LANCASTER DAILY IKTEIJLIGENCEB MONDAY, JANUARY 22. 1883.
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MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 22.1883.
Spreckles and his Sugar.
Ciaus Spreckles is a California gen-
tleman,whe provides the people of the
Pacific slope with their sugar. Mr.
finreckles is a man, consequently, of
power ana ei minions. , -""-"
ahlB illustration of the great reward that
lie is a. remain
mv e.nme te intelligent energy embrac I
ing a simple opportunity. This man came
here from Germany in his youth, entirely
without capital. In 1850 he went te
California from Charleston. He has
made his fortune there by controlling
the sugar traffic of the Hawaii Islands
between which country and our own
there is a free sugar trade. Ifc was an
easy thing te see that if Hawaiian was
a geed sugar country, and its product
would reach free of duty the neighbor
ing people of the Pacific slope of the
United States, who cannot grew sugar,
it would ha a very geed enterprise te
cultivate sugar in Hawaii. Mr. Spreck
ies seems te have felt the force of the
idea ; and lie seems, moreover, te have
cultivated it for all it is worth. He
.rrmvs snrrar en twenty thousand acres
of Hawaii land and controls all that is
grown there. He has formed a company
te de it, and he controls the company.
Hisplantationsdenot grew sugar spon spen
" taneeusly ; else ether people would have
been as quick as Mr. Spreckles te seize
upon his idea. The land needed irrigation,
and Mr. Spreckles applied what it needed.
Newthathehas gained the great fortune
that his sagacity has given him, the
California people who have te buy his
sugar seem te think that they are pay
ing tee much for it. It is net easy te
sae hew they are going te get it for les?,
e;no Iia spIU it te them cheaper than
they can buy sugar from the East. The
railroad charge for transportation is as
geed as a tariff protection te Spreckles
against Eastern sugar. Of course, it
will net help the consumer te put a duty
en Hawaiian sugar. That would injure
Spreckles, but would net help the Cali Cali
feruians. If they could shake Spreckles
out of the control of Hawaii sugar, or if
they could get a lower rate of transpor
tation of sugar from the East, they
might get cheaper sugar, but at present
neither of these things seems practicable.
Mr. Spreckles is new in "Washington.
He says he is net there te influence Cen
gress te continue our free trade with
Hawaii, though he admits that it is a
very geed thing for him. Still he de
clares that he can probably continue his
business though a duty should be laid
upon his sugar ; but that probably would
depend en the amount of it. He might
be laid out very cold with a higher duty.
He maintains that it is te tiic interest
of this country te continue its present
' relations with Hawaii, which for trade
purposes is new a part of the United
States. Our contiguity te it gives us an
advantage ever all ether nations, but
this would be lest if a free interchange
of products was net permitted. Ne
doubt Mr. Spreckles is right. He talks
frankly and like an honest man. All
the money he h;is made has no doubt
been honestly made by his superior sa
gacity and enterprise. If all our rich
men earned their fortunes as fairly Ave
would have cause for congratulation.
Mr. Spreckles speaks with a frankness
about the king of the Hawaiian Islands
which one would think would be embar
rassing te a man who has se large busi
ness interests in the country. II1 says
that Kalakaua is a geed fellow, but a
perfect baby, needing a guardian. Mr.
Spreckles seems himself te be doing same
guardianship duties ever the imperial
infant, since he says that he kicked his
minister of foreign affairs out of the
island and put an end te the schemes of
the Chinese government. Evidently
Mr. Spreckles is a Dutchman with
a fairly geed opinion of himself. Xe
doubt it is deserved ; but it is a ques
tien whether King Kalakaua will re
ceive him with a smiling countenance
next time he gees te Hawaii te look leek
after his 20,000 acres of sugar. It may
be that the kicking fashion that Mr
Spreckles inaugurated may return te
plague its inventor. Still there is com
fort te Sprecklts in the thought that a
baby can't kick very hard even if he is
a king.
Toe Big te he Ilesscd.
The Philadelphia Times, which saw
in Mr. Pattison's appointment of
Mr. Cassidy for his attorney gen
eral only suicide for the admin
istration, can see nothing betttr
ahead of the party of Mr. Pattison and
Mr. Cassidy than total wreck and ruin.
And, in its view, whatever the efforts of
the organization, " Cassidyism will re
store Pennsylvania te Republicanism
and make Cameren's re-election te the
Senate among the possibilities of :he
future."
The efforts of the limes in behalf of
political reform and its .services te the
cause which elected Mr. Pattison,
and' the success of which made
possible Mr. Cassidy's appointment,
are net te be underestimated. Xene
knew them better, and during the
campaign none appreciated them mere,
than Mr. Pattison and Mr. Cassidy.
"When some of these who applaud the
appointment which the Times condemns
were most lukewarm in support of Mr.
Pattison's election, if net most hostile
te it, the kindly and efficient services of
the Times were eagerly sought. What
ever its present or future relations te
the state administration, this is net te
be forgotten. Xer is it te be denied
that some eminent and respectable
Democrats, who were mere serviceable
in the campaign than these who new
have greater confidence from the ad
ministration, share, in greater or less
degree;, the apprehensions of the Times.
Nevertheless, earnest Democrats who
take a bread view of the future
of their party are net compelled te
share the fears of the Times.
The appointment of Mr. Cassidy is
universally regarded as the personal
choice of Mr. Pattison, upon whom the
chief responsibility for it must rest, and
who must bear the blame and mainly
suffer the shame, if it should prove a po
litical miscaniage.which it is net certain
a universal dis-
position te judge of the new attorney
general by what he will de and net by
what he has been. If he prove a geed
eflicer he will de himself, the appointing
power and the party credit and service.
It has net yet been apprehended, we be
lieve, that he will commit official wrongs.
The fears of the Times and these who
stmrA it viws arn that he will abuse IllS
political advantages te make his party a
!',,. , .. . orr,enf n,i
machine for his own advancement, ana
that by prostituting the administration
te this service the Democracy will be
afflicted with the same fatality which,
in the shape of Camerenism, net only
rendered Republican administration in
adequate te public needs, but made the
dominant influences of the party se
odious te a large portion of it that, as a
final and desperate means of re
lief from them, party defeat was
allowed by some and aided by ethers. If
it was te be expected that such a condi
tion of things would ensue te the De
mocracy from Mr. Cassidy's appointment
similar results might be predicated with
unerring certainty. But there is this
saving and essential difference, that the
Democratic organization will permit no
such thing as the boss-ship of its erganiza
tien by its office-holders and office
hunters, should that be contemplated, of
which the administration of Mr. Patti
son and Mr. Cassidy has as yet made no
sign.
Mr. Cassidy has a right te be a candi
date for United States senator and he
can, no doubt, aid his election te that
office by attracting public admiration
for the upright and vigorous and intelli
gent discharge of the duties of the place
upon which he has new entered. He can
injure himself and his prospects mere
by attempting te establish a boss-ship
ever his party than by any ether means.
It would be resented by the party en
general principles, and net only because
after Mr. Cassidy's proclamation of his
candidacy for United States senatershin
he would be suspected of selfish motives,
but because his past career has net
shown him te be a courageous or suc
cessful political leader.
The Democratic party in Pennsyl
vania will net permit the interests of its
organization te become identical with
the interests of what the Times
calls u Cassidyism " any mere than
it will permit it te be subordinated te
Wallaceism, Randallism, McClureism,
Pattisenism or anything else that may
be understood te be the interests of one
man te the exclusion of the party geed.
The last campaign was wen by men
and means superior te these selfish con
siderations and the party organization
can be controlled by them, despite any
effort te mislead or subvert it. Xe
Democratic state convention will lake a
policy nor candidates shaped for it by
any one of rival interests battling for
themselves at the cost of the party's in
tegrity, and until it is made plain that
Democracy is te mean one or the ether
of such interests we decline te share the
view of the Times that " Reform De
mocracy has degenerated " te the per
sonal service of any one of its leaders or
followers.
Tiik perils of travel have a vivid il
lustration in the reports we prinfte day
of the sinking of the steamer Cimbria,
involving a less of several hundreds of
lives, while a runaway locomotive out
in California brings death in shocking
form te twenty persons. By land and
by water the traveling public appear te
be encircled roundabout by deadly
dangers which a proper degree of pru
dence would probably have averted. The
distressing catastrophes recorded in to
day's prints call for a rigid investigation
of the causes leading te the frightful
sacrifice of human life.
Ix the estimates heretofore made of
the probable number of delegates in the
next Democratic state convention the
figures have been given at ."39. The offi
cial returns, however, show that in the
Seventh legislative district of Luzerne
anil Lackawanna only 1.30S votes were
cast for Pattison (and net ever 1 ,500 as
had been estimated.) Hence, the upper
tienment of this district is reduced te
one delegate and the whole number from
3.7.) te 35S.
Whknevkk they run short of a news
paper sensation out West, some enterpris
ing correspondent kills off Hilly the Kid,
who, from the returns thus far received
is decidedly the most numerous outlaw
that the boundless resources of the prai
ries have yet been able te produce.
It is gratifying te hear that the Legisla
ture will adept a resolution that its em
ployees shall de in person the work they
arc paid for. This is exactly rijjht. Ne
work ; no pay. Constant attendance upon
their pests of duty aud no delegation of
their functions should be exacted from
every man en the pay roll.
The new assured certainty of Senater
MacPhcrseu's re election in New Jersey
will give general satisfaction in Demo
cratic circles. He has been a very fair
Senater ; te him the party ewes a Demo
cratic Legislature in that state, aud, as
Jersey politics go, his party might go
much further and fare far
electing MacPhersen
worse than by
Without any very violent surface agi
tation the people in this state who favor
the submission cf a constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of liquor are getting in a deal of work.
Seme of these days a petition will be pre
sented in this behalf, with a list of names
running up te the hundreds of thousands
and even seme of their owners may be
surprised te read them.
The appeal of our German fellow
citizens for aid in behalf of their country
men, sufferers from the late devastating
floods, should net fall en heedless ears.
The immigrant kith and kin of the
afflicted have deDe much for the develop
ment and stable citizenship of America ;
and a community se largely made up as
outs of the German element should net be
backward in giving.
There is a fine fight up in the slate
region of Northampton county between
rival railroad companies competing for the
carriage of the product of the mine3. As
fast as the New Yerk, Slatington & New
England company tears up the rails of the
Lehigh & Lackawauna it lays them down
again, and finally it get the bulge en its
rival by complaining against its Italian
and Hungarian laborers as disturbers of
the peace and hustling them off te the
Easten jail in a box car, se that in their
absence track laying went en briskly. In
this state of affairs the use of local mag
istracy is rather convenient. Such events
might seem a little intense in a law abid
ing community, but they occur in the sec
tion where an alleged murderer some years
age was strung up without jadgeerjury.
THK ALBATROSS.
his wing3 like banners te the
He
spreads
ereczc.
He cleaves the air afloat en pinions wide;
Leagues upon leagues, across tlie lonely seas,
He sweeps above the vast, uneasy tide.
Fer days together through thetmckles? skied,
Stead last, -without a quiver et his plumes,
Without a moment's pau.-e for rest, he Hies
ThreuRh dazzling sunshine and through
cloudy glooms.
Down the green gulfs he glides, or skims the
foam.
Searching for booty with an eager eye,
llevcaliig alelt where the long breakcis comb
O'er wrecks lorlein, that, topple helplessly.
He loves the tempest : lie is glad te see
The rearing gale te heaven the billows toss,
Fer strong te battln with the storm is he,
T'jc mystic bird. Ilie wandering albatross !
Celia Thaxtcr in St. Nicholas.
That was rather an unpleasant begin
ning for a bridal trip down in Virginia,
which witnessed the arrest of the bride
for the larceny of $1:50 from her uncle,
who had a few hours previously cast the
traditional old shoe after the happy
couple wishing them geed luck. The in
genuous young creature gave as an ex
planation for her singular conduct the
fact that the aforesaid undo had neglected
te make her a suitable wedditig gift, and
she supplied the emission by appropriat
ing the money which she found lying in a
convenient place, and which just filled the
hill of her desires. This did net sscm te
have any effect upon the hard-hearted
minions of the law, who hustled her of! in
all her bridal finery and locked her up
just like any common criminal. There is
a moral in this incident for ambitious
biides and thoughtless uucics.
PERSONAL.
GovKKNen Cleveland asks for " a
scat anywhere " in an Albany church.
C. P. IIuxtixgden, who counts his dol
lars by the million, began Hfe as a peddler
of ten-cent trinkets.
Mu. Quay, ex secretary of the common
wealth, has declined the compliment et a
dinner proffered him by his late official
associates.
Dr. Evans, the richest, if net the most
skillful of the American dentists in Paris,
has just received the Russian Order of St.
Ann, the tenth decoration that he has had
conferred upon him.
Pkince Frederick Cu.viit.ks Alexan
der, brother of the emperor of Germany,
died en Sunday aged 83 years. His last
words were : " Leug live the Emperor."
The prince had been ill for a long time.
Freddie Gebiiakdt will go with Mrs.
Langtry as far Seuth as Memphis. At
the latter peiut he will bid her adieu,
going from there diiectly West and visit
ing Denver, Cheyenne and ether promi
nent cities further West.
Maggie Mitchell denies the current
rumor that her cMest daughter, Fanchen,
is about te make her debut en the stage.
" My daughter," she says, " is still a
child aud at a bearding school, net even
dreaming, I trust, as yer, of a professional
career."
Dexman Thompson has made about
two hundred thousand dollars out of the
character of Jeshua Whitcomb. When he
began playing the part he was in debt for
small sums in every town in America and
many funny stories are told of his huuting
up his creditors and repaying old and in
some cases forgotten obligations.
Jeseph Cooper, a millionaire, who died
in New Orleans recently, came from Ire
laud when a lad, landing with.a few shil
ings in his pocket. Ha made his money
in the lighterage business at- Bagdad, Mex
ice, during the war. He was the princi
pal owner of the tow-beat line at Seuth
Pass and held stock in several railroad
companies.
General Sherman, while looking thin
and angular, is se muscular that every ene
is deceived in his weight. He says if se
disposed he can always win a bet regard
ing weight. He weighs nearly two
hundred pounds, hut any ene who
attempts te guess en the subject never
estimates it at mere than ene hundred and
thirty pounds.
Mayer T. V. Powderly, of Scranton,
has resigned his position as Grand Master
Workman of the Knights of Laber of
Ameiica. His duties as Grand Master
Workman took up a meat deal of his
time, day and night, te the neglect of
ether important work. His corrcspond cerrcspond corrcspend
cuco averages a hundred letters a day, and
his sight has been greatly impaired by
night work.
MVAL.OWfcl HIS AI.SK tekth.
Dr. Agnew I'talies in it Man's Threat ler
False Teeth ami flaln.
Harry Beck, the Wilkesbarre bartender
who swallowed his teeth en Friday night,
and whose friends thought he would di,
arrived in Philadelphia en Saturday after
noon, and at ouce proceeded te the office
of Dr. D. Hayes Agncw. He said that
the accident happened while he was eating
a plate of oysters. He bit upeu a shell,
breaking two of his teeth from an tipper
plate containing four The plate was
loosened in his mouth and, with the two
remaining teeth, was swallowed, lodging
in his threat. He proceeded te his home
and four physicians were summoned.
Their efforts te reraove the teeth were in
effectual, as the proper instruments were
net procurable, though one of the physi
cians declared his ability te remove them
if Mr. Beck would allow him te administer
chloroform. Te this Mr. Beck objected.
In the raeantime the teeth had worked
downward te near the stomach, and were
felt there with au instrument inserted by
Dr. Murphy. The unfortunate man suff
creel gieatly from the effects of his strange
accident. He was unable te cat anything,
but could drink a little water. Dr. Agnew
en Saturday afternoon, after a somewhat
difficult operation, brought up the teeth.
Mr. Beck has net beeu seriously inj urcd
by the singular occurrence.
A Postmaster Arrested.
August Ncbinger, postmaster at Steel Steel
ten, has been arrested, charged with re
taining money received for money orders
and extracting money from letters. The
amount is placed at $1,200. Nebinger ad
mits the deficiency, but says it was an
unwilling crime and that the money was
used principally in the recent election.
The prisoner will have a hearing, when
a continuance of the case will be granted
until the latter part of the week.
ratal Injuries te Miners.
Advices from the mines of the Harris
burg Copper mining .company, in Adams
county, states that a premature blast
occurred en Friday night, and four man
were injured, two supposed fatally. The
miues are in the mountains, and it was
fifteen hours before medical aid could
reach them. Ne further particulars have
been received.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
TVKKCK UN THE SUUTHKKH FAC1P1U.
A Train of Can Separate, la Wrecked and
Burned Twenty-one f-eraens Known
te Have Perished.
The overland express by the Southern
Pacific, which left San Francisce at9 a.
in., Friday, stepped near Tehichipa sta
tion te attach an extra engine. While
making the change the train by some
means yet unknown get away and started
back down a grade of 120 feet te the mile.
The train consisted of two engines, ex
press, mail and baggage cars, two sleeping
cars, ene ceacb and a smoking car. It
went down the grade at a frightful speed
for about four miles, when the last sleeping
car jumped the track and went ever au
embankment fifteen feet high, carryiug
with it the ether sleeping car and the
mail, baggage and express cars, all of
which were piled in a shattered heap, took
fire and were consumed. The passenger
coach aud the smoking car kept en the
down grade, but were stepped by leaving
the track two miles further en, no one
en beard them being injured. The
scene following the wreck was a tcr tcr
rible one. A number of persons jammed
in the debris of the train were roasted te
death befere the eyes of theso who were
unable te save them. At present it is im
possible te give au accurate account of
the less of life, but it is believed that
from twelve te lifteea persons were killed
or burned te death . The dead, se far as
known, are Mrs. Jehn Cassell, wife of a
well kuewn mining man, burned ; F. W.
Pierson, express messenger; Mr. Law Law
rcuce, porter of one of the sleepers, burned
aud the porter et the ether sleeper, named
Wright, who was taken out alive, but
died seen after. It is feared that the wife
of ex-Governer Downey, who was en the
trajn with her husband, is among the dead.
At 10:10 a. m. seven bodies had been
taken out, some of tbem burned
beyond recognition. The fellow
ing named nersens are reperted in
jured : Mrs. Captain J. K. Brown, Miss
Ida Brown, Lbe Watcrhouse, Mrs. A. L.
Watorhcuse and her two children, Jehn T.
Casell, ox-Gevornor Themas Downey, a
maid of Mrs. Perter Ashe, James Woodall
F. W. Dougherty, Mrs. P. C. Hatch, Mrs.
It. Hatch. It is a remarkable fact that
the wounded are almost without exception
but slightly injured. The following pas
sengers received no injury : Perter Ashe
and wife, II. A. Oliver, Miss E. Squires
and T. J. Oliver. Many are missing and
are supposed te have been buried ia the
wreck. Ashe and his wife, who is a daugh
ter of the late. JudgeE. B. Crocker, were
en their wedding tour. They were in the
sleeper which first left the track aud their
escape uninjured is almost miraculous.
A special train has been sent te the scene
from Les Angeles with physicians aud an
undertaker. The dead and wounded will
be taken te Les Angeles. Meanwile every
possible attention is paid them en the
gveund. A wrecking train has arrived
from Sumner.
Further advices from Tehichipa state,
as the probable cause of the accident, that
when the train was stepped the air-brakes
were applied, and that en detaching the
engine the brakes were relaxed and the
hand brakes were either left open or were
net strong enough te held the train. The
movement may have been helped by
a strong gale which was blowing at the
time. It is new certain that eighteen
passengers and two sleeping-car porters
lest their lives and that teu or twelve
ether persons were badly injured. Seven
teen bodies have been recovered from
the wreck. One of them is considered
certainly te be that of Mrs. Dow
ney. Captain Waterhouse, previously re
ported injured, is net expected te survive.
The follewiug named persons were badly
burned : Mrs. P. C. Hatch, 3Irs. R. L.
Hatch. Mrs. Captain Brown, It. C. Rens,
Capt. T. 11. Thatcher, Stephen Coffin, J.
W. Scaries, J. B. Woodall and F. W.
Dougherty. The wounded will be pk
iced
in the uesDital at Jjes Angeles at tne rai
t
read company's expense. The remains of
the unidentified dead, if any, will be
buried at Les Angeles. Superintendent
Fillmore says that it is net yet known who
is te blame, but that some one has been
careless. The matter will be thoroughly
investigated. The train carried from San
Fraucisco ene pouch of registered letters
for St. Leuis, Me., aud about ene hundred
small packages of registered letters for
various ether points. The mail was im
portant and unusually heavy, containing
letters aud printed matter for LesAugelcs,
San Bernardine and all pestcflices south
of these points in Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, a poi tien of Colerado and the state
of Senera, Mexico. One report is that all
the mail aud express matter was burned,
while another is that it was saved.
I' uri her I'artlciilars.
A li sp itc'i from Tehichipa concerning
the accident te the Southern Pacific ex
press train near there confirms the death
of Mrs. Downey and says ex-Governer
Downey is badly Hurt, out will recover.
Only a few passengers left here ou the
train. A number get en at way stations,
but as the list is net made up until Mo Me
jave is reached, a full list cannot be ob
tained except by personal inquiry.
It is new ascertained that at the time
the train broke loose and ran down the'
grade the air brakes had beeu taken off
and the men who attended the hand
braxes were away from their pests, one
attending te switehing the engine and the
ether relighting his extinguished lamp.
The train gathered headway quickly, and
was seen dashing down the grade at the
rate of a mile a minute. At a sharp curve
of the read the coach and smoker, which
were ahead, broke the coupling and sepa
rated from the rest of the train,
making the turn safely. The sleep
ers en the mail, express and baggage
ears were da3hcd against a high bank
and then thrown hack, rolling down an
embankment. The lamps aud stoves at
once set lire te the wreck, which was in
stantly in a blaze. Harry Conners, news
agent, who was sleeping in the baggage
car, was awakened by the movement of
the car and aroused James Woodhull,
just as the cars made the jump. The
reef of the car was split open and both
men were thrown out and severely bruised.
Ceuners, while lying en the ground,
unable te render any assistance, saw
the train enveloped in flames and heard
the shrieks of the dying victims and saw
them vainly endeavoring te struggle from
the burning ruins. Perter Ashe and wife,
who occupied a drawing room in one of
the sleepers, were awakened by the crash.
They succeeded in getting out without iu
jury, but of the sixteen ether occupants
ofthecarnot ene is believed te have cs
caped. Meantime, the occupants of the
coach which kept en the down grade suc
ceeded in stepping it, thereby saving the
lives of some forty occupants of that and
the smoking car. They immediately walk
ed back te the scene of the accident,
but found only the smeuldering
remains of the train and the few
who had escaped with their lives
lying bruised and bleeding in the dark
ness, shivering in the piercing cold night
air, or rendering assistance te each ether.
Relief arrived from Tehichipa, four miles
distant, and as seen as possible medical
attendance was sent from Sumner and
Hr.kersficld, and subsequently from Les
Angeles. A search for the dead seen
showed that twenty-one persons had per
ished. Eleven were beyond all recogni
tion, only headless bodies and charred
limbs being found. Of the body of
Mrs. Downey only the head and
bust remained, which were t recog
nized by her jewelry. All the bodies and
fragments of bodies were placed in coffins.
The wounded were removed te the bag
gage car, and ou the arrival of the relief
train from Les Angeles were sent te that
city. Of the killed, Wright, colored,
porter of one of the sleepers, was crushed;
Express Messenger Charles Pierson had
his head shattered, and the following five
were burned, but net beyond recognition :
Miss Mamie E. Quirree. Mrs. H. O.
Oliver, Mrs. Downey, M. Wethered and
Mrs. James Cassell. T,we men, names
unknown, but supposed te be discharged
soldiers, were found dead but net burned.
One ether body, of a large man, badly
charred, was found and is supposed te be
that of Cel. Larabee. ex congressman
from Wisconsin. Ex-Governer Downey
says Mr. 'Larabee wa3 en the train and has
been missing since the accident. The re
maining eleven bodies are still unidenti
fled. The list of wounded is net changed
from the previous report. An inquest is
in progress, but as yet no news has been
received as te its findings. Ne ene but
the railroad and county officials are ad
mitted te the inquest.
Dr. Carsen, a young physician, of
Fresne, who took the train en Friday
night which was wrecked at Tehichipa, is
supposed te be among the unidentified
dead.
An Edifying Civil Service Story.
A very estimable woman, se far as char
acter is concerned, was sent te Senater
"Vest, of Missouri, for a position in
one of the departments. Understanding
that a clerical position was what was
wanted the senator told her te make her
application in writing. Next day the
geed woman brought her formal applica applica
tien, The senator and a fiiend looked
ever it and concluded that it clearly
showed the writer incompetent for the
position sought. She was informed of the
verdict aud said with a burst of tears :
" New see hew easy it is te make a mis
take. That was written by a person high
up in the department. As for myself, I
can't write at all !"
A millionaire Supervisor.
Friends of Mr. A. J. Cassatt in the
upper district of Ardmoie, Montgomery
county, who desired his re election as
supervisor of the district, were receutly
informed that his abseuce would make
him ineligible for re-election. They have
secured a legal opinion te the effect that
Mr. Cassatt is still eligible, aud they will
offer his name as a candidate.
AW BIAGRAW'-S CUSTOMER.
The Sen of a Noteu Turluian and His Crim
inal Exploits.
Philadelphia Press.
After evading the officers of juscice
nearly three months, Rebert A. Welch,
the scapegrace son of the veteran turfman,
Aristides Welch, formerly owner of "Er
denhcim" stad farm, was arrested en Fri
day night for forgery committed last No
vember. The arrest was effected by
Special Officers Keating and Heffman, of
the Eighth district, in citizens' dress.
Welch was found at Ne. 248 Wyoming
street, West Thiladelphia. lhe crime,
which is likely te cause an abrupt
check te young Welch's wayward career,
was the passing of a forged check for
$G75 en Adam R. Magraw, of Colera, Cecil
county, Md. Magraw is well and favora
bly kuewn throughout Cecil county as a
stock breeder. " He is closely acquainted
with old Aristides Welch, and it was
through this intimacy that he became
known te the youthful forger. Last No
vember young Welch made his appear
ance at Magraw's Colera home for the
express purpose of geiug en a gunning
trip. Magraw gave the young man a hos hes hos
pitable reception, and made prepara
tions te accompany him in search of game.
After remaining at Colera a day Welch
hurriedly left for Philadelphia, giving as
au excuse for his hasty departure unex
pected business or an urgent character.
Twe days later he returned te Cecil
county prepared, asla said, te go gun
ning. Almest simultaneously with his
return Welch received a letter purporting
te have been written by his father, en
closing a check for $075 en the Farmers'
and Mechanics' national bank of Phila
delphia, and drawn te the order of
Jeseph S. Levering, the retiied sugar rc rc
finer, who died last month in German
town. Frem what cau be learned the let
ter was undoubtedly written by young
Welch himself and posted by him 'in this
city just befere taking the traiu for his
return te Maryland. Of thesa f act3, hew
ever, Magraw wa3 of course ignorant.
Upen receiving the check Welch told Ma
graw that he did net care te return te
Philadelphia te draw the money, at the
same time, hewevcr,he expressed the great
est anxiety te get the cash. 'See here," he
finally said te his host, "if you endorse
this check for me 1 can get it cashed at
the bank in Elkton." Thoroughly un
suspecting Magraw endorsed the paper,
and shortly after the Elkteu bank, en the
strength of the Colera stock breeder's
familiar signature, promptly paid the
money. A few days later Welch disap
pcared from Cecil ceuuty. Iu the course
of time the check reached the Farmers'
and Mechanics' bank of this city, where it
was pronounced a forgery. Having en
dersed it, Magraw was compelled te make
geed the $G75 paid te the forger.
This done, the Marylauder swore
out a warrant for Welch's arrest,
and placed it in the hands of
Pinkerton's detectives for execution. In
the meantime the young criminal was
having a royal time gunning for ducks in
North Careliua. Several days since the
police of the Eighth district, learning that
Welch had returned te this city, began au
active search for him. Magraw was noti
fied of his presenoe here, aud a seceud
warrant was swera out befere Magistrate
Lukcns. Welch was traced te the Wy
oming street home and taken into cus
tody. He took his capture quite philo
sophically, and readily consented te
accompany the officers te Elk ten without
requisition. He was accordingly taken
there en Friday night.
Welch's latest crime is net the first one
he has committed. Although net ever
twenty-three years of age, he has figured
iu several crooked transactions. It is net
niore than two years age since he created
a sensation by pelting a pretty snubrette
at the Walnut street theatre with rotten
eggs. Welch became enameured of the
actress, and in the cenrse of their intimacy
presented her with jewels and ether
costly knick-knacks. The woman, how
ever, seen tired of his attentions and made
no secret of- the fact. One afternoon
the pair separated after a rather stormy
scene Welch threatened te have revenge.
That evening the soubrette appeared at
the Waluut street theatre. Welch occu
pied a scat in the uppermost gallery. The
moment the soubrette appeared en the
stage he began polling her with rotten
eggs. A scene of the wildest confusen fol
lowed. Welch was promptly arrested and
punished. Later he forged a check for
$800, obtained the money and handed it
te a comrade named Petrie for safe keep
ing in the event of arrest. The two
went te New Yerk, aud, upon arriving
there, Welch demanded the stolen money.
Petrie refused te return it. A quarrel en
sued, which ended in Welch shoetiug Pe
trie through the body. Pi was many
days before the latter recovered. Fer a
long time he lay at death's deer. It cost
old Aristides Welch fully $0,000 te clear
his son. After that affair young Welch
kept quiet for a time, but net long. The
old spirit of evil adventure was seen re
vived in him. Before being captured for
the Levering forgery the police say he
obtained several large suras of money in
precisely the sams manner.
Mayer's ;eurt.
His honor had a few ledgers aud five
drunken men te attend te thi3 morning.
The ledgers were discharged ; ene of the
drunks was sent te jail for live days, one
for ten and three were discharged en pay
ment of costs.
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
TRADE In SEED LEAF AM) HAVANA.
Fer the Week Ending Saturday, January
20, 10 A. M.la Sew Yerk The
Lecal Outlook.
U. S. Tobacco Journal.
There is no change te report. There
were a number of prospective buyers in
the market ; there were some packers of
'81 Pennsylvania, that slyly hinted of bav
ing made some very satisfactory sales ;
there were some manufacturers-who brag
ged of having bought '81 Pennsylvania
ter 10 cents, and that they could have
bought it cheaper if they only had had the
heart te make eilers. Some whose credit
would cover 25 cases, insinuated that they
had made offers en several thousand cases
of this and that crop, and seme said that
there wasn't auy thing in the market fit te
buy.
Seemingly mero business was done than
we arc able te report te day ; but as we
are net en detective duty we give what we
believe te he facts.
There were sales as fellows :
Pennsylvania Crep '80 : 500 cases, at
6 te 12 cents.
New Yerk Crep '81 : 450 cases Big
Flats, at 9 te 12 ccuts.
Connecticut Crep '81 : 250 cases ;
seconds 14 cents ; wrappers 25 ceuts.
Ohie Crep '81 : 200 cases, &t 3J te 7
cents.
Sumatra Market veiy active. It seems
as if everybody is and has beeu providing
himself with Sumatra in order te be ahead
of an increased tariff or te balk any high
notions en the part of the seed leaf trade.
Sales number about 500 bales at from $1
te $1.35.
Seme large sized, dark, but dry-colored
Java was sold at 95 cents te $1.05.
Havana very active. Sales 800 bales.
Prices unchanged.
Cans' Repert.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J.
S. Gans' Sen & Ce.. tobacco brokers, Ne.
131 Water street, New Yerk, for the week
ending Jan. 22. 1883 :
500 cases 1880 and 1881 state, 9(ti)14 ;
250 cases 1881, New England, 1625 ;
400 eases 1830, Fennsylvania, G$13 ; 200
cases 1880 aud 1881 Ohie, -l&Gj. Total,
1,350 cases.
The Philadelphia Market.
Tobacco Leaf.
Seed Leaf Cigar leaf of all kinds shows
steady increase at very fair figures, but
the demand is largely confined te wrap
pers. Pennsylvania 1881 crop begins te
show such quality that it is gradually
cemiug te the front ; Yerk state Havanna
seed fellows close behind. Packers report
'82 Pennsylvania as excellent in seme
localities, but net generally O. K. Stock
iu hands of our dealers here is well select
ed, aud of such a character that trade
must fellow sooner or later. Prices are
held very steady by owners. Outlook is
favorable.
The Lecal Tobacco Market.
The sales of 1880 and 1881 leaf during
the past week feet up about 300 cases
terms private.
The transactions iu 1882 have been
limited. Farmers held out for old prices
and packers insist ou a reduction. The
trade continues te be depressed, also,
by the uncertainty as te what the actieu
of Congress may lie relative te the repeal
of the internal tax ou tobacco, and the
imposition of a prohibition tax
ou that " bugaboo," Sumatra leaf.
If Congress would simply say that
the internal tax shall be repealed or re
duced, aud that the tariff' en Sumatra
shall be increased, or shall net be in
creased, dealers and manufacturers would
knew what te de, but as Congress, as
usual, don't Tcuew what te de, the to
bacco trade languishes. The Republicans,
who are in the majority, seem te be di
vided in opinion as te the propriety or
necessity of a change in the present law,
aud the Democrats', who will be in a ma
jerity iu the next Heuse, appear te be
willing te wait, and thus claim whatever
glory there may be in the repeal of the
obnoxious tax.
On Saturday there were some deliveries
of 1882 Jeaf at a few of the packing houses
in this city, but it was nothing te compare
with the deliveries of former years. It is
estimated that scarcely mero than 3,000
cases of the 1832 crop of this county have
yet been sold while this time last year fully
30,000 cases of the crop of 1S31 had been
bought.
lur Knrupean Frtemlw.
for the ISTELLIHENCKi:.
"Net a single year passas that the people of
the United States de net contribute large
ly te aid suffering aud unfortunate people
in Europe. New it is the Irish, then it is
the Germans, and later en it is some ether
nationality that reaches out pleading
hands for relief. We net only give liber
ally but we give cheerfully and promptly.
But can auy ene remember when any Eu
ropean people have sent assi.it ince te such
of our people who have buett iu need ?
Nea Era.
Ged loves a cheerful giver, hut he must
net beast of it. Yet for the in
struction of the writer of the above
article we would call his attention
te a few facts : 1st. When the Indians in
America were in need of civilization, the
Puritans came te aid them. 2nd. When
America needed people te develop her
resources, the immigration carae te the res
cue. 3rd. When the civil war raged and
money was needed, German capitalists
took our bends cheerfully. 4th. When the
city of Chicago had been scorched by-fire,
Germany sent a lanre amount of money
ever te aid the sufferers.
Ax Adopted Uitizen.
SHlUUUtJ UHARGKS.
Larceny mid Receiving Stelen Uoeds.
Heward Clair, Ephraim Bresey, Jehn
Balmer and Geerge Feltz, young men
belonging te Mastersenvillc, this county,
were arrested by Officer Eicholtz yester
day, brought te Lancaster, and committed
te prison te answer for larceny, and re
ceiving stolen goods. It appears that the
tere of J. M. S. Mastcrsen, in Masfcorson Masfcerson Masfcorsen
ville, was robbed of a number of articles
some time age, including several revolvers.
The cigar manufactory of Jehn J. Theme,
was also robbed of about 2,000 boxed
cigars. One of the thieves was indiscreet
enough te sell ene or mere of
the stolen pistols at a rcdiculeusly
low price. This aroused suspicion.
An investigation followed and the thief
gave companions away. Seme of the stolen
property was found in the possession of
the accused, and one of the party, having
made a clean breast of the affair, there ap
pears te be a clear case against the ethers.
They will have a hearing before Alderman
Spurrier at 10 o'clock Wednesday.
Anether Larceny Case.
Jehn Myers, au assistant attendant at
the lower county hespitaI,wcnt en a drunk
last week and was discharged ou Satur
day by the superintendent. It was after
wards discovered that he had stolen a
silver watch and $5 in money from a sick
inmate of the hospital, and a let of razors
belonging te the hospital. He was ar
rested and committed for a hearing before
Alderman Spurrier at 7 o'clock this even
ing.
Y. .Tt. C. A.
This evening in the Y. M. C. A. hall
there will be given another of these inter
esting lectures illustrated by the oxy
hydrogen microscope. The subject is
light, and arc, because of the careful
preparations of the lecturer, W. P. King,
interesting and instructive. Let no one
who has au invitation fail te be present.
COLUMHIA. NEWS.
Frem ear Regular Correspondent.
The oil rendering establishment of
Mr.
Alex Rosenthal bas been sela.
A gang of drunken men indulged in a
disgraceful scene near the P. R. R. station
en Saturday evening. Ne arrests as
usual.
Miss Lilly Seibert had both arms badly
scalded yesterday by falling while carry
ing a pet of boiling water.
The residence and office of Dr. T. W.
Kay have been remeved te one of the
beuses of the block opposite his late place
of residence en Walnut street.
Five hundred and twenty and a half
tens of pig iron were made at the Shaw
nee furnace during the week finding en
Saturday last. This is the largest pro
duction ever turned out at theso furnaces
within the same time.
Timethy Doleu, emple ed at Fritz &
Razor's boiler works en North Second
street, had ene of his hands crushed by a
stroke from a heavy hammer. Ne bones
were broken.
Te morrow evening a spelling bce will
be held in the school house at Norwood,
at which eleven prizes will be awarded.
These bees generally draw a large number
of Columbians, both as participants and
witnesses.
Mr. W. W. Upp held a reception at his
residence, en Fourth street, en Saturday
evening, for the friends of his seu, Mr.
Wm. B. Upp, and bride. A large number
of persons were present aud the entertain
ment was continued until a late hour.
While a large sleighing party, which
had been in this place yesterday, was ou
its return trip te Lancaster, ene of the
sleighs was upset. Fortunately the horse
attached was a gentle one, or the party
might net have escaped with a scaru only.
Te-night and te morrow night Ward H.
Mills, the boy orator and lecturer, will
lecture en the subject "The Light and
science or Iiifeand riature " in St. Jehn k
Lutheran church.
The high school pupils complain that
the rooms are net sufficiently heated.
During a day of last week they were
obliged te put their wraps en te keep
warm. A new heater should replace the
present eue if it docs net heat the building
sufficiently. The matter should be at
tended te at ence before mere of the
pupils take severe cold.
A considerable number of probatienists
cenuected themselves with the Methodist
church yesterday, neatly all of them being
adults. Most et these who have thus far
professed conversion duriug the revival
have been adults, but a strong effort is
new being made amongst the jcunger
people.
The late warm weather and the rain had
melted the snow en the river ; the pre
vailing cold has beeu the means of aain
producing skating, It is net te be found
in one immense sheet of smooth ice as it
was a few week siuce, however, but is
scattered about in patches, lame and Miiall.
Mr. A. M. Reesa, the late dancing mas
ter, left town today te act as the traveling
agent of W. A. King'B baking establish
ment. The secretary of II. D. T. club is
new corresponding with a dancing master
of Lancaster, with the view of securing
his services for the club. The members of
the club de net intend letting it becotne
defunct, like the " Patience " uiusicale.
KKLlKr FOK (SEKMANV.
Subscriptions Opened Ter the Suflererrt Ireiu
Fhiect.
At the meeting of German citizens, held
in Micnnercher hall en Friday evening te
devise measures of relief for their fellow
countrymen, devastated by Heeds, an or
ganization was made by the selection of
the following officers : President, Prof.
CarlMatz; secretary, J. II. Schneider;
treasurer, Henry Wolf.
A committee te solicit subscriptions, te
be called the " Lancaster Relief Commit
tee for the German Sufferers," te be com
posed of one member from eacii society
represented, was appointed as fellows :
Masnnercher, Gee. M. Bergcr; Licder
krauz, Philip Lebzeltcr ; Hebcl ledge, I.
O.O. F., Wm. Balz; Washington Con
clave of Seven Wise Men, Rudelph I'.
Keller; Teutonia ledge, K. of P.. JarI
Schultz; Red Jacket tribe, I. O. R. M.,
Otte Pachelbel ; St. Peter's Beneficial so
ciety, Franz. J. Martin ; St. Jeseph's
Beneficial society, Jeseph Licht ; St. An An
teony's Beneficial society, Adam Mattern;
Schiller Sterbe Kassa-Vereiu. Jehn Spang
ler ; Cannstatter Yelksfest Vcrein, Jacob
Rieker.
Subscriptions may be made te auy of
these gentlemen or left at tiie mayor's
office. Anether mectiDg te feet up the
collections, will ha held next Friday uveu
ing. The follewiug contributions have
been made by different societies : Leider
kranz, $50 ; Micnnercher. $35 ; Shiller
Sterbc-Kassa-Verein, $50 ; Cannstatter
Velksfest Vereiii, $25 ; Teutonia Io.lge,
$22 ; Hebel ledge, $20 ; Washington con
clave, $20; Red Jacket tribe, $10 ; St.
Antheny's, $25.
A Mur Reute.
Pe&tmaster Marshall has received in
struction.! from the department at Wash
ington te receive proposals for carrying
the United States mails between this eity
and Rewlamlsville, Md., for a period ex
tending from February 1, 1883, te June
30, 1885, and he has accordingly posted
notices te thatelleet in the ollice desiguat
. ing the route by which the mail .shall be
carried. The proposals will remain open
until January 29, and will be ferwauled
I unopened te the posteffico department,
. who will award the contract under thorog therog thoreg
, ulati.iDS governing the same, which are duly
specified in the netica. The route, which
is known as Ne. 8,253, is ene of the fa-
meus " Star Routes," se that the success
ful bidder will be afforded ;iu opportunity
of gaining celebrity in that department of
national notoriety. The present contractor
for carrying the mail is ene Gibsen, of
Kentucky, who failed in his enterprise,
and the sub-contractor has iu consequence
refused te longer carry out his part of the
bargaiu.
Killed in the West.
A postal card received by Postmaster
Marshall, of this city, reads as fellows :
"Ceulteuville, Randelph Ce., III. )
January 17, 1883. $
" Dear Sin : De you knew of anyone
living n Lancaster or near there by the
name of Feury? If se please let them
knew that Mr. Harry Feury was killed iu
an explosion at the Coultersville coal bank.
Leaves a wife and one iittle child. Please
answer.
"Mattie Feukv."'
Mr. Marshall states that he docs net
knew of any person of the nanm in this
city, though there may possibly be a fam
ily of the name living somewhere in the
county.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
posteffico at Lancaster for the week end
ing Jan. 22, 1883 :
Ladies List : Mrs. Ann C. Bechler, Mrs.
Addie Destetter. Julia Miles, Aunty Susan
Miller, Addie Reinhart, Katie Rearden,
3Irs. 3Ienne Swope.
OenW List : Jno. Beaver, Sandferd
Clark, Christ Frantz, Samuel Manasso Manasse
witz ( for., 2 ), Asher Millhouse, Mathew
Quinu, Sam'I Russell, J. II. Sherbut,
Frank Shickler, M. W. Stauffer, Isaac H.
Sweeigerd.
Snrety et the Veace. 1
Wesley Derwart, en complaint of Gee.
Flick, was arrested for surety of the
peace. -It appears that Derwart beards
with Flick, and during a dispute be
tween the two, Derwart rafc-ed a chair
and threatened te brain Flick with it. He
was held for a hearing te morrow evening
before Alderman Spurrier.
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