LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, ER1DAS, NOVEMBER 25 188i. Hancastet fettelttgencet. FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 25, 1881. Less Talk and Mere Action. Mr. Gibsen, the special deputy of the attorney general te examine into the Btar route lettings, has made a re port of the result of his inquiries, which verv conclusively shows that the late second assistant postmas ter general, Brady, administered his office with an eye single te the interests of the contractors, which were his own. Few persons need any further evidence of this than they have already for a long time had. It may be said that no intel ligent citizen has any doubt e Brady's guilty complicity with the mail contrac tors in their peculations. The only question that is doubtful in the matter is as te whether Brady is te be punished. Tiie publication of Mr. Gibsen's report would seem te show that the authorities who are in charge of the prosecutions are quite as doubtful as the people as te whether anything damaging te the guilty will result from their efforts toward their conviction. The public de net care for Mr. Gibsen's report, because it proves what they are already convinced of ; what would he interesting te them from the attorney general's office would be an assurance that the guilt thus proved is te be pun ished. They will be quite content te await the evidence at the trial. The pre vious publication of it in this official way seems te be an intimation that the trial m&y hi postponed leng.if net altogether. It seems very strange, indeed, that the conclusive evidence of the frauds of Brady is with such difficulty brought te bear upon him. The very first step towards his trial has proved abortive, in a way that is quite unintelligible te the people. AUnited States attorney general , aided by three distinguished lawyers, from the front rank of the ;bars et their respective cities of Washington, Philadelphia and New Yerk, have net even been successful in the attempt te bring the accused into court ; and if this lack of power is developed in the initiatory and matter-of-course move ments of the trial, what may we net expect te occur te hinder the course of justice through the dangers and difficul ties that lie in wait for it during the progress towards conviction at the hands of twelve of Mr. Brady's peers ? If the grand jurymen could net be trusted te render a majority verdict according te thc evidence, can a unanimous verdict b3 confidently expected from the jury men ? Evidence, however convincing, does net always convince juries. In this case of Brady the atmosphere around the court is expected te ba inimical te con victien Mr. Arthur, libe Mr Grant, in ! known te stick te his triends in evil aim geed repute. Brady and Dersey occupy high seats among the chosen Stalwart band. Grant protected the whisky thieves, and that Arthur will b3 as geed te the postal thieves is a fair inference from his character, associations and contaminations. Mr. Gibsen fires off his gun new per haps because he is doubtful whether he will ever have chance in court ; or it may only be te inform thc public and in tensify the popular demand for justice upon the thieves. As we have said, it was net necessary for this purpose ; nor is it really proper in the government, if these men are te be tried, te publish the evidence against them in advance. It is thc jury summoned in their cases that is te be convinced, and they ought te be unprejudiced men uninformed as te the facts which will be detailed te them in court. Tiie general public can well await the testimony then produced. Let us have less talk and mere effective action from the attorney general's office- IIeue lie before us, just bounced out of the last mail, numbers 313 and 314, pages 24.97-:Ioll,ef thc Legislative Recerd for the session of 1SS1, published by au thority of the Legislature of Pennsylva nia and paid for out of the treasury of the commonwealth. Many months after the Legislature has vanished and obliv ion has gathered upon most of its mem bers and their doings, long after clerks, reporters and publishers have had their summer vacation, these leaves of volu minous publication come te remind us that the contractor has given the state a worthless service, for which the account ing officers, if they are honest men, will refuse te p.iy him. Throughout the session when the Recerd appeared regu larly two or three weeks after the pro ceedings which it pretended te report, the deficiency between the contract and the performance was bad enough, but this present 'exhibition of failure is se gross that if the state officers pay the publisher for this job they will deserve prompt impeachment. They will bear the suspicion of being bribed for aiding such a fraud. m m Mb. Gilsen", the detective-reporter, engaged in working up the case of the government against the star rout thieves, gives te the public a summary of what can be proved against them, leaving no room for reasonable doubt that all that has been charged is true, and quite enough is demonstrable te take Mr. Brady out of his fine Washington house and land him in jail. If this re port is backed by the proofs there is no excuse for failure of the government te penjthc thieves in the penitentiary, and neither the withdrawal nor the single miscarriage of any proceeding ought te let thc guilty men escape, if the admin istration is severely earnest in its pur poses te punish them. And if they de escape popular opinion cannot be divert ed from the fixed assurance that some body high in authority was entirely will ing that they should get awav. The public are net at all supriscd te hear that there are very extensive frauds in the tax receiver's office of Philadel phia about te be uncovered. Thering stershave tried te keep their grip en that office with a tenacity which was most likely born of desperation. While ex-Recorder Smith, under whose admin istration hundredsef thousands of dollar.-; are alleged te have been stolen, denies the frauds, he admits that the system of management in vegue for wme years admitted of chances te steal without cheek or detection. Given the opportu nity and the kind of men who have in fested this office, it is net hard te believe that such frauds as are charged would result. Controller Pattison confirms the charges after examination of the books and of a line of heavy taxpayers whose payments were suppressed. The people of the whole state will anxiously await further developments. Kassex leads in the Republican con test for speaker of the Heuse. Mr. Kas Kas sen.likethe New Yerk Times and Chi cage Tribune, leading journals of his party, East and West, is for a "tariff for revenue only." We would respectfully suggest te Republican campaigners that it is about time te held a tariff conven tion and te get the workingmen from Pheunixville and the Chester shipyards into line with blazing banners. m Guiteau leaned Legan his speech te read and Legan concluded he was crazy. That is what any man with due respect for his mother tongue would think of Legan after reading one of his speeches in the original. Mahexe is going te put the Virginia judgeships where they will de the most geed for the glorious cause of Mahone and Repudiation. A ruoresiTiON' te ergauize a syndicate of capitalists te purchase at the present market value all the real estate in Market street, Philadelphia, the owners of which are afraid of being damaged by the ele vated railway, certainly leeks like busi ness. Tlin auxiliary corps of letter carriers of the United States have prepared an ad diess te be presented at the cemiug ses sien of Congress asking for an increase of their pay. Thc were tee heavily taxed iu the last campaign by the Republican com mittee, eh ! WniiN' Arthur accepted nomination he said : ' There is danger in entrusting the control of the whole law-making power of the government te a party which has in almost every Southern state repudiated obligations quite as sacred as these te which the faith of the nation new stands pledged.' Virginia, Maheuc, Riddlebcr- Since Chester A. Arthur became presi dent of the United States, four array court marti:il cases of drunkenness aud unofficcr unefficcr like conduct resulting from drunkenness have been presented te him, se that he might approve or confirm, or else set aside or modify, the sentences imposed. The sentence in each case was dismissal from the army, and in each President Arthur confirmed it. The uniform result of these fi!ir i"inrf tri-H'ti'il ense fiu-me n vnt-r strjki .,ml tive contrast with thc conduct under like circumstances of Mr. R. B. Hayes. The annual report of Chief Brooks, of the secret service bureau of the treasury department, contains thc following para graph regarding laud frauds : " When thc fiscal year eudiug June 30, 18S0, closed, it left oue of our operatives iu the midst of an important investigation into alleged land frauds originating iu thc state of .Missouri aud extending into Penn sylvania. Ohie and cls'-where. By action et Congress, this division was prohibited from spending any poitieu of its appropri ation iu the investigation, hence our rep seutativc was compelled te transfer his services te thc interior department, in order te complete thc cases in hand. The result of his work, as far as developed, shows the rankest perjury and forgery, by which parties have wrongfully appropri ated nearly 2,000,000 acres of thc public land. Up te present writing ever 100 iu dictments have been found against the conspirators and several of the parties have been tried, convicted and a penal servitude of seven years each meted out them." Meitn thau two theusaud converts te Mornieuism left Liverpool the past sum. mer te jeiu their brethren beyond the Recky mountains. In Schlcswig-Hel-stein alone, thc Mermen missionaries have made three hundred converts. One steamer that left Liverpool late in October had en beard four hundred Mormons. Last month twenty-four men, who came te this country a few years age, newly made con verts te Mormonism, sailed from New Yerk tn labor abroad among people of their own nationality The facility with which they get recruits and raise money in thc old world is remarkable. A centcm perary suggests "thc formation of an auti-Mormen missionary society, whose object should be the scudins out of mis sionaries te visit the countries where the Mermen agents are most active, and cir culate information as te thc true nature aud designs of thc Salt Lake emissaries." Beheld thc bridegroom cemclh ! James P. Wcller, of Wilkcsbarre, who apparent ly deserted his affianced bride en the eve of their weddiug day, returned home Wed nesday, thoroughly penitent for thc wrong he did a confiding girl. He has made a clean breast of the whole thing by confessing that he ran away in order te avoid a "scene" at thc nuptials, which was threatened by a young wemau with whom he had been " tee intimate" as far back as 1873. Wcller claims he pleaded unsuccessfully with the wemau te have her forego her malicious designs, but she was resolute and Wcller, feeling that something must be done te prevent what he regarded as even greater esclandre thau the desertion of his bride, wrote the note aud took his departure as recorded Re morse quickly evci took him and he has come back, made a frank confession of the motives impclliug him te thc act, has re ceived the forgiveness of his affianced, and it is whispered that they may be happy yet. PERSONAL. Pierre Lorillard has taken his yacht and his friends te Chesapeake Bay en a duck sheeting expedition. Alas Weed, for mere than fifty years prominently identified with the iron iu dustry, of the state and Philadelphia, died yesterday in the 81st year of his age. Mrs. Dunmore, Guiteau'sdivercedwife, has at rived in Washington from Lcad- ville, Colerado. She was subpoenaed by the government, and has already expressed her disbelief in Guitcau's insanity. Mr. Cyrus W. Field, the New Yerk millionaire, having bought a controlling interest in the Express establishment, pro poses te print a one-cent afternoon news paper in New Yerk. Rev. James Black, of Wooster, Ohie, has declined the presidency of Washington and Jeffersen college, at Washington, Pa., preferring te remain with his present charge. Fbelisghctsex of New Jersey for secretary of state ! Anether step toward the restoration of the Grant regime.' Jens D. Defrees, public printer must go. He is anti-Grant. The Wichita, Kan., Eagle puts up the bird of freedom and tells hew at the late election in its county H. D. Heisermax, fermerlv of Lancaster county, beat Mrs. C.Russell, for register of deeds. Beat a woman, did lie. Rear Admiral Jens C. Howe, recently detached from command of the European squadron, has been placed en the retired list, he having reached the age of G2 years. His retirement promotes Commedore J. C. Beaumont te be rear admiral. Prince Bismarck recently entertained a prominent Jewish manufacturer, te whom he declared he would never entertain a preposition te cu:tail the constitutional rights of the Jews. Since election day, this adroit political manager has shown a dis position te make friends among all parties. The threatened litigation between the Bareness Bukdett-Ceuts and her relatives has been averted. All the counsel con suited considered that she married a for eigner, which she could net de under the terms of the will of the Duchess of St. Albans, without renouncing her interest in the Coutts bank. The bareness has therefore rescinded her half share iu the bank, but will continue te receive a small annual allowance as compensation. The relieteus as well as the secular press is administering deserved rebuke te the Rev. Dr. Hatfield, who was one of the prosecuting counsel in the recent heresy trial of Dr. Themas, for his coarse and abusive harangue in closing the case. The Independent says : "It was nearly en the level, iu language, of the erdiu ry police court address ; and we wonder hew a com mittee of fifteen decent and sensible men could listen te it without uttering a pro pre test' against it. " The Moravian has the following : Brether M. J. Weaver, after having been en gaged in our Sunday-school at Lancaster for thirty years, has found it necessary te retire from the same. During this long and faithful service he has held every offiie within the gift of the school, and at the time of his resignation had charge of a line class of young boys, who with the whole school regret very much the neces sity that has deprived them of se regular, earnest and devoted a worker iu this department of the Master's vineyard. May his health and life be spared for many years te come ! TIIE STAR KOUTE FKAIJIW. Special Attorney Gibsen's Repert te the De partment of Justice. Mr. A. M. Gibsen, special attorney for the United States in the matter of the star mail service investigation, has submitted a report te the acting attorney general, which deals chiefly with the administra tion of thc contract office during thc term of Second Assistant Postmaster General Brady, and gees into details en the subject of thc " Star Reute Frauds. " Thc report concludes as fellows : I submit that I have demonstrated that thc methods which have prevailed in the contract office of thc posteffice department promoted wastefulness, facilitated corrup tion, enabled a few contractors, with the assistance of high officers and subordi nates, te wrongfully obtain large sums of money from thc treasury, and generally brought thc department iute dishonor and bad repute throughout the land. The fol lowing prepositions arc sustained by over whelming and unimpeachable evidence : First. That in advertising for proposals te transport the mails en star routes in the fourth, or Pacific, contract section it was thc rule te ask for a number of trips less than it was pretended the needs of thc country required immediately alter service began. Second. That the schedule time en star routes was systematically made longer in the advertisements thau it was pretended immediately after service began that the needs et the country demanded. Third. That star routes were advertised longer than they were let at previous let tings, and longer than thc distance circu lars and ether record evidence known te the contract office proved them te be. Fourth. That star routes have been ad vertised te be shorter than they weie kuewu te be from the record cvidence in the possession of the department. Fifth. That th5 systematic advertising of star routes in the manner described in prepositions first, second, third and fourth were some of the steps precedent taken in accordance with a prearranged plan, of thc existence of which all the attendant and sequent circumstances leave no doubt, whereby a few contractors obtained con trol of mere thau four hundred routes at very low pay and then by means of extra allowances, made in violation of law and at variance with the long established practice of the department, get the pay of thc the same increased by addition of trips expedition of schedule aud increased dis tance until three, four, five, six aud seven times the original price was paid. Sixth. Tliat by advertising star routes longer than they actually were an expedi tion of schedule thereon required less ex peuditure by the contractors te enable them te perferin the increased service. Seventh. That the star routes being ad vertised shorter thau they actually were cuabled contractors, aftcrgetting thc pay for these routes enormously increased by trips added aud schedules expo ditcd, te obtain, en ene pretext te another, pre rata pay for increased distance. Eighth. That this system required con tractors who obtain routes at small pay te give proportionately less bends which are net required te be increased by extra al lowances for additional trips, expedited schedules and increased distance ; that this opened the deer te straw bidding, and men who were notoriously dummies habit ually appeared as bidders, aud, as circum stances required, became failing builders, failing contractors, or remained and sublet te their principals just as they failed or succeeded iu getting the pay of the routes increased; thai the bondsmen of these dummies were always worthless, aud no effort was made te punish thc men behind them. Ninth. That iu civiug out temporary service, a few contractors received till the rich plums at high rates of pay, aud iu some instances these temporary contracts have been extended from time te time, greatly te the detriment of the govern ment and greatly te the advantage of the favored contractors. Tenth. That in many instances con tractors have been suffered en portions of their routes te perform service, aud te emit services in violation of thcircentracts whereby they profited largely, and the government suffered in a corresponding decree. Eleventh. That contracts have been awarded en proposals manifestly and con fessedly irregular and illegal en the plea that a great saving was thereby te be made and within a few days or months after service began the pay of the routes thus let was increased many fold. Twelfth. - That contracts have been awarded te certain contractors en illegal proposals, and at the same letting con tracts were net awarded en proposals hav ing precisely similar defects, the depart ment holding that the proposals were illegal, when in fact the identical defects were in ether cases held net te be sufficient te justify their rejection. Thirteceth. That hundreds of contracts have been awarded en proposals with guarantors notoriously worthies?, and con tracts executed with sureties known te be frauds ; that this has grown te be an evil of such magnitude asrte appall these who have been tolerably familiar with the contract office ; that faithful officers of the department have vainly attempted te check this evil practice ; that postmasters who have been accessory te these frauds and time and again violated the law and the regulations of the department, have net even been rebuked, and some of tbem te-day are still in office. Fourteenth. That, in making extra al lowances. Second Assistant Postmaster General Brady reversed the practice of the denartment. which had rarely, if ever, been departed from dui :ng mere than fifty j ears, and violated the letter and spirit of the law by accepting as sufficient the state ments of the contractors as te the cost of performing the additional service, when these statements, tested by common sense and ordinary judgment, were net only manifestly false, but altogether insufficient as data upon which te base even approxi mate estimates. Fifteenth. That there has been ineffi ciency, dereliction of duty and still graver official shortcomings in the administration of the sixth auditor's office ; that the gross abuses and manifest corruptions iu the conduct of the contract office of the posteffice department in the past would have been impossible had the auditor of the treasury for the posteffice depart ment vigorously executed the law with an honest purpose te correct glaring wrongs and bring te justice notorious wrong doers. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. M. Gibsen, Special Assistaut Attorney for the United States. Te the Attorney General. TUlLAliht,VaiA P1.CKDEREKS. Stealing by Millions. There is great excitement in Philadel phia ever the alleged discovery by Tax Receiver Hunter and Controller Pattison, that in the tax receiver's office, under late Receiver Themas J. Smith, new a gas trustee, everybody around the office was engaged in stealing thc taxes that came in, and hiding the iraudg by failure te enter the taxapeu the books of the office or ever-charging the tax payers. Fer weeks the prcseut officers have beeu busy gathering cvidencefrem parties who paid in this class of taxes, never ac counted for, and they have been assisted in their investigation by an ex-clerk named Hanel, who served 18 months in jail for delinquencies in this office and new eives awav his late associates and their crooked ways. The amount stolen is said te run away through hundreds of thousands te millions of dollars. It is Hand's firm belief, based upon careful observation and close figuring, that at least one million dollars of the people's money were stolen during the five years of Receiver Smith's administra tion. Hew many mere thousands or mil lions weic stolen under thc noses of the several receivers whose accounts are new undergoing the scrutiny of Huuter and Pattison cannot be guessed at until the facts and figures are regularly submitted te the district attorney and the attorney general. The frauds were perpetrated iu various ways. Sometimes there was a barefaced overcharge of hundreds of dollars in the bills of heavy taxpayers, under a pretend ed increase of assessment, the surplus,aud sometimes the whole amount of the bill, going into the pocket of the clerk who received it. Anether method was te col lect taxes en property, which the assessor, th eugh accident or design, had emitted fro n liis list. Smith's Denial. Smith declares it is all an old story, blackmail and burnt powder. "What ever I have done I am prepared te stand by. My accounts upon leaving the tax office were adjusted by the present city controller, and whatever balance was due upon the books I paid te the city solicitor, aud upon se doing my sureties were re leased by city councils. Notwithstanding this, and without regard te beud, judg ment note or statute of limitatieus, I stand ready te day te meet any liability that can be honestly and fairly charged against me." LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. XKIGnUOKHOOD KlilVS. Near ami Acress the County Line. Albert Cashling, au Alteena boy, died from the effects of a beatiug received from Samuel Bewers and narry Gccscy, youthful companions with whom he had quarreled. The Moravian wants te knew if peer old Lear was thinking of thc star route tual when he said : riate sin with irelil. Ami tliestronghinceof justice liurtless breaks; Ann it in rags, a pigmy's straw uein pierce it." Rev. A. F. Euhlman, pastor of St, Mary's Catholic church of Lebanon, has died of congestion of the bowels. Father lvuuiman was aged about 61 years, an indefatigable worker, he having iu the past few years built ene of the finest church edifices in the state, and was much respected, net only by his own people, but by all who knew him. Tlie New Englaud society of Pennsylva nia is new rapidly perfecting its erganiza tien by the enrollment of large numbers of members and the consideration of plans te make it permanently succesful. Its object is charity, geed fellowship and the honoring of a worthy ancestry, and al ready there are te be found many premt nent residents of the city and state among its most active spirits. Hen. E. H. Rol lins is president, with Governer Heyt and the Rev. Daniel R. Goodwin, D. D., L. L. D., vice presidents. Manheim Matter. The weather was very disagreeable en Wednesday ; sleet, snow and rain fell at intervals during the day, making walking very unsate. A Berks county man under the influence of bad whisky was trying te find lodging at seme cf the local stores, but was kindly put out. The excursion traiu left here Thursday morning, and with it a number of persons from this and ether places. Miss Annie Snavely has returned from visiting friends in Lancaster. Mr. Frank Hestetter has returned from Philadelphia, after having a successful operation performed en his eyes. One of our subdivision couples have dis solved partnership by mutual consent. The union services held in the United Brethren church yesterday was largely at tended; also these in the Reformed church, at which a collection was held for the benefit of the orphans' home at Wom Wem Wom elsderf. Police Cases. On Wednesday afternoon as Gee. Diggs, colored, was riding a horse belonging te Samuel Baily, he was attacked by Henry Rete, who seized the horse by the head, took the whip from the negre, and used such threatening language that thc latter became scared and ran away. The herse being let go by Rete ran te its stable. Mr. Baily made complaint against Rete, who was arrested and entered bail for a hear ing before Alderman McConemy. Adam Ditlow was arrested charged with having committed an assault and battery en Fianna Nutte and her two rens. He entered bail for a hearing befere Alder man Samson, this evening. A Sad Death. Yeung King, the P. R. R. civil engi neer whose tragic death above Alteena is elsewhare reported, was a friend of Reah F. Wilsen of this city, who is en the corps at Alteena ; and King had expected te spend Thanksgiving in Lancaster. THANKSGIVING. ITS OBSERVANCE 1 THIS CUV- The Churches, the Dinueit and the Dances. Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly iu Lancaster. There was a general sus pension of business aud the stieets were a Sunday appearance. At nearly all of the churches there were services having special reference te the day, and many of the pulpits were prettily decorated with sheaves of wheat, piles of apples, corn, potatoes and ether vegetables and fruits of the earth, and en some of the pulpits were pretty bouquets aud trailing viues. The attendance at these services was net very large, as almost every fam ily had representatives at home preparing the Thanksgiving dinner. Se far as we can learn, nobody passed the day hungry, aud many ate and drank mero than was geed for them. The taverns and salueus were well patron ized and several of them set out turkey lunches for their friends, while egg-neg flowed freely. There was, however, very little drunkenness and disorderly conduct, either in the saloons or ou the streets, and en the whole the day was quietly aud rationally enjoyed by all sorts of people. Dancing Down the Dlnuer. There is no mere effective aid te the nat ural apparatus in digesting a turkey din ner than a jelly dance te geed music. In recognition of this fact Tayler's orchestra held their usual Thanksgiving soiree in Excelsior hall, yesterday afternoon, and it turned out te be eue of the most success ful affairs iu the history of the organiza tion. The attendance was large, the dancing graceful, the music excellent, and the entire management se thoroughly reputable that net the slightest breach of decorum occurred during the festivities te mar the pleasure of thc merry makcm, That clever gentleman, Charlie Tayler, was the fleer manager, and performed the duties of the position iu a most acceptable manner, being indefatigable iu looking after the enjoyment of his patrons and keeping things running smoothly. Mr. Ed. Hall, the genial conductor of the Schiller heuse dancing school, likewise rose te the level of the occasion aud con tributed te the social observance of the day by entertaining his friends and patrons at his school ou the second fleer of that building, yesteiday afteruoeu. There was another big crowd here, and what is written above may with equal propriety be repeated here. Everything passed off in thc most agreeable manner, dancing being maintained almost contin uously for several hours ; and with appe tites sharpened by the exhilarating sport of thc afternoon, aud when dusk had al ready fallen, the party dispersed te renew their assault upon thc Thauksgiving viands se effectually settled by the inspiriting exercise. The Mscnnercher fceclablc. The concert and sociable of the Lancas ter Mamnercher en Wednesday evening was, as these affairs invariably are, a very delightful occasion. The inclemency of thc weather did net reduce thc attendance, which was, despite the discordant ele ments, very large. Wheu the ceucert opened the upper room of Mamncrcker halt was densely crowded, every seat occu pied and many people standing. Thc pro pre gramme was one of thc best this society has ever rendered, net the less in its in strumental than in its vocal features, the orchestra numbering nearly a dozen pieces. Thc singing tee was of excellent quality. Frem music the transition te thc dance was very easy aud natural, and until the small hours of thc morning feet went meirily tripping through the waltz aud the various ether phases of poetic motion. Ail retired iu geed order, having had their fill of eatables and drinkables aud harmless mirth, which were all pro vided iu such generous abundaucc, and the affair throughout, preeminently a German social gathering, was voted completely successful. Other Halls. The Marien club, a social organization composed of young men, gave a ball at the Humane engine house (West End hall), Wednesday evening, which is said te have been thc largest assemblage of the kind ever held iu that spacious room, between 100 aud 130 couples being upon the fleer at one time. Everything passed oil' pleas antly and with undisturbed serenity. The St. Peter's beneficial society held a ball in Rethweiler's hall, which was large and merry, while at Excelsior hall a number of members of the Shittlcr tire company indulged in similar festivities, which weie private in their character. It will thus be seen that the festal features of the ob servance were largely represented en the cva of thc day we celebrate. Hvniing Kntertainiiiciits. Iii addit ion te thc morning services held at Christ church, a delightful entertain ment was given last evening te a very large audience who expressed themselves delighted with the performance. Follow ing is the pregramme : Our Land i? Free, hy the Cheral Society of Cluibt elmicli : t?o!e Seng Without Werd.-, (Mnycr)-nlayud by Mr. V. II. Kail ; Tublcau Venus Rising from the &ea; Quartei "O Hely Jesus" by Mr. J. T. Zimmerman, Mr. Abr. Slieetz, Misses Mary Zimmerman aud Altee Miley : sole Somebody's Darling Miss Mamie Uerncr ; Tableau The Wedding : Beautiful Iirll-, Cheral Secietv-; Duct See thcl'alc aioen Mr. J. T. Zimmerman and daughter: OrgaiiPitoelo, by MUs .Mary Den isen ; Tableau Tiie Statue Vase: Intermis sion; Organ soie Senantina (Clement! ) bv W. II. Hall : Tableau Portrait et Gabricile"; So'e The Kerry D.mew MI.-M Mary Z.inuier man ; Recitation Darius Urecn and His Fly ing Machine Rev. Clias. L Fry ; Sole Jen nie's Waiting for Me Mis Mamie ilerner ; Tableau The Mether's Lust Player; frleigh ing Seng Cheral Society; Quartet Sec ireiu Zinn'd Sacred Mountain J. T. Zimmerman, Abr. Sliectz, Misses Mar Zimmerman and Alice Milcy; Doxology. There was also a very pleasant evening entertainment at thc Duke street Method ist church, given in aid of thc Mite so ciety. It was largely attended and all present were served with cakes, coffce, &c. One of the features of thc affair was thc selling by auction of an immense pretzel, which was finally knocked down te Jacob G. Peters for 53 cents by Auctioneer Sbu bcrt. The entertainment netted a hand some sum te thc Mho society. Oyster Supper. The ladies of the Union Bethel Cii-.treh of Ged congregation last evening iuaugu rated a series of oyster suppers for the benefit of the church. Thc affair was held iu thc lecture room of the church, at the corner of Prince aud Oraugc. The attend ance was large, but thc ladies were equal te thc emergency aud served oysters in liberal abundance, and excellently cooked in various styles, or they were given "en the shell " if preferred by the customer. Other viauds completed a very savory bill of fare, and the enterprise will net seme $30 profit te the enterprising lady mana gers. The rIlntreis. Last evening Bert Rinehai t's minstrel entertainment came off in the opera house before a large audience. The entertain ment was for the most part geed. In thc first part Messrs. Shay, Myers, Clcmmens and Nixderf were en the ends. They told funny stories and sang several songs in geed style. The new songs were "Fire iu the Grate," by Ed. Powell, and "Violet from Mether's Grave," by Gcerge Pentz. The second part consisted of a variety cntertaiumeut, a feature of which, Jack Cenner's Dutch speech, ro re ceivedskseveral encores. Jack is a very geed Dutch comedian and has improved wonderfully since last season. Thc acro batic performance by Geerge Cummings and Charlie Witmer was very fine. The former turned somersaults in the air while heldine knives and the latter successfully accomplished the feat of jumping ever six chairs,steed in a row, without touching,and alighting en his feet. The clog dance of Cochran and Costclle was above the average and their time was geed. There were several ether very creditable acts en the pregramme, which closed with a funny act, entitled " A Het Night iu the City." Opening of Manhelnl Steam Mill. The people of Manheim celebrated Thanksgiving by formally opening thc new steam flouring mill of Eby, Steuman & Ce.. the firm, consisting of Jacob Eby, Henry E. Stehman and Ezra Heist. A large number of guests were present from abroad as well as from Manheim and vi cinity, most of whom are interested iu the milling busiuess. Among them may be mentioned Mr. A. F. Dawsen of the firm of Dawsen & Bie., Preston ; Minne sota ; C. J. Carmack, millwright, Mcchau iestiiwn. Mil., who tlt tin the mill : Dan iel Danbcrr, of the Pillsbury mills, Minne apolis, Minn.. Alex. Duncan, of the Variety iron works, Yerk : W. W. Jenes, of the grain exchange, Philadelphia ; II. F. Claimcr aud H. Herman, who put up the gas works with which the mill is lighted ; Samuel Levau, of Lancaster, and score of ethers from Mahcim aud vicinity. The party met in the office of the mill at 1 o'clock, p. m., aud proceeded in a body te the residence of Mr. Jacob Z. Eby, one of the proprietors, where a line Thanks giving diuuer was served. Returning te the mill, Mr. Dauby, who is te have charge of it, started the machinery aud everything moved off with the regularity of clock work, te thc delight of all present. Thc party inspected the mill in all its part. The building is 103 feet iu length by eC feet iu width, and is thrce aud a-half stories high and i run by steam, being supplied by a 100 horse power engine. Thc capacity of the mill is from 125 te 150 barrels of Heur per day, and the pre cess by which the flour is made, it is claimed, produces much better flour and mero of it than can be made by any ether process GO per cent, of thc flour being of a faucv crade. ei per cent, of second guide aud 6 percent, of third grade. The process of manufacture may be briefly outlined, thus : Thc grain passes from the car into an elevator which carries it te the receiving separator, whieh takes out any chaff or ether imperfection, and the grain then passes en te the storing bins. Then it is drawn out for milling purposes aud passes through the milling separator, aud through the Becker brush, which scours thc grain and then ever the magnetic separator, which takes out any iron atoms it may contain, then gees through an automatic scale, which weighs every pound of wheat and makes known the exact product of the mill. Then it passes te the first reduction rolls, whieh split the berry, passes through six sets of rolls, corrugated and smooth, and then ever the mill stones, where the best and finest of flour is made. After bavin? inspected the mill, thc party returned te the office aud was called te order by Owen P. Brickcr, esq., and congratulatory speeches were made by the proprietors and several of the visitors, some of whom related their milliug ex periences in various parts of thc country aud by various processes, and all of whom declared thc new process te be the best yet devised. The party separated at a late hour in the afternoon. K. OF 1 Fraicrnul Visit te and l'arnde la nit. .y. Yesterday Lancaster ledge, Ne. 08, K of P., aud Lancaster division, Ne. (, U. R. K. P., paid a fraternal visit te Cove Ledge, Ne. e01, of that borough. Thc knights were accompanied by the Keystone band, and left this city en the 10:39 a. n.. train. Arriving at Mt. Jey they weie met at Ihu station by a committee of Cove leflge, and escorted te their castle hall where they were dismissed for an hour or se. At ene o'clock the visitors and their brethren hosts assembled for parade, the line being formed iu the following erder: Committee of Reception. Keystone Baud. Lancaster Division. Ne. 0. Mt. Jey Cornet Baud. Cove Ledge, Ne, S01. Parade was made ever all of thc streets of tli3 town, the route including the sol diers' orphan school, en thc spacious grounds of which an exhibition drill was given by the division, which was wit nessed by all the inmates of the insti tution. The line finally drew up befc.a the Exchange hotel, where at about thrce o'clock a dinner net a "set-out," but a sumptuous turkey Thanksgiving dinner was set down te, and most keenly enjoyed by all. In the evening the visitors attended a regular session of Cove ledge and confer red the amplified degree upon a candidate. Returning they reached Lancaster at 2 a. m., the train being an hour behind time. All express themselves as mere thau pleased with the trip, as their treatment at the bauds of the Mt. Jey brethren was all that could have been wished for. JfOHOKUY. The Allowed Ferger Arrested and Committed This forenoon Ernest Arneld, butcher, was arrested en complaint of Jehn W. Mentzer, who charges him with haviug forged aud negotiated three promissory notes purporting te bear thc signature of Philip Betz, Arneld's father-in-law. These notes were taken from Arneld by Mr. Mcutzer, iu the cottrse of business, aud deposited ter collection in this Farmers' bank. They were respectively for 890, $31 and $53.73. Twe of them matured and went te pretest. Mr. Mentzer being unable te get Arneld te pay them, finally called upon Mr. Betz, the supposed en dorser, and was told by him that his name was Jergcd. Mr. Mm.zcr at once made complaint against Arneld, who was ar rested aud taken befere Alderman Barr, and while Arneld was yet in Ban's office, Charles Loeher, of the banking house of of D. P. Loeher & Sen, appeared and made complaint that Arneld had passed two similarly forged notes upon that firm. One of the notes was for ?C3 and the ether for $200. Iu default of $1 000 bail $500 en each complaint Arneld was locked up for a hearing before Alderman Barr. The for gery of Mr. Bctz's name is said te be very well executed. A Call Accepted. Rev. II. J. II. Lstnckc, pastor of the Lutheran church, of Elizabethtown and Mount Jey, ha, received and ac .-opted a call from St. James Evangelical Lutheran church of Alteena. He will preach his farewell sermon at both places en Sunday, December 4th, He suffered considerably from malaria ever since he took charge of his prest pastorate, and in the hope that a change of climate might be beneficial e him, he concluded te try the pure air of thc Allegheny mountains. ' ' m Fell Diiitu Stair. Miss Emma M. Zalnn, youngest sister of E. J. Zahm. while at the residence of the latter, en Wednesday night, made a mis step at the head of the back stairway and fell te the bottom, breaking several of her ribs, and otherwise seriously injuring her self. She was taken te her home 309 North Lime street, where she lies in a rather critical condition, being of a deli cate constitution anil but illy able te bear her severe hurts. Dr. Mctzgcr attends her. Sale et llersei. Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at public sale. Nev.21, 1881, for Daniel Legan at his sale and exchange stables, Lancas ter' city, 16 head of Canada horses at an average price of $212.05 per head. The highest oue sold brought 20G. The Coldest Day. This morning was the coldest we have had since last winter, the mercury hav ing fallen during the night te 20 degrees abeve zero. NOVEMBER COURT. THE MILL Or Jl'S-riCK IX Ol'EKATlOS. u dias out iiusiiic vitii lull Head of VI aier. Wednesday Afternoon. Cem'th vs. Jas. H. Messenkep and Henry Snyder, assault and battery aud malicious mischief, aud Wayne Shay, assault and battery. Fer the defendants and several ether defense was called. It was claimed that en th? pavt of Shay that he took no part whatever in the al leged assault en Roehm. and did netbiiit: but attempt te pacify Mcsenkep. Fer SnydiT it was claimed by thc de fendants and .-evensl ether witnesses that he was net at Ruchm's at- all during the fight, and took no part in it ; he was in another part of town with a number of friends, aud did net threw any stones; liu brother Jehn was in the barroom during the fight. James Messenknp testified that he went into Roehm's hotel and had several drinks ou this day : lie had ;. little deg with him, tee small ty fellow Iiim.and he placed it en the bar. Reehrn icnienst rated with him and finally knocked the animal from the bar. Witness picked up a beer glass, whereupon Roehm drew a pistol ami then picked up a club, with whieh he beat wit-ne.-s en the head, injuring him se badly that he was eenq e!lt'd te stay in bed for two weeks. Harrv Seyder was net there when the light occurred' and had nothing nothing te de with it. Other witnesses were calleti te corrob orate what the accused had testt'.'cy u'- Win. Hinder, who was eeuvicte.'' " ;,s sault and battery en Constable Je. a " Miller, was sentenced te iix months' "' piisenment. Huge Nickel plead guilty te the charge of laicmiy as bailee, in seliing a violin belonging te Jacob Kafieth of Lincoln, and was sentenced te au imprisonment of three mouth. In the following cases net. pros, was entered : Themas N. Steely and llenry Templeteu, fornication and bastaidy ; Har rison Rischel, bigamy ; Tobias W. Nissley embezzlement; Amlic-w Wcnger, larceny. The cases airaiu-t Chiisttati Sueli'and A. Wayne Wecblcr. charging them with surety of the peace, were discharged ou payment of the cost. The grand jury returned the following bills : True Bills Mary Tayler and Amanita Tayler, assault ; Jacob B. Cnliius awl Herman Astii'-.h, larceny as baili-e ; Jehn Farrick and Chailes Sweigert, fornication and bastardy ; Nathan Hartiiian aud Scott. Valentine, assault aud battery. ffjnered Henry Derr. felonious assault and battery ; Benjamin Shultz, afcJWU and battery, with county ter costs. Fridiiij Sfurnih'j. in the uaes of Jamc.s II. Mcsseukej-aiid Harry Snyder, cliargrd with assault aud battery aud malicious mischief, and Wayne Shay charged with assault and battery, the jury rendered ver dicts this morning. Mcsscnkep was con victed en both charges, and Snjder of ma licious mischief. Beth Snyder and Shay were acquitted of assault and battery with Wm. Roehm, thc prosecutor, for cost. Cnm'th vs. Jehn A. Ilitber, illegal voting. The defendant is a resident of this city, and it was charged that at the election held in this city en February IS last, he voted both in the Third and Second wards of thiseiiy. Ituns found by the election officers that the lufi-ndant voted at both places. Xe dcfcn.M. was offered and a verdict u guilty was rendered. The counsel for tit" defense in.nlu a niotieir iu arrest of judgie-nt en thc mound that, there is no eli'iMisi' charged in the indict ment, as it was net Mated iu the indict ment at what election or what kind of an election the alleged crime was committed. The case will come up for argument in Dccember. Cem'th vs. Herman Astrich, larceny as bailee. Edward MacGeuiglu was the pros ecutor in this easy au-1 it wa ; claimed de fendant gave jMacGuuiglc a t-et of harness en condition that he (Astrich) could usu his herse when he desired te. On the -Kb of August pro-.-cutergave Astrich a herse which he had borrowed, his own being lanic ; the harness was i-ut en thc horse and when the anim:;' was returned the harness was net e:i h ., Astrich having kept it. The defease called i. witnettef, but claimed an acquittal ou the ground that it was a transaction in which thu right of prepcity was at issue, aud it shonld.thcie ferc, be settled in a civil ceuit. The court directed a verdict of netguilty, which was taken. Cem'th vs. J.tceb At. Lnsmaii, of Mar ictta, felonious awanlt and battery. The prosecutor in this case as Jonathan A. Larzalcre, of Marietta, w!k testified that en the 15th or October Ia.t he paw dufimd cut driving his ( Larzalcre's) .cows across the winding bridge along thc ,"'ver; he went ever te him and told bin." I"t' ' abuse the cows ; Erisman told bin." t"al he must keep his cows off and at J"1.1-'0 drew a double edged knifi: with which u attacked witness, cutting him terrible about the face, neck aud legs ; when wit ness attempted te defend himself defuiid ent struck him wit ha stone which stunned him. Evidence w.is al.-.e efiered te show the nature of Lurilcre's wnund,;and te show that Erisman admittrd having done the cutting, and said that he would have shot Larzalcre if lie hail had a pistol. Erisman, in his defun.-ie, testified that en this day the prosecutor's cows were en his premises ; he was driving tlusui off when Larzalcre put in an appearance and made an attack ei witness, striking him right and left and calling him all kinds of names ; witness attempted te defend him self, when prosecutor struck him with a stone, knocking him down ; upon gaining his feet he knocked tic; prosecutor down ; the latter began te ki:k at him aa.l he tried te defend himself with his haul ; he held a knife in that hand at the time and may probably have cut Larzalcre then ; if he did cut him that was thc time it was done. A large number of witnesses testified te the defendant's geed character for peace previous te this charge. Iu rebuttal Larzalcre wa.? called aud he testified that I lie ktiiie produced by the accused is nef. tlr ene with which he was cut. Thc etiii-r was nmeh larger iu the blade and had two edges. The grand iury returned tin- following bill : True Bill : Henry Callahan, Wm. .Mur phy and Frank Snyder, assault, and bat tery ; J. M. Erisman, felonious as-atilt and battery ; Jonas Ray. adultery ; Jehn H. Zimmerman. Jehn Wagner. Jehn Drachbar. Edw. Oeisley. Jehn Mussmau, Samuel Tayler, Jacob Shickly anil Solo Selo Sole mon Neff, assault ami battery ; Henry Tripp, fornication and h.iM.inly. Janered: J UuMeck aud Jehn Denkcy, malicious trespass, with county for costs ; P. G. Arneld, felonious ::hsault and bat tery ; Jonas Rey, assault aa'batteiy te ravish. Henry Callahan plead "eilt te assault and battery en Wm. G. Tiu'l.d of this city, and was sentenced te three months irapn. J eiiineut. Elmer Housten Beets, colored, wh was convicted of stealing a let of feed aud sev eral chickens from Abraham King, was: sentenced te nine months imprisonment. Arthur Beets, colored, plead guilty te thc same offence and received eleven months. Weather Vulie KreUei:. During the late heavy g.U.5 of wind m e half of the large iron weather vane en top of the steeple of St. Jehn's German Ho He formed church was broken oft and b!e-.,i down, leaving tha little end of thj van- intact, but pointing, of oettre. in a dine tien opposite te the wind. It will requi.-. considerable work, including thc ctc-M n of a scaffold, te replace thc vane. ,1 1 I
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