iii) w,ititr& LANCASTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCE!, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2a. 1882. JiMib mrta - txm Lancaster Jntelltgcnccr. . - ' MATPKDAY KVENINQ NOV. 25'. 1882, Our Elegut Atteraey General. The New York Sun does not seem to like oar elegant Attorney General Ben janrtn Ilarria Brewster ; his style does not suit it : apparently it is not suffi ciently demccratic, the Sun, which iines for all, assuming to shine .with special brilliancy for common people. Anyone who Is out of the common run of humanity the Sun looks upon askance. There can be no doubt that the attorney general is a remarkable maninhi8 habits and attitudes. lie is a fastidious man. He belongs to the ruffled-flhirt generation. He is elegant in Ida tastes. He has a good opinion of himself. But then he has good founda tion for his opinion. He conducts him self so aa to deserve his self-CBteem. He is not particularly careful to demean himself so as to obtain the approval of everyone in everything lie does ; but he is particular to obtain his own. Ami a man, who takes care to maintain his self-respect,can be permitted to do pretty much what else he pleases regardless of what the world says; always pnnided that he has a just opinion of what his self-respect, demands. This Mr. Brew ster has. He has never dono anything that we know of that need cause him to hang his head in shame. T be sure, he has lately gone through Pennsylvania sounding the praises of the Camerons ; but then it is altogether a matter of opinion as to how far these friends of Mr. Brewster's are worthy of praise. Mr. Brewster thinks bet ter of them than most people, and as he so thinks, so he lias a right to Bay. The Sun found fault with the Brewster Cameronian orations and doubtlessjustly ; but also with Brewster in defendiug his friends, and in this it was unfair. II. complains, too, of our attorney general that he is moro ornamental than useful in his office. It thinks he leaves the work to others and is only careful to draw the salary and applause. It con demns him for his abstention from the Star Route trial, until the last daysi but it neglects to note that he then a p. peared and made the most effective speech of the occasion. It may be that he might have done better if he had hung around during all the weary weeks of the trial ; but if so, it shows how ex traordinarily talented and strong a man our attorney general is ; since with the small attention the Sun says he gave to the trial he was able to take the wind out of the sails of all the other accomplished counsel in the case who bad given it their whole attention for months. Now tho Sun is troubled because the attorney general has caused his office to bo fitted up in a luxurious manner at the cost of the government. Of course the government ought to pay the ex penseof furnishing Mr. Brewster's of fice ; and it ought to make it comforta ble for him. He is entitled to a respect ably furnished office from a respectable government which can afford to decently provide for its servants. And we at least are not disused to object to lux urious appointments for a luxury-loving attorney general. That may be a vice, but it is a small one, and about as little expensive to the government as any vice can be. Mr. Brewster is fastidious in all his tastes, and has no common vices. He does not cheat, or swear, or chew to bacco, we Iwlleve. He is nice in his habits, clean in his linen and spotless in his character. He likes pretty things about him. He enjoys a handsome apart ment elegantly furnished. The Sun says he has a $1,200 Turkish carpet and a $250 table, covered with exquisite Alge rian lace, which is no doubt very hand some, though if so it seems to be cheap at its figure of $100. Then there are four $300 curtains hung in the extrava gant attorney general's windows. These figures do not alarm us. We know that they express the sum total of the extra cost of the attorney general to the gov ernment. We know that he only costs us his salary and his furniture. We think we have him cheap. He may not be a man to work the flesh off his bones for us, but ho is a man to make tell the hours of labor he does give to his public duties. If his elegant carpete, curtains and tables enable him to work better, as no doubt they do, it is a matter of economy to provide them. Economy is a good thing, but there is a true and a false economy. The San raises its hands in horror at the expendi ture of the public moneys ; but the pub lic moneys were collected to be expended ; and the only thing to see to is that they are expended economically. It being truly economical to surround our elegant attorney general with elegant appoint ments the Sun barks up the wrong treo when it condemns tho cost of bis furni ture. The editor of the Sun, no doubt, works best in a bare room, on a wooden chair, upon an oil cloth covered pine table ; it would not be economy to hem him about with elegance; but Mr. Brewster is another sort of a fellow. A gratifying sign of the times is the unanimity with which the entire Democratic press of the state endorses the views expressed by the Intelligen ces in the matter of reducing the ex penses of the state government by wiping out the useless offices that through successive Republican adminis trations have served no better purpose than that of furnishing roosting places for political birds of prey. Wo gainer irom me utterances oi our contemporaries, and the disposition they all show to carry out the pledges of the last Democratic convention on the subject of legislative reform, that bummers and hangers-on will And their occupations gone when the new admin istration Is Installed at Harrisburg. The people have no use for such. Faoar. the reports we print it was cer tainly a black Friday among the oil speculators. .Millions nave been made and lost in the Bradford, Pittsburgh and other exchanges during the past few weeks, but yesterday seems to liuvo capped the climax. The dexterity With which the market has been manip. ulated by the sharpers ought to prove Amocatag to the lambs who have been drawn into the -seduckve fields, by the bait thrown out to itbem. Many of them have been completely shorn in their wool gathering expediticn, and now that the harvest has been reaped it is to be hoped we will have a short breathing spell and that the confusing antics of tho bulls and the beard may be spared us for a little season. Iiie industry which sotno people arc manifesting in the making and unmaking of cabinets for Mr. Pattison might be better employed in furthering the move ment that has been started looking to the abolishment of the useless sinecures that have long been a Ecandal and disgrace to the commonwealth. Honors are even between pulpit aud stage. The Rev. George C. Miln, tbe Chicago divine, has hardly made his dobnt on tho utage before Actor George Williams appears in Philadelphia as a newly made preacher. It would bo interesting to know what Actor Milu would nay to tho Rev. Mr. William's remarks that " I can be a better Christian off the stage than on it."' The third assistant postmaster general, Uazen, has just issued a catalogue of tbe articles accumulated iu the dead letter office to bo sold at auction in Philadelphia, beginning on December 4 next. More than 8,000 articles will be thus disposed of, including jewelry, books, toilet articles and almost everything that could possibly be sent through tho mails. TnE postoffice authorities, who telegraph all over tho country that they have de tective agents at work who report that thej' have fair prospect of catching the robbers of the mail between Denver and New York, are evidently not well qualified tor tho detective business. They might as well go fishing with a telephone attach ment to their Hues, notifying tho fish of their attentions, as to warn the thieves in this public way. Frenchmen given to superstition are noting that the third republic has entered upon its 13th year, that number, besides being generally unfortunate, being partic ularly unfortunate to French governments. Tho World helps their gloomy forecasts by reminding them that this is the thirteenth government that France has had since the downfall of the old regime Louis XVI., tho Republic, the Directory, tho Consul ate, tho Consulate for Life, the First Em pire, tho First Restoration, tho Hundred Days, tho Second Restoration, the Mon aichy of July, tho Second Republic, tho Second Empire and the Third Republic following each other in the order named. PERSONAL,. Goveunous-klkct Pattison and Cleve land aro ministcrs'sons aud so is President Arthur. Manager McYjckeu, of Chicago, is writing a reply to Col. IugorsolPs attacks upon tho Scriptures. Senator David Davis is oa his way from Bloomington to Washington. Ho denies tho story of his coming marriage. Governor Foster's office in Columbus, Ohio, looks liko a graveyard or a tomb stone factory. Tho office is littered with models for a Garfield monument, to be erected by the state. Thomas Bobbitt is tho oldest Democrat in Chatham county, N. C. Though 93 years of age, ho rodo five miles to the polls on tho last election day aud voted tho straight Democratic ticket, from con gressman to constable. Mmc. Ciiri&tine Ni:.&sox occupied tho lower private box at tho Clirstnut street opsra house iu Philadelphia, last evening, and witnessed Modjeska's performance ot " Frou-Frou." Tho songstress was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Childs, with whom she dinod at tho Hotel Belle vue. Yesterday morning Mmc. Nilsson drove through Fairmount park, rfho was " out " to all callers, aud binco her arrival in tho city has seen only a few personal friend.-. OKA1) AlfcX'S I'.OM h. Uellevod to Ho tho Itouialntt ot ItuvoluUoiiury 1'atrloU. While workmen wero engaged in dig giug away the foundations of tho old Dutch church at Nassau and Cedar strcots, New York, thoy came upon a place in tho lloor of one of the vaults which was covered with boards. Upon these being removed was found a pit, about five feet square, bricked up on all sides. Tho pit was filled with numberless skulls and human bones piled in promis cuous confusion. Up to 1 o'clock sixteen skulls and five boxos of bones wero taken out of the pit, and then it had only been dug about two feet down. It is not known yet how deep tho pit is or how many skeletons it contains. Tho presence of tho vault was entirely unknown to any one and the church had no record of it. The discovery of tho bones has created quite an excitement around the neighbor hood aud the streots near are black with curious sightseers. Tho bones aro bo licved by some to bo tho remains of Americans who wero confined during tho Revolutionary war in tho old sugar house. The Court's mistake. Judge Davis used to tell somo admira ble stories of an old Illinois judge, one of which we chance particularity to remem ber. One of the judges was rather re markabla for convoying tojurois in his charges to them his own opinions with re gard to tho merits of the case. In one case he had done so with great plainness, but to his amazement the jury hung out for hours without coming to an agreement. The judge inquired of the bailiff what was the matter, and learned from him that one juror was hanging out ajainst tho other eleven, iio sent lor tho jury at once, and stating to tho jurors that ho had plainly intimated how tho caso ought to bo de cided, said ho understood ono iuror vai standing out against tho other eleven. He proceeded to rebuke tho furor Klmrnlc- Tho obstinate juror was a nervous little man, and as soon as tbo iudro nnn lm. ho aroso and said : ".ludsro. mivluv a word?" "Yes, sir," said tho indig nant judgo; whathavo you to say?" " Well, what I want to say is, I am tho only teller that's ou jour side.' The Indian. All the Navajoe Indians in Now Mexico havo returned to thoir reservation, and no further trouble with them is expected this year. Tho commissioner of Indian affairs has refused to allow tho chiefs of tho Mill Sao IJ.UU14UB iu niiuueHoia 10 go to Washing ton for a pow-wow. He tells them that fltn taraifl nf Mia 4-.mi1j. -ft t i. ..u .-.-. uosi uuu fciratjr wm ue launiuiiy duui-ii'u uj, unit mac so long as they ro frain from committing outrages they will not be compelled to remove to the White Earth agency. .' import1 from Reno, Nevada, that the Washoe and Piute Indians have de clared war against each other, and aro en gaged in a bloody conflict. MILLIONS LOST IN OIL. t AKOIUCB BAD DAY FOR THE BULXS. Fluctuations Id 1'rloe at tbe Bradford tx cbange ne Market Unsteady ana Un satisfactory Better Prospects. A Bradford dispatch says : The oil mar ket Friday was fatally panicky as on Thursday, and the slaughter of the bulls equally as disastrous and whitespread. Thursday night the market closed atS1.05 but opened up in the morning with sales at 81.04, and then broke off without inter ruption, under the wildest scones of coufu ion and excitement went to 87c., which Was touched at non. In the afternoon the market recovered and advanced ra pidly to 08c, but continued unsteady aud unsatisfactory throughout the session. At the closo some heavy trading was dono at .Q7c, which was tbe best bid. The sales of the day were 3,520,000 barrels. The intirc trade seems to be paralyzed from this sudden break in values. At times on the Exchange the market would drop 5 cents without a sale being made, buyers being scarce and few and tar be tween. In fact, confidence is impaired to so great an extent that it is doubtful if it can be restored for some time to eomc. It is conceded that thero is nothing in tho situation in tho field to depress priccs.and speculators are still at a loss to determine the exact cause of tbe trouble Tho plausible theory is that tho entire couutry got loaded up, and when tho heavy dealers began selling tbe small fry tried to fellow suit en masse, and then the scramble began. The prospects are just uow that a steadier market may bs looked for, and possibly a slight advance. The rule and suffering that prevail in the oil country aro without a parallel in the history of the trade. Tho actual loss to the region by the decline of Thursday and Friday., and tho depreciation in tho value of stocks and property is roughly estimated at not less than $15,000. Thus far but three failures have been reported on tho Bradford Exchange, and these wcro of small dealers. Heavy losses have been sustained, howover, by some of tho large producers, oao losing nearly 100,000 on a single tiansaction. If tho market should gain sufficient strength to hold steady Saturday, it is thought that no more failures will be likely to occur. A dispatch from Pittsburgh says this was another day of gloom and anxiety at the oil exchange. Tho market opened weak with an utter lack of confidence,and prices declined in a short time from $1.01 to 87c, but afterward recovered a little a closed firmer at 91c. During tha down ward course tho wildest excitemcut pre vailed, and largo blocks of oil woro sold to satisfy margins. Tho transactions wero very heavy, aud many thousands of dol lars were lost. As yet no failures have been announced. In the afternoon tbe market showed con siderable improvement, and advanced from 01c. at tho opening of the session to 98c, closiug quite steady at OGjjc. Sales of tho day woro 4, 3G3,000 barels. It is tho general impression that tho worst has been passed, and that Friday witnessed tbe cul mination of tho whole manipulating scheme. ABIiAVE AMITHKKV DKATU. I'orlelilne in the Flames Alter nesciilos; Her Children From Her Burnlog Uivelilug. Tho first ward of Scran ton was the scene of a disastrous firo at 2 o'clock Friday morning. At that hour tho family of a miner named James Ruddy awoko to find their house in flames. Tho occupants of the ilwellinc wcro Ruddy, his wifo and six children. Tho fire was closo upon them. Ruddy, who was scarcely able to movo from the effects of a recent mine accident, took up tho youngest child and escaped with difficulty irom tho burning building. This effort unfit ted hnn for rendering further assist ance and his brave littlo wife carried out tbe other fivo children, darting iu and out. of tho flames with a reckless disregard i : her own safety. Her hands and fac voio blistered in tho fearful ordeal and when she took out tho last two children, a boy and girl, their night clothing was ou fire. Tho girl's hair was burned off and the lad's face is terribly disfigured. Just as the neighbors wero beginning to asssmblo at tho sccno Mrs. Ruddy recollected that her husband's saving, amounting to $200 in gold, were iu a room up btair.-, and despite tho protest of thoso about her sho again rushed into the house. But she nover returned. She had no sooucr gouo up the stairs than tho up per iloors fell in with a crash and the place was completely enveloped in flames. All efforts to save her wero futile. Her shivering and suddenly bereaved little ones whom sho had plucked so bravely from tho ill-fated house in which sho per ished were kindly cared for by tho neigh bors, but it is thought tho boy and girl cannot- recover. Tho remains of Mrs.Ruddy wcie not dis covered among the ruins until tho after noon, when it was found that tho flesh was burned from her bones. Most of the money which lured her to destruction wa fonnd in good condition. Two buildings hpsirlpp. T?iii1i1,-j' xc4m flnt.rrvnrl Viw !, I flames aud tho occupants had a narrow escape Mr-. Ruddy was only twenty-six 1 years old. - NOVKL LAW POINTS. Tho Massachusetts Courts Called ou to De cide Xwo Curious Cases. Tho commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Catholic church aro quarreling in tho courts over tho possession of $983, tho prescut value of tho estate of Catharine Powers, as Irish woman, who died twenty live years ago. Her oddly-expressed will, wtitten on a scrap of paper in 1S57, au thorized the Rov. Thomas Lynch to draw the contents of her bank book and dispose of the money as sho said : "Part for my burial expenses and tho residue for char itable purposes, masses, &c." Tho testa tor having no heirs or next of kin. tho will was not probated until 1877. Meantime the estate grew by accumulation of inter est from $100 to $983. Archbishop "Will iams holds that, as Catherine and Father Welch wero both Catholics, it is manifest that she intended to givo the money to tho Catholic church for charitable pur poses, and he claims it as a representative of that church. Assistaut Attorney Gen oral Barrows holds that under tho will tho estato lapses for uncertainty, and, there being no next of kin, escheats to tho state, subject to the power of of tho Legislature to confer it upon any charitable institu tion. Tho case is on trial in the supreme court. A novel point at law has been raised in tbo supreme court of Masschusetts. Iu 18G8 Nathaniel Goddaud Fuller insured his life for $1,000, tho policy being made in favor of his wifo or her assignees. In cofce sho died beforo him, tho money was to oa paid, to their cbureu. Ho then went to Calcutta. Iu 1870 ho started toroturn to this couutry, and with his wifo and children embarked ou a ship, which was never beard from. Tho msuranco money was applied to tho estato of the sou, but tho heirs of tho wifo now seek to have it applied to them. The defendants rest their claim on tho ingenious argument that tho husband being an accomplished swimmer, tho probability is that ho sur vived his wife. The judgo will think it over. HOKKAN BLASTS AT KCFFAM?. Somo UiRitrouH .Results of Friday ' Uale. A very severe storm raged Friday morn ing before daylight, at Buffalo. It was at its height about 3 o'clock, whon it was ac companied by thunder and lightning. Signs were unhinged, trees blown down and the windows In somo houses blown out. The schooner J. W. Doan, from Erie, was driven ashore and totally wrecked. She was valued at $30,000. The schooners Groton and A. H. Mou were also driven ashore, but no lives were lost. Two other schooners broke looso from a tow and are missing. All the steam boat lines report their boats safe, so far as known. There was a revival of the violence of the eale later in the morning, and at eleven o'clock the floating elevator "American Giant," in tho Blackwell canal, was blown down. Tbe loss is esti mated at $15,000. The new machine shops of the Lackawanna railroad, in East Buffalo, were also demolished. The water in the river rose very high, and many bouses in the lower part of tho city were flooded. The only casualty reported is that of a boy injured by a falling tree. The captain of the propeller Fountain City, who arrived in Detroit on Thursday night, says thore will be heavy loss to shipping from tho gale which set in that day. The schooner C. B. Benson was aground on Colchester reef, Lake Erie, flying signals of distress, her crew being lashed to tho riggiug. Old Custer Kill Uliuseir. Wm. F. Cody, better kuowu as " Buffa lo Bill," believe? that General Custer killed himself wheu he saw that death was inevitable, in preference to being killed by tbe Indians. Ho gives the reason for this belief : " The Indiaus will not mutilate a body which they find dead, and General Custer's was tho only oue that was not scalped and otherwise cut to pieces or burned. My impression is that he, after seeing all his comrades shot down, and that he himself must also go, turned and took his own life rather thau be killed by the savages. I was iu General Crook's commaud that soon after arrived upon tho scene, and, although Custer went into the fight with seven companies, aud had 300 men killed, I am satisfied ho never would have givou tho Iudians battle had he not thought reinforcements wcro near at hand. Somo timo after tho engagement an Indian warrior told mo that Custer wa3 tho last man to fall, and killed himself. Had Custer been given entire cominaud of the troops bo would havo whipped the Indians instead of being crushed by them. They did not recognize Custer after ho was shot, as ho had a few months previous cut off his long hair." Hydrophobia Alter Four Tears. Four years ago Mark Hawkins was bit ten by a dog in Delaware city. Fiiday he was supposed to have hydrophobia. At that time a mad dog ran through the town snapping r.t everybody aud everything. Hawkins was one of the men bitton. Ito is a hostler at tho Robinson house. Friday morning ho began acting very strangely and then violently. A policeman was called to quiet, him and he was removed to tho city hall, where a physician was called to attend him. Ho would not eat .and tbe sight of water drove him wild. He barked like a dog and his symptoms wero those of a man suffering from hydrophobia. His caso is looked upon as a rcmarkablo oue, coming, as it does so long after tho bito was received. Hraueiuau SIoUuh Acquitted. Iu tho case of George Melius, tbe brake man on tho Chicago express which was run into iu January last by tho Tarrylown special at Spuydeu Duyvil, the jury icu dered a verdict of not guilty. He was on trial in the court of oyer and terminer ou an indictment of manslaughter in the fourth degree, based upon tho charge that through tho neglect of duty he bad been instrumental in the death of Senator Wagner and others. lulc in a rrluti Olliie. One of tho beams iu tho Parliamentary priutiuir office, at Ottawa, g:ivo way and created a panic among about ouo hundred employes, Somo of them jumped out of tho windows whon they beard tho crash and others rushed down stairs into tbo btrcct iu tho utmost confusion. Fortu nately the means of escape were good and very low wcie injured. Tho composi'.ois refused to re-enter tho building. Tho IJUtlogulalied Dead. The fuueral of Thurlow Weed took place yesterdav nioruitig from his lato residence in New York. Tha body was taken to Albany tor interment. Among those present at the fuueral wero ex-Secretaries Evarts aud Blaine, cx-Goveruor Hoffman, ex-Judge Edwards Pierrcpout, and many other prominent gcntlcmeu. Among the p.ill bearers wcro General Jamos Watsou Webb and ex Secretary Pish. llnrvier Ueld for Perjury. In New York Ernest Uarvier, tho dra matic writer, who is charged by Marie Prcscott, tbo actress, with having com mitted perjury in testifying in her recent suit for libel against tho Amorican new company, has been held in $1,500 bail for trial, his father furnished the bond. A writ of ccrtioiari, returnablo to-day, was aftarwaids granted by Judgo Donohuo. vrath of a Daughter of Morgan. A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, says that. Mrs. Captain John Smith, a daughter of Morgan, alleged to havo been hilled by Masons in 1826, died at Mchama, Marion county, on Monday. Al though frequently questioned regarding tho tragedy, sho to tho last declined to throw any light ou the subject. War ou Wicked 31en and Women. Eighty inmates of gambling houses, and seveuty-one women of ill repute, pioked up in tbo streets and in Italian saloons, wcro fined in tho police court at Chicago Fri day. Tho new chief of police proposes to mako war on theso classes, with a view of driving Ihcm out of the city. ANNUAL UINMFK. A Large Company and a Delightful Time. Col. and Mrs. L. L. Bush gave their fourth annual dinner at their handsome residence at Bird in-Hand last oveniug. Avery largo number of guests woro pres eut from Lancaster. Philadelphia, Pitts burgh and othor places. Tho banquet, which was furnished by Mr. Spaeth, of this city, was supurb. Taylor's orchestra furnished delightful music. Tho party was kept together until the wee hours of tho morning, and tho guest, on departing, looked forward to many happy returns of the joyous occasion. Knockod Down by a Horse. Yesterday afternoon while Henry Uun daker, au aged man, residing at No. 13 East Lemon street, was crossing Duko street above tho railroad bridge, ho was struck by Fisher's grocery wagon, knocked down and his head slightly cut and bruised. Tho grocery team was driven by a boy named John Snyder, and while crossing tho bridge tho horso be came frightened at the cars. Young Snyder called to tho old man, but boiug very deaf ho did not hoar him. Ho was carried into Dr. Eborman's oflicc near by and Dr. Welchans dressed tho wound, after which he was S3nt to his borne. Death ot Or. James O. Lluhtucr. Dr. James G. Lightner died at Allau villc, Mifflin county, on the 19th of the present month of au affection of the heart in the 80th year of his age. Dr. Lightner was a native of Lancaster county and was for over 50 years a member of Lodgo 43 F. and A. 31., of this city. He was iu tho war of 1812 at tho timo the British invaded Baltimore, and had practiced medicine for 50 years, and for more than 40 years was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Three daughters and two sons survive him, one of the latter of whom is now a physician in Ephrata, this county. O. A. B. Visitation. About fifty members of Georgo U. Thomas post 84. G. A It., will visit their fellow member, Capt. Abe Settly, at his home, in New Holland, on Thursday noxt. and take their Thanksgiving ('inner there, j NOVEMBER SESSIONS. TBE WHEELS OF J08TICE IN MOTION. The Regular Term or criminal Court-True Bills In Anon Cases Surety ot Veace and Desertion Cases. Friday afternoon. Com'th vs. James McGrory, malicious mischief. The evi dence for the commonwealth showed that a number of men, including the defend, ant, were boarding at the house of Daniel Brennan in Dillerville : on the 7th of Oc tober the defendant went up to Mrs. Breu nan's room and put her dress and her daughter's hat ou ; he tore tho dress badly and damaged the bat. The defense was that upon this evening there was a little party at Brennan's, and all were having a a good time ; during the festivities the defendant put this dress ou for fun, and when he came down stairs Mrs. Brennau, who was enjoying it, put her sun bonnet and apron ou him and pinned a bow on his back ; be out somo capers in tho dress and finally Mr. Bren nan told him to take it off, which he did ; tbe dress was not torn or injured. The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty with defendant to pay one.fourth of tho costs aud Dau'l I3reunau; tha prosecutor, throe fourths of tho costs. The grand jury retuiued the following bills : True Bill. Aunio Frazcr, assault and battery ; Washington McArdle, false pre tense. Ignored. Peter Gray bill, violating fish laws, with county for costs. Saturday morning. As tho jurors were discharged last night tho surety of peace and dcsei tiun cases wero taken up this moraine aud were disputed of as follows : Com'th vs. Mary Clark, surety of tho peace. Mary A. Mull, of Salisbury, was tho complainant and tho evidence showed no threats and the complaint was dis missed with tho prosecutor for costs. Com'th vs. Jacob Bullock, of Marietta, desertion, 'lire defendaut was charged with deserting and failing to support his wife. Sentcuced to pay $2.50 per week to his wifo with costs ot prosecution. Com'th vs. Isaiah Frineftock, of Colum bia. This defendant was also charged with desertion by his wifo. This case was coutinued until January, aud tho defend ant promised to tak'e his wife and support her. Com'th vs. Daniel Breuua1.), of Diller ville, fcurety of tho paaco. James Mc Grory testified that Brennan threatened to shoot him on November 1st. Tho de fendant dcuied it aud tho complaint was dismissed, and each patty ordered to pay half tho costs. Com'th vs. Patrick Craig, surety of the peaco. Daniel Brennan was tho pros ecutor iu this case, and ho testified that the defendaut, who works on tho new rail road abovo the city, threatened to kill aud destroy him. Patrick denied ever having mado any threats whatever. Tho com plaint was dismissed with county for costs, and defendaut entered into a recognizance to keep the peace. Com'th vs. John Kceaan, b'.ircty of tho peace. Daniel Brennan again came to tie surfaco as prosecutor in this case and charged Kcenan with having threatened to kill him. Keenau, who is a foreman f track layers ou tho new branch of the Penn sylvania railroad, testified that !Brcnnan was continually coming to the place where his men were at work aud getting into quarrels with tho men. He ordered him away aud said ho would boot him if he did not go. Kcenan was ordered to pay the costs aud enter into his recognizance to keep tho peace. The cases of surety of tho peace against tho following wore dismissed as the par tics wcro in jail for other offenses : James Moore, Michael Gumpf aud James Miller. Michael Mack plead guilty to tho chargo of fornication aud bastardy and was sentenced as usual A large number of cases wero uol prosscd on payment of costs. The grand jury returned tho following bills : True Bills. Jr.bn Drachbar, John Daily, John Wertz, il-irry Snyder. Goo. Bait-, Lewis Reidenbacb, arson ; C. F. Miiler, arson, of Christian Bender's sta ble. Ignored. C V. Miller, arson of Joseph Whito's stable ; Philip Smith, accessory to arson ; .lohu Stalcy, arson. FATAL ACCIDENT. Ollcbuol HurulDli Instantly Killed. Michael Harnish of West Willow, Po quca township, was instantly killed. yester day afternoon at 1 o'clock on the farm of his brother, Abraham Harnish m Provi dence township. It appears that Abraham and Miohacl, accompanied by Abraham's son, Martin, went out to cut a locust treo. A ropo was tied lo tho treo to direct its fall. When it foil, Michael ran to get out of tbo way, but the troo fell in an unex pected direction aud ono of the large limbs struck him on tho back of tho head, fracturing tho skull and killing him in stantly, iu the presence of his horrified brother and nephew. Tho dead body was placed iu a wagon and conveyed to tho family residence iu West Willow. The funeral will tako placo at ouo o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The interment will bo made in tho family burying ground ou the farm of Emanuel llarnibh. Deceased was a bachelor of considerable fortune, aged about 50 years. Ho was au excellent citizsn, beloved by a large circle of relatives, and esteemed by tho eutiro comnmuitv among whom ho resided. INTttiiKSTING VELICs. The Old Court House Thn Lout Ilalloon "Vathllnder." Wo havo been shown somo interesting relics, which wo bclicvo aro to be presented to tho Linmean association of this city. They consist of a photograph of tho old courthouse which used to stand in Centro Square, where tho Soldiers' monument now stands ; the top of tbo great balloon " Pathfinder," in which Prof. John Wise mado his last and fatal voyago ; a pioco of tho valve ropo cut from tho samo bal loon just beforo Prof. Wiso mado his as cension from St. Louis ; tho clastic valvo spring intended for tho samo balloon, but replaced by a heavier one beforo tho as cent was mado ; several pieces of cord used iu making tbo netting with which the balloon was covered. Tho photograph of the court houso belonged to Prof. Wiso for many years. Tho pioco of the balloon " Pathfinder" was cut away after the canvas had been sowed together to mako room for tho valve, antl tho valve-cord, was cut away because it was too long. Theso relics woro sent to Mr. Bitner by Prof. Cbas. E. Wise, son ot tho lato aarc naut. I'raf. Herrmann, the Magician. Prof. Hcrrmaun, tho famous prostidigi tatcur, appeared before a small audience in Fulton opora houso last ovoning. Tho professor is a world-renowned representa tive of his especial lino of entertainment, but last night's programme, although con sisting of startling and mysterious feats, was rather moagro. Tho spirit cabinet was an especial feature of the ovcning,and that with his other tricks mado up a list of attractive and astonishing perform ances that well met all the expectations of tho audience. Tbe specialties which form a part of the programme are excellent, the surprising dexterity of the balancing of Awata Eatsnosbin, a Japanese, and John Wingfield with his trained dogs, eliciting rounds of applause liorses Shipped. Fias & Docrr, 33 Grant strcot, shipped to New York to-day, 20 head ol draught and driving horses. DKS1KCCTIVE rJUK meters' Paper 9111! Destroyed, Loss 3)100,- 000 Blakley's Bridge Hurncd, Loi SIO.OOO. This morning about half-past uiuo o'clock, tho Printers' paper mill, situated on tho Coucstoga creek, near Biukley' bridge on the New Holland turnpike was discovered to bo on lire, aud in a very short time it was, together with its valu able machiuery and material, a total ruin, involving a loss estimated at 8100,000. The fire is supposed to havo originated in the machinery iu the second story, as it was at that point it was first discovered. The main building was of stone, three stories high, and 80 by GO feet in diameter. It was originally built as a tlouriug mill but was converted into a paper mill mauy years ago and was filled with costly ma chinery. Tho machine room in which the paper was manufactured was a stouo building, one story high aud 130 feet in length. It was supplied with thrco im mense boilers and two engiues, one oi which was GO-horse- power and tho other 23-horse power. There wero besides four water wheols and complete machinery for the manufacture of paper ouo machine alone costing $18,000. The loss on tho building is estimated at fully $25,000, and tho machiuery and ma terial at $75,000. There was iu tho mill about $3,000 worth of manufactured paper, allot which was destroyed. A heavy business was bciug dono iu the mill, thero being many orders to fill for customers ono being a heavy order for writing paper from a Boston firm. One-half the building was owned by J. It. Bitner, and tho othor half by Jacob Bitner and James Symington. Thn latter gentleman owned all tho stock. Following is tho insurance : On tho building On machinery . r.,i5o . IS.T'.II .. 7,000 X UIlll lfV)fa 1 1 Tho losses aro divided among the follow ing named companies, of which Messrs. Rife & Eaufiman, Bausmau & Burns aud A. A. Hcrr & Co. are tho local agents : The Buildings and Stock. London ft Provincial fl,"i National ot Hurtforu 'int insurance ot :noit:i aiiioi icsi ,&) Franklin oIOlilo 1.50) Lebanon Mutual ''Oita Iteliaucuot Hiiiiadclpliia l.ouo LaConflauce 3,730 Schuylkill Valley 100 Lafayette of Brooklyn 1,-r.O Laucasinre ;,iau e'liGen ............ .......................... H,fMjti Imperial aud Northern 2,500 Western, of Toronto 1,500 Metropolc l.ooi Lancashire 1,250 National, ot New Yoik l.coo United Fire 1,'K.O Vlnkley's Ilridgo Burned. Tho fiamos from tha burning paper mill soon spread to tbo large covered bridge that spans the Conestoga at that point, and it, too, was reduced to ashes. It is a total loss, nothing being left of it except the masonry, and that is considerably damaged. Tho loss on the bridge will probably reach $10,000. The bridge was ono of tho best iu tho county, having been rebuilt fourteen years ago at a cost of $10,500. Thero was at that timo a great dispute as to whether tho county or the turpike company should pay for its construction, and if wo remember aright, the county footed the bill, but re covered from tho compauy one-third of tho cost. Tho bridge was 303 feet long, 25 feet abovo low water mark, and had a road way 10 feet wide and 12J feet hii;h. The bridge was origiually built iu 1797, by Christian Binkley, and conveyed to.tlio county in 1801. It was repaired iu 1822 and rebuilt in 1803.J Thero is now uothiug remaining of tho bridge except tho stono piers. ARKEST OF VOLI.THV THIEVES. Ttrenty-tbrce Turkeys and Seven Chlr.Keus capture!. This morning Chief of Polico Deichler ariested John Sontmau and hi3 son Jeffer son, as poultry thieves, aud they wero locked up in default of bail for a hearing bofore Alderman Barr on Wednesday next. Tho Scutmau?, who live near tho White Oak, Bart township, have long becu tus pested of chicken stealing aud have been watched by their neighbors who have ."tillered heavy Iois of fowls. This morn ing about 2 o'clock as Chief of Police Deichler was taking a lunch iu Fisher's saloon, in tho market place, he heard two men talking about chickens, ouo of them sayiug that Georgo Russell, a farmer who had lost a number of chickens and turkeys had followed John Scntman this morning iu tho dark and that Scntman bad fired two shots at him. The chief of police at onco started to look after tho Suntmans, whom ho supposed would attend market this morning. About half past thrco o'clock he arrested Jeffer son Scntman at tho corner of East King aud Duko streets. He had au old market wagon in which wcro sovcu turkeys, a lot of cabbage, corn, potatoes, oats, livo rab bits, &e. The chief took possession of tho team and locked Jefferson up iu a cell in the station house. Ho arrested tho elder Sentman about au hour afterwards and locked him up also. His market wagon was empty, ho having disposed of hi3 load to a poultry dealer named Stephen Market, residing at 703 St. Joseph street. Ho had sold to Mr. Market sixteen turkeys, supposed to weigh about 200 pounds, at 1H cents per pound. Ho had not yet been "paid for the turkeys, and Chief Deichler took possession of them also. Among them are three white gob glers and two whito hens, the owners of which had clipped the feathers ou their backs and wings, for tho evident purpose of marking them. Tho other turkeys were generally of dark color except ouo or two silver-backed ones. Tho hens weigh from 7 to 10 pounds and tho gobblers from 10 to 10 pounds. Abraham II. Brubaker, who has had chickcus and turkeys stolen from him al most every week, identified one of tho turkeys iu John Sentman's possession as his property. He know it by its peculiar color, and by tho fact of its being blind of ouo oyo. Persons who have lost turkeys or chickens aro requested to call at the station house, where tho stolen property will be kept for identification. John Scntman had with him a younger eon, Harry, aged 14 years. Ho was not ai rested, but was allowed to tako to his father's home the team in whioh he catno to market. Tbe Sentmaus positively deny that they stole the poultry, and say that they cau get bail as soon as their friends are made aware of thoir imprisonment. Hnbley Found Unllty. Iu tho case of Georgo W. Hubley, or York, who was tried in Philadelphia on tho chargo of having defrauded tbe United States government in the raising of bills for printing dono for tho Philadelphia post office, the jury yesterday brought in a scaled verdict, thoy having agreed about eleven o'clock tho previous night. They found the accused guilty, but recom mended him to tho merciful consideration of the judge. Sentence was deferred. Throat and Voice. Dr. J. K. Shirk will deliver a lecture ou tho "Throat and Voice," before the Y. M. C. association on Monday evoning. The subject is an important ono, and tho lec turer has devoted much timo and care in its study. Thanluslving Excursions. Tho Pennsylvania railroad company will issuo and sell tickets on Nov. 20 and 30, good to return until Dec. 1st, on their main lino and branches, at a reduction of one-third from regular ratee. COLUMBIA NEWS. 'lit KEtSULAK CtlKKKSl'USDKaCK Even tit Alone the SoeuuchaiiBa Iteiin. ut Interest In aud Arnuud trie lloruoch t'tcktd Up by tae lutelll Koucer'a Kruorter Mr. Henry G. Minuich has cone to Florida to visit his son Harry, who has located there iu business. Tho Rev. Mr. Humphries will preach on the " Unpardonable Sin" to-morrow night iu the M. . church. Mrs. Thomas Lundy and daughter Jeu nit', have gouo to Paradise. Lancaster county, for a few days. Mr. Johu Kantfmau left to day for Char leston, South Carolina, to attend the stato exposition. A suspension of work was caused yester day aftornoon at the basin wiiarves in Burner's coal yards by the ht;h winds which was prevailing. YfsU'iday afternoon tho woods which cover the York county hilis above McCall's ferry, caught lire in s-omo mamier. A liue lot of btai.iting timber was destroyed. Mii-s l lie Mackenzie, who played with Ford'.s " I'iuafoie " compauy, will appear iu tho opera houso in " Hazel Kirke," Dec. G, tiLiug the leading character. A wiuck occurred to a freight train at Middletown, this morning, caused by a broken axle. The 8:30 a. iu. passenger was detained half au hour. Tho Rov. T. M. Crawford, of the pres bytery of this district, will preach in the IVibbytciian chuich tomorrow morning and evening, services beginning at the usual bouts. Mr. Wesley Johusou's six-year-old daugbcr, Maud, died at 3 o'clock this morning of scarlet fever, alter a short ill ness. Tbo funeral services will bo held on Monday at 2 p. in., at her lato home, on Cherry street. Beiij.miiu Hamaker, a lad of 12 years, had his face badly burned and both hands injured this morning by tho bursting of a gun with which ho was shooting mark at the river dam. Au auction will bo held iu tUo armory to-night lor the purpose of disposing cf thoso articles nhich wero not sold at the G. A. K. fair. Here is a gocd opportunity of getting some uice thiugs cheap. Death ol Kx-lVouclier Urldelltt. Mr. Win. J. Bridells, at one timo a min ister and pastor of the Presbyterian church i.i Marietta, has died iu Philadel phia. He was connected with tho Knights Templar of Columbia and well known in this vicinity. tiettlne Well. CbarltM Dougherty and Levi Tamis, the mon who weio iujurcd by tbe explosions at the Aurora furnace Wrightsville, aro recovering. Tho former will not lose the sight of tho eye which was injured, and tho 1 itte r bat received no lasting inju ries. Heard From m the West. Mr. Harry A. Coble, who left Columbia sjmo timo ago, has written to a friend that ho bas located in Cinton, Iowa, a city of 14,000 inhabitants. Tho gentleman has a host of friends iu Columbia who will bo pleased to know that ho is doing well in worldly matters. A lllg Blast. The rumbling noise which was heard in Columbia some time ago, was produced by a "sand blast '.' at Billctt's atone quarries, more than two miles distant. The blast wab Iaigor than any which has becu mado in this .section for the past twent-fivo years. New special Officer. Chief Burgess Sneath administered to Franc:: ft. Husselbaoh tho oath lust uight which makes him a special policeman for duty at tho armory. Tho new officer will attend to the duties faithfully, and people residing iu the neighborhood of the arm ory can rest assured that thore will be no such scenes there as have in tho past di:t graced tin; armory. Blaaon's Exi-uluu. A .-.t'coint Masonic excursion will be belil by the Heading & Columbia railroad ou Wednesd ty, December Gth, to Philadel phia. Tim grand lodge of tho Masons of femiylvauia wilfbo held in Masonic lodge, December l, 7 and S, and this ex cursion will givo Masons an opportunity of attouding at small cost. Round trip tickets from Columbia, pvid fortbrcu days. $2 :'). Train leave-; Columbia at 5:10 a. m. The i'ciui.sylvania railroad company will hold a general excursion noxt week. Tickets will bo sold ou November 29th and oOth, good uutil December 1st. Tho usual excursion rates will bo charged. :iiarj.el Willi DUturhlm st ItelishMiK Aleetlng. Nino youug men front the southern part of tho county had hearings bafore Alderman Barr this afternoon ou tho chargo of disturbing tho rcligous services at Clearfield M. E. church. They wen: let oiTon 1 1 io payment of costs. Thrco of tho men were also charged with being paid their drunk ami disorderly and they costs in these cases also. Sentence lteduced. Henry Wolf, of Columbia, who was sent to jail for 15 days for being drunk and disorderly by Justice Grier, was beforo tho judges ou a writ of habeas corpus this afternoon, and his dischargo was asked for. His sentence was reduced to fivo days and it will expire on Tuesday. Contract Awarded. The ci.'iiiity commissioners yesterday visited Keflon and viewed the bridge over the Big Beaver creek. They resolved to have win;; walls built on tho Providence township :iido of it, and awarded tho con tract to 15. F. Herr and S. M. Miller, at 01-75 per perch, wall measure. (Srocery Store Konbcd. Lastniht thieves broko into tho store of (.'has. W. Kckert, East King streot,and took from the money drawer between three and four dollars. Mr. Eckert has suspicion on the guilty par ties and expects inafowda.vs, through the assistance of Detectiv.-i Miller, to catch tho burglars. Kn an! Ordered to bel'ald. Tho court this morning ordered that L. L. Lcraan and A. S. Trube, of Honey brook, bo iaid $20, tho standing reward for tho arreht aud conviction of a horse thief. Thes3 men caught .lames Mel ville, who sto'o a pair of mules from J. B. Rowe, of Providence township, and plead guilty at this week's court. As irror was made in Williamson A robtcf.-t advertisement yesterday. It should hare read 1,000 ovcrcvatx wlil llilH season instead ol 2,00". Still the assortment is very large. - Marlon Club Hall. On Wed i,cday evening (Tbank-igivinii eve) next the Marlon club will give a ball at West End hall. This will, no doubt, bo onu ot ilm largest of the season, asi every arrangement has been made by tho manager, who are ex perienced hand, lor an evening ot -pleasure. .imuMroentn. Jlumpty-Ouinptu To-iilfffit.Slcb Kob- erta' pantomime and specialty company will appear 1" the opera house to-nlirlit. The pricojnrelovaiHl a number ol tfool attrac tions areidverli-cil. Annie Pixlet.On Monday evening I.an caatcru cliiiriiiinj; favoiiie, .Midi, Ann iu FIa lcy, will ai'i'fio in Fult-ju ora houe, when w tho ner." i-l.iy, " Zara," -.vrilti n especially lor her by Km!. M:.ri!cu and n'liicii !ln; lias sub stituted l'ii- lii-i- tiimoiiH " '.Ml !."," will bo pro scnted !"! thvfiwt time lien;. Tin; Phllaik-l-phla pawi- apwtk very Tifsliiy ol lair Imper sonation ot the title chai.ictcrv which Is that ol a gipsy girl, awl thu piece U pronounced a great go, havinsr been presented to larg:;a;i diences at the Walnut street theatre.- MotiJeska. Our amusement public will he 1 i 1 a ' t i'J
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