LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATl 11 DAY FEBRUAKY 25 1862
Haiuastrr irirtcllifrcncet.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 25, 1882.
Significant Appointments.
The president demonstrates his devo
tion te his friends by his nominations of
( 'enkling and Sargent. The latter was
a candidate for the interior department,
but it was an office for which lie was dis
tinctly unfitted by his unwholesome rep
utation ; but he is nevertheless hand
somely taken care of in the German
mission, where his distinguished talent
for rascality may de the country no great
deal of material harm. "We presume
that Mr. Conkling is nominated for
the supreme bench only te compliment
him, and te give him the stamp of a
presidential endorsement. It is hardly
likely that lie will accept the place,
since its emolument is small and the
honor te one of Mr. Cenkliug's standing
nothing te be greatly regarded. That
Mr. Arthur should appoint him te the
place demonstrates his political intre
pidity and the obstinacy of his attach
ments. There was no apparent need for
him te give this proof of his friendship
for Conkling, who is se muth hated by
a large number of his party ; for Conic
ling is net understood te have been a
candidate for this place or any ether in
the presidential gift. Yet the bestowal of
the appointment is valuable and grate
ful te him. It shows him te be basking
in the sunshine of presidential favor. It
is notice te his enemies that the presi
dent is net in sympathy with them. It is
a strong declaration of his continued
Stal war Usui.
The universal opinion will be that Mr.
Conkling's talents would adorn the su
preme bench. He would make it illus
trious rather than be made illustrious
by it. Senater Hear says the appoint
ment is net one fit te be made, because
Mr. Conkling, though as able as Web
ster, is net honest. We de net under
stand whether he means te charge him
with political or financial dishonesty.
Probably the former, as we knew no
reason for any allegation against him of
dishonesty in the mere ordinary use of the
word. Ne doubt Mr. Conkling has net
been always honest politically. We knew
that he has net always done his duty te
the country as we believe he saw it. He
lias net always had the courage of his
convictions. lie failed notably in the
elecleral commission business, where lie
thought right and acted wrong. Hut
who is lie who accuses him? Certainly
Senater Hear is net one te cast this stone
at him, for he has net a repute for devo
tion te truth and honesty which will en
able him te assail these who fail in their
service te their consciences.
Conspicuously Unfit.
The Philadelphia Xerth Amrrkan
could hardly have indulged in much re
f lectien befeic it said of ex-Senater Sar
gent. '' There is no particular reason
why he should net be sent as minister te
ncrlii'g" Fer in the same paragraph it
avows Ills unfitness for a cabinet
office and expresses a sense of
relief that he' lias been sent te a place
where he can de less harm te the ad
ministration. This implies a very low
political view of the matter. The things
in his record which make Sargent
unfit for a rabiriet place make
him unfit for appointment as our
representative te one of the first powers
of Europe, and that one a government
with which our relations are mere inti
mate and important than any ether ex
cept England. Previous administrations
have recognized this in sending such
men as Gee. Bancroft, Andrew D. White
and Bayard Tayler, scholars rather than
politicians, en the German mission and
the descent from them te Sargent is en
tirely tee sudden. He may net de the
same harm te the administration as would
have come te it by his jobbery in the in
terior department, but his appointment,
after the popular rejection of his name
for a home office, will de us no credit
abroad. The French government has
just sent us a minister who is in dis
grace at home, aud the press lias been
disposed te resent his coming as an
affront te our national dignity. What
shall be said of an administration which,
having first tested the popular senti
ment regarding a man's fitness for a
miner cabinet place and having him
scornfully rejected, appoints him te a
first-class foreign mission"? Luckily for
hiin Sargent's nomination is coupled
with auether of such sensational inter
est that in its discussion the unfitness of
the new German minister is apt te be
overlooked.
Therk are several things touching a
better administration of our municipal
affairs which will probably net be effect
cd until the people of Lancaster see the
wisdom of securing an entirely non
partisan city government. The present
ward districting of the city, devised in
the first place for purely partisan pur
poses, is a gross gerrymander, which
should be corrected in the interest of a
fair representation. Trie Fifth ward,
whicli at the last election polled 537
votes for mayor, and is steadily grow
ing, has only two common council
men, while the First ward, which
only polled oil, has four common
ceuucilmen, or mere than double
the same ratio of representation. The
Eighth ward, with "De voters, and the
Sixth with 780, have each the same rep
resentation as the Third, with se much
smaller territory and only polling 531
votes. Each one of the wards has tee
many votes te be cast at one precinct.
A correction of these evils and a change
in the law which requires the mayor te
appoint the constables-elect te the police
force are among many matters-which
ought te be remedied by the concurrence
of all geed citizens in a scheme for non
partisan local government.
The depth and bitterness of the quar
relin the Republican party is apt te be
intensified by the nominations sent in
yesterday. It could hardly be much
deeper and bitterer, however, than when
a paper like the New Yerk Tribune can
use such language as the following re
garding a leader of its party :
Guitean has made a supreme judge, as
well as a president ; and he is uet hung
yet. There is net a human being in the
country be ignorant as te belicve that Mr.
Roscec Conkling would have been awarded
the highest judicial office in the gift of the
president, if a cold-blooded assassin had
net first murdered tbe president whom the
people elected. Fer that horrible murder
no man living is thought by the people of
the United. States mere responsible than
Mr. Conkling himself.
On the monopoly and corporation ques
tions Conkling will balance Stanley Mat
thews. There is an increasing suspicion that
Arthur's candidate for 1884 hails from
the White Heuse.
The new common council will contain
18 new members. The new select body
will contain 4 new members.
Tin: religious editor of the Baptist
World has discovered that "there arc three
degrees of mining speculations Positive,
mine ; comparative miner ; superlative
minus."
Foleer left tbe bench te take a polit
ical appointment, and new Conkling is
offered a judicial position ! This year of
grace develops some political ecccutrici
tics. The Heuse committee en public build
ings and grounds has agreed te recom
mend the erection of a public buildim: in
Reading, Pa., at a cost of $80,000. Where's
Lancaster's public buildiug.
Grant has been voted his pension by
the Senate ; Conkling is named for the
supreme bench. Send along the bronze
medals and Andy Kauffmau's commission
as collector.
The Baltimoie American pointedly re
calls the fact that " iu recent years the
United States has been represented at the
Germau court by Geerge Bancroft, J. C.
Bancroft Davis, Bayard Tayler, aud Pro Pro
feseor Andrew D. White, aud it is fair te
presume that these scholars, historians
and trained diplomatists liave done us
honor at Berlin. It is altogether tee ab
surd that they should be succeeded by
such a narrow gauge politician as Mr.
Sargent."
Feit the relief of the people who have
been induced, " because it is English," te
seuud the " i " instead of the " e " iu the
first syllable of "cither," or "neither,"
it is stntcd that Dr. Freeman, the eminent
Euglish historian, new lecturing iu Phila
delphia, sounds the " e." Unlike a New
Engluudcr, Dr. Freeman never slurs the
final "r," but, like aPcnnsylvauiau, gives
te it the round aud full tone that is its due.
Webster's dictionary says analogy, how
ever, as well as the best aud and most
general usage, is decidedly in favor of
e-ther " as against i'-ther ; and most lexi
cographers of note agree that the pronun
ciation c-thcr is te be preferred.
WnKN the bill te plaue General Grant
en the retired list was pending iu the
Senate a day or two age it was in the way
of the Japanese indemnity. The repre
sentative of the .Tapauese miuistcr called
en Senater Legan with a dispatch from
Gcncial Grant. It read : "I wish you
would say te General Legan that I hepe
nothing whatever will bn allowed te inter
fere with the passage of the bill te return
the indemuity te Japan." Senater Lo Le
gan, however, declined te give way and
the bill for the benefit of General Grant
himself kept the Ji-paucsc bill from being
considered. It is believed that General
Grant will regret the circumstance, as
he has urged that this measure should
pass above all ethers for the honor of the
nation.
There is a urcat deal of growling ever
tbe distribution of the tickets te the Gar
field memorial services te be held en Mou Meu
dak next, and it is charged that favoritism
has been shown, and that many persons
who ought te be invited have received no
tickets. The tickets arc being hawked
about by speculators and arc readily sold
at prices ranging from ten te twenty del
lars. Senater Slicrmau is net very happy
since tbe receipt of a dispatch saying that
some forty members of the Ohie Legisla
ture desired tickets. They will probably
have te staud en the outside of the capi capi
tel. as no prevision has been inade for
their admission te the hall of the Heuse.
But fifteen hundred tickets have I ecu is
sued, and fully ten thousand have been
applied for.
Petter's American Monthly for March
opens with a handsomely illustrated ar ar
tiele by our townsman, Rc. Prof. Jes.
Henry Dubbs, D. D., entitled, " On the
Lake of Lucerne" The many friends of
the professor will be glad te icad this
sketch written iu the author's most popu
lar vein. " The Blue-Nese Capital," by
Hen. Chas. A. Pilsbury, cx-governer of
Maine, is a historic descriptive article en
Halifax, Neva Scotia. The third illus.
tratcd article is " The Viking Ship," by
J. Harris Stene, descriptive of the 1000-years-old
galley excavated en the coast of
Sweden. Among the remaining articles
we note " A Glimpse at the Secial Life of
Voltaire," " Stradivairus,'" "An Old
Time Music Teacher," by Louise Sey
mour Houghten : " Carlyle's Prediction
for the Teutonic," by Prof. Wm. M.Reily,
and ' Hew the Stars get their Names."
Petter has an ably-conducted editorial de
partment under the titles " Curreut
Topics," "The Literary World," "The
Art World," " Heme and Society," " Pet
Penrri." Jehn E. Petter & Ce., Phila
delphia, are the pdblishers and Themas
A. Fcnstermakcr is editor.
PERSONAL.
Simen Cameren was in Jacksonville,
Fla., en Tuesday, and left by the after
noon steamer f ir San ford.
J. Rebert Spiller, business manager
and treasurer for Miss Mary Andersen,
died in New Yerk en Thursday afternoon.
A petition has been presented te the
Heuse committce en invalid pensions, ask
ing a pension for the widow of President
Polk, who is in very needy circumstances.
General Hancock passed through Atlanta
yesterday, en his return te the north. He
was greeted at the station by a delegation
of the city councils and many citizens.
Captain Isaac Hitchcock, a member of
tbe Trey Iuviuciblcs, in the war of 1812,
died en Thursday, in West Trey, aged 80
years. He was postmaster of West Trey
under Presidents Polk, Pierce and Buch
anan. Captain II. G. Littlefield, of the
Second aitillery, has been assigned by the
war department te general supervision of
target practice in the army, "in the in
terest of the improvement of marksman
ship." Mr. Putter Palmer is about te build
the largest aud most expeusive private ics
dence in Chicago. It is te be situated at
the northwest coiner of Bank street and
Lake Shere drive, aud will cost $200,000
or mere.
Jeun R. McLean, the editor of the Cin
cinnati Enquirer, contributed 6250 te for
ward the religious revival new going en
iu that city. The gift has baeu accepted
with thankfulness net unmixed with sur
prise.
Commissioner Loring, of the agricultu
ral department, leaves Washington te-day
for Minneapolis, where he is te open, en
Tuesday next, a series of lectures arranged
by the Minnesota agricultural college, and
ether organizations in that section. On
Thursday next the commissioner is te ad
dress the beard of agriculture of Ohie, at
Delaware in that state.
The Amateur orchestral society of Lon Len Lon
eon, composed of eighty gentlemen of the
aristocracy, the Duke of Edinburgh play
ing first fiddle, has inaugurated a series of
concerts, dining which every ene smokes
as much as he pleases. Eight bundled
Englishmen, "all aristocrats," attended
the last one, which was described as most
enjoyable.
Garibaldi loves the sua and cannot
bear te be away I rem it. When he was
carried out en a terrace overlooking the
water after his recent illness, he cried :
' Here I have the sea ; I live en the sea ;
aud for us sailors the sea is life !" He at
first iusisted upon staying en the terrace
se late that his doctors had te beg him te
be mere piudcut. The peer old mau urged
that it would be depriving him of his
greatest comfort.
Donald G. Mitchell, the "Ik Marvel"
of former years, is new almost GO years of
age. His hair aud bushy whiskers arc
plentifully sprinkled with gray, aud he
has grown stout, but his face has the md
dy hue of health. He bears a striking re
semblance te the Rev. Dr. Richard S.
Sterrs, of Brooklyn. Mr. Mitchell occa
sionally leaves the retirement of his "Farm
at Edgewood," near New Haven, te read
a lecture before a popular assembly.
People have wondered why Prince Li:u
rOLD, who has never had any military
education, should have been appointed te
a colonelcy iu the British army. Mr. La La
beucherc learns that the appointment was
made iu order that he may be married iu
a becoming uniform, as the Pceis' robes
of the Trinity house uniform would net
be suitable for the occasion, and the pro
prieties would be violated for a prince te
be married in plainclothes.
Ex Governer Jehn M. Palmer was in
terviewed in reference te a report that he
had received a preposition from Mr. Tildcn
te become a candidate for the second
place en the ticket with him for the
Democratic presidential nomination in
1834. In reply te a question the cx-gov-eruer
said : "There is nothing iu it. The
reporter then said : " suppose, gover
nor, I may deny that you have received
such a preposition ? " Te this he replied :
"It is a sensation ; that is all."
When President Grant was se sorely
pressed for a successor te Chief Justice
Chase that he even nominated Caleb
Gushing and Geerge II . Williams te that
position, only te have them rejected by
the Senate, he actually tendered the place
te Mr. Conkling also, but the latter had
les.i than a year befeic the offer was
made in November, 1873 been re-elected
te the Senate, and he preferred te remain
in that body, of which he had become one
of the most influential administration
leaders. Se Mr. Cenkliug's name as
chief justice was net sent te the Senate,
but somehow or ether the fact that he
had declined the office was made public.
Mr. Conkling is new just cutciiug upon
his liftv-feurth vcar.
HAMMKRiNl, HAMMOND.
Hew n Student Handled the KvaliRelKt
Without i!ec..
About the 1st of January there came te
Nashville, Tcnn., Rev. E. Payson Ham Ham
eond, an evangelist, well-known in Lan
caster, accompanied by his wife aud a
young man named Parsons. A series of
meetings was at once inaugurated, and
the religious population were en the tip
toe of expectancy. The reverend gentle
man opened iu the First Baptist church,
and a tremendous crowd was prescut te
drink iu his words. After the meeting his
first business was te call at the newspaper
offices and request glowing notices of him
self and his cause. The morning papers
fell easy victims te the scheme, and for
three or four weeks Hammend was yiveu
all the taffy his vanity could stand. The
Banner by refusing te tumble te his game
succeeded iu incurring his great displeasure.
It was his habit of haunting newspaper
eiliccs day aud night, requesting personal
notices of himscif, and when reporters were
tee busy te attend te him, he would write
them himscif. Recently he was called te
Lebanon te conduct revival meetings,
and had smooth sailing for a few days.
He preached te a large audieuce, aud,
during his discourse, undertook te mimic
frogs, monkeys, and all manner of things.
The people were disgusted and many left.
Later ou he invited a student te the pulpit
te discuss the question of infidelity. The
challenge was accepted, aud the student
handled him wichoutglevcs. Hammend's
remarks ou this occasion wcre se flagrant
and improper that net a single person re
mained te hear him through, and he left
en the evening train for Chattanooga or
Memphis.
SIX LIVES LOST.
Fi-islilful ISeller Explosion at a .Sawmill in
New Carlisle, Ohie.
A shocking boiler explosion has just oc
curred at. New Carlisle, a few
miles north of Ncwcomcrstewn, O.,
by which five men .were killed in
stantly and another was fatally injured.
The water in the boiler at Stutsman &
Tregcr's sawmill had get very low while
the pumps wcre being repaired, and after
the valves were opened the cold water
rushed iu the boiler, causing it te explede
with fearful violence. The live men, who
steed near, wcre blown te atoms ; and their
mangled remains wcre hurled through the
air with heavy timbers aud pieces of iron
a distauce of several hundred feet. The
sixth man had an arm and leg lern off aud
is dying.
A If rave Bey.
La Veru Mulvey, a lad of 10, was dis
tressingly injured iu a Rochester laundry,
Tuesday afternoon, nearly the whole of
bis right arm being tern from his body by
the machinery. Racked with pain, almost
his first cry was : "What will become of
my mother '.' I am her only support and
what can I de this ','"'
CRIME AH) CALAMITY
NU1VS FKOM EVER QUABTER.
DiscearagiDg Prlzc-FlgbUns In New Haven.
In New Haven, the local authorities
have determined te discourage the forth
coming prize-fight between Tem Sweeney
and Douehoe, the latter of whom is back
ed by New Haveu men, aud have arrested
the participants in a harmless soft glove
light for a medal which occurred last
Tuesday and in which neither pugilist
was damaged iu the least. The fight
took place unknown te the police, en the
edge of the city, in a room which was fit
ted up with a ring. Gus Zills and Jehn
F. Hayes, both amateurs, faced each
ether. There was only one knock-down
and the spectators found the fight se tame
that they fought the two extra reuuds and
the referee was for a time uuable te de
cide who had wen. It was constructively
a prize light only, ou account of a cheap
medal. Such contests are engaged iu
nublicly at Yale college for such prizes
every spring. The contestants were ar
rested. Several witnesses have fled te
avoid being supboeuaed. The heaving
will take place next Monday.
Pierced by a Ked-liet liar of Iren.
Quintus Saucrwiue, aged sixtccu, is cm cm
pleyed at ene of the rolls of the Judan
rolling mill iu Allentown. A bar of red red
het iron was passing through the rolls
aud Saucrwinc steed ready with his teugs
te catch it. Just as he was about te catch
held of the bar auether boy accidentally
struck the iron. The blew gave the bar a
sudden upward movement, and it pierced
his vest anil shirt, passing up his chest
thieuh his chin aud the root of his tongue
te the reef of his mouth, where the bone
slopped further progress. Though suffer
ing gieat pain the boy's presence of mind
did net lersake him, but he pulled the
ireu our, badly burning his hands. The
ether workmen steed amazed, but the
boy's father ran up te him and walked
him te a physician about six blocks distant.
The hole in the chin is large enough te
admit the insertion of a finger. The boy's
course from the mill te the doctor's office
could be traced by the bleed he lest en the
way. The doctor thinks the boy stands a
fair chance of lecevery.
Jcste James First Cousin Sentenced.
A man known as Weed Hite, arrested
in Legan county, Ky.. ou February 11. for
complicity in the robbery of the Chicago,
Reck Island & Pacific railroad train at
Wiuslen, Me., ou the night of January 15
lait year, was arraigne.1 in court, at Gal
1 itiu , Davies ceuuty, ou Wednesday. He
pleaded guilty aud was sentenced te the
penitcutiary for twenty-live years. Hitc
is first cousin of the notorious baudit.Jcsse
J.imcs. He said that he fired eleven shots
into the locomotive en the night that the
train was robbed and chased the engineer
out en the pilot, but would net give any
information respecting the rest of the gang.
A Cripple's Judgment Against Mrs. Stewart
A judgment for $10,709.02 was entered
in the Kings county clerk's ofliee agaiust
Mrs. Cernelia M. Stewart, widow of the
lateA. T. Stewart, iu favor of Themas II.
Stringham, :i crippled laborer, who was
severely injured by the fall of an elevator
in a granary at Garden 'City, where he
was employed. A bill of costs for $023.52
inchidiug an allowance of $500, was also
cntcicd against Mrs. Stewart.
A Family swept Away Hy n Sneirsllde.
, A house raider the Keclcr's Peak, Big
1 Cottonweed, inhabited by a weed chopper
i named T.iggart, his wife and four chil
' drew, has been swept a war by a snow
j slitie. It was first missed yesterday
morning. Men have gene te die it out
I aud recover the mantes, alive, or dead.
Ooed micli,
j Mrs. 11. L. Leibliug, a very peer woman
I of L.vtrebe, Westmoreland ceuuty, who
; was recently left a sum of money by a
; relative in Gei many, has received the first
instalment amounting te $19,000,aud $10,
j 000 nunc is expectcd in a short time.
j Scalde:! te Death.
The 3 year-old son of James lugram, of
; Clarenden, Eric county, fell into a tub of
! boiling water en Thursday ami was
i ......1,1,..: 4.. ,i,..,ti.
OLaiM.l IW llk.lltll.
A Man Literally Turn Apart.
In Thaiucss mills, Rancocas, N. J., a
mill hand named Scott was caught be
tween two large wheels revolving in oppo
site directions aud was literally tern apait,
his arms and feet beiug pulled off. He is
still alive, but can't live long.
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CONlvLlNC.'.S NOMINATION.
lis JUelntiun te Current l'elllic.
Wc-hlingteu Dispatch te New Yerk Sun.
It is tne general belief that the president
has made this nomination that he may
have Mr. Conkling near him in Washing
ton, lie desires the advice and sugges
tions of Mr. Conkling. There is no mem
ber of his cabinet with whom the presi
dent is en terms of close personal intimacy,
unless it be Judge Felgcr. The mutual
confidence that exists between the presi
dent and Mr. Conkling is said te be of un
usual strength. The president has great
respect for Mr. Conkling's views en gen
eral questions of statecraft, with which
his own cxpcricuce has net permitted him
te familiarize himself. But, aside from
all this, it is beginning te be felt by some
of tbe clcarcst.minded men here that
a great party embarrassment is im
pending There no longer exists
much doubt that Mr. Blaiue intends te
de one of two tilings, capture the party or
split it. What is commonly known as a
big light is impending. It is already being
hinted that the administration has am
munition enough for Mr. Blaine if he cares
te compel the use of it. It is a delicate
question hew best te make use of this
ammunition. Mr. Blaine, en the ether
hand, lias recently becu saying seme bitter
things te people whom he must knew will
carry theni te the president. He epeuly
beasts that he has a package of dynamite
for the Stalwarts. Republicans are look
ing forward te the Garfield memorial serv
ices with anxiety. They recognize in it
Blaine's opportunity, and they believe
that he will make use of the opportunity.
They bclicve that Blaine will use all the
arts of rhetoric te convey in captivating
phrase the expectations of the Garfield
administration which were se suddenly
shattered. They knew Blaine's mastery
of the art of innuendo, aud the fear is
great and new acknowledged that after
this action there will be no mero illusion
about. Mr. Blaine's intentions. These fears
may be groundless, but they exist, and
there is but ene feeling te-night about this
nomination, and that is that the president
desires te have Mr. Conkling near him as
an adviser. If Mr. Conkling accepts and
makes the personal sacrifice, it will be te
serve his lricnd the president, and at the
president's urgent desire. Ne ene believes
that Mr. Conkling would for a moment
contemplate going upon the supreme
bench as an associate justice for life.
CLASS 1YOKKS BUItNKD.
Kc'trucllve Conflagration in Wlipelinj; Yes
terday. In Wheeling, W. Va., last evening the
extensive flint glass manufacturing estab
lishment of Hebbs, Breckman & Ce., in
the southern part of the city, caught fire
and were almost totally destroyed. The
fire caught in the reef timbers, near one
of the furuaces, and spread with marvel
ous rapidity, wrapping the entire factory
in flames before a hand could be lifted te
stay the destruction. The establishment
was one of the largest of the kind in the
country, and its wares are te be found in
the markets of nearly every every civilized
country. Between four and five hundreds
persons arc thrown out of employment!
WASHItfGlW iEVS.
THE SENSATIONAL NOMINATIONS.
HOAR'S VIGOROUS ATTACK ON CONK
LING. Disposition of the Utah Delegate CetC!t.
When the nomination of ex Senater
Rescoe Conkling was read in the executive
session of the Senate a motion as made
te take it up for immediate confirmation.
Senater Hear thereupon took the fleer
and warmly said that while he conceded
Mr. Conkling's great abilities, and that no
mau since Webster had surpassed him iu
intellectual force, he believed that Mr.
Conkling had used his powers for bad pur
poses aud he did net believe him te be
nenest. Uis elevation te the supreme
bench, said Mr. Hear (with great excite
ment of manner aud striking his desk by
way of emphasis), would be a disgrace te
the judicial ermine aud he, therete: e, in
terposed au objection te the present con
sideration of the uominatieu and insisted
that it should take the regular course of
reference te the judiciary committee. A
single objection being sufficient te prevent
immediate consideration, tbe nomination
was accordingly referred te that commit -tee.under
the rules, without opportunity
for debate or any reply te Mr. Hear's re
marks. The nomination of cx-Scuater Sargent
as miuistcr te Germany was then referred
te the committee ou foreign relations under
au objection te its immediate considera
tion, which was interposed by a senator
( Mr. Camoreu, of Pennsylvania ) under
stood te be friendly both te him and Mr.
Conkling, but who desired te preveut the
appearance of any invidious distinction
between the cases of the two ex-senators.
Prominent members of both political
parties in the Senate predict that the two
nominations will be confirmed by over
whelming majorities whenever they are
reached for final action.
Comments or the l'ress Upen Conkling.
Albany The Journal (Rep.) says: "'If
the president felt obliged te de something
for the ex-senator it is perhaps best that
it should have taken this shape. Mr.
Conkling has all the ability needful for
the office, although he may net in the es
timation of the people of the state deserve
the distinction The Express (Rep.) says
Mr. Conkling is net the kind of a mau who
should draw himself out of active politics
by accepting a judicial position. The Times
(Tammany) says the nomination means
his permanent retirement from politics.
The Argus (Dem.) thinks Mr. Conkling's
acceptance will be as much of a surprise
as his nomination.
Baltimore The Sun (lud.) bays it
will perhaps be the general conclusion
that Mr. Conkling as au associate justice
will be rather above thau below the aver
age. The American (Rep.) says President
Arthur has bunched two important ap
pointments, eue of which is a very geed
and the ether very bad.
Chicace The Tribune (Rep.) docs net
think the country will receive Mr. Conk
ling's nomination with any particular ap
probation or resentment.
AVashingten The Republican (Rep. )
says that the nomination of Conkling will
call forth from friends and from ail re
spectable fees only words of approval.
The Pest (. Dem. ) says it cauuet be assort assert
ed with absolute certainty that the posi
tion will net be declined, especially as its
acceptance will be received as conclusive
evidence of a formal and final retirement
from the arena of polities.
Bosten : The Pest ( Dem. ) does net
thiuk Conkling is capable of much geed
en the supreme bench, aud the animus of
his appointment is ene that the American
people will be ashamed of. The Adcer
liser ( Rep. ) says there is a very decided
objection te judges who aie only waiting
their chance te become something else.
New Yerk The Sun (lud.) says of
Mr. Conkling : He is able, learned, inde
pendent, proud aud incorruptible. Stiil,
his traiuing has been rather that of a peli
tician than of a judicial mau. We shall
be rather surprised if he takes the plac?.
The Herald (lud.) thinks Mr. Conkling's
reticence en the subject of his appoint
ment helps te confirm the current opinion
both in this city and Washington that the
nomination was made without an assur
ance that it would be accepted. The
Times (Rep.) comparing Mr. Conkling's
nomination with that of Judge Gray,
which it highly commends, says: It will
be strange if this latest ueminati m docs
uet go far towards forfeiting the respect
which the president gained by his first ju
dicial selection.
The Tribune says : " Guiteau has madu
a supreme judge as well as a president,
aud he is net hung yet. This nomination
is grossly unlit, because it is a flagraut
abuse of the appointing power te use the
supreme bench te pension a broken-down
politician who has made himscif te the
last degiee odious te the people. If he
must be pievided for at the public expeuse
it should he after the maimer he himself
recommended. This is what he said about
Collector Robcitseu : 'Scud him abroad te
some scceud-class consulship and I will go
into the lobby and held my nose while he
is confirmed.' "
.11 r. Cuiikliug Declines te Say.
The nomination of cx-Scuater Conkling
te the supicme bench has caused consider
able comment in Utiea. It is net known
whether Mr. Conkling intcuds te accept or
whether the nomination is te be taken iu
the light of a vindication. Mr. Conkling
was asked last evening if he should accept,
but declined te say anything whatever ou
the subject. Opinion among his friends i:
divided. It is a genuine surprise.
NO DliLKGATK l'KUM UTAH.
A Decision AgnlnHt Ilnth Clatinmls anil (tic
Scat Declared Vacant.
The Heuso committce en olections ha-,
decided the Utah contested election by
sending both applicants, Cannen and
Campbell, back home and declaring the
seat of of the delegate from Utah vacant
The session of the committce was pro
tracted till late and each memb.-r gave
hivicws en the subject. When a final
vete was taken a unanimous vote was
recorded against Campbell's claim, and en
the preposition te oust Cannen the vete
steed 10 ayes te 5 nees, as fellows :
Ayes Calkins, Hazleten.Wait, Thomp
son, Ritchie, Petibene, Miller, Jacobs,
Falland, Beltzhoevcr.
Naycs Ranney, Athcrten, Davis, Jenes
and Moulten.
Reports from the majority and minority
of the committee will bs prosentcd te the
Heuse early next week, in which although
differing somewhat as te their conclusions
the leading Idea will be that Congress
possesses arbitrary power in prescribing
the qualifications for delegates, and nu
merous precedents will be quoted iu sup
pert of this positiefl. Four Democrats and
ene Republican voted for the admission
of Cannen and two Democrats and eight
Republicans voted against him. Fer the
majority reports will be submitted by
Calkins, Thompson and Beltzhoevcr and
by Ranney, Athcrten and Moulten for the
minority.
The resolutions adeptsd were as fol fel fol
eows: "That Allen G. Campbell is net
entitled te a seat in this Congress as a
delegate from the Territory of Utah ;"
"that Gee. Q. Cannen is uet entitled te a
scat in this Cencress as a delegate from
the Territey of Utah," and " that the scat
of the delegate from Utah be and the same
hereby is declared vacant."
As the Heuse will net be in session en
Monday en accennt of the memorial cer
emonies in honor of the late President
Garfield, the reports will probably be pre
sented en Tuesday and prompt action
taken, inasmuch as both sides have man.
ifested a desire te strike a desisive blew
at polygamy.
What the GarUeltl riiyslclans will Receive.
The statement published of the amounts
allowed by the committee te audit the ex
penses of the sickness and burial of Presi
dent Garfield te the attending surgeons is
pronounced iucerrect by a member of the
committee. The amounts allowed are as
fellows : Te Dr. Bliss. $23,000 ; te Drs.
Aguew aud Hamilton, $15,000 each ; te
Drs. Reyburn and Boynton, $10,000 ; te
Mrs. Dr. Edsen, $3,000. Mr. Crumps, the
steward, is allowed $3,000 aud the ether
empleyes of the executive mausieu two
months' extra pay. The committce rcc
emmeuds the appointment of Surgeeu
Gcucral Barnes te the rank of major gen
eral aud his retirement at that grade, and
the promotion of Dr. Woodward te the
rauk of lieutenant colonel. The commit
tee has also agreed te grant te Mrs. Gar
field the remainder of her husband's sal
ary for the curreut year. The report will
net be unanimous, but Messrs. Springer
aud Blackburn will submit a minority re
port oppesiug most of the items allowed.
EVliN UCNDKKD VUDDLK11S STKIKE
The Union aicn at I'hrciiixvillc BefuseteKun
ellStxIleats.
The difficulties between the Phcensx
iron company and their puddlcrs still con
tinue, aud there is no immediate prospect
of a settlement. The light beiran about
three weeks age, when the puddlers,
who were making live heats per day,
weiu notified by the company that
hereafter they would be expect
ed te run etf six heats. The men
were given a certain time iu which te de
cide, aud as they refused te work en these
terms the company shut down the pud Jle
inill and began discharging the puddlers
who bolenjred te the Pennsylvania Amal
gamated Association of Iren-workers, the
headquarters of which are in Pittsburgh.
The president of the organization came eh
and, with a committee of puddlers, called
ou the company te argue their grievances .
The company, however, refused te coufer
with the men, and the latter gave notice
that if in three days the company still re
fused te treat with them they would quit
work. The time expired yesterday, when
the men quit work awl several mills wcre
shut down. The company say they
will net allow the unieu te con
trol the works and that they will be
joined by ethers. The ineu say that they
are bound te win, but that they will net
go te work until the non-union men aud
scabs who are new employed are dis
charged. The company say that out of
nearly 2,500 men employed only about 700
arc union men who will net be allowed te
work until they leave the union. This,
the men say, they will uet de. The dis
pute, unlike most strikes, is net en account
of wages, but entirely about the number
of heats. The company has sworn iu a
large pesse of specials te be prepared for
any emergency. Notices are posted up
forbidding any but employees entering the
mill grounds. A gang of tramps who
were in town last night added te the gen
eral excitement by buying powder and
fuses at some of the hardware stores. A
raid was made en this crowd near the cep-j-er
works, aud they were driven away by
officers. A number of union men have al
ready left te secure positions elsewhere.
Gene te Cat Ho.iveu.
Twe naughty boys in Terente, Canada,
tied a kitten te the tail of their kite and
sent it up, mewing piteously. When it
had amended about 400 feet the string
broke and the kitteu was born away tewr
aid the clouds. Neither kite nor kitten
has since becu seen.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OIUTCAKY.
Death "1 a Well-Kuewu Man.
Iu our obituary columns will be found a
notice of the decease in Philadelphia of
David Leugcncckcr, at the age of 73
Though a resident of Philadelphia for
nearly a quarter of a century past, Mr. L.
was formerly a resident and well-known
uiti.en of Lancaster, aud a Icadiug
business man here. He was active
in the establishment of the cot
ton mills here, and, with ether Lan
castrians, had large investments iu
coal lands in the Shamokin district. Be
fore the financial panic of 1837, he was
president of the Lancaster bank, and with
the failure of that and ether local institu
tions, he went down iu the crash. Frem
here he removed te Philadelphia, where
he has since resided, for a part of the time
hoarding at the Girard heuse. Out of the
remains of his fortune he fiad some re
sources which finally realised for him a
comfortable competence.
Mr. Lengcnccker has a daughter-iu-law
and several grandchildren living in this
city, aud his interment will take place in
Lancaster en Monday.
D.i'uc'n Wei! Again.
New Helland Clarien.
Some time age we published au account
of a curious occurrence in a well of Sam'l
Dague, when it will be remembered a
stream of water burst in upon Mr. D. se
repidly that he barely escaped drowning.
Since then he put a substantial frame
structure, made of heavy timbers, in the
bottom whereon he built the wall. One
day this week he pumped out a great
deal of water and then down te clean out
the well. lie had been out only a few
minutes when a loud report startled him
and iu a few seconds thereafter the wall
and pump sunk down fourteen feet, and
water rose up as high as the wall. It was
another narrow escape for Mr. D. and we
think he had better net risk going into
that mysterious hole in the ground any
more. Wen at a Spelling Mutch.
This morning Harry Strohm, clerk iu
the county treasurer's ofliee, received by
express a beautiful dressing case from his
brother Frank, who is in Colerado, em
ployed by the Denver fc Rie Grande rail
road. The case was wen at a spoiling bce
by Mr. Strohm, iu which the spelling was
kept up until S o'clock in the merniug. It
was quite an exciting bee. A dollar ad.
mission was charged aud a large crowd at
tended. About thirty of the party be
came dissatisfied as ihcy alleged that some
of the men were being favored by getting
easy words te spell. They kicked and de
manded their money back. This was
refused, whereupon the party drew rcve'vei s
and threatened te sheet. The managers
held a meeting and resolved te return the
money. Mr. Strohm remained and he
took the above prize.
The Funeral of Frank lierzeg.
It has becu resolved by the gentlemen
friends of the late Frank Herzeg killed
by the cannon oxplosien te meet at the
Humane hose house at 1 :S0 p. m. te-morrow
and march in a body Irem thereto
his late residence and thence with the
funeral te St. Jehn's German Reformed
church and the Lancaster cemetery.
Sle of HerseH.
Samuel Hess & San, auctioneers, sold at
public sale en Friday, at the Merrimac
house, for A. M. McEIwain, seven head
of Ohioheiscs, at au average price of
$171.37 per head, and six head for Geerge
Gressman at an average price of $187.33
per head. The highest em sold brought
$20?.
Alayer'H Ccurt.
The mayor had several drunks aud a
grants this morning, and b.2 di-charged
them all.
THE AMENITIES OF JOURNALISM.
A Illustrated by a DlgnlUed " Leral
Newspaper.
Tbe following appeared yesterday in tbe
Examiner, a daily newspaper of this city,
published and edited by Jehn A. lliestaud.
esq :
If a let of druukeu men, seeking excite
ment, get from an intelligent editor an
order for gunwewder te lira a cannon,
should ha net be held morally responsible
for contributory negligence ? Referred te
the Intelligencer.
We probably miscalculated when we in
dulged in the rctlectieu that iu tbe pres
ence of the calamity in the Eighth ward
the ether day, by which ene mau lust his
life aud another bis limb, party feeling
would be sunken. There seems te be one
person in the community whose only re
gret ever the occurrence is that it did net
" kill four Eighth ward Democrats" in
stead of one.
THE EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE.
The Third Day'SfMlen One or a Statistical
Character.
The third day's session of the Evangeli
cal conference maintained the iuterest of
its preceding sessions. The committee en
worship reported assigning members te
preach at the different Bethlehem churches
ou Sunday. Rev. C. B. Uichr, of the
Atlantic conference, was received as an
advisory member. Fiaukville mission was
given permission te collect in Pottsvilie and
Alleutewu districts. The trustees of Tre Tre
verten church were granted permission te
roll their present property aud rebuild at
a mere desirable location. The collector
of Philadelphia church was granted per
mission te visit theso charges wherein be
has net yet collected. The Charitable
society reported the receipts for the year
te be $2,094.01, and expenditure, $2,012 ;
balance en hand. $232.04. Rev. W. Yest,
juuier book agent, addressed the confer
ence in rclereiiLu te the affairs of the Boek
Concern at Cleveland. Ohie, and the Or
phan Institute at Flat Reck, Ohie, both of
which lie reported te be in a remarkably
prosperous condition. He reports the
Betshffte te have a weekly circulation of
21,301), a gain t.r 1,000 ; Messenger, 11.2C0,
a gaiu of 200 : Mugazinc, 8,500 ; a gain of
200 ; Lieimj Kpistle, 2 200 ; Sunday-Scheel
Teacher. 4,800 ; Lessen Leaves, 51,000 ;
Lessen Quarterlies. 35,500 ; Sunday-school
papers, weekly and monthly, 39,900 ; in
fant papers, 2."., 000.
TUT. STEEL WOKKS.
IMct-tinger the Special Committee.
A nice ing of the special committce ap
pointed at last meeting of city council, was
held at the mayor's office last evening. AU
the members, namely, Messrs. Bitner,
lai i aud G. W. Zcchcr, of select council,
and Franklin, Middleton aud Mc.Mulleu,
of common council, wcre present. Mr.
McMullcn was chosen chairiuau. Thcre
was au informal discussion of the question
of deuating : thu proposed steel works
the 20 aeu-s of laud and $135,000 asked for
by the gcutleinau representing Mr. Chris
topher Lewis's patent, aud there appeared
te be no doubt the necessary subscriptions
could be raised provided there wcre guar
antees given by the company for the per
manent, establishment of the works in
this city. Finally a resolution was adopted
inviting Mr. Lewis and his associates te
meet the committee aud explain at fuller
length their plan, purposes aud prospects, J
at au adjourned meetiug te be held at the '
mayor's office en Tuesday evening next.
The chairiuau ofthe committee has notified
Mr. Lewis te be present with his associates
at the time stated.
COCUT.
Current ISuMues Trtumacted FiiiDry'a Case
Continued.
Court met at 10 o'clock this morning,
with both judges en the bench.
AVhen the docket was called 1 Judg
ments were entered for different reason.
JeLn Mclutyre, of Columbia, was di
vorced from his wife, Emma Mclutyre, en
the grounds of desertion.
The hearing iu the case of Mary A.
Danucr, vs. Jehn N. 1'rubakcr. et al.,
preliminary injunction wa continued te
March 4.
The case of Win. B. Finney, which was
set down for trial next week, was con cen
tinued en account of the absence of Jehn
V. Jacksen, an impertaut witness for the
commonwealth, who is iu Flerida.
The eating house license of James Mont
gomery, of Mount Jey, was transferred te
E. E. 1 tipple.
Daniel Edwaids was granted a peddler's
license.
CANDIDATES I-OK 1'LACE.
Te tiie Victors Ueleuc; the Spoils."
The change in the political complexion
of the majority of councils en joint
ballet gives the Republicans a chance te
elect some city officers, aud in political
circles the following names are already
being canvassed for the respective places :
Citv Treasurer J. li. Markley, Ama
ziah C. Barr, B. F. W. Urban, II. R.
Brenorean. Clayten F. Myers, Thad. S.
Dickey, V. S. Shirk.
Sup't. Water Works Jacob iialbacb,
Thus. Thurlow, Geerge Smith, Jes. Dav
ish. Street Commissioner Peter B. Ferdncy
P. W. Gorrecht, Miller Eckman.
Clerk Common Council Ed. E. Snyder,
Harry A. Schroyer, J. Iv. liarr, David
Decn. C. A. Gast.
Solicitor C. I. Laudis, Geerge A.
Lane.
Regulator Cel. W. R. Gcrhart.
-Married at I.airt.
After an unusually long courtship
Ahraui Mat tin and Careline Baumgardner
wire married last evening, the indissolu
ble knot, being tied by Alderman Samson
of the Sixth ward, in manner aud form as
provided for in act of Assmbly. Scores
of acquautauec extend congratulations
with hcaitfclt hopes that the last estate of
the bride and grrern may result in mero
happiness than was c::percnccd by them
iu their days of single blcjisedncss.
The .Soup I'liiid.
Following are donations received during
the past week for the beuelit of the soup
fund :
A. K.Frantr, 2 bushels potatoes,$2 ; Mrs.
C. Finger, hall bushel beans, $2, and Ave
pounds flitch, GO cents $2.60 ; L. Goes &
Seu G3, leaves of bread, $3.90 ; Opossum
Hellew association, seven dozen rolls, 70
cents; Henry Krick, 100 pounds pudding.
$0; Jehn Black, sr., cash $3; Wm. G.
Baker, cash $2.
Light IVOcht.
Marketmaster Richardson, of the Far
mers' Northern market, this morning
" confiscated " a whole basketful of butter
belonging te a greedy farmer, who, net
satisfied with asking a high price for his
cow grease, attempted te cheat his custo
mers by giving light weight.
The Annual Sermon.
The Society of Religious Inquiry of the
theological seminary of this city have
elected Prof. W. Henry Orccn, D. I).,
LL. D., of Princeton, N. J., te preach the
annual sermon before them in May. Prei.
Grccu has accepted the invitation and a
treat of high order may be expected.
Knocked Down.
This morning Mr. Steinheiser's mail
wagon came in contact with Mr. Adam
Kulin's bread stand, outside the Central
marker, and knocked it down, scattering
tbe bread, buns, cakes and rolls in all di-
I rectiens.
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