LANCASTER, DAILY INTELLIGENCER, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1881.
Eancastet f ntellfaencer.
MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 14, 1881.
The Virginia Itesnlt.
The result of the election in Virginia
can hardly be contemplated with satis
faction by either of the two great parties
of the country ; the only men te whom
it is a matter of unmixed gratulatien
are Mahone and his small body of fel
lowers who have succeeded in gaining
places of power through their combina
tion with the much larger Republican
party of Virginia upon a platform whose
most important declaration is wholly at
variance with the often declared policy
of the Republican party of the country.
The Republicans of Virginia consented
te unite with the Mahone Democrats in
advocating a partial repudiation of the
debt of the state as it was some years
age settled with the creditors under an
agreement which the supreme court of
Virginia lias decided te be final and un
changeable. The position taken by the
successful coalition, therefore, net only
proposes the scaling of the debt, but like
wise the changing of the interpretation
of the law by changing its interpreters.
The Legislature, which elects the judi
ciary, is te be asked te put judges in
office who will decide that the exist
ing bargain between the state and its
creditors may ba avoided by the former
and the latter be compelled te consent te
a still larger reduction of their claim
than they agreed te in the existing com
promise. It is diilicult te imagine a political po
sition that i.s less defensible before intel
ligent and honest men. It could net in
Virginia have had a chance for victory
but for the fact that it captured the
negre vote, which is neither honest nor
intelligent, along with the dishonest
white vote. The combination of un
scrupulous politicians, dishonest whites
and stupid negrees elected the Mahone
Republican ticket. Fer the doctrines
proclaimed by the victors the Repub
lican party in the country, as well as in
the state, "has bten made responsible, by
the sympathy extended te the coalition
by leading Republican politicians and
newspapers, and the substantial support
given te it by President Arthur. Yet it
obviously places the Republican party in
se embarrassing a position that its suc
cess in the election is likely te bring it
far mere tribulation than profit.
Conceding that the real sentiment of
the party is against repudiation, its
course in Virginia exhibits it as saciific
ing its opinions and principles for an ap
parent present advantage. It advertises
the party.in truth, as being without prin
ciple under its present guidance. It
shows that President Arthur and the
element which sustains him are ready te
use any slick however crooked that may
seen) te be serviceable in sustaining their
political power. They are clearly net of
that wiser and henester class of states
men who believe that honesty is the best
policy, and that the true way te achieve
subbtautial and lasting power is te fellow
the straightforward path of right. Pres
ident Attliur could net be of this latter
class by his nature and education ; few
Republicans who profess it stand con
spicuously upon the political horizon.
The course of the party has net been
such as te bring this class of members
te-the front. The Republican policy lias
been tee crooked te enable straight men
te get te its front.
Rut it never was se strikingly pilleiied
before tiie country in its inconsistency
and dishonesty as it is new in its exhi
bition as the supporter of Virginia re
pudiates and rebl brigadiers. If there
have h.vn two things which Republican
oral"!.", and editors have lashed them
selves te fury in the denunciation of,
they have been rebels and repudiators.
In fact they have se associated the two
that tliev have even proclaimed that a
man could net be one without being
the ether; nor could ether men be
in political association with such
lepers without being made equally bad.
Piebably te-day plenty of Republicans
believe that the Southern rebel is only
waiting a chance te repudiate all na
tional, state and individual debts, and
that tiie .Northern Democrat, his politi
cal ally, is reaf y te go with him when
the time comes. If they de net believe
this, it is net because it lias net been
often taught te them.
And yet new they see their own party
and administration in coalition with
these repudiating rebels, boldly pro
claiming repudiation of the state debt,
and even proposing te remove the judges
who have put the law as a bar te their
purpose. If the Republican voters can
patiently endure this facing about of
their leaders they arc a sorry set of free
men. A great many of them will net,aud
they will be of their best.Sensible and self
respecting Republicans will net stultify
themselves by applauding the position of
their party in Virginia or by accepting
its triumph there as their own. The el
ement in the party which is net in sym
pathy with the administration will be
still further estranged from it by its
course in this Virginia thing. It furnish
ed one cause for the refusal of Attorney
General MacVeagh te remain in the cabi
net of Arthur until even the election had
been had. He was net willing te endure
the blot and shame of this Virginia co
alition nor the responsibility for it which
would have fallen en him if he had
stayed unpretesting in his office. And a
great many will have te get out from
among the repudiation Republicans te
save their self-respect. The party will
be much smaller when they are out; and
the Democratic party will get the in
crease. It is reported by cable from abroad
that as a result of the success of the Re
pudiation party in Virginia, aided by
the five use of the federal administra
tien patronage, the price of Virginia
bends has fallen C per cent. There is
nothing remarkable in this and it only
remain", te be seen hew much mere their
mnV.il value will be lowered by the
h'.'iv; v.J-Mj the cieditefa oncehonor encehonor oncehenor
aStM aivl honored commonwealth has
t.:,. v,.,j fticin.-tins tee te be deter
ixiind what eff.ct the result is te have en
national politic;;. I'er party purposes it
will give the Reptiblb-atiH another United
Stat'-i nater. te mal'.'r certain their
majority, and the freebooters who fol fel
low Mahone will have a letter chance
te share the offices for which they have
been se hungrily hunting. Between
Riddleberger and Capt. Jehn S. Wise
will be the struggle for the senatership.
with the chances in favor of Wise, who is
the better man ; Riddleberger, maybe,like
the man who went for a foreign mission
and came away with an old pair of pants,
will be satisfied te ba sergeant-at-arms
te the Senate if he cannot get a seat
further iu from the deer. With what
sincerity these men will upheld the in
tegrity of the national faith may ba in
ferred from this sentiment of their
standard-bearer ia the late campaign,
recalled by an esteemed contemporary
in measuring the influences of the Vir
ginia election :
" As te the full and liual payment or li
quidation of the present enormous nation
al debt, he that knows the American peo
ple and their utter deficiency in the high
qualities of truth and integrity knows that
such an expectation is but an idiot's
dream. Fer ourselves, we shall rejoice
when the crash comes. It is a debt con
traded in the prosecution of an infamous
and unnecessary war."
The idea of filling up the canals and
making dry laud streets in Venice seems
te be approved by the unsentimental tour
ists who arc prepared te forego the rav
ishing delights of a voyage iu a Heating
coffin en a bad smelling ditch the p;e?e
for gondola riding.
It is a remarkable freak or a lcmatk
able lie by sonic newspaper correspondent
that the bullet shot at Guiteau by Masen,
was by mere chance flattened into a jag
ged piece of lead, forming a perfect profile
of Guiteau readily recognizable by hun
dreds te whom the jail warden has shown
it.
Tin: troubles aud scandals of the Hayes
administration constantly increase, and
new the wave of coiruptieu rolls up te the
hem of Sckurz's robe. The prosecutors of
a claim for supplies lest by Indian depre
dations allege that they had te pay the
chief clerk of the Indian bureau $3,000 te
get the congressional appropriation.
The New Yerk , assuming the role
of the histeriau, declares that while the
Republicans have carried the elections un.
der Arthur's administration, had Gai field
lived they would have lest them. Which
only proves, if true, what duller-wittcd
people than the Republican politicians
knew that Arthur as a politician can dis
count his predecessor.
Static Senater Stkaiian, of Xew Yerk,
it was of whom a sensational story wan
ence circulated relative te Jehn Daven
port and the United States marshalship for
the Southern district of Xew Yerk. The
story was that Garfield offered the office,
through Davenport, if Strahan would
abandon Conkling in the senatorial fight.
It is this same Strahan who is new te re
ceive the rcwaid of virtue fremaviitu
eusly stalwart administration.
A rampant Greenback editor in Mis
souri claims that there are nine Green
back congressmen-elect Ilazeltine, Rice,
Ferd and Burrows, of Missouri ; Jenes, of
Texas; Brumm and Musgrove, of Penn
sylvania, aud Mutch and I.add, of Maine
net one of whom will assist the Republi
cans in organizing the Heuse, aud much
less will they help the Demeciats " One
thing an be relied en. If the Greenback
members held the balance of power they
will force an organization of the Heuse in
the interest of the people against the
rueney power and the monopolists, if it
rcqu'ues two years te de it. We arc fight
iug for bread aud will net be satisfied
with a stone.'' Anether thiug may be re
lied en this Missouri mau knows noth
ing about : Brumm and Musgrove of this
state arc about as certain te vote with the.
old parties, respectively, as Robeson and
Randall.
PERGONAL..
Muncuri: D. Conway, the well known
correspondent and magazine writer, is as
advanced Liberal and preaches in Londen.
An American, recently returned from En
rope, was asked if he heard Conway. "Oh
yes," he said. "Were there man; there .''
" Oh, no. Only three persons, and no
Ged."
Fitr.n Dolei.ass was asked hew old he
was. lie replied : "That is what I want
te knew, tee. But really, I don't knew.
When I was born men of my color were
net born en the days et the week, or
weeks of the month, or months of the
years, but in cernplauting, in huckleberry
time, conveniently as they might be. '"'
Douglass is worth $100,000.
Miss Lillian Duer, who leaped into
notoriety at Pocomoke City two years age
by fatally sheeting Miss Ella Ilearn, has
just been married te a yeuug man of that
place. It will be remembered that Miss
Duer was tried and convicted and that the
circumstances surrounding the death of
Miss Ilearn wcre very peculiar It was
said at the time that Miss Duer wanted
Miss Ilearn te marry her and live as her
husband.
In Norristewu, Ciiarlks Slgmmkr, an
extensive stationer and oil refiner, has
died of congestion of the brain, at the age
of sixty. He wasan able and active politi
cian, but never held office. He voted last
Tuesday, being conveyed te the polls in a
carriage. He was born in Upper Sal ford
township and was admitted te the Xorris Xerris Xorris
tewn bar in 1840, but practiced only a
short time. He was prominently identi
fied with the business interests of the
borough.
Mrs. Mary McVicker Beeth, wife of
Edwin Beeth, died at her parents' resi
dence in New Yerk at 5 o'clock en Satur
day afternoon. She had been a sufferer
from consumption et the threat and lungs
for a year, having contracted the disease
while in England in 1880. Her condition
was net considered alarming until within
a few weeks past, when her strength rapid
ly failed. Fer two days previous te her
death she lay in a state of coma and ex
pired without recovering coascieusness.
Mrs. Beeth was the step-daughter of Mr.
J. II. McVicker, the owner of McYickcr's
theatre, Chicago, and was at one time
leadiug lady for Mr. Beeth. Fer ten years
she has net appeared en the stage.
Je. Heward, having been te see and hear
Patti, declares that " she has the same
exquisite modeled neck and shoulders that
twenty-one years age caused Albert Ed
ward and several ether fellows te think
her the choicest model en the mundale
footstool. Her ski is dark and I always
think or a canvas-Dack duck when 1 leek
at it. But time has get the best of Mad
ame Patti, for all that. It was net neces
sary for us te read the Herald interviews
with Patti te detect the presence of the
money maker, the money lever and the
vixen. Under her features is masked the
passion of avarice, behind them lurks the
temper of defiance. Patti is shrewd and
cunning. Her eyes show it, her lips be
tray it. Her fiasco is begun."
THE OFFICIAL MAJORITIES.
Figure by which Bally and Nohle Carried
their Respective Countie.
The returns from the different counties
filed in the office of the secretary of the
commonwealth show the following majori
ties for Baily and Neble :
XOSLE'S MAJORITIES. ' EAILV'S MAJORITIES.
AitlUCS
Hertford
JJcrks
liucks
Cumbria
Carben
Centre
Clarien
Clearfield
Clinten
Columbia
Cumberland
Elk
Fayette
Fulton
Greene
Jeffersen
Juniata
I.eliigii
Luzerne
I.vceminjj
Jlittlin
Menree
Montgomery
Menteur
Northampton . . . .
Northumberland
IV ny
l'ike ,
Sehulki.l
Sullivan
Union
Wayne
Westmoreland . . .
Wyoming
Yerk
Total
323 Allegheny.
J3
2 Armstrong
5170 Heaver
7CC Blair
4-2l.Uradierd
197 Butler
1147, Cameren
ifte.UUester
1153 Crawford
706 Dauphin
hiSl . Delaware
llOlfErie
CM, Ferest
204 Franklin
SGji Huntingdon ...
1144! Indiana
:t,I.ackav.-au:ia...
201 j Lancaster
125:51 Lawrence
lSiSi Lebanon
STSiMcKcan
220iMereer
1716) 1'liiiadclnhia..
412' Tetter
443iSnyder
2404 Somerset ....
llC2'Susqueliauua ..
lBj Tiega
j07i Venango
SliJ Warren,
SJO; Washington
4J
51G Total
$24 Xeble
47
293
S40
1415
1-sS
40
1339
7s'.
lSiO
1543
5;
11C
241
sin
1940
104
41-29
S1G
1M9
:JS."i
ast
13509
U42
6'J
1475
579
14.-B
41
507
:39
.44,032
. 7,030
2701' Plurality
. Baily.
!7,0.!0,
ler
7.UU-2
The Vete for Welle.
The following gives the total vote for
Charles S. Wolfe, Independent Republi
can candidate for state tteasurer,iu sixty sixty
fenr of the sixty-seven counties of the
state. The missing counties arc Centre,
Fayette and Warren :
Adams, 37LawrenPt Sie
Allegheny. 591S Lebanon 59
Armstrong 317'Lehigh 09
Bearer 373 Luzerne 1150
Bedford i:M) Lycoming 117
Berks ISO MeKean --57
Blair 297 Mercer 520
P.radlerd 1,510 Mifflin I'i7
Bucks SKI Menree 31
Butler Sll'Montgemery 944
Cambria 1141 Menteur 130
Cameren Northampton. .. 411
Carben 103 Northumberland 2054
Chester 9U Pcny 107
Clarien lJ-'iPliiludelpliiti 11722
Clearlieid 49 Pike $
Clinten 250' Petter 4
Columbia 127 Schuylkill 2111
CrawJerd 590 Snyder S-'0
Cumberland.... 150 Somerset 103
Dauphin 951 Sullivan 50
Delaware 1574 Susquehanna .. 127
Klk 20 Tiega 1510
Krie 292 Union 1720
Ferest Nene. I Venango 053
Franklin 117 Washington 112
Fulton s Wayne 743
Uiccne 7 Westmoreland... ".'ll
Huntingdon 390 Wyoming 30
Indian:'. 101 Yerk 225
Jeffersen ."
Juniata 25' Total 30,057
Lackawanna 945
Laneiistcr 1495.
IN THE RIVER.
TltOY riCIlUY JIOAT CAI'.SIZF.D.
Seme Danger of Internal Navigation.
At the Burden iron works, Trey, X. Y.,
a large number of men are employed, and
among them arc many residents of Pert
Schuyler, ou the opposite side of the river.
Fer the accommodation of many of these,
Giles Lerey and his son, Henry, have been
i :
m the habit et running a skill fcrrv.
About six o'clock en Saturday cvcning,thc
skill, with a lead of nineteen persons, left
the Trey deck, the gunwales of the beat
being almost even with the surface
of the water. As the rowheat was near
the centre of the river, three
propellers were seen approaching from the
south. The water was rough and a
heavy rain was falling. It was se dark
that it was almost impossible te sec mere
than a few feet ahead. Themas Fex, one
of the occupants of the skiff, heard the
propellers coming and advised Giles
Lerey and Jehn Keyes, who wcre at the
ears, te held up. They backed water, and
at the same moment the tug nearest the
cast side of the river swept by, se cloe
te the beat that the spray spattered the
men in the skiff. A heavy swell formed
in the wake of the tugs, the fust
roller of which was passed in safety,
but heavy seas were afterward shipped,
and it seen became apparent that the
beat would capsize. The occupants
shouted loudly for assistance, and their
cries were answered by the tug Cera, but
before she reached the skiff the latter lay
bottom side up and her passengers were
floundering iu the water. The following
arc known te have been drowned : Jehn
Keycs, he leaves a wife aud eight chil
dren ; Giles Lerey, his wife is lying at the
point of death, and has net been informed
of the disaster ; he leaves three children ;
Henry Lerey, 3011 of Giles ; William Me Me
Mahen ; Themas Mancen, sr. ; he leaves
a wife a four children ; his son Themas
was rescued ; Francis Riley, he leaves a
wife and eleven children. Three ether
persons are lest. The men were getting
home from their week's weik and the
scene in their desolated home is extremely
touching.
SclHiinui-, Collided.
The schooner Carlingford, leaded with
wheat from Dtiluth for Buffalo, and the
steam banrc Brunswick, bound tip the
lakes with 10,000 bushels of coal, came iu
collision. Beth sank. Edward Conway,
of the Carlingford, and three of the hands
of the Brunswick were drowned.
STATE ITEMS.
W. M.
Hamill, a freight brakeman of
Harrisburg, was squeezed te death while
coupling cars near Petersburg.
Jehicl Kent, a noted turfman of Susque
hanna and the owner of some fine horses,
while attempting te harness a fractious
horse was kicked te death.
All the cars of the Citizens' street rail
way iu Pittsburg were withdrawn yester
day, the horses being disabled by ' pink
eye."
The litigation ever the Times stock
owned by the late Jehn McLaughlin has
been settled by an amicable agreement by
which fifty shares at a time will be sold at
auction.
Billy Pollock, dapper and stalwart, is
talked of for internal revenue collector of
Philadelphia. If this comes te pass leek
out for Andy Kaufl'man te succeed Tem
Wiley.
In Williamsport, Ficddy Lewlc, aged
fourteen, residing with his parents has
died in great agony from lockjaw, caused
by a wound from a toy pistol which he
had been firing a few days age.
Jehn R. Van Hern, the postal agent
caught stealing letters between Pittsburgh
and Alteena, was sentenced by Judyc
Acheson at Pittsburgh te three years in
tiie penitentiary.
Mr. Herbert Huntington has purchased
the interest of Mr. S. N. Havens in the
Wellsboro, Tiega county, Oazette, and the
publication of our contemporary will be
continued by the new firm of Huntington
fc Conevery.
Kcniblc has put up the railroad fares
far out into West Philadelphia te 9 cents,
he is accused of grabbing for the 13th and
15th street line, and altogether is behaving
se bravely that the popular revolution
which will bring 5 cent faies cannot be
far off.
Adam Steucaker obtained employment
ou the Pennsylvania railroad at Pitts
burgh the ether day and worked twelve
minutes, when he decamped. On pay-day
a check for two cents was made payable
te his order, which is at the Union Station
awaiting him.
Teachers institute take a hint : The
county superintendent of Clearfield ccunty
appointed Nev. 12th as an Arber Bay,
when all the directors, parents, and chil
dren were called upon te assemble at their
respective school houses and plant trees.
In a few years these trees will afford a
grateful shade for the children te play un
der in the summer time.
A visitor in the Venango county jail
came te a certain prisoner and offered him
a quarter for "tobacco." "Oh, no," said
the prisoner; "I want te pay you;' and
he brought forth from his pocket ever
$1,000 in bills and tried te force the ger"
tleman te accept ten dollars as a present.
He is net only comfortable used, but is
reported te be wealthy.
m m
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Themas McBride, a greceryman of
Albany X Y., committed suicide by cut
ting his threat.
The remaining French national visitors
were the guests cf the Cincinnati munici
pal authorities en Saturday.
The public schools of Niagara, Out,
have beeu temporarily closed owing te the
prevalence of diphtheria.
The arrival of immigrants at Castle
Garden. Xew Yerk, last week numbered
8,971.
Rebert Tayler, accidentally shot at a
pigeon match en Statea Island, X. Y., by
a boy named Aaren Eagan en elect ion day,
died.
Ann Campbell, au old woman, roughly
treated by a Xew Yerk police eflieer, died
in the Chambers Street hospital.
In Wilmington, Del., Jehn DeranV.
bulldog broke its chain, caught Jehn
Fex's four-year old hey by the threat aud
mangled him te death.
The duel between M. Paul dc Cassagnac
and M. Adricti Montebello. occasioned by
au article published iu Le Pitys, lias taken
place. M. Alien Montebello was slightly
wounded.
The iron steamship San Marces. "J, 000
tens burthen, for C. II. Mallery & Ce., te
ply between Xew Yerk and Galveston,
was launched en Saturday afternoon at
Reach's shipyard.
A eye'ene struck the premises of Matt
F. Ash, near Madisen station, Miss.,
completely demolishing and carrying
away all the building and severely injur
ing Mrs. Ash, two of her children and
four ether persons.
J. A. Peerman and two children of
Pawpaw, Mich., ate pancakes which had
been mixed with arssnie, used by mistake
for baking powder. Peerman has .since
died, and it is reported that neither child
will recover.
The double five story building in Cin
cinnati, occupied by the Howe lamp com
pany, Bcidiuger & Saleen's flour sack
factory and paper warehouse and Burt &
Wcndle's candy factory burned last night.
Less, $30,000.
Menticth Johnsten, son of the late ex
Gov. Wm. F. Johnsten died at Little
Reck, Ark., after a brief illness. Menticth
was born iu Kittauniug. but after lit:
grew te manhood he went West and turn
ed his attention te railrerd contracting.
In Jersey City, X', J., Jehn Mcehau,
driver of cue of Balleutine's ale wagons
was delivering a barrel of ale, and whilu
taking it down the skids lest control of
the barrel, which rel'cd ever him, killing
him instantly.
Ten boilers in the lumber and salt fac
tory of Hamilton, McCIurc .v Ce., near
East Saginaw, Mich., exploded, destroying
$-2,1,000 worth of property end killing four
firemen Michael and Jeseph Lehan,
Francis Blanchard aud Charles Carpenter.
The explosion was caused by low water.
The National Rifle association of Amer
ica have under consideration the sending
of a National Guard team te Wimbledon
next July,previdcd a match can be organi
zed with the British National Rifle assoc
iation and that a team can be organized
which will be properly representative and
sufficiently skilled.
In Wilmington, Del., an iron fly-wheel,
fourteen feet in diameter and weighing
one and a half tens, burst, at the Harlan
& Hollingsworth company's shipyard, in a
crowded joiner shop. Fragments of the
wheel went Hying in every direction, but
by a miracle only two men were injured,
neither dangerously, and but $."00 damage
was done.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OBITUARY.
Ucatli aud Htulal of Jnincs Itlsk, eiKdcn
Tewusliip.
The funeral of James Risk, who resided
ir Eden township, near Mt Eden furnace,
aud who died en Wednesday, took place
yesterday from his late residence. It was
very largely attended, pcrseus being pres
ent from this city and different parts of
Lancaster and 'Chester counties. The
funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Mr.
Cairns, who took his text from II. Corinth
ians, v., 2 : " Fer we knew that, if our
earthly house of this tabernacle were dis
solved, we have a building of Ged, a house
net made with hands, eternal in heaven."
The interment was made at the Oetorare
Presbyterian church.
Mr. Risk was 74 years of asc at the
time of his death. He was the eldest son
of the late Rebert Risk. There were six
children in the family, six sons and one
daughter, and the only one new living is
Mr. William Risk, of Drumere township.
The deceased was born near Quarryville,
en the farm new owned by David Keen.
Like his father he was a blacksmith. Fer
years he worked at his trade, and after the
death of his father he purchased the old
homestead, where he resided for years.
Later he moved down the " vallcv " and
during the war he owned and ran a tan
nery with J. II. Gilbert, esq. Of late
years he has been farming, having pur
chased the farm formerly owned by
Samuel L. Kaufl'man, deputy clerk of
orphans' court. Mr. Risk was well known
in his neighborhood and was an honest,
upright and popular citizen. He was
formerly a Whig and aftcwards became a
member of the Republican party, but he
was very liberal in all his views. His wife,
who was a daughter of the late Martin
Eckman, survives him, but he leaves no
children. He was au uncle of Rebert B.
Risk, esq., editor of the Examiner.
Death of an Old I.ady.
After a protracted sickness Mis. Catha
rine Shelly died at the residence of her
son, East Main street, Mount Jey, en Sun
day morning at 3 o'clock. She was born
Sept. 22, 1800, and was iu the second
month of the seventy sixth year of her
aire. Her only child new living is Mr.
Jehn B. Shelly, proprietor of the Red Lien
hotel, with whom she resided since 1S."52,
and who cared for her in her elder
years. 1 lie luncral services will be held
in the Presbyterian church en Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock ; interment, in the
Eberle cemetery.
Death or a Yeung Laily.
Miss Anna Mary McFaddcn died at her
lather s residence, Andalusia, Bucks
county, en Saturday, after a comparatively
brief illness. She was an amiable and
accomplished young lady, the daughter of
Charles McFaddcn, a prominent railroad
contractor, and was well and favorably
known in this city. She will be buried en
Wednesday morning, the luncral services
te take place at St. Deminic's church,
Ilelmcsdale, at half past ten. Jehn A.
Ceyle and Richard M. Rcilly, esqs., of
this city will act as pall-bearers at the
obsequies.
A Correction.
We are asked te correct the erroneous
reports in regard te the sheeting affray at
Heidelberg college, Tiffin, O. The man
was a freshman in college, net a theolog
ical student as said, and further has had
insane freaks already in the preparatory
there as asserted by Mr. Swanders, of the
present sophomore class at F. and M. col cel
lege, who sat up with him at nights in his
freaks when he was them himself.
THE "WATCH JfACTOKY.
Banquet te Attaches at the Stevens Heuse.
On Saturday evening the employees and
attaches of the Lancaster watch factory
partook et a handsome banquet in the
dining room of the Stevens house. The
affair was of a complimentary character
aud was tendered by Mr Abrani Bitucr,
the general manager of the lactery, en
behalf of the beard of directors, as a
testimonial of their appreciation of the ef
forts of the employees which have resulted
in placing the factory upon its present
footing of assure I success, after an .:
perience of several years, which has been
lull of tips aud downs, and the ''downs"
often sufficient te daunt the stoutest heart.
Thete tmies that tried men's souls seem
new te be safely passed, the factory is full
up with work, and orders arc in
hand that cannot be filled for mouths,
uettvithstandiug the large capac
ity of the establishment, numbering
somewhere between 223 and 230 hands.
Recently, tce, the management have re
ceived most complimentary testimonials
of the merits of the Lancaster watch, aud
they feel warranted iu the statement that
their present product is the best they have
ever turned out. As an instance of the
accuracy of the wateh Mr. Bitucr men
tions the fact that Ticket Agent Ham
bright, AVatchman Kautz, and ether at
tache of the Pennsylvania lailread depot,
cat ryLancaster watches of different grades,
aud within the past month there has net
been half a minute's variation between
them.
The Stevens house dining room presented
au animated spectacle Saturday evening.
Three ta'jlcs, handsomely decorated with
! ru its and lle wets and burdened with the
geed things of this life, extended the entire
length of the room, while meeting it at
right angles was another that rati across
at the upper or north end. The festicc
appearance was further enhanced by the
tasteful oinamentien of the chandeliers.
Cevers were laid for 230, and every place
was occupied, about 230 being attaches of
the factory, ladies aud gentlemen. The
table at the north end was occupied by
the beard of directors. There was no
specchmaking, but all bauds fell hcaitily
te work about half-past nine. The assault
en the viands was made with great prccis prccis
ien,but was none the less destructive. The
menu was substantial aud comprehensive,
including oysters iu various styles, cold
meats, salads and the usual accessories,
with ceflcc,and a dessert of ice cream,cakes
and fruits. About an henr was spent at
the tabic, the utmost geed cheer prevail
ing throughout, aud the entire pieceediug
being noted for the entire decorum, whilst
geed humor and mirth were net. by any
means lacking at the festive beard ; and it
was; remarked by the beaid of directors
aud by the few outsiders whose privilege
it was te be present upon this enjoyable
occasion that a better behaved set of young
ladies and gentlemen is net met with at a
public gathering of this character. The
banquet was an entire success and net les-s
creditable and gratifyingte Mr. Bitneraud
the heard of directors than it was satis
factory te aud appreciated by the watch
factory employees and the ether guests.
llilurirnl Sketch.
The following facts obtained from cue
of the officers of the company, arc of gen
cial inlcrcst :
The organization of the original com
pany took place at the Beard of Trade
rooms, June 10, 1S74, with capital stock
proposed te amount of $75,000, of which
$70,000 had at that time been subscribed.
The line structure iu the West End,
new occupied as the wateii factory, was
built by this company en ground te the ex
tent of three acres or mere, which was
donated by C. A. Bitner, esq., who has,
from first te last, invested iu this enter
prise piebably net less than seventy thou
sand dollars.
The design of the original company was
te make the finest high grade watch in the
United States, and te manufacture only
watches of this jrradc. The weiks of the
watch were of geld instead of brass, aud
the jeweling and certain ether features
were te be finer than could be found iu
any ether watch made iu America. But
the project was tee bread for the capital
invested and but few of these watches had
been completed when the stockholders lest
faith in the enterprise, and, after expend
ing about $130,000, made assignment of
everything for the benefit of its creditors.
An assessment was made upeu the stock
and all debts owed by the company were
duly paid. An effort was then made te in
duce a's many as possible of the former
stockholders te form a syndicate for the
Iuichase of the works, se that the money
which they had already invested might be
saved, and also that this premising indus
try might net be lest te Lancaster.
Ne new men would touch the enterprise,
aud but eight of the old stockholders
could b-j induced te take any further
risks. Dr. Henry Carpenter, as agent for
these patties, purchased the property at
the assignee's sale, and it was divided into
seven equal interests, owned lcspectively
by Dr. Henry Carpenter and Messrs. C.
A. Bitner, II. S. Gara, Jehn Best, J. P.
MeCaskey, Bitner & Ilestetter and Eshle
nian it Rathveu. These gentlemen or
ganized the " Lancaster, Pa., Wateh
Company, Limited " August 23, 1877.
The capital stock of the company was
afterwards permanently increased and the
company reorganized October 7, 187S, the
new stockholders being Messrs. Jehn I.
Ilartman, Jehn D. Skiles, J. P. Wicker
sham, D. G. Baker, Benj. P. Miller, J. B.
Kaufman, Jehn C. Hagcr, Henry Gun
dakcr, A. II. Mylin and lien. A. lierr
Smith.
The weiks were subsequently leased
April 1, 1879, for a term of five j ears te
the " Lancaster Watch Company, Lim
ited," and under this lease they have
been running for the past two years and a
half with what seems the prospect of an
assured success under the present manage
ment.
It has certainly had a very eventful his
tory, and it will be a credit te its man
agement and a source of great satisfaction
te all public-spirited citizens that an in
dustry se useful in its character employ
ing such a superior class of artisans shall
be spared te Lancaster and become a pro
fit te these who have adhered te its vary
ing fortunes. The total amount of capital
invested in the enterprise since its incep
tion is about $430,000, of which mere than
$300,000 has been in wages alone. Four
teen giadcs cf watches arc at present man
ufactured, all of which have a fine and
constantly increasing reputation for ac
curacy and general merit.
The stockholders iu company new
runuing the works aie .Messrs. Jehn I.
Ilartman, C. A. Bitner, A. Bitner, Jehn
D. Skiles. II. S. Gara, J. P. MeCaskey,
B. F. Bieneman, Lewis S. Ilartman, B.
P. Miller, D. G. Baker and J. B. Kauf
man. The officers of the beard of man
agers arc Messrs. Jehn I. Ilartman, presi
dent ; Jehn D. Skiles, treasurer, aud J. P.
MeCaskey, secretary.
The stockholders in the elder company
owning the work arc Mrs. C. A. Bitner,
II. S. Gara, Jehn I. Hartman, A. Bitner.
Jehn D. Skibs, Lswis S. Ilaitmm, J. P.
MeCaskey, J. B. Kanffman, B. P. Miller,
J J. G. Baker, Hen. A. Heir Smith and Dr.
Henry Carpenter.
List of Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the posteffico for the
week ending November 14, 1831 :
Ladies' List. Mrs. Levi Andersen, Mrs.
Sarah B. Carpenter, Miss Lizzie K. Stattf
fcr, Miss Sallic Tabman.
Oetiti List. Samuel Bradley, William
Diffenhaugh, Geerge Fink, Jehn A. Frat
ley, Wm. Ray Hahn, Lewis Humphreys
(2), E. G. Hunscckcr, Jehn 3Iil!cr, Levi
Wise.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
THIRTIETH ANNUAL. SESSION.
OKGANIZATUSN THIS .MeKNINf!.
The Largest Attendance liver Knev.n c:i
a lir-t Day.
The Lancaster County Teachers' Itisti
tute met in the courthouse this morning
at 9 o'clock, and organized by the select
ion of the following named officers :
President B F. Shaub, county super
intendent. Yiee Prc&idents I. S. Geist. Marietta ;
B. G. Ames. Columbia.
Secretaries A. R. Stamy. East Hemp
field ; A. B. Krcider, West Hempfield.
Reil Keepers Peter C Hiller, Pequea;
A. G. Seifcrt, Caernarvon,
Ne business was transacted during the
morning session except the enrolment of
members' names. The number enreled
up te neon was 390.
Theattendance is large and will piob pieb
ably exceed in number any former lusti
tule. The teachers are a well-dressed,
intelligent, and refined body of men and
women. Many of them have been long in
the service, and have attended many for
mer sessions of the Institute. Others are
newcomers, but most of them appear te
be bright, energetic and devoted te their
calling, aud te have put in an appearance
at the Institute net se much with a view
of spending au idle holiday, as te learn
something that will be of use te thnm
when they return te the school room.
There is no regular programme of ex
eteises for tiie daily session, but the fol
lowing named eminent teachers will he
present and take part during the week :
Dr. J. I'. Wickcrsham, Lancaster : Dr. J.
II. Fieuch, Northampton, Mass.: Prof.
Moses T. Brown, Bosten ; Dr. Edward
Brooks and Prof. A. R. Bvcrly, Millers Millers
yille ; Prof. S. B. Ileiges, Yetk ; Sttpt.
B. G. Ames, Columbia and Supt. R. K.
Buehrle, Lancaster.
The subjects of the principal lectntes
will ba mental philosophy, arithmetic,
school management, reading, elocution,
grammar, natural science and ether school
subjects. Aponien of the time of each
session will be spent in general discussion
of some of the mere important questions
suggested by members of the Institute
The evening entertainments for the
weeic will be as fellows, and all will be
given in the opera house, except that of
Tuesday evening, which will be given iu
the court-house :
Monday O. II. Tiffany. D., of Phil
adelphia, will lecture en " Werk and its
Werth."
Tuesday II. Vansant MacCulley en
"Photography of Wit and Humer."
Wednesday Rev. Jesse Bewman Yeung,
Philadelphia, en " Echoes from Round
Tep."
Thursday The Alfred Knight Lyceum
Combination, of New Yerk, will present
their chaste and unique entertainment.
Friday Prof. Metes T. Brown, of Bos Bes Bos
Ien, will give dramatic readings, humor
ous delineations-, dialect poems and char
actcr sketches.
1'i:ui:ai.y fatal, accident.
a l'ntient of St. Jeseph Hospital f'alN
ifrem a Second story Window.
Michael Eimcr, aged about 84, who has
been suffering from a cataract in each eye.
and is almost bliud, has been an inmate of
St. Jeseph's hospital iu this city
for several weeks, and yesterday he
met. with an accident which may prove
latal. lie occupied a room in the second
story of the building, immediately ever
the main entrance en the southern end of
the building. Re was in charge of two
Brethers who about 01 o'clock yestciday
morning left him fcr a few r-Inutcs. When
they returned te the room they found him
absent, and seen ascertained that he had
fallen out of one of the small windows of
the room, down upon the wooden steps
below, a distance of about 20 feet. lie
was picked up at once and Dr. Wcsthucilb..
the hospital physician, was sent for. It
was found that he had sustained a con
cussion of the brain, his left thigh was
broken and he was injured severely inter
nally. Tiie man was conscious at times
and again was unconscious. Te-day he
has been in a critical condition, and being
a very old man it is feared that he may
die.
It is net known exactly hew the accident
eccuncd, but it is supposed that Eimcr,
who has net been in his right mind for
some time past, after his attendants left,
made his way te a lounge which steed near
the window and from it crawled te the
window aud fell out. The windows are
very small aud te get out of them a man
would he compelled te get through side
ways. It is thought that he made his exit
in this manner.
Eimcr came te this city from Elizabeth
town soma time age aud for a while lived
with his daughter-in-law, who was mar
ried te his son Michael, new deceased, at
238 West Strawberry street. lie desired
te go te the hospital and was taken there.
He has a married daughter residing in
Klizahetiitewn. Nothing additional has
been learned concerning the insurance en
his life, of which something was stated in
in the Philadelphia Timen this morning.
The ditpa tch alleges that there was a policy
en his life of $30,000.
News treni iTp the Kivcr.
Marietta Times.
A rock weighing about 20 tens, and
part of the famous " Chicktcs Reck," at
Chickics, fell from its position upon the
P. R. R. tiaek, delaying travel for a
time.
Rev. J. McEhneylc, pastor of the Ma
rietta Presbyterian church, preached his
third annivcrsery sermon yesterday te a
large audience.
One mere Dr. W. C. Wisencr, a grad
uate of two Southern medical colleges
and formerly of Norfolk, Ya., has taken
up a residence in Marietta.
A series of united religious services, con
ducted by the pastors of the Presbyterian,
Methodist and Reformed churches, held
every evening, except Saturday, of the
coming week, commenced last evening in
Central hall. Marietta. They are an
nounced " net sectarian, but distinctively
evangelical."
' The state fish commissioners " held a
meeting in Harrisburg last Thursday, and
the Marietta Times states as the result of
its deliberations that " the Denegal fish
house has proven a failure, and the com
missioners have been compelled te abandon
it."
A Lancaster minstrel troupe will per
form in Central hall, Marietta, Saturday
evening.
Darius it (Joeit Time.
The management of the Lititz Recerd
and Express, two weekly newspapers pub
lished in that town, have had a quarrel
about a compositor. They are net satis
fied with keeping it te themselves, hut
must give themselves air each week te the
extent of a column in endeavoring te
make the public understand what they are
talking about. It is very entertaining te
the readers of the papers te sec the private
affairs of the editor in type, and it should
run the circulation up very high. They
will seen be treated te a let of affidavits,
fcc, te substantiate the editors' state
ments. Sa!e of Geed Stock.
Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold
at public sale for Harry C. Lintncr. Nev.
10, at Lampeter Square, Lancaster county,
24 head of Aldcrncy aud Durham cows,
at an average price of $18 30 per head,
the highest one sold bringing $91.30: and
en the following day, the It inst., sold for
same party, at Millcrsville, 22 head of the
same kind of stock, at an averdge price of
$37.50 per head, the highest one sold at
this sale bringing $137.30.
COLUMBIA KEW3.
DUIt KEGL'LAU COIUiUdrONuKNCK.
Yesterday afternoeu about 4 o'clock, ;v
well-dressed man, who was walking ou f
the track, was struck by engine Ne. 23, in
front of Miller & Musser'ssaw mill, a mile
above Marietta. Repeits differ as te his
injuries. One says that he was killed in
stantly : another that he was se badly in
jured that he died shortly afteward, aud
still another says that he was but slightly
hurt. Which of them are correct we cau cau
net liud out, as the particulars are very
indefinite here. He was carried te a uearbv
house and Dr.Nerris, of Marietta, sent for.
His name is unknown.
Pennsylvania railroad engine. Ne. 332,
" played .ut" at Meuutville yesterday
morning. Ne. 173 was sent down aud
took the tiain through. The disabled one
was returned te the shop for repairs.
The wreckers worked all day yesterday
at the wreck en the Pert Deposit railroad",
which occurred some two weeks age. The
whole of the tank was raised, but nothing
successful was done te the engine,
which was lying ever the embankment.
By the recent rains the river is swollen se
much that the pilot of the engine is entire
ly under water aud the men wheattempted
te "jack her up" worked in water up te
their waists. A railroad track has been
placed, extending from the regular track
te the hind wheels of the engine. Several
attempts wcre made te pull it up the in
clined track, but all resulted in failure aud
several ropes wcre broken. The front
wheels of the engine arc firmly imbedded
between rocks and the only way it can be
brought out is by "jacking" the front
part en a level with the temporary track.
The wreckers will go down next Sunday.
Mr. Harry Sample, the energetic agent
for the Philadelphia Sunday papers, last
week get out a petition te Mr. Samuel
Prevest, of the Pennsylvania railroad, te
have his papers sent te Columbia en the
fast freight alter the "Ncts Express" .
reached Lancaster. It was signed by our r
leading citizens, and sent te Philadelphia.
The petition was granted aud this morning
Mr. Sample delivered the papeis at 3
o'clock.
Mr. Jeff. Gillman is home ou a short
visit.
Yesterday being such a fine day our
streets were crowded with pedestrians
from morning until evening. A number
of gentlemen from Lancaster, Marietta,
and ether adjacent towns spent the day
here. All the churches had large au
diences, and especially were the extra ser
vices in M. E. church well attended. This
church begins its second week of revival
session te night.
Mt. Jey scents te have attractions for
our young men, as fifteen or twenty of
them drive ever there every Sunday.
On Saturday afternoon two men who
wcre se intoxicated they could hardly
walk get te fighting en the eerner of 5t!i
and Union streets. They clinched ami
both fell te the pavement, where they lay,
neither moving. A passer-by seeing them
and net knowing what te think, steeped
down te raise them up He finally sep
arated them and found them both te be
asleep or dead drunk. They were placed
iu a hand cart and taken at or near the
Shawnee furnace, where they were
dumped en the grass te sleep off their
lead.
The Ilyer Sisters combination played
te a large audience en Saturday evening.
The performance- was the sarae as they
played here before " Out of Bendage,"
the only addition being the " Gobble"
song, from Mascettc. It was very well
tendered, especially the singing part,
but the acting was nothing compared te
that of the company en Thursday eveuimr.
The box sheet for "My Geraldine "
opened at Richards's book store this
morning and a number of reserved seats
have already been marked elf.
The " Twe Orphans ' are booked i'er
Columbia opera house en November 21,
1881. This is the third time we have
had this play here sinee the opera house
opened.
A large number of vhite ladies and gen
tlemen went te the Bethel A. M. E. church
last evening te hear the singing of the
Hycr sisters. Several soles, ducts and
quartet's were sung, a.! of which gave en
tire satisfaction. The sisters sang by ic
qucst. The Odd Fellows' hall ou Saturday
evening, where the St. Peter's convent fair
is being held, was crowded te overflowing.
The Citizens' cornet band played several
airs in front of the hall, aud then partook
of refreshments kindly prepared by Father
Russell. Several small articles were
chanced off, bnt the most expensive will
be reserved until the evening of the 22d
inst.
There is some talk about council limit
ing shows te two a week. That is oue tee
many. One show a week, ami if it i.s a
geed one, will pay in Columbia. Fer the
past week or two our little town has been
ever-rushed, aud the consequence was that
net one, excepting the "Mascettc," played
te ever a hundred-dollar house.
Within the past month council has had
several streets fixed and are new in geed
condition. There yet remains two or three
mere te be refixed.
Adam Redcnhauscr has resigned as as
sistant manager P R. R. freight depart
ment. An inebriated youngster raised a row in
R. Lighteiser's saloon, and made at Mrs.
L. with a chair. Officer Redenhauser
gathered him in and he was left off with a
fine.
Twe negrees of the flyer combination
and some town mekes went en a lark ;
the Tew Hillers became uproarious and as- . a
saultcd sweet singer Williams, buttbelat-
ter get the better of the town darkey and
his pistol.
Mr. Real, while sledging cinder in one of
the puddling furnaces in the Shawnce roll
ing mill, en Saturday, missed a stroke and
the heavy sledge slipping struck him en
the knee, badly bruising it. He had te lay
off for a few days.
I. A DLL' TRACT SOCIETY.
Thirty-third Anniversary Meeting ami
Kcpert.
The thirty-third anniversary meeting
of the Lancaster City Ladies' Tract society
was held in the Presbyterian church last
evening, the attendance being large, com
posed of the members of several congrega
tions. Rev. J.Y. Mitchell, D. D., pastor of
the church, Rev. J. Max Hark of the Mor
avian church, and Rev. Sylvanus Stall, of
St. Jehn's Lutheran church, occupied the
pulpit. Dr. Mitchell conducted the open
ing exercises and read a portion of the
scriptures, after which he icad the annual
report.
This repot t reviews, iu a fervent Chris
tian spirit, the work of the society, the
visits of its members, their distribution of
10,400 English and ,C00 German tracts,
and 800 copies of religious newspapers,
and a great many Sabbath-school papers ;
the leading of six persons te the Sunday
school and four te the church ; mitiistry
te the sick and peer ; receipts during the
year $23.80, expenditu:c?$20.52 ; treasury
balance $0.20.
After the reading of the annual report,
Rev. Stall, made an address centaning
much interesting statistical information.
He was followed by Rev. Hark, who
dwelt at some length en the importance
of the work of the society and of religious
instruction in the family.
A collection for the society was taken
up, amounting te $13.47.
A .-eveie A mictien.
The family of Rev. G. II. Trabcrt, pas
ter of Salem Lutheran church, at Lebanon,
well-known in this community, has lest
four children lately two girls and two
boys aged 2, 3, C and 7 years from diphtheria.