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TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10. 1B88.
A Great Undertaking.
Maier Ditmars left a great work te
Dr. Compten when he confided te him
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peculiar aptitudes in life and starting
...i:n onfit-nriea in iiir nnii scinamr t
them en their rejeicinsc way mereiu.
Majer Ditmars was greatly impressed by
the fact that there is se defective an
adjustment in life of round pegs te round
, holes. There can hardly be a question
that every man has a special fitness for
one occupation mere than for another ;
vet it certainly very often happens that
he does net find it out and adapt himself
te it. There are plenty of doctors who
are net naturally fitted for their work;
and plenty of lawyers who are net adapt
ed te theirs ; and clergymen, school
masters, merchants, mechanics, artists,
editors, who make very peer work at
their business. In truth the large ma
jority of men are net efficient in the
duties they assume. The only question
is as te whether they are any better
qualified by nature for ether occupations eccupations occupatiens
Manv mav net be, but many certainly
are. "We can certainly say that a large
number of stout, able-bodied profession
al gentlemen would better wield the
pick and shovel than the defter imple
mentsef their mere elevated calling
And the class of common laborers would
be improved by transferring the physi
cally weak te lighter manual toil. If
Mr. Ditmars' idea could be carried out
and each citizen be assigned te the
vocation he is best fitted for, it would
seem that a great geed would be done te
the state.
But the Lord does net seem te intend
that there should be sucli a fitness of
things and we greatly fear that neither
Mr. Ditmars' fortune nor Dr. Cemn
ten's zeal will suffice te create the very
desirable revolution proposed. It is
te be noticed that childreu de net often
knew what occupation they are best
fitted for ; their parents de net knew,
neither de their teachers. The child's
inclination is a peer guide te its talent,
and generally there is even no inclination
There are parents and teachers of sagac
ity sufficient te detect a child's particular
capabilities, when it has any, but they
are net numerous. If Dr. Compten can
find teachers of sucli discernment, and
can then get held of the childreu who
will subruit themselves te the course of
sprouts necessary for their development
he may make some headway in his en
terprise ; if the heirs let him get the
money for the experiment.
We suggest te the doctor that he had
better start out by selecting one partie
ular occupation te adorn with its
most proper professors ; and there is no
better business te select for I he improve
ment of its practitioners than the doc
tor's own. We submit te him that there
is a fearful number of doctors who were
- never designed by nature te be in the
profession, en the theory that
Trevidence has given us physicians
te cure instead of killing us.
The practice" of medicine net only itn
peratively demands a natural aptitude
for it, but that aptitude is one which is
particularly easy of ascertainment by
' observation ; it is, therefore, a business
which invites the very first application
of the experiment te which Mr. Ditmais
has devoted his fortune. We knew that
the genial disposition of Dr. Comple t
will be delighted at the opportunity
which is offered it of illuminating the
medical profession ar,d of serving his
fellowmen. Let Mr. Ditmars' gift be
the foundation of a medical scales in our
city, wherein may be weighed and tested
the medical aptitude of would be doctors.
If the weighmasters chosen te make the
delicate test are sagacious enough te de
it well the experiment will be a success.
The fame of the institution will bring it
plenty of business ; and from this small
acorn a great tree may grew. Certainly
there could be no greater work attempt
ed than te put men where they can de
the most joed ; and the benefaction of
Mr. Ditmars has our best wishes for its
success.
Doubtful Evidence.
Down in Louisiana, the ether day,
one young clergy man shot another ; after
the precise and deliberate manner in
which Nutt and Thompson shot their
victims. The provocation in each case
was the alleged seduction of a woman, in
the one case, a wife, in another, a sis
ter and in the third, a betrothed. The
evidence in each case of the alleged
offence was about thesame the unswern
statement of a woman. There are two
objections which may reasonably be
made by the public te this method
of destroying an enemy. In the
first place, it is net the pla'i
adopted by the state, which has
enacted that every one accused of crime
shall be tried therefer by a regularly
appointed judge and jury. In the second
place.it seems proper that if private ven
geance is te be permitted te supplant
public execution, the evidence of the
guilt of the victim should be adequate
And perhaps en reflection it may ba
considered that the declaration of a
woman informally made is hardly suffic
ient of itself te justify the taking of the
life she evidently thirsts for when she
accuses the man who bears it. Ne one
can say that female innocence is pro
tected by feeding female jealousy or
hate; therefore, certainly it behooves .ill
these who claim that the seducer is just
ly slain te maintain at least that the
offense shall be clearly shown before
vengeance for it is taken.
Congressman Thompson had no suffi
cient evidence upon which te accuse his
wife of infidelity. A wicked and envious
woman vas his only authority. In the
Louisiana case it is new even denied
that the murderer bad the statement of
the woman in the cnza te sustain his
judgment of his victim's guilt.
Women who accuse men should in all
justice be required te satisfy unpreju
diced minds of the truth of their
charges before the life tbey claim is -forfeited.
If the present methods of the
law for the elucidation of these wrongs
de net suffice, let it be amended ; but we
pretest against the approval ofthepee
pie being given te that lynch law which
relegates us te barbarism. i
There had been criminal csrelneeaes
in permitting the smallpox contagion te
spread from the prison into the town. In
the prison it was located se as te be
effectually lecalised. The beard of
health had power te barricade the prison,
and should have done it. The prison
authorities had like opportunities, and
authorities nau. iwe ej
dQne ltm The existence
of the disease at the prison was
known te the jail physician, who
took the responsibility of conceal
ing it as long as possible. But it was
publicly known when Carr was dis
charged from the jail en habeas corpus.
He was ill with it at the time, and was
cautieuslv kept away from by the
lawyers and judge who participated in
the proceedings. He went home and
died. Twe of his sisters have died.
These who knowingly discharged him in
this condition into the community are
responsible for these deaths.
Tue abounding cactus of Mexico and
Southwestern United States is te be util
ized as pulp for paper making.
The Press has reached that altitude
from which it declares for "an apportion
ment which shall treat impartially both
political parties." Het weather and the
fear of political judgment may yet save
the Press.
Refer:!i seems te ba necessary in the
speed of transcontinental trains. The
ocean voyage is new made in little ever
six days, while it takes seven te go from
Philadelphia te San Francisce, and there
has been no increase in the time iu ten
years.
Even the utility of the great Brooklyn
bridge is new being discredited. There is
a marked decrease in its tell receipts, it is
said te be tee het and tee cold a path and
even the peer will net pay a cent te walk
a rnile and a quarter when they can ride
across the ferries, seventeen tickets for a
quarter.
Pjiek. W. B. Owen, one of the faculty
of La Fayette college, will deliver the
annual address before the literary societies
of Franklin & Marshall college in the court
house this evening. His subject will be
"Scientific Progress in its Relations te
Education," aud the theme as well as the
certainty of its scholarly treatment should
make the occasion ene of popular interest
Six of the jury trying an Italian for
murder in Easten attended a church en
Sunday evening where the preacher, ig
ueraut of their prcsauce, preacheJ en the
commandment " thou shalt net kill " and
dwelt with aavetity upon the leniency of
com ts and juries te murderers. As they
found the piisener guilty his counsel net
unnaturally suspects that these six were in
fluenced by the sermon and very reason
ably asks for a newirial. But, upon what
principle is a jury ever there allowed te
thus separate? Here they ara kept
together throughout the trial.
The Philadelphia Recerd insists that
with the vast expanditure of niue millions
par year by the people of this state upon
common school education, " the primary
schools and the primary education which
it was the original intent of the authors of
our school system te furnish te the chil
dreu of the state are net furnished
The public money is diverted te schools of
higher grade, into which net one pupil out
of ten in the primary schools will evor
enter. The teaching iu the primaries is
cut short and omasculated te accomme
d.ite them te a graded system, which was
nevcr intended by the founders of our
common schools and which is an inter
polation and an abuse in school nianage
lUPllt."
PERSONAL.
Buti.ek's friends are new reported te
be anxious te gut an LL. D. for him from
Dartmouth college and willing te give
$10,000 for it.
Rollins has fallen back in the senator
ial contest iu New Hampshire. Patterson
is said te be forcing te the front, and the
dark horse is expected te canter upon the
track before the race is finished.
Hakxian Yerkes' unanimous nomina
tion for judge by the Bucks county Deme
crats creates unqualified satisfaction and
enthusiasm, aud it is confidently expected
te be ratified by the popular verdict.
General Ciiari.es Ewing, a brother of
General Themas hwmg, of Ohie, and a
rolatieu by marriage of General Sherman,
is reported te be dying of pneumonia in
Washington. He was' a soldier of the
Union.
Gen. Gkoek has added his aphorism te
the literature of Indian warfare. He says :
" It is hotter te feed Indians than te fight
them ; and we shall have te fight all the
Indians we swindle ; if they don't get
ceru they will go for cartridges."
Representative W. H. Sponsler, of
Perry county, was cocked and primed
with a speech te be delivered in the next
Republican state convention nominating
Souater Smiley Ter state treasurer. But,
Ie ! the PArry county convention met yos yes yos
terday aud the opponents of Smiley and
Sponsler being iu the majority laid the
latter en the shelf.
Rev. Arthur Ritchie, rector of tlie
Episcopal Church of the Ascension, in
Chicago, announced te his congregation
en Sunday that he would resigu this week.
His resignation grows out of differences
between himself and the bishop, owing
te the latter's condemnation of ritualis
tic practices at the Church of the Ascen
sion. Mrs. Mary Clemmer Ames, the well
known Washington correspondent, di
vorced wife of Daniel Ames, of Harper's
Ferry, was married in Washington yes
terday te Mr. Edmnnd Hudsen, long the
Washington correspondent of the Bosten
Herald and editer of the Capital and the
Army and Navy Register. They will take
a wedding journey te Europe.
Intense Heat In Paris.
St. James' Gazette.
The week has been excessively het in
Paris and several persons are said te have
goue mad in consequence or the heat.
Three rather curious cases were reported
en Wednesday last. An Antwerp, mer
chant, who was walking with his wife in
the Palais Royal gardens, suddenly let go
her arm and threw himself into tba
basin of the fountain Later in the
day an individual took a cab and had
himself driven te the Tuilenes, where, iu
reply te the driver's demand for his fare,
be informed him that he was Napeleon
III. nd that he never paid anywhere. In
the evening a young woman was observed
promenading the boulevards almost in a
state of nudityfld declaring that she was
Mether Eve sent tDNapnennce the end of
the world. The three vidians of the sudden
and excessive rise in the tenJfierature were
taken in charge by the police.
THE CHICAGO PAILUBE.
M'UKOOH'S LIABILITIES MOT KNOWN.
BU Fallare Said te Have ween jroread by
Ilia Frlenda aa the Beat That Ueald
be Dene for Him.
The McGeech failure, the burst lard
corner, the panic in previsions and the
losses and disasters that this caused, are
still thought of and talked about te the
exclusion of everything else in Chicago.
Jehn H. Bensley, of the firm of Bensley,
Wagner & Bensley, who was en "Monday
morning appointed receiver, filed a bend
in $500,000 and has already entered upon
his duty of settling np the affairs of the
suspended firm Three hundred and odd
accounts have been written up, varying in
magnitude from the sale of 20,000 tierces
of lard down te the sale of one 5,000 bushel
let of wheat. "It's about as difficult,"
said a member of the firm, " te give an
intelligent guess at our liabilities te night
as it waB last Saturday night. We have
net been working toward a result;
we have been writing up the individual
accounts and separating. Here," picking
np a package of thirty or forty accounts,
"are all the "B" accounts, and there,"
pointing te a package as large, "are all
the ' A ' accounts. When we get through
writing up the accounts it will be short
work reaching the summary of enr liabil
ities and assets, but we have net get that
far yet. If I should guess at the indebted
ness, I should put it at between $1,000,000
and 1,500,000."
Smaller firms which went under because
of McGcech's suspension are waiting upon
the Scotchman te straighten out their own
affairs. Ellis & Lightner, one of the firms
which suspended, ewe probably the most
money. Their liabilities aggregate $120,
000. Tbey held 22,000 tierces of lard for
the Scotchman's account and it was mar
gined down te only eleven cents. J. M.
Ball & Ce. e we probably net above $60,000.
This concern had only 10,000 tierces of
lard bought and it, tee, was margined
down te about eleven cents. The heaviest
losers, it is new believed, were rich con
cerns, which could net only bear the less
with equanimity, but which had enough
money te held their property until yester
day. Seme of these undoubtedly bought
enough at the botten at the height of the
panic te partly or wholly recoup. The
beard of trade firms never met with such
lesses as were suffered Saturday. The
money which McGeech ewes $1,000,000
is due te his brokers. His banks, it is
said, held en te their property and only
sold Monday, after the market had re
covered one cent a pound fiem the bottom
figures of Saturday.
Phil Armour Monday morning bought
every tierce of lard which McGeech bad at
the local banks, including all the property
he had hypothecated at the Bank of Mon
treal. This purchase aggregated ever one
million tierces $400,000 worth of prop
erty. It was taken at 9.G5. Armour
new owns all there is there. The erdeis,
he says, from jobbers during this forenoon
aggregated mere than all the orders
which have been received within the past
sixty days. It is easier new than it was
Saturday te get at the real facts which led
directly te the failure. The truth appears
new te be that a .suspension was forced
upeu McGeech by his frieuds, because
they saw that it was the quickest and
easiest way out of his troubles. When at
9 o'clock, it was certain that Alexander
Mitchell would lean no mere money for
the "deal," a partner of the Scotchman
went te the bank of Montreal and inquired
of the book keeper hew much balance the
firm had. It was answered that there was
$250,000 te his credit.
The partner then went te Mr. Menree,
the manager, aud said that the firm had
suspended. The banker was mere agita
ted thau business men usually allow
themselves te be. He burst into tears
aud said that he would be deposed and
ruined. He was finally calmed and the
partner said: "Mr. Menreo, we have a
balance of $250,000 with you, but we have
checked up for margins and we wish you
would pay it out. Yeu are secured if you
de net sell your lard." Mr. Menree
finally agreed te de this, aud it is a re
niarkable fact that the checks of McGeech,
Everingham & Ce., were paid up te Monday
morning, ene check for $1,400 being certi
tied at the opening of banking hours Mon
day forenoon. The fact is that the bank of
Montreal, instead of embarrassing Mc Mc
Geoch, steed by him pluckily te the end.
It probably loses net a cent of money, for
Armour bought of it all the lard which it
held for the Scotchman's account The
ether local banks also held en te their lard
until Monday at the urgent request of Mc Mc
Geoch and possibly under seme sort of
guarautce from Armour. If this !ard bad
been thrown out Saturday along with the
300,000 tierces of future lard, the market
would of course have gene much lower
aud the panic have been mere disastrous.
It is said that the Fowler Bres., endeavor
cd te buy up all their James Wright &
(Je., brand of lard in Monday, offering the
banks five cents ever the market for such
as they had. Armour, hewever, get it.
This is the lard which the Fowlers are
charged with having adulterated.
UKIMU AMU UALAMITV.
Tite Destructive Werk or Storm and Floed.
One of the teverest storms ever known
in Pittsburgh visited that city last even
ing. Hailstones fell as large as hen's eggs
smashing glass throughout the city. In
the surrounding country trees were up.
rooted aud catttle killed. AU the rivers
and streams in Western Missouri and
Kansas have been swollen by heavy trains
and railroad travel seriously interrupted.
The town of Corning, 40 miles north of
St. Jeseph, en the Missouri river, is flooded,
aud several houses have been swept
away. The village of Harlem, opposite
Kansas City, was threatened yesterday,
aud its inhabitants began te move ent.
At Bakeisferd, Kansas, en Saturday
evening, seven persons were drowned by
the upsetting of a wagon in a flooded
creek. A heay rain storm, " amounting
almost te a water spout," did much dam
age te property in Van Buren county,
Michigan, en Sunday. A violent storm
passed ever Chatham, Ontario, yesterday
afternoon. Trees wero uprooted and a
railway bridge ic course of construction
across the Thames river was demolished,
two men sustaining slight injuries.
Various uasnalties.
Twe sons or Alexander Adminster, aged
respectively 13 and 19 years, were drowned
at Oixment, Maine, en Sunday by the
sinking of a beat. Jehn and Martin
RcuEer, brothers, were smothered te death
at Milwaukee yesterday by gasses from a
well they were repairing. Jehn Flynn, 6
years of age, was run ever and fatally in
jured by a cable line street ear in Chicago
en Sunday, no is the thirteenth victim
of the cable line in that city. Otte Ven
Allenberg was found gored te death by a
bull at Ringwood, North Carolina, yester
day morning. Ten stores and three
dwellings iu Huntingdon, Tennessee, were
destroyed yesterday morning by a sup
posed iucendiary fire. Less, $35,000.
Trie Way of tbe World.
Frederick Hill, a piano maker, commit
ted suicide Sunday, at Union Hill, New
Jersey, by swallowing rat poison. He could
make geed wages at his trade, but had
been en a protracted spree, and killed
himself because his wife, who owned some
property, refused te pay his liquor bills.
Julius H. Kalterman, a meulder at New
Haven, Connecticut while suffering from
insanity caused hy malaria, tried te kill
his wife Sunday morning. He cut two
gashes in her forehead and cheek, and cut
her fingers nearly off with a razor. He
then cut his own threat and the veins in
both arms near tbe elbows and wrists.
They are both still alive. In Chicago
SUaTS, JK" SSS
and then blew ent his own brains. She is
believed te be fatally injured. The deed
was done because she had appliedfer a
divorce. Michael Tally, aged49 years,
was yesterday found dead under a tree
near Cedar Springs, Rhede Island, where
he went with a party en Sunday for a
clambake. It is said that a sparring
match followed the clambake, and the
case will be investigated Theodere Clare
ww arresieu en euuaay mgut iur uuviuk,
en the 16th of April, upset a coal oil
lamp en his wife at Burlington, New
Jersey and thereby caused her death.
Mrs. Henry Retger, while chopping weed
in the rear of her house at Jamaica, Leng
Island, yesterdav morning, heard her
children crying. She ran into the house
and found a tramp chasing one of them
with a cleaver. When she interfered he
turned upon her and struck her several
blows en the head, which may result
fatally. The ruffian is in custody.
Charles Winsterd and a gambler named
Themas fought a duel with pistols in one
of the streets of Columbia, Texas. A ball
from Winsterd's pistol struek William
Eberling in the neck, killing him instant
ly. A ball from Themas' pistol struck
Rebert Henry in the leg, inflicting a
serious wound. The two principals were
uninjured. Twe Chilcot Indians have
been sentenced te death iu British Col
umbia for killing two Chinamen. Harry
Knerr, a disconsolate lever of Danvilla,
shot himself because she would net go
walking with him. In Alteena, Wm.
Claybaugb, jr., while driving a delivery
wagon fell between the front wheels and
spring. The horse ran off and dragged
him about a square where his lifeless body
dropped te the ground terribly mangled.
THE D1CI FT UP UURKKST H.VENTS
Blatters et Interest from tbe Morning Malls
Baseball and Trade Notes r he
Remance of Fact.
Baseball yesterday : At Leuisville :
Eclipse, 19 ; Baltimore, 6 ; Cincinnati :
Cincinnati, 6 ; Athletic, 0 ; Columbus, O. :
Columbus, 4 ; Allegheny,"' ; Providence :
Detroit, 3 ; Providence, 7 ; St. Leuis :
St. Leuis, 8 ; Metropolitan, 7 ; ten innings.
The trade tribuual at Pittsburgh re
assembled Monday, and after a further
hearing of both parties decided that time
would be saved by referring the matter
te Umpire Jehn R. McCune at ence. The
meeting then adjourned. The question
will be submitted te the umpire te-day.
It is reperted that 21 suits have thus far
been begun against the trustees of the
Brooklyn bridge by relatives of the vic
tims of the disaster en Decoration Day,
and that the damages claimed aggregate
about $50,000.
At Plymouth, Massachuset'.s, Monday,
the suit of Geerge W. Humphreys against
the Old Colony railroad for $50,000 dama
ges for injuries caused by the abrupt
stoppage of a train, resulted in a verdict
for $10,500.
A gigantic floating fish cannery, built
at Victeria, British Columbia, weut te sea
en Sunday night. It will fellow the
runs of fish from river te river along the
coast.
It is reperted from Greensboro, N. C,
that James M. Smith, while plowing near
that place Monday, turned up an emerald
worth $5,000.
The work of deepening Lske St. Peter
at Montreal te 27 feet was besun Mon
day. It will occupy five years.
Fifteen female clerks were discharged
Monday from the typographical bureau
of the posteffico department at Washing
ton. The Keystone iron works at Reading,
after being idle since Christmas, resumed
work Meuday morning, giving employ
ment te 150 men.
The Parnell funds new in the hands of
Jehn F. Finerty, editer of the Citizen, at
Chicago, amounts te $5,000. A contribu
tion of ever $500 was received Monday
from Leadville.
Madame lUei'jeska'rf Narrow Kgcape
A highly sensational repert was yester
day in circulation that an attempt had
been made te poison Madame Modjeska at
the opera heuse en Saturday night at
Denver. It new hanspires that the fact
was caused by the blunder of a prep
erty man at the theatre. When Mr.
Barrett was there some two or three
months age a preparation of phosphorus
was used te give the face of the ghost in
the play of "Hamlet" a luminous appear
ance. On Saturday night, in the play of
" Juliet," the property man gave Mad
ame Modjeska the phial, mistaking it for
one containing a sleeping potion. As seen
as the cork was removed the liquid ignited
and this of course prevented serious result.
Ne one for a moment suppectcd that it
was anythiug mero than a bluuder uuti 1
the matter was reported te Madame Mod Med Mod
jeska's husband, Count Bezenta, who
seemed very incredulous aud stated that
several attempts had been made upeu her
life.
.UK ItKOFOlil) Sl'lUNGS.
What the Nen VerK Capitalists Win De
With the Property.
New Xerk Commercial Advertiser.
Thepurchase of the Bedford Springs
property from the Andersen heirs by a
combination of New Yerk capitalists iu
the interest of the Seuth Pennsylvauis
read will have au important effect upeu
this famous summer resort. Negetia
tiens were begun for the purchase of
the property some mouths age by Air.
Reen Barnes, tbe Vauderbilts and ethers
of New Yerk. The Pennsylvania rail
road company heard of the attempts te get
the springs and began te try te checkmate
its new opponent. The offers te the
Andersen heirs were increased from time
te time until the Pennsylvania railroad
company offered $250,000, which it inti
mated 'was the limit fixed upon by that
company. The Seuth Pennsylvania poo peo poe
ple were net daunted by this effer, and
Mr. Barnes and several ether gentlemen
went te Bedford, where they consulted
with the owners, and finally agreed
te give $252,000. This was accepted, the
transfer was made at ence and the deeds,
which had bacn prepared were signed.
Thirty minutes after the sale was con
cluded a telegiam was received by tbe
Andersons from the Pennsylvania railroad
company, askiug tbem net te sell te any
one else, as the company had decided te
increase its offer, and had sent an accredit
ed agent te Bedford te make the nurchase.
The agent arrived, and, te his" disgust,
found that the property had passed into
tbe hands of the opposition.
The new owners propose te erect a hotel
building which will cost a large amount
of money and will furnish it in the most
elegant style, They will cut out new
reads and walks, lay out tbe grounds in
an elaborate manner, and will in fact
spend about half a million of dollars in
improvements, all of which will ba com
pleted simultaneously with tbe Seuth
Pennsylvania read. Mr. Barnes said the
ether day te a friend in New Yerk that it
was the intention te make Bedford tbe
Saratoga of the West without regard te
cost.
A. State uainualgn.
Erie Herald.
We agree with the Lancaster Intelli
eencer that the Democracy of Pennsylva
nia should rule "all schemes of president
making out of tbe state convention. Let
us have a state centest, for state purposes,
en state issues," and the work of reform
se well begun last year will be carried
forward te completion. There is nothing
the Republicans fear se much as a battle
en state issues, as was shown clearly a
year age by their frautic efforts te work
np a tariff scare.
FEAMFOKD - S; CAPTUEE.
HOW UE HAffKNED TO BIS CAUGHT.
The Wanderlnga of the Fugitives A Flacky
Delaware County Man new They
Broke ent et Jail. ,
Last night Jelfn Frankford and Clarence
A. Dnnn were again ledged in the West
Chester Jail. They had been captured
near Media by Lewis Detts and G. Frank
Yarnall, of Edgment, Delaware cennty.
They gave the following account of the
capture te a Republican reporter :
A number of persons at Edgment early
in the day had heard of the escape of the
prisoners from the West Chester jail, and
anything of a suspicious nature was in
vestigated by the persons at once. A
smoke was seen arising from the " Bar
rens" en tbe Willistown township line,
about 11 o'clock in tbe morning, and sev
eral persons saw three men sitting around
they fire. They gave an alarm when the
men fled. The trail was lest until later in
the day, when Lewis Detts arrived home in
Edgment, about G o'clock from work. His
wife told him that three men had been
there and asked for something te eat. She
had given them some victuals, and they
had paid her twenty-live cents for the
same. Detts immediately thought they
were the escaped prisoners, and en giving
the alarm was jeined by the ether pur
suing party, and the trail followed up.
It appears the men had set en the
banks of the creek near Detts' house
until about five o'clock, when tbey
left. The trail was then followed from
thence along the Previdenca read toward
Media, until about one quarter of a mile
from the Rese tree. There they went
easterly te the bridge at Palmer's mill, en
the Crnm creek, where about 7 o'clock",
the pursuers en feet and horseback came
up with them. The two prisoners, Dunn
and Frankford, were sitting en the bridge
when the pursuers came te that point.
Beth men jumped down and ran under
the bridge into the creek, and
ran down the stream some distance pur
sued by several persons. Here Lewis
Detts jumped from his horse and ran
into the water aud pointed a pistol at the
men, ordering them te surrender. Frank
Yarnall then drove his horse into the
stream en the opposite side and the pur
suers after some parley gave themselves
up te their capturers. They were then
taken te the Media jail, and put iu cells
and kept there until the midnight train
for West Chester arrived, when they were
brought te West Chester jail by Messrs.
Yarnall and Detts. aciompanied by Officer
Hoopes. Keeper Haggerty was awakened
and the men were again .beneath the reef
they had left early yesterday morning.
Incidents et the Kscape.
In conversation with Frankford it was
found that the work of jail breaking was
only begun last Saturday. The men
worked silently whenever they get a
chance. They jumped from the reef when
watchman Eachus was en the opposite
side of the yard. Tbey escaped at (as
near as they could tell) about half past
two o'clock. Frankford was the last man
te get off the reef. It was he who left his
shoes en the jail reef.
Frankford said te Keeper Hagerty
" yen did your duty, but we wanted te
get away." And further be said that " the
old man must have telegrapbed all ever
the country." Dunn said he was serer
than he had ever been before, aud that he
couldn't sleep any he was se tired.
Frankford had traveled all day without
shoes, and his feet were cnt up aud full
of briars. He borrowed a pair of shoes of
J as. rlagan, in Edgment, about 4 e clock,
and had them en when captured.
The men were evidently striking for
Philadelphia, but did net want te enter
town in daylight. They, however, were
very careless about being seen in the
country as they laid about in Detts' mea
dow for several hours, and built a fire in
tbe Barrens. In reply te inquiries of
Mrs. Dett, Frankford said they were
" going down the creek. "t but afterwards
said " up the creek." 'They say that
Robinson left them at the " Barrens,"
but Mrs. Dett says that there were thrce
of them who get dinner at her heuse late
in the day.
The capturers stepped at the Eagle last
nigut and will call en the prison inspect
ors te day for tbe $100 for Dnnn aud $200
for Frankfeid. They think they earned
the meney, aud they certainly did.
Frankford seemed te take his capture
philosophically, but Dunn was " down
in the mouth about it."
The Mone of Kilt.
The West Chester newspaper have ex
tended accounts of the escape from the
jail there of the notorious Jobu Frank
fold, from which it appears that he had
at his command only such slight facilities
as these witu which no has se often proved
bis ability te pick his way out or couline
ment. It will be romembered that Frank
ford aud Robinson occupied adjoining
cells en tbe second tier, abeve Robinson s
and Dunn's, and abeve Dunn's was the
reef of the jail. When their escape was
discovered anu frankierds cell was ex
amined it was found that an iron plate
(size 2sH feet.) which had been fastened
te the wall by means of iron belts, which
held in place auother in the adjoining cell
whero Kobinsen was kept, had beeu re
moved.
The work of doing this was evidently
commenced by Frankford, who with seme
instrument that he evidently took with
htm, succeeded in cutting down the rivet
ed ends of the belts en his side until he
was able te take off the tightly drawn
nuts that were also en them en that side
and then forcing tbem out a sufficient dis
tance en Robeson's side te enable the lat
ter te draw out the belts. This must have
been a long and exceedingly delicate oper
ation te conduct without attracting, the
attention of the turnkeys or underkeepers,
who almost daily visited tbe cells te see
that all was right. There were net less
than nine of these belts te overcome, and
the plates ence being taken off the matter
of removing a sufficient quantity of stoce
from the wall between them te enable him
te reach Robinson's cell was apparently
easily and speedily accomplished, with tbe
long iron belts te use in prying out the
stones. As an evidence that the work
had been in progress for some time, it was
found that in each of the rivet holes in tbe
iron plate en Robinson's side a wooden
plug had been inserted with a head re
sembling that of a rivet made te show
from his side of the cell. These heads
were covered, same as were the fkl.se
heads made en the plate en Frankford's
side, with bits of white paper tern from
the edges of newspapers and magazines
given them te read, and then whitewashed
ever te resemble tbe walls of the cells.
The whitewash was obtained by scraping
the old wash from the walls and wettiug
it. It is supposed that the stones were
all removed in one night, and they were
piled up in the corners of the cells with
utmost caution.
After Frankford bad reached Robinson's
cell through the hole made for the pur
pose directly above tbe fleer, they were
joined iu their work by tbe horse thief
Dunn, whose call was located directly ever
the top of that of Robinson, and who it is
thought had all ready above them but the
breaking through of the plaster in the
calling of Robeson's cell in the corner,
directly above the point where the bole
had been made from Frankford's cell into
Robeson's. This, tee, was a difficult and
delicate task, since strips of boiler plate
iron were laid under the fleer of the
Dunn cell, and one of these, about 15
inches wide had te ba raised and bent
back before the work below could ba
conducted. This was, however, accom
plished and a bole made through the
ceiling between the joists, which, when
finished, was about 12 inches in width by
16 inches in length net a very roomy
hole for the body of Frankford, who was
rather stout. Te reach tbe hole from
Robison's cell was no little task, the ceil
ing being about nine or- ten feet highland
nothing but a slanting window ledge te
rest the feet en. Under the hole was also
found standing the small table belonging
te tbe furniture in the cell. The three then
cut a hole in the ceiling leading te the left.
Having another piece of sheet iron te ra ra
mevetand also a rafter, the latter they nicely
sawed off and the former they pushed out
of place, and then the left was reached.
Cutting a hele in the reef the men fastened
a stick across it en the inside, te which
they fastened a rope made of strips of bed
quilts and sheets. Once en the top of the
reef they intended te let themselves down
by means of this contrivance, but it is evi
dent that they did net carry out this de
sign, as the rope was found en the reef
the next morning. It is thought, however,
that they descended te the alley in the
rear of the building by means of a screen.
Among the articles left behind te show
what kind of tools had been used by the
men at their work was an old feet rule,an
old black handled knife with a portion of
the large blade remaining, a spike covered
with thick rags ever the head te prevent
hurting the band, and a saw made out of
what was thought te be an old table or
shoemaker's knife blade supplied with a
handle about one feet in length, in which
the blade was fastened. The handle was
evidently made of a piece of broomstick
and was lapped with wire, rags and prison
yarn until a handle ever two inches iu
thickness was formed, lhe blade exteuded
out from this about three inches, and was
converted into a saw by rubbing en the
edge of a piece of iron or stone. The teeth
were line and irregular, but tbe
saw served te enable the possessor
te saw off the beam referred te.
In order te ward off suspicion the men had
carefully nlaced in the iron plates of their
coils imitation nuts raade or' soap. Over
these they had pasted white paper se that
no ene would suppesa tun plate had been
tampered with. The men must have been
at work most of the Sabbath, but when
visited at their apartments by the watch
men they appeared te b) reading and in
their customary moods.
A gentleman from We.sttewu township
reached West Cnester about ten o'clock
and stated that a man answering the de
scription of Frankford was seen te go into
Isaac Bailey's weeds, dear Wosttewu
Scheel, and was making leug strides in
the direction of Philadelphia. This was
about four o'clock from which it is reason
able te infer that he left the prison about
3 o'clock.
As seen as the intelligeucj wa? com
municated te the authorities Sheriff
Hoopes, accompanied by Deputy Baker
and ethers clad in the armor of the law,
started pest-hasto iu the direction of
Philadelphia in the hops of intercepting
his arrival iu that city.
Kobinsen Still at Large.
Special te the Iuteli.h!eicer.
West Chester, Jnne 1911 a. si.
Robinson, who escaped with Frankford
and Dunn, is still at large. Frankfeid
says he was after a hersa in a stable near
by where be was captured, aud once iu
possession of that he would have defied
capture. They were brought te town at
midnigh t. Chester county en top yet.
THE CONWEKT.
A Musical Treat hy the Sophomores.
Monday evening the chapel at Franklin
aud Marshall collegn was comfortably
filled with a highly appreciative audience
te enjoy the musical treat given by the
sophomore class in a free concert. The
pregramme was opened by a sclectieu by
tbeerchestra which was very wall rendered.
Perhaps en no ether occasion has the
college orchestra better displayed itsability
as a musical organization than en this, while
tha performance of the glee club was in
every way ci editable. lhe singing of
Miss Minnie Apple, " O, Restless Sea,"
was especially fine aud was received with
gieat applausa, that would net be stilled
until an encore was responded te. The
flute sole by W. II. Hagcr and the cornet,
sole by T M. Biscr, as also a cornet duet,
were all ably lendered and were greatly
appreciated by the audicuee. Mr. Fred
erick Meycr, of the class of '84, played the
piano accompaniments. Nothing could
have bcun added te inake the occasion a
mere enjoyable one, and no feature of the
present commencement of the collego will
be romembered with mero pleasure. Fel
lowing is the pregramme in full :
Orchestra: "Galen Curth
Glee Club: Sole anil Chorus Adapted
J. V. Suriiiunn : Vleiin Sole Con
certo Ne. 1 Dclieriel
MUs Minnie Apple, .1. II. Apple, T.
M. ISIser : Trie O, ltestle-n h-u While
J. II. Apple, S. U. Milinan. wiili Or
chestra: Cornet unci Concert
l'elbu I'arleiv
Orchestra : Muicli Hesch
W. II. Iliurer: Flute Sole Aria Ne.l.
Tn Vcdrnl l)e JJellini
(J Ice Club: Glee: Medley White
T. M. Ulfcer. wiili Orclie-itru : Cornet
Mlorrenicnade Levi
Glee Clnh: Ulfo-Uned Ni"ht White
1UK KUhSIAN JIVtV l'KIl)I.l:iW.
The
I'roeriitleus Against Them Strike a
SI1HC.
The cases against a dozen or mere of tbe
Ku&sian Jew peddlers, prosecuted belore
Alderman Spurrier for peddling without a
license, which were te bave been heard
yesterday and were adjourned until next
week, will probably net ceme off at all. J.
Hay Brown, esq., counsel for tbe accused,
when first shown the complaints saw that
they were made by Constable Andrew
Eichholtz After the adjournment of the
heaiing yesterday it was discovered that
these complaints had been withdrawn,
tern up or otherwise disposed of, aud that
new complaints by J. A. Hellinger had
been substituted for them since the first
arrest. Up u the development of this ir
regularity the accused were advised by
their counsel that they need give no fur
ther heed te arrests or healings under com
plaints thus disposed of, since the disposi
tion of the Eichholtz complaint carried
all subsequent proceedings with them.
Fine cattle.
Thismeruing ene of tbe finest lets of
cattle ever seen in this city were brought
te town. They wero purchased from
Geu. Geerge M. Stciuman, by Gorge W.
Styer, the extensive cattle dealer, and
this was the day for delivery. There were
07 iu the drove, which was several squares
in length, and they attracted great at ten
tien as they were driven through the
streets. The average weight of tbe steers
is 1,700 pounds. They were fed en the
farm of Gen. Stein man, inMartictewn
ship. The animals have already been sold
te a New Yerk shipper, by Mr. Styer aud
will be sent te Europe en Thursday.
Narrow Kscape.
Last evening in Marietta, two young
ladies named Greff and Melting, were
driving a horse hitched te a buggy along
Frent street, when a freight train ap
preached. The drive between the pave
ment, along which are trees, and tbe rail
read track, is very narrow and the engine
struck the borse throwing him evor. The
buggy was upet and badly broken, and
ene of tbe girls was severely bruised.
The High Scheel Alnmni.
Ou Wednesday evening the 27th of June
the high school alumni association will
held its second meeting in the girls bi:h
school room ou West Orange street. Aii
interesting pregramme has been prepared
by the committce of arrangements and a
pleasant reunion is expected.
m
Pension Received.
L. C. Witmer has received $1,667,87
pension for Mrs. catnenne .Bewman, et
Plum street. It was for a son of Mrs.
Bewman, who died from a disease con
tracted in the army.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OOK KJCG1XAK OORRESPONUU
Kveata Aleac tbe Sesaaehaaaa Items
or
Interest In aad Areaad tae Borengb.
Picked up lty tbe Ietellt-
seeeer Reporter.
Frank Wittig is one of the prisoners
who lately escaped from the county werki
house. He came te this place immediate
ly, and informed a member of his family
of his intention te "square accounts" with
Officer Wittig for arresting him. During
the officers attempt te make the arrest
Frank assaulted him, and the offender
was knocked down iu the scuftie which
ensued. He may new attempt te indict
injury of some kind upon the officer when
tha .latter is net expecting an attack from
the rear, and should this be the casa the
weapons allowed an officer of the law will
be used. Frank had better ba armed in
time, as he will only bring trouble upon
himself and family.
A Narrow Bcape.
A beat containing Mr. Jehu Hugentug Hugentug
ler was swept into and through the fish
way of the dam yesterday. The beat
being overturned by the vieleut action of
the water, the imperiled man clung te
the frail craft after he had by desperate
exertions succeeded in grasping it. He
was finally rescued by fisherman from
Read's fishing battery, being then iu an
almost exhausted condition, nis oscape
from death was a most narrow ene.
Personal.
A picnic was given en Cinques Reck by
tha Misses Nan and Lucy Parry te-day, te
their young friends.
Mips Florence Turner leaves te-morrow
for a trip te Pittsburgh.
Miss Bertie Ottey is visiting relatives in
Parksburg. Pa.
Mr. W. W- Flera, lately married has re
turned from his wedding tour.
Mr. J. A. Meyers is iu Harrisburg at
tending the Pennsylvania Pharraucentical
association's sessions. lie is chairman of
the executive committee.
Mr. Ed. Beeth, of Philadelphia, was in
town yesterdav.
The Misses Bortie Westwood and Alice
Cooper, late guests of Miss Lizzie B ml,
have returned home te Lancaster.
Klver and ICailreait.
CatGsh aud rock fish fishing is geed, ou
account of tbe river being muddy. This
condition of the water is unfavorable te
black bass fishing. The river is new rising,
but at a slew rate. Beating is iudulged
in te a considerable extent ou fine eveu
ings. The brickwork of the new R. & C. rail
road depot will seen ba finished. The
second story, te be of frame, will be built
quickly, as the timbers are already bein;;
put up.
r society Notes.
A large and pleasant birthday party was
held at Mr. David Smcdley's residence en
Union street, last evening, in honor of his
daughter Emma. Dancing was a feature
of the evening's entertainment.
Putnam Circle Ne. 113, B. U. (II. F.)
C. A., aud Chiqnesaluuga Tribe Ne. 39,
I. O. of R. M., will held meetings to
night. The Women's weiking society of St.
Jehn's Lutheran church met this after
noon at Mrs. Jehn Yeager's, en Lecu.st
treet.
Hureugh, Uriels.
A harmonica contest between Charles
Ulmer and a stranger was held last even
ing. Charley kept up bis reputation -as
the champion of this county, and took the
boastful' stranger down about half a dozeu
pegs.
An interesting game of baseball, of niue
innings, between two picked nines, was
played ou the liver " dumps " yesterday.
The following score was made : Kautz's
nine, 16 ; Kiscaddiu'.H nine, 4.
Wm. Gilbert lest 170 quarts of cream
and milk by the overturning of his wagon
while crossing the river bridge.
Collector Boekius will collect by process
of law all delinquent state, county aud
borough taxes after te morrow, June 20.
Members of the Columbia fire company
began digging the foundation for the new
hose tower last eveniug.
FKLUNIOUS ASSAULT ANl KVT1KKV.
A Colored Uarber AUnr.lcnd by If In Wife,
Who Cuts nun Terribly With a Ka7er.
William Butler, a coleiod baiber who
resides en Church street, between East
King and Lime, where he has a shop,
made a narrow cseap ) from being killed
by his wife Nan, this morning. It appears
that Nan was out all night with .sorue
friends, and they partook veiy freely of
beer. This morning at .1 o'clock bhe went
te ber home aud awakened hei husband.
He at once asked her where- she had been.
She made a very short reply and quickly
drew a razor with which she tiadu an at
tack up ulitr huabaud . She cut him iiryt
across the face, leaving a deep gash, which
ran from the ear te the comer of his
mouth. She next cut him across the chin,
tbe fatty part of which was almost sever
ed. After doing the cutting she left the
heuse and for the limu escaped. Dr.
Westbaeffcr was sent for and he attended
the injuries of the man, which, although
serious, are net at all dangerous. Com
plaint was made against IS an bofero Al
derman A. F. Dennelly. Officers Lemar
and Pyle get en the track of her and a
number of companions who had fled te
tbe country. At a point near Wittner's
bridge Nan was found iu cemptny with
Cal Thompson. Jaue Hill and Ike Smith,
all colored. They were all drunk and
were brought te this city aud placed iu
the station heuse. It is said that if it had
net been for Ike Smith, Butler would have
been cut worse than he was. It appears
that Smith was in thj house with liutler
when the latter's wife returned, and when
she attacked him. Smith succeeded in
separating them.
Daseball.
Last eveniug the Ironsides baseball club
held a business meetiug. It was resolved
te erect seats en their grounds at'ence for
500 people. The contract will be awared
te-night, and the seats must be up by
next Saturday.
The next game by tbe Ironsides will
likely be played with the Harvey Fisher
club of Duncannon (net Danville as er
roneously stated yesterday) en next Satur
day. Tbe Fishers have written that they
will be bore, but will telegraph positively
te night. The Duncannon club is very
strong and en Saturday afternoon they
played a game with the professional nine
of Harrisburg, in which they were defeated,
but made a very geed showing.
It is proposed te play a game of baseball
te morrow evening between the hours of
1 and 7 between the present strong nine of
Franklin and Marshall collego and a
team composed of graduates of f he col
lege. The latter nine will probably iu
clnde Herace Sbeibley, " Dery" RsiterJ
and a number of ethers. If tbe game is
arranged for certain it will take place en
tbe college ground and the announcement
will be made in te-morrow afternoon's
paper.
Tbe Western market.
The building committee of the Western
Market company yesterday afternoon
opened tha bids for tbe erection of the new
market house. There were three bidders:
Daniel McLaughlin, J. A. Burger aud
Philip Dinkleberg. Tbe last named was
tbe lowest, aud will probably get the con
tract, but the cemmittee declined te give
us the figures until they shall be submit
ted te tbe beard or directors at a meeting
te be held en Thursday eveuing next.
mayor's Ceat t.
Thti mnmlner tha nunr mm'milt.J
drank for 5 days and discharged a bum.
.