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faATUEDAT EVENING, SEPT. 17, 1881.
Let Us Protect Oarselres.
The bleed of the man who was killed
at the Prince street crossing is upon
these who have net heeded the fact,
which has been se obvious te everyone,
that life and limb are daily put in peril
at every unguarded crossing of the
streets by the railroad. The railroad
company's officers are responsible for
this slaughter and should be held liable
for it criminally and civilly ; but blair.e
also rests upon the city authorities who
permit these dangers te continue when
it is in their power te abate them. The
attention of councils should be given te
the regulation of these crossings. They
have the itewer te require the railroad
company te put a watchman wherever
they consider one te be necessary ,and tliey
should exercise it. A little while age a
vigorous effort was made te enforce the
ordinance regulating the speed of the
trains, and a large number of suits were
brought te recover the penalties incur
red. Th3y seem te be sleeping ; prob
ably awaiting the slew progress of their
turn for trial te come. When they are
tried the railroad company will have a
bill of damages te pay which ought te
convince it of the superior economy of
guarding its crossings. It is remarkable
that such a measure of reasonable pre
caution is net taken by the railroad offi
cials of their own free will. Corpora
tions have no souls, but railroad
presidents have ; and why arc they
willing te have the bleed upon
them of their fellow-citizens and te
incur the just reproaches of their fellow-citizens
te save a few dollars which
no one asks them te save ? The Penn
sylvania railroad company is fully able
te pay for all necessary safeguards te
life in running its trains. Its officers
have a deservedly high reputation for
the care they bestow upon the safety
and comfort of these who ride upon their
trains. All their appointments arc as
p3rfect as they can be made. The road
bed is the best in the country, and se is
the rolling stock. Why then is
it that men who are se careful
of the welfare of these whom they
carry are se regardless of the safety
of thepeopleef the communities through
which their trains pass ? When it is
clear that a train crossing a street at
grade endangers the lives of these it is
apt te meet, why is it that the officers of
this rich and well-provided company arc
net eager te adept every reasonable pre
caution te prevent accidents? We 'de
net knew; unless it may be that they
consider that the passenger who has paid
his fare has bought the right te be
carried safely, while they ewe no
thing te the peer man en the
read who has paid them no tribute.
Whatever the reason the ugly fact is ob
vious. The railroad officers will de no
thing te protect the lives of our citizens
that they are net compelled te de. Shall
they net then be compelled V Shall they
net be hanged when they commit murder,
and imprisoned when their crime is
manslaughter? Shall they net be
mulcted in heavy damages when they
injure life or limb ? And shall net the
authority of the city be exercised te re
quire the safeguards from them which
common prudence makes necessary ?
Let all these tilings be done ; we can
protect ourselves, and why net de it ?
There is geed reason te believe that
at the next meeting of the Millersville
normal school beard of trustees, which
occurs en the first Saturday of October,
Secretary Andrew M. Frantz will offer
a resolution excluding forever from the
grounds and buildings of that normal
school anybody and everybody connected
with the Lancaster Intell,igkxceu,
Examiner, Inquirer, Philadelphia Press,
Times, Bulletin and North American,
Hummelstown Sun, Columbia Spy, Mt.
Jey Star and News, Manhcim Sentinel,
Harrisburg Patriot, West Chester Re
publican, Clearfield RcjndAican, Wil Wil
liamspert Banner, Wilkesbarre Union
Leader, Scranton Republican, Lykens
Register, Carlisle Herald, Pittsburgh
Telegraph, Baltimore Sun and Chicago
Times; and that the constable of Maner
township will be called upon te enforce
the resolution.
Alse, that Secretary Frantz will move
for the prompt dismissal from the faculty
of several members of it who continue te
maintain friendly relations with the In
telligencer eflice, notwithstanding
the secretary's proclamation "hypothet
ical speaking "that this eflice is the
place " where congregate the disaffected,
the incendiary-rebels, nihilists, law
breakers, infracters of rules and regula
tions," " these who make this office their
roosting place, where, during their sick
ness, they spew out corruption."
The condition of the president is net
reassuring. The premonitions of Civil
ian MacVeagh are realized in a far
greater degree than the predictions of
Dr. Bliss. Either the superior knowl
edge or the superior frankness of Secre
tary Blaine and Attorney General Mac
Veagh, is indicated in the sad news from
the seaside. It can hardly be that the
unfavorable weather alone is responsible
for the dangerous change in the condi
tion of Mr. Garfield. It is rather due te
the fact that he has really never been in
the condition that the doctors have re
ported, and that he has been in a condi
tion which they have, until recently,
studiously concealed. In brief, the
president suffers and is in danger from
bleed poisoning, net an incident of re
cent occurrence, but dating from the
time when the physicians for several
days were deceived by the obstruction
in the wound into the belief that it was
healing, when it was really doing its
worst work. Our private information
from Leng Branch confirms the gloom
iest view of the case that is reported in
the public prints.
If the faculty and trustees of Millcrs
ville normal. school insist upon doing
silly things, they cannot expect them te
'be kept out of newspapers which consid
er it their business te tell the news. We
are sorry for the necessity which exists te
pat these things into the light into
which the management forces us te put
them. We have the single desire te pre
sent our readers with legitimate inform
ation and fair comment regarding things
in which they have a proper interest.
When a little mere common sense and
common fairness shall be infused into
the management of this institution, we
will be glad te hear of it, and te publish
the news.
Ik Editor Henscl should be the Demo
cratic chairman, Themas V. Cooper will
learn him something before the campaign
is ever. Lancaster Inquirer.
Mr. Henscl has net had the slightest
idea of being chairman of the Demo
cratic state central committee nor of
being a candidate for the eflice. But if
lie had he would be no mere likely te
seek te learn political methods and
morals from Chairman Cooper than he
would be disposed te have the Inquirer
" learn " him grammar.
Ir it was net Levi it must lmvebeen
his " wicked partners."
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MINOR TOPICS.
Tin: Lutherans have only twelve com
municants among the colored people of
the Seuth.
By the last census thcre were 6,747,990
colored citizens. Of these mere than 700,
000 are members of regular Baptist
churches.
The reports from the campmcctiugs held
during the last summer speak as a rule, of
geed attendance, well behaved audiences,
and excellent preaching, but the the con
versions were net considered proportioned
te the numbers in attendance
Tin: colored Baptists in Alabama have
raised $10,000 within four years for their
school at Sclma, te train preachers and
tcachcis. They arc new trying te raise
3,000 for a building for young women.
Loxnex covers 700 square miles and
has a population of 4,000,000, of whom
1,000,000 are foreigners. It is stated as a
curious fact that it contains mere Reman
Catholics than Heme, mere Jews than
Palestine, mero Irish thau Dublin, mere
Scetchmen than Edinburgh, mere Welsh
men than Cardiff.
Preachers, at least should take their
children te church, they may be useful.
" Come, papa, that's enough new, let's go
home," was the audiablc remark of a pas
tor's three-year old daughter in an Illinois
church. The day was het, the geed parson
was lab jr'mg along with his sermon in a way
which seemed te the child te be calculated
te add te the general heat and weariness.
Frem the honest little hearb she spoke a
sentimcut which doubtless found earnest
echo in the hearts of the congregation.
Mas. Day, wife of Rev. David A. Day,
of the Muhlenberg Lutheran mission in
Liberia, West Afiica, will be present at a
farowelt missionary meeting at Lancaster
en September 22. Rev. Mr. Rewe and
family will be present. They will sail for
India September 21 and Mrs. Day will sail
for Africa September 25. The Muhlen
berg mission in Liberia, West Africa, was
founded by Ucv. Merris Officer, who se
lected forty Congecs, twenty girls and
twenty boys, rescued from a slave ship by
an American man-of-war Net one of all
the thousand of Coneecs landed in Liberia
relapsed into heathenism. Their progress
has been lemarkable.
PiSBbONAL..
Ex-Senater Cexklixg steed at the poll
ing place in his ward during the primary
election at Etica en Thursday and "shook
linnds with all who approached."
Heward M. Jenkins, esq., has accepted
the position of managing editor of the
American of Philadelphia, Wharten Bark
er's anti-boss organ. Jenkins has of late
fought with the bosses.
Kcpublic(an)s are net ungrateful. Wit
ness Li:vi Si:nsi:nh;'s appreciation of Mr.
Gcist's "cleverness" te him and his
studied care te sign nothing that would
offend the able lie-form editor of our c. c.
Governer General Lerne is just new the
butt of any number of jests at the hands
of Canadian editors. One of the Dominion
journals sjicaks of him as a " sweet soul
who signs his name a few dozen times a
year for the paltry sum of 50,000."
llev. Edward Jrosex, formerly of Or
ange, N. J., is hard at work en a new
life of his father, which will be published
iu the fall. It will contain original letters
hitherto unpublished, which will threw
light en the life and character of Dr. Jud
son. Lee Avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn,
new in a state of suspense, is toen te held
a meeting te decide en its future policy,
the onlyarticle of which is has decided is
te drop the Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, con
gressman elect, as its pastor. His mix
ture of religion and politics, they say, has
proved a failure.
"Net long age," says the Norfolk Vir
ginian, "Mahone was given a check by a
railroad official far 07,000 for stock of the
Norfolk & Western railroad, for which he
never paid one cent ; cleared about 180,000
en the stock of another railroad the pres
ent year, aud is new te be paid 130,000 by
the owners of the Norfolk & Western
read for services never rendered."
Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, I). D.
for twenty-five years the pastor of the
Shiloh Presbyterian churc in New Yerk
city, will leave this month for Liberia,
West Africa, te perform the duties of
minister resident aud consul general of the
United States. He will go by way of Eng
land where he made many friends in his
two previous visits. His daughter, Mrs.
II. G. Barboza, has established a school in
Liberia, near the spot where her grand
father was captured and sent te America
as a slave.
Seme Geed Ideas.
l'hilaclclpliia Chronicle-Herald.
Some of Mr. Hensel's ideas for the re
vision of the rules governing the Demo
cratic party of this state are exceedingly
geed. Chief among these are that the
state committee shall no longer be chosen
amid the excitement and confusion of a
convention, but that it shall be made up
of the chairmen of the various county
committees and that it shall arrange the
temporary organization of the annual con
vention. There can be no doubt that this
will, be an improvement en the present
methods. The plan will be submitted te
the Williamsport convention.
In Austin, Nev., fire destroyed twenty
buildings, including the Odd Fellows' and
Masonic halls. The less is ever 100,000 ;
insurance, $15,000.
STATE ITEMS.
The Pennsylvania State Sunday school
convention meets October 18-20 at Johns
town. The Erie Evening 'Herald, Dem., begs
the state Democracy te pause before nomi
nating Neble.
The Pittsburgh M. E. conference is
ab.eut te establish au academy and has its
eye en the Madisen college property in
Uniontewu.
The Dairymen's convention did net ap
prove a resolution offered te it.askinc that
an inspector of milk for the city of Phila
delphia should be appointed.
In Uniontown, as James McDonald, liie
man, was engaged in removing the ashes
from iu front of the boiler of the mining
engine at the Dunbar furnace, a part of
the Hue gave way and explosion followed.
Yeung McDonald was hurled with dread
ful force against a wall and se badly scald
ed that parts of his flesh dropped from his
body and he died in two hours.
Se far as heard from the Democratic
candidates for state treasurer arc Jehn S.
Davis, Philadelphia ; J. II. Ress, Yerk ;
E. F. Kerr, Bedford ; D. C. Dissinger,
Sunbury ; J. K. Begert, Wilkesbarre ;
P. C. Newmyer, Conuellsville ; P. N.
Guthrie, Pittsburgh ; II. B. Plumer,
Franklin ; Orange Neble, Eric. Wolfe's
candidacy lias net decreased the number
of them.
Levi L. Tate's Lycoming Chronicle- pub
lished at Williamsport, completes
its first year of prosperity and starts
another with gratifying assurance of the
centiuued public favor that has been be
stowed upon it, and which has beeu se
well wet. The Chronicle in its brief
career has already established a reputation
for reliable and uncompromising Demo
cracy, aud its columns are always freighted
with the freshest local and general news
very neatly served.
The Berks county fair will be held in
Reading, en the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th
iusts., and premises te be the largest and
most successful that has ever taken place
in the ceuuty. Entries in the different
departments are being rapidly made, and
the display of thorough-bred horses and
cattle, agricultural machinery and imple
ments, fruit, vegetables and llewcrs, man
ufactured articles, products of the house
hold and dairy, aud of ladies' skill in
nccdlc-werk aud embroidery, will be very
fine.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Pennsylvania team take the lead in
the international rifle match, with a scoie
of G52, followed by the New Yerk team
with 040 and the New Jersey team with
588.
The total lobs in the Oswego, N. Y. fire
is estimated at $210,000, exclusive of the
less te government property, and includ
ing the damage te the West Pier, which
will probably amount te 12,000. East
Reme, N. Y., has had a 10,000 fire.
Gen. Kilpatrick's old war horse, Spot,
new 28 years old, is quietly grazing en the
general's farm at Deckcrtewn, N. J.,
where J. E. Kelly, the New Yerk aitist,
has recently painted his portrait. The old
piebald is as high-headed and vigorous as
in the war times.
Judge Lynch has confirmed the re
ceiver's authority iu the management of
the affaire of Mount St. Mary's college and
issued a peremptory order requiring Father
Byrne, the president, te deliver up the
books. Father Byrne, who has hitherto
pestivcly refused te give the books, yielded
and handed them ever te Receiver Mc
Shcrry. Ex-Minister Christiaucy's room at the
National hotel, Washington, has been en
tered aud a box containing diamonds and
jewelry valued at 0,000 broken open and
the contents carried away. The articles
stolen were entrusted te Mr. Christiaucy
for safe keeping while minister at Peru.
Old Christiancy has also had te decline an
invitation te light a duel with his brother-in-law.
Melancholy Suicide.
Miss Emma Atkinson, whose suicide at
Hilten, N. J., was reported, is said te have
been lcmarkably bright and attractive,
and was connected with a family of lliu
highest respectability. A week age
she went te visit seme friends at Railway.
On her return she was uneasy and
lcstlcss. She had Miiuething, she said,
that preyed en her mind, and fear:; that
she would commit suicide were aieused.
She was missed last Mend-.iy, and the
weeds were searched without avail. On
Tuesday her sister was walking near the
cistern, when she thought she heard some
one cail. The lid of the cistern was raised
and Miss Atkinson was found lying at the
bottom in 7 inches of water. When taken
out she said she had taken Paris green.
She died en the following day. It is sup
posed that disappointment in love prompt
ed the suicide.
Keustcd Alle.
Jane Campbell, a colored woman living
near Dyke's Mills, Arkansas, killed two
of her children, aged 10 and 12 years, by
beating out their brains with a pine knot
for some trilling act of disobedience.
After the inquest, when thecause of death
became generally known, a mob of whites
aud blacks dragged Mrs. Campbell from
her cabin, tied her te a stake and despite
her screams literally roasted alive.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Some Coining Attractions.
Harry nartmycr's Footlight this week
is adorned with a handsome likeness of
Miss Jennie Lee, the noted English actress,
who is te appear at the opera heuse en
Tuesday evening iu her great impersona
tion of Je. This " portrait gallery " of the
FoetlinJtt is a recent and attractive addi
tien te the publication.
The return te this city of Mmc. Carrcue,
the famous pianiste, who delighted all
who heard her performance ou the occasion
of the state convention of doctors here last
spring, is among the early probabilities.
She is at the head of a concert company
which includes Fcrranti, the famous
Italian buffo baritone, Mme. Emma Don Den
aldi aud Dr. Pauli Mongale, and which
has been secured by Mauagcr Mishlcr for
a season of tan performances.
Ucaly's Hibernian minstrels en the 19th ;
Malm's fine epera company in Beccaccio,
onthe22d; Havcrly's " Stategists" ea
the 24th ; Mr. and Mrs. Florence iu " The
Tdighty Dellar" en the 2Gth ; and Geerge
II. Adams's pantomime aud specialty com
pany en the 28th, are also attractions that
are awaited with great pleasure by admir
ers of high-class amusements.
Mayer's Court.
This morning the mayor had four cus
tomers. One named McDonald, who
raised a fuss at Ilagelgans's hotel, and
fought with officers Merringcr and Hol Hel
man te the station house, get forty days.
A fellow named Leenard, who is G feet 'J
inches in height, and recently served a
term of two years in the West Chester
jail for burglary, get forty days for being
drunk. He is an old offender and is well
known here. Anether drunk get ten days,
and a fourth paid costs.
Tlie Union's Keturn.
The Union fire company will arrive
Irem Trenten this evening at 7:30. They
will be met at the P. R. It. depot by the
Union members new in this city and a
short street parade will be made ever the
following route : Frem P. R. R. depot.
down North Queen street te Centre
square, te Lime, te Chestnut, te Prince,
te German, te Duke, te East King, te
miss. . I
NOTES AND QUXBTJEa
Matters or Interest sad Information.
Germanisms. Richard Grant White as
serts in one of his recent articles that, ex
cepting a few names of things, such as
" sourcreut " and "smearcase," there
are no words in our popular speech which
may properly be said te be of German
origin. It is evident that Mr. White has
never been in Lancaster or. he would be
familiar with the verb te " sprits," and
he would recently have beard a geed deal
about " spritsing the streets." Though,
according te Webster, there is an absolute
English verb te "sprit," it is evident that
our word is derived from the German verb
' spritzeu " te sprinkle.
I have heard children call candy
" sleek.'' In fact, anything geed te cat
is called "a geed sleek." This word is
evidently derived from the German word
" schlecken," te lick.
Straneeu.
euenes.
Oil Paintings. Several years age I
purchased, at a price evidently much be
low their real value, two small, but well
executed paintings, which seem intended
te illustrate some story. Each picture
represents the front of a house, which
seems te be in the ceurse of repairs, as it
has a scaffold before it. In one picture a
handsome and well dressed lady is looking
out of a window, talking with a rough
looking man, who is lounging en the scaf
fold. The ether picture is very similar.
A plainly dressed, but matronly looking,
woman leans out of the window, looking
at a workman, who is seated en the scaf
fold eating his dinner. It is said that these
pictures were once the property of a fam
ily, which has removed from Lancaster ;
se I can obtain no information concern
ing them. I can, of course, guess at their
mcaninir, but I hope some one of your
correspondents will recognize the pictures
by this imperfect description, and will be
able te inform me what they are meant te
signify, and especially what was the name
of the artist. J. H. D.
IteplleS.
Pakmytkr Parmyter. (See Intelligen
cer Sejit. 1th.) I am able te inform your
correspondent that Parmyter Parmyter was
ene of our early attorney generals. He
was, I believe, connected with the New
Yerk family of the same name. It is my
impression that he had au interesting per
sonal history, but I can give no details.
Perhaps seme ene else cau give us fur
ther iufoimatien. D. R. S.
" TIIK S1VKET BV-ANU-IIV."
IIeiv si Favnrlte llymn was Written and Ht
te Music In Thirty Minutes.
The compiler of the Franklin Square
Seng Collection, Mr. J. P. McCaskey, of
this city, desiring te learn the facts as te
the origin of this popular hymn, a few
days since addressed a note of inquiry te
the author. He has received the following
interesting reply which he hands us for
publication, that the paragraph of mis
statements new going the rounds of the
press in regard te its origin may have
piempt contradiction.
Letter of Ibe Auther.
Richmond, McIIcnry Ce., III.,
Sept. 9th, 1881.
Mr. J. P. McCaskey :
Dear Sir Your favor of the 3d hist, is
at hand. I gladly comply with your re
quest te furnish an account of the origin
of the " Sweet By-and-By, " rather than
have j ou compile anything from the cx cx
traeidinarily inaccurate statements of the
newspaper press. I am especially cha
grined at the account of au interview
reported for the Chicago Daily Neics iu
which the writer net only made singular
misstatements as te the conversation really
held, but reported much that was never
spoken.
Yours very truly,
S. Fillmore Bennett.
Au Account et the flrlgln of "The sweet
By and By."
In the year 18G1 I became a resident of
the village of Elkheru, Wisconsin, - the
home of the composer, J. P. Webster, and
shortly after became associated with him
in the production of sheet music (songs)
and ether musical weiks. In the summer
or lail et tlie year 18b7 we commenced
work en " The Signet Ring, a new Sabbath
school music book," afterwards published
by Messrs. Lyen & Hcaly, Chicago. "The
Sweet By-and-By" was one of the songs
wi itten for that work.
Mr. Webster, like many musicians, was
of an exceedingly nervous and sensitive na
ture, aud subject te periods of depression,
in which he looked upon the dark side of
all things in life. I had learned his pecu
liarities se well that, en meeting him, I
could tell at a glance when he was iu one
of his melancholy moods, and had found
that I could reuse him from them by giv
ing him a new song or hymn te work upon.
On su3k an occasion he came into my
place of busiucss, and, walking down te
the stove, turned his back te me without
speaking. I was at my desk writing. Pres
ently I turned te him aud said :
" Webster, what is the matter new ?"
" It is qe matter," he replied ; " it will
be all right by-and-by."
The idea of the hymn came te me like a
flash of sunlight, and I replied :
" ' The Sweet By-and-By !' Why would
net that make a geed hymn?"
"Maybe it would," said he, indiffer
ently. Turning te the desk, I penned the fol
lowing lines as fast as I could write :
There's a land that is fairer than day,
And by laith we can sec It afar,
Te prepare us a dwelling place 'ilicrc.
In the Swent By-and-By,
We shall meet en that beautiful shore.
In the Sweet By-and-By,
Wc shall meet en that beautiful shore.
Wc bhall sing en that beautiful shore
The melodious songs et the blest.
And our spirits shall sorrow no mere
Xet a sili ler the blessing et lest.
In the Sweet By-and-By,
We shall sins en that beautiful shore.
In the Sweet By-and-By,
Wc shall sing en that beautiful shore.
Te our bountiful Father above
We will offer the tribute et praise,
Fer the glorious gilt of Ills love.
And the blessings that hallow our days.
In tlie Sweet By-and-By,
Wc shall praise en that beautiful shore.
In the Sweet By-and-By,
Wc shall praise en that beautiful shore.
In the meantime two friends, N. H.
Carswell and S. E. Bright had come in. I
handed the hymn te Mr. Webster. As he
read it, his eye kindled and his whele de
meanor changed. Stepping te tne desk,
he began writing the notes in a moment.
Presently he requested Mr. Bright te hand
him his violin and he played the melody.
In a few moments mere he had the notes
for the four parts of the chorus jetted
down, I think it was
Net Over Thirty Minutes
from the time I took my pen te write the
words before the two gentlemen before
named, Mr. Webster and myself were
singing the hymn in the same form
in which it afterward appeared
in the "Signet-Ring." While sing
ing ig jur. it. it. uroBey, new a resi
dent of Richmond, Illinois, came in, and
after listening awhile, with tears in his
eyes, uttered the prediction : "That hymn
is immortal." I think it was sung in pub
lic shortly after, for, within two weeks,
almost every child en the streets was sing
ing it.
The "Sweet By-and-By" was pub
lished in the "Signet Ring " in 1808. The
publishers of the book, Messrs. Lyen &
Healy, Chicago, heralded its advent by
distributing a very large number of cir
culars upon which selections from the
work were, printed, among them the
"Sweet By-and-By." These circulars
first brought the hymn te the notice of
the public and. created the principal de
mand for the book. Seme time toward
the close of the year 18G8, I think, the
hymn was first published iu sheet music
form, first by Messrs. Lyen & Healy. Its
publication passed from their hands te
Messrs. Ditson & Ce., Bosten. It is new
published iu numerous collections of vocal
music in America, and a newspaper ac
count says it is translated into various
foreign languages and "sungineTery land
under the sun."
S. Fillmore Bennett.
BAER.VS. SBNSBNIG.
celebrated case ani distix
uu1shed audience.
Did Levi Say It? Did Adam De It?
In pursuance of an adjournment made at
the time first appointed for their meeting,
the arbitrators Cel. Wm. R. Gerhart,
(county surveyor) Jacob Erisman, (tip
staff) aud David Warfel (deputy county
treasurer) met iu the court house yester
day afternoon te hear the tcstimeuy in the
civil suit of Adam R. Bear against
Levi Senscuig, being au action te recover
$20,000 damages suflcrcd from a slander
alleged te have been uttered by Scnsenig
at the meeting of Republican return judges
in this city in May, te the effect that Bacr
had burned his still-house down. Messrs.
Reynolds, Eberly and B. F. Eshleman
were Scnsenig's lawyers, aud J. Hay
Brown, esq., took charge of Bacr's case.
The attendance of spectators was large.
The representation of politicians, office
holders aud hunters, was very numerous
including, besides the parties te the case
and their counsel, Judge Kilburn, Chair
man of Republican County Committee A.
F. Shenck, Deputy Clerk of Quarter Ses
sions Gee. W. Eaby, Deputy Prothenotary
Majer A. S. Edwards, Coreuer-to-bc-clcct
D. A. Shiffcr, Legislator Ceck Gatchell,
Examiner Foreman Peter Baker, District
Attorney-Somctimc-Maybo W. D. Weaver,
Clerk of the Senate T. B. Cochran.. ex
Jury Commissioner Luther Richards, No
taries Public M.Bresius and Frauk Pcnncll,
Ex-Politician Johnny Grau, cx-Sheriff
AmosGreff, Ceuuty Treasurer S. A. Greff,
Court Heuse Janitor Gee. Hunter, ex
Shcriff II. N. Brenncman, Aldermau A.
K. Spurrier, Senater A. C. Rcinechl,
Ceuuty Committeemau-Almest-Elect G.C.
Kennedy, Sheriff Striue and Deputy Sher
iff C. S. Striue, County Recorder
Jno. P. Geed, Peer Director Martin Krei
dcr, Sheriff te-bo Jehn II. High, Prison
Keeper not-te-be G. A. Smith, District
Attorney T. J. Davis, Farmer J. W.
Jehnsen, Campaign and Agricultural Ora
tor W. T.Brewn, Senater and Peacemaker
Jehn M. Stehman, Candidate at Large
Jac. L. Witmcr, Tax Collector F. G. Al
bright, and ether shining lights of Repub
licanism. It was no ordinary company amine com
mon case that assembled it.
The entire afternoon was taken up with
hearing the testimony of the plaintiff's
side, which was taken down by Steno
grapher Mulleck.
Bacr testified that in the turmoil of the
return judges' meeting the charge had
been hurled at him, "When are you
going te burn your still heuse
down again," or "Ge home and
burn your still heuse down again, "
aud that many pcople had informed him
Scnsenig had uttered it ; he was greatly
damaged by the false insinuation, it had
been printed iu the New Era that Senscnig
said se. On cress-examination plaintiff
denied that the insurance companies re
fused te pay him because it was alleged he
burned his distillery down ; he denied
that he had offered or sent anybody te
eiler te settle with Sensenfr: for
$100, $50, $25, or
any amount ;
he admitted that he had taken
a retraction te Senscuig for him
te sign, which plaintiff wrote and
Jehn M. Stehman dictated ; Scnsenig had
declined te sign it until he could show it
te Ed. Martin, who generally knew what
Mr. Gcist would print ; Scnsenig said
Geisthad treated him very clevcrly of late,
and he didn't want te sign anything he
wouldn't like, without first showing it te
his lawyers. There was a geed deal of
wrangling ever Bacr's testimony aud what
questions should be asked him, but as he
generally answered them before his coun
sel could step him the arbitrators had his
replies bcfoie the eloquent debate began
evor the admission of the questions.
Peter Baker, J. A. Bausman, Peter Her Her
shey. Majer A. S. Edwards, Squire Sam'l.
Miller, S. A. GrefT, E. McMcllen, Gee. A.
Smith, Walter Hauck, Samuel Mylin and
C. Musser testified, mainly te the effect
that Senscnig had shouted out in the meet
ing that he had bought Bacr before for
$25 and that Bacr should go home and
burn down his still heuse again.
Sammy GrefT was cress-examined as te
his feelings for his neighboring Lcvitc ;
he admitted that he and Levi were "net
particular friends," but he would no vet vet
de Senscnig the harm that the later
had done him ; en the occasion at the hall
Levi was standing en the scats " with 'his
hat iu ene baud and his fist iu tbe ether,"
surrounded with the set of ruffians that
Levi generally has areuud him ;" witness
disclaimed any interest in the case aud had
reluctantly obeyed a subpema te testify.
When Christian Musser, of Pequea, was
cress-examined he was asked : ' Are you
en goeu terms witn scnsenig ma you
net take $50 from him en ene occasion
and pocket it, and cheat him?" He an
swered, " I and another mas, get meney
and could net deliver the goods."
City Editor Walter Kieffer testified te
the immense circulation of the New Era,
which the plaintiff alleges carried the
slaudcr te the hearthstones of the people.
The arbitration adjourned about 5 p.
ra. and met again at 10 a. m. te-day, when
there was another large audience present,
the politicians of the New Era predomin
ating. Scnsenig took the stand and swore that
the altercation between him and Bacr ec
curred in the afternoon of the return
judges' meeting, net in the evening as most
of the ether side's witnesses had testified ;
somebody shouted at Bear, and he thought
it was Scnsenigfand called te him, "Yeu
can't buy me for $50," Senscnig ictertcd
"I've bought you many a time for less
than $50," the remarks about the still still still
heuse he never made ; if such a thins was
said it was said by ethers around him, net
by him.
Prothenotary uot-te-bo Jehn D. Skilcs,
ox-Prethonotary L. S. Hartman, Jehn
Grau, Ames Greff, H. N. Breueman, Gee.
Creamer, Wm. Fex, Gee. Shaffner, Gee.
W. Eaby, J. C. Gatchell. J. W. Jehnsen,
Aug. Derrick, Jehn F. Deichlcr, A. C.
Reiueehl and ethers testified te having
been at the family reunion at Fulton hall
and heard the row, and that it was nefc,
aensenig wne made tne remark about
Adam and his still-house.
This afternoon the case is being argued
by the counsel.
Microscepical Congress.
At a meeting of the Microscepical society
last evening, it was resolved te held a
Microscepical congress in this city en
October 14. Abe'ut 50 strangers will be
in this city, representing thrce or four
different states.
Adjourned te Meet Again.
The coroner's jury empaneled in the
case of Henry Pickel, who was killed en
the ailread yesterday, met last night and
adjourned te meet en Monday night, at
the request of the family of the deceased.
MTTiTjiaRaVlLIiE.
ANOTHEE "SUXr PERFORMANCE."
Tbe Page Society Deers Guarded
Intruders.
Agalast
Last evening was the occasion for the
first regular meeting of the Page literary
society of the Millersville state normal
school since the opening of the present
session. In view of the fact that seme
disenssien in this society had led te the
troubles of last session, and as some of its
members, new residents in Millersville and
still members of the society, have been
expelled the school or forbidden te enter
its gates, teachers were stationed at the
chapel doers last evening aud the doers of
the school offices were kept open and
teachers stationed inside te see that none
of the forbidden persons entered. It is
also said that Township Constable Eman
uel Lehr had been stationed en the grounds
by Steward Behmcr te help te enforce the
regulations of the school if he was needed.
He did net have te be called upon.
The circumstances of the occasion were
se ridiculous that a spectator of the scene
may be excused for thus happily taking
oil the whole affair :
Tny Brew Is Wreathed With Laurel."
There was an air of grim determination
aud indexible purpose about the state
normal school at Millcrsville last evening
a leek of depcrate reselve that sat en
the countenance of every man in authority
about that time-honored institution a
leek which showed that the iron had en
tered the souls of men ready te meet iu
awful conflict with an expected aud blood
thirsty fee, ready te rise te the height of a
great occasion aud demonstrate the in
vincible spirit of '7G revived in '81 as still
ab!e te cope with the advocates of nihil
ism and the destroyers of law and order.
Incxorable resolution clothed the brew of
Samuel 13., the amiable steward, as he
pranced through the halls accom
panied by the stem-faced local
representative of the law, the town
ship constable. The light that shone
in the eyes of the tall Docter B. and
Prof. Eliphalet Oram was the light of a
desperate spirit, fully determined teguard
their respective doers from the unhallow
ed tread of outlawed intruders. The
beloved ceuntenance of Geerge II. kept
watchful note of the deer entering the
chapel from the ladies' entrance, while the
forms of the sub-attaches of the institution
were distributed all ever tbe premises,
ready at the moment when the invader
should arrive te
" Cry ' Havoc !' and let slip the dogs or w ar."
Oh, it was a sceno te stir men's souls,
and te impress upon every trembling
satellite the supreme majesty of the law
and the splender of authority.
De I hear some awe-struck plebeian ask
" why is this thus ?" It was done while
the Page literary society was holding its
meeting for fear that respectable teachers
in the public schools of the county, who
had been for years connected with the or
ganization and had been among its most
diligent members, who had done as much
for the progress and general geed of the
society as any ether members iu that time
for fear that thc&c members should at
tempt te attend the iuitial meeting of
their society for fear that they
might come in quietly and sit down
iu the audience and vote aye or
no upon any pending motion ; for fear
that ene of thorn who had an oration te
deliver at that meeting might attempt te
perform his duty ; for fear that ene of
these young men might offer resolutions
relative te the death of the lady who
helped te found the organization mere
thau a quarter of a century age and gave
it its name. It was done for fear that
they might attempt te make ttse of the
privileges for which they had paid by
initiation fees, annual dues, contributions
and long and zealous service iu its ranks.
The Number at Scheel.
It having been widely reported at the
close of the last session that the prospects
of an immense attendauce during the
present term were unprecedented, in the
history of the school, and of late that
many mere applications for admission
have been received this term than at any
preceding term for years, a gentleman
who has ample opportunity te inquire into
the facts of the case reports te us the fol
lowing cemparative attendance of this aud
ether winter terms of the institution :
Fer the winter eeginning 1870, attend -aiuc
504 ; 1871, 112 ; 1872, 45G ; 18715,
501 ; 1874, 118 ; 1875, 415 ; 187G, 40G ;
1877, III ; 1878, l:J5 ; 1879, 35J ; 18S0,
!!G5.
This term there are between 175 and 200
students from abroad attending the Nor Ner
mal and Medel combined. The total at
tendance, including villagers, upon Ner
malaud Medel united is possibly 2:J5. A
few mere may arrive, but it never occurs
during winter terms that auy appreciable
number appear after the close of the open
ing week.
A Contemporary's Opinion.
Inincosfer Inquirer.
The beard of trustees of the Milleis Milleis
ville state normal school seem determined
te make themselves aud the institution
which they have in charge a subject et
public ridicule. - The correspond
ence between these gentlemen Messrs.
Witmcr and Myers and Secretary Frantz
wjis published in the Intelligencer, and
was the occasion for the latter gentle
man appearing in a lengthy communica
tion in the New Era, which for stupidity,
illiteracy and the qualities that are usually
denominated asinine, we have rarely seen
equaled. The beard of trustees, if they
desire te maintain their ewu dignity aud
the character of the school, ought at once
te revoke their action in relation te Messrs.
Myers and Witmcr, and elect a secretary
who will net cover himself and them with
ridicule.
The Corener is Loese Again.
The coroner, contrary te the expecta
tions of the public, has brought suit
against Gcerge Derwart ami J. II. Bcna
wit, whom he charges with interfering
with him in the discharge of his official
duties. The men gave bail for a hearing
before Alderman Samson. The case will
amount te about as much as several mero
that the coroner has brought. It requires
very little te interfere with him, although
he needs several wise assistants iu addi
tion te these he already has.
Sale or the Back " Properties.
B. F. Rewc, auctioneer, sold en Friday,
September IG, 1881, for E. 11. Kauffman
and Mary A. Kauffman, administrators of
the estate of Abraham II. Kauffman, de
ceased, Ne. 1. The well-known Buck
hotel property in Dramore township to
gether with 3 acres of laud te Jehn Hildc
band, of Providence township, for $2,850.
Ne. 2. 9 acres of land adjoining the abeve
with 2 two-story frame dwelling houses,
stable, wagon-maker and blacksmith shop
te Harry Marsh for $2,730.
The Michigan Sufferers.
The mayor has received the following
dispatch from the mayor of Detroit, who
it will be seen was a Lancaster bev :
Detroit, Mich.. Sept. 16, 1881.
Jehn T. MacGexiglc By proclama
tion of the governor of Michigan dona dena dona
ters of funds or supplies are requested te
forward them te the committe of which I
am chairman. Yeu will perhaps recall me
as a son of Jehn L. Thompson.
Wm. G. TnoMPsex.
Mayer of Detroit.
Fell eat of a Beat.
Oa Thursday Lewis Haldy, the ponder
ous marble dealer, with Judge Livingston
and several ethers went fishing at Fite's
Eddy. Lew lest his balance and fell from
a beat, making a narrow escape from
drowning. He was rescued by Samuel
Myers and a boatman.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Chinquapins iu market.
The funeral of Master Harry Rambo
takes place at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr. and Ir- Gee. Sample returned
frenrtheir trip u Atlantic City last e veil
ing. Chief Burgee Sneath has issued sum
mons for delinquent deg tax payers te
appear before him this evening.
A deg fight which lasted nearly fifteen
minutes, attracted a large crowd in front
of Cehen's shoe stoic last evening.
Our youngsters are amusitiir themselves
with the putty blower. It is fun for them
but net for the one hit.
The late rains have raised our river two
feet and it still ceutiuues rising. Judging
from leeks we will have mere of the need
ful. Officer Dyssiuger ariested a suspicious
character last uight and placed him iu the
lockup. He had a hearing before the
chief burgess this morning, aud after
premising te make himself " scarce," wa
discharged.
Mr. Jee Bucher, of Lancaster, was in
town yesterday ; Jliss Curie rtelfer left
this morning for school at Neffsville, Lan
caster county. The young lady is a grad
uate of our high school ; Miss Myra Con Cen
ner returned te her home in Philadelphia
this morning ; Miss Beckie ilagman, who
has been spending the summer with Miss
Lilly Wilsen, leaves te-day for her home
iu the city of " Bietherly Leve ;" Charles
Haldemau returned from his trip up North
yesterday. The weather is very cold up
there.
A short time .14 :u the Herald Scheel
Director Jehn Sl.ide suggested that "at.
the expense of llu: beard, iu cases where
parents weic tee peer te pay for
it, all school children should be vaceiu
natcd." Hetc the matter dropped. There
arc several slight cases of small-pox in
town, mostly among the younger class. It
is iu the place of the school beard te leek
after the school children, aud te held a
special meeting at once aud attend te the
vaccinnatien matter, for if that dreadful
disease ence starts spreading nothing can
step it.
Religious Nuti-s.
Religious services will be held in the
Bethel church at 10::;i) :. m. and 7:30 p.
m. by the pastor, llev. J. H. Ksteiliue.
The subject in tin; morning will be en
"Christian baptism. At 4 p. in. the rite
of baptism will l; administered te a num
ber of adults ui the feet of Union street
by the abeve leveieud sir. Communion
services will lie held iu the E. E. Luth
eran church te-morrow morning and
evening, also preaching in the evening
The East Pennsylvania synod of the Eng
lish Lutheran church will be held at Lan
caster, next Wednesday. The Workers'
association of the Reformed church held a
literary entertainment iu the Sunday
school room last evening, which was very
interesting aud largely attended. 1 iefresh
ments were served afterwards.
Marltct Monopolies.
The borough ordinance allows maiket
people te be at their different stalls fifteen
te twenty minutes before the market
opens. They then held au impromptu
meeting, when they decide what prices
must be paid for butter, eggs and ether
produce. Ne matter hew high they make
them our citizens arc compelled te buy or
go without the delicacies. Butter is new
boiling at 40 cents per pound, mero than is
paid at the city markets. It is a shaine
that our citizens are thus im
posed upon when councils could easily
change it. Our citizens are complain
ing as well they may. Let council step it
at once. Either de net allow the country
pcople te cuter the market heuse before
the regular hour, or step the impromptu
meetings. The former course would
cause a geed bit of tsonfusieu aud some
time would be wasted, but then our citi
zens could ;,et their " necessaries of life"
without 1) ivmg te pay such exorbitant
prices.
n Kxpieain; !uu.
Yesterday Themas Stokes, of color, who
lives with Mr. Slener, two miles from
town, attempted te sheet seme pigeons
with a gun that had been recently fixed
at Stapes, but missed fire. After seme
powder had been poured into the tube of
the gun early this meiniiig, he madu
another attempt. The gun exploded with
a loud iie'im;, tin: powder and part of the
fixtures of the gun flying b ick and strik
iug the man full iu tiie face. He at
tempted te leach the hoiue but. va un
successful. A young seu of Mr, Stener
seeing him fall ran into the house for men
and with them earned the wounded man
te the heuse aial he vr:' put te bed. A
doctor was immediately summoned, and
it is very much feaied that the eyesight of
both eyes is forever lest. Mr. Stener
blames the damage en the man who fixed
the gun, as there were no sen: v.' cuts at the
breech, that iart being simply pushed in,
and when the piece was discharged, there
was nothing le prevent I he powder from
going backward, the fei co being equal in
all directions. This caused the accident.
Stokes has been employed by Mr. Stener
for fifteen years, and has ever found him
faithful and honest, llu is well-known in
Columbia, and ene anil all deeply sympa
thize with him.
ll.uidsome Testimonial.
One of the most exquisite specimens of
ornamental penmanship that has come te
our notice u the tribute of rvspjet paid by
the Friendship lite company of this city in
a scries of resolutions upon the death of
its late president, Jehn S. Gable, esq., dc
c?ascd, as engrossed by Cbas. 11. Frailcy,
esq. The body of the matter i.? written in
Mr. Frailcy "s neat and faultless calli
graphy, but theieisau unusual abundance
of handsome audrfjstcful ornamental text
of varying and unique design. Mr. Frai
ley regards it :is the finest piece of
work that has ever come from his skillful
pen, and all who have seen it agree that it
may well be se. The tribute, which has
been handsomely framed in walnut, is in
tended as an offering te the family of the
deceased, but for :i few days will be en
exhibition in the window of Shtiltz's hat
store, North Queen street.
Au Old Fire Bucket.
Mrs. Ball, residing en Seuth Duke street,
opposite the schools, has presented te the
Friendship lire company an old fashioned
leathern lire bucket, which rejoices in
the merit of extreme age and geed service.
It belonged te Mrs. Ball's father, Jehn
Simpsen, who died upwards of sixty years
age and who was au active member of the
Friendship during his lifetime. The
ancient relic is inscribed with its former
owner's name and the word "Friendship."
The last time the bucket was used, it is
believed, was when the old stables of the
line of stages which ran from Philadelphia
te Pittsburgh were burned en the site new
occupied by the Friendship cugiue heuse
nearly half a century age. At that date
the Friendship heuse steed en East King
street near Church. The company last
evening accepted the bucket with a vete
of thanks te the donor.
Will Study Law.
Jehn E. Malene, son of R. A. Malene,
who was recently graduated with high
honor at Emmittsburg, Md., wascxamined
last evening by tlie cemmitcee of the bar
en preliminary examination of law stu
dents. He passed the test very satisfac
torily and creditably and will'pursue his
studies in the office of his preceptor, J. L.
Steinmetz, ecq.
Invited te Ge te Georgia.
Mayer MacGonigle has received an in
vitation te bQ. present at the opening of
the International cotton exposition, which
opens at Atlanta, Georgia, en October 5.
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