LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 1882.
ILancastc; JriitelKgcncer.
SATURDAY BVENIKQ, FEB. 18, 1882.
Tried and Found Faithful.
Xe city was ever mere completely
gerrymandered te give u party undue
contrqjef its affairs than Lancaster.
The obvious injustice of the manner in
which it is districted can bs seen at a
glance in the arrangement which throws
the Democratic majorities into two
wards out of the seven, and gives one
ward twice the representation in city
councils that another of equal size new
has. It was arranged se that the Re
publicans could elect lil out of '27 coin cein cein
men council men, and 7 out of f) select
councilmen. Te impose such an appor
tionment upon a city that is almost
evenly balanced politically, is, we repeat,
a vile gerrymander, which even its in
ventors would be ash j ined of, were they
net lest te shame, and which no intelli
gent, honest and fair man can defend.
It is indeed remarkable under these
circumstances that the Democracy could
ever get and eep control of one branch
of the city councils and finally attain te
a majority en joint ballet and elect the
city officers. This result was in part no
doubt a pretest against a disfranchising
apportionment, devised te keep the
great body of Democratic voters from
having their due representation in city
councils. It has been in large measure
tine te the faithlessness of Uepublican
councilman te their duty, and it is owing
further te the fact that Democratic offi effi
cials when elected te office have done
their duty. We invite intelligent citi
zens, regardless of partisan cunsideia cunsideia
tiens, te review and examine the admin
istralien and official conduct of Mayer
MaeGenigle, Treasurer Mi-Comsey,
Water Works Superintendent Kiicii,
Street Commissioner Trewitz ami Sol
icitor Steininel.. They compare meie
than favorably with their Republican
predecessors. Neither jobbery, debt or
evasion have lleuriahed under them.
ii
Tlie StnnnVr Policy.
U:.e of Mr. Stauffer's editorial de
fenders tries te point out that in 157". he
expressed himself in favor of no expendi
tures in excess of appropriations. Likely
lie did. Hi has often expressed himself
in favor of geed measures. But the
trouble with him is that he is net equal
te the performance of his premises. He
falls into tin: hands of the Philistines.
The water works tinkers and street job
bers always get held of him last and per
verted him from his geed intentions.
He left them go se far, te the. very latest
day of his term, that when lie went out
of eilice many of the appropriations
were nearly if net quite exhausted,
though half the fiscal vear had net et
passed. He had se little nerve in ex
ecuting the policy which lie new claim1;
te have favored thuthis administration
saddled a lleating debt of S"u,000 upon
the city te be paid off by its successor.
It was only by Mayer MaeGenigle that a
business system of managing municipal
affairs was vigorously enforced; and
when nothing else would avail te pre
vent lawlessness and extravagance he
went into court and asked for an injunc
tion te restrain the lawbreakers. He is
the mayor of whom and of whose efforts
te check a lawless Republican street
cemnunittee the Exttni,r said in its
issue of August K', 1S7S:
We express but the sentiment of all
right minded, considerate, tax-paying cit
izens, of both parties, when we extend te
Mayer MaeGenigle thanks for having
called the attention of councils and the
public in general te the illegal aud extrav
agant acts of tbe street committee or
rather the ring which has been running it
and the tool called tlie street commissioner.
Wc hope the mayor will net step at ' too toe tee
testing" and calling the attention of coun
cils te their extravagance and illegal
proceedings, but will, if accessary, pre
cecd by injunction te lestrain them, and
also held the ringleaders individually lia
bio when they shall run the city in debt.
It is notorious that there has been in this
department at least UECKr.ESSxr.ss and
EXTKAVAHAXCE IK XOT COlUtCTTIOX, and
se far as wc are concerned WE SHALL
SUSTAIN THE MAYOR in his efforts te
compel an observance at all events of the
"forms of law, and wc hope iie will net hes
itate when occasion requires te call the
attention of councils and the public te the
short-comings of these in authority.
Tm: -Vetc Ei-tt is mistaken in ascrib
ing te the IxTELLiGKxrKit the original
statement Unit Mayer Stauffer's charac -teristic
is his "facility for lying.'" It
was our esteemed Republican contem
porary, the Exnnita i; which said he
was " a man who was once made a can
didate for office, and elected, because of
his facility for lying, but se overdid the
lying business that he was defeated for
re-election,' and said even his appoint
ment as a census supervisor would have
been "a catastrophe.'' If the peculiarly
" pieminent business man ' who lias
told the -Yi'i'- Era that Mayer MacConi MacCeni
gle can "beat Slauffer six te one " at
lying will only let his name be known
we suspect that it will tie found
te be a Republican politician
whom Staulfer has lately denounced
as a " notorious liar,'" and who has
himself lately spoken of Slauffer
as an unexampled prevaricator. Harsh
terms like these grate unpleasantly en
our ears, but if the Republicans will use
them te describe each ether, let the AVe;
Era give credit where it is due.
The Republican newspapers have sud
denly discovered that Mayer Stauffer
was a soldier, and therefore would be
able te select a geed police force. This
claim might be urged with mere force
had the city net had an experience of
four years under Mayer Stauffer and his
police force. A mere illy-discinliued and
ineffective force the city has never had.
The scandals which arose from the lax
ity of its government have net been for
gotten, .and it is well for the Republican
candidate that they were net revived
earlier in the campaign. Let any one
who has any doubts about this take the
policemen one by one from the respect
ive wards, and compare these new in
with the police under Stauffer. In per
sonal character and public efficiency the
Democratic officers will net suffer by the
contrast.
lr the roll cnll of Stauffer's police
were te be made there would be found
en it names that would recall
pfficial escapades without parallel in
police circles, officers taken te their places
of duty like ether drunken men. en the
wheelbarrow, and the badge and mace of
these " asleep " at their pests carried te
the mayor's office. Whatever breaches
of discipline or neglect of duty en the
part of the present force have been
brought. te Mayer MaeGenigle notice
have been promptly investigated and
punished. The mayor has been enough
of a " soldier ' te de this without fear,
favor or affection.
Few travelers te the East have made
mere intelligent report of their operations
than Hen. S. S. Cox, and these who read
with pleasure and profit the account of his
visit te the nely Land will fellow with
equal interest the story wc print te day of
what he saw in Egypt.
Tur. Examiner, which, unlike the Aee
Era, has net " lest faith in the multiplica
tion table," may be able te compute what
Stauffer's election te the mayoralty would
be if his appointment as census supervisor
would have been as it said a " catastro
phe." Te describe the results of his elec
tion th3 Examiner would be driven te
"holocaust" or kindred term
As Mk. MacGenigi.k's admin ist ration
has paid of 15,000 of the city debt, and
therefore decreased the tax burden 10 renin
oil every $100 ealuatien, and at If. I).
Stauffer a administration increased the debt
$200,000, and therefore increased the tax
burden 1.75 en tccryilOO ralualien, there
fore C(i,ry turner of property in this city who
is in furor of low taxes, and ecery tenant
infacer of Icne rents, shenldyiec te Jehn T.
JfacGeni'jle his cote for mayor en Teesday
ne.it.
En. W. r'ur.EMAN, formerly of this city,
is chairman of the executive coniinittce et
a Pennsylvania association in Les Vcgasi
New Mexico, which lately gave a banquet
there, at which Freeman made the open
iug address " a welcome salutatory, and
with spread-eagle eloquence set forth the
beauties of the state that had sheltered
him in boyhood. He spoke at length
upon the great men that the old Keystone
has produce J, aud paid touching tributes
te the memory of the honeied dead of the
commonwealth." This club intends te
give annual reunions, aud will make them
pretentious affairs. Guests will Ie invited
from all parts of the territory, aud the
banquet halls en many a happy occasion
will resound with the merriment of the
assembled sons and daughters of Pennsyl
vania. Se Freeman1.- own paper, the
daily Optic tells us.
CAliriJIl'SjatKEU SUIT.
Sttw Imi See It anil New Vim Duii'l.
The weekly Inquirer of this morning lias
the following article in its editorial col cel
u in us :
" Dens thi: Ixtki.lieeniku I.ii:? u
Meuday evening last the Lancaster daily
IxTEi.MGF.xrms, in an editorial article,
written by the junior member of tlu firm,
Mr. W. I". Hcnscl (Mr. Steinman being
absent en his wedding tour), undo the
following statement :
" We le net knew whether Mr. 'alvlii dr
ier has sued the Ixtkixieuxceu ler libel or net.
We de net cure. We propose te s.iv nothing
mere or le-s If lie has net or will net de e
than we would say ifhe has done : or pre
poses, te tle se.
Alderman Jacob lv. Barr, of this Third
ward, this city, says that en Sitnrday
evening last Mr. W. L". Heuse!, of the
Lancaster Ixtei.i.iiiknc-eii, called at his
office and inquired whether Mr. C.ut.v
had sued him for libel. Alderm ::: -a-.
promptly informed him that ha had.
DOCS the IxrET.I.TGKXCEK lie :"
Last Saturday I was informed by Mr.
Carter's counsel that he bait come te this
city te bring a libel suit against the pub
lishers of the IxTHi.i.icEXcnnand had
left the city without having doae se.
Having read in the Examiner that a suit
had becu brought, I promptly went te the
offices of several aldermen te give bail if
any warrants in such case had been issued.
I was promptly told by them that they
had issued no such warrants. Alder
man Barr beiug pressed ie answer
whether any suit had been brought,
or any sort of proceeding had,
finally admitted that a complaint, had
been left there, but that afterwanl.s iiu
had received instructions from Mr. Car
ter's counsel te withheld all proceedings
in it until he had further orders.
I saw Mr. Caiter en Sunday net in the
mauncr described by the Inquirer. Ne
reference whatever was made te a iib.il
suit ; nor did he intimate that he had
brought or intended te bring one.
Ne such libel suit has yet been deck -cled
by Alderman Uarr, and though
he has a couple of complaints in bis safe
he has received no orders te go en with
the suits, and he seems te be waiting for
Carter te come and withdraw his com
plaints and pay the costs.
Whether he docs se or net is a matter
of no concern te auybedy connected with
the IxTEi.i.iGKXii'.n. And as hiseenfiden
tial adviser of the Inquirer, who first in
duccd him te make the complaints, still
seems te think he was libeled, obviously
Carter should go ou with his suits se as te
vindicate his editorial friend and relieve
him from his present ridiculous position.
W. V. H.
Lx Asrr.n, Pa., Feb. IS, 1S32.
PERSONAL,.
The Yale alumni association of Phila
delphia held its first social reception of
the year last night at the rooms of the
University club, 131C Waluut street.
Martin F. Conway, a member of the
Thirty-seventh Congress, from lvansa,
died iu the government hospital for the
insane at Washington, last Wednesday,
in the 53d year of his age.
The case of Fixz-Jeiix Pekteii was
agatu considered by the cabinet yesterday,
but no conclusion was reached. It is said
that " the only legal way te afford the
desired redress in this case is for thepresi
dent te pardon General Perter, thus re
moving his pi esent disqualification from
holding effice iu the service of the United
States, and then restore him te his former
place in the army by nomination te the
Senate."
Mrs. Garfield will make no formal re
ply te Mrs. Sceville's letter in behalf of
Guiteau. Mr. Rhodes, secretary of the
Garfield monument committee, is author
ized te say "that towards the slayer of
her husband she cherishes no malice ; he
must answer only te his Ged and the
American people. Fer the sister aud all
the members of his family she feels only
profound pity. Further than this, she
asks te be left alone with her sorrow, and
te be spared bsing dragged into useless
and torturing publicity."
THi; IKniNJA DA!LOt'K.
A ISrcak tttt'ectea Ycstenlay AUcrnoen.
The Virginia Senate chamber was
crowded yesterday, all available space
being occupied by visitors, attracted
thither in anticpatien of au excited ses
sion. Business progressed iu regular
order until one o'clock, when the chair
dtmeunced that the hour for the consid
eration of special orders (of which there
were sonic five or six ) had arrived.
A motion te pass by the special orders
was made and defeated by a party vote,
Democrats and belting Readjusters voting
in the negative, while Mr. Wingfield, of
Hanover ( a straight-out Republican who
has herctofeie voted with the Democrats),
changed front aud voted with the Keau
justcrs.
Lieutenant-Governer Lewis, who was
present in the chamber, then took the
chair, aud the special orders, one by ene,
were passed, Mr. Wingfield, of Hanover,
voting each time with the Readjusters,
making a tic vote of 13 te 18, which in
each case was decided in the aflirraative
by the lieutenant governor.
The excitement was intense during the
time, the Readjusters being jubilant ever
breaking the deadlock which has prevailed
for some time past. Owiug te several
l uliugs of the president, who is a crude
hand at presiding ever deliberative bodies,
there was at times much confusion, half a
dozen members addressing the chair at
one time. niakiuE various points of order,
appealing from the decisions of the chair,
Arc. Upen one of the latter n prolonged
debate ensued.
Pending further debate en the appeal
from the decision of the chair. Mr. Thur
man, who was speaking in favor of the
appeal, at 2 p. m. gave way te a motion
te adjourn, which upon the recorded vote
was carried ayes 17, nees 15. The action
of Mr. Wingfield, the only straight-out
Republican in the Scuate,in deserting from
the Democrats, it is claimed, viitually
settles the question of the auuitership, as
the defection of only ene senator was
needed te cause a tic vote en the joint rcse
lutien new pending in the Senate, provid
ing for the election of an auditor, railroad
commissioner, several corporation judges
and judges of the supreme court of appeals,
which (ie vote will be decided in favor of
the Readjusters. In that case the only
ether means the Democrats could use te
obstruct legislation in the matter would
be te refrain from voting and leave the
senate without a quorum. Reth parties
will held caucuses te-night.
Anether Readjuster caucus was held
last night. They had a harmonious ses
sion, and discussed the appointment of
officers in the various districts and the ac
tion of officials in regard te the caucus rule
touching the aiieiiitiiir of sub-clerks. A
petition signed by soine of the leading
business man of Richmond, was circulated
which calls en the senators of the Rich
mond district te use their influence- te
bieak the deadlock ever the election of
auditor of public accounts. The memor memer
ialists say the obstruction te legislation is
bavin-.' a bad effect ou business andean
! jesuit hi no geed te the Democratic paity.
"Mate Lareencies."
Centre ce'inly Democrat.
Fer sonic time pant that able and un
i cumpiemising Democratic journal, the
! Lancaster IXTKU.iei.xrr.n, has been wa
i ing an active, earnest and aggressive war
j fare against the extravagances and pecula
j tiens of the ring el bold and adroit
i politicians who control the affairs of
the state at Harrisburg. It is an
old story. Fer many years it has been
a well established fact, though a
fact that has never seemed te make
much impression upon the public mind,
that net only open and reckless stealing
has been the rule with the officials of the
dominant party that has for se many
years had the management of the various
departments of the stale government.
Through the loose practices that have
grown up in the past years of Republican
control, thousands e! dollars have been
filched from the treasury without warrant
of law, and in ways through cunning devi
ces that can only be characterized as down
right and unmitigated thelt. These ras
cally practices have long been known, but
the exposures that have been made of
them, usually in the heat of political cam
paigns, have never been of much con
sequence in the outcome of the elections.
They have pasted ever the heads of intel
ligent voters as an idle puff of air, aud the
ruling dynasty of the commonwealth has
always managed te maintain its power te
plunder the public. Wc siuccrely hope
the work of the IxTEr.LiGEXCEi: will
bring forth hotter results in the near
future than these that have followed
efforts in the same direction in the past.
The IxTr.i.T.ir.KXCEi: has an able ally in
this cause in the veteran editor of the
Clinten Democrat, and we think it is full
time that every Democratic newspaper iu
the state takes an unflinching stand upon
the ground en which our friend and
neighbor se thinly plants his feet in the
last issue of his excellent paper. I'peu
this subject Mr. Dift'enbach gives timely
notice te all prospective candidates for
legislative honors which they will de well
te heed.
Democratic Societies.
lliiril-biirjr ratrlel.
The Republican party puts forth unceas
ing cuerts te held its own people and te
draw recruits from the indifferent or the
corruptible. Its office-holders, and the
"special interest:;' united and protected
by it under the tariff and ether laws look
ing te the advantage of the few ever the
many, form a vast and consolidated corps
of faithful and incessant workers.
But the Demeciacy, whose missienjis the
defense of popular rights and popular in
terests against invasion by the classes
above, forgets the maxim that " eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty," and
ceases its efforts with the termination of
every successive campaign.
Wc have been much impressed with the
plan first pnt into operation by the old
tashiencd Democracy of Yerk that is
the formation of Jeffersen democratic as
sociations. These would form a perma
nent organization ; teach the young ; recall
the wayward : inspirit the steadfast, aud
unite all upon a common basis of political
faith.
Let this geed work bj pushed forward
iu every county of the commonwealth, aud
if it could be deue throughout the Union,
1 he heart of the old party would never be
broken by another electoral fraud, for the
" Democratic Societies would net disband
with the election of their presidential can
didate, but be ou hand te inaugurate him,
as they weie when the Federalists proposed
te cheat Jeffersen himself.
Ussier l'l rates Cerncreil.
Late last night the only intelligence re
ceived of Governer Cameren's military
expedition against the depredatery oyster
fleet in the waters of the Rappahannock
river, is the report of Captain Bloods Bleeds
worth, of the Baltimore freight steamer
Gasten, which passed Governer Cameren's
steamer Louisa, which had six oyster
steamers iu tow. Some distance up the
river, was a steamer Guppescd te be her
consort, the Victeria J. Peed. Ne ether
oystermen were in sight, ami as the two
steamers effectually blockaded the river,
it is presumed that the rest of the fleet
had been driven up the river, where they
will no doubt be captured. There were
no indications of a fight having taken
place.
An American Iu a British Jail.
A memorial, signed by a large number
of merchants of San Francisce, has been
sent te the secretary of state asking that
steps be taken for the release of Mr. Mc
Sweeney, of that city, an American citizen
new confined in a British jail.
THE LATEST SfBWS.
ULKANKU niOJITHEMOI'.XINt; MAILS.
.Halters of Moment That make up llie Unc Unc
ord of the Day.
Victer W. McFarland, lard refiner, of
New Yerk, suspended yesterdaj. His lia
bilities arc stated at 250,000.
A vein of pure cannel coal, five feet
thick, has been discovered in Marien
comity, Iowa, thirty miles from Dcs
Moines. A vein of common bituminous
coal, six feet thick, lies sixty feet be
neath the cannel.
The receiver of the Mechanics' uatieua!
bank of Newark announces a second divi
dend of 20 percent., making in all -13 per
cent., in less than four months.
'I he Macen savings bank and the Farm
ers' aud Traders' bank, of Macen, Mis
souri, susnended yesterday. The assets of
the former are $278,438 ; liabilities, $243,
120. The latter's liabilities are placed at
$43,949; assets, $40,940. Efferts will be
made te resume.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
nearly completed negotiations for the pur
chase of the Union railroad, which runs
from the Union depot te the Canten
wharves in the city of Baltimore. It will
complete the liuks of the through line of
the Pennsylvania railroad between New
Yerk aud Washington.
Our total experts of domestic pi e visions,
tallow aud dairy products during Janu
ary, were valued at $13,199,531, against
613,217,282 during January, 1881. Our
total experts of dairy products during the
uine months ending January 31, 1SS2,
amounted te $10,334,571, against $21,103,
150 during the same period of 1831.
Act-iileiils unit Crimed.
Charles Lindemyer was fatally stabbed
by his brother Christian,iu Warren county,
Missouri, last Tuesday, in a quarrel about
a laud sale.
Twe men weie killed and a third wound
ed in a sheeting affray en Dcviis1 river,
Texas, last Wednesday
W. W. Ezra was kicked te death by a
mule in Carrell count, Georgia,
Thursday.
By a collision between a freight, train
and a switch cugiue at Teledo, Ohie, yes
terday, two engines were wrecked and
Charles Clark, euginecr, was fatally in
jured. The boiler of the Georgia car works, at
Carter sville, Georgia, burst yesterday
morning, killiug six men and injuring sev
eral ethers, oue of them fatally.
A saw mill was demolished and two men
were killed by the bursting of a beiicr
near Elkmeuiul, Wisconsin, ou Friday.
A telegram from ban i raucisce reports
the de-sti notion of the house of Chailes L.
Jehnsen, at Coffey's Cove. ou the Russian
river, by a landslide, last wack. Mrs.
Jehnsen, her infant arid a man employed
in the heuse were killed.
Archibald Jehnsen, wife and children
aud a farmer, named Murphy, attempted,
en Thursday nighi. te cress Buckham
lake, near Lakelield, Ontario, in a sleigh
en the ice. The night being dark, they
mistook opeu water for clear ice. and drove
into it, but only Murphy was drowned.
C. S. Coeue. jr.. general ticket agent for
the Ohie & Mississippi railroad, was killed
ou that railroad yesterday near North
Vernen, Kentucky. He put his head out
of the window and it was struck by a
bridge.
S. N. Snow, publisher of the Eeeninf
Xeics, of New Bedford, Mass., having been
detected in a number of forgeries, at
tempted suicide at Narragausctt en
Thursday night. His father had paid the
forged notes.
Tlie .Miii-num Question.
The Senate of Massachusetts ye.slenl.iv
passed resolutions expressing abhorrence
of polygamy, and urgiug the passage iu
Congress of the anti-polygamy bill.
At a large meeting of prominent Gen
tiles in Salt Lake City en Thursday night,
resolutions were adopted strongly urging
Congress net te be deterred fiem per
fectiug the geed work iu which it is en
gaged by the pretests of men who are
acknowledged polygamists themselves,
and wdie adept this deferential attitude
only because their ordinary attituda of
defiance will net apparently serve theui in
u mortal emergency ;" also declaring
" thai there need be no fear of convulsion
or disturbance if Congress new adept
effective measures te settle Utah affairs,
but that if it docs net. the simplest duties
of statesmanship will have been disre
garded, as they have tee leug becu, aud
the chance of peacefully settling Utah
affairs will, by this much, have been
placed in jeopardy."
CtiiirS4leu:iI 1'rnuuuiliii.:;.
In the United States Senate yesterday
Mr. Bayard reported the hill te ascertain
and settle private laud claims in certain
states and territories. Mr. Piatt intro
duced a bill te regulate the practice of
patent suits, whih was reported te the
committee en patents. After an executive
session, the pension arrears resolution was
taken up and laid ever as unfinished busi
ness, and the Senate adjourned until Mou Meu
day. In the Ileusa the apportionment bill was
passed finally, the uumber of representa
tives being fixed at 325. The private cal
endar was considered aud an executive
message was received.
Till: I'KKUVfAN COMl'A.NY.
LUt tl rriiiiiinent Men Sutecii tt In; in
turetitcu iu It.
tThe president has transmitted te ihe
Heuse a letter from the secretary of state,
accompanied by a mass of documents,
concerning the correspondence in regard
te the Peruvian company. Included in
the corrcspendcnc2 is a letter fro m Jacob
R. Shepherd, of New Yerk, te Minister
Huilburt, which contains the names of
persons supposed te be interested in the
Peruvian company, and which were with
held by the state department when the
correspondence was sent te the Sen
ate some days since. These names
arc E. D. Morgan, William. E.
Dedge, Hugh McCuIlech, Nervin Green,
W. R. Garrison, A. Belmont, S. B. Chit
tenden, Jehn Hay, Amasa Stene, William
II. Yaudcrbilt, Jehn Sherinau, Eugene
Hale, Murat Halstead, Whitelaw Reid,
Fisk & Hatch, Samuel Slean. Marshall
Jewell, II. L. Dawes, S. D. Babcock, J. A.
Stewart, Jay Coeke, W. M. Evarts, Seuth
mayd & Cheatc, U. S. Grant, A. A. Lew,
J. II. Wade, II. B. Payne. Herace White,
David Dews & Ce.," Jeseph Mcdill, II. B.
Hyde, A. S. Hewitt. W. L Scott, J. J).
Cameren, Heward Cresby, Hohseu, Hur Hur
tade & Ce., Sydney Dillen, Morten. Bliss
& Ce., II. B. Claflin, A. S. Barnes, Hetirv
Hilten, J. & W. Seligman & Ce.. M K.
Jcssup & Ce., Drexel, Morgan & Ce..
William . Aster, Herace T. Caswell.
Octtltutleu in Southern Illinulx.
It is well kuewn that several counties in.
the southern and southeastern parts of
Illinois suffered a .shertagt of crops last
summer, and in conscqucnce arc under
going great inconvenience. Lately it has
been reported that seme of the people arc
starving. This statement is much exag
gerated. Neue are starving or iu great
danger of it, but that many are iu need is
true. Reports received by the State .our
nal of Springfield indicate that
in Wayne, Franklin, Wabash, Sa
line, Gallatin, White and some ether
counties corn was scarcely worth harvest
ing and wheat practically a failure. The
result is that small farmers and the poorer
classes of tenants were deprived of the
means of subsistence and have been
obliged te sell their stock and in some
cases their teams te buy feed. The worst
report yet received comes from Saline
county and says : " In this county neth-
ing was raised, net even grass. There are
farmers in the county as well as people
net farmers who are as near starvation as
they well can come without actually
starving." Lecal charity organizations
are forming for the relief et" the sufferers.
The reports en the crop prospects from
that section are encouraging.
i;iii(--u Xc.
It is stated that the Antl Monopoly
leigue inChicage will b?giu a crusade
against rent-raising landlords en the first
of May.
Preparations are making in Chicago i.ir
a grand firemen's tournament, te take
place in September next. It is expected
that 300 fire companies from 300 cities and
towns, representing all branches of the
service, will he represented. Four New
Orleans companies, aud the Pempier Cerps,
of St. Leuis, haw signified titeirintentien
te participate.
A Faitlil.rtS Wife-. Tiiilit.
A faithless wife and an elopement
have caused a bieeze in a little hamlet
called Sawki'd. net far fiem Kingsten, N.
Y. Edgar Biink, a hard-working farmer,
40 ycarsef age, a quiet, unassuming, aud
widely icspectcd citizen of that place, in
moderate circumstance had. in employ
a boy of 19 years, a few months age.
He was a bashful awkward fellow,
but alter a time Mrs. Brink, the wife and
methe.r, 49 years old, in some strange
manner became attracted te the beardless
youth, and the ldatien seen developed
into ;;: intimacy that set the whole neigh
borhood talking. At length Mr. Brink
became convinced )i' soine impropriety
himself, and he promptly discharged the
boy. But this only brought matters te a
(diiu.ix. as his faithless wife want off with
this lad. taking her only child, a girl
of il with her. The uufurtunate
husband at fut advertised his recre
ant wife, but oil thinking the matter ever
and lenuing te set: his child, he finally
hunted them up, and, alter fruitless argu
ment he agreed te give his wife $200 in
money if she would leturu home and be
have herself. His foolish offer was art
fully accepted by the guilty woman. But
she only returned long enough te get his
hard earned money, when she auaiu
hastened te rejoin the object et her infat
uation. 'l'OV.N I M'SI'IIUY KM.
Co!.!!.i;;i-.iiie:i i:i iSiivcrliill, ?.i.is-.
Reports from Haverhill state that a lite
staitcd iu the business portion of the
town, and spie.id with great rapidity, ihe
building.; being mostly of weed and ignit
ing very quickly. The small lire depart
ment was unable te cepe with the flames,
wlih-h seen .et beyond their control. At.
1:30 a. in. the town seemed alt ablaze.
A despatch from Haverhill says : "The
hiiii will be several millions. Engines aie
csmiiig from Nowburvper. and Dever. A
number of families en Wingate.sticct haves
been turned enr. Thi? is the biggest 11 re
that has ever eccuricd in this vicinity.
The &ticets are lined with lnerchandiFO
and furniture."
l-.i.!iy Kv:-.ii en tiie Wrong Trad.
Paddy Ryan, the prize lighter, accom
panied by two ether pugilists, visited
the Mereerst.'cet engine house. New Yerk,
in the small hours yesterday morning,
and announcing that he had been robbed
of $800 and his watch, demanded the ar
rest of the, thieves, ile was told that if
he wanted a fire extinguished he could be
accommodated, but that he must go Ie the
police station across the stivft if he want
ed any one arrested.
' Oil, you're firemen ; I thought 1 had
made :i mistake,"' remarked Rvan, as he
! turned te go te the station.
! LOCAL llfELLIGENOE.
TIie JUascetlc."
The .ijiie.a-inus fun which the Wilbur
company make out of this sparkling
opera is all ;it the esper.se of the score,
and mere attention te the musical require
ments el the work and less tendency te
extravagance of mirth would enhance the
ineiit of their lcnditien. It is a pity that
the vocal timber in the company is net
put. te better service than last night's per
formance showed, yet there was no doubt
that the large audience who heard and
saw it enjoyed it immensely. Tlie central
figuie was Mr. Harry Brown, whose make
up and acting as Lorenze XIV. were ex
cruciatingly ludicrous, and the ether
members of the company contributed their
share te the general hilarity. Musically
the performance is net te be considered
aleim with the List representation of the
opera here by the Malm company, the
instrumental accompaniment, consisting of
a single piano, although a "superb orches erches
tra'' had becu advertised, and the singers
as a mle slopped ever the score m the
most indifferent fashion. The performance
was prolonged nearly an hour beyond the
time when most of the audience were ready
te go home.
Yml County Tehsirm Sulrn.
or!: Ui-pule!:.
R. S. Scott is Mending his tobacco te
Lancaster te Kendig & Ce., with .1. A. (
Gaily and A. F. Gladden.
Shuman bought of A. S. Smith '' aeies
ai 15, 9, 5, 3 ; Caleb Atkins. 4 acres at
14, 0, 5, 3 ; of Jehn Tayler two acres en
private terms.
I i wenty two thousand pounds el io ie
j bacce wcrj leaded in two cars at Weed
bine Tuesday by M. R. Huffman. Bain
bridge. Mr. Heilmau yesterday received
tobacco at Shrewsbury.
These shipments about close uji all the
tobacco sold at present in the lower end of
the county.
Vev Cni;;rosmun-at-l-ui-ge.
.slil,n-ii-,biirj chronicle.
The name of Mr. B. J. Mctrranu, of Lai
casti r. has been mentioned in connection
witii the Democratic nomination for cen-grcssmau-at-!iirgc.
We have but this te
say, that if all our congressmen were of
the mnke of such man as Barney McG rami
there wenld be less of nonsensical legisla
tion, ami mere that would redound te the
best interests of the country. Mr McGrann
is well educated, in the very prime of life,
and one of the me;t. su'-eessfu! bmiucss
men iu Pennsylvania.
Sen Tiirnjiike IVanteil.
I. itli. Koeeril.
The proposed pike Hern this place te
Briekervilie would unquestionably be ad
vantageous te both places end many who
have occasion t.i travel that suction of the
county. Tlie people of Briekervilie would
in the event et the construction of the pike
have an easier anil nearer route te make
railroad connections, while the trade and
persons bteusht te this place would be nn
advantage 1 1 Lititz It would also result
conveniently iethc farmers living between
tiie two placer, and would facilitate the
shipping of flour, the mills for tlie making
of which arc numerous between Lltit. and
Riickervilif.
A i:'iiit-st te tin; Fire G'imiunies.
Chief Euiiinecr Hewell has requested
the various tire companies, in case of an
alarm of fire, te stay within their respec
tive disHcts. The Friendship company
having received the request, last evening
at. a meeting unanimously agreed te com
ply with it.
Uuiiiallable Letters.
Letters addressed as fellows, are held
at the postefficc :
Fer postage " Mr. Alfred Gruff, White
Hall P. O., Lan. Ce., Pa."
Fer better direction Lewis Seibert.
Washington Barracks, iu care of Rebert
F. Reche, Hospital Steward, U. ii.
Army."
THEMASCH1TATRI0IDE
semb;further particulars.
TESTIMONY TAKF.X lIVTMIirOKUMRS
ISOffcSl.
A Wi'diut of 1-aiitty Tlie l'ri-..n, r :. u., in-.
moved "te the lns:;nt Acjlem.
The Masch matiieide, the piiucipal
points of which were fully presented in
yesterday's IxTr.r.i.icrxcr.n. continues te
be the theme of public comment. Inqui
ries as te the condition of the nnfoitn nnfeitn nnfoitn
nate prisoner, show that die is
hopelessly insane in her cell in
the county prison ; that her mly
care is for the children, ler whom s!i.; is
constantly inquiring, and hev only hei-c is
for death.
All the newspapers yesterday stated
that the name of the mother was Eii.u
both, and the daughter Mary Masch. This
was a mistake. The nam j of the dead
woman is Mary Masch, and the nam.? of
tiie insane daughter in-law. who .-lew her,
Elizabeth Ma-ch, and the maiden name of
Elizabeth Masch was ICir:i, net uel!:-r, as
stated yesterday.
The substance of the c iretiur".. ptcli::;; -nary
investigation was published in yes
terday's I."Tnr.Mei:Nr::n. Thi . morning
at 9 o'clock he receaven.si tli.i jury m
tha orphans' court room. The written
report of Drs. Compteu an 1 Welchans,
w'ae made the autopsy, w.s ie.i.1 te the
jury. Its purpetf was ;iwsi .-.terd.iy.
This morning the following additional
tcitimuuy was taken :
Tne I'liyslcian-.' Tr-tiisiu.iv.
Dr. Goe. R. Wcichans, sworn : Was
called te sce the younger child of .Mrs.
Masch, some time durin-; the fall of 1SSI ;
met the mother ; my general impiessien
from her conduct and conversation wa-s
that her mind was net seaud. She st.tted
te me that .she had bet u sick and unable
te attend properly te her family, and this
seemed te be preying upon her mind. This
depression seemed te me te be of :::i ex
ccssivc character, " eusidcring her sur
roundings; she had a stout heaity young
woman as an assistant, and there was no
occasion for .such despondency. I might
add that her sending fur tnc se repeatedly
was net necessary, as the child was net
seriously ill. Frem myebsniva!ii::i of the
woman yesterday, I am positive she was
insane en Friday morning.
tr. Couijiten's Kvhltucf.
I)i. Win. Cenipt'in, sworn : 1 i:a-.e h.i.l
two interviews with tlie woman since she
has been in jail one en Friday and one
this morning ; have no doubt in my mind
that she is insane ; she is a lit subject for
the hospital ; she should net ba in pi:son ;
she is within a mr.nth of her confinement :
she ha?, eaten nothing mucj she has been
in piisen as the keeper states
Tim IIusij;i:i-.! TestiiicH.
Augustus Masch, sworn : I am the hi;;
baud of Elizabeth Masch the prisoner ;
she first took sick last October ; Mie cm
plained of feeling ill one dinner time, had
a chill : I asked her if I should go for a
doctor; she said u she thmij-iic she
would seen be bett-.-r ; told nu- te p;e te
work in the afternoon ; I did se ; when I
cams home in the evening she was no bet
ter; I went for Dr. Boyd, the family phj.i
cian, who called and attended t her for
two or three week:--. During l!i:,t time
the youngest child took sick and Dr. Boyd
attended it ; as the child did net appear te
be getting better, . she told inetesend for
Dr. Wcichans, who attended the child ;
she worried irmecessarily about th.- child:
Dr. Boyd told my wife she would le.-e her
mind iishe kept wej-rying ; she became
weaker; the sickness developed int mala
lia! fever: i employed a nurse te
take care of my wife, child ami
mother, who was also unable te at
tend te herself; my wife complained
that Dr. Bejd did net attend her light,
and told me te employ Dr. He.'s, why at
tended her from the beginning of Novem
ber up te seven or eight weeks age. One
night she get up .suddenly, took the child
out of the cradle and said :t was dying;
she cried and walked around the room
with' it half an hour, crying. Shellnii
grew worse in her mind ; one night she set
fire te sonic clothes en the stairway, be
came flighty, walked from one room ie
another, stealthily watched people fiem
the deer and window ; I staiil at home
and did no work for five weeks during
this time ; I had a nurse, but she would
net stay with my wife alone; Dr. lies;
said if she continued iu this condition r-hc
would have te be put in a hospital, but he
would give her ene week's mere trial ; the
next week the nurse went away ; my wife
seemed te be better, and said she was able
te take care of the family, and that I
should t;e te work; I did te, and from
that time ou she get up every morning ;
get breakfast and did the ether house
work, hut she showed symptoms of insanity;
complained that she could net go out with
out people seeing her; was unusually timid
and nervous; she get up yet lei day morn
ing at half-past live ; get my breakfast
ready ; called me at a quarter-past six ; I
get up; mother was up when 1 went
down stairs ; we ail sat down and ate
bieakfast, after which I went te work, she
bidding me geed-bye as usual : about a
quarter pist seven I was sent for ; a little
boy told me something was wrong; went
te the house ; the back deer was locked ;
I looked in the window and saw my wife
standing behind the stove ; I told her te
open tlie deer ; she did se ; I saw my
mother lying en the fleer ; picked her up,
and asked my wife what she meant by
doing such a deed as that. She answered
that she tee wanted te be put out of the
way. My mother was net yet dead, but in
;i dying condition : I picked her up and
hcid her in my arms ; I spoke te her, hut
she could net speak te me, though she ap
pcarcd te be trying te speak. The eldest
child was down stairs .screaming when
I entered the room, and told me
mother had struck grandmother ever the
head with a bootjack ; the youngest
child came down stairs crying and my
wife p'reked it up and carried it up stairs ;
I followed her up and again asked hi r
why she had killed mother, but iter only
answer was that she wanted somebody
else te kill her ; she ..-. always ou oed
terms with mother ; helped her down
stairs evei -y morning. About Christmas,
fine Trinriiimr nrintlnr itiil imt ;.nirn i!..-n
stairs; I went up te help her down ; sy t'mn she looked into Martin's store win
wife rushed at her and I j.udied herawav; 1 ". corner of Iviiig and Prince streets,
shnnnment !,or .i..;iin -in.1 I .,t,..,i i,"n,. i until she reached Priuce and iiie streets.
away; then mother s emed te be efiaid I U'erujht sul of Iicr forehead is badly
or her; but after that titm: sh.- W;1S ! contused as if from a blew, but she has
kinder than ever te mother and. often told i n0 recollection or being struck by any one
me we did net de enough for her ; nor (lecs she knew of :u,y en0 wJl w,lnl '
What the Neighbor. Knev. . he ,,I:e-v te assault her.
Jacob Henry, sworn : I lived next de n :
te Masch's two yea is age : .Mrs. M:i':h, Thieve Arrested.
the prisoner, appeared te be very kind te , Officers Pyle and Gilbert have arrested
the old lady ; last fall she complained that i Wra. Armstrong and Jacob Tobias, of
she had a gicat deal of trouble ; the ehii- Marietta, who are charged with having
drcn aud everything else seemed te anne thrown from the cats of the Pcnnsylva
her ; she said she did net. knew whv :-hc 1 nia railroad a number of steel bars which
had such trouble, that sh.; had a geed man they intended te carry away. This hap
and he was geed te her. pened near Chickics en Wednesday and
Gee. 15. Marrow : I live next deer te the ' the men were arrested yesterday. They
Masch's took notice last fall that tlm i were taken before Squire I rank, or Col Cel
prisoner acted strangely : shied away from umbia. Armstrong gave bail for a
everyone ; would net speak te me ; ran j hearing and Tobias was committed m de
away whenever she saw me coming : since i fault.
Christmas I have heard a geed deal of ) e"sn- ned
neise in the heuse ; during the mornings . . erV , ' .
niiAni e .i',.wt- ti r,. rf a l?,. ; Lazarus Piose shipped 22 horse.-, ueiu
trouble of seme kind ; could hear Mis.
Masch crying and talking loudly ; in my
opinion she was weak-minded ar.d th it
was the opinion of the neighbors.
Win. McElwcc, sworn : Went into
Masch's house yesterday meining imme
diately after Mr. Masch went in ; saw the
uueiiu v r i.iuliil tiii.ai iiilliu nL,L,ui.it li. iim i
old lady die ; knew the prisoner vciy well ;
riie was a very nice woman until she was
taken with malarial fever; was kind ar.d
sociable ; but after she had the fever i
great a change came ever her ; heard Mis.
Dr.nnelly say she had assaulted her mother.
The Weman Story te Mr. Koehm
Mr. Rechm, sworn : Went, along with
the coroner yesterday morning and viewed
the body ; am acquainted with Mr. Masch
but net with his wife ; the coroner and jury
thought the prisoner who was up stairs
ought te be brought down before them ;
I went up stairs, found Mr. Masch in ene
i com and his wife in the room adjeining:
I told Mr. .Masch, who was crying, te keep
quiet ; I went te into Mrs. Masch's room ;
she was leaning against a bed pest, pull
ing at her apien ; I told heY te coma
down stairs, that seme gentlemen wanted
te sec her: she asked what they
wauted ; 1 told her te see about
this affair : she then came down
with me ; during the examination she
again went up stairs ; I went up seen
afterwards and told her te dress herself
and go along te prison ; she said she
would net go with a policeman ; I told
h.-r she would net of course like te be hi
the house during the funeral ; she said
she rteuld go if the children were allowed
te go : we get the children ; I carried the
little ene and led the ether by the
hand ; went up stairs again and
told M Masch te get ready ; she
put ou her hat and water-proof ;
wc went sat the back way ; walked up
Plum te Eaf t Kir.g, where she asked me,
Will they kill me at the prison '.'' I said
'Oh, no; they won't hurt you," Then
she stepped, and did net waut te go.
Then 1 saw 1 had made a mistake, ami
said. 'Oh, yes; they will kill you, be
cause you killed your mother-in law."
Then she was satisfied and went along ; a
little further en she asked " Will tnej
hang me, or cut my threat?" I told her
I thought they would sheet her, te which
she replied, "That's riyht," aud asked m m
hew seen they would de it; I said I could
net tell ; she asked me te request the men
out there te sheet her this morning, anil
I told her I would talk te the prison offi
cials about it, and this satisfied her ; she
was then put into the cell, but insisted en
having the children along with her ; I told
her they would have te go into the next
cell, se as te have their clothing ch:.uj.rd,
and then she seemed satisfied.
The Jury's l.'oiutmleii.
After hearing the above testimony ih.
jury returned the following verdict :
" That the said Mary Masch came te
her death en Friday, February 17th, le3
from having her skull crushed with a
hatchet in the hands of her daughter-its
law, Elizabeth Masch, while tin: said
Elizabeth Masch was insane."
E. K. Martin, esq., counsel for Mis
Masch, waived a hearing befoie Alderman
Barr, of the charge of murder, mule
against her by the coroner, and die vas
formally committed te prison te answer.
Tne Case Befcre the t:eurt .
E. Iv. Martin, esq , was present at Iho
inquest, as counsel for Mr. Masch, with i
view of having Mrs. Masch removed fiem
the county prison te the insane asylum
and this afternoon presented te the court
the following petition :
kTe the Honorable the Judge, i- .' Cetut i..
Oyer ami Terminer and O'riirrul .foil !'
livery ami Quarter .Session nj the J'tiacs
"The petition of August Masch rc-pect
fully represents, that his wife. Elizabeth
-Masch i insaue ; that she is at present
cemmittsd te the Lancaster county prison,
charged with the crime of murder ; that the
welfare el' herself aud ethers requires her i e
straint and prays that your honors willap
point a commission, according te law. te
inquire into her insanity, ami upon tlie ,
report thereof, will make such order and
disposition of her case as te your honors
.'hall seem meet."
In answer te the petition the feuit
named Dr. Win. R Giove Maj. A. '.
Reiuechl and David Nanman as ei:niniv;
sieners.
f:uiicuruii!; Corener's .Iiir.n-a
The following notice win filed i:i the
county commissioners' eilice te -day.
" C'eiUMiss toner of Lancaster County
I respectfully beg leave te file my exeep
tiens te your pay; :; te the coroner the
fees due te jurors, being satisfied that he
has no rijht te collect them. If there is
no lair for custom then custom cannot
make law. The coroner of Lancasti-i
county has a light te furnish you with an
account of the number aud names of
jurors impaneled by him in each inquest,
which bill should be ledged iu the tieas
urer's office, where the jurors can obtain
their pay, as iu all cases tried iu the com
men pleas and quarter sessions court. At
well might the chiefs of these offices cel
lect the jurors' fees as the coroner, and
thcicfeie, after this notice, I shall held
your beard and each commissioner liable
for all jurors' fees ordered by you te be
paid te the coroner from this date.
"FitANCis Kll.ltl its.
"Feb, nary 13, 1832."
Court el Common I'lciv
u::iei:i:.iCDOi: i.ivixr.sTO.v.
In flic case of Emma Havcrstick and hei
husband Jehu J. Haverstick, for the mu
of the said Emma Haverstick, vs. Jehn X.
Brubaker, administrator of David Bin
baker, deceased, the jury rendered a
verdict iu favor or the plaintiff fur S2,8'J'.,
i:i:i'ehi: .icdei: jwrrnnsex.
Eliza Keserriug vs. Charles Maikie.
This was an action of breach of premise.
Beth of the parties reside at Maytewu.
The plaintiff alleges that in tiie year 187h
the defendant proposed that they get mar-.
ricd. She made preparations for the.
event, but the defendant backed out and
would net marry her. She was put te
expense, &c, and she brings this suit te
recover damages. The defence is that
Mr. Matkley never proposed te the de
fendant, te whom he had no intention of
marrying himself, and all the courting
that was dene was en her part.
( in ti ird.
Mysterious Sliahap.
Last evening Miss Evana Dull, icsiding
en Christian street, below Chestnut, start
ed for her home te visit her brother, who
lives near the comer of Prince and Straw
harry streets. At or near tlie corner of
West King and Prince streets she was
knocked down, but hew or by whom she
does net knew. She remained unconscious
for some time, and in a dazed condition,
wandered down Prince te Vine street,
where she regained consciousness. She
knows nothing that happened from the
... - r
the stable of Frederick Brimmer te Henry
Dahlman in Isew lerk city.
Fiss & Decrr shipped 21 head of hoi sea
te the same city from the Franklin house
stables.
Beth lets are of excellent horse.- aud
were purchased in this city.
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