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The Suppressed Letter.
The New Yerk Ifmcj and Sun
a short time age had a discus
sion about the veracity of Mr.
Blaine's assertion in Congress, when
he read the Mulligan letters, that he had
produced every scrap and scrlmptien"
t them. There were certain variations
In the dates of these produced, with the
dates of the letters as detailed in Mr.'
Mulligan's memorandum of these that
were In the package that Blaine fraudu
lently received from him 5 which gave
color te the belief that Blaine did net
read all the letters he had stolen.
The Hun, however, seemed te have the
strength of the argument In maintain
ing that he bad done ee. But in the
recent publication of Fisher's letters te
Blaine, Is found one el the letters that
was noted in Mulligan's original memo,
randum, but which Blaine declared was
net in the package of letters that he
seized. The letter new Is published
from the letter pres3 copy in the posses
sion of Phlier'a estate, and Us contents
go te sustain the belief that Blaine de
llberately suppressed it. Mr. Mulligan
informs the Times that it was in the
package that Blaine received.
In 1871 Blaine leaned $23,000 te
Jeslah Caldwell, who was associated
with Fisher in the Little Reck & Fert
Smith railroad enterprise. Blaine re
ceived $50,000 of the railroad land
grant bends as collateral security for
the lean.
In the suppressed letter of Oct. 24,
'71, Fisher tells Blaine that Caldwell
asserts that he paid for Blaine's account,
and has his receipts, all but $2,500 of
this lean. lie further tells him that he
Blaine had since sold the $50,000
Little Reck & Fert Smith railroad
land grant bends "at GO cents en the
dollar, leaving you new In advance of
funds even if Mr. Caldwell had paid you
nothing."
It appears, by Mr. Blaine's statement
te the Heuse when reading the Mulligan
letters, that en May 11, 1870, he recov
ered this lean of $25,000, which be had
claimed before the commissioners np
pointed by the United States circuit court
te settle claims against the Little Reck
ifcFert Smith railroad. The cemmia-
Bieners reported that he should receive
$25,000 in Qrst mortgage bend of the
,.jead.;andJie get themes he thus admit
ted in his statement in unn gresr-if nnz,
1870 : " I will Inform gentlemen for
their benefit, especially theso who are se
eager te search the records of the Circuit
court at Little Reck, Ark., that it was
this $25,000 which I recovered through
the courts of Arkansas, I think it was
the 1st of May this spring (1670.)"
Se that according te the showing of
Fisher's letter te Blaine of October 24
1871, which he could net find and did net
read in the Heuse with the ether stolen
letters en Junes, 1870, Mr. Blaine had
received $22,500 cash en account of his
$25,000 lean te Caldwell ; also $50,000 hi
laud grant bends, en which lie realized
$30.000 ; and In addition he received, by
his own statement, $25,000 from the
United States court for this leau. It
does net appear that the proceeds of Hie
land grant bends were ever accounted
for by him te Caldwell or anyone elee ;
se that the showing of this letter of Oc
tober 24, 1871, would have beeii em
barras3lng te Blaine. Mr. Mulligan
siys be took it from him with the ethers,
and the internal evidence sustains the
' belief thathehad it and suppressed It.
There is nothing te contradict this
supposition but Mr. Blaine's word
which Is worthless. -A man who wilj
steal will lie, unless he Is a very peculiar
indivldnal indeed ; and a man who will
get down en his knees te another, te beg
him te suppress letters that he had writ
ten.will suppress these letters himself, It
he has te, when he gets theei in a
session. It is only a question of the
urgency of Mr. Blaine's need. If the
contents of the Ojt. 24th letter made its
reading in the face of Congress InexDts-
dient, we de net suppose that many per
sons will deny that Blaine would net
pave read it aud would have denied th.it
he had it ; just as he did de.
Eloping Daughters.
A runaway match seems te be a tempt
lng bit of news new-a days te the news
paper reporter. They are generally se
common as te attract lltle attention,
and are worth little ns a section. The
Moresinl business, lieweyerms te
have whetted the public apFetiteNrWuils
ciass ei uews. The old man madeV
iciuwuame uenKey or himself that tuft
fashion was supposed tobesetferparents
te tear their hair, swear vengeance,
threaten sheeting, and generally te raise
the biggest possible rummm .r n.
daughter's exercise of her lawful right te
get a man.
The example of Moresinl, senior, hew
ever.dees net seem te be captivating cruel
parents te its imitation. Mr. Sickles,
the father of the general, has just had a
daughter te elope with a Connecticut
bounty jumper, and the young man has
been taken te the parental arms, under
the sage suggestion of the me'.her, that
it could net be helped ; and under, per
baps, the seductive influence of
the fact that the young fellow was of
presentable appearance, sound In wind
and limb, and with only the suggonien
of a Milesian brogue. Mr. Sickles, hav
ng the cash and his son-in-law possess
lng an endowment of youth and health,
the conclusion has been reached by the
parents that their daughter has found all
the needed elements In their son-in.
law, and they accept him with
an inward thankfulness that their
trouble in settling their child In matri
mony is se speedily ever. Mr. sickles
doubtless knew that he would have
some sort of excitement beforeheget his
daughter safely married, and probably
has a suspicion that matrimony may net
atop the oensatlens, for which his
family is decidedly noted. As a phi.
losepher, however, he accepts things
a they come te him and does net
add te his grey hairs by borrowing treu-
DwireQine future. He ha m.m.,i.
eub, it is said, us Moresinl, and might
ure raw hi cxirjVHytui in lilsentlny
iv uwujyur uu lest (muster j uet being
an Italian, however, lie was wisoeueugh
te knew that it would be hotter for him
te give lib daughter'a $10,000 check te
Induce her back te his arms than te pay
that money out te an ninlable female
beer vender.
Runaway daughters, however, never
need any Inducement te return home.
They nre only tee glad te get in there
and be forgiven. It is remarkable
that they never want any cash,
and still mero uotable that the bride
grooms uever want it. They always
marry for love ; and though it is a
curious thing that the girl's parents nre
alwaja rich, this fact has never any
connection at nil with the elopement ;
the truth being doubtless that only rich
men's daughters nre disobedient enough
te elope.
Tun coachman is the dudclet that makes
the maidens sigh.
Advice te all rejected levers :
as her father's ceaebmau.
Ilire out
A i.ahek toward is in waiting for the
party who can discover any portion of
Blaine's cuticle that is uotnew thoroughly
tattooed.
Thk "anchor te windward" that Maine
alluded te in the Little Heck banking
sohemo U around the Mulligan Btatesman'e
neck in the bottom of the political sea.
Tut cheeks of many Republicans will
burn with shame when tbey vote for the
man who wrote, the cringing supplication
that ended with the cowardly order,
"Bern this letter."
A decukasi: in supply under the present
method of cultivation and propagation of
oysters has enlisted the attention of
saientists in New Yerk, whose solution of
the problem te arrest the two enemies of
the bivalve, the drill and the star fish, re
salted in the novel idea of incubating the
eggs. This artificial proeess may b; an
impertaut method of combating their de
crease in quantity, and will be watched
with profound interest by epicureans the
weild ever.
One of the most amusing donates of
Mr. Blaine is that whieh claims that the
property iu the Fisher loiters, rccently
published, existed in fisher only as re
ceiver of them ; and that the current of
legal decisions is te the effect that the
right of publication inheres only In the
writer of the letters. Such might ba the
case if the cause were en trial in a court.
"But the trial la be fc.ru tlin nnnli who.
seized with a dosire te knew the truth of
Blaine, care llttle for the rules of evidence
that may be hedged round about the testi
mony Mn. Beiuiu teems unhappy except when
ttcadiug en the tender corns of ether
paeple. He is naiv trampling en these at
tached te the feet of Rebert Benner, the
wealthy New"' Yerfccr, who makes a
spseialty of es-nlcg fast horses. Oae
weniu imagiuu that Mr. Benner, whose
teudernesi in the care of herEO tlesh has
given him a national reputation, would be
the last against whom Mr. Bergh would
brins the allegation of eruelty teauima's-
liut he has committed the unpardouable
crime of having his horses " clipped."
In rebuttal Mr. Benner asserts that a hersa
that has been clipped, aud is carefully
hlaukcted after exercise, is mere comfort cemfort comfert
ablo and healthy than if he had net been
subjected te the operation. Mr. Bergh
has dene rnuch geed iu his reform work,
but he has ciusad much nesdlcss auuey.
cnoe also. He is entitled te his opinion
en the question of tha injurious effect of
herEe "clipping," but when he intrudes
it en a benevolent horseman like Mr.
Benner, he partakes much of the cssoceo
01 a oemmou nulsanoe.
The unveiling of tbe Itoyuelda statue
en the north front of I'hiladelphla's uew
publie buildiugs tomorrow, will be a note
worthy event In the military and art circles
of that city. Frem the inception of this
undertaking the municipal and state au
theiities have entered heartily iute the
work, and the languishment that generally
overtakes monument projects was here
conspicuous by iu abaeuoe. It is etni
nently litting that the memory of this
brave soleier, who laid down his lifd that
his eauntry might hit, shyuid ba tenderly
cherished by his ceuntrymsn. The menu.
ment will ba an iuspiriu lessen
te generations yet unborn of the
enduriug reward of pitrietism. Though
his mortal remains are interred In
tbe loeilojmotery, marked ai becomes the
grave of a dead here, it is proper that his
narne aud fame should net be oendued
wlthlu such narrow hounds. Ills statue,
prominently placed in Pennsylvania's ohief
fy, iwiu keep his memory green in the
Vtserall Punusylvaniansas wll as all
lef their country.
ASfeKNK VAUTIIUCAKIS.
A Hrlg TuneVw a Uommetion et Waters Off
Hnrvirctnla ueair,
The American brig Charles Dennis, Cap
tain Conuaehor, from. Friendship, Me.,
has just arrived at Pensaoela, after a pas.
sage of fortv.twe days. Oa August 15,
In latitude 37 degrees north, lengitude 75
degiees west, about five degrees off
shore, she oneountored a marine
earthquake, which is supposed te
bave h;en a Kqucnee of the one
whieh shook up New Yerk and New Eng
land. The hrlg was ou the eastern edge
-. .-w h" iimui, lae appearance or
tne sky denoted a hurrioane, consequently
the brig was put under short sail. The
wind veered te every point or the com.
pass and then lulled. Suddenly a rear of
the set, deeper than the loudest thnnder.
was heard. It boiled like a pet, heaping
up great seas that tossed the
brig like au cgg-ebell, new en
ihe crest of a wave and then
In the trough, her ferevard crossing te the
water ou oltbereido. When the commo
tion was ever it was found that the fore
mast was sprung, the foretepmast head
carried away and the vessel sorleusly
crippled. After fishing the foremast the
eiptain proceeded en his voyage, meeting
with no mishaps. The earthquake must
have had its contre seme four or Uve hun
drcd miles east of Hatteras Further
lines of deep sea sounding may detormiue
the location of this marine upheaval.
During the commotion of the water.i thera
IS?!1 tl, .ri UH, wimi aiig. and the
scethiug and boiling of the sea was like a
uftfe U, ,ve8sel !,ebblDK ,ik0 n'l
utterly beyond control.
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VJrSftr ebrated his geldTu E new" eTml
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U. rhn r'rl?..'"u,""n?- "? ' of which are
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IMITATING S0HELLING.
AMUTUKH MUSKY (JIMUtlMAN hi. HITS.
lis riles Willi th Miter ul (leu. lMr.tr!
Slcklrr, Whose rattier It Weitti Trn
Mllllere el liellnm.
Following close en the beels of the Mer
eslul elopement, and bofero the exoito exeito exoite
tnent attendant en that event had subsided
came news Tuesday of a social mesalliance
In New Uochelle, N. Y., bearing mueh the
same features.
Gonrge G. Sickles, the father of Gen
eral Dan Sickles, is the second richest man
in the village, bis wealth being estimated
at evor $10,000,000. lie is 81 years of age
and lives with his wife and threo daugh
ters, Itema, aged 20 j Peri, aged 10, and
Al a, aged 1'.', in n substantial-looking,
frarue building en North street, about
half a mile from tbe depot aud just out
slde the corporation limits.
Besides being her father's favorite,
Itema grew up te be a handseme girl.
With her sister she atteuded a bearding
sehoel seme distance from her heuse, and
the coachman was iu the habit of driving
the two te the depet. At this tlnie Itema
was about 14 years'eld, of remarkably well
developed form and pretty.
One day in school she made a remark
te her schoolmates that shocked thorn ba ba
yend moasure. They Informed the toaehor
and, en the principal calling her up, Kama
admitted having given utterance te the
words.
One evening the girl was discovered
paying a visit surreptieusly te the coaeh.
man, aud the latter was arrested and held
for trial. When the case carae up the
grand jury decided that no orime had been
committed and the coaehman sued Sickles
(or falsa imprisonment. Tbe case was
Anally compromised.
Since the foregoing events an exceed
ingly strict watch has been kept ever Miss
Rema. Fer the past two years she has
kept oempany with a young man named
Cornelius Burns. Thn engagement was
broken off two months age in the follow
ing manner : After visiting seme friends
named Euslnger, Miss Sickles aoseptcd the
invitation of ene of the sons, named Fred,
te go out riding. During the drive the pair
was seen by a lady friend, and, with the
usual geed nature of a gossip, she informed
Burns. The latter asked for his ring.
Befere and during the four months pre
ceding this eveut Many Ann Meade, who
waB ompleyod as a washerwoman by the
Sickles, has been lauding te tbe skies her
brother William, who, she eaid, was a
oeaohman, employed at Seuth Manohester,
Conn. Ueina, after the quarrel with Mr.
Burns, agreed te meet the Adenis who
longed te bee her. Oa August 25 a telo tele
gram was received from William, stating
that he was coming, and at about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon he came.
This coaehman was net very pretty te
leek upon. He was of medium height,
with black hair and eyea, a red face and a
thick brogue. His ignorance was etu
pendeus. Compared te Rema, who is
slight, with light brown hair and eyes and
a sweet cast of countenanee, he was posi
tively ugly.
Befera another week had passed the
ceupla had met again. Opinion seems te
be divided as te whother Itema received
anether visit from him ou Saturday, Sep
tember C, but most of the villagers think
she did. Oa the Monday morning fellow
lng Itema accompanied her mother te the
heuse of a friend in Brooklyn and ru ru
mained there in the evening, while Mrs.
Sieklrs returned te New Roehelle. Meade
called at the Brooklyn heuse ea Tuesday,
and then again en Wednesday. On the
latter day the suspicions of the girl's
friends were somewhat aroused, for
Meade was 'Mreased up."
The ceuple were follewod te tha corner,
inhere a carriage was in waiting. Beth get
in and were driven ever te New Yerk aud
up Fifth avenue te St. Patrick's cathedral,
where they were made man aud wife by
Rav. Father Kelly. After the hemeward
drive, Meade left his bride te go te Seuth
Manchester.
Oa Thursday Rema's marriage certifi
cate was found by the lady at whose heuse
ahe was visiting. Without informing the
girl of her intention, she took the train te
New Rechelle. and informed Mrs. Sickles
of what had happened. On Friday morn
ing the infuriated mother aud her friend
returned te Brooklyn, and the love-siok
maiden was hutried back te her home.
Since that time she has been almost
continually in hystrries through fear of the
anger of her father wheu he laarned of her
eseapade. Her mother angrily told her
that she would sheet Meade when she saw
him, and that she herself should be locked
up. At last she oeoled down semewhat
aud it was agreed that Meade should be
introduced te Mr. Sickles as tbe girl's
inieuuea, me iaat ei marriage balng kept
from him.
On Sunday last, at neon. Meada eime
up and the plan was earried out. Old Mr.
Sickles looked at the jeuug man aed said :
" Yeung man, oemo into my library, 1
want te talk te you."
Once inBlde he begau te shower ques
tions en the disconcerted young man.
Seemingly satisfied, he consulted with bis
wife, who told him that Meade was worth
$2,000. Then Sickles told the young man
te call at hia office. The oeaohman did se,
but SIckIe was net there when he came.
On Monday night he again called at the
nouse, but he did net stay there long, and
what transpired Is net known. But for
the publication in the papers Wednesday
morning, which may ohange all the plan,
it ii generally believed that it was Mrs.
Sickles' intention te have a sham courtship
go en for about six months, after which,
the ceuple were te be again married with
the addition this tira-j of the usual parents'
blessing.
rrablile llecoucllUtlen r.tTecltii.
It is believed a reconciliation has been
euected between the Moreeinl family and
the runaway daughter Victeria and her
husband, Ernest Sshelling, the coachman.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Schelling and her
husband, with Mrs. Nedon, a feraale de
tective, who was instrumnntal in bringing
the runaways back from Trey, went from
New Yerk te Yonkers, and Mrs. Schelling,
with the detcctive, stayed a leug tlnie in
her father's house, while Sehelling waited
in the neighborhood. Finally she came
out, accompanied hv hrr tn iimth.r.
O'tll'e and Giovanni, and the Rev. Father
MeNamee, the priest of the parish. They
met Sehelling nnd the two brothers cerdi.
ally shook hands with him. With their
sister and Sonelliog tney then went te the
railroad station, where the brothers parted
from the young oeuple in a most friendly
manner. Schelling and his wife returned
and took rooms In Fourteenth street. Mr.
Moresinl was in New Yerk while all this
was going en and when be returned te
Yonkers he refused te say a word about
his daughter. It is thought he has net
yet come into the reconciliation.
A Letter from Uovcrner Ulevelami.
It was announced in Cbioige that Cever-
. ..u.umuu nuum YUll ine city seme-
time this month, but the following
personal letter from him, reeelvcd by a
gentleman in Chicago, shows that
the governor will net be able te go there
at present :
Dkau 8m Your letter of the 20th con
veylng a kind invitation te visit tbe city
of Chicago is received . I thank you sin.
ceraly for your candid letter aud the evl evl
dences It oentalns of bearty geed will,
ion may be certain that I should ha vnrv
glad te aoceptyour Invitation, and I have
uuueuutiuB great city or Uhicage would
oeruiai reoeption, bin I
hinds an offlce the duties
exceedingly exaetlng and they
tltennd -of nenran tlirr mtu.
uet ba negketed, Added te tills condition
of aiTalrs 1 must suggest the faet that my
tecent nomination te a higher offleo ren
ders it absolutely neecscary that I should
be acomlble te these who are constantly
calling te soe me, many of them from a
distance.
I nmobliged, iu vlew of thesa circum
stances, te say that 1 daie net premise
myself the pleasure of soeu beelug your
bi'nutlful city.
Yours, sincerely,
GnevKit Ci.k r.:.ANt.
auiNci rin: iieumy suinkv.
Allcrtl Manager ul the (leltleu circle
Uallett en Attar Tneety tear.
After a lapse of tweuty jears a suit was
begun Tuesday afternoon, bofero 'Squlre
Yeung, in Easten, against William Rlegel,
of Rlegclsvllle, and Jeseph Lehr, of Mlchl.
gan, te recover money due the plalntUT,
P. Boek and Elijah Stiue, from the funds
of the Golden Circle The suit is a test
case and if it Is decided lu favor of the
plaintiffs will lead te a long string of
actions, Involving $7,200, with interest for
twenty-oue years, or a total of about $'20,
000. In 1803 the Gelden Cirelo had a UrRO
membership, each of whom had paid in
$2G te establish a fund from whieh all
me rubers who worn drafted Inte the Union
army might be paid a bounty. The sum
was $300 and as a member was drafted he
received $150, or half the money, with a
premiso of the ether half ns soeu as tbe
draft closed. Forty-eight ruen were
drafted and there was abundant money iu
the treasury te pay the amount te each,
$303. But the meu never reoeivod the
second half.
The matter was forgettcu save by a few.
among these the plaintiffs. Lehr settled
in Michlgau iu 186 1 And did net return te
his native place iu thiu oeunty until a few
days age. That was the opportunity the
plaintiffs waited for end they brought suit
at ence. Though they aud their wituesseb
Bwear that they reoeivod the meney from
Lehr and Riegel and are explicit iu detall,
the accused swearing point blank that
they nover had anything te de with the
order. The justioe reserved his decision.
Shet Uie Wrong Man.
Tuesday evening Jack Mullen, a prisoner
confined in the lock up at Bellalrc, Ohie,
for a petty offense, escaped nnd ran down
the street. City Marshal Bnrke gave
chse and fired thrce shots after him.
Mullen escaped unhurt, but William
Woteh, an ompleyo of the Baltiinore
& Ohie railroad company, aged twenty
years, was struek In the abdomen by tbe
second shot and died in half an hour. A
warrant was issued for the arrest of
liurUe en acharge of manslaughter, and
wai given te ex-Marshal Drugon te
execute, but Burke had disappeared.
Toec Strcnnlne ler L.eve,
Miss Jennie Cenklin, daughter of
Henry Cenklin. proprietor of the Cauoe
Place hotel, Suffolk county, N. J., is cigh
teeu years old, a blonde, beautiful, nccem
plished and in leve with a yenng man who
stepped at the hotel this summer. Her
parents did net appreve her cholce and
put the young man out. Monday eveniag
Misa Cenkliu returned from a brief walk
and informed her father that she had
taken strychnine, as she did net wish te
live longer. Physicians were summoned
and remained with her through the night.
They say she may .possibly recover.
Murdered fur Meuey.
A masked man nbeut two o'clock Mon
day entered the house of Wra. Jeunisec,
tbe school treasurer el Washington town
ship, near Fert Dedge, Iowa, and de
manded of Mrs. Jcnmsen the school meuey.
She replied that it was in the bank,
whereupon the intruder drew his revolver
and shot her dead. Anether woman, who
wai In the house, appeared, wheu the
robbed lied. A large party at ence com
menced search for the murderer and four
persons have been arrested who in part
answer the description of him.
An luluu ueunul aiiMiuc.
The Italian consul E. de Mernlla left
Baltimore about two weeks age, uud has
net since been heard from by any of his
friemls or buainess partners. It is stated
that he Is indebted te various parties in
the eity te the extent of $30,000 for
borrewod meney, and Tuesday the sheriff
made a eiezare of all the stock in the
whelesale heuse of E. de Merella & Ce.,
at Ne. Ul Seuth Gay street. Up te this
time no gontleraan has held a higher posi
tion In society and as a merchant iu the
city than Mr. de Merella.
PERSONAL.
Scxateii CitAitLns H. Smiley has been
reneminated from the Thirty first district.
GnoneE LErneuitNE, the comic singer,
has just died in great poverty in Londen.
SrsAKKR Jenx G. Cakmsle has been
reneminated for Cengresj by the Deme
crats of the sixth Kentucky distriet.
Majeh Daniel S. Bennett, the
Republican nominee for Representative of
the First district of Luzerne oeunty, died at
nis neme in wuicesDarre, Tuesday, nged
thirty one years, after a brief illness, of
typhoid fever.
Mil Blaine will leave Aucrusta. Maice.
Wednesday afternoon, for Bosten. Tours
day he will attend the Massachusetts state
fair at Worcester, and will then go te New
Yerk, whero he will spend several days.
He will then go te Ohie, and, possibly,
farther west
MenriiY, the young anarehist editor,
condemned at Paris te six months' im
prisonment, was sent te Coehin, and has
made a Mente. Cristodike escape from the
hospital there. He skilfully dressed and
placed in his bed a lay figure, which do de
ceived the custodian.
Mr. HcnnEnT Johnsten, formerly of
the iNTELLiaEscEn but recently telegraph
editor of the Philadelphia Timet, has re
signed his position en tbe latter paper te
accept a desk en the Philadelphia Preti.
The Prett is te be congratulated ea this
Btreng acoessien te its journalistic ferce.
JOHN G. WniTTIEIl has written a lotter
declining the nomination as presidential
eleoter in the Soventh distriet of Massa
chusetts, ea account of the state of his
health and bis conviction that the nom
inees for members of Congress and eleoter
should be frcm different section of the
distriet.
Co.tTneLT.Kit Lawrence was arguing
an appeal befere the supreme oeurt, in
Washington, last winter, in the course of
which he quoted a decision quite unfa
miliar te the members of the oeurt, "Par "Par
eon me, Judge," interrupted Justice Weed
blandly. "What is your authority for
thai?" "Lawrence I." was the rather
hesitating reply. His embarrassment was
net lessened at the titter which ran
through thojreom, as bluff old Justice
Gray exclaimed tete vete: "Well, if that
Isn't eheek I'll be d dl" The control.
ler had been quoting from his own deols deels deols
sens. lntar-uoentjr Ilrldga te be Uallt.
County Commlssleneis Myers, Summy
uuu miueurauu met tue county commis
sioners of .Dauphin county, at Harrlsburg,
en Tuesday, in refercnea te the ereotien
of an Inter county bridge, at Bellare sta
tien, ever the Conowage creek. It was
decided te build it at ouee, aed proposals
for the erection of the same will be issued
by our oeunty commissioners, and opened
en Tuesday, Septomber a0. After the
buslness In referonce te the bridge was
transacted, the Dauphin county oflleials
accompanied our commissioners te the
almshouse and ether oeunty Institution.
Attainting HyniMj,
Revs. Reimeasnydsr, Stabl and Molitor,
of this city, left for Eauten this afturnoeu
te attend the annual sessions of the Eait
Pennsylvania, synod which oenveues, there
thla evouieg.
A TIMELY DISCOVERY.
WO UK Or AM IMUIKMOU3 I'OIMWMI.
llntr UlirlMiau I.cldel Attempted tu llnttrny
mi rmnrr. in-i,aw l'oeple liy
roleenlnir it Family Well.
In 1830 Guatiii Lugcl came from Ger
many with his wife nnd daughter nnd took
up his rc3l(leiie.e in the llttle village of
Coalton, near Bradford, Pa. Engel was a
blaeksmith. Soen after the family settled
thore a young German by the name of
Chrlstlau Leldcl came te Coalton. evident.
ly te the surprise aud great displeasure of
Eogel. It seen beoame kuewn that the
young German had been the levor of
Engle's daughter iu the old country nud
that her parents were opposed te her ranr
rylng him. It was rualuly te prevent her
doing se that they emlgtatcd te America.
Leidel was a carpenter and seen obtained
work In Coalteu. Engel, finding that his
daughter was dotermlncd te rccelve nnd
onceurago the yeuug man, withdrew his
objections and they wcte married.
In 1SS3 serious treuble arese between
Engel and his seu in law. The two had
purchased adjoining lets and each had
built a shop as well as a heuse ou his let.
Iu the summer of the abeve year Engel
had an opportunity He sell his property
advantageously. The man who was te
buy it had the boundaries of the let run
out and found that Leidel's carpenter shop
was built partially upon It. Leldcl refused
te meve his let and the purchaser, net
caring te wait for the dispute betweeu tbe
German te be settled, purchased olse else
whera.. Soeu afterward the earpenter shop
was burned down and Leidel charged his
father-iu-Iaw with haviug set it en tire.
The quarrel was renewed with increased
bitterness nnd ene night the bUckarultli
shop was burneil te the ground. Beth
Leidel and Engle consulted lawyern, but
before reneursn was had te the courts a
compromise was entered into between
them and peace was restored.
In July last a deg belenging te Eegel
worried a pig belonging te the seu-in-law
and tbe latter shot it. This ronewed the
quarrel aud ene day in July last, the two
men came te blows and the son-in law
get the worst of the fight. The daughter
sided with her father in the last treuble
and her husband told her that he would
sell his preperty and take her back te
Germany, lie sold out last mouth, but
his wile refused te go with him aud he
went alone. He has net been heard from
since.
On Friday last the repe attiohed te the
bucket iu Ecgel's well brnke and the
bucket foil te the bottom, In Qshiug it
out Engcl drew from the bottom of the
well somethlng dene up lu a piece- of bed
quilt. The hundie was weighted with a
plcce of iron. The package was taken
apart and a large beef bladder was found
inside. The bladder was packed full of
something aud the neck was tied around
au Ireu spike. On being opened the blad
der was found te be tilled with Paris
grceu. The piece of quilt was IdontiDed
as being from one that bad belonged te
Leidel. It was subsequently learned that
Leidel had purchased a heel's bladder and
a quantity of Paris green a day or se be be be
eoeo he went away. It issuppesed that he
had resolved te rovenge himself en his
wife and het ramily aud had se planned
his work that ue suspicion might at
tnch te him. He had suuk the poison in
tbe well, but protected It se that It would
net become- mixed with the water for
weeks nf ter he had gene away. The spike
in the neck of the bladder had evidently
been piaeed there te corrode it and in time
eat it away, se that the poiiea would be
released and exposed te the water. This
work of correniou was already much ad
vanced when the paokage was llshed up
irem tnn wen and in auethcr week the
water would have undoubtedly been deadly
polseu. As tbe well supplieJ net only
the Eegels but ether families with water,
the timely breaking of the bucket repe
ueuutiess saved many lives.
OHAVliVAnl) l.tsUlUnUL'.
A aiatiager Arretted In Ilaltlinore Uliaigta
wica rauuu.
ueieouves arrested, in Baltimore ou
luesdny, Rebert P. Leng, of Mlddletewn.
Pa;, mauager of the Maryland Guarantee
Liiie insuranee association, and claim that
they have faete te prove that the asse
ciatien is a graveyard insurance scheme
of the worst kind. The deteetivts state
that en the 31st of May they roceivod a
letter irem air. w. W. atreup, of Fisher Fisher Fishor
ville, Dauphin county, Pa., enclosing live
claims for insurauee en deceased persons,
which the company had net paid according
te agreement, although their prospectus
premises te pay within ninety days after
oate.
The names of the decedents were : Cath
arine Etzwiler, aged SO ycart, insured for
$1,000 in favor of Elizabeth Bewerman ;
Susannah Heffman, aged 85 years, insured
for $1,000 in favor of D W. Tobias, aud
$2,000 lu favor of Andrew .Bowerman ;
Rebecca Hermen, aged 42 years, insured
for $1,000 in favor of D. W. Tobias;
Michael Miller, aged 70 years, insured for
$1,000 iu favor of W. W. Streun. and Miry
J Critehfleld, aged 83 years, insured for
3J.UUU in favor of lteland Critebueld.
The prospectus of the association sets
forth that no medieal examination is nec
essary aud that $12 will secure a thousand
dollar certificate and $20 a two thousand
dollar certificate upon the lives of persons
Deiwecn -ji anu ca years el age.
Pulice Cater.
Gee. W. Pentz, Zaehariah McGinnes,
aud Jehn Sherlock, who were arrested ou
tbe charge of quarreling and raising a
disturbance en Seuth Water, had a hear
ing befere Alderman Spurrier en Tuesday
evening, aud were discharged ou payment
of costs.
J. K. Fisher, charged by Stephen Wil
son, colored, with surety of the p aoe and
assault and battery, about two weeks age
in the stable of the Lamb hotel, was
given a bearing by Alderman McCoeomy
and was held te ball te answer at court.
Geerge Miller and Oeerge Llntner, eharged
witn committing an assault and battery en
Stephen Wilsen, at the same time that
Fisher assaulted him, were discharged,
there bsing; Insufficient evidonee te held
them.
Rebeoea 'Williams, Hi ing ou Middle
street, was heard by Alderman A, F.
Dennelly this morning en a charge of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct. She
premised net te repeat tbe offense and
was discharged en tbe payment of costs.
Iho mayor diiposed of three eases this
morning One drunk paid costs, a second
was committed for twonty-fenr hours and
a ledger was discharged.
Charles Fergusen, Hugh Appleton and
Charles Gundakcr, three boys, have been
complained against bofero Alderman Sam
non for throwing stoned at aud annoying
Herman Straues. They entered bail for a
hearing.
Tbe rireman'a Convention at Vark.
The state firemen's convention began its
cession in tbe court house, in Yerk, Tues.
day afternoon. General Anoena, of Read,
lug, presided. Dr. J. O. Miller, chaplain
of the Yerk ilre dopartment, opened the
convention with prayer. Jehn W. Bitten
ger, in behalf of the borough authorities,
tondered the hospitalities of the town te
the visitors and bade them welcome. Gen.
Anoena responded.
Large numbers of firemen bave been pass
leg through te-day en their way te Yerk
te attend the convention.
Window UUm Broken.
It has been reported te tbe chief of
pelice that a large number of panes of
window glass In the foundry of Harberger
& McCulIy have been broken recently.
Tbe matter lias been placed in tbe hands
of Officer Weaver and Reen, of the First
warn, te investigate,
"rltlNUK BIKT1IUMAI.KM." I
A U.iOft Itrndllluu el HirAiua Opera, bjr tha i
nr iuik UUIUimilJ.
Doiplte the brief notification of the nr
tiv.tl of the New Yerk epera oenipiny', a
geed audleuoe was present hi Fulton epera
llOUSO last UVeillllP. r ulhmii lla iirnnan.
- flf "" TiwmBfi am a'am-?aa
tatleu for the first time In this city of that
..oil uuiiiiuiugei eirauss- operas, "I'rnice
MetluiB.ilem." It tntv ln Mrii. !.! i.i
the performnueo was a strong ene
atlll LfnVfl nnmnilltrml ilttll.tlif tn ll.n
cultured audlonee In attandanan
Though the orehestra with the company
wero only four In number, lustend of ten,
they played lu excellent form and suc
ceeded in bringing out nnny of the
beauties of the musical composition. The
epera is very light with only her. and
there "faiut traces of heavluMs, just
sufilcleat te rulleve the raonetody of n
suporabundauce of fun. It abounds
in dlvertlng alr, and In the tripping
mca8Uren nf ttJt mnnv wall.ai tlm .nnBfrA.
hand of Strauss cau bu distinctly (lis
Miss Jennnln 'v'. mfvi n, 1..; ir., ,.
taUm, gained fresh laurel by her excellent
pcrsoualleu of the fun. levlug, leve making
yeuug lerdling, nud her rich contralto
voieo was at all times heard te advantage.
Leuis tin T.tnir. -in .Qj'iiimim.r IrrtMf tl.n
audleuoe iu a rear at all time's, sustain.
ing uu wen deserved reputation as ene or
the priuees of cemedy ou the opera beu (Te
stage. His rendition of 'The Outlet en
the I." received several niithnalastln mi.
oeres. As J'ulciiulla, Miss Leulee Man.
fred made quite a hit. Her sweet soprano
Vnien linttnl In nmnli vtviMfi mtlnVlw nn
trenched her in the favor of the audleuoe.
ui tne ether characters Mr. Arthur II.
Bell made an excollent Cyprian, Mr. O. M.
1'vkp. a eanahln ';'mmk,ii'ui nnd Mian
Marie Beaumont, a fair Sepfiutiea. The
chorus as a rule sang wtll enough, though
sadly iu uecd of male strongtbeulng.
Taken All 111 .ill. tin nnrfnrmnnpn vm
notably geed, and the applause that pune
iu.in.-u ueany every step ei us renumen
showed the favor with whieh It was re
ceived by tbe nudionce present.
UlLLIAM UKAU's ACfjUllTAt.
Tlic (Separation or an Jrjnlrj te a Wronged
Kucjueur,
Mr. William Grau, whose Indictment for
gross negligence in runulugliiscnglnoevcr
Lettie- Boyce. en the Stouerstown brldce.
en the 221 of July last, writes us that
uuuer instructions or tbe lied lord county
oeurt be was acquitted and the costs im
posed by the jury en tbe county. This
will be geed news te his many friends in
thin nectien, among whom none enjoyed a
higher 'reputation as a consatentlous and
faithful engineer. A Bedford county paper
says of the trial : " There was no ovidence
going te preve any nogllgence ea the part
of Mr. Grau, but en the oeutrary it was
shown by many witnesses both his own
and theso summoned by the commonwealth
that he was particularly careful and
solicitous for the safety of passengers,
often leaving his cugiue and walking seme
distance in order te drive cattle from tbe
track. Thore was no caiife of action, and
through the pig bcadedncs3 of tbe district
attorney Bedford county has becu sad
dled with a large bill of uesta. We con
gratulate our Irieul Grau, ncd the reputa
tion given him as a caielul and painstaking
engineer will mere thau compensate him
for tbe annoyance the case has caused him.
We hope, iu tha near future, te see him
again at his pest of duty en the Hunting Hunting
den & Bread Tep
lielittmis Intanltx lu n nerke Village.
A very sad misfortune has overtaken the
wife of Daniel Y'eh, a repairsman en the
Schuylkill canal, uear Sbeemakersville,
Berks county. Fully onehalf of the
people here believe that she is bewitched,
while the ether half coutend that she is
the victim of cmotleual insnnlty brought
about by religious excitement experienced
at the campmccticg held at Mehrsville a
few weeks age. She took a deep interest
in the mcetlng and after it closed became
nervous and lest control of her muscular
system, trembling constantly from head
te feet. Her mind gave way and she is
constantly muttering quotations from tbe
Bible and occasionally beoeming violent.
Physicians were ceneultel and by their
advice he is partially baund for tear of
her injuriug he.-'olf or ethers. It is re
ported that subsequently seme of her
suporstitleus friends neut fora'Meotor"
who practices incantations iu eases of this
kind. The heuse is thronged with curious
country peeple, whieh, of course, makes
the unfertunate woman worae.
iKUden et tha "Din llefilment.
A meeting of the committee having the
arrangoments for the second reunien of
the 7'Jth Regiment (Lancaster county's
Regiment) en Friday, was held en Tuesday
evening. The following was agreed upon
.IB tbe ronte of parade : Ferm In Ceutre
Square, at 10 o'clock and meve up North
Queen te Chestnut, te Duke, te Walnut,
te New Helland turnpike, te What Glen
paik. It was impossible for the commit
tee te get the addresses of all the mem
bers of the regiment te Bend tbem invi.
tatiens.and all who have net reeelvcd invi
tations ere cordially invited te attend.
Tbe reunion will be held en the anniver
sary of the battle or Chlckamauga, in
which the regimeut took a prominent part.
Indications point te a large attendance of
mem Der a, but tne commttteo nave made
ample arrangements for tbe feeding of
these in attendance. The only speeeb
making at What Glen park will be a brief
address of wolcemo, whieh will be de
livered by E. E, Martin, esq.
Lewer Knd Item.
The following properties have been sold
during the last few days : J. M. Swarr, of
Drumere township, sold te Tobias Hor Her
sbey, of Strasburg township, 140 aerea at
$37 per aere, and two acres for $133 te
Samuel Barr, in the vlllage of Moehanios
Grove.
The executers of Samuel Boek, of Stras
burg township, have sold the following :
Ne. 1, consisting of 70 aeres, at $158.00,
te Jehn Hlldebrand. Ne. S, te Daniel
D. Ilesi, 01 acres, at $133 25. Ne. 8, te
Mr. Samuel Boek, 8 aores, at $158.00.
Simen Graff, of New Providence, died
yesterday. He was 00 years old and sup
posed te be the eldest man In Lancaster
oeunty.
at. Fael'j Balr.
A fair for the benefit of St. Paul's M. E.
church, will commence en Thursday, Oct.
2d, and oentlnne for two weeks. Many
valuable articles are being contributed te
the fair, for disposal by vete, ehance and
sale. Among these may be mentioned a
very handseme Portland sleigh mannfac.
tured aud donated by Mr. G W. ICtllian,
of this eity. It is atprosent en nxhibltien
In the window of Hear & MeNabb, East
King street.
Klllad by a 1 rain,
A yeuug man, about 10 years old, name
unknown, was run ever by a passenger
train en the Colebrookdale branch of the
Reading railroad t Manatawny station,
four miles from l'ottstewn at 4 p. m,,
Tuesday. His feet were both cut off, and
he was otherwlse mangled, death resulting
in two hours from biB injaries. He was
supposed te bave been a persen of feeble
mind, who had escaped from au asylum.
Werk el Sneak inter.
Seme time during Tuesday, a sneak
thief entered the residence of Dr. O, T.
Huebner, 43 West Orange strcet, and stele
a geld pen holder aud the money from his
child's savlug bank. The tblef is described
as being five feet ten Inches in height, bad
a waxed meustache and was dressed In
dark clothes awl wero a Derby hat. The
police are en the lookout for him.
COLUMBIA NEWS ITBM8.
rittiu nun iiiunji.AKOOuiihsreNnKriT
rim l'jtmle ul the Lecal Flre companies en
TlmriiKy-jiuUtr.i About the Opera
Heme- ntlellewn Meles.
The parade lu Columbia te-morrow, of
the Columbia aud Vlgllaut companies,
will be short and sweet. At 8 the mom
hers meet, a half hour afterwards the
parade will form en Walnut strcet, at
1 bird, left resting en Beoetid, and at 0 it
will meve up Walnut strcet te Fifth,
down Fifth te Locust, down, Locust te
Fient, down' FroutUe P. K. R. depet,
whero they will beard the. 10:20 train for
Yerk, whero they will participate lu
Thursday afternoon's great flrcmeu'a
parade The parade in Columbia will be
headed by Ne. 1, proceeded by the Citi
r.cns' cornet band.
Opera Heme Notee.
A fair sized audlonee last eveulug
greeted thu first appearance in the Colum
bia opera heuse of Mr. and Mrs, Gee. S.
Knight, and their excellent oemedy oom eom oem
pauy, in " Over the Garden Wall." The
loud and prolonged applauseand frcquent
bursts nf hearty laughter testified that
the audlonee was pleased with the outer euter
tainment. "New Yerk," it drama, will be presented
lu the Columbia epera heuse en Friday
and Saturday evenings or this week.
The dudes who nre lu tbe habit of going
te the epera heuee after the performanea
begins te nttraet attontlen aud tiote, are
tbe greatest nuisance we have in Ce
lumbia.
Disorderly conduet oeourrcd la tbe entry
of the epera house last evenlug alter the
oudefcaoh nut. It was eaused by the
gallery gods aud parquet oecupiuts also
attempting te lcave the opera house te get
semri fresh ulr or beer, nud of theso who
tricd.te siieaklhnjr way. The epera heuse
polieo wero prejcnt and did all lu their
power te preveat fionnelvet getting
overheated. They are literally statues,
aud of ue earthly ge.nl In or around thn
ep:m bouce.
I'cr.miai
Mr. Jehn Tyler ii en the blek list Hit)
place In the frulght warehouse of the R
&C. R. R. at Columbia is being filled by
Jtr. Frank Cellier.
Mr William Mathlet tcluiucil huine
yesterday from it tending n musical uollcge
iu Bosten.
Mr. Reb Dean Is aUe home from Bur Bur
eon, en n visit te' his parents, however.
Mrs. Nick Oilman, after a pleasant two
months trip te the sea i-hore aud Kceral
of tbe largest eastern cities, returned home
last evening.
Air. Samuel Alitlus, a fermer resident of
Columbia, uew living in Centrnl Indiana,
is tbe guest of Mr A. Bruoer. Tills is his"
first visit te Columbia iu twenty years.
Illl'l Nete.
Jeseph Roizeh'n heuse ou Perry street
wan again ou tire last everling. A spark
from nn engine c.iuied what llttle damage
that was done, ter the limine) were ex
tinguished neon after being discovered.
In going te the ilre the Vigilant boys
beat nil previous reoenls made by Cel
umbia firemen iu Uting a line of hose. It
was attaehed tet-be plug and in readiucss
te threw water Iu twenty flvti seconds.
About thirty eiuplca of Columbians
gave a very pleaiaut surprise pirty te .Mr.
Hany Kltne yesterday afternoon, who
resides near the town. ,
The Columbia b.ise ball club will again
meet the Yerk professionals, for te morrow
they pUv that ulne In Yerk, game te be
called at 9:50 a. m.
Next we-k a scries of llve games will ha
commenced between tbe Columbia ami
Vigil elulu, te determiue whieh is the
stronger niue.
Manager Allisen is in Lancaster te day
looking for a short step, Seips being unable
te ao:empauy the club te morrow.
Fred. Brummer's cellar was entered last
night by tbieves ncd robbed of the edibles
It contained.
Shifting ongiue Ne. U0, and a set of
trucks of a coal car, were displaced this
merniug, en the warehouse siding, by
jumping a tracic joint. Fred Wendler,
brakemau en the shifting ertw, hsd his
right band slightly ieurcd, by having It
caught iu the br.tkn u! the oeal ear when
the wreck oeourrcd,
The new fatigue eaps of the marlne
style trimmed with geld cord and buttons,
for the Columbia baud, arrived this morn
ing. They are very handsome.
Democrats don't forget that your banner
will be ralsed this evenlng iu front of
your club room. Thore will hi ruujte a id
addresses afterwards.
Owing te Jehn GranleyM abjeuce fiem
town, the lawsuits between Frank Wittiek
and Barry Uouekman were pustpjued
until the arrival of Granley who is Wit
tick's main witness.
AuuuMKxr uuuitr.
Salts Continued, ultinUsed nd uthnrMlee
UUpeMd ei Uarrent iiuiIemi,
Court met at 0 o'clock this morning, the
list of cases en the common pleas argu
ment list waa called ever and seveuteeu
were declared ready for argument :
The first ou the list, Alexander Harris,
administrator of Bernard Short vs Themas
U. Baney, rule te show cause why Jl fa
should net ba stayed aud the judgment
upon which it was issued marked satisfied,
was continued. Counsel for defendant
stated that he bad been unable te take the
deposition of Adam Baney, a material
witness, en account of bis being an inmate
of the oeunty piieen awaiting bail en the
charge of being one of the murderers of
Sher'.-
In the Buit of F S, Bitzar vj. E. O.
Henry, appeal from Ue taxation of plain
tiff's bill of cats, the appeal was die
missed. Iu the suit of Jcbn E. Geed vs. James
Ilersheck, certiorari by delendaut, from
the judgment of Justice P. C. Ililler, the
defendant failed te tile exceptions, and tbe
proceedings of the justfee were sustalued.
The court was engaged the balaned, of
the morning session in hearing argument
of eases en the oemmou pleas list.
Unrrent Oealncas.
Charles H. Leeher. city, was appointed
guardian of Harry Whitby, miner seu of
Harry Whitby, deceased, late of Laucaster
eity.
rULTUR nAH.ll Vd. UKKLINulSU.
All Award 31 art a by Hi Arultratera ler tbe
Vell Atnoent YVltn letarcet.
The arbitrators in the suit of tbe Fulton
National bank vs. Benjamin L. Denlinger
reassembled at 2 o'elock en Tuesday
afternoon and additional testimony was
offered by tha plaintiff in rebuttal, een
tradietlng that of the dclendant's witness
es. Iu sur rebuttal the defendant ualled
a number of witnesses who oeatradiatcd
the plaintiff's witnesses. At 4 o'cleok the
testimony olesed and the argument of
couesel closed at 0 o'cleok. The arbitra
tors then adjourned nntil 8 o'cleok, wheu
they met at tbe stere of II. E.
Slaymaker, te make their award.
After a deliberation of ever two
hours a majority of tbe beard, Meters.
Slaymaker and Metrler, signed an nward
in favor of the bank for the full amount of
their claim, $3 000, with interest. Mr.
Rebrer, the third arbitrator, deelined te
sign the award, The case has attracted a
great deal of attontlen throughout thn
county, en aoceunt of the connection of
prominent tneu with it. Mr. Denlinger
will no doubt appeal tbe oasetoojurt.
Messrs. Reynolds nud J. Hey Druwii
represented the bank bofero the erbitrn .
ters aud Bresjm and B. F. Esblemsn, Mr.
Deulinger,
iba Ullr Until.
Twe electric lights weie n-porle.1 as net
burning en Tuesday night, uud ail the
gasoline lights were repotted at burnirg,
;v