LANCASTER DAILY INTEUjIEKCES. THUBSDAY, AUGUST 31,1882. Lancaster fntriUgcncrt. THURSDAY STONING. AUG. 31. 1882. Tfce Deaanis f the Future Political affairs were never in a more chaotic condition in this country than they are 'now. Old things hare passed away and new conditions demand new political treatment. Party lines have been broken and are in a formative state. It is an era of political readjust ment, and the party that chooses its ground most wisely is the one that will plant itself most irmly. There are. always OQpy men of many minds, and there will always be differences of views in a party upon many questions ; but there is ttiion upon vital issues. For some years the great parties have been kept together rather by their traditions and prejudices than by their principles. The distinctive issues dividing Demo crats and Republicans have been more difficult of precise definition than ever before. In different sections the parties are differently arrayed upon like issues. In Tennessee and Vircinia, for instance, it is upon the matter of preserving the state credit. In Virginia the Democratic party has been temporarily submerged by its opposition to repudiation ; while in Tennessee it has been defeated by the refusal to plant itself firmly upon the solid ground taken by the party in Vir ginia. It is evident that in this state of political affairs the very wisest leader ship is needed. It is easy to lead in a beaten track ; but not so easy where the path must be cut afresh. The traditions of the Democracy are such as naturally incline it to the true ground which needs to betaken by the successful party of the future ; and if it can be preserv ed from the leadership of those who are controlled by selfish motives only, it will bo sure to emerge from the existing chaos in good trim for future battles. TJio party in the past has been greatly troubled by selfish leaders. It needs to free itself from them ; lo cut itself loose from old men's quarrels and to start out with a single devotion to the inter ests of the whole people and country. That Democratic sage,IIoratio Seymour, has lately given this advice to the party. He has declared that it has suffered sadly during all his long connection with it from this trouble. His active expe pericuce dates from the Van Buren times when New York was rent with quarrels between Democratic leaders, as it is now. It is strange that a party which has such a counsellor among its state members should be torn by a question of adherence to inferior men lko Tilden aud Kelly. Horatio Seymour's word and ad vico .should control the Now York De mocracy cosily, and would if they had but to control the honest voters of the party, uninfluenced by the selfish machinations of men who make it their business to manipulate the political machinery for their own profit and aggrandizement. The Democracy in New York are di vided and by no issue of principles. There is no substantial reason for their quarrel, which would be speedily quieted if certain of these leaders were required to step down and out, and to stay there. In Pennsylvania we have a happy unity ; aud in the country the party is in a satisfactory condition outside of New York and Tennessee. In Virginia Mahone has taken away all the party . that ho can get, and part of his follow ing is on its way back. He bit off more than ho could masticate. When he gave in his adhesion to Arthur, it was notice to all the good Democrats who had fol lowed him that they had got into the wrong camp. Congressman Fulkersou, the strongest leader in the southwest, and Mahonc's ablest lieutenant, has re fused to join him in joining the Itepub lican party and lends the movement against Mahone in his section. While these troubles are quieting and the tolitical waves are settling Ictus get our ship in readiness to sail out in good trim. What we need to do is to show ourselves to be the true Democ racythe real friends of the people and of their government. Let us be clear in our declarations against the control of this nation by the few ; and emphatic in our demand that the influence of money shall not out-weigh the voice of men. Then we will be secure in our political foundation and certain of our ultimata power. "The Deg Is Dead." The management of the Philadelphia House of Correction has been tolerably free from open scandals, but it is well known that in former years places on the board, the members of which are elected by city councils, were largely sought by off-color politicians who are always "on the make." It is easy to see that the supply department of such an institution might afford a fine field for ring manipulation, provided there was no incorruptible and vigilant watchmau somewhere on the pathway to tho city treasury. Controller nan cock was praised to the skies by the old city ring as a paragon of personal and official virtue, but it was only a woll played game to deceive the people, who, when the light was sud denly turned on, discovered that "Hon est Sammy's" ways wero the ways of the wicked ; m other words, that he had permitted the city to be systematically robbed. Under his administration an nual expenses increased enormously and the contractor, public institution mana gerund political cormorant generally waxed fat and defiant. Now a radically different state of affairs exists in and out of tho controller's office1 being sim ply due to the presence therein of an honest man. And thereby hangs a most suggestive tale, not merely founded on facts, but upon the cold and solid truth itself. xteceniiy Business misfortune over took one of the most active of the Cor rection managers, and being utterly without financial resources he was prac tically reduced to the unhappy but by no means uncommon condition oi an "official" tramp. Meeting him press ing bricks one day on the highway, a sympathizing friend suggestively in quired : " Joe, can't you get a living out vi 'hrC'irrcction ?" Slowly and sadly. as though bringing with it the last shreds of a blighted and lost hope, came the forlorn and mysterious reply: " Billy, the dog is dead." Being pressed for an explanation the broken-hearted manager said : " The situation is just this : There was a time when something might be done, once in a while, but now the city of Philadelphia can't buy a box of matches and have them paid for with out a voucher or a roll of documents as long as your arm. That man Pattison beats everything I ever saw or heard of. You can't get away with him. He watches everything like a hawk. No, Billy, as I said before, the dog is dead." Verily, " the dog is dead." Tho day of ring manipulation of the treasury of Philadelphia is past. The ring margin on the contractor's warrant is wiped out. The taxpayers pay for what they get and no more. The people's financial interests are zealously and fearlessly guarded by a faithful public official, who has thus given the best possible evidence of his fitness for a higher place in the public service where he can serve the people of the whole state. With Robert E. Pattison in tho executive chair tho purifying and healthful atmosphere of reform would be felt at Ilarrisburg as it has been in Philadelphia. There would be a cleaning out of political vandals " on the hill." The legislative rooster would become unknown, for corrupt legislation would bo impossible. The government of the state would be re stored to its original design. Honesty and efficiency would reign where mal administration and corruption have so long held high carnival. School begins to-morrow, oyster campaign. So docs the IK all tho talk about cabinet changes there is nothing raid about the naval port folio. Tho fragrant Chandler is evidently there to stay. OacAit Wir.Di: does not approvo of sun flowers as fit for personal decoration. So tho young ladies who havo religiously worn them all summer havo made tho mistake of their lives. Tar: treasury department has learned that ono of its incoming collector.! of in. ternal roveuuo objects to taking possession cf his offico on tho 1st proximo (to-morrow) because tho dato falls on Friday ! IX seems funny that a man with the name of Ireland should havo to be called on to explain away a Know-Nothing record; but that's just what they arc doing with a candidato who bran; that Hibernian appellation in Texas. Tho wiutcr wheat crop of Illinois this year exceeds 50,000,000 bushels, and it is tho largest, except that of 1880, over har vested in that state. Tho spriug wheat aggregates over 52,000,000 bushels, a little under tho average or 1879, but tho quality is much better. When an Englishman told Wagner what a good time ho " had listening to "Parsifal," the latter shrieked his con tempt for tho vulgar Britisher and told him to go to Offenbach, or olsewhero, for his "good tiraeF." Tho privi'eges of genius are without limit. The impression seems to ho gathering strength that after Wadsworth has dono boating the bush Folgcr will be on hand to bag tho birth Aud that is just what the Herald is driving at in its indiscrimi nate booming of tho New York comptrol ler. The Press, which has a fine eyo for New York politics, takes this view of tho situation. Tuis is the centonnial year of Thomas Benton, John C. Calhoun, Lowis Cass. Martin Van Burcn, and Daniel Webster, each having been born in 1782. Of theso Van Burcn was president of tho United States; Calhoun and Vau Burcn wero vioo presidents; Calhoun, Cass, Van Burcn and Webster wore secretaries of state, while Bent m was a senator for SO years. Calhoun died in 1850, Webster in 1832, Benton in 1858, Van Burcn in 1802, aud Cass in 18GC. Mcliialt., tho cminont statistician, has figured it out that we arc tho richest peo plo in tho world. Tho aggregate wealth of tho United State ho asserts foots up tho enormous total of $40,770,000,000, dis tributed as follows: Railways, $5,020, 000,000; farms, $9,615,000,000; cattlo, $1, 820,000,000; Manufactures, $5,655,000,000; houses, $13,360,000,000; furniture, $5,- 220,000,000 ; forests, mines, canals, $2,- 93,000,000 ; bullion, $720,000,000; ship- niniF ftfMK 000 000 nnhlin nnrto !-. $3,352,000,00o'; total, $49,770,000,000. It will bo observed that the bulk of our wealth lies in houses and those things that pertain to domestic comfort, such as firms, cattlo and furniture. Tho frozen fact indicated by theso figures is that thrco fifths of our capital is devoted to animal existcucc, which would seem to prove that Oscar Wilde's crusade against fleshly men was not untimely. Wondeks will uovcr cease. It was but tho other day that the steamship Alaska made tho Trans-Atlantic passage in tho unprecedented timo of six days, twonty ono hours, and fifty minutes. And now it is proposed to cross the briuy deep in threodays and six hours. This last re markable announcement may ho better understood when it is stated that a harbor on tho east coast of Newfoundland is to bo made tho starting point of steamers. The friends of the now enterprise urge that it is entirely practicable Travelers might go by rail through Maine and New Brunswick to Halifax, in Nova Scotia ; there tike tho ferry for Newfoundland, and crossing that island by rail, embark at the point nearest Ireland on steamers sailing on the route taken by the Atlantic cable of 1866. There are those who deny the feasibility of the undertaking, alleging that tho coast of Newfoundland abounds in fogs and icebergs. But the shortened journey with its briefer period of sea-sickness will havo many attractions for those who like not the sensation of being rocked for a lengthened period on the bosom of the deep. i To Wed in 1897. A boy of 6 anda girl of 2, at Ballardville, Neb., are mated for marriage by their parents, who have signed an agreement that the wedding shall occur in 1897. THE LATEST NEWS. GLEANED r BUM THB MOBNUtG KAILS Political Matter In this and Other States Tbe Becord of Tragic Events and General Miscellany. Tim ltnnnhlimn state convention OI Michigan met yesterday in Kalamazoo. Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit, was chosen rmanint: chairman. David U. Jerome was renominated for governor on the first l.'.iintiitr'Wtt vntea in a total ofC92. The fS.wf. vm eomnleted as follows : For secretary of state, Harry A. Conant treasurer, jsawara n. uuuer ; commis sioner of tho state land office, Captain Minor S. Newell ; stato auditor, Gen. W. C. Stevens ; attorney general, J. J. Van riper ; superintendent of public instruc tion, Varnum P. Cochran ; member of the state board of education, B. W. Jenks. Among tho resolutions adopted was ono declaring for tho submission of tho ques tion of prohibition to a popular vote. Tho Republican stato convention of California met yesterday in Sacramento, anil elected ex-Senator Booth temporary chairman. After accepting tho report of the committee on credentials tho conven tion adjourned until this morning. Rnnnblican congressional nominations Ytrorn made vesterdav as follows: First district of West Virginia, N. Groff, jr., ex Eccretary of tho navy ; Sixth Mississippi, John It. Lynch, colored ; Thirteenth In diana, W. H. Colkins (renominated) t Ninth Indiana. Godlove S. Orth (renomi nated) ; Fourth Indiana, William J. John son : JJirss lowa, jsioscs a. jukuuiu v- nominated) ; Sixteenth Pennsylvania, It. J. C. Walker (renominated). Tho following Democratic nominations of congressmen wero mado yesterday : Sixth Virginia district, John Randolph Tucker. ( renominated) : Eighth Alabama, Luke Pryor; Fifth Louisiana, J. Floyd King, ( renominated) ; Second Kansas, Nelson F. Aycrs; Eighteenth Illinois, William R. Morrison, (renominated) ; Fourth Virginia, W. A. Reese ; Second Alabama, H. A. Herbert, (renominated) ; Fifth Alabama, Thomas Williams, (re. nominated.) Tho Republican convention of Lycom ing county, Pa., yesterday nominated for assemblymen Dr. Charles L. Lyon, Clinton BUMAJ HUdUU UUUIO X. JUiluoli, uuu v Lloyd and Dr. G.u. unne. stolen eiutsa. 11K1: iiunk. A Four-year Old Girl Audactcd From lu ITrout of Her Home. The kidnapping of a littlo gulnamod Lizzie Scldcn, aged four years, fiom the sidewalk in front of her father's rcsidcuco No. 226 Carlton avenue, Brooklyn, has created considerable excitement iu that citv. Tho children wero in tho habit of playing on tho sidowalk, as it is a retired neighborhood, and fow wagons pass through tho streets. About 3:30 Monday afternoon Julia Seldeu went to buy some candy, leaving Lizzio playing with a five year old boy named Freddio Sherwood, and when sho returned both tho boy and Lizzio wero missing. About six o'clock Freddie came walking down Carlton avenuo. pulling along with him a doll's carriago that belonged to Lizzie. Freddio said that while ho was playing with Lizzio a woman dressed iu black talked to them aud asked them to go and walk. Sho promised them candy, and said sho would tako them to Wash ington park and show them where Mr. Washington lived. Sho took them to Willouehby street, and then one block farther to Washington park. Freddy says thev wero a long timo iu tho park aud wont all over it. Tho woman gave Lizzio a largo coloicd card with pictures of women on it. She told Freddy she would got him ono when sue went alter tuo candy Next sho left the park and walked in) Cumberland street to Lafayette avenuo. Sho took them to tho front of C. . Ander son's bakery, 120 Lafayette avenue, aud told Freddy to wait there whilo sho went with Lizzie aud bought the candy. Lizzio was reluctant to leavo Freddy, but finally consented to do so. So far as can bo learned tho woman took Lizzio down Lafayette avenue to Fulton street and entered tho drug storo of J. O. Barnaby, 700 Fulton street. Sho asked him if ho had any candy, and ho replied that ho did not keep it. She then drank a glass of lemonado and asked him for a colored card from a package which lay on tho counter. Ho gavo her ono of the cards, and she gave it to tho littlo girl. Tho woman and child then went to the confectionery storo of William Force, a few doors above, on tho opposite side of the way, 795 Fulton street. Lcaviug the child near tho door sho asked for a stick of candy. Mr. Force gives tho first trusty description of the woman. Sho was of medi um ho:ght,of rather stout build, with black hair, black eyes, and dark complexion. Sho was dressed in a black dress of rough looking cloth, which soomed tho worse for wear. Her face was plain, and she ap peared a very common kind of woman. A vigorous search was at onco iustitutcd for tho missing child, but as yet without suc cess. Superintendent Uampboll has re turned from his vacation in order to tako charge of the case no blioves that it was not a prearranged affair, but that tho woman was attracted by the appearance of tho child. Tho police of .Now lork are informed that the woman, accompanied by tho child, had been seen begging in the Bowery liquor stores, that they had stop ped at a Catharino street lodging house andgono to Jersey City. Tho tenement houses aro being searched by tho polico and all avenues of cscapo from tho city guarded. TUB t'KOOKED CASHIKK. How tbe llank or Kewanee, 111., was Plun dered. Dr. J. S. Scott, who was arrested in St. Louis by a detective on tho charge of be ing implicated in tho Kowanco 111., bank robbery aud taken to Chicago, was iu Kowanco at tho timo of tho robbery, hut says he had nothing to do with it, and knows nothing about it. Scott was inti mate with Pratt, tho cashior, and Welch, ana tho intimacy is behoved to -havo caused Pratt's downfall. Thedotectivo who has been working tho Kowanco bank robbery case says Cash ier Pratt mado a full confession, and took him to the spot in his father's barnyard where he had buried $600 in gold, taken by him the day before the robbery. Pratt lays the blame at tho door of Dr. Scott, who says, led him astray, taught him to play poker, etc. Pratt is a son of tho Kewanee postmaster, a teacher of tho Sunday school, and was thought to bo above suspicion. He seems now to havo forged checks to the amount of $1,200, which was paid by him. Tho allegation is that Scott procured the chocks and Pratt forged the signatures and Welsh turned them in, taking certificates of deposit for them, in order not to excite suspicion. In addition to the $6,000 re covered from Pratt $3,500 havo been re covered from Welch, and tho theory of the detectives is that this is about all that was taken at the timo. Possibly $1,000 more was spent by the robbers. The be lief is that Pratt cooked up the books to mako it appear that $20,000 was taken, iu order to clear up all his shortcomings at once. What first attracted attention to Pratt was the finding of fivo telegrams from him in Welch's valise, and Scott was uncovered through an incautious letter written by him to Welch, at Peoria, and in Welch's absence opened by his wire aud turned over to the detectives. THIS WORK1KGMEN. Mr. Hensel'a View of Armstrong'.) itoom. Chairman Hensel. of the Democratic stato committee, doos not share Chairman H-rvX'v& roujinitcj lllliwl lUitb 1111 J ItVlUlb of the Labor convention will bo the elec tion of General Beaver. "lata that Mr. Cooper says," tbe Dessocratio ebaimaii remarked last evening, "that the work ingmen's endorsement of Armstrong will give the Greenback ticket from eighty to a hundred thousand votes. Ho says that four out of five will come from the Demo cratic ranks. Now, since he publicly an nounces that suoh is the purpose of the movement, I feel certain that the move ment is defeated. The workingmen of this state are not fools, and when they learn from Mr. Cooper's own lips that he intends to use them as catspaws, they will object to pulling his nuts out of tho fire. They aro not for Beaver that's certain. I am glad that Mr. Cooper has impressed it upon all good Democrats that a vote for Armstrong means a vote for Beaver." AltJttUEttlSO HISK CUILU. Throning a Uabe Into tbe Brandywlne to tiet Kid of It. The mystery relating to the finding of a babe in tho Brandywine, near West Chester, on the 17th instant, has been solved by tho arrest of a colored woman named Mary Stevenson. The jury of in quest found that the child was a white one. Officer Jones, of tho West Chester polico, did not believe this and at once set to work to find tho mother. He got a re liable clue which led to the arrest. When taken before 'Squire Russell last night tbe woman confessed the crime, stating that she throw the child into tno Brandywine on August 11, as sho was returning from tho almshouse, where it was born. She says that her reason for committing tho crimo was to relieve herself of tho on- cumbrance and aveid tho scoffs of her ac quaintances. While at tho almshouse she was known as Sallie Thomas. She will bo held for trial upon the charge of infanti cide. The child was about two weeks old. Tho guilty mother is about 20 years old and unmarried. Wife Poisoning by a Wealthy Man. Matthew Millard, of Palo, Ionia county, Mich., has been arrested, charged with noisoning his wife. Sho died May 9, and susnicionB wero aroused at the time. Re cently Millard's storo was burned and he was susnected of setting fire to get tbe in surance. This led to the disinterment of Mrs. Millard's remains. Tho stomach was sent to Ann Arbor. Tbe result of tbe analysis shows arsenic present in a consid erable quantity. Millard is wealthy aud of good family connections. Anotucr woman is reported to bo in the affair. yilllany or a New York Teacher. Tho town oi Glen. Montgomery county, N. Y., is greatly stirred by tho discovery of tho diabolical acts 01 joun rainier, a school teacher, who attempted to violate tho persons of two girls, each 12 years old, daughters of John Putnam and Isaac Tall madgc. Qaltncr has fled. For a long time ho has been maltreating his elder fomalo pupils. Ho is married and has taught school in Glen for twelvn years. Ho always professed to bo very roligious. and had tho confidence of tho community. Officers are in pursuit of him. Accidentally Shot Ills Wile. Adam Driesbaugb, a well-known rail road contractor, retired to his room at the ltiddell house, iu Bradford, with his wife to tako an after-dinner nap. In taking off his vest a revolver in tuo inner pocket was accidentally discharged, tho hall taking effect m tho lower part of his wife s abdo men. Surgeons lound tho ball up under tho shoulder blade. Tho wound is quite severe, and owing to tbe advanced ago of the lady, who is over 65 years old, her re covery is considered doubtful. Killed by a ritcbtork. A ton of Daniel Knauff, of Nippenose valley, near Williamsport, was fatally in jured iu a singular mauner. lie was standing near a stack of oats that was beiug built when an omployco throw a a pitchfork to tho ground. One of tho prongs struck the boy in tho templo and camo out through tho oyo socket, driving tho oyo before it and causing almost in stant death. Fonnd Float ins i" tho itlver. Tho bodies of a man and woman were found floating near each other in tho East River, at tho foot of Eloventh street, New York, on Tuesday. In tho man's pocket wero business cards of A. F. Jray, Grand street, Jersey City. Ho was about 30 years of ago, dark complexioued and had a mouslaeho, Tho woman was also appar ently 30 years of age and was neatly at tired. An Indiana Tragedy. Dr. Thomas Gauso was shot fivo times aud killed by Arthur Brooks, whilo sitting in front of his office in Washington, Ind., on Tuesday night. It is said Brooks sus pected tho doctor of having told Mrs. Brooks that her husband was too intimate with another woman. ITatal Itallroad Accident. A Long Branch train, which loft James burg at 5:40 last evening, struck a wagon containing a man and a boy, near Manas -quan, killing tho man and fatally ininring the boy. Tho horses attached to the wagon were also killed. ThoColTroth Libel Salt. A verdict of guilty was rendered in tho libel suit of A. II. Coffroth against tho Johnstown Tribune. The defendant was fined twenty dollars and costs. Snow in Colorado. A heavy snow storm visited Lcadvillo, Col., Tuesday night and continued until near noon yesterday. FKKSONAL. Path. Rrveke is to havo an equestrian statue in Boston. William M. Evaiits is tho best story toller at Saratoga. Schuyler Colfax is a contributor to a religious paper published in Chicago. Miss Sitsib Train, daughter of Gcorgo Francis Train, is ono of tho belles at Bcrkcloy Springs. Bkktiia Von Hillekx, who will bo re membered as ono of the female pedestrians, lives in Boston, aud is winning laurels as an artist. Henry Irvinc, tho actor. George Au gustus Sala, tbe author, aud Monouro D. Conway have added their names to tbe list of persons iu favor of placing a bnst of Longfollow in Westminster Abbey. Mr. Lothian, tho leader of tho band at the Grand Union, Saratoga, is said to havo sent a young gentleman of fifteen years out of the ball room because ho wss not in a dress suit. Count Laoel, of tho French legation at Washington, and Senor Desoto, of tho Spanish legation, havo decamped without paying thoir many creditors. Ono of them carried off his mistress, a varioty actress of the lowest type. Charles O'Conor is one of the hearti est and happiest old men to be found in tbo summer throng at Nantucket. His obituary, prepared years ago during what his physicians pronounced a hopeless sick ness, still adorns the standing-galley of raoro than ono Now York nowspaper. Professor Bell claims to have per fected tho induction balance, which was unsuccessfully used in an attempt to lo cate the bullet with which President Gar field was shot. It was tried the other day on an old soldier who had carried a bullet in his body since the war, and lo cated the ball instantly. Mrs. William Astor, Jr., wife of tho newly appointed United States minister to Rome, will ably represent the traditional beaty of American ladies at the court of King Humbert. She is the daughter of Mr. James Paul, of Philadelphia, and has been celebrated for her personal charms since tho days of her childhood. She is htill very young, being only about 23 years nf nn ELOPEMENT AND DEATH. 1 A LOVE AVFAIB THAT COSTS A UIK Deserted by His Young Wife, an Aged Ger man Takes Poison A Marriage That Was a fllUtakc. Frederick Goeft was a native of a little village near Wurtemburg, Germany, and was soventy-nvo years of age at the time of bis death. He was of humblo origin and followed the calling of his father, that of a pork butcher. He came to this coun try seventeen years ago, being then fifty- eight years old, hearty, healthy, robust, and with a capital of $1,000. Within a few weeks ho was established in Philadel phia somewhere near Fairraount park, as a pork butcher, with eery prospect of future success. One of his near neighbots also an ex-citizen of Wurtemburg, was tho father of a bouncing girl of twenty one or two, and Goeft, who was at that time beyond the summer heat of life, or should havo been, fell in love with her at first sight. The youug woman, awaroof her con quest, coquetted with her aged suitor for a time, but finally as his business was flourishing aud his bank account was assuming good proportions, put him out of his misery as he said just at tho time, but into it as ho subsequently found. Tho couple went to housekeeping at once, and notwithstanding tho festivities of tho wedding it is recorded of the bridegroom that' he did not miss a single pig sticking, lie had a stand for tho salo of his goods iu Callowhill street market, near Sixteenth street, aud long beforo tho honeymoon was over the fair Katriua, his bride, installed herself thero as general manager and superintendent. She was young, plump and pretty, and under her management trade throve apace. The business outlook was bright aud cheerful, but poor Goeft discovered very boou after his marriage that ho must givo up all his little enjoyments and settlo down to a humdrum lifo of toil without a traco of anything in the way of amusements. His wifo took all tho money for sales, paid out all the monoy for thoir stock in trade, and kept her purse strings drawn so very tight that the poor fellow seldom had a cent that ho could call his own. But in the meantime business prospered, and littlo by littlo Katrina began to acquire property. y this Inu-j continued course of tyranny sU u completely broke tho spirit of her husband that tho neighbors used to say ho dared not call his soul his own. If ho did make any such claim there is ahuudant evideuco to prove that although he was worth many thousands of dollars, ha never haudlcd a dollar that was not doled out to him by his helpmeet and he was held to strict accountability for tho ex peudituro of every cent Although a man of burly build aud of great pbysioal strength, he was completely under his wua s control, ami in tuo occasional en counters between them, always camo out second best, aud mora subritissivo than beforo. This modo of lifo was pursued until within a year or so when another .cause of disturbance 111 tuo bome circle arose. Gcorgo J lot hacker, tho sou of a lager-beer saloon keeper on Twentieth street below Norris, mado tho acquaintance of Mrs. Goo ft, who is dill plump and handcomp, and frioudKhip ripened into love. It was said in tho neighborhood that tho young man was raoro sinned against than sin ning, aud that Mrs. Goeft did most of tho love-making, but be this as it may, there is very good evideuco that Rothackcr was seen climbing tho fence of the Goeft resi dence at unseemly hours of tho night, and that ho and Mrs. Goefc made them selves conspicuous in other ways. The neighbors say that Goeft, in spite of his henpecked condi tion, pluckily resented his wife's in timacy with Rothackcr and compelled her to resort to secrecy iu maintaining it. Thero wore frequent quarrels in tho house hold, aud Goeft, iu his complaints to syni patizing neighbors, frequently said ho would liko to shoot himself. Early iu July, Mrs. Goeft quilted her husband's houso without giving him any warning, and remained away for about two weeks. Wheu she returned homo ho told her that he could not live happily with her, and proposed a compromise. Ho said ho was willing to leave her and to mako no do fenso in her suit for divorco if sho saw fit to bring one, provided sho would givo him ?a,uou out 01 tne property Ins labor had amassed. Ska refused, and tho next inci dent in this family history was her elope raeut with George Rothackcr. Wucro they went nobody kuows ; hut a week ago Mrs. Goeft returned alono aud it has since been reported that tho compan ion of her flight is in Mlnnosota. When his wifo returned Goeft again proposed a compromise, aud ho and Mr. Kaiser, of Twentieth and Norris streets, went to Magistrate Ladner, at Third and Vino streets, and got him to draw up articles of agreement. Under these Goeft was to be allowed a certain sum in cash ( his own money, by the way), and was to allow his wifo to retain tho remain'derand go where sho pleased. The woman positively re-' luscd this proposition. On tho day suc ceeding tho refusal Goeft, who lived alone iu his old home, mado himself a glass of lemonade, and, cither accidentally or by dclibcrato intention, substituted caus tic soda for tho sugar, lie was taken to tho Gorman hospital and died on Tuesday evening, after intense suffering. There is a difference of opinion in tbo neigh borhood as to whether his death was accidental or tho result of de liberate intent. Ono neighbor claimed that tho departure of his wifo with all his property, the savings of a long life, had reduced him to desperation, and said that on tho cvoning before tbe poisou was taken Uoett tried to borrow a revolvor. As his wifo aud her lover wero far away tho neighbor's presumption was that Goeft wanted the revolver to shoot him self. Goeft left a wifo in Germany when he emigrated and brought his son with him. His son is now in California. It is said that Goeft at one time made a will leaving him $5, and devising all tho rest of his property to his wife. m SHARP WORDS IN COIU'.T. A Spat Iletween Air. Wilson and Attorney Ueneral Urewster. Mr. Wilson continued his address to the jury iu behalf of the defence iu tbe Star Route cases on Wednesday. In tho course of his remarks he said that Brady had denied that ho owed Walsh a singlo dol lar. Mr. Ker Where is tho evidence of that? " Right here," replied Mr. Wilson, handing Mr. Ker the papers in the civil suit of Walsh against Brady. Mr. Ker glanced over tho papers and said that there was no sucb evidence there. Sir. Wilson replied that under tho rules of this court, if the declaration of the plain tiff had not been denied under oath, judg ment would have been rendered long ago. Tho Attornoy General It is not in evi dence. Mr. Wilson Mr. Attornoy General, do you wish to tako an advantage in this criminal case ? Tho Attorney General I want to try his case in accordance with the orderly forms of law and tho evideuco given. " And tho attorney general ot the United States," replied Mr. Wilson, turning an grily and facing that gentleman, "is standing hero to take advantage of a mat ter he knows, and if ho docs not know it, here (shaking a bundlo of papers at the attorney general) is the evidence of it." "Do you suffer that?" exclaimed tho attornoy general, angrily, jumping to his feet and addressing the court. "I do not propose tosuffer it" replied tho court. "I am surprised that a counsel generally as proper in his eondnct of this case should have forgotten himself as ho seems to have done in. this instance." After some further colloquy and an apologetic explanation of his' language by Mr. Wilson that gentleman concluded his addres?. Colonel Ingersoll says all the Star Route defendants will be acquitted. Of the Dorsey's acquittal he has no doubt. He says: "Government counsel may hang tho jury. That's the way thoy practise law in Philadelphia." Ho adds that Sena tor Dorsey, when newspaper attacks first began on him, made out a statement of his innocent; connection with the Star Routes, and handed it to James and Mac Vcagh. "If yon find that does not cor respond with tho record," ho said, "show me no favors ; if you find it does, at least protect mo from newspaper abuse." In gersoll says they never told him what thoy found out about it. AKTHUK'S caBisavr. The icetlremeat of secretaries JTretlBgany- md, Howe and folger Conjectured. Kcw YorKSun. Thero aro no reasons for saying that thero will be an early recasting of the cabinet. It will bo from no disagreement between it and tho executive, nor from internal dissensions, but solely to insuro greater efficiency 111 the service and to strengthen tho administration before tbe country. The need of the latter has for some timo been felt. In this respect tbe cabiuct is not a strong one. It has been the cause of many complaints from Gen. era! Arthur's most faithful supporters. From the first it was felt that tho cabinet had too many grandfathers in it too little fresh blood and sinew. Mr. Howo while accepting the postoffico department, wanted only tho post of at torney general. This was given to Mr. Brewster solely because of his connection with the Star Route suits. But Mr. Howe's transfer to that position is altogether im probable. He is tho oldest member of the cabinet. Cabinet duties are onerous to men past seventy. It is known that the work of his present post is distasteful to him. Tho advancement of Mr. flatten to the postmaster generalship, although it would gratify that gentleman's ambition, is im probable, though a change iu U10 office ho now holds is not unlikely. Mr. Teller's appointment to tho interior was due to an embarrassment growing out of Sargent's failure to gat that office The Colorado senator's acceptance was to obligo tho president and to savo himself. Teller is iu Colorado now arranging for his reclectiou to tho Senate, which his resignation to go into the department of tho interior helped, rather thau otherwise. Between him and tho president it was un derstood that his accoptanco as secretary was to bo only temporary. In tho war department thero will bo no change, unless Mr. Lincoln desires it. Tho fight of David Davis' seat in the Senate may force a change Mr. Frelinghuysen's appointment to Mr. Lowell's place abroad would enable General Arthur to choose a secretary of state satisfactory to himself. Whenever a change thero is spoken of Mr. Conkling, of course, comes to the front. Any change in tho navy department at present is improbable, Mr. Chandler's ap pointment being in the pursuit of the pur pose which the impending recast is in tended to serve. Secretary Folgor said that it socraed to ho tho general understanding that his uamo would he submitted to tho coming stato convention for its action, and whilo ho was not a candidato using that word in tho sense of a seeker after a position -should tho convention see fit to nominate him he would accept and enter heartily into the canvass, " I am not ashamed to say," Mr. Folgcr continued, "that a nom ination for governor of my own state is an honor of which I would be proud and which I would accept without hesita tion." C'lUBIE AND MISHAP. A midget or Itecent Trasle Happening; Albert M. Rhinehart accidentally shot aud killed himself on Sunday while play ing with a revolver at his residence in Windsor township, York county. Enoch Brown, a wealthy farmer residing near Uankins, N. Y., whilo walking on tho Erio railroad track yesterday, was instantly killed by an express train. Jacob JNaub, an old German butcher, was murdered and robbed on tho Platte river bridgo, at Denver, Col., on Monday night. He formerly lived at Erie, Pa. Thero is. absolutely no clew to tho mur derer. In Screven county, Ga., yesterday morn ing, Robert McClelland had a dispute with his sister-in-law, Susau McClelland, aud ended it by shooting her through the head. He then proceeded to a field, near his house, and blew his own brains out. Tho body of Joseph Lybarger, of Cum berland, Mil., aged 31 years, was yester day found in the Chesapeake & Ohio canal, ono milo east of that city, with wounds on the head. A man named Brant has been arrested aud held pending an investigation. Bernard Fitzpatriok, of Johnstown, was killed by the cars on Monday last. Georgo W. Darr, of Sbohola, Pike county, fell from a train on Tuesday and was fatally injured. Patrick Daley fell a distance of sixty feet from a scaffold iu Erie on Saturday last and was instantly killed. Harry atelier, aged 12 years, accident ally foil upon a soreen in Mount Pleasant colliery, near Scranton, on Tuesday, and was crashed to death. AndreBS Ylankeietz, a laborer, while employed yesterday at Weehawken, N. J., in noising an "upright." at tbo now now dock of tho New York, Ontario & Western railroad company, was struck on tho head by tho beam, through the breaking of a rope, awl was instantly killed. At Sau Gerouimo. a small Mexican set tlement close Las Vegas, N. M., Jack C. Perry, an American, became involved in a Jight with several Mexicans on Monday night over a Mexican woman, when Perry shot, and killed M. Gonzales and fatally wounded two other Mexicans. The Mex icans tlion killed Perry. A Mother Cata Her Children's 'throat. At Sunnersville, Ga,, Mrs. Francis Ful ler, whoso husband deserted her a short time ago, murdered ono of her two chil dren aud attempted to kill tbo other by cutting their throats. She has been ar rested and lodged iu jail. Sho is believed to be insauc. The Hayes Fire Truck. At a meeting of the committee on fire engines and hose' held Tuesday evening, a communication from the Hayes truck manufacturing company was read, where in they offer to build for Lancaster one of their trucks and ladders for 92,700, and tbe old truck, heretofore used by the Em pire company. The matter will be re ferred to councils for action at next meet ing. Salo or Beal Estate. Allan A. Herr & Co., Real estate and insurance agonts sold at private sale for John F. Wohr, tho two-story briek dwell ing No. 10 East Andrew street, for $1,050, to Charles Miller. InsaltMB women. Robert Armstrong and a man named Eisenspike, were arrested hut evening for insulting women on the street. The mayor this morning committed the former for 20 and the latter for 10 days. jVAC AT30N DAYS OVER SHKSTODY THAT MUST FOLLOW Pi. AY. I V -v Ms-opening ot the Pabllc Schools-Tht, Manor Street School House Other Improvements. The public schools of this city will re open for the fall and winter, term, to morrow, after a nine weeks vacation, dur. ing which all tho school housdshave been thoroughly renovated, some of them re modelled and ono new four-room houso on Manor street erected and .furnished with first class new furnitura. Tie high school building has received a coat of paint onUide. The -vestibule has been painted and a new division iron fence erected along tho cast side ol the grounds. Tbe-secoBdary school building, owner of Prince ami Chestnut streets, has been repainted outside, and the grouuds en closed with a substantial iron fono iu place of tbe unsightly pale feoco that- formerly enclosed,, thetni Tho groundi $ have been paved with brick and uew pavo ments have also been laid along both tho Chestnut and Prince street fronts. Theso improvements add much to tho appearance of the school. ' Tho Rockland street school building has been altered so as to'adapt it to tho single room plan. New stairways, partitions, and some other improvements ihave been made, and it now includes six separate school rooms. Go to School To-morrow. Friday u rathor an unusual day on which to commence school, but a rule of tho board requires school tore-open on tho first school day of September, which hap pens this year to be Friday. Teachers are rather pleased than otherwise with tho arrangement. They say that opening day is the most tiresome and laborious of tho session, and as it falls on Friday thoy will have Saturday and Sunday to rest and be refreshed for Mondayfc duties. Besides it is not likely that thero will be sueh a rush of pupils on Friday as there would bo had tho opening boon postponed until Monday, and thus they will havo two days instead of ono in which to organizo their schools. Tho pupils should remember, however, that those who aro " on timo" to-morrow ' will havo a cboico of seats and some other advantages that those who wait until Monday will not enjoy. They should seo to it, therefore, that thoir books and slates and stationery aro promptly gathered together and put in condition for an early start to-.inorrow. Aa Oner toSnnt.Buehrie. R. K. Buehrle, our city superintendent, received a ilattering offer tho other day from tho school controllers of Omaha, Nebraska. They offered him a Hilary of $3,000 per annum if ho would comu on aud takechargoof tho. school of that city. The offer is a tempting one, but Supt. Bnehrle declined ,lt, fccliiig that his field of duty was here. done to Uenver. On Tuesday Miss Mary Martin aud Mi.ss Hannah Martin, of this city, loft for lieu ver, Colorado, to tako chargo of Wolfe Hall, an Episcopal academy of that city. Miss Mary will havo chargo of tho ad vanced pupils and Miss Hannah of tho primary. Both ladies have had much cv perienco and are held iu high esteem in professional circles. Both havo been teachers in St. James school, this city, and last year Miss Mary held a high position in tho state normal school atShiK-ns burg. CKUKLTYTO A CIU!.I. A milkman Called to Account rr Allege Harbarity. Tho lady managers of tho Children's Home havo made complaint beforo Alder man Barr againsr a milkman named Mohr, residing a few miles out of town, for cruelty to a little girl named Nixdorf, for merly au inmate of tho Homo, but who three years ago was indentured to Mohr, and has sinoo been living at his place. In timations having ooroo to tbo, vats of tho ladies of tbe Homo that tho man had not been treating the child kindly, they havo recently written several lottcrs to him, which 'he alleges ho never received. On Wednesday a neighbor of Mohr's brought the littlo girl to town and the Homo managers are indignant at what they describe her pitiful condition, more than realizing the suspicions which had lately been awakened. They declare that the child's body bears tbo marks of frequent severe whippings, and that it is evident the punishment was not inllicted with anything so light as a switch, but that a broomstick or other heavy instru ment must havo been used in tho Hogging, while thero aro marks that look as thoujrh they were made with a boot. Doctors Atleo and Roland, after an examination of tho little unfortunate, who is only twelve years old, say that sho has undoubtedly been subjected, to positivo cruelty and abuse, and that the development of hor muscles is abnormal aud out of all uropor tion, indicating that tbe child has been made to perform manual labor fit only for a full grown man. Sho is very thin and her appearance iu evory way goes to show that she has had a hard time of it. The managers of tho Home avow their purpose of prosccutiong Mohr to tho full est extent of tho law for what they allege to be. his barbarity. They make no effort to suppress tbo facts in the case, which they say stands alone in tho history of fho institution. Of more than 1,000 children sent cut from the Home this in the first time there has been ope returned in such a state, although they have re claimed many when they had reason to suspect that tbe children wore not being properly treated. They havo compelled Mohr to release the little Nixdorf girl from tbe indenture which they claim he has ro grossly violated, and will press with vigor tbe suit they havo entered against him under the statute to prevent cruelty to children. At the meeting of tho board of lady managers of. the Home lajt Friday even ing, and before tho facts in thocaso above reported had como to their knowledge, the subject of having some one appointed to look after the children sent out from tbo institutionwas considered. Tho papers of indenture require that persons who tako children shall write at least onco a year to the managers reportingvthe condition of their charges. The Mohr ep'wodo has, however, in the minds of tho ladies from whom the above facts are gathered, clinch ed the argument in favor of having some one appointed who can go around and per sonally acquaint himself with tbe condi tion of tho children indentured from tho nomo. The Doctors at Wild Vat. Urs. Atlee, Carpenter, Ebler, Bolenius, Welchans, Robrer, Dunlap and several other members of the Lancaster county medical society left on the 0:40 train this morning to attead the annual reunion being held to-day at Wild Cat Falls. Some of them took with them tbeir wives, sisters and daughters, and a full supply of fishing tackle and creature comforts. They expect to have a good time, and to return this evening in tho 6:45 train. The School Tax. Tax-payers who havo not yet paid their school tax should remember that to-morrow will be the last day on which they can be paid at par. Alter that dato the books will bo closed and duplicates will be placed in the hands of a tax collector who will exact five per cent, ro addition to the tax assessed. m Cow KUIed. The Niagara express yesterday struck and killed a cow on .tho Pennsylvania rail road, near Middletown. No damage was done the train. i
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