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TUESDAY BVKNINO, AVBO- 10. 1883.
X. Geed Governer.
Governer Cleveland did a very proper
thing in vetoing the bill which proposed
te overturn the existing fire organization
of Buffalo, and te substitute or it a new
a.fem without sufficient 'cause. The
governor declared himself familiar with
the present organization and its chiefs,
and he considered it and them te be geed .
Thatef Itself was an abundantlysufficieni
reason for refusing his approval te the
proposed change. But he was further
of the opinion that the chief object of
the promoters of the new measure, was
te secure the opportunity of changing
the entire personnel of the fire depart
ment of Buffalo for political reasons.
The governor declared that "a tried,
economical and efficient administration
of an important department in a large
city is te be destroyed, upon partisan
grounds, or te satisfy personal animos
ities in order that the places and patron-
ace attached thereto may be used for
party advancement. I believe in an open
and sturdy partisanship, which secures
the legitimate advantages of party supre
macy, but parties were made for the
people, and I am unwilling knowingly
te 'give my assent te measures purely
partisan which will sacrifice or endan
ger their interests." We are heartily
in accord with that declaration of pe
litical policy. It is one that is new te
the experience of the country, but is
consonant with the feeling of the people
which has put into the back seats the
old order of politicians, and advances te
the front men who are wise enough te
see that a party te be successful must
show itself worthy of confidence by the
honesty and patriotism of its action.
Fer many years the Republican party
was kept alive by the unscrupulous par
tisanship of its leaders, but the day at
last came when the disgusted people
overthrew it. Governer Cleveland wiu
nominated for governor of Sew Yerk
by the Deuieciatic convention because of
his well-earned reputation when n.ajer
of Buffalo as an honest and intelligent
public administrator. Since he lias
reached the gubernatorial chair lie lias
been subjected te criticism of all kinds
from all sorts of politicians. JIe seemed
te be ;t Manner of governor with which
they were very unfamiliar, and they
thought him a very bad kind. He i
seems te be se for them. He has
acted in this Buffalo fire department
matter in opposition te the Democratic
supporters who pressed him for nomina
tion. In this he has exhibited the first
quality of a geed government chief, the
ability te maintain his convictions
against the persuasions of his party
friends. A geed governor needs te be
wise, honest, independent and coura
geous. Governer Cleveland has proved
that he has at least three of these quali
ties, and has but te show in his future
action the soundness of his judgment te
declare himself te all men as a first class
governor.
A Common Sense President.
The Philadelphia Press, which as
serted some time age that Rescoe Cenk
ling declared that he had " but one
annoyance in connection with the ad
ministration of President Arthur, and
that is that in contrast with it the ad
ministration of Hayes becomes lespect
able if net -heroic," sticks te it that Mr
Conkling said juSt these words; net
withstanding he is xeputed te have
denied that he said something else
substantially if net literally the same.
Jhe Press considers it quite impossible
for the Press te misstate anything.
Perhaps its readers would like te have
sufficient ground for entertaining a like
belief ; but when their journal publisher
in great detail one day just hew
Lawyer Crowley quaireled with At
torney General Brewster for net
paying him the whole of his $.5,000
fee, and next day declares that
the quarrel was net with Brewster, with
whom Crowley was en the best of terms,
but with Arthur, and was en a personal
matter, and net at all about the fee, the
readers of thePav.ss may be justified in
suspending their judgment about its
stories until it has had an opportunity
te revise them in subsequent editieTis.
But the Press need net modify its tale
about Conkling. It is clear enough that
the president is net carried about in
Conkling's coat tails. Arthur has man
ifestly come te the conclusion that lie
would rather be president comfortably
and in accordance with his own
ideas of the fitness of things
for the balance of -his term than be
continually suffering mortification of the
spirit and the flesh in the effort te de
things te suit the party bosses, te get
their influence for a renominatien. A
wise conclusion iu the president cer
tainly. He evidently has common
sense. He is net disturbed by
an overwhelming ambition ter
re-election. He proposes te take and
enjoy the goods the gods give him. If
he had been looking out solely for his
own chance for a renominatien he would
hardly have summoned into his cabihet
se strong and popular a figure ler a presi
dential candidate as Giesham. If the
administration cannot nominate Aithur
it has a geed pole for the persimmons in
the pc&luiaster general, and doubtless
Gresham saw it when he doffed tl e
ermine ; and possibly Arthur set it up
with him.
Significant developments aie very
likely te be made in the course
of the trial of the Phoenix park
murderers at Dublin, and they
are awaited with interest. The ex
ceedingly great turmoil in which Eng
land has been precipitated by the just
impatience with which Ireland suffers
from her domination, and the extend
ed secret conspiracies that have been
discovered among Irishmen have at
tracted the attention of the world, and
whereas lately Russia has been deemed
the .centre of the operations of these
who are discontented with the
government that claims their alle
giance, usurping the place which
France has held in the past cen
tury's Insterv. Great Britain r.nmM in I
the front new as the scene of disturb I
ance. The work of the Nihil'ata is still
going en in Russia and the coming
coronation of the Czar is looked
forward te for an exhibition of
its results. But whatever they be, their
sensation will pale under the ap
prehension of something mere dread
ful closer home in England. Hew
long the excitement of this dynam
ite era will continue it will be
hard te say, .but perhaps net long in
England, which is, tee stable and well
governed a country te be troubled very
seriously by such methods of assault.
Bishop Tayleb, from England, lepeits
that there was 8,000 members of the re
organized Mermen church in Eurepe and
2,000 in England and Wales.
Heu Most, the agitator wants the ter
rorists te blew the British government
into the English channel. Her Most is
quite tee modest. He should ask te have
all Euiepe blown into the oceans.
A Chinese baseball club has been or
ganized in New Yerk. There will be
some artistic attitudenizing and fir.:
cracker label cuss words when tue Coles Celes
tials get en the diamond.
Jumbo is certainly an unabridged speci
men of a pachyderm, but his newspapcr
photographs lead one te think he might be
brought into requisition te lay the last
stone en the top of the Washington mon
ument. In Calcutta there will be an interna
tional exhibition beginning en the 4th of
December next. Mr. Mattsen, the coital
general, has secured 1,000 feet of bpace for
general articles of American mauufactuie
and for machinery.
The minister of justice in Canada has
refused te grant the delay nccessary te
appeal the case of Majer PJiipps te the
privy council iu England, and the ox ex
tradition papers for his return te Philatlel
phia will be made out at ence.
Editor Wavland, of the National Bap.
tint, Philadelphia, read a paper before the
weekly meeting of the Baptist minister?,
in New Yerk, yesterday, in which he ar
gued for the whipping pest for wife beat
ing and like crimes.
TnE supreme court of the United States,
in the case of the Cook county national
bauk of Illinois against A. A. Burley, re
ceiver, decides, in substance, that the
United States are net a pieferrcd creditor
in a proceeding against an insolvent
debtor.
In the suit for damages at Bosten by
the parents of Lizzie Gaanen against
Rev. Father Fleming and Archbishop
Williams for the withholding of "paper
images " from the girl, the case against
the archbishop was withdrawn en Monday,
that against Father Fleming being con
tinued. Five steamers, each with a large num
ber of passongers, arrived at Victeiia,
British Columbia, during last week. The
immigrants had no difficulty in finding
employment. Twe thousand Chinese
will shortly arrive from Heng Keng.
They were engaged te work ou the rail
read before the contractors knew that
white labor could be procured.
Bishop IIekzoe, of the old Catholic
church, yesterday confirmed six young
ladies iu the American Episcopal church
iu Reme. He made a trip from his home
at Berne, Switzerland, especially for this
purpose. Ne ether instance is en record of
an old Catholic bishop having visited
Reme in an official capacity. He was del
egatcd by the American ecclesiastical au
thorities te officiate en this occasion, as
there was no English or Americau bishop
in Italy.
The new word " dude," pioueuuccd iu
two syllables, has been used iu the little
town of Salem, N. II., for twenty ycais
past, and it is claimed was coined theie.
It is common there te speak of a dapper
yeuug man as a " dude of a fellow," of a
small animal as "a little dude," of a
sweetheart as " my dude " and of an
aesthetic youth of the Wilde type as a
dude. But hew the weid attained se sud
den and widespread a notoriety puzzles
Salem.
At Wausau, Michigan, au "Ideal" Uncle
Tem's Cabin appeared with all the u-iii.il
paraphernalia, including denkeys and
dogs. At the eveniug's performance one
of the hounds, evidently actuated by a
laudable determination t. avenge the
wrongs of a long suffering public from the
continued piesentatien of the antiquated
play, made things exceedingly animated
by a promptly proceeding te chew up the
fellow who played 3larks, and from whose
back and arms he tere the flesh by mouth
fuls.
TnE attorney gencral says there was no
contieversy between himself and Mr.
Crowley, and that the gentleman named
accepted the fee allowed bythedcpait
meut of justice without any objection
whatever, and subsequently accepted an
appointment from the attorney gen
eral te assist in the prosecution of the
Seuth Carolina cases. Since his last ap
peintment, however, Mr. Crowley had a
misunderstanding with the president ou a
matter about which Attorney Guncial
Brewster knows nothing, and, in ceusc
quence of this misunderstanding, Mr.
Crowley declined te act in the Seuth
Carolina case and his declination was ac
cepted by the attorney general.
An amusing episede occurred recently
in Paris, where among a number of rietcra
arrested was a yeuug mau en wham was
found a paper which was thought te con-
tain a valuable clue te a deeply laid i evo
lutionary plot. It was a list of names of
notorious Socialists, jeined te each of
which were Reman and ordinary numer
als, thus: " Labusquiere XL, 1,001 ; Bes
tilli V., 305." The authorities woie jubi
lent ever the event. The matter was
referred te the government, the precureur
de la republique was instructed te investi
gate the sinister document, and ordered
te have arrested all persons mentioned
therein. Then the prisoner was subjectrd
te a private examination befere grave and
eminent lawyers, who began te feel that
they held the destiny of France in their
hands. He was told te confess all he knew
abe,lt ifc
He did. He said it was simply
an election ticket with the names of So
cialists en it. The court discharged the
prisoner and adjourned.
PERSONAL.
Postmaster General Gresham left
Indianapolis yesterday for Washington.
Cei.. Qriv is home from Flerida;
knows no politics but plenty of fish
stories.
Jer. Bartlett, one of the eldest master
bricklayers in Philadelphia, died yester
day morning, aged 77 years.
Richard M. Wibtar bequeathed $20,
000 te the seciety of the Sens of St.Geerge
of Philadelphia, as a memorial of his de
ceased wife.
Mr. Paknell is confined te his house
by illness and will probably net be able te
actively participate in political matters for
seme time.
Rev. B. N. CiiocKER,prefessor of moral
science in Ann Arber university, Mich.,
died en 8unday nighc fiem from nervous
prostration.
Judge Charles B. Lawrence died at
Decatur, Ala., en Monday. He was for
nine years a member of the Illinois su
preme bench.
Ilrcu GiadsTONe, a partner in the firm
of J. M. Gladstene & Sens, of Londen,
has committed suicide by taking strych
nine. The deceased was a cousin of Prime
Minister Gladstene.
President Arthur and party yesterday
left Sanferd, Fla., for Kissimee City en
route for Gardner's island, where the
president ' expects te enjoy camp life "
for a week or longer.
Dr. G. II. Marshall, charged with at
tempting te blackmail Mary Andersen, the
actress, was locked up in Pittsburgh last
evening in default of bail. He will have a
hearing te moirew.
Proi'lsser H. W. Wiley, of the
Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind., has
been appointed chief chemist in the de
partment of agiiculture. Professer Wiley
is a native of Indiana, a graduate of
Harvard, and is said te be an experienced
cnemist.
Rev. Ciivrles Si'eck, pastor of the
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran church in
Pittsburgh, is announced as intending te
Ieave the pulpit for the stage. He will
piebably make his debut next month .for
the benefit of the Newsboys' Relief asso
ciation. Rev. Steck is well known iu this
city.
General Cameren agiceably suiprised
everybody yesterday by leaving his siok siek
bed at sunVise and going en the seven
o'clock tiain te his Denegal farm. His
only companion was a servant. They
dieve fiein the geneial's residence te the
depot and also fiem Marietta te the farm
a distance of about four miles. The gon gen gon
eial had net left his room since he injured
himself by the fall several weeks age.
He piopescs te stay at the farm until his
health shall be entiiely lcstered.
T1UUK AND LAUUK.
JNete.s or Commercial Interest.
The confeience committees of the coal
operators and mincis at Pittsburgh meet
te-day te proceed with the arbitration of
the sliding fcaln et wages proposed seme
months age. The ecale suggested by the
miners crlls for moie than one-half of the
selling price of coal in yard, while that
proposed by the opeiateis is just ouo euo oue
halt. Only two tobacco factories in Lynch,
bing, Virginia, lesumed operations yes
tciduy with colored hands. It appears
that the stiiken were advised from the
pulpit of one of the colored churches en
Sunday net te resume unless the manu
facturers granted their demands, and that
they have been following the advice.
Anether facteiy has secured oueugb hands
te open te-day.
The cigarmakers of Pittsbuigh met last
night and decided ; e strike en the 1st of
May unless the manufacturers giant their
demand ler an increase of $1 per thousand.
The mauufactmeis say they will net de
this. There are about 500 cigarmakeis in
Pittsbuigh.
Little change is toperted in the brick
layers' strike at Chicago. Most et the
master masons have a few men at work,
and new men are beginning te ceme in
fi em ether places. Seme of the meu at
work en the new beard 'of trade building
wcie threatened by the strikers, and a
fei co of police were set te guard them.
The Laclede gas light company, of St.
Leuis, yesterday 1 educed the price of gas
fiem $2 50 te $1.50 per thousand feet
throughout, the entire district covered by
the company iu that city all the portion
north of Washington avenue. Most et
the company's stock is owned in New
Yeik.
Seme suspension?.
Geerge P.ilen & Ce., leather dealers and
tanncis of New Yerk, suspended yester
day. Liabilities, $500,000.
Welhsten, Knight fc Ce., dealers in
buttons and buckles of New Yerk, made
an assignment. Their embarrassment is
attributed te an embezzlement of $75,000
of their meney by W. H. Knight, son of
the senior paitner.
The Atlantic milling company of St.
Leuis ;,esterday asked for an extension
and closed its mills. It is said the com
pany ewes $50,000, and has as an offset
the Atlantic mill valued at $250,000 aud
two ether ruill, the value of which is net
given.
The Firiutuich giape sugar works at
Hull. Je, New Yeik, were closed yester
day, thiewiiig e0 hands out of employ empley
incut. I'eL.1 riUAi. POINTS.
Krtglit. feklcs ler Uouiecruts.
The Demeciats carried the local election
in Tunten, New Jersey, yesterday, by in
( i eased majorities, their candidate for
mayor iccer.inir 1.000 majority against 700
Li.t year.. They elected G of the 8 council
men and 8 of the 4 Freeholders. The
Reformers polled COO votes.
Nathan Bar net, Democrat, was yester
day elected mayor of Paterson, New Jer
sey, by about 450 majority. The Demo
crats gained ene alderman and two
school commissioners.
The Democratic state convention et
Georgia, te nominate a governor, will
meet m Atlanta te day. The contest for
the nomination is new a doubtful ene,
Boynton net having a majeiity of the full
convention.
Tlie efficia's of Petersburg, Va., ap
pointed by the Democratic city councils in
.iuue last, wiium tue court ei appeals de
cided weie illegally elected, were paid last
night with funds subscribed by the citi
zens. Kiatice ana the World.
The RepuMique Francaise, replying te
theaiticlain the Nerddeutsehe Zeilunn en
the 7th iust., ou the subject of the defen
sive alliance hetwecn Gc.mauy, Austria
and Italy against France, says it believes
that Prince Bismarck inspired the article,
and adds: "The Republic will
attack no euc, but will make itself
respected by all. Te recommend the
republic te the kind feeling of Europe
as the sole safeguard against the supposed
bollicnse instincts of Frenchmen is an
oulrage against the nation, and every
Frenchman, whether monarchist or ie
publican, resents the insult. Watch us,
form defensive leagues against us, but for
GeJ'b sake spare us advir-e concerning the
constitution best suited te us. Republic
or monarchy. France iu the presence of
fliA (Yhrnifrnnr 1Q Pranne " Tl. n.ilnln :
attributed te 31 Challcmel-Laceur, minis
ter of foreign affairs.
NEWS OF THE DAY
THE CKIKE AMD CALAMITY BKOOBO.
A North Carolina Tragedy aerleus Lesses
by Fire Almsnease Horrer, and
Other Paragraphs.
A murder has been committed near
Pamlico, N. C, the victim being Henry
Carter, and his wife is a supposed party
te the crime. At the time of the murder
Carter was returning from work. His as
sailant, Benjamin Gillian, was secreted in
the weeds lying in wait ferhim. Carter's
crier, when Gillian attacked him were
heard by persons in the vicinity. On in
vestigation it was found that the man had
net only been killed but actually buried.
Gillian and Carter's wife, Nancy, have
been committed for trial at the next term
of the superior court. The parties are all
colored and the murder grew out of an
intimacy between the accused.
An explosion of dynamite occurred at
Knickerbocker colliery, with probably
fatal results te William Davis, a black
smith. A tunnel is being driven inside at
this colliery and Davis was stationed at
the mouth of the tunnel te sharpen the
miners' tools. One of the men placed a
number of dynamite cartridges near the
blacksmith's fire te get 6eft before using.
The dynamite exploded and Davis was
terribly burned about the face and hands.
Wall street, New Yerk, was greatly ex
cited yesterday afternoon by a report that
a well-known operator in stocks bad de
faulted te a large amount. The report
was that he had embezzled $100,000 of the
trust funds of his family besides a large
amount of property in his charge. Pending
the investigation in progress no definite
infoimatien could be obtained.
A pier of the Third street bridge across
the Mississippi river at St. Paul was
undermined yesterday by a rapid flood
from the Minnesota river. It was expected
that the bridge at Fert Snelling would be
flooded in a few hours, and connection cut
off between St. Paul proper and West St.
Paul.
James Gasceyue, a meulder in Erie of
the Jarecki manufacturing company, has
been fearfully burnt by vitriol. It was
Hung ever him by a persen whom he sus
pects te be a union man and whose object,
he believes, was te blind him in revcuge
for obtaining a situation for a non union
friend.
The hotels at Confluence en the Balti
more & Ohie read, were burned by an in
cendiary fire. Less, $10,000 ; partly cover
ed by insurance. The residence of a min
ister was also burned.
The barn of H. B. Menaghau, at Gary,
Dakota, was burned yesterday morning,
and Menaghau's wife, in trying te save the
stock, was burned te death.
The great trial of Nihilists was begun
iu St. Petersburg Monday. Three of the
accused will act as their own counsel,
while the ethers have retained ten lawyers
te defend them.
Brooks Jehnsen, the colored man who
was arrested in'Hartferd, Cqnn., en sus
picion of being the murderer of the Misses
Judsen, in East Hartferd, last month, was
discharged yesterday.
A tornado swept the country south and
east of Helly Springs, Mississippi, en Sun
day night, levelling trees, fences, bridges
and farm houses.
A lire which premises te assume ex ex
teusive proportions has broken out at
Bemme, near Geueva, Switzerland.
Twenty houses have already been de
stroyed. The Legan house, in Murphysboreugh,
111., was burned Sunday night, and R. VY.
Swepa, traveller for a St. Leuis firm, per
ished, in the flames.
Eighty-six deaths fiem smallpox were
reported in New Orleaus last week. The
smallpox is lepertcd te be increasing in
Nashville
ALJlbllOUsE UOKUOILS.
Intauts Smothered, Women uuil Clitldieu
Starved anil Kateu by ICats unci Magget.
In Bosten yesterday, the Tewkesbury
almsheuse hearing was resumed. Mrs.
Fanny R. Dudley, formerly a night watch
woman at Tewkesbury, testified te seeing
the body of a woman and a child in a
trunk. She had often found the children
iu the foundling hospital neglected. She
saw a bettle of morphine used te quiet
infants and reported the fact te Captain
Marsh, who attended te it ten days after.
One infant was given into the charge of an
insane inmate, who smothered it with a
pillow, but was told by Captain Marsh te
keep the matter quiet. Sometimes when
the children were hungty in the night I
carried in feed, but Mrs. Marsh found that
out and stepped me. When I went ever
te the foundling department te work many
of the beds were in outrageous condition.
I found an insane woman in a cell with
out any bed. She was attended by an
insane idiot girl. They gave the woman
only one meal a day, and this idiot girl
carried it, and instead of giving it te the
woman threw it away. We took the
wemau out aud she seen fleshed up and
became well.
Thore was a woman, Margaret Hennes
sey, in one of the cells, who said she had
net had anything but water for nine days.
Seme of the patients had no underclothing
and some no stockings. It was difficult
te get enough clothing.
Mrs. Minnie A. Davis testified lhatshs
was employed in the Tewkesbury hospital
at night. She helped te lay out the body of
Lizzie Cannen. "The body was warm when
we put it in the coffin. I knew an inmate
named Kate Turncy. She died and I saw
thebedy after it was laid out. It was
covered with rats. I reported it at ence
te ene of the doctors. Captain Marsh said
I had better keep still about it. I saw a
sick child under and arennd whose skull
maggots were eating. Many a time the
rats were se thick I have seen them run
across my lap when I was eating."
William Driseoll, the station agent of
the Bosten and Maine railroad at Twekes
bury, testified : " About three years age
I was at the almshouse en day and saw a
woman in the cellar tied te a settee. She
was a pauper."
The healing was adjourned. An attempt
was made by some laborers te bring in a
large box, but the chairman ordered it te
be put eufideun the hall.
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A YOUNU WUHAN'S SUDDEN 1IKATH.
Xlie Niece of a New Yerk ltanlter
rrem an Overdose or Chloral.
Dies
Baltimore Dispatch te the Tlinca.
Miss Saiak Duncan, a young lady aged
twenty three, died at the Shirley house, a
fashionable private beaiding house, last
night from the effects of an overdose of
chloral. The affair is somewhat shrouded
in mystery, and the jury who were called
upon te make au investigation could net
determine whether the dose was taken
with suicidal intent or net. She belonged
te Providence, R. I., and is the niece of
Mr. Wm Butler Duncan, the well-known
New Yerk hanker. She had been spending
the winter at the Sbiiely house. She
suffered from nervousness and was at
times subject te periods of melancholy.
During the past two weeks she seemed te
improve in health and spirits. On Satur
day night she went te the theatre and
Sunday attended church. In the morn
ing she sent a note te the drug store of J.
Fatis Moere,Madi8on and Heward streets,
containing a prescription for hydrate of
chloral. The prescription was signed by
Dr. A. II. Powell. Iu the note the young
lady asked for $5 worth, which would in
crease the quantity of the original pre
scription thirty times, thus making instead
of 80 grains 2,400 grains. A son of Mr.
Moere, thinking that the lady intended te
buy a larger quantity merely for the sake
of 'convenience and net te increase the
dose, which was limited te ten grains te
the teaspoonful, filled out" the order with
out any hesitation. She made similar
purchases from ether druggists. Ia the
evening after tea Miss Duncan remained
in the parlor until half-past nine o'clock.
She was animated and pleasant and en re
tiring kissed several of the ladies geed by.
When the waiting maid took leave of the
lady Miss Dnncan told her te wake her at
the usual hour iu the morning.
Five minutes after this a neise was
beard in her room, as if bhe had fallen te
the fleer. Mrs. Savage and her daughter,
friends of Miss Duncan, found her pros
trate en the fleer, suffering intense pain
and almost speechless. As they lifted her
te the bed she whispered in a hearse and
tremulous voice : " It is all right." Dr.
A. H. Powell and several ether physicians
were sent for, but the young lady died
witninan hour. The bottle of chloral
steed en a tame and it was seen at a
glance that she had taken the contents of a
tumbler, or about 320 grains.
The Electrical .Conference at ParU. ,
Professer Trowbridge, of Harvard, who,
with Professer H. A. Rowland, of Jehns
Hepkins university, represented the
United States at the international confer
ence at Paris te establish electrical units
has made a report te the state department
Although these two delegates did net
reach Paris in time te participate in all the
deliberations, they were fully advised of
the proceedings. Twenty.six govern
ments were represented. The results
were net as definite as had been hoped,
and it having appeared that thore was net
sufficient concordance at present in the
various determinations that had been
made et the electrical unit of resistance,
the ohm, each government was requested
te encourage independent redeter
minatiens of this unit. The sub
section en earth currents and lightning
conductors recommended that the various
governments should favor regular and
systematic observations of atmospheric
electricity ; that arrangements should be
provided for the study of earth currents,
and that simultaneous observations should
be taken in different countries in fixed
directions with respect te thmagnetic
meridian. The section en phoTOmetry re
ported that the light emitted by a square
centrmetre of platrnum under fixed condi
tions should furnish an absolute standard
of light. Minister Cechery assured the
delegates that the French government
would endeavor te give effect te the rese
lutiens of the conference by suitable
representations of the various govern
ments.
NE1GHBOKHOOO NEW.
Events Near and Acress tbe County Lines.
Yerk and Harrishurg will seen be con
nected by means of the telephone, and a
line will be built from Hanover te Yerk,
via Spring Grove next month.
Alfretta Beatty, who shot herself seme
weeks age at Lebanon, en acoeunt of un
requited love, has died at her home in
Harrishurg,
Mrs. Daniel Heffelfinger, of Reading, by
making a misstep fell from the top of the
second-story stairway te the bottom, a
distance of about fifteen feet, breaking both
her arms and her nose.
The cards for the golden wedding of
Simeon and Elizabeth Buzzard, of Schuyl
kill county, contain the words, "The
guests are positively forbidden te bring
presents."
A Hungarian employed at the furnace
of the Pottstown iron company, was
severely scalded by an escape of steam.
The skin was taken from his arms, face
and breast, and it was thought that he
was fatally injured.
Isaac Famous, a painter, fell from a
third-story scaffolding while at work at
Mrs. Dager's residence, De Kalb street,
Norristown, yesterday, and sustained
concussion of the spine. He is net ex
pected te recover from his injuries.
Much dissatisfaction has existed among
the national guards of Oxford. Chester
county, since the resignation of Captain T.
D. Alexander and Lieutenant A. Car li art.
A meeting was held the ether night, when
it was proposed te return all state prep
erty. The majority of the company wish
te disband.
Monday afternoon the large barn of
Henry Wamsher, in Union township,
Berks county, was destroyed by fire, with
a large quantity of wheat and eats and
stock of farming implements. The flames
communicated te the house, which was
frame, destroying it entirely ; part of the
furniture, however, was saved. Several
farm hands while saving furniture were
severely burned about their hands and
faces. The less is estimated a $10,000,
covered partly by insurance in home com
panies. m
COOK HGHTINQ.
A Match Between Lancaster aud Harrishurg
Han isburg Independent.
A largely attended cock fight took place
en Saturday along the pike between this
city and Steelton. Four birds were en the
ground, two of which came from Lancas
ter and two from this city. In the fit st
contest Lancaster entered a demineck
with tassle, weight five pounds six eunces.
Harrishurg brought out a black breasted
red. The sparring was lively until Lancas
ter's wings were broken. Harrishurg bird
kept up the fight for one hour and seven
teen minutes, when worn out, it fell ever
when the demineck cot iu the last peck
and was according te the rules declared
the winner. Seventy five dollars was
staked en the fight besides considerable
small change among the spectators.
The second fight lasted but twelve
minutes, in which Lancaster was represen
ted by a heavy grey or " pyle," while
Harrishurg entered a grey duck wing. In
this round the bird from this city was
declared the winner. In both rounds 1$
inch heels were used. Anethor match is
being arranged for Saturday next.
Important Postal Kegnlatlens.
The following general order was issued
by tbe posteffice department en Monday.
".Postal cards and prepaid letters te be
forwarded a requested."
" Prepaid letters shall be forwarded
from one posteffice te another at the re
quest of the party addressed, without ad
ditional charge for postage."
" All letters upon which ene full rate of
postage has been prepaid and all postal
cards shall be forwarded from the office te
which they are addressed te any ether
office, at the request of the person ad
dressed, or of the party whose card may
be upon the envelope, or whose name
may be signed te the postal card, without
additional charge of postage. Such for
warding must be continued until the
party addressed is reached."
Advertising tbe Circus.
The first advertising car of Ferepaugh's
circus which appears here en April 25 th,
arrived in town lrem Philadelphia at 9:40
this morning and was run en the siding at
the Pennsylvania freight depot.' M. Ceyle
is superintendent of the car and he has
twelve assistants. Te-day they are billing
the town and te morrow will go te the
country. Car Ne. 2 passed through te
Harrishurg en the 10:10 train.
Organization et the Water Committee.
Last evening the new water committee
held a meeting and organized. Mayer
MocGenigle is chairman of the cemmittee
ex officio. Byren J. Brown was elected
clerk, Wm. J. Stehman, engineer and
William Bergcr assistant. The new com
mittee will visit the water works en Tues
day. Fnneral et Dr. Boyd.
The funeral of Dr. J. O. Boyd will take
place te-morrow morning. The body will
arrive from Steelton at 8:10 and will be
taken te St. Mary's church, where it can
fA tATiA1 lhn naMtiAae will Via 1tulj-1 A
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o'clock in the chureh and the interment
win ee maae in be. Mary's cemetery.
THE BLACK H0BSE.
A VERY OLD HOTEL DlbHANTLfcD.
Seme Interesting Account et lc and its Pro
prietors and Uuests A New Hand
ing te Take its Place.
The Black Herse hotel, Ne. North
Queen street, one of the eldest tavern
stands in the eity, has been vacated, and
will very seen be tern down, te make
room for a new building te be used for
mercantile purposes by its present owner,
Mr. A. C. Kepler.
There is a tradition that the Black
Herse was a tavern staud prier te the
Revolutionary war, when a narrow strip
of country along the Atlantic coast, ex
tending from Bosten te the Savannah river
and cast of the Alleghenies, was known as
the British colonies, and everything west
of the mountains was an unexpleied wil
derness, inhabited by many tribes of
Indians. However this may be, the eldest
inhabitant new living has no recollection
of the tirae when the " Black Herse " was
net in existence.
Seme of the old denizens whom we have
interviewed can remember when Abra
ham Ditlow kept the place, and when
Grabill Diller kept it, and when Mr. Bach
man, the father of Mrs. Judge Champneys
was proprietor, mere than half a century
age, but their recollection of dates and
incidents is a little misty.
Jehn Kauifman, a man of fine physique
and a jovial whole-seuled, clever fellow,
came from Lititz about 1832, and leased
Michael's hotel for a term of five years.
At the end of ene year, however, Mr.
Michael rued bargain, and paid Kauri mau
a bonus te move out. KaurTman took
the Western hotel, corner of Orange and
Walnut strcets, kept it for several years,
and in 1S38, removed te the Black Herse
which had been purchased for his wife by
her trustees. He kept the hotel and had
a geed run of trade until 1844 when he
died. His widow continued te keep the
place until 1852, when she sold it and re
tired te rfrivate life.
Abraham Ilostetter was the purchaser
and took charge of the hotel in 1852. Dur
iug his ownership he added a fourth-story
te the front and back building, greatly
enlarging its accommodations, and when
the stabling w.is destroyed by fire in 1858,
he rebuilt it en au enlarged and improved
scale. The hotel was a headquarters for
drovers and cattle dealers. Hostetter was
a genuine Lancaster county Dutchman,
rather illiterate, but shrewd aud business
like where dellais and coats were con
cerned. Hundreds of funny stories are yet
told about him and his odd sayings
and doings. lie ran the hotel uutil
185S or '50, when he leased it te Reuben
Jehns, his son-in-law, who kept it only
about two years, and then retired te pri
vaeo life, and is new farming near Earl
ville. Mr. flostetter sold the preparty te
Abram Bard, David Shultz and Ilemy
Ferney, who after holding it for a very
short tirae conveyed it te Jehn Shaeffcr,
who leascd it te Geerge Herting, a land
lord of considerable experience, who had
kept tavern at Reamstown, Hinkletown,
Snaderville, and at the cerner of North
Queen and Lemen streets, this city, before
he took charge of the Black Herse. He
was a geed landlord and did a geed busi
ness his lease commencing about 18G1, em
bracing the period of the rebellion, and
terminating iu 18C7. On leaving the Black
Herse he removed te the Franklin house,
which he kapt for several years, then re
moved te the Keystone house and finally
retired te private life and died in 187C.
Chambers Yundt, Mr. Herting's son in
law was the next landlord of the Black
Herse and kept it from 1807 te 1870.
Chambers was a jelly geed fellow, fend of
geed living and geed company, aud would
rather spend money than put himself te
the tieublc of makiug it lie had hosts of
friends tee many for his own geed, and
at the end of three years he get tired of
the Black Herse and quit. He died several
years age.
Mr. Sbaeffer, the owner of the property
sold rt te Abraham Russell and Mr. Rus
sell sold it te Jesse Lutz of Reinhold's
station. Mr. Lutz put his seu in charge
of the hotel, but he kept it les.s than a
year when he tee retired.
Henry S. Kauifman, as genial aud ac
commedating a landleid -.tsever welcomed
a guest te a geed meal, was the next
proprietor of tbe Black Herse, which he
kept from 1871 until 1877. He was a
corpulent, rosy faced, geed natured man
and a great favorite with all his guests.
On leaving the hotel ha removed te oue of
Mr. Demuth's houses ou Seuth Queen j
S'jli'ui uuu mturnuiua ki:ji a jirivau; i
bearding neuse :n the ixoirauge Dunning,
East King street, corner of Christian, and
afterwards in the Pennock property, cer
ner of North Queen and Lmeu sheets,
where he died in 1881. It m ty be noted
as a singular incident that he and the late
David Shultz, who were very warm
ftiends, had made au agreement that
wheu cither of them should die the sur
viver should attend the funeral ; but it se
happened that both of them lay dead at
the same time.
When Mr. Kauffmau moved out of the
Black Herse Jehn Slough and his sons,
Frank aud Jehn, jr., moved iu. Frank
was proprietor and ran the hotel for thrce
years, when his brother Jehn was asso
ciated with him for a year, and finally sue
cecded him as proprietor, Frank removing
aud taking charge of the Serrel Herse
hotel en West King street. Jehn remained
in charge of the Black Herse uutil a few
days age, when Mr. A. C. Kepler having
purchased the property, he moved out an'l
new lives private, aud the Black Herse,
whose ho3prtabie doers for a century or
mere were never closed against the
stranger or traveler, is new dismantled
and will seen be demolished te make room
for one of the largest and handsomest
mercantile houses en North Queen street.
A world of incident and anecdote might
be narrated of the landlords and guests cf
this ancient hostelry. Among its old time
guests were E. C. Darlington, the veteran
editor et the Examiner; Jvrauk.IIeckerr,
ene of the former proprietors of the same
paper ; Jac. M. Marks, late of Lane's ster,
ene of the best story tellers in the city ;
Christ. Iluber, a printer and one of the
California pioncers of 1849 ; Frank Car
penter, the wag and joker ; and Abraham
Bard, who for the last 24 years has been a
boarder there, and who only left the place
when landlord, clerks, waiters and cham
bermaids deserted it. Fer twenty four
years, and under no less than seven differ
ent landlords, Mr. Bard occupied the same
room, and during that time paid about
$5,000 for beaid but he says he get the
worth of hi3 money. He has new secured
eomfertablo quarters at the Franklin
house.
Mr. A. C Kepler, who new owns the
property, will erect a fine three-story
building with a front of similar design
with the adjoining building new owned
and occupied by him. There will be two
fine store rooms en the ground fleer, one
et them 71 feet and the ethfr 117 fe-et in
length. The old arched wagon drive will
be closed, and a front stairway will be
built te lead te the upper stories of the
present Kepler building and the new eue.
The second fleer of the new building will
be a single large-hall, and the upper fleer
divider? into smaller rooms. On the rear
of the let will be built a large two-story
brick waicheuse. 108 feet iu length by 21
feet, 1 inch iu width. The plans aud
specifications of the new buildings have
becu made, the work put under contract,
and in a very few weeks the Black Herse
building will be a thing of the past, and
upon its ruins will rise a handseme struc
ture better suited te the wants and taste
of this progressive age.
Sale et Horses.
Samuel Hess & Sen, auctioneers, yes
terday told at the Merrimac heuss, for
Geerge Gressman, 22 head of Illiueis :iml
Canada horses at au avcragu p.. of
238.40 per head.
uap t-;V9.
items et Interest Frem the Went Kuil.
The Strohl family, consisting of father
and seveu children, four girls aud thrce
boys, whose reputation as musical artists
stands high, gave a delightful entertain
ment in Masonic hall at Christiana, en
Monday evening last. They were greeted
by a large and appreciative audience
In musical talent and variety they are
superior te the McGibeny family. Master
Charles, Mamie and little Esther, whose
years scarce number eight, elicited round
after round of applause
The new safe of the Gap national bank
was received en Saturday, and after con
siderabe labor placed in the bank building.
It rs a large and spleudid piece of furni
ture, and was built by the Hellar lock and
safe company of Yerk? Pa., especially te
order, being tin first ene of the kind
built by them This safe weighs five tens
and measures six feet iu height, four in
width and about the tume in depth. It is
fire and burglar proof withiu itself, haviug
four half inch plates of steel in the doers,
and is most conveniently constructed.
The bank is doing a very geed business at
present, and all future, prospects are
bright and encouraging.
Notes et the Koreugh.
The most of the public schools iu this
immediate neighborhood have closed fei
the term. The scholars of the Oap sec
ondary school kindly remembered their
teacher, Miss Hoekie C. Slay maker, by
presenting te l.er en the bust day of the
school a handsome autograph album.
Jehn Kurtz, of the White Herse, luft
for Kentucky en Thursday, where he will
engage in farming. He took with him his
family aud several carloads of live stock.
Henry Fex has enlarge his clothing
stere and is making preparations te open
a restaurant in the room adjoining..
The erection of a telephoue line from the
Gap Western Union telegraph effice te
Spirugville via White Herso is in contem
plation. Jeseph D. Hassen, aged 57, after a long
illness, died at his late rcsidence in Rising
Sun, en last Tuesday. His funeral took
place en Friday. Mr. Hassen was a
staunch Democrat and a geed citizen.
Jeseph Baker has bought out II. B.
Herahey's produce business. He has geno
te Chester.
Miss Beckie C. Slaymaker will open a
subscription school iu the Gap ueKt
week.
There were very few changes in this
neighborhood this spring.
The wheat crop is exceedingly tine in
this neighborhood.
The farmers have begun te plow.
A BRIDE'S P1CKDIUA1UKNT.
Oeherted by Iter Uimbaud en a l't.iiii)lt.iiilit
ltallread Train.
ll'.iulslmrtf Patriot.
Yesterday neon as the train freia the
east stepped at Lancaster, a buxom damsel
entered the cais and took a seat. Shu had
a ticket for this city, but as seen as the
train started die evidenced sigiu of
nervousness. There was something wrong.
She looked like a througligeer, had plenty
of "halm of youth " scattered ever her
rather rough features and a bettle of
" white rose" perfumed her person. Sim
was net long in making herself known.
She was a bride of but a few hours. At
Lancaster her husband, who married her
it appeals because of a fear of the law,
bought two tickets. He placed her ou the
cars at the same time sayrng he would go
into the smoking car. It isu't at all ens ens
tematy for a groom te shake his bride se
seen after the tying of the connubial
knot, -but that was just what happened
in thi3 case. The woman was ap
pfcheusive of his leaving her. When
the conductor came around she inquired
if such a mau as she described her hu i
band te be was iu the smoking car, and
receiving a negative answer she made a
personal inspection as the tiain reached
Landisville. She was very iudignant at
net fiudiug him, -aud accordingly made
much amuscinuut fi- Urn passengers. At
Mt. Jey she left the tiain thoroughly dis
gusted with her utddicg trip and with a
determination te leuirn te Lancaster and
make her husbaud again come te time.
Inspecting the JHre Department.
Yesterday afternoon the lire cemmittee
of councils visited engine house Nes. 1
aud 4, and the tiuck house. They in
spected Ne. 4 house, which was leccntly
purchased by the ci.y, for the purpose of
ascertaining whether loom could be m idj
there ler the true by erecting an a ldi ldi
tien te the building. Noactien was t rken
iu the matter. The hese cart of this com
pany was ordered te be lehoeped. Eugine
Ne. 1 was found te be iu rather bad con
ditien, but no action was taken in regaid
as there is a petition new before ceuucil.s
asking for thu rumeval et the engine te the
western part of the town.
After visiting the above heuse the com cem cem
mitteo met in Centre Square aud requested
the chief te call out the department. The
key was placed iu box IS, and iu three
minutes Ne. 1 was iu the squate closely
followed by Nes. 2 and 3. Ne 4 was
somewhat later. The men knew nothing
whatever concerning the alarm until it
was struck, aud the tint': made was goon,
considering the distance tint thiee el
them have te travel.
The committee eideicd the chief engi
neer te call out the department whenevu
lm deBtnid it necessary, te see that they
are efficient and at their pints. The men
are net te In informed of the time when
they shall be called, but it will b a'
times wheu they least expect it.
rUK NATIONAL uDAUU.
A New Mlntae Company Being Organized.
Communications hive been received by
these interested in the formation or a
military company in the city of Lanca-ter
from the military authorities of the statu,
which give the asauance that the- com.
pany will be n-eeived and assigned a placi
in the national guard of I'enn'a as "een
as the organization is completed. An in
specting officer will h: scnthcie te muster
them in and enablf tbe company te receive
its arms and accoutrements and all things
necessary for its complete equipment.
Composed, as this organization is, el some
of the best and steadiest young me.i iu the
city, ail eagei aud enthusiastic iu ler ward
ing its interests, and already pieficirut in
the school of the company, it premises te
be a success and a gr: it cred'.t te L mean
ter. The company will meet at ExccNier
hall en Thursday evening, and all persons
desiring te join sheu'd tepert ou that
evening.
OlfUUAKV.
Kev. Edwin K. Itewer. O. U., Ilean et Lin
coln University.
Rev. EJwiu It. Bewer, D.D., dean of
Lincoln university and a widely known
divine of the Pnnbyteriau church, died en
Saturday evening of congestion of the
brain after a short illness.
Kev. Dr. Uewer was a native of Lancas
ter county. He waa a graduate of
Piiucet 'i c.illegc and took the first honor
iu his diss He was also a graduate of
Princeton theological seminary. Fer
many years he was pastor of the P.oby P.eby
teriau chinch at Springfield, Ohie. Ile
was called from that charge te Lincoln
university, where for fifteen years lm
filled the chair of the Jehn C. Baldv.iu
professorship of theology, professor of the
connection between scienca and religion
and dean of Lincoln university.
Mayer's Circus.
This'merning all the parties before the
mayor were bums and they were allowed
te go their ways.