LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, JANUARY 16. 1882. Jiancasicr ntcIUgencet MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 10, 1862. U'Jiere the Responsibility Lies. Tiie terrible accident en the Hudsen Hiver railroad is attributed te the ne glect of the brakcman te go sufficiently far teliind the train te wain the one ap-nr.wdiinu-: and there seems te be little doubt that the brakeinan'a fault was the immediate cause of the accident. If lie had dQne Ills duty, as laid down in the company's rules, the accident would net have hapK-ned. lint it is none the less true that the ac cident would net have happened if the company had done iis duty te the public It failed te ie se because it hazarded the lives of its passenger. upon the single chance of one. of its employ ces doing his duty. Te that br.ihemaii alone was confided the .safety of t lie train lead of passenger.-;. It was net enough, because it was readily in the company's power te make the se curity greater. rI he accident happened in a place where the read curved se as te hidi- the trains from each ether. It FheuM therefore have been watched se that immediate warning could be given -,i'. any time te the 1 rains of any impedi ment in thi-ir way. Ordinary precaution alone demanded this. It was net done, and ii is even said that within a ear a watchman lias been taken away from the very point which il hi-had been guarding this holo caust would net have been. A feaiiu1 retribution has cene.1 upon this ci-rpi-ra tien f.r iis small economy, an economy which is guiltily practised by all its great rivals. Il is faiiiy abounding that public opinion endures it. Ti.e dar.gt-rs that encempa.vi n-. about because of insulli- i sit!;. jMian'rd railwaysaie conspicuous ail tin- !im and ,el are submiltedte. T.ik in our own town, for instance, thai fearlullj dangerous crossing at l'liae.' :,treet. We all Knew of it. Sails hae been bivughl years age for the purpose hi' abating it. Vet the wish and pnv.i'rel' tin' ;il aresaecessfuily de lie.', and te daj we pass along this Ihor (.!',!.! lie : i'li.ss these rail: in danger a .d acpn 1. fusion, with no watchman at hai.d te warn us of nppmsirhing trains and no possibility of .-eiiig them until vi-i-v nMr tin- tract;. It is a positively awful situation for eludes, and it is ineumpiela itMl'le wherefore the city an lii'iiili.s find themselves parahved in the. laee of the i tisui ineiil dangsx Je tin live i of '.he ci'ieas. Surely ;i suifiisdfntU vigorous uatchfuiiitss sh-Mild iiud a remedy. !u another repaid litis New Yeik :a.l r '.id C'tuipauy was responsible for 1 lie nej.i.'e' i-l the hrakemau. It is a re.s . ni.abic suspicion Ilia! he. neglected hi-. duty b; cause he was under the inlluence of liquor. There was a crowd of peliti-ti.di-. -n his car, and the liquor liewed tree!.. l!(M!bli--s-j he partook. Would be hae done se undi r a pnqvrU disci -piined adminislrati(n ? And again, thi-. lead i net alone in sullVriiig its employees te ilrink en duty. II is agiins! i' -; rules, as h is again t the.ve ei the Pennsylvania railroad. Trains are.e numerous stud trainbands se scarce tiiat they are net rigorously dealt with. Hence the many accidents en the I'ennyhania read. We are son y te hear of it : bill we de h-.ar that liquor drinking i.'- e..iensiveiy done by the train hands while their trains are i mining. We me told of enecr.se where twequ-nis of whisky v.s-r" taken aboard at I'hii.: delphia fe;- ,in n;n te Marrisburg. i our iufiirm.it i-:: is mnvel there nee.I b no wonder at the frequenl collisions. Til;; jtbiis:' of si reel lounging am! corner leafing, wiiich lie ma;, or and p. lice have been trying te abate, set ms ! have receive!', fresh impetus of late, an-i was praclis.-d last vt-ning te a degne that for rev il hours made it impiis-iiili for a res;'Cclab!e woman te walk ea Xerth Ijupeti street from the 1 Vims; ha nia railroad station te Centre square without fear of insult. Crowds et men and half grown bovseh.-trucled the pave niei t and leeied into the fsmca of pas-, ing la lies, insulted them diicetly or shocked their ear-; with obscenity and profanity. The lamps made. sueii a fee hie light that il was almost impossible te identify the offenders, and altogether our main thoroughfare was n under that protection which people en their wav te church leave a rigid te expect. A V inquiring reporter of the Philadel phia Vc'.-', in search of opinions about Gen. 15-javer among the politicians of his virtuous Republican city, struck Qua; shields, Lane and heeds in succession, and the first words he get from each of I hem were '' Cen- Reaver is a Christian gentleman." The Timrs thinks ibis is a subject for merriment. We are pained that our esteemed contemporary mani feslssuch levity ever il. When ti.e Phil adelphia politicians are se unanimous in their commendations of (Jen. hea ver's Christian character they expose him te a suspicion which.we believe, has neer before attached te him. A lockup when it fails te keep locked up these who have been locked up is net a lockup. The long standing rule thai the city station house shall b3 left for two hours without a police officer in at tendance works only one way and that is .for the possible benefit of prisoners. The thieves and lawless offenders who infest our city, have grown quite as sharp as the ellicers, and when they are given a chance te draw the belts en their friends' cell and let them out, they may be expected te de just as they did at the station house jesterday. .as ti.e IXTi:r.ij(ii:xcKi: predicted.the court has arrested judgment in the case of Jehn A. Ilubcr, convicted of illegal voting and he, escapes punish ment, npcau.se in jus lnuictmeni inc district attorney did net set forth whether the election at which the illegal voting occurred was for members of a baseball club, for judges of a vot ing contest at a church fair or for pub.i; efi.iecrs. The district attor ney has b( en very confident that the court and the I.Nrr.i.MGKN'CKii did net knew the law. lie is probably satisfied new that,at least in this n-sjied . he himself is 'a ucce- !;y. The Philadelphia American proposes te help Candidate Beaver along by ex posing the utter failure of the state ag ricultural college, with the management of which he has been prominently iden tified. The only geed thing the Amcri enn knows about it is that it is located almost exactly in the centre of the state " and therefore, as far away as possible from any ether state's line, ever which our neighbors could leek and point in scorn, te such an abortion of a state col lege." .Si'kakixg of the release by one Brooklyn judge of a let of contumacious aldermen committed by another, the Press says, "Seme, political judge, like Judge Pratt, can usually be found te help men who are in jail for doing ring weik." Such things have happened be fore. Tin: Cameren people are developing such admiration for ,; a Christian gen tleman " that there may yet be a chance for a literary feller. Tin-: Kcnnett Advance floats the name of Blaine of Maine -as its presidential pre ference for 1831. Tun Washington cei respondents having concluded that Brewster has a hotter car riage than the president may yet find out that he is a bigger man all around. What means this remarkable proclama tion from Field Marshal Ilalslead's Cm cinnati Cehimeremt. "The mourning .season and the honeymoon of the Arthur administration are ever. Xew we come te business." A JIainh judge has sustained the will of Horatio N. Fester, a deaf mute, seventy six years old, who could neither read, write nor use the manual alphabet. The will, which was made by pantomime, devises $7,000. Only one similar ease was ever tiied in the United Slates, and that was in Neilh Carolina. Certainly if a mule can acquire an estate he engh! te be allowed te will it in bis own way Tin: Wilmington Morning Ahrs appears te-day under t'.ie management of the JYTvr. publishing company, the control of the late partnership of Cenrad & Pennypaeker ceasing with Saturday's issue. It has been considerably enlarged and is now new sold fur two cents per copy, in&icad of one cent as heretofore. The new manage ment, premises that it shall measure up te the standard of the met entei prising. and beit newspnpcis in the oeuntiy. Tin: outcome of the jury':; deliberations in the ease of Rebert Lister Smith, charged with hooting Statesman Samuel Josephs in the ie.it, was a special verdict acquit ting him of any intent te kill, finding that hi: did the sheeting in a spirit of frolic, "and leaving t'.ie court te decide as a matter of law wiirthci such frolicsome conduct toward a man in whose company he was and en whee wine he had get drank was a misdemeanor." K-S."r,AKr.ir Uaniui.i. is credited with the remark that no light ought te hav been made against, Pallisen. ''There should be a solid delegation for him. If he em't be elected governor no Democrat can. lie i the Wrengest man in the state. If Pennsylvania should ciccL a Pemecratic gevci lie-, il would sett te the presidential quesliiin of 1SS i in favor of ear candidate."' All this is worth thinking about. It is pretty well known ever the stale that Pat Pat tisen is mine the icss a Demecrar because he i eeaMtiin-ahle of a Reformer. Will's' pjiivisic.ir was made for the taking of the census it was lived thai three millions of dollars be limited sis the maximum cost, exclusive of printing and engraving, ''and it shall net. be lawful '"or ! !ie seeref-irv .if Hie ifitpi-inr or Hie Kimer i j intendent. of the census te incur any cc- J peiiMj or obligation whatever in lespeet te I said census in excess of that sum." Up le ! date$l,12"i.C00 have been appropriated and j many mere hundreds of thousands ate te be asked for. The range of supplementaiy information new being seu-jhl and causing extra expense, is se extensive that susjiic- ! ions aie areus'-d of its being hunted no ler the ai;e of spending the appropriation ami employing clerks. Tn i:es have come te si pretty pass, isi isi deed. when it is said the president only hesitates t, make Sargent secretary of the inleier because " one of the things Mr. Arthur wishes le avoid is the criticism of the New Yerk Suit. Mr. Dana has siiways been friendly with the president, and his newspaper has always spoken well of him. The Sim likes the Stalwarts of both par tics, and in Xcw Yerk Mr. CenUling and his friends have almost always had its countenance. Of late the Sun has been tbieatcning defection if Sargent shall he sippeinted te the interior department. That and ether threits have caused the president, te pause, and the pause may tin n out te be fata! te the aspirations of the ex-senator from California." Verily the ! shines for sill. It new seems plain enough from his own tcstimenv that the brakeman en the X. Y. C. it li. It. tiain which was binmd the ether day consulted his own case in stead of the rules of the company and the safety of these en beard. Instead of going back te si proper distance he walked the length of seven or eight cars ; instead of going as far as the time would sillew, he walked for a few minutes and then stepped ; and as he admits having taken with him a red and white lantern, like sis net he swung them both, which is a sign te slew up, instead of the red only, the danger signal. The rules of the read re quire him te de sill that he did net de, but, as has often been shown, geed rules arc of no avail if net properly administered, and e.i this railroad it seems that compliance with the strict logulalien litis been excep tional. W hat happened by reason of this pirticular brakcnian"s negligence has likely often been risked befere with less tenibie lcsulting fatality. in is economical represeiuauve iias found another geed argument against the proposed enlargement of the congressional committees. The committee rooms of the Heuse are furnished expressly for the present membership. Tables, chairs and ether appurtenances ate provided ier the use of committeemen, and these absorb il.e available- spj-jeefthe various rooms. The tables are manufactured te suit the rooms and pierced with drawers te suit the respective memberships. In the larger committees, such as the commerce and appropriations, these tables extend the entire length of the rooms and addi tional members would find no place te sit. Representative Smith thinks the commit tee rooms would have te be entirely re furnished. There would have te be new tables and a squeezing-up all around, and fifty-nine new and expensive chairs must be added. Mr. Smith believes the rooms are already overcrowded and that outside of the item of expense a general enlarge ment of the committees is a scheme cf doubtful utility. Mr. Smith, by the way, is net much mere interested than a Dem ocrat in getting Kcifer out of his dilemma. PERGONAL.. Colonel William II. Sir.tKxs, a prom incnt citizen of Georgia died at Marietta in that state, en Friday night. The mother of the late General Ccvteii died at Menree, Michigan, en Saturday morning. Mrs. Saieaii Bella McLean, widow of Judge McLean, of the United States su preme court, died en Friday in Cincinnati, at the sige of SO years. "A young preacher of ubility '" tempo rality filling a Presbyterian pulpit in Phil adelphia, has the remarkable name of Maneasak M. Manv.asawax. Her physicians 'Mind Mrs. Lincoln suffering from chronic disesise of the kid neys and commencing cataract of be'h eyes." Itev. Jehn Seei.y Stene, P. P., theo logian sunt author, of the, Protestant Episcopal church, died at Cambridge, Mass., last Thursday, aged ST. Jav.ez W. Hayei.s, for 10 years treasurer of the Episcopal diocese of New Jersey, and 4 1 years a member of the city council of Newark, New Jersey, died in that city en .-'aturday, aged 0: yeais. Mr. Lesteu Wallacic, has recently en dowed si bed for the usu of invalid acteis in the Homeeopathic hospital in Brooklyn out of the proceeds of one of liis profes sional engagements in that city. A father-in-law is handy te have i:: the house. Mr. P. O. Mills, millionaire, has paid oil" the niestgsige ei" 8:500,000 or $ 100, 000 which Mr. .lay Gould held en the Tiilmnc ivml new Mr.MiU's sen-ii:-!av, Mr. WuiTEi.iw Keid, has absolute and un tram.e.eled control. A. II. Tanneu, ex-congressman from New Yeikf died en Saturday morning, at Whitehall in that state, at. the age of -10 yeais. lie served in the war and v;is '.ieulemmt. colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty-third New Yerk regiment. In 1SGS he was elected te the Forty first Con gress. Edwauij Z. Lawuence, until recently president of the Columbia fire insurance company, and vice president of the Mining Trust ceinpauy, died in New Yerk en Friday. He ;vas a native of England, stud was about -13 years of age. Puring the war for the Union he was major for Sixty liiNt Xcw Yerk volunteers. A few days before the sickness of the late Mrs. Caueline Uiciiinus-Bkuxaiid, who died en Saturday from smallpox, she celebrated the. thirteenth iinniversary of her marriage ; at the dinner party there were thirteen friends present. These who ictuin the superstitions tenor of the num ber thirteen have commented freely en this fact. Before Parson Newman left the M. E. church he. i-i uid te have been willing te May if In; were made a bishop ; and he indicated that, if the Metropolitan M. E. church of Washington, of which he was pastor for srime six years, and which was in debt, would dissolve its connection entirely with the Methodist, conference and become an Independent Methodist Episcopal church and call him te its psis t ei ate, he would accept such pasf orate, withdrawing himself from the Methodist conference, and would become individually and personally responsible for the pay ment of the entire debt of said church. OscAit Wilde's mission te this country after all is net wholly te found sin susihetie school. He is the nephew of the late Judge Jehn Kingsbury Elgce, of Iiapidcs, Li. This gentleman was an Irishman bv birth and came le Louisiana when qnite young and amassed t'ueia a considerable I'm tunc. He had purchased the well known Withers plantation, just below Feil Adams, for nearly 61,000,000.. After his decease Mr. Withcis regained posses sion of this properly, only a portion of the purchase money having been paid, owing te the war. Mr. Wilde's friends have a conviction that he has somehow a claim eh the Louisiana property, and that the lawyers with whom he has consulted are of opinion thai "' he has a csisc." Organic :iiiiiliir.:iits lue Congress. a Ke;iublc;ni I'liilaileliilila rre, Itep. The real bottom difficulty with the Heuse at. Washington is net tee many committees or tee much speaker, but tee little brains. Speaker Kcifer has demonstrated mere quickly than most expected the truth of t lie sober statement of the Press that he wsis the poorest choice open te the Itepub licsin caucus, and chosen under circum stances that made his administration cer tain te be a failure. Jtiovlngen the Offices. A number of prominent colored citizens et Arkansas, after a three' days' consulta tion in Little Reck, have issued a call for a state convention of colored men. It is understood that the conference discussed the alleged federal office-holding rais nianiigcinent in Arkansas ; thifc a bitter feeling was manifested against ex-Senater Clayten and United States Marshal Tevans, and that a resolution was adopted pledging the support of colored voters te an anti-Clayten or anti-Tevans ticket. A Question eI .jurisdiction. At Fert Fairfield, Maine, last Tuesday, Themas J. Melvin, of Montieelle, was brought befeie a magistrate en Use charge of having two wives in Montieelle and a third in Canada. The question of juris diction was raised, pending which the ac cused was locked in a room at a hotel. Puring the night a mob of masked men broke into the hotel and carried Melvin across the line into Canada. UutKet Forgotten. Cel. Edward Whittaker.ef Philadelphia, has disappeared. He is adjutant of Court land Saunders pest 01, G. A. It., ticasur cr of the Sens of Progress and a schcel di rector. Before leaving he addressed a note te his brether-iu law stating that he was embanassed in his accounts. A CYCLE OF CALAMITIES. BY RAIL, FIRE AND POISON. THREE BOYS KlLLt.D AT 1T.AY. The Fatal Trial Trip of a Steamer. William Jennings, a Baltimore cartman, was instantly killed while endeavoring te drive in Irent of a locomotive. Charles Duftie, of Trey, was killed by the caving of a railroad embankment at Mechanicsville. Three negrees were poisoned in Mont gomery, Ala., by eating spoiled meat. One of them died. A Lake Shero train ran into a Baltimore & Ohie train at Miller's station, Indiana. Cars and cneiucs were wrecked aud the track was tern up. A boy named Jehn Poelan, while coast ing en High street, Albany, was run ever by a truck and killed. A little girl who was en the sled with him was seriously in. j u red. Henry Hicks, an aged Canadian, was fatally kicked by a horse at Poultney, Vermont. Jehn Newman, a deck hand en an East river ferry beat at New Yerk, was killed by being caught by the crank of an en gine. Hs was a son of Assemblyman New man of Kings county. A wroucht-iren railroad bridge across the Salt river, near Mexico, Missouri, fell en Saturday, under a freight trsiinv cariy iug down five cars aud causing a less of $25,000. The disaster is attributed te the derailment of the cars en the bridge. Looses by Klre. A fire in Aiken, near Bradford, Pa., last night destroyed a hotel, meat mar ket, two stores and three small build ings. Wilsen & German's soap factory, Pitts burgh, burned yesterday. Less, $35,000. A fire at Pert Colberne destroyed Hop Hep kins's brick block, Carter's block and tint Imperial block. A tire at Plymouth, N. C, destroyed the store and dwelling Of II. A. Wise. Less, $1,000 ; partially insured. The dyewood and graiuiug mill of Smith S. Sweet, in Prevideucc, was burned. L's, $7,000 ; insurance, $14,000. A grist mill and dwelling were burned en Tuesday at Stornoway, P. Q. Les $70,000. The best business block in the village of Albien, N. Y., was burned. Less, $250, 000. Three fire companies from Medina and a steam engine from Rechester were telegraphed for, but they arrived tee iate te be of much assistance. Their tardiness was due te the failure of the railroad com pany te furnish transportation. Several firemen wcic slightly injured. ll)v & Itey Was Strimslcil te I'euth. An accident of a peculiarly sad and painful nature occurred at Citra, Fla. A boy of about eight years of age, named Willie (son of Mr. Zaeh Harris, of In dianapolis, Ind., who is en si visit te his brother, Jehn T. Harris, residing at. the above place) having discovered what he thought was "something nice te play with" in a "roller-towel," commenced swinging ou it, when, by some means, his head get entangled in its folds, aud he was strangled te death. A little girl seeing his strange position, inquired why he did net get down, but sceing bleed issuing from his nose and receiving no reply, she grew frightened and gave the alarm, when it was discovered that, the peer boy was quite dead. KILI.Kl) WHILE AT TI..AV. Three Hey, by Their Ciirelrssncss, I'nII :t JI:illulii Otnvn en uicir Heads. A shocking accident occurred Saturday afternoon at Ne. 103 Prince .street, Brook lyn. A short time age the. lire depart ment condemned a two-story and base ment frame house in the icar of Ne. 103 Prince street, and ordered its demolition. This had been commenced, but net much progress had been made, and the boys in the neighborhood used it as a play-house. Three of them ran into it, William Spaulding, 10 years old, of Ne. 103 Prince street ; William Winchell, ten years old, of Ne. 3 Park alley, and Themas Cutes, eight years old, of 103 Prince street. In their play they put a rope around one of the pests sup porting the building and began te pull ea it. A neighbor, who was watching the boys, saw the building shake. He shouted te them, but tee late, for the building came down all in a heap, burying the un fortunate boys beneath the debris. There was a geed deal of excitement in the' neighborhood at the time and the firemen were called and after soine little labor the opera house gathered there Saturday even bodies of the victims of their own careless- imr te witness Barney MeAnley's well ness were recovered. They must have been Killed instantly. CKUlE'S CALENDAR. Tlia Felly aim Wickedness el Men. Unrequited love impelled Nathan w. Kennedy, of Daysville, Ohie, aged 2e, te commit suicide at Worcester, Mass. Ex-Treasurer Ring of Scott county, Minn., found guilty of embezzling $10,000, was sentenced te two years in the penitcn tiary and fined $21,000. David Smith, a farmer living near Ilsigcrstewn, Ind., was feuud in si well with iive wounds in his head. Smith's sons had threatened his life and they are suspected. The man for whom the city marshal of Romc,Ga.,eH'ered a reward of$300 is a petty cotton swindler who drew twice for the same let of cotton. He represented that he was from Pennsylvania. I. R. Line, a saloon keeper at Craig coal bank, near Fert Dedge, Iowa, shot and i.:n.i Ti...4- n:..i . . iviuuvi Jiuuuis. iiuivy, ;i ueai miner, a in ley was drunk and quarrelsome. William Carey Billeduue committed suicide in Gloucester county, Neva Scotia, by cutting his threat with a scythe. He leaves a wife and several children. Henry Addison, son of the late mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, committed suicide by cutting his threat in Georgetown, Dis trict of Columbia. He ivas -15 years of age aud unmarried. Marshall Shea was found dead under a bluft'at Savannah, Georgia, with his skull fractured aud marks of violence upon his oeuy. Charles Waterman, aged 30 years, was fatally-stabbed by Frederick Larkin, aged 20, in a drunken quarrel at Whitefield, New Hampshire. Tlicy Reau Dime Nevels. In Brockton, Mass., three boys were ar rested for a burglary at the residence of Mr. Orr. James Orr, the twelve-year-old son et Mr. Orr, stele a revolver, and creep ing te his father's room took a sum of money from his clothes. One of the boys confessed afterwards that young Orr would, in the event or detection,0 have killed his father. The boys read dime novels. lleywe.-iil fersyth Found Guilty. In Washington, l'a., the jury in the Hey weed Forsyth murder case brought in a verdict of guilty of murder in the first: degree. Jonas Hcywoed, the convicted murderer, is a miner, about thirty-six years old. He was raised at Honengahela City, the scene of his crime, and for some years has had a bad reputation. The homicide occurred en April 16 last. The trials of Mcshac Heywood and William Barringer, for complicity iu the murder, will begin before Judge Hart en Monday. Raising Rates. The Vaudeibilt lines will raise the grain iate between Chicago and the East te 15 cents per hundred. SHA1XPOX EURKORS. ' Ordinary Agn!ee-vtlie JEpUleuilv Inleu--J , , t m rifled. ' William ltandku,.ef Pittston, was ar- i-csted'at W'lkesbarre' last Vnight" while wandering about -the street sick of the smallpox. Four cases of smallpox are reported in Wilkesbarre. A few days age the body of James Ro Re chett, who died in Pittsburgh, was taken te Fall River, Massachusetts, for inter ment. His widow, who accompanied the remains, was taken sick of smallpox en Saturday. It is net known what caused her husband's death. Edward Mueller, being taken sick with the smallpox a few days age, at Irondale, a suburb of Chicago, was nursed by Ralph Jehnsen aud his wife. While Jehnsen was resting en Friday night Mueller get out of bed, took $7 out of Jehnsen's pocket, and going into Mrs. Jehnsen's room, assaulted her, thieateuing te kill her if she.madea noise. The wretch then tied, and has net been heard of since. He will probably be lynched if caught. Sunken tier Trial Trip. A dispatch te Lloyds from Cahnar, Sweden, state:; that a Swedish mail steamer has sunk in Csilmar Sound while en a trial tri. Fifteen persons were drowned. A Ktpe Old Age. .Mrs. Careline Carey, the eldest woman in Buffalo has died, aged one hundred and four. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Intficliuiijje of Compliments. Immediately after the result of the Reading railroad election, President-elect Gewen telegraphed te his friend. Cel. Jeseph L. Stichter, of Reading, as fol fel lows : Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 188-2. Te Cel. Jeseph L. Stichter : Kst ist silles richt. Gett sei dank. F. B. Gewex. T this despatch Cel. Stichter happily responded by telegraph in these words : Reading, Jan. 13, 1882. d Te F. B. Gewen, Esq.: Her.liehen Dank. Reading schaetzt. sieh glueeklich mid grsitulirt sich nnd Ihncii ::udfm herrlichen Erfelg. J. L. Sticiitei:. WAl.Tr.K V. IIVNUAKEKUKAI). He lli.'i! Irciiu Smallpox in Alloensi IStirictl Itetere llstybreak. The following from the Alteena daily Tribune relates te a son of Jacob Guti daker. the well known auctioneer, late of this city : Mr. Walter C. Gundaker died at the residence of his brothers and sisters ou Fifteenth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at half past 8 o'clock last evening, a victim of smallpox. Mr. Oun dakcr's case wss reperred te the city au au theiitics last Saturday. That day aud the day following he was at times delirious, and it required the united exertions of his fatherand brothers te keep him in bed. On Monday he regained consciousness aud improved somewhat, and since then his csise has beeu reported as pro pre glossing favorably. Mr. Guudaker was one of the members of White Cress ledge who sat up with Mr. Nelsen during his last illness, and it is supposed that he contracted the disease at that time. On Monday the ledge secur ed the service of a machinist named James Lce'as si nurse and he remained with him until he died. Probably no young gentle man in the city had larger acquaintance or was meie universally esteemed than Walter Gundaker. He came te this city from Lancaster several. years age when quite si boy, and has siuce been employed at hii trade as a machinist iu the railroad shops, recently in the lathe shop. Only a few months age his fatherand brothers aud sistciscame te this city from Lancaster. Walter, up te the time he was attacked with the fatal contagion, was possessed of perfect health, and wsis noted for his great bodily strength. He had a warm heart, which attracted many friends, and he al ways had a pleasant smile and a kind word for every one. He was aged about 28 years. He was a member of White Cress ledge, Knights of Pythias, and of the Vig ilant lire engine company. His remains were interred before daylight in the let belonging te White Cress ledge, in Oak Ridge cemetery. TUK UUAMA. Harney McAulej' us Uncle Han'l. One of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences that ever assembled in Fulton known personatien of the title role in " A Messenger lrem Jams heetieu. Ol the piece itself little need be said, as its merits are well known te the play-going public of Lancaster. It is a light comedy-drama, based en the ideas of the modern school, abounding iu telling situations, and peiutsing the well-worn moral of villainy foiled and virtue triumphant. As Daniel liarllell, the apparently green yet surpris ingly shrewd old deputy sheriff, Mr. Mc Auley faiiiy surpassed himself. Aud the manner iii which he passed through the trying ordeal in Bosten evoked lrem the gallery gods a wild storm of approbation. Miss Lizzie Evans as Clip used what powers nature had given her for all they were weith, but her performance fell far below the requirements of her part. The remainder of the cast manifested in their acting nothing mere than mediocre ability, and en the whole it may be said, that the performance was far inferior te that, given here last season. Tlie Adultery Case. We were in error en Saturday iu stating that Mrs. Swain and Jehn Albert were surpiised en tlishtbille iu Mrs. Swain's bed room. When Officer Stermfeltz, accom panied by Mr. Swain, entered the house te make the arrest, Mrs. Swaiu aud Albert were in the dining room. Mrs. Swain was fully dressed, a lamp was burning iu the room, and the deer leading into the parlor was open, and in the parlor were seated two or three ether persons. Mrs. Swain's father (Philip Copeland) and ether friends say the present prosecution has been in stituted against her for the purpose of iu ducing her te ceuscnt te a divorce, which she refuses te a rant her husbaud. The case will probably be heard in court within a few days, when ihe whole truth will be made known. CORONER'S ISUSINKSS. Inquet en a Man Found Dead. Deputy Corener Frank, of Columbia, attended by Dr. Alex Craig, held the in quest en Mr. Christopher Shirk, of West Uempfield township, near Hostetter's mill who while passing from Ids' farm te his home about a quarter of a mile fell dead within 80 yards of the latter. The jury consisted of Henry Zeamer, Jehn Hinkle, Samuel C. May, Jacob Brown, Chas. Lea man aud Tobias II. Greider. " Discase of the heart" was the cause of death assign ed by the jury. Kaseball Picture. In the window of Shultz & Bre.'s hat store can be seen a very haudsems picture of the Ironsides base ball club, which wen se many games last season. It will be given te the member of the clnb who sells the most tickets te a ball which they will give. I'eital Appointment. Themas Sehnertzer has been appointed postmaster at Spring Greve posteffi:e, Lancaster county. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. DEVILISH WORKUP AN INCENDIARY CUNET4GA COBK FACTOKY INKl'ISS. toss, S42, 000 Seventy operatives Thrown Out of r.iiip'.eymciit. Shortly after t o'clock Sunday morning flames were seen te issue from the west corner of the large frame shed in rear of the Conestoga cork works, Locust street, near Lime. Au alarm was at once given and the neighbors .who discovered the fire made efforts te quench it by throwing upon it pailsful of water and shevelsfut of snow gathered from the street, but the shed, which is nearly a hundred feet long aud thirty feet wide, was piled full of cork-weed as dry as punk, ami the Haines spread through it with amazing rapidity. Owing te the unpropitious hour at which the alarm was given, nearly all tiie tire men were in bed, and the engines were rather slew iu getting into sciviee. Even after they get into service it was found that the fireplugs in the vicinity would net supply a sufficient quautity of water te effectively serve them, owing te the small calibre of the water mains, and some of the companies were obliged te change the positions of their steamers several times before they could get a full supply. Meantime, the great frame shed, contain iug $10,000 or $17,000 worth of baled cork, was a mass of living fire, the ttames lap ping up the dry cork and mounting high into the heavens, commingled with dense volumes of smoke aud sparks and embers. All attempts te save the shed and its con tents ware quickly given up,and the lii einen directed their efforts towards saving the factory propel-and its valuable contents; but here, tee, they were foiled. Scaicely had they removed the books and some valuable papers from the safe, and drag ged a few bags of finished corks from the first fleer of the building, when it was discovered the second story was iu iLmes having taken lire at the west cud, ? here a frame projection connects with the main building. Soen the entire interior, both upstairs aud down, was iu flames, aud se great was the heat that the firemen were driven back some distaiiccnud it was great ly feared the Episcopal chapel, adjoining, andlvuapp's brewery en the opposite side of Locust street, wenld be destroyed. The chapel was several times en lire, smd the belfry, cernice aud windows, are badly damaged. Meantime the factory audits combustible contents burned fuiimisly. The attic fleer fell into the seeend story, and the second-story fell through le the first. Then the reef fell in with a .-rash, and the whole mass of burning lumber, cork and machinery was precipitated into the cellar, and burned fiercely for hours. The walls cracked and tottered, and a part of the front wall full into Locust street with a crash, but luckily no one was catrght beneath it. The firemen were sue cessful in confining the destruction te the cork works, no ether buildings being burn ed except a few outhouses in rear of adja cent dwelliug houses en Middle street, and a small carpenter siiep nclengmg te ttee. Bear, who saved his tools. His less is about $200, and uninsured. The Conestoga cork works were owned aud operated by Mrs. Henry Baumgaidner (formerly Mrs. Jay Cadwell). The works were built by Cadwell & Beardinan, some ten years age, after the destruction by lire j of their factory in Lecher's building, in j Mifllin street. The main building burned i yesterday was two stories in height ex C1 , i. , an" "".J!. ,u-m- Tu was 100 feet lenf and 40 fi,.t. wide, exeln sive of the engine and beiier house, which .."- ra -i lermed a projection at tiie nert ii corner, and the frame projection before spoken of at the west corner. The building smd shedding are estimated tehave been westh $8,000 ; the machinery was very line and costly, and was worth, including tin; en gino,beilers, shafting and helling, .;'ii,000. On the 1st of January, an sicceunt of stock was taken w;ieh showed the value of manufactured and unmanufactured cork te have been $23,000. Since that date additions have . -i , - , .,, ., , .. eeen maue, wuicn win sweii uie vame ei the stock considerably, making the total . improvement made in this matter se that ess about $42,000. Against tins heavy at icsist one policeman bu stationed at the '"??, feBuK?"luci' ,I11S " insurance le(.kl,., evcry lllJur itl tllC twenty-four. An An An of2e, 000 divided among the companies ()Ulcr evil Ui:lt ,nj ht i)e medicd is the ""SS? aifJi1.,(Jw? : M.erchsuits of Newark. , tee elisy access j,;vcu te rriellllsl of pHseu- ?nk50(l.M,r.lt,su,Am?V1 of ,-l,l. "-" ! era confined in the lockup. Ne one should uOO; V ilhamsburgh City N. ., 2..,00; . bc 1M!rniitted te &co a p-uoner except in National of BaUiraere, $2,e00 ; Heward el lhe ,ire.SL.Ilc0 of icer. New lerk, $2,e00, (et which companies Bailsman & Burns are the local agents) ; .National et Hartferd, $I,.iU0 ; Westchester ' of New Yerk, $1,500; Hamburg-Msigde burg, $1,500 ; Springfield of Massachu-1 setts, $1,500 (of which companies Rife it I Kaufman are agents) ; Hamburg of Brc- men, $1,250 ; Slate of Pennsylvania, $1, 250 ; New Hampshire, $1,250; Watcrtewn of N. Y:, $1,250 ; Fireman's Fund of Cali fornia, $1,000, (of which companies II. R. Brencmau is local agent); United Fire men's of Philadelphia, $1,000 (of whicti A. A. Hcrr & Ce. are the local agent). There is net the least doubt that this disastrous fire was the deliberate work of an incendiary, one of the gang, probably, who have heretofore entailed such heavy losses en property owners ami insurance companies, aud by their diabelieal stcts have thrown se many worthy laborers and artisansjeut of employment, smd deprived them of the means of earning their daily bread. The cork works gave constant employment te about seventy operatives, of whom about twenty were men and the ethcrsgiiis and boys. It was si sad sight te sec many of these operatives, standing with tearful eyes, gazing en the ruins of the factory that hud furnished them st livelihood. Had the cold-blooded incen diary been present and known te them, bis shrift would have been short and hi-, punishment fearful. The firemen deserve credit for the vigor- : eus manner in which they fought the flames. The companies remained in ser ' vice until after sunrise, seme of them ! until 9 o'clock a. m.. and plug .streams were thrown upon the debris from time te time all day yesterday. Between U and 7 i o'clock last evening the flames broke out afresh and there was a general silsuni of fire, but no further damage wsis done The cracke'd walis of the building should be at once taken down te prevent acci dents. Since the fire thousands of people have visited the ruins, and thoughtless boys run close under the tottering' walls and pull loose bricks from them and even attempt te pull down the walls. A serious accident may result if the walls are net speedily taken down. The 1'eultry Shew. The poultry show in Excelsior hall con tinues te attract much interest. On Ssit urday there wsis a very large attendance, and among the visitors were a number of poultry breeders from abroad. The judges have finished their arduous labor of scoring the birds, and while a few of the exhibitors are a little disappointed iu net rccicving premiums, mere is a general expression of opinion that the awards have been made fairly and with skilled discrimination. The score cards are new placed oil nearly all the winning coops, and en mauy ethers, se that the visitor has new an opportunity, te take a leek at the prize birds without wasting time en the ethers. The show will con tinue day aud evening until Wednesday evening, when it will close! Sale of Keal Estute. Allan A. Herr & Ce., real cstate and in suntuce agents, sold at private sale te Philip Rcese, the 1 story dwelling, Ne. 343 Middle stieet, belonging te Jehn aud Christian Dean, for $72.". COURT. 1 TUB OUARTF.R SESSIONS. Tiie First Week of the Year. At ten o'clock this morning the lcgular Jauuary term of quarter sessions begau with Judge Patterson presiding. Jehn M. Stehman, of Rohrcrstewu, was chosen foreman of the grand jury, twentv twentv twe members of which body answered te their names. After Judge Patterson's in structiens te thesn they retired te their room. The fust case attached wsis that of Cem'th vs. Jacob P. Cellins, charged with larceny as bailee. It was claimed by the commonwealth that in July last the de fendant bought six bottles of beer from Andrew Kaue, a hotel proprietor in Wash ington borough, with the understanding that the bottles, which belonged te Ge-s F. Sprenger, of this city, were te be le turned te Mr. Kane. Instead of return ing the bottles the defendant appropriated them te his own use. On trial. Iiu the case et Jehn A. Iluber, who at the November court was charged aud co:i victed of illegal voting, aud in which a motion for arrest of judgment was made because the indictment charged no offense, Judtre Livingston this morning delivered an opinion setting aside the proceedings and arresting judgment. On motion of counsel for the defense the casa of Saiuuel H. Miller, charged with murder, was continued. The grand jury returned the following bills : True Bills: Themas II. Williams, Benj. Butt, Samuel Praetor and August Hirsh, larceny ; Samuel Procter, Secly Jehnsen aud Samuel Jehnsen, felonious entry. The court appointed Rebert Harvey, Nathan Maule and Henry Moere, trustees of the Society of Friends" burial ground, in the borough of Columbia, iu place of James Wright, Themas Brown, Win Kirkwood and Themas Griffith. eu.sr te uusr. Funei'ai el Mrs. R. J. Mitirauii. The funeral of Mis. R. J. Medium whose death a few days age was noticed iu these columns, took place from St. -Mary's church this morning, and wsis at tended by a large concourse of her sorrow ing relatives and friends. Solemn requiem high mass was celebrated with Rev. Dr. McCullairh as celebrant, assisted by Revs. McBride, Kant and Dickey as deacon, sub-deacon and master of ceremonies respectively. Te the left in the .sanc tuary sat Bishop Shanahan, attended by Revs. Gretcmycr, of Lancaster, and Pei pcr, of Columbia. As the offertory, Schu bert's "Adieu, 'tis love's list greeting," was rendered with exquisite effect by Mrs. Wm. B. Altick. At the conclusion of the mass Rev. Father MeDermett, of West Chester, pronounced a touching eulogy, expatiating ou the many virtues of the de ceased. The absolution of the body fol lowed, after which the funeral precession wended its way te St. Mary's cemetery, where were deposited the mortal remains of her whom during life had ever been ilm model of a Christian wife aud mother. The following were the pall-bearers : Messrs. Henry Baumgaidner, Geerge L. Beyle, JehnSencr, Jno. W. Lewell, Henry E. Slaymaker and Daniel A. Altick. KJUr.ttNBACU TDK RUlillE. Ili.i i:ruut Frem the I.eckun. Leuis Rcidcuback was arrested ou Sat i urday night by Officers Creamer ami Daily I .?. , i. . i... i te answer for as&iult and battery, and was confined iu the lockup. On Sunday morn ing, betweeu 7 aud 8 o'clock, during the temporary absence of the turnkey some of ltcideubsich's friends gained an entrance te the station house through a window in the rear of the building, aud, descending te the basement, unlocked Reidcnbacir.s cell aud let him out, since which time nethiug has been Heard of him in police circles. According te present arrange ments there is no officer (except the turn key) ou duty between 7 aud 9 o'clock, a. m., and yesterday the turnkey was absent - ...... j -"". e.... n Kuftrt .;, T im,iir. t i,., ,., 'llioFire Alarm Telejr.ipli. The special committee en the leorgani leergani leorgani .atieu of the lire department will meet in select council chamber this evening at half past seven. It is expected that rep lescntatives of the Gamewcll lire alarm telegraph will be present and final :r raugements made for the prompt construc tion and erection of the apparatus ncccs- i sary te put the electric alarm in operation. Heavy Tell. Geerge Harmen was obliged te p:iy $5 tell ami Lewis Hehcin $3.10, for passing through the first tell gate en the Mauhcim turnpike. Had they stepped te sec the gate-keeper they would have get through for two cents apiece, but Alderman Sam son made them ' pony up " the amount above stated. Next time they forget te step at the gate the toil will be $10. The Dill'ercnve The aggregate amount of less by fire in Lancaster during the past year, $150,815, was ucarly seven times as much as Read ing sustained through similar causes during the same period. Our sister city has the elcctiic fire alarm, aud its li:e de partment is reported one of the best vol unteer orgsmi.atiens in the United States. Will I.cc-ture In Kf ailing. M. Rresius, esq., of this city, will de liver bis lecture en "Short Swords" iu Reading next Thursday evening for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Brosius is one of our most eloquent aud pleasing speakers, and the Roadingtewners have a 1 literary treat iu prospect. The I'rlce of NallK. It has been published that the Western nail association have advanced the price of nails from $2.25 te $2.40 per keg. This is calculated te mislead consumers who are very jealous of retailers' profit. What should have been said, is, that they have been advanced from $3.25 te $3.40 per keg. Among Old Friend. Mr. Jehn K. Metzger, formerly of tin's city, and new of Minneapolis, Minn., is in Lancaster, partly en hiiMiiess and partly en a trip of pleasure and recreation. He leeks well ami finds everybody glad te se:: him. Unproved Order et lliitasuph. This is a secret order for endowment and social purpose. A pieminent representative, Robt. F. Mctzel, is new in town stepping at the Lcepaid hotel, with a view of es tablishing the order here. Disorderly. Themas Daily was picked up in the Pennsylvania railroad station last night, by Officer Kautz, for disorderly conduct. This morning Alderman McConemy com mitted him for 15 days. rennylvanii Editors. The regular annual business meeting of the Pennsylvania Editorial association will be held at the Lochiel hotel, Hanis burg. Friday, January 27 1882, at 2 p. m.
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