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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER SATURDAY. DEOEMBEK tf. 18L3.
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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.
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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,