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FBIDAY EVENING, FEB. 10, 1882.
Taleat aad Modesty.
The late crash in stocks in Paris will
send Nilsson back te the stage. She tells
a New. Yerk Herald interviewer that
she bad no separate estate from her hus
band, in whose affection and judgment
she had entire confidence; and that the
result; of his management will compel
her .te earn another fortune as seen as
his condition enables her te leave him.
He is new under restraint in an asylum,
his mind having given way under the ex
citement of his losses. Everyone's sym
pathy will go.eut te Madame Xilssen in
her misfortune, which is greater in the
disaster te her husband, with whom
she is said te have lived very
happily, than in the less of a for
tune which she will doubtless be able
te regain. If her voice is unimpaired it
is a benefit rather than a calamity te the
world in general that she is forced again
te use it publicly. Ne one has arisen
since her retirement te challenge her
rank as the queen of song, nor has any
prima denna appeared with personal
qualities te supplant Xilssen in public
estimation by reason of mere engaging
and amiable manners. I'atti is a little
geese, with nothing but her voice te
beast of; and such a gift is net one
te sustain any great self-glorification.
The ether day the great giant in Bun
nell's museum, iu New Yerk, became
greatly enragecAecause of the assertion
of a rival giant that lie was the bigger
man of the two. He really felt himself
greatly distinguished by what was in ft ct
a deformity. Se tee, the little fellow by
his side, who weighs but four and u-iialf
pounds, struts about with a sense of the
great distinction bestowed upon him by
his stunted growth. Nene of these dis
tinctions of nature, net even great
beauty or a great voice, really entitle the
custodians of them te plume themselves
upon them, since they have come te them
without thir effort. But when great gifts
and talents are modestly worn and in
dustriously cultivated they attract such
esteem as is abundantly entertained to
wards Madame Reuzand, who will be
warmly welcomed back te the place
which shese greatly distinguished by the
people whom she has always delicli ted.
The Blaine Policy.
It is significant, though of course nut
conclusive, that sucli a pronounced anti
administration journal as ' Ha rper's
Weekly and se conservative a newspaper
as the Philadelphia Ledger should join
in opposing the diplomatic policy of Mr.
Blaine and iu sustaining the president's
renunciation of it. Whatever lack of
offensive design Mr. Blaine may succeed
in showing his prepositions te Chili te
have had, he used language that in diplo
matic negotiations would admit of no
ether construction. After Blaine's
bluster, had Chili resented it, our gov
ernment would have had te either re
cede from his position or back it by
force, either of which alternatives would
have created an embarrassment into
which the circumstances did net
justify the secretary in putting his gev
ernment. His tone was offensive te a
government which is at least one of the
most respectable in Seuth America, with
which our relations are such that Mr.
Blaine had no right te assume it intended
te insult our government, and which,
had it teen driven te hostilities, could
possibly have done our country ten fold
mere harm iu a short time than we could
have derived geed from interfering with
England's commercial relations te the
guano piles of Peru. If we are te gain
any advantage ever England in the way
of commerce it is net te be wen by a
diplomacy that offends friendly coun
tries and violates geed manners at the
same time.
The exact figures of the iucrease of
the bended city debt under Mayer
Stauffer's administration arc shown by
the following statement :
1S74. Total city landed debt .
" sinking tuud
Net funded debt
Is7d. Total city funded debt..
' " sinking fund
Net funded debt
Net funded debt In 1874
....9432,153 'a!
.... 8S.1.1S (G
$39y.5 '"
...$0fiJ,512 0i
... W.25S 06
.$.',253 "JC
.. 393,SKjIO
Increase of net funded debt in 4 vrs
et Stauffer's administration H10D.238 00
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 adminis
tration te about $200,000.
The following statement covers four
years of Mayer MacGenigle's adminis
tration :
13S2 Total city funded debt
" " sinking fund
net funded debt
1S7S Total net funded debt
$718,41:: 02
, 170,458 Oj
.1547,053 96
. SC3.253 90
Decrease in net funded debt in 4
years ' $15,300 00
The Republican candidate for mayor
is making a brisk personal canvass", urg
ing disaffected Democrats, wiienever he
can find one, te vote for him, and also
Republicans who are net se hide-bound
as te prefer a peer .mayor te a geed one.
We are glad te bear that there are mem
bers of the opposition party who will
vote for Mr. MacGenigle because they
knew that be is a fit man, who has given
the city upright, efficient and
economical government, and who are
net te be driven from their position
by bullying or begging. We are leth
te believe that any one who calls him
self a Democrat will be driven or
coaxed from support of the Democratic
candidate by imaginary personal griev
ances or by the peculiar inducements
which are being se freely offered en be
half of Stauffer. But if the two classes
with whom be is specially interesting
himself wiU compare notes they will find
that he is at bin old game of trying te
i:zrry water en both shoulders. The
Kvimiittr long age pointed out bis fatal
" facility for lying," and from the way
tK MftMKtMt and cold new he seems te
rircpirlaf te again give our esteemed
f;ataf3tf Mhemefordtesertatien en
lb jm"'1 A " overdoing the buiine -.
0 l." .
Tiiere seems te be no end possible
te the ceaseless and fruitless Pelar expe
ditions. The last ship, the Jeannette,
has been crushed in the ic, and another
expedition is needed te find her lest crew.
Nearly every ship that gees out requires
ethers te fellow after her te find her oi
lier people. And with all that have gene
nothing has come te repay the cost and
suffering. The pole is' yet unreached
and beyond the distinction of doing
what has net been done no inducement
exists te strive te sail across it. Yet
doubtless this motive will suffice te keep
up these vain attempts te the end of
time. They are net wise.
Ouit esteemed Republican contempo
raries agree in announcing that Mayer
Stauffer has finally accepted, being as
sured of the support of his party. The
Examiner begs that all past differences
be forgotten until after the campaign.
In the Senate, yesterday, the Democrats
could have elected Neil S. Brown, jr.,
formerly one of tbe reading clerk of the
Heuse of Representatives, chief clerk of
that body, the acting chief clerk. Mr. Sho She
ber, te be promoted te the secretaryship.
Greatly te the disgust of his Democratic
friend?, Senater Brown, of Georgia, voted
against the measure, which was allowed
te remain en the table, the vote living a
tie 23 te 2.".
Tnr.ur. is certainly an " exceeding
frankness '' about the letter of ex-Presi-dent
Buchanan te Cel. Ferney, which the
latter'; successor in Progress prints in its
columns, and after the lapse of nearly
thirty years from its date it is interesting
reading. The estimate of and relet ence te
Webster's morality which it makes te be
viewed of course as a part of confidential
correspondence reads, strangely enough,
iu accord with the outspoken views of Cel.
IligKinseu, which we publish en our first
page. The Pennsylvania Democrat and
New England Abolitionist were net far
apart en that question.
Ok the various appoitienmeut proposi preposi propesi
tioumeut with which the Heuse is wrest
ling, Mr. Ces's bill, providing for a Heuse
of 307 members, would give a net gain of
4 te the North and 10 te the Seuth and of
;tte states accounted Republican and 11 te
states accounted Democratic. The pro pre
position fer31G members would add 10 te
the Northern and 1J5 te the Southern con
tingent, while 8 of the additional lepresen
tatives would fall te Republican states
aud l." te Democratic. By raising the
number te 320 the b.ilauce would turn in
favor of the North and the Republicans
states. Of the 27 additional members, l."i
would fall te Northern aud 12 te f euthern
state, while the gain by Republican
states would be 14 and by Democratic
states 13.
In a lit of thoughtlessness me time
age, Den Cameren recommended Jehn
Gallagher, jr., brother-in-law of Mr. Chas.
E. Warbui'ten, of the Philadelphia Earn
ing Telegraph an intense anti-Cameren
paper te be eensiil at Rie de Janeiro.
Last Tuesday his nomination came iute
the Senate and neither of our seuaters
knew auythiug of the man who drew one
of the best prizes iu the diplomatic ser
vice, having a salary of SG,000 attached,
and next iu importance te the consulates
at Londen, Paris, Liverpool and Havana.
Finally Cameren lecallcd that lie had
recommended Gallagher for a place, but
he had no idea he was te he given such an
impeitant pest as Rie Janeiro. It was :i
mistake undoubtedly en the pai t of the
appointing power. A gentleman who
listened te Mr. Cameren's explanation of
the way iu which a consular position su
perior iu commercial importance te many
of the second-class mission's had been dis
posed of, remarked : "But Secretary Frc
linghuyseu says that you asked Rie Janeiro
for Gallagher." " Ah, is that se .''' was
the senator's leply.
The Examiner knows that the I.vrr.i.i.i
c.KNCEit neither changes its opinions nor
abates its denunciations of the use of
money at elections, local or general, before
or after elections, nor according te their
result. It has one fixed, eentinuiug opin
ion en this subject which it is always
ready te proclaim, and for the enforcement
of which it has agaiu and again urged
that an organization of all parties should
ha effected. We regret that our esteemed
and influential contemporary, the Exami
ner, has ucver seen any geed in such a
preposition. Wc believe that this evil
could be cut up by the roots by the united
action of the better men of all parties and
factions, and we are just as ready new as
ever before te promote such an organiza
tion. If the Examiner has any knowl
edge of $75 required or used te make a
ward solid at a Democratic primary elec
tien as it intimates it has the advant
age of us. Wc have no knowledge of any
such thing, and our enterprising contem centem contem
petaiy will add te its reputation as a
newspaper by giviug its readers some of
the facts en which it is se prone te make
editorial references aud insinuations.
Tin: New Yerk Times, which is a geed deal
of a newspaper as well as somewhat of an
organ, points out most forcibly the incon
sistency and absurdity et the proposed
legislation by Congress, according te
which no person guilty of bigamy or
polygamy shall be eligible te the office of
delegate iu the Heuse of Representatives
from any territory. Congress can legally
judge of the qualifications ef its members,
and it can with propriety declare persons
of infamous character te be inadmissible,
but if legislation of this sort is te be
passed, as the Timet suggests, why select
one crime from the. calendar ? Or why ex
clude criminals only from the place of terii terii
terial delegates ? Counterfeiting, bribery,
horse stealing and adultery at least are as
bad as bigamy. Why net declr.fe men
guility of these te be disqualified for rep
resentatives iu the Heuse, from state as
well as territory ".' Are the congressmen
afraid that this might require the expul
sien of some who voted for the anti
polygamy bill ? If Mormonism is te be
extirpated aud polygamy te be put down
it must be by legislation for Gentile as
well as Saint. Anything short of this
makes the Mermen a martyr of persecu
tion. Suicide of a Soldier.
Sergt. Besh, of the Tenth cavalry, at
Conche, Texas, having been reprimanded
by his superior officer and ordered te be
taken te tbc guard house, secured a gun
ai.d blew off the top of his own head.
PERSONAL..
In Caldwell, O., William Millek, ''the
eldest Masen " in the United States has
died, aged 9S years. He had been a Masen
for 81 years.
Queen Victeria has commissioned Goc Gec
nod te write a nuptial march for orchestra
and organ, " te be produced for the first
time at the marriage of her youngest and
favorite son, Leepold. Duke of Albany.
Xilssen's husband, new crazy from fi
nancial losses, had control of her fortune,
and she is coming te America again te
sing. He was a Creele, domestic in his
habit3, aud insanity ran in the family.
Rev. Geerge E. Siir.pnEUD, assistant
minister at St. Clement's Protestant Epis
copal church, Philadelphia, is te be pios pies
ccutcd by the Society te Protect Children
from Cruelty for assaulting the choir boys
of the church en the evening of January
P.O.
"Owen Inusley," a new poet, is Miss
Jknnisen. Seme of the New England
papers are iu a fever about her passionate
sonnets, and the Providence Journal says
that she is the first genuiue poet who has
appeared in Bosten hiuce the era of Long
fellow, Lewell and Whitticr.
Gcneial Rial A. Nikll, who. com
manded en' of the western brigades iu
the army of the Cumberland during the
lehcllnv.i, and who at the ole.su of that
struggle was breveted a major general
for gallant services, is dying at his home,
West Philadelphia, from three wounds re
ceived in the service of his country, aud is
in absolute want.
It is believed in Washington that the
grand jury voted upon one of the Star
route cases which they have been consider
ing and directed the presentment for in
dictment of S. W. Dersey, L. W. Van,
Jehn M. Miner, J. R. Sanderson, 51. C.
Rcvdcll and Themas J. Brady. This is
what is termed the Deuskv combination,
and they are charged with conspiracy te
defraud the government.
The latest gossip aoeut the treasury de
partment guilletiue is that Solicitor Ken
neth Rayneu is booked for dismissal and
that he will be succeeded by J. Amuleu
Smith, of Virginia, an ex representative
and prominent Readjuster Republican.
He is strongly urged for the position en
account of services iu the last campaign
and also because he is a ten in-law of ex ex
Senater Lewis, a prominent Viigiuia poli
tician. In publishing the sketch of " H.uis
Brcitinnn Ciiaules G. Li:lni the
Press styles him the "Admirable Crieh
ten" of Pennsylvania. "Probably no
ether man in the state or the country for
that matter could tell oft-hand who
Astrampsychiu.s was or what ' Chaude
gache ' means. In fine, there is probably
no living American who has such a stock
of useful, ornamental and useless knowl
edge re.idy te use :t a moment's notice."
Oscak Wii.nrc has been te Niagara,
and, though at first, disappointed with the
falls, as he. had been with the ocean, he
came at last te realize their maicstie
splendor aud the strength of nature's phy
sical forces there. He admitted that they
excel anything he had seen iu Europe,
anil he wrote in the Prospect house pri
vate album : "The rear of these waters
is like the rear when the mighty wave of
democracy breaks en the shores where
kings lie couched at case.'
The New Verk Times discovers that Mr.
Randall has gained "as much prestige,
and perhaps mere, than he would have
had as chairman of the ways and means
committee. IIe has gained the distinction
without aKMiming the responsibilities of
the leader of the IIeu en the most im
portant question that will be brought
before it. The manner iu which this sub
stantial, aud even brilliaut, victory has
been brought about by the ex-speaker is
something which the Republicans in the
Heuso would Je well te ascertain."
There, is considerable of a pall ever seu seu
ateiiai society in Washington.. Senater
and Mrs. Waknek Milt.ei: have been
thrown into mourning, his father being
accidentally killed. Senater Van Wycic
and his wife are in mourning for their two
children, and also for her father. There
will be no entertainment at the residence
of Ssualer Jenes, of Nevada, this whiter,
en account of his brother's death. Sena Sena
eor Anets Cvmehex's wife is in deep
mourning for her mother, who died iu the
autumn. Senater Vest's wife is iu
mourning for her brother, who died very
suddenly last spring. Senater Williams'
wife is in mourning for her brother, who
died at her home in Kentucky last sum
mer, aud. Senater and Mrs. Buewx, of
Georgia, lest, one of their children last
summer. Senater Antheny still mourns
the less of his Fidus Achates Burnside.
illlKVKS TO BIS TUKSi;l) t.DOSK.
Sentences Expiring .In Pennsylvania Phil
adelphia Crowded Willi Criminals.
Within the ucxt fortnight the terms of
mere than eO of the most expert, daring
and desperate professional thieves in the
Eastern penitentiary of this state will ex
pire, and the convicts turned loose te aug
ment the herde of ether malefactors new
operating in Philadelphia. The majority
of the convicts who have served long terms
have spent all or nearly all of their savings
in endeavors te secure pardons and conse
quently will come out almost penniless.
The pelice say the terms of an unusual
number of professional thieves hare ex
pired this winter, and te that fact attri
bute the noticeable increase iu burglaries,
house robberies, highway assaults and
ether crimes. The officers of the law
have been very busy, aud scores of dan
gerous offenders have been caught, con
victed, and sentenced, but still there is a
legion of ethers at liberty who arc fully as
much te be feared by respectable house
holders. A meng the most widely known
and active thieves new at large in
Philadelphia are "Dutch" Abe ra, William
Furlong, "Dutch" Daltou, "Skinny"
(r linen, William luinn, Harry Smith,
alias "Black Jack Jimmy," James
Thompson, Jehn Legue, alias "Serious,"
Jeseph Madeira, James McGee. Geerge
Mooney, Geerge Byers, and Themas
Deugheity. This list does .net include
myriads of sneak-thieves, pickpockets,
confidence men, and ether mera cowardly
criminals, but iscompesed of really wicked
rand dangerous house breakers and thugs.
in two police districts, already, the pence
have no less than 50 professional malefac
tors' under surveillance, and ethers are
constantly coming and going. The
police declare, however, that there is net
an important " fence " or receiver of
stolen goods iu Philadelphia, and say the
thieves are compelled te send their booty
when it is net iu cash, te New Yerk te
realize money en it. The pawnbrokers,
as a rule, act in connection with the police
authorities, and, except an occasional
watch or some trifling article of jewelry or
clothing, stolen property is rarely found
in their possession.
TO-DAY'S TOPICS.
CRIME AND CALAMITY
UV TUt MAILS AaU WIRE.
Twenty-Seven Lives Lust at Sea.
Twcuty-seven lives were lest en the
steamer Cosme, which foundered off
Kilea, as previously reported. The Cosme
was bound for Londen.
The Soeiety for the. Prevention of
Cruelty te Children at Bosten is making
war en the liquor dealers who sell te
miners. Nineteen liquor dealers have
been cited te appear and show why their
licenses should net be revoked.
Prof. Beebe, of Yale college, the well
known mathematician and astronomer,
narrowly escaped death. Just after he
aud his family rose from supper a rifle
ball crushed through the window aud
broke two dishes ou the table. The ball
was fired by a careless marksman.
Frank Mix was skating en Commerce
lake, twenty miles from Detroit, aud
pushing ahead of him a' sled, beariug Miss
Breckcus and Miss Pelly Wilsen, when the
ice broke. Miss Wilsen escaped, but Mix,
who might have saved himself, bravely
attempted te rescue Miss Brcckens, and
went down with her.
Rain fell at Petersburg, Va., most of
the day, aud last night the city and vi
cinity was visited by a midsummer thuu
der storm, with a heavy fall of rain. The
Appomattox river is very high at that
point, and at Farmville yesterday it was
live feet above the ordinary water-mark,
and still rising.
nut; KKUeiiu.
Ka vuges iif the Devouring Element in Various
Lecnlltlen.
A tire in the dry goods store of Frank
Handy & Ce., iu Grand street, New Yerk,
caused damages of $25,000 te stock and
81,000 te building; fully-insured.
At Fraukferd, Ky., the Island Mill
prepei ty of A. G. Butler was burned en
Wednesday morning. The less is $15,
000; insurance, $5,000. Hall fc Lincoln
lest 100,000 feet of lumber.
The works of the National horse-nail
cempancy, at Vergennes, Yt., were burned
yesterday, including the rolling-mill and
workshop, The less is $25,000, and the
insurance $19,000.
Fire was discovered early yesterday
morning in Neely and Hanbolten's grain
elevator, at Chicago. About 800,000
bushels of grain were in all of the bins,
hut only 110,000 bushels of corn were
injured, and that quantity was injured by
water. Insurance men say that while the
insurance aggregated $413,000, the less is
comparatively small, being only $10,000 or
$15,000, and that the buildings are nearly
unharmed. The friction of the belts
started the flames.
MUlCDEK AND SUICIDE.
A itlurderer'rf Mether Commits dululde.
Mrs. Ben jam iu Chadbourne, wife and
mother of the convicted murderers of
Alvin Watsen, at Parkham, Me., commit
ted suicide by poison. She had bceu sus
pected of complicity in the crime but made
no revelations.
Charley King, a Chinaman, was hauged
at Wiuncmucca, Nev., yesterday for the
murder of Ah Lick, a fellow countryman,
last May. On the scaffold he claimed te
have acted iu self defense, aud alleged
that six hundred dollars had been paid te
bribe witnesses te swear falsely.
A special dispatch from Ccttinje te the
Vienna Press says that uews has reached
there that Mr. Siillman, correspondent of
the Louden Times, has been murdered by
a party of Arnauts, near Ipck, in Albania.
Mr Stillmau was formerly American cou ceu
sui at Crete.
Justus Keehler, manager of the New
Yerk office of the Hamburg-Magdeburg
fire insurance company, shot himself in
the mouth while riding in a cab in Central
park. The ball penetrated the brain,
causing immediate death. His habits
were excellent, his accounts are said te be
iu geed order, he steed well in society
and as a business man, and his friends
cannot account, for his suicide, except en
the supposition that he became suddenly
insane.
Last spring the body of Christopher
Schetrempft was brought from Pueblo,
Colerado,, and buried at Rough and Ready,
Bedford county, this state. Several
mouths afterward it was reported iu the
newspapers that there were suspicions
that Schetrenipft had been murdered by a
raau named Themas W. Mullenix, of
Pueblo. The latter protested his inno
cence, aud insisted upon having the body
exhumed at his ewu expense. The disin
terment took place yesterday, iu the pres
ence of Sheriff Enfield, Dr. Ivirke and
ethers, aud no marks were found upon the
body.
ICA1LKDAU NOTES.
The Perllsef Dally Trawl.
Thaddcus Fex, of Camden, a brakemau
en the Pennsylvania railroad, was killed by
falling from a train, at East Newark.
A passenger train slewing up near Tene
Haute was bearded by tramps, who tried
te capture the baggagecar. They wcre
ejected ; three of them were found te be
men released from jail this morning. The
baggage-master was badly bruised.
In the superior court at New Yerk
William II. Papham recovered a verdict of
$10,500 against the - Twenty-third-street
railroad company, one of the cars of that
line having collided with a Sixth-avenuc
car, and the broken glass penetrating
Papham's eye, injured him severely.
A freight train en the Louisville short
line was thrown from the track near
Eagle Tunnel, Kentucky, and the engineer,
named Stenferd, was crushed beneath the
engine. He was still alive after lying six
hours under the engine, but cannot recov
er. The passeuger train from New Yerk ou
the Central railroad of New Jersey struck
three unknown Hungarians. Twe of them
were instantly killed aud the ether was
fatally injured. They had but recently
arrived in this country, and were making
their way te the coal lvgiens en feet.
OUITUAKY.
llertliuld Anerbach, Novelist.
Bcrtheld Auerbach, the celebrated Ger
man novelist, died at Cannes yesterday.
He was a native of Herdstetten. in Wur
temhurg, where he was born February 29,
1812. He studied at Tubingen, Munich
and Berlin, devoting his energy te theolo
gy, philosophy, history and jurisprudence.
Iu his earliest writings he treated of Juda
ism. His first historical novel, "Spino "Spine
za," in 1837, was en that subject. In
1841 he published a German trans
lation or Spineza's works, with a bio
graphical preface. Iu his later novels he
dealt with German village life. His "Black
Ferest Village Talcs " are full of poetical
descriptions and philosophical reflections.
Among hi3 novels are " Little Barefoot,"
which was written in 1856. but net trans
lated into English until 18CG ; "Jeseph in
the Snow," iu 1867, and " Edelweiss," in
1861. Perhaps the best known of his
novels te American readers was "On the
Heights." 1865. His novel "The Pro Pro
feseor's Lady " is regarded in Germany as
perhaps his most characteristic work. His
works have been translated into most of
the European languages. ' He has written
a tragedy, Andre Hefer, and a drama, Der
Wahlspruch, but they were net very sue
cessful. Since 1858 be has edited in Ber
lin a popular almanac, aud has resided
most of the time in that city. A complete
edition of bis works was published in 1871.
Auerbach was very popular among the
Americans in Berlin, and paid many atten
tions te these distinguished among them.
He made a beautiful oration at Bayard
Tayler's funeral in the German capital.
It is said bis death was hastened by grief
at the Judenhetz, he being an Israelite by
descent.
A liOUHLE SHOOTING CASE.
f A 'Washington Edltei and a Newspaper Cor
respondent inveiveu.
A most shocking sheeting affair occurred
at the office of the National Bepubliean in
Washington, last night.and A. M. Sotelde,
jr., formerly editor of that paper and re
cently correspondent of the San Francisce
Chronicle and Baltimore Times, received a
fatal wound. Several weeks age Mr. So Se So
teleo, in company with Cel. James Kccgan,
a dissipated person, visited a house of ill
repute iu the capital. Keegan struck one
of the females in the face, and Mr. Sotel Setel Sotel
eo retaliated by giving Keegan a tovere
beating. The latter, Sotelde claims, stele
from him a diamond pin, and he caused
Keegan te be arrested, at the same time
recovering hi3 property.
The case was settled, hut net te the
satisfaction of all the parties concerned,
and the Republican published a full ac
count of the disgraceful afTair. The re
sult of this publication was te destroy Mr.
Sotelde' s domestic relations, while it af
fected Keegan very little, he having no
family or intimate friends interested in his
conduct. Sotelde was clerk et the Senate
committee en railroads, of which Senater
Kellogg is chairman, and is bolieved that
the latter censured Sotelde very severely
for his conduct. Sotelde attributed the
animus of the publication in the Republi
can te Clarence Barten, its news editor,
who had for seme reason a spite against
him. Sotelde, who is a Venezuelan by
biith, and possessed of a very high temper
aud revengeful spirit, secured evidence
tending te show that Barten several years
age had committed forgery, and stolen
money belonging te a government em
ployee in Washington. The affray was pre
cipitated by a publication iu the Republi
can, accusing Sotelde of having attempted
te bribe one of the compositors in the
ofiice te disclose the author of the original
publication against Sotelde. The article
also threatened further disclosures damag
ing te Sotclde's character.
Between 0 and 10 o'clock last night,
while Mr. Clarence M.Barten, news edi
tor, aud Mr. Frank Cenger, business man
ager of the Republican, were alene in the
editorial room, Mr. Sotelde, and his
younger brother, Charles, entered and
took scats by the side of Mr. Barten.
According te the statement of Mr. Con Cen
ger, A. M. Sotelde, looking Mr. Barten
full iu the face, drew from his pocket a
paper or manuscript, which he requested
Mr. Barten te read. Mr. Barten inquired :
" Is that another of your statements ? "
Mr. Sotelde persisted iu his request that
Sir. Barten should read the paper, which
he finally did. After concluding the read
ing Mr. Barten informed Mr. Sotelde that
he must confer with Mr. Gerham (the
editor) en the subject, that he (Barten)
could net act in the matter, aud passed
the paper back, at the same time attempt
ing te rise from his chair, whereupon So Se So
teleo struck him, knocking him against
the table at which he had been sitting.
A scuffle ensued, in which a .student
lamp which was ou the tabic, was tilted
toward Mr. Cenger, who picked it up and
hastily left the room, whereupon three or
four pistol shots iu quick succession were
heard. When the alarm was first given
the compositors employed upon the fleer
above rushed into the hall and found Mr.
Barten iu the act of ejecting the younger
Sotelde from the editorial rooms. Twe of
the ferce at once seized Soltelde, upon Mr.
Barten calling out, "I am shot," and
after some resistance took him down te
the street aud turned him ever te the
police, aud by them ledged in the station
house. Mr. Barten was found te ha shot
twice, once in the neck and once iu the
left breast. Neither wound, however, is
thought te be serious. IIe was placed in
a carriage and diiven te his home en Capi Capi
eol hill, where Dr. Bliss seen attended
him.
It was net known for several minutes
that the elder Sotelde had been shot, but
soeu inquiry was raised : " Where is the
ether Sotelde '?" and one of the attaches
of the paper cutcring Mr. Barten's room
found Mr. Sotelde lying unconscious upon
the fleer with the bleed slowly oozing
from a bullet hole iu the back of his
neck.
Doctors were summoned, aud an
nounced that tbe unconscious man was
sinking fast aud could live hut a few
hours. About 10 o'clock he opened his
eyes, called for water and feebly moaned :
"Cut it eut: I can't move my hands."
Some whisky was put te his month, but
he refused it aud called for " pure
water," which was given him. Hi.' pulse
aud breathing became stronger, and the
doctors decided te have him removed te
the hospital, which was done about 11
o'clock. The physicians concurred in'thc
opinion that he could live but a few hours,
and might die withiu a few minutes. The
ball entered the back of the neck, shat
tered the vertebra) in its course and
ledged iu the threat, inflicting a uecossar uecessar
ily mortal wound.
Mr. Frank B. Cenger was the only
person besides the three actors in this
tragedy who witnessed any part of it, and
he did uet see the crisis. Charles Sotelde
was ledged iu the station house, and no
ene was allowed te receive his statement.
Mr. Barten declined te receive any callers
except Mr. Gerham, se that his story of
the sheeting could net be learned. There
seems te be no cause te doubt that Charles
Sotelde shot Mr. Barten, but whether
Barten shot the elder Sotelde or whether
the latter received a shot from his broth
er's pistol, which was intended for Barten,
is involved in doubt. The latter theory is
stoutly maintained by the attaches of the
Republican.
tOKDIALLV SECONDED.
Anether Soldier In the War Against State
Stealings.
11. 1.. Dlil'culjach'j Clinten Democrat.
We most cordially second the sugges
tions of the Intelligence!:, and new give
fair notice that we will support no man
for senator or representee from this dis
trict who will uet pledge himself te de
what he cau te step these "state lar
cenies," net only by protesting and voting
against every one, but moving se te
amend the appropriation hills as
te cut them up by the roots
and feievcr obliterate them, and
by calling the veas and nays upon all pro pre
positions in which the stealings are in
volved. In the campaign of 1878 the
writer of this, with the assistance of Maj.
Ferstcr, new one of the editors of the
Centre Democrat, prepared elaborate
statistics exposing these thefts, had them
printed in the papers, and sent condensed
tables convenient for use te all the
stump speakers we could reach.
Fer a time the feature premised te
become prominent in the contest and te
have marked influence, but Cel. Quay and
the Republican leaders were adroit enough
te adept issues in reference te federal finan
cial measures and the Democratic orators
were feels enough (generally) te drop
their own and accept the Rebublican gage
of battle. This 'year we hope te see the
state larcenies made a prominent issue
by the Democratic leaders, orators and
newspapers, and also hope they will net
again permit themselves te be driven
from it. The same sort of 'federal issues
ought at the same time be made and
driven home te the heart of every voter.
If the people mean te sustain thieves let
them knew, at least, who the thieves are.
It is for such reasons as these that we
Bave urged the selection of a bold, aggres
sive, fighting candidate for governor, of
abundant ability and knowledge. With
such a candidate and upon such issues
fully exposed the Democracy can and must
win.
Changing Political Issue.
Only the ether day the Senate saw Mr.
Vest, df Missouri, aud Mr. Maxey, of
Texas, both veterans of the lebel army,
warmly defending t'e arrears of pensions
bill en the ground that no amount of
money is tee much for the nation te pay
te these who have suffered in its defense.
The same day in the Heuse an Indiana
Democrat hotly assailed the new appor
tionment bill because it " robbed Flerida
of a member for the benefit of
Pennsylvania aud a high protective
tariff". " A few days before Mr.
Bayard in the Senate had opposed
Mr. Bcek and supported Mr. Mor Mer
rill upon the question of the tariff com
mission, while Mr. Morgan, of Alabama,
had joined Mr. Sherman in opposing that
commission. Iu the Heuse Mr. Harden
bergh, Democrat, joined the Republicans
of the banking and currency committee in
supportefthe renewal of the national bank
charters, while ether Republicans had op
posed it. Less than two years age, a
prominent New Yerk politician a very
shrewd one as politicians go predicted
that thcre would net be any dis
cussieu of tariff or finauce worth notic
ing while Ben Hill was in the Senate and
Mr. Blaine was still living te stir him up.
But Mr. Hill is devoting his energies te
prove thai Mr Windem had no right te
continue the 5 per cent bends at !U per
cent, aud Mr. Blaine is absorbed in
advertising his brilliant scheme for a con
federacy of the United States of both
Americas.
FATAL EXPLOSIONS.
Force of Steam and Powder.
One man was killed and seven were in
jured by an explosion iu Lamp's brewery,
at St. Leuis.
A boiler in the Kirkbam mill, at Doc Dec Doc
tertown, Georgia, burst, killing Da7id
Mitchell and scalding six ethers.
Timethy Scannell was killed and Wm.
Gleasen dangerously injured by a prema
ture blast in a quarry at Flen's Falls,
New Yerk.
By the explosion of a quantity of giaut
powder in a railroad rock ut, at Corn
wall, New Yerk, B. F. Cushman, of New
Yerk city, and Hilmar A. Teller, a Nor
wegian laborer, were killed. Anether man
was injured, hut net fatally.
Sleep-Walking en a Train.
As a train was nearing Wooster, Ohie, a
little girl arose in her sleep, walked out of
the deer, and, before any one could reach
her, fell between the cars upeu the track.
The train was stepped immediately and
the conductor hurried back aud found the
child stumbling along the track. Her
clothes were badly tern and -the back of
her head was cut and bruised. She had
net wakened from her sleep, ami did net
wake until after her return te her parents
ou the train.
LOCALlKfilllliENCE.
COKONElt'S INQUEST.
James Alurpny Dies of Hi Injuries.
James Murphy, who had both legs cut
off, an arm broken aud sustained ether
injuries, as was reported in yesterday's
Intelligence died at the county hos
pital last evening about 8 o'clock. Coro Core
ner Shifter was notified, and this morning,
accompanied by his physician. Dr. Comp Cemp Comp
ten, and a jury, visited the hospital aud
held an inquest. The jury was as follews:
Elijah Huut, Jehn Haines, Charles
Heward, Jehn Derfer, William De
vine aud C.C. Carpenter. After viewing
the remains aud hearing evidence the jury
rendered a verdict that the said James
Murphy came te his death from iujm ics
received en the Pennsylvania railroad, his
legs being crushed and he bshig injured
internally.
It is said the deceased has a brother,
named Frauk Murphy, employed in the
Alteena iron works, aud that at the time
of the accident te deceased he was en his
way te visit him. The brother has been
notified of his death.
The Setip Fund Concert.
Our charitably disposed citizens will,
wc trust, net forget the concert te be
given in the court house next Tuesday
evening, the proceeds of which are te be
devoted te the worthy cause of alleviating
the sufferings of the peer. The soup fund
deserves the support and encouragement
of all, and as the money is beginning te
run low, the present affords an opportu
nity of helping te build it up and at the
same time enjoying a delightful entertain
ment. Woodward's Continental Vocalists
cemprise a quartet of some of our best
home talent, and their generous response
te Mayer MacGonigle's request for their
services iu aid of the soup fuud deserves te
be emphasized by our citizens in crowding
the court house next Tuesday night.
Pulling Down the Wulls.
This morning while a large force
of workmen wcre engaged in clearing
away the debris of the old Inquirer printing
house, recently destroyed by lire, a brisk
breeze sprang up and the tottering walls
shook perceptibly, considerable quantities
of broken brick and mortar falling among
the men, who beat a hasty retreat from
their dangerous position. Leng ladders
were procured and a heavy cable was
thrown through an opening high up in
the north wall. The cable was then
pulled upon by a strong ferce of men
andthe wall was pulled down, falling into
the ruins. This left the tall stack at the
northeast corner of the building standing
almost alone. A ladder was procured and
a courageous workman carrying a cable
mounted te the top. Then leaving the
ladder he swnng himself into the upper
branches of a large tree adjoining the
ruins and swung one end of the cable
around a projection of the stack, some
sixty feet from the ground. Thirty or
forty men then seized the cable, and pull
ing steadily upon it, succeeded in pulling
it down. It fell with a great crash into
the basement of the burned building. The
only dangerous part of the structure new
standing is the front wall, and nothing
less than a gale is likely to.blew it down.
Slight Fire.
Last evening ".between 5 and 6 o'clock
thcre was a slight fire in one of tly) weav
ing rooms of Ne. 3 cotton mill. A spark
from some source set fire te some loose
cotton which instantly flared up rather
threateningly. It was however put out
without causing a general alarm.
This morning about 1 o'clock there
was an alarm of fire struck upon the
Washington fire company's bell. It is
said te have been struck by a policemen,
but there appears te have been no occa
sion for it.
Lyceum Entertalnuieut.
Last evening a very pleasant entertain
ment was given at the Pequea Vallev
school house by the members of the
Pequea lyceum. The programme con
sisted of dialogues, recitations and vocal
music, and the several participants ac
quitted themselves very creditably indeed.
A marked feature of the entertainment
was the vocal music rendered by Mrs.
Mylin, of Philadelphia. The audience
was large, considering the very disagree
able condition of the weather.
Lest His Papers.
Geerge Myers, of this city, who was dis
abled by an accident some time age, and
since unable te work, lest a paper which
contained the names of a number of per
sons who bad agreed te make contribu
tions towards his support. He desires te
caution the public in reference te the
matte, se that the public may net pay
the subscriptions te any unauthorized
person.
EXCEEDING FRAN K N ESi
Some or .Mr. Buchanan Views Thirty Vturs
Age.
Ferney's Progress
Iu the subjoined letter te Mr. Ferney,
Mr. Buchanan spoke with exceeding frauk
.r.css :
Wheatland, sear Lancastek,
15th December, 1852.
My De.hi Sin : I am surely becoming
au old fogy and have get far behind the
rapid march of the age. One event fol fel
lows another in such quick succession
that I rub my eyes in confusion and ask
myself if I am awake. I shall enumerate
seme of the wonders which are passing
before me. "
Aud 1. General Scott, just alter his as
tounding defeat by the Americau Dcmoe
racy, is te be raised te the same level
with the father of his country by his ap
pointment as lieutenant general. And
this result te the Democratic masses is te
be inflicted upon them by their own rep
resentatives in a spirit of noble liberality.
Who cares for the people ? General Jacob
Brown, of Pennsylvania, aye, of Pennsyl
vania, aud therefore forgotten, was almost
as much the here of the war of 1812, in the
North as Gen. Jacksen in the Seuth. It
was him who first turned the
tide of victory in our favor at
Ogdeusburg, at Sackett's Harber, at Chip
pewa, at Lnndy's Lane, and above all at
the sertie from Fert Erie, which was next
te the battle of the 8th January ; and yet
his subordiuate, who was present at two of
these battles, Chippewa and Lundy's Lane,
and, I admit, fought bravely, has no doubt
appropriated te himself all the honors.
Never shall I forget the impression made
upon Mr. Polk's cabinet by General Scott's
conduct after the battle or Cerre Gorde in
dismissing his volunteers, and lemaiuiug
se long inactive at Pueblo. Had General
Jacksen or old Jacob Brown been thcre iu
command, the American army would have
been in the halls of the Meutczumas in
ten days after that battle. The true his
tery of the Mexican war remains yet te be
written. But the rank of lieutenant
general eeuferrcd by a Democratic Cen
gicss will cover all Scott's shortcomings,
aud this iuderscment would make him
president four years hence, if he had any
practical wisdom te use it discreetly, it
may de se in spite of himself.
2. The cL'rgy have made Daniel Web
ster a saint ; and I presume that yesterday
a Democratic Senate, with General Cass
at their head, have canonized him as a
patriot. New, te myself, with my old
fashioned notions, this appears passing
strange. I have been in a delusion all my
life. SuclT things are of evil example".
They confound political virtue with politi
cal and personal, I shall net say what. I
helicve it was the ancient Egyptians who
refused the honors of sepulchre te their
departed kings, until the actions of their
life had undergone the severest scrutiny.
If such a tribunal were established for
Webster, and I were summoned as a wit
ness before it I could tell tales, shades of
General Jacksen ! but I shall say no mere.
8. The PennSglvanian, the organ of the
Democracy, is out in favor of the election
of Bickell for the fourth time as state
treasurer. Supple tool of Cameren as lie
is, and a politician of the Schuylkill county
school, we shall be in a beautiful position
at Harrisburg te have such a pair of wor
thies there, the ene as treasurer of the state,
and the ether as our "worthy governer's''
secretary of state, with Diffeubacb and Hall
as his tight hand men. But the three-year
rule must be departed from against his ewu
declarations when he was last elected ou
account of Bickell's transcendent merits.
Neither the governor nor the secretary of
state can spare his services. But 4th, te cap U
the climax, and bring up the biggest gun
last, the lien. Richard McAllister must be
made Governer of Minnesota. This is a
sublime object and worthy the efforts of
hope. A new people must he tendered
worthy te be placed in the glorious galaxy
of American States, and what patriot ai.it
statesman can be compared with the Hen.
Richard McAllister in directing them en
the paths of political virtue and honor '
His conscience is tee tender te permit him
te fellow even the Democracy of the cenn
try wheu they de wrong. When incor
ruptible Kunkcl was the candidate of the
Whigs, he did net hesitate for a
moment te support him against the
Democratic candiate, and thus offered
his party a willing sacrifice te his
high principles, even at the expense of
losing the senate, be tender was his con
science that he combined with that para
gon of perfection General Cameren te
defeat Judge Campbell rather than see a
vile papist, a worshipper of the where of
Babylon, promoted te a high judicial sta
tien. And when that scamp Buchanan,
the old Federalist, the ten-cent candidate
for the presidency, had deluded the De
mecracy of Pennsylvania aud induced
au immense majority of them te nom
inate him for that elevated station, he
did net yield for a moment te this
eutrage ; but in company with the re
newncd Phil. Dougherty and Wilsen
Rciily, the partner of the illustrious Mc
Lauahan, boldly and manfully protested
against the will of the majority. He
ought te have been brought forward for a
seat in the cabinet, and doubtless would
have been, but for the pretension of Frank
Hughes, who is an eltler but net a better
soldier. His appointment will enable em
worthy governor te reward the merits and
services either of Diffenbach or Charles
M. Hall, of Schuylkill, also protester, both
new distinguished employees iu the de
partment of state. ft will be a difficult
task, however, for the governor te decide J
between these worthies ; and if au out '
sider is te be elevated, Pennsylvania has
still jewels left in Penniman aud Garvin,
and a host of ether worthies.
Having a leisure moment this morning,
I thought I would amuse you with some
of the speculations of a retired politician.
I regret that B. B. French is net in out
state what an acquisition he would be '
Believe me ever te be your friend,
James Buchanan.
Supper te Mr. rerdney.
Last eveninir the members of the
Empire hook and ladder company, gave
a supper te W. J. Fordney at Copland's
hotel. Mr. Fordney is a member of the
Empire, aud before he left this city he
resigned the position of chief engineer of
tbc lire department. About thirty mem
bers of the Empire were present at the
supper. The tables were filled with geed
things, and every one enjoyed himself.
During the evening Mr Fordney made a
speech thanking the members of the com
pany for the compliment te him. He
spoke of the different places he had been
from the time he left this city, when the
Empire accompanied him te the train,
but he thought en the face of the whole
earth, there was no place, better than
Lancaster. Speeches were also made by
Chief Engineer Hewell and A. S. Edwards
and songs were sung by ether members
of the company. The meeting broke up
at a late hour, every eue present had a
fine time, anil the supper was voted a
success.
A Mournful incident.
Rev. Dr. Mitchell has been called te
Philadelphia te officiate at the funeral of a
former parishioner. The deceased, a young
lady, was until a few days age in the
bloom of health and expecting shortly te
be a bride. She was attacked with typhoid
pneumonia en last Monday, and died en
Wednesday. The mother of the young
lady is at present very low with the same
dread dfecase.
- Oeldsn Weeding.
Mr. aud Mrs. Themas McElrath, who
formerly lived at Hardwicke, near this
city, late the residence of Captain James
Wiley, celebrated their golden wedding in
New Yerk last evening.