i-xiC23J32 IANCASTE DAILY INTEIJLIGENCEB FRIDAY MAY 11 183. .Lancaster JntelUgenccr. FRIDAY FVENINQ, MAY 11, 1883, elm Steps Down. Mr. Keim declines te be the examiner of the civil service commission, for the assigned reason that this is the best evi dence he can offer of the interest he feels in the success of the work. The evidence is geed upon this point,in view of the fact that the public judgment of his unfitness for the pest would lessen his usefulness te the commission. Mr. Keim perceives the force of this logic, and though he declares the public judg ment te be unjust, and that he has been condemned by it without " one discov ered fact in evidence," he patriotically yields himself a sacrifice te the cause. We fear that Mr. Keira's motive for the declination was net entirely of the catholic kind he de scribes. If the president and the com mission had steed by him, Mr. Keim would hardly have respected the public judgment se much. But when the men who selected him and the president who was te commission him became weak in the knees under the denunciation of their nominee, it became very hard for him te stick. Mr. Keim certainly has been very badly treated ; and we hope that he has secured some substantial balm for his grievous wounds. If the nresident has net premised him the com fort of a geed consulship, away from his ungrateful country, it was very shabby in him. Mr. Keim has our sympathy. While we de net doubt that his less is our gain, we will net be surprised if it shall prove also te be his gain. It is net a very noble work te undertake the examination into the knowledge which the small department clerks have of reading, writing and arithmetic. Until the rules of the civil service commission were published we had no idea hew small a business the whole thing was. We had the impression that the pest of chief examiner was a very impertaut one, and quite beyond Mr. Keim's capacity. But he would be a very peer stick, indeed, net te be equal te that situation as new defined. The President and His Wiue. Senater Nelsen is hard en Presi dent Arthur. The senator does net seem te understand hew one can drink wine and be decent. Yet the thing is possible. The excessive drinking or wine is indecent, but neither is the excessive indulgence of any appetite de cent. Ne man is justly censurable, who lives soberly, even though he does net wholly abstain from wine. If he can drink and still be sober, that is his strength upon which lie may congratu late himself, and continue the indul gence according te his judgment. If he cannot drink without intoxication that is his weakness; which he is bound t. ie- spect. President Arthur is net cen surable because he has six wine glasses before him at his table ; nor is it any one's business if he drinks from thern all without falling under it. If the presi dent-, qlimild tret drunk out of hl3 six glasses, the people might reasonably ob eb iect. as the day has gene by when a man may get drunk, even in his own house, and be respectable. Senater Nelsen, for a preacher,lackelh fiharitv. Ne doubt there is abundant cause te move him te anger in the exces sive bibulatien of our public servants en all occasions. II wts undoubtedly a gross offense against decency te get drunk, or even te drink freely, while at tending President Garfield's funeral; and the sergeant-at-arms' bill for liquors en that occasion ought never te have been paid by Congress. But the president of the United States may properly be left unmolested in the use of wine at his table, at least se long as he does it with sobriety. We have a profound contempt for the judgment of a man, and, especi ally, of a legislator, who does net see fit te leave his neighbor te de in peace that which the law permits him te de, and which injures him alone, it it injures anyone. Mb. Keim, who required a great many kicks before he could be made te take a hint, and who, it is said, had te be placated with the premise of being well taken care of in some ether way, has enabled the president and his civil ser vice commissioners te get themselves though rather awkwardly, out of the hole by tendering te them his enforced resignation, lie does net improve his case nor demonstrate that there was any mistake in the universal popular judgment of him by anything contained in his letter. It refers te the embarrassment of the president, mani fested in a receut interview, and avows a desire te relieve him from it, but Keim loftily repels any insinuation as te his unfitness, and points with pride te his bill for the cure of evils in the consular service as a pledge of his practical interest in civil service reform. He generously declares that the cause shall continue te have his support, and everybody will agree with the closing passage of his letter, in which he gives his own withdrawal as the best evidence he can offer of his interest in the success of the commission's work. The record of his successor, Mr. Lyman, gives premise that he at least does net deserve te be condemned in advance. He was a geed soldier and has kept his place in the departments and wen steady promotion by merit alone ; and he has used his opportunities te make himself acquainted with the duties of his new position. The French cook of the New Yerk Letus club who, with a cleaver, cut off the tail of a thieving cat that stele hi mackerel, has been fined $20 for cruelty te animals, and says he was discharged from bis position because he cut off the cat's tail. This part of his story is un likely. He must have tried te make a French dish of his trophy for the Letus eaters. The young Frenchman who was ar rested in Npw Yerk with valuable stolen and smuggled diamonds has been smart enough te marry the girl who was the companion in his flight. he will net be se available as a witness against pica. Tax the OH. The representatives from the oil re gion de net make a geed appearance in opposing a tax en crnde oil. They are loudly demanding a free pipe line upon the ground that it is demanded by the interests of the state, te check a monop oly in the control of one of its great products. But in opposing a tax en this product, although such a tax is certainly te he interest of the state, they show that their action as legislators is ruled net by consideration of public utility, but by these of private advan tage) We believe in protecting the oil producers and keeping them free from the destructive embrace of monopoly ; but we also believe in making their pre-, duct pay a just tribute te the state for the protection it receives. It can well afford te de it. The state might claim the ownership of all the petroleum in her bowels, without deinggreat injustice te the owners of the soil. It is an un expected value they get when it is dis covered. Frem the large return they get through the protection which the state gives their ownership, they can well afford te spare a small portion te swell its revenues. There could be no juster tax than one en crude petroleum. m The Intelligencer had no notion of discounting Elk county's staunch Democracy when it referred te Clarien as "about the only surely Democratic county in its section." Its map does net show, as the Elk Democrat claims, that "Elk adjoins Clarien en the norm, anu is therefore in its section ;" and consid ering its relations in congressional ap portienment we have classified Elk as one of the central ceunti03 of the slate, and, with Clearfield and Centre, belong ing te a sure and solid Democratic sec tion. When Elk's praises are te be sung the Intelligencer craves leave te start the tune. Senater Nelsen will gain nothing for his prohibition cause by classing Rev. J. Spangler Kieffer as a " divine liquor apologist," because he differs from Sen Sen aeor Nelsen in his ideas of the best way of promoting the cause of real temper ance. Ne argument has yet been put forth te gainsay that of Rev. Kieffer en this subject, and calling names is worse than no argument. It is noted by some superficial jour nals, as a coincidence, that the man who tried te lift himself into the civil service examinership by tugging at his own bootstraps, and the man who tried te eat five geese eggs daily for twenty days, were both from Berks county, and both broke down en the same date. But this does net prove that civilization is a fail ure, even in Berk3 county. Keim has had enough free advertising te take the lecture platform with profit. He would draw like a poultice. PERSONAL. Rescoe Conkltne i3 said te use Truth as the organ for his political eutgivings. Mn. Palmer, Michigan's millieuaiie senator, has given in advance his first year's salary ($5,000) te the city of De troit te feuud a public museum of art. Gov. Ireland, of Texas,is very beneve lent, and is said te have given away in charity since his election mere than bis salary amounts te. Ex Gov. Boutwell; of Massachusetts, intends te practice law in Washington hereafter, retaining his connection, hew cver, with the firm of his partner and his son in Bosten. Miss Lillian Silencer, the actress, is lying at the point of death at a hospital in Cleveland. Her disease is spinal menin gitis, and since Sunday she has been in a comatose state. Rnv. Shoemaker of Crozier theological seminary, will preach t the First Baptist church next Sunday morning and even ing, instead of Sunday week as announced at the last meeting. Jeff Davis says : ' McClcllan was a grand engineer and a great general ; Mead was a steady fighter, and his movements were mere of a enigma te Lee than these of any ether Federal general." Ireland's New Friend. St. I'eieisUurg Gazette. Like all the European states Russia ha been the enemy of every ether ceuutry, and may be se again ; but she has only two enemies with whom she will inevitably have te enter into a struggle for life or death these are Germany and England. The conflict between the Slavs and the Germans is a histeiical and unavoidable necessity. As te the coming struggle with England Russia should prepare her self for it by rapprochement with Ireland. The United States of America were able te gain their freedom without foreign help and the liberation of Ireland is only a question of time. Ireland's victory wil! be made the mere certain and spsedy by the fact that the majority in England, as well as in Ireland, will certainly deman d before long the establishment of a sepa rate national Parliament at Dublin. Whether the result will be the autonomy or the complete independence of Ireland, England will in oither cise be complete ly paralyzed as regards her action abroad. It is, therefore, undoubtedly the direct interest of Russia that Ireland should come victorious out of the struggle in which she is at present engaged. We need net openly assist her ; this would he useless, and, indeed, impossible. But it is our duty te cgter into friendly relations with Ireland, which would be the most alvantageeus te us, inasmuch as they would improve our relations with the Cath olics generally. The best means of doing this would be te promote Irish emigration te Russia. The establishment of Irish colo nies in Southern Siberia, in the Caucasus and in Turkestan districts, with a climate far surpassing that of Ireland, would be v r advantageous both for the Irish and for Russia. There is much land in these districts which would be admirably suited for Irish settlements ; and if such a move ment were encouraged by the Russian government Russia would be brought into as close connection and sympathy with Ireland as that which exists between Ire land and the United States. ASIck "Dummy." Twe Bosten ladies are the joint owners of a model or " dummy," such as dress makers use, whieh they have named Miss Grace, and which has te be frequently transferred from one te the ether accord ing te the terms of the partnership. One of the ladies sent her coachman for the dummy the ether day, and forgetting that he was a new hand, merely told him te drive ever te Mrs. B.'s and get Miss Grace aB seen as possible. The man was gene about an hour and a half, and when be rated by his mistress for the delay ex plained that he had walked the horses every step of the way, for fear of shaking the sick lady, " she seemed te be se bad when they put her in." .N SIX MKN BDBNKD TO DEATH. Hew ThiiT Met Their Fmte A River or ttlazies OH Less Orer a minion Dollars. The oil tank struck by lightning at at Cemmnnipaw, near Jersey City, Thursday steed among a number of ethers, and, when smitten by the belt, exploded with a deafening rear, scattering the oil in all directions. The burning petroleum poured forth in a fiery stream and flowed down toward the river. Three huge tanks, each holding 20,000 barrels of oil, steed in the way, and as the burning fluid reached them they exploded simultane ously, with a report that was heard many miles away. Pieees of iron were thrown far across the river, and the flames raged with a fierceness that premised te destroy the entire works. Tank after tank was fired by the blazing oil and a dense, black smoke arose, envel eping the city and attracting thousands ei spectators te the scene. The storehouse, an immense brick building, was seen wrapped in flames, and after it the engine house, the oil and water pump houses, two underground tanks, two warehouses, and the cooper and blacksmith shops were attacked. The tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, which run close by the works, were seen en fire and several oil tanks en cars were only saved by the expedient of covering them with a thick layer of dirt. A long trestle, belonging te the railroad and running te Black Tem's Island and the surlace of the bay was covered with burning oil. Six Victims of the Flames. The fire departments were quickly upon the scene of the lire, but a lew minutes, work sufficed te show that nothing could be done toward extinguishing the flames, and all efforts were turned te preventing their spread. While thus engaged near te tank Ne. 7, it expleded with a deafening report, and blazing oil was thrown for a great distance in every direction. The chief engineer and a number of men were within ten yards of the tank when it ex ploded and were euly saved by the fact that the burning oil passed ever their heads. They succeeded in escaping unharmed, but six men, who are supposed te nave run toward the river when the explosion oc curred, were caught by the flames. These were: Jehn Herbert, superintendent of the Eagle refinery, forty-two years old and married. Jeseph Jenkins, engineer, twenty- eight years old and unmarried. Geerge Davis, boss carpenter, twenty-five years old and married. Henry Kegler, carpenter, thirty-two years old and mar ried. Kichard Uenkung, pipe utter, twenty five years old. William Curry, aned sixteen, employed in the blacksmith shop. Jenkins7 mother and sister, wiie live in Carhendale, Pa., and Kegler's wife, and two little girls, who are en a visit at Carhendale, have been telegraphed te. Mrs. Davis was se overcome by the terri ble fate of her husband that it is thought her reason may be affected. She could net be induced te leave the bearding house of the Eagle refinery, which is close by the fire, and which it was feared at one time would catch fire, but steed en the perch gazing at the flames and meaning, "I trusted in the Almighty," she said, "but Geerge is cone." Curry lived with his father in Jersey City and Conkling with his father near the works. Herbert lived en Lafayette avenae, Communipaw, and has a 3-year old girl. Tlie Night Watchman's story. Edward Jehnsen, the night watchman, who was one of these who escaped at the explosion of tank Ne. 7, says : "i)u the approach of a thunder storm the engineer gets up steam, and we are in readiuess te attack a fire, with the aid of a large chemical engine. At the time et the ex plosien of tank Ne. 7, this morning, I was standing between the tanks, with the miss ing men, playing en the one already burn ing, when, without a moment's warning, I was knocked down, partially stunned and almost blinded by the gravel from the top of the tank which just then exploded. I managed te regain my feet and get out. l uave seen nothing ei tue ether men since the explosion. I am almost certain there have been ether lives lest, aa there were many strangers between the tanks aft'T the fire started. What saved me was that I was close te the brick feunda tien of the tank and everything went ever my head. At 10 o'clock the last explosion occurred setting en lire a tani: et acid and cau?iug a fresh outbreak of the flames, but by neon tue names were well under control, though the firemen continued all day te play upon the blazing ruins. It will probably be sorae days before the work of dealing up the debris can begin. The scene, as witnessed at present, is a most melancholy one. Nothing is left of the immense buildings but tottering walls.and tt c huge Links are twisted and rent in every cencaivable way. The Less. The less, as welL as it cau be estimated at present, is about $1,000,000. The tanks, eight 'Containing oil and two naphtha, a number of buildings, five lighters leaded with oil, 00,000 empty barrels and several hundred tens of coal were consumed. Fortunately the flames were confined te the south side of the railroad track. Had the tanks en the north side caught fire the less would have been enormous. The National Storage'compauy leso en the buildings and tanks, en which they estimate their less, about $200,000, fully covered by insur ance. Thn oil was owned by different parties, and seme cars which were burned belonged te the Pennsylvania rail road. The works were the largest of the kind in the United States, and covered forty acres. Half of the space was burned ever. It is net thought that the bodies of these burned can be recovered, as they must have been utteily consumed in the intense heat. p CALAMITY AND CRIME. Recent Very Serious Happenings. The total number of lives lest by the burning of the steamer Grappler in British Columbia, is new estimated at 75. A freight train en the Hudsen river railroad broke in two near Highlands station en Wednesday night, and the rear part was run into by another freight train. II. P. Jehnsen, of Lerey, and S. E. Burt, of Batavia, New Yerk, who were in the caboeso of the first train, were thrown into the river and drowned. Jehn McGuire, of Sugar Notch, and an unknown mau from Ashley were crushed te death by a fall of rock in Moffitt's mine at Wilkesbarre, yesterday morning. A train en the Yanderbilt read in Nebraska went through a bridge about four miles from Norfolk en Tuesday. Jeseph Pes sendenwas killed ind Engineer Samuel Reem will lese a leg and perhaps his life. A washout was the cause of the ac cident Geerge Norten was fatally in jured yesterday by the fall of an elevator in Kornmann s furmture factory in Cincinnati ; the ropes broke. A fire at Hamilton,. Ont., yesterday, burned seven stores, causing a heavy less; . it. Liennere was Darned te death. in the city hospital at St. Leuis, yesterday, a patient named Daniel Heliher, died sud denly and two ethers became untonsciens and were revived with difficulty ; later in the afternoon a third patient, Jeseph Shattinger, died with similar symptoms ; it is supposed the druggist made a mistake in putting up a prescription. Merris Essig, aged 30, years, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself in the third story of his residence, iu Philadelphia. Jacob Kline, living en Rolling Mill hill, Wilkesbarre, while attempting te beard a THEOHHEK moving freight train en the Lehigh Valley railroad, mi thrown under the wheels and out in two, the right ride being entire ly severed from the left, the head-remain-ing upon the latter. In Eatton three men were seated en a .ladder painting the house of Town Councilman Theodere Oliver ; a guy rope become loosened and one end of the ladder fell, precipitatiug Jeseph Easten, aged 54, te the pavement, killing him almost instantly. The ethers escaped by clinging te the ropes. In Cerry yesterday a 40 horse boiler belong ing te A. M. Kent & Ce., and used in running a sawmil, explode) shortly before 0 o'elock. The shock was felt ever the entire city and caused great excitement for a time. Half of the boiler was blown 200 feet and another large portion twice as far. Nelsen Dimmick, the nreman, was fearfully cut, scalded and bruised, but will probably survive. His escape from instant death, and that of his little son, who was playing near by at the time, is miracu lous. Lesses by Flre aud Storm. During a severe storm en Wednesday afternoon, lightning struck the house of James Egan, in LaCresse, Wis., severely if net fatally injuring Mrs. Egan, and in a less degree her daughter, aged 13 years. The damage at Denver, Cel., by Tuesday's hail storm, will probably amount te $75,000. Scarcely a building in the city escaped injury. The fruit trees were greatly damaged. The less te ranchmen around Denver is very heavy. Xt Omaha, Neb., the damasre will amount te about $15,000. Seme houses were flooded, but no lives lest. Much damage was done in Chicago and its neighborhood by a storm en Wednesday night. The Methodist church at Evanston was completely wrecked by the wind. During a thunder storm in New Yerk city, yesterday morn ing, the sash and blind factory of Messrs. Bradlaugh & Currier, in East Twenty fifth street, was struck by lightning, and burned down te the second fleer. Phases et Urlnie. Governer Blackburn, of Kentucky, yes terday pardoned James S. Sizomerc,. who who was sent te the penitentiary charged with murder. It is said that Sizomero made no defense His brother, a mau with a large family, being the real crimi nal, Sizemore voluntarily took the odium and penalty en himself for the sake of his brother aud family. The brother when dying recently, made a confession of the facts. The trial of " Jerry" Dunn for the murder of Elliett, the pugilist, in Chicago was adjourned by Judge Smith yesterday morning. It is said that it was learned that a mau named Hardy, en the jury, is a sporting character, and mingled with the same circle in which Dunn moved. A telegram from Tepeka, Kansas, says that the trouble at Dedgo City is at an end. The grave of Carl Gunteu, in Lansingburg cemetery, Trey, New Yerk, was opened yesterday and it was feuud that body snatchers had stripped the corpse of its clothing and then stelen it. C. B. Hickman, late receiver in the Lake City land office, ha3 been discovered te be a defaulter te the amount of 10,000. The residents of Lawrence ville, a wealthy suburb of Pittsburgh, alarmed at the frequency of fires in that quarter of late, have formed a vigilauce committee te capture incendiaries The safe in the Pbankef Townsend North, at Yassar.Mich., was blown open by burglars en Wednes day night, and 4,000 in specie taken ; the thieves were frightened away bofero they could open another drawer containing 6,000 in currency. Nearly all the Chinese opium-smoking dens in Mett street, New Yerk, were closed last night in conse quence of the crusade made against them by the Catholic Yeung Men's society ; three arrests were made two j eung girls and a Chinaman heiug captured ; oue of the girls was arrested ou complaint of her brother. In Paris, en the Rue Saint Denis, while a marriage paity was pro ceeding te the church where the marriage was te be solemnized a rival of the bride groom suddenly appeared en the scene and, te the horror of the party, shot and killed him; the assassin poisoned him. self iustantly after firing the fatal shot. On the Warrick farm, Texas, two Mexi cans killed themselves with the same knife. One stabbed the ether in the region of the heart, leaving the knife still stieking in the wound. The ether drew the knife from his own breast and stabbed his antagonist. Beth died in a few min utes. Miss Louisa Gavoille, who was shot in Dingmau township, Pike county, last week, and who said the wounds were iu flic ted by a stranger, has since made a statement which ban caused a great deal of excitement. She says she fired the shots herself aud that her first story was wholly untrue. She gives no reason for sheeting herself. Her condition is critical. Leuis De Renceray, aged 48, manager of the Chromegraphiu card company, of Baltimore, cut his threat with a razor and jumped from the third-story attic window of the residence of his brother-in-law. Mr. De Renceray had been iu ill health for some time and about a week age suffered an attack of malaria. Trade and Laber. The New England Hemer.kad of Spring field, Massachusetts, publishes reports of the crops from all sections of New Eug land, which indicate a large yield of hay and grain. The acreage of tobacco "will be somewhat reduced, with a larger pre portion of Havana tobacco." The first through ticket from St. Paul, Minnesota, te Portland, Oregon, en the Northern Pacific railroad, was sold yesterday at St. Paul. The comptroller of the currency has authorized the City national bank of Akren, Ohie, with a capital of 100,000, and the First national b.iuk of Union, Oregon, with a capital of 50.000. The steamer Phoenicia arrived at Bosten yes terday with 821 immigrants from Ireland, sent out by assistance of the British gov ernment. They go te Pennsylvania, Vir ginia, Wisconsin aud Mentana. The painters of Hamilton, Ontario, have de cided te strike unless they are allowed te quit werk en Saturdays at 4 o'clock, with a full week's wages. There is said te be considerable excitement in Buflale, New Yerk, ever " the supposed finding of geld at the peer heuse farm." It is said that rapid progress is being made ou the Pacific branch of the Mexican Central railroad. Five hundred laborer. are at work en it. ISaseuall Yesterday. At Pittsburgh : BaItimere,4; Allegheny, 8 ; at Cleveland : Cleveland, 3 Providence, 2. The game between the Philadelphia and Chicago, which was te have been played at Chicago yesterday, was pest pened en account of rain. The game bo be tween the New Yerk and Detroit clubs at Detroit, was postponed en accennt of rain. At Columbus : Columbus, 4 ; Cincinnati, 3. Rain prevented the playing of ninth inning. At Pettsville : Anthracite, 2 ; Harrisburg, 8. The Athletic baseball club defeated the Metropolitan club of New Yerk, yesterday, by a score of 2 te 1. The Merritt club defeated the Trenten, yesterday, the score being 8 te 4. The Indian Wars. Ne news of or from General Creek has yet been received at El Pase, Texas. A telegram from Tucson says General Creek has between 2,000 and 3,000 cavalry and 130 Indian scouts. " He has txm captur ed Chiracahua Indians with his command, whom he uses as guides. His forces are from 100 te 150 miles from the nearest telegraph station in the Sierra Madre mountains, tne highest range in Northern Mexico, and must be penetrated by deep canyons and well known .passes, rendering it difficult and dangerous te send couriers back, and unless he has very important and urgent dispatches none will be sent." The Indians attacked Custer Ranch, in oenora, a iew uaye ixu, Kiuing tnree men and mortally wounding another. ZTJSWS AOTES. Gleanings (ram the Hereins Mails. - The forty-seventh, anniversary of Lane Theological seminary in Cincinnati took place-yesterday., -The degrees were con ferred en ten graduates, one of whom, William H. Franklin, is a colored man. Seven hundred rebels in Hayti are hold ing out against 6,000 government troops. At Mirageane the rebels blew up a bridge with dynamite, killing 200 persons and wounding 200 mere. Confederate Memories. The 26th anniversary of the death of Stonewall Jaoksen was commemorated yesterday in Richmond, Va. The light miantry blues paraded in Capitel square, where they fired a salute in front of the Jacksen monument. Rev. H. Melville Jacksen, of the Episcopal church,, then de livered an oration en the dead chief. Yesterday was observed in Wilmington, N. C, as Confederate Memerial Day. Business was suspended in the afternoon, the Confederate graves were decorated. and Congressman-at-large Bennett de livered an oration. 1 Societies in Vunncll. The " American Ticket Brokers' Asso ciation," in session at Chicago, yesterday elected the following officers : J. J. Wal ser, of Chicago, president ; H. C. Maeder, of Louisville, secretary and general man ager ; E. A. Mulford, of Chicago, G. G. Lansing, of New Yerk, and O. P. Blake, of Davenport, executive committee. The association is composed of " scalpers." The National Temperance society held its annual meeting in New Yerk yester day. Rev. Mark Hepkins, D. D., of Massachusetts, was elected president ; J. N. Stearns, secretary, and Wm. D.Perter, treasurer. The National Jewelers' association, in session in Chicago, yesterday adopted dis tinctive stamps for rolled and plated goods, for the protection of retailers. In the convention of the Catholic Knights of America, at St Leuis, en Thursday, the finance oeinmittoo reported that the claims paid en the widows' and orphans' fund amounted te 350,043. It was recommended that an arbitration be made in the manner of keeping the secre tary and treasurer's accounts. What the Governer De and Say. Govorner Cleveland, of New Yerk, yes eorday signed 18 bills passed by the late Legislature, among them the following : Te encourage the planting of shade trees along the pubiic highways ; declaring oil wells and their fixtures personal property for all purpeses oxcept taxation ; te pre vent the sale of toy pistols, and te author ize corporations te invest in the stocks, bends or securities of ether corporations of ether states. Governer McDaniel, ei Georgia, waB installed yesterday. In his inaugural ad dress he called upon the poeplo of the state "te sustain him by a healthy public senti ment in maintaining the credit of the state and the enforcement of all geed and wholesome laws." TUE EASTERN MARKET. The Proposals ter Commencing tha Werk. Last evening the proposals for tearing down the buildings en Church and East King streets, the site of the Eastern mar ket house, and for digging cellars and leveling up, were opened by the building committee at the office of Allen A. Herr. The first line of figures are these for the tearing down of the buildings, and the ethers are for excavations for ccllers, &c. Earth Teer vd Geerge Kline , Davis Kltcli & Ce Wm Schultz .... Martin Kenriitc... V. W. Aucanip.... II. Benner & Ce... Suterft Bre Zach- M. Weaver. F.J. Leiter Charles Schwebel Adm Zerctmer... Jehn Ranging..... The contract was awarded te Kendig, who agreed te have the work dene in two weeks from next Tuesday. A meeting of the beard of directors of this company has been called for Tuesday afternoon next at 2 o'clock. In Accennt With the State. The county commissioners received from the state authorities yesterday, a certified copy el the account, of the state with Lancaster county. It is marked " settled," and is signed and sealed by the attorney general and state treasurer. It is fellows : Tax en Personal property. Am' tot said tax fixed by beard of reve nue commissioners ter 1832 $3' 307 Deduct 5 per ct. for cellccting.$I,969 85 1 per ct. treasurer's commis sion 374 27 2.341 13 U I37.0-.3 07 CR By payment into state treasury en stuletax $3.,053 07 By transfer trem acc't of . A. Ureff county treaaurer $1,031 60 3e,CS(; 73 Uuc county credit te April 183J 1,033 C6 Death of a Teacher. Christian B. Eugle, for many years a teacher in the public schools of East Den igal, died at his father's residence en the Marietta turnpike, about a mile from Mr. Jey, yesterday, in the 53d year of his age. His death was caused by asthma, from which he had been for a long time a suf ferer. He was regarded as one of the most successful teachers in the county, holding high rank among, and being highly es teemed, by his fellow teachers. Owing te physical disability he was obliged te leave the schools, and take a position some time age as bookkeeper iu his brother's store at Middletown, but had finally te relinquish that also. His funeral will take place en Sunday morning, at the Cress Reads Dunker meeting house, net far from his late rosidence. The Steamboat The "Rebert Pulton" Launch. was successfully launched yesterday afternoon, a short dis tance above Witmer's Bridge, in the pres ence of ever two hundred spectators. It was rather a difficult job en account of the management net having the proper means with which te de the work, but under the superintendeney of Capt. Mc Mc Mellen and his aids, Joel L. Haines, Israel Carpenter and ethers, it was finally floated, and new lies gracefully near Potts' landing awaiting completion. It is ex. pected that the engine and boiler will be placed in her te-day. and she will be ready for a trial trip en Sunday next. She sits very lightly en the water, net drawing mere than 8 te 10 inches, which will ena able her te run from Potts' te the city mill at all seasons of the year. She will carry about seventy five passengers. THE NEW SUHOUI. HOUSE. Contract Awarded and Werk Uegnn. Following are the bids made for the erection et the new four-room public school building at the corner of Ann and Grant streets : J. A. Burger, $7,047.00 ; D. Rapp, 8,703.59 ; R. M. Merrow, 9, 194.50. The contract has been awarded te Mr. Burger, who has begun the work of excavating for the cellar and hauling stone for the foundation. The building is te be completed and ready for the recep tion et the furniture by the 20th of August under a penalty of a forfeiture of 20 per dy by the contractor for every day alter that date that may be required te finish it. Oanvaleseent. Hen. Thes. E. Franklin has se far re covered from his recent severe illness as te be able te be again en the streets. Gideon W. Arneld, who was recently paralyzed is about again, and aocem- natiiiwl hr ti vifn Infft T.nnn!tflr this afternoon for Atlantie City. Earth per yd. Reckpereh ..$325 31 cents 50 cents .. 265-33 " !M) " .. 47535 " 5U ' .. '.'50-30 " 65 ' .. 375-4U " 50 " . . 37510 " SO " .. 423-29 " fcO " .. 450 .. 38013 .. 4(0 .. 450 .. 400 COLUMBIA NEWS. UUK KKGCLAK OOKBESPONDBMUK C Krenta Along; the Sasqaehanna Items ( Interest In and Arennd tea Horengh Picked np by the Intelli gencer Reporter. Yesterday ended the great council of Red Men, which held its session here three days. The representatives elected te the great council of the United States are : Jehn J. Redifer, Philadelphia ; Wm. E. Tayler, Northumberland, and Samuel B. Myers, Franklin. It was desired by the great council te purchase a hall suit able for its use in Philadelphia, the necessary money for the purpose being voted by the body. Most of the morning session was consumed in discussion and secret work. The great chiefs newly elected were in stalled in the afternoon. Themas A. Mc Dowell, of Philadelphia, will fill the chair of great sachem for the ensuing year. The following subordinate chiefs were then appeinted: great sennap, Henry Kain, I Philadelphia; great misbenwe, W. (Jr. Myers, Philadelphia; G. G. of W., Oswell Hechman, Pittsburgh ; G. G. of P., Gee. K. Swain, Philadelphia. The many frieads of Past Great Sachem Wm. K. McClnre, M. D., of Yerk, pre sented him with a beautiful geld chain and device seal of the order te which he belongs. He was much affected by this token of the regard in whieh he is held by his brother Red Men. Resolutions of sorrow were adopted re garding the death of P. G. I., Merris W. Gerham, late of Philadelphia. The grca; council adjourned sine die at 4 o'clock p. m. Many of the delegates left for their homes last night and the remainder this morning. The town has a quiet appearance new withouLthe jelly "injuns." Flre at KauSiaiD'n Quarries. ) A large fire occurred last night about 11 o'clock at Kau ft man's sto:ie quarries, just east of town. The buildings burned are all located in the quarries and were a blacksmith shop, barn, horte stable and office. The latter was only partly de stroyed. The stock was all rescued, ex cept oue horse, which was consumed in the flames. The Shawnee fire company man aged te reach the scene of the conflagration, but was unable te de anything ou account of scarcity of water. The fire was caused by incendiaries, as the conductor of the Pennsylvania railroad freight crew Ne. 27, whose train was going into Columbia past the quarries at the time the lire first started, saw the barn become fired and beheld two boys runaway, no could net recognize thorn however. The less will he between 1,000 and 2,000. An attempt was made en Sunday night te fire the toel-houso of the Columbia water company, which is erected at the reservoirs. People should he en the alert for the fire fiends new. Scheel Heard Meeting At the meeting of the school directors last evening, all present except Messrs. Gerhart and Given, the finance committee reported the receipts for the past month at 1,397.74, and expenditures 1.387.06; balance en hand te date, 10.0b. The su perintending committee reported the opera house engaged ler hih school commence ment en June 1, and that W. U. Hensel would make the address. Committee en repairs and supplies re ported repairs te lightning reds en school buildings completed. The secretary read the declination of Dr. W. G. Tayler as school director, te which position he was lately elected by the school beard. Mr. S. S. Ivlair was unanimously elected te fill the position. Messrs. Bruner and Slade were appointed te acquaint the member-elect with his election. They immediately did se, returning iu a shore time with the gentleman himself, who accepted the conferred honor. On motion of Mr. Slade the beard uuani meusly endorsed the recommendation of of Miss Kate F. Diuau, a former teacher in the schoel: here, ler a position for which nhe baa applied. Justice W. H. Urier remitted te the beard 5, fines col lected frcm persons arrested for train jumping. Superintendent Ames made a report of the condition of schools and the attendance of pupils for April. The matter of diplomas for the cemiug graduates of high school was referred te superintend ing ceniinitteu, iu conjunction with Super intendent Aiue., president el the beard. Interest en bends was reported te be 44. The school beard then adjourned. The ttoreucu Itiulget Some wretch last night cut the threat of Dr. Hiukle's Newfoundland deg Christian Erb shipped ft car leads of cat cat tle today ; 15. head purchased from Jehn Ferry and B. F. lleise averaged 1,500 pounds weight. The body of eung Lemuel Kline.drewned at Shank's ferry, has been found ou an island near where the beat upset. Mis Lillie Clark gene te Philadelphia. Pay day en the Frederick division te-day from Frederick te Yerk, te morrow from Yerk te Perry ville. New railroad track is being laid en Mill street from the Shawnee furnace te the P. R. R. Tobacco delivery very brisk at Wrightsville. Thes. Fairer & Sen, late of Lancaster, are running up a building, 00x20 feet, for boiler works near the Shawnee furnace. Gen. Welsh Pest, G. A. R., will meet at 7 o'clock, te go te the Marietta flag pre sentation ; a twenty-live cent excursion train will run up at 7:30 p. m., and return. A Serious Charge. Several times within a month Harris burg express west has been stoned at a point near the western borough limits at Mt. Jey. On Tuesday evening of this week a stone was sent crashing through a window, and unfortunately it struck one of the passengers, inflicting a wound about his head. Information or the of fense was communicated te railway head quarters, and the efhcials determined te bring the offenders te justice. In accord. ance with these orders Detectives Brady, Kennedy and Pyle put in an appearance en Thursday with warrants for the arrest of Henry Welsh, jr., and Ephraim Haas. Welsh is about 20 years old and lives in Mt. Jey. Haas is several years his junior, and resides near Watts' station, Marietta. Welsh was arrested last evening at his home aud was taken before Justice of the Poace Rebert McFadden, who in default of 300 bail committed him te jail for a hearing ou next Thursday. Haas was ar rested at Marietta en the same day. Welsh denies the charges and claims that he can prove his whereabouts at the time of the offense. Bff Eggs. Master Willie Rewe, a little son of ox ex Sheriff B. F. Rewe, of Lampeter Square, has a light Brahma hen that lays him an egg every day, seme of them being of immense size. He has new in his posses sion three of them that measure respect ively as follews: Ne. 18 by 6 inches. Ne. 28i by 5 inches, Ne. 3 7J by CJ inches. The hen that lays these immense eggs was purchased from A. D. Geiger, eq. West Lampeter is ahead as far as heard from, and Wil I in Rewo's hen takes the cake. The Western MarKer. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the directors of the Western market was held. Plans and specifications of bnildings were laid before them. Among them were these made by Jacob Northderf of a build ing two stories high with a hall. After inspecting the plans, the beard adopted one like that made by North'derf except that it will have one ftery instead of two. Plans and specifications in accordance with Northderf s plans were ordered te be pre pared. The building will be 84x175 feet, with a basement. 30xd4, -balcony and direc tors' room. jftCAAKFOHD'S r The Evidence ruins Up CASK. Againut Him. - The West Chester papers chuckle at the thought' of .Frankford being kept there for trial and beast that their geed jail will held him. Yesterday he was given a hearing before 'Squire S. B. Russell, en the charge of stealing Hoopes Brether & Themas' horse and grain from the ware house of Hemphill Bres., West Chester, en two occasions. There was auite a crowd et people gathered at the prison te attend the hearing and see the prisoner, but owing te the scarcity of room in the hospital, en the second fleer of the prison, only the witnesses and representatives of the press were admitted. The less aud the recovery of the horse in Philadelphia were testified te ; Jehn F. Warner, of Philadel phia, testified that Fraukferd sold him the horse for $100. Hugh McNeile, of. Philadelphia, swore that Frankfenl offered te sell him the horse ; Charles McGintey bought second hand harness from him ; Edw. Lementer, who bought the wagon, identified him ; and a seed store elerk swore that Frankford sold him the clever seed stolen from Hemphill's. In Philadelphia he gave his name as Jehn Ruth. During the hearing the defendant occupied a seat near the window in a very cool and composed manner, and when asked whether he had any questions, he replied iu a faint voice, "Ne." He said te Mr. Hoopes that he had nothing te say. .he knew no one in West Chester, and that bis mind was upside down and he wanted te be left alone. He suffers very much with the eye that was shot out about eighteen months age. The evidence being sufficient the defendant was bound overeu four charges for bis appearauce at court in default of $2,000. After the hearing Justice Russell, who was originally a Lancaster county mau, and who has a large circle of acquaintances iu Lancaster city, questioned the prisoner as te whether he knew certain parties living there, and the 'squire was net long iu finding out the prisoner knew about everybody he had ever known or heard of in that city. The One-eyed Man at Reading. The following letter received by Keeper Hagerty of the Chester cennty jail,expIains itself : Sinking Si-kinus, May 9, 1833. T Prison Warden : Sear Sir.l noticed an article in the Reading Daily Eagle of yesterday stating that a one eyed man, who it is supposed stele the horse, wagon and clever seed from the West Chester parties late in March or early in April, has been arrested and ledged iu jail. On Fri day night, March 1G, 1883, my place of business were entered and C bushels of clever seed was stelen, also horse and wagon from Mr. James Auth, near by, and the man I want is a one eyed man about 40 or 42 years old, dark hair and mous tache rather long, weight say 170 or 185 pounds, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches tall, and at times were dark suit and overcoat, black stiff hat, German, French or English. The seed was expressed te Philadelphia from Reading depot en Saturday morning, March 17, consigned I. Thompson, Phila delphia, Pa , ale same party had stepped at city of Reading Merchant's heuse en Thursday, March 15, and registered I. Thompson, Yerk, Pa. On Friday after noon, March 15, 1883, the party called at my place of business and I had suspicion en him as seen as he entered and in con versation I trapped him in telling me a straight falsehood. Enclosed I hand you a card. Please answer, and if it is my man I will have te come down te identify him and bring him te Berks county, when justice is dealt in Chester county. I am respectfully yours, C. D. Rebeh. ULOalNU A DAM'lNU SUUOOL. 1 reseniatten te a Werthy Teacher. Last evening the dancing academy of Prof. Ed. C. Hall closed at Schiller hall, en North Queen stieet, with a sociable which was kept up until a reasonable hour. There was a very large crowd present, as the scholars were all aware that something unusual was te take place. About 11 o'clock, after a waltz, Heward P. Wanner a member of Mr. Hall's school, mounted the stage. The whole school gathered around him aud they managed te get Mr. Hall in the middle of them. Mr. Wanner, spoke of the great ability of Mr. Hall and paid a glowing tribute te his worth as a teacher ; en behalf of the members of the school and as a token of their appre ciation he desired te make Mr. Hall a ! present. Saying which, he banded that gentleman a small box containing a beau tiful geld badge. It was a complete sur prise te Mr. Hall, who mounted the stage and returned his thanks iu a short speech, in which he stated that he desired te meet all of the members of the school at the Schiller house next Thursday night, when he will entertain them with a sociable The badge, which was made at E. J. Zahm's jewelery store, is a very fine piece of work. The upper part is a cornet with pin, and supporting it are a pair of violins ; connected with these is the pendant which is square in shape. On either side is flower work of variegated colors. It is thn finest class of work ou the badge and until lately could net be deue in this city. On the pendant is the inscription " Te Prof. E. C. Hall, from the scholars of his dancing academy, May 10, 1883." Mr. Hall, although a young mau, has been very successful. He has just closed bis fourth season in this hall. It began en October 5th, and during that time the class has always contained ever sixty-five couples. Mr. Hall also taught a school in Columbia last winter, and gave private lessens at home. Next year he centem plates teaching a class of children. He i.t quite popular with his scholars, as was clearly shown last evening. The orchestra which furnished the music for the dancing school, was organized by Mr. Hall and Was under the leadership of Jacob L. Gresh. The Medical Association. In the State Medical society at Norris town, yesterday, the following nominations were made : President, Henry M. Smith, of Philadelphia ; permanent secretary, Wm. B. Atkinson, of Philadelphia ; re cording secretary, Merris French, of Phil adelphia ; corresponding secretary, J. G. Lee, of Philadelphia ; treasurer, Benja min Lee, of Philadelphia. Additional members of the committee ou pub lication Hugh Hamilton; of Harris burg, James Tyson, of Philadelphia, and C. S. Tnrubull. Judicial Council A. Rethrie of Philadelphia ;G. B Meedy, of Titusville, and Wm. Pepper, of Philadel phia. The society will meet in Philadel phia next year. Dr. Craig, of Columbia, read a paper en surgery, which was ene of the features et the morning session, no reviewed the progress made in that branch of the profession during past years, and advocated the use of the knife. Dr. J. A. E. Reed, of Lancaster, was en the nemi nating committee. A Mammoth Steer. Lawrence Knapp, the well-known brewer, is also an expert at cattle fea'mg. One of his fat cattle was slaughtered yes terdav by Fred. Dinkelbere. It has net yet been weighed, but it is estimated that it will kiek the beam at about twenty hundred weight, whieh shows that brother Knapp knows as well hew te furn;h feed for cattle as drink for men. ihe prize beef will be en sale at Mr. Dinkelberg's stand in the Central market te-morrow morning. Hand Burned. Chas. Wiley, employed at Copland's saloon en North Queen street, while work ing iu the cooking department, had his hand severely burned by the overflow et lard from a pan en the stove. Dr. DavU dressed the wound.
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