LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, JANUARY 2. 1882.
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MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 2, 1882
Breaking Jail.
The beard of inspection and the im
mediate snierintendence of the county
jail go out of eilice with a very bad odor
of suspicion attaching te them of positive
neglect of duty, if net of criminal com
plicity en the part of some of them for
the numerous escapes, in part or success
ful, at that institution lately. The ven
ture of Charles Gibsen, which resulted
in his getting ever the wall and out inie
the world, is only the old slery, with
a sequence that is mere favorable te the
prisoner and less damaging te the man
agement than these of Frankford anil
Lippincettand .Buzzard. The fact that
their attempts seem te have taught their
keepers nothing goule their highest dis
credit if net te their implication. The
case with which all these prisoners have
get out of their cells reflects en the in
telligence of the inspectors mainly, and
proves the stupidity of the alleged me
chanic who undertook te make cells
proof against theescape of prisoners by
lining them witli chilled iron plates held
together with soft iron rivets which the
prisoner had only te cut off te remove
the plates. Fer all purposes of facilitat
ing such flight the rolls might as well
have been lined with soft iron. Fer this
stupidity there is, of course, no excuse.
Hut the experience with Frankford
and these who followed him with their
almost successful efforts ought te have
taught tin; keepers the necessity of
watching the prisoners and of inspect
ing the cells regularly, especially these
which h:id Itcen proved a be insecure
because they were iron-clad and thee
which were subject loattackbythemeie
desperate and ingenious convicts who
occupied them. Such work as Gibsen's
require weeks of labor and conceal
ment te make it, effective, and with any
sort of proper regular inspection of the
walls ami floors, these cannot progress
without discovery and interruption if
the keepers are honest and capable. Net
only has this scrutiny been lacking man
ifestly, but the draft of the front gate
key left by G ibsen in his flight, gives
ample ground for the suspicion that he
had inside help which could net have
come from his fellow convicts.
The public knows there is something
rotten and the new beard or some belter
disposed and belter qualified authority
should make a searching investigation
ti determine where the fault lies.
Our county certainly presents :. most
melancholy spectacle in regard te the
ndniinistratien of justice within its
borders. I u the past few weeks we nave
had the ceiirtarraiguing magistrates and
constables for breaking the laws by
multiplying cases ; with this ringing
in his ears the district attorney
set te work te de the. very same thing in
the identical cases referred te ; an in
mate of the jail against whom the in
dictment was ignored is kept in jail for
a month in ignorance of his right te be
free, mid long-term convicts arc furnish
el with drafts of the prison keys and
find all the appliances of escape lying at
their hand along the highway te fie-
dem !
.Si:r.itM has a new year dawned with
such an interesting political situation
awaiting the country as that which has
been created by the succession of Ar
thur let he head of an administration in
which he was net chosen te be the chief
factor by his parly nor the country.
Owing te the considerations upon which
the candidates for vice president are
new selected by both parties it has
invariably happened that these who
" drew prizes in the lottery el assassina
tien "
policy
or of death differed from the
of their chiefs, and it has usually
taken few months te demonstrate this
variance. The three or four menthssince
the president died And the party domina
tion se organized that the minority
which opposed his nomination has con
trol of the executive power, the caucuses
and committees of both Houses of Con
gress, the cabinet and the departments.
All this has been accomplished already
and it only remains te be seen what the
Stalwarts will de with it. Their fac
tional opponents seem te be uncertain
and wait their fate. The Tribune warns
Arthur that he has offended but net en
tirely alienated his parly ; he may
yet ret i ace his steps. This year will net
be v( ry old,we opine, until the Independ
ents discover that they are dealing with
men whose steps are net, usually taken
backwards.
Washington society is represented
as being reconciled and consoled con
cerning the new English minister. It
has been ascertained satisfactorily that
he had a wife once, who war. the lawful
mother of the children whom he is going
te bring te this country and whose ad
vent threatened le produce social
consternation in I he capital. When
he was young and an attache
at a continental court, "Mr. West
met, desperateiy loved, and regu
larly married by all the forms of
state and church, a Spanish actress, who
added te her personal levelincssand rare
talents, a noble descent , and was also
a countess by her own divine right."
His mother refused te recognize the
' mesalliance" and the lady resided
abroad until she died some ten years age.
But as she was the first and only wife
Mr. West has had at any time, Wash
ingten society may subside.
Mr. Wharten Bakkku'.s Amerkan
newspaper in Philadelphia clearly recog
nizes the embarrassing position in which
the less independent Republicans have
placed themselves in their address, and
keenly says that it " cannot conceive of
Mr. Quay or Mr. Cameren reading this
Independent address with any disturb
ance of mind or of digestion," inasmuch
as it is the deliverance of men who op
pose a " machine " nomination, but
vote for the " machine's " nominee, even
when another candidate of their own
party is running against him. " This
sort of independence docs net much
frighten the' machine.' "
Anethku jail break and two mere
railroad accidents en this division. The
New Year starts out te rival the old.
Entek the New Tear bright and jo
cund. However deserving the old one
may have been it will seen be forgotten.
Of years it is as of kings, when one is
dead the shout is "long live" its successor.
By special orders Cerenc r -Mishlcr's free
pass en the P. It R. is continued until. Jan.
15. If any blame meanwhile "attaches te
the railroad company," it will be Danny
Sniffer's fault.'
Tun Khedive of Egypt has sent en $400
for the Garfield memorial hospital, but
Hayes, who drew $200,000 salary from the
presidency wen for him by fraud, feels tee
peer te give anything te any GarGeld
memorial.
Dn. FcnxEss, of Philadelphia, is cred
ited with a "new departure" iq celebrating
the Lord Supper without distributing the
elements te the people. The bread and
wine arc te ' stand en the table as sacred
symbols, te speak through the eye te the
heart, the minister interpreting."
Tin: sale of the revised New Testament
has almost ceased. The Churchman re
gards this as a " healthy sign of the times,
and the ' revision' must be content te take
its chance with ether 'novelties.' The fact
is a pat answer te all who would brow
beat Christians into a change of Bibles.
The common sense of men seems te run
the ether way that 'the old is better.'"
A Londen paper which desires te express
its high appreciation of the Eastern corres
pondence of a contemporary puts it se :
"A mere remarkable narrative we have
never read out, of the pages of the late
Mr. Thackeray. It is all true, no doubt ;
but it is just as charming as pure fiction.
The writer has, indeed, managed te clothe
his wondrous tale in the most artful allur
ing language of burlesniic."
In the progress of their present fragrant
quarrel the New Yerk Times has said that
the editor of the New Yerk World is a
"Jeremy Diddlur," who steals and ped
dles women's letters, and the New Yerk
World has reminded the " mean scrub "
who edits the New Yerk Times t hat he
once "sold obscene literature." The
Press thinks that it is " by arts, by argu
munis and by assertions like these that
the New Yerk press proves its metropoli
tan character and establishes its right te
regard as provincial the rcstef the Ameri
can press."
Ui'ON the certificate of District Attorney
Graham that, he was the man entitled te it,
the Philadelphia Times promptly paid De
tective Charles F. Miller its offered reward
of $1,750 ler ihcllrsl three convicted jury
fixers and it joyfully adds that " in the
brief pciied of two weeks after Detective
Miller caught the perjured persona ter en
the Meuat jury, three jury-fixers and four
ballet thieves have been brought te .sen
tence and six of the seven aie new in pris
on. When the jury-fixer was cangi't, the
ballet-thief was without safety, and jus jus
tice became supreme in her own .sanctu
ary." Tin: Petroleum World, managed by In
dependent Citizen Gee. E. Mapes, at last
gives up the ghost. Its Sunday edition
only will appear hereafter. In its vale
dictory it declares its failure is due te its
sturdy refusal te abandon its anti-monopoly
principles. Failing te biibe orreax it
into submission the opposition te it
united te crush it, and it, says ;" The op
position has licen net only powerful but
unpiincipled, and in some cases dishonest.
The combined energies of the Standard
oil ring, the telegraph monopoly and the
professional pelitieans have been invoked
te dislrey this paper, and they have
triumphed at last. The National associa assecia
ated press organization, by a series of dis
criminations and extortions little short of
highway robbery, has compelled the
World te pay a rate for its interior news
reports twice as gi eat as it charges ether
pipeis for repeits containing three times
a? much matter."
Tin: leading events of the past year have
bsen the political assassinations in Atact
ica and Russia, the, Irish agitation and
passage of the-Land Bill, the completion
of the New" Testament revision, the celli
sien el jjismarck and the Keichstag, the
immense German emigration te Ameriei,
the close of the war between Chili and
Peru, the earthquake en Seie, the dreuth
universal, the forest fires in Michigar,
the destruction of the Vienna theatre,
the finding of the .Teannette, and the burn
ing of the opera house at Nice. The col
lapse of the excursion steamer. Victeria
en the Thames, near Londen, Canada, the
mysterious boiler explosion en the British
man-of-war Doterel, and the less of 198
steamers and 1,159 lives are the
marine disasters el the year. -In the
necrology of 1SS1, the most eminent and
familiar names arc these of Garfield, Alex
ander II., Bcaconslield, Du fame and Ven
Armin, Senater Carpenter and Fernande
Weed, in politics; Carlyle, Littre, Jehn
G. Palfrey and Girardin, JehnG. Ileiliud,
Ferney, and f'idncy Lanier, in literature ;
Pcuishen, Dr. Leenard Bacen, Bishops
Iverfoet and -Haven In religion ; Gens.
Burnside, Patterson and Kilpatrick of our
soldiers ; Justice Clifferd and William
Beach Lawrence of the lawyers ; Sothern,
Mrs. Edwin Beeth and Commedore Nntt,
among the show people ; Tlies. A Scott,
Henry S. McComb, Matthew Vass.ar, Gee
Law ami Win. Farge out of business cir
cles.
The New Yerk Tribune, which had pre
viously indicated its disposition te make
war upon Mr. Aithur by styling him the
" ad interim " president, under the guise
of a circuit of the world's history for 1881
gives him another stab under the fifth rib.
It declares in this review that the Amcri
can year begins with the date of Mr. Gar
field's assassination and ends with his
death, and most artfully ascribes the
crime te Stalwarlism by noting that
when the New Yerk senators resigned
" this insignificant crcature named Gui
tcau began le leek about for a pistol."
While the balloting for their successors
was going en " the 'insignificant crcature
named Guitcau had, meanwhile, bought a
pistol and used it." When arrested he
exclaimed : ' I "am a Stalwart and want
Arthur for president." In his coatpecket
a letter was found addressed " te the
White Heuse," in which he declared that
the president's death was necessary " te
unite the Republican party and save the
republic." Arthur's appointment of a
New Yerk secretary of the treasury " vir
tually involved the retirement of the besl
equipped postmaster general the country
has ever had, although his retention was
particularly desirable owing te the dis
closures made in the mail service."
Further says the Tribune : " Perhaps the
greatest shock which he has given te the
public consciousness was the substitution
of ox-Senater Howe for- the ideal post
master general whom President Garfield
had selected.
President Garfield had taken four mem
bers of his cabinet from the main body
that nominated him and three from the
powerful minority that had voted for a
third term. In reorganizing that cabinet,
President Arthur has retired three of the
majority wing and substituted for them
representatives of the minority faction ;
and he has also replaced one member of
the minority by a mere cempliaut repre
sentative. The completion of this work
has been deferred te the new year."
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Lanetiiv has premised te appear
at Wallack's theatre, New Yerk, next
autumn.
E. Jev Meitws, ex-minister te Turkey,
editor, legislator and publicist, died in
Philadelphia en Saturday, aged C4.
Speaker Keifkk will net organize his
household this winter, but will take apart
ments at the Ebbitt during the congres
sional sessen.
Themas II. Hkxhy, colored, has been
admitted te the Philadelphia bar. He is
the first colored man passed there.
Anether negre practicing in that city
brought his certificate from Bosten.
S. II. Reynolds, esq., of this city is
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments for uext year's reunion et the mem
bers of the constitutional convention,
which will ceme off in Lancaster during
the holidays.
Mr. AitTiiL'it Sru.iVAN is ill, and has
sought the blue skies, the yellow sands
and the lazy waters of Egypt. Floating
en the Nile he means te complete the
music of the comic opera which will suc
ceed " Patience."
The Tribune's Londen correspondent
declaies that the Times, Philadelphia cor
respondent, Juki. Cook, is pursuing his
usual plan of telegraphing most fully te
England whatever is most discreditable
and exceptional in his own country.
The Ferest oil company has purchased
from Hen. Orange Nem.rc, of Erie, for
$100,000, two hundred and thirty acres in
fee of a part et the Berden lands near
Duke Centre. There are 54 producing
wells en the piepcrty.
The following named ladies have been
invited by President Arthur and will
assist him at the New Year's reception at
the White Heuse: Mrs. Legan, Cameren
(Pa), Pendleton, Jenes (Nev.), nud Miller
(Cal.), wives of the senators, and Mrs.
Representative Robeson.
The Tunes has advices that Grant after
a most careful examination of the case of
General Fitz Jehn Perter has decided
that he failed te de justice te General
Perter when he had the authority as pres
ident, and that it is his duty te apieal te
President Arthur for the. restoration of
Peiter te his proper rank in the army.
Alexandra, Princess of Wales, has
made se public a display of her attach
ment tf her young sons and daughters
that it has become the mode for the fash
ionable British matron similarly te express
her affections. Small boys and girls have,
completely eclipsed toy-terriers ami pugs
as the pets paraded by ladies in Victorias
and en feet in Hyde Park at the height of
the season.
Dr. Boynton says he never made any
charges during the president's illness. He
had been his physician in Ohie, and had,
at the request of the president, attended
Mrs. Garfield during her illness at the
White Heuse. When he left General Gar
field sent him a check for $1,000, which he
immediately returned, with the explana
tion that he visited Washington as a friend
and did net desire any remuneration for
his services.
The West Chester Village Recerd, which
is Deeming State Treasurer Butler for
governor, says
His record is clear.
and in regard te that scandalous job the
State ' College. ' in Centre ceuntv. ln
stands right, while General Beavki: is se
identified with it as president of the heard
of trustees, and its chief pillar and sup.
pert before the Legislature, that he will
find the business of explaining it and
apologizing for it net a very easy matter."
l'lillalclplita' ratlcnec I'.irty.
One of the funniest things Philadelphia
has known in many a day was the Patience
party of gentlemen at the Academy of
Music last week. Twenty young unmar
ried gentlemen, in full dress, chanerencd
by two married gentlemen, occupied the
two lower proscenium boxes as a pleasant
"take-off" en the young ladies' epcia
parties of the week before. They entered
with all the listless, abstracted air which
young ladies assume en such occasions and
seated themselves, like Grosveuer, among
the maidens with an air that seemed te
say: "Oh, why are we se beautiful'.'"
Each young gentleman had a little button
hole beqnet, which they arranged in a row
en the front of the box, as young ladies de
their handsome Jacques and Bensalincs.
When au occasional geed thing happ3ticd
en the stage some young gentleman threw
one of ihe tiny buds, te the amuse
ment of both the actors and the audience.
The married ccntlcnicn in the hackirreund
kept a sharp lookout en their tender charges
and escorted them out at last with a
great flourish. Of course there were lets
of ladies in the erchesta reversing the
order of things, with their opera glasses
leveled at the boxes and playing the pait
of "Leve-sick maidens, we."
Italliitiere's New Paper.
A new daily morning paper, indepen
dent in politics, called the Times, appeared
yesterday morning in Baltimore. Yester
day's edition was a quarto. W. B. Hazlc Hazlc
ten is editor aud proprietor of the new
journal. It'is announced that the Balti
more Gaeetle will net be discontinued, as
was anticipated, by a chauge of proprie
tors, but that its issue will be continued
"with renewed energy and additional
capital, and a determination te make the
paper merit popular confidence."
Net Entitled te Damages.
Judge Thayer has sustained the position
taken by the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad company as defendant in a suit
for damages, that the complainant, a
woman, whose illegitimate son was killed
in an accident, was net ene of the per
sons authorized by law te sue for dam
ages growing out of a wrong done te the
child.
On the Slate.
Philadelphia Recerd.
Nothing is mere certain than that Mr.
W. 11. Rawle is slated for the Republican
nomination for associate justice of the
supreme court.
Cheap dan.
A Cincinnati company with a capital
stock of S 1,000,000 is organizing te furnish
that city with gas at$l per 1000 feet
The First Shall be Last.
The Prohibitionists will meet in state
convention at Harrisbnrg en Jau. 19.
HORRORS !
ON HOKKOKs1 llliAU.
Crime, Calamity and Suicide.
Gerard De Ferest died at New Yerk from
a dose of paris green which he had taken
with suicidal intent.
William Heward.agcd 12 years, commit
ted suicide at Buffalo, N. Y. by hanging
himself in a woodshed.
James Hemingway, president of the
Second national bank of New Haven,
Conn., died suddenly en Saturday of apo
plexy, aged 71 years.
William Stevens, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
a brakeman en the Nangatuck railroad,
was instantly killed at the junction near
Stratford en" Saturday by falling from a
freight train.
James Carr. a bricklayer, 25 years of age,
was shot and killed at Washington, D. C,
en Saturday evening by Jeshua Andersen.
The murderer fled. The sheting was the
result of a drunken dispute.
Charles Jacobs, of Ne. 520 Hicks street,
Brooklyn, was knocked down and killed en
Saturday night at Dey and West streets,
New Yerk, by an express wagon of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western rail
road. Francis McCue, aged 45, captain of a
schooner lying at the feet of East Twelfth
street, New Yerk, fell overboard en Satur
day night and was drowned. His body
was carried away en the tide.
Sam Brig, a Chinese laundryman, was
fatally shot at Louisville, Ivy., en Satur
day night ly Chief Detective Bligh, upon
whom Brig made an assault with a hatchet
while the eflicer was endeavoring te quell a
disturbance in the laundry.
At Labadieville, Assumption parish, La.,
en Saturday night Dcnnie Dunlap, of Syra
cuse, N. Y., a member of a circus company,
was shot by Justice of the Peace Ilcniutz,
from the effects of which he died yesterday.
Bcnintz has net been arrested,
A beautiful young seamstress, named
Margaret Kuan ft', was found in an uncon
scious condition at Mrs, Hunter's boarding bearding
house Pittsburgh, ami removed te Meivy
hospital, where she died. Dr. Heng.-t,
who attended her, found that her death
was caused by abortion. The police au
thorities are investigating the affair.
M. F. Ceppcge, whose wife was shot
dead at New Orleans a few days age, as al
leged, by her 4-year-old adopted child, was
en Saturday arrested for the murder of his
wife. She had recently willed him her
property, and it is stated that her life was
insured in his favor. It is reported that
she was about te leave him.
Hen Cameren's Unppy New Year.
Washington Dispatch te Press.
It is claimed that Senater Den Cameren
has received a premise from the adminis
tration that Pennsylvania shall have two
foreign missions, one first and ene second
class, and that he is new making up his
mind as te whom he will name for the
place. The name of General Hartranft is
suggested for one place as, if he should
be appointed, Mr. Cameren would have
the nomination of a new collector at
Philadelphia.
Happy New Year te Tem IVlley.
Washington OWpatcli te l'liihuli'lpliia Thnr s
The revenue offices will be generally re
organized in the state, beginning with the
appointment of Representative William J.
Pollock as collector in Philadelphia and
Representative Jehn M. Potncrey in the
Franklin and Somerset district, and ex
tending te every position that can be
wielded te political advantage.
Te Live Leng be Hern Abroad.
Seventeen persons eleven of
women died in New Yerk during
whose ages, it was alleged, ranged
100 te 1015 years. All but three of
were of foreign birth.
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1881,
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
MORE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
UAKSOlT Tin: TICACK at me. r.uiiir.i:
AND CHKIsTlANA.
Three Mat.i Killed at l'lillaileliihia.
It has becoine an adage among railroad
men that ene serious accident is sure te be
followed by etheis. The great wreck at
Christiana en the Pennsylvania read has
already been followed by several ethers.
Yesterday morning about half-past
three o'clock ;ust east of the Big Cencs-t-iga
bvid e, an axle of a freight car at
taclu an eastern-bound train broke
and iiuck and ene car were thrown
f' . rail in such manner as te obstruct.
both I tacks. The fast line was detained
about an hour and finally passed the
wreck by crossing ever te the north track
which was first cleared. Nobody was
hint and only one car wrecked.
About half-past six last evenimr there
was another accident at North'
Bend, the scene of the terrible disaster
wherein an engineer, a brakeman and a
fireman lest their lives a few days age.
Fortunately, net much damage was done
by last night's casualty. A gang of
wreckers were haul at work removing the
debris of the late wreck and relaying the
south track. This made it necessary for
east-bound trains te cress from the south
te the north track te pass the point named.
As a freight train was crossing ever, one
of the cars failed te take the switch, and
became derailed, leaving a part of the
train en the north anil a part en the south
track, thus blockading the read for some
time. Ne ether damage was done.
Tlirce Men Slain l.y the Cars.
There were three fatal accidents en tins
Pennsylvania railroad and branches im
mediately contiguous te Philadelphia, en
Saturday. About 2 o'clock Jehn Dcrr,
40 years old, residing at Frent and Poplar
streets, was struck and instantly killed by
a train of the New Yerk division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, while he was walk
ing en the track at Ridge avenue crossing.
An eastward bound train en the same di
vision ran ever and mangled te death
Daniel Mahr, a repairman, 50 years old,
residing 3G09 Aspen street, about 0 o'clock
at Forty-first street. Henry Myers, dwell
ing at 3G02 IlavciTerd street, was cut te
pieces en the main track near Powell en
avenue.
The Outlook I'm- l.ainsr.n.
The World correspondent telcgraphes
from Londen, that Dr. Lam seu's " fate is
scaled. He is a man of geed ability aud
has hitherto borne a stainless reputation.
In the court where the preliminary exami
nation is being held he sits like a statue,
tUUIIV W.IICIIIII UIU lIUCCCUlllgS. lift IS a
slight-built man, shabbily dressed, but
having an air of refinement. There is an
other charge against him, that of having
poisoned Percy Jehn's brother, who died
suddenly three years age. The body will
be exhumed. This boy died in the pris
oner's house, and I am told that the crown
will be able te make out a clear case of
murder. The revelations in this case
have greatly shocked the public. The ex
citement is almost as great as it was in
Palmer's case."
Dividing up Oravryurd I'rulits.
The commonwealth expert accountant
has completed the investigation of the
World Mutual Relief association of Leb
anon. This company during its existence
often months issued policies reprcsentiii"
about 113,000.000, aud according te the
statement of the expert who examined the
books the officers divided $40,000 anion"
themselves since the incorporation of the
company. Its business recently has been
confined almost exclusively te Western
states.
OVER THE WALL.
CUAKI.KS UIUSON MAKES HIS KSUAl'li
t'KOM PK1SON.
He Opens vhe New Veat in Goe-J Style..
Charles Gibsen, one of the most desper
ate men in the Lancaster county prison,
made his escape from that institution en
Saturday night, probably between 10 and
12 o'clock, it was net discovered until yes yes
tcrdaymerniug when Watchman Reed went
around te give him ".Geed morning." He
found that cell Ne. 32. en the ground tier
en the eastern side, which had been occu
pied by Gibsen, was empty, behaving left.
An examination was made and then the
manner of his escape was learned. It ap
pears that he first cut through the beard
lloer in his cell in order te reach the iron
ller.r. With a bit which was found in his
cell he then chiseled the heads from the
iron belts and removed one of the large
plates ; he then cut through the bricks
aud made his way into the cellar. Passing
through two weed cellars he made his way
into the bake house by making au excava
tion under the deer. It was then an easy
matter for him te get iute the yard, which
he did by merely slipping a belt, taking
with him a large iron poker aud the baker's
overcoat. He had made a rope out of his
bed clothes and at the cud of it he tied
the poker. He threw the poker up, catch
ing it en the wall, and by this means
made his way iute Orange street, pulling
the rope after him.
Tt is believed that Gibsen has been work
ing at this for weeks and that he had as
sistance from prisoner who worked in the
cellar as all the mortar, bricks, Arc., which
fell down into the cellar had been picked
up and carefully piled up in an obscure
corner. The bit found in the cell has been
identified by Jeseph II. Ilubcr as belong
ing te him. In the cellar a piece of paper
was found en one side of which was an
order en .fere Cooper, the clerk, te pay
Rev. Jehn Swcnk $1 .00. On the ether
side of the paper was a correct drawinjr of
the key te the large iron gate en the front
of the prison.
Near cell ".2 the watchman has his seat
but he heard no noise en Saturday night.
Ike Buzzard says that as early as 8 o'clock
Gibsen tapped him, "geed by" en a
register in the cellar. Near 11 o'clock a
man wearing au overcoat and a pair el
bread .striped pants, was seen walking
along West Chestnut street, from which
he turned into Market street. This is
believed te have been Charles Gibsen.
Gib..en is a son-in-law of Jehn Frank
ford and was convicted en a number of
charges of hoi se stealing in September,
1877. He was .sentenced te eight years',
imprisonment. After serving several years
he twice made hisiseapc, being recaptured
en both occasions by Undcrkeeper Gee.
Al. Smith in Grcenesbiirg and Dallas
Station. He was .sentenced te eighteen
mouths' additional imprisonment, for jail
breaking. His wife resides in Philadelphia
and his mother in Pittsburgh. He is prob
ably about 80 years of age and is an in
genious man. It will probably be. a cooler
day than this when he is caught.
LAW l.lKKAKV ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting anil Koutine lJiisiiiesg.
The annua! meeting of the Lancaster
Law Library association, composed of the
judges and about 70 members of the Lan-.
caster bar, was held in the main court
room at 10a. m. today, President Thus.
E. Franklin in the chair. The routine
business of the annual meeting was trans
acted. The treasurer reported 325 re
ceived during the year from members,
$120.50 from the clerk of orphans' court,
$02 from the prothenotary, 81 from Hie
sheriff ; balance en hand 526.46 : few
books beutiht en account of chanues re-
"tcssinir in the librarv room. The usual
allowances were voted the janitor and
librarian. The library committee reported
all the books in reed order and in their
places, except six missing volumes. The
committee en a noiseless pavement en
Dnke street, reported progress and was
continued. ine nurary committee re
ported and was given discretion te exclude
persons from the library for any month
designated during which the work of re
arranging and cataloguing the books was
going en. A motion te prohibit smoking
in the library room was voted down.
The old officers el the association were
re-elected and the committees re-appointed
as fellows :
President Ren. T. E. Franklin.
Vice President Hen. II. G. Leng.
Treasurer D. G. Eshlcman.
Secretary Gee. Nauman.
Committee en Library A. S,
maker, W. A. Atlce, W. Lcaman.
Purchasing Committee II. G.
D. G. Eshlcman, Gee. M. Kline.
Slay-
Leng,
Finance Committee D. G. Baker, S,
II. Reynolds, W. U. Hcnsel.
Adjourned.
Watch Meetings.
The usual watch meetings were held in
the ..Moravian, imke street Methodist,
Bethel and Evangelical churches te wel
come the new year.
At the Moravian church a meeting was
held at 8 o'clock in thq lecture room, at
which the pastor read the memorabilia of
the year. At half-past 11 p. m. a second
meeting was held, when the usual services
consisting of singing, prayer and an ad
dress by the pastor were given. As the
clock struck 12 an anthem was sung and
there was a general handshaking and mu
tual congratulations among these present.
The congregation was quite large.
At the Duke street Methodist the serv
ices which .commenced at 0 o'clock, con
sisted of singing by the congregation and
scriptural readings by the nastcr until 10
o'clock ; from 10 te 1 1 o'clock the sacra
ment of the Lord's Supper was adminis
tered and from 11 te 12 there was an ex
perience meeting the whole concluding
with au anthem by the choir and hand
shaking all around.
Somewhat similar services were held at
the Union Bethel and Second Evangelical.
i.ist of Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed Ict
letlcrs remaining in the postefiico for the
week ending January 2, 1892 :
Lndiesl Lint. Mr. Jane Eghlenten (for.),
Miss Kate Gygcr, Miss Libbie Gilbert,
Miss Jennie Gurdizer, Miss Emma Hagcns,
Miss Lizzie Miller,. Mrs. J. F. Parrish,
Miss Nancy Procter, Miss Mary W. Ret
lew, Mis. Simen Seyfert, Miss Emma
Smith, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Miss Emma
Stauffer, Miss Mary Tay'er, Ellen Tris
ler. Geidx' f.ixtJ. Armstrong, Robt. Col Cel
man, L. II. Camel, Z. II. Eby, Cel. Fiir-sh,
M. Gil.bs, Irwig A. Ileiker, C. R. Hed
man, '.i-. Ilei.art, Jacob 15. Lambs, And.
Mark ley, Rev. A. P. Marwin, Wm. Moten,
Jehn L. Nelf, Prof. T. L. Rader, Jehn
Robinson, N. H. Rehm, Edward Strode,
Ohas. Weiss.
The Wcnic or rrnycr.
Te day's observance of the week of
prayer is as fellows : 3 p. m. Presbyte
rian church Leader, Rev. J. Max Hark.
Subject, " Thanksgiving for the blessings,
temporal and spiritual, for the past year,
and prayer for their ceutinuaucc."
Psalms ciii., SO, 7-10.
Fer te meri ew the order is the follow
ing : "5 p. m. St. Jehn's Lutheran
church Leader, Rev. J. A. Peters. Sub
jeet, " Humiliation and confession en ac
count of individual, social and national
sins." Psalms li Joel ii.. 12-18.
Snett-.
Visitors from the lower end of the
county state that there was quite a snow
storm last night, in Drumore aud adjoin
ing townships, the snow this morning
being deep enough te track rabbits.
THE NEW REGIME.
Til a. COUNTIOFMCEKS SEATED.
"Blag out the Old Klug.-King la the New
Kiug."
In accordance with the law the old
county officers vacated their seats this
merniug and the officers elect took their
places. There was net the least excite
ment attending the transfer, and very few
changes in the subordinate places.-
Capt. Jeseph Umble, the new register,
entered upon his duties about 9 o'clock.
He retains C. F. Stener as his only deputy,
it being his intention te occupy one of the
office desks himself, aud thus dispense
with the services of ene deputy. This
action relegates Benjamin Bauman, " old
reliable" as he has been familiarly called,
te private life. Capt Umble has
te-day, perhaps, the very best arranged
register's office in Pennsylvania. During
Capt. Edgerle-y's term, just ended, the
papers in the office have been thoroughly
overhauled, carefully placed in new files
arranged according te date and plainly
stcnciled, se that any paper in the office
from 1728 te 1SS1 can be found without
difficulty in a few minutes. This labor
ious work was done by .-cett Lytic, late au
assistant in the oflice A new index of
wills was prepared by C. F. Stener, which
is au admirable piece of correct penman
ship. Capt.Edgerley retires from eilice
with tiie geed wishes of all who had bnsi.
ness relations with him. He will devote
his time during the coming year te his ex
tensive coach manufactory.
Sam Matt Fridy, the new prothenotary.
entered upon his duties at 10 o'clock. He
has appointed I'. L. Slaymaker. late clerk
in the prothenotary's eilice, as his deputy,
and retains Wm. E. Ivreider and A. S. Ed
wards as clerks. Mr. Fridy says it is his
intention te give personal supervision te
the business of one of the courts, which
may enable him te get along with one
clerk less, but no changes will be made for
the present. It is but justice te Capt. Mc
Mellcn, the retiring prothenotary. te say.
that during his term great improvement
has been made in classifying, indcxm-' and
arranging the papers in his office, many of
which were but mere piles of rubbish until
additional shelving and cases were made
for their better keeping. It is understood
that Capt. McMclIcn will for the ensuing
year devote his attention te carpentering
and bridge building, at the same time
keeping a sharp eye en the politics of the
Third ward, with a view of becoming its
alderman.
Jehn H. High, the new .sheriff has al
ready assumed his duties, and retains as
his deputies Henry Hippy and C. M.
Strine,sen of the retiring sheriff. Ex-Sheriff
Strine will reside in Lancaster until the
1st of April, when he will return te his
old home in Columbia. He is net yet cer
tain what branch of trade he will engage in
Jeseph Recser, the new clerk of orphans'
court, retains as his deputy Samuel Ivrei
der, who for se many yeais has had con
trol of the business management of the
office, and has given such universal satis
faction te all having business in the or
phaus' court.
Geerge W. Eaby, the new clerknf quar
ter sessions, enters upon his duties with
out the slightest difficulty, being perfectly
familiar with them, having done nearly ail
the office work as chief clerk dining the
term of his predecessor. It is his intention
te continue deiu the work and thus
dispense with the services of an extra
clerk. During court weeks he will be as
sisted by his son, a bright boy new attend
ing the high school, who has during the
past year or two had considerable exper
ience in the office. The retiring clerk, Dr.
Urban, having purchased the drug store,
corner Seuth Queen and Middle streets.
will devote his attention te the ding and
cucnncai nusinc:;s.
The county commissioners-elect, Samuel
Myers, Abram Suinmy and Martin Hildo Hilde
brant did net organize Until this after
noon, Mr. Suinmy having missed the
morning train. When the beard met. an
organization was effected by cheesing Mr.
Myers president and selecting Frank
Gricst as commissioners' clerk. Solemon
Shell, of Mount Jey, was elected janitor of
the court house, and then the beard ad
jeurned without transacting any ether
business. It is understood that the retir
ing commissioners, Christian Ceble, Isaac
Bushong and Rebert Montgomery all of
whom arc farmers will resume their
bucolic avocation.
The county treasurer, Jehn J. Geed,
reached town at 11 o'clock, but did net
take his scat until after dinner. The retiring
treasurer, Samuel A. Grolf waited for him
from 8 o'clock until 10 this morning, and
then having an engagement in the coun
try could net meet Mr. Goeil until after
noon. The new treasurer has appointed
Harry Strohm, of Providence, as his
clerk, rice David Warfel, who has se ac
ceptably filled the position during Mr.
G roll's term. Mr. Grolf,. we arc told,
will for the present devote a geed deal of
his timote'tho Sprecher house lcccntry
established by him . He had a rough fight
te secure the trcasurcrship and has licen
badly hounded by bis enemies during the
whole term of office, but retires, we be
lieve, with clean hands and a better record
than most of his predecessors, while his
list of warm and devoted friends contains
mere names than ever .
Daniel A. Shifter succeeds Isaac Mish Id
as coroner. Danny is an active and good geed
hearted little fellow, but it is doubtful
whether he has the push aud knowledge
of the law, which enabled his illustrious
predecessor te lift the coroner's office from
the insignificant position it held under
former coroners te the important place it
has held during the term of the late cere
ner. Mr. Mishlcr, it is reported, intends
te j;e out West and glow up with the
country.
At the I'rfoeri.
Capt. Jehn P. Wcisc removed his fam
ily from the prison en Saturday, te '.)'.'A
East Oranire street, and at 7 o'clock this
morning D. K. Burkheldcr, the newly
elected kcoper,teok possession of the prison.
All forenoon teams were hauling the
new keeper's goods, and the folks were
kept busy fixing up the dwelling part of
the prison.
There was a large crowd of politicians,
officeholders, fcc, at the prison al! day,
awaiting the result of the election for t it
new officers.
The Inspectors' .lleellnir.
The old beard of inspectors met at 10
o'cieqk and approved a number of bills.
The committee appointed te audit the
accounts of Treasurer Jehn IF. Miller te
end of 1881, reported it correct with no
balance in his baud.". The report was ac
cepted. 'flic annual report was read and 300 co
pies were ordered te be printed. Messrs.
Rutter and Beyer were appointed a com
mittee en printing.
I he business of the old beard being
finished they adjourned sine die :uu the
new beard organized. The old beard con
sisted of J. L. Heffineicr, city; Ames
Butter, New Helland ; Calvin Carter,
Christiana: Albert Hagen, Martin; Jehn
H. Miller, Millcrsville ; Jacob Wolf,
Ilrownstewn. Messrs. Wolf and Miller
retire and the new members are
Reuben II. Bitzcr, of Ephrata, and J, G.
Weaver, of Strasburg.
The new beard was called te order and
Mr. Hagen was unanimously chosen presi
dent, and Mr. Rutter secretary.
Messrs.Cartcraud TIoflnicirc,wcre nomi
nated for treasuer. 'The first ballet result
ed as fellows : Carter 4, and Heflineirc 2.
The beard adjourned for dinner, after
which they again went into session.
The bend of Mr. Burkheldcr was read and
approved.
A communication of great length from
Keeper Burkheldcr, giving his views in
regard te the prison management, was
presented and read and ordered te be
riled.
Election et 0;iicer.
The election of officers was then pro
ceeded with : . v
Fer first underkceper Mr. Weaver nom
inated G. Al. Smith anil Mr. Butter nenii-
nated J. K. Mentzer. The result was
Smith 4, Mentzer 2.
Fer second nudcrkceper Mr. Bitzcr
nominated David Rsttew and Mr. Rutter
nominated Albert Murr. The result was
Rettcw 4, Murr 2.
Fer clerk Mr. Carter nominated Jere
miah Cooper, Mr. Bitzer nominated David
Warfel and Mr. Weaver nominated Abijah
D. Gyger. The first vote was as fellows :
Warfel e. Cooper 1, and Gyger 2 ; the
second aud third votes were the same and
the fourth was, Warfel :'., Cooper 2, Gyger
1 ; fifth was the same ; the sixth was,
Gyger", and Warfel 3.
The beard here adjourned te meet in
joint convention with the poerdirectors.
At the l'oei- lleiisa.
At the almshouse the beard met at the
usual time te transact business and te or
ganize the new heard.
D. 15. Laudis. or the old beard, retires
and Jehn Evans, or Warwick, who was
re-elected, remains, and Martin Ivreider,
of this eity, comes in.
At the organization of the new beard
the following officers were elected :
Jehn Evans, unanimously elected presi
dent ; Gee. Spurrier, unanimously elected
superintendent and clerk.
Jehn IJreck and Klam Heir were nomi
nated for steward. Th-rc being two bal bal
eots which resulted in a tie vote.
David 1. Laudis was unanimously
elected treasurer; Isaac Zimmerman was
unanimously elected farmer ; Tayler L.
Schiller, engineer ; Lewis Koolhaas,
baker ; O. P. Ibicker. solicitor, and Dr.
Frank Muscr. Gee Weli-hans, Oliver
llelaud, 1J. M. I'elcui'is, physicians.
The following committees were ap
pointed by this presuleut : On farm.
Messrs. Ivreider, Keller ami Evans ; s
house, Shultz, Musseraud Obeiheltzcr. r
.leiiil Convention.
Beth beards met te electa moral instruc
tor, with Jehn Evans as president. IJev.
Jehn Sweuk was the only candidate anil
he was iiiiaiiimeuily c'tvtcd. Mr. Sweuk
was called in and returned his thanks te
the beard.s for his ic-ulcctieii. He slated
that his pic-cut salary is net sufficient te
keep him, and a-l;el the beards te increase
it te what they see tit . .Mr. Carter moved
that the salary be increased from $:!00 te
$100. This motiei was carried. Ad
journed. H:orrleii Agrtin.
After the adjournment of the joint con
vention the prison inspectors atrain met.
The election of clerk was ajpim taken
lip. The seventh ballet, resulted in the
election of Mr. Warlcl as fellows : Warfel
4, Cooper 1, Gyger 1.
Mr. Carter neminalcd C. N. Sproul,
esq., for solicitor, and Mr. Ilelfir.ci r nom
inated W. F. Beyer, esij. The first, liallet
was a tie ; en the second ballet Mr. Sprenl
was elected by the vote of 5 te 2.
Fer pliysici in, Dfs. Meieuius and
Compteu were nominated. The latler
was elected by 4 te 2.
The following were the nominations for
two night watchmen : W. C itecd, Gee.
Straw-bridge, Jehn D. Hendry, Henry
Gast, jr., Frederick Miller, Jeseph Wil Wil
feng, Geerge Yingling, Jacob Uessler.
Mr. Reed was elected en the first ballet.
Fer second watchman there was no
choice
Fer boss shecmaktr Chiiles l'uckius,ef
this city, was neminalcd by Mr. Hagen ,
Jeshua Huberts, of Edi-n, by Mr. Carter,
and Jacob Flick by Mr. Ilelfmeicr. On
the second ballet I'.iiclcins was elected,
receiving 4 votes te 2 for Flick.
Fer baker Mr. Hagen nominated Gcerge
Ehmaii, and .Mr. Weaver nominated
. Ehmaii waseli cled by a vole of
4 te 2.
Mr. Carter moved that Hie position of
messenger be abolished, at. least, for the
present time. This was unanimously
agreed te.
Fer the furnishing of drugs for three
niin'.hs II. li.Ciichran, S.IJ. McCIcery and
Daniel Ileilshu, of this city, and G. S.
Reyer, of Ephrata, were elected ; each te
serve drugs for three months.
The resignation of Eilw. Frailey as cigar
boss was read and acct.plud en condition
that he finishes boxing the cigars en hand
Balloting for second night watchman
was resumed, but after two ballets it was
postponed until next meeting.
Proposals for convict labor en cigars
were opened. The only definite bid was
from Aldus C. Heir, of Strasburg, who
offered $1.03 per thousand, for the labor,
he te furnish all supplies.
After seme discussion the beard resolved
te meet specially next Monday, and in
vite Mr. Herr te meet with them te dis
cuss his preposition.
President Hagen announced the fellow
ing committees :
Supplies Messrs. Weaver and Hitzer.
Meat Messrs. Ilitzerand Heffmeiei.
Fleur Mcssr:;. Kutter and Weaver.
Yarn Messrs. Carter and Weaver.
Tobacco Me:-sr.s. Iiit.cr and Caster.
Leather Messrs. Carter and Weaver.
.Mr. IJiitter. elected secretary, declined
the office :or! Mr. Weaver was elected in
his place.
The above is a complete victory for the
Kvituiiiirr faction in our local politics. The
New Km p'-eplj new have the keeper, with
a beard el inspectors and subordinates all
of the ether side, just as under Wcise's
administration in the last faw years the
keeper has been of one faction anil the
rest of the prison direction all opposed te
him in the war of factious.
This condition of things always results
in disagreement, suspicion, rivalry and in
trigue and the public interests sufTer.
High old times may be looked for in the
prison management during the next
twelve mouths.
l'olice Case.
Yesterday afternoon a telegram from the
city water works announced that the
premises had been invaded by a gang of
tramps. A detachment of the police force
was sent te Uie scene aiid eleven of the
interlopers were picked up. This morning
the mayor s"iit them te jail for terms
ranging from 10 te 30 days.
Five vagrantswhe had sought lodging
in the station house were discharged, and
one, who was sick, was sent te the alms
house for 30 days.
Three young men were arrested for
filing off the old year. Their cases have
net yet been disposed of.
Cane 1'rescnlatlen.
Dr 15. F. W. Urban, superintendent of
St. Paul's M. E; Sunday school, was yes
terday presented by the school with a very
beautiful geld-huaded cane, as a testimon
ial of the esteem in which he is held by
the school . The presentation was made
en behalf of the donors by Rev. A. I. f'ol f'el f'ol
lem pastor efSt. Paul's just before the close
of the Sunday school services, and the
doctor was se overcome by supprisc that
he ceuld-Kcarcely respond te the compli
ment. The cane is inscribed ' Presented
tell. F. W. Urban, by St. Paul's M.E.
Sunday school Jan. 1, 1882"
New freight Agent,
Wm. B. Wilsen, the newly appointed
freight agent at the Pennsylvania freight
depot, this city, vice Benjamin Reynolds,
resigned, entered upon his duties te day.
Mr. Wilsen is a seu of the former Demo
cratic canal commissioner of that name,
and was himself the Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Dauphin district.
Saturday Night's Shee.-.
On Saturday night Witmcr and Finger's
variety combination, composed of home
talent, gave an exhibition in the opera
house. The house was net or sufficient
size te pay the management, but the flcr flcr
fermance was very satisfactory.