LAKOASTEU DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY MARCH 9 1882.
Hanrasm ixtelltfiencn;.
THURSDAY EVENING, MAHCH 0, 1882.
The Next State Convention.
The tone of the Democratic press
throughout the state was never better
calculated te impress upon the state cod.
ventien the necessity of acting with wis
dom and caution in its deliberations.
The better class of Democratic journals,
like all ether unselfish and intelligent
leaders of party opinion, recognize a
great crisis and a great oppor
tunity before the Democracy of Penn
sylvania. While it is true that the events
of the last presidential campaign, in
which Indiana and New Yerk were
wrenched from the Democracy, and the
recent attempted disintegration of the
solid Seuth, begun with partial success
in Virginia, have somewhat changed the
battle lines, it is equally true that like
causes have been operating te the disad
vantage of tiie opposition. The het fac
tional fight in the Republican party, fed
by the lust of office, makes its future
uncertain and its tenure of power in
some of the larger Northern states very
frail. That" fight will net be smothered
or deferred by any mere such compro
mises and evasive nominations as re
sulted in the last two national conven
tions. The Conkling and Blaine fac
tions, the Stalwarts and Half-Breeds,
will close in a death grapple in 1884.
Recent events have made it very pro pre
mising that Pennsylvania will net be
safely set down en the Republican side
in the presidential calculation for that
year. Whether it shall Ueer net depends
largely upon the state elections of this
year. There might be a Republican
success only te be followed with disas
trous results te that organization ; there
might be an apparent Democratic vic
tory which would only sew the seeds of
future humiliation for us. But it is un
deniable that if the Democracy should
elect their state ticket here this year,
their chances of electing a president in the
country two years hence are measurably
increased. The next convention, there
fore, in making its nomination, may be
making a president.
If Beaver should be nominated, as new
seems likely, the Independents will pro pre
test against this endorsement of the
"300" with an Independent nominee,
and they will support him with the votes
of all that large class who prefer te let
the election of a (it and honest Demo
crat ensue from the obduracy of the Re
publican bosses in trying te go rough
shod ever lhe popular will of their party.
If, however, the .Democratic nomina
tions give premise of nothing te be
gaiued by their election, except a partisan
Democratic victory, many Independent
Republicans will refuse te take any such
risk. In Philadelphia it has been shown
that the election of Democrats need
occasion no alarm te honest Republicans
and if the Democracy put up men for
state offices whose character and the
platform en which they are nominated
are pledges that in their hands the state
affairs will be administered for the wel
fare and honor of the commonwealth,
Republicans will net be afraid te let
them be elected by withholding their
own votes from support of the Ring.
Moreover, we are assured of something
nearer a fair election in Philadelphia
this year than has genet ally prevailed
there, and that is worth thousands of
votes te the Democracy of Penn
sylvania. That city has again and
again swollen, if it has net entirely made
the majority against the Democrats and
counted out their candidates With the
majority there cut down te its lawfully
slender proportions, the candidacy of
Democrats for state offices is altogether
hopeful.
Seeing hew much their chances of suc
cess depend upon the movements of the
opposition, it is manifestly the part of
wisdom for the state Democracy te post
pone their convention te a much later
date than the time set for the Republi
can councils. A two months campaign
is long enough, if the local organizations
are everywhere made efficient, and there
- is no reason why this should net be done.
Let the state convention be made up of
representative men with no axes te grind
nor selfish 'purposes te serve, and out of
their wise and harmonious ceunselling
together thereeught te result fit nomi
nations. These seem te us te be the
points which the Democratic pres3 ought
te impress upon the party and these en
trusted with its mauagement :
A late convention.
A council of the party nut a strife of
factions.
A complete subordination of all personal
interests te the general purpose of secur
ing the jittest and most available candi
dates. HarmOiuj anieng the leaders ; energy
and geed faith among the rank and file.
Geed local nominations and efficient
local organizations.
A compact, vigorous and the tough state
organization.
A short and sharp campaign.
Ix accordance with its regular custom,
the Ixteleigexceii begins the repub
lication of the views of the representa
tive journals of its parly in this state en
the approaching party convention and
what should be its policy in regard te
nominations and ether matters affecting
the public interest. The first install
ment of these will be found en our first,
page te day and will be succeeded from
time te time by ether reprints of a simi
lar character, without regard te the
varying views of the newspapers en
menaud measures. The Ixtelligex
cek has no special ends te serve, no in
terests te favor except these of the
whole party, and turns the grindstone te
whet no candidate's axe. It believes that
the best thing for the .party and for the
instruction of its delegates is a frank
and free discussion in advance of all
matters that will come before them, and
te that the Intelligexcek will con
tribute its share. A late convention will
admit of mere time for this, -and that
time can be most profitably employed in
this way. We believe, as the Times rep
resents, that " the general sentiment
with the Democrats of the state seems
te be against hurrying the state conven
tion. Swiii- date in eptt n.ber new
seems te be a popular suggestien.7'
Although some Democratic organizers,
whose opinions are entitled te respect,
fear that a late convention will net ad
mit of enough time te organize the party,
we submit that the best system of or
ganization is that which gets the party
ready te move at the word of command
and with promptness for any candidates
who may be named. If every local or
ganization is put into geed shape at
once the general work of the campaign
can be done better in two months than
if dragged ever four or five, and the
array tired with marching come upon
the battle field exhausted and worn
out.
The Stalwart Republican politician,
appointed by the governor of Xew Yerk
te succeed a faithful and efficient Dem
ocratic superintendent of prisons, has
been confirmed with the aid of the votes
of the Tammany senators, and there is
every reason te believe that this was ac
complished by the premise of the Repub
licans that Tammany should share the
spoils of the prison patronage. What
ever view may be taken of the party
troubles in Xew Yerk, such a corrupt
alliance can only be condemned ; happily
its moral effect will be te help the De
mocracy. Dudley denies the story- published
in the Xew Yerk Times that he and
Blaine succeeded se effectually in steal
ing the state of Indiana for the Repub
licans in 18S0, tha't Dersey could afford
te steal the Republican campaign fund,
and still carry the state for his party.
This denial only makes the situation
mere interesting, and gives pungency te
the inquiry as te where Dersey put the
half million dollars if net into his own
pocket.
Sixce Isaac V. Baker has been nomi
nated and confirmed ' te a state office in
Xew Yerk, the Tribune foundered by
Whitelaw Reid does net denounce him
as " bad let," as Reid did in his famous
midnight dispatch te Garfield.
The law of compensation is inexorable
in its operation. The ring did elect an oc
casional select ceuucilman in Philadelphia
but he of tlm XXXth ward, Wm. Thern
ten by name, is under bail for sending an
election officer $23 te " make it solid" for
him.
Whom the gods would destroy they
first inspire te sit with closed doers. A
resolution te admit newspaper teperters
and the general public te the meetings of
the Philadelphia beard of city trusts and
the committees thereof was defeated at a
meeting of tbe beard yesterday by a
vote of 8 te 4.
According te the Patriot, whose re
porter had an interview with him, Repre
sentative Geerge E. Mapes, of Venango
county, Charles S. Wolfe's right bower
in the Independent Republican movement
in this state, will net commit himself,
but slightly intimates that Philip Gar
rett, of the Committee of - One Hundred,
will be the Independents1 candidate for
governor.
The St. Leuis Pest-Dispatch has given
the Half Breeds something of a nut te
crack in this pungent paragraph
Seme twenty years age Conkling,
Blaine, Sherman, Allisen, Wiudem, and
Wilsen were all Republican members of
the Heuse together. They were all peer
at that time very peer. Blaine is new
a millionaire ; Allisen of Iowa, in the
Senate, is another millieraire ; Sherman is
trebly a millionaire ; Windem is a million
aire ; Wilsen also get te be very rich ;
Rescoe Conkling the ablest, greatest,
proudest of them all is peer te-day.
The New Yerk Tribune devotes several
columns of fine type te "hunting down
the petty thief " who stele and published
Reid's despatch te Jehn Hay last April in
regard te New Yerk politics, written for
President Garfield's benefit, and reaches
the conclusion that either the night man
ager of the Western Union at Washing
ton, J. A. Hutchinson, or the late Wash
ington operator of the Cincinnati Gazette,
Guthridge, stele the message. As the
Tribune had a number of "petty thieves ?'
in its employ some years age, getting and
publishing the famous "cipher telegrams,"
it might find its present peculiarly petty
thief among their number.
Rev. Fatiieu Hickey, the Pittsburgh
priest, whose controversy with Bishop
Tuigg for se long a time was the subject
of much discussion in ecclesiastical circles
west of the Alleghenies and who a few
months age went te Reme for the purpose
of settling the difficulty, has returned, it
is said, with a complete vindication, and
will in a few days assume the rectership
of the church at Braddock's. The bishop
remained in Reme te answer some charge
preferred against him by another priest
and which he says de net alarm him in the
least. Father Rickey's success, it is said,
does net mean the downfall of the bishop,
but it is merely the satisfactory adjust
inent of a matter long at issue an in
stance of peace with honor, se te speak.
Whex Rev. B. J. Jennings, pastor of
the Episcopal church at Greensburg, in
this state, remarked te a female teacher
in his Sunday school that she was untruth
ful, she promptly spat in his face, and a
local scribe says she did right and that her
course is generally approved by the re
mainder of the fleck. -Here is a phase of re
ligious ethics that is probably indigenous te
the locality in which we have this striking
illustration, and whose title te originality
in ecclesiastical methods is emphasized by
the fact that the difficulty between pastor
and people was inaugurated at the open
grave of a parishioner. There is n ques
tioning their effectiveness, however, for it
is announced that the young woman's act
was followed by the preacher's speedy res
ignation, and all is again pious and proper
in the fold at Greensburg.
The Washington Reviea and Examiner
commends the suggestion of Chauncey F.
Black, esq., of Yerk, as the Democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor, and the
Yerk Gazette most cordially seconds the
nomination. Mr. Black is of the type of
men whom any party would honor itself
by naming for places en its state ticket.
He has done yeoman service for the De
mocracy and none better than in his present
persistent effort te seeure the organization
of societies throughout the country which
will make the political teachings of
Themas Jeffersen better known as the
true principles of geed government.
Neither Mr. Black nor his friends will be
found in the pending canvass for state
officers huckstering with "delegates te
trade " for "a place en the ticket." The
suggestion of his name is an apt expres
sion of a general desire felt in the paity
for fit nominations ; he would honor the
office with which this mention couples his
name far mere than it could honor him,
and the very suggestion of such a nomi
nation ought te silence that of meusing
politicians who demonstrate their unfitness
for office by hunting it and trading for it.
PERSONAL..
" It is net at all probable that ex-President
Hayes will be offered a seat en the
supreme bench. He is a member of the
bar, te be sure." Is he ?
In a few days Queen Victekia is going
te the citron grove of Montene. Her visits
te foreign climes are rare, and her subjects
fellow them with growing anxiety.
Mayer Beaudry, of Montreal, Canada,
is new serving his eighth consecutive
yearly term, and pretests that he will
never stand for election again.
General Butler was asked by telephone
the ether evening whether he was going
into the Guiteau case. His reply was :
" It's nobody's business."
Rev. Eugene Siieehy, who came te this
country in the interests of the Irish Land
League, sailed from New Yerk yesterday
for Europe. He expresses himself well
pleased with the result of his visit.
The Times thinks that when it is re
membered that Mr. Evarts had grammar
for breakfast seven times a week the
present scarcity of that article in the state
department can be understood.
Ress Raymond, the gay deceiver of the
New Yerk Herald"1 s staff of correspondents,
has been arrested en the oath of Julius
Chambers, Philadelphia correspondent of
the Herald, having obtained $1Q0 from
Mr. Chambers by false representations for
"traveling expenses."
It is announced that Dr. McCaue, the
Catholic archbishop of Dublin, is te be
created a cardinal at the next consistory,
as a recognition and approval of his course
throughout the Land League agitation.
Dr. McCabe was one of the prelates who
did their utmost te discourage lawless
ness. Congressman S. S. Cox, while iu Georgia
some time age, happened te be passing
along the street. "Hulle, Sam," said-a
particularly black colored man en the
ether side of the street. "Hulle ! " Cox
promptly replied whereupon the African
aforesaid retorted : " 'Cuse, me sah, I'se'
'dressing another cullud man."
It is an ill-wind that blows nobody geed
The gales that brought Oscar Wilde te
our shores have established a "Toe-Too"
posteffico down south, and though the jew-
lery season is generally dull this season
the factories are .new runniug en full time,
with orders for several months ahead,
making lily and sunflower jewelry.
President Arthur gave a dinner last
night te several members of the cabinet
and a number of senators, with their
wives. The dinner was an informal and
social one, given in return for hospitalities
tendered te the president during the win
ter. Ex-Secretary Blaine, Mrs. Blaine,
Mrs. Wadsworth, Miss Frelinghuyscn and
Miss Bcale were among the invited guests
Edward Osberx, one of the eldest res
idents of Patcrsen, N. J., went down into
the basement of his residence te arrange
the heater, and while washing his hands
at a basin dropped dead. The deceased
was 70 years old. Forty years age he
went te Mexico and took charge of a cot
ton mill, remaining there a uumcr of years
and accumulating a fortune.
Lawrence Olifuaxt has net yet set
out en his mission te superintend the dis
tribution of the rc'icf raised for the perse
cuted Jews in Eastern Europe, nis de
parture has been delayed because the com
mittee cannot agree as te ' the point at
which the relief bal be first administered.
If the plan is net settled within a day or
two Mr. Oliphant will withdraw alto
gether. Daring the dullness of the senatorial
session yesterday Mr. Inealls, of Kansas,
came te the rescue of the spectators in the
gallery with an assault upon the senator
from Massachusetts, whom he' charged
with having misrepresented him the day
before. Mr. Dawes was absent from the
Senate chamber at the time, but his col
league, Mr. Hear, meekly inquired if the
gentleman from Kansas had reference te
him. "Ne, sir," thundered Mr. Ingalls,
" I did net refer te Charles Sumner's sue
cesser, but te Dauiel Webster's."
The Chinese minister, with his inter
preter, called at the house of Secretary
Frelinghuyseu a day or two age, when
Miss Frelinehuysen offered him a cup
of tea. The minister drank the tea and
remarked very coolly : "It is of medium
quality. I will send you some that is really
fine." The next day she received with
his compliments, two pi etty boxes of tea
and a pair of vases of exquisitely carved
white weed. The diplomat afterwards ex.
plained that only the Chinese grandees get
the best quality of tea. Foreigners may
pay what they cheese, but they cannot get
anything above second grade.
The Germantown Telegrap7i pavs a de
servedly high compliment te Simen P.Eby,
esq., of this city, for his paper read befere
the annual meeting of ' the Pennsylvania
Fruit Growers' society, in January last,
en "Our Winged Friends, " and publish
ed in full in the Intelligencer. It says:
" It is the best thing of the kind that we
have met with. His knewledge of our
nativebirds is intimate and extensive, aud
he tells what he knows about them in se
accurate and pleasant a manner that any
one commencing its pernsal will net lay
down the pamphlet until he has reached
the last line." Mr. Eby is ene of our most
unselfish and intelligent special workers
in the promotion of agriculture and all its
interests. He has been fitly engaged by a
party proposing te get up a new history
of this county te edit its agricultural de
partment. Letting Up en the Philadelphia Sc Reading.
The secretary of the treasury has or
dered a suspension of the collection of
the taxes amounting te $300.000 due en
Reading railroad pay certificates. Twe
courts having enjoined against the collec
tion of the tax and four congressional
committees reported at different times in
favor of its remission, the secretary desires
"that the legality of the tax shall be final
ly and authoritatively adjudicated before
proceeding te collect."
TO-DAT'S TOPICS.
NEWS FROM ALT. DIRECTIONS.
THE REIGN OF VIOLENCE A.D CK1MK.
The Extent aud Variety et Our Material Re
sources. Nineteen deaths frem smallpox were
reported in Pittsburgh last week.
Henry Hedschwinder, of New Yerk,
committed suicide in Brooklyn last night
by stabbing himself te the heart.
U W. Havenner, who shot himself in
his office, in Washington, en Monday,
died yesterday of his injuries.
Reuben Lyen, 50 years of age, recently
a diamond broker in Baltimore, commit
ted suicide yesterday in that city by tak
ing laudanum.
The New Jersey court of pardons yes yes
terdayrestered te citizenship the striking
workingmen of Newark, who had been
convicted of conspiracy.
. A. W. Perry, beet and shoe mantriuc
turer of Bosten, is reported te have failed
with liabilities amounting te 73,000.
Most of his indebtedness is te Bosten
leather merchants.
Baum's opera house at Richburg, N. Y.,
was totally destroyed by fire en Wednes
day. The building was a frame structure,
owned by B. W. Bautu and son. Less
$3,000.
The Republican committee of Lycoming
county met yesterday in Williamsport and
instructed their delegates te support
General Beaver for governor.
It is privately reported from Reme,
upon what authority is unknown, that the
Pepe has decided te send a Papal delegate
te Canada, and that his name will be pub
lished in a few weeks.
McMaster & Ce. have begun another
suit for $500,000, at Montreal, against the
Temporalities beard of the Presbyterian
church, te compel that body " te render
an account of its stewardship."
The legislature of Iowa yesterday passed
bills exempting sewing machines used by
sempstresses from execution and providing
for the punishment of registered, pharma
cists who sell liquor illegally.
Seabright, a place about four miles
above Leng Branch en the sea shore is
suffering from an epidemic of measles
The public school has been closed fey the
authorities, and every available measure
is being adopted te step the ravages of the
disease. There is scarcely a house in the
place which has net its case of the malady.
A delegation of the employees of
the state, war and navy de
partments, and of the navy yards
throughout the country, called upon the
president yesterday, and urged the en en
feicenient of the eight hour law, as was
done under President Grant's administra
tion. A steady rain was falling yesterday in
the Lewer Mississippi region, and a main
tenance, at kast of the flood Is expected
for several days. Advices from Austin,
Mississippi, between Memphis aud Helena,
report that the river has cut through the
town. and destroyed the principal build
ings, among them the Masonic temple and
the Centennial block. The water was 20
feet deep in the centre of the town.
OUR MATERIAL RESOURCES.
l'erk aud Grain In tlie Went.
Superintendent Maxwell, of the Cham
ber of Commerce of Cincinnati, has sub
mitted a report in detail of perk-packing
iu Cincinnati for the past winter and sum
mer, showing a decrease in the number of
hogs packed during the past winter as
compared with the previous year of 137,
547, while the decrease iu the aggregate
gross weight was 38,022,648 pounds. The
decrease in the aggregate yield of lard was
0,415,570 pounds. Of ether products the
statement shows a decrease of barrels of
perk, 11,918 ; of cut meats, green weight,
of 17,192,0S9 pounds.
The beneficial infiueuce of American en
terprise in the neighboring republic of
Mexico is visible in the absence of insur insur
rectiens and revolutions, and the fact ap
pears te be that the leading citizens of
that republic are attracted te make meuey
by investing iu railroads, banks, miucs
aud factories, as yielding better results
than revolutions aud political excitement.
The beard of agriculture of Illinois re
ports that the acreage seeded in that statp
ler the next crop of winter wheat has been
2,076,000 acres, or $273,000 less than for
the previous crop. The condition of the
crop throughout the state is above the
average.
THE OHIO IDEA REVISED.
TWe Ruckeye Farmers Eight a IJuel Nut
-According te the Cede.
In Brown county, Ohie, north of Rip
ley, iu the backwoods, isolated from" rail
ways and the telegraph and all,a desperate
encounter took place, notable from the
character of the combatants and the cir
cumstances of the lijyht. The actors were
Peyton Stout and Henry Brown, respect
able farmers and neighbors. Beth were
in Ripley last Meuday, Stout with his
buggy and Brown en feet. Stout invited
Brown te ride home with him and the lat
ter accepted. Beth were sober and they
chatted pleasantly till near their homes,
about eight miles from Ripley, when
Brown, drawing a dirk-knife, suddenly
remarked, "I've had an ld grudge
against you, Stout, and you've get te' set
tle it here." They both get out. Stout
deliberately hitched his horse, and step
ping back te his buggy, get an axe handle
and the duel began without witnesses.
Brown closed iu en Stout and indicted two
stabs in his side, one of them very dan
gerous. Stout disengaged himself and used
the axe handle se vigorously en Brown's
bead tnat ue had te be named home in a
wagon, where he lies at the point of
death.
; Death of u Very Aged Weman.
Mrs. Margaret Merry died at Ne. 1,422
Hepe street, Philadelphia, en Tuesday
evening, at the alleged age of 107 years.
She was a native of Ireland, but for the
last half century has been living in this
city. She was a remarkably healthy
woman, her daughter, who is herself
about 70 years of age, stating that her
mother had net been confined te her bed
with illness three days at a time within
her recollection. Several years age she
recovered her second sight and hearing,
and at the time of her death, which was
the result of extreme old age, she was in
full possession of all her faculties. Last
September she walked from her horn? te
Ninth street and Columbia avenue, about
a mile, where she took the train for a four
weeks sojourn in the country. After her,
return she-was confined te her room, but
net te her bed. On the morning of her
death she arese from her bed ana walked
across the room. She was a widow for
many years. Her children numbered
seven, but two of whom, daughters, and
eight grand-children, survive her.
. The Pittsburgh Beg Shew
The attendance at the bench show, yes
terday, was large and the trials were very
interesting. The following were among
the prizes awarded : Irish setter bitches,
Lady Clare, Memphis; champion Gorden
setter dogs, Reb, Philadelphia; Gorden
setter bitches. Lady Rapid, Philadelphia ;
pointer deg, Den, Pittsburgh ; pointer.deg
puppies, Come, Pittsburgh ; beagle puppy
dogs, or bitches, under twelve months,
Majer, Lexington, Kentucky ; St. Ber
nards, rough coated, Rever Lien, Pitts
burgh ; smooth coated, Snow Ball, Pitts
burgh ; rough haired, terriers (two equal
sizes), Lady, Ontario, Canada, and Kel
pier, Orange Court Heuse, Va.; champion
Skye terriers (open class), Jim, Philadel
phia; Yorkshire terriers, Ment, Pittsburgh;
champion pugs, Rederick, Phildelphia;
pugs, Geerge, Philadelphia ; black and
tan terriers ever 5 pounds, Vertigern,
Philadelphia ;' toy terriers (any breeds)
under 5 pounds, Kitty, Pittsburgh ;
poodles, large size, Poedy,. Pittsburgh;
poodles, small size, Queen, Allegheny
city.
A College Restored te Solvency.
The financial affairs of Mount St. Mary's
college, nearEmmittsburg, having recently
been satisfactorily adjusted, the Receiver,
Captain James 3IcSherry, into whose
hands its management was committed one
year age, has filed his petition te the court
asking a discharge, and in accordance
therewith was released of his trust. This
action restores te the venerable school
the alma mater of Cardinal McCleskey and
many ethers eminent in both church and
state all of its rights and franchises, and
opens te it, it is believed, a greater eareer
of usefulness and succes than ever before.
This gratifying condition of affairs is
mainly the result of the untiring and
energetic labors of its present able pre
ident, the Very Reveiend Dr. Byrne, late
of the diocese of Bosten. The institution
has at this time an attendance of mere
than ene hundred students.
Trouble ever a Weman's Funeral.
A highly sensational scene occurred at
Linesville, near Erie, ever the corpse of
Mrs. Maneely, a highly respected lady of
the Spiritualist faith. The trustees of the
Methodist church offered the edifice for
her obsequies, aud Moses Hull, a spiritual
exhertcr. arrived from Buffalo te deliver
the oration. Just befere the hour set for
the ceremony the Methodist pastor re
turned hemcv and learning the use te
which his church wa3 te be put, refused te
let the service go en. The trustees de
claied it should ; the pastor threatened te
resign and gained his point. The cerpse
was then conveyed te an infidel hail, fol
lowed by au immcuse crowd of church,
people aud friends bent en attending the
funeial.
OUR NAVY.
Chill compares It te a Wash Tub.
An officer of the navy department has
received from a friend in Santiage, Chili,
a number of Chilian newspapers, contain
ing articles " abusing the United States
in general terms, ridiculing Mr. Blaine's
proposed American Congress, and lam
pooning the U. S. navy in particular."
One of these papers has a large cartoon
representing a Chilian fleet destroying the
United States navy "a large wash tub,
manned and rigged in a most ridiculous
fashion, doing duty in the picture as the
U. S. navy." Seme of the articles were
translated for Secretary Hunt's edifica
tion ; but " he attaches no importunce te
them and says that they can hardly be
regarded as representing the feeling ex
isting among the people of Chili toward
the United States."
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
A Freight Car Wrecked and iralls Through
a Trestle.
A passenger aud freight train was
wrecked en the Knexville & Ohie railroad,
six miles from Knoxville. Ne lives were
lest, but eight men were injured, none
fatally. The engine aud two cars passed
safely ever a trestle, but the next two, a
box car and mail car, fell through, A car
containing fifty negre laborers was left
perched en the embankment. The acci
dent was caused by tlie truck of the freight
car jumping the track and knocking down
the weak trestle.
Demanding Their Right.
At a mass meeting of colored Republi
cans, in Petersburg, Va., last evening,
resolutions were adopted "asking greater
recognition at the bauds of Governer Cam Cam
eeon," and a committee was appointed te
present them te the governor. The
special grievance of the colored Republi
cans of Petersburg seems te be that they
have net been given equal representation
en the beard of directors of the Central
lunatic asylum, te be located there.
Dividing the Uate M.mey.
The walkers and managers of the Lite
six day pedestiian match met yesterday
afternoon in New Yerk. The amount
given te each of the contestants was as
follews: Hazacl, $9,380.80 gate money
and $9,000 sweepstakes ; Fitzgerald, $3,
730, with $1,000 sweepstakes ; Nercmac,
$2,251.93; Hart, $1,593; Hughes, $1,
125.70, and Sullivan $730.47. Au attach
ment for $118 wa3 procured by an ah;
brewer, against Hazael's money for beer,
which the latter says he never ordered.
A .MURDER UNEARTHED.
Hew a Herman Inrincr was Killed uy two
Women and his Bedy Unrned.
A tragedy has just been unearthed at
Ahuapec, Wis. In 1878 the remains of
Jehn Geettinger, a wealthy German, was
found burned in his house. A young man
named Jacob Kezins "new comes forward
and testifies as fellows : "The last time I
saw Goettinger alive was in Blalinck s
meadow en Saturday evening, July 20,
1878, about 7 or 8 o'clock. There were
present at that time Mrs. Blaineck, Mrs.
Goettinger, Geettinger and myself. Just
before this Blalinck aud a hired girl had
geno home. We were raking hay. Goet
tinger was talking te his wife aud daugh
ter, but I did net knew what waa
said as I did net understand German.
I was raking hay aud did net step work.
When they were quarreling I saw Bla
linck's wife stick a pitchfork into Geet
tiuger about the belt. While she had the
pitchfork in him Mrs. Goettinger struck
him en the head with a fork. They held
him down and covered him with hay. I
was se frightened that I became uncon
scious. I was only fifteen or twenty steps
from them at the time. Nothing was said
te me about the murder and iu about half
an hour we all went home. After arriving
home Blalinck came te me and threatened
te kill me if I ever told of it. That night
I saw Blalinck and his wife go into the
meadow. The following night I saw them
go toward Goettinger's house and seen
after I saw the heuse in flames. I swere
te a lie at the inquest when I said I knew
nothing of the affair, because I was it! fear
of Blalinck."
OVER THE OniO FALLS.
Twe Beats Capsized and their Occupants
Rescued by a Life Saving crew.
At Louisville there was an exciting
scene en the Ohie falls yesterday. Twe
men started in a skiff fiein the Indiana
side,-about a quarter ofamile abeve the
head of the falls. The swift current bore
them rapidly down stream, and it was
seen seen that they were bound te go over ever
the rapids. Three of the life-saving
crew started in a beat from the Kentucky
side te save them, if possible. They
pulled with all their might, but could net
catch up with the beat until jnst as it was
going ever the falls.
The fall there was six feet, and both
beats plunged ever the dam like a flash
and capsized. The situation was new
thrilling, as the five men were struggling
in the swift current or clinging te the up
turned beats for their lives. At this
juncture the ether lifeboat shot out from
the life-saving station, and was seen at
the scene of peril. It arrived just in time
te rescue the exhausted men. The beat,
with its occupants, then descended tbe
falls in safety. The scene was witnessed
by a large number of persons en both
banks, and the bravery of the life-saving
men was generally commended.
. sank in a Collision.
The Wilsen line steamer Apelle has
been sunk off Uskant by a collision. Six
persons were drowned.
MARRIAGE OF A MURDERER.
The Northampton County Parricide Settled
In a Southern State.
Intelligence has reached the State lunatic
Hospital, that Allen C. Lares, the mur
derer, who escaped from the institution
ever a year a year age, has recently been
married in one et the southern states.
Lares fatally poisoned his father aud
mother and 5leses Schug nearly six years
age, at Mineral Springs, about four miles
from Easten. He was convicted of murder
in the first degree, sentenced te be hanged
and two wan-ants were issued by Governer
Hartranft fixing the day of execution. The
first warrant was prevented from being
executed by an appeal te the supreme
court by the counsel for the murderer,
and before the time had arrived for the
carrying out of the second a commission
appointed by the court had declared Lares
unfit mentally te be hanged and he was
removed te the State lunatic hospital.
About three years and a hall" a;?e he
escaped from the institution and two
months subsequently he landed in Critten
den county, Arkansas, where he made a
confession of his crime and pleaded that
he might be returned te Northampton
county aud be hanged. He had previous
ly, according te his statement, courted
deathliy mingling among yellow fever
patients iu Memphis, but without being
attacked by the disease- His remorse
because of his crime becoming insupport
able he made a full confession of it te the
sheriff of Ctitteudcn county, Arkansas.
He was leturned te the hospital, much
against his will, . maintaining that he was
thoroughly sane. This was also the opin
ion of Dr. .Curwen, who was superinten
dent of the hospital wuile Lares was an
inmate of it. The execution of Lares de
pends en the Northampton county authori
ties, who could long since hava secured
him if they had made any effort te that
end.
INDIANA IN ISSO.
Was the Republican Corrnptien Fund Spent
or Stelen ?
I'lilhulelpliU Times.
It is kuewn that a messenger of the Re
publican national cemmittee was dis
patched from New Yerk with $200,000
consigned te Dersey. It is also asscitcd
that Senater Den Cameren had contribu
tions of various amounts, aggregating
nearly $200,000 mere, which he turned
ever te Dersey. In addition it is an open
secret that Mr. Harry Oliver, jr., raised by
subscription among the iron and steel
masters of Western Pennsylvania a fund
amounting te about $100,000 which was
dispatched te the same point.
What became of all this money '.' Was
it invested, as President Arthur admitted
and Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher boasted at
the Dersey dinner, in the purchase of
votes te carry the election for the Repub
licans '.' or was it pocketed by Dersey and
his associate managere, while Blaine and
Dudley secured the state by bribing a
Democratic newspaper and debauching a
few confidential clerks '.'
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE IRISON CASES.
Leenard Schuenbergcr Discharged Alter a
Hearing,
The charge of larceny prefericd against
Leenard Scheenbcrger, by D.K. Burkhold Burkheld
cr, was heard befere Alderman Spurrier
at 10 o'clock this morning, and attracted
te the alderman's office quite a crowd of
interested spectators. E. K. Martin, esq.,
appeared for the commonwealth, and J.
Hay Brown and J. L. Steinmetz, esqs.,
ler defendant.
The commonwealth's testimony was, in
brief, that the defendant, after having
served a term of imprisonment in the
county jail, was discharged en the 1st of
March ; that during a part of the time he
was imprisoned, he acted as assistant te
the " boss" baker, Mr. Ehnian ; that en
the day before his discharge he and Ehman
were in the bath house, and Mis. Burk
holder, wife of the prison-keeper, who was
in a room abeve the bath-house, heard the
defendant and Ehman in conversation.
There being a stovepipe hole in the cciliug
between the two rooms, Mrs. Burkhelder
was enabled te hear a part of the conver
sation, which was carried en in a rather
suppressed tene of voice. She heard Ehman
tell defendant te take the satchel with
him when he left the prison and the de
fendant said he would, but that "the
blamed thing would make tee big a
bundle." After something clse had been
said which she could net hear, the hour of
8 o'clock next morning was fixed for
Scheenbcrger's departure, and he asked
Ehman te be at the back gate at the time,
and the latter said he would. Mrs. Burk Burk
eolder also heard the jingle of meuey, and
Schecnberger said "new, if I had your
$2.50 I would be all right." When the
baker came out of the loom, he blushed
when he saw Mrs. Burkhelder, and bid
her the time of day.
In consequence of certain suspicions en
tertained by him Mr. Burkhelder had
siven orders te the underkeepers te let him
knew whenever any one asked for the key
te the back gate. On the first of 3Iarch,
the day of Scheenbcrger's discharge, the
key was asked for and Mr. Burkhelder
was notified. He went out into the yard
and saw Ehman there. On going te the
gate he saw SehoenbeugcrWtside loitering
about the prison ; he ordered him te leave,
telling him if he did net de se he would
have him arrested. Near the gate en the in
side Mr. Burkhelder saw two barrels, filled
apparently with potato peelings and ether
offal from the prison. Mr. Burkhelder
upset one of the barrels and iu it he found
a cloth-covered satchel belonging te the
baker. The satchel was taken in charge
by Mr. Burkhelder, who had Schocnberg Schecnberg
er arrested for larceny. Among his effects
was found a key which fitted the satchel
and the satchel being unlocked was found
te contain three boxes, each containing 100
cigars, and two boxes, each containing 50
cigars. The cigars were identified as be
longing te the prison. It was a part of
the duty of the defendant te carry out the
offal from the prison. Mr. Burkhelder
acknowledged that he never saw the
satchel in Schoenberger's possession ;
never saw the inside of it until he opened
it and found the cigars.
Mr. Ehman was called as a witness by
the commonwealth, but as there is a case
against him befere Alderman Wiley,
charging him with the. same larceny, his
counsel would net permit him te testify.
Undcrkeeper Albert Murr corroborated
Mr. Burkhelder as te the finding of the.
satchel in the barrel of potato peelings.
Commonwealth closed, aud without of
fering any testimony for defense defend
ant's counsel asked the alderman te dismiss
the defendant, as the prosecution - had
failed te make out a prima facie case. It
had net been shewh that any larceny had
been committed ; it had net been shown,
where the cigars aliened te be stolen had
bsen taken from ; and even if they had
been taken it had net been shown that the
prisoner had taken them or that they had
ever been in his possession, and the com
monwealth's witnesses had themselves
shown that no larceuy had been committed
the cigars net having been taken away.
Counsel for the commonwealth asked
that the accused be held for trial by a
jury, but the alderman dismissed him,
holding that a prima facie case had net
been made out.
The Right Alan In the Right I'lace.
Zachary Alexander, of Bart township,
new in the lunatic hospital of this county
has written a long letter te the editor of
the Intelligencer te convince him that
he is improperly detained there. The in
coherency and " irregular piety" of the
epistle afford ample demonstration that no
mistake was made in sending Zachary te
the asylum.
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
The County l'et Ueglns te Itell.
The Republicans are already getting
ready for another primary election. There
is a congressman te be nominated this year,
and Hen. A. Herr Smith is te have no op
position. Fer state senator in the upper
district a dospcrate effort will be made te
elect Jehn M. Stehman ever C. S. Kauft
man. Members of the Legislature are te
be chosen, and all the e'd candidates are
expected te be in the field. Or new men
in the upper district Hayes Grier's
Columbia Herald nominates Percy B.
Shech, of the Marietta Register, be
cause "he is a plucky little devil,
and would make a geed member, and
would net submit te boss ' dictation."
Among the new ones in the lower end
are Milten Ileidelfcaugb, of Bart, and
Henry Worst, jr., of Sadsbury, each of
whom is pretty certain te have the dele
gates from his respective district te handle
in the county convention, should the
"new rules" be adopted. Jehn H. Fry,
who immortalized himself by presiding
s.i brilliantly ever a meeting of return
judges will run for ceuuty solicitor aud
Levi Senseuing's old nag, Ben Longencck Lengencck
cr, already enters himself iu the race for
recorder.
Jury commissioner, peer directors aud
prison inspectors are te be chosen as
will as delegates te the state convention,
and that each side will have its set
up is apparent from the fact that the
Keie Era faction, G.C. Kennedy, secrcta-y,
have appointed a cemmittee of ene from
each district " for the furtherance of the
cause of practical political reform within
the Republican party," and " tosecure full
aud complete organization in the interest
of the people at the coming primary
election." Which "cemmittee or 72"
(net of the 1872 campaign) is te
meet in the Sew Era office next
Monday forenoon. The Examiner de
clares that a confidential circular te this
effect has been sent te a select circle of
" bosses " who are te attend te whipping
in the voters of their districts for
such " ring" candidates as the central
reformers. "Levi," Picayune Jehnsen,
,:Clem," Ed. Martin, Geist and the thrifty
Mr. Warfel may set up.
The Republican chairman in his call for
the primaries apportions delegates under
the proposed new rules, as already set
forth in the Lnteli.ieexceu ; and, without
making any arrangements for a meeting
of the return judges under the old rules in
case the new rules are net adopted, he
calls the county convention for Wednes
day, May 3 at 10 a. m., all the same as if
the new rules were already in operation.
Should the new rules fail, as may hap
pen, some trouble might be experienced
in confermingthis call te the circumstances
of the case.
The call asks the voters te " vete in
structiens te the delegates te state cenven
tieu as te their choice ler supreme judge"
without any reference telheir right, under
existing rules, te vote instructions en all
state nominations.
Under the call as formulated the mem
ber of the Legislature from this city is te
be nominated at the same time and in the
same way as ether nominees.
BURIAL STATISTICS.
The Interment at UrefTs Valley JUennenltu
Meeting Heuse, West Earl Township.
Mr. Levi W. GrefI tells us that at the
above named burying ground last year
there were interred 20 persons, of whom
10 were under ten years of age, 1 between
ten and twenty, 3 between twenty and
thirty, 2 between thirty and forty, 1 be
tween forty aud fifty, 1 between seventy
and eighty, 2botween eighty and ninety ;
the eldest was Christian Oberhelzer, aged
8e.
In the last fifteen years there have been
237 funerals at this place of burial ; 134
were of persons under ten years of age ; 11
from ten te twenty ; 80 from twenty te
thirty ; 14 from thirty te forty ; 13 fiem
forty te fifty; 13 from fifty te sixty ; 2S
from sixty te seventy ; 27 from seventy te
eighty ; 18 from eighty te ninety, and 2
ever ninety.
Following is a list of the eldest men
aud women buried each year from 1807 te
1881 inclusive : 18C7, David Winger, of
West Earl, aged 7rf ; 1868, Mrs. David
Winger, West Earl, aged 82 ; 1869, David
Winger, West Earl, aged 89 ; 1870, Mrs.
Jehn Stager, New Helland, aged 83 ; 1871,
Jehn Brubakcr, Manhcim township, aged
90 ; 1872, Miss Elizabeth Burkhelder,
West Earl, aged 85 ; 1873, Mrs. Christian
Huber, Earl township, aged 85 ; 1874,
Miss Sallie Bachman, Earl township, aged
80 ; 1875, Mrs. Jacob Lengcnccker, widow,
East Earl township, aged 89 ; 1876 Jehn
Eshleman, sr., Clay township, aged 79 ;
1877, Mrs. Jehn Brubaker, widow, Man
hcim township, aged 89 ; 1878, 'Mra. Gee.
Bare, widow. Upper Leacock township,
aged 81 ; 1879, Abraham Rife, Earl town
ship, aged 81 ; 1880, Michael Hildcbrand,
Earl township, aged 93.
It may be noted as a curious incident
that the Oldest man and the eldest woman
in the above list were husband and wife,
and that the husband in bis will bequeath
ed two shares of stock of the Farmers
National bank, of Lancaster, te the trus
tees of the said meeting house property,
te aid in keeping the grounds in repair.
Hence, perhaps, their longevity ! Michael
Hildcbrand, the next eldest iu the list,
it is said, was born and lived all hit life iu
the house in which he died.
In addition te the abeve interesting nta
tistics Mr. Greff has compiled very com
plete data relative te all burials made at
the above named burial ground from 1867
te 1881 including the name, age, resi
dence and time of interment of each and
all . He has also a full list of the subscribcis
te the fund for building the said meeting -heuse
in 1823, together with their contri
butions. Among them is found the name
of Jehn Greff, Mr. Levi W. GrefFs de
ceased father, who was a member or the
building committee. Mr. Greff will cheer
fully show te parties interested these and
ether interesting statistics, if they call at
his office in the Sprecher house, Duke
street, opposite the court house.
THE DRAMA.
" Ilia Marble Heart" at the Opera Heuse.
"The Marble" Heart," which was last
night enacted at Fulton opera house by
William Stafferd and his company, is an
old-fashioned, slew-going sort of perform
ance, conspicuously lacking in the clc
ments of real dramatic effect. It is ob
scure in design, labored and tiresome in
development, and unsatisfactory in result.
The fair-sized and geed-natured audience
who last night sat through the perform
ance leund themselves increasingly bored
with its unfolding, if the piece may be
said te merit the term, but seeing they
were in for it quietly and amiably sub
mitted. That is, the female portion of it
did ; the men made occasional excursions
te the deer, and as a rule icttirr.cd with
mere contented countenances. There
have been worse performances here this
season than Mr. Stafferd and hi- "Marble
Ilerrt," but net many; and our geed
people can well afierd te dispense with
such-like, for a while at least.
Visited the Prison.
Yesterday the county commissioners
paid a visit te the Lancaster county prison
and made an inspection of the large wall
and the building. They have net stated
theiesultef their observations or what
they intend doing.
A Fine Speaker."
Frem Yerk, where Dr. JIcMillan lec
tured en " Mormonism," last night, word
comes that he is a fine speaker. He will
address our citizens en the subject in the
Presbyterian church te-night.
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