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ARRESTED roR LAFuENr.
a Fe,tivs Chsst- Couutian, VITA u 81
Record, Lodged IN jail

a Fe,tivs Chsst r IGuutian, vita u pad
Record, Lodged IN jail
On Thursday evening, Theodore Gun
ningham, who is charged By his brother
In law, Robert ID. Winchester, OF Oxford,
Chester county, with having stolen from
him silver watch aud s2i.ll in money,
on the 10Th OF February last, was arrested
10 this city by High Constable J. b Wood
ruff, Of Oxford, assisted by Chief OF Police
Deichler. Cunningham, after being arrested
was questioned as TO what ho had douo
with the stolen property. He at lirst said
that on reachin this city he fell in with a
party of men, v 40 were strangers to him (;
that they went out TO Middle street on a
spree, during which he was robbed.
He afterwards, however, called Chief
Dechler To his cell and gave him informs
tion which led him TO discover that tho
watch was now in possession of man
named John Irwin, bartender At the Black
Bear hotel in MOuntville, Cunningham
having sold tho watch for a few dollars.
| The watch will no doubt bo recovered.
Cunningham was taken TO Oxford
| Friday and given preliminary hearing
before Justice Samuel Il Smith, and WAS
| then committed To the county jail FOR
trial lie seems 10 bO bad one, rs come
| tmo before ho robbed his brother in law,
he deserted his wife aud five children,
leaving them in very doPtitute circnm-
| stanCGa.
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omptyipg barrels Of spoiled fruit into
O'Day's wagon and several boys, hidden
behind the wagon, threw dccayed oranges
ut the rag picker. lie dropped his pack
and chartered at them. An orange hit
him In the oyc and O'Day and Oliver
laughed and said Go 1t, maccarOni "
The Italian slipped out from his belt q
knife with q narrow blade, ten inches
long, and, springing forward, plunged at
O'Day's breast. Oliver caught tho Italian
by the collar and disarmed him. O'Day
sank to the ground, saying I'm done
for, Dave go for the wife" AT tho
Chambers street hospital tho wound was
pronounced fatal. The Italian struggled
desperately to get loose, and when police
men came throw himself upon tho ground
and would not move. He was dragged to
the station house. lie could talk to Eng
cisco Antonio. He was put in cell,
where he crouched in ono corner and re-
fused to eat.
Accidentally Killed His Mother,
Friday evening Eugene Matthews, 81
years old, eldest son of DIR. Il b. Matthews,
was standing in his fathers drug store on
Main street, Bound Brook, y. j., showing
a new repeating rifle 20 Hiram Goltra, q
friend. Mrs. Matthews was sitting in an
adjoining room reading a newspaper, with
her back towards the door leading TO the
store. DR.. Matthews was standing by the
street door, with his back 10 the young
man.
Suddenly the gun exploded Tho bullet
passed through tho lower panel of the
door leading to the sitting room, graZed
the back of tho chair in which Mrs.
Matthews was sitting and entered her left
side just below the heart. She gave one
piercing scream and then died instantly.
The young man was completely pros
trated by the accident and 1t is feared the
strain on his nervous system will make
him insane. He, with younger brother,
were to start for Florida next week on a
pleasure trip for the benefit of his health,
which has been very bad OF late. Mrs.
Matthews was q member Of the Methodist
church, and has a great many friends and
relatives living in tho town and vicinity,
The rifle was new ana had been presented
to Eugene by his father only short time
ago.
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PERSONAL

CARDINAL CAMILLo pr PrETRo died yes.
terday in Rome.
MATTHEW ARNOLD made about $4,000
out of his lecture trip in the United States.
Dr.. NORMAN KERR says that the annual
mortality from intcmperance in Great
Britain is 40, 500.
EX GOVERNOR HorT will deliver the
Grafton to the Washington society OF
Lafayette college during commencement
week.
REV. J. MAN HARE, Of this city, will
deliver the address TO the students of the
Moravian theological seminary, 10 Bethle,
hem, at its closing, May 90.
DR.. Francis WHARTON, of Philadel'
phia, has been invited to accept the
honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from
the University of Edinburgh, on April Il,
LANGTRY has fOudness for bond aud
mortgage investment. She has thus in
vested s93, 900 in New York in four mort
cages, payable within five years and bear
ing five per cent.
JoHS w. LOCKS, q prominent colored
citizen of Baltimore, died yesterday leaving
an estate of s60, 900 At the time OF hi:
death he was president Of the Chesapeake
marine railroad association.
SECoR RoBEsoN, it is said, recently went
into the kitchen of Trenton restauran
and personally superintended the panuins
of some oysters that he had ordered. Tht
jolly old sea dog probably acquired thi
art in the course of his experience in bold
ing up the American navy.
MILE NEVADA, tho American primj
donna, received the rite of Catholic bap
tism at tho English Pa5siouist church il
Paris the other day, Mrs. Mackay acting a
spousOr. The ceremony was private
Mile Nevada was dressed in pure white
with her hair flowing down her shoulders
Mr.. Mackay ssnt a present OF b1Dh0l
box of massive oXidixed silver inIad will
gold.
Mrs. CARLYLE in recent published lot
ter: i spent my life, chiefly in writ
ing letters, smoking cigarettes and lovin
the devil out of q Yorkshire kitten, q
credible an account of ono's self as m
husbands, anyhow, who spends his life
he writes TO me, chiefly in sleeping and !
drinking new milk under new forms
Very bilious work that should say br
every one 10 his mind"
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Aanraster i4ntelligenrcr.
sAruRpAY rvENrNo, MARCH o. 1884
Macyesrh and the star Route.

The Star Route inquiry Is serving to
outline very distinctly the features Of
the abortive undertaking to bring the
criminals to justice. Mr.. MacVeagh
tells the story, 30 far as he knows 1t, in u
very frank way. lie believes he had the
support Of Garfield In his endeavor,
which there Is no doubt that he sincerely
made, to convict the thieves. 1t is very
doubtful, however, considering Gar6eld's
weakness Of character, whether his
virtue would have lasted to back up his
attorney general to the end. Before
Garfeld's death the thieves strove tc
secure MacVeagh's dismissal, know
ing that he would be a rock in
their path In dealing with Garfield.
When Arthur came in, they wanted
MacVeagh TO stay, knowing that they
were safe with Arthur, and understand
ing that the appearance Of a vigorous
prosecution would be better kept il II
was left i'm his hands, which would
nevertheless be tied by Arthur, so that
they would do no harm. Mr.. Mac
Veagh felicitously describes Arthur as
of the order of practical politicians, while
he himself belonged to the sentimental
kind. There could not be any harmony
Of feeling or action between men who
looked upon political methods so differ
emily, and Macveagh did undoubtedly a
very wise thing in getting away from
Arthur and the simulated Star
Route prosecution, which was bound
to end as 1t did. The result
showed that he gauged Arthur correctly.
The public has been longer in taking the
mans measure. He stands better with
it than he deserves lie Is a good deal
Of a whited sepulchre, and anything but
a respectable presidential fgurehead
The country is deep in the valley OF
humiliation and MacVeagh's picture
of it ought TO suffice to persuade the peo
pie to take advantage of the opportunity
presented to them this year to start a
line Of decent presidents, and bring to
an end the list of unseasonabls objects
who have so long disgraced the country
In its highest Office.
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his FATE SEALiU



sentence Against Jonn B Dennis.
Chief OF Police Deichler has received a
letter from Geo. w. Badger, the Missouri
detective, who had charge of John b.
Dennis, OF Mount Joy, who was taken to
Missouri for trial on charge of " fraud y
in mulo transactiOn, with which our
readers are familiar. Officer Badger says
that after the court Of Randolph county
had sentenced Dennis to four years. I'm
prisonment, his counsel appealed the case
TO the supreme court, which rendered its
decision on the 81 Of March, affirming the
judgment of the court below. So Mr.,
Dennis will have TO servo his four years
imprisonment.
Badger says that he was in court when
the verdict Of guilty was rendered against
Dennis "and more furious man you
nevor saw. He damned everybody, even
his own lawyer" The detective thinks
his sentencs is little one, aud says that
some of the jury would have given him
fifty years if they could have done 80,
He adds. "he ia the worst man ! ever hal
10 deal with"
Billy Myers, alias Meyer, Dennis accom-
plice, is 20 be tried at tho next term OF
Randolph county court. When his cas-
came up before the grand jury, Dennis
was given a chance 10 testify, "but he sal
like wooden man aud had not word u
say" but before Dennis own trial both b,
and his wife made an affidavit which will
b. used against Myers at his trial
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a SAD SUICIDE.
mrs. julia Ann Worst OF New Holland,
hangs nerself in q HArret.

Mrs. Julia Ann Worst, of New Holland,
wife of Jacob Worst, committed suicide on
Friday afternoon by hanging herself by
the neck, with piece Of rope attached
to a collar beam in the garret of her resi-
dence. She was about IS years OF age and
had been suffering from melancholia for
some months past,
IL appears from the testimony taken
before the coroner's inquest that her hus-
band, Jacob w orst, had left home..at 20 clock
yesterday afternoon, and thought his wife
TO be in good spirits he returned at 4
o'clock and found her hanging to q collar
beam in the garret. Mrs. Spots, one of
the witnesses, stated that she visited the
family quite frequently and that some
months ago Mrs. Worst was very low
| spirited, but was greatly improved of late.
| Rev j. w. Hassler affirmed that he had
visited tho woman very often ; had noticed
that she was low spirited, but had greatly
! improved durilE the past two months /;
she wac n member Cf his church and had
attended very regularly until recently Of
late she did not attend at all. J. V. Diller
/ affirmed that ho had assisted in cutting
the body down.
Rev. Ilict affirmed that no went to the
house after the suicide, found the woman
hanging as above decribed, and assisted
in cutting her down. b. +. Weaver af-
firmed that he was attracted by the crowd
of people going to Mr.. Worst's and went
there also /; he was tho FIRST to 90 into the
garrett and found her hanging, and assist
ed in cutting her down.
The corOner's jury, composed OF Israel
Bair, DR.. Bushong, L q. Diller, Aaron b.
Hassier, John Bowers aud b. +. Weaver,
jr., returned q verdict that "the said Julia
Ann Worst came to her death by strangu-
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Timely discovery OF a Fire.
New Holland Clarion.

new HOllanu CmflOu,
The families of Eckert Richwine and
John Il. Bowers, who occupy double
house in the west end Of New Holland,
were considerably alarmed on Thursday
morning by tho smell Of burning clothes
or rags. Search was made and
Mr.. Bowers, when on the garret,
discovered smoke issuing from the
pipe hole that led from tho bed
room OF Mr.. Richwine. He hastened
down and rushed to tho room, but was
compelled to retreat, when, upon opening
the door he discovered the smoke 80 dense
that 1t was impossible for him to enter.
He then fastened down stairs and out into
tho back yard, and then got upon the
roof of tho back porch, where he broke
into a window in order to allow an
air passage to drive out the smoke.
1t was then discovered that some bed
clothing upon which some OF the children
had spilled water and which had been
placed on the back of chair near the
stove pipe to dry, had by some means been
moved too close and they scorched and
smouldered away. The chair was badly
burned, part of tho carpet and q hole also
was burned in the floor. IL was fortun-
ate discovery, as it would not have been
long until the fire would have been be-
yond control,
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.Jet,e,,on ,Iup special meo,iug.

At a well attended special meeting OF
the Jefferson club last evening, Mr.. James
Stewart presided, and II. NJ. Reilly, esq ;.
acted as secretary pro tom. The death OF
Mr. Peter McConomy, treasurer OF the
association, was formally announced, aud
the minute, printed elsewhere, was uIfan''
mOusly adopted. Tho rooms and hang
ings were at once draped with black stuiiss,
which are to be kept up for thirty days. 1t
was resolved that tho members of tho
club should assemble at tho rooms at $3.50
sharp, on Monday morning. to attend the
funeral In a body, Mr.. Geo. Steinman
acting as marshal.
The funeral of Petet McColomy has
been changed from 81 to 81 O'Clock, ami
mass will bo held in ST. Mary's church at
10 o'clock
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FEATURES OF The STATE PRESS

Tue Philadelphia Record thinks that
Columbia's charity doesn't begin at home.
The Reading Times wants to know
whether the modern boy is getting worse.
Perhaps his critics are.
Tho BelIeronte IKdtchmdn thinks that
the hanging of McGinnis, "just because
he killed his mother in law" marks 4 new
era In civilization.
The MouEt Joy Herald considers il the
DOrsbeimer bill Of International copyright
becomes law it will put an end to cheap
literature, without beneftng authors.
The West Chester Republican is author.
ity for the statement that Chester county
will present the name of Samuel Butler
for the Republican nomination for con-
gresham at-large.
Tho Inquirer persists in calling upon the
New Era to tell it's readers how Hon. A,
Herr Smith voted on the Fitz John Porto,
bin, which the NtU Era said could only
be compared with an attempt to white
wash the reputation of Benedict Arnold "
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Insane Murderers.

The examination OF the cranlum of
McGinnis, the murderer, confirms the
idea That he was of unsound mind and
the like result would probably follow the
examination of the heads of most mur.
derers. Frank Rand, who has just hung
himself, after killing a dozen men at
different times, was probably insane. 1t
is hard to conceive how otherwise he
would have been the criminal he was.
The jury, who convicted him, sent him
70 the penitentiary for life, instead OF
hanging him under the idea that he was
crazy. In prison, however, he was
treated as sane, and 80 had the
opportunity TO kill his keep
or. The suggestion comes up as to
whether we should not have more insane
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COLUMRtA NEWS.
,On uruuLAn ounnesroauEsnr.
some items OF Nsiiod Interest AOsnt tho
River Town--tailrond Kumor--
III LET tseIi gious kotSa.

somo items OF yNiod Interest AOcnt tho
River Town--Hailrond Kumor-
inlet Keiigious Notos.
Council and school board meet next
week.
Pennsylvania Castle, A. q. X. OF NJ. c.,
mcots this evening.
Much drunkenness prevailed yesterday
on the streets.
A false alarm of fire yesterday afternoon
brought out tho iiromon.
Tho Tennessee Jubilee singers will DO
hero soon.
Couostoga lodge, X. Of T., has formed
auothor rank
Tho Sons Of Temperance lodge OF
Wrightsvillo has % members.
a few days moro of warm weather and
tho ico on tho river will begin moving OIL.
The snow is nearly all gone low.
The town is being Hooded by the cards
OF Republican candidates for tho nomi-
nations at tho approaching April pri-
| maries,
Tho weather signals adopted for the
trains on the Frederick railroad were put
into operation yesterday.
Butter and eggs were plentiful ut mar
ket this morning. The former brought
from % to 80 cents per pound, and tho
latter 20 cents per dozen.
A young son of the Rev. \. u. &. jack
son, pastor OF the Bethel church, has been
taken to Philadelphia for treatment FOR
curvature of the spine.
Surprise parties were held last evening
at tho residences Of Jacob Drummer aud
James Lockard. They were pleasant
affairs and largely attended.
| John Geistwito, u ono armed maD, who
recently had finger OF his hand almost
severed by feed cutter, found It ncccs.
sary to have the finger amputated yester
day.
startling Rnmor.
Rumor now has it that the Pennsylvania
railroad company intends purchasing Front
| street ontlro, and converting IL into hugo
freight yard. Tho limo now being sur
veyed around Columbia makes this project
not improbable.
| Religious itsns
| The usual religious services will be hold
| at the different churches TO morrow.
The prayer meeting ut tho Columbia
| engine house will commence To morrow at
SEQ p. m. All arc invited to attend.
Gen. Welsh Post, q. A. r., will attend
service in body at the Second street
Lutheran church on Sunday evening,
March 80, and az -. johns Lutheran
church on Sunday April %.
A s.ereopticau entertainment will bG
held in tho opera hous, on the evening OF
Saturday, March IL hy tho Rev. +. !.
Claymorau. B. d., pastor pro TEN OF ST,
Pauls =. +. church L. will consist ot
views on the Rhine, and will DO accom-
panied by lecture On tho same. The
lecturer having visited tho places Of which
he will speak Is we'll tittcd for his task
Tho proceeds will be devoted TO LydiG
church and society Of s., Pauvs church,
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t,IiiTTA RS.
Death OF anthony Mct1ro;n,

Mr. Anthony Metzroth, ono Of our
prominent German citizons, died at his
residence, No. 420 West King street,
about o'clock on Friday afternoon, Of
heart disease, of which ho was sufferer
for several months. Mr. Metzrcth was a
baker by occupation, having learned tho
trade in Germany He came to this
country about the year 1851, aud after
residing in Philadelphia a short time came
to this city and worked for Mr.. Joseph
Hanum, who carried on tho baking bust.
ness at the corner OF West King ana
Prince streets, where J Il. Martins store
now stands After working for Mr.. IL.
some time he started business for himself
on West King street, where he carried IL
on successfully up to the time OF his NJ
ness. A wife and three children survive
him, two sons and daughter. llo was
member of Metamora tribe Of Red Men,
Teutonia lodge of Knights Of Pythlas ana
Hebel lodge OF Odd Fellows. The fuperaI
will take place on Monday afternoon at :
o'clock
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History pepeatinr ITSELF

On the 9TH OF July, loll, Gov. letcher |
wrote to James Buchanan as follows, |
touching the nomination by the Demo
Gratis, of James X. Polk for president
"Polk !. Great God. what nomination
I do really thiuk the Democratic conven
ton ought TO be damEed to all eternity for
this villairous business "
Mr.. Polk, at the time Of his nomina
ton, was comparatively obscure man,
although he had been fourteen years a
congressman, speaker II the federal
House of Representatives and governor
of Tennessee, but twice afterwards was
defeated for reelection. His nomination
for president, not dreamed Of before the
convention, in which on the first ballot
he did not receive single vote, was the
result of compromise by the friends OF
Cass and Van Buren,. 1t brought har
mony to the patty, and victory; h,
formed cabinet OF strong men, including
James Buchanan, Robert J.Walker, Wm
l.. Marcy, Geo. Bancroft, Cave John
son and John Y. Mason; he conducted a
brilliant administration through trying
times and quit the presidency without
any imputation upon his private charac'
ter or strict personal integrity ever find.
ing public expression, and having par
ticularly avoided bending his admins
tration to his own reelection or the
advancement oil the political fortunes of
any Of his cabinet. His famous tariff
letter to Judge Kane, which carried
Pennsylvania for him, was by tho way,
about the same doctrine as is embodied
in the Ohio and Democratic platforms
OF 1883.
The circumstances which had espe-
cially excited the indignation of old
Letcher, was the presumption of running
such candidate against the peoples
idol, Henry Clay, who was the Wing
nominee Of that year. His reelection
was considered "A f0regOne conclusion,
and the prospect OF It was supposed TO
have been heightened by the Democratic
nomination of so unexpected "a man as
Polk.
History, we are told, repea's itself.
After twice being unhorsed in the ma
tional convention Of his own party, Nj
Blaine, whom his friends delight I,
compare with Clay, seems tO be ap
preaching his game now with more cau
tlon, il not with less desire. Suppost
that he rrocures the prize for a few
weeks bis" s"magnetism" may be expecLe,
to magnetic his friends and then inter
est will settle upon the choice of tn
Democratic convention. Suppose, some
where, IL should find a man whose nomi
nation is now hardly hoped for in All
quarter, who has neither boom, no
bar'l, nor literary bureau at work viii
has seen enough Of public service I,
warrant popular confidence In his capac
ity 4; VINO has not been 81 snowy aS I,
have encountered the risk OF making II
fool Of himself who has not grown ricl
by dubious methods who has not EN-
c0untered nor excited Gerce antagon SIN
in his own party, and who is Democra
without guile, Ills nomination,
preached now, wonld likely incite rid
cule and after being made, 1t might b
regarded by the opposition as Letche
interpreted Folks. But there are fol
months' time between the date of II
Democratic convention and that OF til
presidential election, and Polk bes
Clay after Letcher's letter to Buchana
was written.
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asylums and fewer prisons or whether
the prisons should not be largely con.
Quoted as asylums for the insane. Those
who commit crimes that they are forced
into by their temperament may reason
ably be considered insane; and if they are
confined so that they can do no harm to
society, which society has right to de-
mand, the ends of justice and mercy are
obtained That object of punishment,
which Is found in warning others
not to commit crime, does not serve
against those who are impelled to 1t by
their physical organization and these,
who are perhaps the large body of Grim
inals, could proGtably be held and con
Hrmed as insane not, however, in in.
sane asylums, as we know them, from
which escape is easy, but in insane
prisons. The change from present prac-
tices would be in the management
rather than in the institution.
IT is nearly time for gentle spring to get
down out Of the lap Of winter in which it
has been too long lingering.
THE Philadelphia Press still maintains
private polling place in its columns for
the convenience OF cranks who desire to air
their views about presidential cindidat $.
1T is strongly suspected that Herr Rick
ert, who made the bold speech in the
Reichstag yesterday, criticising Bismarck
for his conduct in the Lasker resolution,
was Tom Ochiltree in disguise.
THE average length of life of a man
who makes it his business to ride on rail-
roais is said 70 bS ffteen years Thi,
statement will bo chesriagly remembered
by the tramp rs the railroad train whizZeS
by him.
IT is not too much 10 say that the
United States individually aud collectively
are fond of sweets when it is seen that We
last year imported 2s,050, ,Ol3 gallons OF
molasses aud l,9OO,O54, 7O6 pounds of
syrup and sugar,
The Woman's Suffrage convention after
due deliberation have decided to defeat
any presidential candidate, by whatever
party nominated, who is opposed to woman
suffrage Mr.. Blaius's admirers should SEQ
to il that he is placed right on this impor
taut public question.