LANCASTER DAILY iJSTLLLIGENCElt MONDAY, DECEMBER 12. I8il.
Hatuastet Intelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 12, 1881.
The "Citizen Republic aw."
Jt is :i very embarrassing position, in
deed, for the Citizen Republicans, and it
is no wonder at all that they de net
knew what te say about it. The prob
lem before them is te purify their party
of Senater Cameren and the ether lead
ers who at present control it, and who
arc at present sustained by the Republi
can president. It "would seem te be
quite a desperate undertaking, and its
diiliculty seems te be appreciated by its
engineers, who have very little, indeed,
te say since it has become clear that
their president net only does net see
things with their eyes, but is, moreover,
net at all inclined te halt between two
opinions in reference te political affairs
in Pennsylvania. The Press finds
tongue te say that it has no doubt tfcat
the story of Arthur's interference in
the coming gubernatorial nomination in
Pennsylvania is entirely groundless;
but we fear that the Press, in se saying,
knew that it was saying what it did net
believe. There might be room for doubt
if the president's purpose was proclaimed
only by his reported words, but there
cm b? no mistaking the logic of facts.
Arthur has made Cameren the mouth
piece of his policy, and there is te be no
conciliation in it. The " Citizen Repub
licans" who supported the ticket of their
party nt the last election because it was
their party ticket will again be offered
theopperl unity of voting for men they de
net like ; and they will be kept at the
work until they learn te like it or until
it becomes se loathsome as te drive them
out of their parly. These Citizen Re
publicans have plenty of notice that
there is no room left in the political
licM for them. They must fall back into
the ranks of the regulars and learn te be
Stalwart Republicans, or belt away with
Wolfe, and endeavor te overturn the
party from ils foundations. It is silly
te talk of any middle course in view of
the revelations as te the disposition of
the president ; and as seen as the slim
mest sort of an excuse presents itself
the most of the Citizen Republicans will
embrace Stalwartism and its lleshpets.
It is this conviction which has ruled the
president's policy. lie believes that the
best way te keep the Republican party
strong and solid is te beat back or drive
out its soreheads ; and that new, at the
commencement of the renewed lease; of a
four years' term of power, is the
most fitting opportunity te dress up
the party ranks for the next na
tional battle. Probably the policy
is geed, but it is hardly geed enough te
be successful. The Republican party is
tee old a tree te endure such vigorous
pruning. It would die anyway it may
be, but in its present condition of health
and strength it is net likely that ncAvand
vigorous sheets will spring forth from
the wounds in its trunk left by the lopped
off branches. There is no telling, how
ever, te what dcirree Republican sub
iiiissiveness may net extend when
starvation is threatened. Possibly Ar
thur aud Cameren may net misjudge
the temperament of the '' Citizen Re
publicans" of Pennsylvania, and may be
right in their conception that they will
all come in like whipped spaniels. They
certainly showed a decided trait of this
disposition when they swallowed Baily
se submissively, and it may be that they
will stand any amount of kicking
without leaving the party. In truth
their capacity in this regard is what they
especially seem te pride themselves en,
as they declare that they want te light
and be whipped all the time within the
party lines. It is a singular taste doubt deubt
Iess,but there is no disputing about such
things. There are very queer people in
this world.
(one. Hut 'el Forgotten.
Considerable time has elapsed since
the Exit miner gave out that .Jehn L.
Jacobs, of May town, had net only voted
the Republican stale ticket at the late
election, but with some of his friends
had come into the Republican camp,
bag and baggage, te stay. Mr. Jacobs,
by his failure te deny the accusation,
confirms its verity, aud justifies the sus
picion which was aroused by the notor
iety of his voting for Baily. Jacobs is
of a great deal less harm te the Demo
cratic party out of it than in it. He lias
been a Blowhard, imagining himself a
" war horse " for some time, but it has
been an open secret that, with all his
loud professions of Democracy, Simen
Cameren could lay his hand upon him
and direct his political actions whenever
he saw fit. Last summer Mr. Jacobs was
very anxious te be considered a Demo
cratic candidate for county commis
sioner. "Where he was best known the
suggestion of his nomination met with
most disfavor, and the illy-cencealed
desire of a little clique of Republicans
that he should be nominated effectually
dispatched any ghost of a chance he ever
had te deceive the Democracy. Jf there
are any ethers of his kind around May
town, or any who could be inlluenced by
his example, they need net stand upon
the order of their going ever into the
Republican camp. They have net far
te go and they will find themselves in
congenial company, but if they unpack
their " baggage " leek out for a political
peitil 'nee in the camp.
.Made His Own lied.
Seme of the newspapers are disposed
te be jocose, and ethers appear te be se
riously indignant at the place assigned
te the Lancaster county congressman in
Speaker Keifer's distribution of his com
mittee chairmanships. Mr, Smith,
though one of the eldest members, is
given a much mere insignificant place
than when he was one term junior of his
present standing, and under the dispen
sation of a Democratic majority in the
Heuse. Tliis is the reward our repre
sentative gets for making his peace with
his enemies. The Cameren faction has
always fought him, aud,after his last ex
perience, it was natural te suppose that
lie would net sheath his tomahawk and
gather around the Cameren council fire"
and go en the war path with the Winne
bago chiefs after the scalps of 1 lie: Liber
als, whose candidate was IflKKOCk. Rut
he did. lie put en the unit rule yoke.
He allowed himself te Ijc transferred,
aud new the Cameren faction, at whose
instance Keifer makes up his commit
tees, puts Mr. Smith where he cau de
them the least harm and himself the
least geed.
Gekiiam, who pursued Garfield with
Guiteau-like malice, if net with fire
arms, new gives out that he has the new
president's confidence te such a degree
as te justify him in writing open letters
conveying te the Virginia political
combination what are and what are
net Arthur's views and wishes re
garding the election of a United States
senator by the allied Repudiatienists.
Gerham may also be able te inform
waiting Republican senators whether or
net the new administration wauls him
elected secretary of the Senate, as had
beeu previously agreed by the Republi
can caucus, and which was net carried
out because the Senate was a tie. Several
Republicans have said they would never
vote for Gerham because of his treat
ment of Garfield. But they may net
have heard from the White Heuse and
if Gerham has any confidential informa
tion from that source he had better com
municate it at once.
Tin: present lighting of the city is" in
adequate. The oil street lamps de net
givc enough light. Neither did the gas
lamps. The city should be sufficiently
well lighted te save pedestrians from the
danger of falling ever obstructions that
may happen te be en the pavements in
such crowded thoroughfares as Centre
Square and the streets leading te and
from it. That danger was net obviated
last winter ; and it is still experienced.
Bids for electric lighting are wanted.
Tiikv ay Cyrus W. Field's new combi
nation paper will boost his brother for the
presidency in 1884. Se '.
And new the cranks who ply the papers
with uuciackable nuts want te knew
Lady MacbtUCs first name.
Tin; president wrote his message en
mourning paper. An idea te preachers for
funeral sermons.
With singular aptness the patent out
siders arc publishing a ragged weed-cut
pntrait and made te-order sketch of
Speaker Keifer under the Shakspaariau
aphorism, "Sonic are born great, seme
achieve gicatacssand seme have greatness
thrust upon llicm."
Tin-: children of the New Yerk public
schools read in a history supplied by the
commissioners, this .sentence, attributed
te the New Yerk Tribune : " Whenever
any considerable section of our Union shal'
deliberately resolve te go out, wc shali re
sist all coercive measures te keep them
in." It is just as well the 7 'ribunc should
be reminded of this.
Tin: Washington Republic regards with
mingled wonder aud indignation the agility
and impudence of Jehn Sherman in intro
ducing iu the Senate a bill for refunding
the national debt at : per cent., almost
precisely fcimilar te the bill which, as sec
retary of the ticasuiy, he induced Mr.
Hayes te "veto less than a year age.
Whether as greenbaeker, hard money
man or refundcr, 31 r. Sherman always
manages te catch the popular wave a little
behind the crest and te be carried out by
the under tow.
Bosten beasts of the intelligence of a
Scotch terrier which barked at the deer of
the Honueepathic hospital until it was
taken in and had its brekcu leg bandjsged.
Lancaster is ahead of Bosten even in ea
nine intelligence. Years age, after Dr.
Alice had treated a broken arm for eue of
the Cosgrevcs, his deg, which had visited
the doctor's office during his master's
treatment, eue day brought a fellow-deg,
suffering with a broken leg, and had the
doctor set it aud then trotted off with the
relieved animal, man-like never returning
te pay Esculapius his fee.
Gov. Sr. Jeiix, of Kausas, lccently gave
a "lowing description of the successful
operations of the prohibition experiment
iu that state; but new comes the Hen.
Charles Robinson, a staunch New England
leader in Kansas, aud an original temper
ance man, aud denies the governor's state
ments. He asserts that driukiug is mere
common than ever, and quotes from lead
ing newspapers and from letters te show
that his statement is correct. But if any
confirmation was needed it would seem te
be supplied by the governor himself, who
has issued a proclamation declaring that
there exists in the cities of Atchison,
Leavenworth, Tepcka, Wyandotte and
Dedge City a combination violating the
law prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating Iiquers,aud offering re
wards for the arrest aud conviction of
members of said combination. He also
offers a reward for the arrest and convic
tion of any policemen, city marshal or
county attorney or ether officer guilty of
failure te perform the duties imposed
upon him by said law.
Tin-: destruction of the Ring theatre in
Vienna, Austria, of which a graphic ac
count is printed en our first page, though
raukiug among the most awful conflagra
tions of history, in the destruction of
human life, is net without precedent. By
the burning of the theatre iu Amsterdam
in 1772 there perished 800 souls ; in Sara Sara
gessa 1000 were lest in the same year ;
aud the following is a complete record of
similar calamities siuce that memorable
year : 1781, Paris, Palais Royal, 500 ;
1794, Pisiue, Istria, 1,000 ; 1807, Louden,
Sadlcr,s Wells (false alarm), 18 ; 1811,
Richmond, Va., 01 ; 184C, Quebec, Royal
theatre, 40 ; 1853, Londen, Coburg thea
tre (false alarm), 10 ; 1863, Edinburgh,
Theatre Royal, 28; 1807, Philadelphia,
American Varieties, 15 ; 187G, Brooklyn
theatre, 281 ; 187C, Rouen, Theatre des
Aits, 10 ; 1870, San Francisce, Chinese
theatre (false alarm), 17 ; 1878, Calais,
France, 10 ; 1878, Ahmednugger, India,
40 ; 1881, Crenstadt, Russia, 8 ; 1881,
Nice, Fiance, 01. Of theatre fires only 12
per cent, have eccuircd during the per
formance, but 59 per cent, have occurred
during the night.
Tin: New Yerk Independent breaks
down all denominational fences and boldly
avows its settled conviction that " Christ
established a church, and net denomina
tions ; aud He aud His apostles haled divis
ions, sects and schisms ; that any denomi
nation which expels a Christian or a
Christian teacher for any offense that will
net exclude one from the kingdom of
grace and glory is guilty of a profound of
fense against Jesus Christ, and that it is
the duty of every Christian denomination
te put itself iu such a high piano of
Christian fellowship and charity that ail
fences between them shall be removed,
aud that they shall coalesce, as it were, in
a single drop of flowing silver, which
shall reflect and net distort the face of
Christ. It is true that this cannot be en
the present basis of denominations, if
their constitutions are strictly carried out.
But progress is made by degrees. Eccle
siastical constitutions become worn out.
Liberty comes te be granted in every sect
te differ mere or less from its published
formula;. What the liberty shall be is
determined by the consensus of its mem
bcrs, and finally by nothing eke." In the
language of the New Yerk Hun the Inde
pendent with mere or less lustre " shines for
all."
PEEbONAL,.
' Pinafore" Sullivan is te be knight
ed.
M. Gambetta, the new premier of
France, is only forty-four years of age.
Mrs. Jane Guev Swissiiklm puts " no
presents " en her daughter's wedding in
vitatiens.
Clerk of the Heuse McPiikrsen, after
beating Rainey, gcuoreusly appoints a col
ored messenger.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Howe's scmi-ccnlcn-nial
of his cntrance into the ministry or
curs the eeming New Year.
Mr. Oscar Wilde is said te be negotiat
ing with a manager for a scries of icstketic
lectures in this country. The fee he de
mands is $200 a night.
Juki-' Davis, accompanied by his invalid
wife, has returned from Europe and is
visiting Louisville friends. His daughter,
also with him, is a tall young woman,
with dark hair and eyes, an extremely pale
face and an expression of intense reserve.
TluvPhiladclphiaiVcsssays : " Clement
B. Guuni:, of Lancaster county, is having
his handsome residence en Walnut street,
near Twenty-first street, in this city,
beautifully frescoed and decorated previous
te the marriage of his youngest daughter
with a New Yerk millionaire."
Mr. Paul Tvlune, who proposes te
donate $1,000,000 te cducatieu in New Or
leans, is a native of New Jersey, who made
his money in the Crescent cil.y by selling
ready-made clothing and investing iu real
estate, which he bought low, has held
long, and is new very valuable.
Cel. C. J. Arms, formerly of the Exami
ner, has issued the first number, of a new
illustrated weekly called Life. It is a neat
quarto, with colored advertisements en
the last page, and illustrations, and aims
at meeting the demand for dignified seci
ety gossip, interspersed with agreeable lit
erature. After a leug aud bitter contest ever the
will of Edwin P. Christie, the founder
of negre minstrelsy, who died in 1802, and
the will of his son, E. Byren Christie, a
decision has finally been rendered in which
the heirs of the widow of the former arc
entitled te some $35,000. Edwiu P. Christie
left originally an estate of about $200,000,
but through litigation the major portion
has passed into the hands of the attorney.
"Miss Grundy" writes te the Philadcl
phia Times : " Being in such deep mourn
ing for Mrs. Randall's sister, Mrs. Burnett,
ex-Speaker Randall's wife and daughter
will mingle little, if at all, iu society this
winter, which is much regretted. I think
Miss Randall the best talker for se young
a person I have ever met. Her conversa
tion, while always ready aud psrfectly un
studied, invariably shows the results of
thought and reflection.
Dr. Bliss is met with the plump declar
ation of Dr. Boyuten, certified te be true
by Mrs. Garfield, that ' en the 8th of
August, while in the president's bed
chamber, in the presence ef his wife, he
said te me that he never at any time made
a request that Dr. Bliss he his attending
physician, that position having been occu
pied by Dr. Baxter for several years, aud
that he has no recollection during his
present illness of having sent for Dr. Bliss
and did net knew hew Tic happened te be
in the case."
Arthur's bed-chamber in the renovated
White Heuse is certainly bluer than words
cau paint it. "Imagine an intensified
combination of robin's egg aud turquoise
blue lavishly applied te the weed work of
the deep, embrasured windows, as well as
te the inside blinds, aud by no means neg
lecting the ether wooden surfaces in the
room. Imagine, still further, a pale blue
and silver paper covering the walls and
the luxurious lounge aud easy chairs cov
ered with delicate blue andgeld satin"
and then your imagination has run out of
blue.
Obituary.
Jehn T. Adams, of Medford, Massachu
setts, father, in-low of Secretary Hunt,dicd
yesterday, aged 7C years.
Captain Themas II. Hay, U. S. A., died
en Saturday in Bosten, in tlic 58th year of
his age.
Colonel Henry G. Stebbeus, the eldest
member en the roll of the New Yerk stock
exchange, died in New Yerk en Friday
night, aged 71 years.
Brigadier General Benjamin Dana
Fearing, a soldier of the late war, died
in Marietta, Ohie, en Friday, aged 47
years.
Brigadier General Edwin R. Babbitt, en
the retired list of the United States array,
died en Saturday at Fortress Menree. He
was nearly 90 years of age.
General Henry B. Banning, cx-cen-
grcssmau from the Second district of
Ohie, was found dead iu bed at his resi
dence iu Curammsvillc, in that state, last
.Saturday morning. He was 47 years of
age.
Perilous llalloenlng.
Au English government balloon iu charge
of Captain Templcr, accompanied by Mr.
Walter Powell, member of Parliament for
Malmesuury, and Mr. uaruner, ascended
from Bath and descended at Bridport. The
balloon struck the ground heavily, and
Mr. Gardner aud Captain Tempter were
thrown out and injured. The balloon then
rose with Mr. Powell, and was seen again
ta decend at sea. Nothing has since bcen
heard of the balloon or Mr. Powell.
Terrible Railroad Collision.
By a collision at Canenbury, en the
North Londen railway, seven persons
were killed and mere than sixty severely
injured. The train was crowded with
passengers for the city and had stepped at
the tunucl at Canenbury. The cause of
the collision is explained te be that the
signal man was uuaware of that fact and
pcrmitttcd thrca ether trains te fellow,
with the result that all came in colli
sion. A Keiuarkable Coincidence.
Philadelphia Times.
There is a painful similarity of names iu
the criminal records of Philadelphia and
in the list of Philadelphia clerks in the
Washington departments.
m m
What Will Yeu De About It?
Philadelphia Press.
It is unjust and injurious te General
Beaver that he should be presented as a
machine candidate, picked out in advance
by any set of managers and forced upon
the party.
OUK CONuRESSHAN.
Given an
lnsignlHcant Chairmanship.
N. Y. Sun.
WelL well, that must have been a
hard
trade that Mr. Keifsr made with Den
Cameren's clan. Here is a Pennsylvania
congressman named Smith who is mad
bcause he has only been appointed chair
man of the committee en mileage, instead
of te the head of a leading committee. By
the way, who is Smith, anyway '.'
Will Have Company.
Washington Cor. Baltimore Sun.
Speaker Keifer announced the appoint
ment or two committees today the select
cemmittee en the death of President Gar
field and the committee en mileage. The
latter committee is one of the most insig
nificant committees of the Heuse, and Mr.
A. Herr Smith, of Pennsylvania, who is
put at the head of it, is quite disgusted,
and considers that he has net been treated
with proper consideration. Mr. Smith
has been a member of the Heuse for eight
years, and had a perfect right te expect a
mere important committee, but he will
have plenty of colleagues te exchange
mutual coudelcnces with by the time the
committees are all anneuuecd.
Knows What is Expected ertllin.
Philadelphia Times.
Speaker Keifer evidently understands
what is expected of him. The men who
made up the slate of chairmanships put
Congressman A.IIerr Smith, of Lancaster,
down for the chairmanship en mileage, a
slight which was quite as bad as it would
have been te give him no cemmittee at all.
Mr. Smith is serving his fifth term in
Congress aud is inclined te think that if
he has any chairmanship it should be one
of mere importance than that of the com
mittee en mileage. It is only when we
get down te the small points of Mr. Keif
er's pregramme that we observe hew care
fully it was prearranged by the men who
net only made it, but made him.
May be TaUeu as an Index.
Washington Cor. Pittsburgh Pest.
Iu the last Congress Mr. Smith was the
leading Republican member ou accounts,
which is vastly mere important committee
than that of mileage. The duties of the
latter body are merely te feet up the mile
age of members by simple arithmetical
calculation. Smith thinks he is capaple
of better things than doing this dry, mon
otonous figure-work, and is as mad as a
hornet about his appointment. The milk
iu the cocoanut is that Smith is a Garfield
mau, a kicker against Cameren, and was a
warm supporter of McPherson for clerk.
This may be taken as an index as te hew
the Blaine and Garfield Republicans will
fare at the hands of the new Cameren
speaker.
STATE ITEM3.
Philadelphia manufactures niure ear
tcts than the whole of Great Britain, aud
two thirds of all made iu the United
States.
Mrs. Cassie Ralhbun, a domestic, aged
21, shot herself fatally iu her employer's
heuse at Shamokin. She had been mar
ried six years, but was deserted by lm
husband. Wm. Reylcy, an aged citizen of Lock Leck Lock
pert, Erie county, died lately, and his
widowed daughter, and faithful attendant,
Mrs. Sarah Raved, has gene crazy ever it
and will die.
A Montgomery ceuuty school maim,
aged "5 ami lair, lias fallen desperately in
leve with a tcn-ycar-etd boy, iu knee
breeches and long stockings, in Norris
town, and writes bin; most gushing let
ters. On the inclined plane at Hardscrabble
coal mine, near East Brady, Sebastian
Seybcrt was rildng up en a ear whichhad
been put en the wrong track ; the down
coming car struck it, cut it loose aud
whirled it 140 feet down the plane, killing
Seybcrt.
The Norriste'.vu Times is already begin
ning te talk about having the biggest local
circulation, and at the same tirae gives
itself away by telling that it will put
itself en file at every tavern iu the county.
There need be no limit te the circulation
of a gift paper.
The brewers of Philadelphia have em
ployed a detective te ferret out lest,st rayed
or stolen beer kegs. Te firms doing an
extensive busiucss the amount paid for
new kegs in a year is se large as
it an object that every effort be
te make
made te
recover the missing property.
Alfred Moero and .las. Werk, will suc
ceed Frcd'k G. Welbert aud M. Hall Stan Stan
eon in the gas trust of Philadelphia, having
been nominated by the Republican council
caucus ever the ring nominees by a com
bination of the Reformers, who were for
Moero, with Dave Lane and his friends
who backed Werk.
In Philadelphia a little cirl named Mur
ray, only fourteen years of age, lias beeu
married te a blind mau named Patrick
Murphy, :.gcd fifty years, who has made
his living for years by begging. 'The mau
makes as high as fifteen dollars a week,
and has saved a considerable sum of
money. He was led through the streets
by the child he married. He says he mar
ried her because he was accustomed te her
aud wanted te have a claim upon her.
Up iu Franklin, Venango ceuuty, the
wife of Rev. B. Lloyd has been raised
from her deathbed, it is claimed, by prayer.
She had been given up by the doctors, but
her husband asked the various churches
te pray for her recovery and while he was
praying with his (lock iu his church the
sick woman arose, dressed herself and as
tonished the congregation by walking into
their midst, though she had net been out
of her bed for six months.
LATEST NEWS BY MAIIi.
Virginia sheep raisers are moving for
a high tax ou dogs.
Ellen Moony, of New Yerk, given te
drunkenness has been beaten te death by
her drunken husband.
Twe sons of Jairus Tilton, of Exeter,
New Hampshire, were drowned ou Satur
day while skating.
West Turkey is plagued with locusts,
and the government has destroyed 1,G20
tens of them iu Kenia.
Daniel M. Carslakc, aged 55 ycais,
just returned from a trip te Philadelphia,
dropped dead in Bordcntewn, New Jersey,
en Saturday night.
The box factory or Becker, Brether &
Sens, in North Frederick street, Balti
rfmore was burned yesterday afternoon.
The less is estimated at $25,000.
The Seutii Brooklyn oil works were
destroyed by fire en Saturday, the blazing
oil making the canal run with flame for a
while. Less, $20,000.
Smallpox is still spreading iu Chicago,
despite the preventive measures of the
authorities. Nine new cases were report
ed en Saturday.
Fer assistant secretary of the treasury
the race is between Chas. E. Ceea, of EI
mira, N. Y., new in the treasury, and ex
Congressman Gilfillan, of this state.
The well known stallion Kentucky
Wilkes, bought by his present owner a
year age for $10,000, received injuries
while running away in Bosten, which will
it is feared, render him useless.
Steward Crump, of the White Heuso
told Mrs. Garfield that Cook Lucy Fowler
was a thief. New that there is a new
regime the cook who was discharged,
sues for $10,000 damages for the alleged
slander.
A four-jstery brick building, occupied by
F. Stout & Sen, at Indianapolis, Ind.,
fell in yesterday, owing probably te heavy
weight en the upper floors. The building
is a total wreck, and the goods it contain
ed are much damaged.
A section of a freight train en the Cin
cinnati Southern railroad ran into another
section near Kismet station, Tennessee,
yesterday morning, killing the engiueer,
fireman and brakeman. An engine and
several cara were wrecked.
A difficulty arose between Christian
Duffy and Jehn Gunyon iuthe latter's sa
loon at Osceola, Oliie. Gunyon's wife
handed Lira a club and he beat Duffy
whi'.e tha woman hammered him with a
beer mallet, killing him.
On Monday, December It), the manage
ment of the Thalia theatre, in New Yerk,
will give a matinee, the proceeds of which
w ill be sent te Vienna for the benefit of
sufferers from the fire iu the Ring theatre.
Subscriptions will also be received and
forwarded by cable order.
It is understood at Richmond Va.,
that the differences in Readjuster circles
have all been quietly arranged, and all op
position te the nomination of Captain 11.
II. Riddleberger as United Slates senator
has been withdrawn, se that the caucus
te-morrow night will nomiuate him with
out trouble. t
Jerry Ausbrooks of near Gallatin, Tex.,
was sitting with his family about the fire
side when a ball fired under the window
sash from without struck him iu the head
and he fell dead. It is supposed that he
was murdered by illiet distillers about
whom he had given information te the
authorities.
A Geed Sliswlng.
Philadelphia Times.
The only district of the city that kept
Neble up te the party line, was Randall's,
and that was done with considerable con
fusion in the ranks. Randall's district
gave Neble 2, !)2e majority ever Baily and
2,903 majority for Majer Veale. Randall's
majority in the district was 2,010 in 187G ;
2,747 in 1878, and 3,771 in I860, but the
vote of 1880 wasn't a test party vote, as
the Republicans belted the Greenback
coalition. Hancock's majority in the dis
trict was 15,270, wheu the Democrats
polled the fullest vote they ever cast, aud
Neble's 2,92:j, en the light vote polled,
was relatively a larger majority than Han
cock received.
making Cotten Uoedain the Seuth.
The Jehn P. King manufacturing com
pany, with a capital of $1,000,000, will be
organized December 28, at Augusta, Ga.
The stock has been subscribed ever $100,
000 iu Bosten, New Yerk and Philadel
phia, and the balance iu Augusta. This
makes nearly $2,000,000 subscribed for cot
ton mills in Augusta inside of three years.
All the mills in that section have made
ever fourteen per cent, en their capital
within the last year.
An liisane Weman Kills tier Husband.
In Milwaukee Mrs. Fisher suddenly be
came insane aud, getting possession of au
axe, attempted te brain her four little
children. Her husband, in trying te save
the children, received a blew which laid
his skull bare He is alive, but cannot
possibly survive. She had become jealous
of him because she saw an announcement
in the papers of a contemplated marriage
of a person of the same name as her hus
band. . An Industrious Man.
The president sat up all one night last
week te answer his letters, with the aid el
several secretaries. His correspondence
get ahead of him while he was at work
upon his message, until there were nearly
two theusaud unanswered letters.
LOCAL IOTElLltifiNCE.
OltlTUAKY.
Death et William Millar.
Win. Millar died at his residence, Ne. 18
North Queen street, last evening about 0
o'clock, iu the 55th year of his age, after
an illness of considerable duration.
Mr. Millar was the only seu and last
Mirviver of the family of the late Dr. Jehn
Miliar, a prominent physician of this city a
quarter of a century age. and previously a
surgeon iu the British army. On coining
te America he settled in Lancaster, and
here his son William, the subject of
this notice, was born. He attended the
best schools in this city, and finished ins
education at Londen Greve academy.
When 18 years of age he made a trip te
Ireland, being sent out by his father te dis
tribute some mouey due the heirs of the
estate of Wm. Beys, of which his father
was au executer. While abroad he took
occasion te visit the former home of his
parents, aud made a tour of Ireland, and
points of interest in Great Britain and the
continent. Ou returning te Lancaster he
built a machine shop anil foundry (which
new forms a part of the Penn iron-works)
aud entered business in connection with
the late David Fellcubaum under the firm
name of Millar & Fellenbaum. The business
was continued successfully for several
years, when M. Millar sold out his interest
te Mr. Fellenbaum and engaged iu real
estate and stock transactions. On the
breaking out of the war in 18G1, when the
government was badly in need of small
arms, he entered into partnership with
Henry E. Leman, and the firm altered
thousands of old-fashioned muskets into
arms of mere modern and efficient pattern.
In the year 1870 he formed a partnership
with 11. L. Zahre, aud under the firm
name of H. L. Zahm & Ce., carried en the
jewelry business quite extensively for
about nine years. Mr. Millar, at the end
of that time, purchased Mr. Zahm's inter
est, but retained him as manager for a
year longer, and closed the business by
selling out at auction. Fer a year or two
past, being in failing health, he lived
retired, and died finally, as stated above.
Mr. Millar was a shrewd, discreet and
successful business u:an,and added largely
te the patrimony left by his father. He
was a man of line taste, and having much
Icisurcdcvetcd a great part of it in deco
rating and beautifying his North Queen
street properties, in eue of which he put a
fine marble front (the only ene in this
city), aud in the rear of the ether he ar
ranged a beautiful flower garden, in which
he took great pride, as he did in the quaint,
old-fashioned furniture with which his
dwelling house is filled.
Mr. Millar was a Presbyterian and took
much interest in church affairs. He was
for years a trustee of the First Presby
terian church, this city, aud was the fust
secretary of the Seuth Queen street Pres
byterian Sunday school and chapel, and
continued te fill the position for several
years.
In politics Mr. Millar was a Democrat,
and adhered te the party and its principles
with great tenacity through evil and
through geed report. He never sought
political preferment, but was occasionally
put en the Democratic ticket, and served
in the city ceuucilsand ether miner offices.
Sudden Death.
Mrs. Susan Lutz, wife of Geerge Lutz,
saxten of Lancaster cemetery, tlied rather
suddenly yesterday morning about 1
o'clock, at her residence, East Lemen
street near Lancaster cemetery. Mrs.
Lutz was of fragile figure, and had been in
delicate health for seme time, and en Sat
urday, having been rather indiscreet in
her diet, was taken with cramp, and being
very debilitated died of sheer exhaustion.
She was an amiable woman, and was well
known and well-liked by the thousands
who have visited the cemetery since her
husband has been sexton.
Jame Peeples' Funeral.
The funeral of James Peeples took
place this morning at 9:30 from his resi
dence en Vine street near St. Mary's
church. The remains were tftken te the
church where solemn requiem mass was
celebrated by Rev. Dr. McCulIagh. The
funeral was largely attended. D. A.
Altick, Daniel McLaughlin, Jehn A. Deyle
and H. J. Hegencr were the pall-bearers.
The interment took place iu St. Mary's
cemetery.
AF MATTERS.
The Seiw rrein SaUabury.
Christmas is coming, and no snow vet
well, we all knew that.
The Pennsylvania railroad company's
surveyors were in town last week survey
ing the "Gap cut." It is thought the
cempauy will commence work at deepen
ing the " cut" in the spring. The thought
of tunneling the quicksands of the Gap is
entirely abandoned.
Samuel P. Bailey, esq., has beeu ou the
sick list. Oue of Henry Fex's children is
seriously ill with typhoid fever ; its re
covery is doubtful.
The Wesley Ministerial association met
in the M. E. chuich of this place en Tues
day morning, at 10:30. Quite a mini
ber of ministers were present. Rev. J. A.
Cooper presided, and Rev. C. S. Mcrvine
conducted the devotions. After the intro
ductory business was attended te au elec
tion for eilicers of thcassociatieu was held,
which resulted iu the follewing: Presi
dent, E. C. Yerkes ; Vice President, N.
U. Scoring; Secretary, J. W. Geigcr;
Treasurer, J. R. Baily ; Stauding Commit
tee, J. W. Geiger, E. C. Yerkes aud N. U.
Sebring. Rev. S. W. Gehrett gave notice
of his intention te move for an amend
msut te the constitution, chaugiug the
name of the association from Wesley te
Chester Valley. The afteruoeu session was
passed with discussions between the dif
ferent ministers, reading of essays, &c.; it
was well attended by our citizens. The
next meeting will be held at Parksburg,
en January 3d, 1882.
A dance was held in Penn Monument hall
en Thursday evening by a company of
"merry, jelly" young folks, while ser
vices were being held in the Methodist
church across the way. While we de net
seriously object te dancing, we think the
young ladies and geutlemeu, if such they
may be called, might have gained them
selves credit aud shown much respect te
the church members, if they would have
postponed their party te a future time, or
held it a mere appropriate place than op
posite a church in which services were be
ing held at the time.
One day last week au individual from
parts unknown, who had been indulging
tee freely in " let's be merry," appeared
at the railroad station, and became some
what noisy, whereupon the ticket a?ent
politely showed him the deer. He took the
hint and left instantly, taking with him,
by " mistake" a model of a patented sau
sage chopping machiue, belonging te Syl
vester Kennedy. Presently Mr. Kennedy
returned and finding his patented chopping
machine was stolen, lie became excited
and immediately set about in search of tiie
thief aud his machine. He had net geno
far until he feuud ju.it the man he was
looking for, taking a quiet snoezo in the
fence corner, with the model under his
arm. Mr. Kennedy took the mode! and
left his friend te finish his uap peacefully.
The l'resbytcrlan Chapel.
The communion of the Lord's Supper
was last evening administered iu the Pres
byterian chapel by the pastor, Rev. J. C.
Hume, who before beginning his sermon
gave a short review of the chapel work for
the past eighteen months the length of
time he has been in charge, aud during
which regular services have been held.
Frem this it appears that there have been
received into full church fellowship W en
profession of faith and three ou ccrtiticate
from ether churches, while the average at
tendance ha3 steadily increased and be
come of a mere fixed and permanent
character. The attendance was large and
the service was listened te with earnest
attention throughout.
The Sunday school of the chapel is also
growing rapidly, and the room is new
scarcely large enough te accommodate the
number of scholars in regular attendance.
The Presbyterians ewe it te themselves te
enlarge the building at an early day and
thus give space for adult Bible and infant
class rooms, separate from the main room,
for which thcre is sufficient ground in the
rear of the main building.
I. lit el Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the posteflico for the
week ending December 12, 1SS1 :
Ladiesy Lint. Mrs. Susan Andersen,
Miss Jennie Andrews, Mrs. Albcrtiue Big
clew, Mrs. Cath Bankart, Miss M'unie
Fisher.Miss Katie Fliek; Mrs. Hannah Gor Ger Gor
eon, Fredericka Gasemann (for.), Miss
.Mamie Leenard, Mrs. Mary E. Manhartt,
Miss Madge Mosher, Miss Helen Perter,
Miss Annie Patcrsen, Mrs. Mary Rewc,
Mrs. Annie Scgner, Miss Nellie Vend lick,
Miss Melia Wanner.
Gents' List. James Adore, R. S. Ben
der, Jacob C. Bailsman, Albert II. Bard,
Geerge Cexy, R. Curns, Eph. Dull, Sam
uel Davis, A. S. Geist, G. D. Heldcn, Ro Re
bert P. Jamisen, Israel Jehns, D. C. Lau
dis, James McGarvey, James Pike (2),
E. L. Rossboro, D. Russell, N. N. Sonscn Senscn
dcrfcr & Ce., Jehn Segner, James R. Shel Shel
ite, J. Sherck, William Slater, Charles
Snyder, Adam Wanner.
An Upet.
On Sunday morning, between J aud 10
o'clock, as Gray bill Bender, of Mechanics
burg, this county, accompanied by his
wife aud child, was driving e:: North
Queen street, near Orange, this city, the
wheel of the buggy in which they were
riding caught against the track of the
railway, which caused the horse te become
skittish. While striviug te held the
horse one of the driving lines slipped
through Mr. Bender's hand, and the horse
became unmanageable and ran upon the
pavement, upsetting the buggy and
throwing the party out. Ncuc of them
were much hurt and the buggy was only
slightly damaged. The horse was at
once secured.
Sold at sheriff's Saile.
The heirs of Ann W. Mullen and J. P.
Robinson, having declined te take the pro
perty of said decedents, at its appraised
value the court issued te the sheriff an
order te dispose of it by public outcry.
The property consists of a let of ground in
Strasburg borough en which is erected a
two-story brick heuse with two-story back
building attached and ether improvements.
The assessed valuation was $2,200. The
property was sold en Saturday by Deputy
Sheriff Hunter for $1,850, te Mrs. Mary A.
Ebcrman.
Our Townsmen Abroad.
In a private letter from Naples, dated
November 18, M3J. B. F. Brcuemau says :
" I was quite surprised te meet Mr. Wm.
J. Fordney in Reme. He reached thcre
by way of Australia and Bombay, having
had a very long journey seventy-ene days
ou the ocean. lie came with us te Naples,
but leaves te day for Paris. I ue from
here te Reme and from there te the cities
iu the Mediterranean."
A Serious Fail.
Dr. J. W.Zall, the wcll-kncwn physician,
residing near Fairmeuut, Little Britain
township, is building a tenant heuse ou
one of his properties. On Saturday he
was walking en the joists, when ene of
them turned with him and he was violently
thrown, breaking one of his ribs, very
seriously bruising his face and blacking
his eye. He was able te ceme te Lancas
ter te-day.
Judge Livingston sworn.
His honor Jehn B. Livingston appeared
before the recorder this morning presented
his commission from the governor as
president judge of this district, and took
the official oath.
Making Way for a New Uuitdlng.
This morning workmen began tearing
down the carriage shop of Nerbcek &
MileyatDuke aud Vine streets. The
firm will erect a new building.
COLUMBIA HEWS.
OUK KEOULAK COltKEel'OJlECK
At the meeting of councils en Friday V
evening all the inembcis were present '
except Mr. Kistlcr. The finauce reported
as fellows :
UKCK11T3.
Ilalauce en hand per last report fl.Uia 11
Proceeds et note i.-jcs 07
Kcnts of Auditorium -JJ3 in
'iruiidicnt market rents a; -,
Annual " 71 yt
Errer Oct. pay roll 1; ;
ilershey, tax collection ler ISTe" 45 se
1STT t. -.1
'-.a......... I il
" " " " 1S7 g or
" 179. 4:llll
Ceekiiw, " " " 1). 11s i
" " " " ISSl MIM
Total.
y$ s:
KxrEXDlTVKES.
Orders paid inuc last report
a - c
Ilalanceen hami $.:,is: :i
They also reported that the repairing of
streets, etc.. had cut down their balance
in bank very much, and advised that as
little repairing as possible should lie done
within the next three mouths. They find
that $1,800 of the 0 per cent, borough
beuds will be due April 1st, 1S82. They
recommend that the treasurer should be
authorized te negotiate a Icau of $2,500,
maturing in 20 years, at 1 per cent, inter
est, frce of taxes, interest payable semi
annually, te pay off the $l,S00 bend, ma
turing April 1st, 1SS2. and te liquidate the
7,000 of the borough's ".eating debt. The
report was accepted.
Tax Collector Ilershey, having com
plied with the icquuciiicuts of council,
and deposited the whole balance with the
treasurer, was icleased from his obliga
tion as collector for lS7t.
The property committee repotted seme
work done te the school 100111, formerly
occupied by Chief Burgess Sneath, new
by J. T. Y'iugcr. A cast-iron drain was
eidered tj be placed en the pavement en
Seuth street. Propesal1; for a piano for
the opera house were submitted te the
council. I
The wagts of engineer Seurbcer were
raised from $1.25 jwr day te $1.50, the
chauge begiunint lK-c. lt, lbSl.
A general d:scus.s:eu ensued wheu the
subject of buying a piano for the opera
house was brought, up. 3!:ijer Yecuin and
Postmaster Mullen were present as repie
scntatives of the G. A. R. I'e.st A letter
from II. W. Gray, of the Suemaker piano
cempauy, was read and j;ave uuiveisal
satisfaction, and was als-e exceedingly
kind. He edered them a $1,000 concert
grand schedule phine for $G0O, but $2C0
would be deducted as a picscut from Mr.
Gray; or a $500 cabinet grand for that
price, but still $200 was te be taken oil" as
present, making the cost of the piano te
council $:J00. "The lattci .style was ac
ccpted, and ordered immediately.
Several streets have been lepaiicd.
The fire committee reported that tin;
hcw cugiue for the Vigilant tire company
would arrive about the first of the year.
One fire was reported, the Ragtewu blaze.
They also efieied a suggestion from Mr.
(5. L. Beyer, superintendent of the Shaw
nee furnaces, in regard te the establishing
of a new file alarm system. If a lire
breaks out in the vicinity of this furnace
thealaim will be sounded by their whistle,
which will be takeu up by the Susque
hanna rolling mill. If near Grubb's furnace
their whistle will give the alarm. Frem
there the regular alarm will be sounded
by the telling of the opera heuse bell.
The suggestion was a geed oue but no ac
tion was taken upon the matter.
The gas and water committee reported
that several lire plugs weie out et order
and should be fixed. The lamplighter was
ordered te clean and repair all lamps, if
needed, once a mouth, and for doing thir. -
should have au inciciu-e el" .salary of $1.25
Repert accepted.
The sanitary committee leperted every
thing in geed condition, and that they had
received bills from the doctor for vaccina
tieu during the smallpox scare. As this
was a matter of money aud interest, and
astheie was no ether business of import
ancc te transact, council adjourned te
meet next Friday cveuin.'i.
The Borough Budget.
William Bogart, alias Myers, was at
rested yesterday afternoon at the epeia
house, for .stealing a watch and some
money from a man 1 'imed Themas C.
Murry. Beth were f 'ii Harrisburg.
They weie taken te Squire Yeung's etlice,
but that officer net being present, Begait
was removed te the lockup, te await his
trial. It is reported at present writing
that a compromise had been effected aud
the tiiief released.
Contrary te the auueuncemcnt that the
corner store of the St. Jehn's Lutheran
church would be laid at 2:10, that service
did net occur until -li-HK Hundreds of
persons had gathered ihcie at the ap
pointed time, aud after waiting an hour
or se, left in disgust. '. 'i?y a lew outside
of the members of the chui tat were pros
cut at -1:30. The serviee-t were apprepri;
ate and very interesting.
Rev. C. S. Gerhard" .sermon en the
"opera house and entertainments," was
listened te last evening by an attentive
and interested audience He does net run
entertainments down, as was supposed he
would, providing they were of a moral
tone. "Hazel Kirke," " My Geialdine,"
" Mascot le," and such, he thinks are
proper. But there are certain perform
ances that are immoral. He advises that
a scries of lectuies be given, similar te tin:
Marietta ones. Lecturer don't pay in
Columbia.
The machine shops of the Shawnee fur
nace are supposed te be haunted. Oneniht
last wcckMessis. Herace Boyd, Wm. Wil
liams and Charles Swaitz were working
when they thought they heard a noise
similar te the meaning of a person 1:1
great agony. They stepped and listened,
aud thinking it was the machinery stepped
it. The noise continued. The men weie
badly scared. As yet the mystery has net
been explained.
Our streets were very dark and dismal
last night, as the wind was blowing very
strong aud the gas lamps gave a peer
light.
As Miss Lille llinten i-: a Columbian by
biith aud a beautiful and accomplished
actress, she should have a full heuse, iu
"Leah, the Forsaken," te-morrow even
ing. .Mrs. E. E. West, of LImiru, N. Y., is
visiting Mrs. Jehn A. Sladc.
Columbians arc getting wild ever the
" fancy chicken craze." A. R. llougen lleugen llougen
deblcr has just bought a set of leghorns.
I le ought te join the Lancaster County
Poultry association.
Mr. Rebert Wadle, formerly of this
place, new of Han isburg, is in town visit
ing fiiemls.
Officers Kcceh and Dysingcr arrested
tive bums this morning.
Bogart was taken before Squire. Yeung
this morning, but as Suuimy did net ap
pear against him he was discharged.
W. W. Brown, brakeman en the Ce
Iumbia accommodation, has left that po
sition and gene te Philadelphia, te be in
structed in the duties of a conductor.
After a Iincri!i illness of several weeks
Mr. Scott Snvtier.tlicd at his father's, Mr.
P. Snyder (saddler), residence, of con
sumption, yestctday morning at 4:IJ0
o'clock. Mr. Snyder was a favorite with
all who knew him, and his death is much
regretted. He was a member of the Vig
ilant fire company and their engine house
is new drajied in mourning, in ho.ier of
their deceased aud respected friend.
Seme Marietta Lecal. 1
Twe fights occurred en Saturday even
iug and had it net 'been for outside inter
ference murder would have been commit
ted. Ike Hippie and Jee Bell, the latter
being under the influence of liquor, ex
changed het words, which resulted in a
rough and tumble fight. Bell -was beiug
worsted, aud seeing that he had no chance
with his opponent, drew a pocket kuife