viewer te act with Washington Whitaker
and Allen King te vacate a read in Fulton
township, the dcscrjption'ef which' has been
given. J. J. Iloepes was one of the origi
nal viewers, but having moved out of the
state, Mr. McSparran takes his place.
Te vacate several portions of the old
Manhcim read, in. Manheim aud Peuu
townships, which have become uscless by
reason of the laying out of a turnpike :
Peter S. Reist, Emanuel P. Keller and
Benjamin Gray bill.
Te vacate a portion of the Cainpbellstewn
and Colebrook read, in Mt. Jey township,
between a point near Kisser' s bridge and a
point in the Colobreok read, en the land
of Peter Risser, and te lay out another in
lieu thereef: S C. Pinkerteu, Abraham
Leaman and Jacob W. Nissley.
Te lay out a read te begin at Israel
Tunnis lane, en the read between Pen Pen
neck's Mill aud Chestnut Level, te a point
where said read intersects the read be
tween Chestnut Level and Fairfield : W.
II. Brosius, Abraham Cutter and P. W.
Housekeeper.
Te lay out a read in Strasburg township
te begin at a point en the Strasburg and
Providence read near Zion's Reformed
church graveyard aud te end at a point en
the Martinsville aud Camargo, read near
Winterkill school house : Jehn II. Brack
bill, Adam K. Esbonshade and Jehn M.
Shultz.
Te vacate part of the read between Old
Harmony school house aud the read be
tween Old Black Reck and Hepe school
house iu Colerain township as fellows :
Beginning at Wesley M. E. church and
ending at a point iu tire read between
Black Reck and Hepe school house near
Baxter Caughey's and Wm. Harrar's land
and te lay out another in lien thereof :
Wm. S. Burkey, Francis N. Scott and
Wm. S. Martin.
Te assess damages by the opening of
Pine and Furuace streets, Lancaster city :
Samuel Evans, A. N. Cassel, Win. EII
makcr, Henry Eckert and M. S. Metzgar.
Te lay out a read iu Ephrata township,
begining at a public read leading from
Fahnestock's mill te the Lancaster and
Beading read near lands of Jacob Grube
and entering at the the read leading from
Akren te Brownstown, near property of
Hannah Adams : R. W. Bard, Samuel E.
Ebcrly, Benj. L. Reyer.
Te lay out a read in Maner township,
from a point in the Blue Heck read near
the laud of A. B. Shuman, te a point ou
the Ancher read near the residence of Mrs.
Kcndig : Chas J. Rhoads, Abram Frantz
and Jacob C. Kready.
Te lay out a read iu West Hempfield
township te begin at a point in the Lan
caster and Marietta turnpike near the
lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Nelt and te end
a public read between Silver Spring and
Columbia near a dwelling heuse of the
Chestnut Hill Iren Ore Ce., and te vacate
a portion of the lead betwecu Silver
Spring and Columbia : Benjamin Getz,
Michael Hoever and Jehn M. Stchman.
Te view a bridge across the Little Con Cen Con
cseoga creek, ou the Washington read
near Isaac Grelfs mill en Maner town
ship : Michael L. Hoever, Milten E. Her
shey and Jehn M. Grider.
Te lay out a street in Straslurg borough
beginning in Centre square, near lands of
Christian Bachraan, and ending at anoint
en the read between Strasburg and White
Oak, near lands of B.B.Gender and ethers :
N. E. Slaymaker, Adam K. Witmer and
Christian Kcneagy.
Te vacate a portion of the read between
Christian Rohrer's mill and the Strasburg
and Gap read, beginning en the lands of
Peter Hen and extending eastward te the
Gap read, and in lieu thereof te lay out a
read te lead from a point in the rea J te be
vacated, ou Peter Herr's land, te the
Strasburg and Gap read : N. E.Slaymakcr,
Geerge Diller and A. K. Witmer.
Te vacate a portion of the public read
leading from Fairville te Churchtewu te
the read between Fairville aud Centre
Church, and te lay out another in Iieu
thereof : Adam Geist, Theodere Kiuzer,
Martin L. Hammend.
Fine Pears.
Harry A. Schroyer sent te this oftice
yesterday a basket of luscious Bartlett
pears which have bcen sampled by its at
taches "from turret te foundation stone,"
and pronounced incomparable fruit. Mr.
S. years age grafted most of his pear trees
te this variety as the most rcliable and
marketable, and he has in his orchard new
about 100 bushels of them. Fer eating,
canning or any ether use te which the pear
may be put the Bartlett takes the cake.
Killed by Wasting Reck.
Near Paoli a daughter of Jcre. Dewan,
named Margaret, aged '$, was instantly
killed by being struck by a piece of stone,
which was driven through the reef of the
heu-e. Seme men were engaged in blast
ing iu a quarry near by en Fulmer farm in
Tredyffriu township. The mother of the
child was injured by hi eken timbers falling
upon her
Corener's Inqnest. "
Vouferilnv tnnrnin" & five weeks old
child of Jehn Conyngham died suddenly.
Tins morning uoreuer .uisuier impaiiciieu
a jury aud held an inquest en the body.
The jury's verdict was " death from mar
asmus. "
THE VOLKSPBST.
K1U DAV.S AT WUAT tiLKN.
Celebration at die SwabI tu Le;ends.
Probably the largest picnic that has
ever beeu held in this vicinity was the one
at What Glen park yesterday by the
Schwabs. The crowd begau te grew early
iu the day, and at one time there were be
tween 2.000 aud 2,300 people ou the ground .
Omnibuses from every livery sta
ble iu the city were kept run
ning te and from the grounds all
day and there was net one that went
out empty. The turnpike was crowded
until a late hour last night with vehicles
of every description, briugiug the large
body of persons te town.
The picnic was a success in every
way, and the management deserve credit
for their efforts te plcase and afford amuse
ments for their guests.
The festivities begau about 2 o'clock ie
the afternoon, when a precession was form
ed aud, headed by the Buckalcw band of
Yerk, who came with the Yerk Masnncr Masnncr
her, it marched te the large column of
fruit, where an address of welcome was
made by J. II. Schneider, proprietor of
Die Laterne, and chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements. Speeches were also
made by ether gcntlemeu from this
city and ether places. After the open
ing of the festival the mock-wedding took
place. The bride was Miss Pauline
Beehriugcr and the groom Mr. Fred. Vas
ser, of this city. There was also a brides
maid and groomsman iu the party and all
were attired in the costumes of the Gcrmau
peasantry. The ladies were gaily colored
short dresses with short sleeves and the
men were knee breeches. The ceremony
took place at the fruit column, and it was
witnessed by an immense crowd of peaple,
who steed around the stand packed as
closely together as it was possible for them
te get. After this ceremony the picnic
opened and the dancing en the large plat
form began. It was crowded all day aud
there was dancing until a late hour,
Tayler's orchestra furnishing very accept
able music for the votaries of Terpsichore.
The Buckalew band, of Yerk, an excellent
musical organization, was present all day
and their mubic was heartily enjoyed and
was spoken of in the highest terms of
praise.
Besides the dancing there was plenty of
amusement for old and young. Thore was
a Punch and Judy show, a striking ma
chine, sheeting gallery, &c. There was
lets of fun at the striking machine, anil
the efforts of some of these, who tried their
skill, te strike a hard blew were very
amusing. At the target there was excel
lent sheeting by Prof, ileiges, of Yerk,
Gcerge Heiss and ethers of this city.
The machine en the ground which prob
ably afforded mero amusement than auy
ether, was the wooden reel, which was
open te all. A crowd of boys seen gathered
around it, probably because they imagined
it was the best thing te break their necks
with, and there was rare sport. The reel
is made of weed and is about five fact in
length. It is elevated above the ground
several feet, a piece of money is placed at
ene end of it aud the game is te get it.
When the bk get about half way across
the reel it almost always turns and
the kid is thrown te the ground. Sev
eral of the little fellows became very expert
at the business and one quit the game with
ever a dollar in his pocket, while ethers
had their clothing tern and their noses
bruised for nothing. The beats iu the
creek were full all day and the large swing
was net idle for a moment.
The column of fruit was very pretty.
The body of it is weed aud is about- forty
feet in height ; from top te bottom it was
covered ever with fruit of every kind,
which were very artistically arrauged, in
figures, &c. At the base of the column
the larger fruits, such as melons, &c wcre
piled. The whole thing was very beauti
ful. It required a great deal of hard work
te make it, hut is well done and it is
wenh going te see.
The picnic was ene of the best ever held
here, and notwithstanding the fact that
the crowd was ae large the best of order
prevailed during the whole day and even
ing. Everybody who attended had a geed
time aud the management was highly
praised. The picnic is being continued
te day, although the crowd is net as large
as yesterday. There is plenty of fun,
however, and the attendance this evening
will again be large.
The Yerk Mn-nnerclier.
The members of the Yerk Mienucrcher
with their line band were taken te the
hall of tlie Lancaster Mu'iiucrcher last
evening, and were right royally enter
tained by our society, the members of
which knew exactly hew te treat visitors.
All enjoyed themselves te a late hour.
Tlierc was singing, speech-making, aud
music by the band.
Seme of the Yerk folks have gene home,
but many are at the picuic te-day.
Seme Anecdotes About the Swabs.
One of our most intelligent German citi
zens kindly furnishes us with the follow
ing interesting sketches of Schwabian
folk-Iere :
The " yellow-footed " Swepes derive
their name from the following transac
tion : The King of Wurteinberg issued a
call for 5,000 dozens of eggs te be delivered
at his castle en a certain day. The party
who were te haul them found that te pack
them in barrels with brau or sawdust
would exhaust both wagons aud barrels.
Se iu order te overcome this they just put
them in the barrels aud, as a matter of
course, the kiug did net want te swallow
the eggs whole anyhow, se they put men
te work and tramped them in the barrels
hence the yellow footed.
DlCS'ns a Cistern.
In a village called Gausloseu the coun
cil decided te di an immense cistern,
which was given out by contract at se
much per feet. After it was dene the
burgess called the council together te de
termine en the best plan te ascertain the
depth of the cistcru. It was resolved te
place a strong iron bar across the mason
work, and then ene man would held en te
it with his hands, letting his body hang
down; then another would crawl down his
back and held en te the ankles of the first
man, and se ou down te the bottom. Then
all they would have te de would be te
measure the men, add them together and
they would have it. The burgess is nat
urally at the head of all such occasions,
se it was resolved that he being a stout
built man should let himself down, hold
ing fast te the iron bar. Next came the
president of council, crawling down the
burgess' back, finally holding en te his
ankles. Then ether dignitaries followed
example. After six or seven were hang
ing en the burgess cried out te them be
low te held en tight new as he must spit
in his hands. He let go ; the consequence
can be imagined.
A Hunt (or the Sterk.
The stork is a bird that is very nearly
like a crane, both in size and habits, but
the stork iu Gcrmania is generally found
building his nest en churches or ether
high buildings. One of these birds was in
the habit ef'hunting his feed in the
meadows of the neighborhood. Complaint
was brought against the bird for
tramping down the grass. Naturally the
bird had te be arrested aud the constable
was sent after him. He had no ether
weapons than hU sword, se ha
followed him for several days with
out success. Finally the land-ewuers
found out that this constable ruined mere
grass thau the stork just because he was
such an immense heavy man something
like Lewis Haldy. Then it was r solved
te have a harrow made ou which tl.e con
stable was seated, and four men carried
him through the fields after tin bird. At
last accounts he had net yet been caught
W. R.