LANCASTER 1;aIJ JNlJJJGliKCEU kONDA MAKJH 20 I8b2
jJLamastei intelligence.;,
MONDAY EVENING, MABCH 20, 1882.
Auditors who Audit.
Up in Centre county there seem te 1x2
auditors who conceive it te be 'their duty
te audit, and whosercpertrnay set a use
ful example te our own beard of county
auditors. They found that the sheriff
had been carelessly paid by the com
missioners just whatever amount he
presented bills for, and when these were
scrutinized they discovered 812.40 of
overcharges, besides reducing his charges
for bearding prisoners $800 mere, mak
ing a total which they found due the.
county from the sheriff of $1,012.90. In
the matter of " removing fish baskets "
the following remarks by the Centre
county auditors may be profitably studied
by our local beard, with a view te gaug
ing the big item for the same service in
our last year's county report :
"We have found a large and ex
orbitant overcharge. The sheriff acting,
as we believe, under a misconstruction of
the act of assembly, instead of merely giv
ing notice after he discovered fish baskets
or was informed from a reliable source of
tbeir s xistence at specified places, gave a
genera! notice, and then made a search of
the various streams te sec if auy could be
found. Frem the evidence adduced the
search was net very thorough nor the dis
mantling very effective, but as the sheriff
made the search in geed faith under a
misconstruction of the law. as we believe,
we have allowed him about what will com
pensate him for his time aud tiaveliug
expenses.
They then restate the entire account
as presented by the sheriff, and reduce
hischarges for this work from $t3:.00, as
presented by the commissioners and paid
by them, te $1.VJ.M. I" their explana
tion of the condition of affairs in tlie
commissioners' office, the auditors are
severe en the " loose, careless and neg
ligent manner in which the old beard
and its clerk did business, and attended
te the affairi of the county."' They cen
sure them " for net keeping their min
utes inbre fully, their books in a mere
intelligent manner, and for net inquir
ing mere particularly theu.they seem te
have done into the correctness and legal
ity of bills presented.' Finally, they
charge them with $405,07 of bills paid
without authority of law, for " indexing
commonwealth costs,"' for " common
wealth costs," for " read reviews' and
' printing.'
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The "Keystone."
In the address of the Democratic com
mittee for 1803 Pennsylvania is called
"the Keystone of the Democratic Arch.'"
This was probably the origin of a figure of
speech which has since obtained se wide
a currency. Philadelphia Press.
The " origin "' of this " figure of
speech' is net te lie found in " the ad
dress of the Democratic committee for
1S03."' In Morten hall, coiner of Fert-,
first andllaverferd streets, Philadelphia,
the Press can find a tablet erected te
the memory of Jehn Morten and te com
memorate the fact that, his casting vote
inCeugres3 crowned Pennsylvania the
" Keystone of Liberty,"' and settled the
decision in favor of the Declaration.
Six state delegations had voted for and
six against it. Pennsylvania was a tie
until Jehn Morten reached the hall and
cast the deciding vote. Considerably be
fore 189". the architect et a bridge ever
Reck Creek, en Pennsylvania avenue,
between Washington and Georgetown,
engraved en the thirteen ring or arch
stones the initials of the original
states and put " PA." en the keystone.
"Whether or net this conceit was the first
application of the appellation is a dis
puted question. It is also disputed
whether or net it happened that Penn
sylvania get the keystone by reason of
its geographical position. It was mid
way between north and south of the
original states. Tiie only things settled
arc that Morten gave the casting vote
for "independence, and that the bridge
architect put " PA." en his keystone,
but that he did se. in deference te the
Morten vote' or with any knowledge of
it, or that the term was ever applied te
Pennsylvania before this bridge was
built, has never been shown. But the
bridge was built, aud the Morten, vote
was cast, both, long before ISO.'..
There can be no .harm in the move
ment te raise money for the relief of the
family of Masen, sentenced te eight years
imprisonment for trying te kill Guiteau.
It is natural, tee, .that public opinion
should generally regard the sentcuce as
extremely severe and hope for its miti
gation. It is a .maudlin and unwhole
some sentiment that would make a here
of Masen or justify his cowardly and un
soldierly attempt te kill a defenseless
prisoner, however contemptible and base
that prisoner was. Masen merited ex
emplary punishment. But why was he
tried by court martial, and net by the
civil law ? There seems te" be no excuse
for this plain evasion of the law. And
why is net that " Bill Jenes," who also
shot at Guiteau, brought te book ?
The gratifying news comes from Phil
adelphia that the Committee of One
Hundred is getting up the records of
the members of the Legislature from
that city, and is canvassing the prospects
of defeating most of the roosters for re
election. Senators Newell and Horatio
Gates Jenes are slatedfer overthrew, and
it is well : Newell is a servile slave of
the ring ; Jenes is a pretentious blather
skite, who affects a certain degree of
honesty, but runs like a rabbit at the
crack of the ringmaster's whip. Such
rooster representatives as Souder, Bice,
Graham, Mitchell, Molineaux, Huhn,
Deveraux, McCreery and Hazlett arc of
course marked te have their necks wrung.
There is said te be a movement en
feet in Philadelphia, under cover of the
" non-partisan judiciary " sentiment te
re-elect Judge Briggs, Rep., this, year
without opposition, and in turn re elect
Judge Elcock, DemM next year without
opposition. But as neither of these
judges has shown distinguished judicial
qualities, the Briggs movement meets
with a geed deal of opposition from
Republicans and mere from Democrats;
andj like as net, either party can find
better men than Briggs orTSIceck, and
improve the bench with successors te
them who will be mere of judges and
even less of partisans.
.-. TnE sub-committee of the Republican
county committee, who assembled the'
meeting of the bar thismeming te pre
mete Judge .Livingston's candiaaeyier
the Bepublican nomination of supreme
judge, very wisely disclaimed all inten
tion te commit any one participating in
it te the support of Judge Livingston's
election ; and, with equally geed taste,
limited .the resolutions adopted te a
statement which at least was net offen
sive te many persons, who may believe
that fitter candidates than these pressed
by local considerations may be presented
for this high office. It was especially
geed taste te avoid a stump speech in the
body of the resolutions, in view of the
fact that the meeting proceeded upon
the gratuitous assumption that Justice
Sharswood is about te be retired. There
has net been any such sign made as yet ;
and should be consent te be a candidate
for the place which he has se long
adorned, the Lancaster bar and bench
would of ceurse promptly meet and
cheerfully resolve te unanimously sup
port kirn, irrespective of politics, net only
by reason of his eminent fitness, but be
cause his unanimous election would de
se much te elevate the bench above par
tisan strife.
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Attorney General Brewster
writes a plain, manly, straightforward
letter te Counseller Cook about the star
route cases. He assures him and the
country that they arepublic,net political
cases, te be pushed te the conclusion
which justice demands, and net as the
policy of one administration or against
the policy of any ether administration.
This is the right kind of talk,aud rellects
credit en the attorney general ; but he
will -appreciate the popular impatience
that something mere than " talk" does
net happen te the thieves, of whose guilt
the country has se lone been assured.
The aggregate value of dairy products
in this country is frein $400,000,000 te
$000,000,000, giving employment te at
least 5,000,000 people.
EvEitv state in the union and every
organized territory will elect a legislature,
in wkole or in part, this year, and twenty twenty twonty
three slates will elect a governor.
Thk Shippcnsbnrg Chronicle agrees with
the Pittsburgh Pett that the Democratic
state convention ought te be regularly
held in Harrisburg ; and' coincides with
the Williamsport San and "banner that the
Democratic editors of the state ought te
have an association.
A me-t atrocious social custom is the
newly introduced ''powder and paint"
party, te which young ladies are specially
asked te come with their hair powdered
and cheeks painted, but in modern dress.
"Patches" are of course in ert'erwith
powder and paint,
of O.-car Wilde "
And yet we make fun
A new.-paper correspondent or his in
telligent compositor makes a nice raess of
it when he uudci takes te correct a con
gressman thusly : "
He miscalled throughout his speech the
word assimilate, proneunocing as it if
spelled "ass'nnulate." Anether honora
ble member persists iu saying "imper
turable" for imperturbable.
That brilliant luminary, the deg star,
Sirins, is leaving the earth at the rate of
72,000 miles an hour. But as this has
been going en for some tirae,aud the world
does net seem te have grown any better
for lack of its "baleful light," there is net
much te hepe or fear fiem the early dis
appearance of Orien's guard and com
panion. The Methodist church is net geiug te
get rid of tobacco-using parsons all at
once. When the candidates for clerical
orders before the Baltimore conference
were asked whether they would abstain
from its use and one of them bluntly an
liwered "Ne," there was a geed deal of
talk, but en the vete of conference he was
admitted by a large majority, and with
sonic applause.
The Northumberland Democrat, pub
lished at Sunbury, begins its twenty
second year with continued evidonce of
deserved prosperity. Though our esteem
ed contemporary has been doing yecman
service in the cause of correct doctrine
long before it was "old enough te vote,''
Brether Eichhellz has our warm con
gratulations upon the arrival of his news
paper at the full stature of political man
hood. Leng may it wave.
Mr. IIen'uy L. Nelsen, a newspaper
correspondent who is net without logic,
writes that " it is a demoralizing state of
affairs that enables men of such oppesito
opinions as Mr. Randall and Mr. Morrison
or Mr. Carlisle te act together in the same
organization." Hew about an organiza
tion that cau cover Ceukling and Blaine,
Cameron aud Wolfe, Legan and Geerge
William Curtis, J. Hay Brewti and Ed
Martin with ene blanket ?
The Senate, it seems, will de its share
te prevent any excuse for rclieving the
public from taxation, notwithstanding the
surplus revenue of $150,000,000. It has
added a couple of millions en the post pest
office appropriation bill, reported favorably
en a grand ocean steamship subsidy
scheme, offered te guarantee $50,000,000 te
Captain Eads, restored the franking privi
lege, projected an extensive steel-clad navy
and raised certain classes of pensions.
During 1880 there was a capital often
and a half millions invested in oyster pro
duction, and ever twenty-two million
bushels of oysters, whfch were sold at
nearly thirteen and a half million dollars,
were produced, ever fifty thousand per
sons were employed, and they used ever
four thousand vessels, besides nearly
twelve thousand beats. That this steadily
increasing industry will net seen die, there
is reasonable hope of, as two venerable
oysters, found en the New Jersey coast,
are believed te have reached the advanced
age of thirty years ; and Prof. Lockwood,
in a recent essay en "The Longevity of
the Oyster," net only concedes the claims
of these patriarchs, but holds that they
might have lived ten years longer in.
short, that se far from falling into second
childhood, they had net yet cot their
growth.
TnE Philadelphia Times points out most
forcibly 'the tendency ofthe Republican I
pafctyte prostitute pewerin qrdette fm
taifi power, Tky showing the vjJlainyef fe
present scheme tevadmf DakotaaMk DaketaaMk DakotaaMk
ingten Territory and New Mexico as
states, with tbrce representatives, six
senators and nine electoral votes, though
their aggregate population is little if any
mere than one-third the population of
Philadelphia, that has only five congress
men. With the same representation that
the admission of the three pocket states
would give them, Philadelphia should
have fifteen congressmen and eighteen
senators. The following is the population
of the proposed new pocket states, com
pared with the three most populous coun
ties of Pennsylvania :
TA. COOTIES.
new recKirr states.
New Mexico 120.10
Dakota (part) ...L.'O.OOO
Washington 75,000
foregoing qeunties,
riiiladelphiH 847,000
Allegheny XJti.OOJ
Lancaster 133,000
In addition te the
Luzerne has 133,000 : Schuylkill has 130,
000, and Berks has 120000 ; each of them
possessing mere of the attributes of a
commonwealth than either of the pro
posed pocket states. The Democrats at
tempted te play the same party cunning
When they admitted Colerado, but they
lest their presidential caudidate by the
vote of- the pocket state they created.
'Nevada new has no mere population than
the upper senatorial district of Lancaster
county.
PERSONAL.
Mr. ALOKUNdN S.VRTOnis, who is new in
Washington, will accempauy Geu. Grant
and his party en their Southern tour.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Helmes is fend
of the laboring ear, and often rows him
self ever te Cambridge te lecture.
Hviuir Gahfield, the late president's
seu, is said te be engaged matrimonially
te Miss Lulu Rockwell, the daughter of
Cel. Rockwell.
"Dr. Bkewn-Seijuaku has deelincd the
position of court physician at Madrid,
much te the astonishment of the French
papers.
Mrs. Anna Rhene, of Leck Haven, is a
uiece of Gen. Benedict Arneld, of revolu
tionary fame. She is 80 years of age, was
born iu Philadelphia aud came te that
section years age with her mother, .who
was Arneld's sister.
In Cincinnati lately Prof. L. Lee, a
dancing master accomplished. the task of
waltzing ten miles without a moment's
rest ami without ouce brcakiuj: step. He
changed partners sixty-seven times, ex
hausted a dozen ladies and gentlemen aud
quit quite ckecrful.dcclaring he could tpin
off live miles mere.
Sir William V. Haroeurt, Heme Secre
tary, acknowledges the receipt of an ap
plication for the respite of Dr. Lamsex.
The principal grounds for the application,
in addition te these previously mentioned,
are the absence of a crime, the unreliability
of the evidence ofthe persons who profess
having sold the poison, and of the experi
ments en animals.
Z.c Chandler didn't think much of
the robes in which the supreme judges ar
ray themselves, and it is said of him that
he once said te Salmen P. Chase, a form
er chief justice : " Salmen, wheu youhave
your d d old jacket en you leek every
inch a judge." There is no reason why
or.e of these gowns should be called a
'jacket, for the skirt reaches the fleer.
Judge Blatchfore is known te all the
second-hand book stall keepers and jnuk
dealers iu New Yerk, net as the inchest
and most industrious judge en any bench,
but as the man who collects old almanacs.
This whimsical pursuit is almost a mania
with Judge Blatchford. Frem the state
liest nautical almanac down te the hum
blest patent medicine annual, nothing
with the Mgns of the zodiac and the phases
of the moon is foreign te his tastes.
A widower president raore than rivals
(he unmairicd preacher iu the nunfber of
tender souvenirs received. Several who
have lately had the privilcge of seeing
President Arthur's bed chamber speak of
the dressing table and ether tables in the
room being fairly covered with dainty
gifts. There are numberless moucheir
cases and glove boxes, sachets and ether
such elegant trifles, all labeled "Seuvenir"
or " Remembrance," "Token of Friend
ship," " Forget-me-net," or bearing simi
lar suggestive legends.
A Times correspondent says Speaker
Keifer has net the respect of the body
ever which he presides. . He is getting
further and further away from it every
day. If he does net mind his own ha
will be driven from the speaker's chair in
disgrace. This want of respect is flrst for
the man ; second, because of the bargains
which made him speaker ; third, the pal pal
pable unfairness and disgraceful favor
itism in the formation of the committees'
fourth his incempetency as a presiding
officer.
Of the bishops of the Methodist Episco
pal church, Bishop Scott is in such fail
ing condition at his home in Odessa, Del.,
that his death is expected. He is mere
than 80 years of age. He is almost blind,
aud is helpless, owing te paralysis. Bishop
Peck is recovering from a severe and pro
longed attack of illness, aud is beginning
te sit up in bed. 'Bishop Bewman was
recently prostrated by vertigo while
preaching at St. Leuis. He is new suffer
ing with chills aud fever, added te which
typhoid pneumonia has appeared. The
outlook in his case is hopeful.
At the party, " exclusively for gentle
men," recently given in Washington by
the Chinese miuister, the gentlemen who
attended say that they have never seen
the floral, decorations surpassed. ' The
supper was very elaborate, and included
wines and all the dainties usual at the
handsomest banquets given in this coun
try, and had no dishes peculiar te the
native land of the host. In factj save the
dress of the Chinese minister and the sec
retaries of the legation and the number of
rare Chinese ornaments and works' of art
seen in the parlors, there was nothing dis
tinctive about this soiree te indicate the
nationality whose hospitality was enjoyed.
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Feal Flay Suspected.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Patrick Donehuo,
of Gorden, O., left her home te attend
the funeral of a friend, leaving her hus
band, who worked at night, in bed. On
her return in the evening she found that
her husband bad get up and gene out and
he has net been seen or heard of since. It
has just been' discovered that $600 which
was in the beuse js also missing. The man
is forty-five years of age,and always lived
perfectly happy with his wife and five
children. He was employed by the Philadel
phia & Reading railroad as night watch
man at the 'machine shops at Gorden, and
was strictly temperate, and faithful in the
discharge of his duties. His disappear
ance is a profound mystery, and many be-
lieve the man has been foully dealt with,
THE LATEST NEWS.
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LTBE HOBNIRQ U1U.
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Items of YariM latere lBetadlat; .Crime
and Casualty, SlUfertune and Trag
edy, Fire and Floed.
St. Patrick's new Catholic church was
yesterday dedicated at Wilmington, Del.
William Beleham, convicted at Cincin
nati of the murder of Patrick Hughes,
was en Saturday sentenced te be hanged
en July 14.
Herman Hildren, who murdered his
step-father and shot his mother, but net
fatally, escaped yesterday from the Mil
waukee jail.
The eleventh anniversary of the Paris
Commune was 'celebrated yesterday at
New Yerk by a gathering of the Germau
and English Socialistic Laber party.
Chapiu & Gere, well-known liquor men,
were en Saturday arrested at Chicago
under the United States statute and put
under bends of $1,000 for compounding or
rectifying liquors without paying the ne
cessary special tax.
Hen. Zachariah Allen, long one ei the
leading men of Providence, R. I., died
suddenly en Friday nisht. aired 87.
r Geerge N.-.Case, an artist of geed repu
tatien, died en Friday at Bosten, of cancer
of the stomach.
B. It. Hill, formerly a wealthy resident
of Fert Wayne, Ind., but new in reduced
circumstances, was arrested at Chicago en
Saturday night for using the mails te de
fraud. He had been in the habit of writ
ing wholesale grocers and butter dealers
all ever the country for shipments of pro pre
duco, and when the confiding dealers ship
ped te him he refused te remit, and sold
the goods at a great sacrifice.
Miss Emma Key, eldest daughter of ex
Postmaster General D. M. Key, waa thrown
from a buggy ou Saturday, at Chatta
nooga, Tcun., by- a runaway horse and
hurled down a steep embankmeut, falling
en her head. Serious consequences are
feared.
C1UMK AND CASUALTY.
- Tlie 151oedy Recerd of Recent Tragedies.
In a dispute about rout at Springfield,
111., ou Saturday, Matthew Clark and Sid
ney, his son, were assaulted with an axe
by a tenant, Wesley Taber, and his son.
The Tabers are iu jail and the Clarks will
probably die.
Elder M. Stevenson, convicted in the
Gwiuett, Ga., superior court of the mur
der of Mrs. Salina C. Stevenson, was en
Saturday sentenced te be hanged en May
ie .
liW.
Jehn Cunningham was accidentally shot
and fatally wennded, at New Yerk en
Saturday night, by Mary McDcvitt,- who
was handling a ride'.
Ou Friday seventy mountain Apaches,
scouts oil route te the reservation, went
upon the warpath en tkrHBHla river, in
New Mexica, and killed Michael' Cennell.
Murdered at a Milliard Table.
Morgan Earp was assassinated while
playing a game of billiards in a saloon at
Tombsteue, Arizona, en Friday night.
The shot was fired through a glass deer,
and his brother Wyatt, who was sitting
near, was also shot at. but net hit The
assassin, a " cowboy," escaped. t
Shet Wlille Returning Frem a Dauce.
Early yesterday morning, while return
ing lrem a dance at Wheeling, W. Va.,
Frank Davis, aged 18, was shot and killed
by Wilbur Mulligan, aged 17, who lay in
wait for Davis, as the latter was escorting
two girls, ene of whom Mulligan desired
te accompany. The murderer is in jail.
, ieisIi About the Cabinet.
It is said that William E. Chandler is
te be nominated te a position in the cabi
net,and that Mr.Kirkwoed will retire from
the executive council, and that Mr. Hunt
is seen te be superceded. The quid nuncs
have it that Postmaster General Howe
will succeed Mr. Kirkwood in the interior
department, and Assistant Postmaster
Hatten will be elevated te the head ofthe
posteffice department.
sufferers by the Floods.
The latest advices from the upper St.
Francis river report that the people in that
section arc-almost reduced tecauuibalism;
that they have eaten carcasses for seme
days and new have all the appearance of
persons about te become insane from star star
vsttien." Colonel A. H. Johusen, president
of the Arkansas Midland railway, who re
turned from Het Springs, having eeme
down te Helena by skill" from the mouth
ofthe St. Francis river, says that the
scenes along the river wcre most distress
ing. The stench from the dead animals is
sickening, aud wheu the water declines it
will be still mere fearful. The earth is
left covered with a thick, slimy substance,
with reptiles of every kind, and the miasma
from decaying matter will inevitably be
serious iu its consequences.
Fires and Explosions.
Crathcrn & Cevcrhill's nail factory, at
Montreal, was burned yesterday. Less,
$10,000.
The furniture factory of Keenig fc Gar
ner, at Chicago, was binned en Saturday
evening. Less, $32,000.
A fire in the Webster law building, at
"Washington, D. C, yesterday morning
caused damage aggregating $5000.
The gasemeter of the German hospital
at Sau Francisce exploded en Friday uight.
T. Devcnew.tke lireman, received pro
bably fatal injuries, and II. Tlleugcr, the
manager, was seriously, and S. Treck,
the engineer, slightly injured.
The fire which occurred at Faribault,
Minn., en Friday resulted in $30,000 less.
Four buildings were destroyed the Bar
ren house, Hammel's photograph gallery,
Kilsmcyer's flour shop and Thompson's
candy store.
A fire at New Yerk en Saturday night in
the basement of Ne. 20 Warren Btrect, oo eo oe
enpied by Harwood & Beckwith, dealers
iu toys, resulted in damage estimated at
$25,000.
A fire at Dayton, Ohie, en Saturday, de
streyed M. B. Parmely's dry goods store,
injured Kcenaber's fruit store aud E.
Bunstine & Ce.'s fancy goods establish
ment. Less, $79,000.
The mixing house of the Lake Superior
powder company, three miles from Mar
quette, . Mich., blown up by a nitre gly
cerine explosion en Saturday, but nobody
was huit. Less, 0,000.
An incendiary fire at Needuam,. Mass.,
en Saturday destroyed the block owned by
the heirs of J. M. White and a. bearding
house owned by Mrs. Herring. The block
was occupied by E. H. Fowler, grocer,
and for a pest office. Total less, $20,000.
A fire.eccured at Winsens, N. C, en
Friday night, with losses as fellows : J. A.
Ycach's harness shop, entire less : Singer
sewing machine office, partial : Mrs. R
Gray's two small stores, dwelling and fur
niture : Gray & Martin, druggist, partial.
GLANCES .TWIXX LAKE AND IUVKB.
r.-irasraphle Pulnta of the Current New et
the Commonwealth I tern et interest
te FeansylTanJans.
General Latta is in receipt of a letter
from General Hancock, asking for a col
ored photograph of the Pennsylvania state
flag, te be used In the book which General
Hancock is preparing for the Marquis de
Rochambeau, commemorative of the
Yorktown celebration. General Latta says
it is a question whether we have a dis
tinctive state flag, the only one that can
be called such being the one adopted in
1861, which is the regular United States
flag, with the exception that, it bears the
coat of arms et the state.
Fire in the engine heb.se of the New Cas
tle & Oil City railroad company, at New
Castle, resulted in the destruction of the,
building, together with three locomotives
and several freight; cars, entailing a less
of $30,QQ0. An old iiaaand , his, son,
named Dennelly, who were sleeping in' the
building whf the fire "btf-smedarsneup?
posed te have-perished.
James Morrissey, a twelve year old boy,
while walking with a couple of young
companions en the track of the Lebigh
Valley railroad, near Bethlehem, was
struck by a passenger eagine and instantly
killed. There being some dispute -asjte
whether the boy was found, in Lehigh or
Northampton counties no inquest was held
or will be held until it is. defmitely set
tled. At East Franklin colliery, Pottsville,
en Thursday last, some miners were en
gaged in driving an air-way te the surface,
and through somebody's mistake, com
menced work right uuer a big dam of
water. Had they worked Friday, they
would have brought down water ou them
selves aud a large number of miners. That
being St. Patrick's day, however, the
men quit work te indulge in the custo
mary jollification and the bottom held
until night, when the mines wcre nearly
cleared, before it broke, and precipitated
the water, flooding the celliery aud drown
ing a number of mules.
Jehn McGiunis has beeu sentenced te be
hung for the muMcref his mother-in-law,
Mary Leed, in Philadelphia.
local Intelligence.
OBITUARY.
Twe Mentha at the Uesplcal.
H. C. Rogers, the well kuewn," very tall,
old tramp, whose presence has beeu
familiar en our streets for seme years past,
died at the county hospital yesterday. As
is well known te . many of our readers,
Rogers was once a member of the Alle
gheny county bar. He was nominated as
adelegatete the state constitutional con
vention of 1837, by au accident, enough
persons casting "complimentary" votes
for him' te socure his election. He was
net a distinguished member et the con
vention, but succeeded in obtaining the
consulship te Sardina under Vau Burcn.
While in that oflice his mind became un
settled, and since then he has wandered
ever the state and steadily sunk te the
level of a very common aud obnoxious
tramp. Fer many years he has beeu' iu
the habit of coining te this city, once or
twice lecturing and always gettiug signa
tures and contributions for : lecture iu
prospect. His last visit has been very
prolonged, and he had became so'effensive
that seme time age he was committed te
prison for vagrancy. Upen his relcase he
was sent te the almshouse and has been
there since. He claimed te be a brother
of the eminent state geologist of the same
name.
JJeath of ' Squire Frey.
Peter Frey, formerly of New Berlin,
Ephrata township, about 65 years of age,
died suddenly at the Lancaster county in
sane asylum yesterday, where he has been
an inmate for 10 or 12 years. Frey was a
shoemaker and small farmer by calling,
but for ever twenty years he has been de
ranged, lie imagined that he ought te be
'Squire and that once when a candidate he
had been counted out. Corener bmucr
impaneled a jury, and uuder the medical
direction of Dr. Uompteu they leuud that
he had died from apoplexy.
An Old Citizen Geuo.
Benjamin Penrose, aged about 80, a
leading citizen and farmer of Drumore
township, died from pneumonia at his
home yesterday, lie owned and ler many
years ran the mill which was known as
"Penrose's mill," situated between Chest
nut Level aud Liberty Square, aud which
for the past fourteen years has been in the
possession and management of Jehn 11.
Hess. Mr. Penrose was widely known and
highly respected. He had amassed con
siderable lortune, including property iu
urumore anu a tarm in xuuiaua. nis
brother Jes. was formerly his partner, and
when Black Reck furnace was in operation
he supplied and hauled te its management
and employees their flour and iced, uc
ceased was a widower,and leaves three sons
and thrce daughters.
AN OLI ACQUAINTANCE.
Going Around Lflte a Rearing Lien.
Evangelist Hammend wanted te show
the children of Memphis, Tenn., hew
Satan gees about ' as .a rearing lien,
seeking whom he may devour." Iu order
te de tliis effectually he get down ou his
hands aud knees ou the pulpit platform
and executed motions like theso of a
quadruped. One et the religious papers
of that region criticises Mr. Ilammeml se
verely for this infraction et the ordinary
rules of pulpit gesture. It is the mere
severe iu its criticism because of the noise
made by Mr. Hammend in simulating the
rear of the terrific creature. This is re
garded as net a correct representation of
the noise made by the king of beasts. As
te the rear or ether noise made by Old
Satan himself, the critics had never heard
it ; yet they suspect that Mr. Hammend
has net rendered it with, accuracy. Mr.
Hammend ha3 of Iato years become very
pertly, se that he cannot with ease go
through the motions incident te the por
trayal of the habits of a personal devil.
This fact lays him open te all the mere
pungent criticism when he attempts te de
that in which a lithe and athletic cvauge
list might reasonably hepe for better suc
cess. Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining jn the posteffice at Lancaster
for the week ending March 20, 1882 :
Ladies1 List. Miss Clara Ailes, Mrs.
Margt. Brady, Miss Lizzie Bregan, Miss
FJera Greb (for.), Miss Mag. Hess, Miss
Annie II. IIess, Miss Hattie Hunsccker,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mickelc, Miss Amanda
Miller, Miss Emitie P. Miller, Miss Lizzie
Mu'sser, Mrs. M. E. Mortimer, MisCIara
Powell, Mrs. Alice II. Stauffer.
Gents' List. Conard Allenbach, D. R.
Atbcr, Bess & Ge. Aaren P. Bucb, B.
Burns, Hal. A. Cooper, Jacob Esbenshadc,
sr., Jehn W. Lbcrsele, Uce. blattnem,
(for.), Harry Gardner, J. M. Gunder, W.
L. Hawkswertb, Harry Herssh, Jehn
Hiuley, Elmer Herr, Arneld Ileintzeu
(for.), David Kendig, Dan'l Kouts, Ernest
Klaws, Harvey J. Lehr, Wm. Myers (for.
2), Jehn Meu-, Wm, Moere, Edward Mul
len, Edward Oswalt, P. L. Pantum, Henry
Reichbaum jr., J. A. Sibbctt, F. J. Sillcck,
Daniel Stouffer, Francis Vell (for.), Chas.
Wing, Harry Y. Yocem, Dauiel A. Zeek.
The M. IS, Conference.
In the Philadelphia confer ence en Sat
urday, Rev. W. C. Robinson of this city,
opened the proceedings. Among the mem
bers of the first year's class of ministers,
en trial for the past year, who wcre con
tinued en trial, was Henry R. .Kobinsen,
son of Rev. Robinson. Samuel W. Smith,
'of Churchtown, son of-Rev. S. H. C.
Smith, late of this city, was admitted into
full connection. All thus admitted were'
bound te refrain from the habitual read
ing of sermons.
Killed at Sinking Spring.
Jehn S. Reeser, a brakeman en
the
Reading railroad, was run ever by a train
at Sinking Springs, en the Lebanon "Valley
branch, en Friday evening and fatally in
jured. His feet canght in a frog and he
was unable te extricate himself. "Having
signaled the train te meve it cime-upen
him and ran ever his right leg and side.
He died in great agony en Saturday morn
ing, He leaves a wife and one child.
One Cew's Capacity. '
A soed cow, weighing from 850 te 1,000
pounds, will consume, front eight and a
naif te ten tens ei leaaer per annum, ana
will produce from two te two' and a half
tens of milk in-the suae period. - -
BAILR0AD WRECK.
A TBAI.-IJIiBOrtV FROJLTHE TRACK.
&' sw 1 5? . ' "r-i.
Thirty-Three Freight Cars and an Engine
. Filed Vp in Confusion The. Fireman
Killed and Engineer Injured.
Last night about 10 o'clock ene of the
most destructive railroad wrecks that has
ever taken place en the Pennsylvania rail
read occurred at Dowmngten. About
that time engine. Ne. !)3, drawing a leu
train of freight cars, was en its way west.
Just east of the bridge near the tewer a
car was thrown from the track by the'
"leaking et an axle. lhe car, while en
the track, was dragged across the bridge
and by the time it reached this side it was
thrown ever the south track. Engiue Ne.
85 was passim; east' at the time with a
heavily leaded train, and before it could
be stepped it ran into the car and the
wreck occurred. The last named cngius
was thrown from the track and down an
embankment 32 feet in height. It was
completely turned areuud, ana when it
landed at the feet of the hill the front was
toward the west. Eighteen ears, leaded
with coal, grain, merchandise, &c., were
also thrown from. the track, and most of
them were broken te pieces. Thirteen
cars of the western-bound train were
thrown oil" aud broken.
Engine Xe. 83 was iu charge of Win.
Filley; engineer, and Clement Ivceser, fire
man. The latter went down with the
engiue and was crushed te death. He was
found lying dead under the tank, which
had te be lifted before the body could be
recovered. The engineer was found lying
en the bank, but he could net tell hew he
get oil" the train. He is also very badly
injured, and it is feared that He will d:c.
The body of Keesck- was taken te Harris
burg this morning. He was. twenty-six
years of age, and leaves a wile and, two
children; the 'youngest beinpr but seven
months old. Mr.jr illey was also removed
te Harrisburg. Charles Eckcrt, a brake
man en ene of tbe trains, liad several
lingers mashed.
Tfie wreck delayed travel for some time,
and it was six o'clock this morning before
passenger trains .could' pass west. The
Columbia and Parkesburg wreck trains
were sent for, and they have been working
all day at the wreck.
. A brakeman en the western traiu no
ticed that the car with the broken axle
had jumped the track, but he was unable
te give the signal te his engineer, as his
lamp was jolted from the .train by the ac
cident. A SHAMELESS 'LIUKL."
"Is Civilization a Failure?"
Slightly adapted from the Examiner of Feb.
II, ISii
On Friday last the Examiner a.daily
newspaper published by Jehn A. HiesT
tand, esq., a member of the Lancaster bar
printed what it called a "Red-Het Col
umbia Item," in which State Senater C.
S. Kaulfraan was denounced as " ene of
the most unconscieusable and unmitigated
political frauds ever presented te
the peeple of this county for their
suffrages." And it was alleged that
"a week age a peer laboring man named
Rebbius was killed at C. S. Kauflman's
nuarrics near Columbia. The ostensible
owner of these (marries, who is a kind of a
patent back-action salary grabber and asks
the people te give mm anetner cnance ie
irrab. immediately sent his hopeful son te
the reporter of the Era,te whom he stated
that his lather would pay an tue expenses
of the deceased's funeral. It has trans
pireiithat he has uet paid a dollaref these
expenses. Ner has he paid te the suffer
ing family the small sum of money due
the deceased for wage-; earned at the quar
ry where he lest his life."
The very next day the Examiner printed
a letter from the undertaker at Columbia,
A. J. Musser. stating that Mr. Kauffman
had paid his bill in full,38, just as seen as
it was presented.
Thus it appears that the "redhet" item
was "maliciously aud shamelessly false,
evidently the product et partisan reck
lessness aud personal hatred."
"New we ask every fair-minded man
iu the community if this is net one of the
most shameless and inexcusable libels en
record ? Can party or personal malice go
further ?. AVhat man in the community is
safe from base and malicious attacks en
his character if such conduct as this en
the part of the public press is te be toler
ated i' Te' what is the boasted 'freedom
of tbepress' leading us, if men of irre
preachable character are thus te be ma
h"ucd aud lied aueut .' Is civilization a
faifure, or is the newspaper te beco:ne a
curse instead of blessing te society:"'
Cel. McClure at Strasburg.
Under the auspices et the Straaburg
lyceum, Cel. A. K. McUIure, editor et tue
Philadelphia Tenes, will deliver a lecture
en " Reminiscences of President Lincoln,"
iu Massasoit hall en next Friday evening.
We need net assure the pcople of any com
munity in t'iis bread state that no mere
popular and ilcasaut public speaker comes
among them. Cel. MeClurc is peculiarly,
trifled both as an orator aud writer : his
large experience in public aflairr. and ex
tensive acquaintance among pueiic meu
especially lit him te entertain an audience
wilh the subject named for this occasion.
" The ltanker's Daughter."
Saturday bight's psrformauce of this
play at Fulton opera house was conspic
uously lacking in the many excellent qual
ities that have made the previous rendi
tions here se admirable. The company,,
though under the same management as
formerly, has suffered numerous changes,
which have served te materially weaken
it, and there is scarcely room for compari
son of the two last presentations of the
drama. The audience was large an.: bril
liant, every seat inthe lewer partef the hail
being taken.
An Indian Idel.
In the window of Zahm's book st-u-f,
Seuth Queen street, may be seen a spheri
cal stone, about the sige and shape of a
cocoa-nut, which was perhaps, in the
long age, an object of idolatrous worship.
On the surface of the stone is cut what
may have beeu intended as the eyes and
mouth "of a .monkey, and there arc some
indistinct traceries of ether objects, the
plainest of which are an owl and a couple
of serpents. The "idol" was found in
the lower end of Lancaster county.
A Lancaster Man's Death.
Common Councilman William Conway,
of the Fifth ward, Philadelphia, who died
ou Saturday, in the Cist year of his ase,
was born in Lancaster county, September
29,1821, and went te Philadelphia in 1349,
and started the soap manufacturing busi
ness, remaining in the one place en the
premises iu which he lived until the day
of his death.
Lancastrians in l'lilladcliihlii.
Seme of Lancaster's young people figure
in the column devoted te society and gos
sip in the Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald.
Recent personal mention includes the'
names of Misses Mysfe Brenner, ' Blanche
Brassier, Messrs. Charles McConemy and
Frank Hess, all new or formerly of this
city.
2'reparing rer High Scheel.
One hundred and forty pupils ofthe
secondary schools were examined in physi
olegy en Saturday by City Superintendent
Buehrle. The examination iu etlicr
branches of study will fellow, and these !
among the pupils who reach the necessary
standard will be transferred te the high
school. at the.eud of the term.
.New Formatter.
Samuel Wechter has been appointed
postmaster at Terre Hill.
BAB MEETING.
UVtNUSTON
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run huriiEMK juuuk.
The 'Lancaster "Bar Knderie til Uanaclty
and Integrity.
Upen the call of W. Leaman, A. J.
Kaun'man and J.Hay Brown, esq., a com- ,
mittee appointed by,ths Republican county
committee te promote the eaMidaey or
Judge Livingston for supreme judge, about
dfty members of the Lancaster Bar as
sembled in the' main court room at 11 a. m.
te-day.
W. Leatdan, esq., moved that Hen. Thee.
E. Frankliu take the chair, and be was
uuauimeusly elected. The organization
was completed by the election of J. L.
jSteinmctz and B. F. Eshleman eq as
secretaries. ', )
Mr. Lcamau, stated the object of the
meeting ; in view of the impending retire
ment of Judge Sbarswoed fronHhe su
preme bench and the vacancy te be there
by made, there h.is been some disscussien
ever the nomination of Judge Livingston
for this oflice ; the preposition had: cem
meuded itself te the ceneral sentiment of
the peop!u.ef this county, and at a meeting
of the Republican .county committee,
a committee had been -appointed te pre
sent the ;nerits of Judge Livingston's can
didacy ; that committee had called this
meeting with a view. te secure the en
dorsement of the bar, irrespective of party,
of Judge Livingston's capacity, acquire
ments, experience aud integrity. It was
net intended te commit anyiprmens-par-ticipating
te the support of Jadge Living
sten s election.
Upen motion of Maj. A. C. Reincehl the
chair appointed Messrs. Reineshl. N. Ell-
maker, Leaman, Kline and D. G. Lsblo Lsble
man te draft resolutions expressing the
bcnse of the meeting. , -,,.,.
The cemmittee reported the following :
. " Vui:i;eas, The Hen. Jehn B.-Living-steu
has been named as a einditiate for
nomination as supreme judge at the com
ing Republican state convention; there
fore be it
"Iieselced, That the members of the Lan
caster bar most cordially unite fn endors
ing him te the pcople of the state as
worthy of the position for which he is pre
sented by the county of Lancaster, by rea
son of his capacity, his legal acquiremeutp,
his industry and his integrity.5"' 7
' On motion of E. K. Martin, esq., the
resolutions jrete adopter and en motion e f
M. BreirJrTl,Jha. meeting adjourned.
JAKK KiNt.lt ART'S ADVENTCBE.
He Makes an Attack en a Fellce Officer and
Geu Left.
On Saturday afternoon Jacob Rinehart, a
young man who' is well known in police
circle?, was arrested by OlDcer'Daily at the
West King street depot ou the charge of
false pretense, preferred by Mrs., Besanna
Briederly, of Beaver street .who' alleges
that he beat her out of 821.50 for beard.
He was takeu te the office of Alderman
Spurrier and was committed te prison for
a hearing, Officer Ceyle left the office
with Rinehart in charge. They walked
along talking, until they reached the
corner of East King and Christian streets,
when suddenly Rinehart turned around
and with his flst struck the officer
an ugly blew en the mouth. The officer
was taken by surprise, and as he did net
bave held of Rinehart, the young ruffian
started en a run down Christian street.
The officer, with the bleed streaming down
his face and ever hi clothing, closely pur
sued him. and caught him 'en Duke street,
between Mifflin and East King. He still
resisted and Officer Elias came te Ce.vle's
assistance, when nippers were placed en
Jacob. They started out East King street,
and in front of Albright's cigar stere
Rinehart again began acting very badly.
He kicked at the officers and attempted
te strike them. He was again get en ,
his feet,' but in front "of ;jKillinfcerR
butcher shop he again imaginen that he
could get away and renewed his fighting ;
he was given several smacks ever the legs
with a mace, which had a geed effect. He
would net walk, but pretending that he
was hurt, lay down. He was leaded into
a wagon and Was driven te the prison. On
the way out he fought for some time and
endeavored te kick the officers ; he was
ovcrpewcred,howevcr,and did net succeed
in hurting any one, although he tried it
again at the prison.
Kinehart had been drinking some, but
was uet intoxicated. He acted very badly,
and it is lucky for him that he did net re
ceive a beating, lie was net used roughly
by the officers, who were treated in a
shameful ' manner by him. Officer Ceyle
has brought suit against him, charging
him with assaulting and resisting au offi effi
csr, and when he gets through with these
charges he will net strike anybody else,
ler some time at least.
Large Funeral.
The funeral of the late Jehn Free took
place from his residence en West Orange
street yesterday aftcrnoen,and was largely
attended by the friends and relatives of
tbe deceased. Washington' Eucampment,
I. O. O. F., of -which he' was a member,
turned out iu a body, as .did also the
Junier order of American Mechanics,
though the latter were net in uniform,
owing te the fact that by the recent fire
in th:e Inquirer building all their regalia
was destroyed aud has net ypt been re
placed. The interment was atWoedward
Hill.
Wanted Mere" Ufllcea.
Steve Gfissengcr comes up te the top
of the waves smiling, with a life1 preser
ver enthis year, and says that heTnill be a
candidate for recorder. He has once been
a candidate for register and three times
for county treasurer. These offices only
.come around every three years, and Steve
caunet wait for them, se he wants acaance
at the recorder's office. If dsfoated, he will
no doubt try te be district atternery next
year.
Sale or Ileal Estate.
J. M. Herzeg, sold te-day at private
sale te Jac. Seitz, a two story brick house
with two-story double back' building at
tached, ( Ne. 506 West Orange street ),
for $2,500. Mr. Herxog?aJeea6Tvertises
his barbershop for saleiuJoriethjecblumn
today. He intends te me vdte Colerado
for the benefit of his health.
Leg Broken.
On Saturday afternoon Julius Levy jr.,
residing en East Walnut! street, fell en
North Duke street, breaking a bone in
his left leg above the ankle. He was
taken te bis home in-a carriage and Dr.
Greve attended him.
A Successful Entei.falntuent.
On Saturday veering au entertainment
was given in the Highland school house,
WesrEampeter township, byJUwC lyceum.
It consisted of dialogues, recitations,
music, &c, and the audience was very
large. It was a success in every way.
Ms!jorjCeir'ti-
The mayor had nirfeteen customers be
fore him this morning. One drunk was
sent out for a short term, five were made
te pay costs, and the ethers, who were
ledgers, were discharged.
Kicked by a -Berne.
Frank Reah was kicked by a horse at
the stables in the' rear of 'the r McGranu
house en Saturday night, and his leg was
badly Cut.
. Large Sale.
A very large crowd was in attendance at
the livery stock sale of Cyrus H. Celviu
te day and horses, carriages &c, brought
geed prices.
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