r.ij'i-i ..mrxmtmrmmtmMrimrf.' tijibbbc3. WFwar"tn bmmmeijmim MajiBigKWMMwnTwagwg'BWWMWgM!ywlWMwwFK3wwM'wjwtiaMa;TX;iiwws:g,jTrwr, lIR-fSSS -t- - LANCASTER DAILY WCELIJGBNCER SATUKDAY JUNE 16, I83. te K r K r 1 Lancaster hit lltgenrer. .8A.TUBDAY EVENING, JUNE 16. 1883. A Strange PreDlem. Hei. McClure ought te give a leave of Absence for the summer te the soft ! beaded young man who comes te such remarkable conclusions about the mur der of Dukes and is permitted te express them editorially in the Times. The young man is intelligent enough te re cognize the fact that the killing of Dukes comes clearly within the definition of murder, because Nutt, .is he sas, " de liberately 'steed In the path of Dukes ; be deliberately fired five bullets at him with deadly intent ; he did it without sadden provocation." And that is mur der in the first degree, under the Peun sylvania statute. It ought te fellow that an editor, who describes a crime as murder in the first degree, would call for the conviction of the criminal; and for his execution, unless there are palli ting circumstances in the offense which would justify executive clemency. Hut this editor, after recognizing the killing of Dukes as tnurder,Icaps squarely about, and net only says that " the result of the trial will be an acquittal of the mur der of a father's murderer,' but he ile clares that "looking the facts in the face, there is no ether possible solution of the fearful problem " It is net sur prising that he should anticipate the acquittal of Xutt ; the very remarkable thing is that a public journal of standing should say that there is no possible solu tion of the problem involved in the trial of a n .ui whom it admits has perpetrated a deliberate murder, but te acquit him. "Naturally it would seem that there would be no ether correct solution of that " prehlem" peajiliie. but te convict. The logical argument is that the man being conceded te hav. perpetrated what the law describes as murder in thu first degree, must be convicted of that offense. The Times' argument runs that though the man has done murder yet he must be acquitted. Ttat, of course, is silly talk. It would net be silly for anyone te sa declare who acknowledged at the same time that-he spat upon the law. It would in him only be a lawless, desperado spirit, calling en him le despite the law. But the man is a feel of the very first water who pronounces a crime te be murder and, professing te respect the law, yet denies that it imperatively calls for the conviction of the criminal by the jury. The 7'jies' softheaded young man has grace enough te call it a "fearful problem" that he is considering. lie evidently feels the embarrassment at tending a declaration that what is un doubtedly murder should net be punish ed as murder. It is quite a difficult statement for a public journal te make, for it ought te talk geed sense and ceun sel obedience te the law. The majority of journalists have, however, a strong inclination te talk in accord with what they consider te be the sympathies of their readers. Hence probably come the troubles of the Times, young man. IIis sense tells him that Xutt murdered Duke3 ; but his sensibilities inform him that, notwithstanding, the public sen timent in the Nutt'a community will net let him be hung. He is right in both apprehensions ; but he falls when he attempts te defend the public suiiti ment which would acquit Xutt. It is iudefensible ; and the editor who does his duty will boldly say se and denounce it. We should net yield te a public sentiment that we think wrong. If it is true that this sentiment will net demand the conviction of Xutt, though he b9 clearly guilty of murder, then the sentiment of the public is wrong ; and it is the duty of its teachers among whom the editor stands, te preach against it and correct it. Gelling Lively. The competition between the Reading and Pennsylvania railroad companies is evidently te be very close and lively. We welcome it as a benefit te the state, though it must be looked upon very ap prehensively by the stockholders. Until with a very short period the Pennsylvania railroad has steed without fear of a rival, and its customers have suffered accord ingly. A year or se age it had the op portunity te crush the Reading read and abate its competition. It made a feeble effort in that direction by giving the -Bend party its moral support, but when it steed back with its cash while Van derbilt put h's millions en Gewen's side, the dance was done. The great conse quences of the anderbilt alliance are ripening fast. Xcw reads are being built in many directions te perfect the system. The Vanderbilt Xew Yerk reads are being brought in connection with the Pennsylvania reads, and the Pennsylvania railroad is brought face te face with an anaconda that winds around it en all sides. It is said that when the connections and the new reads are completed, the Xew Yerk and Penn sylvania reads are te be united under one name and management ; aud it may be. At any rate they are te be weiked in harmony. The Pennsylvania railroad managers have awaked te the situation and show signs of a determination te fight. They are invading the territory of their oppo nent and seeking te strengthen them selves at all points of attack. It is a question of cash between the rivals. Vanderbilt's pile is bard te rival, and when the Pennsylvania's borrowing ca pacity is exhausted it may feel the ne cessity of an alliance with Gould. WniLE the Republicans are looking te Indiana for a candidate en the ticket next year, the overpowering claims of Mr. Thes J. Brady should net be over looked. He is cool, rich and audacious, and no one will question for a single moment his ability te put " soep" te such a use as shall result in the highest party geed. i The result of the Democratic county convention in Ohie indicates the nemi nation of Judge Headley, for governor, by the approaching state convention. He is one of the ablest men in the state aud will be able te make such a canvas as has net been seen in Ohie since the days when Allen G. Thnrman was the great figure in its politics. Tiffi trial and conviction ef the dyna mite prisoners in England, coming as -it did en the same day that the Star Reute jury failed te find, is an instructive com ment en our delays and disagreements. The evidence against, the prisoners was strong and positive and the trial was prompt, peiuted and effective. Xe delay was permitted by the introduction of useless and irrelavent testimony. The lawyers were net perniiited te talk the jury te death, and the court summed the case up with such brevity and plainness that the course of the jury was plain. They acquitted the innocent men with the same promptness that the guilty ones were convicted. The result is that a great crime committed less than three months age has been detected, the guilty persons arrested, tried, convicted aud sentenced, and law is shown te be net a mere trick for delay or acquittal, but, which it should be, the power which protects society from crime and its re sults. The cases against Brady and Kellogg for taking bribes in connection with the mail service while one was second as sistant postmaster general and the ether was a senator of the United States will come up for trial next Monday. Perhaps it would be best te drop them. It is utterly futile te hope for a conviction en any charge of stealing from the national government. The experiment has been tried again and again, resulting with sickening uniformity in the acquit tal of the accused persons even when the evidence was of the most convincing character. The trials are costly, and each failure lias the effect of demoraliz ing the public mind and making the ad ministration of justice the most farcical of proceedings. These failures: will con tinue until the social and political at mosphere of Washington is cleared and reguerj put upon such a basis that it shall be at a disadvantage when com pared with honesty. fc Tm: lynchers and the cyclones keep pietty eveu iu the race for popular notice. At present the lynchers seem te have the fleer. Senater Jehn Siieuman says he is clad he is net en the Ohie state ticket. This shows Mr. Sherman's geed sense. He wants te keep en top el the snow at the coming election. Dersey, of Star Reute flavor, will be kept busy the rest of his life and a geed while longer, if he undertakes, as he threatens te de, a libel crusade against all the newspapers which have opposed him and his methods. The festive Howgate, who ran away from the government officers at Washing ton, after having t-teleu S3C0.000 of the go-erumont's money, is reported te be reaming around ihi htioets of New Or leans iu disguise. Bui lw hasn't been caught yet, and it is net en f the nie-tt certain things of the age that he will be captured. Howgate is " sly devilish sly,'' and the government is either naturally or purposely slew devilish slew, in trying te bring him te the bar of justice. A colored liepublicau club serenaded Dersey iu Washington yesterday, and he made a speech te them, iu the course of which his atteutive audience were regaled with bright encomiums upon the honesty and justice of the jury which acquitted him and his confreres in crime. It was quite a pathotie affair, aud soemed te be iuteuded te appeal te the susceptible hearts of his auditors te take the orator te tlieir bo$ems,and ring his virtues te the skies. Nobody appeared te be iucliucd te inaugurate such proceeding, and then Dersey closed with this picturesque trib ute te the jini jam and ignorant jury : " A hale of the glory of truth will hang about them as long as they live,and it will decorate every thatched cottage that has been built or will ba built iu the next thousand years." The Mississippi river improvement committee of the St. Leuis merchant ox ex change has expressed its intention te call a meeting of all similar committees in the great valley te devise a plan te securn the " necessary appropriation" next winter for the improvement of the river. There have been large sums already appropriated for this improvement, in comparison with which much mero extended and useful should be the results. A geed deal of consideration has been given te the sub ject, which naturally is one, from its mag nitude and perhaps necessity, deserving of it. But it is yet te be satisfactorily demon strated that any amount of labor and appropriations will effectually secure the end desired. The whele of the present plan for the improvement of the great river is net one of entire feasibility, and it should appear necessary that before mere money is appropriated the ultimate prac ticability of the scheme should be shown by a system of proceedings that will warrant the success of the venture and the deserving of the sums asked for te carry it en. The fact that the main cause of the belligerent attitude of France and China is the desire of the former for further ac quisition of territory in Tonquin, is well set forth in a interview with Marquis Tseng yesterday by a New Yerk Herald reporter at St. Petersburg. The treaty which exists between the two countries is ene whieh seems te tacitly acknowledge the control of France upon the soil along the gulf of Tonquin, but China contends that the treaty does net explicity deliver the country into the ownership of France The situation at present is threatening, although the marquis asserts that his government is in favor of conciliatory methods. China has a large and well dis ciplined army and France also has one of the best in the world. But there are many natural and artificial disadvantages against whieh she would be compelled te contend in the event of war, and which would naturally augment the probabilities of her defeat. Tonquin is a country rich in mineral wealth, and is a prize worth having. But as France practically enjoys already the full benefit of it, the only reason that may be assigned for her fool ish attitude is that she wants the country te be distinctively in French possession. Historian Bancroft settled 'down at his Newport cottage for the season yea-J t PEHBONAJU. Dn. Brehm, the noted German natural ist, expects te visit America next winter. Mb Wymajj, treasurer of the United States, is confined te his heuse by illness. Mrs. Lanetrt's profits en her present season will be from $13,000 te $14,000. Se her manager says. Sally P. McLean, author of s,C.pe Ced Felks," is engaged in revising that spiey novel at her home en Cape Ced. BntoNer.t has written a sarcnade and dedicated it te the Princess Louise by her permission. Mme Med.ikska's husband, Charles B. Chiapewski,has been admitted te American citizenship in San Fraucisco. MR. small, the southern humorist, is in bad luck. At last account his funny paper. The Georgia Majer, was iu the bauds of the sheriff. Helmes and Whittier both sent letters of congratulation en his golden wedding of Jehn U. Bryant the peet Bryant's old est brother. Cetewaye has written a letter emphati cally denying that the recent disturbances in Zululand were instigated ' by him, or that he has taken any part in them. Cel. A. K. McClure will deliver the commencement address befere the literary societies of Muhlenberg college iu the Allentewn academy of music, en Tuesday evening, the 26th instant. Lord Welselt and Lord Aleester have been rewarded for their Egyptian services by the flouse of Commens, which en Thursday night passed the bill providing for grants of money te them. Miss Teresa Adams, an American pupil of Mme Marchesi, will sing under contract at Spezzia, the Italian watering place this summer. She will make her debut in ' 'La Seunimbula." Michael Themas Bass, the head of the great brewing house, has resigned his seat in Parliament en account of hisage.eighty hisage.eighty feur. He has had his seat sinoe 1848, and has two sons in Parliament new. Theodere M. Davis, Harper's Weekly's famous correspondent in our civil war, lives at Asbury Park and has a large family. He has an immense number of sketches of war scenes made en the spot. Loce, whom Gen. Creek captured, is lawfully the here chief of the Apaches. When he was a gilded youth of the cigar ette smoking period he get the name Loce, or "feel," but during recent years his ability as a scalp taker has been proven mere than once. Mrs Pahnell, mother of the agita or, sold all of her daughter Fanny's bric-a-brac and fancy articles of furniture, be cause, as she says, "new in my sorrow and loneliness, in my anxieties and agonies, I canuet without injury that is mortal, leek upon these emblems of the past." General Andrew Jacksen, then presi dent, aud Mr. Van Buren, the vice presi dent, visited Hartferd en the 16th of June .1833, fifty years age te-day. The Hart Hart eord people commemorated the incident te day by a parade and banquet given by the governor's Feet Guard te Majer CaV viu Day, who en that memorable occasion first appeared in command of the guard, f. m TUG STAK KODTE CAltUE. The Tepic or tne Heur Dersey iiorenaded. Cemment en the Star Reute verdict is still rife at Washington. There is, gen orally speaking, no fault found with the jury. It appears from a poll of the jury that but four of them are Republicans aud curat arc Democrats. They are all considered honest men by their neighb' rs and incorruptible. The real difficulty was in the indictment for conspiracy, as was pointed out in these dispatches a year age, before the firfet trial. A conviction for conspiracy had never been obtained in this district. Under the legal rules here, if it had been actually shown that each man received money illegally the fact of con spiracy could net have been established uulass it were shown that there was a division of the spoils or an overt act after the collusion of individuals. It is said that Judge Wylie strongly intimated te a prominent mctnber of the bar Friday that be was all the time conscious of the diffi culties which surrounded the prosecu tion. It was a mistake, he thinks, te btiug au action for conspiracy when the overt act, which must be proven te make the indictment bold water, is of itself sufficieut te proceed against the individual and bring him te punishment. Auy one or mere of these defendants may have swindled the government without con spiring with each ether or anybody within the meaning of the statute, and for such a misdemeanor he or they could have been punished by direct action. In such a case the setting forth of the overt act or acts would be comparatively a simple matter aud the evidence would be of such a char actor that any jury could easily grasp it. Wherever conspiracy could be proven the direct method would be certain and sim ple, and from this certainty and simplicity the action against the individual is prefer able. The ether conspiracy cases will probably be abandoned. Dersey Kecelves a Serenade from a colored UIuu and Makes a Speech. S. W. Dersey was serenaded late Friday evening at his residence en K. street, by a colored Republican club of the city. He made a brief speech in acknowledgment of the ceurteRy, in whieh he said : I thank you for the heart you have shown in call ing here this evening. I thank you, net only for bicjself, but for all the defend, ants. I thank you net only for the de fendants and their families, I thank you for the courage you have shown iu the presence of all the dishonor that the gov ernment has tried te put upon me in plas tering the graves of mothers and the cra dles of babies with the infamy of unjust power. Yeu are brave enough, you are strong enough te raise up your veica and your right hand against this attempted injustice. I thank you for the courage that you have shown. I thank you for the pluck that men like you can show looking in the face of power. But ever and above all that, this verdict has told a story in whose presence humanity will bow down. Possibly net this year or next, but the time will come when it will be pointed te, as Maeaulay pointed te the trial of Warren Hastings. The trembling wires of intelligence thatbore the message of acquittal te Berlin, Moseow and Dub lin, told the peer, the lowly and the hope less that there were yet twelve men could be found who would deal justly by them ; that there was net a government large enough ; that there was net a public treasury fruitful enough ; that there were net leads of geld thick enough and there was net executive power grqat enough te seduce the judgment of twelve honest men. I de net care about myself. It is a matter of little consequence who is convicted or who is net. It is a matter of great consequence whoth wheth er there is any government powerful enough or whether there is any treasury full enough .te cow down a citizen, how ever humble. This trial and this verdict has placed upon the books of justice a splendid record of the manhood of men. A jury made up of Democrats and Republi cans, of colored men and white men, of Protestants, of Catholies and of atheists, all agreed that the men charged were net guilty. Se it turns out that in the District of Columbia, where the cloud of power casts its shadow ever every individual, the twelve men could be found who ' would net bend the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift might fellow fawning.' A hale of the glory of truth will bang about them as long as they live and it will deoe- rate every thatebed cottage that has been built or will be built in the next thousand years, weed Dye ana i wans yen." MAIL NEWS. BAffKNlMUS IN ALL DIRECTIONS. Crime?, Calamities and Mardern-Othrr Kveuti et a Lighter Vein Through out the Whole Land, Jehn Riyser, 21 years of age, yesterday shot and killed his wife in a house of ill repute in Kansas City. They were tmr ried a year age, and several weeks age mie lefi, him te enter upon a life of shaice. Being di link he tried te induce her te go back and live with him, aud, en her refus ing te de se, fired live shot at her, three of which eutered her head, one her shoul der, and the last her heart. James Draw aud his seu Randelph, lest their lives Friday at Skroveport, La., by suffocation through ieul airiua well. The hey, 15 years old started down the well and was suffocated. His father went -te his relief and was also overcome. A "glove fight," for which they have been practicing for a year, took place at Hawden. Conn . ou Tuesday night, be tween Wm. Leelcr and Charles Gilhooly. Notwithstanding the gloves Gilhooly was pounded se terribly that he fell senseless en the ninth reuud aud remained uuoen scieus for 20 minutes. At Cincinnati, a case of smallpox has been discovered iu a family living in a tenemcut house ever the Rhine, which has been running for ever a week. There are eight children iu the family, aud they nave been daily in contact with tlie pa tient, and have gene from their crowded tenement te the public schools. Jehn Ferd, a well known citizen of Rhea county, Tcnn., while deer hunting en Friday, was shot aud killed by his elder brother. He was bidden in the bushes, and the rustle of the leaves which he caused was mistaken by his brother for the noiseof a deer. At Warren Station, in Arkansas, en the Little Reck ob Mississippi river railroad en Thursday night J. W. Dyer, white, aud Jehn Smith, colored, had a fight, during which a white man named H. W. Kuight went te Dyer's assistance and shot Smith dead. Dr. W. W. Barnes, who killed his brother in law, Charles Boyd, the artist, was taken before the city court iu Louis ville, Kentucky, yesterday, and after argu ment was discharged from custody. A telegram from Canse, Neva Scotia, states that Captain Oakley, of the schoon er Clytie, which has arrived in part, re ports having lest two dories with four men while they were visiting their trawls dur ing a dense fog. The yacht Hebe was capsized iu a squall off Colchester Point, Lake Champlain, en Thursday, aud her captain and mate were' drowned. Jehn Radferd, convicted of wife mur der, was yesterday sentenced at Tremont, Ohie, te he hanged ou the 12th of October next. A fire in the business portion of Ster ling, Ontaire. yesterday caused a less esti mated at $125,000. Casper Smith's lleuriug mill, at Osh Osh kesh, Wisconsin, was burned yesterday. Less, $30,000 ; iusurauce, $20,000. Ten buildings in Sau Matee, California, were burned yesterday meruiug. Less, $21,000. Part of the foundation and fifty feet of the dam, at Carillon, near Ottawa, Canada, were carried away yesterday. NI5WS JUISUISL.La.NX. Things That Happen In Various Depart ments et Life. The Mississippi river improvement com mittee of the Merchants' exchange of St. Leuis, have ceucludcd te request commit tees from different places in the Valley te send one or mere delegates te a meeting te be held iu St. Leuis en July 11th, te devise a plan te be put in operation next fall and winter for securing necessary ap propriations for the improvement of the river. Our total experts of provisieus aud tal low during the seven months which ended en the 31st of May last, amounted in value te $58,694,975, against $59,309,414 during the corresponding period of last year. Secretary Liucelu will wait until he re ceives mere definite information from General Creek befere deciding what dis position shall be made of the captured Apache Indians. The president yesterday appointed Albert Woodcock, of Illinois, te be oensui at Catania, Italy, aud Alexander L. Schri ner, of Maryland, te be delegate te the in ternational trade exhibition te be held iu Amsterdam this year. The steamer Alabama arrived at St Jehn's, Newfoundland.eu Thursday night from New Yerk, with beats and stores for the Greeley relief expedition. The "high license bill" passed the Sen ate of Illinois yesterday by a vete of 30 te 20, and was seen afterwards signed by the governor. Geerge Morrison, night distribution clerk in the posteffice at Teledo, Ohie, was arrested yesterday, en the charge of steal ing from the mails. The exercises of the 130th annual com mencement of the College of New Jersay. at Princeton, will begin te-day. In explanation of the " deficit " of Clinten Spencer, pastmaster of Ypsilauti, Michigan, it is said that "he was sup porting seme helpless relatives, which tempted him te overdraw his accounts." Spencer was a soldier of the Union, aud lest a leg at Gettysburg. Rev. J. C. Bracq, formerly a Catholic, was ordained a miuister in the First Bap tist church, in Burlington, Vermont, last night Forty ministers from New Yerk and New England were present. A meeting of the Menree county branch of the Irish National league was held at Rochester, New Yerk, last night, when $276 were subscribed te the Parnell fund and a larger amount premised for the next meeting. A Brutal Murderer Lynched. The nogre Jerdan Corbin.whe murdered Benjamin Carden and seriously wounded his wife and son for the purpose of out raging Carden's daughter, near Rockferd, Coosa county, Ala., Monday night was captured by citizens and put in jail Wed nesday. That night he was taken from jail by a crowd of five hundred persons and hanged. The crime was the most deliberate and horrible that can be con ceived. Cerbin remained for au hour about the house, which was barricaded by the wounded wife with a bed, en which lay her dead husdand, who had been shot in the head while asleep by a gun pushed through a window. The daughter escaped te the weeds. She was found almost dead from fright and his net expected te live. The mother and son will recover. Missing nom Reading. Fears are entertained at Reading that Daniel Kech, a well-known citizen of that place.has either met with sudden death or committed suicide. Tuesday morning he denned his working clothes and left the heuse at six o'clock ostensibly te go te work, since whieh time nothing has been heard from him. His wife noticed that he had a very peculiar leek while at the breakfast table, but supposed it te be owing te having his hair cut, which be generally wears long. On his way te the shop he met a friend, te whom he stated he was tired of living and that in twenty four hours all would be ever. He has been suffering for years with a double hernia, contracted in the army, and at times became despondent. About the Werklngmen. The trade tribunal, at Pittsburgh, met again Friday, but transacted no business, as Ebenezer Oliver, one of the miners' representatives, aeeiinea te serve any longer. The vacancy will be filled by the J court today. Oliver "Bays he was dis- charged from work because of his connect tien with the triqunal. - At a meeting of shoe manufacturers in Marblehead, Massachusetts, yesterday, it was agieed that manufacturers wishing te de se be allowed te contract with foremen te de their bottoming and lasting, the contracts te be made at th standard prices demanded by the strikers. This is considered te be the end of the leek out Ham-ball Yesterday At New Yerk : Cleveland G, New Yerk 3 ; Bosten : Chicago 8, Bosten 3 ; Provideuce : Providenoo 5, Detreit 2; Pittsburgh (ten iuuiugs) : Columbus 11, Allegheny 8 ; Baltimore : Cincinnati 11, Baltimore 3 ; Schenectady, N. Y. : Jehi.s town 5. Union 14 ; Camden ; Yeung Mor Mer ritt 9, Yeung Lafayette, of Philadelphia, 4 ; Bridgeton, N. J., (Eastern asscciatieti championship) : Bridgeton 12, Hartville 2; Philadelphia : Buffalo 22, Philadelphia 4 ; at same city : Merritt 21, Athletic 10. JHOKBlUn BAPTISMAL ltlTKS. Nude Men and Women Enter the' Water Ainla . lie Glare of Torches. At Rutherford, N. C, great indignation and talk of lynching were the results Fri day night of the first public service held at Duncan'B creek, by the Mermen women missionaries who have been gathering re emits in that section for the past weeks. The four missionaries have beeu holding prayer meetings and presenting flattering inducements te converts. Friday evening 7 women and 3 men who had professed the faith were baptised in Duncan's creek. Several hundred people, about half the number beiug women, gathered en the banks te witness the ceremony. The place was lit up by pine knot torches.. The converts and missionaries arrived about 7 o'clock and went into a small house ad jacent, and when night fell the entire party of converts, male and female, ac companied by the four missionaries, left the building, all of them being entirely naked. As they marched te the water there was a murmur of surprise among the crowd, seen followed by hisses, but they did net interfere with the party. The rite was performed iu the middle el the creek where the water was scarce ly waist deap, two of the missiena ries carrying pine knots iu their hands. After the ceremony a committee of citizens waited upon the Mormons, and gave them notice te quit the country at ones ou paiu of summary justice. Several of the women in the party are quite pretty, and have geed characters. The Mormeus are de moralized and gave assurance that they would leave for Utah. HO WO ATE DHUEK IMSUUISK. Walking the Streets of New Orleans With Dyed Ualr aad alse JTrecUles. H. W. Hewgate, the runaway disbursing officer of the signal office, who stele about $300,000 of the government's money, and escaped from the custody of government officers at Washington, D. C-, several months age is still at large. Euorgetic efforts te capture him have been made by agents of the department of justice, but thus far without avail. A few weeks age the detectives were almost sure of capturing Howgate. He had been iden tified in New Orleans iu spite of a very clever disguise. He is a thin, small man, with black hair aud eyes, and in Washington always carried a cane te as sist him in Walking. In New Orleans he was seen en Canal street. His hair and eyebrows were dyed a fiery red color. His face was ornamented with artificial freck les. He had discarded his cane and seemed te be able te walk without the character istic limp. Nellie Burrill, bis mistress, accompanied him. He was dressed very plainly, and the pair looked as if they were fresh arrivals from the country. A rail way accident prevented the arrival of an officer iu New Orleans in time te capture the fugitive, and the last heard of Hew gate was tnat ne nail sailed upon a steamer for Cuba. It is believed bv this time Hewgate is again in the Untied States MATXrJltS OF JSDUUATION. Annual Ooeiiuencemeni and Junier Oratori cal Contest. The closing exercises of the tenth annu al commencement of the Sacred Heart academy of this city will take place in Fulceu opera heusa, Friday, June 22, at 10 a. m. 'l be programme for the occasion is uuusually select and complete one and at the close of which there will be the confer ring of graduating medals aud diplomas in tne academic department, and in the conservatory of vocal and instrumental music, and the distribution of premiums, consisting of geld medals and honors for politeness, neatness, order, amiability and correct depertment. Oratorical Contest. Ihe junior oratorical contest of the class of '84, of Franklin and Marshal college, will be held in the college chapel Wednesday, June 20,' at 8 p. m. The orators will be as fellows : J. B. Appel, W. R. Brinten, E. A. Sassaman, R. O' Beyle, H. P. Wanner. Committee of Arrangements. S. 11. Miller, chairman ; D. E. Eshbach, G. W. Ziegler, D. F. Anceni, F. C. Meycr. Ne flowers. A Durlug Burglary. Ou Friday afternoon a woman entered Jehn B. WoIIerten s heuse, in Downing town, by means of a front window that opens en the front perch, cutting away a mesquite netting and stepping into the room. Mrs. WoIIerten was sweeping in a room adjoining thi3 one, separated by folding doers, lne tuiei slipped up the stairs iu the hallway, entered a bedroom and ransacked a bureau, getting a watch chain and a two and a half geld piece at tached, and a check for $3,600 given by Wm. Delbey te Lavinia Mc Cann. He then left Wollerton's by means of a rear window opening en a shed covered by a tin reef, and next entered R. F. Thompson's side of the heuse by a corresponding window and. ransacked their second fleer in a like manner. Here he obtained a pair of diamond earrings, diamond ring and breast pin and a geld wateh and chain. This jewelry belonged te sisters of Mr. Thompson. Their less they place at one thousand dollars. The thief made an exit by jumping ou a rear perch reef. Ne one saw him. Tlie theft aggregated nearly $5,000. Bobbed ou the Bead. On Thursday night as Edward Numbers of Lcaceck tewuship.was en his way home from New Helland, he was attacked near the Western school bouse, by three nn known men, who relieved him of five dollars in money and a geld watch. The New Helland Clarien tells of a man with his head tied up like a thumb with a felon upon it, who walked through that town en Thursday morning en his way te the Lancaster county hospital. Te D. H. Qrube, of the New Helland house, he told a pitiable story. He said that midway between Churchtown and Good Goed Geed vine he met two men who said they were going some place te work en a railroad. They took his money and all the clothes he had with him except one suit, but they even made him take off the one he had en and substitute it for an inferior one in bis pack, and then unmercifully beat him. He went te the hispital where hi3 injuries are being attended te. Heney stelnn. Peter Miller, living at 250 North Arch alley, was robbed of $25 in cash, whieh was taken from the pocket of a vest which he had left hanging in a room of his house. He saw last the money en Wednesday at neon, and missed it en Friday evening. A certain party who had access te the room is suspected of the larceny. THE WHEEL VtSTEKOAl-3 UIUYCL.E TOOKNAMKNT: Fine Weather, Large Crowd and (ioed Banes Who the Winners Were and Hew the Kaccs Were Wee. The meeting of the bicycle riders took place ytntuiday afternoon at McGranu's park aud it was a great success. The weather was all that could be desired, a it was net tee warm aud them was a nice brei-ze. Shortly alter ene o'clock people began te pour into the grounds and befere the first race the grand stand was packed. People were also uatheied iu groups all ever the greundn. The audience was com posed largely of ladies and a liner ene was never been at the park. The best of order was preserved and everything passed oft finely. The regulations provided were of the best. Officers were stationed all ever the grounds and their preheuce prevented the " fence jumpers," who are generally the most disorderly, from getting into the grounds. Besides the Lancaster club, which tmucd out in strength, the greater part of the Marietta club were present. Besides these there were men from Cel umhia, Yerk, Lebaueu, Harrisburg aud ether places. The gentlemen having charge of the races were as fellows : Judges Walter Beard man, James M. Burke, Victer M. Ualdeman. Timers Abrm. Hit-stand, Jeseph Bar nett, J. E. Snyder. Referee II. Clay Brubaker. Clerks of Ceursd Dr. E, p. D ty aud Michael Grey. Scorer Harry Suesserett. Staiter W. B Yeuiiginau. The One Mile Bace. The first event of the day was the ene mile race. The prize iu this, as well as in all et the ethers, was a geld medal. Originally there were six entries for this race, but only five started, as fellows : L.A. Mills and C. B.Lengnecker, Lancaster club ; Jehn O. Geerge, Frank lin aud Marshall club ; Will H. Fendrieh, of Columbia, who is a member of the Ma rietta club, aud J. E. Small, of Yerk. All the men were numbers, the same as these te their names en the pregramme. They wote given a geed start from a stand still, aud at the firing of a revolver. Fen drieh was the first te take the lead, with Leuguecker second and Geerge third. Near the quarter pole Geerge passed both of the ethers aud went te the first place. At the half he was still ahead, with the ethers in the same positions. At this point Mills and Small, who found that they were unable te compete with the ethers, withdrew. Geergo kept the lead easily te the end, although sometimes closely fol lowed by Fendrieh. Coming down the homestretch the latter and Long Leng nccker had a hard struggle for second place aud they came in he clese together that it was impe. sible for any one te tell who was entitled te second place, although there was no prize for that posi tion. The time for the mile was 3:28. Geerge, the winner of the race, is a stoutly built young fellow, who leeks very mus cular and wheu he wen the race tremen dous applause greeted him. Twe Slue Bace. Fer this event all started who were entered and they were as fellows : Martin Rudy, Fred A. Achey, W. B. Youngmae, of the Lancaster, and S. B. Gramm, of the Marietta club. After a geed start Rudy at once took the lead and kept it until after passing the quarter pole. He thou begau te fall behind and left the track ba fore reaching the half. At the first quar ter Graram went up close te Rudy and Achey took third place, but before reach ing the half Achey was in the lead. Yeuugman went te second place, leaving Gramm behind. During the remainder of the race there was seme clese work be tween Yeungmau and Achey, but the latter bad the best of it. At the last quarter, Yeuugman went up fast, but Achey saw him aud made a handsome spurt. When ou the homestretch at the bend abeve the distance pole au accident lofell Achey which lest him the race. Iu his efforts te keep ahead he leaned tee far forward and took a " header." He fell very hard en the track, and besides bruising himself badly about the body his nose was started te bleeding. Yeungmau then had the best of tbe race and came iu ahead. After the accident Achey quickly get upon his feet and was en his machine in time te beat Gramm for second place. He came under the wire cevered with bleed and dirt and received the congratulations of his friends. Yeungmau did seme geed work in the race, and had it net bacu for Achey's accident thore would have beeu clese work between the two men for first place. Tlie time for the two miles was 7:26. The Five Mile Bace. This was the feat of the day which showed the endurance of the men. There were four men entered in the race, but the only two te start were Jehn Cilley, of Lebanon, and Jacob G. Shirk, of the Lan caster club. The latter rode the common style of bicycle, but Cilley had one known as the British challenge, which is of a different pattern. At the start Shirk took the lead, going at a very rapid rate. It seen became evident that he would easily prove the winner in case he was able te keep his wind. It wan net long until he was one eighth of a mile ahead of his com petitor, who wastravelinjiatastoidypace but entirely tee slew te win. The distance between the two men gradually grew greater aud after making 21 mil s Shirk again passed Cilley. He was seen three quarters of a mile ahead of him. After making 3 miles Cilley withdrew from the race. Shirk continued te go around and made the last mile in hne time. He did net seem te be very greatly fatigued after the feat, and at the close tremendous ap plause greeted him. The time made by him was as fellows : two miles, 7:00 ; three, 10:35; four, 14:10; five, 17:36i. It will be seen that the last mile was made iu the remarkably low time of 3:26. Three Mile Kace. The last event of the day was the three mile race and there were three starters as fellows : J. O. Geerge, of the Franklin and Marshall club, who wen the ene mile race, aud C. B. Longnecker and Michael J. Grey, of the Lancaster club. After starting Longnecker took the lead, with Geerge closely following. Grey was a geed third and after making the first quarter he withdrew from the race. The contest was then between Longnecker and Geerge. The former maintained the lead. At no time was he mere thau two lengths ahead of Geerge. In these positions they wheeled round and round the track. Geerge kept immediately in the rear and almost in the track of his opponent, who it seemed he was bent upon tiring out. The friends of Longnecker were confident of his being able te win, but these who knew Geerge best laughed at the idea, as they knew him te be a strong, active young man, and declared that he was staying back for a purpose and would show bis band at the proper time. This proved te be the case, for en the homestretch Goerge made a spurt, shot ahead' and remained there te the eud, winning easily. The time was as fellows : Twe miles, 7:33 ; three miles, 11:27. During the day S. B. Gramm, of Mari- etta, and a boy named Tregesser, of this city, gave exhibitions of fancy riding, which were very fine. Mr. Gramm is a graceful, easy rider, and the boy has learned a large number of difficult feats, which be performs admirably. Beth were loudly applauded. This ended the first bicycle meeting ever held in this city, and there is no doubt that it was a great success in every way, for a better satisfied audience never left I the park grounds. The Lancaster club can feel proud of their saceew, and they should be encouraged by it te bold an other meeting this fall. OB1TUAKT. Death of a. V. Oltmara, Kaq. A. D. Ditmais, esq., died this morning about a quarter pant ten o'clock at his residence, Ne. 39 East Orange street, aged 81 years. He had been in declining health for some years past and was only occasionally able te appear ou the Street. About 15 days ae be sutfdred a stroke which terminated iu congestion of the brain, aud, refusing all feed, be died from consequent exhaustion. Gen. Ditmars, as he was usually called, was born at Jamaica, Leug Island, where many of his relatives yet reside. In 1815 he removed te Warren county, Pa., where he studied law and was admitted te the bar. He traveled largely in the Seuth and West for several years alterwards, specu lating in lauds, and lecturing ou phreno logy aud ether subjects. Returning East hu settled iu Lancaster about 1811, wan ad mitted te practice before the Lancaster courts, aud married Miss Betsy King, through whom he came iute the possession of a considerablo fortune. He continued te reside in Lancaster ever afterwards. Gen. Ditmais was a.ruan of marked individ uality. He was ever six feet in height and would have beeu of com manding presence, had it net been, for an accident which injured one of his hips and lamed him for life. His face was thought te greatly resemble that of the poet Longfellow. Uu was a gie.it reader, well versed in books en all sub jects aud possessed a fund of general in formation that made him an entertaining and desirable compauieu. He was a fluent, vigorous, vehement talker, had a great contempt for cant, proteusieD, aud was ever ready te deneuuee these who prac tised them, sometimes even showing hit resentment in a bitter personality. He was a great admirer of Heu.Tbaddeus Stevens, whom he regarded as the greatest of law yeru and statesmen. In many respects he was eccentrc and took delight in running counter te the popular current Hu was a frequent ceutributer te the press, his arti cles generally being short, quaint, pithy aud epigrammatic,as were all his speeches. Years age when the "Heward'' enter tainments wcie give. iu the couit-heuse, iu this city, the announcement that Gen. Ditmar was te make a speech or partici pate iu debate was sure te draw a geed house. Gcu. iu valid Hen. L Ditmars nearest relative in an sister living in Warreu county. D. Wetmere, ex-president judge old Sixth judicial district, is a of the nephew of the general, aud is the only one of his relatives new present in L muaster. The funeial will take place en Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Heath of e. W. Dietrich. David Weidler Dietrich died lant even ing, between '.) and 10 o'clock, at his resi dence, Ne. 27 East Walnut street, in the 52d year of h s age. Deceased was a son of Harry aud Cathoriue Dietrich, of Willow Street, this ceuuty. When quite young he came te this city, learned the paper hanging trade aud followed that business for many years. He married Anna, daughter of the late Jacob F. Kautz, who, with ene daughter, Katie, survives him. His only ether child was a boy, who died wheu only a few years old. Mr. Dietrich was a man of powerful physique and a geed workman ; but about a year or two age he was attacked with a complication of body afflictions, including dropsy, Bright's disease and an organic disease of the heart. About nine months age he was compelled te relinquish all ac tive pursuits, and remained a long suffer ing invalid until death relieved him. He was a member of the Duke street M. E. church, having embraced religion during the pastorate of Rev. C. W. Robinson, and he was faithfully ministered te during his last illness by the present pastor. Rev. J. T. Satchell. Hu died in the full hope of a Christian. His funeral will take place en Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In terment at Shreiuer's cemetery. (JonriTe'dar. This morning ceutt met at 10 o'clock, both judges being present. Argument wan heard iu the motion te dissolve tbe preliminary injunction granted against the officers of the Washington fire company te restrain theiu from distribut ing the funds of the company among its members. The court took thy papers, but make no decision. The motion for a new trial in the Hart mau will case was denied by Judge Patter son. Jehn W. Andersen, of this city, was granted a peddler's license. J. R. Messmer, of Ephrata, w.is allowed te adept Minuie L. Plank, a nine year old daughter of Sarah Plaulc, new Mrs. Shay. Court adjourned te Monday at 10 o'clock when argument week begius. In Cunrt. Ex Judge Whetmere, of Warreu county, was in court this morning aud occupied a seat en the bench. I'ariKle en the Keurlli. Mmlulla Times. The order of Knights of Pythias of this place is one of the strongest in the county, and Ls well fixed financially. Within the last six months a great many uuw mem hers joined the order five being initiated at their last meeting. Tliey recently pur chased the hall of Sens of Temperance the 3rd story of the old town hall and had it replasteicd, painted, papered and furnished, and it new has a very attractive apppcar ance. It was resolved at their meeting, held last Monday evopieg, tlie 11th inst , te have a parade of thoerder aud te dedi cate the hall en the afternoon of July 4, with appropriate ceremonies. They have extended au invitation te all the ledges iu the county, including the uniformed rank of Lancaster, and ledges of Yerk and Harrrisburg te visit them en that day. Karly UlO'lng. The following firms have cuuBeuted te close their places of business at O.o'cleck from July 1st te Septemberlst. Myers & Rathfon, Jehn S. Givoler & Ce., R.E. Fahncsteck, Watt, Shaud&Ue., Bewers & Hurst, Jehn P. Swarr, Moses Griscnberger, Mctzger & Uaughraan, J.B. Martin & Ce , Martin Leippe. Hager & Bra, P. C. Snyder & Bre., D, P. Hostet ter & Sen, High & Martin, Gee. E. Fahn Fahn esteck, A. W. Baldwin, H. Gerhart. Contract Awarded. The contract for building the new Quarryville banking house and dwelling was yesterday awarded te ex-Sheriff H. H. Brcneman for the sum 'of $4,360, he being the lowest bidder. Operations will be commended at once, as the building is te be completed by October 1st. The building was designed by Jehn Evans, of this city, and will be a very neat and handsome affair, eligibly located, and will be quite an ornament te the place. . . Birthday Party. Jehn C. Sbread was 21 years of age en Friday aud iu the evening he gave a set-out at J. J. Desch's saloon en North Queen street. About forty of bis- friends were present besides the City band, which fur nished the instrumental music. There was plenty of ether music, and all had a geed time te a late hour. Friendly Visit. Lancaster ledge, Ne. 67, I.O. O. F. will en Tuesday evening next, pay friendly visit te Mt. Jey ledge, Ne. 277. Heraa Shipped. Daniel Lefevre te day shipped 15 head of heavy horses te Solemon Mehrbaeh, in New Yerk. leniuy. ir- X, -. ? Vt Uv - -
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