LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY APRIL 9. 1883. Lancaster f ntelltgenrer. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL P. 1B83. Hard Lines. It seems that there is a limit te even Attorney General Brewster's liberality in the allowance of fees te tbe army cf lawyers tbat he new lias working for tlie United States under special appointment Mr. Crowley, ex congressman, who was appointed special United States attorney a year age, and while a congressman, te assist in prosecuting certain parties in New Yerk, charged $e,000 and his ex penses for his services. The attorney general thought $2,500 was enough. The first auditor of the treasury consid ered that the law forbade any such pay ment te a member of Congress without an appropriation expressly for the pur pose. This opinion fccius plainly in accordance with the law which forbids " any person," in the employ of the government with a fixed salary, from re ceiving extra compensation without the authority of a special law. But it seems that the attorney general and the com cem com treller allowed Mr. Crowley the S2.500 : but the ungrateful man was net satisfied, and indeed is se much disgusted witli the illiberality of the attorney general, that he refuses any longer te serve a bureau with such a stingy head, and has declined employment proffered him in Seuth Carolina. Certainly this is quite a new side en which te attack our very elegant and heretofore deemed very liberal attorney general. It shows hew hard are the lines of the head of a depart ment. Mr. Brewster, with an anient desire te grandly and nobly sail the legal ship of the government, has taken en beard se big a crew of special assistant high priced navigators that there is dancer of the vessel foundering under the lead. The attorney general, no doubt, was permeated with the loveliest aspirations in his employment of this heavy cargo of lawyers. He aimed at a wholesale purification of the government and a wholesale benefit for his friends at the bar. It is sad te think that he has been se illy rewa rded. The public abuse him for hisexiravagauceandnew Crowley ac cuses him for his stiniiness. It is cer tainly a hard case. "We hope the mag nificence of tl.'j attorney general may meet no sue!. !i requital from any ether of Lis spceiJ assistants. Crowley ought te be as-hamed of himself. Crowley, like unto ihe snake, has stung the besom that warmed it. But perhaps net altogether. The snake in the table had the besom all te himself, and it was net a frilled shirt besom. Crowley does net seem te have get within the frills nor te have enjoyed the full warmth of the besom. There were tee many ether creatures ahead. If he had been in the warm corner occupied by Bliss, for in stance, for an indefinite time at twenty five cents a minute aud beard, he would have been the grate fullest snake imaginable. He would net have thought of stinging the geed Brewster. Ne doubt it was the comparison of his chilly outside seat with Bliss' comfortable location that caused Crowley te abuse the gieat Brew ster. "We de hope that our altogether beautiful attorney general will be able hereafter te appoint all the lawyers in the country te be his special assistants at all the salary they seek and se be happy. L rcallv dues nel seem te ! fair that when r- many uri taken te his arms there should be auj lefc ; or th.t any of them should be stinted in their fees. The country is rich, with an overflowing treasury. It appropriates a small fortune te every one who ever get a headache or a stom ach ache, or any dcscribable pain, in the army while engaged in the defense of his country, whether as volunteer, substi tute or drafted. Next te the sehlier we knew no class se deserving of govern ment support as the lawyers. They are alliatriets and statesmen. There are net enough offices te go around among them ; and it is a discovery for which Attorney General Brewster is entitled te credit, that there is room for all or nearly all and rich fees withal in the field of the cloth of geld which they en ter as the special counsel of the govern gevern ment at the designation of his wand ; for he is the fairy king, who bids them te tbe enchanted glade. The interests of the workingmen of this state have been assaulted from several quarters in the Legislature this session. Measures devised te rob them of their right te make private contract and te dispose of their labor are thinly disguised as measures for their relief, and demagogues who prose in legislative halls as their special champions are often their most dangerous enemies. If a per senal liability bill should pass, which would hamper and fetter employers and compel them te close up their works or make employees insure them against dangers occurring te them, it would be te the lrftrt and net te the benefit of the laborer ; if eight hours should be de clared a legal day's work and wages be abated accordingly or shep3 shut the werkingmau would suffer most. And se with most of such legislation. It is seldom proposed by real workingmen. The thrifty, intelligent mechanic and artisan rarelv p-ts te the Legislature or has his views p;s nted there. The self proclaimed ar.u self-authorized cham pions of the labor interest there are gen erally professional agitators and shallow shallew pated blatherskites who never did an honest day's work or early quit it for the easier task of misleading these who earn their bread with their muscle. Judge Patteksen is net deaf and blind, and therefore he cannot reason ably be supposed te be ignorant that public attention has been drawn te the fact that the escape of Eichard Ileilig from custody and from accountability te the criminal law which he had offended was due te an imposition practiced upon his court. The case against Heilig, as represented te us, was " a dead shot." Fer some reason it was continued from court te court, and when finally the bail was forfeited, process issued and the man was fast in jail, he "Was released en representations by the district attorney based, he says, en representations te him by defendant's counsel that there was no case against him, albeit the erand jury had said that there -was If Judge Patterson does net take cogniz ance of this disgraceful business he will need te explain why. m The Philadelphia limes is net very reliable authority for the story that when Senater Coxe went te Governer l'aitisen te make some suggestions about the appointment of a commission under the Coxe resolution te Investigate and improve the present methods of keeping books in the departments of the state he was emphatically told te mind his own business ; and ether journals, with whom the wish is father te the thought, confirm the story and report that Senater Ce?e quit the executive chamber indig nant at the rude treatment he had re ceived. It is net a likely story. Mr. Coxe, in pursuance of his duty as a sena tor, had hi3 attention fixed upon some slovenly habits of book-keeping which pievail in the departments, and mainly through his influence aud in deference te his representation the Legislature re solved upon the appointment of a com mission te investigate and better them. As such a commission was te be ap pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, it is net credible that the executive would reject the advice of one of the senators of his own party, whose large business experi ence especially qualified him te give valuable advices in the premises. In the rulriet te-day Gov. Pattison is reported as telling a representative of that paper that there is net a word of truNi in the story ; that his relations with Senater Coxe arc of the most cer dial character ; that no suggestion of his has been or would be rejected, but gratefully welcomed, which is just what we expected, and the last attempt te create trouble between prominent rep resentatives of the Democracy will only recoil upon the unskillful engineers of it. The churches seem te be having a hard time with their preachers and con gregations. The Methodist eldera can't get their congregations te take the preachers they de net want, and the Presbyterians cannot get them te give up these they de want. Philadelphia seems just new te be the rebellious dis trict. If the congregations have the money that will enable them te enjoy the preacher they want, they -h.id better get him or keep him. They need net care particularly what the Presbyterian or Methodist authorities think about it. Theyare in a position te please themselves. Denominational ties sit lightly en the people. Personal ties are much stronger naturally. A minister who cannot in terest his congregation is misplaced. Should he net go ? And why should net one who pleases them stay with them if he se wishes ? Dues a church regulation forbid ? Discard the regulation. Dees a doctrinal point interfere V Discard the doctrine. Let the people and pastor suit themselves and be happy ; if they can afford the luxury. It is no proof that the Legislature is dilatory because it has net passed many bills. Toe little legislation is better than tee much, and probably it would be wiser if the Assembly enacted few but repealing measures for years te come. Tne multiplicity of bills introduced is only the better reason why great cau tion should be exercised in passing them. Legislators may well sift carefully the bushel of chaff for the few grains of wheat it Jields. Siexs multiply that te the retail pur chaser the reduction of the tax en cigars will make little or no difference. The cigarmakers, in view of the easy abate ment of S3 per 1,000 in the tax, d'-imuid 31 of it te be added te their pay, and rlu'v will likely get it. The manufac turers will reserve most of the balance for themselves, and even if there is an apparent reduction in the price te jobbers and retailers the average smoker will net get it. Because Schaeier has beaten Vignaux at their great billiard game, France may net give her statue of liberty te America. She might present it te Ireland ; French men lievt-r think of what they are do ing. The coronation of the Czar will be post poned. The autocrat or the Russias has decided that it would be much mere con venient te defer the event for a time than te allow the Nihilists te leave him no head te put a crown en. Tiinnn was a battle between game cocks of New Yerk and Brooklyn, and the latter were defeated. It is possi ble that this stupendous mishap will induce the Broeklyuitcs te believe that they have tee many churches, when even their chickens don't want te fight. Loxdex aud Paris formerly were con ceded te be the greatest cities for dining iu the world, Paris providing the best cooking and Londen makiug the best dis play of table furniture. But te visitors from both these cities te New Yerk din ners are a wonder, rivalling the old world alike in splendors of cuisine and table decorations. As the result of its new type, new tele graphic news facilities, new editeral enter prise and of getting its Hoe rotary four cylinder press in motion, the Ilarrisburg Patriot sends out te day the best and the best looking newspaper ever issued at the state capital. The state Democracy will appreciate the enterprise thus fully inaug urated. Tun new "French Reformed churcb," of which Rev. P. A. Seguin, an ex priest is pastor, was inaugurated yesterday in Salmi Merse's "Passion Play" hall in New Yerk. It is proposed by the new church te organize a school, library and employment bureau for the Froneh colony and it is said that it was te this purpose that the profits of the "Passion Play" were te have been devoted. The " ideally dainty touch " or the " musical lacework " of Rubinstein's " Ocean" symphony was first played "in allegro maestose, adagio, scherzo, adagio, scherzo and allegro con fuoce e con chorale," but "Lente assal" has been sub stituted for scherzo. It may be presumed that the New Yerk musical critie who ' gives the above, points was Wagner him self ; but be was net. The hone reporter was detailed te " de " the theatre in the absence of tbe regular man. In Philadelphia some trouble has arisen in the getting together of the jury for two weeks coming court of jury trials. The sheriff's deputy neglected te notify the men who were drawn within the required ten days, and it is doubtful if the shorter notice is legal. And, by the way, this ex perience might serve te suggest an inquiry into the generally prevailing method of notifying jurymen. It would likely be found te be very slipshod aud uncertain. There is no uncertainty, however, about the shni iff getting his fees for it. Like the geed monk, St. Hilarieu, who steed en the beach boleie Epidaurus and by the sigu of the cress made the great waves that threatened te inundate the city bow and retire when a destructive eaithquake ouce shook half the old work!, there has appeared a genius who may perhaps lay claim te the obligations of some of his fellow mortals. This individual is a Mexican of the euphonious apellatien of Nicolas Zunigay Miranda, who has in vented an apparatus which he avers will give notice several days in advance of the coming of an earthquake, and further affirms that its indications are se accurate that it will mark net only the day, but even the exact hour when the disturbance is te occur, aud show what the degree of intensity of subterraueau commotion will be. If this inventive Mexican would new devise a plan by which towns and cities, built where these unpleasant upheavals of mother earth take place, could be expedi expedi ditieusly removed from harm's way,either evor earth hundreds of niiles or gently raised in the air before the earthquake has a chauce at them, thcre might be quite a handsome subscription collected for the election of a monument te his memery seme theusauds of years after his death. FiSKSONAL. Leuis Veuillet, the celobrated French journalist, is dead at Paris. Madame Christine Nilsson has thus far given 53 American concerts, with gross receipts aggregating $254,753. Ranavai-emanjaka, queen of Mada gascar, is said te spend half an hour or au hour regularly every morning iu prayer and reading the Bible. Pkince Bismarck announces that he shall devote the remainder' of his life te consolidating the finances of his coun try. State Senater Lee denies the report that he will resign before the end et his term. Jehn Stewart quits politics when his term is out. Private Secretary Everett has been the subject of a great deal of gossip ever since he has attained an official position. It is new en almost everybody's tongue that he will seen resign. Senater Edmunds, according te the New Yerk Times, is " the only man iu the United States who is conspicuously lit for the presidency aud does net desire it." Kate Field, after losing reputation and 10,000 iu the New Yerk cooperative dress association, will go West and grew up with the country around Denver. She is fend of the banjo. Mr James Mitchell, seu of Rev. Dr. J. Y. Mitchell, of this city, will be ene of the graduates of the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, the commencement of which comes off iu Philadelphia next Friday. Jesse A. Ramsey is doubtless the youngest grandfather in Ohie. He is barely 3G years et age, and has a grandson, Master Lfster Neisen, who is new 18 mouths old. Mr. Ramsey's parents and grandparents are also living, and bid fair te de se for many years. Letta has $400,000 ; has lest her voice and is said te be in love with Cecil Berryl, a yeuugEnglish player who has estates aud entails and ene thing or ether that is valuable. Mrs. Crabtree is willing, aud the parson may step iu any mmute aud tie the levers tegether. Equestrienne Annie Carre.l, proba bly tUe last woman traiued for the circus ring in the old fashion of beginning in tinder childhood the work of a life, was married in New Yerk en Tuesday te Eddie Snow, an acrobat. The combined earnings et the couple are $275 a week. President Arthur and party arrived at Sanfertl, Flerida, en Saturday after neon, after a river journey el 17 hours from Jacksonville. The party will go te Kissimee City te day, and thence up the Kissimce te Gardner's Island, where they will camp " beyond easy telegraphic com munication." Governer Butler at a recent hearing befere referees was referred te as " the governor " several times, when he snap pishly lemarked te the opposing ceunsel : " Better drop the governor it is true I held the office, but you had nothing te de with making mc se." " Ne," replied his legal brother, " that sin is net upon my soul." Ben Butler is a geed deal mere than a millionaire; he is nearly seventy seven years old ; he has a residence in Wash ington, one in Lewell or Gloucester, and one in Bosten ; he has one of the finest ptivate libraries in the world ; he has one of the best yachts in the country and he has horses and dogs galore. He loves books, is a ripe scholar and has perfect health. Rev. Walde Messares, the lively young Greek preacher, Ms attracting mere attention than any ether pulpiteer in Philadelphia. He was engaged soae time age as temporary supply of the North western Presbyterian church, and gave se much pleasure te the levers of eloquent preaching that there is a disposition te call him as permanent pastor. This excites the opposition of certain of the regular Presbyterian clergymen who 6ay that Mr. Messares is tee quick tempered, tee little given te book learning, and in ether respects unsuitable for pastor of a church of their denomination. But the church sticks te him and will have uone ether. OB1TUAKV. fcell or tbe Distinguished Dead. James P. Stew, an ex-member of the Sonate of Alabama, and, in 18G3, chairman of the Alabama delegation in the Repub lican national convention, died at his home in Menden, Connecticut, en Friday night. His state being tbe first called in the Republican national convention, he cast the first ballet given for the nomina tion of General Grant. Mr. Stew was born in Connecticut, and returned te his native state after accumulating wealth in the Seuth. Colonel D. G..Carr died in Petersburg. Virginia, en Saturday, aged 75 years. He was a native of New Yerk. He was a delegate in the state constitutional con vention, held in Richmond in 18C7, and was afterwards a state senator. He was appointed by President Grant collector of customs a Petersburg, and was again appointed by President Hayes, the term of the last appointment expiring a few days age. Themas N. Gibbs, ex-postmaster gen eral of Canada, died in Ottawa en Satur day morning. THE FLAMES. DISASTROUS KAVAUES UF FIKEH. A Hetel Fall fend BnrlM Beneath tbe Bains Tnlrtcen lersene Other News fars- gruphs by Stall. In Greenville, Texas, the ether night, the Eud hotel, a .three-stery brick build ing, fell with a most terrific crash at midnight. Thirteen persons were crushed and buried in the ruins. Mrs. N. Pruitt, the proprietress ; Geerge Pruitt, Leuis Albert, jeweler ; J. E. Ferd, telegraph repairer ; T. D. Riley, conductor ; R. R. Nail, cotton buye; Frauk West, Miss Leu Davis, chambermaid ; a mattress maker named Hill and negre waiter per- isneu. I'll teen occupants escapea. j. u Turner was terribly mangled aud may die. The fire department of Sherman, ever forty miles away, was telegraphed for, aud responded at once, but was three hours reaching the scene. Meanwhile the cries, the screams, the groans and the struggles of the victims te free themselves were heard and witnessed by a helpless multitude of spectators. They seemed paralyzed at the horrors before them, though all that could possibly be done was done in the few minutes during which help could be afforded. The losses bv the fire at the hotel Berkley in Bosten aggregate $170,000, of which $150,000 is en personal property and $20,000 en the building. The building was fully insured, and the insurance en the poinenal property is about one-half of the total less. In Trey, N. Y., spontaneous combustion destroyed the paper mill storehouse of Urr 0c Ue. The less en the burned ouiiu euiiu ing aud stock is about $75,000, ou which there is au insurance of $32,500. The agricultural implemeut house of Gee. W. Reuso & Sen, of Peoria, Ilk, was burned Friday morning. Less, $45,000 ; insurance, $27,500. The storehouse and stock of dry goods aud groceries of Themas II. C. Reed, at Darlington, liar foul ceuutj, Md., were destroyed by fire yesterday. A meanly clad woman, supposed te be a tramp, built a fire in a cave at Kuexville, Tenn., en Friday night, laid down te Bleep, and was found burned te death. A conflagration at Yallerbes, iu the canton .of Vaud, Switzerland, has de stroyed ene hundred aud forty live houses, together with the posteffico, iu which im portant securities were deposited. Twelve hundred persons have been made homeless by the disaster. Mowbray's Heur mill at Stockton, Min nesota, was burned yesterday. Less, $50,000. C1CIM& AND CALAMITY. One uay's Kecenl et Tragic Events. A freight train was derailed three miles west of gjohstewn ou Friday and three cars were demolished. The New Yerk aud Chicago limited express was delayed one hour. In Ashland,Pa.,Clara,a young daughter of Adam Waldner, a building contractor, swallowed a pin a week age,aud all efforts by the physicians te bring it out proved fruitless. Brain fever set in from the effects of which she died. Near Pert Jervis, Daniel Van Ney and his wife were walkiug en the Erie railroad track, and te avoid a freight train they stepped te the oppesito track, directly iu front of an express train. Beth were in stantly killed. Christian Ketterer, a young man, resid ing near 3omerton,23d ward, Philadelphia, was struck and instantly killed by a Bound Broek fast train while he was walking en the track, net far from his home. A passenger train en the Gulf, Colerado, & Santa Fe railroad was wrecked near Cedar Hill, Texas, Twe express messen gers had their limbs broken and the bag gage master was seriously hurt mterually. Martin Mannun, a tell gate keeper, and two of his children were drowned Friday while trying te lord a swollen creek near Owingsville, Ky. In Marshall county, Miss., J. II. Ana- cher, recently a candidate ler Congress, killed his littla daughter while labeiing under an attack of delirium tremens. The trial of Mrs. Jane Nermer, at West Bend, W is., for the alleged poisoning ei her mother aud brother with doctored soup, ended en Saturday iu a verdict; of net guilty. Jehu Faunce was fatally stabbed by James Lgan iu a vile house kept ly the latter near Grayling, Michigau, ou Fiiday night. Egan was shot twice in the head and severely wounded by Fauuce. Near Clinten, Jenes county, Ga., a nine-year-old son el " liuck" Jerdan while playing with au old gun accidentally killed Mrs. Wheeler, an old lady, and wounded her daughter, Mis. Allen, aud baby of the latter. Charles G. Jacksen, James Deyer, and D. P. Duucan have bseu indicted for con nectien with alleged frauds in the street cleaning department of San Francisce, They are charged with having stolen $100- 000 a year. The state agricultural college at Des Moines, Iowa, has been temporarily closed because of an outbreak of scarlet fever among the students. - An epidemic of measles prevails at Pert Monmouth, N. J., there being cases of the disease iu nearly every heuse iu the vil lage, TKADtt A NO l.AIJUK. Notes el Commercial Interest. The national convcutieu of the Amal gamated association of iron and steel workers was iu session at Pittsburgh en Saturday. Forty-eight delegates were present from all parts of the country. The proceedings were secret, but it is known that a committeo was appointed te confer with a similar committee of the manufac turers within two weeks. The Central labor union of New Yerk yesterday appointed a committee te organ ize an American land and rent league "te prevent landlords from imposing exorbi tant rents en their tenants." Resolutions of regret for the death of Peter Cooper were adopted. Trains of ten te fifteen cars, filled with emigrants for the Missouri slope, are arriving daily at Bismarck, Dakota, ever the Northern Pacific read. Mere than one thousand acres of wheat have been planted in Dakota, within two days. East of Bismarck thcre is yet snow en the ground, but it is disappearing rapidly. The messenger boys of the Western Union telegraph company iu Bosten have been notified that alter te-day they will be paid two cents for delivery and nothing for answers, instead of two and a half cents in each case. They held a meeting yesterday afternoon and unanimously agreed net te deliver a dispatch for less than two and a half cents. Should the reduction be per sisted in a general strike will result. The striking tobacco operatives at Lychburg, Va., are divided, ene faction favoring a resumption of work. The manufacturers met en Saturday, and de cided te open their factories te day te these operatives who will return te work at the schedule prices. Branch Ne. 4 of the carpenters' and joiners' union, in New Yerk, met yester day te arrange for an advance in wages te $8.50 per day, but no final action was taken. A general meeting of the union will be held en Thursday next te consider tbe matter. A census of Richmond, Virginia, just completed by the police of that city, shows a population of 70,684. The U. S. census of 1880 gave Richmond a popula tion of G,600. Heavy rain fell at New Orleans en Sat urday, the fall in three hours and a half being 5.C3 inches. The water ran evor the levee along the Algiers front of the city from Harvey's canal te a point opposite the head of the canal flooding a large por tion of Algiers and doing much damage. The town of Goldsbpre was flooded te a depth rf from three te six feet, and the track of the dummy railroad between that place and Algiers was washed away. The steamers arrived at St. Jehn, New Feundland, en Saturday, from the ice fields with 52,000 seals, valued at nearly $200,000. L.1FK ON A UrSKKT lAHU. The Strange Adventures or Shipwrecked Sailors in tbe Southern 1'aclUc Captain Jeseph Fuller, of the bark Pilet's Bride, of New Londen, who has just arrived in Bosten, tells a remarkable story of shipwreck and castaway life. The Pilet's Bride left New Londen April 17, low, ler the Island et Desolation between Cape Town and Australia, en a whaling voyage, and was wrecked in a storm en the 4th of October, the same year. All the crew succeeded in reaching an unin habited island safely, and there they had te stay until September, 18S2, living en some Heur and bread which had been saved from the wreck, and what they could find en the island. Captain Fuller says: " We could net roast everything very well, for the reason of tbe peculiar way iu which we were obliged te build our fire. We had net enough weed te last te keep up. a lire and we used the blubber of sea elephants as fuel. These creatures were killed in abundance as we caught thorn crawling en the beach. We built a fire of weed and placed this blubber above ou cress sticks. Tbe heat caused the oil te drop down continually, thus keeping up the blaze. It was a nice ceutrivauce ler a fire, but it imparted au exceedingly unpleasant smoky and oily flavor te the feed and we were obliged te be very careful. We also found growing about a species of wild cabbage, which we cooked aud ate fre quently. Our chief trouble was te hud clothes ; our garments, though shabby, held together, but our shoes after awhile gave out. We tried te supply their places by beets made from sea elephant's hide, but the trouble with that was they soaked water tee fast. Finally we wero reduced te shoes, the bottoms of which were made of plank and the uppers of canvas. The men new began te become discontented and wanted te have their own way. Ohe night some six of the dissatisfied stele our best beat and pulled seme .'erty miles off and were gene a month. They get out of bread and came back, prowling areuud the camp one night. We caught them, and next morning took thorn ever te an island, some mile or se off shere, and there left them with ene third of our pro pre visions. Our rescue did net take place until Sept. G, after ever 11 months of castaway life. It was brought about by no accident. The owner of our vessel, Mr. C. A. Wil lams, of New Londen, sent out a ves sel of his own te leek for us, aud knowing where our stores were kept came directly te our harbor. Alter we were rescued we continued te help them in getting in the cargo. Ij was net until January 22 of this year that we put iu at Cape Town. I arrived home last Wed nesday. The mate also came home. The rest of the crew, I believe, are somewhere en their way. Everybody is safe and sound, though I don't think any of them are desirous of having the expericuce of the past two years ever again. I am sure I am net." UASSIDY'3 CHAKACIEKISTIUS. The Caution et the Attorney General. Philadelphia Uncerd Gossip. Attorney-General Cassidy has always beeu a lawyer who knew net what rest was. Yet he is net rich. Of course, he has some inouey laid away ; but the ac ceptance of this position is considered by his friends as a direct pecuniary less te him. Iu a great measure he is compelled te set aside his private practice, which is of the most prolitable sort. During the sea sous of the Legislature it is necessary for him te be iu Uarrisburg, with in the beck and call of the goveruor. I am told that Cassidy would net have accopted this position had it net been for the opposition which was manufac tured against him. The bait was tempting and ene that a man could scarce roluse. On the ene side was the honor, possi bility of stepping higher aud the satis, faction of knowing that his name would go down iu the pages of history. Upen the ether was the thought of breaking into a lucrative practice, chancing the picking it up again alter four years if nothing better effeis itself. The attorney generalship was net accepted the same day it was offered, nor the same week. Cassidy is never sanguine of anything. He cresses all the bridges in his path befere he comes te them, se te speak. Strange disposition' for a man who has achieved se many suc cesses, both at the bar and iu pol itics. He never sees a silver lining iu a cloud, aud does net believe the sun will shine uutil its golden rays pour dewu in full force. He worries ever adverse criti cisms iu the newspapers, and becomes restless wheii a geed word is spoken te him. Why ? Because he fears seme one else will take it. up aud twist it around the ether way. When he is engaged upon an important case hs knows nothing else until a verdict is rendered. He studies every detail minutely, evolves iu his mind the best plan for breaking down the witnesses of the opposition, aud if he can possibly aved it, will net burden his mind with any ethor matter. When he comes te make a speech he knows what be is talk ing about. It can be taken for grauted then, that no decision he renders as attorney general is dashed off haphazard. It is inteuded te be impregnable te the sharpest lance of criticism. CONKLI.NG'S INFLUKNCK. Tbe Kx-Senater Using Ills Friendship in Washington for Ills Own Uenellt. The fees of Rosceo Conkling are net confined te his legal knowledge. He still makes money out of his influence. His late visit te Washington lasted but a few hours and paid him $5,000. This is hew it did se. A young attorney of Washiug. ten te fame unknown had an important land case. Much property was involved, but the signature of Secretary of the In. terier Teller was necessary te the success of the suit. This accomplished and the unknown attorney eeuld claim the $18,000 fee agreed upon by contract. He tried in every way te get Teller's signature, but all his efforts were useless and he was in despair. At last he wrote te Conkling, told him that he had the case and that all it lacked was Teller's signature te bring a settlement. He offered Conkling $5,000 if he would procure this. Conkling came te Washington, saw the young man, get the paper and called en the secretary of the interior. Mr. Teller was glad te see Conkling, flattered and fluttered at the honor. Mr. . Conkling said, gees the story : " Mr. Teller, I have a little case here in which friends of miue are interested. It is all right and it only requires signature. Will you please leek ever these papers and if yen can sign thorn I will consider it a personal favor." Secretary Teller was glad te leek evor them and he signed them with hardly a word. Conkling received back the papers, bade the secretary his usual courteous geed day, strutted off te the young at torney's office and took $5,000 for the job and the even ing train back te New Yerk. The young man has since received his fee and he is $13,000 richer than he was a few weeks age. - COLUMBIA NEWS, TK KF.OTII.AK UUnKKSPUNMUnVK ETeuta Along the ttasquehanna Items of lutcreDt In and Around the lloreugb ricked up by tbe Intelli gencer Keperter. The "Orpheans" meetto-mcrrew even ing at Mr. Henry Pfahler's. An R. & C. railroad employee named Harry McAllister had his haud mashed yesterday while coupling cars. He is a resident of town. A shauty located at Union street and tbe railroad crossing was slightly damaged by lire en Saturday evening. Spatks from a passiug engiue caused the fire. The funerals of Miss Lillie Patten and Mr. Christian Hershey were held te day, the former in the afternoon and the latter in the morning. Several lads who ventured en the river iu a beat yesterday had a difficult time get ting back te shore. The water became tee deep for the pole, and it was only by pad dliug that they regained the shore, badly scared boys. A party of colored street minstrels afforded fun for the idle and unoccupied en Saturday afternoon. Te-night the "Tramp's Daughter" will be presented in the opera heuse by the Alattie V lcker's combination. The company comes well recommended. The play is a comedy-drama, and is lull of funny scenes. Twe lets of ground were sold at public sale ou Saturday evening, te C. B. Boyd, the property el Mrs. Margaret Barney. The Geerge Grcss property was withdrawn at $800. The upper part of town is Heeded with cats. The people are becoming desperate aud are talking about a crusade. "Sheet 'cm." l'ersenal. Nat Baker has returned te Alteena. Miss Icia H ai tie left for her home iu Hagerstown, Md. Mr. Frank Saner, of tbe Herald, is back: from a visit te his old home near Ckows Ckews ville, Md. Church Matters. Yesterday's services at the churches wero well attended. The pulpit of the Presbyterian churcb was occupied by the Rev. II. E. Niles, of Yerk. The Revs. R. C. Searing, of St. Paul's P. E. churcb, and J. P. Funk, of the United Brethren churcb, who have been absent from town, occupied their respective pulpits yesterday. The public are cordially invited te be piesent at the second anniversary exer cises in St. Jehn's Lutheran church to night, commencing at 7:30. The pro pre gramme for the occasion is a most interesting ene and will deubtless afford much pleasure te these who attend the cntertainmeut. l'OULTKY. Xlie Old Amoclatieu Dlnbauda and a Mew One te be Incorporated. The Lancaster county poultry assecia tien met iu J. B. Leng's office, Rhoads' building, West King street, at 10:30 this morning. The following members were in at tendance : Geerge A.Geyer, Flerin ; J. B. Lichty. city ; F. R. Diffenderffer, city ; Jehn E. Schnm, city ; J. B. Leng, city ; J. A. Stebcr, Scheeneek, Chas. F Leng, city ; Harry A. Schroyer. city ; Charles Lippold, city ; J M. Johnsteu, city ; Peter IJruuer, Mount Jey ; P. J. Good Geed man, city ; C. A. Gast, city ; "Win. A. Sheenberger, city ; E. C. Stauffer, Man heim township ; Jehu Soldemridge, Ephrata ; S. G. Engle, Marietta ; Fred. Seurbeer, Mount Jey ; M. L. Gteider, Mount Jey ; Win. H. Pewden, Lancaster. The committee appointed at the last meeting te report a constitution and by laws,with a view of having the association incorporated made a.repert. The several sections wcie taken up seriatim, amended aud adopted. A resolution was adopted disbanding the old association and transferring te the new one all its assets and liabilities, and providing that all premiums due exhibi' exhibi' ers at the late fair shall be paid in stock of the new association. The new society then proceeded te elect officers, for the ensuing year and the fol lowing were elected : President J. A. Steber. Tresaurer Jehn E. Sebum, city. Cor. Secretary J. B. Leng. Rec. Secretary J. B. Lichty, city. Directors Jehn Seldemridge, Ephrata ; Samuel G. Eugle, Marietta ; T. Frank Evans, Lititz ; H. A. Schroyer, city ; II. b. Garber, Jilt. Jey. On motion, the secretary was autheiizml te make the necessary publication te se cure a charter. Adjourned te meet ou the 1st Monday in May at 10:30 a. m. 'TUK tlNKBOWH." The liedy of a Mun Found In the Klver. Yesterday afteruoeii the body of an un known man was found floating in the Su queliauua river at Marietta, by seme men who .were beating. Deputy Corener Arm strong was notified aud he empanuelled a jury consisting of Samuel M. Myers, Henry Shue, Alexander Shue, Samuel Reichard, 11. Eley and Benten Eley. They found f that " au unknown man came te his death p from accidental drowning." The body of the deceased was in an advanced stage of decomposition, and thcre wero no papers en it which would assist in his identifica tion. It is believed that the man was drowned at seme point up the river, and the body floated down te the point where it was found for the purpose of giving a Lancaster ceuuty coreuer a chance at it. The body was taken in charge by seme men who interred it ou the Yerk county side, se if he fell into the river far up the stream, he was drowned in one county, sat upon by the corenor in a second and buried iu a third. Unclaimed Letters. The following is a list of lotters remain ing in the posteffica for the week ending April 9, 1883 : Ladies List Miss Hannah E. Asten, Miss Mary Bredman, Mrs. Amer Cbalfanr, Mrs. Michael G. Greff. Miss L. Hess, Miss Mary U. Uuber, Mrs. C. M. Musser, Miss Mary Presberry, Miss Mary C. Rogers, Mrs. Mary Shaub. Gents' List Julius Arouseu, D. Cram bans, Pcter Conuelly, Dishler & Ce., Jno. De Haven, J. B. Gibble. Jac. H. Hart, Wm. Malone, Franklin Martin, Jas. B. Miller, McClay Merrow, W. R. Phineut, Jue. Rincar, J. B. Reading. Seymour Ray mond, Abraham Rethom, Stewart & Sen, Gee. Stauffer, B. N. Thorp, Jehn Welsh. Seriously injured by tbe Cars. . Michael O'Brien, an Irish laborer aged 30 ycais, who was employed in the Valley Creek quarries just east of Downingtown, was seiieusly injured by the cars this morning about 7:30. He was walking en the railroad track when a milk train struck him. He was terribly cut about the head and ene leg was se badly crushed that it had te be amputated below the knee. He was taken te Downingtown where he was attended by Dr. L. Hoopes and was afterwards removed te a hospital in Philadelphia. The injured man is unmarried and has no relatives in this country. changed tils Baee. Geerge Brinten, the jelly colored hotel porter, who is quite a character in his way, has disposed of his livery stable, in Christian street, which he has been keep ing for about a year. He will new give his entire attention te the hotel business. Fer some time past he has been at the Grape hotel, but this morning he aceepted a similar position at tbe Stevens house, where he has geno en duty. TUK SUCCKSSOK TO UK. IlllOUKs CeuatySuperlnteudeut h:ub Klcetee. Dr. Edward Brooks, who has been con nected with the Mihersville state normal school, for twenty-eight years, daring six teen of which he has been priucipa1, re signed that position some time age. On Saturday the beaid ei tiustces held a meeting for the purpose of electing his successor. There was a full attendance, every ene of the eightrau members of the beard being present. Tue resignation of Dr. Brooks was first read and excepted, after which the election of his successor was begun. Twe candidates were nominated, viz : B. F. Shaub, superintendent of the publie schools of the county, and A I Buehrle, superintendent of the Lancaster city schools. On the first ;iud only b.iltjt, Mr. Shaub received eighteen votes and Mr. Buehrle two. These who voted ler the latter' then asked te change their votes, and Mr. Shaub's election was ni;idc unani mous. Mr. Shaub was graduated at Milli'rsville with high honors aWnt 20 years age. Fer a while he was a teacher iu tbe school, going thence te Beltafeute, where he was made principal of the high school. After returning from Bellefente he was again a teacner at MillersviUe ler some years lu 1875.be was studying law iu this city and would have been admitted te the bar in a short time had he continued, but about this time the idea of making him county superintendent was conceived aud success fully carried out. He 1ms been uluctcd three times and his thud term expires in May, 1884.. Dr. Brooks will give his ontire attention te the boeksof which he is author, aud will have plenty work te occupy his mind. The following resolutions were passed .'n regard te Dr. Brooks' by the trustees : First. That inasmuch as I)r Edward Brooks has felt it a duty te his family as well as te himself te seek that rest aud recreatieu which a long life of arduous and uuiemittitig labor bus made necessary it is fitting that we, members of the beard of trustoes of thu state normal school at MillersviUe, should aokuewledgo the regret we feel at the suverance of ties which have existed se leug and se harmo niously between us. Second. That tbe resignation of Dr. Brooks as principal of the school, pre sented te the beard at its last meetiug. be accepted te take effect as requested, at tbe cud el the piesent term. Third. Tha the beard accept Dr. Brooks' resi "tiien wi h sinceie tegret, aud fully real. ze ihe difficulty of supply ing his place wiih any oue se agreeable te the beard iu all his personal relations, and se competent te conduct the affairs el the school in a Katisfactery manner. Fourth. That for his long am' valuable service iu connection with the nchoel, eleven years as professor of mathematics and seventeen yeais as priucipal. Dr. Brooks merits the grateful thanks of the beard and et all tee liiends of the institu tien. Fifth. Tha te the long continued anil indefatigable I..b rs of Dr. Brooks in its behalf, the ntatu normal school at Millers viUe ewes largely its prosperity aud the proud position it occupies amoeg institu tions of its class. Sixth. That while we regret parting with oue whom we had se learned te ad mire and love, we heartily concur in the step which iinp.iiied health and a neces sity ler rest have impelled, aud iu the relaxation he seeks no hope ami trust that he may find such leuewed strength that through it he may be fully able te realize his fondest hopes for further usefulness. Seventh. That these resolutions be en tered upon our recenN, a copy of them be seiit te Dr. Brooks and publicity be given them iu the publie press. Superintendent tfhaub's successor, for hs unexpired term, will b appointed by Sate Superintendent Hhzbee. IS KK.1IUK1A3I. Memerial iMeetiu;; aud Funeral et tbe Late iilla Kexie llair. Pursuant te c til of Superintendent R. K. Buehrle, a meetiug of the teachers of the public bc'ioeU of Lanc.iter was held iu the superintendent's ellije, en Friday evening, te take appijriati: action en the death of their lale fi-llew-teacher. Miss D. Rexie Bair. Resolutions of condolence were adopted which have sines been trans mitted te the family of deceased, and Mr. J. B. Kevinski was authorized, ou behalf of the teachers, te procure a littiug floral tribute for deceastd, it being resolved, also, te attend the funeral iu a body. The funeral of the deceased teacher took place ou Saturday afternoon fiern her late home, en the Philadelphia piki, opposite the new aliiis!ieuc, the ceremonies being attended by au immense concourse of sor rowing friends, the assemblage including City Superintendent Buehrle, members of the school beard, scholars and almost every teacher in Laucaster. The funeral services, ceuducted by Rev. J. Y. Mitchell, were very imprct-sive, and at the close the assembled teachers, uuder dims ion of Prof. J. B. Kevinki, sang the beautiful hyniu, " Nearer My Ged te Thee." The floral efferiugs et friends were very uuraereus and remarkably beautiful, in cluding a very large eombin-itie't piece repiesttuting a cress and crown from the teachers of Laucaster, a lame cress from her late scholars, a lvre and a gieat pro fusion of cut aud wax flowers, tributes of leve from many friend. The interment was made in Lancaster cemetery, the pall bearers being Messrs. H. Z. Rhoads, J. W. Byrne, Geerge W. Zecher and William O. Marshall. In her death Lan caster loses ene of its most faithful teachers, and truly it is said of her that her works de fellow her, and the fruit of her labors shall be seen hereafter iu the minds of many youth who shall rise up and call hcrbleased. OTKAMIJCKU ITJSMS. Some Happening Abent the lloreugb. The semi-annual house cleaning has commenced. The Strohl family will perform in Mas Mas saeit hall, Wednesday evening. Fer the last few days" we have been able te count as many as ten " hai Dingers of spring" or, in ether words, "tramps," pass through the borough. Mrs. Jehn Tauger, of Strasburg town ship is the owner of a calf without, n tail. The animal is five days old and Mr. Tau ger offered his hired mail ten dollars if he would go iu the stable and catch the etlf by the tail. The man, net knowing of this strange freak of nature, took Mr. Tanger up. and went in the stable te win his ten dollars, but when he reached fur the ap pendage it was wanting and he leat the bet. Forgery case. Daniel Styer who is charged with forg ing the name of Jehn Hildebrand te a check, had a bearing before Alderman DiffenderffVr, en Saturday afternoon and be was committed in default of $1,000 bail for trial at court. The hearing of Rebert Harscha, who was te have been beard en a charge of forging the same man's name before Al derman Spurrier, was continued until next Monday. Case Dismissed. The telephone men who wero charged with cutting the wires of the telegraph Gre alarm were before Alderman Diffen derffer en Saturday evening. They paid costs and the case was dismissed, Chief Engineer Hewell withdrawing the charge, as it was ascertained that there was no malicious intent en the part of the man who out the wire, bat he did it simply be cause it was tbe easiest way te arrange their own wires.
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