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LAKOABTEK DAILY INTELLIGENCES SATURDAY FEBRUABY 10. 1883,
Lancaster JEntellCgenrer.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 10. 1B83
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TJie Pittsburgh Iren Makers.
The newspapers publish the apprehen
sions or Pittsburgh iron manufacturers
of direful effects from the enactment of
the Senate amendments te the tariff
bill. These manufacturers neeu lim.
complain while these in ether localities
are quiet. They claim te be able te
make iron cheaper than it is done else
where in the country. They, at least,
jell their iron at lower prices. They
quite probably are selling te-day at a
less, since iron is net elsewhere pro
duced at the prices at which they offer
it, and they have cot any extraordinary
facilities for making it. If they would
maintain their prices at figures that
would yield them a fair prefi-,
they would get uiwj u,"---
tne consumer in their natural
field. Jut as these consumer. de net
take all they can manufacture, they re
duce their prices te enlarge the range of
their customers. The iron trade genet
illv suffers from this policy of the Pitts
burgh manufacturers. Trices are unsat
isfactery te-day net because of foreign
competition, which is net felt, but be
cause of Pittsburgh competition. Se
tariff rates that are likely te be adopted
by Congress will let in foreign iron. The
cost of production here can be lowered
siinififtntlvte nrevent this. The railroad
rates for carriage are as high as they
were when the iron trade was brisk.
Apparently the railroads have all
the business they want, as they have net
seen the necessity for lowering then
rates te invite mere. When it becomes
necessary te de se te keep the manu
factories going that supply them with
ti.eir tr-iiVm t.l if v will lower them. That
time is at hand. The adjournment of
Congress will be necessary before it-ad
justinent of the elements of cost in the
production of manufactures can be
made. What our business inleiesls
want is knowledge 1 the conditions
under which they must b prosecuted.
It is of the gieatest importance that
Congress hiuild settle these se far as tne
law affect. them. What the tariff rates
shall be is of lss eeiis-querce than the
fact of theii U termination.
Malicious Tre.pa.
,inn iW'vw'M nf Uiiiireiatewi
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writes us that emi
il.-u..,--5 f a telephone
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eemnanv. running
their line along tha
wuv. have destreu-d a shade tree which
for sixty
hotel, the
ears steed in front :
his
5h.iuV.if which his venerable
sire, aged t:
,ke great delight in every
summer, and ler thn
which V' "tupenalej:
Mm. ar L-rr--?i')n'1e
lilains tha: te 7ent--l
d-sTU"t:en of !
ceuid satlsTy
t funh r e mi
iome:iiifrar.c-s
against its
uthlesadt-; ruction the lines
men turned a l-al
ear. an. i 'u- inquir .
whether ther
no law atr.ihisl such
b'dd invasion of the rights et priva'e
property in tims of p'-aee.
In answer we say that the alleged act
et these destruct: mists was whellv un
justifiable. Section X. of the Bill of
Plights, in the tn-w on.-tiiutieu of this
state, declares tint prh.ite property
shall net be taken nor applied te public
use without authority f law and with
out jint ceiiiwi .-utiun being first math
" or secured." Kiilread ami tel graph
companies, even with the amplest char,
ters. canne' override this ; ami no tele
graph or telephone company can invade
ami destroy private property without
first compensating the owner or giving
approved security te de se. The common
practice of the agents of such corpora
tiens te go through the country setting
their poles where they please and re
morselessly cutting down or hacking te
pieces trees by the highway, often the
adornment of their owner's henu. is e;.e
which needs te be summarily ended.
In some instances, i:Otably in the case
of our valiant friend Cel. Joel L L giif
ner, of East Lampeter, the presentation
of a shot gun and a fierce deg under
direction of the owner, prevented ruth
less desecration et honored land marks.
If the people of Kohrerstewn were net
se well informed of their rights as te re
sort te such measures te maintain them
they at least have the partly satisfactory
remedies of a criminal law. They should
promptly prosecute, arrest and punish
for malicious trespass the persons wi e
have done this wrong te their property.
The same law which prevents or pun
ishes the citizen cutting down the tele
graph pole which cau be replaced in a
day will prevent or punish the telegraph
linesmen cutting down the. citizen'.;
shade tree which cannot b- replaced for
:i generation.
The members of the Legislature de
net seem generally willing te submit te
its order for Saturday sessions. They
apply for leave of absence en Friday
without regard te the preb.ible effect of
leaving the Houses without a quorum for
business. Their requests being granted,
it seems that the Houses de net object
te the practical atitilinent of their rcse
lutien in favor of Saturday sessions. If
the majority of the members are per
mitted te go away the minority might as
well go also, and shut up tin shop. If it.
is the general disposition of the ni"iii
uers net te sit en .iiiimay, ue
public geed will come from enforcing
these sessions. The be'dr class of
them no doubt desire te work steadily
and work hard, sons le get through with
their public business and go home te at
tend te the private business tint suffer-
by their absence. Hut they are at the
mercy of the ethers. Certainly Saturday
sessions will net be profitable without
general attendance.
Tins time, as usual, it is net the
Democrats who draw the color line.
There has been a geed deal of effort
made te demonstrate that te partisan
prejudice, was due the failure of Ruber
Smalls, the notorious Seuth Carolina
negre, te get en the retired list of the
navy. But itseems that Itobcsen is the
man who, as a member the naval com
mittee, has pigeonholed Smalls1 petition
and shelved his social aspirations. The
friends of Kobesen in naval circles are
desperately hostile te a preposition
which would give this burly negre an
equality with themselves, and at their
instance he has defeated them. The
black man smells most sweetly te his
Republican brethren at long range.
.
Sexatek Myt.ix succeeded yesterday
getting the Legislature te order the
Five
printing of 3,000 copies of bis commit
tee's report en the state agricultural
college. The report makes 1,120 feels
cap pages of type writing and the print
ing of i: will cost thousands of dollars ;
the bill would have been stm nignernau
net Senater Coxe moved te strike out
Senater Mylin's suggestion that the
work should be bound in cloth. As it is,
the order te the state printer involves a
useless public expense, mainly because
of the werthles3ness of the committee's
conclusions. This state agricultural
college with three experimental farms
and u half million dollars endowment i3
of no geed. It has been of no service te
the interests for which It was established.
It'has maintained a sluggish existence,
with nearly as many salaried professors
as students, and after nearly twenty
years experience the agriculturists of the
state pronounce it a failure, it net a
humbug. If a legislative committee has
come te ether conclusions than that
radical reorganization is necessary it
has either done se because of insuffi
ciency of the evidence before it or be
cause its conclusions were net the logical
result of its investigations. The public
judgment is that the committee started
in with its conclusions and collected
evidence te justify them. The people de
net care fertius rubbish and ought net
te pay the cost of printing it.
Mr. IIas?ex"s bill for the suppression
of free passes does net apply te the rail
roads issuing them, but te certain of
the public officers of the state who ac
cept them. It makes it a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of from one te five
hundred dollars, for the governor, lieu
tenant governor, heads of departments,
judges and members of the Legislature,
te accept a ' free pass or pass at a dis
count." It would be better te include
within the terms of the act all offi
cials within the state. A like reason in
perhaps less degree exists for prohibiting
department clerks from accepting such
gratuities from railroads as is te be
found in barring from them department
heads. The issue of free passes te
mayors and councilmen of cities is
highly objectionable. Employees of the
Legislature also should be under no ob-
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ligatiens te ranreaus. aueuc p-mcy, m
fact, prohibits in some degree the ac
ceptance of free passes by every official
of any grade. We would suggest the
inclusion within the terms of the bill of
every person bearing an official cemmis-
''
The bill may further be criticised for
making the offense the acceptance only
of a free pass. Its penalty should apply
likewise te its use, and every fresh use
should have afresh penalty.
M)Mi: interest was excited in New
Yerk the ether day by the action of the
coroner in summoning as his jury a
i:anel of most distinguished citizens
with an ex president at the head of it and
a handful of ex-mayors at the tail. Th
coroner was suspected of a joke. The
great men with one accord began te'
make excuse, but enough .of them
stayed te make the inquest a re
markably strong and intelligent body
of searchers for the truth. The s.ilis
factory result is seen in an investigation
that investigates. The example set by
the New Yerk coroner is worthy of
imitation. Why should net Gen. Grant,
.lay Gould and men like them de jury
service ? If their time is valuable te
them it can be made equally valuable te
the public, and the public service is en
titled te a fair share of it. The. slevenli
ness with which juries of all kind are
selected, especially in the large cities,
lias become a scandal and has .shaken
popular confidence in the system. Let
it bii given a fair trial with an improved
order of jurymen.
I) is catches te the Jleruld, from all
parts of the country tell of gentle weather
and prove Wiggins te be the monumental
fal.se prophet.
Aki-iiiusiiei' Weed appeals thieugh the
Catholic Standard for help for the starv
ing Irish peasantry. The Buffering which
new exists in several parts of Ireland is
terrible, and bids fair te equal that of the
winter of 1880, when whole families ptr
ished from hunger. This appeal will net
go unheeded by our people who am evtr
ready te assist the needy, whether :. coin
Germany, or Iielaud, or the Rnssi.tu ie.
fugers.
I'Keru-: who want te knew whati.-, the
weight of a legal ten of coal arc puzzled
todiMSever that by act of 27th of .May,
1871, it is enacted that " The legal stand
ard ten for authracite coal shall he two
theusaud two hundred and forty pounds
avoirdupeh weight," while in the general
statulaid weights and measures law two
thousand pounds avoirdupois are made one
ten. Under these distressing circuinstan
ccs it is net strange that the average coal
dealer should s-plit the difference and call
it about 1,730.
Tiik number of slaves in Bra7.il is de
creasing. Uy a census taken September
CO, 1S73, there were still 200,730 blacks mi
bewl.ig?, while the census taken en June
150, 18S2, shows the number te be only
l.V.tjeGl. The causes of disease are death,
cnuueipitien aad d?p.irture- By the
act of September, 2S, 1871, all born after
that date were te be free, expt that, the
ehidreH whose mothers were slaves must
s"rve their masters as apprentices until
21 years old. It is also proposed te pro
hibit the sale, for a mere trills, of old,
blind and crippled slaves, and establishing
a kind of old men's hospital for them.
A New Yerker, wLe claims te be a
close observer of the times and things, has
defined what constitutes the division line
between the " upper " and the "lower"
classes, and contends that there is a separ
ation marlr, which is owing partly te the
proclivity in aflluent Americaus te ape the
ways of nobility, but mere te the fact
that monopoly is at work extorting tribute
from the mauy that, the few may become
pjwerfiit. An expenditure, says this au
thority upon the degentracy of American
freedom, of ."50,000 a year is the mark.
Belew that amount a family may be ,-re-spsctabJe,"
but above it, it becomes "distinguished."
THE LATEST NEWS.
1SLOVVX UI IN A FA.VTORX EXPLOSION.
Men Horribly Mutilated and Killed
mill Twe Injured In an Illinois
Town Ot.ier Events.
At Taylorville, 111., The boiler at P.
New ic Ce.'s extensive tile factory ex
ploded at 7:15 Friday morning, killing
flve rneu and fatallv iniuriucr two ethers.
The yard is located a mile southeast of by
the business part of the city. The men.
together with Mr. New, the proprietor,
bad just commenced work when the ac
cident occurred. The cause of the explo
sion was the pouring of cold water into a
het boiler. The following is a list of the
killed and injured :
Killed Jehn Jones.engineer.cempletely
disemboweled, both legs broken and other ether
ways mutilated.
Samuel Lenan, tern into fragments, his
body only being recognized by his rubber
beets, which were still en his feet. "
Peter New, the proprietor, both legs
broken and his head sealded and frac
tured. Jehu McCallem, horribly mutilated.
William Dishcl, who had the top of his
Lead blown off.
Injured Christ. New, seu of the pro
prietor, badly scalded and it is thought
fatally wounded.
Sanuy Yaudcvere, also lataliy injured.
The explosion shook the buildings in
the city as if it were by an earthquake.
The machinery was thrown a long dis
tance, and the yard is a total wreck, the
whole viciuity beiug strewn with the
debris of heavy timbers and still heavier
pieces of iron machinery, bent and twisted
into every conceivable shape. The bodies
have been roraeved te the city hall, where
the inquest will ha held This disaster
Las plunged our little city into the deepest
gloom.
The only man at weik within the en
closure who escaped unhurt, was Jehn
Murry. He was in the dust pit, about
five feet from the boiler, with only a thin
dirt wall intervening. lie says he saw a
Hash of light and started te ruu, and after
explosion found himself en the ground
near by, slightly stunned. He seen
recovered, and then assisted in moving
the men. ,
A TEKKiriO
EXPLOSION.
Tlie
1'utai
Kesult or a Koellali Workman's
ICxperliaent.
An explosion occurred yesterday alter alter
neon at Slifer's Cut, en the Shamokin,
Sunbury & L?wisburg new braueh of the
Philadelphia & Heading railroad, three
miles south of West Milten, the terminus
of the new route, and was ene of the
most ten ific ever known in that section,
shaking windows in Milten and surround
ing town for miles around. The new
branch has beeu in course of construction
for the past year, under Contractors
Reilly and Nelan, who had erected at
Slifer's Cut a frame building containing a
large quantity of dynamite, which was
frequently visited by gangs of workmen
during the day for the purpose of getting
powder and warming themselves.
Between 12 and 1 o'clock a Polish
lab ner. after eating diuuer, went into the
powder house te sce hew the fuse worked.
He leek up one of the long iron dynamite
reds, with fuse attached and put it into
the stove. It been , ignited and set
lire te the building The Pelander became
ee:-:d an.l ran off, forgetting te warn
.T.iL-eb Hemplield, who was in another
pan of the buiidiug. Five minutes later
th exploit. "a occurred, plowing up the
taith for a considerable distance aud om em
pi tely demolishing the building. The
milkmen -i ttie vicinity seen gathered
reurd the spot wiieie the powder house
lately steed and began te search for the
body of HempuVd. His dead aud mangled
body was found several hundred yards
distant. He was CO years of age and
leaves a wife and six children in destitute
ciicmnstances in L'jwisburg.
TUAttlU OCuUl&KKXUtiS.
...itvet :'.entsf "tlemnchely Interest
William Liebfricd, aged 4."5, committed
suicide yesterday by sheeting himself in
the light temple.
An unknown disease is causing gicat
Lavuc among the horses in the Indian
teiritny. The iiffecttd animals "fall
dead without warning."
Louise Umbeivegt, 40 years of age,
committed suicide in Morristown, New
Jersey, by fasteuieg a rope around her
neck and jumping Irem a seceud story
window.
Milten J. Youberry, convicted of the
mill der of Charles Campbell, was hanged
at Albuquerque, New Mexico. He ha
lanued the crowd from the scaffold for
halr an hour.
A matciial train en the Charlette aud
Savannah railroad was thrown from the
tiack by a cow. James Jehnsen and An
drew Jenkins, Orakesnian, were killed.
Twe rebbr-M broke into the house of
William McGregor, near Rockferd, Ills.,
shot him aud his ten year old daughter,
gagaed the wife anil robbed them of a
small sura of money. McGregor and his
daughter are net expected te live.
Themas Wiggins, colored, finding his
wife, from whom he had separated, in
company with a colored preacher at
Chattauoegn, cut her threat with a raz.n
and then cut his own. Beth are mortally
wounded.
An accident occurred in a shaft of the
Severn tunnel works, Londen, by which
four men were killed outright, and tev
eial ethers weie se seriously mangled that
it is expected they will die of their in
juries. At Scott Haven, Pa., while a little
daughter of Mr. .Moere was returning te
her home she crawled underneath a car
that was blocking her read. The tiain
started aud the child was literal!' cut in
two.
Sil'.cliic or ttic Xczre Smith.
At Paela, Kan., about one o'clock Fri
day, a great crowd of whites and blacks
collected in front of the jail aud waited
ler the city marshal te take Smith, who,
as told in Friday's telegrams, had com
mitted a terrible assault upon a little girl,
before the justice for examination. The
deputy sheriff declined te meve the pris
oner, owing te threats of the mob. The
crowd, Jen by a number of the best busi
ness men of the city, then made an assault
en the jail and battered their way te
Smith's cell and found him stretched dead
en the fle.ir, he having committed suicide
by cutting his threat with a pocket knife.
They immediately put a rope around the
neck el the corpse, dragged it te a tree in
the park aud strung it up.
Five Dentiis in due Family.
Mr. and Mrs. Scnstrem arrived in thi3
country from Sweden about nine months
age with five children ranging in age from
one te seven years. Anether child was
born shortly after their arrival. They
secured apartments at Ne. 1 Seceud street
New Yerk a room and bed room en the
third fleer and there they have lived in
penury for the past six months. Last
week, the eldest child, a girl of seven
years, was attacked with what is supposed
te have been diphtheria, and died last
Friday. On Monday a boy five years of
age died of the same disease. On Tuesday
aucthcr child succumbed, en Wednesday
auether, and yesterday a boy four years of
age was removed te Ward's Island. It is
net expected that he will live The young
est child died yesterday.
Vauce, tne "Wife Murderer.
A i Grccnsburirh, Pa., the negre wife
murderer, Jack Vance, was arraigned for
trial and plead guilty te murder in the
second degree. The commonwealth ac
cepted the plea aud the prisoner was re
manded te the custody of the sheriff te
await the sentence of the court. ;
I'AUK ANUTAGOAUT.
Eacu Claims te be Controller of railailelnliU
In the matter of the contest for the con
troller's office in Philadelphia, after the
court's decision in favor of Page yesterday
a writ of error was issued removing the
record te the supreme court for review,
and Chief Justice Mcrcur made aa order
that the case be placed at the bottom of
the list of cases ler nest week. S. Davis
Page, who was appointed city controller
Governer Pattison and confirmed by tha
Senate, took the oath of effice yesterday
afternoon before the deputy protheuotary
and nreseuted his bend, with Charles
Wheeler and Themas Mclvean as sure
ties in the sum of $20,000. He then pro
ceeded te the new City hall and took for
mal and actual possession of the effice and
its affairs, Chief Clerk Hirst being absent
at Harrisbui j. One of the acts performed
by Mr. Page as contrellor was te send a
written communication te Mr. Taggart
infermiug him that his services as chief
auditor of the department would no
longer be required. He also arrang
ed te give notice te the various de
partments that they cau procure their
blank warrants at any time te-day. About
1 o'clock this morning a dispatch, directed
te " reporters," purporting te come from
William M. Taggart was received at the
Central station, statins: that he had re
ceived no communication from Mr. Page,
and notifying heads of departments that,
as the rooms heretofore occupied ' by the
city controller have been taken by an
" usurper," he had opened an office at
1020 Chestnut street for the transaction el
public business, and had appointed a chief
clerk, lie also gave notice te Mr. Hirst
that his services as chief cierk will net be
required from and after this date.
TKUI'ISLG AT LEUIGUTON.
I'oaimstMer I'etcrH Arrenletl for Aesult uml
JSattury.
Lchighten is excited ever a social dis
turbance which grows out of a fathers
wrath because of the alleged intimacy of
a young married man with his daughter.
All the parties are well known in the com
munity. Last week Postmaster II. II.
Peters sent for E. F. Feist, a clerk in a
dry goods store. Feist came at night,and
Peters, locking the doers of his store and
drawing a revolver, pointed it at Feist
and said : " New I have get you
where I want you." He then told Feist
that he must leave town if he cared for his
life. Feist, after further conversation,
departed, but did net leave the town
Yesterday Peters and Feist met for the
first time since their interview, aud
Peters, geiug up te Feist, slapped his face
aud asked him if he did net icmembcr
what had been said about his leaving the
place. Peters again drew his revolver,
when Auseu Kemmercr interfered, and,
as he says, Peteis pointed the icvelver at
him. Beth Feist, and Kemmercr entered
suit against Peters ler assault and bat
tery aud for pointing a revolver at them.
He furnished bail in the sun: of $2,..0U ler
a hearing.
A ITKH..L.1'; lXCKXUlAliy.
Arrest of u Weman CHurKciI Willi hettiug
ijr iloiixe en l'irv
Tue wife of CapV. William II. Mills, of
Cape May, N. J., was arrested at Dias
Creek Friday night, and taken te Cape
May te answer the charge of setting Sire
te the dwelling slid work.-hop of her bus
baud yesterday. She pleaded net guilty,
aud through her counsel waived :-n
examination. T1il offeuse net being
bailable, she was at once u nianded
te the cu'tedy of a constable. Au Au
plicatieu has been made te the supreme
court for a writ of habeas corpus. The
workshop, which was lightly constructed,
was quickly destroyed, but the lire in the
dwelling was extinguished before making
any Headway, in me nine, wueiu tne me
in the dwelling originated, was found a
lighted caudle, se arranged as te comma
nic.ite, whrn nearly cuii-mmed, with a
quantity of combustible materia!. This
and the fact that Mrs. Mills had occupied
the premises since last week, and left
about an hour before the lire te join her
husband at Dias Cieek, leu te the charge
of it-ccndiari:m against her.
A 'erl!i Carolina illai.'s LucK.
North Caielina new has a bonanza
king. The lucky man is Jehn Barns, of
Moere county. A few weeks age his
earthly possessions consisted of a half
dozen halt starved coon dogs and a twenty
acre let of banen land in Moere county.
About a fortnight age Barns disceveied
geld en his farm. He prudently kept the
sccict te himself and moved the precious
metal as best he could. He ebtaiued
mere than a hundred pounds of geld and
then disposed of a poitien of his
laud for $l-i;,000, risci-ving a large
shaie for himself. Barm; is new censid
ered the wealthiest man in Earte.ru North
Carolina. He is preparing te build for
himself a haudsome re.-idence a short dis
tance from tue spot whom he disceveied
his geld mine.
A Ilncciveil mill ileserieit Widow.
Adclle Peauue, a widow thirty live
yeaiseld, arrived in New Yerk irem
France a week aije in the steamship
Switzerland, with Fianeis Despaues. lie
had piemised te marry her en their arrival,
but he persuaded her te put off the cere
mony until they get te Philadelphia. Is:
that city he deserted her, taking with him
eight hundred fi anes and jewelry valued at
two theusaud francs belonging le her. She
hurried te Jersey City, expecting he
would take a steam ship from there back
te France. rijarch was made for De-;-panes
by the police but he has net y.-t
been found. It is thought he h-.is net ':t
sailed.
-Mail IC'iliucry.
A daring mail robbery occurred at the
Union depot, it Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at a
Inte hour Friday night. The east bound
train being late, the mail was ca.iied into
the baggage room, and while thcra the
mail pouch was ripped open, and M0
registered letters weie taken therefrem.
The amount of the less is net known. Oaf;
letter, however, contained a 81,000 bill
and $100 bill, the amount, of Postmaster
Smith's monthly remittance te thu depart
ruent. There is no clue te the robbers.
Tnlrty Hoire.h uml Illicit Itnrnccl.
A dispatch from Johnstown, N. J.,
states that a building en the farm of Mr.
P. Leiillard, used as a stable for draught
heises and also as a carpenter shop,
caught fire between pevcu and eight
o'clock Friday evening. Although the
flames lighted up the sky for miles
around the less was nor great, and the lire
wan under control by ten o'clock. Twenty
four draught horses, six mules and some
carpenters' tools were burned. The less
is estimated r.t .1,000.
1 he I xment Aeyltim.
Doctors I'ccd and Wiley of the Dixmont
insane asylum, have sue t the Erie Herald
for delamatien ef character, laying dam
ages at $10,000 The suit grows out of
articles published by the Herald, lelkcting
en the management et that institution,
based en statements of Dr. Lewiu, aa ex ex
i.'imate of the asylum. The maiiiigcmeut
deuy the charges and claim that the doctor
is still deranged.
A Kexnlt of the Cave-in.
Asaiesult of the Wilkesbaire cave in
of the old iniae at Five Points, ventila
tion has been se itnpaiied in the Conyng Cenyng
hain mine, adjoining, as u necessitate a
stoppage of work in that initie. An effort
will he made te icmedy the evil by put
ting a new fan in the Baltimore mine.
Tlie Mcst in The World.
Mary Ami Wilkeii. of Smith township,
Washington county, has iii her possession
a cluck whieh is known te hai e been in
constant ue ler tht last one hutidreil and
four ycaif. A biass pl.ite ou ics face shows
that it was mad" by Geerge Heff, el Lancaster.
SOFfflEBN SENSATION.
IJOB T0031BS GUANO UAUHIITKK.
Hew Sfce Preferred Iieva te An Inheritance.
Gen. Rebert Toombs' grand daughter,
Miss Dubesa and Mr. Cellcy were en
gaged and the general objected. Mr.
CeTley is a worthy young man against
whose moral character no charge cau be
breucbt. He was a clerk in ene of the
stores in Washington, and was net
wealthy, but te that fact General Toombs
did net object. The general cares for a
long line of ancestors aud bleed, and
that sort of thing. At any rate, he did
net hke the Celley family, and he
urged his grandchild te give up the idea
of marrying Mr. Celley. She pleaded and
he remonstrated. He threatened, and she
became determined. Finally he told her
that in his will he had bequeathed her
$00,000, and spoke of that te show the
interest he iclt in her. bhe would uef
premise te give up Mr. Celley. and finally
General Tombs get out the will and
showed her the paragraph where the for
tune was left te her.
She was net te be moved. He offered
te make it $90,000. She said she would
premise net te marry Celley duriug
Toombs' lifetime. The general, in his
usual way, said he would pay nobody te
postpone an act until after his death. lie
threatened te disenherit her, but she
never moved from her position Finally
General Toombs told her that unless she
premised net te marry Celley he would
have her wiil changed and would net leave
her a cent. She replied that if she must
choeso between the two she would
be disinherited. The 'rcneral then
told her that he would give her
forty eight hours te leave the house.
Miss Dubese proceeded te show her grand
father that if she was uViveu out she
would have te be married at once. The
general tere around, and Miss Dubese
communicated with her friends, aud the
result was that the marriage was arranged
for aud took place that day. Gcneral
Toombs took his will out, had it changed,
disinheriting Miss Dubese, aud added a
paragraph providing that none of his pro
perty should go te her, directly ev indi
rectly. A few days age Mrs. Toombs was
very sick, aud her recovery was net ex
pected. Mrs. Celley wrote the general a
note, and asked parmissien te call and sce
her grandmother. General Toombs read
the note and handed it back te the mes
senger with the simple statement that he
had no communication te make.
A 1SANIJ1T CAUGHT BV UUAKCE.
An jlllneiH i:llii-. dyinii found Wound
In :i cu- erlttuns StreBt.
Iii New Orleans, Officers Scheideli and
Furlong found a man named S. B. Biidiu
front of the St. Charles hotel, bleeding
Irem a weuud in the forehead. He was
conveyed te the Charitable hospital, whei'e
S101.S0 and n watch and chain were found
en his person. Beth of his arms were
found te be fractured and both wrists dis
located. His left ear was almost tern off
aud he was suffering great pain.
He said that he went te the clerk of the
St. Charles hotel te secure a room for the
night, but was informed that the hotel
was crowded and every available reeu
occupied. He started te Icave aud walked
straight out le the front, until he stiuek
the lading, ever which he fell and struck
the sidewalk head foremost, JJ0 feet below.
He would doubtless have been killed had
he net extended his liatid, which broke
Install. The accident te liir l was men-
tinned in the morning papers, ai
id tin
name strueK tne eye et encrm -.veneer,
of :t. Clair county, III , one of the
carnival visiteis, as that of a notorious
highwayman for whom a requisition
had been issned in February. 1380, by
the governor of Illicei , aud a visit te tha
charity hospital confirmed him in his sus
picion Bird was one of a gang who cam
mitted several robberies in the vicinity of
Belleview, 111., in 1879, notably that of
Denk, a St. Lyuis paymaster, at Centie-
ville. 111., who was relievtd of $2,."00 by
Bird and two ethers while passing through
a piece of wed ; also that of Charles Gar-
stidc, a coal operator of St. Leuis, who
was robbed of $300 iu September, 1879,
while stepping from a train at Alma.
Bird has beeu operating in the Eac,t since
1SS0. He lias been placed r.uder police.
guard and as seen as he is able te travel
will be taken te Illinois by Sheriff Webber
for trial.
Down Cinini:; l.'Hiapeit Conviction.
Twe cousins lived iu Sencs ceuuty, Ga.,
both named William Roberts, but called
" Billy Jehu ' and " Billy Gus " Hub
erts. They woie people of means, but
addicted te whisky and swagger, the
police of neighboring towns niving th!ii
the freedom of the streets. Several
members of the family have fuller- in de
mestic feuds, the trouble dating back be
fore the war. Ou Dec. 24, 1878, " BiHy
Jehn " aud " Billy Gu " wcie celebrat
ing Christman Eve with a free use of
firearms, when Solemon Lanier, a
negre, who happened te be in tl.e
way was mortally wounded. The
cousins were arrested and put uiuter
bends. The grand jury found a true bill
against " Billy Jehn " Hebcrbs and a bill
against "Billy Gus." The fact was that
the latter was really the guilty party. Se,
te shield him. "Billy Jehn" forfeited
his bend, the family paying the cost, as
his only means of escape in ceuit, would be
by putting the guilt en '-'Billy Gus." In
time " "illy Gus" died, making it safe for
his cousin t return aud swear the crime
en the dead man. "Billy Jehn" has b.vu
in the Bibb eunty juil four months, and
has just had his tri.il, in which the ab ive
line of defense was adopted. It was ac
copied by the jury, aud "Billy Jehn" was
found net guilty.
A Wl!d -Han in lieerl.t.
Fer some time a wild man has been
creating excitement along the line of the
Western & Atlantic railruad. He hai,
been seen te cat dead animals and wraps
himself in horse hide Yesteiday morn
ing he was se-.ii at Morganville, with a
dead rabbit in his hand, biting it vigor
ously. He had a sack round his head
Citizens attempted te lasso him, 'out, as
they would clese in upon him he would
make a bound and clude them. Hen;
fused te talk. Finally he bounded into
the weeds and disappeared. A party has
been formed te lollew him up.
liutlcr'u ill- Undertaking.
Governer Butler, of Massachusetts, re-c-cntly
instructed Warden Eyre, of the
Concord penitentiary, ' te gather the
prisoners in the chapel and inform them
that they would be permitted te send
sealed communications te the governor."
The cenvict1-, it is said, "received Urn
notification with cheer fn- Governer BuL -ler
and gieans ler the warden." The
governor has already received mero than
70 letteis from the convicts. It was an
nounced yesterday that the governor hail
removed the warden of the Concetd prison
and appointed his deputy te act until a
successor is appointed. This action el
the governor is declared te be "a priraaiy
movement against the system of
contract labor iu the state prise-i,
a plank denouncing winch was adopted
by the last Democratic state c n
ventien." The joint judiciary com
mittee of the Massachusetts Legislature is
meantime considering a bill, enncntly io ie io
perted te have been feimed by Govern. i
Butler, by which the governor will he
given power " te investigate the conduct
of all executive efijeurs, e iuquire into the
condition aud management of any Srate
institution, te tempeiarily suspu'.d the offi
cers pending .-.uch investigation or, by con
sent of the executive council and torem.ive
them aud appoint their successets."
PEBSONAi..
. Bisnei' GiLMOtni, of Cleveland, has ar
rived at home from his European tour,
and was welcomed with imposing cere
monies by the Catholic societies of the
city.
"Ji:m" Mack, the pugilist has received
a cab'.e dispatch from Londen saying that
bis son Albert Edward Mace, had beeu
drowned in the Thames river at Louden.
Albert was about thirty year? old. He
was a young man of geed habits.
.Il'dah P. Bex.tamix, who has been
practicing law in Louden sines 1603 and
who has retired f.em practice, was ad
vised by doctors ei the highest reputation
in Paiis that the state of his heart renders
protracted argument in cemt unsafe for
him. He is otherwise in gee 1 health.
Fekei'AUGU wants mere free advertising
and has sued Miss Montague's lawyer,
James H. Heverin, te recover damages for
alleged slanderous remarks uttered by
Mr. Hevcrin while he was makiug the
closing tpcech te the jury in common pleas
court, in the suit of Miss Moutague
against Mr. Forepaugh.
Oliver II . Deckeuy, Republican can
didate for cengressm-in-at large in North
Carolina, served notice of a contest ou
Rennet, his successful opponent. On
Thursday Bennett filed an auswer, claim
ing te have been elected by " -101) larger
majority than was shown in the official
count." It is said Deckery " will publish
a letter addressed te the people of the
state, abandoning the contest.''
Miss Bayakd was the young lady who
se astonished Oacar Wilile by her keen
renartce te his rsatrenizins remarks. "Are
j en going te the gennau, Mr. Wilde?"
She asked the night of his lecture here.
" Yes," drawled the -Esthetic, " it my
lecture don't fatigue me tee much. Are
you going, Miss Bayard ?'' " Yes ! if
veur lectiire don't fatigue me tee much."
And again, when he complained te her of
the lack et rums and curiosities m tuis
country, she replied : " Oh, Mr. Wilde,
we import our curiosities."
W.M. E. Dedge, the millimaira philan
thropist lately deceased iu New Yerk, was
famous for the consistency of his religious
life with his business caicer. He never
held stock in a railroad which ran its car
en the Sabbath day, ami he never drank
spirituous liquors, no matter what the
occasion. When he was traveling in Eu
rope he sometimes found it impossible te
get geed water te drink, but in that case
he drank bad water. His death will be
an i: reparable less te the many charitable,
religious and temperance associations te
whieh he- contributed money, and advise
I that was quite as valuable. The amounts
1 ' ..11.:.. ..:V.. T. t!....,. npiinmc -MT.K3 iwru
lt 'lir I'llir- I'F. bili.HU IJUtirUH,.J .. -.,
large ; latterly he has given away $100,000
a year.
A lioeil
lite;..
Cambi'ia Freeman.
In California a public official who ac
eepts aud uses a free pass ever a railroad
by that act forfeits his position, aud is
disqualified from holding an' office of
profit or trust. If such a prevision was
adopted in this state we would probably
see a speedy end of the free pass business,
se far at least as ri'.rnbcrs el the Legisla
ture, state efiiecrs and judges of the courts
aie concerned.
OVESi'MHIIlKl) HANKS.
UruteuiiiiR irss Along the Susiiuehaiui.a
Pert Deposit Dispatch te the I'resi.
In the cold gray light of the early morn
ing the .f.r.ipants of the houses and
owners of 1 timber yards and storehouses
bordering en the river front, steed out
e'i ; he wharves peering up and down I
the Susquehanna and speculating as te the
probability of the rising of the waters. It
froze hard duriug the night and it seemed
te be the opinion of ihc eldest residents,
the-n te whom the vagaries of the river are
familiar, and who talk glibly of inunda
tiens dating as lar back as 1810, that there
was lPtle danger te be apprehended until
a rapid and centinu-uis thaw should set in.
Pert Dep isit is a queer, rambling little.
town. A leiur, straggling street stretches
for a mile and a half, or se, running par
allel with the riwr Timeadway slant
towards the Sujqtiehanna, and miniature
mountains, their rocky sides thickly
clothed with trees and scmb, afford a
picturesque back .'reuud te the old houses
en the eiher side, with their quaint arches
and gables, buiit, with a stability that
speaks of an architeotiue of by-gene days.
These houses, and the stores that are
dotted here and there along the length of
the stieet, hue nothing te tear even
should the possible Heeding take place.
It is the houses ami stoics en the lower
side of thu depot and the track of the Cen
tral division of the I'hilai'clchiii, Wilmiug
t ui vt Boltimeitt railroad, aud the ice
houses, waicheuse, lumber yards and
cottages that lie between the track aud the
river, S'jme hundred yards distaut from
the depot, that aie threatened.
During the iiTgiit ue perceptible change
had taken place iu the aspect of the river.
Away as far as the eye could reach
both up and down the river a minia
ture polar sea lay stretched out a still
Hue of fi -.istcd hillocks of ice of every shape
and siz - conceivable, from a brick te a
hue Saratoga trunk, heaped up and
loosely p.ickcd from shoie te shore.
The mass is net compact, however, and
much of the ice is rotten. Hence if the
big ice gorge at Safe Harber should break
and stait down the liver it will sweep the
McCid's ferry before it ; the whole mass
of blocks would then cany the gorge here
along with it te Havre de Grace. Here
two dangers are te b apprehended. At
I Watsen's Island, a mile and a half below
' this plaee, aud about a. like distance from
, Havre de Grace, a eeUl sheet of ice
stretches away tip Is and beyond the
railway bridge. If the lelcascd
ma-ses el ice
iermed b;
the
the
three
sheer
gorges shnuld
force of their
awav this field of
net by
nwatd ii
ice, it nill
sh break
heap up a
the river's
barrier above aid
below te
enwaid course, aud a disastrous Heed in
the lower part of Pert Deposit seems as
im.vit.ible as was the case in 18e7-7.1-75
and '81. Even if a partial passage be
forced through the Held of solid ice by the
oncoming Hee it is feared that the blocks
will faim a barrier en the shoals lying
belew the bridge, and thus forming a dam,
again cause an ever Hew of the river. It is
fair te say that but a section of the in
habitants take this glemiy view of affairs.
The property holders along the
river fient. de net appear te
be taking tiny extraordinary pre
cautions ie fcc.irc their property,
and inhabitants who have seen all the
gteat. ice gorges for forty yearn past
haidly anticipate any trouble this season.
Themas Wilsen, of Havre de Grace, the
agent of the Susquehanna & Tidewater
canal, said te day that he had $4,000 of
phosphates stored alongside the river, but
lit; is !-) sat-siied that the gorges will pass
an ay hauulessiy, that he has taken no
steps for their removal. As long as the
frost holds he and many ethers think that
there is absolutely np danger, and when
the thaw come-, and the gorges come
down the river, he believes that they will
pa? s out under the bridge and down the
ba, entirely sweeping away the snow snew snew
ice stretching from Watsen's island te the
railway bridge.
i lie Semji i: (himb.
The toilewing contributions were re
ceived from residents of the city during
tin- past week for th benefit of the soup
house : L. Goe-; A Sen. 30 leaves of
bread ; Ge. Brady. 0 dozen rolls ; C.
Beettaer, 3.1 leaves et bread ; Matzger &
I iv., 1 ban el of crackers; Jehn Black,
cash, $1. Following is the number of ra
tion , i-. ue. i dining the week : Feb. Gth,
4-jI : Feb. Sth, 42.1 ; Feb. 10th, 327.
Total, 1,112.
OOUJAtKlA NEWS.
e ui:
KUUUI.A!
jouuKsreNi) !: e b
Kvents aIedj the rjiiftjueliaii-ja Item et
Intercut In and Around ttie llDtnug!!
ric!;cit up by the intcllt-
genccr-ii llt-petter.
At the meeting i e luncils last evening
the liuance committee reported a balance
en hand of $3,.jS 9. The paving com -
mittee reported ene bad pavement ordered
te be repaired and a dangerous platform
at Feudiich's corner, which the committce
was instructed I at tend te. The Jire
cemiuittec repeit; d the Neimer Hie, and
upon the repouef Assistant Engineer
Hardwell that the Columbia Cem
pany nad msebayed orders it was
lined $25, te be "deducted from its
appropriation. W. B. Given, esq., made
au appeal te cuncil ou behalf of tln
Shech library and the opera heu.e was
given free for a home talant concert in
this behalf en April 17. Collector Beckius
presented a statement of borough tax du
plicate of 18S1, asking certain exoneia exeneia exoneia
tiens, which were granted. Ue was or
dered te clese this duplicate and te serve
upon each delinquent a notice, namiug a
time for settlement, and iu ease of net
"coming te time" the amount be cel
lected by law. Orders were granted te
the amount of $2,770.40.
Tlie Cliurcliis.
The sacrament of baptism and the Lmd's
Supper will be administered at the Meth
odist church to-meirow morning. A large
number of pcrsers will also be connected
with the church during the morning ex
ercises. Iu the evening the pastor, Kev.
Dr. W. Humphriss, will preach en 'i The
Spirit and the Bride say, Come.' " The
revival services have new been iu progress
duriug the past five weeks and will be
ceutiuued next week. Over one hundie.l
persons have professed conversion and
many are at the altar as sinners.
Te-morrow at dt. Paul's P. E. church
the services will be held as fellows :
Morning service and sermon :t 10:.J0 a.m.;
evening service aud sermeti at 7:.J0 p. m.
On Monday evening prayer will be held at
4:30 p. b. The subieet of tomorrow
evening's illusti tied lecture at the E. E.
Lutheran chinch is " The Third Pctitieu
of the Lord's Prayer." Itavival services
are new in pregiess at the Bethel church,
corner of 7th and Walnut stieet, and wilt
be continued din in; next week. A num
ber of conversions have already been
made and etheis aic new at the aitar as
inquirers. The text of tomorrow morn
ing's sermon will be ''The Battle of
Life ;" of the cvenhi;.''-, " Sewing and
U'iaping."
Tlie Kei-i'Ugti l:nu;-t.
Geed skating en sii inch ice at the
canal outlet. Michael Lawrence nearly
drowned while venturing among jammed
ice. Wm. Watts returnrd te Norristown.
Miss Martha Perkins, of Baltimore,
visiting Columbia. l'.epublican nemin.i
tiens this evening. Japane.vj tea party,
total receipts i?Y2 ; Wrightsvil.'c men
were net handed lefreshiucnt ticket:, at
the deer aud get left. Tliee. L. Urban
was hit in the vii;ht eye by a revolving
yarn reel. II. I. T. dancing school
slimly attended ; t'n. Ed. Hall has hi-,
gun instructions. II cc C. thteeday . .
curaieu tickets te Philadelphia next
Thursday. $2.3!); P. IJ. 11. two-day, tickets
$2 23. It was Jehn H.iidcman, net Jamef,
who dieil in the il.urtsburg asyitmi.
Mis. Martin Irvin, :i:i:' (0, died l:st ewn
ing at her home, ..u V. ah.us stieet. fn-m a
recent paralytic stu.kc ; funeial en Men
day.
Ni-;i(;n r.eitti :. nkw.s.
Kvi-llts -ICi-.;.-, !l( C'lllllty I.liie.
Along the Brandy win-s in Chester euuty
muskrats are killed in gieat uttiabe;!..
Heading people ai c out of humor because
they can't send atid receive uieiiev b;,
telegraph in that city.
Jehn Ivech died in I 'catling f.n Thurs
day night -.liter a short, illness, in his T.ltU
year. He is the father of Jacob Kech, a
farmer in this county.
Yesterday was di.-tribiitieu day of the
Yerk Benevolent a.ivui.itieii, and relief
was extended te 147 'amines, reptesut
ing J384 persons.
At a coming .-aIe iu Chester county by
Jehn Massey, in Wiliistewn township,
will ba sold a let of antique household ar
ticles brought ever from Wales moie than
200 years age.
THi; HtZySfi CASE.
Tlie l'rlsener te lf Tried lleturtni;.
Ne official weid has yet been icceivcd
from the state depi-tment with regard te
the governor's disposition el tin. Dti-ius
case, but Mr. Heu-;d, vieii'ir-cl for the
Missouri authorities, saw Attorney Gen
eial Cassidy ou the day express en his
way te Philadelphia, yesteiday and he .-.aid
that just bofero he left Ilarrisbi.rg it h i
been dceideil te m-dify the wan-tn- .-. as
te keep Dennis here until he had been
tried en the local chatges of tm-gery pre
ferred against him, aud te deliver him te
the Missouri authorities after l'eimsvlva.
nia just ice was satisfied.
t'oilce Cases.
Alderman Samson, last evening, com
mitted Wm. Bui tics and Charles Brown
te the county jail for 15 days imcIi for
drunken and disorderly conduct.
Aldcrmau Spurrier held Jehn M. Giut'lf
in bail te answer at court for assault and
battwy en David Wel.'cr. He aI.e com
mitted James O'Dentiell te jail for 1" days
for diuukcii and disorderly conduct.
This morning's hearing brought mm
persons up before the mayor. One drunl.
paid his cut?, and all the etheis being
bums, they were discharged.
Kunuw-iy Accident.
This morning, Mr. Lvmen. residing near
Petersburg this county, left a two hef-s
team standing in frer.t of Land is ii Wi-sU
heaffer's grain warehouse, 114 West
Lemen street, while he was atteuding te
some business inside. The bnrse. took
fright and ran off,- breaking the coupling
pole and the tongue or tlie wagon, ard
running with the front wheels as far a-.
Lemen and Mary stn-t-t., where they caine
in contact with a lamp pest. One of the
horses fll ai.d sustained serious injuries .
tlie ether was unhurt.
Mrrlitl.
The Bosteu Ifenrtd contains an an
nouncement of the marriage of Mis-i M::ry
A Deyle, one of Lsmcast er's fairest, daugh
ters te Mr. J antes G. McUaiui, of Besien,
Mass. The joyous evr.nt took place a' SI,
Jeseph's church, Bosten, en the 0th int.,
the ceremony beim. performed by Itcv.
Father Whoely. Miss Deyle's or rather
Mrs. McCann's fric ids in this city. ..nd
their name is legle;:, extend ti her and
her Yankee husband their hearties-.t con
gratulations and their best, wishes for a
long life of happiness.
Ifibie society Aiinlveraary.
Tbe anniversary of the Lancaster Bib'e
society to-menow evening will be observed
by union fci vices iu the following-churches
under the direction of the pastors named
Presbyterian llcvs. Iteimcnsnyder (te
nresidcL Hark and Fry ; Trinity Luth
eran ltevs. Stall 'te preside). Houpt and
Robinson. Merav;an ltevs. Mitchell (te
preside). Fraym- m-1 Hume ; Jen's Luth
eian Gciman Set v ices Ke vs. Mayrcr,
Micstcr and DaWnum,
V. I'. i::vlval.
The revival iu th'i Cnien B-'hel is in
creasing in hit :i-.-t. The number ai eon een
verts since the heginniag h,.s bee:: i ight
tceu, fifteen 'i whs. in have joined the
church. Thu mcctiugs will be confined.
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