LANCASTEK DAILY IKTELLlGENCEll FfcTDAY MAY 19 1882.
kancasta -lUriUficurcr,
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1882.
Principle and Progress.''
Tiie Philadelphia Times, while con
ceding ability and sincerity te the Ik
telligexceu, insists that it is an
" anti-progressive " journal because it
regards Senater Kauffman and Repre
sentative Land is as " kickers " rather
than Independents, and does net favor
the Times1 suggestion that the Democ
racy of Lancaster shall endorse and
help te elect them. This policy it calls
the way of " stone-blind Bourbon De
mocracy '" which is responsible for
" twenty-five years of blundering defeat
and growing popular disrespect." In
this community, where Senater Kauff
man is better known than by the Times,
it need net be said that he is a bitter
and relentless partisan. He demon
strated this very plainly in the Senate,
when,with a most Pharisiacal affectation
of virtue.he voted against the admission
of Senater Eckley B. Cexc. He and the
faction of the party which he represents
here regard Cameren as "only less
of an evil than a Democrat ;" and.
had he received the regular nomination
of his party for the Senate, for which he
earnestly strove, he would have support
ed the Cameren state ticket just as zeal
ously as Representative Landis will de.
X either has ever affeeled independence
in polities, except within their own
paity; they are as strictly Bourbons as
can be found anywhere.
The 1nti:llh;i:xci:k has never failed
te advocate any measure that was calcu
lated te keep the Democratic party in or
advance it te the support of honest gov
ernment ; and it has repeatedly invited
its contemporaries and the professed
" Independent" Republicans of this city
and county te join with it in a " sin
cere1' and ' progressive" movement
for non-partisan, honest local gov
ernment. The Timci need net be
told thai no such issue as that
has been eifered by either section of
the Republican party here, rear years
age Kauffmaii was nominated in a
" en nival of fraud," by the support of
one of the most corrupt combinations
ever formed in our local politics, and
the spawn of that combination devel
oped into corrupt county oflice-helders,
under whom all previous eflicial iniqui
ties were only intensified. Senater
Kaulfmau was defeated this time be
cause the support of some of this ele
ment was withdrawn from him ; his fac
tion quarreled with them purely en a
question of "spoils "and net of princi
ple. And Itcpiehenlative Landis ewes
his election largely te a combina
tion with Levi Sensenig, Hen. Long Leng
euecker and ex-Sheriff Breneman,
who weic " fur him " simply because of
a political trade. There is nothing in
issues se made up between the Republi
can factions of this county te justify
Democratic interference between them.
Xever will the influence of the Ixtelli
GKXfEit be exerted te lead its party into
the position of catspaw te serve the
ends of one of these local corrupt fac
tiens against the ether. When one or
the ether or any individuals embraced in
them shall shake off the shackles of party
and of faction they will find the Txtel
mgkxckii and its united parly of 11,000
voters in Lancaster county ' progres
sive " enough te show them the way te
promote honest government. But no
body of intelligent and sincere Demo
crats will suffer themselves te be misled
into serving the purposes of men, whose
only source of dissatisfaction with the
Republican party is their failure te ob
tain control of it, and who, if once helped
te that control by Democratic aid,
would turn upon and lend their benefac
ters.
Xer have the Democracy of Lancaster
county, in the case of any editor of the
Ixti:m.igi:xcki: nor in any ether in
stance, departed from this principle
of conduct. Fer ever eighty yeais
this journal has advocated these
principles of honest government
which are the essential principles
of mire Democracy, and neither of
its present editors has -ever espoused
any ether. Frem these it has never been
swerved by Liberal . Republicanism,
KnowXethingisin or any ether device ;
nor has it ever followed any ' leaders "
who sought te mislead the party into
ether ways than these of honest govern
ment. We de confess that our progres
sion is net like unto that of the Times,
which we consider somewhat crab-like.
Our Democracy is subject te no vacilla
tion or shadow of change. Can the
Timi.f fay as much for its political prin
ciples ?
W lie arc The Bourbons '
It is very easy for a class of self
styled " Independents " and professed
" Reformers " te glibly assert that " the
one thing that has made despotic boss
rule possible in Pennsylvania is Bourbon
Democracy ;" and that this kind of De
mocracy has been manifested by its nomi
nation as candidates for state efliccs of
"second raters," "a long persistent dead
level of mediocrity." But upon an im
partial and honest examination of the
facts it is very difficult te see what the
Democratic party of this stale, as a
whole, has done or failed te de te de
serve any such reproach or te afford any
such excuse for the failure of Indepen
dent Republicans te help it rescue the
state from despotic lule. The Cambria
Frcanun very forcibly reminds one of
these critics of the Democratic parly
that" " commencing with 1SG0, tweuty.
two years age, and ending with 187S,
the candidates of the Democratic party
for governor have been as folleys: Henry
D. Fester, Gee. W. Woodward, Hiester
Cliner,AsaPacker,CharlesR.Buckalew,
Cyrus L. Peishiug and Andrew II. Dill.
Xe state in the Union lias presented a
sti enger array of "able men for gove'rner
than the Democratic party in Pennsyl
vania te its infinite credit has uniformly
done since 1S60. But even Mr. Bucka
lew himself, with all his conceded abil
ity and exceptional fitness, went down
in the campaign of 1S72, as Pershing did
in that of 1873, before the great military
name and fame of Jehn F. Ilartranft,
just as Clymer in 1800 and Packer in
lSG'.i had done in the presence of' the il
lustii.Mib military career of Jehn W.
Geary, who, as well as Hartranft, never
rose in civil affairs above the ' dead
level of mediocrity.' If Pennsylvania
has net had a Democratic governor since
William F. Packer was elected te that
eflice in 1S37, it is clearly net because
Democratic state conventions did net
offer te the people for their suffrages at
each subsequent election a candidate
whose capacity was admitted and whose
honesty was beyond cavil or dispute.
Each of the seven candidates we have
named was a ' first rater' -the very kind
of a man the Recerd new wants nomi nemi
natedand all of them were defeated.
That,however,vas neither their fault nor
the fault of the conventions by which
they were nominated."
Manifestly the professed Independent
Republicans of the state did net vote for
these men in sufficient numbers te elect
them ; they refused te vote for them,
only because, like Wolfe, they " feared
Democratic ascendency" and preferred
Cameren ascendency. They are the
Bourbons, and until they make differ
ent choice they cannot expect different
results. The 400,000 Democratic voters
of Pennsylvania cannot be expected te
ratify a ticket selected by 50,000 dissat
isfied Republicans. They will net de it
and they ought net te de it. Such ac
tien would be only the shift of expedi
ency, which in the end always works
disorganization and retards political re
form. If the Democratic party puts up
honest men and declares for honest gev
ernment, it shows itself te be possessed
of principle and te be really progressive.
It then lias done its whole duty and all
these who have this same end in view
can best promote it by supporting the
Democratic ticket. They will find a
warm welcome awaiting them, and a
geed place at the table, but net te the
exclusion of these who steed up for
Democratic principles when the new
comers were hunting through the Re
publican camp for eflice, and never
raised a tumult nor revolted from des
potic leadership until they failed te get it.
Xew that the evidence for the prose
cution in the case against the Malley
boys and Blanche. Douglass, charged
with murdering Jennie Cramer, is all in,
it must be admitted that it is net suffi
cient te justify the hanging of the ac
cused. It is a case in which, if there was
murder,it must have had all the elements
of a capital crime. These have net been
developed by the evidence. The contra
dictory and uncertain testimony con
cerning the presence of arsenic in the
dead girl's stomach is net at all cenclu
sive in the case of a person of her habits
that she came te her death by poison ;
nor if it did cause her death, has it been
made out that it was administered by
the accused nor at their instigation.
Xeither their association with her nor
their obvious motive for quieting her is
enough te legally convict them, what
ever suspicions they may justify. Their
systematic betrayal of this giddy girl
was, of course, despicable, and the in
strument chosen for their work was a
vile courtesan, but even without any
testimony offered in their behalf we can
not see hew any intelligent jury could
convict them under the law of the land.
Sknvteu Jehn STr.WAKT seems te have
mysteriously disappeared from the Inde
pendent movement. Where's TCauffman '.'
liiteTHKii Okist is chuckling at the ex ex
jxjdke of the Philadelphia interviewer.
Having said that Jehn M. Slehman was
defeated in '01, the interviewer makes him
say that he was defeated "six te one."
Tin: Philadelphia Times wants the Dem
ocracy te affect a virtue if they have it net
and support Landis for the Legislature be
cause they cannot defeat him. Wc are at
a less te dceide whether this is less com
plimentary te Landis or the Democrats.
Tin: Free Republican is a half sheet, is
sued iu the interest of the Independent
Republicans of this state and edited with
vigor by Gee. E. Mapcs, esq. The first
number is check full of original and re
printed assaults upon the Cameren re
gime. A ui'Meu which for seme time lias been
in circulation in a vague form has at last
taken the deliuite shape that the Herald
says it is under contemplation by President
Arthur te rccail Mr. Lewell from Louden,
te transfer Mr. Frelinghuyscu te the mis
sion te-Gicat Britain and te nominate Mr.
Conkling for secretary of state.
A i.i:tti:u written by Gen. Garfield Oct.
5, 1880, is printed, in which he said : "I
have icad with interest your suggestions
in rcferonce'to making the 12th day of
October a national holiday iu honor of
Chiistephcr Columbus. The suggestion
is worthy of the attention of the govern
ment and I would be glad te sec it con
sidered by Congress. Certainly the dis
covery of America is the most important
event in modern history." If Columbus'
birthday is te be celebrated' why uet
Adam's? He was"abigcr man" than
Christopher.
Ax important decision of great interest
te dramatic authors, managers and the
general theatiical profession was rendered
en Monday by the court of last resort of
Massachusetts, at Bosten, in which the
night te re-produce a dramatic performance
from memory was donied, the decision re
versing a previous deliverance by the court
below. Justice Davens in delivering the
opinion said: "The ticket of admission is
a license te witness the play, but it cannot
be treated as a license te the spectator te
repiescnt the drama if he can by memory
recollect it, while it is net a license se te
de if the copy is obtained by notes or sten
ography. Iu whatever mode the copy is
obtained it is the use of it for representa
tion which operates te deprive the author
of his rights."
One of the newspapers iu Pittsburgh
having published that documents had ar
rived from Rome removing Bishop Tuigg
from his position as bead of the diocese of
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, and that in a
few days the papers would be served per
directions from the Hely See, by which he
would be stripped of his title, the prelate
comes forward in a denial of the facts as
alleged, and declares that ha knows noth
ing of the threatened deposition. Bishop
Tuigg has for years been in het water with
a nnc of his subordinates, and the varied
phases of the difficulty have been from
time te time expounded by each side
before the supreme tribunal of the church.
Bew matters will terminate must continue
a matter of conjecture in view of the
bishop's denial of his alleged impending
removal.
Pennsylvania is net a Democratic
state any mere than are Philadelphia,
Lancaster aud Allegheny Democratic
counties, but a large majority of the peo
ple of these counties and au over
whelming majority of the people
of the state, want honest government
by the election of honest and competent
men, regardless of their Republicanism or
Democracy. Philadelphia Times.
Whenever any portion of the Republi
can party iu this county shall declare for
"honest government by the election of
honest and competent men regardless of
their Republicanism or Democracy," they
will find the Democrats of Lancaster
county "progressive"' enough te join
with them. But the professed Indepen
dents here are regardful only for Republi
canism ; and when Tem Davis could be
elected district attorney it is net the truth
te say that a large majority of the people
of this county prefer honest aud compe
tent administration, regardless of party, te
dishonest and incompetent Republican
government.
PERSONAL.
Colonel R. G. Ixgeuell has agreed
te deliver the oration iu the New Yerk
Academy of Music en Decoration day.
" Fighting Dick " Coulter., of
Waynesburg, is new talked of as a Demo
cratic candidate for governor.
Mas. Helen M. Slocum, the well
known public speaker, and a leader ei' the
wemau suffrage party, is dead at New
Yerk.
Jeseph Ciiewlvxd, a;ed 73 years, pres
ident of the Jeseph Teas belt and nut
works, at Wilmington, Del., died yester
day from the effects of a recent paralytic
stroke.
Leni) lIoueiiTti.v when asked why he
did net visit the United States, replied :
"I am afraid te go, because I might never
want te ceme home again."
General Grant's son-in-law, Algernon
Sartoris, is te swim a friendly race ou the
Thames in June with another man stakes,
$1,000. Be is new iu practice at a 2ew
Yerk swimming school.
Rev. Dn. Jehn IIenky Hepkins, the
Independent says, though better known in
ether fields of activity than as a poet, is
probably the most eminent living weikcr
in a certain variety of devotional verse aud
music combined.
Cetewaye ought te join the Mormons.
The last news from him is that he wanted
mere wives. On being refused, he ex
pressed a desire that he might have the
live new with him changed, as he was get
ting tired of them.
Blaine's portrait, just finished for the
Venezuelan government, was painted by
Mr. Ulke for Mr. Camache, the Venezue
lan chrage, who figures iu Shipherd's evi
dence as a friend of Shiphcrd and as the
writer of the letter in which Shipherd at
tempted te induce Mr. Arizola, of Lima,
te rope President Calderon into the sup
port of the Peruvian company scheme.
Philip C. Gaiuiett, chairman of tins
citizens' Committee of One Hundred, has
been named by many Independent Re
publicans as a lirst-ciass man te nominate
for governor. Mr. Garrett, however, has
caused it te be understood that he will net
permit his name te go before the conven
tion in connection with that or any ether
n omiuatien.
James R. Keexi:, the stock broker,
Price Whitley, Henry E. Legan, Henry
C. Oakley and M. C. Eyre are charged
with conspiracy te defraud by William C.
Bodcau, who alleges that they falsely
rcpicsentcd two silver mines in Arizona,
known as the Bradshaw aud Washington
mines, te be of great value ; that by
means of fraudulent metallurgical aud en
gineering reports, and by false reports of
the wealth of these mines, they induced
him te invest $1,800 iu Bradshaw stock,
for which he new sues with interest from
May 1, 1881.
Miss Emma Jane Benner, only daugh
ter of Mr. Rebcit Benner, of the New
Yerk Ledger, was married last evening te
Mr. Francis Ferbes, at the Prcsby tci ian
church. Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth street.
The bridesmaids wero dresses of surah,
trimmed with Valenciennes lace, caught
en the left side with bouquets of white
lilacs and fillies of the valley. They car
ried bouquets of Jacqueminet and Mate
chal Niel roses. The bride's dress was of
rich crcam-white satin, very long train,
round cut, trimmed at the edge with
pipings of satin ; the front trimmed with
alternate flounces of point lace and satin ;
square corsage, trimmed with point lace ;
corsage bouquet of orange blossoms en
left shoulder. The sides of the dress wcie
looped with sprays of orange blossoms,
elbow sleeves with full Hew of lace en the
top of sleeves, pearl with pearl fringe.
She weic a point lace veil, caught back
with sprays of orange blossoms ; diamond
ornaments. Her hand bouquet was of Id
lies of the valley and nephctes roses.
A DOCTOR'S JIKATII.
Shet Ilnwn Willie Attempting te
i:i
Newly-iuade Grave.
Dr. Hcrvy W. Kendall, of Syracuse, a
piemincnt young physician, was found
lying in an open meadow, a few miles
from the city, with a bullet-wound in the
centre of his forehead, penetrating te the
brain. The spot where the yeurg man
was found is about one hundred feet
from the cemetery where the dead
are interred from the Onondaga county
poerhouso. There were evidences of a
terrible struggle near the wounded man
and the catth was swimming iu bleed.
Plain feet tracks led from the body te a
uew-made grave in the ccmctery, which
was half-disinterred, showing that Kendall
was engaged iu robbing a grave when sur
prised by his unknown assailants. Near
by wero two shovels wrapped tegethe'r in
a piece of old carpet and a satchel. On his
person were a dirk and two revolvers in
a belt. In the satchel were a bottle of
whisky, a cant-hook, a long piece of rope,
a dark-lantern a bit and stalk and
screwdriver- and ether tools used in
grave-rebbiugi Iu his pocket was found
a card en which was written : "Be
shore ; eight o'clock." Kendall has made
in the past a business of furnishing bodies
for the medical cellege in this city, but lie
has had a falling out with that institution
and has lately been engaged in supplying
seme cellege elsewhere. He is aged about
twenty-five years and is of a most aristo
cratic family. He is at variance with his
relatives, as he married about four mouths
age a beautiful servant girl employed in
his father's house. Why he should be en
gaged in his ghastly occupation is net
known, as his practice was quite lucrative.
It is believed that he was shot by members
of an association called the " Grave Pre
tecters," which has secretly organized
since a recent attempt at a buryiug ground
in the city. Kendall will net recover and
his death may occur at any moment. The
high standing of the young man has made
the case a decided sensation.
The Last Resort.
N. V. Independent, Hep.
If there is no ether way of puttiug an
end te the Cameren iuIc in Pennsylvania,
then let the end come by defeat. We
should regard this as the least of two evils.
One of the best things that can happen te
the Republican party of this country is
the killing of the whole race of political
"bosses."
NEWS OF A DAY.
THE KOUXD OF STBIKIAG tVENXS.
Occurrences Tragic and Otherwise Uleac-
Ides Frem Last Night's Dispatches
A Priest Stabbed in the BacK.
At San Pedre de Les Petelcs. Mexico,
two brothers named Romere left their
home te attend a fair whieh was te have
been opened. Learning that the epeuiug
had been postponed they started away,
making noisy demonstrations of disap
peintmeut. A few moments later they
rpt Rev. Father Lunar, a Catholic priest,
and Brether Pedre, who smiled at their
actions as they passed. The Romeros be
came enraged, and, stealthily approach
ing the priest and brother from behind,
stabbed them repeatedly in the back and
left them dead en the read. The mur
dereis have escaped from the neighbor
hood. A ies or opium.
A richly dressed, middle-aged woman
met a police officer en Eighth avemn near
Twenty-fourth street, New Yerk, holding
iu her hand an uncorked bottle. She
told the officer that she had taken poison,
and he saw the bottle was labelled opium.
He hurried her te the station house,
where antidotes were administered. Frem
the tenor of her remarks it was surmised
that she was married and that family
troubles had something te de with the
attempt en her life. She wero expensive
jewelry. In the evening she was better,
but lefiised te explain her actions. A
dispatch sent by her te her friends at New
Brighten, Staten Island, was signed Mary
M. Jennings.
Cruslird With a liar Counter.
Steve Ryan entered a saloon at Denni
son, O., kept by Mr. and Mrs. Jehu Rob
inson, the latter Ryau's sister-in-law. aud
asked for beer. He then abused Mis.
Robinson and drew his revolver te sheet.
Mrs. Robinson being a large, rebu&t
woman, seized the revolver and took it
from Ryan. Whereupon, infuriated by
drink, he dealt a terrible blew and at the
same time kuecked the counter ever
against her, crushing her against the wall.
Ryan then left. Mrs, Robinson sat down
in a chair and began te spit bleed. She
told her husband te have Ryan arrested
for she was going te die, and scarcely had
she uttered the last word of the sentence
when she dropped ever a corpse. Whan
Ryan was arrested and when he heard of
her death he said he was glad of it.
Feul l'lay Suspected.
The engineer of the 5:2.1 a. m. train yes
terday from Flushing, L. I., for Hunter's
Point, discovered the body of a woman
iying two feet from the track of the rail
road between Newton and Winfield. The
traiu was stepped, when it was found the
woman was dead with a fractured skull.
Near her lay a kerosene can of whisky and
a basket of previsions. She proved te be
a Mrs. Mitchell, of Winfield. It is thought
she was murdered and placed near the
track te avert suspicion.
Klinliti Kelormatery Abuses.
The report of the New Yerk assembly
committee which has been taking testi
mony ou the treatment of prisoners at the
Elmira state reformatory declares the
charges of cruelty te be net proven, but
makes a number of recommendations of a
reformatory character. Iu regard te the
contract system, the committce believes
that it is antagonistic te the spirit and
purpose of a prison for the reformation of
offenders and ought net te exist in any
form whatever.
A German's Fatal Jump.
Ilei man Pinuew, a young man aged 22
years, living at Ne. 2033 Oirianna street,
Philadelphia, died at the Episcopal hos
pital en Wednesday evening from the
effects of injuries received two weeks be
fore when he jumped from the third-story
window of Adams' mill, at Ceral and
Adams streets, where he was employed.
He was melancholy for several days. Net
being able te fix a shuttle in his loom he
rushed te the window and jumped te the
gieund.
Itniler Kxploslen Uiiring a ltacc.
The boiler of the steamer American
Eagle exploded in the steam-drum when
twelve miles out from Sandusky and while
racing with the steamer Jay Coeke. Fire
man F. Bittle was instantly killed, Deck
hand F. Waltcis fatally injured and En
gineer Jehnsen badly scalded about the
face and hands. A tug towed the Eagle
te Kelly's Island, her hull being unin
jured. Litigation Uetwecn electric Light men.
Three new interferences were declared
by the patent office between the claims of
Brush and Faurc, and upon their result
will depend the ownership of valuable
improvements in secondary electric bat bat
terics. Beth contestants are represented
by counsel, and it is likely that the ex
amination will occupy a long period as
the case is said te involve many intricate
points.
Sulclde in a Cnurcli
While services were being held at the
Episcopal church of the Annunciation, iu
West Fourteenth street, New Yerk,
Adricn Charles Reuaudin. a native of
France, twenty-two years old, who had
been iu the French naval scrvice, from
which he had been discharged in June,
18S0, dicw a pistol and fired it against his
right temple. The ball caused instant
death.
The rrcsidenl Sued.
President Arthur has been sued at
Akren, Ohie, as ene of the defendants in
the suit of J. W. Lush fc Ce., against the
Siemens Andersen steel company of Pitts
burgh. The plaintiffs garnishced the
Akren firm for money claimed by Presi
dent Arthur and his partners, Knevels &
Ransom, of New Yerk.
Anether Verdict Against a Kailread Com
pany. In the surprcme court at Wilmingtan,
Del., yevcrday, in the case of James T.
Menaham against the Philadelphia, Wil
mington and Baltimore railroad company
for damages for injuiies sustained in a col
lision at Lamekiu, January C, 1881, the
jury awarded plaintiff $2,000.
liurulng or a Kulier Steamer.
The steamer Progress, en her way te
piovisien the passengers of the Allan, was
burned oppesito Green Island, Quebec.
The steamer Resolute assisted her, bring
ing all her crew ashore excepting three,
who perished en beard. The burned
wreck will be towed te this pert.
Frlze Fight in Pennsylvania.
Buck Hughes and a mau named Hop Hep
kins fought a prize fight eutside the bor
ough limits at Shenandoah, Pa., in which
Hepkins was declared the winner after
fifteen rounds had been fought. Beth
men wcie severely punished.
fight Between Alaska Miner.
Private telegrams have been received in
Washington from Portland, Oregon, te
the effect that Indians report that there
has been a serious light at Harrisbursr.
Alaska, among the white miners, in which
a number were killed.
totally Injured by a, Landslide.
Three men named Burns. Scott and
Poetra were struck by a landslide en the
west shore read, oppesito Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. The latter two were. badly injured
and Pectra will "die. Burns' leg was
crushed.
Celebrating the Mecklenberg Declaration.
The 107th anniversary of the Jlecklen
bcrg county Declaration of Independence
is being celebrated at Charlette, N. C.
The festivities began yesterday with a
military display, and will last until to
morrow night.
The Foel Tournament Knded.
Ficv wen the deciding game in the
New Yerk peel tournament last night by
a score of 21 te 10, and obtains the
championship emblem and first prize of
$400. Dankelmaa gets the second prize
1200.
Arrest of an Eloping Couple.
Frederick L. Jacksen and Mrs. Charles
M. Heyt, an eloping couple from Batavia,
N. Y., have been arrested near Portland,
Oregon, and are held awaiting advices
from New Yerk.
Late News in Uriel Paragraphs.
.The general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church south, in session at
Nashville Nenn., has decided te elect a
bishop in place of Atticus G. Haygood,
elected en Monday, who declined te be or
dained. Isaac Scott was yesterday, at Paris,
Texas, convicted of murder and sentenced
te be hanged.
The cold nights are having a most in
jurious effect upon the cotton crop in seme
parts of Seuth Carolina.
Oliver Helt's woelcd mill at Svtarth Svtarth Svtarth
moie, Delaware county, was destroyed by
fire last night, with its contents. Less.
$40,000.
A horse yesterday ran away at St.
Mary's cemetery, Trey, N. Y., with a
gravediggcr named Fitzgerald, who jump
ed from the wagon and struck his head
against a rock, daugeieusly fracturing his
skull.
The "old Chronicle building" at Wash Wash
ingteu, D. C, ou the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets, jointly occupied as a market and a
job printing office, was burned last night.
The clothing of the 15-year-old daugh
ter of Jeseph Cully, residing in Hanover
township, Washington ceuuty, took fire
from a gi ate en Tuesday, and ehe was
burned te death.
The lcsiucnce of Mis. Gilniera, aged 80
years, near Carlisle, was entered by masked
men en Monday night, who shamefully
beat the old lady, and after securing $ I
escaped in a wagon.
Tite eight-year-old daughter of Isaac
Stearley, living in Upper Providence,
Montgomery county, fell upon a pitch
fork concealed in a let of straw en Tues
day, and was fatally injured.
m
SHUT DEAD.
An Allegheny liny Accidentally Kill"- Him
self. Frank Gumbcit, a seventeen-year-old
boy, shot himself dead at his home en
Federal lane, Allegheny. In the early
pait of the evening he had been out play
ing ball, aud when it became dark he went
into the heuse repairing te his own room.
Sheitly afterward, at 8:30 o'clock, a pistol
shot was heaid by his parents in the lower
part of the building, and rushing te
Frank's loom they found him lying dead
en the lloer by ihe bed. The bleed oozed
out from a bullet hole iu his temple, and
beside him lay a lcvelver. The weapon
belonged te his brother, aud the patents
say it has been in a bureau drawer unload unlead
ed since New Year. The supposition is
that. Frank leaded it up for sport yestcr
day evening, aud while walking across the
room stumbled aud fell aud the revolver
was thereby accidentally discharged. The
boy was the son of Charles Gutnbcrt, a
shoe dealer.
SI, OOO for Whipping a Alan.
The jury in the Tatnall-Ceurtuey case,
at Wilmington, came in after being out
two hours," with a verdict of $1,000 dam
ages for the plaintiff. This is the sequel
teactiminal charge of assault and bat
tery, tried at a forrner term, when the de
fendant, Henry B. Courtney, the wealthy
match manufacturer of the firm of Swift
Courtney & Bccchcr, was sentenced te
pay a fine of 650 and costs. Mr. Edward
Tatnall is an elderly Friend, aud for seme
remark in ado by him Mrs. Ceuitaey, en
the 23 of July, 1880, waylaid him in the
street aud beat him with a leather strap,
her husband meauwhilc standing by and
encouraging her. Tatnall claimed that,
as the result of this flagellation, the sight
of one eje had been endangered and he
brought this suit te obtain compensation
therefer, laying the damages at $3,000.
LOCALTELUGENCE.
CUPID DESEKTS A MAI HEN.
A Ureuch of Premise ;.ise in Which Old
Felks are the Participant.
Philadelphia Heceril.
A breach of premise case, which is
made doubly interesting fiem the fact
that the litigants have both passed be
yond the age when Cupid's darts arc
most effective, was argued befere the
supreme court yesterday-and held undcr
advisement. The recreant suitor is
Charles Markley, a bachelor of 52 years,
residing iu May town, Lancaster coun
ty, aud the offended maiden is
Eliza Restoring, a seamstress, aged
37 years, who, iu pursuit of her call
ing, made frequent and extended visits te
Mrs. Hiestand's hotel, across the read
from the Mark ley homestead. Their early
intercourse was of the usual country court
ship type, but after a dozen visits, Miss
Kcsscritig says, her lever lest his timidity
and one day in August, 1879. he abruptly
pepped the question. The lady con
sented, aud the second Thursday of
February following was appointed for
the nuptials. The alliance was the sub
ject of gossip among the country
folks, ami was icgarded as a
"most extraeidiuary affair," considering
the ripeness of the levers. Miss Kcsser
ing claims te have made great preparations
for the wedding, aud besides the money
received from her affianced, she states
that she was the iccipient of a number of
pi escids, including a silver caster and a
dozen silver spoons which General bimen
Cameren gave te her when. he heaitl of her
engagement. The general, she says, made
her acquaintance at Mrs. Hicstaud's hotel,
wheic he fiequently stepped. Everything
was progressing favorably until the 2Cth
of January, sheitly befoie the day fixed
for the wedding, when Miss Kcsscring
alleges that Mr. Markley called en her
and said that he guessed he was
tee eid aud tee lame te get mar
ried. She replied that he ought te
have thought of it sooner. It seems she
never spoke te hi in again, but seme time
afterward hi ought her suit te recover
damages for breach of premise. At the
trial she testified te her suitor's ardency
for the time being aud a sudden coolness
at the bieaking of the engagement. The
aged lever, however, denied that he had
ever premised Miss Kessciing te marry
her, aud he claimed that he stepped visit
ing her because his father, thcu a very
old mau, was lying at the point of death,
aud died about a month after the cool
ness. He thought it would net be right
for him te take the " funcial baked
meats" from his father's house te furnish
his man iage feast. The Lancaster county
jury gave the woman a verdict for $997.75
and Mr. Markley appealed te the supreme
ceuit.
Knturii of an Able Divine.
Rev. Peyton G. Bewman, of Seuth Car
olina (who visited this city seme 15
months age), arrived here last Wednesday
te take charge of Salem church. Mr. B.
is an able divine and a forcible and elo
quent speaker. He brings recommenda
tions of the strongest character, testifying
te his high standing as a minister of the
gospel. The members of Salem church
are highly pleased at securing the services
of Mr. Bewman, even for an indefinite
period. He will officiate next Sunday
morning and evening.
Johnny Hoever.
This morning Johnny Hoever, the sol
dier detective, swept off the pavement
and Belgian blocks around the monument.
He did the work for the benefit of the
government, and the crowd which he
drew te see his brave deed had te be dis
persed by the police en account of its size
ar.d noise.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUi: KEGCLAK COKKESPONDKCE.
Events Along the Susquehanna items et
Interest in and Arennd the .Borough
Picked Up by the Intelli
gencer s Keperter.
Mr. A. Bunting, of Reading, was in
town yesterday.
Shad arc selling at prices raugiug fiein
fifty cents te one dollar per pair.
" Alviu Jeslin," a drama, will be pic
sentcd in the opera heuse en the 30th of
June.
Mr. Shanebroek has the contract fei re
painting the interior of thellcrshey block,
corner of Walnut an 1 Fourth streets.
An extra passenger train passed through
this place this morning from Harrisburg
te Philadelphia.
A little daughter of L. W. May narrowly
escaped beiitg run ever ou Locust street
yesterday.
The Rev. A. II. Leng will pi each iu the
Bethel church Sunday morning and even
ing. Yesterday Mr. Uriah McAllister, au em em em
ployee of the Reading and Columbia rail
road, while in the performance of his du
ties, fell and injured his knoe severely.
In last evening's paper it was announced
that a meeting of the P. O. S. of A. would
be held en the ISth of this month, whereas
it should have been the 19th.
Mr. Harry Smith, of Scranton, who has
been visiting relatives iu town for the
past week, returned home this morning.
The gentleman has many friends here.
The committee appointed by Company
C at its last meeting te frame new laws
for it will held a meeting te-night for that
purpose.
Dr. Craig should boa member of the
school beaid. lie takes mere interest in
the schools thau some of the directors,
and the doctor would make a geed one.
Mr. Frank Hcrr while riding a bicycle
yesterday struck the curbstone at Meyers'
corner and was thrown against a tolcpheno
pole standing there with considerable
force. He is net badly hurt.
This morning Officer Kennedy, of the
Pennsylvania railroad company's police
force, took te the county prison four meu
who were caught en the freight trains
stealing a ride. 'Squire Gricr committed
them.
The stiects of Columbia were ciewdcd
last evening, owing no doubt te its being
Ascension Day and the Ringgold band en
tertainment. The Pennsylvania depot
swarmed with people leaving aud sight
seers.
Fisticuffs Last Njght.
Last night about 9 o'clock, as two n.cn
were passing along Fourth street, they
get into a quarrel about seme private
matters, and took off their coats te settle
it. One received a black eye, and the
ether was obliged te repair te a physician's
office te have a badly bitten linger sewed
up.
A Pretty Spectacle.
Persons who adtnire the beauties of
nature should go en the Reading & Col
umbia railroad schntcs just befere sun
down and leek ever the beautiful river aud
hills. The plcasuie it affords will n-pay
the little trouble it takes te uct there.
Drunk and Disorderly.
Last evening Constable Gilbett aucstcd
an intoxicated man in the novelty store,
ou Locust street, for being disorderly. He
said at the hearing this morning that he
was from Pert Deposit and that he seldom
went ou sprees. He was discharged en
payment of a line and the costs.
Last Night's Entertainment.
The entertainment in the opera honie
last night, for the benefit of St. Jehn's
Lutheran church, was a great success in
every lcspcct. The lecitatiens of Mr.
Stevens, the elocutionist, were especially
enjoyed. Some disappeinment was ex
pressed because there wcie se few instru
mental soles. About eighty dollars were
cleared by the church after all expenses
wcie paid. Nearly fiRy poisons attended
from Wrightsville.
Fisherman Nearly Drowned.
Yesterday a pai ty of fishermen from
Wrightsville, .1. T. Wilsen, A. Wilsen,
W. Jamisen and L. Creek, werkituj at
Wilseu's fishing battery, get tee near the
dam and the reaction of the large body of
water new falling ever it, capsized the
beat. After a despcrate struggle the men
wero rescued almost exhausted. The re
action here is se great that cne of the
men's beets was pulled from his feet.
Beyond a wetting and a geed fright the
parties were uninjured.
A Frightened Ilorse.
Yesterday afternoon as Jesse Heffman
was unhitching a horse en the west side
of Locust street, opposite the opera house,
the bonse was iiightcncd by a passer-by
who was carrying a bag en his slieuldcis
and attempted te run away. His dnvcr
sprang in front of him aud the horse backed
across the street, wlicin Ins lc" went
through the wheels of a buggy standing
there bclencuii' te Dr. llinkle. I Ins
frightened him still moie, and in attempt
ing te get clear of the buggy he fell, at
the same time turning the vehicle ever ou
its side. Strange te say the herse was un
injuicd, excepting a few scratches, and
the spindle of the wagon was the only
thing biekcn about it.
Discharged tin Habeas Corpus.
Jehn Richardson, of Columbia, who was
committed te the county jail a few days
! age ft.r drunken ami disorderly conduct,
o'clock this nieiuing en a writ of habeas
eeipu.t, and was discharged. It appears
that Richardson, who has been for some
time past sepaiated ftem his wife, met
her en the street and lemenstrated against
her living at the heuse she occupied, as
the place was net icpu table. Thereupon
she had him arrested and he was rent te
jail. There being no evidence befere
Judge Patterson that Richaidvm was
cither drunk or diserdsrly lit was dis
charged. Umnallable Letters.
Letters addressed as fellows are held at
the Lancaster postelfice :
Fer postage " Abraham K. Lefevre,
Fertility P. O.. Lane. co. Pa."
" S. B. Fahnestock, esq., Duncannon,
Perry county, Pa."
Fer better directions "Mi3s Sarah Pen
dleton, care Rev. Mr. Abel. Jonesville,
Penna." (There is no such place).
"Miss Lizzi'j Tyson, Lebanon county."
" Mrs. Elizabeth Jarick, Ne. 245 Mont
gomery street, care of Dr. W. W. Jarick."'
Change ei Schedule.
On Monday a new schedule win go into
effes en the Quarryville branch of the
Reading railroad. The time of the train,
which new arrives at King street from
Quarryville at 7:50 a. m., will be 7:30.
Going south the train new leaving at 5:20
p. in. will be changed te 5:40. There has
also been a slight change in the morning
train te Quarryville, which will leave at
9:40 instead of 9:37.
Alleged Kebbery.
Themas White, who lives some miles
below Reading, i cached Lancaster a day
or two age and get drunk. While sleeping
in the vicinity of the outer Reading rail
road depot, he says he was robbed of $7
or $8 in money, a pair of pantaloons and
some ether clothing. Being friendless
and penniless he was this morning taken
te the lockup.
May Pleasures.
Should the weather prove faverable the
Liederkranz singing society will have
their May walk en Sunday next, starting
from the hall at 5 a. m. The Mscunercher
will also take a trip te the country en the
same day, and the Schiller-Vereiu wilj
witness the sunrise net far from Witmer's
bridge.
THE GF.NF.KA1 ASSr.IHI.I.Y.
First fay's Session of tbe Prcbyteriaii Con
gress. Theie was net only a large number or
commissioners at the opening of the
general assembly of the Prcsby tei ian
church in the Uuitcd States at the First
Presbyterian church, Springfield, III., en
Thursday morning, but of the citizens of
Springfield. Upen the pulpit platform,
and assisting in the opening religious ex
ercises, were Rev. Dr. J. McIIelmcs, Rev.
Dr. Herrick Jehnsen, and the Rev. Dr.
James A. Reed, pastor of the church.
Rev. Dr. Darling, the retiring moder
ator, delivered the annual sermon. His
text was from Acts 10, 19, and 20, an
nouncing as his subject : The Reconstruc
tion of our evangelistic agencies, viz., the
duty of giving the ordained ministry its
proper place as the great agency of Ged
for the conversion of the world ; the
preaching of the grand old doctrines -of the
Gospel, clearly and forcibly, and enlarged
and consecrated work by all Christians for
Christ aud his cause in subjection te the
church. Iu passing he discountenanced
the introduction of a liturgy, and con
demned the public preaching of the vles
pel and administration of its oidinanres by
self-appointed lay evangelists.
In the aftornoen the assembly met in
the hall of the Heuso of Representatives, 'a
large and beautiful chamber. Rev. Dr.
Darling, moderator, Rev. Dr. Reed, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church in
Springfield, made a brief speech welcoming
the commissioners, and concluded by in
troducing the governor of the state, Hen.
S. M. Galium.
The governor extended a hearty wel
come te the delegates te the assembly, and
dwelt at some length upon the significance
of the gathering. He was responded te
by Dr. Darling.
The nomination of candidates for med
orator being in order; Rev. Dr. Nieells
nominated the Hev. Dr. C. A. Dickey, of
Philadelphia, at the same time stating
that it was proper new te select a uirii
date net particularly identified with the
old or new school branches of the
churches. Dr. Dickey, he said, had been
connected with the United Presbyterian
church for many years, and his selection
at the present time would de much te still
further destroy the sentiment in referenra
te the two branches of the churches long
since united. Rev. Dr. Herrick Jehnsen,
of Chicago, and Rev. Dr. Hammct, of
Pennsylvania, were abe nominated. The
vote resulted as fellows : Rev. Dr. John John Jehn
eon, 351 ; Rev. Dr. Dickey, 08 ; Dr.
Ham met, 22. Total vote, 441. Rev. Dr.
Jehnsen, the new moderator, is well
known in Philadelphia, having been
called te the First Piesbytcrian church in
Philadelphia after the death. of the Rev.
Albert Barnes.
Dr, Jehnsen, en being conducted te the
chair, was welcomed by Rev. Dr. Darling,
who said the assembly had honored itself
iu the selection of se distinguished a Chris
tian and se able a champion of Christian
morals.
Dr. Jehnsen in reply, said that his elec
tion by se large a majority was an cvidence
that the last vestige of what was kuewi.
as the diffeicnt schools iu Piesbyteriauism
had been ferever wiped out, aud from this
time no uotice should be triven that any
such distinction ever existed.
The announcement of the death of tlie
late permanent clerk having been read,
the Rev. W. II. Roberts was elected te fill
the vacancy.
Rev. Dr. Prime, of the New Yerk Ob
server, offered resolutions of congratula
tion te be sent te Presbyterian assemblies
in session iu ether places.
Iu the evening the asseuibly met at the
second church and celebrated the Lord's
supper. The church was very crowded.
Thut CoiieKtogit Flying rlsli.
Kd. InteIjI.iuexckk : In regard te the
rumor of a flying fish having been caught
in the Concstega, at Wabank, last week,
if net a canard, it has, at least, turned out
te be a " gurnard." Iiefore the week was
out I handled three specimens, and that
"settled it." New, it is net impossible
that the fish in question should have been
caught in the Concstega, but it is alto
gether improbable. About forty years
age a genuine sturgeon was caught in the
Susquehanna, above Maiiettn, in a " lish
basket," and, I think, is still extant, in
possession of Judge Libhart, of Marietta ;
and just here I would suggest, that that
specimen ought te be in the museum of
the Linmean society. This supposed
Concstega fish is a species of the " Flying
Gurnard " Prionelns carelinus of Dekay,
also called " Sea-Rebin " and " Grunter,"
from a grunting noise it makes when taken
out of the water. It belongs te Cnvicr's
first order, and second family of liony lieny
Fishcs, the first family (ftrciifci') being
typified by the common perch. The
family te which this subject belongs
includes the "hard-checked" fishes,
and the attempt te "palm it off" as a
Conestoga fish smacks very much of a
hard-cheeked adventure. 1 have new two
specimens of it, obtained from second cr cr
sens, who could net tell whence they
originally came, and, representing them te
have been caught in the Conestoga aud
the Susquehanna, may have been mere te
enhance the value of the fishes, than te
"sell" the naturalists. They are an At
lantic coast fish, and abound from the
Careliuas as far northeast as Nantucket,
feeding according te Dekay, en small niol niel
lusks and crustaceans. They have the power
of making a short flight by the aid of their
large pectoral lius, when pursued by their
enemies, but they arc net the true llying
Hsh (Kjtecelus Volelau? and de net belong
either te the same family, or the same
order. The pccteial fins of the true flying
fish are longer than the body of the fish,
but in this subject they are only about
one third the length of the body. These
fishes attain a length of from twelve te
eighteen inches, -and their edible qualities
are uet of a viry high order tee dry and
insipid. R.
The Dlagnethian Anniversary Tu-nlht.
The forty-seventh anniversary of the
Diagnethian literary society of Franklin
and Marshall college Will be celebrated at
Fulton opera house this evening. The
following pregramme W exercises bespeaks
a thoroughly delightful occasion :
Music March ' Gamlirinus " (Zlketr )
. Piayer ev. C. S. Spalding.
Muilc Scliettlili (.Veihig.)
fcalutatery ' Superstition," Charles W.
Crctncr, Chainbursburi;, Pa.
Mmlc-March "Jubelklangc " (Uelchcrt.)
Oration " A Century's Pregn-ji," Charlf
It. Ferner, Jcitncr XUeadt. Pa.
Mualc 'Jornet Sole "Lizzie Pelka," T. M.
Hl-jcr.
Or.itlen " l,ire"a Kcceinpciigcs," Kedurick
P. Cobb, Lancaster, Pa.
Music Waltz OVeicnbern.)
Kulejry Williuu Cullen i:r:int," llaivi-v
S. UotnlK'rer.'lleonsboro. Md-
Music (Javettc " Secret i.ev " (i:'-'-li.)
Oration " The Spirit et Republics." euv.-r
It. btivdcr. Dclmeut. Pa.
Mulc March F.uist."
Oration "Who Shall Wear tl: .M.iutli-."
Warren .1. Jehnsen, Iincaster. i'a.
Music "Highland JScuoe-t" (l)cuiarn-.)
Anniversary Oration "Tim New south,
Abruni P. Shirk, Lancaster. Pa.
Music "VerglstiiiHiiiilcht"(legi-l.)
Kenrolctien ltev. Themas O. Apple, l. 1.
Music Kedewa " Faust."
Mr. Francis E. Schroder will be the pre
siding officer and the following competent
committee is in charge of the arrange
ments : Messrs. E. Taggart, chairman ;
G. A. Schwedes, W. A. Hcnnebcrger, .1.
C. Feltz, J. C. Leiter, C L. Frantz, L. A.
Saladc.
The music will be by the college orchestra.
Ititer ISrethren in Council. ""
A conference of the River Brethren
(Tunkcrs).ef this ceuntry.is new in session
at David Welgcmuth's, about three miles
west et Mt. Jey. lieprescntativcs of the
church are in attendance from all the
states and Canada. The meetings legan
en Wednesday and centiuue all week;
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