LANCASTER DALLY INTELLIGENT
TUESDAY, NOYEMBEll 29 1881.
ILaucastct intelligences.
TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 29, 1881.
Obstructing tbc Streets.
Tin: claim of telegraph companies te
obstruct the public highways with their
poles can only 1)9 maintained upon the
ground of necessity. Certainly these
ways were never intended for such use.
Every highway is owned by the owners
or the adjacent properties, subject te the
use of the community for necessary pur
poses of public benefit. It is a very de
batable question whether telegraph
pales, which certainly obstruct the high
ways for their ordinary use, are neces
sary public conveniences. If there was
no ether way of erecting a telegraph line
except en poles, it mighebe plausibly
maintained that the public benefit de
manded submission te their inconve
niences. But they are only used because
they afford the cheapest way of building
a line. The wires might be buried and
put out of every one's way. But surely
if these poles are authorized they
ought te be used with the least pos
sible obstruction of the legitimate
use of an avenue. Otherwise they
are a nuisance, and it would seem
may certainly be abated as such. The
attempt of the American Rapid-Transit
Telegraph company te put up, en narrow
sidewalks, poles twenty inches in diam
eter, can find no justification whatever.
Even the ten-inch pole is an obstruction
that we cannot be :isked decently te sub
mit te, when iron poles of half the di
ameter, or less, could be substituted. In
Philadelphia these iron pelcsare required
by the authorities. Aud why net here ?
The Street which is being used by the
company is for most of its length but a
fourteen feet wide alley, and, in the
squares near the town centre, is se much
used as te be of inadequate size when its
whole width is unobstructed. Yet it has
here already a line of poles and this new
line of immense masts cannot patiently
be submitted te.
It is a surprising thing that citi
zens have been se quiet under the ag
gravating impositions of telegraph conr cenr
panics with their poles ; and it is really
astounding that the city councils should
have se little regard for the interest and
rights of citizens as te want te impose
this fresh nuisance upon them. The
right of councils te authorize such use
of the streets is denied and will probably
be tested in the courts. But when there
is se general an expression of public sen
timent as new exists against the incum
brance of the streets with the new set of
poles, it would seem that there should
be no necessity for an appeal te the
courts for protection. The sentiment of
the people ought te be se coercive of the
street committee and of councils as te
cause them te rescind their action.
The conductor telegraph companies is
net such as te recommend them te public
favor or te put people into a humor te
grant them favors thai are net lega'Iy
theirs. Our steady experience lias been
that new companies arc started as com
peting lines with sole intent te levy
blackmail en the
sell out te it
te the projectors,
prise may have a
old company and
at a great profit
The present enter enter
mere honest purpose,
but it is net heralded with any stronger
protestations of its continued independ
ence than have accompanied the many
ether projects that have been engulphed
in the belly of the Western Union.
With this anaconda we have no sympa
thy, and we are quite ready te see com
petitors spring up against it. But we
may reasonably object te paying the cost
of the game of plunder between the
new and the old. It is a profitable
game and the parties arc able te pay
for the privileges of transit which they
seek. Let thein buy the right te put
their poles en private property, just s:s
railroads buy their right of way. Or if
the law will permit the use of the high
ways by order of city councils and ether
authorities ever them, which we greatly
doubt, it should at least in decency be
paid for at its value te corporations such
as this new one, which has already been
shown te have been bled by its projectors
te the amount of half its capital half
being appropriated for building the line
and the ether half te the pockets of the
enterprising corperators. They are te
have the dance and we te pay the piper.
Mit. Edw. MuPiiEitsex is understood
te be far above pecuniary want, and he
has had all the fame that attaches te
the office of clerk of the Heuse. But
here we find him at Washington begging
for this clerkship against the needy col cel col
ered man and brother, Itainey, of .Seuth
Carolina, an ex-congressman, and one of
the decentest of his race. Itainey had
this nomination last session when it was
an empty honor, and naturally his peo
ple want it for him new when there is'
corn en the cob. The negrees give the
Republicans whatever majority fhey
have in nearly every Northern state and
most of their entire vote in the Seuth.
Campaign orators like Mcl'hcrsen an:
fend of singing praises te tliem before
the elections, but are always ready
te crowd them away from the meal
tub when the rations are handed out.
But McPherson's little finger had mere
weight under Garfield's administration
than his loins have with Arthur's. He
is remembered chiefly for his extreme
hostility te Stalwartism andas the auth
or of the Pennsylvania resolution of 18S1,
which he interpreted as an implication
of the Stalwarts in responsibility for
Garfield's murder. These events are tee
recent te Ixj forgotten and the adminis
tratien is net likely te lend McPheisen
any special aid in his aspirations.
Tjik policemen report that in all 112
lamps were unlightcd last week, the
highest number Ge en the night of
Thanksgiving. The lamp lighters, we
knew, have a pretty hard time of it, but
in this matter of a great public conve
nience and necessity the city must de
mand from its contractors full and
faithful services. Fer every lamp net
lighted, and for every night of failure,
the lamp committee of councils should
deduct a pre rata share of the pay, and
if the necessary reform is net effected
severer penalties must be invoked. Let
there 1 light.
Somebody, evidently net a Daniel
come te judgment, essays in the Ex
aminer te defend District Attorney
Davis against the responsibility for
three slips in his office last week which
had been pointed out in these columns.
In all the cases the defense is the same,
that " learned and able" private counsel
were employed, and therefore, the Ex
aminer concludes, in one case our ' crit
icism must be of no avail," and in the
ethers the private counsel " must share
in equal measure the condemnation of
the Lntellieenxer." This defense
sounds very much as if District Attor
ney Davis had written it. Nobody else
could have such dense ignorance of his
duties as te consider that he can unload
the responsibility for a neglect of them
upon private counsel, because he " has
hundreds of indictments te prepare and
study." With private counsel's rela
tions te criminal prosecutions neither
the public nor the Intelligencer
has anything te de. Until the
district attorney is excluded fiem
them lie has their direction and control
and no assumption nor neglect of duty
by the private counsel can excuse the
failure of the district attorney te see
that indictments are properly drawn.
That he did net surrender this duty into
the bauds of private counsel, in at least
one of the cases, is admitted by the Ex
(Mii.icr, when it says that vine of thebills
sent in the private counsel " knew
.could net be sustained." The district
attorney sent it hi all the same, and drew
his fees, we warrant, in this and in all
the ether slip shed iudictments,fer which
the public rightly holds him responsible.
Since his apologist has made such a mess
of this explanation, we will net ask it te
tell hew many of the indictments sent te
the grand jury last week for cases tria
ble in quarter .sessions, were defectively
drawn in eyer and terminer te incease
the district attorney's fees.
The editor of the New Era explains
that when he proposed as a rule for the
Republican party in this county the ex
clusion from the primaries of such as
did net vole the state ticket at the pre
ceding election and yet is " agin the
enforcement " editorially he only pro
posed this as a compromise between con
flicting elements of the party and net
because believed in it or subscribed te it!
" "Tii net tlin grapes of Canaan tliat rupay.
Hut tlin high t.iith that lailcil net by the way."
Tin: teh'graph poles must net go up or
must come down.
Mr. Edwaud McPiii:kex finds " the
nigger in the woerlpilo " a lien in his path,
and it won't stir.
Ne, Mr. Arthur will net give uine-tentlis
of his appointments te Blaine men net
quite nine-tenths.
Tin: inalienable light of the eiti.cn te
have an unobstructed sidewalk must and
shall be picserved en Christian street and
elscwheic.
0:;i: ttukcy at least has its life insured
until after the holidays the bird that is
te be shot at 100 yar.ls distanc3 by Ce. C
of Columbia.
Wi: continually assert through these
columns that the true functions of gov
ernment arc extremely limited." Exam
iner. Glad te hear it. Yeu're preaching
sound Democratic doctrine and arc en the
highway te a correct political faith.
All Democratic factional feeling in
Bosten has been quieted down and every
clement of the party falls into liuc for
Palmer for mayor. He is a Butler man
and quite a racket is expected ever the
coming municipal election. The city is
clese.
Ix explanation of his toleration of Gui
teau's demonstration Judge Cox makes
the elucidation that the judge iu a crimi
nal court has no warrant of law for re
straining a prisoner en trial for his life
from making any demonstrations he might
cheese te make, except they amounted te
actual violence te these about him. He
recalls a murderer tried before Judge Lud
low in New Yerk city, who bellowed like
a wounded bull through every day of the
trial. Judge Ludlow did net think he had
a right either te muzzle or expel him, and
he was allowed te contintte his outrageous
conduct until the trial was concluded.
Ix the iutercst of discriminating ra
tions of public amusements who go se oc
casionally te the drama that they want te
get the worth of their money, we go out
bide the usual department of amusement
notices, te remark that Wallack's com
pany of players, which will present "Lon "Len "Lon
den Assurance" te the Lancaster public
at the opera heuse en Thursday evening,
for the benefit of the Lancaster benevolent
society, presents the best array of tho the
atiicat talent which has appeared here for
a long time. TJicre are a half dozen
names in the cast which belong te people
of established reputation and unques
tioned ability in their respective lines.
The play is a standard genteel comedy,
and the merits of the entertainment, as
well as its benevolent object, entitle it te
popular patienagc.
PERSONAL.
A correspondent who pic tends te knew
says that cabinet places have been eflcicd
Fisn, Boutwell, Howe aud Fuelino Fueline
iiuvsen all solid Grant men. Boutwell
prefers te take a judgeship.
Geluwin Smith, who was rejected as
an honorary member of St. Geerge's so
ciety, of Terente, Ont., has turned the
ether check and iuclesed a check for $100
as a donation te the charitable fund.
Den Caklos, Duke of Madrid, who still
lingers in England, has taken un his resi.
dence for the winter at a fashienable hotel
in the west end of Londen, and grumbles
loudly at the gloomy climate and dull ex
istence of Londen. His wife will net join
him just yet.
The state department has sent a letter
of reprimand te Messrs. Huulbut and
KiLrATniCK, our ministers te Peru and
Chili, ami they will probably be recalled.
en account of their bumptiousness in tak
ing up the quarrel between these coun
tries. It is said in Richmond, Virginia, that
Riddlebergeu has already received un
conditional pledges from a majority of the
Keadjusters that they will support his
election as senator of the United States.
Mahene is for Riddleberger, and his Re
publican allies find themselves badly left
On Thanksgiving Day the people at St.
Jehn's Epicepal church, m Washington,
decorated President Abthcr's pew very
elaborately, expecting him te come there
te worship and be worshiped. Bat, in
stead the president went te a church be
longing te the colored people and did his
thanksgiving in a plain way among a plain
people.
Rev. Dr. Gage, of Hartferd, Conn.,
has shown that he is net afraid te en
counter the powers of darkness or grapple
with the thief in the night. The ether
night he seized a burglar who was groping
around his library, pistol in hand, and
wrestled him out the front steps into the
sidewalk. The plucky preacher stayed en
top until the police ironed his game.
The Baltimore admirers of Jehn W.
Daniel, of Virginia, have purchased a
very handsome cane te be presented te
him. It is of purest ebony, with a geld
head, in the shape of an eagle's head, the
eyes being diamonds of fine quality. The
cane bears the inscription : "Presented te
Majer Jehn W. Daniel champion of Vir
ginia's honor by the Daniel club of Bal
timore, 1881. "
Rev. P. S. Hensen, D. D.. pastor of
Memerial Baptist church, Bread and
Master streets, Philadelphia, has decided
te accept the call from the First Baptist
church, of Chicago, which he recently de
clined. This change of mind was brought
about by the persuasive eloquence of a
committee of Chicagoans who visited Dr.
Hensen en Wednesday and again urged
him te accept the call. New Hensen's
members make renewed appeals te him te
stay with them.
Anna Dickinsen has sued Fanny Dav
enport for maltreating her play, " An
American Girl," and claims the recovery
of the manuscript, of nightly royalties and
damages, because Mrs. Price Fanny that
was failed te de justice te the play and
cut it te such au extent that nothing but
the toilettes and their occupants were
left, te the great damage of the literary
reputation of the aforesaid Miss Dickin Dickin
eon. Iu reply te the accusations Miss
Fanny retorts that the play was dull and
tiresome as it came from the fair author
ess aud that she had only introduced the
"gags" and left out the intellectuality in
the hope of making it go ; but, in spite
even cf the gorgeous array in which the
heroine was clad, the play failed and was
at length consigned te a melancholy oblivion.
LATEST NJfiWS BY MAIL.
Kosciusko, Miss., burned out.
Wesley Furnham, Trenten, N. J., drunk,
drowned in canal.
James P. Helland, implicated in murder
of Burgess Jenes in 1879, lynched by a
mob at Dardenel, Arkansas.
By the caving in of a stone quarry near
Rondout. Edward Kearney and Michael
Gillen killed, and two ethers seriously in
jured. Au Ottawa grocer's cat has attained local
notoriety by catching two rats at once
one with its teeth and oue with its claws.
Grcenbury Camien, a farmer, near
Odessa, Del., while returning from his
church Sunday was thrown from his
wagon and fatally injured.
The Legislature of Kentucky met yester
day. Williams C. Owens, of Scott county,
was nominated by the Democrats for
speaker of the Heuse.
Jehn Spingart fatally injured in a roll
ing mill, in Trenten, by the falling of a
blast pipe which was being put iu the
cupola of the building.
Mary Jaue Powers, 11 years of age, died
in Morristown, New Jersey, from burns
received by her clothes catching fire from
burning leaves.
$1,500,000 in cash will be necessary te
enable the Pacific National bank, Bosten,
te resume business. In addition te this
the capital stock of $1,000,000 must be
sacrificed.
The Bank of Prince Edward's Island, at
Charlottestewn, suspended ; capita!, $120
000 ; circulation, $200,000 ; cashier made
$300,000 unauthorized advancements ; ex
pects te come out all right.
American rubber company's factory,
East Cambridge, Mass., destroyed by fire
last night, with valuable machinery, and a
large stock of goods. Less, $300,000 ; COO
persons, three-fourths of thera women
out of work.
Charles Kukuk, well dressed, 00 years
of age, committed suicide by sheeting in
Lincoln park, Cincinnati. A geld watch
and $30 were found upon him, with a note
requesting that M. B. Kukuk, of Hoboken,
New Jersey, be notified of his death.
Chas. Culver Cady, of Pine Bluff, Ark.,
partially demented, strayed away from
home and in his absence became heir te
$20,000, His brother used every evertien
te find him and recently discovered him in
in Walcott, New Yerk.
STATE ITEMS.
The Phila lelphia carpet manufacturer
and weavers have agreed upon a scale of
prices te take effect December 9 and con cen
tinue until June 9, 1882.
A platform in the new Bessemer steel
works at Harrisburg gave way en Sunday
night, injuring four men, ene of them,
named Miller, perhaps fatally.
The unknown young man killed ea Sun
day night by a fire engine running into a
street car has been identified as Owen
Burns, of G31 Girard avenue, Philadelphia.
Dr. Benjamin Becker, aged 84, at ene
time the leading homeeopathic physician
of Pottsville, has died at the county alms
house, where he has been for scveral
years, deranged.
A beautiful young woman named Fler
ence Williams, from Binghamton, N. Y.,
who went toEasten a short time since and
entered a house of ill-fame, has become a
raving maniac.
The governor has reprieved Meyer and
Erb, two of the Snyder county murderers,
sentenced te be hanged en December lGth,
te allow the beard of pardons te act upon
their cases.
Last night a less of about $51G,000 was
occasioned at E. T. Dillen's liquor saloon,
111 Seuth Eighth street, Philadelphia, and
te persons occupying the ether floors of
the building, by the bartender endeavor
ing te fill a lighted lamp with gasoline
Judge Pearson has issued an order
making it mandatory en the mutual in
surance companies against whom writs of
quo warrante have been asked, te file,
their answer by December 8th. This
was dene at the request of the attorney
general, iu order that no delay may be oc
casioned en December 15th, the time set
for argument.
Judge Hall, whom Cessna defeated for
ronemination, turned in and helped te
beat Cessna's election. Last week, after
the adjournment of the last term of court
ever which Judge Hall will preside, the
friends or Mr. Cessna jrathercd in the
square at Somerset aud burned Judge
Hall in effigy. Snch are the amenities of
politics in the southern tier.
The Tep" Crep or Cotten,
The new "top crop" of cotton, which
had been stimulated by the warm fall
weather, in Seuth Carolina, was blighted
everywhere by last Friday's frost. The
same frost, extending te the Gulf, did
much damage te the sugar cane in Louisi
ana. A 'longshoreman named Jehnsen
was frozen te death in a skiff at New Or
leans, and a Mexican Lepez was found
trezen te death in tbe street at San An An An
toneo, Texas. The temperature fell te ten
degrees below zero at Grand Falls, New
Brunswick, yesterday morning.
Unloading en Garfield's Administration.
Examiner, Stalwart.
It is new gradually leaking out that be
fore "General Garfield was shot the star
route investigation Jbusinew had been
overdone.
Nevel Falplt Scenes.
In Woodstown, N. J., en Tuesday, Rev.
E. Dalias Stager, pastor of the Baptist
church and for several years pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church, of Camden,
fell in his pulpit while preaching the last
half of ( bis sermon, expiring fifteen min
utes after the fall.
In Memphis, en Sunday, a large strange
bulldog, pure white, bounded into Mount
Olive church (colored), breke for the
pulpit, seized the visiting preacher and
dragged him from the platform, The deg
only let go when his brains had been
beaten out. The congregation think the
devil sent the deg. Iu Avery chapel
(colored), at tbc same time, some heavy
brothers broke down a bench and created
a panic. The church is built en stilts,
ever a bayou. The congregation leaped
from the window te the bayou carrying
sash and all. Many were badly hurt, one
wemau fatallv.
Great Galea.
About forty persons who were injured
iu the late English gale are being treated
iu the Londen hospitals. It is feared that
some of the cases will prove fatal. Fifty
barges were sunk in the Thames. Exten
sive goods are reported in tbe upper
Thames valley.
LOCAL INTELLICiENCE.
TOBACCO.
The Crep of '81 "The Ileni Crep Ever
Grewn " Whlte-Telned Trasu "Pre
paring te Keceive the New Crep New
Warehouses Erected Estimated
l'urchases of Mew Leaf.
The disinterested inquirer after truth
experiences a little difficulty sometimes in
finding it, especially if his search be made
ameug people concerned in the growth,
packing or manufacture of leaf tobacco.
Farmers who have sold their last year's
crop.are apt te say it is geed aud clean, but
much of it short and they get geed prices
for it. These who have net yet sold say
they have the best crop ever grewu ; free
from holes, white-vein or ether imperfec
tions, of admirable color aud quality, and
becoming better every day. Buyers who
invested largely early in the season, say
the crop is excellent ; better than
they expected when they bought it,
and they would duplicate their pur
chases if they could but they can
not, as they have already secured the
cream of the crop. Dealers who declined
te enter the race for choice pickiugs early
in the season, pronounce the crop a bad
oue net only short of leaf, but disastrous
ly affected with white vein. The heavy
buyers, they say, are sick pf their pur
chases, and will leso heavily en them. Of
ceurse, all these different statements can
not be true, and as we de net care te go te
"the bottom of a well" in search of truth,
we will be content te adept the ether
adage, that "truth lies between ex
tremes." A poitien el the crop is, per.
haps, the best ever grown, and anetheMing.''
portion whitc-vciued trash ; the bulk of it,
however, being about as geed as usual,
en au average, but the total
weight being a geed deal less than last
year, notwithstanding the increased
acreage.
Geed or bad, there never was before, in
the history of the Laucastcr county to
bacco trade, such extensive preparations
made te rcccive and pack it as arc new
being made in this city. Iu additen te the
large number of warehouses heretofore
used for the purpose, a dozen very large
new ones have been erected during the
past summer, aud all of them will be
completed befere New Year's day. Dur
ing a stroll through the northern part of
the city yesterday we took in Jehn R,
Bitner's new warchouse, North Queeu
above Chestnut street ; Teller & Bre.'s
new warehouse, North Prince street, near
Walnut, adjoining the warehouse hereto
fore used by the firm ; Baumgard
ncr's three new warehouses, en Lemen
near Prince, adjoining the two for
merly erected by that enterprising
firm ; C. A. Bitner's three new
warehouses en the let at the corner of
Harrisburg avenue and Mulberry street,
near by the three warehouses erected by
Mr. Bitner some years age ; en the oppo
site side of Mulberry street, clese- te Har
risburg avenue, is the fine new double
warchouse of Falk & Bre. and A. S.
Rosenbaum, and en Charlette street
above James the warehouse of Jehn De
Haven which is being enlarged te almost
four times its former capacity. These are
all new structures, and in the same neigh
borhood are a number of ethers erected
seme years age. Teller Brethers' new
building is se nearly completed that the
firm a few days age removed into it the
tobacco they had stored in the old
Frankc warehouse opposite. It is
a substantial brick structure live
stories high, and capable of stor
ing safely 4,000 cases of tobacco. It
is floored with yellow pine, lighted by gas,
boated by steam, is supplied with a Wcl
chans elevator, and contains every conven
ience pertaining te a first-class packing
house. The basement story will lie used
as a receiving room for baled leaf, the first
fleer above as an asserting aud packing
room and the three upper stories for
cased leaf. The above brief description of
Messrs. Teller's warehouse will serve for
the ether new ones, some of which are of
less and seme of greater storage capacity,
but all built en substantially the same
plan. AU of the warehouses above named
will be occupied by the 1st of January
ensuing. As a matter of interest we give
the names of the occupants and the loca
tion and capacity of the warehouses.
Harry C. Moero will occupy J. R, Bit
ner's new warehouse, North Queen above
uncstnut, capacity 2,500 cases.
Teller Bres, occupy their new and old
warehouses, North Prince below Walnut,
capacity 4,uuu anu a.uue cases respective
Messrs. Ncubergcr, Fatman & Ce., and
Kerb3 & Spicss have taken Baumgardncr's
three new warehouses en Lemen near
Prince street, capacity from 3 500 te 5.500
caseseacu.
Mr: A. Celin has taken C. A. Bituer's
new warehouse en Mulberry near Harris
burg avenue, capacity 1,500 cases ; Jeseph
Ledcrman has taken the largest one en
Harrisburg avenue, capacity 3,000 ; aud
William Hestetter the adjoining ene as a
grain warehouse.
The joint warehouses of Falk & Bre.
and A, S. Ressenbaum are four-stories
and an attic in height, and are new being
put under reef. Each of these will have
a capacity of 3,500 cases or mere.
Mr. De Haven, will occupy his own en
larged warchouse en Charlette street, ca
pacity 3,000 cases.
The abeve list of new buildings grouped
together iu one section of the city, will de
10 snow tne wenuertui growth of the to
bacco interest of Lancaster, without ad
verting te the scores of old warehouses
with which the city is dotted, or the new
ones in ether parts of the city and in all
sections of the county.
Buyers of the New Crep.
It is impossible te tell what proportion
of the new crop has already been pur
chased. Rumer has it that Dan. Mayer,
for Kerbs & Spiess, has secured 3,500
cases ; Teller Bres, are net far behind
with 3,000 cases; Frank Pentlarge, for
Levin, evor 2,000 ; Rosenbaum 2,000 ;
Ledcrman 1,500 cases ; Skilcs & Frey, R.
II. Brubaker. M. Neuberger, Basch &
Fisher, Fatman & Ce., Resenfield and a
lew ethers 1,000 cases each, and
ethers from 50 te 500 cases each.
many
Old Tobacco.
M. Heffman, jr., of Marietta, is re
reported te have sold te Messrs. Rosen Resen
shjne; and Oppenheimer his packing of
1,100 case. Stauffer & Sens, of Salunga
and Lititz, are reported te have sold some
200 te 3000 cases, name of purchaser net
given.
lOCAL SCIENTIS1S.
The IJnnasans la Mentnly Meeting.
The Linnaean society met en Saturday,
President J. S. Stahr in the chair, and Dr.
M. L Davis secretary. The meeting was
well attended, and much interest was
manifested. After the usual prelimina
ries, tbe following donations were an
neunced :
Museum : A specimen of eats from Hun Hun
tingeonshire, England, selected from a
growing spot in a field. A specimen of
Black -Tartary eats, from the stables of
the O'Donevans, Ireland, grown with
vetches te support them, and cut and fed
green. Specimens of tares or vetches,
Huntingdenshire, England, cut aud fed
green. Twe specimens of heather, from
the same locality, all of which were col
lected and presented by Mrs. P. E. Gib Gib
eons. Library : Contagious diseases of Ani
mals, one vel. 391 pp. octave, illustrated
from department of agriculture. Circular
of Information, Bureau of Education, 79
pp. octave, from department of the in
interior. Twe pamphlets en Discipline of
Schools, and Education of Crime, from the
same. Nes. 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, vel. 20,
Official Patent Office Gazette, from the
same. Lancaster Farmer for November,
1881. The Sugar-Bcct for November,
1881. Four book catalogues, foreign and
domestic.
Historical : A $20 bankbill en the
Marietta and Susquehauna trading com
pany, date January 5th, 1818 ; a $1 bill
en the Egg Harber bank, date Oct. 1,
18G1 ; a $2 bill en the Marine bank of
Baltimore, date April 25th, 18G1 ; a $2
bill en the Union bank of Reading, date
Dec. 1st, 18G0; a $3 bill en the Bank of
New Jersey, date May 1st, 1835 ; a $2
bill ou the Farmers' and Merchants' bauk
of Middlctewn Point, New Jersey, date
May 1st, 1850. AH of which woie donated
by Mr. Wm. II. Bulles. Three envelopes
containing 51 scraps of biography and
history collected by the curators.
DEFERRED UCSINESS.
The iesolutieu ettered by Dr. Davis at
the July meeting, was considered and
adopted, and Dr. Davis, President Stahr
and C. A. lleinitsh were appointed the
committee thereon, with power te appoint
sub committeemen, cither from members
or friends of the society. The ebject of
this resolution is te take cognizance of
such moral aud matciial support as may
ceme within the experience aud observa
tion of the committees for advaucing tbe
interest and efficiency of the society, and
te report its progress from time te time at
its meetings.
Dr. Davis offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted : Resolved,
That the society held day aud evening
meetings alternately : the evening meet
ings te be en the last Friday evening of
each alternate month at 7 o'clock p. in.,
and that the secretary shall notify the
members el the time and place of meet-
Mr. Rathveu called the attention of the
society te the fact that the February
meeting iu 1882 would be the twentieth
anniversary of the society.
Mr. II. M. Hcrr, of Millersville, was
proposed as au active member of the
society.
Mrs. Gibbens gave some interesting de
tails of the mode and manner of conduct
ing society meetings in England.
After some informal discussion the so
ciety adjourned te meet iu annual meeting
en Friday evening, December 30th, 1881.
DKWIOKE ITEMS.
Regular Down Country Correspondence.
At the residence of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Penny, Mr. J. Themas Wil Wil
eon, of Baltimore county, Md., was mar
ried te Miss Addie Penny en Thanksgiv
ing evening. The bride was dressed in
white and wero a crown of erange blos
soms. The ceromeuy was performed by
Rev. Jehn Galbrcatb, the happy pair being
attended by Misses Eva and Lena Pagan,
nieces of the bride, as maids of honor.
There were present a large number of
guests who did full and appreciative honor
te the clegaut supper provided for the oc
casion. The newly-married received con
gratulatiens from their many friends as
sembled, and from some of them mere
substantial remembrances in the way of
many fine presents, comprising these
known as "useful, beautiful aud orna
mental." Notable among the pres
ents te the bride was a beautiful
geld watch from the groom. A very
pleasant evening was spent socially and
the bride and groom left next morning for
their home in Baltimere county, followed
by a countless number of metaphorical,
and no doubt some literal " old shoes."
An entertaining feature of the evening of
the marriage was a calathumpian serenade,
lead by Miss Bell Sides, knocking music
out of a frying pan with a big spoon, and
she did it well, tee.
Mr. Jeseph F. Wicks and Miss Bertie
Phillips were married en Thanksgiving
evening, also, at the home of the bride's
bretber-in-law, Mr. Wm. II. Pennington,
by the Rev. Mr. Cooper. Mr. Pennington
is a geed fellow and all went " merry as a
marriage bell," under his hospitable reef.
At the Fairfield Jyeeum en Friday even
ing, J. W. VanArsdale was elected presi
dent ; Wm. II. Gricst, vice president ;
Ruthie Stubbs, secretary ; Julia Brown,
assistant secretary ; David Weidley, treas
urer; and James G. McSparran, critic.
Debate en the resolution, "That war is
never justifiable," was conducted en the
affirmative by J. W. VanArsdale and
David Weidicy, and ou the negative by J.
G. McSparran aud Dr. Glackcn, the latter
side coming from the fray victoiieus, ac
cording te the judges. Mr. David Weid
ley with his banjo rendered "Up a Bal
loon " with fine effect. The question for
debate this week is "Resolved, That our
government is mere autocratic than demo -
cratic." The lyceum was never mere
prosperous or its members mere happy.
In Edward Wicks's tobacco house,, in a
let of tobacco grown by Themas Murphy,
is a stock from which a sucker has grown
te such length that it is in bloom, laughing
at the frost outside. If you can beat it,
speak out. We propeso being ahead in te
bacce matters.
The Thanksgiving dinner at Chestnut
Level was a success. Thanks te the
caterering of the mothers and daughters
of the congregation.
KIKE.
Three Large Cornfedder Stacks Burned.
Between two aud three o'clock this
morning three cornfedder, stacks en the
farm of Jeremiah Ilcrr, residing en the
new read between tbe Willow Street turn
pike and the Old Factory read, iu West
Lampeter township, a short distance south
of this city, were set ou fire and burned.
The stacks contained the fodder from feitv
acres of land and the less is estimated at
$500. The fire was discovered by a Rus
sian peddler, who slept last night at Mr.
nerr's house. The family fought the
flames until the arrival of neighbors, by
whose united efforts the fire was prevented
from spreading te the new barn built by
3Ir. Hcrr a year age. The stacks were,
no doubt set en fire by an incendiary.
Frankford's condition.
Jehu Frank ford, who was '"shot while
attempting te escape from jail yesterday,
is doing well today. The most serious
injury is te one of his eyes which was
struck by a shot grain. He may probably
lese the sight of it.
The statement in our account of Frank
ford's attempted escape, yesterday, that
Charles Gibsen is a fugitive from justice,
was a mistake. He was recaptured when
he get away the last time, and is
still in our jail. He was among the large
party who attempted te escape recently.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR KEGULAK COUBESFONUENCE.
Peer market. Eggs 30(33 cents per
dozen.
The Excelsior elocution club will meet
this evening at Miss Fauny Hanauer's.
The Yigics are waiting patiently for the
arrival of their new steamer. It is ex
pectcd ou the 15th of December.
Mr. Wm. Shuman, of Philadelphia, is
visiting relations in town.
The Citizens' band will move into their
new room, in Bank alley, te-morrow eve
ning. "It is cheaper te move than te pay
rent."
Several new connections will seen be
made te the Columbia telephone ex
change. The canal will be kept open until Yen
nor predicts warm weather, as the canal
managers will then kuew it is time te step
navigation.
"It is reported " that J. G. Blaitie will
speak in Marietta ene evening this week.
If it is true Columbia will be well repre
sented by its Republicans.
Eugiue463, which was "raised" en the
Pert Deposit railroad yesterday, was sent
te Philadelphia last eveuing for an ever
hauling.
The members of the Presbyterian Sun
day school met iu their lecture room last
evening, and began preparing for a can
tata that will be performed ou Christmas
night.
The E. E. Lutheran Sunday school has
accepted the cantata of "Fairy Grethe,"
and as seen as the characters arc given
out practice will immediately begiu.
They will held it iu the opera house the
Friday after Christmas.
"Led Astray" premises te be ene of
the best plays played here this season.
All the metropolitan papers speak of it in
the highest terms, aud say that the com
pany throughout-is the mostcemploto and
strongest ene ever theic. The Citizsns'
baud will give them a lively serenade
A horse attached te a buggy, and be
longing te a gcntleman iu Silver Springs,
while standing en Locust street, became
scared and ran oil". At the corner et Third
and Chestnut streets in turning, he ran
into a fence, breaking the shafts aud the
top. The harness was completely de
stroyed. The herse after being caught
was returned te the owner, who rode
horseback home. The estimate of the
damage is about lifty-livc dollars.
A half wittcd man had a lit this morn
ing at market. He fell te the pavement
and yelled in a fearful manner. His fin
gers were badly cut by his tearing at the
pavement. After it was ever he arose
and went his way as though nothing had
happened him. He is accustomed te these
spells aud should net be allowed te go free,
as when uudcr their influence he is ex
tremely dangerous.
Mr. Dave Celeman has new en exhibi
tion a let of minerals, geld and silver
quartz, and ether specimens gathered from
the West. Mr. A. V. Rogers brought
them along home from his trip iu New
Mexico. Many ether articles he brought
along, but as he considers them very
unique specimens, but privately they can
be seen.
Ann illashed.
Mr. Fcrd Rissinger, a brake man en the
C. D. local, while coupling cars at Mid Mid
dlceown yesterday about noeti, had his
left arm caught and mashed at the elbow.
He was brought here en a freight train
aud Dr. Craig dressed the wound. Unless
the arteries in the arm are injured ampu
tation will be unnecessary. Mr. Rissinger
has only been en the railroad for two
weeks. About a year age he returned
from the regular army, having served in
that service nearly two years. IIe i;a
paiutcr by trade and unmarried, was also
a charter member of Company C aud
served three months as a volunteer during
the strike of 1877. His friends deeply
sympathize with his afilictien.
Tramps Alieut.
Tramps are agaiu becoming obnoxious
around Columbia. Large crowds pass
through here daily, and as is the usual
case, most of them are very rough and in
sulting. Last night twenty-one of these
gentry alighted from a freight train at the
cut, walked through town begging at
nearly every house, and at the tunnel
bearded a west bound Height train. Offi
cer Brady is greatly missed. Tramps
were afraid of him and kept their distance.
But new everything i changed. We
de net meau te reflect for inefficiency ou
the present railroad detectives, as they
have net yet had the experience, but by
perseverance they will, no doubt, be as
geed as Brady. We hope se. One tramp
called at a house of ene of our citizens last
evening, and upon being banded sorae
bread and meat, insulted the giver aud
threw the eatables en the ground, saying
"that such stuff was only fit for hogs."
He then took his departure. Tramp
Catcher Kccch will also have te keep his
eyes open or he will leso his laurels.
Our Soldier Beys.
Ce. C's drill last evening was mere
largely attended than any ether niuht
since their return from Yorktown. Twenty
members were present. The men can
hardly be blamed for net attendiug mere
regularly, as the room is uncomfortably
cold, it being impossible te make fire in
the heater iu the cellar, as that portion of
tbe building mere than half the time is
filled with water. The defect has been
ordered te be fixed, but nothing has been
done. Hence the few at the drills. After
drill a business meeting was held, and
Messrs. S. K. Fendcrsmith, 31. Smith aud
James A. Slade were appointed a com
mittee te erect a gymnasium, the mem
hers te pay for it. The company will have
a turkey sheeting match en Saturday
afternoon, the turkey te be placed in a
brick mound and uethiug but his head te
remain uncovered. At a hundred yards
the men arc te sheet at this object, the
turkey te be given te the one who hits it.
OBITUARY.
Heath of Ilcnry . Kauflman.
Henry S. Kauffman, the well-known
hotel aud bearding-house keeper, died of
dropsy, at his residence, corner of North
Queen and Lemen streets, yesterday after
noon at 5 o'clock, aged about G8 years.
Mr. Kauffman was born in East Hemp,
field township ; learned the tailoring trade
at Rohrcrstewn and followed it for some
years ; then engaged in dreving and sub
sequently became proprietor of the hotel
en the Harrisburg turupike above Rehrcrs
town ; then removed te Lancaster aud
kept i he Black Herso hotel for several
years ; leaving it, he and Jeseph Crcmer
took the Glete hotel ; selling out his in
terest te Mr. Cremcr, he opened a board beard
ing house at the Exchange hotel building,
East King street, removing from it a year
age and continuing the business at North
Queen and Lemen streets. Sir. Kauffman
was a very pleasant gentleman ; a fine type
of the old-fashioned landlord ; had a genial
smile, au extended hand and a warm wel
come for everybody. He was educated in
the old Mcnnonite faith. He leaves a wife
( nee Miss Peiffcr ) aud six children te
mourn his death.
Engel'4 llalght.
C. II. Engel and Ida V. Baight, of Col
umbia, parties te the late Philadelphia
scandal, were in the courts of that city
yesterday, -having returned from their trip
westward. She swere she had signed the
complaint against him ignorantly and the
case of adultery against him was aban
doned. He was held te answer his wife's
complaint of desertion and assault and
battery, and there is talk of prosecuting
the Baight girl for perjury.
Up te S105.
J. B. Leng, broker, sold yesterday at
private sale 10 shares Lancaster County
national bank stock at $105 per share.
OBSTRUCTING CHRISTIAN STREET-
EKECT1AG
GIGANTIC
POLES.
TELKGKAI'H
Crowding Out Vehicles anil retle.irinu..
Property Owners Resist Invasion.
Workmen for the Rapid telegraph com
pany, the new alleged rival of the West
ern Uuieu. were busy- yesterday arranging
for the erection of poles en Christian
street, leading from the liue of the com
pany in the upper part of the city down
town, for the location of a central office
en East King street. Like the poles previ
ously erected en the streets and alleys in
the northern and eastern sections of the
city by this eunipitiy, these laid en Chris
tian street were of enormous si.e, about
IS or 20 inches in diameter. There
is already a line of poles en Christian
street, carrying a number of telegraph aud
telephene wiics and interfering greatly
with the right of way for vehicles iu this
nanew but busy thoieughfare. The
sticet, especially from Walnut te East
King, is much traveled by wagons and
ether vehicles aud by pedestrians hurryieg
te and from the station, the stables anil
workshops en its line, and between the
station aud court house. The hide
walks are very narrow and the street
is in such a condition that iu
bad weather it is very disagreeable te
have te take te the middle of it. Except
when the walking is geed there is net
room new for two persons te pass en the
pavement. Le ! when the diggers of the
holes for the poles came te sink their im
plements, they dug at points 50 yards
apatt, marked en the very pavement
aud seen had .excavations made nearly
as wide as a well aud deep enough te bury
a mule. Te plant a gigantic pole iu this,
would bj te simply obstruct the sidewalk
aud make it almost impissable if net ut
terly useless. The property holders na
turally bcc.ime excited at the peremptory
occupation of their premises and protected
a 'aiust it. J.imcs Emington was iu charge
of the cemp.tuy's work ami his employee
said they had their authority from the
street committee, acting under direction
of councils ; and that the street commit-
tcumeu had shown them where te dig,
and they were going te put the poles right
there. One property owner said plaiuly
that if they put up a pole at the place
marked en his pavement, he would prompt
Iy cut it down. A number of the aggrieved
carried their cases te the mayor, who
promptly pronounced tbe proceeding an
outrage, aud that the invasion of private
rights aud the obstruction of the streets
should net biisubmittcd te. He had under
stood, it was claimed, that all this was
being done under au alleged authority
from councils ; he did net think suuh au
thority could extend te the grant of ligbt.s
te obstruct nidewalks and tin vel through
the streets, aud he agreed with prupeity
holders who were dutcrr.iinc.l te resist the
planting of the poles in their sidewalks or
te remove thorn if their erection was per
sisted in, though, as the contractors were
acting under authority of councils, the
police could net iutoifcre with them.
Chairman of the Street Committee Mo Me
Mullen, in au interview with the telegraph
men this morning, pointed; out the ob
jectionable size el the peles. The repre
sentatives of the company declared that
they waut te keep ou geed terms with our
citizens and premised -di.ive all the
poles down te ten iuche.". in thickness
above the ground. Mr. McMulIcu was
satisfied with this.
Meantime it was disceveied by the re
picscutativesef Dr. .I.M. Feltz's,dee"d, es
tate that a pole was te be planted in the
pavement en the west side of the Union
hotel, belonging te this estate, if net with
iu the line of the property ; Fred Brimmer
found that the entrance te the street would
be tee much ubstiucted for a lead of hay te
get into his livery stable ; Mr. Jehn B.
Warfcl discovered that a hele had been
dug right ever his sewer whete it runs out
into the street, and au objectionable
abyss yawned en Majer Hewell's Chris
tian btrcct sidewalk. The property owners
had these holes filled up, ordered the tele
graph men te quit work and set
their own hands te keep the holes
closed. The operatives moved down
street a little wiy and started
te put up etic of the brr poles just behind
Jehn A Snyder's let iu ' near his back
entrance. All the abeve .lamed property
owners are determined te resist invasion
of their rights, aud are in consultation
with counsel devising what they are going
te de about ir.
By 2 o'clock this afternoon ;i large
ciewd of persons bad gathered iu Chris
tian street, between the railroad and
Orange, te see what was going en. The
pole en the rear of Snyder's is up, full sizr,
aud is partly ever the property line. Sny
der threatens te cut it down. The project
te erect one en Majer Hewell's pavement,
is abandoned, and a pole has goue up en
Marien street, just oil' Christian, close be
side Dr. McCaila's stable, and narrowing
ing the street seme 18 inches. Contractor
Gill aud his superintendent have tried te
get permission of S. II. Reynolds, esq., te
set ene inside the Hue of his stable piep
crty, aud hoped te get through the alley
that way, but he declines te give it
The construction corps arc trying te
find places for poles which were te have
been planted aside of Mr. Warfcl's and
the Feltz properties, and they say that if
they cannot get sites en private property
they will set them en the street as directed
by the street committee and commissioner.
The citizens universally protect against
the obstruction, and threaten te resort te
an injunction te prevent it. Much fault is
found with councils for granting the right
te traverse a street se much traveled
as Christian. Then; will be mere fun
when the i-qii.tie between Oiange am!
East King is entered.
The latest advices from the scat of war,
3 p. in., are that that the pole raisers have
failed te arrange amicably with the pio pie
perty holders, for the right toebstiuct
their sidewalks, and will put up the poles
where they please, aud "Maud any light"
made against them, defending themselves
behind the alleged authority given them
by councils te "come down Chestnut
street."
sr.wKit cavki m.
Tlirei: Men Hurt by Fa'liug Earth.
About 11 o'clock this morning several
cartloads of earth caved iu from the banks
of the new sewer being built at the corner
of Chestnut and Water sticcts, partly
burying Henry Jehns, Henry Hildebrand
and Christian Hcrr, who were working in
the trench. Jehns was quite seriously in
jured, and after being dug out was taken
in a coach te his bearding house en '"caver
street. He resides'in Laud is Valley when
at home. Henry Ilildcbiaud was badly
jammed and bruised by the earth falling
upon h'm, but he resumed work, being
determined te find hU hat, which was
buried beneath the earth. Christian Herr
was struck en the head by a stetie, but
net very seriously hurt. A large rock,
weighing several hundred pounds, fell
from the top of the bank and came very
near crushing the men in the trench,
which at this point is about sixteen feet
deep.
rell from a ScalTeld.
Yesterday Henry Demmcl, while work
ing en a Bcaflbld nearthe reef of the new
five-story warehouse of Falk and Rosen
baum, North Mulberry street, fell from a
scaffold six feet above the upper story, but .
alighting across the joists he saved him- -
self from going through into the cellar,
and escaped without serious injury.
Ilied in tlie Hitmen.
Last evening Charles Schwebel's driv
ing horse was taken suddenly ill with colic
and died in the harness, en Seuth Lime
street, while being taken te the stable.