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Eancastct .intelligencer.
FRIDAY aVENINO, FED, 10, 1004,
Mu wcai-i ' assaeca ew wwwr
Urcnt Expectation.
The great holders of stock, ' who nre
tending under them new, with the ex
pectation tht the Investing public will
aome day take them off their hands at
their valuation, hare certainly a very
peer Idea of the Begaclty of the general
public. It U an Idea that has been
taught them by their oxperlenco and, te
geme extent, Is Justified. The only
Question of doubt la whether the aver
age Invester is an Intelligent creature, a
little above the trout or the snapping
mackerel, for instance, in intelligence.
If he Is net, then it is safe enengh te
calculate that the patient and skillful
fiiherman will sooner or later have him
en the hook. But even the trout de
mands a fresh fly occasionally, and It
seems an unwarranted hardihood which
expects the people who have been
Dwindled se often en the stale stocks of
the stock market te keep en biting at
them In their old and tattered garbs.
There Is Western Union telegraph
stock, for Instance, that every child
knows net te be intrinsically worth one
fifth the sum te which its capital
has been swelled; and which will
net be worth that Qf(h when the postal
telegraph Is established. It is held nt
figures which clearly de net represent its
value, and demonstrates in its attitude,
the unsoundness of stock quotations as
t3ts of real value. The floods have
o.ime in the rivers, and floods will come
in watered stocks. Keep your beats back
en the shore.
WnnK a Democratic mayor sue
0Mded te the executive chair of the mu
nicipality of Lancaster in 1S7S, he
established certain principles of admin
istratlen in striking contrast with these,
which had gutded the official career of
his predecessor. He hild down these
cardinal doctrines, which have become
these of his party :
" Ne expenditure lu excess or appre
priatiens."
" "S.e permanent debts for merely tem
perary improvements."
"A strict accountability of all the
departments of the city government."
"A reduction of the rate of luterest
en the bended city debt."
"Equal advnutftge. for all tax
payers."
Dy ndhering te these principles, a
Democratic administration in six years
and n-half, reduced the city debt $00,000,
whereas by contravention of such
policies a Republican administration
In four years had increased the
city debt $200,000. It Is reason
able te believe that a continuance
of Democratic administration means a
continuance of economical, prudent and
progressive local gevernment1; a return
te Republican administration means a
return te shlftlessness, recklessness, Job
bery and w.iste of the public moneys,
wtheut anything te show for their ex
penditure. Vete for McMnllen.
Tun eYiw Era was unquestionably
right In its editorial of February 0, 1SS3,
when it raid :
" Experience has shown that the best
care Is exercised in the administration
of municipal afT.ihs when the executive
and legislative departments are in the
hands of opposing parties, as at present.
They act n a wholesome check upon
each ether. We therefore believe that the
public geed will be best subserved by
maintaining this balance."
Councils nre new and in all human
probability will remain in the control of
the Republican party. The city is se
districted as te render It well nigh im
possible for the Democrats te get a ran
jerity in the legislative department.
"The best care in the administration
of municipal affairs" will be exercised if
the executive department te committed
te Democratic hands, "as at present"
Mayer McMullen will be a " wholesome
check" upon a Republican council.
The Xiie Era is right in Ita iidvlcu te
voters te maintain "this b.ilance" by
electing a Democratic mayor. Vete for
McMullen.
Ne geed citiren of any party can Jit3
tify himself In voting for the reelection
of nDy officer, nt the coming city elec
tion, who has abused his office It may
be that a new man elected te It will
abuse It in his turn ; but the way te get
geed officers is certainly net te reelect
bad ones. If wrongful acts are potent
te put the wrong doers out of their
places, it will be a very wholesome re
straint en official conduct. If Alderman
Barr, for Instance, Is made aware by the
result of the coming election, that he
has barred bis reelection by collecting
$113.05, last year from the county which
did net belong te him, it will be a geed
lessen taught net only te Alderman IJarr
but toether aldermen and justices alike
guilty.
It does net appear that the Republi
cans of Philadelphia have much sagacity
In the management of their present
municipal campaign. Jehn Hunter's is
the only name en their ticket which
makes the battle for its election hopeful,
and yet It is imubbed and sneered by the
Bpeaktrs at their public meetings, and
hlrsed by " the boys" who make up the
audiences. Smith is going through the
canvass carrying water en ene shoulder,
whisky en the ether and beer en his
back. The Prett, which bears the bur
den of the canvasa, Is se transparently
mendacious in its methods that it is tv
question whether the Republican candi
dates suffer mero from their opponent?
than from their superservlceable friends
and supporters.
The Democrats of the Third ward
liaven very competent candidate for
Alderman in William T. Wylie, uud will
be careful te see that his name is en
their ticket before they vete it. Alder
man Barr has no claim upon them for
reelection ; and even the Republicans of
the ward will And it difficult te vete for
him, kuewing that last year he obtained
$413.03 from the county te which he was
net entitled, according te the report of
the county auditors. It will be remem
bered that Alderman Barr was paid by
the feunty lest year 51.809.&0, of whleh
a:
sum the commissioners have been sur
charged with $113 05 as improperly
claimed by IJarr and allowed by them.
A vetb for Resenmlller will be a step
backward toward the old system of
piling up elty debt at the rate of 50,000
a year and adding nothing te the sink
ing fund. A vete for McMullen will te
a vete for the contlnuance of honest, In
telligent, progressive and economical
administration.
OnEiTKn Anmcn, Jlko old Joey Bag Bag Bag
stoek, Is devlllsh sly," but he is net
going te have a walk ever lu the race for
the presidential nomination.
Tn February born wilt And
Slnctirltr nnd doace of mind.
rrt'vtlem from pwslen unit from care,
It they t tie Auietliy.l will weir.
Old -VoHeit
Tnit bitter despairing cry that comes
from the Western Heed sufferers should
llnd a responsive echo In the hearts of their
sytnpathotie and mero fortun.ne Eastern
brothreu.
Tkn thousand copies of the first edition
of the queen's diary were told the first
day of Its appearance. Hew many thou
sand of them were taken by the royal
family is net stated.
Lanciitku's mayor must be something
mero than a uegatlve " geed fellow." He
must be a positlve mau with the cournge
of hi cotivletlons, and experience lu muni
cipal affairs. Vote for MoMulIen.
It Is saddening te reflect that while the
gtobe is toetuing with plenty, a tragedy is
reported from Victim, In whleh a waut waut waut
etrioken father kills hid seu with tliese
words "Hey, I o.muet sje you hungry
and starving." The bone Is cherished
that sueh extreme misery from want U of
exceptional rarity.
Wlins Resenmlller was district atterney
and abnicd his office te shield lawbreakers
who happened te be his political friends,
the editor of the Eett Era visited upon
him deserved oeadomnation. Wbeu Mr
MeMullcn was the Dcmocratle candidate
for district atterney against the regular
Republican nominee, the yea Bra gave
him a consistent and unreserved support.
It knows the two men and their records
and that McMullen Is beyond all compari
son the better man for mayor. Vote for
.MeMullcn.
Ax interesting libel suit has been re
vlved in Bosten, caused by the complaint
of a Cape Ced man against the publishers
of a book entitled " Cape Ced Felks" for
having used his full name a ene of the
obaraateis in the story. The plaintiff
elaims te have beau injured by the un
warranted use of his name, while the do de
fendauts essert that there waa no malice
In its use, and consequently ue libel.
Whatever the result of the trial, the book
will be well advertised, and that is what
the publishers are probably after.
Mit. McMullrx lu publie office has been
a laitmui, intelligent and worthy repre
sontative of the people's interests. Mr.
Resenmlller his been tried and found
wanting. Upen ene occasion when, as
district atterney, it was hi duty te indiet
ene of his pjlitieil friends for a misde.
meaner, Roseumiller reported te the court
that he could And no hw for It. " Leak
again," said Judge L.v'uigsten, When
Resenmiller comes te llnd the majority
which the Examiner has premised him en
olectleu night, he will have te "leek
again," but like bis lest law he will uever
flud it V'jte for McMullen.
flSKSUN&U,
Mils Cexiun B. Dat died in Phlhdul
phi a, of pneumonia en the 13:h lust.
Ladt Caiuks consoled Miss Fortescue
fir the less of her bju by giving hur a
Bible.
SCTKIUNTEHDnNT HiennR, does net
think the education distribution schome
will be passed by Congrees.
Mm. LccuuTiA Oautibld, widow of
the lata president, oeutnbutcs $100 te the
relief fund for the Ohie flood sufferer.
iiiemai tu.Nsnu.A's will divides his es es
tate equally among bis Ave children and
gives his former wife 91,500 per annum.
Sbnateu Ce.tSEti, of Miahigau, is the
only member of the Sonate who wears a
drets coat during the sessions of that body.
D. R Lienaud, of Mauch Chunk, is
mentioned ns the possible successor nt
the Inte lien. Harry E. Paokeras associate
jIldRO.
l'Aiut Haudemax and Jeseph Wharten
are members of a committee appointed
by the American iron and steel association
te go te Washington ami pretest against
the passage of the Morrison tariff hill,
Wm. McOleiit, sent te the New Yerk
j ill blacksmith shop, fur six months at
hard labor, for violation of the excise law,
passed out through the grating of his cell
te his wtfe a geld match box, set with
dumeuda, n geld watch and chain, with n
heavy pendaut diamond horsesheo, geld
sleeve and cellar buttons). He found them
of ue use in his new residence und trade.
Hes. C. W. GiLrtM.AN, ex mcraber of
the Heuse of Representatives, was badly
hurt in Frankliu en Thursday by the giv
lng away of u pavement en which he was
walking. Ue was precipltuted into a vault
under the side walk and two ttloeus of
utoi.e, welching 700 pounds, fell upon hlra,
He was taken home In u scml-uucousaleus
condition uud found te bosevercly Injured
about the head end body, One leg and
four ribj are broken,
A Te Jim ivuiuitu Drowned la Hcranteu.
Deberah Jesephs, a young lady, who
accompanied a number of acquaintances
te the utcel mill of the Liekawnuua Iren
aud coal company in Scrauten ou Wcdnes.
duy uigiit, stepped from u railroad track
te avoid un approaching locomotive aud
went ever the ombanktneat into the
Rearing brook, where she was borne
rapidly Irein night und drowned in the
swift current. Themas Iledcriak jumped
lu te save here, but was unable te rouder
any assistance. A soarehlug party found
the body far down the Btreaui Thursdey
morning at 1 o'clock.
Miss JesephH was 17 years old and the
daughter of a miner named James Josephs,
who oame te Borauten a short tlme uge
from Ohie,
KrrecU et Temperance en l.eusevltr.
Aoeordiug te the Midkal Jlteerd, insur
ance tables show that a mau who abstains
ftern alcohol has, at SO years of age, a
ohaneo of living 41,2 yearn ; at 80, Ue 5
years ; at 40, 39.8 yeunt. Au Intempetate
man's chance at U0 is 15.0 years ; ut 80
1U.8 ; nud at 40, 11.0.
-
Ueudt In lleuded WureUeaies.
Atterney General Brovrster has dcelded
that goods whleh renmln tu bended ware ware
heuBes beyend three yearn from the date
of importation, though the duties have
been paid, mimt be regarded us abandoned
te the government.
IjANOABTEB DAILY 1NTJELL1ENCE1?, FRIDAY,
BANDED F0K ROBBERY.
ft tl KM. Ml 'A MS HUM) lOlJ.MO TUIM'ri
ein of I'r.'inl i rut l'ltltu OrganUM lur
1 1 mile Vhl Ilia t'elics I'uutid
In iritlr Den,
About flv' mouths nge the rosidenoo
ei Hen. M P. Fowler, ox-represetitntlve
te the Legisl iture, en West Otk street,
Sncnaude'ih, was entered during the
nbsenee of the family and u number of
articles stelen. Among thfe was it k'"M
headed cane presented te Mr. Fowler by
the bosses employed by him when In the
coal business a number et years a;e.
Previous te this a number of ether
robberies had taken place, nnd every effort
te cot a onto railed.
On Wednesday a boy about 14 years
of nee ptvsnnted himself at the jowelry
store of O F. Holdertnau nnd offered for
nld the top of a geld headed cane. Mr
Uelderman examined the i;old head with
a maanlfyini; ulasA and found tint it had
been eugraved at ene time, but the lines
had been scratched off. After a cireful
oxamiuatien the letters "M." " P " and
" F." e)ti M be traced, justifying Mr
Heldcrtnau's suspicions that the o.uie was
thatnwned by .Mr. Fowler. On being
questienal the lad stated that he had re
ceived the cane top from another boy who
had feuud it en the street in front of Mr.
Fowler's teidwice, and at first refused te
clve his natue. Mr. Fowler was seut for.
and, ou seeing the ene head, ree igutred
it at onee as belonging te hlra.
The boy Anally glve his tutue and niade
n confeisieu of the whole atlair, disclosing
the fact of a ".Terse Jamcn gang" beiiik!
In existonce in Shenandoah, composed el
twclve or fifteen boys, nycd fren fourteen
te eighteen yearn, sons of seme of the
leadiug eitizeua .and members of the high
school.
A " winter shanty" hi! b.vn oreettvi
ou the rear of a let en West Oak street,
near Mr. Fowler's rcsidecce, lare enough
te held eitjht or t.-u 1eh. Underneath a
cellar had been dug seme six feet deep
and the sides lined with beards. In this
cellar, when vi-ited by Chief of Police
Reads aud Mr. Fowler, wen) feuud tools
of all kinds, leeks, keys, playiug cards,
checks, ohecker beards, dime novels ami
literature of the bleed and thunder style.
A large quantity of articles had been te
tnovedafew m Unites pievteusly by soma
et the gam;, they having beard In home
way of the chief's coming. Shortly after
ward a lare bled, drawn by a number of
the gam: was captured by Capt. Jehnsen,
and ameuug the article found was the
ether part of Mr. Fowler's enne.
Investigation proved that the gong met
quite frequently, aud, when net otherwise
engaged, played eards, and the "'licks
were used as inoney. They had a uvul r
nUU beutid organization, having ri-'P4,
passwords, ote. Bofero entering the
baud the cand.date was balletd fur, and,
If elected, initiated. The applicant was
then partly stripped aud tied up against
the underground wa'l and made te swear
net te reveal any of ;he soarets.pawerdi,
ete , under certain penalties. In this
position the nppliemt was kept for one
hour while the re it kept up a series of
tortures.
It is expeeted et'ier robberios will be
traced te this organization. The night
boTero the discevury of this gang the gre
eery of Glenn & Severn, en East Centre
street, was broken Inte nnd robbed of
greceries. The same evening the reldeuce
of Mr.Gesfley wai nUe entered and robbed
of a geld wateh and ether artieles of value.
WATKU KVKimvUtnUi.
I'm I Icturen el ttie .viiicrjr Alene tne DM
I he -iKQuehunua Itliluir
It is impissible te gire details of the
looses in CiiiOinnati by the wreaked and
floating houses. The wind ou W.-dnesd y
uiht added te the number wreeked in the
eastern part of tin city, where the great
est less has been felt, there being mnie
frame houses lu tint section. Fortunately
S3 far ue cwi of less of life has been
kuewn, though in several cases the fami
lies have been takeu from their homes
just before the water bere them away.
As a rule the people cling te their houses
until there is immediate and absolute
danger. At Maysville, Ky., and at Aber
deen, O., the wind caused much damage
by wrecking houses. The losses by the
ll)ed in that locality cannot be less than
4100,000. It is snowing and freezing new.
In Newport, Ky., the scene was meat des
olate. The high wind moved the water se
as te tepple ever many mero buildings
and, loosened from their foundations, they
have swung into the streets, causing in
many cases te the relief beats great diffi
culty in passing nreund them.
At 7 p. m. Thursday the river had re-
ceded three fourths of au Ineb, nnd the
geed news of the netuil beginning of n
decline spread quickly, giving a profound
feeling of relief wherever it reached. The
first notice of a check came during the
afternoon, nud the posting of it ou
'chauge cased nn outburst of applauie
from the people m waiting for river bul
letluH.
The suffering is great at Jefforsenvillo,
Ky. The people are crewded together In
the churches nud school heuses almost te
suffocation. The rclief moasures in opera,
tien are very inadequate. The waves did
much ilamage te property Wednesday
ntght. Twe leet morn of water will flood
the peuiteutiary,and thore are 000 convicts
te bu cared for. The 125 families of lime
burners at UUea, twtlve miles above, iiru
still huddled tegether in ene church and
ero sadly in uoed of rohef. The town of
Clarkesville, Iud., is almost washed
away.
The Susquehanna river was rising nt the
rate of 4 luetics an hour nt Willtamspert
at 0 p. m., Thursday and fours are ex
pressed that a disistreu) fljed may take
place.
a nuaxu. IN Oil.,
.11 U Cll
l.xcltsintnt l)uied by
Decline lu l'rlcea
lu Hiiddeu
There was great oxettoment In oil again
en Thurtid ly nt Pittsburg nud prices took
n further tumble. The feeling was panlaky
nud a general deslre te unload prevailed.
The forenoon session witnested n decline
of two ceutH In less than un hour, followed
by a zigzag course of values that bowild bewild bowild
ered the eldest and coolest brokers, The
break of Wednesday seut prices down te
(1.03. This morning a moa.iure of cenfl.
deuce had returned te the market aud the
first sales were at (1.00. A fever te heII
then pnsscsBcd every ene at every point,
while buyers were timid aud iuoliued te
held off.
This ene sided statu of affairs resulted In
a panle, n culling in of margins and a do de do
ellno in thrce quarters of an hour te (1. Oil
with sales at that. Thore was a fearful
hubbub about the bull ring, whleh was
only oheoked by seme geed buying in Oil,
City nnd New Yerk, Prlees i5.'en rallied te
(l.OSi, weakened te T1.0J. but broke
again and clesed very weak, with saks nt
(1 03.
During tboheightef the paule messages
regarding the Perter well, near the Me-
ivonuey wens, ueipcd te Intensify the
oxeitoment. These agreed In putting the
production of this well after belug torpa terpa torpa
deod ut from " 800 te 1,000 barrels the
first three hours." This Is at the rate of
ever 7,000 barrels a day, and was evidently
nn errer. though lu the mental fermnnt
that existed lu the brokers' minds the
disp.itehcs were accepted ns showing nt
least that the weist bear of the season had
been let Ioehu.
During the morning sossleu W. M, O,
Drave fulled te meet his contracts, and
Prusldent Coehrau Beld 5,000 barrels for
his aoeount. It Is thought that he will
ninke geed his oentraots in a few days.
It is predicted that oil will go down
much further within the next few days,
vuntii r.ninii t hi .(
Mary Ferrest, of Ne. fiOi Fulteu street,
Philadelphia, gave a piuud pitty nt her
lioune en last Saturdav night, wheu n
jeting matt named Swilgart, living In the
neighborhood, entered and said he was
going te have a pound of kiscs. He was
ejpeted, and upon telling Ins father Casper
the latter went te Mis. Ferrest demanding
an explication. A quarrel f. lled, and
the woman was struck In the lira 1 with a
hatchet. At the eentral ''it'.ui mi Wed
nrsday the elder Snelgart was held for
trial.
A ttnr Ke'iiu Alur Irr.
Fred. Pluttenburg, e( Selma, Alk., shot
und killed W. J. Robinson, a horse drover
from Murfresbore. Tenn.. In n bar room
Thursday nfturuoen. Beth imui had been
drinking. They had never met until a few
minutes bolero the snoeting occurred.
Only ene shot was fired, the lull sttlklug
R iblnsen In the heart. Tite quarrel atose
ever Plattenburg's refining te lend Iloltln Ileltln Iloltln
sen's frietid two dell ir. It )bmen leaves
a widow and seven cluldieu.
Mr. HU'tit innxIcAl li In Street.
Mr. Gladstone was ou Thursday after.
neon subjected te an unpleasant experi
ence He was walking in Bend street
qutte unattended, en his way te the Heuso
of Commens. Suddenly a in in seiz.id him
by the cellar and brought htm te u stand
still. The prime miuister with seme diffi
eulty shook off his asiadaut aud continued
en feet te his destlin'ien. It is asserted
that the mau made the attack en a wager.
A M.( Uenth t.eit In the Suei,
A stage coach full of passengers, which
left Oreville. Utah, mere thin two weeks
age, has net been heard of stnee. It is
believed te be buried In the mountain
snow.
Uitirleil te Sen en riiistlns Ire.
It is reported that a mass of ice uear the
Caspian Sea, upeu which nbeut flfty
fisherman were at work, was cirricd out
te sea All the flthermau aie believed te
have been drowned.
a I'Lita nut nut point.
Keao lag Mutter SelMteil Fur the Aliumieinr.
Bev.Jehn W. Bwank chaplalu at the
Lancaster county almshou-te aud hospital,
makes the following appeal :
" A plan for the iuititntten of a reading
room aud library nt the almsheuse for the
use of the inmates and patients at the
eeunty hospital was breached by me at
the last meeting of the beard of directors,
and It leeks as if some advauoe is likely te
be raiule towards the accomplishment of
the desired end. My own couvictien Is
that it would be impossible te confer u
been en tne population of tliese institu
tiens that would accomplish mero geed.
The expouse involved In the moniure pro
posed will be au objection, but let It be
remembered that ignorance U always mero
c.'.vly in the cml thau education. The
inmates of the alm'hnue are compo cd of
various nafenalities. Their requests are
efteu numerous and urgent for read
ing matter. There are ceme things
hard for them te bear, trhlch n
gned book has the power te alleviate. The
sight of seme huudreds of these peer peo
ple assembled in the almsheuse dispel un
Sunday is one that reuces all the pity and
compassion that man cm fcel whose lil'u
has, through Ged's mercy and geed fortune,
been saved from ending his days in sueh
au institution. Ne man whose heart has
been touched by Christian love can con
template that gathered crowd without
feeling his heart stirred te its lowest
depths. True H is that it 1 an unfriendly
soil in which te plant seed, but lu spite of
this there nre men and women in our alms
house who have had Cluistian fathers and
mothers and early lmtruotien some of
them formerly disciples of the blessed
Master, aud there are net wanting evi
dence of religious feeling te make ede
hopeful of rescuing them from their
lethargic condition. Few in oetnfortablo
ciroumataneea knew hew dark the shadow
is that Doveity throws around It ; and
tbls it is te there. ' It is a'l of llfe te live
And it is the censtitured duty
of the moral instructor of the hospi
tal uud almshouse net only te preaeh but
also te circulate truth. Boekj, ttacts and
papers, evangelical, scrptural, pungent
and adapted te the iiecds of Binning and
suffering men, must be put in the way nnd
prcHscd upeu the hearts of the unsaved.
If any eitizen reads this communication
and perceives in this plan the smallest
hope of redeeming ene soul, aud dues It
tint, he places himself in this enndemna
tleu : ' Therofero, te him that knoweth
te de geed and doth it net, te him it U
sin.'
"Donations of books, paper, magazines,
and ether reading matter, are earnestly
asked fet . If a postal card Is addrecscd te
the chaplain, Hev. Jehn W. Swank, or
Mr. D. S. Bursk, Ne. 17 Eist Kmg stroet
be will send for contributions. Save baek
numbers ; Jesus after the miraele of the
leaves and fishes directed the disciples te
" gather up the fragments, that uething
be lest.' Hack numbers of magazmes
and religious papers aud ether geed read
ing matter will be made useful if sent."
XlllHI) IV A It U I'DLIllCS.
The Imue l'i the Aliltrmai.le OunleiL
The contest for alJerman in the Third
ward of the city Is ene of the most inter
esting phases of the pending local elee
tiens. The Republican opponents of J. K
Barr, the present incumbent, who made
such ft gallant tight against his nomiea.
tieu are net satisfied with the rceult at
the primaries, accomplished as they be
llove by fraud and faUe voting. The
snubbing whleh their nppeal te the city
convention met has net had a tendeuey te
nppoase them.
On the ether hand the Demoerats are
solid for the regular nomiuee of their
party, Mr. William T. Wylie, whose qual
ifications are generally recegnised, and
who in a cauvass of the ward finds every
reason for oneouragemont, Thcra Is
almost universal complaint against Barr
and dlssntisfaotien with his method of ad
ministering the office It is pointed out
that in the abuses whleh have made the
offleo of alderman a scandal he Is a
mestoeuspiouous oharaeter ; hts bills are
among the hcavlest which go into the
county t'easury ; and though sworn te by
him, the auditors found that 20 per eent.
of them are illegal. It Is alleged that his
exerclse of the magisterial office instead of
conserving the psace breeds litigation. He
is a disturber of geed order and a tee
freqtieut pirtiolpater in bar room brawls
te tit an etHnt of law. His factional con
duct lu politics, antagonizing all whom he
cannot boss aud brew beating all who
differ from him has excited a powerful
opposition, whleh new threatens his defeat;
aud the best citizeus et the ward of all
parties aru rallying te the support of W.
T. Wjlie for ntderman of the Third.
Uonvenllen n Kitiicttter.
At a convention ofeduoitors In sossleu
at Washington, I). C Ex Stute Suporlu Superlu Suporlu
teudentJ. P. Wlekershiim, of this city ;
Btate Superintendent IS. K. Ulgbce and
Deputy Btate Superintendent Hemy
Houek, of Harrlsburg : W. II. Shelley, of
Yerk ; Samuel A. liaer, of Heading :
Capt. K. II. rratt. of Carlisle ; B. F.
Patterson, Goe. F. Stene, II. B. Jenes aud
ethor eminent Pennsylvania soheol men
are In atteudauoe.
The mayor bad eight cases te dlsposeof
this morning ene drunken and disorderly
was required te pay ousts for his frolic,
and seven ledgers in the station house
were discharged,
Themas Carbenny, for bsing drunk aud
disorderly, was committed by Alderman
Buuiien te the county jail for ten days.
FEB1.UA1.Y 15. 1884.
""JliM
OUR FIUE LAuDlliS.
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A II T WITH Tim riHKJtl'.N Ol" ."1.
The Hid hi litter Hun llilille Thrungtilr
Irii'M . foment the InuetilitM
L'.t r fallen Mr Umnln rlre
tit.
Fire company Ne. 9 oeusUts of the fol fel
low lng force :
Foieniau Charles Fronelsous.
Drtveref Hese Cart Kdwiml Pint.
Diivi-r of lCngitie -David Klteh, jr.
Engineer Hurry Shaub
Hesetnen Jehn Potts, Jeseph Ferrest
l'liuer Sing and Jehn Beyle.
The company occupies what was
formerly the Shiffljr huse house ou
S uth Qiteen streui, a building eligibly
located iitul admirably ntrauged for
a 11 re house. The company took
possession of it only a few weeks nge.
Several valuable additions have been made
te it since It was occupied by the Shlflldr
volunteer llre company. A two story
brtak etable, 20 by 1)3 feet, has been
ntiiiextd te the rear of the main hall whleh
is 43 feet long nud 33 feet wide. The tlrst
fleer of this addltleu is divided lute three
stal s for the horses, und a gangway for
the feed cheats, etc., the second story
being for the storage et hay and straw.
A veutllater which can be epeucd or otesod
ut pleasure extends from the herse stalls te
the reef, tliut atferdiug plenty of fresh air
for tliu horses uud keeping their stalls
fresh and at a proper tomperaturo.
lit Id r blrrdK AccehhikxIhiIjih Needed,
A uew iron stairway has been built from
the engine room te the hall above It, which
is new used as a sleeping np.utmeut for the
num. And we may say right here that
the rleplng aoaenimodatiotiHuro miserable
nothing but little canvas cots without
bed or mattress cold, comfortless nnd
uuhcalthful during the bitter winter
weather we have ha I. Some two months
age councils ordered beds te be procured
for all the flremen lu the city, but up te
the present tlme uone of them have oame
te hand. We would " make a fuss about
it " were we net assured that the beds
will be along next week.
IngeLleus U.nitrtrnncr,.
The stairway, which used te be at the
tear end of the engine room, has been tern
away and in its stead has been erceted nt
small expense n bow tower, with rollers
at the top, ou whieli can be hung 300 feet
or mere of huse Tne company has new
tu the tower GOO feotef uew Eureka cotton
bone thai ha never bceu used. This mode
of hanging the bone is much prefcrable te
placing it en horn mtal racks as it is mete
easily lutuHcd, is kept perfectly dry and
has tee ndvintage or constant ventilation.
Hanging hame'tr, similar te that ured
by companies 3 and 4, heretolero describ
ed, Is ucd, togetlier with Jesselyu's
patent bits nnd Huide's hinged cellar
snaps. These patent appliances have been
purchased by the tlremeu out of their own
private nurses. The Jessolyn bits aud the
Hulde snaps we believe, cost (10 each
100 for all wh.ch is rather a heavy pull
en the slender salaries of the flremen.
Company Ne. 2 also purehased the patent
appliances at their own expense, und com
piny Ne. 4, which matmfaecured hungiug
bits of their own, are threatened with a
lawsuit for infringing en Jessolyn's patent.
We mon'ieti the circumstance merely te
cull the attention of the lire commlttce of
council te it as it seems no mero thau fair
that the city and net the tireineu should
py for these useful appliances which se
greatly shorten the time necessary tehttch
up the burses.
Ad Kleotrle Alarm Attaetiuieni.
Enuiuoer Shaub, who Is a practical m i
chlnist, has constructed a very ingenious
attachment te the eleotrie alarm, se ar
rauged as te turn up the gas all ever the
heuse at the llrst stroke of the alarm ball,
nnd upeu the stall deer of "Cbarlie," the
huse cart borne, who, without further
erderi, ruus between the shafts et the cart
and Is harnessed in a few tcoends. The
driver from his seat pulls a rope, which
opens the front d or et the eugine house,
and away he ges te the tire. Five seconds
after ' ChnrlieV deer Is opened the same
automatic nrrangoment opens the stall
doers of " Katte" aud " Jim," thoungiue
horses, and they take their places beside
the pole of the engine und the hanging
harness drops upon their backs, and in
much less time than It takes te tell lt.they
are galloping after the cart, the Are In the
engiue In the moiutime having been light
ed by a heavy jet of gas thrown Inte the
furnace by the pressure of the onglne
wheel ou a gas step, which autemically
closes as toeu as the wheel has passed ever
it.
Other Intartillag Vnctt,
Among a number of ether c )nvonlencos
In the bete heuse may be tuontiened a
hydiant in the stable, a permanent wash
stand in the ball, aud a blaokbeard en
which te reoerd the day and hour of oaeh
alarm of flre, the box from whleh the
alarm was struck, the location of the
building ou flre and the purpose for whieh
it was occupied
The engine used by oempany Ne. 3 Is
thn Haupt onglne. formerly used by the
Sun company, Ne. 1. It has the
disadvantage of belng very heavy
(weight nearly 7,000 pounds) and re
quires heavy pulling te gut te a flre,
but when It gets thore it doss e IBclent
service With a prossure of GO pounds of
steam it will disaharge 400 gallons of water
per minute and threw It te nn ImmeDse
distance. The boys are, naturally, proud
of their cnglae and the clock attaehed te
it, which keeps excellent tlme whotber lu
the ougine room or en the. run and under
all conditions of heat or cold te whleh it Is
exposed. They have net yet had tlme te
11 x up the grounds In the rear of their
engine house, bat will de se as seen as
spring opens.
llAflnSOSlI. TttSTIMUMIAl,
Tne Uulea Fir Company Henuwi
111
Werthy rraililenk.
At a meeting of the Uulen steam flre
engine and forcing hose oempany Ne. 1, of
this city, held last evening Henry E.
Blaymaker formally retircd from the presi.
deney, whieh he held continuously for a
period of twenty-eight years.
Ills successor, Mr. J. L. Lyte, en taking
the chair, made a short address, highly
complimentary te his predecessor, nnd in
behalf of the merabers of the oempany
proeentcd Mr. Slaymakcr with a haud haud
setnely engrossed uud elegantly framed
series of resolutions, of which the fellow-
intr Is a oenv :
Hall or tiih U.tiON Stkau Fim Bit
Em )
aim and Feiicin HosuCe., Ne,
or Lancaiticii, Pa.
At a stated meeting of this oempany
held en Thursday, Jan. 10, 1881, the fol fel fol
lewing was unanimously adopted :
Knotted, That the thanks of the Uulen
steam tire engiue and forcing hese com
pany, Ne. 1, nre due und the same are
hereby most heartily tendercd te Henry
E. Blaymaker, for the ardent, able and
fuithful manuer In whleh be baa continu
ously, from 1818 te 1881,a period of thirty
six years, discharged the duties of an
active member, the impartial manner in
which he has presided ever the delibera
tions of the oempany for the past twouty tweuty twouty
elght years and the energy whleh he has
evor displayed lu the fulfilment of the
duties of president, ever en the alert in all
that concerned the affairs of the company,
tireless in his nativity, never ceaslng In
bis watohfulneas aud seal for the pros
perity of the organisatien nnd his deter
mined and faithful oudeavers te keep and
prometo its standing whieh uudur his
prosldnney has net retraced ene step from
the high station and rank, whieh the oem
pany has ever held in the esteem aud oeu.
iideiice of the citizens of Lancaster.
J, L. Lvtu,
0, Euvf . HEOMEn, President.
Secretary,
The plain type m It is printed above een.
J
jXSS.li'rlli'.'afflSl
efMr.Clias.lt Frallrv. The umnt vmlntr )
of Mr. Cha. U Frallry, The gtent vsilety
of styles of letters used, their delleney
I of finish, thn artistic tuanuer In whleh the
' display lint's are arranged, the grnevftil
curves of the flourishes, the caie glveti te
ttie most tuning details, nun the unity of
the whole us a work of art evidences that
Mr. Frallcy has lest tioue of his old tline
vigor as a master eniiieti.
Mr. Sl.i) maker received the beautiful
gift In n feeling speech It) which hu re
turned his henrtfelt thnnks te the Union
company for the kindly in inner In whleh
they had btun pleased te lncclve his hum
bio efforts te further the prosperity of tint
company. He accepted the beautiful
testimonial uud would ever eherish It as a
seuvet Ir, reuiitig ns It did from theso In
whom he felt se warm nil Interest.
suts. t Itl.KHS UKATII.
AUOItt jiisI llrtll nl Hie "a I Minting et hu
KirluB Women.
Futther pirtleulars of the death of Mrs.
Emma II. Uhler, whose tragic taking off
was noted yesterday, show that the uufot uufet uufot
tuiiate woman passed nwy from an over ever over
deso of morphine, taken deubtlsta with
suicidal inteut.
Frem the time that the deceased left
New Yerk te go te Iteue, Nevada, with
her brother, the slayer of her pirainuur,
nothing particular w h known of her tint 1
she again appeared In the metropolis,
some tlme since. Bofero her separation
from her husband be aceitscd her of being
addicted te the use of morphine, nnd It
appears that since the tragedy her appetitu
ler deadly drugs nas grown stronger, sue
has for some tlme past been living In fur
nished rooms In Twenty eighth, Twonty Twenty
nltith, Thirtieth uud Thirty llrst streets
Frem ene home In West Thirty-first
street she was ejected a short time
nge, either for dissipation or tieu payment
of rent. Karlv last week alie called nt the
private bearding beuse of Mrs, Adams,
Ne. ;iS Wist Twenty ninth street, and
secured afurutshed room fir eight dollars
a week. A serv.iut lu the house said :
" When she took possession the eulv big.
gage she had with her were two brown
satchels tilled with letters and little kniek
knacks. List night about 0 o'clock I
uutleed that the light In her room was net
burning. It was her outturn te keep the
gas lit. I entered aud found her lying ou
the bed ns if dead. Her eyes were turned
up 1 speku te her, but she did net
answer me, and I thou summoned assist
nuce. She was insensible. Last evening
she asked for some brandy ami It was
given te her. I saw no bottles of medlolne
or poison in hur room."
The unfortunate wemin was taken te
the New Yerk hospital in au nmbuliuce.
She expired three tulnutes after her admis
sien te the institution. The mmattis were
enveloped in a shroud and taken te the
dead heuse of the hospital, where they
new Ue temporarily, awaiting the arrival
of any friends of the deceased who may
aneear. The effects of the woman aie In
the hands of the nolieo. In oue of her
satchels u bottle containing what Is be
lioved te be morphine was found. Wheu
'.e deceased onterod Mrs. Adams' heuvi
she wero a sattu dress ami x long, fur
trimmed oleak.
The name uuder whieh Mrs. Uhter had
beeu hviug for several months lu New
Yerk is Knima Haight. J. Clement
Uhler, her husband, lives at 137 Fifih
avenun. He is engaged lu New Jersey In
introducing a uuw system of exohange
between country banks. His friends say
that he had uething te de with his wifa
from the date or his discevery of her
Infidelity uutil the day of her death and
that his action against her for dtvorce Is
pending. Their two ehildren are with his
relatives in Lebauen.
1'OI.ITIUAI. I-OI.NTS,
VI list l.oinucratie AOruii titration Usui Den
ler tint Ulty.
Hundreds of Intelligent nud Influential
itepubllcan.t, business men, taxpayers,
mechanics and laborers will en next Tues
day cast their votes for David MeMullen
for mayor. They will de this they openly
say se because they knew the man and
trust him. They remember that It was as
councilman from the Bceend ward that
Mayer MacGonigle first displayed his
acquatutaucu with municipal affairs aud
his dotermtuation te reform existing
abuses lu them. After bis ulectteu
te the mayoralty Mr McMullen
was elected te couneils from the Second
ward aud his sorvice In the legislative
branch of the eity government was se
aoceptabla that he was reslceted from that
Republican ward. He was identified with
and supported the reform measures of the
Dcmocratle mayor and may be expected te
centinun the administrative peliey whieh
enables the Domeoraoy te point te theso
signal results of Mayer MacGenlgle's ad
ministration us an earneit of what may be
expected from a contlnuance of its policies
by Mayer McMullen.
1. Three wlde iron bridges span the
Pennsylvania railroad where ugly narrow
wooden structures were bofero.
3, Soveral squares In the city have been
Belgian bloeked.
Q. Worthinglen pumps have beeu oreoted
and are In proeess of oenstruotlon with a
oapaeity 9,000,000 gallous daily.
4 The call system has been adopted,
and Is a success,
5. The law was suecasslully Invoked re
straining the illegal expenditure t the
publie money .
6. The bended debt of the elty has beeu
rodueod (63,500 aud would have beeu do de do
eroasod (93,500 had it net been for previous
doflelonolos of (30,000, whleh were caused
by the unlawful aotsef a Iiepubllsan struct
commlttce.
7. (200,000 of six per eunt. bends have
been rofuuded at four per eent., thereby
lessenlug the annual interest aoaeunt
(4.000.
8. The sinking fund has been augmented
from (99,233.06, June 1, 1878, te (317,
658.09, in January, 1384.
9. (19,733 per nnnura was plaoed in the
sinking fund, whilst under the lest Ilepub
lleau mayor only (3,775 per annum was
placed it it.
Yote for MeMullen,
THK UltUUUISTS.
Alaetlut; or the riiamseeatleal Aneelalluu.
The monthly meetlng of the Lansaster
county Pharmaeeutleal association was
held yesterday afternoon at the secretary's
buuse with a geed atUndacoe of the mem.
bershlp. Reports ou nutters connected
with the trade interests of the meatbore
received attentive consideration.
The committee appointed last moetleg
te arrange for an early closing movement,
reported Its complete success, all the
druggists of this eity having agrecd te
oleso tbeir places et buslucsB at 8 p, in.,
until April 1,
The committee en unofflelnal formulas
ropertcd the oempletlon of the work
usalimed them, by the publication of the
formulas in the FhannatttUal litterd, of
New Yerk, pamphlet copies of the same
having also beeu furnished the members
of the association by the publisher. The
committee had also exhibited a number of
speolmeus of the above preparations at the
last meeting of the Lancaster ceuuty rued,
leal Eoclety, where they received kindly
nttontlen, distributing at the same time
pamphlet copies of the formulas te all the
physioiaeB prccent.
A member proseutod formulas aud ex
hibited specimens of a new aperient salt,
and several preparations of plx llqulda,
viz : The syrup, wlue and glyoerlto,
Vowing te l.uneaittr.
Wilmington Kvery Kveulug.
Jaoeb II, Lewls of this elty will romevn
with his family te Lancaster next woek,
He resigned his position as foreman of the
old ferrvmlll here te accept a similar pesi
tiqn In Lanwuter.
LYDIA SMITH DEAD.
THAU. .SrKVKNH IM.1 lllllHI'KKt'.l i:i(,
I's'ilnc Auaj In lVHlilitttt in from xtrnke
til rtiuiNT The Mtcrr "t n Unman-
llu Oarevr,
Mis. Lydla Smith, for ninny years the
housekeeper of Hun. Thsddetis Btuvenn,
dlrd nt her heuse in Washington D.O., nt
un early heui Thursday morning, Fvbnwy
14, a atruke of npeplexy being the imttio imttie imttio
dlate oatise of her death
Mrs. Btnlth was born In Adams e.tunty,
Pennsylvania, In 1813, her nuldni iintnn
belng O'Neill. She was regarded us a
"colored" wemnn, but bad very little
negre bleed In her veins, and oeuld nuy.
where have passed as a Spaniard or
Cuban, her features being flnnly out, her
mm nun, nur nair long nnn wavy and Her
eyes blnek nud plerelug. In her younger
days she was oeusldered quite handsome,
and even In her later years she retained
miitiy traces of her former b-nuty.
Mrs. O'Neill, her ineihcr. removed
from her country home te Gettysburg,
while Lydla was but a child, and re
nialncd there several years, It was there
that Mr. Btovens made her acquaintance.
Oa attaining womanhood she married a
negre named Jaoeb Smith, of Harrlsburg,
a musician of some nole, by whom she had
two children, Isaac, a well known Linens
ter barber, nud William, who committed
sulolde several years age. Mr. Stevens
removed from Gettysburg te Laueaster In
1843, nnd two years later Mrs. Smith,
who had separated from her husband,
also oame te Laueaster and bec.ime Mr.
Slevens' housekeeper, a position whleh she
held until the tlme of his death.
When Mr. Stevetis was elected te Con Cen Con
greM, Mrs, Smith went te Washington
with him nud had ohirge of his house
held, during his outire congressional career
of twelve yens. She was a prudent
housukceper aud a faithful nurse te Mr.
Stevens In his declining years, and he
romemborod her in bis will by I) quoath queath
lug her (3,000 in eish and some real
eitate both lu Washington and
Lancaster. After Mr. Stevens' death
Mis. Smith occupied his hemustead ou
Seuth Quoeo strsut for seme time, subse
qtieutly removing te Washington, where
she opened aud successfully nominated a
bearding house iu Newspaper llnw, uear
Wlllard's hotel, where her death took
place yesterday. During the Ceutenulal
celebration of 1370 she uondueted a large
bearding heuse in Philadelphia, where she
was nlse very sueaesiful. She died pus
sssied of very considerable prqivty, in
eluding the Btovens hemestead and several
ether bennes In this slty.
After a short funeral sorvice in Wash,
ingten en Saturday, her remains will be
brought te Lauoaster for intermeut tu the
Stsvens let In Shroiuer's cemetery.
Death Ol Herace u, Zatim
Heraco B. Zahm, youngest child nnd
second seu of Godfried M. Zihm, dud yes
terday at the family rcsldenee, Ne. 445
West Chestnut sttect, after a lingering
Illness from consumption. The deceased
wss In his 20th year. He oceupled a re
spensible position In tL Farmers' bauk,
this elty, until a few years age, when
failing healtb obliged him te sock a mero
oengonlal oeoupation. He was afterwards
associated with Mr. Jehn C. Burrnwes In
a chicken hatehlng project at MeUall's
Furry. The deceased was a young mau
of great social popularity aud was highly
esteemed In the circles in whleh he moved.
His funeral will take plaej ou Monday at
3 p.m., letsnueut at Lancaster cemetery.
Tsir aiATOKAiri.
A ejoed rnyrr Hene Wrong isl.
"The people of Lancaster are running
candidates for mayor who de net suit the
editors of Lancaster. The people eftcu de
this sort of thing "PhxVm litterd.
Our cstecmed Philadelphia ountcmer.iry
has again lest its bcarinps. The "poepln"
of Lauoester have only ene candidate for
mayor David MeMullen and he suits
them nnd the oditeis. The Ixtih.mshs.
en and Freit Print are for him because
he Is the Detuoeratie nomiuee nnd the
better man ; the JS'tit Km is for htm be
cause it thinks a Dcmocratle mayor wid
be a " whulvsotne cheek " upon a Repub
liean oeunoll ; the Et miner Is for him
because he has bceu a faithful councilman,
is an honest aud upright man, au Intelli
gent lawyer and has geed busiuess qualifi
cations. Seme of the politicians aud place hunt
era are runnlug D. P. Resenmlller for
mayor. Bat he don't suit the people nor
the editers. He does net suit the Hfimi
ner bceause his official recerd has te be
apolegised for nud his weakness dofended.
lie dees net suit the Nt Era, because he
would net be a " wholesome check" upon
a Republican oeunoll : be docs net suit the
Drmoeratle editors because be Is net
qualified te be mayor and he Is the oaudl eaudl oaudl
date of a pnrty whleh In four years' ad
ministration of the mayor's offleo added
(300,000 te the elty debt.
UOLUBS AMNlVUHSAlil.
Ab Agta
Ueaple OeietirsH Their riniatli
near ei weaueu win.
On the western berder of the village of
Quarryvllle reslde a worthy couple, Rev.
Christlau Lerevcr and Susanna, his wife,
both of whom have passed the tbroe soere
and ten milestone of hfe. They have re
sided In this neighborhood all their lives.
Their marrled llfe has been a happy ene,
nnd they have been blcssed with a numer
ous family, the raombereef whleh are new
wldely separated from cneh ethor.
Tuesday evnnlng last was the 00th anni
versary of the married life of this new
aged oeuplo. The occasion was seised by
their numereus friends te glve them a
surprise. About dusk they assembled
te the number of about flfty, armed with
well filled basketa, and marched lute the
heuse. The surprise vai cemplete and
highly enjoyed by all. The heuse was
take ii possession of by the visitors,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lefever escorted
lute the parlor, where they und the
rest of the oempany were ontertolncd by
vei-al and Instrumental music, nftur which
a bountiful table was spread from the
well Blled baskets of the visitors, of which
all partook. After supper a small sum lu
geld and groenbaoks was presented te Mr,
Lefover by one of the company, whleh wes
feelingly responded te by that gentleman,
After singing a hymn and prayer by Mr.
Kdiseu Asten, the oempany soparated, all
agreeing that It was a happy nnd enjoya enjeya
bla oecaslon,
UUJIUUH ri.KAfl ceurtT.
TfUtlam Millar's Will HuiUlnen,
Yesterday afternoon the oise of Oatha
rlne Uehwllke vs. Mary Elizabeth Smoth Smeth
hurst,by ber guardian, William A. Smoth Smeth
hurst, issue te try by n jury whether a
papsr purporting te be the last will of
William Millar, late of this elty, Is his last
will and testament or net, was attaohed.
Owing te the absenee of the defeudant the
case was oentiuuud uutil this rooming aud
the ethor jurors were disehnrged.
This morning the case was epeued and
the plaintiff proseutod the will In evldeuoe
after which they rested. Ne testimony
was offercd for the dofence, and a verdict
was taken in favor of the plaintiff.
Divorced.
Ella A. Flsher was divorced from her
husband, David F, Fisher of Salisbury, en
the grounds of oruel treatment,
Court adjourned uutil te-morrow morn
ing at 10 o'elook,
Pale or Ileal Kttate,
Uenry Bhubert.anotienoor and real estate
agent, sold at public snip, at the Cooper
heuse, February 14, tbe preperty belong
lug te the estate of Margaret Weaver,
deceased, situated Ne. 19 Seuth Prince
stroet, te Mrs. M. E, Metzger for $1,400,