T7"" ! .tt!i5.JsasJ-! BjiByr tAHOASiiEtt tfAILl? INTELLIGENCER FRIDAY APKIL 20 Ish SSSZOn vnmAT EVENING. APBIti 20. 1883. I ed for civilization and St. Augustine, which is a nice old Spanish town, wnicn has a ruined fort and an artillery sta tien, and a harbor that is ornamental but net useful, since it has no commerce and no beals. But there was the Tallapoosa that had I crtnifTiried in ever the bar, and whose pilot was afraid te taue out again ever the shallow bar. But the president had enough of the land of Flerida and was bound te take te the sea, if be went te the bottom. He has reached Savan- TRADE AND CABOB. in DO?rm ax, metes hebe am e these. Hh Khnnld It Seil "' . .. t...i;i Vw e While we think that mere wiuuii , -free exit allowed te the petroleum of the state te the gates of commerce, yet we see no geed reason why Pennsylvania should net reserve te herself the profit of refining this great product of her soil and obtain a laige revenue from its tax atiens. , nau safely, but was seasick by the way. Lake Erie, the Allegheny, Delaware anu whetuer his excellency had a Susquehanna rivers aim -" -"; nish ample outlets for the oil that is con veyed te their banks. Why then should net the pipe lines, that are chartered by the state and given its right of eminent domain, with which te force their way te navigable waters, be confined te term inal points upon navigable waters within the state ? Why should Pennsylvania oil chiefly be refined in New Yerk and Ohie v The Standard oil company, an Ohie corporation, has se manipulated the oil trade as te carry out of the state the business of refining nearly the whole of this peculiar product of her soil. Is Pennsylvania defenseless under its duty net te interfere with free commerce be tween the states V We certainty think- net. The Legislature is perfectly aware that the state is net getting the revenue it should derive from a mineral supply of which it has practically a monopoly. Ner are its citizens get ting the profit which it forbears collecting. A tax en the oil issuing from the wells would be borne by the foreign consumer, and its imposition Mews or the Day Calamity and Crime Mis cellaneous Matter Striking Opera tors Will Unit Werk. Tbe railroad coal operators met at Pittsburgh yesterday, and unanimously decided te reduce the mining rats en April 23d Irem 8 cents te 3 cents per meet en next regard te the would be no detriment te the oil produ cer, though it would be an embarrass inent te the speculator whose capital would be locked up in the tax. The Stat h:is a Derfectly legitimate oppertu nity te make the people of the whole world, who are the consumers of its petroleum, pay the cost of its govern ment. Why should it net avail itself of it ? What geed reason exists for ab staining from the imposition of a large tax en crude oil V It wenlcl be a tax readily collected; it would be widely diffused ; would bear lightly en the in dividual consumer and would fall main ly en ether than our own citizens. It would be proper te mate the foreigner bear it ; he gets a cheaper and better light in petroleum than he can find in anything else, and as Pennsylvania gives it te him can he complain that the state gets a profit from it ? And why should net our Legislature increase the business and wealth of the state by providing that the peculiar facility of conveyance possible for the oil in pipes, which is se much cheaper than its transportation en railroads, shall be permitted te it only when it dr. livers the oil te water transporta tion within the state ? The Legislature has control of the matter, since no one can lay down these pipes without obtaining its authority. These who ask for a charter for such purpose may prop erly be limited te de such things as the Legislature considers te ee ier uiu unci 63t of the state and its people. It may demand proper equivalents for its grants and impose proper restrictions upon their exercise. Would it net be proper te enact that the oil pipes shall ter minate in Pennsylvania ? They are au therized te begin there, and why may they net be limited te end there ? The water communications of the s.ate with the world are amply sufficient te give free exit te the oil. The pipes may carry their contents te rail or water ; but why should Pennsylvania be permitted by its Legislature te be a mere conduit for the passage of the product of her soil te manufactories in ether states, when she has within her own borders equally as geed points for the location of refineries and the exportation of their manufacture V Why should she permit the manipulation of a foreign corpoia cerpoia corpeia tion te divert from its natural location upon her ownseil the manufacture of its own product 'i Once Pennsylvania refined and exported nearly all its oil, but new only a small part of it ; and this result is due net te natural but te artificial causes, set te weik by a few men of another state, who have man aged te control a product of Penusyl vania which its Legislature holds in the hollow of its hand. Will net the Legis l i. .A :.n .......... fyv rj.rttt .!! til. state and its people the revenue ami profit which is justly theirs ? Tlieie ought te be no hesitation in making the attempt ; aud with men se intelligent and earnest in seeking the interest ei the state as our present representatives, there should be no difficulty in righting a matter which is manifestly wrong. happier moment in his life than when anchor was cast in the Savannah river. And next time he gees away for pleasure in the spring time he will net go te Flerida. Matthew Abneld insists that in re vising the Old Testament beauty and power shall net be destroyed, even te obtain a mere correct rendering, aud that even where the meaning is net at all clear the charm and music of tbe old words bhall remain Tun "bosses" and the "halls," of New Yerk, are in great commotion ever the impending distribution of patronage by Mayer Edsen, who is bound within the next fortnight te nominate no fewer than six big-salaried commissioners, or heads of departments, te take the place of a corresponding number whose terms are about te expire. It is easy enough te nominate, but it is net se easy te persuade the alderman te confirm, unless candidates pledge themselves in advance te take care of the respective followers and retainers of the city fathers. Senatek Humes, in the vigorous proso preso prose cution of his inquiries into past state treasury management, will introduce a resolution calling upon the state treasurer te report why he has net certified te the sinking fund all money in the general fund in excess of 500,000, as required by the act of 1874. Humes says that the report for April 1 showed in the bands of the state treasurer from moneys of general revenue, apart from the amounts payable te the sinking fund, $2,835,903.40. Under the most liberal construction of the act, Humes holds that the state treasurer should at once certify te the sinking fund at least $1,500,000. Tub advance statement issued by the treasury department, of domestic bread stuffs exported for the nine mouths ending March 3i last, shows au increase ever the corresponding uine months of the preced ing year of nearly $20,000,000, thevalua tieu for the nine months of the current fiscal year being ever $167,000,000. Most or this increase was in wheat aud wheat tleur. The excess ever last year was ever 10,000,000 bushels, and in value nearly 10,000,000, while in wheat flour tLe ex cess was nearly 3,000,000 barrels and in value nearly 13,000,000. In Indian corn there was a falling off of nearly 17,000,000 bushels aud in value a decline of nearly 10,000,000. Ai'Rores of tbe deadlock in the Illinois Heuse of Representatives, owing te the refusal of Reek, one of the Republican members, te vote with his party en a con tested election case, a telegram from Springfield told the following story : "It is currently reported this morning that an attempt was apparently made last night by certain Democratic members and lead ers te induce him te leave the city, and he was taken te the Wabash depot, some distance, from the business portion of the city. Twe Republican members followed in a hack, aud, after some words, prevent ted Reek's leaving. The latter is said te have been in such a mental condition as net te be a free agent. Reek was taken back te the city and followed about all night by watchers from both political parties through various disiepu table places, and early this meruiag both con testants were claiming Reek's vote." bushel. The miners will Tuesday te take action in reduction. Delegates from ever sixty shoe Bheps in New Yerk held a secret meeting last night, at which, it is said, resolutions weie adopted advising agitation for the eight hour syBtem, with a half holiday en Saturdays. The journeyman plasterers of Pittsburgh met last night and decided te demand an advance of 50 cents per day after May 1st, aud te strike if the demand is refused. A general strike of the coal miners ei the Heckiug Valley, in Ohie, began yes terday agaiust a reduction amounting te 30 cents per day. The cigarmakers of Wheeling, W. Va , resolved yesterday te demand advance of 25 cents per thousand en all grades of cigars. It is said that manufacturers will refuse the demand. The cigarmakers of Chicago have given formal notice of their intention te strike en the 7th of May against certain firms in that city who have net yet granteu muir demands. The firms say they are await ing the action te be taken by the New Yerk mauufactuicrs en May 1st. The places of a number of the striking tauneis in Pittsburgh were filled yester day with non union men. All night the striken- fathered riotously around the tanneries, but trouble was prevented by the police. The works of the Akren iron company, in Ohie, have been closed. UK191K ANU CALAMITV Progress of the Indian Troubles. It is btated that General Creek, with two huudied Apache scouts and one com pany of cavalry will move into the moun tains of Mexico next Sunday, and that the Mexican troops will co-eporato with him. Feais are entertained of a fight between tha Apache scouts and the " Rangers from Tombstone, Arizona, who are re re re poited te be en their way te attack the San Carles Indians. The war department has sent seven hundred recruits te the various regiments in the department of Columbia, Arizona and tbe Indian terri tory. A dispatch from Hermesville, Mexico, says : ' The doiachment of troops which followed the Apaches from Southeast Uie8 had several running fights with the Indians from Ures te Gambies, and claimed te have killed nearly the whole band. After losing the trail of the rest, some of the soldiers visited Gambles, wheie ene of the number in the campaign last year recognized L. N. Streeter, for fer uieily a United States agent, as the man who at that time was with the Indians acting as chief. Fer mere than two years he has been the leader of a band of Apaches. Governer Terres ordered him te be hi ought te Hcrmasille, but it is doubtful if he will be ahve when the order reaches the troops." Geieral Creek has ordered 300 scouts te be in readiness for a long scout into the Sierra Madies. Tragedies In Different Sections News has been leceived at Fert Smith that U. S Marshal Lyman has been mur dered by roughs in the Indian territory, and his prisoners have been released. Themas l'ieiUer.a yeuug nian.yesceraay shot and killed his 15 year-old cousin, Mary Deiuhardt, and then committed suicide, near McDade, Texas. During a gust at Williamsport, Pa., last evening, two beats in which men were returning from a boom en the river were capsized. Thicc young men naned Her man Hartmau, Del Rhoads and Grant Moeie, and a boy, named Wilts, were drowned. Four Swedes were drowned by the up setting of a beat ou Lake Washington, Washington territory, en Wednesday. A " sealceatcu " boiler in Donald Mc Cleaiy's planing mill, as Portland, Oregon, burst ou Wednesday, blowing out the front of the mill aud killing the engineer. Twe ether men were injured A Paris geaaw The Boulevard des Italians in Paris was the theatre Thursday evening of a mur derous scene, by which the lives of three people were imperilled and for which no serious explanation can be given. About half-past four a Prussian named Atoch Atech Atoch eller, who is known en the Bourse, drew a revolver en a police agent named Maro Mare selli, who was standing in front of the Passage de l'Opera, and would have shot him but for the interference of the by standers, who threw themselves upon him. He contrived, nevertheless, te dis charge six qhets, by which three persons were severely wounded. Their names are MM. Cussae and Feard and Mme. Allaire. All three were dangerously wounded. Frem inquiry which has been instituted it appears that after quitting the Bourse Atocheller re paired te a shoetiatr gallery in the Passage de l'Opera. where he practised until four o'clock. Then he leaded his revolver and attacked Marosellien leaving the Passage without anv explainable motive. .It is supposed that the attempt was committed in a moment of mental derangement caused by losses in the Bourse. When in the hands of the police the prisoner kept repeating that the French were degn and that he was glad he had killed ene of them. Italian Tobacco. During a discussion in the Chamber of Deputies at Reme, Thursday, en the sub ject of tobacco culture, Signer Magliana, minister of finance, declared that th gov ernment firmly intended te encourage the home cultivation of that plant and would grant large bounties for the purpose, but the people, he said, must net delude them selves that Italy would ever oveicerao American competition in this branch of competition. CRIMINAL C0UET. PKOCEtlDIXGS IN OUAItt'CK SESSIONS. te Marvelleusly Miserable. President Arthur has our congratu lations. He started en a pleasure trip te Flerida a couple of weeks age and has get as far as Savannah en his return ; which point being within the precincts of a respectable civilization aud an in habitable country, his journey into the wilderness may be considered ever aud congratulations en his safe deliverance are in order. The president has had our sympathy in his travels, as every one has who descends in the spring time into Flerida. Their sufferings arc usually great and their experiences exasperating. They go te get away from thp winter's cold ,and they go when the winter is ever. The doctors tell them te get away from the variable temperature of our spring, and they strike one just as variable in Fleiida, if net mere se ; the thermome ter does net go down se slew, but it rises higher. The sudden plunge into the heat is net agreeable ; the insects are net agreeable ; neither is the malarieus air te these who de net love the idea et shaking their bones out of their body. The president seems te have had even an unusually unlovely time. It was het as blazes ; and they transported him en het little steamboats through devious ways,amid barren sands, in search of fish, which would net bite ; and peer Mr. Arthur, sun-burned and het, gave up the fish and the beat, and allowed him self te be hauled te1 some young orange groves, which ere about as interesting a place as a young peach orchard ; and his last estate was worse than his first. Then he threw up the sponge and start- FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS. The Reading Timti puts no reliance en sensation dispatches. The Wilkesbarre Recerd deems the Re publican party purged by adversity. The Pottsville Chronicle wants less jaw aud mere work the balance of the session in the Heuse. The Altoeua Tribune insists upon parents giving their children something useful te de during school vacations. The West Chester Republican wants Blaine aud Conkling back in the active party leadership. The Alteena Tribune congratulates the Christian wemen of that town en organ izing into temperance societies. The Johnstown Tribune is apprehensive of the tendency of people te swarm into large cities. Sansom's Indiana. Democrat is for Geerge Irwin, of Harrisburg, for the Democratic nomination of auditor general. The Wilkesbarre Union Leader is for the Wallace arbitration bill, without any tink eiing. The Reading Alcics calls attention te the fact that the Heuse has acted finally en ever 200 hills. The Pittsburgh Dispatch foresees tke irrepressible conflict between the dressed beef shippers and the butchers. The Pittsburgh Pest is -hopeful that the next Democratic national convention will net make a feel of itself en the tariff issue. The Harrisburg Telegraph aud Lancas ter Examiner have discovered that the Democracy of 1856 were for free trade. The Republicans of the saina year were for slavery. bx-Senater Kellogc'e Case. Mr. Charles H. Reed, who figured prominently as one of the counsel of Guiteau, visited the court house at Wash ington, D. C, Thursday, for the purpose of getting a oepy of the indictment found en Wednesday against ex-Senater Kellogg, for whom Mr. Reed will appear as counsel. Mr. Reed artfully dodged a question as te whether a motion would be made te quash the indictment under the statute or limitations. "The trial," he said, " will be a very interesting one and will be very short. It ought net te take mere than a week. I think the case will be brought into court very seen, as Mr. Merrick told me that the government was ready for trial at any time." Mr. Reed said that Mr. Kellogg was still at Wash ington, and would remain as long as he was advised te de te by his counsel. Marv Avres. ten years of ace, was burned te death at a benfire in .Falls Village, Connecticut, en Wednesday even ing. The robbing of the pillars in the Tunnel colliery at Ashland, Poen'a., caused a heuse te settle and sink yesterday. Other house j in the vicinity are being removed. The occupants of the beuses removed seme weeks age. Lesses by Flre. One thousand acres of woodland in Milferd aud Hopkiuten, Massachusetts, were burned ou Wednesday night, and several hundied cords of cut weed were aise destroyed. The paper mill of McCready & Ce., at Catawissa, Peuna., w;is destroyed by fire last evening. The less is estimated at 75,000. The mill employed 150 hands Ah incendiary fire in Bethany, Misseuii, en Wednesday night, destreyed nearly two blocks, including two banks and several stores. The old parliament building in Quebec, a wooden stiuctuie, was destroyed by fire last night. Very little of the valuable library was saved. Other lllnasters. A snow storm prevailed, yesterday at Montreal and ether points iu Canada. The ice betweeu Montreal and Quebec remains firm. General Hazun yesterday telegraphed te tha weather bureaus iu the West Indies te make no mere reports ou cyclones after the 3)th inst , Congress having failed te male appropriations for the purpose. The Mississippi lllse. A partially rcsteied levee, three quarters of a milti in uxteu, protecting an area of cotton lands immediately south of Helena, Ark., the aggregate aunual yield el which amounts te 400,000, gave way Wednesday night, submerging and laying waste for this year the entire belt. Thus it will be scen that even where prompt efforts at the restoration of waste places iu the levees have been made they have proved of little avail, the earth of which the embank ments are constructed being light alluvial soil, easily succumbing te the pressure of the water. The river continues rising one iuch per day, enough water having flowed into St. Francis basin, above, te maintain the present gauge there for at least four weeks, with a certain rise yet of fifteen inches. Anniversary Celebrations. Flags were generally displayed at New burgh, New Yerk, yesterday, it being the centennial of " the celebration by Wash ington's army at Newburgh, ever the declaration of the cessation of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain." At neon a salute of 13 guns was fired at Washington's headquarters, and was answered by a salute of 13 guns at West Point, by order of the secretary of war. Church bells were rung and a salute tired at Fishkills. The 103th anniversary of the battles of Concord and Lexington was observed yes terday iu these towns by the firing of cannon, the display of flags and the parade et the local military organizations, trance and America. M. Chailemel-Lacenr, minister of foreign affairs, presented te the Chamber of Dep uties at Paris yesterday the draft of a con vention concluded between France and the United States fixing the idemnity for loss es sustained by French subjects during the civil war in America. PERSONAL. Seciietary Felgeu has returned Washington in improved health. Seneu Den Enrique Estkayuias yes terday presented his credentials te the secretary of state as charge d'affairs of the Republic of Uruguay. Baren Ven Puttkamek, the new Ger man vice consul, arrived iu Chicago yes terday and assumed the duties of his office. Dr. Edward Betman Turxipseed, a distinguished surgeon, aud inventor of many surgical instruments new in use, died yesterday, in Columbia, Seuth Caro lina, aged 52 years. Admiral Baldwin will go te Creustadt in the'U. S. steamer Lancaster and from there te Moscow, whero he will lepresent the United States government at the coro nation of the czar. AnTnuR and party arrived at Savannah yesterday morning en the U. S. steamer Tallanoesa. The president is the gupst in Savannah of Captain Henry Belts. He will leave en the Tallapoosa this afternoon for Fortress Menree. Professer's Henry's statue in the grounds of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, was unveiled yesterday witn appropriate ceremenies. President Neah Perter delivered an address. A large and distinguished assemblage was present. Charles H. Reed, who was counsel for Guiteau, will defend ex Senater Kel logg in the trial of the latter en the crim inal indictment against him for conspiracy. Mr. Reed intimates that he will urge the applicability of the statute of limitations te the case." Captatn Pratt, superintendent of the Indian training school at Carlisle. Pa., writes te the chief cleik of the Indian bureau that he has collected about 4,000 for the extension of the workshops of the school, 2,000 of which was subscribed by the pastor ei a cuurcu iu tne vicinity. Bismarck, it is said, was much affected by the news of Prince Goitchakeff's death. " Bcacenslield and Gortchakeff," he re marked te these aieund him" the only men whom I could becomingly recognize asantagenists both disappeared ! Friends, my turn is coming !" Mr. Henry M. Stanley's mother is an innkeeper at the little Welsh village of Cress Foxes. The explorer's slep-father is a thatcher and tiler in the village, and had never seen Londen until his adopted seu brenght him thither, when the Afri can explorer was the lien of the day. Prof. Simen Newcemk was elected vice president and Prof. Asaph Hall home secretary of the National Academy of Science. The following members of the council were elected : Prof. S. F Baird, W. Gibbs, Cambridge, Mass. ; Gen. M. F. Redgors, Philadelphia ; Yeung, Princeton, and Prof. C. Meigs, Prof. C. A. Hilgard. THK Ol'fclM. " La Fcrlcliele" at the ilper.t Uuuee Last Evening. Offenbach's comic epera, "La Pcrichele," was produced in Fulton opera heuse last evening, by the Winht n Gorden epera com pany, te almost the complete satisfaction of the fair sized audience which assembled te hear it. Airiness and smoothness are characteristic of Offenbach's pioduetions, and in "La Perichele " they are palpably present. The story is that of a street singer with whom the Spanish viceroy, at Lima, falls in leve The man, however, whom the girl loves is a sti cet singer also, and they are kept asunder by a stringent financial condition incompatible with the laws of the land relating te marriage. By a combination of various ludicrous incidents and laugh, able situations the levers are finally brought together te tlje happiest satisfac tien. As L,a ivricieie auss uoraen 13 notably, pleasing and vivacious, perhaps rather tee much inclined te allow her ebullitions of mirthfulness full range when quieter expression is appropriate ; albeit, she is charming in the liivelity in which she indulges unrestrainedly and her vocalization, net marked by any unusual compass, is decidedly clear and expressive. Miss Jennie Winsten, as Pequille, made au attractive figure and acted with a natural ness that enabled her te give a very just rendition of her rele. Her singing, which was most favorably received, combines a geed measure of brilliancy aud skill, with clear tones that mark with emphatic effect the impressive features which abound in her ptrt. Beth ladies received several encores and were called before the curtain. The character ei Den Andres, the viceroy, has asatisfac tery impersonator in . A. Morgan, who gave a line conception of his part in the way of actiug, and sang with an ease and finish which left little te be desired in the rendition of a rele that does net give any exceptional opportunity for a display of power in vocalization. The remainder of the leading characters of the opera gave able renditions, but a maiked weakness in the chorus did much te de tract from the really high excellence of the ether performers. Annual commencement. The seventh annual commencement of the Strasbunr high school will be held in Massasoit hall en Thursday eveniug, May 3. This school, which is under the able principal, Prof. Chas. B. Keller, is making rapid and substantial progress. Their annual commencements have always been a grand success iu the past, for that lea son a rare treat is anticipated by all. Music will be furnished for the occasion by the Strasburg Philharmonic society, a flourishing organization. Receiving Stelon Goods. Heward O. Clare, of Mastersonville, charged with beiug accessory before the fact te the larceny of cigars, and of re ceiving stolen goods, gave bail for a hear ing befere Alderman Spurrier en Monday next at 10 o'clock. Tbe Dennis Ouehlien Other Caeca .Disposed of A Sate vase Proceedings at Last ISveulUK'd Scasten. Thursday Afternoon The case of Jehn B. Dennis, charged with forgery, was called. The counsel for the defense asked for the centinuance of the case until a de cisien is obtained from the United States court iu which Dennis will have a hearing te-morrow morning, en a writ of habeas corpus, when it will be decided whether he is te be tried here at ence or taken te Missouri. The court decided that the process of the governor takes precedence, and if the United States court decides that' he gees te Missouri te-morrow, of course, he must be given ever te the au therities of that state. If he is discharged he must be brought back te Lancaster en the process new in the hands of the sher iff te be tried en the charges against him. here. Cem'th vs. Mary Stevenson, larceny. The defendant, who is a colored lesident of Columbia, was charged with stealing eight yards cf carpet from Mrs. Maria Hogentogler, of the same town. The property was recovered in the heuse of Mrs. Devan, where defendant bearded. The defense was that shortly befere the time of the alleged larceny Mrs. Hogen togler went away and asked her te take care of her heuse and Iced her cats, promis premis ing le pay for her services ; when she returned she said she had net been as successful en her trip te Philadelphia as she expected ; she would therefore give her the carpet in payment for her services. The defendant accepted the carpet aud used it, never attempting in any way te conceal it. Verdict net guilty. The jury in the case of Jehn Sentmau, charged with laiceny, rendered a verdict of guilty. Cemt'h vs. Jacob Fisher. The defend ant was indicted under the common law for malicious mischief. The evidence showed that en the 27th of January Mr. Levi Myers, of Mouutville, attended the sheriff sale of the effects of the Fidelity insuronce company, at Elizabcthtewn ; he purchased a safe with a combination lock for 140. The defendant had been iu the employ of the insurance company and he locked the safe te show Mr. Myers hew it worked. He then told Mr. Myers that he would sec the lock at a certain number and send him the number se that he would knew hew te open It. Mr. Myers ordered the safe te be shipped te this city ; the safe aruved in this city, but it was locked aud Mr. Myers was unable te open it. Fisher was written te seveial times about the safe and he icplied that he would open the safe if paid $25 and upon no ether condition. It was shown that the defendant at the lcquest of Mr. Hacken berger changed the combination of the safe. He was te have given the figures of the change te Mr. Hackonberger ; he gave that gentleman a paper with figures ou, but afterwards told him they were net the right ones ; he said no ene could epen the safe, fit was net shown when the chauge was made. Rev. 1 Te several ether wit nesses he said he would net open the safe unless paid $25. The defense as shown by the defendant was that en the day of the sale he locked the safe at the request of Mr. Myers ; he reversed the combination, telling Mr. Myers that he should leek at him ; he then shut it as requested and did net touch it again. The defendant occupied the room in which the sale was Rept as a place of business, and Mr. Myers was notified several times te remove it, as it was an encumbrance. It was there for a ceuple of weeks ; Myers wrete beveral times for the combination ; defendant told him that he wanted money for storage. W. A, Wilsen, as his counsel, wrote sev eral times te defendant, who finally re plied, telling him that he had forgotten the combination aud could only give ene number. Witness does net knew the combination uew aud has made several attempts te epen the safe, but could net de it. He never tampered with it. On trial. License Transferred. The tavern license of Geerge Erisman, at Graeffs landing, was transferred te Isaac Hciney. Thursday JSvenina After a fe w witnesses had been examined en the part of the de feneo iu the case against Jacob Fisher, in dicted for malicious mischief, the common wealth abandoned the case aud a verdict ei net guilty was entered. Samuel Baily and Jehn Green were in dicted for the larceny of two bushels of wheat from the barn of Emersen Walten in Bait township, ou March 11 last. The commonwealth proved that the wheat was stolen and taken te the mill of J. F. Reed by the accused. Fer the defense a number of the mem bers of the families of the accused testified that the wheat was given te them by William Eckcrt, hotel, kecpar. Jury out when court adjourned. Lewis Weed was convicted of fornica tion and bastaidy, the presecutrix being Phejbe Roberts Killough, of Fulton town ship. The usual tontence was imposed. C. W. Hunter, a colored man, was charged with stealing an overcoat en Jan. 28, irem his cousin, G. W. Hunter, residing en North street, this city. The accused was given privilege te stay ever night at the heuse of the prosecutor, and when he go. up iu the morning the defendant was missincr and the coat was cone. The aeat was recovered by Chief Deichler. The jury convicted the defendant. Senteuccd te undergo au imprisonment of four months. Daniel Styer pleaded guilty te attempt ing te pass a check at the Lancaster county national bank, te which the name of Jehn Hildebrand had been forged. Sentenced te undergo an imprisonment of one year. tiriind Jury Ktnrn. True Bills -Ellen Stewart, keeping a bawdy house ; Daniel Stye-, forgery -Ames M. Senrbeer, soiling liquor en Suu day te miners ; Jehn Grimley, defrauding bearding heuse keepers ; Jacob B. Geed, ct al., forcible entry ; Henry P. Warner, carrying concealed weapons ; Hery Haas, larceny ; Daniel E. Howe, felonious as sault and battery. Ignored Ann Caison, assault and bat tery, with prosecutor, Mary Campbell, for costs ; Mathias Bush, larceny ; Frank Ncslel, assault and battery, ceuuty for costs ; II, M. Tichnor, defrauding land lord, with Jehn B. Slough for costs ; Serena Trout, fraud, county for costs. Friday Morning. In the otsesof Jehn Green aud Samuel Bailey, charged with larceny, the jury rendered verdicts of guilty. In this "case it appeared that J. B. Amwake, esq., counsel for the defense, was unavoidably absent last night when the case was heard. He appeared in court this morning and asked for a rule for a new tiial ; he stated that he had addi tional facts te present in behalf of the ac cused and believed that a different result would be arrived at if they were heard. The rule was granted and at ence made absolute, se the case will be heard ever again. Iu the case of cem'th vs. Jehn Myers, charged with larceny, the commonwealth could, net produce sufficient ovidence te warrant them in asking for a conviction, and a verdict of net guilty was taken. Cem'th vs. Annie Butcher, colored. The defendant, who resides en North street, this city, was charged with stealing money from the drawer of the store of Matthias Steinwaudcl. The evidence showed that upon several occasions the defendant visited the stere te make pur cbases ; after leaving money was misszd from the drawer ; a watch was finally set upon her and. en the 16th of December she was caught leaniug ever the counter at the money drawer ; after she had none a silver 50c. piece, which was in the draw er befere she came in, was gene. The defendant denied positively that she ever stele any money and produced a large number of witnesses who testified te her previous geed character. Verdic net guilty. . Verdicts of net cuilty were taken in the follewiug eases for want of evidence : Annie Butcher, larceny ( second case ), James Watsen, malicious mischief, and Jehn Grimley, defrauding bearding heuse keeper. Thegiasd jury returned the following bills : True Bills. Leauder Lindermuth and James Cassel, assault and battery ; An drew Hauck, malicious mischief. Tijnercd. Adam Patterson and James Himhes, larceny. Geerge Berkenheiser plead guilty te the charge of larceny of a watch, levelvcr &c, from Ames Millcr,ef Safe narber,aud was sentenced te six months' imprisonment. Benjamin Butt plead guilty te stealing alargc let of rasjs from Jehn A. Shober, and was sentenced te eighteen months' imprisonment. COLUMBIA -NEW. IK KK'SULAK III1!:UEn:'O.MH:.NI,1 1'lUr. IN -llODNT JOV. Sonrbeer'rt furnltnre factory JSnmed Sev eral Uwelllnp; Ueuhcb Uurued. Shortly after 3 o'clock en Thursday evening, flames weie .seen issuing from F. M. Shurbccr's furuittire manufactory, East Maiue street, Meuut Jey. Befere the fire department was ready te cast water upon the building it was enveloped in llames. Four streams played upeu the building, the fiiemen worked well, but the machinery of the fire apparatus at the reservoir net werking: te perfection, the stream:; were net very strong. The man ufactery, a large two story frame building, together with ita contents, consisting of furniture, coffins, paints aud varnish, valued at 1,000 were entirely con sumed. On the building there is an insurance of 2,000 in the Manheim mutual fire insurance company, and 1,500 in the Ephrata mutual. Mr. Seurbeer's dwelling adjoining was alto burned with seme el" . the furniture. Ad Ad jeiniug the manufactory en the west was theiesidence of II. S. Myers, a two story building, which was burned te the ground. It belonged te Mi;b Eliza Myers, aud has an insurance of 1,000 in tiie Millenbiiri:, Dauphin county, fire insurauce company;. A two-story frame heuse en the east side, the property of Mis. Aunie Myers, is ruined by the flames and water. The less ou this building ip estimated at 400. Her son, Reubcr Myers, occupied the buildiug and seme of his furniture was burned and $50 iu money was either stolen or burned. One of the rooms en the first fleer of the building was occupied by Adam Reet as a stoieioom for western farm wagons. The deer of the building being tee narrow te get tue wagons out without taking them apart, aud theie beiug no time te de that, the th emeu hacked down the doerjamb.s and bulk window, and safely icmeved the wagons befere the llames reached them. It is net known hew the fire originated. When it was first discovered the flames were bursting thrcugh ihe reef abeve the paint shop, and as there was no fire used m-the building the mystery surrounding its erigiti is all the mere intensified. In clese proximity te the ruined build iugb is a block of iieuses, including Brcn eman, Lengcnccker & Ce.'s store, Union national bank, P. A. Pylc's drug btere and the Exchange hotel. At one time it looked as if all tliese would be burned, but feituuately there wa3 littla wind, and it varied its cu:se several times at the niore critical periods and thus aided in saving thtni. KIUUi:ilKUIIOII sctsw.s. Kteiils Alunc Hit- MiMi:if!i.:nna Itris."! cX l;its'r-?t lnur.il Aieund tha t:u.eti-:i l':i'Kci up ty tbe lntelil- uencer Reporter. The Presbyterians ate new engaged m tha work of organizing a choir ter the church, something which they should have had long age, as there are a number of fiue siagers connected with the church and Sunday school. The beard of Uustccs of tha aboie church held a meeting last evening, when a re-organization of the beard took j.lae. Mr. J. W. Stuacy was chosen presiciei.' and Mr. J. A. Myers secretary. The linan cial condition of the church was discussed and ether ruattcis of importance atteadc te. Ceinp.iiiy l'r Aiiulvcrury. Ceij.rany C will celu'ir.ite the sixth .. nivemrj n! its iganizatieu by a banq.ict m the armory, en Monday evening next. Ne ene will be present but members, en whose invitations the following nete i printed, which it-clf explanatery: " Ever member of the company is exported te hi present iu full uniform and overcoat, with arms and equipments complete. This is net only te be reunion, but a reorganiza tion." Eight o'clock, sh.up, is the tnei of meeting. lt.mip l-5 : KewdlLt Union street, between Second aud Thn.i streets, was made hideous by the jells r.nd curses of some diuuken wretchs last night about 12 o'clock. Anether man who was in the same c.m-titiea seen jeiuail the first and the spirit et tl.e s-erennde was centhi ued. The lipople of that ncighborheo I had their rest disttu'bed fe almost w. hours. If ene person had lWl en with " joed hickesy club, tha noisy fcilewn v.ealu havu Mmietbimr liride a hcadache which te remenib v their sprce te day. riclioel "f vimltuiilens. The pupils of the grammar school passed the oral examinations yestcrdaj with great credit te themselves. The w views were in grammar, arithmetic, lii.s tery, geography and spoiling. The prut cipal and vice principal, Mr. S. Heffr.iat. and Miss Flera Pfoutz, desoive nil tlu praise that can be accorded them for tiifir thorough instruction ei their pupils. The oral ox.iiii.natiei s at the schools to day were cnutii'ii-d at Mis.i Bcokie .1 Sauber's school in the Cherry stref! building. Te morien they will -e hr!d at Miss Alice J JJucher .: riehoel. A '""lun-ly Lrcture. "What aie our young foils :Mdiig, ' the subject of the Rev. Jes.su 15. Yeung- lecture in thj M. E. church, last uvuuiiig, attt acted a la: 40 nudience there. The cils of thepoinieieu-, and vile literature se much indulged in by girla aud boys, and even young mci and women, were plainly hct forth by th.- hvtuier lie stated tha' he had learned, by c.irefnl investigation that most of the you ig convicts et tin land are bieu.'lit te tht.ir evilwajr.bj this literature, fne h-otme was well 1 ceived by all. Fat out of :t i:ick-i:i!tli sn;ii. Charles Smith .vas ejected t-eni M, . Harry No'.te'.s blacksmith shej. yitei day by the owner, for being in there whi' uuder the influence of liquor and fei alms ing him. A lawsuit is the ceiiscqueuui. Smith charging the ether with :iss;m!t a.tl battery. 'Squiie Yeung h.;ml the .i-. and seen assured himse'.f that Mr. iVil, had used no mere feres thin was neccssiry te put the man our. of thf shop. He w.i.s then discharged. Suit was then entered by the late defendant before 'Squire Fi-uik against Smith, aud the latter must new pieve that he was net :i diuuk and ilis orderly man befere he e in rid hini".',!( 01 the meshes of the law. IVrxitiul. Mrs. Win. Met 'ntt e :u:tl daughter It ft town te day for a vi-.it te the upper Sus quehanna. Miss Agnej Wilsen, el Chester ceatuv is visiting Miss Hannah Elliett, en Wal nut street. Mr. F. A. Bennett i.i euli'ttaiuiiii; ;u tu Walnut street irMtlencc Mr. II. P !'! of Leadville, Cel. "Ole" llardtim-ss. (.Vlumliki'.' ia-Ii-brated deg catcher has left town. Ii.j will herealter be numbeicd with t'x " loggers" of the founts en tiiu up,ei Susquehanna. Iaree number el invited r:venttt Nu.iriiml Acrem the County Lines. A five year old son of Jehn Miller, el Pert Clinten, disappeared several days age aud all efforts te find him were un availing. The little fellow'.s sight was seiieusly impaiied. List evening the dead body of the child wfs found in a creek clese by his father''' house. The tiial of William M. Derr, editor of the Independent, a weekly paper published at Lebaueu, en the charge of criminal libel, prefcried by Jeseph Funk, was began yesterday. The alleged libelous matter was piinted during the canvass for tue ltepu oilcan nomination ier juugu nisi & large number 01 invited guests wei sumraer, funic eeing an aspiranr, anu j picseut at tbe im;eti:i' el the -(ermaii. Derr opposing his nomination. Tne j it eveuing. The o-casien was i:li case is exciting interest and the jury was cnjeyed by all. obtained after much difficulty. Tne U. B. church fe-iival epjns te iiilr Dera Huls, aged seventeen years, who in the armory and will c tnelude te m mew has been suffering from enlargement night. Xe charge for a Imissien. of the bone of her right arm,! An excursion will inn te Liiienst. 1 mi died yesterday at Reading. She was first j April 25, by the Pcnusjlv.mia i.silieul, t . afflicted about two yoarsage, whenasniall j unable the pcopletu sce Feiepangh'.s Miea lump about the size of a walnut made its : ev a small sum of mei'uy. appearance ou her arm ectweeu tue eiuew j uther i.ir.iKr.iih4. A semi fore signal h.is been elected in aud shoulder. The lump continued te in crease iu siza until the arm measnrcd fully thirty two inches in circumference and weighed foitv-twe pounds. She visited Dr. the Pennsylvania railroad company's v.est yards hem, by which the movements el arriving and departing tiain.s of the Gress, of Philadelphia, seme time age, prC,lerick railroad will be legulaled when she was advised te have tue arm am- William Gable amieaied before 'Seuire nutated, hut this she declined te de, and said .she would rather suffer death than have the arm lciueved. Hemorrhages from it ensued and she died from ex haustion. She r.ever experienced any acrieus pain. Ocljiware ISlver V Lancaster Kitllreail. West Chester Republican. Dr. Laman of the firm of LaniaD,Walki.-r t Ce, of New Ymk, centi actors of the Delaware River & Lancaster railroad, with Mr. Doty, tiiu sub contractor, arrived in PhuMiixvillc en Monday, aud Dr. Liman says the work will new be piesecntcd with vigor. The bend.5 of the read have been placed in the Xew Yerk market, and the iinanciil Ktalui of the lead is new all that could be desired. It has become necessary te change the line of the read in the vie iuity of Nev. Helland, as ene smart farmer who thought he had the company foul, demanded 10,000 damages for going thieugh his farm. A number of farmurs two miles -jft' from New Helland, clubbed together, offered a geed rout and laud free se the line will be changed and the New Hollanders will be left two miles away. They belong te the class who want the p-iiiny and the cake, and generally manage te lere both. Griur yesterday, charged with committing an assault and battel y upon Aichie Snave ly. The latter was net huit during the melee, aud the 'fquin- thought the former I sufficiently punished by imposing the CO.SIS Ol IUH suil. upon nun. A large number of young ducks wc e i stolen from Mr. J. C Stenei't; hen i's en Wednesday night. About this san-. time last year the gentleman lest a uun her of ducks. As he resides in the count'-, and the ben roe-.fc is sum i httle, di.-.'.ir.c from the heuse no neis., cm he he.n ! there. The thieves bad a lair field at-d evidentlv iiskud no favors. They took 'em. Till: I'llAKHAtMSl'S. et ileia et tbe Wrong Man. J Aim. Itecenl. . , At a late hour en Saturday night Jeun Burkhelder, residing west of this place, dreve through a covered bridge crossing, the Cocalico creek near Millway. IIe was smoking at the time aud in the middle of the bridge he was hailed by a man who asked for iighf; from his cigar. Burk Burk eolder stepped his conveyance and as the stranger was about te reach for the lighted cigar he made a grab for Burk Burk Burk holder'a faca or threat. Burkhelder, however, proved himself equal te the oc casion, and in an instant mere left his fist fly into the supposed weuld-be robber's face with such force that he dropped, while Burkhelder dreve off as fest as he could. Sheeting Accident. Mauueim Sentinel. Twe sons of Daniel 3. Miller of 3pert ing Hill, si god lespectively ten and twelve year.", while, playing with a shotgun net knowing it was load lead ed the elder of the two held the muzzle of tha guu in his hand, while the younger pulled the trigger, the charge entering the palm of the baud of the former and passing out some distance above the wrist, laceiating the soft part terribly aud shattering the bones. The charge also passed clo-se te the body, removing the skin ever his aMemen. suffering much pain. The lad is Annual Htetlna ft nif j'r.:rii-esiitlpji w cltj lMertle:t Olllcfrs. The stated monthly meeting of the i. i. caster County Pliannaceutiesil asseeiaii m whs held ycJterday afternoon in Grand Army hall, at which various topics of in terest aud importance te tho-e present were introduced utid discussed. The cemmit'ee en local fermuhi-i.u net able te submit a complute report .". this meeting but premissd te de ie 1. tin next. The annual report of tha pre .'n, treasurer and secretary wan prefer. ted ;ud read, giving abstracts of the ures.;:i: con ditien of the society and the weik .-.cc mi plished during the year, in all a very sati.i factory showing. The anuuul election for efliiii a!.u .00k place, resulting in the ehoice of the fellow ing : Picsideut, R. S. Ilef-T, Elizabeth town ; vice president, II !. Parrj, I.m caster ; secretary, A . . HuLley, Luims tar ; assistaut secretary , Jm. it KiiulFman, Lancaster; treasurer if. B. Ceclnan, Lancaster; executive committee, (J. V Ilackenhcrer. Bambridge ; B. V. V. Urban, Lancaster ter. M. W. Ranb. L imaa .'eivIsh Tctupite. Divine Kervire opens en Satuulay ew n ing, the eve of Paasever Feast, precisely at 7 o'elock. Sunday morning service opens at 10 o'clock. An English sermon will be delivered by their Raubi, I.cv. Samuel M. Laski ; subject, " T" n Dia legue." Friends and .strangers .u cor dially invited. .lIoretVjipPM lyaiilfil. The cigarraakeis are inaugurating ; move for an increase of wages. The hands of a manufacturer in the southwestern part of the city have notified him that after the first of May they will demand an increase of $1 per thousand. Workmen in ether shops, it is said, will fellow thtir example.
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