tckntmrtaTtrw LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1881. Lancaster intelligencer. THURSDAY EVENING, HAY 12, 1681. A Wrecked Party. The remarkable narrative in the 2s ew Yerk Herald concerning Garfield's du plicity is attributed te Jehn Russell Yeung, who is notoriously, of newspaper men, nearest te the Grant regime. This circumstance, no less than the tone of the article, points irresistibly te the con clusion that all of its statements which relate te matters of fact are inspired by Mr. Conkling Indeed much of its sub stance, set down as authorized announce ments, is of such a nature that Mr. Conkling only could furnish it or au thenticate it. It might almost as well, for the purposes of its challenge te the president, be ever the initials " R. c." In this view, what ordinarily would be only a newspaper sensation, becomes a document of national interest. In the first place it exhibits very plain ly the desperate straits of Garfield before the late presidential election ; hew he was squeezed by the Grant faction into a shameful bargaiu for their votes and their money in consideration of his premises te them of the patronage ; hew, as se often before, the weakness of his moral nature succumbed te the appeals te his hopes and fears, and hew he furth er illustrated that weakness by refusing, in the hour of his prosperity te fulfil the bargain made in his distress. There is very much of the politician in all this, and particularly of the weak politician of the Ohie type, who is se apt te lie and make volub'.e premises te get place and then forget them. The elder Cam Cam eeon, it will be remembered, has told us hew Hayes went down en his marrow bones te the the family, and even ac cepted his pocket money for the cam paign from Den, and then would neither appoint the old man te the English min istry, nor the young man te a cabinet place, as his readiness te accept aid from them had led them te expect he would. In that part of the Herald' narrative which we reprint te-day, the bargain made by Garfield with Levi 1. Morten, head of the syndicate which raised the corruption fund for his election, is vivid ly set forth. Hew nobly the liner fabric of the real statesman, Hancock with the integrity of Jeffersen and the firm ness of Jacksen contrasts with the piti ful attitude of the Republican candidate peddling his prospective patronage en Wall street. The narrative gees flu te tell tliat as swnas elected Garfield suffered " par alysis of memory," and the contrast of affairs before and after the Xevctuber ides is picturesquely told in this Conk Cenk lingesque sentence ; " The pledges and premises of the campaign leaded down the jMenter mail, se that it required the labors of three or four secretaries te send back statesmanlike notifications of their dishonor and repudiation." Conkling was sent for te have the news broken te him gently. His lip curled at the diluted tea-table talk which he was obliged te undergo; and then Judge Felgcr was sent for, and disgusted at the offer of a subordinate cabinet place which he in dignantly declined ; and the upshot of it all was the offer te Morten of the secretaryship of the navy, the one place which Conkling had expressly asked should net be tendered his state. It is further related that Garfield, distinctly premised Conkling te make no changes in the Xew Yerk custom house at pres ent, nor without consulting him, and broke his word. As all this is offered te be proved as seen as challenged by any responsible party, it rests with the friends of the administration te make that call or admit its truth. The whole situation shows the pitiable condition of our politics under Repub lican manipulation of them. Here is a party which had wen victory out of the jaws of defeat and seemed te have taken a new lease of life, all its factions ap parently cemented in support of one of its strongest men intellectually who was weakened by no factional affiliations : and yet in less than three months his administration is shipwrecked and his party drifting en the rocks. And all for what V Upen no question of high prin ciple or national concern, but in a greedy, hoggish scramble for the spoils of office! The cohesive power of plun der is a strong tie ; it has held that or-, ganizaiten together when all its vitality was extinct and its limbs were retting. New it is snapped and can never be spliced. People who talk about an iudepend ant judiciary and of keeping the bench out of politics, will de well te remember that that docs net consist solely in the minority accepting the candidate of the majority party, or in the people electing the choice of the politicians without a pretest or an appeal for a tetter man if he can be found. Political independence in the selection of judges, which is a most excellent idea, means that the people of a judicial district or the majority of them shall divest themselves of all considera tions of party fealty and prejudice, and select that lawyer of their bar or of some ether bar who most fitly combines the learning, the integrity, and the high judi cial qualities which adorn the judgeship. When they are willing te de that it is well enough for men of all parties te ac quiesce in the movement, but for the minority te stand off and let the small politicians of the etlier party, puddling in their dirty peel, pick out their party candidate and then endorse him as "a non-partisan" is a travesty en political or judicial independence. With the same pertinacity as charac terized the Republican obstructions te the refunding measures-in Congress, the Republicans of our state Senate resisted the efforts of the Democrats and Sena tors Kauffman, Lee, Everhart and Em ery, te have the $10,000,000 of state lean refunded at 3 instead of 4 per cent. It has been agreed in the Senate, however, te make 4 per cent, the maximum rate of interest, and te authorize the financial officers of the state te advertise for pro posals for bends at 3 and 3 percent., and give them power te accept such basis as he considers for the best interest of the commonwealth. This amendment js a measurable triumph for the Deme- the cratic and Independent Republican pol icy of reduced interest. Ix the sunny Southland of our com mon country, which was scarred by the revolutionary battles of the forefathers, yesterday was unveiled a significant memorial en an historic battlefield. The Cowpens monument is erected te 'the American soldiers who en that field "fought victoriously for the right of self government and civil liberty." With eloquent patriotism its face, which turns te the Seuth, bears this inscrip tion : " One hundred years age, the men of the North and the Seuth fought to gether, and by their bleed secured the Independence and cemented the Union of the American states. The bend .that then bound them together is the bend of their fellow countrymen te-day. The common country they created is the her itage of their sons. The perpetuation of the Republic of their fathers is the safe ty and honor of North and Seuth. Alike the sentiment and duty- of all the states. Este Perpelua." And the generous response of that great section which must ever be the conservator of our political and commercial greatness is in these words inscribed en the face that represents the Middle States: "Middle States 1781 One people, no North, no Seuth, no East, no West, a common interest, one country, euc des tiny. 1681 As it was, se ever let it 1m?. Pickens." PERGONAL.. A Paris letter says: " At the recent MACKCYball the toilette of the hostess was a poem." Blaine will be commencement orator at Kcuyeu college ; Cel. BnemiEAD at the University of Virginia, and Gaiifield gees te Williams commencement. Mr. James Laws has died at his resi dence in Gcrmantewn, having reached the age of ninety-two years. He was a very prominent citizen, and was at one' time widely known in business circles by his extensive traffic in leather. Mrs. Garfield's illness has been caused by the excessive strain upon her nervous system during the presidential campaign and aggravated by malaria from the river flats, which are but a short distance "from the rear of the executive mansion. Among the journalists attracted by the stale medical society te Lancaster Mr. Themas M. Celeman is doing the pro ceedings for the Legcr ; and Jehn Nenius famous fee of bogus medical schools and en the Recerd staff, is working up sentiment in the fraternity for the bill te establish a state beard of health. When Wm. H. Vandeiibilt came home from Eurepe one of his old trunks get lest, though he never missed it. Among its old paper contents was a breast pin, set with 90 diamonds, worth from $3 te $5000 each. An ash' man picked up the old box for 50 cents, found the jewel, re stored it te its owner, and new waits te sec if honesty meets its reward. Bosten's young tri-millienaire, Mr. R. Montgomery Sears bought the Brattle Square church at auction for $81,000. An attempt Had previously been made te raise, by subscription, a sum sufficient te purchase the church and preserve it for religious service and musical purposes. The building cost $284,000 ten years age. The preposition of a compromise, so se called, based en the withdrawal of the nominations of Robertsen and of Chandler te be followed by the nomination of Chandler as collector of the pert of New Yerk,and of Robertsen as solicitor general, is the latest lovely suggestion of the des perate and bewildered Republican rank and file. This brilliant idea seems te have originated with Blair, of New Hampshire, who was moved te it by Rollins, that able statesman having been thrown en his beam end by Chandler's declaration that should he be rejected when nominated for solicitor gencrship, he will go te New Hampshire and be elected te the United States Senate. The newspapers and pelilicans out in the Grcene and Fayette district have lively times. Here is the Uuiontewn Standard, Rep., pitching into its late candidate for Congress, James E. Sayeus, for a politi cal printing bill of $12.50, which, it savs, he will net pay, though he is rich ; the Democratic Messenger, of Wayncsburg, is equally fierce en its congressman, Morgan R. Wise, and of its senator it says : " One Honorable TneM.vs Benten Schnatterly of Fayette county, member of the Senate of the great state of Pennsylvania, ewes US a bill or 2."i for fintef m-inf in.r .& WW, ,-..-..-0 ,,., winch we propose te swap for the Stand tifd's bill against Mr. Sayers, upon the editors of that paper handing us the difference. MINOR TOPICS. Greater scratches than this have made men's fortunes : Schoolmistress What is the dative of denutn? What? Next? -Next? iXcxt? Dunce Do'ne. Scheel mistress Correct. Ge te the head ! Twenty six bills have been passed by the Legislature this session aud sent te the governor, all of which have received his approval except the one te enlarge the jurisdiction of the courts of common pleas, which was vetoed en the twenty-first of April. Among a collection of autographs lately sold in this country, comprising Macau lay, Goethe, Douglass, Jerreld, Leigh Hunt, Victer Huge. Lafayette, Malibran and Jenny Lind, the autograph of Charles Lamb brought the highest price, fifty dol lars being paid for it, which signifies that somebody has a higher opinion of him than Carlyle had. Kant would be as much surpiiscd te read in one of our local contemporaries that he " said there were two things which the mere you looked at the mere you were compelled te admire the starry universe and the waters of the deep, " as anybody of "literary" character would be shocked te read the Police Gazette clipnincrs whiM, adorn the "literary and personal" depart ment of another esteemed local contempor ary. Tiieke is every prospect that California win ne a lanci ei plenty timing this year of grace. The crops are all in excellent I condition, and the supply of fruit will be enormous unless some unforeseen disaster cuts it off untimely. In many localities frat Dutls ,vcre ? from inj"ury bjr late frosts by keeping smevldying fireg under the trees at night. The gtpe crop, which increases largely from year te year, will net be seriously damaged by the phyllexera, though that pest has threaten ed te invade the California vineyards. STATE ITEMS. It took fifty-one ballets te elect a county superintendent out in Greene county, and then Nickesen wen. Hen. W. J. Baer has consented te be come a candidate for the bench in the ju dicial district composed of Somerset and Bedford. He'll de. In the epeniqg of the railroad mails in Philadelphia the ether day a cat walked out of a mail bag from Cincinnati marked "foreign. Referring te one of the passages in Mr. Gewen's speech, Mr. Charles E.Parrish. of Wilkcsbarre, one of the JJend beard of P. & R. directors, claims te be the owner of a larger number of Reading railroad shares than were held by all of the Gewen direc ters combined. Crawford county's Judge Church has decided that a statute providing separate schools for negrees and mulattoes is in direct violation of the 13th and 14th amendments, therefore null and void, and orders the issuance of a peremp tory mandamus enjoining the directors from making any race distinctions. Mr. J. A. M. Passmore, of Pottsville, made a narrow escape from serious injury while traveling en the Philadelphia & Reading i ail read recently. While step ping from a ear te the platform of the Reading depot the train suddenly get un der way. Mr. Passmore was thrown down with great force and was severely bruised, but fortunately escaped without any broken bones. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. A fire in the big straw stack of the Niagara paper mills extended te the mills and machinery and $200,000 will hardly cover the less ; insured for $50,000. Richard Cooper, of Wesleyville, noticing an obstruction en the Lake Shere track, gave the alarm te an approaching passen ger train which was stepped in time te prevent a terrible accident. A heavy rail was found chained across the track. The police have discovered a plot te assassinate the king of Italy. The sus pected mandatory is an Italian who re cently arrived in Reme accompanied by a member of the International society. They arc being dogged by the police. Inviting death by sunstroke : At Buf falo Buffalo, 1 ; Bosten, 0. At Chicago Trey, ;) ; Chicago, 11. At Cleveland Cleveland, C ; Providence, 5. At Detroit Detroit, 3 ; Worcester, 5. At New Ha ven Yale, 0 ; Metropolitan, 5. At Wash ington National, 4 ; Atlantic, 2. The complete failure of peacbes en the Peninsula has turned attention te the re spective berry crops. It is large, mere particularly strawberries. Reports from shipping stations along the line of the Delaware read say that it is se large that a glutted market is unavoidable. In Enela, Franklin county, Ark., by the use of poisoned flour Mr Reynolds, wife and daughter, Mrs. Jehn Trum, Dr. Brown, a German laborer, and one ether person were all taken sick in the same manner and about the same time. Doubts are en tertained of the recovery of Reynolds, Brown, and the German. Catharine Marshall, the fourteon-year-eld daughter of a railway laborer, who, the Glasgow papers stated a couple of weeks age, had net eaten anything since the beginning of the present year, is re ported te have commenced taking feed. She was threatened with being sent te a lunatic asylum if she did net de se. At the Youugstewn, O., cemetery when the funeral precession of a lady reached the grave, they found it half dug, and the digger drunk. The bereaved husband and friends were compelled te wait until the. undertakers in charge completed the work The same sccne was repeated in the after noon when a young father and mother followed the remains of their little child te its last resting place. Lewell, Mass., is horrified at the finding in an ash vault of the partially decayed body of a woman, entire but for the less of much flesh and having the longhair dis connected from the skull. The vault is attached te the dwelling of two prominent citizens, both of whom have held many public offices. As the vault can be opened from a narrow alley running between Ap Ap plcten and Winter streets, a theory pre vails that the body was brought there sifr sifr rcptitieusly and deposited te conceal a crime. A play company struck a town in south ern Georgia en the day of a local celebra tion. The mayor offered the members of the band five dollars apiece te give up their own show and join in and help the town. The boys concluded te de it. The city officials treated them se handsomely that before the day was ever they were all drunk ana the mayor lined them five dollars apiece for disorderly conduct. This squared his account with the musi cians, and provided music for the town free. The twenty-first annual convention of the National Brewers' association in Chi cage, is remarkable for its large number of delegates and the greatly-increased amount of wealth and production which it repre sents. H. B. Scharmaun, of Brooklyn, en taking the chair, made an address show ing from statistics of the internal revenue bureau that the receipts from the govern ment tax for 1880 were $2,100,000 greater than in 1879, while the brewers' special tax decreased $1,383, showing that the business is enlarging, hut concentrating iute fewer hands. AX INNOCENT VICTIM. The Wrong Man Said te Hare Ileea Hanged The people of Princess Anne, Crisfield and ether part of Somerset county, Md., arc greatly excited ever the reported con fession of a woman who is new en her death bed of having murdered a man eigh teen years age. Twe negrees were ex ecuted for the crime in 1806. The mur der occurred some time during the latter part of 18G2, the victim being Azariah Dougherty, who was found dead in his store. As was then sup posed, his meney was the incentive for the crime. 'Suspicion rested upon two colored men, who were arrested seen after the murder was perpetrated, but no money was found in their possession and none could be found about the premises of Dougherty. It was generally supposed that some ether party or parties were ac cessory te the crime, but time failed te unravel the mystery and the "men ar rested were seen after placed en trial for murder and found guilty and sentenced te be hanged. The evidence upon which they were convicted was purely circumstantial, all efforts te show directly that they com mitted the crime having . failed. The strongest evidence connecting them with the murder is said te have been the find ing in the pockets of one of the accused of a knife that it was shown belonged te Dougherty. On the scaffold both men solemnly protested innocence down te the moment when the fatal drop fell, and one of them, in a speech from the gallows, declared himself guiltless of the terrible crime and said that the perpetrator of the murder would be discovered in less than twenty years, and that he wouldn't be found te be a black man, either, The woman who is reputed te have made the startling confession is a Mrs. Patty A. Ward, living a few miles from Crisfield. She is suffering from a terrible cancer, which has placed her beyond all fear of buaun law. aad her confession is believed te have been prompted by a knowledge of her approaching death aad the fear of en taring into the presence of her Maker with out having confessed her crime. It is un derstood that she has given te her friends a fall detail of the horrible affair, in which she discloses the fact that .she, together with her son, murdered Mr. Dougherty for his money. The son died a few years age and a short time before his death it is said he expressed a wish te disclose semel thing as it is believed, his share in the crime but that Mrs. Ward prevented him doing se by placing her hand ever his mouth. There are many rumors in cir culation about the whole affair, one being te the effect that the friends of the dying woman won't allow her confession te be given te the public until after her death has taken place. FAKLIAMENTABI MANNERS. One Scene In Mr. Hewlt's Beese. Frem Yesterday's Legislative Proceedings. Mr. Davis (Ferest) called up the act te lay out, build and repair the reads and bridges of this commonwealth, and made an elaborate argument in its favor. A motion was made te indefinitely postpone the bill. Mr. McGiffin opposed the bill and in the course of his remarks said : " The farmers don't want anything of this kind. New, why should a lawyer away up in the northern part of the state insist upon this bill? There is no ether reason except that there are fees in the case." " That is a falsehood," said Mr. Davis. Sensation. ' ' I hurl that back in the gentleman's teeth." said Mr.Mc3iffin, "and am prepar ed: te answer ler that language here and elsewhere." Great sensation. 1 Mr. Davis demanded that Mr. McGiffin's remarks concerning "fees" be taken down, which was done, the clerk reading tnem. The speaker Baid he hoped the Phila ueipnia memoesMweniu net interlere in this matter. "I hope it is seen new, Mr. Speaker, that fhiladelpbia does net produce all the eames." said Mr. Souder. TLauchter.l Mr. McGiffin said he was opposed te this bill and in explanation of the word "fees" said it would produce endless litigation, ana mat; meant lecsier lawyers, it was an outrageous bill and he called en his friends te vote it down. Unmitigated ap planse from the farmers. Mr. Davis said that the intimation that he was receiving fees was false and infa mous and Mr. McGiffin was ungentleman ly. Surprise all ever the Heuse. Mr. Wolfe, as a lawyer, accepted Mr. McGiffin's apology. Laughter of a feeble size. J Mr. McGiffin said he was a farmer, net a lawyer. W endermeut expressed. Mr. Davis. "I'm glad you are net, I should be ashamed of you. Laughter. Mr. Mapes said that the best farmer in Venango county had drawn the bill, and it was a geed one. Mr. Hillis said the act was a very proper one, and had been found te work well in certain counties. Mr. Nilessaid Tiega county had tried the system contemplated by this bill and it was a total failure. He didn't intend that his people should ever be inflicted. with an incubus like this, if he could help it. incy preferred three read cemmis sieners for the county te a pathmastcr for every school district. After considerable discussion the yeas and nays were called en the motion te in definitely postpone, resulting ; " Yeas 110 nays 34, and the bill was killed. Telling Tales Out or Scheel. Examiner, anti-HIgh-Stnsenig Organ. Mr. High is net unknown te " fame" in political methods and practices. He train ed for a long time as a successful lieuten ant of Sensenig's in East Earl, when the sheriff's bce get into his bonnet. Three years age Sensenig was committed te Strine, and High ran en the " Reform" ticket, paying a thousand dollars into the " peel" and when defeat stared him in the face en the Sunday after the primary, he authorized his agents te have him "counted in" at any cost even three or four thousand dollars. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. OBITUARY. Death of Leuis J. Voigt. The following dispatch, received in this city last evening, conveys the news of the death of Leuis J. Voigt, poet and painter, member of the well known Voigt family of this city, and brother of the late Charles Fred. Voigt of the Intelligencer : White Plains, N. Y., May 5. Keeper of Woodward Hill Cemetery : Open grave for remains of Leuis J. Voigt, between Mrs. Sarah Voigt and Augusta Hepkins' grave. Have hearse and two carriages at depot en arrival of 2:15 train. Have an Episcopal clcrgvman te meet us at the chapel in cemetery. Send answer te Reading ; will be there at 12 to morrow en train. Publish notice of death in morning papers if you get this in time. Banks & Lockwood, Undertakers. Mr. Veict died en Tucsdav. at his resi dence, in White Plains. He was a bach elor and aged about 70. He was born in this city and left Lancaster when about 30. He was a portrait painter, and worked at nearly every branch of kindred arts, having been mere recently engaged in pro pre paring fashion designs for magazines. He also was an occasional contributor of poetical sketches te high-class literary publications. Sunday Scheel Convention. The fourteenth annual session of the Sun day school convention of the East Penn sylvania eldership of the church of Ged bad been in session at Goldsboro, Yerk county. The meeting was organized by Rev. D. A. L.Laverty, late of this city, re tiring president, and Rev. A. H. Leng, of Marietta, conducted the religious exer cises. The progress of the Sundy school work was discussed at length by M. M. Feese, of Mechanicsbnrg ; Rev. G. W. Scilham mer, of Lancaster ; Rev. J. C. Lockwood, of Mount Jey, and J. M. Carvell, of Ship pensbure. The permanent officers elected were : President, Rev. J. M. Carvel, of Sbippens burg ; Vice President, I. Frazcr ; Secre tary. Rev. J. F. Meixel, of Landisburg ; Assistant Secretary, Jehn Funk, of Golds Gelds Golds bero' ; Recording Secretary, Rev. J. C. Behney,. of Duncannon ; Treasurer, S. Knisley, of Orrstown. The sessions are devoted te the discus sion of religious and Sunday school topics. Tbe Geetheam. Following are the orators assigned te places en tbe pregramme of the 46th an niversary of the Geetbean literary society of Franklin and Marshall college, te be celebrated in Fulton ball te-morrow even ing: Salutatory. W. H. Ranch ; third orator, M. B. Reber ; second orator. H. C. Ap penzeller ; eulogist, A. D. Elliet ; first orator, W. H. Bridenbaugh : Geethean orator, C. B. Heller ; poet, W. E. Hey. Getting Better. S. R. Miller, aeent for the Champien reaper and mower, who was thrown out of his buggy en April 29th, and badly in jured en the hip and side, from the effects of which he has been confined te his bed I at the Grape hotel, is getting better and is I able te sit up and be about the hotel. ' THE DOCTORS. PBOCEEDIXOS IN THC CONVENTION. AddreMee'aaa Papers Bead aad IMscumcu Musical Entertainment. The officers being absent Dr. Traill Green, of Northampton, was called te the chair, and en motion a committee of three was appointed te hunt up the officers and inform them that the time for assembling had passed half an hour. After a brief absence the committee re turned and reported that it was their pain ful duty te report that the officers had been lest, strayed or stolen. Great laughter. In a memcut afterwards the president and secretary arrived and were greeted with cheers. Dr. A. H. Smith, of Philadelphia, of fered a resolution protesting against the Legislature taking any action looking te the removal of female physicians and at tendants of female insane and replacing them with male attendants, at the state hospitals. lhe resolution was made the special or der for te-morrow morning. The amendment te the constitution of fered at last year's convention by Dr. Dale, relative te the appointment of cen cen eors, and appeals from censer's decisions was discussed by Dr. Traill Green, Dr. Dale, Dr. Atlee ; the last named favoring the appointment of a judiciary committee te whom all such questions be referred. Dr. S. M. Ress, of Blair county, then read an "Address en Surgery." He warm ly advocated conservative instead of he roic treatment, unless the latter was abso lutely necessary te save life or prolong life. Conservative and successful surgery are almost svnonemous. The doctor de scribed at some length several cases he had treated, in which the limbs, or parts .of limbs had been saved bv conservative treatment. The profession are apt te be tee unwilling te trust te nature's recuper- tiens. Tight banda"e of wounds lie said has done mere harm than all ether causes combined, bv obstructing the cir culatien. The anti septic treatment of wounds aud lacerations was commended:. After the second battle of Bull Run, wounded men were permitted te lie en the field for many days before they could be placed in hospitals ; all of them get well ; while these who were at once placed in crowded hospitals died off like rotten sheep, ewiug te the crowded condition of the hospital, the impurity of the air and the medicine and sursicry of the doctors. Dr. Ulrich, of Chester county, endorsed Dr. Ress's views, and gave the particulars of one or two of his own cases. Dr. Jacob Price, of Chester county. read a paper en " The Importance of Lecal Treatment m Congestion aud iniiamma- tien of the Cervcx of the Pregnant uterus." lhe paper was closely listened te bv the convention, aud a warm discus sien followed. Dr. Sutten, of Pittsburgh, net only disputed the soundness of Dr. Price's treatment, but declared it te be based upon a false pathology, exploded hundreds of years age, and revived again recently. Dr. Price found able advocates, however, in Dr. Potts, Dr. Dale, of Yerk ; Dr. Albert Smith, of the University of Philadelphia ; Dr. Jehn L. Atlee, of Lan caster, and Dr. Ulrich, of Chester county, all of whom made speeches in general accord with Dr. Price's theory and treat ment. The reporter begs leave te state just here that the addresses, papers and dis cussions, though of great value no doubt te the medical profession, were entirely tee long te be published at extense in any ether than medical journals, and that they abounded in se many technical phrases, of which lay reporters and lay readers are un acquainted, that it is quite impracticable te make an intelligent condensation of them. Hence we de little mere than men tion the titles of the several matters dis cussed. "Affections of Lachrymal Passages Their Nature and Treatmcnt"-was the title of a long paper read by Dr. S. D. Risley, of Philadelphia, and se entertaining did it prove te his fellow members, that, though his time expired before he had finished it, he was urgently requested te "go en" and was grauted mere time. He exhib ited and explained the use of probes used by him in opening or enlarging constricted lachrymal ducts, and also showed some ether instruments manufactured for the same purpose, but which were utterly un fit for the purpose. Dr. J. L. Crawford, of Indiana county, who was set down en the pregramme for a paper entitled "Indications Calling for Active Treatment in Typhoid Fever," was net present and the subject was passed. Dr. J. W. C. O'Neal, of Adams county, read a paper entitled "Contributions te the History and Use or Katalysine spring water at Gettysburg." After referring te the battle of Gettysburg and its dcci sive results, Dr. O'Neal stated that many of the people of their section were left in an impoverished condition, and were com pelled te leek around aud find means of support. Just west of the ridge en which Gen. Reynolds was killed is a mineral spring, which, up te that time, was held in small account ; but the owner conceivel the idea that it mitrht prove valuable in both a pecuniary and medical sense. The historic associations of the locality, the beauty of its surroundings, its variegated scenery and salubrious air, would of them selves be attractive te tourists, and if the waters of the springs should prove te be valuable, there was a fertune in them. The waters were analyzed and found te contain many valuable properties; theyab tainccl notoriety through wide and judi cious advertising, and are much sought by invalids who are always hopeful. The speaker gave an analysis of the waters.and claimed that properly used they were ben eficial in cases of gout, rheumatism, dis pepsia, diabetes, indigestion and some ether diseases. He thought, however, te secure Iastins benefit, the patient should live at the springs, drink the waters and bathe in them, and inhale the pure air of the surrounding country which is 550 feet abeve the tide. "The Pathology of Sheck" was the title of a paper read by Dr. C. C. Sea brook, of Dauphin county. The speaker detailed the results of many experiments made by bim en this subject and exhibit ed diagrams showing the rise and fall of the bleed currents, as shown under the microscope in some experiments, with wounded frogs, dogs and rabbits. All the above papers were en motion received and referred te the committee for publication. An amendment te the constitution and bv-laws. offered by Dr. Rabter, of Harris- bur?, at the last annual convention of the society, was taken up for action, and after a spicy debate adopted, it provides ler the appointment of a judiciary committee of nine members te whom shall be refer red for determination all personal differ ences arising among members and also all contested credentials of delegates te the convention. Adjourned. Evening Session. At 7 o'clock the convention met in the court house te hear read the annual ad dress of the president. Dr. J. T. Carpenter of Schnylkill county. The doctor referred te the great progress made by the state Society Since Its eigauizaiiiuu ju tuia city thirty-three years age. Then it was weak and without organization ; new it is strong and is a power in the land, and influences for the geed of the people the legislation of the state. After recounting at some lemrth the importance of the society its objects and duties, Dr. Carpenter entered upon the subject of his address, "The Treatment of the Insane." He stated that there are 45,000 insane persons in the United States, and that the ratio is largely increasing ; that they belong te all classes of society, and that their proper treatment has become a question of oversnaaewing importance. Dr. Carpenter described, at considerable length, the treatment of the insane, both in this county and Europe, and while he gave enr super intendents and physicians in charge of these institutions credit for doing the best they could under the cir cumstances, he declared our present sys tem essentually wrong and far behind that of England and some ether European nations. He argued that the superintend ent of an insane asylum should be entirely exempt from business matters, such as the furnishing of supplies, keeping ac counts, &c, and should devote his whole time te a scientific study of his patients and the training of his assistants. He complained that under the Pennsylvania system or rather want of system young and inexperienced physicians are selected te take charge of such institutions instead of elder and mere experienced physicians, and that the number of physicians is far tee small te properly attend te the patients. Wnat is te be done with convalescent insane is an important question, and ene that appeals for early action. The Eng lish plan is far in advance of ours in this respect. There special wards are pro vided for the convalescent apart from the asylum. These are often at the seaside or ether pleasant place where there is little or no restraint upon the patient. The transition from the asylum te the home should net be tee sudden, as relapses are often thereby caused. Dr. Carpenter con cluded by expressing the hope that the time was net far distant when the United States, new se far behind Great Britain in the treatment of insane, will take a leading position and instruct Eurepe in stead of receiving instructions from her. On motion of Dr. Jehn L. Atlee the thanks of the convention was tendered Dr. Carpenter for his address. Adjourned. Last Night's Concert. The concert given at the opera house last evening, by the Lancaster County Medical society, complimentary te the vis iting physicians, was an artistic treat that was all the mere relished eccause it nau been arranged se quietly, and was there fore in the nature of a pleasant surprise te a large portion of the audience, lnvi tatiens had been issued te the visitors and te representative citizens of the cemmuni ty with their families, se that the audi ence was of uncommonly high character. and ene fully capable of appreciating snob a rich musical feast as was te be expected from such a distinguished source as the Carrene concert company. The lower portion of the hall was completely eccu pied and a part of the gallery was taken up. The pregramme began with a piano sole by Mme. Carrone, Liszt's famous Rhapsodic Hougreiso Ne. 2, one of the most difficult of compositions, into the execution of which the distinguished lady infused all tbe brilliancy and dash, joined with the exquisite delicacy and finish, that have given her an enviable position in the forefront of the world's greatest artists, Mme. Carrene was ac corded a royal reception. Signer Stantini sang Verdi's "Ah Si ben mie " in charm ing style, his voice a sweet tenor of high range net lacking volume and under perfect control. Miss Jieere s hne contralto capti vated the audience before she had sung a dozen notes of Sullivan's " Let me dream again," her voice combining the rare qual ities of full compass, with the most accu rate formation of every tone. When her voice drops into the lower leger lines the notes are produced rich and in all their purity, while above the stall they ring out with the clearness of a bell, and unaccom panied by apparent effort. There is ex pression in her singiug that greatly en hances its effect. The audience signified its pleasure by an enthusiastic recall of the lady who responded with Molley's " Kerry Dance." 3Iadamc Carrene's sec end appearance was iu a Nocturne, D flat (Chepin) andPasqunade (Gottschalk), the execution of both of which was character ized by the same thorough mastery of her instrument and intelligent appre ciation of the meaning and requirements of the score notable in her previous per formance. In the second of the two com positions above designated the talented lady's power of expression was manifested in an especial degree, and te the impera tive encore accorded her rendered a beautiful and intricate arrangoment of "Heme, Sweet Heme." Signer Taglia pietra, whose appearance here a few years since in company with Carrene yet lingers as a fragrant memory in the minds of all who then heard him, sang "LcsRamcaux" (Faurc). It is indisputable that a finer baritone voice than that of this famous Italian has never been heard within the walls of Fulton opera house, if indeed it exists anywhere. There is the volume and rtewer which allow ample scene for sympathetic expression, but which are ut the same time under entire intellectual command ; while there is at all times an ineffable sweetness in his voice that appeals irresistibly te the hearer's inner feelings. The Italian sings with a consciousness of reserve power, and at no time is there '.in dication of a strain upon his capacity. His rendition of this noble composition of Faure may fairly, and without detraction of the ether performances, be described as the "gem" et the pregramme, and was rewarded with a prolonged encore, te which Tagliapietra gracefully responded. The concluding number of the first part was the Quartet Rigoletto ( Verdi ), in which the voices of Mme. Car Car reeo ( who showed herself the possessor of a soprano of geed quality and range), Miss Becre, Signers Stantini and Tagliapietra blended harmoniously and produced some rare music, The evening's entertainment concluded with portions of the first and fourth acts of the opera of " II Trovatore," with the cast as fellows : Leonere, Madame Carrene ; Azueene, Miss Beere ; Manriee, Signer Stantini ; Count diLuna, Signer Tagliapietra. Many of the prettiest numbers of Verdi's popular work were given, the singers were in cos tume, and all are geed actors. In every respect the entertainment was a delight ful one and long te be remembercd. Thursday Morning. The session was opened with prayer by Rev. C. F. Knight, D. D., after which the following announcement was made of ad ditional members of the nominating com mittee : Allegheny, T. J. Gallahcr ; Berks, Dr. Knbn; Blair, Geerge W. Smith; Butler, Samuel Graham ; Chester, Jacob Price ; Clarien, William Leaden ham ; Columbia, F. W. Redecker ; Crawford, W. Varian ; Cumberland, W. Dale ; Dauphin, H. L. Orth ; Delaware, J. W. Phillips : Erie, J. L. Stewart ; Fay ette, R. W. Clark; Franklin, D. M. Ungcr ; Huntingdon, J. W. Dinwiddie ; Indiana, J. L. Crawford ; Jeffersen, M. M. Rankin ; Lancaster, J. A. Ehler ; Lycoming, Themas Tyson ; McKean, J. C. Elliett; Miffliu, II. Van Vajzah ; Montgomery, William Andersen ; Menteur, J. D. Mansteller ; Northampton, A. Seip ; Perry, 31. B. Strickler ; Philadelphia, L. Turnbull ; Schuylkill, J. H. B. Arnick ; Venango, A. L. Petter ; Washington, A. J. Patter son ; Westmoreland, it. iucuaugney ; Yerk, S. J. Reuse. The preamble and resolutions offered yesterday by Dr. Smith relative te female superintendents and physicians for the female patients in the insane asylum at Warren, nd asylums elsewhere was taken up. They were discussed at some length bv Dr. Smith. Dr. Atlee, Dr. Traill Green Dr. Corsen, Dr. Curwen and Dr. Rahtcr, after which they were voted down by a decided majority. Drs. Merris and Stewart, of Bahimcrc, were invited te seats en the platform. The proposed amendmentte article 3, section 2, of the constitution for a change in the manner of selecting delegates te the convention was voted down almost unan imously. Dr. S. S. Schultz, of Danville, read the "Address iu Mental Disorders" a care fully prepared paper, delivered with much force aud listened te with elose attention by the convention. Dr. Jehn Curwen, of Harrisburg read a voluntary paper en "Rest in Nervous Dis ease," the importance of which cannot be ever-estimated, though no positive rule could be laid down te be followed in all cases, as no two cases arc just alike and the amount or kind of rest suitable for one patient may net be suitable for ethers. The physician must keep in view the mental and bodily condition of the patient, and regulate the ameuut of rest and exer cise accordingly, a safe rule being te give mere rest thin appears te be absolutely necessary. A delegate spake at some length of the value of electricity as an agent with which te exercise tbe muscles of patients. The secretary stated that the com mittee of arraugements requested all holders of white banquet tickets te return them aud have them exchanged for ethers and thus avoid trouble, the white tickets having been called in. Dr. Trail Green read a paper en "The State Medical Society aud the Pre' paratery Education of Medical Students." Dr. Green took the ground that many stu dents cuter the medical schools entirely un prepared ; that many of them have scarcely the rudiments of an Euglish education. This society insists en higher qualifications but there are large numbers of physicians who de net belong te the state or county societies and these cannot lie reached and cannot le made te conform with the rales of the society ; but they and their stu dents can be reached by the medical schools demanding n higher requirement en the part of pupils, and refusing gradu ation te thohe who de net attain the proper tundard. It is a disgrace that many young meii fresh from the cellege are rejected as unworthy or unfit when they apply for positions iu the army and navy. Dr. Traill tiieeu resigned his position as delegate te the Massachusetts medical so ciety. Dr. Alice a-ked for information whether the Philadelphia medical society had ever complied with the rule of the state society requiring county societies te appoint an examining omuiittce te report upon the standard of prep; rat ion of appli cants. The secretary answered that such com mittee had been appeiutcd. Dr. Oscar If. AHis, of PIiiIadeIphie.rcad a brief paper entitled, " In what should preliminary examinations consist and what steps should be taken te make them uniform throughout the state?" The paper was discussed at some length and a resolution adopted for the appointment of a committee te report at next annual con vention a schedule or form te be used by county medical societies and members of the same, requiring preliminary examina tions of applicant;; prier te accepting them as students of medicine. The chair ap pointed the following gentlemen said com mittee : Drs. O. II. AHis, Traill Green, W. R. Finley, J. B. Roberts and W. B. Ulrich. The secretary presented a report from the committee en state beard of health. The action taken by the Legislature dur ing its present session was recited, show ing that the Senate bill relative te said beard had failed te become a law through the unavoidable absence of some of its friends iu the Heuse, but that the matter has been reconsidered aud the Heuse will probably pass it before adjournment. Dr. Ne ;i is read the names of these nicm bequ)f tbe Heuse who had voted against the bill or failed te vote among them being Messrs. Peeples, Snader and Snyder of Lancaster county and urged members of the society te use their influence with these members in behalf of the bill. A resolution was presented and unani mously passed in approval of the Senate bill, and urgiug its speedy passage. The coin in it tec en rules reported a sc ries, altering in sonic respects these new in force. They were adopted and ordered te be priuled. Lint of Members Present. Jehn T. Carpenter, Pettsvlilc. J. A. Kecd, Allegheny county. .1. L. Ziegler, Mount Jey, Lancaster county. Gee. U. Wclchans. Lancaster. W. IJ. Atkinien. 1'liilaiiclphia. Wm. Blackwood, L-incastur. lleht. M. Unleniiis. Lancaster. 1'lie-i. It. Cox, Lancaster. Jehn K. Liuea weaver, Columbia. G. W. Smith, HeIlMayhljtirtr. K.S. s-ntien, Pittsburgh. J.Aujr. Killer, Lancaster. 31. L. 1 1 err. Lancaster. J. I. Zifgli:!-, Mount Jey, L-inuaMi-r county. K. IS. Mewri'V, AllesiieiivCity. The-. Lyen. Williamspeit. Gee. .1. rtautz, Jersey Slieu. Lycemlnir county. JJ. A. county. Knicry, liiuniiisvillc, Washington II. II. Mcloiieii"li, Vnnteville, Washington count 1. Met Jill. Williumitewn, Dauphin county. C. Li'iikcr. I.ticklieru, Columbia county. S. S. Hcliultz, Danville, Menteur county. J. Pm-Mill. Danville. .Menteur county. J. 15. Mansteller, Danville. Menteur county. G. A. Getu-altl, ISutiilclicm. Northampton county. Win. II. Jeiinins, ISIessburjr, Tiejjil county. J. A. 1'atturaeu, Zellcrsville, Washington ceuntv. Jeiiii Curwen. Jlarrisljur. S. 31. Kess, Altoeua. J. II. Clossen, Altoeua. II. Lcanmn. Leaiuan Place, Lane, county. C1ku. T. I'altner, rettsville. K. 1. Tewiisewl, Beverly, X. J. r . u. Albright. iancusicr. A. 31. 1'olleulr, Pittsburgh. James W. Xeely, Pittsburgh: A me-, eip. Ku-,teu. Trull 1 Green, Kasten. C. C. heabroek, Harrisburg. J. W. Leailcu'.iam, Knox, clarion county. II. II. lleriluur, 3IcC'lnru, Sinyilcr county. II. L. tlrtli. Harrisburg. II: 31. Xippht. l'rccburg. Snyder county. Oliver KelaiKi, Lancaster. Henry Carpenter, Lancaster. Ilenj. K. Ilerr, Millers villf. A. L. Bettem. Wcseman, Tiega county. It. W. Clark, Dunten, Jtayette county. Jno. L. Atlee. Iincaster. Wm. Vxriaii Tituvl!le. Wm. Compten, Lancaster. Alex. Craig, Columbia. J. L. Stewart. Krie. K. 31. Livingston, Mountville. l.ane. county. Wm J. Wvntz, Xew Previ'leuce, Lancaster county. O. ir. iVr.'ght, Bradford, McKean county. II. II. .Steliinan. Lancaster. W. 11. Tlieuii, Masteraenville, Lane, county. A. S. Ilensti'cl, Cerry, Krle ceuutv. G. Thii'kstun, Wallsburtf, Erie county. Wm. W. Dale, Carll-le. A. S. IJrubaker. Akren, Lancaster county. A. A. Haniia, Pert Deposit. Md. James A. Stewart, Baltimore. K. S. Lewi. Littiestewn, Adams county. I. W. C. O'Neal, Gettysburg, Adam county. Themas J Gallagher, I'ittsbtirgb, TlK.ma 3'j-len, Allegheny City. Jehn M. ISatteii, Pittsburgh, M. H Alter. Armstrong county. J. G. Cunningham, K manning, Armstrong county. W. Slurr.iy Weidman. Heading. Bernard It. Lee. ICealing. Kllis Kurtz. Heading. Leuis DeB. Kuhn, Beading. James Y. Shearer, Sinking Spring's, Berks county. Crawieru lrwiu, mair county. Sidney 1 l.otnpsen, lieUidaysbu tjnrtr. William it. t inicy, aiioeiuu A. 31. Coep'jr. Point Pleasant, Bucks county. William K. Doughty, Ilamvili, Buck, cennty. S. Graham, Butler, Butler county Samuel Jluser. Aaren-burg. Centre county. Aug. Hlbler, Belletente, Centre county. F. H. Van Valzah. Spring 3IUI, Centre county. J. r. Alexander. Centre HuIl.Ccntrcceunty. J. Willi.-, Ola. Chester county. W. JC. Perdue, Unlenville, Chester county. W. O. Stephens-, Avendale. Chester county. Jacob Price. West Clicster. Kuw.ird Jacfcfen, West Chester. . Charles K. Weedman, West Chester. 11. B. VanValzah, ClearUeld. J 31 Lydte, Troutville. Cleartleld cennty. w. u. Powell. si'idenfburg, Clearfield county. ..... F. W. Kedcher, Espcy, Ce.umbta county. B. F. Gardner, Bloomsburg. J. K. Evan. Bloomsburg, It. L. .Mbbett. Carlisle. (i, Winlleld Zicslcr. Carlisle. C. C. Hummel!, Slcchanicsbur, Cumber land county. ' E. B. Brandt, Mechanicsbnrg, Cumberland county. E. Lane SchefleUl. Wicunis'ce, Danphin C3untv. II. McUewan, llirrisburg. J. Z. Gcrnard, Harrtstmrg.
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