TWJ ' .fevvwr " - -Hs-y r,yf' v-r-vfvmt aafcjy LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY JU&E 20 1882. Eancastn fntelltsencet. TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 20, 1882. Where's SImra? Jehn Wanamaker is reported te have advised Senater Cameren that he would prefer his nomination for congressman-at-large te be at the bands of a tew con vention, and it is said, but also denied, that the senator is willing that his reas sembled convention shall call a new con. ventien te make this nomination instead of doing the business itself ; but Cam Cam eeon is reported te be stoutly opposed te the meddling by the new convention with the nomination for any of the ether state officers. The only way in which a new convention could deal with any ether office than that of congressman-at-large would be through the voluntary withdrawal of the present nominees. Ne doubt their resignations would be readily offered if the Stalwart managers deemed them advisable; for General Beaver and his associates cannot be greatly delighted with the prospect of success which the election holds out te them. If Den Cameren was as smart as the old Winnebago who sired him it is sure enough that he would put a trap in front of the Independents, which they would have great difficulty in avoiding, by sweetly inviting them te a com munion in a new convention, summoned according te the rules they have fashion ed, and which they fondly hope will give expression te the popular Republi can will. If Den was as smart as Simen he would have little te fear from such a convention. But the fact being that he is a young bull instead of an old fox it may be assumed that he will butt his head against the wall in front et him instead of creeping through a con venient hole at the bottom. Where is the aged Simen 'i lie ought te be around counseling his hopeless son. It would be very interesting if we could get from the old man a copy of hia reflections con cerning the political career of Den since he gave him up the reins. If he had it te de ever again perhaps he wouldn't. He has net been able te preserve a mind anything like as equable as he possessed in the days when he ran the w.ell oiled machine himself easily and noiselessly. Its horrid bumping ever the stones under Den's management must give Simen a headache often. Official Negligence. We have heretofore called the atteu tieu of the public in general and of ex County Recorder Samuel S. Martin, in particular, te the fact that when he quit his office he left a portion of the records of his term net " signed up " as the law and his public duty require. lie has net yet discharged this neglected duty, and it is a question whether the records in the condition in which he left them are geed records. Anether embarrassment may arise from the' fact that Mr. Martin, new out of office for nearly three years, is functus officio, and therefore disqualified te perform any act as recorder. Fer any less which may result te anyone from the defect in the public records, occasioned by Mr. Mar tin's neglect, he and his bondsmen are liable. But he Is net alene in his responsibil ity for this condition of things. The act of June 17, 1839, expressly directs that as often as the recorder shall be superceded, at least, the judges shall examine the public records, books, indexes, &c, and ascertain whether they are kept and left as the law contemplates, and if neglect is apparent they are directed te have the deficiency performed, and when the same arose from neglect or misconduct of the preceding officer they shall assess and order a just and reasonable compen sation for such servica, and all moneys thus paid out of the county treasurer must be collected from the defaulting officer. New, if at the expiration of Re corder Martin's term Judges Livingston and Patterson did net examine into the condition of his records te ascertain if they were kept as the law directs, they were just as guilty of neglect as he was; and if tiiey did examine them, and did net discover the deficiency, or if they found it and new after nearly three years, have net had the defaulting ofli efli ofli ear called te account, they are as culpa ble as he. It is such neglect of the county officers te keep their records in proper condition and the neglect of the judges te see that they de this which leads te the sort of confusion that prevailed when, accord ing te the bills of McMellen, Edgcrly, Barnes, Huber & Ce., it cost the county same $4,000 te rearrange the papers in the prothenotary's and register's offices. That these bills were outrageous in their amount the auditors will likely deter mine, but if the county offices were kept in proper condition there would net be any occasion whatever for any such expenditures. And it is the busi ness of the court te examine the offices, as often as their incumbents are super, seded and as much oftener as may be necessary, te see that they are kppt in proper condition. Dummies. We are told in the geed Boek of an image that had a head of line geld and the feet "part of clay." But the big iron safe in the county treasurer's office is a mere inconsistent and unsubstantial structure than the idol whose descrip tion is related in Daniel. Our public iron safe has head and feet both of weed. Upen first view this safe leeks like a massive and stately affair. Upen close and critical examination, it will be seen that it rests upon a geed sized base and is covered with a bulky top and project ing cornice, all of weed, but painted te resemble the body of the safe and well calculated te deceive. And thereby bangs a tale. Ex-County Treasurer Greff bought this safe second-banded at an auction in this city for $125 and had .tbe base made for it. When he quit the office, as one of the county commissioners testi fied before the auditors, it was represent ed te them that this safe was needed for the increasing business of the county treasury, and that a new one like it would cost net less than $300. They took a leek at It, thought it was a biz thing and they paid Greff $285 for it. New the auditors are advised that they can get a new one, exactly like it, from the manufacturers, for $170. This is one of the eccentricities of Lancaster county politics which have given our community such a fragrant reputation ever the country. It does net appear that Mr. Peffer, of the Carlisle Valley Sentinel, has in any way indicated that he will net support the local Democratic ticket, which, he holds, has net yet been completed. Under these circumstances his interro gation by the new county committee as te his purposes was altogether " tee pre vious " and the attempted revocation of his entirely regular appointment te the state convention is a mere brutum ful 'ncrt, te which the convention will most likely scarcely give respectful attention. Hekk Smith voted with the Democrats yesterday. We trust he found the sensa tion delightful. At the session of the American institute of Horaejopatky at Indianapolis, last week, Dr. Talbott, of Bosten, made an in teresting report, which shows 7,000 bom bem bom cuepathic physicians and 278 institutions in the United States. They are tee numerous te be snubbed. Three niore Philadelphia election offi cers have been convicted of making false returns and have been seDt te jail for it and disqualified from holding office or voting for seven years. These little inci dents have a tendeucy te give O.iraereu another agonizing season of jumping toothache. Tin: agitation ever the discomforts and lack of humane care attending the trans portation of imigrants and ether steerage passengers has its sequel in the passage by both houses of Congress of a bill which provides that every passenger shall be al lowed 100 cubic feet en the first deck and 120 en the second deck, and regulates the construction of the berths, ventilation, feed, surgical attendance, and the separa tion of the sexes, etc. Rev. Dk. McCook, of Philadelphia, knows a heap about ants and their habits. He has niade a special study of them. But when he tackled the Sunday news papers he argued in gross ignerance of what he was talking about aud gave the newspapers a most excellent opportunity te expose the error or his statements as well as the weakness of his logic. Seme of the Sunday papers de a geed deal of better preaching than is had from the avorage Presbyterian pulpits, and we dare say Dr. McCook reads the Monday papers with interest net abated because much of the work dene upon them is performed en the S.ibbath. Seme of the Presbyterian divines ex plain that their general assembly could net act upon the appeal which came up te it in regard te lleber Donaldsen's dancing case because if, upon the records presented, the assembly had acquitted, it would have made no dancing wrong, no matter hew aggravating the surroundings. If the assembly had sustained the finding of the lower courts en the records, it would have made all dancing wieng, no matter hew innocent the circumstances. The as sembly could net decide cither way, for neither is the law of the church. Dancing under the law of the church is right or wrong by reason of the circumstances. The Democratic city convention of Har risburg last evening elected J. S. Ilalde" man representative delegate te the state convention, instructing him te support Judge Trunkcy for governor aud Gcoige II. Irwin for lieutenant governor. W. R R Gergas was nominated for assemblyman, Aud yet, we are reliably informed that Judge Truukey himself recently informed a leading Democrat of llarrisburg that he was net a candidate for governor and posi tively would net accept the nomination if tendered it. Moreover, we understand, that iu no evcut will Judge Truukey surrender his commission en the supreme bench te head the fight for Democratic success this fall in person. It will be remembered that the Times aud ether authorities laid the defeat of Judge Pershing, in 1875, te his unwillingness te resign from the bench and maku the contest for governor at the head of the column. Senater Cameren has been indus triously advised that the best thing he can de is te have an entirely new convention called for the nomination of a andidate for cengrcssman-at-Iargc. lie has been told se iu a public way by Marshall and Lear and he has been privately advised about it ly McManas and ethers. Se much has been said upon the subject that it is row apparently an accepted notion both at Washington aud at llarrisburg that the convention te-morrow will net de the work for which it was called together but, with Cameren's consent, will adjourn sine die, as it has already ence done, after recommending a new convention te be convened under the new rules, te nomi nate a congressman-at-large only. Such a lame and impotent conclusion will net mend matters, and will net concilate the Independents a bit. They are net te be placated with even an acceptable candi date for congressman-at-large, and cer tainly if this convention has no power te nominate it has even less power te call a new convention. A MIUSHIFMAH'S SUICIDK. The Tragic Death or itx-Cengreutinan Fin ley's son. 9 Midshipman Harry M. Finley, only son of ex-Ceugrcssrnan E. B. Pinley, Bucyrus, Ohie, resigned his commission in the United States navy en Tuesday, returned home Friday night and spent Saturday with his parents, who chided him for re signing. He passed Saturday evening in the company of the young lady te whom he was engaged te be married. Having dressed himself for breakfast and made his appearance in the dining room, he asked for his father, who had net vet arisen. He then repaired te the bedroom, whence shortly afterwards came the re port of a revolver. The parents broke open the belted deer te find their seu weltering unconsciously in his own bleed. The only message was, "Don't say I was insane " The assigned cause is that he feared his inability te successfully stand the approaching examination. He used his father's revolver, which lay en the stand. The ball entered above the right ear and emerged from tbe opposite side of the head. The deceased was twenty-four j years or age and bad been ordered te the Tennessee, at Hampton Reads. THE IOWA CATASTROPHE DKSTKCCTIVK GALES OF LAST SATURDAY. The Latert Keperts or the Lesses and the Deaths. Prem the results of the terrible storms of Saturday 41 deaths occurred at Grin nell and23 at outside points, 17 of the latter at Malcolm and five in the country northwest of Grinnell. The doctors say that six or seven mere of the injured at Grinnell will die. Seme physiciaus put the final death roll at Grinnell alone at mere than 50, while ethers fear it will yet reach as high as 75. Of the injured in that city there are new ever 120 known cases, about 80 of them being of a rather serious nature. In the country there are also several serious cases of injury. The best posted persons at Grinnell estimated that the death roll of the calamity would very probably reach 100. It is new 04, among them that of Conductor Dieguen, of the Reck Island read. One hundred and forty-three is estimat ed as the number of dwelling houses de stroyed by the tornado in Grinnell. It is estimated that this entails a less of half a million of dollars new, which is nearly a total less, as hardly any of them arc in sured against tornados or anything but fire. Mr. J. B. Grinnell states that fifty of the people in losing their homes lese all they had in the world. Outside of Grinnell, in Malcolm, and in the country, there is also immense less. Probably the aggre gate of all will net feet up less than three quarters of a million of dollars. Seme business men of Grinnell think that the actual less will be larger. At 11 o'clock en Saturday night a ter rific storm passed in southwesterly direc tion of Dcs Moines and Henry counties. Iu Burlington only rain and hail fell, but 1 a mile seutu ei tue cicy ine nurricaue uicw down barns, houses and orchards and de stroyed a vast amount of property. No body is reported killed. The electrical display was remarkable. The sky was aglow constantly for two hours. At Mount Pleasant, twenty-eight miles west, the hurricane was very destructive. Twe storms met ever the town at 11:30, and, accompanied by rain aud hail, broke in fearful fury, demolishing entirely the Baptist church, which cost $25,000. The spire of the Presbyterian church was lifted high in the air, inverting it ; the point struck the sidewalk in front of the church and was driven many feet iu the ground. The towers of all the churches are off and the churches are othewise damaged. Nearly every business house in the city is unroofed and damaged. The park and public square are filled with tin reefs, rolled into bunches like wads of paper. The rain damaged a large quantity of merchandise. The storm lasted about forty minutes. Three hundred dwellings are unroofed and damaged, and net a single chimney is left standing. A thousand trees are twisted off. Three large brick school-houses are iu ruins, but the college building escaped. Only two persons were reported killed a Mrs. Scott and her son, who lived near the city. Nene are seriously injured in the town. The insane hospital, with 000 inmates, in the track of the storm, is net damaged. The less iu Mount Pleasant is above $150, 000. Fifty freight cars, standing en a side track a mile east of Mount Pleasant, were careened upon the main line and a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train collided with them, wrecking the uptnrned curs com pletely. Engineer A. M. Parmitcr was slightly injured. Mail reports from Story county represent the damage as very serious. Several buildings were swept away at Kelly. All the buildings en the farms of J. A. Mc Farland and William Templeton were obliterated. Further east all the build ings en sixteen farms were swept away. Twe school houses in Nevada were demol ished. The school house in Albauy was carried away. All growing crops in the track of the wind were destroyed, and cattle, horses, hogs and poultry were car ried long distances and deposited dead. Mrs. L. D. Thompson's little girl was killed, aud she herself had an arm broken. G. W. Hempsteck had a leg broken, aud h"i3 wife and child are injured internally. In Beene county a number of farm houses and barii3 were carried away, aud Christian Petersen's 8 year old son was killed. The Ravages In Michigan. A cyclone struck the southeast of Bay City en Sunday doing much damage. A barn belonging te Frank Fitzhngh wa3 tern down and a colt carried twenty reds and killed. The house of Themas Joyce was demolished. Mrs. Deles Caster was badly cut by falling timbers and a girl named Simpsen was dashed twenty feet from where she steed, striking against a feuce and receiving injuries from the effect of which she will probably die. A boy named Jehn Carrell had his skull fract ured and will probably die. Mrs. .Teyce her daughter, and another of the Carrell boys were badly bruised. The track of the storm was about eighty reds wide, aud in its path fences and trees were swept away. There was also a severe wind storm at Essexville, down the river from Bay City, but no injury is dene save from accom panying hail aud rain. Tiic cyelone swept through portions of Tuscola and Huren counties, doing great damage, especially four miles north of Gagctewn, where it tore down Nathan Lundy's heuse and barn and Malcolm McDonald's house. At the lattle place Mrs. McDeuald had a leg broken. The storm moved iu an easterly direction, aud from reports further en iu its course much property has been de streyed and mauy people have been in jured. Great damage by wind, rain and light ning in recent storms is reported from Springfield, 111., Trey, N. Y. Wilkcsbarrc and Bethlehem, Pa., and in Vermont. In Trey, N. Y., a terrific wind aud rainstorm demolished the partly erected walls of the Seymour chair factory, in West Trey. About ene hundred masons and carpen ters, who were at work, miraculously es caped, net ene being injured. The damajre is about 200. Around Bradford thirty rigs and small tanks were struck by light ning in various parts of the oil field, aud several thousand barrels of oil were lest. Tbe annual spring regatta of the Philadel phia yacht club took place en the Dela ware yesterday. The beats wcre struck by the storm when Rancocas island, and but six out of the twenty beats starting were left standing ; all the ethers were capsized or " carried away." Margaret Smith, aged 14, was struck by lightning while in a field near Liverpool, N. Y., and instantly killed. A WOMAN'S SAD CAKKKlC Finding a Deme In a Hellew Tree and Dearh In a Floed. A day or two age the body of Mary Watters was fished out of Twe Mile creek near Winchester, Ky. One night last week there was a flood. The water entered her home, which was in a hollow tree, aud cut off her escape. Further down the bank ten colored railroad workers, who were bunking in a shanty, were washed away and drowned. The rise was sudden and the force of the flood was terrific. Nene of tbe bodies of the workmen have been recovered. When the body of Mary Watters was found it was bleated, almost devoid of clothing and presented a sickening ap pearance. She was tbe wife of Harry Jack Watters and for two mouths the couple had eecnpied a hollow sycamore tree which steed en the bank of the creek. Theywere a roving couple and never lived long in one place. Hew two people ever lived in such cramped quarters is a mys tery. The opening into the trce is about two feet wideband runs up te a point about five feet from the ground. The hoi low is notever ten feet in circumference, and when the place was visited after the woman's death a pile of straw, which served as a bed, was the only thing this novel house contained. A small volume called a " Pocket-key te Heaven " and a number et letters written from different places te Jack were found. The letters written by the woman were in a delicate hand and were filed with entreaties for money te keep her from starvation. His letters te her were full of excuses for net sending her money, and it seems that the peer woman had a hard time. She was a blonde, about twenty-six years old and displayed marks of cultivation and refine ment. Oa the night of the flood Jack was en a spree. When told of his wife's death he did net appear te be very much troubled. m PERSONAL. James Randall, author of " Marylaud, My Maryland," will become private secre tary te the governor et "Georgia if Alex. H. Stephens becomes governor. Jehn Bright seen will have represented Birmingham in Parliament for twenty-five years. The English Liberals propose te maik the event by an appropriate celebra tion. Ex-Senater Haiu-an, of Iowa, aud Judge Wells, a member of the former commission, have been selected as mem bers of the new Alabama claims commis sion. Reak Admiral Febiger's retirement will promote Commedore A. K. Hughes te be rear admiral, Captain W. K. Maye te be commodore, and commander Geerge A. Stevens te be captain. Colonel Themas Jehns died in Cum berland, Md., en Sunday, at the age of 70. He was a graduate of West Point, and for a few months in 1861 commanded the Second Maryland Heme brigade. Theodere Themas has gene te the West for the summer. He will give a fortnight's series of evening concerts in Milwaukee, and at their close will go at ence te Chicago, where he will give even ing concerts. Garibaldi was godfather te about five thousand children. He was honorarybur henorarybur honerarybur gess of ninety cities.aud honorary president of one hundred and twenty societies. He received in all thirty swords of honor and three thousand addresses. Michael Davitt speke at the academy of music in New Yerk last night, llis audience was unexpectedly small, owing, it is said, te dissatisfaction of members of the Irish National Land League at the action of the Citizens' committee in taking the lead in Mr. Davitt's reception. Judge Van Hecscn, of the court of common pleas, presided at tbe meeting. FAMINE, FJKK AND FJROST. The Toriibie Death-Story of De Leng's i'arty. Mr. W. II. Gilder, the Jlerald correspon dent, late with the Redgers, sends the following dispatch, dated Lena Delta, April 12, 1832: "Melville found the bodies of De Leng's party en March 23. They wcre iu two places 500 and 1,000 yards from the wreck of the scow. Mol Mel villo's search party first started from the supply depot te fellow Ninderman's route from Usterday te Malvey, and afterward from Malvey back toward Usterday. They stepped at the place which Nin dermau and Nores passed the first day after they left De Leng, fccliug sure that the ethers had net get much further. There they found the wreck, and, follow ing along the bank, they came upon a rifle barrel hung upon four stieks. They set the natives digging en each side of the sticks and they seen came upon two bodies under eight feet of snow. While these men were digging toward the cast Melville went en along the bank twenty feet above the river te find a place te take bearings. He then saw a camp kettle and the remains of a fire about 1,000 yards from the tent, and approaching, nearly stumbled upon -De Leng's hand sticking out of the snow, about thirty feet from the edge of the bank. Here, under about :i feet of snow, they found the bodies of De Leng and Ambler about three feet apart, and Ah Sam lying at their feet, all being partially covered by pieces of tent and a few pieces of blanket. All tue ethers, except Alexia, they found at the place where the tent was pitched. Lee and Knack were close by in a cleft in the bank toward the west. Twe books of records with the medicine chest and a Hag en a staff wcre beside the tent. Nene of the dead had beets. Their feet were covered with rags tied en. Iu the pockets of all were pieces of burnt skin aud of the clothing which they had been eating. The hands of all wcre mere or less burned, and it looked as if when dying they had crawled into the fire, Boyd lyiug ever the fire, and his clothing being burned through te the skiu, which was net burned. Cellins' face was covered with a cloth. AH the bodies were carried te the top of a hill COO feet high about 40 versts te the southwest from where they were found, and there interred in a mausoleum ceustructed of weed from the scow, built iu the form of paramid, 22 feet long and 7 feet high, surmounted by a cress 21 fent high and a feet square, hewn out of drift weed, and conspicuous at a distance of 20 versts. The mausoleum was covered with stones, aud is te be sedded in the spring. The cress is inscribed with the record and names of the dead, cut in by the search party. After completing the tomb the party separated te search the Delta for traces of Chipps' people. Mel vileo went te the northwest part of the Delta, and west as far as the Olcnck river. Niudcrman took the centre and Bartlctt the northeast. Nindcrman and Bartletfc found nothing. Melville has net yet returned. The search is te be exten ded te Cape Berchaya and the bay of that name. They expect te finish in time te reach Yakutsk or Verkhejausk befere the rivers break up. If they de net finish befere that time they will have te retreat te the hills and mountains with the natives until the water falls, as the whole of the Delta is covered with water in the spring te a height of four feet, aud in some places te twenty feet, abeve the level of the river. Otherwise they would have buried the dead where they found them." TALES OF BLOOD. The Recerd or Calamity and Crime. Morrison's paper mill, at Tyreno, Ea., was burned en Sunday. Less, $180,000. William Berch and Philip Fetcbcr were killed iu New Yerk by the fall of a scaf -fold. Themas Lykens, 80 years of age, was drowned in Chester creek, at Chester, Pa., en Sunday night. Reger-Hall, aged 55, was thrown from a tip-cart by a runaway horse in Pawtucket, R. I., and was killed. A. Jacobs,' of New Orleans, a boy en the training ship New Hampshire ,at Newport. R. L, was knocked overboard by the boom of the practice schooner, and drowned. It is reported that the armv worm has appeared en Leng Island aud has stripped whele fields of growing corn at Jamaica Seuth. Sevcnteen year locusts are reported iu " myriads " in the Onondaga Valley, New Yerk. AtChauchula Station, Ala., Benjamin Butler and his wife beat their boy, aged 3 years te death and threw his body out of the window of their house. Four cowboys have just been killed in a fight with Indians en the Arkansas border of the Indian territory. They were taking cattle te Colerado and were herding them en a reservation, which they refused te quit when ordered te de se. The fire at the Diamond mine, Wilkes -barre, was yesterday confined te a large pillar of coal, 600 feet from the face of the gangway. If it can be prevented from spreading it may be extinguished in about ten days, but explosions continue, caused by the accumulation of gas. Twenty-seven Apache prisoners who were captured in recent fights with the Jesus and Maria bands were taken out in a field and shot. They behaved with won derful bravery, each one meeting his fate with remarkable coolness and looking de fiantly at his executioners. The widow of Michael Ryan, at Victory Mills, Saratoga county, N. Y., within the past three days, has lest three of her six daughters by spinal meningitis. Their three bodies were in the house at one time, and a fourth daughter is very ill. In Meadville, Pa., a little five-year-old daughter of T. J. Terry was missed by her parents, and upon search for her it was found that she had taken the oil can and was pouring kerosene iu the kitchen stove. The can exploded, enveloping the little creature in flames from head te feet. Her terrified mother was severely burned while endeavoring te relieve her. The child was burned te a blister from her knees up, and died after eighteen hours of excruciating pain. Iu the Bethlehem iron company's mill, Samuel R. Snyder, in trying te jump en a moving engine, missed his foothold and was se badly mangled that he died in three quarters of an hour. Peter Krusden, while cleaning a furnace of scrap, fell a distauce of twelve feet en his head, sus taining fatal injuries. Henry A. Wilber gcr, of Allentown, engaged iu inspecting electric lamps, fell into a pit, struck with great force the railing which supports the grading in the pit, and may die. COLUMBIA NEWS. Frem Oar Regular Correspondent. Repairs are new being made en oue of the Shawnee furnaces. A meeting et the Susquehanua ledge of Odd Fellows was held last evening. Sealed proposals will be received, up te the first of July, for the collection of the school tax. Nine a. m. is the hear for the opening of the Trinity Reformed S. S. hereafter. The parades and ether celebrations of the Grand Army of the Republic reunion in Baltimore will be witucscd by a number of Columbians. The friends of Mr. Jehn Shenbcrgcr will regret te learn that he is lying quite ill at his residence en Second street. A runaway horse tore out a hitching pest and breke a wagon te which he was attached yesterday en Bridge street. A neat beat heuse, for his sail beat, the " Hypatia," is being built en the river bank by Mr. Alfred Bruner. It was net until half-past 8 o'clock, last evening, that the opera heuse clock was illuminated. Will Fendrich's new 56-inch bicycle is the handsomest ene that has ever been in Columbia. It is reported that no Sunday school pic nic will be held this year by the Metho dists of town. Arrangements arc being maile by the E. E. Lutheran Sunday school for the hold ing of a picnic at Lititz. A wagon drawn by four horses breke down en Mill street yesterday. Quite a time elapsed befere it could be fixed tem porarily, enabling it te procecd te its dcs tinatieu. After a Inuring last eveuiug at 'Squire Yeung's, the young men arrested for causing a disturbance at the ball in the armory a few evenings since, were dis charged. Rev. Jehn McCoy gees te Franklin, Pa., te take charge of the Presbyterian church at that place. Judge Hamilton almost lest part of a finger by a hatchet cut, at Bletz's dry goods store this morning while packing goods. Lieutenant B. C. Welsh ami visitors left te-day for Baltimore, te attend the G. A. R. reunion coiebratiens. They will he guests of Cel. Edward Yeung, while in the city. After a short vacation, M. Benj. Lichty has returned te duty at the Pennsylvania railroad dispatcher's office here. Mr. Harry Upp, of the same ellicc, is new taking his vacation. Yesterday morning, while assisting his father te move a leg en thn river shore, Frank Miller, a lad of 14, residing en 4th street, hail his feet crushed by the leg fall ing en it. Several small bones are frac tured. Narrow Escapes. Twe little girls who were in a buggy en 2d street near Union yesterday, were much frightened by the herse becoming unmanagable. A gentleman who was passing ran te their assistance and prob ably prevented the animal from running away. It is a careless thing te de te give the charge of a herse te a ceuple little children. A man who stepped from the Yerk train yesterday while it awaited the arrival of the Marietta accommodation, abeve the station, was only saved from being struck and probably killed by the latter train, by an employee of the read, who pulled him te a safe place. A Songster's Suicide. The strauge spectacle of a bird hanging itself was witnessed by several persons in Mr. Jeseph Tyson's yard yesterday. Whether the hanging was an accident or net wan the question discussed by the wit nesses of it, but it is a fact that a bee bird hung itself by the neck, with a string suspended from an apple tree, nevertheless, A HALF DOUN DKAD BEADS. Were They Delegates te Cameren's Conven tion '.' This morning Officers Pyle and Gilbeit arrested half a dozen rather seedy looking fellows, who were making their way west en freight trains en the Pennsylvania rail read. They were taken befere Alderman McConemy, where formal complaint was made against them as trespassers. They were reluctant te give their names or resi dences, and probably gave fictitious ones. Seme of them claimed te be from Idaho, Colorada, New Mexico and California, and wanted te get back again te theso classic regions and grew up with the country. They were very probably delegates or lobbyists te the Cameren state convention, who had been overlook ed by Field Marshal Cooper, when he made distribution of dead head tickets te the favored ones who will be in attend ance at llarrisburg tomorrow. Alderman McConemy, who is playing " hob" with the freight car dead-headers en the Penn sylvania railroad promptly sent thorn te jail for ten days, te be fed at the expense of the county. If the aldrrnian could only get a whack at the dead heads who ride in the Pullman palace cars, he would make his fortune, and the Cameren convention te morrow would be a dead failure. Did Withdrawn. Albert Brcneman, whose bid of $1,039 for the construction of a bridge across the Little Conestoga at GrefFs mill was the lowest of any of the bidders, has with drawn it and says ha made an error of $US9 in his calculation. The next lowest bidder is W. C. Kuezel, whose bid of $1,247.00 will be accepted by the county commissieueis if it, tee, is net with drawn. Large Hall. One of the largest balls of the season was held in the West End hall last evening by the Merien club. There were almost 100 couples in the promenade. The music was furnished by Stoy's orchestra, and the order was first-class. Argument Court. In argument court the attorneys atd court are busy arguing and hearing cues in the common pleas. JAMES ALLEN BB0WN. SKETCH OF THE EMINENT DIVIJIK. A Lire of Laber ana Uaefulness Scholar, Theologian and Patriot Felnts In his Distinguished Career. Rev. James Allen Brown, D. D. LL. D., whose death we briefly noticed yes terday, was born in Druiuere township, this county, en the 19th of February,lS21, and was consequently iu his sixty-second year. He was a son of James Brown, farmer ; and two brothers, Lea P., farmer, and David, farmer, survive him. Deceased was brought up en the farm at home, and was self-educated, having received but the rudimentary schooling usually gained by farmers' boys. On the last day of December, 1810, being then net yet 20 years of age, he walked te Lancaster and purchased a Greek grammar at Baer's book store. In nine months, by steady application and hard study, he had se completely mastered the difficulties which beset him that he was qualified te enter the senior class of Pennsylvania college at Gettysburg. He entered in November and was graduated there. He then took the regular theological course, ana his career as a preacher comprised 2A jcars at Baltimore, 1 year at Yerk aud III years at Reading ; when, having achieved a reputa tion as a theologian and scholar, he was elected te the presidency of the theological seminary at Newberry, S. C. After a brief scrvice he was elected president of tbe college at the same place te suc ceed Dr. Sterk. This was in the troublous time preceding the outbreak of the rebellion, and an incident in Dr. Brown's career at this time has much of interest as illustrating the strength of character and fearless devotion te his convictions that distinguished him. On the day befere the Star of the West, the vessel sent by the administration te the relief ei Fert Sumter, was lired en by the rebels, and when public feeling iu the community rau high, a number of Dr. Brown's friends came te him and told him that a committee of citizens purposed waiting upon him te get from him an ex pression of opinion ou the pending diffi culty. That same day, after the usual service of evening prayer at the college, in the presence of a large assemblage that comprised the faculty and students of the institution, President Brown arose, and, very pale but with a leek of stern deter mination upon his countenance, informed the audience of the notice that had been given him, and said that he there and then proposed te anticipate the action of the committee of citizens who had becu appointed te interview him. He said he had been born in the North and reared in the North, and that his sympathies in the approaching struggle were unequivocally with the North ; that he would resign his connection with the institution, return te the home of his nativity, the old Keystone state, and if necessary take up anus in de fense of the Union. Dr. Brown followed this announcement by suiting the action te the word, resigned the presidency of the college, aud signified his intention of returning North at once. Mr. Johnsten, who was chancellor of the state of Seuth Carolina, and a very clese friend of Dr. Brown, came te the latter ami asked te be permitted te drive htm te a small station about nine miles from Newberry, where he could take the cars, and thereby avoid any expression of vio lence from the excited populace. Dr. Brown declined the offer. He said he had ceme te Seuth Carolina openly and with out fear, and he proposed te leave the state with his family in the same manner. He did se and there were no hostile dem onstrations from the people. He came North directly, and entered the army as chaplain in the 87th Pennsylvania regi ment. After a period of field service, he was transferred te the hospital at Yerk, where he performed a labor of leve in min istering te the spiritual wants of the sick and dyiuc heroes of the war. At the close of the great struggle Dr. Brown succeeded Dr. S. S. Schmuckcr as president of the theological seminary at Gettysburg, in this state, one of the great institutions of the Lutheran church in America. When Dr. Brown was quite young Dr. Schmuckcr was standard au thority en Lutheran doctrine, and Dr. Brown was an earnest student of his works. Shortly after his accession te the Gettysburg presidency Dr. Brown com pleted a work which he called " The New Theology ; its Abetters and Defenders." The depth of learning and scholarly ic scarch evinced iu this production at once scut its author te the front rank of think ers aud theologians of the Lutheran church, and he has since been legarded as ene of the foremost men in that great de nomination. While yet holding the position of presi dent of Gettysburg seminary, in 187!, Dr. Brown noticed a failing in his right eye, and en consulting Dr. Chesholm, of Balti more, in regard te the matter, was inform ed by the latter that the trouble lay with the brain ; and the physician advised a ces sation from work of all kind, stating that rest was what the patient needed te gain restoration for the impaired faculty. Ac cordingly he went te Bedford in company with Dr. .1 . A. Sciss, of Philadelphia, but instead of indulging in the rest te which he had been .commended he devoted himself te an exhausting work ou theological subjects. He returned home iu August, 1879, unimproved, and at times found himself entirely blind in the injured eye. On December 9, 1879, he sustained a partial stroke of paralysis that confined him te his bed for three weeks, and when he was again able te be about his right arm was paralyzed and he was speechless. In the latter pari, et 1880 he resigned the presidency of the seminary, but the beatd of trustees re fused te accept it, in the hope that their beloved head might net be beyond the range of recovery. In 1831, finding him self no better he agaiu tendered Iiis re signation of a pest which he had filled with se much honor te himself, te the institution and te the Lutheran church, from 18G4 te 1881, and this time it was reluctantly accepted. Dr. Brown then came te Lancaster, and has since resided en North Duke street, above the railroad bridge. Dr. Brown was a prolific writer and lib eral contributor te church journals. At the time of his resignation of the Gettys burg presidency, he was the owner aud proprietor of the Quarterly Reciew of the Lutheran church, and also wrote largely for the Bibliethecti Stem and the Princeton Review. He had also been associated with tbe late Rev. Dr. J. I. Membcrr, of this city, in the production of a work, and was the author of numerous ether works ea theological subjects. Dr. Brown was married te .Mary E. Hay, daughtcref Dr. Jacob Hay, of Yerk. She and a family of nine children survive him, his own death being the fiistte break the circle. The children are : J. Hay Brown, esq., of this city ; SalHe, wife of E. J. Cox, esq., of Gettysburg ; Mary E., wife of Rebert M. Agnew, esq., of this city ; Ncllie A., wife of S. S. B. Ramey, of Ramey, Pa. ; Carrie, wife of J. F. Graff, miller, of Grand Rapids, Mich. ; and two unmarried sons and two unmar ried daughters living at home en Duke street, this city. Dr. Brown was of Quaker extraction. and while he was a college student was confirmed in the Presbyterian church by Dr. Watsen, an uncle of Judge Patterson, of this city. At the time of 'his affliction and up te his death he way paying for the support and education of a young convert from heathenism in India. A warm at tachment existed between the two, the convert having adopted the name of his benefactor, and Dr. Brown bsing in frequeat receipt of letters from the student that are described of the most touching character. Tha young man also sent his photograph, which the doctor prized very highly. The degrees of D. D. and LL. D. were conferred en Dr. Brown by a number of colleges in different parts of the country. m Charged with Auulterjr. Before Alderman Barr yesterday Lizzie Waidley had a hearing ea a complaint of adultery preferred against her by Ames IC. Bewers. The truth of the charge having been made out te the satisfaction of the alderman, Mrs. Waidley was, in default of bail, committed te the county jail, and was conveyed there in her own husband's carriage ; and it may be regarded as somewhat singular that the husband instead of being the prosecutor in the case stands by his wife and opposes the prosecution. Thus within a few days past a husband aud wife have been com mitted te jail for adultery Jacob Wiegand and Lizzie Waidley aud both Mrs. Woi Wei gand and Mr. Waidley are anxious te get their erring partners out of the clutches of the law. Lets of Meney. June 15 was the last day for the pay ment of tax te the collector in order te re ceive the four per cent abatement. The collectors have all made their returns ex cept one, and the following amounts were received ou the days given : June l.i. .......... ..........$ 33,311) 7l " It! fi3,715 1)7 It--- ...................a... ...... t),iK tlU 'J. .--. . . . . .. . .. .. .. . ..... . 4,IU iXV Total $171,017 US Most of the above is county tax. An addition of five per cent, is added te state tax after August 1 . Discharged en a Writ. Walter E. Hauntch, who was commit ted te jail by Alderman McGIinn for 10 days, en the charge of drunken and dis orderly conduct, was taken before Judge Livingston this morning en a writ of 7iabeu3 counts. He was discharged, the magistrate, constable and complainant having been notified and failed te appear, aud the proceedings of the magistrate failing te show that the accused was con victed of the offense with which he stands charged. Oil for Haiti mere. The following members of Gee. II. Themas pest, G. A. R., left for Baltimore at 1:50 p. m. te-day tu attend the national encampment : Messrs. Jehn B. Lawrence, Geerge Elli Elli ott, Benjamin Sharwoed, Jehn F. Wiley, M. N. Stark. James A. Nimlew, Wm. Deylo, D. M. Moere, Jehn J. Hartley, G. Gcrstley. Jacob Beric, W. II. Fisher, Jes. Bear, Fred. Fred. Seurbeer, Thes. Hub ley, Jehn Negley aud Jacob Shelly. W. Hayes Gricr, esq., is the representa tive te the encampment from this county. They parade te-morrow aud return en Fri day. Died lu HarrlHburg. A telegram received iu this city :tn oun ces the death at Hariisburg. about 2 o'clock this afternoon, of Mrs. E. M. Kil Kil leugh, daughter of the late Mathias Zahm and sister of Messrs. G. M., ILL. and E. J. Zahm, of this city. Mrs. Kil Kil leugh was the wife of Jehn Killeugb, formerly a resident of this city. She was almost sixty years of age and leaves, be sides her husband, two daughters and ene seu, the latter and ene of the daughters being married. Berks Officials te Vllt Lancaster. The county commissioners of Berks will visit Lancaster en Monday uext te inspect the public buildings here and gather in formation in regard te the culinary de partment of the Lancaster county prison, preparatory te the improvements te be made in the new kitchen new being erect- ed at the Berks county prison. The com missioners have extended an invitation te the beard of prison inspectors te accom pany them. Uelng te Vhlladeirfhlii. Harry Mcllibgcr, the bass vocalist, of this city, has received aud accepted a posi tion as bass singer in the quartet te choir of the Fourth street Lutheran church, Philadelphia. We understand that Prof. Barili and ether eminent Philadclphians speak highly of the quality of Mr. Mol Mel lingcr's voice. Mr. Mellingcr will leave for Philadelphia in a few days. Wants Divorce. In the prothenotary's office Ella Gibsen, by her next friend Miles Frankford, makes application for a diverce from her husband Charles Gibsen, en the grounds of deser tion. Gibsen is the man who was sent te prison for eight years for herse stealing and escaped some months age. His wife is Jehn Frankford's daughter. A Singular Urenrth. Samuel Fowl, of Landis Valley, has laid upon our table a potato of last years growth, from the inside of which is grew ing a new potato, which as it increased iu size split open the old one. 3Ir. I'ewl Mates that he finds a great many of his potatoes sprouting in this manner. A Terrible Fall. Daniel Murray, a. colored hed carrier, working for Geerge Marien, fell from a ladder en Gee. B. Schauta's new building en Christian street this forenoon. He fell for a distance of three stone." inside the building and is badly cut aud brniscd. Dr. L. A. Warren attends him. Sent te I'rlBen. Four ugly-looking bums were arrested in the northern part of the eity while drunk last night by Officers Swc.nk and Burns. They had made an attempt te enter the cellar of Mrs. Hartmau, but i were frightened away. They each get 10 A days in prison. DreKe Down. Today as a two hoi se wagon leaded with legu intended for Lebzclter's sawmill, was crossing the very deep aud very bad gutter at the corner of water and James streets, the wagon broke down, making it ncccssaiy te unload the legs and take them te the mill en another wagon. Mm. UauRman'ri funeral. The funeral -of Mrs. J. W. B. Bausman took place from the residence of her father, Themas C. Franklin, esq., this morning, where the services were held. It was very largely attended, and the inter ment was made at Woodward Hill ceme tery. Correct Flgurea. The property of Ann Eliza Barricks' es tate, P. II. Lyne, administrator, at Ne. 10 Wrst James street, sold te Dana Graham for 8851, net $815, as published. Sl'EVIAL XOTJUES. Catarrh et the Dlailder. StiiiKiiifj irritation, i nil animation .all Kidney and Urinary Complain Ih, cured by " Buchu. p.iiba.' $1. Depot Jeliu Black. IVlie irais Much ilehU Little. The proprietors el Ely's Cream Baffin de net claim it te tc a cure-all, but a snre remedy for Catarrh ami Catarrhal Deatncsa, Celdt In the Head anil Hay Fever. Cream Balm effectually cleanses tZus nasal pn'ssagpn of Catarrhal virus, causing h'.-altliy sccrctien-i, allays inflammation, protects the iiiciiibranal linings of the head treiu addi tkmal cold, completely heals tbe sores and restores thcscnseeftasteundHtucU. Beneficial results are realized by a low applications. A thorough treatment will cure Catarrh. The Balm i ea3y te use and agreeable. Sold by druggists at SO cents. On receipter 50c will mail a package. ELY'S CB.EAM BALM CO., Oswego, N. Y. Fer sale by Lancaster druggists. 123-dftw T V r
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