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Lancaster Intelligencer.
TJJESDAY EVENING. APQ. 33. 1883.
The Weeden Poles Must Ge.
It will be seen, by the contract we print
elsewhere between the lamp committee
of councils and the vice president of the
Maxim electric light company, that the
latter does net even have the authority
of the city te erect its obnoxious poles
en the sidewalks. It is a private cor
poration which has agreed with the lamp
committee of councils te provide 120
electric lights in this city, at such points
as the committee may designate, for a
certain sum fit money. It does net
covenant for the privilege of erecting
poles and it fellows that it does net have
the authority of the city te erect them.
The city solicitor gives it te the
mayor as his opinion that the
city, through its lamp committee,
having contracted for the electric light,
has by that act conferred upon the elec
tric light company all the power which
the city possesses te put up the applian
ces which are necessary for the erec
tien of the light. It is possible that the
courts may se decide ; though it is by
no means clear that the lamp committee
has thus impliedly clothed the Maxim
electric light company with the power
of the city. But even that opinion does
net claim that this contract has con
f erred upon the company any power te
de an objectionable thing that is net
absolutely necessary te the .lighting of
the city with the electric lamps. What
the people of this city and the property
holders object te se strenuously are the
large and unsightly wooden poles strung
along the streets, six or eight te a block,
making our avenues resemble with their
many towering masts the decks of a sea
pert city. These poles are very unsightly
and disfiguring te the city. The people
de net want them en the streets, and we
believe they would lather forego the
eiectric light than have them. The
properly owner, en whose pavement
they are planted, does net want them,
and certainly would rather have the coal
oil illumination than electric light at
sucli sacrifice of his interests.
We de net suppose the city authorities
desire te impose upon the people what
they de net want. We cannot believe
that they desire te confer upon the
Maxim company any power the city may
possibly have, te encumber the streets
with their wretched wooden masts. The
contract of the lamp committee does net
require it. The Maxim company is
obliged te furnish its 120 lights in a way
that will be acceptable te the people.
They have only the power which any
ether contractor has. They can put up
poles if they gee the consent of the prep
erty holder, and of the city authorities.
The citizens generally cannot probably
step their work en the ground that their
poles are a nuisance, as the courts would
no doubt leave that question te the de
cision of the city councils.
Whether the councils have the power
te compel the property owners te allow
the erection of wooden electric light
poles, is a question which will come up
for decision should the exercise of this
power be attempted. It is net new a
question, since the Maxim company is
left te paddle its own canoe ; under the
advice of the city solicitor te the mayor
te keep his hands off, the people are left
undisturbed in the exercise of their pri
vilege of cutting down the poles erected
en their sidewalks, just as they would
lemeve any ether obstruction put theie.
It is iu truth the place of the mayor te
prevent the erection of these poles until
the right of the company te put them up
is legally determined. That right is
disputed nearly universally, and it is the
duty of the mayor te forbid with the
police force the forcible deprivation of
every right reasonably claimed by the
citizen.
The Maxim company are proceeding
with their work in the mode made fa
miliar by the telegraph line men who
have reduced pole raising te a science.
They boldly assume a right they knew
they de net have, and if the property
owner objects te subeaittiug te the pro
cedure, they play a bluff game or one
of cajolery or conciliation, just as the
temperament of the particular individual
they are dealing with seems te demand.
They generally carry their point and put
in their pole. If they find their custo
mer obdurate they try his neichber and
se manage te slip along. This ser., of
tactics seems te be highly appreciated by
our lamp committee, which is lending
its efforts te grease the way of the Maxim
people through or streets. Chairman
Diller advises objecting property holders
te talk smoothly te the electric light
company, and declares that they will de
anything te be accommodating. Ne
doubt they can be readily persuaded te
go en a neighbor's sidewalk, if the neigh
bers will let them stay. But that is a
very mean business. A man who objects
te a pole en his sidewalk and seeks te
shove it off en that of his neighbor,
needs praying for ; though we fear he is
past praying for.
The solid fact is that these wooden
poles must go. Te the light iron poles
which sustain the electric wire3 en
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, probably
little objection would be made. They
are net much of an obstruction, nor are
they very unsightly. The Maxim com
pany can be made te run its wires under
ground until it reaches its lamps; but if
this is net done, they must at least put
up poles te carry their wire of a size and
appearance that will be acceptable te the
people upon whose geed nature they
undertake te impose them. They must
yield te the public sentiment which
pretests against the wooden pe!e3,
Lacked as it is by the property holder's
power te cut them down. The wooden
poles mtist go.
Had the political seer of the New Era
been able te peep behind the veil that
hid the future from view, he would net,
In all probability, have selected Georgia
as an illustration of the infamous man
ner in which the Democrats have gerry
mandered the Southern slates in which
they enjoy political supremacy. In its
issue of July 26, under an editorial dis
cussion, entitled "Celd Facts," our
local contemporary said : " In the state
of Georgia the infamy of the ruling
party is still greater. There tHanceck
received 102,522 votes and Garfield 52,
648, or rather mere than one-halt of the
entire vote. But mark the result? Hew
many congressmen does the reader
think were given te the Republicans?
One-half, of their vote shows they
were honestly entitled te i Net a bit
of it. They were net awarded the peer
been of one solitary representative."
The editor of the New Era should keep
up his reading of Georgia affairs. It
may Interest him te knew that a few
days age the Legislature of that state
with an overwhelming Democratic pre
ponderance in both branches passed an
apportionment bill by which six of the
ten congressional districts were given
negre majorities. Twe of the six dis
tricts have colored majorities of 16,000,
while the remaining four have each 25,-
000 of a negre surplus. This political
division was made notwithstanding the
fact that the whites are numerically
stronger than the negrees by 92,000 in
the state.
The Examiner editorially calls for the
removal of a pile of dirt which it declares
has obstructed East Chestnut street in
front of the Chinese laundry. We are
glad te have the clear voice of the Ex
aminer raised in concert with ours, in a
demand for unobstructed streets, and
we trust that the street commissioner
will heed this combined call. The ex
istence of a great pile of dirt in the
street for three or four months, or one
month, is inexcusable ; se, tee, are the
plumbers' hillocks ; and if anyone can
tell U3 why liverymen and tavers keepers
are permitted te take possession of the
streets for the habitual storage of their
wagons night and day we should like te
hear it.
Tue stealing of pensiens by Fitzgerald
casts the Star Routes frauds in the shade.
Anether volcano is in a state of erup
tion in Europe. It is a pity thcre is none
under the Pennsylvania Legislature.
According te acseunts Pittsburg has
a jail in which the depravity of the iu iu
mate3 has reached its heighth.
Being once were able te enjoy the core
forts of home, a geed many people who
hied away en suinrmr vacations will
wonder what they went away for.
The delay in the construction of public
buildings has always been a matter of some
mystery, and many have been the fruitless
attempts te divine the explaining causa.
The uninitiated public were prone te be
lieve that it was due te a desire en the
part of public contractors te milk the cow
vouchsafed thorn by the national treasury
for all she was worth. But this appears
te have been a mistake Acting Secretary
of the Treasury French says, it is due te
the inadequacy of the original appropria
tion as well as te the "unfertunate policy
of awarding contracts te the lowest bid
ders." Why this latter policy should be
considered "unfortunate," there will
probably be a few obtuse people who will
never ba able te comprehend.
It was assarted whoa Oiear Wilde's
play " Vera " was placed en the beards iu
the Uniea 3quare theatre at New Yerk
that if is would net succeed iu the metro
pelis it would undoubtedly make a hit en
the read. It ha3 already proved a patent
failure in the city and the oempiny pre
senting it has been disbanded. It is
probable that it will njtv b3 given a run
through tue interior citie and towns.
There cm be bat little te stake in its
future success, although it is, as is
claimed, a production which is calculated
te fatrike a responsive cord in papular sen
timent, since it deals with the oppression
of the Russians and depict? the efferts of
them te achieve personal and governmental
liberty. Th.3 subject is a hackneyed one,
the people have witnessed its portrayal iu
dozens of plays and Wilde's effort is no
better thxu many and far worse thin sean
or like dramatic presentations.
Petroleum as a curative ageucy is the
uewest discovery under the sun. It was
the cause of much surprise iu the infancy
of the industry in this state that the con
stant inhalation of petroleum gas, inst'jaa
of having an injurious effect en its sub
jeets, made them rnore vigorous and in
every I03p30t healthier. Thi? effect 's
first noticeable in an improved digestion
and increased robustness. As an antiph antiph
eogistic it is said te be especially beneficial
in counteracting the effects of the different
forms of catarrh! aft' jctieus. The f'armeis
who fought the free pipe line bill may feel
thankful that their hostility proved of no
avail, new that the discovery has been
made of the medicinal properties of petre
leum. And leakage in the pipes en
which the encmies of the bill harped with
direful predictions will be gladly welcomed
in the new light that science has thrown
ou this illuminating fluid. The number
of health resorts which the imagination
pictures as arising in the vicinage of
leaks in the pipes is c tlculatcd te make
run cold the bleed of the Mineral Springs
hotel proprietor, and cause their boasted
waters te turn green with envy.
Crime and Accident.
Jehn Deese was yesterday shot dead by
an unknown assassin while riding near
Lake City, Flerida.
Jehn Procter, a saloeu keeper of Adaira
villc, Kentucky, was stabbed te death by
Alexander Crocker and his son en Sunday
night. Procter's wife had left him and
sought shelter at the Crocker's, heucc the
quarrel.
Jeseph Gillick, aged 48 years, a news
dealer, committed suicide in New Yerk
yesterday morning by cutting his threat.
His wife died two months age, and after
her death he took te drinking te excess.
He leaves four children, the eldest a boy
of 16.
Henry Jenes, 23 years of age, was hang
ed yesterday in the jail yard at Raleigh,
North Carolina, for tne murder of deputy
sheriff while under arrest. He leaves a
wife and infant.
The body of D. W Starr, of Crcssena,
Penn., was found iu a creek en the line of
the People's railway, near Minersville,
yesterday afternoon. It is supposed he
fell from a car while returning from a
campfirn at Minersville en Saturday night
Henry Packard, an empleye of Barnnm's
circus, was fatally crushed by one of the
elephants, at Cincinnati, yesterday morn
ing, and died seen afterwards. He was
from Hartferd, Connecticut.
William Burke, 72 years of age, a far
mer of Lawrence, New Jersey, was killed
by a train while driving across the rail
road near Trenten yesterday morning.
NEWS BY MAIL.
MAR STKAKGE K HASES OF CRIME.
A Brutal Murderer la Maryland saved from
Lynching by Hl Nephew Seme
Condensed Paragraphs.
News has just reached Baltimore of a
shocking murder Monday at Still Pend
Neck, en the Sassafras river, in Kent
county, Md. James L. Leary was the
murderer, and E. B. Gallop his victim.
The former was a quarrelsome character,
the latter an orderly, respectable man.
Leary is an uncle of Mr. Jacob . Krebs,
a well known merchant of Baltimore, and
was a tenant en one of his farms. He
became se disagreeable that his nephew
discharged him last winter and rented the
farm te Gallop, with the condition that
Leary was te remain en it and live in the
heuse until spring, and then seek ether
quarters. He has refused te leave the
place, however, and his nephew from time
te time persuaded Mr. Gallop te let him
remain a little while longer.
On last Saturday a postal card from
Krebs te Leary was received in the mail
te Mr. Gallop. It was for the time ever
looked, and afterward given te Leary by
Mrs. Gallop. He became very angry,
abused the lady and accused her of
attempting te rob him. Mr. Gallop was
informed of Leary's conduct toward his
wife, and en Tuesday morning quietly but
firmly informed him that he did net wish
him te act toward his wife in that manner
again. Sharp words followed, and finally
Leary picked up a fruit knife and stabbed
Gallop in the left groin, inflicting a fear
ful wound, from which he died in a short
time. Leary also threatened te kill one of
the ladies in the heuse ter trying te pro
tect Gallop, but she escaped him.-
Soen as the news of the murder spread
throughteut the county a crowd of men
organized with the determination of lynoh lyneh
iner Leary. They secured him and made
preparations te execute him wheu Mr.
Krebs, who happened in the vicinity at the
interfered and Leary was banded ever te
the officers of the law and taken te Ches Ches
tertewn, te the county jail. The indignant
friends of Mr. Gallop are, however, still
threatening te lynch his murderer.
VARIOUS NEWS NOTES.
A Miscellaneous Collection el .Paragraphs.
Dr. J. C. Peak, a member of the beard
of health of Cincinnati, has caused war
rants te be issued for the arrest en a
charge of criminal libel of the proprietors
of. the Penny Fast, that paper having
printed reports that Peck had received
pay for making appointments.
Twe of the operators of the American
Ripid telegraph company at Philadelphia
resigned yesterday, in censequence of the
action of the company in recalling the
concessions made te the strikers last
month. Other resignations are expected.
Capt. Jehn Hall, a preminent citizen of
New Brunswick, N. J., and a contractor
for the Pennsylvania railroad, is reported
te have absconded, leaving debts te the
amount of $30,000. He is freeholder of
the Fifth ward of New Brunswick.
A. A. Atherton, treasurer of Roscom
mon county, Michigan, has disappeared,
and it is said that funds amounting te
$18,000. the property of townships and in
dividuals, has gene with him.
Plans have beeti completed for the new
silver vault te be built under the cash
room of the treasury department. It will
held about 20,000,000 standard dollars.
The directors of the Farmer's bank of
Richmond, Ind., have given notice of the
winding up of its affairs and that all de
positors will be paid in full after Septem
3d. The Wcstern glass manufacturers will
meet in Chicago Wednesday ''te take
definite action in regard te-ordering a gen
eral reduotien in the wages of their em em
peoyes." The Spanish bark Sinciie, which Bailed
from Havana en the 23 i instant for New
Yerk, sent ashere two cases of yellow
fever befere leaving.
The U. S. vice consul at Aspinwall re ro re
perts that there is no yellow fever or ether
epidemic at that place.
Jehn F. Smythe, chairman of the Re
publican state committce of New Yerk,
has informed a reporter of the Albany
Evening Journal that he will net, under
any circumstances be a candidate for ro re ro
cicctien. DEATH ITKOM NEQLKCr.
The Sid Ending el :i Yeuug Wem4u
at
Leng Brunch.
S.trah Kavanuaugh, aged twenty, a
daughter of Julia Kavannaugb, oue of the
most notorious characters of Leng Branch
died Monday under peculiarly distressing
circumstances. Recently the Kavau
naugh heuse was raided by the pelice and
both mother and younger d.mghter sen
tenced te jail. Sarah, however, escaped
arrest, aud entered en a career of de
bauchery and dissipation, which ended iu
her being taken down with sickness en
Wednesday last.
She 'ay en a pallet of straw in ene of the
rooms of the heuse taken from them until
she died, entirc alone, surieuuded en all
sides with bare walls, tilth and equator.
The peer girl's life slowly ebbel away,
and she died iu indescribable agony and
distress. Ne ioed or sign of it could in
be found in the house, aud the girl'3 death
must have been caused as much by hun
ger as anything else. The Kavannaughs
are the worst charaeteis at Leng Branch,
and every member of the family has been
in jail en mero or lesa soiieus charges,
The father is cow hiding from the United
States authorities.
THE ANAM UAMl'AiGM
rraar3 bnbduea the Country The Ereperur
Submissive.
A dispatch te the Paris Figare from
Saigon says M. Ilarmand, the French civil
commissioner, has goae te Hue at the
special request of the emperor of Auam,
who is desirous of placing himself and the
capital under French protection, as his
position is most insocure. He nearly lest
bis life en the first clay of the bombard
ment by the French of the forts and bat
teries at the mouth of the river Hue. M.
Harmand is provided with most complete
powers te negotiate with the emperor, and
is instructed te obtain from him a strict
definition of the protectorate ever Anatn
conferred by France by the existing treat
ies. IIe ia also instructed te demand that
the Anamite bands encamped in Tonquin
be immediately recalled.
The Pai is Temps has a telegram from
Cechin Cuina stating that the emperor of
Anam icceived M. liar maud en the 23d
instant. The empeier shewed complete
submission. Anam is compelled by
treaty te pay the costs of the war, the
French te retain the forts en the Hue
river pending the payment. The Anna Anna Anna
mite'troeps in Tonquin are te be placed at
the disposal of Gen. Bouet. the French
commander. A prompt settlement of the
question at issue is expected.
ukad at i-ast.
A Alan With a Broken Neck Lives 33 Oaye.
Mr. Edward Schwartz, who had his neck
fractured and dislocated, near his residence
in Dever township, Yerk county, en the
23d of labt month, by being struek en the
head by a falling limb of a tree, died en
Sunday. Twe days after the accident,
after a consultation by a number
of physicians and Dr. Gress, an
operation, which was a nice and an ex
ceedingly critical one, was successfully
performed and the prospects for his recov
ery seemed fair. Tha casa was a most in
teresting ene te the physicians and was
the subject of ue little discussion Yester.
day morning Drs. Gress of Dever; Wiest,
Hay, Loek, and J. B. Snaneler of Yerk.
and Dr. Blackburn, of Philadelphia, went I
te the late residence of the deceased and
made a pest mortem examination. They
found a fracture of the atlas, with a dislo
cation of the sixth eervital vertebra felly
verifying the diagnosis made by the phy
sicians at the time of the accident.
THE JAKEs TKIAL.
The Mether of the Defendant en the Stand
Yesterday.
A special dispatch from Gallatin, Ma,
says : The James trial was resumed
Monday morning. Mrs. Samuels, mother
of Frank James, was sworn for the de
fense, after which Dick Liddell was cress
examined. It has leaked out that the
defense will endeavpr te prove an alibi,
General Jee. Shelby, being their principal
witness. Further, that the Winsten gang
consisted of five men, but that Bill Com Cem
mings was the fifth man, net Frank
James. The first fact brought out in
the examination was that the wit.
ness (Dick Liddell) had been convicted
of horse stealing and had served
in the penitentiary. The witness was
questioned minutely as te the movements
of the gang during the three years pre
ceding the train robbery, their trips te the
Hites in Tennessee and their return te
Missouri. He said that he saw General
Shelby in his house in 1880. Commings
and he were together. Jesse James and
Bill Ryan were behind. The witness de
nied that Shelby said te Jesse James that
two young men had been arrested for the
Concordia bank robbery and that he
(Shelby) did net believe they had any
thing te de with it and denied that Jcsse
replied, pointing te witness, "There is
the man who hit the Dutch cashier in the
head." The witness maintained that he
had no sueh conversation. After detailing
further movements of the gang the wit
ness said that an arrangement te come te
Missouri was perfected at Bath Hall's
house in Tennessee and Frank James was
net present. The defense lay great stress
en this point. The witness narrated his
trip which terminated in the Winsten rob
bery, his direct testimony being unshaken.
ttorrers of the CTi'.tuarg J all.
The women's auxiliary committee te
the state beard of charities have just for
warded their report ea the inspection of
prisons in Allegheny county te the presi
dent of the beard at Harrisburg, In their
report concerning the Pittsburg jail they
say if the men of the city had known of
its horreis they would have had it demol
ished before te-day. The calls are only
large enough for two persons, but are
crowded with as many as nine prisoners in
each. The only light is from a narrow
aperture in the reef, whieh lights the
second tier, while the only light en the
lower tier is through the deer of each ceil.
The cells are chambers of horrors, wanting
light and air. Hardened criminals are
herded with young boys and depraved
women are shut up with young girls just
starting en the read of evil and capable of
reformation. The feed is insufficient.
The women prisoners are neglected and
the committee ask for the oe-opcration of
the women of Western Pennsylvania te
alleviate the condition of their fallen
sisters. The report recommends a new
jail at once, but exonerates Warden Smith
and lays the blame en the prison inspec
tors of the oeunty.
Temperance l'eople and xrreelbinbers in
Session.
The convention of the national woman's
christian temperance union at ReundLake
N. Y., closed en Sunday. There was a
large attendance, aud speeches were made
by Miss E. Greenwood, of Connecticut;
Mrs. Mary S. Hunt, of Massachusetts,'and
the president, Mrs. Mary S. Burt.
The closing exercises of the tenth as
sernbly at Chautauqua were held yester
day, President Miller of Akren, Ohie,
Superintendent Vincent and Dr. B. M.
Adams, of Few Yerk, making addresses.
The Freethinkers' convention, at Ro
chester, N. Y.,n will begiu te morrow
morning. ThereV.re indications that the
attendance will exceed that of any previous
gathering of tha kind in the UnitedStates.
It is announced that lectures will he de
livered by T. L. Brown, of Binghampton,
Wednesday forenoon, en "What consti
tutes a Freethinker;" by Riv. Samuel P.
Putnam, of New Yerk, iu the afternoon,
en "Humanity in American Poetry;"' aud
by Rev. Goe. Chaney, of Bosten, in the
evening, en "The Clergy."
The Koeora of fires.
A fire iu New Yerk, yesterday morning,
destroyed a number of frama buildings
and the wool puliiug factory of Hiram
Ilellis, in Fifty-suventh street. The less
is about $43,000. Yesterday afternoon a
still, ceutainiug several theusaud gallons
of oil, iu the Seuth Brooklyn oil works, at
Brooklyn, exploded, and the burning oil
scattered iu all directions. Twe men were
burned, ene named Jehn Reynolds, it is
beheved, fatally, andafiremau wassovero
ly injured by being thrown from au
engine Anether still exploded, setting
iire te the ontire works, which were con
sumed. The less is estimated at $00,000.
Spaiks from this fire ignited the sulphur
works of Daniel Gray, damaging them te
the extent of $23,000. The machine shop
of Cotten & Iliues, in New Yerk, was
burned last night. Less, $23,000. The
drug and spice mills of Lyman & Ce , at
Montreal, wcie damaged yesterday by lire
te the oxteut of $20,000. A fire in Brook Breok Broek
lvn, yesterday afternoon, destroyed Jehn
Fink's coal sheds, May's feed store and a
number of small buildings adjacent.
PERSONAL.
Jeun Keber, ene of the eldest import
ers and breeders of blooded horses in the
West, died at Lancaster, Ohie.
Gen. Jens Hodedon, ox-raayer of Du
buque, Iowa, died en Monday at that city.
He was a native of Miine aid hail served
in the Senate of that state.
Den Carles, the Bourbon pretender te
the Spauish throne, is said te be visiting
New Yerk, travelling as the " Duke de
Mentpsnsier."
Mn. Barnes, the " Mountain Evangel,
ist" of Kentucky, new in Londen, it pro
mulgating a new motieu, te wit, that the
English speaking people are descended
from the lest tribes of Israel.
E. A. Freemax is called by the Londen
World "bullying, dyspoptie, vituperative,
crabbed, harsh, sour, cffdtninately hys
terical and conceitedly envious of Mr.
Freude."
Carlyle. Disraeli a-jd Emersen are net
in the "Encyclepajdia Britannica" (en
account of its rule net te give biographies
of living paople), and they all were alive
when their placj in the alphabet was
passed.
Mjie. Julta Rive-King, the famous
piani3t, has bean driven from a desirable
cottage at YerKville by a provoking neigh,
ber, whose devotion te her piano was as
continual as Madame King's practice en
hers.
Mr Felger has net returned te Wash
ington and Judge French, the acting sec.
retary of the treasury, will leave the
capital te morrow te join the Northern
Pacific excursionists. Thus Mr. New will
become acting secretary.
Mn. De. Patw, a wealthy citizen of In
diana, agreed te endow Asbury university
with $1,000,000 if $150,000 should be
raised from ether seurcej bv Antrnit 1.
The trustees se far have obtained only
$77,171, and Mr. Da Pauw extends tbe
time te October 4.
Miss Jane Cobden. ene of the five
daughters of Richard CebdcD, the English
free trade agitator, is organizing Liberal
elubs throughout England. A Londen
correspondent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean
thinks "the dav is net far distant when
Liberals and Teries will have a party
maehinery exactly like the Republicans
and Democrats in the United States."
LYNgHED m HIS CELL
A COLORED XOVTH SLAIN BV A MOB.
uapierva Alter Attempueg te Assaait a
White Weman and Placed In Jail
Killed Fighting for Lite.
Miller county, Georgia, has had another
tragic jyncbicg, making the third within
the past three weeks. Near Colquitt a
few nights age two negrees gained an
entrance at midnight te a residence occu
pied by one of the most prominent ladies
in the oeunty. Her husband was away,
and the men made their way te her apart
ment. She was awakened from sleep te
find one of the men in the bed in which
she was asleep. Realizing that outrage
and murder was their object she quickly
drew a revolver from beneath the pillow
and fired.
The men immediately beat a precipitous
retreat, followed by three additional
shots from the lady's revolver. Although
it is net positively known yet, it. is be-
neveu mat tee man wne was en tne eea
was wounded. The room was sufficiently
light enough for the lady te recognize
the men, and the next morning when she
narrated her adventure the farmers imme
diately organized a searching party, and,
taking three bloodhounds, scoured the
country until a late hour Sunday after
noon, when ene of the fugitives was fer
reted out of a swamp by the dogs and
ledged in jail.
The prisoner gave his name as Lewis
Warren and that of his companion as
Frank Fountaine. The posse immediately
resumed seareh. In their absence ou
Sunday night a band of fifteen armed and
masked men raided a blacksmith shop,
and, securing several iron bars, captured
the guard en duty at the jail and battered
their way te Warren's cell. The guard
refused te surrender the key te unlock the
cell deer, and the vigilanta seen broke the
iron girding of the cell deer.
While accomplishing this a bar of iron
fell inside the cell, and, picking it up,
Warren, with the nianaical desperation of
a desperade driven te bay, dealt one of the
men a blew en the head which nearly cleft
his skull in twain, and laid him bleeding
and insensible en the fleer. This se en
raged the lynching party that they formed
a line against the wall of the corridor and
poured a volley of bullets into Warren's
body which perforated him from head te
feet, and left nothing but a quivering mass
of mutilated flesh lying in a peel of bleed
inside of the dungeon.
Anether Lynching Expected
The avengers then left the jail and dis
appeared down, a read carrying their
wounded companion with them. Ne news
has been received from the party pursuing
Fountaine, but his lynching is beyond
question if captured. Warren was only
seventecn years old and lived en the
place of the lady whom he tried te out
rage. Susquehanua County Democrats.
The Susquehanna oeunty Democrats
held their oeunty convention at yesterday
at Montrese. There was an enthusiastic
and sanguine gathering. The conven
tion nominated E. W. Sanferd distriet
attorney by acolamatien and B. Lathrop
was nominated for coroner and J. C.
Wheaten for county surveyor. Resolutions
were adopted endorsing the administration
of Gov. Pattison and the action of the
Democratic members of the Assembly in
regard te the apportionment.
Viewers Appointed.
Te lay out a read in W3t Hempfield
township te begin in the Meuntville aud
Silver Springs read en lands of Jehn M.
Froelich and ethers and end in the read
from Meuntville te the Lancaster and
Marietta turnpike near lands of Christian
Haverstick and ethers : Jehn M. Greider,
Benj. G. Getz and J. Halls Friday.
Te lay out a read in Ephrata township,
te lead from Washington avenue, Ephrata
te East State street : Adam R. Ream,
Reuben Fahnestock, Jehn G. Bewman.
Te vacate a portion of the read in West
Earl and Leaoeck township, leading from
the Lancaster and Hinkletewn read te the
New Helland pike ; and lay out another in
lieu thereof : B. M. Staufier, Reuben B.
Jehns and Clayten S. Wenger.
Te lay out a read in Ephrata township
te lead from Andrew Baker's cattle yard,
en the Lancaster & Reading read, and te
end at the point where the meeting house
reserved read enters upon the said Lau
caster & Reading read : Adam R. Ream,
Reuben Fahnestock and Jehn G Bew
man.
J tTe widen a public read in East Earl
township, leading from the residence of
Samuel Flickinger, en the main street of
the village of Fair vi He, te the residencoef
Jehn Schnader, en the Martindale and
Dry Tavern read : Solemon High, James
H. Handwerk and Theodere Kinzer.
Te lay cut a read in Salisbury township,
te lead from a point en Andrew's Bridge
read, near the Pequea meeting house, te a
point en the lands of Isaac Warner and
Plank Irwin, a distance of about 200 yards:
Jehn C. Linville, B. J. Lechler and Sam'l
J. Hendersen.
Te vacate part of a read in Eden tows
ship, leading from the state read te
Hawksville, beginning at the state read at
the new dwelling heuse of Jacob M. Eok Eek
man, aud ending at a read leading te
Quarry ville, en the lands of Samuel C. aud
Adam Keen ; Jehn E. Draucker, Rebert
S. McClure and Geerge Peirce.
Te view aud report upon the completion
of the Lititz and Lexington turnpike :
Samuel C. Slaymaker, Emanuel P. Keller
and Nathaniel McMullen.
The usual vie -vers were appointed te
open East llagcr street, this city, from
Seuth Queen te Seuth street, and te ex
tend te Fremont stroet from Strawberry
te Derwart street.
Te lecate a publie read in Conestoga
township between the read from Conestoga
Centre te Burkhelder's ferry, and the
read leading from Mount Neb te Harn
ish's saw mill : A. K. Witmer, Jacob B.
Stehmau and Cbarles J. Rhoads.
Te vaoate a part of the read new laid
out in Mount Jey township, leading from
Elizabeth town te Nissley'6 mill, and te
lay out another in He thereof : E!i G.
Reist, Simen Nissley and David E.
Mayer.
Te vacate a part of the read new laid out
in Manheim township, known as the
Lancaster and Reading read, and lay out
another in lie thereof : Adam S. Koller,
B. J. McGrann and A. C. Ilyus.
Te locate a publie read beginning in the
read from Frandt's mill and ending at
Kemper's graveyard, in Ephrata town
ship : E. Konigmaeher, Reuben W. Bard
and Reuben S. Kauffman.
Te make the 34th or Indiantown election
distriet a separate district for the purpose
electing township efficer: Jehn M. Gm
der, Henry H. Kurtz and Martin N. Bru
baker. Te locate a private read in East Earl
township, te lead from Charles Sweigert's
land te Geerge Duchman's land : James
Gault, F. Weaver and Jehn 8. Wallace.
Te lecate a read in Strasburg township,
te cemmensa en the read from Strasburg
te New Providence and end en the read
leading from said read te Franklin's mill :
Jacob Bachman, Jehn H.Brackbill and H.
N. Breueman.
Te fix the site for a bridge ever the
Octoraro creek in Colerain township : R.
B. Patterson, Abram Roop and Wm. N.
Galbraitb.
On the report of the viewers the court
selected the place for holding the electien
in the new election district in Drumere
township te be at the heuse of Jacob M.
Swarr, in Mechanic's Grevn.and that Ress
McCemman be appeiuted judge, Jehn C.
Lewis and E. M Stanffer inspectors, at
said new polling place in the eastern divi
sien of Drumere township. The piesent
position iu the
Coaflrmattens,
The following reports of viewers were
confirmed absolutely :
Repert of viewers favorable te a change
of a read through Adamstewa borough.
Repert adverse te the proposed vacation
of part of an old read in East Lampeter
township, running from the main public
read through Bird-in-Hand te Brubaker's
mill and laying out another in lieu thereof.
The report favorable te the formation
of a new election district in West Hemp
field township, between Rohrerstown andr
ireusrseurg matrices.
The report favorable te the erection of a
new election district in Drumere township
the dividing line te be tha pnblie read
leading from Pert Deposit te this city, that
part east of the read te be constituted the
new election district.
A NOTORIOUS OUAKAQTBB GONE.
Deatn of Emma Jacobs in the Almshouse,
After a Leng Career of Glided
Splendor.
PhllaOelpbla Times.
There died in the hospital at the alms
house yesterday a woman who was known
en the register as "Emma Thompson,"
but whose career a quarter of a century
age, under the name of " Emma Jacobs, '
had a national notoriety. She was born
in Lancaster county ever seventy years
age. Her life in Philadelphia began at an
early age and it was in this city that she
started her remarkable career. Her
powers of fascination were marvelous, and
some of the most prominent men in the
country vied with each ether te win her
smile and favor. The amounts of money
she received from thesa men aggregated
thousands of dollars a year. Her beauty
is said by these who remember her in her
best days te have been of a type that
compelled admiration from all who saw
her, and Daniel Webster said of her :
"She has the most perfect carriage of any
woman I have ever seen."
She rapidly acquired wealth aud built
several houses in what is new Bryan's
court, a little street running off from
Cherry, batwe:n Seventh and Eighth. The
houses she rented and by reinvesting the
income ber means increased until at one
time her property was valued at $60,000,
a large sum in theso days The corner
house she occupied herself. Here she held
court for gentlemen of leisure as well as
lawyers and men of letters, her house
being the resort at times for some of
the brightest intellects iu tbe ceun
try. While Congress was in session
it was her custom te go te Washington
and it was there that some of her most ro re ro
markable conquests occurred. She is said
te have completely fascinated at least one
picsident of the United States and nearly
all the leading meu iu Washington from
1850 te 'GO made her room a rendezvous.
Se great was her iniluonce ever the mem
bers of Congress that her value as a
lobbyist was known te corporations and
individuals, and many important bills
were passed through her instru
mentality. Probably the only man
who ever wen her affection was a
preacher, named Thompson, a Virginian,
whom she married. Thompson afterwards
lest bis reason and was placed in the insane
ward of the almshouse, whero he died
three years age. Previous te this event Mrs.
Thompson's charms began te fade and she
had disappeared from public nothe. Her
old time shrewdness seemed te disappear
and in a few months she had lest nearly all
that she had spent bet- life in acquiring.
Her properties en Cherry street were
gradually encumbered with mortgages
and finally losing them she became abso
lutely in want. During Thompson's in
carceration iu the mad heuse his wife vis
ited him nearly cvery visiting day, con
stantly supplying him with au abundance
of delicacies. Her face was well known
te the officials of the institution and she
was supposed te be worth considerable
money.
On the 28th day of Nevember, 1881, she
presented herself at the gateway of the
institution with the remark that she had
ceme te stay. The gatekeeper was sur
prised and "refused te beheve her state,
ment. "It is true," she said, and pulling
out a card of admission signed by Guar
dian Chambers she handed it te tbe man
and burst into tears. She left enough
money te pay for her funeral expenses and
will be buried by William S. Moere, en
Thursday.
Well Known In Lancaster Fllty Tears Age.
The subject of the abeve sketch was a
well known leader of the demi monde in
this city fifty years age. She was born
and feared in Leacock township, this
county, being the second daughter of a
tailor named Jacobs, who had emigrated
from Germany in bis fourth year. When
Emma was in ber eighteenth year, the
family removed te Lancaster, residing en
East King street near Plum, at which
place her father seen died from the small
pox, whieh was at that time raging in the
city with great violence. Thwe who re
member her say that she whose death is
te day recorded was in all respects a
remarkable woman. In heighth she tow
ercd far above the rest of her sex
and her proportions were queenly in their
symmetry. With wavy chestnut brown
hair, fair complexion aud regular features,
her striking carriage en the street made
her at all times a conspicuous figure. She
possessed no education, whatever, and
when old age approached she was aban
doned by her friends of earlier days te the
misery and want from which death has
new removed her. She leaves surviving
her a brother, Edward Jacobs, the huck
ster, and an elder married sister residing
en North Duke street.
An Italian's Clese Call.
As the day express was moving out of
the Pennsylvania station yesterday after
noon, a poorly clad Italian, who had lin
gered tee long in a Chestnut street saloon,
was seen hurrying with great precipitation
towards the outgoing train. He made an
effort te beard the train at Christian
street, but missed his footing and fell, the.
car wheels cutting out a slice of his over
alls at the knee. Nothing daunted by his
miraculous escape, after the cars had pass
ed by, he arose and started in het pursuit
or the disappearing train but seen gave up
the chase. Returning te the waiting room
it was found that he had a ticket from
Blairsville te New Yerk. - He was unable
te make himself understood by any ene.
but talked his native tongue and gestieu
lated with great vehemence, no left for
his destination en the second section of
the day express, apparently unconsciens
e! his miraculous escape from death.
Temperance Convention.
The Geed Templar of Lancaster county
held their convention for this quarter en
Saturday the 25th int. in a small grove
clcsa te the bank of the Susquehanna near
Peachbotten. The pleasant day and the
attraction of the place caused an nnusual
attendance, nearly all the ledges having a
large represontatiea present. The exer
ciscs in addition te the business psrtaining
te such mcetinjF,was nnusualy interesting
and entertaining. There were several w;ll
written and well delivered essays and,
orations, as has frequantly baen the case.
Salam ledgo furnished alt the musie in ad
dition te its share of the literary exercise.
Many of the members te whom the Sus
quehanna was something of a novelty
amused themselves by beating. All seemed
te enjoy the occasion.
Breach or Premise, c.
Daniel Bresc, of East Denegal, has
brought a suit in common pleas court
against Uriah Kauffman for the seduction
of his daughter Alice, and a capias was is
sued for defendant's arrest. A suit for
breach of premise has also been brought
against Kauffman by the girl.
officers will held their
western divisions.
BASEBALL.
IKOMsIDjEa
VS. ATLANTIC OF tSUOOK
LKW. The Bem Team Wins a Uame by Ueavy
Hitting la the Seventh Inning The
Visitors a Geed Ulab.
The Ironsides played their first game
with the Atlantic nine of Brooklyn, yester
day afternoon, in tha presence of a geed
sized audience. The home team wen. but
did net de it easily, by any means. They
managed te bunch their bits in one inning
and by that means scored the winning
runs. Ine visiting nineisverv strensrin
the field and they played a fine game.
They have a geed catcher, but their pitch
er was net difficult te hit The balls of
tbe home club did net get far out of the
diamond in the first few innings, but
only one man struek out In the game.
The home team presented Hyman and
Oldfield as the battery and they did
effective work. The former struck
out seven men and the iattcr did
net have an error of any kind.
Hofferd did net play en the home nine, but
officiated as umpire. He called the game
at 3:15, and the Ireusides winning the toss
went te the field, giving the Brooklyn
men the bat. Bresnan, the first base
man, opened the game by going te first
base en balls, and stealing sscend ; Mack
went out en a foul te the catcher, and
Higgins' ball was stepped bySweitzer,
who put Bresman out at third. Higgins
came in en Doely's big hit te centre field,
which was tee far for Sixsmith te reach,
and McGrath was thrown out en first by
Zecher's step. During the next three
innings neither nine scored and the fielding
of both was excellent. Carmiehael opened
the fifth inning and reached first en
Swtitzer's fumble, but was put out en
second en Kergsner's ball. Brady's ball
was stepped by Sweitzsr, who instead of
holding it made a bad threw ever the head
of Schiller and Kergsner came in. The
home club did uet scere in this inning. Iu
the sixth the visitors failed te score,
but the home team came te the conclusion
that it was time te make a run. Oldfield
and Schiller went out at first en geed
steps and Sweitzer reached first in the
fumble of Carmichael. Zacher made a
beautiful hit, sending a grounder past the
pitcher and out into the field. Miller's
ball was net received in time by short and
Sweitzer scored, Sixsmith retiring en a fly
te left field. The seveuth inning was pro
fitable te both clubs. Of the visitors Car
michael went out en strikes and Kergs
ner's ball was stepped in time by Sweitzer
but Schiller did net get it. The runner
stele te second aud came in en Brady's
fine hit. Bresnan was put out at third
and Doely en strikes. When the Irou Ireu
sides came in te take their bat they re
solved te de soma work. Kelly went out
en the pitcher's step, aud Jenes en a fly fly
te McGrath, which he secured after a
lengruu. Hyman and Oldfield started
the heavy batting and both sent big safe
balls le the field. Schiller fol
lowed with a third and brought
Hyman In. When Sweitzer went te the
bat he stiuck the ball for a two bagger,
putting it right inside the line and ever
third. Schiller and Oldfield came in and
Sweitzer himself was put out endeavoring
te make third. This left the score stand
4 te 3 and neither club scored again.
The home team did geed work through
out the game. Although Sweitzer bad
the majority of errors ha covered himself
with glory at the bat, and wen the game
for the home team by his big bit. Zoeher
played very well, as did also Miller and
Schiller. Kelly's hit in the game was a
one handed catch of a foul en the bound,
after a long ruu. The whole scere fol fel
lows :
IRONSIDES. It. 111. r. A. K.
Oliineld, c 1 l u e e
Schiller.lh 1 2 7 0 1
Sweitzer, 2b I 'J. 3 ft 4
Zecher. 8 s 0 1 i (i ti
Miller, 2b 0 0 2 2
Sixsmith, c t e e oeo
Kelly, if. e l 2 0 0
Jenes, r f. 0 0 oeo
Hyman, p I 1 1 10 1
Total
ATLASTICB.
Uresnan, lb ,
ill tlG K (!
Illgulns, 1 1
Doely, 2b................
McUrath, c f. ,
Mullen, r 1
Carmichael, 3b...
Kergsner, s s
lirauy, p
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Total 3 i 21 U l
lKKISOS.
1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 'J
Irenslilc-i 0000 0 130 0 4
Atlantic. 1 0001010 03
Summary : llase en balls Ironsides 1, At
lantic 1. Struct eat Ironsides 1, Atlintlc 7.
Wild pitches Br.idy 1. llalk IJraUy 1.
Deuble p'ay Atlantic, McUratband Uresnan.
Twe base hit Sweitzer. Total base hits
Ironsides 9.
Time et Game 1 hour aid 25 minutes.
Umpire Heffdrd.
The Milleisville baseball club will play
the Dauntless at Mt. Jey, en Wednesday,
instead of Saturday as previously announc
ed. The Alteena club defeated the Charn
bersburg yesterday by the scere of 8 te 4.
They bad their weak nine in, with Yaruell
and Ardner as the battery.
Hofferd and Jenes are the battery to
day iu the second game with the Atlanties,
of Brooklyn, this afternoon. Ure3in gees
behind the bat for the visitors in place of
Mack, who gees te second base. Brady
will pitch again te-day.
The Ironsides have ue games arranged
fir this week until Saturday, as tbe
Bridgeton. N. J-, club disappeiutcd them
by disbanding. The game with Sam Field's
nine should draw a big crowd as it will be
nmambertd that in the first game tclve
innings were played and the visitors only
wen by the score of 10 te 0.
The Ironsides may go te West Chester
ene day this'week.
Jehn A. Sullivan, manager of the An
thracite, wrote te this city te day te secure
the grounds for a championship garae en
Saturday between the Actives of Reading,
and the Anthracites. As the Field club
of Reading will be here en that date, the
grounds could net be had. The Potts -ville
manager positively refuses te play
any mere games at home owing te the
lack of patronage and it is likely that
Lancaster will see some champion games
yet.
IIj man una phes this afternoon's game.
Other Games l'layed Yesterday.
At Detroit : Cleveland 7, Detroit 4; New
Yerk : St. Leuis 8 ; Metropolitan 3 ;
Brooklyn : Brooklyn 12, Eclipse (of Louis
ville) 4 ; Atlantic City : Active 4, Anthra Anthra
cite 3 ; Trenten : Hanisburg 1, Trenten 4 ;
Philadelphia : Athletic 13, Columbus 8 ;
same city : Philadelphia 10, Angust Flower
2 ; sarae citj : Orien 12, Hartville 10.
Uaath of an Aged Segresi.
Elizabeth Hilliard, formerly of this city,
died in Philadelphia ou Saturday, aged 86
years. Samuel H. Reynolds, eeq., by
whom she was employed for 23 years as
cook, had her remains brought te Lancas
ter for interment. The funeral took place
this afternoon and was very largely at
tended by both colored and white people,
among tbe latter being Mr. and Mrs. Rey
nold and their whole family, by whom
the deceased was most highly esteemed.
Interesting religious services were con
ducted by the pastor of the A. M. E.
church, after which the remains were de
posited in the graveyard connected with
thoehuroh. Mrs. Hilliard wa3 known by
almost every old resident of Lincaster.
She was of a strongly religious nature, and
was noted for her humility,piety and God
liness. Until age prevented she was a
most active worker in the church and
Sunday school, and all her spare time was
devoted tot works of charity and the dis
semination among her race of the religions
principles iu whieh she se firmly believed.
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