LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY MARCH 25 1882,
Lancaster I utclliflencer.
SATURDAY EVEN'Q, MABOH 25, 1883.
The Bfclevancy or It.
The Examiner says " the Intelli
gencer, indulges its fancy in a great
deal of irrelevant talk in its notice of the
contested election in the First ward of
this city." Let us see hew this is.
The Intelligences has said :
Very naturally, therefore, when this last
contest is inaugurated and the affidavit
made by two of the Bame ready swearers
who made affidavit that Steinmetz had re
ceived 300 illegal vote and who retreated
se disgracefully from that memorable con
test, the public might suspect that another
fiasco was being inaugurated. Thissus Thissus Thissus
p'oieu would- be strengthened by a recol
lection of the fact that of the affidavit
makers in both cases intent en securing
honest elections it was shown in the
Steinmetz-Leaman contest that of the
bogus tax receipts issued in that cam
paign some were procured at Chas. F.
Eberman's instance, and that en election
day the collector sat in Jehn A. Hiestand's
back office issuing and dating back these
bogus receipts.
Hew much of this is " fancy" may be
determined by a reference te the fact that
en Tuesday, December 19, 1870, before
the commissioners appointed te take the
testimony in the Leaman-Steinmetz
election contest, Tax Collector Albert
K. Warfel swore that in the
precediug campaign he had issued
tax receipts and dated them us
of ether date than that of their
issue ; that he received $500 en October
6, 1870, from the treasurer of the repub
lican county committee; that in consid
eration of this he subsequently up te
and en the day of election issued tax
receipts for Republican politicians, and
dated them" back te thirty days before
the election, that one of the politicians
who furnished him with names for these
bogus receipts was Charles F. Eberman,
and that en election day, when he was
still engaged in issuing such receipts, he
had his headquarters in Mr. Jehn A.
HieslanJ's Examiner office. Se much
for the fact and " fancy" of the matter.
As te its relevancy: This same nies
tani ami Eberman new make an affida
vit that the election in the First ward
last month was " undue and illegal,"
net because any body voted who had no
constitutional right te vote, but because
the election officers neglected te comply
with some technical requirements of the
law. In view of the fact that these
same affidavit-makers five years age re
treated in disgrace from the contest
which they had invoked, when it was
shown that they were implicated in this
bogus tax receipt business, we repeat
that the public needs some assurance
that they new ask for another contest
"in the interest of honest elections." The
suspicion that their interest is net such
an exalted one is strengthened by the
fact that for years both of them have
been in close fellowship with the return
tinkers, ballet-box stutters, forgers of
naturalization papers and fabricators of
bogus tax receipts, whose performances
have made local elections carnivals of
fraud.
If " illegal and void " votes have been
received anywhere we trust jte see them
thrown out ; and if election officers have
conducted elections "in open and flagrant
disregard of a plain prevision of the
law," we hope they will be prosecuted ;
although a movement te this end
"simply in the interest of honest elec
tions" would be general and net con
fine! te a single district in which it
was expected te result in a slight parti
san advantage.
Furthermore, it is somewhat doubtful
whether the neglect of election officers
te de their duty is sufficient te disfran
chise persons legally entitled te vote. It
may have been " decided that all voters
net en the registry, and net fortified by
this proof a written or printed affida
vit, and that affidavit filed with the elec
tion returns are illegal and void." The
decisions of the lower courts en the
election laws are notoriously conflicting,
The constitution says that every male'
citizen twenty-one years of age, and hav
ing certain qualifications, " shall be
entitled te vote at all elections ;" and "no
elector shall be deprived of the privilege
of voting by reason of his name net
being registered." The constitution no
where gives the Legislature power
te abridge these qualifications ; and,
while it may pass laws te regulate elec
tions, it may direct officers hew te con.
duct them, and may enact that their
failure te require due proof of vetere'
rights shall be a misdemeanor, yet neither
Legislature nor courts can cast out
lawful votes because of the failure of the
officers te qualify the voter, any mere
than they can cause lawful votes unduly
excluded by election officers te be counted.
If election officers admit voters, duly
qualified, te cast their ballets, without
requiring the legal proof, they maybe
prosecuted, but the remedy is net in the
disfranchisement of the voters.
Fer some time the weekly Inquirer, of
this city, has been engaged in the rather
arduous task of tryingte prove that the
Intelligencer " lied" when it said
it did net knew whether or net it had
been sued for Jibel by Calvin Carter ; the
facts being that though Carter had sworn
te a complaint, which he has since with
drawn, his counsel had almost instantly
instructed the alderman te net proceed
with the matter. In its hopeless under
taking, it was quite natural the Inquirer
should resort te a suppression of the
truth te establish its accusation, but
these subterfuges-having failed it, itlias
lately taken te what it calls the " brazen
impudence" of "shameless falsehood."
Whether in this indulgence of its favor
ite habit it is only misrepresenting its
friends or making bold fabrications and
imposing the responsibility of them en.
alleged informants, it is net necessary
te inquire, for in a vile and venal career
of years its editor has demonstrated
himself as much of a nuisance te his
friends as he Is an object of contempt te
these upon 'whom he discharges his
venom. Meantime, between the four
corners of his paper -we nowhere find
any answer te this query which has been
regularly propounded te him for some
weeks:.
And as the Tnquirer sets up for a censer
of editorial ethics and wants te knew if a
lie is ever justifiable it may as well answer
at the outset of the discussion why it has
denied that when its editor ran for Con
gress he gave LeviSensenJg bis note for
$2,000, te be paid if elected the note,
pending bis defeat, being held by a mu.
tuaT friend.
Leagfellew.
In the death of Longfellow', the coun
try and its literature lese our most
widely-known, best beloved and most
characteristic poet. The writings of no
ether have enjoyed such wide circula
tion at home and abroad. The works of
no foreign poet have sold se largely in
this country, and certainly these of no
American writer iave had such welcome
and general reception in Europe. The
dead poet had, as a contemporary claims
for him, "grandeur as well as grace,
vigor in companionship with exquisite
beauty, affluent imagination with graphic
description of real scenes, rare beauty,
tenderness, pathos and moral power."
Mere than this need net be claimed
te establish the enduring fame of
any poet, less than this could net be
fairly said of Longfellow. The span of
his life reached ever nearly the entire
history of our distinctively American
literature, and though some of his best
work was his translations, he did as
much as any of his contemporaries te
give our literature a national distinction,
lie has been se long in the acquaintance
and favor of the literary public that he
is remembered almost among the earliest
of our" litteiateures, and yet in the
sunset of his ripe old age the produc
tions of his genius were waited
with eager expectancy. "When he wrote
his " Merituri Te Salutamus " he felt
the shadows gathering around him, but
he was spared te us for years after, if for
no subsequent great' work, yet for the
moral influence of his blameless life.
Versed in the love of ether countries,and
often setting the works of their litera
ture in the radiance of his graceful
translations, he typified the highest
American citizenship, and the purity of
his style as well as of his character will
long exercise a marked influence en lit
erature. He wrote nothing that, dying,
he could wish te blot, and yet he often
attained the sublime heights of poetic
genius, and eftcner still struck a respon
sive popular chord and made his produc
tions the household words of his coun
trymen. Emigravil Is the Inctlptien of the tombstone
where lie lies :
Demi lie is net, but departed lei tuc artUt
never dies.
It is net a question whether the weakly
Inquirer lies, but whether it ever tells the
truth.
We are left te infer that our esteemed
Re-form Republican contemporary has
parted company with Levi Senscnig and
J. W. Jehnsen, for in its last evening's
issue it says :
All the old bosses who for years reveled
in the " carnivals of fraud" have gravi
tated back te whence they came, and are
all for Stch man and the Cameren "pet,"
which has been formed te defeat Senater
Kauffman. The JVeie Era
has get rid of all the bosses who swear by
the political methods of the corruption
"pet "and1 'peel."
LAXEXTUV.
Wlien spriu: bliall fcriwr eaeh Jey Ue hath,
And lobe the North in bloom.
These eyes will only bee the path
That wenlU te one lone tomb.
The threstle's notes henceforth miut knell
Like sorrow en mine car,
Since she who loved his song -se well
Ne mere that song shall hear.
My beaetilul my snow-white new ei
unscathed by breath et sin !
.Alas! that blaek-wing'd death should lew'r
And fold such whlteness in.
The vernal spring can never watce
Fer me one Jey Jul dream,
Jly tears must flew for her sweet sake
Till death ihall stay the stream.
May Merrow.
When Longfellow's poems weie first
printed, though Bryant had published his
" Thanatepsis " and Irving his "Knicker
bocker's History," "Pee," says Dr. Ab Ab
eott," had net yet issued his first book ;
Motley was trying his pen unsuccessfully
at fiction ; Whittier was just leaving the
shoemaker's bench te become the editor
of a tariff newspaper ; Cooper had yet iu
the crucible his stories of pioneer life ;
Hawthorne had hardly touched a pen te
paper except in college exercises, and
Prescott was unknown save te the limited
circle of leaders of the North American."
A number of the Republican members
of the Philadelphia bar have followed the
example of their Democratic brethren in
holding a "public meeting te demonstrate
their opposition te Judge Briggs ohctien.
Already far mere of the bar have placed
themselves en record as opposed te him
than could be drummed up te certify their
approbation of his cpurse en the bench,
even though, as usual, "a number of them
have protested that they sigued the latter
petition with the understanding tbatthere
would be no opposition te Judge Briggs."
The opposition te Briggs is based en the
high ground that he is an unfit judge. He
is conspicuously se, as has been ob
servable even at this long range from the
sphere of his administration. He has
faults of head and heart, which make him
se and the best thing he and his friends
can de is te take his candidacy out of the
public gaze and let Bess McManes pile the
turf above it.
Ox our fourth page will be found a bi
ography of the deceased poet Longfellow.
lhe American papers te-day are full of
his praises and the English press is scarcely
less fervent in its eulogies. Of the Lon Len Lon
eon journals, the Standard says : " Leng
fellow cemmauds a wider audience among
our people than any poet of this age, save
perhaps, Tennyson." The Times saya:
"The news of Longfellow's death will be
read with deep regret wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken:. The death of no
literary Englishman can excite mere ser sor ser
rew than that of the much loved author
of 'Evangeline.' He will bone mero
sincerely lamented in America than in this
country." The Telegraph says: "The
place Longfellow occupies in English lit
erature is decidedly bright, fie is almost
as well known and as widely read in Eng
land as in America. His infinenen hna
been wholly geed. As long as the Eng
lish language .lasts his works will be quo
ted as models of simplicity of style and
purity of thought. Death has taken
America's greatest literary son." The
3rsays: "Longfellow's death will be
lamented in every English home. His
verses are net likely te die out of English
literature for many generations te come."
SEARCH FOE DE LONG.
WHKKK HIS BOUT MAI BE tTOUND.
Melville's Inttractlens te the Parties Seek
ing for the Dead of the Jeaanette
Uew Their Beeks and Records
Can Be Discovered.
Secretary Hunt has received from Passed
Assistant Engineer Geerge W. Melville,
under date of Yakutsk, Eastern Siberia,
January 3, a copy of a letter of instruc
tions sent by him te the Ispravnik (local
governor) of Verkheyansk, as fellows :
"It is my desire and the wish of the
government of the United States of Amer
ica and of the projector of the American
expedition that a diligent and constant
search be made for my missing comrades
of both beats. Lieutenant DeLong and
his party, consisting of twelve persons,
will be found near the west bank of the
Lena river. They are south of the small
hunting station which is west of the house
known among the Yakeuts as Qu Vina.
They could net possibly have marched as
far' south as Bulceur. Therefore, be
they dead or alive, they are between
QuVina and Bulceur. I have already
traveled ever the ground, but I followed
the river bank. Therefore, it is necessary
that a mere careful search be made en the
ground back from the river for a short
distance, as well as along the river bank.
I examined many huts and small houses,
but could net possibly cxamine all of
them. Therefore, it is necessary that all,
every house, large or small, be examined
for books and papers, or the persons of
the party. Men -without feed and witn
but little clothing would naturally seek
shelter in huts along the line of march,
and, if exhausted, might die iu one of the
huts. They would leave their books and
papers in a hut if unable te carry them
farther.
The Dead Men's Records.
" If they carried their books and papers
south of that section of the country be
tween Met Vai and Bulceur they will be
found piled up in a heap and some prom
inent object erected near them te attract
the attention of searching parties. A mast
of weed or a pile of weed would be erect
ed near them, if net en top of them. In
case books and papers are found they are
te be sent te the American minister resi
dent at St. Petersburg. If they are found
in time and cau be forwarded te me before
I leave Russia, forward them te me. The
'persons of the dead I wish te have carried
te a central position most convenient of
access te Belun, and placed inside of a
small house, arranged side by side for fu
ture recognition, the hut then securely
closed and banked up with snow or earth,
and te remain se until a proper person ar
livcs from America te make full disposi
tion of the bodies. In banking tip the hut
have it done in such a manner that ani
mals cannot get in and destroy the bodies.
The Search for Chlpp'a Men. -
" Search for the small beat, consisting
of eight persons, should be made from the
west mouth of the Lena te and beyond the
east mouth of the Yaua river. After the
separation df the three beats no informa
tion has been received concerning the
small beat, but as all three beats were des
tined te Barkin and then te go te the
mouth of the Lena river, it is natural te
suppose that Lieutenant Chipp directed
his beat te Barkin if he managed te
weather the gale, but if he could net from
any cause find a Lena mouth he would
continue along the coast from Barkin west
for a north mouth of the Lena, or south
for en eastern entrance or mouth of the
Lena river. If still unsuccessful in getting
into the Lena river he might, from stress
of weather or ether cause, be forced along
the coast toward the Vana river.
"Diligent and constant search is te com
mence at once and te continue till the peo
ple, books and papers are found, care dic
ing taken that a vigilant and careful ex
amination of that section of the country
where Lieutenant DeLong and his party
are known te be is made in early spring
time, when the snow begins te leave the
ground, and before the spring floods com
mence te overflow the river banks. One
or mero American officers will, in all
probability, be in Belun iu time te assist
in the search, but the search mentioned in
these instructions is te be carried en in
dependent of any ether party, and te be
entirely under the control of the compe
tent authority of Russia.
"Geeiuje W. Melville."
PERSONAL.
Aiichibai.d Ferbes is visiting some of
the friendly Indians en the plains.
General Grant was serenaded Jast even
ing by the government werkingmeu of
Washington.
Mr. Pekcv Johnsten, of the Philadel
phia Iteeerd, son of Mr. J. M. Johnsten, is
visitiug his family in this city.
It is rnmered in Washington that Rich
AnD T. MeIuiicic will be appointed assist
ant counsel in the Star Reute cases, te
succeed Cook, resigned.
Jehn M. Francis, of the Trey, New
Yerk, Time, is mentioned in Washington
as likely te be the next minister te Bel
gium. He was minister te Greece under
President Grant.
Army circles in Washington are excited
by a report that the president intends te
place General McDowell ou the retired
last, and promote Generals Pepe and BIc
Kenzie, giving te Pepe the succession te
McDowell.
The Right Rev. Dr. Howe, bishoe of
the Central Pennsylvania diocese, is in the
eity,-the guest of Thes. E. Franklin, esq.
He will en te -morrow morning held con
firmation in St. James', and in the evening
in St. Jehn's church.
Prof. A.R. Heene,D.D., of Muhlenberg
college, Allentown, has accepted the pre
sidency of the Texas University, at Tyler,
Texas, te. which he was recently elected.
Prof. Horne was a graduate of Pennsylva
nia college, class of 1858.
Blaine's somewhat acidulous criticism
of the Seuth American policy of the
Arthur-Frelinghuysen administration cre
ates but little remark iu New Ferk, and
that little is based ou the conviction that
it is simply the queruleusness of a dis
appointed man, whose sensational diplo
matic performances have, been ondene.
Rebert N. Willson, Rep., and Samuel
G. Thompson, Dore., are spoken of for
the succession te Judge Briggs, of Phila
delphia. Either would be acceptable te
the people who bolieve in a non-partisan
judiciary. If a Republican is elected in
place of Briggs, a Democrat will next year
supplant Elcock.
Henry Ward Beecher " would like te
put the torch legally te every custom
house en the American coast. He would
net abolish these devil dens all at encci
but gradually he would abolish the tariff
for revenue and raise the revenue by an in
ternal tax. We had liberty of conscience,
of speech, of thought; new we want liberty
of commerce."
On the heels of the letter of ex-Speaker
Rakdall declining te serve as a member
of the Philadelphia Democratic city com
mittee, en the grounds of lack of harmony
in that body, was sent yesterday the letter
of resignation of Colonel Rebert P.
Dechert. 'Let all ether decent men fellow
T.fiAm Ann tYist ame1iMa1rlA ! t11 mm i
pieces, and an honest organization may
be honestly effected down there.
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLEAMED FfiOl
t MORNING MAILS.
An KpldeaUe mt UwMtm JWUm, Vloed and
Tragedy-CswriSa Sanaa's- Sew Yerk.
The Episcopal chosen of Jtfce Incarna
tion, at the corner of Madisen avenue and
Thirty-fifth street, New Yerk, was partial
ly destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
Less, 950,000. Cornelius-J. Brett, a fire
man, fell from a ladder and was seriously
injured.
The Novelty carriage works at Winni
peg, Man., owned by Themas Manly, were
burned yesterday. Less, $10,000.
The Arcade hotel and two' small shop?,
at East Tawas, Mich., were destroyed by
fire en Thursday night. Less, $19,000.
Bay Yiew house, a summer resort at
Hague, en Lake Geerge, New Yerk, was
destroyed by tire en Thursday. Less,
$6,000.
An entire square in the business portion
of McArthur, Vinten county, Ohie, was
burned yesterday from a defective due.
Less, $200,000.
D. M. Helmes & Ce.'s bakery, at Cin
cinnati, was burned yesterday. Less,
$15,000. Geerge Gerring, foreman of the
bakery, was burned te death.
The suicidal Mania.
Frederick Eummel, aged 63
years, a
weed turner, committed suicide en Thurs
day night at New Yerk, by cutting his
threat.
B. T. Maddison, fermerly sheriff of
Albemarle county, Va., yesterday com
mitted suicide at Carlesville, by cutting
his threat.
Count Jehanini, Italian minister te
Mexico, committed suicide en Monday
last at the city of Mexico by sheeting him
self. Financial embarrassment caused the
act.
Jacob Avery, a prominent citizen of
Blue Point, Suffolk county, New Yerk,
attempted suicide by hanging en Thurs
day, but was discovered in time te save
his life.
Professer J. C. Hawkins, a colored teach
er in the Heward school, at Fert Smith,
Ark., committed suioide en Thursday by
taking morphine. Hawkins was a grad
uate of Avery college, Allegheny City,
Pa.
The Mississippi Floods.
The Mississippi floods continue te sub
side, except along the Black and Tensas
rivers and the Bayou Macen in Louisiana.
The less in these districts, which contain
a population of 58,000 persons, is esti
mated at 8150,000 in stock and fences.
The country beyond the mouth of the
Black river resembles an inland sea, and
the water en many of the fields is 0 feet in
depth. Several lives have been lest in the
flooded districts of Louisiana within a few
days.
"Skull ana urossbenes."
The farmers in the neighborhood of Co
lumbia, Seuth Carolina, who are fencing
their pasture fields in accordance with a
law of the last Legislature, which will
take effect en the 1st prex., have been
threatened by masked riders for their
compliance with the law. "Coffins with
death's heads and crossbones " have been
left at farm henses, and incendiarism has
been threatened. A recent fire iu Rich
mend and another in Kershaw county aie
attributed te these ruffians.
Pugilist Sullivan's OHer.
Sullivan publishes a card that he never
again will fight with bare knuckles, but
will fight any man in the world he te use
gloves, the ether man bare fists. He is
ready for a fight te take place in one month
from the time of publication, if the man
is in this country, and two months if in
Europe.
Wisconsin's Cengrehsuicu.
The Senate of Wisconsin yesterday
adopted a congressional apportionment
bill, which it is said, will give the Deme
crats two congressmen from that state if
net three.
Vanlleneielaer's Remains.
The remains of the late Philip S. Vau
Kensselaer, who shot himself in the Hetel
Brunswick, in New Yerk city, ou Wednes
day night, were yesterday removed te An
dalusia, Bucks county, Pa., for interment.
Painter's Pay.
The painters in Pottstown, this state
have demanded an advance of 25 cents per
day, te take effect en the 1st proxime.
The Celer Line.
Judge Neilson, in the Brooklyn city
court, yesterday rendered a decision deny
ing the application of Teresa King, the
young colored girl, for an injunction te
compel the principal of a white school in
that city te enroll her as a pupil.
Sale or a Newspaper.
A controlling interest in the Bosten Ad
vertiser has been purchased by a party of
gentlemen, the money being furnished by
Mr. Oliver Ames, who, however, will take
no part in conducting the paper.
Broke His Neck.
F. Halleek, a well-te-farmer of Frank
linville, Suffolk county, New Yerk, fell
from his wagon en Thursday and broke
his neck.
The crops.
Crep reports from Illinois and Kansas
are unusually premising.
Mutilating a Monument.
The defacement of the Andre menu
ment at Tarry town is followed new by a
mysterious mutilation of the statue of the
soldier en guard surmounting the monu
ment erected by the Seventh regiment te
the memory of the fifty-eight of its mem
bers who lest their lives during the Civil
war. The statue was erected in 1874 at a
cost of $45,000, and is one of the most con
spicueus adornments of tbe Central park.
The mutilation is supposed te be tke work
of thieves. The bronze sword, hilts, scab
bards and sprigs of laurel fastened te four
bronze shields en the sides of the pedestal
have all been tern off.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
swans en the Susquehanna.
Wrlgutsville Star.
A rare sight was witnessed en Sunday
morning last, en the river in front of our
town. A fleck of swans, twenty six in num
ber, was seen at that time about midway
of the river, twenty-four of them being
an wmte witn Diacjc bills, tbe ether two
also white excepting that there backs were
of a dusky color. They were apparently
resting there weary wings f or a time en
the placid waters of the Susquehanna with
all the grace and elegance peculiar te that
aquatic fowl, and were driven off by a
couple of rude boys.
Court tula Morning.
Court met at nine o'clock this morning.
The docket was called at 10 o'clock, when
eleven judgments were entered.
Dr. Henry H. Musser was appointed au
ditor of West Lampeter township, in place
of Jacob Burkhelder, wbe resigned.
Tbe license of -Jehn Lamieus, of West
Lampeter, was transferred te B. F. Rewe.
Told Where He Sold the Herse.
Bartoff, the man who is. in jail for hiring
aud then selling a horse belonging te Theo Theo
eore C. Pritz, of Manheim, told Mr. Pritz
this morning at the prison, that he sold
the animal en Careline street, between
Fleet and Wilks streets, Baltimore, te a
man that Star Heyt directed him te. Heyt
formerly kept a saloon, in Columbia.
The horse has net been recovered.
OBITUAKT.
Math et an Imatlgrant Weman.,
On -Headay William Wellaauer, with
his wife Careline and eae child, arrived in
New Yerk from Germaay. They reached
this city en "Thursday and took up their
residence at Orange and Ann streets.
Mrs. Wellnauer had been sick for some
days, and when they; arrived the was quite
poorly. She died yesterday. It is a sad
death, as the family had just arrived in the
country with geed prospects, and their
first misfertune is the death of the wife
and mother.
Sudden Death or a Citizen.
Andrew Schlauch, residing at 516 Mid
dle street, last evening ate his supper as
usual and was walking around afterwards.
Between 7 and 8 o'clock he complained of
feeling unwell. Before 10 o'clock he was
dead. Apoplexy is supposed te have been
the cause of his death. Mr. Schlauch was
a German by birth and was 66 years of age.
By trade he was a tailor. He leaves sev
eral grown children. His funeral takes
place en Monday.
Death of a Fermer Merchant.
Henry D. Greff died at his residence en
West King street yesterday of consump
tion after a long illness. Mr. Greff was a
native of Earl township, and was a son of
Israel Greff and a nephew of -Levi W.
Greff. He has been in this city for many
years. He was iu the hardware business
with Cel. Maver and was afterwards with
Steinman & Ce. He went into partner
ship with Geerge Diller in 1864 and re
mained with him until 1878, when he re
tiied. He was one of the most successful
reaper operators in this section, and that
branch of the business was his specialty.
Fer several years past Mr. Greff has net
been in very active business en account of
ill health, but in that time he has been
selling reapers. &a. . He was a member of
Lamberton ledge, Ne. 476. of this city.
At the time of his death he was 46 years
of age, and he leaves a wife and five chil
dren. Death or a Lancasteran le Pittsburgh.
Mr. A. J. Diller, for twenty-seven
years a clerk in the Pittsburgh posteffice,
died in that city last week from paralysis.
He was one of the eldest employees of
the department in the state or country
and was one of seven employees for whom
a bill was at one time prepared providing
for the pensioning of all employees of the
posteffice department who had served
ever a quarter of a century. Mr. Diller
was a uative of New Helland, this county,
but left his birthplace thirty years age.
He was the son of William and Margaret
Diller, a brother of the late Susan R.
Smith and of Mrs. Margaret B. Hell, the
latter being the only surviving member of
the family. The Clarien says : ' Mr.
Diller, although quiet and reserved in dis
position, was an amiable and genial com
panion, a true friend and possessed of a
herri; se large that he made no enemies
and never refused te favor a friend."
A Patriarch Gene te Rest.
Samuel D. Greene lately deceased, father
of Dr. C. A. Greene, was in his Uetlr yeax
when he died. He was 94 years old en the
7th of February last, and was eleven years
old when Geerge Washington died, se that
within the span of his life he could have
seen all the presidents. He was a church
member seventy-five years; assisted in
starting three churches, ene at Waverly,
Mass., first presided ever by Rev. Lyman
Bcechcr, the father of Henry Ward. He
wrete, with his seu, a vigorous letter con
taining various figures and business state
ments, en the sixth day of this month and
died the 14th. He is buried in Greenville,
Mass., in sight of the house where he was
born in 1788, and near the church estab
lished by his grandfather, Rev. Dr. Thes
Greene, and by the side of his mother,
who was also in her 93 th year at her death.
THE SKff FIRJS DEPARTMENT.
The Men Selected te Run It.
The fire committee met last evening and
the following men were chosen te be momr memr
bers of tbe new fire department :
Engine Company Ne. 1, located in tbe
Union house Foreman, Gcerge Cunie ;
engineer, Jacob Waters ; driver of engine,
Jehn Dewling ; driver of hose cart, Jehu
Weitzcl ; hesemen, Adelph Strauss, Am
brose Herkenreiter, Geerge Kline and W.
S. Weaver.
Engine Company Ne. 2, located en
Beaver street, between Conestoga and
German Foreman, Chas. Franciscus ;
engineer, Henry Shaub ; "driver of engine,
W. H. Potts ; driver of hose' cart, H.
Plitt ; hesemen, Jehn Krapp, W. H.
Derwart, Jeseph H. Ferrest. Elmer Sing.
Engine Company Ne. 8, located in
American house Feremau, Gee. E. Bair;
engineer, Isaac Kinnear ; driver of en
gine, Jacob Pfautz ; driver of hose cart,
Martin Uarnett ; hesemen, Jehn Kudy,
Jehn Swartz, Henry Leenard, W. S.
Burns.
Engine Company Ne. 4, located in
Washington house Foreman, Walter B.
Samson ; engineer, Jacob Herzeg ; driver
of engine, Henry Resh ; driver of hose
cart, Michael Rese ; hesemcu, J. J. Cun
ningham. H. R. Gcnsemer, Jehn Goedorf,
Jehn P. Fetterly.
Heek and Ladder, Truck H, located in
Empire house Foreman, B. J. Brown ;
driver. Christian ("Tid ") Geiter; ladder
men, Benjamin Biehl, H. Rineer, Geerge
W. Rete, Frank Dennelly.
Fire Department Notes.
The contract for altering the American
engine house was awarded te Frederick
Hoepel for $144. The bid of Jehn Evans
was B50.
The committee have purchased all of
the horses needed for the department.
By Thursday next the whole depart
ment will be in working order. On that
day a general alarm will be given for the
purpose of trying the men and horses.
All members of the new department
will be compelled te wear badges with the
name of their position and the number of
their company.
Each company in the department will be
furnished with Smith's "lightning hitch,"
and the requisite number were ordered
from Reading yesterday.
The Last Banner.
The banner woman, who for years past
has been in the habit of making oddly
constructed banners, wherewith te deco
rate the court house, the monument and
the printing offices, put in an appearance
this morning and set up her banner against
the railing of the soldier's monument. It
03n tains the usual number of cresses,
Candles and scriptural quotations, and a
letter of explanation, of which the fellow
ing is the concluding paragraph :
"I am done making banners for the
streets : and te relieve my mind a little by
having a hearty laugh. I say before Ged
and the world if Jehn Wilkes Beeth is
dead, Ged has deceived me ; and te have
revenge I hope all Catholic priests will
turn ent dancing masters."
Handsome Wagen.
Mr. Wm, H. Bellinger, who was until
lately proprietor of the "Famous Lititz
Bakery," of that town, appeared en the
street te-day in his new baker's wagon,
which is a model of convenience and is
very handsome. Mr. Bellinger lately re
moved from Lititz te Lancaster, and is new
doing business in this city
Dangers of Ceal Gat.
The family of Editor Ranck, of the New
Helland Clarien, were overcome by escap
ing coal gas, Mrs. Ranck being completely
prostrated for two hours. The pipe lead
ing from the smoke flue te the chimney
bad-been choked with ashes.
Going te Church.
. On Sunday evening the Knights of Rev
olution, the uniformed rank B. of TJ., will
attend service at the First Baptist church.
TE1MBLE ACCIDENT.
AXOCNG WOMAN FATALLY BCRNZD.
Seta aire te bar Dress With a Caadle-On
- the Street m a Blase.
Last evening about 9 o'clock MisH Lizzie
Steigerwalt, a domestic in the family of
Sebastian Essick, Ne. 143 East Chestuut
street, met with a terrible accident that
will result in her death. Mrs. Essick had
retired te her room, and Miss Steigerwalt
was in an adjoining room en the second
fleer front. She had in her band a lighted
candle and was about te retire for the
night when she heard en the street, a
short distance off, a great noise, caused by
a calithumpian serenading party. Placing
the lighted candle en a chair beside
her, she raised the window and
looked out. A moment afterwards she
discovered that'her dress had taken fire
from the candle. Unable te extinguish
the flames she ran te Mrs. Essick's deer
and knocked screaming "I'm en fire,"
Mrs. Essick who bad also heard the noise
en the street misunderstood her te say
"There's a fire," and 'told her te gote
bed, and never mind it. But as she con
tinued te knock and scream Mrs. Essick
get up and opened the deer. The girl who
was by this time enveloped in flames first
ran into Mrs. Essick's room, but crazed
with fright and pain instantly ran down
stairs aud out of the front deer, screaming
for help. - Mr. Abraham W. Russel and
Frank Stall, who were a short distance
away, ran after her, seized her and threw
her down, and attempted te tear
from her body the burning gar
ments. But before they succeeded
in deibg se almost every shred of clothing
was burned from her person. By this
time Lem C. Eaby, Frank Bieueman
Lewis Haldy, Harry C. Moero and some
ether neighbers arrived, and seme of them
took off their coats with which te cover
the charred body of the peer girl. She
was carried into Mrs. Essick's house, and
Dr. Mary Wilsen was sent for. and ad
ministered the usnal remedies. The girl's
father. Jehn Steigerwalt and Rev. Dr.
Knight were also sent for, and were seen
at her bedside. The scene was a most
affecting one. The victim was burned
almost te a erisp, but retained conscious
ness, and though suffering the most in
tense pain, conversed with her friends and
asked te be taken home te die. Between
10 and 11 o'clock she was removed te the
residence of her father en Hazel street,
where she lingers between life and death.
There is scarcely an inch of her body that
is net blistered and blackened by the fire,
and her recovery is thought te be impos
sible. She was a stout, hearty girl rather
below the medium height, and was es
teemed by the family with whom she
lived.
Frakk Stall, Abr. Russel and Lcm Eaby
were mere or less burned in their efforts
te tear the burning garments from Miss
Steigcrwalt's body. Mrs. Essick was se
much overcome that she fainted and
narrowly escaped falling down stairs.
TEK TKOCOAUOCKS.
Salsbury 's
Merrymakers
Heuse.
at Fulton Opera
"Gaily the Troubadour touched his
guitar," in a metaphorical sense, at Fulton
opera house last night, though literally
speaking there was neither guitar nor any
ether instrument of joy present upon the
occasion except these se dextreusly man
ipulated by the gentlemen in the orchestra.
The Troubadours were gay enough all the
same, and for two hours aud a half the
walls of the opera house rang with the
laughter of a fair-sized audience, pro
voked by the musical absurdity " Green
Roem Fun, " which Sir. Salsbnry has
substituted for "The Broek," given
here en the occasion of the Trouba
dours' former visit two years age. It is a
continuous stream of melodious nonsense
ene of these performances that occupy
their peculiar sphere beyond the pale of
description and the only feature of the
bill worthy of serious treatment was the
singing of Miss Ray Samuels, an accession
te the company since its previous appear
ance here and whose fine rendition of a
number of operatic airs wen her the
repeated plaudits of the audience. Her
voice is a soprano of bread compass, dis
plays capital training, and tke young lady
sings with the passion inspired by her
theme ; her rendition of the air from
"Trovatero" being especially admirable.
Nellie McHcniy, Jehu Geur'ay, Jehn
Webster and Nat. Salsbury are the same
merry peeple as of yore, the former's
comic songs "bringing down the house,"
and her grace and agility making nor a
prime favorite. "Green Roem Fun,"
with its abundance of amusing incident,
however, is'net calculated te display the
merits of this organization as fully as was
" The Broek," because it docs net furnish
the opportunity for the introduction of
the specialties that have hitherto made
Salsbury's Troubadours such age. Mr.
Salsbury will see this and net allow the
latter merry conceit te pass wholly from
the repertoire.
LITITZ.
items of interest from the Lltliz Receid.
The contemplated telephone line is new
a certainty, but instead of bringing the
wires ever the Lititz turnpike- from Lan
caster it will go ever the Frnitville pike
and thence te Lititz.
On Monday the Lititz national bank
received $15,000 in geld coin, of $5, $10
and $20 denominations, weighing alto
gether fifty-five pounds.
The family of Jehn Evans, at Pine Hill,
has been visited by diphtheria. On Tues
day one of his children was buried, and
new another has died from the same
dreaded disease.
Jeffersen Keener purchased at the Speed
well farms two steers, weighing each
about 2,350 pounds. They were taken te
Lancaster, having been sold by Mr. Keener
te Levi Sensenig.
Ihe Jjititz cornet band has revived and
is new practicing assiduously.
The Recerd urges the need of new in
industriesin Lititz, because instead of
money lying idle in .banks, it could be
used in promoting the industry and im
portance of the community.
The Moravian historical society is taking
steps for tbe erection of a structure ever
and around the grave of Zeisberger, the
great Moravian apostle te the Indians,
whose remains lie at Geshen, Ohie. Fer
this purpose a committee has been selected
who will receive contributions towards
raising a fund. N. S. Welle, of Lititz.
is one of the vice presidents of this com cem com
mittce and H. H Tshudy, also of Lititz,
is placed en the publication committee
The Feast of th,e Annunciation.
Te-day the Catholic church throughout
the whole world celebrates the feast of the
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, com
memorative of the angel's announcement
te the stainless Jewish maiden of the high
dignity in store for her as mother of the
Messiah. Among Catholics it is a holy
day of obligation, that is, its observance
must be as strictly attended te as that of
a Sunday. The services at the several
Catholic churches of this city this morn
ing were appropriate te the occasion, and
the large attendance at the different
masses attests the high favor in which
this ancient festival is held.
Dr. Spalding Resignation.
Rev. Dr. Spalding, who has been rector
of St. Jehn's P. E. chnreh of Yerk for the
East three years, and Is well knewn4 in
ancaster, has accepted a call from Grace'
church, Jersey City, te succeed the R5v.'
Dr. Rice, who has been rector of. that
church for the past twenty years, and who
has new retired by reason of ill-health.
Dr. Spalding's resignation will take effect
the first Sunday following Easter.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CUKRESPONDBNCK.
Attain Along the Susquehanna Gleanings
tn and Around the Borough Picked up
or the Intelligencer' Reporter.
'The German Volunteer."
" The German Volunteer" for the Ma
rietta G. A. It. pest, played last evening
te about a 915 house. The performance,
as a whole, was very tame, the majority
of the actors net knowing their parts. Au
excuse was offered for seme of them who
" Did net get their parts until last night-"
Several of the perforators deserve spe
cial notice, for had it net been for them
the affair would have been an utter failure.
Mr. Will. D. Saphar, as the. German Vol
unteer, made a decided, hit. His acting
and singing are excellent, while his facial
expression arotheso of a pure German "just
ever." He and his son, Master Reggie, play
ed two fine soles en the harmonica,showing
that they are masters of that instrument.
Herace St. Clair, by Absalom Light, was
acceptably filled. Richard MeDevitt,
.alias "Dublin Dick,"1 at Charlie White,
was the next best character. The two
colored characters were geed, but David
Gilberson is the first colored person we
ever saw with white bauds. Mary St.
Clair, by Miss ' Patriotism," was fair.
The remainder of the characters were
poorly taken. The tableau was beautiful
and received deserved recalls. We have
a few words te say about the mean way
our home G. A. R. treated the Marietta
pest. Net ever ten members were present,
and we must say this is a flne way te
treat their neighbors after what they have
done for them. It was a shame that mere
did net turn out, and if we may judge by
seme remarks we overboard they will be
the losers by it.
Sale of Stalls.
At nine, o'clock this morning, at the
market house, Auctioneer Smoker an
nounced that he was new ready te sell the
market stalls, this being the day for their
annual sale. By ten o'clock nearly $2,000
bad been paid iu for tbe sale of the stalls,
the highest price paid by farmers being
$29.50 and the lowest $18.00. The butch
ers have net yet been heard from. The
st.UIs in the new market house were in
great demand aud high prices were paid
for all. The sale will centiuue.
Littta Locals.
The Cnicqucralunga tribe, I. O. R. M.,
will have their oyster supper at Warren's
saloon next Tuesday evening.
Prof. Ames has removed his residence te
the corner of Second and Walnut streets.
Last Saturday evening Miss Mary
Pcarce lest behind the stage her gesaraer
coat, which has net yet beeu returned.
Suspicion points te the finder, and we give
warning that the article had better be re
turned. We have Columbia jubilce singers.
They will give an entertainment in Mount
ville en Wednesday, Maich 29.
Ministers well kuewn in Columbia cir
cles have been appointed pasterages as fol fel
lows by the 31. E. conference, which met
iu Philadelphia last Tuesday : Rev. R. W.
Humphries, the new Methodist minister,
will officiate in the M. E. church te-morrow
morning and evening.
The Spy subscription for the family of
Sergeant Masen amounts te $9.70.
At market this morning, a horse stand
ing in the alley ran off, spilling the con
tents of the market wagon, but receiving
no ether damage.
Freight traffic is still heavy, but net as
much se as last month.
Lent is drawing te a close ; moving day
is near, while Easter fellows very closely.
Religious services in all the churches to
morrow at tbe usual hours.
Rev. nenry Wheeler leaves te-day for
Philadelphia, but only for a short time,
however, as he returns next Monday and "
begins packing, preparatory te his removal
te the City of Brotherly Leve.
Te-day is colder than some persons
think, for ice has frozen en the edges of
several gutters and pavements.
Mr. Jeff Clepper is building a new
sand flat te work with his sanddiggcr. It
is larger than any ene in the vicinity of
Columbia.
Werk has begun at the canal above the
Columbia locks. Several gangs of work
men are fixing water bicaks and the tow
path. The lawsuit between Jeseph Rhodes and
Caswel, the cause of which we pub
lished in yesterday's frsue, was heard be
fore 'Squire Grier last evening. Ne deci
sion was made, and thecase was requested
te be postponed until next Saturday even
ing, which was granted.
P. R. R. engine Ne. 149 run off the
track in tbe west yard this morning. In
place of the disabled cngine Ne. 1C0 was
taken te Pert Deposit.
The funeral of the late Deberah Fere
man, from her- brother's residence en
Cherry street, yesterday afternoon was
very largely attended.
Tobacco shipments te Columbia are very
light, although the new factory has receiv
ed considerable this week.
The brewery belonging te Cel. W. L.
Peiper, of Lancaster, deceased, was sold at
public sale last evening at the Franklin
house, te C. Bitner, for $5,000. This is
very cheap, ;for the brewery cost $30,000
when built, net including the large let of
ground en which it stands.
The Lecal Lycenm.
The Lancaster lyceum met in its room
in the Y. 31. C. A. building en Thursday
evening, and adopted the following pro pre
gramme for Thursday evening, March 30 :
"What is the construction and operation
of the fire alarm ?" J. H 3Iunaen. "Wht
are the duties of our younger membera?"
B C. Haverstick. " What is the history
of Reet Burns, and what de veu thiak of
his writings?" S. Edgerly. ""What deV
3 ou think of the appointment of SargentT
as minister te Germany ?" W. W Griest.
"Should Sergeant Masen be pardoned ?"
ur. m. w., Kaub. Ueclamatvn, 11. .
Hays. Iksehedthat Pennsylvania should
adept a constitutional amendment prohib
iting the manufacture and sIe of intoxi
cating drink. Affirmative, J. K. Witmcr
and J 31. Davidsen; Negative, J. II.
Frey and W. F. Duncan.
. '
Rev. Karte's Second Lelure en the Webt.
Last evening Rev. C E. Barte delivered
his second lecture in he court house, his
subject being " Tb awakening cry of
truth." The stereeptican views which
were shown duringlhe lecture, were very
interesting, and embraced characteristic
features of lite if' the West, the Indians
and 3Iexican Ecnery. Better facilities
enabled the lecwrer te show the many
views very satishcterily, and with the ex
planations by tle"reverend gentleman, the
licture was an entertaining and enjoyable
affair.
Quick Werk.
It will be jemembered that A. B. Petter
was arrested here for defrauding a number
of parties ad was sent te jail last fall.
His time expired en Monday and he was
let go. Al the same time he was wanted
in Williaaiantie, Connecticut, although
that was net known here, and he started
in that direction. The authorities of that
city hare written te Chief of Police
Deiehlei, that the sheriff arrested Petter
at Stonington as he wes getting off the
New Yerk beat. He was convicted and
sent te jail for two months.
The Dead - Besteted. ,
David Leuig; has lkrrisl in;Readi'2
after an nbseaee of Brtntee years, m;0."
of which time was' spent en the Pbc
coast. He had been long meurnd as
dead by hit relatives aad friends, an re
counts a career tinged with romantic in
terest ,and abounding in excitirg epi
sodes. '