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JOUDAT HVBNINO, FED.
20 1084
All at Obcc.
There Is again presented for tlie con
sideration of Congress a liew tlevlce for
recording tlie volei of tlie mcnilx'rs
when the ayes and nees nre called, tbe
advantage which Is clalmetl for It ever
the present system consisting In tlie fact
that it proposes te register instantane
eusly the vete of tlie members en nuy
measure, Instead of wnltlng for tlie long
and monotonous roll call. Only these
who are accustomed te the proceedings
of legislative bodies can uppreclale hew
much of their tlme Is taken up with roll
calls. The tendency Is te enlnrge the
amount of time thus occupied, by the
constantly increasing membership of
Legislatures, Congress and political
conventions, iia well as by tlie greater
frequency of roll calls. The call of the
roll is a very frequently invoked device,
tee, te obstruct and defeat legislative
measures when straightforward and legl
timate metheds would fall of that end.
Sometimes, te be sure, this accomplishes
the useful purpese of defeating jobs and
dangerous legislation, but often it is
exercised by factious minorities, driven
by evil motives, and is at best an un
worthy and much-abused practice.
But the saving of tlme is net the firs1,
consideration nor the best reason why
thore should bean Instantaneous register
of the votes In a legislative body. The
present system of calling the roll,
whether alphabetically or by districts,
is grossly unfair.because it discriminates
arbitrarily for and against the influence
of memberu according te the place where
their names happen te occur en the
rolls. It often makes the greatest differ
ence te the voting member and the prep
ositien he is in favor of, opposed te or
wants te dodge, whether his name is
Abbet or Zlegler, or if he happen te hail
from Yerk county or Adams. Who has
net seen the owner of the first name ex
posed te painful and unjust embarrass
ment by being compelled te lead off as
bell-wether, or another one at the tall
end of the list wait and watch for his
cbance te vete en the whining slde,
which has beeu determined before the
call reached him ?
In these days of electric apparatus, the
call system, operated se successfully
with hotel indicators and ether signal
plans, will readily suggest that assem
bly rooms and members' desks could
be supplied with an indicator system
that would in a moment and all at once
register their votes. It cannot be pos
sible that this device has net suggested
Itself te legislators ; the reasons which
have thus far led te their rejection of
the idea must have their roots in the
deslre te play these parliamentary tricks
which the people have already seen tee
much of and are disgusted with.
A riioi-esiTiox has been made and
has been accepted by the Democratic
national comraittee that the Democratic
cltizeus of the territories, including the
District of Columbia, cheese and send
delegates te the national convention,
their admission te be subject te the
action of that body. The permission te
Bend en such delegates Is in itself harm
less, of course, but it should net be
taken as any concession te the demand
of such delegates ter tlie right of admls
slen. It is te be hoped the Democratic
national convention will net entertain
any such felly. The peeple of territe
rles nre uet qualified te vete for presi
dential electors, they have no votes in
the law-making power of the country
and have no state governments ; if their
delegates are te be sent te national con
ventieus they should ha merely given
the rights of their congressional dele
gates, te be heard and te be seated,
without the right of vote.
The Republicans allow territorial ren
resentatlen in their national convention,
and they are consistent. lit accordance
with the centralizing doctrines of that
party they admit these delegates because
they are generally made up of or
controlled by federal oillcc-helders sub
ject te the will and wishes of the party
in power. There is little or no political
organization in the territories except
that which Is held together liy the
cohesive power of public plii-uler, and
the authority which appoints judges,
marshals, postmasters and district
attorneys can nearly always bag tlie
national delegates. Tlie Democrats de
net waut that system, whether it is
worked by thoeillco holders or the ollico ellico ollice
hunters. The Democrats may take warning as
well as the Itepubllcaus obtain advice
from tlie New Yerk H ruUV reminder,
that the comprehensive term " businesj
interests" and the preservation and pro
tection 'of them, nbcmt which there Is
be much said by blatant politicians,
comprehend mere thau a protective
tariff. The internal relations of the
country and its foreign policy concern
the business interests; se de tlie "con
stitutional morality" of our government
policy and the honesty of Its
administration. All tliese things
go te tlie conservation of our material
interests ami our real business prosperity.
Special privileges and protective nieas nieas
urea.Uke stimulants in medicine, are use
ful In their way and liable te ill use. 13ut
honest methods in popular government
must underlie national honor and last
ing prosperity. The tariff Is net the only
issue.
Nothing mero than the efllclal nmnrt
of the "lights out" In tills city last night
eugiit 10 ue neeueu te convlnce our
citizens and taxpayeia that they are
paying toedenrly for their whlstle in the
present wcpoualve and unsatisfactory
methed of lighting the Btrcets. The
fault lies largely with the lamp commlt cemmlt commlt
tee in prematurely accepting an untried
and Imperfect system which never did,
never can, never will and never intended
te fulfil Us contract. When the bill
cornea te be foetoi up, and the city tax
hai te b3 increased for lighting the city
alone, taxpayers at least will reallze
this, nd will possibly be ready te de
what ought te hftve been dene long nge
organlze a movement te compel the
legislative administration of municipal
affairs upon business principles.
A neon thing for oeunollmou te paste in
their hats : that there were ever ene hun
dred street lights out last night.
Fen a mnn who baa abselutely made up
his mind net te outer the presidential race,
Mr. Blalne In allowing his friends te de n
vast amount of unucccssary work.
Let the doubters of the groundhog
forever mero be silent. The present blast
in the vongeanco this lufnlllble weather
seer is taking en these who dared te quos-
tleu his reliability.
SnxATOit Edmunds has get iu anether
declination of tbe presidency through " a
iotter te a frlend." The ardeut desire te
oecupy this high ofllce scorns te be in
dltcet proportion te the vigor with which
it is (Iceliucd.
Qtr.ir deotnres that uuless some exigency
arises he will net be a candidatu for dele
gate cither te the State or National
Convention. The savlug olause, it will be
noticed, is large ouetigh te drive n oea'i
and four through,
Again has it been authoritatively stated
that the author of "The Hreid Winners"
has been discovered and ngaiu with equal
authoritatlvenoss has it been deuled. The
author of this book should effect au in
surance en his life bofero he makes the
horrible rovelatlon of his identity, as after
he is ouce found out, his life will no longer
have any iuBUrable value.
Tun Euglisb Heuso of ComtneuB is very
generous with the people's money whuu it
gives te its retiring speaker, Sir Henry
Urand, and Ids helr a pension of 20,000.
If, however, Keller could have been per per
suaded after his election te tbe speaker
ship of the Ilouse of Representatives te go
Inte permanent retlremeur. Ter the same
nineunt, no ene would have complained of
the expenditure.
In the geed old days of Adam and Jef Jef
fereon senators of the Uutted States were
never paid except for the time actually
spent in session,and in the earliest records
of Congress rip rear tlie quaint deductions
made for absenteeism by these old time
first gontlemon of tbe land. Senatorial
priviloges, however, have been very much
modified slnce the closing years of the last
ceatury. A senator may new draw his
full pay though he be absant from orery
Bessieu save the ene at which he was
sworn into membership of the body. He
new also may have a private seoretary at
the publle espouse. Old wiue, old limes
and old senators are best.
K3ATUBB3 OK THB STATU PRESS.
The Scranton Republican favors uniform
diverce laws.
The Huntingdon Moaiter praises Judge
Hey for enforcing punctuality iu his
court.
The Wi'kesbarre Union L(adtr suggests
that the uame of Lehich university be
ohanged te "Packer."
Mrs. Pluobe Earle Gibbous writes t the
Preis remladiug Jehn S. Vise that he is a
grandson of the man who hanged Jehu
Drewn.
The Examiner is of the opinion that if
the lawyers haven't geed mauners the
judge should take the matter in band and
make gross imporUneuco unprofitable.
The UarrWburg 2M trier sees in Auditor
Oen. Niles' remeval of seven of the pres
ent clerks el that offce a violation of his
civil sorvlce referm plcdgea.
The Xeu Era thinks the iNinr.r.ioKN iNinr.r.ieKN
ceu's comments en the toleraliou by the
court of professional ill mariners affords
"auother,cbauco for Judge Patterson te
arraign an editor for contempt."
Constituencies that de uet make fro fre fro
quent changes iu their representation in
Congress, says the Philadelphia Utcerd,
have n decided advantage nver ceustltu
oneios that retate their members out with
ene term.
FKK80NAL.
Tiluun is 70 years of age this month.
IteiiKHT E. Monaehan is in favoref
fiee postage,
Dumas' rights iu " Camilh " have
realized 4100,000.
Oaiifiri.d's funeral eiskut, furnished by
the governmont, has uet yet been paid for.
Gr.N. C.n ui'A Wilcjx, a doorkeeper of
the United States Senate, was ene of Loe's
faverite major generals.
HiciiAlU) S. Smith, an etd Philadel
phia merchant, died Thursday at Lentil,
Delaware county, iu the 03:k year of his
age.
Hen. E. Asiiten Hei.mnh, el Philadul
phia, has contributed funds for the Imino Imine Imino
diate oeustruction of a chapel at Dartmouth
college.
Sauaii Ukunuaudv recently renppeared
In "Lt Damn nux Camel las," and her
stage dresses cost the trifling sum of
W.200
Mu. Themas Huntkii, president of the
New Yerk Nermal college, doutes II ttly
that he is the author of " The Dread
Winners."
Sr.NATens Dawks, Cenger, Iliwley,
Hale and Konua.are of far less rolative im
portance In the Senate than they were in
the Uouse.
Jeiiann Stiiai'ss has written a new
pieoe for the Vienna Imperial opera. The
soeno of the libretto is Hungary ; the tlme
that of Maria Therosa.
Mas. Mackht will net as sponsor with
M. Gounod, the oemposor, at the receptien
of MMle Nevada, the American prima
denna, lute the Catholic ohureh at Paris.
Muiiat Halstuai) wrete thrce edite
rials opposing the rlse of the Ohie tiver,
ami it kept rising. Then MtLeau, of tbe
Enquirer, urged it te rlse higher and it
Legan te fall,
Gice, W. Meiisb, who is an old man,
living iu Washington, invented the system
of breech leading musketsaud guns uew
iu uke nil evor the world, but made little
or no meney ns the fruits of his genitis.
Hohepos, hewever, that Congress will
new reward him,
lis Htuie n unlekeii.
Itecorder Illokek, of West llobekon,
NewJorsey, was doteotod a few weeks
age in the aet of stealing a ahickeu from a
Srocery store, An Investigation w s or
ored by the town committee, and ether
dealers testified against Illokek, He was
tboreupen asked te resign, but refuses,
Tiie town commltteo belug unable te dis
miss him as his removal can euly be
efleoted by irapoaehraont has suspended
him and orderod that no prisouers bn taken
bofero him.
Lynched by lilt IMIevr Kainunr,
A special from Deadwood aiys : "It Is
1 ew bollevod that Tuttle was lynohed by
Ids pals, lustead of by vlgllantH te prevent
him from turning state's evidence,"
HOT SPHINGS EXCITED.
TllK IIUhTILtvY l(F TWO FAUIIUM).
The Town Uitnrcrtrit for n Tim lute n
Amrnitl lbs Hew liver n (Miii
bltr'a Hllllus.
The tiainp of armed men is heard iu the
streets uf Het Springs, Aik The court
husi, otiMine house, railway station and
the.i iyrG guarded by the police, sheriH's
i ' "Za and details from Captalu Pry's
I'SVl'li' .ergaulxed company of militia,
mtiaiN-flf whom patrol tbe town day and
rlht. "Majer" A. S. Deran, D.ive
Prultt, Harry Lauslug and Jehn Alliseu,
who had been committed te jll without
ball for the killing of Johnny Flynn, were
taken Wednesday from the court
beuse, whero they had been cou ceu
fined, and marched under a strong
ecett te the railway etatien, there
te take the eloveu o'elook train te Llttle
Heek, where they will remain, in the
penitentiary until their trial. A great
crowd and a band of mutie wcre at the
railway station te bid them geed bye, and
cheer after cheer rang from hundreds of
threats as the train draw out. The crowd
en the pbtlerm was no dense that the
mllltlameu had te clear a way for the
passengers. The prisoners were uet baud
cuffed and scorned quite cool and uncon
cerned amid the noise and confusion.
Deran's and Prultt s lives were net safe
while they remained at the Het Spritigs.
Among Flyun's adherents are men desper
ate enough te take any ehanees in the pur
suit of vongeance and though 25 or 110 of
them who weie suspected of organizing a
plot te assas-dtvite Deran and the Pruitts
have beeu marched te the station and
compelled te Uke the first train going out
there are mauj Flynu sympathizers yet
undiscovered whose prcsonce is a
menace te the public peace. Frank
Flynu has some very iutluential
friends among the residents : Andrew
Union, president of the "Het Springs
National Hank ;" a well-known lawjer
named Murphy, D.wter Nagle, a resident
Irish physician, and Hugh Uehan, a couu ceuu
ttymau of Flyun's and n contractor en the
Lamulau racitle railway. iNagie nuil
llchan were very violent ami made such
threats that they were among the firs: te
be ordered away.
" Mose Harris" editor of Flynu's news
paper, the llorscrhee, has also received
notice te leave and there is every reason te
buppose that if he neglects the warning
force will be used te make him share the
involuntary exile of Nagle, ISehan and
the cthers. The llornihee has been clam
oring for the bleed of Deran and his allies
and its columns are Ulled with the bitter
est attacks en all who in any way attempt
te palliate their deed. The " commit"
of teurtcen" decided that the Horituhee.Xt
appealiug te the worst passion in t'm
community, already se oxeitod, was a tl
brand iu a powder magazine, and Hants
name went into the list of the prescribed.
The committee of fourteeu, theujh
nothing In reality but a vigilance commtt cemmtt commtt
tee under another uame, seemed te be
justified by the exigencies of the oase. The
town of Het Springs is divided by two
hestile factions : ene in favor et Fly un, the
ether backiuj; Uerau. An attaek en the
court house, where the prisoners were con.
fined until yesterday for security's sake, as
the jail was a small leg heuse uet easily
defended, would have rallied DeranV
friends te his support and the streets of
Het Springs would literally " have run
bleed "
Flynu has money, but behind bimstauds
another man, wealthier by far than he, a
a prominent business man, who will fur
nish liberal supplies te carry ou this war.
It is darkly hin'ed that thse two men, the
bauker and the ex gambler, have had
many business dealings together and aim
at nothing less than a "syndicate" te ceu
trel all gambling at tbe Het Springs. Tbe
profits of such a scheme, if successful,
would be great at.J would onable them te
control the ballot-ber, appoint their own
creatures te office and rule Het 3prlugs en
the " divvy" principle
rilU I'lKUKO-rNKUtl.-llA inn..
1(9 I'll v -.teby ttUueil aliijuriiy Iu the lleute
Tbe ploure-pnenmouia bill passed the
Heuso Thursday by a vete of 133 te 127.
The bill as passed provides that the com
mlssiouer of agriculture shall orgauize a
bureau of animal industry, and appoint a
chief thereof, whose duty it shall be te in
vestigate aud repert upeu the number,
value and condition of the domestic animals
of the United States, and also the causes
of oeutaglous aud comniuuie&ble diseases
among them, aud the means for the
proveution and euro of the same. He is
authorized te appoint two competent
agents, whose duty it shall be te report
upeu the host methods of treating, trans
porting and caring for animals and that
means be adopted for the suppression and
extirpation of contagious ploure pnoutne
nia. The bill further prevides that the
commissioner of ugrlculture may oxpend
se much of the meney appropriated by
this act as may be necessary in paying for
the animals it in deemed necessary te kill,
and in such disinfectien and ether
means as may be uoeassiry te extirpate
disease. The authorities of the states shall
pay one-half of the expouse el the animals
it is deemed necessary te slaughter, aud
ene half the cost of disinfectien and care
of the herds uf cattle. It prohibits the
transportation from ene state te another
of auy llve stock affected with auy conta
gious or infectious dlsease, and provides
ler the prosecution of any person violating
this prohibition. The sum of j23C,000 is
appropriated te carry lute effect tlie previs.
ions of the bill.
The alllrraative vote was cast by Itepub
licaus nud tbe following named Demecrats:
Alexauder, Hoaeh, Maud. Iiroekeuridgo,
Iludd, Iturucs, Caldwell, Clardy, Carlten,
Converse, Cook, Deuster, Dibbrell, Fur
roll, Feran, Fyan, Geddes, Graves, Green,
Hatch of Missouri, He witt of New Yerk,
Hill, Jjiich, of Wisconsin, King, Le Fovre,
Love, Lewery, Matsen, Maybury, Morgan,
Meri i3en, Moulten, Muldrew, Murphy,
Noeco, O'Neill of Missouri, Pusey, Bouey,
Sprlnger, Summer of California, Tayler of
Tennessee, Ward, Weller, Wilklus,
Wiuans of Michigan, Winans of Wisceusln,
Weed, Worthingteu and Yaple.
The only Republicans who veted in the
negative wero Hetter of Maryland,
O'llara of North Carolina, and Yerk,
A llun, Uteri Dlurilerer llrcuki Jll.
W. It. McDowell, a murderer Bontenocd
te be hanged, breke jail at Sau liornardlue,
Cal., Thursday morning, aud with the aid
of a horse, it is bollevod, reached Moxiean
territory, 120 miles distant. Sheriff Hurk
hart has offered a rewnrd of 9500 for his
capture, dead or ullve. The rosldenoo of
William Clark, situated seme distance
from the jail, was burned at the tlme of
the oseapo. The II re Is said te be the
work of MoDewoll's confederates.
(llmutene j- stenU a rruneluae 11111.
Mr, Gladstene has introduced iu the
Iloute of Commens a franohlse bill which,
lie said, would strorgtben the state by
enfranchising the peeple who are oapable
of exercising the rights of franohlse.
America, be doelared, had only recovered
from the eivil wars qulekly because of the
faat that every oapable citizen had been
intrusted with the rights of franohlse.
A I'ourleen.Yenr Old Fermer,
Willle Gray, M yenra of nge, " of high
ly respoetablo parentage," has been do de
tooted iu a $1100 forgery iu Montreal, He
and two companions wero about te Btart
for New Yerk when he was arrested, and
they had "thirty dlma nuvcls in their
possession,"
ItKURNT KKVSTONK OUUOllllK.NUK.I.
All txcltlne Hceus nl Uerlvnl Servlcs In
Hemline A llrltta jiiImIhi; nt i
Weddluc Certiimmy, j
The United llrothren ohureh, en Seuth
Ninth street, Kcadiuir, was the tocne of
great excitement late Wednesday night.
The church was overcrowded, Kevival
meetings nre being held w.th great, buo bue
ecus. About fifteen porseus norcatihe
mourners' bench, among them being .Mrs.
Janus Scheldt. At about nlue o'clock
Mrs. Kutz, Mrs. Sjbledt a mother,
oauie te the cUuteh ami forced het away
through the crowd, closely followed by '
James Scheldt, the husband of the mourn ,
ur. Mrs, Kutz, who was great'y excited, 1
rushed at her daughter and taking her by
the arm attempted te pull her away. H
cltemeut run high and a riot was imml I
ueut. Policeman Charles Derr was hastily
summoned by the church members aud
proceeded up the aisle, aud at the lequcst
of the leaders of the revival took Scheldt
into oustedy. During this tlme the au
dlenoe stead e-i the b.mche.s amid greatest
confusion, condemning the notions of
Scheldt.
The young wlfn.when irquestedte leave
by her mother and luis'jand, meit cm
puattcally refused, aud said : "1 shall
never leave this place until I get loligieu.
Leave me nt ouce." After the intruders
were taken out, order was restored, and
the services proceeded. Sehcult was taken
te the station house for a hearing. He
was llued ami discharged, lief aid he did
uet go te the church te create auy distur
bance, but simply te satisfy blmself, that
his w.fe was at the altar, as was told him
by friends; after going in church, aud see
ing his wife he left On the outside he
met his mother in-law, uhe he says could
net be persuaded from going tusida and
ereatiug a disturbance. Mrs Scheldt is a
highly respectable lady.
Tne Kiist Over tiis K.irr-l.r y Martl-itu
Jewish cireles iu Wi!kotbure, Sjrautn
and Pittston are still much agitated ever
the Farr-Levy wedding, which took place
in Scranton about a week age, much
against the wUbcs uf the bride's family. A
brother of the bndj visited Wilkeslurre
Thursday afternoon, in ipiust of 1).. Stern,
the Jewish rabbi, te give him "a ploce of
bis mlud," as be sid. Dr. Stem wrete n
reply couched iu very strong language te
the Levy card published iu the Scrantati
Jlcpublkan at the tinn of th 1 marriige, In
which the family renounced theii datigh
ter as dead. The leading Jewish families
side with Dr Stem and think the Levy
family made a mistake iu P'oeimclug their
daughter.
Henry Lavy, the mother of the bride,
says no das no oujectie-is te his brother in
law, as he bolieves him au upright and
respectable young mat., but will uever for
give bis sister for a premise she breke. It
appears that about a j ear age the sister
v.sited tbe grave of her lather, who is
buried iu the Jeivish C'iiuetery, aud with
tears iu her eyes made a solemn piemise
that she would quit Parr's company This
premise, her brother claims, she breke aud
he will cover forgive her in c lnscquence.
The mother, who is the most obstmate,
will net pardeu her under aty circum
stances, lt is also iindcrstoe I that the
marriage was hastened, owing te the fact
cemiug te thoears of Farr that his be
trothed was te be sent nvay te a convent
school in order te escape his attentions.
The llrlde ."Ml..luf at tlie MtiptUM.
A fashionable wedding was te have
takeu place iu Washington en Monday,
the centiaating parties bjiug Coleuel Mil
ler, of Canten township, and Miss Lizzie
Glenn, of Washington. At the appeiuted
hear, aud whvii theso invited had begtiu
te assemble, it was discovered that the
bride had mysteriously disappeared, no
ene knew where, se the disappointed lever
was compelled te return lume without
her The parties are among the most
respected citizens. Beth ate far past
middle age, the uuu iv widower and the
ether n maldau Udy. The singular action
of the latter has caused cousidei ib! com
tneut There appiart te be uu sjlutieu of
tbe affair.
'itirnnt Lint la 11 H.;M.
Jehn Merati, a rag picker, forty soven
years of age, living in the rear of Ne. 527
Metcalf street, Philadelphia, was admitteJ
te the Pennsylvania hospital en Thursday
evening with a severe cash in his threat,
which he alleges was inflicted with a knife
in the bands of an unknown Italian who
came te his heuse. The out is about four
inches in leugtb, but net deep enuui;h te
reach tbe large bleed vessels. The
escape of the mau from certain death was
a narrow one, hewever, for the weapon
barely missed the jugular vein. Merau is
cither unable or unwilling te give any
description of bis assailant, and the police
authorities have but little te guide them
iu their search for him The weuud is
pronounced of a dangerous cbaracter by
the surgeons, but it la net expected that
it will preve fatal.
A HurrlilmrR Uauibler Atiretit.
Charles beulk, ene of the principal
abettors of the Het Springs murderers, has
a very uusavery reputation iu Harrlsburg,
following tbe business of a gambler at
Carlisle and that cky. Orcr 20 jears age
he was arrested for brutally and fatally
stabbing a young man named Neblo in a
Carllsle saloon but was acquitted. During
tbe war he and a inau named .Marshall
wero Indieted for sheeting a soldier. Mar
shall wai tiled and acquitted, after which
be took the stand in the intcrest of Faulk,
aud swere that he (Marshall) had shot the
soldier in Helf dofenso. Foulk was accord
Ingly acquitted. Tnis desparade is also
suspoeted of having iustigated nn atternpt
te blew up the jail in Carlia'e, then in
charge of Sheriff McCartney.
UHlimslus Snewitiirin In l.uiieu.
A snowstorm set in at Eisteu at thrce
o'clock Thursday morning and continued
until ten, when the ground was oevorod te
a depth of eight Indies. Toe snow was
heavy and played havoe with filopheuo
wires, nearly all of whleh wcie broken or
crossed. Ilotweon forty aud fifty wires
became entangled and broke their fasten
ings. TKOimi.KO I.AIIUK.
HOO .Tien title In Dunsllln hui! 1,(500 Miners
dlillte la I'llt.burc,
The striking puddlers and lieaters at the
Menteur rolling mills at Danville are still
as dotei rained as ever. Over 5100 men have
been kept from work smee January 15.
The business of tlie town is Fiiffor Fiiffer
ing badly, nnd the outlook is discouraging.
The mill is owned by the Kemi lug
railroad company, and President Cox
has agreed te employ the men at the rates
detnanded provided they sever their con
nection with the Amalgamated Iren
Workers' union. The men are determlued
te fight te tlie bitter end. A large unmber
of workmen who would willingly go te
weik are proveutod by the union men.
Many are nlready en tlie verge uf destitu
tion. The large steve works have made
arrangements te meve their shops te
Milten, Tbe officers say that the capital
will be increased $25,000, and the property
exempted from taxation for ten years, The
authorities of Dauville would uet a-ree te
de this.
The miners iu the third peel 011 the
Monongahela river have struek against a
roduetion of oue.qnartor of a cent per
bushel in the prlce of mining. The oper
ators in many of tlie pits insist en paying
less than the umpire's award, and In order
te bring them te tlme, a general stilke of
nil the miners iu the peel was ordercd.
Fifteen bundled men ate out nud euly
twenty two at work. Tlie nEEociatlen have
levied a per capita woekly tax of $1 per
head en the miners iu the first, secend and
fourth peels te support the utrlkers. If
the men de uet pay the assessment they
will be ordered out and n general suspen
sion of the river mines will fellow.
COUflT PROCEEDINGS.
int. (tui.KiiUAir.ii lust n.VNUi: uaai'.
I'rtgtl a It, Slew l.nimtli A lung Ills
rutliumiy ul Ml(iifitv hunw
tlie tvi Kmninn Fire,
Theio was a large ntlmidaucn at court
'I luirsday te hear the Uotlsehalk & Ledor Leder
man e.ise
The mess examination of C. K Irvlu
was concluded, mid the next witness called
by the delense was Chits. K Stickney. He
testified that be was speclal agent of the
I eiitiueiital insurance company, and Iu
May, 1SS2, held the same position in the
City of I. oiuleu company ; he came te
Lancaster en June 15, as the plaintiff bad
a policy uf insurance iu his company en
their stock ; witness saw Getthchalk
In the store 011 the day Im uame
ami saw hi 111 again en the following day iu
the insurance olllce el liausmau a. Hums ;
hiw Ledermau about the middle of July at
Mr. Stelnmi'tz's olllce ; he told witness
that he bad put $S,000 Inte the business as
foil ws : M.000 April 10. HS2 ; $2,000
April HO, nnd $:) 000 May 20, all of which
amounts wero paid in btuk notes ; be said
he had sold bis tobacco for l,Wi and had
made up the balauce of the $8,000 ; iu
every case be bad glven bank notes te
Gettsch.illt mill no checks ; witucsa had
another t dk with L 'derman and he re
peated this statement ; be also eaid that
he had first leaned his tobacco meney te
bis brother, who had paid it back te him ;
he gave it te his wife and get it from her
te put into the business ; at ene of the in in
tetviens between witness and Lcdermau
the former was handed a statmieut et the
New Hrunswlck goods ; Mr. Irwin asked
for the etlgiual invoice ami witness
thought it was said lt was lest ; Ootts Oetts Ootts
elulk said he bad purchased $700 worth
of feathets from Blum, his former partner,
and they were shipped te this city by ex
presi. 11 W Hartmaii, who is receiving teller
of the Lancaster county bank, was then
called 111 regard te Julius Ledermau's
lunk account. It was shown by him that
$7,!i'J0 which was received for tobacco by
Lcdcrmau was deposited iu their bank
until June 1st ; thore was no check paid te
David or Jeseph L:dernnn, but ene te J.
Lcdermau for $50.83. This testimony was
te contradict L?dermu, who had said he
iuaucd his brothers a large portion of the
tobacco money; the acceuut or Julius
L-dtrman showed that his eivn checks,
amounting te $1,370, were made te the
order uf Gottsehalk & Lcdcrmau. The
itc'ctiRO ollered te preve the daily balance
of plaintiff-", the biance iu bank en the
day of aud alter tbe fire, te show that they
wero embarrassed aud as au ovidence of
what the insurance meu termed a " Fric
tion Fire" $23,000 insuratice 011 $10,000
worth of geed : Or, in ether words, te
show a moiive feran incendiary tire. The
elfers weie overruled.
This morning the first wituess called
was Herman Gottsehalk. He testified
that en the night of the fire he aud his
brother Wero en their way home and they
stepped in front of tlie Examiner, where
there was a crowd ; tbe latter weut across
the street te see if the stere was locked.
Jehn A. Wallinp, a justice of the pcace
of New Hrunswlck, testified that he meas
ured tlie f.tore which plaintiffs occupied.
It was 00 feet long, nud 10 feet, 2 inches
111 width.
It was offered te be shown by Heury H.
Cook, assistant prosecutor of pleas uf New
llruu.swick, that he had claims against
Uettschalk A Ilium iu 1SS1, aud ether
times, for bills which they admitted te be
correct, but woie unable te pay. The offer
was everiulcd, as well nsfaevcral ethers.
Chief of Police Deichler testified that en
tlu night of this fire the alarm struck
Irem box 12 at 11J o'clock ; witness aud
Otlleer Hurua weui te the utore and pre
vented peeple from breaking the front
deer iu ; witness went te the rear
of the Btore mil found thiel: srnoke
isMiing Irem the store ; when be
ruturncd te the front the tire doputmeut
liad airivcd and had opened the front
deer ; after the fire was extinguished
witness again went te the rear aud with
Chief Engineer Hewell and ethers entcrcd
the building ; Officer Swenk opened a
drawer and found a piece of cotton which
seemed tu be saturated with coal oil ; the
fire boomed te have started iu the south
western coruer of the room. Witness
the-i described the appearauce of the
store The day after the fire, witness
and Chief Hewell went te Gottschalk's
house and stated that the object of the
visit was te inquire concerning the less
acd cause of the fire. Iu reply te
questions Guttsabalk stated that en
this cvening Le aud brother had
been iu the ball aud weut from thore
te the Steveus heuse and attnrwards te
Fuhucr's saloon ; shortly after 11 o'clock
they started up North Queen ou the right
hand rode : when oppesito their stere
Gottschalk's brother weut across thostreet
aud tried the front deer, after which they
walked up North Queen strcet te the
depot, through it te Christian street and
up te Walnut aud then home ; Gottsehalk
thought that they took that reute bocause
he wished te mail a Iotter in the box at
the depot, but he was unable te recollect
whether he bad mailed a letter or uet ;
he was iu bed nud nslecp wheu his wife
wakened him, stating that a boy had said
the stere was en fire.
Ou crotB-examluatiou witness said he
was net employed by any of the insurance
companies uer had he received any money
from them but had started te ferret out
the cause of the fire en his own account.
Harry N. Hewell, chief engineer of the
fire department, testified that he wus at
home ou the night of the lire and the
alarm struck at 11:30 ; witness weut te the
building aud found the front deer epen ;
the srnoke was very donse and it was seme
tunc bufore the fire was located by the
tlromen ; it was finally found te ba In the
fiiuth western corner of the room aud was
extinguished ; afterwards wituess with
several ethers began looking around ; they
feuud that the principal part of the tire
was hi the lath and plaster betwecu the
desk nud shelving; witness feuud a drawer
in the shelving whleh was half epcii ; it
was full of wadding, which had been
saturated with coal oil ; wituebs
was positlve that it was oil and
a number of ethers studied the
wadding, of which thore were anumboref
layers ; very llttle of the goods wero burn
ed : witness feuud two empty oil eatm en
the shelves of a little room in the rear of
the building, from whieh a deer led from
the large room, a eouple days nfter the
fire ; wltness lirul n conversation with
Gottschalk tbe day after the fire nud he
thou said nothing of having been te the
ball that night. In regard te the ether
conversation this witness corroborated
Mr. Deichler.
On cress examination, witness said he
was n witness in the case, the same ns he
would be lu any ether, where there was
evidence of a susploieus fire ; witness had
told ethor wituoeses for the dofeuso net te
gote the olllce of Mr. Stolnmetz, uer let
him oxamiue them, bcoause ceuusel for
the dotenso had told him te de se.
Adjourned.
Ills (Jules et rami Mteck.
Mandelin Bontlnel.
Win. Evanp, auctioneer, sold the farm
stock, maohiuery nnd imploments for
Daniel Earhart, In Poun township. Five
herses were Held at nu avorage prlce of
$105 70 ; ten cows at nn average prlce of
$04.20 ene a Durham brought $113.00.
The maohiuery nud Imploments nise sold
at fair prices. Although the day was
damp and tbe weather threatening tbe
sale was Iargely attended the larg03t of
the season in this neighborhood, nud
amounted te $2,711,03,
inn itMiKti mtiaiiUFN.
Tlin l.,t I'mi.jlvanl Uuuleruncs lit Verb,
In the U. It conference in Yerk yester
day, Ulshep Dicksen announced the fol
lowing commuted en Lancaster clnirnli
Ititeiest : K. Light, L. Peters, W. J.
Muiiiina, S N. Kley, Geerge ,M, Riger,
Aaren Itear and I). Itlukley, The com
tnlttt'e reported favorably uu the uame uf
I, W. Sueath, and be was panned te bin
third year's course of reading. The
eomtulllee ou the first year's eoutseuf
reading leoemimuidod that J. G, Smeker,
of New Piovldeiioo, Lancaster county, be
excused fi um examination en account of
his haul labor In his eharge, and that he
remain tu the first yuat'scouiseof leading.
J. II. Ven Nelda wished a transfer te the
K.ist (1,'iiuai confluence. S. Moriiek,
being at Yale college pursuing his studies.
was also excused. I) 11, Nosseuud Goe.
Hatty were at their tequcst, continued
another year iu the second s course of
study.
The oeufoicneo pioeeoded te heating of
rcerts and examination of characters, and
the names el the following passed : A. II.
Shank, C. A. Iturtuer, H. A, Schlloter and
J. It Cieft. Itev, W.J. Heamer, presul
lug elder of llallimoie district, roHrted
(putea tlogreo of success in tlie district,
but net as much ns he deslted. He mou meu mou
tleu with sorrow that ltev. J, lt. Green, of
Dalhtstewu, Yerk comity, and liev. K. P.
Funk, of Woedbetry, .Mil., bad died dur
lug the year. The names et O, W. M.
Itlger. J.L. Grimm, J. T. Kuapp, J. H.
Meredith, 11. 11. Dehuer, L. ICelir, J. It.
Funk, M. J. Mumma, J. II. Albtlght, W.
O. Grimm, J. L. Nichols and J. It.
Jenes weie called nud passed favorably.
It was decided te appoint a comuiittce of
llve en conference library, ltev. A. G.
Fiistnacht, of the Kvaugolieal Lutheran
church, was introduced te the conference
J. 1). Freed, of Virginia, aud D K. Flick Flick
inger, of the Miami conference, were voted
nu advisory seat. Itev, Flieklugcr is also
general missionary secretary of the ehureb.
I. Daltzell, J. P. Antheny nud J. P. Miller
weie appointed a committee te repert te
conference a plan of llnance.
O. T. Steam, presiding elder of the liar
nsburg district, showed a year of prosper
ity, neirly 800 persons being converted,
several parsonages secured, aud churches
bulk and repaired. Hit character then
passed.
The names of I). W. Prefllt. A. H. Itiee,
J. W. Grimm, J. D Killlan, J. K. Hutoli Huteli Hutoli
Iseu, A. II. Kauffmau, J. 'P.Shaffer, D. lt.
Hurkholder, T. Garland, M. P. Sanders,
A. It. Aytes aud S. It. Gipple were called,
reports icceived and characters passed.
Tlie name of J. C. Crider was stricken
from the roll 011 account uf having with
drawn irregularly from church aud en
fcreuce. Itev. K. Light, presiding elder of
Lancaster district, read his annual report.
He reported the work iu the district iu nu
excellent condition, a great deal of money
raised ler church building, etc., nud a
geed revival luteicst ever the whole dis
trict. The names of J. W. Kttur, of Mt
Jey; L. It. Kramer, of Flerin; J. Wun
den, of tit. Jehns, weie called and reported,
and their eharacters passed. Auiiouucj Auiieuucj
metits were thou made for a uumber of
committee meetings.
There was a missionary address deliv
ered in the chinch by Hev. D. K. Flick Flick
inger, general missionary secretary of tlie
church.
Tite Kvangrlluitl Uenlurence.
In the Evangelical couferenco in Lebanon
the committee ou boundaries reported that
Miller's church be takeu from Frcomans Frcemans
burg statieu and added te Pleasant Valley
eircuit ; Millorsvllle uud New Dauville be
constituted a mission ; Mt. Jey, Itcich'r,
May ten and Milten Greve are constituted
a missieu. te be called Mt. Jey mission;
Ceal Dale and Satufeid wcre constituted
a mission; Aidilaud was also formed into a
mission 15. W. Manger, II. A. Smith, C.
C.Speieher, C. It itherruel, W. W. Yest,
J. P. Miller. A. II. Snyder and O. Hol Hel
zapfel were licensed te pioaeh the gespel
Itev. C. D. Drehor, 11. I. Wingert, I. F.
Heisler, J. S Ovorhelsor aud C. J. Worm Werm
kessel wero voted deacetis' orders. Quite
a Kvely discussion ou tbe presiding elder
ship followed a roielutiou that tbe con
ference district be divided into four pretid
lug elder districts, winch was carried by a
majority of two. but was afterwards
reconsidered. Father Ileflmau, of
Tremont, the eldest notive itinerant in thu
church, made an address. The conform ;e
cloned with prayer by ltev. J. M. Sayler
ULKIISTIINK llKl.KtiAlKH.
.Ilr. .iliutln'it Turn Uome itennil ut l.al.
l'hlla. Times.
Four years age the Hepublicau peeple
of Laucaster oeuuty elected Edward K.
Martin and Abraham Kllue as delegates te
the Chicago convention, but tbev wcre
offengive te the mnchlne and they wero
denied the right te rcprctent the Old
Guard, whose eight thousand majority
had chosen thorn.
Since thou Mr. Martin has beeu at the
fere te rescue the Republican party front
Its inachine bondage, nnd he has seen his
berole oflerts rewarded with success. Thu Thu Thu
poeplo will new olcet their dolegates iu
Lancaster nnd none will dare te question
their right te take the seats te which they
will be chosen
lt is most natural that tbe old machine
ergaus should uet leve Martin, and that
they should endeavor te weaken his posi
tion as a paity leader ; but when Laucas
ter shall again get lute line te overslze the
Democratic majeri'y et Herks, the tneu
like Martin must bj well in the front uf
the battle.
If Martin happened te be clcetcd by thu
Republicans of Lancaster ns a delogate te
Chicago this year, he would get his Beat
without question, nud thore would be
poctie justice iu mi eh a choice. The ma ma
chine organs are doing their level best te
ferce such au issue, aud if they happen te
get lt they may fin I that the Hepublicau
peeple, like tbe cheap bearding heuse
matron, study what the machine leaders
don't like and then give them plenty of It.
Fex lliiat nt niorKsntewu,
Keinlliitf Times.
A grand fox hunt came off ut Gable's
hetel, Morgantown, Derks county, en
Tuesday afternoon. A large number of
famous hunters wero en hand ineludhig
the Hendersen brothers, of Wullace, and
Mr. Itoberts, of Dowtilngtewu, Choster
county ; Edward Ilrubaker, of Welsh
.Mountain ; Ames Esterly, of Heading, aud
many ethers. Seme fifty or sixty hounds
wero also en baud. Twe fexes wero let
out, ene of which wns holed after a run of
a oeuplu of rniles, boingqulte a disappoint
ment te all. The second ene did botter,
however, leading the party down ns far us
St. Mary's, Chester county, ever the
Welsh Mountains, nnd norees thp Pequea
Valley, Laucaster county. At 0 or 10
o'clock nt night, nfter the hunters bad
withdrawn, the dogs could still be heard
chasing reynard evor the hills,
Tne Muyer's Court.
The cold weather of last night dreve
fifteen hemeless wanderers into the frlendly
warmth of the lookup, and the polieo
captured two ethers, who boeamo llmbor llmber llmbor
leggcd In their endeavor te koep warm by
swilling tangle feet whisky, The vags
wero discharged this morning nud the
inobrlates wero sent te jail, ene for five,
nnd the ethor for 11 ft 0011 days.
llonerst 1 n lluteli TrauiUter.
Mr. E. II . Itatieh, editor of the Maueh
Chunk Democrat aud the translator of
" Hip Vau Wlukle " Inte Pennsylvania
Dutch, wns in the audience during tbe
presentation of that drama nt the oeadomy
of music, lu Allentown, last Tuesday
night, aud in rcsponse te numereus calls
mounted the stage aud made a speech iu
Penusylvaula Duteb,
A BITTER jyeiiD NI(MT.
un.
Ml'.lli:i1KV ALMOST rMUIII.M.t!ltO
A I'llir llllfUMlf. VLII.ll ll-'tlei Illy Iu
llnrklltM I.H.I Mjtit Willi (Ivttf 100
l.lgtit Net lliirnliiK.
The snow storm of Thursday morning
was lulJewed last night by a rapid full of
tompeiaturo, the mercury marking 20 nt
0 p. 111., 10 at 10 p m and 5 ' ahevn zero
at 3 a. m., remaining nt that tlgtire for
several hours. Iu some n'otlens of the
oily It is ropurted as having been as low as
2 above zote, and ene peer fellow, who
took a leek at tlie ihermeuieter uinlei
unfaveiable elroiimstaunes deel.iii'.s It was
13 degtees below jre 1 Certainly, the
weather wus bitter cold ; and the high
wind which prevailed all night made it
exceptionally uncomfortable te b out
doets,
The ikiIIce complain that the night wus
0110 of the very worst of the iicaseu. They
tepert uver sixty of the gasoline stteet
lamps as belug blown out by the wind,
and nearly an equal number of tbe elect 1 In
lumps ns net bunting for some cause. Ne
notions damage Is reported as belug done
by thu storm, though I he iimsery meu
bad a bad time of it, and bad te be all
night Iu their gtreii houses, watching their
fires te prevent their plants fieni freezing.
At Sohrevor's nursery the water pipes
froze, and a geed deal of ddlleiilty wus
oxperiouccil Iu thawing them out.
Tlie Veriuluiift Urunuit I loc
lu this connection it may net be amiss te
remind the ntiff urcked unbelievers that
the ground-hog philosophy It is been veri
fied. Of course we de uet oxpeet the Xete
Era and Oxford Ih-en ami AV10 Helland
Clarien, who are almost always wrong nu
almost all Htibjeets, te " acknowledge tbe
corn," even while they are Ntiivnrlng lu
the wintry blasts ; but the Yerk Age has
had its eyes opeiud almost as miraculously
as Saul of Tarsus, and confesses its con
version thus candidly :
"Four weeks age the groundhog came
out of his burrow, looked around, saw Ins
shadow and returned te bis winter clone
forntiethor six weeks sneeze, and right
truly has bis predlotteu buhl out. Four
weeks of continuous winter havopied,
and the remaining two will as surely
fellow. Who says new that the ground
beg Is net n hotter weather prophet than
either Vennor, Wiggins or llr.znu? ltight
well, old woeilohuok, you de held your
own. Yeu have made a convert of us."
Tlie Fuur t.rcuoe Weittlicr t'riiiht.
The Philadelphia line thus subscitlMS
te its belief in this noening seer of the
weather : " Tlie groundhog w.is right
when he discreetly turned tail thrce weeks
age and weut back into his hole. Theu
who doubted the phonem-'iial accuracy of
the llttle four legged weather pieplmt
were fully convinced of bis sagacity last
niirht. wheu it beeanie nppaieutthat Jack
Frest iuteuded te colebralo the extra day
of leap year with a genuiue old bezzard
that must have beeu left uver from the
January stock."
I.IOIIT.S I KM' l,.Sf .-.Kill I
Ovur One tliiuilrrd Hlrrnt Lumps Unlit lu
Ilia tliy
The oleetrlo lamps at thn following
named points wero reported by the police
te be net burning last night : Chestnut
and North Queen, from 7 o'elook ; North
Queen aud Orange, H te 10 ; Duke
and Orauge, from 7 ; Grange and Lime
Orange aud Shippun. O 'uine and Plum,
Orange ami Anu, East Ida,; ami Plum,
East King nud Anu, SjuiIi Quoeu aud
Contre Snuare. for two hours ; Snull.
Queen aud Vine from 7 o'cleok ; Seuth
Queen and Get man, Seuth Qacrn and
Concstega, Seuth Qiteen nnd Andrew,
Seuth Queen at d Huzel. Prineo and An
drew, Seuth Pn.ice and Concstege, Prince
and German, Water aud Gerntan, nil out
for two hours ; nnd Columbia avonue,
from West KIek te Mulberry, fieni 11 ,
Orange and Marietta aveuii', very
peer all night ; Fredoriek and Duke
from 7 ; Walnut and Slttppeu from
10 : Chestnut and Duke from 7 ; Shippt-i
and Chestnut and Plum aud Chestnut
from 2 ; James aud Duke, Lemen aud
Duke, Walnut nnd Duke, Fredeiick and
Lime, James and Line, L'.'tueti and L.me,
Walnut and Lime, Franklin nnd Chest
nut, Chestnut and Ann, New Helland
pike nil out for two hours , Grecu
and Christian from 7 ; North and Duke
from 12 ; Koeklund nud Duke from 2 ; St.
Jeseph aud Dorwartfrem 10; Walnut aud
Mulberry peer all night ; North Quceu
and Frederick, Prltice aud Frederick,
James nnd Murv from 2 o'cleak ; North
Queen nnd Walnut, North Qir en nud
Lemen, North Queen and JamcM, out
for 2 hours; North Queen and New out
from 2 o'clock. The tel.tl number of
electric lights reported uet burning or
burning poorly was in.
The pelice also reported ever sixty of
thu gasoline lamps out iu nil soctieus of
the city, nil or nearly all of them h tvluc
been extinguished by the wind storm that
prevailed.
TrniiKperllni; l,li Irem Uinftut PiirlnK.
Fer the past week Win, Iluller, of
Heading, has been BupciiuUudiug tbe
transportation of brook trout from the
state batching houses at Denegal Spiiugs,
this county, te Emails, Lehlgh county,
where the state has built a large hatchery
for iccelving nnd propagating different
species uf fish. It requires considerable
skill te transport tbe fish, which nre
shipped in tin cans. Tlie present ship
ment of trout are two and three years old,
measuring from 12 te 10 inches. It will
require seme tlme bofero the flsh nre 10.
rnoved te their new quai ters. Thus far
Mr. liuller has net lest a siuule fish iu
transportation. Ah seen as the nilmen
and the carp are dene spawning th- y wld
he sent te their new quarters at Emnue.
Mr. liuller makes a tiip each dey.
Tlie "Ililtslill.lClit'."
Ilayllcs & Konnedy's "Urlght Lights"
appeared iu the opera heuse for tbe second
tlme last ovening, nud, strauge te Hay, the
audloueo was again small. The perfer
mance was excellent, nnd the audloueo
was delighted. The net of the Professors
Kennedy was somewhat dillrent from the
previous evening's, A number of young
meu woie en tlie stage. Flve were oheson
as subjects, but three only could be put
under the iniluoueo. Their antles wcre very
funny, nnd the audloueo wero very well
satisfied with the experiments.
Accident te n Mtiue lirtver,
Henjftinlti Martin, the driver of tlie Par
adise stuge, met with nu ucoident this
morning. While he was gettiug the mail
at the GroenUnd postefiloe, the stage
horses started off en a run. In trying te
step them he eaught held of the htnge
deer, which epened, thiewing him upon
tbe ground, when the hind whoel of the
stage ran evor his right nukle, bruising it
Boverely nnd laming him.
The rlremf n's neils.
Our attention is oalled te a ralstake made
in the notice we publlshed relative te the
firemen's mattresECsnnd bedsteads rcoeutly
fumlshed for the Lancaster fire depart
ment. The bodsteadg wero made by Mr.
D. S, Bweoteu nnd the mattresses by Mr.
Henjnmln Henry, 107 Seuth Duke street.
llttnk SlaeU nole,
S.G. Summy, nuotleticor, sold nt public
sale en Tuesday last, for Wm. K, Seltzer,
10 shares of Manhelm national bank stock,
as fellows : Te Jacob L, Stehmau 0 shares
nt $101 per share, nud te Christian Draudt
5 shares at $101,20 porshnre,
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