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liANOASTEH DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONOXY, SKl'TfiMHlOU 10. lstf,
Lancaster IntclUgnutr
MONDAY KVENma, SEPT, 10, 1083.
A Test Cnsc.
A recent law of the Legislature re
quires that workmen shall be paid their
wages In cash or orders, bearing interest,
redeemable In cash. Thuobjcctef the law
was te protect workmen from the impo
sitions practiced upon them by employ
ers who sold them goods at high prices
out of their stores, deducting the amount
of their bills from their wages. If they
did net have stores or thelr own they
would give orders en ether stores, and
receive from thelr proprietors a percent
age upon the amounts bought by the
men. This was certainly a practice
liable te great abuse. The goods thus
Beld te the workmen could be sold
at a small profit, since the security for
their payment was in the hands of the
seller. But the temptation te sell at a
large profit was great, since such profit
could be secured. The employer paying
but once or twice a month, the work
man would have te buy from him or
wait for what he wanted until pay day.
The latter would net be a great hard
ship, it is true ; but a great many work
men are very improvident ; they seem
very leth te try te make their money
held out from pay-day te pay-day, and
very cheerfully run In debt when they
get a chance. They make a com.
pany store a very profitable thing
te keep. And it is still a profitable
business, the Legislature's effort te de
away with it net being very successful.
Every railroad contractor ceuuts en the
profits of Ills store te rcduce the amount
of wages he pays. Seemingly tholabcr thelabcr
era who grade a railroad track receive a
large recompense for their labor; but tl e
percentage of it which gees back te the
contractor in the profit upeu the goods
tbey buy at his store makes the cost of
their hire much less than it seems. In
the mining regions the practice of pay
ing in goods la very prevalent and means
are found te readily evade the laws fi r
bldding it. The workman dots net com
plain se long as he Is eiupieyf.il; and
should lie be disctia (.d aid refustte
let ids store bill b: Itaken off his wages
the matter is compromised aud settled.
Seme of the workmen of the Alleutewn
rolling mill, who were discharged in the
late trouble at the mill between its em
ployees and superintendent, have
brought suit against the company for
their wages, refusing te permit their
store bills te be deducted. Superin
tendent Fritz, net being of the compro
mising kind, seems te have determined
te test in the courts the question
whether his company cannot deduct
what its workmen ewes it from what it
ewes them. He, seems te us te have an
excellent chancel of maintaining that it
can. The act of the Legislature is
clearly against him ; but just as clearly
does it' seem that this act is in contra
Vinten of lite constitutional prohibition
of the Impairment of contracts by tl.e
Legislature. If the workmen of the
Allentown company agited that their
Btere mils should be denuded irem their
wages, it would seem te be impossible
for the Legislature te say that their con
tract shall net be respected. An act of
Assembly cannot be demised which will
protect a man against liltnsulf, while lie
is of age aud sound mind. If he uguts
te work for riething lie cannot receive
anything at law for his labor. If he
agrees te work for goods he cannot sue
for cash. He must stand by his bargains.
If l.e is wise he will net make foolish
ones. The law protects the wisejuiau
aud aims te protect the foelish:
but there is a limit te the felly
against which it can be a safeguard.
The constitution erects tills limit te the
power of the Legislature te get for the
workman the value of his labor, when it
sajs that he must take what he agrees te
talte ; and if the Allentown company
cau show that its empleyes, either spec
ially or by their custom, agreed te take
goods out of its store en account of
what it owed them, it is net e.i?y te see
why they cannot be held te the contract.
Judge iiluck mi Jell" Ihiiis.
We were net of theso who bellevid
that it made any great difference te his
tery nor te the posthumous lame et
Judge Black that hu did net live te
answer Jell Davis' attack upon him.
The great events in which Judge IJIack i
lived aud acted en the eve of the rebel
lien and of the ensuing war for the
union had already been made se clear
that his part in them needed 110 vindiru
tlen. Certainly no occasion for any was
furnished by the onslaught of Jeff Davis,
whose'only complaint was that Judge
Black had precipitated the war by in
slating upon the fedeial government
maintaining its Integrity. The results
of the struggle with arms and the judg
inent of mankind have nmply vindicated
Judge Black's official conduct.
Te Mr. Burr, of the Philadelphia
Presa, who showed htm Davis' article,
and sought his answer te it, Judge
Black said : " Ne, it ia net tnc thiny t
jerk out n thejerm 0 an intcrriete-mi
unawcr te Mr. Davis. lie has come in me
ever his eicn signature. J will ae reply
I will prepare for you what I have te any
Leut hia criticism some time within u
week. Until then let ua learn wnilem in
alienee." In somewhat similar vein, tee,
he had written te Cel. McClurc, in
whose Timta the Davis article appeart d .
As he did net 11 veto carry out the pur
pese he cherished, no "Interview" "nor
ether memoir of him can fill its place j
but Mr. Burr has performed a valuable
Bervlce In contributing te the Preas Ids
story of a lengthy interview with Judge
Black en this subject, in which hu ex
pressed himself with much frankness
about the Davis letter. The portion
of it which we reprint sppaks for itself ;
and the whole story may be summed up
In this expression of Judge Black, whu-e
Jldellty te his chief, loyalty te his coun
try and honesty with himself no sane
man can doubt :
'I would rather have slept ferever tindi r
the shadow of the grossest misrepresenta
tion than have appeared even In the uttl uttl
tude of a oritie upeu tbe acta of ray chief
while his tnomery was beiug besmeared
without juitloe or truth. Mr. Buchanan's
blograpber has deubtless made Ids record
perfectly dear. A presentation of the
facts is all that is ueeessary. Every day
the faithful record of tlieEO times is he
coming olearer and clearer. The testi
mony upeu which these facts must be
Judged is coming gradually. I am willing
te stand by the record. After twenty
years of rcllcotieu upon my conduct I can
say that it meets the cordial approval of
my conscience"
Om Jilt. Asteii in anticipation of a
future state, is said te have transferred
his pieperty te young Mr. Astorjilssen,
who may be supposed te have before
him a longer lesldence here en earth.
The old gentleman reserves an annuity
of a hundred thousand n year, according
te the story. It 13 n sensible arrauge
meut by old Mr. Aster, if he intends his
son te be his heir, since lie guarantees
him .icralust a will contest ; and he also
keeps the public from knowing the
amount of his estate.
Hut ought net the government te get
11 big share of these overgrown estates,
when they pass from ancestor te heir"
There ought te be a something in it for
the nation, when an owner of fifty mil
lions slips his cables.
The tltte " MoiiBlgner " in the Cathnlie
e'jiirch is that of " lord " and makes Its
oivner a prelnte te the pope, ranking next
in dignity te thnt of a bishop.
Tiik junkcliug and absenteeism of the
the Attliur ad ministration for the present
season, It is said, have cost tbe country
ever a million of dollars.
It- the " Humes act" Is a Republican
measure as elairacd by Chairman Cooper
why is it that Its enforcement is declared
inexpedient by the Republican majority of
tbe beard of sinking fund commissioners,
the auditor grucral and state treasurer,
both of whom are Republicans, ami Stal
wart, tee ? Coepor has the fleer.
Bincu is said te be the principal ingre
dient of chewing gum, and its effectiveness
in teaching the young idea hew te sheet,
has long been recognize. Strange that
the daily pabulum of young ladies should
fall se Iet as te be applied externally in
switching intellect into the youth of tie
ris-n.- (feneratien.
The uew resUl note are baring a ha:d
time of it in tusir bid for the ; nblic favor.
In Chicago se many mistake were made
by postmasters in sending tke notes that
the banks have refused te accept them.
Posteffict officials are als growling at the
additional labor imposel en tbern in their
bandliuc- This was te ba expected. A
sweeping innovation el tint kind must al
most of necessity have a few defects at
tbe start. Fen enterprises of moment
have faikd te nnceuuter the met persist
en; opiesitio:i at tbe outset, but it may
be safely predicted that the pettil note.
by reason of its great convenience, will
b.aluty rule tbe storm.
Ki.ncTitrciTV may be said te have
achieved its greatest victory ia thoapprev
ing smile that lias recently been vouch
ftifed it by thn world of fashion. The cir
cumstances undei bich soclety ackue's 1
edged tbe claims el the great illuminator
occurred recently at tbe Dal Vcrme th atre,
at Milan, when ati American gentleman
created a great sensation by appearing
with a luminous scuf pin, which was
nethiug mere or low than a tiny electric
limp, warranted te no for fiv- beurs, by by
me ins of a btnail generator concealed in
the waistcoat pocket. When the "dude"
bat u'lven thu eleotrie light bis sanction,
tbe milleiiium of progress may be said te
hive been reached.
Piiisrs and paintings roferriog te
America 111 tbe time of Washington nre
qulte the rage In England. Huntingdon's
"Cmrt of Washington," Henjamm
Webt'8 " Daatb or Wolfe," and Truiu.
bull's " Death of Meutgumeij" and the
'Battle of Uuuker Hill" nre highl)
prized and eagcrly Bought aftet in tbe
print mirts ufL melon. It is a pity that
Amn leans de net n-.valie te the knowledge
of the treat valne of these memoutecb of
the infancy of the republic. English art
colleetois treasure thorn because el their
quaintnees and caie but little for tbe tra
ditions of whieb tbey are tbe outgrown-.
But te AmeticauH tbey represent tbe
childhood period of their nation's history,
a heritage mero te bj prized than tbe con
quests of an Alexander.
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PERSONAL
Mil A.NDHKW C'AIiNUUin, of I'iiUbuig,
no at nwui a ojiitrelluu intiireit in ievural
E-iglish uuwspipeis.
(Jr.:; I.nw Wali.aib rccatved hu ap
piintinent ar minister te Turkey, bsiue
of Gartli'td'H approei itl ju el bis novo),
"Ben Ilur."
C. P. Hr.NiiNODON denies that hogave
meney te tbe Garfield campaign ou cendi
tlen or Stanley Matthews' appointment te
the Mipreme bench.
Mi.Nis-rr.il James Iti 8?i:i. Lew em. has
greatly commended liimself te the literary
eucles el England by bis conipri-heuhivo,
uppieouitive and Just critieism of Field
lug's genius.
Daiu Dum.bv Kiki.ii is about turning
his eightieth jcar. He 1ms the physical
vigor of u jeung beau. His passion for
tbe law Is just as evident and be likes te
be counsel for jeuug and actUe attorney a.
Puisn: Beinv Pkhai.ta, known nu
" tbe nigbtingale of Mexico," died en tbe
20th or August at Mazatlan, or toute
revcr. Three members of his oeratie
tronpe died of thesatnu disease.
C'.M'T. Jeh.n 1. Ui:, rennerly or this
city, was assistant marshall in the recent
l,reat isertliern rncllle pagcaut at Miuiie
apelis, which has net been rivalled in tbe
way of u precession a local newKpaper
beasts since Neah inarsballidhls zoolog zeolog zoelog
ical precession into thu ark.
Jehn WAN.NAUAKKiih.is added 0110 moie
te bis many beiiofaatleiu te the Vouni Veuni
Men'n Uliriati.ui iiEsoeiatlon, by giving the
Philadelphia association e.10,000 te pay oil"
its lleatiug debt The entire nineunt of the
dubt 200,000 was made up by ether
Mibbciibcrs.
Bishei- ltv vn, or Ht.r.uuiH, who starts te
Heme, whciohe will atteud tbe coavou ceavou coaveu
tion of cardinals aud bishops, was pro.en
ted witli (J.O0O by the priests or ills
iIIecchi', $1030 by the Christian Brethers
u.id a ticket te Kiirope liy the membeis
or St Jehn's parlbh,
Cit.N Siir.iiMAN and ltsv. Heniy Ward
Beeeher leceivcil inueli Hoeial attoiitleti in
Han Francisce, but a gtpater crowd than
welcomed Mr. Beccher gathered te witness
the Oiiuao-lteman wrestling match
hotween Muldoon, tbe former New Yerk
policeman, and nlbby, the Kngllsh ath ath
lete. CitAUMca Fuancis Adaiis, Jr., ex Gov Gev Gov
ernor Talbot and Judge Devout haviiu
new all deelluiMl te be considered eamll
datcB for the Itepublluan nomiiiatleii for
L-nveruer In Massaehusetts as ngalnst
Henry L. PInrce. It only lemalns for
Congressman ItobliiHeu te fellow suit te
settle the matter,
BLACK ON DAVIS.
TIIK IIIIKAT .ItlltltT UN TIIK K..
riihSliiKn'r.
lias Is' lwiity vntn Mlenre-Ulnck'ii U1U11-
leii el Mm I mini mill or Mlry The
rrerlAiimiliin lip llr-lrril.
In tbe Pluladnlphia Vru of to-dey, V.
A. Burr gives a long aud interesting ac
count of his last Interview with Judge
Black, In w bich the latter referred nt leugth
te Jeff Davis' attack upon him. Frem Mr.
Burr's account of what Judge Black said
wn make tbe following extracts :
"It has taken Mr. Davis mero than 20
years te bring me te the bloek. His cllert
Is as amusing at worn the antics and say
ings of Hip Nan Winkle te the plain
country people among whom he nwoke
after his 20 years' slumber. He brings
news te tbe American people in the charge
upon which he arraigns me. If, as he
says, I Mated my oath of ofllce because I
denied tbe right of recession, urged the
president te protect government property
iu the Seuth aud punish nil elVenders
against the laws of the laud, I am glad of
it. I should de the same thine again, if
called upon te act iu a likoemorgency. But
what does Mr. Davis say of hia acts? Ir
they cau new meet the approval of his
cuuscieuce he must have nu elastie one. He
was a scua'er or the United States
while he was iu the conspiracy te de
stroy the government. He was pleading
for pcace while he was planning war. It
is tee late new for him te exhibit his
ingenious arguments in tbe Sonate for a
peaceful solutieu of the difficulties while
be was playing the president with pernt
cleus nd ice and endeavoring te iutlueuce
him te disregard the constitutional ebliga
tiens His judgment must have cutirely
let go its held en ins passleus when be
pcuued tbat charge, or he may have been
trjiugtobe funny. If it was a violation
of ray oath, or even a stratnim- of tbe
proptietics or my position, that 1 fought
by night and by day the schemes eT the
Secessionists, Mr Davis has done me a
great service by proclaiming it. I wish I
could bring some charge against him,
touching his conduct iu tbat crisis, that
would be as much te his credit. If bis
conclusions m this his lest paper were as
sound as bis attack upeu me is vicious, I
might ray that he is a great and geed
man. He has struck se wihily, however,
that
tits pasKe n1 I).- virtues l.e ceutui-cil
Ana iitx ! lese! her in e wiui a tumult
ThSI tB- who r mill U ullc illrisl'r''l til
h'.ui '
Ttinr Mjptrme luipailfccr.
"If there was anything at tbat time that
illustrated the supreme impudence of the
Secessionists, it was their demand that
Majer Audersen should net be permitted
te Uave Fe.'t Moultrie- He acquits the
president of the icspensibihty of grantiug
permission te Majer Andcrten te occupy
Sumter in case his judgment se dictated,
aud las the cbarge at my deer. I father
the rept-usibility, if responsibility is
necessary, as cheerfully uew as I did iu
the bent of that controversy. If it was an
insult te the people or Seuth Carolina Ter
ihocstcutive te btreugtbeu tbe .bands of
that l.ttle band et lederal soldiers in
Charleston harbor, I cannot sce it se.
Whether tbe president intended that the
etdera te Majot Andersen bhuuld be se
framed us te give him the right te
meve iute Sumter, I cannot say. But
when I wrete the order, euch was my iu iu
tiutieu, and I h ive no excuses te eiler for
that act. If it provoked war, as Mr.
Davis declares ic did, it was because theso
who were thcu wilfully menacing the
Federal government made it a pretext for
the crime of rev lt. In thu mighty events
then chasing each ether iu rapid succes
sieu, I played in pirt which has the mero
cordial approval of my cansalence te-day
than m Iramiu that order that carried
Majer Andersen Irem Feit Moultrie te
Fert Siiintei. What Mr. Davis says about
the commissioner Irem south Carolina
proceeding upjii some bert of assurances
Irem the executive, m ridiculous. Tbe
president had no tight te treat with these
people us tbe cemmiiM ncrs or a state and
be declined te de r.e. They wuie simply
three rcspctable gentlemen whom tbe
president ticated etvnly, and the as
sumed an imturULre i.ever justified by
the tacts.
" It will net ile at this day for Mr. Davis
te write about the 'peaceful intention)' of
hitnselt and his fellow secosienlits. Their
assault upon ihu government was deliber
ate ard predetermined, aud tbeir cries or
peace, while they were for war unless they
could have their cw u way, were euly tbe
vapor with which they hoped te envelop
their real puijioees. Mr. Davis begau
early after Mi. Liiitcjlu's election te urge
his viev.-s upon the presidcut and he was
recognized among tbe Secessionists as
their most important uguut. Cobb was
ene of the worst Secoie Minis I iwr ki.ew
and ece of the ableht men. Thompson, a
Southerner, a man or integrity and supe
rier pnwcis. Flejd bad little Inlluonce.
Mr. Davis was calhd te Washing
ton irem Mmsits ppi by his Southern
fili-uds in tbe cabinet, tbat they might
have their most potent ad v eca te near the
executive while tbe message was being
prepared He did the work of bis clan
most faitblully, and because) he did net
Micccid henssaiU-d thn president after the
message was read, aud i.uver until new,
tbat I bate heard or, appeared as his de
fender. That Mr. Buchanan was streug
enough le resist the appeals of Davis and
hia klluwi brave enough te defy thelr
ai romance, and clear headed enough te
escape the traps with which they sur
rounded him is te lus lasting oredit. They
did him great injustlce then, and they
have r.cvcr repented that I knew of. They
rnvcliped him in an atmosphere and gave
a coloring te some of his acts that the racts
(lid net jiHtlfy. riiey furnished tbe am
munition by which hu lias been succesi
fully slandered r.e in that day te this Mr
Davis calls himself the old friend et Mr.
Bucbauan. This, indeed, is the neme of
sarcasm.
Mr. lluclmimn'4 rimt AUiiu.
"Just alter the ilentleri of 1S00 evon
btfoieany Southern stite had taken a
eh ci'ltd hlep toward secession, ene or the
ceuaters from Seuth Carolina leh the
capltel in a hull', declaring the election of
Mr. Lincoln meant civil war, aud that he
would no longer serve Iu the Senate. This
was the first Mgiillleant act peiuting te
secession, and it made an impression upon
Mr. Buchanan's mind, Vciy ioeu alter
it eccurred he took cocas en te say te
me :
'Judge, have tlicbe poeplo auy light te
secede ? Dj you tlnd any warrant in the
constitution for u state's withdrawing
fiem the Federal Union ?"
t'-'Noiie en earth,' I replled. 'Thhi
Union can nover be destroyed, except by
tire and inverd.'
" 'I urn glad that your opinion is in
exact aeceid with iniun upon that subject,'
said he. 'I have been giving this matter u
great deal of thought, ami new thnt you
agree with me I am convinced that my
ouiieIusIoiih nre sound. The Union Is in
dlksohible.
" ' This union,' uaid I, is perpetual.
Ofoeiirso it may be hioken up by revelu
tleu, hut net by poaeoful methods. If
thoie Is anything settlcd by argument it
Is that thu oempan between the states is
In no sonse like a business partnership,
that may be dissolved by the notion of
either patty, or by appeal te a court of
equity,'
" We discussed the subjeet in this vein
for a few mluutes, and Mr. Buchanan ox ex
pusscd hlmself with great frankness, all
the time assuming that the peaceable se
cession of astute was net possible, Finally
he turned te 1110 aud said :
" ' Ought net the oxhciiIIve te mate ills
coiielualutis upon this subject, se that the
people may knew the exact nttitude of my
administration ?'
" ' Most assuredly,' I lephcd, ' you
should de se clearly and forelbly. The
ceuutry should understand that you 00.
copy no equivocal position, but nre so se so
vcrely opposed te secession.'
".sty Mistake."
" "Hew shall It be done by proclama
tion or in the message te Congress i'"
nsked this president.
" 'Iu the message" wns my response. I
spoke, perhaps, without proper rcllcotieu ;
but Congress was seen te convene and the
message was being prepared. A grave
question was te be dealt with and a grnve
crisis te be met Therefore my tlrst im
pression was that it would be uiore digni digni
tled te deal with it iu the message and se
I answered. If I had said By proclama
tion he would have undoubtedly said,
Wrlte it ;' or, if he had written it him
self the result would have been the same.
A ringing document iretn the tlrst line te
the last would have been prepared, as was
doue lit the Utah case. It noed net have
been half a column long. Such a paper
could and would have stated conclusions se
powerfully as possibly te have stayed the
madness of sccos.sieii, then Iu its infancy
I de net say -that It would have altered
the course of the leaders, but It might
have had a striking cllect upon their con cen
stituency. The people then would net
have pushed nor even followed them. I
did net dlscover the breadth of mv mis mis
take until it was tee late. When I slid
' In the message' I had net weighed the
powerful influence that was te surround
.Mi. Buchanan for the balance of his term.
I de net mean te say that the iutlueuce
was strong enough te alter his views upon
secessleu or temper his fidelity te the
Uulen, for he was as honest a patriot as
ever lived. But the Secessionists were
ever able and alert. They lest no opper
tuuity te ply the president with their
seditious arts, and when he canie te write
that feature of the message which dealt
with the Southern question tbey had pos
sessed him with the idea that he should
argue questions that had been settlcd
slnca the foundation of the goverument,
instead of Btating conclusions that the
humblest might have read and understood
Sound though his arguments were, they
were liable te mi jc instillation, and the
ferca of his views was leit, as dually pre
sented in the message.
"They became a two edged sword, that
cut deepest in the wrong direction. It was
a serious misplay of judgment, both en
his part and mine. I was net respjnsible
for his lln.it action for I did my best te
induce him te proueuuo judgment upon
the heresy of soaessioa rather thau till his
state paper with profound arguments
which the poeplo weiild net read nor ap
prcciate. I w.vs at fault, however, for
net taking the bu'l by tbe horns by
advising a proclamation. Such a docu
ment would have reached the people, whj
nowhere at that time favored secession.
The message reached only an unwilling
Ceugress aud theso who had already deter
mined upeu lobellion. It was an error of
judgment rather thati of heart ; but I de
net plead that iu star of execution. The
administration should have reached tbe
American peeple through asiugle blast en
the threshheld or danger, that weul 1 have
awakened thorn te tbe p?rds of tbe hour
and strengthened the arm or the govern
ment in its pending struggle with both
the Abolitionists and the Secessionists.
But then,
Tlic cale-t nre rarely st-lt udjuttud
When sclr the wavering bai.mes lMk.
' Perhaps most men would haver done
just what was doue iu tins instance, for
the Secessionists had net then shewu their
hands, and bngau hedging the president
about with their msidluus plettings.
When they began, what they c -uld net de
by direction they were wt'liug te tl by
indirection, an-1 Mi. Davis was 11 lealin '
actor iu this game. He evon assumed te
speak for Seuth Carolina iu her attempt te
negotiate with the president abe.it the
Torts iu Charleston harbor. By Ins own
admissions he tried te induce the president
te hand ever the government property ia
the Seuth te the men who had thcu stjlen
the best part or it, and were conspiring
te destroy the government, and even tben
were openly and shamelessly defying
its authority. This patriot pledged his
life as a ransom for the cure and preserva
tlen of the portable preperty In the forts
of Charleston harbor provided the presi
dent would yield te the deraand of the
SsccssietiHts and turn this property ever
te thorn. It was the most impudeut prep
ositien evor made by mortal man, te ask
the cxocutive or a nation te yield up a pest
c.ipable of defence te tbe enemies 01 the
government he represent!. Oace iu "abl
net meeting I said that there had never
been a period in the history of the Bug
liih nation when any minister could
propose te give up l: an enemy of his
government a military pest which was
oapable of beiug defended without b-'ing
brought te the block. Th s wa3 exactly
what Mr. Davis solicited the president te
de while he was .1 scuater of the United
States. Yet he uew, as then, pleads Ins '
cunning words In stay of ju lament an I te I
preve his 'peaceful intentions.' They will
net stand te Ills credit when contrasted
with his acts."
"Alter I found that the president was
convinced that it was his duty te argue
Micse questions iu the message I tued te
recover lest ground. Se, when he called
upon me for my legal opinion upon this
subject, I tried te prepare such paper as
should have b:en issued as the preclatna
tlen. When the president saw it he found
that Us term were entirely tee strong for
him. He did net dissaut from my con
clusions, but he said if he followed them
be it would increase the bitterness be
tween the factious. I recall an expression
he made while discussing it, nud it illus
trates his position exactly. ' Idosire' said
he, ' te stand hetwucn the faclieii.! like a
daysman, with my lund ou the head of each
ceunselling peace.' We had our llrstrcal
differcuce ever this paper. He took It
and ins stud upon a formal legal opinion
upon thu right of Recensien. Thus I failed
te Impress upon his state paper ei that
j ear the strong views I knew lie entertain
ed en the subjeet or secession, hut hesita
ted te express for tear of further ureuslug
the temper of both factions, who sat
growling nud ready te spring at each
ether's threat.
Agulusl HlMeiy.
Yeu speak of the Abolitionists and Se
cessionists in ene breath."
" Yes, they were both alike. Nolther
hnd.any respeet for the constitution when
it steed in the way el thelr schemes One
proclaimed It n league with death and u
covenant with bell, and the ether us grossly
Insulted the fundamental law of the laud
by ussertiug the right of hsoesbIoii, I re re
vere the constitution, and a profound 10
apcet for the law possesaod my whole
being. I have no pattoneo with any man,
Nertli or Seuth, who proclaims his disre
gard of the law. 1 always abhorred slavery
but the law sauotienod it, nnd it was my
duty te sustain the legal right.
I would net have a sluve te nil my ground ;
10 cirny ihu, mi luu ihu wniiu uiievp
And luiiiitilu when 1 wane, for nil 1I10 wealth
'1'liut sinews bought nnd Meld have ever
earned,
.Ne, dear us freedein Is, nnd In my lieait's
I 11st estluiiitu prlznd above all price,
I luid inuuli rulher be myself the slave."
"Theso lines cver represented my feel
ings upeu that Institution. Tbe constitu
tion recognized It aud I recognized its
legal light. Nene of my family or rela
tlves had any interest Iu slaves, except
McDonald, of New Orleans, and he owned
thorn only te preach te them,"
"Yeu surprlte me, because I had
always understood that you were pro pre
slavery." I'Nnvnr. I nnlv tolerated thn lil.vi In,
cause the
law recognized t. It should
gotten rid of without vlolenoa
ihed, as was doue iu Pennsylva
have been
aud bloodshed
nla nud ether northern states. I whs
always in favor of Its abolition, hut could
never bring myself te leek upon the Abo
litionists In auy ether light than the
enemies of the government, luvatise I knew
and saw in their nets and utteranees pend
ing revolution. Time and the mad occur
rences of the past twenty years have e'eii
tinned my judgment."
AUI.'lltKM.i
. 1 1st el 4'4timltuil II lilrlillici
luvcnger trniu 011
the Richmond A
IWrslitin- railroad. Ill irginia, w.w
thrown Hern the ttaek uear Dnuy's Bluff
jesterday afternoon by he breaking of nn
axle'. The passengers received no Injury
beyond a scicre shaking up.
A passenger train en the Washington,
0!ile& Western railroad was thrown from
the track near Hernden, Virginia, jester jestor joster
day morning. Sandy Beard, the llreman,
had an arm and n leg breken. Ne ether
person was Injured.
A collision occurred en Saturday, en the
Western Maryland railroad, 23 miles from
Baltimore, between 11 loe nnotive and an
excursion train. Beth engines crushed
into each oMier and had net been sepa
rated late en Satuulay night Nene of
the excursionists were injured but a II ig
man namcel Simmons, who was en ene of
the ongiiies, was killed. James MeCub
bin and Edward Jewett, ongineors, were
terribly scalded by escaping steam.
Twe sections or a freight trnin en the
Denver. Seuth Park A Pacific railroad
met with disaster en a steep grade at Ko Ke Ko
iieslia. Colerado. The lint section, en
getting te the base of the incline, ran into
11 construction tralu, injuring four men.
The engine of the second section left the
track near the top or the fnclitie, nud
elght cars hack or it were tolescepod down
an embankment. E. 8- Fisher, engineer .
Kdw. Lake, brakemau, and O. E. Living Living
bten, conductor, were probably fatally in
jural.
A renewal of the lloed in the Itie Grande,
Texas, has caused additional damage te
the International and Kie Grande aud
Peces railroads. Trains en the former read
were cutirely stepped en Saturday, nnd it
will take two weeks te repair the damages
en the latter. At Marqiietura", ou the
Texas Mexican read, 1,100 sheep were
drowned. The pewder heuse of the Moxi Mexi
c.in national construction company Iu
Larede was struck by lightning en Satur
day night and a large quantity of powder
exploded.
Crime uud Criminal-.
Near Les Vegas, New Mexice, two cow
boys and a Mexican killed each ether iu n
light about a stray cow. The funeral of
ltese Clark, or Ambler, the victim of the
last mysterious murder in Connec
ticut, took place en Saturday. Sus
picion is uew diverted from her
divorced hiisbaud, the latest evidence
being in favor or hJs iuuocenco.
".loe" Bagley was shot and mortally
weuuded from an ambush near Siletewu,
Kentucky, "Mike" Itegcrs has been ar
rested, but ether suspected parties arc
at large. Iu attempting te quell a dis
turbance in a saloon at M.mslluld, l'eun
sylvama, en Saturday night, Constable
B. M. Clark had his skull frac
tured and was s.i vorieusly injured inter
nally that it is said lie cannot recover.
Mather's jewelry store, iu Mcriden, Conn.,
was robbed early yesterday morning of
$4,000 worth of watches and rings. The
safe of H. Brooks & Ce , stationers, In the
same butldiug, was robbed of 5300.
Constantine Muudi, conllued in the Stan
ford, Kentucky, jail ou a charge of wife
murder, hauged himself en last Saturday
night.
Tne "I. unit l eicliefV rlh.
The Elk Hern tannery at Streudsburr,
Pa , owned by Michael D. Kcstler. was
burned yesterday. I. iss $150,000. An
incendiary Ure in Deep Creek village,
Norfolk eunty,
1 irginia, yesterday
less or $30.000 An
Auburn. Kentuekv.
merniiu caused a
incendiary ilre iu
destroyed half the business part of the vil.
lage, causing a less estiraatcd at $22,f00
N A- II. O'Dennell's barrel factory, at
Jeriey city, was burned en Siturdayeven
mg. Lcsi, i 10,000. Mallets netel and the
storehouse of the Canada screw company,
at Dundvs, Ont., were burned en Satur
day. Ljss, $30,000. N S. Green .V Sens'
grist mill, at Mdlferd, Wis., was burae-l
the same day. Ljss, $15,000 The Har
vest Queen Heur Millj city, Colerado, were
burned en Saturday morning. Lass, $20,
000 700 acres of rerest laud Iu Ayer,
Groteu ami Littletju tewnshipi, Mass ,
have been watted by Hre siuce Monday
last.
l. ivliic tne eljlileu MplKe,
Tue golden splke iu the last rail or tbe
Netlicm 1'dcille railroad was driven en
Saturday, near Mullen's tunnel, .V13 feet
above the sea. Addreises were made by
President Villard of the Nethern Pacllle
railroad company, ox-Sscretary Evarts,
Secretary Teller, ex President Billings, of
the Northern Pacific, Sir James Hanneu
(ou behalf of the English guests), Dr.
Kueiss, or the Barliu university, (ouba (euba (ouba
halfef the licrman guests), the governors
of Wiucensin, Minnesota, Dakota, Mon Men
tana Oregon, and Washington territory.
Oencial Gruut also made a few remarks,
In reapouse te loud calls rreni the assem
blage The leugth ei the main line ei the
Ne. thorn Pacllle railroad is 1,040 miles,
and et its branehus 071 miles, making a
total or 2,03 1 miles.
hwttriii el l.uumtn lu lxiut
Surgeon Cmera! Ilimilten, of the ma
riue uespiui service lias recelved a report
from I).-. Main, at Brownsville, Texas,
stating that locusts are iu Huastica, state
of Vera Cruz, atTamaullplpas, near T.un T.un
plce, Itie Vcrde, Eistern and Sau Luis
Pete.i. At the last mentioned place the
locusts occupy a perfect piralollegr.ini
seven leagues long by two leiguis wile in
a solid ratiK, aud are travelling northward
leaving no verdure behind thorn.
He isrmigtit nu Wife.
Iu Midillotewn, N Y.. a lady a ojuple
of years age found a little tree toad en a
large calla lily whleh she had petted in
the heu8j. He was adopted as the pit or
the housaheld and rn ide his home ou the
lily until last rail, when he disappeared,
presumably in the depths of the pet. He
was net seen or heard of until a few days
age, when he reapperned.brlugiug his wife
with him. Whether he ovelvod her from
the depths of his cons.iieusnoss.or whother
he found her in the eirtlj, is n problem
that Is puzzling tbe household.
mt m -
The Olil ivnja.
I'liiladulphla llulletln.
I he general decay nnd extinction of
inne nonereii ousteras allerd material for
rcueoiien ami also occasionally for amuso amuse amuso
metit. Thus In old times it was the habit
te maka sure that overvbedv should llninn
te the Sunday sermon, by engaging a per-
nun ui nnnii 1111 wiese WHO GUailCOU te lall
nsleep. We read, for example, in the
inoardsef the old ohureh of Prostwlek Iu
hngland, that the parlshleneis agreed
" that thirteen shillings a year ba given
te Geerge Grirushaw, of Itwden Line, for
ye time being, aud a new oeat net ox ex ox
ceodltig twenty shillings overy ether year
for his pains Iu waking bloepors iu ye
church, whlpplug out dogs, koeplng the
children qulet and orderly, and koeplng
ye pulpit and chureh walks clean." Iu
Bosten, Massachusetts, until far beyond
early Puritan times, it was a finable ofl'ence
for a nun te kiss his wife ou the Sabbath.
After a while, this custom also fell Inte
dosueludo perhaps because rnen rovenged
thomselvcs by kissing ether men's wives
although the law still remains en the
fltatute book. It Is te be lioped that Iu a
row ages the Sunday law of 1701 will
likQwlsogrewstlffandHtarkandlnelUclent
mid this relie of Intoleranoo Is soeralnontlv
unlit that Its end though It may he lenl?
deferred is certain,
... wt-u ii,u UU UIUy lul ijiiehe Htirvtvea
BASEBALL
IKONHIUIU tl-KAHTON 1.
I lie IIeiii. t, ,.,, ,, ,UlIla
Villi hn-iur-iieiriird's l'lnliln
''"'icsttie Visitors.
Ultl, ?!..T li-".11 1 VlAyc1 ,t,,dr ft Kame
vi. 11 ,,r0M,"1," " llin lattcr'H grounds.
Netwlths uiihIInk the short notice, he
Frhhvnl' ,:,"0n,y n"an"c" l,;i "
fc rlt ay night, thore was a very large nt-
tomlance and ri geed ganie was neon.
I he home club certalnly played (Itie
ball ami sucoccded In badly defeating the
v slters. Tlielr game was the stronger
at evcry point and they were osiieololly
heavy nt the bat. Ittttonheuso, who
pltehed for the visitors, was knoekod
clean nut of the box. In the sixth lunliiR
Denhaui took his place nud rnred little
better, as the visitors were kept busy
hunting the ball from Ills pitching. Dally
was the catcher uud he played 11 peer
gamu, allowing several runs te be made
ou his passed b.illn The Ironsides pre-
seuted llolterd nud Ohltleld as therr bat-
tery and they worked together admirably.
lhe visitors worn unable te hit the balls
from the hat d of the former and no less
than olevoti struck out. The Helding or
the visitors for the greater part was very
Hue, (Ireen, Sponce and Delhman doing
beautiful work.
The visitors were ilrst te the bat, but
uoither nine scored iu the Ilrst two
InuingH. Ualllgnti opened the third in
ulng rorthe visitors and reached Ilrst en n
geed lilt te left Held, cemiug iu ou a
passed ball of Oldlleld, which, hewever,
was very wildly pitched, and making the
only run or the day for the club. Upen
the Ironsides going te the bat for the third
time, Oldlleld retired en n high lly te thu
pitcher, Schiller sent -a line ball te left
Held ever the third baseman' head,
rcaohed third ou bad threw and
scored en the aitoher' passed ball.
Swoltzer took his base ou balls and
after making third en errors came In en
.cchcr's hit. Sixsmlth brought Zechcr in
by a geed hit and wcut out himself at
first, and Miller put an end te the Inning
by going out at Hint. Iu lhe fourth inning
Myndmau went out at first and Helferd
made a splendid two base hit ever centre
Helder' head and almost te the fence
Oldlield sent a ball with tremendous roreo
te right Held and brought HoHerd lu but
weut out himself in endeavoring te make
third, Schiller reached first en a fumbled
ball by Sponce and Sweltzer retired the
side by going out at tlrst In the fifth
luning Zecher epuued the ball with
a two base bit botweeu centre
and left Slxsmitli followed with
auethcr nice hit and both seircd by
the batting of Kelly aud Miller. The
latter went out stealing away from secend,
Hyman en a foul tip and Hotrerd en
ntrikes. Dcnham went in the box for the
visitors in thu sixth tuning. Oldlleld
made a big hit te oeutro, which was taken
by Kittoiiheuse, who had taken Dcnham's
place thore, and Sehlllcr aud Swcltzcr
went out at first. In the sovetith inning,
Zeeher went out at first, and Sixsmlth ou
a short Hy te bcceikI. Kelly made hi
first en a fumbled ball, stele second nnd
third and came In en a pviswl bill, Mlller
after taking hi base en bills sc ired In a
like in inner Hudmin reached first after
the third btrike, and Hotlerd made a
pretty hit te left. Oldlleld thou sent
anothcreuo of his tcnille hits, making
two base and bringing Hyudman in.
Hotrerd, nt attempting te oere. was
thrown out at home, and Oldtleld was left
en third. Ne runs were made during the
next InuingH.
A numbei of beautiful plays were made
during the game. .Miller caught a splen
did lly after a long run, aud Zcclicr made
a wonderful step with ene hand of a wift
grounder from Galligan' bat. Sponce
took two llys after long runs. OldQeld
did the heaviest batting or the day nnd
did geed work, but was unfortunate in
being left en base. Schiller rccurcd a dif
flcult foul en a bound after a long run.
The following is the score :
ineNjlDKS. 11. lu. r. A. K-
Obincld.e n . IS 1 1
Schiller, Hi 1 1 seu
swelUi-r, Jli 1 0 e 11 0
ocher, s 'i 0 'i 0
Mximilth, c t I n n 0 0
Kuliy.il) t 1 I :i I
Miller, it t 0 3 0 0
Itydmiin.rr I 11 0 0 0
lloireril,)) 1 '.' 1 II 0
'leial ;i S ii :n 2
EASTOXS.
I'urlier.rr 0 0 3 -i 11
Denlmui.er 0 0 1 i 11
SpBiic',3b 0 1 'J 0
lilttonlieiisc, 1 e 11 1 3 1
creen.s u 0 a ft 1
Harber, !b 0 I :i -J I
lii'litiimn, lb u 0 0 11 1
liulllun,ll I I n 0 0
liully.c 0 11 :i U 2
Ti till "T i -'I IU 0
INSIMIS,
1 2 3 1 1 C 7 1 11
Irenalili-s O 0 3 1 2 0 .1 0 x-0
Hustons 0 O 10 0 0 0 0 0-1
Miiinrn out ler net rtimilinr.
Summary-Struck out, ironsides I, Kiisten
U. wild pltclit s. irenside 1. Kiuteu 2 1 two
base hits, OldtleldS, ZeeScr I, lloirerd It passed
balls, Ironsides 1, Kusten 7 : total lilts. Iron Iren
side 1.', Knsten 2; lelt en ti.ise. Iienstdcs 7,
K.isten Ij double play, Kelly, Olelilelil; I'arkur,
Sponce.
Umpire -lleuser.
The umpiring of Mr. Heusjr was net
natisfaciery te eithei bide, although he
likely had 110 Intention of injuring cither.
Thu Eastens were very noisy from the
htait ami objected te everything at limes
whei. there was noeatibe whatever, How
ever, several times they hud reason te
question the decision or thu umpire,
The home aliie also had several men
put out when It was very doubt
ful whether they were. Thn game
was net much ulfcated by the decisions,
howevor, for the Easten boys did net have
thelr playing olethrs en, nud they are fiee
te admit that they could uethave wen any
way, as the Ironsides played tee strong a
game, They want another umpire for to
day nnd it will be given thorn, as the Iren
sides boys want a chnuge as bad as they.
Mr. Heuser umpired two games pretty
well last week, but he soctned te he a little
Off en Saturday.
iiasi;ii.i.i. .veiiKH.
titlier Unmet l'lnyed hUtunluy.
At Buffalo (stepped by inlti) Cleve
land 1, Buir.ile IU ; Bosten (olevon in
nltigs) Providnnce !), Bosten -1 ; Chicago
Chicago IS, Dotieit 8 j Trenten Tren Tren
eon M, AtithraciteS; Ilai-risburg Quick
step 4, Harrlsburg 11 ; Heading Aotlve
(, Brooklyn 8 ; Alteena Alteena 5, Lib
erty Stars (1 ; Maiiayunk Mnuayunk 8,
Orien (colored) 0 ; Philadelphia New
Yerk 10, Philadelphia 0 : Ilartville -l,
Burlington 2 ; Chester Bess 10, Housten
l) j uniummia (Muuitay) Atniotie iu,
Columbus U.
Jehn Malene is umpiring the game this
nftorneon, and evoryeno will get justice
This afternoon Hanua, a line catelier,
gees behltid the bat for tbe Eastens.
The Anthracites nre te have a picnic and
tournntnent.
Tlie Yerk elub surprlstd overybody by
defnatiug the Chatnbersburg club ou Sat
urday by the score or 8 te 1,
The I).iuutlesH,ef Mt. Jey, were defeated
by the combination nine, or Harrisburg,ou
Saturday, by the score of 18 te 8.
The Loaime club will play, as below :
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Clovelaud, in Philadelphia; Bullule, in
New Yerk ; Detroit, in Provldenoo, aud
Chicago, lu Bosten,
The August Floweis will present a very
strong team iu the game here en Wednes
day, as they are the only Philadelphia
amateur club that has net been beaten by
the Ironsides. The game nheuld draw the
largest crowd of the year.
The Eastern clubs or the American
association play In the West this woek,
ns following; Monday Metropolitan, In
liuuiBviiie ; iiaiuuieri', ill nt liiillis, mill
Allegheuy, iu Cliinlnnatl. Wednesday
nnd Thursday Motiepnlltaii.iti Lmilnvlllc;
Athlotie, In Columbus; Biltlmetu, iu Ht
Leuis, and Allegheny, lu Cincinnati.
Thore Is a movement 011 feet te form a
new Eastern base ball association te take
lhe place of the lnterstitc. The clubs or
thn Intorstate association nte expected te
be lllrdltltltll III tin, imiu mIiII.ii, ,.!,.
clubs from Richmond. Va , Washington
...iiiiuuiu, ivieany, irey, ew iiaveti,
Hartferd, Bosten, New Yerk, nud Phlla.
delphla. The elub lu !tiilidelpli'i It Is
proposed te loeato In the noutherii soetlon
of the city, and te call It the Koysteuo.
1 he Athlotie elub gees West with a fnlr
lead, but by no niceu n certain grip en
the championship. It has three game
each with Buohtreublcsoino opponents ns
Cincinnati and Ht. Leuis and four with
Louisville. If It can win the rest of tbe
-eric with Columbus, thrre out or four
Iioiilsvllle gamr-B aud ene eaeh Trout Cin.
0 iiuatland St. Leuis, It will eapture the
championship, provided the Mets, Allog Alleg Allog
heny nud Baltimore manage te win ene
game eaeh Irem St Leuis.
Bete, theT photographer, has taken
very Hne picture of the Ironside biseball
club, which nre en exhibition lu the win
dow of thn Amcrleau & Pacllle tea com
pauy, en North (iueen stroet. The large
plotuie represents the outlre elub In full
uniform with Mauager Myers In the rear.
The two batterle are iu I he front low and
the ether member nre seated nnd standing
hehlnd them. The raee are very correet,
and the boy present 11 handsome appear
mice. Besidcs the large picture, each
player has been taken Inn small picture hi
appropriate positions,
Walter S. Prcdcnburgh, esq , editor and
proprietor or the Kingsten dally and
woekly Lender, e( Kingsten, N. v., the
mauager et the baseball iitnu el that
town, de; net speak in compliment
nry term of the reception be received
from thu Easten nltiu. He came te Bos Bes Bos
eon short tlirce men, by accident, nud lu
consequeuco the manager of the Eastens
refused te pay him the $50 guaranteed.
Mr. P. left the ball ground without rIv
lug his Instructions ns te whother they
should play or net. The game was played
ttuteH'Argu
eiutuakv.
IIO11II1 et WIIIMni lUIr,
William H.Hz a native and for many
year a resident or Linoaster, died sud
denly at hi home In Mount Helly, Cam-
uerl.mu comity, en Wednesday evening
last, in the 75th year or his age. He had
bceu iu his usual geed health duiing the
day, ate a hearty supper and took a walk
te thu villace store te have a ehat with
tbe villager, who were in the habit or
congregating there. He had net been
there lung before he complained of feeling
tinwell and walked home. He grew rap
idly werse, complained of intense pain In
the region of the heart uud while his wife
was preparing some mediclne te relieve
him he 11 led Hu wan a brother eT the late
Jehn Hatz aud Mrs. Edward Peel, of this
city, nud many ether of his relatives live
in Lancaster. He removed te Mount Helly
twenty or thirty year age, and leaves a
wife and son lu that place. His ruiier.il
took place 011 Friday.
Heath r Ktv 1 human J, Itililj-
ltev. Themas J. Itellly, of Kayottevillo,
Ark., formerly or this city, died en the flrd
icst. nt Het Springs, Ark , while en route
fur Philadelphia, where he was te undergo
a surgical operation for the removal of a
tumor en tlie forehead Thu deceased
clergyman was well known iu Catholic
circles and wan beiu in Philadelphia. He
was about 40 jears of age Ills theological
studies were made in St Charles' semi
nary, Overbroek, where he was ordained
January 0, 1800. He was nllllited te the
dioceseof IfarrNburg and was stationed
nt Lincastcr, a assistant at St. Mary'H
church. Irem 1800 te 1873. After leaving
this city he became pastor of lhe Cnthohe
chinch at Itenove, and subsequently was
transferred te Arkausas, where during the
past ijw years hu has had charge or several
missions in the diocese of Little Iteck
While In this city thudtveared priest made
many friends, hy reason or hi tlun attain
meets anil genial marine is. who will regret
te leatii if his de.ith iu a far oil' laud
l-.lleu 1 Htrllt.
Mrs. Ellen I, Swifr, wife of Harvey
Swift, died at tier home iu Oxford, dies
teroeunty, yosteidny, after a prolonged
illness frturi congestion or the noives. She
was about 3.1 j ears or ae, a daughter of
.l.nncs Harm's, or Imimoie township, and
had a wide circle or friends In the lower
end of Lancaster ami Chester counties, by
whom her ler. will be deeply felt. She
was a devoted member of the Presbyterian
ohureh, was a truu Christian, giveu te
charitable weik, and unlvcisally beloved
last et (Ji.cttilmeil l.uttnr.
The following is a list of lotters remain
iug in the postelllco for the wcek ending
Monday, September 10, 1833 :
fAulita' Lilt.- Dollle L Eberly, Bcssle
Hathaway, Anna M. Jehnsen (for) Sue
Kraft ('J). Mlnnli- Llahctisteiti, Atuite Me
Deucll, Mrs. J. D. O'Dennell, Adda Ssig
man, Mrs. Je B. Smith, Mrs. Jehn
Weave, Aiinie Wcber, Sephia Nahlberg,
Mr. Ellzi White, Mattie Yclder.
Gent' ,i. Jno. Bcuihir.Alh Bewman,
A G. Bemberger. Bait Bewman (2), Jno.
A. Deughctty, Jue. Ernst, David M.
GraelT, B. L. Holeomb, Dan' I. Iluber,
Harry Hews. Jae. Keener, 13. Kelsker, M.
D. Ketidlir, E. L, Lihrman. 0. A. Miller.
Jehn C. Mllloner, J. B Montgomery, E.
Peet, Dr. E 8 Patterson, James P. Qnlnti,
P. A. Richardson, Jehn Bauer, Walter II.
Stoenvor, Harry T. Williams, Clarence E
Weedman.
Kmnm.fticeb,' Itmru Kiiuclm Hnld
Philadelphia 'limes.
Tlie personal preperty or Emma Jacobs,
who died in the almshouse, was sold by u
Chestnut street auction house. There
were a fuw trinkets and time tarnished
jewelry, seme Hue old point lace, an ivory
fan, a purse, threo or four handseme
shawls, sugar tongs and knives and forks
of ancient make and with handles curi
ously carved, a pile of half worn clothing
nnd a pair of leather trunks. The whole
collection bretiaht only $00 33 Her oxeo.
uter was appointed without his knowledge
or content.
lhe White I.itrceujr,
We have heretofore notlced the arrest
of two heys charged with the laiceuy or a
Hmnll Riim or meney nnd a photograph
rrem the residence or Wm. White, West
Walnut btreet. It was afterwards discev
errd that a pair or geld sleeve buttons had
been stelen. Last night theso were re
turned te Mr. White, the thlofer some
ene olse having wrapped them in a plece
of paper and pushed tliein uuder tlie deer
into the room from whleh they were
stolen,
Dinve into u Trench,
This morning about ene o'elook n bo be
nliilitetl traveler while dr vliig along
Seuth Llme street, dreve his liorae nte
thu trench of the bewer being built in that
thoroughfare between Miillln and Vine
streets. He yelled furiously for help and
swere a little at the contractor for net
having a lantern lit te warn him of the
danger. The team was finally extricated
without auy sorieiiH damage
Uhnrced With I'erjury.
Pied nud Ellzabeth llihlebrand were
heard by Alderman Perdney, 011 the
charge of perjury preferred by Ellziheth
Sears. The latter alleged that the ae
cuscd diumlttcd this olfenso when they
recently swere that she had been drunk
and dlioiderly. The decision of the alder
man was reserved,