.mnccffigaac3zgssEBsayau!aa'iS!i 1.1 i..)..n;i'.;i ni ! g'jy'l'J'fmjjmiT.jyy. f?',';t': LANCASTER DAILY INTEIiLIGENCETt FRIDAY APKIL 13. i?s: r Lancaster fntelltgenm;. FRIDAY EVEMlNG, APBII. 13, 1883. A Funeral Frolic. Tfce accident tbat happened In Xew Yerk at the crossing at grade of the Le high Valley and the Philadelphia and Beading railroad reads, is of the kind that are sej likely te occur without strin gent regulations te avoid them, that they de in fact very rarely happen he cause of the care taken te prevent them. Fer this especial accident there seems te have been no excuse. The regulations of the read prohibiting trains te run in the face of the red signal must have been violated by one of the engine driv ers, or else the signal officer was derelict. The officers of the reads themselves, however, were manifestly in fault in net requiring trains approaching the crossing te slew up te an easily checked speed. Beth of these engines came te the crossing at a high speed. The rule i3 customary te come slowly te grade 'crossings r.nd it should be one enacted by the law. In this collision it is notable that the Le high Valley engine had no occasion for speed. It was out for the private use of the landagent of the read, te carry him te a funeral. Quite probable the engi neer had been having a geed time while the funeral was going en, and when he came te return was full enough te le rash. He seems te have undertaken te have a race with the passenger train en the ether read, and as his company is said te have had the right of 'way at the crossing, he hurried up te have the sat isfaction of compelling the passenger train te come te a stand while he cross ed ahead of it. That funeral frolic of the engine driver an 4 laud agent had a sad result ; but there i3 a satisfaction in noting that both these people weie among the injured. Perhaps the next time that the land agent gees te a funer al he will go in a less ambitious way. . -- Sexatek Lmi:i:y and Lee, with a very proper appreciation of their duly and responsibilities, have arranged te come te this city and publicly discuss the issues involved in tin passage of the free nine line bill. They are the lepre sentatives of great oil producing regions, the prosperity et which has contributed largely te the material wealth of Penn sylvania. Upen the same principle that the agricultural counties of this state are asked te contribute te the welfare of tlie manufacturing regions by promoting asjstem of governmental protection for their industries, the southeastern part of Pennsylvania is appealed te by the oil country te cive its product free passage te the seaports, te the end that Pennsyl vania industry may be developed and re lieved from the oppression which it has been subjected te by an odious foreign corporation. Whatever view of this ap peal may be entertained, the public im portance of the issue it raises will net be gainsaid, and we feel quite ceitain that the friends of the free pipe line bill will welcome te the platform of the proposed meeting anybody who has anything te say in opposition te them, or who may have any doubts te be solved about the propriety and practicability of the legis lation asked for. As yet the opposition manifested seems te be inspired mainly by the Standard oil company and the Pennsylvania railroad, which is net convincing proof that it is in the public interest. The secretary of war lias declined te approve the petition presented te him signed by, as is said, nine hundred thou sand people, asking for the rele.i-.e t.f Sergeant Masen, who attempted te sheet Guiteau, because his seutence was ' un nessarily severe and unwarranted by the circumstances surrounding the offense.' Secretary Lincoln justly decides that te grant a petition based en such reasons would be ruinous te army discipline and destructive of respect for the law. Ne one whose opinion is of any value will differ with the secretary in this judgment ; which is equal te saying that the nine hundred thousand signers are net people of geed judgment. They aie people who let their feelings run away with them : and tome people's opinions cannot be valuable when their eme!'ns are excited. Men are net pue-ilv guided by their feelings ; the . ed te exhibit a calm judgment te show themselves wise. A geed many edi tors, who kuew a great deal better, have advocated the release of Masen be cause they thought it was popular ; and they are always ready te yield their judgment of what is right te their con ceptien of what is profitable. Such journals can never achieve a great re spect for their position.", for that can never be given te these who are the mere echoes of the popular voice. m A citizen of Philadelphia, aciess whose reef seventy telephone wires had been strung without his consent, lied them together in a bunch and impeded the operation of the system temporarily en the old principle that as a man owned te the sky and the centre of the earth above and below his land, he could de as he pleased with what he found in the way, if it was put thpra without his consent He has been sued, and, in view of a de cision just made in Hartferd, that a property owner can cut down wires un der these circumstances, it will be strange indeed if the Philadelphia courts de net adjudge a man guiltless who re sorts te such mild measures as "bunch ing" them te bring the telephone com pany te terms, and te remind it that there are still some rights of private property which even useful public enter prises are bound te respect. Mn. Jenx H. Landis has bravely and consistently advocated free pipe lines. The Examiner has threatened that it will be a "cold day" for any Lancaster county member who votes for what it styles this" iniquity." Mr. Landis has proved en mere than one occasion that the threats of the Examiner cannot drive him from a position which he as sumes with the courage of his cenvic tiens. Let him come down te the court house meeting next Wednesday evening, and face te face with his constituents, tell them why he is for free pipe lines. The Memphis Appeal, apropos of the Dukes case, reads a very excellent lec ture te the exceedingly silly people who have been lavishly abusing the Dukes jury for doing its duty according te its understanding of it. The Appeal, when it says that a man en trial for murder is net te be convicted of that offence be cause he was guilty of writing libelous letters, declares what ought te be plain te a very common understanding. But it is nevertheless a fact that the many people who have denounced Dukes' jury for acquitting him have had no ether in centive but their indignation that Duke3 escaped punishment for writing a letter that he was net being tried for writing. There is a law imposing severe penalties upon the libeler, which might have been invoked against Dnkes, but which very strangely has net been. That law would have punished him for writing a slanderous letter. The law under which he was tried could only punish him for homicide. Of that he was acquitted, and the jury thought it had geed reason for its verdict. Fer libel he has net been tried ; and that he gees free of punishment, though guilty, is the fault of the prosecuting efliceis rather than of the jury. We would like te knew upon what principle the Northern Heme for Friendless Children of the city of Phila delphia has been for years getting and new again asks from the Legislature $e,000 per year, appropriated out of the state funds, that will net with equal justice apply te our local institution of the same character. Lancaster county supports its own home at an- expense of $10,000 per j ear out of its own county treasury. If there are soldiers' orphans or soldiers' widows supported in the Philadelphia institution, as is alleged, let the state pay for them out of an ap -propriatien for that specific purpose, as the constitution directs, but while Lan caster county maintains its own home Philadelphia ought te be told te de the same. Sexateu Keyisukx and the Ilarris burg Tdajvaph remind Senater MacFar lanc that he was sent te the Senate by Bill Leeds and seem te think that he should go out and hang himself rather than vote any ether way than Bill Leeds desires. It is very likely that Leeds, finding himself unable te elect mere pliable men, aided MacFarlane's election in the hope of using him and new linds him made of better stuff than he antici pated ; which is te MacFarlane's credit. Mr. Quay once made the same mislake when he picked out young Edward Law for the Heuse. MacFarlane belongs te the elder of coming men ; Leeds is one of these who are dead and don't knew it. Evtiu:mi:i.y elegant sunshades aie te be iu use the coming summer. The .same old-fashioned sun will be ai emul, how ever. In Heading ycsteiday one baby two years old poisoned another b.iby three weeks old by giving it l.uulauum. Heading keeps up with the times in many thing!-'. Tur.Y have discovered a perpetual mo tion machinn iu West Chester. A it c.uiie without anybody's particular inven tive powers, it might be (V Donevan Ressa's jaw metamorphosed. The czar's legalia has becii tiansfencd from St. Petersburg te Moscow, with par fent satety. The Nihilists discussed the question of its appearance alter their grand pyrotechnic exhibition en coienation day. Tin: Chincse have assumed a bostile attitude towards France. As China hasn't anybody at home who has become i ccal citrant, she doubtless wants te help en the entertaiuiug picnics going en among oilier nations. A nisASTiteus tire has occurred at Man deilay the capital of Burmah, and the cable dispatches aunouuee tbat many houses and tbe residences of some of the cabinet ministers burned. When it is 10 membered that the houses are huts and the officials residences net much moie se, the less is seen te be net se very extensive. Tun secret of Schaefer's fuccess ever Vignaux in the jrreat billiard match game which the former recently wen is said te be the nursiug of the balls across the balk line and in a continual repetition of three shots. Vignaux is said te have presumed tee much upon his antagonist's lack of kuowledge of these points, and while he played his best, forget that the American could mere than equal him in strategy. Tun supplemental report or the Jean nette court or inquiry has been completed and is new in the hands or the judge ad vecate general or tbe navy. The officials canipesing this court have examined the records, memoranda and articles brought te this country by these engaged in the ill-fated polar exhibition, and with the information given te them, will doubtless come te the conclusion that se Tar nothing has been gained, while vastly much mere has been lest, in these Arctic explorations. Aktkk all the report of the commis sion delegated by the United States te ob serve the transit of Venus, iu December last, gives ue satisfactory answer le the popular inquiry of the necessity for these observation?, although the scientific indi viduals sent out by the government profess themselves as satisfied with the result. Eight or nine hundred pictures were taken of the transit, which were " most excellent iu tone," but this acknowledg ment of the persons Bent out te take them does net meet with public satisfac. tien. Until the savants can tell what is the consequential result of the planet Venus crossing the sun's disk, and what paiticular beariug it has upon the exist, ence of the various conditions of lire, and te what extent human knewledge is augmented by their observations, people will be inclined te dubiously consider what is te be the ultimate conclusion ar rived at in regard te this wonderful as tronomical event. Hen. Wm. D. Kelly was given a com plimentary dinner by two hundred of his fellow citizens at the Union League last night. Besides himself, Cel. McClure, ex Governer Hoyc and ethers were the speakers et the occasion. MAIL NEWS. A TOUKG OTJSBAICD'S SUICIDK. Ills Sail Dealli After Belne Blamed Three Hays Other Happening or Various Kinds. Geerge Trinkaus, azed twenty five years, living at 4C34 Wakefield street, Geimantewn, who committed suicide en Wednesday night by sheeting himself through the head, had only been in this country four months, having left his home in Germany te escapa the importunities of his family, who wished him te wed a young woman distasteful te him. The match proposed would have been advan tageous, as the girl was moderately well off, of geed family, and, se far as he knew, of unblemisueu reputation, isut ue pre ferred te remain loyal te another, his cousin, Louisa Kranicb, who was then in Philadelphia,living with her father en Ash raead street, near Wakefield, German town. Upen his arrival in Philadelphia, Trinkaus went te live with his uncle and the father of Louisa. Being a shoemaker by trade, and having seme money of his own, he opened a small shoe sliep. With the dawn of prosperity came a desire for matrimony. Louisa was willing, and se en Sunday last the two wcre made one. The happily mated pair went te house keeping, the furniture being purchased by the young wife. On Monday following the wedding ceremony the husband came home very drunk. It "was a revelation te Louisa. In her leve for him she had been blind te his faults. She never, for an in stant, suspected the truth. In reply te her renreaches he told her, in a maudlin fashion, that he had had a quarrel with her father, who was thou sick abed iu the hospital ; that the latter was angered bo-cau.-e the wedding ceremony was perform ed without his knewledge or consent, and that he was driven te drink by accusations of perfidy. By this confession Louisa realized that she, tee, had been deceived. Thcre was no appieach te reconciliation en cither side. She bad been wounded te the quick, while her husband, en the ether hand, was tee stupid te understand the depth el his wrong. Tuesday was but a continuation of the spree. In the even ing he came home as he had dene en Mon day night, and was again leaded with reproaches. Driven te desperation by these, it is thought, he borrowed a re volver, and, leaving his bride of three days weeping in the loom below, went up stairs. He had net been geno many miu miu utes bofero a shot was hcaid. Surmising the worst, Louisa fled the heuse, and en the street met Lieutenant Buchanan, who with the terrified woman, returned te her home. On entering her husband's apart ments they found him dead. The bullet had geno through bis head, entering at one temple and passing out at the ether. He had evidently steed before the mirror, for the lamp was still firmly grasped iu his left hand. The revolver with which he had committed the deed was lying en the lloer a lew feet away. The widowed wife is overwhelmed with grief, and the entire neighborhood is agitated ever the tragedy. Sj.llALI.l'OX AT NASUV1L1.1;. llmv the Dl80e Is Kelug Spread Through Criminal Carelei-Biicas. The Nashville Jianncr, a conservative evening paper, says : " There i3 mero smallpox in Nashville te day than iu any rity in the Union, net even cxcepling New Yerk, where they are never frce from it," said a gentleman. New, as far as the information of the re porter extends, this may or may net be. Would that it were net. Nashville has no desire te beceme the banner smallpox city of the country. The Hener has been thrust upon our people. Twe powerful agencies have operated in concert te bring about our present status as regards the spread el this fearful disease viz., tlie quarantine and the criminal care lessness of these having charge of the quaiantine. Persons fresh from infected buildings walk around tlie strcets every da j'. Mere than this, they ride en the street ears and go into business houses. Yesterday one of the nurses of the pest house walked boldly into a bank ing house ou Collcge street and had a county warrant cashed. Our authority comes from the bank people. Yesteiday a gentleman was cautioning His colored cook against attending church se often durintr the epidemic and against visiting ether families of her color. She replied : ' Bess, dis chile ain't gwine ter stay away from de Lord's heusa en 'count of de smallpox. I'se a Baptist, I is, an' our 'ligun teaches us if we is gwine te have de smallpox we's gwine ter have whether or no. What is ter be will be, boss, if de hcaviugs falls, and no vacsumnatiens am gwina te prevent it.'' The above is about the way all negrees regard the smallpox ; net only this, but 9 out et every 10 will rush in te see a small pox pat ient as seen as they can learn of one. They take a lively interest in the decease. They crowd into their small chiirchc- every night and visit the sick whenever they can. Again, some of the guards employed te watch infected houses de net de their duty. Peiseus are allowed te pass and repass the houses, and in seme instances are al- 1 lewerl te enter them The Banner the ether day called attention te a case of this kind in East Nashville. What was said iu the article was net based en hearsay. but was an actual observation made by a ifannencpeitcr. Net only did he see persons enter the inreeted premises, but saw them leave and walk along the crowded streets. There is cause for alarm. TKallK ANO ue.n.tiEitue. Whist is M-iv lu KubliiCNS Circles. The cigar manufacturers of Cincinnati yesterday piopesed te the strikers te pay 00 cents per thousand advance aud give the remainiug 10 cents te " packers aud ethers." Tlie strikers " emphatically" refused, aud made aa additional demand that hereafter the charge of 30 cents par month for extra gas burned during the winter be abolished. One factory employ irg 70 hands has granted the demand. A meeting of local agents of east bound trunk lilies was held in Chicago yesterday te censider the question of reducing grain rates te the foabeard. It was decided te refer it te the gcucral freight agents be fore taking action. The steamship Flamborough, from New Yerk te Bermuda yesterday carried out 1,000 barrels of whisky from Pennsylva nia and Ohie distilleries, te avoid payment of internal revenue tax due after the whisky is five years in bend. The Swifr. Creek cotton mills, near Pe. tershurg, Virginia, which originally cost $110,000, wcre sold at auction yesterday for $eG,000. A joint stoek company wiil be organized te operate them in future. There arrived in the Dominion of Can ada during March 8,sj98 immigrants, and during the first three months of this year 20,010 against 20,191 during the first quarter of last year. There remained in the Dominion during the first quarter of this year 11.G90 immigrants against 9,844 in the first quarter of 1892. The government work under General Hausem ou the Trent river, in North Carolina, has enabled large steamers te gc 85 miles up the stream. THE UKOKOl A DEMOUKAT.S. They rind a Candidate for Governer. In the Democratic state convention of Georgia, at Atlanta, en Thursday, a spec:al committee of 18 was appointed te try te effect a compromise en the question of a nominee for governor. The committee at once entered upon its work. The cera- mit.taft rnnnrtfld. After mix hnnra' ilnliKn tiens, recommending Henry D. McDaniel, ' of Walten county, as the candidate. He was nominated by acclamation, " amid the wildest enthusiasm," and accepted the nomination. The convention then adjourned. The Republican state com mittee of Georgia Thursday night decided net te make any nomination for governor. STURM AND FLOOD. Lesses un Land and Sen. There is another flood at Helena, Ark. The water is within two feet of the level of the late flood, and is rushing through the old town break, submerging many plantations. The steamer Wylly, in going down the Chattahoecho river, Ga., en Wednesday night, was sunk by collision with the bridge at Fert Gaines. II. L. Palmer, the purser, W. J. Rivers, the clerk, and eight coiereu uecK uanus were arewncu. me beat and cargo are a total less. Thee steamer City of Merida, from Vera Cruz for New Yerk, with 100 passengers and a general cargo, ran into an unknown schooner, elF Hatteras, en Tuesday eve ning. The steamer's bow was carried away and she put into Hampton Reads, leaking. She tried te reach Norfolk but was forced te beach at night oft Lambert's Point Light, where she lies half under water. Her passengers were taken te Old Point without accident, and her mails will be forwarded from Norfolk. It is ex pected that the vessel will be floated and most of the cargo saved. TitUUULK AT GKTTYSKUKU. A llailng Scrape at the College, in Which Pistols Are Ued. A few nights since a band of Pennsyl vania collcge students, at Gettysburg, armed with various weapons, proceeded te the preparatory department for the purpese of " kidnapping" a new boy who had just arrived from Baltimore. They succeeded in reaching his room without serious difficulty, but about the time they had their victim strongly bound, both hand feet, the principal and tutors of the department appeared upon the scene and a fight eusucd. Pistols were fired by the students and two of the tutors narrowly escaped beiug shot, the builcts just graz ing their ears. Finally, te escape detec tion, the hazers left their bound prisoner, leaped from the window, which was en the story and fled. The faculty are much ex cited, aud seem determined te find out and punish the effenders. They have been in session almost ever sinoe the difficulty occurred. Three of the offenders have been brought te trial. The feeling be tween the faculty and the students is strong, ami mero tronme is anticipated. MTKIKKKS USINt VJOLKNCK. One Man Thrown In the Klver and Twe Shet by Unionist!. At Springfield, III., the trouble between the strikers and non-union men at the rolling mills en Thursday assumed the dimensions of a riot. In the afternoon four of the se called " scabs," who had the temerity te stray away from their companions, were assaulted by about twenty-four of the strikers and seriously maltreated. One was thrown from the railroad bridge into the Sangamon river. It is net known whether he was drowned or managed te escape. Anether was cap tured and taken into the weeds, and is still missing. The ether two were very badly beaten. As the non-union men were leaving the mill last night they were fired upon by the strikers. One man was killed and two ethers slightly wounded. The sheriff has geno te the scene, but no arrests have yet been made. ACCIDENT ANO INCIDENT. Lesecb or Lire and J'rnperty. Flerence Mercll. ten years of age, was burned te death while playing around a bonfire at Syracuse, New York,en Wednes day evening. W. A. Levan aud Augustus Everhardt representing the Rene Reck company of .New i erk were killed yesterday at Cern wall Penna., while making a trial blast of the rendreck powder. Twe boilers in Hitchcock & Bradley's shaft and pole works, at Ashtabula, Ohie, exploded early yesterday morning, demol ishing the building, a three-stery brick structure, and wrecking McGinuis' car riage works adjoining. Charles Grubham, the night watchman, was killed. The boiler in the Hudsen chain factory at Hudsen, Wisconsin, exploded yester day, killing William Paaska and injuring two ethers. The building was completely wrecked, portions ei it being carried a quarter of a mile. Fifty men in a ueigh- oering room escapeu injury, rne less is about $10,000. Denrt Codies Found. The body of Frederick Waguer, who disappeared in Colerado last fall, was found en Sunday, near Powers' station, en the Sauta Fe railroad. There was a bul let hole in the back of the head, and con siderable money was scattered around. His business card and a plain geld ring, bearing the inscription " A. IJ te F. W., February 1, 1831," were found with the body. Deceased was a brother of the late Senater Wagner, of New Yerk. The body of Jehn J. Bowles, a premi ncnt citizen of Southampton county, Vir ginia, has been found in the weeds near his house with a terrible gash in the threat and a razor clutched in ene hand. It is supposed he committed suicide because of pecuniary trouble. Mown Miscellany. Owing te the prevalence of yellow fever in Cuba aud ether localities, the national beard of health has decided te establish quarantine stations en the Southern coast earlier than usual this year. It is pro posed te open the station at New Orleans en May 1st and the ether Southern sta tions net later than May 15th. Stillwell II. Russell, late U. S. marshal for the western district of Texas, who was ceuvieted of a charge of presenting false expense accounts, was yesterday sen tenccd at San Antonie, Texas, te imprison ment for two years in the penitcntiary at Chester. Illinois. The United States grand jury at Little Reck, Arkansas, yesterday indicted ex U. S. Marshal J. T. Brown for forgery, perjury and the presentation of false ac counts while he was chief clerk under the late Marshal Tarrau. Holllxerent Jfrienas of a 1'rosecuted Priest. A crowd of about 1,000 men, women and children gathered en Wednesday night in front of the heuse of the father of Lizzie Gannon in Bosten, whose suit against Father Fleming had just been settled in court, and gave vent te their feelings by " shouting, uttering curses, drumming upon tin cans and blowing tin horns." They also broke up tar barrels, built bon fires en the street and sidewalks, and hurled sticks and stones against the side of the house. The pelice finally dispersed the crowd. Last night the rioters returned te the scene, but a heavy iain and the presence of policemen prevented any de monstration. Cyclone In Ohie. A terrible tornado passed ever Milau, Lerain county, Ohie en Wednesday. Buildings and crops are badly damaged. A farmer, named Nicholas Gira,' was blown from a reef where he was at weik and was instantlv killed. Ue leaven n. i.irmi rmiin Jehn James, struck by a barn deer, had both his legs broken. Several ethers were ininred. A man nrvmnrt Siwrnn . i.:n...i ,. fu.s. una mucu at Chicago Junction. It was the severest storm in years. The cyclene only struck a small portion of the county and did no damage te localities twenty miles distant. mt s Bisuer jr.nTV, of Dakota, who is new at Milwaukee, savs Sitt.intr Ttnli win ennn join the Catholic church. There are new z,uuu Indians in Dakota belonging te the same church. PHOTS' PILGRIMAGE. HE GIVES OOOV-UXE TO HAMILTON. Great Excitement Over His Departure and Curiosity te See Him He Gets a Ite- spltn en I'lea or Sickness. Majer Ellis P. Phipps' departure from Hamilton for Philadelphia, Thursday, created a greater sensation in Hamilton than his arrest did in September last. Peeple talked of nothing else and theso who had faith in the ability of the pris oner's counselors believed up te the last that something would turn up te prevent his removal from Canadian soil. The first morning mail from Terente brought the necessary extradition papers and warrant, which were at once placed in the hands of Captain Linden, of the Pinkerton detec tive force. The major slept well and ate a hearty breakfast, which his wife brought from the hotel. After the war rant arrived, Carscallen, one of the major's legal adviEers, visited the jail, and before he left the prisoner was suddenly taken ill. He declared he was suffering from hernia. and a physician was called in te attend him. Before 9 o'clock Captain Lin den went te the jail and notified the mayor that he must be in readiness te leave Hamilton by the 11:30 a. m. train. Cars callen replied that it was impossible and tbe mayor agreed with him. Airs. Phipps shed a few tears, but took no part iu the conversation. Finally Captain Linden agreed te pest pone the start until evening. Meanwhile there was a great deal of bustling about in the headquarters of the Hamilton pelice force, for it was known that Detcctive Wright, who discovered Majer Phipps in hiding in the town, was te accompany the party te Philadelphia and claim the reward. Wright .is a popular man and all the officers en the local force and a great crowd of citizens congregated iu the city hall te bid him goed-byo. When it became generally known that the distin guished American politician who has ledged se long in Hamilton jail was really going back te the states the main streets became thronged with peeple who hoped te get a peep at him as he went from the prison te the railroad depot. The after noon train from Buffalo brought G. W. Harkins te Hamilton and he had a long conference with Mr. Carscallen and the major. Mrs. Phipps spent the day with her bus band and packed their personal effects in the two trunks and one valise they had when they arrived. A few minutes after four o'clock Captain Linden and Detective Bell, of the Pinkerten lorce, Detectives Wright and Gates, of Hamilton, Mr Carscallen and a half dozen officials met in the office of the jail. Toe major and his wife joined the party a moment later. He was neatly dressed in a suit of dark diagonal cloth and she wero a black silk dress and a plain hat. Tbe major smiled pleasantly and appeared as cool and col lected as he ever did en Chestnut street in his most prosperous days. Mrs. Phipps' face were the troubled leek that has never left it since her husband's arrest. The major's uniform geed nature and the faithfulness of his wife long age made them favorites with the officers of the prison, who crowded in te say farewell. Captain Linden signed a receipt for the major's boey. The crusty old Scotch sol dier who has charge of the jail pocketed the receipt, and then after shaking the major's hands warmly complimented him by saying, " Men, yer the best preesner that ivcr steed aback e' locks an' bars." Leaving the jail the major, Mrs. Phipps, Captain Linden and Mr. Carscallan entered a closed carriage, which started for the depot. The ether members of the party walked. About the Royal hotel and ether centres passed by the carriage wero crowds of peeple, who, failing te gee a peep at the major, followed him te the depot. Captain Liuden bought tickets for Phila delphia by way of the Erie aud Lehigh Valley railroads. The five o'clock ex press train was an hour behind time and consequently the major was compelled te wait at the depot an hour and a quarter. He appeared te be glad te stretch his legs after his long confinement and walked about the big depot a score of times. The depot, yard and platforms were packed with peeple. As the major walked about with Captain Linden the crowd opened an avenue which closed up immediately after he passed. The fresh air brought the color te the major's pale cheeks and he stepped out like a prefes sienal walker. After half au hour's exer cise the major retired te the dining room of the station, where he put fire te a cigar and chatted pleasantly with these about him. Dozens of people who pressed for ward and asked te be introduced te him and a greater number still grasned the smiling major's right hand, without Wait ing te go through the formality of being introduced. This hew of interest and geed feeling en the part of the people who surrounded him must certainly have pleas ed the major vastly and that it had a like effect upon his wife was evident from the occasional smile that illuminated her face The lovce lasted half an hour. Then the train arrived and the major's party took scats in a parlor car. The major raised a window and waved his hand at the crowd as the train drew out of the depot. Uo Ue Uo tective Gates will only accompany the party as far as Buffalo. An Injudicious City Editor. Rebert McWaid, city editor of the Phil adelphia Ledger, whxle waiting for a train at Hamilton, te accompany Phipps, took occasion te curse the Queen and the Can adian geverment. Information was sworn against him by a bystander and he was ar rested and fined ten dollars, no reports being robbed of $300 while at Hamilton. PERSONAL. Jehn Walsh, the Irish agitator, arrived in New Yerk yesterday by the steamship France, from Havre. James C. Floed, of bonanza fame, will build a ene million dollar house en the top of the highest San Francisce hill. Count Ven Moltke received the news of his sister's death two weeks age while en his way te attend his nephew's wed ding. Curiously enough, six years age he get word of his brother' 6 death ju3t as he was starting te attend the wedding of another nephew. Makquis OFLeuNnleft Ottawa yester day for Halifax te meet the Princess Louise en her returu from Bermuda. He has notified the Bosten authorities of his coming te that city and they will take proper precautions against any violenco being offered te the vice Sfgal party. Superintendent Adams will provide proper police protection and detail detectives for the occasion. Collector A. J.Kauffman was a guest at the Clever club dinner in Philadelphia last night. The banquet was devised by a committee of three Macs McClellan, McClure and Magargee they had all the dishes served in Milesian style. The fish was a la St. Patrick, a tasteful -species of water serpent grilled and provided with sauce piquante. Served with the latter were new petatcs unpceled, and reposing en squares of verdant turf and cucumbers sliced a V lie (V Emeraude. The quail appeared in harp shaped vessels, the way the succulent biids used te be eaten by the former queens of Ulster, for the course was entitled a la Seine iV Ulster. The saddle et mutton was net Southdown, but " Far-down ;" the terrapin was cooked a la cemile ties 3fncs and le grand canon O'Donevan Ressa and sweetmeats enclosed in bombs of dynamite. m Gave Uall. Geerge D. Bender, against whom a suit for slander was brought, gave bail in the snm of $5,000 yesterday te Sheiff High. WEST, CHESTER'S WONDER. A Mysterious Vibration or the Weight At tachment te a Palret scales. West Chester Dispatch te the Times. In the absence of political excitement. what really appears te be a scientific phe nemena nas presented itselt in this ber eugh and the work of endeavoring te satisfactorily solve the problem gees en with unabated zeal and mterest. What seems te approach the successful accom plishment of perpetual motion is new te be seen at the tobacco store of Air. ihes. T. Smitb, en East Gay street, and the medium is nothing mero or less than the weight attachment of a small pair of Fairbanks' scales. On last Monday evening, while Mr. Smith's empleyes were making changes in tlie arrangement of goods in stock, it be- came necessary te lilt from the fleer these scales, which were given a temporary place ou a pue et toDacce boxes. About an hour afterwards a clerk noticed that the red attached te the end of the beam ter hanging the weights en was oscillating with regular momentum, and, after keeping his eyes upeu it for several moments, was net a little surprised at discovering that the pendulum-like motion was kept up with precision and that it manifested no dis position te step. Thus, during the entire evening this phenomenal action led hun dreds of peeple te wituess the strauge per formance, aud when the time for closing arrived the doers were locked, leaving it te itself, Mr. Smith aud ethers beheving that it would run down long before morn ing. Tuesday morning came, ami upon open, ing the store backward and forward swung the red and balance-plate, with the same motion as had characterized its raove ment en the preceding evening, and thus it has kept swinging during sixty-eight hours, aud te all appearances it is likely te coutiuue for an indefinite peried, aud as it holds out iu its unaccountable per formance the wonder and interests con tinuc te proportionately increase. The red which serves as a pendulum is about ene feet in length and its bearings at the end of the beam are very complete, the adjustment being of the mest dclicate character. The motieu of the red is strictly due north aud south and its oscil lations are eighty-four per minute, with no deviation whatever, they having been tested a score of times by interested lookers-en. The scales have been in use iu Mr. Smith's store for several years, their former position being a little north west of their present ene and upon the fleer. Duriug the first day of their movements the public mind rejected the statements of Mr. Smith and his clerks as te iheir being no hidden power supplied in order tocftectthe motion, but hince a contin uous throng of people have carefully and intelligently examined into the causes but no positive solution has been reached. It is believed by some that the pendulum is operated by seme broken elcctiic.il current and this theory is strengthened by the fact of the Western Union telegraph com pany having an office in ene of the upper stories of the building, the wires te which pass into the building ever the deer lead ine te Mr. Smith's store. A large number of highly scientific geu tlemeu watched the movements this morning for hours, but after cempariii. their respective notes of investigation wer unable te reach any definite solution the peiplexing problem. Professer Sha: i less, state assayer of Massachusetts, is i'. town, and will give the matter a thoreu h investigation. Parliamentary 1'reblems. There is a very remarkable situation or affairs pending in the state Senate, in which the Democratic lieutenant j'overnor seems te be placed in a position of antago nism te the members of his party iu that body. Certain amendments te the bill re pealing the recorder's act for Philadelphia were passed en second reading en Wednesday ; en Thursday Senater Kennedy moved te strike them off en third reading; his motieu was divided at the suggestion of the chair, and when the second pait of it came up Lt. Gov. Black approved Cooper's point of order that what had been put iu en second reading could net be stricken out en third. The Democrats took an appeal from this ruling aud argued that as the motion as a whole had been declared iu order, and the first half of it passed, the remainder could uet be ruled out of order. Senater Hall reminded Black that it was net customary ler the speaker te preside during an appeal from his own decision, and Black called Hall te the chair. The question then recurring, as Senater Hall stated it, en whether or net Lieutenant Governer Black's ruling should ba sustained, upon this there was a tie vete.all the Democrats except Resy, and Emery, Lec.MacF.irland and Stewart, of the Independent Republicans, voting net te sustain him. Senater Hall thereupon decided that the chair was overruled, although it is argued and has been decided (Senate Journal, 1877, p. 103) that a decision of the chair en a point of order stands until reversed by a majority vote of the Senate. The Sonate thou went en te strike out the amendments, all except that exempting from mercantile taxation farmers who sell produce iu the Philadelphia markets. The combined Democrat? and Independents wen a brilliant victory ever Cooper's cohorts aud Kennedy carried off the par liamcutary laurels of the day. Caught. New Km, Apiil 11. We have been asked ou two or three occasions why we never copy any of" The Bad Bey" stories which originate in Peck's Sun, with the suggestion that they are very " funny" and would be enjoyed by the average reader. In reply we may say that none of the portraitures of a "bad boy" have been nepicd into the New Era for much the same reason that articles are net cepied from the Police Neics or certain bleed aud thunder stories from the "yel low covet" school of fictitious literature. Examiner, April 12. The Era ou January -i, 1883. published ene of the broadest of the Peck's is'un stories entitled "Pa in au Old Maid's Roem," and en February 27, 1883, the "Mum Sociable," from the .same author. The readers of the Era will please turn te its files and see hew true is the beast that none of these portraitures of the Bad Bey have been copied therein. Sociable. e A very enjoyable private sociable was held in Roberts' hall last night by a num ber of the young peeple of the city. The tei psicherean amuseraent indulged in included the newest and most elegant dances, and the participants kept up the enjoyment until into the early hours of the morning te the music of Tayler's orchestra. Threning Manes at the Car. Ou Wednesday night as Harrisburg ex press en the Pennsylvania railroad w is passing through the village ei hpringvill -, a stone was thrown through one of the car windows. It struck a man nam. I Eaby, who was net hurt. It is thou, .t that it was the work of seme mischievous boys. Thunder, Lightning and Kaln. Yesterday afternoon Uiere was a heavy rainstorm in the neighborhood of New Helland, and it was accompanied by thun der and lightning. The barn of Henry Weiler, residing about a half mile south of New Helland, was struck by lightning and shattered, bnt net burned ; a valuable cow was killed. Y. M. C. A. MKKTI.MU OF OISTK1CT CO.M'KKEMK. An interesting J-Kfien Tere Meetings Yes terday The Slate Convention te be tseld in Lancaster. A conference of the Yeung Men's Christiau associations of this district was held yesterday in this city. The follow ing named delegates from abroad were present : S. A. Tagcart, state secretary, Pittsburgh; Rev. Gee. W. Neecker, Read ing; H. Small, .H. R. Kraber, and Walter Crider, of Yerk; D. McCenaughy and G. D. Miller, of Harrisburg; H. H. Ginrich and S. S. Yeung, Manheim. There was also a fair representation of Lancaster members in attendance. The conference opened with devotional exercises led by D. McCenaughy, after which Henry Small, of Yerk, read an in structive paper en " Yeung men's meet ings and hew best conducted." This was followed by a general discussion en the question : " What social and secular agencies have been found mast useful." Henry Small, of Yerk, and Jehn 31. Davidsen, of this city, were appointed a cemmittee te prepare a pregramme for the afternoon session, after which the confer ence adjourned until 2 p.m. Devotional Kxerclses. Af lei neon session Conference met at 2 o'clock aud opened with devotional exer cises led by Rev. Geerge W. Neecker, or Reading, who was followed by D 31c 31c 31c Conaughy.er llani-diurg.in Bible reading. A paper en " Beys' Werk" was read by Daniel Kurtz, ei this city, which contained many geed point.-, and dieted favorable discussion. " The advantages of ladies' auxiliary associations" wero next dis cussed, at considerable length. D. 31c 31c Cenaughy and S. J. Herr were appeiuted a cemmittee te draft resolutions expressive of the deep sorrow or the conference and the great less sustained iu the death of David E. Small, of Yeik, and the com mittee was instructed te send a copy of the resolutions te his bereaved family, After seme further miscellaneous business the cenfcrcuca adjeurued te meet in the Moravian church at 7:30 p. m. Seng Kcniie Him jytdresses. Eeening session. The cbnferenee met in the Moravian cluirch at the time appoiut appeiut ed. There was a geed attendance of members of various churches interested iu the work of the Y. M. C. A. " The band of faith," an organization of young peo pee pee peo connected with Grace Lutheran church, attended in a body. Frem 7:30 until S o'clock there was a service of song, con ducted by H. R. Kraber and S. 11. Heir, the musie being excellently rendered. S. A. Taggart, secretary of the statu associa tion, piesided at the meeting, aud made a brief speech en taking the chair. S. B. Herr made an interesting address iu which he outlined the organization and growth of the Y. 31. C. A. in the United States, and especially in Pennsylvania. He was followed by II. R. Kraber, eh the " Werk of the Association," and by I). McCuu aughy en the " Objects of the associa tion." State Secretary Taggart made f h,- closing address, his subject being "The best methods el" conducting Associations in cities of 20 000 inhabitants." Tn the course of his adilrcss.3Ir. Tatrcartstreuvlv i advocated the necessity of having a gen eral secretary who could give his whole f.imc and attention te devising plans for making the association attractive and biinging into it. the young men of the city and strangers temjierarily stepping in it. The conference was adjourned with a beucdietieu by Rev. J. 3Iax Hark. It is plated that the state executive committee is desirous of having the next state convention held iu Lancaster, and that the probability is it will be held here. ( NKIGIIISOUIIUOD NKWM. Kirentn Nnrnnil ArniM the County Linen. Seventeen peeple died iu Reading last week. On Thursday night of last week 302 1 tens of steel rails were turned out at the Bethlehem iien company's works within twelve hours. A charter has been issued at the state department t- the Butler coal company, with a capital of .100,000. The principal office' is in Philadelphia, and Sam'l Dutten is treasurer. The company will mine coal iu Luzerne county. The rise in the Susquehanna has brought an excellent btage of water for rafts. The prices at Leck naven, where a great deal of timber changes hands are : Fer pine and oak, 1G te 20 cents per feet ; for round leirs, 14 te $10 per thou sand ftet, and for hemlock timber, 8(tj10 cents per feet. Herace G. Buyer, one of the best known young mcmbeis of the Norristown bar, has disappeared, and his departure is credited te financial difficulties. He had Tailed te file au account as executer of au estate, Ter which he had been threatened with prosecution, and had also failed te turn ever about $!)0 which he had collected from the entatu of Bridget Scanlan, for Mary Hewloy, of Philadelphia. Mrs. newlcy had engaged a lawyer te collect the money, and he had been pressing Beyer sharply. W. A. Lerew aud Augustus Evcrhaul , representing the Rend Reck powder com pany of New Yerk, were killed at Cern- f wall Thursday while making a trial blast of their powder. They were eharuinir the htilu and using an iron bar te tamp it which caused the premature explosion. Beth men were horribly mangled. Tiwir skulls were crushed and the brains exposed Everhard.whe appears te have been stoop steep ing ever the h'de, was killed instantly. Lerew died half au hour after the explo sion. rrv Military Company. The young men who are interested iu forming a military company held a meet ing last evening iu Excelsior hall. There was a large attendance) and 40 names were put en the roll, which will net be sent away until at least mere have been added. Yeung men desirous of joining the company can sin the roll at 12 Seuth Duke street. The indications new arc that the company Hill be organized and their quaiters will be in Excelsior hall. Next Tuesday evening a meeting te elect officers will be held. mayor's Court. Jehn Cunningham, who is said te have been a professor of languages at ere time, was before the mayor this merniiiir with a cut head, which he get while drunk. He was found by Officer Wiuewer and get 10 days. James Qninn was net only drunk, but when Officer Eli. is ordered him te move off a corner he refused te c.e and became f-aucy. He get. 20 days. Besides" these men there vttiu tun vagrants. They were from almost eveiy nation of Eurepe and from different parts or the United States. All discharged. Junier O. P. A.M. Tiie ineinlieiH or Conestoga council, Ne. 22, Jr. O U A. 31., were agreeably sur prrcd l.iM t cuing by being presented with a Iii.e, handsome iced lady cake, by the'- ct- iurer, Mr. Jehn C. Spaeth, in honor i his recent wedding. They were nUe presented with a walnut ballet box of neat j nil new desigu. Award of Arbitrators. Wm. Slaymaker, H. E. Slaymaker and C. F. Steuer yesterday sat as arbitrators in a slander suit of Htnry Redeiy and wife vs. Henry Mcekley. The parties reside in East Cocalico and it was alleged that defendaut circulated reports affecting the honesty of the plaintiff. 86,000 was claimed, and the arbitrators awarded six cents.
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