LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14 1882;
Eanrasts? tntclHgmccr.
TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 14, 1B82.
A Plain Issue.
The review of Mayer MacGeuigle's
administration of municipal matters,
which we print en our first page te-day,
and the sharp contrasts which it pre
sents with that of his predecessor, who
is new his competitor, leaves no room
for dispute as te which of these men and
methods ought te be entrusted witli the
executive direction of the city. "Were
either of them au untried man his
friends and supporters might in a negative
way claim some virtues for him, which
pretension could neither be gain said nor
proved. Rut they have had equal oppor
tunity te exhibit whatever talent and
capacity they have for the discharge of
the duties of this eflice or mayor and
their records are before the people for
their examination and decision. Upen
a comparison of these Mayer MacGeni
gle can afford te submit
t: his fellow citizens. He
played his eminent fitness
place, as conspicuously as
the c:ise
ha.i ilis-
for this
ex-Mayer
Stauffer has displayed his eminent unfit
ness. The two mayors were exactly op
posite in their views, their methods and
iu the tendencies of their administra
tions. Mayer MacGeniglu from the out
Sit has checked the looseness, the ex
travagance, the recklessness and the
illegal modes of procedure which pre
vailed miller .Stauffer, and te which in
the main was due an increase in the
city's debt under him of two hundred
thousand dollars a mortgage en every
feet of real estate, an increase upon the
burden of every renter in the city. Te
check these practices and te pay off a
floating debt of $30,000 left by the
Stauffer adminislialien, taxed all the en
ergies of Mayer MacGeuigle's earlier ad
ministration. Despite these, however,
and the recklessness of a later wasteful
street committee, tlie present adminis
tration has reduced the permanent debt
ever 813,000, the first reduction since
18C!i, cut down the. rate of interest en the
whole, besides making many permanent
improvements which show for the money
spent, l'eeple who want mere city debt,
higher taxes and higher rents, will vote
for Stauffer. These who believe in hon hen
est,economical and efficient city govern
ment will vote for MacGenigle. That
is the issue.
The City Tax Kale.
With his characteristic ignorance of
municipal affairs or in the exercise of
what the Examinir calls a " facility for
lying,' the Republican candidate for
mayor i trying te make capital for him
self am) his parly out of the fact that
the city tax is new nine mills. If lie
knows anything he knows that instead
of Mayer MacGenigle being in any de
gree responsible for this it is te him the
taxpayers ewe it that this tax is net
twelve or fifteen mills. By a reckless and
extravagant street committee, against
whose overdrawing of their appropria
tion Mayer MacGenigle again and again
protested, a floating debt of 820,000 was
incline;!, which, by reason of the rapid
increase of the city debt under Stauffer.
had te be paid by special taxation.
Had the mayor net appealed te the court
and obtained au injunction against this
street committee, thellealingdebt might
have been S50,000, and the tax much
higher than it is. Under Mayer Staf
fer's administration he never inter
posed any obstruction te such reck
lessness or misgovernment. He allowed
one committee after the ether te exceed .
its appropriation, and was cheek by jowl
with the ringsters, who are new clam
oring for his re-election. livery ye: r
there was a deficiency and floating debts
were piled en the bended debt, until in
four years there had been an increase of
two hundred thousand dollars an aver
age burden of nearly seventeen mills te
every dollar of the taxable property in
the city. He left a legacy of 830,000,
which Mayer MacGeuigle's administra
tion had te pay, and although it has paid
this, and paid the sji),000 ll Kiting debt
incurred by aa extravagant Repub
lican street committee, and made many
'very valuable permanent improvements,
at the close of its four years, instead of
having 3100,000 increase in 11:" bended
debt and S,'i0,000 floating debt, like.Stauf
fer's, there isne floating di-bt at all, but
a very large increase iu thesinkiugfund.
The different modes of administration
show a difference of favor of MacGeni
gle's administration amounting te at
least 8225,000 every man in town is
richer for it, taxeslewer, rents lower and
real estate less burdened.
WiiKiV the " accidental" editor who
crawled upon the tripod of Saturday's
JUxanUiier had been booted from that sta
tion, and some reason and decency were
installed in his stead, the tone of the
paper changed with the change of edi
tors. Of the IXTELi.ieEXfiiit, which,
en Saturday, the Examiiier said was
guilty of ' malicious" and " shame
less" libel, the Examiner of Monday
says : " We de net think our contempo
rary, the IXTELr.uiEXCEK, would will
ingly libel any one." "We are quite ready
te accept the mere mature judgment of
our contemporary as its settled opinion
in this matter ; as some of its ether
readers are ready te agree with its Mon
day editor that " Annie Eva Fay is a
charlatan of the most pronounced type,"
though the Saturday editor declared that
" if one were te judge from innumerable
criticisms and the reported investiga
tions of scientific men, Mis3 Fay must
be the most wonderful spiritualist of the
age." In fact if the Eraminrr lives
long enough it will find out that "the
manner in which, " accidental' editors
like " spirits"" manifest themselves
through se called mediums, are worse
than asses."
Ai.dekmkx Baku and Spurrier are
Htauffer's chief fuglemen. Last year
they drew from the county treasury for J
dismissed cases mostly el a trivial
character nearly five thousand dollars.
If they could elect a mayor and appoint
a police force te suit them, they might
make ten thousand dollars a year. Their
methods have been repeatedly condemn
ed by courts and grand juries. Hut un
der Stauffer they would flourish as never
befete s.e !.'i a i r a l.nriiis.i.i'in.t, j
and these beneficiaries of multiplied
cases would wax fat at the cost of the
taxpayers. Are they prepared for it?
Ix the death of Abraham Peters this
county loses one of its eldest, most re
spected and most characteristic citizens.
He belonged te a generation which has
few survivors, but the exemplary virtues
of him and his contemporaries ought
te long exercise a potent influence. Of
far mere than average natural intelli
gence, without any special educational
advantages himself, he . was the warm
friend cf popular education and did
much te promote it. As a citizen his
hand, his heart and his purse were at the
command of every geed public interest ;
and no one In hi3 day was mere earnest
in the support of these principles which
alone can give virtue te the common
wealth and moral and material prosper
ity te its people. He lived te an honored
old age and dies with the res; ect of all
his fellow citizens.
The Utica Obsicrver says that probably
fifteen cultivated people read the account
of the piize light where one read with in
terest the account of Oscar Wilde's lec
ture. Georel Smuts, in au interview uu the
subject of the gubernatorial nomination
of the Republican party, says he is net a
candidate ami would net accept the nomi
nation en any condition. Ex-Senater R.
P. Allen, of Willianispert, who has been
suggested for the Democratic nomination
for governor, says he i.s net entitled te the
nomination and is net a candidate.
A ''Taxi'ayeu.'" who is opposed te the
proposed plan of increasing our wafer fa
cilitie?, calls for some information which
doubtless the water department will be
glad te supply Our correspondent cer
tainly errs iu estimating that the most of
the proposed expenditure is te he for new
mains. We. understand that a new pump
is the main object, of cost .
In a forei'ele CLwnmunicatiei:, printed en
our fourth page te-day, ex-County Com
missioner Rebert Montgomery returns te
the discussion of the county finances. If,
as he says, the surplus new en hand in the
treasury is much mere than is needed for
the expenses of the county duriug the bal
ance of the fiscal year anil may be carried
ever te meet next year's expenses, the
reasons for an increased tax levy aie .still
less weighty thah they previously seemed
te be. Mr. .Montgomery disposes of some
of his personal ciitics iu a style that shows
that he is net. te be deterred iiem his
prosecution of what he believes te he a
public duty by blackmailing threats. The
communication as a whele is 'mighty iu
tcie.stiu' lca.liu'," and will bear further
inspection and future review.
Rv order of Seeretaiy Fulger, General
II. M. Curtis's connection with the tieaury
department as expert in charge of the ex
amination of commission charges in the
Southern district of New Yeilc will cease
en the 23th instant. He is permitted te
icinain iu office until that date te enable
him te put in order the business lie has en
hand. Tlie complaints tiled in the treas
ury department by the Civil Service Re
form association, charging him with
using his position te collect political as
sessments iu defiance el tlie law en that
subject, have been refeued by Secretary
Felger te United States District Attorney
Stewait L. Woodferd fei action. The
progress of the ease will be watched with
special inteiest.
B.i.riMeitr. has a high imputation for
the beauty of her women. ' We live
" !
tne zone 01 neauiy, says the American,
' and whatever is beautiful in the diverse
races of men reaches its ultimate perfec- j
ttea in this latitude. In fact, ugliness
can't stand this climate. It has get
te die out or emigrate. It is tine f.i.it
there are some stiengly marked families
who held out wonderfully against the
beautifying influences of the climate and
nurture, but these are exceptional." The
wiitcr confesses, however, that the basis
of Baltiiueic beauty i.s imported, for he
adds : ' It is easy te find iu this city the
liuest examples of true Celtie Irish beauty.
the fairest blonde Haxens and Norse
type, the Nertnau-i'rcnch type ami the
Italian and Spanish brunettes. Semu of
fie most beautiful examples of the He-
lnew type that the weild can ahew are
found in this city."
.k. coKuusreNUKXT wants te icnuvv
" what steps, if any, are being taken by
the citizens el Lancaster te locate the
Lewis steel works iu this city." He asks:
" Why net call a public meeting and have
a committee of citizens favorable te the
enterprise appointed te take charge of its
iutcrcsts and push it 011 ? It ought net
te fail for want of an organized effort te
make it successful.' Ne project of leeat
iug industrial works here ought te fail
as some have failed before because of a
lack of liberal encouragement from enr
citizens. But it must be remembered that
the projectors of these Lewis steel works
have net as yet offered our citizens a defin
ite, practical preposition. They want
twenty acres of ground and $125,003 of
capital stock subscriptions, and will sup
ply whatever ehe i.s needed. Rut they
have no-, yet submitted an estimate of
what that balance is te be, uer the guar
antees that it will be forthcoming. When
they de this our citizens should lese no
time in duly considering their proposi preposi
tion. PERSONAL.
Bret Haute' s seu is fitting himself for
the stage, and will join the company of
Mr. Jehn McCullough.
The 73d birthday of Abraham Lincoln
was ecloerated in New Yerk last evening
by a banquet of the Lincoln club. Speeches
were made by General Grant, Emery A.
Sterrs, Governer Cernell and ethers.
Justice Field, of the supreme court of
the United States, gave a birthday ban.
quet iu Washington last evening, te his
brother, David Dudley Field, who has
new entered upon his 78th year. A dis
tinguished company was present.
"Gail Hamilton" is described as
" prodding" Oscar Wilde, when he was ;
presented te her, with the direct inquiry,
"Hew long is this jeke te last?" Its
directness staggered Mr. Wilde, and, after
a stare of blank amazement, he replied,
with an interrogatory In every letter :
"Jeke:' It is my lire."
Wii.iiAM CenwaYj Democratic candi-
date for common council in the Fifth
ward, Philadelphia, has withdrawn from
the canvas by reason of ill health, and S.
Davis Page, esq., has consented te allow
his name te go before the convention as a
candidate. It is thought that the conven
tion will meet this evening.
Wii.li.ym T. Creasdale, founder and
editor in chief of the the Wilmington,
Delaware, Every Eceniny, has gene le
Baltimore te assume editorial charge of a
Democratic newspaper, soeu te supersede
the Baltimore Gazette. Mr. Creasdale
will retain his pecuniary interest in Every
Eceniny. He will be succeeded in the
management of that paper by Mr. . H.
Yallandighani, and it will remain inde
pendent iu politics as heretofore.
TflK WATER WOKKS IMPROVEMENTS.
Seme Suggestions and Inquiries.
Editors Intelligencer : I observed
in the Examiner of last week a communi
cation from Mr. Kitch, the superintendent
of the water works, in which he informs
us of the length and location of the main
which councils propose te lay, should the
taxpayers approve of it by their votes en
next. Tuesday. New, if I understand this
communication correctly, the laying of
this main for eight or nine squaies is only
the beginning of a policy of encircling all
the high points of the city with a large
main and when this is completed, thou a
larger main will be laid through the centre
of the city. New if this partial improve
ment of eight or nine squares in length is
estimated te cost between $05,000
and $70,000, it will certainly net
be tee high te estimate the cost
of this gigautic improvement at $300,000.
With our present high taxes and
the high price of iron, had the taxpayers
better net vote against this project, and
get councils cither te increase the size of
the present basins by widening the em
bankments and making them six or eight
feet higher.er erecting a stand pipe ? If the
former plan should be found difficult or
tee expensive, then let us have a stand
pipe. This will net cost mere thau $9,000
or $10,000, and will give the taxpayers a
sufficient supply of water in the highest
points of the city. 1 have been informed
by a practical engineer that if councils
should either enlarge the storage capaeity
of the reserveiis, or erect a stand pipe,
either plan would furnish au abuudauce of
water te all points of the city.
A T.YXl'AVF.K.
Miudameutal DlHurenecs.
New Verl: Sun.
Mr. Jeffersen's remarks prefatory te the
Anas, written twenty-flve years after the
Auas themselves, arc full of interest. "A
short review of the facts," he says, " will
show that the contests of that day were
ceutests of principle between the advocates
of lepuhlican and these of kiugly govern
ment ; and that had net the former made
the efforts they did, our government
would have been, even at this early day,
a very different tliiug from what the suc
cessful issu3 of tnose efferts has made it."
The Anas weicMr. Jeffersen's record of
the eccuircnces in and about the "Wash
ington administration. They show the
real, unvarnished opinions of the states
men of that day upon vital questions, and
narrate the conflicts out of which arose
the parties which subsequently divided
the country one of which, the Demo
cratic, still endures, while the ether has
shifted its name, but net its essential
doctrines, many times. But the germ or
beginning of every political controversy
that has ever shaken the republic, from
the inauguration of Washington te the
piescnt time, may be found in these narra
tions of the first secretary of state ; and
elsewhere, iu the official papers submitted
by the respective leaders, Jeffersen and
Hamilton, aic elaborated the divergent
views of fundamental principles upon
winch parties have since steed and leugbr,
! and indefid. nrn likfilvr t.i stand and ficrht.
se long as the Constitution of 1787 shall
j
It was, however, pretty clearly the epin-
ion of Jeffersen, as it has been of nearly
all his followers, that the absolute triumph
of the Federalists would put a practical
end te political parties The leaders of
the Federal party then avowed openly, as
the leaders of the Grant party have since
done, although with mere caution,
their purpese te chauge the gov
ernment, se as te make it ' stronger" as
against the common people. Hamilton's
demand for a " distinct and permaueut
share of authority" te be given te wealth
as such, was plainly reiterated by the
Grant conspirators in the preliminaries te
the Chicago convention. Such a change
would seen be followed by an hereditary
tenure of many officers, by a ruthless use
of the power of taxation for the further
um " je lerranme iew, ey me
llillinlr 111 rtATT litim nnrl Iter In Mn mnviAi
! nopely in every form and by large navies
and standing armies. What, under such
i circumstances, would be the opposition or
Democratic party. It could scarcely be
anythiug but a conspiracy against over
whelming power, with no hope of success
except in revolution. Meanwhile the con
dition of the people would be what It has
becu iu all ages and all countries where,
instead of making their rulers servants,
they suffered them te make themselves
niasteis.
au Invented Judicial Muddle.
iMiiluttelnlila TiniC3.
It is evident that copies of the new con
stitution are scarce iu Lebanon county, or
the few -who have read the new fund
amental law seem te have forgotten it.
On no ether assumption could the inven
tion of a judicial muddle, because of the
resignation of Judge Hendersen, be ex
plained. The Lebanon limes gravely
discusses the question as one likely te
cause infinite embarrassment in the issuing
of writs and the administration of justice,
as both Judges Simonton and McPherson
arc asseciate law judges.
The constitution provides for the con
tingency net only iu ene section, but iu
several sections, and any average layman
could understand at a glance, that if the
president judgeship happened te be vacated
a dozen times a year, or cven a dozen times
a mouth, " the judge of such court learned
in the law and eldest iu commission shall
be president judge thereof." This pro pre
vision expressly applies te "any president
judge of any court of common pleas," and
it is indefinite as te time in its operation.
When Judge Pearson retired Judge
Hcnderaeu did net merely become presi
dent judge by virtue of his office, but he
was commissioned president judge ; and
in like manner Associate Law Judge Sim
onton, being the eldest judge in commis
sion learned in the law, will be, or has
becu, commissioned as president judge.
If he should die or resign. Judge McPher
son would succeed him by commission as
president judge, and se en indefinitely.
There has net been, and can't be even for
a day, two associate law judges iu the
Dauphin and Lebanon district.
Twe Criminals Dig Out of Jail.
In Ithaca, N. T., two miner criminals
named Coen and Hanshaw, dug eat of the
jail. This is the second delivery within a
month, and one nearly successful attempt
te dig out was discovered a fortnight age,
just in time te prevent a wholcsale escape
of piiseners.
TDE NEWS.
RESUME OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Calamity and Vnme Notable Necrology
Fire unci Floed Matters of Moment.
The winter cruising of the revenue cut
ters has been very successful this season.
Up te the end of January mere than eighty
vessels were assisted by them en our
coast.
As a result of recent exposures of the
mauagvment of certain " charitable and
educational institutions," a society for the
prevention of cruelty te children has been
formed in Montreal.
Governer McEnery, of Louisiana, denies
that there is any destitution in the north
ern section of that state, certainly none
beyend the ability of the local authorities
te relieve.
Governer Cernell, of Ner Yerk, yes
day issued a proclamation declaring the
town of Greenwood, in Steuben county, in
a state of insurrection, and warning these
who are resisting the collection of taxes
therein te disperse.
Ralph J. Jewell, a prominent merchau t
of Adrian, Michigan, has been arrested for
alleged complicity iu the fraudulent issne
of bends by Mayer Navin, of that city.
Nothing is yet known of Navin's wherea
bouts. An immense tract of land set aside by
the state of Texas te pay for the erection
of a new state house has been transferred
te Abncr Tayler. C. B. Farwell and Jehn
V. Farwell, of Chicago, and A. C. Bab
cock, of Canten, Illinois. The tract of
land is in the northwest corner of the
state, and the survey extends south from
the Indian territory a distance of 107
miles, with an average width of 27 miies.
Twe railways are already projected
through that section. .
Calamity nnd Crluie.
The levee at Tretter's Landing, opposite
Helena, Arkansas, is broken, but as yet no
serious damage is reported.
Mrs. Doty and Mrs. Scunctt were killed
while walking en the Bce Line railroad,
near Indianapolis, last evening.
The bark Scotland, which arrived at
New Yerk, yesterday, from Liverpool, test
two seamen overboard during the voyage.
Alphensede Bardy, 04 years of age,
foreman of a French newspaper offee in
Glen's Falls, New Yerk, shot himself
dead yesterday morning because a young
woman refused te marry him.
William Hageman, 23 years of age, was
drowned in a cistern at Seuth Ambey,
New Jersey, en Sunday night. Feul play
is suspected.
The Austrian bark Melchoir arrived at
Bosten yesterday, from Sagua, with the
crew of the scoener Stampede, from Jack
sonville for New Yerk, abaudeucd at sea.
One of the Stampede's men was lest,
another seriously injured.
A crevasse 300 feet long and 4 te 5 feet
deep is reported iu the Kemp levee, iu the
lower end of Tensas Parish, near Water
proof, Louisana. The levee is one of the
most important in the state, protecting a
very rich district.
Obituary Seu1.
Captain Jeseph K. Hycr, U. S. A., en
the retired list, died in Baltimore en Sun
day, of heart disease.
Edward D. Gale, a well known local
politician, of New Yerk, died yesterday of
heart disease, at his residence, in Jamaica,
Leng Island, aged 42 years.
uu inoeio cutier, a wen Known auiuer 01
school books, died in Louisville, Kentucky,
en Sunday night, aged 72 years. He was
born in Washingtonceunty, Pennsylvania.
A. I). Billings, a well known actor, died
yesterday in New Yerk from an overdose
of laudanum.
A Patal Ounnlug Accident.
Floyd Levis, colored, while gunning
near Sayvillc, L. I., with Lewis Lum Lum
berky, Edward Celeman and Isaac
Sprague.Iet his gun go off, sheeting Lum Lum
berky in the left lung, killing him in
stantly. The frightened boys proposed
committing suicide, and Celeman twice
attempted it.
XI10 (ircut UU lire.
The oil fire at Olean, New Yerk, near
the Pennsylvania line, is still burning, but
is confined te the three tanks reported
yesterday in flames. All apprehensions of
a further spread of the tire were relieved
yesterday afternoon, the precautionary
measures, including the drawing off of
sufficient quantity of oil by bombarding
the tanks, having proved sufficient. About
105,000 barrels of oil are destroyed, and
the less is estimated at $115,000, which
will be borne by a general average assess
ment en all persons having oil stored with
the United Pipe Lines.
A FAICMKII'S nitUTAMTV.
Uu l'ei-jGivlitpft a Girl In his Kinpley una
Pours Streng Krlue Over Ucr.
David C. Wall, a wealthy farmer, who
lives en the read between New Egypt and
Jacobstown, N. J., had in his employ a
young girl, whom he had taken from a
charitable institution and who was inden
tured te him te de his housework. On
Friday a letter came te the girl from her
brother who is in Illinois and is doing well.
The letter contained $20, with which she
pay her passage, as he wished her te come
and live with uini. Wall opened the
letter and read a part of it te tne girl, but
said nothing about the money. He thou
went into au adjoining room and read the
letter te his wife. The girl overheard the
talk and immediately demanded the
money. Wall took a horsewhip stripped
her of her clothing and whipped her until
the bleed flowed all ever her back and she
fainted. Then he went down iu the cel
lar, get strong bi-ine from the perk barrel,
and poured it ever her. He was arrested
en Saturday aud publie feeling is strongly
in favor of lynching him. The girl is in a
precarious condition.
THE DIPLOMATIC SEKViCK.
Tlie Appointment of ex-Judge Tatt te the
llerlln and ex-Marahal Pitkin te the
Mexican Millien Expected.
Washington Dispatch te the World.
Twe important appointments iu the
diplomatic service of the United States
will, it is understood, be made very seen.
It is new expected that Judge Alpbonse
Taft, of Ohie, will be named for Berlin and
that Mr. J.R. G. Pitkin, of Louisiana,
will be named for Mexico. Judcn Taft held
two cabinet positions under the adminis
tration of General Grant and is very much
esteemed in Cincinnati, where he lives. He
is a Federalist of the extreme type having
introduced into the political literature of
this country the phrase, "JThe poace of
the United States," as a stalwart novelty.
iiut his chief notoriety is net of a sort te
recommend him te Democrats, arising as
it docs out of an assault made by him ou
tSje Catholic church. President Arthur,
it is understood, is disposed te listen te
the suggestions of leading Democrats in the
disposition of his patronage. He is man of
the world enough te understand that
Democrats in public life who are men
of intelligence and occupy representative
positions are likely te be at least as safe
counsellers in his curious and anomalous
position as vehement Republicans of either
wing of his own party. President Arthur
is waking up te Mr. Baine's efforts te-cap.
ture all the floating or independent or
merely amiable Democrats in the two
houses. Ne Democrat who values his
standing with his own party will urge the
president te give an important public
pesitigp te Judge Taft, nor will any such
Democrat recommend Mr. Pitkin, whose
friends urge that he be made minister te
Mexico. The Mexican mission is perhaps as
important te this republic as the German.
There are great commercial and industrial
question te which the United States and
Mixice should give harmonious and reeip
recal attention. The great Southeastern"
quarter of this country is specially interest
ed in commercial intercourse with Mexico.
The importance of the Mexican mission is,
therefore, chiefly commercial and of a
business character rather than political.
Mr. Pitkin has strong political backing
in his own party, perhaps the strongest
with this administration. Let him be
left te that.
State Items.
James Finley, aged 24 years was killed
by falling from a stand pipe at the steel
works in Harrisburg yesterday afternoon.
Jeremiah O'Brien, of Kingsten, was
drowned by fallins from the high bridge'
at Nanticoke en Sunday.
It is stated that a formal preposition lias
been made by the Western Union tele
graph company te lease the lines of the
Continental telegraph company between
Philadelphia and New Yerk.
The total number of the poll tax receipts
sold in the various wards of Philadelphia
during the present year was '.1,405, the
greater portion beinjr in the Fourth,
Ninth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Twenty
fifth, and Twenty-eighth wards.
There were 44:5 deaths in Philadelphia
during the week ending February 11th,
(55 being from consumption of the lungs,
10 from convulsions, 20 from crenp, 13
from diphtheria, 51 from inflammation of
the lungs, 2'i from old age, and 15 from
smallpox. The deaths during the previous
veek were A"'i.
The supreme court yesterday ailirmed
the judgment of court of common pleas
Ne. 2, in the matter of the Mount Helly
paper company vs. the West Philadelphia
passenger railroad company. The case
grew out of the fraduleut ever-issue of
stock of the railway company under the
presidency of Jehn S. Morten.
A IlAl'UIlTtHl'a DECEPTION.
Slie tie!- Uer Fatuer-ln.LaTV'is Life Inhured
Through a 1'hyslclan.
Sephia Crowley, living at Black Reck,
a suburb of Buffalo, has been detected in
insuring the life of her father in-law, an
old. half-blind man, for $1,500. The
policy was taken out in the Northwest
mutual Benefit association, of Detroit.
The old man was induced te visit a doc
tor en the jirctense of having an operation
performed en his eyes and the certificate
was then made out. The woman states
that there are a number of persons living
in the same vicinity who have been insur
ed iu a similar way by au agent giving the
name of Edmund Jenes. The latter
would go te the house of different per
sons and induce the women te insure the
lives of auy invalid friends or relatives
they had. Dr. Green, the reputed physi
cian in the ease, cannot be found.
,0CAL iOTELLUiENCE.
DAKINU BUKGLAKY.
A Sutu Cracked Last Night in a Private
Kccldcncc.
Last night a daring burglary was per
petrated at the residence of Jacob G.Pcters,
Ne. 341 West Orange street. Burglais
effected au entrance into the house by
boring holes in a back parlor shutter until
they had a opening sufficiently large te
admit a man's hand. They then slipped
the belt en the inside, after which they
epcucd the window by prying under the
lower sash with a chisel, breaking open
the catch en the top of it. On the eastern
side of the room entered was a small Far
10II & Herring safe, and te it the thieves
at once went. They pried open the front
deer and in se doing broke it up very
badly. In the safe were a number of
books, papers aud ether things, but no
money except about $2 which belonged te
the children. This the thieves carried oft
together with a geld pencil, pen and ring.
Ne papers arc missing and the books wero
net injured.
The burglais scattered the furniture,
books, S:e., which wcre iu the room,
around the fleer. They left behind them,
lying en a table, several pine blocks, one
of which was used for a caudle stick, a
bottle of sweet oil and a common table
knife.
Mr. Peters and his family were iu the
house when the burglary occurred, but
have no idea what time it was. Mr.
Peters slept in a room directly ever
the parlor (iu which the safe was).
He retired about 11 o'clock but was very
tired as he had been staying up for several
nights with his father, who died yesterday
afternoon at Millcrsvillc. and he heard 110
noise. There is no clue te the burglais
but it is said that three strange looking
young men have been sceu around Mr.
Pelers's; house at different times lately by
the neighbors, and they have been in the
habit of looking in the windows. Who
ever the thieves were they secured very
little yesteiday. They no doubt thought
that, as it was near pay day at Peters &
Shirk's factory (that being en the 15th of
each month), Mr. Peters would likely
have money. In this they were mistaken
as the firm de net keep the money in their
houses or at the mill.
Ktfctluti ami Installation.
At a stated meeting of Lancaster Ledge
of Perfection A. A. S. R., 14". held last
evening, the following officers were duly
clcctetl and installed :
T. P. G. M. III. Cemp. Jehn Hull.
D. G. M. HI. Cemp. David H. Wylie.
V S. G. W. III. Cemp. William X.
Amer.
V. J. d. W. 111. Cemp. Henry E. Slay
maker. Gr. Trcas. III. Cemp. Charles A. Hein
(itsh. Gr. Sec. III. Cemp. Reb'tM. Belcuius.
Trustees 111. Comps. Henry Carpenter,
B. Frank Brcneman, William A. Morten.
The T. P. G. M. announced the follow
ing appointments :
Gr. Orator 111. Cemp. B. F. Brenemari
Gr. Keeper of Seals 111. Cemp. Jeshua
L. Lyte.
Gr. Master of ('. 111. Cemp. William
A. Morten.
Gr. II. Bre. III. Cemp. James U. Strino.
Gr. Capt. of Guard. 111. Cemp. Jehn
R. Merris.
Gr. Purs't. 111. Cemp. Milten Seurbeer,
Gr. Organist III. Cemp. William R.
Hall.
Or. Tyler 111. Cemp. Geerge Lutz.
St. Valentine lay.
This is St. Valentine's day the day en
which the birds mate, if old-time stories
are te be believed, and the day en which a
great multitude of featherlcss bipeds de
their level best te secure mates by the in
terchange of very beautiful and highly
perfumed missives, filled with poetically
expressed declarations of love. Super
added te these aesthetic epistles are these
of mere questionable shape, wherein the
jilted lads and lasses vent their spleen, or
wherein ether personal enmities are
vented in the form of horrible caricatures.
The postefficc clerks say that while they
are receiving and distributing very many
hundreds of valentines te-day there is
nothing unusual cither in the number or
character of the missives te distinguish
them from these of former years.
Concert at the court Heuse Te-night.
We trust our readers will net forget the
concert at the court house this evening,
when Woodward's Continental Vocalists
will sing for the benefit of the soup fund,
certaiuly one of the most deserving of our
local charities. The fund needs money,
and the public should net be backward
about accepting this opportunity of aiding
it. The price of tickets is low, and out
side of considerations of charity the con
cert invites cordial patronage en account
of the merit of the premised entertain,
ment.
OBITUARY.
A GOOD MAN f,(IM:.
Death of the Venerable Abr.inatu Peters.
The veuerable Abraham Peters died at
his residence iu Millcrsvillc yesteiday at
2:30 p. m in the 91st year of his age,
after an illness which had confined him te
his bed for tlve weeks, and since Pun
day he had been uueonscieus. The
follewiug from Harris's Biographical
History of the county gives the leading
points of his life :
" Abraham Peters was born August 2i,
1791, near Millersville, Lancaster county,
Pa. His father, of the same nam , emi
grated from Alsace, in France (new Ger
many), about nine miles from Strasburg,
when nineteen years of age, and located
in the vicinity of Millersville, then called
Millersbnrg. He purchased ten acres of
land, for which he paid 270 iu the year
1777. He died February 5, 1818, aged 77
years. He kept tavern in an old leg
house, In which the subject of this notice
was born, and also carried ou a distillery.
Abraham Peters, after the death of his
father, still continued the distilling busi
ness, and did se up te 1853. He was at
the same time engaged in farming. Up
te 1851 he also kept tavern. He was
married en the 10th of October, 1S25. te
Miss Fanny G amber. Abraham Peters
was ene of the leading movers with B. B.
Martin, Lewis M. Hebbs, Jehn Brady,
Jacob K. Shenk and ethers in the estab
lishment of the Millersville normal school.
Mr. Peters was elected the first president
of the beard of trustees, a position he has
held up te this time. The meetings that
led te .the foundation of the normal school
were held in the years 1853-51. The in
stitution was opened iu 1855 as the Mil Mil
lcrstewn academy. After Mr. Peters re
tired from the distilling business iu 135J
he prosecuted the business of farming up
te 1802. Fer uiany years he had carried
en the business el saw nulling at mters-
ville ou the Conestoga navigation.
1801 Mr. Peters was nominated
elected en the Union tieket a memb
the Heuse of Representatives aud
In
aud
r of
dis-
charged the duties of this position with
credit te himself and te the satisfaction of
his constituents. Since 1882 he has re
tired from active pursuits and resides en
his place in Millersville."
Few citizens of the county weie better
known aud none were mera highly re
spected than plain old Abraham Petei.s.
He had long been identified with the pre
motion of moral and material affairs of his
community, aud besides the presidency of
the normal school trustees he was presi
dent of the Maner turnpike company. He
was a member of the Reformed church.
In every relation of life he had the respect,
the confidence and geed will of his fellow
citizens.
Mrs. Peters, new aged 80, sutvive.-i him,
and of their twelve children, seven are
living J. G. Peters, the well-known cot
ton manufacturer of this city; Mrs. II. S.
Shirk, of Lancaster ; the widow of the
late Dr. E. S. Baer, Millersville, and Mrs.
Geerge Hernborger, who have been resid
ing with Mr. Peters ; Mrs. D. C. Kready,
of Millersville; Mrs. William Wilsen,
Columbia, and the wife of Rev. Lewis
Steckle, Womelsdorf.
Mr. Petcrs's funeial will take place en
Thursday at 1:35 p. in., and the friends
have been invited te attend it rd the
Reformed church, Millersville, wher
services will be held.
thc
NEAKLV ON 1'Iiti.
CurleSMiiCM or Iucenrt!:irl.-tiu.
This morning about thrce o'clock smoke
was seen te issue from the hallway of
Thce. W. Heir's brick building, northeast
corner East King and Duke streets. An
alarm was made and an investigation had,
when it was discovered that a large pile of
rags behind the front deer and immediate
ly in the stairway were iu flames The
rags were thrown into the street and the
fire extinguished. It is said the rags
belong te Geerge Welsh rag dealer, who
was arrested en the street a few days age.
He placed the rags where they were found,
aud, being committed te prison, had no
opportunity te remove them. It is net
known whether they were intentionally or
accidentally set en lire. The front deer
is nearly always open. There is a printing
eflice en the second story front, aud a
club room occupied by young men in the
rear, while one or two families occupy
rooms en the third story, and the stairway
which came se near being burned is the
only means of exit. It i.s thought that
some one en going up or down stairs
may have thoughtlessly thrown a cigar
stump into the corner, net knowing that
the rags were there. The timely discovery
of the lire probably saved the destruction
of valuable property and perhaps life.
A Scare but no Damage.
This morning thcre was a scare at the
American tea store in Centre square,
which is managed by Samuel Clark. Fer
several days a smell of gas had becu no
ticed in front or the store and it was be
lieved come from a leak in the pipe sup
plying the light hanging iu front of the
store. This morning the boy who works
in the store pnt a light te the pipe and the
gas at the leak took fire. In a short time
there was a very large blaze aud the fire
soeu melted off the large tin lantern
which fell with a crash, almost hitting
Mr. Clark en the head. The fire was net
extinguished until the gas had been
turned off.
Kuuattay this Fo:euce:i
This morning a horse hitched te a top
buggy and belonging te D. B. Hostetter,
grain dealer, was standing in front of that
gentleman's office in East King street,
when a large freight wagon was backed te
a neighboring store. Mr. Hestettcr's ani
mal frightened at this and tearing loeso
from the pest started up East King street,
running a portion of the way en the pave
ment en the south side of the street. At
Dakc street the animal turned up and feP,
but seen regained his feet and collided
with a carriage belonging te Michael Metz
ger, badly bending one of the wheels.
The runaway herse continued up Duke
street, passing ever the railroad bridgc,and
was net caught until he had almost reach
ed Walnut street. Ne damage was done
the buggy except te one wheel which was
" dished."
lujured by tlie L'pnettiiic of au Engine.
Yesterday a heavy portable engine be
longing te Philip Lebzclter, which had
been down near the river, was te have
been brought te this city. When it
reached the bridge at Graeft's landing the
wagon en which it was broke down. This
morning workman went down te the
bridge te move the engine, and in trying
te raise it se that a wheel could he put en,
the machine was upset against a wing
wall of the bridge. Daniel Eastern of
Mt. Jey, was standing between the bridge
and the wall at the ti:ne,aud Wra. Youart,
seeing his danger, cried out te him. He
attempted te get away, but the engine
caught his right arm, which was broken
in two places besides being very badly
cut. The injured man was taken te the
office of Dr. M. L. Herr, where he was
attended, and afterwards left for his home.
A Geld Watch Case Pound.
Yesterday as a gentleman of this city
was riding en the cars en the Pennsylva
nia railroad, between Lancaster and
Parkesburg, he found in the water-closet
of the car a heavy geld case of an old
fashioned bull-cye watch, which bad evi
dently been mislaid there by some pas
senger. On reaching Lancaster, the case
was handed ever te Capt. Geerge Beyle,
dispatcherat the passenger station, where
the owner can get it.
THE LEAK.
Lecal Tobacco Market.
A geed deal of leaf tobacco continues te
be received at the city warehouses, and
packing gees en briskly. A number of
buyers are traversing the county in search
of bargains aud some sales are reported,
though the complaint is that the farmers
held their crops at exorbitant figures.
This is a matter that concerns only the
buyer and seller, and they will probably
couie te terms between new aud the first
of April.
there are reports el the sale of
cases of 1SS0 tobacco at Marietta.
400
and
Teller Bre.;., are credited with having sold
1,000 cases of the sarae crop.
Belew are reported a few bales of new
tobacco
J. Shuuiau, Lancaster township, te
Spinsarn at 25V round, 8 acres, amounting
te $1,000.04.
Themas J. Daily, Sadsbury, te Prangley
at 18 round.
Adam E. Rauck, Drumore, te Leder
man at 30, 15, S, 3.
Anether let te same, Pequea township,
;!0. 10.
.Mr. Brencman, Peqnea township, te
McLaughlin at 18, C. 8.
Frank Haines, Lebanon ceuuty, te
Hershcy & Shiudle at 14 around.
David Stauffer, E. Earl township, te I.
Levy at 27, 14, 8, 3.
C. B.Hershey, E. Hempfield, te D. Lew
at 18, 10, i. 3.
Themas McVey. Drumore township, te
Skilcs & Frey at 25. 13, 8, 3.
S. L. Nisslev, Drumore, te Lederman
at 25, 13, 10, Jl.
Martin Pyle, Chester county, te Skilcs
&, Frey at 25, 10, C, 3.
David Odenkirk, Chester county, te
Skiles & Frey at 27, 10, 5, 3.
Henry Fagan, Little Britain, te Ij
Haven at 21 areuud.
J. D. Ecklin, Drumore, te Del Liven
24 around.
Ebcuczcr Werth, Chester eeuntv,
Shnltz at 27, 18, 7, 3.
Jeseph Carrell, Fulteu township,
at
te
te
Kreider & sencr at S3, 14, 8, 3.
Jeseph Geed, Raplie, te Lederman
at
22. 10, 6, .
The following tobacco sales have been
made iu Upper Leacock township : Daniel
Wcidler sold 2 acres te Rosenbaum, for 27.
10, 3 ; E. Brown, te same, 25, 12, 8, 3 ;
Harrison Smith, te same, 25. 12, 8, 5 ;
Franklin Bender, te same, 27, 13, 8, 4 ;
Aaren Stoltzfeos, te same, 30, 15, 10, 5 ;
Reuben L.indis, te same, 25, 10, 5 ; Gee.
Mcngle, te same, 20, 12, 8, 4 ; Geerge
Shirk, te same, 20, 10. 3 ; Daniel Rancfc,
te same. 25, 8, 3 ; Pcter Ludwig,
te same, aere let at 25 round ; Geerge
K. Mcarig, te same, 2 acres at 25 round :
Ames Koehcl, te same, 18 round; EHas
Bard, te Gcrshel, 30 round ; Role Greiner,
te McLaughlin, 25 round ; Milten Land's,
te Mayer, 25 round ; Frank Weidlcr,
te Brewnstine, for 30 round ; Benjamin
McElroy, te same, for 25, 10, 4 ; Peter
Ludwig, te same, 25, 10, 4; Isaac L. Bard,
te Schultze, for 80, 12, 5 ; Goe. K. Mcarig,
i acre, te Jac. Zeek, for 27 round ; Jehn
Urban, te Fenstermacher, for 20, 10, 3 ,
Jehn Simmons, te Reseubium, 25, 10, I.
Israel Mearig, te Reist & Ce., 25, 18, 5 ;
Wash. Simmons, te Mayer, 25, 14, 8, 3
Theodere Stauffer, te same 28, 14, 8, 3 ;
William Barten, te Frank Pentlarge, 30,
10, 5 ; Albert Reland, te Rosenbaum, 29,
10, 4 ; Jacob Weidlcr, te same, 28, 8, "3 ;
Adam Rohrer, te Jac. Zeek, 19 round.
Court Proceeding.
BEFORE JUDGE PATTESON :
The case of Henry Melcher vs. Resa
Ripple and her husband Jehn Ripple and
Gabriel Ilirsh, terre tenant, was argued Ly
connsel, plaintiff's counsel holding that a
certain mortgage given by the Ripples te
plaintiff for 8050 took precedence of a cer
tain judgment for $1,300, that had been
previously given by the same parties te
Mr. Hirsh.but which judgment had lapsed,
and been revived after the $050 mertga
had been given. Ne witucsses were heard
and under direction of the court the jury
found for plaintiff 111 the sum of $808 05.
n. C. Brubaker and Chas. B. Kaufman
for plaintiff, Jehnsen and Reynolds for de
fense. Evan Busier vs. Nathaniel Burt. This
i.s an issue te determine the ownership of
a rcapimr maehinc that was purchased
from plaintiff by defendant, and after
wards sold te W. S. Kennedy, by plaintiff,
for the alleged reason that defendant had
net complied with the conditions of the
sale. Ou trial.
In the case of Christian O. Gruff vs.
Solemon C. Greff, judgment of nfli auit
was entered against the plaintiff and :n
fover of the defendant. This was an action
in ejectment brought by the plaintiff, who
claimed te have iu himself the title te a
farm in Upper Leacock township valued at
$25,000. H.M. North and E. D. North rep
resented the plaintiff and B. F. Eshlimau
and W. M. Franklin the defendant.
BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON.
Rebert Carrell vs. the Pennsylvania
railroad company. Action te recover
damages for the less of a feet by plaintiff,
from being run ever by the cars in the
Pennsylvania lailread depot, this city.
After the jury had been empaneled, they
wci e taken te view the scene of the acci
dent, which took place en the 11th of Oc
tober, 1879. This morning the case was
opened aud the plaintiff was the first wit
ness called, nis testimony was te the ef
fect that while standing :n the railroad
depot, a train cast passed through, aud
when it had passed plaintiff attempted te
cress the track and was struck by a traiu
passing west, his feet being crushed be
neath the cars, and afterwards amputated.
THE FIRS COMPANIES.
.ictlen of the Hnrnana and American.
The American fire company had a meet
ing last evening, at which they agreed te
net allow a lire alarm box te be put in
their engine house because, as they claim,
an effort is being made by the city te take
their property, which they will resist.
They also refuse te lease their apparatus
te the committee en reorganization of the
fire department.
A communication from the committee
asking the company te remain in service
as long as needed was laid en the table.
A resolution was then passed te remain
in service in the interest of the citizens
but.net because the committee asked it.
The B:g O" Will stay.
At a meeting of the Humane fire com
pany held in their hall last evening they
agreed te remain in service as long as
the city may need their assistance.
Tlie East Denegal Uemucrecy
The following is the ticket nominated
for the township election by the Democ
racy of East Denegal township :
Assessor, Jeseph Shireman ; assistants,
David Greve, Abraham Martin ; school di
rectors, Simen L. Brandt, Jehn Ebersole ;
supervisors, Jehn Grady, Jacob G. Hen
dei son; justice of the peace, Dr. Jehn
Ile.shlcr ; auditor, Sylvester Griffith ; town
clerk, Jehn Maize; constable, Jamrs
Mjeis ; judge, Jacob Z. Heisy ; inspector,
Paris Libhart.
It is a very excellent ticket and merits
earnest support. Grady was supervisor
before and was a geed one.
Seat Ont.
Alex. Hcrr and Peter McCormick were
caught en a freight train at Leaman Place
last night by Officers Pyle and Gilbert, of
the railroad police. They were brought
te this city and were sent te prison this
meruing by Alderman McC'onemy for fif
teen days. v
Sale of Ilersct.
Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, sold at
public sale, Feb. 13, at the Mcrimac
house, this city, for Geerge Gressman, 18
head of horses at an average price of $194.
The highest two sold brought 8491,