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TTJMDAY KVtHINO.WBB, 10,1884,
Tk l.atkar KMelltfM
Tfi Ilerr Lasker resolution, which
Bismarck 1b reputed te have sent back te
us, it seems was forwarded by Secretary
at. v.iinhnvscn te Minister
Santent with Instructions te have It
delivered through the German foreign
office te the president of the legislative
body. It waa net therefore addressed te
Bismarck, and if he has sent it back, he
baa simply declined te be the inter
mediacy through which the cemmunlca-
tlnn mar rnar.h thfl Legislature. Mr.
Frellnghuysen need only direct Minister
Sargent te forward ine resolutions
directly te the president of the Legisla
ture te secure their delivery.
It Is remarkable that Minister Sar
gent does net knew anything of the
return of the resolution, although he
believes it has been returned. Bis
marck apparently has chosen te return
it through the German minister here,
and he has seen no occasion te cablehlm
in advance that it is coming; for
the minister declares he does net knew
nnylhlng about it, and he has been
quite incredulous as te the fact of its
return. This seems te be pretty well
established, however ; and when the com
municatien reaches Congress there will
np'dqubt be the liveliest sort of a debate.
On the eve of a presidential campaign,
such an elegant opportunity te maice
Democratic capital will net be resisted.
The resolution of Congress In the mat
ter of Ilerr Lasker'a death IB said te
have been passed without much consid
eration, and Its phraseology may be open
te criticism, but there can. hardly be a
question that It was a legitimate occa
sion for the expression of a material
sympathy. Ilerr Lasker was a distin
guished tribune of his people, who died
while visiting our country. The fact
that his views were net in accord with
these of the ruling powers nt home af
forded no mero reason for tin occasion te
repress sympathy with his country and his
family for his less, than would be afford
ed the German Legislature in contem
plating such an expression en the death
In Germany of n distinguished member
of the government opposition Here, l'ro l're
babiy in the rebellion days when our
efllcials felt their eats se much as te
treat with little consideration their Dem
ecratic enemies, a resolution of the
German parliament relative te the death
of a prominent "Copperhead" In Ger
many might have been sent back. But
it would have been an exhibition of
small feeling that would have been very
unprofitable ; just as that of Bismarck's
will be. Germany is no match for the
United States any way she Is contem
plated , and she need net be airy.
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The committee en military appoint
ments of the Heuse Is looking into the
appointments te the army from civil life
made by Mr.R. B. Hayes during the last
year of his term. In 1878 it was pre
vided by law that no civilian should he
appointed te the army in any year unless
there were vacancies remaining after
providing for the graduating class of
that year and for the meritorious non
commissioned officers of the army, who
were by the same act directed te be
selected for commissions.
It appears that nayes, en September 7,
1870,nppelnted twenty threa second lieu
tenants from civil UCe, and subsequently
during the year, Ave mere, muking
twenty-eight in all. These vacancies
belonged te the class graduating in 1SS0,
and should have been reserved for them!
There were, however, enough vacancies
left when that class graduated te pre
vlde for them and for fifteen non
commissioned efllcera. They had, how
ever, te take rank below the civilian
appointees, who could only lawfully
have been appointed after the graduates
had been commissioned.
During the next year from July, 18S0,
te March, 1881, when Hayes get out,
thirteen civilian second lieutenants were
appointed. These appointments prevent
ed the commissioning of thirteen of the
West Point graduates, who were conse
quently assigned as " additional " second
lieutenants, In express violation of the
Jaw.
The question new with the Heuse is
as te what it shall de about thesa ui
lawful oppelntees of Hayes aud the
Senate which confirmed their appoint
ment. It will be a very geed thing If
they can be get rid of, as they were all
political appointments and they haw
generally shown themselves unfit for
their places.
If the Areie Jira had Investigated the
subject for itself It would net have
copied without correction the Exami
ner's account of the manipulation of the
sinking fund. In saying that the law
during Stauffer's administration did net
require any addition te be made te the
principal of the sinking fund, the Ex
amintr made a gross misstatement, as
we have shown that the law, as
it new stands, was enacted during
the first year of Stauffer's adminis
tration. During the subsequent years
when Ceuncilmau Evans was chairman
and controlling spirit of theslnklugfmid
vumuiiaaiuu inere was net even nn in
crease of that fund by the amount of its
own Interest. The Examiner and New
im can neither disprove nor Justify
this. But consistency is net te be ex
pected from a Journal which a year age
recommended the peeple te make the
mayor and councils of opposing political
faith nnd this year eats its leek llkea
little man.
It is well for the tnxpaylng citizen te
reflect that he bes the largest stake In
all municipal contests. It is well for
him nlse te remember that the dregs of
society, the purchasable voting element,
never fall te go te the polls en election
day.Te effset as far as is in hle pewer the
baleful lulluonce of this latter class is his
bounden duty. If as a result of bis neg.
llgenca in this Important matter the city
is given faithless and incompetent efll.
clals, the citizen has none but hlmself te
blame. The Belectien of n clerk for his
own business calls for his personal
attention, while the care of the Interest
Of n eity that spends $5100,000 annually Is
allowed te go by default. Ge te the
polls while there Is yet time and vete for
the retention of honest, economical nnd
efficient city government. Vote for
McMullen.
It ts the duty of overy geed citizen te
make It ills business te vete nnd labor
for the election of the best men te the
municipal offices. IIe who emits this
important work has no right te complain
of high taxes and gross mismanagement
of public nffalrs. By his sin or emission
he becomes partictpi eriminis in thoeffic
tei .inwOintinn. Thnrofero fall net te
voteboforo the sun gees down. Vote
for the man who will best care for the
interflsts of the taxpayers. Vote for
McMullen.
Tin: Republicans bave been offering
from $3 te $7 a head for " floaters " te
day. Honest citizens will de well te
fnistMte their Bchemes nndrebuke their
corruption by hurrying te the polls nnd
voting for McMullen. The pens are
open until seven. They clese en the
streke of the clock.
-DcMOCitATir
neglect, Indifference or
treachery alene can deliver this city ever
te the opposition and their plundering
camp followers, the nest saieguaiu
against such danger Is for every voter te
vete and te de It without delay.
Tnr. polls clese nt7 o'clock. Fall no,
If you have thus far emitted thatduty,
te enroll yourself In the victorious dem
ocratic army. Te the polls !
If any reader of the Intelueevceu
has net yet voted he has Httle time te de
his neglected duty. But there Is time
enough. Te the neils '
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Te the polls 1
Hate you voted ? If net, why net
Vete for geed city governraent bofero
the polls clese at 7 o'elook.
Bisumick's latest outbreak will 6crve
te confound him with the Araerican
porker.
Is the heat of the election excitement,
make euro that you de nothing for which
you will be asharoed te-morrow.
Tnit cause of geed goveriiTnnt and
Democratic supremaey may be lest with
out your vete. Pat In your ballet bofero
7 o'clock.
The election of a Democratic mayor
who will carefully protect the city's inter inter intor
est may dopend en your vete. Te the
poll whlle there Is yet time !
Oil. Is new belew the dollar mark with
Btlll lewer prices threatened. The slip
pery commodity has no pacillcating
effeoten the " troubled waters " of specu
lation. Hi. Maud: is knocking ent all who op
pose him in the first round, hut we have a
Httle spare silver te wager that our Jehn
Sullivan would give him seme llttle
I), thcr.
Tiiesb who desire te bce equal assess
ments, an efficient police force aud the
city moneys carefully guarded will vete
for McMullen befere the polls clese at 7
o'clock.
If eaclt Individual Democrat docs bis
duty te-day, the western IloedH will afford
no sort of compatlsen te the way In which
the Democratie tidal wave will sweep
everything bofero it.
A Wilmi.notek young lady has been
held In $100 bail for attempting te oewhido
a local preacher who wrete her a letter
dcelarlng his affection In offensive terms.
Even theso who detest woman sufTrage
will admit that this was a plain interior interior interior
on:e with with woman's rights.
Tnr. Scvcntli and Eighth wards of the
city have been se districted by the Rcpub.
l:cans as te mass the Democratie vete
therein, thus giving the Democrats of the
ether wards unequal presentation in
councils. Let this infamous gerrymander
be rebuked by Immcnse majorities from
tlieee stionghelda this evening.
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.
Stability in duties is mero noedod than
high rates, according te the Doylostewn
Democrat.
The Pettsville ChrenkU wants Attorney
General Brewster te Btay at home nnd
(top junketing.
The Pittsburg Telegraph notes that
Blaiue is very pesitive In his opinions for
a man who views politics fiem afar.
The West ChcBter Village Iiteerd calls
the tfeie Era "Alarmist Ne. 1" in its pre
diction of the ruin of the peach crop this
year.
The Chester Herald Is the name of a
bright looking dally that made Its first
sppearanoe iu Cheater en Monday last. It
will be Democratie with Independeut in
clinations and should suceecd.
Thus does the West Chester Jlepublican,
speak or Statesman Jehn II. Landii, in his
supposed candldaey for Mylin's seat In the
state Senate: "A representative cipable
of disregarding the raanifest interests nnd
expressed wishes of hia constituents en the
vital questions raised by the free plre
controversy, cannot safely be entrusted
wit'i the pewer te leislate en any ether
subjeet."
An Unexplained anldae,
At 1:30 o'cleok Monday aftorneou Jehn
Kenzol, an Allegheny butoher, oemmlttod
sulolde by sheeting hlmself through
the head. He dreve lute a vacant let
back of the high soheol with hlshorse and
wagon, alighted, walked ever te the fence,
drew a rovelvor from his poekot and Bhet
hlmself iu the teraple. When ploked up
he presented a horrlble sight, the bleed
oozing from his ghastly wound. Kenzol
was about 45 yeara old, aud had $00 in his
ruuui, no wan m roeu circumstances,
and his friends can think of nothing-that
would induce him te take his llfe.
Hauceil lllinicll Ian Neighbor' lUtn.
On Bunday a llttle daughter of Jehn Q.
WhlBtler, realdlng near Frazer, found her
father hanging In a neighbor's barn dead.
The sulolde had been in ill health forsevo.
ral weeks, and early en Sunday morning
he stelo from his home and hung hlmself.
He leaves a wlfe and several children. He
was In easy clroumstanees and enjoyed the
rospeet of the ontlre oemmunlty.
A IllUiara rrem the. Nerthweit.
A blizzard Is raging in the vlelnlty of
St. Vineeut. Minn. The thormemoter Is
falling rapidly and fears nre entertained of
a nnew bleckade,
TOKAR ATTACKED,
1IH lKFKSHKSAlITO UK M55UIltit),
The ltetieU Afiaultlng the Garrison Under
Cever el .lOght Moiterieg la Oreat
Feres Near flunklm.
Unconfirmed rumors have roaehed Sua.
klin through scouts from Trinkltat te the
flffect that the rebels carried Tekar by
assault en Sunday night nnd massacred
the garrison. Previous te theso rumors
spies had brought a letter from tlte com cem com
mamler at Tekar saying that the robot
guns killed seme of the garrison dally.
IIe asked that two men-ef-war be sent te
Trinkltat te make a demonstration In his
support until troops arrive The robels
had summeucd the Tekar garrison te sur
render, premising that if they did se their
lives would be spared. The oemmandor
nt Tekar wrete that he had supplies suQl suQl suQl
olent te last till the eud of the mouth. IIe
asked, howevcr. for arms and ammunition.
The cneiuy are mustering near Suaklm
for nu attack. Tbroe thousand of Baker
Pasha's troops are ready te fall In, but
nobody trusts thorn. Steady blacks man
the redoubts. A leador of friendly trlbes
reperts that wheu Osraan Digma rccelvcs
the guns recently captured from Baker
Pasha he will attack Suaklm. The
friendly Arabs warn the garrison for a
night attack. The harbor at Suaklm is
tee small te contain all the vossels orderod
there. Admiral Ilowett has directed the
transports te sock anoberngo at Has
Magda, forty-flve miles southeaat.
The marquis of Uartlngten, socretary
for war, stated In the llouse of Commens
en Monday ovening that the governmont
had reoelvod no news of the fall of Tekar
IIe also stated that a company of cuginoers
had been ordercd from Chatham te Sua
kltn.
The Standard' Caire correspondent
says there is the best reason te beliove
that the disbandment of the Egyptian
army, although net absolutely dceided
upon as an urgent mcasure, Is yet virtu
ally settled. A dispatch from Caire con
tradicts the report that the military
couneil had dceided te disband the
Egyptian army. The council doclded te
reconstruct the brignde officered by Egyp
tlans bv dismissing the ofllcers and
recruiting the brlgade from Turks, Cir
cassians and Albanians.
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llUUU'S HOLD ESUAl'K.
Utall of the Daring Feat Of Wrilca lie
(Inlncu Hli Llbctty.
Charles II. Ilugg, the negre implicated
In the Townsend and Maybee murders and
beating of Selsh Sprague, escaped from
the queens county tail en aunuay mgnt.
Ilugg was confined in cell 3, en the het
tern tier, which is half a dezen steps be bo be
eow the ground lloer. A heavy grated
Iren deer shuts off the corridor en which
the cells epen. The deer is n recess just
off the jailer's office Jailer Jehn Murphy
was en duty en Sunday night, and in the
early part of the evening Kugg complained
that he was feeling sick, and said he
thought ene of the fits which had aQlictcd
him en several ether occasions since he
had been in jail was coming upon him
again.
A few minutes befere 10 o'clock en
Bunday night Murphy noticed that Kugg
was Bitting en a steel shaking violently.
Murphy went back te the jailer's ofllce
and mixed Rugg a powder whieh had been
left for him by Dr. William H. Burnett,
who had him in his care, We he get
baek te Bugg's cell Rugg appeared te be
very weak. Murphy opened the cell deer
with his key and handed Rugg the cup
handing the powder. Rugg drank it at a
gulp, and as Murphy reached for the cup
he sprang upon him and clutched his
neck.
The jailer, who is a very large, power
ful man, struggled hard te break away,
but could net. He managed, however, te
strike Rugg several blows in the face. He
shouted loudly for help. Rugg struck
struck him three times ou the head with a
steel, threw him violently down and made
a break for the deer.
Just then ex-Mayer Debovelse, of Leng
Island City, who Is an inmate of the
prison, ran te the jailer's assistance. IIe
brought with him a policeman's billy,
which was the only available weapon. He
struck Rugg en the forehoad, cutting him
and drawing bleed, which Ilewed down en
his face. Rugg staggered back against the
wall and gasped :
" It's all up ; I'll quit."
Instead of yielding Rugg darted like
lightning through the cell deer and went
dying thrench the corridor leadlncr te the
jailer's office. The doers leading from the
eiuce te the street were locked, and Rugg
dashed up stairs into the corridor of the
court houhe, of which the jail forms a
part, and ran into the grand jury room,
which faceH Thompson avouue. Without
stepping te epen the window he plunged
headlong through the glass. IIe landed
in the mud twenty feet below, picked him
self up without appearing te ba injured,
aud disappeared in the darkness. He has
nt yet beer recovered.
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hxi Miinbtrel Iillterats Veter.
Reprcseutative Wills, of Kentucky,
whose bill proving foderal aid te education
is under oensidoration in the education
committee, has prepared a statement
showing that "lllltoraey holds the balance
of power in fourteen of the Northern aud
all the Southern states." The Btatoment
says, among ether things: "In the last
pi essential contest, 80 of the states in the
union, with 293 electoral votes, wero again
within the domination of sovereigns who
could net read the very charters of their
liberties. The raajorlttes which they gave
could have been overthrown by a comblned
vete of their Illiterate votes, even If theso
majonties had been flve times as great as
they wero. In 1870 Mr. Tllden'a majority
of the popular vete was 157,891; in 1880
Mr. Ga'lleld's majority was only 3,033 In
1870 sixty of our soventy six senators,
thrOO fifths of thn whnln nml 9.10 nf !,.
292 representatives wero In the grasp of
iiiiLuruuv. leau. iirj ni nur 'n nnnnrira nn.i
292 of our U25 roprnsentatlvcs, wero In
minus nnu umtrieiH wnore niitorate voters
held the balanea of the pewer."
Mortality Anions Ojitcre.
The late foggy weather has, it Is Is said,
eperated disastrously te the oyster inter
ests in Philadelphia, Baltimore and ether
cities. Oysters taken out of the water
and oxpescd te the fog llve but a short
time, tue uampness as expressed by a
wholesaler " eating right Inte thorn and
killing them." Wholesale doalera an n. ruin
purchase their oysters en the dredging
grounds, and the recent whelesale fatality
among them the oysters gonerally dying
befere they rcaeh pert Is their less. OyB.
ters are " te Bome extent" palatable for
24 hours after they die, and mauy pod ped pod
dlera purehascd them upon their arrival
i i'un, uueui uiiii prioe auu hurriedly
disposed of them te unsuspcettng house heuso house
koopors. It is Bald that the oyfiter orep
Is very fine end that as seen ns we get rid
of the muggy woather we shall be furnish
ed with prime ones.
ran. i.aivan iiur&kt' .mtnv
Mrs. Layynh Barakat, a natlve of Syria,
whose blrthplaoe was near Mount Leba-
nnn. Ipntnrrwl In tfm n.n.t.. ,i.i.. i .i.
last cvenlng for the boneflt of the Ladies'
1 orelgn Missionary society. The chureh
was mueh crowded and all present wero
delighted with the manner and mattoref
the leoture, whleh was dollverod with a
Sreat deal of oraterioal olTeot, aud was
Hed with thrilling IneldentB. A basket
collection taken up at the oleso of the loe.
ture realized f 00,8-1,
Uommtiilen Uoeja llurneU,
New Yekk, Feb. lO.-WIIsen A Ce. "a
commission heuse en Ronde street burned
this morning ; less f 8,000,
irnunn ntiAKunw ttuuttLAis is.
rrall unnchter TV he Are l'rienntlnc Her
In ulrtcrent l'litcr.
Walter Malley says that Blauche Doug
lass is in n Catholle religious Institution
out West. IIe says he was In n New Yerk
saloon recently and was attended by n
fomale waiter. He nsked her te drink
with him, and she quickly nequloseed,
After n few remarks of n goneral charae
ter he nsked her name. Te his surprlse
she said it was Blauche Deuglas.i. He
osked her if she remembored the Incidents
of the famous trial In New Haven, nnd
she said she did.
Proceeding, she related overythlug of
impertance connected with the trial.
"Every llttle Inoldent," said Malley, "the
names of all the persons In any way
interested In the proceedings, the details
of the trial, n oemploto description
of my heuse and of prominent
E laces In New Haven, n full story of
;1iuoIie'h llfe In (ail. with incidents con.
ucoted with her confinement, anecdotes
of Jailer Stovens nnd his wlfe, the
testimony, arguments and ether details
she rolated strictly in accordance with the
real raets, and with womienui accuracy.
I listeued te her attentively, of ceurse,
much Interestcd iu the story bue
told. She then said that her room
was situated n short distance from
the saloon and asked me te accempauy her
thore, whoresho would show me pioturei
of horself, Jonnle Cramer ami nil eth-T
InoldenU of the trial. I was somewhat
amazed at the issurance of the
girl and the connected manner In
which she told the story. Fer a
short time I did net reply te her
rcquest te accompany her te her room,
but finally said : "Well, as 1 am Walter
Malley hlmself, theso pietuies would
probably net Interest me in the least,' The
girl left that table with surprising sudden
ness, net waiting te bid me geed night. 1
became a llttle curious after hearing this
story te knew hew many girls there wero
using Ulanche Douglass' name for the
purpoee of business, and a the result of
my invostljiatleus I discovered that in the
elty of New Yerk threo different girl were
using her name."
A Hen ml 1it el CbUterrlan
St. James Uaxet'e.
A story of domestic treuble was told nt
the Woelwloh police court yesterday,
which teaches a useful moral. A wife de
sired te have her hmbaud bound ever te
keep the peace. But hew had the peace
been disturbed? The husband had a
simple explanation te offer. His wife
neglected her housoheld duties in order te
go te hear Meedy and Sankey, and the ad
mitted facts certainly Indicated that thore
must necessarily have been neglcct. Fer
the wlfe went en Wednesday aud en Thurs
day and en Friday. "Three times in thrce
days. IIe reasonable," was Mr. Balguy's
sontcntleus prccapt Semcthing.perhaps,
may be ndded. Emotional religion seems
curiously apt te unfit people for the plain
duties of llfe. Only the ether day a sol
dier perhaps a sincere sjldicr of the
Salvation Army was convicted of having
paid his subscriptions out of stolen funds.
And instances of the eame kind are tee
common. "Are you sure you are con
verted ?"' said Mr. Spurgeon te a deveut
housemaid. " Please, sir, I think I am,
for I sweeps under the bed." Her test
was a sound one.
The Longest Three Jumps.
San Antonie Times.
Considerable interest centred in the
jumping wager between Qcoige Hamilton,
the champion of tue country, ami liicic
Smith, the amateur of our city, at the
springs. The wager, i 100 aside, having
been deposited, time was called, nnd the
conditions were read ai fellows : Thrce
standing Jumps, Hamilton te allow Smith
thrce feet, and each man te have flve
trials. The record was as fellows :
Hamilton's best jump, -10 feet and 0
inches.
Smith's best jump, 37 feet and 0 inches.
Thore being a tie the het was declared
off.
After this Hamilton gave nn exhibition
of his powers, taking a tlat footed stand.
Ing leap ever a herse's back, 13$ ' -nds
high
An Only DnufflUtr Ilreirnrd.
0. Monday afternoon Niss Nera Flan
nagan and Miss Annie Donevan, of New
Haven, Conn., wero crossing the river te
Portland and Mini Flanuagan breke
through the lce. Her companion went te
her ass'.stauce, but alae fell In and both
cried for help. Jehn Ryan ran te where
the girls wero struggling in the Icy water
and after n hard battle succeeded iu sav
ing Miss Flannagau. Miss Donevan sank
befere she could be rescued Her body
has net beeu roceveici' She was
sixteen years old and was bright and
pretty. She was the only support of a
widowed mother.
A Uavuner Killed With un Air,
On Saturday night William Kent, col cel col
ered, entered the heuse of Hewatd
Jerdan, at Digby, N. S., and attompted te
ravish Mrs. Jerdan iu the prosencc of her
husband. In the row which filhwed
Kent was killed with an axe.
FKK30.NAL.
MisisTKn Hunt, of St. Petersburg, is
fatally ill.
Miss Maiit ANDcnae.n is naid te be
worth $350,000, all well invested.
Juuec Solemon Fester, of Pettsville,
died Monday evening, aged 01 years.
Miss E. CI.AUE, of Newark, N. J., is
bollevcd te be the sole legitimatn heiress
te the long dlsputed cstate of Sir MIohael
B. Clare, who died in Londen, in 1833,
leaving property valued at 8100,000.
Hceu J. Jewett Is a director iu twon twen
ty railroad companies, Samuel Slegau in
twenty-three, Jay Gould in twontyfeur,
Qoergo B. RobertA in twenty-six, Augus
tus Shell in twenty-eight, Sldney Dillen
in thlrty-slx nnd Frederick L. Ames In
fifty-two.
Jehn T. Rkthunc, manager of Illlud
Tem, was killed whlle trying te get en n
moving train at Wilmington, Dolawarc,en
Sunday night. He was in his 151th year.
He was a Ben of General Rethune, of
Warrenten, Virginia, and was author of a
book in reply te Ingcrsell,
WiMJAU O. Kinesi.ey, president or the
beard of dlroetors of the Hroeklyn bridge,
oneo taught soheol at New Aloxander,
Westmoreland oeunty. Among his pro pre pro
deecssora In the school wero Ex-United
States Senater Edgar Cowan and the late
Governer Jehn W. Geary.
Aueustus AutxANDiir. Dumont, iiew
dead at the age of eighty three, was ene of
Frence's most notive artists. IIe meulded
the line flguroef'Tho Genitis or Liberty,"
whleh scorns te be about te take illght
from the top of the column In the i'laoe de
la Bastlle, nnd the mero famous atatue of
Napeleon III, placed in 1803 upon the
Vendeme oelumn. Ills father, graud
father, and great giandfather were diutin
gulshed Boulptensand his mother,aCoypol,
come of a famous sculptor family also, but
he left no ohlldreu, and thus is onded n
great nrtUtle line.
SitMATOH MTMN, president pre tern, of
he Senate, it is announced, will be mnr
icd te Mrs. Catherino E, Pewell, of
Harrisburg, en the 20th Inst, The coro cero core
mony will be performed by Rev. R. .1
Koellng, of St. Stephen's EpiEeuiMl chureh.
Mra. Powell is the Mster of Air. Tinker,
ene of the proprietors of the Jenes house,
Harrisburg. She Is the widow of a former
partner of Jny Gould, About 1C0 iuvita
tleus have been issued for the wedding,
whiah will take place at the Joues heuse.
On the lllth of March Senater Myllu and
wife will glve n reception te the members
of the Souate at their home in Lauoatter
county, and en thn 20th te tlie members of
1 he Heuse,
QUE FIRE LADDIES.
llllIUIl A Or IIIM MB1Y DKl'.MtrstKNT.
A Uielnt Cempnny Well Kqnlpnoit-Netei
nml CmiuneuU Neme Delects In the
lctAttiiint 1'elnteit Ont.
V.
"TruekA," of the Lancaster fire do de do
partment, occupies the premlnes of Empire
hook and ladder company, of the old vol
unteer pystem. The heuse Is n subBtnu
tlnlly built and conveniently nrranged two
story brick struoture 011 North Duke
sticrt nbove Chestnut.
The Hntea TrueU.
It is of sufficient length te noeommodato
the flue 1 1 ay os truck and oxteuslvo laddera
recently purchased from the mauufao mauufae mauufao
turerH in Elmira, N.Y. The truek, ns has
horetoforo been explained In the Ihtulli
OENCr.11, Is of the best pattern evor built.
It Is remarkably strong aud its oxteualou
ladders can be elevated in any direction
nud at any nngle te a helght of OS feet,
suflloleut te rcaeh the upper windows or
oveti the reefs of the hlghest bulldlugs lu
the elty. Frequent successful experiments
have beeu made with It nt the Stoveua
house, the Imtklmerncbr building,
Lechor's banking heuse nud olher lefty
structures, lines of hese being carried te
the top of the ladder, heavy Btreams of
water being played evor the reefs, and the
positions of the ladder", with the men en
top of them, easily changed whlle In notive
service.
Desldes the olevatim? extension ladder
the truek oarrles n full complemout of
detached ladders, of various leugth te be
used as occasions may require, togethor
with picks, axon, hooks, repes, buokets,
etc. The weight of the truck, ladder,
aud meu when being run te a fire Ib about
7,500. The axles are twenty-twe feet
apart, whleh makes very heavy pulling,
especially after the front wheels have geno
ever and the hind whoels remain beuind
the brew or n hillock, but the company
horses "Jack" and " Kate" have uever
failed te take the truek at full speed
whorevor It was iieeded. They are well
matched dark Iron-greys ami the boys nre
very fend of them and take geed oare of
them.
Oentral r.quliment.
A well lighted and well.vontllated stable
occupies the rear of the truck house, with
conveniout watering aud foedlng arrango arrange arrango
menta. They are supplied with haugiug
harness, and the hangers, which are very
oenveniontly nrrange1, wero mede by the
meu of the company without oxpenso te
the city. The hinged cellars in use and
the snap fastoners wero also made bv the
men, and te the usual snap has been
added an ingenious safety snap, which
makes It nbsolutely Imposslble for the
cellar te open, even if the ordinary snap
should break or beceme loose.
The Uentre e( tne Fire Alarm syiteui.
As is well known te most residents of
Lancaster, the truek heuse Is the point
from whleh all alarms of fire are struek by
the electric apparatus. The power is sup sup
plled by a -1J cell b.ittery in the second
story of the pelice station heuse en Grant
Btrcet. Electrie wires run from this bat
tery te the alarm bexes in the elty. These
boxes are all numbered, and when any ene
of thorn is epened te uive an alarm or fire,
the bell In the tower of the truek heuse
strikes the number of the bjx.
new the Alarm USeundiMl.
This bell weighs 1,600 pounds and is
sounded with an eloctrie hammer, wolgh welgh
lng 35 pounds, having c four-feet streke,
and striking a blew of 1?000 pounds. The
pewer of the streke Is furnished by a
weight of 1,000 peuuds of Iren, buspended
en nn iron chain from the top of the tower,
and connected with the olectrlo apparatus
in the tewer. Every time the electric
armature opeus, this great welght falls
about half an inch bringing down the
hammer en the bell se that It can be heard
in all sections of the city.
As is well known the smaller alarm
gongs in all the tire houses strike the same
number at the satne time. I he truck
company have no gong in their truck
room, as the big bell furnishes all the
alarm nscessary ; but by very ingenious
contrivances they have made connections
with the electric apparatus in the tewer,
by whieh as seen as an alarm is struck the
gas is turned up, the stable doers are
openod te onable the horsea te take their
placcB at the truck, and the step clock is
steppod te indlcate the exact time of the
alarm. The herses are hnrnossed in au
instant, the driver pulls a repe attached te
an ordinary deer latch, concealed weights
attaohed te repes and pulltcs threw the
front doers wlde epen, the firemen take
their places en the truck, and away they
go, a gong attaohed te ene of the wheels
giving fair notlce te c very body te olear the
track.
Additional Convenience.
In additieu te the oenvenlouoos men
tlencd nbove the company have hydrant
water both In the front nnd rear of the
hall, pormauent washstands, water closets,
beaters, pictures en the wall and a few
chairs. They have net yet received the
beds premised by couneils, but are permit
ted te bunk iu the large well furnished
second story hall or the Empire company .
The trtiokmen nre aotlve, Intelligent, faith
ful aud cfllolent firemen, aud as we have
thus far failed te mention their names we
may ai well give them bera. They are :
Foreman II. J. Brown.
Truek Driver D. Rocse.
Tillerman-I). Blehl.
Ladderman Geerge W. Lutr, Jacob
Givler, Geergo W. Rote.
Hutes and Uotmnent.
Lancoster may well ba proud of its
prosent fire dopartment. The impreve
meut en the old velunteer department Is
incalculable Thore nre new no leungers
about the englne houses, no quarrels, no
dobauchery. The few men new oennoctod
with caeh company kcep their apparatus
and premises in hotter order than they
wero ever kept bofero, and the men have
made mero improvements within n year te
faollitate their getting ten fire and putting
it out when they get thore than wero
made In fifty years prceeding. Thore are
new no street fights nnd no water fights
among the firemen. Many dofeeta inher
ent in the volunteer system pnssed away
with the adoption or a better system.
Much of the improvemont Is due te the
improved system, but mueh also due te
the cfllolent supervision given it by Chief
Harry IIowell, who has been indofatlgable
day and night in perfecting the depart
ment, of whleh he la the first ohlef aud in
which he takes mueh prlde. His efforts
have been ably Boeondod by the men under
his command, and the ilre oemmitteoa of
council have net been backward in giving
aid and onceuragomont.
A Weak Point Noticed.
What nppeara te be n weak point In the
dopaitment and ene that might be ronio renio ronie
died at small oxpenso te the eity, is, that
thore nre only tue permanently employed
men in oaeh company. The ether mom mem mom
bera only rospeud en call, and rarely
get te the englne or truek heuse
until after the horsea are hitohed
and Rometiraca well en their way te the
fire. The two men permanently employed
must take turns iu going te their meals,
Th l.i leaven only 0110 man en duty iu case
of an nlarm of fire during menla. It la
imposBible te tuu out the truek without
both dilver nud tlllermnu, and even in the
case et the caitn and ntonraers mueh
vuluable time may be lest nud mueh prep
erly destroyed during the uocessary au
nence of ene of the permanent men, lly
having three permanent men In each com
pany tue at them could always be proseut,
and the evils complained of eculd be
avoided, until such time as it may be con.
Binible te trnusferm the present calf de
partment into n full paid dopartment.
The Philadelphia paid oempanios have
each ten meu, eight of whom are eon.
Btantly en duty. Lanenitcr should have
at least thrce. of whom two should always
he Iu the fire heuse.
Company Ne. 0 should lmve n new fire
house, and the companies should be pnld
for the hanging Btian bits, cellar snaps nnd
ether appliances they lmve purehascd at
their own exponse,
1HK KUUINK L'AUtliOX,
l'rel, lUrtlioliiinetr'a Hunt at
Itntue.
thn 0iera
Prof. Geergo Bartholemew last ovening
begau a week'a ongngeinont nt Fulton
opera heuse with his trained horses, under
the management of Mr. Jehn I). Mlshler,
of Reading, Twe yeara age the professor
showed here for soveral ovenlngs, nnd did
n very Batlsfaotery buBiness. The Indict Indict
tleus showing overywhoro last ovening
were of the most llatterlng kind, na the
heuse was literally paoked, standing room
wns scatce and the steps leading te the pit
wero thickly occupied, The astonishing
Intelligence which theso trained animals
display, their exceedingly great prollelonoy
In performing feats of the most surprising
oharaetor, and the ploasure they very
plainly ovlneo in the performaueo of them
nre features that are most onjeynblo te bee
aud as satisfactory te study. Thoprefossor
Iisb Introduced lu his programme soveral
additional aud HurprUlng features, nud
has augmonted his cqulne fore by the
addition of soveral handseme poules and
herses. It Is te be deplored that the
oapaelty of the Fulton opern atage Is se
msagre, its comparative smallneiu belug a
seurce of great hindrance te a Bucoeasful
performance, for the herses are verv mueh
crowded nud it is Impossible for them te
oxecute their feats with the precision nud
roadluesa whleh nre osseutlal te n auoeoesful
porfermanco. This faet Is ample te oxeiuo
the hltehcB and delayH that intorfercd last
ovening, but It is aafe te nnsert that
a trille mero familiarity with the atage en
the part of the horses will onable them te
greatly overcomo the difficulty they labor
under in the lack of space. This show,
with all these unfortunate drnwbacka, la
ene whleh no oue should miss, aud the
oharaetor of the audiouce, whleh was
compe8od of many of our host oltlsens,
waa n suflloient domenstrntlou of this
truth. The entertainment will oeutlnuo
all woek, there betng performances In the
oveniuga nud matinees In the nitorneons.
The oxcellonco and wonder attaehlng te
the notleua of these suberb horses merlt
longer attention when they have beceme
accustomed te Fulton heuse stage, aud we
shall notlce them mere particularly then.
Thore will be a matlnoe te morrow af
torneon, Friday uoeu, (Washington's
birthday), and Saturday afternoon. The
doers open at the je porfermiuocs at 1:30
o'clock.
U1IU.MOIIK DUI.NUS
Frem Our UeguUr Uurrripemlent
Messrs. Ja? G. MeSpirrau & Ce., our
Falrfleld cauners, are making arrango arrange arrango
menta te build n commeilloui wareheuse
for the accommodation of their business,
at Uoutlen en the C. & P. I). It. II. They
will devete their attention this year ex
clusively te the packing of oern, and are
contracting te bave two hundred aores
grown for them. They ptek under the
Rsd Scat brand which Is taking the lead
of all ethers for general excellence, iu the
Philadelphia market.
The fair te be held this week, under the
management of the Odd Fellow and
Kuighta of Pythias of Falrlleld lu their
lull, premises te be very sucaessful. The
membcrs of the orders have been nnd will
he very assiduous In their endeavors te
make it pleasaut for visitors nud profit
able for thomaelvoa.
Mrs. Jehn Dersey, of Falrfleld, carries
the palm as our most successful amateur
tlerist, her most uotable specimen at this
time being n lily of extraordinary beauty
and vigor of growth. It Is four feet four
inches high, has been blooming three
yeara, summer nnd winter, nnd shows at
this time four blooms, ene of whieh meas
ures fully eight Inches.
We have plenty of ethor " bloeraa " In
Falrfleld, seme of them a natural prod no
tleu and seme transplantations. Their
tlewers nre " thick as leave In Vallam-
bre-u," nnd te somebody caeh ene of
them Is "just as tall as my lisart.
Wll T H-VISIHI.VAIfrKdTKll?"
A Htrnsburri Vmrr et Juclce I.llnctun'
ii1 nr iiinaaTic.
One of Strasburg' vondera of ardent
spirits and the kcoper of a publls heuse
avers that he can subscribu te the teat
oath prescribed by Judge Livingston
with oue exception 1. 0., he cannot swear
that he has net sold te any man ' visibly
affeetcd by spirituous liquors." Query
when is a man thus affected and what are
the vislble offeeta ? The law contemplates
Injurious euccta most undoubtedly it
aurely docs net mean te prohibit en no
count of any geed effect. The vlslbla
effeets of a drink of cool water may be seen
in a revered, thltaty man, but for for
geed. Spirituous liquors auoet a man rer
geed when it atlmulatea hia latent or Ian
quishlng enorgles and onablea him te
exnibit tnem te an advantage it is aaiu,
for Instance, that Daniel Webster made
bis best apoeohes when under the Inllu Inllu Inllu
once of the oxcltement of brandy, honce
that intluoneo waa geed.
Henco it ia clear that the law- has rofcr refcr rofcr
euoo te the bad effeets of liquor, and
means that n man Is Bolnlluencod by them
as te produeu injury te reasen, the judg
ment and the intellect porvertlng, their
proper funotlen and expression : or when
it disables a mau from performing proper
muscular movemonta and destroys In whole
or part his aelf control. Then he is drunk,
but never as long as he la Invigorated and
nlded te glve expression te Intelligent Idcai
aud perform preper functions wen ana
vigorously. Onsunvmi.
mi '
Unclalmen Letteia.
The following ia a list of uuelalined lot let lot
lettora remaining iu the postefilco for the
woek ending February 11 t
Ladiet' Lilt. Miss Emma Albright.
Miss J. Banker, Mra, Harry Conder, Mrs.
Resie Hamilton, Mrs. Annie Howe, Miss
Amanda Kuhna, Annie S. Landls, Fannle
MoCerkel, Mra, In. Isaae MolUnney, Miss
Geergianna Raub, Miss Emma S. Robin Rebin Robin
beu, Miss Emma Sehullz, Miss Mary
Sohleth, Alloe Spangler, Mlsa Lydln S teffy.
Qentt' LUL Albert Arndt, Shank &
Blaek, Henry Drubaker, L. II. Eokert,
Isaiah E. Grayblll, O. H. Greff, F. F.
areff, James Binal Uenlen, A. E. Lomen,
Jehn Llohtenbergor. Adam K, Manning,
Ueuty h. Mnrtin, llebt. Molntyre, Chaa.
Morcer, D, J. Morrlsey, Herry Myora, II.
Paul, Jehn Polfer Wayne H. noet,
Rlehard Seaman, Samuel Shlsser, Freder
ick Shlsser, Frnnkle Shaffer, D. S. Stauf
for, Goego W. Stoekota, W. W. Wayraan,
Oeo. W. Wulwlg, Geergo Wo.iver.
Kleetlnn el umcen.
Yosterday aftorueon the atoekholdors
of the Lanoaster and Mlllorsvllle strcet
railway company, held their unnunl moot meet
ing in Reborta' hall. Dr. P. W. Hlestnnd
was ehalrmau or the meeting with A. F.
Hostettor, esq., Beoretnry.
After the transaotleu of the general nn
nml buslness, nn election waa held for
efllcera of the oempany for the ensuing
year with the following result :
Prosldeut Jehn O. linger.
Vlce President Henry S. Shirk.
Tronsurer nnd Soerotnry Charles Don Den
ties. Ileird of Managers Jaaeb M. Frautz,
J. C Hager, Samuel liausmnn Dr. Jehn
McOalla, Michael Rellly, J. G. Feters.
Andrew M. Frante, Henry B. Shirk and
Jaoeb II. Landls,
Hale or Mules. I
Samuel I less and Seu auctloueors sold j
nt publia sale yesterday at Daniel Legan's
B.tle and oxehago stables, Lancaster, for '
Heward Rally, 18 head of Kontueky mules
nt an nveroge prloe of 230.11 per pair.
THE ELECTION.
MATTEHS fmiOHKHilNU yUlKTI.V,
The llennhllcaii Well Hullrt Willi
Rleney In all nl the Uarde Vutna
rurchaand nt High Plunrin,
The elections progressed quietly during
the day, the iutorest felt calling out n
large vete, nud the weather net being very
unfavorable, At the pella, gonerally,
geed erder was observod, aud thoie Is
llttle druiikounesa mnnlfeat. In the Third
ward Itts alleged that roiue of the
llopublleaus bennu euttlng Barr. When
this was reported Uarr boeamo very nngry
and at oneo orderod Captain MoMellou
nud his fr enda te take their plaoea en the
Domeoratlo alde of the wlmlew whleh
they rofused te de. It looked nt ene time
ns though thore would be n row, but qutet
waa rosterod In n abort time. In ether
wards the contesta are belnir quletly con
ducted aud the vete Is large.
All evor the town the Republicans have
plenty of meney, which la bclnc spoilt
yery roeklossly in the purohace of votes.
This la the case mero particularly in the
l'lrst, Sixth nud Boventh wards, whom
sums ranging from t5 te $15 are froely
glven for aingle votes.
Charley Ebermnn, rovenuo clerk, and
pne of the bepBca at the First ward,
bragged this morning that the Ropuhlleanii
paid oue tnnn 10.60 In erder te make his
vete Belld for their UcUt. City Treasurer
Myora waa constantly 011 hand and made
frenuent vlalta te n nrlvntn rnnni ,-l..n
tltn mimlittftnlil.t vtn.-.. .... n ,1 i n
...w ,..w..nuu.u ...turn ,imu IIXI'll
nud came up smilingly te the polls.
11 iiujr iriuuu ui nu iieueai ami ocenoml
d ndmlnlatrnttnn nf nltv nOnlm Im. .ir.i
yet veted, let him go te the polls, at oneo,
and vete for MoMuIlen for mayor, nml the
11111 iuiuocraue iiokei.
Ilnlnw will lin Cmim! Ilwi Inlnl -r.i.. r tl...
aaverat wards polled up te II o'clock this
nuuriioeu oemparou wiiu tue vete polled
m uju Kiiine neur ier mayor, in i-curuary
1883 nnd auditor general, November, 189:1.
Mayer. Aud (Jen Mayer.
wnms. lBaa 1S3U
First 305 337
Scaend M2 42S
1881
105
511
413
474
400
018
551
509
555
4505
Third 883 340
Fourth -U0 331
Fifth H84 310
Sixth 001 -lUO
Soventh TiOS 310
Eighth 500 312
Ninth -110 337
Total 42.53
3257
count- or uu-hmer ii.kam.
Uaea Decided and oti'lrliil-uaerrMlnc ivr ivr
Unien? 10 n will Uenlrtt
Bsreim juean r.vrTKitieN.
C. J. Frey v. Jehu M. Freelich. Thla
Is a suit te recever iMO.09 for Heur alleged
te have beeu furnished en orders of the
defcudaut. Plaintiff N the proprietor of
the Abboyvllle iulU, .u.d en October 10,
1877, roeolvod nn order I rout dufcnilani,
who la a carpenter residing in MnuiitvilK',
te furnish Heur for Jehn Dcpaw, ene if
his lompleyos. Ry reason el this order
having been sent, ll .ur wjs furriixhcil in
1877 nud 1873, aud iiMttlcmei.t was after
wards made between plaintiff and defcml
nut. Fleur was atse furuMied Dcpew be
tween April, 1878 nud 1830, ns plaiiiilfl
had rcccived no order te discontinue, and
Depew wns Btlll hi defendant's employ,
When the bill was presented dofeudaut
refused te pay it en tlie ground that Frey
did net lmve orders te (mulsh Heur in 1HH0.
After the plaintiff alde hail been heard
the defense asked for a non-suit en the
ground that the de'cntlant oeuld net hn
held llable under thu evidence. T!.j iieii
suit waa refused.
The dofense then opened; aud they
olalmed that p lintiffeuly received orders
from defendant upon ene occasion only te
furnish Depew tleur and ha was paid for
that. The jury found lu favor of plaintiff
for ei5.10.
The case of Jacob D. Shenk, adminis
trator of Mary Heffman, deceased, vs.
Samuel Seitz, was Battled.
In the case of Miohael Ullmau vs. Sam Sam
uel E. Farlan the form of action was
changed from replevin te aixumpsit. Do De Do
fendont plead surprise and the caia was
oentlnucd.
nBPenr. juuarc uvinubten.
Jehu Grconburger vs. James H. Ream,
issue desiiatit eel non te try the vnlidity el
a certain writing purporting te be the hat
will and testament of Cnthnrlue Ream
The plaintiff offered the will of Catharine
Ream of her cstate valued nt $1,000 and
then res ted.
The defonse thou proeocdod te preve by
defendant who Is n grand nophew of de
ceased and his neighbors, thnt deccaed
waa a malden lady botween 80 aud OOycais
of age, and lived iu Eirl township. She
made her home with ph ntiff, and it Is
alleged that she did net have Bufllcieut
oapaelty te make n will ; that alie was
unduly inlluenced by the Giccnbtirgcrs
aud was Induoed te make n will te the
oxeluslon of defendant ; she had alwayH
taken great Interest In defendant and after
making the will wns heard te say that
the Groenb.irgt'ra would glve her 110 penee
until she had made it iu their favor.
Adiiilltel te the (Ur.
Isaac S, Sharp, a nrmibjr of the Phila
delphia bar, wh la ojuuseI In n case te be
heard this woek, v.n vl mltteil te prnotieo
in the local courts ou motion of S. II .
Reynolds, esq.
ICKAOIMI HIimjI.K IIAI.I..
A Ornnn hiiccenn i.itDeaitrr Writ Knprmsti
ted.
The first grand ball of the Rending bl bl bl
oyelo club lu the grand opern house,
Reading, latt night, waa a great
buccess in every respect, standing
room being at n premium after 8 o'cleok .
The Laueaster eluh was very largely
ropresoutcd, feu it ecu of thn twenty-feur
mombera bulng present. Thore were in
attendance Mr. Martin Rudy, Captain and
Mrs. II. 8. Hartwell, Mra. Martin Rudy,
Mr. Ilaberbimli and sister, Mr. Samuel
Downey nud sister, Mr. Christopher R.
Longenookor and two alstern, Miss Fnhno Fnhne Fnhno
ateok, Mr. J. G. Shirk, the best flve mile
raeer in Lancaster oeunty; Mr. Milten
Garvin, Mr. W. B. Yeungmau, Mr. II. 8.
BuoBserott, Mr. E. J. Guilferd, Dr. E. P.
Day and Mr. Geergo W. Rest. Their mil
form was a dark blue nnd the badge of
cardinal.
The exhibitions of bloyelo riding wcie
the finest ever given lu Rending. Llttle
Eddle Trngcsser, or this elty, gave seme
magnificent exhibitions of hia akill lu
striding the 'oycle and did it in a manner
tbateallcd forth the best applause of the
large nudlonee. Some of his feats wero
truly wonderful.
Twe lliillrenu Wrrcki.
About 8 o'cleok thla morning englne
Ne. 1,005, of the Pennsylvania railroad,
ran into the rear end of the train drnwn
by cnglue 1,009 lust east of the Gap tolo telo tole
graph tewer. Beth trains were bound
west aud the caboose and three cara wero
badly broken and thrown from the traek,
The pilot of the rear englne waa broken,
The Parkcabiirg wroek train waa eent for
and it wua seme time bofero the traeka
wero eleared. Trelna both waya were
delayed, New Express was 05 minutes
late reaching this elty.
Engine 750 ran into the rear end of
Second Empire freight west just east of
Coatesvllle at 4 o'elook this morning.
The caboeso and two cars of the first
train were wroeked nnd ene traek was
blocked for two hours.
Reth wreeka were used by the heavy
leg.
Trlephone Connection,
Noffdvllle was oennoctod with the tele.
phene exchange te day,