yf?"J Jyir'i!.w'y siJuBTyy1.' csssssusss V.yfr$eTxTsgarawKCByiratJuuiaa3tMtaatJMww SKSVSXXtHtSSHSXR atsaaasaBaAg!Swgjui5eLgjawgg883gaiaaB?J Ksss!5?Bffia?Bsrassffisas!ss2sasEts! LANCASTER DAILY INTiJ.lGNCEK, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1882. Haurastft I-iurUcacnnr; THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 28. 188?. Too One-SIded. The Committee of One Hundred in Philadelphia has attained a great deal of political strength by the success which has attended its efforts to secure a good class of officials for the city. It does not represent a political party, but acts for that class of citizens who desire good city officers regardless of their pol itics. The committee has resolved this year that it is expedient to support a candidate for- sheriff who is an Inde pendent Republican and who will com maud that vote together with the Demo. cratic vote. But the committee does not pay proper regard to the Democratic desire to support a good Democrat for that office nor to the probability that if such a man is nominated he will com mand the Democratic vote as against an Independent Republican. If the Dem crats'of Philadelphia are willing to ac cept an Independent Republican for sheriff the committee is right enough in declaring it expedient that such a nomination should be made. But the Democratic preference is likely to be otherwise, and then it would be inexpe dient in the One Hundred to start out an Independent candidate, provided the Democratic nominee is a proper man for sheriff. The committee's function being to secure such proper officers for the city it has no reason to demand from the Democrats that they shall do more than to nominate a Democrat who will make in their judgment a good sheriff. Obvi ously the candidate's politics have no concern with his fitness, and an Inde pendent Republican will be no more fit because of his independent Republican ism than a Democrat because of his Democracy. The One Hundred, being Republicans, naturally may prefer a Republican and they may have cause to think that such a one would be more readily elected. This latter reason is a good one for desiring his support by the Democracy ; but if that party chooses to nominate a Democrat who is better fit ted for the sheriff's office than the Re publican candidate, he will be entitled to the support of the committee of One Hundred, if they act up to their profes sions. They are understood to desire to support the Democratic candidate for treasurer and perhaps other officers, on condition of the Democracy yielding to them the naming of a Republican for the sheriffalty. In this the committee is not acting up to the proper idea of its duty. It will continue to do a most useful work if it stands ready to support the cood candidates nominated by the political parties, and to oppose the bad ones. In this way its demonstrated power enables it to im pose a most salutary influence upon the political conventions ; and in no other way can it preserve its power. Citizens will vote for officials according to their political predilections, if there is none or but little difference in the fitness ot the respective candidates. The Committee of One Hundred cannot turn many Repub lican votes away from good candidates of their parly, if they would, and should not, if they could. Neither can they withdraw Democratic support from goo: candidates. We do not think that the Democratic conventions of Philadelphia are bound to listen to the Committee of One Hundred urging them to nominate Independent Republicans, but they should hearken to it and to every oue else who urges them to nominate fit Democrats ; and they should heed. If the Committee of One Hundred wants to organize a political party, with independent Republicans and Demo crats as its components, it may do so, and if it can find enough of them it may create a successful one. But we have no idea that this is within its power. If it has no such ambition and proposes to content itself still longer within the sphere which il originally chose for itself, it will simply scrutinize the nominations of the political parties, accepting what it finds good in either ; and if it finds no good candidate for any place, proposing its own. If its judgment is good, as it has been, its success will be as great as ever ; but wo fear from the indications that it is somewhat unduly inflated b its prosmyity. DowiV in South Carolina Mr. Mackey, white, has been having a struggle over the nomination for Congress with Mr. Smalls and Mr. Lee, both black. Mr. Mackey won, seemingly because he had the most money, for Mr. Leo exhibited a promissory note for $250 that he had given a delegate for his vote. That, however, only shows that he had the most brass, for his promissory note was not money, as the delegate would prob ably have found when he came to have it cashed ; Mr. Mackey had a great deal of assurance to offer such a thing for a vote. Promissory notes do not pass cur rent in like occasions in this region where banknotes only will answer, checks even being distrusted. But Mr. Mackey was buying South Carolina negroes who were not wise enough to protect them selves. Both he and Smalls have been admitted to the present Congress in which they contested the seats of white Democrats, alleging all manner of cor ruption and intimidation as the reason for their defeat at the election. The country now has an opportunity of dis covering that Mr. Mackey, at least, was not a very innocent victim of Demo cratic corruption ; or, we may believe, if we choose, that he has only now been practising the trick they taught him. Mr. Jay Gould may be flattered by the extreme degree of attention which he receives from the public. It is not in all respects of a flattering kind. No one speaks of him to praise him ; but some people, and a good many perhaps, would rather be notorious than not be known at all. Mr. Gould is as notorious a man as we have; and he is cred ited with more individual power than, any man in the world. He is supposed to control the stock market and the railroads and telegraph lines, and tbibe now gunning for the control of the news that goes to the people through the associated press. It most be admit ted that Mr. Gould is published 'as a great man, albeit a great rascal ; though perhaps if he was looked at more inti mately and was not so blown up by the newspapers he would be seen to be really a little fellow. They were cousins and loved in Boston, aud she said inBostonese. "If our grand mother had had bat one daughter instead of two we should have been brother and sister, darling." Ancnwsnor Lynch's lately developed hostility to Sir Walter's "Marmion," which ho says is " insulting to Catholics," revives the memory of tho Christian zealot who thrashed a Jew within an inch of his lifo for the crime of Calvary, saying that he had "only beard of it yes terday." " A wise economy must be enforced in the public expense. Profuse expenditure by government is not only burdensome in itself, hut generates in officials a spirit of profligacy which permeates even private life. Extravagance breeds extravagance. Every useless expenditure creates an ex cuse, if it does not cause a necessity, for further waste." From BittUoiCu Common' wealth Club sptecft. President Artiiuk contiu jcs to figure as the great peripatetic mystery. He has Just left New York. Mr. Arthur has had tho pleasantest presidential vacation on record. He has enjoyed himself precisely as ho pleased, has chosen his own associ ates, has effectually shaken off the cares of business and is apparently determined not to go back to the White House until frost has nipped the ghost of the Potomac flats. It is safe to say that no man ever eujoyed being president more nor under stood more thoroughly how to get at all the good things therein. The man that forged tho name of Col lector Robertson to the mysterious " French " Saratoga telegram has not been discovered yet, but there is an earn est endeavor on the part of tho collector and bis friends to ferret him out ; that is to say, if be really has any existence dis sociated from tho person or persons who wero directly or indirectly benefitted by the trick. Police Commissioner French reiterates his denial that ho knows any thing about the authorship, and this hut stimulates to fresh exertions the detectives that are trying to find out all about it. Fac similes of tho forgery are printed in tho newspapers, and tho Republican gen eral committee proclaims its " detesta tion " of tho act. But, notwithstanding all this outcry, tho couviction is oxpressod that the public will uevor be any wiser about it than it is already. It has all the information it will ever get. It was :i had day altogether for the preachers and the churches. Wo read of one recreant shepherd running away with the ewe Iamb of the fold, who happened to be the wife of a parishioner ; at another place a preacher has been detected in the reprehensible practice of sending love let ters to a fair daughter of the flock, ho bo. iug a married man ; the monotony of tho day's record was varied by a worthy dea con who rearly clubbed the lifo out of his clergyman, with whom he had a slight altercation, whilo two boys broke into their pastor's houso in a Now York town and stole a largo quantity of valu ables. In Mississippi they are talk ing about lynching a minister for a murderous crime committed by his son. Tho aflair in a Virginia church, when two prominent pillars settled a dis pute by mortally shooting each other, and sending the bullets in unpleasant proximity to tho preacher's head, com prised a picturesque climax to what was certainly an uncommon day's experience for tho church militant, in this range of country. TUK KI.MIUA KICKOKIUArOKY. What a l'aroled Convict Sajs of It. William Iiaucally, a paroled convict from tho Elmira reformatory, was brought ue'ore .lust too r.itterson preparatory to being sunt back in custody of a deputy .sheriff from Elmira. When tho decision of tho court was announced to tho pris oner a painful scene ensued. " I will not go back. You may kill mo, and I wish you would." Shcriir Kennedy placed his hands on tho lad's shouldor. Stub bornly Kancally ermitrcd tho sheriff to lead him into tho corridor, but when ho reached tho door leading into tho prison ho struck out furi ously and darted back. Several couit olliceis seized him, and a frightful strug gle, during which Kancally continually implored some one to shoot liini, bo was handcuffed to tho sheriff. In a conversa tion with Kancally, ho said to the rc poitcr, whilo tears rolled in streams from his eyes, and ho sobbed convulsively : "Tho task they gave me in the shoo shop I am unable to accomplish, and on every failure I am paddled and punished in other ways not less frightful. If I go for six months without a complaint, and the smallest thing arises against me, I havo to begin all over again. 1 would a thousand times rather they would try me for my first offense (grand larceny), and send me to Sing Sing for twenty-five years, than to go back to this hell for one year." Sporting Topics. In the " rapidity shooting match" at Creednioor, yesterday, Lieutenant O. E. Abbie won tho prize a gold watch with a score of G2. At a conference between Hanlan, Ross and Kennedy, in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday, the race between Hanlan and Kennedy was postponed until June 1st, 1883, to take place on Silver Lake, Bos ton. Tho race between Hanlan and Ross is to take place about threo weeks later. The selling of pools on races was ro samed yesterday at Hunter's Point Long Island. The pool sellers say they will not again be molested. Stabbed by a K ejected Salter. Carrio Smith, twenty years old, living nt 2u5 Smith Third street PhitariAlnhia was dangerously cut in the left breast last evening, oy unaries voiKe, a uerman oar ber, of 734 Emley street, from whom she bas recently been receiving attentions. Yolk took the girl out lor a walk, and upon her refusal to marry him stabbed her. She was removed to the Pennsylva nia hospital. Yolke was arrested whiie getting his whiskers shaved off in a shop he formerly worked. Bobbins Their faster. A sensation has been ara&tail in Tmo im the discovery that K. C. Frost and Geo. l. rrye, uigmy respecraoie young men have been committing a series of burgla ries. 81,200 worth of stolen nronertv vras fouud in Fryo's house. He has not yet been arrested, but Frost is in custody. xrost, wnowas a meraoer orae Metbo dist church, robbed his own pastor's house. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS- TKEKtORM OF GKOUKD IN THE WEST. Ilonses Snakes and Wladows Broken m the BlMiMippl Talley Earlier Dis turbances at Panama. A slight shock of an earthquake was felt iu St. Louis and vicinity at 4:18 Wednes day morning. In the central part of the citvthe shook was first noticed as a roll ing, even noise, followed by twelve dis tinct vibrations at intervals of a second. The first vibration was the most violent. The shook lasted about fifteen seconds. At Springfield, III., a shock of earth quake was distinctly felt about 4 o'olock in the morning. The ground seemed to rise and fall at slow and regular intervals. Those who were stirring at the early hour -heard a grinding noise that seemed to come up from fathomless depths. Tho rocking of houses was distinctly felt, in some cases being so noticeable as to waken households out of sound slumber. The duration of the disturbance was brief, lasting three or four minutes. At Centralia, 111., a well defined shock of earthquake was felt about half-past 4 o'clock, lasting several seconds. It seemed to come from the west and was accom panied by rumbling sounds. It shook houses very perceptibly aud woke nearly all sleepers. At Vincenncs, Ind., it rattled windows and lasted three minutes. The shock was more distinctly felt further West. The earthquake wave seemed to come from tho e?st, with a rapid and startling motion like a swift ocean ground swell. Earthquakes have entirely ceased at Panama, and the customary routiuo of life has been resumed. Pooplo who re moved at the first fright are now ashamed of themselves, and after their two or three days residence outside are returning to their homes. All old and damaged walls and those in which cracks are dis covered are being removed by order of tho authorities, and private aud public build ings in which walls were cracked or the plaster had fallen are being repaired. Tho damage done has been less than was esti mated. The loss of mo has been very Bmall, only four persons having died from the direct effects of the shooks, and one lady from fright. A MlL,TIONAlBK'S WILL. The Kccentrlc Bequests Mado by Nelson CartU, of Boston. A week ago last Saturday Nelson Cur tis, one of the wealthiest citizens of Bos ton, died at his residence in iioston High lands, leaving an estate variously estimated at from $1,250,000 to 82,000,000. Ho was a self-made man. Over fifty years ago ho camo to that placo on foot from one of tho inland towns of Massachusetts, a poor, almost friendless boy. Ho first obtained employment as a mason's assistant, but he soon evinced extraordinary shrewdness, business capacity and enterprise. At tho ago of 18 he left other people ot less natural ability to carry mortar and lay bricks, aud with financial backing from a well known business man who had become interested in him. he undertook a large and profita ble building contract. Ihis was the mi tial step of a business career that amassed a great fortune. Mr. Curtis became one of tho best known builders in Boston. Great clusters of buildings erected by him adorn every part of tho city. Ho was tho contractor for tho Boston museum, tho Fitchburg railroad depot, tho United States hotel and about half tho Catholic churches in Boston. The great posses sions of real estate which he bad acquired were of tho best paying class. Of late years ho had also been heavily interested iu certain valuable stocks, particularly those of tho Boston & Albauy railroad. Ho was a shrewd, money gotting mau to tho last. His funeral services took placo on tho Tuesday following his death aud in the afternoon of that day the provisions of his will wero mado known. Tho disposition of his vast property was a surprise and a disappointment to the majority ot bis relatives. To Ins wife, Mary n. VJurtis, he bequeathed only his household estate and the mcomo of 50,000, to revert ou ber decease to .Nelson Uuitis, tho son ot bis brother George. To his several sis ters and brothers, excepting Georgo, and to their children, he made comparatively small bequests of a few thousand dot lars each, ineludiug one of live thou sand to General JNolsou A. (Jurtis, the celebrated Indian fighter. It is to bis brother Georgo Curtis that tho great bulk of bis property, amounting to at least fi. 150,000, is bequeathed. Georgo Curtis and Solomon A. Bolster, an attorney, aro made executors and trustees without bond In viow of all theso facts groat dissatisfac tion exists among all the boil's, with the exception of those belonging to tho Georgo Curtis branch of the family. A strenuous attempt will bo mado to ln-oak tho will, ou tho ground of undiio iulltiotico, alleged to bavo been exerted by George (Jurtis and Solomon A. Bolster. Tho will is dated April 18, 1870, with a codicil strengthen ing tho authority of Curtis ami Holster dated July 12, 1878. Tho fact that tho testament has boon of so long standing may prove a bar to its ovoi throw. Mr. Curtis had a uicco who resided with him and who was to him more liko a daughter. To bor ho felt only fivo thou sand dollars. She lias boon aware ol tho provisions of the will for several years, but was informed by her uncle at one timo that thoy wero to be materially changed. Indeed, it is said that the de ceased himself was uneasy about tho die position of his property, and shortly be fore his death, he declared that he would not be surprised in the least if the will should be contested in the courts. It is stated that for a number of years past the chief beneficiary, who is well known lumber merchant and cx-alderman of Boston, has been in close confidential relations with the millionaire, and that ho and Mr. Bolster together have practically managed his affairs. For tho past fivo years Nelson Curtis has been in failing health, having suffered two strokes of paralysis. Still, with the exception of one or two brief intervals, be was believed to have retained full possession of his faculties. The matter comes up for a bearing before Judge McKim in tho pro bate court, October 9. SUCCESSFULLY LAU.NUUEU. The Mew Steamer or the ocean Lluo. The last of the three new steamers being built for the Ocean Steamship com- nnnvD nuonr "W,.t anil fiqvnnnqt. l.nA l.K . just been launched at Chester at the ouipjmu vi jucaaia. ouuu ivuacu u sons. The vessel was christened "Nacoochco" by Miss Sallio Anderson, a daughter of Colonel Anderson, and at twelve minutes after twelve o'clock, everything being iu readiness, glided gracefully out into the stream, brushing tho stern of tho Chata hoochee, which was lying at the warf. knCfl!.!.' J vuu luuiuuug uu uiimagf?. The length of the Nacoochee is 313 feet, breadth of beam, 40 feet ; depth of hold, 25J feet. Sho will have compound engines of 1,800 horse power and four cylinder boilers. The whole will bo divided into five water- tight compartments. Tho new steamer is 3,000 tons burden and bas 0,000 bales of cotton capacity, with accomoda tions for 100 cabin and 50 steerage passen gers. The companion ship, the Talahassee will sail from New York October 10, aud the other vessels, the Nacoochee and Cbatahoochee, will bo ready for sea on December next. Inspecting the Penitentiary. Governor Hovt aawmnnnm Titr man. bers of the board of state charities and of the board of inanentara vestm-rlmr n:i u: annual visit of inspection to the Eastern penitentiary. There are nearly one thou sand prisoners in the building. DEMOCRATS ON TflK STUMP. Steng-eraad Hensel Address a Meeting, la Carlisle. Philadelphia Press. The Democrats of Carlisle took advan tage of fair week to open their campaign on Wednesday. It was well attended and much interest was manifested in the pro ceedings. Dr. W. W. Dale presided, flanked by vice presidents and secretaries from town and country. Hon. W. S. Stenger spoke for three-quarters of an hour, denouncing boss rule, commend ing political independence, eulogizing fattison and declaring that as the province of Pennsylvauia had tj pay tribute to the English kiug iu beaver skins, the people demanded a Beaver skin this year as a ransom for long endured outrages upon popular govern ment. J. Simpson Africa followed in a few remarks and then State Chairman W. U. Hensel spoke for an hour. He ridi culed Beaver's and Brosius' evasion of the real issues, and pointed out the necessity for Pattisonian reform at Harrisburg. Ho predicted Pattison's election and said that the canvass reported to Cooper's com mittee could only figure out Beaver's elec tion by restricting Stewart's vote to 40, 000, and by claiming 17,000 for Beaver in Philadelphia. Hensel said he was willing to stake his hopes of future happi ness against Cooper's chances before a pardon board in tho next world that these sanguine estimates would not be realized. Stewart's vote would be double 40,000, and Pattison would beat Beaver in Philadelphia. Referring to tho local troubles over the senatorial nomina tion, the Democratic chairman said that he bad neither the right nor the dis position to mako any interference in them, but the Democracy of the district and of the state had a right to expect a Demo cratic senator from Adams and Cumber land. He might bo essential to an honest and fair apportionment of the slate, aud no local troubles should bo allowed to en danger such an election. General Beaver was expected in Car lisle, but failed to come, and has disap pointed the Republicans by' telegraphing bis inability to get thero. Senator Greer came to town in the evoning, but left on the next train. In tho course of his speech Hensel referred to Mr. Greer's de parture, aad regretted that he was not present at the meeting as ho bad intended to ask him why the commonwealth this year, in the absence of a legislative session, bought tho regular supply of senatorial shaving mugs at forty fivo dollars per dozen ? I'UASKS OF POLITICS. Nominations lu State and Country. William Walter Phelps was nominated congressman by tho Republican conven tion of tho Fifth New Jersey district. Ho received 10G votes to 65 for John Hill, the present incumbent, ou the first ballot. John Winans has been nominated for congressman by the Independents of the First district of Wisconsin, and his nomi nation has been endorsed by the Demo crats. Democratic primaries were bold in the Third and Fourth congressional districts of Baltimore to elect delegates to tho con ventions to meet to-day. In tho Third district, delegates wero chosen favorablo to tho renomination of F. S. lioblitzoll. In the Fourth, where Robert McLano de clined to bo a candidate for ro election, delegates wero selected in favor of J. V. L. Fiudlaj. Tho Bucks county Republican conven tion met in Doylestown and nominated tho following ticket : Senator. Dr. Josoph Thomas ; Assemblyman, Samuel B. Thatcher ; Allen M. Fretz, Wm. B. Wor rhingtou and David ll. Taylor ; District Attorney, Wm. Stuckort ; Prothonotary, John L. Widdcntield ; Jury Commissioner, Thomas T. McCarty ; Director of tho Pool", Isaac Kohl ; Auditor, Jamos C. Iden. Tho Republican convention of Clear fiold county nominated tho following ticket : Spnatnr, McCulIough ; As semblyman, II. 11. Hurd ; Sheriff, John Swann ; District Attorney, Oscar Mitchell ; Jury Commissioner, W. II. Hemphill. Tho Republican judiciary convention of tho second district of New York met yes terday iu Brooklyn, and nominated Benja min F. Tracy for judge upon tho first bal lot. Kx Governor Curtin Renominated. Tho Democratic conforoos of tho Twen tieth congressional district, composed of Clearfield, Clinton, Contro, Union, Elk and Milllin countios, renominated ex Governor Andrew G. Curtin, for Con gress. Tho result was reached on the twentieth ballot. In tho conference tho counties of Centre, Cloarlinld and Clinton supported Mr. Curtin ; Elk county pre sented .1. K. 11. Hall, brother of tho pro sent, senator of that county ; Union named A. il. Dill, and .Milllin supported Andrew Reed. In 1830 Mr. Curtin rooaivnd 17,--Hil votes against 1-1,572 for Mr. Mm ray, tho Republican noniinoo. Henutnr Mitchell Hoard from. Senator Mitohell has written a letter to Chairmau McKeo, in which bo says that ho has been detained in Dakota by tho so vera illness of his daughter, which has prevented him from ho far taking part iu tho campaign. He will arrivo at homo and ho ready by October 23 to fill any appointments mado for him. Ho adds : " My views havo been so fully oxpressod months ago, that the peoplo cannot be in doubt about them. Rossism must bo put down and put down now, or tho old party we love so much will be destroyed." United Democrats In Ssw Yor. Tho officors of tho county Domocracy of New York, havo written to tho chairmen of Tammany hall, Anti-Kelly Tammany, Irving hall and the Gorman Democratic association, asking tho appointment of a committee to prepare for " a united Dem ocratic ratification of the ticket nominated at Syracuse," and urging that " all local differences be laid aside." A BOLD 1'llCATE. Tho Summary Suppression of a Kevo'.utlon ist of ConCral America. Tho American schooner Transit, teported as seized by pirates at Caye Grascias-a-Dias, Nicaragua, really seems to have been captured by some revolutionists, who hoped that by gaining possession of her they could capture Sau Juan Del Norte, generally called Grey town. A man named Emiliano Herrera seized the little town and declared himself "chief of the pro visional government of the Atlantic coast," and commeuced to issue orders and de ceives, and under his authorization the schooner Transit was seized. She was subsequently recaptured by Captain Thomson and his men and the pirates or rebels carried into Blue Fields, Nicarauga, and delivered into the custody of the United States consul at that port. After the Transit left Gracias a-Dios the popu lace arose against the rebels, soized them, executed the two loaders, Emiliano Her rera and Miguel Creira and pease was at once restored. Tho consul took the pris oners, who wero delivered to him by cap tain, to Georgetown, and turned them over to the Nioarauguan governor of that port, who in turn stmt them to Granada, where they are now in prison awaiting trial. A Political Quarrel that Ended In Murder. In a fight last night at Baltimore, grow ing out of a political discussion, Robert Boss, aged 32 years, was shot and died in a few minutes. James Sheffield, Daniel McKinloy, James McKinley and Frank Sherwood, who were engaged in the as sault on Boss, wore arrested, bat another namod Spencer, who is said t have fired the pistol shot) is at large. NEWS MISCELLANY. wuat xs ooiMa oar in the worlu. I teas ot Cnrrant Interatt Gleaaed from Lato Malls The History or a Iay Told In Brier Paragraphs. Arthur McGirr, a shoemaker, azed 46 years, was instantly killed on the railroad at Cumberland, Md., yesterday noon. Fritz Pauley was shot dead'ou Tuesday night by Watchman Carroll, of the S3n Antonio (Texas) arsenalln self-defense. The tannery at Whippleville. N. Y., owned by P. D. Moore & Co., of Boston, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. W. Woods' manufacturing establish ment at Winstoo, N. C, was destroyed by fire at two o'clock yesterday morning. The loss is unknown, but the insurance is $50. 000. Two negroes who murdered Clinton Cane some days ago near Weldon, and afterwards placed his body on the track of the Raleigh & Gaston railroad, have been lodged in jail at Warrenton, N. C, to await trial. In a fizht at Leary's. Ca betweou Lus oious Edmunds, alias John Spicy: colored, and a Sheriff's posse, Spicy was killed. Spicy, in resistiug, shot one of the posse and accidentally shot, and perhaps fatally, his own wife. Dr. Brosnahan's drug store, Riorra's billiard saloou and a barber shop were burned yesterday at New Orleans. They were fully insured. Tho loss is not Btated. Sidney C. Hell well, formerly cashier of Bowring & Archibald, of New York, was arrested at Berghen Point, N. J., yester day, on a charge of embezzling $1,500 of the firm's money in August last. Twenty thousand dollars damage is claimed by Thomas aad William P. Clyde from the owners of the British steamer Nankin, for injuries received iu Now York bay by the steamer Gorge W. Clyde, ou April 28 last. ABoston School boj'a Mishap. A Latin school boy, 16 years. old,! rowed down the harbor at Boston to shoot snipe, and lauded upon Thompson's Island. The tide carried away his boat, but hepluckily took off bis clothes aud swam for it. It took nearlirhalf an hour to reach the boat, and when be landed on the island again tho sun had set aud tho rising tide bail carried off his clothes. He was three miles from home and without a rag to protect bim from the cold easterly wind. Ho got into bis boat again and pulled with ail his might for the shore. Tho exercise was not sufficient to counter act tho effects of the wind, and ho suffered terribly. When be reached Saven Hill ho skulked up to a barn bohiud tho nearest house aud yelled. Then ho thanked heaveu that it was night, aud prepared to tleo should a feminine investigator respond to his cry. Luckily, a mau hoard him, and, iu response, asked what was the matter. 'Please come don u here ; I'm in an awful scrape," was tho shaky responso. Tho hoy wo3 smuggled into tho house and proporly carod for Ho is to-day none the worso for it. Mormons Nullifylns United States Laws. Governor Murray of Utah in obedience to tho law of Congress provided for appoint ments to fill vaoanoies occasioned by a failure to hold an election in August, has appointed a number of officials throughout Utah. In defianco of this law aud tho Edmunds bill, which disqualifies polyga niists, tho appointees of tho governor havo beou rcfusod tho records aud places to which they havo been appointed. This organized nullification is iu obodieuco to tho orders of tho Mormou leaders. Thoso who think it criminal to hold over are whipped iu by counsel aud threats, and tho poly gam is ts aro holding ou, Congress to tho contrary notwithstanding. Writs of mandamus wero applied for to day to enforco tho titles of tho officials appointed. A Missing KrldPgrooiti tlenrd From. Johu Ashcombi), jr., who was to havo been married :i weok ago to an estimable young lady of South Side, Chicago, but disapcared tho evening of the wedding, and was thought to havo committed sui cide, has been heard from Now Orleans. Every preparation had been made for tho wedding. His salary was only $1,000, but ho engaged board for himtelf and wit'o at a fashionable houso for $24 per week, and mado other lavish arrangements. Tho lady is very dangerously ill from tho shock. Ashcomba is tho sou of a wealthy English man, and desortod an affianced when ho camo to this country. Ho is now doing tho South ou monoy scut from homo as a wedding gift. Why Uernhiirdt Keluned to Act. Sarah Bernhardt did something at Black pool, England, that was probably not in tended to secure incidental advertising, for it cost her a great deal of money. Tho local manager, seeing that his theatre would not hold the peoplo who desired to see her, hired a structure capable of ac commodating 15,000 persons, and fitted it up with a temporary stage. Of course tho actress could not havo made herself hoard by half of such an assembly, and sho re fused to try. Too manager argued that the peoplo couldn't understand bor lan guage anyway, and would be satisfied by seeing her ; but sho would not consent to tho swindle, and tho pu. chasers of tickets got their money back. A lleautlfiil tlouio. Senator Sherman lives at his homo at Mansfield, Ohio, in a tine house built ou an oightoeu acre lot in tho outskirts of aud overlooking tho city. In front of tho house tho ground is laid out iu lawns and drives, whilo at tbo rear are largo gardens aud an orchard, which aro Mr. Sherman's especial prido. Thero aro hundreds of apple, pear and peach trees and grape vines in tho orchard, all of which bear luxuriantly. None of the fruit is ever sold, but among tho poor peoplo of tho city it is freely distributed by tho basket full to those who have no fruit aud aro un able to buy. A swindling Grain Mover. A man representing himself to be A. J. Thompson, an extensive grain buyer, has victimized the Prairie City and firxt na tional banks at Terre Haute, out of $2,000 by drawing money on duplicate bills of lading, having first erased tho word " du plicate " by moans of oxalic ncid. Tho money was drawn last Friday, but tho fraud bas just been discovered. Thomp son has left. An Erring Prraclier. A coustablo from Thoniastown, Maine, has been looking for a Baptist clergyman of that place who fled with tho wife of a prominent member of his congregation. The parties were found at St. John ami an appliction was made to a magistrate for a warrant for their arrest ; but it was refused, the magistrate not having juris diction. A Wedding at General Ilutter'a Uome. At General Butler's home in Lowo.l, Mass., his niece, Miss Harriet Uildreih Heard, was married to Mr. Lancier Dunn, of Washington, D. C. General Butler's son Paul acted as groomsman. There were no bridesmaids. The presents were numerous and costly. 'The bridal party left for the Sonth in a special car. A Preacher Who Wrote Love Letters. The Hudson River Baptist Association North, at a meeting in Troy, New York, on Tuesday evening, resolved to withhold fellowship from the Baptist church at Greenbush. This church has refused to remeve its pastor, who, though a married man, is accused of writing love letters to a young woman of his congregation. Poison la ttaeTeacop. Mrs. Jeremiah Rowland, of Miler's place, L. I., was attacked with spasms on Tuesday night. An examination showed that poison had been put in her tea. The m :te:- will be investigated. PERSONAL. Arcoumld Forbes is coming back to America. Secretary Folokii's namo was orig inally spelled Pfoulger. Bishop Asubuuy, one of the pioneers of Methodism in America, is to have an international memorial. Mr. Bradlacqh has issued auothor ad dress to the people of England, in which he says, " In this Parliament 1 will sit." Hon. Feknando C. Beamax, ex-member of Congress from Michigan, died at Adrian yesterday aged 66 years. Robert S.-Fergus, a well known jour nalist, and formerly a captain in the army, died yesterday in Jersey City. Caleb C. Dickinson, of Hatfield, 3Iass. left about 6100,000 for founding a charity hospital at Northampton. Ex Mayor Edward Cooper has been unanimously elected chairman of the Democratic state executivo committee of New York. Ex-Govsrsor Brown, of Tennessee, still treasures tho uniform he wore on state occasions when he was President Taylor's minister to Russia. Bins. Maxwell, better kuown as Miss E. Braddon, the novelist, lives in a tine house near London, and is fond of driv ing a team of spirited chestnut horses. General Suerman was at the war de partment yesterday, acting as secretary of war. Secretary Lincoln is now in Chicago attending to some private business and presumably looking after his fences. President Arthur, accompanied by Senator Jones and the tatter's private so cretary, passed north through Pough keepsie last night bouud on a fishing ex cursion. John Mackay, tho millionare, has bc como interested in the prehistoric foot prints recently discovered at Carsan, Ne vada, and he has advanced money for their preservation. General John Payne, of Warsaw, Ky. probably is the oldest pensioner on the United States pension rolls. He is eighty seven years old and has been drawing a pension for the loss of an arm in the ser vice ever since 1830 fifty-two years. Sergeant Mason is said not to bo on- joying the best of health. Sir. Bigelow, bis counsel, who visited htm tho other day in tho Albauy penitentiary, says that Mason is looking bad and feeling quite discouraged. Ho is at work making shoes. Gounod has returned to Paris from Birmingham. He lives iu the Palace Male sherbes. The room in whioh ho works is enormous. Thero is a largo open grado aud by its side Gounod improvises on his piano on ono side of tho fireplace, or on his organ on the other. The Duchkss of Tallerand is a fa mous sportswoman. She dresses in plain woolen stuffs, and with a small folt hat and a waterproof, takes her gun under her arm and all by horsolf marches over hill and dale, climbing fences aud jump ing ditches in quest of game. Enoineer Melville had a long inter view with Secretary Chandler at the navy department yostoiday aud gavo a dotailod account of tho finding of the bodies of Da Long and his party. At Mrs. Do Long's request the private papers and journals of her husband will bo turn ed over to her. Dr. Touiuee, tho founder of tho New England conservatory of music in Boston, is a wiry littlo man, full of business and enthusiasm, and with a faculty of inspir ing tho latter quality in others. Ho wears a littlo black silk cap wheuho is ou duty, which gives him tho appearance of an acrobat about to mount tbo trapeze. Suicide i:y Pouou. Robert Brown, a salesman, about 45 years of ago, committed suioide by swal lowing carbolic acid, iu Now York, on Tuesday night. Mrs. El led McKinuey, Sitl years of ago, committed suicide by taking arsenio in Jersey City, on Tuesday evening. Her bus baud had lost considerable property and tbo loss preyed upon her mind. Shot Dead by a Clergyman's Son. At Charleston, Miss., Alaoon Leigh was shot dead whilo standing by tho side of his wifo, iu front of his residonco, by Ver non White, tho son of a Presbyterian min ister. Tho assassin fled and a mob tbrr-at-ens to bang bis father. NKlOUltOKUOOD PiKWS. Kvonta Near and Aerosa the County Lines. A charter has been issued from tho stato department to tho Keystone land and lum ber company, of llarrisburg, formed for tho purpose of buying, owuiug and selling laud, manufacturing, buying and soiling lumber and timber iu all forms, including charcoal, iu tho stato of Missouri. The business offioo will bo located in Harris burg. Tho capital stock is (15,000 aud W. II. II. Kiuzor. of Torre Hill, this county, is ono of tho stockholders. A charter was also issued to tho York coach company, whioh will oporato a line of coaches in tho borough of York. The capital stock is $10,000. David lieohtel. of Rohesonla. Harks county, has discovered Ihica and kaoliu of tho tiucst quality ou land owned by Joel Trexlor, tho South Mouutaiu farmer whoso possessions of ono thousand acre lie in tbo threo counties of Berks, Lebanon aud Lancaster. It is claimod that sam ples of mica bavo been taken out of tbo beds worth $8 per pound, and of kaoliu worth $18 per ton. Mr. John Swartz, of York, who is now 73 years or age, claims to. havo manufac tured tho first silk iu this stato. Ho baa iu his possession several silk haudkorohiofs and pieces of silk, which he manufactured 31 years ago, having raised tho worms himself, led them, roolod tho Bilk aud wovo it on a common carpot loom. Ho had 80,000 worms in his possession. Tho fifth annual convention of tho Pennsylvania Millers association, will meet in llarrisburg onTucsday, October 10. Tho total receipts for Tuesday at tho Uorks county fair, tho first day, wore $:t:tt'..T0. against $118 for tho samo day last year, an increase of $218.50. Tho roceipta Wednesday up to 3:30 o'clock in tho after noon wero about $800. Ot" this year's tobacco crop in York county tho York Dispatcli says : ' Tho tobacco crop of York county is pretty woll iu by this time. Tho crop will far exceed tho expectations of the farmers a few mouths ago, tho late ralus and favorablo wealher making it grow very rapidly, and giving tho growers one of tho fines-, crops laised forsomo years." Tho Saturday Mgnt Disorders. Yesterday afternoon John Draohbar bad a hearing before Alderman Samson, of the several charges brought against him for his part in tbo disturbanco whioh took place on North Queen street on Saturday night, tho particulars of which havo been published. For bis assault and battery on Officer Herr, for resisting Officer Horr and for assault and battery on Amandus Stettlcr, bo was held to answer at court, in tho sum of $300 on each of the charges. For drunken and disorderly conduct ho was committed to the county jail for 20 days. John Brimmer, who was with Drachbar at the time of the disturbance, was com mitted to the coanty jail for 20 days ; and Harry McLaughlin, who was also con cerned in the aflair, was dismissed oa pay meat of costs, it being his first ofteast. C0LUMIU A NEWS. -UK KKlCl..tK COKKESPOXDKJIue mtl Atonp the Susquehanna 1 tenia ol Interest lu and Around the Borough licked Up by the latelu tiviicr Keporter Mrs. Dr. Jenkins, of Curvensville, Pa., is visiting her father, Mr. Benjamin Herr, on Second street. . 'i''"" Mr. Bernard .Ualoue and family at iu town on a visit. Mr. Malone has tho con tract for building a section of railroad in southern New York. The successor to the late P. R 'R , dis patcher James 11. Daily, Sir. Robert E. Williams, has arrived in town, and will immediately assume ltharfof;the affairs of the office. The. Rev. S. II. U. Smith, of Philadel phia, the presiding elder of this district, will preach at tho Methodist church this evening. Too services at the church, this week, have boon m atteuded. ' On Wednesday evening, October the 4th, the Madison Square dramatic compa ny will prevent hen? the comedy-drama of " Esmeralda." The cast of the company is nearly the same as that which played "Hazel Kirk" last season. On Saturday evening, September oC, the last dance of the season will bo held in the "Grove," at Mountville, by Wolfe's orchestra. Messrs. William Wolfe, H. B. Gram, John Prestou and John Drum con stitute the committee of arrangements. UBoeraeieeted- , )ly. The following officers wero elected last evening at a maeting of Orion lodge No. 876, 1. 0. O. F. : N; G George TMe ; V. G., Dr A. W. Rogers ; assistant secre tary, Edward C. Billetf; trustee,' AlfrQd C. Bruner ; representative to grand lodge, F. P. D. Miller. , j Matrimonial. - - At 8 o'clook this morning, at St. Pater's Catholic church, Mr. John J. RedBor, of Chester, was married to Miss' Mary . Stenson, of this place. The Rev., Father Russell performed the marriage ceremoay. The happy couple have gone to1 Philadel. phla. The Indian Doctor. A largo crowd assembled at Wagner's corner last evening, to listen to an Indian doctor's Ieoture on diseases of tho human body. A couple of attendants' kept the crowd in roaring laughter by their joke?, and pleased them with banjo playing and singing. The Momate. This evening the Thursday ovoning musicalo will hold its.meotin&atjtho resi dence of Dr. Lineaweaver bit Walnut street. The societjris increasing its-num-bors fast, and it is an assured success already. The parties at tho head, of it make it safe in saying so. ''The opera, of "Patience "is to be practised this even ing. , Spiritualism at WrlgaUvltle. A lady medium is treating the peoplo or Wrightsville to a dose of spiritualism. Some persons are said to havo been so frightened at the first seanco that they cannot be persuaded to attend second one. Columbia should be tho mediums next camping ground. Thero aro quite a number of spiritualists here. Timely Discovery .ef a,trs. Officer Rodenhauser discovered swoko issuing from a cell of the lookup last evening, not loug after bo had placed therein a colored man and woman. Inves tigation showed that tho couple wero mak ing themselves at home. They had built a fire on the plank; floor of the cell and wore cooking their supper, the materials for which they had taken with them when locked up. Had tho fire not been so op portunely discovered they would most likely havo been roasted with;tbeir food. OAfHOTlCS. Items Gathered Kroa the east Cad. Tho tobacco in thia neighborhood is nearly all housed, and the sturdy tillers of tbo soil are now busily engaged cutting their coru. which has been greatly beaten down by tho ieeent heavy rains. Another pile drivor has been erected here, with a hammer neighing fivo hun dred pounds. It is to be used in driving piles in the railroad "cut.' ' Sir. and Mrs. Matlbows and Miss Carrio Shortz, of Springfield, Mass., aro the guests of Mr. C. Shorts and family. Joseph Baker, esq., has broke ground for tho erection of a handsome frame dwelling hou.-o uu tho lot adjoining II. K Shnrtz's property. Mr. El wood Bailoy. the goufal assistant postmaster, at this point was very agreea bly surpi ised ou his 25th birthday last week, by the mails bringing in. fronivall parts, ovt-rotie hundred letters and splen did birthday card., directed to him from his many friends. Perhaps when bo re ceived Jay Hubboll's 2 per cent, assess ments duo Mr. Cooper's supplementary valentine, tbo sensation was not so pleas ant. The festival held by the ladies of tho Limoville United Bruthern church, on Sat urday m:d Tuesday evenings in Hrinton's woods, was not a success tluancially,owiug to tho iuuletuonoy of tho weather. Mr. William D. Sanfonl, P. R. R. tele graph operator at this place, resigned bis position recently aud on Tuesday morning loft this place for Minneapolis, 'Minn., where ho will outer tho large meroantilo establishment of hlstimnjmtferajllafry and George McClellan, Melertt 'Wifthad just reached bis majority, and had he re mained iu this state aatil after November 7th ha would have had the honor- of oast iug bis Hi st vote for ths. first Domoorntio governor oluoted in this boss ridden stato for quito u number of years. Rev. Valentino Gray will deliver a leo - turo in the M. E. ohnicht on Saturday ovoning, op his dimou'tesi as preacher in Virginia, dining the division of tho Methodist Episcopal church in 1844, daring which timo ho was mobbed Cwioo. and threatened to bo tarred and feathered and rid on n rail if bo did not Ioavo tho com munity. TIiu proceeds are for beaevo leuco. a k.u:buw moar'i. , A Homo itiul Wagon' Stvaek "ey 'aa Knglne. Last ceiii.i a frightful accident oc curred at tho Pennsylvania passenger depot, but very lusklly no one was hurt. At i:20 :v freight trait was passing east, and about that tia' there! Were a number of teams coming down North Queen streot. Among them wan one belonging to Stephen Owens, organ dealer of Centre Square, which consisted of a light spring wnton with a horso bolongiug to Hairy Luckenbach. Tbo drivor ol this team attempted to cross. Ho was signalled to bv Peterr DIan, tho watchman, who several times waved to him to stay back, but he cither failed to see tbo watchman or determined to cross for bo vamo on. He reached the track just in time to meet the engine. The horso bad crossed tho track,butthe enginoMtriick tho wagon between tho front and back wheels. The back part of the wagon was lifted up on the cowcatcher and as soon as that happened the horse turned quickly around to the left, and ran into the depot. Ho ran iu that way ahead of the eogioe, with the wagon on tbo cowcatcher, to anoint in front f the Adams express office where the engineer succeeded in stopping the locomotive. .During the whole of this time Mr. Luckenbach oc cupied his s"t in the wagon and wbi-n the engina m. .,-! h) started his hnrbo off and dro.-o away. NVithcr he nor the -1 animal was hurt in tho leash, and tho ouly . damage to tho wagon was the bending of an axle, and a slight injury to the wheels. TaeBaad. "' The German band went to York at 10:10 ad will appMr theraia oacort' to-aight. They will retara to this city to-morrow.
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