LANCASTEPw DAILY mTELMQENCEE. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY JJO, 1884, y tSSi ?umcagtct JtttelUgencct. ' BDNBaPAV KVttNUMO, JAN. gQjjBg A Dangerous Hcmcdy. f Tbe Edmunds bill for the government A Utah and the suppression of polygamy having failed te accomplish the objects premised, it lias been supplemented with a preposition from Senater Hear for far mero rigorous and comprehensive meas ures te be enncicu uy ieuKra. " TnnY have accommodating coroner's Juries up around Korrlstewn. Somo Semo Some tlmo age ene of the nttendauls at the atate ln8ane asylum thcre beat n man te iipnth nnd the Jury whitewashed the affair. New a nurae gave an old lady carbolic ncid for cough syrup ; she died of ceurse ; and the astute Jury finds, that the death was net due te the car bolic acid administered, but te the Bheck produced by the retching caused by the nilmlnlstmtlen of nil emetic. It would naners of the country nnd ether influences probably have been as well te let the ,81'. ." . . .. ..i.,i -MHrr.K.,t ..!. ,1l ,, flirt nrtlsnil WS tO liaVO which lielP 10 maKO I1UUIIU m;iii.";" IMimm mu iiuui " i -- M unmindful of what Greto calls "con- killed her with the antidote. Seriously, atitutienal morality ,"-te a very large extent Jein in approval of Hear's bill, because it proposes mero drastic legisla tion against the accursed Mormons nnd the " twin relic of barbarism," polyga my, which many concelvo te be the only distinguishing characteristic of their faith and practice. It will be well for thoughtful, patriot ic nnd Christian peeple te pause and consider this new anti-Mermen bill, borero they glve their assent te it. It proposes te go much further than any legislation against popular rights ever befere proposed In the American Con Cen gross. The Edmunds bill overturned the local self-government of Utah and sought te deprive tbe peeple of mat terri tory of the rights which have nevcr been denied the peeple of ether territories, and which it has never been shown Con Cen cress has any right te deprive a territory of ; but the Hear bill proposes te de all this and a great deal mere, conspicu ous features of Its extraordinary provi previ sions are the clauses under which the president is te appoint fourteen persens te act as trustees of the Mermen church, for two years, and providing for the an nulment of all laws creating or contin centin nine the corporation called the Perpet ual Emigrating Fund company, and an 03cheat of Its funds te the United States,1 This proposed high handed usurpation of the control of a church corporation, which It Is net alleged has violated It? charter, and the sequestration of private property that the Hear bill contemplate t, lnvolve doctrines se monstrous that the contemplation of what they would lead te, If telerated.dwarfs into insignificance the results that would ensue from turn ing 10030 a let of average territorial appelutees te plunder the Mormons and appropriate their fat possessions. Mormenlsm is a diflicult problem te deal with ; polygamy Is a practice re pugnant te modern civilization and the decent sense of mankind ; but nothing connected with or resulting from either could work a hundredth part of the evil that would ensue from the congressional enactment and judicial alllrmatien of the Hear bill. Polygamy is the prime evil charged against the Mormons, and it Is the hope nnd should be the aim of all geed people te eradicate it; but the existence, teler atlen and encouragement of one social evil In Salt Lake City is no mere sutll clent justification for the breach of constitutional morality and the subver sion of till law, new contemplated in "Washington te suppress it, than thore would be for like legislation against Eastern communities because prostitu tion Is prevalent in Philadelphia or drunkennes3 In Cincinnati. An eminent dlvine has charged that the system of divorces In Kew England tends as much te nodal laxity there as polygamy in Utah ; tmd it has long been the belief of many wise and devout men that mlEcegenatien of which "Washington has recently exhibited two such striking examples was mere dangerous nnd disgusting than polygamy ; and yet no such radical measures as theso projected for Utah have ever been directed at Connecticut or the District of Columbia. Polygamy must eventually go ; but there are cases in which the remedy is worse than the disease mm m Judek Deax, of Cambria county, has unquestionably rendered n decision in accerdance with the law in adjudging that school beards have no right te ap propriate any portion of the Echoel funds te denominational or sectarian schools, no matter hew meritorious their work nor equltable their claim, and that the test of sectarla Ism I the books and instruction. The case presented from the town or Gallitzen was the very strongest Unit could be made te the con trary ; it appeared that the geed Catho lic sisters there, at the urgent request of the beard, and te uccommedato the crowded out children of the community nearly all of them Catholics, tee, opened their hospitable doers, after liav. lng qualified themselves as teachers under the common school law, and the payment of adequate salaries te the competent sisters teachers was made out of the school funds. This the court has decrecd te have been unlawful, net, as (t se well says, because of their faith, heir dress, their order, the location of the school In their church buildings, nor the priestly visitations te their schools, but Blmply because the school books used were sectarian and were se intended te be by their authors, lly the same teasening it would seem Hint under the existing state law no de nomlnatlenal vcisien of the scriptures could be read In the public school?, any ene of differing faith objecting. tiw. Vnrrlstnwn nsnne nsyiuni nmis looking into. Its farces are entirely tee tragic. m Jehn SiinniiAN and Win. Mahene flaunted the bloody shirt In the United States Senate yesterday, nnd the Demo crats wisely declined te take up the tinie of the country replying te such de praved and unscrupulous liars. They put themselves en record In opposition te an Investigation proposed te be made under such nusplces because they knew, from experience with Jehn Sherman as a visiting statesman In Louisiana, that Instead of making such an Inquiry judicially and fairly he would Invoke nnd employ all the arts or the thief, forger, perjurer and murderer te make out a partisan case for Ills own side. Tun prosent seems te be a geed season te let stocks soveroly alene. Black Jack Lecus, It would seem, has dotermlncd te cease butting his head against the Perter stene wall. GnennK William Cimitis inquires wou weu wou deringly why the Amorieans se bitterly recent English lecturers saying about us what we say about ourselvcs. It Is human nature Wiiat a pity that United States seua tera de net wear tbe llewlng toga as did the Conscript Fathers of Heme ! Then might they have tralnbearers as well as clerks at the publie expense Ir Murray id net guilty of the charges of I mud alleged against him, the best wn) of proving this fact te the country's satisfaction is for bim te hasten with all speed te Washington, go bofero ; , ringer's committee and oxpledo the charges. Aud that is oxaetly what Murray is net doing. FEKSONAL. 51ns. II. II. IlAYns has the finest poultry yard west of tlie Alloghetilcs. Gnx. Aesis, oftheUaltlmorolwtrt'MN, Is preparing his personal romlnlseeneos of the Count de Paris in the nrmy of the Pe temac. Mu. Hf.xiiv Hkueii Is urging the bill In the New Yerk Asserubly providing for the public- whipping of meu who abuse thelr wives. llr.nn Jeiian Fiiaxtz Lumen heads a colony el Uertunug, COO strong, who are en thelr way te seuthern California, whero they will sottle as farmers. Ex.MATOn IlOHT. LtenKLL, of Pitts. burg, has been nominated for the mayor alty by the Domeerats fit Is fearcd he will onceuntor some opposition of his own party. Mn. EuwAim Wtmirnit Inteud.s te ascend Killmand .Tare, the snow crowned mountain of equatorial Afrlea, supposed te be from 10,000 te 20,000 feet abeve the level of the sea. Senateh lU'TLnu, of Seuth Carolina, In discussing the polltieal issues this jcar declares that te-day thore are 00,000 voters iuformed ou tbe tariff rovisleu quostlen whero there was ene in 1SS0. Om.vnpe F. UtMr, a well known lawver of Baltimore has died at the age of -M. 1L was for soveral years cngaged en the editorial stall' of the American, aud was the author of the "Law aud Practice of Baukruptey " and ether legat works. Mas. William T. Shkiimvs has an nounced her intention of adopting little Ella Cady, daughter of the late Dr. Culy, of Lafayette, Iud., for whom General Sherman entertained a very high regard. Mrs. Sherman steed as godmother for the child at her christening. Eur.unN' reticonce with regard te Carlyle's str.-n oppressions against Amer ica was wise and admirable. Ills friends crowded about bun, urging him te de nounce Carlyle, as a sacred duty, but he steed sorcue and silent as the reck3 uutil the angry sea was calm . Mn. J. II. H ni.is, aocempaniod by her thrce children and her mether, Mm. It. C. Woodward, of Carlisle, en Thursday will loave New erk city for Rjme. Kev. J. 11. Hargls sailed for Heme several weeks age, where he is assistant te Dr. Vernen. Mrs. Woodward will probably remain away a year whlle Hev. ilargia and family will inake Heme their permancnt home. Sin Lavei. Qnirrrs thinks that mero pretty faees are te be scen In a singhj day in Londen than in a month in the United States , that the avorage of beauty is far higher In Canada ; ttiat Detroit has the prettiest girls, and that in the Western states beauty is conspicuous by its absonce and in the Eastern towns Baltimere, i'kil.idelphla. New Yerk and Bosten It is te be chielly found. A NOISY NUISANCE. l!-Sri:.VUKK Kl'.lfKK ON llUi 1'l.tMIM. lnut,uticlUE Uorrtipemlent m n Llsr, I.etiDjIit net rerscr 111 Ulutrcc Kinphnllcnllr Denied. Thore was nu exciting secne In the Heuso at Washington yestetday arising out of a violent ceuteutlen between ex Speaker Kolfer nnd Gcu. Boynton, oue of the most reputable newspaper correspon dents In the row. Kcifcr charges Boyuten with attenmts te eerrtnithimaud Boynton denies nnd makes counter charges. The Maryland, The mother nnd four children wuiu i.iKOii mux. miui fining, i iiituuvri, who hnd servpd n term hi the house of oer. reotlen, was acoused by the mother of the crime, nnd seut te Jail. Killed In hlglit et Ills Family. Wlljls Hall en Monday deliberately shot nnd killed James Cherry, n farmer living nt Jenes Creek, six miles from Carthage, Me. Cherry's son and daughter witnessed the sheeting. Hall was arrested. KHJND GUILTY. ueMViurr.it Tlie Ol' VOI.U.NTAUV Hl.AUUllTKIl, MAM' NKKUUHMUlOOn NKWS TiiI'.iie will doubtless be a great quantity of learned thcoretic.il discussion of farm topics at the national agricultural convention te be held in New Y'erk, Feb G nud 7, when United States sonaterH editors aud promitient argieultural writers will deliver addresses ; but for thes3 desiring a bed rock acquaintance with tillage of the soil, thcre is nothing like actual living en a farm. A DAlll.NII UOllllKUY. A 1' Unbare Jeweler' Wile Mulatto una Uit Store Hllenctti IlubUed. by a OHE DAT. We peer Inte tlie darkness and nnd nauclit Hut darkness, crcat, luivienutnible, still : liiimmuUy past any rinding out, until Kucli ene alene Inte its iiilJsi be brought, I'rrlmps te knew tlie mimosa et It all In otiestiorl mement. Many times n year W at our weric pause awe-trtick, wtcn n call Kreui out Uie I'nieen bUs seiiip worker near Obey and come. This rinriincM will be span ned One day by Hunt we tee Miall mulnrsl'ind. Laura M. Marquanit, In llarpti'i A daring daylight robbery took place in Pittsburc yesterday forenoon ou ene of the most crowded thoroughfares of the city. Thojewelryandoptio.il instrument stere of S. Levlen, Ne. 7 Sixth street, was entered at 10 o'clock aud despoiled of 31,000 worth of watches and jowelry. Sir. Levicn went out for a short time, leaving his wife in the stere. She left the stere te go into a room in the rear, and incoming back discovered a mulatto crouched at the deer of the safe, working at the lock. She screamed, and the negre sprang up thrust a revolver in her face and ordercd her te keep quiet or he would kill her. He then forced her into the biek rejrn, all the whlle threatening te sheet her, and, after locking her in made his cscape down Coach alley and into seme stables, whero all trace of hira was lest. An oxamtuatieu shewed that tint the show cases wcre in confusion and many valnable arttcles miss ing, among them tl'roe geld watches, ene huly s geld watch, eae diamond stud, ene oxeitomont began yesterday with tlie introduction of the follewlug resolution by Mr. Hepkins, of Pennsylvania. " Wur.uc.V9, the Hen. J. Warren Kolfer, a member of this Heuse, has charged II. V. Boynton, Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Cemmtra.il U.ictltt, new holding a seat In the press gallery under the rules of the Heuse, with having ap preached tbe spoaker of the Hou.-e during the clesiuc davs of the bit session of Congress with corrupt prepositions intend ed te iulluonce his otlleial action . and whereas this alleged act is ui the n.iture of a gross breach of the privileges of the Heuse, and the charge, if stiitaitied, would call for the moIuhieii of p.rd II. V. Boyntewu from the press gallery ; " littehdl. That a special committer f live members of this Hoiue be appeiwd by the spcaker, with power te send ler persons nud papers, ndmimnter oaths, te iuvestigate the Bald charge of attempted corruption and te report tlie remit of their investigation te the llouse. Mr. Calkins (ind.) raided tlie peuit of erder that the resolution did net present a question of privilege, inm.mueh ah it to te fcrred te evenU occurring in a piovieus Congress. He thought this resolution should ie te a committee. He did net couslder the nllairs of the last llouse as questions of privilege u. the preseut body. The speaker, after seme explanation of the status of the roaeluttou, decided that the resolution involved a question el priv ilege, but would be gl.vl t the iiulgntent of the Heuse upon it. Mr. Calkins, howevor, declined te ap peal, and as Mr. honor rese te speak ou the resolution thore was a geed deal of interest nnd cxciterueut manifested, and many members cengrcgited around htm aud listened intently te his remarks. He was at liberty, he sa.J, at least te infer from what he knew that this resolution was oflered in conscquenco of a statoment that he had made with regard te 11. V. Boftiten. He would send te the clerk's te have read a statoment that he had made te Mr. Iloyuteu in a letter in respense te a scurrilous lettcr of his. The elerk then read a long lettei from Mr. Keifer, in which Mr. Boynton was soveroly denuttnecd. In the letter Mr. Keifcr refuses te ask au investigation, as Boynton ha3 proved lnmself te be net a gcntlemau. The lettcr ceucludes : " Your priute I card has been rightiully Interpreted by the ptihlic as au advance confession of your guilt as a lebbj nt. If, when you told me, near the close of the last Congress, I was a feel for net making money while speaker, as Hlaiue aud Colfax had done, and that thcre was still plenty te be made if the McOarrahau bill could be eettcn threuah, 1 had thrown you, as r.vetiu Nrnr mid Acreil tlie Uenuty l.lnn. Dauphin county, has n county historical soeioty. Why net Lancaster ? Kiehard II. Marshatl, has sold his farm of 119 acres In West Nottingham town ship Choster Ce., te William Wltman of Little Britain, L.vncaster, county. Church of Ged committees meeting in Harrisburg have fixed upon Palmyra,, Leb anon, county May (', 7. 8 as tlie time nntl place for n Sunday school convention of tbe church. The Cumberland Valley Hille associa tion will sheet a match, which is open te all compotiters. Thore will be a niimber or prizes, the principal oue being a Mem- Wm. 11. Atklus, a prisoner in tlie comity jail at Nornstewn, whlle working with ether prisoners lilting the loe house, made his cscape Tuesday. He was nt oue time Hiispccted of the murder of Clugsten, the Valley Forge farmer, In March, 18S1. The oeronor's jury at Norrlstewn has rendered a verdict iu the oase of Sallie McElroy, who died n few days nge in the insane asylum, " that she came te her death from a shook caused by the ndmiuis ndmiuis tratleu of carbolie acid iu mistake for cough tucdieiue, she beiug very fcoble nnd having a complication el diseases." Tlie oveut iu lteadiug social ciielcs last night was a double wedding at the rest dence of Jcsse Orr, senior moniber of the Heading steve company. His datigliter, Leu Orr, was married te Clare II Sam bower, beh of Hev. A. 11. Sombewer. a leadiug Baptist divtne. His son, W. Harry Orr, was wedded te Miss Kate Bly, wen known in social oirelcs. Samuel M. Painter, a well known cltizen of West Chester, has died, in his 75 yeats of his age. He was associated with his father iu early life in the publication of nn anti Masonie newspaper, and was sticces slvely a prominent local leader in the Whig, Abolition and Republican parties. He was the first bookseller in West Ches ter , wan superintendent of the West Ches Chos eor aud Philadelphia railroad, and also ltd secretary and treasurer. He was county treasurer in 1813. Many persons in Readiui; have received Invitations te the weddlug of Commander Pearten of the I tntcd States navy and Miss Lesley Josephlue Ayer, euly daugh ter of Dr. J. C. Ayer, of Lewe-!!, Mass., who maiTO a fortutie by the sale of pre prietary medicines. Commander Peaisen is a native of Reading. Miss Ayer had no lack of suitors in this country and in Ku repe, promitient among thorn being Priuce Philippe de Bourbon, uophew of the Em peror of Brazil. The wedding takes plaoe Feb. 5. TllK UCTOKVKU r.VllitKIH, Tun emotional insanity theory run mad diamond ring, threo alWcr watches and . i .- .i. -.. f iii soveral trays of solid geld rings. The authorities wero netuled and the Ex -SrnAKr.it Kr.in:it has been goaded by the newspaper corres pondents until he la In a frame et mind yery like that of a mad bull, stuck full of darts by the mataderes. In his frenzy he wildly exposes his Hanks te the as saultaef the enemy. IIe will find It dlf llcult te inake the country bollevo his unsupported statemeut thnt General Boynton Invited him te corrupt deeds. Thore are tee many Washington corres pondents who tire net above suspicion, and most of thorn wlieu they get a subject like Keller, nre apt te pcrsecute him; but Gen, Boynton Btnnds very hlah, personally and professionally ; no stain attaches te him ; Keifer, en the ether hand, has repeatedly 6hewn him self te be a low grade fellow, In nothing showing up worse than in tlie dismissal of a competent stenographer at the end of his work and the beglnnlng of his vaca tion, in order te get the salary of the place for Kelfer'a own nophew. In any Issue of veracity und decency, Keifer hns the worse of It. is illustrated in the caBe of Rewcll, en trial in Batavia, N. Y., for having mur dered his wife's paramour after having Iain in wait for ltim. Te justify the deed witnesses have been called te show that the defendant' brother died of congestion of the brain when twolve years old, and that deceascd himself, olevon years age. whlle clerk in a wall paper store, get dizzy when en top of a step ladder showing seme goods te a custoraer ' The rumor comes from Washington, deubtless the outgrowth of the boated im aginatien of a correspondent bare of topic, that the younger membcrfl of the llouse prepjsa te band thomselveo iu an ergani zatien for mutual protection against the elder representation, for the alleged reason that the latter de net glve the yeunger meu n chance. This, of ceurse, is the silliest twaddle, Meu rise or remain at a standstill in political life by reason of their ability and net their age. If thcre be nny dissatisfied young cougressmou eiuipl.iining of thelr position, let thorn poseess their souls iu patiocce. The public will find thorn out, if they are worth finding- The verdict of a Philadelphia jury, under the clear Instruction of Judge Fell, establishing the sanity of Wm. Meredith, the highly cultured seu of a distinguished father of the same name, is a uotable animation of the legal theory that a dolu delu dolu nlen en oue subject, harmful te nobody but the patient and net teuding te waste his cstate dees net constitute such an Impairment of mind us will justify the taking from him of tlie coutrel of himself and his property. The faets of his case wero euccinctly stated by the court iu this summary and it only took the jury flftceu tnluutes te dotermino that he was a sane man : Mr. Meredith is possessed of great intel lectual ability aud has been carefully educated. His life has boeu that of a close student and his attaiurnenta are theso of a ripe scholar. IIe has nn accurate and re tentive memory. His mind is capable of oleso and logical thought, of clear and forcible expression. The ttewcrs of mom- ery, of roaBenlng, of oxpreanieu, he enjoys te day in their fullest extent, unimpaired iu any way. His life has been honerablo and without reproach, and In his relations te ethers he Im boeu universally kind, considerate and gcntle, commanding the respect and winning the affection of all who have known him. Conneotod with this case, painful iu all its asixjcts is no sadder thought thau that his uufortuiiate lufirtnltyef speceb has shut hlrn off from the profession in which for be many years bis lather waB conspicuously great, and whero a Held of usef illness and honor await ed him. It is clearly established that lnce 1877 Mr. Meredith has bollevcd that he is detectives are en a hunt for the thief. Mrs. Levicn describes him as about tweuty years old. light coruplexiou, smooth face, and wearlng a yellewish brewti coat and dark, stiff hat. The same negre has been noticed loitering about the vicinity for seme time, and a few days age went in and asked te he shown seme rings. Mrs. Lavleii did net comply with the request, as she did net bcltcve he was au Intending purchaser. in uuMiuraa. The utlet;nl llankJ te be 1'rulecled. The llouse committce ou banking nnd currency by a vete of 8 te -1, has adopted a resolution dcclariug it the sense of the committce "that the public wolfare demands that the ueuetits of the national banking system be substantially preserved ami continued for the time belng, provided that this resolution shall net be construed te be n declaration iu favor of the por per por patuatien el the public debt." The uegatlve votes wcre cast by Messrs, Buckucr, of Missouri, Brtnuiu, of Penn sylvania ; Miller, of Tuxas; and Yaple, of Michigan, It is aunouuced from Washington that Mr. Morrison, chairman of the ways and moausemmittco, has finished a train" bill, but will net introduce it Iu the llouse uutil ether momberaofthooommitteo have had an opjiertuuity te consider it and offer suggestions. As prepared the bill provides for a goneral horizontal reduction of 20 per cent, but in no event is the reduction te be lower thau the tariff rates in the Merrill bill of 1801. A SKHII'.S Of AUUIOKNTH. A Mnu mid ills Uuugnters Mluini;. J. M. Hiferd, a merchant of Meriah, In Essex county, N. Y., uccompanied by his wife and two young daughters, started in a sleigh for his father's home In Warren, en the 11th iust. IIe expected te reach Warren the same day, but uething has since bpen heard of the party, und it is feared they nre at thu bottom of Iike Champlaln, or frozen te death under the snow in tlie Green mountains. There has been a tcrrible explosion en the Canadian Pacific railway cast of Peit Arthur, caused by dyuamite cartridges left near a Htove. Sidney II . Fay, Jes. K McUilleray, Jno. A. MoDeuyal, Jno. Burbank Fay aud Manus McClure wira killed A Unite liuj's Ooeil, At Camden, Ohie, en Friday morning last, while the thermometer steed thirty derec-H below zero, Franklin Davis, a lad of 15 years, en his way te school, walking ou the 0. II. and D. rulread, discovered a broken rail at bridge Ne. 11, and knowing tbe mall train was almost due, htoed there in thu cold te signal the cetniui; train, and would net leave the track, ultheugh the engine stepped at his very feet. Judco l.jncfi' I.mw. Th i te hundred farm urn gathered at Hicksville, Leug Island, cetciday morn- lu, for the purpoieof lynching Hugg, but dispersed when they learned he had been Inl.An .-, I f ..,..f .. II ..... t .-.I 111. n.. iH0l.V.-?iB-?tHm.I,iyfcler,eur I'! UKK'W arraigned for the uua'nlt upon soeutlo.i , that he at times hears veleea of Selah Hpragtie be waived nu examination persons who are net near him, but who me pmnuing clanger te him; that he has invinl bio foeH who through seme scientific ugoney make thelr voices nudlble te him, He docs net claim te understand this or attempt te noeount ter except te nttrlbute It te seme sccret invention In electiicity and acoustics, by means of which unknown persens of evil intent are persecuting him. IIe beheves this te be a faet, and accepts It ns stieb, IIe dees net regard the voices aa imaginary or spiritual, but as thu real voleea of real peeple, who communicate with him through uome unknown means. MuWy rtuWullunltU. Captain Annle Dixen, Mary Milbum, Luey Reed and Auniu Mather of tlie Btil Btil vatlen Army, wero jesterday fliied W and easts each iu Bridgeport, Connecticut, for parading the otrceta In violation of an or er or tllnaneo. They nppoaled from the sentence. An luillnti'a idea or uOlrl'i Vuluu Aii Apaohe ohlef viaitlug Washington offered twenty llve peulca for n treasury girl, Boerotary Felgor rofused te take advantage of the red man's iuoxpeilonoo. you doserved, from my room, I suppesa it would have benu belter for me. But up te that time you aud I had beau en gecd terms, although I bad been warned by friends and your public reputation t ) ba ware of you. I treated y u laneutly, although I have uover speken te or receg uized you since. I dislike tlie idea of rcc egnizing your Utter as nil, but as you propose te publish it it, it may be due te the public that seme of the facts should go along with it. Of ceurse you would net publish yours without publishing this with It." At the e inclusion of the rcadiug of the letter Mr. Kelfer entered iute a lenit no- count of Boynton councetiou with the McGarraBan claim, seeding te the clerk's desk letters from Boynteti te h.mself when the speaker asked favors in relation te Ida claim. Mr. Keifer speke at great length concluding by cxprcssiu ;,,n hepe that if the Heuse entered into this investigation " the whole thing would be ripped widoepon." Mr. Warner (O ) ellercd au amendment te the resolution, enlargiug its scepe se as te permit investigation into the conduct of ether mombetH of the press nctiug as re potters, and it was adopted. Tilt. OltlMINAl. U.M.l:M)Alt. Tliree rretucr Halites l)la In nn i:urntietir el Thflr Own e"Klej; Libt Satuiday night, at the saloon iu Laugateu, Ala , apo3tellico vi'lige, a large crowd of men happened in, a 'long whom were Sam, Jim and Jack Wiiburn, brothers and dcspoiadees. Old man Andrew Mo Me Mo Cermack dropped lu later, between whom and Sam Wiiburn thoie was n fend. Sam, who was half drunk, proposed, ns seen a9 thu old mau ontercd, that they should then and thcre flcht out thelr crudce te the death. McCormack scorned te have no backers, nnd did net fall iu at ence, but Sam Wiiburn pushed matters, I113 two brothers supporting him. .In it thou Cass Webb stepped up and said to.MeCVrinaok : " Yeu take care of Sam, and I'll sv that Jim nud Jack don't mix in." This produced a m.iment'a pause, dur ing which McCormack trembled like a leaf, and the three Wiiburn brothers ex chauged glances, and then, stepping back, moved te draw their pistols. Wcbb.quiek 11s lightuing, drew a heavy cabbre soil cocker, and cenunctiCL-d tiring. Old man McCormack ran away upon the first shot. Sam Wiiburn foil by Webb's tltst 6het, pierced through the brain Tlie ether two brothers returned the lire, but Jack foil almost immediately and dlud iu a few minutes, and Jim, mortally weundetl dropped his pistol, dyin tbe following day. Webb ciioape'l, but is followed by ofllecrs. A Wumiiu'ii llloedr Wern. II. II. Pest, who embezzled seme $3,000 of his empleycr'n money ami then cut his threat, gave the must et that amount te a woman of the town in ht. Leuis named Edua Fait banks, nn adventuress, who drove her husband te suicidi, the latter ahoetlni! himself iu her pi. 'notice in a heuse ofprentittitlountAiiti Arber, Mieli She was introduced te Pest in a heuse of ill-ropute and reprcseutcd te him as tin innocent young fcuoei gin. i.atcr stie charged him with seduction and by threats, etc., secured thutiuanda of dollars from him. About two weeks bofeio he attempted Kulcldu he called upon her with a friend, and flourishing a pistol, threatened te blew out her brains ami inu own if hlie did net let him alone, She took the hint, und n day later married and wett te hve iu the northern part of the city. A day after she undo this move l.u attempted le kill himself. Killed lly AU Meitrlt Light Uliu, Au empleye of tlie Cinbn.i Iren works in reported te have been uihUntly killed by nheck from uu electric light wire en January 21. He hud 111 hut ham! a uteel red, en the end of which was a wad of cotton watte, with which he was oiling a track rail. The ledctmt- in eontuet with uu tlcciric light who m.d the man fell dead, the lights tl.e vnulih being ox ex UutfuUhtd ut the .me tune. Such an accident should have iijvcnliuatieii und the exact olreumstaiiun bu widely published for Information Venn whin is reported it would Kcem that the cjuduuter was uu insulated or Insulated imperfectly. But jutt hew the man munsged te get iute the circuit is net te apjuirm, uulem thorn was another ' ground " neiuewliere. What ever the fault, it theuld bu made known that It muv be iuaidcd nuaiut hcrrnfter, A WujHurd I'euclitrr A oeejud attempt wus made ou Monday te polseu the liull I u only, m Elkton, .lCtlcnltui.nl Dlioustlen it tlie l.ower Und. The January meeting of the Octoraro Farmers' club was held at the residence of Asabel W. Moere, ou the 19th inst. Owing te the stormy weather the attendance of members was net se large as usual. Theso present wero Sam'I Whitson, The.s. Baker, Dauiel Webstcr, J.imes Jacksen, Wm. Jacksen, James Brinten, William Moere, Asabel Moero and Heward Briuten ; visi tors Jacob Meudcnhall, Elwood Jacksen and wife, Paschal Moero and wtfe Sped mens en exhibition weie corn, buckwheat, and a uew probtle tree bean, a varlety for seui. which was praised as liavinc s me merits superior te ethers. Alter partak ing of dinner the members repaired te the barn te view the stock, etc. A nurnbar of gejd diiry cjws wero f nud together with Bome young stock that was coming ou , also seme horses, colts, nud young shoats of geed quality. A line let of poultry was commented upon, con sisting mainly of Wliite Leghorns, Demi. tuques and Plymouth Reck chickens. The host stated that ezgs had bocerao less plentiful since the introduction of tbe lat tcr kiuds, considering that the White Leg- hergs wero better lajers. Ou returning te the liouse the condition of thitigs was commented upon. The quantity of fcrtil Izer applied had been nt the rate of 200 welcht of bona and S. C. rjck mixe I for wheat and 400 per aero for corn. The host read u'i essay treating of " Farmiug compared with ether pursuits of busi ness." The corresponding secretary distributed pamphlets from agricultural dopartment " Mississippi, its climate, soil productions aud agricultural capabili ties ; also " report of the crops of the year." The questien discuss d was, " Would it pay I armor h te ditch thelr swamp land." All wero in favor of drainage, lustancca being cited whero per sons had been well repaid for both labor and expense. Some suggested sinking shafts or wells teaching a aaudy stratum aud filling with stoae. Most thought it impracticable, ewiug te its uncertainty except In leca'.itics where the saudy ntra tum was known te exist Stone drains wcre recommended as the most practical where stones wcre plenty aud convenlout. By motion the secretary was nutherlzcd te keep a iccerd of all unusual occurrences or phau:H of the weather, nud make n monthly report nt each meeting. Samuel Whiteen asked if windmills could be depended en as n nicaus of furnishing water for farm build ings. Tlie question was uusnered affirma tively, several places being mentioned where di lie rent mnkea wcre iu successful operation, though they were semewhat dopendont themselves en the wind. Asabel Moero asked " would it he bent at present market prices te soil eata and buy bran for fecdiuc stock." Most wero iu favor of feeding the eats, though thcre were a few advocated for bran. Question adopted for dobate at next meeting : " I)e:a .t pay farmers better te soil thelr milk te the creameries, than te make their own butter," Adjourned te meet at the rcaidence of Heward Brintnn, nt usual time next month. (iraud Army of tbd Itepubllc Kiiciinpineiit, The annual oncampment of the Gr.iud Army of the Ropublie, at LaucaBter, en February 0 and 7, will be the largest as semblage of the erder evor held iu the Btate. There me but two oandldateB for dopartmeut cemmander : F. II. Dyer, of Wushlngten oeunty, and Geerge B. Glial incra.ef Pittsburg.Nolther ovntlidate holds nuy ofllce at prchcnt. The niinial report shows that the erder ban giewu ojusldor ejusldor ojuslder ably during 188.1, The membership IsOli.OOO men, nn iucroase of C,C00 ever 1882 ; thore nre 109 pentn, an Incroase of 103 ; i!31 uiomberH died during the past year. Adjutant Goneral Stewart hna issued 25 general ami 2.10 special orders, Imierned 230 communication;, and sent out 5,000 letters during 1883. The roaaeti that thore are no candidates for oemnianior from tlie Eaet this year arises from the fait that comrades Jehn D. Tayler and Jehn M. Vanderslice, of Philadelphia, held the pest fur four yearn successively, and the prosent cemmander (Osberno) la from Wilken burro, also lu this end of the state I lit j- Out About fourteen lleiirn A Litrgn Atlitlonce Atiriinhlfd til llrur tlie Vir.llct. In the lllldehraud murder trial .Mr. Bresltis spoke for the defense uutil about 1 o'elook ycBterduy afternoon and he watt followed by Mr. North, who speke until court adjourned at 0 30 Thoeveuiug session begati nt 7:30 nnd Mr. North resumed, speaking uutil 8 o'clock, when Mr. Reynolds olesod for the commonwealth. Judge Patterson tluislted ids charge at 10:10 nud the jury retired. The t'lmrgp. His honor In his charge te the Jury de fined the dillerent grades of murder, niter which he ntisweicd the following points presented by defendant's couufeI 1. "The evidence in this case is net suf ficient te sustain n vridict of nuiidnr In the first degree." Tlie court nuswercil that such was their opinion, but that Ilia jury were the Judges of the Ivw nud the laets. si. "Tlie evidence iu tins c.ise will net justify a verdict of murder in the second degree." This the court rofused te alllrin. 3. "If the Jury believe that Henry Ksh Ionian's death was caused by blows or vio lence inlbcted by the defundaut 111 the heat of passion with HtifUoleut provocation he cannot be convicted of nuy higher grade of oil euce than manslaughter." Atllrtnnd. 4. "Tite degree of provocation necessary te redtice a homiride te manslaughter va rlcs nccerdiug te the character of tlie weapon or means used ; if the latter me deadly aud llkely te prove death, a much greater provocation must be preved, but if no Mich weapon or means were use.l a much less provocation will sullloe." AUlrtne.l. .1. "If the jury bellove that the dofend.v.t was doing an unlawful act net felonious or tending te great bodily harm, and un intentionally, without mnllce aforethought caused thu death of Henry Esblem.iu, he Is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and cannot be convicted en this indictment." Affirmed. 0. "If the jury eau recr.icile the eir cumstaticcs under which Henry Eshleiuati came te his death with the theory of the ahseuc-i el malice aforethought and au in tention te de great be lily harm te the defendant, they are biuud te de hj, aud in that ovent cannot find him guilty of any higher crtnu than Involuntary man slaughter." The enirt auswered : "Under this indictment, the court n t discuss in veluutary manslaughter. Such a verdict cannot be rendered under this indictment If the offense i.t no', raise 1 by the law aud evidence te a felonious crime the defend ant would have t In tnud en anether indictment." 7. " If the jury bjhove tint Heury Eh Ionian's death was caused by the fall upon the pavement or the bruise up m his breast made by the heel of defendant's shoe, and that bith wero accidental, the fact thai blows given 111 the face which had no tendency te de great b nlily hum, aud contributed tu 110 way te the cause of death, would net raise tin crime abjve the grade of involuntary manslaughter." This the court answered affirmatively, but said under the indicttneut uiveluut try manslaughter cannot be considered. t. " In the consideration uf the ovidenco iu the cause the jury are net permitted te infer criminal intent from nuy fact that can be reasonably explained upon the hypethesis of inuocance." Affirmed. 'J. " If wheu all 1. prevjil that tin ovi evi ovi detice tends te prevj sjrae ether bypothe sis than that of guilty may still be true, there cau be no conviction, for in criminal causes the evidence must net only ba con slstent with guilt, but must cxotttile every ether supposition Allirmcd. fhn I.r;n 1,'rnml I'rpsent. During the wlnle of yesterday and last evening the large court room was packed with poeplo who paid the closest attention te evcry word that full from the lips of the counsel aud court Probably 110 case of any kind has been tried here for years that drew together an audiotice the size of that last uiiiht. Almest every incli of space, except in the centre aisle, whero but few wcre nllowed, was taken up, and it was impe' ''i'e for anyene te get iu or out. The deer ' '" u'l kept epen aud many heard the since:. '10m adjoining rooms. Alter thu jury 0 - 1 the crowd Bttl! Iingorcdareuudthubui.il.-, many until nftei 1 e'eleck. Watllni; Mr the Verdict. It was thought by many that a vcrd.c would be reached iu a short time, but in this they were misuken. .Itidge Pattcrseu waited until 1 o'clock, when he announced that the court would rise until I) o'clock this morning, ant! iu case tv verdict was reached tlie jury would be kept togethor until that time. The pnseucr was kop; in the slieriffa oftice lieni the time the jury wcut out until the court rese , he conversed froely with soveral friends nud seemed te be in geed spirits, although at times he would sud dculy becoreo silent nud wear a troubled leek. J no ilurj'a Vurillct At ten minutes befere three o'clock this afternoon the tipstnff in charge of the jnry bieuglil weid te the court that they had agreed, Sherift High at ouce started for the prison aud returned with Hildebraud, who had net te-day been iu court bofcre. The court room was crowded with curious poeplo, who Hat like statues te hear the verdict. The jury was brought in at quarter past three. In answer te the question, "Have you ngroed upon a vordlet," Sam'I Evans, forennuof the jury, replied : "We have.'- The verdict, which was written ou tlie indictment, was first shown te the court nuil then the jury wna asked ; " Hew say you, la dofenilant guilty or net guilty?" The forenian replied "guilty of voluntary manslaughter." The jury was net polled and suspension of judgment belug asked for the prlsoner was romanded. The punishment ler the crime 01 vol untary manslaughter Is a line net ox ex ccediug $1,000 ; aud Imprisonment by separatu or solitary confinement at labor, or Mimplu imprisonment, net exceed ing twolve years, nnd in the discretion of the court te giva oeourity for geed bo be bo havieur during life, or for nuy less time, accerdiug te the nature nud enermity of the offense. The punishment for murder hi the Ho:eud degrce Is for the earne term of im prifienuiLiit. THOMAS l'AINl'.. Tim One Hundred nnd 1'. ity-fintetjlti AntiU ytrmry nt III, Hirlli Yosterdny was the 117lh anniversary of the birth of Themas Paine, the famous lu lldel nnd one of the most distinguished meu of the last century a writer en lltor llter nry, solentlllo, polltieal and lollgleun sub JcctM. whesa Inlliiotice was felt mero deeply, perhap, than that of any one of his contemporaries, a patriot who was loved and trusted by Wushlngten, Frank lin, Jeffersen and the oilier great men of the Revolution ; nud 11 statesman whoae fiime Is us enduring as the great republic hu did se much te establish. He wan born of Quaker patentnge in tlie county of Ner folk, England. After a somewhat chequer ed anil, en the whole, nu unsuccessful bushiest career, he met Benjamin Frank lln, then lu Louden, and by the ndvice of that great philosopher he came te America iu 1771 The troubles botween England and the American colenics wero then nt their height, nud Pulne warmly espaused the cause of thu colonies. In the following year he began the publication of his pamphlets untitled " Common Heuse," which are said te have "iioverodtho last link that bound the eoleuloH te the mother oeuutry." He wna the first writer in America te ndvoeato the establishment of a republic of free nnd independent states, (lre.it Britain having prohibited the nxpoititleti of gunpowder te the colenics, I'aine studied chemistry, diucovercil au expeditions way of makliii! saltpetre, and organized a society whose object was te supply gratuitously the national magazines with gunpowder. When the Declaration of Itidopeudeueo w.ut proclaimed Paine waa among the first te join tlie army. When the luiarUi of patriots were almost despairing Paiue wrote his pamphlet "Tlie Crisis," com mencing with tlie immortal words, "Theiiu nre the times that try moil's souls." "The Crisis " was read at the head of every rogltueut, nud six dayn latei was fought and wen the battle of Ticuten. In the winter of 1777 he formed a plan te burn the British llcet in the Delaware, and volunteered te be one of four or Hve men that would execute It In 170 be resolv ed te return te Engl.iud, circulate his republican principles ami crcnte n patiie there that would inure te the interest of America. Hu was with dlllleulty dUsua dot! from his purpose by Oen. Groune, who knew he would forfeit his life by tlie venture. In Juua. of the same je.ir Gen. Washington addressed a letter te the Pennsylvania Assembly stating that he fearul the dis trcsacs of the peldicm, wliose pay wuh greatly iu arrears, would cause discontent aud mutiny. Paine, ihe vvtis cleik of the Assembly at the time and knew that the state bad neither money nor credit, ami that voluntary aid ulone would save the cause et independence from collapse, wrete a loiter te a piouutient Philadelphia merchant, and eneUuid in it $000, tlie amount of salary due him p.h rlerk, as his contribution te a telier iir.d Hiscx.iniple acted like manic, and iu a short 1 11110 ucarly $r,."i00,000 iu Penulv.iuia cur rency was collected and ti bank estab lished for the use of the artnv. During the following J ear be accompanied Cel. Liiirenu te France, negotiated a lean of $2,500,000 in silver, which was placd at the disposal of Washington, and cnabled hint te meve south and capture the army of Lord Cernwvlllfl 11 1 Yirktenu and enil the war. The foregoing is but a meagre sketch el the services of rhem.vi Puttie during the revolution, and iu recognition of hi-i aervices distinguished lienets weie show ercd upon him from Ii qti-.-l rs. I 17H7 he went te I'rauce, was received with great distlnc'l and te k n leading part among the 'reach Republicans. He wrete his " Rights el Man " in 1701 2. aud hm ' Ace of RiUmiu " iu 1793 5 As bitterly as his political works were de neiicced by the meiiaiehiHts and terics, Ills " Age el Reason" was denounced by all sec'.a of Christians. It was condemned as athustieal aud yet 111 it Paiue uses thexe words : "I belle ve iu ene Ged and no mere, and I hepe I'm li.mpinct-H beyond this life." Iu lbO.' l'.iu e returned te the United Stated, wa. wide rued by Jeffersen, wit.cil and diucd by the pitr iota of Phila dclphia and New Yerk, though his enemies thought that hu and JeffeiHen should dangle from the same gallows ' Paine spent seme tune in the city of Lancaster during the Revolutionary war nnd bearded at Michael's hotel, which thou occupied the situ new occupied b Jacob Loeb's building. Here he wrete ene or mero of his patriotic pamphlets, ami lirre in the wintct el 17SS, in a con versation with Willi tin Henry, a noted mechanic, he made thu first preposition ever put forth in Amcrici for the appbea tieu of Htcam te navigation. It was net until 20 years afterwards that Rebert Fulton perfected what P line had Mig Mig grsted. It wasnotinappreprl.it., therefore, that soveral admirers of Themas Paiue met last evening iu the parlorael Mr. Locb.rccalletl and commented en some of the mero im portant eventa in ids life nnd drank n toast or two te his memory. Palnii's works occupied a place ou the centre tabic and ou the wall hung a bauner bearing the inscription : " Anniversary of the II II lustrietm '1'hetn is I'alue, Fuarlcsa, Chain pieu of Secial and Mental Frcodem." mrriUKuM 1:1.1:011:0. (June te iirenhlyn This morning Mayer MacGenlgle, the water committce of councils, Bujieriii tondent Halbaeb, City Treasurer Slycrs aud Mnehiulst Ruber left Lancaster for Brooklyn, N. Y., te inapeet the new Worthlngten pump manufactured ler the water works of this elty, Hucccaaers le ltev. Hmuuel lllchry. The beanl of directors of the Peaeh Bettem railroad oemp.iny held a meeting iu Philadelphia en the 20th nnd filled the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rev. Samuel Dickey by the appelutment of Luvi K. Brervn na a moraber of the beardT Bebort B. P.ittoraen waa nppolnted tre.19 urer and Ueujamln B. Newton, of New Jersey, formerly Huporlnteudont of the Foxburg narrow gauge railroad, near Pittsburg, was appointed Eiiparlntondent. At n meeting of the beard of directors of the National bank of Oxford, en Tuoa Tuea day, ti. Ralston Diokey was oleetcd preHl dent, te fill the vacancy eaused by the death of Rev. Samuel Diokey, The Oxford agricultural soeioty has re oleetcd last year'a bend of diroctera with the oxceptlen of 11. S. P.ittorsen, Geerge Baldorsten, A. J. Mloheiior, W. S. Turner nnd 0. I). Hayes, In place of J. S. Patter Pattor Ben, J. D. Miller, 8. R. Diokey, M. Levott aud J. T Turner, who doellnod ro-eloo-tlon, Divorce Wanted. Mury A. Stce), by het-noxt friend Oeo. Wellatid, has filed 11 Niibpmna in dlvorce from the bends of matrimony from her husband, Jeaeph II, Steel. l.lit til (Jnrlaliued I.ttlfira. The following is the list of unclaimed lotterts remaining In thu pest oliice at Lau caster, for the week ending January 23, 1831: Lathe? Litt .Marg.iretta Cainel, Miss Cera E. Cooper, Miss Mary A, Dutilnp, Miss Fanny Hess, Miss Annle B. Hcrr, Mrs. Jehu K-iuffuian, Misa Katie Lantlis, Sally Hilten, Mr.s. Sue R. E Murphy, Mrs. Charlette Ruhl, Mrs. Kate G. Shaub, Miss Mary Shoehs, Miss Francis Sleat, Mra. Susan B. Snyder, Mrs. Mary L. Ward, Lizzie Welby, .Mra, Annle Yeung, Gent? Lit'. -Frcdoriek Arneld, It. .M Bailey, Jehn Ccludeig, Jeseph Chailes, Geergo A. Cook, William Clark, (for. j, Rev. T. A Ceplmd, Benjamin Ooepor, It, R, Curtlss, A. M. Cuirati, Jehn J, Drake, Dr. 0. S. Durrall Chailea Ernst, James Sherldau Fauldi, Warhinglun Fiey, Harry II. Gruff, Simun Gruinberger, (for.), Fritz Guar), .1 A. Hart, Ftcd. Hauek, Selin B, Hess, Dr. Jamca Binal Heuien, Charles Hultt, Jehn Kolse, Frank Kiehl, J, N Lifevre, W. 15. Leng, Milten Lyde, I). P. Mehan, S. C. Musun, Wllhelm Jlcsuer, B. G, Muster. David II. May May meut, J.iines Nagle, J. 11. Palnter, M. P. Rcifl", W. F. K. Rivers, Samuel RIohey, Suolen Roekwoll, Seoretary Fidelity Ledgo Ne. -13, A C. Scnville Emauuel ShaelTer, Wright Shtiltz. Gaergo Sheets, William Shectz, jr., ll.u ry Shlssler, Abraham Warner, Clarence B Wengcr, Juoeb Wo.i We.i Wo.i ver, Holiirieh Werner, (for ) uieiuiiiHiy ilnrncd. Yestrrday morning a thice year old ehild of Frank Martzall, residing near Snufltewn, a mlle abeve Petersburg, met with an uoeldont that may result in its death. Mr. Murtzall was butcheilng for oue of his ueigltbeiH and had a rearing weed tire made iu thu kitchen flroplnce. The child went into the kitcheu when no ene else was present and accidentally set its dress en lire Its screams seen breuglt' the family te its lojcue nud the llaines were extinguished, but net until thu olethlng was alineat all burned from its body and its breast, neck, uheuldcrs and faoe terribly burned, Dr. Ueivnrtn, of Petersburg, was aummencd and did nil that could be dene for the little sufferer, who had Inhaled the llime, and thus the Inside of the mouth nnd threat also worn badly burned. The child lies In a precari ous oeudltlon. m w '1 j. -. t Hi m
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