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vol. x. LEBANON, THURSDAY 30,1882. NO, 170 A Bold Thief. Strike at the World Office, Pennsylvania Greeubaokers, A Mother's Terrible Crime.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. WASHINGTON NEWS. March The House Committee on PostUfllce and Postltoads to-day directed Chairman Ringhara to report to tho House with a favorable recommendation tho bill modifying the pofital money order syfltom. The only important features not heretofore mentioned are, first, the introduction of tho postal note at a foo of three cents tor sums of f5 and under, payable to bearer at any time within thrpo months from date of issue, after which date tbo note becomes invalid and void, and the amount can only be obtained by forwarding the note to tho Treasury Department through a money order ofllco, paying therefore an addition feo of three cents; second, ofre- duction of the money order feo on sums of more than $5 and not moro thau $10 from 10 cents to eight cents. The executive committee of the democratic congressional campaign committee, to consist of seven members on tbe part of the democratic members of the house, has been selected, and will consist of Rosocrans, chairman, and Representatives Flower, of New York; Randall, of Pennsylvania; Lefevro, of Ohio; Cobb, of Indiauj; Thompson, of Kentucky, and Jonos, of Arkansas.

The special frlonds of Mr. Blaine surpris.o at tbo tone -of Secretary 'ar'juyseu's letter to Minister Tres- 4i, to the houso yesterday. A bdjisi well known for his friendship to Mr. Blame said to day that this letter was stronger than anything written by Blaine when secretary of atato, and was commended for its firmness la opposing tbo destruction of Peru by Chili. Mr.

w.ho visited Mr. Shipherd at the instance of the committee on foreign affairs, reports that he is Buffering from an attack of facial erysipelas, and that under the most favorable circumstances he will not bo nble to leave tlio house for several days, possibly a week, The president sent to the aeuate to-day the name of Henry Mullen, to bo postmaster at Columbia, Pa. The senate con. firmed the nomination of Edward Stevens, of Pennsylvania, to bo consul at Ningpo; also postmasters Alfred Tilson, Her cer, J. W.

II. Reisingor, Moadville, Pa. The president will take no uoliou upon the Chinese bill before Friday at least, as he it desirous of having it further con- lidored at tbo coxt cabinet mooting. He is in daily receipt of a largo number of letters bearing on the question from all sections of the country. A Bold Thief.

PHILADELPHIA, March About 7 o'clock last evening Thomas Penrose Leslie, went to the residence of Thomas S. Nelson, 1817 JeQ'erson Htreet, and stated to the domestic who answered the bell that ho desired to see Mr. Nelson. Mr. Nelson is an invalid aud has to be wheeled about lu a obair, uud when the bell rang be waa conversing with a friend in the parlor.

He sent the friend to the door to see what Leslie desired, but he said he 'wished to see Mr. Nelson alone, The invalid was wheeled to the door, and, dismissing his attendants, he asked Mr, Leslie what he wanted. He replied that he desired tho watch which ho had In his pocket. Mr, Nelson refused to give up bis valuables, Leslie then made a grab for the chain, but Mr. Nelson, putting his hand to his pocket, held bis watch.

Leslie then attempted to force It from him, during which tbe chair was upset. While the gentleman was in this helpless position Leslie drew a revolver from his pocket and fired at Mr. Nelson, the ball entering the head above the right eye and passing out above the forehead. He then dad, taking with him a pieoe of the ebain. Dr.

E. E. Montgomery, of Twentieth and Jefi'ersou street, was called in, who said that while Mr. Nelson badly injured it was not necessarily fatal, the only immediate danger being from ery setting in. five weeks ago, had MB by Mr.

Nelson as a nurse, and, after working a week, left. He was an Inmate of the Presbyterian Home, and recommended to Mr. Nelson by Mr. Walker, Superintendent of the Home. He 38 years of age, feet inches in height, light complexion, and has a light hair aud eyes.

AD Alleged Criminal captured March Tiuuibo, who it is alleged criminally assaulted Kmrna Zerby, a girl of fourteen years, on the niue mountains two weeks ago, wns captured to clay and sent to prison. Pout New Cases. MOUTH BETHLKUKM, March new oases of smallpox have bprn reported slune yesterday, throe in uuatantined families and ono.ln a family not previously Infected. No deaths have occurred since yesterday. A number of families will be released fmta ijuarantiue In row.

A Mother's Terrible £rtme. PINK BU.TK, March '40. -On Monday last Mrs. Ballard, of Lincoln county, broke the necks of two of hor children, aged, "respectively seven nnd four years, threw them into pond and jumprul In herself with a baby in her arum. The mother and child were drowned.

Disagreement with her bus. bawl WAH Vbe pause, A Big Blaze. AMiurim, March a 1 five broke out iu Walker Hall, tho finest of the Amhcrst Collogo buildings, at, 11 o'clock to-night, and is still raging at midnight. The whole interior Is burned and only tho four have walls will remain. The eatimatitd loSti is not far from a quarter of a million, Including the building itself, valued A Republican Gerrymander.

March The siib-commlttoo of the house apportionment committee to night agreed upou a bill which will be reported to thofioiise. It divides Cook county iulo four districts, one. of which would be democratic, and redistricts the state HO that tho republicans will gain one additional member In tho southern part of tho atato. A Dvunlrard's Fatal Sliot. March C.

Wingate, of Lexington, was shot and killed ou au Ohio aud Mississippi railroad train early this morning. His assassin was an-unknown man who was crazed by drink aud had no provocation for tho shooting. After the tragedy tho maniac jumped 1 tho train which was going at the rate of forty miles nu hour, landed safely ami walked half tnilMotheoroob and drowned himself. TUe Strike at tue World Office. NEW YonK, March of the compositors ou the World, who aro hold- Ing out agalusc a reduction of five oentu a thousand ems in their wages and ahio the cutting off of their extras, had returned tn work up to noon to-day, Mr.

England, tho publisher of tho World, said to-day that he oould gat all the men he wanted at the terms the strikers refused to work I'or. lie had boen busy all tho morning iring men, but had not yet filled the places of the stiikorM. Will Resist a Reduction. PITTSnuno, March railroad coal miners of tho Pittsburg district in convention here to day unanimously resolved to resist any attempt of the operators to reduce the price of mining from four to three and a'half cents per bushel. Ssventy.flve pits were represented in the convention, and only a few of these have been notified by the operators that a reduction will be made on April 1, such action is taken the miners will alrike.

Moses Again lu Trouble. NEW YORK, March J. Moses, ex-governor of South Carolina, and for many years a professional swindler, was a prisoner to-day at police headquarters on the charge of swindling Freeborn J. Smith, a piano manufacturer out of $175. There are quite a of similar charges against him and during the day he was identified by a number of his victims, who will appear against him to-morrow at the tombs police court.

Bribing Legislators. TRENTON, March tbe house this afternoon the Jersey City waterfront bill, which was recently vetoed by tho governor, was called up and after motions to ludefiultely postpone and to adjourn bad been defeated Mr. Bhrim, of Atlantic to question of privilege und submitted an affidavit to tho effect that he had received $500 ou oonditiou that he would vote for the bill aud against sustaining the governor's veto and stated that be now had this money in his posses- lion. A committee was appointed to investigate the matter, with report morning. Further consideration of the bill was then post- to.uporrow.

Destruction ot a Cotton Qm NATCHE7, March Information has reached this city of the lion of the Kalaton gin, nonr Lake. Hr John, iu Tensas pnriah, Lrnihiann, by which one hundred nuil twentj refugees losttheir lives. This gju wat otio of the lavgofit iu uorUii'in Louisiana, and was packed to uveiflowing with negroes fioui adjoining plant.itioua. The steamer Nstchi'Z brought down to Ibn city largo nit'iibor of colored refugees, quantity of stock and a amount of rations. Refugees have been flocking hero from miles around, BO that now Natchez is fairly crowded with them, The Pennsylvania Oreenbaokerg.

HAiuusnrHo, March The session el tbo State Greenback- L.ibor Committee, thli morning was very protracted and conducted In seciet. The committee mot at 1 o'clock and continued in session until 0, when anadjounmiont took place until 7 o'clock. The evening lasted throo hours, dm ing which matters of interest to tho party woro considered and plans drawn up for the betterorganl zation of thoparty.Harrisburg wns unan- loudly selected for tho place, and tho 8th of May as the time for holding thn State Convention. A resolution was adopted icquonting the Chairman of the National Committee- to call tho National Committee together to take action in regard to his call for tho National Convention. It was decided us tho souse of tho Committee that tho State Convention placo a full tiokot in tho Hold.

Tbe Fire In the Wadesville Shaft. POTTSHLLK, March it wan confidently assorted that the flro in tho Wadosvlllo shaft, operated by Philadelphia aud Reading Coal and Iron company, which was discovered three weeks ago, was small, and would soon bo overcome by the water thrown upon It through holes, a constant wntcu was kept on the place, and last Saturday night it was thought tho firo had boon extinguished, A heading was driven towards the breast whoro tho fire was supposed to bo, which disclosed a body of fire in the Parrish broast that tho streams thrown upou it were inadequate to check. It spread rapidly, and yesterday oaiiie through seventy foot of gob. Orders woro issued to-night to take out the rails and livo'ntoak and flood tho mines. Throo huudrod men and boys will bo thrown out of employment for several months.

This is tho third time this colliery has been flooded. hat an Eon i inn has boon judicially defined us "a house where tho traveller Is furnished with everything which he has occasion for while on his way." It is sometimes Important to determine whether a house be an inn aud tho master an innkeeper, because of the legal rights, on tho one hand, and on tho other tho peculiar and stringent liabilities of an innkepper, It is clear that, while a sign is the usual and proper evidence that a bouse is an inn, it is neither ossontlal to an lun nor tho only evidence of ir. A mere coffee-house, or an eating-room i.s not an inn, Neither Is a boardlug-houso; but tho distinction between a boarding-house and an inn is not always easy, in fact or in law; and it is tho more difficult, because tho samo houso may be an inn as to some pereonu within it, aud a boarding-house as to somo others. The best test of this question we apprehend to be the trausieutness or the fixedness of tho alleged guost. The old law constantly hold that an inn is for the benefit transientium, By this Is not meant that a guest of an inn loses hia rights, or that the innkeeper loses his rights over him, If guest remains a long time in tho ion, provided he remains there as in an inn; and he does so, if he makes no contract, and comes under no obligation, to stay a moment longer than ho chooses to.

If he goes to an inn, occupies his room, aud takes his meHls.with tho right at any moment of going away, and of paying for what ho 1ms had up to that moment, and nothing moro, ho continues to bo a guest, though ho remain thero a year or years. Hut If, upon going there, or at any time afterward, ho makes a bargain by force of which he must stay at least so long, weather it bo a week or a mouth, he is no longer a transient person," and therefore loses the peculiar character of at an iim. And it has been held, that he remains as a guest at an inn, although he expects to stay a certain time, and a price la upou accordingly, but to b'e more if the guest fit to go earlier. urn. m.

Iowa has dually abolished its October elections aud joined the November A tew effect-was pawed recent session of the Legislature. As haj made the same change, Ohio remains the only important ftate yptipg Local News. Witr-mtr toMttfjl ifinth, tfit -northern portion, falling folloiteJ tyfair Atnl cooler wealher cteit iind riting baroauter. d. llauck St lira.

Lave sold their housonndlotof ground, south west corner of Fifth nnd Gull ford streets, to JOB. Pinkorton, for $870, Uiir Sleit JLl.t The Hairlsburg Patriot has thu luJkiw- lug of a 'former Lebanonlan: D. C. DissingKr, prominent democratic politician, la lying vary ill at his hotna lu Sunbury. 1 i Xoilco to i fitilisoribers Intending to cbango Iheli losldences are requested to notify the- car riors or report at thin ofllco.

Early notice of a change of residence will snvo subscribers and us a grout deal of trouble. Cull. John II. Leinbach, of has received a call frotu a largo Reformed congregation at Washington, D. to become Up lr pastor.

Up baa declined the call, preferring to servo the Amityvillo and Kutztown congregations. Will Move 10 Brooklyn. Mr. John Karch and family will move to Brooklyn, N. on Saturday.

Mr. Karoh going into tho tobacco business. lie ban sou und a brothcr-in- law residing there, HO ho will not. bo entirely Among strangers. Wo wish him success In his now business.

of Trail. JJou, Ilttlstor Clymor, of Reading, tho surviving truHleo of tho Mountain Railroad Company, has conveyed tho deed of trust which, ho hold of tho road, to Mr. John Philadelphia. Tho other trustee G.Dii Coleman, deceased, Oead. I'olor Hauser, tailor Ly trade, who yonr or 1110,10 ago lout his reason and was removed to the asylum, fit Harrisburg, died yesterday morning, Ilia eyesight was extremely bad and i'or several ho oould scarcely sou, Tho deceased was a veteran of the late war and served In the 93rd Rpgiiuent, P.

V. Tho funeral of tho late Bimrd took place this afternoon from his lato rosidenoe street, and was Lirgely attended. Services wero hold in the St, John's Reformed church, and the intermnnt took place on Mt, Lebanon cemetery. There wore quite nurnb.or of strangers.present arrived io the 8:39 a. in.

train. The deceased leap OH a young widow to whom he was married but a year Senator PJatt; from. the Snnate commit- too on peuilonu, noported a bill on day iu tho United. Btatos Senate, wbtoh provides that all soldiers and who, slnoo July 16, 1880, pensioned or rated at $50 per month for total and permanent disability, requiring tho regular personal attendance of another person, shall receive in of KUgb pen- a ions tho sum of $73 per mouth, and bo paid the difference between sum monthly frpm the date of.suoh pension or rating to the time of the act taking feet. Hereafter the rate oC pension for such disability shall In all cases bo $72 per HIE BACKER'S John D.

Mmlilcr will present tlio llaiiker'M Daughter, ill Fisher's Hall, on tin- incning of ihr 4lh of A pi II. The piece will be acted tho Collier Combl- rullwi tin Union tiquuro Theatre, Now Yolk. Tho lias tho following notico of tin- piece: When Bruiisuii Howai.l wrote 'Tlio llanknr'a ho pittduei'd tho beat society play that graces tho bonids of tha theatre to-ilny, comedy that has been played throughout tho length and breadth of thn country and mot with onn verdict, viz: Splendid. Mr. J.

W. Col- liei IIIIN inndo fiitim iind fortune in its pro- duotion, SIR ho has always put it upon tho stngu In lirst class style and presented It with tlm best oust of characters possible, night's performance ut tho Opera to (in exceedingly largo audience, mot with round after round of applause, ami sovnral times during tlio ploy special fa voi II CA nmong tlio actors were stopped In tliclr lines by tho hearty dapping of bunds und flamming of feet of tint do- llfllitml auditors. Tho costuming was rich, mill tliri Hotting of several of tho nttvneUvo. Tho Hank or'fl Daughter' can corno again and bo sure of a hcart.y wdcotnc," UNCI.U TOil'S CABIN, Autbimy Ellis' Famous Idoul Undo Tom's Cabin compauy will this beautiful play ut Fisher's Hull, Friday cvoiilug, March Tho company re- oenlly nppouri'd in Lancaster and received tha followiug notice: A good audience witniwacd production of this well- known drama Init ulght in thu Opora IIoiiKft, Tho poriormanconppoarcd to bo very vrwll received by tho au'llonco. Kitty Louge.0 made, a good and hor and d.inccit wero greeted with bearl.7 npplauso.

Mr. Cook an 'Undo Torn' gnvo flowo Hpccimons of lino noting and portrayed tho faithful old slave to lifo, Mr, McElroy's acting In tho clmr- iictnr of 'Marks' was splundid, and indeed tbo support W.IB good throughout." 'i'ho Comiuiilulloii JLuw. Mauy of our citizens aro not acquainted with nature of tbo commutation laww in this Slato. For tho Information of snch wo print the following table, allowing thi) number of months and years earned by each prisoner for good conduct: fCARfj. 1'ynui'H oontence, 2 years' a 4 ii 5 0 I 8 ti 10 1 3 1 I M08, 1 4 1 It will bo (Wiou thut tho prinoripr by good conduct reduces ills toriu of loi- prinonuioiit two and half days on each month during tho first two ypant; flvo days ou each month for tho third and fourth yoars; sovon and ti half days ou each month for yje fifth, sixth, seventh, jilglith nnd ninth years and ton days for each month thereafter.

Tho shortening of tho term of Imprison moot in tho priaonoi's own hands. Mr, Gowen says jhat the to the the 31,878, 395 wbiQbfeflve beufl jyiox Wle since tho receipt of the first ou tbo deferred bonds, This amount will be immediately deyoted to payment ot the floating debt.uft^ uompany, ThfcbaJ- 1976, QOO wtlj 30 to cancel tlie scrip iesuetl In tho nine of the receivers tlur. ing Jlr. Qo wen's in £or9PP a summer. A call has been iisned, for the reiaaiuiug 8,000,000 due on the deferred bonds.

This is payable In three qy each $50 houd, Apri 35th, tf Ju 8 gflth, $5 July with the privilege of anticipating the said pay- meat upon tbe day when aay installment w4er a dlwouut. of five tbe road taken out ol bands of tbe receivers?" lie. ''Have you decided the date, of 'i'liu Tobacco Tlio Tobacco Juurnul says: Thero la an omiaouH $llonco in cigar manufacturing cliolco, tvnd most of the great In that liuoaro decidedly ''blue." Thu still unsettled cigar tas question (that of manufactured tobaocco being terminated), tho in thu south, and last, but not least, tho fp.ur of tho abolishment of tho touciuout-house factories, are tbloga which aio not apt to impart to uigar manufacturers a great dosiro to in vest In Iwtf tobacco. Consequently our market riimnins la torpid condition, and parcels for immediate use change hands. UulnfiH tbo quletuetifl In tho market gives wiiy activity soon holders of old tobacuQs, which am put under the head of will flnd difficulty In making profitable Tho now crops are gvad ually mfttuiiog Into that stato in which tbo futyro worth can be determined with some corUiuty.

and Wisgouaio are POW oonsidcrwl as tho best of the '81 crops fjotae of tuo New Yotk States is ingly fine, while Connecticut is us of a very jnoblauiotical nature, Oh'lo looks liko its fiery and gummy. 4k II, lurowiu fur Tfkrov Tito foVruivry tUe bujiae.a» of tho Kwding ooiopauy sho WB a net iacowe from tae road ol $440,000 and from tue coal and iron property of for the tUe three fiscal of the year, No, MICHAEL SHENK, AM AOED MAS HAN03 IN TfiK StAlltS. Yesterday evening the peoplo lltlng In tho vicinity of Wolgley's nfcar Hliatllerfitown, Heldelbnrg township, were shocked by tlio news which reached them that Michael Shook, onn of the most esteemed citizens of tho township, found dead In hia stable, having committed snloido by hanging him- Tho deceased owned two or moro fitrms and was rich, and in his declining days (ho hnd reached tho ago of about 63 ho decided to Improve ono of his farms by building a house and barn, which unfortunately cost moro than ho thought thoy wore worth, This commenced to proy on his rnlnd until ho became, somewhat melancholy, but this it was thought by his folks would soon pass tiway and ho would ho nil right again. Up to noon ho hnd with people, paid bilto, lint was In a stranga mood. Nothing, however, was thought of this, as he fre- litcntly hnd boon petulant slnoo the building of tho structures.

At whit oxnot tlmo ho loft tbe house it Is not positively known. Ho was found evening in tho horse stable, suspended from a bridle Into which ho had placed his nook aud thero strangulated liluwolf. Tho manner In which ho hung himself appears somewhat strange to thoso who saw him hang, as If ho hai stralglhenod his form tho head would havo been thrown out of (ho It goes to provo that ho was determined to tako hiu life in a most deliberate Tho doocasud was highly respected jn tho rpruiiHinity iu which he lived and his sad death has created quite an impression on those who knew him well and favorably. Iffttt estate from the together 000 tbe same Tho PropMM of the bill for the improve- inont of tho mllitls," which on the oaloudar of tho lower branch of Congress in readiness to bo taken up at mo- mont for action, Major Ilebburn, Assistant Adjutant General of tbe Firat Brigade, said yesterday: petition of tho National Guard Association to CongroHS was explicit and careful in Its terms. No changes in State laws aro suggested In the bill and the published assertion that tho of the United States are to be renumbered has never boen oontemplnU'd by the Hoblation.

Tho agitation of this pro. jeotod Improvement was begun threa years ago aud bill was reported favorably by the House committee on militia- at the session of Congress, but in the Scinato tho cUairmau of tuo commit- tea, Mr. Cameron, reported It adversely; anil that ended legislation on the subject foe that session. I have no doubt that the bill will bo passed by both bouses soon as it in tuken I'arisies oun bo brought along" so as to bloom this spring, and verbenas may ba, tnado lino, strong for planting out whoa frosts are over. Bow the in box OH or pots of light, fine soil, and cover very lightly.

Wutor gently, and It then bo best to cover tbe surface of tho sojl with piece of coarse-textured paper, siich us brovru wrapping paper, The, water can be given on tbo paper, and will then slowly filter through without disturbing tho surface of tbe soil; besides, tho paper will check evaporation and hold the soil in a moderately moist condition. AH soon as the plants appear the paper can be removed. When the youpg plants are well up and have made two or three leaves they can be pricked out Into fresh soil and be given room enough to continue thoir growth until another shift may be necessary, or they are planted out. Giva the plants plenty of light when th6y begin to grow and air occasionally, so that they may bo stout and stocky, and not weak and spindling, they would be with a lace of light and of The Deuver newspapers recently bad accounts of an eiploit of BiU, a border character, who swaggers about' Colorado mining equips iu a broad brimmed hat, long hair and buckskin clothes, Seeing a olerk in a store insult a girl he made her ait oo the counter while the In-, suiter, oojBvoed with the proximity of a pocked pistol, did penance by kiting thf sales of her shoes. A few days afterward a pequel to this story was printed, The clerk came across BUI iq a saloon, where both were unarmed and the spectators were give him his choice between aqd The desperado io i a offerwl but a.