"Ir-'i'iii-e J - -- -- r LANCASTER DA II A JNTELLIGENCEK WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1 1882 "Wife &m-aster l-nteiliaencet WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 1, 1B82. Blaine's Bluster. The New Yerk World and Tribune e;mnet of course be expected te express unfavorable opinions of Blaine's policy, as it comes into question in the differ ence between him and his successor in their treatment of the Seuth American imbroglio. We reprint the comments of the Herald, Sun and Times because they view the matter from different stand points, and present it very clearly in their condemnation of Mr. Blaine and the mariner of his interference in a matter in which it chiefly con cerned Chili hew she should deal with her conquered enemy. If any Seuth American power had undertaken te tell us what should have been done with Mexico after the war of 1848, the United States would net have been slew te proclaim and maintain the doctrine of " mind your own business ;" and it is pretty hard te see what is te be gained by the introduction upon this continent of the European system under which, te maintain " balance of power," every government deems it its duty te mix in the determination by each ether govern ment of its relations with its neighbors. We have all the territory we can develop and govern for centuries te come, and it is a matter of very little interest te us as a nation, which one of the quarreling Seuth American states holds the guano piles from which we ship enrichment for our bread acres. Moreover ,neither Blaine nor any of his friends has been able te show what he would or could have done it Kami iiausnuoeeu ins niessengei aim spat upon his messages of interference, and all his bluster might have gene for naught. The truth is that there are strong sus picions of jobbers and jobbery in this whole business. The inefficient Seuth American governments are generally the spoil of speculators, whose profits are the stake in their wars and diplomatic negotiations. A company developing the Peruvian deposits of guano wanted better terms than Chili was disposed te give, and were especially desirous of net being interfered with by auy transfer of the guano riches te the con queror. It is Mr. Blaine's fame te be implicated in jobs and his fortune te have many friends among jobbers ; and when these seek official patronage or protection lie is generally discovered w be a medium ter mem te euiain it. ne is as naturally a blatant demagogue as he is a rapacious lobbyist ; and se when he can serve the lobby and make a popular show of devotion te national interests he is in his element. Se he shines in this Chili-Peruvian affair, and net te great advantage te himself or his administration of the state department. The Comity Finances. Ex - County Commissioner ltebcrt Montgomery, in a statement we cheer fully print, excepts te our classification of the late beard of county commission ers as " unpopular," without noting that his unpopularity was due te causes different from that which made his cel leagues obnoxious. In the main Mr. Montgomery is right in maintaining that his unpopularity arose from his stubborn resistance te the payment of improper and exorbitant bills presented against the county treasury. We have net al ways been able te agree with "him in his views of public affairs. At times and in some of his official conduct he has man ifested miner inconsistencies which gave his enemies a handle against him, and his manner was frequently such that persons were apt te get the impression that he objected te the payment of bills as much for the pleasure of objecting as for the suke of public economy as the Puritans were blamed with being down en bear-baiting because it pleased the spectators, rather than because it hurt the bear. But en the whole Mr. Mont gomery's course was one of stern integ rity and official uprightness, and if- he tee jealously guarded the county treas ury, the example of one such rare offi cial is most salutary, and with such col leagues as he had his influence could net be tee strongly exerted in behalf of economy. Mr. Montgomery, as a taxpayer, gees further and exercises his undeniable right te criticise the action of the new beard in laying a three-mill tax. He points out that the "large floating debt,' which was made a pretext for the extra half mill, is a bended debt of euly some seven thousand dollars, and that no part of the extra money raised can be applied te the redemption of the ether bended debt, since it is net due until 1831. It is plain, therefore, that the extra levy was net warranted unless extra expsnses are contemplated, of which the taxpayers have a right te be suspicious. A two-and-a-half mill tax ought te have been sufficient te meet all current expenses and pay off the seven thousand dollars. The extra half mill will raise some $15, 000, which will only be a temptation for extravagant expenditures. The surplus can net be applied te the extinguishment of the bended debt, nor can it be put at interest te await the maturity of the county leans.- Fer its levy there does net seem te have been occasion. It seems that the Wilkesbarre pest master was confirmed before Gov. Heyt reached Washington te prevent it ; that it was done en the motion of Senater Miller, of New Yerk, in the absence of both Cameren and Mitchell, and at Con Cen gressman Scranton's instance ; and that Heyt has gene te the White Heuse and Mitchell has steed up en the Senate fleer te see if some " clerical error " can not be found in this matter, as was discovered when the name of a man objectionable te Mahone was sent in. It is net very big business .for a Pennsylvania gover nor te be pettifogging around Washing ton te beat a confirmed postmaster be cause " he had net voted the Repub lican ticket and that he was a Hancock man in the last election and his appoint ment would split the party in Wilkes. barre " But the president has " prom prem ised te take the subject into considera tion," for he knows the size of the Pennsylvania statesmen ; and, as Cen- gressmen Walter A. "Weed, of New Yerk, writes te a postmaster in his district, the administration is making things solid for 1881. Even the Wilkesbarre Recerd has kick at the medals for the 306. its The St. Leuis clergy are moving ou the Mormons that is the Utah Mormons. And new the Montreal authorities ac cuse the Pullman car company of smuggling- They are talking about a ten-million dollar reduction of the national debt this month. Beaver has carried Centre county. It is a long way out te the circumference of the state. New Yekk might flud it economy of life and property te tear down its tinder boxes before they burn down. If Farmer Butler can't be elected gover nor he might succeed Beaver in managing the state agricultural college. Tnr. Yankee has his nese te the front again. One of them has secured 100,000 acres of land near the City of Mexico, with partial freedom from tariff laws, for the colonization of forty families of the Latin race. A rmi,Mr.Lii!i street car bciug crowded, a delicate young girl was obliged te stand up, and a sudden staitef the car twisted her spine and se injured her that a jury has given her $12,000 damages in a suit again t the railway com pany. Fer less money they might have put en mom cars and mere careful drivers. In putting William Henry Rawle, of Philadelphia, en the slate for supieme judge Cameren intended te represent the the intellectual and aristocratic element of the party, and te conciliate the Welfe Independents. Fer like considerations Bess McMaucs is " agiu " him, ami in de spair of bringing McMancs te terms it is new proposed te drop Mr. Riwle and sub stitute cither F. Carrell Brewster, or the Hen. Geerge Lear. Farmer Butler should take note of all this, as it seems te be gleaning in his Holds. We have reason te knew that-Judge Hendersen's resignation of the president judgeship of Dauphin and Lebanon county is due te the purely personal reason that his f.iraily de uet wautte leave their pleas- ant home at Carlisle and dwell in the ma larieus atmosphere of llanisburg. Mr, Simontesi will new become president judge and J. B. MacPhersen, esq., son-in-law of Judge Patterson, of Lancaster, will be ap pointed associate law judge and afterwards elected no doubt All this docs net pre clude Judge Hendersen from aiming higher, and the chances are that he is slated for the supreme bench of the state PERSONAL,. Willie Edepix is the last man who left $2,500 between the mattresses iu his hotel chamber, and came back te hud it gene. Airmen has secured Jehn Jacob Ac Ac eor's cook, and when the 300 arc invited te the White Heuse,, they may expect the table te be well set. Mr. Jehn W. Garrett has presented te the state of Maryland a portrait of Geerge Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, and it has been placed in the capitol at Auna Auna pelis. Mr. IIir.vm Miller, father of United States Senater Warner Miller, was killed ou a Utica street crossing by a locomotive en the Xew Yerk Central railroad last evening. The trustees of Dartmouth college have voted net te accept the resignation of Pro Pro feseor Sanhekn, hut te engage ex-Prcsi-dent Brown, of Hamilton cellege, te assist in his department. Business was suspended ou the fleer of the Commercial Exchange, Philadelphia ycsteiday, togive way te the final struggle iu one of the most bitter contests for the presidency ever known the history of the association. Many carriages were run ler slothful members and Walter G. Wil Wil eon get 41 votes te 38 for Wsi. L. Allen. Ex-Senater Coxkline has been very reticent of late en public affairs, but he is c.-cilitcd with an observation at a din ner party te the effect " that the gentleman from Maine had at length obtained rope cueugh te haug liimselr, and he expected he would at ence pro ceed te the execution." Meanwhile, the qucstiej ou all hauds is, " What is it the Peruvian company has te tell ?" The liircral Unit .r Daily JJolnge. Mary Clapp, a married woman, aged forty living at Dunham's Cerner, near New Brunswick, N. J., was fatally poisoned by taking drugs. She wa3 about te become a mother. Jehn Morrison, employed in the picker- room et the tfricigcwater Mills, at Chester, was fatally burned by the ignition of the cotton. While skating en the bay at Erie Lieu tenant Themas Smith Plunkett, U. S. N., serving aboard the ship Michigan, fell in and was drowned. The deceased was a young and very popular officer. In at tempting his rescue Seaman Peter Smith fell in and narrowly escaped drowning. Themas P. Rene, aged twenty-seven, of Plainfield, went en a debauch in Hobekcn and was put in the jail. Yesterday morn ing he tried te commit suicide by using his suspenders for a repe and a cell bar for a beam. He was cut down, however, before life was extinct. Twelve thousand dollars' worth of silks, stolen from the store of Camp, Mor Mer rill & Camp, at Jacksen, Michigan, have been found iu the office of a lawyer named J. M. Welsh, adjoining the store. Welsh is in jail. -- ignuux Passes Slossen. At Paris, in the international billiard match last night, the second evening of the game, Slossen resumed the cue and made a run of eC. As the play progressed Vignaux brought his score up te COO, was soeu even with the American and then shot ahead, finishing the evening with a total score of 1,200. SIosseu added only 208 te his score, leaving off with a total of 808. Vignaux's average was 30 G-7 and Slosseu's 7 3-7. Dees Detection Detect? A warrant has been issued in Chicago for the arrest, en the charge of conspiracy ai d malfeasance in office, of Cornelias Callaghau, captain of a "Preventive Watch and Detective Agency," which has been largely patronized. A private watch-, man, formerly employed by Callaghan, alleges that Callaghan has been in the habit of increasing his business by play ing burglar en occasions. NEW YORK'S BIG FIRE, PARK ROW A HEAP OF ASHES. A TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION. LOSS Or LIFE AM PBOI'ERTIT. Seme Hair-breadth 'Scapes and Seme Terrl' ble Deaths Urapliic Description of au Awftil Holocaust. There is a great heap of smeuldering ashes in Park Rew, New Yerk. All the great block bounded by Park Rew, Nassau and Beekman streets, with the exception of the New Yerk Tunes building, is in ruins. The fire was a fierce one, and the flumes spread se rapidly that it was with the greatest efforts only that anyone escaped alive. As it is, several lives are lest aud many occupants of the burned building suffered serious injuries. The lire started in the death-trap known as the old World building. The building was thus called partly because it was old, partly as a term of disrespect and partly because formerly occupied by the World news paper. This structure steed en about twelve city lets of average size, being part of the property which was in the olden time occupied by the " Brick Church." About 185C the church was demolished. The southern half of the plot it had for merly occupied is new occupied by the New Yerk Times building. This is fire proof and was net iujured by the con flagration except iu the reef. The lire iu the death-trail burst out suddenly a little after 10 o'clock. There are several dezeu conflicting stories as te hew it began, but most of them agree in sayiug that it first was seen iu the elevator shaft. A moment afterward the buildinsr was ablaze from pavement te cornice. Had it been a hay stack it could net have been mere quickly en lire throughout. There was no provi previ sion for escaping from the flames. The stairways were of weed and double as far as the second fleer, above which one stair way with many creeks and angles served the upper floors. A Death Trap. The five hteries of the building were di vided into offices, most of the partitions being of pine. Most of these offices wcre occupied by pcople whose fixtures and belongings were very combustible. There was Pcltingill's great advertising ageucy, with tens of newspapers en files. Above it was the office of the Scientific American with its accumulation of years of the rcc erd of Muuu & Ce.'s extensive patent business. The New Yerk Observer, Scot- tish American, Turf, Field and Farm and half a dozen ether papers had their offices in the building. Although the outer walls of the tinder-box were of brown steue. giving the structure an air of solidity and respectability, the iuuer plan of the struc ture was an bad as could be. The offices were dingy, and in many instances reach ed by narrow anu tortueu3 passages. Frem these offices the occupants fled in het haste, tumbling ever each ether head long down the crooked stairways and reaching the street half smothered by smoke aud with hair, whiskers aud clothes singed by flame. There was net a moment for the rescue of even the most valuable papers. Pettingill's lire-proof safes were all epcucd and there was no time te shut them. One man was nearly smothered iu tryiugte get $230, which he had putiu his cash drawer. Te save his life he lclt his cash and fled. The spoctacle of people clinging te signs and haugiug from upper windows was ene leug te be remembered. Several persons were dangerously injured by iumpiu or falling te the pavement. Many were seen struggling aud screaming at the upper windows, bomejumped aud were caught en blankets by the people be low while ethers fell backwards into the ocean of fire which filled the area within. Hew the Fire Spread. It was but a little while till the floors fell in. Within an hour most of the walls fell out into the strcets. About half-past ten the Arc was at its height, and a mag nificent sight it was. There was danger that it would spread southward. Fer a little while the old building en the oppe site side of Baekmau street was en lire. The new lire-proof monster, "Temple Court," which is net yet quite finished, suilcrcd the less of its window-sashes and ether woodwork. The gigantic Merso building, en Beekman aud Nassau streets, suffers the less of much of its outer wood work. Nassau street was laid out by the Dutch, who made it as uarrew as a cow path. A. section of the falling wall tumbled into' the majestic doorway of the Merso building, completely choking il with brickbats. The Flight for Life. The building, iu which several hundred people weie at work, was old and filled with wooden partitions, and the stairs wcre dry as tinder. The heuse had for years been looked upon by firemen with peculiar apprehensions by reason of its age and general condition of ripeness for a conflagration. Twe cutraaccs led into the building in the middle of it, one from Nassau street aud the ether from Park Rew. On Beekman street there was none. Recently an elevator had been put in at the Nassau street entrance. It was iu its shaft that the flames shot upward and spread. Iu a moment almost after the fire started pcople were seen ou the reef of the burning building as gusts of wind carried the smeke away . They were cry ing frantically for help. Men aud women from the offices beneath had rushed te the reef in the hepe that they could cscape by passing ever te the Times build ing.' Iu a short space of time the engines were en the ground. They came from every direction. The windows of the burniug structure had been opened aud the breaking of the glass mingled with the cries of the sufferres. Little tongues of flame shot out here and there and lick ed up the tiuy snewilakes as they came pelting down. Fire-escapes were hastily improvised aud several men slid down iu salty te the street. The crowd each mo me meut grew larger. As one after and ether with burned hauds and face, reached the street in safety the crowd cheered. A woman standing ou the sill of the window of the fourth story held en te a telephone wire with her left hand. She was hatless and her clothing was iu a diserdered con ditien. She fanued herself with her right hand and waited for assistance. "Held fast till I come !" shouted a brawny lire man and a score of brave men and boys rushed forward aud dragged a ladder from a hook and ladder company that had just arrived. In an instant a ladder was placed alongside the building. It only reached te the third story. A cry of dis may went up from the crowd. "Push up another J" a hundred voices yelled. Twe firemen jumped up the steps two at a time. "Cauyeu held a minute?" the leader asked the peer woman. "Yes, but for Ged's sake hurry," was the hearse reply. "Come ou Ben," said the fireman te his companion. "D u the ladder, we must save her," and up he went step after step te the top, and his hands just reached the woman's feet. The crowd held its breath in suspense ; the woman looked calm and collected. "Held en te the wire and step en my shoulder," said the fireman. The woman as told, and as the brawny fellow went te meve a step she seemed te swoon and had apparently lest her balance, when the fireman en the ether step caught her and she was hastily carried te the ground Jumping from the AVliictens. Desperate efforts were made te reach the street from the narrow stairways. They were almost immediately a mass of fire, and the many unfortunates above found themselves hemmed iu with a seething furnace below and no apparent means of escape, borne rusnea te we many win dews fronting upon tne streets ana cumrjea out upon the sills and cornices, while ethers took te the reef. Within a few minutes after the outbreak of the fire dense smoke aud flames were pouring from all the upper windows, and the great crowds which had gathered sent up pity ing groans and words of encouragement te the peer mortals who could be seen cling ing te the windows. The insurance patrol spread their sheets, while willing hands grasped them and held them for these above te jump into. Seme few availed themselves of this means of escape. A long wire connected a telegraph pole with an upper Paik Rew window, and by cutting the wire at the pole a fire escape wasjmprevised, down which four persons slid from a fourtk-sterv win'lew te the greuud. One man jumped from the fifth story window te the telegraph wires iu front of the building aud creeping along them slid down the pole. Flames were sheeting out of all the top windows and the three sides. Tue heat was almes; iu sufferable. but its temperature was mild compared te what it was half an hour later. The great crowd that had gathered below were horrer-strickeu te see four persons hanging by the lintels of the win dows en the fourth fleer. Three of the men were ea the Nassau street side. The ether, au old man, was isolated by himself en the Beekman street side. The smeke almost blinded them ; the flames almost scorched them. Flames of lire dropped upeu them, but there they steed ami hung, awaiting, as all thought who saw them, inevitable death. A Terrible Fall. The flames danced from window te win dow, approaching with a fierceness that paled many a cheek te the spot where the three men were. The firemen had trained lour streams of water upeu the meu and upon the windows nearest them and chucked the flames. Ladders were brought, but all fell short by about four feet. The flames suddculy broke out of the window nearest the men aud the horror-stricken persons expected momentarily te see them drop, but two well directed streams speed ily dreve the flames back. A desk was brought out at the suggestion of Mr. An An teony Comstock, and he braced himself, allowing the ladder te rest en his back. But while the ladder was being put in position ene of the men dropped, in the hope of catching it, and missing his aim fell te the street, his head striking the curb with a sickening thud. He was picked up his name was Richard Davy aud carried into a cigar store opposite and an ambulance was sent for. In the mean time, with the aid of the desk and a score of stalwart arms, the ladder was placed directly under the feet of one of the men. He was a young mau and further from the flames thau the ether, but with a display of bravery that called forth the cheers of the hundreds who saw the act he stretched out his baud te the elder man and helped him te descend fipst. As the elder man reached the sidewalk his appearance was greeted with cheers and he was rushed ever te the cigar Jtere. He was uninjured; his name was A. Si. Stewart aud he is the editor and proprietor of the ScottisliAmcri ScettisliAmcri can Journal. Then the ladder was shifted te the ether window aud the here of the lire descended. His name is Edward Moere, a compositor ou the ScoilisJiAmcri SceilisJiAmcri can Journal. A Itrave Colored Jioetblack. Oil the corner of Eeekmau street aud Park Rew for months past might have been seen a colored bootblack who was irnnwn :is (Minrhi.-; Risrht. This moraine ! lie occupied his usual position, when he was startled by a loud cry of " Fire !" He immediately went te the scene of the blaze, then en the fourth fleer. He saw three meu standing en the window-sill of the fourth -fleer. At the same time he noticed that a large telegraph cable ran from the reef of the burning structure te a pole which steed near the curb in front of the building. Without a moment's hesitation he climbed up the pole, aud en reaching the top, with a spike he cut loeso the wire which caaic from the reef. lie then took it aud threw it toward the three meu. As seen as it reached the men they proceeded dewu it hand ever hand till they reached the ground in safe ty, thus owing their lives te the fore thought of this heroic bootblack. Among the miraculous escapes none was mero rcmarkable than that of Mr. Charles J Blackwcll, who was cut oft irem escape both en the Park Rew and Nassau street entrances. He burst through the deer of an office fronting en Beekman street, ou the fourth story, and climbing out of the window held "en firmly te a large sign beard till the fireman reared a ladder aud rescued him. The rescuers were net a moment tee seen, for he had uet descended mere than half way down the ladder when a sheet of flame swept out of the window through which he had emerged, and half a minute later the ceruicc of the reef tumbled ever with a loud report. The cheers of the spectators for the uallaut firemen were again and again repeated. Twe girls, shortly after the flames were discovered, appeared at the windows en the Beekman street side. A ladder was quickly raised te where they were stauding, and, shout ing for assistance, Mr. F. Hcrrlich, a water meter inspector, sprang up the lad der, and taking ene of them in his arms proceeded down the ladder amid the shouts and applause of the spectators. After de livering up his charge he again went up the ladder and brought down the ether girl. A Weman's Death Leap. Ellen Bull, a colored janitress, was at her work when she became aware of the presence of the fire. She, with two men, rushed te the window of the top fleer en the Park Rew side and climbing out gained a footing en the cornice of the window below. Iu this position, the smoke ever and auen clouding them from the gaze of horrer-strickeu thousands in the street, they remained for at least live minutes, which must have seemed ages te the unfortunate persons. Meanwhile the firemen aud citizens halloed te thorn en couraging words aud iu a most sup plicating manner bade them retain their held a little longer, and with au earnestness that was truly heroic the citi zens helped the raising of the ladders te the place where the persons clung for life. Suddcnlv the colored woman rose bold upright en the cornice and her shout te clear the way sent terror te her hearers. The men raised their hauds and begged that she stay a moment longer, but in vain. She gathered her clothes tightly about her and sprang, striking the street with a sickening thud. Several men im mediately sprang forward and raised the almost lifeless body and carried it into a neighboring restaurant and from thence she was conveyed in an ambulance te the Chambers Street hospital. She remained unconscious all the time, and it was found ou examination that she had sustained a fracture of the base of the skull and shortly afterward she died. There seems no reason te doubt the judgment of the steadiest observers that nearly all get out safely by the stairs, windows or reef. Colonel Leslie C. Bruce of the Turf, Field and Farm, cenfirms'this view of the losses. He was iu the office of his paper, ou the third fleer, when he heard the cry of fire. Fourteen persons were in his office, but all get out safely by the stairs. He stayed te threw the subscription books out into the street and was overtaken by the fire. He, however, succeeded in locking the deer of the safe and escaped through the window. On the coping under the windows he crept te the Times building and was saved. The statement is made that fifty persons employed in Munn & Ce.'s patent office and en the Scientific American all get out safely. Richard A. Treacy, one of the men who jumped from the third story "window of the burning building' and was taken te the hospital died there this morning. The Lesses. The burned building was held by its owner, Mr. Petter, te be worth $700,000, including the ground and all. The rent collected from its tenants amounted te $70,000 a year. The total less in its destruction can probably net be put at ever $200,000. It was insured for $175,000. The New Yerk belting company loses $150,000, insured for $100,000. Willy Wallank, stationer, loses $75,000 ; he was insured and se was the Scientific American, but a heavy less is sustained by private persons, patentees aud inven tors, whose models were in the keeping of the latter firm. The destruction of accumulated patents, models, drawings, etc., owned by this concern swell the amount of its less te a very high figure. It is stated te be ever $100,000. Competent judges sum up the total less of property, excluding the building, te be ever $1,000, 000. Turf, Field and Farm had the finest sporting library in the country, seme of the books being very valuable. The li brary was the property of Colonel S. B. Bruce and Leslie Bruce. The mauuscript for the Bear's stud book, in process of compilation, was destroyed. The" less of the concern is put at $50,000. The less of the firm of S. M. Pettingill & Ce., adver tising agents, is estimated at $25,000. ALL. SORTS. VVT MOSTLY TRAGIC Recent Railroad Accidents. Themas McCuue, brakemau, slipped off a freight train and w.-te killed, near Oak dale, Leng lslend. He leaves a wife and eve children. A special pay car en the Union Pacific railroad ran into the rear of a freight train near Fert Steele, Wyoming. Three train men were killed and four ethers injured. A freight train and construction train en the Seieta. Valley railroad collided near Hanging Reck, Ohie, killiug two work men aud severely wounding five ethers. It is said the conductor of the train " was going without orders." The second seetieu of a train ou the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad in Virginia, collided with the rear of the fust section, which had broken loose. Several cars ware wrecked and L. Jewell, engineer, rcceived serious injuries. Mew-up of a Gasemeter. Iu Newark, N. J., last evening, the gas gas ometer of the Citizens' gas company ex ploded, leaving the northern portion of the city in darkness. The iron cylinder cov ering the gasemeter became tilted by the weight of snow upon it and by the force of the wind, until the chains broke. The top of the gasemeter then struck against the brick sides of the tank producing a spark, which caused the explosion. A sheet of flame leaped two hundred feet into the air, suddenly lighting up the whole city ; the next instant the whole northern section was in darkness. The gasemeter ceutained 100,000 feet of gas. The less is estimated at $20,000. Ne per son was injured. Found With a Bullet in lib Side. Jehn Streicher, a well-known resident of Bloomfield, disappeared very mysterious ly from his home last Friday. Yesterday lie was found in Stauffer's weeds, near Scettdale, Westmereland county, with a bullet hele in his right side. He was un conscious, without being able te give an account of hew he was injured. The. affair has created great excitement, as it is net known whether he committed suicide or met with foul play. A Tramp Promptly Lynched. On Saturday night a tramp, uamed William Steel, called at the .residence of Mrs. Buell, about t.wclve miles from Lo Le Lo gauspert, Inch, and asked her for supper. Finding that the woman was alone he assaulted her aud fled. Neighbors of Mrs. Buell immediately pursued Steele and when they caught him hanged him with out delay. They then piled brush about his body and burned it beyond recognition. The sheriff" took possession of the body, and turned evor te the coroner. The Susquehanna Gerge. At Pittston the ice gorge in the Susque hanna river is twenty miles in length. The river banks are overflowed and there are signs of a freshet. At Wilkesbarre the gerge lu the Sus quchauna is still firm and the river has risen twenty feet abeve low water mark. Snow is new eleven inches deep. The in dications are that a severe freshet will take place i:i this locality. The Spread of Smallpox. Eighteen new cases of small-pox were re ported yesterday in Pittsburgh, and six iu Allegheny City. There were 21 deaths from the disease in Richmond, Virginia, last week. The small pox has appeared ou beard the U. S. steamer Tennessee, new at New Yerk. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE It. J. M'GKANN JFer Congressman at .arge. Columbia Herald, Dcm. Under the new apportionment Pennsyl vania will likely gain two members of Congress. They will have te be elected en the general ticket, and as C'el. Sam Dick of Mcadvillc has been premised ene of the nominations en the Republican ticket by Senater Cameren, we hasten te match him with the name of Mr. B. J. McGrann of Lancaster. There will be room enough en the ticket for all sections te have representation, and as Lancaster county with her 10,000 Democratic voters has always had the lamb's share, we think it about time for her te be acknowl edged as part aud parcel of the great and often defeated Democratic party. Mr. Mc Grann is ene of the most successful business-men of the state. He is net brilliant in oratory, but he has geed sound sense and judgment. He excels in social quali ties and would make an excellent con gressman. He would be the superior of the antediluvian new warming the seat once filled by Thaddeus Stevens. 'Mr. Mc Grann has an extensive acquaintance throughout the state, and,although he has no knewledge of this movement, we be lieve the suggostieu of his name will be well received. The Empire Will Stay. In reply te the request addressed by the special committee en the reorganization of the fire department te the several compa nies at present comprising the department asking them te remain in service tempo rarily, the following has been received from Chas. M. Hewell, esq., president of the Empire : Herbert Johnsten, Clerk Special Committee of City Ceuncils: Dexv. Sin : As far as I can judge the special committee ou the reorganization of the fire department may rely upon the ser vices of the Empire H. & L. Ce. being cheerfully rendered until such time as the committee shall have the new system in working oporatien. Yours very truly, CnAS. M. Hewell, President Empire H. & li. Ce. Lancaster, Jan. 31, 1882. Detained for Postage. A letter addressed te "Mr. Rebert Nicols, Reck Falls, Whiteside Ce. 111.," is held at the Lancaster posteffice, for want of a stamp, THS GROUND-HOQ. LINKS ON THE GREAT WEATHER PKOPHKT. Te-morrow Will be Candlemas Day. The Ground he? cannot climb a tree. Ner navigate a ship at sea ; Ner in re rial balloon Make an ascension te the moon ; Slight is his knowledge et the stars. He scarce knows Jupiter lrem Mars ; And yet he knows a thing or two Ol vast Impert te uie and you ; Of vast import te every aeul Who has te buy his winter's coal : A tiling or two te lix the price Of all who use or deal in ice. Unaided by thermometer. Or aneroid barometer, Or signal service telegrams. Or flight of birds, or beaver dams. Or geese-bone's curious conditions. Or planetary oppositions, Conjunctions, quadratures, useeiwlen-. All astronomical pretensions Without the aid of seers or quacks. Or witchcraft, magic, almanacs. Or any ether weak appliance On which the Ignorant place reliance. The Ground-hog's gift of prophecy Proclaims the truth and net a lie. Fer ages past he has foretold Whether the weather would be cold Whether old winter's reign was o'er Or spring postponed for six weeks mere ; Though unbelieving tools may scetl it. He is the champion weather prophet. When Autumn's glorious days have past Aud many a cold and chilling blast Sweep ever meadow, vale and hill . And bitter frosts the grasses kill. The Ground-hog te his hole descends And gathers round him all his friends : Leeks well te see that all is right. Then bids his laniily geed night : Pulls in the latch string of the deer Falls fast asleep and.'gins te snore He sleeps and snores, and ne'er awaken Till Candlemas upon him breaks. Then, just at dawn, he issues forth Sniffs the cool bieczcs lrem the Xerth ; With long-drawn breath and heaving chest Inhales the zephyrs lrem the West ; Turns slowly round his eyca te reast On the red glories of the East ; Then en his haunches faces Seuth, Opes wide his eyes and shuts Ills mouth. Resigns lil'ii te the impending Fates And en the day-god calmly waits. Perchance the heavens are overspread With heavy clouds as gray a lead ; Perchance athwart the wintry sky Great mackerel shoals are scudding by ; Or the arched vault is teeming lull Of fleecy vapors white as wool. While here and there, just peeping thieugh. Are paling stars, in Held el blue. Xe matter what may be the scene. The Ground-hog, se.cmn but serene, On his lean haunches sits in state. His motto being, "watch and wait." Perchance he waits the livelong day And still the heaven are cold and gray The circling sun from east te west, Kises and sinks and gees te rest, Hid from the world behind a shroud Ot dark, impenetrable cloud. If se the Ground-hog Winks his eye, Dan'ces arennd and shouts, " Hi ! hi : l'e slumbering weed-chucks all come forth, The winds and whirlwinds et the Xerth Have gene for aye, and gentle Spring Will seen for us her bounties bring ; Our long-continued fast we'll break And banquet for our stomach's pake.'' Hut it perchance, while en his watch. The Ground-hog's cagle eye should catch A rift utneng the darkling clouds That Irown ou earth like heavy shrouds He quickly turns his eyes askance. Gives one quick, pcnctratingglancu Square te the right, te see, II he His shadow in the sun can see ; And if he sees it, well he knows The jig is up ; that drilling snows Ami rearing winds ter six long week Shall rage and howl and split their ehcek. AVlth tearful eye and visage pale Between his legs he curls his tail. Sighs heavily, and straightway gees Down te his den te seek repose repose Te hibernate for six week mere Till Winter's cruel refgn is o'er. Man ! dost thy ardent besom yearn Ground-hog philosophy te learn ? It se, arise ere break of day On Candlemas, and hie away Te where the Ground-hog digs hi hole-, Secrete thyself, and ler thy aeul Make uet the slightest nolse. but keep TUinecycs fixed en the mound-like heap. Orearth that marks the spot, I ween. Where the wise Ground-hog may be seen. Be net Impatient ; watch and wait ; Perhaps the Ground-hog may be late ; Perhaps important matters may Detain him in his hole all day : He may he seriously unwell, Or net at home ah : who can tell ? But be thou steadfast never flinch Yield net a quurtcr et an inch Te rain, or hall or bitter frost, I.est thy great privilege be lest ! Firm as u rock remain ! remain ! Such chanccrmay ne'er occur again Ami you, ye superstitious clan. Who jil n your faith te erring man, And who believe, deluded ones. In old Jehn Beer and Jehn Baer' Seti : Who swallow all the shallow lies Of peer Old Probabilities, And wrcatle with the mere anmzm' Absurdities of silly IIuzcu, Or strive In vain te grasp the tenor Of the false prophecies of Vcnner, And set them rertliall in a row With the worae blunders, et DeVec, Who knows no mere about the weather Than bcrcamiug sea-gulls knew el heather Te you, deluded ones, I say, Turn te the Ground-hog, right away : Fer though he cannot climb a tree. Ner navigate a ship at sea, Xer run a primary election, Xer keep the small-pox in subjection, He is a creature of rare sense Whose weather wisdom is imnicns". Grade of Pupils. The following is the grade of pupils in attendance at the James street first grade secondary school during the month of January : A CLASS. Kd. Heitshii Chus. Leydcn Hurry Apple Thee. Appel Heckle o'Bryen... Clara Delict I.illie Miles Sue Troyer Katie Marratt Charles Feil Samuel Beas Chas. Scner Marv Munson Christ Flick William Leng..... Frank Smith Michael Hartley... Peter Flick DalfyGerrecht.... Katie Mclntyrc.. ..KM .. Ml Frank Jehnsen f Fred, l.utz 37 Jehn Council it Laura Sicher 33 Jee. Yeagcr 31 Maggie htcinmctz.. 31 Fred Ungcr. 28 Mary Owen 19 .. 01 .. t)0 .. 86 ... 85 .. 51 .. 1J .. 46 n CLASS. ,. S2j Walt. Burr Carrie Benedict.. Lizzie Flick Adam Finger.... Gertie Zccher Viela Kline Herb. Pinkcrten. Flera Miles S3 4'J . . 4B ... 38 ... 33 ... ft ... 25 ... 25 (Ul 22 ... 20 . 75 .. 74 . 71 . 69 . 64 Sephia Cunningh Klia Mnsen .60 . :a Hallread Watchmen Appointed. Themas O'Brien has been appointed by the Pennsylvania railroad company as watchman at the Lemen street crossing, and Samuel Armstrong has been appointed watchman at Prince and Walnut street crossings. Watchmen have long been needed at these points, and the railroad company will no doubt find the officers of great benefit te the company, as they will assuredly be a safeguard te our citizens. A watchman should next be placed at the Plum street crossing. Meeting of Council. A stated meeting of select and common councils will be held this evening. Among ether matters of general interest te be acted en, there will be an election of chief engineer of the reorganized fire department. POLITICAL THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. LIVliLY TISlbS IN UUS3 MUlELl.KN'S "OWX." A List of the Candidate for Ward Officers seu JJeietate. The Republican primary meetings were held at the several ward houses last even ing for the purpose of making general nominations from which the ward tickets will be selected next Friday evening. The nominations, are given below. The per sons selected as delegates (three from each ward ) will meet in convention after their election is ascertained, for the purpose of cheesing a candidate for mayor and six school directors. The meetings were generally very quiet, though there was a lively scene at the Third ward poll ing place, Bauer's beer saloon. East King street. The room was crowded, "Heggy" Leenard was the ruling spirit of the occa sion, and the customary festive appear ance of that distinguished statesman was enhanced by the aspect of his left eye, which upon his arrival en the scene of action was entirely closed, but as the even ing were away assumed the expression of a rapidly decaying pear. Mr. Leenard seems te have had a misunderstanding with Wayne Shay at the American engine house prier te the opening of the polls, and brought the ornamented optic aleug with him as a seuvcuir of tin event. The position occupied' by Heggy" iu relation te the present politi cal situation was quite a surprise te theso whose knowledge of ward affairs extends as far back as the last Re publican primaries, when his bitter oppo sition te Captain McMclIcu aud his dire threatcnings against that political Napo Nape leon constituted a memerable iucident. Leenard last night, however, was the captain's champion, an out-and-out Mc Mellen mau from the word go. His voice was the lirst te propose " three cheers for Cap'n McMellcu for mayor,' and his the most vociferous response. The organiza tion of the beard was about a stand-off. Cel. S. H. Price sat stern and sedate as the presiding official, placed there by the McMcIIeu influence and vigorously cham piencd by Leenard. .1. Ivahler rfnydcr, a trusted lieutenant et the boss, sat te Price's left while Alderman J. K. Ban- and Eph. Shaub, representing the unti-jIcMclIen wing, also secured places at the table. Nominations be gan early and continued lively. Fer select ethiucil the maiu fight is between the present incumbent, A. R. Barr. who was (elected te fill the vacancy occasioned by Majer Slieuk's death, and Chas. J. White, present member el common council, who has his knife into Adam badly, and is determined te beat him, as in all probability he will ; the nomination of Judge Huber for the same place, however, may indicate that McMclIen has transferred his favor te that celebrated constructor of iron-clad cell?. In such an event the young and handseme common councilman, who aspires te a seat among the grave and reverend seign eurs, would find himself badly "left;" but White has all along been regarded as the McMclIen candidate and the volunteer firemen will swing solidly iute line for him by reason of his steady opposition te the new system. Barr will make a fatreng fight te go back, as he likes the po sition en acceuut of the prominence it gives him, r.ud he has, moreover, made an active councilman with plenty of time aud inclination for the duties of the office. Unless all sign -. fail, however, he will be elected te stay at home. Fer common coun cil Jehn II. "Barnes and S. B. Cox will make a fight for renominatieu ; they are both after a "vindication," Barnes having warmly espoused the new fire de partment system as a member of the special reorganization committee, aud Cox having been an equally vigorous champion of the volunteers. "They say" they have Barnes beaten, but the plucky printer keeps a stiff upper lip and expects a re ro ro nominatien. There are a number of ether candidates, and it premises te he a rough and tumble. The opposition te Jee! Haines for as sessor will net develop anything serious, aud his rcuominatien in a foregone con clusion. The nomination of Leon Leen ard for censtable against the present iucumbent, was ene of the phases of the fnuny scenes enacted during the evening. The election for delegates is where the chief interest of the struggle centres. There arc eleven candidates and Captain McMol McMel Icn will make a big fight for a delegation favorable te his own aspirations for mayor, while his enemies will be just as earnest iu preventing such a result. The auti-McMellen men drew first bleed last evening when, just before the time for closing the polls, "Heggy" Leenard moved that the delegates elected next Friday, whoever they may be, go te the convention instructed te vote for McMellcn for mayor. Eph. Shaub sprang an amendment that the delegates go un instructcd and then there was a whooping time for a minute or mere. Price put the question and the vote for the amendment was followed by a defiant "no," led by Leenard, who it was observed voted en both sides of the question. Then Price told them te raise their hands in order that they could be counted. By this time it was very evident that nobody knew what they were voting en, aud while the counting was in progress Eph. Shaub spied that the clock pointed past eight and raised a " point of order" that the proceedings could net proceed, as it was past the time for holding the meeting. Price, for very helplessness, decided the point well taken and adjourned the meet ing, whereupon there were manifestations of great tjey among the anti-McMellcu people, while Leenard and his colleagues were equally loud in their denunciation and kept up a hurrah for McMellen. It was a Happy Family, but the delegates .rill go uuiuhtructed. LiHt or the Candidates. FIRST WAKU. Selcct Council Henry Decrr, William Lcaman and W. K. Beard. Common Council H. II. Power, Dr. S. T. Davis, Jeseph Hoever, Jehn B. Leng, R. Blickcnderfer, J. K. Stencr and Qcerge Wiaut. Alderman Charles F. Eberman. Constable Samuel Swcnk. Assessor A. C. Welchans, Henry M. Grecnawalt. Judge C. C. Carman. Inspector Melvin H. Rathfon. Delegates Jeseph Cramy, Samuel M. Myers, Clayten F. Myers, Jacob Seurbeer, Dr. Geerge A. Herting. SECOND WARD. Select Council R. A. Evans. Common Council William A. Wilsen, Hervy N. Hurst, A. H. Peacock, B. F. Skecn, W. B. Middletown and Adam Pentz. Assessor Jereme Vendersmith, H. F. Benedict and J. A. E. Carpenter. Constable Gee. Cramer. .Judge II. L. Hendersen. Inspector W. T. Brown. Delegates te Convention Jacob Hal bach, Peter C. Hensel, Gee. W. Eaby Gee. W. Kline, Philip M. Smith. . THIRD WARD. Select Council Charles J. White, A. R. Barr, J. H. Huber, Rebert L. Eichholtz, Eugene Bauer. Common Council Joel S. Eaby, Benj. Henry, S. B. Cox, Jehn Falck, Gee. S. Danner, Jehn H. Barnes, Jere Rife, D. M. Moere. Assessor Ames- D. Ailes, Joel L. Haines, Jehn R. Albright, Wm. C. Mc Glinn, H. C. Martin. Constable C. I. Stermfeltz. Heury Leenaul. Judge S. H. Piice, Themas A. Deen, J. K. Snyder. J 1
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