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LANCASTER DAILY .INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 1882.
Lancaster Intelligencer.
FRIDAY BVENINO, JAN. 20, IB82.
A Blackmailer Cemes te Wrier.
We are confident that there is net a
decent man, woman or child within the
borders of Lancaster county who will
net approve the finding of the grand jury
in the cases of the doctors prosecuted by
J. Kahler Snyder, for practicing medi
cine. We are certain that no ether per
son than Snyder, of any age, sex or color
could be found who would have had the
indecency te set afoot this prosecution.
Fer it had no ether motive than that of
blackmail, and out of it the prosecutor
boasted that he could make enough for a
Christmas spree, in one instance exem
Dlifvincr his beast by speedily " setting
them up1' for his associate bar-room loaf
ers out of the $125 which he extorted from
a guileless old man who did net knew
his rights. We have no doubt that the
grand jury was led te its conclusions
solely by a lack of any evidence laid be
fore them te sustain the charge, :is we
are personally cognizant that in at least
two of the cases net a scintilla of evi
dence was produced before the commit
ting magistrate, and in one of them the
district attorney se admitted. Had the
cases, however, even been allowed te
come before a petit jury, no ether result
would likely have been reached.
Since the world began no man .qualified
as these accused were, has been prose
cuted and legally punished for practising
medicine, unless under a social regime
which hanged wizards and burned
witches, aud then it was net for
the exercise of their healing or
killing art but because they
were supposed te have been endowed
with it by the devil and te have worked
it in partnership with hiin. The abortive
statute under which these prosecutions
were attempted which was made a law
eight days after the time it was fixed te
go into operation, and which was ex pest
facto in ether features of it was enacted
simply te prevent the spread of quackery
and malpractice and was net intended te
oppress legitimate practitioners. It
scarcely even attempted te suppress ex
isting and established quacks and" irreg
ulars," as some of the most notorious of
them were among the first te avail
themselves of its previsions and te thus
get a standing in the eyes of their
patients which they never before had. It
was a physical impossibility te avoid
violation of this law, as no book was
ready in the prothenotary'soflice for phy
sicians te register themselves until
nearly a mouth after it was passed, and
every doctor in Lancaster county tech
nically violated it. Even were the law
valid and respectable,the terms in which
its time of operation is expressed and
the absolute impossibility of a technical
compliance with them would have justi
fied any jury in exercising large dis
cretion as te what was a violation of its
intent and meaning. We are very cer
tain that no dozen of intelligent men,
judges of the law and the facts, would
have ever exposed any man te the chances
of $100 fine or a year in jail, for net
having registered before the middle of
November, the law having passed in
June. When, in addition te this.lhe low
motives of the prosecution and tiie
equally low character of the prosecutor
are remembered, it will be readily be
lieved that the grand jury only antici
pated the inevitable result of the trials.
The Responsibility.
The coroner's inquest inquiring into the
causes of the Spuyten Duyvil railroad
horror have disclosed the fact that the
first and ill-fated irain was stepped by
some irresponsible person pulling at the
cord which worked the air breaks. The
conductor of one of the cars surmised
this, ' for there was a party en the train
who were singing, smashing hats, and
conducting themselves in a very dis
graceful manner. They were passing
around bottles of whisky, and the foun
dation of that accident was rum. He
had net sutltcient help en .the train te
step such proceedings. Among the pas
sengers were any number of senators,
assemblymen and aldermen, and he
could uet deprive them of their bottle.
This was an every-day occurrence, but
mere especially se en Fridays." It is the
custom probably, " especially en Fri
day,1' for that railroad, like it has
been en the Pennsylvania, te put
en special cars te carry the
dead-head legislators who, getting free
passes, can spend their mileage money
for rum te inspire orgies that disgrace
themselves, disgust ether passengers and
put the safety of the train in peril.
It is also said that the negligent brake
man, Melius, who undertook te signal a
train 35 feet off, has been wrestling with
printed schedules and instructions for
twenty-six years without being able te
read or write. When Ignorance and Hum
conduct and brake trains it is no wonder
passengers ride te death.
Hew It Is Dene.
People who de net visit the state build,
ings at Harrisburg occasionally and keep
their eyes open when they inspect their
furnishing, can form no idea of the op
portunities which that branch of indus
try offers for plunder and hew these op
portunities are improved. They are
made almost exclusively with a view te
enriching a few favored thieving con
tractors, who hang around the hill te get
their arms elbow deep into the state
treasury. Seme years age a considerable
amount of m eney was paid out for taking
up, cleaingand putting away in camphor
the carpets of some of the rooms, but
when they were hunted up te be put
down again they could net be found and
new ones had te be bought. On another
occasion when the furniture at the close
of the legislative session was net suffi
ciently worn te make out a decent pre
text for " refurnishing," men were seen
in the confusion of the dying hours of a
disreputable Legislature, going through
the halls cutting the furniture with
knives, ripping up the upholstery and
pouring ink and mucilage en carpets and
curtains By such devices as these, ex
cuse are made for the expenditures of
tens of thousands of dollars annually, of
which half is stolen, while the old furni
ture is invariably divided among the
same thieves as these who are interested
in supplying the new:
Qneer Ethics.
Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati
Commercial, happened in New Yerk the
ether day and the Stalwart editor of the
Commercial Advertiser summoned him
te tell " why he se outrageously scandal
ized the late and lamented President
Garfield by charging that he was ' marked
all ever with the Credit Mebilier small
pox. And why he thought it a most
contemptible thing at Chicago in June,
1880, ' the chatter about Garfield,' who,he
said, ' has net a record te run en for presi
dent,' and why he regarded him 4 the
greatest and purest of men, ' after his
election ?" Bather unwarily Halstead
tumbled into the trap set for him, and in
a letter te the Advertiser said that he
knew nothing of the first phrase quoted
having been in his newspaper, though it
might have appeared in its correspond cerrespond correspend
ence: the ether paragraph he had marked
out in the proof, though it get into the
first edition and has afforded much com
fort te his enemies. Had Mr. Halstead
stepped there it would net have been
such a bad case for him. But he went
en te say with reference te Mr. Garfield :
"His character and public services
proved an overwhelming answer te the
errors committed through business inex
perience and sensitiveness te poverty.'''
This, tee, in view of this paragraph from
his paper of March 3, 1873 :
Garfield's noble soul was sadly per
turbed. He looked upon the sceue with
grave apprehension, aud regarded this un
seemly persecution of the righteous with
such horror that his soul was sick within
hira. He came near making a fatal blun
der ence. After Ames had testified the
second time as te the guilt of Garfield,
fixing it upeu him clearly and unmistak
ably, the general at ence netiljed them
that he would ceme before them and
refute the vile slander that the mendacious
man from Massachusetts had poured out
against him. The day aud the hour came,
hut simultaneously came net Garfield. He
had heard that Ames who was then re
luctantly producing the receipts that
Patterson had signed had in his posses
sion ether such documents te prove the
correctness of his testimony iu respect te
ethers, and the gallant general, whose
flashing blade was went te gleam adewn
the line in the gory days of the past de
cade, found that te stay away was prudent,
aud he never appeared. The complacent
committee forbore te question Ames
further as te Garfield's statement aud his
own, aud the papers were consequently
never produced.
As has been remarked, Gen. Garfield
is net en trial new, nor is his character
or record the subject of discusssien.
But Mr. Halstead serves himself and
his friend alike illy when he justifies
what he formerly blamed with " his
sensitiveness te poverty." That is an
unfortunate way out of Halstead 's em
barrassment. Within the range of our reading of
the public prints, which is necessarily
extensive, there has been no explaua
tieu or defense offered by Messrs. Grant
Weidman, Cyrus Miller and C. It. Lantz,
of the Lebanon bar, iu relation te
charges publicly and responsibly made,
affecting their professional integrity and
personal honor. De these gentlemen
realize that the eyes of many old per.
senal. political and professional friends
are fixed upon them aud ears are pain
fully strained te catcli their vindica
tien 'i
Likely no man who ever held high
offices se shamelessly prostituted it te
his own advantage as Jehn Sherman.
Frem having Hie work en his new
house done at the public expense up te
using the treasury te nominate himself
for president, no kind of pilfering or in
trigue was tee petty or tee outrageous
for the scope of his genius in this line.
The little sketch we print of hew he
worked his boom is a small sample of a
large let.
We can imagine Senater Cameren
doing nothing smarter than aiding in the
expatriation of Senater Jehn Stewart
and Ex-Supt. J. P. Wickershani. They
are men whose names Cameren's enemies
are apt te conjure with, and if he can find
acceptable banishment for them he will
put them where they can de him the
least harm if net the most geed.
IJe'MDf.s. Murat Halstead, "the Hen.
Jehn -Sherman may be taken te account
for w hat he used te say about Mr. Gar
field, lie was accustomed te denounce
him as an habitual prevaricator. Be
tween Halstead, Reid and Sherman, the
memory of the dead president is apt te
suffer most from his pretended friends.
The Philadelphia Recerd thinks there
is much that is disgraceful but little
that is new in the rascalities at Harris
risburg which have been exposed in
these columns. The mero shame te all
concerned if the constant reiteration of
the " old story" does net put a step te
the abuse.
There is a bonanza awaiting the capital
aud enterprise that will start a foundry
steam saw mill or steam flour mill at
Quarry ville, this county. There's millions
in it.
Henry Bereii has a characteristic con
tribution iu the current number of the
North American Review entitled, "The
Lawand the Lancet," iu which he inveighs
very bitterly against vaccination.
Ok the simple matter of discounts the
city of Philadelphia saved $175,000 last
year by net paying a premium in order te
get money in bank long before it was
needed. A still greater "saving" will
probably he effected this year.
Referring te the recent collapse of
Tem Hughes's Rugby colony, in Tennes
see, the Atlanta Constitution reaiarks :
" It Is a curious fact but nevertheless a
fact that nobody can support himself iu
the climate of Tennessee by playing lawn
tennis.'"
A great many people who want puffs
for themselves and huffs for ether people
send us communications that they are sur
prised te never hear of. They negleet te
send us their names with their communi
cations, and as a result their letters find
common repose in the waste basket.
Make a note of it.
The total number of immigrants who
arrived in the United States during 1881
was 716,868. Of this number there came
from Germany, 248,323; Englaud and
Wales, 77,730 ; Ireland, 70,836 ; Scotland,
10,441 ; Dominion of Canada, 91,139 ;
Austria, 19.6G7 ; Norway, 26,734 ; Sweden,
55,805 ; China, 20,628 ; and ether coun
tries, 86,375.
Baltimore society will give Oscar
Wilde the cut direct. In addition te his
disappointment of his host last evening he
has offended geed taste by 'asking the
Wednesdav club te Dav him $300 en con
ditien of his accepting their invitation te
attend at a reception te be given by them.
He deserves the cold shoulder for this sort
of performance.
Our citizens should net forget the ad
dress te be delivered in the court-heiue
next Tuesday evening by Hen. W. A.
Wallace, ex-United States senator from
Pennsylvania, who will relate hew the
men of our state led in the federal organ
ization. Mr. Wallace is an eminent lawyer,
an experieuccd publicist aud a devoted
Peunsylvaniau. He should have a fit au
dience. By a vete of 160 te 90 the Heuse has
snubbed the preposition made for Speaker
Keifer's relief, by his ftdus Achates Robe
son, te increase the number of members
en the committees and it has been put te
rest for the seesieu. As this preposition
was uet thought of until Keifer had gross
ly offended many members by his appoint
ments it was likely devised only te get
him out of some of his troubles, aud,
therefore, it merited the emphatic fate
which has overcome it.
Tin: Philadelphia Democratic delegation
te the next state convention is new full
aud running ever. It is said that
Pattison has twenty undisputed votes aud
the Ludlow element ten, with sixteen seats
contested. Of the latter the Pattison men
insist that there is no ground for contest
in any one, and claim that when the evi
dence is heard before the state convention
that they will' be awarded all of them,
save, perhaps, eue, or, at the most, two.
This is just sixteen contests tee many, aud
that many mero than would occur if the
party was efficiently organized and hon
estly led in Philadelphia. As usual, we
presume, none of these contests will be
settled en their merits, as they can never
be heard iu the haste of a stale convention.
Factional feelings and the personal ap
pearance of the contestants generally de
cide their cases. Sometimes these hit the
right aud sometimes they don't. We
have iu our possession a peck of contia centia contia
dictery credentials from one primary and
delegate election in Philadelphia, aud such
a mass of perjury aud political ret we
have never before nersince seen.
Tni: conference of the railroad men iu
New Yerk ou a cessation of hostilities has
resulted, it is believed, iu au adjustment
en the following basis : Au agreement
for a money peel of all the businesss from
western points through te the Atlautic
points ou the basis of the year 1880 this
agreement te go into eff-.ct at ence ; aud
(2) a division of the New England busi
ness between the New Yerk Central, the
Erie and the Pennsylvania. This arrange
ment te remain in ferce for five years and
te be bound by penalties which no line
could afford te incur. As te west-bound
freights, it is said that se large a part of
the business of the next few months up
te July 1st has been contracted for by
the New Yerk Central and the Eiie that
agicement or peeling of this business will
be deferred until then, the understanding,
however, being that then this business will
De covered by the same kind of agreement
as the east bound business. It is also re
ported that the recent reduction in west
bound rates was in pursuance of an under
staudjug of all the companies, and was for
the purpose of making public rates corre
spond with the average of private contract
rates. The question of differential rates,
according te this, is disposed of iu the
allotments in the money peel.
A Disgrace tul system or Petty Thieving.
Philadelphia Ueccrtl.
There has sprung up in Harrisburg dur
ing the last twenty years a system of petty
thieving which is disgraceful te the state
and te both parties in the state. The Re
publican party under the leadership of
loose-jointed statesmen like Governors
Curtiu aud Geary began the bad
business. But when the Democrats
have elected a Legislature, an au
ditor general or a state treasurer they
have shown thomselves no better than
their political oppeuentsjjThero has been
ue pretest en the part of the peeple of
sufficient energy te scatter the thieves
that yearly infest the capital of the state.
The recently published report of the state
treasurer, which gives the detail of public
expenditure, has caused the editor of the
Lancaster Intelligencer te run a casual
eye ever the annual pilfering. We reprint
his article, net that there is anything par
ticularly new in it, but in the hepe that
its outrageous details may aid the' work of
reform, which seems te be at last taking
root in the state. One clean Legislature
at Harrisburg would make a terrible scat
tering among the kites that feed themselves
fat out or the public treasury.
m
Cameren Getting Twe Thorns Out of His
Side.
Washington Gossip.
Before the death of General Garfield
State Senater Jehn Stewart, was tendered
the appointment of minister te Italy. He
declined te accept it as he desired particu
larly te go te Mexico. General Grant,
however, requested the president te ap
point another gentleman as minister te
that republic and it was the murdered
president's intention te have gratified the
request. It is understood that Senater
Cameren is willing te unite with Senater
Mitchell in pressing Senater Stewart for
the Mexican mission, and .failinr in that
te help te secure him any ether diplomatic
appointment that he desires. J. P. Wick
ershani, of Lancaster, ex-superintendent
of public schools, is also, it is understood
desirous of securing a foreign mission, and
both senators will probably press his
claims, upon the president and secretary
of state.
The Lamb lnilde the Lien.
Washington Correspondence of the I'rcs.
It has been observed here during the
past few days that the personal relations
of Senators Cameren and Mitchell, which
have always been friendly, are mere cor
dial thau at any time since Congress met.
There seems te be a disposition te reach an
amicable understanding regarding the
distribution of the patronage in the State
which will de justice te both -factions.
As Yen Like It.
Philadelphia Recerd.
Almshouse bill of fare: Fer grand
jurors, eggnog and cigars. Fer sick
babies, sour milk aud paregoric.
It Means Arthur.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, Rep.
The lieutenant of a mere minority
leader, elevated te the presidency by acci
dent.
THE DAILY BUDGET.
DISASTROUS SOUTHERN FLOODS.
SENTENCED TO SIBERIA.
SMALLPOX STILL SPKEADKNCi.
Ciinie and Casualty Notes of Trade sum
mary of the News of the Day.
E. F. Heath's enamelled and rubber
cloth factory at Newark, X. J., was
damaged by fire last night te the extent
of $8,000.
Twe unknown bricklayers were struck
by a switch engine and killed, while going
te work at Irondale, near Chicago, yester
day morning.
James R. Saurgiug, aged 40 years, was
killed yesterday by a kick from a mule,
which he was hitching te a w3geu at New
Brunswick, New Jersey.
Smallpox,
Twenty new cases of smallpox reported
iu Pittsburgh yesterday.
The smallpox has increased alarmingly
in Chicago during the present week. Beth
hospitals arc crowded, aud the health effi
cers say that " net one-twentieth of the
cases are leperted as yet.
The Floods iu the Seuth.
Floods continue in Louisiana, Mississip
pi and Alabama, doing considerable dam
age in the low lands. The Atchafal.tya
and Big Black livers continue te rise,
and about thirty miles of the Chicago, St.
Leuis & New Orlcaus railroad aie
under water. Part of the town of Good Geed
man, iu Mississippi, Ls inundated. All the
lower buildings along the Tembigbee, iu
Alabama, are covered, and the river has
risen 56 feet at Tuscaloosa.
Twenty Veurs In the Siberian Miuci.
The trial of Sampeur&ki Mclnikeff, im
plicated in au attempt te assxssinate Gen
Tchercvine, ended in a sentence of twenty
years penal servitude iu the mines
of Siberia. A dramatic incident took
place in the court just before the an
nouncement of the verdict. When Mclni Mclni
eoff had finished his flowery, theatiical
defense, his father, who had watched the
course of the trial, rose excitedly and
cursed him.
Crime or a Cunlldeutial Clerk.
C. G. Robinson, confidential clerk of
the Chicago packing and prevision com
pany at a salary of SI 50 per month, has
been living iu unusual style lately a fact
which aroused suspicion and led te au
examin-itien of his accounts. The result
was his an est at the stock yards. He
confessed te a serious embezzlement, but
his employers say they have no data as te
the amount taken.
Notes of Tnide.
The .statement of Seymour & Stevens,
of New Orleans, who failed en Wednes
day, shows liabilities amounting te $100,
000 and assets te $43,000.
McGeuvrau, Tucker & McDonald, lum
ber merchants, have failed for $30,000.
Their assets " will probably pay 23 cents
en the dollar."
William McLaren & Ce., wholesale
beet and shoe manufacturer, of Montreal,
have suspended. Inabilities $70,009. It
is thought their creditors will compromise
and allow thorn te continue business.
It is reported that Escles, Thorns & Ce.,
sugar refiners, of Baltimore, whose refinery
was damaged by fire last mouth, are em
barrassed, and efler te pay their creditors
30 cents en the dollar, in four, eight and
twelve months. They ewe about $67,000.
Alpheiise Narcette, a dry goods mer
chant, who had retail stores in Montreal
and ether towns in Quebec, and also in
Winncpeg, is rep rtcd te have absconded,
leaving debts te the amount of $300,000.
The pay of the laborers en the Quebec,
Montreal & Ottawa railway has been re
duced from $1 te SO cents per day, and the
men have struck, and lcfused te allow
ethers te work in their places. A small
ferce of police has been sent te Calumet
te preserve the peace.
The failure of the People's bank, at Te
cumseh, Mich., premises te be a bad affair.
The liabilities are new estimated at $80,
000 ; assets, $50,000. The list of deposi
tors is very large, obtained by its payment
of interest en deposits, aud consists of
clerks, women, farmers and mechanic
who had small sums en deposit.
Crime aud Criminals.
W. Plummer, a flour merchant of Min
neapolis, Minn., committed suicide ou
Wednesday at the Danvcis (Mass.) insane
asylum.
The Blackfeet Indians ate giving treuble
te the Canadian stock growers en Bew
river, and have killed some cattle en the
Cochrane ranch.
Martin Flauigan, who was sentenced te
have been hanged today at Buffalo, N.
Y., has beeu reprieved by Govorner Cor
nell for three weeks.
Melvin, the bigamist, lately abducted
from Fert Fairlaud, Me., and imprisoned
at Andever, N. B., filed through the belts
of his cell en Monday night and escaped.
i. it. Crittenden, aged 4U years, a prom
inent banker and broker of Bridgeport,
Conn., committed suicide yesterday by
sheeting. He hail been in bad health for
seme time,
The action brought by Dr. Edward
Small, of Brooklyn, N." Y te recover
$15,000 from Mr. Bullenkainp, a grocer
in Montague street, for estranging his
wife from her home aud children, resulted
yesterday in a verdict for $0,000 for the
plaintiff.
Bernard Mullen, the desperado, who
committed a series of daring assaults and
highway robberies upon ladies in New
Yerk city last fall, was yesterday, at
Elizabeth, N. J., sentenced te state prison
for forty-live years en four indictments.
At Corning, O., en Wednesday night,
Hareld Robinson and Malcolm Baltic,
both colored, fought a duel with pistols te
settle a quarrel about a sweetheart. Twe
shots were fired. Balfie escaped un
touched, but Robinson was struck twice
and fatally wounded.
Gregery Storveni, a merchant of Peters
burg, Virginia, was convicted in that city
yesterday of receiving aud selliucr manu
factured tobacco knowing it te be stolen.
He was sentenced te receive twenty stripes
at the public whipping pest.
Jehn II. Hicksex, an assistant in the
Congressional library, was arrested yes
terday iu Washington en the charge of
stealidg mouey from letters addressed te
persons in the cnpitel. He was held in
$2,000 bail.
Theodere Tyrcr, a notorious forger, has
been sentenced at Albert Lea, Minnesota,
te four years in the penitentiary. There
is much surprise at the lightness of his
sentence, as he had already served one
term, his feigeries amounted te tens of
thousands of dollars, and the grand jury
had found ten indictments against him.
PERSONAL.
It is said of Sergeant Buciiaxax, who
died yesterday, "Philadelphia never had a
better policeman."
Hermann Sciilagixtweit, the cele
brated traveler and naturalist, is dead at
Munich.
Archibald Ferres the famous Eng.
lish war correspondent, lectured in Balti
mere last evening, te a large audience, en
the " Iuuer Life of a War Correspondent."
W. T. Creasdale, of the Wilmington
Eeery Eeening, is pondering ever a propo prepo
sition te fill the editorial chair of the Bal Bal Bal
timoie Gazette.
The body of Adam McCall, the leader
of the Livingstone pioneer mission en the
Conge river, was burned at Leceisier,
Eng., having beeu shipped home from
Africa.
Jeseph J. Stewart, a well-known law
yer of Baltimore, died yesterday in that
citv of heart disease, aged 52 years. He
was at one time arbitrator for the United
States ou the Spanish claims commission.
Ex-Governer R. K. Scott has by the
payment of $500 compromised a suit for
$10,000 damages brought at Napeleon, O.,
by the mother of Warren G. Drnry, the
boy whom Governer Scott killed.
The lateSenater Wagner, who was killed
in the Spuyteu Duyvil disaster, held a pol
icy (or $5,000 in an accident insurance
company. Yeuug Mr. Park Valentine,
who with his bride was killed in the same
train, had a policy for $3,000 in the same
ceiupauy.
Clara Louise Kellogg, queen of the
lyric stage in America, will seen warble
for the delectation of the Lancaster public.
Mr. Barr carries around iu his breast
pocket a document in which the fair song seng
stiess contracts te appear in concert iu Ful
ton opera house en the night of Feb
ruary l.st.
EvSeeietaiy Blaine gave a notable
dinner party last evening. Among the
guests were President Arthur, Governer
Lcland Stanford, of California ; the British
Minister, Sackviile-Wcst ; General Sher
man, General Hancock, Senater Hale, Mr
Henry James, the novelist ; Mr. Thorn Thern
dyke Rice, editor of the JVerlh American
Review ; Mr. Murat Halsted, Mr. Andrew
Carnigie and Hen. O. B. Elkins, with
many ladies.
The fashionable and aisthetic people of
Baltimore were in expectation of meeting
Oscar Wn.nn last evening at a reception
given by Mr. Carrell, but late it was
learned that he had disappointed thorn by
going en te Washington. '1 he cause of
the disappointment is attributed te the
fact that the lesthctie young man was a
fellow-passenger en a train with Arch
ibald Ferbes, the English war correspon
dent, aud the program me embraced Mr.
Wilde's attendance upon Ferbcs's lecture.
During the trip ever, howevor, an un
'pleasant difference occurred botweeu them,
whereupon Air. Wilde, in a huff, declined
te attend the lecture.
!
,0CAL INTELLIGENCE.
"SIIOKT SWOKIM.'
The lCcadiugtewiters Pleased With Air.
I!reslu.
Mr. Brosius, es,q., delivered iu Reading
last evening his lecture en " Short
Swords," which has been heard and appre
ciated in this city. In its report of and
comments upon the lecture the Reading
Times says :
Mr. uresius is a tall anil well pro
portioned man,- with an earnest and im
pressive delivciy. Clear aud just in his
modes of thought and pcispicueus iu state
meutjhe at all times commanded the whole
attention of his auditors.
The subject of the discourse is well worth,
net only the attention of the young men
te whom the lecture was addressed, but it
is deserving of being impressed upon the
minds of everybody, that honesty aud iu
tegrity the theme of the address are
attributes indispensable te success in life.
Mr. Brosius elucidated his subject with a
masterly hand, aud graced it with many
eloquent periods that are the mere te be
commended because they are founded
upon unexceptionable geed sense. In
these times, when se many of our people
seem te have lest their moral compass, and
the newspapers are daily called upon te
cluenielc the criminal deeds of bank
swindlers, defaulters and faithless public
servants, there is need for the impressing
of such a iesseu as that set forth iu Mr.
Brosius's address last evening.
Till:: DKAIUA.
Oliver Oetid Ityren In " Acress the Con
tinent." Te a packed heuse last evening Mr.
Byreu and bis dramatic company pre
sented his play of " Acress the Conti
nent," which has been given here hofero,
aud the charactpr of which is well known.
It is of the sensational order, but it always
seems te please, and its popularity is uet
en the wane here judging from the recep
tion given it last evening. Mr. Byren is a
geed actor of his kind and played the
character of Jee Ferris, the here, in his
usual easy and natural style. The sup
port was far above that which
might be expected. Harry B. Hud Hud
eon, a line looking man, made a
very clever villain, aud Arthur Rehm
acted well the characters of Geerge Con
stance and Themas Goodwin, jr. Sydney
R. Ellis was capital as Themas Goodwin
aud Johnny Peudy, a negre comedian
of considerable ability, caused plenty of
fnu bv his impersonation of the colored
servant and the performance of his spe
cialties in the second act. Iu this act
Charles Hegan, a geed dancer, gave fair
imitations of Pat Roenoy, but his brogue
was net near as geed as that of James
Kearney, who did Dennis O'Dwycr, in
the first act. The specialty of Charlie
Gardner, Dutch comedian, pleased all,
and he was secu te advantage iu different
characters dining the progress of the
play. Miss Kate Byren, of the ladies, de
serves mention for her acting in the parts
of Agnes Constance and Louisa Goodwin.
"LlFli'S" 1SRIEF KXISTKNCK.
Cel. Anus's Journalistic Venture Which Did
Net Prove a Success.
Of the new paper lately started in
Philadelphia by Cel. C. J. Arms, formerly
of the Examiner, a city paper says :
" After Life's fitful fever she sleeps well !"
Se in low tones, tinged with sadness,
Cel. Arm soliloquized as he put away his
little ledger aud proceeded te pest up bills
en the windows of the office in the Press
building announcing that the quarters
were " for rent." The Life upon which
he mused was net the tearless one upon
which Dr. Watts once pathetically wrote
that it had no ending, but an illus
trated society journal which, after a
lingering existence of five weeks, gave
up the ghost ou Satuiday last. Life
was born of a scheme for the establish
ment of a journalistic venture which was
te have been known as the Ideal, and in
which Mr. Arms and a young man named
Bayard were interested, the namesake of
the Delaware statesman finding the flash
and his partner guaranteeing the brains
which were te make the new venture an
" Ideal " one. Owing te differences of
opinion, however, the enterprise came te
grief before the first number was present
ed te an anxiens public, and thereupon
Cel. Arms decided te take his chances en
Life, although as a precaution against non
success he held en te his position in the
custom house. Life started with 3,500
subscribers, but iu five weeks the list had
dwindled down te 1,500, and the cash
book showed a balance of about $600.
Arrangements are new being made by
which the publication can be resumed in
another form.
Lanisen Committed.
Dr. Geerge II. Lamson has been com
mitted for trial in the central criminal
court at Londen for the wilful murder of
Percy M. Jehn, his brother in-law, by
poison.
COURT.
IN THE UARTEKSL'3SIO.S.
The First Week or the Tear.
Thursday Afternoon Cem'th vs. Geerge
Hedrick, Geerge Lefever, Frank Ilam
bright. Charles Hedricks, Frank Hauser,
Jacob Bewers and Gee. W. Mclntyre. The
dependents were charged with having
Keller, en the night of December 23tb.
The evidence showed that ou this night
the accused went te the grocery stere of
Mr. Keller, at Church and Rockland
streets, this city ; one of them asked for
a false-face aud Mr. Keller told them
he had none. They theu left the
store, one et them picking up a
coffee pet and taking it with him across
the street. Mr. Keller went after them
and told them te briug back the coffee pet,
which they then began kicking it around ;
finally Mr. Keller's son brought the coffce
pet hack te the store ; the detendants te
the number of six or mere followed, weut
into the store, and one of them struck Mr.
Keller, who then picked up a club te de
fend himself, and a light ensucd, in which
all of the accused took part ; a number of
them struck Mr. Keller with clubs, cutting
a number of gashes in his head aud other
wise bruising him se badly that ha was
unable te leave the heuse for seme days ;
ene of the men picked up a lamp and
threatened te threw it ; all of the defend
ants were identified as having been
there except Ileuser, aud the wit
uesses were uet pesitive about him. Sjv
eral witnesses testified te these facts, aud
Dr. M. L. Herr testified that he dressed
Keller's wounds.
As there was no evidence te connect
Ileuser with the transaction, he was dis
charged. The ether defendants were called te tes
tify in their own behalf. They admitted
having beeu at Mr. Kellers store ou this
night. Among the party was William
Bewers and a man named Dyer (both of
whom escaped after warrants had been
issued for them and Have net yet biien
arrested). When.they left the stoie Dyer
took a ceffee pet which none of the ethers
knew that he had. Mr. Keller then eame
out of the stere aud accused Win U.iwers
of taking the pet : the latter denied it aud
Keller still asked him te pay for it ; Wm
Bewers finally struck him and Keller then
went into the steie followed by Dyer anil
Wm Bewers ; the ethers went into see
what was wreng.aud Keller who then had
a club began strikiug all of thorn ; the y
then struck back; all of the defendants
put the blame of the occurrence en Wm.
Bewers and Dyer.
A number of witnesses testified te the
geed character of the defendants for peace
and geed behavier previous te this charge.
Cases Nel Crossed.
The cases against the following pai ties
were nel pressed en payment of costs :
Samuel Weaver, adultery ; II. Celeman
Kurtz, fornication and bastardy and adul
tery ; Geerge Risbel, bigamy ; Dr. M.
Brubaker, violating medical registry law ;
William Wisegarver, fornication and has
tardy ; Harriet Leech, assault and battery ;
Henry Bear, fornication aud bastardy ;
Henry Stauter, felonious assault and bat
tery. Friday Morning The whole of this
morning was taken up by thespcakiug of
counsel in the case against Geerge Hed
ricks et. ul., charged with making a felon felen felon
entous assault upon Henry Keller en the
night of Decembcr 24th. Just before ad
journing the jury were charged by the
court after which they retired. Jury out.
The grand jury returned the following
bills :
Trne Bills. Frank Bryson, assault te
ravish ; Henry Peffer, resisting an officer.
Ignored. Doctors Samuel Martin, C. S.
Frick, U. B. Kline and S. H. Metzger, vio
lating the medical registry law, with J.
Kahler Snyder, the prosecutor, for costs ;
Jane Williams, selling liquor without
license, with county for costs.
ANNIVISKSAKY ENTEKTAINMLNT.
A Cheral Society Celebrating its Ulrthduy
The first anniversary of the Cheral so
ciety of Christ Evangelical Lutheran,
church. West King street, was held last
evening. The members gave a free mus
ical entertainment, consisting of ducts,
quartets and choreses. The object of the
society is te enlist the attention of the
younger members of the congregatieu te
afford opportunity for the development of
the musical, the social and at the same
time the spiritual qualities of its members.
The society met en every Thursday
evening during the year with few exeep
tiens, was instrumental in lurnishing sev
eral very successful entertainments, aud
the members were always first and fore
most in every department of church work.
Frem the report we gather the following
items of interest, viz. : The entire roll of
membership during the year, 63 ; mem
bers in geed standing at present, 42 ; re
ceipts during the year, $147.89 ; expended
in the purchase of a Masen & Hamlin
organ and ether items for the use of the
society aud the ehurch, $155.79.
The efficers elected at the beginning of
the year are : President, A. B. Burkbait ;
Vice President, Harry Daveler ; Secretary,
Theodere Daveler ; Treasurer, Mrs. Lettie
Beck ; Musical Director, Rev. E. L.
Reed.
After the entertainment last evening
the society, upon the invitation of the
president, Mr. A. B. Burkhart, spent the
icmainder of the evening at his residence
en Charlette street, wheie the ladies in
connection with the society had spread a
bountiful table of things rich and rare.
Police Case.
Twe runaway heys, who said the
homes were in Philadelphia, applied at the
station heuse last night for lodging, hav
ing already repented of their felly. This
morning they were arraigned before the
mayor, and after a hearing and a premise
te go home forthwith, were discharged.
The mayor also had before him a peripa
tetic an anti-ajsthetic young man, who was
iudiscrcet enough te go from deer te deer
between 10 and 11 o'clock Iase night, pull
the deer bells and insisten selling te the
inmates lead-pencils two for five. The
peddler was finally picked up and locked
up by the police, aud this morning the
mayor sent him for 15 days te Burkheldcr s
bastile.
Peter Robinson, who has just completed
a fifteen months' imprisonment for lar
ceny, celebrated his restoration te liberty
and society, by getting gloriously druuk
and paying his respects te almost every
body he met. Getting into a house away
up North Prince street he was se do de
Iighted that he resolved te make it his
home for a while, notwithstanding the ob
jection of the occupants. A "cop "was
called in and took him into custody. This
morning he was sent by Alderman Samson
for ten days te Burkheldcr' s beautiful, but
badly built bastile.
Officers Pyle and Gilbert, of the Penn
sylvania railroad police feicc, arrested
Wm. Hoever, Henry Rcsh and Wm, Leng
for the larceny of a. quantity of iron, he
longing te the railroad company, and
which had been stolen and sold by
them te dealers in old iron. Alderman
McConemy committed them for a hearing,
the time for which has net yet been fixed.
Sale et Ileal Kutate"
Frauk Stall has sold at private sale,
through Allan A. Herr & Ce., real estate
and insurance agents his two story brick
dwelling and let of ground situated at Ne.
234 East Fredrick street, te Jehn Fex for
$750.
The Mlllersvllle Fair.
It had a crowded house last night. To
night the New Providence band will bq
there and te-morrow the Ironville. The"
fair is held te raise funds for new uniforms
for the Millersville band.
I KIIIT UKOWKKs..
Lam-aster Ceuuiy WH Kcpre;euted In the
State Society.
The twenty-third annual meetiug of the
Horticultural association of Pennsylvania,
formerly known as the Pennsylvania Fruit
Growers' society, was opened in Harris
bur?, by the annual address of the presi
dent, Mr. Geerge D. Stitzel, of Reading,
which was followed by essays as fellows :
"The Management of an Orchard," by
Dr. J. II. Funk, of Boyertown ; " The
Pleasures of Horticulture." by Calvin
Cooper, of Bird-in Hand ; " RaisingSccd
ling Fruits," by H. M. Engle. of Marietta;
" Some Practical Points in PeachCuIture,"
by E. Satterthwate, of Jenkintewu ;
"Our Winged Friends, the Birds," by S.
P. Eby, of Lancaster. These papers were
read aud ably and efficiently dis
cussed ou Wednesday, and yesterday
afternoon and evening the following
among ether essays attracted attention :
" Lilies and Other Bulb -Hew te Grew
Them," formed the topic for an able ad
drers by Themas Meehan, of Germantewu,
and editor of the Gardener's Monthly. He
was follewcdby Raphael Therfy, of Get
tysburg, upon the qucstieu Should Fruit
Growers Encourage Bee-keeping ?" After
otber papers, by Jehn I. Carter, of West
Greve, and J. C. Hessler, of Reading, the
following additional subjects were dis
cussed : "Are Lew Branched Trees Prefer
able te These Trained High ."'and "Is Pear
Culture as Profitable as Apple Culture :"
All of these questieus were thoroughly
discussed, aud mauy interesting features
of great interest te theso engaged in thii
branch of fruit culture.
The following officers were elected for
the present year : President, Geerge D.
Stitzel, Reading; Vice Presidents, II. M.
Engle, Marietta ; Jesiah Hoopes, West
Chester ; W. S. Bisscll, Pittsburgh, Re.
cording Secretaty, E. B. Engle, Marietta ;
Corresponding Secretary, W. P. Briuten,
Christiana ; Treasurer, Geerge B. Themas,
West Chester ; Professer of Betany, Thes.
Meehan, Gcrm&utewn ; Professer of En
tomology, S. S. Rathveu, Lancaster ; Pro Pro
feseor of Horticultural Chemistry, S. IJ.
Ileigcs, Yerk.
T11K SMALtl'OX SCAltk.
Nut a SiiirIe Case in the City.
Aud new. notwithstanding the big scare
aud the manifesto of the beard of health,
we have high medical authority for saying
that there is net uew aud has net been a
single case of smallpox in Lancaster this
winter. The only ground for ;the widely
circulated report of smallpox in this city
appears te have been that Atlce Mercer's
children were attacked with chickenpox
and rumor at ence magnified the disease
into smallex.
Mr. Mercer appears te have been the
chief sufferer from the false report, as his
employer discharged him for fear he
would impart the dreaded disease te his
fellow-.workmen. Mr. Mercer yesterday
prevailed upon two respectable physicians
te visit his house, examine his children,
and let him knew whether they were or
were nut suffering from smallpox. The
physicians went as requested, made the
examination and pronounced the disease
chickenpox and net very bad chickenpex:
cither !
It is new iu order for the heard of
health te seud their doctor te see the sick
children, that the public may have his
opinion, for sometimes " doctors disa disa
giee." It is an ill wind, however, that blows
nobody geed. While peer Mercer has
j lest his situation and with it the means of
support for his family, the doctors have
. beeu reaping a rich harvest. Hundreds,
and probably thousands, ei men, women
aud children have beeu seared into having
thcmselvcs vaccinated ; and hundreds,
perhaps thousands, mere are standing with
! their sleeves or pantalettes rolled up te
have the operation performed en their
arms, or legs, as the case may be. But
the scare has overleaped itself ; the sud
den demand for vaccine matter has entirely
exhausted the market, and uet a particle
of either "bovine" or "baby" virus can
be had for love or money the heifers ami
infants being alike played-out and nobody
of ceurse wants ti be inoculated with
virus from the scab of "a pi m ply-faced
young man."
AUM1NISTKATOHS APPOINTKIT.
A SeuMble Settlement et n DUhute.
The county register's office was crowded
this morning with witnesses summoned te
testify relative te the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of the late
Frederick Fcnstcrmacher, of East Hemp
licld township. It appears that deceased
was a bachelor, and left an estate worth
seme $23,000 or $30,000. His brother
Philip, who is iu delicate health, made
application for letters of administration,
and proposed te give te Jehn M. Stehman
power of attorney te settle up the estate.
Anether brother, Rudelph Fcnstermacher,
of Lancaster township, objected te placing
the estate solely iu the hands of Mr. Steh
mau, aud tiled a caveat with the register
against granting letters te Philip. This
morning was the time set for the hearing
before the legister. After one or two
witnesses had beeu examined, the two
brothers and their counsel " put their
heads together" and compromised the
matter by agreeing that Rudelph Fenster
niacher and Jehn M. Stehman should be
chosen te act as administrators.
The Temperance Cause In Pennsylvania.
The state temperance convention adopted
a resolution suggesting a formula for the
amendment of the constitution with respect
te the sale of liquors. According te the
formula no liquors, fermented, brewed or
distilled, shall be sold as a beverage, and
sale for ether purposes shall be regulated
by adequate laws. Governer St. Jehn, et
Kaunas, lectured last night te a large au
dieuce, and Peter S. Rcist, who heard him
says he is a veritable St. Jehn.
J list the Other Way.
Au unintentional error eccured in our
st.ttpmin nf t.lm riisnnaitien bv Alderman
Barr of the cases against the boys charged
with assaulting the janitor of the Seuth
Duke street school house. It was Geerge
Blankeumycr and Adam Meissenberger
who were discharged, while Beyle and
Lephart were held in $300 bail for their
goeu behavior and net vice versa as ap
peared in our previous report.
Chance et Schedule.
A circular received by our Pennsylvania
railroad officials announces that there will
he seme important changes in the time of
trains en and after Sunday next. The new
schedule has net yet been receivecd, but
these of our readers who contemplate
traveling en Sunday next should bear in
mind the proposed change, aud net
depend en the old schedule
Taken te Lewlstesrn.
Frank Starr, who was arrested here en
Tuesday was taken te Lewistewu, Millliu
county, by Chief of Police Deichlerat 1 :40
this afternoon. He is wauted te answer a
charge of fornication and bastardy pre
ferred by a young woman iu Lewistewu,
of which place he was a resident before he
came te this city some months age.
Sunday-Scheel Entertainment.
The Junier missionary society of Trinity
Lutheran church gave one of their pleasant
entertainments in the chapel, last evening.
The pregramme consisted of recitations,
dialogues, vocal and instrumental music
by the smallest of the small children of the
infant department of the Sunday-school.
The little folks were beautifully arrayed
and looked as lovely as little angels, as in
deed they are, and performed their several
parts te the delight cr the audience
which was quite a large eue.
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