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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
STATE ITEMS.

Rev. DR.. Whitehead has accepted the
bishopric Of the Protestant Episcopal die
ceSe of Pittsburg. He will be cOnsecrated
on the 25th OF January ncxt.
In all there were 341 deaths in Philadel.
phia last week, being the same number rs
occurred ducing the previous week, and Al
more than during the corresponding week
Of last year.
An execution was issued yesterday at
the suit Of Ario Pardce against the Allen.
town rolling mill company. for s., 343, $50.
The result may be a change of ownership
in the works.
Abram X. Wilmer. for a number of
years teller in the Miners National bank,
and latterly general agent of the New
York life insurance company, died in Potts
vile on Sunday night, aged 4s years.
The citizens of Lewisburg have raised
$4,000 for tho university at that place.
This secures to the institution an additional
endowment of 500, 900, of which William
Bucknell, of Philadelphia, gives $4,000.
A little daughter of Stephen Heffron
was fatally injured ut Locust Spring
slope Sunday afternoon. She was riding
on the rope while \ wagon was being
hOisted from tho slope. She hung to the
rope until she reached the sheaves and
then dropped to the ground, twenty feet
below. She died shortly after.
Monday morning, at Port Murray. on
the Morris road. Martin Schlecht, of Phil
lipsburg, jumped from a car directly in
front of a locomotive, which passed over
him, nearly severins him him in two at
the groin and causing instant death. He
was sixty years old and leaves wife and
several children.
At EastOn Judge Meyers Oh Monday
passed sentence upon Edward Lynch, con-
victed of rape. and Stewart Garrison of
manslaughter, in killing Joseph Mann last
July at Williamsburg. Garrison, who is
twenty-five years of age, received eleven
years and six months, just six months
less than the full term allowed by law.
Lynch received nino years and six months
and went staggering and noisily from the
court room. Judge Meyers ordered him
brought back and gave him another year
for the insulting words he used.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-01
THE EMPIRE.
Their Meeting Last Night.

Last evening the Empire hook and lad
der company held a meeting, at which it
was agreed by an almost unanimous vote
of the members present to rent their appa-
ratus, lower room of the truck house,
tower and bell to the city. A committee
was appointed, consisting Of Major C. NJ.
Howell, F. A. Demuth, S. w. Altick, Dr.
II. E. Muhlenberg and John G. Carter, to
confer with the fire committee of councils
and report at the next meeting of the com.
pany, which takes place on Monday even
ing next.
Some of the members of the company
claim that the meeting last night was not
regular and their action will not stand.
On the other hand it is claimed that all
was right. This matter will also como up
at the next meeting of the company.
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Gone to i,hlladelpnla.

Cyrus ID. McCaskey, who for years has
been day telegraph operator for tho Penn
sylvania railroad in this city, has been pro-
NOTED and is now yard master I'm West
Philadelphia. Mr.. McCaskey is a fine op-
orator and has always been very accom-
mOdating to all having business with him.
The reporters Of the press here arc
indebted to him for many a " live itcm,"
aud their best wishes follow him to his
new field Of labor.
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MOBILES CANVASS.
The Democratic Candidates Warm ReCcp-
tiOn In Delaware County.

The Democratic Candidates Warm Rcccp-
tiOn In Delaware County.
Orange Noble, Democratic candidate
for the Office Of state treasurer, made a
tour of Delaware county yesterday and
met aud shook hands with many friends
and supporters at every stopping point
from Darby to Chester. The weather
might have been more favorable for such
n journey in carriages, but, as one of the
party remarked before leaving the Girard
house in the morning, "your Democrat
is healthy bird and a little rain
won't damage him." Mr.. Noble was
accompanied by Elwood Wilson, .jr.,
chairman of the Democratic committee of
Delaware county, and w. II. Sowden, of
Allentown. The roads were covered to
the depth of several inches with coat of
limestone cruel, through which the tour
lists horses and carriages splashed with a
reckless disregard Of consequences that
was positively agonizing to the we'll dressed
travellers. When Darby was reached the
rain was falling in sheets, but that did not
prevent large crowd from congregating
about the visitors. After listening to
encouraging reports from tho political
workers of the village and adjoining
townships an hour was spent in Griswold's 5
silk mill, and then the visitors proceeded
farther tito the county. At Clifton Mr..
Noble was warmly received. When the
usual amount of hand-shaking was over
and tho caravan started the spectators gave
ringing cheer land then retired to places
Of shelter, while the carriages plowed
through the mud on their way to the next
halting place. At Media the reception
was also very warm, and the twenty men,
bcrs of the county committee present gave
Mr.. Noble encouraging accounts of the
canvass that is being made in his interest.
The county committee met in tho court
house after dinner, and Mr.. NOBLE attend
cd the meeting. An hours ride brought
the party to Chester, where lot of gen
tlemcn, headed by DIR. John F. Forward,
were ready to welcome them. After hear.
ing some encouraging news from various
parts of the county the party visited John
Roach's ship-yard. Mr.. Noble received
his friends at the Jefferson Club in the
evening and made a fifteen minute speech.
w. II. Sowdcn and Elwood Wilson, Jr..
also made speeches. Mr.. Noble returned
to Philadelphia in tho evening.
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PERSONAL,

GAsCS4Nhbs
Madame ETELKA GERsTEE, the prima
donna, arrived at New York yesterday by
the steamer Arabia.
LoId DUNRAvEN was arrested in Gale
donia, Nova Scotia, last week ior shooting
moose without license.
y bust of ROBERT BURNS Is to to he
placed in the Poets Corner of Wcstmin-
stcr Abby. "Better late than never"
The Chinese Consul at San Francisco
says the na,ne of the new Chinese minister
to the United Safes is CHANG CHAO zee,
and that he is "Taoti" in rank, and
will leave Pcking for the United States
about the middle of this month.
Second Lieutenant RoLLIN A. IVES of
the Fifth Artillery, died at Summet, New
jersey, on Saturday. He was native of
New York, graduated ut West Point in
1870, and in 1876 was made assistant pro-
fcsscr Of law at the Military academy.
The French guests were received in
Newport yesterday by the governor and
legislature of Rhode Island. The Won
Stcuben party were received at the Grand
Pacific hotel in Chicago, yesterday by
Mayor Harrison. General Sheridan and
committee Of aldermen and citizens were
present.
Hon. LIONEL 5. SACKvILLE-WEsT, the
new British minister, is expected to arrive
in Philadelphia on Thursday. A COM
mittce of citizens has been appointed to
meet him down the bay. The mayor is to
receive the expected visitor at his Office,
and a banquet will he given him at st.
Georges hall. on Friday next.
SENATOR INGALLS, has become mixed up
in Il muss with Washington correspond.
ents. One Of the correspondents wrote
hard things about him and he procured
the writer's discharge from the clcrkship
of Senate committee. Then the injnred
scribe enlisted dozen other correspond
ents in his cause, and they arc now max
ing it warm for Mr.. Ingalls,.
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COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORREsPONDEN,


A Hallow Eve party was held last night
at Miss Annie Deans reside nee, and was a
thoroughly delightful affair.
Mr.. d. G. Bruner, Of this place, will be
married to Miss Helen Fleming, Of Har-
risburg, Oh next Thursday evening at 5
O'Clock, in the Market street Presbyterian
church in the latter city.
Mischief was afOot last night, is the
demOralized appearance of the town this
morning atteSted. Some of the pranks
played were not of an entirely innocent
character.
Joseph Maore won the cake ut the Afri-
can Baptist festival last night. but for
some reason or other be has failed to re-
ceive it. Miss Josie Wcodyard won the
plain gold ring.
The doctors annual reunion occurs here
tomorrow.
The track ut the wreck is cleared.
The new Fifth street school house was
formally banded over to the school board
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Maize Feudrich gave = grand cyen-
ing party ut her fathers palatlal mansion
last evening. \ large number of guests
were present, among whom were q party of
ladies and gentlemen from Lancaster.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL,

"oS Ina ASA2 w - - 4xAnAos
Diphtheria aud typhoid fever are prcva
lent in Montreal.
President Arthur will leave Washington
for Now York tomorrow or Thursday.
Secretary Folger is expected i'm Wash
ington carly next week.
William York shot and killed his SOL
Thomas in a quarrel in Whitfield county,
Georgia, on Sunday. York escaped.
The Cigarmakcrs' Union of Milwaukee
has demanded an advance on piece work OF
ST per 1000 cigars. If the demand is re-
fused 800 men will strike.
Captain Paul Boyton, who is making a
| cruise down the Missouri river, arrived at
Omaha on Sunday. He has padded about
$500 miles in AZ days.
Haplan says he is willing to row Trickett
at st. Louis for $4,000. He has heard moth
ing of the reported postponemeut of his
race with Ross until next June.
Copious rains have fallen in Virginia.
New York and the interior of this state,
and nearly all the streams are reported to
be rising.
The ship Magdalen was wrecked at
Cape Angualla, Newfoundland, on the
2Sth ult., and one of her crew was
drowned.
j. II. Keene's three-year- old chestnut
colt Don Fulano has broken down badly
and will probably be obliged to quit the
turf.
The whalers Atlantic and Hunter arri
we'd at San Francisco yesterday from the
Arctic Sea. They saw nothing of either
the Jeanette OF the Rogers.
In tho Criminal Court at Washingto
yesterday, Judge Cox fixed Thursday
next for the hearing of argument in the
Star Route cases.
A shock of earthquake was felt at forty
minutes past one yesterday morning at
COntoocook, Hillsboro' and Henniker.
New Hampshire. 1t was quite severe at
Henniker.
Hans Schmidt, resident of BROOKLYN,
who had been drinking to excess and quar-
reling with his wife, committed suicide
yesterday morning by blowing out his
brains.
An extensive conspiracy has been dis.
covered among the conductors on the
Wisconsin Central Railroad to defraud the
of passenger fares. Two of the
are under arrest.
Carroll w. Allen, convicted at New
Orleans of having embezzled $1,000 from
a coal association, for which he was
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Revival Services.

Rev. A. II. Pine. of the East Pennsylva-
mia cldership of the Church of God, will
preach the opening sermon this evening in
the Green Street mission. A series of re-
vival services will commence, to be con-
tinued every evening during the present
week, under the auspices of tho parent
church. Rev. G. w. Seilhamcr, pastor.
A II are invited.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Secretary tiOOdman's Argument for tho
Volunteer SysJem.

Secretary tiOOdman's Argument for tho
Volunteer SysIom.
EDITORS INTELLIGENCER Will you
please grant me space in your valuable COL
umns for the following communication
from the mayor Of Reading in reference to
the fire department. The Reading depart
holds such Il high standard that it is un-
necessary to dwell upon it.
READING, Pa, Oct 81, 1881.
i. s. Goodh,un. Secretary FTrcmcn's Union
DEAR SIR-0.) Our department gives
satisfaction. ca Tho city gives each
steam fire company twelve hundred and
fifty dollars ,25O) annually each truck
and hose company pine hundred $4,000, and
keeps their machines in repair. (3.) Our
department is us prompt and efficient as
any paid department In the state. a. 1t
is under perfect control. o. Our author
tiles do cooperate with the firemen in
securing a we'll ordered department.. (6.)
We could not sustain a paid department
as efficient rs ours for double the amount.
We had a committee appointed by coun-
ellis to look into the cost, and found that
it would cost double the amount it does at
present. Yours,
WM. G. ROWE, Mayor.
Reading gives the fireman $40, $50 year
and keeps the machines in repair. Lancas-
ter gives $3,O5O. Is it any wonder that
the Lancaster department has degener.
atcd, and its members demaud a propcr
as paid department ?
Can not volunteer department in Ian.
caster be made, as in Reading, "as prompt
and efficient as any paid department in the
state" at half the cost ? Reading council
men have examined into the cost of a paid
or call system. The city was fortunate in
a committee of honorable men
who did not underestimate or misrepre.
sent it's true cost. Had not our council
men better halt and measure the distance
before they leap?
Respectfully,
P. s. GOODMAN,
Secretary City Firemen's Union.
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SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Lan,isliie the Columbia l. Port Deposit
ROad-TTatn Wrecked and EDgincer
Killed.

Lan.islido ON the Columbia l. Port Deposit
Road-TTasn Wrecked aDd Engineer
Killed.
The freight train that left Safe Harbor
ut S:O5 last evening met with Il terrible
mlshap about i mile north of that place.
The late heavy rains had lOOscnctl tho earth
on a towering bank above the rOad-bed,
and an avalanche came down upon tho
track. The night was very dark, and the
engineer did not sec the obstruction until
he was almost upon it. The result was a
fearful collision. The engine ran into the
mass of earth and rock and striking u huge
boulder, said to weigh seventy tons, was
thrown from the track and down rrccipice
into tho river. The engineer, Ellis Au!t,
aud his fireman, named Zohnc, went down
with the wreck, and four freight cars fol-
lowed them into the river Ault was killed
and his fireman, named ZOhne, was serious
ly hurt. Two or three other cars left the
rail, but did not go into the river. Work
mon were at once sent to clear tho track
and expected to have the road in runnin.
order by noon to day.
Engineer Ault stuck to his engine to tho
last mOmcnt aud tried to make his escape
when it was too late. His remains were
found this morning in a manSlcd cOnCi-
recognized. A report was current that
nothing could bc found of him except
ing one leg. 1t was untrue. 1t is sup
posed that Fireman ZOhne jumped from
the engine rs soon as he saw the danger,
and received his injuries by the fall
BY the death of Mr.. Ault, three chii-
tlren, 4 sister and an aged father, who de-
pended upon him for subsistence, are
left in an almost penniless condition. For
4 number of years he had been connected
with the Pennsylvania railroad and has
ever proved himself to he hardwOrking,
energetic and efficient railrOader. lie was
great favOlite in Columbia, where
he resided, and his death casts
deep gloom over the entire community.
Nearly six years ago he lost his wife. and
since then his sister hal been his house
keeper.
MIR. ZOl,nc IS u young man, and this trip,
with it's sad ending. was his first over the
Port Deposit road. He formerly lived in
Lebanon, and has but recently moved to
Columbia. His injuries though slight arc
very painful. DR.. Craig. the p. X. Il.
physician, attends him.
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Entered hail.

John Secrist, charged with the larceny
of an overcoat from Eugene Richards,
was arrested yesterday. and the overcoat
found IN his possession. lie says he was
drunk, and has no recollection Of stealing
the coat. He entered bail for hearing
before Alderman McCOnomy.
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A Lancastrian's Birthday.

tIIIIsUUI5 ICIcYTHpH.
Fourteen gentlemen, members of the
Social club Of this city, went to Lancaster
on Saturday evening to visit Mr.. John
Murphy on the anniversary of his birth
day. Mr.. Murphy is the well known agent
of the Harrisburg car company, and can
almost be claimed as an original Harris
burger, having lived here score of years.
He received his guests royalty and enter
tained them gracefully. During the even-
ing an elegant easy chair was presented
him on behalf of the club, tho president,
Geo. G. Boyer, making few appropriate
remarks at the presentation. Mr.. Murphy
responded in a feeling manner. Several
other sOuvenire of the occasion were pre-
presented Mr.. NJ. The Harrisburgers re-
turned home the same night.
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Death of John Gensernor.

John Gensemer, prominent citizen of
West Cocalico township, Lancaster county,
near the line of Berks, died on Saturday,
aged abont 20 years. He was engaged in
farming near FOx's mill, now owned by
John Mengel, a brother of Alderman Men
gel, of Readiag. He held tho office of
township supervisor for number of years
and vas \ Republican. William Gensc-
mer, who was recently shot and killed by
Samuel II. Miller, at Union Station, was u
relative of the deceased. He was twice
married, his second wife and several grown.
up and married children by the first wife
surviving him.
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Land League Meetings.

A large meeting of the various branches
of the Land League of Jersey City was
held last evening. T. G. Woolbert pre-
sided. Addresses were made by Mrs. Par
nell, Mrs. Dugald Campbell. Of Scotland,
and Mr.. Edward Mcdonald, director Of
the board of freeholders. Mr.. T. p,
O'ConnOr lectured to crowded and en-
thusiastic audience in Norwich, Connecti-
cut last evening.
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A Detective Fire Department.

The committee of the National Associa-
ton of Fire Underwriters appointed to in
vestigato the St. Louis fire department
have reported that the equipment is de-
plined, that the water supply is deficient
in some parts of the city, that the fire
alarm telegraph system is in need of ex-
tension, and that the building law should
be more rigidly enforced. In view of
these facts tho committee say that the
rates of insurance will have to be ad-
but that when the proper reforms
are affected St. Louis may look for as low
rates as any other city, Another report,
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Salo of Real Estate.

Henry Shubert, auctioneer and real cs-
tate agent, sold at public sale October 3lst,
at the Leopard hotel, the property belong
ing to the estate of Jacob Stauffer, de-
ceased, situated on the north side of East
Orange street, between Lime and Shippen
streets, No. 235, to David Stauffcr, for
S4,SOO.
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A Destitute Farl,ily.

Mrs. Wallace, who resides on Middle
street above Lime, is in destitute con-
dition and she should be looked after She
is cripple with two children and some
time ago her husband left her, taking
away the sewing machine, her only means
of support, aud selling it.
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A Relic,

Abraham Brubaker, residing near Nc
chanics' Grove, Drumore township. while
making some repairs to his house recently,
found a hound-iron-a band of iron used
to hold the hounds of a wagon together
with the date "1731" and the initials
"a. W. marked upon it.
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Ochre Mine Discovered.

Peter Houser, while digging we'll near
Mechanics Grove, this county, struck a
vain of fine ochre. 1t was tested BY Jo-
seph II. Croft, who found that an excellent
paint could be made from it, Mr.. Houser
in company with others, has erected a
paint mill on the premises, and is now
turning out the mineral paint in large
quantities. They have contract with a
Philadelphian for $4,000. tons.
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Cutting Banks.

For the cleanness Of their sweep the
operations of the manager of the Me-
chanics' National Bank, Of Newark,
bear off the palm from any bank cracks
men whose performances history has yet
recorded. The capital of half Il million
and Il surplus of nearly us much more
has been taken, and more than Us much
more beside out'of the deposits, during
eight years, and nothing is suspected of
the speculation until the operator, find
ing there is nothing more to take, and
that the bank can no longer be run, calls
its directors together and tells them the
facts. There was nothing mysterious
about the way he did it. lIcsimply took
the money from time to time and ac-
counted for it on the books by charging
il to the account of the bank in New
York which was its agent there.
The one fact which will impress those
interested in banks is the self-cvident
one that they have no protection ut all
against the dishonesty of the man who
is in supreme charge of its affairs. In
this case it was the cashier the rrcsi.
dent, Oh account of his advanced age,
knowing nothing of the conduct of the
business. All the examinations made
of the banks books were of no value
whatever, since the examiner did not
ascertain the fact as to the credits they
claimed. Evidently bank examina-
tiOns that do not 80 beyond the
statement of the. officers as to
the reality of the claimed assets
are a delusiOn and snare.
This officer had the unlimited trust of
the community, and the banks credit
was unclallenged yet in moment it
is found that all its property has gone
as Mr.. Fisk would say, where the
woodbine twineth," and nothing is left,
but the bank building which could not
bc stolen, and the individual liability of
the stockholders to the amount of
the par value of their stock, to
satisfy million or two more that has
been taken which was held in trust by
the bank. 1t is enough to make owners
of bank stock feel very serious and to
call for a speedy remedy.
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A Woman Wh,pDeu.

Last night, while drunk, Jacob Price
whipped Margaret Franklin, Of North
street. He used her up badly and she
brought suit against him before Alderman
A. F. DonnelIy, for assault and battery.
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Colonel George Cowle, Chief of the Dip
lOmatic and Consular Division of the Fifth
Auditors Office of the Treasury Depart
ment, has resigned at the request Of his
superiors. He recently passed claim for
$4,000, which had been pronounced illegal
by the First Comptroller.
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Last night a valuable horse belonging
to George A. Sprenger died of pink eye.
This is the second horse he has lost
within three weeks of the same disease.
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II was only year or two ago that
another Newark bank was laid out cold
bv the operations of its officers, done in
much Ine same style rs the latest piece
of undertaking. Newark atmosphere
seems to have a very rotting effect on
banks.
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Painful Aec1dou

Yesterday afternoon VIM. Wolf, 4 lad
aged about - years, met with a painful
accident at 3. F. SIX een's bending works,
corner of Lemon street and the Now HOl-
land turnpike. While drawing wood away
from circular saw that was running at
high speed, lie accidentally got his hand
too close to the saw, the teeth of which
cut groove in his thumb, Sitting it open
from the end to the first joint, injuriDg
the bone as we'll as the flesh.
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Furnished Bail.

Charles Stein, charged by Jacob Ritter
with slander, has been discharged upon
his furnishing bail in the sum Of 81, 900.