LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY, JANUARY 5,1882. Hancaster ntriligcnctr. THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 5, 1882. These Big Bills. Our esteemed contemporary, the Ex' amine?, seems te have some understand ing about " at least three bills for print ing, willing te be admitted in the mid night legal burglarizing of the treasury," and it does net knew why they were ' left." If our esteemed contemporary knows of any such burglarious-minded printing bills, it should promptly expose them, or it might be suspected of insin cerity in its avowed sympathy with the Ikteli.iekxtekV. denunciations of all such raids en the county treasury. If there were any printing bills put before the late beard of county commissioners, and ret used payment, for which pay ment was sought after that beard had closed it business, or if any such bills went in improper search of the com missioners by day or night, or any were rendered for services net performed, or for which the county was net liable, or in excess of an honest amount, let them be promptly exposed. Even if " left " by the last beard they might be imposed upon the new com missioners, and all who are opposed te midnight or daylight raids upon the county treasury should help the new beard te guard against them and te steer clear of " liberally compensating "jobs and jobbers. Our no less esteemed contemporary, the Xi- A7, while plainly manifesting sympathy with the IXTi:LLiGEXti:i:"s denunciation of the raids, ventures te correct its version of " the facts," main ly in reference te the bill paid for the benefit of Clerk B. V. W. Urban in the name of Jehn II. Barnes. It seems that the warrants in behalf of Barnes and McMellen were drawn in daylight and net at midnight, but, as we have staled, after the business of the eilice had been closed for the term of the com missioners, and one of them had left it under thai impression and with the un derstanding that these bills had been re jected. As te the liability of the county , " under the decisions of the courts," for all the blanks which the clerk of quarter .sessions had bought, "en which he " had already advanced money," and included in these bills made out in the name of a parly who says he had net five cents worth of interest in them, we would b& pleased te be shown these decisions of the court. It is net true that there had only been SIN worth of these supplies about the correctness of the county pay ing for which there had been any dis pute ; it is net likely that the entire bill of three years would have been left unsettled during all that time for this trille which was finally withdrawn. We have net. been able te get the entire details of this Barnes-Urban bill for publication te-day, but we knew that there are many items en it, for which there has been no decision of any court that the county is liable. Most of these blanks are printed for the clerk's conve nience, and he and tin persons doing business in his eilice, and net the county, are liable ler them. They have b2en saudwiched between some items for which the county was perhaps liable, the whole lumped together and the job, put through as an afterthought of the clerk, who had already paid most of them him self, as Barnes bears witness. Moreover, even if the county had been liable, there is jobbery in it, as we find from an ex amination of the fust half dozen items of the bill that the prices charged are from 2.1 te 50 per cent, higher than these charged for similar work by the ether job elliees of the city. Dr. Urban "s bill is a yery geed .subject ler the dissecting table. The Independent Republicans of this state faintly took heart the ether day when it was given out that the senator whom they had elected was about te per form some of the things premised of him. The late postmaster of Pittsburgh resigned without notice te anybody ex cept a little ring of Cameren henchmen, and they speedily had his successor ap pointed in the person of one of Chris. Magee's ponies. There was a howl went up and it was premised that Mitchell would antagonize the cenfirma tien and be able te secure its defeat. Mark the sequel as told in the Tunis dispatch from Washington : Senater Mitchell says, relative te tlie Pittsburgh posteffice question, that no or ganized opposition te ttie confirmation of Mr. McCfcary lias been developed se fur. lie has received a geed many letters and telegrams protesting against it. Most of these letters assert that while McCleary is known as a geed fellow the feeling of the business community is against his appoint ment. Precisely te what extent this feel ing exists the senator has net the means of knowing, as it has net manifested itself in any shape outside of these indi vidual complaints. The principal soreness appears te be in reference te the manner in which the appointment was made. Se far as he is concerned Senater Mitchell says he has no interest in the matter be yond giving time for the people te be heard. They have enjoyed the privilege, and, from the character of the opposition, he does net feel justified in approving the confirmation. There is no question of this confirmation. As Mr. Wolfe is said te have re marked, the less said about Mitchell's election as an Independent, the better it is ter the reputation of the Indepen dents for political sagacity. We fear that somebody in Philadel. pliia, or some legal authority there, is giving the friends of the jury-fixer and the ballet thief just ground for com plaint in the delay that attends the pros ecution of some accused Democratic baleot-box staffers. The Bulletin says 44 their guilt was mere flagrant and criminal than that of Meuat ; but they are net only left te go unwhipped of jus tice, but no word is uttered and no hand is raised against them, tteferm gets a severe sei-uacK in me esteem of many quiet thinking citizens when this sort of partisan discrimination is exercised by these who are set up asits chief apostles." If this statement of facts is correct the conclusion is irresistible. There should be no discrimination between the parties or the station of the offenders against fair elections in Philadelphia. We are painfully conscious of the shortcomings I of Democrats as well as Republicans there and there can be no purity of the ballet until the axe has fallen wherever the offence lies. Ex-Sex ater Wallace has long been a prominent figure in the politics of our state. He is an able lawyer, and thoughtful and close student of the his tory of our state and its relation te the federal si'stem. The address which he is announced te deliver for the first time in this city has been prepared with care, and the subject is one which is rapidly coming te have a larger share of public interest. As we are about entering upon thebi-centennial of the commonwealth, the study of its earlier history, and es pecially such inquiry as is intended te show the pre-eminence of its men in the formation of our federal institutions should lie a matter of pride, as it cer tainly is of value te every citizen. Mil. James Uedpatu, who proposes te visit this city and explain the cause of Ireland and the misrepresentations of her traducers, is the veteran abolitionist and agitator, whose zeal has net always been wisely tempered with discretion. But he has lately visited Ireland and had an inside view of things, which is net given te the rest of us who have te depend largely upon the reports of inter ested parties, colored by their prejudices. This traveler and Jecturer ought te Le able te bear the intelligent and truthful testimony of an eye witness, and his subject is certainly one of sufficient pop ular interest here te entitle him te a re spectful popular hearing. Senater Jehn Stewart is ei edited witli the opinion that Beaver is net a Stalwart after all, and such opinions as his will gradually steer the Independents into just the sort of acquiescence in Beaver's nomination that Cameren wants. If Senater Stewart will just ex ercise his hindsight enough te leek back te the election of Mitchell and the defeat of Davies, he may improve his foresight te the advantage of himself and his political friends. Bishop Nameless says the Bible is a ticklish thing that should net, be tackled ' It in reported that the secietary ir war is a " maybe presidential candidate yenug man." One would suppose he had get as far as he could go en his father's name. Oi'it home college reopens for the win ter term te-day, under very favorable auspices ; and a complete abstract of the scholarly address of Prof. Dubbs, who se ably fills the chair of history its tls insti tution, is printed en the finnth page of te-day .s Ixtellieknckil Sknatek Joux Stkuaut, of tint Conti nental Independents, has an idea that Gen. Beaver is net the real choice of the bosses for governor and that Beaver has been named for the purpose of being killed off. Senater Stewart is cutiicly t. e inno cent. Tiiickk is a suspicion in Washington that, by announcing a change e: heart re garding Fitz Jehn Perter's case, Grant ox ex poets te get Democratic aid and comfeit in the project for his letiiementeii lig pay upon the army list. This may or may net be cruel gossip. Tin: president is said te I.c worried mentally and physically at the fiequent calls of the Baltimore delegation in rcia rcia tieu te die pert collectership. There is a Blaine man in and he wants te slay in just as badly as the Stalwarts want te gei, him out. If the president would only inti mate which faction disgusts him !he mere they might make it less disu-tin for him. Ore. citv school beard meets this even big. Here are some nuts te crack : In the annual report of the slate superintendent, the statistics reported te him by She city superintendent set forth that of the school houses iu this city, 18 in number, 12 have injurious furniture ; 18 arc without appa ratus worth mentioning ; 500 children of .sufficient age ate supposed net te Le in at at teiidaneeupen school and 1,000 arc in pri vate schools. The local school tax isameng the lightest in the state, in misue boroughs the levy running up te 13 and even 15 mills, here it is only three mills. The Philadelphia Ledger, in speaking of Controller Pattiseu's canvass for governor, says with some force : " They cvi he no real friends of the controller who are neck ing te make him the Democratic candidate for governor. Mr. Pattison cannot, be run for governor without damage te the pub lie service of the city, and very serious damage tee. And besides arc his friends se heedless of what should be his altitude towards the people who have r,e fiithfully upheld him that they are willing te put him iu the position of turning his back upon them? " The Ledger is net singular in this view of the case. On our first page te-day will be found a full report of the proceedings of i-euucils in both branches last evening, including the prepositions of the various tire com panics and the manner m which they were leccivcd aud disposed of. The city legislators de well te get after the (J lobe gaslight company for the manner in which their lamps are working aud being worked. Their performance of the contract is net satisfactory, and for the same ice-en lliat the Intellieencek always insist, d upon the local gas companies being held , a proper performance of duty, w.: hud A. en this lamp company doing its we!. right or being decked accordingly. Trust Parson .1. P. Newman te scut out a geed thing. He was Grant's Methe dist pastor in Washington and get a dead head tour around the world at the govern ment's expense ou a useless " inspection of consulates." lie was transferred from New Yerk at the Methodist conference held last May and was net satisfied with the change, and cver since there have been rumors of bis setting a charge somewhere into which he could draw Grant aud the rest of the sheddyites. It seems new that he is te go into Congregationalism and take the Madisen Avenue church, New Yerk, at $7,000 or 8.000 salary, in view of which, of course, he can sec "little differ ence between Methodism and Congrega tionalism, save in the character of church government " This is the milk in the "A prominent member of the Madisen Avenue Congregational church said Gen. Grant would become a member of the church and that he would probably become president of the beard of trustees. Jay Gould, Shcppard Knapp and ether very wealthy men would also join." They are likely te be very comfortable thi Oily Gammon's preaching. under GOOD TERMS. 107 FOR 4 PER CENTS. THE TL'.N million statu, lean. TheSiiRc-eisrul Wilder Named Lad Night Over 100,000 Premium Realized. The bids for the lean te redeem the ma taring bends of the commonwealth were opened yesterday iu the presence of Gov. lleyt and Sinking Fund Commissioners Butler and Quay. There were only a few interested parties prcscut, but they repre sented manv million dollars. Iu view of the depressed stock markets and the high rate of interest demanded for money Governer lleyt aud State Treasurer But ler expressed their apprehension that the lean would net prove popular, but they were agreeably disappointed when the bids were opened-. Among the first proposals read were these of Drcxel in Ce., who bid for the entire lean at a fair premium. Theodere Walten, of Eng lish horse-race betting fame, who had put in a bid for 80,500,000 for the thirty-year lean at four percent, aud at a premium of 100, when he heard the Drexel bid asked and was given permission te withdraw his proposal. It would have met that fate at any rate, as it was unaccompanied with the necessary check of five per cent, en the amount bid. The bids, including Wal Wal eon's, amounted te nearly 820,000,000, while net half that amount was desired te redeem the lean next month. The sinking fund commissioners met last night and awarded the lean te the following-named persons : Townsend Whelen te Ce., Philadelphia, series payable $250,000 each year from 1SS3 te 18!2, at 31 per cent., 614,000 ; thirty-year lean, ii per cent., 8800,000 ; thirty-year lean, "l per cent., $200,000 ; Gilpin fc Ce., Philadelphia, short scries, 3.Vper cent., $213,000; thirty-year lean, 3A per cent., $384,000 ; thirty-year lean, 4 per cent. 149,000 ; Judge Aguew, Beaver, short series, 3A per cent., $35,000 ; James F. Yeung, Philadelphia, short series, 3V per cent.', $000,000 ; Maurice Underwood", Carlisle, short series, 15 percent., $10,000; Drcxel & Ce., Philadelphia, short series, 4 per cent., $1,015,400; thirty-year lean, 4 per cent., $ 1,000,000, aud the part of the thirty-year lean, net otherwise awarded about $300,000; B. K. Jamisen it Ce., Philadelphia, thirty-year lean. 3.V per cent., $000,000; Seuthwark ledge of Knights of Pythias, thirtv year lean, 4 per cent., $000 ; C. & J. L. Robin son, Tiega, thirty-year lean, 4 per cent., $10,000 ; Stephen Girard beneficial association, thirty-year lean, 4 per cent., $500 ; W. P. North. Pittsburgh, thirty year lean, : per cent., $2,000. The amount of the lean awarded is about $9, 17:!,500, the premiums en which aggregate $4:29,339.17. With the premium derived from the sale of the bends te day, added te the lean awarded, about $9,000,000 of the lean of $10,000,000 due next mouth will be redeemed. The remaining $100, 000 will be icdccnicd with money in the sinking fund. About $5,000,000 of the 30 year lean was taken at 4 per cent, at an average premium of 107. The amount awarded at 4", per cent was about $1,500, 000, at an average premium of 102. The rest of the Jean (ler the series) was taken at '''. and 1 pr cent. PERSONAL,. It is understood in Bosten that Judge Mam cs Mohten has accepted the chief justiceship et the supreme court of Mas sachusetts. A chilil four years of age. an inmate of the Heme for Hie Friendless, in Detroit, -Michigan, is said te be a great-great graudseu of General Wixkikld Scott. rjonater Loe vx says he has net changed and will net change bis mind en Fitz Fitz Perter. He will fighl him, if the ease comes up again, as is probable. Mr. Fuaxk II. Howe, seu of the new postmaster general, will be appointed chief clerk of the posteffico department. 1 le is a popular lawyer and has some re putation as a writer of fiction. Mr. James C. Floed distributed $0,000 among several benevolent associations in San Francisce, Christmas morning, Pro testants and Catholics bring treated im partially. By securing the lease of the Cha-lnut Street theatre, Philadelphia, J. II. H.vv eisly, the famous theatrical manager, yes tcrday added a seventh house te the list of these already under his control. It is intended te start a Rcadjustcr or gan in Lynchburg, Va., en the 1st of Feb ruary, te be pnbliscd daily. Judge It. W. llrciiKs, of the eastern district of Virgin ia, is spoken of as prebable corresponding editor. President Arthur received from the state department the nomination proposed by Secretary Blaine last summer of Geop.ee II. Shawm:, of New Yerk, te be Minister te Belgium. "He put the document care fully away." i early ene-half of the actors aud actresses of New Yerk city have been vac ciliated at police headquarters. The cause of the scare was the rumor that Samuel II. Pii:i!C"Y, the leading man of Beeth's troupe, had died of small-pox in Bosten, audjlhat ou Saturday night three traveling troupes, the members of which had asso ciated with Piercy, arrived in New Yerk fiem Bosten. When Governer Leng, of Massachusetts, asked permission te quote a portion of Mr Jehn G. Whittieu's poem after an ex tract from the Psalms iu his recent famous Thanksgiving proclamation, Mr. Whittier made the characteristic reply that he was "entirely content, but he was net quite sii re whether David, a king and a warrior, we'ild care te be found in the company of a Quaker and a Republican." TIIOSK IIIG 1SILLS. Cemment J or tint Contemp trarlcF. .Shv i:ra The bills iu favor of McMellen and Barnes were net approved atmidnight.bnt between the hours of four and live o'clock in the afternerm. The bill for printing war. for blanks for the quarter sessions office, and en which the elerk had already advanced money, and for which, under the decisions of the court, the county was naoie. inc commissioners had refused te appreve the bill because some blank bends had been rendered useless by a change in the rules of court. The bill was finally approved, because this item, amounting te about $18, wa withdrawn. There never had been any question about the correctness of the balance of the bill. Nelgliberly Sympathy. " Lancaster Examiner. Wc sympathize with our esteemed con. temporary, the Intelligencer in its strictures ou the midnight raid of the county commissioners en the country treasury. Just why seme should be taken and ethers " left," we de net knew, as we understand that there were at least three bills for printing willing te be admitted iu the midnight legal burglarising of the treasury. But then the late beard of com missioners, taken as a whole, were a- re markable body of officials. cocoanut : CRIME'S CARNIVAL. THIS REVELEY OF DEATH. TIOAL WAVE OF ISLOOD.MiED. Fires, Murder aud Other Disasters Ueperted treui All sections. The Helbroek tobacco works, iu Louis ville, Ky., were partially destroyed by fire yesterday. Wm. Langsteu, of Bayhead, en Raritan Bay, N. J., aged 11 years, broke through the ice aud was drowned. At Auburn, Tenn., Cantreli Bethel, iu a grog shop fight, shot nd killed Andrew Feuston, Charley Odou and Bud McAdoo. Warren Cressfand, night dispatcher at Pale Alte, in Schuylkill county, has been fatally injured by a locomotive. The interior of the Vine street epdta house, a variety theatre, Cincinnati, was burned yesterday. Less about $3,000. At Pine Orchard, Fla., Tuesday, Abra ham Watkins was murdered by his step father, Oliver Fraucis. Watkins made a desperate resistance and was literally cut te pieces. Ruth A. Ball, the mother of two chil dren and an iumate of the poerkousc at Seuth Amherst, Mass., for many years, has confessed te setting the fire which burned the institution en Sunday evening aud has been held in $2,500. Jehn Toehey shot and killed his wife, iu Minneapolis, because she would net al low his daughter te get him whisky. He had been drinking heavily since his son, a fireman, was killed by a mill explosion, a sheit time age. Captain J. Mergau Shaw was shot dead by two of his bretl ers, near -Mexico, Mis seuri, in revenge for the killing of another brother by Morgan in a quarrel about a division of property two years age. Henry Heward, a dishwasher in lluteh in's hotel, Housten, Texas, was shot and killed by Henry Adams, another employee iu the hotel. The men quarrelled ever their work. Adams became enraged aud drawing a revolver shot Heward live times. In the southern part of Montgomery. Me., en December 20, Jehn, Tem, Jee and Abby King went te Mr. Nelsen's house at Americus, where a fight occurred in which young Nelsen was killed. On Saturday night, December 30th, a band of citizens attacked King's house, shot aud wounded old Mrs. King and one of her sous, and killed Mrs. Austin and another of the King boys. OKITUAIIV. 'Ilie UisiiugiiUhed Dead. Rev. Dr. .lames Pratt, first piesident of the Dennisen university, died yesterday, at Columbus, Ohie, aged S3 years. Samuel Bickley died yesterday at Flint, Michigan, at the age, as alleged, of 109 years. He was a native of England, served in the Bntish navy when a hey, and canfe te this country iu 1S30. C. C. Clay, United States senator from Alabama before the war, aud Confederate state senator during the war, died at his residence, near lliintsville. Alabama, en Tuesday. Rev. V. R. Hetehkiss, a prominent Baptist clergyman of Buffalo, died yester day in that city. He was noted as a lin guist, and was formerly a professor in the Rochester theological seminary. Dr. Jehn W. Draper died yesteulay morning at his residence at Ilastiugs-mi-thc-Hudsen, at the age of .seventy-one years. He was an eminent chemist and physiologist who for many years has en joyed a mere than national reputation, and was te the United States what Tyndall aud Huxley are te (treat Britain. Profes Profes eor Draper differed, however, from both these eminent men by his mere conserva tive attitude toward the q'uestien of re ligion. A l.lllle Clrl'ri Death. A nine year old daughter of James Wer ley, residing at Denieysvillc. three miles west of Allentown, was standing to.iele.se te the stove and her dress caught the. The flames hail made considerable head way befere she became conscious of her danger. AVhen she leali.cd it she became frightened and ran down stair.; screaming. She ran out of the house and iu a few minutes her eutire clothing was enveloped iu Haines. Several men employed iu an ero mine near by hearing her shrieks went te her assistance. The burning clothes were pulled off,but net before the girl was frightfully burned. Her body presented a fearful sight and iu lemeving her under clothing bits of llesh adhered te them. With this exception of her feet every part of the body was burned. Medical aid was summoned, but after several .hours of agony f.he died. Tciiiptriiiire in luuu. aii auii-prouiutuen eiuii, Willi a , aigu nicmbeiship, has been organized iu Burl, ingteu, Iowa. The liquor question prom prem ises te be an important factor iu state polities during the present year. Celd Weather. At Watertown, New Yerk, yesterday morning, the temperature was 15 degrees below zero there were heavy snows dur ing yestcrday at Lynchburg, Virginia, and at Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Railroad travel in Ohie was delayed by the snow. .Maryland I'eiMhs. The Legislature of Maryland enranizi d yesterday. Geerge If. Williams ( Dem. ), of Baltimere county, was chosen president or the Senate, and Otis Kcilheltz ( Dem. ), of Baltimore city, speaker of the Heuse. There was an entire change of officials in both houses. D1XKK3 A NO 1MXNKHS. i::i!itictlln Arthur, llnnceck llrcu'Mter ami At a meeting of the military elder Leyal Legien of the United States, held last night at Delmouice's, a letter from Mrs. Garfield was read acknowledging the receipt of the obituary resolution passed by the cemmandcry en the decease of the late president. After the routine business was transacted a formal reception was ten dered te General Winlield Scott Hancock, the acting commander-in-chief of the order. The dinner jwas partaken of by 150 euests. General Henrv W. Slectim presiding. General Hancock thanked his comrades for the honor paid him. Tlie festivities were prolonged te a late hour. The complimentary dinner tendered te Attorney General Benjamin Harris Brew ster will take place at the Aldinc hotel, Philadelphia, ou the 12th instant at 0 o'clock in the evening. About eue hun dred and fifty plates will be laid. The tables will be arranged in the form of the walls of Trey, and 'the president, of the occasion will be Geerge W. Biddle. The gentlemen named te respond te the toasts are ex-Attorney General Wayne Mae Veagh, Judge Jeseph Allisen, Attorney General Palmer and ex-district Atternev Furman Sheppard. In connection with President Arthur's visit te the metropolis a stalwart dinner party, given by ex President Grant at his palatial residence iu Sixty-third street, is of interest. The dinner is said te have been of a most superb character and the liquors the fiuest possible. Nene but the "Stalwarts of Stalwarts' were invited. Among the distinguished scntlemen who graced the festive beard were President Arthur, ex-Senater Conkling, Tem Piatt, Jesse Seligman, ex-Minister E. O. S tough, ten, ex-United States Judge Pierrcp6nf, William II. Vandeibilt, Geerge Jenes, ex ex Governer E, D. Morgan. INTERESTING FIGURED. Comparative Areas of Land and Water lu the Untied States. A bulletin just issued from the -census office, showing the approximate areas of the several states and territories, contains much matter of curious interest. Texas, the largest state, has an rrea of 202,290 square miles, and Rhede Island, the smallest, has 1,033 square miles. Nye county. Nevada, is the largest county in the United States, covering 24,000 square miles. San Bernadine, Cali fornia, with 23,000 miles, is the next largest. California has four ether counties, each of them as large as Massachusetts, three that are each larger than Connecticut, and fifteen ethers that are each larger than Delaware. Sioux county. Neb., contains 21,070 square miles. Oregon also has several large counties Grant, Umatillaautl Lake con taining respectively 17,500, 14,200 and 12,000 square miles. Presidio, with 12,500 square mile?, is the largest county in Texas. The smallest county iu the United States is New Yerk, state of New Yerk, aud it has the largest population. The largest of the territories is Dakota, with 147,000 square miles, and the largest county in any of the territories is Custer county, Mentana, with 30,500 square miles. The statistics of water surface lakes, ponds, bays and livers in the several states aud territories present the extreme aridity of New Mexise and Arizona, with only 120 aud 100 square miles of water re spectively, and the marked ceutrary char acteristics of Flerida with 4.440 ; Minne sota, 4,100 ; North Carolina, 3.070 : Texas. 3,490 : Louisiana, 3,300. and Maine, 3,145 miles of river, lake aud inlet area. The total water surface of the country is given at 55,000 square miles, aud the gross area, land and water, 3,023,000 square miles, in habited by sixteen persons aud a fraction te each mile. LOCAL INliLLlliHlNCE. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. A ltlwlKi:.11AN IXJUttKO TIMIAV. KuucUu.t t rnni the Cu by a Girder. This morning about 0 o'clock Jehn W. Ress, a brake man en the freight train drawn by locomotive Ne. 94, en the Penn sylvania railroad, met with a serious acci dent aud narrowly escaped death, at the cast end of the passenger depot, this city. Several ears had been cut from the train te he shifted upon a sidiug. Ress, who was standing en the top of the fifth car from the engine, just as it was entering the depot, turned his head andloeked back for an instant te sec if the cars had been cut loose. Almest instantly he was struck en the back of the head by the heavy iron girder at the east end of the building and fell senseless en the top of the car, almost rolling oil" between the moving cars. Brakemau Christian Shenk. who was en the top of an adjoining car, hastered te Mr. Ress's assistance and prevented him from falling off. The train was stepped. Mr. Ress was taken from the car, carried into the baggage room, where he seen re covered, and medical assistance was sum moned. Apart from severe concussion of the brain aud consequent prostration. .Mr. Ress escaped serious bodily injury. ONi. .110 UK WKKCK. An inline iJuiis into the Kcar (it a Train. This forenoon between 10 and 11 o'clock a rather hcrieus wreck occurred en the Pennsylvania railroad at the Shippcn street bridge, this city. Freight engine Ne. 131 was moving slowly down the track with a train of leaded ears when engine Ne. 320, which was moving somewhat faster, ran into its lear. The eatioese of the iiist train was thrown upon the hind engine aud was damaged badly. The doers and windows were broken out aud the rear and bottom of it were shattered te pieces. Engine Ne. 320 was thrown from the track, the smokestack, tender and front plate were broken oil", besides being other wise badly damaged. There was a long goad (da ear next the engine and the tank was thrown upon it, all of the wheels being tern from both. Besides the caboose-, one ear leaded with coal ou the front train was thrown from the track and the rear of it broken. The wreck did net delay trains but for a short time, as the south track only was blocked. Freight trains going east passe. I ever te the north track, and these going west had no dilliculty. Immediately after the wreck a telegraph instrument was set up at the place of the wreck, and was taken charge of by Dispatcher Bark Bark Iey of the depot tower. The wreck trains stationed at Columbia and Parkcsburg were sent for, and upon their arrival were put te work at clearing up the wreck, which required several hours of hard labor. As in most wrecks, the exaet cause can not be learned. When it occurred the llrginan of the fient train, as it was mov ing, was in the rear et the caboose. It is said that lie attempted te (lag the rear train but was tee late, as it was going at a higher rate of speed than that of his own. Caps had been placed en the track below the passenger depot and they were exploded by the rear train. The tlagman of the first train jumped from his caboose just before it was stiuek, and by se doing saved his life. The llagmau of the rear train jumped from the engine when he saw a collision was inevitable, but the engineer remained iu the cabin aud, although he icecivcd a hail shaking-up, was net hurt. The wreck, although a bad one, was net as :-:erieus as it might have been had the trains been running at a high rate of :;pccd. It is quite serious enough and caused sufficient damage te give some of the employees an opportunity of laying off for a time. oik.e ok his i:,;tmi;:s. Crniei'H Vjerdict "Accidental Accident. " Jehn Heusner, of Columbia, whose serious injury en Christmas eve has al ready been noticed in these celnms, died yesterday. Deputy Corener Frank sum moned a jury aud held an inquest. After hearing testimony the jury rendered a verdict that the said "Jehn Heusner came te his death from internal injuries of the abdomen, the result of being caught be neath a falling car-bed and a pile of iron, there being no blame attached te the Reading railroad ei any of its employees for the accident, it being purely accidental. Snd in the Returns. Clergy men, physicians and magistrates are reminded that they are by law required te baud in te the secretary of the beard of health quarterly returns of all births. deaths and marriages in which they have been in their official or professional capac ity concerned. A quarterly return was due en January 1st, but many of the doctors and clergy have failed te make it. The law allows them ten day's grace after which they are liable te the penalty. The returns should be addressed te" C. II. Brown, M. D.. secretary of the beard of health, Lancaster. Otttcers Elected. Last evening the Lancaster Liederkrauz held then- monthly meeting and elected the following officers : President Capt. J. H.Schuh. Vice Piesident Henry C. Keller. Secretary Jehn Vogelsang. Financial Secretary L. Fa!k. Treasurer Philip Lebzelter. Director F. W. Haas. Librarian Henry Shank. Collector Henry Short. COLUMBIA NEWS. KKGLLAU COKKKHi-ONuKNCK eui: Erie Bayley's .comedy company in "The Colonel '' played te au enthusiastic and highly delighted audience in the opera house last evening, under the management of the G.A.R. pest. The play is founded en the lestnetic eraze.and it is se simple iu its construction that everyone can readily uuderstaud it. Mr. Bay ley presents te the public eue of the strongest and most complete companies en the read. The scenery has never been equalled in Celum bia while the costumes are gorgeous. Mr. Bayley, as the Colonel, is a success, J. E. Webber, as Hie hunt Forrester, acts iu a manner that is pleasing aud quite natural. Miss Maria Davis, as Lady Tompkins, is indeed a very aisthetic lady, while Olice, by Miss Miudha Bayley, is superb. XeUie, Miss Tberes Waldren, is a spry young lady aud a charming actress . Jfn. hlytlic, a fashionable widow, by Miss Rachel Sanger, is made what she is, in the most earnest way. Parker, a waiter, by Mr. T. E. Shanneu, is a jelly Eugltsh sor ser vant, and is rendered in a most clever imitation of "across the waiter 'ouerable waiting man." A number of gentlemen hired the Citizens' baud aud had them serenade. Mr. Bayley and his excellent troupe at the Franklin house, the ladies dancing te their music. i.mie l.ucaU. Skating is new safe, as the dam at Steacy's mill and the basin are both frozen three iuches. The wedding of Mr. J. F. MeMakiu te .Miss JIazie Purple takes place this even ing at G:30. A number of Columbians attended the installations of the officers e( the Verk Masens yesterday afternoon. River falling rapidly and the water out of the canal. We will have a new park or it won't be the fault of the J h raid. Mr. "Will Fendrich is becoming profi cient in riding his new bicycle. Mr. S. M. Prevest spent last night in town. Five tramps arrested last evening for disorderly conduct en Second street. A slight fire broke out in Kitchentewu last night, but was extinguished before an alarm could be raised. Market this morning was very peer. Twice a week would be sufficient te held it A lady, iu walking across the gutter at 3d and Walnut streets, slipped and badly sprained her ankle. B. D. Stevens, agent for B. MeAuley, is in town making arrangements for his ap pearance in the opera house. The distribution of the prizes of the Mt. Zion A. M. E. church fair will take place next Saturday evening. The fair will con tinue Monday. Amount realized up te the present $70. Several sleighs weie out this morning. Mr. McAllister, of Baltimere,isiu town. Fisher took two mere tramps down this morning. Mr. C. C. Haldeman, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Jehn S. Wilsen. On account of the west yard of the P. R. R. being filled with freight ears, the Columbia accommodation was forced te run en the north track this morning. Trallle en the Kullruad. Following is the car movement iepert of the P. R. R. cais te and from this place : r v-iWiiai. Leaded I u leaded Total I.eudi-d t'nleadeil ...I,.:', . i,k;i .37.-M . liiv: retui ........'iT.-ir Making a grand total of 74,470 ears for the month of December. This is the low est number that, has been moved for the past lour months. In 1SS0, S00,4'.e cars I were moved and in 1SS1 90C.S09 were moved, showing- an increase ever 1SH0 of 40,313 ears. Freight tratliee which has slackened up the past month or two. is again en the increase. A Little. Snow. About 1 o'clock this morning snow be gau te fall and continued until 9, but at present writing the sun is out and snow melting. It snowed enough te spoil what little skating there was and net enough te ensure the salty of a sleigh ride. Reception un-.l Serennde. Mr. Charles Weymer, fermerly of this place, brought home yesterday his newly married wife. A large number of his friends assembled at his house aud a de lightful evening was spent. The band serenaded him aud in return they sat down te a sumptuous repast at his expense Kxlreincly Kudc. The Jferald don't like the young men te stand iu front, of the opera house and smoke when the performances aie ever. It is indeed rude. Only last evening as a well-known lady was leaving the hall a cloud of smoke nearly strangled her, causing her te faint for a moment. Chief Burgess Sneath should step it. KIJV. KK.VMKK. A Dcrnnsw of Ills l.ectnr. luliters Intelligencer : In your last iesue Rev. G. R. Kramer is accused of " false pretense," "deception," and of playing a trick upon the commissioners and people in the matter ei securing the court house and iu the advertising of his lecture. Justice te Bre. Kramer, demands that I should "rise and explain," that if any are deserving of censure, they may receive it te whom it belongs. A committee from Salem church, of which the writer was one, engaged the lecturer, ami also th'j court house for the lecture, and did all the advertising. Mr. Kramer undertook te defend the Bible against the attacks of Cel. Ingersoll, and he confined himself te that subject. One of Ingersoll's strongest weapons is forged out el the assumption that the Bi Bi beo teaches the eternal torment of the wicked. The lecturer claims that "eter nal misery " is net a doctrine of the Bible and therefere Ingersoll's objections te it en that ground is net valid. He did net assert, as J. V. 12. claims, that "the eternal punishment of the un godly was net in the Bible." He believes in "eternal punishment," "everlasting destruction "death ; but net in "eternal torment," or "endless misery." We de uet think that J. V. 12. intention ally misrepresented him, but net having examined the argument of the advocates of "everlasting destruction" versus "everlasting torment," he failed te under stand him. Yours in defense of the right, J. RlDI.ICV. Takeout Your 1'uueix. Recorder Geed and his industrious clerks, have recorded all mortgages, deeds and leleasee. left at the office te be record ed, flp te the first of January, 1832. These te whom the papers belong should call and take them away, as they occupy room mar, is needed ler etiicr purposes. .M;tl.ill Cond lNt el II. This morning Geerge Kline swept the snow from the track of the street railway with his new sweeper aud made paths across Centi e square. The sweeper appears te de its work well. Possibly a similar arrangement might be attached te locomo tives and made serviceable en the "steam car " reads. The Week d Vrayer. Te morrow's pregramme in connection with the week of prayer observance is as fellows : 3 p. m. St. Paul's Reformed church-Leader, Rev. W. C. Robinson. Subject: "Prayer for the universal prev alence of peace and righteousness." THE MCUICAL gOClt.TY. Election ( Oflieer lutcrextinsj Paper-. Kea.: unit lNcutd. ' The Lancaster city aud county medical society met in their hall. Centre Square, yesterday afternoon. The president being abseut Vice Pres ident Relaud was called te the chair. The following members were in attend ance : Drs. Atlee. Albright, Blackwood, Bolenius, Carpenter, Compten. Elder, M. L. Herr, A.J. Herr, Relatulaud Welcnans, all of Lancaster ; Drs.Beekias.Berutheisel, Craig. Liueaweaver. all of Columbia ; Drs." M. L. Davis and B. F. Herr, both of Millersville ; Drs. Newpher and Zieg Ier, both of Mount Jey : Drs. Brobst and Roebuck, both of Lititz : Drs. Black, Strasburg ; Bryseu. Matticville ; Kehler, New Helland : Livingston, Mountville ; Lightuer. Ephrata : Mewerv, Conestoga Centre : F. M. Musser. Witnier ; J. 11. Musser, Lampeter ; Plank. Christiana ; W. H. Smith, Paradise ; W. H. Smith, Intercourse ; Trabert, Reamstewu ; Thomsen. Wrightsville : Miller, Bird-iu-Hand ; TreielUer, Elir.abethtewn ; Ken dig. Salunga ; Deaver. Buck. The special business before the society was the election and appointment of ofi'i efi'i cers and committees for the ensuing year Following are the officers elected : President Dr. J. 11. M us.se r, Lampeter. First Vice President-Dr. A. C. Treieh ler, Elizabethtown. Second Vice President Dr. R. M. !e lenitts, city. Treasurer Dr. .1. Any i.i.i..- ..:.. Recording Secretary- ,.S. ...IU. I, lilt. -Dr. Wm. Black- weed, city. Corresponding Secretary Dr.T. B. l'e, citv. Librarian Dr. 15. F. Heir, Millersville. Beard of Censers Drs. Win. Compten, city; F.G. Albright, city, and.l. Trabert, IJeamstewn. Examining Committee Drs. .VI.. Atlee, city; Henry Caipenter, city and .1. I.. Ziegler, Mt. Jey. Publishing Committee Drs. M. L Herr, city : R. M. Bolenius, city, and Alex. Craig. Columbia. The chairman appointed the following sanitary committee for the ensuing year : Dr. Thes. Livingston, Mountville : "Win. Blackwood, city, and Alex. Craig, Celum bia. Health reperts weu made by members from different sections of the county, from which it appeared that typhoid 'fervor, diphtheria anil whooping cough were the only diseases thst pre ailed iu an unusual degree. Dr. J. L. Ziegler, of Mount Jey, read an able paper en sulphate of einehenia. A large number of rare and interesting cases were reported and discussed b members of the society. A resolution was etfeicd aud adopted that at the next meeting of the society delegates will be chosen te represent the society in the State and National associa tions, and that theseeietary give previous notice te the members of the society of the action then te be had. Adjourned. i.evi:ii i:m ii-k.m. Xeii Ikiiii Oemi tlif Country, i Werd lre-s. Plearant Greve ledge. Ne. 21. I. O. C. T., of Fulton township, I.aucaster county, celebrated its twenty-second anniversary enSatuiday evening last. Conowingo bridge company, at a meet ing of the beard of directors en the 2Sth ult., declared a dividend of one dollar pet share ou the capital stock for the past year, an amount equivalent te ten per ceut. en the pieseut value of the stock. The improvement and repairs iu Mid dle Octoraro chinch (United Presbyterian) were finished last week and services were held in it en Sunday last. A new chapel organ, new chandeliers, etc., were also added, and the church building aud furniture are new iu excellent ceudi tien. Day Weed, of Fulton township, is er taiuly the champion sheep-deg dispateher of Lancaster county. A few days age he observed two dogs attacking his sheep in the field. Precuriu; a new (evolving ride which he had recent bought he went en the war path, killed one deg and imuu'di atelydrewa bead en th? ether canine al a very long distaner and killed it aNe. The dogs had severely maimed one of the sheep. Mr. Weed thinks he has a tiusty defender from dogs and ether lobbers in that long range gun. KkIoiiiieiI ,1Il4ltii. The tri-r.ynedie beard of missions of the Reformed church iu the United States held a meeting in this citv te day iu the minister's study of the First Refermed cliuieh. The beaid is composed of lep resentatives of the thiee Pennsylvania synods and then were piescnt te day Uev. Dr. J. O. Miller, of Yerk ; Rev. W. II. Snyderand W.S Seibert, of Hanisburg; (!. W.Hensel, Quart yvillu ; Rev. J.O..Iohuse!', Schuylkill Haven, and Rev. C. U. Ileil inan, of Elk Lick, Somerset county. The beaid elected its executive council for the coming four J ears as follews: President, Rev. Dr. Miller ; seeietary. Uev. W. II. Snvder ; treasurer, W. S. Seibert ; and Rev. C. U. Ileilmauand Rev. Dr. Thee. Appel, superintendent of missions elect, e.r-e!llct member of the council. The reu tine business was tiausactedaud the coun cil meets this afternoon for executive busi ness. This evening Rev. Dr. Miller will pre side at a joint meeting (if the Reformed churches of this city, in behalf of the inis inis siencause, te be held iu Sr. Paul's church and addressed by the members of the beard and ether?. Almest Mlulher Acrldflil. Last night about 8 o'clock as Fred. Brimmer, liveryman, was walking en East Chestnut street he looked at a passing west-bound train and saw a brakemau with a lantern en his arm standing en top of a box car. Suddenly the brake man lest his footing and fell from the ear. Mr. Brimmer was se much shocked that for a moment he turned his head aside, expecting the man te be ground te pieces beneath the iron wheels. When he looked again, however, he saw the man .standing erect in an empty coal ear into which he had fallen when he flipped from the t-p of the box ear. nit: sour Heu.-ii: Siii leaned, iiiid Contributions Ci'i.'t ivrd. There were 421 rations of soup dis tributed from the sdiip hnu.'ieaiiie'.ig needy applicants this morning. The following contributions te the soup house are acknowledged : A. llirsh, ." pounds of beef at 10 cents par pound, ($2."0), and '2r, rents cash ; Geerge Itrady. 0 dozen rolls at 10 cents per deen (Oil cents.) .Ml l:;hil;: ! Theie was a fall of about two iuches of snow early this morning, and tiie ground being frozeii very haul and the "bottom" geed, several parties hitched their fast steppers te their jnetty cutters, and with jingling bells made a splurge through the streets. There is net enough snow, how hew e.ver, te make geed sleighing, but the raw atmosphere and the clouds that over spread the heavens, give premise of meie. I'ollte Cas-s. Before Alderman Samson, Geerge Wil Wil eon for drunken and disorderly con I net was committed for 10 days. Geerge Hall, who is about the stupe of a fire ping, get drunk and Alderimu Ban sent him te jail for 13 days in order that he might have ou opportunity of seeing hew that institution i managed by the new officials. fi 31 I
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