Lancaster daily tntelligencek wednesda February 21.
1883.
Hancastcr InteUtgcnret.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 21, I8e3
Tlic Tariff.
The tariff bill has passed the Senate
and will probably pass the Heuse. The
result will, we think, be fortunate for
the country. After the agitation which
has been had, our business interests re.
quired that a definite settlement should
be made of the tariff issue as speedily as
possible. It would be very iujurieus te
have the question left open until the
next Congress. Manufacturing industry
wen: 1 be left all this time under a lead
of apirehensien, which would cause it
much greater less than the worst legisla
tion would be apt te bring. The fear of
an evil is alwajs worse than the evil.
The tariff rate really is of little cense
quence te our manufacturers. They can
accommodate their business te any rate
that is likely te be imposed. But they
need te have it fixed, se tha4 they can
make the accommodation. If the rate
is put se low as te let in foreign products,
the cost of production here must
be decreased, and will be ; the
manufacteiies will go en, and raw ma
terials, wages and freights will be re
duced te enable them te make thtir
goods as low as they are imported. In
the present condition of trade, when
home competition keeps down prices, sup.
ply being ahead of demand, it docs net
matter te the country generallj that the
present tariff rates are high. Foreign
products would be kept out if they weie
much lower. The Senate bill will keep
them out as well as the existing tariff.
After al! the howling ever it nobody is
likely te be hurt by it. But many will
be hurt, if the agitation ever it is net
stepped. The noise and smoke alone
will de the damage. Cannen are veiy
effective instruments in battle though
their big shot are readily avoided and
few are injuied by them. But their
noise and the unceitainty as te wheie
their missiles will strike has a veiy
demoralizing effect.
The City Elections.
The results of the city elections yes
terday, en the whole, wr-ie net disap
pointing, though the Demen .Us have
lest some members of common council
by slender majorities. As these weie
net enough te have given them contiel
of either the lower braneh of councils or
of the city en joint ballet no special
party disadvantage results fro
failure, albeit the le -sol .sump -will
be felt by the best inrr
city. TheDcnieer.i'scai
i
this
men
if tiie
-pect,
ebtui'i
i'v is .
11 P' I j two
under ordinary cii 'nsla1
control of council . iile
lTindei . - '.. n'vf i
. t ' nit ' notwithstanding then
arm.tj - of the popular vote. Nei
nittebii rleukfid that the Itepubli
cms i ' cLy, chastened by expeii-
ence and observation of better Demo
cratic methods, have learned some
thing?, the exercise of which has been te
t' sir advantage. The Democrats
maintain their majority in selectceuncil
by the re-election of their excellent
representatives I'hilip Zeeher and Gee.
M. Berger, though the hitter's election
was well nigh defeated by treachery, for
which the responsibility must seen be
fixed.
The most exciting and interesting
struggle of the day was that for alder
man in the S'-cend ward, where that
persistent political hack, William D.
Stauffer, made a desperate effort te have
himself elected alderman, te the great
disgust of many of his own party and te
encounter almost the solid opposition of
the Democracy, who had a popular and
fit candidate in Mr. Fordney. Despite
the desperate tactics et the friends of
S:auffe., resorting even te ihe marching
of manacled prisoners from the jail te the
polls, he was beaten by a decisive major
ity, and the ward is spared the humila.
tien of having its aldermanic office
abused with the practices which made
Stauffer obnoxious a3 mayor. Mr. Ford
ney gees into the place, for which he is
in all respects qualified, pledged te an
honest exercise of its duties and an up
right administration of official trust.
A New Ship Yard.
Commander Gerringe, who built the
ship in which lie brought te New Yerk
the Egyptian obelisk that Mr. Tnnder
bilt bought iu Egypt, has determined te
start a ship jard at Philadelphia, having
leased the one aheady established by the
Beading railroad company for its own
use. Commander Gerringe has geed
financial support in his enterprise, Mr.
Vanderbilt being one of his supporters.
He also starts out with geed ideas and
intentions, and has a basis of intelligence
and common honesty en which te work.
Kc is net a natural or educated thief,
asmauy builders of ships as well as rail
reads uewadaj s seem te be. Commander
Gerringe thinks his enterprise will have
sufficient protection in the imposts new
levied en foreign built ships. He does
net even favor government subsidies
te trading vessels of home make. He
says that he expects te build ships
at a profit, and he feels sure that if he
entered into the business without this
expectation he would be a feel. He does
net claim te be a patriot, like Mr. Bench,
working for his country without hope of
reward ; nor anything but a business
man of fair intelligence, character and
honesty, seeking te make his fortune.
While he is engaged in the effort in his
ship building yard it will be in evder te
withheld a national monument e the
patriot ship builder, Reach.
The Philadelphia Recerd nw at we
have misappreheLd d Its yn . . u - :p
posing that it has irvecatee 'Ke imposi
tion of all taxatie' 'i r"il t itr Wb
e '.ij'iiy supposed this te be its idea ; it
i.-cite VI w logically from its de
' 1 u-tien II t a tax en one species of
properly is equally diffused upon all spe
cies ; since, 'r that should be se, but one
kind pf property must necessarily be taxed
te secure the desideratum of equal tax
ation. The Recerd also thinks we have
misinterpreted it in putting the burthen
of taxation en the individual. It puts it
en the individual's earnings. We put it
en the individual's consumption. It
don't matter. It gets en the individual
either way. He earns what he consumed,
or begs or steals it ; which are wajs of
earning it. Even when he is given it ,
somebody has earned it.
"We de net seem te practically differ
from the llccurd in our views of proper
taxation. It thinks a real estate tax
diffuses, hut does net care te rely en it
solely. Neither de we. And we both
want capital te he taxed as well as labor.
Fen lack of a better subject cx-Contrel-
lerTaggart might kick at the supreme
ceu it.
Tun new pardon beard staits off well.
It granted no pardons yesterday. Ther e
may be some cases proper for an exercise
of clemency, but they are prudently held
uuiIt anvii-emcnt.
Celd catfish will be geed " fuueial
meats " for Stauffer te set forth te his
Democratic friends Experience should
have taught the festive ex-mayor te net
order the triumphal banquet until the
returns are all in.
A new and somewhat startling fashion
has been iuauguiated iu Paris in dyeing
the hair green. This color will naturally
attract as much atteutieu from its novelty
as from its analogy te the intellectual
characteristics of these who adept it.
The total experts of domestic biead
stuffs from the United States during Jan
uary last ameuuted in va'uote$lo,S74.2S(5,
against $11,977,524 during January, 1882,
During tbe seven months, which ended en
January SI fast, these experts were valued
at $133, G9G,8 12. against $121,121,139 dur
ing the coirespendiug period of the pie
ceding year.
a weuomcte srairse.
Far In tli. sunny Seu'h she lingers,
Ycl slew ly comes jilen.
With l.iiry inlands in her Unguis,
With snatches el k eet sons.
Hit eves u ith premises ate beaming.
Her smllfs will i apt tire briiiK.
Thesuiilighl trem her Iran lasiieaiinng
Thrice welcome, leely goring.
She briii?" us fjilis. the teyal muMi-n,
Fair li'iweis te deck the nilN ;
With inimrescs her aims -.iiul.idin,
lUllelx'llsailM itullmtiN.
l'ale uecu-es, have come before her,
Willi bifls her welcome sing :
Ten thousand leniiiu heaits aileie hei
'Ihe gray ueild'MUailing, sprin.;
J. M. Elten.
Tnn tcriible calanvty thai occurred iu
the Catholic pirnuhial hehoel yesterday in
New Yerk, by which, through the alann
caused by a small fhe, almost a bcore of
the 700 scholars who attended it wjie
crushed te death in their frantic effeits te
escape, comes with additional feiee follow
ing se cloely upon tbe many gie.it disas
ters th.it hae m i -ked the advance of tbe
new year. It. see.'os te have been no f
these aceid- i.i which, while they niikt
ba at lir.st nvarted, cannot hi checked
when stinted, 'mew nothing but horror
and less f ...iii'l could be the natural
results cf a fire, threatening the lives of
hundred's of alarmed childieu.
Bosten is exeicised ever the lavish ex.
penditure of the citj'.s money by the
membeisef its common council for per
sonal uses, one item iu the financial ac
count of last j ear reading $30,000 for "re
freshment and o.iuiage hiie." The city
f.itheih in oxtcnuatien of their improvi
dence asM-it that the measures coming
before them in their sessions necessitate
speech making and argument until far
tewarrl morning, se midnight suppers ai3
needful and the members must ride home
in carriages. It may be supposed that
among the oilier municipal affairs brought
up for discussion and action before these
ceuucilmanic intellects, i3 the question of
the comparative merits of baked beans
and the divine ethereality of the inhabit
ants of the Hub.
Tnn publisher of Saturday Xiyhl and
Gelden JJays in Philadelphia pays out
$1,000 per day te his workingmen and
would haic largely increased his business
seen by establishing a new illustrated
weekly, but otie of the denizens of the
neighborhood of Ninth and Spruce streets,
where his numerous presses run niht
and day, having asked for an injunction
te step thorn disturbing his arrd his wife's
sluinbcis, and the master nr chancery be
ing about te lepert iu favor of the com
plainant, tire publisher threatens that if
the court sustains this view of the case,
he will remove his plant te New Yerk.
And the Philadelphia political economists
seem te be able te furnish no "protection"
for nianufactutei aud workman in such a
case.
After thirty jeans of repnse beneath
the marble slab in the pleasant cemetery
of St. Geerge, in Tunis, the remains of
J. Heward Payne have been exhumed and
are new en their way te his native land.
It is a fitting tribute te his memory which
has induced the government te order
this movement. The destiny which
prompted him te sing his matchless song
of home, when enduring the severest
pangs of poverty and loneliness in the attic
of the Palais Royal, and urged his feet te
wander into strange lauds and amidst
strange- peeple, followed him te the East
ern world and beheld him laid te rest in
that far off laud beneath the tears of only
foreign friends. It cannot be said that the
removal of Payne te America will increase
the respect in which he is new held, or
longer perpetuate his name, for while his
fanie as s poet and dramatist may grew
dim wrth time, the tender sympathy and
sentiments, which came te him with all
the mero force and pathos because their
reality was denied him, breathed iu the
beautiful of ballad "Heme, Sweet Heme,"
will ever find as responsive an echo in the
family circle as in the heart of the most
unfortunate exile.
Tbe Western Floods.
The Ohie river and its tributaries con
tinued te fall yesterday and the Mississippi
continued te rise. The chief signal officer
gives notice that the Mississippi flood will
continue te h crease until about the 4th of
March -when it will reach its maximum,
" and in m.u " places will prove as de
structive as th 'loed of last year." The
life paving service men sent te Louisville
had up te the 17th instant rescued or
relieved from suffering in the submerged
districts no fewer than 33,000 human
beings.
fllall Miscellany.
Wm. G. Smith, an express messenger
for the Erie and New England express
cempauy, was attacked by a robber en an
Albany and Susquehanna train, near Bain
bridge station, en Monday night. After
being shot twice he kept up the fieht
until the robber fled, without getting any
plunder. Smith had mere than $10,000 in
his charge.
The wholesale grocery and spirit stere
of D. Masen, in Montreal, was burned.
Less, $100,000.
TERKIBLE CALAMITY,
aneth j:k of THE VEAK'S UASUAL1IKS.
A rire lii a Scheel Building in Nmv Yerk
Create it I'anlc, and KtIIs in
Terrible Mortality.
An outbreak of frre under the stair3 en
the second lloer of the school heuse at
tached te the Reman Catholic church of
the Most Hely Redeemer. en
Fourth street between Avenue A and
First avenue, New Yerk, at 3:12
Tuesday afternoon was the cause of an
appal. ing acci'lent,ne less than 13 children
leaing their lives Over 700 scholars,
mostly children ofthepooter classes living
in that vicinity, from G te 11 years of age,
attended the school aud were iu their class
rooms when the alarm of fire was raised,
which resulted in a fearful pauic. The
removal of the children en the fourth deer
began quietly aud was progressing rapidly
wbeu a sister of cha: ity who was iu charge
of a class of mrls fainted fieru
excitement. Immediately the class
was thrown rute confusion and a
rush was made for the hallway. Ou the
staits, which were already crowded, a
panic ensued and a deadly crush took
place. While the childieu were piliug
ene en the ether the railing of ihe stairs
broke and the mas of struggling children
were precipitated te the lloer below. The
police and iireincu rushed iu, found them
lying four or live deep. Srx were taken
out dead from the bottom of the heap.
Nruc mero dred immediately after, tuak
iuc a total of rilteerr. A large uumfcr of
ethers, who weie carried te euneunding
tenements, weie reported te be dying.
The excitement when the uews of the cat cat cat
astrophe spread through the densely
peopled nerghborheod was feaiful and
tkieutis of excited peeple blocked tha
strtets surrounding the school. Many
children were lest iu the exciteniant aud
arc teperted nth-sing.
Where the JL'auic Occurred.
The school building is live ster ies high,
short as te depth and fronting en Feuith
sticet, embracing several numbers. Its
ltar wall abuts ou the, chinch of the Most
Hely Redeemer, iu Third street, of which
it is an adjunct. Ou the cast side is the
convent et the Sisters of Netre Dame, who
teach in and have general charge of the
school. Father Hespeleiu is school direc
ter. Five hundred girls under twelve
years of age and two hundred boys attend
the school aud all were in therr classes
when ffre panic occurred. Tlie baildiug
is peculiar by reason of its shallow depth
and a survey of it shows that every rule
and precaution for safety iu a school has
been disregarded. On the four floors there
are nine class looms, opening in two hall
ways, with stairs tunning east and west,
reaching each end of the building. Thiengk
the eless rooms access can be had te either
stairway, hut the halls aud stairs are
separated. The class rooms a:e iuevery
instance tee closely packed with benches
ad seats. In nearly every room the doers
open inward, aud there is only ene deer in
the room te affeid egioes for fieru thlity
te eighty children, mostly young girls,
and the doers arc only two and a hall feet
wide. The stairways are lrkewisc in dan
gerous condition. At the top of the high
est flight theic is a stout wooden gate net
easily moved. Actual measurement
showed that the inward opening deer
came within cloven inches of the end of
thft nearest bench, hardly affeidirig room
te squeeze thieugh." The backs of the
bonehi's were within tweatv-feur inches of
the rear wall, and a steve blocked the
progress at the juucrieu of the passageway
and cotitie aide between the row of
benches.
The frre staited iu a closet containing
some sweepings aud waste paper,
under the stairs en the second fleer. It
amounted te nethiug, hut when first seen
filled the hall with smoke. Sifter Apio Apie
mia, who was about te send a child hem
opened the deer of her class room and was
met by a gust of smoke, threrrgh which
flames could be seen. Hastily shutting the
loer, she ran for a p ril of water, steruly
commanding her pupils te lumaiu quiet.
She was tee lale with the water, aurt hur
riedly marshaling her schelai's marched
them out iu safety.
The alarm had spread aud similar pry
cautions were takcu iu each class. The
b')ys iu some of the classes became unruly,
but weie kept in check by great elleit.
Exit bjing impossible by the east stab-,
as tbey were filled with iire and smoke,
the uiaich was taken thieugh class rooms
en each fleer te the west .side, iu compara
tive safety. A Lalf minute after the
alarm had been given half the childieu
were en the streets. Just at. this tinie
the sistcis in charge of gir Is' class Ne. 13,
err the second fleer, fainted. This was the
ene mishap wanting te precipit-ite a pauic,
and with a wild cry of lear the seventy or
eighty little girls thus left without a leader
rushed into the already crowded stairway,
throwing the tineng there into confusion.
Shrieking, the children crowded, polled
and fell down the stairs together. The
foremost and the weaker weie trampled.
Others struggling ever them formed an
impassable barrier err the stairs. Frem
the street Policeman Heury Schweak who
was en duty at the school, but had gene
into the church, lushed iu with citizens
and firemen. The heaviug stiuggliug
mass ou the stabs receiving fresh addi
liens from above swelled iu their sight.
Suddenly the hand rail and beard partition
guaiding the gt'iirs en the exposed side
crashed in, and the mass et dead and
dyiug children fell te the narrow hall
below, filling it four and five deep.
A bcene of Anguish.
A score of hands weie quickly at work
pulling the children out and as many mere
by muiu force kept the crowd strll coming
fi eru above back. The slight iire en the
ether side had been promptly extinguished
and many of these still en the upper floors
weifl helped out that way. Frem the heap
of children in the west hall six dead girls
were taken out and carried into the church
where they were laid in front of the chan
cel, aud attempts te resuscitate them were
made. Mothers, forcing their way in de
spite the large police force, filled tire sacred
building with their pitiful cries. One lec lec
eguiz d her child and fell upon it with
agonizing shrieks. The policemen and
monks who looked ou turned away
te hide their tears. The bodies
were taken up by officers aud
brought te the Fifth street pelice station.
A clamoring, shrieking, meaning throng
of women, with uplifted hands and stream
ing eyes surrounded it searching for their
children. Seme found these w hem they
sought and fell upon their knees in the
snow uttering thanksgiving. These who
could net find their little ones followed the
wagons carrying the dead aud wailing
throng a teirible funeral cortege. In the
rear room of the station thirteen de&d
bodies were laid iu a row, numbered as
they were laid. Mothers searching for
their children were admitted oue by ene.
A shiiek and heartrending means pro
claimed recognition of tire bodies ene after
another, and the spectators turned away
heartsick. As the name and age of each
chrld were taken the friends took the body
out. Coroners Levy and Merkle and Com
missioner of Charities Brennau assisted
Captain McCulleuh in his work. Geerge
H. Lambert, an officer of the society for
the Prevention of Cruelty te Children was
the first te give the alarm. While riding
en a passing street car he saw the smeke
and heard the cry of fire. He gave the
alarm and then assisted the pelice and
firemen. A number of the injured were
sent te Belleview hospital.
The following is a list of the dead a.s far
as the police returns new show : Minuie
Ulster, 9 years ; Mary Happenect, 7 years;
Mary Ann Happ, 8 years ; Minnie Truke,
8 years ; Jesephine Meer, 10 years ; Gracie
Goetzuer, 11 years ; Lena Becker, 9 years ;
Lizzie -Skapetzki, 11 years ; Teresa Ratz-
ner, 11 years ; Barbara Brengenzer, 8
years ; Frances Wultcnmuth, 12 years ;
Ezra Brandenburg, 10 ears ; Lena Uinu
naglc, 10 years ; Barbara Beshal.Alphonse
Tisher.
The injured: Louisa Floren, 9 years,
believed te be dying. She is suffering
from suffocation arrd internal injuries ;
Jehn Eugle, 11 years, leg broken; Fred.
Gintleraan, 9 years, crushed and internally
injured ; Rudelph Mundeil, 8 years. He
will die from internal injuries ; Sister
Philrppina, slightly injured.
K.vIl.KOAII CASUALTIES.
DliHstruus Accident atiit Louses of Lire aud
I'teperty.
A Wabash freight train divided en a
steep grade near Feit Wayne, Indiana,
yesterday, and the rear portion dashed
in the ether, smashing several cars and
setting them en fire. Jehn Meeharr and
L. II. Turner were buiaed te death.
As an express train ou the Iren Meun
tain railroad was turning a sharp curve
into Poplar street, St. Leuis, ou Monday
uight, the eugine ran off the track and
dashed irrte a stone building, breaking a
hole about 13 feet square. The baggage
ear was badly damaged. A boy, who was
stealing a ride, sustained fatal injuries
and a brakemau had ene of his arms
broken.
An empty engiue and a uight freight train
en the Daubtuy aud Norwalk railroad, iu
Connecticut, collided near Daubury at
half-past 1 o'clock yesterday morning. A
tank of oil exploded, setting the wieck en
lire, aud the maiu track was blocked for
about ten hours. The night mail bags
f em New Yerk were burned Ne person
was severely injuied.
A MOTHER'S UltiaiE.
Mie Conlctses that .Slie Gave Arseuic te Iter
Daughter.
Recent developments in the Lincelnville
Me., poisoning case tend te show that the
suddeu death, last Nevember, of Miss
Almatia Heal, was the iesult of a deliber
ate murder. Mrs. Heal is new iu the in
sane as) him heie. Recently the told a
visitor that she gave her daughter camo
mile tea. On being asked if she put any
thing into it she said : "If I did it was be be bo
cause she was a faiiy, aud Ged told me te
put her out el the way." On being further
questioned Mrs. Hall said : "I always had
a little poison ou Uand te kill rats, they
troubled us se much, aud you can tell
thein they will find theiest in a box in
the open attic under a loose beaid iu the
cei ner near the grain room,
Yesterday Slu-rill Wads worth went te
the Heal house, in Linceluville, aud
searched the premises Irr the exact loca
tion descnbed by Mrs. Heal he found a
lustv tin libit dipper. Inside the dipper,
surietriided with paper, was a small rnus
taid box, aud inside the box, a white
powder carefully wiappcd in paper. Dr.
it. H. Jehnsen has analyzed the contents
of the box by Math's test, aud fiuds it
aisenrus acid.
An Unknown Clau's Suicide.
A stranger, aged about twenty-two
years, entered a disreputable house ou
Hamilton stieet in Albany, Tuesday even
mg, drank a glas of soda, and departed.
At 11 o'clock this morning he letuiued,
and, after a sheit conversation with sev
eral of the inmates of the place, proceeded
te an upper room witu ene Jesepmne
Jehnsen. The couple had hardly entered
the apartment, when the inau drew a revel
ver, anil, liiiuiisuiug it, rernarKeu ue
would like te sheet some one. " Don't
handle your pistol se eaicless'.y," sard his
companion, ' for I am afraid of firearms."
The man thereupon pointed the weapon at
the woman, who ran screaming from the
loom and down stairs. He followed, but
when half-way down stepped, placed the
pistol te his head and fired. Officers
summoned te the scene found the stranger
curled up at the feet of the stairway, in
sensible, and removed him te the city
hospital, lle died this evening.
Kcry Hay Tragedies.
Feui children of Mrs. McDonald, aged
hem two te seven years, were burned te
death by the explosion of a coal oil lamp
iua frame heuse near Brackelt, Texas, ou
Monday night. The mother, who was
alone iu the heuse with them, was unable
te assist her children, the flames cutting
her off from their room.
The dead bodies of a man named Fialan
and his wife, an aged couple, weie found
in bed iu a room iu Baltimore yesterday.
They left a letter, written in German, in
dicating that they poisoned themselves
en Suuday, because of extreme poverty.
An unknown woman was found drowned
in tire water yesterday iu the ferebay of
the Fail-mount works. The body bad the
appearance of having been in the water
for several months.
The Allan Line steamer Buenes Ayreau
has been in collision with arrd sunk a
steamer off Lamlash, Scotland. Eleven of
the cicw of the latter steamer were
diewned.
rreUably Fatal Coasting.
Mt. Hepe is a favorite ceastiug ground
for the young peeple in the northwestern
pait of Pettsville, arrd the ether night it
was crowded by hundreds of coasters.
The bill, which is about a rnile long, is
very steep for the Gist half, aud a frightful
momentum is gaiucd iu passiug ever it.
At the feet of the heavy grade stands a
school house. Among tlia party weie
three girl, named Adeeck, Bushau and
Davis. The feimer was " steercr," and
sat in freut of the sled. While going at
the highest speed she loot control of the
sled, aud it went dashiug into a tree box.
She was picked up for dead and carried
home, when it was found both legs had
been broken and one of her feet was
crushed. Her companions escaped with
comparatively slight injuries. That the
par ty escaped instant death is considerod
providential.
BLACKUUAKJJISM AT THIS I! A It.
Sume Keiloctlens tjhlrfly et Interest te
the
l.encu.
The degradation of justice, by the
blackguardism of the bar, is taken up by
the Philadelphia Times, which insists upon
a remedy by the judges who have the
power te check this monstieus abuse. It
says :
" A com t of justice, civil or criminal,
should be as decorous in its diiectien as a
household circle, and it should be a sanc
tuary of protection te the most refined of
women. The badiuage that has sprung
from the necessities of the shyster ; the in
solence common in examining witnesses;
the always disreputable and often indecent
side utterances of counsel te distort or
confuse testimony ; the shyster-like
prepositions te prove what is clearly
inadmissible te defame suitors and
pi ejudice jurors, and ihe common abuse
of discussing scandals entirely outside of
the evidence and foreign te the issue, are
new engrafted deformities in our adminis
tration of justice which loudly call for
correction. The iudge is the court ; he
is absolute master of the proprieties of
counsel, jurors, witnesses and attendants ;
he has plenary power te fine and imprison
for contempt, even without trial, and that
exceptional power is given him te protect
justice from such consuming shame in her
own temple. Iu no ether county of the
state is justice se shamefully disgraced as
by the legal shysterian and blackguardism
which have gained tolcrance in Philadel
phia, and te the judges, and the judges
alone, will the people leek for a prompt
and complete remedy."
GneitGE W. Dnu.M, ex member of the
Legislature, en trial at Hazleton, Pa., for
alleged fraudulent collection of pension
claims, was acquitted yesterday, the
prosecution having failed te present the
original documents alleged te have beeu
forged.
POLITICAL NEWS.
BKSUL.TS OF TI1K SPKINO r.l.ECTIOS.
A Tasit Vttte In I'btlndelpliU Mixed Kemilts
in Utner Cities mid Towns Wuixteu
.Scheel Directors fclected.
The Philadelphia municipal electieu was
held yesterday, a pelice magistrate being
voted ler throughout the city and mem
bers of self ct and common council, school
directors aud ether ward officers being
chosen in most of the wards. The vote
polled was light even for a purely munici
pal election, reaching onIyllO,121.Therap
son, Republican caudidate for pelice mag
istrate, is elected by 8,021 majority.
There was some gain te the cause of re
form in select ceuucil, five of the candi
dates endorsed by the Committee of One
Hundred being elected, four of them te
succeed members of what has been known
as the "Jobbers' Brigade." Of forty-six
caudidates for common council endorsed
by the Committee of One Hundred, thirty
three were elected aud th'uteeu defeated
The Twenty-feuith ward voted by a
majority of 2,619 against the proposed
divisieu of the ward.
In Otner .Pennsylvania Tewus
Municipal elections were held yesterday
iu various cities and towns of Pennsylva
nia, with the following results : Reading,
William G. Rewe, Rt publican, re elected
mayor, the ether city officers aud councils
beiug Democratic. Harrisbur, Simen
Cameren Wilsen elected mayor. Wilkes
barre, Themas Breberick, Crtizens' candi
date, re elected mayor. Norristewu, T.
J. Baker, Democrat, elected burgess.
Chester, J. Newton Shanafelt, Repuuhcau,
elected tecerder. West Chester, Chief
Burgess Weed, Republican, re-elected.
Allentewu, Smith, Demeciat, re-elected
controller ; common ceuucil Kepuulrean.
Pottsville, Jeseph Derr, Republican,
elected chief burgess, aud a Republican
majority in councils chosen.
Tee senate Turin Hill.
In the Sanate yesterday the tariff bill
was resumed. The bill having been nearly
completed, Mr. Morgan offered an amend
ment providing that en and after July 1,
1883, and until July 1, 1884, there shall
be levied, collected and paid 85 per ceut.
of the existing rates of duty en goods,
wares and merchandize imported into the
United States, aud. after July 1, 1884, 73
per cent, of such rates. Lest ayes, 13,
uees, 42. Mr. Hairis offered a substitute
providing for a discount of ten per coat,
from the existing rates of duty
after July 1, 188J5. Lest ayes 17, nees,
40. The tariff portion of the bill (being
technically an amendment te the original
bill te leduce internal taxation) was then
agreed te 37 te 23 ; and the bill as
amended, was passed by a vete of 42 te
19. The title of the bill was made te read
44 An aet te reduce internal revenue taxa
tien and for ether purposes."
CIVIL SIMIVICE KEITOItiM.
Nomination)! for
Civil jservice
Veniiul
slunerH.
The piesideut has sent the following
nominations te the Senate Te be eivil
service commissioner, uermau 1j. .baton,
of New Yerk : Jehn M. Gregery, el
'. I
Illinois ; Lerey D. Thenian, of Ohie. Mr.
Dermau B. Eaten, is well knew as a
writer upon the subject of civil service re
form. Dr. Gregery is a native of New New
Yerk', aud was graduated at Union college
in 1840 at the head of his class. He after
wards studied law for two years. Frem
1853 he edited the Michigan Journal of
Education for five years, aud wrete for
ether periodicals. Iu 1858 he was elected
by the Republican party of Michigan
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, and served in that office
three terms. He also served three yeais
as president of Kalamazoo college. Fer a
long time he has been president of the
Illinois state iudustri.il university, an in
stitutien which he organized, aud which
has grewu te the fust rank under his man
agement. He has visited Europe live
times, making extensive tours aud serviug
as horrerary United States commissrener
at the Vienna and Paris expositions. He
served also as a judge iu the Oonteuuial
exposition in Philadelphia. He has held
many ether publrc positions of importance
aud is new prcsideut of the Illinois state
beard of health. Mr. Themau, of Youngs
town, Ohie, is a lawyer in the active prac
tice of his profession, and is 38 or 40 years
of age. Fer many years he was probate
judge of Mahoning county, Ohie, and was
formerly editor of the Youngstewu Vindi
cator. In politics he has beeu au active
zealous Democrat, and iu 1831 he received
a large vote in convention for the nomina
tion as candidate for governor of Ohie.
FATE Ol? TUE FAlIt 0213.
Utwiita in the l'liiiadeipiita Wurci Where
Wumeii Were Nominated Fer Scheel
litrevterH.
Iu the First ward Mrs. Clarissa J, Dye
was elected school director, receiving 1,413
votes; William Leland received 1,173;
majeiity for Mis. Dye. 240.
Mis. E. L. Bladen achieved a signal
victory in the Fourth ward. She led the
ticket in every division, the lowest esti
mate placing her majority at 1,500. She
polled the full strength of the Democratic
party and in addition received the votes of
a large number of Republicans.
Iu the Ninth ward Miss F. E. Bennett
and Miss C. A. Bergen were defeated for
echoel directors. They rau as Independ
ent Democratic candidates and they were
slaughtered in the house of their friends.
They were cut by all parties, but most
mercilessly by the Democrats. Their
suppeit came chiefly from Republicans,
aud rumor had it last night that they were
really mere indebted te the regulars than
te the Independents.
It is reasonably . certain that that the
voters of the Twentieth ward deeliued te
elect Mrs. Harriet Palst, the Independent
Democratic candidate for school director.
The returns of the vote for school direc
tors in the Twenty-fourth ward are very
unsatisfactory, because of complications
arising from the manner in which votes
were cast for candidates te fill vacancies,
but enough are in te indicate the election
of both women who were candidates Mrs.
Lucrecia M. B. Mitchell, who was the Re
publican candidate, indorsed by the
Democrats, and Miss H. K. Murdoch, ou
the Democratic ticket.
Ne returns could be get from the
Twenty fifth ward and the chances of Dr.
Ella M. Ridgeway, Democrat, can only be
conjectured.
Sirs. Catharinn Souder, Independent
caudidate for member of the school beard
in the Tweuty.sixth ward, was defeated
by the elean sweep in that ward made by
the regular Republicans.
PEBSOJMAL.
Samuel J. Medii.l, for many years
managing editor of the Chicago Tribune,
died in Quincy, Illinois, last night.
Gen. P. T. Moere, a well known citizen
of Richmond, Va., and an ex-Cen federate
officer, died yesterday, at the age of 62
years. He was a native of Ireland.
Capt. H. B. Quimby, of the Twenty
fifth infantry, died at Fert Snelling, Minn,
yesterday morning, of heart disease.
Mns. Matilda Paulitsch, a proces
sional singer, has recovered a verdict of
$12,500 damages, with $500 extra allow
ance, from the New Yerk Central and
Hudsen river railroad for injuries received
by an accident, which necessitated the
amputation of one of her feet.
Kine Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian
Islands, was crowned en the 12th inst., in
presence of about 7,000 persons. There
was no interruption or disturbance of acy
kind. The commanders of the-American,
English and French war vessels stationed
at Honolulu dressed their ships and fired
salutes in answer te the salves from the
shore.
Louisa E. GruBOXs, wife of William G.
Gibbius, president of the Pusey & Jeses
company, Wilmington, Del., asks for a
divorce from her husband. The two were
mairied iu 1S71 and the petition alleges
cold aud harsh tr.atment, which lias led te
their separation. The case is likely te
crcate much talk, owing te the high s and
ing of the parties
Uex. Jens W. Ryas, A. W. Schalck
Jehn A. Nash, Jehn W. Resebcrry, aud
1J. I. McL'oel have been appointed a com
mittee te lcpresent Schuykuil county be
fore the local judiciary committee el the
Heuso which meet at the Lechiel hotel.
Hart isbui g, ou Tuesday te consider the
ceuuty official salary bill. They will go
prepared with a substitute for the bill uew
pending.
Miss Abigail Dedgi:, mere widely
known as 4" Gail Hamilton," his beeu
offered by Gov. Butler, a place en the
be.iul of trustees of the state w'eik house,
at BridgcwVter, in place of Mrs. James T
Fields, who has resigned the positron aud
thus created the vacancy. It is expected
that Miss Dedge will except. The Deme
crats are ready net only te indorse this
appointment, but also te advance the
cause of woman suffrage.
.Plantation Manner.
Jehn S. Wise, who assaulted Jehn E.
Massey, oppesiug caudidate fdr a seat in
Cengres", during the taking of depositions
iu Richmond, Virginia, en Monday morn mern
iug, was yesterday fined $5 in the police
court. He acknowledged the eflence, and
said 4 he would repeat the assault, under
the same provocation, even if Massey
were ene bun Ired and fifty yean old and
iu church." Wise is an athletic young
man, while Massey is 03 years of age.
After Wise had been fined, a colloquy
ensued between him and General Hurdley,
counsel for Massey, iu which a duel was
hinted at. A warrant was at ouce sworn
out, aud the disputants were arrested,
but, as they " disclaimed any present in
tention te carry the matter any farther,"
they weie discharged.
TOISAUCO SALES.
Activity in the Lecal Market.
Besides recent sales of tobacco previ
ously published the following have been
furnished by correspondents :
Caernarvon J. Altschul has bought the
following lets : Peter Foreman 11 acres
at 25, 10, 4 ; Rogers Lincoln 10 acres at
25, 10, 4 ; Jehn Cox 1 acres at 2H, 8, 3 ;
Wm. Shirk 2 acres at 2U, 8, 3; Milten
Yelm 1? acres at 2H. 8. 3: Gee. Witraer
2 acres at 2U, 8, 3 ; Jehn Foreman 2 acics
at 21$, 8, 3 ; "Geerge Arters 2 acres at 21,
8, 3, aad an acre at 25, 8. 3 ; Ce'eman
Foreman 2 acres at 23, 8, 3 ; Dr. L. Z.
Ringwalt l2 acre at 22, 8, 3. Mr. lieefsny
dcr & Bre., 15 acres at 23, 15, 8, 3 ; Jas.
K. Rcefsnyder 3 acics at 22, 12, 8, 3;
Henry Spoets 1 acre at 23, 8, 3 ; Gee.
Alters 2 aeics ;it 20, 8, 3 ; Baiten Martin
1 acre at 20, 8, 3 ; G W. Simpsen 1$ acics
at. 20, 8, 3, aud ene acie at 23, 8, 3;
(Jlem Yohn. 4 acics at 22. 8 3; D. L.
Yehu, 2 aer.is at 20, 8. 3. Keudig & Sen
have bought from Henry Frankhauser,
$ acie at 20, 10, 0, 3 ; S imuel Sauder, $
acre an 20, 0, 3 ; Geerge Amnion, $ acre,
at 20, (5, 3 Captain .Jehn Wilcox has
bought, from Jehn Plank 4 acres at ll,
5, 2 ; Jacob Trejer, 2 acres at 11, 5, 2 ;
Jehn Cliue, 2 acres, 15. 1 1, 5 ; Jehn Steltz
fus, lj acres at 15, (5, 3 ; Reuben Gerniau,
2 acres, 15, 0, 3 ; G. r. Benner, 1$ acies,
at 15. 7, 3 ; Jehn Grube, 2 acres, at 10, e
2 ; William Ilcflman, 2 acres, at 15. 0, 3 ;
Peter Fultz, 2 acres, at 14, 5, 2 ; Geerge
Eyneseu, 2 acres, at 14, 5, 2 ; Henry
Burkley, 4 acres, at 13, 10, 0, 3 ; Ephraim
Hertzlar, 2 acres, at 15, 0, 3; Isaac
Kurtz, 1 aero, at 18, 10. 5, 2 ; Geerge
Dissley, 2 acres, at 13, 10, 5, 2 ; Isaac
Herning, 3 acres at 13, 7 and 3 ; Geerge
Muller. 2 acres at 12, G and 3, and 1 acre
at 13, 0 and 3 ; P. Sample, 1 acre at 15, 5
and 3 ; Dr. W. Z. Irwin, 2 acres at 15, G
aud 3 ; Banj. Weaver, l' acte at 14, 5 and
2 ; Jacob Feltz, 2 acres at 15, 12, 5 aud 2;
Peter Weiler, 2 acres at 15, G and 3.
Gap and vicinity C. G. Herr bought
from Jacob Tcmpieten, 1 aero at Hi, 5
and 3 ; Michael Hess, 1 acres at 18 (for
leaves measuring 24 inches) 10, 5 aud 3 ;
Samuel Nechre. 1 aete at 10, 5 and 3.
Hondeisen bought for Skiles & Frey from
Levi Overly, 1 acre at 18, 0 and 3 ; Jacob
Bewers, 1$ acres at 18, G and 3 ; Yeager,
of Strasburg, bought David Geed's ci op
at 18, G and 3.
Geerge Waller, late of Marietta, this
county, writes from Academia, Juniata
county, that he has grewu ou the farm el
Cel. W. Ress Ilaitshotue. eight acies of
tobacco which averages 1,800 te. the acre.
The crop includes 12,000 pounds of best
wrappers,
from 22 le 4U mclics Jeng : iuu
pounds short wrappers, l,eU0 pounds sec
end!, and 500 pounds
fillers. He wants
te knew who can heat it. IJau Mayer
purchased the crop, together with the fol
lowing crops iu the Juniata valley : Jehn
Morrison, G acres, at 17, G and 3 ; Geerge
Greuiuger, 2 acres, at 20, G and 3 ; R. A.
Robinson, G acres, at 1G, 6 and 3.
(JOLUJIlilA SEWS.
from our Hegular Correspondent.
A team belonging te Jehn Dutson ran
off ou Walnut street yesterday, whtle the
owner was transacting sorne business in
the heuse iu front of which he
had left his auirnal standing untied. In
going up Walnut street the buggy stiuck
against a pest and was badly broken, oue
wheel beiug knocked off. The muaway
was finally captured ou Fifth street where
its ewner recovered it. Don't forget te
tie your horse hereafter, sir.
Tne liver fell several inches last night,
but the water will ceme up again with a
boom when the ice gorges up the stream
give way. There is plenty of ice and
water te come through as seen as au open
ing ler them is lermed through these
gorges.
Yesterday afternoon a fire was caused
en Maner stieet, by het coals from au ash
pan which was being carried from the
house falling upeu a carpet. A little ex
ertion, backed by several buckets of water
extinguished the fiie without air alarm
being given.
A tew falling Hakes of snow this morn
ing caused people te shiver and think of
winter again. Spring weather may be
quite a long distance off yet, se don't put
away the overcoats as you may need them.
The net receipts of St. Jehn's Lutheran
fair and festival were $260 ; the total re
ceipts $315. Ne wonder that the congre
gation is well pleased with the result.
However, they deserved it, for all worked
hard.
44 Davy Crockett " will be presented
here te night by Mr. Frank Maye, sup
ported by a well recommended company.
The artist is well known here, having
appeared several times before, and is de
servedly popular.
The rector of St. Jehn's P. E. church of
Lancaster, Rev. Charles Spalding, vill
preach iu St. Paul's, this place, te-morrow
evening at. 7:30 a'cleck.
Mr. Maurice Dillcr, of Williamsperr, is
visiting friends en Cherry street.
Miss Fannie Lawrence has gene te Phil
adelphia te visit friends.
Mr. B. B. Brommell left yesterday for
Philadelphia, where he will re-enter the
service of Gen. Wm. Painter.
Tayler's Ltncastcr orchestra will play
at the Vigy ball te-night in the armory.
The Ileavy-Weignt Ceininj;.
Hartmyer & Daily have made all
arrangements te play the Mace-Slade com
bination in this city en naxt Wednesday
evening. This party includes " Jem "
Mace, the ex-champion heavy-weight,
Herbert Slade, the Maori, Kelly and Mur
phy, light-weights, and a full variety
troupe.
THE ELECTIONS.
KX-n.WORrsTABFFEK BAUtV I'.EATE.N.
The Cen trgt4 -irennit Ten n-Hew They Were
VtageU Hcuiecratlc Lesses in Com
mon Council.
The municipal elections yesterday, the
piegrcss of which was reported last even
ing, weie se far concluded that the results
were kuewn by 10 p. m., aud left the con
trol of the city government in statu quo,
tiie Djiuecr.it.s retaining coutiel of select
council and tha Republicans iccreasiug
their majority ru common ceuucil and en
joint b illet. ihe present common couueil
stands 10 liepuelrcaus te 11 Ueraecrats ;
je.steul.iy the Democrats lest 2 iu the
Fust aud 1 in the Ninth, reducing their
strength te 8 iu the lower branch of the
city government aud making the Repub
lican majority ou joint ballet 10. The
DjiueciaiS lest the assessor in the Ninth
ward aud (.aired au aider man iu the Sec
ond. Iu the First waul it was apparent early
iu the day that the Republicans were
making a desperate euset arrd were tlirsh
with money te accomplish their purposes.
A pieuriuent Bepubhcau effieial iu this
ward was heaid te say that they had as
much meuey as they had at the presiden
tial election. Hew this meuey was used
may be readily seen by the lollewiug cir
cular which was issued by C. F. Eberniau,
deputy collector of inter rial revenue, aud
distributed auieug voters who were
deemed te he purchasable :
Fiusr Wakd, Feb. 11), 18S3.
Mr. :
Dkap. Sir:. Yeu have beeu appointed
ou the Republican poll committee for the
election in the Pint Ward te-morrow. I
will be at the poll when rt opens in the
morning, aud you will pleawr report te me
theie at as early au hour a.s possible. I
will want your services te help biing out
every veter in the ward for our ticket ;
aud you will be paid a reasonable amount
for your services aud time lest from your
work or business. Ynuis, &j.,
C. F. El'.L'UMAN,
Chaiimanel Pell Committee.
p. y, Briug this notice with you te the
election and pieseut it te me.
C. F. K.
Clayt Myers, the heavy weight eily
treasurer, who expects te retain the office,
was treasurer of tha fuud in this ward.
The night before the election he was very
busy exhibiting around town a large roll
of money, which he let his admirers uu uu
derstaud was te be used ou election day.
This meuey was secured in several differ
ent irays. E.ich of the candrdates ler
office paid an assessment, whieh was by
no means small, and although some of
them pretend te be teiribly opposed te the
use of meuey in elections, they paid their
shares like little men. Old politicians of
the Republican side, who visited the polls
yesterday, looked ou with amazement at
the manner in which money was spent,
and with wonder as te hew it was so se
cured. Iu the Second ward everything centered
in the contest for alderman, though the
Democratic caudidates for council nrade a
geed fight aud A. J. Durrlap came very
clese te election. Al. Schenck aud Jake
Halbach were Staulfer's henchmen and the
most desperate tactics were resieiMl te
te win for him. Jehn Smith alias " Balti
more Sehmitty," who is in jail for cutting
Qoire Kline se fejiisrlly.was brought out
of tail en a habeas eerpun upon tire pre-
tense that he was te be taken boiere Judge
Pattcrseu, te be admitted te bail As he
was brought past the polls with his hand
cuffs en. he was voted, and though takeir
befere Judge Pattcrseu irr chambers, no
body appeared te bail him and the
desperate trick was fully exposed. Wheu
the polls closed the result was known te
be very close, but when the returns were
announced it was 'obvious that many of
the better ci iss of Republicans, who did
net want the aldermanship te be n f.ietery
for criminal business, had voted for Ford
ney. The friends et Staulfer alfect great
irrdiguatierr at what they allege te be the
defection of some of the Stalwarts of their
party and aheady threatoute " get even"
by pitting Staaffut- against Ames U.
Mvlm for the state secater.shrp iu 1884.
In the Third, Fourth, Fifth, hi ith and
Eighth waids there was little excitement
and little variations in the results irem Iho
usual success of the deminaut parties. The
Alderman Barr faction's kick against Ben
jamin Henry ler council in the Third ward
decieascd his majority slightly ; in the
Fourth ward W. H.Seheiuenbrand.Dem.,
get a number of Republican votes ler con
stable ; iu the Frtth Sam Lcutz pulled up
handsomely ou Winewer ; in the Sixth C.
R. Frailey aud Martin Daily ran far ahead
of their ticket and wereelecttd: in the
Eighth the Republicans made no contest
and the Democrats polled a light vote.
In the Seventh ward, early iu the day,
it became apparent that theie was au
organized effort te defcat Geoi;;e M. Bor Ber
ger for selectceuncil, and that Democratic
treachery was relied upeu te aid the plot.
The progress of eveuts continued this idea
without disclosing who the traitors in the
camp were, and even yet it is uncertain.
Luckily Berger pulled through by oue
majority, defeating the conspirators and
saving select council te the Deineci acy.
Iu the Ninth ward the Republicans
were exceedingly "flush" with money,
and used it 10 some advantage. They
secured one common councilman and the
assessor, accerdiug te the return made by
the officers of election ; but the Deme
cratic officers signed the leturu under
pretest, because there were seven frrll
Republican tickets voted and eeurrted that
did net have pi iuted en them the words
"city officers," as the law requires. If
these tickets had been thrown out, Geerge
Schectz, Democrat, would have been
elected assessor, and the majority of the
ether Democratic candidates would have
been increased by hoveu. Despite des
perate efforts te elect Dana Graham te
select council, Philip Zccher defeated him.
TUB C11.V KKTCKAS.
V1KST WAUD.
Common Council.
11. F.Monlgerucry. i!27 Win. K. Heard
S. K. I.iclity 503 1 . 1. U.Spaetli
K. J. Wi-tver IHTIWiii T. Kberiniiii
Jehn F. Keith 181 1 II. 1L l'ewer. .....
A.iscsser.
M. W.Kiiub 2101 A. C. WclcUans...
278
2i'
2SS
2!JI
25
Constable.
Jeseph Mills 1:13 I Samuel Sivenk. 310
Juil'JC.
James JIcEllrone.. 205 1 J.15. Lebkiclier 2(l
Inspector.
Theodere Trout... 203 I M. L. Kathven..
201
SIX'OKD WAKI.
Common Council.
Simen P. Kby. :!'i; Frnnlc II. IS.ire....
A. J. llurdap 309 15. F. Hkeen
Xliemas MeUlaiert ") llervey A'. Ilurrtt.
311
':!i'
315
Alderman.
Win. J. Feidiiey... 322 1 Win. 11. StuuHcr... 310
Assessor.
Simen Y. Uaub... 213 1. 1. Vendewuittli i
Constable.
Jttmes IZ.IJenncIly 227 1 Geerge Cramer..
.Tud'je.
Uebcrtninrk 230 I II. L. Hendersen
re-i
317
Inspector.
Antheny Itel!l3-... 2e Kdw.E.EdgerlyJr 355
THIIil) WAKD.
Common Council.
Clmrlcs A. Yeiwjr. 201 1 T5. Henry ?5S
Jehn M. fcb lly... H.MII. C. Uemutli..
Jacob Keikur lt-8 I Wm. II. I'ewcll
Assessor.
2.SI
2.i
Wm.T. Wylle. ...
Ed. 1'efler
.133 I Joel 1. Haines .
Constable.
. 1 C. I.StermtelU
Judge.
. 17JS. H. Trice
311!
C.F.Ob'.ender.jr ,
.. 2S0
Inspector.
. 171U.F.Metzger 2'8
Adam S. ItilOid".
FOUUTII WAKD.
Common Council.
Matthias Wihen.. 180 I G-e. W. Cormeny. TO)
D.H. lisirttiolemew 201 Jehn K. Schum ... 3IR
James I'rangley... VJ3 Dr. K. M. Uelcnlus. COG
Aticsser.
D. 17. IiciUiOi 172 Jehn W. HuDley.. 323
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