LANCASTER DAILY INgDELUGENCEK SATURDAY DECEMBER 30. 1882. Hancastet Intelligencer. SA1UBDAT EVENING, DEC 30. 1882. TUp Atlernej Generalship. The governor-elect thinks that a re formed corporation lawyer is the best sort to make attorney general, aince he is fully posted as to the nature of the evil it will be his new duty to battle with. There is undoubtedly force in the argument. It is of the same character as that which bids you to set a thief to catch a thief. And if tl e governor keeps a steady rein on his instrument, no doubt he may make an excellent at torney general out of an excellent cor poration lawyer. The governor seems to feel no diffidence about his ability to do this thing, and declares with emphasis that the attor ney general of Pennsylvania cannot at the same time be the attorney of cor porations, while he is governor of the state. He does not say who his nominee for the office will be, and in this he shows a very praiseworthy regard forthe nronrieties. It certainly is best that he should first make the announcement of his selection to the Senate, after he has taken his place as governor. Mr Cassidy, however, has not been so retl C3nt, and while declining to say directly that he is to be the attorney general, for tl.-- :iHn that he wishes to leave Mr. Pa'. - lr iin'ii the last moment to chatigo tiis mind, h very clearly shows in ii; subsequent conversation that he lias1 n offered and has accepted tb. placo. lie fervently asks for an oppor tunity to show that lie is worthy to till it. a thing which he is aware has been challenged. He demands a tri;:l. He is entitled to it. Mr. Pattison having se lected him for attorney gener.il, every one else may fitly be asked to give him an opportunity to demonstrate his abil ity and disposition to fill the ofhee satis factorily to the people and creditably to himself. Wo have not much doubt tiiat lie will do it. lie declares, what is appaient enough, that it will be Jtis in terest, outside of any question sis to his duty, to serve the state honestly to the best ot his ability. His ability is undeniably sufficient ; and if his good disposition is conceded, there is no room left to doubt that he will make a credit able attorney general. He frankly avows that he is a candidate for the United States Senate, and pertinently asks whether his best plan to get there will not be to make his service as attor ney general satisfactory to the people. Certainly it will. Mr. Cassidy recog nizes the force of the reform sentiment that is abroad. lie points out that this is the sentiment that it will be protitable for him to cater to, and that, therefore, he may be expected to do ir, even though he by credited with no other incentive in his innate disposition to honestly do his duty. In the present state of public senti ment the force of Mr. Cassidy's argu ment iJ not to be challenged. Public men generally arc taking upoa them selves in haste the white robes of inno csnee, and the people cannot tell what the dirtiness of the skin beneath may bo; nor does it greatly matter, just now, since honest action clearly appears to be the best policy. Mr. Cassidy, by his past action and as sociations, has not been fitted to be the most seemly looking standard-bearer in thcaimy of reform; though he points to Mr. Pattison as the good product of his teaching, and asks to lw judged by this work. We do not, however, know how fully his claim to the credit of Mr. Patti sou's political as well as legal education will b3 conceded to be correct by his student; nor does the argument, which the governor elect advances to justify his selection as attorney general, givo Mr. Cissidy credit for having always baan what he should Inure been as a de fender of tho cause of justice and the people. If Mr. Cassidy's strength as au officer of justice now comes from his intimate knowledge of the conduct of tho uiijusl it would seem tobi coucc led that his associations have not always been of the best kind; which is just what our own ob.servatio:i lias ban ; hut !! ii all right now. Our apprehension fc, since it hm, ot to bj so popular to be gcod, that soon there may not be enough bad penile lei t lor our good officers to protect, us against. Boom for Reform. It is a most gratifying sign of the times that the 112 Democratic member of tho House of Representatives who arc assembling in Harrisburg are i.i very few cases followed by the hungry horde of office-seekers, who generally press close upon the advent of a majority into legislative control. Comparatively few individuals, and even few delega tions have appeared at the state capital with such appendages dragging at their heels, and the prospect for a real, earnest euon u cut uown luenumoer 01 otneiais and reduce expenses is highly encourag ing. Tho candidates for speaker and chief clerk all proclaim their sympathy with this purpose, and upon thesa ofii cers will largely depend its success, but the almost universal demand of the members, especially of the new represen tatives and those who come from Repub lican or doubtful districts, is that the pledges of the campaign must be faith fully kept. How promptly and thorough ly this can be done and how much can be accomplished at tho outset depends less upon the temper of the members than upon the construction given to and the latitude allowed by the act of May 11, 1874, "fixing the compensation of the members of the general Assembly and the numbers, duties and compensation of the officers and eui ployeesf thereof." As courts, governors and cabinets have wrestled with this act and wrangled over its meaning, it is somewhat difficult to decide just what it intends, though every Republican Leg islature that has met since its enactment has availed itself of the privilege of filling all the offices suggested by it, and some which have no sort of justification under it. It appears that of the forty two officers and fifteen pages enumer ated in the first clause of th&second sec tion of this law as permissible employees cf the House, only the elewn especially designated in the third clause of the same section of the act are necessary to a legal organization of the House. At the out set, therefore, it mu3t choosa a speaker, chief cleik, reading, resident and journal clerk, two transcribing clerks, a folding superintendent, sergeant-at-arms and door keeier (not assistants) fireman, messenger and postmaster. Should the Democrats not elect these officers there would be no saving to the state, as their Republican prede cessor would serve and draw their sala ries until new officers werechosen. But beyond these retiring officers it is very doubtful if the Democratic caucus should go until it has carefully investi gated and determined what of the others provided for by this act are needful. As elsewhere pointed out, the pasters and folders can all be dispensed with ; and, we believe, half the pages, assistant sergeants at-arms, messengera aud doorkeeers, and as large a proportion, if not all, of the janitors and firemen. If this is done, and a chief clerk is chosen who will stop the leaks and steals in the manipulation of the contin gent fund, the Democratic House will start with a clean bill of health and will delight its constituents. The practical way togetatthe.se mat ters will be for the caucus of Monday night to, first of all, adopt a resolution to fill at present only the necessary retir ing officera ; and to appoint a committee or o'.'iervisa to determine what oftli othtraure absolutely essential, and to postpone present action on all the minor p'aces until this is determined. It is needless to add that the Democratic senators should make the s.una issue in t'aeir body. Whether they will partici pate or not in the organization, they should put the Independents and Stal warts on tho record on this matter which euleied so largely into the discus sions of the campaign. The Legislative Record. There is a very genaral feeling of disgust among the people and their representatives elect in the new Legisla ture over the Lajislatire Record and its past manner of publication. The great preponderance of feeling is for its aboli tion and the saving of the state of about $40,000, which it now costs to print, paste, fold and distribute it. Resides the Record, it seems, that there is kept and printed at the close of every session a condensed journal of the Legislative proceedings, showing the measures adopted, the votes on them, the progress of business without the speeches and padding that makes the publication of the Record a pudding for the printer, and an offense to the public. To many clear minds thi3 journal is deemed enough of a publication of legislative proceedings to meet the requirements of the case, and a strong move will be made to abolish the Record. A difficulty in the way, however, is the fact that under tho law a contract has already been made for the printing of the Record for the two sessions of the next four years, in volving tho state in about $45,000 ex pense for printing it alone. It is under stood that while the contractor feels that he has some profit in the job, and has made some outlay and contracts in an ticipation of it.he is ready to make or en tertain a proposition to release tue com monwcalth from its bargain, aud it is for the assemblymen to consider whether the expense shall continue, or lie curtailed if it is not possible entirely to relieve the state from it. In any event it is practicable to do away with the horde of pasters and folders who have heretofore been employ ed to get up this publication. Prom fifteen to twenty placemen, at an expL'nse of about $17,000, are hired for this. The entire work can be done by contract for $1,500, and tho Record can be promptly mailed for this sum from the place of its publication. If the Record is discontinued of course there will be no excuse for electing a pasters' and folders' brigade this year ; and if it is continued the pasting and folding can easily be let for ten per cent, of its present cost. Tnn interviews of the New York Ucr W reprinted in this issue of the Ix teli.ig enter with Mr. Pattison and Mr. Cassidy, are frank and interesting. While both reserve to the governor elect the privilege of changing his mind be tween now and his inauguration, neither leaves any room for doubt that the se lection of Mr. Cassidy for attornej general has been determined upon. We have thus contemplated it for some time. Mr. Cassidy seems to be of the opinion that the chief objections urged against his appointment are his past re lations with great corporations as their counsel ; hence tho fear that he might not impartially enforce the laws of the state against them. We have not so understood it. For all that, these inter views are well worth reading every line of them, and even between tho lines. The New 1'ork 2 imes sounds a very loud protest against the harmony scheme proposed by the Cameron state senators for a reconciliation of the di vided Republican factions in this state. Tho Times seems to think that when the Stalwarts offer turkey to the Inde pendents there had better be a close ex amination of the feathers, after all, to discover whether it is not buzzard. Exit 1882. The millennium of journalism is indeed come, when tho Truly Good deacon and the doughty field marshal clasp hands across tho gory ravine of many a wordy war. Justice Lokakger. in Montreal, has decided that " labor unions for extorting higher wages are illegal," and he has awarded an employer $20 damages against a member of a union who induced a fellow-workman to quit the employer's shop. Kino out, wild bells to I ho wild sky, Tho flying cloud, tho lrosty light. The year U dying In tho night. King out, wild bells, and let mm die. King ont a slowly dying cause. And ancient forms or party strife. King 1 n the nobler modes ot Hie. With sweeter manners, purer laws. Mayor Grace will go out of office bear ing tho good will of the clergy aid many otheis by reason of his refusal to license the " Passion play," for the production of which extensive preparations were makiog in New York amid loud public clamor. Mayor Grace's interdiction is an effectual bar to tho performance. Logan fiied off his mouth yesterday iu opposition to the bill restoring Fitz John Porter to tho army. The malevolence aud vinuictiven'ss that pervades his blather ing utterances ought to help rather than hurt Gen. Porter among men in whom theie remains a spark of manhood and or dinary decency. Secretary Edge, of the state board of agriculture, has called a convention of delegates of the different county agricul tural societies, to meet in his office in Harrisburg on February 28th. The object is to afford an oppirtunity for an inter change of views on rates of admission, forms of tickets, premium lists, and other topics of gcneial interest to agricultural organizations. Senators Rollins and Gorman, the sub committee to whom the nomination of J. F. O'mstcad as commissioner for the District of Columbia was referred, deny that they have yet taken any action on tho nomination. The Washington Star thinks it probable that at tho next meet ing of the District committee " tho nomi nation will 00 reported by tue subcom mittee without recommendation, and that the charges ma :c ag.iiii.-t the nominee will bo considered by tho lull committee. This will givo all parties to the contioversy the chance to bo heard. I-l-KBIAN SXItgXADU. ll.i: k ! as the twilight pule Tenderly kIows, Murk I how tho niglitingalo Wakes from repoe ! Only wl.cn, sparkling hljrh. .Stars till the darkling sky, L'nto tho nightingale Llsleus the roie. Hero where the fountalu-tido Mni-in tiling flows. Airs from the mountain side Kan tli repose. Eyesot thine glistening. Look on me listening ; I mil thy nightingale, Tl.ou art til)' lose. Sweeter the strain ho weaves, Fainter It Hows. Now, as her balraly leaves Ulustiingly close. Heller than minstrelsy. Lips that meet kissingly Silence thy nightingale Kiss mo, my rose ! Hiiyard Tailor, hitherto unpublished. t PERSONAL, Henry S.wton, a wellknowned citizen of Carlisle, Penna., died suddenly on Thursday night. Mits. Elizabeth J. Coleman, wife of Thomas M. Coleman, of the Philadelphia Letlfer, died yesterday after a long illness. Gi:n. SiiF.n.MAN says that the story that ho has been received into the Roman Catholic Church is " a bald lie." Gen. Butler is to speak in response to " The Memory of Burns" at the birthday festival to bo held by tho Caledonian Club of Boston. Andekson, the young telegraph oper ator at Lachute, Canada, who recently inherited $750,000 by the death of an uucle in Scotland, has just, been notified ofauothor bequest of $100,000 from an other uncle lately deceased. President Arthur moved iuto the Whito House from tho Soldiers' Home. At the New Year reception on Monday he will be assisted by all the members of the cabinet aud tho ladies of their fami lies and the wives of a few sonators aud representatives and citizens of tho Distiict of Columbia. Cat-tain W. II. 1Ioo:m:r, formerly Del egate iu Congress from Utah, is dying in Salt Lake City. Iu his youth ho was a steamboat captian on tho Mississippi river. About thirty years ago he embraced the Mormon faith. He was a monogamist and being, privately at least, opposed to tho continuance of polygamy, his death will bo a blow to tho liberal party among tho Mormons. AEIl.'it ltlMH Kit TALK. What Wan Said at tlio Constitutional Ban quet. A correspondent of tho Pittsburg Dis patch who seems to have been under the table tho other cveuing when the consti tution makers dined iu this city, writes to his paper as follows : Attorney-General Palmer anw, aud after paying a compliment t the conven tion and its work, raado a fniious attack upon tho Legislature for w t canying it iuto effect. Ho cited their failure to carry out tho provisions as to discrimination aud free rail 1 oad passes, and affirmed that tho free pass system lost tho state 8250,000 a year, because the mcmbeis of the Legis lature spent halt their time at home or on tho road when thoy ehould be earning their salaries. 11 u also charged tho su preme court with having shown prejudice against tho new constitution, lrom the time they decided tho act to secure honest elections in Philadelphia unconstitutional down to tho present. " Wo put in the constitution," ho said, "the proviso that common pleas judges should be learned 111 law. Would to God wo bad :equircd a similar qualification for the supreme bench also, or that wo had swept that be nch clear and allowed tho people to put in a new sot of judges who would havo ro spected tho constitution which the peoplo adopted." His remarks wero loudly ap plauded. Then Governor Curthi. disclaiming any desire to give a political tinge to tho en tertainmetir, called upon John Stewart, of Chambersburg. At the name of the In dependent leader thore was a great burst of cheering. Others who had spoken wero applauded, but btewart received an ova tion. Harry Parsons, tho Stalwart Republican mayor, of Williamsport, cried out, " I proposo the health of John Stewart irrespective of politics." Every body sprang to his feet. Somebody called for three cheers, and three and and a tiger were given with a will. Mr. Stewart spoke very briefly, expressing his confl denco in the constitution, and promisiug hotter things of the Legislature in the future. Short addresses wore also mado by Col onel Boyd, of Norristown ; J. Price Woth erill and George M. Dallas, of Philadel phia ; Mayor Parsons, of Williamsport ; Wm. H. Smith and Malcolm Hay. of Pitts burgh ; and Hon. Jas. Bailey, and a long one toward the end of tho proceedings by ox Attorney General Lear. Mr. Hay, boing toasted as a political reformer, pro laced his very brief response with tho remark that from tho indications the field of reform, which he had borne a part iu accomplishing, seemed to bavo its fitting exemplars only in Philadelphia, aud added that ho was already weary of such reform. The Lebanon Saving Bank. The controlling interest in tho Lebanon dime savings bank of Lebanon Penna., which was recently robbed of $30,000, changed hands ycstoiday, all the hares boing bought by prominent citizens at au advance of ten dollars above their par value. A. Wilhelm. the principal stock holder, having sold bis interest, has with drawn his offer of a reward of 3,000 for tho recovery of the stolen money. HAEMONYINTHECAMP' WHAT TUE DELUSIVE CUT MEANS. Bait to Catch Uutlgeons-atalttart Schemes to Entrap Unwary Icdependnts The Hand of Cameron ViMOieABepre- tentative Journal' Views. New Vork Times, Kep. Harmony iu the party is tho daily tiiomo of the Stalwarts of Pennsylvania. Tho governorship and all the executive offices have gone to the Democrats for a term of years. None of these can be recovered until 1884, when a new state treasurer will be elected. But in a great state like Pennsylvania there are many minor offices which the thrifty politician will not neglect and numerous strategic positions which the prudent boss must take caro to occupy during the lull in the battle. Ihe Stalwarts are not giving themselves up to the luxury of skulking in their tents, but are already astir, with a cheery good morning for every Independent they meet, and they are laying their plans with such confidence aud skill that the oldest politi cians in the state are unabie to make up their minds whether tho result of tho No vember election wa3 a disguised victory for Cameron or his overthrow. From Washington wo hear that Senator Cameron and Senator Mitchell have buried the hatchet and become political friends again. Senator Mitchell, it Beems, has been stiuck with a sudden and sharp re morse for tho part he had in making a Democrat governor of Pennsylvania. He reasoned, rightly enough from his point of view, that as he had been instrumental in splitting the old party in two, ho could atone for his errors in no way so com pletely as by working heart and soul now for its reunion and future harmony. In this contrite framo of mind ho sought Mr. Canioion. This wicked man, whoso atrocious political crimes Senator Mitchell described in glow ing pctiods to tho Independents in tho Horticultural hall convention, was alio iu a sore and repentant mood. He had reached the conclusion that it would be, on tho whole, rather unwise to ask the president to punish tho disobediont Repub licans of Pennsylvania by discharging every Federal officer in the state suspected of Indopsudctt inclinations. He was, therefore, ready to shako hands with Senator Mitchell aud to join with him heart aud soul in working for a reunited and harmonious party. It is understood that Mr. Matthow S Quay will lend his powerful aid to this i:oblo work, as he doesn't see any reason why the Republi cans of Pennsylvania shouldn't march under the same banner and to ono tune in 1884. What Senator Mitchell does or thinks is of very littlo consequence ono way or the other. The Independent movement gavo him somo prominence which he might never otherwise attained, but it gained nothing in strength or numbers through his nominal leadership. By going back to Cameronism ho simply throws away what littlo he gained by his last summer's work, and it cannot bo said that for a man of his not very lofty political and mental stature this is a course that surprises or greatlydisappoints those who havo watched him. But, while nothing that Senator Mitchell can do at Washington will greatly damage tho cause for which tho Indepen dents fought, tho reported willingness of those at homo who organized ana led the movement to sacrifice their principles and all they have gained for tho sake of a ' harmony " that can have no other than a merely partisan purpose, is a far mora sig nificant indication of tho transitory char acter of tho Independent sentiment in Pennsylvania, and a somewhat discourag ing omen of tho re establishment of tho Cameron dynasty. A test ot tho sphit aud iuteulious of the Independents will bo had next Tuesday in the oiganization of tho state Senate. That body will havo 21 Democratic, 20 Stalwart Republican, and 9 Independent Republi can members. The " balance of power" is in tho hands of tho Independents. If they unite with tho Domocrats thooiGcors and committers of tho Senate may ho named and made up iu tho interest of ro form legislation, of which thero is crying need at Harrisburg. A union with tho Stalwaits will be accepted as a proof that tho reforms which tho Pennsylvania In dependents were so firmly determined to eilect " this year have been forgotten. The temporary president of the Sonato wiil havo the naming of the committees. It will be in his power to determine whether this Legislature shall do the work of the bosses or of tho people. The Stalwart candidate tor tho piaco is senator Key bum, who rep resents everything that tho Independent voters condemned aud protested against iu voting for Stewart. Tho other candidate is Senator Lee, not a very strong man, and hardly the best representative 01 independ ence and reform law making that could havo boon put forward, but ono who is, at all events, uot friendly to the Cameron ma chine His olection would encourago tho hops that tho Independents would keep up the fight against boss rule. But it ia rumor ed that the urgent necessity of harmouv has been so borne in upon tho inconstant i minds of the nine Independents that they aro likely to go iuto a caucus with the Stalwarts. Should they do this, Mr. Cam eron will have no further reason to feel soie over tho dofeat of his candidate for governor. With the Senate organized in his iuteiost ha can block tho proposed reapportionment aud so make his re election to tho Senate in 1835 prac tically certain, and ho will bo able to keep a sufficient number of most useful henchmen in their present comfortable places until ho has occasion to call them out again for active service. None of the reforms so loudly called for iu the plat forms of tho thiee parties of Pennsylva nia can bo carried out if tho Legislature continues to be a Stalwart body. Gov. Pattison will bo able to administer the executive departments on a basis of hon esty and regard for tho interests of the commonwealth, but ho cannot dislodge Cameron. That work was undertaken and half accomplished by the Independ ents. It tests with them to finish tho task or give it up and lot the stato and party pink back into their former condi tion of political servitude. LEGISLATIVE OFFICES. What tha Law lrovldoa For, Fiom tho Act of May 11, 1874 Section 2. That tho officers of each branch of tho Legislature shall ho as fol lows, to wit : First. In tho Houso of Representatives, ono chief clerk, one resident clerk, ono reading clerk, ono journal clerk, ono messago clerk and two transcribing clerks, one sergeant-at-a-ms and four assistants, one doorkeeper and threo assistants, one messenger and three assistants, ono door keeper 01 the rotunda, one postmaster and one assistant, one cuperintendent ot tho folding rooms, ten pasters and foldcrs.one waicuuicu, iwu juunors 01 tue Dasement, two firemen, two janitors for the house committee rooms, ono janitor for tho wash room and fifteen pages. Tho fire men and janitcrs shall be appointed by the speaker of the House ; tho journal clerk, watchman and pages, by tho chief clerk thereof ; but all the rest shall be elected by the House at tho timo of its organiza tion. Second. In tho Senate, ono chief clerk, one journal clerk and one reading clerk, one messago clerk, two transcribing clerks, one librai ian, ono sergeant-at-arms and two assistants, ono doorkeeper and two assistants, one messenger and ono as sistant, one postmaster, six pasters and folders, ono superintendent of the fold ing room, ono watchman, two firemen, ono janitor for the Senate committco moniF, ono janitor for tho wash room (.' and ten pages. The librarian, janitors, watchman, firemen and pages .shall bo appointed by the chief clerk, and all the rest elected by the Senate. Third. Ono engineer to bo appointed by the clerks of the two houses. None of said officers shall returu as such to the next regular meeting of tho Legislature, except tho chief clerks, the reading, resident and journal clerks, two transciibing clerks for each House, to be designated be the chief clerks of each house, the librarian, the superintendents ol the folding rooms, the sergeants at arms, the doorkeepers, the engineer, the firemen, and the messengers and postmaster of each House. Sec. 3. The compensation of tho ofti cers and employees of the Legislature hereinbefore provided for, shall bo as fol lows, viz : The chief clerks shall each receive twenty-five hundred dollars per annum ; the resident clerk two thousand dollars per annum ; aud the reading aud journal clerks fifteen huudred dollars per annum ; and tho message clerks one thou sand dollars per annum ; aud this shall cover all services rendered by them at regular or adjourned sessions, and during the recess : Provided, Said clerks shall receive no annual salaries during yeais iu which there shall ho no regular or ad journed annual sessions ; and in vears in which special sessions only shall bo held they shall be paid ten dollars per diem, for the tci m of such special session, and mileage, a3 is otherwise provided in this act. The transcribing clerks, sergeauts-at-arms and assistants, librarians, speak ers' cleik?, and postmasters shall each receive tight hundred dollars lor each regular session, and five oolars per diem at each adjourned or extra session ; tho doorkeepers aud assistants, messengers and assistants, tho assistant pjst masters, superintendents of folding rooms anil assistant';, too engineers, 1 nrcuieu, j-.miorsauu pasieis anil loiucia shall eaei. lece-ive six bandied dollars for each regular session, aud livo dollars per day at each adjourned or spccii! fcsiun ; tha watchmen bhall each rceo'ivi' thieo dol lars per day during tha year; aud tho p tges two dollars per day for each day actually employed, and one dollar p?r day at each adjourned or special session ; each of these officers, except watchmen and pages, shall bo entitled to mileage at the rata of ten cents per mile, to and from their homes, to bo computed by the ordinary mail routes between their homes and the state capital. Sec. 4. That the officers hereinbefore au thorized to return to to the regular session of the Legislature next following that for which they were elected or appointed, and who shall not be ro elected or elected to some other offico in tho Legislature, shall be allowed five dollars per diem for ten days, or until their successors aro duly elected and qualified, and mileago as herein before provided. TUB llCAtJEOV IN FAXLTri'K COUTV. Captain Nutt'it Uriel 1'rlor to tha I-atal Meeting-Judge WIIhoii Decides tho OU'enst, llallable anrt Keleatten Tue llomlclde. A hearing was had before Judge Wilson at Union town on the application of N. L. Dukes to ha teleasedou bail. Tho evidence was confined exclusively to tho testimony concerning tho occurrence on tho fatal Sunday morning and tho uil'iay in Duko's room, by which Captain Nutt lost his life. No new points wero submitted except tho story concerning Captain Nutt's troubles. His nephew, Clarke Brecken ridge, testified that Captain Nutt dis played gieat uneasiue.ss while transacting his business iu the bank 011 Saturday moruiug. He kept putting his hand i:. one pocket and pulling it out again and Brcckcnridge thought he saw a revolver. Nutt tent out Georgu Craft from his presenco and then confided to Bicck enridge tho story of his trouble. Ho aid he thought no min had raoro troubles than he, aud leaning against tho wall wept bitteily, as ho told Beckemidgo about Dukes writing him mat ms tiaugnter was 1 uiueu, auu iu a voice aud with a manner showing great anguish, asked "Can it ba true?" Then recalling that Dukes had wiitten him the. infamous letters ho .spoke about, ho braced himself as a man would who was determined t fight away trouble, but again relapsed into a fit of profound sorrow. This timo ho said his wife had complained about his constant abr.onca from bis home, and ho said ho believed that sho thought ho was uot treating her properly. This thought brought foith another llod of bitter tears. Captain Nutt then telling Beckenridge that ho must sco Dukc, started across tho street to tho Jennings home, where Dukes boarded. Hero followed the story of tho shooting as it has previously been related by different witnesses. After all the testimony had been tak'.-;i Judge Wilson said that tho only point oa which he was to drcide was whether this case came under tho constitutional clan.se in regard to bail of the piisoner. His honor taid tho cvidenco clearly showed that it was uot a case of wilful premedi tated murder, and the prisoner should be released on $12,000 bail to appear at the !a'1 te"n f the court. Asbury stepfather, went on the Strublo, Dukcs' bond. Cantslu r utt'.s .Successor. Tho appoinlmsnt is announced, by Stato Trcr Barer BaiJey, of William Livsy, of Pittsburgh, to succeed the lato Captain Nutt as caahicr. It is expected he will be continued in the placo throughout Gen. Bailey's term. Livsy held tho po-hi m of cashier uuder Treasmcr Butler. A Train I'langes Through sTif tie. A shifting cngino belonging to the Reading railroad company, used especially about tho tracks of tho Pottstown iron company's works, crushed through a tres tle work fifteen feet high and landed be low a complete wreck. Workmen hastened to rescue tho firemen. Edward Fanning, and engineer Henry Black, both of whom wont down with the engine. Fanning was terribly scalded and subsequently died. Ho was a young man and unmairied. Black, who has a family, and has been in tho company's servico for mauy years, though less hurt outwardly, received se vere internal injuries which somo fear may result fatally. Tho trestle work was built by the iron company moro than ten years ago, and was considered eutirely safe. Under one side of the trestle work was a stone wall and under the other heavy pieces of timber. Larceny of Tonln. John Shroad and lloggy Blair were ar retted yesterday, charged with tho larceny of tools belonging to Wm. Sales. They were held for a hearing. A lot of tools marked ' Keller & Reilly " were brought to market this morning and offered for sale. Tho police, believing them to havo been stolen from the gentlemen whose names they bore, kept a close watch over them, intending to arrest auy ono who came forward to claim ownership ; but no one came, and the tools were taken in charge by tho police. Yesterday Mra. McColIom made com plaint beforo Alderman Samson against Al. Stevens for lirceny as bailee, he hav ing borrowed cei tain ropes and tackle and failed to return them after having posses sion of them for several months. I-'iio; lor inoroor. The Buchau.in-McEvoy-TieynoIds relief committee met last evening, examined the lists of applicants from tho several wards, and will issuo tickets on Monday to those who are entitled to receive fuel undfr tho terms of tho abovo named bequests. There aro abont 375 applicants, to whom wood or coal will bo distributed in a fcw days. A 81,000 FIRE- HESS ft rXINJf.S FDUN1TUUK KOO.nS The Flame l'robbly or Incendiary Origin Tho Los on Unltdlus ami Mock Fully Covered by Insurance firemen Injured. Last evening between 8 and 1) o'clock tire was discovered in tho furniture rooms of Hess k Flinu, Xo. 2M West King stieet. Au alarm was struck, the fire men were soon on hand aud ihe llanies were speedily extiuauished uot, however, until tho building, which belongs to Leo nard Schmidt, had been d.imugo.i to the amount cf $-00 or $300, ami tho furniture iu the lower front room had been almost ruined involving a loss of about $1,000. It is not known how tho liro originated. Mr. Leonard Schmidr. tho owner of tho building, aud Mr. Hess, one of tho lossees. wero in tho furniture room shortly beforo 8 o'clock last evening and ou leaving the place went to tho entertainment at the opera house. When they left tho storo everything appeared to bo safe, thero being a sjfo liro in tha st0Vv. From an examination of tho room sines tho fire, it would appsar that it could not havo originated from tho stove, as the furniture that stood nearest tho stove is not badly burned, while thit which stood near tho back window, a considerable dis auco from tho stove, is much more badly damaged. The supposition is that an luccud'ury entered tho rjund.-. 11. rear of the storo, broke open rhe s'.ia'terof the back window and applied tho ma'ch to tho furuitmo inside. Tho theory is strengthened by tha fact that alter the stoic had been olosod a lady called thero for tho purpose of having a p".cturo framed. Not hciug a'o'.o to get iu sho called at Mr. Saibcl's shoe s'.ore and spoke to him of her disipui.iti!Kit in ii"S getting the pietutt: flamed. II- thinking that Mr. Sel-inidt lived iu the house ;id joining tho storr, went th,-ie and rang tin door be!', auu r.hii INt ;:., '. an answer tu hi i 0 ill heard lo.it'-Cep-. and :: jostling against iho furnituic Ir, is thought that tho incendiary, alarmed by tho ringing of tho bell, mado a hasty exit thiou-jh the rear ot" tho building. The loss on the building is fully covered by insumuce in companies of which A. A. Herr & Co. aro agents, and tho loss on furuitmo is iuitiicd with Uau.suiau & Burns. During tho lire, John Bren?:iatit hose man of No. 1, lece'ived a sevcro cut above the left eye by being stiuck by a branch pipe against which another man had acci dentally run ; an I George Lutz had his left wrist badly sprained while as-dstiug in lemoviug furniture from th-j burning building. AS INDIAN :uK!3T.UAS. luicreiliog CclcbratniQ at the U.irllsio drain ing bchool. Ens lNi'i:i,LKinNCKi; Tho Cluistiuas celebration of tho Indian Training and In dustrial school, at Carlisle, was a very interesting affair. Tho school consists of 217 Indian hojs and V.12 girte, and is under command of K. II. Pratt, assisted by an efficient corps of ta.icfcers and master mechanics. Tho exorcises cooiiuonajd on Sunday, December 21th, at ;):30 p. m., when Dr. Sheldon Jackson, who was for many ji-ais a missionary among tho Puohlo Indians of New Mexico, but who for two or thr.o years past has been aud is yet a missionaty among tuu luro i:,.8,aiis, tieuwrcu very iiwniOktiiur ttu ! tt Mm (fonitt-inlnrooil topO; tb P scii toon liowcis. In lieu of tho usually iwd plat form thcio was elected a larger platlorm some two feet in height, and ou this was placed a smaller 0110 and in fiont was a muslin sliding f creen extending actors tin: room. The entertainment commenced at three o'clock, and every scat aud every available foot ol standing 100m was occupied by tho pupils. Altera semi chorus ' King the Bolls," a prayer and a few icir.arkubv Prof. Lippeucott, "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" was sung in chorus by tho school. Then the tinkling of sleigh bells was heard in tho distance ; tlwy seemed to draw ucaicr,and finally rcachul tho chapel. . Tho curtain was drawn aside and exposed to view on the platform tho jolly saint and his wilt; and children. Tho saint sjnt to Capt. Pratt a communication asking permission to camp for a short timo upon tho school ' onuds. The request being g: anted tho int said Hi it h j brought w.t'a him such j grouuiis, sail an imineiisa number ot nr-hent.s that his packs wero too heavy for him, and ho would to c.'mp.:liod to d?;iut from his usual custom aud call upoa his family to assist iu tho dintiibuiiun. Tho laige plat form was piled full of pic.-euts, in gicat variety. Tiie.-.a weio piled upja sleds by S . Ni.diola' sous and drawn down tho aisle.s of tho :hr.pel and distributed to tho Indian boys and vi:U. The presents consisted of cakep, candies, fruits, necktie.', handkerchiefs, collais, paper, paints, boap, tops, v.hities, horus, books, pockctbooks. &c, eco.. for the bays ; and rakes, candies, fruit?, books,, paper, paint, nbboas-, do!I., f-ev.iag" baskets, aprons, handkerchief, games, . &c, for tho gills Too Lincoln institute. of Philadelphia, which entertained tho , Indians duiiug their visit to tho Bi-Cso j tennial, pent to every pupil of tho choo! a beautiful Chtintmx1; card, togethi r with a necktio for each boy, and a handkerchief for each giil. All tho presents, of what evcrkind. were contributed by friend:; of the school, which U now larger and in a moro prosperous condition th-us cvor be fore. .J..U. .f. oitrruAKY. Death of an Aged Ln.:y Mia. Elizabeth Eichelhcrger, ono ol our oldest cltizenF, died at 11 o'clock this morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Ilambrigbt, 0:1 West C! egtiw; street. Sho lcsided near .Mrs. Hambrighr, on whom she made a call on tho 12th of this month. While there s::o contracted a chill which resulted in her death. Tho deceased was born in thu city 0.1 Dec. 8, 1791, and was therefore over 91 years of ago ul tha timn of hor death. Siio was a di.i ; liter of Martin Shrciner, deceased, who laid out aud ci tablishcd tho cemetery he.iring his nam?. Ho died February Mtb, 18(50, at Iho agi? of 97. Sha was the oldest of a family of seven children, and tho last to die. She was the wifo of tho late Gcorgo Eichrl berger and mother of thico chiltii-ui as follows : George Eichclborgcr, deceased ; Martin rachcliicrgcr, 01 ijwistowr. 111.. aud Mis. A. F. Hambright, of this city. She had twenty two grandchildren, foity ouo great grandchildren aud two.gical great grandchildren. Sho was well known iu the city an a Chiistiau lady ai-d had many friends. She was charitable in her quiet, unassuming way, and always ready to aid tho poor. In her death Trinity Lutheran loses one of its oldest members. TLo funeral takes placo on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the inlorm.'t.t will bo mado in Shi einer'.s cem etery. I'otiury Association. Tho poultry assaciation meets iu the third story of city hall, oa Monday. As the meetiug will bo tho last ono prior to tno annual fair, there will bo important business to transact, and a full at'tsi.I me of members is expected. Shipment or Hor,- F!s & Docrr nhippsd from thoir stables 35 Grant street, 20 head of dralt and driv ing horccs to New York. .,..... '-""- " f,"".--i'"j Jennie llippey ; prophetess, Sarah Long ; graphy of that extensive country and nr:s. lk wrt,w.,I-.- Anna lln.a .1. o manners ami customs of its people, to ,f r i ri ... w .,r m On Monday the etle nation pioper took Eliza Goodman :ttis.:o. Klizabiitli flat I.. taco 1:1 tho chapel u:i uiu grounds ol tho ,,..., ,. ' ... V , . no!. Tlw building was beautifully fes- . , . ;.,..,.,... .... ,.,'.... ed in ivorgt tens aud cut and growing ., . - :. .. - ,, , . COLUMBIA NEWS. 'l';t KEOVLAK COKKKSrUNUK.-tVl: Kveuth Along the Mi-iueliauna lleioa t lurerert In and Arcmutl tne llorouRb I'u-Shl l'p by th Intelli eucer' Ueportpr Threo tramps were taken to the county jail by Oilicr Struck, this moruiug. The lv. J. H. Rstcrline. pistoroftho Bethel church, will hold special services to-morrow. The funeral of Charles Hinkle, tho lad who va burned to death on Manor strost, took place to day at 2 o'clock. On Tuursday evening, January 4th. Mclutyre, Heath. Connor & Kelly's spec -ialty company will perform iu the opera houso here. Tho man who robbed Mr. David Han aucr's clothing store a few nights since, was arrested by Officer Rodjnhauser last night. Ho is now safe under lock aud key. A gold locket, oval iu shape aud set ia the centre with a pzarl, was last yesterday on tho river by Miss .Tenuis Sandy, resi I ing on tiocust street abovo 7th. Next Tuesday evening the new musicilo will meet at Mr. Abram Brnuor's resi dence for organization. It looks as though Columbia will have a musical society after all. One of tho workman employed in teat iugdown tho Cottrell properties on Locust street, named Albert Hilliard, had a finger ot his right haud crushed yester day afternoon by a limivy timber f.illiiu. upou it. On tho evenings of February 13th, l(.li and 17th, tho Woman's Workiug society ot St. John's Lutheran church, will hold a fair and festival iu tho armory. Extcnsivo preparation:; aro uow boing mado for it. Thieves eteiv i t! it-.!deuco of Eli Schloiikami. U.-1 night, but wero heard an.l fiighteiK-.l away beforo haviug a chance to steai anything. The family was alarmed by tbo barking of thsir dogs in tiiao to . io their pi op "ity fioin thult. Tho ball which was held by tlu dancing elub iu the armory last night was a great siicees1-. A largo number of persons wciv pies jut ;:nd all seemed to enjoy themselves to the fullest. It is tho intention of tho mnmbais of tho club to givo a series f hops during the present; mouth. I'eraouat, Dr. Frank Wills, of Philadelphia, is Visiting friends on Cherry street. Mr. S. II. Hoffman, principal of too grammar .school, who has been visitiugold friends in Jnuiata county, has letun.id home. Thrown From tlio Track A wreck occuriod o a l'.:t Depo.-it railroad train this ..i.jrning at 9:1.1 at Locust street. It was caused by Iho looso wheel of a box car. Two cars loaded with potatoes weio thrown iiom tho rails at.il badly broken. Tho i o:vard car was oc cupied by a jotmg man named ILL. Do Wolfe, who had chargo of tho cirgoe of potatoes. Ho mado Ida escape Iiom tho car by jumping out of tho door whou the first shock came. Tho track was badly toru up for quite a distance. A Ian,o crowd of people was attracted to tlo sceno ot the accident. r.lccllon ul 11 ulcers. The following officers, who will bo in ulaiied next Mouday evening, aro elected for the ensuing term at a special meeting of Rivorsido Hoaio No. 27, which w.u held J:i-t evening : Gu radian, Elizibe:li CI;srk protecor CiU-rii. Swam; proplirt, ' tougued fellow has visited a number of persons aud sold to them for $2.70 a pack ago of tea. Perilous taking a 2.70 pa k ago wero promised a $1(M I!s!ey organ or $'.)) in ca::h if thoy prufericd it ; tho.su taking moro costly package.-: were tit ro ccivo larger gilts. Q'lite a number of people wore foolish enough to believe tho rascals' promises aud wero in conscqueueo victimi.ed. Thcio were some who became victims that should have known betu-r. Efibils aro now being made to apprehci d tho swindlor. Tbe Leaiomt of the Year. Tho Itcv. II W. Humphries will pi etch a special sermon at tho M L church iv- I morrow morning, tho subject of whii-h will bo tho "ThaLossou of the Old Year." Tho usu il watch meeting will bo ?" m,?ow, night, iMginuiujj at 1:.0. Jn5 presulingcldor of this district, Kjv. J . S- A, ' McCourell, will preach uurnur these services. UcliiMOti.s uerviLes will ho held every night duiiug too fol lowing week, Mouday aud Saturday ex cepted. On Monday evening an enter tainmeut will bo helJ iu tho chure-li. Tho excicscs wiil consist of select lerdings and choiuo muMO. Tho programme which has beon prepared for tho o.:j,is:on will bo a veiy interesting ouc. Admi.NKiou -'.1 cents. Tha public ate coidlally invite! to attend. IIUrFALO ItM 1. Tliu Srcut I'rniieutH UN New I'lay. Last night Buffalo Bill drew tho f.'imo kind ofaudienco that always gicct.s !nni upon his visits to this city. In the gallery thero wcic over 12o people moio than thero aro seats anil th-y wire stand ing so close, in tho aisles that it was im- , possible forthoso occupjing Feats to gi-t i in or out. The circle was full and lots ol people wero standing in the ainles. Tho play prc'cnled was "Twenty Da., or Buffalo Bill's Pledgo." Who wrote tlo pl.iy is not known, hut is similar to tiiomo played heretofore by Bill. It is loll of exciting incidents. Men with rop. around their ne-cks :i-d suspended fren trees aro cut down, ottu r aio dug Ii .1,1 caves where they hid been buried f,rl some time, but all aro restored to life, as they aro the heroer. Buffalo Bill, of course, takes the leading part, that of a a scout, who is a' ways at hand at the tight timo with as many t;uns as an American man of war catties. Men are shot wult no apparent cause and at times the stago is covered with dead bo-lies and the hold scout wadtK to hia kuces ia goio. S i members of Bill's company know how i act, but they aro very fuw. Tho majoiiiy of them seem to have been selected nor 0:1 account of their ability as actors, but .s their oxpeitncss in handling gnus-, pistol-; and bowio knives. Iu a camp sccna in the play a band of ral live Indiana appell ant! go through their war dances. Buffalo Bill gave a lino exhibition ofrillo shooting in different positions duiiug tho play anil did not miss his target once. Tho piece seemed to please tho audi ence, and sometimes tho applause f::u tho gallery was so loud aud piolongid that those down staira feared tho building would tumble down. used iu Texaa. Telcgtams received from Mayor Cowt-n, of Djllas, Texas, anuotinco tho death, in that city, of John Dommcrt, a young man who left Lancaster a few years ago to en gage iu bread baking. Ho was taken sick and di?.d in the hospital on tho 27th iust. Deceased was brother of Frank Doinmot I , baker, corccr Of Sonth Quecu and German street", this city. His body will lit: brought to Liucastcr for iutcrmeut. Tno -oup Fund. Tl: 3 mayor has received 20 from Geo, M. Steinmiri for the soup fund, and a lot of bread from Lawreuce Guns. Tho Foup houso will be opened on Mon day or Tuesday, and owiug to tho scarcity of funds, f.r tho present food will bo gtvcf out but threo times a week Tues day, Thursday and Saturday. wiu v.unius 01 a neui. swiiuuo. it 1:1111-
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