eSSSaSasEssssl IMS SJK wwm.'ifau iiMiaaaqftMiaiagaggfcWaew'a'ii9 J1m S""5 LANCASTERJLAILY INTELLIGENCER TUESDAY APlilL 17 'Kn Haucaster intelligencer. TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1883. The Chicago Declarations. There was a banquet in Chicago the ether evening given by the Iroquois club, a Democratic association, which bad invited-te its table a number of the notable Democrats of the country, with the object, as Congressman Springer says, of enunciating Democratic princi ples and declaring the sentiment of the party en the great questions of the day. This doubtless was the ostensible object, but iu pursuance of it there was a re markable exclusion from invitation of such Democrats as were net in favor of a tariff for revenue only. Carter llarri llarri llarri son.hewever, was invited; and, being the newly elected Democratic mayor of Chi cage, it would have been decidedly strange if he had net been, if the object of the meeting of Democrats in Chicago had really been te ascertain and declare the Democratic sentiment concerning the great questions of the day. Mr. Har rison having just been chosen te repre sent the sentiment of the Democracy of Chicago, certainly was the fittest single Cbicagean te speak the view of the Dr Dr mecracy of that city upon the political questions of the hour. But yet Mr. Harrison should net have been summoned te their council table by the Iroqueisians : because tiie fact was that they did net seek te give expression te the Democratic party sentiment upon the tariff question ; their real object being te force the party into the free trade line ; and it was only te boost it the better en this line that they would have given their meeting the appearance of an assembly of Democrats generally and net of free trade Democrats particu larly. Senater Bayard was there and made a speech te the pleasurement of the Iro Ire Iro qeoisians. Mr. William Henry Ilurl bert, a very clever and pleasant gentle man, who serves as editoref Jay Gould's New Yerk World, and who has but one idea en the tariff question, also spoke a piece te the delight of his auditors, laud ing free trade. But when it came te Mayer Harrison's turn te respond te the toast assigned him, he failed te fall in with the humor of the meeting and say yea te its attempt te advertise the doc trine of a tariff for revenue en the country as that of a party of Democrats, of which he had been invited te ba one. Mr. Harrison had been assigned a toast which would have kept him far away from the subject of revenue if he had stuck te it. But Mr. Harrison could net see that it was his duty te listen te his fel low Democrats preaching free trade while he himself should be silent en the subject, though he disagreed with the sentiments promulgated ; with the re sult that the proclamation would go all ever the country the next day that the distinguished Democrats entertained by the Iroquois club, including the just elected mayor of the city of Chicago, had declared for free trade, pure and simple. Majer Harrison is net a feel. He was net silly enough te consent te be bottled up in a free trade hole. He was net foolish enough te believe that the ceun try is yet in a state of mind or body te agree te a tariff for revenue only. He was wise enough te see that this ques tion was net one dividing the two great parties ; and that if it should be made se, the party that proposed at once te abolish all protection te home indti- y. except that afforded by a tariff fei . v enue only, would simply go under. A tariff for revenue only will never be the policy of this manufacturing country; for that would put a duty upon the raw materials as well as the products of the manufacturer. The day, hew ever, is fast approaching, when absolute free trade will be demanded by the man ufacturers, as well as the agricultural and commercial interests of the country. It will come when our manufacturing facilities are such as te require the world for the market of our products. When that day comes it will be clear te all men, and it will net need adeclaratien of a political platform te secure a free trade that all interests demand. Just new Mayer Harrison is clearly right in declaring it te be inexpedient for the Democratic party te anticipate the march of events, and te tear its shirt and burst its bleed vessels in endeavoring te secure for te-day what the people de net want, because it is net te their interests, and what will come te them some day without effort, as seen as their interests clamor for it. The Heuse at Harrisburg having dis covered that Saturday sessions are net attended, has adopted instead of them Friday night sessions from 7.J te 10 o'clock. It deeB net appear by what process, that is net applicable te the enforcement of attendance en Saturday, the mere regular attendance en Friday evening is te be procured since most of the absentees leave the cap. ital en Friday night. But the public is indifferent whether the extra session be held en Friday night or next day, pre vided it is a real business session and net a farce. If the Heuse will enforce its own rules and grant no leaves of absence except for geed and necessary cause, it can have as geed sessions en Friday night as at any ether time, and if it d. es net de this it will bringdewn upon itself the deserved reproach of its party and the public. The Heuse has resolved" that the speeches of the session shall hereafter be limited te ten minutes each. That is a geed move. Many a geed cause has been talked te death, and many a geed man has ruined himself by his verbosity. Few votes are made and few are changed in the Legislature by debate. It is mostly for buncombe. While the orator is filling the pages of the Secenl the mere expert manipulator and trader is getting away with the votes of the members. The Legislature thus far has made no serious mistakes. It has moved cautiously and creditably, and has deserved praise-for defeating mere bills than it has passed. But in the less than fifty days left for work there is a great deal te be done and the members cannot afford te waste much of ic in talking. If Judge Livingston is under the im pression, or meant te convey te the pub lic the impression, that there is anything in the police regulations of the city in consistent with his instructions te con stables who are also policemen te enter places where beer and liquor is sold, te see that the law is obeyed, he is mis taken. The orders of the mayor only prohibit his officers from visiting such places "except en business." It is their business te see that the liquor laws are enforced and they will find no conflict of authority arising out of the mayor's orders obstructing them in their exercise of that duty. It is true that the mayor has .had occasion te complain that his efforts te enforce order have sometimes been supplemented with a miscarriage of justice in the courts ; but, for all that, we have no doubt the efforts of the judges te enforce the liquor laws will find all the "assistance in that quarter " that can be extended. The remarkable story about Mr Brewster retiring from Gov. Geary's cabinet, at the point of the pistol and under cover by the executive must be taken with much allowance. It is net likely Mr. Brewster would refuse te re sign when asked te de se ; nor that if he refused the governor would coerce him into it with a revolver. But that there was a fierce quarrel between them, in tensified by the succession of his hated half-brother, is part of the history of our state politics, aud, in the absence of any mere certain explanation of it, the enterprising newspaper correspondent is encouraged te set afloat a very uncertain one. tm - Anether case of popular delusion. General Daiz orders a hundred seats for a siugle night at the theatre He is a bank president iu disguise. Tin: governor has issued a general no tice te all sealers of weights and measures in commission that as their oflice has been abolished they are removed. A. J. Leib. ley, esq., is the late sealer of this county. A United States cremation company has been formed iu New Yerk. England will net attempt e establish a like organ ization until she knows whether the dy namiters will leave anybody within her territories te incinerate. A ueiAXiTARTAX landlord put up aceii of fire escape ropes in his bedrooms. Rut he has taken them down. His guests get into the habit of sliding down at night, aud disappearing in the darkness, leaving behind unpaid bills. Ox the Gethard railway thcre is a tunnel nine and one leurth miles long, and the gloom within has a remarkable effect upon some people. Gentlemen have been known te enter in the most exemplary condition aud emerge hilariously inebriated. Scientists are analyzing the gloom te dis cover the cause. An Atlanta, Georgia, paper sent te this office has a divorce notice which indicates that one Theodere L. Irish, said te be an internal revenue officer, formerly from this county, and with a wife here new, is trying in the Georgia courts, te get a divorce from his wife, Mary L. Irish, who cannot be found in that' state, aud te whom proclamation is made through the medium of this notice. If Mrs. Irish is in these parts, she may take notice that the attempt is in progress te make her a widow by operation of law. Tiieue seems te be a decided revival of base ball and the premise of a brilliant and exciting season. Philadelphia re claims the prestige she had fifteen years age with two flist class clubs, and thou sands of citizens have been attending the games between the Athletics and Phila delphia club. Yesterday, as en Saturday, the latter proved its superiority aud beat its rival club by a score of 8 te 1. The playing, however, has been surprisingly geed and the professionals seem te have let 'out a link. The Philadelphia Times thinks no ether American composer is te be mentioned in connection with the late Stephen C. Fos Fes ter, of Pittsburgh, who during his brief and erratic literary career gave te the world, besides many ethers, " Louisiana BjIIe," " Old Uncle Ned," " Way Down Sout" " Oh ! Susanua," "Nellia was a Lidy," "Old Felks at Heme," erroneously called " Way Down Upeu the Swauuee Itii-er," " Hard Times, Come Agaiu no Mere," "Gentle Annie," " Willie We Have Missed Yeu," " Ah. May the lied Rese Live Always," "I would Net Die in Summertime" "Come Where My Leve Lies Ereaming," and "Old Black Joe." it is indeed a marvelous list r- estcr is buried in Pittsburgh and his sister is the wile of Rev. Edw. V. Buchanan. FKATtJRES OF THE STATE PRESS. The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald wants Phipps te turn state's evidence. The Yerk Age has concluded that it can glean me local neiu uetter as an evening paper. The Harrisburg Telegraph positively in timates that Bess Quay should take a back seat. 9 The Harrisburg Independent reveals the sad fact that " compacts made with rail road managers are like ropes of saud, easily broken." The Delaware county Recerd, which is as much of a farmer's organ as Sonater Cooper's paper, favors the free pipe line bill. The Doylestown Democrat discovers that the true reason of the ballets being thrown against the Republicau party, is that that party has filled its mission and is about te go into history. The Wilkesbarre Recerd announces that the day of geld and silver in specie, as a medium for the exchange of values unless it be in fractional parts of a dollar in small dealings, is past. The Union Leader takes the Philadelphia Times te task for refusing te publish the denial of the alleged Pattiaen Cox quarrel "prepared by its own correspendent.after interviews with the governor and senator, and forwarded for publication just two days after its columns had contained the gross libel of the two gentlemen named." i Frederick Douglass is seen te marry a young woman who is described as "nearly white." Mr. Douglass is 66 years old and receives large fees as recorder of the District of Columbia. A BIG METEOR DEAIIKU DEATH AD DESTBDCTION. A fhcuemeuan In Texas A Kentucky Ke- niaiice Trade ami Laber Sewn of all Sertn. A dispatch from Williams' ranche, Tex., says that about 2 o'clock Sunday morning a gicat meteor fell in the outskirts of the town, killing several head of cattle, and destroying the dwelling house of Martinez Garcia, a Mexican herdsman, who, with his family, consisting of a wife and five children, are buried beneath the ruins. In its descent the meteor resembled a massive ball of fire, aud the shock was similar te that of an earthquake. It is still het and steaming. It is embedded in the earth, probably 100 feet, and towers above the surface about seventy feet, and will cover about one aero of ground. The concussion was terrific, nearly every window in town being shattered. Pcople were hurled violently from their beds and goods in the store lAuses were thrown from the shelves. Ne lives were lest as far as known, except the Mexican herds man and his family, although several buildings fell te the ground. The cattle fled in terror in every direction. The air was filled with a sulphureus gas. The wildest confusion prevailed, as it was a long time before anybody could even con cen con jecture what it was. This is the largest meteor that ha3 ever fallen, and it has already been visited by many people and will doubtless continue te attract great attention for months te come. It has oe casiened great excitement net only here, but all ever the surrounding country. A Ft. Werth dispatch te the Herald says : ' ' Learning that a sensatienal story has been telegraphed north and West from here, pretending te give details of the fall of a'gigautic meteor near Williams' ranch, killing several head of cattle and an entire family, your correspondent wishes te say that the statement is a hoax. The fact that the meteor is said te cover an aero of ground should show the absurdity of the canard. It is shrewdly suspected te be the work of the erratic individual who is constantly concocting hoaxes of a similar character. The most notable of this kind was the description of a new mammoth cave supposed te have been discovered semewhere in Kentucky. That story was started about a year age and went the rounds of the western press." TUUUCKMOKTON'.S UUO.ST. Burial et ii Man Who Wan Pursued by a Weman ler. Many Years, The remains of Majer Jehn R. Throck morton, were brought te Louisville yester day. His name is connected with a strange story. He was of wealthy family, his father Christopher Throckmorton, being an associate of Henry Clay. His life was blighted from his earliest manhood, by an unparalleled persecution. Ne man knows when or hew he wronged Ellen Goodwin, but for five and-twenty years she followed him wherever he went. She was beauti l'nl iu her youth, and even in her old age was net unattractive. She was known as Throckmorton's ghost. In all kinds of weather she followed him. He fled te Enrepa, and she dogged him through the streets et Pari-;, and watched him from behind the ruins of Reme. He had her arrested for insanity, but she was dis charged. She died a few years age, and erduied a history, which she had written of her trouble, te be buried with her. Throck morton died some time age, alone and deserted iu a ruined hut en a Mississippi plantation. In his last moments he is said te have been possessed with the idea that Ellen Goodwin was still shadowing him. He was buried iu the family vault and his funeral was well attended. in a in-; add L,,itei. Nete from tlie Commercial World. Northern Pacific railroad officials at St. Paul say that large slaughter houses will be established at points in the Yellowstone country, along the railroad, for the pur pose of sending dressed beef te the East. This will be cheaper than shipping live stock. T. VV. Tall mad go, of the Milwaukee chambers of commerce, has cellected re pens of the condition of the winter wheat crops iu fifteen of the piincipal states These reports estimate the damage of 20 per cent , making an aggregate of 100, -000.000 bushels short of last year's crop. Werk in the pineries of Minnesota U practically suspended. The total cut of lej'.s en the .stream abeve St. Paul is 435, 000,000 leet which is 50,000,000 feet iu excess of that of any previous year. The journeymen carpanters iu Nev Yerk, yesterday, demanded 3.30 per day, and that eight hours should constitute a day's work ou Salui days. A majority of the shops agreed te the damand. The Unrest cigar making firm iu Cov ington, Kentucky, has decided te grant the increase of $1 per thousand te its em em peoyes after May 1st. Alignment el nn Iren Firm. James Marshall & Ce., iron manufac turers of Pittsburgh, made au assignment yesterday te Gee. L. Whitney. The lia bilities are stated at $1,500,000, the assets at $1,250,000. The failure is attributed te speculation in pig iron, of which it is said James Marshall has been buying largely since 1879 "under the belief that price must advance" The Pittsburgh banks arc the principal creditors, but held col laterals which will rcalize the amount of paper they held. Among the eutside creditors are Marshalls Brethers, Phila delphia ; the Rockhill furnace company, Fayctte ; Receiver Brown, of Brown, Beunell & Ce., Youngstown, Ohie ; Ilog Ileg sctt, Hauua & Ce., Uniontewu, Penna.; the Dunbar furnace company aud the Fairchancc furnace company. KAMLV KXl-I.AINISI). Wiiern a Defaulter' Meney Went. There has been a geed deal of curiosity ever since the fact of the defalcation of ever $148,000 by William Carrell, a clerk iu the finauce department, New Yerk, became known, te ascertain what became of the money. This has new been made clear. It is the old story of a fast woman and gambling: In 1870 Carrell made the acquaintance, iu a house of ill repute, kept by a woman named Heward, of a fascinating young woman named Minnie Hudsen. She is well known by the habitues of the Cromerno, Haymar ket aud ether Sixth avenue cel lar halls. Carrell became fascinated with her, and bought her diamonds, laces and rich dresses. He spent money lavishly en wine, eftcu spending $100 a night. His salary was only $1,100 per annum, aud of ceurse it would net justify this reckless expenditure Then he began playing rou lette. At one sitting in a gaming-heuse he lest $7,500, and in another he lest $15 000 or $20,000. Finally he became one of the best known habitues of gambling neuses, aui at the same time, continued te lavish meuey en the woman Hudsen. In the midst of their reckless living death slipped in and carried him off, aud it has taken four months te develop the extent of the frauds. Obituary Notes. N. J. Gallagher, who was for six years night editor of the New Yerk World, died yesterday in Chicago. Leenard Bacen Hedges, founder of the Minnesota Feres try association, aud author of various publications en forestry, died en Sunday night at St. Paul. Captain James Egan, U. S. N. (retired), died in Washington en Saturday. Rev. Alfred Hei mead, rec ter of Grace Protestant Episcopal church, in Seuth Washington, District of Colum bia, died yesterday at the age of 73. Rev.. Wm. Whiteford, 8. J., died in George town college yesterday, at the age of 40 PERSONAL. Arthur does net leek at the news papers while he sojourns in Flerida. Chief Moses, who is visiting General Miles at Portland, Oregon, is a corpulent old fellow, with mild manners. He recently discarded blankets, but still sticks te buckskin moccasins and his crown is a cowboy hat. Ex-Goverxer Hendricks is in New Yerk, en his way home from Flerida, where he passed a month or mere. Te a reporter he said yesterday, "Don't ask me about the presidency : I am out of the race altogether. I am iu no sense a candi date. " William J. Pollock, collector of in ternal revenue, has received the Grant medals intended for distribution in Phila delphia te the old guard who steed up and went down with Grant at Chicace. Has Collector Kauffman received his own, Brown's and Seltzer's ? Judge Field dissented from the opin ion of the rest of the supreme court that " Federal courts may in their discretion disbar an attorney who ha.i been guilty of conduct of such nature as te bring disgrace and scandal upon the court, whether he has been duly tried and convicted under the criminal laws of state or net." Rev. Dr. Richard McJlwaine, of Baltimore, has been elected president of the Hampdon-Sidney college, lecated near Farraville, Va., te succeed Rev. Dr. J. M. P. Atkinson, who has resigned en account of ill health. Dr. Mcllwaine is secretary of the Presbyterian beard of home mis siens, and was graduated from Hampdcn Sidney in 1853. Congressman Sritixr.Eii says that the recent meeting of Democrats in Chicago was net in the interest of any candidate, and, as far as he knew, no prefcrence was expressed The only object of the nicot nicet ing was te enunciate Democratic princi ples aud te vote the sentiment of the party en the great questions of the day. There was an overwhelming sentiment, however, in favor of a tariff for revenue only, and he was convinced that the rcprcseatatives of the Northwest would demand the in sertien of this plank in the platform of the next national Democratic convention. LeMere Brethers were French makers of gray cloth. Their New Orleans branch heuse supplied the Confederate army. After Butler captured New Orleans they continued te send eray cloth te the Cen federates. Fer this he arrested them and punished them without trial. A ball aud chain was put ou one. They brought a claim for reparatian before the Frauco Frauce Frauco Americau claims commission, new in session iu Washington. The commission gave the brothers $14,000 $10,000 te the ene who had worn the ball and chain and $4,000 te the ethor. m m . TKWKKSBUKY HOKKUKS. ltarbareuM Treatment et Insane women Sworn te by .Several Witnesses. At the Tewkesbury investigation yester day Mrs. Jcnnie E. Pepe testified that as an ompleyo at the alrashouse she saw Mrs. Marsh bring out large quantities of cloth ing from the baggase room ; that rugs had been made from the clothing and she had seen blankets and ether materials sent away te Exeter, N. n. ; she had seen Mr. French take an insane woman by the back of the neck and kick her along the yard until out of sight, the woman meanwhile screaming ; that upon a visit of a com mittee Captain Marsh apologized for the preparations as having been made in half an hour, when, in fact, a week had been spent getting ready for the visitors ; it was the custom te take all children, oxcept small babies, from their parents when received, and one Canadiau woman was punished for crying after her children ; she was put into a cell for three days and after that in the insane hospital ; a woman about te be confined was kept steadiiy sewing and died in labor ; it was said she would have lived had exercise been granted her. Mrs. Marsh had visited the foundling hospital aud the insaue building but ence during witness' stay. Wituess was sure Mrs. Marsh had appro priated the clothing of the inmates. Jehn F. McGevcrn, who worked as a tanner at Woburn, said that the skin of a negre untanned was brought te the .tauncry by W. II. Morrison, who wanted it tauned. The latter said that he brought it from Harvard aud that ic had originally come from Tewkesbury. Mor rison claimed te be a student. Pieces of the skin were shown aud Mr. Brown asked for a hit of it, which the governor cut off and gave him. Frank Barker was recalled aud stated that Margaret Hennessy, a patient, was put in a cell badly ventilated. Dr. Lathi op paid her no attention. Captain Marsh said that if Lathrop did net attend te his patient te let her die. She was taken out in September and rubbed with oil. She was set up where Lathrop could net help seeing her. When he didsee her he said : "Hulle! who's this?" She was finally sent away, se crippled that she could net walk straight. She was net insane, the witness thought. One inmate was noisy and insane and Dr. Lath rop said he kept Lathrop' a wife awake und bade them tlive him medi cine which would quiet him aud if it failed, te cheke him until he stepped. One woman was chained te a pest and kept thcre all day. There were fifteen or twenty women who were crying for cloth ing. Captain Marsh said he guessed they had enough clothing. One woman had te be carried up stairs and Dr. Lathrop help ed her along with the tee of his beet har der than he, the witness, would want te be kicked. It was understood that the tins trees visited the almshouse te get a geed dinner aud go home aud in fact ene of tiieni had acknowledged that such was his duty. A KOMAMIIC Sl'DUY. The Hlue-Kjva IJaby Hidden in the Ceal Hank, About thirty years age a farmer resid ing in Springfield (O.) township, named Maxwell, visited a deserted coal bank in the neighborhood, attracted thither by sheer idle curiosity. He steed at the slope opening for a time, and then started te walk down it, when at the entrance te this dark and gloomy place he saw a bucket. He picked it up and seen there came from ic the tender aud suppressed cries of an in fant. He carried it te the light, and then after removing the wrappings he saw a sweet little babe looking into his eyes as if it wanted te say : " Ploase take pity en me. I am a peer little entenst without a home. Won't you take me out and leve and take care of me '.'" Mr. Maxwell was a young married man, with a large gener ous heart, and having then no children of his own he took the little waif home with him and he and Mrs. Maxwell took care of it as parents love their own children. The little foundling grew te be a beautiful aud accomplished young lady aud she repaid her fester parents with an abund ance of affection and tender devotion. Twenty years nau come aud gene, when oue day a young man called at the heuse of the Maxwells and declared that the babe found in the coal bank way his sister, and that he had come from a pleasant home in Iowa te see her, and if possible persuade her te returu with him. Their mother bad died a few months age and en her deathbed she told hew she had hid the babe in the coal bank, of Mr. Max well finding it and all about it, and made a dying request that the family should hunt the child up and claim her. The Maxwells were well pleased with the young man, and he remained with them several weekB. When he returned te his western home he took his Bister with him. He also took the premise of ene of Mr. Maxwell's daughters that she, tee, would share his home and fortune ere long. This premise was kept. BEEWSTER BULLIED. KEMARRABLjs REMINISCENCES OF '70. A Strange story About Brewiter's Sudden Ketlrement Frem Governer Geary's Cabinet. Erie letter In the Pittsburgh Dispatch. The harbor of Erie, as is very well known, i3 fenced in from the lake by the peninsula of Presque Isle, which is joined te shore by a strip of sand at Massasauga Point, and extending eastward. The entrance te the harbor at the extremity of the peninsula is almost opposite the Gar rison property of the hospital. The Legislature of 1SG9 passed a bill fathered and pushed through by Senater Merrow B. Lewry, granting te the hospital all this peninsula, containing 2,024 acres, covered in the main with a growth of cedar and hemlock. This property had previously been under the control of the councils of the city of Erie and the preamble of the bill set forth that they had se neglected the management and supervisen el it as te prevent any adequate revenue arising therefrem. The act of February 4, 18C9, therefore abrogated all contracts or agree ments made by councils, by contract or otherwise, and turned the peuinsula ever te the beard of directors of the hospital, " te exercise such supervision, disposition and control of the same, by leasing or otherwise, as te them shall be deemed for the best interest of the hospital." The primary usefulness of the peninsula, te protect and preserve the finest harbor en Lake Erie, was eutirely ignored. This act also conferred en the directors the right of eminent domain, with power te enter upon and occupy any lands adjoining the hos pital grounds which might te them seem necessary " for earrying out the plan and arrangeineuts of the said hospital grounds and beautifying the same." The Harber Threatened. Feeling themselves secure in possession the peninsula, the managers of the hospi tal began cutting the hemlock and the valuable cedar timber. The pcople of Erie woke up te the danger that threatened them. The trees which were being cut down, iu serving as a wind-brake, and preventing the washing away of the pen insula, performed an important part in preserving the harbor. Thore were rumors that it was a schome of Buffalo capitalists te ruin their rival lake pert. Councils passed strong resolutions against the spoliation which was being committed, and employed Wilsen Laird, esq., a preminent member of the bar, as special council te go te Harrisburg in the interest of the city. " When I reached the state capital," narrated Mr. Laird, " I found that the patent for the peninsula had been drawn up, signed and sealed, but had net been delivered. I laid the true state of affairs bofero Governer Geary and he at ence sent a message by me te Surveyor General Campbell, notifying him te net deliver it. He said his signalure had been secured by misrepresentation aud that he would net be a party te the outrage, but would have proceedings instituted te annul the grant. Benjamin Harris Brewster, new attorney general of the United States, was then attorney general of Pennsylvania. He was also the private counsel and intimate friend of Merrow B. Lewry, who had by this time become president of the hospital corporation. A few days after I took the message from the governor te the surveyor general, I ascertained that the patent had becu delivered. I was informed at the surveyor general's office that it had been done by instructions of Attorney General Brewster, who had represented that Gov. Geary had changed his mind. firewater Under Leck and Key. "I well remember the indignation of Gov. Geary when he became convinced that the attorney general had surrepti tiously advised the issue of the patent te the marine hospital in violation and direct contraventieu of the instructions of his superior. He immediately sent for Brewster. I was present during the stormy intorview which followed in the executive office. The governor demanded te knew if Brewster had directed the delivery of the patent. The attorney general acknowledged that he had. Gov. Geary then broke out with a torrent of indigna tien, told hew he had been imposed upon and denounced Brewster as faithless te his superior and te the commonwealth whose interests he was sworn te protect. Brewster attempted te justify or excuse himself, but the governor demanded his immediate resignation. Brewster then boldly took the stand that he had net ad vised the surveyor general te de anything which was net authorized by the act of the Legislature. lie declared he would net resign and defied the governor te re move him. Without hesitating a moment Geary went te the deer of the office, locked it and put the key iu his pocket. There was a revolver lying en the table. Hew it came te be there, or wheu it was put thore, I de net remomber. The governor laid paper en the ether side ei the table, dipped a peu in the ink, and stepping back a pace said te Brewster : New, sir, you will sit down at that table and write out your resignation before I let you out of this roem.7 Ifrewster Kenlng Under Pressure. " Brewster looked at the deer, at the revolver, at the wrathful face of the gov ernor and sat down at the table. He wrote his resignation rapidly, signed it and was allowed te walk out. Te make his resig nation as painful te him as possible, Gov. Geary immediately sat down at the table and wrote a telegram te F. Carrel Brews ter, Benjamin's half brother, whom he hated, appointing him attorney general iu his stead. I took the message te the tele graph office, and F. Carrell Brewster ac cepted the position at once. This was en the 29th of October, 18G9. The patent had been issued en the 28th. " It is due te the memory of Governer Geary, who was a pure man, te say that he entered heart and soul into the move -ment te set aside the patent surreptitious ly obtained through the intervention of his attorney general. Upen consultation with his new attorney general, F. Carrell Brewster, I, as special counsel for the commonwealth, introduced and prosecut ed in the supreme court a bill in equity praying for an injunction restraining the marine hospital corporation from commit ting any further acts of spoliation and also te invalidate the patent. " Benjamin Harris Brewster then came out openly as the counsel for the hospital, and defended in the suit. I secured the injunction, heweveer. Meanwhile, the Legislature took up the matter. An in vestigating committce was appointed, with the late lieutenant governor, C. W. Stene, at its head. The committce came te Erie, took a great deal of testimony, and was convinced of the eutrage that had been attempted. The hos pital corporation was shown up iu its true light, and te avoid having the matter pressed any further, agreed te give back all the property and surrender the man agement of the institution te the state. The surrender was accepted by the state and the investigating committee reported a bill which passed the session of 1871, appropriating $30,000 te the hospital upon condition that it transfer the neninsula te the United States government, ' te be held by the said United States of America as near as may be in its present condition, and only for the purposes of national de fense and for the protection of the harbor of Erie,' and upon the further condition that the corporation recenvey te the state all the ether property previously granted, together with the building thereon." Going te Europe. Mr. Willie Gerschel, nephew of Merris Gerschel, of this city, will sail from New Yerk te-morrow en the steamer "Gallia," of the Cunard line, for Londen. He will accompany his uncle Chas. Gerschel. of Australia, who has been visiting relatives iu New Yerk. They will make an ex tended tour of Europe, returning in the fall, after which Mr. Gerschel will return te Australia by way of San Francisce. UUKGLAKY AND LAUL'tNy. Chits J. White' Heuse Kntered and Robbed The Burglar Captured. Last niht between 10 and 11 o'clock the dwelling heuse of Charles J. White, Ne. 238 East King street, was entered by a burglar or burelars aud robbed of money, watches and ether valuables, but before the thief get out of the heuse he was captured and some of the stelen prop erty found upon his person. The circumstances of the affair are about as fellows : The confectionery store connected with Mr. White's heuse had been closed, and the family had left the house. Shortly befere 11 o'clock Miss Lydia Celvin, the house-keeper heard footsteps up stairs and the opening of bureau drawers. She supposed that Mr. White had returned home aud the noise was made by him; but a very few moments later Mr. White entered the house by the front deer. Miss Celvin at ence told him that that there was somebody upstairs. A cautious ex amination was made, which satisfied Mr. White that oue or mere thieves were up stairs. Stationing guards at the doers, he hurried te the station heuse for officers. Chief of Police Dcichler aud Officers Elias and Lemen hastened te the heuse. The heuse was surrounded se as te cut off escape and Oflicer.s Deichler and Lemen and Mr. 11. U. Luchcnbacb, who was opportunely present, went up stairs and found bureaus ransacked and everything disarranged in the front room. On enter ing the back room, they found the burglar crouched behind the deer. Without much ceremony he was thrust into a cleset aud locked in wiiile the officers searched for his accomplice, both Miss Celvin and Mr. A. P. Shirk being pesitive that they had heard two voices upstairs, while Mr. White was in search of efficers. But ue accemplice was found, and if thcre was ene he had made geed his escape. The man arrested gave his name as James Clifferd. On being searched tliere was found in his possession $20 in meuey that had been stolen from a drawer iu Mr. White's room. Three silver watches, that had been taken from a bureau were found lying ou a table, a note book, a veil and some ether stolen articles were also found en the prisoner. He was taken te the station house, put into the dun geon, and at 9:30 this morning was given a hearing before Alderman Difleuderfier. Here he gave his nami as Jehn Clifferd, and said he had be.i working in the rolling mill for a year past. Mr. White, Officers Deichler and Lemeu, Miss Celvin, Mr. Luckenbach and Mr. Shirk were called as witnesses, and their testimony was substantially as abeve set forth. The alderman held him te answer at court for burglary aud in default of bail he was handcuffed and taken te the county jail. He will probably be railroaded through court before the week ends. It is believed that Clifferd had an accom plice, as there were $3G stolen from Mr. White'ri house, and only $2(5 found en Clifferd. It is thought the burglars effected an entrance fiem the rear of Mr. White's house and, climbing upeu a small wooden awning, entered through a second story window. Clifferd's accemplice may have escaped in the same direction. THK WKsTKKK MAIlKKr COMPANY Election of a Heard of Directors. The stockholders of the Western market company met in the orphans' court room last evening. Marriett Brosius, esq., was called te the chair, and II. C. Harner was named as secretary. The minutes of last meeting were read, corrected and approved. The president stated the object of the meeting te be the election of thirteen directors. Mr. Harner moved that the directors te be elected serve until the second Monday in April, 1884, or until their successors be chosen. The motion was carried. Nominations for directors weie made, audWm. O. Marshall and E. C. Steiger wait were appointed tolleisof the elec tion. The list of stockholders was then called ever, and each stockholder present voted the number of shares held by him, and some of them voted proxies, placed iu their hands by absent stockholders. After all had voted the tellers announced the following as the result: Andrew Brubaker had 479 votes; Frank Pfeifier, 473; J. C. Hager, 472; G. M. Zahm, 472; II. C. Harner, 472; Benj. L. Garabcr, 472: P. W. Fry, 4(50; C. S. Erisman, 4G2; Henry Martin, 457; Jacob Landis, 450; Emanuel Kauffman, 454; Jehn Leronz, 3G4; Hugh R. Fulton, 324; II. H. Ilolten, 150; B. C. Krcady, 103; Samuel Bailsman, 43; Jacob L. Brubaker, 25; Jonas Miimma, 15. The thirteen first abeve named having received the highest number of votes were declared elected, and the meeting adjourned. m Pellre Case. Jehn Doueghy, aged 19, and Maggie Parrish nee Riuchart, aged 17, were ar rested by Officer Bums last night for bcinir drunk and disorderly. They were discharged ou payment of costs. Jehn Heilich and Edward Miller were sent te jail for ten days each for being drunk and disorderly. Peter Kautz, a ledger, was discharged. Aaren Breneman, Jehn Horekelroth, aud Martin Shenk weie heard before Alderman Spurrier last evening, for assault and bat tery ou F. J. Lindemuth, and were held te bail te answer at court. Wm. Costelle celebrated his 19th birthpay yesterday by getting gloriously drunk and raising Cain, lie wanted te " lick " somebody, and after playfully smashing a few hats and daring their owuers"to take it up," he gave Albert Shifiler a heavy blew in the face Shilller made complaint of assault and battery befere Alderman Samson, who issued a warrant for Costelle's arrest, aud it is probable that he will have te pay for his frolic. The Stfehl Family. The Strohl family of musicians made their third appaarauce iu the opera heir -last night. The weather was bad, ewi: ; te the cold disagreeable rain, and the audience was therefore quite small. The entertainment given was excellent iu every respect, The children possess a wonder ful amount of talent as musiciaus and all are line vocalists. It is te hepsd that in towns te be visited by them hereafter they will meet with the patronage they deserve, and it will net require a very large place te turn out mere people than enjoyed their performance here. The Sunday right erg. Christian Smith and James McGrady, the young men who were engaged iu the fight en Duke street Sunday afternoon, were heard before the mayor last evening McGrady was made pay a fine and costs and Smith the costs, after which they were discharged. Charles Carr, who was with the parly, has been arrested and held for a hearing befere Alderman A. F. Dennelly en the charge of assaulting Daniel Helafan. Elected Resident hyalclaii. Docter James Mitchell, seu of Rev. James Y. Mitchell, D. D., was a success ful competitor in tbe examination for resident physician of the Presbyterian hospital, Philadelphia, and has been elected by the beard of trustees te that position. CRIMINAL C0UET. TUE DOINGS JN yUAKTl.i: .SKSSIO.:t. Several Canes of Various Jiunortaecu Dls. posed UI Numerous If IIM JCeturned Hi liuiuar'tf Attempt te Escape. Monday Afternoon. The first case at tacked was that of cem'th vs. Samuel N. Brntaker, charged with maintaining a nuisance. The prosecutor was Elias Wit raer. The defendant was butcher at Sporting Hill during last summer, wheu it was alleged he kept his butcher shop in such a filthy condition that the stench arising from it was very streug and there was considerable cemplaiut from the neighborhood. The bleed, manure, &c, were swept iute a hole eutside of the shop where it laid, and the hogs wallowed in it. At one time he killed a bull which had bceu injured aud left the carcass lying outside of his shop for a week. The smell was bad and buzzards were drawn te the place. A justice of the peace noti fied Brubaker te bury the animal's body, but he refused aud the work was doue by a constable. A number of witnesses tes tified te these facts, and some stated that they were compelled te ulnse the windows of their houses. The defense as proved by the defendant and his witnesses was that no annoying smell arose from the butcher shop, which was kept as clean as ethers are aud as it is usual and customary te keep them. The defendant's house was right near Mm slaughter house and they were able te eat without being annoyed by any smell. As far as the bull was oencorned there was ue smell arising from him before he was buried. Brubaker had kept a butcher shop at this place for 13 years and no com plaint was ever madu before. He and Witiner had a difficulty and the latter said he would bring tins suit unless he was paid $5. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Cem'th vs. Albi-it Arndr, larceny. It was alleged by the commonwealth that en the 20:h of December last, the de fcudauc stelo a turkuy from the wagon of Albert Swope, a farmer of Lcaceck town ship, who was attending market iu this cily. The defendant was seen with the turkey at Mr. Swepe's wagon ; while the latter was loekiug after the ether fowls Arndt disappeared. He was arrested but Mr. Swepe could net positively identify him at the time ; he was discharged hut seen afterwards le-ancstcd, when officer Merringcr who was at the wagon when the man was there, identified him. There was ue defense. Verdict guilty. The grand jury returned the following hills : True Bills: Jehn Sentuian. laieeny 'live cases) ; Jellersen Seutmau, Jaue-. .Jacoen, Bessie Spicer and Albeit Arndt. larceny, Jehn Daily, arson. Ignored James Jacoen, felonious entry; W. Scott Brady (of this city), fornication and bastardy ; Augustus Reist, felonious entry and larceny. The resignation of James Ilewett, who was elected coimtable of Bart township, was announced te the ceurtand & petition asking for the appointment of Jeseph Mer risen was presented. Jehn Waller, constable of Coue3tega township, has also resigned and Abraham B. Warfel petitioned for the appointment. Nothing will be done in either case until the latter part of the week. James Jacoen plead guilty te the lar ceny of a pair of pantaloons and a vest from C. W. Ck-y, of Columbia. He was sentenced te uiiu: months imprisonment. Tuesday ?noriuug.Cem'th vs. Bessie Spicer, larceny. The defendant is a resident of the Seventh ward, aud also sails under the names of Sybilla McMauus and Bessie Shread. It was alleged by the commonwealth that upon oue day in March the accused went te the buteher shop of Geerge Hehman, at Ne. 473 Rockland street. After purchasing soine pudding she suddenly left the shop. Twelve peuuds of meat were mi.sssJ. and Mr. Hehman's mother followed the defeiulant.finding the meat under her shawl. She admitted afterwards that she stele it. Ne testimony was offered for tin; defense, and the verdict was guilty. Ai.eliit-r Amou Case. The first case attached this morning was that of Charles F. Jliller, of this city, who is charged with setting tire te the dwelling house of Jeseph White, nest deer te the American hose heue, at Ne. 15 Church stient, en August 17, 1880. The case is tryable only in eyer and tei miner ceurt,aud the prisoner upon being arraigned plead net guilty. A jury was selected as fellows : Geerge V". Duukle, Christian Musser, Smith E. Buyers, David King, J. N. Me Uaskey, II. K Harsh, B. F. Ilerr, James G. Tuaekara, P. E. Gruger.Lewis J. Kirk, Jehn Hull aud Gustavus Hcagy. The first witness called wits Charles J. White, who testified that en the 17th of August, 1880, au attempt was madu te li.othe dwelling heuse belonging te his father. Little damage was ihnie te the building befere it was extinguished; the tame building had been fired en the 14th of August, when the most damage was done. Wm. Franklin testified that he lived ou North street in August, 1880; en the night of the tire he was iu the American hoi-e house, from 9 o'clock ; the heuse was fired about the middle, in the alley, which separates it frdfh tlw hose heuse ; wit ness saw Charles Miller in the alley when the fire was first seen ; witness, with Henry Leenard, Phil. Smith and Harry Snyder, was in the engine heuse, when Mil ler shut the shutters en them ; about leu minutes befere the fire was started soine ene who witness did net recegnize came iute the engine heuse, and went te the closet where the waste was kept ; about a half hour afterwards wituess saw Miller hi the alley right at the fire which was burn ing ; it was while he was in the alley that he closed thi shutters ; the party in the enine house h:id been sleeping there all night, and all were yet asleep then, except Witness, when the man came in aud went for waste ; the building was lired about 3 o'clock in the meriiiugl On cress examination the witness stated that he could net tell what time of the year the fire occurred. He awakened the ether men in the ouglue heuse after dis. coveting the fire and told thum of the lire, which they extinguished ; witness could net swear that the man who came iiitt the engine heuse was the same enu iu Hie alley; wituess was net given anythiug te testify in this case, but was plae-d under f 500 bends te be here ; witn :; had bnen drinking in the night, but was sober when this occurred. The commonwealth heic tested. Thti Defense. B. F. Eshelman opened thu case for defense, statiugliriefly what he intends te prove. The first witness caiJed was Harry Sny der, lie testifieil that en the morning of this fire he thought Fiankliu was drunk ; he awakened witness and told him some body had set fire te the heuse next deer ; witness looked out of the window,but saw no person, nor any firej; with ethers he then went out and told Officer Helman of what Franklin had 8aid, bat discovered nothing ; Franklin did net ceme te the engine heuse until morning. On cress examination witness stated that he was perfectly sober en this morn ing and had drank nothing the night before ; he had been arrested for arson en the statement of Brimmer, but was net convicted. Philip Smith teatiliad that Franklin came te the engine house early in the morning of the lire; he was net there when witness came between 12 aud 1 o'clock ; it would be impesr-ible for any one te recegnize or even see a man in the alley, from the window where Franklin said he was standing, en account of a fence between. When witness was awak- !i I s I
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