LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE! Fill BAY FEBRUARY 24 IS62
iLamastci ntclifgcnrct.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 24, 1882.
General Grant's Pension.
The United States Senate by a large
majority has declared that Grant should
be put upon the letired list of the army
for life, with the rank and pay of gen
eral. This distinction and subsidy was
net given him because of his having
been president, since the Senate very
decidedly voted down a preposition of
Mr. Bayard te pension all ex-presidents.
Why Grant has been thus rewarded by
all the Hepublican senators, aided by a
Democratic contingent, would net be
very clear if it was necessary te assign
a geed reason for a Hepublican vote te
benefit a Hepublican politician. The
action of the few Democratic senators is
certainly remarkable, but it se often
happens that Democratic representa
tives act in a way that their censtitu
ents de net cempreliend or approve, that
we need net be greatly surprised that a
few of the Southern senators were ready
te pension Grant upon the government.
Probably they thought they would show
by their votes that they had no animos
ity against the North or its soldiers.
But they took an ill way te show it :
just as they did when they invited the
Republicans te vole the back pensions
that threaten te bankrupt the treasury.
Certainly Grant docs net need the
gift that is made him. Ne man in
modern times lias been iriven se much
or lias been a mere persistent beggar.
Senater Hear, a Massachusetts Republi
can, voted for this la.st grant upon the
ground that Grant begged for it, con
ceiving this te lie a sufficiently geed rea
sons thai the bone should be thrown te
him. Te most understandings it would
be an excellent reason why it .should net
be given him. If he was net new a rich
man through the gifts of the people and
favor of wealthy speculators, whose pro
jects his name is valuable te, no one
would object te his being cared for out
of the national treasury. Bui he does
net need assistance. lie is known te
have an income above his wants.
lie lives in luxury and has no claim
upon the generosity of the country.
It is net a very serious matter
that the country should be taxed te pay
a general's salary te Grant, but it is a
serious matter that one whom it has se
greatly honored should demean himself
te beg for what he does net need,and that
national legislators should be se unmind
ful of their duly as te make se unjustifi
able a iri Tt of the public moneys. The
act hurts Grant himself and the party
that is se subservient te his unweithy
demean mere than it does the country.
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LeJ Them Speak Out.
During the late municipal campaign
the Hepublican newspapers of this city
indulged very freely in rellectiens upon
the morale of the police force. As they
resorted entirely te " glittering generali
ties '" it. in. y be assumed that they were
talking for buncombe and intended their
denunciations only for "geed enough
Morgans until after the elect ion." More
over, it was noticeable that wherever
there was an ex-peb'ecman who had
been dismissed by Mayer MacGon MacGen
igle for misconduct he was eager
ly sought out by the supporters of
Star.ffer and one of his " best workers "
in the Sixth ward w:is a late Democratic
officer te whose derelictions the Hepub
lican newspapers had again and again
called public attention, while in the
Ninth that party ran for constable the
most llagrant violator of police pro
prieties. Be all this as it may, there is
no reason why the police department of
the city government should net be free
from any such reproach as has been cist
upon it. Wc have often said and we con
tinue te believe that the 41 policeman's let
is net a happy one." It seems te be a place
and kind of service calculated te demor
alize geed men. Se long as mayors have
te be elected by parties, political claims
and considerations will affect appoint
ments mere or less, and the present sys
tem of divided responsibility in giving
the mayor the selection of only half his
police is another thing that stands in the
way of police reform. Ter all that, the
public, the mayor and his party have a
right te demand that appointed police
men shall conform strictly te the regula
tions laid down for lliem and shall suffer
severe ami summary punishment for vie
latien of or departure from them.
These rules the policemen and the
miblic knew, and it any of our
citizens knew of breaches of them
en the nart el their public servants
it is their right and duty te make the
mayor or his chief of police acquainted
with them, se that they may be duly in
vestigated, that the innocent may be
vindicated and the offenders may be
duly disciplined. Ne officer can com
plain if citizens exercise their privilege
te secure an observance of these regula
tiens te which every policeman when he
takes his place knows that he is te be
subject.
The case of the state against the
Standard oil company is being heard be
fore the Dauphin court, and by agree
ment of both parties the court will de
cide it without the intervention of a
jury. It is net a very convincing proof
of the earnestness with which the attor
ney general conducts this suit that he
has consented te dispense with a jury in
the trial. Judge Simonton is net likely
te take a view of the question that will
de the state full justice. We cannot
forget his late connection with cer
poratiens as tneir counsel, anu it is
reasonable te fear that he will net be en
tirely unbiased as a judge. In some un
explained way the attorney general has
already reduced the state's demand te a
fraction of .that made by the auditor
general's office, and the indications are
that before it gets out of the court it will
be whittled down te a very little tiling
indeed. The performance will bear close
watching.
The reform movement in Philadel
phia and its wonderful success en Tues
day premises te be followed with signal
results for geed. The next subject of
attack by the Committee of One IIuu
dred, it is suggested, shall be the dele-
Ration from that city te Harrisburg,
The representatives of Philadelphia in
the Legislature have long been a dis
grace te it and te the whole common
wealth. Regardless of party line3 they
have been, with few exceptions, a bad
let. As Jee Souder calls them, t! us peo
ple " sfeind pretty closely together, and
they may as well go down together.
m
Gkast get a bisger prize yesterday than
a 300 medal.
"
U. S. G. ceucludes that Republics are
net ungrateful.
Sodom may yet ne saved. On Wednes
day night, for the first time in the history
of Chicago, net a gambling hcuse was
open. The Presbyterian churches have
appointed committees te confer with ether
denominations with a view te closing the
theatres en Sunday and patting a step te
indecent performance?.
Mu. Tilijek, who was lately reported
as ruuuing up four flights of stairs before
hreaklast, is new said te have written a
confidential letter te Gen. Jehn M. Palmer,
declaring his willingness te run for picsi
dent in 1SS4, if Palmer wjll yoke up with
hint. This letter must have been written
without the knowledge of Henry Watter
son, whose lately and se lovingly retired
Mr. Tildcn from politics.
Tin; lNTi:u,ier.:cnu having stated that
D. M. Moere, ceuiicilnian-elcct in the
Third ward, was ineligible, net having re
sided in the ward a year, the New Era cor
rects it with the statement that Mr. Moere
hid resided in the Third ward sinee April,
18S0. Upen investigation wc fiud that we
were misinformed upon this subject. Mr.
Moere has been across the street nearly
two yeais. The Era was right ; the Ik
rni.uiEM"K wrong.
Tur. Times explains that the Chiltern
Hills aw a range of chalk eminences sepa
rating the c-umtics of Bedford and Hert
ford and passing through ty:e middle of
Bucks te ilet.ley iu Oxferdshire. They
comprise the hundreds of Burnham, Des
borough and Stoke. They were formerly
infested by robbers, and te protect the in
habitants from these marauders an officer
of the crown was appointed, called Stew
ard of the Chiltcrn Hundreds. The
duties have long ceased, but the office a
sinecure, with a nemiualpay is retained.
A member of the Heuse of Commens
cannot resign, but acceptance of office
under the crown vacates his seat. When
ever, therefore, an M. P. wishes te retire,
he applies for this office, which being
granted ns a matter of course, his seat in '
Parliament becomes vacant. He may
then cither resign the offiee or held it till
some ether member wishes te retire.
Cviifs W. Fu:m was much criticised
for erecting a monument te Jehn Andre,
the British spy, even though the inscrip
tion en it avowed that it was put up " iu
token of these better feelings which have
siuce united two nations, cue in race, in
language and in religion, with the earnest
hope that the friendly union will never he
broken." If Washington could say of
Andre ' lie was mero unfortunate than
criminal ; an accomplished man and a gal
hint officer," Field was hardly worthy of
the severe personal abuse te which he has
been subjected for this benefaction te
Andre's memory. But whatever may be
thought of his taste in erecting this monu
ment, there will only be execration of the
vandalism which has despoiled it. On
Wednesday night some ene eutercd the
grounds around it, at Tappan, N. Y., and
with a chisel hacked all the inscriptions
off. A small American flag was found
floating above the monument, and the fol
lowing lines were below it :
Toe long hath steed the traitor' shaft.
A monument te shame,
Unlit up te praUe u traitor' cratt,
Te sanctity ili-tume.
Arc lreuincn bound te still forbear
And meekly still implore.
W'jen conqucren tees their altars vir
Within our very deer?
This vulgar and insulting stone
Weuhl honor for all time.
Net sneaking Andre's death alone.
Hut bhick lien Arneld's cri:ni.
And they who thus can gleiily
The traitor and his deeds,
Thrniselvc-i high treason would einpley
it 'i.u-eukl 1 ul till their needs.
Americans! reselvr, proclaim
That iu our own dear land
Xi-ver, while the people reign.
Shall treason's statue stand :
Anil he who dnivs erect it next
On fair Ceiumlsi i's In cast.
Willi fulsome or with ialse pretest
5li:ill dangle irem its crest.
PERSONAL..
Paddy Ryas announces his intention
te again tight Sullivan for $5,000.
A reception was tendered Picsident
Eliet, of Harvard university last evening
by the University club of Philadelphia.
Senater Kellogg proposes te run for
Congress in the Third Louisiana district
against the famous Acklcn, Independent
Demectat.
Mrs. Camilla Scott Heyt, a daughter
or the late Gen. Wiulield Scott, died in
New Yerk en Wednesday, after a brief
illness.
Clak.v Lel'ise Kelloge has postponed
the date of her marriage one month en
account of the remunerative character of
her concert tour.
The returns received from a number of
the townships in Montgomery county
show that A. .J. Cassatt aud Charles D.
Shaw were elected read supervisors in
Lewer Morien aud William M. Sixgeuly
and Maiden Zearfuss in Whitpain.
The report is revived that Secretary
Huxt will he succeeded by William E.
CiiAXDi.En en the 1st of March. Mr.
Hunt is, it is said, te be United States
district attorney at New Orleans, worth
$15,000 a year.
OrEOHGE ir. bLOSSOx, the champion bil
liard player, fresh from his victory ever
the Frenchman, Yignaux, was the guest
at a complimentary dinner given te him
by a party of personal friends at Dclmon Dclmen Dclmon
ice's last night.
M. Reustax, the reputed author of the
attack en Tunis and the French counter
part in politics and diplomacy of cx-Sccre-tary
Blaine, has been named by the French
republic te succeed M. Outrey as its minir
ter at Washington.
Rev. E. L. Macoex, of Philadelphia
has been robbed of a quanity of silver
ware which was brought from England
ever a century age. Lafayette had eaten
from it, and it was otherwise valued from
associations.
Balzac never invented a name for his
heroes or heroines. He might clothe the
figure with the physical and mental at
tributes, but he believed that art could
only go se far, and that an absolute name,
which belonged te some human being, net
an improvised one, was a necessity.
It is never tee late te learn. One of the
most regular attendants at the Lyman
Bcccher lectures, in the Yale theological
school, is the venciable Rev. Joel Max:.,
who has just cnteied upon his ninety-third
year. Re studied theology first with the
late Dr. Cianniug, before the latter be
came at avowed Unitaiian, and then with
President Whet-lock, of Dartmouth col cel
!cge,aud was settled in the ministry ucarly
70 years age in Bristel, R. I.
Philadelphia society mourns the death
of Miss Emily De Beudt Reiiu, daugh
ter of the late William B. Reed, in his
lifetime one of the keenest and ablest
political writers in the United States, and
known iu the world of letters abroad by
his charming monograph en Thackeray.
Miss Reed was long the friend and com
panion of her gifted father, whose tastes
and no small measure of whose literary
ability she inherited, and she was herself
a writer of uncommon graca and spirit.
HONORING GRANT.
TO II
1'I.aucii en Tin: Aitav rjs.
tikeu list.
The Seiiute I'asies tbe Uill Kemarls .llaile
by Southern Senators Uelalls
Of t!ie Vete.
The Grant retirement bill was taken up
in the S'-'iiale yesterday, and Mr. Bayard
moved te amend by substituting t her! or a
prevision te pay te every president of the
United States who shall have served or
may hereafter serve iu said office, and who
shall have retired from the fame, a sum
annually duriug bis life cqurl toens-fourth
part of the annual presidential salary ;
but this is net te be paid in tlia caee of a
second presidential term.
Iu opposing the bill Mr. B.iyard spoke
of the tilling of the retired list by appoint
ments of civilians as retarding the promo
tieus which ordinarily would occur ia the
service of the rctiicmcut of officers be
cause of seniority, and the injustice and
hardship el this te deserving officers en
titled te promotion by long service. He
advocated his preposition for retiring ex
presidents a au extension of the principle
already applied te the judges of the fii
prcuie court, as securing greater inde
pendence en the part of the incumbent of
the chief magistracy, aud as .securing a
prevision te which that official was en
titled by reason of his exceptionally im
portant set vices.
Mr. Jenes, of Flerida, sastel, mi
view of the constitutional regulation en
the point, that the preposition might be
objectionable as an increase or diminution
of the salary of a picsident during his
term.
Mr. B.iyard explained that it would be
a prolongation of the salary after a vaca
tien of the office, net au incieaMj within
the. term.
Mr. Brown opposed the amendment and
favored the bill. He thought the priuciplc
of pensioning civiliai s had already been
carried far enough, and if ex-prcsidents
were thus provided for like prevision
would seen be made for the members of
their cabinets, and se en through the list .
The contingency of the retirement of
Grant retarding promotions of captains or
majors in the army he thought a remote
one, but nevertheless the exceptional rea
sons for it were .sufficient te justify
it. He believed it te be his duty
as a former Confederate, te vote te accord
te the Union heroes the same tribute he
would have voted te Lee and Johnsten if
the Confederacy had becu established. He
would accord te the man te whom the im
mortal Lee surrendered his sword all the
honor he could accord te any military
here, and thought that former Confeder
ates en the Democratic side were making
a mistake in failing te show magnanimity
toward General Grant. The objection
that General Graut because of his wealth
did net need te go en the ictircd list was
one of no weight. Senators would net
refuse te pension Mrs. Garfield because of
her means. He (Mr. Brown) would have
voted te retire General Grant when the
question came up last year but for his ap
prehension that the restoration of that
officer te active duty, as w.n then pre
posed, would be an interference with the
general of the army.
Mr. Jeucs, of Flerida, spoke of the mU mU mU
constructien te which the adverse votes
of members from Southern states would be
liable in furnishing material te strengthen
sectionalism. Fer this am! ether reasons
he would vote for the bill.
Mr. Call regarded the measure as a
proper recognition of pic-eminent mili
tary services, and argued that senators
from the Southern states could net well bit
in judgment upon the general verdict of
the states and the peep'e of the North
upon the value of General (! rant's ser
vices. Mr. Jonas, in icply te Mr. Call, de
nied that Southern, senators were likely
te serve the interests of their Fcctien by
becoming the mere instruments for record
ing what might be supposed te be the be
bests of Northern senators or the will of
the Northern people. He claimed for himself
as one member representing a sovereign
state, the right te challenge the acts e.
Gen. Grant as a civilian and te demand
why the gratitude of the country sheul 1
be expressed in this exceptional manner.
He then proceeded te review aud denounce
the course of the Giant administration in
reference te Louisiana politics.
Mr. Call replied te the efl'ect that
Southern appreciation el Grant's military
achievements, apart from hi3peliiictl acts,
was the only point at issue.
Mr. Hear indicated his willingness te
surrender his own judgment as te the
proper method of honoring General Grant
te that of the senator representing the
state from which that distinguished citi
zen hailed. He would also defer the
question of pensioning cx-prcsidents until
it came up in a proper way.
Mr. Bayard's amendment was then
rejected yeas, 5, nays, 51.
An amendment by Mr. Sherman pre
vailed, without discissien, making the
proposed retirement additional te the
number authorized by law.
The bill then pasted yeas 35, nays 17.
Messrs. Brown, Call, Davis of Illinois,
Davis of West Virginia, Jenes of Flor Fler
ida, and Ransom voted yea with the Re
publicans. Otherwise the vote was a
party ene.
The vote in detail was as fellows :
Yeas Messrs. Allisen, Antheny, Blair
Brown, Call, Cameren of Pennsylvania
Cameren of Wisconsin, Cenger, Davis of
Illinois, Davis of West Virginia, Dawes,
Ferry, Fryc, Harrison, Hawley, Hill of
Colerado, Hear, Ingalls, Jenes of Flerida,
Jenes of Nevada, Lapham, Legan, McDill,
McMillan, Miller of California. Mitchell,
Merrill, Piatt, Ransom, Rollins, Saun
ders, Sawyer, Sherman, Teller and Win
dem 33.
Nays Messrs. Bayard, Butler, Ceck
roll. Coke, Farley, Greeme, Grevcr,
Hampton, narris, Jacksen, Jonas, Maxey,
Pendleton, Puah, Slater, Vest and Walk
er 17.
Messrs. Beck, Camden, McPherson,
Saulsbury and Vance (against the bill)
were paired with Hale, Aldrich, Sewcll,
Miller (N. Y.) and Kellogg respectively.
Mr. Garland (in the negative) was also
paired.
The bill authorizes the president, in
recognition of the eminent public services
of Ulysses S. Grant, late general of the
army, te nominate and by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate te ap
point bim te the army with the rank and
grade of general, te be placed en the re
tired list with pay accordingly.
STATE IWS.
ITt-MS ALL OVER PEXSSl'LVAMA.
Anival of .jcwikh Refugees lu l'iilladelphla.
Many farmers iu Westmoreland county
have turned their attention te breeding
draught horses.
The shoe store of Reuben Shiffert at
Emaus, Lehigh county, was robbed en
Wednesday night of goods valued at $e0.
A ewe belenijiug te James Cochran, of
Salem township, Westmoreland county,
recently dropped four well developed
lambs.
Burglars operated nearly a whele even
ing en the safe of Win. U. Buss, in Seuth
Bethlehem, and secured $1 for their
trouble.
Patrick Culieu, made crazy by religieu,
created a disturbance in the cathedral at
Erie en Mend.iy by threatening te kill the
priest.
Frank Clements, a flagman en the
Pennsylvania railroad, wa3 burucd te
death en Wednesday in a caboose that
took iire during a collision near Irwin
station.
' The body of James Allisen, who was
hutiir at Indiana last week, was put ea
exhibition in the court house, te satisfy
the clamor of morbidly curious people.
Mis3 Emma Harper, of Southampton
township, Fiaukliu county, was te have
been married en Wednesday te James
Searight, of Carlisle. The company as
sembled and the bride was ready, but the
groom failed te appear.
It is thought that Miller the escaped
Western Pennsylvania penitentiary con cen
vier, will net be likely te leave Canade ex
cept under a guarantee that he will be
triedJUiily for the offence en which he may
be extradited .
Steamers arriving in Philadelphia from
Charleston aud Savannah are bringing
seme line Southern shad. The city of
Savannah en her last trip brought sixty
barrels of the finest Georgia shad.
The live-stock trains put en the Penn
sylvania railroad a3 au experiment will
make au average time of twenty-eight
miles an hour. They arc intended te com
pete with the refrigerator cars.
Uu the 1st el March the l'ennsylvauia
railroad company will allow its empleyes
two free trips for each working day ever
its Hue of read. During the months of
January aud February taay have been
charged half a cunt a mile.
Tha smail seu of Mrs. William Spidle,
living in Montgomery township, Franklin
oeuuty, fell into a well a few days since.
The mother, in herexcitemenr, dashed her
infant te the ground aud jumped down the
well. A ladder was lowered after her aud
site came up unhurt with her boy in her
arms. The baby was also unhurt.
Arriv.il of Jewish Refugees.
In Pniiadelphia yesterday at 3:30 p. m.
the steamship Illinois, of the American
line, swung into pier 47 at Christian street
wharf, beaiiug 517 passengers. Ofthcsa
335 were Jewish refugees from Russia.
Eighty six were women, 09 children, and
the remainder men. The tug June having
en beard Simen Muhr, Lucien Mess, W.
B. Ilackenbcrg and Simen A. Stern, had
gene down the river caily in the day, had
met the incoming steamer, and had aided
iu bringing her into pert. Once aboard of
the Illinois it was plainly discernible how hew
well pleased tlte refugees were with reach
ing land. They had had a pleasant veyage
for this season of the year. Thcie was oue
death en baud, a babe, whose body was
consigned te the sea, but the health of all
the rest had bucn geed. When the refu
gees sighted land they were delighted. It
is the custen with what arc termed the
Orthodox Jews te bless what they eat, and
en this occasion when laud was sighted
they broke bread aud b!es sed their arrival
in tha "free states," the term which they
apply te America.
On the trip up tlu river a fair oppertu
nity was afforded of judging the charac
ter et the new arrivals. They were nearly
sill of a hardy nature. Among the number
net including the. children, there were few
who appeared te be ever fifty years of age.
Steaming up the Delaware with the emi
grants crowding en the rail, the spectacle
was one which could net fail te attract
attention. Thcre were men wrapped iu
furs, which at once indicated the latitude
in which they had lived, and there were
ethers who had merely what would cover
their forms. They did net knew until
informed by the committee, of the ar
rangements made for their reception, of
the contributions of the charitable of Phil
adelphia ; but nevertheless tfi'ey scomed
prepared te undertake the toil of hewing
i heir way iu the New World without look
ing for assistance. When they were in in
i'ermed of the arrangements that had been
perfected for their comfort, joy was de
picted ea every countenance.
fill-, STATU I'liOinUITlONlST.
A Full Ticket Placed tn the Field mul nn
Oriintz itiun Eflcc;cd.
The Prohibition state convention as
sembled in Alteena. After seme time
.spent in devotieucl exercises Rev. D. Lat
siiaw, of Venango, was called te the
chair ami a list of vice presidents and
secretaries appointed. The chairman of
the state executive committee read his
report after which a recess was taken. In
the evening a session was held devoted te
spceehmaking, but the regular business
was left ever for te-day's session and an
adjournment until this morn ing followed.
Upen reassembling the convention nomi
nated the following ticket : Governer, A.
O. Pettitt, Lawrence county ; Lieutenant
Governer, Albien Williams, Chcster
county ; Secretary of Internal Affairs,
Ezra Gressman, McKcan county ; Julgc
the Supreme Court, S. P. Chase, Susque
hanna county. The resolutions were earn
estly discussed, but finally adopted unani
mously. They reaffirm faith iu prohibi
tion and deprecate alcohol in all forms.
Female suffrage received a qualified in in
eorsement in the organization of the state
committee The following ladies were
named as members of that body : Mrs. II.
P. McAllister, Blair county ; Miss C. M.
Vinter, Philadelphia ; Mrs. Mattie Mc
Clelland Brown, Pittsburgh ; Mrs. J. W.
Stevenson, Mercer county ; Mrs. E. Cern,
Chester ; Mrs. A. Hall, Erie ; Mrs. C.
Ellen Ryuder, Alteena ; Mrs. Anne Reed,
Montgomery ; Mrs. Rev. Henry Whceler,
Philadelphia ; Mrs. J. L. Kelley, Craw
ford county ; Mrs. Jennie Petty, Lacka
wanna county ; Mrs. E. L. Pettitt, Law
rence county.
Mr. Pettitt, the nominee for governor,
was last year chairman of the cxccutive
committee.
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A Desperado Lynched.
Near Belgrecne, Ala., Theodere Bur Bur
eon, while splitting rails, get into a feud
with Jehn Reckard, whom he killed with
two blows of the axe. He fled, but was
captured by Eugene Debbs, James and
William Dcmpsey and Mr. Bushficld.
While taking the man back the party
stepped te rest. The prisoner suddenly
drew liis bowie-knife and severely wound
ed two of his captors and again lied. He
was recaptured and placed in jail. At
night fifty masked men entered the town
and compelled the sheriff te give up the
keys of the jail. They then placed the
murderer en a herse and quietly rode
away. Next morning his body was found
hanging te a tree three-quarters of a
mile south of the town.
Damages ter a Stallion's Death.
During a race at the Chicago driving
park last June, the jockey riding the mare
Belle of Nelsen, cither by negligence or
by design, rode against the stallion Wol Wel Wol
verten, throwing him down and killing
him. Suit for the value of the horse,
which was stated at $10,000, was brought,
and after a two days trial the jury has re
turned a verdict for $4,500,
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
BUDGET Of MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
VVfcat Interests and Excites the Country.
A census of Denver, Cel., just com
pleted, shows a population of 00,000.
Henry T. Beckwith has given Piovi Pievi
dence, R. I., thirty acres of laud for a
park.
Three cars of California wheat have ar
rived in St. Leuis, being the first let of the
400,000 bushels recently purchased by
miller.".
In a row in a barroom in Williamsburg,
L. I., last night, Jehn Henry, aged 40
years, was beaten te death. Michael
Dowd, of Ne. 493 First street, Williams
burg, was arrested for the crime.
Fifty-three editors of weekly Republican
papers in New Yerk state met yesterday
at New Yerk quietly te form au associa
tion for their mutual benefit, and te secure
concert of action en state and local con
ventions. The Virginia Legislature, iu jeiut con
vention yesterday, elected S. Brown Allen
of Augusta, auditor of public accounts,
and Geerge A. Martin, of Norfolk, rail
road commissioner, both Read juster cau
cus nominees.
Duriug last week 72 new cases of small
pox and 22 deaths were reported iu Pitts
burgh ; 25 death iu Chicago ; le eases aud
5 deaths iu Richmond, Virginia, aud 3
deaths in San Francisce.
Edward Moere, a hotel keeper of Tren Tren
eon, New Jersey, is reported sick of hy
drophobia. He was bitten by a deg nearly
four weeks age.
The boiler of a portable saw mill in
New Carlisle, Ohie, exploded en Wcdnes
day, killiug iivs men and se badly injur
ing a sixth that his recovery is doubtful.
And eugiuc and caboose en the Vanda-
ha railroad were thrown into the river
near Vaudalia, Illinois, en Wednesday, by
a washout, aud the conductor and brake
man were drowned.
The manufactory of Estabie-k & Ce.,
iu Milferd, Massachusetts, was burned en
Wednesday evening. The same building
was occupied by the Clinching Screw com cem
pauy aud J. E. Kimball. The total actual
less is estimated at $30,000. Estabrook &
Ce. employed sixty meu.
The Mexican government yesterday be
gan the construction of a telegraph line
from Oaxaca south te Tehuautepac, and
north te the Vera Cruz railroad, "evi
dently for scrvice in the event of a war
with Guatemala."
The discovery is reported of a " rich
geld bearing belt" in Chilcot county,
British Columbia, above the sixtieth
parallel of latitude, just, back of the Alaska
line.
At a public meeting of house painters in
Brooklyn, New Yerk, last night, it was re
solved te ask $3 per day for ten hours'
work after March 1st, aud require a cessa
tion of labor ou Saturdays at 4 o'clock.
The New Yerk painters, who new get $3,
will, it is said, demand $3.50.
The movement te found at Washington,
D. C, a national homceopathic hospital,
which was inaugurated some weeks since,
has met sufficient encouragement te war
rant the beard of managers in renting a
building te be used for that purpose tem
porarily. Samuel II. Owens, past grand master of
the Masonic grand ledge of Missouri, the
present grand high priest of the grand
chapter of the Royal Arch Masens, and
grand treasurer of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, of Missouri, died at St.
Leuis en Wednesday night.
Ambrose Fachiri, aged 35, a member of
the firm of P. & T.Fichiri, cotton brokers,
doing business at Ne. 35 Beevcr street,
New Yerk, committed suicide yesterday
by sheeting, lie was a Greek of wealthy
family, and it is supposed he was tempo
rarily insane, being a sufferer from neural
gia, and insanity running iu the family.
family Fatality.
William B. Trembly. of Trembly's Bay,
Clinten county, New Yerk, while crossing
Lake Cbamplain ou Sunday upon the ice,
with a 13-year-old seu and a 13-ycar-eld
girl, during a severe snow squall, drove
his horses and sleigh into au epcti space
of water. Mr. Trembly was knocked
under the ice several times by the strug
gling horses, and when rescued was un
conscious. His son was kicked by ene of
the horses ant' was dead when taken from
the water. The girl was saved.
nursling or a fcewer.
The eid city sewer running along Bj.u
Grass creek in Louisville, burst yesterday
morning at daylight, destroying ene hun
dred yards of the State Line railroad em
bankment aud Heeding all the territory
between Jacksen aud Clay streets. A yard
engine, meviug cast ou the railroad, tum
bled thirty feet in the crevasse made by
the broken embankment, and the men
who were upon the engine ail suffered
injuries mere or less severe.
Sterti'H anil Ice JlloekaUo.
The Newfoundland coast is blockaded
with ice, and a continuous northeasterly
gale prevails. At present no arrivals of
vessels arc possible. Fugitive groups of
seals have beeu taken around the northern
bays of the islsnd.
A dispatch from Cape Race, received at
St Jehn, Newfoundland, says that a large
sheet of ice has passed westward of the
cape en which were discerned au anchor,
a seaman's chest, a gaff, several pieces of
rope, and what appeared te be the recum
bent body of a man.
JiIAbSACKK JJT MOUA.MMEIJAXS.
300 Egyptians Killed by the " Messiah of
Islam " In the SeuUan.
Private dispatches just received from
Khartoum make known for the first time
the facts concerning the successful rising
iu the Soudan of the se called El Mehdi,
or the Messiah of Islam. A few months
age El Mehdi, or Sheik Mohammed
Ahmed, turned up near Cower, en the
White Nile, and for the second time de
feated the Egyptian troops scut ajrainst
him and killed 120 of them. The Mehdi
then proceeded te Gcb-el-Zedir, situated
about six days march from Easheda, a
strong military pest en the White Nile,
or midway between Khartoum and Gon Gen Gon
dekoro. Rahsid Bey, governor of Fashetla
having secured the alliance et the Shilloek
tribes, marched out with 800 regular
troops, armed with Remingtens, te attack
the Mehdi in front, while about 2,000 Shil Shil
Ieeks, commanded by the king in person,
started te cut off the Mchdi's retreat.
About ten miles from Gebel-Zedir the
Mehdi, with his Bagara Bedouins, fell
unexpectedly upon Bahsid Bey and ut
terly defeated him. Thrce hundred
Egyptians were killed, and Bahsid Bey
himself was slain by the Mehdi's own
band. The whole affair lasted only half
an hour. The Mehdi then turned upon
the Shilloeks, and after a sanguinary con
flict routed them and killed Kaikicn, the
Shilloek king, and his entire suite. Esh Esh
eda would also have fallen had net Zeig
Ier Pacha, with 900 Eygptian troops,
arrived by forced marches from Kordefan
just in time te se strcnghthen the fortifi
cations that the Mehdi prudently declined
te attack.
With the exception of a few fortified sta
tions the Mehdi is master of the whole
country and is backed by all the Bagara
tribes, numbering about 10,000 fighting
men. They are armed with deuble-barrelled
percussion guns, but their chief
weapon is a remarkably long, heavy and
admirably made lance. .They are excellent
horsemen. Everything' will remain at a
standstill in the Soudan until the arrival
of re-enfercements from Caire, which have
been imperatively demanded. The present
Egyptian army, however, is by no means
anxious te serve its country in the field,
where, whenever it has done se, it has
always justified Colonel Gorden's ceuclu- I
siens that it is utterly useless for anything j
except eternal commotion. . t
Murdered by his Drunken tJucn. '
In Bridgeport, Conn., Patrick Corcoran. .
was fatally slabbed at his residence bv
Jehn Haley with a pocket kuife, causing
almost instant death. Haley came a few
days age from Haddam, Conn., te attend
the funeral of a friend. lie had been
stepping at the house of Corcoran during
his stay aud drunk freely. He had a touch
of the tremens. Seme friends started for
home with him, but he jumped from the
cars aud went directly te Corcoran's house,
where he remained duriug the night. Next
morning he became noisy aud Corcoran
endeavored te quiet him, when he plunged
a knife into Corcoran's heart. Haley was
seen afterward arrested aud locked up.
The deceased was a spring grinder by
trade, about 33 years of age. He leaves a
wife and seven children who depended en
him for their support.
TUiS KI'SSIAX XIIIII.1S.TS..
fen 1'iutures of the i'oeple ou Trial
St. l'etcrihurg Cable te Herald-
All the prisoners are dressed carefully
and neatly. The women are in black, the
men have all clean linen ou. One only,
Teterka, wears the tfieicbt affected by the
lower classes. His appearance is bestial.
The best looking aud most refined of the
defendants is Trigeui, by whose name the
trial has been sometimes called. Hisface
is very pale by contrast with his well
trimmed black beard, and his appearaiice
is altogether aristocratic enough te justify
his nickname, " Milerd." He is short in
stature and wears eyeglasses. Klatooh Klateoh Klatoeh
nicoff is the most melancholy of the party.
His companions, who cannot forget that
he once belonged te the police, shun him.
He sits alone, his head bowed as though
with shame. His leeks are haggard. He
wears blne spectacles.
Jakimeff is a vulgar red-headed virago.
The two ether women, LebcdeiF and Tor Ter
cut ieff, are hideous. Tcrcntieff's face is
monstrous. Lieutenant Soukhaneff, who
is dressed iu civilian's clothes is a pale,
sluut-sighted, malevolent-looking individ
ual. Emciianeff, with his scant hair and
uncouth manner, suggests the country
priest. He mutters te himself the whole
time, lssaiclf is a well built fellow, with
shaggy beard, and has an unhealthy com
plexion. Arentchik and Fricdeussehn are
civilized Jews. Teterka has a wild beast's
face, a fierce beard and sunken eyes. The
women jpterrnpt the proceedings contin
ually interrupt the proceedings by cearse
jokes aud untimely laughter, though the
gendarmes de their best te prevcut them.
Questioned as te their religieu seme aii
wcr that they are orthodox, some free
thinkers, ethers Armenians.
LOCAL IWTELLWiKNCE.
Till: AMENITIES Ol' JOUItXALJSM.
A Iilu-tratetl jy ingulfled" Lecal
A c wiiiaicr.
The following article appeared yesterday
iu the Examiner, a daily newspaper of this
city, published and edited by Jehn A.
Hiestaud, esq. :
"As the Democrats have barely escaped
the defeat of their candidate for mayor,
and have actually lest councils, if it was
necessary te celebrate such a victory by
firing an old canuen, overloaded, by which
one man lest his life aud another eue may.
what would the 'Gusher' of the Lntelli
GEXCF.n have done, had the mayor also
beeu lest? Possibly he would have dashed
around iu some outlandish fashion, killed
four men, aud made double as many or
phans as have already followed the mayor's
victory."
And also the follewiug :
"Tile editor of the Ixtelliecnckk, as
usual, is begiuning te play the roie of
honesty, after the election. He wan s the
using of money stepped, of course he docs,
until the next election ! Our editor is a
geed specimen of 'reformers.' He wants
the 'politicians' te 'agree' te step the
using of money. Docs our editor think
anyone would trust him in any bargain
whicli would bind Democratic workers
bound te win, cither through the use of
money or by any ether means ? He would
lautjh iu his sleeves if Republicans were
simple enough te bargain with him or any
ether Democrat for an 'honest' election.
De bled his friends freely for this election,
and should they get tired paying, he would
ledouble his hypocritical whining ever the
use of money for election purpose:?. Wc
prefer being beaten without a Democratic
' bargain ' te be cheated with eue."
KKLHilOUS.
East i'ciinsylvania Evangelical As.socir.tier.
The East Pennsylvania conference of
the Evangelical association has decided te
, held the next annual conference iu Christ's
j chinch, Eighth street, Philadelphia, en
the last Monday in February, 1883. The
presiding ciders were stationed as lol lel lol
lews : Philadelphia district, Rev. J. C.
Hemberger ; Allcntewn, Rev. C. S.
Hemau : Pottsville, Rev. J. O. Lehr ; liar
risbure Rev. C. K. Fchr ; Reading, Rev.
J. E. Knerr. Rev. T. A. Plalteubergcr was
received as an advisory member. By
request Jas. Bewmau was changed from au
active te a superannuated relation. Rev.
A. F. Leepold, of the Atlantic conference,
was received as an advisory member. Rev.
W. L. Black was changed from an active
te a local relation, and Rev. J. E. Knerr
was changed from an active te a super
annuated relation. Revs. C. S. Reman
and C. K. Fchr were re-elected presiding
ciders. Mrs. Annie Wittcnmycr. formerly
president of the Women's Christian Tem
perance Union, addressed the conference,
and a resolution was passed indorsing pro
hibition. At the afternoon session Rev.
M. Philebur, of the Atlantic conference,
was made an advisory member. The re
port of the general manager of the Schuyl
kill Valley seminary at Reading was pre
sented, showing the receipts since August
1, 1881. te be $1,123 97; expenditures,
$1,121.30; students attcnding,44 31 males
and 10 females. The institution is but a
year old.
tu r iniAMA.
Cli.srlette Thompson Iu " East Lynin"."
One of the largest audiences of the sea
son greeted Miss Charlette Thompson at
the opera house last evening, iu her sue
cessful impersonation of the characters of
Lndy Isabel aud Madame Vine, iu tiie
well known drama of "East Lynne."
As an emotional actress Miss Thompson
stands in the front rank, and judging
from the number of handkerchiefs used
during the progress of the play the audi
ence were in hearty sympathy with the
jealous wife and broken-hearted mother.
Mr. Chas. G. Craig and Mr. Charles Ycar
flnce as Sir Francis Lcvisen and Archibald
t'arlysle, respectively, ably supported the
star, and added much te the pleasure of
the evening. The remainder of the cast
was acceptably filled. At the end of the
third aud fourth acts Miss Thompson was
called before the curtain.
Miss Thompson was brought here by
Themas Daily and II . L. Hartmyer who
worked the show up in geed style, and as
a result of their labors made considerable
money. The heuse was se full that stand
ing room was sold at 7 o'clock.
A Clese Fit.
Jehn K. Steffee, Rcpubhcau candidate
for constable, of Warwick tewnsh:p, was
elected by a majority of one. Jehn Hel
ler was the regular nominee, but withdrew
in favor of Steffee at the eleventh hour.
However, neller came near being elected,
notwithstanding. .
THE TOTALS.
Computations of ibeKe turns by the Court.
The judges of the court and their sworn
assistants yesterday afternoon computed
and consolidated the returns of the muni
cipal election of Tuesday.
The total vote ser mayor was 5,726, el
which number Jehn T. MacGeniglc, Demo
crat, received 2,075, and Win. D. btauffer,
Republican, received 2,7-31 ; MacGenigle's
majority being 224.
The vote en the question of inereasins
the city debt is officially announced as ler
the increase, 173 ; against the increase,
1,150. These figures de net include the
vete cast in the Seventh ward, which was
emitted from the return made by the offi
cers. The Seventh ward vote was for the
increase, 23 ; against the increase, 152.
The actual vote cast in the city was, there
fore, for the increase, 198; against the in
crease, 1302; majority against increase,
1101.
There weie a few trilling errors in the
footings for school directors as printed en
Wednesday. The official totals are as fol fel
lows :
Geerge Darmstetter, 2,918; J. M.Johu M.Jehu M.Johu
sten, 2,912 ; William McCemsey. 2,920 ;
Simen W. Raub. 3,815 ; Rev. C. Reirnon Reirnen
snyder, 2,914 ; Chriatiau Zecher, 2.927 ; D.
G. Baker. 2,813 ; J. Hay Brown, 2,759 ; A.
K. Spurrier, 2,788 ; Wiu.O.Marshall,3.790;
J. W. Byrne, 2,779; Henry Gast, 2,767.
Certificates of election have beeu given
te the successful candidates, signed by
Judges Livingston, and Patterson and
duly attested by Prothenotary Sam Matt
Fridy.
.A XOVKL ENTERPRISE.
Twe Yuuii nit n Abuut te r-iijae in Poultry
Hutting.
Mr. Jehn C. Burrowes, son of the late
Hen. Themas II. Burrowes. and Mr
Herace B. Zahni, son of Mr. G. M. Zahm,
both intelligent, enterprising aud popular
young gentlemen of this city, are about te
engage in a novel venture. Fer its success
they certainly have the very best wishes
of a Iare circle of friends and
of everybody who appreciates the en
terprise which prompts them and the in
telligent and well directed labor which
they are certain te apply te it. They have
purchased the Cypress islands, in tbe Sus
quehanna river, opposite Fite's Eddy,
about 20 acres in area, a large part of it
under cultivation, where, besides farm
ing seme tobbacce, they propose te
cngage extensively in raising chickens and
ether poultry, supplying the demands of
the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets
for spring chickens nil the year around.
Beth these young gentlemen are exper
ienced and successful chicken raisers, and
yesterday they visited the place where
their possessions lie te make tbe final
arrangement.-, ler beginning operations.
Between this and the spring they will
erect tin ir residences and ether ncce6ary
buildings, aud during the coming season
their experiment will no doubt have bloB bleB bloB
semed into full blown prosperity. Se
mete it be.
Jmnpius His Heard.
Jehn tlnnt-y, who for sometime past has
been bearding with Mrs. Kauur, East
Chestnut street, yesterday quietly remov
ed his effects from the heuse with the evi
dent intention of defrauding the landlady.
Believing that he intended leaving the
city, Mrs. Kautz kept a watch en the
trains, and seeing Heney iu the Pennsylva
nia railroad depot hastened te make com
plaint against him before Officer Samson.
Officer Adams was detailed te arrest
Haney, but he kept out of sight until the
3 o'clock train w as leaving the depot, when
he sprang en beaid one of the cars. The
officer sprang alter him, and after a tussle
succeeded iu pulling him oft' near the cast
end of the drpet. Haney fell in getting off
the car, his head striking heavily against
the base of ene of the iron pillars, and his
feet narrowly missed being caught under
the wheels of the moving train. He was
taken before Alderman Samson where
Mrs. Kautz confronted him with her bill
for $11, and finally compromised with him
en the payment of $10 and costs. Ilaney
became very insolent while in the alder
man's office, and was only brought within
all beuuds of decency by being threatened
with imprisonment for drunken and dis
orderly conduct.
The Funeral ObicquleH or .J. Harry tiela
iugcr. The burial of J. Harry Geissingcr took
place yesterday from the home of his
parents in Huntingdon, Pa. This young
man is the first of the class of 23 who
graduated in 1880 from Frankliu and Mar
shall college te be called away by death,
and the many friends whom he had wen
by his amiable disposition and sterling
worth of character will sorrow te knew of
the departure of one se premising in the
Hush of his young manhood. The mem
bers of the Delta Tan Delta eollege fra
tcrnity sent a very beautiful lleral design
of a crescent and pendent star oue of the
finest ever made by Rohrer, of this city
and it was conveyed by Mr. T. Rcitcr en
their behalf. The services at the home
and cemetery were very imprcssive and
were attended by a large number of rela
tives aud fi tends. Mr. Geissingcr was a
frequent reporter te the columns of the
iNTEhUOENCEit of deeds and doings of
the college and of the town.
The ripe Line Keutp.
Lilitz Keeenl.
A corps of five men are stepping at the
Springs hotel this week, who are survey
ing the oil pipe line of the Rapid Transit
company. As heretofore stated, this line
passes through a considerable portion of
Warwick township. About six weeks age
some of the same party passed ever the
contemplated mute for the purpose of se
curing the right of way. New they are
putting down stakes every 1,000 feet they
tiavel. The farm of Christian Wcnger,
near Millway, was purchased tcvcral years
age by the above company, en which it is
proposed te erect a station.
Stock Train ou the Hingle Track.
Mt. Jey Star.
Fer the first time in the history of the
Pennsylvania railroad company, stock
trains have been run ever the Mount Jey
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad,
making a difference of ferty-five minutes
ever the Columbia branch of the Pennsyl
vania railroad. On last Saturday a train
of tweutj-fivc stock cars was run ever the
Mt. Jey read, drawn by a Medoc cngine,
making the run in one hour and fifteen
minutes instead of two hours by the Col
umbia branch railroad.
Wedding at Mount Jey.
Harry Luchenbach, of this city, was
united in marriage last evening te Miss
Jennie Owens, daughter of Rev. Jehn
C. Owens, of M. Jey, at the residence of
the bride's father. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J- B. Lockwood, and a
large number of persons were present.
The presents were many and handsome,
and the supper was elegant. The bride
and croera left for New Yerk at 1JZ0
o'clock en their bridal tour. The bride is
a sister of Steve J. Owens, grocer and
music dealer, of this city.
Sale r .Personal Property.
The sale of the personal property of the
late Win. L. Peiper, deceased, yesterday,
was largely attended, and the articles sold
brought high prices, amounting in all te
nearly c",000. Five of the horses were
purchased by Wm. Fiss, of the firm of
Fiss & Dccrr, New Yerk.
Mayer' Court
The mayor this morning discharged a
number of vagrants and sent one bum, an
old efiender, te jail for 10 days.
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