LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES TUESDAY MAY 23-1882.
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TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1882.
Rogues Falliag Out.
Billy Mabene is coming te grief in
Virginia. It could net be otherwise
with one who assumed se great an un
dertaking with se small capital. Bank
ruptcy was inevitable. Mahone under
took te establish a party which had no
principles beyond the securement of
spoils. It has been even amusing te
witness the calm effrontery with which
they would defend any act which prom prem
ised them plunder ; they did net seem te
think it at all necessary te cover up their
work with any declination of a virtuous
purpose behind it. It was enough that
it advanced their purpose and premised
them advantage. That was its virtue. It
was enough of- virtue for them ; te
ether people it seemed simply rascality.
They sought te repudiate the state debt,
te abolish the judiciary, te gerrymander
the congressional districts, and even
premised their support te Arthur's ad
ministration while professing te be
Democrats ; and vouchsafed no ether
reason for their course save that it prom prem
ised them spoils. There never was a po
litical party anywhere in any time se
shamelessly corrupt and unprincipled.
The party was like its leader and crea
tor, Mahone, who is wholly without
moral sense. He attracted some decent
men te his support for a while by his
restless activity and the success which
met his initial efforts.
But he has net been able te held them.
There is no room in his party for any
leader but himself ; and these who are
unwilling te be bossed by se insignificant
a specimen of manhood have left him.
One of them, Captain Newberry, a mem
ber of the Virginia Legislature, who re
fused te submit himself te ilahene's dic
tation, has been telling his constituents
in Southwest Virginia his opinion of his
old leader. He declared that he was the
most ungrateful, dictatorial and corrupt
politician he had ever known, and he was
sure that it' he had had the chance he
would have underbid Judas Iscariot
and sold his Saviour for twenty
instead of thirty pieces of silver.
He said that Mahone swindled the At
lantic, Mississippi & Ohie railroad, of
which he was president, out of six mil
lien dollars and mildly alluded te him as
a scoundrel, infidel, and gambler by pro
fession and inheritance, which leads one
naturally te remark that when rogues
fall out a very geed thing happens.
.Nothing te Justify a Strike.
The failure of the mill owners at
Pittsburgh and the representatives of
the iron workers te agree upon a future
rate e'f wages is net certainly te be ac
cepted as a final disagreement. The
points of difference seem te be tee small
te justify the workingmen's representa
tives in the inauguration of a strike, by
which they will be the greatest sufferers.
They canuet say that they are net new
being paid a high rate of wages. It is
net their necessities which impel them
te ask an increase. They could only
have been inspired te ask for it because
they believed that they could get it.
Since it has been refused them, they
have but little reason, in the present con
dition of the iron trade, te think that
they can force from the mill owners by a
strike what they will net concede from a
fear of it. Beth capital and labor are
selfish ; each takes what it can get. The
iron workers are right enough ledemand
higher wages if they can get them , but
they would be foolish te demand what
they cannot get ; or what they have net
a reasonable assurance that they can
get. What reason they have for supposing
they can force the Pittsburgh iron nian
facturers te agree te their demand is net
obvious. The profits in the manufacture
are net large enough te render the pro
prietors of the mills very solicitous
whether they run or shut down. A stop
page of the mills would probably work
an increase in the price of manufactured
iron, and when the mills 'art again it
would probably be with full order books
and geed prices. Meanwhile the work werk
ingmen would be paying the piper for
this dance of the manufacturers. The
movement would be at their expense.
They would be silly te set en feet a strike
under such circumstances, and we
greatly doubt, therefore, whether it will
come elf as threatened en the first of
June.
It is net, as represented, the Demo
crats of the Heuse who are trying te
obstruct the dispatch of public business,
but the Republican majority, who, in
stead of proceeding with the regular
order, insist en counting in one of their
contestants as a privileged question.
Under the leadership of Mr. Randall the
Democrats refuse te lend any Demo
cratic votes te this scheme, though they
are ready te go en with any business
that is of general interest te the country
and net of purely partisan advantage te
the Republicans. Mr. Dibble, the Demo
cratic sitting member, insists that the
Republican majority of the committee
refused te give him a chance te produce
his testimony or te examine a let of evi
dence fabricated for the support of
Mackey's contest, and his Democratic
colleagues have a right te lake his word
for it and te refrain from voting when
the effect of their votes would be te un
seat a member whom it thus sought te
uuduly oust. The peculiarity of the
contest is that at the regular election in
1SS0, Mr. O'Connor and Mackey were
the candidates, and O'Connor was
returned elected, but died in May, 18S1.
A new election was ordered, at which
Mr. Dibble was the Democratic candi
date. Mackey took the field against him,
but withdrew upon the- eve of election,
and but .'MM) votes were .cast for him. He
new claims the seat against O'Connor,
who is dead and net here te defend him-a-tU
and his election. As Mr. Dibble was
thus elected under due form of law the
Democrats wisely go slew in the effort
te deprive him of his seat.
CiiEAr postage is a reasonable reform
and the relief of publishers from the im
position of postage te regular bona fide
subscribers of newspapers and ether
periodicals should net be delayed. It
was enacted asa penalty in the days of
a political domination which feared the
free press, and new that there is such an
everplus in the national treasury, let
the tax en newspapers fellow the tax en
matches. Mere intellectual as well as
physical light is what the people need.
Marshall seems.te have fully made
up his mind te decline the Republican
nomination for congressman-at-large,
and his letter te that effect te the chair
man of the late Harrisburg convention
is te be published en the eve of the In.
dependent convention in Philadelphia.
Whether this date was selected with a
view te the action of that body remains
te be seen. Marshall, who has for many
years been an avowed and active Camer Camer
on man, has net frequently participated
in politics, and only went te the state
convention in behalf of the nomination
of his nephew, A. M. Brown, for su
pieme judge. Why he did net
make the ringing nomination speech
that was expected of him or otherwise
display himself has net been explained,
and for a time this failure gave color te
the intimation that his nomination was
net se spontaneous as it seemed. Ne
one, however, could have looked upon
the scene of his nomination without be
ing impressed with the idea that it was
forced upon him, but if he had at the
time no idea of accepting it, there seems
te have been no geed reason why he did
net decline it then and there. The Re
publican state committee will new have
te fill the ticket, and it will have
some embarrassment in doing se.
They need te strengthen their lines
in Pittsburgh and with the anti anti
Cameren element. It will be hard te
find a representative of these ideas who
will accept the place which Marshall
declines ; especially will it be difficult te
de this if after Wednesday it should
leek squally for the Cameren state
ticket.
Gkekgk William Curtis has writ
ten a fervid letter of sympathy te
Mitchell, in which he declares that as
" bossism " and" the machine " are the
inevitable results of the spoils system,
only by destroying that can they be de
stroyed ; Camerenism is " spoils pure
and simple " and it can be destroyed
only by " competition." Just what Mr.
Curtis means by this is net se obvious,
unless he intends te say that the anti anti
Cameren people must compete with
their opponents for the spoils, and their
disposition te de this, it is te be feared,
is their weakness, net their strength.
Rawle should have sent his letter of
acceptance te Cameren about the first of
the year.
Whkkk's McMaues?
MacYkagii cannot support the Inde
pendent movement until he sees what it
will de with Rawle.
Ik Cameren continues reading the Times
he will conclude that he is the boss boiler
in our political history.
The Press thinks that Davies and Greer
help te make up a " great and geed
ticket." The Press is a great and uoed
journal.
Tuk JTetc Enc has the following fling at
the land of steady habits and great moral
ideas : " If the Malley boys are acquitted,
as new teems very probable, it is safe te
say at least one-half the girls in New Eng
land will be trying te catch them." It is
"safe te say" that the opinion here ven
tured is as baseless as it is indecent.
AFTER THE STOBXI.
Alter the ruin the cool winds blew
Out trem the gleamy west.
Tessing the maplt s te ami fro,
Hecking the hirdllngs twittering low,
lieirn iu their fleecy nests.
Alter tin; rain the pure -winds blew
Seething the brain te rest
Fanning alike Care'H locks of snow
Ami the radiant curls that rippling Hew
Frem the bright tacc looking west.
Fer the eyes of youth see the daylight die
With the same hope-kindled glaucu
With which tlicy watch the red'ning sky
Atnierningtide. from casements high.
And beheld fair Dawn advance
Alter the tempest sweeps away
The blue and geld are given ;
Alter Life's storms have had their sway
And sorrow and pain lie dead ler aye,
Cometh the joys et Heaven !
May Merrow.
Tin: postmaster general, iu response te
a resolution of the Heuse, has seut a let
ter te the speaker in which he recommends
that the postage en second class matter
(papers and magazines) be abolished. He
also states that the fourth class matter
(merchandise) is carried at a less te the
government, and if the government is te
be taxed for the transportation of cither
class it should for the second-class instead
of the fourth. In concluding the letter
the postmaster general says : " I am led
te the conclusion that Congress may at
the present time safely abrogate all dis
crimination between subscribers te news
papers and magazines, and send the same
through the mails without charge,
whether such subscribers rcside within
the county of publication or outside of
it."
The liecerd points out that Senators Da
vies and Greer, of the Cameren Republi
can nominees, both, have two years te
serve in the state Senate. They had earned
recognition from these whom they faithful
ly served iu the Senate, and in case of re
jection they would have it in their power te
revenge themselves en their ancient allies.
Had Davies and Greer demanded these
nominations at the close of their senato
rial term instead of in the middle of it
they would have been thrown aside for
mere popular candidates without the
slightest hesitation ; but with two years
te serve, and with a chance of re election
te the Senate, they might give trouble te
the men who make nominations, and hence
the vigor with which they put iu their
claims for places en the state ticket and the
readiness with which compliance was
yielded te their demands.
The New Yerk Times forcibly reminds
the Independents of this state that they
cannot build up a new party in this state
or even capture the old organization
simply te redress Blaine's local grievances.
The Tines thinks Blaine ia about as proper
and powerful a representative of real re
form in this matter as the ox-Khcdive of
Egypt would be of the cause of Christian
marriage. He would unquestionably like
te see the patronage taken from the hands
which new control it, and will lend all his
remaining energies te that, te him, de
sirable end ; but there is nothing in his
career te indicate that he would net gladly
seize the same weapem, and use it as un
scrupulously and as remorselessly as any
of his rivals ever did.. A party which pro
poses in the name of civil service reform
te carry en a pitiful squabble for the spoils
and inscribes en its banner the name of
Mr. Blaine in itself an insult te the cause
may have the flcetiug succees which au
dacity and uuscrupuleusucss.s can give,
but nothing mere.
Ix a recent public address Rev. Dr.
Sterrs pointed out most forcibly the won
derful development of scientific study in
this country. Just 50 years age came the
dawn of scientific progress here. The first
scientific school was established in Trey
in 1826 ; the first scientific text book and
Audubon's first volume were published
between 1829 and 1831. Iu 1831 Professer
Henry demonstrated, at Albany, the pos
sibility of communication by electricity,
and the next year Merse proved the possi
bility of a writing telegraph. Chloroform
was discovered in New Yerk iu 1831, and
in 183G the first active astronomical obser
vatory in the United States was estab
lished at Williamstown. The coast survey
began in 1832, and the physical survey of
Massachusetts was begun in the same
year. Up te 1850 astronomical instruments
were made in Europe. New the finest
are made here. Iu 1850 Dr. Jehn Draper
invented a method te photograph the
heavens. The greatest discovery of the
century in medical science the use of
ether as an anesthetic was made iu 18-16.
Cameuex is se much smarter
than
Conkling that he will net resign.
J. S. Rutan was confirmed marshal
for Western Pennsylvania by the Senate
yesterday. It did net wait te hear from
Mitchell.
Rev. Geeikje C. Milx, who lately left
the Unitarian ministry iu Chicago, is said
te be preparing te go en the stage as Hamlet.
That seems te be the rele in which every
body manages te keep before the public.
Ex-GovEitxen A. C. IIuxt, of Laredo,
Tex., bought some mining property en the
Rie Grande last year for $20,000 ; the ether
day he sold it te the Rie Grancle and Peces
railroad for $2,000,000.
Geouee Bull, of Philadelphia, lawyer
and ex Democratic chairman, is awaiting
arrest, for being accessory te the murder
of the guide who feloniously assaulted his
wife in the Adirondack last summer.
Hex. Yerxc Sixoletex Walter, a
well-known journalist died at Chester
yesterday. He was editor of the Delaware
County liepuUicaii aud served in the lower
house of the Legislature two term!?, be
ginning iu 1877.
Mme. Patti, who persists iu call iug her
self an Americau, is new at her castle in
Wales aud in peer health. She has refus
ed culei views, will see no visitors and is
apparently net in the best of spirits since
her return from America.
Clara Lei;i.sk Kei.legg's fondness for
the banjo has created a furor among ' the
fashionable ladies of Washington for that
class of music, aud it is new considered an
important part of a lady's education te be
able te perform en that instrument.
Captain Bogardus, the famous wing
shot, and bis two sons arc travelling vith
a circus company and giving exhibitions
of their skill. One of the feats was t be
breaking of a glass ball held by the cap
tain by a rifle ball shot by his five-year-old
son. A few days age the little marks
man made a miss and ledged a ball in the
thumb of his sire, since which time that
portion of the pregramme has been omit emit
ted. U1G STIMttiS THUEATICNKl-.
The Laber Troubles In Pittsburgh Approach
ing a Crisis.
The great iron mill strike which it was
hoped would be avoided will come, and
after the 1st of June, the great manufac
tories of the West will be idle. The con
ference committees of the workmen and
manufacturers met at Pittsburgh en Mon
day and had an animated discussion. The
iron workers laid their proposals before
the manufacturers, and they were talked
ever for a short time and then were em
phatically declined by the mill owners.
Each side left the meeting with an ap
parent determination net te yield iu any
particular, aud no date being fixed for
another joint session of the commit
tees they new go. out of existence.
President Jarret, of the Amalgamated as
sociation, presented, as the ultimatum of
the workmen, a demand of an incrcase of
50c. a ten ler puddling, from C8J te 75c.
en muck rolling, and from $2.20 te $2.75
en busheling en sand bottoms. James J.
Bennett said these figures could net be
paid, .but offered te have a sub-committee
appointed te consider the advance for
scrappers. This was declined, aud Presi
dent Jarret moved the adjournment, which
followed.
The two leading members of the manu
facturers' committee say that the Amal
gamated association will find that it can
not have all it asks for, and that the fight
between organized capital and labor which
will take place this summer will be the
greatest and most desperate this country
has ever seen. AH the mill owners west
of Pittsburgh have been waiting for the
result in Pittsburgh, and new that it has
come, they will have te yield or go out
with the Pittsburgh firms. On the 1st of
June the Amalgamated association will
present the t new scales for signature, and
if they are net signed then will come the
great strike.
The workmen say Pittsburgh mill
-owners cannot afford te let their works
remain idle, but the operators say they
will net turn a wheel at the advauce. One
manufacturer says : Puddling is changed
and this in the face of the fact that
the leaders in the association (Amal
gamation) pledged themselves that if we
granted certain concessions a year age
they would net ask an increase in puddling.
They have, it is true, made some changes
in their demands. They arc changes,
rather than modifications, and with pud
dling at $6 don't amount te anything.
The present state of uncertainty seems
te effect every corner of the country where
iron is made or bought or sold.
Ulrard's Itlrthday.
The 132d anniversary of the birth of
Stephen Girard was celebrated en Mon
day at Girard college, Philadelphia. The
alumni met in- the morning and elected
officers, and iu the afternoon there was a
dinner and addresses. The anniversary
exercises proper were held in the chapel,
Themas II. Dobsen delivering the oration.
Addresses were also made by General W.
II. Davis, Hen. James Pollock, Edouard '
Seve, the Belgain consul, and ethers.
Sale et a Great Stud Farm.
Erdenheim stud farm, near Chestnut
Hill, owned by Aristides Welch, has been
sold for $125,000 te N. W. Kittson, of St.
Paul, Minn. It comprises about 200 acres,
aud the new proprietor will use it for the
same purposes.
'Fer Once."
New Yerk Sun.
Fer once Cel. Alexander Cassar McClure
is mistaken. Mr. Chauncey F. Black is
net the " Pennsylvania political editor of
the Sun." There is no such officer iu this
establishment. The editor of the Sun
edits it straight through from Maine te
Texas, and all the time tee.
. DEEDS OF BLOOD.
A KUIMiET OF TRAGIC OCCURRENCES.
ueath la Various Ferms of Violence Ac
cidents ana Crime ReeeMI et Hk Hk
ceUaneeus Events Ceafsss Ien. or
a Father's Murder.
There are new and startling develop,
ments in the McMenemen parricide, twelve
miles west of Muscatine, la. The girl
Mary (who en Saturday declared that she
shot her father in self-defense), her
brother and her elder sister are in jail.
The Daily Journal has a full confession
from the two girls, showing that the mur
der was committed by the brother iu
order that the children might have things
their own way at home, and that it was
arranged that the younger sister should
acknowledge the sheeting, with the idea
that a plea of self-defense and her extreme
youth would save her from punishment.
There is much excitement ever the affair.
Peculiar Tennessee Murder Trial.
Hen. Stauley Matthews, of the United
States supreme court, has convened the
United States circuit court for the eastern
district of Tennessee in special session te
try the case of the state of Tennessee vs.
Geerge F. Larkin for murder. About a
year age Larkin was deputy United States
marshal aud killed his cousin. The case
attracts much attention as a test case, be
cause it is the only one of the kind ever
tried iu the United States court. Judges
Baxter aud Key sit with Judge Matthews.
A jury was completed this afternoon, and
the court adjourned until te-morrow.
Confession of a If enble Murder.
Frank Burkman, alias Frank Burke,
has been arrested in Baltimore en the
charge of petit larceny. He has since con
fessed that he killed Captain Edward Nel Nel
eon and his colored mate en beard the
sleep Fanny Southard, in Machidec creek,
a small arm of the Potomac river, iu Vir
ginia, en the 4th instant. He is of Ger
man parentage, and 22 years old. He is
new in jail te await a requisition from Vir
ginia. He declares the homicides were in
self-defense.
Uorse Thieves Lynched.
After a two weeks' chase of eight horse
thieves by a band of vigilants in Missouri,
three of the thieves were captured, ncar
Kirbyvillc, a few days age, and lynched.
One of the ether five has since been killed,
another mertalb wounded, and a third
ledged in jail. The remaining two were
hemmed iu, yestarday, en the White river,
and it was expected that before night they
would be captured aud lynched.
Uangeri by II cr Husband.
A man named T-3'!;eu, liviug near Vienna,
Ga attacked hi-- u lie, aud, after beating
her until she was Insensible, hung her
from one of the joists of his heuse. Seme
neighbors seen afterward entered the
house and cut down the body. Elken fled,
but vengeance is threatened by the resi
dents of the place, and if he is captured
he will undoubtedly be lynched.
Additional Fatalities.
Geerge D. Yeung, aged 31 years, a
weaver at the Allendale mill, Providence,
11. I., committed suicide yesterday by cut
ting his threat.
William Niehaus has been arrested at
Grand Rapids, Mich., charged with the
murder of his wife, who was leuud dead
in bed en Sunday morning with her neck
broken aud her person bearing evidences
of having been choked te death.
Five men who attempted te destroy a
bridge en the Mexican National railway
en Friday last were caught en Sunday and
by order of the governor of the state et
Mexico they were immediately shot.
The passenger steamer Sapelo struck a
snag at Daricn, Ga., yesterday morning
and sunk. The engineer, Geerge Rut
ledge, a colored man, remained at his pest
te endeavor te get the beat ashore, and
was drowned.
(iliiNKUAL NEWS.
The Recerd of Miscellaneous Events.
Julius Ritchie, a clerk in the postefiice
at St. Leuis, has been arrested for stealing
letters.
The national executive committee of
the Greenback-Laber party meets at St,
Leuis te-day.
The fire in the Jewish quarter of Koeno,
St. Petersburg, destroyed 105 houses. The
damage is C00,000 reubles.
The new additional $3,000,000 subscrip
tion te the Mexican national construction
company (Palmer-Sullivan concession)
was closed yesterday in New Yerk all
taken.
The spindle factory at North Scituatc,
R. I., owned by Ablert W. Harris,and run
byScth A. Rese and William A. Green,
was burned yesterday. Harris estimates
his less is $13,000.
A fire at Meridian, Miss., en Sunday,
caused the following losses : T. D. Reed's
ding store, 51,000 ; Jeseph Baum & Ce.'s
two stores, $55,000 ; Jehn T. Ball's ma
chinery depot, $15,000 ; office of the
Southern Baptist, $2,000; ofiice of the
Observer, $3,000.
Captain Murphy, of the steamship Scy
thia, was arrested yesterday at New Yerk,
charged with violating the shipping laws
in carrying an excess of passengers en the
steamer's last voyage. He gave bail te
await the action of the grand jury.
The Missouri supreme court has de
claircd constitutional the Jehnsen law
making gambling a felony, and issued a
peremptory writ of mandamus compelling
the judge of the criminal court at St.
Leuis te try gamblers indicated by the
grand jury.
Jehn Weeds', of Philadelphia, who was
arrested at New Yerk en Saturday by In
spector Byrnes for robbing Gee. Heffman,
a bank messenger, of ever $50,000 worth of
securities, was arraigned in court yester
day, but was remanded te await the
presence of the complaint.
Frem ever 200 reports received by one
of the leading and most reputable grain
cammissien houses of St. Leuis from all
sections of Missouri respecting the crops,
with three or four exceptions the reports
indicate that never before were the wheat
prospects se premising at this season of
the year.
Iu the trial of General N. M. Curtis, at
New Yerk yesterday, for collecting as
sessments from officeholders for political
purposes, W. II. Jenes, a deputy collector
of customs, testified that he contributed
$100 te the Republican campaign fund,
which he considered a contribution for the
public geed. Charles Freichel, an auditor
in the custom house, also testified that he
contributed $100.
A L.UN G TRAMP,
On His Way Hack Frem Kansas.
McCennclsbnrg Republican.
Andrew Plew, a native of Lititz, Lan
caster county, with his wife, one ' child,
two dogs and a baud cart, passed through
town ou last Sunday en their way back te
old Lancaster. Andrew had been living
in Kansas for three years but became dis
gusted with the country, sold off his goods
aud prepared te return by rail te his old
home. But a " slip twixt the cup and the
lip " came te him in the shape of a brother-in-law,
who pocketed Andrew's pocket
book, and left for ether parts. Robbed
but net discouraged, he leaded up the
hand cart and determined te push his way
"home te muz," a weary march of ever a
thousand miles, and months of tug and
tug, push, pluck and exposure.
Surpriae Party.
Last evening Miss Sallie .Bewman, liv
ing at Ne. 122 Plum street, having attained
her sixteenth year, was the recipient of a
surprise party. The party met at Stew
art's, en Church street, and proceeded
therefrem te its destination. There were
15 couple present and music in attendance.
It was a success in every particular. All
parties present enjoyed themselves till the I
hours of morn.
THE MUEDER TRIAL.
THE UNION STATION TRAGEDY.
A Jury impaneled aad the Te-tlmeny Began
In the court of, quarter sessions yester
day: the jury in the ease of Maze Tayler,
colored, charged with fornication, return
ed a verdict of guilty. Sentenced te pay a
fine of $20 and costs of prosecution.
The Miller Murdsr Case.
The next case ready te be takeu up was
that of Samuel H. Miller, who is charged
with having killed Wm. Gensemer en the
night of October 15th, last. The prisoner
was brought into court, aud being ar
raigned pleaded net guilty. The work of
securing a jury was then begun. The
regular panel was exhausted shortly after
4 o'clock in the afternoon, after seven
jurors had been secured, and the sheriff
was ordered by the court te secure a
special venire of forty-eight jurors.
When court opened this morning the
sheriff announced that he had secured the
jurors. The list was called and all an
swered. After an hour five mere jurors
were obtained and the names of the twelve
arc as fellows : Jacob Hall, farmer, East
Denegal ; R. D. Hull, blacksmith, Earl ;
Emanuel Heffmau, saddler, Elizabeth
town ; Beuj. Kay ler, carpenter, E. Done Dene
gal ; Jehn B. Ncal, carpenter, Martic ;
Edwin Snieltz, grocer, 6th ward, city ; J.
D. Wilsen, farmer, Fulton ; Geerge W.
Benedict, agent, city ; Jehn M. Fridy,
tobacco dealer. West nempfield ; Abijah
D. Gygcr, gcntleman, city ; C. II. Fas
nacht, clerk, city ; Walter Sutteu, clerk,
city.-
The defense is represented by S. H. Rey
nolds, David McMullcnandJ. Hay Brown,
csqs. ; aud the commonwealth by District
Attorney Davis, M . " Brosius and J. L.
Steinmctz, csqs.
The Case Opened.
District Attorney Davis opened for the
Commonwealth stating te the jury what
they would prove.
The first witness was Dr. Peter O.
Bleiler, who was swein. He testified as
fellows : I reside at Denver (Union Sta
tion). I have been a practicing physician
for six years ; I knew Wm. Gensemer ; I
was called, ou the night of October 15th,
1881, te attend him professionally, he hav
ing been shot ; I found him sitting en the
pavement in front of Miller's hotel ; he
Was en his knees and was supported by
Wm. Ltitz ; he was taken te my beuse and
rallied, for a time becoming conscious ; he
spoke in about two hours and was after
wards removed te his own heuse where he
died. Bleed hemorrhage caused his
death ; it resulted from bullet wound ;
feun.l three bullet wounds, one below the
left ear, another in threat and ene en the
hip bone ; the latter was simply an abra
sion of the skin ; the lower jaw bone was
fractured by the first bullet, the ball lodg
ing against the third bone, the one in
the threat passed through the right lung
and going downward ledged in the third
rib. Drs." Kline, Weist and I held the pest
mortem ; that disclosed that the cause of
death was internal hemorrhage from the
bullet, which entered the threat; I saw
the man a little before 12 at night and he
expired the next day between 12 and 1
o'clock.
.M I did net probe for the bullets befere
the man died. .
Dr. Samuel S. Weist sweru : I reside at
Scheueck and have been a physician for 28
years ; i was called te attend Gemsemer
at the time of the sheeting, en the morn
ing of Oct. 1G ; found Gensemer in the
heuse of Dr. BIcilcr ; he was prostrated
from the effects of bullet wounds ; be was
slightly delirious but would wake up ; in
two hours he became unconscious and re
mained that way until his death ; Dr.
Bleiler aud I saw that the man was rapidly
sinking and we did net think it best te
probe ; the day after the death we made
the pest mortem. This witucss then ex
plained te the jury the nature
of the wounds stating that the bul
let which penetrated the neck was the
cause of death producing internal hemor
rhage. This wound was necessarily fatal.
The witucss also exhibited the bullets
taken from the body.
Dr. U. B. Kline was also called iu cor cer cor
rebation of the ether physicians.
Cel. W. R. Gcrhart, of this city, testi
fied that he was a civil engineer ; he made
a drawing of the Miller property where the
sheeting occurred. This drawing was ex
hibited and explained te the jury by the
wittier i, and it was admitted in evidence.
Testimony or an Eye Witness.
Clayteu II. Regar, sworn. Reside at
Reamstown ; will be 22 years old in Au
gust, and have been married ever two
years ; knew Wm. Gensemer for eight
'years ; also knew the defendant ; saw
William Gensemer en the evening of
October 15 ; it was Saturday ; first met
him about 7 o'clock ; was with him be
tween 11 aud 12 o'clock ; we left Eberly's
hotel for home and went down street ; at
Millers hotel the shutters were closed and
we heard music inside ; I said, " Let's go
in and have some fun ;" some said " no "
as it would cost money te go in, -and
ethers wanted te go iu ; while talking Sam'l
Miller came out and said, " G d d ud
if you will go in," and he iireda pistol shot;
Gensemer and I then walked down te
where Miller was and said that we could go
ever the pavement or iu the hotel as it
was a public heuse ; MsIIt again said we
could net as it was his property ; he fired
another pistol shot and the bullet struck me
in the leg ; Miller was en the cellar deer
and then stepped te the gate ; after I was
shot Gensemer moved oft and Miller fol
lowed and shot several times at Gensemer,
who was en the beard walk ; Gensemer
was four or five feet from the gate ; I was
in front of the cellar deer when he was
shot ; Miller fired three shots at- Gense
mer, and about the time of the first of
these three I handed Gensemer a pistol, he
having ."aid, "Give me that;" he had
scarcely get the pistol when he said, " Beys,
I'm shot," and began staggering. Ou
that evening Wm. Lutz, Adam Ludwig,
Geerge Griffiths and Charles Regar were
with us. After the sheeting Miller went
in the gate of the yard, which is
en the south side of the house ; the pave
ment and beard walk in front of the hotel
are used as a public walk by the people of
the town ; the people who were with me
en that evening lived in the lower part of
town ; we had te pass Millers going home ;
Gensemer lived three or four squares be
low ; there was no walk en the ether side
when I-lived there ; Denver probably has
200 inhabitants and two hotels ; en the
night of the sheeting it was starlight ; a
man could be recognized for some distance:
I think Miller shot three or four
times at Gensemer ; the ether men were
behind us at the time of the sheeting ;
den t kuew hew far off; recognized Miller
from where I was standing.
Cress examination : Reamstown is about
a mile aud a half from Denver ; I first met
Gensemer at Eberly's hotel ; all the ether
men were there also ; we were playing the
accordeen and dancing aud drank some
beer ; we stayed at Eberly's till between
9 and 10 o'clock and then went te Miller's
hotel ; Mr. Musslemau was in the bar
room ; Ludwig, Gensemer aud I were
there ; I don't kuew if Griffith and Lutz
were in ; Miller was there ; I did net hear
anything said between Miller and Gense
mer ; when we came a young lady was
playing the accordeen which Mil
ler took, refusing te allow it te
be played any mere ; I wanted
mere music and wanted te dance ; Miller
refused te allow it, and put the instru
ment away. We then left and went back
te Eberly's where we danced and told
stories ; between 11 and 12 o'clock we left
that hotel, and went down en the pave
ment in front of Miller's ; Lutz had te go
-that way home ; I don't knew whera
Griffith lived : no ene tried the deer at
Miller's or
looked ever the transom ; I
1 said " let's go in ;" Ludwig said it would
cost money te go in, as we ought te drink ;
he did net say there would be trouble ;
we were en the pavement about ten min
utes aad the store and ether doers were
closed ; we first saw Miller at the corner of
the house ; did net hear a shot before I saw
Miller. When he shot he was at the gate.
I saw the flash of the pistol which I
thought te be upward ; Genscmer and I
then walked down toward him : Miller,
was under the gate and he stepped upon
the cellar deer. I told Miller that I guessed
we could pass ever this pavement or go iu
as it was a public house ; he said
we could net go in ; I heard no words be
tween Gensemer or Miller, nor did I see
Gensemer lift his hands ; then Miller fired
another shot, which struck me ou the
beet ; I handed Gensemer a pistol which
he did net point at Miller; Miller fired
several shots, then Gensemer reeled ;
three or four shots had been
fired before Gensemer asked for the
pistol ; he had no time te de anything
with it ; he said, " Beys, I am shot." I
did net hear any ene say " Crack away,
Bill." There might have been something
said that I did net hear ; I heard a pait
of Ludwig's statement read ; I did net
agree with all of it ; ou the Sunday fol
lowing I made the same statement as to
day. I did net tell Ludwig that I handed
him the pistol after two shots had been
firal.
EAST KAKL NEWS.
On the Upper Side or the Welsh Mountain.
Kegulur Cedar Lane Correspondence.
This section has been enlivened by the
P. R. R. company putting an extra train
ou our branch, thereby giving us better
accommodation for passengers and freight.
They have also put en a Sunday
train, which is a great convenience
te parties wishing te visit Philadelphia and
intermediate points, giving them a whele
day. This train gees cast at 5 a. in. and
comes west in the evening. The freight is
very heavy en tbe branch this season. At
this point alene Mr. Swcigart has received
about 100 car leads of lumber, phesphate,
grain and coal, since the first of the year,
He has sold ever 30,000 bushels of western
corn since Oct. 1st, 1SS1, and has orders
for nearly 200 tens of his dissolved bone
phosphate, manufactured by Pearson &
McDowell, at Oxford, Pa.
Quite a number of new buildings arc in
the course of erection in and around
Cellar Lane. Mr. E. II . Witmcr, of Not
toway, C. II. Virginia has opened a new
store at this point, which proves quite a
convenience te this neighborhood.
Cern planting has been delayed by the
cold and wet weather, but most of our
farmers have finished and arc new prepar
ing their tobacco ground. There will be
an increased acreage of tobacco planted iu
East Earl this season. The wheat fields
premise a bountiful harvest, especially
where bone fertilizers have been used.
Early potatoes are just showing their
tops in this section, the weather being un
favorable they were a long time in coming
through the ground.
Quite a number of deaths have takeu
place in this locality this spring ; in most
cases pneumonia was the disease.
The Democracy of East Earl, as well as
the whele eastern section of the county,
are looking en the embarrassed condition
of the Republican patty, and are quietly
awaiting further development of allairs,
but it is their earnest desire te have the
Democratic state convention give them
their ticket straight ; they de net want
any affiliation with the disaffected few. It
there is te he a mixed ticket offered the
Democracy would lese many votes iu this
section. Our Democrats claim that wc
are a sound party en a sure read te suc
cess; and sooner than support a "mule"
ticket they will either stay at home or
vote the Republican ticket straight.
11IE COURT UOUSK l'Kl--J.
The Impertances et Counting the Werd.
Henry Drachbar informs us that he
called at the recorder's office lately te have
a mortgage recorded. He was informed
by the recorder that the fees would be
$2.75 Mr. Drachbar requested the re
corder te have the weids counted, but he
stated that it was tee much trouble te de
se. Mr. Drachbar insisted en a count and
it was finally made, showing that the doc
ument contained 900 words for which
$2.15 was paid. Mr. Drachbar then de
manded a bill of particulars and a receipt
for payment, but these were refused.
lithe case is as stated by Mr. Drach
bar, Recorder Geed has taken the risk of
forfeiting aud payiug te Mr. Drachbar
$300. If the paper contained 904 words
the recorder's legal fees were 90 cents for
recording it, 10 cents for certificate aud
seal, and 50 cents for state tax total,
$1.80.
The act of assembly declares that all
county officers immediately afUr receiving
any fees shall " deliver a bill of particu
lars, specifying the several items con
tained therein and the amount thereof."
"That it shall and may be lawful
for any person te refuse payment of fees
te any officer who will. net make out a bill
of particulars, as prescribed by this act,
signed by him if required, and also a re
ceipt or discharge, signed by him, of the
fees paid." "If any officer whatsoever
shall fail or neglect te comply with any of
the previsions of this act, or shall take
greater or ether fees than is herein before
expressed. :t such officer shall
forfeit and .pay te the party injured $300,
te be recovered as debts of the same
amounts are recoverable."
The legal fee bill was published iu the
daily Lvtkllieencek, en the 28th of April.
Persons having business with the county
officers may save themselves from being
imposed upon bv consulting this bill,
which has been republished in pamphlet
form and can be had gratuitously at this
office.
SU0UE.V DKATI1.
Edward Deitrich Stricken with Apoplexy.
Edward Deitrich, who bearded at Mrs.
Kehring's hotel, corner of East Cuesnut
and Ann streets, and kept a shoemaker
shop in the frame building adjoining, was
stricken with apoplexy last evening about
8 o'clock, while he was en his way te
visit his brother in-law, Jeseph Brient
nall, Ne. 313 East Chestnut street, as he
was accustomed te de almost every even
ing. Just as he reached Mr. Brientnall's
deer he staggered and fell, and was car
ried into Mr. Brientnall's house, Dr.
Wclchans was summoned and was seen en
hand, but the patient was beyond human
aid and died at 11:20 last night. Mr.
Deitrich was about 03 years of age, was
once married, but his wife died many
years age, and he remained a widower.
Fer some time past he had suffered with
chills and fever. His funeral will take
place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Deg Shet.
Officar Bums, of the Ninih wai-d.ycstci-day
afternoon shot a deg belonging te
Samuel Fex, huckster. The deg had ran
against and knocked down a little girl
and tbe officer thinking it had bit her,
shot it in the open let near the running
pump en Charlette street.
Judgment Affirmed.
In the case of Jacob D. Miller vs. Bealer
and wife, from the common pleas of Lan
caster county, recently argued in the su
preme court, Judge Trunkey yesterday
read the opinion of the higher court af
firming the lower court and ordering a
procedende.
Sale of Horses.
Samuel Hess and Sen auctioneers sold
at' public sale yesterday at the Merrimac
house, Lancaster, for Geerge Gressraan,15
head of Canada horses at an average price
of $170 per head.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OCR KECCLAK COUK&l'OSUiaiil-
fetents Alene; Ibe Sucqueliunnn lteui.t et
Inl erect la aad Around the lleruiigh
1'lrked tp by the lutein-
gencerg Reporter.
Messrs. M. Bachcuheiniecjmd A. Je&?el
have gene te Philadelphia.
Te-day 500 shad were shipped te Yerk
by Messrs. C. T. and Rebert Keech. They
were a fine let of fish.
A party of gentlemen from Lancaster
spent yesterday afternoon and evening in
town. It rained tee hard for them te sec
much.
The sand digging machiue of Mr. Jell".
Clepper commenced working yesterday.
It has been tee cold previous te get sand
out of the river.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
placed several new engines en this division
of the read, of the kind known amongst
railroad men as straight stacks.
A donation party was held last evening
by the organization of the Bethel church,
at the residence en Sev.-iitk street of this
pastor, Rev. J. lI.Esterliuc.
The passenger trains of the Pennsylva
nia railroad were detained a short time
this morning, one mile west of Dillers
ville, by engine number 120 becoming dis
aided.
Church or Ueil Eldership.
This week there will he held in the
Bethel eh in eh a meeting of the eldership
of the Church of Ged of this district. A
considerable number of delegates are ex
pected te attend the session which will be
continued three days.
Cut Ills Thumb With a U-itchct.
Themas Kent, a boatman, while split
ting weed for use in his cabin, struck his
thumb with the blade of tbe hatchet and
almost severed it. One of the town phy
sician, who dresed the wound, says he
will net have te have it amputated unless
gangrene -jets in.
Arrested ler i'ape.
Last evening Isaac Craig was :u rested
ou the charge of committing a rape upon
Emma Murphy, and sent te the county
jail te await a trial at court. The alleged
crime was committed last evening en the
hill, at Mrs. Catharine Trusty's residence.
The parties are colored.
Dangerous Kerosene.
A lighted kerosene lamp fell
bracket that held it last night
fiem the
at Gable's
confectionery, en Locust street.
The lijht
went out as the lamp fell.
A colored woman residing en the "hill"
attempted, this meuriug, te light a lire
quickly by first pouring keiesene ou the
weed. Her apron caught fire and she nar
rowly escaped a herrible death. Despite
the many warnings of this character, pco pce pco
ple will persist in this dangerous practice.
Trying te Steal a Hut.
A man without any head covering what
ever went into Mr. D. Ilanauei's clothing
store, en Locust street last night, and pur
chased a hat. As he was leaving, the pro
prietor discovered that he had another hat
concealed under his coat, which he was
obliged te disgorge, after which he was
dismissed with a little sound advice en
stealing.
Narrow l'scapc Frem Drowning.
Yesterday a boy of 15 made a very nar
row escape from drowning, near Cooper's
island, where he in company with several
ether. boys had geno te fish. As he was
changing his seat in the beat, he lest his
balance by tbe rocking of it and fell into
the river. His companions were much
frightened by the accident, but finally
managed te rescue him. He was going
down for the third an'd last- time when
caught.
Celebrating Ills Birthday.
Frederick Cavendish, no relative of the
murdered English leid, was in town last
night celebrating his birthday. He get iu
with a party of men who volunteered te
show him the circus. One of the first
cages visited was tbe "tigers," and new
Frederick is minus twenty dollars and a
silver watch. During the game he managed
te get comfortably drunk, and upon accus
ing ene of his companions of cheating at
cards a fight took p'acc, and a black eye is
all the birthday gift he received,
l.nsus Xa'ura-.
One of the most pecul'ar freaks of na
ture which has ever been seen in Colum
bia, is new en exhibition in the building
formerly used as a restaurant by Mr. Gee.
Ervin This is what is called the " bear
boy." A number of invited persons,
amongst them the doctors of this place,
examined him yesterday. It is truly a
curious sight. The bones have the for
mation of a beast ; but the flesh is that of
a human being. There arc five fingers and
a thumb upon each hand, and the nails of
the thumb are split, like the paws of an
animal. During the examination the
creature became enraged and bit its
keeper. A violent tussle endued, but the
keeper came elf master. During this
struggle the bear-boy showed all the char
acteristics of the bear. Yet notwith
standing its biutish appearance it shows
intelligence and is full of play. After it
had been coaxed into a geed humor it
amused itself by attempting te bite the
knees of these present. 'Squire Grier was
an amused spectator et this scene, but
when the creature made a dash at him the
'squire made a precipitate retreat, net
stepping until three flights of stairs
were between himself and his pursuer.
Rears of laughter from these present
followed the fleeing man of the law. The
exhibitor said he has net known the bear
boy te behave in s: tiuriily a in inner for
some months. As there is no danger iu
looking at this wonderful freak of nature,
we advise the curious net te miss see
ing it
itAsr: UAI.L.
A Challeuge Accepted Conditionally.
Yesterday we published the result of the
game of base ball between the Actives and
Red Steckings-lC te lG-te which was added
a statement that the Actives had deposited
at this office a challenge te the Red Stock
ings te play another game en Whit Mon
day for a stake of $10. Representatives
of the Red Stockings state that the score
of the game en Saturday was 17 te 1G in
their favor, and that they will accept the
challenge of the Actives ler another game,
providing they name any ether day than
Whit Monday, several of the players being
interested in picnics en that day.
TMr: SCHOOL BOAKO.
A Special Meeting Te-Mlght Concerning Ibe
Sale of Scheel 1'reperty.
A special meeting of the Lancaster
school beard will be held this evening te
reconsider the question of selling the
school property en North Mulberry street
and Marien alley, adjoining Shreincr's
cemetery. At the last meeting of the
beard a resolution was passed te sell the
property, but since that time some of the
members have changed their minds is te
the expediency of se doing.
The Helping Club' Festival.
The Helping club of the Moravian
church, comprising the little girls at the
congregation, will give a grand strawberry
festival in Roberts' hall, Prince street,
opposite Fulton opera heuse Thursday
and Friday nights of this week. As it
will be the first of the kind this
sessen, a large attendance is certain,
and visitors need net doubt a cordial wel
come and hospitable entertainment.
Mayer's Court.
The mayor had but three customers this
morning one drunk and disorderly who
was discharged en payment of costs'; one
was discharged with a reprimand, and one
vagraut,whe had sought the shelter of the
station house for a nights lodging, was
turned out.
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