LANCASTER DAILY IKTELLIGENCfiK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 18b2.
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Lancaster Jntelligencer.
W4DNE8DAY KVKNINQ DEC. 13, 1832,
A BallrMd Rivalry.
Railroad rivalry is a good thing for
the people, whatever it may be for the
stockholders, and the efforts of the
Beading and the Pennsylvania railroads
to enter each other's territory in this
state is one which the public view with
unmixed satisfaction. The Beading
company, notwithstanding its crippled
financial condition, has been the most
active in this work of invasion, under
the energetic direction of its restless
president It now reaches out on two sides
of the state by an arrangement sometime
since made with Mr. Vanderbilt, who
became a large owner of the stock a year
or so ago and used his power to continue
Mr. Gowen in the presidency of the
road, from which he was about being
ousted in the interest of the Pennsylvania
railroad. However selfish Mr. Vander
bill's motives may have been, he did a
good thing to the state of Pennsylvania
in preventing the practical absorption of
the Heading by the Pennsylvania road,
which is greater than any other single
material benefit that could have been
wished for the state. It would have
been a great calamity if the rivalry be
tween the two great railway companies
of the state had been stopped ; that
rivalry now is about to give us several
additional main avenues of trailic
through the state, besides other outlets
to its trade of more local importance.
The connection between the Heading
railroad at Williamsport and the New
York systems of roads is being made
through the Pine Creek valley. The
earnest effort, which the Pennsylvania
roud made some years ago to get the
state aid for the building of the Pine
Creek road, will be remembered, and
how narrowly and amid what excite
ment it was defeated. That raid was tiie
last of iho great assaults made by the
Pennsylvania railroad on the treasury of
the state. Perhaps it would have been
better for it if it had. built this road
then out of its own resources, and
occupied the ground which its rival
now seizes. Vanderbilt's convention
with the Heading carries him to the
other side of Williamsport in a new rail
road and corporation, of which William
A. Wallace is the official head, that pen
etrates into the Clearfield coal region,
where the interested parties have pur
chased a large body of coal land, and
which they propose to aid the Pennsylva
nia railroad in its present monopolizing
business of opening to the outside world.
There is ample business here for two
roads at a good profit in the traffic at
rates much less than those now imposed
upon our manufacturing industries.
Coal, which the miners sell at about a
dollar a ton.the railroad charges two and
a-half dollars a ton to carry to Philadel
phia, or fifty dollars for each car of
twenty tons capacity. That is an unfair
impost upon manufacture, most mani
festly. Mr. Vanderbilt's arrangement with
the Heading provides for its extension
from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh and the
West. A new line of railroad Js to be
built through the southern tier of coun
ties to join one under the control of
Vanderbilt, already built as far east
as McKeesport. At Pittsburgh the con
nection will be by the Pittsburgh &
Lake Erie with the Lake Shore road.
Animated by these warlike invasions the
Pennsylvania railroad moves on its liues
to Reading and the Schuylkill valley,
whose people complain of the Reading
railroad monopoly, and who will wel
come its rival with open arms. It is a
good thing for the state. It ensures the
people fair rates of transportation and
protects the commonwealth against the
blighting powers of a great monopoly.
The Legislature should act so as to
make it forever impossible that this
rivalry should cease ; to do which, it only
needs to see that the provisions of the
constitution are enforced.
what Some Figures Show.
There has been considerable .specula
tion indulged in since the election as to
the amount of aid rendered the Demo
cratic candidate for governor by the
votes of Republicans cast directly for
him, and a number of very wild
guesses have been made upon this sub
ject. Some of these estimates have run
as high as 20,000, but an analysis of the
local election returns readily proves that
this estimate is utterly exaggerated, if
not groundless. An apparently correct
method to gauge the relative strength
of the two parties, as it wa3 developed in
the late contest, is by aggregating the
vote polled on some of the minor county
offices. In every county in the state,
except in Philadelphia, each party had a
candidate for jury commissioner, and, as
both were certain of election, there was
more nearly a straight vote on this office
than upon any other. Upon an exam,
ination of the official returns of forty-one
counties, which are at hand, we find that
there were polled in these counties, in
the aggregate, for the Republican candi
dates for jury commissioner 178,049,
while the combined vote for Stewart
and Beaver for governor was 178,577 ;
the total vole in the same counties for
the Democratic candidates for jury com
missioner was 186,891 and Mr. Patti
son's vote was 188,349. These estimates
include neither Philadelphia nor Alle
gheny, in which two counties mora Re
publicans voted for Mr. Pattison than in
all the rest of the state. But the calcu
lation and analysis are based on a suffi
cient number of returns to show very
clearly that no considerable number of
Republicans voted for Mr. Pattison out
side those two large cities and the total
number in the state was not 5,000.
It will hardly be claimed that Repub.
licans, as such, who voted for Mr. Patti
son, voted the entire Democratic county
ticket, and the difference between the
vote of either party on the state and
county ticket is as safe a guide as any to
the subject of this inquiry. The com
bined Republican vote for governor ap
proximates most remarkably to the vote
on the county ticket, and though Mr.
Pattison's vote is somewhat larger than
that of the candidates of his party for an
office that was not contested, further ex-
anrlnation will show that this excess was
almost entirely due to the fact that in
Luzerne and Juniata counties the Dem
ocratic candidates for jury commissioner
ran behind the bead of the ticket on ac
count of local troubles.
It must be admitted that the so-called
Independent Republican state senators
have not shown any ardent desire to
embrace the opportunity which has
been freely offered them in some quar
ters to avail themselves of Democratic
aid in organizing the state Senate.
While some of our esteemed contempor
aries have been very much exercised
about the attitude of certain Democratic
members of that body upon this ques
tion, it seems that nobody has yet dis
covered who are the Independent sena
tors, how many there are of them and
what they propose to do in this matter.
Senators Stewart and Lee have been
variously suggested as proper persons
for Democratic support for president of
that body in preference to McNeill or
Cooper or any offensive candidate of
Cameron hue. But neither of these
gentlemen nor any of their milder col
leagues has as yet given any intimation
of his indisposition to go into the regu
lar Republican caucus or his unwilling
ness to support its nominees. Until
some such contingency impends prob
ably the Democratic senators can be al
lowed to suspend judgment upon the
matter of which Republican pally they
shall join hands with. It was a very
wise recipe for cooking a hare which
pi escribed that the hare be first caught.
Sevkhely as the licentious and sen
sational press is to be reprehended for
malicious attacks and reckless libel of
privato character, or even of public of
ficials, the courage of and popular ser
vice rendered by journals which fear
lessly expose and lash wrong doers is
all the more commendable. And when
an editor, like our Marietta contempo
rary, who was charged with libel, meets
his accuser in the court of justice and
makes good his charges, he is entitled to
the praise of his profession and the com
mendation of the community. But hav
ing made out a comprehensive and sat
isfactory defense, he should have insist
ed upon his case going to the jury, that
the costs might be imposed upon a pros
ecutor who could not have brought
his action in good faith.
It's an even clip
runners this year.
that Kriss cornea on
Full many a sleigh rido was born iu
fond anticipation only to waste its con
templated sweetness in mud.
PosTMAsran General Howe has
already made arrangements in New York
for tho manufacture of two-cent postage
stamps.
Major Pmrrs will eat his Christmas
turkey and cranberries in Canada. So
will the amiable and erratic Spencer. This
is a coincidence of statesmanship.
Tun defeat of the False Prophet is
telegraphed a3 an item of news to tho
papers to day. Just as though tho people
hadn't heard of it five weeks ago when
the whilom choorful Cooper was observed
diggiog himself out of tho wreck of his
shattered predictions.
Tun National Republican of Washington
has mado tho startling discovery that
Governor elect Pattison of Pennsylvania
is a formidable candidate for president in
1884. As Mr. Pattison will not bo old
enough to mako him eligible to tho office
if elected, tho New York Sun infers that
the Republican intends to amend tho conr
stitution to meet his case.
Spencer's eagerness to put himself in
the way of the government authorities for
tho purpose of telling them what ho knows
about tho Star Route cases strongly re
sembles tho same disposition as it is mani
fested by the average heavy-weight
pugilist who dees all his fighting on paper,
but who when it comes to making terms
invariably turns up missing. Just now,
when tho conspirators are about to bo re
tried, the cx-carpet bagger finds it conve
nient to go to Canada.
Tin: addition of thirty-two uienibei3 to
the Ilouso of Representatives brings up
tho question of space iu tho great hall,
that was estimated to be large enough to
hold the lower House for many genera
tions. The additional seats are stowed
around, and not always with comfort to
their occupants, and it is thought that it
will hasten the introduction of benches
into the Ilousg of Representatives similar
to thoso used in tho English House of
Commons.
Mom: than one ardent suitor has found
the able-bodied big brother an insur
mountable barrier in the way of his hearth
aspirations, but tho expectant Kentucky
bridegroom who hastened to the home of
his fiance with tho purpose of making
her his wife, but who leccived instead
a mortal bullet wound from tho girl's re
calcitrant brothers, will serve to point
many a moral and adorn the tale of love
as it courses in tho blue grass Tegion.
The fact that the big brothers are more
than likely to bo hung for the part they
took in tho tragic occurrence will not
soriously detract from tho eager interest
with which romantic young parsons will
read the mournful tale.
TnE proprietor of tho mills that were
burned in Philadelphia yesterday says the
employees could have readily escaped by
means of wooden bridges that extended
from tho upper stories to adjoining build
ings. Seeing that these bridges were
among tho first portions of the buildings
to succumb to tho flames, it is difficult to
perceive in what manner they could have
been of much service to tho endangered
and panic stricken factory hands, nor how
by their erection the owner can deem him
self to have complied with the command
of the authorities to provide fire escapes
for tho buildings. Tho idea of putting
wooden bridges on a factory building and
calling them ' fire escapes" is not to be
seriously considered. The Manayunk
mill fire, following so closely upon tho
Randolph catastrophe, calls for prompt
proceedings on tho part of those charged
with the safety of the people. The disaster
might have been a great deal worse, bnt
m
it
was bad enough in all conscience nnd
points the necessity for reform.
BURNING MILLS.
OPEBATOKS LKAPISG JffiOU WINDOWS
Tne Enterprise Cotton Hills at SlanaynnK
Destroyed Tim Inmates Compelled
to blldo Down a Hope lor Salary.
Philadelphia Times.
The Enterprise cotton and woolen mills
at 31&nayunk were totally destroyed by
fire Tuesday afternoon. Owing to tho
absence of fire escapes sixteen persons
were iujuied, at least three of whom aro
expected to die. The total loss is esti
mated at 675,000, upon which there is
about 50,000 insurance. Tho origin of
the fire is nnkcowu.
The Enterprise mills were on tho main
street, between Shur's land audWissa
hickon, and were built in 1878. They
wero of stone and brick, very substantially
built, and were owned by Samuel S.
Keeley, whose loss is p'aced at $12,000,
fully covered by insurance. The mills
were two in number, the larger one being
180 feet long, 40 feet wide and 5 stories
high. The other was 40 feet square, with
an addition 20 by 40 and a dye house, 20
by 30, 1 story, attached. The two mills
were connected by a light bridge, built of
wood, and there was but one staircase in
each mill. These staircases were built of
wood and ran from the fifth floor to the
ground, very close to tho bridge which
connected the two mills. The picker
room, where tho firo originated, was in
the smaller mill.
Tho first floor of both mills wero occu
pied by Joseph Adams, woolen and cotton
yarn spinner. Ho employed about thirty
hands and his loss is estimated at $12,000,
with $7,800 insurance. The second and
third floors were occupied bf Wilhere fc
Kelly, cotton s:iunen, wlm employed
twenty-four baudd and who ai-o Ubesthe
dyehouso. Their loss is plac d at $18,
000, with $12,000 insurance. Lrd & Con
ner, carpet yarn uiauufactuiers, occupied
the fourth floor. Thev employed sixteen
persons and their loss is placed at from
$10,000 to $12,000, with but $6,900 insur
ance. Tho upper floor was tenanted by
John Wild & Brother, caipet yarn spin
ners, who employed twenty eight bands.
John Wild estimates the loss of his Arm,
including stock on hand, at $20,000, with
$9,500 insurance only. There were ninety
eight persons employed in both the mills.
Tho firo broke out at five minutes of 2
o'clock and it was fifteen minutes bofore
tho alarm was sounded. Within five
minutes of tho timo when tho first alarm
was struck tho firo companies were on the
spot. The peculiar location of the mill,
against the side of a steep hill, mado it
doubly hard for the firemen to get the
streams of water directed upon tho
flames.
Only a Rope as a Means ot Escapo.
Tho fire started in the picker room on
the fourth story of the mill, occupied by
Lord & Conner. Spontaneous combustion
is believed to have been the origin of the
flames. In an instant after the fire blazed
up iu tho picker room tho wooden bridge
connecting the two mills was in flames,
and all egress by means of the staircases
was rendered impossible. At the end of
the mill opposite to that whcie the fire
began was a long ropo reaching to the
second story, which was used to hoist
bales of goods to the upper floois. Upon
tho end of this ropo was a big iron hook.
As soon as tho cry of fire was heard in the
mill a general rush was made for the
wooden stairs, tho only moans of ogress,
but all wero driven back by the rapid ad
vanco of tho flames. As soon as it dawned
upon the panic-stricked inmates that
their only means of escape was cut off
several jumped from the windows and
others, with moro self-possession, slid
down the hoisting ropo and dropped to
tho ground from tho second story, sustain
ing bnt slight injuries comparatively.
Sixteen persons iu all were injured,
three of whom, Maggie Conner, Robert
Marsh and Walter Trout, aro expecte to
die.
Sliding, Leaping aua Fal!iu.
William Derapsoy tried to eseapo by the
stairway, but, driven back by tho flames,
he slid down tho ropo and got away with
sovero burns, all the hair on his head hav
ing been singed off. Robert Marsh, who
attempted to slido down tho ropo, met
with poorer success. His arm caught
near tho muscles abovo tho elbow on tho
iron hook at the end of the rope and it
was gashed to tho wrist, making a dan
gerous and ugly wound. Mary Hoffman
tried to catch the hoisting ropo from a
fourth story window, aud did succeed in
catching it, but when about twenty feet
from the ground she had to let go her hold
and fell to tho earth, breaking one
of her ankles. Susan Hoffman slid
down tho ropo iu safety and cscap d with
a few burns. Mary Conner, a bright
little gill of fourteen, jumped excitedly
from the window and struck on tho side.
walk 55 feet below, breaking her back and
sustaining injuries that tho physicians
pay will probably ba fatal. William Ev
criuan aud his son, Wiiliam, escaped down
tho ropo, tho former spraining his ankle
aud sustaining other flight injuries, be
sides sovero burns. Walter Trout, of
Scott's lane, jumped from tho fourth
story window and was picked up with a
broken hip. James Wiloy, of tho same
place, jumped to citch the rope, but his
grasp was so Italic that ho slid to tho
ground as rapidly as if ho wero falling
without a hold of the rope, tearing the
flesh from the palma of bis hands. Ho
was also burned. Yesterday was the first
day that he had worked in the mill, having
been taken on as a new hand iu the morn
ing. Wiiliam Kano and James Conner
slid nearly to tho ground without sustain
ing any serious injuries, as did also Thomas
Pownell.
Kegtect to Krect Fire jcapes.
Tho absenco of lire escapes is claimed
to have been tho cause of most of tho in
juries. Lieut. Allison, of the Thirteenth
police district, says that Samuel Keeley,
owner of the building, was notified by
the police last spring to erect suitable fire
escapes, but that he had failed to comply
with the notice. The only means of egress
fiom the upper story was by passing across
a small plant bridge to the top of a high
embankment directly in tho rear of the
bridge. This plank bridge" only ex
tended from tho upper story and left the
second, third and fourth floors entirely
unprovided with fire escapes.
The firemen worked until fivo o'clock
beforo the flames were gotten entirely un
der control when diligent search was made
for bodies among tho ruins, but none were
found. Great excitement prevailed in
Manayunk and in tho vicinity of tho
burned mills. Women ran bareheaded
from door to door asking for information
and rumor placed tho number killed and
wouudcaat highly exaggerated figures.
Lieutenant Allison placed his headquart
ers iu direct communication with the
scene of the disaster and received all au
thoritative accounts pf tho wounded as
fast a? they wero made public by the phy
sicians. Hundred! Hade Homeless by Fire.
The business quarter of Kingston, Ja
maica, has beeu destroyed by lire. The
loss is 0,000,000. Hundreds aro home
less. Wharves, warehouses, storcs.banks
and supplies aro gone. Food supplies are
needed. Charitable relief should ba sent
to W. K. Azbill, secretary of the Kingston
charity organization.
Arrest or Notorious rickpockets.
Thomas Bigelow, alias Ward, and his
wife, Louisa Bigelow, alias Jordan, alias
Aaron, alias English Louise, notorious
pickpockets from New York, were arrested
in Baltimore, Tuesday afternoon, on the
charge oi uaving picked the pockets of
three persons. They visited the savings
bauk of Baltimore, from which they fol
lowed parties who received monoy.
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PEBSONALS,
General Stoneiian is the first soldier
ever elected governor of California.
David Davis says he is tired of publio
life and will withdraw at the end of his
present term.
Tom Ochiltree, of Texas, promises
some elegant entertainments in Washing
ton this winter.
Miss Emma Thcrsbt has been visiting
in Washington, where she is a great sooial
favorite.
Roscoe Coxkltno failed to call on the
the president during his recent visit to
Washington, and all the gossips are won
dering why?
Strauss, the composer, has recently pur
chased a houso in Paris, and declares that
he will end his days there. The cause of
his removal was domestic infelicity and a
consequent divorce suit.
Dr. James O. Harris, a direct descen
dant of the founder of Harrisburg, died
on Saturday, in Washington, of heart
disease. His great grandfather and his
brother had both died of the satno diseaso
within the past two years.
Sara Bernhardt produced Sardou's
new drama, "Fedora," at the "Vaudeville,
in Paris, on Monday night. The play was
written for Mile. Bernhardt and develops
her peculiar qualities of dramatic excel
lence.
Miss Emily Faithful informs tho pub
lic, through the columns of the Boston
Trameript, that Mis? Pattison's duties in
Mrs. Langtry's company do not involve
" watching" that lady, but begin and end
with her performances in the theatre.
Shelby Cullom, the governor of Illinois,
and probable Republican candidate for
senator, is a tall, somewhat Lincoln-like
man, wary, considerate, wise, careful, who
has made Eueh en aceentablo governor for
two long teriuc tiiat the Republican col
umn remains unbroken in the midst of
disasters elsewhere.
Mme. Nilsson was told at Omaha that
the seven thousand Sea ndinavians in that
vicinity would like to give her a reception
"You astonish me," she replied. "Oh,
my poor country ! Ten thousand of its
people in New York and seven thousand
here! What will become of it?" Madamo
Nilsson appeared in concert at San Fran
cisco last evening, beforo a large and en
thusiastic audience. The Marqus of Lome
and the Princess Louiso occupied one of
tho boxes.
YOUSQ SEAMAN'S TKHPJSU.
It Leads hint to Ijraw a ituToIvcr Upon tbe
President or tlie Chicago University.
The Chicago university was the scene of
a sensational affair on Monday, the princi
pal actors being tbe Rev. Dr. Gulusha
Anderson, tho venerablo president, and a
young man named Allen B. Seaman, a
member of tho senior class. The latter
having had a difficulty with another stu
dent whom he struck in tho face, the pre
sident called him into his private office,
and took him to task for what appeared to
bo ungentlemanly conduct. Dr. Anderson
thus describes the occurrence :
" When we were seated I asked him
whether he had struck the student refer
red to, a young man named Thomas Bay
ard Collins. ' Yes, I did,' he replied. ' It
was tho only thing I could do under the
circumstances. What would you have
done if you had been called a liar ?' I re
plied that I should havo passed it by ;
that if a character was not strong enough
to stand an attask, fighting would not im
prove it. He replied :' I can't do that;
I'm not made up that way.' He then be
gan to make a statement, but I soon had
to stop him, as ho was very disrespect
ful, and even insulting. I said to
him : ' Stop right thcro, and
thoro's the door ; you can go now.
4 1 won't do it,' ho said. I then laid my
hand on his shoulder and again told him
to go, whereupon he flow into -a violent
rago, and turning upon mo, said : ' Don't
you put your hands on me.' I then laid
my hand on his shoulder again in the
same manner and besought him to
go. In an instant ho snatched out a re
volver, and holding it to my head
said : ' I'll blow your brains out.' I
grabbed the pistol, put him over the
back of a chair, and wrenched it from
him. I then turned the ruuzzlo toward
him, and ordered him again to go. Ho
went, but stopped to demand tho return of
his pistol. The demand was rather lu
dicrous aud when I refused to surrender
it ho said he would take the proper steps
to get it. I think he ought to bo prosecut
ed. I guess he would ho sent to tho
penitentiary, but as yet I do not know
what I shall do."
Prof. Louis Stuart and James Dowd,
the latter a great friend of Seaman, wero
present. Tho president continued : " Sea
man was talented, but decidedly vicious.
Ho had been hero four years, aud though
I havo had troublo with him quite often, I
hoped to carry him through. Ho would
havo graduated next year."
Seaman is only 20 years old, but is six
feet ono inch in height, and has beeu
looked upon as the college bully. This
affair is tho culmination of troubles that
havo long been browing. The Chicago
university is represented in tho Illinois
state oiatorical association. At a recent
election held to select dclogates from
the Chicago university to attend the an
nual meeting there was a hot contest, and
sue disappointed candidates determined to
claim a soat in tho meeting which was
held in Jacksonville last Saturday. Sea
man and Gcorgo Walsho wero the
defeated candidates who attended the
meeting and claimed the seats
to which S. R. King and A. A. Griffiths,
jr., Hail been elected. Having no creden
tials, their demands wero refused by a
vote of 14 to 1. ' While returning to Chi
cago Seaman sworo vengeance upon his
rivals. Ho is alleged to have threatened
tho life of one or both of them, and upon
arriving at the university ia the evening
it is said that he organized a party of his
sympathizers to assail the successful dole
gates and their friends.
THE STATE OKAKUK.
Iu Seulon At IlarrUtrarg Letter From
Judge Black.
Tho annual sessions of the State Graner.
Patrons of Husbandry, convened in Har
risburg on Monday. Over one hundred
delegates were present. Tho afternoon
session was private and confined to tho
reception of credentials. In the evening a
public meeting was held, at which an ad
dross of welcome was delivered by W. T.
Hildrup. Addresses wero also made by
Gov. Hoyt, Victor E. Plollet Leonard
Rhone and Dr. James Calder. A letter
from Judge J. S. Black was also road.
To-morrow the regular order of business
will begin.
Judgo Black iu his letter inquired why
the farmer should be taxed nine times as
heavy as other citizens. Why should
they not be taxed according to their pro
ducts ? He holds that now is the time for
them to move for justice and equal rights,
urges them to watch the new administra
tion and continues : " It cannot be faith
less to its pledges. Errors will probably
be committed, but let patience, hope and
charity lie exhausted before your faith
gives way. Censure the new officials
freely and if they come short of their
plain duty or wilfully break the Vows they
have made to sound principles, from fear,
favor or affection to the rings that havo
robbed you heretofore, ebow them no
mercy, but scourge them back into tho re
tirement from which they oucht never to
havo emerged."
Died from a Beating by Blshwaymeu.
Hon. J. B. McKinstry, a wealthv citizen
of Shultzville, who was attacked and
beaten by highwaymen at Coxton, a few
days ago, died In Scranton on Tuesday,
from tho effects of the shock received.
LATEST NEWS.
S FENCER GOES TO CANADA.
The HJlMinc Star Konte Witness Keeping
Out ot tbe Way of tbe lnttvd
States Aiarsbale.
Ex Senator George E. Spencer, for
whom the United States government has
been looking for some timo as a witness in
the Star Route cases, has gone to Canada.
Mr. Spencer went to Watertown, N. Y.,
last Friday, to visit friends and rclat;ves
and the scenes of his childhood. After
spending a short time with his brother,
Dr. H. G. P. Spencer, he concluded to go
into the country lor a few days. Inquiries
began to be made for him and a reporter
hunted him out in a littlo place called
Champion. As soon as he learned that his
whereabouts had become known ho re
turned to Watertown and in company with
a nephew drove to Capo Yiuceut tkiough
heavy snow drifts, a distance of 25 miles,
where he took a ferry and crossed to
Kingston, Canada, where ho is now
thought to be.
He told his relatives and friends beforo
he left that ho was only going away to see
other relatives and would return in a few
days. His evident purpose to mislead
even his own family is regarded as conclu
sivo evidence that ho is trying to keep
away from tho United State3 marshals.
His nephew, who accompanied him, has
just returned. Ho hays ho knows nothing
of his uncle's whereabouts or whether he
will return to his neighborhood or not.
No ono there who knows Mr. Spencer ex
pects that ho will return, and all think he
has gone to Canada to remain until after
the Star Route trial is concluded.
Dr. Spencer, brother of the ex senator,
says he had a long talk with his brother
about the Star Route trials and that ho
told him he was iu Washington all
through the late tiial ; that his room wa-
next to United States District Attorney
Bliss ; that he tried in several ways to
havo an iutorviow with Mr. B.h, and till
him what he knew about the im?o, and he
sent persons to Mr. Bliss, and once a note,
which Mr. Bliss did not answer. The
doctor says that his brother knows noth
ing about the cases that is of any conso
quenco to the public.
In response to a private dispatch to
Eingston, Editor McDonald, of tho Kings
ton News, says that ex Senator Spencer
left there en a late afternoon tiaiu lor the
east. It is supposed that ho is on his way
to Montreal. His ctay in Kingston was
short. Tho newspaper men seem to bo
doing for him what tho United States
marshals were unable to do keep close on
his heels, however cunning he may he in
covering his footsteps.
m y m .,
Tno Dtiuiocrnts
Carry llootoa by u Large
majority.
Dr. Albci t Palmer, Democrat, in elected
mayor of Boston by 2,315 majority over
Samuel A. Green, the Republican acd
Citizens' candidate.aud present incumbent
and tho straight Democratic alderiuanic
ticket i3 elected. John P. Dore, Demo
crat, is elected street commissioner over
Newton Talbot, tho present incumbent,
by a large majority. Tho common council
returns aro so mixed that t'icro was very
littlo prospect of ascertaining its complex
ion last night.
Donovan, Democrat, is elected major of
Lowell by over 400 majority. Both
branches of tho city council are largely
Democratic.
William M. Hill, Republican ami Citi
zens' candidate, was elected mayor of
Salem by a plurality of 103 in a vote of
3,830. License wassuccessful.
Baird, Citizens' and Temperance can
didate, is elected mayor of Lynn, over
Broed, Workwomen's. Baird's voto is
2,891 and Breed's vote is 2,877. There
wiil be a recount.
In Worcester Samuel E. H.Idretb, Re
publican uo-liccr.se candidate, was elected
mayor by4.1C3 votes to 4,110 forE. Slod
daid, Citizens' caudidata aud present in
cumbent. The city voted for license, 3,923
against 3,024. Two of the alderman on
tho Hildreth ticket aud two on tho Stod
dard ticket were elected. Of tho twelve
members of tho common council elected
eight aro Republicans and four Demo
crats. Benjamin Hale, Republican, was elected
mayor of Newbury pjrc by syren majority.
Thero will bo a recount. Of the six alder
men elected, four aro Democrats. The
city voted for license by a largo uinj : Py.
Wliero I'crlorntcd Uulnt ii?;i Trade.
New 1 oik sun.
inoBirangercareicssiy tuekca away in I
nts vest pocket tue cuange of a . note
that a Brooklyn bar tender handed to him
after fcrviug a warm drink. There was
nothing btraugo in that, but subsequently
tho bar-tender said to tho bystaniieix : ' I
havo made a customer of that man. How?
Why, as easy as rolling off a log.
I have given him a 50 cent
picco with a hole in it. He'll coaio
in to-morrow when he's going by,
politely call for a drink, inform mo in tho
kindest manner that I have unintention
ally put in on him a 50-ccnt piece with a
holoinit. To all of which I will reply
good naturedly that I am really soiry, and
ask tho man to tako a drink with mo.
Wo aro both feeling quite satisfied with
each other, aud thero is no refus"mr.
Reminiscences follow. Tho man spjuds
threo or four half dollars with me. and
then leaves, saying that I am a jolly good
fellow. I havo bought all the perforated
coins that I can lay ray hands on. Busi
ness has increased thirty per cent, this
week."
Kaflllng ror tbe Biggest Ilog
A rafllo began at Womclsdorf for preb
ably tho biggest hog iu tho United States.
It weighs over fourteen hundred pounds
and is named "Jumbo." So great is tho
interest manifested in tho result that sport
ing mou aro gathered in Womclsdorf
from all over Berks county. The hog is a
Jersey red and is a veritable monumout of
lard. Twenty-eight hundred tickets havo
been sold, each ticket entitling tho holder
to throe throws. Tho highest number of
heads thrown with seven old copper cents
takes tho hog. The raffling will not bo
completed before Thursday. The town is
all agog and has tho appearance of a gen
eral holiday.
A Young Blackmailer.
At Erie, Hattie Burdick, sixteen years
of age, who claims to bo the daughter of
James Burdick, of Union City, a few days
ago preferred a charge, next to murder in
tho gradation of crimes, against a young
man named William Mingaurd, of Erie.
He was arrested, but stoutly main
tained it to bs a caso of blackmail. He
admitted being at tho houso of tho com
plainant at tho timo stated, but aM he
was there by earnest solicitation, tho girl
claiming to bo ou the verge of starvation.
Tho court discharged tho defender with
tho remark that it was a clear caso of
blackmail. The girl made tbo monstrous
statement that her vicious course of life
originated in the weekness of her own fa
ther. Striking After One liay's Work.
The heaters at tho Delaware rolling
mill, in Phillipsburg, N. J., atruok Mon
day night against, a reduction of wascs.
Nearly one hnnd red men aro idle. Tho
puddling depattment is still working.
This mill started up Monday morning after
being idle several weeks on account of the
Leavitt assignment. Master Mechanic
Lewis, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad company, arrived at
Phillipsburg aud will havo tho Morris nnd
Essex shops, which were abandoued several
years ago, resume operations until the
burned shops at
built.
Kingland, N. J , are re-
The Hundred Not to Disband.
At a meeting of tho Committee of One
Hundred in Philadelphia yesterday, reso
lutions were adopted requesting every
citizen of Philadelphia to unite with tho
committee to secure the defeat ot James
McMancs aud Henry Bumni as gas trus
tees ; asking citizens to forward informa
tion regarding any streets or parts of
streets that aro in bad condition ; declar
ing tho intention of tha committee to
continue its work as long as it is sustained
bv tho people, and until the gas trust and
all the various city departments are faith
fully and honestly administered ; and au
thorizing tho executive committee to ad
vertise for the repeal of tho present laws in
reference to the sheriff's advortisemonts
and poll-tax receipts.
Witnessing bU Friend' SulcMe.
Mr. Joseph A. Hawiey, a retired bache
lor, who has been lying ill in tho Notro
Dame hospital in Montreal for some time
throw himself out of tho window Sunday,
and died from tho effects of his injuries
Monday night. Mr. Doutre, Qaeeu's
counsel, who i3 a friend of Mr. Hawiey,
whi'c hastening to the hospital to see tho
sick man, saw tailing from tho upper win
dow what seemed to bo a bundle of
clothes. Ho found it was Hawiey, who,
at tho very moment Mr.Doutrc arrived
within hite of tho hospital, had leaped
from the second story window head fore
most, striking tho stone steps.
A NMuiito llrldge Muiuiitt..
As the workmen wero engaged iu rais
ing the bridge across the pond in tho
rear of Fmley, Young & Go s Iiiiiiber
yard, in Willi jmsport.on Tuesday .through
sorao mishap it fell, tho entire structure
going to tho ground, carrying tfio work
men with it. The bridge, which" is on the
lino of the Jersey Shore, Pino Creek &
Buftalo railroid. consist of four bend..
Tho damage to tho tiioln r m itm structure
is considerable.
l.iimoU to JJp.itii
Tho houro of Siug'ctoti .I.n'u-, near
Stockbridge. Ga., was binned on .Monday
night and Tho. Knight and two children
were burned to death. Knight wa drank
at the time.
Joseph Carey, a boy, perished by the
burning ot Herrin's mill, m Georgetown,
Ky., on Sunday morning.
Kicked Ills WHO to Drain.
A man- named Kerr, living iu Fitzroy
township, Ontario, kicked his wife to
death in a ouarrcl with her a few days
aio. Tho murder was not discovered un
til yesterday and Kerr has escaped arrest.
turciercd by .i Negro.
Edgar A. Clarlcton, manager c tho
Modino farm, 73 miles from Memphis,
Tennessee, was shoe by Mitchell Perkins,
colored, while asleep on Sunday niosning,
and died on Mouday afternoon.
Shot Wbila Kvadlus Arrcfct.
Joseph Walker, colored, wbila resisting
arrest, was shot by a constable named
Lawson, in Skipwith. Mississippi, on Sat
urday niyhr, and died en Monday of his
injuries.
UUITUAKX.
Ileath of Ur. Abraham N. i;r:nncuia:i.
Dr. Abraham N. Brenncman died at
No. 18 List Main street, Middletown,
Dauphin county, Tuesday, of Bright's
disease of the kidney, with which ho ins
been a suil'erer for nearly two ycais.
Deceased was born in Maytown, this
county, ia 1323, and was a sou of
Dr. Abraham Brcnuemnn, who fifty years
ago practiced medicine iu Lancaster city.
IIo studied medicine with his father, and
graduated i't tho Ponuylv.iuh college of
medicine, Philadelphia, ilo iived in Liu
caster, wliero he followed his profusion.
In 13(11 h enlisted in tho army, enlisting
in tho tincn months service, li'lin tins
rank of fiist lieutenant in tho Tenth
regimont. I'i 1SC1 ho located at a point
known ;i Follz's Store, in Couowago
township, oa the lino between Dauphin
and Lancaster countit:;. Iu 1SC8 ho re
moved to Middletown, whera he resided
and practised his profession until he died.
Dr. Brenueman was athoroughly educated
gentlaman, with cultivation thr.t took a
rango beyond his profession, and made
hini very attractive in company and popu
lar with tho public. Four daughters', two
of whom resido in Stcclton, I).iu;hi:i
county, and two sons survive him. Tho
remains will bo buried at Middletown on
Thursday afternoon.
Death ot Samuel II. Slayinaker.
Wo noticed brhlly yesterday tho d.ath
of Samuel H. Slayinaker, which occurred
on Tuesday at his resklcr.co near I5e'oit,
Wisconsin, after a, short illness iio.n nir
larial fever.
Mr. Slaymaker was a son of the late
Stephen C. Slaymakcr, and a hn tl'cr of
Heniy E. Slayinaker, of this city. He
was bora in Yoi k conntv, near York Fur
nace, this state, but at an caily ae came
with his father's family t this city,
where ho received a liberal hut not a
colleiato education lie Icart.ei the
printing business with (Jcorgo W. Ilam
tnersley, aud after woiking at the trade
for sonio yean;, took a a position as clcik
on the Strasburg railroad, under the late
Judgo Brinton. IIo afterwards for a time
had charge of Iteigait's old wiuo store,
which has been conducted for so many
years by his bi other Henry. lie was after
wards in the foundry bnsiucss in Litiobe.
Westmoreland county,in partnership with
Reigart Hopkins. In Maub, 1830, ho mar
lied Miss Annio O. Rsigart, a daughter of
tho lato Hon. Em'l C. Remait, and during
tho same year removed to Wisconsin and
purchased a line farm near Beloit, upon
which ho has ever since resided, lb farm
is ono of tho best in the state, bciuj highly
cultivated and conta niug a very line re.-i
dence and extensive farm buildings. Mr.
Slaymaker was a warm Republican and
was prominent in the councils of his paty,
but never held any offico except some
of tho minor ones of his town.
He was a public spirited man acd
lout his aid chcei fully to all de.eni g
local enterprises, and he was a leading
spirit in securing tho erection of tho pub.
he hall iu tho town of which he was so
long a resident. IIo was a bright, intelli
gent, successful business man, a gcod
neighbor whoso friendship was eagerly
sought for and held in high esteem by all
who seemed it, aud a consistent member
of tbo Protestant Episcopal church. His
wife survives him, but ho leaves no chil
dren. His body will probably bj brought
to Lancaster for interment. His brother
Hoary left Lancaster last night for Beloit
to consult his brother Stephen of that city
relative to tho funeral.
Driving Accident.
At au early hour this morning, an a
countryman and woman, on their way to
market, wero driving near tho corner of
James and Charlotte streets, tho fiont
axlo of their market wagon broke, and the
woman was thrown out under the hoisc's
feet. Tho horse kicked furiously, and
tho weman would have been badly hurt,
perhaps killed, had not Officer Burns ran
to her assistance and extricated her from
her perilous position. Tho man escaped
unhurt, but lost a part ot his butter, c;g,
and other markoting. Tho names of tho
parties were not ascertained.
A IVlutlow In Flamrn.
Last evening while ono of the attend
ants at Samuel E. Ball's confectionery
store, corner North Queen and Walnut
streets, was in tho act of lighting the gas
in the front window a lot of fancy colored
grasses with which tho window was dec
orated took firo and for a minute or two
there was a great scare in tho store. Mr.
Eisenbcrgcr, who lives next door, hasten
id in with a bucket of water and extin
guished tho lbmen. With the exception
of the burning of the grasses and tho
soiling of the paint not much damage was
done.
THE QUARTER SESSIONS.
TUK m.C'KMIr.It ADJOUKKU TKh'J.
Iho Marietta Ueslttfr'n I.tbol ult 1:.
Kilitor W1im--. r"a;o Pretense Case
That Did ut ran Oat Well.
Tuesday ofternoonCom'lh vs. l.io
B. Shock, libel. The defense offered to
prove that ho h id received information
iroin a number of persons, besides those
Lo mentioned, and whoso names he could
not recall, that Yoglo's hotel was a resort
for lewd men and women whoso conduct
was indecent. This was not allowed by
the court, :w they thought it was too gen
eral and the witness should give the names
of his informants.
James Smith, a boatman, who had stop
ped at and visited Voile's hotel, testified
that at different times ho had soen disrep
utable women at tho house of Vogle ; tho
witness gave their names and testified that
they mostly camo in tho back way. Voslo
and his wife both knew that these parties
wero there. Room3 wero kept up stairs
for improper purposes, aud witness had
seen them occupied ly mcu aud women ;
money had been paid Mrs. Yogle for tho
use ot the looms. The wituess told of ono
man he had seen there and refused to tell
any other names for fear of criminating
himself. Yogle aud his wife were in th.o
rooms at times when they wero oceupiul.
aud tho latter cariied iu beer.
Shields testified that ho had often seen
pii ties of disreputable women aud nn'ti
at tho hotel of Yogta. They would drink
and talk aud act in an indecent manner.
Win. McEIroy, another witness, testified
that he had seott disreputable women at
Yogle's, at dilfcrcnt times. He had sven
conduct of tho most indecent kind iu tho
house with Mrs. Vmr!,-V knowledge, and
he describe I tin- ..i..ir f such con
du:t as wttn.td oy himself. Seott
Haniakir al.-o teitied to having Men
crowds ot women thero drinking and t
lousin.'. At mis juncture e. -i:rt 1 tcr tho com
mouuealth stated l.u. ilicy wero sur
prised at the testimony which had lnu
olfcied by tho defense ; when they took
tho case they were assured by Voj:!e that
nothing of this kind had been carried :i
at his houso to his knowledge ; very litt !
of tho testimony did connect him with u ;
the commonwealth did not think it worth
while to waste any more time on tho ea
and they were satif fied that. a ci::ict of no;
guilty would bo taken, with tho county for
office costs and costs of thh; term ; this v as
satMactoiy toali concerned; the defi'utt.'dir,
through his couiwl, stitc.t that he hid
mado this publication for tho public good,
and he only desired to bo vindicated.
Tho court in charging tho jury said that
it was satisfied from tho evidence thai the
articlo complained of had not beu loo
broad or severe in regard t tho character
of tho house. The prosecutor had bcn
granted a license from this court to keep
a respectable house ; how far he h.;d dot.o
so was uow shown. Tho court then di
rected the verdict to ba taken as h id been
agreed upon.
Wednetilay morning. This nioruiu
the caso of com'th vs. N. E. Arnold,
charged with falso pretense, was t:;km
up. Tho prosecutor was J. C. Walker, f
tho firm of Walker & Sou, lumber d a!
ers, of Gap, this county. It appeared,
I'lom his allegation that early in M.irj'i
last he went to Curwensvillc, Cleaili. d
county, where ho became aeqiiaim.-d
with tho defendant. They talk.d
of business nvittrrs and tho pur
chaso of lumber by tho uiosccutor
fioui Arnold. After tho prosecutor ro
tainod homo ho and tho defendant I....I
considerable correspondence. Finally V. o
iattcr wrote a letter and sent a drawn up
contiact to Mr. Walker for a ccitain
amount of lumber, and n request that if tl o
terms wero agreed to (and Arnold did nut
care whether they wero or n :)
prosecutor should bend threo notes
ot tho liua for $2.10 each, for SO, .
and 00 days, to tho deloudant,
making them payable, at tho biuk. Pre
vious to this tho defendant had a'smid
tho prosecutor that ho was worth '.")0,()0(,
therefore they did not hesitate to uuno
to the terms of the cnti act. On t his i , -presentation
they sent on the notes, a-s i -quested.
They were dLcouuUd :it tho
Columbia National bank, imd eio j.i.
tested wiicu they became d.i-. But mio
car load of lumber, which was valued :.
82
was received by the pros tu tor
i.iio iiuiuu'jroi itjuei.s men pxsct :l
tween tho initii,,Lut no more lumber was
shipped, although the prosecutor eiideav
cr--u to obtain that wJneti was c( ntraoti d
for and paid by thete noto-i. Some tin.o
afterwards tho picsecutoi urado iuquiiy
coucerniu' tho circumstances of tha tle
fendant. From what he could 1o.mii lo
did not think he was worth ."i0.000.
On his cro.-s examination the proseeuU r
admitted that up to this tim j he has not
paid the three notes which were produced
in court ; hv. instructed the bank to col
lect them fiom N. E. Arnold. He did r t
consider that he owed tiio defendant any
thing for the car Ioid of lumber he ha" i
leccived, although he did not pry tho
notes ; he would havo paid them had h
received all of the lumber ontractud in. .
Witness also admitted that ho had onh-iol
other sizes of lumber from defendant th.m
thon embodied iu the contract. A t
ncss who was called in regard to tho eii
cunntanccsof tho accused stated thai hu
knew nothing about it.
At this point tho omraor.ncalth'.s
counsel stated that they would ;bai;dii
tho case, which had, however, hi- n
brought in good faith by Mr. Walker.
They did not think there was suflieicnt
evidence to mako out a caso of fal-o pre-t-nse.
Tho counsel for tho defense stated
that they were willing, ready and anxious
to go on and were ready t sihow that tho
defendant, who has paid the uoicH, is a
reputable lumber mcrehanr, worth $1.V).
000, aud that tho piosecutor now o.vi-.
them $82. Tho common wealth did : Jt
want to push the case, however. Tt..
court charged the jury that thoy mut
find a vcidictof notguiity, but as thi.s in
a misdemeanor they would havo to
dispone of the costs. The jury pat tin
costs on tha prosecutor, Joseph C. Walker.
Till: PltUnUXTJEKtAXJ.
A 'etv utmrch ISclng brcctcd at Moant Jiy
That part of the congregation of tho
Mount Joy Presbyterian church, whirh
adhered to tho cause of Ruv. Mr. Whit
comb, late pastor, during the rtcent f.:
tional troubles iu tho church, havo bccc.i
ed and formed a new congregation, ami
chosen Rev. Whitcomb as thpir pastor.
They have puicbased a line lot of ground
on Ihe corner of Main and Market
streets, and aro erecting thereon a frame
chapei some 20 by 49 feet, floor surface to
he used as a temporary place of worship
uutila more substantia! and convenifi.i
structure can be built. The frame work
of tho chapa! is up and will he under vnf
within a few days-.
ire htm Lives.
Dkcemhkr 12, 1S82.
Eos. Iltklliokxckk : The name of
Henry Carter, of this county, appears
anvmg the deceased members of the lato
constitutional convention, in an aitiole
in your iasuo of yesterday, copied from tho
Philadelphia Pax. This is a mistake, as
Mr. Carter is still living at his home in
Fulton town-ship, honored and respected
by nil wno know him.
Vcri
truly,
Geo.
W. Henshl.
Police Cases.
Tho mayor had five customers this
morning, all of whom had been arrested
for drunken and disorderly conduct. Two
of them were committed to tho county
jail for ten days each and tho others were
discharged on payment of costs.
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