LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER THURSDAY MARCH 30 1882.
ftanrasie? fiitelliflencer.
THURSDAY EVEN'O, MABCH 30, 1883.
Bench aad Bar.
The opposition of the members of the
Philadelphia bar te Judge Briggs' re
election is becoming very formidable. It
numbers a large majority of the bar, and,
although of course the distinguished
gentleman who is new United States at
torney general, cannot publicly partici
pate in it the fact is well known that
Mr. Brewster is one of the most stead
fast opponents of Briggs' re-election.
Although the Republican and Demo
cratic lawyers have respectively held
party meetings te declare their opposi
tion, which were participated in by
mere than signed the address in favor of
Briggs, it is equally well known that his
Republican opponents prefer any geed
Democrat te Briggs, and the Democrats
will be satisfied with any fit Repub
lican, who can beat Briggs in the con
vention of hi3 party, which McManes
and ether politicians are under obliga
tions te control for Briggs. They will
likely succeed in making him the regu
lar party nominee, and then the Demo
crats will name a man whom the Com
mittee of One Hundred can endorse.
Besides his foibles and failings as a
judge, which make him objectionable te
the bar, the Reformers have a grievance
against Briggs en account of his recent
vote in the secret meeting of the beard
of judges, which, with these of at least
six of his associates, made James Mc
Manes, a political ringster, a member of
the lxiard of park commissioners. By
.'enK' means it has been ascertained that
one of these votes came from Briggs, and
that is sullicient justification for the com
mittee te oppose him, as the ring, driven
from every ether position of influence
and p.iwcr in Philadelphia, will take re re
fuge behind the patronage of the courts,
where of all places it is most dangerous
te the pubiic weal that they should find
it. It was also publicly said at the Re
publican bar meeting that when one of
the criminal " highway conspirators,"
who was out en bail was running for
elec'iien officer, and Judge Briggs, .who
resided in his division, had his attention
called te him, he remarked in relation
te this convicted criminal, " He is geed
enough for uie:" and it is urged that,
if ballet-box thieves and ether political
offenders are te be hereafter brought te
judgment, it is net desirable te have
judges en the bench who are in sym
pathy with 'them, especially such as
Judge Briggs, who displays an itching
desiie te held many mere than his share
of criminal courts.
11 ni ust be very refreshing te theui
judges and lawyers who until
lately held courts te be above the public
criticism of their barste contemplate the
vigor with which these Philadelphia law
yers speak out in denunciation of one of
their judges. The meeting of the Re
publican lawyers the ether day, at the
instance of Mr. Gibbens, declared
against "any member of the profession
who seeks by his personal endeavors or
solicitation te secure his own appoint
ment te such an office,1' nud resolved
apen a committee te report the names
of net less than three lawyers, " of geed
standing in the profession," for presen
tatien te the Kepubucan judicial con
vention, with a recommendation that
one of them be nominated as the Repub
lican candidate. Although these declar
ations did net by name exclude Judge
Brigg's candidacy, it was understood by
all present and freely avowed that he did
net come within the requirements of the
meeting expressed in such terms.
Yeung Mr. Earle was- loudly applauded
when he scored Judge Briggs for saying
a convicted criminal was a " geed
enough" candidate for public office, and
tire bold young lawyer's speech was re
ceived with equal favor when he frankly
declared that " Judge Briggs has done
many things open te grave suspicion, of
which we as lawyers are fully consci
ous," that he was net above suspicion of
dishonor,and that for that reason and no
ether the speaker opposed him.
Fer saying less than this of the local
court the editors of the Ixtelliuexcek
were haled before it and disbarred by
Judge Patterson, with Judge Living
ston's assent. In the opinion delivered
in that case, which Judge Patterson said
he was authorized te say was the judg
ment of the court, the doctrine was set
up that the imputation of " a want of
integrity in the office of judge," made
out of court by a member of the bar,sub
jected him te summary disbarment. Any
declaration " calculated te disturb and
prejudice the mind of the public respect
ing the impartial and just administra
tion of distributive justice," and in that
way ' doing great harm te the public as
well as te the court," made by an attor
ney, was held te be such a "" breach of
professional fidelity " as subjected the
attorney te be stricken from the roll. It
was declared that no matter hew gross
the court's offending, nor hew much its
derelictions tended te inflict great harm
en public society, the criticism of law
yers had such an effect " te destroy the
moral influence of the court, and te im
pair confidence in the administra
tien of public .justice, and thereby
inflict great hajjm en public so
ciety,"' that the ritical attorney dis
qualified himself te be an officer of the
court, and made his removal a necessity
te the well-being of society, the integrity
of the court and the administration of
distributive justice. The preposition of
the disbarred lawyers that outside the
courtroom they had a right te criticise
the judges and even te impeach their in
tegrity, in a matter which was concluded
and with which they had no professional
connection, was denounced as " wicked
ness and felly," for which the court
could only entertain feelings of " depre
cation and sadness."
And that opinion, without a prece
dent, as Mr. Shapley said, from West
minster te California, except one estab
lished by Ecreggs and another by a carpet-bag
judge in North Carolina, found
lawyers te believe in it and some te de
fend it !
Had the opinion of the lower court
here been approved by the supreme court
a preposition tee preposterous te be
thought of the gag would have been
put upon these beat qualified te judge of
the propriety of re-electing judges, and
the free expression of the Philadelphia
bar concerning Briggs, new making
itself felt, would have been stifled.
Judges who are unfit for their place or
who misbehave in office would have had
powerful protection from the establish
ment of the doctrine laid down by Judges
Livingston and Patterson. Happily it
is net and never can become the law of
the land !
It is vehemently claimed by some of
the stockholders of the Pennsylvania
railroad company, that this corporation
has by certain acts of its own, put itself
under the operation of the new constitu
tion which hitherto governed all else
within the borders of the commonwealth
except this giant corporation. If this
alleged decision of the court in Philadel
phia is valid, the company has no longer
a right te issue free passes, and these
who allege that it is under control of the
constitution can perform a double pub
lic service by making a legal test of this
free pass business.
There seems te be a long,loud call ou
Minister Lewell te de something in the
case of Daniel McSweeney, an American
citizen, unduly deprived of his rights by
the English government. As this
" something " is in accordance with Mr.
Lewell's duties, if he does' net heujAhe
call for it he may be made te hear a
louder one demanding his recall.
Whex Speaker Keifcr talks about "this
person, this man Hayes," he means the
Democratic stenographer of the IIouse
whom he bounced, and net the lute illus illus
tiieus 8x7 Fraud.
Tiik Philadelphia Press strongly reconi receni
mends the Republicans of this county te
reneminate State Senater C. S. Kauffman,
and lavishly praises him as earnest,
courageous and unswerving in his hostility
te all jobbery and dictation and his devo
tion te honest legislation and political
virtue. And yet Stehraau will net with
draw. Monopoly scores another victory. Con
tracts were executed last eveuing, which
practically give the Western Union tele
graph company control of its latest and
only important general rival, the Mutual
Union telegraph company. Happily for
our local intcrcstp,thcre is still an opposing
line which, it is te be hoped, will net be
swallowed by Gould's whale.
Pkegkess progresses backwards iu the
progressive state of Massachusetts. The
preposition te submit a prohibition bill te
the people has failed by a ie vote. It is
doubtful whether Connecticut has made
any advance in state government by the
passage in its Senate of a bill providing
for a state beard of pardons. The pardon
ing power lias heretofore rested with the
Legislature.
DAVFOBIL.
Geld tus-sel upon March's bugle-horn.
, Whose blithe reveille blown from hill te Jdll,
Ami every valley rings O Daffodil !
What premise ler the season iiewly-ueru V
Shall waveen wavoet flew'r'a.full tide of corn,
O'ernew the world, then fruited Autumn fill
Hedgerow and gnith? Shall tempest, blight,
or chill,
Turn all felicity te scathe and scorn':
Tantarrara ! the Joyous Heek of Spring
Lies open, writ In blossoms ; net a bird
Of evil augury is keen or heard ;
Leme new, like Pan's old crew we'll dunce
ami sing.
Or Oberen'.s : ler hill and vullev rinir
Te March's bugle-horn Earth's bleml is
sdirr'd.
The Greenback party of this stale
serenely bobbed up at Harrisburg yester
day te say that it will held a state cou ceu cou
vcuventieii there en the 18th of May,
midday between the two Republican con
ventions, and make an effort te elect con
gressmen and legislators, as it is te the
law-making power that the advocates of
Greenbackism must leek for relief. Chair
man Watsen was ousted from his position,
because of alleged crookedness, and F. R.
Heath, of Cerry, takes his place.
That is a sad tale which comes from
Easten, where a newspaper reporter, who
had " been accustomed te riding free en
the horse cars for a number of years,'
bearded a car en which there was a new
diiver who did net knew the journalistic
deadhead. " All I knew," says an eye
witness" is, I saw a man get ou a car en
Walnut street ; the driver grabbed him
and put him out, and as he get off the car
the driver gave him a root." Just what the
"root" wasdeneuent saith net. but the re
porter seeks te salve his injured poison
aud feelings by a suit against the unso
phisticated driver.
The New Yerk Tribune seems te be en
joying the milleuium inside the line, as
witness this anecdote from its columns :
' My wife and I am one," exclaimed the
colored gentleman ; adding, with a smile
that was childlike and bland, "aud I am
de one." The president a few months age
informed a well-known congressman that
his policy would be te ignore factional
lines iu the Republican party. In ether
words he was going te treat the Stalwarts
and anti-Stalwarts as one. An admirable
policy. The only trouble is that, judging
from his recent appointments, he regards
the Stalwarts as "de one."
The Philadelphia North American thinks
Trescott has gene en a feel's errai.d be
cause, while he is instructed that our
country will net be a party te Chili's de
mand for cession of Tarapaca aud the
payment of a war indemnity of twenty
million dollars by Peru, he is net instruct
ed that the United States .will " forcibly "
interfere with such a demand. Aud pray,
hew could our forcible interference be jus
tified? And se long as the war-making
power is ledged with Congress, what
right has the state department te threaten
forcible interference between foreign
countries ?
Strange te say, the New Jersey Heuse
of Representatives was somewhat "star
tied" yesterday by the allegation and affi
davit of Member Shinn, that he had re
ceived $500 en condition that he would
vote te pass the bill ever the governor's
veto. After some debate a committee of
seven jjras appointed te investigate the
matter and instructed te report at ten
o'clock this morning, the committee last
night taking testimony te corroborate
Shinn. Whether his fellow members were
surprised at Shinn's virtue or at the small
amount offered te tempt, it is net related.
They were certainly net surprised te dis
cover that a mephitic atmosphere lurks iu
Jersey's state capitol.
The New Yerk Herald, in an able edi
torial article te-day, expresses exactly the
same opinion as was maintained in yester
day's Intelligencer respecting Judge
Advocate Swaim's lemaikable report en
Masen's case, which it pronounces equally
absurd whether considered from a legal or
common sense standpoint ; and the Herald
shows that the single citation from Whar Whar
eon, en which Swaim relies, he quotes
from an old edition of Wharten, who in a
later edition declares that " it- does net
touch indictments for attempts te kill
Mr. Arthur, it is reported, greatly te his
credit, will net pardon Maseu, at least net
at present, for he clearly recognizes that
in such an eveut if Masen or any ether per
Een should successfully attempt Guiteau's
murder, he could reasonably and logically
ask for promotion rather than expect pun
ishment.
Frem the news that come hence from
Western Pennsylvania, Congress needs te
be looking after Westmoreland and Fay
ette ceuuties. Mermen missionaries out
there are successfully at work making
converts among farmers of the better class,
and as they conform te the anti-pelyga.
meus sentiment their religion is spreading.
A slight backset has been given te it by a
recent rcmaikable circumstance. Several
weeks age a man who was lying ill sent for
a Presbyterian minister, but, instead, a
Mermen prophet came te him. This as
sumed physician of body and soul conveyed
the sick man te a neighboring btream and
there immctscd him, notwithstanding his
protestations te the contrary. Last week
the subject of immersion died and since
thattime there has been ;i strong and
growing feeling against the Mormons and
their doctrines. This incident may save
the necessity of federal legislation.
PERSONAL.
A sister of the wife of Jcnius Bruti's
Beeru took an oveidesc of morphine and
war, found dead in her bed in Chicago.
A brother of Stanley Matthews has
been compelled by destitution te apply at
a New Yeik police station for feed and
lodging.
The trial of Judge E. St. Julien Cox,
of the Ninth judicial district of Minnesota,
ey me senate ei mat state, uas cuucu m
his ejection from the bench aeadinnkard
A Chicago report is that the committee
appointed te fill the Unity pulpit, which has
been raade vacant since Mr. Milu's depart
ure, will petition Rev. Rorert Collyer
te return te his old fleck.
Secretary Frelinghuysen, at the request
of the President and with the approval of
the attorney general, has cabled Minister
Lewell te ask a stay of proceedings in the
case of Dr. Lamson, under sentence te
death in England for murder.
Anether Democrat, that brilliant law
yer, Hen. Richard T. Merrick, has been
appeiutcd counsel te assist Colonel Bliss
in the prosecution of the Star Reute cases.
He takes the place held by Mr. Brewster
before the latter' s elevation te the attorney
generalship.
The bill conferring a pension upon Mrs.
Garfield has been se amended as te bring
the widows of Presidents Polk aud Tyler
within the scope of its previsions, as both
these ladies are said te be in such reduced
circumstances that they need the money
a great deal mOre thau does Mrs. Gar
field. Jay Gefld's son is an amateur pugilist
and takes lessens in the manly art from
Johnny Sullivan's trainer. He doubtless
retains a lively recollection of that spirited
episede in his honored father's career,
when an injured dealer ou the street pick
ed up the crafty stock king and dropped
him ever the railing around the area in
front of a barber shop.
Last year a Louden belle, Miss Florence
Farquilyksen, was married te Mr. Hwfa
Williams, a gentleman well known in
sporting circles, anJ for her trousseau
ordered seventeen dresses of a milliner,
Mme. Mercier, bringing up her bill te some
85,400. Mr. Williams declined te settle it
after their marriage, whereon the modiste
seized his wife's jewelry, only te lese her
case, the jewels wedding presents net
being mentioned in the settlement, and se
ranking as her husband's property.
In the Heuse of Representatives yester
day Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, offered a
resolution diiectiug the judiciary commit
tee te inquire into the removal, without
any cause being assigned, by the speaker,
of Henry G. Hayes, one of the official
stenographers of the Heuse. Koifer's re
meval ei jir. Stephens' mend Hayes is
ascribed solely te the facts that he is a
Democrat and that his successor was once
a secretary of Grant. Stenographers have
always been considered safe in their ten
ure except for misconduct.
Cel. Tem Murphy, of New Yerk, who
has as profound a contempt for Mr.
Blaine as he has admiration for Arthur,
amused a select company of New Yerk
bummers in the barroom of an uptown
hotel the ether night by asserting that Mr.
Biair.e intended te become a minister of
the gospel. Gullible newspapers " caught
en " te the story and Blaine is moved te
pronounce it " an infamous lie." And yet
stranger things have happened are hap
pening right -around uf, where J. W. John John Jehn
eon aud Levi Sensenig patronize a move
ment " for the purity of the ballet."
William G. Maun, of the Pennsylva
nia hospital, Philadelphia, has been grad
ually gathering works relating te the
Moravian church until he has accumulated
a library of about 1,200 volumes, including
antiquarian works which relate te the his
tery of Bohemia and Moravia, of Jehn
Huss and the Hussites, and of the Bohe
mia and Moravian brethren, and constitu
ting a collection of Moravian literature
surpassed only iu the Herruhut archives.
This library Mr. Malin has just made ever
te Bishop Edmund D. E. Schweinitz, Pro Pro
feseor Edwin G. Klese, of the theological
seminary, and Rebert Rail, of the beard of
trustees of the Moravian-church at Beth
lehem, directors in trust, for the church
iu this country.
Crew Deg te Hang.
Crew Deg, recently convicted of the
murder of Spotted Tail, was sentenced at
Deadwood yesterday te be hanged en the
11th of May.
PostefRce Bobbed.
The posteffice of the National bank of
Virginia, at Richmond, was robbed of its
contents ou Sunday last by means of a
false key.
AMERICAN EIGHTS.
TUt: CASE OF DANIEL, McSWEEiET.
Oar Eaglish Minister tee Slew Id the Motion.
X. V. Snn.
Daniel McSweeney is an American citi
zen of Irish birth, who resided twenty
five years in California previous te his
visit te Ireland, where he was arrested
last June en suspicion of some undefined
offence under the coercion act. Many
prominent citizens of San Francisce, and
the whele California delegation, Demo
crats and Republicans, appealed te the
department of state in his behalf.
Se far as an effect was produced, this
appeal might as well have been addressed
te the foreign office in Londen. Mrs.
Julia McSweeney, an American born, ad
dressed an urgent letter te Mr. Blaine in
August last, reciting the outrage en her
husband, and demanded protection for
herself and her children. Mr. Blaine
treated that letter with scornful silence
because it was filled with pungent truths.
He was then bending his official mind and
his energies in beh.alf of Shipherd's "Pe
ruvian company." flis guano policy
claimed every thought, and American
citizens in British jails were left te their
fate.
Mr. Lewell followed Mr. Blaine's in
structions te the letter, aud when notified
by Lord Granville that "in no case could
information be given beyond the state
ments of the warrant of arrest," our min
ister considered it " futile Je make any
further application" in these cases. He
dropped them, aud seemed te be glad of
the excuse for net reviving an unprofitable
discussion.
On the 9th iust. the Senate passed the
following icsolutien :
"lieselccd, That the secretary of state
be and he is hereby instructed te ascertain
tlie cause for the alleged imprisonment of
Daniel McSiceeney, and make report te the
Senate at the earliest day possible.!'
Mr. Frelinghuysen has answered that
resolution by sending in a telegraphic cor
respondence between him and Mr. Lewell
of the 3d and 4th of March five days be
fore it passed which in no sense is a leply
te the Senate's call. That telegraphic
correspondence is the very reverse of cred
itable te the department of state, in view
of all the facts connected with the treat
ment of our citizens.
Instead of demanding the reasons for
their imprisonment, as the act of 18C3 di -roots,
Mr. Freliughuysen dodges his duty,
saying " The President hopes that, with
out discussing the applicability of the ex
isting coercive statute te citizens of the
United States, the lord lieutenant of Ire
land will be instructed, under the first
section of the act, te exercise the discre
tionary powers conferred thereby iu these
aud all cases of imprisoned Americans, by
ordering prompt trials.
This gingerly action is net responsive te
public sentimeut nor is it defensive of the
rights of our outraged citizens. It is al
most apologetic in teue. We are net iu a
position te ask favors, but te insist upon
the liberty of these citizens, unless clear
proof is produced of their guilt upon spe
cific charges.
Se far as the papers communicated by
Mr. Frelinghuysen go, and the president's
message is dated en March 20, no step has
been taken te carry out the resolution,
and no answer has been given. There was
abundant time te hear from Mr. Lewell by
mail. It is evident there is no desire te
pi ess this question at Washington, aud
the secretary of state is reluctant te touch
it.
A Demand for Lewell's Recall.
New Yerk World.
One country submits te have its citizens
tiied by another government for offenses
committed against thatjgevernnient, be
cause it assumes that justice will be done
te them under the forms of the law. In
countries where the forms of the law de
net satisfy us that our citizens will bj
dealt with justly, we refuse te submit
them te the justice of the country aud
insist upon establisbing courts of our own
te try thcm.'f And what we de, is done also
for its own subjects by every civilized na
tion. New, the men arrested in Ireland were
net arrested under the forms of British
law. They were arrested summarily, arbi
trarily, and ou mere suspicion, under a
suspension of the forms of law, which iu
England and in the United States alike,
are recognized te be essential te the se
curity of personal liberty. In Great Bri
tain and in the United States the way te
find out whether a man is unjustly de
tained in prison is te sue out a habeas
corpus, and give his enstedian a chance te
show that the man is held either under a
conviction of crime or under a legal war
rant issued upon evidence that there is
probable cause te believe that Jie has com
mitted a crime. This great safeguard
against unjust imprisonment has been
taken away from the people of Ireland,
just as it was taken away from the peeple
of the United btatcs during the civil war.
Whether the suspension was necessary is
a question exclusively for British consider
ation in the present instance, as it was a
question exclusively for American consid
eration in the former instance. But it was
net the business of our government alone
during t! e war, but the business of Great
Britain, ' e see that no British subject was
arbitrarily imprisoned without such pro pre pro
bable evidence of guilt as the common law
of both countries require?. It is our busi
ness new te see that no American citizens
are detained in Ireland unless tncre is
evidence better than the suspicion of the
commander of a department that they
have broken British law. Lord Lyens re
peatedy and successfully interceded dur
ing the war te secure the release of Bj't
ish subjects arrested under the summary
process from which suspected Americans
could net escape Before the war British
consuls repeatedly and successfully interfer
ed te prevent the application in American
ports te persons of color who were British
subjects of the summary process provided
for by law of Southern states for persons
of color subject te their jurisdiction. Our
government has new the right and the
duty of ascertaining that no American
citizens are imprisoned in Ireland who
have net violated some British law.
Either Mr.Lewell should have ascertained
that the men who invoked his intercession
were properly imprisoned, or he should
have asked his government for instruct
ions. He did neither of these things.
What he did was te pre-judge the case,
without evidence, against his own ceun
trynien. Instead of relying upon the law
and the precedents, he relied upon common
rumor and his personal sense of the eter
nal equities. He guessed that a number
of Irish-Americans had been misconduct
ing themselves iu Ireland, and he guessed
that the persons ler whom his intercession
was asked were probably among the num
ber, and thereupon declined te de any
thing. The president ought clearly te recall
Mr. Lewell at once, and te send out as his
successor some man whose accomplish
ments aic mere relevant te his duties.
Obituary.
Rev. Jacob Bray, the eldest Baptist cler
gyman in Maine, died en Tuesday, at
Bridgeton, aged 88 years. He had been
in the ministry fifty years.
Wright Robins, a prominent Demo
cratic politician, at one time presiding
officer of the New Jersey Senate, died
yesterday in Metuchen, at the age of 50.
Chaplain A. D. Mitchell, of the U. S.
army, died at Fert Grant, Arizona, en the
2Cth instant.
Ilersewhipped the Editor.
J. A. Symms publicly horsewhipped the
editor of the Pienec.r, at Sherbrooke, Ont.,
for which he was yesterday fined $18.
CKIME AND CALAMITY.
DAILY RECORD OF TRAGIC EVENTS.
Murder, Suicides and Accidents A Bloody
Budget of Recent Horrors The Things
Tbat Get Inte the Papers.
Jeseph Smith, aged 35 years, was
drowned in a mill trench at Napleville, R.
I., en Tuesday.
C. .C. Brown and Frederick Newton
were yesterday drowned iu the lake at
Beaver Dam, Wis., by the capsizing of a
beat.
The trial of David D. McMillan for the
killing of Rev. Father McCarthy began
yesterday at Greenfield, Mass.
Ned Jenes, a farmer of unsound mind
living six miles from Sharen, Ga., com
mitted suicide yesterday by sheeting him
self. William Provest, whileengaged in blast
ing yesterday at Nell's phosphate mine,
near Ottawa, Ont., wa3 killed by a pre pre
raatuie discharge.
William Stack, a "bully," who mur
dered a man en the race-track at Chicago
a few yeals age, shot Marling Monehan in
a politic?.! row at Kausas Centre, Kas., en
Tuesday night.
Jehn Shadigg, a butcher, en Paterson,
New Jersey, committed suicide yesterday
because he was short of money.
Edward Jenes, a farmer, supposed te be
of unsound mind, shot himself dead near
Sharen, Georgia, yesterday,
A DESPERADO'S DOOM.
Murdered by aKlvalWhein lie had Repeat
edly Threatened te Kill.
Near Lemen, in Accomac county Va.,
Gilley Bendick one of the most noted des
peradoes ever known in the state was
murdered. A feud had existed for some
months past between Bendick and Ben
Yeung, growing out of the fact that the
latter had wen the affections of a woman
in the county te whom the deceased had
been paying attention. Bendick had fre
quently threatened te take the life of his
rival, and en several occasions notified
him if he ever caught him at the house of
his lady leve he would kill him en the spot.
Yeung, however, is a bold fellow and gave
little heed te these warnings, ether than
te go about continually armed te the
teeth. Bendick was found uet far
from the path which leads te the
house of the woman with a tearful wound
iu his abdomen. When discovered the
wounded man was barely able te talk, but
managed te say that he believed that
Yeung had shot him. no died about nn
hour after making this statement. Yeung
was arrested. When taken in charge it
was found that his nose was broken and
that he had sustained a sevcre contusion of
the forehead. The theory is that Bon Ben
dick discovered that Yeung, despite the
former's threats, was visiting the woman,
and a desperate encounter resulted, in
which Yeung emptied the contents of his
shotgun into Bendick and that that wea
pon exploded in Yeung's hands, causing
the wounds found upon him. Yeung de
clines te make any statement of the affair.
If the woman has any knowlcdge of the
deed she has net divulged it. Bendick
was a son of the famous desperado of that
name, who terrorized Accomac and ether
counties in the Northern Neck during the
civil war, and defied the Federal soldiers.
Deadly Results or Demestic DllUcultlcs.
On Monday, Mrs. Ballard, of Lincoln
county, Ark., broke the necks of two
of her children, aged 7 and 4 jears,
threw them in a pond and jumped in her
self with a baby in her arms. Mether and
child were drowned. The four bodies have
been recovered. The act succeeded a dis
agreement between the woman and her
husband.
At Crawford's settlement, Mich., Jacob
Smith, aged about sixty-five was killed by
Jeseph Butcher. .Smith went te Butcher's
heuse with Mrs. Butcher, who had been
divorced from her husband, te get her
childiuu. Butcher lcfused te give up the
children, aud Smith turned ' te leave,
whereupon Butcher struck him with a
wooden mallet, killing him en the spot.
Butcher was arrested.
FIRE RECORD.
lttirulii"
et Ainhurst College and Other Dis
asters.
The Amherst cel lege buildings, at Ara
hcrst, Mass., were destroyed by fire last
night. The less is estimated at upwards
of $200,000.
Farthing's distillery, in Buffalo, was de
stroyed last night. Less, $60,000.
The fire in the Wadesville shaft, oper
ated by the Reading coal company, has
gained such headway that orders were
given yesterday te flood the mine". This
will threw 200 men and boys out of work
for several months.
The haudsome bummer residence of
Ellcrten L. Deir, of Bosten, situated at
Peters' Neck Buzzard's bay, was last
night destroyed by fire.
Dishonesty Ends In Self Murder.
Jacob W. Ker, a well known citizen of
Washington, and until recently paying
teller of the Bank of the Republic, com
mitted suicide yesterday morning by shoot sheet
ing himself iu the breast. A note was
feuud in his pocket stating that he had
"expended money belonging te etkeis te
an extent he could never repay," and he
thcrefore "sought this relief from dishonor,
sorrow, and disgrace." It is supposed he
lest the embezzled money in stock specula
tions. Deuble Tragedy lu Indiana.
Alexander C. Wingate was shot dead en
a railroad train between Sparkville and
Medora, Indiana, early yesterday morning
by a man who has shown symptoms of in
sanity. After killing Wingate the man
jumped from the.train, and, going half a
mile te a creek, (frowned himself. There
was no provocation whatever for the
sheeting.
Killed by a Falling isievater.
By the breaking of a rope, a four-ten
cylinder fell at the Rensselaer iron works
yesterday at Trey, N. Y., and Patrick
Hussey, who was en the cylinder, fell en
his head and was killed.
Accidentally Killed by His Sen-ln-Law.
F. Emeline, a prominent farmer of Sa
lina township, Grundy county, Illinois,
had his skull crushed en Tuesday by an
accidental blew from a sledge hammer in
the hands of his son-in-law. He will die.
Fatal Drunken AU'iay.
Eugene Chilton was killed ou Tuesday
night by Majer T. F. Eddington, near
Lake City, Me. Chilton was drunk and
fired the' first shot. Eddingteu was exon
erated by the coroner's jury, but was ar
rested and imprisoned, notwithstanding.
A Negro Brute Sentenced.
William Wilsen, colored, convicted en
Tuesday in the Surry county ( Va.) court
of committing an assault en a young lady
named Alice Vellines, was sent te the pen
itentiary for twelve years. Five of the
jury favored hanging.
Assassinated by an nx-judge.
J. R. Bewman, late county judge of
Phelps county, Missouri, fired a lead of
buckshot into the body of Alfred Hayes,
en Tuesday night, as he was walking the
street in the little town of St. James. It
was a regular assassination. Hayes being
taken entirely unawares.
A Noted Criminal iu Limbe.
Polk Wills, arrested for stealing horses
aud robbing a bank, was 'yesterday ar
raigned at Sidney, Iowa, where he
pleaded guilty te the former charge and
was sentenced te ten years in the penitentiary.
MOSES, THE SWINDLES.
THE CAPERS Or AN EX-lieYERNOK.
Swindling People by Forged Checks aud
Other Methods uf Common VII-
liaay Captured by tue Police.
Franklin J. Moses, ex-Governer of
Seuth Carolina and for years a professional
swindler, was a prisoner at police head
quarters, in New Yeik. en the charge of
swindling Freebern G. Smith, a piano
manufacturer, out of $175. There are
quite a number of similar charges against
Moses, and during the day he was identi
fied by a number of his victims, who will
appear against him at the Tombs pelice
court. He was arrested by detective,
who had been searching for him for two
weeks.
On March 11 Moses called ou Mr. Smith
and, representing himself as Richard II.
Colquitt, a brother of Governer Colquitt,
of Georgia, succeeded iu inducing Mr.
Smith te cash a check for $175. The
check, which was drawn en a Southern
bank, was returned protested.
E. W. Crewell, of the Phoenix insurance
company, also entertained Moses under
the name of Antheny White, of Green
ville, S. C, and cashed his check for
$130.
Heward II. Stewart, of Ne. 01 Wat
stieet, also cashed two $30 checks for
Moses, who represented himself te be Gen.
Curtis, state commissioner of North Car
olina, accidentally lett without money in
this city after banking hours. Mr. Stew
art also informed the police that a number
of Wall street men had been similarly vic
timized by the ex-governor, and he prom prem
ised te produce the victims in court.
B. H. Hasscll, of the Charleston steam
ship company, of Bosten, also writes that
he lest $320 by the check operations of the
prisoner.
Charles R. Flint, a partner of Mayer
Grace, wisely decliued te cash the checks
presented.
Ex-Governer Moses' career has during
the last four years led him many times te
jail, but each time he has succeeded iu
escaping punishment. Sen of a judge in
Seuth Carolina, personally of undoubted
talents, in turn tpeaker of the Heuse in
his native state and Republicau governor
during the reconstruction period, he was
forced te leave the state en account of
being mixed up in extensive swindles and
evaded going back en the requisition sent
for him.
Sfhce thou he has lived by his wit?, and
when " " Plin" White, the king of confi
dence men, swindled Majer William Hall
by professing repcutance for former sins
in the same Hue, Moses followed him up
and ou the pretence of procuring for him
revenge en White succeeded in swindling
the confiding major once mere.
Whcu the struggle between Tammany
hall and its opponents was hottest last
year Moses, offered te Jehn D. Towusend,
the lawyer, papcis damaging te Mr. Til
den, which he professed te' have at his
home, and the lawyer advanced him
money te go and get them. Leaving Mr.
Townsend he took wiih him the hitter's
best overcoat, but nevertheless had the
check te return and ask for mere money te
rcacem his trunks with the premised
papers at the lailread office. He failed en
this attempt.
Finally, when the recent scaie about
Fenian explosives iu steamships prevailed,
he imposed upon one of the great transat
lantic companies by pretending te have
discovered a plot te blew up their steamer.
He was paid for his secret, and when the
company found itself swindled it pie
vailed en the police te drop the matter,
and Moses avoided arrest. His victims,
however, will baldly allow him te escape
this time.
Defaulting Clerk Sentenced.
Jehn J. Best, the defaulting cleik of
Colonel Williamson, of the lighthouse
department, was yesterday .sentenced in
the United Slates district court at San
Francisce te ten ears in the peniten
tiary. Steamer Sunk,
The steamer Lady Lec, belonging te the
Kansas City star line packet company,
sank in the Missouri river near Lexington,
Me., yesterday morning. She wa valued
at $20,000.
LOCAL xNTElIllitfNCE.
UK WENT WEST.
A Yeung Lancastrian Married
and in
Jiusincss.
Mr. Chas. II. Brickcnstciu, fei racily of
this city, where he was for some time em
pleyed in the dry goods store or Hager cc
Brether, a son of Rev. II. A. Brickenstein
of Lititz, principal of Linden Hall semi
nary of that place, went te Colerado a few
years age te try his fortunes upon the
" field of the cloth of geld and silver."
What our young friend has been doing iu
the great West is best told in the follow
ing paragraphs clipped from the columns
of the Colerado Independent, published at
Alamosa, Conejos county, in that state.
The first is fiem the paper of date 18th
March :
'i5uicKKN3TEiN McCutaNEV Man led, Thurs
day evening, March IB, USi, at the rcililencu
of Judge C. D.llayt, by Kuv.J. J. Gilchrist,
diaries II. r.rickensteiu te AIM Lucy I!. Jlc
Clicsney, all et" Alamosa.
" The best wishes et a host of IrlcndJiccoiu IrlcndJicceiu
pany thorn, in which the Independent heartily
Joins its own."
And this from the same paper uf date
25th March :
"Netice is hereby given that the co ce
partnership heretofore existing under the
firm, name of Goedykooutz & Gault in the
book, stationery and notion business at
Alamosa, Colerado, is this day dissolved
by F. M. Goodykoontz disposing of all his
ri"ht, title and interest in said business te
Charles II. Brickenstein. J. V. Gault and
C. H. Brickenstein will continue said busi
ness under the firm name of J. Y. Gault
& Ce., collecting all debts due the old
firm and assuming all of said firm's liabil
ities "
Mr. Brickenstein was a popular young
gentleman in this community, a prime
favorite iu the social circles in which he
moved ; and the geed wishes of a host of
friends go out te him in the doubly im
portant step he has taken. Iu linking bis
fortunes with these of a fair daughter of
the West Mr. B. has no doubt chosen
wisely and well, and we cordially congrat
ulate him en the enterprise that has se
cured for him a partucr in his joys and
sorrows and given him a partnership in an
established business in a growing country.
May the partnerships matrimonial and
mercantile thrive and blossom as they de
serve. Brickey, shake !
Mere Circus Men Frem Lancaster.
This morning Themas Daily, who has
had charge of the bill posting, at the opera
heuse this winter, left for Frankford.
Pennsylvania, where he will join the Ci
cus Royal. He will be superintendent
of one of the advertising cars. Mr.
Daily took Geerge Carr and Geerge Myers
with him and they will travel as adver
tisers with the same show. The bill post
ing will be done in this city during the
summer by Harry Goedhait.
At Werk Again.
The engineers en the Reading and Chesa
peake railroad, who recently received the
greater portion of their salaries due them
for work which they done before, have
again geno te work. This morning they
reached this city, having run a preliminary
line from New Helland.
Horses Shipped.
Harry Rosenbaum, tobacco dcaier, this
morning shipped te bis home, in New
Yerk, a very handsome pair of sorrel driv
ing horses, which he recently purchased
from Cyrus Celvin.
PAETIMr the EAIMENT.
THE SCRAMIILr. FOR CITY OFFICERS-
Tha Sew Municipal Government Canvass-
ir the Prebablltles Republican
Aspirants (or Place.
It is perhaps a little tee seen te venture
with any degree of certainty en predic
tions as te who, among tha multitude of
aspirants for the several city officers te be
filled en 3Ienday next.will be the winners.
All the candidates for the several offices
express themselves confident, but the con
fidence game deesu't always win.
It is reasonably certain that Jake Hal
bach will be the Republicau caucus nemi
nee for superintendent of the water works,
and will be elected, as the Republicans
have a clear majority en joint ballet. In
deed there is no ether among the Republi
cans se well acquainted with the workings
of the water department as Halbacb, and
he does net knew half as much as he gets
credit for. Until the Worthington pump
ing eugine was put in place, the water de
partm.'ut under Halbach was most ex
travagantly run, and the city was obliged
te feet enormous bills for repairs made iu
the interest of a gang of haugcrs-en. But
Halbach will be elected. The Xcic Era
is bis champion, and he has the ardent
suppeit of Alderman Barr, Joe Iluber,
Bucky Leiblcy and ether interested
parties, llalbach's hat may be chalked
for a through passage.
City Treasurer.
There is much diversity of opinion as te
who among the candidates will carry oil'
the prize of taking care of the city funds.
Of all the candidates named en the Repub
lican side, there is scarcely ene who is
altogether up te the mark of a first class
city treasurer. Wm. S. Shirk, who was
treasurer for a short time a year age,
showed very little talent for that sort of
business, and though rather careful wa.;
complained of as being very slew. Clayten
F. Myers, who is largely supported by the
boy?, is big enough in all conscience te fill
the treasury chair, but he has had no ex
perience in handling large accounts,
and ether objections t him are appar
ent ; yet it appears te be conceded that he
is a strong candidate with mere than an
even chance of winning. He is antagonized,
however, by the McMellen faction, which
showed considerable power iu the Third
ward at the late election, and which will
net willingly see him win. Amaziah C
Barr, who is always a candidate for some
thing, is being vigorously pushed by a little
ceteiic, of which his brother Jake, the
Iderman, is the head centre. Ama
ziah has had considerable ex
perience in clerical matters, aud
is an oily tengucd, even tempered man
very unlike his brother, lie is regarded
as standing next te Myeis iu the race for
the spoils-, but McAlellfcii will leave ue
stene unturned te bieak him. H. R.
Brencmau has many friends for the pesi
tien, but unfortunately they are net coun ceun
cilmcn, and therefore have ue votes in the
caucus. That!. Dickey, late of the Inland
insurance company, has had seme expert
once in banking and claims te knew hew
te keep boekF, but if he gets mere than
two votes in caucus we will be surprised.
Dr. B. F. W. Urban, late clerk of quaitcr
sessions,is a geed clerk and ready reckener.
He is an active aud net very scrupulous pel
itician, aud has injured his political stand
ing by bis greed of office. Like Oliver
Twist,or the daughters of the horse leech,
he is ever asking for " mere." But he
won't get it this time. He will be badly
left. Jehn B. Markley, cashier of the in
ternal revenue office, has been favorably
spoken of for the position by his friends,
lie has already held the office of city treas
urer. He has net announced himself as a
candidate, but would make a pretty geed
"dark horse " should he and his boss, Tem
Wiley, be bounced from the revenue oflice, ,
which it is claimed is net unlikely. Loek- .
ing ever the doubtful field, Clayt. Myers
appeals, at the present moment, te have
rather the best of the i.ice. Should he win,
there will be a very striking geographical
tableau presented whcu the present treas
urer, Mr. 3IcCemsey bauds ever the keys.
Mr. McCemsey is an admirable illustration
of longitude, being lean and six feet five
inches iu length, while Myers is an equally
geed illustration of latitude, being six feet
live inches in girth, and only about five
feet six inches in length.
Street Commissioner.
Fer street commissioner there is a
spirited contest. Sam II. Lcvan, ex
councilman, ex-tieasurer of the county
cemmittee and cx-candidate for county
treasurer, lias hopes of winning. Se have
Miller Eckman, Pe'.cr W. Gerrccht and
ex-Commissioner Peter B. Fordney. The
two Peters are probably the strongest
candidates. Gerrccht has spent mere
money for the party than any of his com
petitors. Fordney is the candidate of the
McMellen clement and will receive what
ever strength eh weakness that peculiar
combination affords.
City Solicitor.
Fer city solicitor the candidates are J.
W. Deulinger. Chas. I. Landis, Geerge A.
Lane and Wm. T. Brown, whose chances
of winning arc in the order iu which their
names me above placed. Denlingfer is a
young lawyer of considerable force, and is
net closely identified with any of the jar
rfng factions that make up the Republican
party. Landis is a modest, affable well
informed young fellow, who served one
terra as solicitor with credit. Lane is
Tem Cochran's candidate, and as he new
lives in the Second, and expects te remove
into the Sixth ward, he thinks be ought te
have the votes from both wards, but he
will net get them. Brown is something
of a fiee lance, fighting en his own hook,
and will be apt te come in at the heel of
the hunt.
Organization of Councils.
Fer president of common council Dr. L
T. Davis will probably he chosen without
opposition. He is ene of the eldest and
most intelligent members of the body.
Fer clerk of common council a number
of candidates have been named, the most
prominent of whom are C. A. Cast, W. W.
Gricst and E. E. Snyder, either of whom
would make an efficient officer. Mr. Gast
is an active and intelligent newspaper re
porter, connected with the Examiner.
Mr. Giicst is a son of Elwood Gricst. of
the Inquirer, and assistant editor of that
paper. He is affable, intelligent and well
posted in clerical duties. Mr. Snyder for
many years served acceptably as clerk of
common council, and was displaced two
years age when the Democrats came into
power.
The Democracy.
The Democrats this year have very lit
tle patronage te bestow. They arc in a
minority in, common council and in joint
convention, and will therefore most likely
lese all the city offices ; but they have se
cured a majority of one in select council
and will probably organize that body,
whiah for many years past has been con
trolled by the Republicans. There ap
pears te be very little rivalry among them
for the presidency. It is understood that
both Wise and Zecher positively decline
the place, and that neither Berger, Brown
nor Wolf is especially anxious for its
honors. Either of them will make a geed
presiding officer.
Fer clerk of select council there are
seveial available candidates : Herbert
Johnsten, of the Intei.ligescer, for two
years past clerk of common council ;
Thes. F. McElligett, of the reportorial
staff of the Neie Era ; J. B. Lichty. late
assessor of the Second ward, and J. M.
Wcsthaeffer, the old bookseller.
. The Democracy will also probably re
tain control of the water department, as
the water committee, which has the ap
pointment of the engineer and assistant
and firemen, will probably as new contain
a Democratic majority, inclnding the
mayor, chairman, ex-qfficie.
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