LANCASTER PA1LI INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 1882, m; ftamaster ixtelUgeneer. WEDNESDAY EVEN'G, APBIL 20, 1882. The New Collector. Mr. Wiley steps out and Mr. Kauffman steps into the pleasant collectership of this district, and the reason why is that. Mr. Kauffman was one of the 300. That is quite sufficient reason in itself under this administration, and we need hardly inquire for any ether. It was net that Mr. Wiley has net made a geed collector, nor for any failure en his part in the performance of his duties ; though they de say tiiat an effort was made te gather testimony te prove that he was net al ways se sweet and gentle a creature as happy Andy habitually is. The change was net made because unlucky Tem is thin and dark, and lucky Andy fat and fair; that may be a very powerful in ducement te a rotund and florid presi dent te a bestowal of his rewards. It may be that we are te have a blonde ad ministration of round and rubicund of ficeholders, that there may be a fraternal sympathy, similarity and regularity in tone, color and feature, down the whole line of the Stalwart army.' Brether Kauffman physically will answer excel lently well as a color-bearer under Arthur as commander-in-chief. That distinguished person is reported in the newspapers te be a thing of great corporal beauty ; although it is altogether a question of taste ; and te ours it seems that the re porters who see great beauty in our president have theEsquimauxideaef it; or the Cincinnati idea; if it is true that Cincinnati worships perk. The truth of it is that our new collector would make a better looking president than his chief. One expects te see in that exalted station :t man who is always ready te leek you straight in the eye. Our Andy has a frank and open expression, while Arthur's leek is sidelong. He leeks just like the man te surround himself with all the Bill Chandlers and big rascals in his party ; but it does net seem te bs a sine nun of appointment that the big fair baired fellows shall be also ebliquc-cycd morally and physically; for our Andy isn't. Ner does it appear te le indispensable that they shall be big. Bigness no doubt Is a recommendation ; but its absence will be condoned if ether agreeable qual ities are present. The question with us just new is as te the extent te which black hair will be ever-looked. Ne doubt exists of the presidential prefer ence for blendes. Our red-headed Hewit, Avhese hair ruined him as speaker of the Heuse, has it for a very strong card in his application for the Philadelphia sub- treasnrership; and there is the red-head ed Tem Cooper, chairman of the Repub lican state, committee, who is rushing te embrace the Philadelphia collector ship, with a fiery fervor which will net be quenched in disappointment. And our Donald, who carries the Republican party of Pennsylvania in the hollow of his hand, by the extreme favor of the president, is a redheaded man. All these fellows . are little fellows, pretty much every way you turn them, and have their auburn lecksas their chief il luminatien and distinction ever their fellow men. Is it an all-powerful rec rec niiiuieudatien te office? We advise all fair haired Republicans te try it en; .tml when they fail, te let us knew. We should like te knew certainly just what it is that this administration rests its judgment upon of the fitness of mwt for office. It dees seem wrong te think that the president of the United States has no higher standard of qualifica tion than that which is believed te be the title clear of the 306 te a geed pesi tien. Physical size and color de net, it i3 true, afford a very high standard but there will be one great advantage in setting them up. If fatneas and redness, ena or both, alone qualify for office, le in and Muck Republicans, such as our friend Wiley ,ought te knew it, that this I'eusiderable. portion of the Republican army may understand that they need net trouble themselves te hanker after the lleshpets of office, and that it behooves them te hunt in ether and drier pastures for their daily bread. Tiikick are some finger beards which indicate very plainly the duly of the Democratic members of Congress in re latieu te grants of money for naval pur poses. One of these is the fact that Jehn Reach, coutracterand ship-builder, was a favored beneficiary of the navy department during the administration of Mr. ltobesen, and Mr. Reach -numbered among his, se-called, " counsel " Mr. Win. E. Chandler,' of New Hampshire, new secretary of the navy. Anether is the peculiar way in which the Heuse committees en naval affairs and naval expenditures are made up. A Demo cratic Congress found that, under Robe son as secretary of the navy, " the acts and conduct of that department de served and should receive the severest censure and condemnation;" new that same Rebesdn is second en the committee en naval affairs, while en either side of him are Harris and narmer, who hap pen te be the identical two congressmen who tried te whitewash Robeson before the Democratic Heuse. Worse and mere of it. en the Heuse committee en expenditures in the navy department designed te be a check upon the possible extravagance or carelessness Jf the com mittee en naval affairs, the chairman is Robeson, second en the committee is Harris, third,; narmer. That is, as the World suggests, a committee consisting of Robeson, Harris and Harmer is ap pointed te watch the committee led by Harris, Robeson and Harmer. Ix the startling death of Mr. Jehn K. Reed, the community net only loses a prominent and public spirited citizen, who for many years had been conspicu ous and widely trusted in business and political circles, but his death at this particular time is a very serious inter ruption of an important public work which he was engaged in prosecuting te geed purpose and satisfactory conclu sions. While his colleagues of the beard of county auditors have been no less earnest than be in their work, his larger public experience and acquaintance with the abuses sought te be exposed and remedied, especially fitted,, him for the chief direction of the investigation. The appointing power, indeeking for a man te fill his place, will be at a. less te sup ply it ; the responsibility is all the greater te try and find one who will worthily carry out what he had se vigorously un dertaken. m Editor Kilbubk, of the Family HeraM, admires the " able pen" of Editor Griest, of the Inqitirer. This is truly touching. " Fen once" Columbia is a " biger" town than Lancaster. Eves Harper1 1 Weekly thinks Fitz Jehn Perter a cruelly wronged man. STEnMAS has about concluded net te run in Strasburg net this time. It is Valentine day in the Kauffman family, but the postman brought "A. .T.'s first. TnEnn may be two senators from Penn sylvania, but Arthur does net seem te have heard of it. Maybe Arthur get a copy of Mitchell's letter and meant well, but mixed these Kauffmans up. Si:xateh Mitchell has a fine chauce new te show that he is something mere than a "ready letter writer." If the New Era hadn't kept calling se vociferously "Remember Chicago," Ar thur might have overlooked the fact that Kauffman (A. J.) had been there. . It was very clever in Cameren te take Kauffman (A. J.) in out of the wet before he and Mitchell held their conference and agreed en an even division of the spoils. If Brosius wants a square game next Saturday, he should either demand a clean deck at the outset or get somebody te' mark the aces for him. Verbum gap. It won't de for the New Era te sneer at the Cameren bosses saluting him pa tronizingly as " Mr. Sensenig." It was quite as pelite when " Mr. Sensenig" and his heelers were helping te steer the Re form beat. The Examiner scores one en its lie-form contemporary when it suggests what hy drophobic spasms would have ensued in the ether camp had the Examiner pub lished a deubled-Ieaded letter from Sena Sena eor Cameren te Editor Hiestand, urging the Lancaster county Republicans te elect Stehmau. In Odessa the poorer Jews arc said te be marrying at the rate of 150 couples per day. They imagine that if they are mar ried laud will be given te them free in America or Palestine. Seme enterprising Dauphin county man should go ever thcre and start a marriage insurance company. It would be beyond Attorney General Pal mer's jurisdiction. This from the Stalwart North American : " The cloctien prosecutions in Seuth Caro lina de net appear te pan out very power fully. It is perhaps much te be desired that the United States government should nor, even by implication, seem te be a persecutor, yet the virtual abandonment of some of the cases after putting the de fendants te considerable expense and net a little obloquy has very much that aspect." A si'iuiTEii contest is progressing among the United Presbyterians ever the question of instrumental music in church services. The latest returns show a vote of 571 ministers and elders for and 572 against it. The presbyteries yet te be beard from areBIoemington, Oregon, San Francisce and Caledonia. When the re turns arc all in, it is believed that the presbyteries who are . opposed te church organs will be beaten by a small ma jority. The New Era doubtless means well when it speaks of Judge Livingston "hew ing his own fortune out of the rough con tour of the country boy, as the aitist chisels his Adenis or Venus out of the un shapely marble." But it rather spoils the compliment when it attributes his embar rassments en the bench te these "ami.ible infirmities" which prevent " enforcement of judicial discipline among old prefes sienal companions." The New Era will have te de better if it wants te get an "ex press request" from the judge in behalf of J. W. Jehnsen who is " for Butler first, and after that for Livingston." Could anything be in mere execrable taste than the "most popular picce of music ever published in this country, called the Verdict March,' composed by Engeue L. Blake, written in an easy style, se that it can be played either en piano or organ ; title page very handsome containing portraits of Hen. Gee. B Corkhill, Hen. J. K.Perter, and Judge W. S. Cox ; also a correct picture of the twelve jurymen who convicted the assassin of our late beloved president ?" Of course it will be supplemented by " Hangman's Galep," containing a correct portrait of Uuiteau dressed in a hempen neck-tie. A Mr. Brosius's candidacy en the Beaver ticket " by express request " of Judge Livingston ia worrying the ether side, the New Era ladles ent the taffy very lavishly te Judge Livingston. It suddenly discovers that " Mr. Rawle is an exceedingly unpopular man with the masses in Philadelphia, and the opinion that he is net the right kind of material for a judge is net confined te any class or faction ;" and McManes, who is down en Rawle simply because Rawle is a munici pal Reformer and has antagonized the Gas Trust bosses, is discovered by the Era te be a pretty geed man, after all, who "moves in sympathy with the masses," and the New Era party "new patronizingly salnte him " as " Mr. Mc Manes." As Hen Smith - does net seem disposed te let his Medoc engine out this campaign te pull the Era's ticket through, it is a little amusing te watch this effort te get the Livingston locomotive en the track and the Jehnsen tender "ketched en." Guiteau is reported te be nervous ever his prospects. He says : " I don't want a commutation of sentence. If they de auy thing at all they mast set me free, in order that I can travel and lectnre. I don't want te be cooped up in a prison all my days." PBRSOltftlj. '- State Superintendent Higbee wilj, be Decoration day orator in Lebanon. There's a heap of eloquence in J. W. Jounsek's front finger in these trying days. State Senater Cooper has appointed M. S. Quay chairman of the committee of five Stalwarts te confer with the cemmittee of five independents, with-a view efsettling the difficulties in the party, and fixed, in compliance-with a request from Mr. Wolfe, Saturday evening, at eight o'clock, at the Continental hotel, as the time and place of meeting. "Ada" writes from Washington te the Pitfeburg Dkpatch as follew: " Very few of the Pennsvlvania members' wives have gene away as yet, and it is prebable that the majority of them will remain with their hnseands until the close or the session. Mrs. Daniel Ermestiieut's house, en Capitel Hill, is such a delightful summer residence that she will scarcely ba tempted te return te Reading before the close of the season, even if it should extend into the heat of June. Mrs. Emertreut is one of the most entertaining women whom I have ever met, and her sprightliness and intelligence in conversation would make her attractive even without her pleasing personnel." Somebody puts the Timet up te calling him " Makricett Brosius," and it viciously speaks of Judge Livingston as "an ornamental candidate for supreme judge " who is " simply smiled at " by the bosses utilizing " bus honest and par donable ambition, by getting an ostensible Livingston delegate where they can't get a square-teed boss delegate, and they support Brosius, the expressly requested candidate ei Judge .Livingston, hoping thereby te gain one vote for the machine slate at Harrisburg." And "Mr. Brosius is a worthy gentleman, but if he doesn't knew that both he and Judge Livingston are te be used as foils for the bosses, he ought te be beaten as a simpleton, and if be does knew the truth, he ought te be beaten as a political knave." This seems te call for a card from Brosius, Livingston and the bosses. When Garfield scut for FOlger te in duce him te go into the cabinet, Felger, who foresaw the quarrel with Ceukling, made every pessible excuse te docline ac ceptance of the offer. "Te tell you the truth," he said teGcn. Garfield, "I'm net in sympathy with yenr end of the party." "I'm in sympathy with all the party both endsjudge," was the response. "But I'm an old free trade Democrat in views," persisted the judge. " I don't believe the present tariff cau stand or ought te stand." " I am something of a free trader myself, judge," said General Garfield. "I'm en record en that. I'm one of the few mem bers in America of the Cebdcn club. I realize that the war tariff will have te be greatly modified." "Then, tee, I'm net much of a national bank mau," despair ingly put in the judge. "Neither am I. My views en theso subjects are very de termined," said Gen. Garfield. . "Bo "Be sides," interposed Mr. Felger, "I'm net a strict party man. I'm given te having my own way. I'm a geed deal of a state rights man. My old Democratic temper has boiled ever mera than once because of the extent te which the central govern ment has interfered with the states ; and also te civil service reform " ' ' Why, you and I agree en these things exactly," broke in Gen. Garfield, slapping Judge Felger en the knee, and ncaring him as if he was going te kiss him. The judge is reported te nave said that Gen. Gaificld was the most unanimous man he had met in the whole course of his life. KK.IIARKABLK WlKSOMKNdN. Fait of Dictionaries in the Capital of New Yerk. Times. At $7 a copy, 13.000 Webster's una bridged dictionaries would cost $91,000 ; at $5 a copy the same number of Worces ter's dictionaries would cost $C5.000. The state of New Yerk, through the Asscm bly committce en public education, is asked te invest one or the ether of thce sums in the dictionaries above mentioned and te supply every school district in the state with one. In a quiet and dignified way. a3 befits their calling, the respec tive publishers of these useful works are taking an interest in the matter. Of course the Wor cester's dictienaay folks cannot go te Albany and openly lobby for a contract, and Messrs. E. & C. Mcrriam would go out of the dictionary business before they would consent te take rooms at the Dela van house and engage the committee en education at poker or ether social game with a view te melting the legislative heart and knitting tics of affection which might unconsciously sway the minds of the members and incline them te "get the bast," if any. But without any warning from the weather bureau or like visitation in any ether part of the country, there has been an unprecctlcntcdly heavy fall of dictionaries in the vicinity of the state house insomuch that great numbers of assemblymen have been hit by them. It is surmised that thcre is some mysterious triangular connection between this phe nomenon, the bill new bofero the public education committce, and the publishers of the dictionaries. -- " The Cast, of 11 r. Lauisen. In the Heuse of Lords, Earl Granville, secretary of state for foreign affairs, re plying te the Earl of Milltown, quoted precedents where the British government had made representations similar te theso made by the United States in the Lamson case. The United States, he said, did net interfere with the English administration of justice, but merely intimated that thcre might be cause for clemency. Generally a fortnight was allowed for consid eration in such cases, but as the cyi dence in this one came from the United States, the time was somewhat extended. Had the United States interfered with British municipal law, no language wenld be tee strong te resent the indigni ty, but no minister would undertake the responsibility of declining te listen te a statement that important information was forthcoming in the case of a man con. demned te death. The marquis of Salis bury spoke in a similar strain, but depre cated expression of opinion until the papers were seen. NOT ON THE BILLS. A Ferocious Brute Chews Up the Arm or a Visitor te a Circa. An act that was net announced by the Sells Brethers occurred at their circus in Covington. Dr. Tanner, a spectator, was playing with one of the lien cubs when the beast suddenly became enraged and grabbed him by the hand. The doctor yelled for help and made desperate efforts te free himself, but could net de se. The infuriated animal held en with his paws like grim death, and when assistance arrived he had the doctor's arm nearly all in his month. Bystanders could hear the bones in the man's arm crack as the lien's teeth closed down en them. The doctor's cries seen at tracted the empWfeesef the circus and a number of thenMfctCria the cam with spikes and clubs. andafter considerable punching and beating succeeded in com pelling the lien te loosen his grip. Dr. Tanner immediately fainted and had te be carried from the tent. His arm will, in all probability, have te be amputated as upon examination it was found that nearly all the bones were crushed and his hand was fearfully lacerated. Darwin In Westminster Abbey. JS. x.Sun. Te-day the iwcnty years ai every English nul of interment where Sir Isaac Newton rests, author of a book which .;" ClarJc, veterinary fcurglfiuirhast jsince Apr ,, lU0 nce i w ..biumk" re was denounced Xrem cuarge ei me eases. .. '""'""J "K"'; " ?"- "" Inif wnirrwmn.eV- The Strasbunrhieh schoelwil! niA Mfrti- 81,000, and there is $SW insurance m the in the consecrated earth reserved fe England's great ones. The earth saeves said Galilee, and perhaps the saest impress ive proof of the fact everaxhibited will be offered te men's eyes whea the body of Charles Darwin is buried in Westminster Abbey. Among all the great ones buried in Westminster Abbey there is net one se great as he within his special field we had almost said in any field of labor. s DK. BLISS CONTRADICTED. Mrs. Oarheld and Dr. Boynton Brand II I m as a Perjurer. The Tribune publishes the following to day : "Menter, Ohie, Oct., 24, 1881. This certifies that en or about August 8th, 1881, the late president, James A. Garfield, made the following statement te me in the presence of Mrs. Garfield, viz.: That Dr. J. H, Baxter had been his phy sician for many years, and that he still considered him as his physician.' He also stated that be had no knowl edge of ever having placed himself under the professional care of Dr. D. W. Bliss, and he did net beheve Dr. Bliss had ever spoken one word te him upon the subject. Mrs. Garfield stated at the same time that she had never been consulted by Dr. Bliss upon the subject, and had no knowl edge of the president having chosen Dr. Bliss as his attending surgeon. S. A. Boynton, M. D." Endorsed as fellows by Mrs. Garfield: "Menter, O., October 84, 1881. I have read the statement of Dr. Boyn ton made this day and will say that it is en tirely correct. LUCRETLV R. GARFIELn." In his testimony en the Guiteau trial, November 19, Dr Bliss swore that the secretary of war sent for him, when Gar field was shot, and that the president asked him te take charge of the case, and that Mrs. Garfield was present when the request was made. -s-s Onoertlie "Methods." Patriot. The Stalwarts of Union county managed te elect Beaver dclogate te the state con ventieu in a way peculiarly their own. The county committce was evenly divided between the Stalwarts and Half-breeds in cluding the chairman who acted with the former, On a test question thcre wcre ten Half-hrccd and nine Stalwart votes. The chairman added his vete te the nine Stalwart votes making ten and resulting in a tie. The redoubtable chairman, how ever, was equal te the emergcucy. no was net the man te balk at se trifling a difficulty. He declared that the question was decided in the affirmative. The ten Half-breeds appealed from the decision of tue chair. There were nine votes te sus tain the chair and ten opposed. The chairman voted te sustain his own decision-, and although the vete was a tie he declar ed the matter decided in his favor. The ten Half-breeds then left the meeting in disgust and the nine Stalwarts proceeded te elect Beaver delegates. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ANDREWS UOMICIuE. A " Liglitnins Calculater " Hills Ills Wile Wltli a Kuiung-l'lu. The parties te the murder of Mrs. Jehn D. Andrews by her husband, in Chester county, just across the Celcrain town ship line, are well known in this city and throughout the lower end el Lancaster county. Prof. Jehn D. Andrews is about fifty-six years of age, a native of Andrews' Bridge, Lancaster county. He was always regarded as eccentric. He possessed a very active, nervous temperament, quick perceptive ' faculties, retentive memory, and was known near and far as " the lightning calculator." He was an adept in mathematics, which he turned te speculative account by tcachiug. Previous te his marriage he trav eled extensively, visiting nearly all the cities and large towns of the whele country, teaching classes and persons his rapid system of calculation. lie was also well-booked in ether specialties and was fend of discussion. He made a considerable amount of money by teaching during his travels. At the outbreak of the war he re turned home with $11,500 in geld, which he seen after sold wheu it had reached a prem ium of 250 per cent. He purchased the fine farm of David S. Hayes, in Lewer Oxford, which he has since made his home. About a year age symptoms of monemauia became apparent te his friends and under the advice of Dr. Housten his wife accompanied him en a trip of several weeks from home but about the first of August insanity wa: fully dcvcloped. About four months age he was taken te Dr. Givin'e asylum, Burn Brae, at Cliften Heights, near Philadel phia, at which place he improved and was brought home two weeks age. A com mission in lunacy was held at the effice of b. u. Kainscy, esq., Oxford, a short time age, the latter having been appointed by ihe court 'commissioner. The jury pro nounced Mr. Andrews a ' lunatic, and Dr. Rebert L. McClellan and R. Frank Cochran, of Cochranville, wens ap pointed trustees. The inquisition was ap pointed upon the petition of his wife, who was very deveted in her attention te her husband, leth te admit his insanity and at no time fearcd he would de any violence, although repeatedly warned by her friends te use all precautions. She thought a change of scene ami rest at the seashore would rcstore him, and en Mon day evening was talking te him about her intention te go te Ocean Greve next day te secure a cottage for their summer residence. Andrews was opposed te the arrangement and was worrying about it ; but Mrs. An drews insisted that he would be greatly benefited by the change. He slyly obtained the rolling-pin, and slipping up behind the unsuspecting woman, dealt a heavy blew upon the head, when an attendant of the insane man, who was in an adjoining room, hearing the blew, rushed in and se cured him. The unfortunate woman get Up and said she was net much hurt, that it was net necessary te send' for a doctor ; but she seen laid down en a couch in her room, complained of a pain in her head and became unconscious in a short time. Drs. Rea and Clement of Oxford were seen summoned, who found the crown of the skull fractured, and death re sulted at four o'clock yesterday morning. A coroner's inquest was held and Andrews was taken te jail te await his removal te the asylum at Norristown. He is cou ceu cou scieus of his act and is apparently very centrite and deplores the terrible deed, as he loved his wife deeply. She was about 53 years of age ; her maiden name was Elizabeth Andrews, and she was a native of Colerain township, Lancaster county. They had been married about ten years and were without children. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her. bTRASBUKG NEWS. Frem Our ltegular Correspondent. The well-known tobacco firm, Messrs. A. J. Geff & E. C. Musselman, of this place, have finished buying, packing and asserting for this year. Prof. B. F. Shaub paid a visit te the Strasburg high school and was highly grati fied expressed satisfaction at the advance ment made during the-past year. The literary and musical entertainment given by the ladies of Strasburg, in Mas Mas saseit hall, en Saturday evening. April 22, for the benefit of Temperance hall, was a grand success. The new town council have been out prospecting and will seen go te work. May they be as energetic in the way 'of improving cur streets as tue lorreex. Petpr TTflrr. ripnr T.nmnole.'. t"T'.i'J ' ias. 'iter horses sick with the. epidemic 'fpui evd ' . sixth annual commencement in Mass3- M 3? fit haten jri0y wkniag, May5thTh; Btrasbeag Rilliarmbniorsecisfcy wfl eJ MventhejrtiBjg wijh mJSBic. .be commencements have, always-been a great success in the past for that reason, and that the graduating class will be larger this year than ever before, a rare treat is anticipated by all. ' ) 'H VIEWS, VIEWERS AND REVIEWERS. AupeluttuenU Made by the Court Week Alias viewers te vacate a part of a read in West Hcmpficld township, leading from Jehn II. Moere's mill in Rohrerstown and lay out another in lieu thereof : Henry N. Kechlcr, Levi Myers and Jehn L.' Den linger. "" Te lay out a read in West Cocalico town ship, from the public read leading from ReinholdsvUle te Schaefferstewp, te the public read leading from Flickiager's hotel te Robesonia ; J. A. Steher, Joel Weistahd Ezra Becker. Te lay out a read in Maner township, te lead from the private read near Hershey's barn te the Susquehanna : Chas. J.Rhbads, A. R.. Witmer and Jehn II. Landis. Te lay out a private read in Brecknock township, beginning en a private read leading from the Adamstown and New Helland read, and ending at the land of II. W. Hallcr: S. G. Seifrit, F. G. Stebor and Daniel B. Shifter. Te lay out a read in Satisbaty tewaship, from a point en the', Chester feunty line, near Jehn B. Planks, te a public read near the bridge at W. J. Wanncr'sland: Jehn C. Liuville, Bernard J. Lcchlcr and Jes. C. Walker. Te lay, out a-read in West Cocalico twp. beginning en the Schccneck and Shaeffers Shaeffers tewn read and ending en the public read leading from Schccneck te' Reinheldsville : Benj. R. Kegcreis, Levi W. Mentzcr and B. B. Flickiuger. Te lay eat a read in Pcnn and Warwick townships, te commecce en the read lead ing from Lititz te Pennville, in Warwick township, te a point en the read leading from Lexington te Manhcim, in Penn township : Jereme Slump, Dan'l Hama kcr and Jacob' N. Newcomer. Te widen the read in Warwick township, leading from a point en Main street, Lititz, te a point en the public read lead ing from Warwick te Brunnerville, near the Warwick creek : A. C. Kepler, A. C. Ilyus and Linucas R. Rcist. , Commissioners te inquire into the' prOr priety of dividing Maner township election district, se thatMillersville may constitute a separate election district : Sam' I. Evans, Michael L. Hoever and Emanuel P. Kel ler. Te view and report a site for a bridge ever the Octoraie Creek, where the read from Pine Greve te Union cresses said creek : Jehn C. Lewis, Abucr C. Weed and Samuel Boyd. Te review the site for a proposed bridge ever the duckies creek, en the read from Silver Springs te Mt. Jey, in West Hemp iichl township ( in which the court ap pointed Levi Myers, J. Ilaldy Herr and Daniel Hamakcr as viewers,) Peter Kisser is appointed in place of Daniel Hamaker. Te view and report a- site for a bridge ever the Little Chickics creek, where the lead from Mount Jey te Columbia cresses said cicek : Peter E. Gray bill, Harry Bender and Stephen C. Pinkerton. Kenerts Confirmed Absolutely. Fer a read in East Hempfield township, from the read from Salunga te the Lau caster and Marietta turnpike. Fer a private read in Sadsbury town ship, from the West Chester read te II. M. Sweigart's. Fer a-read in Maner township, from a point en the Blue Reck read te the Colum bia turnpike. Fer a read in Ephrata township, from the Lancaster and Reading read te the Harrisburg, Ephrata and Dowuiugtewn turnpike. Fer a read in Ephrata township, from the Harrisburg, Ephrata and Downing town read, near Abram Bewman's, te the Lmcastcr and Reading read. Fer a read in Pcnn township, from the read from Stauffcr's mill te Petersburg te the read from Manhcim te New Haven. Fer a read in Salisbury township, from the residence of Franklin Masen te the res idence of William Robinson. Against a proposed read in Strasburg township, from the read between Lam peter Square and Martinsville te the Stras burg and Martinsville read. Locating a bridge in Maner township ever Little Coucstega creek where it is' crossed by the Washington read. Locating a bridge in West Denegal township, ever Ceney creek, where it is crossed by the read from Elizabeth town te Baiubridgc. It-O-C-N-C-E-D. Aiuly Kuuirniaii "Ketches On" te Some thing Better Than a Blj; Bronze Medal. United States Internal Revenue Collector Thes. A. Wiley, of this IXth district, slipped ever te Washington en Monday, te sec what there was of truth iti the re port that Stalwart A. J. Kauffman, of Col umbia, was seen te be appointed collector of this district. He found out. He came home at 5 a. m. te-day. It "was market meruing, and by 5:10 a. m. it was very generally known ever the city that Collector Wiley had received the g. b. The Philadelphia papers confirmed the news, though the idiotic reporters who sent out KaufTman's name as " uamp man " misled seme readers, and the KaufTmans get se frightfully mixed these ) days that .some wouldn't bolicve Arthur had " get the right pig by the ear "' until the smiling faces of Hay Brown and Elwood Griest shed illumination en their darkened understandings. Kauffman is a well-known member of the bar, resident of Columbia and a " Stalwart of Stalwarts." He has for a long time been waiting for his turn, awl since he went te the Chicago convention as the representative of the Cameren state caucus and cast ene of the votes of Lan caster county with the noble S06 Grant men. his name has never been rubbed off Cameren's slate. Since Arthur's accession he and his friends have been confidently awaiting the collectership, which he preferred te a nomination for lieutenant governor. Fer three months his appointment -has been waited for in weekly expectation, as Den Cameren had said it was " fixed." Con gressman Smith, it is claimed, made no fercible resistance, and in turn the politicians who are friendly te Kauff man have allowed Smith te have a ' walk ever. Some time age a treasury agent was en here working up a case against Wiley te justify his removal, but the principal matters raked up were seme private family affairs of years age, many-of which occurred even before he was appointed collector. His official rec ord has often elicited the highest com mendation of the department and it is net seriously pretended that his appointment has any ether purpose than the ordinary Cameren policy of rewarding the " best workers." It is supposed te have been hurried up this week partly as a defiance te Mitchell aud partly te stiffen the Cam eren forces in this county, especially iu their fight against-the re-election of Sena Sena eor Kauffman ( C. S. ), the brother of Kauffman (A. J.) . BirelUug Deuse Burned. ' ( , The tenant house en i the farm of Samuel Stafferd, in Celeraia tewaship, near the scene of the 'Shaw wife murder, was totally destroyed. by fire en Monday night about o'clock, i dt waaafraaeeuuamg, .ana as mere nau uucu uu yuieuu uviug in Southern Mutual lc win uc rcuuui "i DEATH. : frAXl3lEJilMKf"YnE STKZET. County Auditor Jehn Jt; Reed's Untimely Taking On. Jehn K. Reed, one of the county audi ters and senior member of the firm of Reed & Hendersen, bankers, dropped dead from apoplexy last evening about 6 e! clock ia front of the Lancaster county prison while' in conversation with D. K. Burkhelder, prison keeper. Mr. Reed ap peared te be in unusually geed health yesterday. In the morning he presided at the meeting of the beaid of auditors, the proceedings of (which "" were pub lished in yesterday's Isteiliecxcer, and he adjourned the beard un til next Tuesday in consideration of the .illness of his colleagues B. G. Greider and J. L. Lightncr. He at tended te his banking business, aud in the afternoon chatted pleasantly with a num ber of his friends in. the vicinity of the court house en peliticaUanl ether matters. Returning te his home he "ate a hearty supper, aud then walked ever te the prison -te see Mr. Burkhelder who was"staking off the ground for planting a row of shade trees jn front efthe prison reand, amat ter inwhich Mf. Reed took grentrkirerest. While thus engaged he fell suddenly te the navemcut and exnircd almost instantly. sEaT was immediately . piek'edV up and1 carriedne his home net faraway; andpby andpby sicians'were summoned. Dr. Carpenter happened te no passing, aMcw nunuics after and was called in, but Mr. Reed was dead, and the doctor said his death was caused by.apppfcxy. The news of his suddentfeath ad rapidly uad 'startled and grievctl the whele community, which has taken a deep interest; in- the proceed ings of the county auditors iu'their inves tigation of the aldermen's and justice's accounts, iu progress for a few weeks past, and-of which Mr. Reed .was the leading spirit. The public can illy afford te leso the services of Se active and intelligent a public officer. Jehn K. Reed was a son of the la te Geerge Reed. He was born in Elizabeth township, Lancaster county, en the 7th of October, 181G, and was therefore in the GOth year of his age at the time of his death. De received his education in the schools of this city, aud then entered his father's tannery, iu Elizabeth, as an ap prentice. In 183G, at the age of 20 years, he was appointed deputy sheriff by his uncle, Peter Reed, who was sheriff, aud he continued te act as deputy sheriff under Hen. Antheny E. Roberts, Sheriff Reed's successor. On the 4th of May, 1841, he married a daughter of ex-Sheriff Christian Carpenter, and seen afterwards went into partnership with his brother-in-law, the late Wm. Carpenter, in the mercantile business in Earlvillc. After carrying en the business successfully for about two years, the partnership was dissolved by mutual consent and in 1843 Mr. Rccd purchased the property, in cluding store, hotel and farm. He leased the stere and carried en the hotel business until 181G, when it was burned. He then sold the property and bought another farm and continued te farm it until 1851, when he was nominated by the Whigs as their candidate for prothenotary, and was elected by a majority of 8,000. After serving three years as prothenotary he I formed a partnership iu the banking busi ness with A, b. Hendersen, aud the iaie Isaac E. Hicstcr and David Shultz, under the firm name of Jehn K. Rccd As Ce. who carried en business iu what was then known' as the " McClurc property," en the northeast corner of East King aud Duke streets. When Mr. Shultz retired from the firm, the firm name was changed te Reed, Hendersen & Ce., aud when .Mr. Hiester died it was again changed te Reed & Hendersen, and has 'se continued te the present time. While engaged iu the banking business Mr. Reed was elected aud re-elected a director of the peer, and served in that ca pacity six years. lie was also elected county commissioner and served three years. He was for seme years a member of the beard of trustees of the Reme for Friendless Children, and also a member of the old beard of health. Last November he was elected a member of the beard of county auditors. His services in this ca pacity arc fresh in the memory of all our readers, and need net ba detailed here. further than te state that his searching in vestigatien into the crooked accounts of some of our county officials, constables, aud committing magistrates, awakened a public sentiment which bade fair te break up the disgraceful schemes of public plun der se long carried en in this county. Mr. Reed's family residence, Ne. 322 East King street, is large and commodious, and connected with it is a large tract of ground, which, during the past twenty years, Mr. Reed took great delight in. lie had it handsomely laid out and planted with almost every variety of -choice fruits, vines, shrubbery, flowers aud vegetables, making it one of the most attractive places iu the city. In his family relations Mr. Rccd was gentle, affectionate and liberal te a fault, ilis family at present consists of his wife, three daughters and two sons William and Walter, both of whom are well known in this city. Thiec of his sous arc dead Edgar, a bright young Iawyer ; Alfred, a dry-goods clerk ; pnd Theodere, who for some time held a clerkship in the hanking house of Reed Ac Ucuderseu. Iu his social relations Mr. Rccd was genial, voluble aud agoueral favorite. In his business relations he was exception ally cautious and correct. As an account ant he was net rapid, but never made a mistake, and was never behind time in the transaction of any business entrusted te him. According te the law of April 15,1831, if any auditor shall die " the court of quarter sessions shall appoint a suitable person te fill the vacancy until the next general election, when an auditor shall he elected for the unexpired term."' As the beard is new in the midst of its duties such appeintment will have te be made promptly. Whether the new auditor can take into consideration the evidence already heard by Mr. Reed and published is probably a question for the appointee te consider after he is named. As the va cancy for the unexpired terra can only be filled until the next, election, an auditor will have te be elected this falljbr two years, and it is rather short-netico for the Republicans te make a nomination at next Saturday's primary. A MODEL JUSTICE I'eace Preserved at Very Small Expense. In these days when aldermen and jus tices, and constables scare the county au ditors and the public generally by the multiplication of petty cases and, the im mensity of their bills for the same, it docs ene geed te turn te thaxleckct of an hen est country squire, and contrast his offi cial course with that of mere pretentious and mere rapacious magistrates. Squire A.R. Witracr, of Maner,will serve as an example. During the past twenty years he has heard GS complaints, ami has refused te entertain about four times as many ethers, which he . regarded, tee tri fling te warrant a hearing. Of the 63 complaints entertained by him, he set tled 9, without a cent of cost te the county. He'' returned 20 cases te court, and net ene of these, we understand was ignored by the grand jury. The costs paid te him by the county for the past twenty years was f 47.15 an aver aver age per year of $2 9G, Fer this small sum of money Squire Witmer has "given law" te everybody- in his neighborhood that seemed" te deserve it, and has maintained the peace, security and dignity of Maner township, a township that is net much letter nor mash worse than ethers in the eeuntry. Psyhaps some ether country fuirea bavdone as well as 'Squire Wit mer; BrnTen the whole they have net. According te official documents their costs te the county have averaged $40.80 per year, which is a little mere than 'Squire Witmer received in twenty years? But hew trill ing are the fees ipald te all the country squires compared with theso paid te our city alderman ! Here are last year's bills for cases that never reached court : Alderman Spurrier, $2,510.90 ; Alderman Barr, 12,844.25 ; Alderman A. Dennelly, $1,438.85 ; Alder man Samson. $1,207.58 ; Alderman P. Dennelly, $910.10 r AMerrean MeConeniy, $791.15 ; and Mayer MaoGenigle (whose fees go into the city treasury), $408.95 making a bum total of neaily $10,000 paid by the county for hearing petty cases, net onecf whieh,' inthe jadfmeht of the magistrates Scaring them;- wis Of suffi cient conscquence te go before a petit jury. m m . LITTLE LOCALS. llcre and There and Everywhere. The commencement of the theological .seminary of the Reformed church, Lan caster, will be celebrated ou Thursday evening, May 11th, in the college chapel at 8 o'clock. The graduating class num bers 5. Terree &tqSmitl 7?THple9 Alliance dramatic ceiapauy, arrived in this city at 91 a.ini. tnkdayaad teek the Columbia train.' , '- '" Wm. A. Marshall, of this city, master iu the United States navy, has been recem mended for promotion te a lieutenancy. Samuel Hess & San, auctioneers, eekl at puuiic .-;uu juumiay, .iui lust., ad me Merrimac house, Lancaster clty,-,fer Gee. Gressman, 21 head of Canada horses at an avorage price of $219.24. The highest ene sold at $290.. Last evening as a party of young men Hi. Bachraau, Al. Bixlcr, Tayler Welsh, Fred. Williams and Engineer Leckard were driving ou the turnpike, near Mount Meunt vilic, ene of the whceln of the plueten broke down and the whole party were spilled but, and Mr. Bachman had the misfortuue te have his shoulder broken. Dr. A. K. Rohrer was sent for aud reduced the fracture. Thirty-nine persons have joined the Seuth Queen street Presbyterian mission church ia the past two' years ; 11 adults and 13 children have been baptized ; the services are well attended aud the Sunday school averages 194. Bessie Spiccr, who stele a roll of silk from Mctzger & Ifaughman's store, had a hearing before Alderman McCoueray yes terday afternoon, and was held te answer at court. The silk was recovered. - A letter addressed as fellows is held at the posteffice for better direction : "Alenza B. Lehman, Dauphin county, Penna." The Merry Four social cluh gave a very pleasant dancing sociable in Excelsior hall last night, which-was largely attended and successfully carried through by the com mittee iu charge. There were probably seventy young gentlemen present, and even a larger number of ladies. Admirable elder was maintained throughout the festivities, which continued up te a late heuc. ;The music was by Tayler's or chestra. Columbia rewu. Monday night will be long remembered by the members of company " C," as en that night they celebrated their fifth anni versary by a snmptueus banquet. The "Dashing Charlie" combination played here last evening te a peer house, but gave a very fair entertainment. They will probably disband en account of peer business. Yesterday morning a little colored girl was knocked down by an enraged steer aud slightly injured. Last evening while seme "Colombians were out driving the front Wheel of the pbajten broke, throwing seme of the oc cupants out. About 50 couples of young folks met at the residence of Mias Fitzkects, in Wrightsville en the occasion of her birth day. Refreshments were served. at 10 o'clock. Columbia was represented by Messis. Ftcy and Bonsen. " Divorced," will be presented en Tues day night, May 2, instead of en Saturday as was already announced. "By request" the First Baptist African M. E. church, will repeat their entertain ment en Tuesday aud Wednesday even ings of next week. The teachcrs of the public schools Iabt evening called upon their fellow teacher, Mrs. II. C. McCauley nee Annie L. Dean, aud tendercd her their congratulations, bestowing upon her a silver caster, nap kins, etc., as a mark of their affection. The bride and groom leave in a few days en their bridal tour. Mr. William B. Given, of Columbia, has been elected solicitor for Washington borough. Officer Kelley, of the P. R. R. ai rested four tramps in the cast yard and took them te Lancaster jail this morning. Constable Gilbert, of the 1st warJ, ar rested seme negrees last evening, and this morning they were committed by 'Squire Yeung. There will he no services iu the E. E. Lutheran church next Sunday, owing te the absence of the pas'er, liuv. Wm. P. Evans. The whole division of the national guard will encamp this summer at Lewis town. A bill fe; a new pest-route bctwecu Columbia and Newtown, was recently passed by the Heuse. A terrible runiway occurred en Sunday in which a pbreten was totally demolished. COlUCTK (iLKNNM DEATH. SeneiiH Charge Against the Attending Sur geen by a llretner or iae iwenswi. The following associated press dispatch te the IxTELLiaEXCEnt this" afternoon has a mere than ordinary Iecal interest en account of the residence and extended ac quaintance of the unfortunate man in this county : Philadelphia, April 2G. At the cor oner's inquest te-day, in the ease of Rob Reb ert Glenn, of New Helland, Pa., who died iu the Presbyterian hospital yesterday from injuries received by being run ever by the train of which he was conductor, at Honeybrook, tbe brother of deceased stated he had been informed that Dr. Allis, surgeon in charge of the hospital, "had re fused te visit the patient and make tbe amputation until G p.m., several hours after the admission of the injured man, and that his life might have been saved by prompt action. The inquest was con tinned te await' testimony n this point. St. Mary'n Ealr. The fair at the opera heuse continues te be an attractive spot, aud last night there was a goodly attendance awl an agreeable evening for all who were there. The many articles of use and ornament which lead down the tables are sold at, reasonable prices and the assortment gives the - chascr.abundant material te cheese from, whilst the confections are as sweet and fresh, the ice-cream athsemK, and the -flowers as' fragrant! 'as ceald' ob! desired. Chancing continues brisk and last evening an afghan went off te MrsHt Z. Rhoads, and-D. E. Leng was the. lucky winner or a silver caster. The fair is open every night. The Kepabllca J'lSMailet-. There is no particular change in the as pect of the Republican canvass, except that Beyerjhas withdrawq ler solicitor and the JSete Jzra tactien is jeis .e uniw en Fry and Longenecker. This makes a straight issue between the factions, with i A I '4 -i 1
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