-i LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY. DEOEMBEK tf. 18L3. " sY & ;T JLancastct intelligence BATOBDAY BVBNIHO, DEO, 0, 1808. Facts Ter the Jury. The counsel for the defendant in the Sctaum case Is npprchenaive Hint the comments of the Intklmeencf.ii upon the Judge' construction of theluwunder which hn took that case from the Jury, Bay tend te pwjudice the minds of the renders Of ttie INTKLMQKNCKII CCn- corning the real merit of tbe suit. There should be no danger at all of this, as we very plainly said that our comment was based eatirely en the evidence given for the plaintiff. The defendant's testimony was net heard and of course may show uch negligence in Sctaum ns te forbid any recovery of damages. The plain tiff's evidence may liave shown such negllgence te the Jury ; what we com plained of was that the court took the decision out of the Jury's hands upon n atate of the testimony which did net Indisputably show negllgence in Sclitui). The Jury Is the judge of the evidence and thore is qulte ns much reason why It should Judge the effect of the plv.lu tlff's ovidence alene as for Its Judg ment upon the ovidence of both plaintiff and defendant. It is true that iftlie plaintiff's evidence indisputably shows the plaintiff's negllgence there can be no recovery and the Judge may be de clare and take the case from the Jury. Dut he cannot de this when thore Is any doubt at all upon the testimony taken. He cannot balance the ovidence and substitute his own Judgment as te the result for that of the Jury. It is certainly very desirable te railroad corporations te have the law se construed as te make the Judge the arbiter of the facts, for they de net like juries, which they belleve are prene te decide against them. That any real Injustice is done them by tills disposition of Jurirs is, however, doubtful. The corporations use the great power with which they are clothed with tee llltle regard for what is due the public ; juries may use their power with tee llttle regard for the debts of the corporations. Hut tills abu&e Is beget by the former ; and could easily be corrected by fair treatment of Iliepubic from iU abusers. m - The Depressed Manufactures. The closing down of manufactories and the general reduction of tl.e wages of skilled labor that is demanded by their proprietors in the Northern states are attracting very general attention. These evidences of the unproductiveness of capital are chiefly found in the iron and cotton industries. The question or interest is as te what causes them, and hew lasting the causes arc. Of course the Immediate cause is the lack c f de mand for the manufactures and the excess of facilities for their products!). But it is net clear why this state of affairs should exist at a season of the year when manufacturing Industry is usually brisk. The significant fact is that the stagna tion exists in the North rather than the Seuth. This, taken in connection with the further fact that manufactories of iron and cotton have greatly increased in the Seuth during the past few years, shows pretty clearly the competition that is cheapening the preilucts that were once exclusively made in the North The cotton and iron ero of the S mtli can be manufactuied there ut less cost than at the North. The cause of the dttpre33ien in the Bessemer steel manufacture is very clearly exhibited in the enormously in creased facilities for production, ftimu lated by the demand whica the building of new railroads for stock Jebb'ng pur poses in the past few years created. The cessation of this demand affects also the manufactured iron Indus try here. Neither this nor the steel industy is its jet uffeetid much by SDiithern competition, which chiefly disturbs our pig iron piuductleu. In cheapening that It assists the bar iron mills, which yet are having quite ns se verean experience as the ether manu facturing Industries ; which is remarka ble and is probably te be attributed te a degree of sympathy and an apprehension of lower prices In the future Ciiauui; Ite'.b lias net been found, the bones of A. T. Stewart were never recovered, the Mary Stannnrd murder remains a mystery, the detectives have abandoned the He3e Ambler case, and there seems te Le no mere cli nice of finding a clue te the perpotr.Uers of the FlHEbe Paullii eutrage and murder in New Jersey a few week? age. Crimes or the sort of tliesu last named seem te be of Increasing fiequeucy, and they are net apt te ba discouraged by the dlfllcultles or Ignorance which make futile the efforts te discover their per per petraters. Occasionally the ronnise and sometimes the blundering of one of these scoundrels discloses his identity, but in the murder cases of special liorrei which have affrighted and sickened the country of late years, dotectlve skill has not8hewn te any great advantage. Win n It becemea uecessary te negotiate with thieves for a division of the boetv with theso whom they have plundered, then fleems te be llttle dilllculty in eetting tue average American detectives te act no tl.n - l.i . . j hid Ku-uuiwei'ns . uutai n cuius tiir.v have as yet wen llttle popular confident e In their combined honesty and inleill- kcuce. queuing either et Uube quali ties the detective is only less huitful te aeclety'a interests than the criminal himself. There seems te be n line nlrt for aspiring genius In this country te develop itself in the improvement of a profession of which the labors are at once of romantic interest and fruitful of compensation in meney and fame. Tin: Press, in common wllh ether supporters of Bciiemea like theso adve cated by Blaine and JJarker,te distribute among the states the surplus revenues raised by taxation, complains that It Js unfair te say the money is te be laised for the purpose of distributing it among the states. Their objection te tills form of stating the case involves a distinction without a difference. Their very sens! sens! tlveness shows upon what it illrasy and Unstable fabric ll.elr ucheme resbi. As a matter of fact Mr. Blalne docs propeso te tax whisky for the purpese of raising roveuuo te dlvide among the ntntea. This ia the object and the sole purpose of the tax which he contemplates. He excludes evcry ether purpose. Ills preposition has net met with favorable consideration from any considerable, number of thoughtful people Wi! print the new poem which Mr. Tennyson has written for nn enterprising American publisher and for a thousand dellnrs. It may be n geed advertisement for a children's magazine te get an orig inal poem from the ieet laureate who is seen te be made a peer and who bes an incomeof $20,000 a year from his writings. If he could be paid at the same rate for all his work as for these eight stnnras of six lines each, he might Increase his earnings almost inimitably. There are souie of the verses which are net worth the $20 a line that, it is pur pur perted, was paid for them. Of course, this is net the way te measure poetry, nor Is the muse te he wooed by such mercenary considera tions ; but leally it is te be feared that Mr. Tennyson's very high-priced pro duction will have the effect of stimulat ing it larger output of spring peetiy next season than the American press can conveniently accommodate. Cenkunu has been torced te bite tbe diiht in the Dinsmere suit, ami another of his "gre.itcst efforts' have coma te cri f It is rumored that the German e enn priuce will call en the pope- en his way baek from Spain, and diplomacy In Europe is in consequenoo very much exercised ever the possible outcome Hi siv financially is in a bad way. iu the present state of revenue aud expand i i ture, there will be a deficit for theeitrrc-ut year of 2 1,000,000 reubles. Tlit3 condition el affairs is in refreshing contrast te that exhibited in our own country, where the great problem is hew te properly get lid of our onormeus surplus. A w r.M. known medical expert in Len den has been trying the effect of alcohol in heightening or lewering t.iu tcruisyn ture of the humau body. Te make n habitual abstainer "dead tlruulc," twelve oueem of brandy iu oue Ieo wcre found sufficient ; and se hardened was the ecu. firmed iuobriate te the effect of spirits that no reduction of his temperature was caused. The assertion that the mtn.uea of our jails and peer houses are principally for eigners is incorrect Statistics show that of jail inmatcs.the native baru outnumber the foreign born nearly four te oue, and i f paupers, about oue-third are foreign born. Hut the foreign born element in these institutions is much greater than the native In proportion te the rospective populations. In seme re.spea'.s the world neams retro grading rather than progressing. Espe cially Is this observable in the laek of laws at the present day prohibiting celibacy. Iu the olden thus one hi 1 te pt7 we'l fir thi piivllege of bachelorhood, aud theso mV.-ltmnUlly inclined received in oxe-nptlou suited te the impertanca of he step in the eyes of the cemruuuity. Tae early oleuists et this ciuutry ha 1 I. tile regard for the bwualer, for r. i- aeen that In Wi't tlta lejil authorities or Evst ham, la Mtisu'iu-ia'.U, voted thvt erery unmarried ra-vu in the townshipnheuldkill six blackbirds or three crews yearly wail.' he romalned single, aud tint at :i pcnilty fornetobsyiu ths order hi sluuld u Jt get marriel until In distniye I tin reqiiu reqiiu ite number iu arreiri. In 17?! the asieia blyel'Mirylanl iai 1 a tax of .'. stiilling? upon all hicliel)rs abjve 21 years of age who wjre pjsieisal of $100, an I of 20 shillings en all widowers witheu: children who were above that a.ra and possessed e.' ?r,oe. Osi: of the most salutary bills thus far introduced In the session of Congress that Ins just bejun is tint by Ssinter I'lumb, nuking the prohibition of gambling an a Uitienal article of war. The hill provides tU it auy ollljer of the army hervlng with troepior any noldier net en furlough, vhe gun j!cs, be:s or p'ays for money or ether valu ible ntake or consideration at any game of cards or otherwise, shall ba hreught te trill by e itirt uurtial.and upon c mviati m shall be punished in u manner spec flad. Tlie bill is aimed at what Ins beceme well known in Washington ni "the Army PeUer elub," te whie'i yeuiii.' efllcers from the frontier pestn visiting Washington have been invited aud despoiled of their surplus funds by the old voterana lecttul at the national capital. The majority el Cises of oftleira duplicating their piy ac e Hints are chargeable te the game of p-jlier as played at Washington. Though it i very doubtful whother the new previ-i ) i will have the elTect premised It, yel ir must be bauetlcent luforelug the gambling sharks In Washington te ply their ner i i leus trade for the future In Hscret. t'tsuauwAU III MMt is said te be guilty of plaglar ism In his rec-int surplus letter. Memtii.i. will keep his place as chalr- iuau et iiiu iiuatioe oemmittoo In the Ben ate. Aliit.U! 8. IlnviTT will hi pushed by the New Yorkers for the chairmanship of the ways and mentis committee IIitASTi 3 C'eiiNi.vn has added te his gift te the Kpisoepal cathedral in Albany, N. Y , se that It amounts te S0,000. Kin Kit vantH te lead the Republican mluerity iu the Heuse. The dead would then be ateered by the dumb, Itrv. Maneahmi M. Ma.si.is tin n has bscii Installed ns naster of tli Knrlm. Uarden rreabyterlim church, I'hiladelphla. Fiiniinuiric William, crown prince of Oerraany, has left Madrid for Seville, having taUen g03d oare te publicly hin; and kiss Alfonse at the railroad station. HiiEWsTUU Oamkiie Is said te waut '', wiirdBtishipef the government jail in Wilmington. It is worth $1,600 a year salaiy and fat perquisites. A Wilsen Nenius, is urged by Ouay and ethers for pension agent in l'hiladel. phla te miceeed Qeti. Siekel.vf hels anxious te succeed himself. AJISS IIANCE8 KLI.KN IlAUl'I'.H, of rniiaueipuia, vfiie U superintendent under appolutmeut of the W. O. T. U. work among colored people hi the North will speak in Lancaster en tlie 22d aud 23d lust. Juneu Qke. (J. Baiiuktt, of the New Yerk suprome court, has vrritten a drama entitled "An Amorlean Wife." The play deals with thodaugeru inourred by Amer ican girls of wealth who marry forelgu uoblemon. Gkneiial (Jiivnt tloneunccfl the story that he and Mrs. Urant novo boceruo Spiritualists ns a coutemptiblo falsehood. Ocnernl Grant said he uover nttended a ecatice in Ids life and looked upon spirit ualism as n syBtcin of jugglery. Itr.ritKUNTVTivr. Fiiani; Hi up, of Ohie, says that the ways aud means com- mittoe will nsk ler the removal of nil duties en salt, ausar, lumber, barbed wire, oepnor and possibly wool. He may net, hewever, ba authorized te apivik for the committee, wliieh has net yet been appointed. Hev. K. Kr.nun Hisuer, president of the Xaugatuek railroad, died yesferday In llrldgepert, ConueJtiout, agetl .S years. He was for many vears rector of the Church of the Nativity of North Bridgeport, winch he erected nt his own expense at a cist of $20,1)00. Tlie church having been unee cupicd of late years, he presented it te the Bridgeport orphan asylum. Mu. l'vui, of Nevada. Is put down as the wealthier man iu the United States Seu ate. His tidies ngsregate J18.000.00; theM) of Mr. Miller of California, $1,000, 000 ; Mr. Sawyer, of Wisconsin, $7,000, 000 . Mr. Brown, of Georgia, $5,000,0)0 ; Mr. rainier, et Michigan. ST.eOO.OOO . Mr. Sabiu. of Minnesota, $2,000,000, and se en. Ulmiv 'u i.mik applying to.Iehu Swin ten for w erk 20 years nge was advised te biro himself out ns n porter te a commis sion house. Sjtne weeks .ze, when Swint.m started his new morning paper, Villard wa one of the tlrst subscribers, H.'niimj; t'ie .subscription price and a nete te Mr. Smuteu, and in the litter he sar castically icmarkcd that he always felt under bligatieus te Mr. Swinton fei i;iving bun advice which he did net fellow. Theu Swinton wrote a -.ucastie editorial about Mr. Villard. alluding te him as the gollen spll:e that had onee beeu a bare footed German boy. sll-h.KVI5HIN IN 1. l.M' M'r.l The Wern lieue Here lijr 3ir. niicnrir -cnoel .leurn-U ler Uieeml(r InteUigent supervision is csseuthl iu any ercaniacd system of schools, if geed work is te be nasured. This truth, self self self ovideut te sueh a have been c ireful observers of the results of graded school training, has again been verified in the marked advance iu the entire school work of thocityef Liacaster uuiin: the past three years. The lield here had bn been waiting for tbe man. Bxperiment af guporvihieD, tried years bofero the state law which pre- ides for the oleetion of city superintend ents was enacted, had failed ; nud the result was that such prejudice had been created against tlie oillce as te delay action under this law until Lancaster and I'hila dclphia steed alene, of all the leading cities of thi? state, without nlcquate super vision. The sen'.mieu' of the school beanl wis : " Nobody, if ne: a first class man." At List such uu elliaal was feun 1 in Supt. H K. Buohrle. During his three years of scr v co tu this important posi'.ien he has admiuistercd the e 111 je in such manner as te tccure aud main tain the cculidence anil co-operation of nil, both teachers and directors, who are most deeply interested in the wolfare of the schools. Tim writer has been connected with the schools of La u caster for upward of ;t0 yea. s, mid has all the while known mero or le.-s accurately the tjnt U corps of the teachers and the general character of the results attained , aud he has no hesitation iu saying that nevcr before have these sehoe'a had an otlieient he id ; and that new, for the first time in their history, they are being organized into an effective working unit. Saperiutendcnt Buchrln has aroused an interest never manifested be lere in the variius departments or our school work. A carefully graded oeuro of study ha baen adopted for all the primary and cram mar school grades, the cjurse of study in the high schools has been broad ened by the introduction of German and natural sjieuce into tut girls' department, aud additional branches into that of the boys Supplementary readme; matter has been largely introduced. Iucrcascd at tentieu te English literature has been en con raged through obvrvane of birthday a of distinguished authors, and through regular exercises m the committing te memory of brief poems and choice scrip turul and ether extracts in prese and poetry. The average of gruetal intolli intelli genca has been impieved by the monthly " diary event," which has led te the pur pur pur choae, by the schools themselves, of seme forty eyclepadias of various kinds for con stant loferenee, thus familiarizing the pupils wllh thn ready use of theso import taut aids of (location. Classes of persons proposing te become teachers hive been organized ; stated meetiug-; of t.-aebflri are held for instiuc tlen in matter and direction iu methods ; teachers' clisaesin the study of English literature, La'in, Herman, physiology and geometry, have baen organized for regu lar work during the sosden ; members of tlie faculty el Franklin and Marshall oelleo linve been ongaged te leoture bo be bo feio the high sche Ih , competitive cximinatien luts been introduced for piometion 'f tei.'hers whtn vacan cies occur , the nucleus of a line twiiLerV libiary has been formed in the goelly nurnber of books already ou the shelves, te which the school beard has re cently added the American cyclopedia ; the tchoel atteudance albe, both aggregate and average, has beau increased by jier enfagesthat are very onemiragiug , the schools have at the wme time steadily risen in popular estim itien, net less from the fact of their bnter proleisiona. direc tion than because of the improved hchejl buildings orected by thn public splrited beard during the past few years soven of which have been built or tcinedelcd Mnce the oleetion of Sup'. Buehrle.someof these from plans furnished by hlnnelf.he haviug given the subject of school buildings much Htudy, and baing a very competent archi tect in this specialty. Tne bast man far this kind of work.eost what it may te secure or retain him, is the only man te be ojnsiderod ; and Laucai Laucai ter is fortunate In bavin-? nt the illmrtifi.. of her sahoel beard ene of tin most dill gent, faithful and eeuipst in: uchenl efll ears in Pennsylvania auxiejii Vnr Vcicritus The Mexican War vetcrann' association, iu session at Washington yesterday elected vice presidents representing every state In the union, uud also the army, navy marine ceipsand rovenuo tnarltie oervlco. Gen. W. 8. Ilancoek was oleeted as the ropro repro ropre houtntivo of the army; Commedore damea K Jewott and Commedoro B. P. (Juacken. bush as the lopresentativos of the navy; Cel Jehn W. Broemo and Majer W. B. rilack as the representatives of the marine corps, and Captain Osmond l'etcrs anil Captain Jehn McGewau as tlmjoprcson tlmjeprcson tlmjoprcsen tatives of the roveno marine serviee. Unrrteil till' Ijj Henri. Bcarch parties nre still soeurlug the weeds In Shawnee county, Wisoeiislnin the vlelnity of Ciecie and Lossser, In the hope or discovering traces of the ehlld that was can led oil by a bear. The victim is a 10 months old daughter or a farmer immed Kleynes. Hhe was playing Iu front of the heuse wheu the bear nppoared and oirrled her off. Tlie child's soreams wero heard tiy the frantle mother, wlie Biimmencd the farm hands who started Iu pursuit but the animal escaped with its victim, NEWS NOTES. UL'ltllK.IT IATKI.LIUf.MUr. I.N 111111:1", L'rlms unci UaUinlty Trmlx nnil I'jinmctre The Soldiers nnil rutmerf-llrewrr nnil l'lnter-A lltrtt'a Kye Vtew el tlie Mem. Timatis Hcrandez, convicted of murtler, has been scntencctl te be publicly shot dead In Monterey. Mexico, en the 10th Inst. James M. ludorweo.l, convicted of mur der, wan banged yesterday at D.irdauelle, At kalians, In presence of thice thousand spectators. Wesley Posey, thoceloicd man ehargeil with telouieusly assaulting a lit tle girl at Birmitigham, Alabama, was tried nud convicted yesterday. The deth sentence will be pronounced. Hees Jenes was killed aud Themas Corcoran dangerously injured at the Pine Broek mine, Scranteti, en Thursday, by the promature discharge of a blast. The farmers' congress, in session at Louisville, adjourned yesterday morning, nfter se'e:ting Nashville as the next place for meet ug. Henry Harford, his wile irah. theii infant daughter and te i.ephews were drowned yesterday by the i.ipHi?iug of a sailboat in Notre t),wiic lui, Newfound land. The entlre business portion of i .e town of Wllhamstewn, N. C . was dts toyed by an incendiary tire earii Friday morning. The steamer Commerce, with 2"l) bales of cotton, was nlse burned . The directors of the Southern exposition in Louisville have doeided te held another exhibition next year, and raised an addi tional fund of $250,oeO for the purpose. The date will ba s i a: ranged as net te centiiet with tlie New Orleans exposition. The next nuuual cotiventiou of the Brewors' association of the t'nitcd States will meet in Hochester, N. Y., en the third Wednesday iu May, 1-S1. I'he 2.5th auniversary meeting cf the association will be held m New Yerk city in 1N5.5. A brother of the late Arthur Soheiteid, of New Yerk, called en the m tyer of Bosten yesterday and said the heitsnt law of Mr. Sohefiold would waive nil claims aud place iu possession of the city the sum of $50,000 bequeathed frthe bone lit of the Bosten public 1 brary. In the poliee court at New II.u en. Cen nect'eut, yesterday morning, Sarah Lang. den, keeper of a net.iK us house, was lined $100 and costs and scut te jail for six mouths, aud another woman, an '.umnte of the house, was fined $50 and sent te jail for three months. i'he latter was also held ia $1,000 bail f t t;ul en the ebarge of enticing a young woman into the den. A vender of tpectacles named Marcus Einstcii:, hailing f.em FniladelpLia, who was committed te the Berks, ceuuty prison ou the22d of Octebei l.ust for malicious mischief iu destroying a bed in a country inn where he was shopping, committed suicide in his eel', by hinging himself with the cord attached t tle teutilater. De ceased was 41 yeir e' .'.;e an I had friends in Philadelphia. tlsIAJ TK.MY. HorclDle atatrmciiti el a Nililll.t 1'fHencr, The Louden Timt has received a letter which was written iu bhxxl by a Nihilist confined ia the Tr mbleuke: Bastieu nt St. Petersburg. Itde.-cnbes the harrow harrew ing treatment received by the prisoners, anl says their feed is ettcn meuldy and sometimes putrid , that dysentery aud scurvy are prevalent, nnd that the doctor is afraid te touch the patients. Few mod med icincs are prescribed, aud when ordered they are generally countermanded. The prisoners ret away aud exhale the odors of dead bodies before P.fe is extinct. The number who go mad in couecquence et their sutYertngs is daily luercasiug. Madmen are strapped .down and whipped with the knout by the Keepers, t lerce yells resound throughout the night. Many prisoners have com mitted huicuIe. It is said that oue wemau was outraged an i then j oisened, but no inquiries wcre instituted by tl. nutheri tiei. Hats are the worst enenncs . f the prisoners. A wemau with a babe was obliged ti be constantly en the watch and te fight night and day te prevent the rats fiem devouring her child. The use of combs and soap is forbidden, and the prisauers, especially the women, wIiohe hair is allowed te grew, are Iiterally de veurcd by lice. The jailers are only kiud te thoe having money. Prisonera who rofuse te reply te questions are tortured und cases of viola Hen of woineu are frequent. The writer especially appaals te the civilized world iu behalf of the women in 'he prison, whose situation, he says, is far versa than that of the men. A it.ii.ia r.i'uinii:. Iite i'lititic'nns riclit it Duel Netwithstsuding the efforts of frietuls te prevcut a hostile meeting het ween Signer Nicotera, ex-miuister of the inte rior, and Signer I.jvite, first secretary of the ministry of the mtoner, iteme, In oinsequenca of the imult gaen by the former te the latter, a duel between the two gentlemen took place with swords. The encounter was near tlie iron bridge across the Tiber. Beth of the combatants wero wounded, Signer Nic itera being injured In the right wrist. The seconds then endeavored te step further lighting, when Biiddenly Signer Lovite rushed for ward and ceized Nioetora's stbre, cutting his own lelt hand and inflicting with the H.irae weapon a ternble wound upon Signer Nlcotera'B head. Signer Nicotera died almost lutitautly. Other duels arising from the nllar a.j expected te occur among the friends of both parties. lltlUMIKII 11V UASUII.l'.HS A MirauBO aturyet iviuiilucnt Slunla fnrle, Charles A. Matthews, the yeuug potre- lettiu urei.tr wue uut mmJeii at tlie Uol Uel Uol ennado hotel, in Philadelphia, last month, was thu victim of gamblers. About two years age Matthews, who had a strong pissien for play, wen $12"i,00u at Monte (Jatle, and he was follewod across the bcean by card sharp i. who get $00,000 of the meney en the steamer. On a subsequent trip te Kurope he lest $15,000, and kept en playing until he found hlmself almost ruined. "I'll go te Philadelphia," he mud te the dotectlvo, "te make or break. I can get a tolerably fair game thcre." It only took him four days te leso all he had, and he ended his bad luck by putting a bullet In his brain, tlie Ireuclail Arltauitit iitemarii. A United States senator who is fend of a jeke had been initiated Inte the myster ies of an alleged oaramel, which ene of the boys of ids hotel hail Inveu'ed for the purpose of making initorable tlie Uvbh of ether children. The smiater ewed Gar land, of Arkansas, one, and saw his opportunity. Iio procured seme of the alleged sweets aud placed them oaro earo oare losly en Ida desk. Tlie game hiio hiie hiio cecded. Garland fcpied the docepllve oheoolatef, and, caielessly tmuutor tmuuter Ing by, pleked up due of them aud said : " Wiiat are thuw, Seuater ?' "They aiocaramels, Tnke oue." "Thank you, 1 will," and he te. I; et..'. New the eaiamel was filled with neap nud the jokers expected te ee Garland plt out the uausoeus stuff. That was whero the laugh was te oeuioln. But Garland dls appeinted thatn. He ate up the whele thing, eeap and all, nul never made a sign. The porpstrater bccaine frightened and ran out into the uleak room, exelalm. ing : "Ooed Lord I I'm afraid the man's poisoned." "Oh, you noedn't he alarmed," said Butler, of Seuth Carolina , "Garland's get au Arkansas stotuaeh " Pe this (lay no ene knows whother Garland tasted the soap or net. nteel Mllu Sliutllnc llewu. The rail dopartmeut of the PltUburg Bossemor stcel works, at Homestead, was shut down Friday ulght, throwing eight hundred nioneutofomploymont. Andrew Carnegie, In nn intorvlew te-tlay, stated that the Bdgar Thomsen works, at Brad decks, which ompleyn 0,000 men, would fellow suit In a week iinless arrangotiieiits could be effected with the empleyes te work nt a small reduction this whiter or until trade Improves. The less Hiistnlnnl hv running nt $80 per ten for steel talis, he said, would be greater than the less of in terest en the meney Invested in oase of n suspension. MoKee, Andorseti it Oe.'h mill, nt Beaver, Pa was closed te day anil will remain closed until after the holidays. The JIauehcstet iron and steel works will suspend operations en Monday, en ncceunt ofeoaroity of stock, nud 150 tnen will be thrown out of einploymeut. The puddling department of Klemau's Superior mill, whleh suspended four woeks age, will 10 sumo en Monday. HOME CUIU OU KKLIUj. I.eitlier.MuekliiK, itiltf, KulL.irn sultnl (Inn miiiI nil (Hit hneril. .Sew eiU Time Police Captain Williams, the efficient regulator of the 2Uth preoluet, has been presented with a trio or American relics, utten whleh Is placed a high value, by Mr. Charles Swift, a venerable gentleman hv Ing in West Thirtieth street. The telics are a Spanish rille, claimed te have been used by Shipmnu, the original of Natty Bumppe in Cooper's "Liatherstecklng Tides j " a swlvel guu, ence the property of Hubert Fulteu, nud a swertl worn by a captain under the command or Geerge Washington. The rllle is sevcti fact in length, with n stock of Freuch waluut ami lliut lock, which has been put iu the guu since It was manufactured, nnd does net tit the aperture cut for the original lock. It Is bound with brass,lavishly scrolled ami ornamented. The rille, Mr Swift explains lu a nete te Captain Williams, was owned by Hebert Swift Livingston a hundred years age, who presentcd it te his seu, Clarouce Hubert Livingston, who in turn gave it te Mr. Swift. The swivel gun is a pon derous weapon, about three loot inlengtL weighing evor thirty pounds. It is n Hint lock of ene aud onc-sixtcenth luch bore nnd is brass mounted. It wai used, Mr. Swift says, by Hebert Ftitten in torpedo experiments In 1811 nnd 1812. The sword is evidently et English manufacture, bav ins: a curiously engraved brass hilt, term inating in a head of a British lien. Tlie blade is is very slendcr aud about threo feet iu leugth, and the sheath is or black leather, with a brass tip. The sword was used by Capt. B. Walten, of Bucks, county, Pennsylvania, an officer during the Revolution under Wnshiugteu, and through the "Pennsylvania whisky rebel lion." Mr. Swift, in tlie nete accompany ing the articles presented te Captain Williams, says : "Having reached my 75th year, and haviug no near relatives who would properly value these rehes, I prefer leaving them te you, that they may be in honorable company with ether collections of the same kiud, and that thay may net find their way te a junk shop." FEATUKES OF THE COUNTY PRESS, The Columbia Herald considers that the press is tee leuleut In its criticism of bad dramatie performances. The Mt. Jey Herald thinks it would he a risky experiment te permit women te vote. The Columbia Spy wants te see the church organizations lnvoked in aid of home mission work. The Marietta Timet still Insists that the Hcadiug railroad should extend their liue into the borough or Marietta. The steady publication or supplements by the New Helland CUmen indicates a large and gratifying advertising patron patron age. The Lancaster Ktamiitr declares that Cbauncey F. Black's administration of the office of lioutenaut governor was "honest, dispassionate and neu -partisan." The Lancaster Inquirer thinks Quay carries a Iovel head becaus? he said "thu Republicans have a chance- ie elect the next presldent, if they are united ; if net, they liave no c bance whatever." "Our Mesey," of the Manhcim Hentmel, considers that it is a trying epoch in a yeuug man's history when his girl is looking wistfully in nt a variety stere window, and he has te say, "Matilda Sephia, it's gcttiug late ; let us be walk ing." llli: .SIHOI1L, KA.tlll.V. A fine Kntcrtulniiient l.aat Nluiir. Last oveniug the Strohl family of mu sician appeared in the opera house, aud it was a pity they did net have a larger audience, for they certainly nre deserving or Uberal patronage. The family are tee well known te need au extended notieo, but It iscertain that they have improved weuderfully since their last appearance hoie. The untertaiument last oveniug was first class iu every respect. The music, boil vocal and instrumental, is excellent, while the specialty parts are veryclevei. A feature et the show is the playing of two comets nt the same time by William K. Strohl, and threo instruments by his sister Hebecca. The brass hand and orchestra or the family are very geed. This oveniug they will appear for tbe last time, when a big heuse iiueuhl greet them. This after noon they are giving a matlncn. Orutiil Army Omcera. Lastovenlng Geergo II. Themas Pest, Ne. 81, G. A. It., olected the following efllccrB : Commander M. N. Stark. Senior Viea Peit G'emuuuder Andrew Swisher. Junier Vlce Pest Commander Win. II. Inmau. Quartorniaster James A, Nimlew. Surgeon Isaae Hubley. Chaplain A, O. Leenard. Ofllcoref the Day Edw. Boekmyor. Ofllcer of the Ouard Casper Walker. Council of Administration William Heclim, Dr. J. S. Smith and Adam Sehuli. Representatives te Department Encamp inent J. K. Barr, II. MoElrey, M. Bro Bre sins aud A. O. Roliieohl. Altoruatea Wra. II. Iuniau, Charles D.uiucs and M. V. II. Koller. Janitor Wm. Harry. lUllrnsil nnil Tnmiilkcs i'regrctMnt;. itiitihelm Henttnnl. Werk en the Mt. Hepo Brauch railroad, the Manhelm & Lltltz, and the Manhelm cc Sporting 1X111 turnpikes Is going steadily en with commendabla progress, Fer the railroad the read bed is completed and rails put down aa far as White Oak Mills, a dlstance cf nearly four mlleH. The Manhelm & Lltitz turnplke is built as far as Seudcrville, about threo miles, leaving only half a mlle mero te de, along whleh considerable of tin stene required has been hauled ; and en the Manhelm it Sport ing illll read about a quarter of a mlle at the western end Is piked from the culvert at Weld man's te near the contre of thn village. The grading nt the hill near Friekcr'H pl.ice about en mile from this town Is ulse going ou favorably. The cut will be about 20 feet deep. Who lla feiiuil a UeyV Jnines Rlnehart, aged about 13, or Yerk, after taking his dluuer te him en last Thursday, disappeared and has net been seen sluce. Muyur's Court. Thn mayor this morning sent a drunk te jail for thirty days nnd dlsehargcd live 1 dgere. COLUMBIA NEWS. euu itntiui.Ait uuimuaroNiiitnet:. f-VfUiln AlutiK the Miimineliiiiitin-ciii J Interest In Mill Areitmt tlie llnrmicli rinliKil tip by thn lutein. cmiuir ltspettrr. The following is a list of tlie officers elected nt the recent meeting of the Shaw- nce tire company : 1'iosldent, A. II, Gil- bcit j vlce piesident, Geergo Gratilev ; V " " i, , ucuniut-r. II, r. (Jehn; trustees, Jeseph Swoltr.er, Wondle Hankev and Jeseph Bewers j ohlef engl. necr, Harry Hniighey ; assistant oimlneer, in. Stetter ; elder hese director, Jchn Hohattdle ; assistant hese director, JanifH Mateney , Janitor of englne heuse, J. P. Myers. Chief Burgess Sncath has been chosen chief marshal of tlie parade te be held en New Year's day. The nlds will be ehoseu by the Columbia and Vigilant tire companies. The borough council will bend the precession and will "heuse" the cempany'u tire apparatus In Its new quar ters. The visiting firemen nre te be entertained by the Revural Hre companies of town, nud the eltizeun are te be asked for contributions te onable this tobedonoin n proper niaiiiiei. It Is te be hoped that liberal hands will be held out te the dromen when they cull, asking for thishelp. Thn grand firemen's dress ball will be held in the armory en the ulght or the parade. At laft nlght'ti meeting of tlie Columbia lire company, Mr. Harry Neltc, tr., was appointed that company's aid te tlie mar shall or the Shawnee ilrecnnipany'n parade ou New Year's Day. Noiej .tlmut I'nnii Despite the rain marknt was well at tended this morning. Pennsylvania castle, Ne. 7U, A. e. K. of M. C:, meeta te night. Mr. Alfred limner is visiting In Phila delphia. Kmaniie) Fry is new the janitor of the G. A. R pest room. Scheel beard meets next Thursday ami councils ou Friday. Mrs. Elista lllnkle wl'l be burled to morrow at 2:110 o'clock from Ctieknian's M. B. chapul. Philip llimca, the c.u diepter in the east yards of the Pennsylvania railroad heic, had two lingers of his light hand crushed yesterday afternoon, while coup ling cars. Services will be held te morrow at nil el the ohurciien, excepting Trinity Reformed church. The Letus elub elVeoteJ a permaueut organization last night. Mr. James D. Slade was elected sccteUty. The Fifth Avonuetheatro ceiuptuy w.l occupy thn beards of the opera house to night. The comedy, "Confusion," will be played. 1 he Columbia papers join the Columbia reporters of the Lancaster papers iu calling for the abolition or leaflug nt tlie opera honse en the nlht of performance. Get'fral Welsh pest, G. A. R , will play the S'rehl family father, mother aud eight children en Saturday evening, Dee. 15. The report that Mr. Martin Smith, of Seattle, Washington territory, will attend as a witness the trial of his bro' her?, Winnie and Geerge Smith, is tleuied by Mrs. Smith. The poles for the new Reading aud Col umbia tailrnad telegraph line between this pl.-.co and Marietta have almost all been placed in positieu. Tne line fellows the Columbia and Marietta turnpike aud will seen be cempleted. NKiuttitimuoue Ninvs. Kvrntt Scnr nnil Acnxs the Uuttuty I, Harry Gress, a lad about thirteen UOf. fell from a nwiug in the yard of the Yuilant cnging houre, Yerk, and was se serieusly injtircd that he died shortly afterwards. The lawycrr of the Reading railroad cempauy nre engaged securing the right of way for the read along the Schuylkill, te connect with the Baltimore nnd Ohie extension. As seen as this has been completed the work of constructing the read will be commenced. Up near Selinsgreve u toy treed a 8quirrel nnd in enlarging the hole iu order te secure the game, catne upon a hard suhstanre which proved te be n silver watch Cutting in deeper he suecceded iu taking out cloven of them Some live years aire a jowelry stoie in Sunbury wan robbed of a let or watches and it is sup posed that this is part or the plunder. The members et the Leg is ture who took nil their pay yesterday wero Blackford, Beyle, W. C. Brown, Burnitc, Colbern. Council, Gates. Harris, Hummell, Jamisen Mnrtiu, Levi Morrison, MeCrtim, Henry McDonald, McNamnra, Potncrey, Sieger, Sines. Stewart, Tayler, A. II. White and Weeds. Burnite afterwards added $90 te his $110, for thoelovon days of recess, and paid the $200 te four Harrlsburg ehariticH. J. L Brown, J. L. Graham and Glenn turned ever $100 Senater Herr handed back $110 for the June recess. Themas Miller of Bending, left his family in 1801, went te Utah and became a convert te Morraenlsm. Nothing was heard of him after he left Readiug until Friday when a communication bearing upon it the seal of the Mermen church, nnd nt the clese the name of Elder Mifllin I 'aim or, was recoived by his remaining family in Reading stating briefly that Themas Miller had died near Salt Lake City last Soptember, and the church had buiied him as ene true te the Mermen faith. Tlie lettcr givei no further Infor mation. ntaionle I'.lenKiu nnil Itiatitlliillnn At a stated meeting Inst evening of Casslphia iodge, Ne. 055, F. and A. M of Mt. Joy.the following efllcern were elected and installed te fcoive for the ensuing Masonic ycar.beglnnlng en St. Jehn's duy, Dee. 27 : W. M. Dr. J. P. Zlcglcr 8. W. Henry L. Stager. J. W. Jacob Krolner. Treas. B. M. Grelder, Sec William M. Spcra. At the clese of the roremonies the mom bore of the ledgo and vitltlng brethren wero hnndsomely entertained with n colla tion nt Moenoy'H, tviierf. Ills falie Teeth Wure. II in let Li Times. Sovernl yc.vange Peter, brether or Dan Dan iel B. Nissley, or East Denegal township, had been suffering with a cold rer about a wcek, wlien ene day he was found Htrug gllng te get his breath, nnd In .1 bhert tinie expired, the causa of his death net being nsccrtniucd. When they oame te dress him for burial they could net find his nrtlllelnl teeth. Last wcek they ro re ro inevcd his remains te another graveyard, and en opening thn coffin lid they saw the missing Het or teeth lying iu his threat, and thorn Is no doubt that he had swal lowed them aud cboked te death. Alit for tlm iMer. The following contilbutlens have been placed nt the disposal of Mayer Mao Mae Mao Geulglo, for the nid of tbe small pox suf suf suf forern : Mis. M. O. Caiseu, $C ; David Mayer, ten bushels of potatoes; Wm. Schultze, oue basket of groceiios ler the While family, Mlllliu street. "Oaah" $3 J. W. Hubley, photographer, $3. in Te H II, Jehn A, Dingoes, au olddime theatrical agent, who has net been In this elty for a uuinber of yehrs, was liore last oveniug, ahe.id of Amile Pixley'H "M'liss" party. Tlie i:ieotrle I.'filit. The oleetrio lights worked badly last ulght. The poliee repotted thlrty.throe or them net burning, OIllTltAUV. Ilcnlli n( (Iiitiit iliilumin, Jehn Jehnsen, nu old, well. known nud highly esteemed cltlzen or Llttle Britain township, was round dead botween 5 and 0 o'elock en Thursday oveniug In Ids pump house, whither he had geno nnhert time previous. Ills death was qulte a hcvcre shock te Ids family, ns hn had been In his ustinl geed health all day and had driven te Falrtiieunt the afternoon or his death, aud en his lettiru went about In his usual manlier. Though iu his 8 tth year, Mr. Jehnsen was attmiatkahle specimen or hale and hearty ninnhoed. Erect nnd strong he thought llttle or walking from his home te this city, n dlstance or 20 miles, and only for the past few years lias he discon tinued this his iiMinl practice- when busl busl ness called him te town. He was horn and ralfed iu ihe lower end, and was always ene or lis most prominent elliens ihe latin uu whleh he lived has been in the possession or the Jehnsen family for several generations. The doeoasod leavrs three sons, James, Arthur and Jehn, thn tlrst a farmer In Coleraln and the ethors farmers In Llttle Britain. Three daunh daunh daunh tersnlsosurvlve him. thn wire of Dr. J. W. 'oil, or Llttle Britain, nud Mlsse Plui'be and Sallle, who live at home. Tlie funeral will take place at 11 o'elock en Monday morning from his Inte roaldenco In Llttle Britain, interment nt Union ujmctrry. OK.tTOUM stKLKUTI'.II. Fer Hi ii (iii'tlic.in nnil iiinRitulfiUti Aunl-vemnrlts. At the elections for the anniversary pregrammes of the literary societies et F. ami M. college, held tills morning, ihe following were ulceted : ainriWAN setirrv. Salutaterlnn C. It. Schncder, How Hew tuansvllle, Pa. First Orator W. It. Btiuten, Lancaster. I'll. Second Orator R. O'Beylc, Lancaster, Pa. Thlid Ointer I). B. I'-shbach, Milten, l'a. Eulogist F. C. Cook, llagorstewn, Mil. Peet J. F. Meycr, Union Deposit, l'a. Gatheau Orator J. II. Appel.Mahopae, N. Y. lUAONOTltUN SOOIKTV. Salutaterlan L II. Sal.tda, Tam.ui i , Pa. Fitht Ointnr-T. M. Biser, Middle town, Mil. Second Orator tf. II. Koyaer,Pittbur, Pa. Thlnl Orator-F. C. M-jcr, Fretb.i. Pa. Feuith I) ni u .1. II, AppK, Sit . town. Pa. Eulogist E. S,isanvau, Ueadn.;, l'a Annlveriurian 11. P. Wanner, lt.'.i .in r, Pa. 3lr. 11 lluu' Lrcturr. The lecluroer Mr. Wm. B. Wils.n-, i'.! llveied lest evening In the Prcsbyteri.i-i Memerial ehnpel, Seuth Queen street, was very well attuiidt'il, considering tlie un pleasant weather, and all who hf.ul it wcre gratlllcii both with the matter or the lecture nnd the manner of Its delivery. Mr. Wilsen's thome was '' Mi'e, Movements and Mui Mui Mui heed." He presented Jehn Brewr, Win L. Yaney and Ab.aliam Lincdu as t.tp'fil men of thu j iilltic.it era In which they lleurislud. He gave spirited sketelcH of the characters of each, and n.i: rttcd the prominent event which tended te mould their opinleUH ,ind characters, illtntratiug them by apt refer -ence te many of the important actions el Lincoln's administration. Turning from the nctiei of war te tlie eia of peace he centrastc the blighting influences nf tbe oue with thu advancement of the world under the benign teegu of the ether. As he closed he called the uttoutien of the yeuug men te the fact that they should net leek for example nt Achilles thuudering around the walls of Trey, but they should aim low, that they should make euro of n linn foundation iu all their principle-. rer foundations stand, r.lule tewcis luid iiiu Tall. Mr. Wilsin u a lacaful, llueut uud en. tertaining Bpetker nud x mud thinker, and his leoture outlined many important truths net usually utteicd from 'he plat form. It will bi'.i; lepetltien before a l.uger audience iua latger hall. tte.il v.vs Mi)lt;n.i . A siumr'H Wile :iitnj;a llemelf. Mrs. Mui la Benibcrger, wife of Lias liembcrger, miller, and proprietor of the Manheim tleurimil. Mtuated near the town of that name, en the read te Lancattor.cetn mitted ruiclde ly hanging en Thursday She was aged about 50 ycais and was the second wife of Mr. Bembergcr, who wai tlrst married te her sister, new tle ceased She was thi mother of no chil dren and was somewhat accustomed te mifftr from mental depression. On Thurs day hhe was out riding with her husband ; nothing unusnal was no ticed iu 1 cr conduct or demeanor, nor was thcre any apprchousleu felt for her until about twilight, when supper was ready. A march discovered her in tbe chicken heuse under the ittcps, hanged by hpr own hand aud life was extinct. Thn affair cicaicd a painful (ensatien , the funeral will be held at 1 p. m. te-morrow. An Inquest he 1 1 elicited the abevu f icts. (Illtmi HI' IMM.1IOM l'I.K.11 Verillelsln i ie liiiuiirtant O.nen. The jury in thu oase eT Ilrua vs. Ueiler agreed last night mid this morning ronder cd a verdict In favor or the plaintiff' for 0 cents d.tmtgiM. Iu the case of Siicnk A Kurtz ' .fehu M. Meyor the Jury rondercd a vore t iu favor et the plaintiff for $210 0 J, the amount of Iho clilm In full with Intetest. After the tr itisautlen of a small am unit of current business court adjourned until Monday ut 10 o'clock a. in., when the a I joiirned criminal court commences. DUclinrjtei! en n Writ, Levi B. Snyder, who was scut te Jail by Aldermau MeConemy for 20 dnys,fer belujr drunk nud disorderly, was takeu bofero the judges tills morning and discharged ou a writ of habca.i corpus. tlaie null. Big Tnke Geedman, first basu man of the Tiontens, Iibh been cugnged by the Bay City Club for next season, nnd will net play with the Quicksteps. The playeis at prccent signed by the Al leiituwn club nie Alcettt, Galbilath and Lang, of the Authraoltee; Dehlmnu, Den bam, Galligau aud Dovlsney, of the Allen town ; Mehr, of the Blne Stockings, and McDenell, nn unknown, who halls from the strong districts of the Paolfie coast. , niiiuinuiiiiiii. At Norrlstewu en Thureday oveniug Oeorge W. Hall, was united iu matrimony with Miss Lulu Dotteior. TJip cercineiiy was performed by the Rev. L L. Reed, nf this oily, n brother In law of the bride, in the prceonce or only the near relatives aud most iutiiuate friends of the contrac ting parties. The fi lends of the contract ing parties lit this elty have nene but the best wlshes for the happy pair In their new departure. Ore nilucs t.er.ted. Tlie Iren ero miues near old Conewlngo, Eden township, whleh nre owned nud have been run by Bhultz & Ifcss, h'vn lately been leased by Peacock & Theinns, of Coucstega Furnace, who have erected new machinery nud are taking out ero ox ex ox tcnslvely. This ero Is of the aame quality as the celebrated Conewlngo, and enables the furuace te run high grade iron, The new manager is Ames Smith,
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