LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY JUNE 6 1882. P Eanrastcr IriUrlliacnrrr, TUESDAY EVENING. JUNB '0,1862. Figure-Heads in a Fare. , The gubernatorial neminjj4 of .the Greenback party in Delaware declares that he has no ambition te be the " fig urehead of a farce " and he wants some satisfactory assurance that there is a Greenback party of respecta ble size in Delaware before he - con sents te accept its nomination. That candidate seems te be a sensible man ; but his conduct is se conspicuously un usual that it necessarily calls up the question as te whether the ether" class of candidates, who are net went even te decline anything, are peopleef very geed sense. The man who is" nominated for a desirable office, te which there is a fair chance of election, need net defend his sanity in accepting gracefully and grate fully the situation. There may still be a reasonable doubt upon the minds of many geed people as te whether one who desires an office of any kind can be considered wholly sound in mind. But as there is no dis puting about tastes and as it is easy te see hew a nice fat office may be very agreeable te some imaginations, there will be little difficulty in conceding gen erally that these who seek such places are net altogether silly. Then there is a respectable class of men who have high ideas of duty, and who consider it in cumbent upon them te accept nomina tions that are thrust upon them, that the principles they represent may be properly applied ; te which class the fact that the chance of election is peer is rather an enticement te their duty than otherwise. That class, perhaps, is net very numerous ; at least it is net very often that they are thrust into painful positions of candidacy. The biggest class of candidates prob ably is that which seeks .after nomina tions because it tickles their vanity te be distinguished by them, and because the hopefulness of their nature unites with their sclf-cstecm te premise them the success which no one else can see before them. It would have required a big stock of these qualities for this Dela ware Grccnbacker te sec any prospect of an election ; and he evidently is net of thosewhe consider it a duty te lead an absolutely forlorn hope. But it is cred itable te his geed sense that he was able te see and confess the felly of his aspir ation ; for few nominees there are who ever de it. At the present writing we have exhib ited te us in our own slate two sets of gentlemen who are asking an election from the Republican party; and as that organization steadily requires all the votes that it can muster te get its candi dates te the goal, it does net require any strong prophetic vision te discover that neither of these sets of candidates will reach there this time, provided either of them commands the repectable vote which their respectable army of second secend ers indicates for them. If either or any of them are prompted te stay in the field through hope of election, they are mere than usually sanguine even for candi dates. General Beaver has ventured te say that he considers his election quite certain ; a remark which will convince his fellow citizens that he is a great liar or a great feel, and ought te deprive him of the votes of geed and stalwart Re publicans who de net think that false heed and felly adorn the gubernatorial character. Mr. Stewart being a man or reputed geed sense, does net hope for election ; and still he is net the "figure head of a farce in hopelessly presenting himself. There arc many characteris tics of the farce" in the existing Tiepub lican situations, but the honors are quite evenly divided between the elements, and it is quite a matter for a reasonable difference of opinion as te which, if either, is the mere foolish of the two. The peculiarity of the position is that no question, among these usually em em bedied in platforms, divided the two sections of the Republican nartv: the one convention asked te de nerity, ami resolved just as it was by the troubled mi the disturbed spirits were net content until they had held a convention of their own te resolve the same thing. It has been very embar rassing for the Republican newspapers, who accepted the concessions of the regu lar convention as everything that could be demaudrd te make the family united and hippy, te find that this is net tin; .situation and squarely take the they would get that they must back track if en the Inde pendent side. The Philadelphia Press is peculiarly unhappy ever its precipitate misstep ; but. has discovered some words emitted from the regular platform out of the formula prescribed for it by the Independents which it hopes will let it gracefully out. This feature of the play is particularly farcical and has done much te redeem the performance from the tragical air that hangs about the political guillotine it displays in the dis tance for men who have been conspicuous ministers and executioners in. the Re publican party. ' 'Solely in the interest of honest elections ;' we venture te inquire what has become of the election contest case from the First ward, undertaken some months age by Commedore Hiestand, Charley Eberman, Charley Tripple and ether ardent reformers of our political evils. As the affair is recollected by some of our eldest citizens these eminent purists swore that there had been fraud whereby the Democratic inspector was counted in and the Republican inspector was counted out, albeit thereturns show ed them both te have been elected. But " solely in the interest; of honest elec tions" Hiestand, Eberman, Tripple et al. wanted a judicial investigation, aud though they have had examiners ap pointed for niany months, the case has come te a stand.still. Te be sure the iisweref these whose elections were contested attacked the right of some of the petitioners themselves te vote, but we : i ust the long delay in the proceed ings is iiet owing te a fear that it might bs disclosed that chronic office-holders and practical politicians of the Republi can party have been holding office and running the machine without having the qualifications of an elector and a free man. Perish the thought ! .But let us have the whole truth and let it be deter mined who was elected inspector in the First ward before the time is at hand for another election. GRADUATION HONORS. Full many a man lias studied all Ills course And drawn a blank In some mysterious) way. r ull many a man lias worked life " crlln " and " horse," And gene a whooping en Commencement Day. The editor of the Marlboro, Mass., Times, who is an admirer of Walt Whit man's " Leaves of Grass," rises te remark that the atterney-general is ' a fat wittcd old maid in trewsers." Ouu esteemed contemporary tlie New Yerk World draws the sage conclusion that if any dependence is te be placed en the news from Pennsylvania, the darkest hour is just before Den. Banjo-playing is becoming a fashion able accomplishment in Connecticut, and some of the prettiest young ladies and matrons of Hartferd display much profici ency in performing en the despised instru ment heretofore monopolized by the negre minstrel troupes It is in special demand for summer evenings, out of doers, with vocal accompaniment. It is told that Senater Jenes, of Nevada, who is an intimate friend of Conkling, ar ranged, with Sonater Cameren, of Wis censin, te take Conkling's scat and keep it for a few days until the New Yerk Legislature had re-elected that sublime statesman and rebuked the Garfield ad ministration. Senater Cameren is still waiting for Conkling te come buck and take his seat. Ciiaw.ks E. Beyle and T. B. Schuat-tei-Jy were the successful candidates for the Democratic nominations respectivelj for Congress and state Senate in Fayette county, aud were authorized te select their own conferees. Oue of the most creditable features of the whole campaign that is new wagiug for the congressional nomination was the enforced retirement of Morgan It. Wise, of Greene, who will no longer dis grace the Twenty-first district by mis representing it in the national Legislature. A New Yeiik surgeon who has given much attention te the subject of tuber cular diseases expresses the belief that at no distant day a preventive for consump tion will be found in vaccination. He has feuud by microscopic examination of the diseased ergaus of a great number of dis eased men and animals that the tubercles were infected by minute parasites. Trans ferring the diseased matter by inocula tion te healthy animals, he reproduced the disease. The feasibility of modifying the tubercular virus by cultivation, and using this in the form of vaccination as a means te prevent consumption, is declared by the doctor te be quite within range of medical science. PERSONAL.. M. B. Fielding was elected president of the New Yerk cotton exchange. Mn. Wilkie Cellins is just new put ting the finishing touches te a five-act drama, te be called u The Lady Calissa." It is first te be preduced in German. Genekal SnEKiDAN has invited Jehn iucuuueugu, tne actor, te take a summer trip through the Yellowstone country with him, and Mr. McCullough has accepted the invitation. Editor Watteksen's venerable parents celebrated their golden wedding in Louis ville last cvening. Father Wattersen is greatly esteemed by Keutuckians, whom he once represented in Congress. Themas Jefpeksen's remains are net te be removed from their last resting place in Virginia te a Washington ceme tery, the owners of the Monticello grave yard refusing te allow of the transfer. Henry D. Faunandis, of Harford coun ty, Md., was elected president of the Chesapeake & Ohie canal company, te liil the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Senater German. Governer Hall, of Delaware, has named vessels, built under his own direc tion after every member of Lis immediate family. Some of the vessels recently launched bear the names of his grand children. Empeiier William's grandson Prince Henry, the son of Crown Prince Fiederick William, expects te visit America next fall. He will sail in October en the cor vette Olga for the West Indies and the United States. General Jueal A. Early has contri buted mere liberally than any ether per son te the Hollywood memorial fund in Richmond, and an iron gate, leading te the soldiers' graves, has been named the "Jubal A. Early Gate." Theodere C. Dicksen, the man who " planted the first stake " in Denver, is living in Cbcycnne and is only fifty-four years of age. Like most of the ether pioneers of flourishing settlements lie is net troubled with a large bank account. Ex-Congressman De La Matyr is lec turing en temperance in Iowa. 1 Te is de scribed as " wearing a faded butternut suit of clothes and carrying a much-traveled gripsack." Te a reporter he said: "The Greeuback idea is as strong as ever." Professer Newcemr, the naturalist, of tne .icannctte expedition, is visiting Lieu tenant Danenhower at his home in George town, D. C. The lattcr's eye is improving and he expects that a few weeks will settle the question of his partial blindness or the complete icstoratien of his sight. Mackey, the newly admitted represen tative from Seuth Carolina, who succeeded Dibble, Democrat, in the recent memor memer memor able dead-lock, escorted hie colored wife, who is described as "a pretty, red checked brunette," te the gallery of the Heuso of Representatives yesterday. Murder. Snlclde and Accident. A difficulty occurred in an iron ero mine yesterday in Baltimore county, near Hulltown, Md., between James E. Queen and Themas Quin, when James shot and killed Themas and then fled. Martin Tietjen committed suicide at New Yerk en Sunday night by hanging himself iu the cellar of his residence, en Thirty-fifth rtreet. Willis Ray died en Sunday at Atlanta, Ga., from a wound inflicted en the 20th ult., in a fight with Green Kirksey about a woman, and, as the result of a coroner's inquest, Kirksey is held for murder. Charles Smith fatally Bhet Jehn Blick ner, of Webster, Westmoreland county. Jealousy was the cause. Bickner went into Mrs. Smith's store and bought some cigars and Smith came from some place of con cealment and shot him in the bowels. Smith was arrested and placed in jail. The Pacific express en the Pennsylvania railroad ran ever Mrs. Menzer and a little girl named McCormick, between Cressen and Ceneraaugb, cutting Mrs. Menzer's head off entirely. The little girl may live. ' POINTS IN POLITICS. FB03I ALI FAKTS OF THE UVVSTKV. Bit; Vete and Free Scratching in Urcgeu Vemerday Blaine Declines te Run for Ce n great Contested Election Cases in the Heuse. The state election in Oregon took place yesterday. A telegram from Portland re ports a heavy vote and much scratching. The Republican executive committee of Mississippi met yeste: Uy in Jasksen, aud took steps towards tL organization of district executive ceainii; 3S throughout the state for the cemi.if, congressional elections. Ex-Secretary Blaine has written a letter declining te run for cengressnian-at-Iarge in3Iaine. He expresses a wish for Mr. Frye's return te tlie Senate, aud says : " Fer twenty thrce years I was contin centin contin eusly in the public service, and I left in consequence of a tragedy that has involv ed deep changes in the policy of the gov ernment. Since then I have beau attend ing te long-neglected private aflairs, from which I cannot at this time turn aside ex cept with injustice te these who have even a stronger claim upon me than the great constituency which in all these years has honored me with an earnest support and within unwavering confidence." It is stated authoritatively, that but oue mere contested election case will be dis posed of by the Heuse this session. It is that of Smalls vs. Tillman, fiem Seuth Carolina. Shelley, the conteslee in the Smith-Shelley case from Alabama, will net be turned out, because he premises te join the Independents of his state. Smith, the Republican contestant, is dead. Jehn G. Jacksen, Greenback nominee for governor of Delaware, writes that he will net be the figure head of a farce, and will net accept the nomination unless rati fied by respectably air.ed county :rt. ings. The Republican ceuncilim: -Ji;3t in Wilmington, Delaware, tall. uscating William II. Quiuu, Democratic council man-elect from the Second ward, and of contesting the seat of Denny and McGrath, Democratic councilman-elect from the Eleventh ward. The Mail, h government organ in To Te Te eoneo, says that Mr. Jehn O'Connor, who is compelled by ill-health te retire from the cabinet, will be succeeded, as repre sentative et his coreligionist (the Reman Catholics), by Mr. Frank Smith. Hartferd, Connecticut, voted yesterday against a new city charter intended te con solidate the town and city governments. FATAL FUKY OF TWO YOUNG WO.IIHX. Particulars I the Fight te the linatli I'.r- tween North Carolina GirlM, and All en Account of jv Cay Deceiver. Fuller details have been received of the fatal fight between two women of St. Paul's township, North Carolina, and the struggle between them must have been a terrible one. Jane McKcllar and Frances McNair were both young and were both rivals for the love of a young man of the neighborhood. The man iu the case seams te have courted them both. At all events both of the cirls were dead in leve with him and had set their he?.: oupen winning mm. x or a long time mere nad necn a bad feeling between thein. They avoided each ether as much as possible, but at last their hatred overcame tliem and they quar reled openly. During the past few days hostile messages had passed between the two women, the exact tenor of which has net leaked out, although important and sensational developments are looked for before the officers get through with the affair. At auy rate they agi-c- te light it out, and met en Friday ev mug iu a se cluded dell, net far from l.i- main read, and began te settle the trouble between themselves. Jane McKellar was the larger and mero muscular, though her antagonist, while spare, was lithe and quick of motion. They fought each ether like tiecrs. and finally Jane McKcllar succeeded iu throw ing her small but plucky opponent aud with her heavy knee pressed iu the stem ach el the prostrate wemau, grasped her by the threat with the fury of a tigress, and well nigh choked her life from her. Finally, by a last terrible eifert, Frances McNair, who had been wriggling upon the ground like a serpent in agony, forcing her antagonist te lese her seat aud fall sideways te the ground. Before she could recover .herself Frances get ou her feet, drew a bewie knife aud plunged it into the heart of Jane McKellar, who died with one gasp. Then, en sight of the gaping wound, the victor in the fight fell iu a swoeu across the dead body, where she was found. A party had followed them, but te late te prevent the terrible tragedy. Mashitcre of 4 00 Feople In India. The Khends, the aboriginal tribes in the Central Provinces of India, have taken Bhawnapatna, the chief tewu of a tribe called Kultas, whom the Klieucls accuse of agiarian encroachments. They looted the treasury and murdered ever 400 peo ple. Portions of the hair and flesh of the victims were distributed among the Hill Khends te induce them te join the revolt. Disastrous ICedulL of a Storm. Five persons in all were killed by-thc storm iu Northampton county, North Carolina, en Sunday. Many buildings in the path of the storm were wrecked by the wind, while all vegetation was de stroyed by the hail. Many of the hail stones weighed "a pound and a quarter." Hilled While Oel'endiug a Girl. Jehn Dignau and Jehn Hepkins were yesterday committed by a coroner at Ballimoie te answer for the murder of Edward II. Frames, en Saturday uiht last. Frames was defending a girl from insult by the accused wheu Hepkins seized and held him while Dignau fired the fatal shot. Fire in Heaver County. A file hi Rochester, Beaver county, Pa., yesterday attcrnoen, destroyed the co operative stove foundry, Danny Brethers' carriage factory, Walters' wagon shop, Otte and Geehrinirer's blacksmith shoes and seven ether buildings. The less will net exceed $25,000, as most of the build ings were small and of frame. Negroes Lynched by an. Inrurlatctl Meb. Three negrees who had repeatedly out raged Annie Bridges, aged 13 years, at Butlciville, Leneke county, Ark., were caught en Saturday night',- identified by the girland hanged te a tree by a mob who captured them from the officers. The Pitteburgli Strike. There is no changein the situation at Pittsburgh, but the workmen have in creased hepe of final success. It is stated that the Elba iron and belt company and Zug & Ce., of that city, will sitrn the scale anu resume in a lew days Denies tbe Impcaclimcnt. Rev. Mr. Williams, of Kearney, Neb., who was ene of the speakers at the meet ing of Baptist pastors, at New Yerk, yes terday denied the statement published iu many of the papers that he had preached the funeral sermon ever the body of the bandit Jesse James. Ue Will Finn Roem for Improvement. At Harrisburg, yesterday, the contract for printing the Legislative Jiecerd was awarded te W. P. Hastings, of Jeffersen county, at $3.50 less than the present con tract. There were six bidders. The Wrong Name. By an inadvertence the name of A. J. Keller was printed in our columns yester day as having been elected county com mitteeman from the Eighth ward, city, whereas it was William Welpert who was chosen te the position. BEEE BEEWEEY BUENED. THE OLD SCHCENVXKGK PROPERTY. Desch' Brewery Destroyed and OU New Hetel Damaged Dr. J. A. K. Heed Uurned out, and Adjoining Pro perties Injured. Yesterday afternoon about twenty min utes before five o'clock the old brewery (formerly Shamberger's) in of Desch's new hotel, North Queen street above Orange, was discovered te be in flames. An alarm was promptly sounded, but se combustible was the old building and its contents, that befere the fircmen could get up steam the interior of the brewery was a mass of flames. A brisk wind was blowing and in a very brief space of time the fire spread te the back buildings of Desch's and te Snyder's and Dr. J. A. E. Reed's properties. It be ing impossible te save the brewery the firemen directed their efforts te saving adjoining property. The first line of hose was laid through Desch's bar-room by engine Ne. 4 and did geed service in pro pre venting the cntire destruction of the new back-bui'ding. The second line was laid by steamer Ne. 1 through Dr. Reed's yard, ever his balcony and into the garret of the back-building, which abutted against the burning brewery. The third line of hose was laid by steamer Ne. 2 through Snyder's bar-room te the yard in rear thereof, and seen quenched the flames that had at tacked his rear balcony, and then threw a constant stream upon the brewery and Desch's back-building. The fourth iiue of hose was laid by steamer Ne. 3, from Oraugc street te the reef of Ames Miley's back-bui.'ding, the object being te get water into Dr. Reed's back garret. The fifth line of huse was laid through Desch's bar-room, and played upon the burning brewery. The brewery was of brick, two steires high, 32 feet wide and 90 feet long, and covered with a slate reef. It had large lattice windows facing Snyder's garden. It contained all of Mr. Desch's furniture which was stored therein for safo-keepiug since the 1st or April last. It was Mr. Desch's iutcntiea te remove iu into the new hotel te day, but he waited day tee long. The brewery and the furuiture are a total less tegether with about $23 worth of tools belonging te Jacob Binkala, the builder. There is an insurauce en the brewery of $630 in the Newark iusurance company, and $1,000 en the furuiture, in the North German, of New Yerk, which it is believed will almost cover the less. Mr. Desch has also an iusurance en the new building of $2,830 each in the National of New Yerk and the Buffalo German of New Yerk, of all which companies Allan A. Hcrr & Ce. are the local agents. It is believed that $G00 will cever the less ou the new building. The balcony, doers; window frames aud ether woodwork are badly charred, and the glass broken. During the progress of the fire there was an explosion iu the second story of the back building which sounded almost as loud as the discharge of a cannon. It was caused by the het air becoming compressed between the tin reef and the ceiling. The ceiling finally gave way with a thundering sound, the plaster, lath and even some larger woodwork flying in all directions, shattering the windows, and cracking the walls m two or three adjoining rooms. The most stubborn portion of the fire te extinguish was that in Dr. Reed's resi deucn. The flames from the burning brewery had crept iu between the reef and the ceiling of the back garret, and it was almost impossible te get at them. The building is covered with ilatc, put en ever an old shingle reef. This combustible material fed the flames which gradually extended all along the reef of the back building aud reached that of the front. The sraoke was ke blinding that it was almost impossible for the firemen te get near the fire. Heles were finally cut iu the top of the wall ad joining Mr. Miley's residence, and a flood of water was thrown into the house. At an early stage of the fire it was seen that this would be nc-ccssary, active measures wcre taken te remove Dr. Reed's furniture, most of which was gotten out in a meie or less damaged condition, and carried te places of safety, much of it being stored in Mr. Lewell's herse cellar factory. Dr. Reed's mother is an invalid, and as she was romevod from the deemed build ing much sympathy was expressed for her ; and much admiration for the younger ladies of the family for the nerve and judg ment they displayed in superintending the removal of the furniture. In less time than it has taken te write it the reef of Dr. Reed's house was badly burned, the building was drenched from garret te cel lar, the wall-paper soaked from the wall?, the plaster loosened from the ceilings, and much ether damage done. The extent of the less has net yet been ascertained. Dr. Reed holds a policy of insurance for $:s,uuu witu tne rnuadcipiua assuranca company, of which B. F. Shcnk is local agent : that will mero than cover the less en thc'building ; but en his furniture he has no insurance. Adjoining Dr. Reed's residence is the residence of Ames Miley. The damage here will net exceed $200, the principal damage by fire being the outhouses, the fences, .and the rear of the back building. Thcre is seme less by water and the gar den is badly tramped down. The less is covered by iusurance in the Reading mu tual, of which C. E. Wcntz is agent. Mhch interest was felt as the flames ap proached Miley's house, as it was known te many of his friends and acquaintances that he was at the tiiue lying helpless . in bed. The less te Mr. Snyder's property en the north of Desch's is net mere probably than $200. The back balcony is a geed deal burned, the large awning ever the summer garden is damaged, seme of the fruit trees arc burned te death, almost all the flowers arc ruined, and the "Jumbo" fonce recently erected is partly burned. Had it net been for this fence which acted as a screen against the flames it U mero thau likely that Mr. Snyder's property would have suffered much mere severely. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is believed te have been of incendiary origin, as there had been no lire in the brewery for a long time past. Mr. Desch was in the brewery taking a nap about half an hour befere the flames broke out, and was awakened by Frank Reikcr, who had seme business with him. At that time every thing appeared safe, and .ilmnst-. hpfm-A these gentlemen had finished their busi ness in the bar room the alarm was given. The brewery was of easy access te evil disposed persons, and it is supposed that some ene quietly entered it, applied the match and walked off. The alarm was struck almost simnkane eusly by boxes Ne. 12 in Centre Square, 26 at the corner of Chestnut and Market, and 31 at the corner of Chest nut and Duke. These boxes are almost cqui-distant from the fire, and it is natural enough that persons holding keys should have run te them and reached them about the kame time. Chief Hewell wishes us te say te theso persons, and te aiietners wne held keys te the alarm boxes, that it is of great importance that ene box should net be struck while an other is striking ; and it can very easily be avoided if the person opening the box will place his ear te it for a second or two. If any ether box has been struck the ticking can be plainly heard, in which case a second alarm should net be struck. If there is no ticking sound in the box, then pull down the lever and let it alone. Nete Frem An Old Fireman. The following has teen handed us for publication : Editors lNTEM,taENCEn Would it net be well for the chief enmnem. np i,n aii fire department, in thn nnnf nf n -,ie-m being struck within two squares of the ' centre, te have all the englneg te report at once at the fire? Perhaps the spread of the fire could thus be mere easily prevented in the closely built portion of the town. An Old Fibeman. OBITUARY. Death or C. V. Hensel. Charles Cellins Hensel, whose death oc curred at Quarry ville ycstei day afternoon, as noticed in our record of deaths, after a long illness, wa3 the fourth son of Geerge W. Hensel, of Quarryville, and brother of W. U. Hensel, Of tbO-lNTELLIOENCER. He was just in the dawn of manhood, the cel ebration of his majority by a company of his young friends having been noticed in this journal iu February last. Mr. Hensel was for a time a pupil of the high school in this city, and a member of the class of 1879 a classmate of the late Samuel B. Cox, jr. Befere graduation he entered the mercantile establishment of Gee. W. Hensel, Quarry ville, and upon the change iu the business of this firm, en March 1, he established the hardware store of Chas. C. Hensel & Ce. But even white engaged in preparations for his new business, and almost before he fairly engaged in it, he was seized with a malady, the precise na ture of which has net been diagnosed, and despite the most careful medical attention he gradually wasted away, and after a long period of most heroic suffering the malignant disease proved fatal. Mr. Hensel was a veunir gentleman of wide acquaintance and great personal popularity in this city, iu the lower eud of tlie county aud in commercial circles. Whei ever he was known he was as much respected for his sterling business quali ties, his enterprise aud integrity, as he was loved for his geniality, accomplished manners and unselfish generosity. Iu every relation of life he hade fair te realize tlie highest hopes that could be formed of a noble manhood and a successful career iu all that makes for real success. His characteristics wcre never mere conspicu ously displayed than in his protracted aud extreme illness. He met the relentless fate which impended ever him with the most unshrinking moral courage ; he bore the almost uninterrupted suffering of mouths with a degree of patience that was only equalled by his solicitude for these whose sympathy with his pain is new merged in their grief at his less a grief that is assuaged only by the glorious hope of his blessed immortality. LUTHERAN AXlNISTRKlUill. The nulijact or the Theological Under Discussion. Seminary Re-. Dr. Suhmuckcr, of the committee en tlie theological t'cminary, reported yes. tcrday at the fourth days' proceedings of the German Evangelical Lutheran min istcriuin et Pennsylvania, that the semi nary should have room for at least one hundred student.':, and that a resident professor is needed. Larger rooms, better ventilated and heated, should be provided for the students. Three positions wcre suggested for new locations for the semi nary: First, in 'the built-up portion of the city ; second, in the outer portion of the limits of the city, where larger grounds can be socured ; or third, the re meval et tee seminary te seme ether city. The report did net advise the separate in corporation of the seminary. Rev. Dr. Passavanr, president of the Pittsburgh synod, rcfencd te the necessity of increas ed accommodations for the students, fcr last year 200,000 Lutherans had emigrated te this country, aud this year, he thought the number would be 300,000. The sub ject was referred te the officers of the beard of directors and the faculty of the semi nary, with instructions, if necessary, te call a meeting of the directors. The beard were instructed te procure some suitable person as resident house father in the seminary. The following candidates for ordination were introduced te the Synod by the Rev. Dr. Grecnwald, of the exam ining committee : Messrs. Franklin R. Dietrich, Jehn II. Kuder, Wilsen M. Rehsig, Charles S. Seaman, Geerge S. Seaman, Jehn M. Wetzlcr and William A. Beates. Their ordination took place last evening in St. Jehn's church. The com mittee ou the division of the syued pre sented their report. In the afternoon the members of the ministcrium visited the orphan home aud asylum, Germantown. .vricAszsimu nkws. Lecal Happenings In the iSnrengli nnd Vicinity. Daniel Potts lest a valuable cow en Sun day evening. A musical and literary entertainment. was held in Tomparauee hall ou Saturday uuuij;. l no cutcriainmcnt consisted et vocal and instrumental music, dialogues and recitations, and the Httle juvenile band deserve great credit for their ef forts. Bender and Rainsing sold at public sale en Saturday, at the Swan Hetel," six teen head of fine horses. The Democratic meeting was held en Satin-day eveuimr at tlie public heuse of J. Potts, Strasburg ; Geerge B. Eager, chairman; Win. S. Rakcst raw, secretary. The following named gentlemen were elected delegates te the county conven tion : IT. M. Black, M. D., William B Clark, V. S., J. O. Beam, Gee. B. Eaacr," Elias Harnish. Win. Harnlsh was also elected county committeeman. Dr. J. G Weaver left en Fridavet cit ing for St. Paul, Minnesota. The doctor is a delegate from the Lancaster county, medical society, te the national medical association which meets there en June G ; returning ever Lakes te Buffalo, thence te New Yerk, by way of Philadelphia home. A grand .strawberry festival will be given in Massasoit hall, en Saturday evening, June 17th, by the famous fifteen, known as the Strasburg Philharmonic so ciety. The musical pregramme will consist of quickstep-!, marches, polkas, national airs, mazeurka &c. SHOT IN THE HACK. fatal Accident In Wer.t Virginia. Rebert Girvin was accidently shot and fatally wounded en Saturday evening last, near Winchester. Virginia. It appears that while en the read home from Win chester en horseback he met a young man named uykc, who asked te get en behind him en the horse. Dyke had a 32-calibre revolver in his pocket, which, through carelessness or some unknown cause, was discharged, the ball entering Girvin's back and passing through his body, from the effects et" which he died en Monday morning. Mr. Girvin was about 30 years of age, and was well known in the neighborhood of Strasburg. He was a son-in-law of II. Kcneagy, of this city, and leaves four children, having buried his wife last February. He went West about two years age. His funeral will take place from the residence of Hiram Aspenshade, near Kinzers, Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment at Hess' church, Mill town, this county. Mere Vandalism. Seme heartless ghoul visited Woodward Hill cemetery a few nights since, and going te the grave of II. W. Yillee, shat tered a glass case containing a beautiful floral pillow that had been placed thereon, tore the pillow te pieces, and stele a floral cress from the grave. Such fiendish acts should be punished with the utmost severity. Te the deceased they arc of course harmless, but te surviving relatives they arc painful beyond measure. Ne one but a born devil could be guilty of such malignancy DOWN IN DEUM0RE. LOCAL. BVENTS IN THE LOWER KND. The Spoil System In ailnlutmc A Bootless Seurcb The News of the Neighbor hood Oer Kegular Correspondence. The Examiner's Drumere correspond ent recently called the attention of our tax-payers te the auditors report of our read supervisor's account for last year ; wherein will be found, as he stated, that Supervisor Shoemaker brought a bill against the township for the use of the wagon in which he rode te and from his work ; biiuging with it as a justification of his claim, the plea that thu hands work ing ou the reads used his wagon for their convenience in transporting their coats aud dinners. Our auditors clearly never should have even considered such a claim, much less honored it. It is strictly a new deparlutc in our township administration, aud one that our voters should take geed care is "nipped ir the bud." The amount of the bill is an insignificant couidcratte:if being but tcu dollars and our average annual read tax about four thousand dollar., but the principle is by no means a using we may cultivate ana encour age with impunity. It is the spoils system in miniature, and shows only a lack of opportunity and broader field te make it life-size, if our supervisors de net leceive sufficient compensation for their labor, they should receive mero, but no countenance be allowed te dodges te create claims. We cannot afford te sup port the system nearer than Lancaster. . A Fruitiest Hunt ler Jail Ilircls. Oue evening recently as Lukcns Penrose was driving along the read near a very wild and scnucstcrcd place knewu as Skelpy Hill, he observed two individuals dangling their legs from a top fence rail. Assumiug immediately that Lancaster's jail mourned for them, and that they were Frankford aud a Buzzard, the former seeking Jim Boyd te fulfill a terrible cress-bar oath he had taken te de something awful te Boyd, Frankford having stolen Boyd's horse whom wc have wronged wc always hate, they say. With bright visions of having his name iu the heroic column of the paper, Penrose aroused some neighbors, with whom, all being armed with muskets, clubs, grubbing hoes and a superabundance of natural courage, he prowled through the weeds and stumbled ever rocks a geed part of the night. Several barns wcre searched and countless annihilating plans laid, but the fugitives were net found. Penrose has had the misfortune te learn since that his supposed bird:; wcre young men of the neighborhood, resting en the fence, and is net happy. A Curious Old Coin. Master Evan Ambler, son of Edward Ambler, of Liberty Square, has iu his pus session a singular old coin. That is, it is liingnlar te your scrihe, who knew:; noth ing about old coins, and is just new by no means familiar with new ones. The coin was found en Mr. Thes. Ambler's farm in Martic township. On oue side is " Geor Geer gius II., Rex." and a sorry looking head, which no doubt is a profile of that worthy monarch. Oc the reverse is a harp with a crown ever it, aud " Hibernia " .spoiled around the edge. Heme from Harford. Dr. J. M. Deavcr has iceeiitiv paid u visit te his boyhood home in Harford county, Md., and is most enthusiastic in his praises of that part of the wrhl, and declares it outrivals old Lancaster. It is presumed the doctor draws hi-: compari sons between Harford and the Bunk, cer tainly net between Harford and Fail field. L:cU Hrevltics. Little Britain church new has her pastor in a position te seen open hostilities ujicn him. The Chestnut Level cei respondent is halting between two opinions about re pairing its church, and one opinion comes from Fishing creek. Some Gentile stele two pigs from Dr. B. F. Sides. Every body is building something. I'ateiit -llauured Ter Tobacco. We have considerable tobacco set, and are busy with it. A correspondent of the Iktellighxcek recently said the Lancas ter county farmers were careful te use no patent manures iu growing tobacco. We rise te a point of order. Drumere has a man, Mr. Jehn Leng, than whom the county has no mere successful raiser, in respect te large yield and prices, who uses twelve hundred pounds of S. C. rock te the acre, and there is scarcely a man in the lower end of this county, who docs net use phosphates of seme kind ou tobacco. Till: ILLEGAL. VK&4 ()i- CON.STAKI.iyj. 7hc Auditor.- i:ciiet Them te Steji Up and Settle Some l?ig Hills Audy ICicli- tseltz Take the Ci:I:e. The county auditors have thrown the following bomb in the confederate camp of constables and policemen, each of these whose names appear below having received a copy : "Lancastek, Juiic.", lSSC. " Sin The undersigned in the perform ance of their duties reject drawn by you illegally en duplicated cases and cases in which you made complaint, which, upon hearing, were dismissed by the al dermen. Yeu will please call at the county treasury and settle the amount, or give us reasons why the amount should uet be re ported by us te the court. "B. 31. GitEiDKit, " Jxe. L. Ligiitnf.i:, "Jeseph Clakksen', " County Auditors." The blank iu the above notice is filled with the amount illegally drawn by each of the following named officers : A. J. Flick, , Geerge Lentz W. K. Adams , W. F. Titus James ICantz Charles Stermfcltz Charles Helman Samuel wenk Jacob S. Warfel B. F. Lcman 122 iyj v.n :;i 193 102 . 12G 0:J 150 07 CO 8'9 1T7 51 178 70 40 80 3 91 Geerge Shay II. G. Elias Casper Weitzel James Ceyle Martin Daily Jehn Harmen G. Shell Jehn L. Miller Geerge Cramer Jehn Merringcr Andrew Eicbheltz J. M. McDevitt. J. P. Killingcr Samuel Bewman J. F. Deichler (chief) Henry Gill Wash. Pylc itebt. Kcech (Columbia) Henry Fisher Fred. Struck Wm. Brady G. L. Lyle C. W. Ilollmgswerih 72 49 :i7 4:; 74 15 11 20 11 38 73 SI 53 41 393 43 97 45 14 40 37 14 93 93 02 1 24 101 20 331 08 03 41 123 07 43 3t 23 01 Total $3,201 50 ine auuiters will next pay their respects te the city aldermen and county 'srpttrcs whose bills they are cutting down at a mere fearful rate even than these of the constables. Meantime, at the request of the auditors the county commissioners have passed a resolution te held all alder men and constables' bills for thirty days after presentation, se that tliey may re ceive a thorough examination before pay ment. Therefore the bills presented yes terday instead of being paid.as heretofore, arc held by the county solicitor. HOW THEY GOT AWAY. TI1H KF.CK.Vr KSCAVt: Or UONVIUrM. l'.lieu Officials Tell the luectar Wimt They Kuaw About tlie Jali Delivery Nobody te Watch the l'rlseaer. When the beard of priseu inspectors met yesterday afternoon they agreed te allow Hemy DeerrSccuts per pound for Wei until the next meeting of the beaTd, but the application of the undcrkeeper for an increase of salary was laid ever. Geerge A. Smith, first undcrkeeper, v.m-; called te tell what he kucw about the re cent wholesale escape of prisoners, aud he said that hij whole information iu the matter was from ether parties, as he was net in the prison when the escape occur red. All that had been told him showed that the men had escaped a few minutes after 12 o'clock, and their absence was net discovered until he returned at 1 o'clock. The prisoners who remained say that from the time the men left their ceil it was tot twelve minutes befere they were ou tlu wall. The hook they had at fir.-,t "was net strong cueugh, and they went back te the cell and tere up a water pipe with which they made a stronger hook. In respense te the statement that the deer bell had bean rung there a few times by a boy who saw the prisoners escape ami no answer made te the summons, Mr. Smith said that he knew nothing of it as he was net in the priseu. But it might bt for when he was aleue in the corridor. .Mr. lhirk lhirk helder's orders te him were that he should stay there, no matter hew much the bell rings. Sometimes, though, when the bsili rang ler a long time, he would disebjy orders and answer the summons. Mr.Smith also stated that he ail vised Mr. Brukhelder net te allow these prisoners te go into that room as he thought it unsafe ; every d.iv he kept an eye ou the inside of the build ing. The undcrkeeper went into the cigar shop very scldem,as Mr. Ctirkheldcr Was el the opinion that the cigar boss was nsponsible for them. Mr. Smith als. stated that soma of the meu had tee lnuei: money iu their cells, ene of thcm.a coleicd man, having 10 ; this he reported te the keeper. Anether thing he did notapprnve of was the number of men allowed in the corridor. On one occasion there wcre 40 men iu the corridor and outside a ladder steed against the wall. Burkhuider and Murr were in court 0:1 that occasion anil he was aleue. Mr. Burklieldcr was called in and si!d there might ba something in the story about the boy ringing the bell, tlieuiji Lfiu kuiui:ii in Mil! uuilC ailsl rttr. A11I1T both denied hearing it. Smith had car. tieiicd him in regard te allowing the con viets in that room, as it wa-5 uet safe, also that tee much money had been drawn 011 prisoners orders recently. Iiut he ha.-, stepped that getting 1110003'. He gener ally stays iu the corridor duiinir the .dinner hour, hut that day went out te de some work, home et tUe prisoner.-; no doubt secured clothe, for the room in which they are kept has been broken iule befere. The escaped convicts were, no doubt, informed of his whereabouts. Mr. Burklieldcr further said that he had 1:0 doubt that plans were laid by the prisoner.-, who had the run of the corridor convers ing with theso locked up. It was impessi bio for the uuderkeepers te de all tin: work, such as giving water te the prison ers, etc., no matter at what time they wanted it, and in reply te a quest ion from Mr. Hagan, he raid that if a man wer appointed tochanrie the prisoner's clothe .. give them water, etc., he would lock all the prisoners up and allow none te remain in the corridor. Albert Murr, undcrkeeper, said the pi i i seners iu the cigar shop that remained told him the work or cutting through the brick wall was commenced at 9 o'clock en the morning of the escape. The noise of thn cntting through the wall could net be heard in the corridor en account of the noise from the looms of the weavers; I was ou duty in the corridor when they left ; I gote dinner at 11 o'clock and return at 12 o'clock, at which time I am alone in the corridor ; I passed the cigar shop several times that, morning, but heard nothing wrong; it was impossible te sce what they were doing ; when I looked in the cell I s-awseme of tin men in and thought all was right ; cannot tell where they get the carpet chain fiein i it could be passed te them from another cell through thts wudew ; had a siupicirm that there was going te be a break, but thought it would be en the uuilcrkqcpcr.s ; I don't leave the corridor te wait ou tin? bel! ; Charles Greincr, the foreman of tha cigar boss, discovered the escape when he came from dinner ; the prisoners that re maiucd said Frankford was the last te leave the cell ; did net examine thu cells in which they worked in the daytime, but each evening after the prisoners wcr;; taken te their cells from thn cigar shop he examined the room in which they worked, but never saw auy cvideuccs of an attempted escape. Charles Greincr, the foreman of the cigar shop, said he discovered the escape: when became from dinner; he went te dinner at 20 minutes of 12 o'clock, aud returned 10 minutes after 1 o'clock ; was in the cell at 0 o'clock of the morning of the escape; at 10 o'clock was at the deer, but. did net go iu ; the convicts were all at their places, at work, at that time ; I ex peeteil that if a break would occur it would be at the dinner hour ; thought that if the Buzzards would have been re moved from the cigar shop thcie would have been no trouble ; two weeks before the cscape a beard had been cut in the cigar shop ; after that a stricter watch was kept, and Mr. Uurkhelder's deg was put in the ice heuse ; I never gave the men any money ; the morning of the escape was busy iu the packing room. Aldus C. Herr, the contractor ler tlie -prison labor for the manufacture of cigars, was next called. He said : I was at thn prison during the forenoon ; when I left the prisoners were all there ; heard of the escape en East King street ; my impres sion is that there had been no cutting of the wall the evening before, for 1113' fore man gees into the shop after they quit work ; my foreman 011 the morning of the escape wa; part of the time in the shop, part of the time in the packing room and part of the time in the room where the binders are separated from the wrappers; I never gave a prisoner a cent of money ; Diilcr Clark, one of the prisoners employed at ckrnr making, told witniss that he played off sick en the day el the escape because he suspected that an escape was contemplated ; Clark wanted te inform Mr. Burkheldc-r in eider te let him knew what was going 011, but for t;ome reason the message was net delivered te Mr. Burklieldcr. Mr. Herr continued : The prisoners often send for the keeper te make trivial complaints and sometimes the messages are deliveied te the deeper and sometimes they ar: net ; Clark gave as a reason (since the escape) for believing a break was going te be made by seeing his room-mate making .1 pair of pintaloeusout of a blanteefc. This concluded the examination of wii- nesses for the day. A few mere will ba examined at the meeting of the beard en Monday next.- The following resolution was adopted : Jieselml, That Aldus C. Ilerr. ciirar manufacturer, shall net be required te pay for prison labor for manufacturing cigars during the month of June, en account of the majority of the best workmen having escaped from prison. Mr. Hagen offered the following, which was adopted : Iicsehed, That a' special watchman shall be appointed by the beard until the com pletion of the repairs te the prison wall at a salary of $40 per month, whose duty it ihall be te guard the yard eutside the cer- y
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