LANCASTER PA1LI INTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 1882,
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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