LANCASTER DAILY 1 INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY, JANUARY 12. 1882
Lancaster t-ntellfaencet
THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 13, 1882.
Changing the Bale.
Mr. Orth has, if nothing mere, at least
succeeded in getting before the consider
ation of the Heuse the question as te
whether the speaker shall appoint the
standing committees of that body. The
resolution which he offered yesterday,
proposing that feme ether method than
that new in vogue should be adopted
for the selection of the committees, may
or may net bring forth results in the
shape of a change in the prevailing rule
by which tliat important duty is
assigned te the presiding officer. The
.speaker is theoretically the repre
sentative of the will of the members of
the Heuse, but judging from the present
very general dissatisfaction of a large
number of its members and their charges
of unfairarrangement of the committees,
te say nothing of the popular impression
that they were deliberately made up with
purposes in view ether than these which
subserve the public welfare, General
Keifer did net get anywhere near prac
tical realization of the manifest design
of the framers of the rule which confides
the trust te t'je speaker's hands. The
New Yerk Times notes as a significant
fact that eighty-five members of the
Heuse gave public expression te their
feelings of discontent by voting with
Mr. Orth te have the resolutions referred
tu his own committee, that of civil ser
vice reform, instead of te the committee
en rules, of which the speaker is himself
chairman, but where it surely belonged,
involving as it did an amendment te the
laws for the government of the Heuse.
That these eighty-five members should
have been thus willing te put themselves
en the record as favoring a palpable
departure f rem the customary usage can
bearne ether construction than of their
mistrust of the auihty u" Speaker
Keifer,as chairman of the committee en
rules, t bring te the consideration of
the question of dividiug the respon
sibility of appointing the Heuse
committees that judicial fairness
which se important a matter demands,
but which an observant person would
incline te doubt whether Mr. Orth had
in view when he projected his missile at
the speaker's devoted head yesterday.
Net only did Mr. Orth move te take the
subject out of the domain te which in
all propriety it really belonged, but he
wanted te have it transferred te the con
sideration of the committee of which lie
himself is chairman. This was truly a
novel preposition, but none the less
characteristic of i's author. The Times
professes te believe that its party's
speaker would have been mere likely
te approach the subject with im
partiality if it had net been made per
sonal te himself. This is in itself a hu
miliating admission, coming as it does
from the national organ of the party that
put Keifei in his present exalted and
responsible position. It is a declaration
of its want of confidence in the speaker's
honesty and integrity in matters that
might concern his own interests or per
sonal feelings. But the Times does net
believe anything of the kind. It knows
that the speaker's disposition of this
matter, that has been put into his hands
with an imputation from such a large
proportion of his fellow members upon
his capacity te discharge the duties con
nected with the position, will be guided
by these considerations which have
always swayed his political course, and
which were se effectively employed in
his elevation te a place in which he se
speedily exhibited himself as a weak ves
sel and subservient tool of the men who
put him there.
The Democrats in the New Jersey
Assembly recovered their senses yester
day, and proceeded te organize that body
for the purposes it was elected te fulfil.
There is nothing mere thoroughly cal
culated te disgust decent people than an
unseemly squabble ever petty etlicial
spoils, and while it is te be regretted
that the exhibition of Tuesday was ever
permitted te disgrace the legislative halls
of our sister state, the Xew Jersey
Democrats are te be congratulated upon
their speedy retrieval of a foolish step
upon which the heat of party passion
precipitated them se unnecessarily. New
let the New Yerk legislators pursue the
same common-sense course and they may
be happy yet.
The blonde field-marshal having
brought te the full apprehension of his
committee the eminent propriety of
holding the Republican state convention
en the 10th of May, and upon no ether
date, will new proceed te privately con
vince them of the necessity of studiously
ignoring the fifty or mere odd thousand
Independent fellows who made it se ex
tremely interesting ler Chairman Tem
and his compatriots last fall. The field
marshal has get the f-cience of the thing
down fine.
The pictorial style of statesmanship
has a recruit in the eloquent Mr. Heggs.
The vision which he portrayed before
the admiring gaze of his contemporaries
en the Republican state committee yes
terday, representing te their mind's eye
a photograph of the prospective guber
natorial candidate, wooden leg. crutches,
war record and ail, and his preposition
te place one of these stirring illustra
tions in evpry school-house in the state,
are entitled te take at least equal rank
with Uncle Jehn Cessna's '.ameus c.uial
beat and rolled-up pants.
In he contest for council manic nomi nemi nomi
Jiatiensyesterday our Republican friends
n Philadelphia appeared at many of! the
polling places te be emulating the cele
brated experience of the monkey and the
parrot en a certain notable occasion.
Mb Akthub'b posy sent te the vener
able Alexander H. Stephens, as a birth
day remembrance, was a gracious illus
trai ion of the "sweet tlevvers that bloom
e.cr the garden wall of party politics."
Uoecs thinks il a canal beat and high
watT pants scored thirty-seven thousand
majority for Garfield in Pennsylvania, a
pair of crutches und a wooden leg ought
te uti Heaver up te fifty thousand any
how. '
That Squire William McMullen, of
unsavory fame, is determined te run us
a candidate for re-election te the select
council of Philadelphia, appears te be
avouched by the statement that the per
son who was nominated by the Republi
cans of the '' Bloody Fourth " yesterday
as his nominal opponent had the active
support of James McManes, the head
and front of the gas trust rine. If the
Reformers endorse the nomination there
will undoubtedly be a split-off of the bet
ter voting element and a third candidate
named, by which the re-election of Mc
Mulleu would be insured unless a fly
should drop into the arrangement such
as last fall gave the boss Democratic
ringster a black eye in the election of
Kennedy te the state Senate. About
these things you sometimes can't always
most generally tell, but the honest
Democrats and Independents of Mc
Mullen's district having shown their
mettle se unmistakably at that time, it
is net an altogether unreasonable expec
tation te leek for a repetition of the
very gratifying exhibition. Kitigsters
te the rear, should be the watchword of
all parties at next month's contest in
the long ring-ridden City of Brotherly
Leve.
--
Tjie poultry show which opens in Ex
celsior hall te-day, and which will be
continued into next week, invites the
attention of all persons interested in the
breeding of fine pet stock of this class
Our local chicken fanciers deserve great
credit for the pluck and energy they
have manifested in getting up these
annual exhibitions which they have
brought into prominence as an institu
tion that provides ample cause for local
pride. The present enterprise, judging
from the number of entries and the qual
ity of the stock, will be one of the most
interesting and complete affairs of the
kind ever held in the state.
Thc Harvard overseers yesterday vercd
te' accept a fund the income of which is te
be devoted te the medical education el
females iu Harvard university.
It is by au esteemed Republican oeu-
temperaiy wc note the observation hew
natural it seems te hear that a Louisiana
delegation called at the White Heuse yes-
terday te urge Pinchbeck's claim ler an
office ! Administrations ceme and go,
but Pinchbaek keens oil forever asking for
an efiiee.
Tiic borough of Kingbteu, Luzerne
ceuuty, is without sticct lamps and a local
poet thus uiugs for light :
It need be no electric.
Or grand pyrotceimie,
(We people don't expect it,)
Jint 'will be sa'iilicd. i wo'en,
Witli that liydre-cm bon ntutl,
Wlilcli smells horrible enough.
Yet will answer well the purpe-e,
Tlie odorous kerosene.
Kansas affairs are in a most remarkable
snarl. The Buprcme court has just ren
dered a decision that the constitution of
the lower branch of the Legislature dur
ing the past (we sessions has been
illegal, se that no action takcu at either el
these sessions is valid. This summarily
disposes of the stringent prohibition law
which has made such a stir, aud causes a
great deal of contusion about many ether
matters.
An eminent lawyer in
Washington is
authority for the statement that Guitcau
has at least a lease of life till next May,
even should he promptly be found guilty
of murder in the first degree aud sentenced
te be hanged. The distinguished legal
authority Bays that there is a statute in
force in the district, mere or less ancient
aud somewhat awkward, directing that
seutence of death shall net be executed
until thirty days after the beginning or the
next term of court succeeding that at
which sentence is pronounced. This would
threw the hanging et Guitcau ever until
some time next May, cven if the jury this
week should find him guilty and Judge
Cox should at once pronounce sentence of
death.
Cel. Rencirr G. Lngeiisell puts a deal
el prettincss into his silliness. lie is truly
the apostle of Cant, but who can hear his
melodious eloquence ever the coffin of a
little child and think hatefully of him ?
11 Ne man," he said, "standing where the
horizon of a life has touched the grave has
any right te prophesy a future filled with
pain and tears. It may be that death
gives all thore is of worth te life. If these
we press and strain against our hearts
could never die, perhaps that leve would
wither from the earth. May be this com
mon fate treads from out the paths be
tweeu our hearts the weeds of selfishness
and hate, and I had rather live and leve
where death is king than have eternal life
where love is net. Anether life is naught
unless wc knew and leve again the ones
who love us here."
I1GUT IN CUDKCH.
A ISuckervUle Case eat West.
Jefiersontewn, a small village about 13
miles from Louisville, Ky., has a Chris
tian church, in which the disciples of
Christ worship. The Heck has been
without a shepherd for the past fifteen
months, because it has been divided as te
which ene of two applicants bheuld be
selected, .bach party has had its cleri
cal caudidate in the pulpit en alternate
Sabbaths, and the church lias thus had
spiritual leaders in a sort of competitive
examination. It was determined that an
election for a pastor should be held after
services ou Sunday last. The Rev. Dr.
Tayler occupied the pulpit en that day.
Deacon rehn Bryaut nominated Rev. Pi of.
Rut'elt, and Deacon Huutzinger nominated
the Rev. Dr. Fowler. Each made a
speech supporting his nominee. Dea
con Bryant, who is a little deaf, cei -
strucd. some of the most caustic words
of Deacon Huntzingcr's speech as applied
te him, and he became furious. A row
worthy el" a ward meeting followed. The
congregation dispersed without proceeding
with the election, and left the wrathful
deaceus in a war of words. They con
tinued the quarrel, indulging in personal
aeuse ei cacn etucr. many Deacon Bry
aut struck Deacon Huntzinger in the
mouth, drawing bleed freely and felling
him te the deer. The a members of the
church interfered and stepped the fight.
Jt was the Other Kauffiuan.
riiil'a. Times.
The Independents of Lancaster will
note with pride the gallant fight made
by Mr. Kauflinan in the Republican state
committee yesterday. He did net hesi
tate te expi ess his anxiety that the stats
convention should be put off till after the
Lancaster primaries, but he was dread
fully afraid it would be. Mr. Kaufiman U
a versatile member of the cemmitten-.
nearly as versatile as the able chairman, j
SUNNY SPAIN."
IN THE SHADOW OF THJ3 1TBAXEE5.
A Natien that Is Way Kehlnd the Age in -Agricultural
Improvement A Glance at
Suiue Famous Spanish Cities Madrid,
Teledo, se Hie The Tomb c,f Philip
II Moorish Architecture.
UxtiacH lretn u Private Letter of Majer 15. F.
JJieneinan.
Hetel de las Cuatee Naci'unes )
Seville, Ilea 13, lecil.
Could I confine the subject of this letter
te a description of any one of the many
places I have visited iu the past month, I
knew it would be much mere interesting
but this would require mere time and
thought than I am willing te expend, par
ticularly as my incoherent jottings are in
tended mere te give you my whereabouts
than anything else. A trip through Spain
is wonderfully interesting but is net ac
complished without some sacrifice of time,
patience and comfort. There are a num num
ber of railroads, but they are poorly built
and worse managed. The cruel ingenuity
displayed by the superintendent in arrang
ing a schedule by which the trains reach
all the principal points at midnight or
leave at four in the morning, is worthy of
the days et the inquisition. The hotels
are small. Their prices large and the
cooking inferior. Politeness te the ser
vants, however, with the additieu of a few
tips., will secure geed attention. Oue suf
fers mere from want of flies than any
thing else. Every attention is given te
building houses te exclude the scorching
rays of the suu, but when night come3 en
and the winter winds blew ever the snow
capped Pyranccs aud Sierra Nevadas the
temperature frequently reaches freezing
peii.t and a brasicr with a few het coals
is a peer substitute for a furnace. The
peasants, who live in their little caves iu
the mountain sides, aie about the only
euck who have comfortable homes in north
cm Spain during December and January.
What a grand country this would be
did it but have a little of the American
cucrgy. Ne liner soil or climate exists,
yet there has been but little progress for
hundreds of years. The farmeis use the
same rude implements as these used by
theii ancestors Osfore Columbus discov
ered America. The grain i.s still threshed
by the treading out of oxen ou stone
fleer and is winnowed in the wind. The
wheat is ground in rude mills built by the
Moen a thousand years age.
Of the Spanish cities Madrid is the
niotrepolis aud the centre of wealth and
fashion. Its population of a half a mil
lion appears te be rapidly increasing. It
is a beautiful city, with niaguifiectifc
palaccs, elegant public and private build
ings, one of the finest picture galleries iu
the world and mauy iiue squares, gaidens,
parks, drives aud walks. Hew it man
ages te exist without manufactories or
commerce is a mystery. Its location
could net possibly be worse as it is sur sur
leuuded by au almost barren plain. Net
a tree, shrub, gardcu or blade of grass is
visible. All its marketing, milk, butter,
eggS vegetables and meats have te be
brought hundreds of miles, adding largely
te their cost aud making it a most expen
sive jilace t.j live.
Seme forty miles from Madrid is located
"The Escorial," built by Philip If., as a
convent, palace aud tomb. This most
wonderful and interesting of all modern
buildings, was the work of twenty-live
hundred men twenty-five years. The en
tire structure is of granite, with walls
twenty feet thick, aud will endure as dees
the Pantheon at Heme. Te describe the
beauty of the tombs, the elegance of the
palace, and the perfection of the chapel,
would lequirc volumes. Oue of the
smallest and most dingy rooms iu the cou ceu
vent, is pointed out as the room iu which
this half monk aud half king lived, aud in
it he died a horrible death, as he deserved.
As the Spaniards like the Remans, have
always lavished immense sums of raouey
en their church, almost every city has its
magnificent cathedral. Oue of the finest
aud perhaps wealthiest, is at Teledo.
Although it was sacked at one time by the
miserable vandals and thicvcs.the French,
and twenty-three hundred weight of silver
melted up and carried off. It still has
enormous treasutcs. Through the kind
ness of a friend I was permitted te visit
the sacristy and saloons in which is kept the
reliquaries of geld, silver aud precious
stones. The value of which is fabulous.
The image of the Virgin is one et the old eld
est and most valued iu Spain. It is life
size, of solid silver, seated ou a silver
threuc under a geld cauepy. The
crown, necklace, bracelets, aud ether
ornaments arc radiant with precious stones.
The dress is embroidered in geld and cov
ered with pearis of all sizes. The actual
value of the pearls alone being 9,000,000
of pesetas, or almost 2,000,000 in Ameri
can money. I mcutieu this eue Item only
te give yen au idea of the great wealth of
some et tue cimrencs. loiede was once a
capitol aud a city of great magnificence
with manufactories and a population of a
quarter of a million : new it has dwindled
dewu te eighteen thousand. Its manufac
tories are no mere. Its gicat armory,
which once employed thousands of work
men and produced the finest blades iu the
weild, is new a small shop with net ever
twenty hands, whose entire production of
swords, knives, scissors aud a few orna
mental articles arc bought up at enormous
prices by travelers as souvenirs. Twe
fine bridges, several of the gates of the
old city and a number of well preserved
buildings of the time of the Meers still
remain and arc among Teledo's greatest
attractions.
Of the aichitcctuie of the Meers, how
ever, the finest specimens is the ' ' Mosque ' '
at Cordova, the Alhambra at Granada,
and the Alcazar at Seville. But of these
historical places you have heard se much
that anything that I might add
could in no way interest you. Did
my time permit I would like te
have given you a short discriptien
et this, te me the most attractive.ef all the
Spauish cities. Its perfect climate, almost
tropical, its rich agricultural surreundiugs,
with its fine drives, gardens and paiks,
are the admiration of all who visit Seville.
It is quite a busy place and has a number
of factories, the principle of which is the
government manufactory of tobacco. This
is quite an institution aud may interest
you as a grower of the weed. The build
ing is a magnificent lire-proof structure 575
feet long by 530 feet wide. Iu it is em
pleyed 7,800 hands, G,G0O women and
girls, and 1,200 men. The wages for the
girls average 2e cents per day, aud the
men 50 cents. Their production is some
thing very large, bub I have forgotten the
figures.
I go from here te Jeres, Cadiz and Gib
raltar, and from there te Morocco te visit
a few of the African cities and will there
take steamer direct for Fiance, and from
there home .
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Alvin Adams, wife of the founder
of Adams Express company, died yester
day at Bosten.
Little 3Iiss Nellie Aktuuh, daughter
of the president, gave a dinner party at
the White Heuse, en Tuesday afternoon
te a number of her friends.
The Ohie Senate yesterday adopted a
resolution te place a statute of General
Garfield iu the old Heuso of Represen
tatives at Washington, D. C.
Hen. A. II. Stephens, who is new 70
years old. has never read a fairy story,
and until the ether day never heard of
Cinderella.
Colonel Lewis Pouter, formerly as
sistant postmaster at Washington, D. C,
died suddenly of heart disease in that city
en Tuesday night. His remains will be
sent te Grand Rapids, Mich., for burial.
Geerge Deluv, who was Charles Dick
ens' business agent during his readings
both in this country and England, is going
te publish a volume of reminiscences of
the novelist.
A let of letters which Voltaire wrote
the private secielary of the Empress
Catherine were recently disinterred frew
the library of a Russian country heuse,
aud will seen be published.
Marcus Morten, the new chief justice
of the Massachusetts supreme court, is a
ten of the man who rau for governor
twelve times and was beaten ever, time,
but ou the thirteenth trial was elected by
ene majority,
James F. Wilsen, who has jr.str bceu
chosen te the Senate for the full term of
six years, te succeed the Kirkwced term,
is a "staunch Blaine mau and said te be
the ablest Republican iu the state of Iowa.
At present he is a member of the Heuso.
Mr. Jeun Hill, iu a recent Icctuie at
llackcnsack, N. Y., said that among the
sights he saw in England wcic the graves
of the grandfathers of Abraham Lincoln
aud Jehn Wilkes Beeth, iu the same
graveyard.
The latest novelty is a dress album. A
piece of every new dress is carefully cut
and gummed ou one side of the leaf and
the date attached. Thus the book forms
a complete history of a lady's costume
from season te season.
Mr. Irving, the actor, denies a rcpeit
telegraphed from New Yerk that he has
arranged te appear iu that oily next au
tumn with Miss Terry at a new theatre, of
which Messrs. Beeth and Clarke will be
joint owners. Mr. Irving sajs he has
made no arrangement te come te America.
" Old Sacred Cowbell " is the nick
name by which the goed-uatuicd ex Sena Sena
eor Ramsey, of Minnesota, is kuewu in the
state. He used te be greatly annoyed by
the ringing of a church bell, and finally
wrote te a newspaper en the subject, say
ing that a city oidinance ferbade cows
which were bells from running about after
dark, aud asking if a church bell was any
thing mere thau a "sacred cow bell.'
The new postmaster-general a day or
two age relieved of his duties a $1,400
clerk, whose occupation for some months
past, acceiding te his own statemeut, has
consisted altogether of cutting out of the
newspapers complimentary notices of the
lately retired postmaster general and past
ing thorn in a scrap book. Se as te con
tinue in this labor of leve he had com
menced work ou a similar scrap book for
the new chief of the department. After
glauciug ever the book Mr. Howe ordered
it te be thrown in the fire.
Peter Mankins, who died at the age of
111 years near Little Reck, Ark., a few
days age, voted for Presidents Jeffersen,
Madisen, Mouree, Jacksen, Van Burcn.
Polk, Pierce, and Buchanan, lie also vo
ted for Mr. Tildcu, as well as for Candid
ates Cass, Breckinridge, McCielltm, Sey
mour, Greeley and Hancock. At the last
presidential election the voting prcciuct
was three miles liem his home, but he
rede iu a wagon te the polls aud voted for
the Hancock and English electors.
WHAT TIIK TRIAL UAS COST.
UTty Thousand Hollars Expended iu the
Prosecution of Guitcau.
The trial of Guitcau, new drawiug te a
close, is expected te cud with the termina
tion of next week. The general impression
prevails that the government has been put
te a great expeuse te prosecute the assas
sin aud the costs of the trial have been esti
mated te exceed $50,000. It cannot be
definitely learned what Judge Perter and
Mr. Davidge ai-c te receive for their ser
vices as special prosecuting officers, but
from the hints thrown out it i.s believed
that their fees will net be exaggerated when
placed at $15,000 each. Including Satur
day next in the days of trial it will bring
the pay of the jurors up te $1,4GS. Iu ad
dition te this comes the hotel beard bill,
which it is presumed wiil net exceed $3.50
per day per mau. With this must be in
cluded the three bail id's in attendance
upeu the jurors. This figures up the
handsome sum of $3,213 te be paid te the
proprietors of the National hotel. Fer
witnesses, including mileage, there has
been paid out $8,078.85. Of this sum $5,
18U.85 was paid in behalf of the govern
ment and 2,889 for the defendant, and of
the latter $389.oe went te the Guitcau fam
ily and their connections. Fer report
ing aud priuting the trial und papers used
in the case preparatory te the hearing it
is estimated that $5,000 will be required ;
for seven deputy marshals used in the
halls and the chamber $1,302 will be nec
essary. Then there arc the miscellaneous
expenses te be covered, such as the phy
sicians' charges, medicine, chairs for the
court room and iucideutals tee numerous
te mention, but which it will take about
$1,000 te cover, in all making a grand
total of $50,061.85.
Iu regard te the payment of experts,
about which se much was said during the
trial, they were paid fees and mileage,
the same as ether witnesses, days and
distances only being taken into considera
tion. AN LCCE.MK1C A 1LL.IOXAIKK.
Tear Up Uevrruiiient Itends and Throng
Checks Over the Fleer.
The late Captain William Tyson was au
old sea captaiu and shipping merchant re
siding near Hackensaek, New Jersey. A
few yeais siuce he was rated worth $1,
500.000. Previous te his death he became
very eccentric. Ou eue occasion he tore
up $20,000 in gevernmeut bends, $8,000
of which he burned up. The remaining
$12,000 was represented by many frag
ments, which the government finally
recognized aud which it redeemed in cash
en Tuesday. Yesterday the New Jersey
estate was administered upeu byGeorge
W. Wheeler. The inventory of this part
of the property at first footed up $75,000,
but subsequently, in clearing up the cap
tain's private room, a number of checks
were found under the carpet, while from
behind tbe safe were taken stocks and
bends representing about $200,000. Al
though two and three years old the checks
were honored. The stocks and bends,
principally mining stocks and Southern
states bends, realized but a few dollars.
Mr. Wheeler's account foots up $137,000
The New Yerk and Philadelphia property
swells the estate te $030,000.
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE HISTORY OF A DAY.
DEAl'U AND DISASTER CK1MK AM CA
LAMITY KO.11A.SCK AXI) REALITY.
Items of Varying Interest and Importance
Gleaned from all Points et the Compass.
The Malley-Craraer grand jury is still iu
session at New Haven, Conn.
Vandolah & Ce.'s grain elevator at Ka Ka
keka, Me., was burned en Tuesday night
Less, $8,500.
Yesterday at Augusta Ga J. Miller
stabbed and killed Ebenezer Jacksen, his
half brother.
The woolen mills at Charlotteville, Va.f
were destroyed by fire ou Tuesday night,
throwing about seventy persons out of em
ployment. A movement is ou feet te held a mas
meeting at Chicago at an early date te
give expression te the popular disapproval
of polygamy.
A movement is ou feet among the mem
bers of the San Francisce produce ex
change te start wheat speculation there en
the Chicago system.
Lyman Garrett killed Ezekiel Nolseu at
Pearson, Ga., yesterday. A woman was
the cause of the trouble. The murderer
is at large.
During the progress of a fire at White
Hall, N. Y., yesterday. William II. Col Cel
lins, foreman of Coeke engine company,
was iustantly killed by the falling of a
cornice.
W. R. Robinson was yesterday at
Charleston, W. Va.. sentenced te be
liauged en April 7, for the murder of
Adam Belcher, a town sergeant of Mai
den, in November last.
On Tuesday uight a lire at Weather
ford, Texas, destroyed Leprewisky's dry
goods and grocery store, Carsen & Lewis'
hotel and Evans Jc Martin's dry goods
house. Less, $35,000.
The Wisconsin Republican members of
the Legislature in caucus have nominated,
Gee. B. Burroughs for president pre tern,
of the Senate, aud F. L. Gibsen for
speaker of the Assembly.
Shareholders representing 2000 shares
of consolidated bank stock at Montreal
have entered action agaiust the late direc
tors te recover $e,000.000 lest by misman
agement of the bank's affairs.
Biidget Meuahan, aged '10 years, the
wife of a cerkmaker, living in a basement
iu Chrystie street, New Yerk, swallowed
a dese of mixed oxalic and sulphuric acid
en Tuesday night and died in a few min
utes. Miss Teresa Harsberger, of FrankliD.
Blair county, nursed a family who wero
down with smallpox, aud who had been
deserted. Though she never had the
smallpox she did net contract tlie dis
ease During a fire en beard the steamer
Eugcuc which arrived at Charleston, S.
C, from New Yerk yesterday, Albert F.
Tickett, a seamau' fell overboard and was
drowned. The mate, Gee. W. Bell, and a
seaman, Milten Strout. wen severely
burned.
A tire occurred in the saloon of Jehn
Nehl last evening at Newark, N. J. The
daraage was slight, but Mrs. Nehl, mother
of the proprietor, who was in bed en the
second fleer, was smothered te death by the
6tnoke and a granddaughter, aged 13 years,
was found ou the fleer insensible. She
was rescued and is still living, but her
recovery is doubtful.
Kicking Baby Inte the Street.
As Prefect Kirk, of the Philadelphia
Heuso of Refuge was about Ieaviug the In
stitutien ou Sunday night, hn kicked into
the street a small bundle. He was pur
prised te hear a cry issue from the parcel,
and ou investigation found it te centaiu a
small child, which he took te the Northern
Heme, and from there it was sent te the
Sheltering Arms, whero it expired en
Tuesday from exposure and the wounds
received from the kick. The coroner will
held an inquest te-day.
hiugular Scene iu Court.
While a case was en trial at Mt. Vernen,
Ky., en Tuesday. Judge A. O- Bradley
presiding, Jehn Mullius and his father,
drunken witnesses, insulted the judge, aud
upon their arrest being ordered the Mul
linscs rau out of the court house, followed
by the slier ill, judge, jury aud spectators.
Pistols were fired, and a most disgraceful
scene ensued before the Mulliuses wcic
subdued, and when they were finally arres
ted it was found the jury was scattered,
j and the case went ever te the next term.
Speaker Kiefcr ana Ills Committees.
The rebellion against the speaker's com
mittee assignments showed its strength
yestciday in a vote en Mr. Orth's resolu
tion te inquire into the oxpediency of re
vising the list. Orth moved its reference
te his own committee of civil service re
form, while the friends of the speaker op
posed this motion by one sending it te the
committee en rules, of which the speaker
is chairman. The vote, which was in
favor of a reforcwe te the committce en
rules, steed 130 te 85, It was net divided
by party lidos, aud Orth was supported by
Messrs. Duuucll, Hubbell, Spriugcr and
ether leadiug members. That eighty live
representatives should thus openly record
their dissatisfaction with the speaker
shows the state of fecliug. Mauy, of
course, dodged or voted with the speaker
who, iu private, critieise his action very
sharply.
.Epidemic In ti Seminary.
Just before the Christmas holidays a
case of scarlet fever breke out in Darling
ton's young ladies seminary, West Chester,
which resulted in the death of one of the
ladies. A wemau living iu the borough,
wheclcaucd the room, also took the fever,
though she recovered. Her daughter took
it and died. After the holidays expired
all of the students returned, but the seeds
of the disoase wcre net eradicated, and an
other yeuug lady took bick. Fearing that
it would become au epidemic, Mr. Darling
ton has closed the school for five weeks,
en the advice of the physiciau Dr. Win.
B. Biinten. Yesterday all of the students
left for their homes.
Zhe Jersey Deadlock Ilreken.
Aspcmblymau Clark broke the deadlock
iu the New Jersey Heuse, yesterday, by
voting amid cheers, for Jehn T. Dunn for
speaker. This set the ball rolling and
the Democratic caucus nominees wcre
therefore elected by a strict party vote.
A resolution was adopted in relation te
the death of General Kilpatrick, late
United States minister te Chili, asking
that his remains be brought te this coun
try by the government. The governor's
private secretary delivered the governor's
message, together with a communication
inclosing the proposed constitutional
amendments. A number of bills were in
troduced, among them one providing for a
constitutional convention, and then the
Houec adjourned until next Monday night.
The Cameren Convention.
After a spicy debate the Republican
state committce decided upon Harrisburg
as the place, and the 10th of May as the
time for holding the convention te nomi nemi nomi
inate for governor.
The Presi report of the proceedings in
committee says : "A.J. Kauffman, of
Lancaster, followed with au amendment
te held that convention en the 7th of June.
"If that date is selected," he said, "it
will give the county conventions time te
elect delegates by the Crawford county
system, which I believe, would disorganize
the Republican party in every county ;
but as that system has been regarded as a
fixed rule, I am in favor of observing it
until the party sees fit te change it. With
the exception of this objection the 7th of
June suits me very well, and I hope it
will be adopted."
Tilt. IRISH LA.N1) LLAGUB.
Letter rieui Judge Black.
There was a meeting et the cenin.i- tec
of the Irish Laud League fund ou
Tuesday night, iu Baltimore, Mr. Pat
rick Rcilly in the chair. The follow
ing letter was read from lien. Jeremiah S.
Black, of Pennsylvania, in repoue te an
invitation te deliver au address in that city
en the centennial of Grattan's declaration
of Irish independence, February 22.
Breckie, Pa. January 7. Dr. W. II.
Cete, BalUhierc, JId. My dear Sir : Your
first letter was received just as I was start
ing for Pittsburgh and ether places in the
westeiu part of the state, whence 1 re
turned only yesterday, and feuud your
note of December 20 ultimo. That is" my
apology for the delay. I suppose that my
opinieus are in accord with yours. I may
be a little cooler ; but that is accounted
for partly by difference of temperament
and partly that I have net perseually
suffcred from British misgevermneut
as much as my Irish fellow citi
zens. My mind, however, is as well
made up en the right and the wrong of the
question as anybody's else. I am perfectly
willing te give expression te the sentiment
I entertain ou any proper occasion. I
think, also, that the 22d of February, at
Baltimore, will be a proper occasion. It
will, therefore, ive me great pleasure te
be with you, if I possibly cau. But it may
be impossible. Duties which are impera" impera"
ative require me te be iu the West, at
Chicago, St. Leuis and Milwaukee, at a
time net yet accurately fixed, nor de I
knew with certainty hew long I
shall be detained there. I caunet there
fore, at this moment make any posi
tive premise aud you must net rely upon
anything but my sincere wish te accept
your invitation, if lean de se eon&ieteutiy
with the engagements te which I am
already bound. If you must have an an
swer new, yes or no, you may consider me
as answering " Ne '' Yeu are net te ad
vertise me as one of the principal speakeis
of the occasion ; for I shall be short aud
uninteresting ai.d will merely give, in the
dryest possible way, the reasons for the
hepe within me that the American people
will take up the attitude which becomes
them in the jreat struggle for lihcity aud
law and justice which their Irish brethren
are new making. Yours very truly, .
J. S. Black.
Dr. Cole stated that he had introduced
Judge Black te Mr. Charles Stewart Par
nell, at the Westminster Place hotel, Lon Len Lon
eon, aud had li.stcucd with great iutciest
te a thrcc-heuis' couvcisatien between
these gentlemen en Irish aflahs, Mr. Black
having recently returned fiem several
weeks' sojourn in Ireland, where had hece
an oye witness of the oppression and mis
rule there, aud he spoke eloquently in de
nunciation thereof. This had induced him
te make the motion, which had bceu
una"' nmuly adopted, te invite Mr. Black
te deliver the address en the 22d of Feb
ruary, lle would new say that the kiud
letter of Mr. Black rendered that culebra culebra
bratieu impossible, because all the time
between this and that date would be ro re
quircd te make the necessary arrangement
which could uet be even commenced with
out a positive affirmative reply from the
distinguished Pennsylvania statesman.
He therefore suggested that a letter be
written te Judge Black, thanking him for
his courteous letter and for the spirit in
which it was written, and at the same
tinjg te inform him that in the absence of
an immediate affirmative reply the prep:. Svd
celebration en the 22d piex. would be
abandoned, but extending te him au invi
tation te deliver au address ou .some
day later in the season, suitable te his. con
venience. The sugjjestien was approved.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE REGULAR J-VENING Mill:.
The Reef Burned Frem ii Dwelling Heue.
Last night about 0 o'clock a fire broke
out iu a frarae dwelling houscbcle:iging
te Martin Snyder, and situated ou New
Vine street, a short distance fiem St.
Jeseph street. The building was occupied
by Mrs. Frederick Kahl. a widow, with
her family. At the above hour ene of the
children, who was lying iu bed, heard a
cracking noise up iu the garret and at once
alarmed the mother. It was then disqpv
cred that the building was en tire. Au
alarm wa3 given, aud the engines
wero ou hand iu a short time.
Several sti cams wcre seen playing en the
house, all of which was saved with the
exception of the reef, which was almost
entirely burned oft. llic furniture, xe.,
belonging te Mrs. Kahl was all removed
and all she lest was that which was
broken. In the rrar of the building Mr.
Snyder had a cigar shop ; a let of toi-acce
and cigars were damaged by water, with
which the house " was flooded. Semu
cigar moulds in the garret were burned.
The building is almost entirely new and
was insured. The owner resides in
Petersburg and when he cemes te town
his less will probably be known.
Ne ene knows hew the lire eiigiuatcd,
but when it started it seemed te be at a
point where the garret of the front aud
back parts of the heuse join. There was
no fire near that place, aud what started
it the occupants of the house arc unable
te say.
Mrs. Kahl had all of berthings taken le
the houses of neighbors, where she new is
with her family.
When the fire had been almost extin
guished, several companies turned their
streams en the pipemcu of the Union com
pany, who were playing en the north side
of tbe building. The Union did net re
turn the fire but kept playing en the build
ing and finally turned their stream into
an open let when the fire was out.
.Sent le the limine of Refuge.
Ellen Bobhern, of Clay township, aged
11 ycais, was before court yesterday en
cemplaintf her brother, Geerge Uosheni,
who chargcu her with being incorrigible
and desired te have her sent te the Heuse
of Refuge. Her mother Is an invalid
widow and cannot keep the girl uuder pa
rental control. The court ordered her te
be sent te the Heuse of Itefuge.
Peter Beas, a 11 year old son of Michael
Beas, of this city, was also takcu before
the judges yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of having him sent te the Heuse
of Hcfuge. It was shown by the testi
mony of the father and ether witnesses
that the boy is very bad and almost be
yond any one's control. lie is continually
getting himself into .sciapcs of all kinds,
and wems te delight in doing something
bad. He was bent te the Heu-e of Refuge.
A Nuisance.
The colored men who ruu filth carts at
night had bctlcr provide themselves with
geed wagons and net use these which
spill the dirt along the streets through
which they travel. The police or beard of
health might take them in hand.
Directors .Elected.
The Columbia national bank elected the
following dircctnis en Tuesday : Samuel
Shech, D. W. Witmcr, Jehn A. Thomsen,
Jeseph Eckman, Henry Suydam, Geerge
W, Mchaffey, Wm. M. McClurc, Jacob
Kcndig and Samuel Truscott.
Hnndneuip.
Columbia Herald.
The calendar issued by the Lntlllioex Lntlllieex
cep. is the finest we have ever seen. Their
jobber is certainly an artist of the first
water. Wc can't say anything better in a
few words.
LAiT KVENING'S CUMJUkT.
A Fine nterta!nuiet by the Kluseeid liaml.
Last evening the Riug;eld band of
Reading, an excellent musical organiza
tion, assisted by Jehu 31. Stephens, elocu
tionist, and Miss Sue aud Harry Morgan,
vocalists, gave an entertainment in Fulteu
opera house te an audience which.altheugh
it was of geed size, should have been
larger. The eutertaiument gave- the
greatest satisfaction and every ene was
pleased. The pregramme was as fellows :
Overture. Morning, Noen and Nii;ht Snppe.
Introduction and ltrid.il chorus. ' l.olion l.elion l.olien
Siln." Wagner.
Uue for t ernets. Xlie Twe Friends,'
l.ezes, 31e-srs. Jes. Wintei and A. A IIecli.
Jehn M.Mepiien. elocutionist, iiiponularsc iiipenularsc iiiponularsc
lectiens. Duet, MIjs Sno Morgan a-ul Mr. Harry Mor
gan. Overture. - M.aniolle," Au'oer.
Lenccrty for E-tlat comet, Sachse. Mr. V.
T. I'ek.
Walt. ' Clasping Hands" Hickcr.
Popular reuitatleus bv Jehn M. Stephen,
Popular sole by Miss Sne Morgan.
Overture, UnSarl-clie I.ustspiel. Kclcr Ucla.
Clarinet sole. "Tim Kec. Mbslnn. Mr.
Samuel Shiicli.
" Yc Olden TimcV llever.
Gallop, Halle HelUV'sieiiiliaben.
Reorganizing the the Department.
Messrs. Geerge Wall and Jacob Good Geed
man, of the beard el" trustees of the
Shilller fire company, last evening waited
upeu the special committee of the city
councils for the reorganization of the
lire department, and informed that
body of the action of the Shilller,
at its meeting last evening, by
which the trustees w etc authorized te ne
gotiate with the representatives of the
city for the sale of their property and ap
pamtus. The committee informed the
trustees that the matter would receive due
attention. Mr. W. W. Wuuder, repre
senting a Beading firm who make a spe
cialty of building fire apparatus, was also
present and exhibited designs of a
number of hese catts. The com
mittee decided te extend an invitation te
every tire company iu the city te have
their engines out for a trial tomorrow
afternoon, at which their capacity both iu
suctieu and iu throwing will be tested iu
presence of the committee. The trials will
probably begin about one o'clock te- mor
row aftei neon en Seuth tjuccn street, be bo be
lew Hazel.
True Scene of Ve Olilcn Times.
These of our citizens who are interested
iu old things aud time:', (aud who docs
net in ibis " a'ithetic" ri.t '.') will have an
oppeituuity atlerded them of gratifying
this taste en the 20th iust., when the
young Ladies' Guild of the Moravian
church intend giving a series of historical
tableaux, in Fulton opera house, illustrat
ing many qti tint and curious scenes and
customs in the history of the ancient Mo
ravian chinch, and out of its missionary
experience among the Indians and other
wise. Inicispursed among these will be
many ether fancy tableaux, statuary, line
music, instrumental and vocal, and several
new rrci atiens from favorite poets by
Miss L'zzie Maurcr. The young ladies
dcscive te be encouraged for the spirit
and pluck they are showing iu(getting up
such a novel and original entertainment.
THIS l'RISJON.
The Inspectors Meeting Yesterdnj.
Au adjourned meeting of the beard of
prison inspectors was held icstcrdny after
noon. All the members were present.
On motion the beard resolved te give te
Peter Robinson $3 for cxtia work.
Te allow Mr. Herr au opportunity te
begin work, the beard enlcrcd that the
cigars new en baud be stored in tlie carpet
room, and the old tobacco in the wniith wniith
shep. Mr. Caiter was instructed le purchase
six geed slieats for the prison.
The contract for cleaning the prison cess
neel was awarded te Henry G. Smith at
453.
David War fid was employed by the
heaid te assist the prison keeper iu having
t.Iic institution cleaned up, and keeping tbe
dcpnitmctil in working euler.
I'ellce Cases.
Rai'iead Officer Pyle yestciday arrested,
near Biid in-Hand, a man named Themas
Thompson, a train jumper, w he was steal
ing a ride ou a freight train. Alderman
McC'onemy bent him te jail for ten days.
flic mayor this morning had four cus
tomers te attend te, three of them being
of a mild t pi: of guzzlers who were dis
charged. The ether, au old soaker, was
held te sleep his lead off.
Aldcriiiiu Alex. DeuucIIy had two cases
ei' drunkenness te dispose efthis morning
au old mau aud a young eue. The old
leliew, who appeared te have been led
astray by the young one, was scut te jail
for :. days ami the young one ler IU.
Driving; Accident.
This morning as a countryman was
driving, with herse and buggy en North
Duke street his herse took fright at the
cais passing under the Duke street bridge
and ran oil". The driver courageously held
en te him, and near the corner of Duke
and Orange btreets rau into one of Fowl's
omnibuses, which brought the runaway te
a halt. The horbe had his head badly cut
by striking it acaiust the 'bus. and the
singletree of the buggy was broken. The
driver escaped injury.
Last evening as Albeit Scitz was driving
a coupe en Water street ene of the spin
dles of the axlctree breke and let him
down rather suddenly, but did no ether
damage.
A Special Car.
When the last Iiue cast came into Lan
caster tliU morning it had attached te it a
special ear, for the accommodation of Gen.
Win. Thaw second vice president of the
I'eimsj Ivania railroad company, who was
accompanied by his son and a servant.
Gin. Thaw comes cast te place his seu as
a pupil in the Lititz academy, te which
place the general aud his son wcre taken
iu a coach this morning. The palace car
iu which they came te this city was
switched olVen a siding near the station,
where it awaits the general's erdcis.
Oxford Institute.
Suicrintcudciit Harvey, of Chester
county, is perfecting his arrangements for
the local institute te be held in Oxford
hall, en Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
the 20th, 27th aud 28th of this month. He
has seemed the help of Prof. G. M. Phil
ips of the West Chester normal school,
Prof. E. O. Lyte of the Millcrsville iier
inal school, and Miss Mary E. Speakcinau,
principal of the Medel school connected
with the West Chester normal school, with
some home teachers, as day instructors.
Cel. Copeland of Indiana, will be ene of
the lectures.
Iiixtirence Directors Elected.
The Laucastcr County Mutual fire in
surance company met yesterday at Wil Wil
liamstewu and elected the following
named directors : Samuel Slokem, Alfred
Elimakcr, A. K. Witmer, N. E. SUy
makcr, Jehn Weeds, Dr. Sample. Jehn
Seldemiilge, Je. F. Witmcr and Clinten
Hincs.
New ICnilruud Arrangement.
Hereafter the trains en tbe Texas Pacific
railroad, running te EI Pase, will connect
with trains en the Southern Pacific, thus
securing a through route te California,
Arizona or ether points in the far Wt.
Tickets for the trip may he had at the
Lancaster office of the Fenusylvauia lail lail
tead. The Cotte Jk Wiley rise.
Many of our exchanges contain a tele
gram, purporting te hae bceu sent, by
the associate press agent et this city, which
states that the less t the Cehe .V Wiley
tire ycterday meiniug was ?:J0,lW. The
ttutit i-, thttlesb waskabthau r 1,000.
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