LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3.1881.
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SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 3, 1881.
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The i'hiladelphia Press announces
that " Senater Lee, who was chairman
of the recent state conference of Repub
licans, designed te promote Popular It ule
and Free Represeutatieu'within the Re
publican party," has appointed the ex
ecutive committee of the organization,
which consists of eigfit members, who
are again te appoint a general commit
tee of two hundred and fifty-one mem
bers, being one for every representative
and senator. The Press puts itself forth
as the champion of these Republican
who thus organize themselves " te pro
mote Popular Rule and Free Represen
tation within the Republican party."
The capital letters we copy from the or er
gan of this party within the Republican
party, and we assume that the title thus
given te it expresses the aim of the men
who start it. ' Popular Rule" is net a
very remarkable thing for a citizen of
this country te express his devotion te ;
it is generally thought that this is the
idea of our democracy. But these Re
publicans in Pennsylvaniana announce te
us that the party they belong te is net
governed by devotion te their idea. They
find it necessary te start an organization
within it te endeavor te secure its con
trol subject te the idea that the people
rule.
That is a very remarkable admission,
made by Republicans, of their party.
One would think that a party in a de
mocracy, which is conceded by its mem
bers net te be democratic, is in a fit con cen con
ditien te be dissolved, and that any
effort te save it " within its lines " is
love's labor lest. Rut these men think
differently ; we wish them luck in then
labor. But we doubt their having it-.
They hardly deserve ic. Many of them
are net sincere. They are political bush
whackers. They are down and want te
get up, and don't care hew they de it.
They care nothing for " popular rule,"
uuless they are its agents. The people
whom they want te have rule are them
selves. They want free representation within
the Republican party, and it is a very
reasonable request. But these men who
new, te suit their purposes, declare that
there is no free representation within
their party, were loudly proclaiming in
the late election canvass that it was the
distinctive virtue of the Republican
party that it secured free representation
te every voter. Xew they say it is net
te be had, even in the party itself ; and
hew then can the party, if put in power,
be trusted te secure it te the voters of
all parties V The men who form this
new organization within the Republican
party were all, a few weeks age, urging
the election of the Republican ticket.
They were, as they new confess, asking
the people of Pennsylvania te seat men
who were opposed te popular ride and
free representation. What claim have
they upon the confidence of the people,
in the sincerity of their motives and the
integrity of their actions? Xene at
all ! They are demagogues, net demo
crats. The only honesty in the Repub
lican revolt against Republican leader
ship is that which is found in the move
ment of Wolfe te purify the party by fire
and sword.
Snyder's Speculation.
Our readers will find in the account
which we print of one day's proceedings
in the magistrate's court of Alderman B.
F. Rewe, enough te justify all that we
have charged of the object and character
of the criminal proceedings instituted
by J. Kahler Snyder against some fifty
citizens of the county, in the hope of re
covering mere or less of the $-50 which
the alleged law under which he supposes
he is proceeding seems te give him a
chance te get. If one physician in the
county has violated that law, and be
come subject te its penalties every one
has; net a single doctor from the Cone Cene
wago te the Conowingo lias escaped
them; and as seen as fifty shall have
yielded te the blackmailer's stand and
deliver, each of two or three hundred
mere will be at the mercy of his levy.
If it was net a blackmailing scheme
the alderman would net bind ever te
court men against whom no evidence of
violation of the law had been produced ;
nor would he consent te a settlement of
cases based en the payment of money te
the prosecutor when he had previously
declared of hisewn knowledge that there
was nothing in the case and that it
would be dismissed ; nor would the dis
trict attorney, acting for the common
wealth, allow cases te be thus settled
without providing for a renewal of them
at once if he felt that the slate's inter
est demanded prosecution of them and
if he was engaged in it with honest zeal.
Failing in the effort te make out cases
against some of the accused, these who
are " working them up" have resorted
te a scheme te increase their fees which
deserves the attention of the taxpayeis
and of the county solicitor and county
commissioners. Xet only is the drag net
thrown out te bring in numberless peo
ple who knew nothing of the cases, but
the witnesses are subpoenaed at a time
different from that at which the de
fendent is held te appear, se that, of
course, there must be a continuance,
another set of subpoenas, constable costs,
mileage, alderman's fees, &c a system
of manipulating business which the
grand jury has just " unhesitatingly
condemned."
Anether device is the attempt
te hear cases without any evidence
against the accused, with the sug
gestion that they waive a hearing,
or the threat te put them te endless in
convenience and their patients and
friends te trouble by renewed continu
ances in the hope that people in the
desperation of being thus dragooned will
buy a " settlement."
Of course the assumption, of the dis
trict attorney that he represents the
Lancaster Medical society is wholly
gratuitous. Net only is it incredible
that that organization would skulk be
hind disreputable agencies te accomplish
such ends ; but most unnatural is it
that its members would patronize any
effort at blackmail which, if successful,
may be extended te every one of them
with just as much chance of profit te
i the speculator and no less danger of con
victien te his victim.
The Speakership.
The news from Washington this
morning point te the success of J. War
ren Keifer, of Ohie, for speaker the un-
fittest of the three leading candidates
named for the place. His success, -if
achieved, will have been accomplished
by means that are apt te precipitate the
inevitable rupture between the Stalwart
and Half Breed factions of the Republi
can party, and array the administra
tion where it belongs, with the Cameron Cameren
Conkling crowd. Pennsylvania has
been the centre of the contest. On the
vote of its members has depended the re
sult. The president, upon being asked
his preference,-is reported te have said
he had no hand in the contest : but he
added significantly, "see Mr. Cameren."
Meantime Cameren was busy. He was
"seeing" the congressional delegation
from Pennsylvania. He saw and con
quered. In their conference the old
game of the " unit rule " was resorted te
with the same success. Hiscock lest and
Keifer wen by this manipulation. A
trade is arranged which will beat the
New Yerker, suspected of Liberalism,
and prevent the president's state from
being overloaded by honors wen for a
man net in sympathy with him. The
adjacency of Keifer's state te Pennsylva
nia will help te shut off McPhcrsen's
election for clerfc, which is another im
portant matter with Cameren. The
Press thinks that the determination said
te have been reached " is net the free
and unbiased determination of the mem
bars, but has been accomplished by in
fluences which deserve unqualified repro
bation. It is net dictated by regard for
the interests of Pennsylvania or by a
just consideration of what is due te the
Republican party of the nation. A trade
which should be made up with the small
group of dependent Southern Republi
cans at one end and a Pennsylvania
dicker at the ether would net be a thing
which the Republicans of this state ceuid
view with pride. Pennsylvania has tee
often in the past wen discredit by such
operations' But what will the Press
and its people de about it. It vaguely
threatens that " neither the people, the
party nor Republican congressmen are
going te set up any standard of Repub
licanism but the simple fact of a man's
Republicanism." Which means that
after being used as a lloer mop, the In
dependents will hang themselves en the
fence te dry for future service in the
same geed cause.
Tjic Examiner has reached the point
whercfrera it describes Mr. Hayes as a
weak president." Iuching along.
Ruveki:nd Maiicits Oumexd, the West
ern Pennsylvania clergyman, who some
time age utterly lest his tnemeiy in a spell
of sickucss, and could recall nethiug in
the past, has lately died. Strange te tell,
before he letired en the evening of his
death, apparently in geed health, he en
gaged iu prayer at family worship and
prayed especially for each child and his
wife, calling each by name. He had net
bcfeic led in prayer siuce he lest his mem
ory, and had net been able te recall the
nimes of his children.
Tunen Jeseph Hun En's ironclad work
at the jail is again " vindicated. " The
prisoners 'who cut off the belt heads and
removed the plating had nearly as much
trouble in boring through the iron sheet
ing as iu pulverizing the stone wall. The
lynx-eyed watchman found it all out
after they had been at work several
months by the sewer clogging up with
the masonry that was displaced. If the
convicts were employed half as earnestly
at work as they exercise themselves in
cutting through the stone aud iron walls,
maybe the manufacturing department
could be made te pay.
We fear that our esteemed local cou ceu cou
tempeiary has suggested a fruitful means
of blackmailing when it recalls the fact
that "the new postal law new makes the
taking of a ucwspapci and the refusal te
pay for the same, theft, aud auy person
guilty of such an action, is liable te crim
inal proceedings, the saine as if he had
stelen goods te the amount of subscription"
There arc in the community hundreds if
net thousands of people who arc making
themselves liable te that penalty. If some
enterprising blackmailer aud convenient
eflicial will start in aud institute suits
against them for the purpose of being
bought oil", they can find occupation for a
lifetime.
Chaiu.es Kingsley, though net pretend
ing te selve the riddle of existence, and
although believing a great deal of the ad
vanced physical science, did net believe
in the existence of law, " Laws of Na
ture," " Laws impressed," or "Properties
impressed en Matter." Te him all this
was jargon, aud "nothing exists but
Will. All physical laws and phenomena
are but the manifestations of that Will
one, orderly, utterly wise, utterly benevo
lent. In Him, ' the Father,' I can trust,
in spite of the horrible things I see, in
spite of the fact that my own prayers arc
net answered. I beheve that He makes all
things work together for the geed of the
human race, and of me, among the rest,
as long as I obey His will. I bclieve that
He will auswer my prayer, net according
te the letter, but according te the spirit of
it ; that if I desire geed I shall find geed,
though net the geed which I long for.
And ' Law ' and Necessity ' I leek upon
as phantoms of my own imagination, al
ways ready te reappear, but always cer
tain, likewise, te vanish again, before one
sound blew of careful logic or of practi
cal lifb "
Anether supplement te the Daily In
telligencer is presented te its readers in
connection with and half the size of the
regnlareditien of te-day. A special fea
ture of its contents is an original romance
of old Reme, written by a young gentle
man who, after serving a year's appren
ticeship in ihe Intelligencer composing
rooms, is about withdrawing into mere
congenial journalistic pursuits, aud who,
in setting up the type himself and reading
the proof of his own composition, shows
himself possessed of numerous geed qual
ities which may be called into requisition
about a newspaper office. The review of
Counseller Phelps's able and exhaustive
address en the changes of the statute law
will convey some idea of the excellence of
that paper ; its author, had bis thee been
less limited or bis theme net se wide,
might profitably have given 'attention te
the prevailing inadequacy of the modes of
prescribing new statutes, whereby these
affected by them may become acquainted
with them Seme curiosities of nomencla
ture aie presented in prose and poetry,and
a variety of timely miscellaneous read
ing. Fiiem Episcepalianism Rev. nenry X.
Wright, of New Lets, L. I., went te
Methodism, and thence by way of the
Presbyterian church into the -Congregational.
In the latter he had an eventful
experience. His members were divided
politically, and in the strife between the
two parties in 18G6 the church was one
night set en fire and was burned down.
At another time the organ was thrown
down from the gallery and smashed te
pieces. In the heat of another excite
ment a skunk was thrown inta the church.
After Mr. Wright had served in another
place four months, he, tee, found himself
iu a church war, and one night the church
was burned again. He says he was told
that if he had stirred from his house when
the fire was burniug he would have been
thrown into the lames. Mr. Wright and
his wife were arrested en a charge of
arson. They were acquitted, but the
charge produced a crop of suits, in the
midst of which his certificate of church
membership was stolen. Emerging from
all these persecutions, he pants for the
pulpifc again. Being carefully examined,
and having expressed his belief in the fall
of Adam and his sorrow for his share of
Adam's siu, a Congregational council,
made up iu part of Edward Beecher, has
voted te rcerdain him.
PERSONAL,.
Rev. P. S. Hensen. pastor of the Mem
erial Baptist church et Philadelphia, has
declined a call te the Jnrst uaptist cnurcn
of Chicago, aud will remain in his present
position.
Mr. Francis D. Moulten, the "mutual
friend" iu the celebrated Tilton-Beecher
case, has been invited te deliver an address
at the Atlanta exposition en the dairy
interest, with which he is thoroughly con
versant.
On Thursday eveniug the members and
friends of Ml. Zieu A. M. E. church.
Columbia, tendered their pastor, Rev. J.
II. Accooe, a grand surprise party. They
brought with them te the parsenage tue
geed things of life and were wclcome vis
itors. The injunction granted in the suit of
Joaquin Miller against McKee Rankin,
te restrain the production of the play
" 40 ' en the greuud that it is an infringe
ment of the one called " California Geld,"
was dissolved yesterday in the supreme
court at New Yerk, with leave te the
plaintiff te renew his application.
Judge Spier, of New Yerk, has finally
come te the conclusion that the old family
Bible is right in making him out three
score years and ten upwards of twelve
months age, and he quits the bench,
Judge O'Gorman having been elected te
succeed him by the Democrats ; the oppo
sition claiming that Spier was net 70 and
there was no vacancy, ran no candidate.
The Laber Standard American Auxil
iary association held services in New
Yerk last evening in memory of Jehn
Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame, when ad
dresses were made en the life and charac
ter of Brown bv Jehn S. Winsten and
ethers. It was proposed te raise funds
and erect a monument te liini, and steps
will be taken for that purpose.
The Princess of Wales is occupying
much the position in the world of English
fashion that the" Empress Eugenie did in
the French. Her dress at a recent ball
given in her honor in the Principality was
of blue silk, with gauze overdress that ap
peared te be sprinkled with diamonds : she
were a necklace and pendant and a supurb
coronet of diamonds besides. The prince
left his throne-chair beside her en the dais
te be occupied by people who would be
ilattered by the distinction.
At the sale of the Duke of Marlbor
ough's Sunderland library, no remarkable
nriccs were realized. An ener el a lump
sum of 23,000, from an agent for
American libraries, was declined previous
te the sale. The most spirited cempeti
ters were for a book en the " Virginia
Coleniess" dated 1010, and Hcggesen's
"New England's Plantation," dated 1G41.
An Emrlish dealer, however, outbid Amer
ican buyers for both works, paying 14:3
and 111 for them, respectively.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL..
The secretary of war, in his annual
report, earnestly endorses General bher
man's recommendation that the army be
increased te 30,000 men.
The reductions iu star route service made
by the posteffice department during No
vember will effect a saving et $111,135 per
annum.
A fire in the press room of the Evening
Pest at Montreal destroyed several vain
able presses. The less will reach $7,000 or
88,000.
In an affray at Gadsden, Ala., Buck
Martin was mortally shot by a man named
Williams. He returned the fire and in
stantly killed Williams.
About 100 members of the Ohie Editor
ial association, with several ladies, ar
rived in New Yerk yesterday. They will
stay a week or ten days in the city.
The body of the Earl of Crawford and
Balcarrcs, who Jdied in December, 1880,
has been stolen from the mortuary chapel
of Dunechthu, Aberdeen.
David Leavitt, eCAgawam, Mass., aged
about 25, was found dead in his carriage
near " Feeding Hills." He had been shot
in the back of the head, and the circum
stances indicate murder for money.
Jehn E. Mereland was assaulted and
robbed by three negrees, near Dawsen.
Georgia. Mark Thompson, supposed te
be one of the robbers, was captured by a
mob of white men ana beaten te death.
A riot occurred at Anniston, a mining
town in Alabama, iu which many colored
men took part, using stones and pistols.
Twe of the rioters were killed by the
police before order was restored.
Henry Meune aged 21, shot Margaret
Vasscy. aged IU. and then shot himself, in
New Orleans. They are believed te be
mortally wounded. They were levers, and
agreed te commit suicide because the girl's
mother forbade the young man s visits.
Rebert A. Barnes, a well known citizen
of St. Leuis, has given $25,000 te the Meth
odist Central college, Fayette, Heward
county, Me. It is understood a Barnes
professorship will be established at the
college.
A custom house officer at Prescott, Ont.,
has made an extensive seizure of American
coal oil which had been smuggled into
Canada within the past few days. The oil
was found in cellars, garrets, pig-pens and
ether out-of-the-way places.
Amoldes Vanderhest, a prominent cit-
zen of Charleston, S. C, and owner of
extensive rice plantations en the coast,
wrs killed en Kiawah Island by the acci
dental discharge of his gun while deer
hunting. He was a member of the society
of the Cincinnati.
It is reported in Washington that the
president will next week nominate Ex Ex
Senater Freylinghuysen, of New Jersey,
for secretary of state, and Chauncey I.
Filley of St. Leuis, for postmaster general.
Ne ether cabinet changes are expected
until after the Christmas holidays.
A number of gentlemen of both political
parties from various parts of Iowa met at
Des Moines, yesterday and organized the
Iowa Free-trade League, with O. Mosher,
of Dallas Centre, as president. The or
ganization jFevidcs for three classes of
lUCtUUUOi 1.11U iiuau-i.ju.il IC1 a ui
League are at Des Meins.
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STATS ITEMS.
A number of railroad laborers go t drunk
in Kane, indulged in a riot, in which one
of them was killed and three ethers were
latally wounded.
A Berlin "scutoter has received au order
'from Philadelphia for an equestrian statue
of Washington, -te be erected at Phil
adelphia, te cost 2700. "
In Catasauqua, Mrs. Crtharine Schell,
aged 30, left her husband te go te the
canal, as she often did, fell in and was
drowned.
The friends of the Hen. James R. Lud
low have announced their intention of
presenting his name before the next Demo
cratic state convention for the supreme
judgship.
At half-past one o'clock this morning
the Electric Light company fulfilled their
premises, and the principal thoroughfare
of Philadelphia, Chestnut street, was
flooded with brilliant, light " bright as sun
light." After nearly four weeks' illness of ty
phoid malaria, and for'the last few days of
pneumonia, Hen. Isaac Heretcr, state
senator of the Adams and Cumberland
district, has died near Gettysburg, mak
ing a vacanacy iu the state Senate.
In Philadelphia, at Annie Grey's house
of ill fame, a sporting man, named Jehn
Cenklin, was shot by a medical student
named Camp Huntington, of Baltimore,
who was jealous of Cenklin's attention te
"his woman."
Senater Lee has appointed the follow
ing executive committee, authorized by
the conference of Reformers recently held
at the Continental hotel. Hen, Jehn
Stewart, Chambersburg ; J. M. W. Geist,
Lancaster; William McMichael, Samuel
W. Pcunypacker, Philadelphia; Hen.
William T. Davics, Tewanda ; Themas
W. Phillips, New Castle : Hugh S. Flem
ing, Pittsburgh.
The "Bread street station," Philadel
phia, of the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany is te be occupied en Monday, when
all trains at present arriving at and leav
ing the West Philadelphia -depot will, en
and after 6 o'clock a. m. of that day, ar
rive aud depart from Bread and Filbert
streets. Particulars of the arrival and
departure of local trains en the read made
necessary by the change of depot are yet
te be announced. There will be two in
termediate stations between West Phila
delphia and Bread street.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
EAST END ITEMS.
Protracted Meeting Scheel Matters, New
Stere at Kinzera, &c.
Our Gap correspondent sends the follow
ing items from the east and of the ceunty:
The effort made by the Evangelical as
sociation te held a protracted meeting at
the White Herse proved te be unsuccess
ful, as none were converted. The meeting
closed en Saturday evening.
The protracted meeting held by the M.
E. association at the Gap has net met
with much success thus far, as only one
convert is forward.
The new school house at Simmonstown
is new ready for use, and school will com
mence in it en Monday. It is a large,
commodious aud handsome brick struc
ture, furnished with the latest style of
furniture ; it will ba (ar mere comfortable
and cheerful for the scholars than the old
one was. Mr. Rebert Lynch has pur
chased the old school house and mtends
te remodel it for a dwelling.
Hcrshcy Bres, have started a new stere
at Kinzers, and are making quite a
racket" with it.
The following pupils of the Gap ssconi' ssceni'
ary school, have attended the first three
months of the term, ending November
22d, without missing a day : R. Lizzie
Wise, Ella Parke, Jennie Parke, Cera B.
Sheley ; James McCachren and Willie
Ovendorf.
Theso who did net miss a day for the
month, ending Nev. 22d, are James Mc
Cachren, Willie Orenderf, Daniel Ault,
Wm. Hauway, Walter Bailey, Frankliu
Lindecamp, Cera B. Sheley, Bertha M.
Sheley, Kate Swcigcrt, R. Lizzie Wise,
Maggie A. Kinley, Carrie Marsh, Ella
Parke, Jennie Parke, Ncttie Eckert and
Susan Bair. Mr. Wm. J. Johnsten is
teacher, and he may be proud of his "reg
ulars." Sales of Real .Estate.
B. F. Rewe, auctioneer, has sold for
Henry Landis, through Allan A. llcrr ce
Ce., real estate agents, a. let of ground,
situate en East Chestnut street, this city,
Ne. 315. te B. F. Heuser, for $1,180.
On Wednesday he sold for the execu execu
eors of Elias Herr, deceased, a piece of
land in West Lampeter township, contain
ing three-fourths et an acre with improve
ments, te Jacob Werth, for $1,170.
Yesterday, at the Cooper house, the real
estate of Samuel Musselman, 419 West
King street, through Allan Herr & Ce., was
withdrawn at $3,euu.
D. B. Shaub, of New Helland, has sold
his bakery at private sale, te Mr. Benja
min Wcnger, proprietor of the Millway
bakery, in Ephrata township, for $3,300.
Christian Musser, of Earl township,
has sold, at private sale, 21 acres et land
without buildings situated along the Bar
risburg and Downingtown turnpike,
near Reidenbach's store, te Reuben Reid
cnbach, for $4,000.
G. A. IC.
election of Officers.
At a meeting of Geerge II. Themas
pest 84, bold last evening, the following
named efficcis were elected for the ensuing
year:
Commander Jas. Sweger. S. V. C.
M. V. B. Keller. J. V. C Martin Stark.
Chaplain Benjamin Henry. Q. M. Jas
A. Nimlew. Surgeon J. B. Lawrence.
O. D. Wm. Roehm. O. G. Peter Sense-
derfer. Committee of Administration
Jehn Reese, Jehn Black, jr., J. K. Barr.
Janitor Gee. W. Beck. Treasurer of R.
F. Peter Wineur. Delegates te Depart
ment Encampment Frank G. Pennell,
James A. Nimlew, A. C. Reinechl. Al
ternates Peter Allabacb, Jacob Qeiger,
Geerge II. Miller.
Serenaded.
Last evening the members of the Empire
hook and ladder company, with Clemmens'
City band, serenaded Geerge L. Fahne
stock, one of their fellow members, who
was recently married. After the serenade
Mr. Fahnestock entertained the company
in fine style at Johnny Snyder's.
Sudden Death.
On Thursday evening last Mrs. Phebe
Greve, relict of the late Daniel Greve,
who resided near Sheck's Mills for many
years, died suddenly of heart disease, at
her residence in Marietta. She leaves a
son and daughter, with a large number of
friends, te mourn her less.
Ability and Enterprise.
Genius of Liberty, Uniontown.
The Lancaster daily Intelligencer con
tained a half sheet supplement last Satur
day. This staunch Democratic daily is
always noted for ability and enterprise.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
UUK KEGCLAK COBKliSrONuHNCE.
"Turkeys were plenty this morning in
market.
Dave Wayne gave a "set out" te the
Columbia fire boys last, evening, at the
Farmer's hotel. A pleasant evening was
speut.
The P. R. R. has furnished the round
house with a reel and hose te be used in
case et Arc.
Mr. Fred Rissinger who had his arm
mashed at Middletown last Monday, is
doing finely and the arm will net have te
be amputated.
Following is a statement showing the
amount of coal used en the P. R. R by
Columbia engines : Frem Nev. 1st te Dec.
1st, 9,130,400 pounds, an increase ever
the previous month of 9e9,0U0 peuuds.
A five-year-old daughter of Mr. Sam
uel Roberts died at Stcelteu en Wednes
day, was brought te Columbia yesterdaj ,
and was buried from the residcuce of Mr.
Campbell en Walnut street, at 8 o'clock
p. m.
Officer Struck arrested a colored wemau
last night for disorderly conduct, and
placed her in the lockup. She' refused te
go down the steps and gave the officer
considerable trouble, which c msed amuse
ment te the spectators. She was was
finally forced te yield.
Next Tuesday the first rouuieu of the
Masonic Veteran association will be held in
Philadelphia. The invited guests will
meet in the blue committee room of the
Masonic Temple at 3:30 p. m., preparatory
te attending a banquet as 4 p. m sharp.
A number of Columbians belonging te the
association will be present.
Following is the car movement for the
month of November : Eastward leaded,
38,718; unleaded, 1.559; total, 40,377.
Westward leaded, 11,118; unleaded, 24,
492; total, 38,010. Leaving a grand total
of 78,987 cars, a decrease ever the previ
ous month of 3,089, but November had
one day less than October.
Patrick Mack, brakeman en the Penn
sylvania railroad, was severely hurt en
Wednesday night, the news only reaching
Columbia last evening. He was standing
en a leaded lumber car, en top of the lum
ber of his train, and near Eagle station
was struck and knocked oil the car by an
overhead bridge. He was badly jammed
up but it is thought nothing serious will
be the result.
"Led Astray" played last evening te
the smallest house of the season, but all
these who were present were delighted
with the performance. The play itself is
net only interesting but was played as
only the skilled actors aud actresses 'com
posing the treupe could play it. The cos
tumes were the hrndsemest ever in Colum
bia. Miss Jerdan were a set of diamonds
worth $10,000, and besides her elegant
dresses her acting was superb, and wen
the hearts of the audience. Come again,
and net se near the holidays.
The difficulty between P. Ingroff and L.
K. Fondersmith has resulted in a law suit.
The case was heard last evening before
'Squire Frank. II. M. North represented
Fondersmith and J. D. Cettcrcll, Iugreff.
The case was bound ever for court and
Fondersmith, who was surd for forcible
entrance, was held te answer for $400.
Seme points we were net aware of have
turned up. Fondersmith informed In
groff, sometime age, that he had te seek
new quarters. Did he give him sufficient
time te move? is the question te be
answered in court. Zcliuski still holds the
fort and his shop still remains open.
Fire Company Election.
At a regular meeting of the Shawnee
fire company, held Thursday, Dec. 1st,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing term of one year : President,
Andrew Harduelc ; Vice President, E. B.
Lindsley ; Secretary, Jehn P. Frank ;
Treasurer, D. F. Gehn ; Chief Engineer,
Michael Themas, jr. ; 1st Assistant, Jehn
Feley ; 2d assistant, Aaren II. Gilbert ;
3d assistant, Henry Diukel ; Foremen,
Edward Tracy ; Assistant, Jehn Tracy ;
Trustees, A. II. Gilbert, Gee. Hardnele
and Jehn Feley ; Janitor, Jehn Dinkel.
Borough Brevities.
Levcring's book store closes this even
ing, after an unsuccessful two weeks
run. A number of Columbians were in
cluded in the large audience which last
evening, at Marietta, listened te Rev. Dr.
O. II. Tiffany's admirable lecture en
" Werk and its Werth." The new gutter
beins laid at Second and Walnut was
badly needed. Greve's " Humpty
Duiupty " en Tuesday night, and Mc
Gibcny family en Wednesday. Miss Mel
He Audcnried, of Lancaster, iu town yes
terday. F. A. Bennett home from Phila
delphia. River falling. Vigie's meet
next Tuesday evening.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Crushe.l te Death in a Stene Quarry.
Jacob Kearney, of Marietta, met with a
terrible death this morning in the ballast
quarry, just south of duckies Reck, of
which lie and Jehn Leckard are the les
sees. Mr. Kearney had entered tht quarry
wheic several men were at work, when
suddenly without a moment's warning a
huge rock, weighing several tens, fell
from the bank above him.and crushed him
te death instantly. He was extricated as
seen as possible, and his dead body con con
eoyed te his home in Marietta. Mr.
Kearney was a man of some means, a
member of the firm of Kearney & Leckard
who have been largely engaged in quarry
ing ballast for the Pennsylvania railroad
company. He was about 25 years of age
and married, but leaves no children.
COURT.
Its Meeting this Morning.
Court met this morning at 10 o'clock te
transact current business.
The bend of Jeseph Umble, the newly
elected register of Wills, in the sum of
$12,500, was presented and approved.
The sureties are Henry C. Lehman of the
Fourth ward and Henry Kurtz, of Con Cen Con
cstega township.
Henry William?, of Marietta, was
granted a divorce from his wife Kate
Williams, en the grounds of adultery and
desertion.
In the case of Careline Van Leer vs. the
executers of Needham Wilsen, deceased,
a rule te show cause for a new trial was
granted.
Court adjourned te Monday morning at
10 o'clock.
Deserving of Aid.
Rev. J. C. Hume, of the Presbyterian
chapel, has investigated the case of Mrs.
Ward, who is lying ill of typhoid fever,
and whose husband was dragged from her
bedside and taken te Maryland te answer
at court for an offence he declares himself
innocent of, and finds that Mrs. Ward is a
weithy woman sorely in need of pecuni
ary help, having four small children, the
youngest a babe in arms. Rev. Hume will
take charge of money donations made for
her relief and left at the office of the
Intelligencer.
Lamp Explosion.
The fire alarm last evening was caused
by the explosion of a lamp in the house of
Mrs. Harriet Tomlinson, en Middle street.
Mrs. Raymond, who lives in the house and
is subject te fits, picked up a lamp, when
she was taken with a fit. The lamp fell
and exploded. The fire was extinguished
by the neighbors before any damage was
done beyond the burning of one chair.
Michigan feelief.
Rev. A. B. Markley this afternoon
handed te Mayer MacGenigle, $10, col
lected for the Miehigan sufferers at the
Thanksgiving service held in St. Paul's
Evangelical church atMillersville.
4. FLY DAMSEL.
OX W1TU TUB NEW LOVIi WITHOUT
CONSlDElUNC; THE OX.U.
A Grt en German Girl Marries Man In Lan
caster Cemes te Pittsburgh, Marries a
Shoemaker, and i Arrested
for Larceny.
Pi ttsburgh Times.
Mary Ann Sataur, a domestic recently
employed in the home of Mr. Bewman en
Seventh avenue, was arrested yesterday
afternoon en Spring Garden avenue, Alle
gheny, by Detective Wills and Langhurst,
ter the larceny of some jewelry and a let of
wearing apparel from the trunk of Dera
Meuuch, another domestic employed at the
same place but away at the time of the
rubbery. The crime was committed sev
eral weeks age, and the information made
ten days since, but the detectives have
had a lively huut for the girl by reason of
ber changing places very often aud leaving
the city ence when they were en the trail.
Mary is a German, and has been two
mouths iu this country. She will get a
hearing before Mayer Petersen of Alie
gheny te-day.
That is the way the case steed at uiue
o'clock last evening. Shortly after that
hour a young man entered the mayor's
office and asked if Mary Laber or Mary
Keehler had been anestcd ; if such was
the case he wanted te sce her as she was
his wife. He was escorted back te the
cells, and as seen as he spoke, the girl
burst into tears. The twain held a long
conversation, which apparently gave but
little satisfaction te the boyish husband.
Before he had entered the corridor, en
of the detectives had told him that the
girl was married about six weeks age te a
shoemaker, aud this fact was evidently
worrying him. When he came into the
office from th.; cells he asked about the
shoemaker's marriage. The story iu brief
was that six weeks siuce the girl came
te Pittsburgh, she met a Smithlield
street shoemaker, a gray-headed widower
with four children, crushed him, aud
married him. She and the stepchildren
could net agree. The shoemaker at
tempted te calm the trouble in the do
mestic sea, and the girl packed up and
left him. Her career from that time until
she found herself under arrest, is sketched
above. The young stranger then told his
tale. His name is Keehler ; four mouths
age he met Mary Laber in Lancaster ; for
two weeks he wooed her aud then they
were made one, as he fondly hoped, " for
better or for worse." He lived with her
for several weeks and then came te this
city for work. He found employment
in Allegheny, aud wrote te his wife
te join him. Receiving no answer he
wrote te his father, iu Lancaster, aud was
told that she bad gene te Johnstown,
where she had stepfather. He thought
this all right, and had no idea of her being
unfaithful until being told of it last night.
" Suddeu?" he said, in auswer te a ques
tion, "Twe weeks ain't se short te knew
a girl. I knew quicker than that. I knew
a fellow te meet a girl en Saturday and
marry her en Wednesday already.'She was
always fend of me, but she can go new.
I don't want anything mero of her."
" Will you prosecute her for bigamy?"
asked a Times reporter.
" Ne. I'll let her go her way aud I'll
go mine," and with a philosophical laugh
he lighted his cigar and passed out. Evi
dently the upheaval of his family hearth
was net going te worry Mr. Keehler into
a fever. The young wife, who accepted
husbands with such freedom, took it hard
cr than did her whilem mate. She cried
bitterly aud would net be comforted.
However, she will get along. A girl who
can within six months after leaving Ger
many marry one man, give him the slip
and marry auether with four children
thrown iu te bind the bargain, can take
care of herself, ceme what will.
Anether itullread Accident.
Wesley Able, an extra brakeman of
engine Ne. 234 Pennsylvania railroad, had
his right arm crushed while coupling cars
at Lcaman Place at 1 o'clock this after
neon. Dr. Leaman examined the wound
and thinks no bones are broken. The man
was taken te Columbia, where he has a
family, at 2:34 this afternoenn by -Dr.
Leaman aud Mr. Dysinger. This was the
first trip Able had made en the read.
Convalescing.
Prof. Chas B. Keller, principal of lhe
Strasburg high school, who was se seri
ously ill a few days age that it was feared
he could net recover, is getting better
slowly and is considered out of danger.
During his illness Miss Landis, one of his
assistants, has charge of the school.
Change of Schedule.
A new schedule gees into effect en the
Pennsylvania" railroad en Monday. The
changes arc as fellows : Mail west at 10:35
a. m., instead of 10:30 ; Columbia accom accem accom
odation east at 9:15 a. m., instead of 9:10,
and Harrisburg accommodation at 6:50
p. m., instead of 6:25.
Fmcers Cat.
Carolina Rich, employed at Dedge t
Sen's cork works had several fingers
badly cut this morning by having them
caught in a cork slicer. She was taken te
her home and attended by Dr. Davis.
Meeting of Peer Directors.
The regular monthly meeting of the
beard of peer direction; was held this
morning. A number of bills were ap
proved, but no ether business of impor
tance was transacted.
rel Icemen's Fay.
The city policemen received their pay
te-day and are correspondingly happy.
Personal.
E. A. Smith, the business agent of Dr.
bur, i3 lcsistcrcd ut the Stevens house.
INSURANCE.
Wil-
ValUl Afwssment Companies vs. lieathiied
Speculative Concerns.
Deathbed speculative Insurance is ncaring
ita.cnd. The state department of insurance is
about te squeeze out of it all the life there is
Ictt. It has run its day, and will seen sink
into utter disgrace, and die of Its own rotten
ness. While tliis is cause for rejoicing among
nil honest people, care should be exercised te
discriminate between the valid assessment
cempanici that guarantee specific amounts
anil pay all their lessei in full, and the gam
bling concerns that have brought such odium
upon insurance. These concerns were origin
ated and have been operated te swindle the
people.
Their plans were such as te deem them te
speedy failure. Their distinctive features
were: 1. Te accept risks en all ages up te 8
years, regardless et insurable interest. 2.
Great recklessness as te the health e'f the risks
accepted. :t. Xe classification et policy hold
ers. 4. Pay en a death, only as many dol
lars as an assessment Drings, less 15 te 25 per
cent, for cost of collecting. The result was, as
might have been and was expected by seme:
1. A. tremendous rush of new business for a
few months, thereby placing thousands of dol
lars el commissions Inte the pockets el the
general agents. 2. A tremendous mortality.
3. Immense forfeitures. 4. Paying only $25 te
$75en claims where from one te three thousand
dollars was expected. 5. Fnilurcand disgrace.
Net se with valid insurance companies
among which the U. it. Mutual Aid society et
Lebanon, Pa., stand first. It was chartered
by special act of the Legislature, March, Jll.
1S69, and was net organized under the law of
1870, as arc the deathbed companies. Frem the
llrst. It guaranteed the payment of the face of
its certificates of membership in full. Its
charter prohibits accepting risks aged above
sixty-live years. It requires a c ref ul medical
examination and insurable intcrest, and ac
cepts only first-class risks. It has paid mere
than 1,100 death claims in full, aggregating
mere than $2,500,000. It arranges Its numbers
in classes, the number in each class net ex
ceeding 1,103 members having an average age
of net mere than forty-six years. Its assess
ments aregraded according te the age et the
members and warn a death occurs, only mem
bers of the class iu which the death occurs aie
or can be assessed te pay that less; and ir the
assessment docs net realize sufficient te pay jk
the claim in full by reason et the class net
being tnll, the deficiency is supplied from tl 9
anttual payments. Already about $100,00 have
been supplied in this way. Classifying the
members protects them agaiut being unjust
ly assessed, and it enable tlw society at any
time, should a lack of new business make it
necessary, te dissolve classes and merge them
into ethers, thus furnishing it with the means
under all circumstances of enabling the so
ciety te meet its obligation.
Just new, while the papers arc full of news
respecting the rottenness and failure orassess erassess
ment companies, justice demands that the dif
ference between the deathbed concerns and
assessment cempan'es like the U. II. Mutual
Aid be pointed out. This company has hail an
existence- of morn than twelve years: luu paid
all claims against it promptly and in full, and
N going en doing an honest business; while
the concerns that are bow tottering te the
fall, have only had an existence et from one te
two years. The V. I!. AH Jmtrnnl, long age
raised a warning voice, denounced the grave
yard business, and predicted its speedy end
ing in disgrace, and many are new learning te
their sorrow that its predictions were only
tee well founded.
Amusements.
This Evening's Shoie.tU evening Snel
bakcr'a Majestic Consolidation will nppcar in
the opera house. Tlie company advertises
among its people the follewing: Mule All
Kight. Virgie Jacksen, Murray Jt Murphy,
Rrcce, Hush & Keece, the San Francisce quin
tet, and many ethers.
sl'iJi'iAi. tmrtvBH.,
;e te II. i:. Ceciir.'u'.s pruir store, I.T7 North
Queen street, for .1fr.. V-Vcewan'-t Xieur Aa
tinnal Dues. Fer brightness anil durability et
eoler.aro uii:-iiialed. Celer (nun '2 te j pounds.
Directions in Knglish and German. Price. 15
cents.
Keep your faiuilv well supplied with " Sel
lers' Cmigh .vrup." Vc it iu time: you will
avert bronchial una pulmonary affections, i",
cents. dllnid.tw
Aletnrv.-ii Aleitierait :-ietlier!:
Are you disturbed at night aud breUt-n of
your rest by a ie!c child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain et cutting teeth T
Iff.-., go at iiisej and get u Imttle of 3IKS
WINSLOW'S SUOT1IINU SYUUP. It will re
lieeo the peer little sutlerer Immediately de
pend upon U;lhereis no uiNtake about it.
There is net a met her en euith who Ii:ls ever
used it, who will net telt you at ence that It
will regulate the bowels, and give rest te the
mother, and relief and health ! the child,
operating Ukeinrtglc. It Is perfectly sate, te
use in nllciiT, nnd pleasant te the taste, and
is tlie presciiptien et one et tin; eldest am!
beat female- physician and nurses in tht
United Stale-?, ileld everywhere: SSccntaa
bottle. "lurMvd&wM.W&tt
HENRY'S CAIMIOL1C SAL.VK.
The best Salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcere, salt rheum, tetter,chappedliaud,
chilblains, corns aud all kind:? el skin erup
tions, freckles and pimples. The salve is
guaranteed te give perfect yatlslactlen lis
every case or money refunded, lie sure you
get Henry's Carbolic Salve, as all ethers are
but Imitations and counterfeits. Price i"i cents.
Sold in Lancaster at Cochran's Urug Stere,
137 and 133 North Queen street.
A Heed Angel's Visit A Tale of "Kekii
dalis."
lilanche called en Kate, one pleasant day,
aud found her fad and sighing, dearest friend,
once bright and gay, new .scarce could keep
lreiu crying; ter, '-eh," hIiu siM, "'tis a dis
grace te see with screlulu, my face me badly
marred!" then s-aid her friend, ' Kesadali.s will
your troubles end." lilanchi: called en Kate
netherday and found her once mere blithe
and gay. her face as radiant, Hkin us lair, as
any maiden's anywhere-. Fer skin diseases
and impure bleed, there's nothing in the
world se geed us Uesadalis, it drives away all
skin disorders, humor, nay, it tones the sys- -
tern, cures your ills and hanishes ull doctor':!
bills! Sold iu Lancaster at Cochran's Urug
Stere, luTand ISO North Queen street.
iy30-lyileed&w3
It is a loellsii mistake te confound a remedy
of merit witii quack medicines. We have used
Parker's tJInger Tonic with tlie happiest re
sults for Dyspcp-da and Debility, and knew it
te be a bteriing health restorative. Times.
nl-Imdeed&wccw
"What every one says must ba true." that
" Dr. Sellers' Cough Syrup" has no equal for
coughs and colds. Try it. Prlce i" cents.
nl-IiiiilAw
Ouinine ami .rscnis
Ferm tlie basis of many el the Ague remedies
in the market, and are the last resort et Phy
sicians anil people who knew no better medi
cine te employ, ter this distressing complaint.
The cllccts et either et these drugs are de
structive te the HVdcm, producing headache,
intestinal disorders, vertigo, dizziness, ring
ing in the ears, and depression of Unconstitu
tional health. Arm's Aeub Cbiw is n vegu
table discovery, containing neither quinine,
arsenic, nor any deleterious ingredient, and is
an infallible and rapid cure for every form el
Fever and Ague. Its effects are permanent
and certain, and no Injury can result from its
use. licsides being a positive cure for Fever
and Ague in all its forms, it is also a superior
remedy ter Liver Complaints. It is an excel
lent tonic and preventive, us well as cure, of
all complain' peculiar te malarieus, marshy
and miasmatic districts. i!y direct action en
the Liver cud biliary apparatus, it stimulates
the system- te a vigorous, htallhy condition.
Fer sale by all dealers. d3-l wiloedft w
" sklu Diseases " Cured by Dr. Swayne's
Ointment.
What is mere distressing than an obstinate
skin disease, and why persons should suffer a
single hour when they have a sure cure in
" Swaync's Ointment " is past our comprehen
sion. The worst cases et tetter, itch, salt
rheum, or tint annoying complaint, itching
piles, yield te its wonderful all-healing quali
ties. Pimples en the face aud blotches en the
skin are removed by using this healing oint
ment. Perfectly safe uud harmless, even en
the most tender infant. Itching Piles-Symp- -.
toms are moisture, intense itching, particu- '
larly at night after getting warm in bed ;
ether parts are sometimes affected. Swaync's
Oinlnientsplcasuiit, sure cure. Dr. Swayue A
Sen, SI North Seventh .street, Philadelphia.
Pa., te whom all letters should be addressed,
sold by all prominent druggists.
eett-T.Th&F&w
Hurrah! Fer Our Side.
Many people have lest their Interest in poll
tics and in amusements because they are se
out of sorts and run down that they cannot
enjoy anything. If suclipeisens would only
be wise enough te try that celebrated remedy
Kidney- Wert and experience its tonic and ren ren
eva'ing effects they would seen be hurrahing
with the loudest. In either dry or liquid form
it is a perfect remedy for torpid liver, kidneys
or bowels. Exchange. nW-lwd&w
Lieutenant-Commander Gerringo iu bring
ing the Obelisk te New Yerk has performed
indeed a monumental work. Se has Dr..C. W.
Hensen. et Baltimore in curing the nervous
disorders of the world, with his Celery and
Chamomile Pills.
There 1 a llalin in Gilead. The success
which has marked the introduction or Cream
llalm, a Catarrh remedy, prepared by Ely
Bres., Owego, N. Y., is indeed marvelous.
Many persons in PKUten ami vkinlty an;
using it w lt'.i most satisfactory results. A lady
down town is recovering the sense or smell,
which she had net enjoyed ler fifteen years,
through the use or the Balm. She had given
up her case as incurable. Mr. Barber, this
druggist, has us8d it in his family and com
mends it very highly. In another column a
young Tunkhannock lawyer, known te many
of our readcr.4, testifies that he wascuicdet
partial deafness. It is certainly a very effica
cious remedy. Piltsten, Pa , Gazelle, Aug. 15,
1879.
My son, aged nine 3'ears, was afflicted with
Catarrh ; the use or Ely's Cream Balm effected
a complete cure. W. V. Hamxa, druggist,
Easten, Pa. Price 50 cents. dl-2wdeed&w
File and Mosqulteea.
A15c.be.vOt "Bough en Bats" will keep a
house free from flies, mosquitoes, rats and
mice, the entire season. Druggists --A
, Kaonemy.
A fortune may be spent iu using ineffectual
medicines, when by applying Themas' F.cloc F.clec
tric Oil a speedy and economical cure canb:
effected. In eases et ihetimatism, lame bacic,
bodily ailments, or pains of every description.
II affords inctaat relict. Fer sale at 1I.B. Cechj
run's drugstore, 137 iierth 0,ucen street, Iau-castcr.