1 rJ7T""' LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCE!, MONDAY, MAY 5.1884. fa 7 i P irt- I it ;w is 1st tf I! I; Eancjiaiet JntelUgeucct, MONDAT EVENING, MAY 5, 10S4. Roem Ter Reform. Various suggestions have been made from different quarters and at different times aa te tlie better regulation of the fiscal affairs of this county. One of these la that the present varying and Ir regular motlied of collecting the county tarns be dispensed with. Fer many dis trlcts thore arc special laws regulating their collection, by vlrtue of which this Is awarded te the lowest bidders, the dlfferonce between their bids and flve per cent. being applied te the school fund of the district. In ethers the collection Is awarded in the discretion of the com missioners generally a1 flve per cent. The method is very much mero expensive, as has been shown, than in our neighboring county of Chester, where the county treasurer gathers in the tax at about olio-fourth the cost of its collection In Lancaster. It Is te ba hoped that the next delegation from this county te1 Harrlsburg will be able and willing te give the subject Intelligent consideration and effect a reform. Anether subject of Interest Is the condition of the county treasuryat differ ent seasons of the year. The treasurer's book shows that In the last ten months the balance en hand en the first day of each rcspectlve month has fluctuated as fellows : July 1. 1881. August 1, 1SS3 Soptainuer 1. lSsl Octoberl. 15SJ Noveinberl, 1833 Deceinberl. lssj January 1, ism February I. lKfi March. Its April 1. ISM May l,ltsi The reduction from March ,$ JO.Ctf 7!" , mm mi . ISO 2W S7 . 1IS.TW 73 . Hl.M-1 'Ji . M,:M) ( 2 . 12,2IS , S1.SC1 M , 7S,3W I (I , !M,6M .17 , 1J,35 7.' te April was caused, of ceurse, by the payment of $75,000 of the county debt ; and lately the county has been paying Interest en a short lean of $20,00, although during a large part of the year somebody or some bank has the free use of its 100,000 te $100,000 idle balance. These great ac cumulations at seme seasons are a big stake for the politicians ; while the attenuated condition of the treasury at etherj compels the county te piy inter est, notwithstanding the tax brings in n far larger amount than the expenses. Ileferm Is necessary. mt m A Xew Yeiik correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer communicates te that tinner some luformatieu which is altogether plausible, though It conflicts with very much that has been claimed abaut the character of the New Yerk delegation te the Republican national convention. According te this authority, in that state Arthur, Rlalne and Ed munds together have only thirty live out and out delegates, and thirty-sevn delegatus classified for ene or the ether of these candidates, in reality, are for some one else. These who have occasion te watch the astuteness of New Yerk poll ttcians of both parties will readily be lieve this. It is very plain that in the present excited state of feeling in the Republican party the nomination of any ene of the three leading candi dates will be anlaenbed and frustrated by a combination of the field against him. The instinct of the Sew Yerk politician leads him te the winning side; and knowing what deference both parties are new disposed te give te that state he will be slew te commit himself precipitately te a candidate who is in mere danger of defe.it than he has chance of nomina tion. Thfl really uncommitted ceutln gent of the New Yerk delegation is likely te increase in numbers before June, and te find numerous sympathizers among the Republican politicians and delegates from tins state. m tm Tin: Examutu rather clumsily, of course, undertakes te defend the action of the Republican county commissioners In awarding the collection of certain county taxes, given out by bid, te Re publicans who were higher bidders than their Democratic competitors. The Kx aminer says " there is always something suspicious when a Democrat in a strong Republican district bids se low te collect taxes that his remuneration will net pay him the wages of a day labjrer, hence en general principles such bids mint be rigidly scrutinized." Hut when the R- publican Is only a few dollars hlgher there Is nothing "suspicious" of course '. The tiuth is, as the Kfamiivr can easily ascertain, that in the Leacock and War wick cases, the Democrats were equally us fit, if net fitter, for the ellke of fax collector than the Republican bidders But "there Is always something sua plcieus " te the mind of a Republican county commissioner in the fact that a bidder Is a Democrat. Tin; controlling iufiuonce of the negre vete in several of the debatable states of the country may well cause the Republl can managers te view with apprehension auy determination en the part of the colored people te declare their political Independence. In Connecticut Garfield's majority was .O-W, the negre vete was 3,533; In Indiana Garfield had 0,tl2, theiu aie ever 10,000 negre voters there , iu Illinois Garfield had 13,702, lehs than the number of voting negrees, and In New Yerk, Pennsylvania and Ohie the negre vote vastly outnumbers the Re publican majority. The negre Republi cans have the key te the situation iu tliese six Btates necessary te Repub lican Buccesa. Hut they are net given a delegate- te Chicago. Thk movement for high lleonse is Bteadlly gaining favor In the West and attractlngattentlonlnthe Eastern part of the country, tee. It combines the advantages of raising revenue, contri buting te the expenses of local govern incut and of restricting the saleef liquors te responsible dealers. Te the Inquiry ua te hew Heb Lin coln and Prcd Grant would de for a picsldeiitlal ticket, the answer readily fluggusttj itself that Abraham Lincoln was six feet four inches In stature ; Rebert Tedd Lincoln measures flve feet eight. It is a curious but forceful commen tary en Republicanism, that the mere a candidate Is proved n thief the mere nan giiine his frlends beceme of Ills success. A -weNDKuruM.Y tattoeeu woman is reported as the latest sensation in Cin cinnati. This is of ceurse get up te divert attention fiem the tattooed man until after the Republican national con vention. Skvkn well known editors In Georgia have arranged fera twelve hour walking match. There is prospect of a talking Snatch between the eminent and eloquent Journalists of Kentucky. Hi ti.ru declined an otter or $20,000 te wrlte " Tlie Ups and Downs of Political Life " en the ground that he was net ae qualntcd with the " downs." Tbey are left te Mr. Rhine. Fn.i iies, if left te thomselvcs, will net, cannot lle ; but in the hand of tlie wise editors who are making up the columns of presidential possibilities, they are made contributory te a van amount of fabrica tion. Tiil following lctter wrlttcu by a mem ber of the present Heme alas I a Deme oratie membcr from Illinois, prove that the tihonetic system is recognized in high places : ' My tel. in pared with Mr. Haloe of read Hand. If he were here I would vete i." Hut then Grant, ex president anil ev general, cannot de much better. A rOMSKti MOPBRN XOTBL. lle loved her. Stic lcne ll. SlwltltkM him. What then lle nsltril her te marry him airatn nnI .iin Mie refused. He crew rmgry. He left In it pet lie tela her he v lhi I that they nor"- rtul met- .. . . She murrle.l another she was tiai'pj. "at "" ltcained the wide weriil evnra Imul an I ' He returned alter lenp years Her husli.vid wiv ilr.lil. lie proposal. Mie accrpteil. An I t l.y wero wel. A i t.t u. opiuien of seme interest iu railroad eirclca was given by Judges Lud low and Finletter, of Philadelphia, ou Sat urday. Argument was had en the rn iti.ni of seme stockholders of th" Suqnehiuna ami Delaware river railroad company te restiain certain stockholders from voting their shares of neck at the oleatien of officers of the corporation. It w a aim t ted by the defendant1 that the stock in question had been received by them as officials of the corporation in payment for services rendered. The oeurt rightfully helil that such shared could :iet w voted. TLe ct ry of Jay GenM predicting that Kcone would be sent hack t i Calif rnia in a stock car recalls a better one of llenry Watterseii. He was p'.ayin,; piker i.i big luck in Washington oil uight, au 1 w'aen about $4,000 ahead begf.n te think Ujw he would fipend it. " I will ride hme in the best haik this c.ty iffnds,' he sai-1. Befere a great while ha hilJ3,0O0ia winning. "I'll drivii my hr. -1 with fe-ir whuehj.-jj'i anl a dv.ky leafing each one." w.ia liis exubau. anoeuQcemeut. Frem that moment his lack turned. Every cent iu his p le wa? gjui anl his pjeket book began te Ink th'.a. A railroad president whi was iu the pirty fumbled in his pocket. Taking out a cat ti:ket h) paFu'd it aoress the table. " Here, Watterion.yea said yju shmM nJe home, put that In your pecket and yen cm." Watterseu walked, and still keepi the car tioket as a reminder of the uiK'ht 0 the way, seme tirue age .Mr. H'attersjn left word at Washington thit !.j waa goiej: te the Democratic- national cenven tieti te writa the platform. New Le in E0f Cesi.nr.ssM vs Kasse:; is about te quit politics. Hkviiv LvBevciiEriE talk efvimtin,' the United States next autumn. Sin Thkodeuk M HTts is r.illectinn ma tcnal for a life of th-- Duke -i Alhaiiy. Mis lit.sM he Ni:tN' etatu'' of Gen. Peter Muhlenberg has Ue-n ree .vel in Washington. Hknuv ViM.un, it is inmorel will return te newspaper work m a New Yerk morning paper. Fiunk Ihiiii is It ami the son of a tavern keeper He ih t-oni'ive about his larnfiicnH and mIiuuii Mociety ArteiiNi.v Gi:.sEiui. Hiif.atf.h line written a letter advocating the nomination of PiCHident Arthur at Chieage. Ibis Jehn M. Lno-ten, I i,hel Siiiti-c luintster te H ,yti has letainctl Iugercull t defend his son, charged with murder. Jehn Kwkhs at ene time well known as a bcene painter and artist, dieJ en Sit unlay in Jamaica, Leng Maud, at tin an of 7 years State St it. Up hi e will visit the I'lttsburg schools this week, nnd will Hf.eak in tlie First M. K church of that city ou Friday evening. Gi.n. Wi Painteu, vioe tirc.'.idet.t of acw erk, l'hila-Ielplna nnd Noifelk railroad, diud in Peiladelplna of apeplxsy cany en aaiurtiay tneruuiz. Fianh.an was defeated for chairm..u .,f iuu ivupiiuiiuau M.i'e aon.euiien in r.-x,,;, but he gei-.i te Chicago ns a del-Kute te repeat Ins famous and furcible nniiu drum W. T. Hnews, K., ene if the u. -t iinliihtrieiiH young memburs of the Laneih ter lar, has an article in the ourrent i um her of the Ctiitml J.me Journal, of St. Leuis, en "The Assignment of Life Iiimiu-. auce Policies." Jehn Matthias IIem.emsai k, a pie. minent resident of Wilkcsbarre, died en Saturday evening, from dropsy of the heart. He was 50 jears of age. A fev years age he was Haid te he the largest owner of ejal land in tlie state. Rev. Huuwt. Fiunkmn Dudlkv, a member oTDartmeuih o.llego class li'iO, ami u luumiiinni tiivine in tlie ejngrega. tlenal ministry of N. wYeik huw, diel in Warsaw, N. Y , ou Sanday of a malltfuant sarcomateus tumor. N. B Wei i k, recently bid KJ r,00 for the Price Hill iuellucd plane in Cincinnati but was kneiked down te a higher bidder A portion of this property is held iu porpetual loase from Dr. N. H. Welfe with the prlvllcge of purchase at $10(i,00t' inakniL' the aetuai cost te tlie mirah.isnrM' of the ft-n Himpie wao.neo. Mus. Cmtir: H Kimiuhe was admitted en Saturday te praotlne as an attoruey in Philadelphia oemmon pleas oeurt Ne. -1 Judges Thayer and Hloeok held that all disoretionary pewer in the premises was left with the court, and it w.ih pl.uu that, no net of Assembly cxeludcd femalcs olthei- by oxptess words or Implication. Judg iAmeld read a dUseiitiiig npliiieu. un. iiiKeru ii.iu ucuu reiuseu aumissieu in the three olher oemmon plean emiriH of Philadelphia. Bleving Weitwanl, Tlie postenico dopartment at Washing, ten a few days age received the follow ing from the pottmaater at Nutt, New Moxieo : "Our town Isgone te tlie 'swcet by and by,' only ene family left. I rospeetfully rrsign my poiitlen as postmaster hore. Westward the Star of Kmplre takes Ita way, also the P. M, Very rospeotrully, '. M. am:ae." THE GREAT FIRES. UllRUKKl IIV TllK Tl.MI'.I.Y HAlM KAt.L.. lirMt llev.ut itlen .iliiriilnc the Track at tne l'lre riemt Vitit limber Tracts Kntlrrlr Iturueil. All Friday tlie towns through the Ma Ma lianey valley wero enveloped In clouds of smoke and lurid ll imcs shot tip from the mountain hu1e. Saturday night a gang of lluiigatian laborers fought the flames nr- it- il tl;e miners' hospital ut Ashland. The house of Christopher Wcstuetfer, ene nille from Ashland, burned down at It o'elock. The fences, cattle, gram and everything in the neighborhood were de de Btrejed. Wcsthelter is missing ami fears are entertained for his safety, as no trace of bis whereabouts can be discovered. Tlie otigitie house of the l'hiladelphla vV K'adieg Ceal ami iron oempany.nt u.w was burned. Four farm dwellings, with furniture, stock and machinery and tools, were also destroyed. Valuable timber tracts along the Hread mountain are destroyed. The area of timber land devastated by the tlunes iu that part cavers fully thirty fipaate miles. Tee Pre exhausted its strength 1 rld.ty night. The Philadelphia & Helding t eal and Iren enupauy has been the lieiviest les r. A careful estimate of the losses e.vised by the iires places the amount at JllJ.OOO. Watchmen were employed in the various towns Satutday night m order te guard against contlagraliens. Toe enttre village of tlilman's Depot, en the Pert Jervis & Moutieelle railroad, llf teeu tulles from Pert Jenw, N.Y., was swept away by tire Friday afternoon and night. The tire started about 3 o'clock one mile from the depot. The wind was blowing -' gale The men from Gillmau's saw mill f iKht the tire, but with no avail. The ri'si.L'iit were obliged te llee for their lives ar.d w.te unable te save aiiythtug, and net e.er half a dei.m houses are standug within a radius of live miles. The extensive taunery aad saw mills of W. W. Gillman, of New erk, have been Je-tre ed. The whole settlement is owned ly him, and he is unable te estimate his less, which will probably teach 3100, 000. Twe railroad bndgs have been burned. In the account of the destruction of the town of Hrtsbiu, the heroic couduet of Mr. I'rvan the engineer of the burned null, was uHiced, but the narrowness of his escape was net then fully known. .Mr. Crvan remaiucd at his pest until completely surrounded by the dames and then burled himself in the earth, where he was feuud, alter the fiercest of the tire had pissed ever by Dr. J. K. Yaughau who was searching for his remiina. Mr. t'ryan was completoly ostiausted and ter a tiine was thought te be in a critical con litt in, but tias recovered suuloien'.lylo make his appearance en the streets. Net eue man in fifty enild have bred through what he has ua lrg)ne in the put thirty six hours. AS the executive" department, Harris bar', a telegram was received te the elKct tint ;!,iH) peop'.e hid been rendered h. inities by forest tires in the vicinity of Heu'slV.e, Clearfleld cjuety. Au appeal was made for toots te shelter thee people, which Governer Pattison from Philadel phia ordered te be ferwarled. The tents were shipped Saturday morning. In the Lumber ttfcltu. Aleug the Philadelphia & Krie railroad, from Driftwood west te R:me, heavy tires wero in progress ou Friday night. Manv oattle are reported surrounded by the dames and a number of fishermen had great difficulty iu getting out of the burr,, ing territory. A large territory in the westcrn part of Lycoming county was burned ever, but the less was net very havy. la Tiega county the tire was general. Large quantises of timber were destroyed along the line of the Tiega rail road, as well as many house, barns and ethor buduings. The town of Thompseu wai wholly destroyed, including a saw mill. Tne less is ever $350,000. seven teen huUdes were burned in Arnut, en tailiug an additional less of il') iAki. Twe million feet of lumber was also burned. The tire waa tiercj abejt Merris and ntrim. Considerable fiue timber was among the property burned in different parts of Tiega cvinty. The saw mill of Au-irew Kan1, at Spring Run, Klkoeunty, was d-stnjed, with 2,0O),0''J feet of l-imbei , iu uisuranoe. The saw mill, legs anl timber of Dr. L M. Utts, at Hcnveck b-a.ieu, in the same ceuuty, were also burned. L -a ab at ii 000 ; insurance, 61.000. rue llres in the no wools south of Matawan.lsew.Iers-y, WL-reburniug fierce iy SVuclay Tue wrxnls at Hrowntewn have b.'gau te burn afresh, and the less here is estimitcd at nearly $"0,000. It is said the llre at this plaoe was started by the care!t-s burning of brush by a wealthy farmer, nnd the losers propeao te held him ir-sp in oble for their los.ses. 1 no htiokle hurry crop w limit was a great help te the p(.e; pcople of that vicinity, wa.s entirely destroyed. The forest llre near Doer's Park, Leng Islarid, has i-xtendud niveral miles and icacbd the wemN near hmithtewn. Tlmrly arrival nl Iteln. A moderate rain began te fall Sunday morning in the country around Wilkes barre, extinguishing the forest fires in the m (Uiitains nnd aleug the Lehigh valley fiem White Havcu te liear creek. The forts', fires around Pert Jervis, New Yerk, were also extinguished by rani. The lertt IImb .n tlie Moscow and Spring Ilroek (liatticU, near Soraiiteu, are burned out A steam saw mill, live dwellings. kpvcr.il liutulrodc-iplsef weed, and several theu.tiid railroad ties wure burned en Friday. The tire in the Blue mountains, mar Reading, wis pirtially checked yeH teiday aftomeon by a opieus rain. Thou sands of acrea were burned ever, and cord w. ed an I fmioeM dostreyod. The il rollers at th') le it of the m luutaitis were driven fr -in tln-ir homes by the intonse heat. HK.illl l.S V.llllllli rllii.-ns 1 lis 1,'enl el lluiiiiltl l.ltn Sn:iipBl Dy Acc. ilunt una utline. Patrick Keating was arrested Sunday morning in New Yerk en the charge of beating his wife te death. Just bofero his arrest he was found lying in a drunken stupor across the dead body of Ins wife. Sunday afternoon, while a crowd of bes wero playing en the Phiiadelphia it Read ing railroad at Audemied, Pa., a seven j ear old son of Themas Watkinu was run ever by a train of aars aud was Instantly killed, his head being cut in two. K. K. Litohanwaller, of Troxlerton, a student of l'astman oellogo.PoughkoopHio, N. Y., was drowned in the Hudsen, .Sun day, through the beat in whieh he was killing beitii; upset by a tow. Four eHut persjurt narrowly uroaped drown mg. While a HtiiT brcoxe was blowing Satur day night llre started in ene of the heuseH in iirauiey- renu, near i.yien meuntaiu, (.linten oeinty, N. Y., owned by the l-hatte:upia oempany, occupied by (loergo Lressault. The llamea spread with rapidity, aud iu a brief tlme the ChatUia qua ceinpany'H store, several dwelliiigH and threoeromipirators wero destroved biiined te death. R. W. Lnvering, a moinber of the hoiiier class of Harvard e dloge, and ene of the most prominent playnr.i en the I Iarvard base ball iiine lias d'nl suddetdy of inll un maiien of tlie bewels, Jehn Geoige Wentz. .'10 .mrM,.r bmightn paokage or !,, K,c1M , f ' erk en H.itiirday, dissolved the poison in lour UimuierH antl gave ene te uaeh of his iiiiuuuiiiiuiaii, ujri'ii res leutiv.ily a, K) iM1(j 12 years. T'hey refiibed te drink, whom- upon he told thorn It would net ,u,t, thorn ami liiniHDll drank the cnutcntH nfiui, ' ... ihi .iiurne lewnsiiiii, fourth tumbler. The childteu ran awkv away nnd Went-, was seen afterwards taken slek and died during the night. It is believed be was erar.ad from drink. Satins M) Heck im It's St""' " The jury iu the case of William An drews, oharged with killing his wire- ami then burning her bedv "' Ihghuplre en July l, ISSI, returned a ei.l"t of murder in the second degtee. The verdict was based ou tin charge of the court, which tendel te shvw that unless there was legal proof ei a .llling, or the body of the deceased should be pro pre duced, it was murdei ititheseii-iu .' grce. Ne portion of the burned body is pre diiceil by the commonwealth. Atidrews bad alrevly been ,-ji.vietcd e murder in the first degiee, but a new trial was granted. He was sentenced te twelve years Imprlseiiment.thefiill penalty allow ed by law. Anether Suiitit. The smelling bottle er.u.e has been a very fashionable one with jng gins I" Washington iu the past lew nuintlis. It Is a oestly fashion. One belle new has her second bottle presented within three months, each of w Inch cost i'V. The Jlrst was crushed under her carriage wheels in coming from a party one night, and its geld with her initials en it al me escaped destruction. Anethei eung lady curies one at least a feet in length, aud being uf very thick cut glass, it is putieulail) I dereus. A Kittle e( this km I, eei of moderate siaie. ce-ts 10. KKATUKK3 OP lUb, MATK I'BKSS. Walter K. Hall has el.l his West Clis ter lifpuKteat. te a 1 ubitshlng company, but he stay? with the concern. The sale of the ,V-;'. -t rn,- r, te the Sperrys will net be e usiimmatsi ; jMVW is tho'price at which it is held. Rebert Hajden. formerly Irish cnc& cnc& pendeut of the Philadelphia '-c, stio stie ceeds J. M. Muuyen as el'.t r of the I.iiber World. The Liudisville WUjt Pi. .. in entering en its second year takes oevwioa te state that the whole force of the paper censtats of otie l'crseu. The Philadelphia U .. is distributing haiidsemely printed copies of its successful legal tilt with the mina.'er of the L vais laua lottery company. The Reading Sen is lou-jears old nnd deserves the success it has achieied. The Domecr.icy of Did Herks c mid ill afl ird te dispense with its valued services. The Mauch Chunk lt -if has been sold by Judge Packer's estate te K. II. Rauch and his son, L L Rau.'h. They will raake it go, uniting brains au I enter prise. Ticket suggested for the WeUh moun meun Uin district by the West Chester . i' AVi'j : Fer presideut, Abe He -sard ; ter wee prosident, Jehn Frank ford , plat form, let all guilty race escape. The Philadelphia Ytr'. Aintrit i-i tietes with regret that G-m. Fitr Jehn Periei's chance of securing at thn pending session of Congress the justice for which he lias waited se long ar.d worked se hard is net impreyiug. The Uniontown Gt'wt of I.ibtrty hopes that the time is in abeyance when the shadow of a cow hide shall be allowed te fall upon a ve.ssel of chalK aud water, ami the combined result sild us first class dairy batter at '.i0 cents per pound. l-MlUKKIHMls IN Cllllt I. Lleentei llearO I'ommen l'lta Te.Djy. On Saturday afternena ceutt heard a number of applications for new stands for licenses. Henry R. Ebcrly, of F.ast Cocalico, petitieue I for a tavern license. K R. Ilrewn last year enjoyed a licouse for a hotel in West Cocalico township, but both applicants live in the same village Ste vens and the court heard them together Kberly claimed te ha-e the beat heuse, and as the court would euly probably grant oue licouse in the village, his coun.sel argued that it eluuM be granted te him. Geerge Shoenbergcr petitioned for a licouse te keep a restaurant at the corner of Lime and New stroets. There v..i, a remonstrance tiled against the lieonse signed by " property owners in the vicinity. Jehn Hoaspetitiouod f. r a lieei.s3 te keep a restaurant, ojipesito te the i i rural mar ket, iu Hirsh's building. Th phce was licen?ed for many years, but was allowed te lapse a few yeats age. Ames J. Stapluferd pettti .tied for a license for the place kept a year age by Jehn Klump, en L ictist street. Counsel for William Reebm, applicant for a hotel license, s'.ated there was yet no stabling en the tla.-e, hut ,t would be erectcd at an early day, and ... the mean time Mr. Roebm had nrr.mgi: I tistable horses In the xicieity. The remaining applications fei nw stands will be heard next Satuulay. Umrent llalaes. A rule was grauted te show ranie why a new trial should net be had in the suit of C. J . r rey vs. .li.hn M Fre:lieh. A rule for a new tn ,' was ifii in the suit of Levi Ceblo vs. Henjamtti Stviir,r and Geerge llyred. vieinrnun l'leas r-iurt. This morning the sreend week of ctm ctm men pleas court began with Jude L vmg vmg sten en the bench When the list wen etlled it was found that of the thirty cases down ler tna! but eleven were ready for trial Ne cases wero taken up this morning and court adjeun.ud te a- o'clock this afternoon. iiri ii;e iem The viewers, who were appunted ti in spect the biidgeat Myers' fording, en the Hig ChiipiOH, have repfirted th.it they find it te have been erected m a w,,rkmaniike matiner nnd ncienbng t, contract ; that E. MoMellon, builder, nnks atlidui; oeioru tiiem mat no I p... iJ70 u the job and they recommend that th.i additiena'l amount be paid bin,. Whieh will net be done, of ceurse. ai C miracter McMellen dees net pay h s prellts mte the county treasury, and cannot mas mably exj.net it te make geed his lesses. ATTAUCKII AM) UOIIUKI). A UitUsu Aaiiiulied l) l'iuiinit On Saturday evmlng .J,,,,,, I001(1h, residing in the eastern lurt of the eity, was walking out Orange stroet. At a point near the alley between Shippen aud Plum ntroets.two men who had been quiet ly walking behind him made an attack upon him. One caught him by the threat aud ohekud him se that he was un able te make any outcry, while the ether took his wateh from his vest poekot, breaking the eual-i. Tin mn then ran away. IIoepo.i went te the vatl-jn heuse and told his Htery, but no ene lu yet been arrested. A lady residing ou Grange street near the alley, saw th attaek upon lloepen. oho Hist notiead two Htrange looking men, b ith of whom wero Htlfi" hats, standing ou the corner of Shippen street Proseutly Henpim niune along and after he had passed the strangers fel' lowed after him. They walked very quietly and soeiiud te have gum iiIioeh en Wlieu they atta-'Ved UoepcH the lady thought they were friends of his, mid weni having Heme fun with him. After the men i an away nhe earind thitim ,lt f all'.ilrs, and the wlmle noighberliood wan aroused. A pleoeof the wateh chain nnd aliir liidjiiKing te it was found at the place whoie the nibbsry took place, yes terdav morning. The wa'nh w.ih of briiHs, but a yowl time ilece .llaje an AmlgiiinnDl Albeit M. Ilagen, or Martle township, nu tat nil A Ax. n .ii. 1 .,.., ,.t l.l .... ' ' ' ,, "ml iJl,,.aH8lX"in.u!'1 '!' m I'mimly te njr .t, ixiuur, tu iinti eiiy, BAIN'S LE0TUJJE. A I'INIJ TIIMlnitANUK. lllsuirHSIMW. Aii;iiliiK Tlii the l.lqner Timtie l)niiet no llrcnUtnl, nut Mint lle Kntirely l'riihllilinl. A temperance meeting, under the au spices of the Women'a Christian Temper Temper aiiei) union, wns held in the court house jfstcnlay afternoon. About four bundled ladleM and gontlemeti were jirosent. Hev. C. P.. lleujif. ,r Grace Lutheran ehuteh, presided, and siveral ether city clergymen were present. Tlie nitiaie was furnished by the choir of the Duke street M. V. etittreh, with eoruet accompaniment by Mr. Killheller. After u bytnii bad been Bung by the choir nnd prayer ollered by Hev. Houpt, Mr. G. W. Haiti, the noted temperance lecturer, was Introduced for the first time te a Luioaster audience. He is a line looking man of middle nge, with pleasant face, intellectual head aud solid physinue. Heth iu nppearauce and manner of speak ing he some what resembles the famous inlldel Rebert Itigersull, He is vehement In delivery and frequently uses the Inger sell ohtieklo when he knows lie has made a geed ieitit. He said he was net only from Ueutueky, a state that manufactured mero whisky thiin any ether, but was a native of Koiirbeu county, the garden spot of the whisky interest, but he thanked GiHt he had been aaved by tlie teach ings of a geed mother, the Sunday school aud the church from falling a victim te the evil influences by whieh he was surrounded. He made an earnest plea for pure American homes and moral education. The tin ee great publle cdu cdu cdu oiters are the public schools, the chinch and tlie saloons. If the schools aud the churches make men better aud piometo virtue ami intelligence, tbey should be maintamed ; if they make men vicious and conduce te crime and misery they should be put down. Aud se of the saloons if they tend te make homes happy, make moil mero virtuous and intelligent, they should be encouraged ; if they have an opposite tendency they should be put down. Tlie speaker then drew n vivid picture of the evils rcsultiug from drunkenness mid the enormous cost te the people. While we pay only a hundred millions of dollars annually for the schools nnd u liuudn'd millions for the churches, the enormous sum of seven hundred aud fifty millions is paid for keeping up the saloons He held that tlie ropublie must put down tins great evil or it would put down the re public. The liquor tratlie cinnet be rog reg u'ated, it must be prohibited. Yeu may license the best man iu the world and make him pav thousands ut dell irs for his license, but that will net euro the ice but will still make drunkards aud desolate homes. The nation that does net give up its vices will perish by its vices. He instanced Greece and Heme and ether fallen nat.ens as ex unplcs by which we should take warn ing. There are new two armies c intending ter the mastery en this questi m the one is the l.quer sellers' Personal Liberty league ; the ether the Christian Women's Temporauce union. One or the ethor of these must go down aud it remain for the people, by their votes, te say which it shall be. The spanker interspersed his argument with many apt anecdotes that provoked much merrimeut. Hefore con cluding he called en ad present te contrib ute liberally te a collection that would Le lifted for the benefit of the citise. While the choir was singing a hymn, the cellec turn was takeu up and appeared te be a liberal ene. Re. Houpt anuotiuced that en the lth of May Miss Narcissa K. Whlte will loo leo loe ture m the court heuse. The audience was dismissed with a bouedictien by Riv. J.C. Satchell. A (Htll.lT MIl'lOLl; Jill ll.NkV. Frem New Yerk te nan rranelsce Iu Seventy lliiyi. Win. M. Woedsido, champion bieycbst of Ireland, aud Wm. J. Morgan, champion of Canada, who left New Y'erkun Thurs day rneruuig at 1 o'elock for a nde across the ceutinent from the Atlantie te the Pacific, arrived in this city about e:30 Sunday aftcrn-xm and stepped at the Grape hotel. They are hale, athletic veutig men. Woedsido is an American, 'J.l years old, six loot aud half an inch in height, weighs 174 puunds, and ridca a wheel of "il inches in diameter. Morgan is a veuug Welshmar. 3 1 years old, teet S inches iu beight, weighs l'lOpeuirls, nnd riilen a wheel 'ri liiebcs in diameter. Heth men are dressed in " cold gravy " colere! j icketa ami knen breeches, with dark brown stockings and Jockey dps, ou the front of which, in gilt lettere, are the initials of their natne. There arrival hore created quite a stir among tlie wheolnien of thia city and ethers, who overwhelmned thorn with geed wishea for the suaiess of their nrdueus undertaking. They say they have little doubt of their complcte success, provided the Iudiaus deu't " lift their hair' en tue plains, iney are taking things easy thus tar. Ou Thursday after leaving New Yerk they reached New Hrti ns wick. On Friday they rede te Philadelphia. On Saturday they left Philadelphia at 11:30 p. iu. and reached Downingtown at 10:1)0, the same evening, They left Dowrnngteii at 10 a. m. Sunday, and reached Liucaster at 5:20 p in. mak ing a urcat part of the trip in the rain. Thia meiiiiug they lesumcd their jeurney. They go honce te Rdtimure, via Yerk, and tl.encote Washington, D. C, where they will give an exhibition te help pay expenses. Tlicuce they pass through Pittsburg, Celumbim and Fert Wayne, te Chicago, where they will give another oxhibitieu. Tlionce te Omaha, Clieyeiiue, Laramie, Salt Lake ihlj and evet the Hooky in iiintaiuH by eungrant trail and " bull path," and thoiice te San Francisce, which they expect te roaeh by the first week in July. Arrangoments for their cjinfert have been made by various wheel associations en reute, and en reaching Liramie they will be met by the club in that city and escorted ever a dangoretiH part of the read. They are net traveling for a premium, but for pleasure, te show that they can make n jeurney that has never bofero been equalled ny wticoi wticei men. Many wagein have bceu laid en the result of their undertaking. IT they succeed, they say they will be well rewarded. l lit el Ifuclaliueri i.olterj. The rollewing is a list of uuolalmed let ters jemaining in the posteilico at Lanean. ter fur the woel: tiuding May 5, 1881 : ,'((!!' IasL MIsh Kate Armstrong, Miss Fanny Hurt, Tillle 8. Eby, Maiy Grefi', Mrs. K. G. Ilartaherii, Hllzabeth Ellen G. IlavorHtlek, Miss Hannah Jehn red, Miss A. U. Lautz, MIsh Anuie Mar tin, Li.zie Mullner, MIsh DoreNooho, Mrs. Careline ti. Ream. Miss Ahce Smith, Mrs. Mattle Stelman, MIsh R. L. WllkliiHen. UtnW I.M. Frauds Aucamp, G. R. O. Hartholemow, Jacob Hoidler, William Heek (2), Miohael Dougherty, Levi E. Ebarsele, W. II. Fex, Henry Golicher, P. II. Grcenn, Jehn Geerge IIorerH (for.), L. Horteii, G. LeFovre. Danlel Munimaw, William Myers, Dr. J. O. Nisley, G. W. Pipar, A. H. Heet, O. M. Ruthiioen, David Ryan, Win. Hhroader As Bins, Charles K Smith. C. A. Stautr, Mosen Tayler, Mr. Williams. May Wilk oltlie Dl'iunnarciiur, The Lanoaster Mmutiorehor held their an. imal May walk yestenlay. About ene bun. fired iiioniberH of the Moeietyinotat their ball early In the morning. They walked te What Glen and thetioe te I oil h Ham, whetea line liiiieb waHspread. llm puty Hpent the rorcneoti there and many re niained all day, enjoying thoinitelvca Iu uvery kind el way, a though the rain interfered aomewhat with the fun. OUITUAItY. Mrniti el Atileriunti IV. II. Wiley. Win. 11. Wiley, foraunarterof aoentury au alderiiiau of tills city, died of apoplexy, Saturday evening, in the 05th year of his nge, at his losldeiiee, Hist King sttcet. The nlderiu in was stricken with paralysis several years age, whieh greatly crippled him, and atleeted his tipeeeh, but left bis mental faculties iu geed condition, and permitted him te continue bis piofcFsienal duties until two jears age, when he resigned ltui nllloe and tettted te private life, lle had occasional npells of illness, but up te a few dayn age, be waa in the habit of taking a dally walk. On Saturday morning he wan missed for a short time, ami search being made for him he was found in a piivate room iu bin dwelling In au unconscious condition. Medical aid wa.s summoned, but nothing could be doiie for him. He lingered inieotiseioiis until e o'clock, when he died. Alderman Wiley was a native of tlili eity ; a son of the lite Alexau ler Wile.v. After meowing a common school education, he was apprenticed te the print, mg trade with the Inte Thus, l'eren. In Pir he became publisher of the Lancaster Ptmerriit, which he Feld seme Unto after te J. Forsyth Carter. In 1811 he outeted into pirtneiship with H. H. Myeis in the publication of tlie .i;iM)ffnii,i. Iu 1851 .Mr. Myeis letued and Mi. Wiley contin ued the publication until October 1855, when lie Held the paper te ('apt. Geerge Sanderson who merged it iu the Isrni.i.i i.it.v r.ii Frem 1S03 te W10 Mr. Wiley priulel the .unr-iiiirT llir, whieh be sold a 'ew ye. us afterwards te Jehn 11. Barnes. In 1S5-S Mr. Wiley was olected an alderman of the old "Northeast" ward, which was subsequently divided into tlie Second and Sixth watds, and he continued as alderman of the Second watd until he resigned two yearsnge, as abjve stated, lle was a mem ber of the Linc.ister school beard ler about femt 'en years, anil was fm several yeas treasuter of the beaid. Mr. Wi!e' first wife was Miss M.ny K. Fraim ; the olfspringef this union was a son nnd daughter ; be was murr e 1 the second time te M'ss A tinie P. Hrewti of Philadelphia, by whom he had also two children. 1'ieif rsl-el (iocirije lllllnr The liiueral of Geerge Dillei, of Leatuan P.aee, from hi late rcidenee there, which occurred at 1 p. in., yesterday, w.is ene or the largest ever he'd tu the oistern end of tlu county. Fei benis roieusto the time fixed ler the services te begin, there wasa steuly c lining of peeple from all sections aud upon their arrival they view view viow ed the retrains which lay in a cloth cover ed casket, suitably inscribed and en which rested appropriate lljr.i' emblems. At 1 o'clock a Miert Rorvice was conducted by Rev. D. "W. Gerhard, of New Helland, after which the cutliu was borne tu tlie hearse by six pall bearers from Lancaster cemmaudery of ICnighU Templars : ir Knights Jehn Reland, Aaren Ream, D.ma Graham, Goe. W. Drewn, Dr. lsiae Hushuug aud Wm. A. Morten. The funeral cortego thou formed and moved te Relaud's iSoltenreieh's) Re formed ehurch, between Intereourse aud New Helland, and between flve and six miles from Leaman Place. The Knights Templar, iu full uniform, who had charge et the ceremonies, rede in the cabs, in which they had geno down from this city. As the ptoce.s3ion moved by the highway and ever the hills, it was of great length, and numbered hundreds et carriages. Arriving at the place of interment, tlie coecourso of mourning friends ami ac ini aintanee.s there was scarealy Icsj in uumbcr, and the church was seen thienged. Rev. Gerhard preached a brief and impressive funeral sermon, and the ritual of the Templar order waa used at the grave, Sir Knight It F. Hrcuennu acting ad chaplain. Frem tlie pla-;e of burial the attendant tipm tin fuueral from this oily drove directly te Lanc.is te.-. There were ubeut 70 raembers of the Knights Templar order present at the funeral, aa unusually large turn out, a circumstance wh ch, togetbm with the great outpouring of pcople from all the Mireuudtug township te pay th ir last tribute te a worthy man, atiotidthe uiuvrs .1 r -Rivet iu which he was he'd by his wi fe M'lii et aeuuaiutances A M'.W H IIUII. lll.ill. .. t mi North Ditltn i;itl-IU'llsl IniptiMHi sirrpt H. Frank Eshleman, esq., owner of the p.eperty Nes. 41, 4-J ami 15 North Duke sticet, has employed J. A. Hurgir, the architect and builder, te tear down the old two story brick building new eeeupi. d as law eilWs by II. Frank Hshlemin, D. G. Eshleinau and Charles I. Limbs, and te orcet ou the site a new and bandsome three-stery law building, 5:1 feet in depth and !5S feet in width. The first and secend iIeum of the new building will contain bI.x law offices each, and the third fleer will be a single room suitable for balls or public mentlngs. The front ele vatien will be of pressed briek and ted and black ti!ei, or handsome architectural design, nnd will be when finished a great improvement te Uuke stroet. iiioeuiiio basoment will be heated by steam from first class furnaces in the baHcmetit. Mr. Hurger commeticed the ilomelttioii of the old building tu-ilay, and has contraetcd te have the new ene flnished by the first of August. Moantime I). G. Esh. Ionian haa iiocured olllee room with J. Hay Hrewu, chi. ; IJ. Frank Eshleman ii.w rorneved bis law ollice te ene of the rooms occupied by Alderman Ferdney and Chan. I. Landis is quaitered temporarily with N. E. Ellin iker. AVU'.JlI'll'.ll AllSllH. A .linn Tries te Klre tlie Cojrle llallillnc 1 nnd 2 Saturday aftomeon between o'elock, a bold attempt was made te flre the Ceylo building ou East King stroet, which is occupied by Williamson A Fes tcr. In the rear of the ntore thore was a pile of boxes, paper, &0. Iute these a ball of lighted waate or paper was thrown aud the firoHtarted lit ence. A young man uamed Gerlitzki, in the employ of the fitm, was at au upstairs window at the time aud he saw a man who was stauding In the yard, next te the ateip, threw the llre ever the fonee. He quiekly gave the alarm and the ompleyoH of the firm, who have n llre department of their own, and aie wen nuppueu witn buokets, tea., wetit te work. Tlie llre was extinguished in a short time, but net until the stairway, whieh leads from the yard te the ntoreroom was badlv burned nnd seme of the boxeo and rubbish destroyed. Had the flre been started at night it would have made rapid headway and would have proven very destructive aa the Htore is iu a very olesely built neighborhood, in ene of the principal parts of the city. It waB certainly a very bold attempt te flre the place, and the man who did It disappoared se quiekly that it was Impossible feryniuig G erlitskl te rccognlze him. I. Iiri) Utiles The mayor HiIh morning had seven cases. Three ledgers were discharged, two drunkii paid eestH and two woie sent te Jail for ft dayB oaeh, This morning a young man named FiHhnr, who hails from (iiiarryvllh', get very di unk, aud while en his way te the Stevena Heuso deOt amiiBed himself by insulting and cursing theso he met en the Htrcets. Ollloer Roadman went te nrrest him and he roslsted, showing a strong disposition te light. The nippers wero placed en him and he quietly went te the HUtien heuse. Ills roturnte the country ban been postponed until te morrow ami it may be later. THE LINMAN. Al'ltli, niRHTiNII tlir Till. MlUKNTISlft The Donatien! l the nitueuiti unit l.tli my . TliaNawMtnt DlicnvenU nj I'fer. Miilir. At the mljeiirncd April meethig or the 1 ilium an necluty en Haturday thore wero six yislterii nreseni, among then PreL Kerr of Urn statu college, Colerado. The donatleiiH oeuslHted of a line spool speol spoel moii of an Albine, or whlte deer, ( Vnrus Ytruinumui), purchased for the museum by Its mombeM. An uitlole en It will be read at the May meeting. A speclmen or Allujittxr MmhMippitnm, donated by Dr. 9. T. Davis, who has had him allve for four years. A spojlmen of tlie rare "Heary Hat" ( tperUU(ej)Timius) by Hamuel MeComsey, per 8. M. Hener. Thin is the third specimen taken in the county In twenty years mid the llrist iu the city. A pair of wooden shorn bv Mi-. LewIh llaldy, A collection of about 125 HpaolmetiH of ficnihereiM mliiernlrt (groen nnd blue carbonate copper and stilphate : I spoeimen geld quaitz, nnd 2 spenlmeiM Kiilihale silver) by Dr. Win. H. Fahnu stock. H. M. Hener proseutod a Hpeclnien or tape worm found in the intestines of n ohicken, also a bird Hest. A portfolio of about 50 sheet!) of specimens or plants (Swiss and Anuirie.ni) colleetod by Dr. Hamuel Du Fresne in 18;I4, nnd given te LiniiiKUi by Dr. Fahttestoek. Prof. .1.8. Htahr added mounted specimen Jlitracium 1'iirelfintim, Frit, new te the flora of the county. Uiiiintleiin in I lie l.lbrnry. The donations te the library couslsted or the following : Proceedings Aoademy natural sciences, Philadelphia, part ;l, November te Decemher, Ps;i ; United States Patent Ollice (hizttte, Nes. :t, t and Hi, volume 2') : Index te inventors and patents, etc. ; Ciitnlogue of library of C. Herring, M. M , Philadelphia ; llovey V Ce.. CataloL'iie f mm nl.itilx Hosleu ; Seventh annual citalogue el Little, llrewu ,v Ce , Hosteu , volutue 1, number one, of HVrJl7f Ltiljtr, Lnieaster j Repert el depirtineii't of Agticulture I . S ler 1Ss:i t third report United States Entomological Commission, 1S80 'S3 ; two circulars of Itureati of Edu catienal, Ne. 5, 187:1, Ne. 1, 1831 and American solieoi of sounre at Athens, 188J :t ; Prospcelus Statidapl natural his tery ; Heek Ruyer Americau and Foreign Literature ; Clearance List or Art books ; newspaper tlie mid HV bolder ; railroad map Red Knet valley ; " Hippy Days in the A.eics," by Mariaima Gibboni denat ed te historical department by Mm. L. D. .oil ; articles ut no irporatien first annual leperl, a-.d a number el ether pamphletN from Oneid.a historical society, I'tica, N. Y. Meral aud Rohgieiui Aspect of the Indian (Question, from Gen. C. W. Dirling, llt-.i; also copies of niM r.i;f, (.April 1, 8, 2-1, 20, lssj), and Hemt Journal, April!!, Itj8l, from same , 2 odd numb, m or Stienef ; cata legues or books from A. H Feete, Jehn Wanamakerand R iy & llre.; loseurcesof New Seutli Wales, 1870 ; catalogues of High Hred Tretting Stoek ; catalogue el cows, and eue of fossils for sale ; 2 enve lopes of 17 Hiegraplile.it and historical scraps ; liinc.ister turmtr, Apul IM ; s M. Sener, donated a tl-ie line engraving, 10x12 of Dr. J. P. Wickersh.ani, by Sar tain, made about 20 years age. Lottem wero filed from J. S. Wtlmer, Jehn M, Greiicr, P. E. Gibbens, Oneida Historical society, C W. Darling and Hus Hus eon publle library. The committee en oei.n.itutiou aud by laws reported pregrccs ni.d were con tinued. Hills for alcohol, f r drajiige, cx ti-.--. age, ete , in nil e.l7, wero erdeied te be paid. The proceed, igs of th-i April meeting wero ordered te ba printed ou separate sheets aud the secretary was instructed te mail copies te the mumbirs, aud the question of a printed b illetin te bosettled nt the May mcetiug. The subscription list of names of miiin bera ami amounts subscribed was placed en tlie iu the archives. a new rimii. Prof. J. S. Stahr lead the following notes en the new plant, discovered by him : "llloraeliim Carulinmmiiu Fnes. I have the hoi.er te present te the Boeioty te day a spcelmen uf the above named plant, cel lectcd by mysell about July 1, lssa, near Willow Street, L monster county, Pa. I Jw.ih induced te ImU fe- it in that locality by my friend Prof. T. C. Petor, LL I)., of Eisteii, Pa , who found a Hpecimeii mero than twenty years age. It wis formally reganb-d by seme as a varu-ry of ll.felftwm, Micheiu, of (ironeiti, Liu ; an I by etherH as a variety of . 1'u nir uliitum, Lin, but Prof. Gray, who is nt present stud) leg the composite , with a viowef publishing a new edition el his " Hetany en North America," recently get I'ref. Perter's specimen's (obtained from myell), and he jioneuiioes it . L'ltrelihHinuiii Fii It. Is thoreTero a sjejies i.ew te both county and state." Di. Kithveu aiiueuiii- -d that at the May meeting he would deliver a lectiroeu " Cummonplaeo experiences in uaiui.u history," iu tlie loeturo room of the Y. M. C. A. building, and all theso interested m cciontlfie pursuits are invited te attend. A letter from (J. W. Derllug, tbankm ; ing the seciety for (i lectien as oerrospon-l ent was filed. Adjourned te meet en Hittirday, Ma. Ill, nt 2.U0 p. m. Sleney Iternvereil Irem tlie Hiatf. After Hoveral yeati work, II. R- Fulton, esii , Hpecial agent and attoruey ler tin oeunty, has suceeeded iu Hecurmg from the Htatoaiitheritieiia " credit settlement ' with Latioaster county for .2,50(), evx-rpanl state taxes for watches In 187"), '70 and '77. The addition i te tl,u ustessin.uit upon thia county, iu theso subjoin of taxation were made by the state authorities without warrant of law ; honce the county is new untitle 1 te deduct this amount from moneys in it handB colleetod forstite taxe. Minmn. wenii. Hntlsliirtery l'renres llmlnr Snpr. nrcrlil Frem the efilcial ropertnof nolieolair.iirH Iu this county le the Htate dopartment we take the following itenm of Interest : Tlie nokeolii in our uual districiB are closing, and iu matiy places, with oxerebes Btiltablote the oecaslou. Theso iovIewh pronume te give parents and friends nu opltemo et the yeai'H work, in the form el class drillfl. composition, inusie aud euter tainmeiit. When oenduotrd In this man ner, te dleole.so the inner lift et rveiy day school work, tbey nre a feature worthy el encouragement, and always prometive el wholesomo ficntlment. 8oleet oehools will be ergaulzcd In a large uiimber of the dii trlets, with au attoiidaueaorfrom 50 te 00 poreent. of thoenrelliuoiitof the regular term. Mtrasburg township oeutomp ates the ereotlen or a double house, perhaps two, while Drumere has ontered a Htatid. Ing rosehitioii upon itn ininutes te orcet two buildings annually until all the old heuse have been replaced. Salisbury romedoled the rooms of its elder buildings, and Introduced new furniture, whieh gives thorn a pleasant and cesy up poarance. Ooney and Loaceok had n imrmaiieut district Institute. Lyceums and llterary ineetiiigM were lield In dillei dillei ent parta of the county. In seme distrlcta the educational spirit assumed the idiape of well oeiidiiotod " spelling bees." Reck Point iiobeol in East Denegal realUed neatly 100 In this mautier, which was Judiciously invested Iu apparatus, uppli auccn nnd fiirntture. The Little Hritiiiu beard placed in uaeh of their schools a te.it book ou the evll effects of alcohello drinks, aud roquire their tonehoiH te give Instruction in the same twice every week,
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