LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY MARCH 28 1882.
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TUESDAY EVENING, 1UMH 38, 1B82.
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It is seldom that any public man comes
te grief se promptly and se conspicu
ously in his attempt te mislead the peo
ple and te play the demagogue as has
happened te Mr; Blaine, in his effort te
recommend te popular favor his diplo
matic notions concerning our relations
with Chili and Peru. Whatever may be
thought of his lack of taste in criticising
the policy of the administration and his
successor, through the medium of a
newspaper interview, there seems te be
no doubt that he has displayed an igno
rance of the subject under discussion or
a disposition te grossly misrepresent it,
which are alike unfortunate for his rep
utation and for the cause he espouses in
this matter. .The New Yerk Times, the
leading paper of Mr. Blaine's party in
the country albeit net favorably dis
posed te him calls this expression of
his views " a most ludicrous .perform
ance, in which disingenuousness, incon
sistency, and 'downright ignorance are
about equally prominent," and it is no
table that none of Mr. Blaine's editorial
defenders has ventured te gainsay the
facts which the Times marshals tosus tesus
rtain this view of him. The disingenuous
ness and inconsistency of Mr. Blaine
consist iu the fact that he attempts te
excite American indignation ever the
exaction by Chili and the Euglish bond
holders of $20,000,000 in indemnity, a
single province and some guano islands
from rem, while this Peruvian company
in whose behalf Blaine.weuld have com
mitted our government te his. policy pro
posed te virtually confiscate Peru by en
forcing a trumped-up claimef $1,000,000,
000 against it. Moreover, the Chilians
and the English bondholders had some
right te dictate terms, the one as
conquerors in war and the ether as un
satisfied creditors, while the Peruvian
company is really basing its claims upon
a revamped demand, which se long age
as 1661 had. been examined and rejected
by a mixed French and Peruvian com
mission. The trn,toe, convicts Blaine of inex
cusable ignorance, or duplicity when he
says the new protocol of Chili " enlarges
Chili's demands somewhat beyond the
indemnities asked before Mr. Trescelt
arrived. She has added, I think, the
district of Tacna te her previous de
mands, besides a large strip of territory
north of Tarapaca." The Sua points
eat that ' neither the area of territory
te be permanently ceded nor the amount
of money indemnity called for by the
new protocol is a jet larger than was de
manded at Arica in October, 18S0, while
the area te be personally held by way of
guarantee is considerably les?. Seven
teen months age Chili insisted that the
districts of Tacna, Arica and Mbquegua
should be retained as pledges for the
payment of $20,000,000. New she exacts
Tacna arid Arica only as security for
the same sum." And as -te Blaine's
" talk abent the Chilians dividing Peru's
guano between themselves and the Brit
ish bondholders, Peru owns no guano ;"
all its treasures iu that line having long
since been turned ever te its bondhold
ers, being required te satisfy their
claims, which of course our government
could net righteously interfere with. Se
far as he undertakes te excite prejudice
against these by appealing te the anti
British sentiment, he is again en the
wrong track, as " a majority of Peru's
obligations, long rendered worthless by
the bad faith of the debter, but new,
through Chili's interposition, invested
with some value, is owned in "France,
Belgium and the Netherlands."
Even the Tribune, always friendly te
Blaine, has shown hew defenseless his
position en this question is by pointing
out that the territory which Chili de
mands of Peru as a part of its war in
demnity "constitutes altogether about
four percent, of the entire territory of
Peru. It is an utter desert se far us the
absence e.f any vegetation can make one,
and valuable because it is a desert'; for
nitrate beds, as well as rich guano de
posits, can only exist where it never
rains. It contained before the war
about thirty thousand inhabitants, two
thirds of whom were Chilians, for the
tropical "lethargy of Peru leaves the
prizes of commerce en that coast te be
wen by her alert and industrious' rival.
Besides this, Tarapaca has always been
absolutely dependent upon Chili for its
feed supply. Should Chili gain posses
sion of the entire coast from Camarones
te Cape Hern, she would still be much
smaller in territory and population than
either of the two countries, Peru and
Belivia, which formed an alliance against
her. Her signal victory ever both is the
triumph of a higher civilization ever a
lower ; the victory which sound national
credit, stable government, industry and
pluck will always gain in the long run
when they come into collision with bad
faith, incapacity-for self-rule and lazi
ness." But .most conclusively of all,the Chilian
minister, in Washington, in a quiet but
intelligent iuterview,has shown that Mr.
Blaine is densely ignorant of the condi
tion and relations of Chili and Peru,
and discusses their affairs en an entire
misconception or misrepresentation of
them. The whole affair exhibits the
late secretary of state in a very painful
light. . It proves what an unsafe and
unfit man lie is te deal with the affairs of
larger governmental concern. He would
have conducted them without either
dignity or knowledge. Erersince heleft
the scenes of his parliamentary victories
en the fleer of the Heuse, where bravado
and bullyrag served him se well,or where
he could market his rulings as speaker,
he has steadily diminished in public es
timation. There were many reasons be
fore why-Blaine could never reach the
presidency. He has added manifold te
them en his short experience at the head
of ihe state department, and since he
left it, of a truth, every time he opens
his mouth he puts his feet into it.
The enthusiastic people who are
showering their tencent.pieces with
such self-sacriBcmg-gfiiirositupen Ser
geant Masen's wireand baby will de well
te temper their almsgiving with discre
tien. Newspapers like the Press, which
have been foremost in awakening public
Interest in this matter should see te it
that the fund- collected it properly
handled. It is' likely te swell te an
amount sufficient te make Betty and her
baby comfortable for. the rest of their
lives, if safely and wisely invested. It
may also be big enough te tempt some
scoundrel te steal it or te turn an ignor
ant woman's head se that she may
squander it. The editor of the Press and
two ether reliable gentlemen should, by
common consent, be made trustees te see
that the interest of the fund is secured
te the woman for life, and the principal
te the child at her death. Fer even
should Masen be pardoned,hi admission,
upon being entered at the penitentiary,
that he was without religion and of in
temperate habits, indicates that he is net
te be trusted with the control of four or
five thousand dollars.
The Philadelphia Bulletin, a Stalwart
Republican paper, says: "Net one per
son in a thousand can give any sensible
reason for signing petitions for Sergeant
Masen's pardon. As there is no such rea
son, the fact is net very remarkable."
The beard of trade iu Easten are agita
ting the consolidation of that borough
with Seuth Easten under a city charter,
and recommended te the councils of the
respective boroughs that the matter be
submitted te a vote of the people.
The Pepe expects te purchase for the
Vatican the largest topaz in the world,
weighing seven pounds, aud upon which
famous lapidaries of Naples have 'been
working since 1832, fifty years age, carv
ing upon it representations of Jesus at the
Last Supper.
Tue McCalnients having disposed of
their Philadelphia & Reading railroad in
terests, quite naturally hare no desire te
continue their litigation against the de
ferred bend scheme, hut new that Mr.
Gewen has a clear path, it will be as well
for him te pause and consider whether any
exigency requires him and his company te
resort te this means of raising money.
Au 1 nothing is tee late
Till the tired heurt shall cease te palpitate.
Cate learned Greek at eighty ; Sophocles
Wrete his arand CEdlnus and SlmenlUe
Uere off the prize of Terse from his cempeeis
v. iien cacn naa numnercuniere man (our
bi.tmc venn ;
And TheephraatuB. at louraeore and ten.
Had but begun his " Characters et Men."
Chaucer, at Woodstock with the nightingales,
At sixty wrete the " Canterbury Tales."
Uccthe at Wcitnar, telling te the lest,
Completed '-Faust" when eighty year were
past.
These are. indeed, exceptions ; but they bliew
llew far the gulf stream ofeur youth may rlew
Inte the arctic region or our lives.
Where little else than life Itself survives.
Fer age Is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress.
And as the evenlnir twillirht lades awav
The sky i illlea with stats, invisible by day.
Longfellow.
There is such variance of opinion as
te the effects of ivy fastening itself en brick
walls, that people who have it against the
sides of their houses will be glad of the
Suri' s assurance . that the attachment of
ivy te walls, se far from injuring them
and causing dampness, is an advantage.
If the walls are dry when planted, ivy will
keep them se. If damp, as the plant over
spreads the suriace the dampness will dis
appear. Where dampness prevails, ivy
sucks out the moisture, and its thick
foliage will prevent the access of rain te
the structure ; and thus it is net only a
remover, but a preventive of dampness.
The only danger attending the planting of
ivy en buildings is where fissures occur iu
the walls, in which case the sheets and
roots will enter, and, if left undisturbed,
their growth will seen begin te tell upeu
the building, and will, by increase of
growth, push against the sides of
the opening, thereby enlarging it
and eventually se weaken the wall as te
cause it te fall. Where the wall is sound
there -is no such danger, for the. plant does
net make fissures, although quick te dis
cover them.
It seems a hard ruling" indeed of the
supreme court that the sudden death or
illness of au insured person-en the day his
premium is due, preventing the payment
of it instantly, should work such a for
feiture of the right te recover under it as
cannot be cured by a subsequent tender
of the premium en the part of his heirs or
legal representatives. An account is else
where given of hew two leading compa
nies availed themselves of this severe in
terpretation of the law te avoid payments,
which in all equity and geed conscience
they were bound te make. In honorable
and conspicieus" contrast with their per
formance is that of-the New Yerk Mutual,
in paying a similar risk which it could
have avoided under the law. We have
sometimes criticised this company for
what we deemed its readiness te take ad
vantage of technicalities against the in.
suied aud the answer has bean that in a
mutual company the management must
protect the general interests of all the
stockholders by resisting every doubtful
claim. Ne company can fail te de itself
much material and moral benefit by such
acts as that of the New Yerk Mutual in
the Swinehart case. People want te feel
sate that no little accident or unforeseen
slip will deprive their families of the in
surance which they may have been keep
ing up for years at great expense.
PERSONAL.
Butler will net help Guiteau.
General Kilpatricr's body will be re
moved from Santiage te the United States.
Solen Chase is reported te be about te
start a Maine paper called Tlitm Steers.
The president yesterday nominated
Sterling P. Rounds, of Illinois, te be
public printer.
Judge Blatchford expects te take his
seat en the United States supreme bench
next Monday.
The Princeton alumni residents in Phil
adelphia' endorse Dr. MoCebh. He'll
stay.
Miss Louisa M. Alcott was one of the
si xteen women who qualified te vote at
Concord, Mass., yesterday.
Mrs. Garfield is annoyed at the num
erous unauthorized biographies and por
traits of her husband which are published.
J. AJIubhell has been re-elected chair
man of the Republican congressional com
mittee. Majer J. W. Yeccu was in town yester
day canvassing his chances for recorder,
hut he seems te have found that Steve
Grissinger was here, tee.
Albert Wilsen axdAue. Richards,
special agents of the Mutual life insurance
company, of New Yerk, are in Lancaster
in the interest of their company.
Temple Housten, Sam's son, of Bra
zoria county, Texas, is mentioned -as the
orator of the occasion at a San Jacinto fes
tival at Huntsville, in that state, en
April 21.
Cenklinc will net enter the White
Heuse until he gets in as president. Alex.
Stephens will net cress the threshold of
the Senate chamber until he does se as a
senator.
The " ex-Eremitr" may yet rejoice ever
Chili. Waleeu Elaine is te be married
te a Chilian lady, the daughter of an ex
minister of that republic te the United
States.
Mr. Longfellow was in the habit of
giving pennies te every hand-organ grinder
who appeared before his house. On the
afternoon of his death no less than three
of the grinders halted at the beuse and
had te be shut off.
Prof. Jean Leuis, an accomplished mu
sician, for seven years superintendent of
musical instruction in the Philadelphia
public schools, and a prominent figure in
musical circles during the Centennial year
is alselutely penniless, and is new in the
almshouse.
An Ohie man, a physician, who met Dr.
Lamson at Bucharest during the Russo Russe
Turkish war, in connection with the Red
Cress service, writes te the papers te say
that aconite was one of Lamson's hobbies.
He gave it en all occasions and in tremen
dous doses, and laughed at these who re
monstrated with him. In fact, he gave it
te Dr. Ven Klein himself, 'who was af
flicted with neuralgia, greatly te his alarm
and " his displeasure at the treatment
disturbed their friendship for a time."
Dr. Yen Klein is of opinion that Dr. Lam
son has simply been trying his favorite
remedy en Percy Jehn and has tried it
ence tee often. The American residents
of Londen arc working iu Lamson's behalf.
ekant and pertfk.
The Kx-Presluent's Efferts te Have the Die
graced General Reinstated.
" Excuse me, this is private," said one
of the doorkeepers of the lobby leading te
the marble room as a gentleman tried very
persistently te pass him. "But I am
General Grant, and I want te see Mr.
Windem and ether senators," said the
presistcnt stranger. Immediately the
deer flew open and the doorkeeper was
profuse with apologies. General Grant
spent the greater part of the afternoon at
the Capitel calling for senators and urging
them te help restore ritz Jehn l'erter te
the army. "What did General Grant
have te say en the subject?" asked a vis
itor of one of the senators whom the ex
president interviewed. "He said that be
thought he had done Fitz Jehn Perter an
injustice for many years, and that he was
determined te de new what he could te
restere him te his old' place in the army.
" General Grant called eut'a geed many
senators aud speke very earnestly te all of
them upon the same subject. There is no
bill new before the Senate for the restora
tion of Perter,, but it is inferred ene will
seen be introduced for his relief. The
movement this winter iu favor of General
Perter has thus far been thoroughly en
ergetic. It is said upon apparently geed
authority, however, that neither Grant
nor Perter have made any impression upon
President Arthur. A congressman who
has taken as deep an interest in the Fitz
Jehn Perter case as any one iu Washing
ton, said tonight : " Yeu can put it
down as an absolute fact that Grant's
crowd have thoroughly failed iu their at
tempts te induce Arthur te reopen the
Fitz Jehn Perter case. He will net de it,
and he has as much aa told them se.
Grant gees home te-morrow morning
without waiting for President Arthur's
reception, which will occur te-morrow
night."
Tutting Baiu for Small-Pox.
Jehn Hague has been employed for the
past week as "runner" at the Iren Com
pany's smallpox hospital, Bethlehem. Be
lieving rum te be a safeguard against the
dread disease he has kept himself tolerably
full all the time. On Saturday he took an
overdose and imagined that everybody he
met had the disease. He stepped Maggie
Harrington en the Philadelphia read aud
told her she had the smallpox and he was
going te take her te the hospital. She ran
down an embankment in order te get
away from him and entered the house of a
Mr. Engle. Hague followed her and when
Engle attempted te put him out of the
house he threatened te sheet Miss Har
rington's protector. He was finally ejected
and afterwards raised a row in a saloon
which caused his arrest. He will be tried
in April.
The Dead.
Dr. Themas Meore, a well-known phy
sician, died iu Germantown en Saturday,
iu the 50th year of his age. He was a
graduate of the University of Pennsylva
nia, bul later became a practicer of homoeo hemoeo homeeo
pathy, of which he was an able exponent.
Dr. Rebert S. Kenderdine, a graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania, died iu
Philadelphia, yesterday, in the 51st year
of his age. He was at one time resident
physician of the Episcopal hospital, and
during the war was surgeen-in-chicf of
the Volunteer hospital, at Bread and
Prime streets.
Daniel F. Pickering, a prominent Re
publican leader at Elmira, N. Y., ex
sheriff and postmaster died yesterday
from typhoid pneumonia.
A Merchant's Sad Death.
Caleb Woodruff, of the firm of C. L.
Woodruff & Ce., wholesale tobacco deal
ers at 13 North Third street, Philadelphia,
died en Saturday at his residence, Ne.
1228, Arch street, of an injury received en
Thursday evening in attempting te step
en the platform of an Arch street car near
Bread street. He fell and struck his head,
causing a fracture of the skull.
t Points In Politics.
In the Illinois Heuse a congressional ap
portionment bill was introduced, which
gives four districts te Cook county, and
changes all the ether districts in the state.
An extra session of the Missouri Legis
lature has been called te meet en the 10th
proxime, te redistrict the state for con
gressmen. Swaliu en Sergeant Masen's Sentence.
Judge Advocate Swaim has made his re
port en the case of Sergeant Masen te the
secretary of war, in which he holds that
the sentence of the court-marshal is in
valid by reason of certain irregularities
and informalities in the proceedings of the
court.
Tlie " Royal Arcanum."
. The "Supreme Council of the Royal
Arcanum " lias been called te meet at Bal
timore en April 25. Delegates will be
present from Massachusetts, New Yerk,
Pennsylvania, Ohie, Illinois, Michigan
aud many ether states.
. .
Cr ustied te Deatb toy sv FalUng Tree.
Jesse B. Strait, a farmer at Gibsen Hill,
Erie county, was fatally crushed by a tree
falling upon him, which he was engaged
in chopping and which' fell in the opposite
direction from that intended.
THE ST0EM KING.
SAVAGELY WIELDING HIS SCEPTRE.
Terrific Tornados In Seuth ana In This
State Lire Loet man Considerable
Property Demolished.
On Monday a destructive wind swept the
country four miles northeast of Waynes
borough, Ga. Houses and fences were
blown down and trees were uprooted.
Considerable damage was done te property
en the .plantations of Jeseph M. Ward, J.
J. Jenes, E. A. Carter and P. E. Steener.
The dining room of Jeseph BL Ward was
blown te pieces while the family was at
dinner. Gilbert Ward, 4 years old, was
killed and a Miss Dunlap was painfully in
jured. At Macen, Ga.: a tornado did consider
able damage te property and along the
Cehtral read as far as Sandersville.
Dwellings, barns, gin houses, cabins and
trees were destroyed and many persons in
jured. Ne fatal accidents were reported.
The tornado was very violent and about
100 yards wide. It moved from west te
east.
A storm of thunder, lightning and rain
passed ever Bradford, Pa., carrying away
a derrick that, was holding up an unfin
ished building and demolishing the struc
ture, several people barely escaping with
their lives. At Richburg a tank contain
ing 1000 barrel of oil was struck by light
ning and burned.
During a severe gale at Evansburg,
Crawford county, Pa., a three-story brick
house in course of erection was blown
down and William Hunt and Frank Mc
Donald were killed, and Jehn Heuser aud
William Shark fatally and five ethers
slightly injured. A similar accident oc
curred at Pittsburgh, the wind blowing
down a frame house and fatally injuring
Jehn Atkinson and Patrick Gavin, two
workmen.
At Wheeling, W. Va., the most severe
hail storm knewu since I860 occurred
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was
short but severe. The state house, United
States custom house, Female college, Lin
sley -institute, the large hotels and facto
ries and all the ward school building?,
with the business houses and residences
haviug frentage en the west, had the win
dows riddled. Het beds, green houses aud
skylights gave way like egg-shells and
many valuable plants were destroyed. The
storm reached from five miles west te five
miles cast of the city, and from a short
distance below the town te the north end,
and the damage at the lowest calculation
will reach $25,000. Persons exposed and
unable te reach shelter were badly bruised
about the head, and horses in many in
stances became frantic aud ran away.
A furious gale, accompanied by vivid
lightning, thunder, hail aud torrents of
rain, swept ever Cleveland. Numerous
trees and several unfinished buildiugs
were prostrated. The weather, which has
been remarkably mild, became quite cold
after the storm, w,hich lasted about thirty
minutes.
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Louisiana Sugar Plantations Threatened
Tbe Situation Improved.
The crevasse at Arizona plantation, La.,
is new reported twelve feet deep and 200
feet wide. The impression prevails that
the waters from this and the Landry cre
vasses will overflow all the sugar planta
tiens en the left bank down te Bennet
Carre. Reports received indicate that
the entire Gresstete country is under
water. The back water is rapidly en
croaching en the plantations of West
Baten Rouge.
The steamer Carrell, from Sharkey, en
the Tallahatchie river, reports a fall of
eighteen inches at that point, and that
many planters are preparing te resume
work.
Leuis Stanley was drowned at Mrs.
Davis's place, near Cketard, en Saturday.
Twe negrees were capsized iu a skiff at
Majer Higgins's place, iu thesame neigh
borhood and both were drowned. The
house of Henry Davenport, en Peeler's
place, was washed away and everything
he had was lest.
The compress at New Orleans, which
has been under water, is new opened for
business. The steamer Sunflower, from
Fasenia, 215 miles up the Sunflower river,
arrived, and reports the river as falling at
that point, and falling au inch iu twenty
four hours.
The steamer Ike Benham, from Little
Deer creek, has come in with 70 head of
stock and 43 passengers, 1,000 sacks of
seed and 47 bales of cotton. A fall of 7
inches is reported in the creek with a
strong current, which iudicate a general
decline of water. The Benham went as
high as Gibbens' landing, Starkcy county.
She reports but little destitution in that
section. Planters generally think a geed
crop will be made. The hands, generally,
are well cared for and satisfied. With
a decline of three feet many plantations
will be out of water.
Eighteen Persons Drowned.
The coasting steamer Pelton has found
ered in the British Channel. Eighteen
persons were drowned.
Fell Frem u Ladder aud Killed.
Martin Schubecker, employed at Ulman's
brewery iu Brooklyn, N. Y., while assist
ing in the storage of ice yesterday, fell
from the ladder te the ground, a distance
of thirty feet, and was killed.
Slabbed B ecause He "Would Net "Treat."
Charles Walker, colored, of namp.en,
Va., was fatally stabbed last night at Bal
timore by Albert Jehnsen, colored, be
cause he refused te " treat " when asked.
Jehnsen is in jail. '
A Negro Murders a Swede.
In a fight early en Sunday morning, en
beard the schooner Annie S. Gaskill, from
Philadelphia for New Yerk via Norfolk,
Va., off Finney's inlet, between two of the
crew, Rudelph Andersen, a Swede, and
Rebert Fester, a negre, the latter inflicted
probably fatal injuries en the head of the
Swede with a capstan bar. The negre is
in custody.
Cut te Pieces by Uer Husbaud.
An autopsy yesterday at Baltimore en
the body of Mrs. Brizzalare discovered
three fractures of the sknll and thirty
eight knife wounds inflicted by her hus
band, who is new in jail awaiting the
action of the grand-jury.
Tlie Exeter Thler.
Geerge E. Lane, the defanlter.yesterday
at Portsmouth,-N. H., furnished bail in
$10,00, and immediately left for his home
in Exeter, accompanied by -prominent
gentlemen, where he will endeavor te
clear up his accounts, which are badly
confused. He is " short " about $G3,000.
Smugglers Taken.
While the steamship City of Tokie was
entering the harbor of San Francisce en
Sunday she was bearded by two United
States deputy marshals who arrested Jehn
Hennissy, purser of the steamer, and
Henry Kennedy, the steward, en suspi
cion of smuggling opium from Heng
.Keng.
Caught In the Vetting.
Jehn Davis, colored, an eiler in Zell's
fertilizing factory, at Baltimore, was
caught in the belting of a drum wheel
yesterday and was killed.
Less By Fire.
Fire yesterday at Canten, Ohie, caused
damage te the extent of $30,000. The
principal losers are' Hersheimer Bres.,
clothier ; S. Gnnzberg, clothier ; J. R.
Miller, dry goods, and Brown, photographer.
BLOWN INTO ETEMITY.
A FATAL POWDER- MILL XPLOSION.
Eleven Hen Killed and Four Xnjased Bear
San Francisce The Dally Budget of
Crime, Calamity and ether News.
An explosion by which eleven men were
killed and four ethers seriously injnred
occurred en Monday in the Vulcan powder
company's works across the bay from
San Francisce, where the manufacture of
block-blasting powder was in progress. Fire
broke out in a room in the granulating
house and communicated almost instantly
te the powder, only a small quanity of
which was in the building. A blast of
flame, however, rushed across a passage
separating the granulating from the dry
ing house. In the latter were stored
about three tens of powder, which at once
exploded. The concussion was net very
great, windows of buildings 200 yards dis
tant net being broken.
1 he dry house was blown te pieces,
killing or wounding all the men at work
there. The killed are Geerge Stansfield,
engineer ; H. C. Lamb, L. W. Starr and
Themas Mills, carpenter; Mr. Stewatt,
general assistant about the works, and six
Uhinamen.
The wounded are : W. B. Dales, fore
man of the works, and Gottlieb Kech,
Peter Schafer aud J. Ferris, carpenter.
Their injuries are serious and may result
fatally. The less of property will proba
bly fall within $25,000.
Fatal rail el au Elevator.
A ft eight elevator at W. H. Gallups
Novelty works, at Trey, N. Y., fell from
the fourth story. Jehn McNulty, 14 years
old, who was picking up weed under the
elevator, was instantly killed. William
McClurc fell with the elevator and was
rendered senseless, and it is feared sus
tained internal injuries. His recovery is
doubtful. The proprietor of the works
says the elevaterwas improperly construct
ed, and has fallen twelve times in two
years.
Death In the Flames.
A fire in West Ansonia, Conn., early
yesterday morning, destroyed a building
occupied by a meat market, laundry, sa
loon and bearding house. Twe young
men named Bassett perished in the board beard
ing house, aud Mrs. Nichols was seriously
iujurcd by jumping from a second-story
window.
Twe Uejb Drowned.
Twe boys, sons of William Lew, a fish
erman, were drowned at Newport L. I.,
yesterday by capsizing their beat while
hauling lobster traps.
Creatieu of Seven Cardinals.
At a consistory in Reme the Pepe cre
ated seven cardinals, including Arch
bishop McCabe, of Dublin ; Archbishop
Lavigerie, of Algiers, and Archbishop
Luch of Seville.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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TUE triltts. DEPARTMENT.
tilling the- Vacancies aud Apportioning the
Derses.
The committee en the reorganization of J
the tire department last night accepted the
declination of Washington H. Potts as
driver of engine Ne. 2, te which he had
been appointed at a former meeting of the
committee, and left the vacancy open te
be filled hereafter.
W. S. Burns and Henry Leenard declin
ed the position of hesemen of engine Ne.
3, and Adam E. Smith and Wm. W. Price
were appointed in their stead.
Jehn Krapp declined as heseman of en
gine Ne. 2, aud David Derwart was sub
stituted. Jehn P. Fettcrly declined as heseman te
engine Ne. 4, and W. S. Weaver was
transferred te the place from engine Ne. 1 .
All the horses needed for the depart
ment, fourteen in number, have been pur
chased, and are new iu training for the
new service te which they will be put.
They are all grays and are conceded by
her&emen and ethers te be strong, fine
looking animals, entirely competent for
the work te which they will be put. Last
night the committee appoitieued them as
fellows :
The Knapp horses te engine Ne. 4 ; the
Sentheiraer horses te engine Ne. 2 ; the
Murphy horses te engine Ne. 1 ; the Bren
ner horses te engine Ne. 8 ; the Celvin
horses te truck A ; the Metzger horses te
hose cart Ne. 3 ; the Gruel horse te hese
cart Ne. 4 ; the Trewitz horse te hese
cart Ne. 1 ; the Trewitz horse te hese
cart Ne. 2.
The committee are kept censtautly en
gaged providing for the details of the de
partment, which is expected te be into
operation en Thursday next.
The Electric Alarm In Working Order.
Last evening the new electric fire alarm
was turned ever te Chief Engineer Hewell
of the fire department, who this morning
distributed the keys te the boxes, giving
them te reliable persons residing in the
neighborhood.
It may be some information te these
holding keys te knew hew te work the
boxes. The key which they held unlocks
the box ; inside is a small lever which
must be pulled down. Thjs will sound
the number of the box whcie the alarm is
struck in all of the engine houses, us well
as en the Empire bell for four times. In
case this is net a sufficient alarm the lever
can again be pulled, or as many times ns
necessary.
The firemen and citizens of the' town
are notified that hereafter they can depend
en the electric fire alarm in ease of lire
and nothing else, as it will be used at
once.
Yesterday a number of the boxes iu the
city were tried and all worked well.
A number of enterprising business men
of the city have had printed en the backs
of their business cards the location of the
different fire boxes in the city.
NKIGBUUBHOOD NEWS.
invents" Acress the County Ltut.
The Reading artillerists publish a paper
called the Knapsack, and it is principally
devoted te news nsual te soldier life.
Chicken thieves are numerous in QfcjJ
ter county, and owners of poultry sulrcr
nightly from their depradatiqns.
In Reading the committee en law have
favorably considered the ordinance relative
te taking possession of the fair ground and
converting it into a public park.
The managers of the Cheater county ag
ricultural society have dt eiied te held a
spring fair in West Chester, May 7th.
The needle factory in East Coventry,
Chester county, will seen be removed te
Reyer's Ferd, Montgomery county. This
is the only factory in this state.
Mary White, the colored woman, who
was se mysteriously shot en Spruce street,
Harrisburg, some weeks age was very low
yesterday. Bleed poisoning has set in and
there is no possible chance of her recovery.
A malignant form of scarlet fever pre
vails among the children of Phesnixville.
Many deaths' have occurred and the cases
are numerous where life trembles in the
balance, aud the rapidity with which the
disease does its fatal work is alarming.
Jehn Hobsetr, a Chester county black
smith was bitten in the shoulder by aherse
he was shoeing. In a sudden fit of anger
and smarting from the pain, he seized a
hammer and struck the horse en the head,
killing him at one blew.
While a heat was being run by Martin
Murphy, at Sharpless' foundry, en north
Walnut street, West Chester, and he had
his mouth open te give an order, the handle
of the ladle gave way, causing some of the '
molten metal te fly into his mouth aud
run down his threat, making a burn which
can he mere readily imagined that described.
STEANCtE ceincdence,
SUDDEN DEATH OF ROBT. O. BARTEl
He Dies While listening te hie father-In
law's Funeral Sermon.
A startling incident occurred at the
funeral et D. S. Bare yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Sylvanus Stall, pastor of St. Jehn's
Lutheran church, was abent concluding
an eulogy en the life and character of the
deceased at bis late residence Ne. 22S East
Orange street, when he was informed that
Mr. Bare's son-in-law, Rebert G. Bartel,
had just expired in au upstairs
room in Mr. Bare's house. The
announcement of the fact created the
greatest excitement aud profeuudest
grief among the large concourse of rela
tives and friends assembled te de honor te
the memory of Mr. Bare, and for a time
the funeral services were interrupted ; but
when the tumult had somewhat subsided
the services were concluded and the
funeral cortege proceeded te Woodward
Hill cemetery where Mr. Bare's body was
interred, while the body of his son in-law
was removed te the room from which Mr.
Bare's corpse was berne away.
Mr. Bartel has been in ill health for
some time, suffering from a pulmonary or
asthmatic affection, no was able, how
ever, te be about, and was en the street
yesterday assisting in making preparations
for Mr. Bare's funeral. He probably ever
exerted himself, as upon returning te the
house about neon he had great difficulty
in breathing, and after struggling for an
hour or two he died as above stated.
Mr. Bartel was 45 years old. Iu early
life he was a railroad engineer and con
tinued in that profession until failing
health compelled him te seek a less labor
ious avocatieu. He then went iute the
sewing machine trade, and at a later day
into the prevision commission business,
selling by wholesale cured meats for Phil
adelphia dealers.
Mr". Bartel was twice married his first
wife being a Miss Souder, by whom he has
one child. His second wife who survived
him is a daughter of Mr. Bare, as above
stated, by whom he had two children. He
was a kind husband and father ; an upright,
honorable man, and a pleasant neighbor.
He was a member of the First Methodist
church, this city. His funeral will take
place te-morrow forenoon, at half past 10
o'clock from Mr. Bare's house, East
Orange street, and his remains will be
interred in Woodward Hill cemetery be
side these of his father-in-law.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The Supplies Ter the City Water Works.
The water committee met last night,
opened bids ahd awarded contracts as fol fel
lows :
Fer pea coal II. Baunigardner & Ce.,
$2.07 per ten ; James Stewart & Sen,
$2.95. The contract was awarded te the
latter.
The contract for lead was given te Flinu
& Willson at. $5.85 per 100.
Ferrules D. H..Kulp three-quarter inch
per gross and half at 03 cents per piece ;
W. P. Cunimings, 8"5 cents ; J. F. Stauffer,
94 cents ; E. II. Diller, $80.80. This con
tract was awarded te P. W. Cummings.
Water pipe R" D. Weed & Ce., $43.75
per ten ; Mellert & Ce., 4 inch, $41 per
ten, 6 inch, $39, 8 inch. $39, 10 inch, $38,
2 inch, $28. Mellert fc Ce. received the
contract.
Special castings Jeseph 11. Huber, 3
cents per pound ; W. P. Cummings, 2jc;
D. II. Kulp, 2Jc.; B. W. Harnisb, 2ic;
Mellert & Ce., 3$c. W. P. Cummings re
ceived the contract.
Fire Hydrants Jeseph H. Huber, $240
per dozen ; E. II. Diller, $240 per dozen.
Huber received this contract.
Step boxes A. Mett was given the con
tract at 3J cents per feet.
Plug cases D. H. Kulp, agt., $0.70 per
piece ; W.' P. Cummings, $5.90 ; E. H.
Diller, $8.33J. The contract was given te
Cummings.
Street step valves, inside screw E. II.
Diller, 4 inch, $14.00 ; C inch, $20 ; 8 inch,
$29 ; 10 inch, $40 ; 12 inch, $50. Mellert
& Ce., Reading, 4 inch, $13.50 ; 6 inch,
$19.35 ; 8 inch, $30.38 ; 10 inch, $43.43 ;
12 inch, $54.
Mellert & Ce. received the -contract for
4 and G inch screw.
Outside screw E. H. Diller, 4 inch,
$17.50 ; G inch, $24 ; 8 inch, $32 ; 10 inch,
$45 ; 12 inch, $55. Jeseph Huber, 4 inch,
$15 : G inch,. $19. Mellert & Ce., 4 inch,
$15.70 : 6 inch. $22:28 : 8 inch. $83.53 : 10
inch, $47.93 ; 12 inch, $00.53.
Jeseph Huber received the contract for
the 4 and G inch outside screw and E. II.
Diller the contract for the 8, 10 and 12
inch outside screw and the 8,- 10 and 12,
inch inside screw.
Thcre were no bids for hauling.
THE PRISON.
Yesterday Afternoon's Sleeting et Inspectors
Yesterday afternoon the beard of prison
inspectors again met and decided te pur
chase a Bransen knitting machine at the
price of $20.
3Ir. Hoffmeier offered the following,
which was adepted: " Reselceil, that
the beard of prison inspectors hereby re
commend te the county commissioners the
immediate necessity of repairing the prison
wall by bread pointing, increasing the
height and covering the same with a pro
jecting reef, beheviug it te be a better se
curity against the escaping of prisoners,
and a copy of the resolution te be scut te
the commissioners."
On motion of Mr. Carter, seconded by
Mr. Hoffmeier, the keeper was authorized
te have the following work doue : Calci
mine the en trance hallway and the main
corridor as far as the first bridge ; also te
brace the arch in the cellar near the pump
with planking.
Mr. Carter offered the following, which
was adopted :
" Resolved, That any religious society
that feels interested in the reformation of
the prisoners, have the right te send reli
gious papers te this institution, and that
the prisoners can have our county papers
at their own expensc."
Mr. Hagcn offered the following : "Re "Re
eolceil, That all previsions and articles for
manufacturing purposes be given out by
contract te the lowest bidder at the next
meeting.
On the same subject Mr. Butter offered
the following : "Reselceil, that the secre
tary be instruced te advertise for scaled
proposals tobe handed in at our next
monthly meeting for all the principal
material and supplies(netat present under
contract) that are required for the main
tenance of the prison'fer three months
from the time the bid is accepted."
The resolution of Mr. Haen was
adopted.
The following was passed : ' Reselceil,
that the keeper, Mr. Burkheldcr, be allow
cd sufficient county carpets for the dwell
ing part of the'pri8en."
The disputed bills of C. 11. Amer aud
the Lancaster knitting company were ap
proved. It was decided te give Dr. W. P. Rife
$10 for extra services and materials fur
nished; aud te give Urias Kendig a $15
suit of clothes and Geerge Bartmyer $5 en
the expiration of their sentence.
The bend of David Warfel, priseu clerk,
in the sum $500, with -David Warfel
aud Gee. A. Tripple as sureties was pre
sented and approved.
The beard signed a recommendation te
the beard of pardons for the pardon of
Geerge Stape, who was convicted of horse
stealing in Nevembcr,1878, in consequence
of impaired health, as it is believed that
longer confinement will be dangerous te
hi3 life.
Mayer's Court.
The mayor had three case3 before him
this morning two of them being disorder diserder
lies, were sent te jail for ten days each,
and the ether, a ledger, was discharged.
ALONG THE KAILRQAB.
HENRY CRAMER KILLMO AT PB1L.A-DEL1UIA.
Accident en the Waynesburg Urancii Fatal
Accident at Patkesburg.
About 2 o'clock this morning Henry
Cramer, of Parkesburg, aged 24 years, and
employed as brikeman en the way passen
ccr train was feuud lying dead ou the
track of the Pennsylvania railroad in the
company yards at 32d street. West Phila
delpbia. It is supposed that he was
struck and killed while he was making up
a train of cars, but just hew the accident
happened is net known. The coroner wa
notified and an inquest held. The body
will be fiftt taken te Parkesburg, where
the family reside, and will then be brought
ou te this city for interment. Cramer
was a single man, and had been en the
read for some time.
Wreck- en Waynesburg Uranch.
Ou Saturday afternoon a combination
train of passenger and freight cars was
wrecked ou the Waynesburg branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad near Downing
town. There is a very heavy grade there,
aud ene of the freight cars left the track
and was hurled into the Brandy wine crcek.
The passenger car was filled with people,
but all escaped injury. This accident is
the third that has occurred recently en the
branch read near the same place.
Rey killed at Parkesburg.
An unknown young man apparently 17
or 18 years of age was instantly killed at
Parkesburg about 9:45 this forenoon. He
was standing en a siding whilst extra
freight engine Ne. 19 was putting off cars.
A draft of six cars were cutloeso and weie
running by their own momentum alenj,'
the siding. The boy appears te have net
seen them and though the brakeman called
te him loudly, he did net hear him,
and he was struck, knocked down,
and the six cars passed ever his body,
mangling him in the most horrible man
ner. The remains were taken in charge
by the railroad officials aud will be held
for identification. The coroner of Chester
county was notified te held an inquest.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Well Known Citizen Falls l)eun Stairs
This morning Adam Ranck, sr., resitting
at Bird-in-Hand, met with an accident
which is very serious and may prove fatal.
He get awake about 4 o'clock, aud arose
for the pnrpese of lighting a lamp. By
seme mistake he stepped into the stairway,
down which he fell headforemost. His
wife heard the noise and quickly arose.
She was terribly frightened and blew a
hem. J..S. Shirk, who lives near by, and
his two sons, ran te Mr. Itanck's house.
They found the old gentleman lying at the
bottom of the stairs. They carried him
into a room and placed him e a leunge.
Dr. Miller was sent for and he examined
the injured man. It was found that he
had a bruise en his hip aud another en hi.s
head. At last accounts he was lying un
conscious and in a critical condition. Dr.
Carpenter, of this city, was also sent for.
Mr. Ranck is 72 years of age, and has a
wife and five children, he is a brother of
Samuel Ranck, residing at Itanck's mill,
just east of this city. He was in this city
in geed health- yesterday, ant' transacted
considerable business.
ITMCI.E TOM'S CABIN.
The Venerable Drama Once Aguln.
Each successive representation of this
ancient and absurd play is considerably
worse than its predecessor, but the party
of barnstormers who last night, under the
title of Antheny fc Ellis' "Ideal" com cem
pany.succeeded in packing the opera house
te the doers, may cheerfully challenge the
world te produce their equals in inferiority.
Ne mere stupid or insipid perfermance
perhaps was ever enacted within the walls
of the building, which is saying a geed JJ
deal, but it is true all the same. The
young miss who played the part of Ecu
might probably be excepted from the gen
eral category of werthlcssness, were it net
that she has acquired or been taught a
preposterous mode of speaking, which
renders it almost imposxible te bear a
word she says, albeit the child's action
shows mere real intelligence than all thu
ethers in the company put together. One
of the most capable of the ether
performers was a "real live donkey."
He had four legs, however, and was some
what different in make upfrem his brother
actors. It was funny te witness the chase
of Eliza by the " ferocious bloodhounds"
which were se extensively billtd. After
the woman passed across the stage, four
Ican-Ioeking canines were let loose, and
ran pastas though they were in pursuit of
a bone or a nest of fresh eggs instead of a
female slave. The "Ideals" are well
named, for nothing like them it is hoped,
is te be found ou the read.
FA1ALLT 1KJUKEU.
A ltey Dies from being S:ruck by a Mteae.
Ames R. Uaruish. about seven years of
age, a son of David J. M. Harnisb residing
en Beaver street, was struck en the fore
head by a stone thrown by a boy named
Clark en Sunday evening, March 19th. He
rau home, tehl his mother about it, and
she tubbed the wound with a liniment.
He did net appear te stiller much, and
went te school the following morning, and
continued te go te school all last week.
Yesterday morning he complained of pain
in the head. Dr. Davis was sent for, and
said the paiu was caused by the stone.
Last night the boy grew worse, the doctor
was agaiu sent for, but before his arrival
the boy was dead, having died with con
vulsions! I'pset This Afternoon.
This afternoon Ileury Huber, et Martiu
ville, leaded a barrel of oil. a barrel of
crackers and a let of ether things en a one-
herse covered wageu at Milter t Hart
man's wholesale grecciy. in the rear of
their store en market stioet. The horse
frightened at a shiftiuc online, which was
letting off steam, and, running against the
corner of a building. upet the wagon,
throwing the contents out. with Mr. Hu Hu
ber, who escaped uuiujured. The barrels
were broken aud se was the wagon.
Argument Court.
Cem t met this morning at 10 o'clock,
when a considerable amount of current
business was transacted.
The case of Ames Bushong vs. the
Pennsylvania railroad company, exceptions
te master's report were argued during the
whole forenoon and a geed portion of this
afternoon.
Died or Her Injuries.
Margaret Elizabeth Miller, who waa i se
terribly burned at the house of Mrs.
EssieV, en Friday night, died shortly be
fore ene o'clock this afternoon, after
three days of terrible suffering. Her
funeral will take place te-morrow attor atter attor
neon at two o'clock from the residence of
her father Jehn Stciger wait, Ne. 14 Hazel
street.
Sale of II ones.
Samuel Hesi & Sen, auctioneers, sold
at public sale for Geerge Gressman, at the
3Ierrimae hease, yesterday 18 head of
Canada horses, nt an average price of
$232.55 per head, and 7 brad of western
horses at au average price of 177.59 per
head. The two highest sold, brought $(10.
Sale eX a Urery.
Te day a sale of personal preperty, sueu
as horses, carriages, sleighs, buggies, om em
nibusses, harness, etc., took place at the
stable of Reese Brethers, in the rear of the
City hotel, en North Queen street. The
ale is largely, attended and stock is bring,
ing geed prices'.
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