"r 'r.:' LANCASTER UAILY ENTELIJGENCEK MONDAY FEBRUARY 19. 18&3. Haucastet intelligenre;. MONDAY EVENING. FEB. 19, 1863. Equality in Taxation. The Philadelphia Jztcerd still main tains that a tax upon one thing is equally diffused upon all things. It asserTs tti, "though Mr. Vandefbilt owned all the personal property in New Yerk and we owned all the realty, and the realty alone was taxed, Mr. Vanderbilt would bear equally with us the burden of the tax. It says that " the burdens laid en realty lessen the divi dends en his shares and the interest en his money. He pays his proportionate t-ix te the last farthing by reason of his (1 minished Income ; the laboring man who carries a hed for Mr. Vanderbilt, pays his proportion in the increased cost of living, though neither the one nor the eMier own one dollar's wertli of real estate." If that statement be true, then sin equally distributed tax is net what ve want ; we need a further levy upon Mr. Vanderbilt's "diminished income." But like many plausible theories, the Recerd's is defective in its practical eper atien. The Idea is that the owner of really collects the tax. from the tenant, the tenant gets it from his employer, the employer charges it te his workmen, and the consumer finally pays it. Te a large extent this i3 the result, but the result does net flew forth se uniformly as te make the diffusion of the tax altogether even; nor it it did, would the conse quent equal imposition of the burthen of taxation upon the consumer, or in ether words upon the individual, be in accordance with our idea of equi table taxation which is that the man's income, net the man, shall bear the bur then of taxation. Mr. Vanderbilt charges te the expenses of his operations the cost of the taxes en realty which his employees have te pay and which he re imburses them in the amount of their wages ; these expenses are borne by his customers mtil they are finally saddled en the consumer. Mr. Vanderbilt does net bear the burthen of the taxes of any of his employees except these whom he employs about his person and pays out of his " diminished income." Income would be the proper thing te t.ix, if it could be generally reached ; bat as it cannot, any attempt te tax it would be felly. We must get as near te it as we can. A tax en corporation divi dends is one that can be always collected, and therefore they seem te be among the eiuitable subjects of taxation. .Real estate can be readily appraised and reached, and se it is another proper sub. ject for the tax gatherer. "We agree that taxation cannot be made entirely equitable. But we cannot see that a tax en real estate alone would be the nearest possible approach te equity in taxation, as the Recerd seems te think it would. We agree with it that it is desirable te tax but few things. K the state could raise sufficient revenue from the sale of the privileges she grants, it would be the best source of her revenue ; and we are disposed te think that Pennsylvania could de this. Ileal estate should net bear the whole burttienef taxation if for no ether rea son than that its owners should net alone be made the collectors of the public revenue. They have te take all the risks of the collection from their tenants. Sometimes tenants de net pay their rent ; and when they de the tax en the property is net always laid upon them. Our experience iu renting real estate, which has net been small, teaches us that the tax upon it is very often net an element in the rent charged. The fre quent variations in the rate of the tax levy de net generally make a change in the rate of rent, which depends solely upon the question of supply and demand, and is likely te remain uneffected by a change of mren one per cent, in the tax rate. The .; '.nFstheery would require this addi tional burthen of taxation te be at once started en its course of diffusion ; but it has net weight enough te ever come its inertia ; or if it does, its force seen spends itself ; te turn the Recerd's illustration against itself, the pebble that is cast into the pond alter its first few circles ceases te appreciably disturb the surface. And if there is this natural immobility in the tax levied en improved reality, which returns an income, much mere does that levied upon unimproved reality, which has no renter, stay with the owner of the property. The diffu sion of the real estate tax is something that works a great deal mere smoothly iu theory than in practice ; as we are un lucky enough te have fully realized. profit never before dreamed. of. He net only increased that class of fees which by abuse of the law magistrates can draw from the county treasury, but,vas has often been proved by this journal, he drew hundreds of dollars te which he had no shadow of right; At this par ticular time, when public attention has -been se lately aroused agaiust-the-abusa of the aldermanic office, the people of the Second ward should see te it that this chronic office-hunter should net be put into a position which he will ,; work" te his own advantage regardless of every public interest. WASTE QX WATERS. KKOKUlMG. Candidate W. D. Staukfeu is beg ging Democratic votes for himself for alderman of the Second ward. lie in sisls that he needs the office. Public office is net a bounty, te be thus voted te these who want it for the money that is in it, and, above all, the easily abused office of magistrate should net be con ferred upon one who is se anxious te get it te make money out of it. Besides Stauff er lias held well paying offices continuous ly since 18GG and it is his own fault if he is in need of office still. Seme of his superserviceable friends appeal te Dem ecrats te vote for him because in times past he has helped Democrats. Never. He is a thick-and-thin partisan, though he fails te command the respect of his own party because he is forever crying " luere, mere." PERSONAL.. Wm. E. Dedge left $320,001) for chari table purposes. Dr. Henry Cam-enter is the subject of the biographical sketch iu last week's Practitioner. Gen. James B. Weaver, of Iowa, is reported te have returned te the ranks of the temperance men. Marriett Bkesius, esq., will deliver the littli lecture in the Monday evening course at Allentown en Thursday evening next. Bishop J. J. Guissiirenner and wife celebrated their golden wedding at their home in Autrusta county, Va., en St. Val entine's day. He is the senior bishop of the United Brethren church. Miss Susan B. Antheny and Mrs Lucy Stene Blackwell, by the will of a Bosten lady lately deceased, receive $20,000 cacli as the representative .women suflragists and they will use the money iu advaueing the cause. Jehn Giluciit, the actor, whose wife perished in the Newhall house disaster. s:t Milwaukee, will te day briug suit against the owners of the hotel for $23,000 dam ages. Other suits are expected for claims aggregating $300,000. Judee Black has net beeu in society in Washiugteu s-e often as this winter for many years, and his preseuce has been a source of very great pleasure te alt his old friends as well as newer acquaintances. He always assists his daughter in enter taining the guests at her Saturday even ing receptions, which are always well at tended. Mu. .1. J. C. Wall, who is associated with U. S. Grant, ir.. and Geu. Jehn B. Gorden iu the Belmont coal mines of Ala bama, aud wue uas eceu me superiuieuu aut for several years, committed suicide en Thursday by drewniug himself in the Tennessee. The fact was net discovered until Sunday, when a letter was received by a friend in which he communicated his purpose. It is thought that losses by speculation led te the deed. President AiiTiiuit takes no feed, ex cept a little eat meal when he first rises iu the morning, until his late dinner. He never dines before half past seven, and it is oftener eight. Oue of the busy news gossips says there has been for some time a geed deal of disagreeable gossip of a scandalous nature, iu which the name of the president has been coupled with that of a distinguished lady who has habitually thrown herself in Mr. Arthur's way te the scandal of her husband and the soiling ei her own honor. And there is a tempest brewing. Ts.ve Ju, the Chinese minister in Wash ingten, adores society aud would net miss a ball for the world. He leeks ierward te a paity with the ardor of anticipation of a sixteen-year-old girl, aud isalwajs en hand, solemn, motionless and silent, at every entertainment. He wears a petti coat with a ruffle areuud the bottom always, aud a benuet en his head when he stays in the house, but which he takes off wheu he gees out of doers. It is said that his wardiebc is worth $130,000, and that he has silks and embroideries which would drive an appreciative woman into the lunatic asylum te see them. He says that Mrs. Ju is fend of gadding alie sauiee Melicau glal if he would let her, but he doesn't lft her. .THK WESTERN ifLOOUS hcenrs and Jacldeeta Among the CeDrtt and Watery Waste a Bullaine With 80O l'eople WlUil" Fall. Though the waters have subsided some what at Cincinnati the extent of' the dam age cannot be estimated until the river fatts-baek into- its natural banks. Thc- teleohene cemDanv hive lest all their in struments and switchboards in the sub merged district and some, of their wires am .down, iney estimate meir less at twentR-ftve thousand dollars. The g?s company place the damage te their prop erty at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. A dozen railroad companies had their lines buried se deep under water that their cars were submersed in some in stances te the very reefs. A district a mile and a-balf in length and au ayerage of a third of a mile in breadth which is crowded with wholesale and commission houses, wai chouses and manufactories is still under water. The water also covered a much larger district, which is occupied by coal aid lumber yards, distilleries, slaughter houses, etc. The area embraced in these two districts, and that covered mere or less cl 'sely by dwellings, all with in the city limits, is estimated at ten square miles. AM this property, goods, machinery, buildings, materials for manu factories, furniture, etc , is mere or less damaged. Te be added te all this is the less of the business of the whole city for at leaBt two weeks. . Where se many in terests have suffered the aggregate less seems almost incalculable. Tne Weather Suddeply Void. The weather has puddenly changed from that of May te freezing, a cold west wind prevailing. This will increase the amount of suffering two fold. Much the larger proportion of these whom the water has suneunded here remain in the upper stories of their heues. Ceal can only he get te them in small quantities, aud even if they had an abundance of fuel it would be impossible te make their buildings comfortable, with three or four feet of water still remaining en the first fleer. Thcre arc a number of families, particular ly of Covington and Newport, who are in geed circumstances and move in geed so se so ciete, who arc living iu the second stories of their houses. Tliey have moved their carpets and lighter furniture te the second fleer, but pianos iu many instances could net be get up stairs. ' They were placed en high blocks in the hope that the water would net rise men eneugu toieucnmem, but the flood rose above them and has, of course, ruined them. neuses Full of mud. These houses, as well as these of the poorer classes, arc full of mud and drift and mere damp aud unwholesome than a wet aud dirty cellar. Te add cold weather te the discomforts of such surroundings is te increase suffering te the full limit of euduieuce ler the most robust constitu tions. Hundreds of women aud children will certainly be piestrated with sickness. Every precaution possible is being taken te reduce the conditions which will cause sickness te the mimium. Pearl street is out of water and a large force of men are at work scraping up and carrying away the mud aud rubbish that has been depos ited. This work will be continued en ether streets as last as the water recedes, the Legislature be enough te help us np when the water falls ? Cannet the state de mere? Oar whole city, except one third of Newtown, is under water." The merchants will lese immecsely, though they thought they piled their goods high and dry above any possible water line. Many houses were wrecked beyond iden tification, and hundreds have been wrench ed from their foundations aud mcved iway. Acres en acres of ground are cov cev cov erprt with wrenkatre of all SOrtS. The water is five feet deep in mess ei me stores en high street, fitteen inches in the court house, the upper stories whieh are filled with refugees huddled together, and several feet in the Catholic church, and two feet in the seceud story of the Pres byterian church. The Situation l.at Night. Reports fiem the flooded districts in the Ohie valley last night showed that the waters were subsiding, but the cold wpather was ureatlv increasing the suffer ings of the thousands of bemeless and des titute people. At Teledo, Ohie, the break ing of an ice gorge has caused the river te recede ten feet. Trains will begin running en time from the suburban stations this, evening. An evidence of the prevailinz distress is given in a telegram re ceived from Cincinnati, which re ports 130; families in New Albany, Indiana, and its immediate viciuity, te be without homes, while by the stoppage of the factories 1,000 families are made de pendent upon public charity. Similar reperts come from ether points. At Louisville, last night, the river was blewly .wliii.r. and steed at 42 feet G inches at the head of the canal. Collections were made in all the churches, yesterday, sufii niniit. te relieve the nresent wants, but many peer people will need assistance for weeks te come. The Mississippi river is rising at Caire and St. Leuis, being 40 feet G iuches at the former point. Trains going te St. Leuis from various points are delayed 1 te 12 hours by the floods. The Upper Susquehauua river is flooded iubeth branches, aud at Williamsport and Wilkesbiire precautions are being taken in view of pessible disaster. At Williamspeit the water is 24 feet above low water mark ; at Pittston, 20 feet. A LIFE SAVED. & THE rtllNK IMsAJskEK. but this precaution can only pieveut, in a The municipal and township elections come off te-morrow, and though they are generally anticipated with little popular excitement thev are of no less real vital concern te the people than state and national struggles for place and power. Geed local government is the basis of geed official administration. It is the city taxes that are the heaviest, and the municipal management which most closely concerns the tax payer and house holder. In this city for years a Republi can council and Republican mayor had unbridled power and abused it shame fully, piliug up city debt in a most un justifiable manner. The selection of a Democratic mayor was a breakwater against the flood tide of extravagauce and waste. Supported by Democratic councils wholly or in part, or even by a strong Democratic minority, a policy of honest aud economical city government has given us better results for less money than we ever had under the Stauffers and Borings and Schwebels and Ford Ferd neys. It is for the voters te determine tomorrow what policy we shall have for the future. There is special interest felt through out the city in the contest for alderman in the Second ward. Ex-Mayer Stauffer, who has never been out of office since 1866, and who has been drawing official salary uninterruptedly for nearly seven teen years except for two weeks during his last canvass for mayor when the government refused te allow him pay as an internal revenue clerk wants te be an alderman. As mayor he developed the fee business into a system of private OB1TCABY BKIEF5 ltell of the Distinguished Dead. Rev. Dr. Lymau II. Atwater, professor of logic aud moral political science, and senior professor in Princeton college, died en Sunday morning, in the 70th year of age. Edward T. Carrington, publisher of the New Haven Journal and Courier, died ou Saturday at the age of 40 years. Majer Henry W. James, a retired officer of the United States army, died at Pougbkeepsie en Saturday. He was brevetted lieu'en ant colonel in 18G3 for gallant and meri torious conduct during the war, Jehn C. Masen, president of the Central National bank of Worcester, Massachusetts, died Saturday iu the 73d year of his age. Ann Gerrv. third daughter of Eldridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and vice president of the United States, died in New Haven en Friday, in the 92d year of her age. Adelphus II. Ashton, a well known homeopathic physician, died yesterday morning in the 57th year of his age, iu Philadelphia. Jesiah Galbraith died en Saturday evening at the alleged age of 107 years. He was a native of Ire land. Henry Nicolas, a soldier of the war of 1812, died yesterday at the Old Man's Heme, aged 97 years. A Sleigh Struck by a Train and Three Per sons Killed. . The Bosten express, leaving New Haven at midnight, struck a team at Wal Wal lingferd, killing three persons and injur ing another- A row of sheds concealed the approaching train from Mr. William Meyers, who drove the sleigh. He was instantly killed. William Howe lived 20 minutes, his skull being fractured. Miss Alice Franks had her skull broken open. Miss Emily Matrara was severely injured near the spine and internally, but may recover. The party were returning from a visit. An inquest will be held. Great indignation prevails caused by a report that no whistle was blown. Panic at a Funeral. In Harrisburg, while the funeral services ever the remains of Mrs. Resa Crawford were being held in her late residence en Saturday, a sudden ominous cracking was heard. The fleer was seen te sink and a rush was made by the panic stricken peeple. Several cool headednen, realizing the danger, caught up the casket and bore it te the back of the house, where it was placed upon the perch. An .investigation was made and it was found that the com bined weight of the many people had broken three of the joists. It was found impossible te repair the damage imme diately, and the services were finished in the kitchen. measure, the lormatien ei raaian.ii poisons and in no way improve the conditions which cold water imposes. Se far as feeding the people is concerned the work has new become se well orgau ergau ganized that it is doubtful if much suffer ing remains for waut of feed. Many of the peer people have mere feed new than they did betore tne uoea came, oemo difficulty has been experienced iu provid ing blankets, but the supply has become better and had the weather remained moderate would by this time had been sufficient. It would be impossible te make fires het enough te prevent pneumonia aud kindred diseases when the lower lloeis have from two te six feet of water in them. Bet-ides their coal, even if they aie well supplied, as many were, is inaccessible, aad only enough can be distributed te prevent freezing. Of ceurse everything is being done that human means aud eager bauds can de, but it will be impossible te preveut great suffering, and tickuess will be almost inevitable. . Merchants are preparing te -resume, in many iustauces have done se, iu a half way fashion, but business in bulk cannot be done for a long time yet in most of the flooded districts. The generous proffers of oxtenien of credit is untold instauct s. by foreign creditors, has been of great as sistaiica te manv merchants, whole busi ness has been at a standstill ter two week The damage nene ey rue i.iu ui m water te buildings has net yet been much mere than an indication et what may ue possibly expected, aud it is likely te be very heavy. People are beginning te figure ou amounts, but there is net enough intelligent data yet te be definite Probably 2,000 engines, large and small, were flooded in the three cities, aud te put each one in repair would cost from S9.:; in inn times that sum. Se some idea can be had of the aggregate. It would net be tee much te say that $10,000,000 in the three cities will be little eueugh te put things back as they were before. In Cincinnati many warehouses will have te be repaired. Oue man had piled pig iron by the bar en his fleer, but it was net evenly disturbed and the water literally raisedit ou its end aud tilted the iron off en one side. Tens of thousands of dollars of daniage are knewu te have been done, and the chances aie that the less will be found te be very wide spread when opportunity is had te make any 'examination. A Disaster at JeHersenvIlle. One of the most frightful disastcis of the flood, occurred across the river at .leffersouville.en Saturday evening. Nearly 300 sufferers who had been driven from their homes bv the waters, were huddled together iu au old brick building, occu pied in former years as a soldiers' home. It was thought te be safe from the highest water, but the floods soaked through the foundations, and while all were uncon scious of their danger the walls suddenly fell with a frightful crash, burying in their ruins all these who had fled there for shelter. The cries that came up from the falling walls, the screams of the women and chil dren, the shrieks for help, new and then silenced for a moment by the rear of another falling wall or fleer of the great brick building, made the scene one of in describable horror. A great crowd was standing about the building when it fell, but were se shocked by the awful catas trophe that it was full five minutes before they recovered their presence of mind. A hundred willing hands with picks and shovels started te work and seen dug out from under the brick and mortar seven dead bodies. The rest, by a miracle, escaped. The bodies of the dead were se mangled that only one of them, Geerge Wolf, has been identified. They were all of the poorest class of people. Several had their arms broken. One young woman had her baby in her lap when the walls fell, and covered it up by making an arch of her body and keeping the child under, her. She was se badly injured that i t is thought she will die. Her name is Mary Allen. The child escaped unhurt. Maty was just married one year. Lawreneeburg, a city of 5,000 people, is a waste of water, which for a week almost has steed seven feet deep in its highest streets. Mayer Roberts sent a dispatch te the governor, saying : " Our people will need cooked meats, coffee and sugar for t$n days. Will the amount provided by hui)crInteiHl-iit niacki-y Telling Heiv Seven ty Keur Sleu Lest Their Lives. The excitement ever the mine disaster at Diamond, III., centiuues. Gangs of mn Lnvn hiRii nt, work trviue te get at the bodies of the seVcuty-feur men who have lest their lives. The accident was a singular ene. The ground about Diameud is 'veiy nearly level. Heavy rains and melting suew had covered the surface for miles with water. Spurs from the main galleries ei ine iuiuu mu m .u directions and iu some instances run up almost te the surface. Over oue of these spurs the ground settled and gave way aud an immense volume of water rushed in. Seventy-four unfortunates were cut off from all escape and their bodies new lie under the water. The office of the company is in tue vil lage of Diamond, half a mile or mere from the shaft. There was found Mana ger Fordyce, Superintendent Mackey and two gentlemen, superintendents of ether miues iu this section. Mr. Mackey was explaining hew the sink occurred and the probable reason of the water rushing in se rapidlv, aud te illustrate his remarks a larireinanef the underground workings lay before him. It seems from the point where the water entered the mine there is -a sharp descent en the vein of some forty feet te the bottom of the maia shaft. Down that incline Mr. Mackey thinks the water must have rushed like a mill race, bui sting bulkheads aud driving the air before it. Passing the main shaft, the bottom of which is about the deepest part of the mine, it rapidly filled that and passed en te the air shaft, where it met the hurrying miners from the workings. The water came witn sucn iorce iui mu iubu could net opeu the bulkheads of the smaller drifts and wme compelled te re turn te mere circuitous routes aud were never again seeu. " Of ceurse most of this is conjecture, said Mr. Mackey, " for after the first alarm net twenty minutes elapsed before the shafts were flooded aud we knew that all was ever." Mr. Macky is a Scotchman, with a bread accent, and is reported te be a cautious miner and a careful, painstaking man. He said that it was impossible that anybody could foresee the accideut or that auy thing mere could have been done than was done te rescue thcpeeple. The water came iu tee quick, meu, d've see.. for e'en a one of the byes te waste time. Seme of the iads did, Ged keep 'cm, and there they are," and the honest Scot brushed his face with his great rough sleeve. On the map MrMackey indicated where a similar break eccuired a year age or mere, but that took place in the night aud did but little damage. But even that, Mr. Fordyce said, took a large sum of money te clear the mine of water aud re pair it. BY IBB TKAMSiruslON OK BLOOD Singular but SacceMlul Experiment A3!n WHO Hejected Ills Wire lint Greeted a Negro a " Dear Brether." At G o'clock Saturday morning as Jehn H. Beattv. the nirht clerk of the Het3l St. Andre, at Ne. 11 East Eleventh street, .New lerk, was passing up ine main stairs of the building he noticed a strong smell of gas, which he finally traced te a room ou the first fleer, having windows over looking Eleventh street. The clerk gained access te the room by means of the iron balcony which fronts the building. In the room was found a young man lying in bed unconscious. He was tightly wrapped in the bed clothing and bad a handkerchief tied ever the lower part of his taco The clerk at once turned off the gas which was escaping from a large chandelier of four burners and called Mr. A. E Shryrer, the proprietor of the hotel. He summoned Dr. Andersen, of University place, and Dr. Ferdinand C. Valentine, of Ne. 28 West Eleventh street. The physicians applied the usual remedy for asphyxia, but could net restore the man te conscious ness. After every ordinary remedy had been tried it was finally decided te attempt te restore him by means of the Bluudell system of transfusion of bleed. Edward banks, a jet-black negre, twenty-one years old, in healthy condition, offered himself te the physicians, who opened a vein in his arm. The bleed was received in a cup and from that transfused into an epeued vein in the arm of the dying man until nearly a quart had been used. The result was successful, and the would be suicide sunn regained his senses. When he was able te talk, however, he refused te give his name. Reference te the hotel books Bhewed that the young man had .registered en Friday evening about 7 o'clock as " P. Hansen, city." He was assigned te room Ne. 6 en the second fleer, and was seeu leaving the hotel about 8 o'clock. He re turned about 11 o'clock. The night clerk says that he was perfectly sober and did net act as if he were insane. Frem letters found in an inner pocket of his waistcoat it was ascertained that the young man's name is F. de V. Okeburg, a copying clerk in the office of Vice President Van Hern, iu the Western Union buildmg. lie is about thirty years old and resides with his wife and child in Brooklyn. He was born in Sweden aud has always been a hard-working man. Werd was at once dispatched te Mrs Okeburg, but upon her arrival her husband refused te speak te her, asserting that lie did net knew her. He also refused te speak te his child, but when Banks, the colored man, whose bleed brought him back te life, entered the room Okeburg immp.din.tnlv addressed him as "dear brother." He added that " Banks is my brother and I de net knew the woman. The.physiciaus are at a less te account for Okeburg's singular freak, but they think that the feeling of antipathy te his family will seen pass away. Okeburg will be re moved te his residence in Brooklyn. The chief of the department in which Okeburg is employed said te a reporter that the young man seemed te be finan cially embarrassed and that that probably led te his attempted suicide. He receives a salary of $1,600 yearly. He was at work en Friday as usual aud did net seem de piessed at all. TO MOKKOW'S KLECTIOJi. t; Th CnaldatM Fer Democrats te Vete Fer. ; The municipal .etoetiens in the several wards of this' citywill txTheld te morrow. The watchers who have been appointed are as fellows : First ward, Jehn Schaum, Democrat ; Henry J. Butler, Republican ; Second ward, Al Clark, Democrat ; H. S. Schenk, Republican ; Third ward, Jeseph M. Kreidcr, Democrat j J. Kahler Snyder, "Republican ; Ninth ward, Jacob Metzger, Democrat : I. Newton Staufler. Republi can. It was supposed that court would adjourn en Saturday until te-day when additional watchers were te have beeu appointed. Court adjourned, however, until Thursday. Following is a list of the Democratic candidates. The tickets will beheaded "City Officfrs ward;" and the school directors are primed at the top of the ticket in each ward : Scheel Diuectehs William Johesou, Jehn Levergood, Daniel R. McCormick, Peter McCouemy, Adam Obleuder, Jehn Ochs. U BONEST JOE." TDKM9. OCT Te KG MUTHAKT, ntl USE THlKr. TUE Yeung, OBITUARY. Mrs. Mary Scott Keatty. JH1SUKLLANEOUS HATTfcK. Cleaned frrem the Wernlng Malls. Iu Cleveland, Ohie, enSaturday.a search warrant was sweiu out by Dr. CO. Arms, demonstrator of anatomy in Worcester Medical college, against the Homajepathic cellege, en the charge of having stolen from a grave the body of a pauper which had been formally presented te Arms by the infirmary authorities uuder the state law. Nothing was feuud in a tour of the cellege. A Pullman sleeping car caught fire en the ambush train from Chicago en Satur day morning, forty miles from Kansas Citv. and was burned. The occupants were unhurt, but lest nearly all their property. Less about $25,000. Twe men lest their lives at Weatherford Texas, ou Saturday in a well, from the effects of foul air. Smallpox Among Clisrekees. An Indian territory special reports that smallpox is prevailing te a great extent in the Cherokee nation. A corps of physi cians have been appointed for the different districts. Every efteit is being made te subdue the scourge and $9,000 were appro priated by the ceuucil of the nation te be expended en vaccination. The Cherokees' physicians receive fity cents for each vaccination, Deaths are daily reported from isolated points. The disease is mak iug a wider range in in the country than in the towns. iron Works llurned. The United States iron and tin plate works at Demmler station, near Pitts burgh, were totally burned early yester day morning. The fire started in the engine room from sparks falling from-the stove and spread se rapidly that in ten minutes the mill, with adjoining build ings and part of the trestle of the Pitts burgh, McKeesport & Youghiegheny railroad, were enveloped in flames, The less is about $100,000; half insured. Three hundred men are thrown out of work. The mills were owned by J. & H. Demmler, of Pittsburgh. Frezen te Death in Manitoba. A party of 25 meu left Lawsen's camp, en Friday, for Burke's camp. The party separated, four striking out across the ice for .the portage at Sawyer's bay. At that point they met Indians, and, fearing an attack, retraced their steps. The weather was very cold, and en the way Max Mal lauer, Gala Gerser, and L. Gellegasie lay down exhausted. Isaac Lesirella pushed en te Brown, which he reached in an ex hausted condition. 'Next morning he started out with assistance for his com panions, but found .them frozen te death. PlltllOt. Mrs. Mary Scott Beatty died at the rc&ideuce of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Boude, in the city of Baltimore, en Friday morning, the 16th, her last illnsss being atteuded with much suffering, which she bore with great fortitude Mrs. Beatty was b-rn in Lancaster in 1S10, but was ene of the eldest residents of Harrisburg. having lived thore as girl and woman for .upwaids of seventy years, bhe was the daughter of Jeseuh and jMizaueinia. uien- denin. Her father died when Mary was quite young, leaving with the mother a brother aud one ether sister. The brother, Jeseph Cleudenin, left Harrisburg wheu quite a young man and settled in Little Keck; Ark., and became quite a prominent citizen of that state. He was a lawyer and iose te the position of judge of the courts. He died in his western home some years age. Mrs. Chas. C. Rawn, the sister, survives them all. 3Irs. Beatty was well known te the peeple of Harrisburg, particularly the elder residents, by whom she was very much esteemed and respected. Among her most intimate friends were the late James Peacock, Frances R. Shunk aud wife, D. D. Beas, Wm. Buehler, Rev.Wm. It. DeWitt and wire, Jehn u. unggs, airs. Manraret Caraoreu. Mrs. Rachel Buruside, Mis. Mary Leacock, Miss Sarah Ann Bryan, with many ethers. She had great energy aud decision of character ; was ini ini pulsive and generous, and for a weniau led a most active aud useful life. Thrown much upon her own resources when quite young her characteristics were strongly developed, and she was noted among ether thiugs for her activity in geel works. Mrs. Beatty was pieminently identified with .St. Stephen's Pietcstant Episcopal church of Harrisburg for mauy years, having con nected herself with it when but sixteen years old. Fer about twenty live years she was the principal of the infant Sunday school, a position she was well qualified te fill, aud her efforts will be gratefully re membered by many who were uuder her charge. In addition te this, she took au active part in all church work. But Mrs. Beatty's efforts in geed works were net confined te the church of her choice ; her large hcait took in the whole household of laith. She was at oue time actively en- gaged iu connection with the Heme for the Friendless. Hairisburg, and much in terested in the success of the Yeung Men's Christian association. Her husband, Mr. William P. Beatty, te whom she was married January 16, 1847, was for mauy years and up te the time of his death an officer of the Lancaster and Harrisburg railroad company. He died Febiuary 11, 1800, leaving the widow with one daugh ter, two children having previously died. Mrs. Beatty's less will be much telt and sincerely mourned by mauy friends who admired and loved her for her estimable qualities, prominent among which were the strong, sincere and lasting attachment for these with whom she was associated, and in whom she always took a deep in terest. Blessed be her memory. Sudden Deatn et jars. Ceby. Margaret Ceby, of Middle street, was found dead in her house at an early hour yesterday morning. She was about 85 years old and has been in declining health for years. Jehn Shread aud a girl named Spicer were in the house ou Saturday night. Seme time after midnight Shread gave Mrs. Ceby a drink of water. He then went into another room and fell asleep en a chair. When he again rose be found Mrs. Ceby dead. Corener Shiffer held an inquest en the body yes terday afternoon and the verdict was death from general debility. The de ceased was a well-known character en Middle street, where she had lived for many years. She was first married te a man named Carney and afterward te Ceby, who is said te be yet living in the West. She had several children, none of whom has lived with her for years. Died from The Operation. Jehn Kurtz a well-known citizen of West Cocalico residing near Reinheldsville whose arm. affected with cancer, had been amputated above the elbow about a week age by Dr. W. Murray Weidman of Read ing, lingered in a melancholy condition until death ended bis sufferings. FIRST WARD. Common Ceuucil Benjamin F. Blont Blent Blont gemery, Samuel K. Lichty, Mitchell J. Weaver, Jehn Reith. Assessor Michael W. Raub. Coustable Jeseph Mills. Judge James A. McElhene. Inspector Theodere Trout. SECOND WARD. Common Council Simen P. Eby, An drew J. Duulap, Themas McCIaren. Alderman William J. Fordney. Assessor Simen W. Raub. Constable James R. Dennelly. Judge Rebert Clark. Inspector Antheny Reilly. THIRD WARD. Common Couneil Charles A Jehn M. Eberly, Jacob Reiker. Assessor William T. Wylie. Constable Edward Peffer. Judge Christian F. Obleuder, jr Inspector Adam &. nueaus. FOURTH WARD. Common Council Matthias Wilsen, David H. Bartholemew, James Prangley. Assessor D. W. Dietrich. Constable William H. Scbcureubraud. Judge Lawrence Falk. Inspector Jehn H. Neimer. FIFTH WARD. Select Council Jehn Stark. Common Ceuucil William B. Stiine, Jehn J. Jeffries. Assessor Authony Metzreth, jr. Constable Samuel Lcutz. Judge William Simen. Inspector Edward S. Kress. SIXTH WARD. Common Ceuucil Charles F. Beitzel, sr., William B. Wilsen, William Johusen. Assessor Charles R. Frailey. Constable Martin Daily. Judce Jehn B. Senqr. Inspector Adam Mishlich. SEVENTH WARD. Select Council Geerge M. Berger. Common Couneil Philip Diukelberg, Frank Everts, Benjamin F. Adams. Assessor James R. Garvin. Constable Jehn Merriuger. Judge William McLaughlin. Inspector Jehn T. Kuapp. EIGUTn WARD. Common Council Benjamin Jehu Fritsch, Jehn J. Hartley. Assessor Christiau Frailey. sr. Constable Geerge Shay. Judge Samuel Hnber. Inspector Jehn Myers. NINTH WARD. Select Council Philip Zecher. Common Ceuucil Miles Fite, Jehn Mc Killips, Geerge Stermfeltz. Assessor Geerge Scheetz. Constable Jehn Herr. Judge Jehn Heek. Iuspecter Charles Smith. An Important Capture by Alderman Hper- rier A Sly Old Kox Holed Again After Narrow Kscapea. The horse thief, "Jee Hinkle," who called himself " Honest Jee," and whose arrest at Kech's tavern, en the line of Lebaneu and Lancaster counties, under di rection of Alderman Spurrier, was recently .noted in the IntelmeknckP.; turns out te be a famous criminal. His real name is WilliamtMutbart, and,aoeerdinj?.tdftlMi story of bis life, related by the r.rea$, he is the peer of any offender who. lias ever led a horse by a halter. Age seems net te have impaired his cunning, but experieaee has nlaced him in a position te be regarded as the king of horse thieves. Although of respectable parentage, he profited net by their wise instructions, but at au early age went astray. Fer almost forty years he has been a terror te farmers and ethers possessing valuable teams, aud there was scarcely a society for the detection of horse thieves that did.net have a descrip tion of the man posted up in their meeting houses. He was especially noted for his daring and rapidity of movement, often stealing as mauy as four or five teams in as many different localities ou the tame night, a plan of operation that often served te be wild?r a jury te hisadvantage when he was captured. Iu his younger days he was se successful aud the stolen property accu mulated en his hands with such rapidity that he found it necessary te establish agencies in differeut cities adjacent te Philadelphia, where he would send the teams te be disposed of. On one occasion, when Mutbart was engaged in shipping a pair of carriage horses te the1 Seuth via the Coast Line from Philadelphia, he had a narrow escape. The horses broke away from him en the streets, but were finally recaptured, aud the thief was compelled te stew himself away en a Savannah steamer. He was followed en beard by a detective, but while the vessel was passing Lewes, Delaware, after dark, Mutbart lowered himself down the side of the steamer and swam ashore. Mm hart had a straniie adventure in Huber, LAUlliS' PAllt. Its Opening en Saturday Night. The ladies' fair, fr the benefit of Lan caster division. Ne. 6. uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, opened iu Tomperauce hall en Satin day evening, te a large attendance. The room, which is of geed size, is handsomely trimmed with flags, evergreens, fcc, and presents a pretty appearance. Ou ene side of the hall there are rows of tables, filled with fancy articles of all kinds, te be voted for, chanced off and sold. In the middle of the room is a large machiue, where many tried their Strength en Saturday night. There are also games of chance, &c. The stage ou Saturday night was oc cupied by Knight's orchestra, a very geed organization, which played the latest music. There will be music of some kind every eveniug until the close of the fair. Among the articles te be chanced and voted off are the following : Buggy (3 E. Bailey's make), organ, sewing machine, wax bouquets, cresses, music box, dells. canaries. Following are tne names ei xue persons upon whose direction and assist ance the success of the affair largely depends : Committee of Arrangements Wm. A. Scheenberger, chairman ; C. II. Campbell, secretary ; Chas. Brown, Goe Scheetz, Jehn L. Vogau and Jehn L. Barnhart. Committee of Ladies Mrs. Cbas.Brewn, president : Mrs. Heward Campbell, Mrs, Wm. A. Scheenberger, Mrs. Jehn Kautz, Mrs. Jehu L. Vegan, Mrs. Andrew Sal ziger, Mrs. Gee. Flagg, Mrs. Tayler Dick Dick eon, Mrs. Jehn Barnhart, Mrs. Gee Auue, Mrs. Jehn Dyer, aud Mrs. Philip Becn- gesser. Mr. Jehn L. Vegan is iu charge of the wheel of fortune. Mrs. W. A. Sohoen Sehoen Soheen berger presides ever the confectionery table, assisted by Misses Mazie Hawks worth, Dellie Anne and Louisa Sehlegel. Tae fancy table is in charge of Mrs. Jehn Kmtz, Mis. Geerge W. Flagg and Mrs. Dicksen ; the assistants are Misses Kate McGlinn, Maggie Shenk and Lizzie Sheuk. On the south side of the room are fancy tables. One is in charge of Mrs. Jehn Barnhart and Mrs. Jehn L. Vegan, assis ted by Misses Annie Derr, Emma Barrin ger, Ida Kahl, Ella Hebbell, Annie Eris man aud Jenuie Vogau. The second fancy table is in charge of Mrs. Heward Campbell, who has for her assistauts Misses Kate Miller, Maze Osier aud Ada Rauck. The remain ing fancy table is in charge of Mrs. Anne, and she has for her assistants Mis Alice Echternacht aud Mrs. Philip Borngesser. The cigar table is in charge of Mrs. Dyer. Ice cream is served in the ante .room, and this department is in charge of Mrs. An drew T. Salziger, assisted by Mrs Francis Heckert, Misses Ella Greff, Mary Greffand Emma Weber. Chester ceuuty, which is best told in his own language, as fellows : " One summer day while seated in front of the Madisen house, AVest Chester, a line saddle horse, which caught my eye, was driven by aud I became se much in terested in the animal that I made up my miud that it should be mine. Learning the name of the owner, the next aay i hired a team, drove te his place, and, uuder some pretext, gained admission te his stable. This enabled me te study the surroundings and learu something of the habits of the owner. I formed a reso lution te steal the horse the following night, but receiving a dispatch from a friend in Philadelphia notifying me that the detectives were en my track, I had te give up the project. That horse haunted my mind, and a year afterwards I again h-mnflnetl tn be in West Chester. The animal was just the same as I had left it a year bofero. Oue uight I lay in the weeds until the moon had disappeared, aud then I went iO the stable. Alter securing the horse I began searching for the bridle and saddle, when suddenly a giant form loora leora loera od up in front of me ami in a soft voice in quired : "My friend, what is thee doing tliure?" "I replied: I was just going te borrow this horse te ride te West Ches ter, for I am footsore and hungry, and I intended te leave him at a livery stable upon my arrival there." The Quaker com manded me te leave the horse where he was, and fellow him into the house, which I did. He gave me supper and then took me te a window overlooking a spot where a huge deg reposed, remarking that the animal was ferocious eueugh te eat up a whole platoon of horse thieves. He then showed me bed, first exhibiting a gun and warning me against attempting te escape. Reclining en another bed he watched me until daybreak, wheu he gave me break fast and told me te depart.1 On another occasion of late years Mutbart was p'edding along a country read en a snowy afternoon, when a farmer in a sleigh, drawn by a beautiful colt, happened by. " Jump in, old man, aud take a ride," was an invitation of which Bill gladly availed himself. " Stranger, ' remarked the farmer, rubbing his hands together in a manner peculiar te the bucolic resident, "I've made a geed sale te-day. Get ninety cents a pound for butter, and se leug as prices are thar, I haint ageiug te let my family have butter; no, sass is geed enough for them." " T dnri't. knew wbv " said Mutbart, in relating this story, " but I was immedi ately seized with a desire te possess that team, and you may depend en it when the farmer awoke next morning the pony aud sleigh were things of the past." In 1870 Mutbart was captured in Mont gomery county for herse stealing and sentenced te twenty years imprisonment iu the NorriBtewn jail, but was pardoned out last spring. He registered an oath that be would never steal another team iu that county, and, se far as is known, he has never broke his word. He, however, im mediately begau stealing horses iu ether localities, which was developed quite re cently when he ran off with the wife and team of Colonel Cregar, the counterfeiter, at North Wales. Most of his stolen teams he had placed in the hands of Cregar for disposal. One night when the great herse thief went te Cregar's house, the counter feiter received him with a shotgun and Bickle. Mutbart had driven up in a stolen team, but when he attempted te escape he found that some one had unfas tened a trace and the vehicle upset, throwing him into the read. He lk-d te a field, where he remained until Cregar had disappeared with the team, when be de liberately walked into the counterfeiter's stable, jumped en a mare barebacked aud with nothing but a rope halter en, and droveinto town. Arriving theie he made a confession te a friend, with the view of getting square with Cregar, aud which re sulted in the recovery of much stolen property. Among the animals he had taken was a valuable trotter from near Media, and it is for this offense that he has new been arrested. It is claimed that he was captured through information ledged bv a lermcr associate. DOKE STBKET M. JS. OUCKCK. Keepene.l After Kxtenslve Bepatn. The Duke street M. E. church was re opened for worship yesterday morning, for the first time for mere than a month ex tern ive repairs and decorations having in the meantime been made, and the entire fleer handsomely recarpeted, as has already been uiscribed in these celnmns. The attendance yesterday was quite large considering the inclement weather. There was preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. W. C. Robinson, bat he made no special mention of the renovation of the church. Next Sunday is the mission anniversary of the church, when it is ex pected that Rev. Dr. Everett, Governer Pattison's private secretary, will be present and preach. Ruptured a Bleed Vessel. On Saturday Andrew Wendler, a young man about 18 years of age, employed by Wm. Fuhrman, butcher, 223 North Mul berry street, ruptured a bleed vessel by heavy lifting, and te the present time it has been impossible te step the hemorrh age. The young; man is constantly grow ing weaker from less of bleed, aud fears are entertained for bis life. Almest m Fire. Harry Gallagher, the barber, is the owner of a young bloodhound that likes te sleep en a soft bed, and wheu one is cot made for him he does the best he can te make one for himself, by pulling down from the hooks, shawls, coats, cloaks or whatever else he can reach. Saturday evening after supper, but before the table was cleared, the deg undertook te make his bed by pulling off the table cover. He net only brought down the cover and the supper dishes, but also a lighted coal oil lamp which was broken into numberless pieces, while the burning fluid was scat tered in all directions. The crash brought the family quickly tp the rescue aud the flames were extinguished "before much damage was done. The deg is new in disgrace and as a punishment for his misdeeds he is compelled te sleep in the cold, cold woodshed. . The County Auditor The county auditors convened in the J orphans' court room te-day and organized for business All the members were pres ent B. M. Greider, of Mt. Jey, president ; Jeseph Clarksen, of Lancaster, clerk, and Jno. L. Lightner, of Leacock. The beard commenced the verification of the books in the register's office. Mr. Clarksen's clerical services render the employment of any ether clerk unnecessary.
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