LANCASTER DAILY IKTELLIGEjSCEK FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1881. Eaneastst ntclliacncei FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 23, 1881. The Pilgrims. Te paraphrase a well-worn aphorism, for these who like that sort of humor, the'humer of ''Mark Twain's "speech, at the New England society's dinner in Philadelphia yesterday was the sort of humor they like. Tins is the most that can be said for it ; but this is saying a geed deal. The Xew England so ciety's regular dinner en the supposed anniversary of tlue date of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers had come, te be quite an institution in Xew Yerk, where the descendants of these Pilgrim Fathers and oilier Yankees by birth or adoption met te glorify themselves, each ether and the virtues of their ancestors. The proceedings were read next day with mingled feelings of satisfac tion and envy by Yankees elsewhere, who shared in the old Pilgrim ances try, but had none of the modern Pilgrim feast. As the name Pilgrim has always been in favor in Philadelphia, that city of jury fixers and deliiiquenttux eflices con cluded te have a Xew England dinner of its own : and, te give it a geed send-off "Mark Twain' was made an invited guest and was brought en te make the funny speech. Sometimes Mr. Clemens is funny , sometimes he is dull : some times he is sarcastic. In what frame of mind and spirit of speech in was yester day can be best told from his spr-eli te the Philadelphia Pilgrims. In explanation of his remarks it may be recalled thai tin's genial humorist has a grudge against Xew England. At the Atlantic jMen'lihi dinner, in Bosten, he tried te be funny at the expense of such venerable Bosten gods as Emersen, Whittier and Longfellow ; lie toyed with their names and took liberties with their literary reputations in a manner that made the 15ostene.se leek as sad ami sol emn as that English company te which Mark Twain once said that he was total ly surprised at being called upon te make a speech, and then gravely unrolled his manuscript and read off his extemporaneous pesl-prandial discourse. With little better concealed seriousness this alleged humorist told the Philadel phia celebrants of the Pilgrim fathers yesterday that the Pilgrim descendants are " an untraceable and disputatious tribe " who never agree about anything but Iiosten. and that even their ances tors were " a mighty hard let ;' they skinned the Indians, they banished the Quakers under pains of death, and that their idea of political and reli gious liberty was te worship as they themselves required te worship, and te vote as the church required. This is saying, under the guise of hnmer, sub stanliully v.hattf udge IJIaek said' in his famous letter te Garfield. In that case the Xew Euglanders pretended te think the forcible appeal te history for the truth of facts, which bore se hardly against them, was induced by political motives. 1 1 remains te be seen hew they will take their last scarifying by one of their own adopted litterateurs. The Cede in Virginia The Virginia Legislature seems te be strongly of the opinion that the statute which makes duelists ineligible te eiHee isene which is ornamental only. It has passed an act relieving a huge number of citizens who violated the law in the late exciting election canvass from the pen ally it provides. A:; men of all parties were the violators legislators of all par ties wen the eondeners. Certainly nothing mere unwise could have been done. It the law is a bad one it should bs repealed ; bat if a geed one there Was nothing in the. circumstances sur rounding the violation of it by these whom this bill relieves which should exempt them from the punishment pro vided. It only happened that an un usually large number of politicians at this time have fallen under the condem nation of the law, and they sire accord ingly relieved without further reason. It is surprising that legislators are will ing thus ie stultify themselves. They leave a law en the statute book which they declare shall net be enforced. Of course, if such is their feeling it should be repealed. They can defend such leg leg lalien upon plausible grounds. There is no mere reason why a mass should be ineligible te eilice when he lights a duel than when he tights in any ether way. There is nothing particularly disgraceful in the duelle ; and the fact is that pub lic sentiment in Virginia applauds rather than condemns the actors in such en counters. 1 1 is nonsense te run counter te such sentiment in legislation. It is public opinion, net the statute books, which really declares the law ; " and the two should run together. If it is creditable te fight :i duel in Virginia, as it is, it is in vain that a statute seeks te make it discreditable by bailing the offenders from eui':e. We then only see such a reduction le absurdity a!s the pre sent nearly unanimousaclien of Virginia legislators in relieving the deliberate violators of the law, who offer no excuse at all for their offense. Among the of fenders is the newly-elected United States senator ; a fact which renders most conspicuous the absence of disgrace from a crime which the statute under takes te punish by degrading the of fender. Tine city of Xewark is attracting a geed deal mere attention than can be very agreeable te its people. The ques tion is whether there is an honest man in the town. It seems very doubtful at least whether there are any honest offi cials in it, either of the municipality or the corporate institutions. Jersey jus tice used te be thought very severe ; but it has net been successful in deterring from crime the very best citizens iu this part of its extent. It is but a few years since the neighboring city of Elizabeth achieved an unfortunate reputation. It may be that the trouble comes upon these Jersey towns because of their vicinity te New Yerk, of which in fact they are but suburbs. Gambling in Wall street has been the ruin of the Jersey men who were only smart enough te steal but net te give their stealings increase. The stock market is in a demoralized condition, as a result, most probably of the manipulation of large operators, who encourage an ebb in prices te reap the profit of a subsequent flood-tide. There is no apparent reason just new for any great depreciation in values, unless it may be in the stocks of the main lines through their strife. But these railroad managers have such a confirmed habit of reconciling their differences when they find their profit in it that their intention te injure themselves by a prolonged dis agreement may be reasonably distrusted. The business of the country is geed, its railroads are making money, and the time of the coming collapse is net yet by a geed deal. Tnc credit of Charleston, S. C. is se far improved that it;; 7 per cent, bonus have advanced from a market value of H iu 1879 te 105 new ; its 0 per cents from 78 te 100, and the -1 per cents from 5S te ?0. Twe important committees, it is said, will be created after the holiday recess, and Mr. Kassen has been reserved for the chairmanship of the mere important of the two. "These proposed committee; will attract a greater degree of public atten tion than any of the regular committees of the Heuse, and will be charged with mat ters of the highest national importance." Tin: Ice Man is making his rounds, but en four wheels. Ice six inches think is hauled through the sticets, but it was made last winter. The winter solstice is past and no new crop has been gathered. The days grew longer, the sun mounts higher, and the chances of even preserving the results of a geed frecza are new slim. Lay in your ice. while it can be bought at 'SO cents a cwl. Tin: in-: is te be a line light between the Stalwarts and the Half-lireeds ever the Pittsburgh and Wilkcsbane postelliccs The nominee for Pittsburgh is one of Chris Magce's strikers, and of course liayne and maybe Senater Mitchell will antagonize him. Congressman Scianten is backing a new man for the Wilkesbarrc office and Heyt stands by the incumbent. The ad ministration is expected te stand by the Stalwarts in both cases. lint, if In 1871, according te the returns of the agricultural bureau, the cotton crop amounted te ",800,000 bales grown en 9, 000,000 acres of planting, or at the rate of 2.00 acres for each bale. The. agricul tural bureau reports for the present year a planting of ever 1.1, 000,000 acres, and even if the yield is "as bad as in 1874," giving, but one bale te every 2.0G acres, the cotton crop for this year will amount te C,H30,000 bales, or about .".'JO, 000 bales mete than the estimates usually call for. It is reported that after the Citizen Re publicans held their conference in Phila delphia the ether day, " Senater Stewart said that they de net intend te place can didates in the. field in opposition te regu lar nominees, but te work for the purifi cation of the party. The question of the governorship was discussed, and it. was understood that I). .1. Meire!!, Generals Heaver and llartranlt, Jeseph I.. Caveu and Senater Themas V. Cooper, were named as suitable persons for the honor. General Heaver, it is said, is a special favorite." That is a wonderful collection of suitable person:;.' Caven and Cooper mi especially well. It loek.1; as though the Continental c.uiferep.ee was doing Cameier.'s work quite as well as the Washington ennfeience. Tin:nr. must be lively tinier, among the graveyard insurance companies up around Scraulen, and there, as in most ether sec tiens, the most disreputable men in the. community are at the nefarious business of insuring the lives of old people in the. hope that they may icalize by their early deaths. Frank II. Beamish, it seems, claims "that he and his associates have helped, and are helping, te In ing the graveyaid officers into disrepute, and in addition says that their company (the Comsteek,) is honest, aad that by the strict integrity with which they manage its a (fails, it is free from the stench that hovers around what he facetiously calls the 'graveyard shop.'" And new .senm parties of the same moral gauge, no doubt, get out a circular and send it bread cast, ever Urn state denouncing Beamish as a "liar'' and scoundrel" and hi:: company as a baud of thieves, insuring dying men abasing honest policy holders. ntd Tin: way in which Keifer made up his committees will net materially help the Republicans out of the dilemma in which they are placed by their slender majority aud painful lack of leadership. Me: cover the speaker has alienated the natural leader of the Republican .side, Kassen, who will net therefore be apt te help him out of parliamentary scrapes. On two occasion:;, already, the Democratic sharp shooters have made the speaker's seal a very " het. corner," and they make no se cret of their purpose te raise the black Hag after the recess, and go into the fight with the cry of "Ne quarter." In a contest, of this sort, Keifer will miss such leaders of tbc 4Cth Congress as Gaifield, Frye, Cen gcrand Ilawlcy ; aad, because of his slight upon the Democratic leader:; and his partisan composition of the elections committee, Hewitt, Cox, Springer, Citrtin, Ilelman, lileunt and ether Democrats of experience will make it het for Mister Keifer. PERbONAij. Cu.U'Nvr.Y I. Fiu.r.v's friends have plucked up hcait again, and are new talk ing about the interior. Congressman Sam F. IIai:::, of the Dauphin district, lives at Den Cameren's Washington house. The wife of ex-Justice Swayxi:, of the U. S. supreme cenit, died yesterday in Washington. The Easten Sentinel has been under the editorial nianagcmcut et Colonel D. II. ii-.ijia. im UIHI.V ciiis uuu us present sprightliness indicates that it profits by ins experience. It can be staled upon geed authority that the findings of the court of inquiry ih tue Cadet Whittaker case arc that he was guilty of cutting his own cars. It is net known what was the action of the judge advocate gcueral, but it is under stood that he approved the findings. Miss Minnie Cummings, the actress, who was arrested iu New Yerk en Monday night by the police en a charge of grand larceny preferred by her dressmaker, was arraigned in the Jeffersen Market police court yesterday, and after an examination was discharged, the evidence failing te sustain the charge. The new Chinese minister, Chixg Tsas Yc and wife, members of the legation, and a number of servants reached Wash ington te-day. The party consists of 23 persons, 11 of whom are servauts. The wife of the minister is the first Chinese lady of rank who has visited the United States. The legation will live at the Ar lington hotel until the permanent quar ters are ready for occupancy. A parlor and suite of rooms, including a private dining room, have been handsomely fitted up for the minister aud his wife. Sepa rate quarters have been prepared for the attaches of the legation and servants. The party will occupy twenty rooms ia all. WILL. KAIXOOXS DO IT? The Xerth Pele te be Keached by llalloens. Lotes Cixn. New Yerk, Dec. 22. ISM. Te the Editor of the Herald : The in one sense happy but otherwise unfortunate tidings of the Jeaunette, com bined with the driving back of the Will iam Barentz and uen-iutelligence of Leigh Smith, bring up te latest date a confirma tion of the almost insuperable obstacles necessary te be overcome by ships and sledges ere the Pele can be discovered. Are we forever te keep te one line of ac tieu while ether untried paths arc at our disposal:' I declare, sir, fearlessly and em phatically, that the Pele can ba reached by the air path in balloons. This modus operandi will be but a transposition of the dangers and hardships common te sledges and ships te dangers of a less degree, without the hardships. It has been tee well and tee often proved that ships can only advance at the rate of a mile per day ever the very rough ice, whereas balloons arc net iiable te ice crushing and an easy advance te the Pele can be made at the rate of thirty miles an hour without hardship or suffering ; and as te temperature, work can be carried ou iu the balloon cars with our coats off te keep us cool. This is no suggestion. I speak from experience. I will net trespass upon your space by going into balloon de tails ; sufficient te say that the plan has been thoroughly investigated by many scientific men iu America aud England, naval and military officers, hard headed and practical whaling captains, all of whom have net euly endorsed the project but placed their names en Arctic commit tees te carry out the organization of the enterprise. I have just received a letter from E. L. Ganeid, secretary of the Arc tic council in Londen, informing me that an immediate movement iu the United States will bring about correspond ing actieu and the collection of further subscriptions in Londen. On communicating this fact le Mr. Hemy Walten Griuncll whose father se gener ously sent out two expeditions in search of Sir Jehn Franklin this gentleman, himself a noted traveler within the Aictic circle, energetically responded te the situation, aud volunteered te become secretary te a proposed Arctic committee, te be as speedily as possible formed in Xew Yerk, for the purpose of collecting the sum of $ 10,000 as the American quota toward the cost of this Angle-Ame rican expedition. The ether $10,000 will be raised iu England, the total cost being $80,000, of which the balloon will cost $20,000. Upen the invitation of Sir Jehn Mac Mac denald and Sir Leenard Tilfey I start to te to meriow for Cauade, going te Ottawa and ether cities, te gain co-operation of the Canadian people. I expect te be back iu Xew Yerk about January 20. Dining my absence Mr. Grinned has kindly under taken te watch the interests of the organ ization in Xew Yerk, and I will, as having lived twelve years en the soil of America, appeal te enterprising aud wealthy citizens of Mew Yerk and ether places iu the United State:; te support Mr. Griuncll, Lieutenant Schwatka, United States army, and myself in a speedy gathering iu of the funds necessary for the cxquipmeiit of the expedition. The funds will net be iu any way under my control, but. will be at the disposal of the Xew Yerk Arctic cemmittee, being prop erly banked in the name of a treasurer te be designated by the committee. Asking that no time may be lest in this work, se that the Grinnell, the name determined upon for our vessel, may sail from the har bor of Xew Yerk for Smith's Sound by nev! June, I am, sir, yours obediently, .inn:; P. Chevxk, Commander li. X, F R. G. S. P. S.- -All reforms or novelties go through three, stages suggestion, ridicule, adop tion. STAT!' t'INANCI'.'S. Highly Paverahlt i:Iiibir. According te the forthcoming annual report of the state treasurer the tax re ccipts from various sources of revenue of the state were unusually large the past fiscal year, aggregating $7,001, 7S-2.-l:j. The revenue derived from the tax en cor poration stock leached $1,00.1,02.1.81, about $'M.1,000 iu excess of that received the previous year. The tax en gross re ceipts amounted te $780,0 l'i. Se, exceed ing by ncirly $111,000 that of the preceding year. The collateral inheritance tax shows an increase of $142,000. The tax en gross premiums was increased from nearly $:5 1,000 te $212,000, due te the fact that a number of insurance companies who had resisted the payment of tax assessed against them made up their delinquencies, in accordance with an agreement embodied iu r. law exempting Pennsylvania com panies from tax en business done outside the slate in the future. Fer the year ending November !0, 18S0, the coal companies paid ever $811,000, while the succeeding year the tax amount ed te only $2.17,000, owing te the reduction per ten from three te one cent. Ceal companies will be exempt from taxation in the future unless legislation is enacted taxing them. The receipts from all sources exceeded these of the previous year $281,447.00. The expenditures of the past year were within about $100,000 of the receipts, but this small difference iu the sums is owing te the fact that a float ing indebtedness of $1,2.10,000, consisting of appropriations of previous years, was canceled. nil Clly Shaken by an Explosion. Oil City, about eight o'clock last even ing, was thrown into a state of great agitation and commotion by a deafening explosion, which shook buildings and caused a general rattling of window-glass and dishes. Everybody rushed out and found the heavens aglow with a light which was reflected all the mere brilliant ly by the heavy fog which huug ever the city. It was seen ascertained that an agitator, at the Union refinery in the out skirts of town had exploded aud the con cen con tentsaeout five hundred barrels of oil were burning. The less will be about $.1,000, which is insignificant when com pared with the fright of the citizens. Win dews were shattered a mile away. Sam uel SampscII was badly but net fatally injured. Iteceiiittiag the Vete. The recount of the votes cast iu the late Iiosten city election for mayor and alder men was finished late en Wednesday night. Dr. Green (Rep.) for mayor, has a majority or 707. C. V. Whittier, Demo cratic nominee for alderman, is counted in iu place of William Frest, the Republican aud Citizens' candidate. This makes the heard stand six Democrats, five Republi cans and one Independent Republican. Fig Iren Steadily Advancing. Gray forge pig iron was advanced te $2G per ten in Pittsburgh yesterday. This is nn .idv.inr.eef $1 in the lasfcfhrpn ilnvs nml $2.50 in the past thirty days. j TO-DAYS NEWS. THE FIRE RECORD. THE BUDUET OK CRIME. Dire Disasters of Keccnt liapneuin;. Incendiaries burned the high school building at Snow Spring, Deeley county, Ga., first pouring kcrescuc en the fleer. The machine room in the mil! of the Watcrtewn (X. Y.) paper company was burned last evening. Less, $8,000. A kerosene lamp explosion caused the fire. The Gulf ice factory and the Taragaua theatre at Peusacela, Fla., were de stroyed by fire en Wednesday night. A barn, grain aud livestock at Keystone mines, Somerset county, the property of Geerge F. Baer, were destroyed by fire en Sunday night. Less, $12,000 ; no insur ance. An imbecile son of Matthew Davidsen, of Xerth Beaver township, Lawrence county, fell in a fit, jamming his head into a grate fire, and was roasted te death. Fire destroyed Geerge F. McAllister's steam sardine-box factory at Miiltewu, Me. Less, $4,000 ; no insurance. The fire extended te the large storehouse nearly filled with merchandise belonging te Chas. T. Tedd. Less, $10,000 ; partially in surcd. The fire iu the inside workings at Stan Stan eon colliery, near Tettsville, has gained such headway that the proprietors have taken the mules out aud will flood the mine. This will threw between TOO and 400 men and boys out of employment until spring. A fire broke out at Fert Valley, Ga., which destroyed one of the prominent blocks iu that town. It caught from the cooking department of the Byington hotel. The hotel aud the block of build mgs were consumed. The less is esti mated at from $50,000 te $00,000 ; largely covered by insurance. The hotel, three stores aud the dwelling house of Mrs. J. L. Byington were burned ou the south side of Main street, and seven stores en the north side. Crime and Calamity. Edward Goedrich, 14 years old, was killed while attempting te heard a moving train at Webster, Mass. A young man named Cavasos, his bride and her mother, were murdered by ban dits en the Mexican frontier of Texas yes terday. Harry Thomsen was fatally injured by the bursting of a grindstone at the Amer ican shear works, in Woodbury, Massa chusetts. Heavy rains have pi evaded in Cinein nati during the past three days, and a de structive Heed en the Ohie river and its tributaries is feared. Fred W. Xcwburg, assistant secretary of the state beard of public works of Ohie was arrested yesterday en the charge of forging vouchers te the amount of $4,C00. The Mexican Kickapoes, a band of semi civilizcd Indian Territory Indians, arc en the point of starvation, through failure of their crops aud disappearance of game. There were thirty-two deaths from chol era at Flwedj, Egypt, during the week ending en the 1.1th iust. Seme of the car avans have broken through the quaran tine by avoiding the ordinary route. The railroad bridge ever the Licking river, en the Kentucky Central railroad, at Cynthia, Ky., was washed away en Wednesday night. The river was rising yesterday at the rate of six inches per hour. Twe sons of Geerge Dcquez and Jeseph Deeley, aged respectively 7 and 8 years, were yesterday drowned by breaking through the ice in Stillwater pond, near Providence, R. I., and Wm. II. Cart roll broke through the iee and was drowned at Worcester, .Mass. Three noted bandits, two of whom pass under the same name, and weie known as Manuel A. Sunde, and the third as Lucas France, were captured near Renesa, .Mexi co, en Wednesday, and hanged by Mexican vigilants who go tinder the title of a "eoin "eein "eoin missiea." The grand jury of the court of general sessions iu Xew Yerk yesterday presented an indictment against Colonel J. Heward Welles for writing and sending annoying and threatening letters te Jay Gould. Welles at present is out of ptisen en $1, 000 bail. A collision occurred yesteiday morning between two freight trains en the Mil waukee division of the Chicago te North western railroad at a point about nine miles north of Waukegau, III. Beth engines and several cars were wrecked. Nobody was seriously injured. An unsuccessful attempt was made yes terday afternoon te rob the mail coach en the mountains between Ilclfeustein and Deutyville, iu Northumberland county The driver urged his horses forward when a number of shots were fired at him, one bullet passing through his hat and one through his coat. Dr. Hugh Nelsen, of Baltimore, has been arrested at Chicago en a charge of malpractice. The patient, a young lady of high connections, from Savannah, Ga., died in the Baltimore hotel a few weeks age. It is stated that he is under indict ment for a similar offense in Baltimore, the patient in this case being still alive and expected te testify against him. A SUCCHSSI'UI. VICXTUKi:. A li isenc-r K.scapes Frem Ibe Allegheny Penitentiary in a Xevct Way. James W. Miller, ene of the Catfish, Pa., robbers, who was sentenced last August te seven years iu the Western pen itentiary, escaped from that institution yesterday by secreting himself in a box supposed te contain beets and shoes in tended for a firm in Pittsburgh. The box was leaded with ethers en a wagon and the driver started from Allegheny. When near the Suspension BriJgc a man was seen te jump from a box and run up the river bank. Upen examination a pair of pants of the peculiar fashion worn by convicts was found lying iu the box with Miller's numbers en' them. A search was immediately begun, but se far he has: net been apprcliendcd. ISoetli'd Theatre Sold. Beeth's theatre, built by Edwin Beeth as a home for Shakspcarcan drama, was sold yesterdav te J. Ancrus Vane and ex- Mayer Ely for $350,000, which is $100,000 less than Mr. Ames, who owned the prep erty, wanted. The building will be used as a theatre till 188:1, and then will be turned into stores. A King Missing. King Leuis, of Bavaria, has again dis appeared from Hehenschwangau, omit emit ting te leave word where his letters and newspapers should be forwarded. Any information as te the whereabouts of the eccentric monarch will be gratefully re ceived by his sorrowing courtiers. The Mns et me Fathers. Jehn Breash, cashier of the Williams burg savings bank, had his son, who is 44 years of ase, arrested a few davs aire and committed as a vagrant. A grandson of the old gentleman, new in his 24th year, is also said te be idle anil dissipated owing te the example set by his father. i-- A Great Werk Completed. The last squad of workmen who were employed in the construction of the St. Gethard tunnel will he paid off te-day. The tunnel will be officially inspected next week. THE JEANNETTE. Measure for the Belief of tbe Shipwrecked Crew. Mr. Bennett telegratdis the state depart ment as fellows ; Paris, Dec. 21. Hen. Frederick Frc linghuyscn, secretary of state, Washing ton, D. C. : Immediately upon receipt of the first news from my St. Petersburg cor respondent about the Jeanncttc, saying that six thousand reubles are needed, I transferred that sum by telegraph through the Messrs. Rothschild te General Igna tieff at St. Petersburg, with a request te draw en me for any further sums required for the succor and comfort of Captain De De Leng and party. I have te day received the following telegram from General Ig natieff: " Have hastened te cemmunicate te your correspondent the news received from Yakutsk, and have given orders te the governor te take the most energetic measures for the rescue of the shipwrecked crew, together with authority te under take all necessary expenses, for which I have premised te reimburse him. " G'OMTE IGNATIEI'F." Yeu will see by this that everything possible is being done by the Russian gov ernment te secure the safety and speedy return of Captain DeLong and his men. If you or the secretary of the navy have any suggestions I shall de my utmost te act upon them. I intend te send a special correspondent te mecs the party en its way here, aud as it will be some days be fete he starts, perhaps you or the secre tary of the navy might wish te take ad vantage of the opportunity te send de spatches or te forward messages from the relatives aud friends of the party. My correspondent at St. Petersburg telegraphs me that the distance by wagon te the point where the crew new are is four thousand miles, requiring for a single traveler, provided with papier de faceitr, at least a month. I also learn irem St. Petersburg that all necessary clothing, previsions, money and transportation shall be put at the service of the Jeaunette party, which gives full assurance that everything possible will be done for their aid anil comfort. James Gokuex Bennett. Kx-.sncnker Itanilall's View. Kx Speaker Randall, being asked what he thought of Speaker Kcifer's arrange ments of the committees said : " Before expressing an opinion in gcueral review of the appoiutmeut of the committees I would prefer te examine them iu detail and critically. There arc many assign ments aud iien assignments which need some explanation, such as Mr. Beach's, of New Yeik, net bcitjg placed en any committee ; three members from New Yerk en the Pacific railroad committee ; three members from Pennsylvania en the ways and means committee, and Mr. Delman, of Indiana, who was formerly chairman of the appropriation committee, put away en the war claims committee. These are a few which struck me ou hear ing them read at the desk." Strangled by ills Suspenders Rebert CoverJale was caught by the rotating shaft at MeBrier's planing mill, Erie, and his suspenders getting twisted around his neck he was strangled and his face terribly crushed. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. j ANNOUNCEMENT. In connection witli te -morrow's issue et the j Iiaii v l:."ir.Li u.t'NTia: w ill l.c published lull j -In ! I :IIK1ST.U.S SUI'l'l.KMKNT. t'eiifahiiit!; lour p.tjj. s. of seven rul minis each, tilled Willi eheiee nailing matter, prepared ter lln'r, edition and specially suitable te the happy Christinas season. Every v.ib-criOerte the lM-r!Mui:.M'iat will be furnished with nd-i supplement in addition te the regular daily issue. I'ollewinicaiv s0me ; the special fea tures of the CimisfMAs iNria.i ii.i:ria:tewhieli we invite attention : CuiiisfMAK e:i Tim Kakm. A IVieiii. Written ter the Ciii:istms l.n:i.t.iiji;sei:i:. Hi tr, '. Mr.Sjuirritii. Tiii:::Ciii:ist.masks. A Christinas Story. Wilt ten for the Christmas Ivna.ueExciai. J!iJ. .17. ., a I'ref t:siuitnl (fi'iitlemun this city. Axiiucw Ellisen's Cm:i.;r.iAS. A Christmas Story. Written for the Ciikistm-.s Ixi-kli.i-i!i:xit:u. Hi thcitr Fait Adam. Tin: CmasTMAs I'i.ev.'ei:. A Study in Popular Science. Written for the Cii:im'mas Ivria.u iicnckk. .'.; (i .Vender i. the Linumin .sv ce;. CmasiMAS l'ei.iriis. The Kclfcieu et llemo. lleme. racy. Written ler the Ciiuistmas Imeui ucxcia:. Hi C. '. 1!. A CniasrMAs Steuv Of Twi:rv Ykaiis .i;e. The 1'arienai! and the Army. Written for the Ciiiustmas Im-i:i.ui:i:nvi::: ,"( ,,; II. .V. Kh-ff.r. Tin: I'im:-Kset. V Peem et the fireside. Written ter the Ciiiustmas Ixria.i.iecxi r.i:. :. I'ref. Willittm Jlarrril Xcrin, I.I.. It. Ciu:isr.M.s Sixty Yi.wis A.ie-Ueminiseeuc. - of Christmas "Then." Written for the CiutlsTM s I.Nn::.l.i..i:vr.i: .'; ,-.. .V. .V. Hathveu, 'i. I. And a .irlety et ether mailer. ..-leeled and original. An linieeenc Al.m Acquitted. The Philadelphia Time thus notices a ease just disposed of in the United States courts : " It is net at all likely that Mr. I'ritsche, who was completely exonerated en Tuesday from the charge of under under valuateon en an invoice of Viennese meer schaum wares, will take any steps te in demnify himself for the injury which was inflicted en his business or te call the cus toms elncials te account for the outrage te his character which the high-handed pro ceedings involved. And yet it is a crying wrong that the ease should be drepped where it stands. The government seems te have presented net a shadow of evi dence te sustain its allegations of fraud, and without prima facie grounds for the seizure the officials who participated in or who erdeicd the detention of the goods arc personally liable." This case was tried at a previous term of the court when Wm. A. Morten, of this city was a juror. The jury disagreed and remained out 30 hours, when they were discharged. In Mr. Fritsche's later ac qnittal and complete vindication Mr. Mor Mer Mor eon has the satisfaction of knowing that he was for Fritsche's acquittal en the former trial. Suffocated In a I.I me Kiln. Jehn II. Wolf, was found dead and his body- partly consumed by the fire iu Licking's ltme kiln, near Yerk yesterday morning, After an investigation by a coroner's jury a verdict of death from suffocation by coal gas was rendered, it being evident that he had gene en top of the freshly filled kiln and died from the fumes before the flames reached his body. i Alert; Traill Jumpers. Three train jumpers, giving their names as Charles Weed, Wm. Hendersen and Jehn Ward, were arrested in a passenger car which had become disabled and was run upon a switch near Lcamau Place. They had broken into the car aud were taken in custody by Officer Pyle, who brought them te Lancaster. Alderman MfConemy committed them for ten days each. Out or l'i'isen. Last evening the pardon of Jehn Ech tcrnacht arrived, and he was released from prison last night. Anether Telephone Ceuiiectlun. Marshall & llengicr were connected with the telephone exchange te-day. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Anether Via Holiday Entertainment. The public school en West James street, of which Miss E mma L. De wney is teacher, gave a Christmas entertainment yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The room was prettily decorated, and the attendance of directors and parents was large. The pregramme was as fellows : Twenty-third Psalm, recited by the whole school; Music. ''Our Land is Free," by the school ; Sketch of Longfel low, the poet, by Katie Heleiua ; the "Village Blacksmith," by II. I.evdeu ; " Evangeline,' by B. Council : "" Ex celsier," bv L. Friend ; " Caril leu," by B. Sell; Music, "The Lere- ly, by the school; Wreck of the Hesperus," by G. Swenk; "The Old Cleck en the Stairs." by II. Gast ; " The Day is Dene," by J. Gibbs ; "Psalm of Life," by E. Keth ; "The Builders" by S. Schoeumaker; " Little Xell," by Mamie Hartman; "The Rainy Day." by A. Kautz ; Music. " Winter Snows," lv the schoel: "The Children's Heur," by A. Maleney: "Beware," by C. Warfel ; " The Bridge," by L. Cunningham ; "Psalm of Life," bv W. Ritteuheusc : "Christmas Bells," bv K. O'Brven : "Beautiful Bells," Music, by the school ; " The Sea Hath its Pearls, " by E.;Ruth ; 'Resignation," by II. Hedricks ; " Death of a Great Mau," by M. Pout ; Extract from Hiawatha by M. Milcy; "Angelic Visit," by M. Sutteu ; "The Sea," by C. Reinfried ; "We Ream Through the Ferest Shades,' music, by the school, with echo by a class iu an adjoining room ; 'Rain in Summer." by M. Lutz : "The Children's Heur;" "The Castle Builder," by B. Ceuncil: extract from " Iliawath," by F. King; "Cm few Bells," by M. Swope : " Christmas Carel," music, by the school ; "Mether Geese," dialogue, by a number of boys and girls. Master D. Evans being the showman ; doxology " Praise Ged, from whom all blessings flew. The several pieces ea the pregramme were very creditably performed by the little folks, aud the musical selections were finely rendered, showing that Mr. Kevin ski, the musical instructor, has in nowise relaxed his efforts in raising the standard of the schools in this delightful branch of study. Miss Downey way well take pride in the progress made by her pupils as shown by their performance yesterday. At the close of the entertainment Mr. Kevinski was presented by the pupils with a beautiful banquet. Miss C.eorgie lIuiideH'.s Scheel. This morning Miss Georgie BundeHs girls' secondary school was crowded with patrons, directors and pupils, te witness the literary Christmas entertainment, ptc ptc vieusly announced. Rev. Dr. J. II. Dnbbs, of Franklin and Marshall college, read a portion of the Scriptures, after which the following ex- Scripture ."lessen. Luke ii, S-II : liviiin. "O, Praise the Lord," school; I. 'citation. "Wel come Merry Christmas," K. Webb; reeilnlien. " Christmas .Merninjj," K. Smaling: sole ami chorus, "A Star .Shene in the Ileavenx." jl. WuU'haiis : recitation, " The Christmas Tree." V. Kheads ; recitation, ' Children-,' Heur," U. ISresius ; se:i, " The Disobedient Chickens'," :Sd division; leeitatten, The Child's Friend," K. Hartley ; recitation, " Karlv Christmas Morning," L. Itiiey ; duet. ' Dublin llav." A. Lippold, S. Hartley ; recitation, "Trials et a Twin," P.. Kahncnteck ; recitation, "The I5ridre," K. Sliult:: : violin oie. I'ref. Kevin ski ; recitation, " Willie and Annie's Prayer.' A. ISiiulirle ; recitation, '- Temmy's Dream." -M. Ilu'jbs; kiiijc, "Christmas Carel," L. Iler.shnck : recitation, "Christmas Flower,' M. Krisunui : recitation, " Why de the Peer Complain," Maggie Krismaii ; seiifj and chorus, " Where is My Hey Te-night," Kstelle ISensen ; recitation, "Sheridan'. Uide." X. Lippold; recitation. " The Wateh en Christ mas Mern," A. SehacfTer; chorus, "Merry Christmas (Sd division). K. Hartley. L. lleni, M. Hrisuiaii. 1). llenscn, L. Deen.M. VV'elehaiis; dialogue, "Foolish Habit, I!. Villcc, F. Mercer; recitation, " Christmas Day," L. Marshall; senjj, " Fays and Fives," school ; recitation, "Hew Happy I'll lie," L. P-it ; recitation. " What is Christmas" M. Wclchans; duet, "The Drunkard's Child," C. Krauskop, .1. l'entz ; recitation, ' Guilt v or A'et tSuilty," 1,. Smith; sole, " IJrneklyii Theatre," A Perter; recitation, " Mena's V titers," F. Lniiciiccker; recitation, " De Your le-,t," L. Deen ; senjj "Twickenham Ferry," M. Peters; recitation., ' A Mnaek iu Scheel," M. llubbs ; chorus, ' Christinas Carel " (id division), K. Shult.. V. Itheads. F Sencr, U. Ilelfmcier, li. Webb, I. ISet. : dialogue," Uehind the Scenes' il class; duet," Meautifiil Hells" X. Lippold, S. Hart ley; Kchn Seil!?," school ; violin sole, Pint. Kevinski ; speech, Hen. .1. H. Wariel. The following named diiecteis were present and some of them made speeches : Messrs. McCemsey, Baker, WesthaeHer, Brencman. Richards, Marshall audZechrr. Miss Clara lluber's Sclieal. At the conclusion of the cxctciscsiu Miss Georgie BuudcH's school, an enter tainment of somewhat similar character was uivcu in Miss Huher's school, in the lower room of the same building. Xearly all the directors above named were present and a few ethers. The pregramme was as fellows : Seng. Wake. Wake, the Morning." school ; selection, " Ftlie's Keason," Sallie s,eilliamer: selection," P.-alm et Lite," l.uelia Yeung: selection. Te Mether Fairie," May Statler.l ; song," One by tine" (sole and chorus), I. Hull, S. Deliaven. S. Seilhamer. SI. ('erdmiiu ; dialogue." The Picnic Party." six pupils,; recitation, "The Had scholar," Lizzie Hoever ; recitation. "The lioed Scholar," Margie Vendersmltli ; .song." Old Friends and Did Times" (sole and chorus), A. Ilar nish, M. liundaker, I.. McNeill, M. F.hr maii ; selection, "The Keapcr and the Flower-," Martha Tobias ; .selection. "Sup pose," Lmnia Frankterd ; (.election," .Mether, Heme and Heaven," Ues.ie MclSrauu : song, " Heme, Sweet Heme" (tour pupils), K. Hailv, I. Mcnrauu, L. McNVal, M. Khriiiau : .-.election, " Only Three (ruins et Cern." Margie Fairer; selection." Faith in Ced," Katie Cul ien ; song, " Lord 1 Have Come,'' school ; selection, " sJtlita Claus." llatttt Villcc ; "elec tion, " Huautitul Snow," Kdlth Haily : closing exercises, S. Deliaven; song," We arc Nymphs of the Ocean Spray," school. Speeches were made by Directors Ilro Ilre sins and McCemsey, who highly com mended the performers en their ellicicney and the teacher en the careful and judi cious selections in the pregramme. I'ro.sciitatieiis te Tciicbcrs. This morning the student s of Mr. ( '. V. Lichty's Lemen street sccendaty school presented their teacher with a handsome copy of Byren's poems. This morning the boys' high school pupil greatly surprised their teachers by presenting te each of them :t Christina:; gift. Mr. McCaskey leceivctl a line up holstered chair; Mr. Gable, a solid silver butter dish, and Mr. Glever, a willow chair. After the recipients had acknowl edged their gifts, Mr. McC'tukcy treated the heys te bags of candy. The school was handsomely decorated, and the boys displayed great skill and taste in that di rection. Crude or Pupils. The following is the grade of pupils in attendance at the James street first grade secondary school during the month of December : A CLASS. Thce. Appel KlUehii Council 17 Harry Apple SI Cee. Ycager I:: Chas. Le.yden Tt Frank Smith te Kil. Heilshu '3 Fred. Lilt. .IS Clara Delict 7" Katie Marralt Id Heckle iVHryen (IS Laura Sieber ::i; Lillie Miles O .Maggie tlcinmetz.. :;i Sue Treycr rJ Fre.t Cngcr. ::i Frank Jehnsen "d MaryOweu :;z li CLASS. Charles Feil 81 Certie Zechcr 17 Samuel I.eas 71 Katie Mclntyrc IC Chas. Scner no Adam Finger i; William Leng r.S Sephia Cunningham -!: .Michael Hartiev 7 Cera Dclbe :;i; Carrie Hcncdict 7 Flera Miles :vi MurvMiinseii ir Henry McCiiirc :m I'ctcr Flick CI Kiln Masen :m Minnie Daily ill Herb. Plnkeilen.... j:: Lizzie Flick HI Viela Kline is Walt. Uurr .V.i The Coming Legal Holiday. As Christmas falls en Sunday next .Monday will be a legal holiday. Bills of exchange, checks and promissory notes falling due en Sunday or Monday arc pay able te-morrow. Cuniderlns reorganization. A meeting will be held en Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, 1831, iu Smyrna hall, te determine whether or net Smyrna lyceum should be reorganized. COLUMBIA KEWS. OUR KKGULAK COWtESrONnEJiCE The opening of the Presbyterian cantata last evening was a success" both as te tnc audience aud the pet formers. The music was well rendered while the di.ilogue was spaikliug aad witty. The plot is that a nutnler et little folks are waiting for ihe appearance of Santa Claus. He is sup posed te be approaching and a reception is prepared. But te the dismay of all instead of it being Sama Claus it is the Frest King. He is treated very kindly and ap preciates it aud then takes hi-; leave, aud shortly afterwards Santa Claus himself comes. He then distributes presents and the final chorus is sung. The cantata will be continued this evening. Sliaunee Furnace. Shawnee furnace Xe. 2 is new iu readi ness te start up, but will net de se uutil the latter part of naxt wcjk, for several reasons. The first trial made disclosed the fact that the boiler and steam pipe leaked badly. These have been repaired, and te-morrow another trial will be made. On Monday the men will observe Christ mas and en Tuesday everything will be iu line running order, se that en Friday the first blast can be made. A number of new meu will be employed. Arrested After .Uanj Days. On the ISth et April, 1SS0. a car en the Xorristewn branch of the Philadelphia A: Keading railroad was broken into by Wil liam and Henry llellinger, biethcrs : while iu the car and just in the act of breaking open a box el' dry goods, they were discevcicd bv the night .switchman, who x.v:e the alarm, but the thieves cs caped by getting ite the beat they had in readiness at the river shore and iu which they intended conveying their stolen goods. 'I hey crossed the Schuylkill and made for Vallt-y Ferge, where they were secreted by sotne of their friends for some weeks. Later and when they thought they were safe from pursuit, they went teV Pittsburgh, and received employment iur one of the iron manufactories there. They worked there until about three months age, when they came te Safe Har Har eor. Here they were also employed, they both being geed workmen. J. K. Woodington, chief el" the P. A: 1J. railroad detectives hearing of their whereabouts, in company with Hugh Far Far rel and Wm. lJedebaugh, assistants, came te Columbia yesterday, ami went down the Pert Deposit read as far as Shenk's Ferry, two miles below Safe Harber. This was done se as net te arouse suspi cion. They then walked up teSafe Harber, wailed until the thieves had gene te bed, surrounded the house and captured them without difficulty. They were brought te Columbia this morning, and will be taken te Xonistewn en the I:t( train. William says he has been sick for ioiiie time, and thinks that the worrying ever what he had done has made him leel this way. Ituilgct or Itoie-.igli I're.itlcs. Win. Fendrich's new Columbia bicycle was a paternal gift. Sam, llemple's Fifth Avenue company's dates, ','tith and 27th hist., cancelled. P. if. IJ. management will de its best te let every man possible at home .en Sunday and Met. day ; live stock and perishable freight only moved these days. Twe ears iu west yard, shifted by Ne. .V2t', jumped, the track. Harry limner home from college at Hacketts town, X. .1. -Mrs. W. A. Nichols aud son, of Saltersville, X. J., vis itiug Mrs. F. P. Bennett. Five of the doctors' bills were paid at an adjourned meeting of councils last evening, and the chances are all the suits will be settled. -Jehn 1'. Owens booked for the :27th. I". 15. Sunday school Chi ist mas entertainment te-night Uivi r ring le the level of tb banks. II. B. Dean of the '' eliicc ban" two finger.-; squeezed in Gorden press. F. S. Blelz'sdani iea house ceII::p-cd e day. Ike Hull, of Chestnut, Hill, thrown fnun hng'iy, arm !ir.)i;.'n i:i two pi..'.-- 'ti!-; titii.iiuv s:;ses. Clii-.simas Anion; tlie Lecal Ti-adesiecu Despite the unseasonable weather, trade appeals te he brisk in the city, and the stores lvpuif a veiy fair holiday busines; . The trade for the year ha; been satisfac tery.aud business nice nerally appear le review it with p'ea.sui. ml te leek for ward te the next year . ' a lively auiiei patieu of geed thins. Messrs. I). B. A: 1. II. il.ntlioletncw, proprietors of the National saw aud plan ing mill, en Seuth Prince .street, surprised their employee:; en Wednesday morning b presenting each with one of the largest turkeys the market allot del as a Christ mas gift. Mr. Ames Milcy, th.' .!.!:newii .sad dler and harness maker, i'U Xerth (uecn street, has presented each id his emplevivs with a fine Christina; turkey. A stain Diamond l.nec 1'lu. Mr. 1. J. Z.thm, jeweler, has just fin ished te eidcr the lhust diamond lace pin ever turned out in t!.'.; city. The pin is 2. inches' long, kui fe-.'dge work and tin ished up in bright cut aad m. united with seven diamonds i:i a sjre.id cluster, the centre diamond weighing IJ karcts. On each side are thue smaller diamonds, two of which weigh thice qit.'.iter karet and the ether one-half kmet. The pin is a beautiful. design and the whole thing was designed and manufactiurd in Mr. Zahin's own establishment. I. et Their l'i:i. rs Un.'iit. A very plausible and smooth-talking baek agent was in Lancaster jesteiday, selling Cassel, Petter, Galpiu A: Ce.'s beautiful editions of ' Paradise Lest, " Dele's illustrations of the Iib!c, D.mtev Inferno, and ether quartos, beautifully il histrated. Hh; offer-; seemed te be mar velett Iy cheap and quite a l. umber el' Lancastrian:; bought the " last copy," i one or the ether of the above work.; that he had te eiler before making his train. Upen examination at the city hook stores iu the evening they found that they could have bought the same works at the Lau caster bookstores at least .t) cents less less than they had paid the itinerant trader. Meral : Patroni.e your towns people, aud find out their prices early in the .season. Cnlav. fully l;rjit in .lull. .Tame:; Smith, a rather geed looking and well spoken young colored man of Co lumbia, called at thn Ixtei.i.i:i!:ci'h ....... .... efiicc te-day te tell us that he had jiiht been released from jail ttiis merniiur. though the hill a.-:-.iimt. him was ignored en Nev. 2','. Upen ex amination we find that the grand jury, en that date, ignored an indictment against Smith for carrying concealed weapons. According te his story he lives in Colum bia and works for Hemy Brunei- at tin leacing beats. Seme time age he was carrying a razor te the barber shop for Isaac Craig, when Officer Struck ai rested him and Squire Frank sent him down. The case could net be mada out before the grand jury and the bill was ignored. He never knew it until te day when Under kecper Ment.sr at the prison in vited him te get ready te home and gave him hi:; discharge. It was bad enough te commit a man te jail and keep him there without being able te prove his offense. But te detain hitn from before Thanksgiving until nearly Christmas, after the indictment had keen ignored, a little mere than a white smith or black smith can be expected te think about calmly. Sunday Scheel Celebration. v The annual Christmas entertainment te the pupils of the Presbyterian mission Sunday school takes place this evening in the chapel ea Seuth Queen street. The room has been very handsomely decorated and a very pleasant evening is anticipated. All the friends of the school arc expected te be present. ?a i 11 ti 3 It til
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