LANCASTER DAILY iMMXl&ENCEK FBIDAY APRIL 14 1882;
itamastej futeillfiencer.
FRIDAY EVENING, AFBIL 14, X8B3.
The Werk Before Tfeem.
Tlie county auditors have undertaken
a long and tedious task in their deter
mination te call before them and examine
all the magistrates and constables whose
bills of costs drawn from the county
treasury they have reason te believe were
augmented by such practices as Samson
has already confessed that he engaged in
for his own enrichment and for the
constables among whom he "divided"
his business, and. who doubtless brought
their grist te his mill. But the manner
in which Messrs. Reed, Greider and
Lichtner conduct their examinations
shows that they have diligently prepared
themselves for them, and the people of
the county will indulge them in the
most protracted sitting if they fully ex
pose and cut up by the roots the nefarious
practices by which the county treasury
has been plundered. When they have
finished their present line of investiga
tion they will find subjects for the prose
cution of further inquiries in the abuses,
which have been pointed out in the Is
TKLLiGKNCEn, of $1,800 paid te ex
Prothenotary McMellen for the job of
rearranging the papers in his office,
and the utterly unjustifiable payment
of ever $200 te Clerk of Quarter Ses
sions Urban for blanks used in his office.
Judges Livingston and Patterson will,
no doubt, be glad te explain te the audi
tors under oath why they virtually ap
proved this SI ,800 job by appending te
the bill for it tiieir recommendation that
McMellen should be "very liberally
compensated ;" and the editor of the
New Era, who said Urban's bill was
paid in accordance with judicial deci
sions, will be equally glad te point out
te the auditors some decision sustaining
it, mere " judicial" in its tone than the
alleged suggestion of Judge Livingston
te Ike Bushong, that he would " net
make any mistake" in paying it, or than
the paper en which the same function
ary marked for Urban's benefit the
blanks which the county ought te pay
for. On with the dance.
Death of Jedge Bess.
The people of his immediate district,
and irideed of the whole commonwealth
between whose borders he was well
known, will be shocked and pained te
hear of the death of Hen. Henry P.
Hess, judge of the Montgomery county
district, just as he had entered upon the
duties of a new term te which he had
been elected by a highly complimentary
popular vote. Bern of a family whose
hiblery is conspicuously and honorably
identified with that of the state, and
called at a very early age te high honors
in his profession, he reflected credit en
his ancestry and en the bar by his brill
iant service en the bench. Believing
that there is no place of such fitness for
the exercise of judicial qualities as en
the bench, and that geed judges should
be kept where they are tee scarce, the
Ixtelligexckk never sympathized
with the political ambitions of
Judge Ress nor aided Ids friends
in their promotion, but te a man
of his years and aptitude for poli
tics they were net unnatural. Despite
his strong political and even partisan
predilections, none testified mere heartily
te his uprightness and fairness as a judge
than his political opponents, and his re
cent triumphant re-election he had accept"
ed as an invitation te make the bench
the sphere of his future labors and honors.
That he would reap them was as cer
tain as that he would merit them. Few
common pleas judges in the state had a
better record ; there was none who mere
fearlessly met and mere ably decided
new questions as they arose, nor whose
opinions were mere popularly quoted.
The ex senatorial editor of the Exam
intrlsA man of changeful mood. Seme
time age he began a " red-het " warfare
en Senater Kauffman and the editor of
the Xctc Era, accused them of venality,
raked up alleged records of 1801 and
anterior dates, and altogether boldly
sailed in te " fight ever old and almost
forgotten questions." The A"ic Era, in
reply, revived and reiterated a charge
that in these days the editor of the Ex
aminer betrayed his constituents and
sold his vote for $6,000 in the state Sen
ate. The Lntjslligexcek, shocked at
thi3 charge, called upenthe-accused cen cen
.ser of public morals and journalistic
ethics te clear himself. After some
delay and avowed indisposition te
"fight ever old and almost forgotten
questions." the editor of the Examiner
indirectly denied the accusation and de
clared anybody verdant beyond relief
who believed that he had sold his vote
when the market was overstocked and
there was no demand for votes. We
cheerfully accepted his complete vindi.
catipn, but his accuser does net, and
insists that he did " naughty
things in 1861." We won't be
lieve it, and we are glad te see
that the Examintr man has taken a fresh
lease en life and finds it long enough te
"light ever old and almost forgotten
questions." He calls en the JVte EraPa
editor te explain his past "venality" and
wants .the 2Vctc Era's publisher te tell
about his career in the Legislature aud
his relations with that notorious legisla
tive briber, Bess Bill Kemble. Life is
net tee short for the Examiner game
cock te buckle en the gaffs once mere.
New the feathers will fly.
Ab the aldermen, constables, county
solicitor and commissioners have been
working under the "old rules" for
three months of this year, and as Com
missioners Myers and Sammy have, in
four cases at least, exercised the re
markable power of " remitting " costs
due the county, the taxpayers are te be
congratulated en the fact that Auditors
Reed, Greider and Lightner will also
audit the accounts of this year. Let the
band play.
The auditors will find a fine subject
for a coroner' inquest in the bill of
$1,200 paid te Barnes & Huber for
patent files for the prothenotary 's office.
Last year the meeting of the auditors
was a farce ; this year it is a tragedy.
Mb. Rebert A. Etaxs is chairman
of the street committee and finance com
mittee of councils, and-no doubt is the
right man in both places. He get en the
street committee by the accommodation
of the Democratic president of select
council and was made chairman of the
finance committee, as he was elected te
select council without opposition from
the Democrats. He makes very peer
return for it and shows a narrow-minded
partisan spirit in insisting upon the elec
tion of J. K. Barr, clerk of the finance
committee, and no Democratic member
of that body should ever yield te the im
pudent demand. Alderman Barr will
have enough te de for the next few
months before the county auditors.
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The auditors of Centre county took
a very different view of the value
of the sheriff's services in dismant
ling fish pets up there from that
which the sheriff himself and the com
missioners had .pmt 'upon them. Our
auditors will no doubt be pleased te in.
quire into the $500 worth of this kind of
work done in this county last year.
Hew te the line, let the chips fall where
they may.
Cameren' dined " the Farmers' club"
yesterday. He proposes te give some at
tention te his fences.
"Ge it, Steuben.
It is geijfat.
which makes Bla
en toward the weather
laine liable te sunstrokes.
As a diplomat Mr. Blaine knew as well
as Talleyrand that the best use of lan
guage is te conceal ideas unless you use
it "en the margin" of the dispatch.
We take it for granted that the " cx
premier" never get down en his knees and
asked the editor f the World te let him
have back that marginal dispatch.
And maybe it would be just as well te
call the district attorney ! Eshleman and
Jehnsen are reported te agree that Davis
cui give thorn points. That settles it.
' ' Impeiitant if true "is the inferma
tien telegraphed from Washington that
Pennsylvania Stalwarts there say Charles
S. Wolfe, of Union county, may be nomi
nated by them for cengressman-at-Iarge.
The Republican party used te have
seven principles five leaves and two
fishes ; but new it is cut down te three,
from all of which Wayne MaeVeagh dis
sents aud he scorns te think it is tirae te
" cut " the party.
Dr. Wickhbbhaii for charge d affairs
te Denmark 1 Couldn't Senater C. S.
Kauffman be sent te the Sandwich Islands,
Ed. K. Martin te the Seuth Pele and
Editor Geist te Patagonia ? Thcii " the
family " might yet have peace "down
there."
The Moravian is thankful " that the
president vetoed the infamous Chinese
bill, even if he did net take his stand se
much-en statesmanlike and moral grounds
as en legal technicalities." The Moravian
likewise seems te prefer Pagan immigrants
te becialists or Nihilists.
Seven years age when the Intelligen
cer was exposing the manner in which
Stauffcr multiplied cases and "divided"'
them.ameng the constables, his friends
declared that we were " running the thing
into the ground." That is what Alder
man Samson and his constables think of
the county auditors.
Tue detective who has sued tue Preit
for libel complains that he was called '.' a
convicted, thief" and explains that " there
are lets of peeple who are thieves who
can't be proved se and who have never
been convicted." This is a fine distinct
ion for a prosecutor in a libel suit te
draw.
The Examiner knows that the Intel
ligencer does net care a button whether
Kauffman is nominated for senator or net.
That the Examiner does net want bim
nominated is plain enough, as it has taken
our advice and new rigorously excludes
Sam Evans' "red-het" correspondence,
which was se rapidly making votes for
Kauffman that his friends have contem
plated paying the Examiner ten cents a
line to.centinue the publication, which has
been suddenly interrupted by the Ex
aminer't discovery that life was tee short
te fight ever the battles of twenty years
age.
The Philadelphia Timet yesterday polled
the delegates from that city te the ftcpub
lican state convention. Fer governor,
eight declare in favor of Beaver, two say
they will support Edwin K, Fitler, one
inscribes the name of Jeseph L. Caven
upon his banner and thirty-six decline te
commit themselves. As te the supreme
jdugeship six are open supporters of Rawlc.
six say they would like te see F. Carrell
Brewster, counsel for the Gas Trust, nomi
nated and thirty-five are non-committal.
This "non-committal" is a way the Phila
delphians have until they get their orders
from the bosses.
Delaware County Politics.
The Republican convention of Dela
ware county elected Cel. D.F. Housten as
senatorial, and G. P. Denis and V. G.
Robinson as representative delegates te
the state convention.
A resolution was offered denouncing
Senater Cameren and the alleged inter
view held at -Washington, at which Gen
eral Beaver was said te have been selected
as the candidate for governor. State
Senater Cooper, who was present, asked
leave te make a statement, in which he de
nied that any such interview had ever been
held, and said that he and Beaver alone
conferred together, and that he withdrew
in Beaver's favor. The resolution was
tabled by a vote of 110 te 29.
"Boycotting" Massachusetts' Merchant.
The Irish Catholic citizens of Turner's
Falls, Mass., have banded together te
" boycott "G. L. RUt, a merchant, and
refuse te trade with or have anything te
dewitahim. Rist was a member of-the
grand jury that indicted David McMillen,
who killed Father MeCarty, for man
slaughter, and the boycotting is based
upon the fact that a bill for murder was
net found against MeMillen. There is
much excitement here ever the matter.
siee,eee u jwia uteim.
Intelligence has been received from Rie
de Janeiro, by way of Lisben, that jewels
te the value of 20,000, belonging te kdies
of the Imperial family of Brazil, have
been stolen. There was no clew te the
perpetrators of the robbery.
PEBSONAL. ,
Henry James, jr., will sail for Londen
en May 1, or, as the Springfield Republican
pnts it, be is "going home "-afthat time.
Fifty thousand Canadiau.Jadies have
signed a congratulatory memorial te be
presented te Queen Victeria en her next
birthday.
The estate of the late Congressman Al
lbx, of Missouri, which is te be divided
among his seven children, is estimated at
$15,000,000.
Frank R. Jcdd, aged. 30 years, the son
of N. B. Judd, ex-minister te Russia, was
yesterday at Chicago declared insane from
lead poisoning contracted in the Colerado
mines, and sent te an asylum.
The will of the late Dr. Edwix L.
Beadle, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., devises
ever $100,000 te churches and various
charitable and educational organizations
in New Yerk city and Poughkeepsie.
Funeral services ever the late Mrs. Ida
Greeley Smith were te have been held
yesterday at New Yerk in the church of
St. Vincent de Paul, but as she died of
diphtheria the beard of health 'forbade the
admission of the remains, se they were
taken direct te Greenwood cemetery and
interred.
Jehn G. Saxe, the poet, though men
tally afflicted, is fortunately net in want.
Seme years age he greatly increased the
fnrtune he before possessed by a specula
tion in cattle raising in Texas with his
brother Peter. He made mere money out
of cattle in one year than he has made in
writing poetry in twenty years.
Colonel Jehn H. Filler, for many years
editorially connected with the Harrisburg
Patriot, has accepted a leading position en
the editorial staff of the Recerd. Colonel
Filler is recognized as a writer of distin
guished ability, a concise and cogent
reasener, qualified te adorn any position
which his profession affords.
The whole stock of the Baltimore Gazette
publishing company has been purchased of
the late owners by William Creas'dale,
the editor and publisher of the Gazette.
The purchase was made with a view te
speedily effecting the changes and im
provements contemplated by Mr. Croas
dale en assuming control of the paper.
Last night the Philadelphia Alumni as
sociation of Lafayette college tendered a
reception, at the Colennado hotel, ' te the
Rev. William C. Cattell, D. D., presi presi
dent'ef the college, en his return from
Europe. About forty members of the as
sociation were present, among whom ap
pears the name of Rev. W. C. Alexander,
of Lancaster county.
Scnatet Cameren entertained the Penn
sylvania Farmers' club at his Washington
residence last evening. Cevers were laid
for twenty gentlemen, and besides the
members of the club there were present
Senater Mitchell, Attorney General Brow Brew
ster, First Assistant Postmaster General
Hatten, Senater Sherman and Geerge C.
Gerham. Among the representatives of
the club who participated were Messrs.
Comley, Childs, Welsh, Dufly, Patterson,
Haldeman, McCormick, Frailey and Ro
berts, and Judges Biddle and Green. The
menu and decorations were elegant, pol
itics were banished, and at the conclusion
of the dinner many invited guests called
te pay their respects te-the Senater and
the "Farmers."
In the Senate yesterday when Mr. Cam Cam
eeon came out of the clenk room and hur
ried te the seat adjoining Mr. Mitchell,
there was considerable speculation as te
the cause for such a hurry. Senater Mit
chell was writing a letter when his col cel col
lcague approached. Mr. Cameren opened
the conversation in a somewhat excited
manner. There was nothing of a jovial
nature in the talk for the countenances of
both the principals were very serious ex
pressions. Mr. Cameren did the most of
the talking and was emphatic at times,
clinching his fist and gesticulating vigor
ously. Mr. Mitchell took what was ap
parently a lecture in a meek manner or
only vouchsafed monosyllabic replies aud
an occasional nod of the head. There's
bleed en the moon, but Mitchell brake
bread and took salt with Cameren at the
"Farmer's Club" dinner yesterday, se
that after all this exciti ng c anversatiea may
have been only ever some new agricultu
ral methods.
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MALKiSAST DISKASB.
Smallpox Still
Spreading
leneiti.
In Seuth Ucth-
Three new cases of smallpox were re
ported at Seuth Bethlehem. Five persons
nave been relieved by convalescence. The
total number of cases new en the list is
140. One death occurred yesterday;
three additional houses are quarantined
and two relieved. Ne new cases were re
ported in Bethlehem proper.
A Case or Small-Fex ltoperced in -Heading
The health commissioner of Reading is
informed 'of the existence of a case of
small-pox in the northern section of the
city. He at once gave instructions te
have the heuse quarantined and every pre
caution taken te prevent a spread. The
person afflicted is Miss Ellen Schlear, aged
twenty, wne naa just returned ireni a
visit te Bethlehem. This is the only case
known te exist in Reading.
Scarlet Fever at Mt. St. Mary's.
Owing te the prevalence of scarlet fever
at Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitts
burg, for the past four or five weeks, and
the eccurence within the time of several
deaths, the latest being that of Mr.
Greenwell, of St. Mary's county, the au
thorities of that institution, deeming it
the best plan te eradicate the disease, con
cluded te close the school for a period of
four weeks. Forty-five of the students, ac
cordingly, left at once, and ethers will
fellow.
Scarlet Fever In Crcssena.
One new case of scarlet fever was re
ported at Cressona, and one death has oc
curred, a child of Albert McDoneuch. Up
te this time there have been fifty-nine
eases of malignant scarlet fever, and nipe
of these have died.
TISSUB-BALL.OT TESTIMONY.
Charges Against Prosecuting Witnesses .in
Seuth Carolina election Caiei.
In the United States circuit eeurt, at
Charleston, S. C, Judge Bend presiding
in the case of Bates et al., charged with
violating tue election law at Action pre
cinct, Richland county, in 1880, the tak
ing of testimony closed.
The witnesses for the defence denied
point-plank the charges made by the gov
ernment's witnesses, and swore positively
that Kane, the United States supervisor,
had been allowed far mere privilcge than
he was entitled te nnder the law. They
testified that the ballet-box had been
opened fully and displayed te Kane before
the election began, and that he expressed
no dissatisfaction ; that Kane had been
caught twice with his hands in the ballot ballet
box, and it was shortly after one of these
occasions that the bundle of tickets had
been found in the box.
The defense also put up a number .of
witnesses te prove the bad reputation of
the government's witnesses. One was
shown te be a gambler, and te have been
tried for larceny and murder. Anether, a
colored school teacher, was shown te have
forged the pay-rolls and swindled a bank
in Columbia, and seduced some of his
pupils.
Anether was shown te have swindled a
colored woman out of a tract of land, aud
testimony was introduced te show that
every witness examined by the, govern
ment bore a bad reputation in the Com
munity and was unworthy of belief en
oath.
Mr. Dallas Sanders made the opening
argument for the prosecution, and Cel.
J. C. Haskell argued for the defense.
Yua ,raere. "P"
One mere counsel en each side will be
uearu, ana rne
case will theu go te the
jury.
SPICY MR SHIPHEED.
MB. BLAISE'S IOBA OF INSTRUCTION.
Havins Belated Watt the Dene or Yerk
Once Did, Mr. Blaine Then Wrete Upen
thn Margin or a Letter fe Hurlbnt,
" Ce it, Stephen."
In the course of yesterday's examina
tion Shipherd came te some fresh and en
tertaining points. At an interview with
Blaine in November Blaine rubbed his
hands smiled very cordially, and, after a
mement's' hesitation, said : " Gentlemen,
there are various ways te give diplomatic
instructions. We net only write en the
lines, but a trained diplomat will read
between the lines, and sometimes he
will read en the margin. I will
give you, said he, an illustration of
that. In the time of Geerge IV.. the
Duke of Yerk had charge of the diplomatic
dispatches. He was the brother of the
King. There was an admiral somebody
(he stated the name) in command of a
large fleet at a distance from home and
most critically situated. The turning of a
copper (illustrating) might represent the
very slight force necessary te precipitate
war. It was absolutely necessary that the
British government should net be com
pelled te any declaration of war, but it did
want a fight. New the dispatches were
prepared with great care, and in such
form that they would read remarkably
well when published, and they instructed
the admiral with no end of cautions that
he was net te de this and that, he was te
de tbat, and that he was net te de the
ether thing, and they tied him up se that
in fact he could net have fought a battle.
After they were all finished the Duke of
Yerk took a pencil and wrote en the mar
gin:
" ' This is all right. Bill ; but Ged damn
them, give them hell.'
" The committee will excuse me, but I
am giving the secretary's words verbatim.
" 'Ne,' said Mr. Blaine, within twenty
four heuis after the admiral received that
dispatch with that marginal note oue of
the greatest battles was fought, contrary
te his official dispatches, but exactly as
his government wanted him te de.'
" ' Net many weeks later than that, in
conversation with William H. Hurlbut,
editor of the New Yerk World, he was
complaining te me most bitterly that Sec
retary Blaine had ruined General Hurlbut
by leading him te de exactly " what Mr.
Blaiue wanted done, but then publicly
disavowing the responsibility for it. The
complaint was made by such a person and
under such circumstances that I felt war
ranted in repeating this conversation.
Ue was surpiised and a startled leek came
into his facp as he said :
" ' Did Blaine say that ? Then I have
him. I have in my possession a dispatch
en the margin of which, in Mr. Blaine's
hand writing, is written, " Ge it, Ste
phen." These facts, I say, made a pre
found impression en my mind after I
received the latter of December 3. I
thought I saw hew Secretary Blaine could
deem it proper te lead a minister, te lead
such a man as myself en a certain line, up
te a certain point and then drop him.
" On the 17th of November he wrete te
General Hurlbut : 'I have received all
these letters. Yeu need net pay any
further attention te that man Shipherd or
his claims On the 3d of December the
time. had conic when the secretary, as I
was advised, found he could net stay in
the cabinet any longer. The time had
comp when it was clear te him that neither
he nor General Hurlbut could really be
useful in carrying out this scheme in any
way, and he said te himself : ' New if
what passed between Blair and Shipherd
and me ever cemes out it will be tee late
for me then te undertake te explain it.
I will finish him beforehand. I will put
in the records of the state department a
paper which will show that I never took
any interest in the thing at all ; that I
always knew Shipherd was a loenoy ; that
I always knew he was a fraud, and that I
always knew he was trying te corrupt my
ambassador. That is, I knew it new, and
I was always satisfied about it.' Then he
went te work aud wrote that letter of
December 3, which was just as deliberate
an attempt te assassinate a man's character
and a great interest as has ever been re
corded in history. It was an attempt te
assassinate, and nothing else, for the pur pur
pese of washing his hands (indicating the
action) in the premises in the public esti
mation." What W. H. Hurlbut sajs.
Te-day'a New Ycrjc World.
As a matter of fact the editor of the
New Yerk World never saw or spoke with
Shipherd in his life save en the occasion
of a single visit which Shipherd requested
permission through two or three interme
diaries te pay te him, nor did the editor
of the World ever inform Shipherd that he
had in his possession any dispatch what
ever sent or intended te be sent by ex
Secretary Blaine te the United States min
ister in Peru.
work of rue flames.
Fire in a Mew Yerk Carriage Factory Cannes
raniE in an Aujeining xneatre.
A fire broke out about 9:30 last night in
R. M. Stiver's carriage factory. Ne. 15 G
East Thirty-first street, New Yerk, aud
seen assumed alarming proportions. Less,
$150,000. The fire throws 150 men out of
work. The west wind prevailing during
the fire blew the smeke into the rear win
dows of Parker's variety theatre, at
luirty-iuin street ana xnira avenue.
There were ahmt 400 people in the thea
tre. Seme one, thinking the theatre
was en fire, raised a cry of fire
aud a panie ensued. In the struggle
at the deer Frank O'Dennel, aged 17
years, was thrown down, trampled upon
and badly hurt. The rest get out safely.
The theatre was closed for the rest of the
evening.
A Michigan Town Swept by Flames.
All of the south side of Main street, in
Harrison, Clare county, Mich., was burned
yesterday. The losers were R. W. Smith
& Ce., fancy goods : the posteffice, the
Central hotel, the Senthwick house,.
Christy & Weatherwax, general store ;
Sears & Ce., hardware, Jee Sylvester,
clothing ; L. C. Dreamer, bearding house
and confectionery ; A. R. Gerhart, saloon ;
Kit Carsen, billiard hall ; the printing
office of the Clare county Cleaver, ten
private lesidences and thiceorfeur elfices.
Paper Mill Burned.
Franklin Wyman's lower paper mill, at
Westminster, Mass., with twenty-five tens
of finished paper and valuable machinery,
was burned yesterday. Less, $12,500.
A Little Bey Fatally Burned.
Jesse Van Euery. aged five vcars. nicked
up a lighted cigar stump at Trey, N. Y.,
en Wednesday, put it in his pocket, and
his clothes ignited and he was se badly
burned that his li(e is despaired of.
Ex-Cen federates in Trenten.
The ex-Confederates from Richmond,
Virginia, who are visiting Trenten, New
Jcrsey, yesterday, went te the state capi capi
tel and were presented te Governer Lud
low. After visiting the charitable insti
tutions and various industrial works, the
party were taken te the Fashion Stud
Farm, where a race, in which Goldsmith
Maid participated, was get up for their
entertainment. In the evening there was
a grand reception at the opera house.
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He Kicked the Reporter Oat.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday by
Edmund Stirring, a reporter for the Even
ing Bulletin, Philadelphia, for the arrest
of City Commissioner Wm. S. Douglass,
who is charged with assault and battery.
The reporter had asked Douglass a Ques
tien in the line of his duty, and the latter
pushed him out of the city commissioners'
office and kicked him.
B0HEE EXPLOSION.
FBABFOX DISASTER AT BAX.TIMOBE.
A Number et Lives Known te be Lest,
Many Persons Injured, and Sereral
Bodies Burled Under the Kulns.
A large boiler in the building en Pratt
street, near the corner of Fremont street,
Baltimore, exploded yesterday afternoon
with a terrible less of life. The immediata
part of the building whe're the explosion
occurred is occupied by A. H." Sibley &
Ce. as a chop and feed mill, and the fleer
above and first fleer adjoining en King
street by Miller & Celeman as a sash and
deer factory. The machinery had been
idle for some time for repairs, and fire had
just been started te resume work when
the explosion eccuned. A portion of the
boiler was propelled northward, entirely
demolishing two two story brick dwellings
en King street and throwing. down the
side wall of a rear building adjoining.
At the time of the explosion Jehn Ad
dison, engineer ; Harrison Waters, col
ored, fireman ; Andrew Cooper, ma
chinist, who had been making repairs, and
Frank Kraning, a boy 15 years, of age,
were'in the engine room. All were killed
except Cooper, and he was se badly scald
ed that his life is despaired of.
In the heuse Ne. 173 King street,
Georgie Pentz, aged 10 years, was killed,
and Ida Rosenberg had one of her legs
broken. Elian Rawlings, a colored ser
vant woman, was severely injured by the
walls falling upon her.
In Ne. 171 King street, Grace Gray,
aged 20 years, was killed.
lu the yard adjoining the factory, Abra
ham Hcpbren, colored, unloading a lum
bar wagon, was struck by a flying mis
sile, and had his skull fractured. James
Redeu, aged 15 years, had his skull frac
tured ; Edward Callahan had a leg
broken.
Mrs. Margaret Kauf, living at 454 Pratt
street, adjoining the factory, was standing
at her wash tub, in her kitchen, when she
was struck by the flying bricks and killed.
G. W. Gates, at work in a granite yard
a square distant, was struck in the face by
a brick and severely hurt.
Edward Kelly, one of the empleyes in
the building, had a leg broken, and sever
al ethers were less seriously hurt.
The building and machinery and dwell
ing houses are owned by Richard Crom
well, Jr. Several bodies are supposed te be
still under the ruins, including these of the
engineer, fireman and the boy Kraning
The damage te property and machinery is
estimated at about $8,000. There was a
similar explosion in the same building
twelve years age, when five persons lest
their lives.
JUDGE KOS8 DEAD.
Ills sudden Decease Frem Rheumatism of
the Heart.
Hen. Henry P. Ress, president judge of
the Montgomery county courts, died at
his residence in Norristown, last evening
at 7:30 o'clock, of paralysis of the heart,
in the forty-sixth year of his age. Fer
several weeks past he had been suffering
from inflammatory rheumatism of his
arms. Wednesday a week he delivered
his last decision in the Couneilmanic case,
and en the following Thusday held court
for the transfer of liquor licenses. He
was tee ill te held court en Saturday, but
en Monday he again presided When he
reached home that day he was ever-heated
and felt se badly that he retired te bed.
At tea time te day the judge was resting
quietly, but shortly afterward his hands
became cold, and there were indications
that the rheumatism had reached the
region of the heart. His wife and family
physicians were hastly summoned, but
their efforts te aid the invalid were in vain,
aud at half-past seven Judge Ress was a
corpse.
Few persons in town knew of Judge
Ress' illness, and when his sudden death
was announced the community was star
tled and the bereavement brought fourth
expressions of sorrow and grief from
everybody. Geerge Ress, the judge's
only brether, lives at Doylestown, and
the sad tidings were immediately wired te
him. He has been summoned and will
make arrangements for the interment
which will take place at Doylestown. The
judge's death leaves the members of the
bar in a sad predicament, as none of the
new cases te be heard in the supreme court
en Monday next had been certified by him.
Immediate action will therefore be taken
by the bar te have the governor appoint a
successor in order that the pressing court
business may be disposed of. A meeting
of the bar will be held in the courtroom
te-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Judge
Ress' mother died at Doylcstewn only
about a month age.
Henry Pawling Ress was born in Doyles-'
town, Dec. 10, 183G, and was the 6ea of
Hen. Themas Ress, of Doylestown, a law
yer of the Bucks county bar, who repre
sented his district in Congress from 1848
te 1852. His father was lien. Jehn Ress,
who presided ou the Bucks county bench,
and was an associate justice of the su
preme court of this state. Judge Ress
graduated from Princeton college in
1857, aud studying law with his
father, was admitted te piactice Decem
ber 10. 1859, the anniversary of his birth
day, lu 18G4 and 1SGG he was the can
didate of the Democratic party in the
Fifth Pennsylvania district, for Congress,
and in 18G4 aud 18G8 was a dclegate te the
Democratic national convention. He was
a close student, aud devoted himself assidu
ously te attaining legal knowledge, which
lact and uis general known tastes for
judicial work prompted the Democratic
party te name him for additional law
judge of the Seventh judicial district,
te which position he was elected iu
1SG9, serving until 1871, when he
resigned te accept the president
judgeship, te which he had been elected
at the general erection of that year.
He was re-elccced te the position last all,
being the choice of his own party and a
large portion of the Republican party. In
1805 he married Mary, daughter of Alfred
Wharten, of Princeton,' N. J. During
Judge Ress' judicial term he was a candi
date beterc two state conventions for su
preme judge, and once for governor, al
ways having a strong following in the
conventions. He was prominent in all
movements for the improvement of the
condition of his fellow men, and earnest
and active in the cause of popular educa
tion. His ability as a lawyer was marked
by his forcible legal arguments and power
as a pleader ; and as a judge he adminis
tered the law with a conscientious adhe
rence te right, and an acute knowledge of
the subject in controversy, which wen for
him the admiration and respect of all.
Other Notable Deaths.
Geerge W. Gill, agent of the Worcester
iron works, a prominent railroad man and
well-known Democratic politician, died
suddenly in his office at Worcester, Mass.,
yesterday morning.
Jacob Ellinger, president of the Drevers'
and Mechanics' National bank, of Balti
more, died yesterday, aged 61 years. He
wan for 'many years one of the largest op
erators in live stock in Baltimore.
FRENCH LEAVE
Ueweate Escapes Frem Custody.
H. W. Howgate, who has been lying for
some months in jail in Washington, en ac
count of his inability te procure the
amount of bail reqpired by the court for
his appearance te answer the charges made
against him in connection with his admin,
istratieu of the financial affairs of the
U S. Signal service, escaped from his
guard yesterday afternoon, while visiting
his family, and has net since been seen.
The circumstances were as fellows :
In accordance with erecedents alrparlv
established in similar cases, Mr. Howgate I
has at various times duiing the past four '
or five months applied te the court for
temporary leave of absence from the jail
te .visit his family. These application
have generally been granted, the court
sending an officer with the prisoner te
prevent his escape, and limiting te a few
hours his absence from the jail. Yester
day for the first time in two months or
mere Mr. Howgate asked leave te go te
his house for the purpose of seeing
his daughter, who has recently returned
from Vassar college, and of looking
ever certain papers. Judge Wyiie,
te whom the application was made.
granted the request, and sent with the
prisoner Mr. Doing, one of the eldest and
most trustworthy of the court bailiffs, with
orders te. bring him back td jail in two
hours. It was then about three o'clock.
At Mr. Howgate's house the bailiff, for
some reason, which is net fully explained,
lest sight of the prisoner for a moment,
and when he turned around Mr. Howgate
was no longer in the room. The bailiff
asked Miss Howgate where her father had
gene. She replied that he had stepped out
but would return in a moment, and asked
thebaiiriFte sit down. The officer sus
pecting that something was wrong rushed
out of the heuse hut could see nothing of
the prisoner. The house was searched, the
police headquarters notified,and the police
everywhere put en the alert, but up te this
time no clue te the fugitive's whereabouts
has been obtained.
Marshal Henry thinks that he is still in
the city, but as a precautionary measure'
police authorities of Baltimore Richmond.
New Yerk, Philadelphia and Bosten have
been notified of bis escape. If he should
net be arrested at ence a reward of $500
will be offered for bis apprehension.
MAUVLAGU ON AUTUCB'J BULK.
Garfield's Attorney General Deplores tlie
Werk or the Besses.
At the meeting of the Philadelphia Civil
Service Reform association last night iu
the hall of the college of physicians, Mr.
MaeVeagh, who was in the chair, said that
he was consulted by Mr. Hayes in regard
te the civil service order tbat was publish
ed at the beginning of the Hayes adminis
tration and was in part author of it. The
difficulty iu enforcing it was that unscrup
ulous men everpersuaded and overpowered
the authorities aud it was virtually killed
when the desperate political adventurers
of Louisiana were rewarded. The
movement undertaken by Hayes was a
long step forward, but the end of his ad
ministration saw Sherman trying te nom
inate himself for the presideucy by the
use of all the powers of the treasury da
partment. While Hayes showed geed in
tentions it was seen that he failed. What
Arthur was in the New Yerk custom
house he is in the White Heuso. "My pai ty
leaves me in this predicament," continued
Mr. MaeVeagh ; " it has but three princi
ples and I find myself Opposed te all three.
Its first great principle is the spoils sys
tem, the second is opposition te civil ser
vice reform, and the third seems te con
sist of repudiation in old Virginia. Then
the boss system is a degradation ; it gees
from the gutter te the White Heuse. It
subsists en the spoils of office. The duty
of this association and of the country is te
supplant these bosses. Until that is deue
your work will net be executed. Yeu can
not pretend te be interested iu the de
grading spectacle of Maheneism iu Vir
giniathe delibcrate prostitution of gov
ernment pewcis te aid repudiation of a
state's obligations. If wc could charge
that upon the Bourbon Democrats it
would be some relief. But, te our sorrow
and humiliation, these thiugs are doue in
the name of the party of Abraham Liu Liu
celn. Instead of going forward the Ar
thur administration makes a retrograde
movement."
Bobbed the Safe.
Burglars who understood the combina
tion of the safe entered Craig & Ce.'s pro pre
vision store at Wilmington, Del., en Wed
nesday night and stele $120 in money aud
some negotiable paper.
Burglars blew open the safe iu the store
of Heard, White & Ce. at Covington, Ga.,
en Wednesday night and get away with
$1,500.
Settled Up.
Starr H. Ambler, the wholesale drug
gist, against whom an action was begun
in the supreme court of New Yerk, by the
College of Pharmacy, te recover a de
ficiency in his accounts as treasurer of the
college, amounting te $G,GGG.78, was yes
terday discharged from arrest, the claim
having been settled.
Steamer Sunk.
The steamer Jee Kinney, hound from
St. Leuis te Kansas City, yesterday broke
a tiller rope while passing through the
bridge which cresses the Mississippi river
at Glasgow, and swung around and struck
the pier aud stove in cue of her sides. She
then sank. Ne lives were lest.
. Tem by a Tornado.
Morgan City, Louisiana, and the sur
rounding country were visited by a terri
ble storm en Wednesday. Houses were
damaged and demolished and twenty
dwellings at Drew's mills were swept
away, but no lives are known te he lest.
A Bey's Suicide.
William Beck, aged 12 years, "shot him
self fataBy en Wednesday, at Racine,
Wis., because, after having been out late
the preccdiug night, his father awoke bim
with harsh words the next morning.
Illinois Wheat Crep.
Reports of the Illinois state beard of
agriculture show that there has rarely
ever been a better showing of winter
wheat than en the 1st of April.
t"at Day in Maine.
Fast day was observed in Maine yester
day. The usual services were held in the
churches, and business was almost entirely
suspended. .
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
bTKASltUKu NEWS.
Our Kegular Borough Correspondence.
Mr. Jeseph Watt is convalescent.
Last evening the Philharmonic society
met for rehearsal in the J. O. U. A. M.
room, third story, Massasoit Hall. This
orchestra ceusists of fifteen members.
B. B. Gender, jr., of the well known
firm of B. B. Gender, sr., & Seus, con
tractors, new engaged at Dauphin en the
P. R. R., has returned home for a few
day's recreation.
The funeral of Miss Mary Shroy, aged
eight months, daughter of L. B.'Shroy,
took place en Monday, and was largely at
tended by sympathizing friends. Services
by Rev. J. Stringer, and interment at
Strasburg cemetery.
Mr. and Mt3. F. II. Mowery have been
watching ever the cradle, which contains
the last born and dearly beloved babe for
eleven long weeks. This dear one has
been hovering between life and death dur
ing these long weeks, and at times eveu
their physician, J. G. Weaver, has had
doubts of its recovery.
Mr. Henry Andrews purchased of Ames
K. Herr a piece of property (Ne. Gl East
Main street), consisting of a oue-story leg
house, situated between the residences of
Mrs. Frazer and Mr. Kurtz. The present
owner has pulled down the old building
and the carpenters are replacing it with a
two-story, seven room frame building.
This will add greatly te the appearance of
that locality.
A Clese Centejt.
I.ltltz Kecerd.
Fer Congress it seemed as if theie
would be no opposition te the present in
cumbent, but Mr. Hunsecker, of Manhcim,
has aneunced himself as a candidate.
Beth are very popular gentlemen, and it
is difficult te state which one will win.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.
ITeriaanent Organization Klec:ieu et OiO
cers. At a late meeting of the state Pharma
ceutical association a resolution was passed
requesting the pharmacists of the several
counties in the state te organize local so
cieties. Lancaster county was first te
respond, and yesterday afternoon a number
of the druggists and apothecaries of this
city and county assembled in G A. R. ball
te effect an organization.
C. A. Heiuitsh was called te the chair
and A. A. Hubley named as temporary
secretary.
The name selected for the organization
is " The Lancaster county Pharmaceutical
association."
The following named gentlcmen were
selected as permanent officers of the asso
ciation :
President Chas. A. Hcinitsh, city.
Vice President Wm. F. Mauliek, Col
umbia. Secretary A. A. Hubley, city.
Treasurer H. B. Cochran, city.
Executive Committee Dr. B. F. W.
Urban, city ; Wm. F. Maulick, Columbia ;
A. G. Frey, city.
A discussion of several matters of iu
tcrest te the profession followed, aud a
number of questions were proposed and
adopted for discussion at next mectiug.
The second Thursday of each month
was selected as the time for holding stated
meetings of the association.
Al.DEBJHD.N'S FEES.
Alderman Spurrier Het Present at the Ex
amination by Reason et lUncss.
Ten o'clock this morning was the hour
set by the ceuniy auditors te examine Al
derman Spurrier relative te some of his
bills for dismissed cases, which the au
ditors thought needed explanation. At the
hour named, B. F. Eshleman, esq., coun
sel for Alderman Spurrier, appeared and
stated that the alderman was ill, uuabln
te appear.
The auditors who have had some expe
rience in investigating the ways of alder
manic daikncss, decided that it would be
necessary te have a physician's certificate
attesting, the alderman's disability, and
word te that effect was sent him.
After waiting for three-quarters of an
hour Dr. J. O. Boyd appeared and was
affirmed. He testified tbat he was net the
attending physician of 'Alderman Spur
rier, but that that gentleman had called
en him, suffering with a severe attack of
neuralgia in the head and neck. IIe pre
scribed for him and directed that he go
home and go te lied. He thought it
would be improper if net unsafe te have
him appear before the auditors te-day.
The auditors thereupon excused the
alderman until 9 o'clock te morrow.
An order was then directed te Alder
man Patrick Dennelly, of the Eighth
Ward, te appear before the auditors at 2
p. m. te-day.
The New Postage Stamp.
The ucw five cent pestage stamp has
beeu received at the posteffice in this city,
and it is very pretty, the following is a
discriptien of it : " On a tablet is sus.
pended an incised shield decorated with
an oval of heads forming a franie work te
the portrait of the late picsideutef the
United State?, James A. Garfield, looking
toward the left engraved in a line.
At the base of the oval is a dark six
pointed star relieved by a white eutline
and in its centre the figure " 5." Disposed
en the right and left of the star flews a
ribbon containing the legend " five cents "
in white Reman capitals. Belew the star
and ribbon en the lower portion of the
tablet appear the words " U. S. Postage,"
engraved in dark letters.
Court.
- Court met this morning at 9 o'clock for
the purpose of hearing the argument in
the Case of Jehn- Herting vs. Catherine
Markley and Margaret Ann Metzgcr. Ex
ceptions te masters report, and consider
able current business was transacted.
Geerge W. Weaver, of Columbia, was
granted a peddler's license, and se was
Jacob H. Bewers, a soldier of this city.
The hotel license of O. P. Brubakcr, of
Earl, was transferred te J. E. Brubakcr.
Court will meet te-morrow morning,
when opinions will be delivered.
On Monday the regular April term of
quarter session court will commence and
the trial list is net very large.
ACCIDENT.
Terrible Fall or Scantling-at n Shed ItaUlng.
On Wednesdav morning last Mr. Chris
tian Linville, of the Gap, met with a ter
rible accident, which may rexult in his
death. He with a number of ether men
was engaged in xaisiug a tobacco shed en
the premises of. SimouReckcy.ncar the Gap;
and as they were raising a heavy piece of
scantling upon a stone wail about six feet
in heigth, it slipped out of their held and
fell, striking Mr. Linville in the face,
knocking him down, and crushing his
nose in, fracturing his jaw aud bruising
bis head considerably. Medical aid was
at once summoned and his case is pro
nounced doubtful.
'I'm a Daddy."
Our solid Democratic friend, Benjamin
Phillips, East Chestnut sticct. near
Franklin, is almost three-score years of
age auu Ins geed wile was tilty en last
holy eve. This meruiug was born te
them their thirteenth child, a bouncing
girl of 14 pounds. There was en the
streets this merniug a widely circulated
report tbat Mrs. Phillips had been favored
with triplets, but the report was untrue.
Oue at a time is enough. We congratulate
the happy parcuts.
Peel unit Billards.
Jehn Cline, Lancaster's champion, jes- 1
terday played a match game of peel with -
Wm. II. Gill, of Philade'phia, 3t Herting's
rooms, North Queen street, 'the match
was for twenty-ene games, $25 a side,
player te name his shot, and the balls all
counting the same. The game was well
contested and was witnessed by a large
crowd of spectators. Cline wen by a score
of 12 te 9. The day previous Cline beat
Gill'in a match game of billards, one hun
drcd points up, for $20 a side.
The Finance Committee.
The finance committee of councils met
and organized last evening by the election
of Rebert A. Evans, chairman, but failed
te agree en a Clerk, the Democrats voting
for T. F. McEIIiget for twelve ballets and
the Republicans voting for J. 1v. Barr,
without coming te any conclusion.
Marble Company.
The Mosaic Marble company, te operate
in Lancaster county with principal office in
Philadelphia, was chartered yesterday by
the state department. The capital is giuu,
000 and the corperators, except one
arc
Philadclphians.
m i.
Sale of Mnres.
Samuel Hess & Seus auctioneers sold
at public sale en Wednesday for Jacob S.
Feltz at Petersburg sixteen head of driv
ing horses all from Ohie at an avcrage
price of 8180.40 per head. The highest
one sold brought $218.
The sun Fire Steamer.
The Sun fire steamer and hose cart
have been removed from the old quarters
ou East Vine street and placed in the
room designated for their reception iu
Beaver street, between Ne. 1 and Ne. 3 '
cotton factories.
Sale of stocks.
J. B. Leng,, broker, sold te day at pri
vate sale 10 shares Farmeis' National
bank stock, at $110. per share, and "1,000
Quarryville R. R. 7 per cents bend nt
$117.