LANCAST1? DAILY IN'J Li.LlOrKNC'Kli THU1M)A V, JANUARY 1. 183.
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TMU'-ttOAY EVENING, JAN. 4, 1883.
I lie Legislative Committees.
'I J13 Legislature lias adjourned until
ii. xi. Tuesday evening te afford the pre
.s ding ellisere of the two Houses time te
in. ike up their committees, the most re
s,, -nsible duty which will devolve upon
tin-in, and their manner of performing
u will, mere than any cither single cir
cutnstance.give character te the legisla legisla
Men of tlie session and facilitate or
impede its dispatch. The apportion
incut of the state into legislative, con cen con
gr'Fsieiial and judicial districts will be
e f, of the most responsible duties before
t!i Legislature this winter, and being
the one most directly involving partisan
interests it is that one which the Houses,
controlled by opposite parties, are most
likelv te split. Nevertheless the censti
tutienal injunction upon the Legisla
ture te make such apportionments is
binding, and the people will net be
satisfied unless it is done; a fearful
accountability will rest with and be
visited upon these who obstruct or pre
vent it by rejecting a fair scheme or by
insisting upon a gerrymander. JJeth
sides profess te favor an honest, just and
fair apportionment. The Democrats in
the Heuse and the combined Democrats
and Independents, comprising a major
ity of the Senate-, are committed toil.
.Messrs. Reyburn and Faunce should se
lu;t a committee who will promote this
view of an important public question.
In view of the municipal reform legislation-asked
for by the larger cities, the
relations of corporations te popular
rights, and the prevailing state ques
tiens of finance, taxation and application
of the state's revenues, the chairman
ships and general make up of the com
mittees en railroads and corporations,
municipalities, ways and means, finance,
appropriations, constitutional reform,
judiciary general and retrenchment and
reform will be anxiously awaited and
closely scrutinized. It is well known that
the presiding officers of the two 1 louses
both young men, neither pressed by the
reform element of Philadelphia, and
both with records te make en the great
questions of state policy aie fully able
by their knowledge of the men in the
Legislature, and of the measures coming
before it, te se adapt the one te the ether
as te serve the state, their parties
and their own political future.
It remains with themselves and te
their work in framing thecemmittees te
say what shall happen at llarrisburg
this winter and in Pennsylvania for
years te come.
Illogical Conclusions.
The inability of intelligent men te
take an intelligent view of facts affect
ing a question upon which they have
taken a position is shown in a letter we
find in the Philadelphia Press, signed by
Henry Can y Uaird. We de net knew
that Mr. Baud is an intelligent man, but
we assume that he is, because he is a
writer en economical questions and is
one of the authorities of the high tariff
advocates. Mr. Uaird may be a learned
man, and probably is, but he is one
whom tee much learning or tee much
thought upon his favorite subjects
of contemplation have made mad. He
says that for the ten months ending Oc
tober el, IW2, 4G1,000 tens of pig iron, of
the value of $8,022,007, were imported
into tins country, "every dollar of which
is equivalent te a dollar of foreign labor,
however, which does net consume Amer
ican feed, clothing or ether commodi
ties." Every one is familiar with this
ancient and threadbare argument of the
protectionist, in which there is a gecd
deal mere sound than snese. As te that
however, we de net dispute that
intelligent opinions may differ. Mr.
Uaird's lack of intelligence is exh:1 .
in his assumption that the lowness of
thodutyen pig iron was the cause of
the importation of which he complains,
whereas the fact is that the present duty
en iron is a generally prohibitory one,
and is considered by the iron-masters
themselves as amply protective of their
industry. Importations of iron are lia
ble te occur under any rate of duty, in
consequence of a demand for a special
kind or in consequence of such a boom
in the iron trade as we have lately ex
perienced, wherein, the demand exceed
ing the supply, the price was run up te
a figure te admit the foreign manufac
ture. Mr. Baird in proposing te run up
the duty en iron, se as te keep out every
pound of foreign make, simply proposes
te put the American consumer at the
mercy of the American manufacturer
and te remove the wholesome restraint
upon his prices which the fear of foreign
competition effects. A reduction of the
duty of a dollar a ten would net admit
into the country any mere foreign iron
than will come in under the present duty
for the home product will still under
sell it.
Senater Leg ax seems te have lit en
making the greatest effort of his lite in
speaking for three days in the Senate in
opposition teFilz Jehn Perter's restora
tion te the army. Net that Senater
Legan said anything new or forcible, but
he spoke with a great deal of muscular
exertion for a long time, and seems te
have himself considered that he was
doing a very great thing. Certainly the
consumption of three days of the time
of the United States Senate ought te
be justified by a mero valuable result
than any that is seen te flew from Sena Sena
eor Legan's speech. He might have
been content te have staled the case
against Perter in less time and with less
feeling than he exhibited. He might
have given the senators credit for some
knowledge of the subject. Rut he was
net speaking te the Senate. He con
sidered himself te be addressing an
ignorant country. But the country, tee,
is pretty well pe?fed en this much ven
tilated and much discussed subject, and
is net likely te be impressed by the man
ifestly partisan speech of Legan. It
will have no mere effect there than in
the Senate, where it had just none at all
The Senate heard Legan and veUd
straightway against hini. The bill for
Perter's restoration will pass the Senate ;
and if it is defeated in the Republican
Heuse, will be secure of passage in the
Democratic Heuse, which succeeds it, '
General Perter's restoration is as certain !
as his life ; and the attempt of political ,
and personal prejudice te defeat this act
of justice will recoil upon its autlters in
the early future.
Tm: Heuse did well at llarrisburg i
yesterday te promptly adept the Senate
resolution appointing a joint committee
te inquire what retrenchment can be
effected in the public printing, amended
by Mr. Furth, se as te authorize the
committee te send for persons and
papers, and se as te require a repei t te
be made during the present session et
the Legislature in time te be acted upon.
There is a well founded suspicion alleal
that there are waste and extravagance,
if net corruption, in this department.
But the Heuse should also pause before
it recklessly orders thousands and tens
of thousands of documents te be printed.
Let all such motions ba referred te some
sagacious committee, te discover first,
what is the use of the publication and
hew many copies of it can be judiciously
distributed.
Smam.i'ex is rcpeited te be cutting a
wide swath in Baltimore, and a movement
has been organized by the municipal and
health authorities te stamp out the dis
ease.
A si:vi;iu: .struggle is expected in the
Wisconsin Legislature en the prohibition
amendment te come before that body. It
is said tbe liquor dealers " have- a power
ful lobby."
The prize offered some mouths age for
the best design for the enlargement of the
Sorbeuue in Palis has been awarded te M.
Henry Nenet. His plans provide for a
coremeuial hall, capable of seating ",000
persons. Seme 20,000,000f. will be ex
pended en the enlargement, mere than
halt the emu being required for the
greuud. The btate contributes one half
or the 22 000,0001". and the eitj the. ether.
Tin: secretary ei the treasury jesterday
scut, te the Senate au estimate from lie
commissioner of internal revenue of the
amount of money that would be required
te refund the taxes en cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco, distilled spirits and matches col
lected of stock consumed, if the taxes en
these commodities are repealed. The total
te be refunded, according te the commis
sioner's estimate, is $30,030,710.
Tin; Philadelphia Press is hypercritical
in finding fault with Senater Hey burn for
his vete for Senater Hall for president
protein, thereby, as the iVt'ss pretends,
seeming te prefer a Democrat te au Inde
pendent. Ne doubt Reybnrn would
have preferred Hall te Lee, but the inter
change of votes between the Democratic
and Republican nominees was very well
understood by everybody but the Press te
be a matter cf parliamentary courtesy.
Miss Lim.ii: Dkvi:ki:ux Bi.vkk makes
a strong point against Bartholdi's eele-
brated statue of " Liberty Enlightening
the World," en the ground that it is ab-
suru te icpicscm iiuerty as a lemaie, as
females are the slaves of despotic men.
T. : :i.i l 11?.-, . , ... .
j.l is a riuaui j-iiiseurgn ueneuict wiie re
joins te this observation of the little
woman that she is right se far as she gees,
but that iu selecting a male caie must be
taken that the typical figure is net that of
a married man.
Gov. WAi.Lr.ii recommends te the
Connecticut Legislature the passage of
laws te facilitate voting aud pievcut cor
ruption of the frauchisa ; pleads for civil
service reform ; suggests the expediency
of conferring upon women the sime
public rights they have in New Yeik and
Massachuetts ; and thinks that " if the
Legislature fails te approve the proposed
amendment prohibiting the sale of liquor
it would net injure the causa of morality
or temperance, there being little owasien
for constitutional prohibition."
Chicago compares favorably with Phil
adelphia in its tieatmeut of Mrs. Langtry.
While the Lily appears nightly before
crowded houses, there is no following by
mobs, no hooting, no discourtesies or
demonstrations of any sort as she moves
along the streets, clad m )-cr sealskin
dolman and accompanied by Miss Laugtry
her chapereu. This is all very well as far
as it gees, but we must remember that
Freddie is net along te add his zest
ful accompaniment te the great moral
show that is perambulating through the
West.
It is notable that while Legan "prauces
the corridor and rides the nightmare"
ever Fitz Jehn Perter's case, an able and
interesting work en the subject has re
cently been published iu Germany. Its
title is "Der Feldzug in Nerd Virgiuien
lin August, 1802," and its author is F.
Mangold, au artillery officer in the Im
perial service The German officer clear
ly demonstrates as he proceeds with his
work that General Peiter was for his con
duct at the second battle of Bull Run de
serving of high commendation, instead of
the unjust and iniquitous sentence im
posed up'iu him by the court martial.
Fnxn Maksii.mx IIalstkad prints a
valedictory in hi; Cincinnati Commercial,
and after explaining the rcaseii3 that have
impelled the consolidation of the paper
with the Gazette, which he says are of a
purely business uaturc, adds that he feels
suroef his ability te put his heels en the
sanie desk with the Truly Geed Deacon
Richard Smith, and still be happy. If
this is verified by subsequent events, then,
indeed, is the millennium of journalism
net afar off. It is only reasonable te pro pre
sumo that the Truly Geed Deacon has
succeeded in getting rid of his wicked
partners in order te bring about this de
lightful condition of things.
Tin: pcoeloof Syracuse, New Yerk, have
had a little passion play of their own, get
up off-hand. At the auuual election iu
St. Jehn's Lutheran church, at Syracuse
two days age, thcre was some fceling.
The pastor was called a liar, the members
took each ether by the threat and at least
ene revolver was drawD, its owner pro
bably finding no tbreaf. convenient and
unoccupied en which t cxerci. Lis
ungeis. me pence interfered te step
this interchange of Christian sentiments,
anu under their auspices a free election
was held, which resulted in the choice of
the pastor's candidates, after which the '
poliee, merely as a mark of esteem for a
respected divine, escorted the pastor te his
own home.
PERSUNAt..
Nina's life was insured fei $13.-
Cai'T
COO.
Jeli. J. Baii.v's expei ienee with the
Committee of One Hundred has cost him
$30,000 se far.
Pnnsinn.NT Airmen will go te Henda
with his seu and daughter later in the
winter if his duties permit.
Lilian IirssKi.L, the pet of New Yerk
theatre-goers, is iccevering from her ill
ness. Mn.i.iexAiKK J. C. Floed gave $0,000
in Christinas presents te charitable insti
tutions in San Francisce.
Sionek Ykkdi is building a large hos
pital and refuge for the peer el his native
place, Busscle, Italy.
Jacksen C. Fullkh, president of the
Seuth Mountain railroad company, was
tendered a private dinuer last night at the
Union League house.
Gun. W. S. Hancock has been re-elected
president of the cemmaudery of Pennsyl
vania, Military Order of the Leyal Legien
of the United States.
Li'C'KETi.v Mett's ninetieth birthday
was commemorated last evening by the
Universal Peace Union and the Pennsyl
vania Peace society.
Gi:e. McGowan has been triumphantly
re elected president of the Americus club,
Philadelphia. He has long been identi
fied with the organization.
Qri:r.N Yictekia is net expected te go
te Berlin te attend the silver wedding of
the crown prince and crown princess. The
Prince of Wales will represent her.
M'li.u Litt.v has been very ill at her
home iu Bloemingtou, and iter physician
has erdered her retirement from the stage
for all time. She cannot sing a note.
Ri:v. J.A.Coei'KK, of Mechanic's Greve,
Drumere township, rejoices ever a sur
prise party and donation visit en New
Year's day from his parishioners and
friends outside the congregation.
Sknate-i:li-:ct Randall L. Giusen, of
Louisiana, may resign in order te acoept
the presidency eT lhe college at New
Orleans, established by the gifts of Paul
Tulane, of Princeton, N. .).
Lieuten'.vst GovEitNen T.vneu, of
Colerado, docs fairly by his spouse, who
has procured a divorce Ireru him en the
ground of desertion. He deeds te he'r
property valued at $230,000 and pays her
$3S,000 besides. She will have no dif
ficulty in getting another husband ; but it
is doubtful whether she can duplicate her
Taber.
Mil. S.MAKr, of Indiana, Scheel Supoiiu Supeiiu
tcudent Northrop, of Connecticut, Prof.
Bartinc of the high school, and Principal
Sickcl, of a West Philadelphia school, are
candidates for the new city superiuteud
ency of Philadelphia. Dr. Wickerslsam's
name has been mentioned iu the same con
nection, but he is still " Minister te Den
mark." Reukkt Mounts, the negre lawyer who
lately died in Bosten, left property worth
$100,000. He went te the bar when
prejudice against his color was very 6treng
and yet his clients were for a long time
almost entirely among the Irish people,
who had great faith in his legal powers.
On the ether hand, the negrees of the city
were rather shy of him, and he never
gained much piactiee from them.
Di: B. Randelph Ki:im has purchased
an interest iu the llarrisburg Telegraph,
of which Captain Nntt, shot at Uniontown
by Dukes, was part owner. .Mr. Keim
will devote considerable of his personal
attention te his new enterprise, and will
divide his time between his business in
Washington and llarrisburg. The paper
will make its appearance greatly improved,
in about a week.
Colenkl .Tesr.rii M. 1Ji:nnktt, the
owner of the Chestnut street opera house,
Philadelphia, has presented te Mrs.
Simpsen, wife of the .Methodist bishop, a
gift deed of a farm of twenty-five acres,
adjacent te the Methodist orphauage,
itself a gift from Colonel Bennett te chari
ty. This land is assessed at $2,000 an
acre, and will seen be worth twice that
sum. It is given for the orphanage.
Mni.riLLi:, the author of the famous
" GoedBye " song, se frequently sung by
Miss Kellogg, wrote very little poetry
indeed, scarcely anything besides this
' Geed Bye" poem. One dreary autumn
day he left his study, ordered his horse
and rode away. Within fifteen minutes
he w:i3 brought back te his study dead
thrown from his herse and killed. The
ink was scarcely dry en the manuscript of
his " Geed Bye " song. They were the
last words he ever wrote. Se says Mis
Kellogg.
TtlUKKi. WOKKS CLOSED.
A Capital of .S500.000 .Staiiate.l ly CuhIeui
Heuse Olilcla's.
1'Iillartelplila UecerU.
Jeseph Wharten, proprietor of the
Amerieau nickel works, at Camden, has
closed his establishment and caascd op
orating his nickel mines in Lancaster
county, thereby throwing 2r)0 men out of
employment auu enforcing $.j00,000 of iu
vested capital te remaiu idle. Mr. Whar Whar
eon says that the failure of tlie custom
house officials at New Yerk te enforce the
tariff laws has allowed foreign manufac
turers te import vast quantities of nickel
ere at two-thirds of the regular rate of
duty. This has rendered it impossible for
him te compete with foreign manufactur
ers and forced him te shut down.
"The duty upon imported nickel is 30
cents per peuud,"ei.plainedMr. Wharten,
" and 20 cents per pound upon alley of
nickel with copper. It waajjpen the "en
forcement of this law that I relied te con
duct my business successfully. I am of
the opinion that seme of the officials at
the New Yerk custom-house are conspir
ing with the fercigu manufacturers te de
fraud the government by classifying ere
containing ninety-five parts of nickel with
five parts of copper under the second
head, en which thcypay a duty of 20 cents
per pound. When tbe law was passed it
was held that the alley should contain
one-half nickel and oue-half copper.
This evasion of the law has been going
en ler three years, i have repeatedly
tried te have the matter adjusted by
the United States treasury officials,
but failed. When Secretary Sherman was
at the head of the department I Eiiccceded
in getting him te order an investigation,
but before a repeit v. as made lc retired
from office. When Secretary Windem
took charge Special Agent Geerge A.
Tichenor reported the result of his inves
tigations in April, 1SS1, and said that all
the entries of the se-called alley had been
au evasion of the law, but Mr. Windem
never found time te act upon this report,
Secretary Felgcr is inclined te decide
the question simply upon an appeal
brought te him iu seme actual ease.
This cannot be very readily done, and I
am forced te abandon my business be
cause my customers have been lured from
me by the foreign importers, who are net
put te the same cxpeuse a3 I am in min
ing and refining their ere. Their mines
are located at New Caledonia, and arc
worked by convicts who live at that penal
colony."
Mr. Wharten said he might resume op
eratiens aiier lue passage ei tue new rev.
enue bill, as it provides for a duty of 25
there was a cl'ause in the bill which stipu-
Jateutuat a duty el 'M cents pur pound
should be paid upon all uuwreught metals
and he thought the schemers might pos
sibly lake advantage of it. If they did
the reopening of his works would be
further postponed.
THE LATEST NEWS-
A YOL-M; MAN'J DEATH aTUUliliL.ES.
A Villainous Deed MarKed by tlie Tern Gar
ineiitH of u Missing AIhu Oltirr
Crimes anil llHiineulug.
Richard A. Pieice, son of S. L. Pierce,
a prominent St Paul attorney, went te
Minneapolis en Monday te see about a
position iu a wholesale .tore which he ex
pectcd te secure. IIe returned sometime
during the night, but before he reached
his home he must have been wayliid.
Tuesday morning an overcoat, coat, cellar,
cravat, handkerchief, a shilt sleeve and a
pocket knife were found near elevator A,
at the feet of Seleter street, en the rail
road track. Tlie coat (Jeeves were nearly
tern off, and the ether evidences
around indicated a ternble struggle,
which undoubtedly ended iu his death and
the concealment of his body by throwing
it into the river. It is supposed that
Pierce left the train at Eagle stteet, a
switch station in a lonely and disieputable
part of the town, two blocks above the
place where the struggle occurred. Hew
lie was get where he was is a mystery, as
his Leme lay the ether way. Ne signs of
a struggle existed in the vicinity, and it
may be possible that he was waylaid
above and takcu te the mouth of the sewer
and thrown iu. Pierce and perhaps all
who were engaged in this deed were there,
as the snow was covered with bleed within
two feet of the man hole caused by the
sewer fiew ; but if his body had been
thrown in, or if he had goue down the
bank te wash his own wounds, and fainted
at the brink and tumbled in himself, no
marks of broken ice were left. The clothes
that were, found indicate that in the strug
gle he received three wounds ene in the
back, about thice inches below the neck,
one iu the arm and ene in the threat, the
latter being the ene which proved fatal, if
any.
Till; .SOUTH (J1CANHY TUAUKDV.
Futttscr 5'arllcnliirx l tlie Deadly I'lglit lSo lSe
Iwuen tillViml mid IIIh wile.
The old man, Jeshua Gilferd, who beat
his wife's brains out with a stove poker en
New Year's night, at Seuth Granby. N.
Y., in a hand-te-hand combat with Mr-i.
Gilferd, begins te weaken somewhat as
new developments are brought out. The
pest mortem examination levealed eight
cuts en Mrs. Gilferd's head, from
one-half te live inches in length, several of
thcin extending te the bone and any of
tbcm severe enough te cause dath. A
terrible fraelure et the base of the skull
was also discovered. These developments
entirely explode Gilferd's statement that
he struck her only twice, once with a
stick of weed and then with a poker. The
combat was a terrible one and the wounds
en the victim's head and the cuts received
by Gilferd fiem the butcher knives han
dled by Mrs. Gifibrd indicate a brutal
ccnflict.
The excitement has increased since the
1 pest-mortem examination and reports are
circulated implicating ether parties.
Themas Gifibrd, a son of the old gentle
man, wa3 seen near the house directly
after the affray. All Monday night and
up te last evening the dead body of Mrs.
Gifferd lay en tlie lloer where she fell.
Nothing was disturbed. The hair, clotted
with bleed, lay in squalid masses about
her head. Bleed that cezed from the
mouth and uose besmeared the face and
gave it a horrible appearance
Mrs. Peckham, Mrs. Gilferd's daughter,
arrived at the house just before the body
was removed from the lloer. With a tiagic
air she stepped ever the dead body of her
mother and tiied te gain admittance te the
room where Gifferd was, in charge of the
sheriff. " Let me in ! He has killed her
and I will kill him !'' she shrieked. The
deer was barricaded en the ether side and
her efforts were futile. Gilferd is said te
have been jealous about an intimacy be
tween bis wife and a hired man in his em
ploy and had reproved her for the language
which sh' used in his presene.'. The in
quest before the coroner opens te morrow,
when new developments no doubt will be
made.
.Some Ki'c.Mit Cil;tinllcs.
The -Keokuk elevator, at Keokuk, Iew.i,
was burned last night. Less $110,000. It
is said the fue was lhe work of design.
Jas. Roberts was killed ami J. A.
Ilasser fatally injured yesterday by :,
boiler explosion at Ada, Ohie.
Mr. and Mrs. Arneld were killed by a
train while crossing the railroad in a
sleigh at France, Ontarie,ycster.lay morn
ing.
The passenger ear construction shop of
lhe Baltimore and Ohie railroad iu Balti
more, was burned last night. Less about
$35,000.
The fifth and sixth stories of the six
story brick building. Nes. 80!, SOS and
810 Filbert street, Philadelphia, occupied
by Heed, Bonbright & Ce., weie yester
day burnt out.
Frederick Mann, who murdered four
membeis of the Ceeko family at Little
Ridcau, Canada, en Tuesday, has Been
captured, lie was hem in England, and
is only 17 years of age,
Wiley Duboise, student at the Poly
technic institute iu Trev. New Yerk, and
a grandson of General Toombs,of Georgia,
is dying" frera injuries received while coast
ing a few days age.
Three colored railroad laborers put dy
namite Inte a steve te dry at Winchester,
Kentucky, yesterday morning. It ex
ploded, blowing two of them te pieces
and dangerously injuring the ether.
A fire in St. Jeseph, Missouri, yesterday
morning, destroyed en unused elevator
and the old passenger depot et the Hanni
bal and St. Jeseph railroad company, with
two box cars, several flat cars leaded with
lumber, and a number of small frame
houses. The elevater ce:t $100,000 te
build.
Werk en the Nev.- Ktillread.
Chief Engineer Brown, of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, is new rcceiving bids for
construction of the new Philadelphia, Ner-
ristewn cc Pheenixville railroad from
Manyunk te Consehocken. The read
will be built in sections, and as fast as one
is commenced contracts will be given out
for contracts en the ethers. Contracts for
building the three sections of the read,
extending from Fifty-second street, Phil
adelphia, te Hcstonville, te West Manay
uuk have been awarded te Themas Cesti-
gan, P. McManus and Frank Armstrong.
The work is new under way and will be
rapidly pushed forward.
Jfewa Jiotes.
Cercbre spinal meningitis is reported
among the horses in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Ne
remedy has been found for the disease.
W. R. Merley, chief engineer of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
.system, was accidentally shot dead at
Santa Rosalia.
The small daughter of Perry Coen, of
Lackawaiina township, Mercer county,
attempted te climb into a window, when
the sash fell, breaking her neck.
A Terrible Fate.
A young man named Edward Galvin
was killed near Pickering's ferry, en the
Missouri river, Lewis and Clarke county,
en the 3d instant. While driving along a
rocky side hill his wagon upset and fell a
distance of forty feet, almost perpendi
cularly. Galvin was caught under the
wageu and impaled by the brake staff, the
latter piercing his spine and causing in
s; -t death.
An Ihkuie l'reaclicr.
Rev. A. Matthews, Prcsbytcriau minis
ter of Trenten, Canada, who recently re
signed his charge because of increasing
mental wcakucss, has beceme violently
insane. On Tuesday he tried te put out
his wife's eyes with a red het poker, and
yesterday he disappeared.
A Sensitive Bey.
Henry Kkuffajan, au ll-ycai-eld boy, of
Newburg, Cumberland county, made a
girl friend a Christmas present of a bottle
of cologne. He was se teased about it by
the boys of the village that en Wednesday
last he committed suicide by sheeting
himself with a pistol.
LKUNiE LEOS.
u.tiiibetta'.s i:c!atIeiiH With tbc YVeiuau
Who Cauieil tne Statutiuju's Death.
The New Yerk Times has the follewiug
cable dispatch about Gambctta's death :
Tlnougheut his illness his friends have
sought te conceal the gravity of the situ
ation, and above all, the agency of a
woman in the tragedy. Nevertheless, no
doubt is permit-sable that the shot which
directly or indirectly caused his death was
fired by a lady who is well known in
Paris and whose pseudonym, JLcenic Leen
conceals the patronymic of oue of the
most honorable Israelitish families
of Reuleaux. She left her husband
the censeiller general of the Gironde de
paitmeut, te fellow the fortunes of him
by whose eloquence iu the Raudin sub
scription and trial she was completely
fascinated, a:;d uniting with him in 1SUS
she def-i.rted her 1'an.ily. Thair cou!!tc ceu!!tc cou!!tc
ien has lasted evi r sinee. lie was im
patient of the chain he could net break,
especially as a child was born the succeed
ing year, who. a paternity he refused te
acknewltdge. Thcse refusals caused
sceLCd of leciitninatieu and often of posi
tive viulonee between the levers. The
man wearied of the connection, and the
woman clung devotedly te him for whom
she had eacriliced her honor. Gambctta
disliked the child, who was sickly, but in
telligent, and lived a-t his nephew. He
rescmbhd (imibetta iu character and
features.
Tv.oeis age Leeiiie's husband died
and she .sun mened Gambctta te fulfill his
promice of mariiugc, but received au
ether refusal. He made an agreement,
however, te pievide for .eung Laen en
the condition that he should he educated
in Germany. The mother hesitated, but
finally censtmed and accompanied the
child and his father te Dresden. This was
the join ney se much commented upon last
year by the European press, which as
cribed piJItieai motives te the presence of
Leen Massabie ft la dame at the German
hotels. The cnmectiin was continued
after their return, Leonie going every Sat
urday evening te his villa, where she was
accepted as misttess by the servants,and re
turning Monday morning in his carriage?
Their quarrels also continued. Within a
week three discharged domestics revealed
the masteries of the ill staned establish
ment. Finally the dissensions culminated
in the scene of the unhappy pistol shot.
G.imhetta, lest his temper, giving vent te
abue and coaise language, such as he Mas
went te employ in moments of passion.
She was exasperated, seized a reveler aud
fired, lie raised his hand te turn aside
the we.ipen and received his death wound.
Everything else is cenjecture ; noue but
they knew the tiuth, and Gambctta died,
jet made no sign. lean vouch for the
authenticity of this part of the unhappy
story, and I assmne the ontire responsi
bility for it, no matter hew different it
may be from the ethers which may have
attained publicity.
JKFEEKSON WKMOCKACV.
Letter Frem tlie Hen. Horatio Seymour.
Yerk Daily.
The veuerable Horatio Seymeur, whose
name is held in se great revercuce by our
Democratic friends, has been confined te
his house for tlie past three months.
His health is se infirm that he writes with
difficulty, and private engagements
use up all his ' time and strength."
But he has nevertheless drawn
upjn these limited resources te
tend a weid of encouragement te the Jeff Jeff
ereon Democratic association of Yerk. In
a letter addressed te Chauueey F. Black,
president of that association, he says : ' I
am gratified with my election as a mem
ber of your association. While I am no
longer ablj te take an active part in
politics I feel a deep interest in public
questions aud a strong desire for the suc
cess of Democratic doctrines. I think we
are en the eve of a great aud lasting politi
cal revolution. Centralization has
made se many scandals aud abuses
that the mere thoughtful Republi
cans see that these are the results of a
concentration of power which the founders
of our constitution meant te avoid. While
the Republican leaders iu se many states
iu which they have been defeated try te
show that there were se many different
causes for their disasters in different sec
tions, it is clear there is a com
mon cause, 'a greuud swell,' of which
these aliened causes wcie effects.
"There is a general feeling in the Repub
lican ranks that they are wrong iu their
theories of government. Fer this reason
they are unable te heal their dissension;;
or te call out their voters. The country
means te go back 1 e the pi inciples of Jel -fersen.
I have written a short aiticle en
this subject which will appear in the
North American Review for Januarv next
I will send you a copy."
COXGKE3S.
l'recceitings in, Itetli Heusca Vi-stcrday.
Iu the United Slates Senate, Wednes
day, Mr. Hear gave n-tien that he would
endeavor te call up tiie presidential suc
cession bill te-day. The consideration of
the Fitz Jehn Perter bill was resumed,
and Mr. Legan finished his speech,
begun several days age, in op
position te the bill. Mr. Sewcll re
plied briclly te Mr. Legan, and was
followed by Mr. McPhei seu, also in sup.
pert of the bill. Mr. Ilawley announced
that he " would vete in accordance with
the views presented by the senator from
Illinois," Mr. Legan. Mr. Hale moved
that tha bill be indefinitely postponed.
Lest yeas 20 nays 29. The bill was then
reported te the Senate. Mr. Hear moved
te postpeno its further consideration for a
week, After further discussion Mr. Alli Alli
eon moved te go into executive session.
Lest yeas 2-1, nays 21). Mr. Cenger then
asked for the reading of the report of the
committee en the Perter case, and the sec
retary began te read it. Mr. Sewell said
it was evident Mr. Cenger wa3 determined
te prevent a vote en the bill that evening,
and he, therefore, moved te adjourn. Tlie
motion was agreed te and the Senate ad
journed. Iu the Heuse, the army appropriation
bill was considered in comnnttee of the
whole. After a debate, continuing for
several hours aud running at times into
the old rut of partisan politics, the com
mittee rose, having practically finished
the bill, with the exception of the clause
relating te the compensation allowed te
the Pacific railroads for transportation.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was reported and referred te the cora cera cora
mittce of the whole, aud the Heuso then
adjourned.
m
A i;o:uarkaDle "Steal" AUnged.
Gen. Lilley, a prominent citizen and Re
publican politician of Mauch Chunk, Car Car
eon county, has addressed a letter te Mr.
J. K. Reger t, ex chairman of the Demo
cratic state central cemmittee of this state
and editor of the Wilkosbarre Union Lead
er, in whieh he charges that of $3,000,00)
collected by Mr. Evans, who was appoint
ed aseut for Pennsylvania te settle with
the United States government for advances
made during the war, net one dollar was
ever covered into the treasury of Pennsyl
vania and that the evidence is in existence
te prove this statement. The general says
he knows of six meu -who had $300,000
each of the sum collected by Evaus.
m m
Xlie heup neus.
The soup house was again opened to
day and Billy Shay and wife were kept
busy handing out rations. It will again
be opened en Saturday.
OUR CITY LAW MAKERS.
THK JAXCAKV MEETLNG Oi" CI) USUI I..
."Michael bhuller liritnted the $500 i:ru ix.-
Utber Matters of UusluessXruisactrti
rreceeillngs In Select Council.
Present Messrs. Baker, Baldwin,
Brown, Evans, Wise, Well", Zeciu-r and
Berger, president.
Mr. Evans presented the monthly report
of the city treasurer aud receiver of taxe.
which showed the amount in the city
treasury en the 1st instant, te be $23,221."
GS. Mr. Evans presented also au abstract of
the proceedings of the finance cemmittee
for the past mouth. The principal mattir
of iuere.-t befoie the committee was the
bill presented by Michael Shaller, who
claims the 500 reward ell'ered by the city
for the arrest and conviction of Alexander
Leinan, the incendiary. The committee
after considering the matter declined te
take action, but presented the bill te
councils.
Mr. Wolf offered a resolution directing
the mayor te draw his warrant for $300 in
favor of Michael Shaller. Mr. Woli'speke
in favor of the passage of the resolution,
maintaining that Shaller waschaily en
titled te the reward.
Mr. Brown spoke en the same side, and
se did Mr. Wise.
Mr. Evaus had great doubt whether
Shaller was entitled te the reward Frem
published reports it appeared that he
might have been au accomplice of Lein
an ; and if net, he ceiihi net claim the
rew.ud, because he was employed by the
mayor as a detective aud paid by thu city
for his services. Mr. Evans moved that
the bill and Mr. Wolf's resolution be re
ferred te the city solicitor for his opinion .
Mr. Evan's motion was lest aud Mr.
Weit's resolution was adopted.
The monthly report of the street com
mittee was read. It showed that bills for
street work te the amount of $1,803 had
been parsed, and lecemmended that the
salary of the street commissioner be in
creased from $000 te $900 per annum.
The report of the water cemmittee was
read. It contained nothing of importance
that has net heretofore been made public.
A petition from butchers asking that
the btands iu ceitain avLuucsef the maiket
be rented te butchers only, was read and
referred te the market committee.
Mr. Evans preseuted au ordinance in
creasing the salary of the street commis
sioner from $000 te $000 per annum. It
was lead once and eulered te be printed.
Mr. Evaus stated that the coal oil pipe
line company was laying pipes across the
Couestega, and mauy persons feared that
through leakage of the ei! the city water
might be vitiated. He moved that the
mayor and city solicitor be directed te
take such action as will secure the city
against the anticipated danger.
Mr. Baker moved te amend by placing
the matter in the hands of the water com
mittee and the city solicitor. The amend
ment was accepted, and the motion as
amended agreed te.
Mr. Baker piescnled the opinion of the
city solicitor rclative t au alleged en
croachment en the public highway, in the
erection of au addition te St. Jehn's
Episcopal- church. The opinion is te the
effect that the original structure of St.
Jehn's was built upon lines given by the
city regulator many years age, and that
the new addition is inside these lines ; aud
that though the buttresses of the new
addition are somewhat outside the true
street line, as recently surveyed, they de
net constitute a public obstruction, and
ue intervention en the p.rfc of councils is
called for.
Mr. Baker, from the market committee,
reported that nearly ;: i the market stalls
have been rented for the current year.
Mr. Baker, from the property commit
tee, reported in favor el renting the base
ment new occupied by James Doebler te
Jehn Stains, who would make improve
ments in the place te the extent of $50 or
mero, and punctually pay the same rent
new charged against Doebler. He also
offered a resolution authorizing the prop
erty cemmittee te offer at public sale the
old factory property en the Couestega and
the let of greuud belonging te the city,
situated en the south side of East Chest
nut street, east of Marshall street.
After debate iu which Messrs. Baker,
Wolf, Evans and President Berger parti
cipate.!, air. iaucr s resolution
adopted.
Mr. Wolf cemplaiued that the
initUe of council had te held their
was
cem-mcct-
ings in select council chamber without
fire. lle thought the representatives of
the city should have comfortable quarters
while they were transacting public busi
ness. A petition from the bondsmen of the
l.i te city treasurer Edward Welchaus was
read, in which they state that they wish
te avoid further litigation by effecting a
! compromise with the city rclative te the
i judgment of $1,000 which the city has oh eh
j taiued against them. They are willing te
compromise en 2,000 and it this is net
accepted will carry the case te the su
preeo court. The petition was referred
te the finanee committee, with instruc
tions te report at next meeting is'- coun
cils. Adjourned.
Coinmea Ceiiiii.il.
The following named members wcie
present : Messrs. Albright, Cochran, Cor Cer
meny, Everts, Hurst, Lichty, McKillip,
McLaughlin, Moere, Power, Rcith, Rem
ley, Riddle, SehccU, Sebum, Smeyeh,
Trost, and Davis, president.
After the minutes of the previous meet
ing had been read and approved, Mr.
Hurst presented the bill of the clerks of
select and common councils for copying
into a book all the ordinances passed by
councils subsequent te the printing of the
digest. The bill was $30, and was eulered
te be paid. Select council concurred.
Mr. Bartholemew, who was elected at
the last meeting te fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr. Geedman, of the
Fourth ward, was sworn in and took his
scat.
The report of the fire committee for the
last month was read.
Mr. Hurst presented the following :
Resolved, That a joint cemmittee of five
members of councils, three from common
council and two from select council, be ap
pointed te draft a bill, in connection with
the city solicitor, te present te the Legis
lature, for the purpose of restricting the
Oil Pipe Line company in laying their pipes
across, or adjacent te streams in Lancaster
county.
Mr. Riddle amended the resolution by
inserting, after the word county, the
words " which empty into the Conestoga
above the water works "
The amendment was accepted, v.heu
Mr. Power said that inasmuch as most of
the line had been laid through the county
already, it would be well if the city so
licitor wa i consulted before councils took
any actie - in the matter.
Mr. Cochran said that as at some future
time the city would draw water from the
Little Couestega, he thought councils
should prohibit the company from cross
ing that stream also.
Mr. Riddle said if councils would de this
they would have a big thing en their
hands, as they would "virtually be pre
venting the company from laying their
line iu the county. He was of the opinion
that the line would net de much damage
--net be much, at least, as that done by
the paper mill.
After some further debate the resolution
as amended was carried, and Messrs Hurst,
Smeyeh and Riddle were appointed the
cemmittee en the part of the common
council. Select council amended by making
the committee consist of three frera each
body and appointed Messrs. Wolf, Evans
and Baker. Common council concurred.
The resignation of Mr. Joel 3. Eaby,
elected as a member et the Third wan?,
but who has removed therefrem, was read
and accepted, and a motion being inade
n,ii carried te go into au election te fill
' h.- vacancy thus called.
Mr. Moeie nominated D. B. Laud is and
lr Sajeych named Gee. F. Spreuger.
Messrs. Alhiiht, Bartholemew Cech-
. Cormeny, Hurst. McLaughlin, Moero
Power, Remley, Riddle aud Sebum 11
voted for Mr. Lar.dis.
M.ssrs. Evers, Lichty, MeKillips,
Reiih, Seheetz. Smeyeh, Trost and Davis,
president 8 voted for Mr. Sprenger
Mr. I.audis having ree-ived a majority
't votes-, wa. decldicd elected.
An eulinsne.! presented by Mr. Reith,
prohibiting the hitching of horses te the
awning pe.-ts ii; the city, was en motion
et Mr. Hurt laid en the table.
When the resolution granting the re
waul of $.100 te Michael Shaller for his
appreheiisi n of Lcmau, the incendiary,
was traiisiuiited fr mi select eeuucil, con
siderable d scussien ensued as te the
propriety of paving ever the meney.
Mr. Lichty wanted te kuew whether
Sialler was net at the time a paid officer
of the city. If such was the case he would
net be entitled te any rewaid.
Mi. Power was of the impression that
after Dr. Fit.j.atiick had received his re
ward, the city was done paying money for
the conviction of incendiaries.
.Mr. Bartholemew said this case was a
peculiar one iu many respects, aud he did
net deem the claimant entitled te any ro re
waul. He amended the motion te concur
by moving that common council uon-cen-iii
i' in the action of the select branch.
Mr. Hurst said that the finanee commit cemmit cemmit
teo had carefully examined the case, aud
were of the opinion that Shaller was
legally entitled te the reward. He said
the city would save expense by paying the
money, as if it was net done the case
would be taken te the courts and the city
would be beuud te lese it. He said ShaU
ler's claim was mero legal than Fitz
Patrick's, but the public demanded that
tin: latter be paid.
The amendment was lest aud the action
of select council concurred in.
President Davis appointed en the mai
ket cemmittee in place of .Mr. Eby, Mr.
Bartholemew, lie also appointed Mr.
Landis en the police cemmittee in place
of Mr. Geedman.
.Mr. Riddle complained of the bad con
dition of the street lamps, and said that
the glass was net kept as clean as itsheuld
he, and alter he and .Mr. Sebum had ad
ministered a rap or two te Mr. Kitch for
failing te clean the lamps, as required,
council adjourned.
THr; DOUTUICS IN COUNCIL.
jllc-'tnin ! Hit, I.Hiic:tntr Dletllcal . Society
I'.lietieii et Ollicern IiitereetliiR Dle-
ciif.Hhm ;iie KnhleiniCH.
The Lancaster city aud county medical
society held its regular monthly meeting
in G. A. R. hall this city. Wednesday
afternoon, the president. Dr. J. II. Musser,
in the chair.
The following named members wcre pre
sent :
Drs. J.L. Atlee, J. L.Atlee, jr., Albright,
Blackwood, Beleuiiis, Carpenter, Comp Cemp Comp
ten, M. L. Davin, Khlcr, Foreman, A. J.
Herr, M. L. Heir, F. M. Musser, Sten
mau aud Welchans, all of this city. Drs.
Bcrutheisal, Craig, Kay, Lincawcavcr, and
Righter fiem Columbia; Drs. Newpher
and J. L. Ziegler from Mount Jey ; Drs.
Ringwult and Shenk from Rohrerstown ;
Drs. Black, Braekbill aud Weaver from
SUv.sburg ; Dr. B. F. Heir, Millcrsville ;
Dr. Deaver, Buck ; Dr. .Livingston",
Meuntville ; Dr. Leainen, Leaman Place ;
Dr. J. II. Musser, Lampeter; Dr. .Miller.
Bird-in Hand ; Drs. J. It. Shenk and
lirnbst, Lititz ; Dr. Shaeffer, Farmersville;
Dr. Tompson, Wrightsville; Dr. Treichlcr;
Elizabethtown.
Treastuer Ehler presented his annual
lepert which was received and referred te
the auditing committee. The report shows
a balance in the treasury and all billa
paid.
Tlie society proceeded te elect officers
for thu ensuing year, the election resulting
as fellows :
President Dr. T. M. Livingstone,
Meuutville.
Yiee Presidents Drs. D. II.
Shenk,
Rohrerstown, and A. M. Miller,
Bird-iii-
Hund. -
Recording Secretary Dr. Win.
weed, city.
Corresponding Secretary Dr.
Black
A. J.
Herr, city.
Tieasurer Dr. Geerge R. Welchans,
city.
Librarian Dr. B. F. Herr, Millcrsville.
Beard of Censers Drs. Win. Compten,
city ; F. (L Albright, city, and A. C.
Treichler, Elizabethtown.
Beard of Medical Examiners Drs. J
L. Atlee, city ; Henry Carpenter, city, and
J . L. Zie ler, of Mount Jey.
Publishing Committee Drs. M. L.
Herr, city ; R. W. Beleuiiis, city, aud
Air:: mder Craig, Columbia.
There was quite au animated contest in
the election of treasurer, there being
nearly a dozen candidates voted for, and
several ballets being necessary te deter
mine the result.
On motion the publishing cemmittee
was directed te secure the services of a
stenographer te report the transactions of
the society.
The newly elected president was induct
ed into office aud ou taking the chair made
a pertinent speech, thaukiug the society
for the honor cenfencd.
Drs. ('omptieu and Beleuiiis were ap
pointed a cemmittee te audit the accounts
of the retiring treasurer aud secretary ,and
report at next meeting.
On motion of Dr. M. L. Herr a commit cemmit cemmit
teo of thiee was appointed te draft resolu
tions te the memory of Dr. Themas II.
Cey, decease 1, la'e a member of the so
ciety. The chair appointed Drs. M. L.
Herr, Riugwalt and Stehman said com
mittce.
A number of interesting aud instructive
cases were reported te the society, and
discussed by several members.
Health repeits being called for, it ap
peared that there were no epidemic dis
eases of any kind withiu the county.
Adjourned.
Appointments nt llarrisburg.
S. W. Shadlc, esq., of Lewistown,
Mifflin county, who practiced law iu this
city for several years, and has many
friends here, has been appointed journal
clerk of the Pennsylvania Heuse of Rep
resentatives. The position is an arduous
aud responsible ene, but Mr. Shadle has
the capacity and disposition for work te
enable him te till it with high credit te
himself and the organization of the
Heuse.
C. A. Oblender, of the 8th ward, this
city, has received the appointment and
entered upon the duties of watchman of
the Heuse of Representatives. The ap
pointment was made upon the rccomenda rccemenda rccomenda
tien and urgent request te Representative
Snyder of a very large number of the rep
resentative German citizens of the Eighth
ward and city generally. The duties of
the place are responsible, involving watch
ful snpervisrm of the Heuse and all its
sub-chamlnrs, cemmittee rooms and
property. It will require the con
stant attendance of Watchman Oblender,
and the new chief clerk, from
whom the appeiutment comes will net
allow the work te be sublet by the ap
pointee as has been heretofore done. Clese
personal attention aud rigid fidelity te
duty are i xpected from ap; ;; .c-4- " V"
new Democratic Heuse.
AU Ugly CUBtOlIHT.
About neon a German wh wa drunk
and making considerable noi3e ou Jam?s
street was arrested by Officer Herr. He :e
histed te the station house, but with sum:;
assistance the officer landed him thera.