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JiiVNCASTEK, PA., WEDNESDAY, J)ECESLBER 20, 188G.
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LANCASTER.
A IHrnihsIeii or Wli.il II His ami
What It WnntK.
AN ABLS ADDRESS BY W. 0. 11EN3KL.
ftMklng llrfure Ihn Heard lit Itsile nn Ilia
Veeils tithe Slunli lialllj Hew l.snrss
ler UemiMira Willi lllhrr Cities
nr ftlmlUr Hire loin l
thHiit;gslt"U stailr
In Kshleuinn'shall, en Tuissdiiy eveiilng,
by Invitation of Itie Heard el Trade, W. U.
Ileunel, esq., delivered nn address en " The
town we tlve In i what It has, ftml what It
wants," 11 was n masterly jireiciitatlmt et
thnBubJct,whlchwnslrequently interrupted
ly applause. Tlie spovker talked from notes,
mid till loin-irk occupied about two hours
limn. The big room imia welt ll'led with
inOiiiOfrM of tlie Heard et 'trade and ttielr
guests, nnd tliore was it very considerable
sprinkling et ladles. Mr. It. 1'. Hronemau
presided, mid Introduced tlie speaker. At
the conclusion el ttie address, Mr. Hrnslus
ine ed te adjourn, at tlie muie tltne felicitously
thanking thespeakorler his nlile nnd ciliaui.
thn paper.
Mr. Iletiael, In iiu apologetic wny, sug
gested that tlie easy and iillectlvoauswer of a
ntioer might mitloliwle tlie discussion of
binlnesa questions liy ene whose ceiimiarcial
oxpurlenco had been Itmltttd te wearltig n
high hat In a jwlltlcal precession. He might
plead, hew ever, n certntn appreciation of
"the duty a mnn okes te the town he (Inch
In," and a certaln dlslntoreitodnoss In rots
tlen te special Intorests, a his entire real
estate transactions cunlsted lu piylug In
terest en a mortgage tint m tues with
unerring cerUlnty and ever Increasing
celerlty, and his stock speculations wero
oenQnod te the Kote brake and Lancaster
cromaterlunu
The eemmltteu en statistic i bad recelved
many replies te tlie many mere Inquiries
scut out, and from thesn hsd been gluaued
most of the facts that would l0 preaented as
v-. illustrating tlie resources of Lancaster and
mnuy of the suggestions as le Its ueeds.
Surely no ene mail could tell all that Lnu
raster has, nnd no two men would probably
agree about all It wauls.
Certainly It wauU morn snlf asscttlen
and preperly the organ of this Is the
Heard et Trade. Its note should hnve no
feeble nor uncertain sound. " Theu that let
lest geed tidings te Jerusalem, lift up thy
voice with strmiRth, lilt It up, be net
afraid." Thla Is au aje of business. The
message of the century Is cimmtirclallsm.
Kven In toss beaten and rlng-ilddeii I'lilla I'lilla
delpbla the uierchsnt eloment Is reasmrtlng
Its control of municipal politics, lit tlie pros pres pros
entergioliatlnn, community of Intercut aud
cooperation of nc.leu among thoe who hat if
llke alms has nt last boeu meurud and this
l a geed deal for congratulation.
tee little ruiiLlf srtnii
Lancaster has hid tee llttle public spirit
the disposition of the individual te concede
and surrender something te promote the
common welfare, in en with a calculating
purpese ofgetilug benefits, remotely. Seme
forty jiara age there was a demand for the
exercise of mch a leellng, and It was an.
swored In the uiovement, led by David Long Leng
eueckcr, te establish the cotton iuIIIh 'I hat
was an experiment and, through home vicis
situdes, Anally "as established the plaut
that new empleyB 1 1,250.000 eaplfal, engages
1,000 hand, pays out tJ23,000 annually In
wane, works up 703,000 raw material Inte
7,100,000 yards el fabric and soils a product of
ever 1 1,000,000. Tels single Industry sup
ports abnut ene sixth el our population
wero It te be blotted oat.enrcoiiimerclalpros
p jrlty would be ssdly and seriously Impaired
nnd every feet et real tMate Mitler marked
depreciation and yet ir by any LOiitlnguncy
thli Industry were te be destroyed or If by
any turn of fortune another llke It could be
added te our uiateilal Interests, hew much
stock BUbsorlpUen ler the enterprise could be
raised In liaucater? The Irelght en the
110,000 tens of oeil ceusutntd In Lancaster
is likely roduced tl per ten by the c mstrtie.
tien telhlsclty or the Heading A I'elunibla
railroad, nnd yet the entire lei.d sub-crlit-v
tioes could be covered bv tlie satini or our
citizens In a st mouth. What had net the
tiuarryvlllorallreid addtnl te our husiuess
presiwrtty coutraetcd with the iutustmeut In
It or Lsncaster capital It Is te be feared
that the public spirit wbU'h las bold el Midi
enterprise, which prom pta the ludltidual lu
uenlrltuite his share te the generil pubile
we.il, with chances euly et getting Ins lintst
uiuntbick ronieloly, has luen lacking here.
Ne that wearemitetlug uisina new em of
proresdeual and business lire, when u uen
goneratlou is taking up the work, when
beiih, Juniors and araiilej es are succeeding te
the buslueHs of the lathers ami nenlers, there
are Hlgus el a ret Ival of publk spirit in Lau
caster.
WHAT MUSI DCUM A.li.I.
Kmorsen, in spsaklng of Ketilu, sas
" Uvery mnster has found his material cel.
looted, and his per lay In hU sympathy
with his poeplo aud In Ids leve of the ma
terials be wrought In. Ureat genial
power, ene would almost say, cetibl"ts In net
being erlglual nt all In belug altogether re
ceptive; In letting the world de all aud suf
fering the spirit of the hour te piss unob
structed through the mind." II the Heard
of Trade can crate this spirit, even as a sen
timent, It will seen lay held or the materials
and Inspire Individuals te tbeir adaptation
and use. We must awake te a oeusclousncsa
of our own resources. Fer we are mightily
blessed In what we have Utiles, llke
men, have a proper prlde or nncestry.
Hie past, aome one has said, at least Is ho he
euro; and whether or net Lancaster la te
have a future, the Indisputable fact Is that
our city has a history, 'i he growth aud ex
porleuce et a century aud a hall are hers
Ibsh by far, It Is true, than the hlstertu tow ns
of elder American settlomentB, youngerthan
eten the earlier of the frontier flue et Penn
sylvania towns ; but It Is something te be re re re
iiiombered that before Washington was born
Andrew Hamilton was the transferee of these
lands. The preeminence of this shlre tewu
among the Inland cities of the country dur
Ing the Revolutionary porled Is afatntltir
story, though passing the tiotlce of the rising
generation In the drill of IhhIuku 11 le west
ward and tlie steady advauce of Hie centre of
population toward the geographical centre of
the United Utatea One U most forcibly re
minded, howevor, of the pretensions of the
Lancastorel one hundred years nge lu the
draft ela letter written by Jasper Yeatei in
17S9, favoring Ltneaster ter the federal cap.
ttal. The letter lu full will be round at the
end et this roperL Hkp
ONK REASON roil (.ONUUA.TULA.rtO.S.
It was perhaps net an unmixed evil that
the praver of these petitioners was net
granted. The location of atate and federal
capitals has almost Invariably carried with
them te even as salubrious ellmateius this
a malaria" that has happily net yet Im
paired the healthful conditions el our sur
roundings. Bin co the degoneraey of medern
legislators, we have reason te congratulate
ourselvea that the mophltle ntmosphere of
the state capital, It it existed uaventy years
age, was transfiirred with the neat ofd'onn efd'onn ofd'enn
sylvaula'a goverumsnt Irem Liucaster te
llarrbburg
lu this old aud time ntalned manuscript
there Is a rumluder alike of our historical
reieurces and our lack of appreciation. In
common with n tattauiountei its kind, the
property or the tauilly of which Its author
was the most dltlnguislied member, it has
goue from out the keeplng of our own
cltlzBusinud when Iholiiturehlstoriancoines
te Hed the scattered leaves et local history he
will vainly reach far and wldelu the arduous
talk or their collection, llore uud there re
main a family resident whose Integrity is in.
tact, aud a busluess taking root in the remote
laat, around the trunks or which urn the
rlugsef ahundred years oxlatenoeanddevel exlatenoeanddevel oxlateneeanddevel
4 I'tnent ; but upeu the whole the story or our
Miclnl, polltleal, rommerolal ami prolesilnnal
llfe or tlie ptst century Is fast lading uway.
i:ven the men who were here wlien the
Conestoga Na igatleu company ran Its packets
end the local newspapers chronlcled weekly
"the cominerce el the pert el Lancelet" i
theso who saw the first eiiginn uuler the city
aud who rend the llrnl tidfKram Itished
hither the goiieriitiou that lived and
did our business Ik lore thu era of
steam and eliH-lrlelty are brenrnliig auarrer
nnd scarcer. Where ilriijmiilu Wi st pilntnd
and Tem Talne wrote Iisi-im, where I'ulten
oxierlmoiltcd nnd Win. Henry uiitertslned,
whero Congress met and Washington tar tar
rled, where Jasper Yeatm Ihed and IMnard
Hand died, where tint old ble.'.lc liouse sIihkI
and wliflre the Hessltu prison Imrradks,
whero Jehn Andre played nt marbles with
the Uoe Ihijs nnd Wliete D'spatd, enu el the
reglcldosef Hngllsh hlilery, plotted, are en.
tlrelr unuiarkrd II iieIhIiiiikI fade-1 from the
roeolleotlon. It l te liodetibtud If eten Uia
history studeuts of our high ndioel knew pe
well the most notable vnts and poraensgos
of our city's history as of iiiore remete com
inunltlcs j rertatnty our local geography Is
unfamiliar te the pupils et the eUioels. With
a wealth el material we have llttle of the
historical spirit. Lancaster ha( hlalery. It
wants n historical neddy.
HAUL AIIAN1 MILS Ol I.OI MHI.
Our city has rare advantages of geographi
cal location, of which nothing can depth e It.
The shlre town of the first county of all the
country, the natural Ixiuudarlrsoflhntceiinty
aresowetl defined Hut no clrciimstniice Is
likely te ever dlstuili Its Integrity. Inte
this seat otjusllce and central mart of trade
must pour Ha weallh through all Iho years te
coitiens the waters Hew te the basin, l'er
all tlmolhet'lty will ricolve and largely de
pend upon the trade el the country, ami any
policy that Ignores this will te fatal. Uf
greater Importance than te keep our own
trade at home It is te keep from slaying
at home the distant trade that new cornea
here. This rural trade wilt steadily increase
with the Improvement el the country, and as
the rag cariiet Is exchanged ler Hrtmels, the
mper window shades for !ae curtains, aud
the accord con and tlddte for the tunetul
muilobex anil grand plana Our proximity
te the seaboard cities w 111 uet or be destroy cii)
aud yet we are net se close as te bring our
retail trade into tee close competition with
the city merchants. Our easy railroad com.
uiuntcatleu with Philadelphia, New Yerk
and Haltlinore affords a ready aud ever In.
creasing market rer our surplus market sup
plies. Lancaster has geed health. Her situation
Is highly favorable. The sanitary conditions
are belter and the death rate lower than In
any ether city of Its cla hi the state. There
Is no swamp here lob eed malaria nor a slug
gish stream te hinder proper dralnnge.
Her schools are iioed and well adminis
tered thelr finances are lu excolleut com! I
tlen nnd against f2JS,78l of prOerty Its ellset
Is only (03,000 et dent , the rate of lax Is low,
aud theprlnclple or iienpartlsanshlp In the
beard el ulrocters Is new firmly established.
We have a college, with n iiundred years
et history behind it, whose corner stone
1- ran kiln hluiatdr laid , nnd Lancasler Is
fertunslu lu being net euly the educational
but the tboeloglcal cvutre et n great church
that has Its held en the nflectleus and
alleglauce et a large tortleu of the jioeplo of
1'ennsylvaiila.
Of churcheand It is le be hoped uf rollgten,
there Is abundant supply. With nearly
forty congregations representing about half
as many distinct denominations, there can be
no Just com plaint ela lack of variety. Tuey
number nearly 10,000 actual members and
riubrace a community et ever 0,000 souls.
Upen the million dollars or Lmcaster's
church proerly there Is seaice W.OO'i i
debt.
Lancaster has uoHspspers tint have no
peers lu state Journalism. It has a pure
and refined social Ule . hospitality and com
fort that have distinguished us abroad ; Its
tuarUets are the most abundant and cboapest
te be found lu the state, and even the house,
held service here -though much complained
of -Is mere faithful aud economical than is
the went of large cities. While our charities
are well established, t (Helen t and easily sup
Iorted, the gratifying fact remains that no
town of any sire In Pennsylvania Bhews se
small a pruorllen or the directive, delin
quent ami dependent classes.
Our financial system is solid and stable,
and no occasional lallure shakes It. The
llve national banks here aggroate l,Jt30,0ui)
capital mere thau all the banks of Mcrautnn,
with au alleged jwpulatlen et 70,000 WW,
(TC surplus, t-',.'l0,(j00 deposits, and tJ,"7 l,71t)
discounts- nut te neak or thu tiausactiens
of private bauhs, whose buMiitrsis iiotpub iietpub
llstied, but whose solidity and ropenslblllty
are tiuiiuestleued.
iu.i r.iNn i mi in .
Our city gev erument after all Is uet crimi
nally pruttlgale. l'rem Wi) te lSed the uet
city debt has decreased from .Vi7,7W.W te
fl0,W, our sowerage Hystetn, it net the
Lest, Is tar superior te meat towns , our pep
illation from 170 te lsu lucreaswl the aver
age (sir cent, of the whele country , lu lsvJ
we polled "W17 votes le 1,260 In Isb-S, audit
Sjrauten w lth 7,7.17 votes has 70,000 popula
tion and Wllllamapert with 3,001 has '.3,000
people, Lancaster with great moJesty can
claim from 30,000 te 3.1,000
Other eloments or pregreas are te be round
In the tact that the 1,'M gas consumers of
1H70 hat e Increased te 3,000 , the actual rev.
euue collection of this district has swollen
from Jl.a-il M)!.r In 1M3 8I te about tl.GSJ,
71SS0 m li(S7, our much abused water
supply Is twice us great per capita as that of
Hullate, llosteu, t'liicluuatl or I'nil iJnlpliU,
and six times as prufuse as tlul el most
Lureeau cities, the rale or wier
taxes Is actually tower thau lu any ether tenu
lu the state,whether ter household uocessitles,
convetiienccs or te Mipply mauulacturlug
power. Our real ornate valuation Is as
sessed at nearly (13,000 000, though actually
about (15,000,000 or (10,oeu,000 , it la exceeded
per capita only by rulladelpila, l'ittsburg,
Allegheny and pvrlinpi Heading. Frem 1WJ
te the pre&out time tneru were Issued here
1,670 building ixirmlU, represeutlng J,100
new buildings worth at least (3, 1 W.i,0(A. Or
the 7,7Kl buildings lu this city &,ort-J are et
brick and stone, and for building brick Is te
be had nowhere cheaiHir than here. Of the
100 leading cities lu tnls country the people
of net one are se comfortably housed as Lan
caster's , ever a third et our aiults are
property owners.
Tne tobacco and live stock trade at this
point are enormous and of clesj concern te
the busbies life et the city, thelr relations
te our agricultural aystem and the best means
te protect and promote them ought te Us el
high iuteriHt te the Heard of Trade.
The business ul the the railroads, telegraph,
telephone aud poitelllco hore Is increasing
everyyiar. The Heading railroad business
has grown at least a third in six years, the
l'eunsjlvaula railroad sells l'sO.OOO tickets
new per annum te 111,000 ten years age ; our
postal rev unuia have gained ID per cent. In
the last llve mouths nt 18eU ever the corn's
pending p'jilu i et lbb6.
The ltuuiiiactures of Lancaster exhibit
greater variety thau theso et Buy ether city
lu I'euiisylvania except Philadelphia and
l'ittsburg . and or the first hundred cities lu
all the United States this ene ranks higher
lu manufactured product thau In population.
Our luauiilacturiug establishments are
scarcely less than 600 I u numbsraud thelr
empleyes aggregate about 6,000 J while, the
strictly commercial sales of the cltycaunet
fall far short et (5,000,000 per anum ; being
happily distributed through n large number
et smalt stores and net consolidated lu a low
big monopolies.
WHAT LA.NtAHlEK WA.Nlst,
But the wanta of the city rare almost in
varied as Its resources ; aud no little diversity
of opinion prevails In theanswera te Inquiries
for suggestions as te what will best prometo
the business interests and general welfare et
Lancaster. "Let everybody buy at home,"
eajs one ( "etler inducements te manufac
tures," says anotber; "unlock the money in
the banks and at Interest;" "mero water:"
"lower taxes j" "eetter oily government'."
'iree cremation j" "paved streets and chenper
light," and boeii.
Whatever differences of opinion may
prevail, there is cuucuritnce lu the view that
our Heard et Trade should Ilrst aid the lau
gulshlng manufacturing industries already
established here; Unit out the worthiest of
them, extend the M or capital te struggling
iDccbanies and artisans and then induce
hlther that class of works for which our poeplo
ahew the host adaptation aud for which our
location is most favetable. Certainly lu
dustrlcs of the c!u of the watch factory,
which cenvert the smallest amount of raw
material Inte the greatest value of product,
distributing the largest amount as the wages
of labor, are most dosirable ; aud for auch in
dustrlea as the manufacture or thelr hard
ware, hats and caps, clocks, buttons, Jewelry,
saddlery goods, rillea, rubber geed, Bhlrts,
carpets, Bilks, woelons, Ac, Lancaster can
eiler special advantages. Lancaster needs te
unlock its undue amount et capital Invested
here in bank stocks, mortgages aud Judg
uiuuts thu londeucy has been tee strong te
run lu that direction. II twetity percent of
the llve millions here at Interest wero di
verted tii productive Industries i and ene aero
In llve of our sites In the suburbs for factor
les wero glven frne for auch purposes, the
otiect would undoubtedly Ixi te greatly stlmu.
Inte the general business prosiierlty. It may
Ira profitably Nuvrgested whether a gcnernl
Improvement company, te promote such ob
jects ought net te be organized within the
llesrd el Trade,
We want Heme new railroads certainly
the line te New Helland, opening an te easy
communication the rich east end of the
county, and a connection v la (Jtiary vllle with
the lUltlmnre A Ohie hjMpui. We want
street railway extensions and ready facilities
te reach our suburbs, as they will aoeti be
built up and occupied. Lancaster Is remark remark remark
abloameng cHlmln that It scarcely has auy
suburbs. We want better rates of transpor
tation and uniform and certain charges for
telegraphy and telephone Horvlce, as well as
eflluleiicy. The II mm! el Trade has a right te
demand, and It Is lis duty te nee that corpor
ations deal Justly betweeu mau and man
and fairly IhiIwoeii place and place.
Lancaster wants cheaper light and a ready
supply of steam or ether fuel distributed by
mains.
A MON PAUIISAN lITl riOVLUNMISKr.
Hut chief among alt its needs Is a neu-partisan
city government, admlnlstored by busi
ness men, ler business purpese and ou busi
ness principles.
It has a non-partisan lire and school depart
ment , It must be cv tended te council, the
police, the assessor, water, streets, sowersge
and ethor questions el municipal buitness.
The rearrangement of the wards, redistribu
tion of the police, Imtter water supply,! terage,
stroetaud paving luiprotements, are nil ques
tions for a buslnens men'a and uet a tielitlclan'a
government. Here Is the place , new is the
tlme te ergaulAj auch a movement te rid our
city elltlcs of baleful and corrupting In In In
lluonces that hrtvn sel.-xl upon the Individual
veter j "1 am net the one, erhaps," said the
speaker, "le a-tv ie huhlties men. In their
political duties, but lu such a movement
where any will fellow I will go and where
any will lead 1 will fellow. '
It is true our Ity needs that Its poeplo
trade at home , and ou the o'ber band our
merchants want te bring all trade poslbIe
here by the exercise of tiste, llberaIlty,entor llberaIlty,enter llberaIlty,entor
prlse nnd Intolllgetice In the xslectlen, the
display nml the adv ertltomentof their goods.
It Is for this beard te consider the cash and
credit, the "I rade" and order systems , te
the modincatlen of the extreme provalence
of tlie credit iilau hein.
Water works Improvements pay, Increased
facilities bring larger revenutts, we collect
(60,000 water rents new, a gain et 100 per
cent, in teu years, and yet our storage ca
pacity has net been enlarged In thirty five
jears. litis Is of siierler Importance te the
question of supply nt present; but for neither
this nor the prriiiestnl new sewerage will or
ought the people vote money, unless this
beard gives eome guarantee of a Judicious
expenditure by a body of ceuuclltuen put In
nomination as the representatives or the real
business and property mterests of the city.
The moral risks of less by fire are less In
i.aocanier inau auy oilier town m tne stale ,
the actuat letaea lu three years have uet
averaged ever (f 000 peranum. It may be
profitable le inquire w bother our city could
uet afford te curry a portion of its ewu lire
risks seeing the large amounts paid annually
hore for lu nuance.
A new cemetery outside the city limits and
the conversion of the small graveyardsln the
centre of the town Inte parks , the promotion
of high farming, gardening and fruit culture
In the adjoining country ; the freeing of the
public highways by thoabellton of at least a
portion el the tell gates that new hem lu and
cut oil the city the generous endowment of
the college : the erection or public memorials ;
the establishment of n free library ; the pro
motion or eclentltlc study in its relation te
our local Interest and ether workef Individ
ual lieuoflcence were touched upon , aud in
conclusion the speaker said
Tin: oil leek ion iiie mrm,.
With this history behind what luture may
uet be before us' With our richness of resource.-,
the aftluenre et the surreunding1 and
tributary country, what may uet fellow the
application of new energy aud well directed
capacity te this wealth et material at hand 7
Thatotber lowuhaveoutatrlpped us lias been
due te their lack or ndvautsges and their
necesaltles, lather than te their suierlerlty.
We have Jogged along, because we have
felt ea.iv ami comfortable and have
tlnally eapnrleneed tbe disadvantages el
the hvir born te fortune. It rests
with this association c te determine what
shall LaucaMei'a future) be. We want ue
sudden development, no Inflated prosperity,
no fictitious adiuuu-i-, no experimental eu eu
terprles; but we want co-eporatlou, liber
ality aud public spirit, intelllgtut discussion
in your cemmllUs's week after woek et tte
subjects allotted them, aud lu your cham
bers mouth alter month of each one or the
questions 1 have prelected, and a hundred
ethers that your larger sagacity aud bieader
experience will promptly suggest. The
pubile mind Is quickened te inter
est lu t tie m peputur feeling has
beeii excited te expectation ofsemo remits
here, 11 will notde te simply roselvoand re re
reselv e and dle the same. 'Iho principle of
overy man rer himself must be modified by
the recognition el that broader principle that
everyone who contributes te the pubile wol wel wol
farewill reap his share et the general advan
tages , aud II this Heard or Trade potent
te control by Its united action the business,
tbe social, the commercial and the political
lite and destiny of this city will take bold
et these questions lu the right spirit, It will
hear the voice el an approving constituency
a great municipality et 30,000 people and
the near peisibillties or 60,000, wllh complex
nnd varied interests, sounding te tbnni the
acclaim of Inspiration . "Knlarge the place
et thy tent ami let them stretch forth the cur
tains of thine habitation , spare net, lengthen
thy cords aud strengthen thy stakes."
tiik rannHAL vsvitau
tltie'in (Hi en in 1 7 nil Fer MakluK Itiicaster
thu r)imaiieiil Seat of CmigreM.
1 ollewicg is the "Heugh Draft" ern letter,
framed by Jasper Yeates, te the Tederal Con
gress of 17b'J. en behalf of the corporation et
Lancaster, asking for the location hore of the
Federal Congress. The erlglual MSS. Is the
preperty of I). MeX. Ktautler, of New Yerk ,
aud It was read In part by Mr, Hensel In his
address last evening.
l;AMsii;ii, Match 7, 17Sfi.
O'f iCfcmen 'Iho Corporation et this Hor Her Hor
eugh have been Instructed by the Inhabit
ants thorrerund of the ad lelnlug Townships te
address jeu. Tlie new ( eiistil ufien te which
w e anxiously leek up as the means el estab
lishing thu empire or America en the most
sure nnd solid basis is new In motleuand
oueol the objects et Congres will be teiix
en a permanent l'lace et Hesiaeuue where
their exoluslve Jurisdiction can be conven
iently and safely exercised.
(Should the goueral iuteres's of the Union
point nut au Inland Central Situation as pre
ferable te that el a seaport for the future resi
dence et that Jlunerabla liedy, we humbly
presume te efter ourselves ns candidates for
Hint distinguished honor. We feel ourselves
mere emboldeuod te enter into the list as we
llnd this Horeugh has been lately put In
nomination hy the Honernblo Congress
under the fermer Corporation, and we auOer
ourvelves te be (Uttered that the reason
which then subsisted for sueh a choice, ox ex
lata mere strongly at the present moment.
As an Inland Tewu we de net pereelve our
selves Inferior te any within the Dominion
el the I'nKed b'ates: Our lauds are re
markably iertlle, aud In n high state of culti
vation. Our ceuutry Is possessed of every eon een eon
venlenco for water works. As will appear
by the draft herewith seut, aud peculiarly
healthy. Our water Is geed, every necessary
material for building is te be had In the great,
eat quautlty desired and at the meat reason
able rates, and we venture te assert that there
Is no pat of the United States whleh can
beast within the oempaes et ten miles the
same number of wagons and geed teams
with ourselvea.
We ere sensible that dealing In gouerals
will have no eflect with dispassionate and
temporate minds. We venture, tlmrnrnrn. in
descend Inte a mero minute recapitulation
and pledge eurselves te you for the truth aud
correctness of the following' statement, which
has been made upeu the most thorough ex.
aiulnatlnn and in the carefulleat mauuer In
our power, without exaggeration.
The borough of Lancaster ia a square, on en
compassing a portion of ground of one mile
In length trem the centre (the court house)
by the main Btroeta which Intersect It at right
angles. We have five publie bulldlncs, in.
eludlng nn elegant court liouae, 68 feet by -IS
feet In tbe second story thereof la a very
liaudsoine room, It feet by 32 feet in the
clear, and two conveniently adjoin
ing looms, each being 2 feet by 13
feet 111 the clear. 'I here are olevon
places of pubile worship besides a temporary
synagogue belonging te the respective
societies of Kplscepaliatis, l'reabytertana,
Lutherans, Kofermed church or Heidelberg,
Moravian, Quakers and Catholics. WlthTu
the oeiniwssur the borough an enumeration
el the dwelling beuses was actually taken In
1760. and the number then built was 078,
which sluce that orled has considerably In
creased. Many of the houses are large, ole ele
ganl and commodious, nnd would In our
ldea nccoiriinednto Congress and thelr suite
at this iiorled without Inoenvenlenco. Hoard Heard
ing and lodging are te be had at very easy
rates. According te the best computation we
can make there are within this borough
about i,1W souls.
A number or great read pass through Oils
place. We are a thoroughfare te the four
eirdlnal point of the compass. Laber is te
be had at the rata of 2 per day. Iho current
Frlcca et previsions are Wheat 6 fl, rye 3,
ndlsn ivirn 2-0, eats 1-fl per bushel. Hest
bay J per ten, erk, stall led best from 25 te
30sper cwt,veal3 and mutton 1 ,d.per pound.
All kinds tr poultry are In great abundance
and reasonable, fihad, rock aud salmon are
plentifully supplied te us from the Husquo Husque
hatina In thelr soase.i, Iho prices of flre
weed the Inst season have beeu ler hickory
weed 12s (II. and oak Sc Od. per cord.
Within the distance el 0 and 30 miles from
this place we have six furnaces, 7 forges, 2
slitting mills and 2 rolling mills for the man
ufacture of iron. Within a compassef 10 miles
square we have 17 merchant mills, in aaw
mills, 1 fulling mill, 4 oil mills, s hemp
mills, 2 boring aud grinding mills for gun
barrels and 8 tau yards. Tliore are a grest
number of convenient altos for water works
still unoccupied. Wlthlutlieboreugh,aUoaro
the following manufacturers and artisans,
tI: ll hatters, 89 shoemakers, 1 tanners, 7
saddlers, 25 tailors, 22 butchers, 25 weaver?, 3
stecklng-weavera, 25 blacksmiths and white
smiths, 0 wheelwrights, 21 bricklayers and
masons, 12 bakers, 30 carpenters, 11 coopers,
0 plasterer, 0 clock and watchmakers, G to te to
baecoulsts, I dyers, 7 gunsrnlthr, 6 rope repe rope
makero, 4 tlumen, 2 brass founders, 3 skin skin skin
drossers, 1 brushmaker, 7 furrleri, 7 nailers,
5 silversmith", 3 potters and 3 copper
smiths, besides their respective Journeymen
and apprentices. Tliore are also A browerles,
3 brickyards nnd 2 printing presses, nnd 40
heuses of publie onterulninent within the
borough.
The material fur building, such as stene,
lttne, sand, clay proper for brick, timber,
beards, iVc, are te be had in the greatest
abundance at the most reasonable rates.
We would instance ns ene particular that
the best piue beards from the Susquehanna
are delivered hereatis. Od. per hundred feet.
Our centrical situation will be bestdoter bestdeter
mined by the consideration or the following
dlstauces which pursue, the courses of the
reads new occupied, but which may be short
ened, aud which we conslder as a"curately
takeu, viz :
from Lancaster te Philadelphia e miles
Frem Lancaster te Wilmington . M "
from Lane istcr te Newport 17 "
from Lancaster te Ileadet fctlc IV '
lTum Lancaster te Northeast it "
from Laneaater te Reck lluu .. . Si "
trem Lancaster te month of Suirjue
lianna. it "
Frem Lnueaater te Haltlinore by Mc-
Call'a terry 60 "
Frem Lancasta r le Trenten by the
HvreUes' rera '"
Frem Lancaster te Ceyell a Ferry en
Delaware $7 "
Frem Lancaster te Heading ... 1IK"
Fiudi Lanetnler te Lat m ...8.1 "
Fiem Lancasler te rbtht's Ferry, eus
hanna 10 "
Frem Lnucjwler te Harris Ferry, Sua
gucnanna ... . K "
Frem Lancaaterta AnCernen s Feny 11 "
rrein Lancaster te MeCall Ferry , 16 "
Frem I anuastcr te Teach bottom il "
from Lancaster te Ueland t Ferry en
Potomac . 93
Frem Lauca-tcr te Itaipira Ferr en
1'oteinao ... .... Ill "
We have presumed, gentlemen, te make
the foreaelng statement aud aJdress It te
you. The general natlecal inter oils of
America at large will, we are persuaded, be
fully considered when the Important point of
tbe future permauent resldeuce of Congress
is agitated and determlueJ en by that honor
able body.
We have reasons te think that Wm. Ham
ilton, cyq , who is eutltleil te tbe rent charges
and unoccupied parts of tills borough, would
cheerfully meet every wish of Congress, be
far ns bis property is concerned. Permit us
only te add that our cltUensare (ederal aud
strongly attached te the new system of gev.
eminent. We have the honor le be with
every sentiment of renjif. ', pentlemeu,
your most fultlilul and etwdlent humble eer
auts. In behalf el the corporation nnd clti?"ns.
LlTBIHUt P. 1. 1. 1IA I1LMI.V.
Subftirlbing Fer a Lecture Course lu Fmbrate
Five l'upular UUceurs
CuiAnBTnTevvN, Dec. 29 About ene
month age, a party of our enterprising liter
ary gentlemen assembled together for the
purioe of arranging for having a series of
lectures given lu our town by renowned
upeakera. Thelr efforts were suecesslul. The
following elllcers were electtd te perve as n
lecture committee : J. 1 . Ober, president , J.
O. Westhafer, secretary , Hev. b M. Heeder,
treasurer. Season tickets were sold at $1 00,
which entitled tbe holder te admission te llve
lectures. Over 160 season tickets have been
sold, and last nlgbtthe ilrd lecture was given
In lierst's hall, before a very large audience.
The speaker was Hev. Theodere Selimauk,
or Lebanon, Pa , who spoke ter two hours en
"Tha IJlue Slde or a Inllar." Kvery oue
was ploased te hear the humorous and in
structive address.
The next lecture will occur en January It,
1SS7, wheu Kev.A C. Whltuier, et Laueaster,
will speak en ' Naming the Uiby "; en l'eb.
15, Hev. T. 8. Jobuseu,of Lebanon, will speak
en "Love, Courtship and Mnrrhge"; ou
March 1, Cel. A. C. C'epeland will gpeak en
"Sneband Snobbery." The llflb, und last
lecture will be given later. As yet no speaker
has been euenged for tbat occasion but It is
thought that Ceh J. 1' Stnlerd will give us
a date.
noneuon nrtj
Lest evening Bovenlceu piece ul the
Ulizabethtewu cornet baud went te Haln
bridge te attend Iho fair belug held by the
Mechanic's band, of tbat place. They are
meeting with success ; the admission Is free.
The council of the Lutheran church here
held a meeting ou Sunday in the chaps), and
designated .Sunday, January le, lsT, as the
day le dtdlcate the new Lutberau church.
Impressive ceremeules are being prepared
for tbe day, and a number el ministers lrem
nbreid will be present. The church will be
finished In u week ; it was begun In March
lasL It is a very beautiful eUltlcH.
The Hoaten IdeafUucle Tem's Cabin" com
pany was in town ou Friday last with twenty
two people, n uniformed baud, a pack or
bleed bounds, llfteeu trunks, i-ceuury nnd
ethor material. The evening was very dls
agreeable aud the result was a peer house
yet the performance vv us fair. On Christmas
they plajed lu Mlddletewu, ntlorueon aud
evening, te peer business On Monday the
company stranded lu Uarrlsburg.
Kuueral of 1.1111a litoten
The funeral of Llllle Hluteu, the actress,
took place Tnesday atiorneon from the real real real
donceor her father, Xe, 1,421 Seuth Bread
Btreet, 1'hlladelphla. About 2,000 persons,
relative", friends aud nJmirers of the de
ceased crovvded the house and tilled the aide
walk In front. I'leral etleriugs almost Illled
the room lu which the body lay, among these
being a large cress of roses and Wits, the
ellarlug of the Geerge O. Meade Hest, O. A.
It. A uumber of woll-kuewn theatrical peo peo poe
plo wero among the meurners. The funeral
services wero conducted by Hev. Henry
Hharp, of the l'rasbyterlan church, aud tbe
interment was at Mount Merlah cemetery,
Tbe pall-bearers were A. P. Dutlen, Leuis
J. ICelb, William rielda, and S imuel l. Huch
ui jveniimg ; William I uuck, ei immeKiu,
nnd J, W. Cook Hngerstewu, Md.
First t'reinlum (or llaiitains
The exhibition of the rvnuajlvatiln Ktate
I'eultry seciety, which has beeu lu progress
at Horticultural hall, l'hlludolphla.slnce Wed
nesday last, closed Tuesday evenlug. Oce,
II, Heller, of Ellzjhctbluwti, received first
premium ter llrewu Kedgame bantam cocks.
llie lllgbaloet llauth's heals.
Tlie demand ter scats for Kdwiii Beeth's
performauce en t'rlday nlbt has been won wen
derfully lnrge. At neon today thore re.
malned but half a detn unsold reats down
stairs, whlle thore are but t.vonty.tlve or
thirty left en the gallery. Among the pur
chasers are agreat many poisons residing In
different towns ami vllligei throughout the
county. ,
ALL PASSENGERS INJURED.
A 111 MS HVNNltH) AT ItiUH HVKKV
HTIItHKH A IIHOKBN riWU.
Til HaiRsts Cnr and Twe Uescbsa Jamp the
Truck and Hull Ueim nn Knibankintnl,
Hie AcclilentUccnrsat Nlcht Matnes
el Seme at the Injured,
I'iriMiuii'i, Dec 2". The Alliance Ao Ae Ao
cemmodatioo train en the Tort Wayne read,
which left this city late yenterd ay afternoon,
was wrecked last night near New Galilee,
about 40 miles west of the city, and nearly
all the passengers en beard were mere or less
Injured. The train was running at a high
rate of speed and onceuutorod a broken frog.
The engine passed ever the break safely, but
the baggage car and two passenger coaches
jumped the track and rolled down au ern
bankment. Fortunately the cars, although
bady wrocked, did net take fire, and these
who escaped with slight injuries net te
work te relieve the Ies fortunate. Hew the
passougers ones pod alive was a marvel te
these who saw the wreck. Among these
most seriously injured were the follewing:
It, I. MeCurley, carpenter, In the employ of
the company, bruised about the body and
head and left ear cut; Oeo. Piper, New
Oallloe, contused wounds en head and
shoulder ; W. U. Hill, baggagemaster, struck
en tbe bead by a trunk nnd ankle cut and
crushed j Harry Wolfe, of Enen, l'a., head
cut and hip fractured , II. Gearing, brake
man, wrists aud hands dangerously cut by
glass; Conductor J. Allaller, head severely
out aud body brulsed. Al the wounded
were taken te New Uatllee where they re re re
colved attention.
Arranging ter Legan's Funeral,
WasIUhoten, D. C, Dee. 29. New thatlt
has been definitely decided that Ueneral
Legan's funeral will take place in the Senate
chamber ou Friday, aud that his remains
will He in state In the rotunda of the capltel
from te-morrow necn until Friday neon, the
details te harmonize with this plan are being
rapidly perfected te-day. Guards of honor,
composed of representatives of the army,
navy, u. a. it., ivniguta Templar and Leyal
Legien comrades are at the Legan mansion
and will be ou duty at the aide of the coffin
from this time en until the remains are
placed In the Heck Creek cemelery vault.
The transfer of the remains from Calumet
Place te the capltel te-morrow morning will
take place quietly and with but little military
or civ te display. The committee of senators
which will represent tbat body at the funeral
met at the capltel at 10 e clock this forenoon
te arrange all miner details. General Hlieri.
dan was requested te act as marshal en the
day of the funeral and will be at the head of
the leni; precession of military and civic
organizations and necletlea that will fellow
the senator's remains te Reck Creek.
At a late hour this afternoon Cel. Lemen
authorized the sUterucnt that the fund for
Mra. Legau had reached (?5,000 from sub sub
scrlpllen ranging from 51,000 te (200.
till! SKW .imUSBV VEMTltAl.
Tnntrcrnf In Management Frem the It fading
te lie EfTeeted Saturday.
I'liiLAbBLrniA, Dec. 29. The transferor
thopreperty of the New Jeney Central rail rail
read from the management of the Philadel
phia A Reading railroad company, leasee, te
that of the owners next Saturday, will be
without formality. Kecelver Harris states
tbat a few official changes will be made, but
beyond these the return el the read le the
control of tbe recclvers will net
be attended by any incident of publie
Interest. The reorganization plan, Mr. Har
ris eays, has net proceeded far enough as yet
te talk about it, and it Is altogether uncertain
what prepositions will be made te the se
curity holders of the company. Of ceurse
the tripartite agreement between the Read
ing, Jersey Central and Lehigh Ceal 4
Navigation companies will no longer remain
In eflect se far as tbe first named company is
concerned, and the relations between the
two ethor oempanlos will remain for further
adjustment. It is stated tbat the condition
of the Jersey Central property has net de
terterated materially during Its operation as
n part of the Heading system.
,IUSllVr.1 CUAllUKD 11 Til BTEALIKO
I'nnil'. Aiuuuullug te Orer lOO.OOO, Kept
Frem n Town's Treasury.
Chiiaue, Dee. 29. Police Hergeaut Dan
forth, of Knglewoed, read statistics te the
Northern Kngloneod Imprevment associa
tion last night tending te show tbat Justice
Tcaruey, of the Town of Lake. had collected
neatly (10,000 lu the last six months, of
which net ene dollar had been
turned turned ever te the town treasurer.
He also questioned Capt. Markey's Integrity.
Prosecuting Attorney Turner aupported
Sergeant Dauferth's chargeand characterized
Justice Tearney 'a method of doing business
as judicial larceny and systematic robbery.
He said that since the establishment of tbe
pelice court lu 1675, 132,000 had been col
lected In Unec, but had never been turned
ever te the treasurer. A committee of five
has been appointed te Investigate the charges
against Justice Tcarney, Captain Markey and
Supervisor btallerd. Justice Tearney claims
that the town ewes lilm money, Instead of
the reverse beiug the case
Machinists anil the KnlghU.
PiULAUiiLrm v., Dec. 29 Lenls F.
Smith, master workman of local assembly
Ne. 17 Knights of Laber, received a telegram
yesterday irem Jehn L. Hall, a member of
the district assembly Ne. 49 el New Yerk
city, requesting assembly Ne, 17 net te take
auy action upon the proposed withdrawal, as
Master Workman Powderly had sent a letter
te Mr. Hall bearing en the subject. Mr.
Smith inferred from this the general execu
tive beard had beceme alarmed at the attl attl
tude of the machinery constructors
and had decided te grant tbe national
trades charter. Although local assembly Ne,
17 has served its connection with tbe Knights
It will probably request the rosterotlou of its
charter should the national charter be granted
by the goneral exocutlve beard.
A Sentence of 01) Years.
Miru'tiibuorte Ills., Dec 29. The trial of
the Hickam murder easels at an end, result
ing in the convietion of Tem and Jehn
Uiekaui et manslaughter and a sonteuco of
09 years in the penitentiary. A motion for a
new trial will be heard en Tuesday, January
4, when it is prosumed that tbe father and ten
will go in chalus together te serve what may
be considered a llle sentence.
Ituiuurs of War.
Lonhe.n, Dec. 29. It ia again rumored
tbat Hesalula, the Abyssinian general, has
captured Kassala. It Is also reported that a
large body el Dervlshes defeated the Abys
slnlans at Sabderat.
the I'retlilent (Irestly luipiuveil.
Wv.sinNcne.v, D. 0,, Dec. 29, The presi
dent is very much better te-day aud Is attend
ing tohlsefliolal duties as usual. Heexpects
te be able te attend the funeral of Senater
Legau ou Friday and te held hliregularNew
Year's reception en Saturday.
Fell Head at a Sleeting,
Pkeiii , Ills,, Dec 29. Charles F. Ilaeen,
of the firm of Hills ,t lUcen, Insurance
egenu, and one or the most prominent citi
zens of thla city, dropped dead at the Heard
of Trade at 10.00 IMU morning. He leaves a
wife.
VUXBTlTUTlUNAt. BHUROBSI RN T.
Surslturs f the Btste Conrentlen Knjnylng
Their Annual Dinner,
The association of surviving members el
the constitutional con voutleu el 137J held a
reunion aud banquet nt Augustlne'a, Phila
delphia, ou Tuesday evening. Hamilton
Aldrlch presided. These present were :
William Lilly, Henry O, Parsons, Judge J,
W. K. White, William II. Armstrong,
Audrew Reed, Judge William MoLean,
Geergo Ress, Charles llremhead, .Levi
Hooke, Judge Harry White, William K.
Littleton, Kdwaril C. Knight, Wayne Mao Mae
Veagh, Charles Hunslcker, Themas Heward,
James W. M. Newlln, Judge William It,
Hanna, ex-Attorney General Henry W. Pal Pal
mer, Jehn Price Wetherlll and Jlauelar
Urewu.
In responselo acall from tlie member te
state what were tlie prospec's of constitution,
alonfercfltuout, Mr. Newlln said that acaro acare
ful examination of the pledges made by the
various lnemlmrnelect of the Senale and
Heuse, aud the record or theso who have
publicly detined thomselves, aud the posi
tion of these metnbers whose constituents
were particularly Interested In breaking up
railroad abuses, made It clear that a majority
or both Houses was in favor of legislation en
forcing Articles XVI and XVII ofthecenstl
tutleu,wlth appropriate ponallles nnd machin
ery for their oufercomont. He also said that
the indications wero that tholcglslatlen would
be in the same general direction as the bill
reported by the conference committee en the
dlsagrcement botween the Senate aud the
Heuse at Washington en the Cullem and
Reagan bills. The Cullem bill was objected
te In the liouse et Representatives as being
tee conservative and net stringent eneugn
against tbe railroad companion, nnd en the
ether hand the advocates of the Cullem bill
considered the Reagan bill te be oppressive.
The con rerene bill ombeJleaproilslous from
both bills, nnd will deubtless be mere satis,
factory than cither as originally pasted.
Mr. Newlln then continued . " Iho bill ou
behalf or the convention committee is being'
prepared and will be Introduced into the
Senate and Heuse of Representatives In the
first week or the session. This bill will con
tain a prevision giving the courts the fullest
power by quo warrante, mandamus, Injunc
tion and attachment, te enferce every provis previs
ion of Article XVI and XVII ei the constitu
tion, at the suit of tbe commonwealth, at the
relation of the railway commission provided
for, or el the attorney general, or of any
district attorney subject te the con
trol of the attorney general or of any
municipality, corporation, association or
person Injuriously affected by any act
or neglect contrary te said articles of the
constitution. The bill provides Ter prompt
and Inexpensive hearings and summary
methods et redress. Peeling Is absolutely
forbidden and publicity of rates la required,
and penalties lmposed for willful Infringe
ments ofthe act, and lu cases whero the Jury
finds specially that any litigant with a rail
road has been willfully Injured the court
shall impriseu the defendant, aud net merely
flnehlm. J
"A commission of five uiombers,appolnled
by the governor. Is provided for. Its find find
legs shall be prima facie evldence en ques
tions or Individual damage, and Its decision
shall be final as te the right or the railroad
company te de the acts complained or. AH
the expanses of tbe railroad commissioners,
ether than for special Inquiries In particular
eases, shall be borne by all the railroad and
canal companies in proportion te their capital
stock tax. In particular cases wheu the rail
read company la found te be iu default the
entire expense of the Inquiry Is tebe charged
te the particular company as oetti."
MSATU HIT DENNIS 11UUOAM.
He Dies Frem Injuries Itecelreil In n Terrible
Full uu Christinas Day,
Dennis Bregan, who fell down the stairs
at the pubile hall In Quarryvllle, en last Sat
urday, the account of which appeared lu
Monday's I.ntelliqenuf.r, diedat hUheme
in Celeratn township, about neon, Tuesday.
Frem the time of his terrible fall he remained
unconscious until within a few hours et his
death, when he recovered his sonses and was
able te talk te his family and receive the
last rites or hU church, which were adminis
tered by Rev. Father McHlhaney.
Doenlswasa uatlve of Ireland, and came
from Denegal when he was IS years old.
After landing he seen started te thla county,
and stepped en " the Mederwell Farm " iu
Drumore te stay ever night ; he took a Jeb
and worked for Mederw ell's ler years. He
never left the lower end of the county, nnd
was always an Industrious man aud never
wanted for a Jeb. He was a fine specimen of
a big hearted Irishman, uud had a large cir
cle of friends. He was a geed singer and
could render an Irish song better than many
of the stage. Iiisbmen. He was au active
member et St. Catherine's Catholic church
et Drumore, where his remains will be in
terred en trlday.
In politics he vvaa an earnest and unflinching
Democrat, He had three daughters living lu
thla city aud one lu Harrlsburg. At the tlme
of his death he was 0n j ears of age.
HA It JSNDISU Uf A JUhG
A Ulan lleremes Infaue Through t-rlfihtaml
Dirt Ills Krenlful Career.
Fianklln R. Goedbart, a vvollkuenu Read
ing spotting man, died Tuesday evening,
aged about GO years. Twe weeks age he
was be badly scared In a saloon by practi
cal Jokers tbat he became violently lusaue.
Knewing that Goedbart, whose mind had
previously been strong, was easily fright
ened, several acquaintances oxecuted a mock
murder before his eyes aud lied In terror
from the place. Frem that time en he was
a hopeless lunatic, and died trem the nei nei
veus prostration cattsed by fright. Goedbart
was a notorious gambler uud made and lest
two fortunes in ids time. Iu '19 he went
te California, and a vear later came back
with 0,000 lu dust. Caids seen nwept It all
away, aud he followed Yankee RobniBen'a
circus ler two yeais its n sharper, bis ferte
ucmg laroecaru menie auu lare. ineu no
and "Canada Hill," oue et the most notor
ious confidence men of his time, made
a tour of the country. They " werked" the
Western railroads and Mississippi steam
boats, and both pocketed winnings by theus
ands. During the war Goedbart eperated
lu the Union catup) and before Its close
had accumulated a fortune. About 1807 he
weut with Tem Coleuian aud Harry Hart
man te Chicago and wen SO.OVO at fare lu
one sitting, breaking the bank. This money
was seen geno and Goedbart's luck lelt
hi m. Of recent jean', being partially pira
ly.d, he has confined his operatlenH te
eeuntry fairs, using dice ou green country
men. He leaves a wlfe and two children.
Israel Smith's Christinas IlacKcl.
Israel Smith, whose racket ou Christmas
eve was noted ou Monday, was heard by
Alderman Harr en Tuesdny evening. Fer
drunkenness and disorderly conduct bu was
committed te jail ler fifteen da) a, and tbe
cases ngalust him for maliciously breaking
tbe windows of Geerge Klrcher'a hotel, uud
assaulting David Edwards and Jeseph Ham Ham
eond he was returned te the January court
of quarter sessions.
Contract Anarileil,
Tuesday evening the lire committee of
councils opened the proposals for the fur
nishing of eats, straw and chopped corn for
tbe use of the department ler the nest six
months. The contract was awarded te Jonas
Eaby at the following prices : Western eats,
4J'i ceuta per bushel; straw, 12 per teu;
obepissd corn, 65 cents.
Instructors at WII!Uuiiieil.
Prer. J. P. Wickersham, et thla city, de
livered his lecture, "The Fight for Kree
Schools," before the Lycoming county teach
ers' Institute en Monday evening. Tbeeauie
afternoeu Prer. K. O. Lyte, of Mlllersvllle;
Instructed thoteacbcrseutheHiibjeot, "Gram,
mar."
Wnntllulle Ilegliter of Dauphin Cuuuly,
J, Menreo Krelter, Jr., or Uarrlsburg, a na
tive of LUltz, who was the oaudidate at the
last eleclldn in Dauphin county against tbe
late Mr. Sante will be .an applicant for the
vacant teglstershlp.
Met l'er The Last Time,
The county commissioners met ler tbe last
time this year te appreve bills and finish up
iuu ruuuuu uusmevs ui loco.
W1TR0CK MAKES CONFESSION
"lit umer or xur me mxrnK$MB9,
"1HT TKLLBALt,AHUVrtr. .$,
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.. .-. ............ , ,na Heed), ifoeaa Mat
I'eder n lUm-Detecti,, Risrardtd M
Taking TOItreck, UMtlli Ironed, te V
Ills Mether's Iloma for a Besarrk '''
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iii,AtJi.iiiuiviii, ivauaa-), uea, V, UR IM
arrival of the 0 o'elock Heck Island trala iMt
evuuiiig iuut i lUKeriuii uinvuiiven iu en
of Fred Witreck alighted aud took
carrlaore for the res Id mi en nf his mother ,
Miami tlreet. Arriving at the roaldene tk
lour uotectivos, wun vvitroeK ueavny irentsi, ;
entered the house The chlef demanded that ?
iuu luuuiiaui ue piaceti iu uis cunnici wnseiB
thorough iiearch commenced. The United A '
Press correspondent endeavored te gain M, '
entrance into the building, but wm erdswaej-jl
te remain ou the outslde. One et thdatW,l('
ttves atopped out en tbe perch and ftetesiV;,
nothing could be learned concern ln
presence el Witreck and the officers In LmtmI'
two of the officers were placed Incbargaef v '
Witreck, while the ethor two commenced ' j'
search et the premises. Ne statement could' f
be had concerning thelr Intended departure &
worth , that te-day they would be In a position jfi
te talk. Kvery deer te the house, whleh te a $fi
eno-stery brlek, was boiled and barred. Wrst"!
nut it is Doueveu that ther will co te KanaM ''. :
City en the 1:15 Missouri Pacing train, Jjit
Among tlie number te be arrested tl DB h'
Aienarity, tne yarn master at St. Leuis at the y
time of the rebberv. Your correanendent "':
has failed te get any ulue te hii whereabeut Y$f
Unco one e clock yesterday. He wf-4iat 1
seen at that hour nnd parties who were ibid- v-$i
u wuii; mm nave le't tracK ei mm, ana Claim pu
tbat he Is net in the city nor at his hone- '-
The appearance of Witreck with the four daw
toctlves at the Unlondepot, although hurried Wt
through the crowd, created the wildest it
citeinent,es soveral parties knew Witreck aAi
flnil nlfAmnA,l In fnllnw bKa ll.am F S
T.LTt IT Wllpnnl li.. m.rln n lull m-lu
Inn aI ,I.a ..n,.t..Ba (.... (.. . ., ,.. nfdj
n.wM ui wu iuuuuijt, uui uwiug ui vue aaieDeaasj Ts
ei tne neur It cannot be stated who are bis U-
accomplices. A large amount of money I
been recovered, it having been coneealed la . ft"
a box under a barn near the house. Tha ria
.,.... . .. . .. . .. ..: r.. c,i
uuiucmes were taaen 10 tne spot last nigBt ,Af
anu me oei uug up. it was ureugut te tnw j'-J
city bv Cook and conceiled bv him and thraa 'K'S.
ether young men whose nautes are net 'tl
known. The amount ei money recovered te ,ah
stated te be 1 19,000.
9tt,,wi trie Ametnii Htmen. J r-Vl
Chicaoe, Dec. 29. Said Colonel h. C.
Weir, manager of Western division of tksVI
A ilnttia VnAfd ms.h n.sHi 1 i n T n I .. . ..i, L. S j."?
laatonedirectlyorretuotoly oennooted with ll&J
tne eipress robbery. Tbe working up of the
vimb nai vj.ie ui tug gutunuvaii rttgutTO ui UDWrg n n
tlve skill In the history of this country. Rix .-:
oftbelgangare new In custody. We hid "K
a.-An l..t l aha 111. -h.a .f.-a.k Z1 .
wVU UUIIOIVIIUU, UU UAUIO IB AUIU)ISS Fi
nut we had nothing particular te held hlra ',
en. nalght planned the whele lob aud Wit. 5
rock executed it; the ethers are only aecj-vt,'':w
serlea after the act."
Cel. Weir does net bellove tbat Mestenger , '
tetherlngham was Implicated. " Wllreek." 1
said he " is a bright fallow, who was never $
before eugaged in a criminal aet. The rae- :v
tlve that led him te commit this rebberv waa .-".
no doubt aHoctlen for his mother, who about pZ
a year age, mortgaged her Leaven wertegrV
(Kan.) home, and gave the money te her S-.
son te start In tbe coal business at Chicago. .?;.'
The mortgage was about due and Witreck,
desperate at the thought that his mother ,
eheuld suffer ler his carelessness, Jelatd ?jffi
ciaigni iu me roeuery, vvureca oemsri ei'unt
excellent people, xuereis no seniimentauiy mj.i
ulwMlt thai hn tisa nnrpn Irws Wfhn ! "h&l i
reached Kansas City, after the robbery, be m?
had all the booty In a vatehel, carrying It "J
around with him. ji.3
it uue nmiug iu u stiiuuu wnu vanr cwi j,
two iKilioemen walked In. " My Ged," es &
ciaiuiuu vviirecK, " iiieyvogev me." iusd ,.
evclng the bobbles a second, he beckoned iv
them evor and Invited them te drink and -j;!
ail nl-BlA,. ...Inn In nnbn ir tn ...A tl lt,A t. 1
wyi'BMa HuuiuuuiuuauiBBPUiii tuu tarie 11
UIUC1, "CI, 1 VU Uli 1UUS Ui DIU11, 1111 IUV UIM 4Vi$V3
last " Thn rvnllprt Iheutrlif : thft rpinttrlr WAS m . u
bluff. The secret of our success Is that we f
Rpared no cxpense in hunting the robber. .i$M
The amount stolen was exactly 182,700, and M
ei that amount aoeut tiu.uue win ue recev- 53s
ored. Mrs. Ualuht has also been arrested. Df.
She has In her possession about $12,000 or
the stolen money. s
HKAIUXll INDlVATlUfI.
WisiutiTOH, D, C, Dee. 29. Fer
sbB Kasteru Pennavl vanla. New Jaraerv and "&
Delaware for twenty-hours, commene 4
lug at 3 p. m : Light snow, northerly winds,
slightly celder.
I'A'OB IN I.tNOAStEtl.
Jtir. Watilti Meare, Ne it en Trial t
Fhllailelplila. ,5fcj
phla preacher uew ou trial for assaulting" $
if h 'nsilnnn siirlllii t fnlnralnna intrant j U-,
once a resident et Laucdster ceuuty. Hd,p
II. a.I an 1 1 In Mi ITnsrasi.lliA In I has, ImrA aanl .?4?
11 OU ?v ItU n X.Ie A. Wiatj .tw U tue 4UTIVI VW fjj
el the oeuntv lu the latter part of 1B74. The'SC
records of the quarter tcslousceuttBhowtnat vJ "
he was returned te the Anrll sessions of W&K$,
for being the rather of an Illegitimate ehUd, J,,
rrlilrh Marv A. Hellers was the mnthe.r.-& !
When the girl went before the grand JurytUS JurytUS
hewever, she told a temarkable story. Sheets
testiuea mat iaessares was net guuiy ei ie .'i
ellense cbarged, aud that she had Leenla-TJ-i
duced te name Moasares as the father of &?
child by Jehn u. vvaiKer, wue was taa n
guilty party. Tbe grand Jury ignored tha &
lillt mil rnlitrnml nn Inillt-tniAnt airmlaat T
Walker for fornication and bastardy. ' J
Walker's counsel demurred te the ludkt-ift1 i;
ment en tbe ground that they ceuta net ana
a true bill, without a formal complaint bav-f
inr; been uresented te them aud the court Ai
sustained the demurrer. Whlle these pre---'
ceedlngs were pending Walker skipped, be- ,
came a lugltlve from justice and has never C''
Bluce that time returned te this county. On
Afllin nmlniAl fnr MfSflrrM WHS In thfe flltv a '
few days age and learned the above facta, nod, ""?'
will probably use them ler tbe defense lu tha AJ
case new trying. "v.
.nrrM IV TMJC II AM MtJtt. rl '
. ft-
i-i. iii.,i iimiv or an infant Discovered br ' -
bams Heys While at Play. .4-,if
This forenoou a number of boys, iwhe bad j
eeen te tne vouesiuisa uui ncw yj'"n j
Just above the flour mill at GraefTaLandlag,
When tuey lOUUU iuu umu uwy u m utsusr
child In the gas run, Just below the pelaljr-
wheie It Is crossed by a smau ermge. ,.v
Theu Ininrmnl a numberef Deraenaln tba .
neighborhood and a large crowd el persona Jrf
unra anon at the iilaca. This afternoon tba- -
coroner and Dr. Compten drove dewu te Uta- ,';
place auu iuu cuuu waa uiuh
Irem the creek. A Jury was tmpannelltst
and au Inquest was held. The doctor aava H;
as his opinion tuai tue cuiui was uu-uv
mill nf between H nnd 7 monthsdevelenoatat.
Inquiry was madeiu tbe surrounding Deegk '
-orseou, uut uu oue Kiiuwnuyi.uiugujuvxs'
lng the child. The Jury rendered avardk
In accordance with these facts and tba body
sm lac-fin in thn liushouae for lntermaat.
Tbe body was wrapped lu a small ptaea af
cloth and Ihetmprosslea is that ltoamvdea
from tewu In the last freshet, T n'
hale of Ileal Estate.
Henry Hhubert, auctioneer, sold at
Bale Tuesday evenlng, at tne
house, the property beiojgieK te mas
Jacob Graham, deceased, aiiuarea i
aeutb side of West King street, Jfa,
Lewis Harple for f 1,53
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