LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1881.
Eanrastcr fntcllcflenrer.
MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 3, 1881.
Ah Unfortunate Preacher.
The Reverend Mills, the Reading
preacher, seems te have been very unfor
tunate in conveying his ideas te his fleck
en the occasion of his preaching a Gar
field memorial sermon, and undertaking
te comment upon the attitude of the
Democrats a year age in assailing the
Republican candidate for president, and
that of the same men lately in manifest
ing their mourning for his death. The
reverend gentlemen was understood by
many of his hearers te say in sub
stance that the Democrats were either
liars then or hypocrites new, and was se
reported in the Xevcs. The Spirit of
Berks, finding Hint considerable feeling
was created in the community by this
charge, undertook te find out from the
Reverend Mills whether he had said
what he was reported te have said, and
it announced that he admitted that he
had been reported with substantial cor
rectness, and that, moreover, he didn't
care what people thought or said about it.
Rut new Mr. Mills comes te the Nms
office with two fellow clergymen, the
Reverends Radcliffe and Sembewer,
and declared that in the reports of his
address there was " a word or half sen
tence of truth when taken in its proper
connection," but that they were by no
means correct accounts of what he said.
The two witnesses corroborated their
brother ; and the Xcws, confounded by
the disputation of tongues, declares that
it has 110 desire te continue the contro
versy, although its " reporter and ethers
who were present at the services say that
the account :is published was literally
correct and are willing te make affida
vits te that effect."
Xe doubt the Xecs is discreet in haul
ing off from further prosecution of an
inquiry as te what was said that was se
differently heard ; especially when the
party speaking was one of a class whom
it is net profitable te stir up a comme
tien against. Ministers of peace should
be left in peace if possible. Occasionally
a rash brother will stir up a hornet's nest
about his ears, but it is net a place
around which these insects should be
permitted te buzz ; and the Xtirs is
judicious in being content te knew that
if the llev. Mills did say it he didn't
mean te ; and that he docs care a great
deal about what people say of him and
wants te be let alone. Let it be se.
That Reliable Gentleman.
The u gentleman well acquainted with
President Arthur's purposes " appears te
aver that he is in New Yerk solely en
private business. There is always a
well posted gentleman of this kind en
hand te give information te the press
about the movements of distinguished
politicians, and their disinterested en
deavors te enlighten the public de net
seem te be at all embarrassed by the
fact that the public has come te knew
that they never by any chance teli the
truth. There was a great crop of these
public informers it will be remembered
during the time last spring when
the Garfield cabinet was hatching
at Menter ; and new that the Ar
thur cabinet is being incubated of
course our friends turn up in New Yerk.
We are asked te believe that the great
heleing of old foxes in the Arthur man
sion means nothing at all. Though they
occupy it all hours of the day and night
and leave Mr. Arthur little lime te eat
or sleep, they are net supposed te inter
fere at all with the transaction of that
private business which was se urgent
that it could net be postponed until after
the Republican convention had met
and adjourned in New Yerk ; se that
Mr. Arthur had te make his appearance
there just new, notwithstanding he was
deeply grieved lest the cause of his pies
ence might be misinterpreted.
The little consideration which these
politicians who by the way unanimously
belong te the noble army of three hun
dred and six Stalwarts that fought and
bled and thought they had died at Chi Chi
caeohave shown te the president's i.e
sire te be iwrmilted te transact his pri
vate business, no doubt, will effectually
prevent them from basking hereafter
in the sunshine of presidential favor.
It is certainly very impudent in these
men te intrude upon the president after
the public notice ihey have had that he
wauls te be undisturbed ; there is no
escape from this imputation upon them,
unless in the supposition that they have
bad private notices differing from the
public ones and inviting them te their
intrusion ; which suspicion is fortified by
the character as men of saase these old
politicians have heretofore enjoyed, and
there is no reasonable doubt that they
visit Mr. Arthur at his request ; but
hew very silly it is te lie te the public
in se small a matter when the lie is se
transparent ; and hew strange that the
newspapers should continue te give cur
rency te these " reliable gentleman"
stories.
The new president ought te Inire the
treasury scandals of Jehn Sherman's
administration uncovered, net in retalia
tion for Sherman's ouster of Arthur
from the Xew Yerk custom house, but
because of a well-grounded public sus
picion that these scandals arose from the
worst iHJSsible system of stealing.
Enough was laid before the gaze of the
public te make it ask for mere, and for
all. When all is known Sherman's rela
tions with his favorite New Yerk bank
will be as clearly disclosed as its rela
tions with the treasury are new well
known. It has been favored te the
amount of millions ; the people believe
Jehn Sherman has been enriched in return
for these favors, lie has grown enor
mously rich in a long career of public
life, with no chances te get rich except
from an abuse of his official positions.
It has been seen that the men under him.
were engaged in a system of grand lar
ceny and it is believed he shielded
them and that his influence new protects
them. It is a reasonable presun.ptien,
under all the circumstances, that they
knew tee much about him for him te
allow them te be prosecuted. That is
all the better reason why he and they
should be relentlessly pushed te the wall
The Xer Era has suddenly gene "out
of business as a " vindicator " of the
Democracy. Having been informed that
every delegate te the Democratic state
convention was with the Intelligen
cer in maintaining that the Democratic
party had net slandered Garfield, it is
struck dumb. It may be considering
whether it will de te maintain that there
are no respectable Democrats ; or
whether it must concede that it is no
judge of respectability ; or whether en
the whole it would he wise te continue
te sing dumb.
WiTn a high regard for the require
ments of " civil service reform,1' and a
nice appreciation of a non-partisan judi
ciary, the Republican county committee
politely declined te ' assess" Judge Liv
ingston, but suavely asks him hew much
he will contribute te the $2,500 campaign
fund in this off year. A rose by any
ether name smells just as sweet in a
campaign fund nosegay.
MINOR TOPICS.
A ci.Kitr.vMAX in Wales preached ou the
President's death, from the text : " I am
distressed for tlicc, my Brether Johna
than." Tin: New Orleans Democrat says the
cost of living in that city has increased
from eight te ten per cent., while wages
arc stationary.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch, Rep., thinks
MacVeagh will be needed next year as the
candidate for governor of the Wolfe
Republican party, of course. The. Came Came
eon Republicans have nominated General
Beaver.
Tiieuk hccius te be a general journalistic
concurrence that the recent scripture
texts, published without credit in the
Philadelphia Times, were " fresh news te
its readers " net mere se, however, than
te such of its able editors as were at the
Williamspei t convention.
Tin: production of cotton west of the
Mississippi river last year approximated
1,800,000 bales. A bona fide bet of $1,000
was made in New Orleans by a prominent
cotton factor that the cotton crop this
year would net be six million hales. Beth
sides put up money and deposited it in
bank.
As an observant contemporary it
marks, " it is rather remarkable that
while Conkling, Jenes, the two Camcrens,
Grant, Legan Blair, Mahenc and etheis
we re assiduous in their aid te President
Arthur in arranging his private busiucss
matters in New Yerk, none of the reform
element of the party seem te have been
sufficiently interested in Picsidcnt Ar
thur's private business affairs te go te
New Yerk and assist in dissolving his law
firm."
Tiiep.e is a report that in retaliation for
Sherman's onslaught en Arthur when he
was in the New Yerk Custom Heuse,
t'ae new administration will probe te the
bottom the corruptions in the treasury de
partment which Windem began te uncover,
but iu which he was checked by consider
ation for Sherman. Had the investigation
gene far enough, the relations of Jehn
Sherman with the First national bank of
New Yerk might have been revealed. It
was thought at the time that one of the
reasons why Mr. Windem se Fiuldeuly
closed up the investigation was because he
had found that an unpleasant duty faced
him, namely, te compel the return te the
treasury of certain letters and papcis
which would have shed much light upon
Sherman's relations with the bank in New
Yerk. These letters and papers were re
ported te have disappeared.
PERSONAL.
Iviug Kai.akaha and tuite returned te
Washington, yesterday, and, after break
fasting, took the train for Cincinnati.
Jeiik McKiiirix, a prince of landlords,
has gene te St. .low ph. Missouri te take
charge of a new hotel there owned by Dr.
Richmond.
Madame Amu.ia Matsciixa, the German
prima dena, has cabled her acceptance of
an offer te appear in Theodere Themas'
musical fest ivals isi New Yerk, Chicago and
Cincinnati.
Enech It. Muner., a leading commission
merchant of Bosten, head of the firm of
Enech R. Mudge, Sawyer fc Ce., of Bos Bes Bos
eon, New Yerk and Philadelphia, tiled en
Saturday of apoplexy, at his summer resi
dence at Swampscott, aged G9 ycais.
Professer Jenx Dietkicii Witticu, a
well-known musician and music teacher of
Reading, has died of paralysis, with which
he was sti ickeu about 4 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, while playing for the pupils of a
dancing school in Library hall. He was a
native of Gei many and in the sixty-third
year of his age.
Mrs. Si'Tite, the wife of Adelph Sutro, of
the famous mining tunnel has sued for
divorce. It was at first agreed that an
amicable separation should be had, she te
go te Paris and te pay her alimony te the
extent of ijflOO a month, but by the advice
of her lawyers she withdrew her consent
te the arrangement and new wants half
.his twenty millions.
STATE ITEMS.
The brewery of Philip. Robinson, iu
Scrauten, has been burned. Less $2-1,000.
Bishop O'llara, in the cathedral at Scran Scran
ten, and several priests, in the churches of
the suburbs yesterday denounced from the
altar the doings of th'e se-called " grave
yard sharks."
Navigation ou the West Branch canal,
which was suspended saveral weeks by
the drought, has resumed. A large num
bar of beats laden with lumber have pass
ed Williamsport.
A brawl in Deputy SheriffThes. Smyth's
barroom at Juniper and Seuth streets, Phil
adelphia,! csulted in the death of JohuKis JehuKis
tel, aged twenty-three years, by blows
with the fist dealt by Wm. Jehnsen- The
cause of the quarrel was a trivial dispute
about a cigar which Kistel had snatched
from Jehnsen's pocket.
new?
New Era, September 27.
That writer has no claim te be classed
with respectahle Democrats; this utterance
clearly proves that he has net improved in
respectability since he helped te prepaie
the way for the assassination of President
Lincoln by daily publishing denunciations
of him as " a miserable trickster," &c.
Xew Era, October 1.
New, we did net describe Mr. Steinman
as the author of these editorials, and uever
suspected him of writing them.
THE FINAL REPORT.
A UKTAILKD OFFICIAL KECOKD OF
TMK FOST-MOKrKM EXAMINATION
OF I'KESIUENT GAKKIELW.
Cause of the Fatal Hamurrhase.
The October issue of the American Jour
nal of the Medical Sciences the recognized
organ for several generations of the pro
fession in America will contain the official
record of the pest-mortem examination of
the body of President Garfield. It is a
minute technical description of the pathol
ogy of the case ar.d supplies the details of
the brief outline published en the evening
after the examination. It does net change
any of the statements made in that bulle
tin, however, except in one unimportant
detail the name of the ruptured artery.
The report is signed .by Drs. Bliss, Barnes,
Woodward, Reyburn and Lamb. As it
contains paragraphs detailing the ebserva
tiens made at Washington en pathological
specimens preserved for that purpose, the
names of Drs. Hamilton, Agnewand Smith
are net appended te it, but it has been sub
mitted te them and they have given their
assent te the ether portions of the report.
The record begins, after stating the
methods of examination agreed upon, by
describing the external appearances of the
body, the discolorations, sores and se forth
observed, and then relates minutely the
examination of the abdomen. The import
ance of this record justifies full quotations,
in spite of its technical language :
The Appearance et the Abdomen.
Ou inspection of the abdominal viscera,
in situ, the transverse colon was observed
te lie a little above the line of the umbili
cus. It was firmly adherent te the an
terior edge of the liver. The greater
ementum covered the intestines pretty
thoroughly from the transverse colon al
most te the pubis. It was still quite fat
and was very much blackened by venous
congestion. On both sides its lateral mar
gins wcre adherent te the abdominal
parictcs opposite the eleventh and twelfth
ribs. On the left side the adhesions were
numerous, firm, well organized and prob
ably old ; en the right side there wcre a
few similar adhesions and a number of
mere delicate and probably recent ones.
A mass of black, coagulated bleed cov
ered and concealed the spleen and the left
margin of the greater ementum. On rais
ing the ementum, it was found that this
bleed-mass extended through the left lum
ber and iliac regions and dipped down in
to the pelvis, in which there was some
clotted bleed and rather mero than a pint
of bloody fluid. The bleed ceapula hav
ing been turned out and collected meas
ured very nearly a pint. It was new evi
dent that secondary hemorrhage had been
the immediate cause of death, but the
point from which the bleed had escaped
was net at once apparent.
The abdominal cavity being new washed
out as thoroughly as possible, a fruitless
attempt was made te obtain some indica
tions of the position of the bullet before
making any further incision. By pushing
the intenstines aside the extremity of the
catheter, which had becn passed into the
weuud, could be felt between the periton
eum and the right iliac fascia ; but it had
evidently doubled upon itself, and al
though a prolonged search wasmade noth
ing could be seen or felt te indicate the
presence of the bullet, cither in that region
or elsewhere
The Organx Kxa rallied.
The abdominal viscera were then care
fully removed from the body, placed in
suitable vessels and examined seriatim,
with the following result :
The adhesion between the liver and the
transverse colon proved te beuud an ab
scess cavili between the under surface of
the liver, the transverse colon, and the
transverse raeso-celon, which iuvolved the
gall bladder, and extended te about the
same distance en each side of it, measur
ing six inches transversely and four inches
from before backward. This cavity was
lined by a thick pyegenic membrane which
completely replaced the capsule of that
part of the under surface of the liver oc
cupied by the abscess. It contained about
two ounces of greenish-yellow fluid a
mixture of pus and biliary matter. This
abscess did net involve any portion of the
substance of the liver except the surface
with which it was in contact, and no com
munication could be detected between it
and any part of the wound.
Seme recent peritoneal adhesion existed
between the upper surface of the right
Iebe of the liver and the diaphragm. The
liccr was larger than normal, weighing
eighty-four ounces ; its substance was
firm, but of a pale, yellowish color en its
surface and throughout the interior of the
organ, from fatty degeneration. Ne evi
dence that it had been penetrated by the
bullet could be found, nor were there any
abscesses or infarctions iu any part of its
tissue.
The spleen, which was abnormally large,
was connected te the diaphragm by firm,
probably old peritoneal adhesions, it con
tained no abscesses or infarctions. There
were recent peritoneal adhesions between
the posterior wall of the stomach and the
posterior abdominal parietes, but with
this exception no abnermities were discev
crcd in the stomach or intestines, nor were
any ether evidences of general or local
peritonitis found.
Just beneath the capsule of the left kid
ney, at about the middle of its convex
border, there was- a little abscess one
third of an inch in diameter ; there were
thiee small serous cysts ou the ceuvex
border of the right kidney just beneath its
capsule ; iu ether respects the tissue of
both kidneys was normal in appearance
and in texture.
The Track of ilie Ballet.
Behind the right kidney, after the re
moval of that organ from the body, the
dilated track of the liillel was ilesectcil into.
It was found that from the point at which
it had fractured the right eleventh rib
(three inches aud a half te the right of the
vertebral spines) the missile had gene te
the left, obliquely forwards, passing
through the body of the first lumbar ver
tebar, and ledgin-r in the adipose connective
tissue immediately below the lower border
of the pancreas, about two inches and a
half te the left of the spinal column aud
behind the peritoneum. It had become
complete encysted.
The track of the bullet between the
point at which it had fractured the eleventh
rib and that at which it entered the first
lumbar vertebra was considerably dilated,
aud the pus had burrowed downwards
through the adipose tissue behind the
right kidney, and thence had found its
way between the peritoneum and the right
iliad fascia, making a descending channel
which extended almost te the groin. The
adipese tissue behind the kidney in the
vicinity of this .descending channel was
much thickened and condensed by inflam
mation. In the chauncl, which was found
almost free from pus, lay the flexible
catheter introduced into the wound at the
commencement of the autopsy ; its ex
tremity was found, doubled upeu itself,
immediately beneath the peritoneum, re
posing uxn the iliac fascia, where the
channel was dilated into a pouch of con
siderable size. This Ions descending chan
nel, new clearly seen te have been caused
by the burrrewing of pus from the weuud,
was supposed during life te have been the
track of the bullet.
The last dorsal, together with the first
and second lumbar vertebra and the
twelfth rib were then removed from the
body for mere thorough examination.
When this examination was made it was
found that the bullet had penetrated the
first lumbar vertebra in the upper part of
the right side of its bed. . The aperture
by which it entered involved the interver
tebral cartilage next above, and was sit
uated just below and anterior te the inter
vertebral foramen, from which its upper
margin was about one-quarter of an inch
distant. Passing obliquely te the left and
forwards through the upper part of the
body of the first lumbar vertebra the bul
let emerged by an aperture, the centre of
which was about half an inch te the left
of the median line, and which also in
volved the intervertebral cartilage next
above. The cancellated tissue of the body
of the first lumbar vertebra was very
much comminuted and the fragments
somewhat displaced. Several deep fissures
exteuded from the track of the bullet into
the lower part of the body of the twelfth
dorsal vertebra. Others extended through
the first lumbar vertebra into the intcrver
tcbral cartilage between it and the second
lumbar vertebra. Beth this cartilage and
the one above were partly destroyed by
ulceration. A number of minute frag
ments from the fractured lumber vertebra
have been driven into the adjacent soft
parts. It was further found that the right
twelfth rib also was fractured at a point
one inch and a quarter te the light of the
transverse process of the twelfth dorsal
vertebra ; this injury had net been recog
nized during life.
The Fatal Hemorrhage.
Beyond the first lumbar vertebra the
bullet continued te go te the left, passing
behind the pancreas te the point where it
was found. Here it was enveloped in a
firm cyst of connective tissue, which con
tained besides the ball a minute quantity
of inspissated, somewhat cheesy pus,
which formed a thin layer ever a portion
of the surface of the lead. There was also
a black shred adherent te a part of the cyst
wall, which proved en microscepical ex
animation te be the remains of a bleed
clot. Fer about an inch from this cyst the
track of the ball behind the pancreas was
completely obliterated by the healing pro
cess. Thence, as far backward as the
body of the first lumbar vertebra, the track
was filled with coagulated bleed, which
extended en the left into an irregular space
rent in the adjoining adipese tissue behind
the peritoneum and- above the pancreas.
The bleed had worked its way te the left,
bursting finally through the peritoneum
behind the spleen' into the abdominal cav
ity. The rending of the tissues by the
extravasatien of this bleed was undoubt
edly the cause of the paroxysms of pain
which occurred a short time before death.
On subsequent examination and dissection
it was found that the . fatal hemorrhage
proceeded from a rent, nearly four-tenths
of au inch long, in the main trunk of the
splenic artery, two inches and half te the
left of the cculiac axis. The rent must
have occurred at least several days bofero
death, since the everted edges in the slit
in the vessel were united by firm adhesions
te the surrounding connective tissue, thus
forming an almost continuous wall bound
ing the adjoining portion of the blood bleed
clot. The Thoracic Viscera.
The report next describes the condition
of the heart and lungs. The former was
empty and presented no special tcaturcs
except some marks of fatty degeneration.
There wcre slight pleuritic adhesions en
the right side.
The lower lobe of the right lung was by.
pestatically congested, and considerable
portions, especially towards its base, were
the scat of bronche-pneumonia. The
bronchial tubes contained a considerable
quantity of stringy inuce-pus ; their mu
cous surface was reddened by catarrhal
bronchitis. The lung tissue was edema
tous, but contained no abscesses or in fare
tiens. On the left side the lower lobe of
the lung was bound, behind te the costal
pleura, above te the npper lobe and below
te the diaphragm by pretty firm pleuritic
adhesions. The left luug weighed twenty
seven ounces. The condition el its bron
chial tubes aud of the lung tissue was very
nearly the same as en the right side, the
chief difference being that the area of
broncha-pneumenia in the lower lobe was
much less extensive in the left lung than
in the right. In the lateral part of the
lower lobe of the left lung, and about an
inch from its pleural surface there was a
group of four minute areas of gray hepati hepati
zateon, each about one-eighth of an inch
in diameter. There were no infarctions
and no abscesses in any part of the lung
tissue.
The surgeons assisting at the autopsy
were unanimously et the opinion that en
reviewing the history ofthecasc iu connec
tion with the autopsy it is quite evident
that the different suppurating surfaces,
and especially the fractured speugy tissue
of the vertebra, furnish a sufficient expla
nation of the septic condition which existed
during life.
The record is accompanied by engravings
Irem photographs of the injured vertebra;
and of the ruptured artery with the parts
adjacent.
Xewh freui Headquarters.
Washington ltcpublic. Ken.
The star route sharpers, however, knew
just as well as Attorney General MacVeagh
knows that the show is practically ever.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
J. S. Mead, manager of a mining com
pany, and M. Jcrvais, a packer, have per
ished by the burning of a cabin at Koo Keo Koe
tency, British Columbia.
The Heme warehouse, in New Orleans,
has becu burned. Less, $30,000 The
japan room of the Wheeler & Wilsen sew
ing machine factory, at Bridgeport. Conn.,
was burned out.
Presley Cewcu, a young man of distin
guished descent, made a trip irem the
Washington, O., lair grounds m Prer.
White's balloon, lest control of it. was
wrecked, fell CO feet and was killed.
Ileavcy rains have done great damage
iu Minnesota, and caused washouts and
landslides en many of the railroads. At
Minneapolis much uneasiness has been
caused by -ijam.ef 20,000,000 leg-! in the
Mississippi.
The town marshal of Dunkirk, Ohie,
was shot dead by an unknown man, whom
he was attempting te arrest. William
Morgan was fatally injured in a quarrel
with a man named Merchant, at White
River Junction, Vermont.
While S. II. Burten was in the safety
deposit department of the Lafayette bauk,
in Cincinnati, cutting coupons, three men
entered. One engaged in conversation the
president of the bank, and another talked
with Mr. Burten, while the third stele ten
bends of $1,000 each. -
Jacob Whitmore and his wife, " both
very young and recently married," went
into the weed near Iluntsville, Ohie, te
gather hickory nuts. After returning the
wife died in convulsions, saying that her
husband, threatening , her with a drawn
knife, had forced her te swallow a white
powder. The husband said that his wife
" took poison voluntarily." An analysis
of her stomach will be made.
HUBLEY PARDONED.
Ne Intentional Wrong te I'lcltlag up a
Cellose Badge.
President Arthur has signed the pardon
of Gcerge W. Hubley, of Yerk. Hubley
was convicted of larceny in retaining and
wearing a college badge belonging te F.
R. Eshleman et Lancaster which he found
in the mail car ; but grave doubts were
entertained of any intention of wrong en
his part. His counsel, Hen. Leenard
Myers, procured the recommendations for
his paj-Jen from Judge Butler, District
Attorney Valentine, the jury which con
victed him, and of many citizens of Yerk
and Philadelphia. These were "favorably
censidcrci in July last by Attorney Gen
eral MacVeagh, but, of course, the matter
could net be presented te Presideut Gar
field. When the matter was laid before
President Arthur he at once issued the
pardon.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BANQUET AND TESTIMONIAL
TO EX-SUKT. AV. F. LOCKAKI).
The Dluncr at Copland's Hetel.
It will be remembered that owing te
failing health Mr. Wm. F. Leckard, the
widely-known and highly popular super
intendent of the Eastern division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, resigned that pos
ition, though at the urgent request of the
company management, he took charge of
the Junction read and remained in the
employ of the company, where it could,
tee, command his special services wheu
there was occasion for them. His retire
ment, however, from the place in which
he was best known te the employees of
the read and the public has been made
the occasion ou the part of his
friends for presentation te him of
a testimonial of their regard for
him as an official and a friend.
Netice of this intention having
been conveyed te Mr. L. he met the
gentlemen having the matter in charge at
Copeland's hotel, this city, last Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, where about thirty
gentlemen assembled te participate in the
festivities. The guests included a number
of citizens of Columbia and Lancaster and
P. R. R. officials, mainly of the eastern
division, who had known Mr. Leckard and
served under or with him. Frem many
ethers, unable te be present, letters of re
gret were read. The guests beiuc assem
bled found their places around the table,
back of which were displayed the hand
some pair of bronze pieces which had been
selected for presentation te Mr. Leckard ;
and Mr. Uenry Baumgardner addressing
him, speke as. fellows :
" Gentlemen and fkiends : The oc
casion which has caused us te assomble
here te-day is one of much interest and
great pleasure. AVc desire at this time te
manifest our sincere friendship and love
for one of our number.
Mr. William F. Leckard, I have been
honored by the employees of the Pennsyl
vania railroad company, together with a
number of your intimate friends, te per
form a very pleasant task, viz. : In their
behalf te present te you these beautiful
works of art as a memorial of their sincere
friendship and high esteem. Dear sir,
you have been in the service of the Penn
sylvania railroad company ever since its
organization, during which time you
have occupied every position from the
lowermost round of the ladder te the high
and very responsible position of superin
tendent ei the Eastern division of
the best managed railroad in the world.
These several positions have necessarily
brought you in constant intercourse with
your superiors as well as inferiors in posi
tion, and notwithstanding it frequently be
came your painful duty te act with a cer
tain degree of rigor toward your inferiors
in position, in order te preserve that sub
ordination which is se essentially necessary
te the preservation of life, limb and pro
perty entrusted te the railroad, yet you
have during all this time secured that
friendship and esteem which is here at
this time se abundantly manifested by
these with whom you have come into con
tact. Your life has, in a great measure,
been worn out in the service of the
mighty organization which you have se
leiiir and se faithfully served, and when it
became necessary for you, en account of
failing health, te tender your resignation
of the arduous aud responsible position
which you se long tilled, it was accepted
only en condition that you would retain
some position in connection with the read
rcquiriug less anxiety and care, thus show
ing that you possess net only the esteem
and friendship of the employees of the read
but also possess in eminent degree the con
fidence and kind regards of these who oc
cupy the chief aud most exalted places of
trust and responsibility in connection with
the Pennsylvania railroad company. And
new, dear sir, permit me, in behalf of these
empleyes and friends, who are absent en
this delightful occasion, and contributors
te this beautiful aud complimentary gift,
te extend te you the hand of trne fellow
ship and with it their best wishes for your
future health and happiness, together with
hasting monument of friendship and love.
May you ever beheld these beautiful arti
cles with a deep sense of the highest es
teem manifested by your friends and fel
low employees."
The Testimonial.
The works of art which constituted the
testimonial given te Mr. Leckard were
among the finest ever seen iu this city.
They consisted of an artist bronze group
"America" by Ducheiscllc : with ebony
and gilt pedestal for the same ; a pair of
faience vases by Bellangcr ; au occide
bronze greupc, "Hebe,'', with a Brcchi
marble column for the same ; an artist
bronze deg and a figure of a musician iu
the same. AU the pieces are of the finest
design ami most elaborate workmanship,
and the cntire set is worth $1,500. The
largest of the pieces bore the inscripiten,
" Te William F. Leckard, from the em
ployees aud his friends of the Philadelphia
Division, 1881. " The gifts wcre pur
chased by a cemmittee consisting of II.
D. Garrett, Master Mechanic of West
Philadelphia ; W. K. Beard, Master Me
chanic of Lancaster, and Jehn Murphy,
connected with the Harrisburg car shops.
Mr. Leckard, in respense te-Mr. Baum
gardncr's remarks said :
"Gentlemen: When I entered np.ni
the duties of superintendent of the Phila
delphia division, ever fourteen years age,
my only ambition was te serve the Penn
sylvania railroad company wholly, faith
fully and if possible, efficiently. If I have
succeeded in attaining such results, it was
largely owing te the cheerful and able
assistance rendered by all the empleyes of
the Philadelphia division ; and in tender
ing my resignation a short time age, I
took occasion te make mention of the uni
form kindness you all showed me while in
that position, as well as your constant and
hearty co-operation in assisting me in the
duties I was called upon te perferin. I did
this, because I felt that I would have been
doing you all an injustice had I net spoken
of such commendable-conduct This, gen
tlemen, was all I had a right te expect
from yen as fellow empleyes, and a suit
able expression of gratitude te my super
iors seemed eminently proper for me upon
my retirement.
"In presenting me te day, my friends,
with these beautiful specimens of art, you
place me under considerable embarrass
ment ; and, really. I feel as though I hardly
merited the compliment of such valuable
presents. I accept, them, however, as a
token of a kind and generous feeling e:i
your part, and most heartily thank you, and
I assure you I shall always leek upon them
as a memento of the friendly companion
ship and relations we have had with each
ether. Again, gentlemen, I thank you. "
The Dinner.
The guests then sat down te an elegant
collation tendered them by Mr. Leckard
and prepared by mine host of the Copland
hotel. After it bad progressed through
several courses the health of H. M. North,
esq., was proposed and drank, in answer
te which he made a speech highly com
plimentary of Mr. Leckard aud of the
Pennsylvania railroad company.
A. J. Kauffman esq., of the committee
of arrangements, read the letters of regret
from invited guests who could net be
present, and for himself speke as fellows :
" Gentlemen : I cannot let this oppor
tunity pass without expressing my great
gratification in being present en this aus
picious occasion te de honor te one who se
richly deserves it. Wm. F. Leckard is
truly a representative American. Bern of
humble parents, and limited in education
te that afforded by the common schools of I
his youth, he has, by his own efforts, risen
te the high position he te-day occupies.
Without aid or influence, but the influence
which an honest effort te perform his full
duty te his employers gave him, he rose,
step by step, through all the subordinate
positions te that of superintendent of the
Pliiladelphia division of the great Penn
sylvania railroad.
'What higher honors were iu store for
him, no one will ever knew. His close at
tention te his arduous duties, has injured
his health and a few years age, he was
granted a leave of absence, te take a trip
te Europe te recuperate, but this trip, al
though a great gratification te him, was
only a partial success. The duti'.s of his
position increasing as the busiucss of this
great corporation increased, and his health
net improving a few months age, he re
signed his position of superintendent of
the Philadelphia division. His resigna
tien was reluctantly accepted by the beard
of directors, and then only en condition
that he would accept the position of super
iutendent of the Junction railroad and
supervision of all the local branches in the
city of Philadelphia, including the ele
vated read, as this great corporation was
net satisfied te entirely lese the advice and
counsel of se efficient au officer.
" This severance, officially, from his old
employees and friends has brought us to
gether here te day. Fer a high moral
sense of honor, for honesty of purpose, for
strict iutegrity and pure, warmhearted
friendship, Win. F. Leckard is the peer of
any man in America. Wm. F. Leckard
never tedied te the rich or te these who
held higher official or social position than
he did.
" Although his efforts te de his full duty
have been rewarded by promotion aud for
tune has smiled upon him, he never forget
the friends of his early struggling days
yet he never let his friendship interfere
with his duty, but a violation of the rules
of his company were sure te be followed
by the penalty although the offender was
his warmest personal friend.
"His friendships were pure and unsel
fish. He would net trade oil" old aud tried
friends for new ones, no matter what
the social standing of the latter was. All
efforts te have him break oft from the
friends of his early days wcre unavailing,
and William F. Leckard can te day rciire
from his position as proud a man as ever
vacated an office, and regretted by a larger
percentage of his empleyes than any one
that ever filled the position before him.
He never crooked " the pregnant, hinges
of the knee that thrift might fellow fawn
ing, " but honestly and manfully per
"formed his full duty, knowing that reward
must fellow.
" Personally, my acquaintance of Mr.
Leckard dates back twenty years, yet in
all that time I have the first whisper te
hear against his character.
"His official monthly visits te Columbia
will he missed by no one mere than my-'
sell. When his health failed him, and he
was depressed in spirits, the song and
story of the little, coterie, who would
monthly meet him, always brought a
smile te his face and drove dull care
away.
"Allew me here te say te you person
ally, Mr. Leckard, that your old friends
of Columbia will always welcome you
back again te your eld home, and when
oppressed by business and care, ceine back
te the home of your youth where there
arc always warm hearts te welcome you.
That your life may be long spared and
that your declining years may be the hap
piest of your life, is the heartfelt prayer of
all around you."
Further remarks were made by Wm.
Delaney, Philadelphia ; Jehn Murphy,
agent Harrisburg car company ; S. S. Dot Det
wilcr, Columbia ; Aaren French, Pitts
burgh ; .las. M. C. Crcighten, general
freight agent, Philadelphia ; I. W. Van Van
Heutcn, general foreman of shops ; E. O.
McCIcllan, general agent P. R. it. ; S. C.
May, Columbia ; Alex. Craig, Columbia.
The cntire list of gentlemen present
was as fellows : "Messrs. E. O. McCIcllan,
Philadelphia ; Aaren French, Pittsburgh ;
Jas. M. Crcighten, J. D. Payne, Wm. De
Laucy, S. J. Pett3, Jehn U. Staullcr,
Jehn G. Craig, Merris Spcakman, Henry
Fendcrsmith, ll. I). Garrvtt, I. W. Van
Heuten, Chas. I. Downing, David
Reche. James Kerrigan, Pliiladelphia;
Milten Wikc, Henry Shell, J. II. Daily, S.
C. May, A. J. Kauttman, S. S. Detwiler,
A. M. Rambo, II. F. Bruner, Alex Craig,
W. AV. Upp, II. M. North, O. Hershey,
A. O. Baker, Columbia ; Jehn A. Ilcis
tand, Jehn B. Warfel. W. l Heusel, II.
Baumgardner, Gee. Beyle, Jehn Murphy,
Jehn Arneld, Lancaster ; Gee. W. Mehaf
fey, Marietta ; II. C. Dysinger, I'arkes
burg ; Jehn McGraw, Downiugten ; Jehn
Keller, Lancaster.
Letters of regret were read from Chas.
E. Pugh, Gen. Scp't. P. It. U. ; S. M. Pre-ve-st,
sup't Philadelphia div. ; II. II. Car
ter,, sup't Middlctewn div. ; Themas A.
Roberts, sup't. Bedford div.
Cratlu of l'uplls.
The following is the grade of the pupils
by classes for the month of September,
just closed. A report iu detail will also
he sent monthly hereafter te each parent
or guardian :
I'lllST CLASS.
Clias Carpenter '.iS Wm D heck Mi
C II Obreiter '-II Win II Kirk 70
Kli Kichhelt lie Win I. Cable 78
.1 II Cerhart IK) Jus II Mtinsen 77
Cee M Deruart 83 It I McCaskev 7t
W W Fowler 88 Carl It Kaby.." 73
II ASIienk 7 1) S smith 71
N .1 IMuckivoed si; Grant .Strinc 7:!
Win C Pyfur. 83 S It Haymaker l
Hurry It .-Smith ." II Itartiiian r;
Itebt M Adams 8-'
SECOND CLASS.
Cee W Cooper 94 Leicester Len-j )
IneII llartmaii !U S C Wiant wi
Eil ItCurvin 88 Chas . I edict 7!
Win (' linker 87 K M Stene 7
Win It Peters S3 W G Peters 71
Win HAnxer .-. 81 Gee HAckcrmuii 70
Menree II Hirsh 81 A brain I,. Miles 70
W I! Helliiif-er 81 .las I'niiiKiey 7
CS .SterinlL-ltz 81 Isaac II Stlrk 70
A A Albriirlit 80 T W Suessi-rett 70
Clias i: Knulv 80 Fred -S l'vler ia
Jehn A Charles SO 11 U Shearer. i;s
Clias C Herr 80 Siilney Evans t;i
Tlllllll CLAS-".
Eil M Hitrtinan 80 .lelin W JSilnur 81
Chas U Kreiilci- S8 ChaVW Hellinger.. te
Jas U Stewart 88 Harry C Mereer..... te
Hurry X'Mills 80 Heward i Snyiler.. te
Christ J Urban 80 Cee K Kellers 78
Jehn II Kreager. 83 I II ne.sensteiii 77
Jehn I. Colie HI Jehn C Sample 18
Kdw C IIuiNk 82 It McCevern m
Clus (J Striekler.... S3 Chas I Myers ;i
recitrii class.
Wm M Maxwell 81 DaviilltUuiiilaker.. 11
Win S Ktlgurly SS Win II Musser. 71
Jehn X Hetriek SO l.em K Uerwart KJ
Kilw I) Sprechcr.... HJ Heward (iressman.. ;:i
Abraui Illtner 7'. Jacob It Creir. ;)
Hurry liuckius 70 Cee I. Hurple i'7
Herman I, Wiant... 70 Martin Mteam C7
Sain'l Ueelienauer. . 78 (J J itheails ....IB
Win . I Kbcrly 77 Harry 1. Zeek li
TliesHumplireville. 73 A Wityne I'.itner 03
Heward Kehrcr 73 Win I; Kirkpatriek. 3
Win I. -Storm lei I .... 73 Cee I. Cramer. ft!
Win, EI Adam-i 7"-
Unclalined Letters.
The following is the list el letters re
maining unclaimed in the postntlice for the
week ending Oct. ') :
Ladies" List Alice Albright, Amanda
Buckwalter, Mary Coeke, Lizzie Crydcr,
Carrie Foreman, Mary Gambcr, Mary A.
Hitc, Mrs. II. Ileiuncy. Emma Kertz,
Barba Lane, Alice W. Sehay, Sallie
Yeung, Mrs. Jennie Yeung.
Gents' ListCUti. E. Black, Ames Cow Cew
in, Emanuel Fry, Jehn S. Goedhart, W.
J. Hartnian, Maxmihan Hugle ( for. ),
David I teman, Fred. Kelly, Chas Ivatnm ,
Bcnj. L. Landis, Ames Rutter, P. X.
Scarem, J. N. Sink, Jehn E. Stener.
FIRE!
UKSTUUCTIVr; COXKr.AiatA II ex
INTKKCOl'ltSK.
AT
Eaby'n Stere iSurnrit Lrws 3 lO.OOO.
On Saturday morning between 9 and 10
o'clock, the large brick store room and
dwelling house, belonging te Moses Eaby,
and situated near the west end of the vil
lage of Intercourse was discovered te be
lire and within a short time was enveloped
in flames, rendering it impossible te save
it. The tire originated in the garret, and
before it reached the lower part of the
building a great part of the dry goods and
some ether valuables in the store were got get got
teu out. The store is conducted by Jasen
K. Eaby, a son of Moses Eaby, and the en
tire less will net fall short of 10,000 or
$12,000, en which there is an insurance in
the Lancaster County Mutual company, of
$8,000 of which $1,S00 is en the building,
which was worth fully $4,000.
There wc:e several kegs of powder iu the
garret which exploded during the progress
of the lire. It is t.aid that Jacob D. War
fel ran up te the garret te remove the
powder and that a keg exploded while he
was ou the stairway, knocking him down
and injuring him somewhat. In the base
ment were stored fifteen barrels of coal oil
and eleven tens of coal which burned fierce
ly all Saturday ami Sunday, and continued
te burn as late as this morning.
The burned building was a two-story
and attic brick building, with brick back
building attached, erected half a century
age by Moses Eaby and occupied by him
for many years as a general country store.
Fer some years past his son Jasen has
carried ou the business, and the dwelling
part of the building has been occupied by
another son, Harry, who was formerly in
business in this city. Harry loses almost
everything he had, including the clothing
of himself and family.
It is a singular fact that notwithstand
ing the explosion of the gunpowder and
the intensity of the heat, caused by the
burning of the coal oil and coal, tiie brick
luck building attached te the main build
ing escaped destruction. The adjoining
frame building was destroyed, but all
ether adjacent buildings escaped. A
frame dwelling te the west, Jasen Eaby's
residence and Warfel's hotel nearly oppo
site, a frame building occupied by Jehn
Deyle, tailor, a short distance te the east,
and a barn a short distance southeast,
wcre all in imminent danger and were
mere than eueu en lire, but were fortu
nately saved.
The building burned was one of the old eld
est and best appointed count ry store stands
iu Lancaster county aud transacted a very
extensive business. We understand that
arrangements will be immediately made
for rebuilding it en a larger and improved
plan, and that meant inn; :i mnv stock of
goods will be purchased and a store room
new opened in Jasen K. Eaby's building
nearly opposite the nuns.
The cause of tiie lift- is net known with
any certainty, but i.- supposed te have
been caused accidentally by Mr. Eaby's
children, who wcre playing in the garret.
ATYt-'Ml'l'ICU JXCKNIMAKISM.
l'arliiis rat Waslo t'liuer :i Klachsiultli Mieji
and Set it en l'lre.
Between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday
morning an attempt was made te tire the
frame blacksmith shop en East King street
next te the old Indian Queen, which is
owned by Dr. Carpenter and until recently
was occupied by James Rearden. Alder
man A. F. Dennelly was en his way home
from his office, and when he reached
the corner of East Iving and Mid
dle streets he heard the cry
of lire. He ran down te the saloon of
Christian Hagclgans. The blacksmith shop
is next deer te the saloon, and it was seen
found that the lire was in the southeastern
corner of it. A piece of cotton waste had
been saturated with coal oil and stulfcd
under the beaids which wcre burned
somewhat. The meu ;jet sevjral buckets
of water and extinguished the lire. The
building was lighted by sdiiw parties who
came irem the American engine house, as
tracks leading from the rear deer of the
engine house directly te the spot where
the lire was started and back a;aiu, wcre
found en the earth. At the place of the
lire a piece of wrapping p.tper was found
saturated with oil. This piece was taken
te the engine house and another found from
which it had been tern a the two litted
together exactly. Ceal oil is always kept
iu the engine house and se is waste. The
cans containing the former were found te
be empty and there was considerable spill
ed upon the lloer. The lire was undoubt
edly started by parties who came from the
engine house where they made their ar
rangements. It is believed that there
were mere than one and that one did
the work while the ether raised the alarm
te allow him te escape. The engine and
hose carriage were run out of the building
shortly after the lire was discovered, hut
did net -e into service. The engine was
fired, but it' has net been learned who
started it.
The members of t his lire company
should make a thorough investigation of
this matter iu order te ascertain whether
it was members of their company who
committed this deed or outside persons
who endeavored te put the blame upon
them.
I'rlxitii I nn-iccters .Heeling.
The October meeting of the prison in
spectors was held te-day, all of the mem
bers being present : A petition was pre
sented from .Mayer MacGenigic setting
feith that the city contemplates running
a linn of telephone te the water works en
the Coucstega by way of Grant street and
the reservoirs anil asking permission of
the heard of prison inspectors te put the
wires ever the prison, and te make the
proper bracket connection. The rcqiist
was granted.
The following proposals were handed in
fop all rye ceflce needed at the prison for
the ensuing six months : Mrs. A. T. Stan Stan
eon, : cents per pound ; Henry Hershey,
2 cents per pound and S. R. Miller, ''
cents per pound. The contract was
a wauled te Hershey. The monthly bills
wcre presented aud passe d and a r.uniber
of applications of convicts for discharge
at tiie expiration cf their terms were pre
sented and reported favorably by the
bnaul.
Ou Mr. Ileii'mcicr's motion it was re
solved that visitors' permits must hereafter
be handed te nu uudcrkcepcr, who shall
conduct the visitor te the cell of the pris
oner visited only, aud from it after a rca-
senablc lime ; and that all Ti.sitatiens must
be watched with viirilance,and no outsiders
shall go upeu the gallery without au at
tending official.
It.iHebatl Celtt-d vs.
Xermal.
The lirst baeball
frame in collcge
circles since the opening of the fill term
was played en Saturday at Millersville.
The game was :i very interesting one.
The College bejs took the field and al
lowed tin; Nermals te score four runs the
fust inning, F. it M. closing the inning
with a bullcye. The tide turned, how
ever, in the second, inning, and the Nor Ner
mals were net allowed te score another
run until the close of the game, while the
College club scored nine runs. Zechcr, of
the Ironsides, umpired the game te the
satisfaction of everyone. The following
is the full score :
COLLEI1K. I KOU.MAI..
li- O. K. O.
Itandelph. 1! I I'Schillcr.c I
Miller, sit 0 f. Sproul, lb l :;
Slieibluy,'.!!- '1 2 Mi III in, if. u 4
Keiter, e. 2 2 Ityeriy, p l ::
Apple, ss 1 '"iStcekcl, 3b e 4
Hei-iler. p 2 1, Montgomery, ct... I 3
Swander.lt' 0 3;J. Celhurn. m e 2
Kerncr.rf. e 2 K. C'elburii,2l e :s
Dntrew of. 1 2I"redUead, It e ::
'- -MI 4 27
The College club did net go te the bat en
the last inning.
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