LANOASTRH DAILY INTELLIGENCE!? TUUSIM V, SEPTEMHHU IS. 1,N:.. Lancaster IntrlUgjmm T0E3DAY HVENINQ, BEPT, H.iOOS. Urcclj's Keller. As ugiial after the fallure of an enter, prlse thcre are new n scere of voices of Arctic explorers, of greater or lens exi" rlcnce, cryinj; " I told you se," or ex plaining In tlte light of newly developed facts what should have been dene. Uefere condemning LlcnU Garlhigten, who has se far been hardly heard in his own defense, his slde of thu question should be exumlncd,ns far as it la clearly disccrnable from our present knewl edge. First, he did net set out unhauitcrcd by instructions ; and very properly, as this was his first Arctic e.xperiuncu ; these instructions were of the most ml nute and positlve character, and reg ulated his movements te a point much beyond the scoue of his disaster. lie was te push en beyond Littleton Island, and his pregramme, approved le fere Bailing, was te establish depots of supplies te fill the gap lieyend that point. On returning, If uiisuccesful In his first effort, he was te have increased the supplies en Littleton Island, and erected thu liouse which he carried with him. The department new falls back upon some shadowy supplementary in structiens afterwards sent te Garllugten at St. Jehns; but the vagueness of these may be Inferred from his curt reply te the question " Why did you net leave stores en Littleton Island ?" " BecatiEe it was net in my pregrumii.3-sc m.v instructions." The fact remains apparent that disas ter at this point of thu route was a con tingency for which no one was prepared. The edge of the ice field was net te be looked for, for some distance beyond, as the Proteus had sailed in clear water almost te Die site of Greely's station in '31. We have seme vague Intimation of bad handling of the Proteus, and Lieut Qarllngteu unites witli the commander of the Yautic in recommending that in fu ture exploring vessels should be manned and officered by the U.S. navy. Why this was net done in ttie tirst place seems un accountable, for, though a crew picked from thu whalers is no doubt emi nently fitted for battling with the ice, the great essential in an expedition of this hazardous nature is that the disci pllne shall be of the unquestionable kind that can only be found in men trained in the army or navy. The commander of tlie Yautic sccas anxious that, the navy should conduct the whole of Arctic research; Lieutenant trarllngten was net navigating his ves sel and was in no way assuming the rele of a naval officer. His most arduous work was te begin when he should have left his vessel behind and started out by beats or sledges te brave the tempera ture and fatigue of an Arctic journey, unprotected by the snug walls of a ves sel from thu biting cold. Lieutenant Uatllngteti was selected for tliis duty for the same reason that prompted the selection of Lieutenant Grtely, te whose relief he was sent, and earlier of Lieutenant Schwatka, who, traveling almost alene among the Es quimaux, found the remains of Sir Jehn Franklin's ill fated party. These officers had become innured te exposuie and extreme cold during their service en the frontier In Mentana and Dakota, where, though the mercury may net fall quite te the Arctic temperature, the effect upon the traveler is increased by the fierce winds and storms which are comparatively rare hi the Arctic regions. Foolish as we miy regard all Arct c experlmentB, fraught as they almost in vat hilly are with death or serious Injury te the devoted explorer, yet the Arctic investigations new being pushed forward at eleven stations surrounding the pole, are of u far mero practical char acter than these which have hitherto ec cupled the time of the Northern ad venturer. Of these eleven atations.twe are under the auspices of our government, the one at Lady Franklin bay and the ether at Point Harrow, Alaska. At each station in the circle simultaneous observations have lieen made for the past two years upon the winds, tides,curroiits,tliermom tides,curreiits,tliermom tides,curroiits,tliermem eter, barometer, and upon these mag netic and electric phenomena in the region of the pole, about which se little is known. Whatever facts the compaiisen of these observations mayor may net bring te light, this method Is certainly a long way in advance of thu obstinate searcli for a useless uerl Invest passage or the storming of the north pole, which we have only lately abandoned. Our government may have been tee ambitious in establishing Greely's pest tee far north for certain rulief ; but yet it feeems far from probable that the party will have mero than a siege of hard work and exposure te encounter in escap ing from lt3 position. This journey is a probability te which thu party in Its Arc tic exllu have no doubt long looked for ward, and for which their two years of residence in that high latitude have no doubt fitted them. We should, therefore, whlle doing nil that is practicable te assist thorn in their escape, net go se far in our ularm for their safety as te rashly imperil lives for the relief of these of whom it is far from certain that they are In Imminent danger. Defectives ami Experts. Fer a ceuple of weeks the geed peeple of Stratford, Connecticut, and vicinity, and injmy ethers in all parts of the ceuutry whose fnnuy runs towards in terest in the romance and mystery of crime, have been excited ever the mur der of u woman named Hese Ambler. The' motives which led te the killing are as yet net fully disclosed ami the theories of the crime vary with the suspicion as te the identity of her murderer. As usual, the detectives are fertile in their resources and already thrue or four different persona have been suspected of the crime, but the officers who were en their track have, couie out the same hole that tliey went in. A negre who was the first object of suspicion becausoef his fidelity te the dead woman, for having ouce befilcndcd him, has been exculpated by the microscepical discovery that some shreds of llesh, found under the nails of the victim, supposed te be lern from her nssatlant hi the fight for life, lioleiignl te a sun burnt white man and net te a black man. An eccentric Plilladelphlan, sojourning in the neighborhood, was accused of the terrlble deed because it wan believed that a bamboo eane which he carr cd betore the murder was miss lug afterward, but when thocaue was found, the fabric of this theory which had ilsen " llke an exhalation," as suddenly was destroyed. Xew they have lighted upon the woman's lever as the victim of the detectives' skill, ami they are said te he weaving around him a fatal chain of evidence, the connecting link consisting of Ills Hi humor en the morning after the crime was discovered and the allegation that he was engaged te marry semu oilier woman. All tills is very illustrative of the pie vailing detective methods in this uiiu try. They start with the assumption of the guilt of some particular person and make everything bend te that theory, tee often fabricating the missing links The French detecttve system, which lias attained the very highest degree of ex cellence, proceeds upon thu cnttrelydlf ferent plan of carefully investigating all the circumstances, following where they lead and net interpreting or bending them te tit a predetermined conclusion. Cxpert evidence, ten, in this count ry.hns been discredited in the same way. The experts are hired like lawyers te suppetl pert a certain theory, and they are expected te find or make evidence u support It. In this view they can cr illy, even honestly, furnish seuu ' j. for their side. The expert in l..u d. writing, for iustance. can neatly alwajs find resemblance between any two chire craphies, since there must be a certain identity between the handwriting of any two persons who use thesatue language ; the points of difference in nearly every case would be premiuent enough if brought te the fore. Hut, a3 it is. detectives and experts hired te es tablish a theory or determined for a reward te tind a criminal, can nearly always incriminate somebody ami often " weave their chain " around the most innocent, until some lucky circumstance shatters it, when with thesatue effrontery they select another victim and apply the same processes. The whole business is getting mereand mere discreditable, and between the lack of confidence in the integrity and the intelligence of the American detective sjstem the people are well nigh disgusted with it. Occa Occa sieually there is a geed piece of work shown, but, for that matter, a blind hog will sometimes find an acorn. AitcTif explorations ami gambling are net unlike iu their effects. Failure te win Incites new attempts in lucIi te rescue that which is lest. IU i.w en is net the in horef the phrase " The peu is mighliu than thu sword.'' Yeu tluuk he was and can eimly lind it iu " K'chelieu" ; but, nevertliclcsa. it is -elder than Bulwui. Tins is umiueutly a fast age. People hve faster and horse trot swifter than they did a geucratijii age. When Lady Suflelk trotted the milu iu 2:2$, in 181!) it was considered a pheuomenal epeeil, while the same gait at the present time would mark merely a geed leadbter. It is mere than probable that the mile will be trotted in two minutes ere another century is readied. Ovr.it SO, 000 purseus were present at the mass meeting of the Irish National League at Canick-ou Shannen, en Sun day. The vastuess of the gathering proves the deep iuterest that the coinmeu pcop'e are taking in the caiise of Irish iudepeml once, and thair peaceful agitation ei the subject at. monitor mass, nieeiings is much te be commended. Ttie mistakes of the pist have warned thetu of the present that euly in this manner can Irish autonomy be secured. Thk ad auuiiuncemeut comes from Virginia that the peanut crop will be a a failure. This eilamity will net merely affect the rural Hwain at the circus with his best girl, hut will have a serious effect en the manufacture of the bcht imported elive oil, chocolate, oleomargarine and ether domestio supplies Inte the coume. sitien of which the seductive peanut largely euteiB. It also presages a financially se vere season en circuses, which without the festive greuuduut aie meukiug delu sleus, all shell and no kernel. Ir was thought that the acme of mean. iiejs had been reached when a poitieu of the reef of thu Philadelphia almshouse was stolen horn ever the heads of the p.tupers. liut the coroner's officials iu the City of Brotherly Leve could have given the aim. house robbers suvcral points iu the gaine and beatcn theni. It is new charged that seme of theso uugaged in "oiewner's quests" have been guilty of the babe offuiice of robbing the unclaimed dead. Ter the hake of our common humanity, it is te he hoped that the allegation has no fouuila feuuila fouuila tien. I-'uem August 0, 1HS2, te June 110, 188!!, the number of immigrants landed each mouth at Castle Gaideu was : 1832, August, 25,2150 ; September, 3eMl ; Oc toeor, eO,U82 ; November, 28,201 ; Decern, her, 19,818. 1883, January, 8,318 ; Febru. nry, 13,213 ; Match, 28,001 ; April, 52,882 ; May, Cfl,503 ; June, 53,178. The Castle Garden labor bureau found employment for 28,511 iramigrauts duilng the same porled. This is a very crodltable showing for the United States, ami it lucidly ex. plains why it has bocerao the land of the oppressed of every ollrue. AoevmiNMKNTAi, evllthat evils loudly for Immediate Btipprossieii is that peral. cieus oubtem which is becoming mero and mero popular of earvlug the names of the architect and a whele gang of officeholders in seme conspicuous plaoe en the puhlie buildings in course of oreotiou throughout the country. The aoeidontal oeoupatitof an office under the government can have no special prerogative that will autherize the aliiug of his vauity at thu e.xpeuse of the taxpayers of the nation, If theso iier spirlng patriots dcslre te havu their nauies handed down te posterity and undying fame, let eacli build a monument at his own exjioiise. Thore can be no oxeuso for his playing the vandal with government property. TERIUBLK OrTUAGK. A VI'l'MI HOV HiiUIAI.l.Y llt.lTKN, l'lt(-fV. I'lllllilltK iu . Vll. As4ltlt lllut Uri'iiiltully -Seiun INewii of the lny l'(iintriiicil. Iutolllgrtice reached Whec'ing W. Va , en Monday, of a trnibb) outtane poipetra peipetra ted upon Master I'iraii'M Paul), a fourteen year old son of the late Judge Paull, cf the West Virginia supreme court, at Minge Junction, eighteen mites north of th.it city en the Cleveland A IMudiiug read, en Satin day night or Sunday morning. Between 11 ami 13 o'clock Satitiday night young Paull ami a negre servant started te walk from Steiibetiville te Bttll hint. O., te take the (Wry he it home te We'lsburg. They had e me as f.ir as Minge, where they nrc set upon by a party of fifteen ruffians, who at once, began assaulting both the h y and Ins attendant. The boy was sttiick several times In the face bv one or two of the rulhius They thou tumid their attention te the negre, ,itid oue of them, produei'i' a revolver, snapped it three tones iu the face of thu trembling and almost parttly d man, who begged ter mercy. Toe boy took advantage of the diversion and ran toward the juntien iron works, wheru he took rel'ige. There, however, he found he was tint, ssfe, for ins pursuers seen Tell wed him. ami the watchman en duty being no match for the mob, they took possession of the works and placed their prisoner in elvse confinement. The agony et the boy was something terrible, his captors keeping him tightly bound ami threatening him continuously with the bluntly Mio.wce they intended te take when iiierniin; dawned. Iu thu meantime the negre servant m. ic Irs esce, fol lowing the river luuk umIiI he came te a joint opposite Wellsburc, whre hen nam across and gavu thu alarm. He arrived at Vellburg iu au exh.nited ouditteti, Urn mob h.trieg knocked him d nvn, locked 'ud beat him unmerc. fully ab ml the head a-id body. As goon as the nen arrived a party was erganuul headed by young Paull's brother, and sUuttd for Minge mill, where thr captive was found mero ilcnd than alive, the in l having left him at dtyluht, miking their t-M.Mpe. Voting ('null's hair had tunnel i)iiitu gray during the night, and bin Iriemi fear his mind is atlected. He was sciietisly injured from the blows received. The cause of the outrageous treatment he received is uu uu kuewn. lu.Mtis itiart'.- niMirti dkaii. The Amir llreatli tlla l.nnl sit .ll.mctirr tT, .11 n. .Iiiuius llniuis Beeth died at 11:10 o'clock Monday night at Manchester, Mass. His disease had been intlammatieu of tee bladder, which ler two yearn has allected him se that he has been unable te make any engagement.. His last appear auce was in Ilartley Cani bell's play et the it alley Mave. " hmcu ins eiuereed re tirement from the stage he has lived quiet ly at Manchester at the Miscoueina house a famous resort, of which he was the principal ov.mer. Fer about ten days he has been lading rapidly, and since the 11th he has been m a oemaio-o condition, uucuuscieui, and ptrtiikiiiu of nothing, except ou Friday last, when a spoonful of stimulant was given him. His vitality has been wemiurluJ. and it Ins been ex pected from day te day that he would brcathu his last at any hour. Uu Friday Ids brother Jeseph, a stock broker at Jersey City, visited h.m for a tew hours, md uu bitunl.iy his mother L.lvwu came te see bun. He was of eourse unaware of their presence, and tbby lett him, feeling sure thai tin y would uever mero see him alive His. wile, Mrs Agues lioeth, can celled Iiit professional eugagements and eanii; te Manchester te be wi'h linn te the end. Hi, theatrical iu inager, Jubu 11. Schoeffel. h lu'eu mi hand for sevural days, as hae his two sons, aged fifteen and eight. Mr Menth was b irn iu t 'iiarlesteu, S. C. in 1SJ1. and made, his stage debut in Pitts burg when only thirteen ycaisef age as Tressel iu Richard the III, He appealed in New Yerk iu 1V1 at the old Mowery The samu year he mamed a Miss De Mar, an actiessfrem Dublin. Frem her he seen sepirated and married Miss Hatnetta Mace also an actress well known te former lie queuters et the e.d National theatie iu Mosten. With hei he had one daughtei My ram. The samu year he weut te Cali fornia, wlure hu madu his greatest stage success, aud wheie he it nanlcd till 1S0I, his wife dying theie in ls-VJ. Iu 1S0T be became manager of thu Mosten theatre, which position he held until 1ST3, when he retired, aud has siuce played euly occa sional engagements. His surnmers have been passed iu the management of his hotel. During his management of the Mosten theatre, he fiequently arp"-, 1 m lead ing roles of the old heroic school. Iu 167 he married Agues Perry, thea leading lady of the Bosten theatre, widow of au actor named Harry 12. Perry, ami by her had four sons, two of whom suiviie him. The ether two are buried at Manchester, and Mr. Beeth's elten cxpiesse.l wish has been that his remains might rest besldu thorn. He was a man of a powerful physique, commanding pi esonce and stieug, intense cuuntenauce, much resembling his father. ClfMff'.NiK!) MirK, A tiiiiAllAiirtnna AneurliaeAl nl l.iite KtntiK. Karly .Monday morning Jes. Keens' jer.-. nlry manufactory, ou North Third ttreet, i'hiladelpliia, was entered by burglars, thu safu brekun open and leneliy of the esti mated valuu of 2,000 stelen. The burglars also gained entrance te thu jewelry stoic of V. F. Keiuhur, aud bored two holes iu the safu, but were probably frightened off by the approaching daylight. niu l'enusyivania bicycle club iu Phihi delphia a lepted a icsolutieu last oveiuug reeiiHKtiii'T tin, nntimtll Ima .,,.,. i,l,i,e. I .., .1... nieeting of the statu division of thoLeague hi iiuienctii wuuuimuu, 10 rccensiiler the division lestnct'.ng the pu vle en the 20ih inst. te thu members of thu lea-me only. A meeting of thu uuattauhe 1 riders will be called. The oxccutlve coinmittee of the (lermnti American ui ceutenijial iiHsociatlen, iu Philadelphia, last oveuin,' adopted a pre grainuiu for the vocal aud iustiuuiental concert, te be held en Oateber 0 Ku Ku ceuraging reports wcru nceiveit fiem trades and Hocleties intending topaitloi tepaitloi topaitlei patu iu the parade en October 8th. Herman Katt, a liquor dealer of Broek, lyn, has begun suit against the Hev. Dr. Jehn D. Wells, a Presbyterian minister, for alleged llbel, claiming ee.OOOdaumgus. Katt asserts that Wella published a oireu lar rellecting upon his oharaetor. .llllk'll Deniilmn In Mnuf ',..l. .. .. day annulled the marriage of William Turk lg "iiiuini ji. eaiiuiiu, i urn naving alleged that tin was ..nmtwilli.il Inninrn, i... ..i-, i... threats from her father ami brother that niey weuiu biioei nun u he ruiiiRcu, The llrst thteiigh Ireight train from 1 Ortlalld. Maine. te PniHnn.l (1 ever the Northern Paolfle railroad, started VOSterdav nfterne.m ul.i il.r. V, Albany and Nerthwestern railroads, it i;uunisu:il ei Mill ears OI C.1UI1CII COfll. Advices from Honolulu statu that the Hawaiian mimster el foreign nffairs, " without notifying the foreign represen tatiVCS. lUlIlt 11 terlll.ll nr.Onul I... .1... 1....1 mall te Louden, I'aiis and Washington iK.uiibb iuiuuxuuuii uy auen or colonial liewers In the i'aulllii ne.e.in." Frem August 3, 188J, te June 30, lbd;t, iinu .imieu ui, nusiuu ou.eju imuiigrauts of whom 3.880 wero assisted, and el thu latter 1,323 louuiued in Massachusetts. Cadet K. B. Bird, of Wisconsin, charged with liasiug, has been dismissed from the naval academy. I'otitie'ii ruiiiu. JJpwocratle prlmei ies were held yoster- day iu M.iltlmere in rleei delegates te the district conventions which are te cheese delegates te ttie utate o.ev ntteii te muet In that elty te morrow. Iu all but oue or Iho wards delegates wero (decled favornbte te the nomination of Muicrt at. ".lcli.vim for governor. The Masaaeliuscilts ltepiiblieau oenven tien will meet te moirew. I'icrce is gen entity oeuecdrd te be the first choice of a uiDJ irlty of the delegatus forgeteruor, but it is believed that his opponents, iu inw of his independent iceerd, will succeed iu diverting the votes of mativ of his sup porters te Cengicssmaii Itobiuseii, At ,t tiuctiiig of colored politicians in Bosten yesterday, about TO delegates being piesent, representing all parts of Massaului setts, three delegates were selected teat tend the rational coleied cjiiventiei.il Louisville. The Republican statu oenvontloii of New Jersey meets in Tienteti te day. Tne ceutest for governor appears te have nar rowed down te two emdidate.s Judge Dixen, of Hudsen, and e Congressman Hill, of Menls. The Republican statu contention of New Yerk will meet at Itiehtleld Springs te morrow. 'I tin UliiKrnt tlinnuMiil In Ainrrti'ii L. A M. Kahn.jewi tiers, of 10 Maldi n 1,3110, New Vntk hae just imKirti'd tlie laigest diamond mer bieughl te thiscouu thisceuu try. It is yet m the tough nnd has the yellowish Inte common te all uncut dla meuds. The stoue is African and weighs 125 carats. li may be reduced oue thud by the cutting. Ttie alue of the jewel cannot be approximately determtutd un til it lias been cut, when its color and full beauty.will be iee.i!nl. The important liieslieu hew it shall be handled se as te bring out its beauty in the fullest tlegiee is new uuder emis'ideiatieu by expeits. At piescut the pwil has a faint bluish streak tunning though the center, but when cut it nity pr ve te bu tinted or pure white. An idea of the si.e of this stoue may be had by ot.e who has net seen H when it is rcmembeiid that the fatuous Keh i-Neer is 102 J citate and before cut ting was 10 carats. 1 nbnr sietr. Abetit twenty of the temale telegrajdiers he took patt in the stuke in New Yerk lemaiu uiiunipleyed. They met yestuidiy in Clarenden lull and received front the Brotherhood money iqaal te the amount of wages they would b.ne made if at weik Forty-three of the suits brought .igauirt the Bethlehem iieu company at Alletitenii by former employees te lecever money deducted Irem their wages ler stere bills, ltae been apivaleil by the company. Tne empleyes of th Stce waer power tuachine shop iu Biddeford, Maine, "tM iu number, have ha.l a luductieu in their wages of ten percent. The international comentieu of eig.it makers met yesterday in Terente, about lOe delegates being present from the United States and Cauad.1. Tliei CtipKul siilllr In llaUutit The decision of Judge Edgerton eustiug the capital commission causes mere merri iitent than fear at Bismarck, D. T. Pend ing the decision of the supreme ceuit el thu territory and of the t'uitid States court, wher' t! e capital removal bill will surely betaktnby one side or tee ether, the commissioners wi I eotitiutie te aet and have full control. This fact leaves Bis marck quiet aud ouuhdent that the act of the Legislature repealing that chapter of the political cede wha'j '.' xd the seat of government at Vankteu will be dually sustaintd. Thocentraotois fei the catntel building called ou tin commissioners yes tenlay and assured them that they were ready te go en with tli work, which will be pinned te completion hoferu Christmas. OutriK )' Uursnis Iu Vlrqluln. O.i Situtday night tlme mi n entered the liouse of Washington Udell, near Uulgeway, Heury count y, Va , while the family wero iu bed and shot at Ode!', wounding him iu the arm and leaving him for dead, beat his wife and thieatuned te kill her if she did net tell wheie I. or bus baud's mouey was. Failing te make her tell they searched the limine ami took off about 2,000. 1 he s,eir Cemer. The new comet disovercd by Professer Swilt, of Rochester, although announced en Sunday, was really disoeverod en Tues day morning last. Its motion is scarcely perceptible owing te the fact that it is coining almost directly toward the earth, and hence it wan iniHs.sibIe te vuiify the discovery until the time named. Ciillnisn nl a Alunire.it ishiik. The collapse of the I'.tchauge bank of Montreal has created less excitement iu that city than was anticipated. Mills of the bank sold yesterday at from 50 te 00 per cent. The Hanover National batik of New Yerk city, the correspondent of the Exchange batik, is net affected, it having a hamlNoiue balancu from the suspended ou hiud. UUKII.N AND MKltKIMTIl. All Aueceiitu nl the Wiir (iutrrimr Mill Ilia I.eg.il Ailrlaer l'iillailuleht i Kvenliu- Call. W. L Heusol, of the Laudater I Nil. I, i.ieu.Ncuu, relates thu following interesting temiuiscuucu or the war wheu the latu Hen. William M. Meredith was attorney general of the state of Pennsylvania under the administration of Governer Curtlii : Mr. Meredith was very much disiu cluicd te impaire into and decide upon the application for paiden which under the old regulations tuade such demnuds upon the time aud atteutiun el the governor, (iovetner Curtin's lugal adviser was greatly averse te this business, ami he had te be exempted from it. Upen enu occasion it will bu easily rumumbered iu thu western part of the state a seldlur who had geno te the war came bick te lind that a preacher had led his wifu astray. He announced that hu would kill thu violator of his family, aud when the offending proaehur crossed his pith thu threat was executed. The offender was tried, convicted of premeditated minder and soiitenced te bu hanged. All ether relief falling, n pardon was applied fur te the governor. It happened that en the evening Act for the hearing of the case Governer Curtiu received word of a battle nnd, after his custom, hu desircd te go te thu I rout and leek after Pennsylvania's wounded. The pardon oiee, and consideration for the ceiinbel coining ou te argue it, claimed his presence at ilarrisburg. Hesitating bj bj tweeu his coullietiiig duties, he reluctantly asked his attorney general te depart from his rule and hear the case Mr. Meredith, under thu circumstances, contented, but ns thu governor was about te leavu him, said with much gravity : " But my dear governor, bofero you go, wlicu I am asked te act as proxy for a man, I would profer te knew what my principal would de In the matter." " Oh," rejoined (Jiiitin, " you would, would you " Well, then, I'll tell you. I would pardon him." It is rolated by enu of the counsel in the ease that the prisoner's attorney's knew, ing Meredith's bout of mind, were much disappointed te lind that hu was te hear their plus, and regarded witli great appre hoiisieu the apparent coldness with which he listened te their argument. At one btage he Interrupted it with the significant query; "Dees it appear that the defendant had previously proelamed Inn purpuse te Kill the rnuuV" It could net bj denied, as it be appeared from thuevidouea of record, and wiien they assented te it the counsel for the pilsouer felt that the legal mind of Meredith would lind in this cliciuiistance pieguaiit proof of premeditation. What was their relief whoa the man speke forth instead of the la wy or and Judge, and Mr. Meredith said: "Then J think the preacher iheuU have kept out of his twy." NEWS SKiNSATlONS. AN l s),millV l'ilSIUiAn lllilASIIi:i. 1 'i nine ion .ir" lellew IVvrr In Mc ilm. Uu, I Miecli llalilurl" I'fiiiiieeO I iitHii-OiMiiimi AIIMle The wife of W. F. Matthias died in Williamsburg, New Yetk, yesteiday ami the attending physician was Inslniillv set upon by the husband and thrashed. A uiiu who was at tt acted by thet oise lushed In. Ile s.ivs . "I found Dr. Beardsley en the lloer and Mr. Matthias at him. Mis Matthias l.iy back, dead, in her chair. I ha I seen ler ulivea few minutes befoie and she had been about the home diping the day Mr. Matthias was nearly Insane. 1 dually succeeded Iu pulling him oil ami Dr. lleatdsley madu bis escape." Dr. Beardsley asked Corener lielb i for an autopsy en the body of Mrs. Matthias. He deposed that he Itadbeeu charged with her minder by Mr. Matthias and had been oiitiageeusly assaulted He says th it, when he was summoned he found Mis. Matluas beNteied up iu a chali, apparently suflci uig fiem hept.ei. "She was breathing rapidly ami with apparent difficulty, and Iu r pulse was X per miiiute. Instant stimulation of seme srt was neeecsaty audi gave thu safest and most elleetivu remedy in such eases, ntetuatic spirits of ammonia. I gave her Hist a halfspoetiful and seen a'teiwatd, as shedidti'l get relief, I gave her thirty diups mete. She had swallowed a patt of it when she lell back dead iu my aims. 1 ttcegtufd at once that thei had been heart tumble ami that the medicine which lhad given had net effected thu result. 'Did I call you hue te inurdei my wifu." Mr. Matthias said, and he sprang upon me and assaulted me lleieely iu the face and upon the head. It was wholly unexpected and l made no du feue. Then hu thruw tne te the lloer, kicked me and tairly skinned my back. De is a stout German and I am confident hu would have killed me if he had ha I a weapon handy or il the man h.nl net come up ami ititeilettd.'1 li'.l.i.evv rr.v'f.ti in .in. lii I lie I'ltv nl (liiiijeiiHs I'mile strlekru nnil the sick tiring llurlril Alltc. Il is new eleaily established that thedis ease ragitig at Guayimis, Mexico, is yellow fever. All who can are lleemg ft mil the elty. The medical corps is being toiufeiced as lapidly as possible. Twelve members of a lately arrived opera troupe have died. Eighteen deaths were reported Monday ami there were many ethers which weru uet retorted. Thu streets nie almost de serted, thu only sounds he.ud being the rumb'iug et the dead eait. The beat d of health has issued eiders that the dead idul! be immediately lemeved aud buried. A party of twelve American", who had II -d tiem G nay mas, arrived at Sau Fran-i-i-e i Monday night. They said the people weie leaving the city by hundreds. There was hardly a house but contained seme v cuius of yellow fever. The authorities had giveu ever the work of burying the deid te lined Indians, who went from uetise te house, carrying the bodies of tliesu they supposed te be dead or dying. The bodies were buried se rapidly that mistakes were made and iniiiy were put iiiidet ground while still living This was mwnlv due te thu diseare, which at a favorable turning point leaves the patient in a comatose state, mistaken by tiiu Indian tiudettakeis fur death. Thu whole civ was panic stricken. Tite merchants had closed their stores ami nailed up the limns ami all the restaurants weiu closed. Theio was no assistauce obtainable. Be ports from llcrmosille statu that the ftver is i aging there. At Mazatiait rs ravages are even mete Irigbtful than at Uuayuias. All who cm aie leaving for the mountains, c.irrmg nil what bidding they c iu pack and a little feed. IMfllKIUM SI ATI EUS. I tie IV .il In Iiiuiiilu 'Hie I'reiiili .Vvvsll ll'fi Itrintiircrinrnt . The French government has withdrawn its mders te construct river gunboats for seiv:ce iu Teuquiu, which had recently been given te English tirmi, ou account of inability te agrce upon the tonus of the contract. M. W.iddiiigten had an inter viuw witli M. Ferry today, lasting au hour and u half, dining which he leceuuted thu conversation which hu had with the Mat- iiuls Tseng at Walmer Castle. The XnUeniil states that the ManpiU Tseng is ttcatiug direct with Pnme ilin istcr Ferry and tliat M. Waddmgten, French ambassador te L indeii, is assisting iu the negotiations. General Mouet has arrived at Heng IC ing from Ha Nei. Warlike opciatiens in Ten qutn have bcensuspended until the arrival el reinforcements from France. Irish Nnlliiuul I.Cttgue Sleetlngi, There was a mass meeting of the Irisi national league at Carncken. Shannen, liulaud, ou Sunday, at which evor 50 000 perseus wero preseut. Mr. Themas Power U'Conuer, member of Parliament for Gal wiiy, delivered a stirring speech in favor of home rule for Ireland. The meeting adopted resolutions declaring that the Irish national league will never cuasu Its efforts until a native Irish Parliament is established. A large meeting of the league was also held at Mallow, at which Win O'Brien, M. P., editor of the 67iire(f Ire land, made an address. He urged his hearers te pursovcre iu their determination te win thu independence of Ireland from England's dominion, by peaceful meat s, if possible, but te win at all hazards. Tim Frencli Unbiuel. It is announced that Prinuu Minister Ferry will take charge of the department of feruigu nffairs during the absciien of M. Challemel Lacour. A dispatch te thu Exchange tulegiauli company at Londen from I'.u is says the rumors of dissension in the Fruuu'i eihi net have been renewed and it Is thought they will result in thu retirement or M. Challemel Lacour. A I'ruiHiaeu Ttirlie-Ucriniin Allmuce. A dispatch te a Louden local uuvvs agency from Vienna states that thu Perte has instructed Bald Pacha, thu Turkish ambassador at Berlin, te sound thu Gor Ger men gevurumuut respecting a Turke Ger man liauce, Turkey, iu the event of a war hotween Germany ami Fionch, undertaking te make diversions upon thu Freucu in Tunis aud Algeria. MAllIlN I.UTIIf.K. Amine ui tha t'rnnlijriftrliui liilnltturlul Arm. vnillun Kulullvu tu tlie Aiiiilvermiry. Thu Prasbyteriau miuisterial asKociatien met yesterday iu thu assemby room of thu beard of publication, Ne, 1331 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Kev. Dr. H. W. Dana oemipicd the chair ; Rev. J. Heury Hbarpe, scoretary. Alter the opening devotional oxerclsoi the foilewiug resolution offered by Hev. W. P. Breed, I). I),, was adopted by the association. "Wui:iti2.H, Tim approaehiug four linn. (! red tli anniversary nl the birth of Luther, en Saturday, the 10th of November uuxt, Is nailing the attention of the civilized world te the great reformation ; "Ileseheil, That iu the judgmuut of this association it would be of survloe te the cause of truth and rightoeiisnuss if the ministers of our ohiireh would take the occasion of tills annlversaiy te preauli from the pulpit in appropriate discourses the chief features of that great life giving movement, and chluf characteristics of Martin Luther, its great leader aud organ Uer." Imposing en iKntuu Trmleameii, Majer McQrath, of the U, B. secret sor ser sor vlce, reports that unknown pornens have rocently passed woithiess bills upon trades men iu Bosten. These bills are headed Irleh Republic and purport te be Bl.ued by Jehn O'Mahniinv. ngeul fur the Irlsli ropiibhe. and B. Diawlllliaii, F. B. F. B Uuebably stauilliig for financial Heeretary Feiilan Brotherlieod ) They aie dated March !7tb, lHt.lt. auilptemlMiiix months after the acUiimvlcdgiiiniit of the lihh lepiiiute te pay tha Hemer llvinlellais. Thu litPs would te.idily bu taken for i" I ultcd Slates tteasiiry notes." KKATUMia OP TU1B Ul'ATU I'ltlsaS, The Nortlsteivu Tuncn rings the changes ou the necesslly of having nble teaeherslu the piimaiy reboots. The Oil City Pa rick lias denned a new suit el tye that adds much te ita appear unce as a newspaper. Tiicie is Is altogether toeiuiich absentee ism from olllee at Washington, both in high and low p isitimis, nays thu Went Chester lUpuhluan. Iu the change fiem Cauuireiiism te Coeperlsui the Alteena Viwm thinks the list statu el the Pennsylvania Bupubllcans Is worse than the (list. Eugene L. 1, k Inn iu, piopnetei of the Allentewu Itlfijrtitn, hai disposed of the paper te Ephiiatn Mum and his seu, A. C. Mess. " Thu fashionable religion of the pies ent time is mainly fuss, feathers and high puce singeis," Is the just observation of the Philadelphia Cfirentet, Herald. TliuTitusvilIe Herald piedicts that the system el popular education that only teaches by text books will ene day bu supplcineutud by m uiii.il and industrial training as well. Although the Sctaiiteii Htpublitan docs u it distte te see Dimii icratic acendeiiey iu .Max.-uclnisetis or uiiywhuie uNe, It lech compelled te admit that Bullet's adminis tratieu, has been wholesemo and virilu. The Pittsburg Tene tliiiiks that not withstanding all the arguments in his favor it will bj many years buferu thu crdiuatieiust c in overcome the popular prejuilioe against the inform whieh liu seeks te introduce Thu D.itnille Intellujenetr warns the YaudcibilK Gjiild, ami men of that kid ney, te take hted of the ominous mtitter ings of labor as they piovige the approach of a storm that may bu dangeieiis te their welfare. I'he Pitubuig Duiuitth reniuiks that the prlueliutl value of Atct'e exploiatietis skeins te be te develop the quality of heroism iu the attempt te rescue the patties that have ptuvieiisly been sent into thu charmed cirelu of death. Thu Philadelphia Jteeerd believes that thu repeal of thu internal levuuuu system imist bu preceded, or at least accompanied by a ihoieugh revision or the duties ou iuiMits in eidcr that the people may bu relieved from the cusssive and iiuuccu) s.uy bin Jeus of incidental taxation. The Ilarrisburg IU(rit affirms tha' it Is new ep-uly ce;ifccd by tutulligetitltopub tutulligetitltepub lieans that Senater Cooper has misled his party in thu Legis'ature by rufusing te accept the Stewart bill aud like liberal prepositions which were uet engitiatid by Dcmecnts tut weiu accecilesl te by the Heuse of Repienetitatives. l'EIWONAL.. (il.Nt.lt M.t'ul.i. is ellrred Sitting Bell 10 fei Ins clout's plpe, bin ihn apuciilaltve savagu i .til the market up te $''0. EneiM.r.ii Mtn.vii.i.i. has veluiiteeted te go ou a relief rxpeoitieu in search of Lieutenant Greely's ptrty which has beau lest in the Arctic regions. C'oi.em'.i. J. Ai ! srs s 1 m.i. a prominent and wealthy lawyer of Millerd, died yes terday, aged forty mini years, from tumor of the liver. Emv.Mti) sjui.eMii:, has written a comic iqiera called IWahentan, which is te be brought out in Louden next month with Lillian Russet in thu tttlu rule. Ciliui.i.sU. Ivise, el Hirilfcrd, a man of s'jvuuty, has m his lifu mastered twenty two distinct trades ami Iras madu himself a tirst clas.s workman at each et them. Bismaiick's weight, taken at Kissingeii. during recent yeais, varied thus 1871, Mi III. lunruilit) ; ISTIi. III lb.; 1877, SIM lb. ; lb78, UIJ lb. ; 1870, 117 lb. ; 13S0, 237 lb. ; 188J, 23'J lb. ; 1HJ;, U'i lb. Rm.imi Wm.mii E.vii:iie.v, says of Ed ward Everett : "He had nothing in com mon with vulgarity and iiillrmlty, but, speaking, walking, sitting, was as much aloof aud uncommon as a star." Mu Edisen, the inventor, satd te a New Yerk reporter yesterday that he beheved electrical propulsion by water te be an idle dream. " It is impracticable, though net impossible," he said; "and the Yarrow launch can never bu put te u very day use." 0,ri:i:N Vi reiu.v is spending mouey lavishly te keep green thu moinery of Jehn Blown, but Prince Albert's statutes are rnther neglected. One at Perth is bruised and battcied by stones which have been Heng at it, ami thu uose has buue brekuu off. Silt CiiAiiM.s Wei.si:i,i,y ami Lady Web sely, e; Murihy, arrived in New Yerk from England yesterday. They will make n tour through the states, their objective point being Sau Frtiuoisue. Kir Charles M. Wolselcy was married en July 10, in the pre cathudtal at Kunsigteu te Miss Anita Theresa Murphy, daiigliter of Mr. I). T, Murphy, the millionaire el Han Fratioiiiue. The oeruinony was performed by Cardinal Manning. Among these present was Mr. Liwell thu American minister. The pepu sent his blessings te thu wedded pair. sAUIUIW KHUAI'K, lleiv un Aiulsli rmiilly whs Ncmly Itllleil. Thcra was an Atuisli meeting In the vi ciulty of Mini iu Hand yesturday, mid about 3:10 p. m , several of the teams re. turning from It worn uressiug the railroad southward e,i thu public mad just thisside of the Bird in Hand station, just as thu Johnstown express approached, The pneplu who weiu driving nnd theso who weru at the station waiting for the train say thu engiueur nucleated te whistle as his duty requited. At any ratu, the tiaiu nuaily struck the wagon of Christian Lapp, who was accom panied by thrue womeu. His herse irighteiicd, tinned quickly, broke tLe wagon, get nway and ran down the teid te another cresslug, whieh he vyeut evor about 20 feet aheul of the train. Neither man, woman nor beast wan hurt ; the wagon was wreoked and when the train stepped thore was a geed dual of Indignation vented upon the nngl nngl necr and conductor by the bystanders, hut the piissongeis oeiigiatulated thoinselvcs that thev had oseiped the chances of two nei ieus accidents almeBt within thu dis tauce of a furlong. Aceliluiil lit Toe lrnlr. Yesturday afternoon a trial was being madu of hoiiie heavy ie.nl engines at the fair geiinds te whieh a number of heavy wagons wet uhitflhed and thuy weie tilled witli boys. Iu the let was Milten Guilder oged IB yearn residing at 103 West King street. Whlle the wagon en whieh he was riding was in motion he full oil' and ene of the front whoels passed evor him. He wns picked up and taken te his home whero Dr. J. T. Davis, attended him. It was found that no bem-H wero broken but he is very badly bruiud and tsoenllued te bed te-day, THK STATU FA IK- ui.tiiMi iiui winiuiNii iiiiiiKti Siiiinn Aeeiiuiilset Ilin l'.tlillilN-.'in .suenrsn nf tint lulr AfMiieil llrilnr tlruir. Ing Hut nl Dim. is, The Independent statu fair el MeG rami's p.nk pieseuts te-day a much iiioroatVract iiieroatVract iiioreatVract ivu npp.iaianuu than yesteiday. The oon eon oen liised mass of exhibits aie being rapidly iiriaiiged, and bofero night will probably all be Iu plnee. The exhibits embrace nf most every arllele or agitciillural eud heitlctiltiiral produce, inauiifiiutiires, iiiaehluery, housjlield gelds, works el nit and vertu, needle weik, i-iiibieidery and ratiey aitleles, together with a geed display of horses, sheep, oattle, hogs, peultiy, Ac. Till) Alitln IIiiUiili,Ul 'fills spacious stiiietuie Is new eiitliely lllled mid is vury attractive. Unfei Innately many of thouxhiblteiMhavu uet yut placed their names iiihiii their exhibits and it is thoicreio Impossible te givu thorn eredlt for their display. We uote below the names of semu et thu moie pieiulneiit ux uimiers : At the principal entrance of the main building is placed u large nquariiiin, ux. hibited by the Lauciister piscateiial com p.iny and Iu charge of 8. M.Souer. The tank Is four reel in length, two feet widu and two feet deep mid contains 7.'i carp of thu scale, mirror itml leather varieties, varying Iu size from minnows te 2 year olds, thu largest being 21 I'luhea Iu length and -1 pounds In weight. Nuartlmuntiiiucu Win. ICiintzinaii, of N'.i.aietli, ptesents uu Ingenious luvoiitlen by whieh almost anyone, without training, can execute graining en vai ions kinds of weed, equal te that dour by thu most experienced gialner, and iu less ttutii one half the time. Ou entering the north room ou thu tirst Il ter thu llrst thing that strikes thu eyu Is the magultlceut display of llenurs and fell.igu jduiitN exhibited by ltehrer, the tlenst, who occupies almost an entile side of the loom with the choicest plants fiem his het houses, lie shows also u great vatiety of out llewurs in ulegaut designs, Including vases, baskets, stars, cresses, auchers, Ac, Ac , Win. Weldle, of Lancaster, exhibits ever thirty varieties el choice pears, sev oral varieties el puachei, including a pi. ite of immuiii-e Siisqiiuhauilas, miiiid line apples and several plates of grapes. Levi S. Iteist, of Mauhelin township, shows twenty snveu vailetics of apples. Mr. M. L. Fiy, of Ephrata txhibit about 20 varieties of potatoes, all the spe cimens being vi ry Hue. J. S Gel, also sliew-s sev unit vatictics el potatoes, and Dr. S. T. Dins some potatoes, the seed of which he procured ou the Indian icseiva tien in Michigan. l L. Grcidei, el Mount Jey, exhibits semu vury superior wheat, corn, potatoes, beets and ether vegetables. .Mr. Esben- shadu alseuxbibits seme tlue vegetables, ami a shock el corn standing 12 te 1" fei t iu height. Thu Lancaster ehemie.il company make a creditable display, in j ns, of the tcveial fertilisers imitiufactured by them. Mr. Brady exhibits a line line, or edu tools, maiiiifactuted nl ins works iu ilils oily, and noir them in a lluu cie of file, of all sorts and six's, Ireni Spencei's Lineibter llle wetks, Geerge W. Baker, el Mauheiui, shows a beautiful set of carri.t : harness. There iii also in I hit loom a large and vaned assortment of premirved and eauiiud frttita ,m vegetables, butter, mi electric ougiiie aud miny ether exhibits uti m.irkid Iu the south loom the display of pianos ami organs exhibited by 11. C t akeubicli attract much attention. His exhibits occupy a carpeted platform in the cintre of thu room and ceusiit.s el ene elegant upright ICtiabu piano, enu squate Gieveu stem A Fuller piano and four Wilcox A Whltu organs, including a symphony nigati for church use. Thu Miller e'gan company, of L I oien, exhibit four of their tiuu organs They are Iu charge of Prof. W. D. Muwci, who also exhibits four sp;eimi)tis of very llue peiimaiiship, eieeetnl by himself. Mr Iliimplireyville, of Seuth liueen stieet, exhibits oue of his Incubators, the " Success Hatcher," which is iu full blast and dozens of little " peeps" lire peckiug their ways out of thu shells iu full view of thu visitors. Thu hatcher holds 010 eggs, and chicks will be hatched in it every day during the coiuiuiiaiice of the fair. It attracts much attention. J.W. Lewell the hoise e-ilhr maker, has a very large and varied display of cell.ns of all bUcs and styles, fhey aie tastefully arranged mid nroef supoiier weikmanshlp, W. E. Harkinsalse makes a llnu uxhlbit iu tiiu same line of business Potts, Loehor it Diokey.matiiifacturersef Helvetia American leather belting, uxhlbit a full llnu of their iiniqiiu mauiifauturis consisting of belting, belt lacing, picker and upteu leal hers, Joe.u strappings and tanned hides irem which their mainifau tures itru cut A. A. Mycrsdisplaysiicellccti ui of llue tanned hides aud leather. The north room ou thu second lloer con. tulns, many exhibits of a vury attiaotlve character, 'i'he greatur portion of the wnll spaeu Is occupied by elegant executed and handsomely framed phub ginphs from the studies of B. F. Sayler, J. W. Hiibley and J. E. Rote, nil of whom ex hlbit pictures iqual te any made iu the larger cities. Bet, ami Rieliaids uIhe ex hibit many line photographs, principally out deer. Abraham, the aitist, presents seme llue specimens of crayon pet traits ami oil paintings. Astriuh Bres , fiem their pilaei of fash, lun, have mint te thu fair semu exquisite millinery, units, clinks, ouibteldoiy,laucs, Ae., Ac Mrs, Jacob Ehrhart and Mrs. J. H Bey ur havu cases of admiiably executed fancy iicedlu vveik, uml thcre me ether cases of very line ouilneidcry net yet marked. Mis, A. E. Monre exhibits a number of ombreldorod towels that attract much at tontleii by reason of lluu workmanship. Mrs. Theuiu' shows a c.ihe of dved ami curled featliuis, her own make. They aru very line. E. J Eilsmau shows three cases of guilts' furnishing goods of latest styles ; Sbaub & Burns a large easu of llue sIioeh ; Geergo Flick n casu of btulled birds, icp tlles and aiilmals ; Dana Graham it easu of combs, matiyet thum of peculiar style ; E Boekmyur, specimens of painting aud 'raining. There aie half a do.eu vases of wax llenurs, but the name of thu maker aononi aenoni aoneni panics noun of theui except ene, au uxqul slte Hern! cress madu by Miss Villee. Many ether m tides occupy Hpace in tills room that we liave uet room te notice te day. Iu the cotitie el the south room, second story, is the display of A. K. Hoffiuelor, furniture dealer, lie shows a large iium iium ber of combination tables of iinlque design and elegant workmanship ineliidiug olllee, dining, kltoheii and ironing tables. They are nil of Mr. Hoffincler'sovvn design ami must bnseen te be npiireciatud. J, B. Martin occupies the entire south wall of tins tenm with his exhibits of oarpets, glassware, quuotiHware, paper hniigingu, window shades and l.iuey goods, His display is very uttiaclive. Guthrle & Sen occupy thu giealcrp.it t of the cast wnll witli a uitnih.ir of line marble mautels, aud line specimens of painting aud graining, Adjoining is the display of Lancaster carpets and counterpnos, by H. S Bldik. B. Uose A; Hen, the umbrelli makers, have a very line dlsphy of their useful manufaotures, of all grade, from the plain alpaea te the costly Hllks, seme of
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