LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY APRIL 28 1882. Lancaster hxUlliqtnm. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1882. CenHty Officers' Fees. Generally direct taxes are most odious te these who have te pay them. The citizen who will indifferently suffer an imposition te he committed upon the general public, of which his share falls indirectly upon him, will be very quick te resent a much lighter tax laid di rectly upon him and his pocketbook. It is a wonder, therefore, that the frequent complaints against exorbitant and illegal fees charged in the county offices have net resulted in mere general re sistance te the exactions, as they nearly always fall upon the individual. The politicians indulge the officeholders in them because it is te their interest te make these offices as lucrative as possi ble, and because they knew that the oc cupants of them mostly reach them by appliances se corrupt and expensive that they have te misuse them and plunder the public te get whole. The lawyers let their clients be robbed te the scan dal of the profession and the detriment of the practice because, they insist, that they cannot afford te incur the ill will of the court-house officials, upon whose accommodation they must depend for many favors and facilities, nor te be subject te the annoyance of having the officials demand their fees in advance of process or service, as is their right, in tlie criminal courts the costs fall largely upon the county and it seems te be nobody's business te protect it from being skinned. In the civil courts very often the burthen of costs, due te the sheriff and prothenotary, arc subtracted from the share of creditors who are glad te get any sort of a divi dend en their claims, while the luckless creditor is indifferent, since he can save nothing from the wreck, as te whether his creditors or the officials get his estate. In the recorder's office the individuals who pay mere than the law allows for the recording of their papers, no doubt, de it in utter ignorance of their rights. Fer the protection aud relief of all whom it may concern the Ixtkllioex Ixtkllieex cek te-day performs the valuable pub lic service of printing m detail just what are the legal fees of our county offices, and hew all who have business with them can protect themselves from paying any mere than the act of 1S78 di rects. Lawyers can turn their clients ever te the officers te settle their costs and take an itemized bill, which will be a proper .subject for legal examination if referred te counsel, and for any ever charge made by him the officer takes the large risk of paying $."00 penalty te the party injured, an ample inducement for the aggrieved te sue for their rights or te redress their wrongs. Until such a receipt is offered no fees need be paid, and that the bill is correct every person can ascertain ler lninself by comparing it with the tabic which every officer is required te pest up in his office. Xew that the Ixtelligexckk has made the public acquainted with this, there is no mere reason why it should pay the officials 200 or 300 per cent, of their legal fees than why customers should pay a tradesman Hi for articles en his counter which he has plainly marked te sell at SI. If, therefore, anybody is paying the prothenotary or register, the sheriff or recorder, or the clerks of either court, fees in excess of the lawful rates, he may knew net only hew te protect himself, in the future, but hew te recover any ex cess paid in the past. It is needless te say that no organized remedy for these abuses is te be expected en the part of the politicians ; net even from that element which se vociferously assumes the virtue of u reform" within the party. A few years age it elected a let of new county officials under the " reform" cry, though it marshalled te their aid the most corrupt influences which ever made a Republican primary a " carnival or fraud :" tney were no improvement en any of their predeces sers, but the " Reformers" never found out that the officials whom they had elected were taking illegal fees until they quarreled with them ever ether matters " and took up with" the ether set of ringslers wliem they had lately be fore se hotly denounced as thieves. Last year the same eminent " Reformers" elected their candidates for sheriff, clerks of orphans' court and quarter ses siens (they already had the recorder's office), en the distinct issue and pledge, circulated broadcast, that " every can didate en this (the Citizens') ticket, pledges himself te abstain from taking and allowing his subordinates te take il legal fees." If the incumbents of these offices have been any better than their Stalwart predecessors, or if these who were net en the " Citizens' ticket," have been any worse than the " Re formers" whom they succeeded, the public has net found it out ; and the organ and orators of the " Citizens' " party, which masquerades under a new name and affiliates with a new set of thieves every year, have furnished no apology for the shameless faithlessness of their candidates te the pledges made by them and for them. One glance at the aspect of the present political scramble of the Republicans for local offices also illustrates the hope lessness of dependence en that party for leferm. Fer the important office of re corder, in which there is probably ex ercised the largest license te exact illegal fees from the general public, one faction is running a blind man who, if elected, will be at the mercy of the politicians new speculating en his physical infirmi ties; and the ether side is backing an old political hack, whose long-continued and expensive hunt for office puts him into that category which the Committee of Seventy-two has made of these who must take and wear their offices as " dis graceful badges of servitude " te the bosses who make them. Fer solicitor, an office, whose incumbent must pass upon about $42,000 of bills of public officials, besides giving legal direction te all the county business, the choice is narrowed down te Al Shenck and Jehn H.Fry! Manifestly the remedy is with the people, with every individual upon whom the unrighteous tax is laid ; and with this issue of the Intelligencer te in struct him in his legal rights, the man must be a feel who hereafter allows him self te have illegal fees imposed upon him by any county official. This journal will be glad te expose and te press te judgment any such attempt that is made. Slain by a Stripling. His three days encounter with Mr. Belmont leaves Mr. Blaine a political corpse. He has beeen turned out te grass by the bullet of Guiteau and the revela tions made in the examination he has just undergone will forever forbid him from securing public confidence and re spect. His reputation, sadly tarnished before, is damaged beyond all hope of polishing. Even the class of people who have held him in high regard for his dexterity and abundant resources have need te give him up. He bore himself before the committee without sense or judgment, and has permitted all the credit of a three days contest with a despised antagonist te be carried off by the proud David who, alone of all the committee,had the courage te go against the mighty Goliah. It is discreditable te the veteran members of this commit tee that they permitted Mr. Belmont, a young man entirely without experience, te bear the whole brunt of the examina tion of Mr. Blaine into these acts of his which the Heuse of Representatives commissioned them te inquire into. Net one member came te Mr. Belmont's as sistance with one question ; while several showed themselves ready te help Blaine te sit down upon him. But Mr. Bel mont's little sling has done the work, and Mr. Blaine is slain. Jt was with him as with his prototype; his arm was strengthened by the truth and justice of his cause ; Blaine was crushed by the weakness of his. He could net answer questions that he needed te answer fully and satisfactorily te save himself. He was unable te ex plain what had prompted him te present the Landreau claim te the Peruvian government ; and why he selected a time for it when Peru was disorganized and its courts in abeyance during a state of war. Admitting that he had net examined the claim and denying that anyone had brought it te his attention, he claimed that he had from his own sense of justice directed our minister te represent te Peru that it should make no treaty of peace involving a cession of territory without providing for the payment of Landreau. Mr. Blaine's protestation that his dis patch did net in effect say that peace should net be made without recognizing this claim, and his accusation against Mr. Belmont of untruthfulness, in thus construing his language, will netbeac cepted as truthful in view of the circum stances. It is becoming apparent that his foreign policy was directed te em broiling the country in war for the bene fit of speculators and camp-followers, and he is fairly subject te the suspicion that he was providing for feathering his own nest with transparently unjust claims, such as this one, about which se mucli is new said and known. Mr. Blaine seeks te create the im pression that it is " the dirty Democratic press " and politicians who are falsely pursuing him with these accusations ; but the fact is that intelli gent journalists of all parties are of one mind about his present exhibition. The New Yerk Ilerald, Sun, Times, rest, Commercial and Graphic are among these who see in it the uncovering of a dis honest demagogue. He does net have the public sympathy in his denunciation of Mr. Belmont as untruthful in his as cription te liim of dishonest purpose. It is beginning te be felt that the act of Guiteau may have been a beneficent in terposition of Providence te preserve the peace and prosperity of the nation against the rapacity and ambition of a dishonest and foolhardy administration. Mr. Belmont denounced Blaine as a cow ard and a bully ; and who will gainsay his estimate ? Manifestly Johnny Landis should go right ever te Washington and give Den Cameren a geed talking te. What if the New Era party should wake up and find they had been used by Stehman & Ce., te pull the Sensenig Sensenig Lengenecker chestnuts out of the fire? Somebody's te he cheated. What if the Examiner party should wake up and find out they had been used te help elect Myers and Shenck and get " Ielt " en Stehman ? Somebody's te be cheated. WnAT if the Mcntzer-McMellcn party should wake up and find that they had been used te elect Stehman and their blind soldier had been led into the ditch ? Somebody's te be cheated. What if " Mr." Sensenig should sur prise himself by using one ring te elect his state senator asd the ether te elect his recorder and solicitor ? Somebody's te be cheated. The ancieut Bread street Moravian church in Philadelphia, after having been a va riety theatre and a brewery, has at last become the seat of an honest industry and will be replaced by a shovel factory te be built en its site. " Smile whenever you can," is the title of a poem that is going the rounds of our rural contemporaries. There are plenty of fellows about town who habitu ally de that, and it doesn't require the dulcet notes of a spring songster te keep them in the way of it, either. Remember Christy Kauffman voted for the W00 " Grab." Remember Christy Kauffman paid his DOrtien te fee lawvprn tn anct-ein tlin ?500 grab in the courts. Examiner. Oh ! Oh ! This cuts four or five ways. The Examiner's men.Ceurtnev. Eshlcman. Snadcr and Peeples did the same thin". The North American says that the Democrats oppose the admission of Dakota "for no better reason than be cause it would add a Republican state te the electoral vote for president." As that is the only reason why the Republi cans favor it, it is quite enough cause for Democrats te oppose it. -Tin: Examiner party has cleared some dead weed off its alley in getting the withdrawals of Henry Worst, jr., for the Legislature, James Potts for jury com missioner, Charles B. Kaufman for city delegate and D. W. Graybih for delegate from the Northern district. This insures a clear track. After all the loud clamor that the Mis sissippi darkey, Lynch, had been cheated out of his election te Congress by Chal mers against whom there was a majority of 5,000, the Republican majority of the Heuse committee en elections claims less than 400 majority for Lynch. This attenuation of the claim makes the coun try mere tolerant of the Democratic oppo sition te the validity of any part of it, The New Era "has seen the local Cameren ring twice disrupted, again beaten and demoralized." The first fruits of one of these defeats was the election of McMellen ; of another, Recorder Geed ; and of the last, the election of Sheriff High, by a bargain with that determined enemy of Cameren, Jake Strinc, who named both of High's deputies. Anether such a " defeat " for the Cameren ring, and Mr. Senscnig's state senator will be elected. Politics arc net much mere icputable ever in Dcmocratie Berks than here in Republican Lancaster if the experience of old Adam Dundere, the defaulting county treasurer, can be taken as a guide aud if the allegations of the Reading Herald are credible. Accerdiug te them Dundere spent $G,000 te get the office, which went just as the candidate's money gees in our local " carnivals of fraud " treating the bummers, leaning money te the borrowers, buying off competitors, footing the bills for the " expenses " of "best workers" aud paying the party assessment. The Fulton Democrat thinks the nom ination of Wickcrshara for charge d'affaires te Denmark leeks like putting the doctor off with a slice net at all commen surate with his capacity, while the Clear field Republican's idea of the appoint ment is that it is " a mild compromise between the two Pennsylvania senators. The cx-state school superintendent has been a standing candidate for Congress, and he might make the landing eventually, and obtain a scat rather tee near the camp ing groundef the senior scnater.and thereby give him some unnecessary trouble around Harrisburg, Lancaster, aud Washington. Hence the senator has ordered Mr. Arthur te pack the aforesaid off te a foreign country where he cannot desturb the Stalwart camp with his Half-breed growls. The arrangement is a cute one. Besides, Mitchell gets away with a half a leaf." Seme "Camerenian" has been tell ing the Washington correspondent of the New Yerk Sun that the Mitchell confer ence is only a device of the belters te " crawl back," as they sce they are beaten and want a share of the federal patronage aud of the state spoils. Mitchell will vote for Rutan's confirmation like a little man ; the state convention will carry out the Stalwart pregramme, aud all that the peace conference will de will be te afford Mitchell and the Independents " a hole te crawl back te the fold." "We'll threw them a plank of humanity, and if it will help them te get ashore, they may make the most of it." Meantime the kickers keep a-kicking. In Wilkosbarre yester day the senatorial delegate te the Repub lican state convention was instructed te vete against Beaver and Rawle, and the convention passed resolutions condemning Senater Cameren and favoring the action of Senater Mitchell. Wilkesbarre is where Gov. Heyt lives at home. Out iu Sam. Dick's home he being slated for congressman at-large pronounced anti anti Cameren men were elected delegates te the state convention and all elements iu Crawford county opposed te Dick success fully combined, and carried instructions for James E. McFarlaud for cengrcssniau-at-large, a local candidate brought out te give Dick a black eye at home. PERSONAL. IIaruy Cmsi', leading man in the "World" combination, died last night in Chicago at the age of 37 years. He had been en the stage 15 years, and was lead ing mau in this country for Salvini. The divorce suit of General Jehn B. Clarke, jr., member of Congress for the Eleventh district, Missouri, against his wife, decided in his favor, and a divorce has been granted en the ground of incom patibility of temper. Last night the first formal social recep tion of the members of the Philadelphia Union League, since the completion of the annex and ether improvements, was given in the club house. It was a very brilliant and largely attended affair, many promi nent persons being in attendance. The conference of colored bishops in Baltimore closed last night without affect ing the object for which it had been con vened. Bishop Halsey, representative of the colored Episcopal church of America, said he did net feel authorized te proceed in the absence of a majority of the bishops of his branch of the church. Ed Stokes, who killed Fisk, is proprie tor of a new and elegant bar room in New Yerk and, in response te 2,000 invitations te women te visit and see it, the place was thronged yesterday with nearly half that many " ladies." The large room was ar tistically lighted, aud the air perfumed bv silver cologne fountains and a profusion of flowers. Behind an immense mass of ferns and palms was an orchestra playing Strauss' waltzes softly, te an accempani ment et tue occasional chink of glasses en the bar and the hum of hundreds of whis pered voices as the guests moved about the room. There was a rush te sce Stekee, as he moved about dressed with elaborate care in the height of fashion. His close- cropped hair was quite gray, but his face bore no trace of trouble and he seemed te be in excellent spirits. A Cadet Killed In the Uyrnnasluiu . At Annapolis, at the naval academy Cadet Engineer Lawrence A. Wedderburn, of Alexandria, Va., in company with Cadet Engineer Arthur L. Hughes, was practic ing in the gymnasium. Cadet Wedder burn was exercising en the ring ropes about 25 feet in length, suspended from the ceiling, with large iron rings for hand holds at lower ends. When he gave a swing and attempted te turn a somersault he lest his held and fell te the fleer and struck en his right temple en a mattress below. His head was only about three feet from the fleer when he fell. His com panion ran te his assistance and lifted him up and called for aid. Passed Assistant Engineer B. W. Bertelette arrived in a few minutes and applied the usual reme dies. Surgeon W. A. Cerwin also seen after came in, but the young man died at 6:30. He was 19 years old. RALPH WALDO EMERSON DEATH OF THE CONCORD SAGE. An Epitome et Bis Life and Works. Mr. Emersen died at 9 o'clock last night. Theagh perceptibly worse in the morning, and bis symptoms net of a re assuring character, bis death was net ex pected se seen by these in attendance upon him. During the forenoon he did net appear te suffer greatly and was ap parently resting easily, his condition in fact being se free from alarming symptoms that Dr. Putnam, the Bosten physician associated with Dr. Edward Emersen, left for Bosten, intending te return. About neon the patient exhibited signs of restlessness and began te suffer severe pain. Soen thereafter he became deliri ous, and Dr. Emersen immediately admin istered ether, under whose influence he was kept until his death. At about a quarter of nine Dr. Emersen came down from the sick room te the apartment where a number of friends of the family were sitting and stated that during the afternoon Mr. Emersen's pulse had been reduced from 140 te 120 ; that he thought the crisis in the disease had been reached and would bepas3cd favorably. The doc tor then went up stairs, and returned almost immediately with the announce ment of his death, which was net caused by exhaustion, but by acute pneumonia, the tubes suddenly filling up and chok ing him. His wife, Dr. Emersen and an unmarried daughter, Ellen, were at his bedside when he died. In another part of the house were several relatives and near friends of his family, his nephew, Charles Emeisen, and wife; Mrs. Edward Emer Emer eon, Judges Keyes, Dr. Emersen's father-in-law, and Judge E. R. Hear, the latter of whom had called at the house early in the evening. Mr. Emersen's married daughter, Mrs. W. H. Ferbes, was net present en account of illness. The first public notice of Mr. Emersen's death was given en the church bells of Concord, which tolled 70 strokes, the poet's age. Ne arrangement has yet been made for the funeral.but it is prebable that the services will be held at the Unitarian church iu Concord, en Monday, and that the remains will be placed in the Sleepy Hellew cem etery, near Emersen's home. A feeling of profound sorrow pervades the community where he has se long re sided, and se frequent had been the in quiries in regard te his condition that precautionary measures were necessary te guard against the patient being disturbed by anxious visitors, who, by a netice post ed en the front deer te-day, were request ed te call at the back of the house, where all information would be willingly given. Ralph Walde Emersen, LL. D., the pect,essayist and philosopher, whose death is announced, was born in Bosten, Mass., May 25th, 1803, and was the son of the Rev. William Emersen, pastor of the First church in that city, lie received his early education at one of the public grammar schools, and afterwards entered the Latin school. He entered Harvard collcge in 1817, and graduated in August, 1821. The records show that he twice received a Bowdeiu prize for dissertations, and ouce a Boylston prize for declamation. He was also the poet of his class en " Class Day.'' Fer five years after leaving college he was engaged in teaching school. In 1820 he was ' approbated te preach," and iu March, 1829, he was at the Second Unitarian church, of Bosten, being the eighth iu suc cession of a consecutive line of minis ters in his own family. Iu 1832 he asked and received a dismissien from the church en account of differences of opinion be tween its members and himself touching the Lord's Supper ; and in December he sailed for Europe, where he remained nearly a year. On his return iu the win ter of 1S33-34, he began his career as a lecturer with a disceurse before the Bosten Mechanics' institute, en the subject of " Water." Three ethers followed, two ou " Italy " aud ene en " The relation of man te the glebe.7' Iu 1834 he delivered a scries of biographical lectures en Michael Angcle, Milten, Luther, Geerge Fex, aud Edmund Burke. In 1835 he fixed his resi dence at Concord, Mass., where he has since lived. He afterwards had a wide ex perience as a lecturer en literary and educa tional subjects, and has published several volumes, among which are "Nature" (183G), "The American Scholar" (1837), "The Method of Nature " ( 1841 ), which contained the most prominent pe culiarities of his scheme of idealism and allured many readers into becoming his disciples. In 1840 he became associated with Miss Margaret Fuller, A. B. Alcott, Wm. II. Channing, Theodere Parker, Geerge Ripley, and ethers in the editor ship of "The Dial," aud during the last two years of its existence this quarterly was under his editorial charge. In 1841 the first and in 1844 the second scries of his "Essays" were published. In 1S4G he collected and published a velume of his poems. In 1849 he collected in one vol ume, entitled " Miscellanies, ' his "Nature," and nine lectures and col cel col lege addresses. In 1850 his " Es says en Representative Men" were pub lished. Iu 1852 he published the " Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossell." In 1850 he published "English Traits," a work in which he seizes and emphasizes the characteristics of the English mind and people ; and in 1800, " The Conduct of Life." His contributions te the "At lantic Monthly" have been collected. "May Day and ether Pieces" (poems) appeared in 18G7 ; " Society and Solitude." in 1870 ; an introduction te Prof. Good win's translatieu of Plutarch's Morals, iu 1871, and "Parnassus," Selected Poems and a fourth volume of poems the same year. Mr. Emersen was also a prolific lecturer en slavery, women's rights and ether topics of public interest, and was recognized as one of the most able meta physicians and theoreticians of the day. OUR FESTIVE PRESIDENT. Enjoying Himself Despite Factional Fights. President Arthur and the secretaries of war and the navy, accompanied by members of the Heuse naval committee, arrived at Fortress Menreo yesterday afternoon te participate in the naval exer cises iu Hampton Reads. The visitors were saluted with the usual honors and received at the wharf by Generals Han cock and Getty. At thofeit the troops passed in review before the president, and some fine artillery practice was also wit nessed. In the evening the gtaduating exercises of the artillery school took place. Te-day will be devoted te naval exercises. Next Meuday the president will attend the annual dinner of the "State of Schuylkill" club at their " castle " in Philadelphia, and, like Washington, when he was this club's guest, will conform strictly with the rules which have governed it for 150 years. Ne servants of any kind or ether persons will te allowed upon the grounds, and even the dishes, which are these which have been in use for mero than a hundred years, will be washed by the members and their guests. The apprentices, of which there are five in number, will act as waiters, and will be compelled te cat at the second table. Ne table-cloth is al lowed, nor fork?, and until recently nap kins were net permitted. The bill of fare will consist of planked shad, broiled beefsteak, roasted pig, perch and vegeta bles, and Arthur must roll up his sleeves, put en a linen apron and assist in prepar ing his own dinner, ne will shell peas, broil beefsteak and be bossed by a Phila delphia society man, who will act as chief cook and caterer. Among the twenty-five guests of the occasion will be Waite, Frelinghuypen, Brewster, Heyt and Sharswood. There will be no pastry. The famous fish-house punch will be brewed in the immense punch-bow-brought ever by Captain Ress, who com manded the City Troop in 1812. In this precious piece of old china the eldest male child of every member of the State of Schuylkill has been baptized for mero than a century. The youngster is brought te the club house at an early day after he has cut his first teeth, placed in the bowl and doused with punch. Such occasions are state affairs at the Old Castle. THE MARKIAGE OF PRIriCK LEOPOLD. Details of the Ceremonies at St. Geerge's Chapel, Windser, Yesterday. The marriage of Prince Leepold, Duke of Albany, te Princess Helena of Waldeck took place at St. Geerge's chapel, in Wind Wind eor. Windser was gaily decorated with flags and bunting in honor of the event. The shops were closed and the town was crowded with visitors. Salutes were fired during the day. The war ships at Ports mouth and at ether places were decorated with flags. The weather was fine. The ceremony, which was conducted with great pomp, was concluded shortly after one o'clock yesterday afternoon. The arch bishop of Canterbury was the chief offi ciating clergyman. Before the ceremony the queen, the royal family, the bride and bridegroom and the royal guests assembled at the palace, whence they drove down Castle Hill through Henry VIII. 's Gateway te the Horseshoe cloisters. The first proces preces sion from the grand quadrangle of the castle te the gate of St. Geerge's chapel, was thafef the royal guests. The second precession was that of her majesty the queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Princess Victeria of Hesse. The royal cortege consisted of a landau, drawn by four gray ponies, and two ether carriages, with postiliens in Ascot or scmi-state liveries, aud field officers aud an escort of the Lccend Life Guards, with the household in attendance ou the sovereign. Her majesty's train was home by Mr. Henry David Erskine, groom of the robes, and two pages of honor. The third precession was that of the groom, Prince Leepold, Duke of Albany, and his supporters, the Priuce of Wales and the Grand Duke Leuis of Hesse Darmstadt, attended by their households. The fourth precession from the palace was that of the bride and her supporters, the Prince Waldeck Pyrmenr, her father, aud the king of the Netherlands, her brother-in-law. The train of the Princess Helena when in the chapel was borne by the eight bridesmaids. Their costumes were of white moire antique and white satin, with headdresses of primroses, violets aud white heather blossoms. The queen's arrival at the chapel was announced by a flourish of trumpets. Her majesty wero the insignia of Prince Leo Lee pold and the kohineor diamond. Priuce Leepold, who has, net entirely recovered from the effects of his recent accident, walked te the altar with the aid of a cane. The Piinccss Helena was given away by her father. At the conclusion of the cere mony Prince Leepold kissed the bride and the queen kissed the newly married couple aud the father and mother of the piincebe. Where They Will Live. At Clarcraent house, near Esher, Sun cy, the future residence of the duke aud duchess of Albany, anoble suit of rooms has been prepared for their reception after their marriage. While the ether apartments of the palace remain as be be feic, theso of thi-ir royal highnesses have been decorated and furnished iu what is known as the Adams style white and geld, with delicately tinted or namentatien. The suit includes a study for the duke of Albany, Princess Heleue's boudoir, a bedroom, dress ing rooms and bathrooms. The bou doir, which contains many articles de fertu from the duke's collection, is a charming apartment, decorated with peacock blue and geld, the ceiling being very delicately colored and ornamented, and the furni ture of inlaid weed, upholstered with an tique brocades and tapestiy work. Ilis royal highness' study is lined with book cases, and around it are arrayed Pempeian bronzes, Venetian glass, painted porco perco porce laius, aud numerous ether art treasures purchased by him during the last few years. One of the principal features of interest in this line room is an antique cylinder writing table, bearing the inscrip tion, Presented te H. R. H., the Duke of Albany, K. G., en bis marriage, by a few residents iu the neigh borhood of Beyten Maner," a gift highly valued by the prince ou account of its associations. The prevailing colors of the royal bed room are rcssda (sage green), white and geld, all the furniture being delicately painted and ornamented. The duchess' dressing room is of red, white and geld, with rose du Barry hangings, the furniture being ornamented with flowers. The dressing room of his royal highness is blue and white, with cauvas hangings, embroidered in various shades of bine by members of the Ladies' work society, of which Princess Louise ( March ioness of Leme ) is the patroness, and the adjoining bathroom is a very handseme apartment, its walls being decorated with geranium red, white and geld, and the or namental woodwork being in accord with the classic style of the chamber. KKCfcNT FATALITIES AND SENSATIOlSS Cloning lite Bars Licenses Refused in Em porium. Emporium, Pa., is excited ever the temperance question. The triple tragedy when Preston Gowers, crazed by drink, killed Clarence Lindsley and then mur dered his wife, winding up the dismal array of horrors by putting a bullet through his own brain, is the immediate cause of it. At the funeral of the victims the minister delivered a heated harangue against the sale of liquor in the town and called upon the people te " drive the hell broth from its borders." This week was the opening of the' license court, and a number of applications were made, and a petition against their being granted was presented signed by 400 persons. The Ecene iu court was an impressive one. Seme 30 or 40 ladies were present, and conspicuous among these was the widow of Liudsley, clothed in her funeral dress. The judge decided that net a single license should be granted, aud new there is net a legally authorized bar in Emporium. Current Items et Bloody Interest. The wife of County Commissioner Tay Tay eor, of Westmoreland, Pa., dreamed that her son had been crushed te death, and next day the family get a telegram that the young mau had been killed the night before en the railroad at Newport, Ky. Gfe. II. Stene, aged 35, special freight conductor, killed iu a collision at Haver hill, Mass. A hand-car, with eight or ten section hand, collided with a passenger atiaiu in the liter Ridge tunnel, two miles south of New Lexington, Ohie ; two killed. Tweuty-six persons at Esquimaux Point died of scarlet fever during the winter. Women traveled from twenty te thirty miles ever rough reads begging feed for their children. If the people of Anticesti are net supplied with previsions shortly the majority of them will be in a state of starvation. In Lake City, Cel., 100 masked men overpowered the guard and took from the jail Geerge Bctts and Jim Brown, who shot and killed Sheriff Campbell, while at tempting te arrest them. The mob then hung the two men from the bridge. Beth men died game, Bctts asking for a chew of tobacco just before the rope was placed around his t.eck. In Lillersville, N. C, Harry Bird, a negre, made an assault with a clasp knife en Spencer Little, a small negre boy, inflicting terrible injuries, which .will prove fatal; Bird escaped from a aeb which bad captured him. In a u of jealousy and because she wouldn't marry him, E. N. Woodward, a dentist of " respectable standing " in San Francisce, shot and daugereusly wounded a woman who had been living with him. He then committed suicide. In Clyde, Kan., Adam Ballinger's family ate perk from a hog killed that day and at night all were seized with violent sick ness, and a twelve-year-old son of Ballin gcr died. At last accounts all the rest of the family were dying, except Mrs. Bal linger, who was expected te recover. The movements of the trichina: iu the raw perk can be observed with the naked eye. Lewis county, Ky., has been swept by a tornado. The Leng Branch pier was damaged daring a storm, by a large piece of wreck, which was carried up by the heavy sea. The wreck crushed through the pier, cutting down nine of tha heavy wrought iron piles, and letting the struct ure down about two feet. Katie Devin ney, aged 4, of Philadelphia, was burned te death at a bonfire. There was a fight between General Forsythe and the hostile Indians in Arizeua.near old Camp Rucker, in which six Indians were killed. Iu a fight at Stein's Peak, New Mexico, be tween Indians and Captain Tupper's de tachment of the Sixth cavalry, four In dian scouts and two soldiers wero killed. S25 Per Square Feet. The property ou the northeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, 97 by 173 feet, has been purchased from the heirs of the Fisher estate by Andrew M. Moere, of the firm of Jehn Gibsen's Sens & Ce., for $450,000. It includes that portion of the Girard Heuse property west from the east liue of the barroom, and takes in the culinary department of the hotel en the rear, as well as Browning's and the smaller stores en Ninth street. It is the intention te build a bread avenue te the hotel from Ninth street, about 105 feet above Chestnut street, giving an entrance from the new pest-office, and also te establish a commodious restaurant ou that side for the benefit of business people and the general public. The fleer of the present barroom en Chestnut street is te be lowered and the steps removed. i Irvcstlgatlng a Hetel-Keeper's De.ilit. Geerge Dewccs, a prominent hotel keeper of Fleetwood, died suddenly en April 12. He was taken slightly sick iu Reading ou the 11th, but seemed te be all right when he reached home. He slept quietly all that night, but his family were unable te areuse him the next morning. Physicians were summoned and they pro nounced the case apoplexy. He died that evening and was buried en the 17th. Since the funeral there have been charges widely circulated te the effect that Dewces was poisoned. District Attorney Kauff man was finally consulted and te satisfy all parties concerned, he has ordered an investigation. The body will be disinter red and an analysis of the stomach will be made. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE LINrf-rEAN. Monthly Sleeting et the Lecal scientists. At a meeting of the Liunrcan society at Dr. H. D. Knight's residence last evening, Prof. Stall r iu the chair, the librarian re ported the following donations te the library : Annotated list of the birds of Nevada, by W. I. Heffman, M. D., 250 pp. octave, with a map ; by the author. Bul letin of the United States National Mu seum, 2C4 pp. octave, with a large folded map a guide te the flora of Washington ; reports of the commissioner of education for 1879 ; internal couimcice of the United States for 1880 ; production of geld aud silver iu the United States, 18S0 ; trans portation routes te the seaboard ; Nes. 10 te 15 Official Gazette of the United States patent office, Vel 21 ; vel. 12 Congressional Recerd, from Hen. A. Herr Smith, M. C; Lancaster Farmer for April, 1882 ; Twe envelopes containing 12 Biographical, His torical and Miscellaneous scraps. Sundry caraleguc and circulars. E. K. Hershcy, of Crcswcll, was elected an active member. S. M. Sencr was pro posed for associate membership, which, under the rules, is laid ever te the next meeting for definite action. The treasurer was authorized te sab- scribe for " Ward's Quartely Bulletin of jNatural History." Dr. Knight teudeicd his office for the use of the society in holding its evening meetings ; accepted. Mrs. Zell read some notes en technical terms, which elicited quite a spirited dis cussion, participated in by Prof. Stahr, Dr. Davis and ethers. After an examinatiau of Dr. Knight's objects of vert u, and continued scientific gossip, the society adjourned te meet in the ante-room of the museum en Saturday afternoon, May 27, 1882. ST.MARV'JS. A Rig Night at the Catholic Fair. The attendance at St. Mary's fair at Fulton opera house last night was the largest since the opening, and there was everything te cause the lady managers te feel the glow of gratification as the big crowd lingered and caused their presence te be felt by liberal purchases at all the tables. Voting en the handsome chair for which Mr. Steinmetz and Dr. Muhlen berg are the contestants continues a mat ter of central attention, whilst there are plenty of people anxious te try their fertuue in the chancing for Miss Altick's beautiful table cover. The ladies at the cigar table have added te the attractions there another pair of "Euglish pugs," designed for cigar holders, and every night the array of button-helo bouquets seem te surpass their pre decessers in beauty and fragrance. The confectionery table continues a me$t in viting spot, while the glass table with its novel paddle arrangement shows no fall ing off in patronage. The following articles were chanced off last night : Pair of vases wen by Mrs. Mary A. McGrann ; piece of muslin by Christian Arlcth ; large cake by Miss Kate Dougherty. Te all who have net yet been te the fair we say go te-night, and te-morrow, and all next week ; these who have been there nerd no invitation te repeat the visit ; for the fair is certainly one of the most attractive places iu the city, and one where an agreeable evening cau be spent. TIIK COLLKCTOK-IIir. Me f.ecal Pretest Against Kauffinan'a Con firmation. A dispatch from Washington te the riiiladclpliia limes says : " Congressman A: Herr Smith has writ ten a letter te Senater Mitchell, requesting the latter te held the confirmation of Kauffman as collector of the Ninth dis trict until the people can be heard from. It is understood that a vigorous fight will be made te retain Wylie, and that a pro pre test is new being generally signed te that effect. Smith is highly indignant at what he terms a wanton abuse of the Cameren power." The versatile correspondent of the Times probably knows better what he wants Mr. Smith te de than what he has done.- Mr. Smith arrived at his home in this city last evening and will stay until after the primaries, taking care of his re nomination which is, of course, net en dangered. He says he has neither writ ten nor contemplated writing any such letter te Mitchell as above related. Neither Postmaster Marshall, Collector Wiley, nor anybody else hereabouts, knows anything about the "pretests" agaiust Kauflman's confirmation. They exist only in the mind of the Times' cor respondent. Wiley accepts the inevitable like a philosopher. COLUMBIA NEWS. OUR REGULAR HORUtXSU CORKESPON- UEKt'E. A Hairs Along the Susquehanna Items Interest Picked Up by the Intelligen cer's Reporter. The fast local freight office of the P. of . R. suc- it., recently esiaeusneu nere, is a cess. Prof. D. D. DeLong, president of the Lebanon Valley college, will officiate in the U. B. church en Sunday night. Mr. J. J. Black, of Philadelphia, is visit ing his parents in Columbia. Air. Jehn Lcbcrgern, jr., one of our prominent butchers, was the recipient of quite a surprise last evening, occasioned by it being the 26th anniversary of his birthday. Jehn was equal te the occa sion and treated all elegantly. Music by the baud, together with the sumptuous set-out and beverages, made it altogether a very enjoyable affair. The largest landslide that cver occurred along tie line of the C.& P. D. R. R., occurred this morning between 7 and 8 o'clock near Shcnk's ferry. The slide consisted for the largest part of rock, aud extended for a distance of from 2C0 te 300 yards, and probably weighe'd ever 200 teus. The passengers coming north ou that read this morning were compelled te change cars and walk around the slide, en the northern side of which a train was in waiting te convey them te Columbia. It will be several days before the debris will be cleaned away, during which time freight trains Ne. 40 and 41 ou the Pert read will net ruu. "Unde Tem's Cabin," as produced here last evening, was one of the best that has been in Columbia. The two lawyers and two Tepsics were a innovation and an im provement. The Unde Tem of Mr. Saul Lucas was very geed and worthy of praise ; all the characters were well taken and the liberal applause attested hew the audieuee appreciated the entertainment. The house was worth about $200. The five blood hounds connected with the troupe yester day ferociously attacked ene another aud were separated with difficulty. The mill team of Mr. Wm. Mundis, of Yerk county, was backed into by a car pushed by engine "870" at the bridge sticct crossing of the P. R. R. The wagon was a total wreck, although the driver and horses escaped unhurt. The flour was scattered all evor tbe tracks, and the car Was thrown from the track. This is ene of the most daugereus crossings iu tewu as the frequent acccidents and narrow es capes will attest. A watchman should be placed there by all means. ANOTHER BURGLARY. A Store Ilreken Open and the Safe Cracked. Seme time during last night the stere of Brewu, Willson & Ce., in Washington borough was entered by thieves, who blew open the safe and stele betweeu $200 and $300. The posteffice is in the store and the thieves get together $75 worth of postage stamps which they did net take but lelt them lying en the counter. Sume of the money belonged te the posteffice; the safe was kept under the place which held the mail. It is believed that the burglary was committed about 3 o'clock a. m. Mr. Wilsen heard the noise caused by the ex plosion but did net knew what it was. The thieves left behind them a crew bar, axe and a brace. This forenoon a dispatch was received at the Pennsylvania railroad telegraph office, this city, stating that a man who was seen iu Washington as late as 11 o'clock last night had bearded the freight train drawn by engine 882, bound cast, and the officers should be en the lookout for him. It stated that the mau had en a black stiff hat and light overcoat, were aide-whiskers aud was abent 5 feet, 6 inches high. Officer Pyle went te Dillerville and waited en the train. When it ar rived he found a man en it who answered the above description exactly ; he had a companion who was short aud stout. Beth were aires ted aud brought te the station house iu this city, ihey gave their names as Gustave Black aud Max Weiner and say that they reside in New Yerk city. They were held te await the arrival of some ene from Washington. Net the Parties. This afternoon Mr. Wilsen, of the firm, arrived in this city with several ether gen tlemen who had seen two suspicious look ing men at Washington. They looked at the prisoners at Alderman McConemy's office, but at once staled that they were net the men. This morning these men were Been passing through Columbia en a freight train and word waa telegraphed here. Weiner answers the description sent exactly ; he had en the samekind of a hat and coat, were fide whiskers and a moustache aud was 5 feet 8 inches high. The men who were suspected of being the burglars were better clothing than these arrested. Weiner is a Jew peddler, and Black, who is a Hungarian, works for him. They had been iu the western part of the state, where Weiner puichas:d a horse, which he was shipping cast en the train that he was taken from. He bad a pass entitling him te ride en a freight train. Weiner was discharged and Black was fined for riding en freight trains. The fine was promptly paid by Weiner and both men left for Philadel phia at 2:10 p. m. Before they left the alderman's offije Weiner asked what charge he was arrested upon and he seemed te be greatly surprised. He said that the discriptien of the men sent tallied exactly with his own appearance and he was glad that he had get out of the trouble. Hew tne Jeb Was Dene Mr. Wilsen says that of the money stolen $260 was in the safe and it belonged te the firm. The safe was blown open with powder. The posteflicu money was . iu a drawer and amounted te between $15 A and $20 ; it was all stolen, and in addition several dollars in change belonging te the firm, which was in another money drawer. The front deer of the stere has a screen ever it. This was broken by the thieves, who then entered by breaking the glass in the tloer. Mr. Wilsen heard the noise made by the explosion shortly after 3 o'clock. 1 he Republican Primaries. Figuratively speaking the peels are sell ing about this way te-day : Congress : Ne takers against Smith. Senater : Stehman, 100 ; Kauffman, 80. Recorder : Longeneeker, 100 ; Myerv, 95. Assembly : (Upper District) Comtney, 100 ; Eihleman, 95 ; Snadcr, 90 ; Eberly. 90; Blough, 90; Hoever, 85. (Lewer District) Peeples, 100 ; Bresiu-, 90 ; Hei- clelbaugli, 90 ; Landis, 90. County Solicitor : Shenck, 100 ; Fry, 95. Delegates (Upper District) : Beaver delegates, 100 ; Butler, 85 ; (City) Beaver, 100 ; Butler, 95 ; (Lewer Representative) Butler, 100 ; Beaver, 85 ; (Senatorial) Brosius, 100 ; Jehnsen, 90. On His Wedding Tour. J. Fred Rudy, formerly a type of Lan caster and well known in this city, is so journing here among old friends, for a few days, with his bride, as the following item from the Patterson N. J., Daily Guardian et last Wednesday mero fully explains : "Mr J.Fred Rudy, foreman of the Guar dian job printing department, was mar ried this afternoon te Miss Jennie Van Winkle, until recently a compositor of " this establishment. Mr. Rndy is a young man in every respect worthy of sa) desira ble a bride, and the entire office threw geed luck slippers after the happy couple as they depart en their wedding tour te Lan caster, Pa., where the groom's parents reside, and where there will be a grand reeeptien te morrow evening. " '
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