if.- V --t,-- '; UV ' " FSFrFMp'' :.j. .Ay. ;--t LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES MONDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1881. .- aw &"-( j:. y i Lancaster I-nfcHtgenax. MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 31, 1881. A Singular Contest. It is a very singular attitude indeed that the president of the United States and the attorney general have assumed toward each ether. The attorney gen eral resigns, and the president declines te receive his resignation. The attorney general leaves his leaving-taking cards with his "Washington acquaintances, offers his house for rent, and quits the town with bag and baggage. The presi dent refuses te appoint his successor and the solicitor general undertakes also the attorney general's duties. And this at tachment of Mr. Arthur te Mr. Mac Veagh, as is well known, springs from no love for him, for there is no love felt en either side. The motives guiding each man's action are well under stood. Hut the questions are whether the president is warranted by any circumstances in demanding Mr. MacVeagh services against Mr. Mac Veagh's refusal te lender them ; and whether MacVeagh is warranted in re fusing te give them when the president peremptorily commands them. The situation as we read it isvjust this : Mr. Arthur has been a friend of the star route thieves, and conspicuously se of Derscy. He Dnds a prosecution pending against them commenced under his pre decessor. He censideis that prosecution as most likely te be without result. lie fears te be charged with the failure, and therefore desires te avoid all appearance of lespensibilily for it by leaving it in charge of these who originated it. Mr. MacVeagh and Mr. James conspicuously stand befeic the country as the star route prosecutors and Mr. Arthur wants te nail them there. Mr. MacVeagh understands this, but apprehends also that the secret influence of the administration will work against the undertaking te put the president's old friends in jail. He known, further more, that he is net of the administra tion, while ostensibly a part of it. He is net disposed te stay in it and te be turned out when his virtue has been squeezed out of him. Mr. Arthur and Mr. MacA'cagh belong te distinctly op pesite branches of the Republican party that cannot cealesc any mere than oil and water. Under these circumstances Mr. MacVeagh put sued the only course open te him in acquainting the presi dent that he desired te go out of the cab inet. Mr. Arthur, under ordinary ch cumslanccs, would have been glad te be rid el liim. lint new he thinks there is an advantage in keeping him. Ls he light in refusing te let him go V "Who can think se? Suppose it is true, as he sajs, that MacVeagh having made himself familiar with the star route cases is the fittest man te prosecute them tethe end. That would justify him in ask ing him te stay ; but certainly it is a very unweithyand undignified pieceeding in a president te go farther than this in his insistance, and it is even childish in him te refuse te fill Mr.MacVeagh's place, in the idea that be will thus mere effectu ally free himself from responsibility for the failure of the prosecutions. In our judgment Mr. MacVeagh would have done better te have retained his office at the president's command for the purpose of prosecuting the work he had begun. Remaining for this well under stood special purpose he would net have been responsible for the policy of the ad ministration. If Mr. Arthur could af ford te retain in his cabinet an avowed opponent who did net want te stay there, Mr. MacVeagh could well have afforded te remain : his position would have been exceedingly independent and his place a very conspicuous one from which te proclaim bin views. Ne question of delicacy could have restrained from an an tigenk'ing a president who insisted en keeping him by his side against his will. Tiie wiliness which led Arthur te such ai unheard-of insistance might have proved te be silliness instead, but it was no concern of Mr. MacVeagh te protect Mr. Arthur against his felly. The conduct of the president in this matter conclusively shows him te be a man of very low tone. He has been extensively advertised by his friends as a gentleman; and superficially he maybe. But he lacks the self-respect which is the essence of the man and the gentle man. We fear, tee, that he lacks sin cerity, honesty and independence, and is in fact but a pretentious sham, as a little time is likely te clearly show. A Quarrel or Thieve. Tiie Western Union and the new Mu tual Union telegraph companies are hav ing a wi angle ever the publication by the former of the construction contract of the latter, which the Mutual Union declates was surreptitiously obtained by bribing a clerk te copy it. Xe doubt the charge is true, but it is, as Teet nays, of no consequence if it is ; for who would suppose for a mement that either company would net get any advantage ever the ether that it could effect by se simple a means as bribing a clerk ; and any show of virtuous indignation by a big telegraph or railroad corporation ever such a peccadillo is only ludicrous. The Western Union secured the substan tial advantage of being able te advise the public that its new rival was pre paring te lleece the people by contracting te give $14,000,000 for building 13,000 miles of telegraph which the Western .Union officers say can be built for $G, 500,000, or $500 a mile ; and they ought te knew and te be telling the truth this time, since the same figures made their own forty one millions, at eighty millions. lines worth but though slecked One would think that the result of such a declination would be te reduce the market price of Western Union sleck at once te fifty per cent. But it scarcely seems te have affected it at all. Its large owners have tee great a stake in it te let it go down until they can unload ; and meanwhile the small owners have a chance te unload en them, of which they will be wise te avail themselves. If people who have money te invest would but ascertain the cost of the works of the companies they buy into, they would exhibit less often the ease with which a feel and 'his money are parted. It is unsafe enough te risk the honest management of a property honestly started ; but when the start is dishonest only geed luck can save the investment: The Pennsylvania railroad company has furnished an accommodation te its patrons and the people along its line, and an advantage te the Philadelphia newspapers which they should have had long age, and te which the recent ad vance in Philadelphia journalism enti tles it. The present arrangement fur nishes Lancaster with the Philadelphia newspapers and mail matter at half-past six. It is te be hoped the service will be regular and permanent. The Reading Spirit thinks that the scarcity of cabbage will prevent that vege table from entering se largely into the composition of genuine Havana cigars during the coming season. Tin: country papers just new aie full of editorials en the " Careless Sportsman." Notwithstanding all their geed advice they get their regular weekly items of the fellow with a head full of shot who thought it wasn't leaded? Gexeiiat. Aijel IIcoe, the father of the poet, says in his "3Iemeircs" that in-war he frequently sent notes concealed in the glass eye of a euc-cyed cmissaiy. Mere than once the lean with the glass eye talked a half-hour with the enemy's gen eral without detection. The Scran ten Republican, Hep., says : "These Democratic papers in Erie county, wheaic opposed te Orange Neble, might be engaged iu a better business than trying te stir up a prejudice against him en ac count of his name. They allege he is named might man. " after William or have been named Orange. He afl er a worse Tin: Philadelphia Times think:; the Neithein Republicans might .stand the surrender of the paity in Viigiuia te such Confederate brigadicis as Mahene and Mesby, but they aie net quite ready te sanction the removal of Union selilieis from postefiiccs te be leplaccd by Confcd Cenfcd fedcratc Rcpudiateis, who want first te lcpudiatc the honest debt of Virginia and then the honest debt of the nation. PERSONAL. The name of ex-Register Wii.ii.ut 31. Brxx, of Philadelphia, has been .shengly urged upon the president for the gover norship of Aiiena tciritery, in place of Ficmcnt. A St. Leuis p.ipcr contradicts, by au thority of Congressman .Teiix 1. Ci.yhki:, jr., the lcpeit tclegiaphed from Wash ington that he had gene te Missouri te resign his scat iu Congiesr.eu account of his domestic troubles. Few die and none such resign. Mr. It. P. Win n:, the famous Philadel phia lawyci, has given public notice of his retirement, as assistant counsel in the prosecution of the pet sons airaigned for election frauds, because District Attorney Graham has asssitcd his prerogative of conducting all picscciitiuiis himself. When they weighed the 'governer: the ether day at Atlar.ta, Pennsylvania curicd off the prize. Governer IIeyt weighed 24s peundv : Governer Blackburn, of Kentucky, 2233 pounds ; Gevci nor .Tai vis, of North Carolina, 20" pounds ; Governer Biglcew, of Connecticut, 18.1l pounds, and Govcrer Colquitt, of Georgia, 170 pounds. The members of the Weman's National Christian union called en President AuTituu. Mrs. Chapin, of Seuth Caio Caie liua, made a few lcmaiks, and the presi dent said he was in entire sympathy with the Seuth in her rccupciatien, and was detei mined that no section of the ceuntiy should duiiug his administration he fa fa veied, as far as it was in his power te prevent, ever another. Tne French delegation have lefl Phila delphia for New Yerk, where they will, as a rule, be entertained as guests in private families. They expressed themselves as pleased with their saay in Philadelphia, and the hospitalities they enjoyed. The Marquis and 3Iaiquisc de ReniYMUKur were called upon by many of their friends made during the previous visit te the Cen tennial celebration and received a great many bouquets and ether seuviiiii.s at parting. Senater W i i.i.i , of Kentucky, gave vent te a short speech iu executive session when Senater Ferry, as chairman of the committee en pest offices and past reads, announced that the Republicans had de termined te give up Ihsir tight ever the Lynchburg postmaster He is repotted te have said : " I never dreamed, Mr. Presi dent, that I should live te sec the day when an cx-Confcdcrate biigadicr would lead the Republican hosts te defeat or hear an old slave owner call the tell el his faithful servants, net ' at the base of Bunker Hill,' but in the chamber of the Senate of the United States." S-nater Mahone smiled, it is said, a very biead smile at the remark of " Old Cene Cor Cor de," as the Kentucky senator is fauiilaily called in his own state. STATE ITEMS. Rev. .1. M. Spargravc banned himself te a bedpost in a hospital, at Pittsburgh. Pecuniary embarrassment is supposed te have caused his suicide. In the opinion of the Petroleum World Governer lleyt ought tissue his Thanks giving proclamation immediately. There won't he much for the Besses te be thank ful for after election. Senater Warner Miller spoke te a Baily meeting in the Philadelphia Academy of Music en Saturday night, which only half tilled the house. lie did net electrify his hearers. The Lcwistewn Free Prsss says the su preme court of this state has reeiscd itself three times within one year, aud asks hew common pleas judges arc te ac commedate themselves te such a rotating jurisdiction. M. Knell, merchant tailor of Wilkes barrc, has fail d for $10,000, due mostly toNewYeik and Philadelphia creditors. On an execution issued by his brothers, his place of business is in the sheriffs hands. The putrified body of a mau was found in Sandy lake, at Stoneboro, by a party out duck hunting. A large knife was im bedded in the body near the region of the heart. Nicholas Brewer, connected with the Girard house twenty five years, claims tint he was a body servant of the Marquis de Lafayette, and en the strength of that as sertion called en the French visitors en Saturday and was kindly received. Geerge Fisher, employed in an ere mice near Easten, fell asleep while en duty and his leg was caught in the machinery. It was necessary te take the machinery apart before the boy could be extricated and the leg had te be amputated. - LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. Twe immense icebergs were seen fi em St. Jehn, Newfoundland, en Saturday, moving southward. Alexander McC'esh, eldest son of the president of Princeton college, has died after a lingering illness. The registration of.'voters in New Yerk, which closed en Saturday night, shows a total of 170,419, aganist 217,023 last vear aud 107,837 in 1879. An extra session of the Legislature of Massachusetts has been called te meet en November the 9th, te act upon the report of the committee en revision of the statutes. The Republican senators have dropped the scheme te confirm Mahone's Lynch burgh postmaster and voted te adjourn at once. Arthur will appoint the Readjuster all the same. William T. Craddock, from Cecil ceunty.Maryland, blew out the gas in his room in a hotel in Baltimore, en Sat urday night, and was found dead in bed yesterday morning. The state and city beards of health in Indianapolis arc dead-locked owing te the appointment of some homeeopaths among their membere. Meanwhile Indianapolis is suffering from almost an epidemic of typhoid fever. The total number of lest by the sinking of the steamer Jennie Gilchrist at Reck Island, Illinois, is new reported at eleven seven men and four woman. Twe bodies have been iccevercd by a diver from the sunken wreck. II. II. McGuire, a tobacconist of St. Leuis, was closed out by his creditors en Saturday, He was about $11,000 short, owing ckielly te embezzlements by a plau sible young scoundrel named Iiaas, who had been acting as his clerk for about a year. Haas disappeared recently, leaving a six page letter " full of geed advice " te his employer. President Aithur has lcqucstcd Mr. Windem te continue at the head of the treasury department until relieved by his successor. The secretary cannot decide at present hew long his personal mattcis will permit him te remain, but he will stay a low days longer at least. Until J udgc Fol Fel ger takes charge of the treasury derail ment the official letters will be signed be Assistant Secretary French. About half past six o'clock Saturday evening. Magffie Early, daughter of Mich ael Eai ljs, of Walltngferd, Conn., went te the house of her father en her return-from work. They had lived alone in the house about one year. Finding the house daik, Maggie struck a match. Directly in fient of her lay the dea I body of her father. His face was pounded te a jelly. There weic two deep stabs en his threat, one of which had severed thejuguk.' vein. Bleed had flowed in a jwel fiem the threat. Frank Carrell, a laborer, with whom Mr. Early had had a disagreement, is sus pected of having murdered him. Carrell's hand and face were badly bruised, and be told contradictory stories as te his where abouts. '1 he Pacilin Railway Knew hneils. X:t h ville American. These wonderful wooden tunnels cover feity miles of the Central Pacific railway. They were first suggested by its practical vice president, Charles Cieckcr, but hi", companions hesitated through fear of their impracticability and expense. They aie of two kinds, one with very steep reefs and the ether with Hat reefs. They cost per mile from $S,000 te $12,000, aud in some places, where heavy masonry was needed, the cost reached $30,000 a mile. They are firmly constructed te support the great weight of snow and resist the l ush of avalanches. Fiic precautieus aie vcty thorough. Ceirugatcd plates of iien sepaialc the buildings into sections, aud in the great ten mile shed there are automatic electric fire alarms. At the summit is an engine and tank always ready fe Heed the ignited spot in an instant. These sheds shut in the view of the great Sierras, but without them winter travel would be im possible. Sometimes five feet of snow falls upon them in a day, and often thirty feet lie en the ground at one time, and in many places snow accumulates te the depth of fifty feet above these great wooden arches. Soiue herleus Fires. Twe thirds of the village of Edgefield. Seuth Carolina, was destroyed by lire en Saturday night. Only three stores remain in the business section. The less is esti mated at $100,000. The fire started in a stable, and is attributed te incendiarism. The planing mill of Menke, Grimm & Ce., and a two story brick block, in Qtiiney, Illinois, were burned yesterday. Les:, $20,000. The Waiien Memerial tabcinacle, Pres byterian, at Fourth street and Bieadway, the finest church in Louisville, lias been destteyed by fire. It was comparatively new, having cost about$150,000. Ouly a few months age the congregation freed itfe'f fiem debt by the payment of $43, 00. Jeseph Walker, a fireman, was badly injured by the falling walls. L. L. Warren, a prominent merchant, for whom the church was named, recently gave $50,000 te the congregation, and with this sum ali the debts were paid ami the event celebi ated by a jubilee. A Gunboat Slaughtering riratcs. Chinese exchanges state that a piiatc chief has been creating a commotion near Ningpe and en its wateis. He is said te have come within seven miles of the town and levied blackmail freely. Ho'iTecsnot care for the Chinese gunboats and has had seveial engagements with them lately. A leward of $3,000 has been offered for the pirate's head. Au encounter took place en September 13 near Ningpe between a Chinese gunboat and pirates. Upwards of two hundred pirates were slain or di owned themselves, nine were captured alive and about seventy escaped. Eleven pirate beats were taken. The pirates were in shallow water and the sailboats being unable te get near them lowered their beats and fought in them. There was a million dollar lire at Manilla en September 15. Kuai Vast Trains. New that the Pennsylvania fast has been announced, te run fiem Yerk te Chicago in 2CI hours, the tiain New New Yeik Centre! has decided te follewsuitaud even de better. It proposes te make the mn in two hours less time, or in a trifle ever 24 hours. This time, it is claimed, cau be made without difficulty, if it he necessary. The fare te Chicago by the Pennsylvania read is new .$14, and scats en the fast train will cost $8 mere, makins the charge $22. The fare by the New Yerk Ccutral te Chicago is $9.23, and scats in the limited express will probably net be mere than $3 extra, or $14.25. Meals will be served en the train. A Train Wrecked by a Mule. As a passenger train en the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad was about te cress the bridge ever Osage river, south of Sedalia, the engine stnick a mule stand ing en the track, when the engine left the rail and all went down with a terrible crash. J. F. Wagner, the engineer, was killed and his body has net yet been re covered, tue engine being covered with water, having gene down te the depth of tarn feet. W. W. McDowell, a fireman, was bruised and maybe internally injured, and the eleven-year-old son of the engi neer had his face and forehead badly cut The train was twelve lXGEKSOLL AD TOM COBV. IX. A Retable Incident In the Career et "Paean Heb." "Is there a monument for Tem Cerwin's grave yet?" was Colonel Ingersoll's tele graphic reply te an invitation te lecture in Lebanon, Ind., last winter. "Ne, sir," answered the old gentleman who Was act ing as secretary of the lecture association ; and before he had left the telegraph office the operator handed him a message, which read : " I would net lecture in your old town for half of it. " ROUEItT G. IXGEUSOLL." Cerwin's grave is en the crest of a little knell en the cast side of the town ceme tery at Lebanon. The remains of his wife lie en ene side of him, and these of his seu ou the ether. Standing ever them one can see miles away across rich valleys .and fertile hillsides, the scene of mere than one of Cerwin's famous speeches. Back in the- valley of Turtle creek is the sleepy old tewu of Lebanon. The Cerwin family consisting of one mai lied and one single daugher, the latter lame aud below the av av arage in intellect, and with a complexion as dark as her fater's still reside in the old mansion near -the cemetery. Cor Cer win died in 1SC3 iu Washington, and near ly every man, woman and child in Warren ceuuty tlecked te his funeral when his re mains were taken home. They buried him with great pomp, and then began te talk about a monument. The family thought the county ought te erect it, and the com missioners said it was plainly the duty of the family. Nothing was done by either until Iugersell's mes-age fell among them like het shot, and turned the town upside down, Cerwin's son-in-law, a Cincinnati lawyer named Sage, then ordered a Quin cy shaft thiiteen feet high, and it has just been put in place. A Jlairiageef Coincnicnce. Themairiagc of Mile. Gicvy te M. Dan iel Yv ilsen, although it is haidly ene of the t rencli mnrwycn de cenccyance, net quite a love match. The bride and bridc bridc bridc gioem have been great friends for many ycais, but it is net probable that they would have thought of marrying each ether had net President Grcvy wanted in his family a thoieughly trustworthy man of pariiamentary experience te obey his behests and aid him in his con flict with Gambctta. M. Wilsen was bem in Paris of English parents. His father was a nei th of England man, who followed Leuis XVIII. te Paris, and made a large fortune by lighting that city with gas. When Wilsen came of age he had his pockets full of money, and be longed te the fast set of young men of which Prince Paul Domidefl" and the Due re Giamment Cadcrouse were the leaders, lie, however, had mere sense than the rest of his friends, and withdrew from their society in time te save himself from iuin. At Cheecn-ceauv, the country scat of his sister, he began his career as a statesman. By taking the lead in agricul tural improvements aud establishing a newspaper, he procured his election te the Ceips Lcgislatif, and joined the party of M. Gicvy, under whe.se leadership he has remained ever since. '1 he hi ide is twelve yea is younger than her husband, and possesses great natural tabnts. Her father hi ought her up in another fashion than is prescribed by custom te jenng French-women, lie made her his companion when in the country. She is a geed shot and plays an excellent game efbilliaitis. She is passi on itely fend of music, and is a mistress of uie piano, -u. urevy nas a nigu opinion ei ins son-in-law's aeilitcs. when he became President of the Republic, made young Wilsen secretary of state for nuances. and, French under "Arthur ami Urant. " W.isliiiilnn Cor. PliiMideli.lila Tiine-i A gieat leader would have gene sliaight ahead, looking neither te the risiht nor te the left, taking no note of pending state elections, and have chosen from the emi nent men in his party a full cabinet which would have at once represented the best of his faction and commanded the admita admita tien of the country. But Aithur is net a great leader and naturally reseits te the methods of the waid politician, liberally diluted with the method of Grant. Frem Aithur's standpoint the offices are cre ated for strictly partisan purposes ; from Grant's they are the personal per quisites of the president and may lie given out of gratitude te friends. Combine these two methods and we have the very worst j ou ever saw. In the first attempts of the Ceuuudiiim administration we have a fair specimen of the combination. The ! idea of refeim is sneered at. Mr. Conkling joins in the sneer en "snivel scivice re re eoim," as he calls it. Yeu can hear the sneer lcpcatcd everywhere here where placemen and place-hunters congregate. An ex-goveiner and prominent stalwait who had just been closeted with the presi dent said te me last night : "This reform business is all d d nonsense. Yeu won't hear any of it. uudcr Grant and Aithur." Said I : "My dear governor. I believe you." "Giant and Arthur" is geed. GuIICiiii, Kvcn, Should be Ferglien. Rev. Jeseph II. Chambcis, of Olive Baptist chinch, Philadelphia, yesteiday morning delivered an interesting discourse upon the nature and duty of forgiveness, specially icfeuingte the duty of Chris tians in icgaid te the assassin of President Gai field, and asserting that by the pre cepts of their religion and by the example of its founder they were required te for give even Guitcau. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. xciciiitoKiieon ni:avs. Kear and Acress tlie County Jane. Chailes Yettcr, proprietor of the Mor Mer Mor tenvillo hotel, Chester county, has dis posed of his two a jrc crop of tobacco for 19 cents through. The Reading policemen are going te te leek nebby this winter. They arc just getting their new uniforms, consisting of navy blue ovcreeats, black Derby hat, the style used in large cUics, handsomely fin ished belts and ebony maces with crimson tassels. The Littlestown Era, an Adams county weekly with Republican tendencies, has heisted the name of Wolfe for state treasurer at the head of its editorial col umn, and adds below the ticket : " If the Republican party wishes future existence aud is opposed te bossism, they must vote for Charles S. Wolfe." Hen. Alexander Ramsey paid Ilumiucl.s Ilumiucl.s tewn, Pa., his birthplace, a formal 1 call en last Monday. The ex-secretary of war was en his way home from the Yoiktewn centennial, where he represented the state of Minucsseta. Jehn Ileltcrman, 35 or CO years of age, was found lying dead in the read leading from Pickering Valley It. R., te the Lion Lien villc, about one mile from the latter place, and near the house of Jehn Stccn. JJr. Prizcr, by chance, was eh the spot in about five minutes after the discovery and pro nounced the case ene of heart disease. Henry Danley, a freight conductor en the Baltimore Central, atKennctt Square, was takimr the siding when he fell from the top of a cailead of lumber te the ground striking upon his head and should cis, aud suffering fatal concussion of the brain. We Give It Up. The Yeik papers would like te knew what is the matter with Columbia and Yerk that they are net te secure any bene fits from the new mail train which has been put en the read between Philadel phia aud Ilarrisbnrg. and hip dislocated', hours behind time. KAJAKOAD ACCIDENT. Cars Wrecked ana Burned. About 5 o'clock Saturday evening en gine Ne. 295, attached te a coal train, in charge of Engineer Samuel Shnltz and Conductor David Welsh, ran into the rear of another freight train drawn by engine 94, a short distance below the Penn iron works, crushiug the cabecsa of 91 and and throwing it across the north track, and then crashing into a coal oil tank, throwing it from the trucks and landing it upon an embankment near Stewart's coal yard. The collision was se se vere that locomotive 295 was badly wrecked, the smoke stack aud pilot house being tern away and thrown upon the north track. The locomotive then jumped the track and was upset near the wrecked coal oil tank, and the burning coal from the engine set the coal oil en fire, and this in turn set fire te the locomo tive and both were consumed together with one coal car and half a carload of coal. The flames lit up the country for miles around. Our firemen were seen en the ground aud prevented the spread of the flames te Stewart's coal yard which was for a time in imminent danger. Engineer Shultz and the fireman saved their lives by jumping from the train when they saw a colliseu was inevitable. Passenger aud freight trains were detained by the acci dent for several hours, fina'ly running past the wreck en a long siding at the point. An immense crowd of people gathered te witness the fire, and yesterday the wreck was also visited by thousands of people. Immediately after the wreck occurred the wreck trains, stationed at Ilarrisbnrg and Columbia, were sent for and were seen en the ground. A large force of men were put te work. They did net finish their ia bers until 10 o'clock yesterday, though the north track was cleared by 7 o'clock a. m. While the wreck was being cleared away, the east passenger trains were standing at different points in the neighborhood of the passcugcr depot, which was crowded for several hours with strangers, wdie were anxious te get away. During the even ing 270 of them took supper at Sidcs's rcstauraut. The cause of the accident has net yet been fully investigated nor the responsi bility for it fixed upon any of the officers. It appears that engine 94 had stepped at the stock yard te shift seme cattle cars. The regular llagman te the train hadbecii left at a point some distance west of the city, aud had been nicked up by engine 295, as is frequently done with ether flag men who are unavoidably left behind by their train. A special flagman, however, had been scut back by engine 94 when it stepped, but it appears that 295 was closer than was supposed and the flagman had get but a short distance te the rear when the train came suddenly upon him, aud there being a heavy down grade and 33 leaded coal cars attached te the en gine, it could net be stepped until the col lision took place. Tin: cikccs iiiisiNi:si. A Monopoly for Next Season. Tke newspapers have just learned tl at W. C. Coup's circus has been purchased by Messrs. Bailey, Hutchinson & Cooper, and a prominent showman says that these three men will monopolize the show business next season, as they have formed a peel, and they will own five large shows next year as fellows : First, the Barnum show ; second, the Adam Fercpaugh show ; thud the Coup show; fourth, the Cele show, and fifth, the Bacheller & Deris show. They will debtless organize the Hayden and Gayliard show, owning the controlling interest in eveiy one of these combinations. What Barnum will de has net been learned. It has been known for seme time past by showman that the Coup concern had been purchased by these men. It w.xs reported that Bailey, Barnum aud Jack Ilavcrly would be part neis, but that is net very likely from pres ent indications. Byrne's Dramatic Times gives the fol lowing as the present wealth of the lead ing circus proprietors of this country : P. T. Barnum, $1,300,000 ; Seth Hewes, $1, 500,000 ; " Old Jehu " Robinson, $500,000 ; James E. Cooper, $300,000 ; Adam Fore Fere paugh, $150,000; Jehn Nathans, $175,000 ; Lewis June, $140,000 ; Geerge F. Bailey, $100,000 ; W. W. Cele, $300,000 ; Hyatt Frest, $100,000 ; James A. Bailey, $300, 000 ; James E. Hutchinson, $135,000 ; Jehn O'Brien. $50,000 ; Bacheller & Deris, $75,000; Burr Robins, $73,000; Sells Brelheis, $200,000. W. C. Coup's profits last year arc said te have been $1 10,000. It estimates Edwin Beeth's for tune at $ teO.000 ; Jeseph Jeffersen's as net much less ; Jehn McCullough's at $00,000 a year aud Letta'sat $300,000. ANOTHER TRAtiKDY. Killed un the Railroad. On S ittirday afternoon Jehn Kirchner, a workman in the employ of Keller & Rcilly en the new branch of the Pennsyl vania railroad north of this city, was shuck by the cars near the Little Cones Cenes toga bridge and fatally injured, his fore head being crushed in and his face badly lacerated. It is net known exactly hew the accident happened. Mr. Kirchner was found iu an almost unconscious con dition and could give no particulars. He was carried te his home, Ne. C58 Maner street, by G. Scheuicnbrand and ethers and seen relapsed into delirium, followed by entire unconsciousness. He lived until about 11 o'clock this morning, when death relieved linn of his sufferings. Mr. Kirchner was a German by birth, having been born in Bavaria. He came te this country when quite a young man and lived in Lancaster about 30 5 ears. He was C5 years of age at the time of his death and leaves a wife and four grown children. Corener Mishler was notified of his death and empaneled a jury, who viewed the body and adjourned te meet again. Sale of Woodland. L. 1. Rewe, auctioneer, en Saturday! lasr seiu at tee public nouse el Michael Mewicr, iu New Providence, for Jehn Lantz, agent of Jacob Lantz, two acres and one hundred and thirty-two perches of woodland, te Martin Eshlemau, at $54 per acre. Alse at the same time and place, for Franklin Bewman, three acres and ene hundred and and forty-nine perches of woodland te Jehn B. Rewe, for $52 per acre. Beth tracts contained oak and chestnut fit te cut. .. Hallow K'en. Te-night, the last of the month, is Hal low Eve, and the boys and girls are no doubt ready for it. People will be apt te have their deer-bells rung and their win dows pelted with corn, but cabbage is tee scarce te steal. Ambitious maidens will consult the oracles for the names and faces of their future husbands, and we trust they will discover them. The police need te keep a shaip lookout for mere serious mischief makers. Trayne's Animals. Frank Fray ne, who appears in the opera house this evening, has a menagerie with him. Among the animals is a very large and handsome lien which is transported in a large cage like these used in a circus. The two black bears are funny, and the trained deg is one of the handsomest of his kind. These animals were seen by many people te-day who visited the opera house, and te-night they will all appear in the play. Te De the roiling. Tem Daily, late of Van Amburg's circus, has been secured by Manager Ycckcr, of the opera house, te de his-bill posting, dis tributing, &c, and hereafter he will have full control of that department. OBITUARY. Death et Mrs. Annie Gish. Mrs. Annie Gisb, the mother of Jacob Rathfcn, of this city, died yesterday morn ing at the residence of her son-in-law, Wm. Bnller, Sprinaville, aged SO years. Besides Mr. Rathfon, who is the eldest son by her first husband, Mrs. Gish leaves two daughters, Mrs. Annie Bullcr, of Spring ville, aud Mrs. Amanda Minnich, of Phila delphia, and a son, Addison Gish, of Medina county, O. Mrs. Gish s funeral will take place en Wednesday at 10 o'clock from Mr. Buller's residence. Interment in Maytewu. Death of Charles U. Ueale. Chailes G. Beale an old and highly es teemed citizen died yesterday, at his resi dence, Ne. 341 North Lime street, iu the 82d year of his age, after a briet illness. About two weeks age he was prostrated by pneumonia, and en Friday hist had a stroke of paralysis, which no doubt hastened his death. Mr. Bcale was born in Buckingham, Montgomery county, Pa., en the 11th of March, 1S0O. He married Margaret Ruth, of Berks county, Nev. 23d 182G. The only child resulting from his marriage was a son, and it died Sept. 5th, 1832. In early life Mr. Beale removed te Philadelphia, where he carried en the grecery business for fifteen years. During his residence in Philadelphia he was a member and elder of the Twelfth Baptist church, Ken sington, and took an active part in all church affairs. lie came te Lancaster about 30 years age, and took up his resi dence in the Eighth ward. He was elected and served as assessor of the ward for some years, and was also elected a member of the school beard, in which capacity he served faithfully for about niue yeais. He "was an uncompromising Democrat, and when the Republicans, having made sev eral ineffectual attempts te get control of the school beard, finally adopted the plan of electing a beard of thirty-six membeis, (no voter beiug allowed te vote for mere than eighteen) Mr. Bcale suggested " a cumulative" plan of voting, whereby the Democrats succeeded iu electing twenty- one members, thus continuing that party- iu control ler several years. Fer several years he was collector of the delinquent school tax, and when about 1374 he retired from the beard, he continued the business of collecting bills for city merchants aud ethers. Several years age he purchased and removed te the heuse in North Lime street in which he died. Mr. Bcale was a devoted husband aud a most upright and worthy citizen. He was the uncompromising fee of vice iu all its forms and an active champion in the cause of public education, morality and religion. He was a leading spirit in the establishment of the First Baptist church of this city, as he had been in the Twelfth church, Philadel phia, and set his face firmly against even the appearance of evil among the members. He died in full fellowship of tne church and with an abiding faith in a blessed immortality. Mr. Beale leaves no immediate relatives except his wife, who was born the same year he was, with whom he lived happily foralmest 55 ycars.and te whom he leaves all of his estate. His funeral will take place te-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. , Death of 11 Bright Rey. Jacob Franklin, a very talented and premising son of W. It. Seltzer, esq., of Ephrata, died today at 12 o'clock, actl about 10 years. COURT. . The Meeting ou Saturday and This Mei-iung On Saturday afternoon court met for the purpese of hearing current business. Iu the case of Cem'thvs. David Mark ley, desertion, rule te show cause why the decree made by the court obliging the de fendant te pay $5 a week for the support of his wife and child should net be modi fied. After hearing the argument in the case the court discharged the mle. In the case of Franklin Brua el ah, vs. Geerge Beiler, which was en trial during a large portieu of last week, the jury ren dered a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for $372. Court met this morning at 10 o'clock for the purpese of hearing the argument in the case of Lerenz Neldc, Win. Madleu and Jacob S. Spaugler vs. A. T. Madlcn, Jeseph It. Zerfuss and Timethy Konig Kenig niachcr, exceptions te master's rcpeit. This is the case of the Seven Day Baptists, of Ephrata, and it was argued all forenoon by the counsel. In the orphans' court au issue was granted te try the validity of the will of Jacob llartnian, et this city, who died re cently. Police Cases. Mayer MacGeuigle had Jehu Shread be fore him this morning te answer for drunk en and disorderly conduct. He was dis charged en payment of costs. Complaints have been made before Al derman Alex. Dennelly, against Jehn Shread, Samuel Shread, Chas. Kel ler and Peter Leng, for committing an assault and battery ou William Butler, colored, en Saturday night. Jehn Brimmer was Arrested by Officer Daily this mernimr and i3 held for a hear ing before Alderman Spurrier, te answer charges of assault and battery and drunk en and disorderly conduct preferred by Henry Schmuck, aud of malicious mis chief prelcrrcd by Cyrus Staley. James Meek, Themas Norten and Wm. Clark, the men in whose possession a let of postage stamps were found, had 1 hear ing before Alderman A. F. Dennelly this morning, and were discharged for want of evidence. Unclaimed Letters. The following is the list el letters re maining unclaimed in the postellicc for the week ending Oct. 31 : fcadies1 List : Sarah Jane Alburn, Mrs. E. 31. Bunting, Mrs. A. E. Downing, LizzieS. Elliett, Hattic Fisher, Mary Gist, Kate E. Garby, Mrs. E. Jehnsen, Mrs. Mollie E. Kurtz, Emma Mearik, Sadie V. Rudy, Mrs. Clara E. Simnis, Sallie Tab man, Martha Williams, Mrs. Saraii Weaver. Gent? Lht : William Bilzer, William Blaik, Jehn Fceney, Alvis FIctt, Wm.Ray Hahii, Alfred Hauscr. Jehn Hoke, L. H. Ludick, Isaac Lindis, D. S. Lichty,..!. H. Pierce, Gee. W. Reynolds, Jehn Reiglmd, Rev. Rice, Chas. C. Reiggbe, B. F. Stcrne man, Rev. T. Van Devanter, Whiteside & iteming (for.), E. II. Walhs. Clly Pumps Slopped. A geed deal of the coal oil from the tank wrecked near the stock yards en Satin day evening, ran into the small stream near by and thence into the Conestoga. A por tion of it found its way into t he head race at the city water 'works, ind te avoid pumping it into the boilers or into the reservoirs, the pumps were stepped for three or four hours yesterday te allow the e'l te pass below the dam. Overcoat Stelen. While the passenger cars were detained in the depot en Saturday evening by the wreck en the railroad, Eugene Richards, of Philadelphia, had an overcoat stolen from his seat in the car, which he had left for the purpose of. getting something te eat. It is said that a'man who is known te the police was seen te pull the coat out through the car window. A warrant for his arrest was issued by Alderman Mc Conomy. Patent Granted. On Saturday last a patent was granted te Jacob F. Bender, of this city, for an im provement in blowing machines, the object of the invention being te increase the power of and utilize all the air passing into fans used for blacksmiths' and ether forges The patent was secured through Wm. R. Gerhart, solicitor of patents. COLUMBIA J.'BWS. CK RCtiULAK COKRlSl-OXUKSCE. The tank in the water weiks is being thoroughly cleaned out. Workmen commenced painting the Shawnce furnace this morning, but were compelled te step en account of the rain. Mr.Joe Keener surprised his friends this morning by appearing down town. This time last week he was at death's deer. The work done at the "cut" has changed the appearance se much that it is hardly recognizable. Mr. Rebert Williamson, of Harrisburg, has been appointed train master at this place. The office is a new one, but at the same time quite necessary. The engine which was wrecked at Lau caster was sent here yesterday morning. It presents a dilapidated appearance. The round house of the Pennsyvauia railroad at Columbia has no less than six played-out engines in it being re paired. The Catholic fair will ttait cither the ending of this week or the beginning of next. Several large lloeks of blackbirds dew evcr Columbia this morning iu a south erly direction. Te morrow our sportsmen can begin sheeting rabbits. " One Hundred Wives " will be played here next Thursday eveniiig. Rev. Urban, of Stcelten, will preach in the 31. E. church this evening. 3Iisses Mellic Audenreid and Annie Bit ner, of Lancaster, are the guests of 3Iiss 3Iazie Fendrich. 3Ir. Geerge Wike, son of 3rr. 3Iiiten Wifce, of Columbia, and who is employed in the carweiks at Altoeua, is home en a short visit. . 3Iiss Mattie 3IcClellan, of Alteena, who has been visiting 3liss 3Iiunie Gillman, re turned te her home yesterday. Numerous lights occurred 011 enrstreets en Saturday afternoon and evening. We have hcaid of no at rests made. Extra communion and ether services will be held iu the Episcopal chinch to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The teeigani.cd choir of the 31. E. church is a great improvement ever the old one. Their singing is better and the mcmbeiship mere numerous. On account of the big wreck as Lancas ter, all passenger trains were late. The train due here at (:20 did net come until 9 o'clock, and the 8 o'clock train ai rived 11:30. An elocution class was formed by our gentlemen and ladies, en Saturday, at the residence of 3Ir. Hiram Wilsen. Their next meeting will be held 011 Tuesday, at 3Ir. Pin pie's. A paity of two ladies and a gentleman dieve te Mount Jey yesteiday, and while driving through that tewu bieke a spring. Cause, tee much wcightaud rough streets. The festival held in the Odd Fellows' hall, under the auspices of the First Afri can church, Satin day, net being as geed a success as it was theaght, will le eon tinned this evening. On a:.d after the 1-t of November the price of a leaf of hi cad will he raised. A Lit e leaf 10 cents and a small ene 5 cents. Fernieily we have been paying, large leaf 7 cents,small leaf 4 cents. This raise is due te the increased price of Heur. C. L. lies, photographer, feimcrly with J. E. Rete, of Lancaster, is new with L. M. Williams. Columbia. L. 31. AVilliams and wife left for Boiteu en Saturday te lay in a stock of fall goods. Mr. Geerge Cookman, a well knev. gentleman iu Columbia, having at one tiine attended the Washington institute and a life-long Republican, addressed a large audience in West ( 'hc.ster en Satur day, en behalf of Wolfe, the iddepcndciit Republican candidate for st. te treasurer. The new schedule went into effect this morning le the .satisfaction of readers of newspapers. Before wc receive! our dailies at 10:55 a. m., hut new we have them de livered te us at 8:33 a. 111. The new train docs net pass here but gees up te Harris burg, by way of 3It. Jey. It makes con nection with the meusing mail that ai rives here at 8:13 a. m. 3!ail i al.;e received from Philadelphia in this way. Sunday was an cxliemcly disagreeable day. About 1:30 p.m. is started raining and continued at interv. '; all the rest of the afternoon and nigh!. This morning it literally pjnicu. Vciy few pedestrians can be seen en the streets and our town leeks vciy much descried. The different showers we have had within the past week has made wheat fields leek as though a geed crop next year would b e yielded. A shei t time age we reported the f.ie that a man by the mime of Grj-.c conimit cenimit niittcd a clinic in Yerk county, and that Officer Jtedcuhauscr, of this place, had aricsted him. lie was taken te Yerk where he was placed under $2,50!) bail te appear last Saturday. The money was procured, aud Satuiday came, hut Gies u failed te put in an appearance. Redunhauser was telegraphed te and a seat eh was at once instituted, and again was our town officer successful iu capturing hini. He was again sent te Yerk and is new iu jail. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather yesterday, all service in the sev eral churches wcie largely attended. Es pccially is this tine with the E. E. Luth eran church. They had Reformation scr scr vice and their church was appropriately decorated. The pulpit in the centre and at light and left hand side, steed two large vases containing llewcrs, ivy and leaves ; while in fient was an immense stand of scarlet sage. Te the 1 ear of the pulpit was a representation of the " Reck of Ages." The sides of the aich- ing were trimmed with ivy iu the shape of a V with the point extending up wards and reaching directly te the centre. In the middle of each and every V were different colored leaves. Above the pulpit was a streamer made of weed, caught up immediately in and at the centre of the archway. It bore the inscription of " Bin Feste Burg ist unscr Gett. " In the mid dle of the streamer was a picture of 31ar tin Luther, and above this was a red star, surrounded by geld trimmings. It looked very handsome, as all of 3Ir. Samuel Fil bert's works de. A Centleman Aliuci:eilnu tiie Street. Yesterday afternoon Wm. G.Tyndal, of Bair & Shcnk's banking house, was pass ing down North Queen street with a friend. As they passed down the street they noticed a crowd of men, who were intoxicated, standing near Kin.ler's shoe store. Farther down the street was an other member of the party who was stand ing in the middle of the pavement. When 3Ir. Tyndal attempted te turn out of his way he threw out his feet anil attempted te trip him. He did net fall, but struck the fellow with his umbrella. 3Ir. Tyn dal then walked te Centre square. The gang followed him, and there the ene who had tried te trip him walked up and began striking and kicking at him. One of the blows struck 3Ir. Tyndal's umbrella, breaking it, but he was net hurt. When the gang who were standing behind saw their partner in the fight, they ran up and attempted te assist him, but 3Ir. Tyndsl saw that he could net whip the whole crowd and quickly hurried away. A" large crowd was gath ered by the noire, and the attack made upon 3Ir. Tyndal was entirely uncalled for. He should have had all the men arrested. .Michigan Relief. The mayor acknowledges the receipt of the following additional sums : J. Loese, 81 ; Meunenitc church. 3Ianhcim district, per David Hcrshcy, $38. Total thus far, 1.734.30. 3Iayer 3IacGenigle has received from 31 r. II. P. Baldwin, of Detroit, 3Iichigan, chairman of the relief fund, a letter ac- y . . ,,W-V-; iVL.UVr2.ZrZ U&r -
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