LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUEW JUM3 13 1882. Ik itancastcr frntrlttrjenret. TUK8DAT IVBNIMO, JUNE 13, 1882. GarleM aa laaecraaa. It will be remembered that Gen. Gar field's position in the army was chief of staff te Gen. Reseerans. A chief of staff is the confidential aid, counseller, daily associate, and.se far m it is pessi ble te assure such a thing, the personal friend of bis commanding officer. It is a position in which perfect confidence en the one side and absolute geed faith en the ether are supremely necessary." Seme time after July. 1863. Gen. Kese crans was removed from bis command, and in the Sun of November 26, 1879, appeared the following, manifestly from the pea of its editor, mh Dana, who bad been assistant secretary of war at the time of Gen. Kesecrans' removal : Neither is it true, as has sometimes been stated, that Reseerans was removed en account of facts alleged in the reports which the assistant secretary of war Dana constantly sent te Washington. He carefully informed the administration of all that happened at Chattanooga ; but it was net nntil the situation exhibited in his repoets was emphatically illustrated by a private communication which Gen. J. A. Garfield, chief of staff te Reseerans, ad dressed te Secretary Chase, that the ad ministration resolved te act decisively upon the subject. Very seen following this article in the Sun and under date of January 19, 1880, Gen. Garfield wrote te Gen. Reseerans, with direct reference te this statement in the Sun, and declared that " any charge whether it comes from Dana or any ether liar te the effect that I was in any sense untrue te you or unfaithful te our friendship has no particle of truth in it ;" and he" fearlessly challenged all the rascals in the world " te publish any letters written by him te Secretary Chase while he was chief of Reseerans' staff. When Blaine, in his eulogy of Garfield, reflected upon the army of the Cumber land, Reseerans very naturally publish ed this letter from Garfield te himself as his own best vindication. Thus chal lenged as a liar, the editor of the Shu being placed in possession of the Gar field Chase letter, very naturally and very properly printed it, because it showed conclusively that Garfield as Reseerans' chief of staff had secretly written a confidential letter te a member of the cabinet, expressing a lack of con fidence In his commander, and se im pressing Secretary Chase and President Lincoln, that it determined their pur pose te remove Reseerans. "Whatever may be thought of Garfield's judgment in the matter, of ResecranB' military administration, there is no room te doubt his breach of military pro prieties and of geed faith in secretly dis patching sucli a letter te Washington. Moreover, it was entirely inconsistent with a eulogy en Reseerans which he afterwards delivered en the fleer of the Heuse ; and it could net be reconciled at all with the declarations in his letter of January 19, 1880, te Reseerans, when he said he had never "in any sense" been untrue te him or unfaithful te their friendship. When, therefore, this letter from Gar field te Chase was first made public, at thi- very time of a superserviceable effeit te exalt Garfield's character high above its merits, his friends readily saw that it exhibited duplicity en his pars net only when it was first written, but when he afterwards disavowed it and " fearlessly challenged " its production. In some quarters, therefore, its genuine ness was denied ; in ethers the ostrich estrich like defense was made for it that Gar field's criticism en Reseerans was sound, which was net the point at issue at all ; while from all along the line of Mr. Garfield's friends there arose a bitter howl against the publication of the let ter, every sort of choice invective being fired at these who had published it. Te set all doubts at rest as te its gen uineness and as te the motives which prompted its publication, Mr. J. W. Shuckers, who was private secretary te Chase, and who, we believe, has the ma terials for his biography, publishes in the Sun a letter which he has written te a friend, elaborating the above plain facts and showing most conclusively that Gen. Reseerans' removal was due te the Garfield letter te Chase, and that Lincoln was influenced by this letter te terminate the military career of Rese, crans and change the organization of his army ; and, furthermore, that the publi cation of this letter was entirely justified as a vindication of Mr. Dana, and in re sponse te Garfield's challenge for the publication of such an epistle. Mr. Shuckers also appends te this letter some ethers from Garfield te Chase, which curiously enough, illus trate the military capacity of the former and his fitness te judge if Reseerans moved forward with proper speed or net. This illustra tion is te be found in " the Straight expedition," which Garfield expressly fitted out, and upon which he wrote that he liad " set his heart." The result of it was that " Cel. Straight surrendered himself and 1,466 officers and men te Gen. Ferrest, and the whole force com prising about 1,800 men, some of whom were killed was lest, part of it before the final surrender, without accomplish ing any result of value." Frem which circumstance may be inferred the value, from a military point of view, of the criticism of Reseerans' chief of staff upon his commander. It hardly needed Mr. Hepkins' em phatic reassurance that the se-called " secret circular," warning Democrats against an anti-monopoly platform, did net proceed from him or his friends. He suspects, as we have already intimat ed, that it was a clumsy and cowardly contrivance intended te injure him and the respectable newspapers which pub lished It yesterday with the accompany ing inference that it was issued by Wm. I j. Scott, in the interest of Mr. Hepkins who, by the way, has had no commu nication with Mr. Scott for nearly two years would de themselves credit by ferreting out whence the news of this circular first emanated. That would probably disclose the purposes of these set it afloat. Even the Philadelphia Times, which is strenuously opposed te Hepkins' nomination, recognizes the stupidity of thk " stent circular" busi ness. Democratic' nominations will be neither forced nor defeated this year by the roerbach process. We de net share the apprehension of some of our esteemed contemporaries that any candidate can be " net up " en the Democratic state convention by the machinations of beaaea, the wire-pulling of self-constituted leaden, or by the per egrination of agents traveling ever the state in this or that interest. All the signs Indicate a free convention. There are no factions in the Democratic party of this state te-day, there is no boss and no partition of influence between bosses, and no candidate new before the public is being urged with perti nacity by any of the many gentlemen recognized as standing abreast in the leadership of the party in this state. This gratifying condition of things is likely te continue until the convention meets, and it will net be disturbed by the necessities of the sensational news papers te invent fresh canards almost daily. The Evening Telegram is the name of a new, neat and newsy daily started in Al Al lentewn by "The Leisenrings." Mere come te go than te stay, but Allentown has room " in the upper story." Ur in Venango county the Independents have control of the Republican machine, run the county committee, the primaries and the conventions, and anybody who wants te get en the "regular" ticket there has te declare against Cameren and boss ism. This is entertaining. The Press implores Governer Heyt te stand forth as the deliverer of the Repub lican party from its depth of perplexity. As the recognized head of the party in the state he is asked te issue a capleranew convention. That is an original idea. Seme of the New Yerk Hebrews, who have been earnest and anxious in welcem ing the Russian refugees and furnishing them with new homes and opportunities new complain that they are arriving in such numbers as te overtax the generosity of their American friends, and that more over the immigrants an entirely tee loath te take te agricultural pursuits and earn their livelihood by tilling the soil. "The present system of inflation of prices is shameless," says the Philadelphia Press, and the New Yerk Sun wants it net te de forgotten that the high prices are the effect of keeping up war taxes after seventeen years of peace. " Abolish the taxes, and prices will come down ; but the Republican majority in Congress prefer te extort from the people a surplus of one' hundred and fifty millions a year, an enormous mass of money against whieh endless schemes of jobbery and plunder may be directed." The form of marriage proposal popular with New Yerk young men will new be te this effect : " Darling ; will you be my wife, year after next" Ferjudge Wal lace has found that if the engegement is net te be performed within a year ; if the wedding is set for a year later than the proposal, the premise must be in writing, or it is net obligatory. The ' statute of frauds " in that state requires written evi. deuce of a contract in order te sustain a lawsuit upon it. And declares void "every agreement that by its terms is net te be performed in one year from the making thereof." The withdrawal of Wheeler and Phelps makes room for two mere appointees en the tariff commission and the sharp crit icism en the first batch will make Arthur careful in the new selections. The New Yerk importers are likely te get. at least one man and Jacksen S. Shultz, an avowed free trader, is urged ; also ox-Governer Fish, A. A. Lew, Solen Humphreys, while Samuel L. Haynes is urging himself, and has said in his own behalf that he " didn't knew a blanked thing about tariff and wasn't either for protection or reform but for glory," for which his taste had been educated during a brief period of service en the defunct World's Fair commission. "Judge Bill" Bunk, it seems, has made a statement in order te get Cameren out of the scrape he get into by threaten ing the tariff. Bunn says it was he, himself, who told the story te the reporters and that he did net say that Cameren in dulged in this language, but that he, Bunn, if he were Cameren, would de it. On the ether hand the ' Evening Telegraph has an affidavit from its reporter, made before this "explanation" of Bunn, in whieh the reporter swears positively that Bunn said Cameren said it, that he re peated this next day, and that even after Cameren and Cooper denied it, when their denial was put at Bunn, he simply " smiled and walked away." The Graphic has been makiag a critical examination of the crop of Decoration day poetry this year,and this is the best it has been able te find : Ask net before what altars they have bent. What holy prayers they murmured soft ami low. Ask net tbelr faith, their nation, tbclr de scent They fought for us I anenffh for us te knpw f Bring wreaths for tnem theirs be the same reward, Through coming- years, en all Memerial days: Alike wltb there we loved, let us accord The floral tribute and the meed of praise. Tbcse flowers will wither In the coming night, But love will linger as the days return, Undimmei), likelamps disusing sacred light. That In the grand cathedrals ever burn. Sleep honored ashes ! Splrithests adieu ! Accepttbe gifts that deck this verdant sod. Here, as we part, we pledge devotion true Te Liberty and Union, Truth and Ged ! Docter Benjamin Fbanklin Wash Wash ingten Urban, who for nine years "drew his inspiration" from a county office, en the profits of which he fattened his Stalwartism like a mouse in the meal tub, is net exactly the sort of a man te go down into Bart township and te tell the Republicans them of " Beb " McCIure's political derelictions. The first thing Urban may be asked will likely be an ex planation of that bull of 1211.60 which he naked through the county commission ers' office with th help of Judge Living ston, he says in the dying hours of Ceble and Bushong's tent sad get their ap proval te an impudeat and shameless job. He had better settle with the county au ditors before he gives himself se much concern about the Independent Republi cans. PEB8 ONAL. De Wabbjw H. Reynold, sq., for merly of this county, is new solicitor of Cumberland, Md. Cassatt is new talked of for president of a Vanderbilt southwestern system of railways. Jenx M. Hutchinson, president of several of the Reading company's lateral lines, is dangerously ill in New Yerk with peritonitis. Jehn Wanamaker has net been in the habit of dealing in second-hand goods. He therefore hesitates about taking the place vacated by Tem Marshall and offered te Wanamaker by Cameren after Dobsen, Cramp and Disston had declined it. Pewdekly declined die nomination for lieutenant governor en tbe Greenback Greenback Laber ticket, they say, bei.tuse his party V;nrli want: him te Rt: -id for (Jentrress. he being the only man in his districtwhe can cemDine the democratic ana ureen- back-Laber vote. Jeseph F. Perdue, an ex-member of the bar and a resident of Coatesville, where he publishes the Coatesville Times, has obtained a divorce against his wife, Aune C. Perdue, en the ground of desertion. Mrs. Perdue is a daughter of Judge But ler, of the United States district court in Philadelphia. Lillian Strugest, a pictty country girl of West Fallowfield, Chester county, became se enamored of Otte de French, an athlete at one of the side shows, that they seen arranged matters and en Satur day morning took their departure for parts unknown te the manager of the show or her friends. , , . " Ben" McClure may yet find himself in geed company. Dr. S C Baker, one of the most prominent Republicans of Blair county, has tendered his resignation as a member of the Republican county committee, because he says he intends te support Stewart, iu preference te Beaver. Dr. Baker is a wealthy iron master.and one of the foremost business men of the county. Mme. Outrey, wife of the French min ister, is 6lender and graceful, witli dark hair, gray eyes and a pale c iylexien, one of the most refined and elcr at wemen of her circle, and rather the leader of the diplomatic ladies socially for many sea sons. Before her marriage te the distin !uished Frenchman, she was Miss Helen tussell, of one of the old and wealthy families of New Yerk. Orange Nocle heads the Eric county fininnefinn tn t.lin Democratic state con ventien, with W. W. Lyle, Erie ; P. L. Minum, Millvillage; D. W. Hutchisen, Girard, and M. V. Blare, Venango town ship, as representative delegates. Ne in structions were voted, but it is understood that the delegates are unanimous for Ar cus McDermitt, of Mercer, for supreme judge. Hutchisen and several ethers ex press preference for Hepkins. Senater Lee, of the Venango-Warren district, has the unanimous support of Venango county for a ronemination. In the conference, however, Warren has as much voting power as Venango, and the machine is using Warren county te defeat Lee. If he can't be tired out iu the con ference or beaten in any ether way it is probable that a Stalwart candidate will be run against him. Meantime Lee is very careful net te say whether he is for Beaver or Stewart. K1LLKU BV. A SAVAGE BE AB The Sad Fate of a Bosten Sportsman HI Oulde Badly Wounded. William Milliken of Bosten was killed by a 400-pound bear near the shore of Lake Piseco, in the Adirondacks, last Saturday afternoon. He was one of a party, the ethers being Jehn Dixen, Fountain, and Watsen of Philadelphia and William Wil kinson a Birmingham, Cem: They had with them James Shires, a --' ulcd guide, and four dogs. A bear trail was followed up. when Shires told the meu lobe careful about sheeting tee sudddenly should they happen te come across any bears, who at this time are savage and apt te be en the aggressive. Milliken, with the dogs some distance ahead of the ethers, came across a male bear, a female and three cubs. Net heeding the caution given him by the guide, he opened fire. The balance of the rtartir lni-rirl fnrarnnl hilt-, when Shires. who first reached the scene, came up, tbe bear had killed the four dogs and was at tacking Milliken, the latter making a gal lant fight for life. The guide hurried te the rescue, but as he er.-ne up the bear closed upon Milliken ani killed him. The bear then attacked Shire.;, who was terri bly hurt and would have been killed had net Watsen gained the spot and shot the male bear dead. The ethers of the party poured a volley into the female bear, who was also attacking, and dispatched her. Shires was conveyed te his home en a lit ter. The mangled remains of Milliken were shipped te his late home. He was about 35 years of age and leaves a family. He was interested heavily in mining in Neva Scotia and was a stockholder in the Mechanicville water power company in New Yerk state. FUSNDISH WOMEN. DlaDeUcal tore for a Brether-in-law. In Montreal Jeseph Dufort, an employee of the Grand Trunk railway, was poisoned with sugar of lead. Catherine March, who lived in Dufort's house, testified that Mrs. Dufort had repeatedly told her that she intended te poison her husband, and had actually shown her the paper con taining the drug marked " poison." She also testified te having seen a sedimenc in the bottom of a cup which had contained tea, of which Dufort had partaken. Fa bian Dufort, a brother et Dufort, swore that the accused had made love te him and had asked him if he would marry her if she disposed of his brother by poison. The prisoner is quite young and it. attract ive in appearance. Instigating Her Sen te Murder. Seme sensational developments may be anticipated from Perham, Minn. It is learned that Mrs. Tibbetts, mother of the boy lynched en Friday morning for mur dering the surveyors, instigated her son and another boy of his age te wreck a train en the Northern Pacific, but his accom plice backed down and the scheme was abandoned. Detectives are working up the case, and the woman will undoubtedly share the fate of her son should a case be made out against her. Killed by tbe Blew lie Invited. A young man named Lewery, residing in Carbondale, Pa., purchased a ticket for Canada en Thursday. He visited Brown's Hellew en the day following, and while in a tavern there was approached by a butcher named Stebbins, who challenged any man in the party te knock him down at one blew. Lewery accepted the chal lenge, and, when Stebbins said he was .ready, struck him a peweftil blew in the chest. Stebbins fell deadnpen the fleer, the blew having resulted ii tu-3 rupture of a bleed vessel, which made his death instan instan taneeug. Lewery proceeded en his jour ney toward Canada, and has net yet been arrested. Dissected by a Banc Saw. In north St. Leuis, a five feet circular saw in a saw mill burst with a loud noise and one of the pieces struck a workman named Jacob Spelman en the back part of his head completely severing the right side of the skull and laying bare the brain. The saw then passed down his right arm cutting clear through the arm from shoul der te elbow, then it changed its course, returning back up the arm cutting the shoulder bone in two, where its force was expended. Spelman lived in great ageuy for twenty minutes. He leaves a wife and six children. STATE POLITICS. ABOUT THAT SBXHSR CIKUCLAK. Mr. HepKlns Denies all Knowledge of It Net in Mis Interest. Pittsburgh Dispatch te the Timee. Hen. James H. Hepkins was found in the office of the Pett, conversing with Colonel James P. Barr, when the Times correspondent sought him te learn his views concerning the corporation circular alleged te have been sent te eastern Demo cratic politicians by Allegheny county Democrats. A newspaper containing the circular was shown te Mr. Hepkins. "I never heard of or saw this circular until you showed it te mej"' said he. "I think I can stand en any platform the Democratic party will make. The convention can make a platform te suit me, whether I stand en it or under. I have been a Democrat long enough te safely say that the suggestion that this circular was issued at my instance or in my interest is just as absurd as the ether Republican story, that Den Cameren favors my nomination. There has never been a year since I have had a vote that I haven't opposed tbe methods of the Came rens, whether they were practiced in the Democratic party while they were mem bers of it or since they became the leaders of the Republican party. I can't change my course new, even te secure the prede termined aid of Den." "Have you any notion where this circu lar originated ?" "I have net the slightest notion," re plied Mr. Hepkins. " I suppose we may leek for all sorts of sensational publica tiens." "What is your notion?" asked there porter of Colonel Barr. "I don't think," replied Colonel Bair, " that any Democratic politician out hore get up the circular. I don't believe there is a particle of truth in it." " I should think," broke in Mr Hepkins, "that it was circulated by Republicans or some Democrats who want te defeat my nomination. My record has been an anti-monopoly record, if it has been any thing. My pet measure in Congress was the anti-discrimination bill, te check the power of monopolies. If Hen. W. L. Scott, of Erie, is engineering any move meut in my favor he is doing it se quietly that this is the first time I have heard of it. I have net seen him nor heard a word from him for two years." " I don't think any politician ever get up such a circular. I don't beliove there is a particle of truth in it," put in Cel. Barr. " I have nothing te say about Judge Turnkey. I don't knew anything about his views," added Mr. Hepkins. " Yeu have seen tickets suggested iu the Eastern papers in which they use your name for congressman-at-Iarge. t, Yeu ought te declare yourself. Politicians and uewspapers have no right te deceive the public," said Cel. Barr. "I have already declared myself and de se again," said Mr. Hepkins. "I am net like the man who went te Washington te seek a prime ministership, but couldn't get any office and finally asked if he could get any office-holder's clothes. I don't want any man's clothes." "On the four state ticket thus far nomi nated the only Allegheny county man named is peer Tem Armstrong," said Colonel Barr ; "but the Democrats of Allegheny county don't propose te be put off with congressman at-large. Yeu can see that they are making up tickets all ever the state with you for that office." "Yes," replied Mr. Hepkins; "but I have declared myself en that subject. I have nothing mere te say." Tbe Latest Boomerang. Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. Ind. Kep. Like all men in a desperate situation the Cameren managers are overreaching them selves in every direction. The only hope of the " machine " is in Democratic de moralization, but in their wild pursuit of this characteristic scheme of the bosses and their secret agents are exposing their plaus and defeating themselves at every step. Their object is either te control the Democratic state convention or te se do de moralize it and the party that the cam paign en that side of the lines will be a disastrous blunder at the beginning and all the way through. A number of leading and worthy Democrats have been placed in the field for the gubernatorial nomination, but only two, Pattison and Hepkins, have developed any positive strength among the peeple, and it is a suggestive fact that these are the very men the nomination of either of whom the Cameren party dreads. The bosses knew that Pattison at the head of the Democratic ticket would mean a whirl wind of disaster fer-the Beaver ticket iu Philadelphia, and that Hepkins in the same position would be followed by a com plete machine collapse in Western Penn sylvania. Se these two leading candi dates have drawn the concentrated fire of the baffled and beaten in advance Cameren managers. As inti mated, however, the attack is of the blunderbus order the standard Cooper weapon and the recoil will be most des tructive. In brief, Hepkins is charged with " well known Camerenian symya thies," a statement which, in view of the record he has made in fighting Cameron Cameren ism in its western stronghold, is almost tee stupidly false te be noticed. Then it is sought te "down" him by a grossly false accusation of being in a corporation league with William L. Scott, of Erie, when if there is one single public ques tion en which the Allegheny can didate is a little "gene," it is in his intense 'anti-corporation and anti-monopoly ideas and principles te sacrifice which under no cir cumstances would he consent in order te secure any public honor or position. Equally unjust, absurd, and futile is the assault en Pattison, who is falsely declared te have aroused the most bitter antagon isms within his party ranks in this city and throughout the state, the fact being that the Philadelphia Reformer has been "an tagonized" only by the bosses, their hench men, and the corrupt Cameren Demo cratic contingent. What opposition has been shown te Pattison in rural sections net predisposed te local candidates has been the stealthy" work of secret machine agents who have been " en the read " for months. But the exposure of this despi cable work of the bosses will net drive them from tbe field ; they will renew the assault from undercover, using machine organs in disguise, and will leave no stone unturned te encompass the defeat et Hepkins, Pat tison, or any man of tbe kind, strong with the peeple and invincible in his integrity, who may come te the front at Ilarrisburg en June 23. NEWS NOTJES. Seme Recent Lesses ty Fire, Accident and ether Cause. Seven stores in Osbern, Missouri, were burned en Sunday. Less, $40,000. The steam lumber mills of White, Clarksen & Ce., near Rickford, Vermont, were burned yesterday afternoon, with 1,00 feet of lumber. Ferest fires are raging near Millsville, Wis., and threatening te destroy the vil lage of Hewittville and Hewitt's mills. A number of cattle have been burned. Justice W. C. Tallmadge's court room at Mechanicsville, N. Y., was burned yes terday. A model of the Stra3burg clock, valued at $3,000, en exhibition iu the building, was destroyed. Felonious Assault. In Menree cennty, Mississippi, en Sun day, a 7-year-old white girl named Ark new, was feloniously assaulted by Geerge Beckett, colored. Becket was arrested and committed te jail, hut at night a mob took possession of him and banged bum te a tree. Near Jacksen, Miss., Miss Serena Ben Ben eon, CO years of age, a school teacher, was assassinated en the read. A colored man named Morgan Hamilton, was arrested and ledged in jail en suspicion. Fearful and Fatal Full- Lawrence Murphy, 64 years old, a bricklayer, fell seventeen feet by the breaking of a ladder at Providence, R. I., and was killed. Emery B Fletcher, colored, 27 jears old, was engaged in repairing an elevator at Providence, when it fell four stories with him. Ne bones were broken, but he is thought te be seriously injured inter nally. Brevities Frem tbe Morning Malls. Fifteen thousand people walked in the precessions of the " Fete Dieu," at. Mon treal, en Sunday. The first let of new eats in New Orleaas, received from Texas, was sold at auction, at 55 cents in bulk and 58 cents in sacks. The wife of Frank Masen, leader of the bank robbers at Brookfield, Me., has de livered up $1,200 of the stolen money, and the robbers have been idicted for robbery and assault with intent te kill. Baseball yesterday : At Louisville Eclipse 8, Allegheny 4 ; six innings only played, when stepped by rain. At Bosten Bestens 18, Clevelands 4. At Worcester Detroit 7, Worcester 5. At Providence Chicago t3. Providence 9. At Trey Trey 15, Buffalo 4. Iu Pottsville, Mrs. Mary A. Mudey, 44 years of age, dropped dead at her resi dence. She attained some notoriety as a lei tune-teller, and some time age a babe was found en Lawten's hill in a box, which, it is believed came there through her hands. Signs or Shipwrecks. At Cripple Cove, Cape Race, en Sunday the side of a ship's long beat aud several loose pieces of wreck were found. The beat was newly painted white eutside and drab inside, aud looked as if it had been lashed te a vessel's deck. It is said that, en Saturday evening, during a thick fog, three shrill blasts of a steamer's whistle were heard near where the wreck of the beat was discovered. A search party sent te the scene found a ship's bell and a walnut step ladder, hut could indentify nothing, as there was no name ou the pieces of beat. She Mint Have Bled Frem Urlef. Fl ?ra Touiliusen, aged 4$ years, living at Ne. 829 North 2d street, Philadelphia, died en Suuday from worriment, caused by her niet.er'; ab.ince. The latter went te the country le work some time age and the little girl was left with the grandmoth er. The child had nevcr before been separated from her mother, and pined away until Sunday night, when she expired quietly. aSUTHISR FIRE. Probably of Accidental Origin. Last evening about half-past 9, an alarm of fire was sounded from box 41, located at the corner of Lemen and Market streets, it being discovered that the Eagle cigar box factory of Bcchteld & Bre., Ne. 416, Market street, was en fire. The firemen promptly responded and the flames were speeily get under control, net however, until damage te the extent of $1,000 or $2,000 was done. The damaged building belongs te A. J. Eberly, esq. It is a one and a-half story frame originally designed for two small dwelling houses, one of which, Ne. 418, is occupied by Jeseph Goedcndorf and family. Bechtold Bres. occupied the ether, using the front room as an office, and the back one as a stock rgem, for the storage of labels, edgings and ether material used in the manufacture of cigar boxes. In the rear of and connect ed with this building is a large two story frame building, containing a steam en gine, boiler and a variety of machinery for sawing lumber and making cigar boxes. It is net known with certainty hew the fire originated, but it is believed te have been from sparks escaping through a large crevice of a very badly constructed chimney located between Mr. Goedendorfs dwelling and Bechtold Brether's storeage room. The sparks probably set fire te the second-story lloer, burned through and ran along between the lloer and ceiling until it found vent in Buchteld's room, when some of the burning embers fell into two large boxes filled with cigar labels and edgings and seen the room was in a blaze. The floors, doers, windows and window-frames, stairway, and indeed the entire interior of the storeroom are almost entirely destroyed ; but the fire men prevented the flames from extending cither te the factory proper or te Mr. Good Geod Goed endorfs residence. Mr. Eberly has an insurance of $600 en the building in the Londen Assurance company, of which Bausman & Burns are agents. This will roero than cover the less. Bechtold & Bre. have an insurance of $1,400 en their damaged stock in the Phoenix insurance comp any, of which U. R. Breneman is agent, which will cover their less. When the fire broke out, and it appear ed that the cntire structure would be dis dis treyed, Mr. Goedendorfs furniture was hastily carried out, and was damaged te an extent of about $50. lie has no in surance. Had the fire occurred an hour or two later, after the family had retired for the night, it is net impossible that the entire building would have been destroyed and the inmates have perished in the flames. The defective chimney has long been a source of complaint and annoyance te Mr. Goodendorf, as every time a fire was made in his kitchen steve his house was filled with smoke. Gene te Trenteu. This morning H. E. Slaymaker, Edw. E. Snyder, Samuel Bausman, Jehn Cop land and J. B. Lebkicher, a committee of the Union steam fire engine and forcing hose company Ne. 1, left Lancaster this morning for Trenten, N. J., te present te the Union of that city the beautiful testi monial prepared for them seme time age, aud which has been fully described in these columns. The committee was te have gene last week, but were detained because the box in which the massive gilt frame of the testimonial is placed is se large that it could net be get into a freight car, and arrangements had te be made te ship it in en open platform car. m Driving Accident. Yesterday afternoon while Isaac Burk holder, of Akren, was en his way home from Lancrr-ter he dieve into the buggy of James Tt ?go near Ephrata,- throwing him out. V man by the name of Sweigart who was with Burkhelder was also thrown from the buggy and had his arm dis located and was otherwise bruised. Dr. Lightner of. Ephrata attended him. The vehicles were both broken. uncharged en a Writ. Erhart Winterhalter, a German, who was committed by the mayor for 15 days for being druuk and disorderly, was dis charged en a writ of habeas eeipus this morning. He had served eight days of his sentence and he wanted te go te the country te de farm work. Ne ene ob jected te his release. Bicycling. There are a large number of bicycle riders in this city aud the pregramme for this week's races include a bicycle match. The entries will net close until te night, and there is a fine opportunity for some of the local amateurs te distinguish them selves. Horses shipped. Kauffman Dentsch shipped eighteen fine large work horses te New Yerk te day. THE EQUINE PABADOX. WHAT TBATIOCD HORSES CAX DO.' A Fine Exhibition et Animal Intelligence Last Kit tit. Last evening Prof. Bartholemew exhib ited bis trained horses in this city for the first time. The opera house was packed with people and it was almost impossible te secure standing room after 8 o'clock. The scenery bad all been thiewn back en the stage, which is covered with a thick coating of saw dust. Twe large and heavy ropes are stretched aciess the fient. There are sixteen animals in the company, including three ponies aud one .small denkeyC There are horses of all kinds "and colors. It is wonderful what intelli gence these animals are possessed of and their performance is simply astonishing. The horses are first introduced by the professor as scholars. They are en their way te school and arc as frisky and play ful as children and cut 'all kinds of capers. This scene is ended in a short time by the ringing of the school bell by one of the horses. The ether animals form themselves into classes, the small ones being en one side and the larger ones en the ether. Prof. Bartholemew then takes his scat aud gives orders te the animals ; ene takes his coat and bringabim a chairs another brines bis mail and a third cleans the blackboard with a large spenge held between his teeth. Bucephalus and Caesar each danced a jig in a great deal better style than many actors. A real wonderful act is that of Ceasar who at the word from any one in the audience turns te the right or left and makes the figure eight. Abdal lah is a beautiful bay mare and she gives exhibitions of pacing, trotting, running and marching, traveling in either style at the word of command from the professor. After this act the horses are given a recess for a short time, when they-' again begin cutting capers, but are soeu brought to gether by the ringing of the bell. Nellie, a beautiful little bay mare, and a great favorite, rolls a barrel up and down a plank which is balanced, and Prince and Pepe see-saw ou the same. Among the horses there are seven that can jump and notwithstanding the small stage they did their work last night without a break. Prince and Pope were placed alongside of a gate and the horses one after another as their names wcre called, jumped ever them. One of the best acts is the murder trial in which all the horses take part. The donkey acts as ludge and he is seated en ay high place where he leeks as wise as an owl. A pony is the court crier and six horses compose the jury. One of the animals is tried for murder, and after seme consultations he is acquitted by the jury. The verdict is takeu by a horse, and after that all have a geed time. The drilling of the animals is something very wonderful, and it is astonishing with what precision they go through the many diffi cult movements. The show ends with the great battle scene iu which the animals have a fort and sheet the gunsthenibelvcs. Several, drop ever as if dead and ene runs te the fort te secure the iflag. He is shot and wounded, and while sitting down another animal steals- the flag from his mouth. After the battle they am all formed in line when the flag is handed by the horses from ene te another all along the line. Iu the battle act a great amount i of animal intelligence is exhibited, and the horses go at their work as though it was a real battle. Each ene knows what he has te de and he does it at ence. The animals all knew their names aud these of their companions, and when one is called upon te de anything the ethcis leek at him as though they desired te urge hini. They also seem te have a knowledge of number, as they can allbe called out by the mention of the number of each. The show is an excellent one, and it is doubtful if there is another troupe of horses se well trained in the world. The large andiances are well deserved and they will undoubtedly continue all week. L1TTLK LOCALS. Here and There and Everywhere. Jehn Rebman sold yesterday at the Key stone house, for Jeseph Oebcr, 12 head of horses, averaging $210.25 per head. The less sustained by Ames Ringwalt, saddle and harness maker, by the late lire ou North Queen street, has been adjusted, the amount of less being appraised at $154. Mr. Resenstein's less by the same fire is net yet adjusted. His honor the mayor this morning com mitted three diserderlies te the county prison ene for thirty days and two for five days each. One tramp was dis charged. Geerge Green, carpenter, while working en the reef of an old house en High street found lying there an old Spanish silver " quarter," or two real piece, coined! in 1782, which had probably becu lying there a geed many years. II. B. Shearer, Elias B. Shearer, Henry Meycr and Edward Dembacb have been arrested en complaint of Daniel Dehwcr, of Raphe township, who charges them with malicious trespass. They gave bail for a hearing before Justice Gibble, of Manheim, ou Thursday. We have been shown a curiosity in the flower line, which was grown by Mrs. T. Strauss, en North Queen street. It is a deuble rose with two small separate buds enclosed in leaves, the same as these of a rose. Jehn Vanhart, a Philadelphia musician, has been elected leader of the Keystone band of this city, and will take charge of the organization at once. Our citizens can expect excellent music from the band under his management. Yesterday a small white deg, supposed te have been mad, bit a valuable cow be longing te Mr. Iless residing en Evan's farm near this city. Mr. Hess' hired man attempted te drive the deg away when he. tee was bitten in the beet. The deg made geed his escape The cow is kept separ ate from the rest of the stock. List of Unclaimed Letter. The following is a list of unclaimed let ters remaining in the posteffice for the week ending June 10, 1882 : Ladies List Mrs. E. F. Allen, Rachel B. Britten, Susan dayman, Annie Chan dler, Mary Eshleman, Mollie Hawthorn, Bessie Hendersen, Clara Hoever, Mrs. David Keyport, Mrs. Jehn N. Landls Anna McArthur, Ida Neal, Mrs. Hettie A. Parmer, Mary W. Rcttew, Annie Tayler (2). Gent's List Jehn Arnel, m Bis.sci, Benj. F. Bunker, P. Cranchitclla, Jehn Green, Henry F. Gelisher. Jehn Gallagher, (for.), A. H. Kirtley, B. F. & A. B. Lau dis, Lancaster spectacle factory, Gustavus Lewis, Steely McNabb, Daniel Murry, Oliver Ncizcl, B. M. Shirk, Wm. Schieb, Jeseph Stein. Moravian Theoleeical Seminary. The commencement exercises of the Moravian theological seminary, Bethle ham, are held this week. The baccaliu reatc sermon was delivered Sunday even ing by Rev. Charles Nagel, of Lititz. Yesterday the eighth anniversary of the Cemcniau literary society was held, at which Mr. Charles A. Haenhle, of Leba non, delivered an oration en Ralph Walde Emersen. The commencement proper is held te-day. Tbleves About. A fine bay horse, valued at $200, was stolen from the livery stable of W. P. Linville at the Gap en Monday night last. Ne clue te the burglars. Alse en the same night a few chickens were stolen from the premises of William McLimans. COLUMBIA NEWS. OUK REGULAR UURRESFUNUKMUi: Kventg Along the Sniqaehanna Items et v Interest In and Around the Borough ricked Up by the Intelli gencer's Reporter. Mr.FrankLeeg will leave town iu a few days for the West' Te-ntglrtrwill be-heH a meeting of the Corinthian Chapter, Ne. 2H of Masens. Mr. Heward Purple, residing en Third street, cut. his band severely yesterday white' handling a'brbkea flower pet. Mr. J. P. Kauffman and wife, of Phila delphia, are the guests of Mr. A. J. KaulY man .en 2d street, j- n The colored bad istasjw holding a festi val eh the -Hiif." a A new plank crossing is being made at the Pennsylvania railroad at Bridge street. Mr. Heraea Ashbroekv of Yerk, is a guest of Mri Will(Juathiet en Perry rftreet. - i Pennsylvania railroad men are jnbi Lint because the pay car will be here te morrow. Dr. W. S. Bruner is the happy father of a Hue girl baby. Mr. Frank Nelf, residing en 5th street, died suddenly yesterday afternoon of heart disease. "He haeLbfen ill but a few days. "i. h." Jt 5 fl A drunken woman who was creating a disturbance en the streets yesterday was placed in the lock-up by Officer Fisher. Mr. Will Fcndrich has disposed of hi. bicycle te Mr. E. E. Lindemuth, of Ma rietta. The attendance at the drills of company C is becoming larger, as was evinced by the number present last evening. Anether new name was placed en the roll. The company is getting in trim for the August ,' inspeCtJetf.j " j 'A party nAhftve been held at the resi- ' denccef Mr. Michael Themas, en Fourth street last evening, was indefinitely post poned ou account of the ucccsr.ary ab sence from town of Mr. Themas. The congregation of St. Jehn's Lutheran church expect te escupy their new edifice, corner of Locust aud Sixth street, next month. It will be a very pretty buiidiug when finished. A package party will be given in Odd Fellows' hall en Saturday evening. July 19, by Putnam Circle, Ne. 113, U. U. II. F., of Pa. Three handseme prizes in sil verware will be given away. An infant child of Harry Aikiu was found dead In jbedj and the coroner's jury concluded that it came te its death from natural causes. JTTsi'lffrsii Bermen. The Rev. Geerge Jenes, pastor of the First African Baptist church, en Seuth Fifth street, will preach his iarewcll sermon this evening. It is almost a year since Mr. Jenes took charge of this church, when it only had a congregation of eleven members. It is new iu a pros perous and flourishing condition. The gentleman expects te leave en Thursday for his new field of labor, Elizabeth, New Jersey. , ' A Kloteus Quartette. Last night a, desperate fight occurred en 'Frent-street above the P. R. R. depot, be tween four men. One was cut en the head and in the stomach with what he de clares te be a knife. Anether had his thumb se badly bitten as te render ampu tation pTebabfc. A; law-suit is in the pro spective when new developments as te the cause of the fight and soma ether unknown facts will be made public. rrer. Matlilet's Sluslcule. A musicale was held last evening at the residence of Prof. Will Matbiet, en Perry street. The large number present were delighted with the musical selections fur- nibbed. Prpf. ifetbiet presided at thew piano aud organ, ?and a number of ladies T added their voices te the pleasure el tne evening. The Misses Georgie Bennett andOra Crownshield, .in both sole.s and ducts gained fresh laurels. Hid ne Blew eat the (ins t Mr. Jehn Miller, of Sporting Hill, a telegraph operator of the Reading & Col umbia railroad, registered at the Frank lin house, last evening. When shown te his bedroom, the porter instructed him hew te turn off the gas. This morning, when called at the hour he had designat ed for rising, no answer was returned. The caller, supposing he did net wish te ii.se at that time, left him, aud again re turned about 8 o'clock. Net then receiv ing an, answer te his call, he tried the deer. It was unlocked, and stepping into the room, he was horrified te discover the room full of gas' and an apparently lifeless body stretched en the bed. Assistance was sum moned and Dr. Tayler sent for. The un conscious man was seen restored te his senses, and is new doing as well as can be expected. It was discovered that he had net turned the gas stepper, 'as instructed. i ii - - The I'risen Inspector. Night Watchman Reed and Cigar 15ei- Greiucr testified before the prison inspec tors yesterday te receiving money for the convicts and paying it te their friends ou .their orders. It was resolved that the watchman should have no communication with prisoners except te answer necessary calls aud that all meney for overwork be paid te the clerk ami duly entered. The new watchman gees en from G a. m. te ft p. m. The telephone ifin working order. The keeper k allowed G0 per year te keep his horse. Adntfssfomr'ef visitors are here after te be left exclusively te the keeper's discretion. -The final conclusion of the beard concerning the1 late escapes was that every precaution was taken in removing the prisoners te the workroom and their return te their cells again, but the officers did net exercise that vigilance necessary, knowing that the workroom was net a sufficiently secure place te held prisoners for hours without the presence of "gar boss, underkeeper, watchman or keeper. The Aldermen's Keply. The county auditors have received the reply of the aldermen and justices of the peace (the text of which has already been published in the Ietelligexcbu) in which they dispute the right of the auditors te investigate their alleged illegal accounts. The reply is signed by Alderman A. K. Spurrier, of the 4th vrard ; H. R. McCon McCen McCon emy, of the 1st ward ; J. K. Barr, of the 3rd ward ; Alex. Dennelly of the 7th ward, and I'alrickUonneuy.ei tbe eth waru.cuy ; and by Jehn P. Frank, W. Hayes Grier, and Geerge Yeung, jr., justices of the peace of Columbia. Jeseph Sampson, 0th ward, city, and Samuel Evans, of Colum bia, declined te sign the reply and are willing, we understand, te refund te the county treasury the amounts charged against them by the auditors. Linden Bali Commencement. The eighty-eighth annual commence ment of Linden Hall seminary will take place at Lititz en Wednesday evening, June 21, and it premises te rival in bril liancy the many successful afUirs or this kind held by the institution in the past. Following are the young ladies of the sensor class who will graduate : Lillie Bembcrger, Emma Hecb, Margie Jlycrs, Elizabeth Schrepp, Augusta Diffenderfer, Lillie Hershcy, Resa Rhodes and Adele Th ackara. Broke Through, as Bridge. This morning as Frederick Shaeffer was driving a two-horse team leaded with sand across the bridge that spans thfcCpn thfcCpn p.stega at Reigart's Landing, the timbe'r of the bridge gave way beneath the heavy lead of sand contained en the wagon, and driver; horses, wagon and sand fell through into the creek, a distance of about ten feet. After a long struggle in the water, which is six or eight feet deep, Mr. Shaeffer and the horses were safely get out.