Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, August 19, 1887, Image 1

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bllng ul court at 2:30 o'clock, th irtai of
Alexander Llbaley,ter tbe murder af Oeerge
W. 1'etilr, wh resumed.
Charles Heffman, who WM en lb wtta
stand when court aiijeurnsrf, wu recalled.
He continued hi ttatliunny M follewat
Fonts wld te I,elbley In tbe kitchen before
tha cutting "keep iialet, Aleck, wa don't
want Ktiv fua horn," and Lelbaley aald te
Pmtx with an nath, "sir jreu my enemy,
toeT' Toihlapentr. made no reply.
Cress-examined: I did net baar Pests
teasing llbley mi that day; I cannot tail
bow much hear I drank I nelpad te cat tha
llrtitke: of tMr;toethtrkegeorbeer wr
brcuihl slier ibe first; It waa drank by tha
Mltitr, carpenters and ethara working ea
tbe building, and nema ter slse wentanlef
tha building Intllnlay waa notaebar ea that
day, but be knew perfectly what fee waa
doing.
Alvln Ilnnmau, wUrat 1 Ma a-ptaatatar;
I did net see tliu stabbing, aa I waa etttata
tha heiiM when It waa dena; between 10 and
II o'clock In lbs morning wa bad a kag
of Iwer, but I did net baar any
threats made by Lelbaley In tha mera lag.
In tha Kltornnen 1 heard Lelbaley say, white
he had a hatchet In bla baud, that he eenld
out Ponts' d 1 bead en I leek the
hatchet away Irein Lelbalay ; 1 aaw Penu
after he waa tabhed In the kltohse i ba waa
en the tloer en hi face ; 1 picked blia up ad
opened hi thlrt ; Pentx waa tbaa uaeoa uaeea uaeoa
scleus ; I m I'euls Ore minute before ha
was stabbed ; be ni drinking baar and ap
peared te be In geed health.
Cm examined i Fent waa mera or lea
tinder the Influence of lliUer when be waa
cut and Lelbaley wu about In the aatne oon eon oen
dltlon 1 mil Id net say whether the threat
made In the afternoon waa In anger: Lelb
alay, alter the cutting, helped te make Ponts
enmtnrtable, but 1 cannot say that Letsatay
brought a bucket of wster te waah th
wmiuded man : I Ixtt Fenis lu Lelbaley'a
char,, when 1 wuut lore doctor.
Re-examined : LellMley could walk and
talk, ami be rt-petcnlxd ma; 1 am ub ub
riaaedeu both aide and waa examined by
the attorneys for the defenaa
Hurry llnlliuan sworn : I am a blacksmith
and wan at the house where l'entx waa
tahled ; en that memlng I heard Lelbatey
tnske threats j l.ftllnley mm en the acaireld
when l'entx eauie In anil wild, "geed morn
ing Alm-K ;" te Mil Le balny replied, "I will
get rUm Willi you ami the tint cbanea 1
get 1 will cut your threat ; " tbla threat
Leibsley rijteu a ntwund time ; libaley
had net berii ilrmkliig up te that time; the
thrivttH ere undo txjiit 10 o'clock aud
Lslbalxy wan noliec
Ored-pxinlnel : A keg of beer waa
brought te the liuim that morning a tew
uilnuUM lixlure I'eutzcame In; the keg waa
tapped lu the ball ; there waa net any baar
en up en ibn no-II old when Penlz came In;
Lethality smiled when he made the threat.
Thee lUMtii, awern : 1 am a plntr by trade
and wnnat thl building en the day of tba
cutting ; I waa working with Puntx en one of
thelleliuin building: I beardattireatmada
In the bouse whera the cutting ws dena In
the atlernoen Ijntwenn '1 and 'i u'cli'cH ; Lelba
lay aald " I iiild lkn a hMciivt and cut your
Ged d d head cIT; 1 did net notice that ha
bad a hatchet In hi hund; I lull the room
and coon alur I went beck te the beue where
1 wa working; Puntx wa tint lu the heuaa
where the buer wai Urauk during all of the
afternoon, a hn wax a tMrl nl the time work
Ing In another plu-n with the wltnra.
Utllcnr Leviui Uel, nweru : I aaw Alex
ander Lalbaiay en the evening of the Ub
blng and arrfnUM lilm ; be waa aeliig timarda
tba houeti wtifrx I'enlz waattabbed;! rollewed
hlmand arriMtml hint ; 1 walked nlui from
thl liimw te tli ntAileii heuw. uren or eight
ipiarm ; be kud iu why I arreated him
aud 1 told blm for uttlibing l'entx ; be aald ba
bad r?t atabtml l'unir, tlmt the two llelliuu
boy were llKhtinir, l'enfz Interfered aud he
waacut with a hatchet by one el the liotf lietf
mana ; I murcbed LeilMtey and there waa
no knife en him.
CrepH-exitinlneil : Ltilbaley waaaemewbat
under the lulluence of liquor when I arreated
blm hertlyartr the atabblng; Lelbaley talked
aenalbly te me and did net want te go with
me, beuauae hn Mid he did net de anything ;
betnlleil toUlIleer Kmlly who waa en the
ether aide el the atreet te come ever aa ba
wanted te talk te blm ; Lnlbaley wanted me
te be around with hi in te took for balL
llenry lUtwl, awern : 1 am the lockup
keeper and waa at the time Lelbaley waa
arreated; 1 wa net ou duty when be waa
taken there; when 1 came down In tba even
Ing Lelbaley aaked me wbether Geerge
Penlz wa dead, and 1 told blm I thought ba
waa; he aniwered "then that nattlea It"; I no
ticed that LMbaley bad bleed en bill banda;
be made a threat when he wa Tut In tba
atatlen beuae for a row In tba lower and of
the town, that he would gat aquara with
Penlz: thia threat waa made about two
months before the atabblng; that threat waa
made at the atatlen home te Penlz In my
UUUI
fc Id
TRtIi
ring: wUiium wa ahewn a knife, wblen
IdentlllHd n the one ulven te blm by
lvlnMetlnian.au evening or two attar tha
atabblng; the Ultle blade of the knife nab
bleed en it
Oreaavexauilned : I am the brother In-law
of Pentz and succeeded him aa turnkey at
tba atatlen hue.
Alvln Hellinn,recallel: 1 found the knUe,
teatlned te by llenry Babel, under tha etepa
lu the house where the cutting waa dena, en
the morning after the atabblng ; t could net
tell whether the knlfa wa thrown where 1
found It or whether It fell there; It waa closed
when 1 found It and took It te tba atatlen
beuse.
Cress examined. I will net a wear positively
tbattbii I the knife tuat waa In Lelbaley'a
poaseuien en the afternoon of tba atabblng,
but it leek H like IL
Chief of Police Hinltb, awern: Tba knlfa
brought te the nutieu house by Heffman bad
bleed en the band le and blade; I examined
It with a mlorneope.
Alderman lUrr. wnrn : Thl knife waa In
my possesien until this morning ; I received
It from Chief Hmlth.
Dr. 11 K. Kbermnn, sworn : 1 am a prac
tising phyelelan and live at Ne. 217 North
Prince atieet ; I waa summened te aoeUeerge
Pentz at a house en Went Chestnut atraat en
the evening of the stabbing at 5:15 ; 1 mat
Dr. Kurnlsa there ; Penlz waa lying down ;
Leibsley bad one arm around bla neck and
In the ether be bad a kUh of beer and waa
trying te pour It Inte Penlz' meutb ; I aald
JM. would net de, and 1 had Pontzearrlad te
Mafftber room and covered with blanket ; 1
examined bi wound and found ou tba neck
out half an lejpli in leugtb and from an Inoh
te an Inch and a half deep ; that wound waa
made with some sharp Instrument and waa a
Utile te the right of whera tba oellar-bona
jelna the breast bone ; Dr. Foreman told
Peulz that he wa in danger of death : Fouls
did net make any answer te tba doctor
atateuient ; I waa preaent at tba peat mortem
examination, which waa made ny lira. at. u.
Uarr and P. K MoCermlck ; there waa no
ether wound en bla neck, but the one I aaw
ea the day of the Blabbing.
Dr. M. L Herr, awern : I am a praotlelng
phydeian, llvleg In tela city, and have had 23
jnara' experience; 1 made a pest-mortem
examination of tha body of Oeerge W. Pentx
en the 1 1th of April ; I found an external wound
about half an Inch in length parallel with tba
clavlcal bona and Immediately above Ik Tba
wound pasaad downward and backward.
Injuring the clavleal vain t tba pleural eavlty
waa aniered, produelng large eRoatea i lb
pericardium or aack In wblek tba keart teat
waa Inflamed and tilled with a matter ; tba
liver, atomaeh and bowel were lb a Healthy
condition ; a portion of tba bona chipped by
the (tabbing waa exhibited te tna lery ; la say
ludament no died In oenaequaar el Ufa
wound. . .
OroK-axamlaaUea : Tba wound made waa
net neeaaaarily a mortal wound ; bleed aatar.
lug any aerleua cavity would prod no aartoea
inBammatlen ; in tbla ou Fonts did dla from
tba wound. .
Dr. D. R. MoOermlok awern: 1 aa a
praotlelng pbyslelaa and a fraduita el
Wersen madleal oelUga; I aaaiatad l)r.
Herr In making tba pe aaertaa axaalaa.
Sen; The doctor corroborated Dr. Herr aa
te tba nautt of tba pest awrtaa axaatlaa axaatlaa
tlea. "
Br. M. U Htrr recalled : I talak tbla waa
b4TaryseUat mtdteal aUfaUaata, w4
la mi Judgaaakt Ma 1Mb could net bava eaaa
Dr. H. r, awfla waa raeaelai aa km
wMMtewy waa ataaUar la Mattaf Peasata
and eletlutaa aa la tha peat aaattai areas
tlM wwaad was taa actuaary
i raawsi
Ms Wttalnty nadiralsn wbat was
tewaaiaMtbatlMwaaln daaaar
ataUlb, rW whHIi AMirana Barr teak
ii waaan waa iwaeraeei se wnasf i
IM
lofhaifaeewaaMllld
all
Keala aet have eavad Una
,'a
Ufa.
OfWaaaMBkaad i Tba etertlea of a aasa,
ban aa ba waa, gaWlag wp tot waa tigbl ba
1). MeOenalek, riealied t I de net think
atadleal aamtaana could have aaved tbla
saaa'a Ufa. ,
Dr. H B leraana, awara t lamaaayal
elaa, raaWIng at Na 87 North Prtfeca atraat I
I aaw ueerga , l'eaia at me nenee waw
aawaaerg I'eaisattbe beuae waara aa
aa eat ; Feals waa la a vary waakaaai aaa.
lUea waea aa wat takes hetae, bla aalaa
aa low aad aa was weak freta loaaef bteaslt
I waa praeen
drairibed tb
tatu past aaartam) aa aast
I tba appaaraaea H tba body aa
tb raaull
ter lb peat mortem, oerroooreuag
phyaiclaaa ; tba Bfiaaary eaaa of
the ether nhatelaae:
death ara tb wound, wbkih waa neeaasarlly
ratal la tbla case ; before Pentz's aata-aaftrteai
atataaiant was Uken 1 Inform what that a
waa about la 41 aad ba aald all tight i thara
war Indication wbaa tha statement waa
taaea that ba might die; tb atatataaat waa
redaeed te writing a caoaaeet aftar ba was
teMtaatbaaaktbt die.
.v'Oapa-aaaaala' t I waa Pea'l'a family
phyaiclaa, aad attaadaaTJatsa aaaat three
week before tha atabblng Ter a alight oeld
ba did wall after taa cuUlag for about taa
daya aad I than thought b wenld gat well;
ba waa able te ba up In bla room and walked
about aem.
Dr. Oeerge K. Welcbana, awern : I have
been a practicing pbyalelaa for a) year; 1
brat aaw Ponts ea a table la tha beuee where
be waacut; ba waa la a cellapaad eute, In a
earn! oeaacloaa oeodlttoo; Peals waa balag
earad for fey Docter Kbarmaa aad Kurniar,
aad all I did waa te give suggeettena.
Jehn t. Fonts, brother of deceased, awern:
1 waa at tba house wberaOeerg waa after
he waa stabbed, whan Lelbaley waa arreated
by Officer Hates; Lalbaiay aald ba bad net
den anything, bat went eat with tb otaear;
t waa called out by Offlsar Htlas, and Lelb
aley again rapahM tbatba bad dena noth
ing ; my father asked Geerge If b knew blm
and aa replied yea ; Oeerge then reached out
bla head te ma ; aeea eae aald aemetblag
about dying, and Ueergasahl : " If 1 niuat
dMi I want te die at borne with my eblldren,"
and ba asked te ba taken borne ; Oeerge waa
oenfload te tb boas dnrleg all of bla
llinaaa, resulting from tba wound.
Oae. Peels reeal lad: My son was kept at
borne all tha time be wa auilerlng from bla
wound. He could net rent In bed after a few
daya, complaining of a pain In tba side and
bad te ba prepped up or put In some ether
aaay position.
Allan O. Pyle, awern: I am a member of
the police fore and about Christmas when
Lelbaley waa locked up In the atatlen house
1 heard blm aay If Ponts did net take blm
out of lb cold cell, be would gat equar with
blm; I aaw Leibsley after hla arrest by Helaa
and he called across tha atraat te Kellly te
come ever, a ba wanted te as blm.
Jeba A. Burger, awern : I waa at tb beuae
where Pests was atabbed abertly after tl
o'clock ; 1 aaw be waa net cotafertabla and 1
brought three blanket, which were put en
blm ; attne ether neighbor brought het
plats aad het bottle ; 1 helped te carry blm
out of tba beuae.
K. O Htargle awera : 1 waa at tba building
altar taa auoetng ana aaw fonts ; a waa
. ..w. .-. . . . B
nncnsuMloea when 1 aaw hlaa. A Dlan of the
heuaa made by wltneaa who wa tba builder,
was laatltled te and admitted In evidence ;
was preaeat when the ant mortem statement
waa taken ; prier te lu being taken beard
Pentz aay te bla father, " Take care of my
children."
Alderman Barr, recalled : I waa telephoned
for te go te tb heuaa where Pentz waa
wounded ; when I get there Pentz waa un
conscious and be remained In that condition
for balfaa hour ; when he became eonaeloua
I asked him If he knew me and be aald he
did and named m ; he then aald Alexander
Lelbalay atabbed him twla thara waa no
material for writing and I went seresa the
street and drew up a statement ; when 1
eame beck I read It te him and he made hi
mark te It ; he wa cenanlnu when I read
the statement te blm, and before be mad It
be waa told that he waa In danger of death
and be aald he knew wbat waa said te blm.
The ante-mortem atateuient waa then of
fered lu evidence aud It was admitted. Fol
lowing la the statement :
TIIK ANTR-MORTKM STATBMKNr.
lAineiittrr VUy :
Before me, an alderman of the city of Lan
caster, personally appeared Geerge W. Pentz,
who, being told by Dra, Purniaa, Kberman
and Foreman that bla life Ih In danger, deea
affirm that en the afternoon el March '21, 18X7,
In the city of Lancaster, be waa atabbed with
a knife by Alexander Leibsley.
bis
Grorek X Pent.
mark
Affirmed and subscribed te belere m tbla
UUt day of March, 1887. J. K. Barb,
Alderman.
Dr. Jeseph Furnlsa, sworn : I have been a
physician for 15 or 10 yeara ; I waa en Chest
nut street near tb bona where Peels waa
stabbed when I waa met by Mr. Heffman,
who waa looking for a physician. His testi
mony wss similar te that of the ether doctors
who arrived shortly aftar the witness.
Officer Kellly testified le Leibsley knowing
him when be was being taken te tb station
beusa by Offleer Helsa.
Tbla testimony closed the commonwealth'
esse.
Mr. Brown, of counsel for the defendant,
atated te the court that defendant' counsel
were anxious te expedlt th trial of tb
causa, and time would be aaved If they oeuld
consult with their client Tb court granted
tba request after counsel stated that th case
would be eliwed by neon en Friday.
Lelbaley waa takentoeueof the Jury roema
by th aberlff te talk with bla counsel. There
was soma sparring of counsel ever Lelbaley'a
children and mother going with blm.
Fer Lelbelev it waa stated that tb llttl
children bad no mother, and there could be
no harm la tha children being with their
latner.
Mr. Dsvla said tba children were brought
before tbe Jury for effect aad that there were
two ether little children but a raw. squares
away wbe ware without a father.
The court said all bar sympathy for llttl
ones whoa friends are in trouble, bnt sym
pathy must net lead a Jury. That ended the
tilt and court adjourned te Friday morning
at 0 o'clock.
QRAHb JURY ItKTURHH.
ZYucBitfi-Henry Harry, Harry Pkkl,
Samuel Plekel, assault aud battery ; Oeerge
B. Kafretband Oeerge L. Eekert, lalaa pro pre pro
teose; 8. Kaltlzky, larceny aa balls ; Jacob
Henney, larceny ; Kllen B. Bauer and Jehn
O. Bauer, aaaault and battery ; Alvln WU WU
en, rap and adultsry ; Hiram Becker, for.
nloatlen and bastardy : Jacob Adams, violat
ing liquor law ; W. T. Caldwell, arson ; Levi
O. Ferney, false pretense ; William Bellman,
Ella Heydar, at. aL, maMcleua mlaehlef;
Lines Auxer, violating faoter'a law ; Jamea
H. Davis, adultery anV bastardy ; Q. H. 8.
Waller, lareeey ; Jacob B. Laudls, false press:-
Addison W saner, fornkmtlen aad
bastardy ; J. H. Brown, aaauit aad bat
tsry. Jsraerad, Paul Itayler, aaaault aad battery,
Bantu! Pick!, proseeotor, for eeau ; H. M.
Angst, malloleua traspaas, Aaren Kauffataa,
prosacuter, ter euaia ; umirj J. nuui, bniw
tien aad fornication aad bastardy, county ler
oeata.
Friday Heming. Court met at 0 o'clock
end the trial el Alexander Llbly, J or th
murder of Oerg Peals, was resumed. Tb
opening apaeeb for tb dafeaa waa mad by
Walter W. Fraaklla. II aald tb defense
would prove that Leibsley wa se drank
that b did net knew whet ha did. Thy
weald also show that Lalbaiay had negrudg
or Ul faallng antlnst Peels, aad having dea
e would ask the Jury te render such a Tar.
diet a would be consistent with thtstl-
"TnBrt witness called wa tb prlseaer,
sswt kl iisjimeay wa as fellows :
UIMLBT'S TBSTIMOMT.
Alexaad Llbly, awern : 1 IIt at Ne.
40 Kaat Fraaiek street, and going en 32
year t j i aavw iwa eatiaran aaa a mower,
sat aalsaami try trad aad was working last
Marea tot HosTaaaaataibaraea. en than w
balldlagbtaa: arntit by Jeba Helmsa;
Hafawasaajaaaaaaxwar working with
BMeaaaataaliaawki IwaBttkaraaUUla
bssnta 8 o'leaksssnorakigaad worked
aatU boob t,ta tha saatalag abeat 10 or 10:30
eteak Cbaxie aaa Alvfit aMtaua came
Hrrw(J m pmx t)f VMrtaC Malffmry
of baar was m
tktaa ea tba aoafleld. ana Peats was thara,
MMLairl aaM te him waa In a Joking aaaa.
awr.abat If ba did aet take bla Anger oft 1
wvaldeutthMiCsTi Peals waa Jeklag with
at aaaat bataa a widower aaa btg la a
haaaidUlBaMatiea beaa i all tan I
leek feed-aataredly ataoea Peala waat In
dtaaaf aad X saayifa at the beaa with. O l
lajraea aad aw say dlaaar that t FeaU
was tba flrat te return aftar dlnaer,
aaa I reaurked te Olbanea, "8
hew quick Fowls could get back wbaa there
was beer ea tap 1 1 never bad aay lll-feetmg
against Peals i during the aftoraeoa wa all
liwaaaaieij iliiuik i Pentz was also drank ;
b laaaaUnsd tb knlfa eflered In vidac
as bang tb kalfa with which Peals was
atabbadildoaet kaew wbatbar I ataoead
him or aet and If I did stab blm I don't kaew
aaytblaget It; Pealz and 1 were as geed
fries aa ever lived up that lime 1 1 dM aet
intend te takath Ufa of Ueerge W. Peals
ea that day ; 1 de net knew anything that oc
curred aftar ward ; I de net knew that Olbr Olbr
aea Hind me back te tba kitchen.
Crceaaaamlned : I waa never convicted of
lareaay In this court i I did aay when rentz
in ui aiaiiiia neuw urn wuuiu
get aquara with blm, but I meant nothing ey
It 1 1 de net remember having aald that 1
weald cat bla threat with a hatchet ; I did
aet snake euch a threat In tha afternoon ; 1
de act recollect of baring thrown the kn He
kadar tha stair after Pentz waa atabbad ; I
bava no recollection of anything that bap
pcBed thalartarnoen and did net come te my
Bs until tba next morning when I found
BjyasM la Jail; 1 waa never arreated xbfere
JOr catling a Sflaa.,, .i.i . ,
Latbaler waa th only witnesa ealkwl by
tb defense, and at 10 o'clock their cat was
called.
BKBtlTTIXI TKHTIMOKV.
Geerge W. I'enlz wa called te prove that
hi eon did net leave borne te go te work
until 1 o'clock of the afternoon of the Blab
bing, and enuld net have been at the build
ing at 12.30, testified te by Lelbaley, but the
court ruled that tba testimony waa net ma
terial. Charlea Ifniiman awern : Lelbaley waa net
ae drunk that lie did net knew what he wa
doing ; there wai no beer en tap en the seal
fold, as testified te by eibley ; it I net true
that Leibsley did net recognize anybody en
the afternoon aftar the stabbing ; he knew all
of ea, and te all there denied having atabbed
Pentz.
TUB PKfBHBK erPKRH MOHK BVlflF.NCK.
At thia a'ag of tb eaa counsel ter defense
aald they had Juat learned of some imper.
tanct evidence which they leired new te
offer. Tb court allowed It and C. C. Car-
pen tar, jxf tl
tnatlmcflpi
aaw Letbali
tb AVdminer waa called and hi
waa : When en the read home I
lev when en read te the station
beuae under arreat and was se drunk that
tjelsa bad te bold him up.
H. L Trout, awern : 1 aaw Helaa have
Leibsley en the read te the atatlen Iieuhs and
I thought Lelbaley wa very drunk.
Chaa. II. Obrelter, awern : I live en Ma
rietta avenue and am a law student of Mr.
Brealus; 1 "aw Leibsley a moment after bla
arreat by Helaa; I thought he waa very
drunk.
Frederick Wilhelm, awern : I aaw Leibsley
wban be was under arreat and be oeuld net
stand alone ; he wanted me te go for ball for
him, but he could net tell me wne te go for.
MORK RBHUTTIIfll TKTI.MONY.
Jehn K. Pentz, recalled : Leibsley waa net
se drunk eoen alter the atabblng that be did
net knew what he Was doing ; be did net
alagger, but walked about a it In trouble.
Dr.H.IF. Kharman. nwallait Whn 1 una In
.. .. -. . .. . -
tna nniteing LatiMiay came te me and talked
rationally : his enunciation wsa thick, 'but
he could net eland straight I ba aakad ma
aareral times bow Pentz wss ; 1 think be
knew wbst be waa doing.
Tbls closed the testimony in the case, and
counsel for the defense then submitted the
following point, which tbeoetirt will answer
when b cbargea the Jury :
If the prisoner from weakness of mind
from the us of Intoxicating drink from
both of tbeae cause combined, or from any
cause, wa deprived of the power (and did
net beyond a reasonable douet) form a wil
ful, deliberate and premeditated design te
kill, be la net guilty of murder In tb Ural
degree."
Counsel began the argument of the case at
11 o'clock. The opening npeecli was made
by B. F. Davis, for the commonwealth. J.
11. Brown msde the opening speech for the
defense, end B. Frank Utbleman closed for
defense. District Attorney Weaver will
close for the commonwealth. It I expected
that the caw will be given te the Jury to
night or te-morrow meruing.
I'UnilKNT IIUSINBMS,
Cenitable Wittick,olCelumbia,and Officer
Burns, of thl city, have tiled application for
the county reward of fit) for the arrest of
Jehn A. ttmtnenhelaer, who plead guilty te
two Indictment ler horse stealing.
A SICK JUllOIt.
Charles Ilea, one el the Leibsley Jurers,
wsa taken suddenly 111 at uoen and Dr.
Geerge A. King was sent for te attend te him.
He aoen became better and came into court
with bla fellow-Jurers at 2M o'clock.
mm xmwm urn mvubata.
A Coadenaatlea el tha Llvs IinU Made
from taa Bubrata Itsvlsw."
A correspondent avltatee the question of
borough Inoerporslion snd ssys It must
come.
A meeting in tbe Interest of tbe proposed
railroad te New Helland, will be held at
Lincoln en Tuesdsy, August '.M, at 7 r m.
Company A, Silver Spring HI Ilea, of Phila
delphia, under command of Captain C. J.
Handler, will encamp at the Kphrata Moun
tain Spring hotel next season.
H. W. Bard and K. B. Wolf, have an
nounced themselves ss candidates for ;tb
position of postmaster at Denver, since J, M.
Flery's departure. Kach baa about 'JO
signers en bis petition for sppelntmeut.
A meeting for tbe formation of a new lire
company will be held In Bllzar'a ball en
Monday evening next
Edwin M. Baer, of Heading, died early en
Monday morning from tbe effects of a par.
alytle stroke wltb which be wsa attacked
about three yeara age. He was aged -14
years and wsa burled en Thursday.
Cbas. Whitmeyer ship ten carloads of
limestone from this place te Heading daily,
except Sunday, ler tbe Heading Iren works
Denver Is growing rapidly and baa a popu
lation of WW or oeo person. Eight new
beuae have been built tbla season. Mere
beuses snd belter church aoeommodatlons
ara needed.
Mrs, Sarah Busbeng, widow of the 1st
Andrew Busbeng, died of Infirmities conse
quent te old sge at ber late residence In l'flila
delpbla en Tuesdsy. The deceased waa a
sister of. Isaae HMnmetz, of Kphrata, and
reached tbe advaneed age of 02. Tbe remains
were taken te Kphrata te-day (Friday) and
interred at tbe Bethany church. Key. D. C.
Tobias conducted tbe service. The deceased
wss the mother of Mrs. Antheny Keberts, of
Lancaster, She lived In the upper part of tbla
oeuuty until a few year age whea aba re.
moved te Philadelphia.
run tag.
MaJ. C. M. Hewell, returned from Safe
Harber yssterday aftar a day' fishing at
thst delightful apet H caught four bass,
eaeh of wbleb weighed two poundaer ever ;
Igbt ethers weighing from en pound te a
pound and a half and a aoera of ethers weigh
ing from a half-pound up. Msj. Hewell Is
as enthuslastle admirer of tba beautiful
canary ea tb Susquehanna and Conssteg
la tba vicinity or Safe Harber, a place b
visit at lsast one a week during tbe fishing
Tb Maw school rarnilnre.
Lem. C. Eaby, representing tha Keystene
Furnltur company, placed tb desks In tb
aw Walaut and Mary street building en
Thursday.
sjada aa AaaigBsaeal.
Osear Hsiup and Oeerg Kendlg, a firm of
butchers, bava mad an assigaatant for th
benefit e! creditor te BanJ. F. Dsvla, esq.
ABIg Casta.
Frem the CelumbUUerala.
. Tba new E plseepal church la CeluatbU la
tb handsomest ehurch building la lyucaatar
count,
AN OCEAN; DISASTER.
n
turn arkaBTair.irr or mumtmmAt,
mvmamBAUB wmimwmmni.trMtvur.
rtrsaaart a Night aa She reeal Mash Vea
th Bak Bak Drassad aad raele-atrlcBea.
A Vasael Hmaia AH Bat Ma el
tb Otw aa asvsa raaaaageta.
Ltvaaroet., Aug. 19 Tta.tamshlpOlty
of Montreal, of taa Innsan lia, from Maw
Yerk, August e, fat tbla pert, was burned at
aaa.
(tUBBNSTOwtf, Aug. lu. Tb Bteamahlp
Yerk City arrlva her fc-dy and brought
tb news of tb burning of tb City of
Montreal. Hh had en beard tb crew and
passengers of tb lUfsted steamer, with the
exception of thirteen, wbe perished. The
Yerk City wsa a rout te Londen from Bal
timore. Tb tug Mount Etna landed all except alx
of tb crew and taren of tb passengers el
tba City el Montreal. Tb fir broke out en
the night of tbalOtk lest, Jast after tb pas
aengerahad retired lerthenlghU The vessel
was then in latituda U degree. Tba alarm
was at one glvn sad tb passenger rushed
from their berths for the deck ball dreased.
The amok from she fir Invaded In pas
aac wajaand caafMl th utmost oenatarna-
tien atnensrthff rasas tigers, many of whom
ware almoat.suffecatod before gaining the
enen air. '
The missing passengers and crew put off
from the vessel In en .of the beats and noth
ing sine has been beard of them. The state
ments te when tb fire breka out con 11 let.
Hern of the passengers state the Are broke
out shortly after midnight en the morning of
tba Ilth.
According te tb statement of the survi
vors of the steamship City of Montreal the
Brc, wblch consumed the vessel, broke out
among the cotton bales, of which there were
two thousand en beard. The cotton was
stewed In the sfter main bold. The crew
waa hsstlly summoned end nine hoses wer
quickly put In working order end trained en
the lira When It wa realized that the tire
wss a serious one, the course or the ship
wss changed about and sbsped for New
Feundlsnd, which wai four hundred miles
awsy. Shortly after this waa done the
(lames from the burning cotton attacked the
deck, and with great force burst through the
deck midway between the after batches.
The force end heat of the llamea wa terrible,
and it wa4soen seen thst the ship wai
deemed. Ve?d wss panned that It wss Im
possible te save the vestaL end all attention
was given te lowering tbjpeaUi and saving
the passengers snd sblpjp people. A mo
mentary panle wss cause when the captain
decided te abandon the veaser, but all man
aged te embark In the beats, all of which,
but one, containing six of the ciew and
aeven passengers, were picked up by the
Yerk City.
ACTKD IN AN Ol'TRAIIKOb" MANNKR.
After everybody en beard the ill fated
steamship bsd embarked In the ship's beats,
the beats scattered in the night, though the I
sea waa lighted up for milea by tbe names, I
and tba beat wblcb la reported aa lest van.
Ished from tbe sight of Ita matte.
Tbla beat contained two stewards, two seamen
and seven passengers hd has doubtless
been lest Tbe occupants of thia beat acted
In an outrageous manner, snd their fete Is
considered Just Judgment by eme. The
beat was en of tbe first te leave the ship's
side snd wss nearly lull when ita occupants
pushed. off against the captain's orders.
There wss plenty, or time te lake mere people
aboard, but these already in the beat aellish
ly Insisted uien netting away from the
burning vessel ami hurriedly pushed off
and were lest te Bight A bark wblch had
net been far oil when the fire broke out
wss prepsring te take tbe Montreal's tweple
en beard when the Yerk City, which had
been attracted by the lUmea that shot a hun
dred feet In tbe air, came In sight Tbe Yerk
City had seen the lire Irem a long distance,
and it wss wltb great difficulty thst it bore
down upon the scene of the disaster. The
stesmer managed te pick up all the
beats but tbe one which first pushed
off. On beard the Yerk City tbe
paswngeis were treated with the grestest
kindness by tbe captain and officers, and tbe
passengers of the Montreal speak with
emotion of the sympathy and aid rendered
en the Yerk City. The Yerk City proceeded
te Londen, wblcb pert she waa bound for,
alter landing the survivors of the burned
steamer at tjueenstewn. The passengers of
the City of Montreal wbe were aaved are
unanimous in their praise et in omeers ana
crew of tbe Montreal.
THK STEAMSHIP'S PASSENOKUS
Nkw Yerk, Aug. ID. The agenta of the
Inman line In tbls city stated te a United
Press reporter te-day that they bad received
no further Information with regard te tbe
burning of tbe City of Montreal further than
that conveyed iu tbe press dispatches. The
steamer wss due at Queenstown en Tuesdsy
last, but while her tsrdlueaa caused some
uneaalnea tbe agents say they were net
greatly alarmed, and were of the opinion that
some accident might have occurred te her
machinery,
Th City el Montreal bad a miscellaneous
cargo, Including 'A000 bale el cotton and th
gent of tbe line are of tbe opinion that the
fir originated there. The vessel waa com
manded by Captain Francis Lsnd and had a
crew of eighty men all told. She carried no
first class passengers, but bad twenty-three
Intermediate and tilty steerage passenger.
Their names are as fellows : Intermediate
Henry Flynn, Amelia Greenwood, Cathe
rine Hallnsn, Jeseph B. Houghten, A.
Herlent, J. M. Dauielaen, Samuel McKee,
Jamea Deary, William Warren, Mrs. Warren,
Geerge C Aruieu, cuen uuusavnuaui, rai
rtck Bedlgen, Alice Newman, Baxter Ing
ham, U. D. Bleugb, J. D. Bleugb, William
H. V ought, J. M. Baugbman, Jeseph Ulsel,
Themas Crawford, Hugh Ward aud Samuel
Krupman.
Steerage A. 8. Dixen, Justin Strickland,
Jebnl Wren, J. H. Opae, Steven Tapper,
Themas Downey aud child, Mrs. Klla Ward
and child, Andrew Jurascblce, S. Heaenberg,
Albert Kreta, James Mlddleton,Tbemaa Kysu
snd wife, Jeseph Bucks'. KeseCadarbury, O.
B. Elleren, Henry Andersen U. P. Lite,
Rebert Hareuaa, Andrew Newqueat, A. Turn
bull, Resa Scbwalger. William Allen, Jeseph
Hers, S. Scbsuta, S. Kewalsky.S. Manduro,
Kenrad Novetrie, F. Herman, J. Sebullz, M.
Jrabelylk. E. qretz, P. Oretz, Paul Piknep,
Herman Henes, August Wlsileng, Jehn S.
Kukns, tjuen Foe (Cblnsinati), DenUIng
(Chinaman), Kenrad Kenman. Peter Me.
Govern, Jehn Callert and Simen Ber
tun, wila and fuur children Carl Fischer,
Kmil lleltermann. L. Lsptsin, w. h. kuie,
K. Hemer. W. Kemer. Themas Horrocks,
Oeerge Tucker, JVIUlam Maltagin, Franeis
Cheeabam, Mary Kellly, William Dennelly,
Samuel Uusllce, August Wlcude, Nellie
Ashford, James Williams, Jamea Murray,
William Lynch. Jane Lynch, Mary Lynch,
William U Lyneb, Jehn B. Lyneb,
Emma Lynch, Mrs. Hessen and child,
Wlliism Ersns, Jehn Augwsrsky,
Ludwlg Seoul's, Charles O. Llpsky, Geerge
Grant, Kate Cerrlgan, Walker Ballantlne,
Alfred Williams. Jehn Floed, James Davey,
Max Luke, Maggie Sullivan, M. BeaUn,
Jesepb Lord, Mrs, Ay are snd two children ;
Andtew HJert, Marls Hlert, Oustaf Hjert,
Johanna HJert, Axel HJert, Anna Hjert,
Iarae Jecbell M. L. Berger. B. Hlnian, Mary
Lendholm. Berth Raff, Aleis Beeker, Lin
Osrtx and Jehn i'shey.
The company 'a list contains no mention of
tbe place from whene the passengers came.
Bckaeaer Bank la a Collialea.
Nkw Yerk, Aug. 10 Tb steam
ship Atlas, of tha Atlas Mall Una,
watch left bar ea Wdnsdsy last
for Fert Linten, eaat Inte colli celli colli
slee en TlMiiaday aiemlng oft Bareegst
with th Boaeoaar Llxal Wltaaa, of Pert.
lead, Ma, from Baltimore te Bosten. Tha
sobeouM was sunk. Hrcrw asvd thaav
lva by elaasbariag ea beard tha Atlas.
Tb Alls was only slightly dtagd.
VBLVMBlA't aeaOOx, BBABB.
at Oaaaaal
uas-Tw Oalered Ilea te Osatert Over rie,
Begelar Corraspesdaace or laratLiasscsa.
Columbia, Aug. 19. Th Cetaatbla
school beard hld thalr regular aaeathly
meeting last ralag In th council ehaatbar
with all the raembera present. Tha finaaea
oesamltssa reported aa fellow : Haeslpta dnr
Ing tba ateath 9290 81; order paid 1531 16,
Bataaea dua tba treasury, 9405 70. Balance
In etaklBg fund 12,081.(13.
lb repair and aupply oemmltte reported
tb outside brick aad weed work of th
Cherry street building bs been painted ;
new fleer en tha perch ; repairs mad te th
fsnes sreund th yard ; tb new slat black
board bar arrived and will be placed In
position ; tb addition te tb Janitor' boas
at the Institute building 1 very nearly com
pleted ; tba attaratleaa and Improvements te
tb high school Is very nearly finished, and
tba nw desk will b placed In the build
ing Bext week.
Miss Kmlly M. Oberltn paeeented her reslg reslg
natlen a teacher of school Ne. 3, el the 1st
division, primsry departmant, which waa so se
eepted. Mia France Christy wa promoted
te fill the vaeant position, and Mrs, Annl
MeCauley alecUd a tb taasbar of Ne, 4.
W. G. Datteahefr, oelletor of 1880 taxes,
wss ii rented en month' Urn te doss Ih
duplicate.
The following proposal wer received te
collect the duplies for 1887 : W. O. Dutten Dutten
hefr, 3 per cent ; J. O. Pence, 3; ,' par cent ;
B. ,11. Boyd, 4 per cent. W. O. Duttonbefsr
being the lowest bidder was.electad tb col
lector. The finance committee were Instructed te
negotiate for a lean of 1 1,000 for thirty daya
Monday, Beptember Mb, wss fixed as the
time for tbe exsmlnsfien of teachers wbesa
certificates de net contain th studlss te be
taught during th coming school term, tb
examination te be conducted by Superin
tendent Heffman, In tbe high school room at
J s m. of that data. A number of bllla were
ordered te be paid, when the beard ad
journed. A ricale at Lttlla.
The ML .Ien A. M. E. Sunday school are
holding their annual plenk) te-day at Lltltz.
Four car leads went en tb morning train
and a large number In th afternoon.
Gen. Welsh pest will bold their annual
picnic at Penryn parkwbtcb will be tb pic
nic event of tb season. Preparations bay
been made te carry ever 3,000 people and
from preaent Indications tha number will
exceed that figure. Tb pest will bay a
street parade belere leaving town. Tbe
Columbia band will be preaent and Tayler's
ercbestrs, of Lancaster, will furnish dancing
music,
OelasaMava. tvaseaater.
On Saturday, August nth, a pla-eatlng
match will take plaea" between Jim Kussell,
or town, snd David Morgan, of Lancaster.
Beth contestant are colored. Russell clslma
te be the champion pie-eater of this oeunty.
The Fireman's union held a meeting last
night, wbnWm,E. Meer wa elected secre
tary in place et Jehn Leckard, resigned.
Misses Id snd Knet Relger and Millie
Beyer, of Reading, are guests of Mis Emilia
Bucbar.
Ibe colored ledge of OJd Fellow held a
cake walk In the armory last evening, which
draw large crowd. Tb cake waa wen by
Clinten Baar and Miss Ssdl Little, wbe
were adjudged tbe meat graceful walkers.
The affair ended with a ball.
Mad at the Ag el 80.
Mr. Adam Fletcher, wbe lived wltb bla
son-in-law, Jacob Gebbart, one mile east of
Plainfield. Cumberland county, died Wed
nesday night about V o'clock. He took a
stroke of apoplexy about ten daya age and
was net able te speak se ss te b understood
for several dsys before bis death. He has
been a faithful member et tbe Lutheran
church for many years. He was 89 years of
sge. After sn spprepriste service at the
beuse Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock hla
friends accompanied the body te May town,
this oeunty, wbere It waa buried te-day.
Fletcher waa a former resident of Marietta
and the father or Henry Fletcher, or May
town. A Paster Te It Iastallad.
Rev. J. W. Memleger, who was recently
elected pastor of St Paul's Reformed church
arrived home yesterday. He will be Installed
en Sunday morning. Tb committee en
installation consists of Rev. Dra. Jehn 8.
Stabr and F. A. Oast and Rev. J. Warren
Jehnsen. In tbe evening the rededlcatery
services will be held and Rev. Peters, for
merly of th Flrat Reformed church, will
preach.
Twe local feau Will Attend.
On September 10 tbe soldiers' monument
In Reading will be unveiled. Tbe O. A. R.
pouts wlthln"j miles el that city were ex
tended Invitations te participate In tbe un
veiling exercises snd among these accepting
were Admiral Reynolds Pest 405, or tbla etty,
and W. S. Hlrely Peat 511, or quarryvllle.
Tbe secretary or tbe monument committee
estimates that 2,000 O. A. R. men will be In
the parade. Ex-Governer Heyt will deliver
the oration.
Ilsrks County Vslr.
We have received from Secretary Cyrus T.
Fex, of Reading, tbe catalogue of tb Berk
County Agricultural and Horticultural society
ler the thirty-third annual exhibition te be
held at Reading Tuesdsy, Wednesday, Tburs
dsy and Friday, Sept 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1887.
A bicycle meet will be held en Tuesday.
Ills capacity Fer Oalsat
Frem the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Mr. Blaine may be a very geed man, a
very strong candidate, but Mr. Blaine ba
net proved that be Is either, snd In 1888 it
would be better te try no experiments, run
no risks, by nominating en who bss proved
hi capacity ler defeat
Hammer Nigbt's FsMlvsl.
Tb summer season or th Lancaster
Mmnnerober will be Inaugurated by grand
summer nigbt's festival at Mionnerebor
garden en Monday evening, August 22.
Musie by tbe Perseverance band el Lebanon
will be provided.
The Deaiecraue Delsgates.
Arrangement have been made for quarter
ing the Democratic delegation from Laneas
ter oeunty at AUentewn at lb state conven
tion en August 31. They will be st the Allen
beuse, tbe leading hostelry el that city.
m
Tasy fJlataib the Neighborhood.
' Complaint ba been made that larg num.
ber or.beys congregate at the corner of East
King and Plum streets in theevenlng.throw theevenlng.threw
Ing stone and using disgraceful language.
1 less,
Ed. H. Ball, agent of lb Blue Line of
frelabt In Philadelphia, cams te town te-dsy.
This evening h and J.L. Perter will leave
en a ttautag trip te Yerk Furnace.
Lest Bis Wateh.
Jacob Beohteld, a saddler, who resld en
Maner sueet, lest a wateh te tha neighbor
heed of tbe old Jposlefflo last night aad he
thinks It was stolen from his pocket by aem
one,
m
rrsserllea SeadesBaad
A sherlirsjary oeadMined three properties
UiU afternoon. TbsywUt & la September.
A BBBtBB BBOBWW TBI MBA.
Oatasary Raysr, arass Uraadfaihsf Bettiaa
la tba Oeaaty.
Jehn B. Linn la Hlstorleal Jearaal.
ColeBlMara Reyer, of MB teWBahlp,
Caaitr county, Fa., wa 01 yarn old ea tha
lik of April, 1887. Ha la tba pietara ethaaUk
aallBtaaaBjoyBiatef all hla tsealU;
Ubaral-Bilnded aad lataHlgeat, a aaa al
wsy ba le Ih front when aaytklng waa te
b dea la promet th duoatlenal, laatsris),
or religion iatrU of Brush Valley. A a
rspoaUery of local history of MUaa aad
Hatnsa tewaablps, h has baaa Invsluabi te
these of us wbe hsv endeavored te pr.
rvll that was valuable la that direction.
Colen! Reyar'a grandfather, Chrlstepbar
Keyr, cam from tn PalaUnat aad itld
la inesster county. Th old grant-grandmother
came ever at the aametlm. Snefalt
sadly In oemlng te a aaw country where
thr would b ae ehurch or mlntaters. Th
captain of tha vasssl, a geed man, consoled
ber by say leg "en oeuld worship In tb heart
under wee." Tb first sermon she heard
In tb new country wa under an oak tre ea
tb present sit of Laacsstar city.
Christopher Heyer aad bla wlf were both
burladat Rap' church, Lebanon eranty.
Their son, Jehn Oeerg Reytr, born In
Bethel township, Berks oeunty, December
12, 1760, eame te Brush Valley In 181L and
dld ther J uly 30, 1822. Four of hi child
ren grew up : Cetharln, who married Jehn
Kara ; -Ktiaabetb, married Jealah Girt ;
hrls'sffa died single, and Colonel Henry,
bant within four mile el Mlllerstewn, Berks
oeunty (Bethel township), April ft, 1706.
When they cam te Brush Valley, in 1811,
ther wa but en bona In Kebersburg ( be
st d tbe church), th house in which Judas
Samuel Freaks new lives. ThaaeUt which
wsa elder, was burnad down. Colonel
Reyer own tb old homestead and farm of
hla father. It lie west, north, and adjoining
Ksbaisbnrg, being the bem and plse where
Cenrad Haber lived, wbe also laid out tbe
western part of Kebsrsburg In 1809, aad aftar
whom tha town wa named.
In tbess seven tyslxassara Colonel Reyer
has been an eye-witness of all tba Impertaat
chsnga that bay occurred In the valley.
When b eame llttl land wclerd; th
trees between hi bem and th ait of
Keberaburg bad been " circled," and ware
dead. He remembers sll tb old settlers.
But te relate bis recollections would ba only
le go ever wbat Professer Henry Meyer bs
se ably at forth In hi contribution te tb
history of Centra county. Tha colonel
thinks himself well, physically, as be eaa
walk up from town, half a mile, te hla farm
and back almost dally, and he drives te
MUtneim nd Ceburn, or out th valley, six
or seven miles, te visit hia daughter, Widow
Kryder. His memory is geed ; be gives
exact date and relate In detail all tbelncl
denta el his 111 wltb no apparent effort He
spends his time principally In reading ; reads
and write both In English and German,
aad Is without question) one of tbe most re
markable men for sbaelntely unimpaired
faculties that I have ever beard of.
X.ADCABTBB TA. COLUMBIA.
The Latter Dalaataa la Twa BSaeltag tCeateatt
en Tnersday The Beers.
Yesterdsy th Lancaster gunning club
went te Columbia where they shot two
matches against tbe team of that town. Th
first contest wss between five members of
esch club. It resulted as fellows, each man
sheeting at ten clsy pigeon :
UIN04.BTES.
Cllne
kranctscua .
AnOereea...
Wtlay.......
Reynold...
..0 11000000
1 S
18
..1
11101101
01111100
OtlOlOBl
U1110111
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..1
1
0- S
t2
....5
'
Total
Dr. Tayler
Fendricn.
Crewnsnield...
Crane
ilelllg
..
uOLtmniA.
....1 0 0
.....0 0 1
....0 I 1
....0 1 0
....1 0 1
0-4
0 3
0-6
14
16
Total.,
.21
In th second mstch there were seven gun
ners en each aide, and they abet at five bird
each. Tbe following la tbe total number of
pigeons shot by esch man :
Lancaster Savier, i ; Cllne, 4 ; Franclaeua,
3 ; Andersen, i : Wiley, A ; Reynolds, 4 ;
.ahni, 4. Total, 1&.
Columbia Kendall, 3 ; Broeme, 3 ; Tayler,
2 ; Kendrieh, 3 ; Crewnshleld, 3 ; Crane, 4 ;
Hellig, 2. Total, 20.
Bssa Ball ttrlats.
The League clubs stand pretty close to
gether Juat new and It Is by no mesessure
wbe will win. By their victory yesterdsy
tbe Phillies tied New Yerk with 43 games
wen snd 39 lest The standing of the eight
club new is aa fellows :
Wen.
Detroit -tf
Chicago JO
PhUadelthlfl...M
Lest
Wen.
iloaten ii
Pittsburg 3-i
Waahlnnirten. 31
Lest.
M
U
49
47
M
At
s
Hew Yerk....- .48
tndl.napelU...6l
Tha League games yesterday were:
Philadelphia : Philadelphia 11, New Yerk 3 ;
st Pittsburg: Pittsburg 2, Chlcsge 1; at
Indianapelis: Detroit 7, Indianapolis 1.
Tbe Louisville defeated Cincinnati by 5 te
4 yesterday and Cleveland wen from Balti
more by 10 te 3
BBIKF STAT K HOTB4.
The Reading high school commute sug
gests the dropping or Greek.
Jebn R. Sohall, pioneer miller of Allen
town, died ther en Wednesdsy.
Scrsnten la enforcing the deg law and 10 te
30 canine nuisaneeaar quietly put outef th
way every day.
The new colored band at Ceateavllle Is mak
ing Ita presence known. Prof. Mlnkar Is
their guide and they have IS pieces.
Hugh M. Maxwell, manager of tba Corn
wall anthracite furnaces, will remove te
Savannah, Ga , and be will be succeeded by
Majer B. Frank Hean.
The Pennsylvania railroad company Is
1,113,000 tens ahead te date in IU fuel ton
nage of the amount it carried at tbe same time
last year.
Peter Wenricb. aged 82, died In Harrisburg
en Thursday. Hia father waa sheriff ej
Duphln county in 1818 and hla great-grand.
lamer wss a seiuier m iue nevuiuwuu.
Fulton Ceunell, O. U. A. M.,of Harrisburg,
bad s picnle at Pen Mar en Thursday. Wblla
returning a wheel under en el tb car
el tha Cumberland Valley railroad split
in ball and threw tbe car off tbe track. Th
shock threw tbe whole crowd Inte consterna
tion and many women awoened and fainted.
Tb convention el Blxteeners, In Pittsburg,
enthusiastically praised Mrs. K. E. Hutter for
her soldiers' orphan werlu Tbey will meet
next year in Harrisburg.
Tbe New Yerk, Lake Erie A Western read
bss about completed arrangements ler mak
ing connections wltb the Pittsburg A Western
at runxsutawney, ana win enter x-nwuurg
ever that line.
Upen the petition of Geerge J. Shoemaker,
and seventeen ether citizen and owners of
property en Msrket street In Harrisburg, a
preliminary Injunction waa yesterday
granted by the court, restraining the Barber
Asphalt company from beginning work upon
tneir contract 10 pave me wsai uiautiuusu.
Only One Parden Raeessmeads.
Tb Beard et pardon In Harrisburg en
Thursday granted a recommendation te
Oeerg W. Rhleahard, or th WUlUmspert
Orif, wbe waa oenvloted of libel, it was the'
only pardon recommended after quite a
lengthy session.
Tbaa eases wer held undr advlssBteat:
Bsmnsl MeLaln, Allegheny oeunty, murder
In tbe eeoeud degree i Samuel Jehnsen, Del
war, murder In tb tint degree ; Edward
Sander, Lancaster, murder In the second
dsgtoe.
Tbe case of Jehn T. Cox, Northumberland
county, raanalaugater, arguden a rehearing,
wa nia uaur aavusamani. . .
Aa applloatlen for rehearing was frsated
la the esse of Eugene Walts, "jwaiphls,
oeavloted et aggravated asssult aad bstwry te
rap. AslrnllMBPplleaUeawasrrtiissd , te
the ease of W. E. sUwsrt, mASaEg'
Philadelphia, In th psnltentlsry for bur-
glFsf does wsr wfwsjd la the easaael I Harry
WsrairT Altagheay.pfmatT. 9"
Hnr Williams, rniiaueipma, wre.,,
Jacob M. Butt, LsBesater, fergsry I
TiTiAiisaheav. Monleasaasauili
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Tiasasad a aatt
H. L. Raab,of Oeerge M. Htelamsa ACe,
tramped eaa aall yasterday aftargoea, and
1 unable te b at work te-day,
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LONDON, ABg. IB.Tma
Ohaaibarlala te mil lag tell
last algal far tmmWm$ Mm m
flnne their ceana te baa saaMar
tafia la te
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bUI, claarty Mdleat that a la
Mr. Gladsteaa at rapidly aa hi
WW sllew.HOB(rt break wMh
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rnaunt without proveeailoa at
It la quit evident that ha tasaaaa
H rat cbanee, however Barrow It
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rid back iate tha esatp h
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eaa wltb hi d-dsvsnt eoenpaaleaa la pall
Everything that Mr. Cbambarlala few
and dena within tha last tare neiishu
furnished almost coneluslv proof thai tfea
seal hava tallsn from hla ya leaving fetal
in elaar view et tba fact that If ha weald gat
under cover before the storm breaks fee
wenld better make hast te aaiaM hte
place of ahslter. Mr. Chamberlain la
without doubt tb meat thoroughly da.
appointed man In England, bat fee la
tee able a man te Idly breed
aaaappeintmeni wnn yet thara rstaa
ensnee of extricating himself
dilemma. He la a much abler
Lord Hartington Indeed, the twa
net te be compared in point of ability baa
be wa handicapped In bla race for the Uaiea
1st leadership by the fact that hi succasafal
rival for that new unenvlabl position la tha
son of a duke. U bad dreaeMd for year f
being a great leeder-the leader, te fast af
tb party opposed te Teryism, and had ha r
malned true te Mr. Gladstone ae ma te
England could have wraated from him the
mantl of Ih great Mberal ehtafaste, HI
though may It have fitted hlaa, waea
the English obamplen of heate rata
for England should east It aetee
ler brighter robes la another world.
Inflated by hi success athe leader of the
Radical wing of tb party, however, he eeald
net brook the restraint puanpea blm by she
absolute leader and sought te overthrew kua
by fomenting dissension aad Inciting daear daear
lien Irem th Liberal camp. At the head of
one body of deserters h abaadeaad tea
Liberal party, but no sooner had be
the neutral ground dividing th two
parties than n was confronted by
body el deserters wbesa leader
with blm tha right of aupremeoem!
wen. Frem that da&untll new Mr. Chaa
berlaln ha been an unauoeaaslol maa. Si
ha net been ee blind that h oeald net
aa the cause or bis III, suoesa i
avenue through wblch "tie might
further political disaster, but hla
forbad bla doing at onee what aaessstty
oempet him te de. . HI achem for fecaatag
a new national party of th lnoeagruoaa aav,
msnt furnished by disgruntled Whasev
misled Radtcale and diapttlelUd Tort haa
fsUen through, tb Unionist party aa a dhv '
Unotergsnlxallon fs InnaorlbaadeoaaJMlBB
tb tid et popular feeling baa set atraagty a
the direction el Ltbaral aupramaey at the asBtt
eleotlena, en by en rDntantUalealetB am
retraelng their steps Inte th Liberal takt
and It behooves Mr. Chamberlain te aaak
refuge from th danger of laolatlea before M
ball be tee late. Haoaanet go ever te tee s
evr MB
tra Ma
BNkataaa
md tha "'',.' fl
Teries, aercaabeiaasata waaraaaJBi teaaJe
for he must return te hi alleglaaea te Mr.
Gladatene and his early adoption of teta
expedient would surprlsa nobody, Thara
turn or Mr. Travelyaa te tbe Olaalateakai
ranks ba mad a great Impression apea Mr.
Chamberlain, and many of the latter' fries da
are prepared te see him fellow the Olaaeaw
member' example, firm In th bUaf tfeat
that la tha only course new left te him. , r P
San Fbancisce, Aug. 10. Advtea freaa
China per steamer New Yerk, stale that aa
incipient rebellion wbleb wa brewing
tn King xu district wa eusiiea ay
Ing one hundred Tavist priests or ataa rep
resenting themselves sucb.
Over en thousand Cbla ara aaM te
bava been awept away by the floods at
Cburhau-Fu.
Esglaad Wants aa aUplsaa tl .
Chicaoe, Aug. 10. A Waahlagtea Bpaatel
te tb Timet says: Her Britannic laajasty'a
representative In Washington, by teairtji.
tien from tb government, baa aakM'
of tb United States an explanaUea of the
seizure in Bebrlng as en July 0, 13 aad
IS,- of tb schooner W. P. Saynard, thitsaa
schoeosr Dolebln and the steam soheoaer
Orsee. all of Victeria. B. V.. eantaMd kv ."&.
United State revenue cutter Hush and Ber
ried Inte Sitka, Alasks. In reply a eat tided
copy of the report of Captain Hbepbrd, of th
Rush, bs been transmitted te tbe Brisk
minister.
m
An BngltiB Haak Baap.
Londen, Oat, August 10 Th Beak at
Londen auapended payment thl saerateg.
Tb bank has a subs jrlbed capital of lrMtV lrMtV lrMtV
oeo, of which 1223,688 are paid up. Very little
less Is anticipated by bill bolder.
Staasssalp Arrival.
Nkw Yerk, Aug. 10 Arrived, City 1
Richmond Irem Liverpool; Trave freaa
Bremen.
Trouble ftaaawstf.
Pittshure, Aug. 10 Tbe oeke trouble la
renewed. Three hundred men are eat est
strike at Connellsville.
WBAtnmM MBAUOAWiVBB.
I 1 WASBIMOTON, O, O., Aug. 10.afr
Mirslaiii Psnnsylvanl t Fair
winds becoming light aad
slightly oeolar.
, TELBastaPAie Tan.
Tbe English geverantaat ba
the Irub National Leeaua,
Alvln Clark, tb tetssoep saakar,
iadasd
in uameriuge, aasss., sasssi no.
uisneD unriauaa u. BtrtasBBeau. at
bersburg, Pa, died addaaly at tba
Ialand deret Oblcaaa. thai sseralaa.
IdaBroeklagB, ) tt, af ladaa eeaair.
Vs., bakUtedkr7-yar-eld brother sadlB
bow la Jail. v.
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