LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7 1882. lanrastrr I-ntelliacncer TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 7, 1882. Tfce Figures. There is nothing which ex-Mayer Stauffer has te fear mere in his canvass for election te an office, in which the people have had experience of him for four years, than the force of figures. It will be remembered that he went in Oc tober, 1873, and was succeeded by Mayer MacGenigle in October, 1877, The fol lowing figures taken from the records, and which cannot be gainsaid, amply il lustrate the respective tendencies of their administrations. They may also serve te explain why Stauffer's majority of 481 changed te a minority of 63 in two years, and MacGenigle's majority of '53 leaped up te 817, after ,two years of his administration : 1S74. Total city lundecl debt WfiilXl 00 ' sinking lund 83,158 te Net funded debt Is7i. Total city funded debt.. ' winking tuml Net funded debt Ni.t lundeddcbtln 1874 ....$30J,995 00 .fXi2,512 0 . 10,258 00 ..$563,233 'JO .. 3'J3,VJ5 60 Increase tt net funded debt In 4 yw et Stauffer's administration 1C0,S58 08 Besides this there was at the end of Stauffer's administration a floating debt of nearly $30,000, incurred by criminal carelessness, recklessness and violation of law, swelling the actual increase of the city's liabilities under his adniinis" tratien te about 8200.OOO. New mark the change when better financial methods began te prevail : Ml Tetul city funded debt. $713,412 02 linking fund 170,453 Oi net tunded d-bt 1517,'.)3J 90 HTS Tetul net tunded debt 503,233 1X5 Decrease In net funded tlebt In 4 ycHi? i 15,300 90 Last year a .special city tax levy of two mills had te be made te pay off a (bat ing debt incurred by the reckless ex travagance and illegal expenditure of a Republican street committee, against whose improvidence Mayer MacGenigle remonstrated ever and ever and whom he finally brought te a halt by an appeal te the courts. Besides paying off the $30,t0 llealing debt eutailed by Stauffer's administra tion. A lew figures relative te the sinking fund, established te gradually extinguish the debt, quite as vividly illustrate the different tendencies of the two adminis tratiens. IsTi Tetul amount et sinking liui.l $ 99,512 OC ls74. ' " SS.ISS DO 'letul utueunt et Incieuse et link ing Mini In 4 years $ 11.35J90 lsi Total amount et -Inking lund $170,453 no !;;;. . y9,2 iS W Tetul aiKOiiulet liiciea?! el sink ing lund in 4 years ati.'joe oe Iiicicesc et sinking fund per annum in me ieur years ireiu ic 10 ioe..i ! 49 I iim ! nt slnklnir tund tier annum in the tour years from lS7te ISSi... 17.SX) u) Piiterciuc In uverage utueunt per .iiitiuni placed lnslnklngtund ...4 ll.OM 51 Handling Him Gingerly. Our esteemed Republican couteinpora ceuteinpora couteinpera lies display considerable frankness and ingenuity in dealing with the latest can didate of their party for mayor. The Examiner holds him te be a " consistent Republican,'' deeming this no doubt, in accord with its recent declaration that he was a "chronic officeholder." It seems te hope" he will receive the united vote of the party," apparently holding it te be no harm te give a little taffy te a man whom it has declared " was once made a candidate and elected because of his facility for lying, but se overdid the business that he was defeated for re election." The New Era cannot Miy much better for him than that, after entering upon his second term with a majority of 448, he was defeated for re-election two years later by a majority of 53 notwithstand ing " some defection among Democrats " and that many " Democratic votes were cast for him "the change of 501 against him being brought about in two years of his administration. Nevertheless under the circumstances that nobody else would take the nomination the Km considers Stauffer's selection strong. " Under the circumstances " we can pardon the New Era's misapprehension that concerning the " weak point " iu Mayer Stauffer's first two years of ad ministration there was " an unusual amount of exaggeration and misrepre sentation." On the contrary, en that point of taking illegal fees and drawing hundreds of dollars from the county treasury te which he had no shadow of right there was only told the even and exact truth by the Istklligkxcek. Before the election Mayer Stauffer swore that he had been libeled, but he strove te prevent the truth of our accu sation being legally shown, and after the election he abandoned the suit behind our backs, although the editors of the Intelligencer were amply prepared te demonstrate te a jury the strict and ample truth of their charge ; and this, tee, notwithstanding some of their best evidence was " locked in the old safe " of the mayor's office and the key un happily lest. If Mayer Stauffer's friends must recall this matter te his eminent disadvantage the truth of history re quires that it should be recited correct ly. If he wants it demonstrated before a judicial tribunal there will be no plea ef "limitation" or avtrtfeix acquit from this quarter. The Examiner, with that high appre ciation for " school interests and the tendencies of modern educational methods " which distinguishes it of late, affects fine scorn for.tbese who be gin educational researches in ' digging out cellars for school buildings," and the prospect of a " Seventh ward butcher " in the school beard fills it with horror. As the Examiner's party has elected Schwebel te the school beard and is running Deerr for council in the First ward perhaps it will conde scend te explain by what "modern edu cational method " it distinguishes be tween .a Republican who digs sewers and a Democrat who digs cellars, and what tendency tends te make fish out of a " Seventh ward butcher " and flesh of a Firs' warJ butcher. Piusex Keeper Burkiielder's message te the beard of inspectors is net a communication te be ridiculed or laughed down the wind. Exception mav be taken te its tone, and it is a sub ject for regret that the relations existing between the beard and the keeper are notsuchasteadmitat least eT a proper official courtesy in their correspondence. But nearly every line of the prison keep er's communication is weighted with charges that 'will create a demand from the public for somebody te be vindicated or punished. If the new prison keeper has really found things as he se explicitly states them and he is net contradicted there has prevailed in that institution something worse than criminal careless ness, and grand juries whepretended te investigate it must have gene through blindfolded. If such filth, neglect, equipment of pris oners with means of escape, plundering and demoralization as are here reported have been discovered in one short month by a man whom his political opponents stigmatre as stupid, there can be no limit te what the public have a right te suspect has been going en inside these walls for years. It does net matter much te ask by what right or in what sort of taste Mr. Bnrkhelder makes his inquiries and arraigns his supposed superiors in office. The only concern is as te whether what he s.iys is true or net, and if lie is net contreverted hew seen shall the work of prosecuting the thieves begin. It is very plain that if these charges can be sustained there are few convicts iu this jail whose offenses have been as serious as these of the men who have been in charge of them. Wi: are glad te learn that a strong op position is developing in the eastern end of the county te the project of a private corporation grabbing the valuable fran chises of the " old read," which the public have fieely enjoyed for ever a century, spoiling it as a highway and then exacting tell from all who have te pass ever it. Frem the Gap te the Bird-in-IIaud the citizens are interested in preventing this appropriation et the only free read new open te this city. But what is everybody's business is nobody's business, and it these who want te pre vent this outrage being consummated de net bestir themselves the grabbers will get their work in while the people slum ber en their rights. Let there be a pub lic meeting called at Bird-in-lland very speedily, and a movement properly or ganized te protect the right of Hie public. A risisex carpet boss, under whom there was a ' shrinkage of four hundred yards of carpet,"' may be shrunken se small by next April that there can be found room for him in a prison net big enough te held both the new keeper and the old doctor. IU UKiiei.i)i;n wants te knew wheie te get his " refreshments."' We suggest that the prison physician be allowed te dose him out of the ' empty drawers and bottles."" A iter all it may turn out that the "buckets, brooms, hair brushes, etc.,"' bought for the statu were cheap enough compared with the prices paid for sup plies at the Lancaster county prison. Bckkiieldek as a literary feller is se intensely interesting that we are all glad te hear he leaves ' for some future time" revelations that it will "take piges te describe." Wm:x Burkhelder gets into Dr. Comp Cemp Comp ten's hair then truly cetnes the tug of war. PlUSON' IXM'ECTOU IIOr'KMEtF.lt seems te be the only "hungry young man" in the beard. Fkem Buikhelder's own account of the condition of the prison it .strikes us that fully "two dollars worth of medicine per day " would be required te purge the management of that institution. Staci Tint for mayor, Charley Hbertuau for alderman and Jehn B. Mark Icy for city treasurer? If rats desert a sinking ship the collector's office must have get notice that a new teuaut and a " :J0( " medal ate seen te occupy the premises. Dit. Compten may agree with Btuk Btuk helder that the prison is net big enough for both of thorn, but he may net sj icad ily submit te Burkie's decision as te which is the bigger man. "The sorrel herse has geed wind," a half-Spanish preveib says. Brniciiei.DKU complains that seme of the convicts have te wear his clothes, but his message freely distributes shoes which he seems te think will fit ex-kccpeis, in spectors, undcrkecpers and ether officials, if they will condescend te try them en. The joint committee en Indiau affairs of the two branches of Congress have do de cided ta make a visit te the Indiau school at Carlisle, en Saturday next, te acquaint themselves with the workings of that new noted school. The Re-form idea : "The New Kra will give its cordial and carnest support te all alike. Its only test for municipal office is capability aud integrity, and it will sup port these wherever recognized, who ther in personal friend or fee " provided they arc en the Republican ticket. It is notable that a suit is beiug tried iu the common picas court new which was brought last September. Hereafter if cases are net reached expeditiously let the blame rest with delaying lawyers or un prepared clients, net with judges or the backward state of the docket. Doctors se proverbially disagree that the prison keeper ought net be surprised that the appraisement of the medicine chest and contents by a practical prison physician and a " practical druggist " will net tally especially if the drugs were net bought from that particularly practical druggist. With great fairness the Reading Tunes and Dispatch, Republican, defends the Berks county commissioners from asper sions cast upon them because of a clerical error recently discovered in the accounts of the county. " Whatever else may be said I (C tlin iniiirtnainaiif sV nPFia Sri rt.-...l.c? ... an official way, be it under Republican or I Democratic administration, there ha? been a geed deal mere than average honesty in the conduct of public matters there." If the public confessieus of the Exam iner about its editor's wrestle with his mother tongue are sincere there may be men who " dig cellars " that can discount him in appreciation of the " tendencies of modern educational methods ;" and butchers, bakers aud candlestick makers in the Seventh ward who can set him down iu the first round at a spelling match. The Graphic thinks it about time that the sacrilegious farce of having the daily sessions of our Legislature opened with prayer was ended. The Graphic gives itself away,hewevcr,by the suggestion that "each member of the Legislature de his own praying, aud every morning en his knees implore Ged te keep his fingers from picking aud stealing aud his tongue from telling lies. '' If the members arc beyond the reach of prayers let the chaplain slide, but if the matter is te be left te the indi vidual membets it will never be done. Tin: news having reached Albauy that there was a Stalwart president iu the White Heuse, the Giant club had a din ner there the ether night at which the Old Guard's memory was revived aud the old commander cheered se lustily that unnum bered wine glasses were broken. The 300 were toasted as tiicd man and true, and ex-Senater Piatt sent this valentine which is nearly as nice as the St. Leuis medal : Te be the guest of such an organization as the Grant club, is better than te dine with princes. I would rather be one of the glorious " 30G" who steed firm at Chi cago, even after the storm came and the stamped;: raged, or one of the Spartan band who at Albany last spiiug aud sum mer for many weeks faced the fury of a crazy press and people, than be a senator. And of such stuff I knew is made up the Grant club of Albany. If there is te be any future for the Bepublicau party, it will be through such as you. May your members increase and your courage in culcate the peeple. As a proof that Blaine's pteject of a Seuth American conference would net weik, was net sincere and was get up only for buncombe, the Sun points te the fact that "Mexico, for iustauce, would never submit her boundary disputes with her .southern neighbor te a jury in which the Central American states, acting together, as they unquestionably would act, could out-vote her five te one. Quite as absurd is the notion that Chili would at any time aliew her controversies with adjoining states le be settled by a cenference in which Peru aud Belivia, her bitter enemies, and Buenes Ay res, which has long been unfriendly, would collectively have thrice as large a representation as herself. It would be a mockery, indeed, te regard such a cjugress as an equitable and impartial tri bunal." Net te speak of "the invidious ignoring of Great Britain which has such vast possessions en this continent, and of the great empire of Brazil, in the invita tions issued te this fictitious conference." both friendly powers. The King of Si.vm sent for Pack, but for for eot te euclese the subscription money. Sly Siam. D. 11. Saiia BKK.N'iiAitnr iVJnled during her petfermaucciu the Dame Aux Cameling at Genea. She -pat bleed iu the third act. The audience cried "enough !' aud quitted the theatre. The actor Jehn E. M Doxeluii, whose death was prematurely announced about a week age, is lyiug at the point of death, aud iu his delirium imagines himself en the stage and fulfilling his cast iu "M'liss" and ether plays. Bi'Ti.Eit has te go through the canvass carrying the weight of responsibility for many wasteful expenditures at Harris burn, but all lumped his fiieuds claim that they are net as expensive as Beaver's ftaudefan agricultural college, costing the state 30,000 a year. An esteemed local contemporary which reprints the Ixtem.igkxcer's compliment ary notice of Mr. C. E. Montgomery at Yale, and credits it te the Press would have displayed better manners if it would net have saved time by taking the notice direct from these col cel timus, iu which it first appeared. Richard Henry Stoddard, the littera teur, and literary critic of the Mail and Express, beasts of the fact that although he accepted invitations te the receptions of Mr. Wilde while he was in New Yerk, he refused te be presented te Mr. Wilde, aiding that Dickens drew the line at coal heavers aud he draws the lice at Oscar Wilde. Mr. Stcadmau, the poet, prides himself en similar self-abnegation. Xew Yerk "society" is net cutiiely te the l ich. With his many millions aud his princely palace Vaneerihi.t cau only get his nose in. When he opencd his widely advertised new house 1,500 invitations were sent te the real aristocrats of New Yerk society, into whose circle Mr. Van derbilt has never been admitted, and the most desirable members of the upper ten mercilessly snubbed Mr. Vandcrbilt, net ever 300 of the invitations being accepted. The Consheckcn Recerd and Norristown Herald agree iu booming Jehn W. Eck max, of the Montgomery iron company, for Congress from that district. The ller ald knows him "te be strictly uptight, sincere, honest aud intelligent; abeve everything below a high staudard of excellence ; a geed tarilf man; always a consistent Republican. Tt ere is no bet ter name mentioned for congtessienal honors, and no one who approaches mere nearly the ideal congressman than lie." OBITUARY. Alere or Less Distinguished Dead. Judge Ezra Wilkinson, of the superior cetut of Bosten, died at his home in Ded ham, Mass., yesterday, after a fortnight's illness. The death is announced of Majer Wil liam Palliscr, C. B., the inventor of the Palliser projectiles and improvements in the construction of heavy guns. Themas C. Nash, a cotton buyer of Nor folk, Virginia, died en Sunday night of congestion of the lungs. He was a di rector of the Norfolk & Portsmouth cot ten exchange. Jehn Vandersfice, ene et r'nceuixville's eldest and most prominent citizens, died at his home, iu that borough, at the ad vanced age of eighty years. He was rich, had visited Europe several times, once made a circuit of the world, and afterward published an account of his travels. THE NEWS. OVER THE COUNTRY. FLASHES FROM THE WIRES. Tragedies "IVhlcli Burden the Mali. The Mississippi Senate passed a bill ap propriating $5(3,000 for the encouragement of immigration. Edward Martiu shot himself through the heart at Buchannon, Va., while deli l ieus from typhoid fever. Portions of a hotly, supposed te be that of Miss Johanna Ryau,have been recovered from the ruins of the burned building m Park Rew New Yerk. Mr. Lappington, his sister aud little daughter were drowned while crossing a swollen stream en their way te church iu Union county, .Mississippi. Anether body the fifth thus far has been recovered from the Midlothian mine, near Coalfield, Virniuia. It was that of Jeseph Cournow, the engineer, and was found near the engine. The pulley en an elevator at Wrigley's factory, in Newark, broke aud four men were precipitated a distance of 40 feet. Twe of them arc net expected te tecever. A recent order of the Czar, tnat only weed be burned in the palace, is due te the fact that Nihilists had succeeded in smug clinK iute the fuel iutended for the stoves in the palace several blocks charged with dynamite. Chapin's block, at Whitehall, N. , oc cupied by G. H. Bartholemew, beet and shoe dealer ; Jehn Banett, grocer, aud ethcis, has been badly damaged by lite. The losses will exceed 6,000. An immigrant train and freight train en the Southern Pacific railroad came in col lision in San Gorgonio Pass, acd both of the engines aud thirty cars were demol ished, but no lives were lest. A. Mullins, a peaceable citizen uf Rock Reck villo. Dawsen county, Ga., had trouble ever a lead mine with F. S. Kayler. The latter en Sunday hunted up Mulliu and blew his brains out with a rille. The miir derer escaped. Oscar Bcckwith, the alleged muulcrer of Vandcrcoek, whose body was found cut into pieces near Austerlitz, Columbia county, N. Y., en January 10, has been caught in the weeds in Gallatin township, about 20 miles from -the sccne of the tragedy. The cxpeits of petroleum and potreloum products from the United States during the year 1881 amounted te 514,.i50,71. gallons, against 3-10,779,449 during the preceding year. Travel was resumed yesterday morning ou the Central railroad of New Jcisay and the New Jcrsey Southern railroad, their tracks having been cleared. Many of the country leadsjuc completely blocked with huge snow drifts. There is reliable deuial of the icperts of destitution in Southern Illinois. While it is true thrt the crops were short iu parts of that section, in consequence of the .sum mer's drought, there is an abundance of feed everywhere for home consumption. The Women's National Christian tem perance union have opened their annual conference in Washington, at the Calvary Baptist church. Three sessions were held during the day and evening, at which ad dresses wcie made by a number of premi nent workers iu the cause. b'ieiliig With a Ferryman. At Reck Island, Warren comity, Tetiti., en Sunday night, four men attacked Jack Gribblc. a ferryman, because he refused te ferry them across the river, which was high and dangerous, and cut him severely. While retreating, Billy McCarpenter pur sued him, snapping a pistol in his face, when Gribble shot him through the heart, killing him instantly. Falling et a Trestle. While Jehn Cevisu, Jehn Mashka and Jeseph Pachka were pushiug a coal car en a trestle, at Locust Point, Baltimore, the trcstle gave way, and the men and car fell te the pier, twenty feet below. Cevish was instantly killed, Mashka died iu half an hour, aud Pachka was carried te the hospital iu a dying condition. It-it;hinj; In new Yerk. Mayer Grace was out driving with a lady member of his family in upper Seventh .avenue, iu a sleigh, when the horse ran away aud the cutter upset, throwing both its occupants out without injury The herse then collided with Judge Howe's sleigh, throwing him out and laming him. The animal then ran against the sleigh of Francis McCabe, contractor, throwing him aud his sister, Mass A. h. JUcCabe, out. Air. McCabe had his shoulder dislocated, and Miss McCabe had three ribs broken. fThe herse stepped after overturning another sleigh, but doing no further damage. The Gallens in 1'eiiusylvanla. The certified record of the Snyder county ceutt iu the case of Uriah Meyer, under sentence of death for the murder of Mrs. Gietchen Kintzlcr, having just been re ceived at the state department. Governer Ileyt will issue the culprit's death war rant in a few weeks, unless a writ of error should be meanwhile be taken out iu the case. It leeks as if there would be a hang ing in the state in February, March and April, James Allisen's execution iu Indiana county being fixed for the 17th iust , and the executions of the Rumbergerc, Dau phin county ; Small. Allegheny ; Jonathan Meyer, Snyder and Jehn Reveling, Clear field, for the 29th of March, and the indi cations pointing te hanging of Uriah Meyer tli3 latter part of April. Fire In the Stnntuii Colliery Extinguished. On December 19 Stanten colliery, having a shipping capacity of ever oue hundred cars jwr day, one of the largest collieries in the Schuylkill region, was feuud te be en lire in breast Ne. 1 . The fire smeuldctcd three or four days iu the refuse and dirt, and it was net uutil several days later that the fire assumed such proportionate headway that it became necessary te step work. Steps were taken te subdue the fiery clement. The cel liery was flooded, and the fire was in this manner put out. The water is new being pumped out, and in a week or ten days weik will be resumed. When the fire first started it was thought that the cause was an explosion of sulphur. It is new the general belief among the men at the colliery that it was caused by a burn ing match thrown en a pile of coal by a miner after he had lit his lamp. Over three hundred men aud boys have been idle for ever six weeks, and the proprietors, Miller Hach & Ce., have spent evor nine thou sand dellats, The total less te the men and proprietors will feet up ever 20,000. 41 IuiDeclle " Incundlarlex. Daniel Goedridgc and Elmer Gwynu, two pupils at the Columbus, Ohie, asy lum for imbecile veut.li. wlm nnnfmicnri t,. setting fire te the buildings en November 18, by which the state lest seme 400,000, have been arrested and taken before a jus tice charged with arson Jerry Tcgncr, another pupil, supposed te have been im plicated in the crime, was also arrested. Since the conflagration the boys have been kept at the institution by the superintend ent Rail has been fixed at 10,009, and the hearing set for Saturday. l'ractlcal Chr.'atinulty. Fireman Rooney, who saved the life of Miss Small at the risk of his own, at the great New Yerk fire last week, received a perfect ovation en Sunday in the church of which Miss Small is a member. The minister told the story of his bravery, the congregation passed round te congratulate him, and Miss Small steed beside him and introduced him te everybody. Better than all a subscription was taken up for his benefit, and a handsome amount collected. W MELANCHOLY DISASTER. NIKE BOATS BESET BY DRIFT ICE. Twe of the Craft Lest With All en Beard. In January nine skiffs, with their crews, left Perte de Grave, a town en the uorth uerth west side of Conception Bay, te proceed te Topsail, en the north side. The num ber of men manning these skiffs has net yet been ascertained with any accuracy, but the aggregate number would probably be fifty. Their destination was the neigh borhood of Topsail Big Pend, where from the surrounding forests they were accus tomed te cut frames of houses, flake pieces, stage timber aud winter fireweed. They crossed the bay without accident, and having completed their work left for home en the morning of the 1st inst. The wind was blowing a moderate breeze from the eastward and there was strong westerly set of the Arctic current. Befere thev had reached the central liue of the bay they fenud that the northern drift ice was running iu with great rapidity both along the northern and southern shetes of Conception bay. Berne along both by wind and current it then appeared te them as well and as hopeful te proceed as te ictreat. They accordingly deter mined te keep ou their homeward bound course ; but this was a fatal decision. In a few heuis they were literally imprisoned in a sea of ice. Seven of the skiffs which had net parted campany energetically united their whole forces, and, after hours of terrible struggling, succeeded in lib erating themselves from their icy bend age. Tins the joint crews eflected by dragging their skiffs alternately ever the ice tiaus and through the watery slatches till they eventually reached the inner western edge of the ice and succeeded in making the harbor of Killegrews in safety. Tiie ether two skiffs that were nearly a mile further advanced iu the bay were hopelessly caught, with all retreat cut off. The unparalleled snowfall along the line of the read has interrupted all communi cation during the past week. The wind blowing from the eastward while the skiffs were crossing the bay, ifc wa3 earnestly hoped by the pcople looking en from the shore that they would be able te effect a lauding en Kelly's island, but that hepe has been dispelled. Wednesday night last was ene of terrific storm and wind and frost, and these skills were undecked and unprevided with fuel or means of kindling a tire. They had barely one day's previsions en beard. Un der faverable circumstances they could have reached their homes in four or five hours, and hence their absolute lack of resources in loeu and lire. A traveler en feet who arrived en last Thursday evening from the gullies of Fex Trap, reports having seen the two skills locked in the embrace of the ice lloes, about ten miles from the highlands of Brigus. When looked at through a glass there was no vestige of human life visible, aud the unfortunate crews must have perished by the most cruel of deaths frost and starvation. Ne res cuing party could reach them, as the ice plaiu was of that fatal mixed character a compound of snow and ice ever which a human loot could net travel, and through which no vessel save an ice steamer could peuutiatc. Far from their friends and homes, embedded iu a sea of ice, their bodies are doubtless rigidly entomb- cp in their frail skiffs, and the wintry winds may long mean a requiem ever their MifTeriugsand sad fate. A DIAMOND SNATCllISit. The Adventures et a Stylish Yeung JUan. " Snatch -em-Billy " Hendersen, arrested in Philadelphia en suspicion of having smashed Jeweler Liggius's window aud stolen his diamonds, is one of the most desperate criminals iu the country, has served several terms iu prison for various offences. His faverite game is " bank snatching," which consists of grabbing up bundles of notes iu counting houses and offices where the greenbacks are handled in great sums. He was sentenced te five years in Chicago for robbing a firm in that city of 0,200 worth of jewelry in a novel mauncr, but after serving a part of his time he was pardoned aud released from custody. Hendersen was also con nected with a big robbery in Philadelphia several years age, when 12,000 worth of 4 per cent, bends were stolen from Grant & Aull's office, at Ne. 29 Seuth Third street. He has been confined in all the principal jails of the country, and is a very desper ate man. He has been in the city at in tervals for six months, staying at a re spectable bearding house en Seuth Ninth street. While there he made love te the daughter of the landlady, and she, think ing he was a gentleman and net having any idea et tiie bad character lie bore, gave a favorable car te his suit. The two were engaged te be married, but William's attention will be called iu another direc tion and the ongagment will be broken. Tbrce Burglars KntrappeU. At Tunnclten, Ind., three burglars, Zech. Whitten, Virgil Wilsen aud Nicholas Vaughau, were killed while attempting te bicak iute the saloon of Themas Clark. A confederate, Ben Willoughby, had betray ed them the previous morning, giving Clark time te pieparc for their coming. LOOALlfimHJNCE. SLEIGHING. "The Tintinnabulation of the Bells." The late fall of snow has had the effect of making the sleighing excellent iu the city and the mere generally travelled country reads, and owners of the vehicles ou limners are making the most of it, while the liverymen are reaping a rich harvest. Yesterday afternoon the streets were crowded with sleighs of every de scription, and the scene was a brilliant aud inspiriting ene as the hundreds of fancy rigs flew rapidly by te the merry music of the belR Parties are quite nu merous, the nights being pleasant and crisp, with a fine moon te light the returning pleasurcrs. Last evening the members of the choir of St. Paul's Reformed church te the number of seven teen all told dreve out te Lititz and en joyed a set-out at the Sturgis house. Anether private party of about a dozen took an orchestra te the Springs hotel, where they were substantially entertained by the accommodating proprietor, Mr. Spickler, and where after an appetizing repast the fleer of the dining room was cleared and dancing kept up until a late hour. Besides there were a number of single couples or parties of two or threo couples present aud things both about the Springs and the Sturgis, and throughout the usually quiet village were unwontedly brisk. Nun Came I'. O. S. A. Washington ramp. Ne. 27, P. O. S. of A., organized en January 24, meeting weekly en Monday evening in Odd Fellows hall, with e0 members and steadily gain ing, has elected the following officers : Past President, J. P. Winaur ; Presi dent, Win. M. Wehr ; Vice President, C. F. Welkeit; M. of F., A. M. Albright ; Kcc. Sec. II. Kill ; A. It. S., Clayten Muckel ; Fin. Sec.. E. N. Winaur ; Treas., Jehn A. Frailey ; Cen., I. F. Gorrecht ; Chap., II. Metzgar ; In. Guard, Jacob Kjkman ; Out. Guard, A. J. Keller ; R. S., Jehn Snyder ; L. S., J. Gundaker. That Appralsment. The ever-estimate of the less suffered by Jehn W. Lewell, in his late cellar factory fhe, was net due te any inllated idea of the appraisers, but te the fact that upon a fuller investigation of the stock than they could make at the time, some of it turned out less damaged than they had any reason te suspect it was upon their ex amination of it. TILLERS OF THE SOIL MKETIMi OF THE LANCASTKH COUNTY AGKICULTUlUSTb. Winter Creps Buried in Snows Greuth anil CeukUinptinn of Lumber Tree lu Amer ica White Vein in Tobacco rap turing JKauk Wheat Seiliug Cows, Se , Ac , Sec- A stated meeting of the Lancaster eeuuty Agricultural and Horticultural society was held in thpir room in city hall yesterday afternoon. Following is a list of the members present : Jeseph F. Witmer, president, Paradise ; M. D. Kendig, secretary. Cres well ; Calvin Cooper, Bird-iu-IIand ; Frank It. Diffenderffer, city ; Jas. Weed, Little Britain ; J. Frank Laudis, East Lampeter ; W. W. Griest. city ; C. L. Hunseckcr, Manheim ; J. M. Johnsten, city ; Ilobren Hpit. Lampeter ; Eues Weaver, Lampeter ; D. W. Graybill, East Petersburg ; Wash. L. Hershey, Levi S. Reist, Oregon ; Jehn II. Laudis. Mauer ; Cyrus Nelf, Meuutville ; II. K. Myers, Millcrsville ; Jehn G. Rcsh, West Willow ; Ephraim S. Hoever, Manheim ; Henry Herr, Mauer ; Jehn Huber, Pequea, and several ethers. Snewctl Under. Crep repents were called for, but mem bers had very little te say. V. L. Hun seckcr said the wheat aud grass looked well befere they were covered by the re cent heavy snows. J. Frank Landis lcpeited the rainfall for January at 4J incites. Wash. L. Hershey said that in seme places, befere the snows came, the grass aud wheat were a geed deal frozen out. Growth of Lumber Tree. C. L. Hunseckcr read au exhaustive es say ou the growth and consumption of lumber trees iu America. The great length of the essay prevents us fiem giving it a place in our columns. What Causes White Vein? What causes white vein iu tobacco :' was the question referred at last meeting te Hebren Herr. His answer was as fol fel lows : "This is a very important question, aud ene that should elicit the attention and consideration of all growers of the weed. Numerous arguments have been advanced en various occasions, but have net proven satisfactory te the public in general. In my little oxperience I bave discovered that tobacco which had been grown per fectly, nothing interfering with its growth from the small and tender plant up te per fectly matured stalk, will invariably euro with the veins the desired color. Thcrofere, the cause which preduce1? white veins in our tobacco is attributable first te a diseased condition of the plants in one or another stage of its growth. Tobacco may assume this diseased couditien at various stages of its growth. It may become diseased in our plant beds, or when being transplanted from our plant beds into the field, or when half matured, or after it is fully malm oil. At any of these stages it may become dis eased, and never grew healthythereaftcr. Fully matured tobacco may become dis eased by being permitted te stand in our fields in the het and dry sun after it has ceased te grew. It may be left remaining en the field after maturity without any disastrous effect when the soil is in a moist and growing condition. By permitting tobacco te remain standing en our fields in the het and dry sun after ceasing te grew it becomes subject te changes by the influ ence of the sun's rays robbing it of its vitality and retarding the copious flew of the nourishing elements which impart the life and vigor te the plants, evidently leaving the plant in a diseased condition, when har vested. We should be very careful when growing tobacco in seasons as the last two were te harvest our crop immediately en the plant arriving at luaturrtp or before it ceases te grew. It. is hotter te have our tobacco an inch or se shorter and harvest it in a healthy-condition, than a few inches longer and harvest it in an unhealthy con dition. The next point te be taken into consideration, and one also pertaining te the cause of white veins is that of curing the tobacco after it has been grown aud harvested. Experience being the best teacher and guide has taught me that the mere we retard the curing of our tobrcce, subjecting it te undergo a number of changes while curing, the better the color will be and the leaf will possess mere of that fine silken condition, and with a much less frequency of white veins. Moisture, I claim, is one of the prime essentials iu the curing of tobacco. Our curing houses, therefore, should be se constructed in the first place net te have them built e high and invariably have a gieund iloer, or se ar ranged if having auether Iloer. that it could be opened te permit the moisture and dampness te draw up th.ettgh the tobacco te assist in rctatdiug the rapid curing. Tobacco which I cured iu my tobacco cellar when coming te shipping I discovered no white veins ; also that which I cured in another building possessed very little : it also was subject te the iutlueuce of a ground Iloer, while that which was cured in my tobacco house possessed white veins, and the higher up iu my shed the mere uumoieus they became. New, the cause or reasons which I give for this is that the tobacco which I cured in my cel lar cured slowly, undergoing numerous changes of becoming moist, aud when tej moist was by ventilation caused te become dry, reviving the vitality and vigor of the plants which had become dormant or inactive when harvested ; while that cured in the house above having net possessed this advantage, cured very rapid and the mere rapid the mere frequent would white veins appear. Houses being covered with slate are often spoken of as net being beneficial te curing tobacco, owing no doubt te the heated condition in which it becomes during the day, causing the tobacco te cuie tee rapidly. Tobacco harvested while in a green state seldom cures white veins. This is owing te the green and sappy con dition el the leaf, causing it te cute mere slowly ; and its being iu a greeu state is subjected te mere numerous changes. We should aid our tobacco as much as possible while curing by closing tightly our houses during the day, aud opening them at night. Therefore, in con elusion, the cause of white veins iu our tobacco is attributable, first, te a dis eased condition of the plants while grow ing, and secondly, te an improper methetl of curing ; and as a preventive we should oudeaver te raise healthy plants, trans plant properly, cultivate frequently aud trust iu Him who is the giver of all geed gifts te tend us copious showers te assist in a rapid growth, aud we will be enabled te grew tobacco possessing very few white veins." Calvin Cooper agreed with the essayist, and laid especial stress en the importance of early cutting. He believes that farmers often make the mistake of allowing their tobacco te grew until the leaves lest their succulence. D. W. Graybill asked Mr. Herr why it is that en fully developed and healthy stocks there are sometimes a few white vein leaves ? And why is it that white veiu sometimes develops after curing '.' In answer te the first question Mr. Herr said that some of the leaves en the stack might be healthy and ethers unhealthy, a a man may have some sound and unsound fingers. The second question might be answered ou the same grounds. The leaves were diseased while growing, but only developed the disease daring the curing process. Mr. Graybill asked if it was net true that when white vein appeared during the sweating process it might net disappear by continued sweating ? Mr. Herr answered yes en the priuciple that a rule ought te work both ways. If sweatiug caused itsweating ought te cuie it. Jehn G. Weaver read from the Rural Aic Yerker an article wherein the author advances the theory that white vein is hereditary in certaiu varieties of tobacco ; and another theory that it is caused by disease or imperfect development of the plant which may result from a great variety of causes,among ethers from peer or imperfectly prepared soil. Mr. Weaver endorsed these views te seme extent, and added that in his own experience he had noticed that tobacco hung high in tightly reefed sheds with wooden lloers was mere apt te develop white veiu than wheu hung in low sheds with wooden floors. Mr. Witmcr's experience was somewhat different from that of Mr. Weaver. He had cut his tobacco when, fairly ripe aud hung a part of it in a shed with woedeu Iloer and a part in another with earthen fleer. Neither was affected with white vein and he could see no difference iu their color or quality. I. Frank Landis said his experieuce had been opposite of Mr. Herr's. The best crop he ever had was cut late and hung high upon the poles in a shed with a fleer. Every fanner has his own theory Iu these matters and eue is about as reliable as another. Jehn U. Laudis said that while farmers differed en many points, there was ene ou which they generally agreed : In seasons when the growth of the plants is re tarded by dreuth, and there afterwards come rains, causing them te take a rapid second giewtb, there is apt te be white vein developed. President Witmcr's oxperieuco wan ox ex actly the opposite of this : In 1870 the season was very dry in June and July. In August there was plenty of rain, the plants grew rapidly, he had au excellent crop aud no white vein. Mr. Graybill said three years age his yeuug plants were destroyed by heavy rains ; he reset them ; a very dry spell of weather followed ; the plants were small and he thought he was going te have a peer crop ; lie topped very low ; warm rains followed, aud he bad an excellent crop, which he sold at high figures te the first buyer that came along. Eph. S. Hoever took the ground that tobacco needs rain most about the time it is ready te top. If it gets rain at that time the sap flews freely te the very tips of the leaves, then there will be no white vein ; if, en the ether hand, there is a dreuth before the tobacco is ready te cut the sap does net flew freely and while veiu will prevail. Pasturing Bank Wheat. "Ought rank -growing wheat te be pastured?" was a question referred for answer te James Weed. He answered thatit depended a geed deal en the state of tlfe weather. If the winter was an open one, the wheat might be pastured. If the weather was severe and the ground badly frozen it would be hotter te keep the cattle off it, as the rank tops would be needed te protect the roots. C. L. Hunsecker remembered that his father pastured his wheat fields both in fall and spring and had the best crops in the neighborhood. w Seiling Cows. I. Frank Landis read the following essay : " Can dairy cows be kept in as healthy condition by the soiling system and is their butter as sweet?" If by the soiling system we mean the feeding of cows through the summer months in small enclosures or stables, ami only take the parts into consideration, touched upon by my question, I am de cidedly opposed te the system. Iu order te have healthy cows it is essential that we have geed feed, pure air, pure water, light aud comfort. I claim this cannot be had iu a small let or stable te se full an extent as in the field. The first part of the ques tion, as answered, answers the second. Iu order te have sweet butter we must prac tice cleanliness from the time the milk leaves the cow until the butter is ou the bread. There are few things se absorbent of surrounding odds as butter. I have seen geed butter condemned here ou our market because th. persons making it placed it in a kettlu in which cheese was placed, or anything else having an odor, which, in itself, may net be objectionable. When that butter is put upon the table it has lest its sweetness. 1 claim that the soiling system, te some extent, affects the health of cows as well as the sweetness of the butter. - - President Witmer did net agree with the essayist. He believed cattle can be kept as clean and healthy in a small en closure as when running at large. The only objection te soiling the cattle is the addi tional labor of gathering their feed, es pecially iu bad weather, and the only ether didk-ulty is the liability of a short supply of green feed when the crops de net come ou in regular succession. Last winter was a evere one. and his cattle had net been out of the stable an hour a day, and they were never mere healthy. At eue time hu had a bull iu the stable for eighteen mouths in succession. Mr. Nell' endowed Mr. Winner's plau. Last year he kept his own cattle in the stable" from December 20 te the last of Febiuary, net even taking thorn out te water. He kept them in the stable also during the greater part of the summer, aud they were very healthy. He knew a steel; raiser who kept his cattle in the stable for six months successively. Pomelogy. Calvin Cooper, a member of the com cem com niittee appointed te attend the State Horticultural society, made a verbal re pot t. He said the meeting was a large ene, the proceedings very interesting and the society in excellent condition. Apples and Beans. Levi S. Reist exhibited seme fine sam ples of Shecpnose and Smith's cider apples, and Calvin Cooper exhibited some Lima beans, grown by Mrs. Rebert Bald win. They were purple, streaked with white, and were said te be quite as geed as the common Lima bean. Matters rer Next Meeting. The following business was selected for next meeting : " Should patent fertilizers be applied te tobacco; If se. at what time?" Re ferred te D. W. Graybill. "Should we encourage the introduction of new varieties of apples?" Referred te Levi S. Reist. "Can we net dispense with division fences with profit?" Referred te Eph. S. Hoever. " What is the best time for sewing clever secd?" Referred te Enes H. Weaver. "Is subseiliug beneficial?" Referred te Jehn Cs Linville. The president appointed Calvin Cooper essayist for next meeting. Mr. Cooper renewed a suggestion made by him at a former meeting that mem bers bring i long with thorn te the meet ings their wives or daughters. rlliG COMPANY urFICKBS. MJur Hewell Enters a New Term. The Empire hook and ladder company elected etneers as iouew iejh, uveuiug . President, C. M. Hewell ; 1st vice presi dent, A. P. Shirk ; 2d vice president, J. P. Shirk ; 3d vice president, J. W. Reed ; recording secretary, H. Carpenter ; finan cial scctetary, T. C. Wiley ; treasurer, I. Carpenter ; directors, J. C. Carter, B. J. Brown, J. Levy, F. R. Hewell, I. Car. penter, W. C Arneld, H. J. Martin, T. C. Wiley, II. Carpenter, J. W. Reed, L. L. Stcinhauser: trustees, J. Levy, W. J. Fnrdnev, A. Lechler, sr., F. A. Demuth, T. C. Wiley, C. M. Hewell, P. E. Slay, maker ; delegates. C. M. Hewell ; H. N. newell, S. W. Altick, T. C. Wiley, J, Levy.
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