LANCASTER DAILY XNTELMGENCER ATUBDA.Y JUE 2'd. 18H3: , -t lahcasttr Intelligencer. BATOBDAT BVBNINO, JUNE 23, 1883. The DIHenrlile Wreck. There was nothing very doubtful about the responsibility for the rail road accident at Dillersville yesterday, which iroed luck rather than geed man agement prevented from involving the 1033 of many lives, as may always be ex pected when two passenger trains try te get ever a crossing at the same time. The Reading engineer went forward in accordance with the signal given te him te advance, and the Pennsylvania train nassed en notwithstanding the red sig nals for it te stay back, it is net presumable that se proverbially a cautious and experienced an engineer as Mr. Jeffries would wilfully disregard these signals nor recklessly take the risks of death te himself and destruc tien te his train and its lead of passen- Mr. Jeffries is a very candid and truthful man as well as a geed engine driver. The account he gives us of the :,ii metriii tnkpn :is correct. In it he takes te himself all the blame which can be reasonably attached te him. He admits that the red signal for the cross cress ing was down, and that he did net see it as seen as he should. If he had looked ferit the moment it was visible te him, he could have checked his train in time, especially as he was going slew, un der orders te step at Pillerville, just ever the crossing. If he bad been running at full speed he might possibly still have seen it in time, though this is net certain. But as Jeff ries had the special signal for his truck te watch, and that was white, and lie expected that te be red if lie was te step at the crossing, it is net remarkable that he failed te be as alert as he should have been in ob serving the special crossing signal. .It was an emission en his part, confessedly, but such an emission as any geed engine driver might en occasions be guilty of ; . which is sufficiently shown by the lact that se caieful a man as Jeffries was guilty of it. The fact being conceded tha. a careful and experienced engine driver drove his engine into the crossing engine, it shows indisputably that the regulations governing the crossing were defective. It is a particu larly dangerous place, because the Heading train runs in a deep cut until it emerges right upon the Penn sylvania read, and it cannot, therefore, be seen from an approaching train en that read, nor can the Pennsylvania train be seen en the Heading read. The engine drivers must, depend entirely en the signals. That this is an unsafe de pendence te two trains rushing at spe 1 upon another, each out of sight of the etL'er, gees without arguing. There is tee great liability te error and neglect tm the part of the signal master or the engine driver, and te derangement of the machinery of the engines or the signal stations, te enable any railroad company iujiriny n n-u ance upon signals alone te prevent dis aster. Au accident, much like this one, happened in New Jersey a few weeks age, at a crossing of the Peun sylvania and Hound 11 reek read, though in that place the train:, were net concealed from each ether, but rushed together in open view of their engine drivers. The cause of this cel lisien has never been published se far as we have seen ; but for it we might con elude that it would suffice te cu away the bank of earth approach ing Dillerville which conceals the trains en the two re.ids from each ether; but in view of the demonstrated possibility that two trains in open view may collide at a cressing.it is right te conclude that every train appreachimr a crossing at grade should ba required te come te dead halt before reaching it. It is the only guarantee of entire aalVtj The Legislature should enact this into a law, as the railroad managers have neL sense sufficient te declare it for their own protection. We were under the impression that there was such a law in this state, but we de net find it in the digest of the statutes. The governor has approved the tail fixing the compensation of county effi cers in this county, although it does net go into effect during the terms or ihe present incumbents. But these who are te be elected this fall will come within its operation, including the district. :it . terney. whose emoluments are henceforth net te depend en the multiplicity of in dictments, but will be a stated sum. Under the previsions of this act, tee, the two members of the prison and poorhouse beards, each, elected this fall will serve en .salaries, while the holding-ever members of the same beards will be paid a per ilicm al lewance and mileage. Every county officer elected hereafter will come within the range of the new law, and the im perlance of the office of county cemmis siener, whose incumbents become a beard te regulate the number and ila ries of the clerks and deputies, is censid erably enhanced. The effect of the law in establishing a system of legal fees ami abating the extortionate and irregular methods which have se long prevailed ought te he speedily felt te the relief of the public ; and much of the demoralization in our local politics that has resulted from the .scramble for places, in which the profit depended en the rapacity of the occupant will, it is - hoped, be checked by the salutary pro pre visions of the bill, which has just become a law by the governor's approval. The statute book of laws for 1SS3 will be a very much slimmer one than the Legislature intended if the governor keeps en in his work of vetoing the much ill considered legislation that was enacted. And yet he seems te have equally geed reason for the four vetoes which he recorded yesterday with most of these he has filed before. Tiiere has never been, we believe, any complaint that the" state treasury clerks were over worked, and their principal has generally been able te absent himself from the office most of his time. As the x governor suggests, the bill passed te invea1 the surplus meuejs of the sinking fend in the interest bearing bends instead of scattering it among favored Iwinka will relieve the state treasury of work and care, and it. can likely get through its business without any increase of force. The counsel who secured young Carr's release from prison, which led te the fatal infection of his family with the smallpox, contracted by him while in confinement, assures us that when Keeper Burkhelder intimated te him that there was any suspicion that Carr might thus be affected, he peremptorily declined te proceed for his release until his real condition was ascertained ; and that this was left te the keeper te de termine, and that when he brought him down he announced his positive convic tion that Carr was net in any such condition ; se well satisfied was his at torney of this that he incurred personal contact with his client. The prison authorities certainly made the fatal mis take of net at once removing their first patients from even possible danger of infecting anybody else, and of promptly notifying the public what was the con ditien of things at the prison, and -what they were doing te remedy it. High licenae and local option are meas urably combined iu the Missouri system of liquor licenses. Each town is allowed te Ox its own license rate, and in some small places the figure is as high as $1,500. Tub lease or a large tract of greuud aud the proposed erectieu of permanent build ings near Philadelphia indicates the pur pose of the State Agricultural society te step its peregriuating policy aud te here after always held its state fair in that city. LIFE. A liaby in her mother's arms A little girl with various cbarins; A te.iilcr maiilen. young unit lair, A lever with hU nut-brown hair, A woman married with se much care; A mother with a darling child, A widow with tenner leeks and mil. I; An old lady with a wrinkled brew, A dying b-.d and a dying vow; A newly dug grave iu the Ir isted ground, sighing winds with a murmuring sound "such I j Hie." Springfield Republican. Ok the soventean millions of barrels of beer made iu this country auuually New Yerk state leads iu the production, with Pennsylvania second ; aud following the chief cities of these two states, cotne in etdcr St. Leuis, Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Bosten, Chicago aud Newark. Rochester is Tar down en the list, and pro duces only one fourth as much as Phila delphia. 11IK BROWN EA.RTII. Her soft and unobtrusive hue Tint every color mclteth te, 0 honest, rcsttul, velvet brown, Se gruteiul te the tired bre-st Wlien wearied souls may ait them down I'e.ilde the read et lite te rest -it down with eyes held te the brown, Sweet luce of earth ; forgetting all That is, that was, that may bctu.ll. 1 love tie modest, human hue or earth all earth is tending te: The dusk-brown dawn, the twilight brown ; i he brown-lace 1 seasons passing through 'I he harvest ileitis with gathered gown ; 'I he brown ea 111 waiting ler us all, The clay et earth that gave us birth. The warm brown breast of mother earth ; Her sail tace falling like a pall. Jeaitiln Miller, in the Independent. In his critical paper, iu the .luue Ctn tnry, ou Trollepe, Henry James returns te the well worn, and, as he admits, some what idle controversy overTiovels of plot and novels or character, maintaining as before that character is itself plot while plit is by ue ineaus character. "Charac ter, in any sense iu which we cau get at it is action, and action is plot, and any plot which hangs together, even if it pretend te interest us only in the fashion of a Chinese puzzle, plays upon our . emotion, our suspense, by meaus of personal tones. We caie what happens te people only iu proportion as we knew what people are." On the ether hand, we tearu te knew what people are, in books at least, by what they de, aud the leader is much mete interested in thus finding out cbaraeter than in the process of the author's dis section and analysis. PERSONAL Chief Justice Waite has ue opinion en politics, but he knows that the work of his con it is three years behind. Hendricks and Conkling are said te be following Blaine's extmple of writing the political history which they have helped te make. Mils. W. J. Fr.eu.ENCE, Mrs. Barney Williams and Mrs Geerge Brown, three sisters, originally went ou the stage as ballet dancers. The two last have retired President Arthur has net only cut his whiskers off short, but it is rumored is losing his hair se rapidly that he is in danger of becoming bald. Senater J. B. Brown, or Georgia, has offered te give Colerado, Tex., land for a college site and $1,000 in cash and 3 lets worth $3,000 apiece, or $10,000 in all, for a college, if located there. Themas McKetxar, head of the type founding establishment of McKellar, Smiths & Jerdan, Philadelphia, has had the dogree of Docter of Philosophy con ferred upon him by the University of Ohie, at Woestor. Chief Moses and two subordinate chiefs have arrived in Washington and will te day ceufer with the secretary of the interior in reference te a proposed re Iinquishment of part of their reservation in Washington territory. Attorney General Cassidy was summoned te Philadelphia yesterday by the news that his little boy had fallen from ene of the upper windows of his bearding school house ; serious results were apprehended, but the injuries have turned out te be slight. Ge rge W. Atherte will be inaugu rated as president of the Pennsylvania state college ou Thursday next. The ex ex orcises will be as fellows : Invocation by Rev. Dr. Rebert Hammill ; singing by the oellege choir; addresses by Hen. Francis Jerdan, president of the beard of trustees ; Governer Rebert E. Pattison aud Piesulent Atherton, and closing with the graduating exercises of the class of 1883. Dr Ei.ipu.yi.et Clark, of Deerlng, Maine, has bequeathed about $100,000 for educational and benevolent purposes. He bequeaths $50,000 te the Methodist sem inary at Kents' Hill, the interest te be applied te the school, en condition " that if any member of the faculty or any teach er for any given year shall use tobaeeo in any form the interest en the fund for that vear shall be added te the fund itself." Several valuable lets of land In Deering are given te found a medical college. At Lafayette college this morning Presi dent Cattell announced that as there were new sufficient funds donated the erection of a gymnasium for the college would be very seen began. MAIL "NEWS. POLITICS AMD FUUTIOIANS. The Doing of Tar less FeUtlcal Centres The Happenings of Um Day tram all Directions. The Democratic state central committee of Ohie met en Tuesday night and organi ergani zed. David It. Page, of Summit county, was chosen chairman, and C. N. Schmick, of Columbus, seoretary. Gilbert H. Barger, of Cosshecton county, was elected chairman of the executive committee, and D. C. Ballentine, of Clark county, secre tary. Anti monopoly district conventions were held in Nebraska en Thursday, te elect delegates te the National Anti monopoly convention. The meetings were Blimly attended; in the First district, for instance, only two counties were represented. Full delegations, however, were elected from all the districts. The joint Republican and Democratic committees of Hinds county, Mississippi, met yesterday at Ray mond te consider the question of fusion. The colored delegates demauded as their share of representation, te representatives the circuit clerk or treasurer, the assessor, coroner and two supervisors. A cenven tien te meet in Raymond en July lGth will consider the demand. The Kepubucan county convention will meet the same day. Michael N. Nelan, mayor of Albany, New Cerk, resigned last night, giving no reasons for his course. Alderman Murray president of the common council, succeeds him. The Senate of Massachusetts yester day, by a party vote, passed the state tax bill for $2,000,000. The governor is ex pected te vate it. The Heuse resolved te appoint a joint committee te ask the gov ernor, en Tuesday next, te prorogue the Legislature te August 27. Second Assis tant Postmaster Goneral Elmer reports that tbe cost of the Star Reute mail ser vice in Louisiana and Texas, for the fiscal year about te end, was $331,141 ; a re duction of $141,978 from the cost of the same service during the preceding year. During the same time the cost per mile of the service was reduced from 8 3 10 te G 3-10 cents. UKALTIl ANi) MEDICINE. OlUcera ul tlie National Heard of Health. The annual meeting of the national beard of health was held Friday in Wash ington. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, JameL. Cabell, of Virginia; vice presi dent, Dr. Stephen Smith, of New Yerk ; secretary, Gee. E. Waring, jr., of Rhede Island ; executive committee. Dr. T. S. Verdi, Hen. T. Simous and Dr. Charles Smart. It was decided te offer te the presideut of the United Stales the quar antine outfits at Ship Island station, iu the Mississippi river, and at Sapelo sound, Georgia, for use iu connection with the fund appropriated by Congress for the prevention and suppression of epidemic diseases. Fifteen papers en Antiseptic Surgery in its various forms were presented yester day te the American Institute of Homoe Hemoe Homee opathy, in session al Niagara Falls. A new Ilomajepathic college, recently es tablished at Calcutta, India, was reported. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Prof. J. C. Saunders, of Cleveland, presideut ; Prof. T. F. Allen, New Yerk, vice president; Dr. J. C. Burgher, Pittsburgh general secretary' Dr. T. M. Streng, Ward's Island, provin cial secretary ; E. M. Kellogg, New Yerk city, treasurer. The surgeon general of the marine hos pital sorvice is officially advised that there were no cases of contagious disease either in Brownsville, Texas, or Matamoras, Mexice, up te the date of the last report, .Tune 10th. He is advised that, during the week ending June 15th. there were 40 deaths from yellow fever in Havana, 37 of the victims baiug Spanish soldiers in the military hospital. Up te that date only two foreign merchant vessels had been invaded by the diccase. A number of cases of trichiuesis have occurred near Jeliet. Illinois, and one of the victims, Lewis Kren, died en Thurs day. Otheis were net expected te recover. A SKKU'.S OF AUClDKNlM. Destruction et l.lte uml i-reperly. A west bound express traiu en the Graud Trunk railroad was thrown from the track near Brockville, Ontario, Friday evening by the spreading of the rails and the express, baggage aud postal car were wrecked. Twe traiu men and a lady pas senger were injured. The steamer Avo Ave rill, from Barrow in Furness for Montreal, with a cargo of rails, stranded in Greeu Cove, Neva Soetia, ou Thursday night in a thick fog, and is reported te be a total wreck. Tue steamer Spartan is reported ashore en Caribean Island, Lake Superior. Mrs. G. M. Hep kins' laundry, iu Trey, New Yerk, was burned yesterday morning. Less $50,000. It is estimated that the sea has cut se far into the bank of the inlet at Barnegat, New Jersey, that six or eight feet of the foundation of the government light house is exposed, " and a large hotel is in dan dan ner of being washed into the inlet." Further encroachments of tlie sea are te be prevented by bulkheads. Great distiess for want of previsions is -reported ie the neighborhood of Nata3h duau, iu the Saguenay district of Quebec Mary McClaiu, 18 months old, was run ever and killed by car Ne. G2 of the Passa yunk avenue branch of the Lembard and Sonth streets passenger railway company, en Twelfth street, Philadelphia, below Dickinsen, early last evening. The driver surrendered himself and was locked up at ihe Seventeenth district station beuse. Urlme and Criminals. The fifty members of the Texas Legis lature indicted some time age for gamb ling at prtker have nearly all settled their cases without tiial by payment of fines and costs. A package of $40,000, ex pressed by the Marine bank of New Yerk te the Susquehanna Valley bank, at Erie, Pa., was found en reaching its destination te contain only blauk paper. Tbe matter is in the bauds of detectives. In Chica go, yesterday William MoCullem and William Laskey, former employes of Fowler Brethers, were held te answer the charge of perjury. They testifir 1 before the beard of trade committee tlt tf'ew lers' lard was adulterated, and a Scrwards swore that their testimony wen false Ne duel took place yesterday between Messrs. Beirne aud Elatn, the belligerent Virginia editors, for the reason that the duelists and their seconds were arrested near Han ever Junction, about 25 miles from Rich mond, bofero they could fight. They might possibly have fought but for a dispute iu regard te the size of the pistols te be used, etc. Kyle Walker and Harry Reed, both colored, were lynched at Put aski, Tenu., en Thursday night, for the murder of young Trice. They admitted tbe crime, but expressed ue feeling of re gret. Indian Prisoners A dispatch was received fiem General SoheQeld iu which he recommends that, for the present at lexst. the management of the surrendered Chiricahaus be left entirely in General Creek's hands, and that both tbe war and interior departments gave him full authority te carry out this policy. This seems, te General Schelfleld. the only possible way te a successful issue, " Evidently," he says, " the Chiricahaus cannot be treated arbitrarily as pris oners of war, and General Creek alone has the power te control them. General Creek himselfsays any attempt te held them responsible for their acts bofero their surrender will drive them back en the cliffs and gorges of the mountains and that he shall then have te fight them until tbe last one dies. He favors placing then en the reservation at Saa Carles. Secretary Teller has repeated his state ment, that the males should go upon the reservation. HAJUUBBUKG Bn8. rear Mere Vetoes Frem the Governer. Gov. Pattison vetoes the bill for the relief of Nancv McKillip?. the mother of James McKillips, who died in the military service of the state in 18G3, because she I performed no military service, Tbe following reasons are given ler tue veto of the bill te give the state treasury a corporation clerk at $1,800 a year : "The general salary act of May 11th, 1874, fixed the salaries of all the officers of the state government and the number and compen sation of the clerks, and all the empleyes in all the departments. By that act the state treasury department was allotted one chief clerk at $2,000 a year, the ether clerk at $1,400 a year, and a messen ger and watchman at $900 each. Since 1874 the business of the state treas urer's department has been conducted with the clerical force appointed by that act, and no complaint that I knew of has been made until new of the insufficiency of the number of assistants. Why should the inerease proposed by the bill be made ? I have heard no reason for it, and cannot imagine that any additional duties have been imposed upon the state treasurer since the passage of the act of 1874, nor has the business of his department chauged in character of Iaborieusness. My knowledge of the departments leads me te believe that they are all well and fully equipped with oinpleye3, that the act of 1874 was a liberal ene, and that if it erred at all it was net en the side of parsimony. The legislative mind must have been impressed with this thought early in the season, for it then appointed a ieint committee te inquire what reduc tiens could be made iu the clerical force of the various state departments. There is a deep seated belief among the paople that the cett of conducting the govern ment is tee great, that the list of names upon the pay roll is unnecessarily large, and that there exist many sinecures that could and ought te be dispensed with. It is a peer answer te this popular complaint te add mere names te the long list et officeholders drawing pay from the public purse. " It is also worth mentioning iu cennec tien with this that the prcf ent Legislature recently passed a most wise and commend cemmond commend ablo bill, which is new a law, requiring the money in the sinking fund no ether wise invested te be used in the purchase of either U. S. bends or theso of the state. As the commissioners of the sinkiug fund will, therefore, in obedience te that act, invest a large balance of upwards of $2,000,000 inoueor the ether of these securities, the treasurer will be relieved from keeping the numerous accounts he new has with various banks, where that money is at present deposited without interest. In addition te the ether valuable benefits conferred by that act, the saving of labor that the treasurer will exporience in being relieved from a considerable quantity of bookkeeping is worthy of remark, and is a reason for dispensing with any necessity of this bill. Net knowing any geed reason for the addi tional clerkship created by this bill, I decline te assist iu placing this burden UDen the people." The governor signed 19 bills yesterday, among which were the following appro priation bills : Eastern penitentiary, $81, 830 ; Philadelphia house of rofuge, $84,000; state beard of agriculture, $3, G50; West ern penitentiary, $71,000 ; state insane hospital at Danville, $34,000; Pennsylva nia institution for the deaf and dumb, $15G,000; Pennsylvania institution for the instruction of the blind, $13,500 ; Dixmont insane hospital, for the year beginning June 1st, 1884, $31,000 ; for the state nor mal schools, $100,000 ; Western Pennsyl vania institution for the deaf and dumb, $53,500. The governor also "vetoed the bill rela tive te building a read from Bedford te Mineral Springs, giving the following reasons : Section 7 of article 3 of the con stitutieu provides that no local or special law shall be passed "creating corporations or amendiug, renewing or extending the charters thereof.". The Senate resolved " that any leaves of absence granted by the Seuate for an indefinite peried shall he considered re voked when any bills shall have reached third reading, and theroafter no leave of absence shall he granted except for sick ness or ether serious causa stated iu open Senate." m- I.UMUEUMKN ISHHSAltKASHKI). A Ueavy Failure Reported Anectlne Several Prominent Firms. Peck & Barnard, lumber dealers of Williamsport Pa., are financially embar rassed by the failure of the Palmetto Lumber company of Georgetown, N. C. The firm had indorsed for the Palmetto company, aud for Lloyd & King of New Yerk, in the aggregate, about $300,000, for which it is said most of the assets of the Palmetto company are liable It is fur ther stated that Lloyd & King have had some of their paper go te pretest. Mr. King of the firm, was tbe treasurer of the Palmetto company, which has confessed judgment te Lloyd & King for $175,000. The Palmetto company has a large amount of property, both real and porsonal.lnclud personal.lnclud porsenal.lnclud ing real estate, lumber, tirabar and shin gles. Messrs Peck & Barnard say that while, from the uatnre of their assets, it will be impossible te protect their name, at maturity they hope te make such an nouncements as will satisfy all thn cred iters in due form. The em -vq been iu business since 1S5C recently claimed as, els of 451,'iUU. m The Ceat of Kleetrlc rower. The electrical railway at the exbibitien in Chicago did uet get started until last week, but since that tinie'has dene a large business. Ne definite information as te the cost of power has been obtained, but it seems te be the gcncial impression that it is much mere costly than steam. Ou an electrical railway in Ire land au exact account of he cost was kept, aud compared with that of running steam engines en the same read, the report of the superintendent declared electricity te ba mero economical en that particular read. Some extraerdi nary statements have recently been pub lished regarding the cost of iusandosceut lighting, compared with that of ga3. One manufacturer estimates that the electric light costs only ene third and another one fifth as much as gas at $1 90 per thousand cubic feet. This is se extraordinarily cheap that engineers, befere ascapting the state ments is true, will want te rovise the elements of cost, and cstimate for them selves. i Base uall Yesterday. At New Yerk : Jaspers, 4 ; Staten Is laud, 3; at Brooklyn : Ress Club, of Ches ter, Pa., 0 ; Brooklyn, 4 ; at Reading, Pa. (championship) : Active, 5 ; Qui?ksteps, 1G: at Rosten : Bosten, 10 ; New Yerk, 0 ; at Providence : Philadelphia, 9 ; Provi dence, 15 ; at Buffale: Chicago, 2; Buf falo, G ; at Cleveland : Detroit, 8 ; Cleve land, 9 ; at Columbus : Columbus, 10 ; Allegheny, 8 ; at Pettsville : Anthracite, 3 ; Merritt, 13. Uttteii ey a Banld Deg. Mr. James V. Clark, who resides en Hughes street, Cape May, was bitten last night by a favorite and valuable bird deg in the three places en his hand. It is feared, from some indications shown, that the deg was rabid, aud it was killed. It is said that Mr. Clark's deg had bitten several ether dogs during the night, and Mayer Mel tin accordingly issued a procla mation te day that any deg found at large and unmuzzled should be promptly killed. rXJUM TALK rWIH VOURBEES. He Comments em Democratic Candidates, Newspapers ana Doctrines. Senater Dan Voorhees had an interview with a reporter and talked along en several political topics with great freedom and entire disregard, apparently, of the effect his opinions might have upon his own chances for becoming the candidate of tne Democrats for president, lie thinks Headley's nomination a geed one, but g wenld have preferred Ward. The state ment wnicu nas Deen puDiianeu that Hen dricks and McDonald were for three hours in the same room without speaking, he vigorously characterizes as "a willful, malicious, infamous lie, telegraphed te the country by the associated press," and that he knows that Matsen, Hendricks, McDonald and Peelle, were in Hendrick's room for three hours one day this week, in social conversation. The interview then gees en as fellows : " Dees any portion of the party in Iu diana desire the old ticket, Tilden and Hendricks?" " As far as I knew there is net a single Democrat of any prominence in the state who wants that ticket. I knew that Hendricks does net want it, for he told me se last Monday." " Can any one be elected governor of Indiana en a strictly free trade platform?" " I think net. The Democrats have learned that free trade in the abstract is net the doctrine of the party. With the exception of Henry Watterson and Jee Pulitzer there are no Democrats in the country in favor of free trade, pure aud simple." The reporter suggested that Watterson and Pulitzer represented two of the leading Democratic papers of the country. (('Phet' mntr lia en " WknliArl RanqMr Voorhees, "but the New Yerk WerM does net have as much influence in the state of Indiana as a little cress read's weekly paper. It is almost unknown there, and wields no influence whatever. Neither docs the Courier-Journal have any influ ence in the state. When the next national convention meets, neither Watterson unr Pulitzer will be permitted te dictate the platform." "Hew de you like McDonald as a presi dential oendidate?" " I like him very well, but whether I liked him or net I would have te be satis fied, since he is a candidate in the fullest sense of the word." " Is there any likelihood of there being a division or contest between the friends of Hendricks and McDonald '."' "Nene in the world. Hendrick is net a candidate either for the presidency or vice presidency. While I am friendly te both and a great admirer of both, 1 am satisfied McDonald is the cheice net only of the Democracy of Indiana, but of the whole country. If he is nominated, and a 'tariff-for-revcnue-enly' plank is kept out of the platform, the ticket will be elected beyond a perad venture." m David Davis aud tUe Flute David Davis since marrying aud settling down in Bloomington, has conceived a great fancy for Ante music. He used te play a flute quite well when a young man and he has new returned te the pastime. Persons passing his house of an evening new catch a glimpse of him at a darkened wiudew evoking soft melancholy strains from an elaborate flute and are re minded of Old Pan. On account of his national prominence and his long term of public service the neighbors put up with tbe nuisance quite geed naturedly SCIIOUL ENTERTAINMENT. lireaklng up Party at at. James Closing Kxerciseg at Grace Cbnrcli Scnoel. Last evening there was a very pleasant gathering in the parlors of Mrs. Barker, principal of St. James' parish schools, the occasion being an entertainment giveu by her te the pupils prier te the breaking up of the schools for the summer vacation. The parlors were elegantly trimmed with about sixty flags and a profusion of flew ers and feliage, while a number of Chinese lanterns lit up the front entrance Net less than sixty children were present including the pupils of the schools and a few of their little friends who were in vited. There were present also, by invi tation, a large number of patreus of the schools, including the rector of St. James, Dr. Knight and family and the families of the Messrs. Hendersen, Reynolds, Messer smith, Nauman, Blackwood, Kaufiman, Atlee, Schroder, Wentz, Wilsen, Wood ward, Ferdney, McMulIen and ethers. Tbe entertainment was gotten up by Mrs. Barker, who was ably assisted by Miss Mett. The pregramme opened with a grand march, was which fotlewed by a de Iightful dance by the smaller children, te the musie of Tayler's orchestra. This was followed by dancing by the elder pupils, and tbeu refreshments were served te all present, the younger pupils bciug the recipients of marked attention. After the refreshments had heeu disposed of, thore was mere dancing which wa3 kept up until a reasonable hour, wheu the final adieus were exchanged and the party broke up. A feature worthy of especial uote was tbe attention and consideration shown the younger pupils by their elder comrades and adults present. The party was essentially a " little folks party." Closing Exercises at Urace Church Scheel. Tnis active and zealous school adjoining Grace Lutherau church, North Queen and James streets, closed Friday its fourth term of ten weeks, with appropriate ex ercises. These consisted of short recita tions, dialogues, extracts, scripture iu concert and questions interspersed by hymns and songs. The room was baauti fully trimmed for the occasion with a profusion of flowers. An address was delivered te the parents and friends pre sent by Rev. I. C. Brodfuehrer, of Marien female college, Marieu, Virginia. A VILLAINOUS TRAMK A caudldate for the WnipplnePosferSoinn. tiling Worse. Yesterday afternoon a treacherous tramp stepped at the house of Mr. Musser, re siding en the farm of Mr. Zeek, a short distance north of Baroville, and made in decent proposals te Mrs. Musser. She, becoming alarmed, ran te the hay field te notify her husband, but in her absence the miscreant went te a straw stack and pre cured a bundle of straw, took it te the house and set fire te it, expecting, of course, that the house would be consumed. The men, however, arrived in time te prevent any serious damage te the house, and four of the men jumped upon horses aud started out in.'pursuit of the vagrant. They rede out te the pike and came towards this city, but it proved te bave been the wrong direction, as it was after wards ascertained that he took an easterly route and of course seen became lest in the innumerable caravan of read agents that infest this county. In tne Lewer End. A gentleman from this city, en a visit te Quarry ville and vicinity, reports busi ness active and the crops excellent. Wheat, grass, corn, potatoes and tobacco are all indicating a large yield. The farmers are enterprising in securing the most improved agricultural implements and machinery, and are giving special attention te fertil izers. He saw one field of grass that de serves special mentieu en account of its extraordinary crop. It is covered with clever from three te four feet long, and from 40 te 52 stalks from one seed and root. The field has been sewed jn the spring en the young grass with phosphate and tbe unusual crop is tbe result. Peo ple net acquainted with that section of the country would be profited and pleased by a visit te that locality Land is net as high in price as iu the central part of the county, but can be made very productive. DILLERVILLE COLLISION MAKKUW ESOaPK OF MANY 1.1VKS- Wbat might Have Been a Terrible uuaatar Twe Trains Meet at a Cresnug The P. It. K. Engine Arrives tee Soen. The railroad collision, which occurred at the crossing of the Pennsylvania and the Lancaster & Reading railroads, at Dillerville, yesterday afternoon, was one. of the most terrible in its possibilities that has occurred in this vicinity for a long time. It will be remembered that since the construction of the new line of railroad above the city, the Pennsylvania has te cress the Reading read at that point, and as the limited Chicago express, the fast train, which runs west past this city without stepping about 1 p. m., new runs en the new Pennsylvania line, it passes this crossing daily at about the same hour as the train northward bound te Reading en the ether read, is due at the same point. The crossing is watched and the signals for it are con trolled from the Pennsylvania tower. Between the approaches of the two reads te this point is a high bank of earth, the Reading passing through it in a cut, and it being impossible for these in charge of the approaching trains en the different reads te see each ether. The regular time of the Reading train here is 1:03 and that of the Chicago limited 1:07, though as the Iatter makes no step be tween Philadelphia aud Harrisburg its time varies and that train which is given the white signal by the tower operator has the right of way. There seems te be no doubt that yesterday this signal was dis played te the Reading engineer and the red was down in front of the train en the Pennsylvania read. The Reading engine was just en the crossing when the limited express ou the Pennsylvania read came up and both engines struck. The engine en the Reading read was the old Rebert Crane. It was totally wrecked, be ing almost broken te pieces. It was turned completely ever ou its s'ule. The engine ou the Pennsylvania read was Ne. 997 and almost new. Although it is net broken as badly as the Crane, it is pretty well used up. Jehn Dungau was the engineer in charge of the Crane and Daniel Rineer was firing for him. Beth men went ever with the engine aud Dungau had one rib broken. Rineer was net injured in the least. Augustus Jeffries, of thi3 city, ene of the eldest aud most careful ongineers in the employ of the company, had charge of the ongine en the limited. He also remained at his pest aud escaped un hurt. The baggage car of limited was thrown from the track but net broken. Immediately after the accident wieckers were sent for by both reads. Upen their arrival they at ouce went te work and by night everything was cleared. Beth trains cariicd many passengers none of whom was hint and net evon de layed a long time. Whatever responsibility exists for the accident seems te He with the management of the Pennsylvania tram, lue signal was properly given te and observed by the Reading engineer ; the rate of speed at which the Chicago limited was running is variously reported at from eight te six teen miles an hour. Engineer Dungau stales that he had the right of way aud had no idea that he would be interferred with. As it was he reversed his engine Had he net dene that his train would have been struck in the middle and many lives would have been lest. Knglneer Jeflrles Account. Careful inquiry shows that the cause of the collision is in no way in doubt. Mr. Jeffries, the engine driver of the Pennsyl vauia railroad traiu, aud ene of the very best men iu his profession, cives this account of it : He was approaching the crossing ou time with a written order in his pocket te step at Dillerville te let off a passenger who desired te take the train for Columbia, he believed Mr. Patteu. IIe intended thoreforo te step. Thore is a signal erected for the north bound and ene also for the south bound track. There is also a third signal placed nearer te the crossing, which is intended te serve the necessity of the crossing. There is a straight track ap proaching these signals and they can be seen at a geed distance oil'. Jeffries looked at the signal for his own track, in tended te show whether or no it wax clear for him, and found that it was white. Tbe crossing signal he did uet leek at until he had nearly reached his own track signal. IIe miht have seen it seC'ucr however if he had looked for it. But as he expected his own signal te govern his movement, lie was slew te ob serve the ether. If it was his duty te watch betb siguals, as it probably was, then he was negligent iu net looking for the crossing sigtial hefeie he did.. One reason for his failure te de se was prob ably the fact that he was intending te step at Dillerville and had already slewed his engine for that purpose, no was run ning, he says, at about seven miles au hour. When he caught the red crossing signal he at once put en the brakes, but they did net act with sufficient power te step his train in the space he had befere reaching the crossing. A train of ordinary cars would have been checked by it in ample time. But Lis cars were nil Pnllmans. .. , which are very hard te brake by reason of (heir weight aud the larger size of their wheels, as we understand it. Mr. Jcftrie3 thought that the operator should have giveu him the red en his own track signal as well as en the crossing signal. But- the operator tells him that was net his duty and Jeffries we under stand does net confidently deny the statement. Still the fact is that he was under the impression that he would have the red nu his own track signal, if the crossing was encum bered, and it was this impression that caused him te fail te observe the crossing signal as seen as he might have done. The cause of the accident is thus shown te he immediately due te thocngine driver of the Pennsylvania train, failing te leek at the crossing signal in time. Secondly te the fact that his own track signal was while. Thirdly, te the Pullman cars of the traiu making it net as readily braked as au ordinary traiu. And lastly te the fact that the trains are net required te step befere reaching the crossing, se as te avoid possibility of accident through de rangement of machinery or negligence of men. Larceny as itatlce. Henry Smith was arrested in Marietta yesterday by Chief of Pelice Deichler, ou the charge of larceny as bailee, which was prefericd by a man named Riuehart. It was alleged that the latter left a horse in Smith's charge with instructions te him te sell the animal. Smith did this, but failed te turn ever the money. This morning was the time set for the hearing before Alderman Barr, but when the parties met at the effice they compromised the case and Smith paid all the costs. Anuie Kepler wa3 also arrested en a charge of larceny as bailee, it being alleged that bhe disposed of a gossamer which did net belong te her. She gave bail for a hearing. Car j The News Te judge lMUersoe. West Chester Lecal Newa. Wm. Aug. Atlee, esq., a member of the Lancaster county bar, was in West Chester Thursday en business. Mr. Atlea will be a strong candidate before tba Republican convention of Lancaster county for judge of county courts next fall. IIe will most probably receive the nomination, and if se, will be elected by a big majority. COLUMBIA MKW8. rreas Oar Kegvlar Correspondent. The smallpox has Bade its appearance here and the people are badly seared in conaeqnenee. A young girl named Dun bar is tbe victim, and the case is of the most malignant form. Hiss Dunbar bad been living with the parr family of Lan caster, several members of which have died of the dreaded disease, and contract ed it there last week. On Saturday night she was brought te her home in this place, en Fifth street, south of Locust, and was then se ill that her removal was made by means of a carriage. The ease here was unknown te the publie for several days after the victim bad arrived here and it was then discovered accidentally by the neighbors. Every possible precaution has been taken by the authorities te confine it within its present limits, thus far with complete success. reroeaal. Mrs. W. K. Nelen has returned home from a visit te Millersville. Her brother Mr. H. Shearer, of Milten, Pa., is new her guest at her home en Walnut street. The Rev. R. W. Searing, of St. Paul's P. E. church, is visiting New Yerk. Rev. Mr. Mulhelland, of Lancaster, will oc cupy the pulpit te-morrow morning and evening. Mrs! W. H. Herr is visiting her parents near Pottstown, Pa. James Kis cadden has returned from a trip te Pitts burgh. Mr. J. A. Meyers has returned home from the session of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical association. Borough Briers. Market was well attended this morning. Services will begin at the Presbyterian church te-morrow evening at 7:15 o'clock. Pennsylvania castle Ne. 7G, A O. R. of M. C, meets te night. Mr. Charles Yeung had part of a finger taken off yesterday, by a heavy deer eles ing en it. Jacob Bewers had his right feet iujured yesterday by springing from a wageu. One of the ligatures was brekeu by the feet turning en a stone. Seen la Wrlghtsvllle. The conviet named Robinson, who escaped with Frankford, from the Chester county prison, was iu Wrightsville last Wednesday. He was seen and recognized by a Mrs. Gosnold, who was acquainted with him. She was net aware at the time that he was au escaped prisoner, or hIi.i would have had him arrested. some Flyers. Mr. Hiram G arbor has a splendid stud of 23 blooded horses ou his farm near Col Cel umbia. Seme of them are 2:40 trotters, and all the ethers can score their mile in three minutes. IN AKUU.UKNT COL'KT. Cases Beard and Ilpescd or. At 10 o'clock tnis moiling the docket was called and seventeen judgments were entered. In the case stated el B. Frank Leniau vs. the city of Laucastrr, Judge Pattoiseu announced, without reading the opinion that the court had decided te outer judg ment for $50 and costs in favor of the plaintiff. By this decision the pelice officers will receive their full pay of $50. per month. S. U. Snavcley and ether citizens of Raphe township, sent te petition the court, set forth that there are about 200 children in the township of Raphe who are unable te atteud school for waut of a sufficient number of i.clioel houses. The petitioners have befeiu called the attcn tien of tbe beard of directors te this mat ter, and have asked them te erect anether school building. This the directors 10 fused te de. The petitioners new ask for a citation ou the members of the beard te show cause why their scats should net ha declared vacaut and filled by ether men. The citation was granted. A charter was granted te the " Lancas ter County Poultry aud Live Meck associa tion ;" B. J. McGraun, J. L Lyte, T. B. Leng, Gee. F. Rathveu, J. A. Steblc, Chas. E. Leng aud ethers being the incor porators. Divorces were granted as fellows, the cause in each being desertion : Gustavcs Beusz, of this city, from Wilhelmiua Beusz ; Annie Albright, of Denegal, from Jehn Albright ; Anuie M. Terhert, of Columbia, from Nerman Terbert. Rale Discharged. This afternoon the rule granted te show cause why the judgment against Ueengn Brimmer should net be reconsidered for the present and for public policy was dis charged. The Salaries. Under tbe new law just passed the sala ries in this county for officers will be as fellows : District attoruey, $3,000 ; sheriff $4,000 ; prothenotary, $3,000 ; clerks of courts, $2,000 ; register, $2,500 ; recorder, $3,C00 ; treasurer, $3,000 ; county sur veyor, $150 ; commissioners each, $1,000 ; auditors, $250 ; solicitor, $500 ; directors of the peer, $800 ; jury commissioner, $250 ; coroner, $1,000. LITTLK LMUAL.1. Here aud Ttiere and Kverywhere. The Hayes truck was giveu a satisfac tery trial at Altick's four-story carriage factory last evening. Fiss & Deorr en Friday shipped eighteen head et heavy Lancaster county horses te the Eastern markets, and ta day they shipped fifteen mere. In the near future Couestega ceuucil Ne. 22, Jr. O. U. A. M., will held a reunion picnic, te have a day of enjej incut in the weeds, charges te hu for only the actual costs. At St. Jeseph's festival last evening au eight day clock was wen by Emma Melz gar ; a pickle castur by 11. Neimer ; a Bible by Mamie Reilly ; a satin cushion by Amelia Draude; wax lilies by Adelph Kress. The Weman's Christiau Tomperauce union thanks everybody who helped te make Gov. St. Jehn meeting a success, and will meet iu the First Reformed church lecture room next Tuesday at G:30 p. m. The strawberry festival of Christ choral society, at Roberts' hall, last night, was well attended. Tbe ball was tastefully arranged and the berties, ice cream and ethor fruits of tip top quality. The festival closes this evening. Jeseph Snavely & Ce., the Ohie men, who will manage a fair te be given iu this city in the fall, telegraph that the dates of it will be September 17lh, 18th, 19:h, 20th aud 21. It will be called -Tku Independ ent stale fair," and competition will be open. The airaugeuieuts committee for thn high school alumni reunion, ou Wednes day evening next in the girls' high school room, has prepared au attractive pro pre gramme of recitations, music, essays, his tory and debate. The graduates should be there iu force. Michael Maleney, lamp lighter en the new line of the P. R. R. was en Thursday morning thrown from a twenty feet ladder by its giviug way ; one hand aud a finger were broken and one side badly bruised. Dr. Muhlenberg is attending him at his residence, Ne. 340 West James street. The Taequaa Club. A meeting of the Tucquan club was held last night at tbe office of A. C. Reiu Reiu eehl, esq., secretary of the club. The at tendance was quite large. July 16th was fixed for the opening day of thi annual encampment at Yerk furnace the en campment te coutiuue for a full week. Maj. Jere Rohrer, Wm B. Wilsen and Harry L. Raub weie elected annual mem bers of the club, and Henry Bauragardper and Dr. Eegle, of Chester county, were elected permanent members. Publio re ception days in camp are te be abolished.
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