IWC? ap ";i ' LANCASTER DAILY INTi-, J. IU.LNCE1?, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 -. 1882. JT" J. "! f iLaiuastei JntclUgmm. FBI 3 AY S7ENINO NOV. 24, 1882, A Dilatory GabubIsiIob. The people of Chester county hear that the report of; the state geological commission concerning the geology of their county is in press, and they are surprised because they have not seen any of the state geologists going over their county to examine its mineral character. They have heard for a number of years past that there was a state geological commission in existence, but they have had no knowledge of it from observation. They have supposed that their time would como some day,and have patiently waited for it, only to find that no par ticular examination of their county was intended, but that a report was to be prepared upon it from old data and statements picked up from different per sons in the county, who have given its mineral geology their study. The people of Chester county are not much worse off than their neighbors. We know of no thorough geological ex amination being made of any of the counties in this section of the state, and complaints aro numerous from nearly all the counties that the work of the commission is scindalously superficial. Several years ago Lancaster county en -jojed the picsenco of Frofcfcsor Peisifur Frazer for one summer, who located himself in different portions of it and took hasty vehicular and pedo3lrian tours through it, recording what he ob served by the way side. Then ho made ., report in the course of a year or two, and probably it was as flood a report as his moans of observation enabled him to give. Hut hi? work was inno way enti tled to be considered as a proper gcolog ical examination of the county. Where Use fault is we do not know, but certainly the work of the state geo logical commission of Pennsylvania is not what it ought to be. The nppropri ation may be too small, and the workmen may be loo few, or they may only be lazy and incdnpetcnt. What we do 4 know is that we re not getting a proper, geological survey of Pennsylvania or re tiortslhat are worth what they arc cost- injfcRft'seems as though the cc i though the commission waHMfaraged to be a permanent institu tion, and that it is not tlte design to give us too, )ucla or too full information all at oncej but reserve enough to make tho cajJMgjji a standing necessity. By the time its'-'memjjernet through the state once, so lojte ft 'pferiod will have elapsed that it will need to bs gone over afresh. Tho present superficial examina tion is possibly intended merely as an appetizer to the great geological feast that will be spread for us the next time the commission attacks the state's geology. Hut wo would prefer to soe the work done thoroughly at one If there is nothing in the geology of the state that needs a thorough examination ' wo have no need of u geological com mission. We have been under the im pression that it was desirable to have every fool of the state carefully exam ined that we might know just what its geological condition and mineral wealth i3. This need is not satisfied by the hasty travel through it of a single geolo gist, as Lancaster county was viewed, or by the collected reports of resident, min eralogists, as iu Cheater county. Evi dently the state geological commission needs to bo re-organized or abolished. It is doing too little good work to !e kept alive in its present state. - i m Some one in Pittsburgh, having made a ."statement of the actual cost of the manufacture of Bessemer steel rails, Mr- Swank, the secretary of the iron and steel association, wrote to Mr. Car negie, of tho Edgar Thomson works, concerning it. Mr. Swank is the man who communicated to Mr. Kelley the facts which he detailed in his speech in Con gress to show that tho steel railmanufac turers were not making too much money at sixty dollars a ton ; and Mr. Swank was naturally nervous over a statement that the cost of production was only thirty-two dollars. Mr. Carnegie" an swer is not of a character to re-assure him, since he does not say anything about the cost of steel rails, but contents himself with declaring that the assertion that they cost but thirty-two dollars " was not mado by anyone in the business cr familiar with it ;" and that it was " a pure invention of an irresponsible man." All of which may be true, but Mr. Car negie, being a responsible mau, apparent ly desirous of giving information to the public, would have been more satisfac tory and interesting if ho had stated just what the cost of steel rails is at his works. People who know that Besse mer pig iron does not cost twenty-live dollars a ton, a.id that ten tons of it are converted into steel ingots in twenty minutes, and that the cost of rolling the ingots into rolls is only two dolhus a ton, will not find that thirty-two dol lars is much too low a figure at which to put the cost of making rail.?. Tueke was joy among the oil specu lators and now there is sorrow. Tho great advance has been followed by a great decline. As iu the stock markets, the oil market has been manipulated to catch the cash of the unwary. The lambs are sacrificed on the up-turn and the down-turn. All who go with the crowd suffer with it. The easy lesson is not to buy or sell when everybody else seems to be buying or selling; but this lesson most people cannot learn. It re quires too much courage to go against the tide ; it is ever so much easier to float with the running waters ; but they will carry you out to perish in the sea if you keep on with them. Tuat is a remarkable instance of con nubial complication reported from an Ohio town where within a period of a few years two couples were engaged in six marriages and four divorces, finding themselves at the end of the transaction precisely where they were when they started out. The case is certainly unique in matrimonial annals, and serves to illustrate the characteristic versatility of the average citizen of Ohio. - - Tue importation of ostriches and the cultivation of that "most peculiar bird " as a national industry may strike some people as extremely comical, but Consul Bakertalksabout.it with a de gree of gravity that is calculated to im press us with the belief that it's no laughing matter. Cleveland got nearly three times as many votes as Folger in the city of New York, the figures being : Cleveland 124, 314, Folger 47,785, and the Democratic caudidato s majority in tno entire state is 191,112. The oil producers seem to have tempo rarily forsaken their occupation of getting more oil out of tlio ground. Thoy find equal diversion in speculating in oil sup posed to be on top of the ground. Wheu they get tired of exterior speculation they will probably try the interior game again. Tue days arc passing away when bag gagemen can smash travelers' trunks with impunity. A passenger on the Union Pacific railway has recovered damages to the amount of 423 from tho company for injuries done to baggage and goods. It is well worth tho while of travelers and rail way officials to ponder over this case. How will our sweethearts and wive look in bonnets decorated with bouquets of turnips, carrots and onion?, with spin ach thrown in as a garnish? ThooO bou quets arc displajed in milliucrs' shop windows, aud it is ouly a question of time when wo will bs brought to tho ordeal of seeing them in juxtaposition with fair faces. Tue story that went tho i ounda of the papers last spring about tho fus3 that Emma Abbott made at a Denver hotel when hei baby Ji;id tho croup ispionouuced a base'ess fiction, but it answered its purpose as an advertisement just as well, yho did not inako a fuss whon her baby had Urn croup ; her baby did not have tho croup, and sho hasn't any baby. Tun reeGut.opiuion of Judge Advocate General Swaini, that army officers are iiot subject To emit-martial for psrsistent re rfusal to pay their debts, has uol been ap proved by tho bccietary of war. Unless the opinion receives his approval it will have no force. By this time Swain must begetting used to this sort of thing, though it will probably never dawn upon his inner consciousness that tho most ap propriate thing ho could do would bo to resign and give somo ono a chanco who would better size up to the place. fiiE death of Gottfried Kiukcl ltcalls tho roniaiic.3 of the German lebeliion iu 1S48. Ktnkcl, the author of "Ottoder Scbutz," a romance of the Hhiue, was an idealistic German professor, who gavo lectures on Christian art and used to preach, but undertook to write and fight against feudal royalty, when ho was Kent to prison in Spaud.iu, but was liberated by no other man than Carl Schurz, at that time a university student. This was in November, 1830. Schurz oamo to this country to eaivo for himself fame, but Kiukcl rctiicd into literary seclusion at Zurich. Tin: New York Sun chidos its contem poraries, tho Times and tho Tribune, for their detestable English in tho use of the phrases, ' And in this connection it must be said,"' etc.. and "A certain hard headed scientist by tho name of Clarence King." Tho Sun's grammarian tells tho Times and Tribune that if thoy had respect ively written " And in connection with this subject it must be said," and " A certain hard headed scientist of tho namo of Clarence King." noithor of them would have needed tho rcbuko it administers. The slips to which our luminous contem porary refers aro of frequent occurrenoa iu newspaper writiug, but aie Dot to ho condoned for that reasou. L the midst of tho fretting that prevails in leferenco to his successor, Controller Pattison, it i.i reported, stands unmoved iu his original belief that tho vacancy which will be caused in tho controller's office by his retirement should he filled by tbo governor. He will, therefore, retain the offica until his inauguration. Simul taneous with his exaltation to tho highest offico in tho commonwealth Mr. Pattison will name his own successor. As the person thus named will likewise he in trusted with tho books of tho offico, tho positiou of tho parties to a suit to decide the question will be tho roverso of that Bet forth by Mr. Sellers, who has declared his opinion that tho vacancy must bo filled by a joiut vote of councils. m FEBSOJMAi,. Cualmeks may get into Congress after all. JIo intimates a determination to hav 0 cither his certificate or goro. JLmik Gray Lyon, the cranky poison who shot at Edwin Booth, now proposes to "star" as Uaralct. Poor Hamlet. President Pouter, of Yalo college, has in pressa book entitled, M Evangeline, tho place, tho story aud tho poem." Ex-CONORESSiTAN GitlKXELL, of New Bedford, Mass., celebrated his ninety fourth birthday anniversary last Saturday. Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has hem favoring Boston peoplo with songs at pri vate ciitcxtainments. Junci: Jeremiah S. Black was Abe guest oi the Clover club at its Noveuib: r dinner at tho Hotel Bcllcviow in Philadel phia last night. Secretary Shamclv, of tho "Ex-Union Prisoners of .War Association," has a schemo to erect a monument over the graves of tho 13,000 unknown died at Andersonville, Ga. Mils, the agnostic tragodiau, assuies the public that he won't play Hamlet" in Chicago again for a year. This is a good thing for "Hamlet" and Chicago, and not a bad ono for Milu. Blvckuurn, Kentucky's present gover nor, is .1 ' dashing looking gentleman with his broad-brimmod hat turned up on one side like a Spanish bull lighter, aud his mustacbios twirled out to a most pro digious length." Such was tho descrip tiou that was given to a messenger who was sent to find the governor at tho dfnner of tho Sportmcn's club in Louis ville tho other day. Nilsson tells a reporter sho sings .simple ballads from choice, because sho loves them. " No lyric poetry gives ma grcator plepsuro than tho melodies of Moore, the ditties of Robert Burns, aud tho mauy simple, touching ballads of nameless authors that livo iu English homes. I ie grct that thcro aro so fow genuinely excel lent modorn ballads, although thcro is much that delights me in some ofSuIli van's." Tho great cantatrico saug to an overflowing audience in the academy of musio, Philadelphia, last niriifc. and re newed her triumphs of a decado ago. THE LATEST NEWS. iiLBASKUrKOM TUE BJOIUMNd MAILS Tbo Damage W; ought by the Flames A Budget of rvilscellaneou Happen ing I11 Various Uoarters. Horticultural hall, of the exhibition buildings, was burned yesterday at Fred crickton, N. B. Kimberly & SperryV kindling wood factory, at New Ha von, Conn., was burned last night. Loss, $9,000. The eeneral store of M. D. Marcus, iu Las Vegas, N. M., was burned Wednesday night. Lobs. 820,000. A fire on Wednesday night in the Kent furniture factory at Grand Rapids, Mich., caused a loss ot $24,000. A. B. Long's saw mill was also damaged to the amount of $33,000. At; Kempville, Princess Anno county, Va., a fire yesterday destroyed Ferrcll & Bonshall's hotel and a building occupied as lodge rooms by the Kuights of Pythias, Masons, Knights of Honor and American Legion of Honor. Loss, $5,000. A Are at Morris, Minn., yesterday de stroyed the general stores of Good & Bris bane and Larson & Nilson, the Masonic hall, tho furniture storo of Good & Bris bane! and several smaller structures. Loss, $34,000. " A firo occurred last night iu Arrott's Ontario mill, on Second Etrcot, near Col umbia aveuu3. Tho flames were discover ed by tho watchman, and beforo they were extinguished tho buildings and stock were badlydamaed. Tho tenants were Clark & Keen, woolen goods ; Madoly & Tit low, yarns, and Priestly Bros., dress goods. It is thought the damage will amouut to upwaids of $200,000. Malignant diphtheria has appeared iu Millcrton. N. Y.. and tho schools have been olosed in consequence. Families arc also leaving tho place. B. H. Crapstor, for ten or twelve years postmaster at Shelby villo, Ky., committed suicide by shooting himself. Zno reason for the deed is known. William Towers, one of the oldest printers in tho District of Columbia, and at ono time ohiof clerk of tho government printing office, died yestorday at Washing ton of paralysis. R. M. J. Paynter, for mauy years tho Richmond mauager of the Western Union telegraph company and late superintend ent of the Southern telegrnph company at Richmond, Va., died yesterday in the hit ter city, aged 42 years. A JMUI0 Girl Burned to n Crisp. When J. C. Dugardcu and his wife, who livo near Littlo Rock, Ark., yester day returned homo from a cotton field thoy found their 8 year old daughter lying dead iu the y.ird, her body having bcu burned to a crisp by her clothes accident ally being ignited. Killed tils Krother lor a few Walnuts. At Smith's Cross Roads, Mceklcnberg county, Va., a fow days ago, .alphcus Thoara3 Jones and his brother Homy, both youth?, quarreled over the distribu tion of a lot of walnuts when tho former shot the latter with a shotgun, killing him instantly. Au ix-Journalist Accused. Elliott ltydnr, formerly on tho Boston Star was ai rested in that city yesterday, charged with uttering a forged bill of ex change and passing it upon the American exchango, London. Ho will ha held to await tho orders of tho London police. Postal Decision. It has been decided in Canada that newspapers addressed to tho United States an. I mailed from the ofii jts of pub Hcatioti, including specimens, y.nxy go free of poitago By tho convention between tho two countries cachcouutrye.i: ties free mail matter on which has been pa'd tho postago levied by tho other. A Minister Sent to Jail. Rev. R. II. Woodruff, charged with opening a letter addicssed to R. II. Law rence, with intent to obstiuct correspond ence, and with secreting and cmbrzr tho same, pleaded guilty yesteiday 'i .he United States com I at Baltimore. :. d was sentenced to pay a fine of $230, and in default of payment was sent to jail. Western Sturdi Manufacturers. Tho Western starch manufacturers, com prising all tho firms throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin aud Ohio, have formed a joint stock company at Chiesgc, to be known as tlio National Siaich companr ot Illinois, with a capital of $2,o00,000. Of this $1,000,000 was paid up at once. Ouly two companies iu tho West refused to come in. fatal Jal'.roa insastor. A train on the Stillwater branch of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul lailroad, was wreoked at St. Cioix junction yester day by a defective lail. The engiuo want down au embankment aud Engineer Van dcrworker was instantly killed and tho fireman badly injured. Tho passengers wero all shaken up and many buiiscd, but ua one seriously. Arrested for a Ilruial Crime. Michael Reese, who is wauled in 51.;--risauia- N. Y., for a brutal outrage upon Amelia Harris, aged 3 years, which re sulted iu her death, w.io captured at Den ver, Col., on Wednesday by an ofiiccr from Morrisauia. Recso expressed his wiiling iicss to return without a requisiliou, aud tho officer with hi? prisoner, started for the east the same evening. A Conscieuce Smitten Tblol Delect va. John Grismer had always been poor, and when ho put $20 into the plato at church at Councllvillo, Mo., theic was thought to do somo mistake, but hcsaidtnatbeieally desired to mako the contribution. Tho note was soon identified, by means of its number having been recorded, as part of $2,000 recently stolen, and then Grismer confessed. What ho had intended as a relief for his conscience led to his detection. An Association of JourcalUU. About forty journalists of Philadelphia met in tho rooms of tho Commonwealth club yesterday, to mako preliminary ar rangements for organizing au association to bo composed exclusively of working journalists and men of letters. II. F. Kccnan presided. A committee consisting of James H. Lambait, chairman, H. A. Ely, James Hoyt, William Perriue, Wm. C. Rucb, John M. Perry and John Xorris and cx-ofHcio the temporary presidont; will diaw up a constitution and by-laws and report at a general meeting of tho organ ize!! s-next Thursday. m BALDWIN'S ANJJIVKKSAKY. aeiiil-Ccnteuntal ot Locomotive Building In rtiliadelphla. It was fifty years ago Thursday siuco tho first locomotive built in Philadelphia mado its trial trip en the Gcrmantown & Norristown railroad. Tho builder was Matthias W. Baldwin, tho founder of tho immenso establishment ou North Croad street that now bears his name. Mr. Baldwin was a jeweler by trade, and iu 1823 was engaged in the manufacture of bookbiudors' tools and calico printing presses. He constructed an upright engine for uuo iuhis shop, that attractod attention by reason of compactness, and orders for others of a similar pattern turned his attention to locomottvo designing. A miniature engine was built in 18'J1, and then a full sized cngino was built for tho German towu ratfroid, which wai drawing its cars by horses. It weighed tiva tons, cost $4,000, was a year iu building, and named "Old Ironsides." Improvements wero afterwards made, and when SO miles au hour had been accomplished it was thought wonders had been performed. It took until 1SG1 t mako 1,000 engines, while J5G0 can now be mado in a year. In 1833 tho present site was occupied. Mr. Baldwin had various men associated with him until his death, in 18GG. The present title of the linn, Burnham, Parry, Wilson & Co., was taken in 1873. Thursday even ing tho employes observed tho anniver sary by attending performances at differ ent theatres, tho tickets having been fi nished by the firm. SULLIVAN NOT TU BC FOU.NO. A Itcuort thor tlio UIucKiraltlt he Hain- uercd !u Washington U XJead. Tho failure of Cnampiou John L. Sulli van to appear at Harry Hill's on Monday night caused surprisa among tho sporting fraternitv in Xew York. It was known that he was anxious to make a match with Tom Allen, and no ono understood his absenco from thin m?atiu2. called to settle the preliminaries. Harry Hill telegraphed to Boston and Washington in quest of him, but received no reply. Sullivan's two partners in the Sullivan combination, Bob Fairell and Peter McCoy were theie, and fertile in excuses for tho absence ot their princioal. They said that he was out of the city, but would have appeared if ho had been properly notified, and that ho was ready t fight with bare kuuekle for from $5,000 to $10,000 a side. It would be, thay saiJ, his las: fijlit, aud ho would then poraiauently retii from the ring. Thoy eaid Lc wished to mako his own matches, and they refused to put down tho $1,000 forfeit. Allen' . backer. R. K. Fox, left $1,000 in Harry Hill's haud, aud it was aieed that anothci mcotiug should be hid. Several men who were present denied that Sullivan was out of tho citv, aud said that they had seen hiinat tho G:and Cen tral hotel. It now sioms probable that Sullivan was kept away from tho meeting by an outsido matter On Fiiday evening Uot Sullivan gavo a spairiug exhibition in ilu Theatre Couii que at Washington. Five bundled dollars were offered to any man who would staau up beforo him for twelve minutes with softylovos. Abuiioyblackamith aimed Rainey accepted this offer. In a very short time ho had been knocked down seven times and reduced to .1 state of utter help lessness. Tho police then interfered, and tho man was carried away. Fully 2,000 spectators wituesod tho li'sht, and Sulli van then announced to them that ho was ready to liht Tom Allen. It is now said that Rainoywaa sciioasly hurt. Sullivan was kept informed of his condition. It is said that yesterday ho 10 wived woul that Riiney w.dead and that he has disappeared. ; WEI.VI: UTILS INDIANA. An Aii.-i;;lnii Maiden Who Oiicu S.i.v :i llull'ilo lit a tlrcufe. Pliliadclehia Times. Capt. Pratt exhibited tweivo In.lir.n children fiom tho Carlislo training school at tho missionary uuuiversary of tho West Walnut stivctPiOsbyterian church Turns day night. The church was literally packet! with people, and tho dozen little red peo ple wero ranged in single U:c in lronl 01 the palpit. Aflor recitations and songs by tho Indians, Captain Piatt mado ,1 brief address and .1 peek or so of coppers and nickels was collected for tho heathen. Then tho crowd filed around t. examine and interview the curiosities. " Where is your Lome, my dear V" suid a well-dicsscd woman to a rather pretty littlo Indian girl. ' Omaha," answered the child. " Have you over seen a buffalo?'' con tinued the lady in v. tor.o which conveyed the impression that she supposed it was an evcry-day occurrenco for a herd of those animals to cavort through the streets of that town. " Yes, ma'am" was tho answer. ' Oh, did you ? Where, my dear'."' 'Iuaeiicuj,'" was tho uuexpoited 10 spouse. :ind tht' ladj parsed on. The children were cued for by mciu bois of tho on: rogation last night. This in 01 rung they will return to Carlioln. There is some talk of offering to tho government the tue of the Lincoln insti tut ion, Klrvcuth street, above Pino, for the education cf Indian '5tls under the plan ad pted :it Carlisle. Nothing official has j et 1.mmi d-vij. hut the project is said to meet with tlio approval o: several of tho manager. Ubhop Stevens, president of tiro board, approved of tho idea so far as he has given it thought. The institu tion will soju have to be closed, as theie arc vejy few soldieis' orphans in it. Cooper lias the flam'. riilia-lelphi.i Time. Chairman House!, of tho Democrat io state commit trc, adds fiesh lustre to the laurels he achieved as tlio Democratic generalissimo of tho campaign, b. the public .statement that ho " is perfectly willing to have his aceouuts scrutinized cither by auditors appointed by the new committee, or by a committee of tho voluutiry contributors who raised tho funds," and he adds that they were applied to no uses for whicu thoso who gave theni havo auy occasion to blush." A victory that can stand such a test is a double victory for the violins, aud now it is in order for Field Mai shall Cooper and Assistant FL-ld Marshall Quay to propo'o au audit of their campaign ac counts. If thoy are in want of a compe tent auditing board, let thcur invito 2Ii. Blankonburg aud his committee on frauds to do tho work. They would doubtless bo glad to porfornr that service for tho de feated field lnarohald, aud tho certificate of such a board of auditors that there wr.s nothing done by tho Stalwart leaders to occasion a blusn. would be uf inestimable value to tho smitten bosses just now. Tho editor of tho Times was chuiiraan cf the Republican state cour.uittco 23 years ago, and his list of contributor.; aud expendi tures have been preserved iu one of tho Philadelphia banks to await audit fioin any inquiring mind ; but as they havo been open to examination, nunc hr.vo cared to examine them. It's a safe rule to to conduct political campaigns that they will bear tho closest Ecrutioy. CoopDr has the floor ! CON NUBJ A I. MI I'LIUATIU-aia. i'uo Olilo Coujila iluve .six lUsrrlasea azd four Divorce. William Dongcss was married on Thursday to Mrs. Alice Grapewino in Greene county, near Xeuia, Ohio. Four years ago Wm. Deugess married Alieo Johnson, then very young. It was not long beforo his drunken habits forced her to procure a divorce. A fow months afterwaid they wero ictuarried, but last winter ho again resumed his had habits, and on Feb. 7 she was again divorced. Iu the mean time Jos. Grapo wiue. marshal of Jamestown, tho village in which the Deugcss family lived, aud who had often protected Mrs. Dengess from tho drunken assaults of irer husband mistreated Mrs. Grapowino so badly that she, too, procured a divorco on March ol last. Ou , A'pril 2 Joseph Grapswiuc and Mrs: Dengess. formerly Miss Johnson. wfcre married at Columbus, and went to Newark, Ohio to reside. Grapewino soon deserted her, came to Xcnia, aud lived with his former wife Alieo followed him aud in a short time obtained a divorce from Joseph, which left him froo to wed his divorced wife, and which ho has sinca done ; and now William Dcngeas and Miss Johusou-Dengess-Grapewino have again been united in matrimony, and tho two couples are just whero they started four yeaifinso. A Stalwart Who Weighs 300. Iu tho house of the coming Stato Legisla ture Delaware county will have the v,,;ij;Uj,. iest representative. Willi t a Powell bcar-3 down tho beam at UOti ii,;urus that are already conspicuous i-i U10 political affairs of tho county. Mr. Powell lias been assigned to seat a No. 32, but tho chair falls short of his'rasasure and con sequently a new one has been ordered for hifi accciodatiou. LUNY TO THE LAST. PKi:iIDAI. MOTION CRANK'S UK ATH. Dl(-gU4ted With Ills failure Ue l'.lows Ilis Head to Pieces and Leaves a Char acteristic Note. David Evaus, who lived near KiBstoa, in Plymouth township, Luzerne county, committed euioido ou Thursday. Ho placed tho revolver iu his mouth aud fired three shots. Tho first tore away his lip ; the second cams cut of his forehead, above the eye, and the third went through the head, coining out at the top and scat teriug his brains on the floor beside him. It appears from the evidence that Evans had been working for a long time upon a perpetual motion machine, lor tho last two years doing nothing else, aud taiiure had crazed him. Tlio vcj diet was iu accord ance with theso circumstances. He left tho following letter for Mrs. Davis, to whom ho bequeathed all his possessions : " I do sincerely prohibit any and all of tho revcroud devils to babbie and lio over my old body. Bury mo in my old rags, just as I am now. Sell that coat of mine or givo it to whomsoever you please. I die iu my atheistical faith, as fearlessly at tho heathen dieth iu liis faith of his existence. 1 believe not iu eousciuus existence nor sousfcivenesj atter death. It is the cud, tho final end o: man p.s well as the common animals Yo will judo this and blame it, nevertheless it is truthful. I consii!e:c I ;:n 1 concluded that to commit suicide wtiul J bo the best thing that I could possibly do. I am but eluding miseries and paiu4. It is clcr aud evident that I am in tho utmost poverty and distiess, having no health 01 st.enjzth to bj a slave auy moro. J bt iiiVo it prudent to leave this tyraunieal and oppiessivo world and to bo a pauper no nioio. I owo no person anything, therefore hat things aro here shall be youre, Mrs. Davis. It would plcaso mo if thay wero of much greater value." A tlt.lMl ; OIL. T!ie ).uttft r'iiru l.ir Alany AVocKs Wild Sccim oil '!i!.iij;fl In l'iusbiirgu. Tho oil niarhei opeutd Thursday at $1,11,' hut declined iu a fow minutes to $1.09A, and then advanced to $1.13. In tho aiteruooa the report that tho Anchor well was doir.i 250 ban els a day, and that th" r.jw well at Cranberry was good for 3'JO barrels, with tho stringency ni money, weakened tho market, and with ono swoop it fell to 97g6 , the lowest price that has been quoted for many weeks. Tho pen is iu adcqutoito doseribii tho wild scene which followed as block after block of oil was thrown on tho market and sold to sitisfy margins which the customers had failed tu put up. Toward the close the market crew better aud rveovcied to $1.03 and closed $1.0i. Tiio sties wero 2 001,000 barrels. The manipulator.? arc drawing their lines about Pittsburgh more closely than before. A note for $100,000, cndoised by the Standard oil company, was offeied to tho cashier of ono of tho batiks of Pitts burgh for discount. Tho money was not forthcoming, though such paper is un doubtedly giltedj'ed to tho highest degree. In tho other banks loanable money is growing so scarce tlia, iu at least one in:.tancc,a bank has discontinued loaning on oil certificates. In tho first in stance tho lest iufoimcd dealers sec cleat, ly tho hand cf tho chief among oil manipu lators, and insist that Pittsburgh capital i3to be put out of reach as oil legion capi tal has sihcudy been so placed. They do not for a moment believe that tho great nnyiopoly has si-iy other itf-e for this cash than to tile away a eertilit-d check until such time as tho oil nratkot will ba ripe lor the advance iN'hie!r must come sooner or later. RA.':i,n m li:avi: town. r '.t ot si .tllunti-r from Hiickettstor. 1: !lci- ActinonlciltuK It is Unlit. Somo time ao Mr. Hoff, an engineer ou the .Moriis and Essex division of tho Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, who lives iu Hac'cottctowu, Now York, began to feci annoy nu:n at tin Rev. A. C. Higgius" frequent visit to his house. The miuister, a Mothcdi.it, had editorial chaigc of the ilackottatowit Herald which he was couduetiug as a temperance paper with sucn moderate success that, to muko a living, he preached as well, no is a teau of middle age. Mr. Hoff bade tlio minister ceaso his visits, but they wei continued, and Inter tho husband found that the clergyman had written to Mrs. lloli", addressing her affectionately, and urging hor to quit homo aud iive with him. Mr. Lloif told his friends that he in tended to leave his wife, and accordingly it was arranged that her brother in law should tiko her to Belvidere, aud while t-hswagou j last Monday ho began mov ing out his furniture. JIo was urged to desiat until his wife canro homo at night, whun she would meet the Row Higgir.s. who wa? pieaching in Clinton, but Wa'J to return in the tvtuing. The meeting was had where tho H37. Mr. Higgins was about t? holy Hihlo class. Hoackuowl t.d that in: wrolo ihi letter and had called a.;aiiijt the wishes of tbo husband. Mr. Hoff then told the '1 ttynran he would gavo him tlnvo d iy u- out of Hack uttstowu. V:' :;et iaj, Tuesday last, tiveJerjiu sir wo he away, leaving a sou and ids wii, .vhj is an estimable lady, ;ti d has tho sympathy of tho townsfolk. .vs .-..hat iu ji:n;,nY. ill ore riiiiu fcG0O,OOU .Stolon From tlio .".Sulla Theio i no doubt that the mails bt" twecu Denver and Eastern cities, particu larly New York, Cleveland and Buffalo, are being systematically aud successfully robbed. Tho Now York ami Eastern mail wnbh left Denver on December 20. 1831, never reached its destination, and ninco that time losses are almost con stantly being reported. Tho postal authorities claim to have beca thus far so successful an to locr'o tho trouble cast of the Missouri river, but still tho robberies go 011 under their very eyes. Tho real losses in valuables and currency cm hard, ly he estimated, bat losses in drafts, bills of exchange aud postal money ordeia will aggregate over $000,000. Of course these last aro not real losses, but Denver banks aud busiiiPA.s houses havo been forced to mako their transfers of money thiough express companies, much to their cost and inconvenience. Tno nroro lecont robber ies occurred ou October 7, 17 and 31 and November 7. An lulitor as an ITonet Poker I' layer. Washington ItepuOlIcan. An editor returning home one morning about 8 o'clock, was. mot iu the hall by liis vigilant spouco. " Alas," she said, " that you have been detained by another breakage of the press I" " Nay. not so," he replied ; " neither has tho prc3 broken nor havo I been detained by getting out tho weekly, but it was a small game of ten cent anto which hindered me." Hear ing which tho soul of Washington turned over in his gravo and muttered a silent benediction. Not a Difficult Job rcrhaps. Philadelphia Times. Republicans of Matior township. Lan caster county, havo organized a Blaino club for use in 1884. The first work of. tho club will havo to ba to get Blaine to withdraw his expressed intention never to be the president of tho United States. Curnsee Lashed to a Kalt. at Sunderland reports that off the coast of Norfolk his vessel passed a large raft to which three or four corpsw wero lashed. The Late Dr. Guard. 3it. Vernon Place M. E. church, of Bal timore, recently passed resolutions to the effect that $20,000 should bo missd as a testimonial to the memory of Rev. Thomas Guard, the iucomo to be applied to tho education and ra.1inten.1uco of his family ; and at a mectin; of Methodist ministers and ethers, nt 1529 Girard avenue. Phila delphia, it was decided that .",0J0 should bo raised in Philadelphia, and $2,030 was contributed at once. llaolt to the Old Lite. Samuel Kennedy was seut to the Mass 1 chusetts state prison for life on a convie tion of incendiarism. Ho served fifteen years with such good behavior that tho governor released him. but made a full pardon conditional upon his leading a law abiding life. But ho did not keep his pledge, and, on being caught in a burg lary, has been returned to prison, with no prospect of over agaiu being released.. AMUSEMENT NOTES. What I Going on In the Show World. Sunday performances in Cincinnati havo been suppressed. Herrmann is one of tho groates artists livi'g in his Hue. Pat Rooney has a troupe of his own ami is making money. C. H. Ravel has put a p.intomimo and miniature circus company on the road. Tho German Hussar band, which was hero recently, 53 now in St. Louis. John Whitfield, who is with Horrinaun, tho magician, was with George II. Adams last year. There ato plenty of excellent attractions booked hear for the icmaudcr of tho su son. Nick Roberts plays at low prices. Ono of his principal attractions is El Nino Eddie, tho wonderful ropo walker. "Undo Tom's Cabin" companies aie just as plenty, as beforo tho frost. Ti.e first snow may drivo somo in. George H. Adams' pantomime company is playirg through tho west to immusa business. Louise 3loutague,tho hand wine woman, has six suits pending against A.!;tur Forv paugh in Philadelphia. " George C. Boniface, tho well known actcr, is a member of Aur.io Pity's com pany. Jako Budd, tlw uriuisttvl, who for years has managed a theatre iu W.i'j'jiutou, D. C, joins tho California minstrels in Mil forri, Conn., on Monday next. At tho theatre Comique, Washington, D. C, last week, John L. Sullivan, tbo fcoser, did the largest business ever- known there. Skiff fc Gay lord's minstrel hae a-Mia got on their fcot. They started from Milan, Ohio, Uii3 week with .Toe G.iyloid as manager. Billy Chaso aud Chailey Goodjoar, negro comedians who had been playing at tho Grand Central, Philadelphia, for some time, havo joined Baird's minstrels. Edward Arnotr, tho actor who upon one occasion played tho "Gascon ,: in this city, is a member of Kate Ciastou's " Two Orphans " company. So is Miss Honricttc Vaders. Lcavitt's minstrel coiuoany that an peais hero on noxt Thursday includes tho following well-known people : Fred. Wil son, Dave Reed, Fred. Carroll, Japancs Tummy, Foster and Hughes, tho Kino Brothers and otheis. Tommy Mack, of this city, who is trav eling with Hi. Henry's Premium minstrels, writes that they appeared in Independ ence, Missouri, a low evenings ao. It will bo remembcicd that this is tho town where Frank James tho noted baud it, abcut whom go much has Dcenwntten.rsconnneo. , he iefilMMl and we.lt out 0f tbo saloon. Ho During tho day the bind made a strcot 5 ,a(m r,.tarned ami drcw a pockct inir0 parade and plaed in liout of tho pusoti. ' hu.h ,,. , ed mto tuo back of Jli! James sent them au invitation to call on Jtrj ,0 was stand,'Dg at tho bar with bis him and they accepted it. Jle received U ,)K.!c towards him ; tho wound made was them very kindly and tho tpiartetto, of ' an ugly and dangerous one, and it was which Mr. Mack is a member, ontertaiiw.'! 1 ,ir0.s,,(1 i,v rr. Urban. Besides tho pro hint witn a mimber of songs . Lcloia KClMltor auiisiberof witnesses testified to leaving he asked thent to fintr ' la.totlns j ,j,,.st. , .,s Lotter to My Mother." Tho song w.r. j ' T-dcfeulaut. was tilled and ho tcsti- remrerca ny jir. .uaeK, alter which James shook all by tho hands. ;iviu them good bye, and expressing tho hopa 10 would meet them in heaven. Mr that ho Mack says James is a ratuer nice looitrs'g youug fellow and does not look like tho bad man ho is said to bo. Ho has tine quarters in tho prison, which is .1 ver; small one, aud ho fl-ohis to ba happy. STlSKKT lVOttK. A Oooil Crossing at tlis IVron; t'lAue. Street Commissioner Levan is putting down a very good grauito crossing in West King street half way betweon Water and Mulberry strcots. Everybody who has seen it admire the solid stones of which it is composed, ami everybody won ders why it was not laid half a souaro further west. Thcro aro no worso crors. ing3 anywhere in tho city than thoso at Tm m. AAHM rC Tn T JM . If 111 lift tWW tuu curui-r ui iiuai, iuu uuu .nuiocij sheets, composed as they are of small rouu biuuss 11 i 1 uiai j j, iii.u. j.iuiui-u, on tho east sida of Mulberry street theie is no crossing at all, and any body having occasion to pass fiom North to South Mulberry street will bo obliged to wade through the mud or dust, as tlio caso may be, or walk half a squaro down to Mr. Levan's new crossing, and half a square back agaiu. .Mr. Lovan has shown crcat aptitudo for doing tho right thing in tho wrong way, at tho wrong time and in tho wrong place. Uuemug oCSnyder'd Winter tJuiilsii. Last evening John A. Snyder, thesaloun kecperat No. 115 North Queen streot openca his new winter garden which has just becu completed. Tbcro w.ts u very largo crowd present and excellent music was furnished by tho Mranncrckor orches tra and a monster lunch wa3 served. Tho new room is immediately iu tbo rear of tho old barroom, the back yard having been built up as far back as the end of tho house. Tho ceiling is over 20 feet in height and tho light i. furnished from a largo skylight in the top, on tho north sido of the room is a largo balcony which will bo used upon occasions when thero is musi". Tho room is provided with all conveniences, and is 'well heated ana lighted. The painting is very protty. Siuco this additson has been mado to tho saloon it is cno of tho largest and handsomest in the city. Mr. Philip Dinklebergcr was the contractor who erected the building. The German Hovpltal. Tho board of managers of the Gorman hospital, corner Girard and Corinthian avenues, Philadelphia, havo sslcctcd Thanksgiving day, Novomber 30, a3 do nation day, on which occasion it is hoped the friends of the hospital will visit it or send for its uso liberal donation?, as it re ceiveji no support from state or city, but is maintained by private contributions. Tho hospital is open to all. irrespective of nationality, creed, or color. Dr. A. B. Ilirsh, of this city, is upon tho wdicl Gtaffofthe institution. Ulsil at the Uonpltal. An inmate of tho county hospital named John Carrah, died last evening at 10 o'clock, aged about GO yoars. Ho entered the hospital sick, nearly a year ago, and paid that ho had iclativcs in northern New Jersey, but letters written to them elicit ed no answer. Carroll's death resulted from long continued general debility. correction lu Cuurt Yesterday in our court proceedings wo stated that a t:uo bill hid been found against S. IX. Ilup'rerrbcrgcr, charged with Ifalso pretense. That was a mistake, tha bill W2S ignored with Alfred Slonakor, the prosecutor for cost. .NOVEMBER SESSIONS. I HE WUEEtS Olf JUSTICK :X MOTION. 1 lie Kegular Term of Criminal Court The tint Cats of aia'.lclou Trrpats Before Tho toarr. Thursday afternoon Ii the case of B. r. Bramberger, charged with fornication and bastardy, a uol pros was entered by cousent of the prosecutrix, as the child is not yet bom. Ho paid tho costs and gave bail iu the sum of $300 to keep tho county of Lancaster free from tho support of tho child in easo it is born in this county, it beiug represented that the woman is about to move to tha West. A no' pios. lor want of evidence was cntcrcd.iu tho cise of A. S. EJwards. charged with seduction, and he plead guilty to fornication and bastardy. Sen tence deferred. Comthv8. James Mooio, of Columbia, colored. Tljo defemlaut was charged with assault and battery on his wife, lieu rietta Mo.re, who testified that he hit her on the j w !.! kn icked Iter dowu on tho stieot the 13:h of October. James denied 1 ..vine struck her, but claimed that he .n. re!'. pushed hor and she fell. Tire j jrv r-'udeivd a verdict of smdtv. Sentenced to three months' iuiprisou- mrnt. Com'th vs. Amos Kauflmau, Amos Brown and Munrno Buch, malicious tres pass. These lnn wero iudicteu under the law ol 1SS1 and were charged with trespassing on the hud of John L. Oam ber. in Manor t.r.vnahip, on which John Kauts is a tenant, on Nov. I. It appears from tho evidence of tho c immouwealth that although boards had been placed upon the propei ty notifying persons that they wero prohibited from trespassing on the giouud, the accused entered upon the land ou this day and bi-gr.n trunuing ; when ordered to leave by Mr. ldtrtz they refusfd to io and became abusive and im pudent ; Mr. Camber finally told them to leavi, and instead of going around tho Inn as told tLey walked through tho land to tludr v.aon ou tho pike. The defendants wero called, and they testified that they went on tho laud 011 tbis day and fiist met Kautz, who ordered them away ; they told him that they un derstood Mr. Gamber did not object to tho shoo.iog of rabbits on tbo property, but be did to gunning for partridges ; they then wentdo.vn towards tho house aud met ( riuber ; after ho told ttiom to leavo j thoy ha I some woidn, but thry finally I weut ; he defendants admitted having I shot bco labbits on tho property, ono of which was killed after thoy had been ordeied o!f; they also admitted that they had s ott tbo boards up"b.foro goiugon tho property, and thoy had not intended to go to too Mr. Gamber linSl after Kautz order td them away. Aftei tho cvideuco was iu tho counsel for the defense Etatid that they would mal.o no further defense. By an amicable arrangement a juror wr.s withdrawn and a a nol pro?, entered upon the piymeut of all coit.s by the defendants This was tho first crse of the kind tried m our courts aud the prosecutor only brought it for au i-xampltftrnd did not wish to bo harsh with t th defendants RcFOUTi:n.l Friday morning. Com'th vs. Michael Gutnpf. Tho defeudaut, who is" a resident of this city, was charged with felonious ar-sault and bat try, in cutting Samuel S. Miller. The evidence showed that 011 the 23 J of Oeto bir thc.-o two men met at Snyder's saloon iu Selciunbergcr's park and had a quarrel i't allien Uumpr received a whipping. Tticy fizt'd up tho matter by shaking I liands iiud apparently weio again friends, I a?i!!it nvlrtirl fZtfmnC fr f Ier i rlririlr lint: , jjf.,i t'u he was" very drunk on that day :t renit mber much of what ec I yno cm ,.,mc,j - j!( Uiiiisi'f.'pn' ho had been a good iriend of pK'vious to that day and had no iiiieuib 11 of killing him. In rebuttal tho cniniiKiiiweaUh called a witness- to show tli-l befoio tho cuttii g Otiuipf said ho would ' put Miller iu his hole ;" after tho eutti g tie spoke to tho same witness and was pot very drunk. The jury leudercd a venliet .t guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine jifSlOOuni undergo an imprisonment of :!n'.e jens and six months. Yesteiday James Miller was sentenced to two y ars imprisonment for felonious .r-.-nuIt and battery upon Annio Boas. Tbi ; n:' ciiig his sentence w;:s changed to onojcr.' uid eleven months, iu order that hi:, tinif -vill expire at th time of the year allowed 5y law. Tho ca cs of Wm. Muuroe and Edwr.rd '.Vaguer, charged with rap?, and Chas. L. ;,Tjl!er eh treed uld ,0j,0' De: with arson, wcie coiitui raber adjourned court. Coni'tu vs. Frederick Grot wald, .s?ault at.d batioiy. Tho defendant its a juuk dea'er in this city, and ho was charged with having committed this offense upon tlio pers,.i f Samuel Kitch, a littlo son of Davis Kitcb, of Low street, this city. Tho evidence showed that on tlio 0th of August tbi boy with a number of others wero sitting on tho Btepn of Mr. Kitch's house wh'.u tho defendant drove by ; somo of the b'yi yelled something at him but this hoy said nothing, being busy knitting with a spojl ; tho detendaut rati at him caught hiii by tho ear and threw him in tho gutter; the boy was pbkedupand taken in o tho house by Iris mother; he wa'i then blocding from tbo car. Tho dc fecne v. that tho boy had thrown stones at tho defendant. Tho jury rendered r. vendot f guilty ; sentenced to pay a Ann of 10 and costs. Yerdiijf.s of not guilty wete taken iu the cases of Juhn Finger, charged with assault ami battery and malicious mischief, as the cases wi ro o'd and the defendant has not been aittted. Com'th v Michael A. McGIinu, em bezzlement Tiio defendant, who Is a res ident of this city, was charged with cm brzztin,; fim Mim of 30 which had been given to him by Mis. Elvina Gable, of James sti.ci,io purchase lumber to be used iu t!:er:iis!:i of her houso, aud which he failed t apply to that purpose. After tha evi.ieneo t r the commonwealth was iu the c art said that the oliense was not cmbezz'c meat and a -.erdict ,f not guilty Com'th 9. Miller WaiJIey. Tho de fend urt w;;s charged with felonious assault and battery and cairying concealed weap ons, by Daniel Fror-lich, of Smoke town. After tho jury was sworn the commonwealth said they would waive the felony in the first ise. Tho defendant then withdrew his plea of not guilty and plead guilty to aggiavatcd assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons. Ho was ecntenced to piy fines atnouuting to S30, and costs of prosecution. Frederick A. Pease plead guilty to tho charge of larceiy a3 bai'ce, and was fier tenced to three iuontu.' imprisonment. Tho grand jury returned tho following true bill : True JhlU.iil . L. Simdley, adultery, Wm. Turner, Irlonion . a.smlt aud bat tcrv; ('. V P.inkN-y. t.-rgcry : James MrGic-iV, nthmous raisv Jnef. Iqnoi'd- 1 -mas lb 'i i- afs.uilt. a in'. batter v .f. count;, firco'.ts; Pete: HtuTei '.. if, -.ti for costs, Franc- 'J '', '! ; KeVcoa Uol sing-i. to i rv, ,SM I'nr.h Ilolsinger lor costs; i .11. Tun 1:, ii", Wm. Mohn, larcon. . Atuoi Sourb "r, i-. mlt ;::i't bat tery, Dauiei Ma-k lor eo-- ; Frank Sweeney, trampcoa!y for e...-ts- Jacob Randolph, adultery, ITiias Hols-uger lor coats ; Trias Hoke, brccn;. 1
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