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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE! TbLSDAS, DECEMBER 13.1881.
Hancastn: Entrllfgencer.
TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 13, 1881.
Twe Geals in the Sheep Feld.
In the section of his executive sep
tette of "Citizen Republicans" Chairman
Lee, of the Continental hotel conference,
naninl Mr. S. W. Pennypackcr, of Phil
adelphia, and Mr. Themas W. Phillips,
of Newcastle, Lawrence county, pre
sumably as representative men of the
eastern and western parts of the state,
for membership of the committee, these
two constituting two-sevenths of its
voles and influence. But in the last
canvass Messrs. Pennypacker and Phil
lips were for reform without the party
lines. They went beyond the organiza
tion and tried te elect Neble by drawing
as many Republican votes from Baily te
Wolfe as they could, and in their rcsiect
ive communities their large influence
was manifested by a telling reduction of
the regular Republican vote. Their
appointment by the "Citizens' " organiza
tion is significant. They have net re
canted their faith nor confessed any
error in their conduct in the late cam
paign. Why then are. they recognized
and distinguished by an organization
which pretends te condemn their
methods ? Clearly because the " Citi
zens " knew that they must have the aid
of the " Independents " te accomplish
anything, and they seek affiliation and
court co-operation with an element of
their parly which they pretend te con
demn. They are willing te get the
chestnuts, but they want te take no
risks of the lire. It is net likely the "In
dependents" will allow themselves te be
put in this position of licwimr the weed
and drawing the water and then net
being allowed a seat in the house. Under
their present plan of operations the
"Citizens" would use the "Independ
ents " for all their purposes, but would
net assent te the candidacy of one of
them nor yield te the "Independent'" pro pre
gramme te accomplish reform outside
the party lines. These elements cannot
be harmoniously mixed.
The pre-arranged nomination of Rea
ver for governor is a test of the sincerity
and strength of these factions. If each
fellows out its announced purpose, the
"Citizens" will oppose his nomination,be
beaten, submit and be ground te pew
der in the future parly councils. The
' Independents" will make their pretest
against the Ring's domination at the
polls, and, whether successful or net,
will awaken the admiration and fear of
their fees. In such an issue the "Inde
pendents" have all te gain and the " Citi
zens" all le lese, and the inevitable re
sult will be that of the latter the chaff
will be winnowed back into the regular
organization, the sound grain will ledge
with the"Iudepcndenls." It then remains
only for the wise purpose and practical
action of the Democracy of the state te
determine whether an honest attempt
by honest Republicans at reform in slate
politics shall be a success and the com
monwealth's gain, or a barren ideality.
A Deserving Man.
Mr. Seoville, counsel for Guiteau, has
b)rne himself se manfully in his present
arduous position, beset with difHcullics
en every hand, that he is fully entitled
te the sympathy of the public in his
liuaucial embarrassment resulting from
the long and tedious trial of his brother-in-law.
Any lawyer could have under
taken Hits assassin's legal defense with
professional propriety, but his friend
lessness and Mr. Sceville's relationship
made it almost incumbent en thu latter te
assume a task which no ether seemed
ready le take up and in which few have
shown any disposition te assist him. Te
conduct the murderer's case capably,
and yet with justice te him, and net le
offend the popular sense, was an under
taking which would have staggered
most men, of whatever skill asatlerncys.
Frem Mr. Sceville's lack of reputation
and his own self-depreciation little was
expected in his stupendous task. Rut
the prisoner's offensive conduct and his
untiring interference with his counsel
have greatly aggravated the perplexities
of conducting his defense. Through all
of this Mr. Sceville has borne
himself well and, of all connected
with the trial, he comes out mestcredit
ably. It is, therefore, with regret the
country will hear that it has been such a
drain upon his slender financial re
sources as te compel him le trade upon
his notoriety by delivering u lecture, en
topics suggested by the trial, te raise
money te pay his own and his wife's ex
penses at the cheaper lodging house le
which they have been compelled le re
move. This is belter, of course, than
for him le "beat" the landlord, but it
must be very humiliating for a man who
lias shown himself te possess such' a nice
sense of the proprieties as he ; and it
would be only the decent Ihiug for peo
ple who appreciate decency te quietly
raise and present him with the money
necessary le pay his expenses at Wash
ington. Our Columbia correspondent gives in
detail the reasons why the railroad com
pany should supplement ils early news
paper train with timely connections west
of this city. Lancaster would be largely
accommodated, tee, by an early train le
Columbia and Yerk, with connections
for Baltimore and Washington. Rail
road enterprise which meets and accem
medates public wants will always pay in
the outcome.
T111J town of Yerk need net be afraid
of the Rapid Telegraph company run
ning " around" the borough because a
bend was asked te protect the municipal
ity from damages ensuing in the con
struction of the line. The line is built te
pay ils projectors net te accommodate
the public, and because an office in Yerk
v. ill pay an office will be put there, no
matter what the company blusters new.
Tii'i i: who believe in "psychomet "psychemet
ii; biography" and these who don't
hav: a '.'''l chance te test ite merits by
uf-u..m ,n',; Ui: character of cur towns
man, Dr. W. J'. J'ahnesleck, as sketched
:ls;'.vh.T; by a " psychometric biogra
pher.' with their knowledge of our es
teemed fellow citizen, his ways and
works.
There is a manifest disposition in
Washington, among cabinet officers and
ethers who are influential in the matter
of appointments, te treat with disfavor
the employment of women in the gov
ernment departments. This is net due
te the change of administration, nor te
any sudden policy, but it is the result of
a well settled and steadily growing con
viction, en the part of the closest .and
most earnest observers of the tendencies
of Washington life, that the presence of
a large number of women, from all parts
of the country, in the departments, many
of thorn freed from the restraints and
geed influences of home life, is
demoralizing te litem and te
many of the country's officials.
The frequent scandals which have
resulted from their presence and
their relations te public men, te whom
many of them arc under obligations and
in i position of dependence, is only a
small part el the general demoralization
with which residents of Washington are
familiar, as the atmosphere there is iol iel
luted with it. It is net denied that the
vast majority of government female
employees are virtuous, deserving women
and many unduly suffer reproach from
their .position. Te discharge them
would be te le work great hardship, but
whether en the whole great geed and
much gain te public morality would net
ensue from no further employment of
women in the public departments is a
question that is under serious censidera
tien by many who are the best friends of
the better sex.
Ajien; the charges against the man
agement of the .State Capital mutual re
lief association, supporting the motion
for its dissolution, is the allegation that
since January I, 1SS1, the directors
voted themselves about S 10,000 out of
the concern's profits. The directors
manifestly spelled mutual relief with the
biggest letters they could find.
Let net the cynic and pessimist say
virtue is without ils reward. A worthy
citizen of Columbia, bearing the humble
name of Smith, has risen by promptness
and excellence of drill te the exalted
station of eighth corporal in Ce. C. It is
reassuring te hear that the appointment
gives satisfaction.
A Wkst CuiTi:it paper, which sets
itself up for a political carpenter, and has
already worked out a number of .state
tickets for next year, is busy running an
"attorney general " for nomination in the
convention and election at the polls !
Axii new they have discovered that the
president, in his message, forget te say a
word about the census. If he lets all the
officials in that department stay en and
funis sonic way for them te seen get their
long everdue back pay they will forgive
his slight of their work.
Tm: new lirst assistant postmaster gen
eral, publisher of flic Burlington Hairhcyc,
had some experience editing a funny paper,
but he has only begun te appreciate the
humors of life since tlicre arc '100 presiden
tial pestmastcrships te be tilled, an aver
age of five applicants for each, many of
them females.
Makk Twain's speech in Canada n
international copyright, printed en our
lirst page, seems te have been appreciated
by the thick-headed humorists of that
region, whose sense of wit is hard le thaw
out. But, seriously, docs the comic orator
cvpccjfc literature te ever become as popu
lar as whisky'. If he does he is a cenfid
ing man.
Tiik Sunday law of Pennsylvania forbids
all persons te "de or perform any werldy
employment en the Lord's day, commonly
called Sunday, works of necessity and
charity only excepted." The supreme
court has recently had occasion, in the
case of Dale v. Knapp, te oxpeuud this law
with refcrence te the question whether a
subscription made en Sunday for the erec
tion of a church edifice is a work of char
ity within flic meaning of the statute.
The eemt leek the ground that it is such
a work, and, hence, creates a valid obli
gation that may be legally enforced.
IIkatiii-::. China wants te get rid of
the hideous dissipation of opium smekiu
that ruins millions of its people. Chris
Man England has a line thing of its India
opium culture ami trade witli China and
forces it with arms te take the drug be
cause in eighty years England has drawn
no lets than $800,000,000 from China as the
proceeds et opium delivered at the Chi
nese ports. And the present revenue
amounts te about $;53,O00,O00 yearly. We
should think this spcctacle would offset, a
great deal of Christian missionary work.
" Who are the heathen?"
It has long been a widely told and gen
erally believed story that Dauicl Webster,
in a speech at Rochester, N. Y., when he
was somewhat drunk, proposed te pay the
national debt with a silver half dollar,
then and there produced and tendered,
and, alluding te Genesee Falls, declared
that no people could be enslaved that had
a waterfall a hundred feet high. Rev. Dr.
W. C. Wilkinson set about investigating
the truth of this old and familiar .story and
reports that there is little or none in it.
Webster was at Rochester, made a speech
and praised its waterfall, but those.who
had the best opportunities te hear him
aud knew his condition have berne wit
ness that he never spoke better and moie
soberly. It was only late in the festivities
and when called out a second time that
Webster showed signs of overloading. As
ether public men have been accused of
being sick when they wcre drunk, it is fair
Webster should, even at this late hour, be
relieved of the charge of inebriety en an
occasion when, if mellowed at all, it was
long after the hour of his duty as au
orator.
In the Norristown case of a teacher en
trial for assault in having flogged a school
boy, Judge Ress in his charge said, " Was
the punishment inflicted by the teacher
upon the pupil unnecessary, unreasonable,
or disproportionate ; if se, the defendant
was guilty of the charge." The jury
found that he was net guilty, and further
that the father of the child should pay the
costs. The Times of that place wisely
says : ' When we consider that the
child was but 9 years of age, and that he
was beaten ' black and blue,' and the of-1
fence committed was te drop aJ paae'd en
Iho fleer, it is simply impossible te rccen
cile the verdict with the charge, or what
would seem te be the law en the subject.
We are glad that this teacher mis let off in
this way, as we de net believe he could
have intended te be se sevcre in his pun
ishment of se young a child, no matter
hew great his offense was. Ne child of '.
years could deserve such sevcre punish
ment, and this narrow escape of the teacher
willpretea miming te ulletter teachers,
that if they leso their patience and whip
at all they may be convicted of assault
and battery and be lined and imprisoned."
If the facts wcre as the Times states them
aud it believes as it pretends te, we
would like te be told why it is glad the
teacher was "let off," and hew his acquit
tal aud the imposition of the costs upon
the complaining father " will prove a
warning te all ether teachers." The
Times arc out of joint.
PERGONAL..
A cable dispatch announces the safe ar
rival of Mr. IIknuy E. Johnsten and
family, of Wheatland, in Liverpool.
Mr. Jamks will retire en June 1, from
the posteffico department, for the purpose
of fulfilling a purpose long entertained, of
accepting the presidency of a bank in New
Yerk city. " President Arthur has a very
solemn responsibility resting upon him in
making choice of a successor te Mr.
James," thinks the Philadelphia Bulle
tin, but Mr. James is a very solemn man.
Rcprcscutative Tem Yoiine, the pro pre pro
ueuueed stalwart of the Ohie delegation, is
acting in a very unpleasant manner te
ward his Republican colleagues. He
announces himself as the controller of
federal patronage, and assumes all the
airs incident te such a position. He was
" positively rude " te Governer Fester in
connection with an application for a clerk
ship. Ames CVmmines wrote up some rollicking
interviews with Rufus Hatch for the New
Yerk Sun, which se pleased Uucle Rufus
that when the new Ionian 'steamship City
of Reme made its first return trip from
New Yerk te Liverpool " Uncle Rufus"
was a passenger and he took along as a
guest aud companion du voyage Ames
Camming?, pays all the expenses of the
flying European trip, aud pays Cummiugs
$20 a day in addition for the pleasure of
his society.
At this late day somebody says Amikkw
Jehnsen once told him " it was repre
sented in the papers that I rcfused te sce
Annie Surratt (the daughter of Mrs Sur
rat) when she came te the White Heuse,
the morning of thofexecutien. asking for
the pardon of her mother. The fact is
that I never knew it was Miss Surratt, be
cause a man named Muzzy, who had gen
eral charge of the White Heuse, came te
me and said that a crazy woman was
down stairs aud wanted te get in and sce
me, aud she wouldn't give her name, but
was crying and tearing her hair, and ex
hibiting all the evidences of insanity."
Joux McCuLi.ertiii has a great fondness
for children, and says that while acting
Virginius in Chicago, some time age, a
little girl who calls him "Uncle Jehn,"
watched his motions with eager interest
throughout the play. " Suddenly 1 saw
her shrink back in terror and she followed
my leek toward the knife. I saw her ter
ror becoming worse and worse, and then I
gave the fatal stab, and the curtain fell.
I saw her hide her head in her mother's
lap. I felt se alarmed for her that I went
te the box deer le reassure her. (hi open
ing it I found her still hiding her head.
Calling her softly by name, I whispered :
' Don't be alarmed ; it's only fun. I only
killed her in fun.' In a moment she was
running toward me, and calling out : 'Oh,
Uncle Jehn! was it only in fun'." She
threw her arms around my neck and kissed
me again and again."
Ress Raymond, a weli known New
Yerk newspaper writer, had a row with
Editor Connery, of the New Yerk Herald.
" I shall suspend you for a month," said
the managing editor. " Why net excrcise
the plenary powers vested in you by Mr.
Bennett and suspend me till the end of
eternity?" smilingly inquired Mr. Ray
mond, "If you talk that way te me I
shall . discharge you ! " exclaimed Mr.
Connery with dynamite dignity. " Aren't
you a little late about doing that?" re
sponded Mr. Raymond with perfect geed
nature, as iic put en his hat and walked
out of the office, te which he has net
since relumed. Mr. Raymond went from
his geed position en the Herald te a better
one as New Yerk correspondent of the
Londen Times, te which he was appeiutcd
by Mr. Walter during his recent visit ie
this country. The appointment was made
en the recommendation of Mr. Childs.
Early next year some sortef a commission
is le be sent out by the English govern
ment te make an extended trip le Hudsen
bay and the wild region surrounding it.
They are le be gene for a year or two aud
Mr. Raymond is te go along for the Times.
Press Correspondent F. A. Burr, who
has been ever the route of J. Wilkes
Beeth's flight tells hew he remained for
several days at the Garret house, passing
himself oil" for a crippled Confederate sol
dier ; and hew when the detective soldiery
hunted him down and set fire te the barn,
he steed in the circle of flame, leaning ou
his crutch and clutching his carbine with
a determination te sell his life dearly,
when he was shot in the neck by a soldier
who disobeyed orders in killing him.
The story of the Garrets was never told in
court, as the detectives feared they might
claim some of the reward offered for the
Lincoln assassins. Interesting in the same
connection it is te read that when, in 1809,
the remains of the conspirators were given
Christian burial, and when the lid was
lifted from Beeth's coffin his face was per
fect, with the exception of a small hele
about the size of a dime in each check.
His hair was in as geed condition a if he
had just ceme out of a barber's shop. In
taking out the body te place it in a hand
some rosewood coffin, supplied by his
mother, the head dropped off from the
body. Mrs. Surralt's face and form were
perfect, and she looked like ene in a nappy,
dreamless sleep. Her head adhered te the
body in the process et transfer. Payn's
body was greatly wasted, but Atzcredt's
when the army-blanket that covered his
remains was lifted up it revealed a shape
less mass of blackened bones and ashes,
with a bald and separated skull in ene
corner.
A Remarkable Case.
Iii Erie yesterday morning before day
light a man carrying au inscnible young
woman aroused Dr. Stewart. The man
acted very mysteriously and refused te
give names, but said the young lady had
swallowed laudanum. Dr. Stewart, be be
eoving her dying, sent the man for the
police. He never came back. Conscious
ncss returned te the girl, but like the man
she refused te divulge her name or that of
the person bringing her. Finally she con
fessed that she was Lizzie Hayes, cousin of
Representative Hayes, and that the man
was named Callaghan, a married man,
with a family. Callaghan, who has al
ways been considered a moral and respect
able man acknowledged taking her, but
disowns being her lever. The affair has
created quite a sensation.
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Kxpert Opinion.
Sixteen of the experts summoned en
cither side of the Guiteau trial have held
a consultation, at which it was fennd that
all agreed in the opinion that the assassin
is sane and legally responsible for the
murder of James A. Garfield. This num
ber includes practically the whele body of
experts new attending the trial.
JUDGE AMU 1CEPOKXKK.
TO Hat jra theOirenie and Who xtn the
Offender?
Fer the Intklliukxcek.
On Saturday morning an incideut oc
curred in the session of common pleas
court Judge Livingston presiding which
I have net seen noticed hi the public
prints. Whether this'omishien has been
made out of consideration for the court
or the court reporter I de net knew ; nor
de I care te inquire.
Howbeit when the court reporter of the
Examiner was about te take his accus
tomed seat he was publicly asked by Judge
Livingston what paper he lcpeitcd for.
The reporter answered that he was respon
sible for the " Court Proceedings " that
appeared in the Examiner. The judge then,
with much asperity, demanded te knew
why the reporter dared te publish such an
account as had appeared in that pajicr of
the proceedings in the case of "J. R.
Bitner vs. the County of Lancaster,"
which the judge denounced as incorrect
and calculated te mislead the public as te
the act of the jury in rcuderinglhcir verdict,
as the report indicated that the highest
estimate made by the witnesses of Mr. Bit
ncr's damage was $150 and the verdict was
for $575. The reporter answered that the
accusation made by the court was founded
upon amis statement, and, upon being chal
lenged by the judge te produce a copy of
the paper aud contradict him with the re
port, it was produced ; and it showed, what
I have since examined aud found te be
correct, viz.: That the case was re
ported with strict accuracy and fair
ness ; that in ene day's issue au
abstract of the testimony for the
plaintilf was fairly given, showing the es
timates of witnesses higher than the ver
dict, and that in the subsequent issue the
remainder of the case the defense and the
verdict was fairly reported ; aud that the
reason it was net all reported at once was
the very sufficient reason that the trial oc
cupied mere than ene session of the court
the same reason why the New Yerk
Herald docs net give its readers the whole
Guiteau trial in one day.
Judge Livingston's attention was, at
the time, publicly called te the fact that
the Bitner case was reported in the New
Era and Intklliekncei:, substantially
the same as in the Examiner. He replied
publicly that these papers wcre net then
represented, and he, therefore, had noth
ing te say about them.
I have net heard that since then Judge
Livingston has publicly said anything
about these papers ; nor that he has in
private, much less in public where he ad
ministered his severe hut unmerited rclmke
acknowledged that he erred, as he did,
when he charged the Examiner court re
porter with having made an incorrect and
unfair report.
Which is why I am impelled te say that
fairness, courtesy and a frank acknowledg
ment of error are as exemplary qualities
in a judge at least as in a court reporter.
And this is the opinion of mere than
one Mk.miikk ok thi: Bail
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
Freliiighuyscn's nomination for secre
tary of state was confirmed by the Senate
as seen as read.
A Rhede Islander at the age of forty
six, is a regular attendant at one of the
public schools, with a fair prospect of
graduating before his next birthday.
The official majority of Cameren ( Read
juster ) for governor of Virginia, as ascer
tained in the Legislature yesterday, is
11,710.
E. B. Mack, the New Yerk representa
tive since 1870 of the Cincinnati Uazcttc,
the Louisville Courier-Journal, the St.
Leuis lkpublicnn and Chicago Times, died
yesterday at iNew lerk.
Dr. Jeseph Bedes -Buchmaii, aged 70
years, aud Mrs. Cernelia Humphrey
Decker, aged GO years, were married last
evening at New Yerk, in the presence of a
large aud fashionable cempauy.
The Rev. "Francis A. Meirill, of the
Methodist. Episcopal church, died at Leng
Untuck last evening, lie was 71 years of
age, and had spout 50 years in tlie minis
try. Mr. Merrill joined the Philadelphia
Annual Conference in IS'll.
Charles A. Byrne, editor of Truth at the
tinie of the Meroy loiter business, gave
$1,000 bail in New Yerk yeslenlay te
answer a charge of embezzlement, prefer
red by Jeseph Hart, the present pioprieter
of Truth.
Coffee cultiue bids fair te become one of
the leading industries of Liberia. The
soil ami climate are eminently well
adapted le it, and thousands of tices are
being planted, while a ready market is
found for all the crop.
The statue of Sir Rowland Hill, designed
for erection in Londen, will be ready for
the unveiling ceremonies in July. The
committee in charge of it has directed that
the inscription shall be this: "Rowland
Hill. He founded penny postage."
An explosion of gass in the Creighton
house, at Bosten, blew out the glass front.
The marble fleer of the office was broken
in xicccs. A few person.; who were around
wcre slightly injured. Mary Conners, a
servant in the place, had her arm broken.
The fire which resulted from the explo
sion was seen extinguished.
Jehn Cavanaugh, jumped from the
Richmond & Petersburg railroad bridge
at the James river, receiving injuries from
which he died. He was intoxicated and
asleep, and it is supposed that en awaken
ing aud finding the train in motion, he
attempted te jump out, net realizing that
the train was crossing the river. He was
dashed te the rocky bed seventy-live feet
below.
Siviiullei'g.
Oscar A. Rice, the defaulting internal
revenue collector, who last week pleaded
guilty at New Orleans te embezzlement,
yesterday was sentenced by Judge Billing
te pay a line of tcu thousand thrce hundred
and four dollars, the amount of his defal
cation, and te serve two years at hard
labor.
Seneca Halloway, paying-teller of the
PeughkecpsiQ national bank has been
arrested. A partial examination of the
books shows that the shortage will amount
te between forty and fifty thousand dol
lars, which is about one-third of the
bank's surplus. Halloway was recently
elected county treasurer.
Joel Piper has been arrested at Ripley,
Tcnu., en a charge of swindling the Trav
elers' insurance cempauy of Hartferd,
Conn. He was insured at Quiucy, Ills. ,
in October, 1880, and two weeks later was
reported te be drowned while crossing the
Mississippi. Affidavits wcre made by his
wife and two-brethers-inlaw, but the body
was net produced. The company resisted
payment, suspecting fraud, and have suc
ceeded in finding the missing man.
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Electric Navigation.
A beat, eighteen feet long and five feet
wide, is in the course of construction in a
Paris ship-yard, the peculiarity of which
is that it is te be propelled entirely by elec
tric motive power. Its projector intends,
as seen as it is completed, te essay a trial
trip across the British Channel, from Bou
logne te Folkestone
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
AT BOaiK AND ADICIIAU.
Tbe Trail or Fire aud Kloed.
A fire at North Syducy,N. S., destroyed
eight buildings, involving a less of $100,
000.
Richard Leckctt, colored, a burglar, was
shot and killed at Reynolds, Ga., while
trying te enter a warehouse in that town.
A fire last night partially destroyed the
foundry and machine works of Richard
Wells & Ce., Falls Point, Baltimore.
The new exhibition building at Buenes
Ayrcs was blown down by a storm en the
leth ultimo, and great damage was done
te ether property.
William, Jeseph aud Jehn, sons of Jehn
Jehnsen, of Manitowoc, Wis., aged 8, 10
and 12 ycars.breke' through the ice en Sun
day and were drowned.
Jehn llagan w:is thrown from an ex cart
in Powhatan county, Virginia, breaking
his neck the third fatal accident in that
county within a year resulting frbm run
away ex teams.
A typhoon has visited the coast of Ton Ten
quin, and the waters of the sea and river
have inundated plantations, causiug im
mense damage te property and a great
less of life. Over 209 bodies have already
been recovered.
A body of masked men forcibly entered
the jail at Murfrcesboreugb, Tcnn., en
Sunday night and released Vance Wilseu..
who is charged with having murdered II
F. Odem, his father-in-law.
Grandison Harris was arrested at Au
gusta, Ga., yesterday for exhuming bodies
from the city cemeteries. This business
has been going en for seme lime, Harris
making steady shipments of bodies in
trunks te Atlanta for the medical colleges
there.
Themas Phelps, Mrs. Themas Dobsen
and daughter and Miss Dera West were
drowned while attempting te ford the Che
halis river, Washington territory. Their
carriage was overturned by the force of
the current. Jehn Ellis and his wife aud
child wcre drowned while attempting te
cress Seuth Crew creek, en Saturday
night. Ellis was a prominent citizen of the
county.
At Visitation valley, California, Peter
Pestariue called upon a young girl te
whom he was attached. Her brother, who
was strongly opposed te Pcstarine's atten
tion, found them together aud attacked
her suitor with a knife. Her mother came
te his rescue, when he assaulted her also.
He sevcrly injured his sister and wounded
her mother probably fatally. Pestariue
was also fatally wounded. The murderer
was arrested.
STATE ITBM3.
The less en Graff, Bennett & Ce.'s roll
ing mill, destroyed by fire at Rennett's
station, near Pittsburgh, en Sunday, will
fall little short of $1100,000, en which there
was $101,000 insurance.
Congressman Samuel Barr was in Phila
delphia yesterday. "Se far as he can sec
new the next presidential contest will be
between Arthur and Blaine en the Repub
lican side of the house."
The Bishop Demiuick Beneficial society,
of St. Vincent de Paul's Reman Catholic
church, Gcrmantewn, is anxiously looking
for its late treasurer, Michael Otis, who
has disappeared, leaving $192 of the socie
ty's funds accounted for.
Elva W. Chapman and Geerge A. Roll Rell
man, a married man, who eloped en the
2ed of November, were captured en
Sunday in Philadelphia by a New Yerk
private detective. Elva is a rather nice
looking girl of 18 years aud was employed
as cashier in her lather's photograph gal
lery, Ne. 110 Bowery, New Yerk, where
Heffman was engaged as photographer.
They locked up the shop and left with the
funds.
While a minstrel show was exhibiting
in Titusvillc several lads get possession of
AVc.stern Union envelopes and secured ad
mission te the show by pretending that
they were telegraph boys with messages
te deliver. The manager thought there
was au unusual amount of telegraphing
for a place the size of Titusvillc, yet he
kept en honoring the envelopes until the
manager of the telegraph strolled along,
and opened the manager's eyes te the ut
terly uttcrness of Titusville urchins.
rre:cli Visitors.
The French delegation visited the Mer
chants' Exchange at St. Leuis yesterday.
President McEnnis introduced them te
the members in a brief speech, and short
addresses were made by General Bourlan Beurlan
gcr and Commandant Del'usey, a grand
son of General Lafayette. Frem St. Leuis
they gote New Orleans, thence te Belize,
wheie tin y will make an examination of
the jetties.
LOCAL INTELLlliENCE.
XIi: LKAF.
Lecal Tolmc-ee Market.
Nothing new. Nothing doing weith
mentioning. Most of the buyers from
ether cities have gene home, anil say they
will net return until after the holidays
aud may be net. then. Our local buyers
are doing but little, and a majority of
them incline te "bear" the market for
the 18S1 crop. The farmers are stripping
leisurely, it being pretty well understood
that none, or very little, of the tobacco
already sold will be received till after the
holidays, and probably net a great deal
bought. This being the ease, it is reason
able te suppose that the crop of 1881 will
be handled mere carefully aud ceme te
market in better shape than any previous
crop The farmers who have net yet sold
their crops will have ample time aud the
best of reasons for asserting carefully, for
the competition among buyers is net great
and carelessly handled leaf will be apt te
be left in the lurch. The farmers who
have already sold will also be careful in
asserting and baling their crop ; for if
they don't the crafty buyers will give
them a world of trouble when delivering
day comes. Many of the contracts made
early in the season provide that the wrap
pers shall be of certain defined lengths
and that there shall be no white vein
among them. A siugle hand of "white
vein " or of wrappers shorter than the
contract specifies, places the grower, te
some extent, at the mercy of the buyer,
who will demand his pound of flesh and
don't you forget it.
We hear of only one sale of 1880 tobacco
during the past week. Martin & Fritz, of
Georgetown, Bart township, after a dicker
of a week or mere, have sold a packing of a
hundred cases or mere le Gonzales, of
Brooklyn, at private terms.
Teller Brethers have received a small
purchase of new loeso tobacco, and Frank
Pcntlargc will receive a few crops ea Sat
urday next. Probably a few ether small
lets have been received and ethers may be
before the holidays ; but there will be no
general movement of the crop of the
county until after that time.
The following sales arc reported : Levi
Landis of Leacock te Dillcr & Ruttcr. 2
acres at 35 cents through ! Gee. W. Ream
of Leacock te Mr. Lcderman, a let at '50,
12, 7 aud 3.
Closing the Uap.
Superintendent Kitcu has workmen em
ployed in repairing the water main at
Chestnut and Water streets, broken aud
plugged some weeks age during the blast
ing and excavating of the sewer trench at
that point. The water will be cut from
consumers in the vicinity for a short time,
but they will be notified beforehand, se
as te cause as little incenvicncr.ee as possible.
COLUMBIA HEWS.
OUtt KEGULAK VORBESFOMUEMCK
A New Train Wanted.
The citizens of Yerk want a through
train in the morning, that will give them
the Philadelphia papers earlier. Se de the
the Columbians. A short time age a paper
traiu was put en the 1. R. R., te carry
morning dailies from Philadelphia te
points west. Instead of going past Colum
bia it went by way of Mount Jey. By this
change we received the paper two hours
earlier. Sometimes most times the con
nection at Middletown was missed aud we
did net get them until the old time. The
Columbia accommodation waited at Mid
dletown two minutes. If the "paper
traiu " was net en .time at Lancaster, the
papers for towns west of that city te
.Middletown, were put oil" there and sent
up en the Harrisburg accommodation,
11:05. Mr. U. W. Thacher, of the 1'ress.
has been visitiug Yerk, Columbia and
Lancaster, in the interest of better accom
modations. The Yorkers sent a peti
tion te the Pennsylvania railroad, ask
ing for an earlier train. Columbians should
lend their assistance, as they will be bene
fited by it. The plan is this : Have a
train "made up" at Lancaster, as seen as
the " paper train " arrives there, te take
the papers for points west of Lancaster te
Columbia aud thence te Frederick. It
can leave at 0:30, reach Columbia by 7:00
aud connect at Y'erk with the Washing
ton express at 7:30. After the con
nection at Yerk is made, the new
paper train can, then go through te Fred
crick. Columbians would then get their
memiug papers at 7 o'clock. This would
net be the only benefit -derived. A
person in Lancaster new wishing te come
te Columbia or Yerk, unless he takes the
11 :10 a.m. train, has te take the emigrant at
5. The proposed new arrangements would
be excellent if perfected, and this could
undoubtedly be dene if our business men
would interest themselves as the Yerk
merchants have done. Let seme one start
the geed movement.
Ce. C'siyiiiiiaium.
The members of Ce. C, no doubt attract
ed te the armory by the new gymnasium,
turned out in goodly numbers last evening.
A number of ladies and gentlemen occu
pied the gallery. The drill was interesting
and the members appeared te be in the
humor of drilling. After drill a business
meeting was held. Seme things of im
portance were transacted ; among them the
appointment of a gymnasium committee ;
Messrs. J. D. Slade, L. K. Fondersmith,
Martin Smith and J. R. Henry, te leek
after and take charge of the ar
mery gymnasium. Ne outsiders will
be allowed te use the things. The gym
nasium is net yet completed, there only
being in use last evening, a horizontal bar,
striking bag, two sets of Indian clubs, set
of dumb-bells and a set of boxing gloves ;
mere will be added this week. Several
slight accidents have already occurred.
Martin Smith was appointed eighth corpo
ral, in place of B. II. Broemcll, who was
honorably discharged. The appointment
gives cntire satisfaction. Mr. Smith,
although net bcieg a very old member,
has, by his excellence in drilling, and by
being always present, deserved the prona prena prona
teon. Tlie HoreuKli Itudgvt.
Excelsior elocution club at Miss Mamie
Beckius's this evening. Lillie Hiuten at
the opera house te-night. The water will
be let out of the canal and navigation
closed te-morrow. It has net been open se
late since 1870. "Patience" en Saturday
night. Shawnee iurnace, Ne. 2, starts up
this week. Will the elite of Columbia
give a holiday ball ?
The Presbyterians will held their Christ
mas cantata two nights : Thursday and
Friday of next week. The benefits derived
from the first te go te the Fourth street
school, and these of Friday te the mission.
The Lutherans will have a special pro pre
gramme en Christmas Sunday.
Fourteen tramps were in the lockup
last night caught by the different officers.
Since Saturday morning eighteen have
been taken te Lancaster, aud the above
feunleen will go down te-morrow. Col
umbia is an unhealthy place for tramps.
Harry Clark received a terrible kick
from a tow-path mule yesterday afternoon.
He was cleaning out a stall when he was
kicked out of the stable nearly into the
canal, a distance of ten feet. His right
leg was badly fractured.
Tite work of unloading canal beats is
being hurried forward se that their crew
e in get home before the water is let out
of the canal. Very few beats He at the
canal shutcs.
Sergeant James Sweeney, of the U. S.
R. A., has tent te his patents a portrait of
himself from his present station cut West.
Till: UIC.VIIA.
itltss l.illie Illiiten as I.r.ih.
Miss Lillie Hiuten's first appearance in
Lancaster in her professional capacity,
which took place at Fulton opera house
last evening, was one calculated te favora
bly impress au audience'with her histi ionic
talent. Her impersonation of the title,
role of Daly's drama of " Leah the For
saken," cviiiccd a surprising degrce of
power, joined with a keen intelligence and
au adaptability te and grasp upon the
author's conceit. The part is an exceed
ingly trying one, calling for the most ar
tistic treatment aud delicate execution,
wljilc the element of rugged strength domi
nates the character in a marked degree.
These traits were exemplified throughout
her rendition, aud the the transition from
that phase of the character wherein slits is
represented as the gentle Jewish maid
en te the passages in which an insulted
womanhood is reflected was accomplished
with fine effect. There was no question
ing the favorable impression Miss ilinten
produced upon her audience. She was
thrice called before the curtain and au
elegant floral basket scut te the
stage at the termination of the
second act was a well-deserved tribute.
Miss Hinten is of youthful appearance,
with a bright, piquant face that sparkles
with intelligence, and whose gentle ex
pression docs net subdue its dramatic
force. Her success in Philadelphia is an
accomplished fact ; judging from the
capabilities indicated by her last night's
performance the future is bound te extend
the field of her achievements, aud matur
ing years develop the talents which may
be said te be yet in the bud.
The supporting cast was about the
average, Mr. Cliften's Nathan being im
bued with plenty of vim aud lire, though
his reading of the lines was uet infrequent
ly accompanied by a tendency te rant.
Mr. Herning, as Rudelph, was about as
mild-mannered a lever, even though he.
does prove a recreant one, as a body would
earn te see, and Mr. Cliften might trans
fer te him some of the surplus force which
his own acting displays. As Lercnz Mr.
Clayten was fair, and Mis.s Acesta gave
quite a pleasing rendition of the part of
Jfadelcna. The ether members of the
company performed their various parts in
sat isl'actery style.
The announcement made during the
evening that Miss Ilinten weuid return en
the evening of December 20th, and im
personate one of her best comedy parts,
was received with demonstrations of ap
plause. Tl:cj American Kupid.
The Y'erk town council, at its recent
special session, demanded a deposit of
$10,000 from the American Rapid tele
graph company, te secure the borough
against any damages which might arise
from the building of the line through
Yerk before the adoption el" the proposed
ordinance at the regular meeting in Janu
ary. Mr. A. J. Blnnchatd, traveling agent
of the American Rapid company notified
the company of the action takcn,-and has
received orders te proceed te build around
the town and net ceme into it.
JU.UTKk SESSIONS.
The Adjourned Term or Criuiluul Court.
Monday Afternoon. Iu the case of
Cem'th vs. Jehn H. Shread, charged with ,
tbe larceny of a keg of beer, the jury ren- -
dered a verdict of guilty. The court sen
tenced him te undergo an imprisonment
of 05 days.
Cem'th vs. Nathan Hartmait and Scott
Valentine, assault aud battery. The pros
ecutor was J. S. Billingsfelt, Adamstown.
Itartman has a cigar factory in Adams
town aud Valentine is his foreman. The
evidence showed that en ene day in Octo
ber last the prosecutor took a gun le IIih
factory of llartiuan aud a hey iu his cm
ploy, who claimed the gun, hid it. Hart
mau ordered him te get it, which he did.
Then there was a row about the gun, and
Hartmau told Valentine te take it out.
When he attempted te de se llilliugstelt
caught held of it and se did Valentine. A
scutfie ensued, iu which both men fell
down. Ne b'e ws were struck by any el
the men. The jury rendered a verdict of
net guilty, wih prosecutor te pay the
eests.
Cem'th vs. Jacob 11. Zimmerman, as
sault ami battery. The prosecutor was
Ames Snader. a man of 71 years, of Bow Bew
mausville, llrecktiuek township. The evi
deuce for the commonwealth showed that
en the lth of September last thu defendant
met him en the read and without provo
cation knocked lilm dev.u and beat him
badly. The defense was that the accused
only defcuded himself, having first been
attacked by the prosecutor.
Tuesday Morning In the the eae of
Jacob 11. Zimmerman, charged with
assault aud battery, the jury icndeied a
verdict of guilty. Sentenced te pay a line
of $10 costs.
Cem'th vs. Jacob Shicklcy. of this city.
The presecutrix was Rachel Jenes, a pon
derous coletcd woman who resides iu
Facgleysville this city. Thu evidence
showed that mi the 13th of September last,
Daniel Jenes, the husband of this woman,
was nailing a gate shut iu his fence iu
order te keep people from going te his
pump for water; his wife was with him
aud while they were at work Shickley came
along and after a few words picked up a
beard with which k" .struck the woman
in the face. Dan tenk te his heels and
ran. The defense denied having struck the
woman at all aud proved that they had
net dene se by several wilt. esses; several
persons testitied te the deiendenl's geed
character. Jury out.
Cem'th vs. iMary Tayler and Amanda
Tayler, colored, assault. The defendants
reside in Bart township, aud the prosecu presecu
trix, Rebecca Springer, testified that while
she was en a visit te the accused one of
them shook her fist under her (prosecu (presecu
trix's) nose and the ether attempted te
stiikc her. 1'eth defendants denied having
done anything. The jury found Amanda
net guilty, but te pay the costs in her
case ; Mary was acquitted with Rebecca
Springer, the presecutrix, te jay the costs.
Cem'th vs. Jehn Farrick, el this city,
fornication and bastardy. The prosccu presccu
ttix, Mrs. Clara Daily nee Smith, testified
that the defendant was the father of her
child, which he denied. The jury render
ed a verdict of guilty. Sentence deferred.
In the case af Jehn Wagner, charged
with assault and battery, who was prose
cuted by his wife, a vcrdiet of net guilty
was taken, with county for costs.
T'lie Jlomklile Ct-t's.
The case of Edward Sanders, charged
with murder, was continued until Thurs
day, en account of the absence of import
ant witnes.M-; for the defense.
In the ease of Win. II. Finney the lie
fensearu ready for trial, hut Mr. Reynolds,
who is counsel with the district attorney
for the commonwealth, in engaged down i
stairs, trying the Ilriekerville church "
case, which he cannot leave, aud the i''iu i''iu
ney case cannot be taken up until it is
finished.
Tite ILll.iLiker-L'oie isc.
Ye.Uerday when the ea?.c of Emanuel
Gundaker, charged by Edwaid Cele with
felonious assault and battery, v.'as'eonttnii v.'as'eenttnii
cd. It was shown that since the sheeting
Gundaker has made thieats. He was or
dered te enter into a it-cognizance te
keep the peace tewaids the eiti.ens of I he
commonwealth, and irp'-eially toward Ed
ward Cole. He gave l;il this morning in
the stun of $i00.
lltllc for it NiiW Ti i:il.
In the ease of F'ctterer vs. Iheiter,
which was tiied last week, a rule for a new
wasgranlid.
Sl-.ff OfcTlClALS.
In l?ie County Ct.iiimi .Iii:i.s J(Hce.
Yesteidaya meeting of the county com
inissiencrs was held te elect a mercantile
appraiser for the ensuing year. I'enimis
siener Montgomery n-miinated Jehn II.
Snyder, editor of the Latine', ('iiiiuis
sinner I 'obits said he had no nomination te
make, ami asked Commissioner IJusheng
te name his man. Cem mi .-.iener Busheiig
declined te nominate a c.nxli.lati: and left
the meeting of the be.ml. Thetetipen a
vote was taken and Mr. Snyder was elect
ed, receiving (he votes of Messr.:. Ceble
ami Montgomery.
Frank Griest, of this i,ily, who has been
agreed upon as clerk te the mv beard of
county commissioners who will take their
place:; en t he 2d day of January, called at
thucomuii.ueuer:' oilier, te-day and was
welcomed by Mr. Will. Iho retiring cleik,
who gave Mr. Griest. .some preliminary
iustrucii'iiis concerning the duties of his
office.
Solemon Shell, of Mount Jey, the pies
pective janitor of the court house, also
put in au appe nance this morning and
was shown thieiigh the building by V
Janitor Hunter, who is te retire at thu
cml of tins year.
Tlie Unlf: Men Company.
Mr. S. lleyd Martin, of Harrisburg, Pa.,
has made, and is new erecting in the gen
tlemen :i room at the Pennsylvania rail
road .station, this city, a very handsome
news stand, for the Union news cempauy.
The stand occupies the southwest angle, et
the room, taking in one window en the
south and one en the west. Tim entile
structure is of solid walnut, the counter
resting upon joiner work laid out iu very
prettily desigind panels. On top of the
counter are tin ei! large windows with cir
cular tops, tins frames being elaborately
catved, am! the lower sash filled with
cut glass. The wliole is surmounted by an
elaborately carvtd.p.nd ornamented cornice,
almost as high astlicceiling.and the top of
the enclosure is te be covered with a wire
screen similar te theso used in front el
plate glass wittdev.s. The work will be
finished in a day or two, and it is said the
railroad company intend te remove the
old settees that are new iu use iu the gen
tlemen's loom and substitute solid walnut
furniture, te eoiic.speiid -.villi the new
news stand. v'ni,-!i is said te bu the hand
somest along t!i-j line of the railroad.
l'iei:ir.tiiei, !- a Wetliliii; Peas.
KciuliiijfTiint-..
Last evrnh'g Mr. C. M. Grell cenlVe
tiencr, Ne. .sM J Vim s!r-er, was busy
making pi epilatiens for a fashionable
wedding that i:- e take place at, .Marietta,
Lancaster count v, this evening, Mr. Gruff
has entire cha- go of the refresh incuts, anil
will take wain-", etc., along. Three beau
tiftil pyramids of cakes, besides au abuutl
ance of ether tilings, have been prepared
fortheeeea-ion A large and beautiful
arch of fruits and flowers will be erected
in the parlor of the brid-i's residence, .Miss
Gcerciana Stohl, who is te be married te
Dr. E. N. St'iinp, both of Marietta,
Chicken Stelen.
On Satmday night, thieves r.telc a half
dozen chickens fiem the coop of Mrs. A.
P. Daily en Chmeh street. On Sunday
night they t ".ii.ed and took seven or
eight mere, and it is expected that they
will be back for the coop shortly.
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