LANCASTER DAILY mTLLiGENCEE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1882 "Hanrastcr fritellificmer. MONDAY EVENING. SEPT. 18. 1882. The Bench and tbe Bar. The members of the committee of Philadelphia lawyers opposed to Judge Briggs' re-election, express themselves with a freedom and frankness that could hardly have been ventured .upon if . the supreme court of this state had aflirmed the doctrine laid down in the opinion de livered by Judge Patterson and approved by Judge Livingston in the disbarment case of Steinman and llensel. That opinion expressed by our local court, to which some members of the local bar gave their adhesion and which was sup ported in a written and printed argu ment bt the attorney .general,? wpuld have disbarred Charles S. Pancoast,"E. Ilium Hanson, George Tucker Bispham, William C. llannis, Joseph M. File, Walter E. Ilex, Charles Gibbons, jr., and numerous other scarcely .less. promi nent members of the Philadelphia bar who head a movement to defeat the re election of Briggs. In a published card these gentlemen proclaim, as the, sentiment of a large number of the Itepublicau lawyers of Philadelphia, that Judge Briggs "has lost' the; confidence of very riunj mem bers of the Philadelphia bar. In 'the opinion of some of these, he is not a well-trained lawyer ; iu that of others, he does not possess that strength of mind and integrity of character which rises superior to political or personal iulluence; while all are convinced that his egotism, eccentricities and infirmities of temper are such that any attempt to penetrate these barriers to his' sense 'of judicial fairness is in many cases futile. He is rude and overbearing to the weak, and deferehtidl ind'subieivjenL Upiil$ejaii3 and others who arc supposed' roijc In fluential and powerful in the community. His liehavior on the bench is undignified and unjudicial, and his habit of address ing juries lit great length (often inter rupting the course of atrial) on subjects in no way connected with thai before them, seemingly for no other object than to extol his own importance, subjects the administration of court business to ridicule, and wnstefully' consumes the time and money of parties, witnesses and thCj public. His conduct on the bench has.craited a foxding among; mem bers of the bar and in tho community that iu causes where the interests of wall known politicians havu ,been in volved he has not displayed- that impar tiality which the upright judge should always exhibit." These are ve ry serious accusations,and, if justifiable, are not only sufficient rea sons why Briggs should be defeated, but why the lawyers rflhouhl labor to secure that resultlaml to make the public ac quainted with bis shortcomings as they reveal themselves to the profession. But under the rulings of Judges Fatter son and Livingston all of the gentlemen who hold these opinions or who knew tliffo facts could have been silenced under penally of being stricken from the roll of practitioners iu the courts of Philadelphia. The case of J udgc Briggs n only one of a class that, is likely to oc cur at any time in Pennsylvania wherein it is the privilege and duty of the bar to expose judicial infirmities, but it comes very close upon the heels of the decision in the .Steinman and llensel case to illustrate the iinportance of that deliver ance. The Degeneracy or Kew&papcrs. . The manner in which certain newspa pers intrude into the privacy tf families to lay bare their skeletons without justi fication in any propriety; of the publica tion is'c'ertaihly a-irross' outrage, which should be severely punished ; yet the law has no punishment for it. It is not generally a libelous publication ; its wrong consists in its objectless imperti nence. The latest ''case, of the kind is the invasion which has been made into the household of Engineer Melville. The J'rcssot Philadelphia contains a sensa tional account of what its reporter heard and saw after he had forced himself into the presence of Mrs. Melville, who had had a'disagreement with her just-returned husband. He was not iu the house to boot the reporter out of it ; and the latter,'!javi'ng:ouly a woman to deal with, filled his note book with tho story of the family jar, aud his.principals were wealc enough, aud mean enough to print it the next day. There was nothing in it to concern the public. It was published to gratifya prurient curiosity and to sell the newspaper, whose proprietors hope to earn by such u enterprise " ith cash and reputation. Doubtless they will, but the repute will be of a very bad kind. It may bc.tbatEugineer, Melville's temper is hasty, as the Press "reporter makes it, and tliat his wifu is a fool, as also clear ly appears ; but there are many house holds where; hasty tempers dwell and where oii'e o'r both of' "the family heads arefools. Infact; svreet-temuered and soiiiidjief dej couples, i;e 'fear, are in a big minority. But what business has tho public with their wrangles unless they lead to a breach of the peace and tho law ? If the newspaper is permitted by public sentiment to reach into the family to expose all the dis turbances there, some public ben eflt ought to furnish the justification for the intrusion. But we know no such lwnefit that can be urged, unless it may be claimed that domestic broils will be checked by fear of their publication ; which may be; but nevertheless the newspaper is not the family peacemaker, and the bold journalist; who conceives otherwise has a lesson to learn about the utility of minding his' own business. The impudence of the Press iu this Melvillq matter is probably due to the same brazen reporter ,nvho wrote the other day that he had goaaut midnight in search of information' nbout the Phipps matter to the .residence of the officer who was in charge of tho search and represented himself as an imimrtaut official in order to get out of his bed the man he had come to interview. Here was jnpt only an impudent intrusion at an unseemly honr.biit a lie atlhe Back of it; and the wonderis that any respectable newspaper would'publish such a tale of tho infamy of its employee, written down by himself.' It seems that the publicn-1 tion of a newspaper, especially in a large city where tbe demand for enterprise in gathering news is urgent, is a fearful strain upon the gentilityof its publishers, under which they even fall below the level of a very common decency In their conduct. It is unfortunate that the newspaper, which aims to be a public teacher, should thusdescend to be only a public scavenger ; that, where it should represent the essence of manhood,it may not Iks able to lift itself above the office of the hog. Theke is a suspicion iu some quarters that Foreman Dioksou is merely Jim Anderson, of Louisiana, in disguise. Press. This is pretty rough on Audcrson. Cokneis friends say ho has a sure thing of it at Saratoga this week, while the other fellows aro "on tho contrary quite tho reverse." We shall see what wc shall sec. Oil's up and it keeps a-goiug at the live liest kiud of pace. Just where it's going to stop is a mighty interesting matter for a good many people who are in a very ex cited frame of mind about it all. The latest quotation is somewhere around 80, and they are talking dollar oil just as though it was coming to pass. Such things hare happened before. A SHADOW BOAT. Under my keel anotticr boat Sails lis I sail, llo.its as I float ; Silent and dim and myotic still. It Hlculs tliroiiKh tliat weird lietlicr-woild, Mocking my power tlmuKli at my wiU The toatn Jicforc its prowls curled, Or calm it Hus, with canvas rnrlcd. Valnly.l peer anil tain would hpi What phantom in tliat boat mav be : Yet hair I dread, leM 1 with ruth Some fliost ot my de-id p tpl divine, Soim- j? melons shape of tost youth, WIhmc dcathl-ss eyes ouco tlxt-d on mine Would draw me down ward llirouxlilliuhilne! Arlo liatcx in October Atlantic. Tin: New York World prints nearly two pages of what it claims to bo over whelming proof of tho systematic jobbery and oflicial corruption that have prevailed iu tho construction of tho great bridgo that spans the river between New York and Brooklyn. It shows that tho original esti mate of seven million dollars has been swollen to tweuty-two millions of outlay, and that only one-fifth of the expenditure has been accouutcd for iu materials. Boss Tweed's plans of 1SC7, the World claims, ate only lipeiiiug to their fruition iu 1S32. Tho expose is likely to create a decided sensation iu political circles in New York. The ond of tho Egyptiau war has caused a boom iu various securities ou tho London exchange, and it is said American stocks have i isen in sympathy with tho general upwatd movement of the market. A small clique of biokcrs are taking advan tage of this " boom " to try and foist those immortal Confederate bonds once moro upon the public. They manage to make a piico and get tham quoted,but the "trans- actions' ' aro all bogus. Tho present quo tation is 1 . The British public generally now at last understand that this matter is auout and-outswindlo,aud tho speculators are likely to have their labor for their paius. Gi:n. Bi;avuk's recent visit to Warren tccalls to tho Ledger a chapter of history that is not very croditablo to tho -Stalwart candidate. Some of the facts of Miles' charges against Superintendent Sunder land, of tho asylum for the insane, aro re produced. Miles, now deceased, w;:s a Republican, but a few years ago he show ed up tho frauds of tho superintendent. A committee of legislative roosters, in cluding Tom Cooper, investigated the matter aud whitewashed the superintend ent. Gen. Beaver, one of tho throo stata commissioners, defended Sunderland and i abused Miles, but finally, in order to pre vent moro revelations, admitted the cTuirgcs aud Suuderlaud placed some $10,000 in bank to bo used as a contingent fund in decorating tho grounds, etc. Tho Ledger does not charge Gcu. Beaver with corrup tion, but these revelations, as well as the mismanagement ot tho agricultural col Icgo, go to show conclusively that the Stalwart candidate is not t ho kiud of man to choose for governor. His record as an investigator aud reformer bears a striking contrast to that of Conti oiler Pattisou. Anion;; the Foremost. G'-ilNle Volunteer. The Lancaster daily Inti:i.mgi:nckk fiu- isbud its eighteenth year about tho closo of Auzust. It was established in 1801 by J. M. Cooper, H. G. Smith, William A. Morton aud Alfred Sanderson, This firm was dissolved iu 1807, and for soma years tho paper was published by Steinman & Smith. Subsequently Mr. Smith retired and W. U. Heusol took his place, tho firm from that time forward being Steiman & Honsel. Theso gontlcmen have conducted the Intki.mgencek ably and successfully and it ranks among tho foremost inland journals of tho state. Ilettor Tbsn Kvcr. Chaiubursl'urg A'allcy Spirit. Tho nineteenth year of tho Lancaster Daily Intelligencer which it has recent ly entered promises to bo its most suc cessful. It is now better edited aud more liberally patrouized thau ever, and ita good qualities iuurease with its years. We take pleasure in noting its prosperity and especial pride iu its success because one of its fouuders Mr. J. M. Cojpor was the founder of Valley Spirit. A Clever K.uik Swindler. It has just been learned in Boston that tbo Mavoiick national bank of that city was victimized roccutly to the extent of uearly i?G,000 on a raised draft. Somo limo ago a well dressed and very respecta ble looking man opoucd an account at that bank, depositing about $2,000, which bo drew against aud replenished until he had established his credit. Within tho last week or two ho deposited a draft for $5,000 drawn by a Portlaud man against a N. Y., bank, and on tho next day drew $5,800 attaints it. Tho draft was sent to Now Yoik for collection, when it was found t have been raised from the original amount 17 to $5,800. Before, howovery ad vices to this effect reached Boston the depositor had closed his account, drawing all tho balance, aud had left the city. The samo game, it was discovered, had been attempted at the Merchants' national bank, but failed to work. Tho case has been kept very quiet, and the police, as yet, havo obtaiued no cluo to tho whereabouts of the stranger. Decapitated by tbe Can. Eugcno Huff, a brakeman on a coal traiu on the Lehigh & Susquehanna rail road, lost his life while coupling cars on a siding near tho round house, above the Bethlehem junction. Huffs body was found under a car, where ho must have fallen while in the act of coupling. The head was completely severed from the body. After several train hands were ex amined a verdict of accidental death was rendered and the railroad company and its employees exonerated from all blame. FEOMJOYTOMOTJENIM. MKLVlLLt'S SADFAM1XY AFFLICTION. The Arctic IicroM lSrilliant Keception at Home I-allowed by tbe Mental He- raugetnent of Ilis Wile. Chief Engineer Melville and Lieutenant Berry spentSaturday iu Philadelphia. At noon they visited Mayor King, accom panied by Navy Pay Director A. W. Rus sell and Joel Cook, and later visited the British consulate aud various points of interest about the city. Engineer Melville proceeded to his home at Sharon Hill last evening. lie was escorted from tho Con tinental hotel at G o'clock to the Broad street station by a committee of residents of Sharon Hill, composed of A. C. Bryson, James A. Bunting, George Gavin, Peter Clark and George A. Nitzky. The party was conveyed to Sharon Hill in a private car, where the gentlemen were joined by Lieutenant Berry, who had been driven there in the four-in-hand drag of B. K. Jamison. The streets were lined with people, who cheered lustily upon tho ap pearance of the Artie hero. Across tho avenue leading to his cottage an aich was erected on which was tho inscription ' Welcome Home." Engineer Melville's residence was brilliantly illuminated, as was also nearly every cottage on tho place. Ho met his daughters on tho threshold of their house. Tho meeting was very af fecting. His wife, whom ho had not seen for thrco long years, he received privately, aud no one saw the meeting. Mr. Georgo Gavin presented him with a letter of wel come from the citizens of Sharon Hill, after which he hold a public reception for an hour and a half. This morning a most distressing culmi nation in Melvillo's triumphal return is announced. The hero of tho hour had received the homage of New York aud Philadelphia, and had bade " good night " to a brilliant company of invited guests aud neighbors who had welcomed him to his home, when the terrible discov ery was made that tho groat excitement consequent upon his return, after throe years absence amid the terrors and dangers of Arctic cxploratiou, had been too much of a strain on the mind of his wife, aud that she had become deranged. It was au awful climax to his years of expeetatiou. The joy of tho fond wife had completely upset her mental balauce. Mr. Melville went to Darby, to the resi dence of a friend and there spent the night. Yesterday morning the lamily physician, Dr. W. Fisher Longstrcth, was sent for, and Dr. Bartlesou was called iu as consulting physician. Tho doctors con versed for somo little time with tliH ladv aud satisfied themselves as to her condi tion. They regard hor ciso as peculiar, but tho precise natuio of hi r nflliction they declino to state, lo day some steps will bo taken which will lead to her permanent restoration to health. Th"n will probably take the form of her transfer to the hospi tal. Mrs. Melville has been under a great mental strain ever since her husband willed on tho Jeannetto This morning's Prets has a very sensa tional account of the affair and publishes an interview which a teporter had with Mrs, Melville, whom ho found iu her room in a pitiable condition, tier hair was dis heveled and its black iolds trailed over the counterpane and snowy pillows ; hor faco was tear-stained and hor eyes red aud swollen with constant aud long weeping, while her hands wore clutched convulsive ly aud her breath came thick and haid. Mrs. Melville iu a very ex cited manner told the lcpoitcr th.it her husband had deserted her, and gave him a highly colored account of his actions ever since his leturn homo, which she described to havo been unaccountably gruff aud unfeeling. She accuses him of having greeted her with curses and pro tauity. Tho whole tenor of her conversa tion with tho reporter indicated her flighty mental condition, and in regard to her charge that her husband had desired her the explanation is that, the physicians who had been called in deemed it best for her not to sec her husband while her condition continued so serious aud he was compelled to remain out of her presence during all or yesterday. Mean while several of the nearest neighbors of the family at Sharon Hill were summoned and took upon themselves for a little while the caro of tho household. Mrs. MclviHo showed a continuous desire to have her throe little girls near her, but iu ber dcliriousness would become greatly excited at tho mention of the name of her husband, and it was ou this account tho physicians advised his remaining for the present away from her. Dancnltower and Melville. Washington, September 17. Lieutcu aut John W. Danenhower furnishes the following card for publication : My attention has been drawn to seveial items aud comments referring to an alleged trouble between Chief Engineer Georgo W. Melville aud myself. The latest one is in the Washington Star of last evening copied from a New York p iper, and is tho first that takes a definite shape, stat ing under the title, " Melville vs. Dauc n hower," that if he(Melville)had not turned back from tho first search Captain Do Long aud his companions might have been saved. Tho above alleged charge has novcr been inado by mo. In the first place the facts would not admit of such a charge, for when MclviHo turned back tho captain's party had been dead at least fifteen days. In the second place I would never make such a charge except to tho proper official authorities. I have always avoided ad vcise aud premature criticisms of my late comrades, and will simply refer to what I said when confronted by half a seoro of journalists on board the Celtic on my ar rival at New York, aud as publihhed in the New York Herald of May 20, 18S2, under tho caption : "A Vindication of Melville." This was caused by my learn ing that ho had been hastily and unfa'uly ciiticisad previous to my return. 1 havo made no charge against any one. My personal relations with Mr. Melville havo been of a very pleasant character. MlvlIIoa Leave or Absence Fxleutlod. Preparations for tho proposed grand re ception at Washington had been completed. Last night ho telegraphed that, owing to the serious illuoss of his wife, ho cannot coin.j. Ho has been granted indefinite leave of absence. CKUBK Oil. AUVANCIMi. Urobcrs Testorday lilddlng a IIMy Ad- uid utct namrnay'H i-rici-s. Tho boom in oil which started last week still continncs. Saturday somo heavy sell ing was indulged by certain prominent speculators, who were influenced by a re ported tightness of tho money market, uot only in the east but in Oil City aud Pitts burgh, as well as Bradford. Prices lingered about GSj aud CD cents during tho greater portion ot' tho forenoon, but early iu tho afternoon session, and in less than fifteen miuutes, amid the most exciting scram ble ever witnessed, prices advanced from C9 ccuts to 75 cents. During tho after noon the market jumped between 72 aud 75 ccuts till tho close, when 75i ccuts was bid for spot oil. Tho excitement on tho streets of Bradford and in front of tho Exehango has increased hourly since the closo of the market. Great enthusiasm prevails everywhere, as it is certain that the reaction is a permanent ono, and lead ing oil men are of oninion that an mlv:n,n of greater proportions than could havo oeen areamea ot will take place. The prospect of two-dollar and oven three-dollar oil is already canvassed. Sunday night, in curbstone speculation eighty cents was already freclvhid. Thia an advance of fivo cents sinco tho market! closed Saturday night. It is expected that to-day will witness the most tremendous excitement ever known in the oil regions. MANY UVJSS LOST AT SKA. A Steuinablp Crowded Founders In i with raseeugers Gale. A report has just reached Colliugwood, Out., by tho bauds of Captain John Daucey, of the tug Minuchaba, sent from Parry Souud by J. C. Miller, which gives details of the loss of the steamer Asia, of tho Great Northern transit company's line, which left ou Wednesday evening last for French river aud Sault Sto. Mario. The report Irom Parry Sound is this : Captain H. M. McGregor reached here yesterday by tug from Owen souud and reported passing the wreckage of a steamer off Limestone Island, lie picked up aud brought with him a trunk, a door and a pillowslip marked steamer Asia. About 10 this morning an ludiau boat reached here from Point au Barry, about o5 miles distant, bringing D. A. Tinkis, of Mani towaning, and Miss Christiana Morrison, from near Owen Sound, supposed to be tho only two survivors of the ill-fated steamer. Tinkis makes the following statement : " I went on board tho Asia at Owen Souud about midnight on Wednes day in company with J. 11. Tinkis aud II. B. Gallagher, both of Manitowaning. Tho steamer was crowded, all tho state rooms being full and many passengers lying on sofas and ou tho cabin floor. All went well until about efeveu Thursday morning, when the storm struck us. I was iu my berth at tho time. My uncle, J. II. Tinkis, jumped up and said the boat was doomed. Dishes and chairs were flying iu every direction. Wo left the cabiu and fouud difficulty iu getting ou deck. The boat was rolling so heavily I got a lifu preserv er and put it ou. The boat went into a trough of the sea and would not obey hor helm. She rolled heavily for about twen ty minutes, when she was struck by a heavy sea aud foundered, going down with her engines working, about half-past eleven. The Asia was making for French river aud had men, horses and lumber men's supplies for shanties there. "I saw thrco boats loaded. I was the first. About eight persons were with mo at first. More got in until the boat was overloaded aud turned over twice. Per sons were hanging on to my life preserver, which got displaced and I tiirow it oil'. I then left the boat aud swam to the cap tain's boat, which was near by, and asked John McDougall, the purser, to help me in. He said it was of little use. but gave mo his hand aud I got in. There were eighteen in the boat and by that time theie was a large number in aud clinging lo the boat I had left. I know nothing of the third boat. Our boat rolled over and 1 remember musing McDougall a few minutes after. People were hanging on to spars and other parts, of wreckage. Our boats were full of water and the sea was constautly bieaking over us. Ono of the first to die on the boat was the c.ibin boy. lie was dyiiitf, and being supported by one of tho men, a wavo washed him overboard. The next to no was a boat baud. I could see him paddling round in tho water for nearly one bundled vaids. Our number was now reduced to soveu, five of whom died beforo reaching the beach Captain Sauazo, who was tho last to die in my arms about Thursday ; Mr. John Little, of Sault Ste Marie ; Mate McDonald and twoolhers. names unknown. The boat finally stranded near Point Aiiharrie about daylight on Viiday, with Miss Mor rison and mvself tho only survivors." fKRSONAl,. Mn. W. D. Howels, the novelist, will, icmain iu Euiopc about one year. Ui:ui:i:n Simms, auold eoloicdiuau who died recently in Boauoke, claimed to havo made tho first plug of tobacco ever uiiuiu ftictuied iu Virginia. Iving lIu.ur.KKT haseonteiied this decor ation of tho Order of tho Crown of Ilaly upon Colonel J. Schuyler Cioaby, late Amci ic.in consul at Florence. Genek.yl J. I). Cox deliveiedauaddicss ou the battle of Autietam, of which yes terday was the twentieth anniversary, in Cincinnati ou Saturday night. Julian Hawthokne intends to bring out in November " Dr. Grimshaw's Se cret," tho novel said to have been left in manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Colonel Boueut G. Ingeusoll's lec tures aro being translated and circulated by Budhist priests in Japan to counteract the teachings of thoChristiau missionaries. Munenoki Teuesiiima, tho newly ap pointed Japanese miuister to this couutry is fifty-two years old, and tho son of a Japaucso physician. Au Yu Sing, tho secretary of tho Chi nese legation, who is visiting at Eist Lynuc, Conn., has thirteen sous aud eleven servants with him. John A. Haloe-man, United States counsel general iu Siam lias received tho honorary dcjrrec of LL. D., from Highland university, Kansas. Cauuinal Manning objects to the Salvation army on account of " the reck less language iu which the most sacred subjects aro often treated." J. J. Hill, president of tho Chicago, Minneapolis and Minitoba railroad, was not many years ago a clerk in St. Paul, at a salary of $35 a month. He is now worth about 0,000,000. M. Pasteuh has received for prosecut ing his scientific researches in regard to the contagious diseases of animals grants of money amounting altogether to $J0, 000. Atioknev Genekal and Mrs. Brew ster aud Aristarchi Bey attended a pic nic at Ward McAllister's farm at Newport on Saturday. Several old fashioned dauces were brought into use. Prince Bismarck recently, iu conver sation with Lcnbacb, the Munich painter, admitted that ho lacked all musical feel ing, but said that he liked to hear a good Italian baud organ or au accordeou. Mrs. D. W. Lincoln, of Portland, Mo., has just fallen heir to $175,000 from the cstato of hor cousin, Owen V. S. Nough ton, of California, lately deceased. Mrs. Lincoln aud Mr. Noughlon were ouco eu gaged to bo married to each other. Mr. Gladstone is still cuarded bv special officers, two of them accompanying film whenever no walks or rides out. Hitherto they havo carried only batons, but now they have been furnished with revolvers aud twenty rounds of ammuni tion each. Prok. Casi-er Zamcuscii, a sculptor of Austria, has ncrrly finished a statue of the Empress Maria Thercsi, which is ten times larger than life. Allegorical repre sentations of Wisdom, Strcugth, Justice aud Clcincucy are to surround the impos ing monument. Mrs. Booth, wife and active coadjutor of the general of tho Salvation Army, is the daughter of au Euglish lady of rank, who was bauished from frieuds and homo because she choso to marry a Methodist preacher instead ot a man of wealth and position, who was a suitor for her hand. Cavtain Mayne Beid, tho novelist, who lives at Frogmoro, Eugland, has been granted a pension of fifteen dollars a month by the United States government. He was a second lieutenant in the First New York volunteers, and went through tho stirring scenes of the Mexican war, getting bullets at Chepultepeo aud other impressions for future use in story books. His claim was filed about two years ago. He sets forth in his affidavit that he is quito poor, living on a small hired farm, and that the fifteen dollars a month will help out his meagre incomo and make him comfortable Ho is 63 years old. LOST FOB F0UK DAYS. A CHILD'S TEBB1BUS BDF1U!.KI.NGS. W.wideriDg Through tbo Marsho uud Meadow b ol Soutb Jersey for 00 bourn Without Food or Sbelter. There is rejoicing in Dorchester, a little town on tho Maurice river, twenty miles southeast of Bridgeton, Cumberland coun ty, New Jersey, over the recovery of the 4-year old daughter of Captain John Wcst cott, who was lost ou tho meadows near that town for four days aud nights. Ou Suuday afternoon last the children of Captain Westcott, started for the meadows to drive the cows home. Little Emma toddled after the older childrcu, and when about a mile from home she- was ordered to return, by way of the river bank, a dilferent route from that by which they came. When the other youngsters returned homo they were surprised to find that Emma had not yet arrived. Search was immediately instituted for the lost one, and the greatest excitement prevailed. The father and mother were nearly crazed. Darkness did not force the people to abaudon tho scarth. Lanterns and old torchlights, which had done service in many political turnouts, were produced, aud a score of men and boys continued at their task until daylight, whou they were relieved by a fresh deputation. All day Monday aud Monday night the neighbors never ceased to wander through the bushes aud peer anxiously through the thick underbrush for the little girl, whilo others dragged tho river aud ditches for tho body. Captain Westcott persisted iu accom panying the investigators, though ho was barely able to staud owing to fatigue aud worry. The mother, after withstanding the awful strain ou her system for a day and a night, was obliged to tako to .her bed. When the shades of Tuesday night closed around Douehester many of tho searchers had lost heart, but the father urged them ou. Belays of men and boys were orgaui.ed iu the town, aud sent out every six hours to relievo the others. Mauy of thefarmeis left their fields aud brought with them their help. When Thursday airivcd, aud still no tiacc of fttlo E-.uuia, mauy concluded th.it she had starved to death. Others indulged in the belief that the child had been carried oil' by tramp. Late ou Thursday afternoon William Forber accidentally stumbled across tho lost one lying beneath a clump of under brush so thick that it was with great difficulty that ho forced his way through. Emma's faco had become swollen aud her skiu hid turned a palo bluo color. Hor bauds, neck and faco wcro badly bitten by mosquitoes. She was unconscious. Tend erly the big farmer lifted tho frail form fiom under tho bushes. He gavo such a shout that his companions instantly divined that he had found the child. They ciowded around the little mite, whose torn frock, disheveled hair and piuched features told only to j plainly tho suffering endured by her during tho ninety-six hours she was wandering about. No time was lost iu conveyiug her home and procuring medical aid to save the fast ebbing life. The parents' joy knew no bounds. A physician has been constantly attend ing her. At first her weak condition necessitated the most careful nursing. She was without food during tho four days. Ou Monday night she was exposed to tho fury -of the terrible storm that swept over that part of South Jei spy. She has been improving every day, but has notyet regained sufficient strength to prat tle about her experiences. TIIK LAW Uf UIJUKTSU1L. A Legal ITeelslou That Oies not Fi:ir Mut-t tbe Vase. New Vork Herald. The August tribunal commonly know n as tho supremo court of Pennsylvania has lately expounded, in an elaborate opinion, the law governing courtship. Tho opinion was rendeied in a criminal case which turned on tho question whether a valid mar liago engagement had been made between tho fair complainant and the faithless defen dant. This point was left to bo determined by circumstautial ovidonce afforded by tbo incidents of tho courtship. Tho trial judge ruled that in order to establish a promise of inairiage it was not necessary to show "tho making of presents, writing of love letters aud all of such things that pass between young people." " We have long passed that day," ho said, " so far as couitship is concerned. Ono man may desire to couit the girl ho wants to make his wife in a secluded place, or ho may desiro to keep it quiet ; another may bo in tho habit of keeping company with a young lady aud appear upon tho public highway from time to time so that all may see him. Heuco there is no standard ; each case must staud on its four legs as tho party built it up." Tho supremo court thinks that this is altogether too lax a view of the legal es sentials of a proper courtship. It viewed with surprise not unmiuglcd with indigna tion tho fact that tho jury had fouud that a promise of marriage had been made when it appeared that tho alleged wooer had boon iu tho houso of tho wooed one, only four times, but had " mot hor out iu tho evenings, sometimes at church, walked home with her aud left her at the gato." Tho court then proceeded to detino the truo legal standard of such a courtship as will warraut tho inference of a matrimo nial engagement. " Circumstautial evi dencoofan engagement of marriage," it says, " is to bo fouud in tho proof of such facto as usually accompany that rclatiou. Among them may bo mentioned letters, presents, social attentions of various kinds visiting together in company, preparations for housekeeping and tho like. These aud similar circumstances, especially whou the attentions are exclusive and continued a long time, may well justify a jury in find ing a promise of marriage. But tiio court below ignored all theso matters as being no longer essential, or rather as belonging to a past age, and virtually instructed the jury that attentions paid to a woman in a ' secluded place ' aro quite as satisfactoiy evidouco of such promise. Wo cannot asscut to this proposition." In a staid community where tho couit ship has been protracted through extended periods, uot uufrcqueutly from tcu to fif teen years, and where tho wooing proceeds with marked rogulanty. propriety aud all tho recognized conventionalities, this may be vory satisfactory law. But how will it work iu tho case of those unromautic, co ahead spirits who contract tho matrimon ial alliances on principles of business rather than sentiment and often ou such short notice as puts Iovo letters, "visiting together iu .company, preparations for housekeeping and tho liko " out of the question '.' Ketuarkablo Suicide. A deliberate case of suicide occurred near Amelia Court House, on the Rich mond & Dauvillo railroad, Va. Soon after the regular mail train left the Court House, bound south, tho engineer discov ered a man walking on the track some dis tance ahead. He gave a caut,ionaiy whis tlo, and tho man stepped to ono side aud continued walking along. 'When the train was within about twenty-five yards of him, aud too near to bo even slowed down, tho man stretched himself out on the ground, with his body lying at an anglo from tho track and his head over a rail, and an instant afterward the whole train thundered over him. The train was immediately stopped and parties went back to the scene, where they found that tho man had been completely decapitated. The body was lying on the outside of tho track and tho head in between tho rails. Tho dead man was very gonteely dressed in a full suit of black clothes. Tho papers round in his pockets Indicated that his u.:iue was George C. Mouse, of Michigan, lie also bad photographs of several ladies. His body was scut back to Amelia Court House. A lluabauri'a Criuir. A moat atrocious crime was committed two miles east of Chenango Forks and thirteen miles north of Biimhamton, N. Y. The cries of a woman in distress were heard a long distauco away, and brought tho neighbors to the house of John Ellis, where to their horror they found Mrs. El lis lying in the yard, her head chopped opcu aud her body black aud blue over the eutiro surface. Near by was found au axo which had been used in perpetrating the crime. Tho husbaud, aged fifty-five, was arrested and is here iu jail. The cor oner summoned a jury, aud au inquest will bo held to-morrow morning. Ellis is a laborer employed ou tho railroad. He was visited iu jail, but refused to say any thing. The excitement in the neighbor hood is intense A Fatal How. A row occurred in a houso of ill reputo at Williamsport, the principals being a uotorious rufliau named Bill Gowdy and a com pauion named Georgo Hicks. These two camo to blows when Hicks knocked Gowdy down. Tho lattor spraug to his feet and threw a lightod lamp at Hicks. Tho lamp was brokeu and Hicks was cov ered with burning oil. He sustained burns about tho head, neck and body that aro liable to prove fatal. Gowdy managed to elude tho police and escape from tho city. m m TUK PIUMA. ' Itancb lO " at the Opera lluuse. There was a big audience at Fultou opera houso Saturday night when tho border drama of " Bauch 10 " was pre sented by a very capable company of actors, headed by Mr. Harry Meredith. Tbe play has much to commend it to tho public favor, being free from tho coarse ness that is the distinguishing featuro of so many dramas of its class, while tho plot turus cleverly euough ou tho conceit of two brothers, noblo fellows, who aro exact counterparts iu appearance, as they aro iu character. Ono of tho twins is falsely accused of a murder, aud ho escapes from the bauds of au infuriated mob just as the other brother arrives on the scouo from a distant part of the country, aud who learning the situa tion passes himself off fur his brother, whom he knows to be innocent ; he stands his trial, is acquitted and the real murder er and heavy villain of the piece is brought to justice. Tho flavor of " M'liss" and " My Partner" is noticeablo at various poinds of the drama, but docs not detract from the original merit that it undoubtedly contains. While there are of course somo bloodcurdling incidents aud improbable phases in tho mn of tho story, tho shoot ing and bowio knife business is not un necessarily conspicuous, and the fire scene was a capital piece of stage effect. Tho court scene was quito amusing and very nearly approaches that witucssed in Bret Harte's famous play. The dual role of tbe 3feClellaiul brothers was effectively carried by Mr. Meredith, who is an actor of energy and genuino ability. The support was of evenly bal anced merit, Miss Emma Yaders, as tbe charming heroine of tho story, enhancing the favorable impression which she made on our people on a previous visit. Miss Annie Douglass gave a capital impersona tion of tbe strong-minded and ncivy femalo piopiietor of "Banch 10," acd Miss Liliie DeGrcy was interesting in her role of the little Irish maid. Mr. Sid smith gave a very amusing portraiture as tho Judge, while Mr. Hunter, Mr. Clifton, ami indeed the cntiu- east were fully up to the requirements of their several parts. s;:i;iou.s acciuknt. A Itoy Accldoutly Shoots Illuisell. Ou Saturday List Johuson Keener, aged about 15 years, went gunning along tho Couestoga, above tho Pennsylvania rail road bridge. While walking he commenced loading his gun, and had rammed down tho powder just as fie came to a fence. With the ramrod iu the barrel of tho gun, ho climbed the fence pulling the gun over after him. The hammer of tho lock was partly lifted by catching on a rail, and, slipped off, dis charged tho gun, tho ramrod passing entirely through his leg just below the knee joint and inflicting a fearful wound. The boy's screams attracted tho attention of Epbiiain Phillips aud Daniel K. Ebor inau who were fishing near by, and they ran to his assistance. They bound up the the boy's wound with handkerchiefs aud notified Georgo Toinlinson of tho accident. Mr. Tomliuson took tho boy across tho creek iu his boat and theuce to his homo on East Walnut street where he was at tended by Dr. Georgo P. King. Tho wcuud is so large that two lingers can bo passed into it. The ramrod entered the right leg on the inside just below the kuco joint, slightly fractured tho bone, and passing downward come out on tho outsido of tho leg somo inches lower down. The ramrod was broken into a hundred pieces, no part of it that was found being more thau a few inches. The injured boy is a bright little fellow, a stepsou of Jacob Zcll, residing at No. O'H East Walnut street, oast ot tho Penn iron works. OIUTUAKY; ucalli of Uavld if. McUouigey. David D. McComsey, son of William McComsoy of this city, died in Pittsburgh, Pa , this morning about 4 o'clock, of typhoid fever, from which ho suffered fur more than a mouth past. Mr. McComsoy was about 'ST years of ago. lie was a young man of lino promise, well known and highly esteemed by a largo circle of friends both iu this city and Pittsburgh. Hero ho spent his childhood and youth and received his education. On leaving tho high school ho went into the store of 11. C. Demuth, and remained in his employ uutil 1877, when ho went to Pittsburgh and took a position in the extensive establish inent ol Goddard & Co., wholesalo jewelers, and was iu their employ when stricken down by dihease. When his condition be came critical a few days ago, his father was telegraphed for, aud at ouco went to see him. His remains will bo brought to this city for interment. The funeral will tako ulacc from his father's residence, No. 4S West Chestnut street, on Wednesday afternoon at I) o'clock. Interment at Lan caster cometery. List ot Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of unclaimed let ters remaining in tho postollico for tho week ending Sept. 18, 1882 : Ladies' List. Barbara Eshbacb, Miss Mary Fulmer, Miss Hammaker, Aunio It. Ilagan, Mary Hcrr, Miss Mary K. Herr, Mrs. JoTin Kleinfelder, Miss Fannio Long, Mrs. Belinda C. Pyfcr, Mrs. Sallio Schroll. Miss Beatrice Steller, Mrs. Amanda York. Gent's List.Geoigo Buckwalter, Geo. W. Baker, C. M Benningham, Cokenbour & Difi'endaffer, M. Chamberlain. Henry M. Etnicr, Henry Enrich, John Evan, J. F. Groff, L. W. Hall, T. J. Hartman, S. A. Huston, John Moke, 11. C. McAlister, esq., Geo. W. Bamsey, Georgo Soiling, Mam's M. Smith, G. F. Wilson, esq., J. J. Wynkoop. Strange Accident to Three Hoy. Whilo thrco boys were rowing on tho river at Beading, somo ono throw alighted cigar into tho water which was thickly covered with benzine from tho gas works. They were enveloped in flames and jumped overboard. Wm. Spccrs had his face and neck badly burned, and may Ioso his eye sight. Matthew Buckley and Francis DuIIcu also received serious burns. C0LUMIJ1A NEWS. OUK KKUUI.AK COKUKM'tlNllKnve CTents Along the Sunquchauua lteu of Interest In ami Aronnd tbe ltorougb Ticked I'p by the Intelll-Ci-ucer'a Keporter An amateur singing society is being or ganized hero. The new rails on tbe Beading and Col umbia coal shutcs havu been laid. The festival of tho E. E. Lutheran church was also a success, $50 being cleared. The contractor for repainting tho river bridge, Mr. Samuel Morrisou, begau the work this morning. The Columbia wreckcis cleaned away the remains of thu wreck which occurred on the P. D. B. IJ. last week, yestenlay. The Binggold band of Beading passed through hero to day. They wont to York where they will give a concert iu the new opera houso. A 5 year old child of Air. Frank Crono's died yesterday morning The funeral will take place ou Tuesday afternoon. Daniel Hcisley, 14 years of age, had his head severely cut with a stone, on Chest nut street, Saturday. It was done acci dentally by a companion. Mr. John MeFadden and son were thrown from a buggy ou Saturday, as they were returning from tho picnic in Heises' woods. Both escaped with slight injuries. The public school teaehorsof Colambia organized the local instution again, on Saturday morning. Tbo session was held iu tho institution building. At the election of officers of the Col-; umbia and Washington turnpike company bold on Saturday, tho old officers were re elected. A. M. Reese is about starting a dancing school. It will start as soon as a full class has been formed. About $70 was netted by tho " Young Folks' " at Heise'rf woods, on Saturday.; Tbo dancing was continued until aojurlyn o'clock, when a special train brought the party home. It was a great success in evory respect. A colored campmeoling was held at a point on tbe Five Mile Levol, York county yesterday. A number of colored people from this placo wero present. A fight occurred late on Saturday night, ou Front street. Ono of tho pugilists had his nose brokeu and one of his ears almost bitten off. About 75 persons were picscnt at a tur pi ise party ou Friday evening, which was held at the residence of Air. Andrew Hard nail, on Union street. His S3d birthday was celebrated. Yesterday a broken rail was' discovered iu the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel, above this placo. It was immediately replaced by a Bound one. The timely discovery doubtless prcvontod another terrible rail road accident. Tom and Country. Two countrymen attacked a young townsman at Five Points yesterday, but, received more than they bargained for. The last seen of tho three was at tbo ex treme north and of Chestnut street, 7 or 8 blocks away from the Five Points. Thu rural gentlemen were strougly in the toad of tbe Columbian. iflai PemoaaW. Mr. M. Baehenhetaer is vfeKing New York. Mr. Haye Smith and sou, Marshall, left for Philadelphia this morning. Mr. Benjamin Mullen has left town foi a trip for his health. Miss Gallic Wills has returned home ftom a visit to friends in Lancaster Miss'Annie Haines, of Philadelphia is risiting the family of Mr Ilummell Booth, ou Locust street. Mr. Frank Kramer and William Hoyt, formerly of this placo but now of Philadel phia, aro visiting thgir parents here. The Misses Annie and 'Lucy Parry left this morning to attend tho ladies' college at Media, Pa. Miss Claude Bivcrs lost a valued buugln on Saturday. It was mado of a go'd dollar. Ou ono bide was tho Lord's prayer, and on thu other the ownei'a ini tials. I. II. MeWilliams, tho Lite supcriiitcii dent for tho eotisti uetiou of I ho Kcely stove works, has returned to his homo in Detroit, Mich. l'ollco Uuae. Tho mayor bad ten eases before hiiu this moruiug three of whom wero foolish vir gius picked up for street walking. As this was their first appearance in tho doek they wero discharged with a reprimand. One man arrested lor drunkenness was dis charged, and thrco others moro disorderly were madu to pay costs. Three cases wero continued for a further hearing: Georgu Kirk was locked up for a hear ing by Alderman McConomy, for disor derly conduct and.' threatening to shoot Abraham Kreidor ou West Mitllin street. He resisted arrest aud (hiring the scufllo that ensued Officer Furlow lost his badge. Thomas Cieedmore wan locked up by Alderman Samson for ton days for drunken aud disorderly conduct. Frank Besb, driver for D. Rino Baer, was arrested for driving through tho first gato on the Manheim pike without paying toll. He wax given a hearing before Al derman Samson, by, whom he was sen tenced to pay a fiuo and costs, amounting to $8.20. a tirand Kally. The colored people of this city bad what they call a " grand rally " yesterday at tho Strawberry street A. M. E. church. Bcv. Thomas Wilson, of Providence town ship, pre:iched in tho morning, his text being taken front )hc 80th Psalm. Tbo afternoon services wcro'conductcd by Rev. Norris, of this city ; his text was from Nehemiab. (ith chapter and Ski verse. Rev. Thomas Wilson preached in the evening from tho 8th chapter and oGth verse of Mark. There was a large attendance during the day and evening: Thccollec tions amoiiuted to $55.28, aud about $5 subscribed iu addition to tho above. MrlvlBC Accident. Yesteiday afternoon Samuel Sucrtz, of this city, accompanied by bis wife, sister, mother-in-law and two children, whilo driving near Bird in-Hand, struck a large stone, by which tbo carriage was upset, all the occupants thrown out and moro or less bruised, and one of tho children cut about tho head and hand. The top of tho carriage was wrecked and one pf the shafts brokeu, and tbe horse's legs wero some what cut- Tho team belongs toWylie's livery, and thu horse, a very, safe driving animal, stopped as soda aw tho accident occurred ; olherwiso tho results might havo been much moro serious. A ntone Throw rr. Thomas Crielman, Kith two companions all of whom were drunk, amused tlimn -solves on Saturday night by throwing stones at tbe watchman of, Dodgo & Son's cork factory, and acting' disorderly in other ways. Crielman was caught by Officer Daley and Alderman Sampson gavo him 10 days. His two companions got away. Pale or Real Karate. Samuel Hess, aactioaeer, sold at public sale, on Saturday evening, for the estate of John Stono, a lot of ground on tho cast , side of Market street, near James, on "f which is erected a frame stable, to Miss Lottie Maimer, fcr $805. m The Fir, Alarm. There appears to bo a screw loose some where in the electric fire alarm . On several occasions it has struck a single tap, or a amber of taps not corresponding with the number of any of the alarm boxes. V
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