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ricnnter Edmunds' J""'
Senater Edmunds hai Introduced n
bill whose Intent! te aMiire tlie Indebt
edness te Iho government f the subsl.
dlzcd Pacific railroads. He takes up the
work of Senater Thurmnn, who secured
thopasiKe the Thurraan bill, which
Jjml tlie Hke object et securing the rail
road's debt te the government. Under
It n sinking fund was provided te pay
the debt at maturity, by requiring
25 per cent, of the railroad's net earn
ings te be Invested In government bends
for that purpose There is a difficulty
In determining this percentoge of the
earnings, and nnether difficulty In In
vesting It in government bends, which
can only be had at n large premium.
Furthermore, it Is estimated that this
method of payment will leave the com
panies still Indebted te the government
at the end of the century, when their
debt matures, In the sum of seventy-flve
million dollars. On June 30th, 1SS3, the
amount of their debt was 5102,370,312.
Uy most remarkable legislation and
supreme court construction of it, the
United States was declared net entitled,
under the original subsidy te these reads,
te receive any interest upon its lean
until the maturity of the debt. The
project of the Pacific railroad owners
was te get all they could out of their
ownership, wlille the bends and interest
were uncollectable by the government,
and then abandon their reads
te the government for the debt
if It should prove when due te
be mero than the value of the property.
Congress, after taking n first lien en
the reads te secure its debt, in lS6t
authorized the companies te Issue first
mertgage bends te nn amount equal te
tbe bends issued te the government,and
agreed that the government bends
should come in behind these.
It is apprehended new that the pro pre
visions of the Thurnian bill will
net suffice te secure the payment of the
government's debt. The Pacific rail
road competition is likely te diminish
the net profits, se as te compel
the foreclosure and purchase of
the subsidized railroads when the
bends become due It seems that
the sums earned by the companies
for government transportation are net
wholly retained en account of their in
debtedness, but that they receive large
payments en this account owing te the
opinion of the court of claims that such
earnings cannot be withheld ever mere
than the subsidized portions of the read.
Senater Edmunds' bill directs that the
earnings for government transportation
ever all the lines operated by the compa
nies shall he withheld "9 a credit en their
debts. There are ether previsions in
tended te make the Thurman act opera
tive, and the companies are required te
accept the previsions of the act, whose
constitutionality they new dispute. They
are allowed te pay their debt in equal
semi-annual payments during sixty
years, from Octelr ISS-i, paying three
per cent. Interest en the deferred pay
merits. Mr. C. P. Iluntiugten has additional
reason in this bill for thinking that this
13 a very cruel world. Mr. Huntington
is net happy In the contemplation of
congressional legislation. The Texas
Paclllc loses its subsidy and the Central
Pacltlc has te pay its debt. Eight years
age Mr. Huntington pronounced himself
very weary of trying te keep Congress
stralcht, and declared he would let it
take his railroads altogether rather than
suffer longer ngeuy from its persecution
He has managed, however, te stand the
racket eight years longer, and probably
death will seize him before he volunta
rily resigns the struggle te held en te
his property.
End tlje Contests at Heme.
The Philadelphia Democrats held
their conventions yesterday te elect state
delegates, and while it is pleasant te ob
serve that the crop of contemplated con
tests for seats is net very grea. it is dm
gustiug te see that there are at least two
districts from which theie is prospect of
disputes for thostate c invention te set
tie, which involve persons of such prom
lnence that the state convention, in
deciding between them, will be invited
te consider the indlvidu ihty of the con
te3tan'3 rather than the merits et the
case, which state conventions anyhow
cannot get at. A contest between Sim uel
Jesephs, retired statesman, and Geerge
Morgan, member of the Legislature, for
delegate te the national convention ; and
ft similar contest for the same position
between Jehn it. Head and William D
Kendrick, leads te the trouble. The dis
pute us it is related, is simply the old story
et contests for seats in the lower con
ventleu, and when one party saw that
his friends were in a minority, he was
unwilling te trust the decision of these
contests te nn adverse majority, with
drew and organized another convention.
The state convention has had tills
kind of disputes from Philadelphia
ler years, mm tne country Democrats
iuumuK nun wren ei mem. xiiey can
seldom, if ever, reach their merits, and
the decision is sought and secured by
personal considerations, plot and ceun
terplet, the trade and barter of factions,
and everything that tends te disturb and
disgrace a convention and party. It was
hoped that in a reorganization of the
party in Philadelphia, means had been
found te prevent a repetition of these
scandals ; ami the gentlemen involved,
as well us the local organisatien, ewo it
te themselves te de everything possible
te end these contests at home. Fer
there Is reason te apprehend that a long
Buffeting and often imposed upon party
at large in the state will some of the3e
dajs resolve that constituencies shall be
barred out of stite conventions wliose
representation in them Is a constant
murce of trouble and dissension.
rlnlS?1.,1"18 bemi l0 sentence
T.u ?. l le. Eastflra Penitentiary.
This Is a grateful relief. A Jail that
. costs , much as eurian I li UteU
prisoners stay only when they prefer its
confinement Is beat used vS least
used. The revelations ln court that new
comers te Hummers' hall Rre Bt"p,J5
nnd robbed by the communists whom
the prison inspectors huddle together in
that het bed of filth nnd crime, nnd the
finding by the grand Jury of twenty two
bills of indictment for offenses commit
ted by inmates of the prison is enough
te create n popular belief that our local
penitentiary neither punishes nor pre
vents crlme.
Plcrle's Withdrawal.
Mr. Plerle has withdrawn from the
ltepublican city ticket in Philadelphia,
en which he was nominated for receiver
of taxes, at the request of a number of
prominent business men of his party,
who have asked him te make this sacrl
flee, and let Jehn Hunter have his
place en the ticket se that the unity of
their party may be preserved In this
year of a presidential election. Mr.
Pieile's withdrawal is In striking con
trast with the fervent assurances of his
friends within n week that he would be
elected beyond a peradveuture of a
doubt. It has been forced from him in
view of the certnlnty that the Demo
crats would nominate and the people
would elect Jehn Hunter. Of course the
action of the Republicans will net frus
trate this pregramme, and their virtue
is se manifestly one of necessity that
they will net prellt much by It. The
sama gentlemen who made this
request of Pierie might with
about equal propriety address a like
letter te Smith, their candidate for
mayor. He is in many respects mero
objectionable than Pierie, nnd why the
latter should have been sacrificed is only
explicable en the ground that the larger
patronage of the mayor's office makes It
the mere Important stake for the Hepub
llcans iu the year of " a presidential
struggle." When the two tickets are
made up, as they premise te hi, with
the name et Hunter en each, it will be
found that of the remaining n lines the
Democratic will ba much the stronger
and the party cau make just as earnest
nnd hepef ul a struggle as if the issue had
net been modified by Pierie's with
drawal.
Mil. Pieiue is ene of the kind who
thinks that be who runs away may live te
fight another day. I
Wnn.N soutimeut an 1 law hav -. wrest- i
ling bout and the litter is thrown, dirges '
are mere appropriate than plaudits.
The Oreely relief movement has takeu
83 long te start tint It is much te be
feared that Its necessity will ceve by the
time it geta into working order.
Dnjieuivric wisdom has been indica
ted by Pierie's withdrawal in favor of
Hunter. One strains the eai in vain te
catch the old cry of " Deraoeratte bluu
dericg. '
A XEGne in Wythe county, Virginia,
ha been found guilty of murder in the
first degree by a jury composed exclusive
ly of colored meu. Ne chance there te
wave the " bloody shirt."
OLD books old wine. unU ."tnnkln blue
All thing! In Abert te wntch belong
The count), the snice that rime wattej
tieni;,
All thrii I prize, but tntrt naui)
OKI trleiiili atu best '
AutttnVobien in tilt Century
cxami'li: 18 stronger than precept.
Therefore let William B. Smith, llke hi
fellow nominee Pictie, withdraw from the
Republican tlcket, clearing the way for
King. While there is yet tirae he should
graciously accept the inevitable.
Delvxev wanted te be librarian of the
United States Senate, but asking for
eread he was given a stone When the
tirae comes around for another " Me's and
O's " story, Delaney will stand a better
ohance of having his claim? recognized
TmuTT two per cent, of the bill Intro
duced in the Thirty-eighth Congress be
came law, but only four aud ene.half per
cent. et these offered in the Forty-sixth
Congress met with similar treatment. The
satisfaction ene feels at this result is seme
what marred by the reflection that between
the two congressional periods tin number
of bills increased 8,459.
Tun eleotrie light keeps lhshing in and
out. Thcie are few of the lamps which
burn steadily. Just what constitutes a
light's service has net been doflaed. I'hs
police regularly report seme net burning
at all aud soma burning 'poorly." Hut
what constitutes such inefficiency that the
eitv will net pay for thorn" That is the
question which couucilsshenld sHtle at its
next meeting.
Te take up the Republican papers of tLe
state and read their articles from iliy te
day ene would bi led te think that the
only salvation te the country is their
teachings eti protection and tint they are
its only frleudii, the fact of a mau beiug n
Democrat being rogarded as sufficient
proof that he is a free trader. Hew very
inconsistent with all this is the Mexicau
tteaty, ene of Grant' pet sebemes, and
for which the mine leaders for protection
are voting and working. .
FKATUHE3 0F TUB Bl'ATE PRE33.
The Alteena Tribune detcetH a tondency
te make the possession of the offices the
most vital isBue in our elections.
The West Chester Ilepubluan censldeis
it would be dangerous te nttempt te pub
lish books at the stateV exp.use.
The Erie Jferald conslders that Mexico'
offer te let down her tariff barrier aud take
our surplm pre luets ought net te be rr.
jeetcd.
The Doylestown Democrat wants the
battlofield and historical spots of the
Revolution marked by menuments that
they may boeorao the national Moceas of the
future.
Pensioning the descendants of state
men, dcehres the Pittsburg Dupitch, net
only establishes a bad precodent, but is
feuiilid upon false end uurepubllcan
prlneij Ics.
New that Nutt la acquitted the Pittr
burg Leader nsks : would it net be butter
for hlmself and all oenosruod that he
should be placed in an asylum for treat
ment for his mental disease ?
Tlie Ucrvant-Ulil 1'reDlem lu Union.
Iloteu Truiiscrlpt.
"Ne," said Fogg, In reply te the persen
en the doorstep, the lady of tne heuse is
net In. Itisher evening out. But my
wife Is lu; peihnps alie might de as
well,"
tPKHSONAL,
Rkv. J. S. Kali.p it has been doserted
by his 8.iu Francisce admirers.
Wiu.miH Ai.usex has neon rcolccted
United States senator by the Legislature
of Iowa.
Puer. Mix Mit.r.un pretests against
tlie outcry that Ucnry Ooerge'a theories
are dangerous.
Tin: i.ati: Ruv. Samit.1. Dukr.i, of Ox
ford, hai left te the Lincoln University,
the handseme bequest of $4,000.
D. 0. Mim.", the capitalist, went te
California, put his small capital into a
stoek of groceries, and in ten year accu
mulated a fortune.
Hiium Huh-mfk, n prominent citizen
of Kingsten, N. Y., who has been u ro re
clttse for the past tlve years died Tuesday
afternoon. His wealt'i Is estuuitcd nt
rJOO.OOO.
Mis.vr.Mi-i.iKiT Wilsen, of Maryland,
is spokeu of as a line scholar, n thorough
lawyer and nu oxeollout business tmu,nud
the uncompromising cuemy of corruption
iu every form.
MATTiirw Auneli' deprecates the ten
dency of tli" people In America te lljek
te the cities aud te seek an education
that will 111 them for clerical rather than
manual labor.
Gt.N Simen C vmeuen, during his stay
at the Het tpnugs, Ark., the last three
weeks has se gieatly improved tlat the
ailment for the treatment of which lie
journeyed thither has disappeared.
Wiiuam I). Rinoe, a?cd 7.' years, who
died in Newpnrt. Ky , en Tuesday, left
a fottune of $500,000 te six adopted chil
dren from three te seven vears old He
was somewhat eccentric. He left no legal
heiiu.
MoN'sinen Cr&.L, nt a lecture in
Washington the ether day expressed a
doubt that n, married women, unless they
were nuns, were happy, and advised all
women of DO te get married if they had a
chauce
Mn. Ans Ei uv Urnns. adopted daugh
ter of the late .1. Henry Heppe, of West
minster, M i , obtains, under the decision
of the Maryland court of appeals, the
340,000 given her under Heppe's will. The
testamentary paper consisted of the fel
lewini; en the back of a loiter te the lega lega
tee " Aun, after my death you are te
have forty thousand dollars. This you are
te have, will or no will. Take care of this
letter until my death." With interest the
bequest new amounts te $14,SX.
.Mi'iiufciiiiie jLAitut-:t.
n.ioe llretnrrs ami Ttirlr C'uuila Shect
De it a 1 we Men la llCTrnse.
News has just reached Charlette, N". C.
of murders committed in Lincaster couu ceuu
ty, S. C.hst Saturday evening and night.
Armstrong Funderb.mk was killed in
Tradesville, and William Cenehnd was
killed in Taxabu i, towns about six mile.
distant from each ether. The cause ef
the killing in tacit lustanee was the re
newal of old quarrels. tome time last
spring Fundeibauk Ot into a difficulty
with n yeune roan nimed Gregery and
ended the row by sheeting Gregery.
Gregery in the meautime t! wly recover ed
from his wound, anl en last Sitarday
met Fuederba k in Tradesville, and the
quarrel was recewed. Funderbank was
in the store of Mr. Rjbinsen, when
Gregery entered and, drawing a revolver,
rlred upju him. Funderbank fell te the
dour dtaii Gregery was out under
arret. Faiidcrbauk was tifty-three years
old.
About the time that tLe above tragedy
was being or acted auothereoe of a similar
character 1 appeued in the neighboring
tewp of Taxauua, where ' Billy " Cope Cepe
land and three Gregery brothers had met
te settle a pre ions difficulty. Cepcland a
short time befere ha i had a light with one
of the Gregorys, and thiseung man's two
brothers weut with him te assist him lu
having revoae C 'pelaud was met en the
street m Taxahui by the Gregorys, who
drew their p.stels aud tired upeu htm aim
iiltaueeusly. Cepsland fell dsad under the
flre. The three Gregery brethers who
killed (.'upland are related te the Gregery
who killed Funderbank, beiug cousins.
A Villa flsat l.ndl I i a Kuvr.
WalterO'iinen, of Elisabeth, J. J., and
William Bregau. of Trenten, fought a
prise liht in n deserted building near the
Rintau laudiug, about a. mile and a half
from New Brunswick ou Monday night,
for two hundred dollars a side. A
circle was formed en the top fleer
by a crend of perhaps fifty men, and six
rounds were fought under "the Marquis of
Queenaberry rules Bjth men were badly
putnshed. Bregan lest his front teeth.
O'Brien's nese was breken. While the
men were slugging each ether In the sixth
round a foul was claimed by O'Brien's
Iriends, but the blew was allowed by the
referee and Makeheller. The affair ter
mi n.i ted iu a general row, ir. which nearly
all took a baud. I he atiliuhelJer refused
te give up the stikes. It was decided te
have another butle either iu 'I ronten or
Elizabeth seen.
TjIiik UK OiTn'.Wedilini; Knet
Whi'.tiei is an cccsntrie lawyer of
Muncie, Ind. Maud McArthur was the
dashing young woman who bearded at
the hotel. Wlntiler loved her and she re
turned h'J love, at.d seen rumor sa.d that
thore was uudue intimacy. He produced a
written agreement with both pirtics had
signed te the effect that they had conclud
ed te live together as man and wife, but
dospite thiii he was arrested en the charge
of adultery. He cited a section of an
Indiana statue wh'ch say4 that where
tliera have been no witnesses te a compact
aud I he partits te it ngrce between them
selvos te abidu by it, sueh compact shall
be construed as valid uuJer this statue.
Whittier claims the right te be let alone,
aud aays he will carry his pe nt te the
Supreme oeurt. The ease comes up ou
Wednesday fei decision.
In Slemerj ul U'Denuell.
An immeuse concourse of iwasantry
assembled en Tuesday at 1 lorry beg,
e unity Denogal, the birthplace of Patrick
O'Dounell, the slayer of James Carey, and
assisted in the celebration of a mass for
the ropeso of the soul of O'Dounell. After
the mass a mock lunernl wan held, and a
coffin was placed iu the O'Deauell family
burial plot, the people kneeling m prayer
areuu 1 the grave, Wrciths of immortelloa
were placed upon the aeffin, upon which
was the Inscription : "sacred te the mom
ery of Patrick O'Dennell, executed at
Londen Kotcnteonth of Documber, lH.4;i "
Thlity tne pounds sterling were tubsenb.
oil iowek! a fund te ctcct a monument te
O Dennell A u'dolutieti was p.used
thaukiuir Araotleans for their assistance
aud M. Vietur Huge for Ids advocacy or
the catisj el Irulaud.
Cuttinlli Ifiu ,,, the Army
Bishop Simpsen, at a ladies' mass meet
ing held In Baltimore, lu the interest!)
of the centennial of American Methodism,
en Monday said that tlie Reman Catholie
ehuicli haH devutcd paiticular nttentlen te
the higher female education, nnd in this
way exerts quite nu inlliieuce evci our
nrray. Thore ia an academy in Georgetown
near Washington, and the youngest army
oiucers, ueinliigln contact with the young
ladies, fall under their inlluonce and mairy
them. In this way has the army been
tinged with. Reman Catholicism.
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l'eunu Drim in Hea.
JehuK Eugle ami wife, of Wilkcsbarie
stepped nt tlie Horanten home lu Horauten
Meildav IllL'ht. ninl wlmn M,. p..i
aweke iu the morning nhe was herrllled te
find lier liusband dead by her slde. A pest
mertem oxaminatleii held Tuesday niter,
neon showed that death was caused by a
clot of bleed In the heart.
HEME WITHDRAWS.
TiKi.mnu TuxiiKiir.i'uitu riirssniiKi
1'lilliiJelphla's l.Rtut relliHnl beiuiiil.iu-
AnttclillDc Jehn llmitrr'n Xeiuliui-
Hen by tlie lleuuicriiU.
The withdrawal of Goeigo G. Pierie as
Republican candldite l.i receiver of tnxe.s
of Philadelphia, caused quite n jmlitieal
sensation when ami. mue.l Tuesday after
noon. A number of pi.miinciit Phlladol Phlladel
phift Republicans succeeded m ivisuaditig
Pierie that he could net win and that the
party interests would be bet subervcd by
his withdrawal. The Republie.ui conven
tion will reasaomlne I his afternoon and
place Jehn Hunter'.) inune en the ticket.
Belew isgiven thoeeireipJiidence tint lei
te the declination.
Piitl.DEUMtlv, Jan. -'-. lvSi Geerge
G. Pierle, esq. l)er Sir Yeu have been
twice honored with the nomination for
receiver of taxes bs the Republicans of
Philadelphia. Your ii:ue. in iwliit of
experience, ability or chancier, for the
responsible office is beyond question.
We regard, heweicr, Republican unity
and Republican siiccss is abete all per
sonal consideration', .mJ they are made
paramount by the near approach of a most
Important president nl election. Wir
sincere devotion te the principles nnd
policy of Repub! utui.i wai rants t'10
belief that you regard ihe harmony a- 1
triumph of the part abeicill individual
ambitien: and we aidiess you with the
moie eoutldence because enr merits, your
qualifications aud your devotion te the
Republlcau faith are k .-uessed by all.
We bolievo that !h- uuii of the party
necessary te enable it t. enter the presi
dential struggle hejs?i . demands of you
au honerablo sacriiue el ih.1 h uer worth
ily conferred upon ye.. , ui.d we behove
that you can thereby ikoeraplish nhat you
most desire the greatest measure of sue
cess for the Repuhlic.i. patty. A large
and intelligent Republican elemeut sin
cerelv bcliove that Republican tneAbiircs
and Republican ban., my would be best
promoted by the rcolivtieu of Jehn Hun
ter , and we bcllcve tl.-tyeu would insute
Republican unity nnd kiiceess in the city
centest, and thereby assure Republican
victory in state and ...it ion, by cerMally
unitleg the Republieiu . tersef Philadcl
phia for Jehn Hut.ter for icceivcr of
taxes. Respeetiully,
Edwin H. Fitler, ."- A CaMuell, Heur)
Lewis, Liudtey Smith, Hamilton Iiissten,
A. Doudou Snowden. Mmuel it. Shi;ley,
Celeman Sellers, .1 ve, h i'ltterseu, Tlie.
Cechrnn, Jehn and J as Oobsen, II. C.
Hewell, B. B. Cetnegy. Chas.H.Rodgers,
Themas Delan, Elw. C. Kn ght, II. C.
Townsend, Jno. Mut lell. Jno. Wnna Wnna
miker, James I. i"aglurn, James V.
Watsen.
PuiL.vuni.rni v, January 22 1SS4
Te Edwin H. Filler, isq , Th-mias De
Ian, esq , Hamilton Disston, eq and
ethers Gentlemcn I hive received your
letter of this date ia whuh, after many
friendly words of pere.iV. regard for iny iny
self for which I heartily thank you you
express a belief that the interest of the
Repubhcau party iu state and nation, nevi
and in the future, wjuld be beat served by
my withdrawal frcm the preseut eintcst
and the nomination of Jehn Hunter.
I cannot be insensible te such a state
ment coming from such a Source
Yeu are kind enough te credit me
with a readmess te sacntlce personal am
bition for the geed of tbe party, and you
declare it te be your judgment that the
exigencies of the sifntieu require such
a sacrifice, I apprccate the ontldenco
w ith which you honor me, acd 1 take no
httle satisfaction in doing what I cau te
mstify it. I feel, wiih you, that Repub
1 can success is abeve all iwrseual ceusid
orations ; and for that reason, and because
it appears that the Republican party wil
be best served by my retirement, I cheer
fully withdraw from the contest, iu which
no ether consideration eeu'd hive induced
me te falter.
I am, gentlemen, resjctfuU), jour obe
dient rervant Geckec G Piehie
ATTKM1T TO IIUIJ A II 1M!
Ilarslsrj Tunnel late tne Vitalr, but l'll te
Utl tee 8130,000 lu tn-n!e
Burglars attempted te rob tbe banking
heuse of Childrens & Harris, in Terrell,
Texas, early en Suuday morning. At
about U o'clock smeke was seen iu the
building adjjlmng the bank and pouring
from the rear of tbe bank itself. The doers
were burst open and then it was discovered
that the Rmoke was coming from the
seams of tbe vault doers. The vault was
opened and the papers therein were found
te be en flre. One wrench with a crowbar
developed the faet that tin outer deer
of the safe had been blern te pieces,
as it at ence fell from the place.
Tie second ene' is a eiy inch steel
deer. The time locks were found
te be intact, and the nioney and valua
bles all safe. The burglars entered by
erawllng under the sidewalk into nn ad
joining building, tunnelling through three
different brick walla and foundations
until they were under the bank vault, and
then tunnelling into the vault. They
tapped the safe, pur in their powder aud
fuse for the explosion, and, it U presumed,
left the work of getting the e-ish until
Sunday night, the smeke being tee dense
te get it at that tlme. Inside the vault a
lantern, various burglir's tools, and a
package of about two pounds of powder
wero found. Uuder the fleer were bed
clothes, bedding, rajre burglar's tools,
canned fruits, ham aud ether articles of
feed, which indloate that they had been
for seme tlme engaged la the work of
effecting an entrance The sare eentaiued
about $ 150,000, of which j.OOO was in
flpccle. The rest was made upofgreen
backs, bank notes, securities and valuable
papcifl. It is net known hew much of tlie
paper contents of the wilt was destreyed.
The spcolewaa taken out uninjured. It
is thought that the I ss in papar is heavy.
Thore fa no clue te the burglars
iiuteuuii a iiii:sii.i
A lUllreKd Train l'ltmCeii un n Twenty I'oet
llitJce
An express en the Cincinnati division of
the Teledo, Cincinnati it St. Leuis rallre id,
consisting of two oeichos, a biggage car
and an ongine, tlasbsd off a long trcstle
twenty feet high, neai Beavertown, Ohie,
nt five o'clock Tuesday oveniug, and was
completely wrecked, causing a losef S10
000. '
The aoeldent was caused by a tmek
wheel of the ongine breaking when tlie
train was iu the mlddle of the trestle, and
the whela train was hurled off in an in
Htant, carrying away part of the trestle.
Tluire wero twenty pasvingnrn ou the train
five of whomwere injuied Morgan II.
Morgan, of Veue loei.i, Ohie, was badly
injured nnd was taken home. Englneer
Hendersen was burled under the o'lglne
and had his cellar b me breken nnd was
otherwise hurt. Conductor Mlller and
Exprers Messenger Marsh were badly
injured, the latter btlng burled under his
car.
i;yliE from Hunt unit Unlil.
A llttle ever a yent age James Adams, n
farm laborer, married ,i very young wife
and net up housekeeping n, au at 0iin
en Clar Greek, eight rnlliH Houth of
Bloomington, Ind. Ou Meuday n Htrang
er, passing the Adan. eab,,,, i,.j ,7H
nttcntleua drawn te n by tin sjund of
meaning within. He opened the deer
nnd found Jnmen Adams, benumbed
nnd helpless with oeld, lying en
tlie naked fleer beslde a fireless ntove.
Iu a bed nenr by, under n heap of
ia, lay the child mother, frezen te death.
On her breast, wrappud iu rags, was a
living Infant trying te draw nourishment
from Uh mother's breast. Tlie babe, lean
than n week old, and the father were
cared for by kind nelghb jrs. Mr, Adnms
when nble te speak, said he was Nick and
tinable te move when his wife gave blith
te tlie l).U)P,ntul no could net scud for help.
The uolghberM, deeply inertlllcil that suf
fcriug should exist uudlscovered in their
midst, are doing all iu their pewer for the
babe and its father. Ou Tuesday they
gave the mother a Uhtlstl.ui burial.
Inn Mliiem IneUiulr Itllle.l.
A fall of rock occuried at the Green
Rldge colliery, Scratiten, ou Tuesday, in
atntitly killing Aaren A. Bells, a miner,
and his laborer, Owen Malley. They had
tired ii blast and wero lu the net of re
moving the coal, when they were ever
whelmed under tens of the reef reek.
Their bodies wete taken from beneath the
mass with great difficulty and wero disfig
ured beyond recognition. It Is said that
the reef was imperfectly prepped aud that
Malley and Bells were notified of this
fact, but failed te prellt by tbe udvlce.
As seiii a the news of their death went
through the colliery the minera Immedi
ntely quit for the day, it being customary
net te urk in any initie en the same day
that a fatal accident occurs there.
I'reisu t.t IXstn Willi Drunk
r.arly Tuesday morning n well drcs.cd
man, subsequently recegnised as Jehn
FrasHr, a e.sbiu paseng. ronthe steamship
Arujna. which arrived en Monday, was
found nt the feet of n bisoment steps in
Hudsen street, New Yerk. Ne marks of
violence were ilneovered en the body and his
jewelry was uutouelicd, Fraser was said
te be a lumber metciiaiit, living iu 1, Ivor Iver Ivor
peel, and came te New Yerk three or four
times a year en business. He had drank
heavily ou the passage ever, nnd It is sup.
posed that hlle drunk last night he sat
down, fell asleep and was froxeu te death.
IMncliig en licr Metnrr'n Ueniu,
When an undertaker was putting the
body of t'athoriue Maleney, who died in a
spree en Mendiy in Kingsten, Out., lu a
coffin, he asked a daughter of the deceas
cd, Mrs. Gray, if she desired te have tlie
corjse icdrcssed Mrs Gray said : " Ne,
chuck her iu the way she Is " When the
lid was screncd ou she leaped en the coffin
aud danced like a mauiae nnd euly ceased
her antics when compelled te de se by the
constable. The whele family were Intet
ieated.
UliausM In the llroeka Cuinel
E. E Barnard, astrouemor of Vnndor Vnnder
bilt university at Nashville, Tennessee,
rep irts romarkable changes in the Brooks
comet en the nights of the -Oth and 21st
insU. Ou Minday night the nucleus was
suneunded by n faint envelope, and num
erous dark rifts were visible iu the tail.
Ou Monday night the tail oparated into
three distinct brauches, showing dark sky
between, and a rapid pulsation of light
one degree baek of the nucleus.
ri. i:iiim) ins uw.N
a.vnirv.
liriii.irkitblp l'rucrcilitics In tlie
lrlsl Inl-hlUilelniiln
atercdltti
ihere were ifome remarkable incidents
lu court en Tuesday in the trial In Phila
delphia, te dctormiue the sanity of Wil
l.am Mcrcllth, son of the late William M.
Meredith, the famous lawyer, who was
secretary of the treasury when Zaehary
Tayl r was president. Through the mouth
of his counsel, Daniel Dougherty, Mr.
Meredith presented te the jury an argument
of 1 j closely printed pages, full of acute
rcasiuing, bristling with citations from
medical and metaphysical works, and
bright with witty thrusts at the doctors
and shend"H jury which deprived him of
his liberty. Mr. Meredith is, te all pur pur
peei of elocution, dumb, through a
marked and painful impediment in his
speech. While hla counsel was rolling
out his il owing periods for him, he sat un
moved and apparently careless of their
effect upon the jury. Geerge W. Diddle
and Cadwaladcr Diddle, distinguished
lawyers, and several ether persons, testi
fied m Mr. Meredith's favor, but the
trump carls of the defense were In tbe
writiuga of their client, aud the reading
of his letters te his counsel produced
a marked effect. The petition nnd
brief prepared by Mr. Meredith, en whieh
his c lunsel went into court at PotUville
and defeated the motion te soil his estate,
were also put in evidence. Theu Mr.
Dougherty, the sliver tongued, who nomi
nated Hancock at Cincinnati, began te
read Meredith's argument te the jury.
There came a titter through the court
room at the outset that grew te a rear as
the cjunsel read en : ''Sim1; ic ic
sane delusions prore themsolves One
of these, frequently montienod in the
book -j, is where a patient thinks that bis
head is tee big te go through a dour. If
ece of these doctors is ever en trial for
insanity, his delusion will probably take
th.it form." The last page aud a half of
the argument centained a aovere denunci
ation of medical experts and a pathefa
appeal for liberty. "They interfere
te prevent the punishment of the law from
taking effect ou a condemncd murdorer,
while they would punish au innocent
man with imprisonment for llfe en
their prophceies. If tbe punlshment
for insauity, instead of imprisonment for
life, were death, would you condemn
me te die Lti sucii a ca30 as this I They
are asking you te condemn me te werse
than death." After Mr. Dougherty hail
been reading an hour and a half lib broke
down at the words iu the peroration, " I
sit a stranger iu the halls where my father
practiced his profession," and went fob
bing te his chair. Judge Fell, en tlie
bench, sat wiping his eyea, and many of
the lawyers aud spectators In court were
deeply affected. The reading was finished
by Mr. White, Mr. Dougherty's asscolate.
- m
A ItKlU.N r TKKHOH.
l.ftttleai Mnrau'lrr Wlie Are DepejuiUtlni;
A lltttrlcl In Ohie.
The vicinity of YoungHtewn, Ohie, has
been infested for yeats by a gang of law
less nmraudcin who have from time te
time engaged in various outrages against
law abiding farmers nnd citizen".
Whouevor persons appeared against
members of the gang they were
Biire subsequently te btcorneUho victims
of personal violence or ihe te have their
property destroyed. The gang has been
eugaged making counterfeit raouey, nnd
government detectives have occasionally
captured ene dr mero of tbe counterfeiters
but tbe illicit money meulding was still
kept up, whild horses were stehn, barns
burned and ether outrages wero porpetrat
ed. Of hte the law abiding class of
rosldenta organized te wipe out tbe gang
and measures have been taken toward that
end, Instead of quieting the effect has
been te make the gaug mere dclhnt and
despcrate.
Last Thursday night tlie postelllco nt
North Lima, the principal village of the
township, was plundoied and everything
of value wan taken. While the citizens
knew full well who weie the guilty
partieH they nre afraid te either complain
or appear ngalnBt them. Abrelutu terror
has taken itossesslon of the pwiccnble citi
zens, who ute offering te soil their farms
aud personal effects ut iiuyprlce and lleo llee
iug the country. Monday night the
largest barn in the township, belonging te
Neah Blessor, was burned with ita con
touts, Including mnohineiy,grnln nnd hay,
valued at $4,000.
Bletacr ou Saturday hnd appeared as a
witness for the state and Identified ene of
tlie gang as having participated in the
burning of Chiulcu Grahnm'ii heuse last
week. Lvul weith $1U0 an aero three
y eat a age is new seeking a buyer at $ 10 or
less. Tlie lawless company Is reigtilug n
supreme as ever the Ku Klux Klnn did lu
the Seuth.
The etnte finds the greatest pessible
difficult v In dcahni' with tlie matter owing
te the terrer of the oitizeiiH, who will net
testify aira net these IiIl-Ii handed outlaws
A vigilance committee organized lately
have glven notion that they prOpose te
step the lawlessness, and have wnrneil tlie
gang en penalty of deatli te leave. What
the result will be is a matter of conjecture. '
QUAMR SESSIONS.
l'l(IUi:nUIN(ltOirTiejANU,UVTlCIIM,
Uotittuuitleii et the Trial et Hie TriOii
itiini Iliiniinem'lUll-itie lutnrn
ul Hie lliiteil .liirj.
1i(Khij Afternoon. t'em'th va. Richard
Miller, l'he defendant was oharged with
the lateeny of a oeat aud hat from (Jiul
Poterson, who was confined with him In
1111111111018' hill, Tlie defendant denied
halng taken anything, but admitted that
he struck Poterson. The Jury rendered u
verdict of guilty. Miller plead guilty te
three charges of assault and battery. On
these and tlie charges of robbery of
which he was convicted, he was soiitenced
te two years and two months Imprison
ment lu the K litem ponitetitiary.
Cem'th s. ThenuiB Cassldy. The no
cused was .mother member of Hummers'
hall gang. He was charged with robbing
Geerge Fisher and Blessie Plotter, fellow
priseiierH When Fisher was put upon
theHtand houwero that tlie accused bad
dene nothing whatever te htm. As te the
Plotter case thore wero no wltnesies nud
verdicts of net guilty were taken.
Cem'th vs. William McLaughlin, rob
bery. The accused was Ne. 11 of the Bum Bum
mera1 hall gang, and Geerge Fisher
charged him with nssisting te rob him.
He snere that MeLiugbliii helped te held
him while his meney aud ether things
wero taken. Accused took n poeketknifc
from wituesH , alter stealing the money,
goecV, ecc, the prisoners passed them out
of the hall by meniis et n repe te persons
belew. This wttiies3 explained hew he
get into prison. He stated that he and n
frieud were walking around Columbia
when they asked n man te show them n
cheap bearding heuse , the man proved
te be au officer , he Kitd he would show
them a cheap place and he had thorn sent
te prison for live days by a squire. While
being robbed the wittiesa made a great
new.', and although thore were no less
than thirty men in the hall nelther any of
them nor the prison officials came te his
assistance. The dofeuso offered no testi
meuy, but claimed that the case wero
worked up by officers te make costs. The
Jury rendered a verdict of guilty. Tlie
defendant plead guilty te two charge3 or
assault and battery. He was sentencd te
thirteen and a half mouths iu tlie Eastern
penitentiary en all,
Cem'th vs. Themas Ling alias May.
This was another of the bums, and he was
charged with partieipatlug lu the robbery
of Fisher. The ovideiuo was similar te
that in the ether ciscs. and the Jury re n
dercd a verdict of guilty. Sentenced te
the Eistcrn jwnltciitlary for thirteen and a
n au meutiis.
Harry Herner, city, was charged with
foruicatlen nud bastardy ami seduction
with Ursula Lagel. He plead guilty te the
llrat charge and went te trial en the latter
which was ft en abandoned for want of
nvulcuc. the jury puttiug the cU en the
county.
lu the case of Josse Miller oharged with
fornication nnd bastardy n verdict of net
guilty was taken.as tbe defendant is dead.
A verdict of net guilty was taken in nn
assault aud battery c.ije against Themis
Casstdy, of the Bumniers Inll gaug for
want of ovidenco.
The grand jury returned the fellow! ng
bills :
Tiue Bills Edwin Spreeher, David
Garlash aud Lyman Bitzer, fornication nud
bastardy ; Geerge Bolster, jr , malicious
mischief and assault.
Wedneiday Morning. There was a tro tre tro
mendeus crowd in attendance atceurt this
morning, the room being packed with
8cciaturs who wero drawn there no doubt
because this is the day en which two mur
der cases are set down for trial.
Iu the case of Willliam King, another
of the Bummer hall crowd, who w.ia
eharged with robbing Blcssie Plotter, a
verdict of net guilty was taken, as the
prosecutor lias left tbe county.
Cemth vs. Lyman Bitzcr. The defend
ant wr.s charged with foruicatlen and
bastardy with Cera Shirk, of Ephrata.
There was no defense, and tbe jury reu
dercd a verdict of net guilty.
Cemth t.s Edwin E. Snrecher, of this
e.ty, fornication and bastardy. The
preiccutrix was Catharine Haas, of Mlddle
street. The case was stubbornly fought,
and the jury rendered a verdlct of guilty.
Cem'th vs. T. W. Pryer, of this city,
larceny. The defendant was eharged with
stealing a gun, the property of Jehn T.
Zecher, of West Earl. It appears that
aome time in Novembor last Mr. Zechcr
gave the guu te S. It. Carpenter, who was
te bring it te town anil have it repaired.
Carpentcr left his wagon en North Duke
street and while he was nbseut the gun
was taken. It was afterwards re
covered at Buehmillcr's gun s'.ero, whero
it had been taken by the accused for re
pairs. Tbe dofense was that tbe noeuscd
bengbt the gun from n stranger, whom he
did net knew, ou Seuth Duke street, nnd
borrewod tbe money te pay for it from a
companion. After finding It was out of
gear he took it te Buchmiller's. Geed
oharaetcr was nlbO shown. Jury out.
The grand jury returned the follewiug
bills :
True BiUt. Biidget Powers and Mary Mary
Deyle, abandoning an infaut ; Rebert Gib Gib
hed, defrauding a landlord ; Abraham
Rechm and M A. McGlinu, assault and
bittery ; William Richardson, carrying
concealed weapens , Levi Ebcrsole, adul
tery ; Bossie Spicer, kceplng a disorderly
heuse ; Henry Gllleu, alias Jack Wallace,
borse stealing and larceny.
Ignored. Frank Solbeld, assault and
battery, with oetiuty for cost?.
The Start el the Umes,
Upen inquiry at the prison It has been
learned that the magistrate who sent the
men te prlcen who worn robbed in Bum
raeia' hall wna Jehn P. Frank aud the
constable wnsritiuck. The sworn ovideuce
showed that they wero net tramps, nor
were they guilty of any crlme.
HeailiiiB'rf llreat nnengerfast In July.
The Samgerfcst commltteo of the liar liar liar
moiiie M.xiinnroher, el Reading, have
elected Prof, J. Win. Just musical director
of the Siengorfest te be held in that city
in July. Tne corresponding secretary of
the commlttre wai instructed te Bend in
vitations te tlie follewiug societies . The
Lkdcrtafel, of Wllkesbarre, Pa.: the
Mrcnnorcher, of this city ; the Frehslnn,
of Pittsburg, Pa.; the Mrennorehor, of
I'hllndelphlii; the Samgerfcst, of Wilkes,
barre, Pa.; the Llcdcrkrauz, of Baltimore,
Mil.: the Arien, of New Yerk elty j the
Lehigh Srengcrbttnd, of Allentown,, Pa,;
the Llcderkranz, of this city ; the Mren
ucrcher, et Lebanon, Pa., and the liar liar liar
moule, of Philadelphia, Jehn Darbey was
ulcctcd chief marshal, with power te ap
point his own assistants, Tlie celebration
will he held en the 29th, DOth and 01st
days of July. The Mrongerfest, It la said,
will be tlie grandest nffalr of the kind evor
given In Kusterii Pennsylvania,
Mcirs .stall Kucllltlm.
Postmaster Marshall has ordered the
oreotion of lour letter boxes in Coiitre
Square, ene in front of the Lntui.liohm Lntui.liehm
cmt building, ene at the old pest office,
ene at Zalim'H comer and ene at the West
ern Union telegiaph offieo. He has also
Instructed the lotter carriers te make ene
cnllcolieu en Sunday.
.Mail matter dropped Inte the lotter boxes
ou that day, in any part of the elty befere
1 e'cluck p. in. will be oelloctcd by the
oarrierd aud cent away by mall the came
evening. The postmaster will rocelvo the
thankR of many citizens for these additional
mail facilities
Ketlvul uctvices.
The revival lu Union Bethol clitucu,
coruer 0r pri0e and Orauge strcets. is
pr0KrC3snK witU Increasing lutercst. Thli
0TC,,jnK tbe revivalist, Rev Tlies, Neal,of
Harrjurg wlll prcaeh.
tiik i.nvi:u i.Mii
Menial llinHunllurii rivtllnu of li Count
Frem tne Oxtern i'icm." """"'
llenry 0. Wecsl hns Beld his farm lu
Llttle Britain township te n Mr. Wlttner
Cromwell Blackburn has neld te Jehn
II. Thompson nix ncres of land and home
lu the village of Moscow, Colnralue town,
ship, for 4000,
Pneumonia nud typhoid fever h'ave been
prevalent In the neighborhood of Andrews
Bridge, for the last two months nud nov nev
eral deatliH have resulted.
Aloxnnder BtophetiH, or Dnimore town.
Slllli. held te Ulelmnl M,.li. .... u ......
day last, r pilr of twin lambs' 14 months
iu nuieii weiKiicii i h pounds. They
were a cress of Leicester nnl Cotswold.
1 wenty lad of hogs raised by Jehn M.
!' I,ninfti IfVse kve. weie brought iu
te a Philadelphia dealer last week. Thov
weighed 8,075 pounds. J. Milten Kcceh,
of the same p Uee, sol I t ul0 name ,,aUv'
43 head which weighed 19,000. '
Twe horses boleuglng te Kills P aib aib
sen, or Llttle Britain, have died within
two weeks, after a few hours aleknes
A nisploien that they wete poisoned
exists and Mr. Oibseu brought the stomach
or ene or thetn te Oxford en Thursday
last te be analyzed by Dr. Pugh.
Joremlah Moero, an old oltlzen or Penu
township, who fell and injured his hip
"bry seriously and has been nt the rest
dencoef his heii In-law, W. IS Moero, in
Salisbury tewiiBhip.evcr stnee the accident,
Is improving and hopes aie new otiteitnlncd
Hint he may get out agalii.
C. Feil A Sens, cauners of this county,
will tills twining season start a liraneh or
their business en the farm or Franklin
Darlington, near Lincoln Station, Chester
county. Tills linn have acquired a geed
reputation from the quality of the goods
they have for years been putting ou the
market. The growing working population
of Lincoln should welejme this new Indus
try, ns much help is required during the
canning season and gee 1 waj;cs earned by
men, women and children
mi: TitouiiAiieuitsj
l'lMiljr ul run nun it 111; H.iii.e.
It was a surprise te the Saulsbury Trou Treu Trou
buleurs themselves when Miss Nollle Me
Henrypcepcd through tlm wire covered hele
near tlie Italtau watermelen en the drop
curtain last evening in Fulton opera house,
and graiely Informed hci eimp.mietiH that
thore was au " Immniae buslness en
hand." It is worthy ,.f chrouleling bete
that this is the only lusUneoenrecotd tint
Miss McIIetirv was gmve last evcnlng,
and, charmed wiih this sittsf.icterv (lis
play of iieniibr amirecliiien of thn iv.iii
badeurs. .Miss Nullie mxl ir ,.,immtrir,ie
en the itage roselrd, m a council held
evor a noaier eeiumi the curtain, that thev
would no tiieirncst, which they empha
tlcillv did. "Till Of of :i 1vlml" Is 1 1...
sketch urder which 'he Trouliadeurs in
vcigle spect.rtets te the epera heuse and
wuij wuieu nicy ro-iie tiieni with an mi
mense amount of fun. woeful me.iiurn of
serieusucsH and atnile tee much of vul
garltv. Mr. h. K. Kidder, who in tin-
author or this piece, seems te have
nan a determined idea te elevate
the matter with a ph t, but he loiget hm
Intention at tbe middle of the first act.and
remembered it only in the third and
Inst. It Is a medley of mirth and jollity,
boisterous aud generally wholesome, with
at rare intervals a w k touch of pathos
amidst the hilarious buninr of the thiug
Fer tbe company itself almost everything
can te said it) praise. Miss Ncllie McIIeury
did net disappoint, the expectations of
theso who hud befere seen he- and
much surprised theso who had net yet
enjoyed her eccentric actinf.whlch range",
from the charming impi rseu.it.. im el
melodrama te he captivating attractions
of the .seubi "e artiste. h.he was last
evcniug'H fave te, nnd was the rccipleut
of numerous calls from a delighted audi
ence, wbieli' crewdul overy part of tbe
opera house. Her snugs were most hap
plly receivcd, and her personatien of Delly
Dathxcoed was eminently hatlsfactery.
That prince of geed fellows, oil and ou the
stage, Nate Saulsbury, was also scen at
his best as Jack J'ettt, a rele which he
invested with much mirthfulness and fie fie
quent touches of re lined humor that
secured at once fav t fiem tbe aiidu nr.
Jehn Wobster, W. S Daboll.'Jesio Liug
ley and the ethers of the company wero
acceptable and oieaUd ue end of eney
ment Iu their respective parts.
TIIK HVllOt I. OASK.
llie llinrlnz et Hip A.l-tir.l 31 jlirucl Inure
III l'lillilrliit It.
Dr Derival B, Biune, eC Philadelphia
was ariaigued a, the Central station en
Tuesday for a further hearing. Dra. Hen
nnd Compten ti 1 1 of having made the pest
mertem nxamiuntleu en the young woman
and they nttiihuted li'-r death te mul
practice. Dr. Yenpliy, who ntteiukd the
gltl bel'oie her death, was at llrst
prevented from repeating the glil'sautu
uio.tem confession by tbe objections of
the prisoner's counsel, but be was Mibse
queutly recalled and Instructed te llnish
his testimony. He raid that the girl hail
declared te him that a criminal e oi.itieti
had been performed en her by Dr. Bruce.
She had goue te hitn iu company with hei
levor, JacubStricklcr, who will be tried as
au accessory te Dr Bruce's alleged crimn.
Ceuiuels r presentlng the authorities of
Laucastcr asl;.d that the defendant be
held te await the .union of District Attei
ueyGraham, in'the matter of nn old indict
ment charging Dr. Bnice with a similar
crlme alleged te have been committed
evor a year ae. The mngistiate reserved
his dcQibien until this morning.
Te tin lilsillu rfillailelpnln
A telegram from Philadelphia this after
neon sayB : Dr. Detiial B. Bruce, accused
of causing the death of Harriet Schull, of
Mt. Jey, by eiiiuunl malpractice was te
day committed te an.twer the charge here.
He will net therefere be taken te Lancas
ter.
Mr. ShielJ, ropresontiug the prisoner,
knowing that there was a strong feeling in
Lancaster against the prlsenei, argued
that under the law he Bheuld be tried in
Philadelphia, as it was here that the
alleged offeiibe wail committed. Upen the
magistrate deciding that he should be
tried here Dr. Biuce was visibly affected,
and grasping ids ceuneel warmly by tlie
hand, expressed Ills thanks.
... i ' -
M!lTUAltY,
D.illli nt Cum-Ail Mlllu
Cenrad Miller, a well knewu cili.en,
died at his home, Ne. U34 Seuth Prince
street, this city, last svenlng about fclx
o'elook. Hi was 01) years of age, a llfe
long Democrat, a oeaohmakcr by trade,
unrl was for many years in the umpley of
S. IS. Cox, but hat doue ue work for llve
years past He was a sufferer from nsthma
nnd dropsy, nud en Monday night had a
streke of paralysis, whleh was the imme
diate cause of his death. He leaves u
family of three daughters nud two sons.
Death el Joint I'. Iltlhcr.
Jehn P. Delkor, fermeily a resident of
this city, died at his home In Hnrrlsburg
last evening nfteru lingering illness. He
wnsbernln Ilannan, Hoaseo Cassell, en
the Gth day of February, 18110 He uatnu
te Amerlea In 1830 and remained In Phil
ndelphla ene year. He then went te Mo
bile, Ala., where he remained until 1851,
when he came te Lancaster and rcBided
here until 1800, when he removed te
Harrisburg. Ue ictpntud te Lancaster
icmaln?d for a sheit time, nnd again
removed te Harrisburg, where he remained
until the time of his death, as proprietor of
the Chestnut street hotel. He leaves a
wlni aud r.ove:i children, the eMcHt son
I being new In Cuba. He was a membnr of
J the Seliiller Yereln nud Knights of Pythiai.
1 ledgo Ne. 105, of Lancaster, and I. 0, O
, F., Ne. 08, nud Grand Army Pest Ne 08.
Hnrrlsburg.