LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY APRIL 1 1882.
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SATURDAY EVENING, APBHj lr 1882.
Tie Amenities or JeHraallsm.
Our esteemed local Republican con
temporaries, always estimable and en
terprising, have, it seems te us, never
recommended themselves se highly te
public esteem for signal enterprise as in
their estimable editorial efforts of the
past month. The Examiner's able exer
tiens directed te the " thrift " of Mr.
Warfel and his "stupidity," te the pious
pretensions of Mr. Geist and his sanc
tity, and te the literary beauties of the
"Prayer of Leve" and its inspiration,
have only been equalled by the ability
with which the New Era has discussed
Burkhelder & Brune's beauties, the
" red-headed " lies of the " Bourbon
Democratic" editor of the Examiner,
and the literary accomplishments of its
owner. Their controversies have been
conducted with such amiability and
freedom from personalities, with such
fine regard for delicacy of feeling and in
such a placid style, that they will long
serve as models of classic journalism.
Then, tee, they have se carefully avoided
any reiteration of their views,
and have returned te subjects
previously discussed with sucli -apparently
painful reluctance, that all
their readers have sympathized with the
sad necessity which constrained them te
allude for the second or even third time
te matters that both seemed anxious te
consign te oblivion. Beth of our es
teemed contemporaries have at repeated
times in their experience and ours sought
te set the Intelligencer right aud te
make it walk in the path of proper edi
torial direction ; each has frequently
and fluently criticised a certain plain
ness and direction of speech which, te
some truth-loving people, has especially
recommended this journal ; but never,
before their recent forcible illustrations or
hew a newspaper ought te be edited,
bad we felt such profound respect and
gratitude for the teaching by precept and
example of our esteemed contemporaries
as new. In the measure that the In
telligencer falls short of any possible
attempt te rival these peculiar displajs of
genius by our contemporaries each un
approachable in its way let it net be as
sumed that in any Pharisaical spirit the
Intelligencer thanks Ged it is net a
conduct of " red-headed " lies or a sewer
of " saline gush " and " pretentious hy hy
pecricy," but that with all due humility
we leave our esteemed contemporaries te
strike out boldly in these untredden
paths where our unshed feet dare net
venture.
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A Doubtful Decision.
The Centre county court has just made
a decision that will net prove very accept
able te the politicians. An editor sued a
man who was a candidate for office, and
after the election refused te pay for the
complimentary notices which had been
given of him during the campaign. It was
admitted that the complimentary editor
ials were net ordered by the candidate, hut
the court held that a political paper is ex
pected te de its utmost in furthering the
interests of its candidates, and that in
return the parties se served arc bound te
pay the editor for his labor. This is a
new departure in political finance which, if
generally enforced, would work bard en
the defeated candidate. New Era.
In the absence of the text of this al
leged decision, we are leth te believe
that any enlightened court in this com
monwealth has pronounced a judgment
se utterly at variance with every legal
and common sense principle as that
which is here ascribed te the judicatory
in which Judges Orvis and Mayer are
arbiters of the law. It is well established
that without a premise, express or im
plied, no obligation te pay can be con
tracted by the voluntary act of one party
te the assumed contract and that party
the ebligee. If 'a candidate for office
can be held liable te pay for " compli
mentary editorials" inserted in -a news
paper without his order, the same prin
ciples which sustain this view of the law
will compel business men te pay for
complimentary notices of their interests
inserted in newspapers without their di
rection. Of course, the supreme court
would promptly reverse any such absurd
Judgment of the Centre county court or
any ether.
The California-judge who ruled some
time age that a newspaper has the same
right te sell its editorial opinions that a
lawyer has te let his legal services out te
the retainer of them, took altogether a
degrading Yiew of journalism and one
which will meet with no sympathy from
any upright editor who recognizes his
obligation te the public and his readers
te give them his honest opinion en all
questions discussed, " unawed -by influ
ence and unbribed by gain," but a judge
who would held that a " political paper
is expected te de its utmost in further
ing the interest of its candidates" and
then can recover at law compensation
for its "complimentary editorials," can
discount the California judge net only in
the low estimate he puts upon editorial
rights and duties, but in his burlesque
of sound legal principles.
The 'intensity of the Wilkesbarre
RecenVs opposition te -Camerenism
grows hotter with every issue. Its edi
tor was formerly a reliable Stalwart and
his paper never-flickered nor spoke with
any uncertain sound. There has been
no public notice that he has abandoned
its tripod, or that in his absence any
"Bourbon Democrat" has been tempo tempe
rarily installed te retail " red headed
, lies " about its editor's late political as-
seciates. umu recently we would as
seen have looked into the Examiner with
the expectancy of finding something
pleasant about Senater Kauffman as te
have expected the truth about Cameren
from the home organ of Gov. Heyt, but
new-adays it is telling of Cameren's
faults and Beaver's failings with as much
gusto as our esteemed local Stalwart
contemporary quotes from the " Prayer
of Leve."
The New Yerk Sun is exactly right
and makes a significant suggestion when
it intimates that the eyes of the army
are turned te the Masen case and its
morale must be largely affected by the
determination of it. If Masen did right
in sheeting at Guiteau, if he is entitled
te distinction for it or even te escape
punishment.then the soldier-guards who
watched Guiteau without sheeting at
him did wrong. The sooner the public
gets ashamed of its precipitate error in
honoring Masen's offense, the better for
every interest of law and order.
Stenographer HAYES,of the Heuse,
who has been ruthlessly removed by
Keifer, for no ether " cause" than that
the speaker wanted te appoint an ex
secretary of Grant te the place, is net a
Democrat as has been stated, but a Gar
field Republican. Se is Devine, who was
appointed by Blaine and whom Keifer has
since threatened with removal because
he spoke sympathetic words and charac
terized Hayes' mode of removal as
unusual and unjust. The object of the
rules net te remove these men except
for " cause" was te secure a trained
body of stenographers who would net be
subject te the ebb and flew of politics in
the Heuse. Every member is individ
ually .interested te secure competent
men for this work. Hayes -has been en
this duty for twenty-seven years, and it
will be difficult for Keifer te convince a
majority of the Heuse that he was re
moved for adequate cause.
In Siiaxghai they celebrated the
"week of prayer" with well attended
union services.
Dr. Bucklet says in the Chrutian Ad
vocate that church rallies are the devil's
infernal machines.
Tun exchanges at the Bosten clearing
house during March were $12,000,000 less
than during March, 1881.
The New Era speaks of the New Yerk
Herald as the recognized and official organ
of President Arthur. Where did it get
the news ?
Tnc Senate committee en territories has
agreed te report favorably the bill for the
admission et Dakota as a state, which was
recommitted a few days age.
The Chinese merchants of San Francisce
have cpeucd a merchants' exchange,
which they have been secretly organizing
for some time past, for mutual benefit and
protection.
Cexguesssan Scrantex has caused it
te he proclaimed with plenty of estenta
tien that he is for Grew for governor,
Seems that something of the kind was
heard from Quay net long age. All is
Cameren fish that gets into the Grew net.
Tun editor of the Inquirer is a gcuereus
man. Out of the proceeds of his pension
wncn ne gets u, ne proposes te endow a
hospital for some of his lawyew friends.
Twe dollars a month will net go far, it is
true, but small favors thankfully received.
All the same this liberal preposition of the
able editor may be simply an April feel.
There is some little hope that Virginia
may yet be redeemed from the curse of
Maheueism. With the aid of three Read
justers the Democrats in the Senate have
beaten the bill, reducing the judicial cir
cuits in the state from eighteen te twelve,
" one of the chief partisan measures'' of
the Readjusters, as it would have turned
out all the present circuit judges and ne
cessitated the election of new ones.
The Stalwart march of civil service re
form keeps steadily en. Just before Jehn
Sherman left the treasury department he
removed Collector Buckner, of Louisville,
because he was a Grant man at a time
when Sherman wanted Sherman men in
the service of .the treasury department,
The man then appointed has new been
displaced by President Arthur for another
Grant man.
The Wilkesbarre Recerd once a Stalwart
paper and still Governer Heyt's home
organ knows a hawk from a handsaw and
it says i " The general public opinion
does net fix much difference between the
succeptibility of either Beaver or Butler
te the Cameren uses in a close cmcrcencv.
notwithstanding the anti Cameren senti
ment of the county, which presents the
latter name. '
The Half-Breeds are again heist by
their own attempt te make it out that Col
lector Van Hern of Western New Yerk,
was lately supplanted by a Stalwart, sim
ply because Van Hern was a Garfield Re
publican. It seems that Garfield had
premised the entire congressional delega
tien of the district te remeve him, and an
order is new en record in General Garfield's
hand writing, directed te Secretary Win
dem, in about these words : " See about
Niagara county being put back in the
Erie district and appointment of Yan
Hern's successor." It is te be hepsd the
production of this endorsement will net
be considered " defamation of the dead."
In the case of jurymen who were net
able te get home en the day they
were discharged, and who were compelled
by an extension of the term te come back
en the Monday of the week after that for
which they were drawn, the Yerk county
court has deeided-that they were neither
entitled te fees for the day which they
were compelled te stay ever nor te any
mileage for the second week. This decision
is net in accordance with the mere liberal
practice in this county ; and, in our judg
ment, the Yerk county court displays a
measure of public parsimony net consist
ent with the spirit of the law, which in
tends that jurymen ehall be paid for miles
necessarily traveled and for all days un
avoidably spent in the public service.
The opponents of the Mormons will have
te be hunting up some new ammunition.
Their " indietment of a whole people" is
somewhat crippled by the statement of
that able statist ican -and social writer, Mr.
Rebert P. Perter, based en the census re
ports, that " altogether, the Mermen peo
ple, considered apart from their peculiar
belief, and especially their belief in and
practice of polygamy, is one of the best
that could be obtained te settle our un
occupied territory. They are (I refer te
the mass of the people, net the leaders)
honest, sober, simple and industrious." And
again : "Much attention has always been
paid by the Mermen priesthood te educa
tion. .In 1875 there were in the territory
260 tchoelhouses, in which 398 teachers
were employed. Out of a total school
population of 33,168 the average daily at
tendance was 12,916."
A little girl in Philadelphia en her
way te school was stepped by a freight
train crossing the street. After it had
passed she started te go ever and was
struck and killed by a' passenger train
running 40 miles an hour, the watchman
being at the time en the ether side of the
track. The coroner's jury most emphat
ically censured the P. R. R. " for running
at such a great rate of speed through the
city limits, and also censure the company
for net providing proper precautions at
said crossing for the protection of human
life, and also for employing old and in
competent men." Fer years in this city
the crossings were unguarded, and even
new men, women and children are net
sufficiently protected from danges such
as are above narrated. Soulless corpora
tions should at least respect and protect
the lives of the citizens ever whose high
ways they run their trains.
A number of responsible citizens, who
have every leasen te be well-informed en
the matter, write te us inquiring by what
authority there was given out, without
asking for proposals and competitive bids,
the making of harness for the new fire de
partment, especially when two years age
the manufacture of $18 worth of police
man's belts was submitted for proposals
te all the saddlers of the city. Irrespec
tive of the latter consideration, it was the
peremptory legal duty of the committee
en the reorganization of the fire depart
ment te ask for piopesals for the harness
as well as all ether supplies needed by the
city. Any ether course was in gross vio
lation of law, and before the bill se con
tracted is paid, councils should investigate
the circumstances under which it was
contracted, as it appears in au illegal and
imprepei manner.
It is almost impossible te conceive of
men of such intelligence as Lord Ly tten,
Right Hen. Sir Richard Assheton Cress,
Cardinal Manning, Alfred Tennyson, Ro Re
bert Browning, Professors Huxley and
Goldwin Smith, James Caird, Generals
Sir Linthorne Simmons and Sir Henry
Havelock Allan, Sir Theodere Martin and
leading Londen editors gravely writing a
pretest iu an English magaziue against
the channel tunnel, en the greuud that ' it
would involve England in military dangers
and liabilities, from which as an island she
has hitherto been free. " The clever
hoaxer who get up the story of the French
suddenly capturing Dever by means of
the tunnel seems te have builded wiser
than he kucw. That the Dever end of the
tunnel will be 100 feet below the surface
of the sea, and will have a shore continua
tion of three miles before it reaches day
light, is enough te show any intelligent
person, ene would think, that "any invad
ing ferce could be stepped by the most
ordinary defences and by a small force of
men, without resorting te the destructive
device of opening sluice gates and flooding
the tunnal from the sea. Ne assaulting'
force could ever get through that four
miles of shore tunnel." Te surmise .that
England is in any possible danger from
this source is te assume that the manly art
of self-defense is totally lest.
PERSONAL.
Beicry, Mr. Randall's old Congressional
antagonist, is te be chief of the bureau of
engraving aud printing.
The president has signed the bill pen
sioning the widows of Presidents Gar
field, Polk and Tyler.
Senater Legan, who is sick of rheuma
tism, intends te go te the Het Springs in
Arkansas next week.
Jehxxy Steele, better known as "Ceal
Oil Johnny," is a common laborer en the
Tidewater Pipe line.
It is probable that the marriage of
Prince Leepold will be postponed en ac
count of his illness. The preparations for
the ceremony have been suspended.
Mr. IIar.tes, of the banking firm of
Drexel, Harjes & Ce, of Paris, has been
decorated with the 'cress of the Legien of
Hener by the French government.
Arthur clubs are already forming in
New Yerk city te let the country knew
that the Empire state will be at the next
national convention.
Naval Secretary Huxt is satisfied that
when he gees Grant's man Beale will
take his place. But Hunt does net pro
pose te be tee previous about starting.
Mixxie Hauk considers herself no long
er the prima denna of Mr. Mapleson's
opera company. She has been'dissatisfied
with her reception by New Yerk people
this winter and very jealous of Rossini.
Moses Tayler, of New Yerk, yesterday
gave $250,000 te the hospital founded in
Scranteu for the benefit of employees of
the Delaware, Lackawanna fc Western
railroad.
Grant says he wrpte both his presi
dential letters of acceptance without a
suggestion from anybody else. This does
net debar him from taking a hint if he
ever gets a chance at a third.
The gossips of Philadelphia have settled
it that Mrs. Craig Wadswertu nee Miss
Lena Peters, of Philadelphia, who has
been a reigning belle in Londen and Paris,
and who has lately been often invited te
the White Heuse dinners, is seen te be
come its mistress.
Among the thirtren students suspended
from Williams college for five weeks, en
account of trickejy at the recent examina
tions, was H. D. Rockwell, son of Cel.
Rockwell, Washington, D. C. Yeung
Garfield was net successful in securing
the examination papers, and escaped. sus
pension. .
An empleye of the treasury department
wrote and published during the last "presi
dential campaign, a scurrilous attack en
Senater Wade Hamptpn. Recently this
article was republished and Senater Hamp
ton called the attention of the secretary
of the treasury te it. Secretary Felger
informed Gen. Hampton that the man
should be dismissed if he desired it. The
man 'was called up and admitted the au
thorship of the article, but plead in justi
fication that he'had a written request from
Mr. Sherman for him te make the first
publication, which request he produced.
As Mr. Sherman was at that time secre secre
taryjef the treasury, he says he considered
this request in the light of an order from
his superior officer. Hence Hampton has
given Sherman the cut direct, and J. S. I
gees aewn even a peg lower in the estima
tion of decent people.
THE LATEST NEWS. '
UL.EAMKD FKOM THE MORNIHO MAILS.
The Burned Steamship Murder- Incen
diaries In Missouri Sene Tragic Hap
pening and Notable Deaths
Paragraphic Points.
The wreck of the steamer Gelden City,
burned at Memphis, is sunk in 25 feet of
water. The current is se swift that
divers cannot get through the cabin te
leek for bodies. Only one body has been
recovered, that of Mrs. Anna Smith, of
Springfield, Massachusetts, who bad been
visiting relatives in New uneans. Mrs.
L. E. Kouns, her three children and Miss
Annie Campbell, lest en the burned
steamer, left Shreveport last week te spend
the summer in Ohie. Captain Kouns did
net hear of the less of bis wife and chil
dren until last evening, and the shock
was se great that he became maniacal
and had te be put under medical treat
ment. Murdered by Incendiaries.
The houEe and store of Jeseph Yeiger,
postmaster, near Autenia, Jcfferseu ceun
ty, Missouri, were fired by an incendiary.
As the family rushed from the burning
building, Yerger was shot dead by an as
sassin concealed in a shed en the opposite
side of the street. The assassin escaped.
A mau named Tresslcr, who had a grudge
against Yerger, aud had threatened te kill
him, is suspected of the crime.
I3IMURCII IN A JUAD-HOUSB.
Story of Insanity, Maltreatment and Stranee
Death or a Klch Yeung Lady.
Dr. Alfred Livingstone's "private hos
pital for the cure of nervous diseases'' at
Wayne, Delaware county, which become
somewhat notorious a fortnight since by
the arrest of one of its attaches, Edward
M. Clifferd, for practicing medicine with
out a diploma, was brought into further
disrepute yesterday by the death of Miss
Elizctte M. Grant, a daughter of the late
Professer Wm. R. Grant, of the Pennsyl
vania medical college, it is stated from
maltreatment while a patient at that insti
tution. Fer years Miss Grant had been
a victim te melancholia and en the
29th of June her guardians Archibald
Mclntyre and Dr. Anna M. Mc
Allister, the latter a relative, placed
her at Dr. Livingstone's, who received
$50 a week for euro and treatment
of her. She is said te have received very
rough treatment from Clifferd and ether
attendants at Livingstone s, and sunered
from various barbarities that are likely te
be raade the subject of legal investigation.
Meney te the amount of about $100,000
had been bequeathed Miss Grant by her
father, but in spite of this fact it is said
that she was poorly provided for at Dr.
Livingstone's. The room she occupied
was ene of the worst in the house, being
next te the reef, and containing no com
forts in the way of carpets or geed fur
niture. During the coldest days of tbe
winter the stove in her room did net con
tain fire until 10 o'clock in the morning.
Her bed was peculiarly uncomfortable and
was net even provided with a bolster, al
though she often asked for one.
The Prospects or the Peach Crep.
Reports from prominent peach-growers
of the Peninsula iu relation te this year's
prospects cover the state of Delaware and
Kent, Queen Annie's, Dorchester, Talbot,
Carolina and Wicomico counties in Mary
land. Although the drought of last sum.
mer impaired most trees of mere than
eight years' growth, the report concludes
that, unless disaster occurs before maturi
ty, this year's yield will be as abundant, in
propretion te the number of bearing trees,
as was that of 1875. That year's crop, in
round numbers, was about 7,000,000 bask
ets. Assuming that the number of bear
ing trees has been reduced from twenty
five te thirty-three aud one-third per cent,
the present outlook is for a harvest of
from 4,C6C,000 te 5,250,000 baskets of
peaches, subject te the lien which the frost
has upon every peach crop until after May
1.
The Dead.
Jehn T. Adams, ex-member of the Con
necticut Legislature and ex-judge of pro
bate, died in Norwich en Thursday night
aged 75 years.
James A. Patten, judge of the court of
appeals of West Virginia, died suddenly
at a hotel iu Wheeling; en Thursday
night.
Henry W. Eastman, a well-known law
yer of New Yerk city, died en Thursday
night at his home in Reslyn, Leng
Island.
General Strelnikeff Murdered.
In Odessa, Gen. Strelnikeff, the public
prosecutor of the Kieff military tribunal,
was shot with a revolver, while sitting en
the boulevard. The ball penetrated 'the
head and came out through the forehead.
General Strelnikeff died immediately. The
two assassins were stepped while fleeing
from the scene in a carriage, offered vio
lent resistance and with their revolvers
and poniards wounded three persons.
They were finally overpowered and con
veyed te a police station.
Wounded his Wife and Killed Hlmseir.
In Cleveland, Ohie. Rebert Bluen, a
blacksmith, fired twice at his wife, who
was lying in bed beside him, aud wounded
her dangerously in the head. He then
committed suicide by putting a bullet into
his own brain. They had only been six
months married and he was supposed te
be devoted te his wife, but he had been
disabled by rheumatism and feared poverty.
l'ow-Wews Played Out.
Commissioner Price,of the Indian buieau,
does net believe in Indian "powwows:"
He has said he did net think there would
be another Indian " pew-wow " in Wash
ington while he was commissioner, and
added : " It is perfect nonsense their
coming here ; they don't knew what they
want when they start and the longer they
stay here the less they knew, and it 'is
only a waste of time and money.
A Sunken Schooner.
The (hree masted schooner reported
sunk opposite Manasquan, New Jersey, is
the Henry Davy, of Barnagat. She was
sunk by a steamer during a fog en the
night of -the 30th ult., but her crew
were saved and taken te West Point,
Virginia.
Anether Big Strike.
The meulders in the Grant locomotive
works, in Paterson, N. J., struck last
last evening for an increase of 20 per cent.
A general strike of all the meulders in Pa
terson is expected te-day, as their Union
agreed, several weeks age, te demand an
advance en April 1st.
Poisonous Vaccination.
L. H. Ballinger, a grocer of Galveston,
has died in that city from the effects of
poisonous vaccination. Mr. Redmond,
superintendent of the Texas compress
company, is believed te be dying in the
same city from the same cause.
The Fire Becerd.
An incendiary fire in Ferest city, Ark.,
destroyed eigne stores, causing a less esti
mated at $40,000.
The Heldennes school, near Plymouth
N. H , was destroyed by fire last evening
Less, $lt,000.
Nominations Confirmed.
The United States Senate has confirmed
Selah Merrill, of Massachustts, te be con cen
serat Jerusalem ; Frank W. Ballen, of
New Yerk, consul at Kiehl, and Jacob V.
Carter, Indian agent .for the Sacs and
Foxes in the Indian territory.
Remits of the Southern Floods.
Statistician Dedge, of the agricultural
department, thinks that if the floods in
the lower Mississippi region recede "in
any reasonable time " there may be a fair
cotton crop, "although, of ceurse.lateand
less than the averaged in quality."
Hew Tan Keasselaer pied.
The inquest en the death of Philip S.
Yan Rensselaer, Id New Yerk, resulted
ma verdict that he "cams te his death
from the accidental discharge of a pistol,
caused by careless handling."
Hanged Protesting their Innocence.
Alfred Weisinger and William Ludlow,
convicted of the murder of an old man,
were hanged in Selma, Alabama. They
made long speeches en the scaffold pro
testing that they were innocent.
The Election Trials la Seuth Carolina.
Thejgoverner of Seuth Carolina has or
dered Attorney General Youmans te go te
Charleston and defend thojelectien officers
indicted and te be tried in the United
States eeurt.
Bridged -With Ice.
The St. Lawrence river is closed with a
solid ice bridge, which is likely te last for
several weeks te come. Last season the
river at tkit point was open en the 1st of
April.
bulcldeef a Wealthy Breker.
James Tremaine, a wealthy broker, for
merly of New Yerk, committed suicide in
Bosten. Ne cause is assigned. He leaves
a widow and three children.
Knd of a Murder Trial.
The trial of David D McMillen for the
murder of Father McCarthy, a Catholic
priest, terminated yesterday at Greenfield,
Mass., m a verdict of net guilty.
Brakeniaa Killed.
Dennis Burke, a brakeman en the Ge
neva, Ithaca & Sayre railroad, was crushed
te death yesterday at Ithaca, N. Y., by
the collision of a coal and freight train.
Cattle Thieves Lynched.
W. T. Phoebus and Jay McGrew, cattle
thieves, were taken from the jail in Den
ver, Colerado, and lynched en Thursday
night.
Death Under a Derrick.
Themas Carrigan, a stonecutter, was
killed in the Union Springs (N. Y.) quarry
en Thursday by a falling derrick.
Buffering for Feed.
Great privation is reported en the Mag
dalen Islands, potatoes being very scarce
aud dear.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
FIRE TO-DAY.
The New Department's First Werk.
About neon te-day a fire alarm was
struck from box 31, situated at Chestnut
and Duke streets. It was caused by the
burning of the frame buildintr standing
just east of the Pennsylvania railroad pas
senger depot and known as the "old match-
factory." The Empire bell sounded the
alarm, and in a very short time the engines
were en the ground, and se were the hose
men and chief engineer. The fire was
confined te the reef of the building and
was seen extinguished, but at one time it
looked as though that building as well as
ethers ill the neighborhood would be
burned. The whele damage done was te
the reef, and it was badly burned. The
building is unoccupied and empty. It is
owned by Mr. Jehn Keller and is insured.
The fire is thought te have been started by
a locomotive spark, the structure being but
a few feet from the railroad.
- The firemen made excellent time going
te the fire and did geed work. Engine
Ne. 4, by some mistake, was net driven te
the fire at once, as the alarm was misun
derstood. When it arrived, however,
steam was up, and it did geed service.
This was the first fire that the new depart
ment has had, and the men received the
highest praise for their promptness in re
spending te the alarm, and for the geed
work which they did.
Badly Mixed.
A colored man by the name of Beeks,
has recently been living with a white
woman at Peach Bettem, but it is net
known whether they are married, some
time age Beeks was arrested by Chester
county officers and was placed in jail for
15 days for some offense. While he was
confined the woman married a white man
named James Harvey. A few days age
the negre was set free, and be at once re
turned te the woman's home and induced
her te run away with him. They went off
together and have net been heaid of since
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A Generous Blan.
Majer Elwced'UHest's Weekly Inquirer.
The Intelligexcer says the editor of
the Inquirer has applied for a pension.
Don't be alarmed my dear fellow, don't be
uneasy. When we get it we won't be
mean about it. Our purpose is te appro
priate at least half of it te creating a fund,
from which leans can be made te impecu
nious lawyers, se that their pressing ne
cessities will net tempt them te irregular
ities that might bring reproach en the pro
fession. Upset This Morning.
This morning a man was driving a
horse, hitched te a wagon leaded with
meat, along Prince street near Orange,
when the bed pin of the wagon came out
and the vehicle was upset. The dasher
was broken off, the top badly damaged,
and the meat was thrown all ever the
street. The man .was thrown out of the
wagon. He struck his face en the ground
and was very badly bi uised. The team was
owned jby Jacob Geed of Pcquea township.
Mere Water.
If it had been raining air day, all the
street sprinklers of this city would have
been placed en the street. It was net
raining, but has been dusty and windy and
persons having te walk or drive were
almost blinded by sand which blew into
every crack in houses. If the men who
own street sprinklers don't knew hew te
use them they had better dispose of them
te persons who de knew their business.
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Obituary.
Abraham Dubree an old and respected
citizen of Drumore township died at his
residence 'en Thursday last. He was a
fine mechanic and gained quite a reputa
tion by the manufacture of plows known
in the neighborhood as the Dubree plow.
His father was the late Absalom Dubree
who, a generation age was held in high
esteem as a scrivener and surveyor.
'Squire Barr Complimented.
At a meeting of the finance committee
of city councils, held last evening, G. W.
Zecher offered .a resolution which was
unanimously adopted, tendering the
thanks of the -committee te J. K. Barr,
esq., for the intelligent and faithful man
ner in which he had performed bis duties
as clerk of the committee.
ayer's Court.
This morning the mayor had a right big
court, there being twelve cases before him.'
He sent three drunks te jail for thirty
days, one for ten, and made two ethers
pay costs. Five vagrants were allowed te
again take the read.
Illuminating Berks County.
Mr. H. C. Moere, of this city gave an
exhibition of his sciopticen views te the'
Sunday school and members of the Pres Pres
byterien church at Stettsburg, Berks
county, en last Wednesday evening. A
large audience greeted him.
Unmaliable Letters.
Letters addressed as fellows are detained
at the posteffice for want of postage :
"Continental Chrome.Co., 2H5 Broadway
New Yerk."
"M. Rosenbaum,' esq., Ne. 15 Jehn
street, Philadelphia."
Drank aad Disorderly.
Emma Archey, colored, went en a spree
yesterday, became very drank and diser
derly, was picked up by the police and
committed for a hearing before Alderman
Spurrier en Monday next. ,
A BUST DAY.
rHE FIRST OF APRIL 18SS.
Shep-Keepers, Hotels, Banks, County Omcers
all Active Mere Business Changes.
The 1st of April, as has been the case
from time immemorial, brings te town a
great crowd of country people. It is an
nual settling up day ; the day upon which
leases and sales of real estate and transfers
of all kinds of property are made, judg
ments and mortgages are recorded or re
leased, and all kinds of business transac
tions are entered into mere largely than en
any ether day in the year.
As 'Squire Then would say, "the
weather is clear, but raw and blustering,
with clouds of dust flying in all direc
tions." Nevertheless there is perhaps
almost as many strangers in town as has
been usual ou the first in past years. We
de net see se many of the herney-handed
sons of toil sitting along the curbstones
and en deer steps, making their settle
ments, as formerly, but still there are
some of them who transact business in
that primitive way, greatly te the joy of
the pickpockets, who in years gene by
were went te reap a rich harvest from the
unsuspecting yeomen, who took no" little
Dride in disnlavinz their wealth te their
admiring gaze- New the great bulk of
the settlements arc made by checks,
through our admirably managed banking
houses, who as usual made great prepara
tions for the accommodation of their cus
tomers. The bankers complain that a full
supply of paper money was hard te ob
tain, but they have bags and buckets full
of geld and silver. In a word, money is
plenty, and anyone who wants it can get
it, en properly secured paper or collat
erals. The country recorder aud protbenotary,
with an efficient corps of deputies and
clerks, have been busy from early morn
ing te the present hour the former officer
in receiving for record deeds and mort
gages, and making releases ; the latter in
entering and releasing judgments, &c.
The hotels, eating houses and saloeus
are as usual much crowded, but there
does net appear te be a very unusual
amount of business being dene by our
merchants aud shopkeepers, apart from
the settlement of the past year's accounts.
An Incident of the Day.
One of our country cousins, who came
te town te day and made his transfers very
early, set out te see the sights. He first
called at the office of the American Rapid
telegraph company te cct a glass of beer,
and failing there he felt sure of getting ac
commodated at Stcwait's new and inviting
looking coal office. Finally he stumbled into
Zaepfel's kitchen and was escorted thence
te the barroom. The last seen of him he
was going down into the Netc Era press
room te get a shave, shampoen, hair cut
and his moustache dyed.
Mere Business Changes.
As will be seen by an advertisement, the
livery firm of Swaine & Wiley is dissolved.
James Stewart's coal office is removed
from the Lecher building te the room Ne.
20, in the Prangley building, lately occu
pied by Cehe & Wiley.
Our Congressman Criticised.
The weekly Inquirer, which scrutinizes
our congressman's official performance
with microscopic zeal, has discovered that
the speech "delivered" in Congress by
Hen. A. Herr Smith, in favor of the Chi
nese bill was net made at all, but printed
in the Recerd by leave At first, says
Majer Griest'8 paper, " we supposed the
publication was the work of some enemy
of Smith's who had taken this means te
bring him jnte disrepute, and this opinion
was strengthened by the fact that the New
Era, his personal organ, neither published
nor made any allusion te it ; but inquiry
at the office of the Exnminir has satisfied
us that the document is a genuine one."
And further, " in all our reading upon
this question, and we have examined many
of the speeches ou either side, both iu the
Senate and Heuse, we have seen none that
in ignorance of the essential facts of the
case, or in misconception of the real issues
involved, can cempare with this effort of
Mr. Smith's."
Was Sliaw in Yerk county '.'
The Delta (Yerk county) Herald says :
" A man passed through this place last
Mendaye'answering in many respects the
description of the man Shaw who shot his
wife in Lancaster county a few weeks age.
He bad rather a long reddjsb beard,
marked above the eye, was somewhat
lame in one leg and was perhaps 55 years
old. He gave his hame as Brown and said
he had been rich once, but was very peer.
A day after he was gene his resemblance
te the published descriptions of Shaw
were remarked, and ameve was talked
of te hunt him up, but nothing was
done."
A Fable.
A worthy Blacksmith, who had aban
doned bis honorable Trade and taken te
.War, Politics and Newspapers, one day
conceived the idea of maliciously hammer
ing the Anvil, just te see whether his
Wrists bad really been affected by a fall
from a Mule during the War. After he
had persisted in his Exercise for a long
time he found that he had made no Inden
tation upon the Anvil, but that he was se
much wearied and injured by the violent
Exertion that he straightway applied for
an increase of Pension and declared that
there wa3 no Profit in Controversy with
such a mendacious and malicious Anvil.
Improved Fertilizer Feeder.
Alfred H. Worst, of Salisbury township,
has been granted a patent for an improve
ment in fertilizer feeders for grain drills.
The novelty in this invention consists in
an enless belt, composed of plates whose
length is across the belt and one edge of
each of which has a flange projecting
outwards, the plates se linked together
that in revolving about the pulleys the
flange of one plate is scraped by the plain
edge of the one preceding it. This patent
was secured through Wm. R. Gerhart, of
this city, solicitor of patents.
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Shipment of Horses.
Daniel Lefevre this morning shipped 18
head of horses from this city te SolMer SelMer
bach in New Yerk.
Fiss & Deerr shipped te-day te New
Yerk 35 head of heavy horses bought in
Lancaster county. 'Among the let are
some very fine drivers.
Senthenheimer & Badenheimer shipped
30 head of fine horses te New Yerk te day.
They averaged 1,500 pounds in weight.
Among them there were a pair of coach
horses, and one extra large sorrel.
Married.
Samuel Gibsen and Isabella Ceurbit
were married last evening, the interesting
ceremony being performed by Alderman
Samson.
The First Brick.
I AHMirst bricks made this season, aud it
is sakttne first ever made in this city as
early as the 1st of April, were made this
morning at the brick yard of Jacob Pentz.
Shad Caught..
W. P. Haines caught the first shad of
the season in the Susquehanna a couple of
days age. He made a haul of 12.
Sunday Hours at the Fostefnce.
On . and after te-morrow the Sunday
hours at the posteffice will be from 8 te
9 a. m and from fl te 7 P. M.
Columbia's Postmaster.
Henry Mullen was yesterday confirmed
by the Senate as postmaster at Columbia,
Pa.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OCB BKUULAR COKRESPeaDKNCE.
Affairs Along the Susquehanna Gleanlags
In and Around the Borough Picked up
by the Intelligencer's Reporter.
The Columbia Herald aud Spy, whose
editors are members of the Gen. Welsh
Pest, G. A. R., have been very vigorously
assailing our Columbia correspondent for
his statement that the members of this
pest treated the Marietta pest meanly iu
giving such scant patronage te an enter
tainment brought te Columbia by the
Mariettians. Thus far the Columbia
papers have ljaited their remarks te abuse
of our correspondent, which, te say the
least, is irrelevant te the discussion. It is
te be presumed they have no ether an
swer te the main charge and are unable
te show that they did net treat the Mari
etta pest with scant courtesy. We are
satisfied that our correspondent, in entire
geed faith, reflected euly the complaints
of the aggrieved Marietta people, which
is much mere forcibly expressed te-day in
the Marietta Register. If the Columbia
editors want a vindication they should try
te get it from the Marietta pest and net
by personal abuse of our correspondent.
Ens. Intelligencer.
A Fire and a Fight.
The "stem house" of Mr. Jehn Fendrich
was burned aewn last evening aueuc a
o'clock by an-incendiary. The Vigilant
aud Columbia companies were the only
ones in service, aud the usual fight occur
red. The Columbia company wcre the
first te reach the scene, and the first te
lay the hose. When this was done
they began shouting insulting re
marks te the Vigie. But their
joy ended in sorrow, for before they
could attach their hose te the plug tbe
Vigies were throwing a stream en the
burning building and had the fire under
perfect control before water issued from
the ndzzle of the Columbia's. A young
boy named Leudenbergcr, having held of
the nozzle by the Celumbias, turned the
stream en the Vigie boys who retaliated
by knocking him down with their
stream. The excitement was, intense
and a riot was prevented only by the
interference of the outsiders. As the
Vigilant was going home, the Columbia
hose carriage tried te pass them. Here
the Vigie were wrong as they had no right
te block up the whole street. Loudeu Leudeu
berger picked up a stone with the iutou iuteu iutou
tien of hurting somebody but he was
promptly knocked down by Wash. Duck.
He then uttered threats or the vilest char
acter. ,
The Steve Foundry.
The question of whether the steve foun
dry would be brought te Columbia or net,
is at last decided. It will be brought here.
Several weeks age council learned that tLe
stove works of Spring City, this state,
would be sold. In the interest of Ce'-
umbia a public meeting was called te meet
in council chamber. A large number of
our citizens responded, and one and all
were anxious te have the works bought
and brought te Columbia ; $18,000
te $20,000 was raised the same even
ing, and a committee en subscrip
tions was appointed as fellows :
Wm. B. Given, S. S. Detwiler and Sam
uel Filbert. These gentlemen worked
bard and faithfully as the results will
show. A committee was also sent te
Spring City te Bee what the works could
be purchased for. Upen returning another
meeting was called and the committee re
ported that it would take $100,000 te have
them placed in Columbia iu working order,
and that that amount had te lte raised be be be
fere next Tuesday. The subscription
committee immediately went te 'work
and up te the meeting last - night 1
had collected 971,000. The meeting was
called te order by President Meyers, the
object stated and persons requested te
give their name and amount. In a very
short time the amount had ran up te $1)3,
200, with a premiso of $10,000. This set
tled it, and Messrs. Wm. Patten, II. M.
North, Geerge W. Haldman, James Per Per
rettet, H.Wilsen, Wm. B. Given, W.II.
Pfahler, M. S. Shnraan, Samuel Filbert
and S. S. Detwiler were appointed te go te
Spring City and purchase the works next
Monday.
Upen their return they will report te the
Stockholders en Wednesday evening. The
name adopted for the works is O. B.
Keeley Steve Company, with a capital
stock of $150,000. A committee was also
appointed te procure a charter and organ
ize a corporation. After some further
conversation the meeting adjourned.
LlUle Locals;
The Presbyterian sociable at P. S.
Brngh's was a fine affair and largely at
tended. A large sum of money was
cleared as everything was donated. The
pregramme was an excellent one.
The canary bird of Mrs. Benj. Herr,
which escaped from its cage yesterday,
has been caught and returned te its
owner
The" Old Shipmates" in the opera
hense this evening,
The remains of Mr. Samuel Allisen,
whose death we noticed yesterday, will be
interred in the Mount Bethel cemetery te.
morrow at- 3. p. id, The Susquehanna
ledge, I. O. of 0. F., will have charge of
the ceremonies and attend in a body.
They will meet in their reita at 2 a'cleck
sharp. The Orien ledge is invited te par
ticipate. Mr. Ed. N Smith has' turned out 4,000
tobacco cases instead of 2,000. It was our
mistake.
Mr. Gee. Breneman opens out in the
shoe business te-day.
The U. B. church will held its first
quarterly meeting te-morrow. Rev. L.
Peters, presiding elder, will officiate. Cem L
munien will be administered at the morn-
ing services. Should tbe weather prove
favorable Rev. C. S. Mi ley, the pastor,
will be present.
The public is invited te attend the
"grand rally" of the First African Bap
tist church te-morrow , in the Odd Fel
lows's hall. The services will ba interest
ing. April has arrived at last, and haw many
have been fooled this d ly. Several farm
ers had geed jokes played en them, but
they took it in geed part. Our streets
have been well' filled with country folks
all day,, making our little town leek un
usually lively.
The first shad caught near the dam this
season was seined by Mr. Paul Read. It
was net a large one, but looked very
tempting. Several attempts were made
at ether batteries, but all failed. Mr.
Read has one of the best batteries in the
Susquehanna. He received several offers
for the fish, but refused them all, as he
kindly had premised it te his friend, Mr.
II. L. Bachman.
. Mr. Jehn Wagner entertained about
sixty of his friends at Mr. Krause's saloon
last evening in honor of his birthday. A
pleasant time was enjoyed by all, dancing
being kept up until a late hour. Wolfe's
erchestraUvj?bed the music.
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