LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY" 3l. 1883. Jlancastcr Intelltgenret. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 31, 1883. Figuring en Apportionment. There are apportionments and appor tionments. And there will be diversity of opinion en this subject until both Houses of the Legislature have agreed upon a bill and the governor has signed it. Even then it is net likely that it will be satisfactory te everybody, nor en tirely satisfactory te anybody. Fer tee many politicians and statesmen approach the making of an apportionment with a spirit, first, of carving out a district for themselves at the expense of every ether consideration; and, secondly, te make as many districts as possible for their party. The first consideration is one that should have no weight with the members of the Legislature ; the idea of giving each party in the state a proportion of congressmen based en its share of the popular vote is a just one and approximation te it should have general consideration in the districting of the stale for congressional purposes. It is impossible te determine upon this with certainty, for nearly one-third of the districts in this state will always 1)3 mere or less uncertain; and often strained efforts te effect a gerry mander recoil upon themselves and defeat their own purpose. Thus it hap pened te the Republicans in this state in 1874, te the Democrats in Ohie and te the opposition in Indiana of later dates. In short, gerrymanders never pay the party responsible for them. In making apportionments, besides this general regard for political fairness in the results, the integrity of counties should be preserved, if possible, as well as the equality of ratios, identity of in terest in the counties put together, com pactness and. contiguity of territory iu districts thus made ; natural beumla ries should be respected, and, as far as avoidable and consistent, existing dis dis trictssheuld net be disturbed ; and where deficiencies and surplusage are inevit able the surplus of a ratio should rather be cast into the huge cities, with sev eral congressmen, and the shortage al. lowed te the country districts, especially these made up of several counties. Several apportionments have been sug tested for the consideration of the pres ent Legislature. One of these, commun icated te the Philadelphia Tim. was especially faulty in that it aimed exclu sively at almost exact equality of popu lation in the stveral districts, mangling i. i nut lea and grouping together the most ill-fashioned and discordant districts te accomplish thK Three bills hive been introduced into the Heuse, one by Mr. Davis, Deui.)ef Ferest, one by Mr. Nichelson. (Dein.',of Jeffersen. and the ether by Mr. Parcells. fl)ein. of Mif tlin, none of which i understood te be the bill agreed upon by the party of its putative author, and none of which, te our mind, exactly complies with the re quirements of a bill framed upon the considerations we have suggested. It is of course, easier te criti cise an apportionment than te construct one; as will be readily appreciated by any one who takes the census table and map and tries te make an apportionment that will be shapely and fair. The prepositions of Messrs. Davis ami Xicholsen agree in giving Philadelphia five members, as at present and there is no substantial objection te this number, for, though each of the districts may contain mere than a ratio, it will ba conceded that the city, which has net the lerests of a rural great expanse of agricultural, mining, variety et m- district with territory and manufacturing and commercial population is amply represented by five representatives. This idea was recognized by the new consti tution, which never allows Philadelphia te have ever one-sixth of the whole num ber of state senators. Fer the same reason Allegheny county, se largely made up of Pittsburgh aud contiguous cities, should get along with two con gressmen. This being settled, certain ether things are plain enough such as that Chester and Delaware, Bucks and Montgomery, Erie and Crawford, Yerk, Adams and Cumberland, aie naturally adapted for combinations in districts ; that Lancaster, though lacking some what of a ratio, ought net te be divided or have any part of any ether county attached te it. Of the ether large single counties, Lu zerne, Schuylkill and Berks all fall be low a ratio, and if the Republicans will net consent te making them single dis tricts, the contiguous counties of Colum bia, Carben and Lebanon, respectively, furnish the material te make districts that will have community of interest. The counties of Franklin, Fulton, Hunting don and the three counties of the Ju niata Valley, make a far mere shapely district than the Eighteenth as new con stituted ; and it is doubtful whether the Seventeenth, consisting of Cambria, Blair, Bedford and Somerset, can be improved upon. It might facilitate mat ters of members of the Legislature if opposing parties would try aud ascertain, first of all, hew much of an apportion ment they can agree upon. The districts of disagreement would then be mere easily arranged. j lie Granger Tax Bill. AVe have before us what is called the " Granger tax bill," which is te be pre sented te the Legislature for its consid eration. It is a very remarkable measure, indeed, and, in our judgment, remarka bly bad. "We see no geed in it at all. Its authors have conceived a system te sup plant the existing tax system, and no doubt think that their conception is excellent. But it will require but a brief consideration of it te convince people of practical sense that the concectors of this tax bill de net knew what they are talking al.eut. They have a limited knowledge of the subject they han dle, and de net show that they have any capacity te make even that limited knowledge useful te them. Quite probably they are intelligent men, but they have net that sort of intelligence which enables them te reflect upon questions of finance in a profitable way. They are net able te test their theories by the probable results of their practice. They propose te overturn wholly our system of taxation and te substitute for it their own invention. This is always a hazardous thing te de in legislation. It is better and safer te amend and patch the old law, which has exhibited its defects, than te substitute a new law which has its faults as yetundemon yetundemen strated ; but which, as all experience teaches, are certain te be demonstrated in some measure, no matter hew geed the law may be. The Granger tax bill, should it be enacted, would never be able te get en its legs ; it would be a corpse from the tart. It proposes that all property shall be taxed, visible and invisible ; the invisible te be disclosed te the assessors by the owners ; every evidence of debt net se disclosed te be uncellectable while it se remains. The assessors are te make their returns te the commissioners of counties and te the beards of control of cities. What the beards of control in cities is the bill does net advise us, but probably it is a new creation for cities et aboard invested with the duties of commissioners. The state officers and these of townships and boreughsshall fur nish these beards of commissioners with an estimate of the amount required from them for their expenses for the ensuing year ; the estimate of the expenses of the cities and counties te be made by the members of the beards themselves ; who are then te make a levy upon the property assessed, and te collect the ag gregate tax ; which they will distribute te the use of the different funds for which it was raised. Tli.tt is rather a pretty way in theory of collecting the cost of government. All property is te be taxed, while all tax is te be collected by one authority, and a common fund is te be provided for all expenses, whether of state, county, city, township or school district. The only improvement en the theory which could be suggested would be a requisi tion upon all the geed people of the commonwealth te pay what they think they ought te pay te the support of their government. This bill advances a geed distance in that direc tien in summoning them te leturn te the assessor a true account of their in visible property. But, of course, they will net de anything of the kind. They never have done se since the world was ; at least net many of them. Seme partic ularly scrupulous or paiticularly timid pay such respect te the law : but they are net the majority. And the declaration that suit cannot be breught upon unrevealed ebliga' ions will have no effect in compelling that universal compliance with the law, without which it is valueless. Human ingenuity has never yet discovered the way te univer sally or even generally, make productive of tax property that is unsalable ; and it is safe te say that this danger bill does net provide the way. Its ambiteus aim cannot ba effective, as we will take another occasion te mere fully show. Secretary Teller has written a letter te a Penusylvanian informing him that " Soldiers are net eutitled te laud unless they go en a tract and settle upon it aud improve aud cultivate it. All statements te the contrary ara false." If the Republicans of Delaware liud that there is a constitutional obstruction te the fair apportionment which a Democratic Legislature new offers them they can only blame their Whig aucestry for it. It was Jehn M. Clayten who locked the present constitution aud threw away the key. The Vaudeibilt party assumed diice diice tien of the "Nickel Plated " railroad yes. tcrday, Wni. II. being chosen president. They expect it te earn its fixed charges, but if it does net pay them the Lake Shere will net meet the deficiency. Through passenger trains will uet be put en regularly until the western read is better ballasted aud terminal facilities are ar ranged for at both ends. The company expects te cuter the Chicago peel in due time. The eutei prising editor of the Columbia Herald has scuta circular te every mem ber of the county committee of this county te ascertain the feeling of the representa tives of the Democratic party, in relation te the appoint meut of Lewis C Cassidy, esq., as attorney general. In explanation of its purpose the circular says : " An effort is being made by certain papers te damu Governer Pattison en account of this appointment. If the appointment satisfies you aud your people, please say se. It it does net, give your honest opin ion '.'" These auswers would probably have been mere serviceable te Governer Pattison if received before the appointment was made. However, they may be read with interest. Ox our first page te day will be found the third and concluding paper of a series of articles en our educational system, con tributed by one of our ripest scholars and most practical educators. His approving words about the value of the high school in that system and his special commenda tion of our local institution will find gen eral response. He does net exaggerate the importance of primary education, aud in the neglect generally attaching te this branch he might find text for a valuable contribution te the subject under discus, sien. The most important time in the education of the young is before they reach their tenth year, but ever pupils of this age are almost invariably placed the least experienced and the lowest salaried teachers. This is net as it should be. The present five cent piece is a clumsy ce'm, beiug tee thick for its diameter, in accurate and unreliable as te weight and net uniform in size. Fer these and ether reasons the mint authorities have made a new and handsomer design for which coins are new being made and will seen be issued. Iu the new design the obverse or face is embellished with a classical head of " Liberty," with the inscription "Lib erty," en the tiara, and the head encir cled by thirteen stars, emblematic of the original thirteen states. At the bottom of the face is the date (1881!) in plain fig ures. The devices and inscriptions en the face aud back are en polished surfaces, enclosed by a raised edge, giving the in terior work a finished appearance. On the reverse is a large Reman numeral ("V") indicating the denomination of the coin, surrounded by a wreath composed of cot ten, wheat and tobacco, typical of the three great agricultural products of the country, the design being encircled by inscription "United States of America," in capital letters at the top and " E. Plu ribus Unum" in smaller letters at the base. The Legislature keeps pegging away at business of miner importance te the pub lie, the Senate beiug mainly occupied with discussing and voting upon the Phila delphia appointments. Having voted te abolish the delinquent tax collector's office it has new been agreed te ask Judge Sharswood if the bill is constitutional. The judiciary general committee, as might have been expected, has agreed te report adversely te the confirmation of Win. H. Smith for recorder en the ground that no vacancy exists. Hence Governer Pattison is reported te be about making a vacancy by removing Recorder Lane in a message which will show geed cause for his removal. The Souate had a long wraug!e yesterday ever the confirma tion of Isemingcr and Seusenderfer for sealers of weights aud measures, Senater Gee. Handy Smith, for the Republicans, opposing them ou the ground that the Republican incumbents, appointed by Heyt, though net confirmed by the Senate, were " iu for the session ;" Senater Gorden, for the Democrats, argues that they are net fairly in and that they are uuiit persons, and should be supplauted by the present governor's cxcolleut ap pointees. This is the gist of a geed deal of discussion that has degenerated into seme small talk ; and altogether the pro ceedings are net of the highest order of parliamentary debate, either in purpose or form. An esteemed local contemporary finds fault with the preposition te clese the soldiers' eiphaus school iu 1885 aud call5 it " a crusade against seventeen hundred children." It is no such thing. It I8 simply a preposition that all of the moth erless and fatherless children of the state shall be put en the same footing. If there are seventeen hundred children new iu these schools, who were born from live te ten years after the war closed and who are te be fed, clothed and educated at the state's expense for two years mere, they will then have received all the advantage ever the ether friendless children that they are eutitled te. As a special instance of the " hardship " of closing these schools, the following is given : Frem this place we knew of two child ren, a boy aud a girl, aged seven and nine years, new in oue of the schools, whose mother died four years age, and whose father was killed en the Pennsylvania railroad. He wis a pensioner, receiving $18 per month. His pension died with him, and his c'lillren have no ethor home than the erph in school. If the schools arc te be closed iu 1885, the oue will be nine yeais and the ether eleven, and they will ba tee young tee take care of them selves. They will have te be scut te the almshouse. Hundreds of instances might be cited of erphau childien, younger aud mero helpless than these, iu tlm state who are net admitted te these soldiers' orphans' schools. Happily iu this special case, the children need net be " seut te the alms house." Lancaster ceuuty has a " home " for all such " friendless." " KXPUNU1NG I'KeUEKUINUb. " A Interesting Kemlnlsceuce el IVeuster lu Congress. Fer the lbTi:ixiai::tCit. Your reference te the disposition ou the part of Congress and the Legislatures te expunge unpleasant proceedings from the record, brings up vividly te the mind of the writer the sccne presented in the U. S. Senate chamber ou the occasion te which you refer, nearly fifty years age. It was late at night, the regular presiding officer, Mr. Van Buren, was absent; aud Senater King, of Alabama, occupied his place. A number of senators speke for aud against the measure, though it was well known that its passage was secured. Mr. Clay left the chamber seme time be be be fere the vote was taken. Mr. Webster, who was the last speaker, then arese and with his heavy eyebrows drawii down and in a deep sepulchral toue said: "Mr. Chairman, I call upon you sir, 1 call upon these senators, I call upon this respectable American audience, te wituess that at this still hour of the night they are about te stab the coustitu ceustitu coustitu tien, aud I call upon you all te witness that the bands of Massachusetts are free from it." After the vote was taken, it was suggested by Mr. Beaten that nothing remains new but te produce the journal and consummate the act ; this was dene by drawing heavy black lines around the resolution and writing across its face, " expunged," with the date. This, it was contended, was no breach of the constitu tion, which says that " Congress shall keep a journal of its proceedings," a3 no part was either blotted or obliterated and can be read a3 plainly te day as ever it could. While the clerk preceeded with the work a number of hisses were heard in the gallery. The chairman immediately ordered the gallery te be cleared. Mr. Bonteu was ou his feet at ence, and after administering a scathiug rebuke te the " bank ruffians," as he termed the offen ders, he interposed in behalf of the orderly citizens, and moved that the sargeant-at-arms be dispatched te arrest the guilty parties. This was done, and the euly arrest made was a young lawyer from Ohie. After seme discussion as te whether he should be arraigned b j fere the bar of the Senate, te answer t he charge of con tempt, he was finally dismissed without further action. J. McC. Millersville, Jan. 30, 18Su. Assault Upen an Expectant Bridegroom. At Glen's Falls N. Y., Dennis Hickey, a respectable young man, who was te have been married te-day, while walking upon the street had his threat cut by some un known person, who escaped. The wound re aches from the ear te the chin. Hickey may recover. Jealousy is probably the cause of the deed. Five Deaths Jfrem Hating aoese. A family of nine people in Laurens county, S. C, en Sunday, ate a geese that had been bitten by a mad deg. All were seized with convulsions seen afterward and showed all the symptoms of hydropho bia. Five of the family have died. The ethers are suffering the greatest agony and will hardly recover. THE DAYS NEWS. WHAT HAPPENS IN ALL DIRECTIONS. aiany Terrible Accident Upen tbe Waters Various FbtMi of KecenC Fatali ties en the laud. A telegram from Halifax, Neva Scotia, reports that 17 vessels are frozen in at Wolfville, and 100 mere at various points en the bay, all having cargoes of pota toes, which are uet expected te get out betere spring. "The worst storm of the season" set iu yesterday at St. Paul. The snow fell heavily aud was accompanied by a high wind. Ne local nasseuer trains arrived during the day, and the through trains te aud from Chicago were several hours late. The steamer Grace from Norfolk for points ou the Rappahauueck river, was run iute aud suuk by the Old Dominion steamer Luray near Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday morning. R. II. Weed, of Lan caster county, Va , was drowned, aud Jas. W. Robson, one of the crew, was severely injured. Mr. Weed had been te Norfolk te buy an " outfit " for his wedding en Thursday. The collision occurred iu a dense fog. The steamboat Carolina, of the Balti more & Norfolk line, Tuesday morning ran into the British steamer Riversdale, anchored off Cedar Point in the Chesa peake. There was a thick fog at the time. The whole pert side of the Carolina back te the wheelhouse was stove and burdocks wcre crushed, the damage amounting te several thousand dellais, but no person was injured. l'erll-i of tlie Kead. I we coal trains en the Shenandoah branch of-the Reading raihead collided yesterday afternoon. Beth engines were wrecked and this cars were piled up ou the track, obstructing it for several hours. Locomotive Ne. SO. en the Lehigh Valley railroad, burst its boiler near Mauch Chunk ycsteiday afternoon, while drawing a coal train. Jehn Miller, the engineer, aud Lewis Gower, Augustus Yo'uugbleod aud K Nuss, brakemun, wcre injuied, but net daugereusly. The locomotive, which had been twenty years' service, had been ut-cd for several years between Parkorteu and East Mauch Chunk. A snow slide en Ruby Peak, ueai Irwin, Colerado, ou Monday night, carried te the bottom of a gulch all the shaft houses aud machiuery of the Ruby Chief, Hewaid Extension, Durange and Oakes mines, and buiied eight men. One of the men was afterwards taken out dead, aud two ethers were rescued, perhaps fatally injured. J. W. Goodspeed, superintendent of the Paradise mining company, was buiied 100 feet under a snow-slide, near Gothic, en Saturday last. His body cannot be re covered before spring. The ICecent CuullaKiatleus. The (ire iu the Bear Valley shaft, near Shamokin, was found yesterday te be burning higher in the manway, but it was subdued by turning en water. Iu the evening fire was discovered in breast Ne. 10, adjoining the manway, but is said the ilariies can be extinguished iu a few days. Jehn B. t'arringten, superintendent of the InsuraLce adjustment company of Cin cinnati, has returned from Milwaukee, having completed an investigation and ad justment of the less en the Newhall house buildings and contents. He makes the less ou building $140,000 ; insurauce, $73,000 ; en contents, less $31,000 ; in surance, $23,800. He says " the construc tion of the building was no mero hazard ous than that of the most hotels, while appliances, considered valuable te extiu guish fires, were mero numerous iu it than inmost hotels," aud he " regards the fatal error te have been the effort of em ployees te extinguish the tire before alarming the guests." Crespe & Ce.'s saw mill, Iluvaua, was destroyed by fire. The head carpenter aud a clerk perished iu the ilames, aud two ether employees wcre seriously injur ed. Thirty firemen also were injured. Crushed lu a Threshing JUachine. Ou the farm of Mr. Hart in Blackhele Valley, Lycoming county, a number of meu were eugaged iu threshing grain with a machine, aud a young man named Dcrr was driviug the horses. By seme means he stepped or slipped in such a way as te have his legs caught in the cega of the wheels, and before the machinery could be stepped the leg wss crushed iute a jelly, necessitating amputation belew the knee. A Perilous Position. Dr. Hepe, who was lest in the chasm at the Tullulah Falls, iu Georgia, was res cued yesterday. He was taken from a narrow ledge 300 feet below the top of the bluff aud 100 feet above the water. "Five men took ropes and worked their way down until they get within ."50 feet of him. They threw him the repe which he fast ened about his body aud was let down 100 feet te the ground below." PEK3UNAL.. James Black, esq., of this city, wa3 yes terday elected president of the Pennsylva nia tomperance uuien. Rear Admiral Andrew Bkysen was yesterday placed en the retired list of the navy. Walter F. Peel, congressman' elect from the First district of North Carolina, is reported dangerously ill at his home. Rev. II. B. McCollum, editor and pro prietor of the Flerida Union, died iu Jack sonville, Fla., yesterday morning. Professer E. Otis Kendall, LL. D., has been elected by the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, vice provost, te fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Krauth. Mr. Geerge DeBenneville Keim, sheriff of Philadelphia, was united in mar riage last night, te Miss Lillie Archer, daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Jeseph T. Themas. Ex-Mayer V.vux, after an elaborate review of the law governing the appoint ment aud removal of the recorder of Philadelphia, expresses the opinion that the governor cannot lemove that official bofero the cud of his term except for cause, as the effice is a judicial eue. Antheny Tkollei'e, just bofeio he laid down his peu never te take it .up again wrote tuese words, which will ap pear iu his last novel : " Amusement is geed, ttuth is better, aud love best of all. Leve gives itself aud is net bought ; but all true leve is feuuded en esteem." Walcott, the quail eater, reached Gabe Case's yesterday en time, and, after taking a wine glass full of gastrine, began pick ing the beucs of the birds at 4:e0 p. m. The room was crowded, but,nene the least disconcerted, Walcott devoured both birds (his twenty-fourth pair) in seven minutes, amid loud applause. Henry G. Langley, well known as a compiler of Pacific coast statistics and of various directories, died in San Francisce en Monday evening at the age of 70 years. He was formerly a journalist in New Yerk, having started the Morning Neics in that city iu company with James O'Sulli van and Samuel J. Tilden. Ileemigi.-.tcd te California in 1849. Emery Speer, of Georgia, has voted with the Republicans in the ways and means cemmittee and en the fleer of the Heuse, and Republicans of the Heuse have asked of the president his appoint ment as district attorney at Atlauta. It is Baid that the president will make the .appointment, although Attorney General Brewster opposes it. Mrs. Frank Leslie, who successfully manages all of her late husband's publi cations is a very handsome woman, with a Jewish case of features. She lives in one of the expensive "brownstone fronts" among the 50 streets which is fitted up in luxuriant style, but in exceeding geed taste, and here one evening of every week Mrs. Leslie is at home te her friends. This winter Lady Hardy, the English tou rist and authoress with her daughter, are guests of Mrs. Leslie, and this takes many agreeable foreigners te the heusa, which is an added attraction te Mrs. Leslie's evenings. UtSTlCOVEU BY PL.AMKS. A fire en Nerm tsread Street. Between eight and nine o'clock Tuesday evening a fiie broke out ou the second fleer of the three story brick building Nes. 250 and 232 North Bread street, Philadel phia, and in a few moments the entire structure was a vast sheet of flame, throwing up a brilliant illumination that was seen iu the remete parts of the city. When the firemen arrived the building adjoining ou the north had also taken fire, and a still brighter light was reflected by the clouded sky, which had the effect of attracting crowds of people te the scene. The building Nes. 250 52 was occupied entirely by Levi Kuewles & Ce., dealers in flour, hops and salt. On the first fleer they had six thousand barrels of flour stored ; en the second fleer three car leads of cleversced, also flour and hops, The third fleer was reuted by the firm as a furniture storage apartmeut. Kuewles & Ce., estimate their less en the stock at $40,000, but can give no estimate of the value of the furniture en the thiid fleer, which was the property of private parties, and in the aggregate worth several thou sand dollars. Much of the storage is be lieved te be insured. The less ou Kuewles' stock is fully covered by insurauce. Iu the adjoining Luildiug, Ne. 234 and 25(i, which was destroyed as quickly ;is the former building, J. Allen & Ce., flour commission merchants, occupied the first and second stories, where they had several thousands barrels of flour. They estimate their less ou the stock at $25,000, which, they say, is covered by insurance. An apartment in the rear of the first fleer is also occupied by E. H. Graham & Ce., flour merchants, who carried a small stock, valued at 500, which was totally destroyed, Their less is covered. Ou the second fleer E. W. Seigmau, agent for the manufacture of plowshares and grain mills, had an office. A small sample let was destroyed, incurring a less of $300. The thiid fleer was occupied by E. Hill & Ce.. agents for the sale of cotton making machiuery. Their less will probably net be mero than a low thousand dollars, which is insured. The buildings wcre quite old, aud were owned by the estate of James Bushong, of Reading. They extended 200 feet ou Bread street, with a depth of 110 feet, and weie valued at $50,000. The less is probably half that amount The origin ei the fire is a mystery, but it is attributed by several of the occupants te incendiarism. Mr. Levi Kuewles, who was interrogated by Fire Marshall Weed, said he had heard the tire was first discov ered among the bags of clever en the sec end fleer of the building occupied by his firm, lie stated, emphatically, his belief that the fire had an incendiary origin, aud that it could be traced te some of the bad characters which that locality wae noted ier. There was no tire ou the second fleer of the building, and clever would net ignite of itself, nor would flour packed in barrels. Mr. Kuewles said that some of the notorious individuals who belong te a gang iu the neighborhood had repeatedly threatened te tire the building, aud there was evidence that en one ec casien they attempted te carry out their threat. About ten days age E. W. Sieguian, who occupies an apartment iu the adjoin ing building, called upon the flre maishal aud informed him that a burnt candle aud some paper had been found iu his place, which were apparently left there by some ene who had iuteuded te set flie te the building. He related that some time age he appeared as a witness against seme associates of the Reading hose gang, and he afterwards learned that they had made threats of vengeance against him. He hadheaidit reported that they intended te get square with him, and the discovery of the candle aud paper caused him some apprehension. The vivid illuminatieu which, owing te the clouded sky, was reflected for a leug distance, led many te suppose that the fire was larger than it really was. Specula tiens were indulged in as te the locality, seme believing it was the Reading lailread depot, ethers tha Baldwin locomotive works, aud still ethers the art building. ' I'UE WlUTK M.AVU. " Hartley's Campbell's J.utest Pley :ii the Opera Heuse, Last ailght. A fair -sized audience greeted the fiist appearance of Bartlcy Campbell's latest play "The While Slave," in Fulton opera house last evening. Mr. Campbell has given much iu this play lreni his versatile pen that is entertaining aud interesting, but considered solely ou its own merits aud its power te held the attentieu of an audience, it does net compare favorably with his former productions. It is a por trayal of the worst features of Southern life iu the days of slavery, though the author has softened down the most severe pict ures of an unp'casaut time. He has pre sented it te the public almost without tinge of prejudice in word or sentiment te unduly exercise the mind against practices of days which had better be forgotten. There is, how ever, throughout the play, a slight ten dency te exaggeration aud a prevalent air of gloom, which are made less palpable by the glimpses of genial humor that new and then crop out, and which suggest the wish that they were less infrequent. The leading rele iu the play, Liza, per sonated by Miss Julia Stewart, is ene which gives opportunity for im pressive and iutensely emotional acting, and Miss Stewart has no doubt well understood this, aud endeavors, with great success, te give such a conception te the part. Others among the cast, which is large, are Miss Etelka Warden, as Nance, a quadroon, who was especially satisfac tory in her impersonation of the rele, and Mr. Frank Roberts as Clay Britlon, aud Mr. Themas II. Burns as P. II. Stitch, gave excellent renditions of their parts, while the remainder of the troupe met satisfactorily their numerous require ments. The excellence of the singing of the negre jubilee singers who accompany the troupe, and are introduced incidentally, was amply attested by the applause they received, and the nege female character of Martha, rendered by Miss Marie Bates, is ene of the best impersonations of the kind ever given here. Kailread Accident. Last evening about half past 8 o'clock as the down train en the Reading railroad was crossing the Ilarrisburg turnpike near Bitner's warehouse, the engine was thrown off the track and ran upon a switch iu front of the wareheuse. The train was moving at full speed and could net be stepped until the engine and some of the cars had run off the switch and en te the pike. Ne one was hurt by the accident, but the train was detained until near mid night, it being necessary te send te Col umbia for an engine te pull the derailed engine and cars upon the track. ISurnlnc Railroad Ties. Officer Pyle, of the Pennsylvania rail road police ferce arrested two men who gave their names as James Smith and Ernst Hopefelt, who were detected in the act of using railroad ties with which te build a fire te keep themselves warm. They were taken before Alderman Mc Conomy who committed them for a hearing. COLUMBIA NEWS. l K KKCCI.AK CUKKFl'ONDKAUe Etentn Along Uia usuueh:uiun Item if Interest In aud Around the Kureiigli Picked Up by the Jutelti yeucer's Keirtr Miss Annie Patterson, of New Yerk, is visiting friends en 3d street. Oa February 20th the wages of the em ployees of the Shawnee furnaces will be reduced 10 cents per day. The proprietor et Congress Ball, Atlan tic City, Cel. G. W. lliukle, is the guest of Mrs. Rebert Hamilton. The family of Mr. William B. Allwine lemeved te day te Kingsten, N. Y., where they will reside in the future. The railroad cempauies will oppose a new wagon bridge between Wrightsville aud Columbia and it may cost half a million dollars, but the agitators feci cou ceu dent of its final success. There was a great deal of druukenucss and disorder en the streets last night, much of it owing te the ergie of visitors. There have been no arrests nor tights reported. Mr. S. S. Detwiler and wife gave an ele gant diuuer te a number of their friends at their resideuce ou Locust, yesterdvy. The filling of the lower ice house of Clare & Fasig was finished yesterday. Only about five feet of :co is iu the oue above the bridge. Au employee of the Shawnee furnaces named Jehu Wagner had ene of his feet crushed yesterday by the fall of a bar of pig ireu upon it. The thaw has led te the flooding and sloppiness of many sidewalks, which could be obviated if the property owners were compelled te epeu their gutters. An unusually large congregation was present at the revival services ie the Methodist church last night, iu fact it was ene of the largest that has been iu the church during these meetings. Four peui teuts were at the altar. At last evening's meeting of the "Or phean" musicale it was decided te begin practicing the opera of "A Trial by Jury." It is te be regretted that it is net the in in teutien of the society te render the opera iu pubic as it numbers seme fine siugeis amongst its members. nei.si: mi Kir ai;ki..iiki " Honest Jee " Uliikle Diniits te l.rli r. Aldcimau Spurrier anil ex-AIdermau Ilelliuger took a drive yesteiday te Fred erick Kech's " Farmcis' Hepe inn," a hostelry situated iu Raphe township, close te the Lebanon ceuuty line. They had received information that a man named Jeseph Hinkle, otherwise known as " Honest Jee," had been seeu at the inn a day or two before, and they " wanted him," for a horse theft of which he was charged. .The officers had an accurate description of the man, and they captured him without any trouble, brought him te Lancaster aud ledged him in jail. The reasons for " Heucst Jee's " arrest wcre briefly these : Ou tha Gth of Decem ber last Mr. I. E. Cochran a real estate broker of Chester, Delaware, had a very valuable team stolen consisting of a sis year old Hamblcteniau hoise. a Jenny Lind wagon, a buffalo rebe, line set of harness aud herse blauket. Mr. Cochran had been out driviug aud bad tied his herse te a hitohiug-pest while lie weut inside te transact seme business. When he came out his team was gene, a thief having driven off with it. Hand-bills were sent out in all directions aud detec tives were put ou thetiack of the thief. A few days age it. was ascertained that the thief was " Honest Jea " and that that exemplary citizen had quartered himself at the ' Farmer's Hepe." It was also ascertained that the team, worth fully $1,000, had been sold te a party in Cumberland, Mil., for $200. Mr. Coch ran left " Honest Joe " te the tender mercies of Alderman Spurrier, with ihe result abeve stated, and hastened him self te Cumberland, determined te get his team. He will return via Lancaster probably in a few days. " Honest Jee" was greatly chop-fallen when arrested, and when the officers pre duced the haudenffs he beggd th.it they would net put them ou him, lest the feel ings of his dear old friend, and landlord, Mr. Kech, might be lacerated by a sight of him iu bondage. Joe was spared the hu miliatien of culls, but the officers pointed significantly te their revolvers. " Heucst Joe" had auottter trouble : he ewtd the laudlerd $2, aud he could uet bear te leave the premises until the bill was paid, aud he euly had $1.50. Alderman Spurrier chipped in a dollar te help pay the bill, te the great delight of both the landlord anil his departing gues'. " Honest Jea" was seaielied. IIj had an ordinary pocket-knifo in his trousers pocket, a large and heavy mortising chisel in au inside pocket of his coat, and the wooden handle of the chisel iu an outside pocket. The chisel is a very excallent ene for wrenching the hasps off stable stable stable deer locks. The officers tried te inter view "Honest Joe," buthe respectfully de clined. He said " Ask me no questions anil I'll tell you no lias ; I care nothing for myself; I can rest happily in the pen itentiary, which I could net de were I te tell you all I knew ; think of the ether hearts that would bleed !" aud Joe relap sed into silence. The prisoner appeals te be about fifty or fifty-llve years of age; is about 5 feet 8 inches in height; of rather light build ; has a red face and in flamed eyes, as though he drank freely ; his beard, originally red, is turning grey, and he has net bceu shaved ier a week ei two. He went te the Farmers Hepe about a week age. He is a shrewd fellow and is bolievcd te be au old herse thief. He will be held te await the action of the Dela ware county authorities. Since the abeve was iu type Alderman Spurrier has rercived a dispatch from Mr. Cochran, announcing that he had recover ed his horse and wagon in Cumberland, Md. Sout te the Heuse of Kef ue. Last evening Riseaa Rinehart and Led a Hertzner, two little girls who weie charged with stealing clothing, &c, from the public schools, had a hearing befere Alderman A. F. Dennelly. The Rinehart girl was discharged for want of evidence. The guilt of the ethar girl was clearly shown and she was held ou oath of her mother, who is new the wife of Frank Smith, of 510 North street. Siie was takeu bofero the judges with the intention of having her sent te the house of refuge. It was shown by the testimony of a num ber of witnesses that the girl, who is only cleveu years old, is very bad and beyond the control of her parents. She was or dered te be taken te the house of refuse. llallla for Large Heg. The large hog which is said te weigh 1,400 pounds, and which was recently raf fled off at Petersburg, was again put up yesterday at the Lititz Springs hotel. It, and a horse worth $40, were wen by Jehn Smith, proprietor of the Cress-keys hotel, this city, and Ames Urackhill, who were in partnership iu the throwing. The monster animal will be brought te tlm city te morrow and will be exhibited at the Cress keys for some time. Sale of Hetel Franke. C.Uecffel, Henry Gerhart and nine ethtr gentlemen of this city have purchased from Bair & Shenk the property en North Prince street kuewn as " Hetel Franke," The price paid was $10,000. The purchasers will make a number of improvements. They will at ence tear down the old build iug en Water street aud will erect a new one in which there will be a large hall suitable for balls, &e. COVIK.SPEAKJUN. Weddlns Hells and OrHUi; UloMeiuit at Ceatesvlile. Jno. A. Ceyle, esq., of this city, and Ida Frank, daughter et Cel. F. L. Speak man, of Ceatesvillc, were married last night at the residence of the bride's par ents iu the piesuuce of one of the largest and met brilliant assemblages that has ever been gathered within the quiet borough where the eveut was celebrated. The guests uuiulwred between 130 aud 200 persons, includiug a very large representation tiem this city, the major portieu of whom went dewu iu a special ear attached te ttie day express, winch left here at 5:23 p. in , while Coates ville and neighboring towns, together with New Yerk, Philadelphia aud ether places, contributed te swell the cempauy te imposing proportions that crowded the ample accommodations et the Speakman house te their fullest limit. The ceremony, which took place iu the parlor at 9 p. m., was performed by the Rt. Ilev. J. F. Shan ahaa, 1). 1) , bishop of Harrishurg, who was attended by Rev. Dr. P. J. McCul. leugh, of St. Mary's church, this city, and Rev. Father Nash, or Ceatesvillc. The room was elaborately decorated with flowers, as were ether portions of the residence, the skillful haudiwerk of our local florist, Mr. Ilehrer, giviug te the festal scene an appearance of inspiring beauty. The eaily hours of the e veiling were devoted te a reception of the arriv ing guests Iy Cel and Mrs. Speak man and .Mrs. Ceyle, and precisely at nine o'clock the strains of the march from " Lohengrin," performed en the piano by Prof. A. Biirg, of Reading, ajiseuueed the apprei-'h of the bridal party, who entered the parlor iu the following order : Mr. Herbert Johnsten, of Laucas ter. and ', Mr. Wallace Harlau, of Coates Ceates villc, Mr. K. M. Rdilly, of Lancaster, and .Mr. Simen 15. Cameren, of Deuegal Farms, ushers ; Miss Frances I'attersen, of .Marietta, aud Mr. Charles H. Speak inau, of Ceatesvillc, brother of the Oride, .Miss Kate Ceyle. of Lancaster, sister et the groom, and Mr. K I ward MelJeveru. el Overton, Bradford county, bridesmaids and groomsmen ; the bride leaning upon the arm of the groom. The bride was tidily aud becomingly attired in white ottoman, p'ain and bro cade, Catherine de Medici corsage, the skirt ei -'r.iine aud full trimmed ; a tulle veil swept te the fleer, white a spray of orange blossoms crowned her head ; pend ent flout her ears were diamonds, the groom's wedding gift, anil she cariied a bouquet of white roses. Miss (Jeyle's dress was of while silk damasse, trimmed iu swausdewn, with square corsage aiulthe hkirt cu-trauie ; mie earned a basket of white iees." Miss Patterson wero white cashmere damas.su and surah, court train, suipli:e bedicu with leg of mutton sleeves ; she cariied a bas ket of red Marecliale Neil aud Jacqueminet roses. The gentlemen were iu full evening drops. The bridal party faced the company, which crowded, the spacious parlors almost te suffocation and Bishop Shauahaii, arrayed in the vest mcuts of his etSice, pronounced the solemn and impressive service of the Catholic ritual that made the twain one. Fer mere than half au hour succeeding the ceremonial the giiest.s crowded forward te extend their congratulations te man and wite, aud the march was then led te the dining room, which was repleiideut iu its floral decoration, and where the beard was graced with a banquet prepared in Augustine's best style, the menu em bracing many ei the cheiec-t viands known te the caterer's art. Frem mid night until the departure of the biidal pair joy aud gladness ruled the fast llyiug bout, with music, daucing and soei.il inter course te occupy the ineriy-iiiaking guests. A special car attached te the train leaving Ceatesville at 11:40 brought a number of the Lancaster party home, while many remained until this morning. At 1:40 a. m. Mr. and Mis. Ceyle left en their bridal tour, which will extend as fat fat Seuth as Jacksonville, Flerida, ui.d their absence will continue for thice or lour weekrf, when tln'y will take up their per manent residi-..cj in this city. The groom is oue of Lancaster's rising young barrister.--, well and favorably known i:i le.il and social circles lien; and with a biilliaut career boferu him, while the bride is ene of Ceatesville's fairest daughters, whose mauy giaces of heait and mind have endeared her te a wide acquaintanceship, aud which are certain te secure for her a cordial welcome te this city. If the earnest geed wishes of hosts of friends, which were fuither and most substantially testified in the magnificent airay of costly bridal gifts, are an augury of a happy future, then are the central figures ei last night's auspicious event as sured cl" a c weer crowned with joy and prespciily. r,llillllOitlIUUl MKV. ". Kvttiitrf aenmt the County I.Iiib. Reading brewers ship lager brer te Mex ice Ycsteiday morning the police found a young colored man lying ou the cinder pile near Wistar's furnace, Ilarrisburg, iu an unconscious condition, aud who died a few hours later. Reading councils have resolved that steps shall be taken towards having the Peiin street bridge, Lancaster bridge and Poplar Neck bridge declared free lrem tell. William G. IteWf was reneminated for mayor of Rsailing by the Republican con vcutien of that city hint night. Martin String was iseminatr.il fur city treasurer, and Edward A. Hewell for city control !er. By au explosion iu the Warwick ere" mines at Boyeitewn, Berks county, en Tuesday, Iiebert Gettshall and Samud Bryan were thrown from a ear and both seriously injured. Gett.shall was uncon scious fur some time, The Pennsylvania railroad will epeu a transfer station at Mantua, just east of the Feurtieth street bridge, Philadelphia, to morrow, rebruaiy 1, for the purpose of transferring freight from the North, Seuth and East for shipment te the West. The freight as new received arrives in small lets, and has beeu he awarded. In the future it will be taken from the cars at the tiausfer station, where it will be properly classified aud packed in full car leads for direct forwarding. The annual inter county fox hunt of the Rese Tree club of Delaware county, and the Wst Chester fox hunting club concluded in Chester county, Tuesday. The huut of the first day was of an un satisfactory character. In . the evening the visiting club was entertained at a banquet iu which seme sixty persons par ticipated. Fifty horsemen, with as many dogs, departed for the Brandywine hills, iu Birmingham and Brad lord townships, where they enjoyed a number of first-class runs, starting, it is stated, as mauy as a dozen foxes, although the hunters were unsuccessful iu obtaining a brush. (MflKUAKV. Death ef.iirft. Martin relfer. Mrs. Peifer. wife of Martin Peifer, pre sident of the First national bank of Mount Jey, and sister of the late Martin Grube, died after an illness of cousiderabte dura tien, at the family residence near Salunga, yesterday, aged about 50 years. She leaves a family of several children am! a large circle of relatives and friends te mourn her death. i);alli el tin ?Id Lady, Sarah Hoever, wife of Peter Hoever of Walnut ntreer,dicd last night at the age of 82 years. She had suffered free paralysis and was taken worse en Sunday. She leaves a husband and a family of six grown children.
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