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.e KATXTBDAT TBOTMO, DsKJ, 13, 1884,
' Vf '- V Ayrirelwi WMttlet Dawi.
A nai m Iw no d(mt there la plenty
rCrf ak te de ea ear streets, many things
rS? ikat aheald bsre bees dose before winter
f.MMJN.BatKteAlMtraemneh fau been
13'sWis the Ml and wlBter.-JWi
Bfc likewise true that of $7,500 ap
preprlated, for the year begtenlnf June
1,181, te repair of streets, there
remained In the city treasury en Dee.
1, only 1,620.12, er about ene-flf th of the
amount 1' aarry the city through six
month ef tke current year,lncluding the
awrinr Booths, when extensive repairs
an always needed. It is likewise true
that of $0,600 appropriated for "grad-
lnff. rotterinKcressingsandmacadamlz
Ing "for the year,' there have been spent
in the first six months $0,417.87, and
there Is only $32.13 of this appropriation
left for the next six months. Of $4,000
appropriated for laying water pipes, all
had been spent te December 1, except
$156 35 ; and of the water works general
arproprlatlen of $0,t00 there remained
only $1,631,17. One half the year finds
only $2,278.33 left of the $12,500 appro
priated forcentlngenclas.
We would like these of our esteemed
local contemporaries who pretend te be
apologists for the present city govern
ment te explain what sort of manage
tnent this Is which spends nearly all of
Berne appropriations and such a large
proportion of ethers in halt the year ;
and hew the "plenty of work" te be done
and the necessary expenses of the city te
occur between new and June 1 are te be
met. Ne further legal liability of the
city can be created , no floating debt
can be incurred which the municipality
Sfj3 can be" heij for . there is no contingent
fund te draw en. Winter is en us and
what is te be done ?
Nothing mere significantly Illus
trates the shifting of political power in
this country and the wane of New Eng
land's relative influence than the figures
of the popular vote cast in the six
Eastern states at the late presidential
election. Their entire increase ever the
total vote of 16S0 is less than one per
cent., and while the Butler and St.
JolraparttesTrtj8exjea an or. mis anil
mere, the Republicans lest 30,101
since 1660, te a less of only 1.0S9 of
Cleveland from the Hancock vote. In
all the states except one the Republi
cans lest plurality in New Hampshire
58, Vermont 0,182, Massachusetts
28,878, Rhede Island "SO. Connecticut,
which gave a Republican plurality of
2,505 In 18S0, gave the Democrats a
plurality .of 1,214 this year. InlSSO the
Republicans were in a majority in every
state ; this year they are in a minority in
two, and if Rhede Island had a republi
can form of government there might be
three. Alene in that state, where about
one in ten of the , population votes,
Blaine had a larger vote than Garfield.
In Maine the Republican vote this year
was 1,830 less than It was four years
age ; in Massachusetts it was 18,480 less;
In New Hampshire 1.CS0 less ; in Ver
mont 7,160 less; in Connecticut 1,333
leas, and in all New England about 80,
000 less. Three states, Connecticut,
,MaohnwUeBd Iihode-lsmna, gave
Cleveland n larger vote than Hancock
bad.
While states like Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont and Rhede Island,
of decreasing political importance,
remain bulwarks of Republican power
In the Senate ; and Nevada, Oregon and
Colerado keep np the supply of Bepubll.
can senators' from the West, the sly
politicians of that party need net expect
that the Democrats in Congress will
walk into the trap set for the admission,
as states, first of Southern Dakota and
then of Northern Dakota, a scheme
devised solely te add four Re
publican votes te the Senate and six
electors te the next presidential nominee
of that party. There is no great de
mand, and no urgency whatever for the
admission of Dakota, except for partisan
reasons, and these should never again
suffice te add a state te the sisterhood.
Evidence accumulates that the reports
of the population in Dakota are
" cooked" by these anxious te promote
Its admission. The trap Is otherwise
uuBklllfully set ; the Democratic mem
bers of Congress certainly will net walk
in.
An amusing illustration is afforded of
the merits and methods of much of what
passes for literary and art criticism now
adays. An eminent book crltle In a
recent review of a handsomely illustrated
publication undertook te discriminate
even bet ween the work of the artist il
lustrator and his engraver, and com
mended the latter In one special In
stance for a " delicaeyand precision of
touch, se marvelleus as te show the still
rarer power of taking up the theme sub-
mittedtelrimby the artist and adding
increment after Increment of meaning
te It until It becomes almost wholly his
own." New the artist explains, with re
feren.ee te this particular illustration,
that it was nothing but a soulless photo
engraving Dya purely mechanical pre
cess. While thla-visthe very highest
compliment te advaiiead mechanical
work, it demolishes the CVicWj critic.
Tub worn of defeating Senater
Cameren for renominatlen, which seems
te be the occupation exclusively of the
Philadelphia Press and of Senater Aull,
thus far, Is progressing finely. In Its
last dispatch from Pittsburg, the Press
represents Aull as saying that he sup
poses Senater Everhart will head the
movement te defeat Cameren. As
Everhart was chosen te Congress two
.years age and was reelected last month,
and. as he was succeeded In the Senate
by A, D, narlan, a stout and staunch
Gamerea man, the supposition of Aull
Aa a ratberTlele&t one. But he may net
be fairly" reported by the Press,
for that remarkable newspaper, in dis.
cawing the revenues of the state the
ether' day, declared that there was a de
ceit last year of a million and a half,
when the facts shown by its own news
eJBBSja ware that last year $084,000 of
the state debt was paid off, $1,700,000 of
state aMMya Inverted In severnment
"Donl
bends, and the end of the year found
$1,000,000 la the state treasury.
- m i
lr there were no ether occasion for
the county auditors te hurry up their
report, it should befteund in the urgent
necessity for a judielal determination of
the question whether it is possible for
a man te be dismantling fish pets In the
Susquehanna river, as deputy sheriff at
$5 a day, acting as tipstaff in the court
house at $3 a day, and drawing a U. 6.
pension for disabling injuries received in
the war, all at the same time. It net,
why net ?
The anomalous sight is new prosenUd
In Washington of clerks Beeking lower
places, hoping thereby te obtain pre tee-
tlen. The rascally office-holder must go.
Tue Columbia county court has set an
example for the warning of people who
threw stones at political parades. An
offender of this kind within that jurisdic
tien nas been sent te jail for six months,
SeciK-rr ladles complain that the old-
time trlvoleus young men, who, while
possessed of brains de net disdain bad
cage and small talk, are no mero. Per
haps the encouragement given the empty
headed dude is the proximate cause of
their departure.
Ditiked skirts are dcolared by the Lon Len Lon
eon lady reformers "the rational evening
dress." It Is well that this statement Is
formally and solemnly made, else might
an Ignorant publie hare supposed that
these nether garments were best adapted
te windy weather en the streets.
Is honesty and devotion te country,
Cleveland's nearest friends liken him te
Cate. The stern old Reman censer was
went te say whenerer the occasion effered:
"Carthage must be destroyed," and judg
ing from the firm adboreneo of Cleveland
te the doctrine that "publie oflleo la a
publie trust," the uneasy place-hunter
will derive little comfort in tracing the
comparison.
bibt ra.
What are you doing, baby, you dear.
Te pay for the care you're brought with you
here?
Whit are yen Riving-, you droll little kins
Fer the service and leve your lend subjects
bring f
rer 1 knew that you-keow, you ely llttle
nutuia.
"Yeu govern tee people that Ute In this beuse 1
Aft, kktes, sweet kisses, the sweetest o'er
known.
These, llttle monarch, you mutt glTe irem
Tea. kisses, sweet kisses fertr a miimi.
Each dewy and fresh with the honey drops In
1 hose, tiny tyrant, we will take as our fees.
Anil collect thorn tee. sir, whenever we please.
'Irem The Church.
One of the worst exhibitions of mean
ness comes from New Lebanon, Columbia
county, New Yerk. Mr. and Mrs. Adams,
e( that village, were long noted as misers
Adams bad for years kept the beards for
his oeffln in the heuBO. On his death his
wife hlred a man te put them together.
and objected te his prioe of $1,50 for doing
the work, offering him 50 cents less. In
searching the house after her death (35,
000 In government bends was found, and
also three bushels of pennies, besides
bank bocks showing thousands of dollars
en deposit. Ter twenty years this
worthy oenple denied themselves meat and
soap te swell their heard. It was neaily
time for this pair te betaka themselves
from a glebe whose fair face they blotted
New Yerk City is waking np te the
dangers which threaten it from the ever
orewded condition of its tenement houses
In that densely populated city, where
hundreds of thousands are herded within
a single acre, human beings are paeked
together in certain districts in a manner
that recalls the black bole of Calcutta, and
the houses, or decs rather, whieh they
Inhabit would net be tolerated by any
ether civilized community. Chief Inspec
ter Cellins says : "Builders try te get
from 14 te 10 rooms en each fleer of a
double flat, none of whieh are constructed
en selentinc principles, or with any regard
for sanitary conditions. Poverty and dirt
go band in hand, and in net a few of there
places I have found people who would
rather be dirty than clean." As te pre
cautions against flre, another witness says):
"Iren stairs will never de, for the reason
that the tenants will ehip off pieces and
sell them te the junkmen." In pleasing
contrast with the dangers of sueh an
excessive population, it is gratifying te
note that of the leading eltiea of this
country,'- Lancaster has a smaller
average number of persons te the dwelling
than any ether.
rSSSONAI,
Mr.Adaus denies the report that he
has married Miss Coleridge.
Henry Ward Beecuer thinks presi
dential elections are great educators.
Prince or Wales is very fend of
eigars. Reeently the Duke of Sutherland
sent him a let that retailed at $1,25.
Dn. Charles H. Bkessleii, of Yerk,
has been nominated by the Republicans
of the Nineteenth district as Congressman
Duncan's successor.
President-elect Cleveland shows
little elation ever his success. He told an
Intimate friend that it was the responsi
bility of the office of whieh ha thought
most.
Antheny Cosjstecr, while giving
testimony in a New Yerk oeurt the ether
day, held his hand across the side of his
face te prevent an artist from sketching
him.
CAfT OrUUAU. Jee Blackburn's father.
in-law, who daneed at a bail at the age of
ninety-nine, ana wne sac out a great din
ner given in bis honor at Louisville upon
his 100th birthday, Is yet living,
BAKCRerT, the historian, lives a very
regular life, and as he has always taken
a great deal of outdoor exerelse, it is net
baid te account for his long life. He has
never burdened himself with work, ue
has been all his long life writing a history
that could of been written in ten years
with moderate labor. One page of
manuscript a day of 850 words he regards
as a geed day's work.
Hew Bit ues JLven Wltti Him,
A young girl, burdened with awkward
ness, yet with capacity for gentle resent
ment, overheard a young man ask another
te be be presented te her. The latter
neaitatea, lnspeetect ber, and at Iastoendo.
seended te consent, saying: "Well, trot
her out." The crowd, passing by, sepa.
rated, and he was led up te her and their
names were exehanged. She coolly sur
veyed him from head te feet, while he
tried te find something te say, for her
examination oheeked his ordinary volu
bility. After a moment or two she
turned te the gentlemen who had brought
him te her and said : "I have seen enough,
trot him back." And baek he went, with
fiuihadfaeeacd dejected mien.
DROWNED IN A STORM.
TIUIUT-TWO 1.1V US MAID 1U 11 E LOST
Yn Oherapecke and Ksppahanoeek Vie.
lently Btlrrait-Many uaa Ujittirmen
and Their UargeM Warned Ashore
The latest reports of the storm en the
Chesapeake bay and tributaries en Turs
day last prove that It was moie disastrous
than at first supposed. Friday night it
Is reported that sixteen vessels were cap
sized and the less of life Is placed at
thirty eight It is feared, however, that
the less of life will far exeeed the number
reported, as sections of the bay where the
storm was meit sevore have net been
heard from. The eentre of the storm was
along the western shore of the bay and
through the eastern section of Virginia.
The officers of the steamer Masen L.
Weems, from Virginia, report (hat the
gale was almost a burrieane in its foree
en the Rappahannock and the effects have
been very disastrous. Ne less than thirty
two lives are known te have been lest and
several persons are reported missing, se
that there Is a likelihood that this number
willboinereased.
The storm approaehed from the north
west and its traek up the Rappahannoek
was marked by waves which rose as high
as twenty or twenty-five feet. Volumes
of water were taken up and scattered in
mist far and wide. The voleoity of the
wind Is estimated te have been fifty miles
an hour. It is said that the gale was an
aggregation of small oyeloncs whieh
moved together. It was about U o'elock
in the afternoon when its approach up the
river was first discovered. The morning
had been bright, dear and calm, and the
tengmen who live en the banks and who
have beds of oysters in the river resorted
te their dally routine of work in gathering
the oysters with small skiffs, batteaux,
fiat bottom scows and canoes. When the
hurricane arrived they were leaded with
cargoes of oysters and thorefero unman.
sgeame.
'I he evstermen attompted te scud befere
the wind, which resulted in the beats be
ing filled and sunk. The width of the
river ranges frcm thrce and ahalf te four
mlles and the wind accordingly had a full
sweep. These of the beats whieh were
net Bunk were driven ashore and many
marvelous eseapes are reported. One man
clung te the upturned bottom of a battean
until it was driven ashore and was pieked
up for dead by the orewds whieh bad
Hocked te the river bank. The storm
continued up the river until It rcaebed
Menaskin Wharf, Lancaster oeunty, where
It turned off into the country.
Eleven bodies floated ashere en the
following clay. One oelored man was
found drowned In his skiff. Four mun
were drowned in Curtman Branch, twenty
five near Menaskin wharf and three en
the Middlesex shore of the river.
Mr. Jehn O. Towles, of Lanoaster
oeunty, described the storm as the most
terrifle which ever visited the locality. He
says that the majority of these drowned
were oelored men. Jeseph Scott, oelored,
was drowned in the same storm by the
eupslzing of a canoe near Polk's wharf,
Ceckrills creek, Va. Shree Jehnsen and
Walker, both colored, were drowned
from a canoe off Salomen's island.
Jehnsen's body was found entangled
in the lines of the beat. The sloen Au
gustus, of Annapolis, was also capsized off
oaiemon's isiana. ine tug iihrman,
which was in the midst of the storm, res
cued Captain Zelgler and his crew of five
men from the sleep Augustus. As he
neared the vessel It capsized and sank
three minutes after the men were saved.
Additional casualties are reported by
eaeh inoeming vessel and It is feared net
half of the Uvea lest have been reported.
TnREE OIRLS nURKED TO DEATH.
Shortly after 5 o'elock, Friday evening,
the girls employed in the seoend story of
Gray, Foyntea fc Fex's candy faotery, at
the oerner of Bates and Woedbridgo
tTrat, DAeV, tArriS"' -
oerojjr of Ur breAklivw. in the rear
room, where they worked. A rush was
made for the front building for the fire fire
eMape. In descending the latter ene lrl
fell and was slightly hurt. Three were
seen by the window, but the flames burst
through and drove them baek, and they
were net again seen until the flames were
subdued, when their bodies were discov
ered lying near the window. Their faces
were burned black, but their bodies had
net been touched by the flames.
I.ATK3T UOUUBUBNUEH l."f A LI, FAKTS.
Condensation et the liett meanings irera
th Morning- Mails.
Warren F. Priea was hanged Friday at
Wrightsville, Oa., for the murder of R. F.
Perry, hia son-in-law, in August, 18S2.
Geerge Cook was banged at Laramie
City, Wyoming territory, Friday for the
murder of his brother-in-law, Henry
Blount, one year age.
David Myers, clothier, who railed this
week at Dayton, O., oemmitted suielde en
Wednesday night by sheeting himself
through the head.
Mether" Mandelbaum, the Hew Yerk
"foneo" who was arrested at Hamilton.
Ont., en Monday last, nominally en the
enarge or vagraney, was released irem
custody en Friday en that ohsrge.
The reoeunt of the votes in the fourth
aldermante district of Bosten changes the
result, giving Leighten, Democrat, three
majority In a total vote of 8,013. The
first return gave Freeman, Republican, a
majority of two.
Benjamin F. Butler, senior member of
the firm of Butler, McDonald & Ce., of
New Yerk, died en Thursday evening, in
the 55th year of his age. He was the
youngest son of B. F. Butler, who was
Attorney General et the United States
under Prosdents Jacksen and Van Buren.
ThoEgrement mystery was exploded
Friday night by the opening of Eatella
Newman's grave and finding the body un
disturbed, A large number of persons
were present, Ineludlng the town offleors,
and much relief was expressed that the
sensation about her having been resusol resusel
tated en the dlsseetlng table was ended.
A woman who attempted te commit
suielde by throwing herself from a ferry
beat en tbe East River en Thursday and
subsequently tried te hang herself in her
cell at Yerk street station, Brooklyn, has
been elaimed by her husband, Willlan B.
Moulten, brother te the late Franeis D.
Moulten. She is deranged.
Tne Methodist Centennial Oonurene.
Bishop Fowler presided at the Methodist
eentenary conference In Baltimore Fri
day morning. In spite of a driving rain
storm there a was large attendance present,
many of whom being visitors from a dis
tance. A resolution offered by Rev. O.
K. Marshall, of Mississippi, proposed a
uniform hymn book te be used by the
vuriuuu urauenes ei aietneaism.
Bishop Campbell, of the Afrlean M. .
chureb, speaking in rererenee te the work
accomplished in the colored churches, said
Methodism bed done much for his race,
and he proposed te file a paper with the
reoerds of this conference showing what
had been accomplished The oelored man
may thank the Baptist, the Episcopalian
and the Quaker, but Methodism hau
been his most faithful and constant friend.
Rev. II. 8. Thrall, of Ban Antonie,
Texas, hoped that the conferenee would
turn its eyes te the great work done by
Methodism among the aborigines within
the boundaries of the United State, n.
thought it would be interesting far rt
conference te order a statistical table show
ing the result of the missions among the
Indians.
The sneelsl sableet of the dav. HaH,a.
unm m i te auu us outieoir," was read by
Rev. O. H. Warren. Rev. J. D. Blaakwnii
ji -.n. j r. ..: . v. - -.--
read a paper en "Methodism in 1884 and
its outlook," Rv, B. F. Lee discussed
.WM. in, .... i I1IV1KWHII
''The causes ofjthe imoeessof Methodism,"
and Rev. J. II, Vincent the "Posslble
daugers te future Methodism."
KA81KKM L,hA(IUK mKKTlNM.
A Mew Clfcelt of peven Vlnbu-Tne Iron Iren
ilriM net Admitted, ,
A meeting of base ball men for the rcer.
gnnltatlen of the Kutern League uf base
ball elubs was held at the Ulnghnm heuse,
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, and
there was a large crowd of players and
managers present. Representatives of
the following elubs were prcKOnt : Tren
ten J. Henry Klein and Jehn Smith.
Virginia, of Richmond, Va W. O.
Slddens and Jeseph Simmons. National,
of WashingtenMichael benlnn. rlewark
Oeorge M. Bullatd, and O. L. Clark,
Ironsides, of Lancaster Philip Bernard
and J. Arneld, Lancaster Jehn Copland
and Jehn S. Murphy.
The meeting was oalled te erder by II.
II. Dlddlebeck. Application for member,
ship was reeeived from Norfolk, Va.;
Allentown, Pa. : Wllkesbarre, Pa.; Brldg
pert, Conn., and Jersey City.
It was agreed that tbe oireult should be
formed of elubs in Richmond, Norfolk,
Washington, Lancaster, Trenten, Newark
nnd Jersey City, leaving a vaoauey for a
proposed elub in Baltimore. Tbe dispute
between the Ironsides and Lanoaster elubs
resulted in the admission of the latter. The
constitution and playlug rules of the
American Association were adopted with
the exception of the rule relatlng te um
pires. The offieos of prcsldeut, secretary and
treasurer were consolidated, and Harry II.
Dlddlebeck was dected te the position, nt
a salary of $1,000 per year and travelling
expenses. Ueorge M. Bullard, of New
ark, was elected tice president, nnd Messrs.
Scanlan, of Washington ; Klein, of
Trenten ; Ceplntd, of Lancaster, and Me
Carrlck, et Norfolk, were oleetod as
a beard of dlrocteis.
Proxies from the Jorsev City and Ner
folk elubs were then admitted. The
schedule oemmittco consists of Messrs,
Klein, Bullard and Scanlan. A resolution
was adopted that each club deposit $250
In a reserve fund, which is te be equally
divided among the clubs remaining in the
League at tbe olese of tbe season. Messrs.
Dlddlebeck, Bullard and Seanlan were
elected as members of tbe arbitration
committee
The adoption of a ball was left te the
beard of directors. The meeting adjourned
te meet again in this city In March.
Kebart Fergusen is trying te organize a
elub in Baltimore ; but, should he fail, a
elub from Wilmington will probably be
admitted. But as Barnie, et the Balti
more American clab, is said te have given
his consent for the location of an Eastern
League team there, Fergusen's efforts will
probably be successful.
Murphy, who with Mr. Copland repre
sented the Lancaster club. Is a resident of
Philadelphia. Last year he managed the
Yerk nine, and he is te have the eame
position with the Lancaster club, lie
worked hard yesterday for their admission
and was successful. It is certain that the
Lancaster team will inolude the following
players : Hofferd, Wetzell, Ililand and
Parker, of last season's club, nnd Oldfield,
MeTamany and Temney, of the Ironsides.
Tbe Philadelphia men have already get
their work In, as nearly all are from that
city. Who the ether pitcher will be Is un
known.
TtlK 11U1LE 3UG1X.TY.
Annaal meeting and Election el Officers-
The annual meeting of the Lancaster
City Bible society was held last evening
in the lecture room of St. Paul's Ro Re
formed chureb. The attendance was net
large.
The following named officers were xu
elected for the ensuing year :
President Rev. O. Ueimensnyder.
Viae Presidents Rev. J. Max Hark and
R6rreiPeaQ?at0retary-ur,n. u. rr.
Patterson.
Recording Secretary D. C. Haver
stick. Treasurer S. 8 High.
Librarian J. M. Davidsen.
Treasurer High mode a brief statement
of the condition of the finances, and said
he would make a detailed statement at tbe
February meeting.
Rev. J. V. Eekert was reappointed agent
rer doing the eoaietys work throughout
the cennty.
The constitutional amendment proposed
last year, providing for the donations of
the snrplui funds of the society te tne
American and Pennsylvania societies.
either or both, came np for notion and was
tamed, tnus leaving the society as at pre
sent, an auxiliary of the Pennsylvania
Bible society.
A contribution of 25 in Bibles was
made te the Ladies' Traet soeietv of this
eity ; 6100 was given te the Pennsylvania
society and there is still 5Q In the
treasury.
ConeerDtnc Cremation.
Frem Ferney's Prowess.
ine rnuaoeipuia crematory is amenc
the things that will be, bat I most say our
peopie are very slew moving in the matter.
Lancaster did net talk half se much en tbe
subject as Philadelphia, but it acted.
While there exists a wide-spread and
deep rooted antipathy te cremation it
nevertheless oemmonds itself te a large
and steadily Increasing class, and it is
evident that all the furnaces whieh may
be built will have all the "trade" they can
accommodate The business of the under
taker will net suffer by the erection of
these crematories uearly se much as might
de expeotea. ine undertaker must be
empleyed for almost all purposes as for
merly, and It will be a long while before
(If ever) burial grounds are done away
with. There will, however, In all preba
billty be gradual and Important medifica.
tiens in the plans of and regulations oon eon oen
cernlng cometeries. that is should crema
tion beoemo anything near gcneral.
FATAL ACUIUKMT.
A man rails Inte a ltallruad Calvert
On Thursday night James Evans, who
lived at Christiana, while walking along
the railroad near Atglen fell into a deep
culvert, Injuring himself se severely as te
render him helplets. He was found early
Friday morning by tbe night watchman,
and removed te oemfortablo quarters. He
was unoensoioua when found and an ex
amination of his injuries showed that his
skull had been fraetured and one of his
arms broken In two or three plaees.
Although he reeeived Burgical attendance
and was well eared for he did net regain
consciousness, but oentlnued te sink until
this morning when be died. Mr. Evans
was a married man about 35 years of age
and leaves a wife and several children te
mourn his sudden death.
The llazxaras as Scheel Ueya.
A Mt. Jey correspondent of the Phila
delphia Press writes as fellows : "In your
Issue of te-day I notlee a oentrodiotion of
the statement that Aba Buzzard was an
inmate of the Orphans' Heme at Womels.
derf. Your correspondent Is oerreot. Abe
Buzzard, together with his brothers, Ike
and Jee, were at one time pupils at the
Mount Jey Soldiers' Orphans soheol and
were elaasmates et mine, "aixteener"
oeuld net find the eame In the reoerds of
the department for the simple reason that
the boys were net honorably discharged
from the school, but ran away se often
that they were finally expelled, or, rather,
no effort was Blade tn hrlni? thm h.a
Thu ftateaent Is rough en Mt. Jey, but
Us a dean bill for Womelsdorf."
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" SHOTGUN IN SOCIETY."
A l'KKTTlI.Y OONUKIVKO 8 ATI It K.
Uel. V. O, Arms t.actnre In in Uentt
ltente In llehetl ni the Meup rnmt
Itetnine el ill, Honiara,
In the court houte, last evenlng, for the
bcuetit of the free soup fund, Cel. C. J.
Arms dillvored his loatureen 'The Shet.
gun in Soalety." The leoture was In part
a prettily conceived satlte en the shams
and delusions with which soalety satisfies
Itself for its many vioes and shortcomings.
As n sort et text for his subject the
loeturer related the story of Mr. Dek
Swlveller's bedstead, whieh was se con
structed that, during the day, It repre
sented a boekoaso well titled with books.
and whieh Dlek, from a long niUBlng of
the fraud, really belloved or affeeted te
believe, was a verltable bookcase. Theu
sands of Individuals are subject
te the eame sl'ly delatiens, but
the lecturer, instead of speaking
et individual abntus, oheso te put
soalety en trial and oxpeso its shams and
delusions. The individuals composing
society as Individuals, are generally right,
but as soalety are generally wrong, in
tomperauoe, for instauce, is doneunccd by
almost every individual, but when It is
proposed te prohibit the use of iutoxioat iutexioat iutoxieat
ing liquors, society shuts ene eye aud
winks at tbe evll with the ether. Se of
slavery ; from Jeffersen down everyone
knew it te be a great wrong, but Boeloty
would net touch it ; society waited for
"something te turn up," aud at last
something did turn up, and the slavery
question was settled by the Bhetgun, but
at what n fearful cost lu money nnd
bleed 1
WXIXT THE SHOTGUN HAS DONE.
Tbe lecturer said tbe shotgun had been
a powerful and fearfdl fnoter in the
world's afi'tilrs in all ages. The pioneer,
who carried the axe in his hand, carried
the shotgun en his shoulder. Our revo
lutionary fathers with the shotgun fired
the shot that woke tbe world, aud their
descendants in 1801, with the shotgun
gave liberty te overy human being en the
oentinent. Tne shot gun of the vigilanoe
oemmlttccs transformed San Frinolseo
from a den of thieves te n peaceful law.
abiding eity. The leoturer thought tbe
shotgun was as emphatically our national
emblem as whisky was our national
beverage On the first flag of our fore
fathers was a rattlesnake with the words
"Don't tread en me, for If you de I'll
fight ;" and our boys te-day, the llttle
sons of guns, are arming and going West
te fight the Indians. The lecturer was
net quite sure but that the Philadelphia
Committee of One Hundred should bave
their attention called te the reforming In In In
lluenoe of the shotgun. The leeturer
wished te emphasize the many advantages
that the American nation had secured by
killing people ; but he wished te give equal
emphasis te the faet that society has
nothing se gravely te fear as this same
shotgun.
LAUOR AND CAriTAL.
The speaker next referred te the labor
trouble te the grasping greed of mono
polies te the unequal division of the
preuts el capital and labor te the strikes
and lockouts during whieh capital lives at
ease wuiie labor starves te tbe pauper
ism which has beoemo a profession, with
its army of tramps in or marching en in
increasing numbers te the concentration
of preperty in a few hands, while poverty
is overtaking the many. These things
portend trouble. Laber is demanding an
equal share in its partnership with capital;
and it is beginning te learn that It can get
It. Hew ? By the shotgun, whenever it is
needed. Only seven years age oemmerco
was paralyzed for weeks simply beoanse a
few thousand handlers of freight rebelled
against the exactions of the railroad
monopolists ; and yet there was engaged
in this revolt but a slngla elass of men.
Suppose all the labor organizations of the
Country uwu vmuuiueu vrl.u tuw.1 i
what would have been tbe result ?
They oeuld have asrept the national
guard and the regular array out of exist
ence, and have taken possession of overy
railroad in the United States from Cape
Ced te the Paeiflc from tbe lakes te the
calf. And bad they done se, even the
law-abiding citizens of loyal Lancaster
would have auquleseed in their triumph ;
the stockholders themselves would have
acquiesced, and there would have been
nobody te complain but the small band of
monopolists for whom use and behoef
railroads are built en the people's land by
the people's meney.
the riTTsnnne riot.
The lecturer next recited the scenes of
the Pittsburg riot in 1877, and showed
that the rioters, had tbey been organized
and felt disposed te de se, could have
successfully resisted all the troops the
I state could have brought against them, and
mat tuey ceasea tneir worn or destruction
net through coerelon, bat beoause they
were appalled at the magnitude of their
ewo victory.
But, notwithstanding this great lessen
te society, the state hai done nothing
since te provide against a recurrence of
the trouble, except te organize the mili
tia te fight the shotgun with the shot
gun. And this Is a dangereus plaything ;
If a confllet oeraoB between eapital and
labor, tbe militia will be found en tbe
side of labor and against capital.
The leoturer thought.hewever, that there
was a better arbitrament than the shotgun.
The ballet will de Its work better than the
bullet. With eduoatien and universal
suffrage, labor can de anything. It can
tear te pieces every statute in the land; can
elect Its own president, its own Congress,
its own legislature, It own local officers te
enaet and admlnlster its own laws, and so se
euro te the majority the right te rule,
which under the shams of society is new
denied them. The laborers will yet find
tbelr Moses, and when he appears he will
rank with the mighty of the earth, and
will teaeh 60,000,000 of peopie te live and
prosper under the golden rale.
A NDMBEIl OF SHAHS.
Cel. Arms next discussed polygamy, the
Cincinnati riots, duelllng, the private
sheeting of men te vindicate the honor of
women, the Buzzard hunt, and ether
matters in whieh tbe shotgun has been the
ruling factor, and in whieh the best kind
of people persist in upholding the law and
punishing erime, by defying the law and
beoemlng, themselves, eriminals. Refer
ring te the Natt tragedy, he said the law
dearly made Nutt a murderer ; publie
opinion maee mm a nere ; society com.
premised the matter and adopted the sham
of acquitting him en the ground that he
was insane when he shot Niohelas L.
Dukes, but was sane immediately before
and after the sheeting.
What the lecturer especially found fault
witn was tne snam or society whieh pre
tended te upheld laws which it opposed.
The legal cede says that a wilful killing is
murder; but the shotgun law of Pennsyl.
vania, whieh is praotleally enforced and is
upheld by society, says that any man
whose wife, sister or daughter is led from
the path of reetitude, may wreak private
vengeance en the author of their Bhame,
becoming at onee judge, jury and oxcou excou oxceu
tioner. If it be right te slay the sedueer,
the leeturer wanted the state te de it, and
net place that duty upon the injured party.
In conclusion, Cel. Arms hoped for an
early reform In public sentiment in these
matters, when the shotgun would give
plaee te ballet when labor should reeeive
its just reward under equitable laws, and
when the whole nation would live in peaee
and purity under tbe golden rule.
On Collet H1IL I
The Theolegioal Seminary. Academy and
College will bring their session te a olese
bv x riuay, uuu wiu tuue,taa:e vacation
until after New Year. Half the seniors
will dellver their orations In the ehapel
next Friday eveuiug.
The bl. weekly meeting of the Ctle
soplile society wai held nt Itiv. Dr. Qer
hart's en Friday evening. Rev. C. L.
Fry read the papr, en the English Prime
Ministry before Disraeli and Gladstone,
The next paper will be W. U. Hansel's en
the English Constitution,
'Utll.UMHIA ftMVH.
Th mnMhly Mcttlng at UnnnelU-Tmnsae-
Mnu nlvnrrenl llntlnM-rrienl 1-nluU
Ilnreugh lit let and Town Mw.
All the members of oeunoll ezerpt II.
Westerman, were at the monthly meeting
last evening. Ohlef Burgess Irwin reported
that Otlloers Wlttlek and Gilbert, speelal
policemen, were net properly attending te
their duties. They were discharged as
speelal policemen. The polleo committee
was lnstrdeted, te proeuro a suitable man
te be known as a apedal policeman, and
report te oennoll. Ills salary was fixed at
$35 per month.
The It. & O. R R. oresslng at Fourth
street has been repaired The bridge
near by is oecsldorod te be in au unsound
oendltlon.
Pavements nnd gutters en Union strce.
although in a dilapidated condition, will
net be repaired until spring. Tbn read
oemtnltteo was instructed te grade and
pave the alley betwecn Union and Mill
etroets from Seoend te Third.
In behalf et tbe Metropolitan Rink as
sociation, A. C. Bruner, esq,, appeared
and requested te have the lloense, 23 oents
per day, lowered, as It was la exaesa of
lioenso charged by towns and oltles larger
than Columbia. Manager Silas Krem, who
was also present, denied having said he
was willing te pay S3 cents per day lleense.
Au ordinance pertaining te the matter was
drawn up, and will be noted upon a month
later. The sum named as license for tbe
the rink in the ordinance was $10 per
annum, and in nit probability that will be
tne luture tax en the rink.
Council's committee will meet the jury
appointed by court te assess damages In
the opening of Seoend and Chestnut
streets at W. B. Given's law ofllae at this
8 p. m. The oeurt refused te exouse J. W.
Yeaum from servldg en the jury.
Council granted the following petitiens:
te plaoe a gas lamp between Union and
Mill stroets en Flftb, and te lav a oresslng
en Third strcet between Poplar and
Maple.
The sanitary oemmittco will tocure the
service of an expert te analyze the water
furnished te Columbia by the Cel. Water
Ce.
The fire oemmittco will open cerres
pocdeneo with the owner of Harden's Star
hand Grenade fire extinguisher.
An ordacee te reduce the salary of the
high oenstablo from 1100 per year, te (10
was read, and will be ae.cu upon a tnentn
later.
Mr. Tille presented a report showing a
striking comparison between the receipts
for transient market rents, as oelleotod In
1833, by C. Strawbridge, and these cel
lectcd In 1831, by Jehn Btlner, present
market master. O. Strawbrldge's oollco eollco oellco
tlon from April 1st, 1883, te January 1st.
1831, 3210 73. Geerge Briner's colleo celleo collee
tlcn from April 1st, 1881 te Deoember
Otb, 1834, tOSO. An excess efS00.S3 ; and
markets were no better attended In 1681
than in 1833. Mr. S'rawbrldge also had
three mere collections than Mr. Briner's.
After granting orders for several bills,
counell adjourned.
noneuon uhiefs.
Hugh Boyd, the injured oendnctor, has
a chanee te recover Gee. Goedhart has
been here arranglnging for Saydam'e
dlme museum next Friday and Saturday
M. M. Bachenheimer bounced a Hun
garian yesterday for stealing a cap from
his store Frauds E. E. Greve's funernal
was largely attended yesterday.
TEllSONAL TOINTS.
Mr. Jeseph Rigbter, of Williamsport, is
in town. The family of Mr. A. K.
evening, by a party being given them by a
large number of their friends. It was a
pleasant affair. Adam Nissley, aged 78,
died from old age, at his residence en
Locust street,Jabeve Fifth, yesterday after
noon. nELIOIOCS INTELLIGENCE.
Rev. J. H. Pennebeeker, pastor of
Trinity Reformed ohuieh, will celebrate
bis first anniversary as pastor of the
church te morrow a. m. In the evening
he will lecture en "Theu Shalt Net Cem.
mit Adultery." Rev. Pennobeeker is a
thorough minister, well liked, and is
making great progress In the church.
Servlces will be held in all the English
Protestant ohurehes of Colombia, to te
morrow, nt the nsnal hours. The pulpit
of St, Jehn's Lutheran ohureh, will be
filled te-morrow by Rev. Ulrleh, of Myers
town. ltev. J, E, Rawlins, the new pastor of
Mt. Zlen's A. M. E. Chureb, with his wife,
reached town en Wednesday. He is a
native of St. Themas, W. I and has been
in this country fourteen years. He was
supported by kind friends until he was
graduated from Trinity college, Hertford,
Conn., and from the Congregational
Theolegioal seminary there in 1878. After
preaching in New Haven, and au associate
pasterate of two years at Shiloh Pres
byterian chureb, New Yerk, with the
late Henry Highland Garnet, U. 8. pleni
potentiary te Liberia, he joined the A.
M. E. ehnrch. Mr. R. will make the
acquaintance of his people en Sunday
morning, and will preach in the evening.
He will also held meeting in the church
every evening next week.
IlAlLROAD MATTERS.
The foree of workmen at the P. R. R.
round house, at Columbia, will net be ro re ro
dueod ns was expeeted, but the empleyes,
commencing with yesterday, will only
work 0 hears per day, Instead of 10 as
heretofore. The railroad men will meet
at the old Spy building te-morrow after
noon te organize the brakesmen's brother
hood. Th County Fnarmaceutlcai Association
The December meeting of the Lanesster
County Pharmaceutical association was
held en Thursday afternoon, a very geed
representation of its members being pros pres
ent. Three new applications for mem
bership were reeeived, en which favorable
action was taken, viz : Jehn O. Leng,
Charles E. Leng and Dr. Wm. Wormley.
Notes en several standard preparations of
the pharmacopoeia were made, and speci
mens of liquid paraffins oil, p. g., eream
tartar manufactured by the New Yerk
Tartar oempany, and oil of ergot were
submitted, the latter being the prodnet of
the exhaustion of a large quantity of ergot
in the preparation of the iluld extract of
that drug. The feasibility of inaugurat
ing au early dosing movement among tbe
eity druggists, after the first of the year,
received attention, and was placed in the
hands of a oemmittco for final considera
tion and aotien. An amendment te the
by-laws, submitted at last meeting, was
called upon and unanimously adopted.
Cenrad Uatt's Funeral,
The funeral of the late Cenrad Gast
took plaee from bis residence, 438 North
Prinee street and was largely attended
Lancaster Ledge I. O. O. F. attended in a
body. The religious services at the house
were cend noted by Rev. Dr. J. B. Shu.
maker, of Bt. Paul's Reformed chureb, of
whieh Mr. Gast was a member. The
interment was made at Laneaster ceme
tery, where the final rites of the Odd Fel
lows were performed ever the grave.
Btlfbt tsteilf,
A new sehedula ennn intn affant. nn th
Pflnusvlvanla rallrnnri In.mnmw at. nnnn.
The enlv train affeeted ham u TUrrihnrr
aoeommodatlon west, whieh will leave at 1
o;ev lmteaa or Uiw p. SB.
TltE QUARTER SESSIONS.
aujuukmku rum rem i.urMiiKK.
Miant and Adams ft Thru Months An
Ktllng tVmuan' mrewult Miter
te liar Children,
Fiblay """""i.Commenwealth vs.
Jehn Beets. The dnfendnut, who Is a
oeioren man residing ui "cruntewn" en
the Welsh mountain, was charged with
receiving stelen goods. The ovldeuco for
the commonwealth showed that en the
night of September 21th last the store of
L. C. Kobleson, at Hoekvlllo, Chester
oeunty, was broken into by thieves, who
earrlcd away a large let of merchandise,
sueh as dry goods, hats, clothing, &e.
Oa November 7th Oonstable Bewman and
Mr. Robinson, the feimer having a seareh
warrant, made a seareh of tbe Welsh
mountain ; at the house they found a bat,
shirt aud pantaloons whieh Mr. Robinson
Identified. Urcen was wearing the pan
taloons at the time. The ovldenoo for the
defense was that the shirt was ewned by
Wm. Lausdale, who left it at Beet's te be
washed, aud the hat was given te Beets
by a man named "Skinny," who tbe
wltnecrndld net knew well. The jury
rendercd a verdict of guilty.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Shaub. The
defendant rcsides near Kelgart's Landing,
In the Seveuth ward, nnd was charged
with selling liquors without license and en
Sunday. The principal witness was Big
Geerge 8mlth, a oelored man, who swore
that at different times be purebascd beer
from Shaub and paid for it with money
and in oheeks. The latter he purchased
from Shaub, whose name they bere. Upen
onus-examination Geerge said be stepped
drinking at the plaoe beoause the mombers
of the church te whieh he belbngcd found
It out. It was brought up In "meetln"
and he wai "set baek" for thrce months
A number of ether witnesses, nearly all of
whom were oeous, tcstitied te substanti
ally the same facts. Ne testimony was
offered for the defense and the verdlet
was guilty en both charges.
Saturday Morning Court met this
morning at 0 o'cleok for the purpese of
transacting eurreut business, passing sen
tences, fca.
Charles Dennis, E. B. Ilyns, M. D., and
Samuel C. Slaymaker were appointed a
commission In lnnaey te luqulre Inte the
sanity of Milten M. Rupert, who was
acqnl'tcd of sodomy en the ground of in
sanity. Ames Wade, of Drumerc township, was
appointed guardian of the miner child et
Jehn Eekman, late of Providence town
ship, dceascd.
wouldn't "Tiusir tiie would a ORA81
WIDOW."
L, Peek, of Eist Denegal tewnthtp, was
divorced from his wife, Mallnda, en the
ground of adultery. It has been previously
notieed in the newspapers that Mrs Peek
ran off with auether man, aud the following
letter preduced before tbe commissioner
te take testimony in the case exhibits the
state of her feelings. It was left behind
for her children!:
Mr DKAn Children : I Intend te leave
you all. Your grandlatber has disturbed
all the happiness between your father and
I. I cannot stay, bat remember my dear
children that my mind will always be ea
yen. I am still your mother. I ask and
pray te Ged that you may be geed te one
another. Take care of your llttle brother,
for he will be the only one right brother
that you will ever have. I oeuld forget all
that your father has dene against me in
the way of talking and tnutmeut.but your
grandfather has been trying for two yrars
te get us apart,se I de net feel like staying
until be bands me the divoree. I Intend
te take Jehn for a man, for I will net
tramp this world a grass widow. I would
rather go te my grave new. My dear
ohlldren I de net Intend staying away long
from you. I am coming back seen again
if Ged spares my life, te stay with you,
but I cannot ceme te your father's plaee.
Jehn will be geed and kind te you all, for
he thinks as much of my children
as I de. New there will be all
kinds of talk about me, but I hope
that nene of you children will talk against
me, for I have baen a geed mother te you
all and no one oeuld have entieed me te
leave you if it would net be foryeur grand
father. Yeu all knew that I was cot even
welcome te go in at that place, for none
would uearcely spak te me, no better
than a tramp. This whele winter tbey
have been talking about me ; they made
me out bad and everything ele. I was all
I could be. I am a deoent woman and also
I am leaving peer. I came te Laneaster
oeunty with 123 and am leaving It with
(13, after working 18 years. New, I hope
that your father may get this time a rleh
wife, for that was tbe gratest trouble
with your grandfather. I was tee peer
for tbe family, and tbe least thing that
would turnup I had te hear of mvDOvertv:
J se I hope that he may get a rleh ene this
time, lime and again your grandpapa
wenld tell ms that 1 did net visit tbe
family and It always caused het feel
ings. But new I am leaving you for
awhile. Be geed te your grandparents
and te your aunts, for they have
geed land te keep you and I nothing but
what I work for. I am going far away
but net that far that I oannet oeme baek.
Be geed and kind te your father for be
was always geed te you ; I have worked
hard for your father and I always wish
him well, but there are three things that
I would advise him net te de If he gets
another wife. The first : Never strike her
and eurse her badness if sbe Is net,
and last of all, de net let your
father interfere in your family affairs
for your father is kind.bearted man but
he knew what belongs te n woman. But
I respect and thank them all for their
goodness that they dene In helping me te
raise you children for I have nothing
against none of them. I hope that they
may nil live te geed old age. Gead by,
dear littles ones.
A HOMICIDE SENTENCED.
William Wilsen, the colored man from
Salisbury township, who was convieted of
voluntary manslaughter in killing Jehn
Dixen, also oelored, was sentenced te pay
a fine of $100 and undergo an imprison
ment in the Eastern penitentiary for tbree
years and three months, Charles Themas
and Lewis Parker, who were oharged with
oempllolty in the murder and plead guilty
te the same degree of murder, reeeived
similar sentences.
The caies against Mary Deyle and
Bridget Parven, ebarged with abandoning
their infants, were nel pressed, as were
several ether eases of miner importance.
SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING TUB LIQUOR
LAW.
Jacob Adams, who was convieted of sell
ing liquor without license and en Sunday,
was sentenced te pay fines amounting te
(1,000 and costs of proseeutlon.
Mho eame sontenoo was passed upon
Henry U. Shaub who was convieted en
similar charges.
In passing sentenee, Judge Livingston
reprimanded Adams very seveiely, and
stated that it was a disgrace tbathe
should have been allowed te violate the
law for se long a time without molesta
tion from the offleors. His honor also
said that brewers who furnish beer te
sueh persons are certainly aware that the
law is being violated, and if they de net be
careful thsy may find their lieanse frames
empty at seme future date.
NOT OUILTV, DT TO FAV THE COSTS.
At 1:30 p. m., te-day the courthouse
bell rang, and when court met the Spur
rier jury eame in after an absenoeef20
hours. They feuud the defendant net
guilty.but ordered that he pay the costs.
When the bell rang there was great In
terest manifested evor the eity te knew
the verdict. Court bad simply rlsen In
the forenoon te await its rendition. A
large crowd speedily gathered te hear
what it was. Upen tu arrival of Aldw-
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