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"'VihevieeriUry'8 pleasure; whereupon
.wrote te the president re-
fshis commission, but asmng
fcv , &mVmiar if. wu accented anv cnarges
h.3:..t'..-.. ehnnM he invAflt.lcrated. The
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l"' Ir. vi V.ef (ha infnrmnf inn nfi
- tterlty for imputing te him a purchased
fjptekm would be laid before the presi-
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feIaterviewwith the president, in which
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he found that tne presiaenc naa nut
!tlieard of his resignation nor anything
.-jg33Meted with the matter, and or. course
set accepted it. The secretary bad
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the president's prerogative
111 acted unen the idea that he was tbe
rakref the navy. Mr. Gerringe having
r& SWen,the civilian's garb and achieved
RsAa.eivllian's muepenaence, expreaace
IToMteeB's opinion that Secretary Chand-
jClS lm alarps that he was their hired lob-
s byk before he became secretary, and
,-imdsinhis conduct as secretary satis
sk' Jtmwety eviaence mas ue a " "
SW k -f oecasien. last June, when Commander
Gerridrebad responded te the request
of the 2faw Yerk chamber of commerce
te give them his views concerning the
removal of the Brooklyn navy yard ; he
, asked him what he had said ; and
when he was told, he responded that it
"was fortunate for him that his view
had agreed with these of the department
and he instructed him that ' there is no
disposition -en the part of the depart
ment te prevent the free participation
of officers of the navy in private or pub
He discussions upon subjects connected
with the naval establishment, provided
they are of a general character, but when
particular questions of administration
in the department are before Ceugiess
no published expression of opinion
thereon by any officer should be made
without he first communicates his views
te tbe departments and receives author.
ifcv te make them public. Yeu will
please hereafter be governed by this
rule.". ,-
The undertaking of the secretary te
make the officers of the navy sing in his
tune was conspicuous in this direction ;
gSv, and it was still mero brazenly and effen-
'CS discipline Commander Gerringe for ex-
u "MMAs.lni Ma confimenf.a in favnr nf fma
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1 snip Duuaers. lie saeweu eaa juug-
r ment in, picking out Mr. Gerringe as a
subject for his intimidation. He struck
a man of independent spirit, with tlie
will and the power te protect himself.
Mr. Gerringe's appeal te the president
may be vain, but te the people it
it will be effective. !Ner is it
easy te see hew the president
can fail te condemn the act of
the secretary in accepting an officer's
resignation without authority from Jiis
chief ; nor hew the president can fail te
notice the allegation of Mr. Gerringe
that Mr. Chandler is the hired agent of
Jehn Iteach, and that set of ship build-
ing thieves who are a stench in the nes-
trils of the people. N
sj$fe The president has ether authority than
i?yrt3 X traitor Mr. liernnge ler -tne assertion
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&fT-jiffiZ 'WHM Ilia Otjcicunj ui iue uavjr ia a uueu
&Msf&lmteD.t of these desiring legislation. Sen-
'?$lisM.'.lmvriPhirfinn calls his attention te thfi
3?j ,r. frnm tim nlnne in t.hn Spnafp iviiprn
tphe declared that Chandler was" at home
, jj itHlM 1 1 i i L I i i I il ij and that the president had
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evnuraere reaching the end of the
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ith all that that implied."
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f,i At is uiscreaitaDie te me oeasieu nnan
;,clai system which the Republican ad-"
'--. BUnistraters or our state cevernment
have plumed themselves en establishing,
that with ever two million dollars in the
sinking fund, distributed around amengiday-" He lecemmends that the people
ibe
favorite depositaries of the state
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ylfi-Heasury, mere are eniy a quarter
'jmmim uuuare vi me staie ueet
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aturing annually ter tne next ten
tf$yPri The Legislature has declined te
'W&imdcmt bv enactment the suErcrestien of
'ilht TTwJ- fhef. linonane enrl nnrfnin
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revenues jiew paid into the state
'Ssiitieasury shall be diverted into the
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ifVith ,;the present stream of revenues
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kwk iuuu ujuab luuivase rapiuiy, uuu
tfiat&kftnf t.hn favnrftrl hnnlrq in tlm
s&feMnty of the state treasurer become
gMKirJuid larger every year. Afc prefent
iyihe sinking fund commissioners are
J autnensea te invest ims surplus in leans
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an investment in them is of questionable
advantage, for when the commissioners
go into the market for them they
rise rapidly in price. Senater Humes,
observant of the less te the state from
is J
the present system and the advantage te
;bakswbe have the state treasurer's
g"jSTerf in obtaining the use of. millions
iWU directing tbe sinking fund cemmis-
jmvmn w puTCUKse uuy blbie iuuiis, uul
;if Jtete .leans cannot be purchased ad
yvantageeuely te purchase bends of tee
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by the people te te eBJeyed the frieeds
of the state treasurer, when they iBight
at least be earning some interest for the
state if invested in government bends;
net te speak of the greater or leas de
moralization that always ensues from
IIIXKinur MIM KlVUlUlf UL liAXD ObAUi UlUUDVf
making the keeping of the state moneys
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Halt!
The Democratic Heuse of Representa
tives has effected a saving for the state of
ever eighteen thousand dollars by are.
fnsal te appoint supernaens employees.
The saving is net large, but it is exceed
ingly meritorious, for it is always easier te
retrench the expenditures of ethers than
te cat down our own. We should be
pleased te see in tbe newspapers that have
demanded reform a proper recognition of
the deserving of the Heuse et Representa
tives for what has been accomplished.
PIiiFa Recerd.
This commendation of the Heuse is
entirely just and is well merited by the
act of the Democratic majority in de
dining te take advantage of patron
age established by laws of Repub
lican origin. These who take pride
in the geed record made thus far by
the Heuse en this and ether matters,
must regard with apprehension the mea
sure new before that body, which has
passed second reading, te authorize the
purchase by the state for distribution by
the members of the Legislature, of 10,000
additional copies of Smull's hand-book
for the current year. It seems that
though the usual distribution has been
made there is such a demand upon mem
bers for this volume, that they propose
te supply it te their constituents in ex
traordinary quantities at the public
expense. It is, no doubt, a handy book
and much sought after, but it had bet
ter be dispensed with entirely than
te be the subject of such indefensible ap
propriation of the public moneys as is
new proposed te circulate it, and that,
tee, without any inquiry by the Legisla
ture or restriction as te the cost of the
job. Honest members who want te pre
serve their consistency and maintain the
geed name of the present Heuse will de
well te pause before they pass the meas
ure finally.
SexatoiiCexe is premptrand timely
with his resolution for a legislative com
mittee te investigate the soldiers or
phans' schools, and inquire hew many
of the inmates are there without au
thority of law. His attention was called
te the matter by the disclosure of the
fact that the man who ran against him
for senator, and who has a salary of
$1,500 per year, had his children in these
schools, clothed, fed and educated at
the public expense ; and he is convinced
that ether abuses exist in the adminis
tration of this system which should no
longer be only vaguely hinted at,"but
be fully inquired into and made known
te the people of the whole state. Sena Sena
eor Coxe says truly that no honorable
soldier will object te any such inquiry.
The management of these schools
has been the suject of much scan
dal and their continuance se many
years after the war has ended and long
after the last child born during the re
bellien is ineligible for admission,
strengthens the suspicion that they are
maintained for private profit and net for
any warrantable public purpose.
It is net fair te the Legislature te
say that it is opposed te real civil service
reform because it has rejected a scheme
te provide a $15,000 commission te ap
point thirty or forty clerks in the state,
who arc responsible te the heads of their
departments and whose selection should
be left te the officers whose help they are
and who must depend upon them for
the efficiency of their administrations.
There has been no well founded com
plaint of tee frequent changes in the
clerical force en state capitol hill. On
the contrary it is they who have been
there tee long who knew tee much.
The members of the Heuse have each
ieceived24 copies of Smull's handbook.
They propose te vote themselves 33 mere
apiece. That is plunder. They may get
away fieni Harrisburg with it, but when
they come te run for re election they will
find that such a lead has everweighted
them. Drep it.
Feun Presbyterian ministers iu Phila
delphia liave adopted the custom of wear
ing gowns in the pulpit.
Governer Butler has issued his proc
lamation appointing April 5 as " Fast
meet in their usual places of worship and
implore the iergiveness and blessing of
Ged. and that unnecessary labor and rec
reation be suspended, and the governor
specially exerts ministers of the Gospel en
that day te " feed their floeks with the
Divine Werd, and net te discourse upon
political and ether secular topics which
may divert the serious thoughts et the
people from humble worship et the
Father."
There is something very pathetic in
the announcement of the death, after two
months of wedded life, of Fanny Driscell,
a bright yeune poetess of the West who
became the bride of the man who writes
the Gwendelen Mehaffey love stories for
the Chicago Tribune. Mark Twain, it will
be rememtrered, gave up a permanent en
gagement te de the funny business for the
Galaxy, because be could net intermit
watchings at the bed side with such a
travesty of his real experience, and it is
often happened that these who make most
mirth in pnblic carry weighty wee in their
own heatts.
There are in England and Wales 45,000
places of worship. The total number of
sittings is between 14,000,000 and 15,000,
000. The average attendance at public
worship en Sunday is between 10,000,000
and 11,000,000., The stated ministers, of
religion number ip, all 30,000, of whom
23,000 are clergy of the Church of Eng
lind. On every Sunday there are delivered
j net fewer than HO.OOO. sermons, making a
total in tbe year or, 4,000,000, of sermons.
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Gksxaxt yesterday made an agreeable
tUaoastraticmeftbereoiprboitT of geed
will existing between that nation and
ours, by forwarding 1,000 marks, the first
installment of money collected by them in
aid of the sufferers by flood in the Ohie
vulley. This help in any sense is net
really necessary. The light call which has
come from our western neighbors finds
ample response in the one or two states te
which the appeal has been directly sent,
bat if it were required, the amount we
sent te aid in alleviating the misery of the
German sufferers would scarcely be an
item te what America would furnish for
her own distressed people. With none the
less appreciation, hewever, should this
offering from the Garmaa empire be accept
ed, net only en account et tue parp333
for whieh it was sent, bat equally as mueh
because it is a gratifying token of the exc
tension of sympathy and friendship net
only between Germany and America, but
among ether countries a? well.
The approaching meeting of the Meth
edist conference in this city may be en
livened by a ventilation of the orthodoxy
of tbe popular preacher, Rev. H. A.
Cleveland, new of Reading, who is accused
eifraternizing tee warmly with the
Umversalists. They asked him te assist
them in installing their pastor. He ac
cepted, and, after listening te a Universal
ist sermon en " What motive does the
Universalist church furnish te a Christian
when it destroys the doetrino of eternal
punishment ?" said that "'he had listened
with pleasure and profit." He also
charged the congregation "te show in
their daily lives that this gospel is true,"
and added " that the gospel of this pulpit
will be tolerant and catholic." The Phil
adelphia Methodist closed an editorial en
the address by asking, " Is net this a
fair endorsement of Universalism ?" and
Mr. . Cleveland made his reply the next
Sunday night by insisting that no testi
mony could be brought te show any com
promise of his manhood or faith. The
matter was net allowed te drop, and it is
new the special theme of conversation in
the Methodist circles.
Evidently the Egyptians have net lest
romembrance of old Ptolemy's Phares
with its marble topped tower and great
beaoen fires throwing their glare out ever
the bay before Alexandria, and making a
bright farewell or welcome te. the hardy
sailors of two thousand years age, since
their government has just commenced tbe
erection of a lighthouse much ou the
same plan. This one is te be raised en a
coral island in the Red Sea, but instead of
the cheery flames of the Phares the mari
ners will be guided from their dangers Ty
the refracted white rays Of a powerful
dieptric light thrt will be visible at a dis
tance of fourteen miles. This is only an
other indication of hew steadily the
appliances of modern times hasten the
feet of progress even in tbe ancient land
of the sphinx and the obelisk, and here
after, when the comfortably-situated citi
zen of the Sahara hurries evor en a
morning train te visit soma opulent town
in the present wastes of the Nubian desert
he will speak of a stene lighthouse with
a white light upon it that was erected
ages before his time, and ruminate, as we
de new upon Ptolemy's beacon, and
wonder why something better could net
have been thought of.
PEBSUNAJU.
Aram Bey is learning English in order
te knew what the newspapers say about
him.
Wendell Phillips, when asked his
opinion of Governer Butler, laconically
answered : "I don't think he can swallow
Bunker Hill."
W. G. Maybury, of Franklin and Mar
shall college, has been elected vice presi
dent of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity
conference for the emuing year.
Mrs. Blakesley is the real name of
"Mary Blake," the Century contributor
of household matters. She is the wife of
a Connecticut clergyman.
Gamhetta's father has kept every letter
that his son ever wrete te him, even in
early childhood, and he contemplates pub
lishing the entire collection.
King Alfonse will accept a propo
sal which has been made te him te act as
an arbitrator between Colombia and Vene
zuela, en the question of their respective
boundaries.
Rev. Dr. T. T. Everett, Governer
Pattison's private secretary, will occupy
the First M. E. pulpit te morrow. It will
be the occasion of the missionary anniver
sary and Sunday school reunion in this
church.
Rev. Jehn Jasper declines te argue
any mero en scientific grounds that the
sun moves round the earth. He says that
anybody who disbelieves a plain and une
quivocal assertion of the inspired scrip
tures is an infidel, en whom he will net
waste.werds.
Secretary Chandler, it seems, wrote
te Gerringe, with gratuitous imperti
nence, that a naval officer has the right te
give his " unpurchased opinions," but
that he, Chandler, had heard a suggestion
that Gerringe's opinions were given for
the benefit of " interest net American."
Stnngbyhis insinuation, Gerringe asks
that this suggested charge shall be inves
tigated, and that he shall be brought face
te face with the " corrupt, unscrupulous
and malicious coward" who has made it,
and Secretary Chandler declines te give
up the name. It is easy te conceive that
Chandler has lied.
An Act or Uravery.
A private letter received by an officer of
the navy pives particulars of an act of
bravary en the part of Lieutenant Samuel
Belden commanding the Juniata and Mid
shipman. Themas Worthington of that
vessel while it was m the Mediterranean
sea en rout te Malta. An apprentice boy
named Benjamin fell overboard, and
Lieutenant Belden who was standing en
the peep at the time saw hiaf fall and
without a moment's hesitation jumped in in
te.the sea.after him. Midshipman Wroth-ingten-went
te the assistance of his com cem
.fnanding officer and through their united
efforts the bev was rescued.
- An Iren City Viewer Q, W.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Washington was ,net a Democrat either
with a big or small d." He was an aristo
crat, and a very selfish one, tee, and he
was almost as adept at playing the dema
gogue as uutler himself has been. Wash
ington never anticipated that America
would really reach a condition in whieh
the people would be able te dictate He
thought tnat a 'few men of wealth. and)
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Jeflfexsea City, Ma, Dtepatcb te the Jft
The convicts in the state penitentiary
at this place have long complained of the
terrible treatment te which they have
been subjected, and the revolt among
them, which occurred at neon, Friday,
was net unexpected. The convicts 'had
just marched back from dinner in the
different shops, and were seeking their
various benches, when in recognition ei
some precencerted signal, eight men em
ployed in the harness shop of Jacob Strauss
& Ce.. of St. Leuis, led by Jehn B. Jehn
son, a safe blower, seized formidable
leather cutting knives, and the revolt was
opened.
Jb our et the men toele held et tne lore
man of the harness shop and stripped him
of his clothing. The ether four ran te
the fleer below and seized Yan Hern, the
foreman of the cellar department, and
with knives at his threat ordered him net
te resist. Then Jehnsen ran back into
the cellar-stuffing department and fired a
let of loeso straw. This done, and satis
fled that the flames would spread, the
desperate man rushed out of the building
and ran te the saddletree factory of Jehn
Sullivan with the intention of inciting a
revolt there.
At the main entrance te the shop be met
Pat Krunip, one of the guards, who, seeing
him with a knite and a club in ms nana,
warned him oil. At that moment th
flames burst from the windows of the
Strauss factory and Krump saw that
trouble was ahead. He was net armed.
Krump. however, made an effort and
yelled te Jehnsen.
Confronting a Guard.
" Oue step mero, and you are a dead
man 1"
The desperado turned and ran toward
the northeast corner of the grounds with
the intention of scaling the walls. On
his way, he ran against Jesse Telin, the
"dresser in" of the prison. Jehnsen
paused, and steed defiant with his knife
and bludgeon, threatening te brain Telin
if the latter get near enough. Telin is a
small man, while the convict is a giant in
build and strength, but the plucky guard
walked up te 'the convict and, placing tbe
muzzle of a cocked revolver against his
ear, ordered him te walk te the blind cell.
The convict lest his presence of mind and
ebeyed.
In the meanwhile the flames were mak
ing rapid headway through the harness
shop. Se quick did the fire burn that
theso in the upper stories were compelled
te leave the building by the windows.
Fifty escaped in this way and four were
badly scorched in getting out. At the
first alarm of fire the deputy warden
manned the prison hose. The efforts te
carry it into the burning bnildiug was met
with a desperate resistance With their
knives the lrenzied convicts cut the hose in
a dozen places. This gave the fire a
chance te take geed held, but the victory
of the convicts was only a temporary one.
Itallylng in force.
The guards rallied iu force and showed
their ic vel vers and Winchester rifles.
The promptest efforts were made te cap
ture and confine iu the blind cells Jehnsen's
companions. One of them was Jereme S.
Jehnsen, doing 25 years for murder in the
second degrce, from Clay county, and
another Perry Martiu,ef the stage robbers,
who last samiuer terrorized Southwest
Missouri and held up several stages be
tween j3eligman and the Eureka Springs,
Arkansas. Williams, of Kansas City, who
inaugurated a levelt in the Kansay City
jail last spring, was another of the paity.
While the guards wera attending te the
discipline the alarm was blown, and the
great bell clanged out the warning that
mutiny was in the prison. Adjutant
General W.iddell came te the front in geed
style. The armory was emptied, by his
order of its guns, which, with the boxes
of cartridges, were leaded in wagons and
ferwaidcd te the scene in short order.
Iu less than ten minutes lines were
formed surrounding the prison walls, and
dignified senators, geed-natured colored
men, capitalists, bankers, rrerchants and
weed sawyers steed shoulder te shoulder,
prepared te vindicate the majesty of the
law. The walls were covered by armed
men, and from the reefs of the prison
building guns frowned in the most war
like and threatening manner.
Frem Strauss & Co.'sfaetory the flames
communicated rapidly te the machine
shop, and the factory where the cloth
worn by the convicts is made. Then the
broom factory went the way of the flames
and the next building occupied jointly by
the lieiseke suee manuiactery company
and the Meysenburg shoe company was
consumed.
The State's Uaavy Lew,
This adjoins ene of the main cell houses
and it was thieatcned for an hour A sin
gle wall steed between the burning build
ing and the hospital. The guard house
overlooking the hospital court was burned
completely. The less te the state en the
three buildings censumed and the three
mere damaged, including machinery in
factories, amounts te fully $300,000. There
is no insurance. 1 he private losses are as
fellows ; standard Snoe Company, Mey-
J seuburg & Ce,, less $80,000, fully covered
by insurance : Geiseke & Ce., shoe shoe.
less $20,000, also fully covered ; Strauss &
Ce., harness and cellar shops, less $85,
000, insuiance $70,000 ; Excelsior factory,
less $50,000, hair insured. The new cell
building is damaged te the extent of about
$300,000. The hospital building is dam
aged slightly.
After the fire was under control and the
building safe the convicts were taken back
te their cells. Jehnsen the ringleader of
the mutiny, broke out of the blind cell and
attempted te inoite a fresh outbreak. He
obtained possession of a razor and iron
poker aud'attemped tekill a convict who
refused te assist in the revolt. The guard
with the assistance of the ether convicts
generally overpowered him and consigned
him te thedangeen.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Condensed
Uleanlnss irrem
Mall;.
the Morning
In Rockperr, Ind., the body of a colored
infant was found in the back-water.
Eliza Hendersen was the mother. She is
lying in a critical condition in an old
house, without feed or fuel. She acknowl
edged the infanticide, and said it was the
fifth child sbe had killed directly after
birth. The only reason she gave wes that
she did net want children by a married
man. The woman is about twenty years
of age.
At Trey, JNew ierlr, yesterday, Pay Su
perintendent Crandall, of the Trey and
Bosten railroad, and the engineer, the
conductor and .the tram despatcher, ac
cused by the coroner's jury of being re
sponsible for the railroad accident at Mel
rose, whereby two men were killed, were
by unanimous vote of the grand jury,
acquitted of all blame.
In Newaygo, Mich., Emanuel Lenhart,
one of the men charged with the murder of
an old man named Baldwin, a few weeks
since was found dead in the jail. There
was a dance at the Brooks house, near by,
and it is supposed that Lenhart mistook
the noise for preparations te lynch him
and died of the fright. '
William H. Brown, a member Vthe
first Star Reute jury was yesterday indic
ted by the grand jury, in Washington, en
the charge of having received from James
A. JNelsen a sum or -money te influence his
action as a jurqrin the ase of Jehn Leng,
. "a avMW UIO
wi,wti.uuwujmB- xunEecase."
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jarhur eleven sersoBsTaeae" fatally. Five
oftheinjered are women,. who "were
after malt." The less en property is
nearly 8200.000.
William Zackenderf, of Tucson, Arizona
has made an assignment. He ewes about
$160,000, and his assets are said te exceed
that amennt.
William C. Westcott was killed by a
boiler explosion, near Driften, Penna.,
en Thursday.
STOBXKS Or CRUK1. TREATMENT.
Seriena Cnarge AEalait Dlxmeat Hospital
ter tne Iaaane.
Startling stories of cruelty te patients
at the Western Pennsylvania hospital for
the insane at Dixmont were reported te a
legislative investigating committee in
Pittsburgh yesterday. A. P. Hepkins,
who spent six months in the asylum last
summer, in his testimony said : " One
day while sitting at the dinner table I
thought it would be a geed jeke en the
attendants te pretend te take a spasm
PS another man was accustomed' te
de. I stiffened myself and threw my
self back in my chair. I was immediately
seized and taken te ward Ne. 8, where
some strong medicine was given me.
ThenLeggatt Hamilton, Rebert Parks,
Jehn Genneff, and another attendant tried
te put a straightjacket en me. I resisted
and struck at Genneff. They threw me
down and choked me, jumped en me
with their knees, and broke a rib en my
right side and one en my left. I was ex
amined by two physicians, who said some
of my ribs were broken. I can bring cer
tificates from them." The witness said
he had never consulted any of the Dix
ment physicians, as the patients generally
understood that they were net allowed te
speak te the doctors. "After throwing
me down," continued the witness, "they
put the straitjacket en me and kept it en
for nearly ten days, during most of which
time I was tied down te the bed. The
pain in my arms was excessive en account
of the impeded circulation. This injury
te my ribs was inflicted en me about three
months before I was released, and I felc
the effects of it for some time after
wards." Anether instance of cruelty was cited
by Mr. Hepkins as fellows : " There was
a mau named Miller who had been sent
from the Western penitentiary. Miller
makes affidavit, which I have in a letter
here, that he saw a man tied down in bed
and se badly abused that he died two
hours afterward. Miller himself told me
that he had been badly injured by his
treatment while there. On ene occasion,"
said the witness, " one of the attendants
kicked a Swede in the mouth because he
told him te get up, and the man did net
de se because he did net understand.
Letters that patients wrote did net reach
their friends."
Dr. Savin, of Erie, who was an inniata
of the asylum for two years, was also ex
amined and cited many instances of cruel
ty. "An old man," said he, "named
Merris, who was insane, wanted te get
out. The attendant opened the deer and
threw him en the fleer and squeezed him
brutally te make him quiet. I saw that.
I often heard crying from rooms which
came from cruel tteatment. There was a
German there named Thumui. I don't
knew hew long he was in. Thumm one
time asked an attendant for a broom, and
he was thrown into his room. He had
been in my room, and I saw he was insane.
After that I heard a fall, and when the
deer was opened and Mr. McMasters and
ethers picked him up there was bleed en
his face, and in a few days he was dead.
The keeper did net abuse him further than
push him into his cell. I cannot tell
whether the push made the fall. The fall
occurred after the deer was shut."
The institution has always been con
sidered a model ene, and stories of cruelty
have caused great excitement. The inves
tigatien will be continued.
NOTABLE TKAGEU1KS.
Twe tovers In Death Net Divided.
Leuis Fernandez and Carmen Ler.i,
each about 1G years of age, being forbid
den by the girl's parents te marry each
ether, tied themselves together with a repe
and committed suicide by jumping into the
river near Matamoras, Mexico, yesterday
morning. When the girl's mother saw
the bodies taken from the water, she tee
sprang into the river and was drowned.
.Near Mt. Carmel, Pa., Mary Matechcy,
aged seven years, was accidentally shot
by Jeseph Rekinsky, both Pelc3. Mary
and her mother were at the dinner table
when the gun went off. The lead entered
her abdomen and came out of her left side,
shockingly lacerating the flesh in its
course. The girl fell en the fleer and iu
stantly expired. .Rekinsky, in whose
hands tbe gun exploded, cried ever the
dead body and declared that the sheeting
was purely accidental.
Israel Loughner, of Greensburg, an cm
ployee of the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany and an ex-member of Company I,
Eleventh regiment, Pennsylvania Volun
teers, was walking en the track near the
tunnel, when a west bound freight coming
up behind struck him and hurled him
about teu feet in the air, breaking both
legs and crushing in his head. lie was
picked up and taken into the depot, where
he seen died from the effects of his in.
juries. " '
James Breslin, of Tamaqua, aged 22,
committed a violent an unprovoked as
sault upon his mother, aged 00, beating
her with his fists and kicking her until sbe
was insensible. Neighbors heard her
cries and ran te her assistance. Breslin
left the house, but was captured and sent
te prison. His mother having no ene te
cart for her was taken te the almshouse,
where she lies in a critical condition, with
the possibilities against her recovery.
OBITUARY NOTES.
ueath of a Fanny Man's Bride.
Fanny Driscell White, the poetess, wife
et Teneyck White, literary and humorous
editor of the Chicago Tribune, died of
quick consumption at tbe home of her
parents in Milwaukee, yesterday. Al
though only 25 years old, she was
regarded as one of the most gifted poetical
writers in the West, and was a leader in
high social and literary circles. Her poems
were published in prominent periodicals
East and West, and were universally
admired as works of hieh order and cenius.
She was of fine education, small in stature
and beautiful in face and form. She was
married only two months age and went te
Chicago te live, returning two weeks age
te die. Although she suffered much, she
passed away without pain while asleep.
Dr. Paul A. Chadbeurnc, president of
the Massachusetts Agricultural college
and ex-president of Williams college, died
Friday in New Yerk. He was in the 60th
year of his age. Dr. Chadbourne was
taken sick after going te New Yerk te
attend the funeralef ex-Governer Morgan.
He was a native of Maine. He bad served
a term in the Senate of Massachusetts,
was a delegate te the national Republican
convention of 1876, and in 1880 was a
presidential elector at large from. Massa
chusetts He was noted for his scientific
attainments and was the author of several
books.
Luther Rebey, founder ef.the Statesman
newspaper, died in Concord, N. H., at tbe
age of 83."
Geerge J. Henkles, tbe" well-known
furniture dealer, died Friday in Philadel-
lUlUUUtv MMtwawai
pbia, in the 64th year of his age
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stowaway. eaaM aahere
andtoMalrtery efhis- adventures. He
was' taken from this country three years
age last June and placed in school abroad
by bis father, whom he declares is a well
known civil engineer of Arizona. He ran
away from school and shipped en beard of
a merchantman ; the vessel was wrecked
en the West Indies and everything, except
what the crew were, was lest. The crew
was carried te Nassau, where he shipped
en the above vessel. A dispatch sen' te
the lad's mother in a town of Arizona
brought a reply that tha family had
moved. A second telegram, requesting
that search be made for the family's
whereabouts, resulted in a message from
the boy's father, which read, "Keep
Ventura till I ceme." The lad is new
awaiting the father's coming.
" Startling Revelations" JL'romlsed.
A dispatch te the Londen JSetcs from
Dublin states, en the very best authority
that startling revelations regarding the
murder conspiracy will ba published in
a few days. Ten men will shortly be ar
rested in the Dublin district and provinces.
When these arrests are made the whele
organization will have been crushed.
There is every reason te believe that
the police are getting at the bottom of
most of the agrarian murders. It will be
proved that all the murders were arranged
by one organization, The secret inquiry
at the castle will be resumed. Owing te
the many witnesses coming forward, six
of the prisoners who have just been com
mitted for trial are willing te become in
formers. Appointments of Governer i'attigen.
The following appointments wero made
last night by the governor and adjutant
general : Adjutant general's effice Chief
clerk, Geerge C. Keller, of Union county
(present incumbent) ;:lerir, J. M. Lewry,
of Indiana county ; mes&enger, W. J.
McHenry, of Dauphin county. Staff ap
pointments Lieutenant Colonel D. Stau
ley Hassinger, assistant adjutaat general ;
Colonel P. Laeey Goddard, inspector gen
eral ; Colonel Leuis Read, surgen general;
Colonel Jehn J. Redgers, advocate gen
eral ; Colonel Geerge Sanderson, inspector
of rifle practice. Arsenal employees
David Law, of Dauphin ; Seleman Hawk
shurst, of Indiana ; S. W. Buck, of
Bradford ; Richard W. Hayward, of
Philadelphia ; Wm. Jenes and David B.
Jacoby, of Dauphin.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Events Acress tbe Cennty Line.
The Union fire company of Lebanon
IS
103 years old.
The Middlctewn, Dauphin county, Re
publicans elected a negre for iuspecter at
the late spring election.
A convention of delegates of county agri
cultural societies will be held at the office
of the Pennsylvania beard of agriculture
in Harrisburg, en Wednesday, the 28th
inst.. at 2 p. m.
The Harrisburg Independent, a a proof
of its prosperity, has appeared greatly
improved by a dress of new type
and a general chauue of make-up. which
shows that the Independent enjejs the
success it deserves.
The managers of the Pennsylvania steel
cempauy have.pre&ented te the Harrisburg
hospital a check for $5,000. Since the es
tablishment of the hospital the steel com
pany has always had a bed and every year
contributed sums ranging from $300 te
$500.
Twe Conshohocken boys
railroad switches, " in fun,"
suit of the trick was that an
thrown from the track, and
turued two
and tbe re re
cngine was
a passenger
tram carae near meetiucr with, the same
fate, the position of the switch being dis
covered just in time te prevent a disaster.
The puddlers in the employ of the Read
ing iron works have been notified that a
reduction of twenty five cents per ten will
be made en the first of March. Hereto
fore they have been lccciving $3 75 per
ten. Under the new rate they are te re-
Cflive $3.50.
Mrs. Sarah Schlenkcr, wife of Daniel
bchlenker, deceased, left her home at
Grimesville, Berks county, while temper
arily deranged, in Ucteber 1883, and de
spite all efforts te discover her where
abeuts they still remain unknown. She
is 70 years old.
At Wilmington the limited express train
run ever and killed a 14 year old boy, a
resident of Baltimore yesterday. The boy
was a runaway, having left his home in
Baltimere a few days age in company of
some ether youth. Desiring te return
home, and being without meney, he start
ed te tramp his way home en the railroad.
He was lame and used a crutch.
Abraham Myers, of Yerk county, a
young man who, several years age, lest
both hands by the prematuie explosion of
a blast, is quite a successful sportsman
His gun is a breechleader, and he leads it
with his mouth. He gees out with his
gun strapped te his stumps of arms, aim3
at the game, pulls the trigger with his
mouth and generally brines down his
game. Thus far he has thet this season
eighteen squinels and five wild pigeons
He also writes readily and legibly, holding
tue pen between the stumps of bis arms.
Narrow Etcape.
New IIei:and Clarien.
As Mr. S. Diller Bewers was en his
way in a market wagon leaded with
huckster's goods te attend the sale of
Solemon High, East Eirl township, the
front axle broke almost in the centre
when a short distance below Jehn Line's
residence, and that paitef the body full
te the ground. The wheels prevented
Mr. B. from getting out at either side
without considerable trouble. The ani
mal kicked once and neatly struck Mr.
Bewers. After considerable effort he get,
out, but ene of his feet became entangled"
in the spokes of the front wheel and he
was thereby thrown under tbe wagon, the
hind wheel of which passed ever bis
limbs, bruising them considerably, but
breaking no bones.
TAUGHT I'KACTICE.
trasburg challenges tbe County.
The Strasburg rifle target team celebrat
ed their 20th anniversary en Washing
ton's birthday, Feb. 22, at Benjamin
Myers' hotel, White Oak. They made
seme of the finest sheeting they have dene
for years past. The occasion terminated
by a most excellent supper, set out in Mr.
Myera' best style, and he is noted for fur
nishing geed meals. Five picked mem
bers of this team challenge any five marks
men in the cennty of Lancaster Distance,
ae yards, oil hand.
Conrse et Lectures .NextTfeek.
Miss Chapman will deliver a course of
free lectures in the ceutt house next weef,
en subjects of general interest te (he
community. The evenings appointed are
Monday, Thursday and Friday nvenings.
Subject for Monday evening will be "Mar
riage, and our Secial Relations," tbe
lecture beginning at 8 o'clock. Phren Phren Phren
oeogical examinations and character
reading of persons from the audieccs will
be a feature of each evening's lecture.
Convalescent.
The many friends of Rev. S. M. Laski.
minister of the Jewish congregation in
this city, who has been, confined te bis
room for several weeks pasT with typhoid
fever, will be glad te learn that he is new
convalescent, and hopes are entertained
that He will seen be able te resume his
place ia the temple in which his piety and
talent have made him se popular.
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Te day was another heavy "delivery
day " at the city warehouses. Skiles &
Frey, Jehn Moere, Samuel H. Moere,
Fatman & Ce., Frank Pentlarge, M. Pent
large, M. Davis, J. GastZoek, Rosenwald,
Falk, Lederman, Schubertb, Spitzrer&
Sen, M. Oppanheimsr and M. Davis were
among the heaviest receivers from 10 te
30 wagon leads being received at each of "
the warehouse?, and no doubt large quan
tities wcre received at seme ether ware
houses net visited by our reporters.
Following are seme recent purchases
made by Skiles & Frey in the eastern
townships :
Jacob Cramer, 1 acres, at 15, C, 4. 2 ;
Nicholas Ash, acre, at 16, 6, 4, 2; Bart
Marshall, 1 acre. 10, 4, 2; Ash & Pyle, IJ
acre, at 17, 6, 4, 2; C. W. Ash, aero, at
17, 6, 4, 2; Jehn Ucjjar, 1 aero, at 18, 6, 4,
2; Baldwin & Esh, 1 acres, at 10, 4, 2;
Jehn N. Plank, H acres, at 18, 6, 4, 2; C.
B. Plant, j acitj, at 20, 5,2; Piank&
Reescr, 1 acres, at 18, 6, 2; Calvin Gable,
1 acre, at 15, 4, 2; D. E. Bare, 2 acres,
at 15, 4, 2;H. Dickinsen, acre,at 16,6,4,2;
James Rossberough acre at 18, 6, 3,
3 ; Mrs. Worst, 300 pounds at 19, 5, 2 ;
Milten Hershey aero at 15, 4, 2 ; Daniel
Steltzfus i aero at 20, 8, 5, 2 ; Moses
Spangler 2 acres at 18, 6, 3 ; Ames Hess
1 acre at 20, 6, 0. 3 ; Jacob Hess aero at
20, 6, 6, 3 ; 31. S Hammend ' acre at 15,
5, 3 ; Jacob Mania 1 aero at 17. 8. 5. 3 :
Jacob Usncr 3 acres at 16, 8. 5. 3 ; Jehn
Burky 1 acre at 15. 6, 3 ; R. B. Thompson
IJ aero at 15, 8, 5. 3 ; Henry Rutter 2
acre at 15, 9, 5, 3 ; Daniel Overly i acre ac
15, 3 ; Augustus Rogers $ acre at 15, 3, 3 ;
Henry Hershey 1 aero at 15J, 6. 5, 3 ;
Hershey & Martin 1 acre at 13. G, 5, 3 ;
Jehn Leaman J acra at 14, 6, 4, 3.
Andersen Graver, of Neffsville, sold te
McLaughlin 3.000, pounds at 14 and 3.
Samuel Wechter, same place. sold te Frey
& Wcidler 800 pounds at 18, 6, and 3.
Samuel Sayler, of Marietta, sold te M.
Davis 8 acres at 22, 6 and 3.
A. G. Nissley, of Raphe, sold 3 acres te
Fatman at 17, 9, 6 and 3 ; B. S. Brubaker,.
of Rohrerstown, sold 2 acres te Fatman at.
20 and 5.
Benjamin Rincar, of Strasburg, sold te
Rescnshiue 3 acres at 16, 5 and 3 ; Daniel
Withers, te same 1 acres at 20, 5 and 4 ;
Mr. Weaver, te same, 2 acres at 21, 5
and 3.
A. P. McIIvain, of Paradise, sold 1
acres, weighing 3,3G6 pounds, te Strasser
at 20, 5 and 3 ; Menue Hershey, same
township, te Fatman, 6 acres at 20, 5 and
3.
E. P. McCIellaj, of Ceahranville, Ches
ter county, sold te Iveudig & Ce., 3 acre at
IS, 15, 5 and 3 ; Martin D. Esuleman,
rame place, 3 acres te s ime, at 20, 10
and 3.
The following sales of Chester county
tobacee te Kendi & Ce., are reported :
C. Kelleher, 1 acre, at 15, 5, 3, 3 ; Jerdan
& Hudsen, 3 ueie?, at 18, 5, 5, 3, Sam'l
Hudsen, 2 acres, at IS. 5, 5, 3; Alex. A.
Hudsen, crop, at 17, 5, 5, 3; Wm. Guth
rie, J acre, at 15. 5, 3, 3; Jehn L. Hol Hel
land, 1 acre, at 17, 5, 5, 3.
Edward C. IKsj, of Little Britain has
left with us a hand of very bright silky
leaf, 30 inches long by 20 wide, which he
says is a sample et much mere of the same,
sort owned by him. IIu complains that,
the buyers are slew iu getting into his.
neighborhood.
Although a great deal of tobacco has
been bought and delivered during the past
three weeks it is believed by well informed
persons that net mere than euc-third of tbe
crop has yet been taken but it is proba
bly the best third, as very little peer te.
baace has been purchased. The country
reads have been se bad during the past
week that in many places they are almost
impassable, which has interfered with
the buyers te a very considerable extent.
Many of them are en hand and will take
the field as seen as tha reads get better.
COOKTTtXIS MUKNING.
Censldcrniu liusluew Transacted.
Court met at 10 o'clock this morning,
with both judges pieseut, for the transac
tion of current'buMULss.
The docket was called and 37 judgments
entered for different reasons.
Opinions were delivered iu seveal cases.
The first was that of the old Columbia
public ground company vs. the . M. E. .
church. Rule te show causa why anew trial
should net be granted and judgment en
tered for the delcnsc. The rulc3 were dis
charged and judgment was entered ia
favor of defendaut.
In the matter of the exceptions te the
auditors' report in the estate of Gee GretF.
deceased, the ceutt sustained the 2d and
5th exceptions and surcharged the execu execu
eor, Samuel Gieff, in the aggregate with
having en hand of the fuuds of the estate
the sum of $9,765 46 and with these alter
ations by tbe auditeis his report is ap
proved. The rule te show cause why a new trial
should net be granted in the case of
Jeseph Hemmer's use vs. Francis Franke .
was denied.
Careline Wallcer, of this city, was di-
verced fiem her htisbwd, Jehn Walleer,.
f en the grounds of desertion
On the grounds of desertion and adul
tery, Emma Sprout, of Rohrerstown, was
divorced from her husband, Albert S.
Sprout.
The court made the usual annual ap
propriation of $10,000 te the children's
home, and appointed the same persons te
act as trustees and managers.
Jehn Rippe), of this city, was granted a
soldier's license te peddle.
Licenses .erased.
The ceuit refused te grant the following
licenses, the applications for which have
bceu heard before : Henry It. Eberly,
East Cocalico tavern, new stand ; Richard.
Wilten, Paradise, tavern, newstapd ; Wm
Shultz, restaurant, new stand Eighth
ward city ; E. E. Hippie, Mt. Jey, old .,
stand, with remonstrance.
Frank Ki;chtlU' Case.
This morning was the time set for the
re hearing of Frank Kilcbrisr, who en,
Tuesday asked te be discharged en bail..
Tbe counsel for the commonwealth were'
sent ier and they would net say whether
or net they would press the charge of rape
again3t the acenred in 03urt. The ceurt:
refused te allow bail te ba entered en the.
charge of fornication only, bat ordered the
scouted te furnish bail for the higher
crime, te appear at the court of quarter
session, en Monday, March 5th. Bail was
promptly furnished in the sum of $1,000,
and the prisoner was released.
Judge Livingston announced that tha
jurors for the April court would be drawn
en Friday, March Ota, at 9 a. in.
Court adjourned te Monday, March 5th
at 10 o'clock. r-
Knglne Off tne Track.
Engine Ne. 588,Pennsylvania railroad,
was thrown from the middle track at Gor Ger
danville, this morning at 7:30 by the breaks
ing of a switch. The damage was net
very great but travel waJ delayed daring
the time tbe engine was being pat back in
its place, which was done in about an hour
by the aid of the wreck crew from Col
umbia. Sale el ICeal Estate:
Mr. M. 8. Moere, of Scheck's mills, has -
seiu ms property u me irennsyivanisisu
read company for $7,000. It includes a
valuable strip of land between ,the rail
road and canal, and also land te the north
of the track en which are three dwellings,
fe Ian ball HSnrh&a nlnan aY ! 3n sa
uaiu, uiiu vivyciky, aMureauu uuiiuiw ;.
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used as a eisar manufactory. Mr. Meets J-&s,
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