LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1881. Lancaster intelligencer. MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 7, 1881. Thai Game or Hide and Seek. The Washington Star evidently drew upon its fancy in undertaking te give the language and action of a conversa tion purporting te have been had be tween the president and the attorney general about the management of the gev- ernment side of the star route and Guiteau prosecutions, in which the president is reported as strongly re presenting it te be the attorney general's duty te conduct the cases, while the at torney ceneral as stoutly maintains that it is none of his business te ap pear in the criminal courts. Probably the Star did net intend that anyone should believe that the scene had really occurred as it portrayed it, but was taking advantage of the privilege that some journalists think is theirs, of tell ing a story, if they can tell it well, with out troubling themselves about its truth fulness. In this case the Star had as its starting paint the general knowledge of the dis agreement of Arthurand MacVeagh,and of the game that is being played between them te thrust responsibilities upon each ether.The Star cleverly narrates what the president might well have said, and the attorney general have replied, if they had spoken what was in their hearts. There is no doubt at all but that Arthur is de sirous te held MacVcagh responsible for the conduct of the prosecutions of the star route thieves and of Garfield's as siss'm, and that MacVcagh is resolutely determined net te be put in that predic ament if lie can avoid it. Se it happens that it would be quite possible for the president and the attorney general te talk as freely and angrily te one another as the S7r represents them te have spoken, without dissolving their official connection mere than it is already dis solved ; since Arthur is unwilling te part with MacVcagh, and the latter has get out of his office as far as he can by ten dering a resignation which awaits ac ceptance. Arthur does net like MacVeagh, and MacVcagh does net like Arthur; the president holds en te the attorney .gen eral te help himself and hurt him, and the attorney general cuts loose from the president te hurt him and help himself. Every one recognizes the situation and understands its motives. Mr. Arthur is known te have consorted familiarly with star route thieves, and te have exhibited himself within the ear at a banquet te the chief one, Dersey, at which he spoke in IiU honor. Guiteau shot Garfield, de claring that he did it te put Arthur in the place of power lie new holds. Arthur disclaims any sympathy new with either Guiteau or Dersey and Brady; and se far as Guiteau is concerned a friendless and crack-brained man none of these who incline te think ill et Arthur will be disposed te doubt that he wishes te see him vlgiuuuaiy luuauuiiLci. ...uaiei;i...v iiun , that he may show that he has no sym pathy with the crime or the criminal that made him president. Ne soft ness about his heart is likely te inspire him te keep the noose from even a crazy man's neck, when his act of bravery might he construed into one of sympa thy for a tool of his ambition. The array of counsel that have been imported into Washington, at the president's in stance, te clamor for Guiteau's bleed, shows very distinctly that Arthur aims by the sacrifice of this creature te ab solve himself from any suspicion of complicity in his crime. Clearly enough he would hang Guiteau. But would he imprison Dersey and Brady ? A great many people think net. Mr. MacVeagh seems te think net. He has no possible reason for desiring te surrender the charge of the prosecution except a conviction that the weight of the government influence will be thrown secretly against him and will be most likely te baflle his efforts te condemn. lie Intends te decline the responsibility of the prosecution under that risk. His justification simply depends upon whether he is right or wrong in thus ac cusing Arthur of having Grant's dispo sition te stick by his criminal friends in their trouble. Grant is very close te Arthur, as is well known. When he was president he shielded his friends of the whisky ring, and thwarted the most earnest efforts of the able govern ment counsel te secure Babcock's con viction at St. Leuis. If MacVeagh be lieves that this same spirit animates Arthur, or that he is controlled by Grant's spirit, he would be foolish indeed te undertake the responsibility of convicting such recognized supporters of Arthur and his political set as Brady, Dersey and their gang have been. There is no doubt at all that the refusal of the attorney-general te continue in charge of the star route prosecutions is a direct indictment of the president's sincerity in his pretended desire for their convic tion, if they are guilty ; and no mere te be relied en as the honest expression of the feeling of his heart than was Presi dent Grant's celebrated proclamation te the prosecution while the whisky thieves were being tried" Let no guilty man escape." Tun Damecracy of Lancaster county are a steadfast, hard-working minority. They are never daunted by defeat nor dismayed by odds against them. Last year they pjHcd nearly eleven thousand votes for Hancock. Nene of these have get away. Eighty per cent, of the whole vote, at least, should coma out te-morrow. All thai the Democrats poll ever 8,000 will by se much decrease the Re publican majority below 5,000. There is everything in the pelitict.1 outlook te encourage Democrats te work actively te-morrow from 7 a. in. te 7 p. m. It is only necessary te get out the full vote te carry the state by 20,000 majority for Neble. We are assured that the alleged Democratic defection in Philadelphia will amount te little or nothing, and we knew that there is none in the Western part of the state. Demeckats ! Te-morrow will be your opportunity. A vote for Baily is a vote for the bosses. As usual all the chairmen claim the state, even Mr. Wolfe's ; or rather Mr. Wolfe himself, the chairman of his state committee net being sufficiently san guine te put forth the prognostication of the Wolfe vote which the candidate himself utters in the declaration of his belief that his chances are as geed as either Baily's or Neble's. This is net te-day se wild a hope as it was a month age, when Wolfe started in, and when he preclaimedis faith in his success as steutlv as he does te-day. It is net in conceivable that he may divide the Re publican vote with Baily, though it is very improbable indeed. Ne doubt exists, however, that he will get a noble vote, even though he does net get much of Neble's. The only hope the Republican leaders have of offsetting the Wolfe de fection is by the purchase of part of the Democratic vote in Philadelphia. But there is no likelihood of the Wolfe Re publican vote being se small as te l:e offset by any such manipulation. If there should be 000,000 votes polled in this state te-morrow say .'510,000 Re publican and 200,000 Democratic and Wolfe get 10,000, of which seven-eighths would come from the Republican side, Mr. Neble will be elected by 10,000 ma jority ; antt proper Democratic effort can double this. Demeckats of Lancaster ! It is your duty te keep the city in the Democratic column. Independent Republicans who have the courage te break their parly lines should be assured that no Demo cratic neglect will allow the election of the bosses' candidate against whom they revolt. Remember, Baily has ' erd except blind devotion column at Chicago. " 1 no civil rec to the Grant Fkkemex te the front te-morrow ! beat back the bosses. Ik the Fourth ward, Philadelphia, shows up unduly for Baily en Tuesday, Bill Mc Mullin will never again sce the inside of a Democratic state convention. Make a note of it. Pending Baily's nomination the Ferth American said: "If Mr. Baily is te be pressed under the auspices which are al leged, it does net require the vision of a seer te predict his defeat. " Baily was pressed all the same, and te-morrow will prove that the Kerlh American was right. Inuei'ENUKNT Republicans should re member that according te the Philadelphia Press, the leading Republican organ in this state, the Rcpublicau nominee, General Baily, has no civil record except "his blind devotion te the Grant column at Chi cago." The banquet of the New Yerk Chamber of Commerce te the French and German guests came off en Saturday night, was a success and was duly reported, notwith standing the gloomy prognostications aris ing from the fact that the newspaper men wcre invited te hear the speeches but net te taste the viands. Tun let of a right-minded Republican paper is net a happy one. In a single is sue the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph has te take issue with its party friends en the projected admission of Dakota ; en Conkling's attitude toward the New Yerk campaign ; en the society Arthur keeps ; en the preposition te make Gen. Beale secretary of the navy ; and en Commis sioner Dudley's demaiul for $100,000,000 appropriation for pensions. The Philadelphia judges and the law yers for Megargcc's estate against the New Yerk mutual life insurance cempanv had quite a wrangle en Saturday ever the move te try the case in some ether ceuit, as all the city judges except Ludlow have passed upon some phase of it, adversely te the claimant, ou:y te be set right by the supreme court. Quite naturally the plain tiff seeks another forum, but the court took the motion as a reflection en its in tegrity and made Dau Dougherty sit down when he began, " Ged forbid that I should say anything fiem which the inference might be drawn that I considered this court corrupt. " The court seemed te be touchy and Dougherty refused te go en. Twelve states held elections te-morrow Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missis sippi, Virginia and Wisconsin, for a gov ernor aud ether state officers ; New Yerk, for all the state officers below the gov ernor and his substitute ; Maryland, for a comptroller, and this state for a state treasurer ; Nebraska, for a group of ju dicial officers. Each of these states, ex cept Pennsylvania, elects all or a part of its state Legislature, as de Connecticut and New Jersey, and in Colerado at the county elections held te-morrow, a state issue, the location of a new capital, is voted upon. New Yerk, Pennsylvania and Virginia absorb the interest, and the Democrats have a geed chance for all of them. Judge Black's rejoinder te Ingei soil's last attack is published en our first page te-day, taken from the Philadelphia Press. In sending it te that paper the author in veighs very bitterly against -the puplisher of the Ferth American Review, in which publication the first papers of this contro versy were published. He explained that he was importuned te answer the bold infidel, against his own judgment, by the Review editor, who "was absurd enough te insist that if I did net answer Mr. Ingcrsell he could net be auswered at all, and it would thence be inferred that the Christian system was false." Frem the beginning it was distinctly understood that my defense was te be printed in the same number with the accusation. The editor was (or atjeast pretended te be) a Arm believer in Christianity, aud he would net for the world publish Ingersoll's pois onous stuff without putting the antidote right beside it te de se would net only afflict his conscience, but greatly in jure tue character et his jcevicw. " Te the judge's surprise, however, Inger soll's last fifty page article was sent te him with the information " that no contradic tion, correction or criticism of mine or anybody e'se would be allowed this new effusion of filth. It was te be printed im- i mediately, and would occupy se much space that none could be spared for the ether side. I proposed that if its bulk could net be reduced se as te admit of an auswer in the same number it should he postponed until a reply could he made ready for publication in the next succeed ing number. This and divers ether offers were rejected for the express reason that 'Mr. Ingersoll would net consent.'' ' The judge therefore concludes that it is prob able " the Ferth American Review will be prostituted entirely te the service of athe ism. " He wants nothing mere te de with it, sends his auswer te the Press, and fires thi3 last shot at the Rezieic : I am especially blamable for allowing myself te be taken in by them en this oc casion, because the sarae treacherous con cen cern had basely betrayed me once before. After tracking me out and hunting me down te get an article from mc en the Great Fraud of 1870, a subject then of much general interest, and making by its publication, as the proprietor himself told mc, net less than ten thousand dollars, they handed mc and my friends, living and dead, ever te ha covered with irrelevant slanders en a bargain that I should net be permitted te refute them in their pages. The pamphlet te which I was driven could net reach half the readers of the Review, and the ether half probably believe te this day that I and certain ether men, some of them the best aud worthiest in the land, were guilty of the most atrocious crimes known te any law, Diviuc or human. It was weak in me net te prose cute these libelurs in a court of justice ; still weaker te condone the effence and put myself in the way of beiug similarly maltreated again. Perhaps, also, it was unwise at the beginning te leek for better behavior uem adventurers conducting a magazine without avowed convictions or principles and without capacity te con tribute an original tliinir of their own ex cept rags and lampblack. m PERSONAL-. Patti was born in Madrid, FebiuarylO, 1843. Jehn L. Fixer., of Chicago, a young "society man," has sued Miss Louisa FrcnzcL of Indianapolis, for breach of premise, claiming $10,000 damages. Mrs. Gaukield has left Mcutorte take up her residence iu the Burke mansion en Euclid avenue, Cleveland. Her three younger children will be placed in a private school. Mr. Rudelph, her brother, has been appointed administrator of the late President Garfield's estate. Gen. Gkant, being invited by Mr. Childs le a dinnergiven by the " Fanners' ciub " said in a letter declining the iuvita tien that he would have liked te be presi cut, as the speeches would certainly be short if the speakers confined themselves te their farming experiences. Mr. "Airmen spent Saturday at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New Yerk, court eeusly declining te receive the scores of visitors who called. I he Republican state committeemen sat around growling that they c.innet raise money : aud Cenkmng is se seriously indisposed that he has te go out of town te avoid the election ex citement. "Blind Tem" grows corpulent, and the only boyish thing left is his round about. His manneiisms are the same as when he began te play in public, the same uncouth bow, the same rolling back of the head and nervous twitching of the hands, aud the same fashion of vigorously ap plauding himself at the end of every piece and ei speaking of himselt m the thud person. William Rylu, one of the principal business men of Patcrsen, New Jersey, died en Saturday, aged 18. He was a na tive of England, came te this country twcnty-live years age, and engaged in the business of importing raw silk, which he continued until his death. His property is estimated at nearly $3,000,000, and lie leaves a wife and seven children. Although his interests in this country were se large and his connections se intimate, he never became a citizen of the United States. Yeung W. W. Asteu is making the most extravagant canvass for Congress in New Yerk Ihat t!ie country has ever seen. Every bummer in his district, it is said, walks into a beer saloon and gets a drink and change for a $20 geld piece. Aster makes the round of the saloons daily. On his visit te the ball of the David MacMa MacMa heu association, " Mr. Aster was talking te a young fellow, and the young fellow said that Mr. Aster was tee high toned' for him. ' I'll show you hew high-toned I am,' leplicd Mr. Aster, adding. ' Where is your lady '.'' The young man pointed her out and Mr. Aster danced with her." KEWS Of THE DAY. Several lives have been lest iii a hurii cane at Reme. A universal exhibition is projected in Reme for 18S5 G. William F. Ramstall, clerk for the coal firm of Chcrrie & Ce., Chicago, has da camped with $5,000. Walter Scabring killed Henry Waters at Hepe Villa, Madisen township, N. J., by the accidental discharge of his gun while hunting. Jehn Mathau, proprietor of Central Tur ner hall of St. Leuis, died of wounds re ceived from roughs who were refused admission te a dance in his hall. The railroad bridge ever the Licking river at. Cynthiana, en the Kentucky Ccu tral railroad, has been totally destroyed by fire. The report of the government examiner of the condition of the accounts of the Newark Mechanics' national bank shows the assets te be 2,033,232.08 and the lia bilities $4,44C,253.43. Erastns Corning Smith, of Albany. left Mile Island, Lake Geerge, for Glen'3 Falls, en October 4th, and has net been heard of since. He had a large sum of money in his possession. Only two lives are known te have been lest by the wreck of the steamship War Eagle, at Keokuk, Iowa, last Friday night. The less te the bridge owners, by the demolition of one of the spans is estimated at $150,000. An augry controversy between the health officer of the pert and president of the local health beard of Key West, re garding the existence of yellow fever there, resulted en Friday in a fist fight be tween these officers. In the lower house of the Washington Territory Legislature the bill giving the right of suffrage te woman passed by a vete of 13 te 11. A similar bill was defeat ed infthe upper house, by a vete of 7 te 5, bat it will come up in another shape and it is believed will pass. William W. Merris, aged 50, a ship joiner of New Yerk, swallowed a quantity of rat poison and died. A year age at Red Bank, New Jersey, he cut his threat and had only been six weeks out of the hospital. His mind had been giving way for some time past from excessive drink. A United States Clerk Murdered. Colonel Watsen B. Smith, clerk of the United States circut court, Omaha, was found dead at 2 o'clock Saturday morning lying outside his office deer, where he had been shot by an unkuewn assassin. There is great public excitement and a mass meeting was held te express horror of the crime and take steps toward the arrest of the assassin. Colonel Smith was a highly respected citizen, a soldier in the late war and leaves an estimable family; He has been clerk of the court fourteen years and the chairman of the committee of citizens te enforce the Slocum liquor license law, and.be has been very promi nent in its aggressive work. THEN AXU NOW. Itreslus at Antletam and en tlte Stamp. Editors Intelligencer : The follow ing is an extract from the masterly oration of Mr. Brosius, esq., delivered at Antietam, September 17, 1880 : " Ner can wc tee soeu comprehend the truth se vital te our institutions, that the seeds of degeneracy and decay lark in that condition of political morals which rentiers possible a degree of party idolatry in which no amount of probity aud honor will command the esteem of the opposite party, aud no depth of political and moral profligacy forfeit the respect of our own : that loyalty te party,, when it ceases te be loyal te the public, is the highest dis loyalty te the government ; that when intrigue and ft aud begin patriotism ends, while honor in politics is the essential mark of fitness for self-government." The above remarks lately attracted my attention, net only because of their intrin sic value, but also en account of their in terest in regard te the present attitude of Mr. Brosius. There is a growing doubt in my mind whether the author is te day controlled by the principles which he pro fessed last year. This doubt almost rises te a certainty that he has net at present these principles for his guidance. Is net the Rcpublicau party of Pennsylvania in the condition which he se vividly describes? Dees he wait for a deeper "depth of political and moral prof ligacy " than that iu which the organiza tion is steeped. Dees net the Recorder Bill jobbery, the Riet Bill bribery, the Parden Beard infamy and the history of the Kcpuuhcau state conventions ler the last few years show that the Republican party of Pennsylvania, as at present con trolled, l.e 5 forfeited all right te his sup port ? Added te its moral degradation is it net controlled by a party tyranny which no honest man should cudure ? Why does Mr. Brosius net apply his implied remedy te this diseased body .' Instead of travel ing ever the county talking of " the obli gation of party fealty," why docs he net new stand upon the platform which he contracted last year ? Was he sincere then in the presence of the heroic dead and docs he lack sincerity new ? Were the words of last year uttered simply because they were suited te the occasion, or ditl they come forth from the deep convictions of his heart ? Judged by his own rule of conduct docs Mr. Brosius have a single inch of ground upon which te stand ? Nev. 1, 18S1. Ixe,rnti:n. STATE ITEMS. Iii Highsnire a man named Clark has been found dead in a shanty. 30,000,000 feet of legs in the Williams- pert boom, and 15,000,000 mere te corae down. I hey will all be cut out. E. E. Remington's saw mill, Mesquite Valley, near Williamsport, has been burned ; less, $3,000 ; no insurance. jieugns lacKicti r rcu. juernmgsiar s saloon, iu Middlctewn, and he .shot Hiram Frantz in the lefc shoulder. In Philadelphia three little girls purchas ed thirty cents worth of rum and two nearly died from its effects. Wolfe spoke in Philadelphia te 3,000 persons en Saturday night ; this morning in West Chester, this afternoon in Oxford, te-night in Chester. In Newville, early yesterday morning, the United Presbyterian church was de stroyed by fire. L:ss, $15,000; insurance about $8,000. "Henry L. Williams, of Ontario, " re ceived seven huudrcd dollars from a bank m Williamsport, en Friday, upon two forged drafts drawn upon the First nation al bank of New Yerk, and escaped. The Scranton Times has a lively libel suit en hand because it rcpeated the charge that Congressman Scranton had defaulted $47,000 te the government as revenue collector. Edward Burke, an American District messenger boy employed at the office at Bread and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, was se badly burned early en Saturday morning at the etlice, that he died. He filled a burning coal oil lamp. Congressman Brumm, of Pettsviile, a Republican wolf iu Greenback guise, get se excited the ether day iu trying te get a Republican away from the independent movement that he assaulted Independent Phillips, and the Independents expect te make political capital out of the outrage. Charles Albright, a young Harrisburgcr, staited for Sunbury with $1,000 te buy property, aud new he tells a story of being set; upon by two lug men, one et whom shot him in the left arm. Beth of the men then grabbed him and robbed him of $1,000 he had in his p.skct se Albright says. At Norristown many families have been forced te break up housekeeping because they could net obtain help, and many outers ter mc same reason raite ineir meats at hotels. At Bethlehem and Easten the same slate of affairs exists. It is account ed for by the rush of domestic help te the large cities, aud the desire for mere profit able employment in the manufactories. Henry Gukes, of Middlctewn, who has been missing since Thursday,en Saturday, was found iu the lock of the Pennsylvania canal. He had been addicted te strong drink for a long time, and likely fell into the canal while under the influence of liquor. He was a widewei with married childien and made his home with a mar ried daughter. Terrlble Devastation. Spanish Honduras has suffered terribly from the Heeds, sweeping away bridges antl greater lwrtien of the only railroad in the country, which runs from Puerto Cor Cer tes thirty-six miles in the interior. This read was built by the government at the cost of $42,000,000, antl was leased le a company. The tlamage te the read is placed at $10,000,000, and it is feared the government will net be able te rebuild it. The disaster seriously interferes with fruit operations. The number of persons who lest their lives by the flood is said te be five hundred, antl the total less is $10,000 000. A Kcucllien Anions Students. Seme time age a melon patch was raided near the Agricultural college at. Lausiug, Mich. The matter was settled by ene of the raiders. The next night one hundred of the students compelled the owner of the melons te refund the amount paid. The faculty tried te get the students te return the money, but they have refused. On Wednesday night all the students en gaged in the raid were suspended. A meet ing of the students was then held and they voted, 85 te 35, te rebel and leave in a body. The outcome remains te be seen. m Orange Neble'. Vote in 1875. Frem the Erie Observer. The statement iu Hen. William L. Scott's interview, that I voted for Henry Rawlc, candidate for state treasurer in 1875, is net correct. My name having been presented before the Democratic state convention at Erie of that year it would have been basely improper in me te belt the I ickct nominated. I first voted with the Democratic party in 18(59, when Judge Packer was the nominee for gov ernor, and have voted uniformly for its candidates since. O. Neule. A Fiendish Madman. Twe miles south of the village of Capac, St. Clair county, Mich., Charles Hebden a wealthy farmer, had been partly insane for some time past. On Satin day he made a will, and then killed his little son by cutting his threat with a razor, nearly severing the head from the body. The victim was but three years old. At a later hour Hebden finished his awful work by cutting his own threat, dying a few min utes after committing the deed. Kavlshers Lynched. Rebert Williams, colored, accused of an assault en a nine-year-old girl, which may cause her death, was taken from a house in Wiliiamstewn, Seuth Carolina, last Friday night, by a mounted mob, and piebably lynched. He had been identified by his victim and confessed his guilt. Massy Hill, colored, who attempted a sim ilar crime, near Manchester, Tvuu., was taken from the jail at that place en Satur day night aud lynched by a mob. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. GIIMtCIl JMrKOVKMENTS. The I'robylerlaim et l'aratliKO. ''! or sonic time past the 1'rcsDvtcrian church of Paradise has been undergoing extensive iinpievcmcnts, having been re built and enlarged, and it is se near com pletion that it is expected te be ready for occupancy by Christmas. It premises te be as beautiful and attractive a place et worship as can be found around the coun try. The new bell was rung en Thursday evening for the first time ; it has a very rich and musical tone aud gives great sat isfaction te the congregation. The young folks of the church, anxious te assist iu. raising funds te help pay for the improve incuts, after much debate as te the best way possible te de se, decided en holding a " Martha Washington " tea party. The people of the surrounding country were notified in due time of the movement. It was decided te held it in the church three nights, beginning with Wednesday eveuing, Nev. 2d, but owing te the extreme disagreeablencss of the weather en the fust two nights, it was continued en Saturday night also. It proved te be quite a success, financially and socially. The managers deserve a great deal of credit, for the appointments wei e perfect in every detail. The supper tabic was spread with a great many deli-cacie-,'nc of the main features being seme biscuits sent from Maryland. The fruit and cake tables were leaded down with all the choice fruits of the season, and a great many tempting cakes, confections aud sweets of all kinds. Anether attraction was "Jacob's well," which was exceedingly well patronized. The fishing pond and the art gallery contributed greatly te the amuse ment of all. One of the main features of the tea party was the appearance of the waitresses, who looked very attractive and pretty iu the ancient costume of the time of Martha Washington, aud it was mainly due le these ladies that the success of the enterprise was se complete. Much credit is also due te the pastor of the church, Rev. Mr. Gaylerd, a gentleman of much force of character, who has only been con nected with the church as its pastor for about a year past, and in that space of time has wen tha love and esteem of all its members aud the respect of the com munity in general. I'aradise "ickiugs. Mr. Henry Lcaraan and family, of Lea man Place, left en Saturday te spend the winter with his seu, Dr. Leaman,in Phila delphia. They will be missed by mauy friends iu this place. Mr. Jacob Hair, of Wiliiamstewn, and some friends started up a fox trail en Thursday, and en his return home he brought a beautiful specimen which he had captured, aud which is rumored he intends letting loose some time during the coming holidays. Miss Louisa P. Keller, James J. Brydcn, jr., and Charles Coppin, jr., all of Lancas ter, were the guests of the Misses Bair, of Wiliiamstewn. Miss Keller intends spending a week with her friends. The party visited all places of interest, includ ing the tea party at the Prcsbytcrain church, Paradise, en Thursday evening, and the H.irristewu public school en Fri day morning. Miss Lizzie Rair the teacher of the school, is entitled te much credit for the brightness and orderly conduct of the scholar.';. The gentlemen returned te their homes at the end of the week ex pressing much satisfaction with their short trip te the country. AN IS SAX IS MAX. "I'm Sleepy and Waiit Alam." On Saturday evening an insane man ap pealed at the village of Oregon, this county, and attempted te force his way into several houses and barns. He was net violent aud could net or would net tell his nanie. The only words be made use of were, "I'm sleepy and I want mam." He was finally taken iu charge by Dr. A. F. Gilman aud Wilsen Bard, who brought him te this city and took him before Al derman Barr at 12 o'clock Saturday night, and the magistrate sent him te the insane asylum, it is net known who he is, or where he belongs te. The following de scription of him may lead te his identity : He appears te be about 25 years old, 5 feet 8 inches in height and weighs about 150 pounds. Ha is of fair complexion and has ligitt hair and goatee. He wears brown pants, lead-colored blouse, drab calico shirt and gray slouch hat. Iu his hat he carried a leaf of the Evangelical Sunday-school paper. His friends will find him at the counts hoseital. J.i.-l et Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of unclaimed ters remaining iu the postefilec for lct thc week ending November 7, 1831 : Ladies' J.itt. Mrs. J. L. Black, Lizzie Bewman, Miss Bcrdie Brekan, Mrs. An An nie Butcher, Miss Emma L. Butzer, Miss Katie Cosgrevc, Mrs. J. T. Dunkin, Miss Annie Dull, Miss Susie Geed, Mrs. Mary A. Lcc, Miss Sarah McCall, Mrs. Susan McKcnnn, Mrs. C. E. Magers, Miss Emma Shanks. Miss Lizzie Sezhrist, Mis Sady Styer, Miss Lizzie Staufler. Gcnlx' LhL Daniel Blecher, Archie Brown, Chas. Beitlcr, Samuel Cenner, G. Cramer, F. Earcsmau, Walter Ferstaills, Will Geiyter, J. B. Heishcy, Wm. Hoever, Geerge Layerd, Theiuas Little, E. M. Mil ler, Jehn Miller, James O'Danncll, Jacob Ressler. Jehn Ryan, sr., Hiram M. Ruhl, L. F. Shirk, Peter Short, A. J. Shadd, (2), I'. Smith, Jehn E. Stencr, Frank Steel, J. H. Stricklcr. Bernard Wcngcr. Tramp's Opinion. A tramp was interviewed as te what pait of the country was the most charita bly disposed towards his profession. He said he had taken iu the West antl North west the last year, and had varied experi ences, but in all his travels had never found such charitable spots as Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh and Lebanon counties. He proposes te sojourn in this section this winter, and detail the story of his exploits in the far country te the land lords and farmers of the diflereut coun ties mentioned. l'euiuiing a Weman. On Saturday night, a colored man knocked a colored woman down en North Duke street, near the Pennsylvania rail road bridge. He kicked her several times when a white man put in an appearance, and the negre, seeing him, started te run. The white man drew a revolver and fired several shots at him, but failed te hit him. The whole crowd dispersed very suddenly before any particulars of the affair could be learned. Kagmncr Cerps engineer corps Disbanded. The engineer corps which has been at work en the proposed read between Read ing and the Chesapeake bay, has dis banded. It is said by some that the funds ran out, while ethers claim that the corps will be icerganized and will go te work about the raitldle of the week. Mayer's Court. The maj-er had several people before him this morning. Three vags who" were arrested by Officer Swcnk, en Saturday morning, were discharged with two lod led gers and a drunk. COLUMBIA NEWS. OUIt REGULAR .UOKKKstreXtifSXCK. A party of young Yerk gentltnseu spent yesterday in town. Seme of our merchants aie in Philadel phia, buying their Christina i goods. Te-morrow is election day. Turnout, .v Democrats, and cast a solid vote. Five engines arrived here this morning te remove some of the freight car:; stand bier in the yards. The Aldingcr property was sold at pub lic sale en Saturday evening, at the Frank lin house, te Jeseph Aldingcr for $025. The Luttmau property, net bringing the expected amount en Saturday evening, was net sold. It will be put up again in a few weeks. Dr. Wm. Burner has removed his eiliee from Union street te his father's eitl place, having entered into partuershin with him en Nev. 1st. Three pistol shots alarmed the neigh bors living in the vicinity of Uonsen's saloon last evening. The canto or who fi red them is net known. A railroader in attempting te jump en the 1:20 p. m. train e:i Saturday, was "slung" and turned a complete'somer cemplete'somer complete'semer sault. We could net find whether he was hurt or net. While the Washington band was playing a waltz en l'ifth street, a number of darkies of both sexes took partners and had a breakdown in the middle of The street. A special meeting of town councils will be held this evening iu council chamber. The regular meeting will be held next Fri day evening. Te-day premises te be as disagieeable a day asyestcrday was pleasant. About U this a! in. a cold, chilly rain began, and from present indication will ceulinuc all day. The St. Peter's convent fair opened en Saturday evening. A large crowd of strangers were present antl considerable money was spent. It will continue until the 22d inst. Mr. Heward E. Caswell, the gentleman ly picture agent, who has done such an immense business during the past two months, left yesterday afternoon for Ceatcsville. The excrci:;cs of the Methodist church, published en Saturday, were all well attended yesterday. Te-night the church begins a scries of revival meetings which will continue as long as they arc success ful. The building of the St. Jehn's Lutheran church seems te gain but little hcadVay. lhe loumlftien is up antl a quantity of bricks are lying around, but that appears te be all that has transpired within the past three or fenr wscks. Nick Roberts' Humpty Duinpty combi nation appear in the Columbia opera house en Wednesday evening, Nev. 9. An entire new pregramme will be presented, and one that Columbians will be satisfied with. Engine Ne. 303 while working en the mill track at Safe Harber, en Saturday afternoon, ran off the track by the spread ing of the rails. Train 23 was delayed twenty-five minutes by the accident. The engine has been replaced. A drunken ceuutry-jaka caused con siderable amusement en Locust street about neon te day. First he would give an exhibition of his dancing, then he would sit in the gutter and allow the water te run ever him. His wife, brother and a little girl wcre his amused audicr.ce. Mr. W. U. Bair opened the religious services in the E. E. Lutheran church last evening by singing a bass sole, a choice selection excellently rendered. Mr. Barr has a deep, strong voice of geed culture, and has gained well merited praise by his singing. Twenty or thirty railroaders from this place went te Philadelphia en Saturday, en the 1 :20 train, te bring engines here te remove the large number of freight cars standing in both the cast and west yards. If enough motive power can be secured, the yards are expected le be cleared some day this week. On last Friday evening the employees of the duckies rolling mill made the man ager, Mr. Samuel Hamaker, a present of a fifty-dollar biccch-leading shot gun. A Mr. Fester made the presentation speech in behalf of the men, and Mr. Hamaker received it with a few appropriate words. The Star cornet band, of Washington borough, for the first time since their or ganization made their appearance iu Col umbia en Saturday evening. Their music is very geed considering their shei t exper ience and time will make it ene of the leading bands in these parts. Their uni forms arc handsome, being made of blue cloth, trimmed with white, Gobi epau lettes adorn their shoulders. Columbia en Saturday had one of the busiest days had for a long time. The stores. wcre crowded from morning till " closing up " time. The evening with its calm blue sky and cool breeze was lovely. Locust street presented one continuous stream of humanity, from five until nine o'clock. The geed people then went home and from eleven o'clock en the drur.kcn set took possession. They could be seen everywhere. Seme Jay cuddled up in cor ners tee drunk te move. Aud still Jwe are te have another paper. The E. E. Lutheran church arc about issuing a small monthly paper called the Church Light. Rev. Wm. P. Evans is the editor and Messrs. Samuel Filbert, Hiram Wilsen and Jacob Pence are the proprietors. Only enough advertisements will be inserted te defray the expenses of publishing it. All the rest of the space will be devoted te religious matter. The fiist appearance will be seme time this week. Three old and well-known Columbians died last night : Mr. Lundy, father of Jehn and Themas Lundy, of this place, died at his home in Ashburg last night of eltl age. Mrs. Gregg, wife of Rev. Dr. Gregg, died very suddenly las'; evening. On Friday she attended the banquet given by her brother-in-law, Dr. Craig, and was out en the street en Saturday evening, and last evening she died. Mr. Sylvester Vogle, a baker, ami who has been ailing for the past two months, died at his resi dence en Union street last night The Columbia wreck car and wrecker left here yesterday morning, for the sceue of the late disaster en the Pert Deposit railroad. Werk continued until nightfall and the wreckers returned home at 7:20 p. m. A number of wheels, brekcu axles, part of the tank, and ether pieces of the wreck were removed te the round house. Very little was done towards the raising of the engine lying en the river shore. It is in a very bad position, as the track at this point is singie and right en the edge of the embankment. It has uet yet been decided hew te raise it, but most likely it Lwill be taken apart, and removed that way. Pesteis announcing the appearance of troupes have for a long time been dam aged, by pieces being removed. It was thought the work was done by small boys. A number of gentlemen, standing en the cerucr of Fifth and Locust streets were reading the "Eviction" bills, when suddenly they heard a creaking noise. At fiist it was thought that the bill beards were falling down, but as the neise con tinued, an examination was instituted, and a number of mice wcre discovered eat ing the paste from the bills. They get between the joints of the beards and nib ble in that way. In seme places quite large holes were thus made. A Ills Quince. Daniel Smcych, Ne. C23 West King street, has shown us a quince that weighs 19 ounces and measures 14 inches each way. It was grown en one of his trees. POULTRY. Al K KY I N't! OTitK I.XlASTKi:sOCIITY. T:i IK mut Action en the tTeiuin; Kxhibllleu A Cu.nt:iev Kxpccietl. The November meeting of the Lancas ter Poultry association vas held iu the Agricultural lemii in citv hall, this city, this morning. We Picsideut Gayer in the chair. The following were pieseut : Gee. A. Geycr, Spring Garden ; J. B. Lichty, secretary, city ; Wm. Schecnbcrgcr, city ; F. R. Diilcudciffcr. city ; Jes. R. Trisslcr, city : Jacob B Leng, city ; J. M. John John seon, city ; Charles Lippold, city ; J. B. Burkhart, Salunga : S. G. Engle. Ma ricta ; Wash. L. Ilershey, Chickies ; Dr. II. D. Longaker, city. The minutes ei last meeting were read and approved. The secretary announced that the services of Jesse G. Darlington, Philadelphia ; J. D. Ncvitt, Philadelphia, aud Jehn E. Diehl, Beverly, N. J . hail bi-en secured as judges of poultry, and 3Ir. Charles Becker, of ii.iUimeiv, as judge of pigeons. The executive committee had leised Excelsior hall iu which te held the next annual exhibition of the society : they had done se because the hall can be hat I at about one-half the cost of Roberts' hall, and is mere centrally located and better adapted te thcpurpjju of an exhibi tion. On motion the action of the com mittee was approved. The secretary also reported that in his efforts te sccure special premiums te be awarded at the ensuing exhibition, he had been very successful, having already se cured 80 or 90, seme of thorn of mere value than these offered in former yeais. He bail also secured two special premiums for rabbits, he asked what he should de about them. He was directed te request the persons offering the premiums te award them te some variety of fowls or pigeons instead of rabbits. The secretary also stated that the poul try exhibition of the Central Pennsylvania society would be held in Pottsville from the 19th te the 2 tth of January, se that it would net iu anywise interfeie with ours which will close en the 18th. Exhibitors will thus have an opportunity of taking their exhibits from Lancaster te Potts ville and exhibit them at both places. The secretary hail received reports from owners of poultry in various places, which warranted him in saying that the ensuing exhibition of the society would be larger than cither of the former ones. All the express companies would return exhibits free of cost te owners and the railroad companies would issue excursion tickets te exhibitors and visitors. The secretary also stated that the man ufacturers of the " Eclipse Incubator," Waltham, 3Iass., wcre willing te exhibit one of their machines at the Lancaster ex hibition if the society would pay $5 rent for it, and pay the freight charges for ship ping it here and returning it. Their prop prep osition was accepted. Dr. II. D. Longaker was elected te membership. A long discussion ensued en the ques tion of scoring the birds en exhibition at the fair. By the action of the society at a former meeting it was resolved that all premium birds should be scored ; and that any exhibitor, who paid 25 cents, iu addi tion te the entrance fce of fifty cents, could have his bird scored whether in took a premium or net. After discussion the last named preposition was rccensidcrctl and it was agreed that all premium birds should be scored aud as many mere et the birds en cxhibiaiea as the judges fcund cause te score. Adjourned. Tiiil l'KISOX. Monthly Meeting or Inspectors. The November meeting of the beard of prison inspectors was held te-day, all of the members being present. The beard approved all the bills prcscutt d for supplies furnished dining the last month. The application of Jehn Echtcrnucht (new serving a term for robbery) for par don was presented aud signed by all the members of the beard. The application of several convicts for discharge under the insolvent law was presented and favorably considered. Frederick Bre.sk was v-i elected messen ger for two months at thv. saun: salary he is new receiving. The question of allowing priseucis le receive the daily papcis was discussed in formally, but no action taken. Messrs. Wolf, Ilagcn, Heffmicr antl Prison Solicitor Beyer were appointed a committee te take the inventory of the stock and materials en hand en November .'SOth, the end of the prison year. The following communication was read : Te the Heai'tt of J'risun Inspectors : I propose te purchase ail the material en hand iu the carpet department, chain, rags and carpet stocks at a fair price, te be ascertained by a committee te be mu tually chosen, ami propose te furnish ma teria! of all kinds for the manufacture of rag carpet in your institution for the com ing three years, I te pay the sum of $75 per loom per annum for the labor ncces sary te run the same (fergrecn hands pcr pcr pcr loem for six months at ene half rate), you te furnish as many looms and as much Iab:r .15 increase in the budness might require. At the expiration ei'said contract if net renewed, for you te take from mc all the material en my hand, net exceeding the amount I take from you, the value te be ascertained in the same way. I expect te stat 1 12 looms, ami as soeu as additional ones could be put up te in crease it te 10 looms iu the course of a year. I would make payments quarterly, and will give you security for the faithful performance of proposed contract en my part. Yours, Jehn M. Davidsen. Mr. Davidsen picscntcd a statement from the reports of this county prison as te the weaving department from which it appeared from 18i53 te 1830, the profits of weaving department wcie $:, 08-1.85. In the above statement the prison is net charged with the cost of maintaining these who labored iu the department. The communication was briefly dis cussed, and it was decided te decline the preposition, the inspectors intending dur ing the coming year te increase the ca pacity of the carpet department. A 1JOUKI.K rUNKUAI.. A Ilrethcr and Sister Hurled at tlte .Snuie Time. Papcis received from Salem, N. C, an nounce the death at 10) o'clock p. m. en Oct. 23th of Mrs. Cernelia Blickendei for, wife of Jaceo Blickcndcrfcr, who is a son of ear well known fellow citizen. Captain Hcury Blickcndcrfcr, of this city. Mrs. Blickcndcrfcr was au Ackerman by birth, and it is sad te relate that a few hours after her death her brother Charles A. Ackerman also dictl. Mrs. Blickeaderfer was in the 27th year of her age, and her brother, Mr. Ackerman, aged about 20. Beth were member; of the Moravian church and both were buiied at the same: time and place. Mrs. Blickcndcrfcr leaves a husband and two little children te mourn her less, and both she and her brother had hosts of friends in Salem and also in Lan caster. Collision in 1'alrvllie. Samuel Watts was driving a herse hitched te a buggy through Fairvllle last evening, when he collided with a team be longing te James Gait. Watts's buggy was broken te pieces and his harness were badly tern. The herse was caught after he had broken down several hitching pests, but ha was net injured. Michigan Keller. The following additional stibicriptiens aie acknowledged by the mayer: A friend (Fertility), $3:j Mrs. Susan Trout, East nempfield, $4. Total, $1,783.75. t
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