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B Senater Van Wyck calls the attention
f-ef the Senate and the country te me
liberal manner in which Attorney tren-
Lrai .Brewster is spemung me pwpie a
-money. The attorney general is a man
Lef liberal ideas. He believes that the
I laborer in law is worthy of his hire ; and
fjm he pays first-class rates, he doubtless
' anniiH fhuf. he efn Antf-filARS services.
JilHepayaMr. Bliss for prosecuting the
-ir. Ctf "Rrtntfi npenln nnn hundred and fifty
dollars a day and expenses. Senater
f Van Wyck, en examining the vouchers
' sent In by Mr. Bliss for his expenses,
which are marked as approved by "Brew-
ter" finds thatMr. Bliss, netwithstand-
, ing his first-class talents or rather
' perhaps, because of them is net at all
, -.neglectful of the small items of his
expenditure. Mr. Bliss, though his time
is worth one hundred and fifty dollars a
day, or fifteen dollars ah hour for ten
working hours, which is twenty-five
cents a minute, takes time te enter in
his account book, small items of expen
ditures, such as five cents for stamps,
twenty-one cente for a messenger, fifty
cents for a sleeping car conductor and se
en. Mr.Bliss is a man of exactitude,which
is becoming in a man of talent ; still as
the United States pays him twenty -five
cents a minute, it might be mere profit
able for it if Mr. Bliss was a little less
particular in the enumeration of his
items of expenditure. Such a costly
creature might be permitted te lump
his charges rather than take up twenty-flve-cent-a-minute
time in detailing
them.
Senater Cameren is a stout friend of
Attorney General Brewster, who gives
him the aid of his oratorical powers
when he needs them. Senater Cameren
is net an orator, but he has nevertheless
a high idea of his manly power. lie
took occasion te tell Senater Van Wyck
te step talking about the attorney gen
eral. He assured him that he talked tee
much. It was his desire that he should
step " right there." Attorney General
Brewster was an honest man and did net
get any of the money he gave Bliss.
Senater Van Wyck did net step talking,
though he agreed with Senater Cameren
that the attorney general did net divide
with Bliss. He was no such vulgar pi r r
sen. Hewasneta thief by any means,
he was only a very generous man
with ether people's money, that
is a noted characteristic of our
grand aud gorgeous attorney general.
He is a man of liberal mind and large
ideas and cultured taste. He likes te
surround himself with comforts. As
attorney general he has made himself
comfortable with fine furniture about
him and high tone surroundings in
every particular ; net excepting
high toned assistants, if their
tone is te be gathered from their
cost. Anj nice young lawyer, who ha
friends of the attorney general for his
friends, can get a pleasant berth from
the attorney general, and secure his
signature te his vouchers for all the sal
ary that he wants. There is nothing
mean about Brewster. His demeanor is
as fine and frill-shirted throughout as is
his linen. He is an honest man, but a
very liberal one indeed. It is a luxury
te have such an attorney general, when
we can afford it ; and as we have mere
money in the treasury than we knew
what te de with, Brewster is just the
man for the times. We can afford te
leave Bliss tee with Brewster and still be
happy. Senater Van Wyck ought te
shut up ; we agree with Cameren that
he talks tee much. He ought te he
thankful for Bliss and Brewstei.
The Parden Beard.
It has been noticed that the new beard
of pardons, at its first meeting, failed te
grant any exercise of clemency in the
cases heard before it, though one mur
derer's petition was net definitely re
fused. This disposition of numerous
applications made was net the result of
arbitrary resolution te give an early ex
hibitien of heroic disregard te meritorious
cases, but it was in accord with the de
termination of the new beard te consider
no applications in which there are net
facts presented arising or developed since
the trial of the defendants. It is held
by tbe new members of the beard, all of
whom are lawyers, that when the prisoner
has exhausted all the processes of the
courts and has had due investigation
of his case by judge and jury
it is net for the pardon beard te disturb
their findings except for after discovered
causes. This seems te be a reasonable
rule, and once it comes te be understood
and appreciated the beard will find its
labors lightened. That it is te be liber
ally construed we may infer from the
disposal by the beard of the excep
tional case we have quoted. In that in
stances man is under sentence of death
for murdeiing a woman, though there
was no further establishment of thp
corpus delicti than the finding of a
detached skull en the surface of a river
and it was only identified by the lower
aw bone ; nor was there any special
etive for the murder ever developed.
Under these peculiar circumstances the
beard considered the bad character of
the witnesses for the commonwealths
which had net been shown at the trial,
sufficient cause te inquire into the case,
though no mitigation of the death sen
tence has been agreed te. Certainly in
capital cases the beard should give the
jnest lenient construction te its rule, if
net abate it altogether in deference te
the growing popular sentiment against
this extreme measure of punishment.
The Heuse at Harrisburg yesterday
Toted in one breath te print $4,G00 worth
of Small's band doers, at the expense
of the state, te be distributed among
the friends of the members of the Legis
lature,and te inquire whatretrenchnu n!;
can be made in the public printing. The
coupling of these two prepositions is
somewhat of a severe commentary en
the first, bat that the hand-book job has
net yel been fully realized we deduce
from the fact that the measure has only
received 100 votes en third reading in
tbe Heuse while 101 is tbe constitutional
majority necessary te pass all bills
expending the public money. Besides
tbe governor has a veto power and we
never expect te hear of Gov. Pattison ap
proving such a stealjtf this.
The Christian Union has come te the
conclusion that tbe Democratic party most
be looked te for political reform.
It is manifest that Cameren has haa a
violent recurrence of the toothache. A
few mere such attacks may induce him te
reconsider his determination te net re
sign.
Dubcte the twelve months which ended
en January 31st, 1883, our. imports of
merchandise amounted in value te $752,
727,367, and our experts for the same
period were $783,278,409.
The expression " can any face of brass
held longer out." should invalidate all
claims te the originality of an expressive
slang designation of a popular element of
American life and credit it te the omnis
cient bard of Aven, who seems te have
supplied all our needs in verbal represen
tation. TnE Senate this morning at 12:30
reached a vote en the report of the con
ference committee en the tariff bill and
agreed te it by 32 yeas te 31 nays. All
the Republicans present and unpaired, ex
cept Cameren, of Pennsylvania, and Van
Wyck, of Nebraska, voted yea, aud all the
Democrats, except McPherson, of New
Jersey, voted nay.
Jeseph leek's Bosten audiences are se
gebd that when he asks all who are Chris
tians te rise the entire company of preba
bly three thousand persons steed up.
Then he asked these who were net con
verted at a time of special religions awak
ening and effort te Bit down. These who
remained standing were estimated at four feur
savenths of the whole number.
Tue "Law and Order Society" of Phil
adelphia aims te have existing liquor
laws enforced, and mere thoughtful citi
zens; agree with it that it is the quickest
way te remedy intemperance. The pro
prietors of licensed places which are con
ducted under the restrictions of the law
have also discovered that it is the interest
of all orderly houses, where tbe law is
complied with in the proper spirit, te
make common cause with any citizens'
committee in closing out a crime nursery
wherever it is proved and found.
TnE Pennsylvania railroad report for
the last year shows that the business of
the main line amounted te $30,873,777, an
increase, as compared with 1831, of $3,
189,953. This traffic yielded the company
a net income of $10,131,718. This income
is reduced by a net less en the New Jer
sey division of $503,759, making the ulti
mate net gains for the year $10,199,804.
Frem this sum the dividends for the year
of 8J per cent., $G,890,715, were paid; also
$600,000 te the trust fund for the purchase
of the company's securities aud sundry
advances te auxiliary companies, leaving
a balance en the year's business, te the
credit of profit and less, of $1,850,5G0
which, added te the previous balance,
gives the profit and less account at the
close of the year a credit balance of $12,
194,039. It is related that in Millersville the Re
publicans ran two candidates for inspec.
ter and elected them both, but the ever
conscientious election officers deemed this
such a violation of the spirit of the elec
tion law that they issued a certificate te
the Democratic candidate, whose vete fell
below that of cither of the ether candi
date.9. Creditable as this was te their
hearts it was se plainly in violation of the
law that they reconsidered it ; the Demo
crat refused te go behind the returns and
new there are three certificates out for
the two places. The 'two Republicans
were legally elected, but in the name of
all that is honest at elections what does
Jehn H. Laudis' distriet want with two
Republican inspectors? In the Eighth
ward of this city the Democrats never act
the hog in that way.
Oscak Wilde is next season te play in
conjunction with Marie Prescott, in a
drama which he has written, both te as
sume the leadiug roles. " Here's like te
be a geed presence of worthies," but the
apostle or the ethereal will prove the better
one, though both are prominent and
neither can act. Marie Prescett has sought
te attain fortune and fame by assiduous
and intelligent study, but she long age
overreached her histrionic abilities through
the urgency of her ambition and fell la
mentably short of what even au indulgent
public expected. Alene she cannot win
success ; with wude sua may acquire
wealth, for the common inclination of
Americans te witness the multitudinous
oddities of life will doubtless tempt a rep
etition of the assemblages, though nottbe
homage, which se remuneratively reward
ed the jcsthetical Englishman during his
visit te our shores. Like Mrs. Langtry,
he has had material evidence of our dis
position te indulge the popular propensity
te beheld the curious at unstinted cost,
and it is broadly palpable that dollars te
him were mere a consideration than his
anxiety te supply the alleged desideratum
in American culture, which ' he se plain
tively bemoaned. Se Marie Prescott may
drape and droop like a dying lily before
the footlights, and Oscar rant and pose in
attenuated green breeches, while the
amused publie can leek en and think
what feels these mortals be.
A Husband Murdered by His Wife's Lever.
A few days age Barbara Miller and
Charles Lee, both colored, were arrested
in Henrice county, Va., en suspicion of
having murdered Daniel Miller, the bus
band of the woman. Since her incarcera
tion the woman has been very lew-snirited
and she new confesses a full knowledge of
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that Charles Lee killed him with an axe
and then put his body en the railroad
track te make it appear that the man was
killed by a passing traiu. She denies com
plicity with him and says she would have
told about the murder of her husband
before, only she was afraid of Lee. The
latter lived in the same house with the
Millers and is believed te have been crim
inally intimate with the woman and for
that reason made way with her husband.
The preliminary examination will be held
next Wednesday.
General Jehn Sutter, " the discoverer
of geld in California, left a son. E. V. Sut
ter, who was a wanderer. The son was
found dead in bed at Ostend, Belgium, net
long age.
CAMERON'S- TOOTHACHE.
IT IXtVCXYJCS Hi IX DJSGKAOK.
Thick Teagned Replies te Tan-WyeM Ar Ar Ar
rahrameaioiBrewster'sExtraTagaBee and BUM' Perquisites.
In the U. 8. Senate yesterday, in speak
ing te the pending business, the bill ex
cluding public lands in Alabama from the
operation of the laws relating te mineral
lands, Mr. Van Wyck criticised the 'large
compensation allowed te the special at
terneys engaged in tbe Star Reute cases,
and the department of justice in allowing
such large amounts. He had hoped that
the stories which were told at the street
corners as te the extravagances of the de
partment were net true. Taking up the
vouchers of Geerge Bliss, he ridiculed the
charges made therein, quoting such items
as "fifty cents for sleeping-car porter"
and " five cents for stamp." The vouch
ers showed that he was allowed $150 a day
and expenses.
Mr. Merrick, another lawyer, received
even a larger per diem, but, as he lived
in Washineten, the vouchers did net
show that he charged for beard. It was
perfectly plain new why these suits con
tinued as long as they did Bix months'
trial in an ordinary case. It was an in
ducement te these men te continue a suit
six months, and also a temptation te them
te hang the jury, if it was true they did.
He did net say that they did. That the
courts for the administration of justice in
the District of Columbia should be occu
pied for six months in a common case,
was an outrage which ought net te be tol
erated. Ne greater outrage had ever been
connected with the jurisprudence of any
country than that which had been exhibit
ed in the treatment of cases in the Dis
trict of Columbia. He desired that the
neenle should be protected from such out
rages. It had always been in the past that
the Republican party punished its own
thieves. Only lately he had discovered
why Howgate had the prison doers opened
te him. It seemed that Howgate was a
Democrat, and as the Republican party
was only under obligation te punish Re
publican thieves, of course Howgate get
off. Without anv doubt these perform -
auccs wereequall as infamous as the Star
Reute robberies. There was equally a
conspiracy here te rob tbe government.
In a suit which ought te be treated as an
ordinary suit, graud lawyers were gathered
together by the department of justice, and
allowed te place their hands in the treas
ury te any depth they chose, and te the
extent of time they chose. There was
nothing te limit them in price or in the
term of their continuance. He knew of
another case where a member of Congress
was employed by District Attorney Martin
J. Townsend as special attorney, when the
department of justice knew that he should
be attending te his duties at Washington,
and for these special services he received
$G,000. Where was the protection of the
people, when the head of the department
of justice net only tolerated but inaugur
ated such proceedings ?
Mr. Cameren, of Pennsylvania De you
mean te say that he get a dollar of it?
Mr. Van Wyck-Oh, no.
Mr. Cameren Then you be careful hew
you talk. Be mere careful hew you talk.
Yeu must step new. Step here.
Mr. Van Wjcl: I am glad my friend
comes te the resriu-. I tried te de it, but
the force of the facts was against it.
Yeu are a , began Mr. Cameren,
threateningly, but then stepped.
Mr. Van Wyck 1 have net said that
the attorney general took any of this
money.
"Yeu talk tee much," replied Mr. Cam Cam
tren. "Don't talk any mere in that
way."
Mr. Van Wyck I don't pretend that
the attorney general took any of this
money ; but when he puts his sign
manual of " Brewster" te these vouchers,
he allows $10 a day for hotel expensas,
when he at one time allowed 25 cents for a
telegram and at another 5 cents, when he
allowed 21 cents for a messenger, when he
allows Mr. Bliss net only traveling ex
penses, but a sleeping car, and 50 cents for
the porter, I say he does a thing which
any man in his senses knows net te be
right. I don't pretend that he obtained
any of this money himself, but this mode
of extracting money from the treasury is
no better than the Star Reuto method
noce whatever.
Mr. Legan said that this proceeding of
the senator from Nebraska was se remark
able, se unprecedented that be would ask
the senator whether the papers which he
was referring te were original papers from
the attorney general's office
Mr. Van Wyck said that they were copies
of the veuchers which had been called for
by the Senate resolution.
" Did the papers come into the posses
sien of the senator?" asked Mr. Legan.
'Inte the possession of the Senate," re
plied Mr. Van Wyck.
Mr. Legan Dees the senator intend te
refer them te a committee ?
Mr. Van Wyck I intend te de se.
Mr. Legan But the senator takes the
opportunity of making a general attack
en the attorney general's department with
out any reterence te any report of any
thing whatever exeept te get this harange
before the country. Continuing, Mr. Le
gan said the course of the senator from
Nebraska was se undignified and se wide
a departure from the usual method of pro
ceeding in the Senate, that, without desir
ing te enter into the merits of the case, he
felt justified in saying that if sueh a speech
were made by any man out doers, while
the trial of these men, charged with rob
bing the government, was going en, the
country would understand that the speak
er was an attorney for the defendants.
Mr. Van Wyck said he had felt it his
duty te ascertain whether the charges
made against the department of justice
were true, and when the treasury depart
ment had sent the vouchers bearing the
attorney general's own sign manual,
" Brewster," showing that $150 a day was
paid te one of these attorneys, there was
no need te wait for the report of any com
mittee, and he felt it te be his duty te
make this "harangue" (as the senator
called it) and get the faets before the
people. The senator from Illinois had
said that if a man " out doers" made such
a speech he would be regarded as an at
torney for the defendants. Is it possible,
said Mr. Van Wyck, that that is the way
the gentleman, or the attorney genexal
would seek te meet these charges? If
what I have read is tru9 and it- is true
surely it demands some ether answer than
that. I de net want te see the treasury
plundered, as plundered it is, whether by
conspirators in the Star Routes or in any
ether way. In no country where justice
was decently administered would it be
possible te have an ordinary criminal
prosecution protracted as this Star Reute
trial has been net once, but twice. The
country is being robbed. What has been
saved through the enemy of the postmas
ter general is being spent new by a com
bination of lawyers getting $150 per day.
I wautthis extravagance te step. I move
that these papers Ira printed and referred
te the judiciary committee. The motion
was agreed te.
Crime and Criminals.
Henry Effner, a baggage man, and Jehn
F. Strain, were arrested in Albany en
Thursday night en fcfae charge of stealing
baggage from tbe New Yerk Central rail
road. Chas. Durant, an alleged accom
plice in New Yerk city, has also been
arrested.
In Union county, Ark., Wm. Wilsen
approached Marshall Parnell's residence
te elope with -his daughter. He was dis
covered by Parnell and his sons and shot
dead. The murderers were arrested.
A package containing seventy $1,000
five per cent, bends of tbe People's pas-
senger railway company was stolen yes
terday from the treasurer's apartments of
the building of the Guarantee Trust and
Safe deposit company, Philadelphia.
The expedition directed by tbe governor
of Virginia against oyster trespassers, has
captured five vessels, with crews number
ing 40 men, and turned them ever te the
authorities.
Same Startling Suicides.
Walter J. Hosterd, a young married
man, of Thompsonville, Connecticut, yes
terday asked a girl te marry him. She
refused, whereupon he fired seven shots
at her without effect, and then fatally
shot himself.
Samuel L. Wright, supposed te be a
Southern planter, registered at tbe Tre Tre
ment house, in Broadway, as from Edge
combe county, N. C, committed suicide
by sheeting himself.
Lewe A. Dennisen, aged 16 years, a de de
veurer of dime novels, shot himself dead
in New Londen, Connecticut, last night.
Peter Dakestrem, a farmer living twelve
miles from Farge, Dak., attempted te
kill his wife with a sledge hammer. Sup
posing her te be dead be hanged himself.
His wife will recover. Dakestrem was the
richest farmer in the vicinity. Ne cause
is assigned for the tragedy.
Victims or Opium.
In Bloomington, 111., two young men
named respectively William Bene, jr., and
ElmerFolsem, sons of wealthy citizens
were found in a room in a publie building
lying in an unconscious condition. At
first they were thought te be asleep 'but
an opium pipe was found lying upon the
lounge whieh led te the convietion that
they were the victims of that seducive
drug. Bene toward evening rallied, but
young Folsom cannot be aroused and is
thought te be in a very critical condition.
Beth are members of the leading social
circles of the city, Bene being the eldest
son of the leading merchant and a young
man of mere than ordinary ability having
some reputation as a writer et poetry.
Folsom is the son of Peter Folsom ex
mayor of the city.
An Omnibus Demolished.
In Bath, N. Y., a terrible accident oc
curred at the Kackawanna crossing about
neon yesterday. As one of the busses of
M. Bewes left the Lackawanna depot with
Messrs. R. C. Willard, superintendent of
construction of the 'New Yerk & Penn
sylvania telegraph and telephone company
of Elmira, and Frank Smith, general
superintendent, also of Elmira, it was run
into by Ne. 3 train en the Erie railroad,
which was five hours late. The bus was
completely demolished and Mr. Willard
seriously if net fatally injured. Mr.
Smith and the bus driver, Will Themas,
were badly bruised Mr. Willard was
taken te the Nicholas house, where he lies
in a precarious condition.
A COOL SNKAK.TUIEF.
He WalRg Inte a Philadelphia Hank and
Uoes Off Wltn 870,000 In Bends.
A cool sneak-thief walked into the
banking department of the Guarantee
Trust and Safe Deposit company, Chest
nut street above Third street,Philadelphia,
about 11 o'clock yesterday morning, and
stele $70,000 worth of Peeples' passenger
railway 5 per cent, coupon bends. Their
market value is about $35,000. The bends
were of $1,000 denomination, and
numbered from 10G te 175 inclu
sive. As an instance of coolness
and the taking of desperate chances
this robbery is without a parallel in sneak
thieving operations in the city in recent
years. The banking and deposit depart
ments of the institute are separated by a
lefty archway. The president aud vice
president can command a view of the
entire establishment through glass doers
en either side of these offices. The desks
are protected by glass partitions about
three feet higher than the desks, and tbe
tellers and clerks have an unobstructed
View of their departments. The floors
are constantly patrolled by private detec
tives, and watchmen are seated at every
entrance leading behind the desks.
Yesterday Treasurer Brown brought
from the vaults in his office a tin deposit
box and proceeded te clip off $1,760 worth
of coupons, when he was interrupted by
the entrance of Themas Cochran, the
president and another gentleman, who en
gaged him in a brief conversation, after
which Mr. Cochran retired te his room.
Desiring te say something further en the
same subject, Mr. Brown followed Mr.
Cochran into the latter's office. He was
gene less than a minute but when he re
turned the bends were gene. Mr. Stadiger
a director, et tue institution, who was
seated in Mr. Cochran's office while Mr.
Brown and the president were talking there
saw through the glass deer leading te Mr.
Brown's office a man leaving it bearing in
his hands a bundle of papers. This was
undoubtedly the thief with the bends, but
Mr. Stadiger was net familiar enough with
the many attaches of tbe place te distin
guish a stranger and thought nothing
about it. At the same time a stranger of
medium height with light hair and mus
tache, and wearing a round, stiff hat and
dark overcoat, and with a very pleasing
address assiduously interrogated a teller
seated within three feet of the bends. lie
wanted information about the methods of
business in the institution and left, leav
ing a very favorable impression en the
teller.
j As seen as the theft was discovered the
i fact was telegraphed te all the leading
cities. The thieves will fail te realize
much from the bold robbery, for, while
the bends are negotiable, they are net
generally dealt in, and are net considered
first class investment securities. The
Guarantee Trust company was carrying
them as collateral for leans. The robbery
is believed te be the work of two men
who visited the place Thursday afternoon
and aroused suspicion by their actions,
but left suddenly. The officers of the
company have little hopes of catching the
thieves unless they should offer the securi
ties for sale, a3 there appears te be no one
who could identify them.
PERSUNAJL..
Rev. Dr. Krauth's library is te be
bought for the Lutheran theological semi
nary in Philadelphia.
Governer Stephens, of Georgia, has
been sick since his return te Atlanta from
-the Savannah centennial, two weeks age.
He finds it difficult te retain nourishment,
aud his condition excites anxiety.
General Peter J. Sullivan, who was
colonel of the Forty-eighth Ohie regiment
in the war of the Union, and minister te
Colombia under Presidents Jehnsen and
Grant, died yesterday at Cincinnati, aged
62 years.
Madame Christine Nilsson continues
her successful Amencau tour. She gave
her forty-second concert at Cincinnati en
Thursday night te a large audience. The
forty-two concerts have produced $200,149
gross receipts.
Jay Coeke has fitted up his magnifi
cent estate of " Ogantz " ler a fashion
able girls' school and rented it for $15,000
a year te Benny and Dillaye, the princi
pals ei tne unestnut street seminary,
Philadelphia.
U. S. Grant is net going te Europe or
te Mexico. His friends say he will again
be the preserver of the Republican party
as its presidential candidate in 1884, and
that Legan and the ether indiscreets who
killed him off as an apelicaut for the re
tired list may thank themselves for the
revival of the third term boom.
Wiggins, the Canadian weather prophet,
being interviewed yesterday, adhered te
his prediction of a great storm from
March 9th te 11th. He said : " It will
be as great a storm as ever occurred upon
the earth or can possibly occur. I am
positive that a tidal wave will occur in the
bay of Bengal, en theceasi of Australia
and in the Gulf of Mexico."
Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Nevtn, formerly
of this city has been elected a member of
"The Victeria Institute, of Philosophical
society of Great Britain." 'The society
consists of a large number of members
throughout Europe, and is headed by the
archbishop of Canterbury. The object of
the organization is te advance tbe cause of
science, religion and morality throughout
the world.
Rev. Dr. Chapelle says that had he
known or suspected that Senater Taber or
Miss Lizzie McCeurt had gene through
the divorce courts he would net have offi effi
dated at their marriage. He made what
he thought a careful investigation, and he
was misinformed by the parties concerned.
The Catholic church does net allow its
clergy te solemnize marriages when
either party has been divorced.
Daniel H. Clark, proprietor of a
livery stable in Banger, Me., sometime
since began te pay his attentions te Miss
Lizzie Gould, whose father is the proprie
tor of a dye-house and is reputed wealthy.
A disagreement of some kind arose be
tween the two, and as a result young
Clark has appealed te the courts for satis
faction and sues for $5,000 damages for
the young woman's breach of premise.
Lady Lonsdale was seriously injured a
fortnight age by a fall from her horse.
Only the ether day in England a lady
was killed by her horse's rearing, and a
lady in Gleucestershire was dragged a
fearful distance. In Meath, within a very
short period, of two lady "followers"
one was well-nigh drowned by her habit
skirt catching in the pommel when her
hunter fell into a swollen stream. Anether
put her shoulder out dropping into a lane.
Beth ladies were very geed riders.
A Smallpox Docter.
Samuel T. Fowler, of 1801 Master street,
Philadelphia, who has claimed te be able
te .cure smallpox and ether diseases by
mesmerism, came te Philadelphia en the
20th of last month and engaged beard
with a dentist named Bently, residing at
201 East 34th street. Last night he was
found suffering from hemorrhagic small
pox of a malignant type, whereupon he
was removed te Riverside hospital by
order of the sanitary superintendent. Tbe
house, which was occupied by several
families.has been ordered te be thoroughly
fumigated. He is said te have left behind
him in Philadelphia his son in-law and
little daughter suffering from the same
disease.
KKL.IUJOOS HUTKS.
Of Interest te Catholics, Evangelical and
United Brethren.
Rev. H. G. Ganns, of Milten, formerly
of this city, realized ever $700 from the
contest for a lady's geld watch and silver
ice pitcher, which came off last week.
The proceeds are te be used in building
the new Catholic church in Milten. The
reverend gentleman intends having a grand
musical concert en March 29th, in which
some of the best talent of Philadelphia,
Lancaster and Pottsville will participate,
for the same object.
In the Evangelical conference iu Will Will
iamspert Revs. E. Kehr and S. W. Sei
bert requested a superannuated relation
te the conference, and their names were
placed en the list of the conference
claimants. Milten was chosen unani
mously as the place te held the next
session of the conference. The following
were elected presiding elders : W. E.
Detweiler, M. J. Carethers and P. W.
Raidabaugh. The presiding elders were
stationed in tbe following order : Will Will
iamspert district, W. E. Detweiler ; Lewis
burg district, P. W. Raidabaugh ; Juniata
district, W. F. Swengel ; Yerk district,
M. J. Carethers.
In the U. B. conference at Chambers
burg the committee en elder's orders re ro re
perted a favorable examination of Revs.
J. S. Micklas, of Lancaster county ; F. A.
Weidler of Baltimore, and M. A. Sanders,
of Duncannon. The committee appointed
a year age te ascertain whether there was
any legal difficulties in the way of a per
manent union of Pennsylvania and East
Pennsylvania conferences te be called by
the former name, reported that by legal
advice the conferences should continue in
joint conference for the next year at least.
THJS TOBACCO MARKET.
Te-day's Deliveries Kecent Sales Pilcas
Paid.
As has been usual for several
Saturdays past there were large
quantities of leaf tobacco deliver
ed te-day at many of the city ware
houses, and en the whole it was of very
geed quality. Frem interviews had with
growers from different seotiens of the
county, we learn that in some 'townships
the greater part of the crop has been sold,
while in ethers comparatively few sales
have been made. Perhaps mere than one
third and less than one half of the entire
crop of 1882 has been bought.
Our Caernarvon correspondent furnishes
the following recent sales :
Te Crash & Sen, Norristown : Jehn
Yohn, 2 acres, at 11 through ; Geerge
Wilsen, 1 acre, at 11 through, and 1 acre,
at 9 through ; Jonathan YodeR, 2 acres, at
9 through; Jehn M. Mast, two
acres at 9 through ; Levi King, 1 acre,
at 8 through ; Christian Greff, 2 acres at
14, 5, 2 ; Jonas Steltzfus, 2 acres at 11, 5,
2. Te Capt. J. O.Wilcex: Samuel Brown,
1$ acres at 13 through ; Jehn Kern,2 acres
at 13 through ; Rebert Heffman, 2 acres
at 14, 5, 2 ; Daniel Sports. 2 acres at 14, 5,
2. Te Jehn Mengel, of Reading : Cvrus
Witmer, 3 acres at 18, 6, 3 ; Milten Yohn,
2 acres at 16, 6 3 ; R. M. Arters, 1 acre at
15$, 6, 3 ; Jacob Witmer, 1J acres at 17,
u, e; xrerer jjicniy, j. aero at -i. u, ii
V. 1. Zell, -1 acre at
Herting, 2 acres at 16, 5,
ders, 2 acres at 17,
Kech, 2 acres 17,
16, 0, 3 ; Rufus
2; Sam'l San-
6, 3 ; Wm.
6, 3 ; Jacob
Hymen, 1 adre 17, 6. 3; Peter Stver.
2 acres, at 18, 6, 3 ; Geerge Spoeta, 2
acres, at 17, 6, 8 ; Henry Myers, 2 acres,
at 15, 5, 2.
Herman Gerke, of Little Britain, has
sold te J. Gust Zeek, 2 acres, at 23, 5, 3.
A Geed Send On.
Marietta Times.
Rev.' J. McEImeyle, who concluded his
services as pastor of the Presbyterian
church, of this place, last Sunday, retires
with the respect and esteem of all fair
minded people in the community. During
his residence among us his course, has
been that of a strictly honest and con
scientious man, and while he has given
expression te many ideas which persons
net educated in such a strict religious
school as himself de net approve of, yet
his conduct and religious teachings have
eeen such as eentteth a man and a Chris
tian. We are sorry te lese him, and con
gratulate the Kenterden congregation in
securing se able and worthy a man te
minister unto them. We hope his future
career will be a successful one.
forger Arrested.
Several years age a man named Jehn
M. Mehn, forged the names of Wm. Sales
and L. J. Lindermuth te two promissory
notes, each for about $260. As seen as
the forgeries were discovered, complaint
was mime and warrants issued for Mehn's
arrest, but he skipped the town; went
West, and was net seen afterwards in this
neighborhood until last evening, whan he
was promptly rested. This morning
Alderman Spurrier committed him te the
county jail for a hearing en Wednesday
next at 2 o'clock.
Passed Tbreesb.
Tha flnanidh atnifanta. 'with thnir tmmui
of musicians and vocalists, passed through
this eity at 9:10 thk morning en then: way
from Colombia te Ceateaville,
THK GREAT WJUTHKB PROPHET.
Me Gives as Anether Evldeaee et bu Power.
The groundhog continues te assert
himself. When March came in like a
lamb we cautioned the faithful te be en
their guard that the balmy air was only a
"weather breeder" and that the
ground hog would surely bring te
grief these Who were green enough
te suppose that spring weather
was possible before the full term of six
weeks succeeding a sunshiny Candlemas
day. The blue birds were singing yester
day, and the fashionable promenades were
filled with baby carriages filled with
babies. But where are the birds, and the
babies, and the carriages te-day ? They
have vanished like the unsubstantial
fabric of a vision, and they had better
keep in doers for a fortnight if they de
net wish te again raise the ire of the
ground hog.
A Delense of the Ground Hee.
Fer thO ISTBLUOKITCEB,
In these days of hard-headed men it
gives me the highest satisfaction te knew.
or your pure taste, and correct judgment
concerning the ground hog and his intui
tive wisdom in matters meteorological. He
is the most ancient and reliable of weather
prophets. I regret exceedingly that
I am net in possession of- any
records of the time when men first
observed his unerring instinct. Is there
no formal scientific treatise no Smith
sonian monograph or contribution te
knowledge which can enlighten us ? If it
were a coleepterous insect Dr. Rathven
could tell us its history with certainty. As
it is, it is possible the head of this stream
of knowledge lies away back. Among
the mound builders, perhaps, maybe some
pre-historic savage, spoering the track of
a gorilla or a bear, noticed the
little arctemys sporting about the hill
in cloudy weather, and, reasoning by anal
ogy, he concluded that a Bunshining day
would add te bis frolicsome spirit ; but we
can understand his surprise when he saw
the little fellow come out as usual, for
feed or fun, and seeing his shadow, dart
into his hole. His curiosity was aroused
and he waited day after day for his little
friend without once seeing him. Mean
time the weather was intolerable, and he
would gladly have retreated into
a hole, but was placed at a disad--vantage;
he had but scant natural
covering and had been unsuccessful
in robbing another animal of his. More
over, he bad but small gusto for nicety
and the beasts with nice perception of the
first law of nature, eluded the uncem
premising savage, se that be was in straits
between hunger and cold ; thus his neces
sities gave him tbe best of opportunities
for observing and coming te sound conclu
sions about the mysterious movements
of these little animals. Perhaps his
mental habits were such that he did net
care te fix knowledge by the aid of hiero
glyphics, tradition being mere favorable te
the development of his social nature. And
thus tradition--ever kind te believers
perpetuated this important piece of human
wisdom.
Right glad I am te hear from such as
have net unlearned the wisdom of their
fathers and become stranded en the sand
bar of unbelief. Fer, what has science
substituted for the genial traditions and
legends which it assumes te displace ?
Witness tbe unreliable prognostication
of our weather-cocks and weather-gauges
net one but would give half his exist
ence for a reputation as enduring as that
of the unbeastful ground hog. In short, I
always feel that life has still something
worth living for, when I find se artless a
child of nature as the Intelligencer, for
we are net driven down te 11 nd exact data
and furnish authenticated records for
everything we see and hear about. Some
thing is taken en trust, and fancy is net
quite shorn of her wings. Crede.
1CA.1LUOAD CASE.
Damages for Injuries Frem a Locomotive
Spam.
Fer several days the case of Wm. Blair
vs. the Pennsylvania railroad company
has been np before W. E. Kreider, Win.
M. Slaymakcr and Luther Richards, arbi
traters, in the court house, tflair is a
resident of Fulton township, and it ap
pears that a spark from an engine en the
Columbia & Pert Deposit railroad set fire
te a let of woodland that he owned, doing
considerable damage. He new brings
this suit. The arbitrators visited the
premises yesterday, but have net finished
the case as yet.
Police Oases.
The mayor's levee this morning was
graced by five vagrants, all of whom were
discharged.
Alderman McConemy had bofero him
Andrew Eberly, of Lancaster township,
who was charged with assault and battery
en his wife. He was committed for 30
days.
Elmer Helsingor, colored, better known
as " Buz," had a hearing before Alder
man A. F. Dennelly, last evening, en the
charge of being drunk and disorderly, and
was committed te prison for 25 days.
Jack Jenkins was arrested and taken
before Alderman Barr en tbe charge of
drunken and disorderly conduct, lie paid
his costs and was dismissed.
An Enterprising Alderman.
Michael McGlinn is an alderman of the
Fifth ward. Very few police officers visit
his office aud se that he may net be ielr,
he has begun te arrest people himself. He
seems te be trailing around ler that pur-
I pose. Day belore yesterday he arrested a
woman, witu consiaeraeie uimcmty, ana
took her before "Alderman McGlinn,"
where she settled the case after paying
heavy costs. Yesterday he undertook te
arrest a drunken man, who had no trouble
in getting away from him, and saving the
county from a big bill of costs.
Tnree Score and Ten.
Te-day Abraham Hitz, of the New Era,
is seventy years of age. He was born in
Reme, N. Y but was brought by his
parents te this city when only 18 months
old and has resided here ever since. He
was apprenticed te the printing business
in 1828, and has worked at it continuously
ever since a period of 55 years. Compo
sition is Mr. Hitz's forte, but he is at
home in any branch of the business. He
is in geed health and bids fair te celebrate
a score mero birthdays. We tender our
congratulations te the veteran type.
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Chickens Stelen.
Last night thieves visited the premises
of Wm. H. Stinkempf, en the Columbia
pike near tbe Little Conestoga creek, and
stele from the roast a dezan or fifteen fine
fat chickens. The police were notified
and they are looking for the missing
poultry, which has probably by this time
found its way te the stew pan.
A False Kepert.
A rumor has been circulated among tbe
friends of Miss Resie A. Gable, who left
Lancaster some months age te visit friends
in Dalla", Texas, that she was lying at the
point of death in that city. A. letter re
ceived this morning disproves the story.
Miss Gable is in excellent health, and has
net been sick a day since she reached
Dallas.
County Auditors III.
J. L. Lightner, county auditor, is con
fined te his room with a very paiuful car car
buncle en the back of his neck, and his
colleague, B. 31. Greider, is at his home iu
Mount Jey suffering from a bad cold and
bilious fever.
Qaarter sessions Court
The adjourned court of quarter sessions
will commence en Monday morning at 10
o'clock,
COLUMBIA NEWS.
"Clt KKQOLAK CO
iNDXMOK
Krente Along the Sesqaebanaa Item of
Interest la and At eand tne BoreBfh
Picked op bj'tne Intelll-
, eaeer'e Reporter
At the b3gieni:i4 of last month tbe
Pennsylvania railnial company had ea
hand here 14904,200 pounds of coal.
Engines supplying here consumed 9,789,
500 pounds. Including a supply lately
received here there is new en hand 9,980,
000 pounds of coal
Yesterday at 7:15 p. m., while the
freight train of cngiua Ne. 593, P. R. R.,
east bound, was crossing from the south
te the north track at Bainbridge, the
switch flew open and threw eue car across
both tracks. Tbe Columbia wreckers
Boen cleared away the wreck.
The victim of the late railroad accident
here, Mr. Dennis McCarty, died last even
ing between 7 and 8 o'clock. Deceased
was 55 years of age and leaves a family te
mourn his untimely death,
personal.
Miss Grace Yingling left te-day for
Hanover, Pa. H6r brother. Mr. M. Ying.
ling, of Hanover, is a guest of their fathe r
Rev. Samuel Yingling.
Mr. Cooper Hugentugler left the Read
ing & Columbia railroad company's servics
today. He will enter the service of
Kelker Brethers, Harrisburg, next Tues
day. The father of General Wm. Patten, Mr.
James Patten, was se prostrated by illness
yesterday, that bis death was hourly ex
pected. He has improved somewhat to
day. Themas M. Holbruner ran for mayor of
Frederick, Md., last week en the Repub
lican ticket. He was beaten 288. Se he
will come te Columbia as hotel clerk for
Wm. Brubaker.
Religions Mews.
Tbe great revival in the Methodist
church ended last night. Out of 140 con
verts 114 have connected themselves with
the church and a number of ethers will
take the same step te-morrow morning.
The Rev. T. T. Everett, D. D., of Harris,
burg, is expecte I te preach in the church
at the morning aud evening services, te.
morrow, which will ba missionary day.
The Sunday school anniversary exercises
will be held in the church at 2 p.m., and
will be participated in by the Cookman M.
E. Sunday school. The holy communion
will be administered at St. Paul's P. E.
church te-morrow morning.
Popular Amusements.
Oh March 20 Ilia " Corsican Brethers "
will bepresentrd in the opera heuse here.
The Spanish Students " gave a geed
entertainment here List night. They had
a geed heuse.
Ou the evening et Tuesday, March G
Jesh Billings will lecture in Marietta en
th3 subject, " The Probabilities of Life.
l'ellilcal.
The borough council of WrightsviUe ia
new Democratic. Twe candidates de
cided a tie vete of the late eleotien by
drawing straws, aud the Democrat drew
himself into council. There was no law
or precedent for any ether way of decid
ing the matter. Sj;no of the Democrats
think that the ne-v council should replace
the present Republican treasurer and seo see
retary by a Democrat. They believe that
" te the victor belongs the spoil."
Borough Miscellany.
Messrs. Heise and Kauffman, manufac
turers of steam beatefs, have just received
a beautiful silver medal, awarded for the
superiority of their machiue ever all com
petitors at the late state fair of Seuth
Carolina.
Harry C. Bruaer full at the institute
while playing feet b.ill yesterday after
noon, and broke his left arm. It is but a.
short time since he has recovered the use
of the arm, having broken it some weeks
age by a fall.
Philip Dezey, colerod, was befere
'Squire Grier last night, charged with the
theft of a canal beat fastener. As there
was no evidence against him he was
discharged.
A H1STUKIC I!LL
Presented te Grace Lutheran Cnurcn.
This morning tbe old bell that has be
long hung in tbe tower et the Washington
engine hen?e and sounded tbe alarm
of fire in tbe days of the old volun
teer fire department was taken down,
and carried te the vestibule of Grace
Lutheran church, where it will remain
until a belfry shall be erected en one of
the towers of the church for its reception.
The bell weighs between 300 and 400'
pounds, is of excellent .tone and is ene of
the very eldest bells in tbe United States.
It was cast for the Epbrata Brethren iu
1745, remained in their posessien many
years and after the Revolutionary war
found its way te the steeple of
Tiiuity Lutheran church, of this cityx
where it hung and called the faithful 'co
worship, until some thirty years ae a.
number of liberal gentlemen presented
old Trinity with the nhime of bells that
new hang in her lefty steeple, when the
old bell was taken down and, we believe,
was sold te a harlware merchant as old
metal. Tbe late Godlieb Sener purchased
it and presented it te the Washington fire
company, of whicb he was se long a die.
tinguished member. It hung for years
in the belfry of the old engine house
of the Washington (nearly opposite their
present hall) and when the new hall was
built it was removed te the tower aud
hung there nntll this morning, when it
was taken down, the company having sold
it te J. Fred 3ener, a son of the late God
lieb Sener, and by him presented te Grace
Lutheran church, as a memorial te his
little seu Charlie who died a year or we
age. The bell is in as perfect condition as
when it came from the hands of the found
er. Cast en its surface iu raised Reman
capital letters are the following : " Sub
Acspicie Nini Venebandi Oxisnre
SOCIET EPHKAT PiE Pesiti. Ae M D C
C L V." The bell has been the subject of
several interesting papers written by antw
quarians.
A ueuDIe Affliction.
Jehn Mebaffey, of Pequea township
father of Abraham Mebaffey. died or
Thursday ; Emauuel Reese, of Providence
township, father of Mrs. Andrew
Mehaffey, died yesterday. Thus the
father of both husband and wife weie
lying dead at the same time. Mr. Me
baffey was buried te-day and Mr. Recn
will be buried te-morrow. Beth were
reputable men, far advanced in age.
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Driving AccidOBtt
Last evening a countryman was drivfug
aherse hitched te a top buggy down
D ukc street. At the railroad bridge the
animal frightened, and the man. lostcon lestcon lostcen
trol of him, as one of the lines broke. He
ran down street at a furious rate, and the
man was thrown out but net injured. The
buggy was upset and the top tern entirely
off. The horse was naught in Centre
square.
A Dreadful State or Things.
Philadelphia Evening News.
Marriett Brosius, who ran for Congress
en tbe Republican ticket, has just found
out that he is one of the heirs te $38,000,
000, left by a relative in Germany, Seme
of the reformers out his way who helped
te defeat him, and new would like te bor
row money, are kicking themselves dewa
stairs-every chance they get.
r Tenne; Pelks Kntertalnmest.
The fourth annual entertainment of the
young folks of St. Paul's M E. church
will take place iu Fulton opera house this
evening and is expected te attract a large
audience, as great pains have been taken
in amangiag the platform and drilling tka
yeutBiul performers.
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