.J'-r ,i- LANCASTER DAILY 1NTELUGBNGER TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1881. Lancaster f ntriUgcncrt. TUESDAY. EVENING, .MAY 24, 1881. Tke Parade f the Jadges. The supreme court has afforded the geed people of the state another chance te shake their heads, in deciding, four Je three, that Mr. Bend was duly elected president of the Reading railroad corporation by a minority of stockholders. It will net be the fact of tke decision, probably, that will make people wonder, se much as the remark able division of the court in making it. Most persons have quite given up the effort te comprehend the Beading rail road muss, and would thankfully swal low any interpretation of the law of the case that the' courts would agree te make. It is possibly amusing, if net gratifying,te the doubting people te note that the supreme court seems te be as much muddled as they are, and te be quite incapable of agreeing upon se sim ple a thing as the interpretation of the charter of the Reading company govern ing its elections. They may shake their heads either for joy that they arc net se extraordinarily stupid as they feared they were, or in astonishment that the supreme court is as stupid, or in disgust from a suspicion that it may be a sinis ter rather than a stupid disagreement of that court. " "When the Philadelphia lcdjer under took te shake its hjsad a few days age ever the decisions of the supreme court in Philadelphia highway matters which it considered very strange and very wrong, and which Judge Finletter says a properly informed court could net honestly have made, it was net only stir prise that caused its head te vibrate, but it was distrust beside. It plainly inti mated a doubt of the intelligence or the integrity of the decision ; it may have been its thought that the court knew ten much about the parties it relieved and was tee much interested in them ; or it may have only meant te say, what Judge Finletter says, that it showed a woeful degree of ignorance of the ease it decided se wrongly. As the judges who made these high way decisions were four, and three dis sented; and as the judges who make the Reading decision are four, three dissent ing, iessibly geed people may see enough in the coincidence te again shake their heads -, especially when they And the four judges were the same four all the time and the three dissenting were the same ; and particularly when they see that the three- are Chief Justice Shars Shars Shars woed and Judges Trunkey and Sterrett, all judges of geed repute for intelligence and integrity, and that the four are Judges Paxson. Mercur, Green and Gor Ger Gor eon, who de net in the general estima tion outweigh their three brother judges in either of the qualities we have named. If any should incline te shake their heads ever the steady dress parade to te to 'getheref four supreme judges they will net cease their shaking when they observe that it occurs en political and railroad occasions. In regard te the decision of the four in the railroad case, it is te be noted that it gives effect te the voice of an admitted minority of the Reading stockholders, and that it therefore needs te be sustain ed by a pretty clear prevision of the charier, and that it manifestly is net se sustained since three supreme judges give it a different construction. The minority view is very clearly and forcibly stated by Judge Trunkey. He says that the stockholders might have met the second Monday in January, the day fixed by their charter, without any spe cial call te se assemble from their offi cers. There was, therefore, no contem plation in the charter of any failure of the stockholders te assemble in annual meeting, and no prevision made for an other one being called, though regula tions were made for holding adjourned and special meetings. Reth opinions of the court will be Widely read by the people and by lawyers, and we will net long have te await 'the verdict as te their respective strength. The question is one which intelligent laymen are as capable of deciding as lawyers. It does net involve any ques tien of law; it simply requires the cor rect reading of the previsions of the charier, giving them the force that theirgranimaticalconstructiei),language and correlation invest them with. It will be noted that the majority opin ion displays an animus against Mr. Gewen in its concluding sentences,where it is declared that the absentees from Undisputed election, having confessedly staid away te prevent a change of the officers by the ether stockholders, " pre sent no ground for relief from their mis fortunes or their foil'." The fact leing, as the minority opinion points out, that the majority by staying away showed that they were satisfied with the existing officers and made the minority " as harmless as if actually outvoted." Judge Mercur actually twits the major ity of the Reading stockholders with " their misfortunes or their felly " while he gives effect te the voice of the mi nority ! Frequent inquiries are made as te the probable time of holding the Demo cratic county convention, which is this year charged with the special responsi bility of nominating a county commis sioner and auditor who will be elected ; and which, in view of the condition of the Republican party,may have ether unusual responsibilities te meet. The chairman of the Democratic county committee has te say, in answer te these inquiries, that he finds it the universal desire of the parly te held but one convention te nom inate a county ticket and te elect dele gales te the state convention. Under these circumstances it has been the cus tom te make the call for the meeting of the county committee, te fix the time for the county convention, after the call of the state committee, te fix the time for the state convention Chairman Dill has net yet made the latter call, doubtless in view of the late date fixed for the Republican state con vention. As events are new happen ing it is just as well te have a late convention, if there is, h'ewever, any geed reason for nn earlier local con vention, the chairman of the county committee is ready te hear it and te call the county committee together te take action upon it' whenever any considera ble number of its members shall signify such a desire. Otherwise, the time of the call will be made, as usual, depend ent upon the call of the state committee. MINOR TOPICS. IjEXTtime Jehn Evans will get his picture taken. He nearly get left because bis face wasn't in the Senscnig primer. Madrid has been having a tremendueus popular fete in celebration -of the bi-cen tennary of Spain's greatest poet, Den Pe Pe deo Calderon. lie was born in 1601 and his 111 dramas are the glory of Spanish literature. 90,000 visitors crowd Madrid this week, attending the celebration of his fame two hundred years after his death. Fairs, dances, concerts, literary and scientific celebrations, precessions, prize essays and poems, hcraldric exhibi tiens, dramatic shows and bull fights ex emplify Spanish refinement and civiliza tion. The Democrats of Cincinnati should "go plow" in their proposals te held a public meeting te denounce their recently elected mayor. Ilia alleged offenses of "going back en his party friends " preb ably consist in nothing mere serious than his determination te carry out the non partisan, reform pledges en which he was elected by Republican as well as Demo cratic votes. If se, he is right in redeem ing these pledges, and all parties may as well understand that policy and 'principle alike demaud that candidates carry out the platforms en which they stand when elected. The statesmen and politicians, hench men and heelers, are flecking back te Al bany, N. Y., ready te begin the battle. The stalwarts are mustering in force and at last show signs of being aggressive. It is plain that their line of action has been agreed upon and that the battle is te be waged fiercely. Last week the noise was all made by the half-breeds, but this is te be se no longer. The Conkling people have taken courage and began te bluster. The editors of the Albauay Express, late stalwart organ, are said te be divided, and it wabbles editorially. The administration faction remains confident of beating Conk ling, and says the "people" are "agin him." While this part of the world is agitated ever the count-in and count-out of Repub lican candidate for prothenotary, and the country is shaken te its borders . by the stalwart tread of Conkling, the kingdom of It ou mania and its capital Bucharest have been having a gladsome time with the coronation ceremonies of King Charles. Street decorations, buildings swathed in Hags, garlanded windows, torchlight and military parades, holiday attires, royal precessions en Sunday, booming cannon, high services at the cathedral, public din ners, fcc, arc the scenes and incidents which make Bucharest livlier than a meet ing of McMclleu and Seusenig return judges. PEKbONAL.. Simen Cameren thinks Truth in the person of Conkling, crushed te earth will rise again or else the Republican party must go te the wall. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, whose mind has a long time been impaired, is new se enfeebled in body that it is expected she" will survive only a few weeks. Senater Pendleton, of Ohie, has ac cepted the presidency of the Cincinnati Civil Service Reform association, an organ ization composed of. both Republicans and Democrats. The wedding yift of the New Yerk Times stall te Heward Carrell, who married Miss Stariu en Wednesday, was a massive "loving cup" of hammered sil ver and geld, of exquisite and rare work manship, bearing the monogram of the young couple. Mrs. Hughes, mother of Themas Hughes, the well-known co-epcrationist arrived from England yesterday in the steamship Illinois, and will be the guest of Geerge W. Childs for a few days. Al though in the eighty-sixth year of her age, she is very active and bright, and en tertaining in conversation. She is accom panied by her granddaughter and is en her way te Rugby, the settlement founded by her son in Tennessee The death of Mrs. Careline. Placide Blake, the widow of the late William ltufus Blake, who died while a member of Mr. Wallack's company, will remind the observant once mere of the remarkable longevity of the dramatic profession. Successful actors and acti esses as a mle arc singularly long lived not withstanding the severe labors and the necessary irregular ways of life which their calling imposes en them. Mrs. Blake has died at the age of eighty-four. Bishop Simpsen preached his farewell sermon in New Yerk en Sunday, in the Beekman Hill Methodist church. The church was crowded and the imlnit was surrounded with beautijul ileral offerings. The text was taken from Jeb : ' When the rising stars sang together, and all the sons of Ged shouted for joy." . He gave a sketch of the life of Jeb, his faith, suffer ings and victory. The bishop leaves fin Europe this week te take part in the -Ecumenical Methodist council te be held in Louden. Miss Matnard, one of the wealthiest ladies in Eitretic, who en the last day of last month was married in Westminster Abbey te the heir of the earldom of War wick, with a prince of the bleed as best man and in the presence of a score of princes and princesses beside, set the daughters of millionaires an example of simplicity they would de well te fellow. She were no jewels, and the only orna ment discernible en her person was a sin gle bunch of orange blossoms in her hair. And this, notwithstanding the groom's wedding gift te the bride was a diamond cellar with pendant marguerites, emblem atic of her pet name. TalTr for KaniieBlc'n HMirra. New Kra I II IIUU l IUIU 1V1 UWUBl lliH ilUUUUUCeU the "Mulhoelys" yelled hke fiends, but when a vote for Hendersen was announ ced the audience behaved with perfect de corum, behaving like gentlemau who had assembled te discharge a solemn respon sibility. . " " ine iteierra iickcc win ue laiceii care ti i by its callant. fearless defenders in the I convention. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. While James McKeen, 95 years old, of Broeklyivwas smoking his pipe he set fire te' his clothing and it was nearly burned off before the flames could be extinguished ne died. A telegram from Odessa states that dis turbances continue there. Forty-five res taurants have been plundered aud, wrecked. The troops bivouac in the streets. Themas Carney, 27 years old, residing at the feet of Partition street, Brooklyn, fell overboard while attempting te beard a steamer at Seuth Brooklyn, and was drowned.- S. R. natten, -Patrick O'Hara and J. W. St. Jehn were terribly burned at an oil well south of Bradford last night. The well made an unexpected flew of oil and the gas which took fire at the boiler en veloped the derrick and men in flames iii an instant. O'nara's injuries will prove fatal. A farmer living in Markham township. twenty miles from Terente, has discovered a pit an his farm containing 500 skulls and five times as many leg and arm bones. Dr. Wilsen, of the university, is of the opinion that it is an Indian ossuary and that the remains have been underground 200 years. The meeting in (Muckering hall, New Yerk, last evening of the supporters of Garfield was a dead failure. Ne prominent speakers or politicians were present and none el the long list et prominent New Yorkers nominated as vice presidents Majer Pangbern, of Jersey City, aud C Ethan Allen spoke. In Montgomery, N. Y., Christopher G. Mould, one of the most prominent men of the town and of the American Reform ed church, and a wealthy and influential farmer, was bitten nine months age by a vicious dg which he was endeavoring te chain, the animal having showed symp toms of madness. The wound 'being slight, seen healed, aud every precaution was taken against poison from the bite. New it has broken out and Mould is a raving maniac. STATE ITEMS. The Allcntewu Item has enlarged te ac commodate its increased editorial enter prise and business prosperity. Reading's city councils propose te pur chase a fifteen-ten steam roller for the streets and $0,300 will be appropriated for the purpose. Messrs. Lee & Walker, the Philadelphia music publishers, with considerable promptitude and enterprise, have issued an eight page sheet of inusic entitled, " Colonel Themas A. Scott's Funeral March," which is a creditable composition and one page is occupied by a biographical sketch of the dead railroad king. Jeseph Liness, clerk in the adjutant general's office, and a prominent Odd Fellow and Grand Army man, died, after a brief illness, in Harrisbiirg yesterday. He was seized with cramps while return ing from a meeting of the . Grand Army ledge last Friday evening aud never rallied. He served throughout the war in a New Jersey regiment, under General Phil Kear ney. A watchmaker in Newcastle, Pa., has completed a set of geld studs, in one of which is a watch that keeps excellent time the dial being about three-eighths of an inch in diameter. The three studs are con nected by a strip of silver inside the shirt besom, and the watch contained in the middle one is wound un bv tninine- the stud above, and the bauds am set by turnj ing tnc one ueiew. The liliputiau machine works with a pendulum, which will act with ease and accuracy in whatever posi tion the timepiece is placed, even if it be turned upside down. A New Klcmcnt In Presbyterian Polity. At the Presbyterian general assembly yesterday the report of answers of the presbyteries te the overtures sent down by the last assembly was read. The over tures were declared by the moderator as both answered in the. affirmative. These overtures were in reference te the reorgan reergan reorgan isateon of the synods of the church, and arc as fellows : First, making the synods, at their own option, te be composed of all the bishops and an elder from each church in their several districts, or of equal dele gations of bishops and elders elected by presbyteries en a basis and in a ratio de termined by the synod itself aud its presby teries. Second, the synod has power te decide finally en all appeals, complaints and references which de netaiVect the doc trine aud constitution of the church. Beth of these changes will introduce a decidedly new clement into the Presbyterian polity. Honesty the Kcsl Policy. Dauiel O'Kcillcy, who was a florist's assistant at the time he found Mrs. Wil liam II. Vanderbilt's diamond breech in an old trunk which he bought, is new, as a result of that accident, employed by the New Yerk Central railroad company about the Grand Central Depot. He was also given a substantial pecuniary reward for his straightforwardness in returning the lest breech. At the time of its return O'Rcilley said he hoped it might lead te his father, who is an old man, getting easier work than driving a Madisen avenue stage. O'Kcillcy has been assured that in the fall something mere suitable te his father's advanced age will be found for him by Mrs. Vanderbilt. Tlie Corruption Fund In Columbia. Xeiv Era Correspondence. - Ner can there be any doubt about there having been a large amount of money in the town for the purpose of -making votes, and votes it certainly did make. A num ber of men are charged with having ac cepted money from both sides, and we have reason te believe the charge correct. The difference seems te come in this way the Bull Ringers, who had money, put it te where it would de the most geed, the ' Heg " Ringers put it in their pockets and let the ether money win. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. A Monument te ICobert I 'niten. There is some talk in Ncwburg, N. Y., of erecting a monument te ltebcrt Fulton, the pioneer of Hudsen river navigation, upon a prominent elevation of that rocky island at the southern end of Ncwburg bay aim ;u. me ueruicrn gate ei ine iiigniands, known as Pelipel's Island. It is said that the monument will be erected at the ex pense of a wealthy gentleman, whose name does net yet appear. There appears te lie but one obstacle in the way. Pelipel's Island is owned by many heirs of an estate who never censidcicd it wertii a cent, but who will new probably claim ownership and put an immense vaiue upon it. Tax Collectors Appointed. The county commissioners have ap pointed F. S. Albright as collector of the county tax in the cast wards of this city, and Themas Bakes for the west wards, in lieu of A. K". Warfet of the cast, who de clines en account of his wife's illness and Mr. Gnrrecht who withdrew his bid. The rate te be paid the collectors is 2 per cent. Man burned. William Meyer, an employee of the Pcnn rolling mill, residing en North Queen street, while standing in the pud dle mill last evening, was caught by one of the piles of red het iron while it was being conveyed from the furnace te the rolls and severely burned about his legs. Dr. Wel chans alteuded te his injuries. Argument Court. Court is in session and a number of cases have been argued, but none disposed of. MONDAT EVBNING. COMCEKT Flaw Kpterralnai t ax Zeller' C. v -.-" trateiy. The niath Monday evening concert at Zeller's Conservatory of. Music attracted a large audience te that place en East King street last evening, the main room being crowded, and failing te accomo accemo accome date the. large throng of visitors. The character of the entertainment was of the usually high .order, Prof. Zeller's pupils displaying a perceptible improvement and proficiency that were net less gratifying te the patrons of the institution than te the professor. Among the notably worthy features of the excellent pregramme were the per formances of Miss Bessie Spencer, of Miss Flera Cochran, and of Miss Britie Davis, whose execution el the mmcuit composi tions assigned te them was distinguished by extreme brilliancy and accurate finish. Miss Hallie Bechtold's sweet and rich so prano voice was heard te great advantage in two exquisite songs, ana contributed materially te the pleasure of the evening. All the performers indeed acquitted them selves in a creditable .manner and the pregramme entire is given- below : Grand Concert Waltzes .(Julien)-Mi?ses Emiiy Gensemer, Lillie Herting, Stella Koli Keli rer anil Mr. SI. F.'Zellcr. Piane Sole, "Happy Farmer," "Curious Story " (Schumann). " Serenade" (Gettschak) Miss Uessie Spencer. Overture (Mendelssohn). " Fingal's Cave" Miss Annie Hersliey and Mr. M. 1'. Zeller. "William Tell" (Rossini). De licriet and Osberne vjolle and piano Messrs. Eddie Keller and M. I. Zellcr. VocalSeIo, "Nilsson Waltz "Ml , Hallie Bcchteld. rhino Sole Caprice de Concert" Scotch Fantasie " (Julia Kive King) Miss Kuiily Gensemcr. Second Concerto F Miner (Field) Mr. M. P. Zellcr; accompaniment en the second piano by Miss Jiritic Davis. Piane Sole-Spin ning Seng " Flying Dutch man " (Wagner, Liszt) Miss Flera Cochran. Quartjet Overture Den Juan -(Mozart) Misses Annie Wiley, Annie Netr, Hattie Milcy, Mr. M. P. Zeller. Piane Trie Frem Faust (Gounod) "A Tender Moen," Faust's sole in Act IV ; Grand Chorus "The Fair "Act II; "The Heur is Late." duct between Marguerite ami Faust in Act IV ; Waltz Chorus ' Light as Air," Act 11 Misses Annie Netr, Flera Lercnz, Mr. M. P. Zellcr. Piane Sole Prelude, Fugue A Miner (J. Ilacli) ; Ktnde C Sharp Miner (Chepin) Berceuse " Cradle Seng" (Chepin) Miss llri tic Davis. Arc Maria Hach (Gounod) Miss Hallie Bcchtelil ; violin ebligate, Mr. Kddie Keller. Grande Quartet" Invitation te the Dance" (Weber. Dressel) Misses Flera Cochran, Annie Hersliey, Adalluber, Mr. M. P. Zeller. Manner and Music. Editeus Intkllkienccr If manners form, as one writer asserts, the cloak that virtue wears when it gees abroad, then virtue appears in public very often with out such a garment, and this circum stance is never mere noticeable than at musical entertainments. Why certain people go te concerts will always be some thing of a mystery since they pay no at tention te the music and their conversa tion could be mere conveniently carried en elsewhere. At the Carrene concert given at Fulton hall recently the enjoyment of these who really ileired te hear the per formance was seriously marred by the hum- of conversation that went qy most of the time. It was almost impossible te at tend properlyte Madame Carreue's play ing en account of the talking indulged in by these who should have known better. At Professer Zeller's concert last evening the talking en the part of some of the audience became se loud and annoying that the professor was" obligated te take public notice of it. Even then conversa tion was continued though in rather mere subdued tones. It is selfishness that causes tiiis evil, one is driven te conclude. Surely every icr icr sen who is net wholly regardless of the feelings of ethers must knew what an an noyance conversation becomes when car ried en by an audience (lining a public per formance. ' In the first place it is a mark ed discourtesy te the performers, as hard ly any one needs te be told ; aud in the second place it shows, en the part of these who indulge in it, a thorough disregard for the comfort of these about them who have come for the sake of listening te the performance. In any case it is an exhibi tion of human nature net pleasant te see. Perhaps no one city is guilty above another in this matter of public courtesy ; but, however, this may be, there can lie no doubt that in this particular Lancaster audiences have much te learn. Lancaster, May 24, 1881. Lecal Tobacco Market. Lecal politics ran se high in Lancaster city and county all last week that the to bacco trade was neglected. Growers, packers and employees alike shared the excitement. One prominent packer and a score of growers were candidates, of whom some were taken aud ethers left. There was nevertheless a geed deal of the weed gathered up by buyers during the week and a geed deal hauled te the city warehouses en Saturday, but the season is rapidly closing out. lit some sections of the county the crop has been bought up quite closely, and well-informed dealers say there is net mere than 5,000 cases of loose tobacco in the market, though a geed many crops held at high prices by the growers are being packed by them, and will eventually come into the market. Very few packers have yet finished packing, and most of them contiuue te buy wherever they sce a crop in which there is any money. Net many young plants were set out last week, except het-house plants, aud these will net aggregate one acre te' the hundred. The tobacco lands in all direc tions are being prepared te receive the young plants, and millions of them will be set out at the first favorable oppor tunity. The New YerkandPhiladelphiamarkets for the current week have been published in the Intkijjef.nckk, and some interest ing local correspondence en tobacco and reports of sales will be found en our first page te-day. Unclaimed Letters. Following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the posteflicc at Lancaster for the week ending Monday, May 23, 1881 : Ladies' List. Miss Aunie E. Brooks, Miss Millie Brooks, Miss Emma C. Dei to te ler (2), Mrs. Mary A. Herman, Mrs. Jehn II. Heed, Mrs. Ellen McGranly, Mrs. Mil ler, Miss Ella Mumma, Mrs. Henry R. Smith, Miss Nettie Worst, Miss Mary Welbert, Mrs. Jehn Woeth. Gents' List. Samuel Bard, Win. Baity, Jacob L. Brubakcr (2). Mr. Brooks. A. I,. Crawlerd (2), Jacob K. Herr, Hestettcr & Smith, Jehn Holtzheuser, Michael Lcidcn berger, Gee. Miller, L. It. May, Daniel Matthews, James Mayers, Jehn H. Myers (for.), Dr. C. Senkcr, David Snyder, G. B. Vanalstcin. ICastty's Headings. Prof. Eastty gave some very interesting readings before the high schools this morning in the study hall of the girls' high school. The boys and girls were de lighted and will be well represented at the court house te hear mere of this gen tleman's work this evening. Mere Kmlgrants. A family of nine emigrants arrived in this city at C o'clock hist evening. Frem their appearance and the amount of bag gage they brought with them, they ap peared te be a better situated class of Germans than the ether recent arrivals of that nationality in this city. THE REPUBLICAN ROW. SAM' MATT. FRIDY CUtTNTKlJ ' IN. ibe SeBes of Yesterday la Detail. - In the meeting of return judges yester day, amid great confusion, the motion te reconsider the vote appointing the special committee en the Third ward and Pequea return judges was made, and en a division being demanded the yeas were 30 and the nays 30. A demand was made for a vote by districts, but the mob was determined it should net be taken. A dozen members of the convention were yelling at tire pres ident, all at one time, aud Levi Senscnig and his gang of bummers in the parquet circle were howling, swearing, gesticulat ing wildly and threatening the president with all sorts of violence. A courier was sent te bring in the committee en contests se that they might net lese their votes should a call of districts be insisted upon. Frank Musselman, of Strasburg, and Gee. Wallace, of East Earl, came te the front.sheok their Usts at the president, and swore they would never give up the returns ; they had been appointed a com mittee en contests and they would net yield their rights te any ether committee. J. P. Albright and Adam Bacr insisted that the appointment of a committee of three was right aud proper ; that the functions of said committee were simply te findjiut who wcre the legal election offi cers of the Third ward, city, and of Pequea township, aud net te interfere with the committee en contests. Everytime Ad. Baer took the fleer the Senscnig "heelers" would yell "still house " at him ; and when Albright would talk they halloed "twenty-five dollars," "yeu're price is twenty-five dollars," " we ve bought and sold you ter twenty five dollars." The president attempted te explain his position but he was hooted down with such jeers as "shut up, you- gut you. A motion was made te adjourn but Sensc nig and his gang yelled "no," and Jehnsen called upon them te "stand firm" aud protect their rights, and Seusenig called upon some one te have Steber expelled, and this threat was answered by the ether party hooting and yelling, and some one cried out "bring in four beers, Em, one for yourself." Pandemonium could net have presented a mere tumultuous scene than followed for the next half hour, when, both sides having exhausted themselves, a motion was made at Steber' s instance te postpone the con sideration of the whole matter, and, en being put, there was a loud yell of " aye-" and a still louder one of " no." but the president having grown shaky under the storm of indignation he Lad already en countered, declared the motion carried, and there was a howl of triumph en the part of the "Reformers." The returns from the uncontested dis tricts were then read in alphabetical order, and the reading continued with very little interruption until Denegal East had been reached, when en motion a recess was taken until 7 o'clock. Kveulng Session. The convention was called te order at 7 o'clock, the house being well filled. A number of ether districts were objected te and the returns scut te tiie committee en contested seats, the mob greeting these who made objections with derision. Ames Gast made a motion that the house be cleared of all except the return judges, the candidates, the reporters and the police. The motion was carried aud the police cleared the house, and a large crowd was thus collected in front of the hall. The count then proceeded quietly for some time. Samuel Evans, esq., made a motion that when the beard adjourn it be te re-asscm-ble at 10 o'clock te-morrow morning, lie stated that the committee en contested seats, of which he was a member, had ad journed te re-asscmble en Tuesday at the call of their chairman. A vote being taken Mr. Evans's motion was declared te be agreed te, but there was a large dissenting vote. Kirk Brown stated that the committee after being in session all afternoon, had been unable te get any testimony tending te invalidate any of the returns. 1 Ic moved therefore, that the committee be instruct ed te report forthwith. Frank Musselman aud Geerge Wallace members of committee, asked for an exten sion of time, that they might get witnesses as te the validity of the returns, and the rules were read in behalf of their claim, te the effect that upon the request of any two members of the committee for an ex tension of time te get evidence, net longer than a week, the beard of return .judges must grant it. J. W. Jehnsen, esq., who had been bobbing around in all directions like a jumping-jack, beckoning te this one, nodding te that one, and whispering te the ether, being one moment upon the stage disputing with the officers and the next in the parquet hob-nebbing with and giving hints and instructions te the judges and candidates en his side, was a source of great annoyance te the opposition. While engaged in a close confab with a group or judges, a howl of indignation broke from all parts of the hall ; it was in sisted that Jehnsen should net be per mitted te set up jobs among the judges ; that he should take his place upon the stage and attend te his duties as clerk, or be expelled from his position, and a clerk appointed -who would attend te his duties. A motion te this cfTcct was made, but the chair did net entertain it ; he called vigor ously upon Jehnsen, however, te return te his place en the stage, aud as that gentle man paid no attention te him, nor te the yells of the judges who demanded his re moval, the president finally directed a constable te remove Jehnsen from that part of the hall reserved ler the judges. Jehnsen having apparently finished his interview with his friends danced back te the stage defiantly. A vote being taken en Mr. Brown's mo tion it was agreed te, and the committee was ordered te report forthwith. Frank Musselman then reported pre gress and asked te Iks continued. An angry debate followed, during which Musselman said he had net his re port with him, and the ether side charging that Senscnig party only wanted time for return tinkering. 'Squire Evans said he was ready te present a minority report in the case of Pequea township. It was te the cficct that justice required that the votes taken at both the polling places in Pequea township be consolidated and received, aud each of the judges of said election be. given half a vote. A further wrangle took place, almost every man in the convention being en his feet, and endeavoring te get the ear of the chairman. Meantime Frank Musselman hurried en, aim seen came eacK with a majority report te the effect that the elec tion beard of Pequa township of which Mr. Snavcly wasjudge are the only author ized election officers of said township, the ether party having organized before the time fixed by law for opening the polls, and their return was, therefore, invalid, and the Snavcly return should be received. A vole by townships was taken en the adoption of the minority report and it was adopted by a vote of 31J yeas te 23 nays. Of course before this vote had been or dered or taken the Fridy men had dis covered that they were in a majority. Trusting m ine report mat tne invest srat- ing committee had adjourned until morn ing a number of the Skiles men had gene home for the night, expecting te return this morning and resume the contest. The absentees, about a dozen, left the Fridy men in a majority of about seven or eight, and seeing their advantage they "de termined te push it te the utmost and complete the count while they had con trol of it. Chairman Steber, acting in their behalf, announced that the committee's report en the Third ward was there and might as well be taken up. It was se ordered. The committee bad reported unanimously that the Third ward returns were correct, re commended that they be received, and Jacob Gable and Themas Dean, both of whom claimed te be judge, be each given half a vote as return judge. The report was unanimously adopted. Then an angry and exciting controversy arose ever a preposition te discharge'the committee from the 'consideration of any of the contests, as it had no evidence, had done no work and was net likely te de any ; and it was suggested that all the re turns in possession of the committee be recalled aud counted. Squire Sam Evans, of the Fridy minority, was ready with a minority report te this effect and his allies displayed great zeal in getting a chance for him te make it. Anether scene of confusion ensued aud hurried consultations of the Skiles men in the back of the hall, as they found, them selves in the minority and at the mercy of relentless and unscrupulous opponents, who knew the Skiles people would have squeezed them had they had them at the same disadvantage. Harry Cochran.ef the Fourth ward, city, moved that, as the committee en contests had treated the beard of return judges with contempt by failing te make a report and had adjourned without notice te the beard, they be ordered forthwith te return te the beard the election returns in their possession, together with such report as they chose te make. A. vote being taken by districts re sulted yeas 301, and nays 25. The result was received with applause. Samuel Evans, representing three mem bers of the committee, then reported .that there had net been sufficient evidcuce offered before the committee te attack any of the contested returns, and therefore the committee recommend that all the returns from the contested districts be received. Frank Mussel man, from the ether wing of the committee, reported verb-ally that the committee had asked for time and bad been granted time by resolution of this beard. He was net prepared te repeit new. The question was taken en the ad option of the minority report, and resulted ye:is 29 and nays 2, most of the Senscnig judges refusing te vote, and leaving the hall in a body, at the instance of Skiles, their intention being te leave the beard without a quorum. But none remained te question the quorum. It was notable throughout these pro ceedings that the Drumerc judge de clined te vote ; Warwick voted once with the Examiner party and then sat silent at the roll call. Seeing his friends leave the hall in a hurry Clerk J. W. Jehnsen asked leave te go home aud shut up his house and office. He was greeted with loud cries of, "You've often been out later than this," but he was granted leave, went and came back. Sam Evans next moved that the reso lution " passed by the beard te the effect that when the beard adjourn it be te re assemble at 10 o'clock in the morning, be rescinded. The motion was agreed te and the beard resumed the work of counting the returns, and this monotonous business went en quietly all night, the beard ad journing at 7 a. in. te-day, sifter feeling up the totals which are appended below en all candidates between whom there was serious contest and leaving the clerks te sum up the "scattering." The Totals. rilKSlDKNT JiriMIK. .Ielm IS. Livingston, city ..i:!,l!l .. ::is .. :,5.w .. I.K .. 2SS IIs7 .. CID .. c.c.ts .. .1,11,5 .. i;,:?k .. i,i.'i; .. i;,:;k .. nr. .. :j,ii.-. .. I,ISI .. I.SI2 . 711 HIIEItll-l-'. Geerge S. Geycr, Warwick Jehn II. High, Fast Karl .Llaceb C. Jv ready, Maner Geerge W. Lecher, city I'avid Miles, city . ItEOISTKIt. Henry ISccliteld, sr., city, William (,'oinpleii, city Jeseph limbic, city Henjainin Wisslcr, Clay VUOTIIOKOTAUV. Sain Matt Fridy, West llcmplicld M. M. Fides, Warwick Jehn l. Skiles, city...... ceuntv ti:i:a-ui:i:r. Saiiiucl Urnckart. West lli-mplii-ld Jehn 51. Grider, West llciuplicld Stephen Grlssinjjcr, Knphe .lehn .1. Geed, Marllc .A. II. I.eist, city...................... . ... .. CLKUKOir O.UAUTK1! SESSIONS. Jehn 1. Clinten, city Gcerge W. F.aby, city . Tobias II. Hersliey, Kaplie '. II. .11. llogcndehlcr, Columbia boreuglM.. Daniel E. Potts, Strushurg borough Abraham Sctlcy, Karl CLKKK OP OKl'll Aits' C( lUUT. Aines";rell". Concstejni.Y. c,.-.7'.i i;ir j i II.'. r..e!ii Jeseph Uccser, Salisbury Jehn K. Smith, city Geerge Spurrier, city , PRISON KKKl'KK. David K. Jiiirkhelder, city , Samuel M. Geed, West Karl Geerge A I. Smith, city ceuurr commission ers. C. G. l'eyd, Pcnn Isaac ISnsheng, Lcaceck James Cellins, Celcrain Jehn Jehnsen, -., Little ISritain Samuel Kccler, city....... Samuel M. Myrs. city AIiriiii Summy, Marietta borough coken'i:i:. Henry Uenedlct, city. L. D. Gallagher, Mount Jey borough... Jacob K. Geedman, city Peter llenatnan. city Isaac M ishler, city. Daniel A. ShilFcr, city Henry Shubcrt, city niUKCTer.K or tiik roei. Jehn Kvans, Warwick Martin Kreider. citv. ... . 5,;i I . 7,:wi . r.,:;ie; . i,::is . I,S7 1,251 122 VAU .lO.ltti 1I,2S2 2,.rdl flK :t.eii 7i .?, 7..7.K ..I0,'7 Lcuj'iuiiii Lengcnccker, Lancaster tvi p... PKISOJJ IMSI'KUTOIbt. Kcuhcn U. Hit.cr Kphrata II. is. Gish, West Denegal Jehn J. Leng. Druineru. Jehn II. Miller, Mlllcrsvillc Jehn G. Wetver, btrasburjj ceusrrv auiitils. Il.-iiry S. Ilradley, Kaplie. W. II. Ilullcr, Marietta borough K.ra Jiiirkhelder, jr. West Karl It. M. Greidcr, Mount Jey boieugh William J. Johnsten, Paradise K. S. Kurt., city. Kiies W. Marsh, Fulton S. M. Miller, Strasburg tow nship Jehn K. liccd, city. DELEGATES. SOUTHERN IMSTKKT SBXATOIIIAL. II X. Iti-eneinan, Strasburg Wm. A. Wil"en,city RKr-KESBCTATIVK. Mil c.iiii; r.i;i r.,127 2.SI3 ;,iie en Ufi r.,(: r.,7is r.u B2S !,IC '.till r;,wi . 3,2 U . :s,ir. . 2i2 . I, .13 1 . i,;i;i . 1.622 . l,:tst; . i,2sr . 2,977 . 2.KO . 2,'.KI . 2,717 . 3.BI2 . 3.122 Wm. H. lre3ius, Drumerc Kli Kshlciuau. Martic A. F. Frantz. imcastcr township Milten lleidleb.iugh, liart CITV RBPKESKST TI VC. Dr. It. M. ISelenins, city Willis IS. Musscr, city. NOItTIIKKN IHsTIClCr. U.S. Boek, East Denegal E. IS. Urubaker, Klizahcth F. IF. Gahtz, East Denegal C. E. Gray bill, Columbia C. L. Hunscckcr, Manheim (Senatorial) 'Jehn S. Neldc, East Cucalice Kzra Ueist, Manheim borough, S. K. Wisner, Marietta . 3.01 1 . 2,2!l Declared elected. County Committee. Adamstown W. J. Fraim. Bart Frank Trout. Brecknock G. L. Bewman. Carnarvon David Stycr. Cocalico East M. B. Rcddig. CocaliceWcst H. F. Stuber. Clay Hiram White. Celcrain Albert Wirth. Columbia. First ward C. Hersliey. Second ward Sylvester Burrells. Thiid ward .Jacob Auwater. Concstega Jacob Bitts. Ceney W. S. Smith. Drumerc Jehn A. Clark. Denegal East. Maytown .lames F. Jehnsen. Springville Geerge Leng. Lincoln David Panics. Denciral West Jehn B. Gisli. Earl D. II. Grubc. Earl East Harry Weaver. Eart West Gee. W. Kaffreth. Eden Michael Wimer. Elizabeth Celin Cameren. Elizabethtown borough J. B. WeigamU Ephrata Edward MusserL FaltofrfJeseph P. Griest. Hempficld West. Silver Springs Henry K. Weaver. Mountville Cyrus Witmer. Norwood Northwestern Christian Shirk. Lancaster City. ' v First Ward A. C. Wclchans. Second ward A. F. Shenek. Third ward Jehn A. Wimer. Fourth wanl J. W. Jehnsen. Fifth ward Jehn MeGinnis. Sixth ward J. II. Wickercham. Seventh wanl Frederick Millar. I Eighth ward Michael Gardqgr. Ninth ward Wm. P. O'Brien and Al. Speece (tie). Lancaster twp A. F. Frantz. Lampeter East J. It. Burthelder. Lampeter West Gee. Ulmer. Lcaceck E. Butter. Leacock Uppei Wm. D. Andes. Little Britain S. S. Snodgrass.' Marietta H. B. Casscl. Martic Jehn Smith. Manheim borough II. S. Hanner. Manheim twp. Isaac S. Landes. Maner. -Indiantown J. S. Stener. New Bcnj. J. II. Netr. Millcrsville Scott Brady. Mount Jey. Borough Jeseph 11. Beber. Upper Menree, Grubvr. .Lewer Jacob U. Zellers. Paradise II. II. Hehrcr. Petersburg D. W. Graybill. Pcnn Jehn E. llessler. Pequea C. W. Smith. Prevideucc Daniel E. Helm. Itaphe. . Strickler's Emanuel Eby. Newtown Wash. L. Hersliey. Sporting Hill I). S. Miller. . Union Square E. B. Boyd. Kohrerstewn Winner Hess. Sadsbury Jehn G. Pewnail. Salisbury Truman Swcigart. Strasburg ber. Henry Musscr. Strasburg twp. B. F. Musselman. Washington Upper Wm. E. Siple. Washington Lewer A. K. Stautler. Warwick Levi B. Brubaker. What It All Mean. Nothing mere, of course, could he ex pected from the manner of conducting the late elections by both factions than the pre sent situation iu which Skiles and Fridy each claims te be the regular nominee ; and there are no means of fairly ascertain ing which was nominated ; the frauds en both sides licing se extensive and fla grant. ' The dispute of the Skiles jteeple is ever the country in which Harvey Uayuiend is cock of the walk. He brought " his dis tricts" in as fellows : KKII. SKILES. Springville 07 ft Mount Jey, Upper 11 17 " Lewer! 118. 17 Itaphe S. S. 11 100 11 Newtown t 72 10 Union Square 17 4 I7S 64 That settled it. It is claimed by the Scnscnig-Skiles party that en Sunday Itaymend reported his dis tricts as far less than this and that, when the returns which he gave in elected Skiles, Bayineud threatened te increase them. Leve consented that he de this in Gris siuger's behalf, but swore that Bayraend would go te the penitentiary if he cheated Skiles. Nevertheless they charge that Raymond piled up the figures. On the ether hand the Examincr-YriiXy-McMcllen faction maintain that Baymond, suspecting fraud en the ether side, purpose ly cut down his vote and the ethers stepped when they thought they had enough' ; that Leve ellercil Baymond $500 te let Skiles through ; aud that any frauds by Frilly's friends are ell'sct by greater frauds in Skilcs's interest in the Second, Sixth, Feuith and Seventh wards, this city.' The New Era of yesterday says : " We should net be surprised if Harvey Bay mond would 'get in his work' in the re turn tinkering business, as he did en a , former occasion, which was exposed iu detail by this journal. He bad the tools te de it with." The Emmincr says: " Any'canJidatc counted out in the way premised will be sustained by the people at the pedis in Nevcmlier. That is all we have te say new." It is understood that Hiestand, his paper, Griest aud the Jinuirer, and all their faction will stand by Fridy te the last. The Ktaminer of yesterday has this charge : " Levi Seusenig was seen te-day ejienly and shamelessly, in the face of reform te buy one of the return judges." It seems that Keturn Judge Hcrnley, of Upper Mt. Jey was sent down in the in terest of Fridy. Levi captured him and get his premise en the organization. Ceble recaptured him in Fiidy's interest and kept him away from the hall at the organi zation. The friends orreferm re-recaptured him at Miller's restaurant; then he opened negotiations with the Fridy men for his "expenses." Failing te get them it is said he was paid $25 te stand by Senscnig, although he is a wealthy farmer rated at from $ 10,000 te 50,000. Great is Reform. TWO lltACK KVKS. 'All en Account " or the Primaries. Fer a few days past there has existed a state of bad feeling between C. L. Stener deputy register, and Benj. F. GrefT, mer cantile appraiser both of whom reside in West Willow, IVipiea township, but de business in this city and who are both active politicians, heretofore in sympathy but divided at the late primaries. It will be remembered that each opened a poll in his township en Saturday afternoon, and the contest between their two sets of elec tion efliecrs was one of the bones of conten tion in the meeting of return judges yes terday, Stener being with the Examiner party, and GrefT with the New Era. They met en the second story of the ejKJni house, as witnesses in the contested election case from Pequea township. Their quarrel was renewed there and Greff. after accusing Stener of abusing and falsifying him, slapped him in the face with his open baud, ytener being at the time seated. Friends of both parties interfered, seizing droll's arms, and Stener recovering fiem the blew he received, planted his list in GrefFs face, blacking his eye, barking his ne.se and bloodying his clothes. Tin: men were then separated and the trouble ended for the time. This merniiiir both men entered the car at West Willow, en the Quarry ville railroad. Greff approached Stener and saying, " New you have net get your Mulhoelys around yen," struck him a terrible blew in the face, with his fist, laying open Sto Ste ncr's forehead and bunging up both eyes. The conductor of the train and ethers in terfered te keep the peace, and the con ductor threatened te put both men off the train if thedisttuhaiice was renewed. They came en te Lancaster and Stener was taken t) a surgeon and had his lacerated face sewed up. We are informed that the com batants met afterwards, expressed mutual regret that the difliculty had taken place, aud renewed Mich broken friendship ever a glass or two of beer. SKU.K.S vs. FKIUV. Will They Have Itajaiend At rested? 9 The theme of discussion among all tbe Republican politicians te-day istheSkiles Fridy contest, the New Em leaders uni versally condemning and threatening te ignore the count-in of. Fi idy last night ; and the ether side as ltoisicreusly and de liantly declaring that it was right, fair, honest, legal and will lie maintained by the party organization. The Skiles men
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