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FBIDAT BVKNINODEC.l, 1833,
The Telegraph War.
Tbe president of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad company having stated lately
that tbe necessity for tbe new cable,
which his company and tbe Xew York
Herald are about laying, came from the
fact that they could not communicate
with Europe without the inspection of
their messages by the Western Union
company, and its approval of them,
the president of the latter company
took occasion to deny that there was any
such espionage exercised by it. Now
Mr. Garrett comes back ana shows very
clearly that his assertion was true and
that with the present arrangement of
the Western Union line with tbe cable
companies, there can be no communica
tion with Europe independent of it.
Mr. Pender, the chief of the cable sys
tem, when lately in this country, had a
conference with Mr. Garrett and was
made fully acquainted with the objection
tbe Baltimore & Ohio company had to
put its business under tbe inspection of
a rival teletrranh company controlled by
S3 unscrupulous a man as Jay Gould.
Mr. Pender thought the objection rea
sonable, and proposed to establish an in
dependent office connection in New York
for each of the land telegraph comra
nies. To this proposition he could
not, however, secure the assent of
the Western Union company. It offered
to make him one of its directors, but he
very sensibly declined tbe honor, unless
it would agree to his views as to the
management of the cable lines and of its
business with them.
This exposure of the effort of the
Western Union line, which is Jay
Gould, to control the intelligence of
the country by controlling the informa
tion furnished it, is a very interesting
one, and public applause will heartily
greet tbe determination of Bennett and
Garrett to resist the impudent essay to
control telegraphic communication. Mr.
Pender said of Bennett's action that he
was evidently "fighting for freedom from
a system in which he has no confidence "
lie is contending for the independent
life of his great journal, and the
million he has subscribed and tbe
other million he has ready for a cable
that will give the readers of the Herald
reliable news without suspicion of stock
jobbing hanging to it, will be well repaid
to him in the confidence and trust that
will fall to tbe Herald and tbe satisfac
tion its proprietor will continue to have
in publishing a great journal that knows
no control but his own.
Toss Him Oat.
There has been considerable indigna
tion manifested in the llepublican
papers North over the attempt to de
prive Chalmers of his election because
of a "clerical error," such as those in
voked to cheat Mr. Tilden out of his
seatinlSTG. A similar state of feeling
is excited over what seems to bo a shal
low aud technical effort to exclude Kel
logg from a seat to which lie was elected
in the next House, on the ground of non
residence in Louisiana, having sold his
property there and removed himself and
his investments to Washington, leaving
him with tbe same interest in bis slate
that Robeson has had in New Jersey,
viz : A desire to run for Congress in it.
Robeson has no other tie to Camden.
With the feelings of our esteemed Re
publican contemporaries in these mat
ters we have some sympathy. Disrepu
table as these Southern scalawags are, if
they wero elected they ought to have
their seats, and it is neither good morals
nor sagacious politics to try to keep
them out on flimsy, technical pretexts.
But we fail to find in the columns of
our virtuous Republican newspapers the
same fervid condemnation of tbe action
of the Virginia returning board, Read
justees, in awarding tbe certificate in
tbe First congressional district to Ma
hone's man Mayo, although Garrison,
Democrat, was elected by .10 majority.
This result is overturned on the ground
that the clerk of the circuit court, who
is also clerk of the county court, placed
upon the election returns the seal of tbe
circuit court instead of the seal of the
county court, as required by law. It
was evident that the clerk had noticed
the error, and had written on the seal
the word "county," but four of the board
held that this did not euro tbe defect,
and they therefore threw out tbe voto of
a whole county, Gov. Cameron object
ing. This is worse straining of tbe law
than was practised in the case of Chal
mers, and it was resorted to because
Mayo's vote was needed to make tbe
Virginia delegation stand six to four in
the House and thus give the Mahoneites
the vote of that state for president in
caselhe next election should go to tbe
House, as many sons of prophets think
it may.
The object of this grab being as de
spicable as the means resorted to by
which to accomplish it, it will be the
duty and pleasure of the Democratic
House to dispose of Mr. Mayo and his
pretensions as summarily as tbe man
who holds the certificate of tbe seat to
which Chalmers was elected.
John E. FATJNCE.of Philadelphia;
Lemuel E. Amerman, of Lackawana;
Steuben Jenkins, of Wyoming ; Jacob
Ziegler, of Butler ; Capt. Wm. Hasson,
of Venango ; Mr. McCrum, of Craw
ford; Major John W. Walker, of Erie,
and J. MacDowell Sbarpe, of Franklin,
are announced by themselves or their
friends as candidates for the speakership
of the next House. L9t them unite in a
call upon their Democratic fellow mem -ben
to meet in caucus and determine
how many of the present offices append
ed to the House organization can be dis
pensed with. Who speaks first ?
A most excellent way to get rid of
hungry applicants for useless offices is to
tell tbe petitioner that you are in favor
of abolishing the office he seeks as a use
less and expensive nuisance. That will
settle it.
TIe has the best chance to be sneaker
who will speak loudest for the abolition
of tbe sinecures and of the party pauper
places.
The little bosses and petty politicians,
who have so long disgraced Lancaster
county, seem to have learned nothing
from the results of the late elections.
The dispensation of Providence having
created a vacancy in the management of
a public institution, which should be
free from the clutches of tbe spoilsman,
the politicians are busy as usual fixing
up things to get all of their favorites
into the berth. For years the prison,
poor house and hospital have been run
by the McMelleus, Mentzers and Sen-
senigs to tbe shame of the county. Is
it not time there was a change 'i The
warring Republican factions of this
county have shown themselves alike
faithless or imbecile to accomplish any
reform. Under the present system of
choosing them and in the present cor
rupt and demoralized condition of the
Republican party in this county there
will be no reform. If the people of this
county really want a change now is the
time to move for it, when a reform Leg
islature and governor are soon to be in
ducted into office, pledged to give the
state aud its counties tbe best adminis
tration of tbe best system possible.
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Ax aggrieved St. Louis husband met
his wife coming out of a house of ill
repute with her paramour, and he shot
her companion. The shot was not
fatal ; so there will likely be no proscu
tion of anything but a divorce suit
against the faithless woman. '"Society"
can hardly expect to have the protection
of the law nor tbe respect of tbe lawless
when such a mess of offenses like this
receive no cognizance from the police
authority of the commonwealth.
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A Democratic exchango gets around it
iu this manner : "If Butlerdid steal the
spoons, and we do not know that he did, it
was when he was a Republican."
Tin: Centre Democrat wisoly suggests
that unless other than political reasons are
urged against him, Professor E. E. Hig
bee superintendent of public instruction,
should bo retained in office. Timts.
Dr. Higbee's commission runs for four
years, of which two have not yet expired
Until the expiration of his term, at least,
there will certainly bo no thought of his
removal.
Tue chief of the statistics bureau fur
nished to a Washington minister some of
the reasons why we, as a people, ought to
be thankful. Among these were tho facts
that tho corn crop of this year was 1,GS0,
000,000 bushels against 1,194,910,000 in
1881 ; the wheat crop increased from 380,
280,090 to 500,000,000; tho last year's
fiscal report was 9G,CG3,1C0 tons of freight
carried on railroads to 84,199.314 the year
before ; and 79,905,009 tons of coal mar
keted against C9 200,934 iu 18S0.
The real working journalists of Phila
delphia have organized what has long been
needed there, a press club, composed ex
clusively of newspaper men. H. F. Eee
nan, of the Press, has been made presi
dent of it, aud Dr. Lambdin, of tho Times
vies president. Tho management is rep
resentative of the leading newspapers, and
the chief editors of all the city papers will
be elected as honorary members. The
membership is open to country editors
and many of them will doubtless avail
themselves of the opportunity to establish
closer relations with their Philadelphia
brethren. There is also a state association
of Pennsylvania editors, which holds its
annual meeting in January, and measure?
should be taken to establish good relations
ana free correspondence between tho state
society and the now Philadelphia club.
Ik tho North American Rev. Georgo T.
Rider makes a furious onslaught ou jour
nalism, his complaints culminating iu the
charge that the American editors still
living arc guilty, among many naughty
things, of "spreading further and wider a
corrupt mongrel vocabulary." Tho
Printers" Circular answers this charge by
simply quoting the following gem to
illustrate Rev. Rider's stylo :
" A latter day parvenu, its ephemeral
flutter, its perpetual coming and going, its
very irrtdesconce of transiency and unrest
ing llux constitute its raison d'etre. Like
the chorus of old tragedians, it lives,
moves, aud has its being outside the un
folding drama of growing civilization, and
is only impersonal voice comment. Its
illumination is cold, auroral, spectral, as
of the cerebrum. Tho radiance of the
head kindles it, if at all, at long, raro in
tervals. This is, in substance, its record
of itself."
There are very few newspapeis so utter
ly abandoned as to tolerate hucIi writing
as that.
Tui: Pittsburgh Post, which knows all
such things, tells how the Democratic
newspapers came to print the rooster on
tho day after political victories. In In
diana in 1844 at some local election pre
liminary to the general election in tho
state, the Democrats unexpectedly scoop
ed tho Whig, and a letter from an active
Democrat communicating the views to tho
editor began with the injunction " Crow,
Chapman, Crow." Sure enough, Chap
man did crow, and using these words as a
head-line in his next day's issue, first in
troduced the Democratic roosters as the
harbinger of victory. The Whig, and later
the Republican coon was one of the pro
perties in tho log cabin and hard cider
campaign of 1840, when the enthusiasm of
the Whigs found vent in all sorts of odd
conceits. It was the fashion in that can
vass to construct log cabins for political
meetings, and in backwoods style a coon
skin was nailed alongside of the cabin
door, to bo cured or dried. This is a com
mon sight now in coon-hnuting regions of
the mountains, and in 1840 it was supposed
to symbolize frontier life and tho incidents
of "Old Tippecanoe's" pioneer days.
The first paper in the United States to use
the elephant as a symbol of Republican
victories was the RerJcs and ScItitylkillJour
nal of Reading. It was in the Lincoln
campaign of 18G0, when that animal was
first trotted out.
Work ot tbe Flames.
A 111 e in Quebec yesterday morning do
stroyed a largo building occupied by the
Asbestos company and A Josephs & Sons,
also a block of wooden buildings. The
loss is estimated at $125,000.
Tho woollen mill of J. W. Farrand, in
Bridgeport, Ontario, was burned yester
day. A fire at Metropolis, Illinois, yesterday
morning, destroyed Brown's block and two
dwellings. Loss, 925,000
The Pittston knitting mill, at Pittston,
Pa-, was burned last night. Loss, $50,-000.
FBAYNE'S FATAL SHOT.
KILLIao AN ACTKKSS ON TBK STAOK.
HIM Voia tfebren .Shot to Ueath by Prank I.
frayne While Trying to Hit an Apple
Keating ou tbe Lady' Ueac!.
liming the matinee performance of the
play known as " Si Slocum," at tho Coli
seum theatro iu Cincinnati ou Thursday,
Frank Frayne shot aud killed Miss Annie
Von Behren, a member of his company.
The shooting was accidental. Miss Von
Behrcn was acting the part of Rutli Slo
cum. The fourth act had been reached
where Jfarkum, tbe villian, demands that
Si shall shoot an apple from tho head of
Ruth, his wife, baying : " It must be with
the backward shot." Tho usual prepara
tions were made. Ruth took her position
a distance of thirty feet from Si, who
turned his back to her. Then placing his
rifio over his shoulder he took aim by
means of tho mirror, fired, and Miss Von
Behren fell to tho floor without a
word or groan. Frayno at once real'zBd
the dreadful truth. Ho rushed to tho
prostrate girl and fell iu a swoon, with
one arm over her body. Instantly the
cuftain was lowered and Manager Fen
nessy announced to the audience
that the woman bad received only a
slight injury. Then he added that
the play would end without the fifth act.
No one had seen any blood and the peoplo
went out without knowing the extent of
the tragedy. There wero fully 2,300 peo
ple in the house, the Thanksgiving mat
inee having drawn an audience that filled
every seat. Ho quick was the curtain
lowered that the audience had no appro
hension of tbe tragedy that had occurred
and passed quietly out without any dis
order. Some grumbled because the acci
dent had prevented their seeing tbu fifth
act and others weio heaid remarking that
the woman must havo had a very narrow
escape and the prediction was heard on
all sides that the girl was taking a great
risk in permitting Frayne to shoot at the
apple on her head in that way and somo
time she would be killed.
When the audieuce wero passing out
and indulging in such remarks as these
tho utmost confusion had obtained behind
the curtain. Frayno, bending over tho
prostrate woman, was appealing in the
tenderest and most urgent tones that she
should speak to him. A surgeon was
called and tho girl was born to her dress
ing room, whero in fifteen minutes sho
died, without having uttered a word or
giving a sigu of consciousness. Tbe ball
struck about two inches abovo the left
eyo and half an inch to the left of the me
dian line. The boily was left lying at tho
theatre.
Within half or three-quarters of an
hour it began to be realized that Frayne
might be suspected of having shot the girl
intentionally. As soon as this was sug
gested to him he demanded to be taken to
police headquarters at once. A close car
riage was secured and in company with
tbe manager of the tbrcatre he was driven
to the Ninth street station house. Mem
bers of tho company made their way on
foot and policemen and others followed
after. Frayne would not permit tho man
ager of tho theatre to explain to tho offi
cer iu charge what had happened, but de
manded to bo locked up in tho darkest
cell instantly. Then he burst into tears.
Something was said about bail, which
he heard, when he rushed forward again
and demanded to be locked up, saying ho
would not give bail or permit anyone else
to give it for him. He was finally calmed
and taken to his hotel.
The members of tho company seem
overwhelmed with grief. Miss Von
Behren had been doing this part for two
years and was a favorite Tho rifto which
Frayne used is a Stevens breech-loader,
twenty-two calibro, and has been iu uso
six years. He says tho shot is perfectly
safe with an ordinary marksman, as tho
apple is placed on a cap, which raises it
four inches abova tho head. In explana
tion of tho accident, he says that when ho
fired ho heard tho catch spring strike, the
flash burned bis shirt collar and he ob
served that the cartridge shell was paitly
blown out.
Frayno was engaged to many Miss
Von Behren, who was a Brooklyn, X. Y.,
girl.
Casualties ou Hie Kail.
Near Union Point, Georgia, at one
o'clock yesterday morning, a freight train,
backing down for a cab car, collided with
a passenger train, and a few minutes after
wards another freight train ran into tho
sleeper of tho passenger train. The col
lision occurred in a deep cut and on a
curve. Two engines aud several freight
cars wero 'wrecked, ono of tho cngiucs ex
ploding. John Shcppard, fireman, was in
jured, but not fatally. None of tho pas
sengers were injured.
An accomodation train .viri a freight
train collided ou tho Fort Wayne road at
New Waterford, Ohio, yesterday afternoon
in consequenco ol a misunderstanding of
orders. Both engines, a baggage car and
threo freight cars were wiecked. John
Skouse, of Allegheny city, Penna., fire
man of the passenger train, was killed.
Tho two engineers and a passenger were
severely injured.
W. J. Maxon, of Buswcll, South Caro
lina, waa killed yesterday by jumping from
a moving train at braucuviiie, in that
state.
Tbe Louisiana .Election Dispute.
Governor JIcEnory has issued a procla
mation announcing the result of tbe elec
tion in tho Third congressional district
of Louisiana, without awarding the certi
ficate. Kellogg's majority is placed at
1887.
The governor has also issued a procla
mation ordering an election for congress
man in tho Sixth district of that state, to
fill the vacancy caused by tho death of
General Herron.
Tho grand jury at New Orleans has
presented two indictments " for forgory
and publishing as true forged documents"
against thirteen perpetrators of rccont
election frauds in that city. Warrants
bavo been issued for tho arrest of tho
persons indicted, and tho bail has been
fixed at $500 in each caso. Tho names
will not be published until all the arrests
are madr. Under section 83.1 of the
revised statutes, tho offense is punishable
with from two to fourteen years' im
prisonment at hard labor in tho peniten
tiary. A Blchop'd Sliver Anniversary.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of tho con
secration to the priesthood of Bishop Fitz
gerald, of the Catholic Diocese of Little
Rock, Arkansas, was celebrated yesterday
with imposing ceremonies. There was
High Mass in tbe catlieilir.il, and the
bishop was afterwards presented with
" 1,000 silver dollars by tho Iaity.a crazier
by the clergy of the diocese, a large medal
by the children of tho diocese, pontificals
by Rev. W. J. Holley. of Cincinnati, aud
a missal by Bishop Gallagher, of Galves
ton." There was a largo attendance of
clergy and laity, including "all tho
priests in Arkansas." The bishop of
Galveston, aud Fathers Henry, of St.
Louis, aud Bender, of Denver. Addresses
were made by Chancellor Carroll, Colonel
W. L. Terry and other prominent gentlc
mer. Bishop Fitzgerald has been bishop
for fifteen years.
The corner-stono of tho Littlo Rock uni
versity, at Little Rack, Arkansas, was
laid yesterday, with Masonic ceremonies
Ueath in the ltoep.
Tho British steamer Cedar Grove, from
London for Halifax and St. John, N. B.,
struck the ledge at Walker's Reef, Nova
Scotia, and sauk. during a gale on Wed
nesday night. Two boats, containing the
chief officer, engineer and twelve men,
arrived at Canso yesterday ; the other,
with Captain Fritz, his wifo, a lady pas
senger and the rest of the crew, is missing.
Tho Cedar Grove was of 2,181 tons bur
thun. She was launched in September
last, and was' valued at $150,000. There
were 19 persons in the missing boat.
The schooner Jessie Martin, which went
ashore at Grand Haveu, Michigan, on tho
23d ult., capsized yesterday while being
towed off the beach, and John Dibbell,
contractor, was drowned.
Thanksgiving Tragedies.
James Armstrong, a farmer on -the
Wabash bottom, near Flora, Illinois, at
tempted ou Wednesday night to kill his
wife, from whom he was separated He
theu attempted suicide. The woman is
dangerously wounded.
F. M. McDowal, a well known citizen of
that section, was murdered by John Wil
son, colored, ucar Camden, South Caro
lina yesterday morning. An axo was the
weapon used. Citizens aro searching for
the murderer.
George Grayson, colored, was shot dead
by Bud Gardner, a grocer, near Frankfort,
Kentucky, yesterday afternoon, iua quar
rel about a debt of forty cents. It is said
Grayson was the aggressor.
Moods la Kuropo.
It was announced in the Prussian Diet
last night that tho worst of tho floods was
over. The Rhine has fallen a foot and a
half in tho last twenty-four hours. De
tailed reports reoeived show that thero is
six feet of water in the streets of Cologne,
Coblcntz and Boon. At the last named
place 490 houses aro submerged, and
nearly all the piovisions and fodder in tho
town havo been destroyed. There is
much sickness in the flooded districts,
especially among the children and the
poor. There are also extensive inunda
tions in Holland. Large tracts of country
are already submerged, and the rivers aro
still rising. The river Seine continues to
rise. The cellars of tho Palais do Justice,
iu Paris, and tho tribunal of commerco
building are flooded.
Some Notable People Dead
Samuel T. Worcester, ex-judge and ex
congressman from Ohio, also a brother of
the late Joseph . Worcester, of dictionary
repute, is dangerously ill at his residence
in Nashua, New Hampshire.
General Daniel Tyler, a graduate of
West Point, and second in command at
Bull Run, during tho late war, died in
New York last night, aged 98 years.
Colonel Thomas C. Harkness, a soldier
of the war for tho Union, died in Wilkes
barre yesterday, aged 01 years, no was a
prominont mining contractor.
Fatal Fall or a Derrick.
At Plattsburg, New York, yesterday
afternoon, while workmen were loworing
from a derrick a heavy stone for an abut
ment of the Delaware & Hudson bridge
across tho Saranao river, tho descent of
the stone was too suddenly checked. This
cansed tho derrick car to tip into the
river, dragging with it the tender of an
engine. William Hefferman, master
mason, was' killed, and two others wero
severely injured. A man named Murray
is missing, and is supposed to ha under
the tender.
' A Thankglvlng Joke."
Much excitement was created iu Gran
ville, New York, last week, by the arrest
of two men, named Thompson and Welch,
on tho charge of stealing turkeys from a
farmer. The evidence against them seem
ed conclusive, and they were sent to jail
for three months. On Wednesday it was
discovered that the turkeys had been stolen
by other persons "as a joke," and the
release of tbe prisoners was ordered. Tho
" jokers," having made a full confession,
will not be punished as they deserve.
George Wins the Match.
The international running contest on
the polo grounds in New York yesterday
between George, tho English champion,
and Myers, the American swift runner,
wan rru by tho former after a remarkably
close race, George finishing tho three
quarters of a mile in three minutes, ten
and a-half second.", and Myers following
iu threo minutes, thirteen seconds.
Scoundrels In Limbo.
Julian H. Spencer, alias F. V. Hale,
lately collector for a Chicago firm, who
absconded on tho 18th ult. with $1,000,
has been arrested in New Orleans aud is
held for a requisition.
Elliott Ryder, arrested in Boston last
week for forging tho signature of Minister
Lowell to a draft for $100, cashed by tho
American exchango iu Europe, has con
fessed his guilt. He will bo extradited.
Winter In Earnest.
A heavy snow storm, with high wind,
set in yesterday at Bullalo, and railroad
blockago was expected. Tiains arrived
behind time last evening, and passengers
from tho West reported " very heavy
snow" in Michigan.
Tho old Welland canal, iu Canada closed
last night for tho season,
A Nonogcnarlan Horned to Death.
Mrs. Fickering, 90 years of age, mother
of J. D. Pickering, a prominent lawyer of
Highland county, Ohio, was burned to
death at her son's residence, near Locs
burg yesterday, by her clothes catching
fire at a grate.
Almost Suffocated In a 91111.
While in operation, on Wednesday, the
foundry of the Reading hardware works,
at Reading, became filled with gas and
sulphur from the cupola. Two men were
made insensible and a number of others
verv sick, and all work was stonned for
I the day.
g Unveiling a Monument.
V A ..... ....t- t. A'S.y. ( 'AH.Jnnnln jl nn .1
erected in Magnolia cemetery, at Charles
ton, S. C, was unveiled yesterday in the
prosenco of 15,000 persons. Senator But
ler delivered an oration.
PERSONAL..
Loune will not return to Ottawa until
the middle of January, and the Princess
Louise will spend tho winter in British
Columbia.
H. Stanley Goodwin has been elected
general superintendent of the Lehigh Val
ley railroad, to succeed Robert Sayro, re
signed. A. W. Stcadman has been elect
ed chief engineer of the road to succeed
Goodwin.
Modjeska, the actress and woman, is
tho subject of an interesting skotch
printed on the first page of to-day's In
telligences Off the stage the Polish
countess is no less attractivo than in her
histrionic roles.
Cii.vui.es Simpson, of color, aud once
valet to Stephen Ginud, was a frisky wid
ower of 82 until last night, when he was
married, in the presence of tho colored
elite of Philadelphia, to Mary L. Harris, a
dusky widow or 'm irom Alexandria. The
bride was dressed in white silk, with
orange blossoms in her hair, aud looked
even younger than she was, while the
radiant bridegroom seemed his own junior
by a scoro of years at least.
Robert Toombs, of Georia, is thrifty
and is one of the richest men in the South.
Alexander 1. Stephens used to say that
at school Toombs was looked upon as a
big dull awkward boy, who would never
amount to much. "But," Mr. Stephens
would add, "when Friday came and the
school week was over, wo always found
that Bob Toombs had all the marbles,
knives, &s., which had belonged to the
rest of the schoolboys."
Aumeo Auabi Pasha, sends from his
prison cell to the London Times, a loud
protest against the despotism under which
he and his compatriots have suffered. He
asks: "Is it fair that the sons of tho
country should be deprived of every office
and that foreigners should take their
places, together with those who have
como to Egypt, like Circassians, Albani
ans aud Bulgarians, so that even down to
the lowest ranks, such as the onbashisof
iho army, the places are given to others
than tho sons of Egypt?"
THANKSGIVING DAY.
A VERT QUIKT CELEFIKATION.
lrayer and Praise. Festt!tl?s aud Merry.
Makings. fubllc Amusements and
.Private EntertalnruentR.
Thanksgiving is over, with its eating
and drinking, singinsr and praying. Iu
Lancaster the day was a very quiet one
on tho streets, but a very busy one in
nearly every household. The stores wero
all closed, but the kitchens and dining
rooms were wide open the stoves and
ranges were aglow, and tho sweet savors
of roasting poultry, and stewing fruite,
and boiling vegetables, wore grateful to
the nostrils of a grateful people, whoso
gratitude to tho Giver of all good took the
pleasant form of gratifying themselves by
indulging in a square meal. Hundreds of
young people, iu business in distant
towns and cities, came back to Lancaster
and spent their Thanksgiving with "tho
old folks at home." As far as heard from
tho dinners were excellent, tho poultry
tender and done to turn, the sido dishes
appetizing, tho pastry well baked, the
fruits and nuts toothsome, the wines ex
hilarating and tho company happy. If
anybody failed to get a good dinner yes
terday tiis has failed to report his misfor
tune Tbe .Services t;j the Oil lire ties
Thero wero services iu nearly all the
churches in tho forenoon. At Trinity
Lutheran, a very beautiful pyramid of
iruitii, grains and vegetables was erected
on the altar. Rev. Frey preached a ser
mon .suitable to tho occasion, and tho
choir sang two very fino Thanksgiving
anthems.
The Reformed churches held a union
meeting in St. Paul's church, aud they
wero joined in their worship by tho con
gregation of St. John's Lutheran. Re7.
Dr. App!c conducted the services. The
attendauco was largo.
The Catholics, Moravians, Alcthodists,
Baptists, Evangelicals, and wo bulieva all
other deuotniuations, except the Presby
terians, held services during tho morning.
Rev. Dr. Mitchell lectured befoio a largo
congregation in tho evening.
St. Stephen's Evangetlcal Church.
At St. Stephen's Ev. church, corner of
boutu uuke and Church street, the
pastor, Rev. E. Mcistcr, after reading tho
145 Psalm, preached a Thanksgiving ser
mon. Ho selected as his text Col. 1, 12
13: "Giving thanks unto tho Father,
which hath made us meat to ho partakeis
or tho saints in light ; who hath delivered
us from tho power of darkness, and hath
translated us into tho kingdom of His own
dear son." The pastor pictured the bles
sed results of tho Christian religion and
what Christianity has done to lomovo tho
evils of tho world aud to promote the good
order, morals aud tho security of good so
ciety. THE MINSTREL4;.
M. It. Loavltt's "Mo. tf " Company.
"Leavitt's Giganteau Minstrels No. 2"
appeared in the opera houso and they had
a large audience. Soma weeks ago Lea
vitt's other troupe, which i3 much better
than this, appeared hero and gave great
satisfaction. The same paper and every
thing else wero used to advertise this
party and tho real names of the perform
ers wero not put cut until tho last day.
People were under tho impression that
this was a return visit of the good show
and turned out in force. There aro come
good performers in this troupe, but
they want something new. The end
men did not tell ono new joke iu
the first part and their songs havo
been sung hero for years by tho boys
who go to shows. Tho singing was bad,
and the liuale was tho worst pait of tho
show. Tho second part included some
good features, among which was Davo
Reed's bono playing. Tho Kino Brothers
musical act, burlesque prima donna act by
Hortou, and the dancing of Foster and
Hughe.". Fred Wilson, a heavily built
man, of good shape;, gave picturcsquo
poses and Grecian statues in a very clever
manner, but his recitations, &c. wore
too much in imitation of Georgo Wilson.
Tho act which this troupe calls " Gillie
Goblin's Visitors." is one of tho oldest in
minstrel business, yet tliLs party had the
bravery to put it on and play it badly.
"Havo a little Paticnco," an opera bur
lesque closed tho performance, aud those
who bad a great deal of patience to sit it
out regret it to-day, as it was very bad.
Tho show needs somo new people and
plenty of fre::h work.
tii.mSi;ivi.ocelkih:ation at io-
TOKAKO.
Opening :iml Ueitlotlnu of n cv U.
1. I.r-
nonage.
Tho loriual opening aud house warming
of the now parsonage at tho Octoraro U.
P. church, on the valley road iu Bart
township, came off, according to announce
ment yesterday, and despite tho bad roads
it was a very cnjoyablo and successful
occasion. For fifty years tho par
sonage had been at Smyrna three or four
miles distant, but tho church there having
been abandoned, the removal of tho par
sonage to Octoraro was deemed expedient
and the erection of the new aud conveni
ent structure was successfully accomplish
ed under tho direction of a competent
committee.
Tho formal opening was celebrated by
religious and literary exercises; a Thanks
giving dinner and social festivities of a
varied character. Besides the members
of this and various other churches in the
vicinity, a number of visitors from a dis
tance wero present to revive memories of
earlier rosidence iu the community.
Among theso were J. 31. W. Goist,
esq., of the New Era ; R. J.
Houston or Lancaster ; Cliarles B.
Houston, of Roach's ship yard, Chester ;
Mrs. Robinson, aged over SO, the only
surviving member who was a communi
cant when Dr. Easton took chargo of the
congregation iu 1827, and Mrs. Noble,
daughter of tho late Dr. Eastou. who is
at present residing with her daughter in
Philadelphia, but expects shortly to return
to California to her sons.
Rev. W. G. Cairns, of tho neighboring
Presbyterian church, preached an admir
able Thanksgiving sermon, after which a
bountiful dinner was served in the new
parsonage by tho ladies of the congrega
tion. After dinner special religious ser
vices in the church were led by the pa3tor,
at the conclusion of which he gav.o a his
tory of tho building of the parsonage, from
which it appeared that about $500 of tho
cosb was still unprovided for. Air. Houston,
of Lancaster, proved himself the man for
the emergency by liberally starting a sub
scription that was soon swelled to the
required amount. The social festivities
wero rounded out by r. succession of re
miniscences and intormal add i esses by
Messrs. Uou&ton and Gcist and Rove.
Cairns and T. IT. Anderson, of Baltimore.
Married and Ulven In Marriage.
Wedding bells sang out merrily at the
residence of the bride's parents, near Dry
Wells, in Old Colerain township, and a
largo party of invited guests wero present
at six o'clock on Wednesday evening to
witness me marnago ceremonies or Marsh
Stevenson, of Christiana, to 3Iary, eldest
daughter of James Collins, esq. Tho knot
was tied precisely at the above time by
Rev. Anderson of Octoraro U. P. church,
immediately after which the guests sat
down to a sumptuous entertainment. The
festivities were kept up until a late hour
when tho cumpauy dispersed with many
good wishes for the happy couple, and
while Mr. Stevenson wa3 congratulated
upon getting an accomplished wife, her
parents ,jro to be consoled in losing a du
tiful daughter.
Assignment.
Allen W. Zug and his wife Emma, of
Warwick township, havo made au assign
ment of their property for the benefit of
their creditor?, and appointed Michael S.
Hauck, of 3Ianheim township, assignee.
31T. JOS MATT Kit.
The Death ot a Prominent Clt!zn
Dr. Adam Shelter quiotly breathed his
last shortly before 11 o'clock on Wednes
day night, at his residence. East Alain
street, Mount Joy. He had been in ill
health tho lost two years and the past
month was confined to bis home, during
which time his death was daily expected.
Ho died of a complication of diseases, the
prime one being rheumatism.
Deceased was born at Big Chiques
several miles east of the borough, in 1808,
his father Christian Sheller, keeping the
hotel at that place at the time. From
there ho removed to Hummelstown.
Dauphiu county, in which neighborhood
for several terms he taught school. In that
placo he began his career as a physican of
the allopathic school, lie came to this
placo in !33, built up a good practice and
followed his profession as long as his
health permitted. He took an active part
in the advancement of educational affairs,
serving for a number of years as school
director in tho borough. Ho held other
borough offices Ho was prominently
identified with the temperance.movement
and was himself a teetotaler, "Hud a can
didate for a county oflico ou the teniper
aaco ticket. Since 1845 ho was one of the
ciders of tho 3Iount Joy Presbyterian
church. In tho recent church quarrel he
supported Rev. C. B. Whitcomb and was
one of that gentleman's most enthusiastic
supporters. He was a Christain gentle
man iu all tuat uarao implies, and hitrbly
respected by those who knew him best for
his many good qualities.
His funeral will take plain- I'umi his late
residence ou 3Ior.d.iy morning at 10 o'clock
under tho auspices of Mount Joy lodge
No. 277, 1. O. O. F., of which institution
ho was one of the oldest members, tlo wll
be buried iu Alt. Joy cemetery. Ho was
in his 7.1th year.
Ho was twico married aud leaves a
widow and threo daughters to mourn his
loss. Tho oldest daughter is the wifo of
Rev. J. II. Blengee, pastor of Grace Luth
eran church, Thirty-lifth aud Spring Gar
den Btreets, Philadelphia, another is Airs.
Henry N. Ebcrly, of York, Pa.,
Ueath ot mua Dodge.
Airs. Alary Dodgo Alycrs died at Cedar
Hill on Wednesday night, in her 30th
year. Sho was tho youngest daughter of
Rev. Nehemia Dodgo. deceased, who was
principal ol Cedar UiII seminary. Her
remains will be interred in Donegal
church graveyard on Saturday morning.
Thanksgiving Notes.
Thanksgiving day was geuorally ob
served in tho borough, tho store;!, schools
and manufactories Iiaving been closed.
Union services wero hold iu tho Bethel
(Church of God) in tho nioruinir. Rev.
Charles Rhoads, of the Alethodist Episco
pal church, preaching tho Thanksgiving
sermon.
H. K. Nisslcy, of the University at
Lewisburg, came home to eat his Thanks
giving turkey ; so did Elmer Marsh, of
tho Middletown Press.
Tho Iecturo courso which wa3 closed on
Wednesday night of last week was a suc
cess. tirade of I'uplI.
Tho following is tho relative grade of
pupils ono hundred in number in at
tendance at tho boys' high school during
tho month of November, just closed :
FIRST CLASS.
wm i: ret eis K'C 3 stnrnitelts:.
Wm II Auxcr tt'lWinC; linker ...
Ino 11 Hmtinnn 16 E M Stone
Kd lUlnrvin 'J.' Chas.I Zeclu-r...
John A Clmrles L0 Fred S 1'vler...
....SS
....81
...S4
.'.""si
....si
SI
Nl
Monroe l: Ilhjli..
A K Albright....
Ch:tsi: Urailw...
.S3
WKIIoIliiiirci-.
.83
Sidney Kvans..
Isaac 11 Stirk..
HKCOSD CLASS.
IM M Uartnian no
Clias C Ilerr 07
Winner M. Weh! M
John X IletricU 01
A. Wayne miner.. ..77
Harry C Meret-r 77
Howard G Snyder.... 7t:
Wm MMaxwell 75
Ilow'd Urni-jni!iii....7l
T Iliuirnhrevillu 74
Arthur i:oirdiuaii...r,7
Howard Knhrer. n;
Clias. W. HoMingcr. .:"
I D Itoscnstein Ki
Herman L Wiitnt Bl
D U (inndnker m
W II Kirkti let ft'j
Wm K Adami ft!
CIioh.U. Dlilcr iO
Chas l Kri'idur 80
Harry N Mill.- S3
John U Cnlio 88
Wm. Kbcrly 87
Abnim Uitiiur...
Christ J Urban SC
Geo K ZellcN 81
Shcrnmn KilKcrlev..83l
Kdv I) Sprcclier..."...S2!
John II Kre:n;er.....3l
Murtin I. Kcnm HI
Hnrry lliickim 70
Tiunn clas-i.
Wm 1) Sell 91
Frank S Uarr ..77
Frank. I Caspar......7t.
Win II We!cfnins...7
Kdw K Kelllry 7S
JolmS Council 71
Clias T Ewcim ,K
Harry It chnliiiyer.(7
Hurry I. Zoolc C
Geo 1.1 Hurnlp 1:1
Clias K Lcydeu HI
Chas I.oiiK:nccker...8t!
Kihv M Kutitrman....8j
TIipo 1! Apple 81
Kmory S hniith 81
Frnnfc K Zuhui 81
Michael Curr. 80
Uobt W OroeziiijrerS0
Ed It Ilcitslm 79
Hurry 11 Apple 7ri
Samuel A Metznir...7S
llany Clavnialjer..78
Jacob U Groff. C4
HurrvS Amwuke Ki
G Zltliotul-4 01
KOUKTU CLASS,
Herbert II C0I10 74
Herbert J Gust 74
Thos J GnoiI!iarl....ni
Wm II Schuimi va
Herbert It i:ovird.. .V.)
John II Fles 57
Hurry L Halbucii ...5;
Ira J i.urton 55
Wm Killlnger 51
Wml'SuclM 51
Frank G Hurtinuii...53
ChasS Atnwuku 51
Harry E aile 51
Garrett K I.iehty 43
ChasS Fai-Rlcy 4'J
Hurry M Slum) 71
John C Weiso 74
t.lias K Gust 73
ChusKI.onir 73
John W Zcilers 73
Win I. MuralmU
Frank EKuub 72
Wm it I'ylis 03
Samuel K Zook (15
Harry I. l;owniuii....Kl
David i: Widmyer...i;i
Geo F Ycagcr CI
Tho following is the percentage of James
street higher grade secondary school for
November, 1832 :
A LLAE3.
Fred. I.ulz 04 Elmer lirinner. C.1
Charles Foil to Clara StnutTer CI
Laura Siebcr 83 l'eter Flick m
Frank Smith 4 Will Smith CI
Annio lluehrle 80 Slaraio Stuutcr. 80
William Long. 74 Daisy Morreclit 58
Emma Long 73 Carrie .Benedict.... 5i
llcrtha Amwuke.... 70 Annio Smith 57
Gertrude Uroslus... 70 Gertie Zecher 57
MaryMunson f!S HugliCoatcllo 55
Christ Flick Kl Mamie I.utz 40
(,'Iuh. Scner Gl
B CT.AS3.
Wehanl Adams 80 Walter McCaskev.. 5
Ed. Gi'Rore SC Emma Itotli CJ
Fred Kinjf 81 Mamln Mtley. Ci
Benedict If atrker... 83 David Evans 57
Harriot Gust $1 Amelia Kautz 5t;
Chas. Fiagtf to Lizzie Bote si
Cora Gumpr 78 Laura Urey 51
Harry Leydcn 77 Ida Gibbs 52
K 11 tii) O'iSryon 70 Katie Mclntyu: 5ti
Iluttin Hearicks.... 71 EIlu Muson 4.S
EIlaMeckloy 70 Mamie Thomu -M
Mary Howe 08 Flora Miles 44
Mary E Swopc 06 Emanuel Gompt.... 42
24KFFSV1L.L.K NIUnuDS
Two Local Sport sin an tii I'drry
vuauiy.
New Hlooin Held Advocate.
On last Tuesday a week threo gentle
men, namely Alessrs. Brubakcr, (Jrosh and
Long, from Neffsville, Lancaster county,
arrived in this place, intending to hunt
over the surrounding hills for partridges.
As soon as they landed in this place
they started out, and, after appeasing
tho wrath of a farmer on whoso grounds
they wero huuting, succeeded in bagging
a few birds beforo dark. While here they
visited Air. John Groups, formerly from
Lancaster county, who, while traveling
through tho woods last summer found a
a nest of wild turkey eggs which ho took
home and raised a couple of turkeys from
the eggs. These turkeys Air. Groupe bad
in a coop, and leaving one of them loose,
tho Nimrods of Neffsville pulled on it.but,
strange to relate, the turkey survived the
fuailade and made good its escape. Think
ing they would not ruu tho risk of losing
the other, they shot it in the pen. The
gentlemen left on Friday, having shot 14
partridges and one wild turkey.
Come again, gentlemen, but let us know
so i.bat we can coop our turkeys for yonr
sport aud amusement.
S ile or Mill Property.
II. II. Lefever has sold to Air. Flora,
from the vicinity of Columbia, tho "Bos
ler mill," in Edeu township, for $3,700.
Air L. has owned it for only nine months ;
he bought it for $'3,80O.
THE " SPOILS SYSTEM."
POLITICAL. SCKAMUCK rOK rLACti.
Who Shall Sucrecd George Spunler? Ilus
otcSIelleu Set Up Hi Uuinmy
Unit Dozen Candidate.
Thero is considerable buzzinic iu pol.it
cat circles relative to tho appointment of a
superintendent of the Lancaster county
hospital aud insane asylum, a positi.m
made vacant by tho death of Georgo Spur
rier. There aro a inimbar of candidates
uamed for the position and thoy aud their
friends are busiiy engaged in cudsavoriug
to impress tha members of tho boml of
poor direutois with the maguitudo of thuir
" claims upou tho party," and their pecu
liar lituess for tho p.kioa. Thoy aro a
rather bad lot, cono of them measuring up
to the stature required of au officer ir so
important a character.
Bos McWolten' Man.
Capt. Elias AIcAIellen, it ij said, asj.hes
to tho placo, cither iu person or by provy.
If he cannot secure a pergonal endorse
ment, which is very doubtful, he will d
all he can to push forward .Tool L. Ilaines,
barber and the assessor of the Third wan!.
Ilaines was a caudidato for tho position at
tho timo Air. Spurrier was elected, but lie
certainly possesses no especial qualifica
tions or claims, except that bo has been a
faithful lieutenant under AIcAIellen, and
one of "tho best wmkers in tho ward
It is claimed that Directors Evans, Ivin
der and Mnsser aro "agin hitn," aud ils ,
he cannot be elected.
An Old Mager.
Klim Ilerr, of Straiburg township, is
also a candidate. It will bo recollected
that he was a candidate for steward of the
almshouse at the beginning of tho present
year, and that Tor mm- thin six months
th diieetor div.ded their votes equally
between him aud J.iha I! rook, and iinally
ra elected Brock by au unanimous vote.
Air. Ilerr, instead of writing togive Brock
another tustle, seem.'d to think it would
be an catiur matter to .Mi. to quietly into
Spurrier's vacaat shoes. It is quite likely,
however, that Brock himself will
bo 11 candidate Tor tho pI:n--.
It is well kuown that he thinks
ho possesses peculiar qualifications for the
place, that ho rendered intelligent and val
uable services at tho timo tho asylum was
destroyed by lire ; and, if wo aie not mis
taken, after tho lire, mule a p opoiitioo
to the authorities to .orform the ditties of
both steward and superintendent at niitrfi
less cost aud mora eflicietuly than thoy
havo been performed under tho present
system. Brock has a great deal of energy,
long experience and has not boen charged
in his present office with cither dishonesty
or neglect of duty.
Jero. Cnoper lu the Fr.tui.
Jcro. Coopor, late clerk to the hoard of
prison inspector?, is also being pushed for
ward as a candidato for tho vacant, super
intendoncy. tlo possesses a clear head,
good judgment, and a better education
than any of bis competitors. IIu made a
fair record while in sarvieu at the county
prison, aud none ol tho "irregnlaritcs'
that have marked the inanagem.-mt of that
institution have been traced to him. i I ::;
fiiends claim that he possesses cxcelleiiL
admiuistrativo qualities aud that he is
blast with u wife who would make at: ad
mirable matron.
In the Fretiudscbult.
Isa.ie Evans, butcher, of this city, is
also announced as a candidato. It is not
knowu that his education, tastes, or bait,
ncss pursuits have been such as to qiiihty
him fo. tho delicato duty of caring for tho
iusauo ; but ho has tho advautago of
having " a friend at court ;" his brother.
John Evans, is president of tho boatd
that chooses thu sttpM-inteiitscnt, and In
theso days of nepotism it is not likely that
ho will overlook Isaac's claims or iiejjlrci.
to impress his fel!ov mcmbeis- with !u.-
fitness for the place.
More to ba Hoard From.
Edv.'aid Sutton, of this city, is also a
candidate, lie has a rather influential
family inllucncu to luck him ; has beets a
straight ltepnblican nil the time, and is a
mau of good character and lair qualifica
tions. Tho above arc tho only u.-.piraut:. jet
heard from, though tlotibtlesr. there -r.o
many more willing and anxious to re:va
themselves and thu county in looking af I Ti
the interests of tbosn unfortunates who
cannot take care of themselves. What
their relative chances of success may ho
wo do not know, as wc aro not i:i the con
fidence of thu din ctors. Perhaps we may
know more befoio to-morrnw night.
TUE STATU
f.U.NATIU IKMI'lTAI..
What It
.Shown by ilie Thlriy-Secmil
An-
iiiittl i:.'pi-rt.
Tho last annual leport of this institu
tion, of which Dr. J. L. A Ilea is head of
the trustees and Dr. .1. Z. Geihard t-.upcr-intendcut,
shows that the number or pa
tients in tho hospital. September '(), 1SSI.
was 154 males ; SCO females ; total :!(;::.
During tho year thero were admitted 75
males ; 85 females ; total 160 ; tho di.-ehn vn h
wero 02 males ; -11) females ; total 111;
leaving iu tho hospital September ::i) h.
1882, 107 males: 21.1 females: tot. 1
412. Of those who were disciiarccd. 11
males and 9 females had recovered ; 1 1
males and 15 females improved ; 12 ikuum
ana 13 females unimproved aud 22inahs
and 12 females died. The avcrai-o
number in the hospital was Ifil 5
males; 225.8 females; Total. :!S7 :t.
Twelvo male and twelve female patients
wero transferred from the Lancaster
county hospital last August, in dnisa
quencs of tho destruction of tho iusauo
department by lire. Bosidos these tli.io
were fivo males and five females from this
county admitted.
Thieve In tna Cppor End.
Llfltz Kecoi.i.
The ticket oiBco at Akrou station wos
entered by burglars on Sunday nijjht.
Upon investigation it was found that they
had taken nothing but chewing tobai-eo
aud cigars ; also on thtf same night tho
cellar ot" Abraham Itoyer was visited by
thieves aud relieved of somo of it.-. e:- -tents.
At Uniontown, Penn township, IK
cellar of the public houso of John Al. Wiii
was entered some timo during Monday
night and robtol ol fivo g-l'ot.s
of brandy and a lot of poiat ot.
The burglars effected an entrance by
taking thu hinges off an outside .cellar
door, after which accc.: was an easy mat
ter.
Tho work of laying the new oil pipa
lino that is to oxtend directly fiom the
producing region? to Philadelphia goes
bravely on at Alillway, and is watched
with considerable interest. A largo forco
of men arc employed.
.Malicious MUcmeL
James Campbell, of Marietta, catno te
town yesterday and got very drunk. B j
tween 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening, after
the last train had left for Marietta, ho
went to the Pennsylvania railroad passen
ger depot. Finding the door of the gen
tlemen's room locked he kicked a pant-1
out. Officer Alercor arrested him and b.;
foro Alderman AlcConomv ha will have tu
answer the charge of malicious mischief at
a hearing to-morrow.
Jn Now Quarters.
Collector KauUman took possession of
his new office in tho Stevens house today.
Tho room is largo and well lighted, and
Air. Iliestand, proprietor of tho hotel, is
having it fitted up with every convenience
for the United States revenue office, in
cluding new desks, table?, book cases,
safes, &c. Things are, as yet, a littlo
upside down, but will be righted in a few
days.
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