LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY APRIL 29 1882.
Lancaster iiteliiflencet.
SATURDAY KVBNINO, APRIL 29, 1889.
Snltk'8 Iadepeadeaala. 'r
Our Pennsylvania Republicans are
crying te one another V, peace! peace!
when there is no peace," and when there
can be none in the very nature of the
case. Even while the Cameraman side
are offering te embrace the outsiders, we
see that they have ejected one Lancaster
collector te give place tea-Stalwarfrad-herent.
The kiss they offer while their
hand is raised against their brother, and
their dagger bloody from bis wounding.
They may perhaps say that in removing
Collector Wiley they only struck at Con
gressman Smith, and that he is net an
Independent te speak of. But Mr. Smith
is especially independent in a certain
sense. He is distinctly aad emphatically
for Smith .aad antirtly "independent of
any ether relations. He has pretty well
demonstrated that he carries his Repub
lican constituency in Lancaster county
in his breeches pocket, and has secured
a life tenancy of its representation in
Congress. Being independent of the
Cameren gang, they have steadily been
aeainsthim: until new they have be
come convinced of his lien upon his
place; and their present idea seems te be
te concede te him te have the paddock
they can't get him out of, but te fence
him around in it se that he won't be
of any account outside. They consider
that he will be content with the peace
ful concession te him of his place, and
will net give them any trouble. It is
said that upon receiving their intima
tion that they would net stand in his
congressional path, our representative
became calmly resigned te the substitu
tion of their friend Kauffman for his
friend Wiley in the collector's office ;
and won't even take up arms with the
"Wolfe people te revenge himself for the
slights he he has received in the Heuse
at the hands of the Cameren speaker.
Mr. Smith undoubtedly is a philosopher
who does the best he can in untoward
circumstances and don't kick against
the pricks. lie can't be called an
Independent of the Wolfe style. It is
essentially a Smith style, and it may be
true enough that the Cameren negotia
tion with Mr. Smith and their handling
of the federal offices in his district ought
te be regarded as a matter entirely dis
tinct and apart from their present dealing
with the Independents of the state. Still,
the organ of that party here makes a
great fuss ever the indignity offered Mr.
Smith in the removal of Collector Wiley,
and seems exceedingly anxious te shove
him into the Independent party. It is
welcome te him if it can get him ; but it
will have te de some very Bteut work te
get him in.
The treatment of Mr. Smith here sim
ply shows that Senater Cameren and his
friends mean te control the official
and the political situation by hook or by
creek ; by buying or fighting or cheat
ing ; or by the whole combined. They
concede Smith his bene since they can't
get it. but take off all the fat. They get
rid of the troublesome Wickersham by
sending him te Denmark. The Inde
pendents' committee, which is negotia
ting with them, can learn the game from
their exhibitions of it. It is an old
game. They steep te conquer, but never
have an idea of peace. That is quite out
of their calculations, which aim solely
at the capture and decapitation of the
lambs, who are te be deceived into pull
ing down the fence between them.
Ke-Ferm and Reform.
The Reformer's let is net a happy one.
At least net the let of the Re-former
within the lines of the Republican party
in this county. Fer many years he was
consistent, if net successful, in boldly
protesting against machine methods and
ring nominations; and if he "hardly
ever'' wen within the party lines, he at
least chastised the bosses and taught
them a lessen occasionally by sallying
out, joining with the Democrats and
accomplishing some real reform. He was
always gladly welcomed back te the
party household, and generally feasted
with fatted calf. Four years age he con
ceived the notion of abandoning principle
and taking te policy. lie has been
" fighting the devil with fire." He has
only get his fingers badly burned for his
pa 1!Js. He elected and re-elected Sena Sena
eor Warfel and the corporation and Cam Cam
eeon influences at Harrisburg always
knew where te lay their hands en him
" when he was needed." S"e class of
legislators are mere serviceable te them
than these who wear the livery of re
form and are always te be had " if need
ed." The Re-former invented Senater
Myliu and he has been "returned te
plague the inventor." The Re-former
has had serious trouble preventing Rep
resentative Landia's vaulting ambition
from overleaping itself and tumbling
him into the entanglement of the Loch Lech
iel web. The Re-former discovered Roe
buck and it wasn't long until he found
that he had caught another Tartar.
He saw " the Cameren ring disrupted ' '
when, with desperate exercise of the most
corrupt appliances, he elected McMellen,
Edgerly, Greff, Ceble & Ce. But the
illegal fee business kept en flourishing,
the county funds were only handed ever
te the ether firm of cattle drovers, and
tb.e administration of the county com
missioners closed with-a perfect " carni
val " of rapacious raids en the county
treasury, for which there has never been
any shadow of a defense made, except
the recommendation of the two judges
appended te-the exorbitant and illegal
bills that the grabbers should be " very
liberally compensated," and the extra
judicial suggestion of Judge Livingston
te Ike Bushong that he "could make
no mistake" in paying Urban's bill,
for which the county was no mere liable ,
than for Judge Livingston's butcher bill.
Fer these rascalities the Reform organ
has only made the feeble apology of a
baseless allegation that there was "a
judicial decision" te sustain them
which it has never yet produced er,w if
it has indulged in still feebler denuncia
tion of some of them, It" was only after
it had quarreled with th perpetrators en
issues which involved'ne upright princi
ple. Shaking off afilliatien with one set of
thieves the Re-former has linked himaeli
te another. After having vainly helped
Sensenig and Eshleman te earn the
money they had invested in Ebertj's
nomination, tiies Re-farmer last year
came jap sidling aid presetedrbimalf
before the t public? with headquarters in
JHhe eastleen thealley" and,suppbrted en
one side by Sensenig and en the ether
by Picayune Jehnsen, he helped te
elect part of their ticket, abandoning the
contest for Sensenig's speculative candi
nate for prothenotary only when he
found that it would develop greater
frauds practised by the Re-former than
against him. Reviewing the adminis
trations of these whom he did elect,
he finds the eye of the illegal fee
taker undimmed and his natural force
unabated. He sees that in the Re-form
sheriff's office the little finger of the old
ring is heavier than the loins of the Re
former ; and that in the office of the
clerks of the courts there is likewise no
change of men or methods from the days
when the Re-former had net captured
them. And new that another primary
is upon us we find the Re-former in the
same old company, and inviting the
public te a feast of the warmed up dishes
that were spread by the " Ringsters"
three years age. Fer recorder and so
licitor the candidates of .the New Era
faction, are new exactly these whom
the Examiner supported in 1879, the
New Era then opposing them for the
same reason that it new supports them
they are the candidates of Levi Sensenig
with whom the Re-former is yoked up in
the hunt for "loot and booty."
There is one way that the much needed
reform in Lancaster county politics can
be effected. It is net the Re-former's
way. Last fall's experience showed that
there were 1,500 Independent voters
here. There are many mere. That
number were brought out without any
organization te speak of and against the
Re-former and his organ who supported
the Cameren state ticket, regarding " a
Democrat' as even a greater "evil"
than Cameren. If these 1,500 and the
5,000 te whom they can seen be swelled
will make a declaration for an Inde
pendent, real reform movement in this
county, te purify the administration of
of its public affairs, te suppress illegal
fee taking, te disregard even the rec
ommendation of the court for "very lib
eral compensation " te jobbers and job
bery, and te condemn its easy tolerance
of "the prostitution of justice" in behalf
of " the best workers " ; and if they will
show a disposition te prove this faith by
making up a ticket of unexceptionable
men for public office, regardless of party,
net one of whom is an office-hunter and
net one of whom will spend a dollar te
elect himself or incur any ether obligation
te rob the public then there are here
11,000 Democratic votes, an eflicient
organization, and a daily newspaper,
which has never shielded nor hesitated
te denounce fraud, local, state or na na
tienal, committed by its party or any
ether, which will very speedily be added
te and which will very effectively render
successful any honest, non-partisan
movement for reform in Lancaster
county, where it is se sorely needed.
An esteemed local contemporary
" cannot but leek upon the step which
Mrs. Garfield has just taken in the phy
sician's quarrel as very ill advised,"
Mrs. Garfield having certified that Dr.
Bliss was net called upon by her or her
husband te attend him. We cannot as
sent te the views that this "is a ques
tion about which the public no longer
concerns itself and which should be al
lowed te drop into oblivion as quickly as
possible ;" especially as it is proposed
by Congress te pay Bliss $25,000 for as
suming the direction of the case as he
swore falsely it seems by request of
the stricken executive in his wife's pre
sence. This would be at the rate of $300
per day or mere than twice the salary
of .the president himself, and nearly
double what it is proposed te pay Drs.
Hamilton and Agnew for their distin
guished services, summoned tee late te
supplement Bliss' incapacity successfully
The proposed fee is an outrageous
imposition, unless,as we have suggested,
it is proposed te award it te Bliss for
the damage which his reputation has
suffered. Mrs. Garfield is te be highly
commended for breaking through the
reserve of her sorrow te aid in the expo
sure of one who seems te unite the qual
ities of a rapacious adventurer and pre
tentious charlatan.
Te-day the Republican flats will cast
their votes ; te-morrow the sharps will
count them, and en Monday there will
r be the usual " carnival of fraud."
The first political office that Arthur ever
held was by the favor of Bess Tweed who
made him counsel te one of his tax com
missioners. The New Era laid in a fresh stock of
" check" before it urged that the voters
should take 'Marriett Brosius out of bad
company by voting for J. W. Jehnsen.
After the 1st of May a person using
prefane languge in the state of New Yerk
may be arrested, taken directly before a
magistrate, and if convicted, sent te jail
for ten days. This is worse than the Lan
dis law against getting drunk.
A tiiree-cebxered contest for a seat
in Pittsburgh's common council is the
atest political novelty reported from the
Smoky City. All of the contestants claim
te have been fairly chosen and the face of
the returns shows that there was indeed
some unusually close nicking in the vote,
Manning's being -set down as 194, Mo Me
Guire'a193 and Sheridan's 182.
A new Democratic weekly has made its
appearance at Easten under the name and
title of the Northampton Democrat, publish
ed by J. J. Cepe and T. F. Emmens. It
starts ent well, is permeated by correct
political doctrine, presents the news in an
attractive form, and will no doubt prove
quite an accession te the journalism of the
Lehigh Valley.
' The Pittsburgh Pett don't believe
Blaine is a "coward," for " the substitute
he sent te the war, is said te have fought
bravely, and that was ceurage.by proxy."
The Fast is probably net aware that
Blaine's substitute fought for his country
in the cushioned chair of a provost mar
h'aaU's office, whence he was removed only
te jail, upon conviction for malfeasance,
and thenceforth he represented Mr. Blaine
in a striped uniform.
That was a sort of foai-te-two political
enferance down at Christiana, which the
New Era tells about, where Sam Slokem,
with Calvin Carter and two of the Mc
Gowans, sat in judgment en Henry
Worst's chances for the legislature. If
Worst had scrutinized the make-up etthe
beard he might have seen the identical
" black spot near the tale " en each mem
ber of it, unless whitewashed ever for the
occasion.
There is still hope for Majer Griest's
pension. A battle-scarred veteran up in
Vermont has just received $1,800 under
the arrears of pensions act " for injuries
received by falling off an army wagon
when he was se grossly intoxicated as te
be unable te keep his seat." It seems te
us that this was a less deserving case
than that of our esteemed local ' contem
porary, who, while gallantly serving his
country as a sutler, fell fiem a cracker
wagon mule and unfitted one of his wrists
for decent editorial work.
Tue wonderful recuperative powers of
France aie largely due te her admirable
system of small farms, whose tillers find
them self-supporting in all political and
financial vicissitudes. Of the five million
land proprietors in France, four million
actually till the soil, of whom three million
own an average of less than 2 acres. Seme
of the owners also rent land ether than
their own, and M. de Lavcrgue estimates
that tnore than 852,000 peasant owners
are also tenants. One case is cited :'n
which one farm of fifty acres was rented
from nineteen different proprietors.
While this subdivision of land property
secures the most thorough cultivation, it
also somewhat increases the burdens which
laud has te hear, for the legal expenscs of
inheritance, subdivision, transfer and leas,
ing are high in proportion te the value of
the property conveyed.
Seme of the young folks way be inter
ested te knew hew far this sort of thing
may be carried. In Kelkkeim, en a ten
pound wager, a young German undertook
te kiss his sweetheart ten thousand times
within ten hours, provided tney were per
mitted te partake of some slight refresh
ments at intervals of half an hour during
the performance. At the expiration et
the first hour their account steed credited
with two thousand kisses. During the
second they added another thousand, and
during the third seven hundred and fifty
te that number. Then the youth's lips
were stricken with cramp and the maiden
fainted away. Later en in the evening
she was compelled te take te her bed with
a sharp attack of neuralgia. An even
mere distressing result ensued from this
surfeit of tender endearment, for it led te
the breaking en, by mutual consent, et a
hopeful matrimonial engagement.
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PERSONAL.
Senater Ciiilcett was a day laborer in
I860. He gees up as fast as Sir Jeseph
Perter.
When the Tribune says Blaine has
grown rich in the public service, it might
add that it has grown rich, tee.
Cel. Ingebsell is ready te back Der-
sey's innocence for $1,000 and vociferously
says se in court. This is a powerltil ar
gument.
Alex H. Stephens has regained his
health and re-considered his determination
net te run for governor of Georgia. He is
in the hands of his friend?, and as he is a
light weight be is easly bandied.
It is Robeson, of course, who recalls te
the Springfield Republican the story that
"although Cel. Yll could net tell what
had become of oue dollar et the deposits of
the Yellville hank he seized that oppor
tunity, Mr. Speaker, te declare his undy
ing devotion te the American flair."
The legitimist organs de net contradict
the report of a separation between Den
Carles and his wife. The report appears
te gain credibility from the fact that his
wife has gene te uentz, irem wmcb place
she will accompany the Count and
Countess of Chambord te Frehsderf.
At the late royal wedding Victeria
were a magnificent dress of black satin
and lace and the imperial crown of
diamonds and pearls, from which drooped
a veil of rich lace. Acress her breast was
the blue ribbon of the Order of Prince
Leepold, fastened with a splendid breech
of diamonds, among which was the Koh-i-neor
diamond.
Dr. Mary Walker, the little woman
who insists upon wearing male attire, has
been trying te get a clerkship in one etthe
deparments, or some ether official position.
She has excited a great deal of sympathy,
hut her eccentricities are se marked that
her friends have been unable te de any
thing for her. She is made happy at last
by an appointment as a clerk in the interior
department.
Mr. Cnuiir has resigned his position as
steward at the White Heuse. He is com
pletely broken down from nursing the late
President Garfield, and is very indignant
that the committee en Garfield expenses
recommended only $3,000 for him. He
says he ought te have as much as Edsen,
who gets $10,000- This is very pathetic
that $28 a day extra pay will net satisfy a
White Iiouse steward.
The Princess Helen, who, by her mar-
iage with Prince Leepold, became
duchess of Albany is quite a scholar, al
though a simple, ladylike country girl
Her pleasure at Arolsen, which is a se
cluded and picturesque spot, was found
in study. The Princess is, " spontaneous
and frank," recites with taste and is quite
musical. Dramatic entertainments used
te be given at the Schloss, where the
players wcre all amateurs. There were
special Christmas performances, in which
the eldest daughters of the prince who
were unmarried took part.
Ex-secretary Hunt's wife is the god
mother of President Arthur's son. She has
known Mr. Arthur since he was a young
man and knew his wife during their en
gagement. Mrs. Hunt leeks forward with
much pleasure te being the wife of the
American minister at St. Petersburg, but
Mrs. Fester, whose husband was minister
there last year, speaks of it as a most de
pressing place, as well as one where the
expences are ruinous. The official repre
sentatives of foreign nations at St. Peters
burg are expected te wear mourning when
tbeUzarer any member or bis family or
any officer of the court dies or is blown up.
Fer the Czar the mourning was ordered
for a year. Fer six months black only of
a quality specified was permitted and
then lighter grades of mourning were
ordered by court circular, and the last three
months light shades of gray were allowed.
The .foreign minister had te put their
servants and horses also in mourning.
Insurance Paid.
G. W. Reynolds, of this city, agent for
the Northwestern mutual life insurance
company,- received a check te day for Mrs.
Wm. H. Shober for $6,000. Mr. Shober
was insured two years age. Next month
she will receive a dividend of $41.80. Next
year she will receive 'another dividend of
about the same amount.
EEPUEUCANTEDIAEIES.
THK UKKAT BIG TIDBIT OF TO-DAY.
All Interest Ceatere la the Senatorial
Ceatest SeesesUC Cenaec-ttng-UaK.
Frem 3 p. m., te 7 p. at., taday will be
held the Republican primary elections.
The counting in and counting out will con
tinue until Monday at 11 a. m., when the
return judges are summoned te meet at
Excelsior hall in this city, and, as some of
the contests are likely te be close, the fun
may only fairly begin when the return
judges assemble. The chief interest cen
tres in the fight in the upper district for
senator, where there is a straight Cameren
and anti-Cameren issne and a fair fight
between the same two candidates as ran
four years
fellows :
age, when the vote Steed as
District.
Kauff
man. ,. 57
Steh-
man.
27
21
12
135
W
72
123
189
88
209
110
52
42
91
74
87
37
41
125
17i5
19
201
91
HC
110
20
80
Adamstown
.Brecknock ..........
7
Caernarvon iw
ciay... .....................
Cocalico, East 175
Cocallce, West 10
Columbia, 1st mini 141
Columbia, 2d ward 133
Columbia. 3d ward S3
Ceney 65
Denegal. Kast (Maytown) 5t
Denegal, East (Sprlngvllle) 41
Denegal, West
Karl... 331
arl, riiist. . ....................... u
Earl, West I?5
Elizabeth 79
Elizabcthtewn
Kphrata 2CI
Uempflcld, West 2M
Leacock, upper ll
Marietta...... 19-5
Manucim Borough 125
Manhelm Township 197
Mount Jey Borough 142
MountJey, Upper 107
Mount Jey, Lewer id
lenn.... ........... -
Petersburg 117
ltaphe (Newtown) 61
ltaphe (Strickler a Scheel-house) . . 3i
Kaphe (Sporting Hill) 78
ltaphe (Union Square) 77
Kohrerstewn' SI
Warwick.....' 220
83
120
33
85
9
7
187
21
3K9
Total 4402
The prestige of victory, it will be seen,
is with Kauffman "by a large majority,"
and with the odds of 1200, in his favor,
with the increase of anti-Cameren senti
ment in four years and a United States
senator "out" in a letter in his behalf,
Kauffman ought te have a walk ever. But
in his previous campaign he bad the
valuable help of that powerful Mentzer Mentzer
MeMellen combination then associated
with the New Era faction, new divorced
from it, and, though Sensenig has since
gene ever te the New Era party, be is, for
some reason with Stchman in this
fight and he seems te held the
balance of power. Seme of the politicians
can make capital in their districts with the
" regulars " out of Kauff man's belt at
Harrisburg last winter, and a geed many
people who have co-operated with the
New Era faction heretofore arc disgusted
at the way in which most of its victories
and the candidates it helped te elect have
turned out and have lest interest in the
pretensions of Re-form te reform. These
vaiieus influences operating against Kauff
man will reduce his majority in nearly all
the districts in which four years age he led
his opponent heavily ; chiefly, however,
will his losses be due te the solidity of
the many politicians against him
and their superior advantages in
the upper district. In Columbia he
will gain and probably reverse the major
ity against him there four years age, but
Stehman will make this up by a materi
ally increased vote in the Hempfields. In
Ceney the Re-formers will make further
inroads en Fred. Smith, but Stehman will
gain in Marietta. In all the Mount Jey
districts he will de better than in 1878 ;
In Sporting Hill, Union Square, Carnar
von and Upper Leacock, nearly solid for
Kauffman four years age, because the
politicians who controlled them were
for him, Stehman will gain largely ;
in Epbrata, the Cocalices, Clay .and
Warwick, where Kauffman then had
the advantage, the united support of
Mentzer, Sensenig and Eberly will new
transfer that advantage te Stehman. In
Manheim township Hunsecker's candidacy
for Congress will help Stehman ; and in
the three Earls, where even Sheriff High's
influence is expected te be net used greatly
te Stehman's disadvantage, much of Kauff
man's large majority of 1878 will be wiped
out. All these reversals are tee much for
him te stand and. with the desperation
and resources of the Cameren faction
antagonizing him, Mr. Kauffman will win
a brilliant and unexpected victory if he
pulls through te-day.
The Contest for Assembly.
Snadcr, Eshleman and Courtney, of the
Cameren ring ticket, have the prestige
of success and the advantage of combi
nation with Stehman ; but if Sensenig
stands by the New Era ticket for legisla
ture, its chances maybe better than Kauft
man's, and Blough ( if net Eberly), may
worry one of the Examiner faction. In the
lower district Peeples has the best of it,
and since the ether faction have concen
trated en Heidelbaugh and the tavern
keepers are solid against Landis, the latter
may be beaten. The New Era says i
" Henry Worst jr., get worsted in the
conference of local bosses held at Chris
tiana, en Wednesday, te decide whether he
or Milt. Heidelbaugh should be slated en
the Cameren legislative ticket with Hiram
Peeples. Calvin Carter, Samuel Slokem,
Themas McGewen and William McGewen
wcre the Heidelbaugh conferees and
Themas McNeal and Henry Kurtz ap
peared for Worst. Of course, the Sads
dury quartet were tee sharp for the
Salisbury boys, who were made te be
lieve that the only way te hurt Jehn II.
Landis was te haul Worst off and concen
trate the Cameren vote en Peeples and
Heidelbaugh."
Fer Recorder und Solicitor.
The New Era, which was "furninst"
Fry for solicitor and Longenecker for re
corder, three years age, is new for them ;
and the Examiner is vice versa, " all en
account " of Sensenig. As he is for Steh
man it is pretty hard te see what the New
Era faction is getting for its support of
bis men ler recorder and solicitor. It
leeks as if Sensenig had the oyster en his
fork this campaign and was willing te let
each of the newspaper factions have one of
the shells. Either or both may cheat him
and he jnay cheat either or both. It.
is certain that nobody seems te
knew which name will ceme out
of the hat for. either of these offices, and
with Sensenig as the " connecting link "
between the two rings, it is difficult te
predict the result. It is significant, how
ever, that both sides seem te have con
fidence in his resources and in his geed
faith ; and it is rumored that as the
Examiner faction sold out Sensenig's
man Eberly for Mylin te MnMellen two
years age, they will new, in turn, sell out
McMellen's man Myers for Stehman te
Sensenig. Te-night will tell who's been
cheated.
The large mass of voters are indifferent
en the rest of the list of candidates
Smith's nomination being a foregone con cen con
cluseonand it will be a geed deal of a
scratch who carries the tail of the ticket.
Heath of Mrs. Lippett.
Mrs. Careline F. Lippett, wife of Prof.
Charles W. Lippett, the magician, died
this morning at half-past two o'clock, at
the Lancaster County house, of which Mr.
Lippett is general manager. Mrs. Lippett
whose maiden name was Daney, was a
Philadelphian bv birth, and'at the time of
her death was 39 years of age. She leaves
three children, all of whom reside in
Philadelphia, and one of whom is married.
She was sick only about six weeks, aud
until a day or two age her illness was net
considered te be very serious. Netico of
her funeral will be givenhercafter.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR KEGTJLAK KOKerjGU COBKESTOjr
UKHUJE. AAalrs Along the SasqaefeannaItesM ef
Interest Picked Up by the Intelligen
cer's Reporter.
The fishermen are as despondent as can
be ever the failure of the shad season this
year up te date. But few fish have been
caught, although many of our citizens have
bought Pert shad for the real Columbia
article. The Pert train of last evening
brought in a number of barrels of this
much-prized fish.
The members of company "C." are
requested te appear in the armory fully
equipped en Monday evening, May 8th, te
elect a captain and second lieutenant. Te
be entitled te a vete every one mult be
fully equipped.
This evening the present beard of direc
tors of the Reading, Marietta & Hanover
railroad will transfer said read te the
Philadelphia & Reading company, who re
cently purchased it. The work of com
pleting the read will be commenced en
the 15th of May.
A son of Adam Smith was plowing en
his father's farm in Kinderbroek yester
day, when the horses ran away ; they had
proceeded but a short distance when the
plow struck against a stump throwing one
of the horses down, killing it instantly.
The ether horse was uninjured.
A little daughter of Mr. Frederick Her
man, while attending school yesterday
afternoon had the misfortune te fall from
the bench en which she was sitting, sus
taining a fracture of the arm.
Mr. Wm. B. Given has purshased 20
feet of ground en Chestnut street, which
he will add te his already spacious lawn.
The recent innovation of society a soap
bubble party was tested last evening at
the residence of Miss May Ella Grier,
daughter of ' Squire Grier. The party was
a grand success, and after the party were
done blowing bubbles, they amused them
selves by dancing. On the whole it was
one of the most enjoyable affairs held in
the town for some time, and the guests
departed at 12:30 a. m., much pleased
with the " soap bubble" party.
The fourth quarterly meeting of the Mt.
Zion A. M. E. church will be held te-morrow
with sacramental services. Preaching
at 10:30 a. m., 2:30 and 8:00 p. m.
Mr. S. S. Detwiler was last night elected
treasurer of the Keeley stove company.
Mr. Jehn Ratzinger, a Columbia butcher,
left for Chicago recently.
" Big Geerge " says Frank Richardson
is the best hed-carrier in town.
The wife of the late Gen. Custer spent
part of yesterday in town in search of
relics. She paid a visit te Jeseph Mc
Falls's establishment and left some
orders.
Messrs. Harry C. Gable, of Williams Williams
pert, and CO. Beeth, of Danbury, Conn.,
are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Wayne, a lady well known in Col
umbia, died yesterday afternoon at 2:10,
in her 68th year, after a lingering illness.
Funeral at 1 p. rc. en Monday in Mount
ville. Mrs. Hamaker, an aged lady living with
her sons en Third street, died this morn
ing at 7:30 o'clock.
The 4th quarterly meeting of Mt. Zion
A. M. E. church, will be held en Sunday,
April 30. Love feast at 8:30, a. m., Rev.
B. Darkcs will preach the sacramental
discourse at 2.30, p. m. Preaching at 8
p. m. All are invited
Tiie Anaerson-IMcnerdsJUurdei.
The Yerk Penmyltanian has the follow
ing reminiscence of the famous Garbcr
murder, by the negrees Andersen and
Richards, which occurred in Manheim
township, this county, nearly twenty-five
years age, but is well remembered by
many of our readers. The murderers were
the last persons hanged in Lancaster
county, and this item relates te the hus
band of one of the victims : "Michael
Ream, an aged citizen of Hellam town
ship, is lying seriously ill and no hopes
for his recovery are entertained. About
twenty years age Mrs. Ream paid a visit
te her daughter, then living in Lancaster
county, and in the absence of her son-in-law
both she and her daughter
were murdered. Suspicion at once fell en
two colored men, who were arrestcd, and
in due course of time convicted and execu
ted for the crime. Ever since the tragic
death of his wife, Mr. Ream has lived
alone en a small tract of land in the south
west corner of tbe township, and has new
reached the advanced age of eighty odd
years. Dr. .). ucisinger is his attending
physician."
At tbe Fair.
Last night the lucky people at St. Mary's
fair were Miss Bcckie McConemy, who
wen a ceunterpane en "Our Table ;" Miss
Annie McManus, who wen the pair of
pictures en the cigar table ; Mrs. Michael
Reilly, te whom fell the handsome cigar
case en the same table ; S. M. Bender,
the piece of muslin en Miss Kate Kelly's
table, and Mr. Jehn W. Lewell the large
pyramid of macaroons en the confection
ery table.
Te-night there will no doubt be a big
rush and plenty of entertainment for
visitors. The chancing will be brisk and
the reception of . votes ler the several
articles te "be se disposed will begin.
Persons who come te buy will be su rprised
at tbe low prices which are ruling at all
the tables, and the assortment of things
useful and ornamental is large and varied.
The cigar table is new ornamented with a
splendid floral emblem, the gift of Rehrer,
the East End nurseryman, and gotten up
in his best style. It will be chanced off
te-night. t
St. Antheny's Fair Receipts.
The following full statement of St. An An
teony's fair held in Excelsior hall from
April 10-22, 1SS2, showing the income
is of interest te members of the con
gregation and patrons of the fair : Admis
sions, $59.10 ; children's bazaar, $44.42 ;
altar sec. table, $209.75 ; Sodality, $265.
34 ; lunch table, net, $100.58 ; cenf. table,
net, 3140 ; cash donations, $62.75 ; total,
$881.94. The gross income from voting was
$976.95, making the total receipts $1,858.
89.
Tbe gross expenses, including hall rent,
articles for chancing and voting, &c,
were $308.56 ; making a net income of
$1,550.33.
Father Kaul returns many thanks te all
assisted in realizing the above amount.
Obituary.
Sirs. William Lytle of Bird-in-Hand
died en Thursday after a lingering illness
of several months aged 66 years, 1 month.
The old mother will be sadly missed in the
family as well as in the community. The
interment took place this afternoon at one
o'clock at. Christ's church, East Inter
course. Mission at St. Antheny.
Te-morrow morning at 10 o'clock the
mission at St. Antheny's church will be
gin. Services will be held every evening
during the week at 7$ o'clock, and at the
close of the mission (te-morrow a week)
confirmation will be given by the bishop
at 3 p. m.
Merses Shipped.
Fiss & Deerr this morning shipped 21
very fine large draft horses te New Yerk.
This firm has the stable in West
Grant street, in the rear of engine house
Ne. 1, where they will buy horses at all
times.
Train JUders Who Will Net Bide.
Five train riders who were arrested en
freights between this city and Columbia,
by Officer Pyle, were sent te prison for 10
days each by Alderman McConemy.
THE COimSm MUEDEB
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Supposed te ut; Died in BaltfcDOM Twe
' Wfcsa'fja "CatrslDgWUtiMrmXews
paper Accounts of the Tragedy. "
It will be remembered that when James
Shaw, who murdered his wife in Colerain
township early in March, fled red-handed
from the scene of his crime, the Intem.i
gexcek surmised that he had taken the
direction of Baltimere, thence either te
Virginia or Ireland. It afterwards traced
him te Leng's mill, in Drumere township,
where he get supper at E. 31. Staufler's en
the night of the murder. This is en the
route from his late home, te Baltimore.
Since then nothing reliable'haa been heard
of his movements. His family, though
horrified at his crimcand .willing te have
him breaght te judgment, were naturally
net the persons te become the pursuers
of the fugitive, and he had such a start of
the $500 Toward offered for him by the
commissioners that net much detective
talent has been exerc ised in the search for
him. Te-day news comes from Baltimere
which indicates that death and judgment
have overtaken him. The following dis
patch was received by the Intelligencer
early this morning :
BaTTIMep.B, April 29.
Editors Intelligencer : An unknown
man died in tbe hospital en April 13. On
his person were found clippings from the
Lancaster papers about the murder by
Jas. Shaw, at Bartville, Pa., of his wife,
dated 4th of March, no year given. The
police believe the unknown te have been
Shaw. De you knew anything about it ?
Was Shaw ever captured ? Please an
swer. Tin: Day.
Te which a prompt answer was re
turned from this office, giving a descrip
tion of Shaw and an account of his crime,
and asking for further particulars as te
the marks of identification en the un
known. VEltY i'KOBABLT SHAW.
Mure Testimony Pointing; te HI Identity.
.Baltimore Pay of this Morning.
Certain facts which appear te threw
light upon a murder that occurred in
Pennsylvania recently wcre yesterday un
earthed by Dr. E. Van Nete, of the City
hospital. On the 13th of last .March a
middle aged man was admitted te the hos
pital suffering from a wound in the calf
of the right leg, which he stated te Dr. J.
Frazer Themas he had himself acciden
tally inflicted with a broadax' while hew
ing a table. EryUpclas followed, and he
was treated for this. In a few weeks the
wound healed aud the erysipelas gave
premise of being ultimately cured, but
the knee-cap became inflamed, sup
puration set in and en the 12th
of the present month the man
died of suppurative exhaustion. On his
admission te the hospital he gave his
name as Jehn Campbell and said be was
45 years old, a widower, and a farmer and
carpenter living in Baltimere county.
During his sickness he was net asked
many questions, and it was frequently
noticed by the persons in charge of him
that he was careful te conceal his panta
loons under his pillow, but no significance
was attached te this, it being supposed
that he wished te make his pillow higher
and mere comfortable. When he died,
however, these pantaloons were taken pos
session of by the hospital authorities and
their contents examined. A heavy hilly,
several pistol cartridges and a constitution
and by-laws of Ledge 100, 1. O. O. F., 6f
Christiana, Pa., were what the pants con
tained. Dr. Van Nete, resident physician,
te w.hem the articles were banded, ne
glected te make a minute examination of
them, attaching no special importance te
them, and laid them away in a cupboard.
The man was buried by the city, as be
had no relatives here.
About that time Dr. Van Nete was at
tacked with a slight case of smallpox and
went te quarantine. Having recovered he
returned te the hospital yesterday, when he
was informed by Dr. Themas that during
his absence he (Themas) had casually ex
amined the book left by Campbell, and
found that it contained newspaper clippir gs
and ether things which seemed te identify
the deceased as an escaped' murderer from
Pennsylvania. Dr. Van Note made
a careful examination of the book,
which was a small printed publi
cation, and between the leaves he
discovered two Bhert newspaper clippings,
which by the advertisements en the back
seemed te place them as published in
Lancaster, Pa. Beth were correspond
ence from Christiana, Pa. The larger one
was dated March 7, but what year was
net stated in the dispatch, nor could it be
discovered anywhere in the clfppinsr. The
contents were substantially as fellows :
Here appears a brief account of tha
Sbaw homicide substantially as has here
tofore been published in the Intelligen
cer. The smaller clipping was also a dispatch
from Christiana confirming the facts as
told in the larger ener in a few words and
without additional particulars. Leeking
fuither in the book, Dr. Van Note found
a nete given by James
party, payable at the
company, Oxfeid, Pa.
Shaw te another
Oxford banking
On the back of
Eckman Dear
the
paper was
Mr.
Sir : Please pay te the bearer, Jas. Shaw,
$3. I will he responsible for its return.
Yours truly, Jehn Simpsen." There was
also a small slip of paper containing a re
ceipt by a tax collector for $2.50 from Jas.
Shaw for state aud county taxes. Tbe last
artiole which came under the physician's
notice was a business card of a sewing
machine agent, the reverse side of which
was ise soiled that only the words '" Ne.
1040 Clarien street between- Bread" could'
new be deciphered. The fly-leaf of the
hook containing all these articles bore the
name "James Shaw," and the words "I
belong te this order in case of accidents."
Dr. Van Note very naturally thought he
had alighted en a page in somei dreadful
tragedy, and felt no doubts but 'that the
man who died en the 13th of April at the
hospital, was none ether than James
Shaw, the murderer of his wife. He
therefore took the book, papers, &c, te
Police Marshal Gray, who stated last
night that be would te-day communicate
with tbe authorities in Pennsylvania
and clear up the mystery surround
ins the case. The marshal, said
that he had received no request
from any one in Pennsylvania about the
date meutiened in thKspatches toy leek
out for Sbanr, nor had"he-evciL rek.ll or.
heard of the murder. Dr. Van Note says
that as well as he can remember the de
ceased was about 5 fecf,8 inches tall, with
dark complexion, high, bread j forehead,
prominent features, and full, close beard;
as though recently grown. He was very
quiet and retiring in his disposition, and
during his sickness gave very little trouble
te his attendants. Dr. Van Nete does net
doubt bnt that the man was Shaw.'
Market Matters.
At a meeting of the market committee
of councils last night, Jehn Cash was re
elected assistant market master.
This morning Market Master Derley
confiscated' a -bwketfuU of ligbt -weight
butter, which he sold by auction, and re
alized from the sale $3.50 one half of
which gees te the market master.
The Central and Farmers' Northern
markets were both well patronized te-day,
and the only complaint en tbe part tf pur
chasers was the-scarcity and high price of
early vegetables and tbe increasing prices
asked for all kinds of meats some of the
butchers asking 25 ce its per pound for
choice eats.
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7 .Ceurtor Common Fleas.
This aibrning court met at 9 o'clock,
aad ifca case of Dunlap vs. Potts was
given" te the jury, after which they re
tired. Tbe jury reudcred a verdict in
favor of defendant.
Frederick Schaeffer, sr., and Frederick
Scbaeffer, jr., who wera last week con
victed of assaalt aad battery uponXizzie
aneLKate Arletbrwere each sentenced te
pay a fine of $1 and costs.
Annie M. Graham, of Conestoga town
ship, was divorced from her husband,
Themas Graham en the grounds of deser
tion. Samuel High, a thirteen year old boy,
residing in Sari tawnshlf, Wfiase parents
are Beth dead, was iredgfct efore the
court in eider te have himsent te the
heuse of refuge. It was shown that he is
very bad and wjll net stay rwith people te
whom her used te live.- (Hl gfen4meAcr
is unable' te de anything With hhn. A num
ber of incidents were related abeuthhu.
On one occasion he was sent for medicine
for a sick person, and he did net return
for two days. At another time he went te
a neighbor's heuse and when they retired
he crawled into the bake even and slept
instead of going home. He was ordered te
be taken fe Philadelphia.
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A FALSE ALARM.
Excitement en Kast Kin Street.
Last evening about 10 'click there was
great excitement 'en Easjk King street near
the oeurt house. , At; that hour was
heard "a loud report and a crash of glass.
Inquiry was at once set en feet te ascer
tain the cause A cellar window in Fah Fah
nesteck's dry goods house was found te
be broken out ; a plate 'glass11 window of
Sprechcr's seed store was seen te he
broken, and ether glass in the vicinity
was noticed te be shattered. A rumor
was at once started that there were
burglars about and that a safe had been
blown epen. A great crowd soeu assem
bled. Messengers were dispatched te call
Messrs. Fahnestock, Sprccher and ethers,
and they were seen en band. A search of
the premises was made and everything
was found te be all right, except that the
sash of a cellar window in Fahnestock'
store had broken loeso from its rusty
binges and fallen te the cellar, shattering
the glass aud making the report which
had caused the alarm. The breaks in
Sprecher's wipdewsaad ethers were old
Ones.
A Flea for thaAxftatw.
Lancaster Inquirer.
This charming little wild flower is fast
disappearing in consequence of rough -handling
received from these who gather
it. Persons generally go in companies
and in their excitement tear it up regard
less of their disturbance of its roots, crowd
it in baskets, te find ou distributing it en
their return, that abent half has te be cast
aside, and the delicate fleweis have been
blackened by contact with the rough, firm
leaves. There is a better way. In every
locality where the little beauty grows
there will be found quantities of mess.
Take with you a pair of scissors and trays
instead of baskets. Put a layer et mess
en each tray. Cut tbe perfect Hewer stem
without molesting the roots and insert
them at once in the mess.
The plant will grew and spread all tbe
mere for the trimming. Gathered in this
manner it will carry any distance without
injury ; aud keeping the mess damp is all
it requires te brighten your home for
days.
KaUread Werk.
J. J. Fitzpatrick of this city has just
finished the 10 miles of work which he bad
en tbe Shenandoah railroad in Virginia,
and the construction trains are running en
it. Mr. Fritzpatrick together with the
ether gentlemen who were en the work
have returned te this city.
Messrs. Stewart & McGrann, who also
have work en the read, have net yet fin
ished. The Shenandoah Valley company has
contracted with E. E. Dennisen, of E. W.
Clark & Ce., Philadelphia, for a lease of
relling: stock for seven years, valued at
$229,376, consisting of 75 gondola car?, 10
caboose cars, 3 tool cars, 30 box cars, 15
stock cars, 5 first-class passenger locomo
tives, and 2 second-hand locomotives, te
be delivered Jane 1. The oemaany is te
pay $8,741 en the 1st of Mayand there
after $3,507.50 each month until the full
sum has been reached, when the property
passes into their ownership.
Tka PrbaarleV.
As we gd te press the primary elections
aie progressing quietly. ,, The new law
seems'te have some effect, as there is very
little drunkenness. There was very little
trouble in selecting officers in any of the
wards except the Fourth, J. W. Jehnsen's
ward, where that gentleman was beaten
by the Examiner clique, who elected
Rebert Evans, judge, ever Ames Greff,
Jehnsen's candidate.
A Soldiers ltcunleu.
A reunion of the survivors of Ce. K,
122d regiment, will be held-at Eagene
Bauer's Gelden Herse hotel en next Tues
day evening. Geerge F. Sprenger will
read a history of the company taken from
a diary which he kept while orderly ser
geant. Most of tbe members of the com
pany reside in this city aud cennty, and
the reunion will be well attended.
WILLIAMSON JtOSTZK.
The Rapid urewta of Tkelr Bxtenmve
Bmslaeae.
On previous occasions reference has been
made in,the public prints te tbe steady and
rapid growth of the business of Messrs.
WiUiamseB Fester, who a few years age
opened in the-, gents' furnishing Jiee en
a modest" scale, "land wjtlifn the brief
period of" their 'establishment Tiere have
advanced their trade until it has gained
place alongside the old reliable firms
that have been doing business fera genera
tion or mere. Additional improvements and
enterprise call for renewed notice. Yeung
bleed and a keen ienSe pf.thepubb'c'wantR
in the matter of txade'acaeBnt for the ac
cumulating evidence of material prosperity
which has marked the career of the firm.
Located in a portion of the Ceylc building,
opposite the court-house, en East King
street, they have long felt the need of en
larged accommodations, and this spring
they -secured possession of the entire
building. They new occupy mere rooms
than any etber business house in the city.
In the cellar under the main store room they
keep a very large stock of trunks, valises
and cents' rubber goedai. the first fleer
.is devetecTexclusively te hats and gents'
furnishing goods, conveniently arranged
en either side of the room for tbe ready
accomiaedatioa of 'customers. Between
two of the buildings which they occupy is
a lengball-tfay.filTed-wltli packed straw
goods, ready te open for the spring trade.
Belew this are two basement rooms,for the
storage of goods."; Tbc-rear room of this
buildini, Jfrst flrUscompIshslylstecked
with, clothing for boys from three te ten
years of age. It is neatly carpeted and
fitted up. Tbe youths'- elothiagtlepart elethiagtlepart elothiagtlepart
mentisen the second fleer, and en the
third fleer are five iroems where the sur
plus bats and furnishing goods are kept.
rhecgeptlame.n'e flowing .WpBTfment
Is a ""room or ample proportions
and well stocked with the latest
styles and best goods in wearing" apparel.
Twe new show windows for the' display of
clothing are a great addition te the
appearance of the store room. In the
rear part of Ne. 3G. secead Beerf is another
Immense clothing room', and en the third
fleer, rear, of fie. m, still another
clothing department. In the front of the